ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

V JCOUNTANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS— Charies Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East'St. W. R. Boyle, Moore-street. L J.CHITECT 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, Montgomerys Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Taylor and Lill, 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— j A/ Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street Furness and Dixon, Stationers’ Hall, East street South

Bootmakers-^ f. 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 F. P. Leßreton, Bumett-street. Drapers and Clothiers— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr and 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., East-street Aitken and Co., Havelock-street S. Hardley, East-street

Ladies’ Clothing Establishment— Mrs. Morey, Tancred Street.

’AINTER, &C. — f. R. Chapman, Tancred-street ’RINTERS AND PUBLISHERS— Furness and Dixon, East-street

’LUMBERS, (xASFITTERS, TINSMITHS, ETC.— f. C. Dolman, Tancred-street foseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Hardley, East-street

iADDLERS— Thomas Dndson, Burnett-street

PURVEYORS—r C. e! Fooks and Son, East-street

'ailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street

ENTMAKERS— K. Sando, East-street

OBACCONISTS — A. Pearse, Moor-street E. A.-Gamett, East-street A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close i follows For Christchurch and North at 10 a.m., 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 Longbeacn, at 15 p.m. daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount jmers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays id Fridays at 10.30 a.m. * For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.15 m. and 3 p.m daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, mgitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, 10.15 a,m - daily.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letters are advertised at the st Office, as having been received from ices beyond the Colony, during the month June, and remaining unclaimed on the August, 1878 Ahrenfeld, Henry Curry, Peter (c/o Michael Sweetman) Kennedy# Hu?h King, A. J. McDowell, John M. Mcßrien, Thos. Sevres, T. Wallace, John alters originating in New Zealand are not ir advertised, but are sent to the Dead ter Office, After having lain far two clear »thfl

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

arrived. August 22 —Fiery Cross, from Oamaru.

sailed. August 22 —Alhambra, s.s., for Melbourne, via South.

Port Chalmers, Thursday. Arrived —Barque Rokeby Hall, 102 days from London. She brings 22 passengers and 1600 tons cargo. While crossing the Indian Ocean she experienced north-east to north-west winds, with high breaking sea and low ba rometer.

The Evening Echo. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1878.

Municipal.—We would remind the burgesses that nominations ior the approaching Municipal elections cannot be received after 12 o’clock on Monday next. At that hour, the Returning Officer will make up a list of those he has received, which list will be posted at the Burnett Street entrance to Mont gomery’s buildings. Those who have candidates to nominate for any of the offices would do well to do so at once, and not defer it till the last moment. The New Old Men’s Home.— To-day the old and infirm men who are to' occupy the immigration barracks here arrived by the 10.30 train, and were conducted to their new quarters. Every arrangement has been made for their comfort, and the place has, by the efforts of Mr March, the chief officer of the Canterbury immigration depart ment, been made as cheerful looking as possible. We learn that the barracks can be thrown open for the reception of immigrants in 24 hours, and the resi dence of these old men in them (which will only be temporary), will in no way interfere with the lodging of new chums

The Ashburton Bridge. —The railways authorities responsible for the maintenance of the Ashburton bridge have done the right thing in coating it with a hearty layer of hematite paint. For wood work exposed to the weather, this paint is one of the best preserva tives known, and we hear all the rail way bridges in New Zealand are to receive the painter’s attention with hematite. Besides its own merits, it has the additional one of being a native production. For some years a manu factory of this paint has been in full swing in Nelson. The hematite ore is found- at the,Para Para iron mines in Collingwood, about 80 miles from the city of Nelson, and we heard recently that the works are to come into the possession of a company, Mr. T. B. Louisson, the 4essee of the hematite ground and proprietor of the Nelson works, being about to part with his in terest. The hematite ore is also used as an additional binding agent in mor tar. The color of the paint—a dark brown —does not perhaps recommend it to the eye, but its preservative pro perties are so great as to counterbalance this objection, and besides, its compa rative inexpensiveness, coupled with the fact that its manufacture is a colo nial industry, ought to bring it more largely into use for coating wood, iron, &'c., exposed to the weather. The Go vernment are to commended for thus encouraging native industry.

Caught on the Hop.—A man named Wright was yesterday charged before Mr. Winter with absconding from his bail at Temuka. His apprehension was a peculiar one. Sergeant Carlyon, of the Temuka force, was in Ashburton on Wednesday for the first time in his life, and was sitting in Sergeant Felton’s office, when Wright called to borrow is. 6d. from the latter official, trading on his “ brotherhood ” in the Craft as a plea for the Sergeant’s kindness. While Mr. Felton meditated on the advisa bility of giving a half-drunk brother a bed, or the wherewithal to procure one, the lynx-eye. of Sergeant Carlyon spotted the man an a “ wanted,” and collared him accordingly. The Sergeant’s cha rity was not wanted then, and yesterday Mr. Winter sent Wright to Temuka to answer the charge laid against him.

MAGISTRATE'S COUR T.

TO-DAY.

Before A. Le GrXnd Campbell, Esq., R.M.

POLICE CASES. John Butler was charged with caus ing a disturbance in a licensed house at Rakaia, also with being drunk and dis orderly, and obstructing the police con stable in the execution of his duty. Fined 50s. Michael Butler appeared to a charge of being drunk and disorderly and re sisting the police, also with using ob scene language. Constable Maroney gave evidence to the offence, saying prisoner was the “ crossest ” man ever he met. Sergeant Felton also gave evidence against Butler. Prisoner called several witnesses, one of whom asserted ,that Butler only resisted be cause the constable held him so fierecly by the collar of the coat as to almost choke him. He believed the man was only saved from strangulation by the shirt button of the prisoner giving way. Another said that Maroney threw the man down when the Sergeant appeared in sight. Butler was fined 10s. for the charge of drunkenness, but was dis missed on that of resisting the police.

Michael Ford and Daniel Flanagan were brought up charged with inciting the previous prisoner to resist the con stable.

Constable Maroney said the accused had encouraged Butler to resist him when being apprehended, and had fol lowed himself and charge up to the station, pulling prisoner back. Sergeant Felton said the constable and his prisoner had been followed to the station by a crowd of men, who all left the place when he (the Sergeant) appeared, except the two prisoners. He had seen Flanagan proceed to take off his coat and assume a threatening attitude towards Maroney, whom he threatened to prove at some future time an inferior man to himself.

Thomas Bradford was of opinion that the language used by the crowd was not likely to pacify a drunken prisoner, but would not swear that the men betore the Court were guilty of using the language. William Catton said Ford and Flana gan volunteered to help Maroney to take the prisoner to the lock-up, and said they would bail him out. No one interfered with the constable, and there was no resistance given by the crowd. Maroney threw his prisoner down when the Sergeant came in sight. The Magistrate dismissed the case, with a caution not to interfere with the police. Alfred Cox, a young boy, charged with firing a gun within fifty yards of a public road at the Rakaia, was dis missed with a caution. civil cases. *

Johnson v. Jackson. Defendant was sued for the sum of due to a bank rupt estate, plaintiff being trustee. Judgment for plaintiff. Grant v. Rutter.—Mr. Tosswill ap peared for plaintiff and Mr. Branson for defendant. The claim was for 14s 6d, damage for three squares of glass alleged to have beep broken in plain tiff’s hotel window af Rakaia by defen dant. Mr. Grant, in giving evidence, said that his windows had been broken, and Mrs. Rutter had offered to pay for one square of glass, but the windows bore the lettering “ Bar Parlor,” and the breakage of one square entailed the repainting of the others. He did' not see Mr. Rutter break one or any of the squares. Constable Smart did not know anything about the actual break age of the windows, but heard Mrs. Rutter say she would break all the win dows in the noyse. Mr. Branson claimed that no evidence having been given proving Mr sßutter tofoave broken the glass, the case should be dismissed. Mr. Tosswill held that the offer of Mrs Rutter to pay for one window was an admission of liability, and her threat proved by the constable was sufficient ground to claim for the whole bill. Judgnient for 18s 6d with costs.

Garibaldi’s young granddaughter, Anita, has just died. She was exactly twelve years old, and was named after her heroic grandmother, who was with the Italian Liberator during his South American campaigns, and died of ex haustion during Garibaldi’s flight from Rome in 1849. Imprisonment for Debt.— When in committee on the Fraudulent Debt ors’ Bill Mr. Swanson advocated the total abolition of imprisonment for debt, leaving people who give credit to take their chance. Mr. Bowen expres sed an almost identical opinion, be lieving that it would lead to a sounder system of credit, as people would only trust those whom they expected would pay. Debts would then become debts of honor, and debts of honor, as was well known, were generally paid.

A SCHEMING MAIDEN.

In Clinton, Illinois, there was a lovely maiden, say of 35, who fell desperately in love with , a rich young man, and to prove the disinterested rapture she felt for him and the ardent nature of her gush, she hinted, as only a lady of 35, anxious to marry, can, that he was the very finest man she ever came across, and could make any woman happy by the simple means of a preacher and a license. But the rich young man didn’t see it; he didn’t nibble, and, in fact, stayed away from there in a most unproposing man ner. But it was an enterprising mai den, and so she went through some five hundred novels in search of a good way to catch a rich young man with matrimonial lasso, for, as the couple in a novel always marry, it is safe to con clude that the courting must be good that results away in success. Well, at last the fair reader came to the “ Romance of a Poor Young Man,” wherein the point is that the P. Y. M. being locked in a moonlit tower with a lady, jumps off the tower at J:he risk of his life, sooner than stay up there and thus compromise the lady. “ I have it,” said the fair reader, closing the book, and going to the sexton of a lonely Methodist Church which stood some miles in the coun try. Diplomatically besieging that sexton, she managed to wheedle him out of the key to the steeple, which was high, had a spiral stairway inside, and only one window. Then the. rich but cool young man and the designing lady were seen one afternoon riding along that road, and, stopping at the lonely church, to go up in the steeple and view a fine article of sunset. The couple climbed the stairs, and stood at the single win dow admiring the lovely scene until the sun went down behind the west, and the twilight crept o’er moorland and lee —see any novel or poem for minute description. Then the rich young man began to get skittish and wish he was at home, so he imparted a gentle hint to his companion that they had better go, &c. Now, the lady had locked the door of the steeple, assuring the young man that it was the sexton’s imperative com mand. Down the steep narrow stairs they came, and at the bottom the lady felt" for the key in her pocket, but no key was there. “'Gracious me,” says she, in a most histrionic manner, “if I. haven’t gone and dropped the key out of the window. It’s fifty feet to the ground. What will become of us ? To stay in this steeple all night with a man and show myself afterward unmarried would kill me,” &c., and she fell on the young man’s breast in a paroxysm of weeping. . That young man was coql and busi ness-like. He waited until she turned off the water, then kindly seated her on the lowest step and started upstairs. “Heavens, Joseph; dear Joe, you ain’t going to jump ? ” “ Not if I know it; you just wait.”

Presently he returned with a bright smile on his face and the bell rope under his arm. Gently, but firmly, he took that thirty-five-year-old maiden upstairs to the window, and, in spite of her entreaties and cries, tied the rope about her waist and lowered away. The conventional ploughman, home ward plodding his weary way, saw, as the moon rose, a parti-colored ghost descending the face of the church steeple, and he began to plod faster, at the same time whistling a tune to keep up his courage. But curiosity, stronger than fear, caused him to take just one more look at the apparition, and what was his surprise to behold against the steeple, two bared and striped objects that loomed like the clown’s legs in the circus. The ploughman stood rooted to the ground, and then down came ghost number two, and, as it was a dark and masculine looking object, the ploughman rallied from his fright and approached the spot, when he beheld a lady and gentleman quarrelling, and the lady calling the gentleman a horrid wretch. No cards.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

London, August 21. In the Yeadon match, the first in nings of the Australians closed for 54 ; Yeadon’s second innings for 71. The Australians have four out for 55 in their second innings.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, August 22.

In the Stevenson prosecution, the jury were locked up for six hours and disagreed. They were discharged, and the defendants bound over to appear when called upon. Mileta is still first favorite for the

Cup at 100 to 8. The public are back ing Swiveller at large commissions, and Locksley. First Lord is at 100 to 20 Betting dull. The Ring were absent at the Hawkesbury meeting.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.]

Auckland, Thursday.

The schooner Atlantic, 22 days from Patea for Manukau, with a cargo of sheep, is missing, also the schooner Koiuma, from Waitara with sheep. It is feared that they have been wrecked. The Natives brought word that a quan tity of wreckage had been washed ashore at South Head. The Raglan constable, on proceeding to the place, found 30 .carcases of fat sheep, with no brands, which the Natives said came ashore on the previous night; also a small ladder and semi-circular box, with 7x2 battens, 2ft. 31'n. in length, painted Prussian blue and white alter nately. The* box is of the kind used for covering the rudder shaft, and is now. in the constable’s possession. Constable Bulford was also informed by a settler living at Ruapuke, distant 18 miles from Raglan, that on Friday last a portion of a false keel, a quantity of onions, a box of candles, and several carcases of sheep, had come ashore on Ruapuke beach. The, yacht Foam capsized at Nor thern Wairoa, Kaipoara. The owner, Antonio Souza, was drowned. He had swum nearly ashore, when he turned back for his coat floating in the stream, and was unable again to reach the bank.

Wellington, Thursday.

It is intended to bring one or two of j, D’Urville Island ore to be smelted at some local foundry, in the presence of all who wish to see the qua lity of the ore. Foxton, Thursday.

Mrs. Richard Taylor, a lunatic, on her way to Wellington by the Jane Douglas, jumped overboard last night and was drowned. The body awaits the coroner’s investigation at Whyte’s Hotel.

Nelson, Thursday.

A fire last night totally destroyed New ton’s livery stables, Hardy-street. It broke out in a loft, which&was full of hay, and the whole stables were a mass of blaze when the fire was. first dis covered. Five horses were burnt to death, and two so seriously injured that they had to be shot. One of the latter broke adrift with its cloths burning, galloped wildly down Trafalgar-street, and made a dash at the door ot the Club, smashing the glass entrance. The harness and saddlery were all destroyed. These, with the horses, were”insured for in the National and in the Norwich Union. The overseer’s house and furniture were totally destroyed, and were uninsured.

Reefton, Thursday.

An influential and very largely, at tended public meeting was held here re the West and East Coast railway. Re solutions were passed similar to those adopted at Christchurch. Kumaru, Thursday.

The heaviest fall of snow which has taken place here this year occurred to day. Four inches are now on the grouud, and it is still snowing. Carterton, Thursday.

Thomas Neilson and Carl Jensen were arrested last night for having com mitted a murderous assault on Matthew Wild. They inflicted very dangerous scalp wounds, five or six inches long, the scalp being turned over the crown of the head. The doctor’s report is un favorable.

The Late Colliery Explosion —The explorations in the Woodspit colliery after the exploration revealed sickening sights. The bodies of many of the poor fellows were found lying clustered together, and these were re moved to the pit and round shaft. Carts were kept employed” all day con veying the bodies from the pit to the shed, where they were washed and placed in the coffins provided. During the interval between the laying out of the bodies and the arrival of the carts with another load, the relatives and friends of the deceased were admitted to the shed for .- the purpose of identi fying the bodies. This was not so dif ficult a task in many cases, as with those previously recovered, for some of the men were hardly disfigured. The ex plorers came across the bodies of nine teen men in one of the slants, all close together. These poor fellows had evi dently heard the explosion or felt the “ suck,” and had immediately left the working places and run for the pit, but being overcome by the choke-damp, had fallen and died. It is said that had these men managed to' travel a short distance further they would, in all pro bability, have been saved. From eight o’clock in the morning to four o’clock in the afternoon, fifty bodies were taken out of the pit j

The Evening Echo, Friday, August 23, 1878.



WRITING ! QUICK METHOD ! IN TWELVE HOURS. THE various business styles; also, the American method of Shorthand, which can be learnt very quick. Lessons every night from seven to nine. Apply Eagle’s Boarding HO “ Se >- , ° A. NUTSON.



NOTICE.



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



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 & Co. 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.



ELECTION OF MAYOR. jV/J-R. DONALD WILLIAMSON Will ADDRESS the ELECTORS On SATURDAY EVENING Next, in the TOWN HALL, ,



at 8 o’clock. * BREAD. BREAD. BREAD. THE undersigned begs to announce that he has undertaken the sale of BREAD from the New Bakery of Messrs. Saunders BroSi, ■ and is now prepared to supply Best Bread per 41b loaf at s>4d, Cash, NOW READY, AT THE SHOP, EAST STREET. On and after MONDAY next, Bread will be Delivered to all parts of the Borough and suburbs at 6d. per 4lb loaf for Monthly Accounts only. K. S AND O , BREAD AND GROCERY STORE, East Street, . Near the Evening Echo Office. Large orders for Bread must be left at the shop not later than 5 p.m. HOW TO PROCURE A SEWING MACHINE EASILY. 'pHE GREAT ADVANTAGE OFFERED • " .y : : \ . by. •" ■ ORR AND CO. By the TIME PAYMENT. SYSTEM places the SINGER HOUSEHOLD and HOWE MACHINES within easy reach of all. Payments—Weekly or Monthly. ORR & CO., Sole Agents for the above Machines im Ashburton. \



WANTED KNOWN. That sando’s bread cart win be round on Monday Morning. Please leave orders at the Shop, East-stret, near the Echo Office. - TOWN SECTION. WANTED, to purchase, in or near East street, a Quarter-acre SECTION. Apply, by letter, stating price, &c., A. 8., office of this paper. BOARD AND RESIDENCE. COMMODA' Young Men. ACCOMMODATION for a few respectable Apply at Echo Office. SAUNDERS BROS* have completed arrangements with Mr. K. Sando for Sale of their Bread, and invite all requiring a Good and Cheap Article to purchase from K. SANDO, East Street, Ashburton. NOTICE. A j'HE Burgess Roll is open for inspection at J- the office of the undersigned till Saturday next, 24th instant, between the hours of 9.30 and 10.30 a.m. and 3 and 4.30 p.m. CHARLES BRADDELL, ' Town Clerk. JOB LOT DOZ. Ladies’ Colored Josephine KID GLOVES, slightly spotted, will be sold 1/- PER PAIR. ORR & CO. CHARLES BRADDELL, Agent for Press Company, Limited. Secretary Town Hall Company. 1 Agent for National Insurance Company, .emoved to Montgomery’s Buildings, entrance from East and Burnett Street*,