ASHEURTON RETAIL LIST.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close *5 follows : F.or Christchurch and North at io a.m. j p.ffi., and 7.30 p.m., daily. • ~ For Chertsey at 10 a.m. daily. jFojr j&akaia at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Orcenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays #1 10.30 a.m. For Tem.uka, Tnnani, and South at 10.15 a.m. and 3 p.m daily. For Tinwaid, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Jiangitata,; Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at *0.15 a.m. daily. * '

The Evening Echo. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1878.

Postal. —Front.-.; and. after the Ist Nov. proximo, the Telegraph station at Newcastle (Auckland) will be known as Ngaruawahia. Fire Brigade.—We understand., that .Mr. George Compton, .Mipennterulent of the Fife Brigade, has been prevailed npo.it a re-consider nis decision, so that the Brigade will itill retain his invaluable- services in the capacity of head of the force.

A Water Supply for the Fire Brigade.—The Messrs. FriedLnder-. Bros., who ate agents for the well-known Althouse windmills, have decided to erect one perma nently opposite their store in East Street, and have also sunk a pipe to the depth of twenty three feet, to which they intend fixing a Baker and Hamilton's'*'Siar cylinder force pump. Placing some large tanks in position ny Ute mill, they will at ail times have an abundant supply of water in the case of (ire in them own store, .or in any building within hose reach of these tanks. The tanks will lie always iui 1 ,'as the mill only wants to be set in gear by a turn ci the baud to pump any amount of water, and the Messrs. hnedlunder have placed several-tanks at the disposal ui ttie Tire Bri gade for practice. W'e unci, r band .1 u that a u.r’iuking trough lor horses wilt always be' avail able at me sine of the road, supplied from the Althouse Mill. Messrs. Enediander have supplied over two dozen of those mills and pumps to various farms in the country, and one was recently erected on Mr. Cameron’s, farm at Ashburton f orks, at a cost of some thing like y,2GO. Mr. Gei. Compton, builder, is in charge of erecting the mill in East street,, as he has also been tuose already disposed oi by the Messrs. Eriedlander, whose public spinteciness is to be commended in thus plac ing the benetit oi their own enterprise at the service of the town and their neighbors in case oi tire.

Severe Accident-—ln the early part ot this week a very severe accident happened' aL tire jLongbeacii'.Station. It appears that a man named Kennedy, in Mr. John Grigg’s eiiipidyj. was engaged, yoking- two young ho.isas to a pair of harrows, intending to work them for Lire day. *’He liad some trouble with the beasts, and ultimately-they bolted. Kennedy was thrown down, apd the teeth of the harrows catching him lie was dragged, under the har rows, atong the giound lor several chains, in falling he nad the presence of mind to ailempi to roil'clear of the prongs, but was on'y par tially successiul; had lie not roiled a little he wouid inevitably have been torn to pieces. A jolt released the hold of the teeth, and their it was found by tnose near that - Kennedy’s head was terrioiy lacerated, his skull having been laid open lor about lour inches. One ot his fingers, too, was nearly severed from the hand, atm his clothes were literally torn to shreds. Alter,such temporary dressing as his wounds could obtain at - Luugbeacti, 'Kennedy was brougtu into town and attended to by Dr. blew art. ■.

’ j_ual Wew3.—When. the mail steamer from ban r'niuoiseo was entering AuCKiand Jim hour ilia mail .agent uu board a. temp ted ..to. throw a letter to the representative of the Utugo.Daily unus, in a boat, alongside. .Tile thrower was not y on,the wicket," and the letter mLsecl. its mark and- sank beyond iecuvery.-lc was the budget from the ban i/rancisco correspondent'oi the Times, and was intended lor.the delectation of the readers ui th.it. journal; who were thus deprived cl a comma ui two oi light reading. Cleaning tne Criminay with .a charge of gunpowder is not an aitogeLher unknown practice. A respectable citizen of Ashburton tried it yesterday morning, lie wanted to re-' set me su>\e bries-worn. immediately afterwards, ana is' tnaiik'nii he didn't also have lo re-set Ins head, lie looks as scared now as nis lash less eyes will let him look at ail, and has regis tered a vow re stove-pipeS and gunpowder. JUOgysitiaiing.: —j-/og-steaiiug would ap pear to he a remunerative business in London. i.n a case ot Uifs kind receiuiy before one i 6., the Com ts, in \yh.clr the prosecutor did not desire to proceed lurther Vyitft the charge,'hi. he had recovered nis .dog, bir iieiijamju I'inl lips said the piact.ee o» dog-steaung was ear ned to sucli a gieaL extent-Unit it was absolutely necessary tiiat seine steps should be taken to put a stop to it. it was only the other day a lady told linn that she hiul had hei dog repeatedly stolen, and . that in; order to get it; back she had paid at various times in rewards and m other w ays bcLyeen He sentenced the prisoner, a labourer named r ora, to tiiico Jnuxi itiDoiir. Henrum ana cou 6 dVity.—That the wcAi ; ui£j'?oi ciici beard. hub suine tcuclcucy to prolong- fife is'a Tact, says' tile tfourt j'oxrna.. longevity decieasea lup.iUy in an patio..- wild., mr fashion's sane, me inzor wasbruugh. into use. buustivS show that among poop.e wno .nave nevL' vv'oih v. iiLimi's, no liimtcr now sin.pie. may nave : been tneijr 0 trier hands u. hie, old age is a 'rare Unng, and that since n. (igain became uisii’.unabie 10 wear moustache, ami whiskers, longevity is oji tile increase,

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY. - before A. Le Grand Campueij., Esq., R.M. Joseph Jackson, drunk and dis jrderly, was fined 5s or twelve hours’ in the lock-up. William Raby was charged with neg lecting to ( ontHiHUe to the .support- of n iljegithnate child at Oam.iru. The nan was opph-liendt d on a warrant . n:: il;c : s’ Y:a . u Court, 'lnn- as I'e wwaao a state the : in win for w • ■ . s liable the case was or.l red tdndd f, d ever unti. the ©afhun; Co t could be cormnunicaLed with by telegraph.- y _ 'LI-. Robert Paton was accused of neg -1 acting: to register the birth of his child.

He did not appear, and -a letter, admitting the charge, was read from defendant, who was ,in Christchurch attending the Supreme Court in the matter of his bankruptcy. Pa ton was fined 10s.

George Pike was accused of running a-stage carriage without a license. lie pled ignorance of the Act, and the Magistrate inflicted a fine of ios. ' Ed.ward wCookson : was similarly charged. He had simply forgot that his license had expired, but as soon as he was reminded of it he had renewed, lie was fined ros. . i - -• ; CIVIL cases. Fowler v. Pearce. —-Claim 14s id, £2 of which'liad' been paid. Judg ment for remainder.. Harris v. Stephens. —Adjourned till next' Court day. A 7 i. ' Bradford v. Stenning.—Judgment summons for f'4 1 rjs. Ordered to pay within one week on pain of imprison ment for 14 days. Mooar v. Paterson.—Mr Crisp, ap peared for defendant. The; plaintiff had. some time ago, lost a “ wh te par rot with a yellow top-knot' I ’- in fact, a cockatoo; Alter being ih-ssing lor some months' he found out that Pater son had the bird, and, on application for •restitution, of the parrot,, was. told that neither he nor anyone else would get it. Plaintiff claimed either, the bird or its value, f 10. Judgment for return of the bird, with costs of Court.

Uia.Jfoicl v. Women —Mr. Branson for |•iuiulim, stated, that Mr. Bradford had sold a house .to Mr. W’o.ner. It was agreed .by the latter to purchase Bradford’s furniture, which had been valued by Messrs. Bristo and Funks. Defendant was . dissatisfied with his bargain .after the valuation, but had allowed the goods to remain in the house lor four months. Pi intiff sued for the value of the furniture, Messrs. Fooks and Bristo gave evi dence as to the valuation,*the former employed by defendant, tire 'latter by plaintiff. . Mr. pooivs, senior, had been, the person engaged to do the valuation ibr defendant, but no objection had been taken by the valuation made bv Mr. Fooks, junior, when the work was done, except that some items were too high. Both valuators believed that a sale had taken place. George Worner, examined by Mr. Crisp: Bought the house from Brad ford. Supposed the furniture w s to be taken at a valuation. Denied in structing Mr. Fooks to go to the premises. The arrangement was that if terms could not be come to the furniture would go to auction. Had not seen the furniture when the valua tion was put into his hands, but when he did see the goods he" thought the valuation excessive, and sent to Brad ford to remove the goods. Mr. Moorhead, whom tiie plaintiff styled. Mr. Worner's ; “flunkey,” said j£Tob" was to be ’paid for the house, and the furniture taken at a valuation. When they tvent. into the house they found that the lodgers threatened to leave unless new furniture was pro cured. Was in the house when the valuation, ivas nude ; the values put upon the things wire absurd. New articles had been purchased for-the same figures and lower. Ha l been 12 months a cabinet-maker and knew the price of those articles. Mr. Crisp addressed the Bench for fhe- defendant, pointing out ..that the valuation had been made by “inex perienced youths,” one of whom con fessed to never having valued furniture before.

Mr. Branson followed on behalf of plaintdT, pointing out that having kept die furniture and used it fur four months, the defendant could not be looked upon .as not having accepted the sale. •

Judgment for plaintiff for j£6o, and costs £6 4s. Paten v. Brittan. —Claim IOS -; fur wages. Case dismissed iur a fresh summons. This was all the business.

The Falcon Disqualification Case las been decided against Uvveh W'Gce. The charge 1 of libel against the Stew an Is of t.je AucKland Racing, Flub was heard be.u.e His ionor Mr. justice Gillies and a special jtny, Who,' a ter a protracted hearing ot the case, iound lor clelendaut.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By 'Suijmauin'K' C.Vm.K.]

Constantinople,'October 23.

Large bodies of Russian troops nh advancing 'southwards' towards Atliia* ■ .' *ll . r.ople and San S.tefanb. London, Oct. 23. Large bodies of Russiar.s are landing it Bur.:as.

Adiiu'r.il Hornby i-; :it Cyprus. On hi'* return tbc float moves t > Ismnd.

The Buharin Committee, appointed to select a candidate for the throne, have chosen General Ignatieff. Everything indicates that Russia has resolved to act towards Roumeiia re gard less of the Berlin treaty. The directors, manager, and secre tary of the Glasgow Bank, were remanded on the charge of falsifying 'the books, prepaiing a fraudulent ba lance sheet and statements, and con cealing the true liabilities from the shaieholders.

James Merton, of Glasgow, failed. The total liabilities are reported to be two and a-half millions. :

The race for the Cambridgeshire Stakes was run yesterday. Ironing, i ; Joachim, 2; Merviije, 3. The race was won by two length's. Thirty-eight ran. ! , Later. Morton’s liabilities are chiefly owing by the City of Glasgow Bank. [Special to the Glebe.'] London, Oct. 23. Another Bulgarian revolt has broken oi t on the hast • Roumeiian frontier, greatly jeopardising.affairs.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[l’liß I’KKSS AOKNCY.]

New Plymouth, Thursday

Hirok-i.is-at Pariaka, hut it.is.believed he cannot pos-i;»!y live on account of the.gun shot wound lie received from someone in the search par.y. when they met him near Opunnke. 'The hid let must have hit him m the grain, and driven his cap' pouch n o the/wound. He is under Te Winds protection, who wishes to see Mr t heehan.

Wiij.lin GTO.v, Thu rst i ay

The-Supreme Court was occupied all day over the action for lid brought by Blundell Bros., pfopri -tors Evening Post, against Robert G.u diner, late of the Evening Chronicle. Al: hough Gardiner has left tire colony, and is not now connected with the Chioirclc , the proprietors of that paper defended the act on. Mr. Travers appeared for plaintiffs, and tire Attorney-General, n-urueicd bv Messrs. Moorhouse and iid wards, for de.en lants. - The Chief Justice presided. The jury, after an absence of about an hour, returned a verdit t for pla miffs, "with damages five pounds. Tne Attorney-General ga\e notice that he should, at the sittings of the Court of Appeal, move that the verdict of the jury be set aside, on the ground that three of thh issues were answered'in favour of defendants.

Burton’s Circus opened last night at the Theatre Royal, the stage being removed to allow of the formation of tiie ring. The house was crowded.

Wanganui, October 24.

At a meeting of the County Council to-day it. was resolved that ,£SO be voted from the county fund to the relief of immigrants per City of Auck land. A subscription list' was also opened. A committee of three mem bers proceeds to the scene of the wreck, and will offer work.to any of the immi grants desirous of remaining on the i'/est Coast. There is a great demand through, the district for labor, and the whole of the City ol Auckland iinmc grants could be absorbed. The Wreck at Otaki. Otakt, Thursday. There is m da.i ;oV of the City of Auckland Tr.eaki ig up yet. 'i he■dine moa was up chi', morning,. 1)= i; bvior, jenxins and crew could get down P launch a boat she steamed away, wi n oiit communicating with the short, although there was less surf on to-du than yesterday. They have not got any provisions from tl.e ship vet. The Maoris have made a present; to tin immigrants of potatoes and sheep. .A: I’.uropeans and .Lr.t veteare acting; ver kindly towards tne immigrants an crew. The C ty of Auckland stands in 'nr, uprigiit position apparently tend image i The crew are Imsy ;it tog vessel dis charging immigr mts' luggage. It i -expected that all the c.ii'go can b saved. Later. ■ The immigrants left for ‘he VVaika;: in bullock drays, traps, and all sorts o conveyances, so as to catch the steame Tinemoa. The land mg of passenger:, vas effected with c ms doable expedir don considering the circumstances, and without tile slightest accident or dis- Cn banco,

1 o -day’s Tele ; / am.

Friday,

The C.'i y o,f Auckland is lying stern on to the t each, and burred eight feet in the sand. There is n -v,- on : y about one foot "of. waer hit her forehead at 1 )\\- \v. teHer stem posts and fore foot htve gore. The mate and crew. ate still on hoar 1, not having been all*, to get off y -stead tv. There is no chance of the Vessel being got off again: The s ii; rs .viy they win be able to save all then- hi g :gCj but are; not- certain,ns to tn* e ..-g Captain Laws has ordered ■ t e sudors to dis;n;inlie the ship. As ; . soon-as litis is clone the crew will he • sent to Wellington. The captain has left for Wellington by the coach. Dunedin, Thursday. . A wrestling match has been arranged between Tyson, of Otago, and Thomas of Victoria, to take place on 28th Decem ber, for £ 100 a side, and the champion ship of Victoria and New Zealand. Thomas wrestles. Dagg on the 14th December tor A. 200 a-side. A special; committee, appointed at a public meeting at South Dunedin, have recommended that the amalgama tion of Caversham, South Dunedin, and St. Kilda municipalities, : or their arnal- , gams t ion with the city, of Dunedin would 1 e decidedly advantageous. A man named Walter Fallow was found,dead in bed at the Half-way Bush yesterday. A fact not generally known says the II:;aid is the large am amt which the present Government pays for legal ex penses in connection with Waste Lands Boards. The Boards’ solicitors are al lowed a fee of „-,£. ? 5 for every conveyance, and every road line closed brings to the solicitors V-5 , ; f pub ic money.. Hvery deed submitted is < barged for at an average of T 5. ■ The Board's legal adviser has a payment of H3OO per annum, being more than a year in excess of what was paid when Mr. J. T. Thomson .was chief commissioner. , iNVEiiCAitGit.L, Thursday. James Clark’s- applicfuibh for. 1250 an s of jland in ih.e Wairua district,, was ag-v'n introduced at the Waste L inds Board this afternoon, and after • considerable discussion the Board granted it. The qu.-ttion of the land ■ being included, the reserve set apart for the Ot ititau-Nightcap. railway pur poses was not overlooked, but it was pointed out that the- n serve had not been igazt 1 ted,■ th.it Ciark’s' application, was lodged long bif.re the reserve was thought of, and that hence tj c Beard had power to dial with die land. M‘Gardner's application, for- 973 acres * on Moraley Check was considered,;'.a'nd it: was resolved to reserve a strip of country half a mile wide on each side of t -e creek for coal-miiVn r purposes, and to grant M‘Gardner ali he .applied for thru was left outside the limits so defined. Riverton, Thursday.. A deputation of leading residents of Riverton and Orepuki waited upon the Mayor to-day, requesting him to urge the western district members to interview the Government and ask them to push on the Orep'uki railway during the summer.

THE DEAD OF MUNICH.

THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF THE CODIES,

(G. C. Fulton in Baltimore American.)

The cemcirv at Munich always has attractions to thejvisitor oil account of the peculiarity of funerals and the ex posure of the bodies of the dead three days before'burial. The lav/ requires the body of everyone dying' in Munich to be conveyed to the cepielry within three hours, ■ 'there to remain, in build ings erecTr! for the purpose, for three d.i.s. Da.'i. g l’.h se ihreed.ysa \\ire •is ..t:ached to die Stands ofeacn corpse, icatling. to a spring bell, so that , an . alarm whl 'be given in.case, of resuscita di n. \Ye ; cotil,. not ascertain whether r.;or.; Sis. o.vr been a case of resuscita tion ; but ;t appears that a long time ii> a ia.-e ; inial alive led to the

establishment of. this custom, which has •jccii kept up ever sh.ee to avoid,the. recurret ee of silt.h a catastrophe., •We •. invited ateiy pro reeded to the • iiVi of iy _-.se ha'.ls, in v.hi.-h the bodies X tire-,poor Averc deposited, and there ■ found 1 3 bo-’.tea, not laid out as if lor Mirhil, but reciining in fl >ral bowers or resting upon beds of flowers. Spec tators were not admitted to the rooms, out they were surrounded by windows, ~ Trough which a in!! view, am! inspection :a eaeii c>-uhi I e laid. Then: were 1 3 . . .{.dies in t: is room, seven of winch .vo re infants, and it ol th* -ate of grown »ersons, ex* epwone beaut ;ul grl of i.nout 12 years, arrayed uipyiytte intis!in, esting on a bed 01. fi iwew, vr.th a wreato of (flange id-sssmiis..around her head, re tin ;g a; il epp,.: \yah her tare hr -is lying c-r loss y , by iu r :.'i e. Jo; e of litem, tTyjnpui.:-, wi.re vii'-g as wc usually dispose of We’dvr;d, jut jn ovety lyiisthyrolii gj^cungj

The Evening Echo, Friday, October 25, 1878.



s. d. s.. a. Gutter, inferior to best, l?lb i 6 to 0. 0 eggs, fc? dozen 10. to r 0 Bacon, pi ime smoked, $ lb o 10 to O 0 Hams in cloth, 1? lb - i 0 to 0 0 'Jheese, prime quality, Iff lb o 9 to 0 10 Flour in lings, $>' ioolb . 12 6 to 14 0 Datmenl, If? ioolb " - 26 0 to 0 0 1 .nrd. If? lb - - O Q to 0 0



ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY. Accountants and Commission Agents —:l diaries Hraddell, Montgomery’s Buildings- H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East-st. W. R. Boyle, Moorc-street. Architect and Civil Engineer— ■S. W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery’s Buildings B. East Street Auctioneers— Bullock andXo.,,. East-street,, Saunders Bros., Ashburton Barristers: aNd Solicitors— >;, \*\pl Mr. Branson, East-street Y'.r.:lth:.o.;.Crisp,:.Mou.tgouiejy’s Buildings Messrs. Harris and Ireland, Montgomery s --•Buildings,'- ' O • _ Fakers, Confectioners, Etc.— ' . J. Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street >' . k Thomas Taylor, East-street, Banks— j 4 o i;,s 4-q : Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Hoarding House Keepers— J. G. Anstee, East-street Eagle’s Dining Rooms, Havelock Street G. Worner, Moore Street. Guilders, Contractors, Etc.— '• y ' James Baker, Havelock-street ; Geo. St. Hill, Burnett-street West G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills,- Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-street . ; ; Thos. Williams, Tinwald G. Compton, Builder, Moore-street.. „ Booksellers and Stationers — A Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street ■ street South Weeks ;and Dixon, Stationers’ Hall, Bootmakers — J.. Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas> East-street ' : : A Brewers— Wood and C 0,., Cameron-street, Cabinetmakers and Undertakers — ? At > James Baker, Havelock-street G. Parking Moor-street Thomas s Williams, J iriwaid t ./ J Carrier— G. F. Scott, Cameron-street Chemist and Druggist— J. M. Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings Charles Neate, Moore Street. Coal and Firewood Merchants — G, Parker and Co. i near, Railway Station.; A. Piayes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station F. P. Leßreton, Burnett-street. : ' Drapers and Clothiers— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street' Orr arc Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street Firth, Pass, and Co., Okl Bank Store, East * street W. Gavin, East-street T. Quinn & Co., Moor-street Engineers and Founders—, Edwards and Le£, Engineers", Smiths,- etc., Burnett-street W. J. ilessty, 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-slreet K. Sa.ido, East-street Greengrocers— j - - 1 ; - 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-•' J Orr and Co., East-street Aitken arid Co., Havelock-street S. Plardley, East-street Ladies’ Clothing Establishment— Mrs. Morey,-Tancred Street,' h ' Painter, X:c.— J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Printers-and Publishers— Weeks and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, .Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Plardley, East-stieet Saddlers— •• Thomas Hudson, Burnett-street Surveyors—' ' C. E. Fooks and Son, PVT.-street Aitken and Co., Havelock-street ' Tentmakers— K. Sando, East-street i’.OBACCQNISTS— . ... ~ . . Priarrie, Moor-street' - 7 ' E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Weston, East-street



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