Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1890. THE RAILWAY PROBLEM IN NEW ZEALAND.

We are in receipt from Mr Vaile of an advance proot of Ho. 3 of a series of articles on the above subject, which he is contributing to the columns of the Auckland " Herald." In this, inter alia, he lays down the following propositions as to what is wanted in connection with our railway system. Premising that the present system of management with its high traffic charges does not provide for | the wants or requirements of a fourth of the community, and contending that " No one having a less income than £300 a year, and having a family to provide for, can now use the railways txcept to a very limited extent-," Mr Vaile goes on to say :— " We want and must have, a system that will develope the trade that lies hidden among the great bulk of the people. This I say is a very easy matter, and our railway administrators must have been gimple indeed not to have seen how to do it long ago. "We want, and badly want, cheap transit, but we want far more, an tqualisation of transit charges, on a fair and just basis. " We want a system that will open up, not close, our great producing districts, a system that will enable the distant farmer to bring or send his produce to market without having all his profit eaten up in transit charges. " We want a system that wilt enable the city artizan, clerk, or laborer to make use of his special knowledge or strength in a town or district 100 or 300 aoileß aw»y from the city he may now happen to find himself jammed up in: "We want a system oi fixed charges. A system that will enable our producers and manufacturers to calculate accurately the cost of their various productions, and that will enable them to erect their factories in those situations that Nature has pointed out as most suitable for their requirements. " We want a system that shall attract population to our shores, and promote settlement on our land ; a system that shall make the barren lands of this country able to contribute their fair share of taxation, and so relieve the presure of the heavy burden that now rests on a few only. "We want a simple system that can be understood by everybody ; a system under which it shall no longer be neces sary to " inquire at the station for your rate," but under which everyone will know what he has to pay, and will have fco pay for the same service for several years to come. "We want a system that shall re verse the present order of things, and make our railways act as distributors of population and wealth instead of concen trators of wealth into the hands of a few families, and population in a few great cities.

"In short we want a system that shall practically annihilate distance as regards the cost of transit of passengers and goods : a system that will meet the as" weffas the ricnest"; a system that shall be thoroughly clear of the trickery, fraud, and mystery of the present one ; a system that will go on ever widening instead of contracting its sphere of beneficial action ; a system that, instead of showing a yearly increasing loss, shall show a yearly increasing gain, both directly and indirectly; and one that shall add to our happinesss and pros perity ; instead of to our misery and poverty as the present system does." Most people we imagine will concur with Mr"Vaile that all this is eminently desirable, and the very natural question will arise is it possible to attain it. To this he replies :—" I emphatically assert that we can have it all, not only without »ny increased cost, but with immense relief to the taxpayer. The great financiers of the old country have many times increased revenue by reducing taxation. We could do the same if we would. Here the only idea seems to be that to increase revenue you must increase taxation. It is quite true that in this country no great increase of revenue could arise from reductions in the taxation on the necessities of life. Tbe population is too small and too well off for that to have any effect. As regards food and clothing, nearly every body is fairly well supplied. In the matter of travelling it is very different. There is a large field for development here, and I unhesitatingly assert that by largely reducing our charges we can greatly increase our revenue." We are more than half inclined to agree with Mr Vaile in that view, and should like to see the experiment made, more eßpeci ally as the experience of Hungary, which has adopted the system of stages and low charges which he advocates, bears out the correctness of his contentions.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

How To Remove Weeds.—Marry a widow.

Among to-day*s oable news is the intelli gence that the celebrated Tiohborne case.to to be reopened. v

This morning at the B M. Court, before Major Steward, J.P., an old man of 77 years pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was dismissed with a oaution.

The oleotrio lights have reduoed the average time of vessels passing through the Suez Canal from 37 hours 57 minutes to 24 hourß 32 minutes.

The eleotric Ijght of §0,000,000 candle, power in the lighthouse at Hanstholm coast of Jutland, said to be the most poworful light in the world, is now lighted for service.

The most fertile land in Europe is a district of Bussia lying between the Carpathians and the Urals, Corn has been grown on some of this land for 70 years without the application of manure.

Sir Henry Aaron Isaacs, the New Lord Mayor of Lord, makes a speoialty of comio be songs, and when at a public dinner reoently was cal ed upon for a speech, he replied with a spirited rendering of "The Low.backed Car," in a good baritone voice.

Princess Marie of Greeoe is to be the futur Empress of Russia. She is 15, and the Czarewitoh is in his 22nd year. The marriage wijl take place two years henoe, and in the meantime the bride-eleot will be received into the Greek Ohuroh.

It may not be generally known that l^lr '• Abingtoo," who outsuoh a disgraceful figure in the Slavin-Smith fight, as Smith's baoker, end who, it is said, was the cause of all the disturbance and brutality, is a son of Mr Baird, a member of the great Glaugow firm of iron merchants.

The fastest running without stoppaga in railway trains on lines in Great Britain is from Grantham to Doocaster, 50£ milea in 55min, or n velocity of 54f miles pel flour. The long. est run made without a stoppage is on the North-Eaatern, from Newcastle to Edinburgh, 124 miles, in gh 53min, aa average of 43 pJiles aa hour,

It will be seen by a telegram in another column that Jonathan Boberts has been oaptured in New South Wales.

We understand that Mr W. H. Brown left by the express to-day to take over the charge of the Belford Boiler Flour Mills, Timaru for the new firm of proprietors.

Bishop Grimes left by the Taraweracrerowfe for England. Before bis departure he was presented with a hundred guineas by the ladies of his congregation.

The exports at the Fort of Timaru for the year 1889 totalled a value of £665,639, as againsd £459,342 for 1888. The highest return for any previous year was for 1883 £241,832.

The Fredo Troupe of acrobats, gymnasts, ropewalkers, and jugglers will visit Ashburton next week and give a series of performances, commencing with an open-air exhibition on Monday evening. The troupe have been per* forming in Ohristchuroh, Lytteltoo, Rangiora, etc, and ere said to be very olaver artistes.

A railway advertisement in another column announces a cheap excursion to Dunedin on 3rd, 4th and sth Maroh in oonneotion with the Friendly Societies' />tte. Return fares from Aahburton—flrst-olass, 17s 6d; second class, 13s 6d. Tickets are to be available for return until the 10th March inclusive.

Two of the danghters of Sir Henry Aaron laaaos, the new Lord Mayor of London, are deaf and dumb, but they have been so admirably educated on the oral system in Holland that they oan by lip-reading even understand what goes on at a theatre. They have Bach bright, intelligent faoes that no one could possibly imagine them to be deprived of two of the beat senses.

It is announoed in another column that the local corps of the Salvation Army will hold speoial harvest festival and anniversary meet ings to-morrow (Saturday), Sunday, and Monday. On the last-named day there is to be a monster "Indian durbar" at 8 p.m. and a fruit banquet at 930 p.m. Colonel and Mrs Taylor and Staff-Captain Veal, from Christ ehuroh, will be present.

The anniversary services in connection with the Tinwald Wesleyan Sunday Sohool will be held on Sunday next. Mr Buxton, M.H.R., will preaoh afternoon and evening. The annual tea meeting will be held on Tuesday next. An advertisement appears in another column. Doubtless many Aehburton residents will avail themselves of the opportunity to be present at this popular gathering.

We have received the prospectus of the Art Uoion of London for 1890—the fifty-fourth year of that institution. Every subscriber of a guinea for the current year is entitled to a set of eight etchings (which can be seen at the shop of Mr J. M. Cambridge, who has been appointed agent for Ashburton), or some other of the Society's prints, with also the chance of one of the valuable prizes to be drawn for during the year.

We regret to learn from the Oamaru papers that Mr T. Dnnoan, M.H.R., met with a nasty accident on Monday, fie was attending to a portion of the machinery of his threshing mill, when the driving belt htruck him aoross the faoe, lacerating bis nose and face very badly. Dr Stewart had to be sont for to attend to the injuries. Mr Duncan is unfor tunate in this way, as he met with an accident (aleo, we think, from a threshing maobine) last year, receiving on that oooasion a severe blow on the head, whioh laid him up for some time.

The following has been related to the Ghristohuroh '• Press" as a fact:—Two spielers, unknown to one another, were play ing a game of oards in a railway carriage between Wanganui and Palmerston North. " It's very odd," remarked one of them, " we have been playing a long time, but I havn't seen a single king." " That's not to be wondered at," replied the other, " seeing that you have the king of hearts up your sleeve, and I have the other three in my boot," The game was at once brought to a elope.

It is rumoured in Borne that a nephew of Pius IX is bringing a case against Leo Xlll, in which he claims a veiy considerable sum of money (aome millions it is said), which bis UDole shortly before his death deposited, as his_privdte_ fortune, in & LojadoQ bank. The the money on the plea that ib is not private property, and express their astonishment that only tifter a lapse of twelve years the nephew of the late Pope should remember the money and olaim it as his own.

A correspondent ofjtbe •' Sootsman " writes; —" Lately the offioe of beadle became vaoant in one of the West End ohurohes in Glasgow, and the number of aspirants to the coveted post was almost unprecedented, no less than 700 applying altogether, amongst the ap plicants being found policemen, coaohmen, and others of various callings, the most re markable one being from a missionary en gaged in ministerial work in the East End of the oity, who mentioned, amongsb his other qualifications for the post, that he would be willing in addition to the duties of beadle to assist in the pulpit any time his services might be required."

"In France," says Mr Lang, " writing leads to everthing ;in England to nothing." It seems to be much the same in Italy, if we may judge from a biography of Sfgnor Crispi which is appearing in the Revue Interna tionale. There was a time when the Italian Premier cultivated liberature on a little oat meal—a very little oatmeal. He got ex pelled from Borne and went to Malta, whence he oame to London with two sovereigns in his pooket, and a limited English vocabulary. Signor Crispi has, of oourse, been more than onoe in prison. Nobody would think much of a continental journalist statesman who had never been under look and key. —St. James's Gazette.

One of the Invaroargill excursionists to Dunedin last week attended Mr Christie Murray's leoture in the City Hall there, and was much amused at a misconception of the " proceedings "by one of the audienoe. In the body of the hall sat, ill at ease, an elderly lady of no mean presenoe, who, while the horrors of Plevna were being brought under review, made several attempts to say some thing to her neighbour, at last turned to the Soutblander and abruptly inquired—" Is there no minstrelßyat all, at all ?" •• Oh no," replied the gentleman addressed, " this is a leoture by the distinguished war corres pondent, Christie Murray." "Christie what," rejoined the lady, " I'm sure had I known he would have been up here without his minstrels there's not an inch of the road, would I have stepped."

Every clog has his day, and according to Dr M. A. Starr the phrenologists have had theirs. We confess a lingering affection for the sage lookiDg little headß marked out in patterns which we see in the windows of these wise men, and recall the modest fee in return for which we received bo muoh information which was amusing, if not valuable. Dr Starr, in his article in the " Popular Soienoe Monthly/ says that it is impossible to draw any con clusion from the size or shape of the head as to the extent or surface of the brain, and so as to the mental capacity. It is absurd to judge of the brain surfaoe by either the size of the head or trie extent of the superficial irregular surfaoe whioh is covered by the skull, without taking into oodsideration the number of folds and the depth of the oreasos. "Fora little brain with many deep folds may really when spread out, have a larger surface than a large brain with a few shallow folds."—" Hospital "

CAPTURE OF JONATHAN ROBERTS IN NEW SOUTH WALES

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Dunedin, February 21. Jonathan Roberts has been captured in New South Wales.

SWEATING COMMISSION

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Dunemn February 27

Dr StenhoßSo gave evidence before the Sweating CommUeion to day. He con tended that neither boys nor glrla under fourteen should work. Many female complaints were due to the nee of heavy sewing machines, continuous sitting, »na long standing. Great deterioration In female workers was noticeable at Home. Here it was not so obvious Some o£ the workrooms inspected were close and crowded, but the worst were palaces to what he hai seen at Home. The tendency of over work was unquestionably to lead to vice,

NEWS FROM THE ISLANDS

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Auckland, February 27- News has reached Suva that the schooner Clara, belonging to natives of Lomaloma, was completely smashed Dp during a gale on the island of Kahara. The natives were lost. The cutter Lion, belonging to the natives of Moala, has also been wrecked. In that tase all the lives were saved.

The hearing of the appeal against the de cision for the amount of damages in the famous land case, Manaema v Me Arthur and Co., was commenced at Suva, Fiji, before Chief ] ustice Berkley, on February 15th. Mr J. H. Garrick, Q.C., and MrJ. P. Campbell ap peared for the appellant, and Mr J. S. Udal, Attorney-General, and Mr P. S, Solomon, Q.C., for the respondents. Mr Campbell opened the case for the appellants ia a speech extending over four days and a half. The case had not concludeded when the mail left.

THE PRESCOTT DISASTER

INCREASE IN THE DEATH ROLL.

ONE HUNDRED MILES OF COUNTRY DEVASTATED.

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Washington, Februwp 27. The death roll by the Prescott catas trophe has reached 150.

Neariy every building in the valley below the Prescott leservoir for a dis tance of a hundred miles was destroyed by the burst. Amongst the townships devastated are Wickenburg, Seymour, and other villages. 'I he dam was one of the largest in America, The flood resembled a wall of water 40ft high.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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THE TICHBORNE CASE.

Lohdon, Febraary 27 The Tichborne case is to be re opened.

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN.

The "Telegraph" states that the Crown Agents will re-lend the balance of the New Zealand loan,

LICENSING BILL.

Sir W. Lawson and Mr Came eulo gise Lord R. Churchill's Licensing Bill, including compensation.

A COLONIAL POLITICIAN.

The " Chronicle" urges the Unionists to elect Sir J. F. Garrick, of Queens land, to the Imperial Parliament.

BISMARCK'S RETIREMENT.

Bbrmn, February 27,

Bismarck has postponed his total retirement from public life in order to show that he is not affected by the re sult of the elections.

THE LABOR CONFERENCE.

The date of the Labor Conference has been fixed for March 15th. The German Minister of will preside. It is understood that M. Jules Simon will represent France.

MAJOR PINTO'S RETURN.

Lisbon February 27,

Major Pinto has started for Lisbon via the Cape. He professes to be amazed at the excitement his doings in Africa hare caused, and asserts that the Makalolos were the aggressors.

AUSTRIAN AND RUSSIAN ARMIES.

Vienna, February 27.

The " Novisti" says tbn* fh? increase of the Austrian array and the dispute about the payment of the Bulgarian in demnity, which was lately revived, wiil provoke Russia also to augment heir forces.

AUSTRALIAN.

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NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney. February 27. Out West the season is the best ex perienced for twenty years. Water and grass are in abundance.

The Kempsey farmers' loss by floods amounts to .-£70,000, chiefly by damage to the maize crops.

The barque Charles Kenny, about whose safety fears were entertained, has arrived safely from Melbourne.

Bubear, the English sculler, now in Australia, has challenged Brown, the Clarence River oarsman, for j£joo aside.

Three trains lighted with electricity are now being run regularly by the Midland Jrail way of England.

The Society for the Protection of Children in England has an income of £4000 a year, while that for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has an iaoome of £20,000 a year. The German Emperor has been laid up with a cold, whioh necessitated the abandonment of a shootiog expedition. The disease of the ear, from whioh he has long suffered, has not improved, hence any cold whioh he oontraota causes some anxiety.'

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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Wbuinchos, February 27

Mt S»jet, the dairy expect, who h»s been engaged at the Dunedln Exhibition, la about t3 make a tour of tha Southern factories.

Gisbobnb, Febiaary 27.

John Mitchell, oeatton hand, commuted saloldg by hanging himself at Whatatau. Duhxdin, February 27. Intimation has btea received of the death of the relict of the late Dr Rlohard sofl, and mother of the prefect Minister of Lauda. Sho acvived with her husband In 1856, and with him shared the hard ship? of the early pioneers. At the Harbor Baard meeting the fact of the Orlando not crossing tlie bar wai referred to as su Injustice to the port, Th« Harbor Master rt ported thai tbe vessel's draught was 23ft 61a, and the dt?pth of water on the bar 29ft 3in. The matter waa raferred 10 a Oomm.'ttee. Mr A* fl. Boas w«n ro-eteetei OhUrraan.

THE NORTH BRANCH.

The contractor is busy making the connection between the North and South branches of (ho Aehburton River, and it Is expected that by Wednesday water will be flowing down the bed of _ tbe Northern stream. The connection is of Buffioient capacity to carry a supply that will provide all parties with euoush for their immediate wants, bat U at present of only a temporary character. The new channel e\n be very easily stopped whea- I ever required, and this will very prob«bly be the case after the weatherh*s changed, and we receive again oar normal supply of moisture from tbe heavens. Probab'y. arrangements will be made to secure a permanent connection, or rather the rght to carry the connecting stream from one branch to theother; but meanwhile tbe con nection 1b only temporary, and let us hope the neoeseify for its use will not ooour ■gala for a generation or two. Tbe coat of the work will be abont £50 ■, bat tb»». sum does net by any means represent tbe ?alaeoftho benefits it will onfer upon the settlers oa the rlvur banks, along the Wakanai oreek, on ihe f*rnn supplied by races from that creek, or upon the residents in the borcugb. la tbe jreser volr at the Domain the supply has sank down to a very low ebb Indeed, aud except from pools of sewage here and there In the ohsnnala, uotenough water \on be had to we' » postage stump.

A LIMBLESS M.P.

Me Arthur KSvaoagb, the armless, and legless gentleman who sat for several years In Parliament, died on Christmas morning. The Loud on correspondent of the " Argas" remarks of the deceased :— He came of an ancient kingly family In Iceland, and bta property hud descended to him in right line from father to «nn, from a p rioi before Htrongb >*'a con qqeßt ilia d-. fortuity was aaoribed by tue people to the late rVfilaient of a corse pronounovd bj a fairy who had been left out of a chrlstet.i >g party. It was pro phesied that the property would pass to and pass away w! h an arm/ess and legfera heir,. Other children are eald to have been born fn the family with these de ficiencies, bat they ware never the holders of \h^ property; and the late Me Kavanagh w»B not the eldest son of bis psrent?, bat tbe eldest ion was burnt to dfl*tb owing to bis night shirt oatoblng fire whilst he wsb shaving, and the trncca'ed heir thas came Into poesesslon »k last. Tbe property has not passed away -»:Hh him, for he leaves threa ehapely and perfect children ; bat most of its profits may b^ euppoaed to have dls o^pmcj, jiidainf! ky *ka f*ob tL«t lie lias died in a mean Bquare, moßtly composed of lodging-houses, off the Hleh street, Kensington. Mr Kavanagb afforded » rare example of courage In refusing to submit to the disabilities which Nature hud teemed to impose. He had Ravelled extensively, even on camel-baok. He was a fair ehot (being carried on a man's shoulders and firing his quo. by special machinery). He was f>n enthusiastic yachtsman, and had qu<.lifi-daaa "masier' in the merchant service With a big; head, a ragged countenance, and a gruff voice, he was nevertheless an agreeable and instructive companion. When iv the Houee ho was » Toqaeat t peaker on Irlph &ff Airs, and after he lost his se^t ha devoted his very considerable business powers to one and anoth r of the various landlord organisations whfoh have been formed to r.siet the Irish land movement. He lived to be fifty -eight, and there 13 no doubt that his death was accelerated by an oppressive sense of the misfortunes un-i decadence of the class to which he belonged.

NEW ZEALAND AND FEDERA TION

Recording his Impressions of the differ ent delegates at the Federation Gongrers, ' Telenuchns,' in tho " Argus " says :— If a prize were given for qatet and gentlemanly discourse, the New Zealand delegates would take it without dispute. Sir John Hall confirmed the favorable opinion won by Oiptain Raeadll. To oulture Sis John adds great experience. Under no circumstances could be speak a word harsbly about Australia, for hs was the envoy who twenty-five years back arrfved la Sydney with the news sh»t the M«or!e had taken arms, and that Taranakl was ia Imminent peril, and that Auckland waa threstened, with the result that so soon as his application for aid was be»rd every Qaean's soldier waa despatched from here tnat the- little war sloop owned by this colony followed, and that a Yiotorlan and a Sydaey mlll'is battalioa were raised. Sir John has a vivid recollection of this faot la an eaßy, unaffected strata he added to the reasons which induoe him •nd his fellow-coloni«t8 to feal that New Zealand cannot j jin with Australia now. A democratic Government muse be in hearing and In eight of the people, and so on. Therefore Sir John gave us he bleasing and coma advice. There is some force ia Sir Jobn Hall's contentions, and no one w^ahea ti argue with him There is a shrewd idea that we can settle this federation matter better with New Zea land romair i g apart, because of facts already stated New Zealand has South Seas aspiratiooa of her own. There should be room in theso waters for two oon federatioDs, as in the heavens two stare remote frcm all others wiil revolve in unison, and to other spheres will appear [ as one.

SKIPPING DISASTER AT THE FALKLANDS

Lloyd's agent at Stanley, Falkland Islands, reported by telegraph In October lait thst the Avethim, from the Tjne for Yilpaniao, had been abandoned off the B'alklaads; that a part of the crow had been saved and landed at Stanley »fter Buffering g C eat hardships • and the other boat ooatiluing the mite and thir teen hands waa mfsifng. This mfasing boat, according to later Information from Valparaiso, dated November 21, was picked up on October 12, about 150 miles off the Falkland* by the barque Ltdy Ootivla.. The ooanpants of the boat oomprlaiag the first njate, boatswain, coak aailmaker, two boyo and six seamen, were in a shocking condition. The cook was lying dead in the bottom of the boat, and the mate wai lashed down, having bean delirious for goma day». He died two daya after the reeoae. One of ths boya was only jntrt alive, and ha died after tha boat was picked up. The men'i « 9 t were b»dly iwollen, aud thoy were not able to walk. The feet of a D appnntlae ] boybid tob» impuute^ J

GUILT REVEALED IN DREAMS

L*w reports of the sixteenth and seven teenth centuries conUlt. numerous refer ences to supernatant! oocarreiice In court and on the eoaffold. One of the most vemnkab'e teooids of this kind is oon neoted with raotdor trial gwUioh took plaoe In England early in the reign of the firot Obarlea, Ons Johanna Norkett, a fsrm&i'a wife, bad died, aul at the coroner's iuquast 67(denoe wa« given proving that the woman's throat had been oat from ear to ear. At first the jaay favoured c verdict of felo de se, and the body was interred. Bu. rumons became ' general pointing to foul play, and 'ha body was exbotred. Thirty days after the" death the JQFy assembled before the body, and four suspected persons were brought in. ' They (the prisoners) did toush the dead body, whereupon the brow of the dead, which wav before a livid colour, began to have a dew or gensle sweat arise upon It, which Increased by degrees till the sweat run down in drops i upon the face, the biow turned and changed to a lively color, and the dead opened one of her eyes and shut it again, which she did three several times. She likewise tbru»t out the ring or marriage fiuger three times and.palled ty in again, and the finger dropped' blood on the ground*' NaturaUy enough suoh remarkable ev'donoa as this was , received wfth some suspicion by the Court. Ample confirmation of an ob vionely impartial character waa however forthcoming, and the 'admiration' changed to horror, so much co that the prisoners wf re convicted and wo of them suffered death at the hand of the common hangman. Of more recent date was t! c ' Red Barn Murder,' remarkable for the fact that the murder was discovered through the means of information in p »rted hi a dream The victim of the murder was a rnatio beauty named Maria Marten, who was a source of perpetui jealousy among the young men in a village near the English east ooast Marias father was a mole-catcher, but the girl waa educated beyond the average of village maidens, Her first accepted lover was a rich young man Lamed John Gordon, who led the girl from the paths of virtue and then abandon* d her. A >till more wealthy suitor appeared, who in turn was displaced by William Gordon, a brother of John. Under promise of mariage Miss Marten was egain led astray, and, when she found herself soon to become a mother, sbe importuned her betrayer to f olfit bis promiee. < orden tired of this, and, goicg to the house one evening, arranged with great detail to run off with the girl to a neighboring city, where they were to be secretly mnnied. The girl gladly con sented, and agreed to meet her lover at a red barn on his mother's farm. Oorden met her there, and, in compliance with a prearranged scheme, shot and buried her. He then disappears;}, returning after a few days, and explaining to tbe inols cutcher that the marrisg* had taken place, and that his bride was in lodgings at Ip'w'ch. Months passed away, tbe barn und«r which the body lay was fil/ed with grain, and yet no tidings came from Maria. Young Gordon, however, ex plained that the had hurt her right hand, and could not write. He suosequently left the neighborhood. One night Mrs Mar tea droamed that her daughter bad bean murdered by Corden, and that the body was interred under the barn. The dream was repeated so frequency that she repeated it to the mole-oatcber, who, after many refusals and much ridicule, finally went to the barn, got the grain removed, and commenced tc dig at the spot indicated in the dream. The body waa immediately discovered and idontifiea. Suspicion of course, pointed to Oorden, who was traced to London where be bai married a school-mistmes, and wos living on her earnings. He waa arrested, convicted, and executed. An Irish murderer was oonvicbed largely upon drasm evldenoa. A. Waterford publican named Rogers dreamed one night that be caw a man murder soother m&j on a green spot on the summit of an a(j >{nlng monntala. He was able next day to describe both men with perfect aocaraop, »nd did so to many of hia Mends. Oae of tbe men waa exceptionally strong, the other weak and puny, bat it was the latter who, in the vision, oommtted the murder. Rogers persuaded the parish priest to eccompany him to the apot, which he f .uad without difficulty, but where there seemed to be no traces of murder or sit aggie. Heooe Rogers got rather laoghad at, Next day, however, two men entered the saloon and Mrs Rogers at oooe recognfsed them from her husband* description as the heroes In the vision, Mooh aUrmed she ferohed he; hnebmd, who wos also certain they were the two men. When thoy rose to leave Rogers bpgged the one b.B expeoted to be murdered to remain, but wltnout avail. He nearly fainted with fright after the men hed lefb, and finally per suaded a neighbor to accompany him to the green spot on the hll 1, where cure enough the tragedy of the dream had taken pUoe in reality, The murderor was tracked and caught, and Bo .'era was the principal wltneas. Hia recital of hie dream was so ylvid that the prisoner at once confessed, adding that he klllod hl« o mpanion exactly ?as foretold lv the dn»m, The weapon used was as a knife, and as eight stabs were seen by Rogers in his vision, so the murderer admit* j that be drove bia knife up to the handle in hisoompaoion's body exactly that num ber of times. A remarkable InterpoaUion of Providence is on record In Pt»ris> In 1766 a young peasant girl went to Paris •nd was hired as a domestic servant by a m»o whose reputation waa excellent, but who waa a bypoorlte and a libertine. He made Improper proposals to the young grl, wuo refused o understand his meaning, cr give him any encouragement, This finally so enraged him that he had her arrested for thef*, aud Beo ured her cinviotiou by hidiDgsome jewellery In her trank. The prlaooar had no friends to totoroede fjr her and was hanged. The exsputioner was a novice, bungled over tbe work, »nd after repeated attempts t> kill the girl, imagined he had succeeded, and handed the body over to a dissecting fu-gaon. The first out with tbe kolfe ihowd that the girl lived, and she w«s quickly restored. When sha opened her eyea she Imagined heraelf in another world *nd It was some time before she oonld be convlmed of her eso»pe. Her description of what she saw during he* apparent death was listened to with wonder and anasziraent by her new-found friends. She told of lovely parterres with beautiful streams fLw'ng through and arouud them, of fljrs and fauna of dezzMng gorgeorjßners of perpetunl sunshine snd immeesurabe happiness. The young elrl h»d lived it prosalo life, wan poorly educated, and had no ira«gin»tlon at all, If the chronioler is to be oredired, and her revelations are the more remarkable in consequence. The scoundrel who compassed her rnin was arrested but acquitted on technical grounds,

The more hurry the less speed " applies to out railways as well as to anything else. To illustrate this, we(" North Otago Times ") may mention that it sometimes tskes four or five £ yS *°*B°o3s to reach Oamaru from Christ church by rail—Blower time than a man with a whoelbarrow could bring them along in. We have been told that on the first day of the journey the goods reach Asbburton by the afternoon train ; the second day they get bb far as Timaru, also by an afternoon train; on the third day, if the train does not go through, they get as far bs Studnolme • and on the fourth day, by a superhuman effort on the part of the department, they reach Oamaru, when the already despondent consignee con gratulates himseli all round that the goods hava turned up at all, and vows to go up for the next lot himself with a wheelbarrow, and if that mode of Icoomotion is not equal to the occasion, to'send a horse conveyance up for what he require* Tbqs m oiw ntilwaye (Mnaged, * ,

THE MARKETS

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London, Fcbrnanr 27 Tallow—Best mutton, 25s 6d; do beef, 245. The Bank has reduced the rate for short loans £ per cent., partly owing to the influx of Sew Zealand loan money 9

TODAY'S TELEGRAMS

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DuNßDiir. Fobratry 28 It is understood that the defalcations of Denny, clerk of the Standard Iniaranoe Company, amount to £625 of which £260 is covered by guarantee.

SPORTING

MKLBOURR3 TJtAIaIAG NOTES.

(PBB PR3BB AUobUTICM.)

M»LBOTJWfi, Febf u»ry 2& At Flemingt»n this morning Tongtriro and Soudan did a strong.half mile in 52secsJ Apropos did good work. Scots Grey and Corunna made even time in a gallop* Prelude* Rudolph and Titan went five furlongs in one - minute seven seconds. Aristocrat with Argill up did two miles in improving form found the tan, striding along in a most determined' stylo. Singapore and Dreadnought dashed diet foot furlongs on the tan in fifty seconds, Singapore moving with great freedom. Wild Ott, Charmer and Jebusite are in the piftk of condition. Abercorn was restricted to walking exercise for the last two day*, and ii an unlikely starter daring the meeting.

ESCAPED FROM GAOL

(PIB PRBSB AMOOIAXXOH.)

WAxaAiroz, F broaiy 28 A prisoner named Thos. Johnson, Wiitlng trial for forgery at Marton, escaped from jjmol this morning at 9.20. , He had been working in a carpenter's shop with a fellow prisoner, but was left by himself for a faw minute* locked in by the gaoler, The other prisoner working in gaol saw Johnston making, his escape, and after some delay he gave word to the gaoler who at once rushed out after him, but Johnson had got a good start and was oat of sight, and the gaoler being by himself had to reply on the telephone for aid. .Within 15 minutes the police were on his track, end v he has since been seen, is expecttfd. to bt caught very soon.

RIFLE MATCH

On Wednesday the Ashburton'Rifle* fired a handicap match for prizes voted.by the com pany, ranges 200 yds standing, 300 yds and 500 yards any position. Tbe scoring was fair- con« sidering the standing at 200 yds. Hon. mem. W. H. Rule and Private Salek tied for top place, Mr Rule winning on the tie, having made the most at 500 yds he takes Ist,prize <n £1 and a cup. Pte. Salek takes 2nd prize of 15s, and the range prize for highest score at 300 yds, and the prize for most bulls eyes. Col. Sergt McDonald^takes 3rd prize and the r«nge prize for 500 yds, Pte. W. HeSbrd 4th, and range prize at 200 yd- Following are the prize winners:—

Hep. Score. TL Wont

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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POOR PEDRO.

London, February 27 The " Daily News" states that the pressure of poverty induces Dom Pedro to renounce the Crown and re turn to Brazil,

THE BULGARIAN PLOT.

If Panitza had succeeeded, he in tended to proclaim Kaulbars dictator.

THE IRON CHANCELLOR.

Bismarck has yielded to the pressure of the Emperor William, and abandoned his intention of retiring from the Chancellorship and Premiership of Prussia.

THE PARNELL ENQUIRY.

Sir V. Harcourt and Sir Charles Russell, speaking respectively at Bath and Cambridge, claimed that Parnell was acquitted of everything brought against htm with honor.

The " Globe" strongly urges a sub scription to recoup the "Times." Several persons have offered £ioo each,

THE RITUALISM PROS CUTION.

Judgment in the case of the Bishop of Lincoln is expected to be given after Easter.

THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BILL.

If Sir George Campbell's opposition delays the committal until Easter, it it likely to prevent the passing of the Western Australian Enabling Bill this session.

THE PRIMACY QUESTION

MORK DIFFICULTIES.

(WelllDgion correspondent of Ohrist ohnroh "Press.") Toaehlng the Prlmaoy deadlock, fresh difficulties have arisen, Ido not know on what anthorlty the Presa Association telegraphed thtt the Blabop of Nation hid 11 sgraed to " Bishop Oowle'a proposal for the Battlement of the dispute, oondi tlonally on bis aatlon v Primate up to the present being recognised. I oan hardly Imagine that Bishop Sater wrote thus to Bishop Cowlo, for it Is within my knowledge that he baa assumed* jnj different attl'ude. BUhop Soter reqalrci oot only endorsement of all hit acts n valid, hot »!io that his proceeding In oon neotton with his setting op a olaim to the Primaoy ahall be recognised ai right and proper. la other words, virtually, that Bishop Hadfield BhaU throw the Genenl Synod's deoeion overboard and whoHf abandon the position he baa oonslstently taken up from the first by practicably ad mlttfng hi* election to be void, whJoh bo always has stoutly denied and still atontly deoles. Even if he will do bo Blihop Suter does not consent ta retlgn bla olaim to Bishop Oowle, hut merely lays he will, In that cans, by the matter betore " hia tdvlsers," preiamably the same whom he accredits with •' urging " h^m originally to claim the Primacy! I have reason to believe that BUhop Badfidld h£» declined to entertain so vague and UQaaHsfaotcry a propoai>\ ai Uili. He holda that ha cannot with out gross disloyalty to the General Byno<} throw overboard its reiofotloos arrived at with tpw'al deliberation and solemnitf, e?peci,ilyat tho Synod thriot over expressed | s dottrmtnatioQ ihafc Bishop Butr* ehoald not ba Primate, On the ciboj h»Dd, aow that It li show BUhop Buter cm realgn hU claim, whleh at ftni wm doubUd, thm * ootJUai ia ;

THE ASHBtmTOfc GUARDIAN, FRID4V FEBRUARY 28, 1890.



£. s. d. lon. Mem. Mr Rule set 59 59 1 o o 'te. S. Salek .. „ 59 59 IJp O Jol.'Sergt. McDonald,, 54 54 -•« o •te. W. Hefford ..a 51 53 ia 6 te. J. W. Baker .. sr 51 51 10 o 'te. Willers 5 45 50 76 lorpl. McDonald „ 4 44 48 76 'te. Felfn .. .. ».36 48 -.50 'te. Wellmaa ,„, 5 41 46 50 ,ient. Mfliler .„ 9 34 43 'a 6 laior Douglas .. scr 42 4* a 6



ABHBUBTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY, THR Fifteenth Annual Genera! Meet ing of the Shareholders will be held at the Society's ' flics, Tanored Btret^, on MONDAY, the 17th of March, 1890, at 3 p.m. Business : 1, To receive the Directors' .Report for year 1889-90: 2, To elect two Directors In the room of Dr Trevor and Mr d. Ward, who retire by rotation but are eligible for re-election. 3, Any other General Business. a . Any duly qualified member offering himself as a Director shall give notice in writing to the Manager, Bach notice, past be left at the effioa at or bafore 4 pm.oa Saturday next, the lqt of March, 1890. By Order of the Board of Directors, BDWD. STEPHENS, 9*llß Manager. Charlies xJraddel Licensed Landbroker and Valuator under "The Land Transfer Act, 1885 ESTATE HOUSE. LAND, ANP ÜBNEBAL COMMISSION JABttX. OFFlCE—Bobicett Strut, Next "Wail" Offioet ABHBUBTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALSYABDS CO., Limited. AS the request of several Farmers the Company has decided to hold a Special PIG FAIR For the Bale of STORE PIGS, AT THS Tinwald Yards Early in March t Fartoew will oblige by letting the Oaretaker have particulars of their Entries sarly as possible. GEO. JAMESON, 75 Chairman.



QUOD FAOMUS VALDB FACIMU (•• What we do we o well." rfiHß OHRIBTOtIUROH DB NTAL V SUHGjBR*, Oasael Otreet, Christchnrch, nozt Robin- Boot Btore, and at the Octagon. Done^in. A i Ration* at strictly uniform and moderate \ Consultation free. & myebs"and co., BURGEON DENTISTS. NITBOTJ& OXIDE GAS idmlnlßtered This Auseathefclo leaves no unpleasant effects, and by Its aae the extraction of' Bad Stamps and Toeth 1b rendered per 'eotly Palnleea tnd Effective. Ad alnUtered dally. Fee for administration of Gai, ss. Extrictlon, 2s 6d ■> tooth. Hoars of attendance, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Private residence, 93 East Belt. The acknowledged enperlotity of AMERICAN DENTISTRY In the con strootton of Artificial Te3tb, the mo&t finlibed workmanship, and replacing tbe ost teeth TEMPORARILY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY after extraction, have stabllflbed our reputation, A slnale Artlficla ToothjJLOa^ complete 'PeWaneot^£lo lOs^ Artificial Teeth and Dentnteß made by other dentists re noddled it small costs, Stopping, So»l ---3g Perfect and Palolesr.



WH. SPAEROW, TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER BAST STREET. THE CHEAPEST SALE NOW GOING ON IN ABHBUBMON IS AT "The Corner." Children's Hats half price Flowere at ha f price Prints at half price Ladles' Jaoketa at half price 17 doz Men's Sox (beat made) half price t $ r 8 B|E THE WINDOWS BEE THE W tfDOWS Oil INSPECT THE STOCK INSDW<IT THE STOCK W. H. COLLIER lil« C«F.( i I



Wantod Known Cash Advertisements under thia head ing, not exceeding 16 words, OMB Shilling. Addresses may be left at this Office. CYCLING OLTTB.—Ofauge Hall to nigbt. Business important, Al membtstß repeated to attend. 2 121 DANCING. — First of Ashburtom Sooials, Templar Htl], Friday. 23th February at 8 p.m. Gentlemen 2a 6d, ladlea frae. 2 120



WANTED KNOWN, — Oddfellows' Hall, Monday next, March 3rd, Mr Gko, Aldbidgs, of Aookiand, wl!) leo^uro on * Coming Great Sooia' Changes.' 2 125



WANTED to Sell—A 52in Bioyole, In good condition. Apply W. Htde, Tinsmith, E*st Street. 2 103



<ihj ANTKD KNOWN—Melford Honsa VV WM close every night at 8 o'olock (ezoept Wedneidaye').—H. 0 Segers.



MANILLA. Binder Twins, machine oi', and wire. Time Is money on the harvest fi«ld—the best is the cheapest. —R. Aicokk Saandera Buildings.



WAJNT-bD Known.—" Strong-wear Boota for Ladies, Men and Children osa only be obtained at W. H Oolixkk's.



YTTANTED Known that Andbew Oeb's WV half-ysafly Bale of Surplus Stook of Drapery Clothing and Boots is now going od. 1 141



■\I7ANTED KNOWN —My Special W Make of Ladles' 4 clasp Kid Gloves, " The Aehburtoaian," braided backs, 3b 6d per pair.—W; H. Collikr.



WANTED every man m tne County to have a Salt of the Aahbarton Tweedo.—Robert Alookn, . Ashbnrton Clothing Mart, Saonders' Buildings.



WANTED Known lace oartatns 34 lid, towels 4Jd, umbrellas Is 10J prints 2£d. skirts Is, kid gloves Is, 12J< z dress buttons for I*, embroidered costumea 10s.—Andrew Obb's Sale, 1 150



THE Jubilee Sale. Andrew Ojub in selling mene boots 9s 63, bdlei E.S, •t 4s 6d, laoe op boots 5a 6J, girls boots 3b 9d, men's shoes 6s lid. evening shoes 2a 6d. Sale now on. 1 151



M&ii KBNNKDtf and Miss Cacaerou, Moore Street—Teaohers of Scientific Dreee-catting. Bodies cut and fited. Dressmaking in all its branches. Ridiug habits a speciality, 12 69



WANTED Known—ln addition to our ordinary presents, we aha>l give an extra one of » good usef al basket to every purchaser of 20s and upwards. H, C. Segers, Melford House,



WAITED KNOWN—If you want good value for your moouy go to Mcl ford House. . Besides our ordinary presents an additional one of a good useful banket to every purchaser of 20a and upwards, H. O, 6egees, Melford House.



WANTED, Everyone to Know—Tt.it J. MOISON hae now to utook a arge and varied assortment cl BOOTS AND SHOES for tbe Sprlug and Summer Season, Gentlemen's, Ladles', aud Chil dren's, both Imported and Colonial; 'bo HIS OWN MAKE, which CANN)T BE SUIIPASSED for Style, Fit, Qaol ly. and Neatness, combined with VERT REASONABLE PRICES.



All repairs exsouted prompt y and with neatness, lOtl



Public Notices L F, ANDREWE3 & GO, STATIONERS' HALL UMMER 1890 1890 QUmMKK HOW 1890 1890 JOHOW I ALL DEPARTMENTS OF OUR BUSINESS REPLETE WITH CHOICE GOODS FOR THIS SEASON. tr prioesHrigut, For Jnvenila'a Clothing Try the N.Z. Clothing Faotory For Boys' Clothing Try the N,Z. Glotning Factory For Youths' Clothing Try tha M.Z. Clothing Faotory For Mec'a Clothing . Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory For Men's Veasure PaUs Ttf tbe N.Z. Clothing Faotory For Mercery and Hoti ry ! Try tbe N.Z. Clothing Factory For Blanket, Bugs, and Flanne's Try tbe N.Z. Clothing Factory For Hats in the cewest shapes Try the N.Z. Clothing Factory ?or the beat value for Ready Money Try the N.Z, Clothing Factory



ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY AND BUY FROM THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. inspect"otjb stock And draw your own oonolueionß. W* L j, w /.BttKß, OTSPEfICfiR'S TS the CHEAPEST HOUSE In Aahbnr- I ton for DRAPERY, CLOTHING and BOOTS. We Sail for CASH—small profita and , qniok retnrns, »nd we give aterling value, White Calicos 3s 0d fi doj?en Grey U&lioos 21 lid a doaan A eplendid Turkish Towel for 7£d jPianelettea 4a lid a d< zan Summer Drees Goods 6£d The beat quality of PBIN'I'3 for the leait money. BUnketa 9i 6a a pair Glnghamo In plain Colors 4a lid * d:z Doable Width White Twill Sheellng Is Mon'B Tweed Suits 18s 6d Saddle Tweed Suits 39« 6d ' A caee of Men's Ool'd Moles j vet to hand slightly damaged by water worth 9s 6d, for 7b lid. ,



Boy's Cold Moles 2s lid. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE FOR MEN'S CLOTBINO* IN ABHBURTON. BOOTS. "BOOTS, Men'a Bhooter'a 10s 6s, Bluchers 6a ljd A really good pair of Women'e K'd Boots for 63 lid. No eeoond-hand atook, A SpleocUd Aaiottment of Children's Futent Leather Slippera sod Boots W. W, Spencer's TflE ARCADE*



We clip the following important testimonial from the " Illawarra Mercury " (N.S.W.) of the 30th March. It needs no comment-:— 11 Mr John LovecJay, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract. He says seeing the said Extract advertised in the 'Illawarra Mercury,' his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medioine from Mr Hosking, ohemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states that between the 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extract, and the 19th, the use of that medioine oontinued to afford him relief, to whioh he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extraot a cure for rheumatism as well as gravel He requestß us to publish thiß information through the ' Mercury.' We have much pleasure in complying with Mr Loveday's request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object in view other than a pure desire to benefit suffering humanity."— (Advfc. ' 2



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