ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

V XOUNTANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East-st. W. R. Boyle, Moore-street. # fi JtCHITECT AND CIVIL ENGINEER— S. W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery’s Buildings ' B. Mountfort, East Street Auctioneers — Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders Bros., Ashburton

Barristers and Solicitors— Mr. Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Taylor and Lili, East-street,

Banks — Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street

Boarding House Keepers— J. G. Anstee, East-street Eagle’s Dining Rooms, Havelock Street Builders, Contractors, Etc.— Tames Baker, Havelock-street Geo. St. Hill, Bumett-street West G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-street Thos. Williams, Tinwald Booksellers and Stationers— A. Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street Furness and Dixon, Stationers’ Hall, East street South

Bootmakers — T. Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas, East-street Brewers — Wood and Co., Cameron-street

Cabinetmakers and-Undertakers — James Baker, Havelock-street . G. Parkin, Moor-street Thomas Williams, 1 inwald Carrier — G. F. Scott, Cameron-street Chemist and Druggist— J. M.- Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings Coal and Firewood Merchants— G. Parker and Co., near Railway Station A. Hayes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station

Drapers and Clothiers— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr ard Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street Firth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East street

W. Gavin, East-street T. Quinn & Co., Moor-street Engineers and Founders— Edwards and Lee, Engineers, Smiths, etc., Bumett-street W. J. Hessey, Central Foundry, Peters-st Furniture Warerooms— A. Spillard, Tancred Street Grocers, General Dealers, Etc.- Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr and Co,, East-street Firth; Pass, and Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street K. Sando; East-street Greengrocers— W. Birtwell, East-street J. Mooar & Co., East-street Hairdressers— E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Pearse, Moore-street Hotels— Quill’s Commercial Hotel, near Railway Station Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East-street Ironmongers-- Orr and Co., Eastrstreet Aitken and Co., Havelock-street S. Hardley, East-street Ladies’ Clothing Establishment— Mrs. Morey, Tancred Street. Painter, &c. — J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers— Furness and Dixon, East-street

Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc. J, C. D.olman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Hardley, East-stieet

Saddlers— Thomas Dudson, Bumett-street

Surveyors— C. E*. Fooks and Son, East-street

Tailors— Aitken and Cq., Havelock-street

Tentmakers— K. Sando, East-street

Tobacconists— A. Pearse, Moor-street E. A. Garnett, East-street * A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close a? follows : For Christchurch and North at 10 a.m., 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10 a.m. daily. For Rakaia at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Ashton, Waterton, and- Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Greenstreet. Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge ort Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.15 a J m. and 3 p.m daily. jJ'or Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangu^ 2 * Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a. w - daily.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

-'Hie following letters are advertised at the Post Office, as having been received from places beyond the Colony, during the month of June, and remaining unclaimed on the Ist August, 1878; — Ahrenfeld, Henry . Curry, Peter (c/o Michael Svveetman) Kennedy, Hugh King, A. J. McDowell, John M. •Mcßrien, Thos. Sevres, T. Wallace, John Letters originating in New Zealand are not now advertised, but are sent to the Dead Letter Office, after having lain for two clear swifths,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED. August 17 —Wanaka, s.s., from North,

sailed. August 17 —Wanaka, s.s., for South.

Bluff, Friday.

The Ann Gambles was towed about 40 feet, but not into deep water. There was not enough lifting power.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Evening Echo. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1878.

The Elections are likely to be a lively affair. The Mayoral contest fairly under way, the Councillors are the next claimants of the ratepayers’ attention, and already a fair number are in the field. The greatest good humor, we are happy to see, prevails, and we hope it will continue through out. Skits, as usual, are flying, and to-day a tandem of donkeys drawing a cart, labelled with “Councillors only,” puraded the streets. A peculiarly got up individual drove the chariot, and a sweep on a white steed brought up the rear. Our advertising columns give the addresses of several good men and true willing to place their loyal services at the disposal of the ratepayers, and we are led to believe the list to choose from is not yet full. To-night the Mayoral candidates address the elec tors in the Town Hall, and “ Chispa ” - has been favored with a poetical effusion on the occasion, which we insert, at his request, upon its merits. A Lodge of Instruction, in connec tion with the Somerset Lodge, will be held on Monday at 7.30 p.m. The Rev. W. E. Marten will preach to-morrow in the Wesleyan Church. Subjects : Morning—“ The True Vine.” Evening—“ A Remonstrance.” ~

The Rev. H. B. Burnett will delive r a lecture on Sunday morning in the Presbyterian Church, on the subject of the work of the Pan-Presbyterian Coun cil, which sat in Edinburgh last year. Expected Floods. —The Bruce Herald says:—lf the coming spring should turn out unusually mild, and be accompanied by soft rains, such is the prodigious quantity of snow up country that will be melted, that tremendous floods in the Clutha river may be ex pected, and, indeed, damage to the township of Balclutha may itself be apprehended. Barmaids. —Barmaids, and the de sirability of allowing them to continue their present ■ means of employment, have been among the questions dis cussed by. Mr. H. Driver, one of the candidates to represent the district of Roslyn in the General Assembly. In the course of his opening speech he said :—“ If the advocates of Local Option were to seek to' have their views gradually carried out, the evils of drunk enness would be cured. He would go further, and say that no house should have a bar stuck at the street corner, and also that no female should be al lowed to sell grog over the counter. To his mind, it was one of the most de grading positions in which they could place a female. Pie did not say that some of those who were obliged to have recourse'to this occupation were not respectable girls, on entering it, but having gone through that ordeal, if they came out respectable it would be a wonder. He said they were put there to tempt young men, who would not otherwise taste a glass of grog. Mr. Driver admits that, respectable females have been employed as barmaids. Still, he says he would rather see a sister or relative of his scrubbing a floor, or per forming other domestic drudgery, than allow her to serve behind the bar of a public house. Infant Logic.—Mamma (who has been quietly watching certain surrep titious -proceedings) : “ Willie, who helped you to the cake ?” Willie (promply): “Hebben, mamma.” Mamma (sternly): “ Sh—sh—sh, you naughty boy; how dare you tell such stories ?” Willie : “ Tain’t my fault if it is a Tory, ma, Didn’t pa tell begger-man zat heb ben helped zhose zat helped zemselves ?”

CHISPA’S LETTER.

I am not yet so bald that you can see my brains. ” —Longfellow.

“ The air is full of strange noises.’ The last echoes of the School Commit tee have died away, and the Mayoral strife begins—— I had just got this length with my letter when the new postman brought me a black-bordered missive which frightened me. I opened and read it, and collapsed. I could write no more. I have always been interested in second-sight visions,' and will therefore forbear words till your readers and myself have had an oppor tunity of testing how far second sight is to be trusted, i enclose what the post man brought me. Chispa.

Thomas, Donald, and Daddy.

A Vision of Second-Sight, Declared by Sandy, the Seer, to Chispa, the Echo ’ Philosopher. sight one. The New Hall, cram full of “enlightened and free,” Was the vision of night that fell upon me— And Thomas, and Donald, and Daddy the old Were the Mayoral heroes so fearless and bold. sight two. Tom Bullock who owneth a hatful of gold, Is to lead the ratepayers like lambs to his fold. Of time and attention he’s prodig’lly free— So his following, he told us, was something to see. Complacent he stood, in the midst of his might, Composed of a motley, both sober and tight, And the water-jug men, clear-headed and free, Carried to him their flag inscribed “ 1.0.G.T.” He waved his proud arm, and perfectly still Eveiy voice—not excepting his namesake Tom Quill — To list to the stream, persuasive and neat, . That fell from his lips so honeyed and sweet. He lovingly talked of his finding the town A waste of rude tussock and thistly down. ’Twas his the proud mission from chaos to snatch ‘ ; - - The town of Ashburton, and fatherly watch The growth of its houses, its shops, and its Church (Never mind ’bout its water supply left in the lurch) — Its Building Society the C’roner and he Had nursed with a care that was quite motherly. The Hall and the Library proudly arose, Bidding defiance to Thomas’s foes ; And a host of good deeds he was able to trace. O pleasant and' winning the smile on his face. He had guided the township from bantling to youth, From hobbledehoyhood to manhood, forseoth ; ’Twas his from the river bank to the millrace— (“ No, you don’t,” cried old Daddy, “the mill is my place.”) And so, perorating with only two “ ha’s,” Bold Thomas sat down amidst thund’ring ap plause. I took out my book and I entered a.bet, “ io to i old Bullock will rvallop the lot,” sight three. Then_ Donald uprose, with his eyes half-. “ steekit”— He’d cheered his stout heart with a glass of “ peat-reekit”— And solemnly smiling and squaring his shoul-

ders, His Ashburton history solidly told us.

Like a sensible Scot he had tended his business, While Tom had run here and there, struck with

' a dizziness. > He was not a gossip, he was not a swiper— In practical judgment, few there were riper, Of the canny old Scotch race he was a link— P’raps a poor one to spout, but a terror to think. He, too, had a share in the town’* public work —A “ stang” of the Road Board, a pillar i’ the Kirk—

On the present Committee he’d squelched fiery Shury— All foes of the town he would fight with like fury; But whether they “ thrgw” him or made him a Mayor, Success to Ashburton would aye be his prayer. There were waving of hats and stamping of feet, And cheering rose loud the speaker to greet. He bowed his acknowledgments suavely and neat — I trembled to think of my 10 to 1 bet. SIGHT FOUR. “Bravo,” shouted Quill, as his hero sat down ; And he gave old Daddy a pat on the crown— “ Come on, you old duffer, and let’s have your jaw : * What good will it do to sit sucking your paw, While speeches are making, and boomers like these. Are having the Mayor-race just as they please?” Thus up started Daddy and told us the tale That cost him in learning, two gallons of ale. He’d gone for an evening in state contempla tive And his part had been taught him by Jimmy the Native — It was an oration exquisitely fine, And critics pronounced it “ immensely” divine. THE LAST SAD SCENE. But a drunk in the rear of the crowd made a row, And a chorus of sporting dogs set up a bow-wow And the candles were squelched in the midst of the din, And Daddy was crowned with a kerosene tin. And somebody bonnetted Thomas, good man, And Donald sank down like fat in a pan, For one of the B’s ripped a hole in his breeches Or otherwise bursted the treacherous stitches. And everything moveable flying about, Made Mayors and voters ah rush to get out. And Thomas and Donald went off without flunkeys v ln the Councillors’ car and its tandem of ■ donkeys. So ended the first great ratepayers’ gathering,, And the virginal efforts at Mayoral blathering.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable!] Vienna, August 14.' After five; days’ continuous fighting, the Austrians were compelled to fall back on Gracamitza.. London, August 14. The prizes of the International Exhi bition are to be distributed at Paris on September 18. The Ministerial whitebait dinner took place yesterday. Thi British Association meet in Dublin. A Royal Commission on the Stock Exchange recommends its incorpora tion under charter. Sir Garnet Wolseley telegraphs that there is no serious sickness in Cyprus. The despatch boat Lively collided with the Queen’s yacht, and sank a pri vate yacht at Cowes. The Queen was not aboard.

The second innings of the Austra lians closed for 240 ; Boyle 41..' Dud ley had seven out for 40. The game was drawn through the rain. August 15. The sickness at Cyprus gives I no cause for anxiety. ' " The report of the Food Jury recom mends gold medals to be awarded to the Melbourne and Sydney meat pre serving companies; also, other awards to Ballarat, Queensland, Adelaide, and Melbourne.

August 16.

The Australians are playing against Lancashire. The first innings of the County closed for 97. The Australians have one out for 100. Spofforth ob tained nine wickets. The fielding of the Australians generally was good. An Austrian detachment has been destroyed at Linbyngie. , A severe epidemic of yellow fever is raging in New Orleans, Grenada, and Memphis. (Special to the Wellington Post.) London, August 14. A most desperate and successful resistance is being made to the occupa tion of Bosnia by Austria. The Bos nians are completely triumphant, and have compelled the whole of the Aus trian divisions to retreat. The ; matter assumes a serious complexion as in volving a danger of grave European difficulties and complications.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, August 16,

The Treasurer’s Financial Statement was made last night; The revenue for the year was 2,000, the expendi ture 860.000. There will be a probable reduction of deficiency by payment of arrears of land tax on unsold land. A new loan of is required for railways and other public-works. are asked for this year.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.]

Auckland, Friday.

The report of the Cocoanut Oil Ma nufactory shows a profit of eight per cent.

Wellington, Frida}'.

The Working Men’s Club celebrated the opening of its new premises last night by a dinner. The Club started a short time ago with 20 members only; it has now 300, and the financial affairs of the Club are in a satisfactory posi tion.

A petition praying for further inquiry into the case of O'Connor, recently convicted of an attempt to poison William Light, was presented this morn ing. It was signed by over eleven hundred persons. j The s.s. Zealandia, with the July London mails of the 18th, left San Francisco on August ,5, the contract date. The City of Sydney, with the New Zealand mails from Auckland of July 23, arrived at San Francisco on August 14, one day in advance of the contract date.

Hokitika,- Friday.

Five families of Germans and Ita lians,-and four Italians who have been settled at Johnson’s Bay some time, came up, having left the settlement all dissatisfied, and giving poor accounts of the place. The resident agent at the settlement proceeds to Wellington in a few days. Balclutha, Friday.

Mr Gorman, agent for Nobel’s dyna mite, has finished the work of blasting the rocks on the- Clutha river ordered by the Board of Conservators. Mr Gorman yesterday .afternoon experi mented with dynamite upon some tree stumps at Inchclutha. One large stump and the roots were completely smashed and blown out of the ground, and pieces

scattered hundreds of feet over the pad dock. Mr Gorman fully explained the mode of using the dynamite 'to thosje present. He also experimented at the Corporation quarry here, showing the great strength of dynamite over ordinary blasting powder. f ’ ..

A HASTY MOVE.

(Haitfoi'd Times) A good many years ago, John Wright lived in- Hartford. He might be living here now if he hadn’t moved away at the head of a funeral procession, and never came back again. Jake was a wag, and the pranks he played when in the flesh were many, and not always of a Christian character, .though the fol-. lowing practical joke was as harmless in its nature as possible. There lived in this city at the same time with Jake, a certain judge who was a good chess player and an ardent admirer of the game. It was said of this judge that he never lost Iris temper; and Jake, presuming too much on the accuracy of this report, was prompted to .exhibit a little of his characteristic impudence for the judge’s benefit. The wag-hap pened to be passing his house late one night, and noticing a bright light, walked up the steps and rang the bell.' When the servant appeared, Jake said— ‘ I want to see the judge.’

‘Can’t you call some other‘time?’ asked the servant. *He is engaged in in a game of chess, and don’t like to be disturbed.’

‘ Don t talk to me in that way,’ said Jake, with a frown as black as night, ‘but go and tell the judge that I must see him immediately .on important busi ness.’ As the servant hastily retreated to do his'bidding, the wag chuckled with de light. When he rang the bell he inten ded to call the judge to the door to ask him the time of night, but when he learned that a game of chess was in progress he changed his mind, as the following brief dialogue which ensued after the judge came to the door will Show: — ‘ .

‘Well, what can be your business with me at this time of night, which is so very urgent?’ - •" ‘ Are you Mr. Blank ?’ ‘Yes, sir.’ ... . \ ‘Judge Blank?’. ‘Yes, sir.’ ,77,; . . 7';. ‘ You have company here to-night, I presume?’ ' ‘Yes, sir, I have company.’ * Playing chess, I understand?’ ‘Yes, sir, playing chess.’ ‘A slow game, is it not?’ ‘ Yes, sir, somewhat slow.’ - : ; •

‘ Oh, well, as I was going by, I merely stopped to inquire whose move it was.’

The judge, who never lost his temper,, was suddenly seized spasm in his right leg, causing his. booted foot to vigorously shoot out in the direction of the wag, who had turned to retreat without waiting for the answer to his interrogatory. As Jake went flying down the steps, his speed accelerated by the aforesaid boot, the judge quietly remarked: •

‘My friend, it is your move, and I advise you to castle for safety.’

The Evening Echo, Saturday, August 17, 1878.



ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST. s. d. ■ s. d. 3utter, inferior to best, lb I 4 to I b Eggs, $ dozen - - I 6 to 0 0 Bacon, prime smoked, $ lb o 10 to 0 0 Hams in cloth, lb - i 0 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, $ lb o 9 to 0 10 Flour in bags, If ioolb 13 0 to 14 0 Oatmeal. $ ioolb - 26 0 to 0 0 Lard, lb - - - 0 9 to 0 0



NOTICE.



ADVERTISEMENTS for the Evening Echo must be sent iii not later than 3 p.m. and the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, or they will be inserted till-counter manded, and charged accordingly. Special notices can he received up to 3.30 p.m. for insertion over the Leader, but will be charged double scale.



Choose Ye.—What I are we threat ened with crinoline again ? (asks “ Atlas ” in the World.) Mankind will surely be ready to recant all its complaints on the subject of scanty dresses at this dire menace. Too certain is it that our ladies tell us that, with the contem plated revival of short dresses, crinoline is a necessity. Woman, it seems, must have either length or breath, or else, she will look all bonnet and boots Which shall we choose, my brothers The snaky train that lies in wait for our feet, or the steel bars which the middle aged tibia so well remembers? Well, whichever evil we pronounce for, .we shall probably get the other. Strangers coming to reside in Ashburton are often at a loss to know which is the best Establishment to visit for the purchase of Drapery, Clothing, and House-furnishing Iron mongery, and General Stores. Orr & Cor offer special advantages to the public that can be met with nowhere else in Ashburton. They keep at all times the largest and best-assorted Stock of every class of Goods, imported direct from the leading manufacturers at home, which beinp bought entirely upon cash terms, they are enabled to offer goods of such sterling value as cannot be equalled by any other house in the trade. Every article in stock is marked at the lowest price, from which no abatement is made so that the most inexperienced buy their goods at the. same prices as the best judges.—Advt. LECTURE will be delivered by the • REV. H. B. BURNETT, On SUNDAY MORNING, at n o’clock, in the PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Subject.—The Pan-Presbyterian Council held at Edinburgh, July, 1877. The collection will be devoted to the Aged and Infirm Ministers’ Fund*



he rev. W. B: MARTEN wil j- Preach, in the WESLEYAN CHURCH Subject: Morning—“ The True Evening- .“A Remonstrance.” YX7ANTED KNOWN. —That all SEW VV, ING- MACHINES- left at EAGLE’S Dining Rooms, will be carefully REPAIRED by T. C. Villiers, Engineer and Sewing Machinist, of Christchurch',- who will remain until Tuesday, August 20. '~ THE Public VACCINATOR hereby gives Notice that the Vaccination Station will be for the future at Drs. Trevor & Krste- VEn’s Surgery, in Moore Street, arid that his _ Hours of Attendance will,* be from 12 to 2 o’clock every Wednesday. ... PUBLIC APOLOGY. I hereby beg to . apologise to Mr. R. Friedlander for hav ing used his name in connection with an adver tisement which appeared in last night’s Echo, with reference to the Borough Council election, without having his consent. jf J. R. STEELE! new* business; 1 COAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT F. P. Be Breton, In commencing business begs respectfully to solicit a share of public support. Burnett Street, near Friendlander’s Grain Store.and opposite Buildings. Coal and Firewood supplied in any. quantity to suit customers, and delivered to all parts of the district on the shortest notice.



TO DRAUGHTSMEN & OTHERS WANTED. 1 D ESIGNS for the BOROUGH SEAL for the MUNICIPALITY of ASHBURTON. Main feature to represent a Goose Rampant with a Boiled Quill in Ij Its bill; ' • - - - • - Field, Azure Thistles, Dexter Apply to’ THE MAYOR.



JOB L-0 T. 9DOZ; Ladies’ Colored Josephine KID GLOVES, slightly spotted, will be sold 1/- PER PAIR. •ORR & CO. TO V THE BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH of ASHBURTON. GENTLEMEN —I, the undersigned, having been requested by many of your number, beg to offer myself as a Candidate for a seat in the Borough Council. • A. O. AITKEN. 1 GENTLEMEN —L the undersigned, having been requested by many of your number, beg .to offer myself as a Candidate for a seat in' the Borough Council. . r . JOHN G. ANSTEE, GENTLEMEN —I, the undersigned, having been requested by many/ of your, number beg to offer myself as a Candidate for a seat in the Borough Council. V ■ • KNUD SANDO. GENTLEMEN,— I, the undersigned having been requested by many of your number, beg to offer myself as a Candidate for a seat in the Borough Council. ’t f “ 'f ' Jf R. CHAPMAN, | GENTLEMEN— I, the undersigned, having been requested by many of your number, beg to offer myself as a Candidate for a seat in the Borough Council. GEO. ST. HILL. GENTLEMEN— I; the undersigned, having; been requested by many of yotir mibiber,! beg to offer myself as a‘candidate for "a seat in the Borough Council. . JOHN FOWLER. TO THE ELECTORS ' " QJ? YHE - - * BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. WE, the Undersigned, having- been re quested to stand as Councillors for the Borough of'Ashburton, do hereby signify our consent to do so, and if elected we pledge''our selves to do all in our power to promote the interests of the Borough. T. WARD. GEORGE PARKIN. • ' -rf ROBERT WILLIAM SHEARMAN- ~ F. DOHERTY. ANDREW ORR. Gf COMPTON. . • *■ R. FRIEDLANDER. G. M. ROBINSON. . - J. R. STEELE.



A Lodge of Instruction in connection with the SOMERSET LODGE, will be held in the Lodge Rooms on MONDAY, 19th inst at 7.30 p.m. CHARLES BRADDELL, .. .Hon. Sec. TO LET. Four-roomed house on Wakanui Road. . Apply to . JOHN COUTTS, , At Mr. Sealey’s, Nuiseryhlstn. FOUND —A Lever Watch at M >unt Somers. Owner can have the same by paying ex penses. . Apply to \VM, McCLEMONTS, :/ Pwrlery Mojint SQflifrs,