ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY

Architect and Civil Engineer S. W. Brown, East-street Auctioneers — Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders Bros., Ashburton Accountants and Commission Agents Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings Barristers and Solicitort — Mr. Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street

Banks— Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keeper— J. G. Anstce, East-street Builders, Contractors, Etc. — James 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— P, 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 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 and Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street Firth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East street

Engineers and Founders — Edwards and Lee, Engineers, Smiths, etc., Bumett-street W. J. Ilessey, Central Foundry, Peters-st 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, Tancred-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 Painter, Ac. — J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street and Publishers— Furness and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc,— - J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street j Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street f S. Hardley, East-street Thomas Dudley, Bumett-street Surveyors— C. El Fooks and Son, East-street 'Tailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street 'Tentmaicers— K, Sando, East-street Tobacconists— A. Pearse, Moor-street E, A. Garnett, Tancred-street A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close •a 3 follows :

For Christchurch and North at io 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 on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m.

For Tetnuka, Timaru, and South at 10.15 a.m. and 3 p.m daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a ‘ m> daily.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

The following letters are advertised at the Post Office, as having been received from places beyond the Colony, during the month of April, and remaining unclaimed on the ist July, 1878 Banks, Williiam Binder, L. C. Cadle, W. C. Cairns, John, care of David Johnston Christie, Samuel Dunne, William Fitzgerald, John (2) Hall, John Harris, Mark Harris, Joseph Hayward, William Leahy Patrick (2) Leggatt, W. L. Orr, Robert Tourgis, A. (2) Letters originating in New Zealand are not now advertised, but are sent to the Dead Letter Office, after having lain for two dear months.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. June 13 —Elizabeth Curie, schooner, from Kaipara. July 13—Adelphoi, barque, from Newcastle. July 15 —Taiaroa, from North. SAILED. July 13 —Wanabn. s.s., for Port Chalmers. July 13 —Hannah Barrett, schooner, for Havelock. July 13 —Colonist, schooner, for Oama.ru. July 13 —Edith Reid, schconer, for Wanga nui. July 13 —Tin, 5..5., for Ka'kouras. July 14 —Columbia, schooner, for Napier. Ju.[y 14-LCleopatra, schooner, fur Grey mouth. July 14 —Planter, barque, for Newcastle. July 15 —Taiaroa, for Oamaru.

Timaru, Saturday. Arrived —Beautiful Star, from Dunedin. Sailed —Zior, for W, iiington ; Himalaya, for London.

July 14 Arrived—Pakeha, br:g, from Newcastle. Port Chalmers, Saturday

Arrived— Pan mu re, 97 days, from London. She brings 29 passengers and 2500 tons cargo. She experienced heavy weather crossing the Southern Ocean. On June i6th shipped a heavy sea, which carried away two lifeboats, quarter-boat, bridge compasses, poop rails, and started the deckhouse and sixty feet of iron bulwarks, sweeping the deck of everything moveabld.

The barque Renfrewshire, from Port Pirie, South Australia, for London, put in with cargo shifted, and making water. The pumps were chokecl, and she had lost a boat, part of the port bulwarks, stanchions, chains, and plates, besides sustaining other damage, on June Btli. Sunday. Arrived—Hinemon, on Saturday, at 10.45 p.m.; Rotorua, at 10.40 this morning. Melbourne, Saturday. The Underwriters’ Association report under date, London, July 9th —“Arrived, Auckland, from Dunedin ; Hereford,Jfrom Wellington.”)

DAILY MEMORANDA.

TO-DAY. Somerset Lodge of Instruction, at 7.30 p.m. The Dawn of Peace Lodge, 1.0.G.T., at the Library Hall. 6 p.m.

The Evening Echo. MONDAY, JULY 15, 1878.

The session of Parliament will open on the 26th of this month, and oppo nents of the present Ministry say it will be a “ lively ” one—that is (we presume) they intend to make it so. Though considerably reduced in numbers since the close of last session, and though many whom they looked upon as sup porters are now only half-hearted, and wait to see which side will yield the most profitable return for their support, before they make a final leap from the “ rail,” the Opposition are not altogether | without some “go.” They represent j too strong interests to allow themselves to be shut out from power without a I .struggle, and Sir George Grey will not •carry his sweeping reforms, if he carries 'them at all, without a bitter fight. The greater portion of the reforms he has indicated as the intention of his Go vernment to introduce, are of a kind calculated to cross the grain of a con siderable number of the members, and whether he is successful or not in carry ing his reforms out, it is patent to even the most careless reader of Parliamentary doings that not a little bad feeling will arise over their discussion. There was a time when New Zealand could boast of possessing a Parliament of men of refinement—of gentlemen; but last session proved that her claim to such a distinction was, to put it as mildly as possible, at least not so wel founded as it has been. There were charges brought by members of the House against other members, and language used in the slating of those charges which were by no means char acteristic of refined society, and though it lias not yet become necessary for a member to add to his qualifications as ■a iNew Zealand Legislator the ability to •h>®id his own in a round of fisticuffs; still it is by no means certain, with the evidence of last session before us, that •We -shall continue in a position to com" •miserate the bad case of sister Colonies with their pugilistic Parliamenters. Let •us'hope, liowever, that if the session about -to.qpen is to be “ lively,” it will Gue so -with some regard to decency if wtot to-dignity, and that the gentlemen to whom the.GO-untry has entrusted the care of her best interests will not forget what is due-to.her honor if they should even be careless of their own self respect. '

There are several questions likely to cause hot debate, mi possibly to pro’

duce no small amount of acrimony. For instance Sir George’s conduct, in the affair of the Land Bill ; the corres pondence of the Governor with the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the course his Excellency followed in regard to the nomination by the Grey Government of a gentleman to the Upper House ; and others in which the Premier is the most prominent figure — notably the Ministerial tour and the Native question. It is by no means certain that, though the Colonial Secre tary lias supported.the Governor in the Land Bill affair, Sir George will not be able to lay before the House a satis factory explanation of his conduct, and as there are those who do not hesitate to very plainly accuse the Marquis of partizanship with Major Atkinson, and Sir George himself has hinted as much, it is probable that there may be a pretty lively time over the whole case Govei nor v. Premier.

The measures to be evolved out of the declared platform of the Govern ment are very important ones, and will doubtless try the strength of sides to the utmost. Reforms are aimed at in the civil service, in finance, in the matter of local self-government, in representation; a re-adjustment of taxation is also pro posed ; while the vexed question of the Waste Land of the Colony—a pet sub ject of the Attorney-General'—will come in for a share of consideration. As far as Ministers have yet taken the public into their confidence, the direction of reform will please the mass of the people, but there are interests to be contended with on the majority of those questions that are not without strength, and it will require all the firmness at the command of the Government to hold on to the course they have marked out for themselves, for there can be no doubt that the followers of the Major will be as “ lively ” as they can, and use to their utmost the great ability as “ obstructives ” which.they undoubtedly possess.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Columbus is signalled at Lyttelton. She has been 116 days out. Football.—We understand that a challenge has been received by the local Football Club from the North Canterbury Club to play a match at Rangiora in about four weeks. Steps are now being taken to muster a team to repre sent Ashburton, and as there are several players of high repute in the district they should make a creditable show against our northern friends. Any gentleman desirous of offering himself to the selection committee is requested to com municate with Mr S. Saunders and attend practice on Saturday next. Freemasons. —The Somerset Lodge hold a lodge of instruction to-night in the Lodge room, Somerset Hotel.

Correction. —In our issue of Saturday we mentioned that a special meeting of the Ash burton County Council would be held this day —it should have been Monday 22d inst. 1.0.G.T. —A meeting of Degree Members of this Order will be held in the Library Hall to-night at six o’clock to confer second and third degrees on a large number of candidates. Higher grade Templars are requested to attend. The subordinate Lodge Dawn of Peace, whose Degree meeting the above is, will assemble at 7,30 as usual. Changes.— The opening of Messrs Mont, gomery’s new buildings has caused a number of changes amongst tbe business portion of the community. Mr Cambridge, chemist, &c., took possession of his large and handsome shop last week. Workmen are busily engaged with the fittings of a large drapery establishment next door ; and this morning we notice the third is let to Mr Garnett, hairdresser and tobacconist. Mr Cambridge’s old shop, near Friedlander Bros., has been taken by Mr Jacob Mooar, fruiterer and greengrocer, for which trade he could not have a better stand. We wish all those gentlemen that success which their enterprise deserves.

Gas Company.—A meeting of the Com mittee was held to-day at Messrs Bullock' & Co.’s offices, when the following business was transacted :—A sub-committee was appointed to select and purchase a site suitable for the works. It was resolved the Company’s bankers be the Union Bank of Australia. A prospectus was drawn up, and ordered to be published three times a week in both papers in Ashburton (Echo and Mail), and once a week in the Press and Times. It was decided that the share list be closed on 3d August.

The Cricket Reserve.—We notice a start has at length been made towards putting the cricket reserve in order for next season. Under the direction of Mr. Wilkie, the ground is being broken up, and thoroughly levelled, and during the week will be sown with grass. This work should have been completed in the autumn,, and we fear the delay which has oc curred will be much lamented by our cricketers if we suffer another diy summer. But they may reasonably expect a gieat improvement on last year’s practice ground, and we trust it will direct mm more support lg the game.

CORRESPONDENCE

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE LIBRARY.

To the Editor of the Evening Echo. Sir —Although resident in Ashburton but a short time, T have heard several express favora ble opinions on the management of your Literary Inst’ v;. Yet it occurs to me the funds from w" ieh it has hitherto been supported will sutler a diminution from the circumstance that a good part of its revenue hitherto derived from letting the hall for public meetings, etc., will now cease, as the new Town Hall will naturally supply all such requirements. I would suggest the advisability of urging your representatives to make application on the meeting of Parliament for a considerable land endowment in support of so desirable an insti tution, and, as the Assembly will soon be in session, no time should be lost. Another educational matter appears to be altogether overlooked. I refer to the seeming necessity of opening an evening school. lam not aware whether there is a room suitable for the purpose, but I doubt not one could readily be provided, and by making a start at once matters could be got into working order, and some good effected in supplementing the educa tion of those who have perhaps been unavoida" bly neglected. Possibly these remarks may lead to action, and in such hope I write. —I am, etc., Indicator.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

The Eastern Situation. [By Submarine Cable.] London, July n. Australia thrashed South Wales in one innings, with thirty-eight runs to spare. England will occupy Cyprus strongly. Seven thousand Indian and 2400 Bri tish troops will form the garrison. Congress ceded a position on the Armenian border to Persia, as an ob stacle to Russian advance.

July 13- The term of Governor Robinson’s office has been extended.

Cyprus was formally occupied by England yesterday. Everything was settled and signed at Berlin on Satur day. All passed off quietly at Montreal on the 12 th.

The. money market is easier. Consols are now quoted at 96^. The new Portuguese loan of two and a half millions, and the Natal of four hundred thousand pounds were fully subscribed.

The corn market has advanced 6d. to is. per quarter. At the Garonne inquiry the captain was blamed, and his certificate sus pended for six months. The Scottish ship Admiral, with immigrants for Queensland, has been stranded at Southland. Montreal (undated), In consequence of the excitement, the Orangemen voluntarily desisted from holding any procession. London, July 13.

The Convention has been proclaimed at Cyprus, and the Secretary to the British Embassy at Constantinople took possession. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to a question, said no money vote would be required in connection with the convention.

AUSTRALIAN.

■ ■ Sydney, July 13. It is stated that Governor Robinson has informed the Governor of New Caledonia that he cannot comply with his request to send troops to assist in quelling the Native outbreak, but that H.M.S. Sapphire has been despatched from New Zealand to New Caledonia in consequence of affairs there. Adelaide, Monday. The English mail steamer was sighted, off Cape Borda, at nine this morning.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.] Auckland, Saturday. An old offender named Crowe was arrested charged with murdering another man of bad repute named Black, Both men were at a house of ill-fame in the suburbs of Arch Hill, when a fight occurred, and Crowe was worsted. Crowe afterwards came behind Black, while talking with some women, and struck him a heavy blow with a bill hook, the weapon sticking in his skull. The man was afterwards removed to the hospital, where his deposition was taken. There is no hope of his re covery. The Orange soiree and ball last night was attended by SOO$ OO jpewpw?,

New Plymouth, Sunday. Mr. Kelly member for New Ply mouth, addressed his constituents last evening, when a vote of confidence was passed. He reviewed Sir J. Vogel’s public works policy, and referred to his own personal efforts with regard to the Waitara-Wanganui railway. He then gave a brief summary of the transac tions of the Assembly during the past session, and the reason why he sup ported Sir G. Grey. He said the late Government had dwindled away from being a Vogel Government to a Staf ford Government; and Stafford ought to have been in office as its leader. He supported Sir George Grey’s policy because he was free from any com plicity in the purchase of native lands, because it was not from ambition that he sought office, because he deeply sympathises with the people, and be cause in the past he stood up for the colony, disobeying the commands of Lord Carnarvon to send troops home, which led to his being removed from the Governorship of the colony. He found Sir George Grey’s policy likely to benefit the colony generally, so he sup ported him. He referred to the inci dence of taxation as proposed by the present Government, and said that pro perty should bear part of the burden necessary for public works. He thought that taxes should be levied on all kinds of property, and not on land only. He justified the action of the Government in delaying the matter regarding the opening of Waimate plains, and gave a hopeful review of the late proceedings at Waitara, speaking in the highest terms of Rewi and of the prospects of the line of railway being extended from Taranaki to Auckland. There was a good attendance, and Mr Kelly’s re marks were from time to time loudly applauded. Wellington, Saturday. At the Uper Hutt this morning, while a teamster named Mabey was driving a team of three horses towards the Upper Hutt railway station, they broke away from him and got on to the railway line, galloping in front of the Kaitoki ballast engine. They were run into by the engine and two horses killed out right, and the third so badly injured that it had to be shot. Dunedin, Saturday. Mr. J. C. Brown was entertained at a banquet at Waitahuna last night. Mr. Stout and several Dunedin visitors were there. An apology was read from Mr. Sheehan, regretting that he could not be present. The speeches were of the usual character on such occasions.

Mr. Stout will read a paper before the Otago Institute on Monday, “On the Best Method of Studying Politics.” Sunday.

At a meeting of the University Coun cil yesterday it was resolved —“ That this Council, having learned that the Presbyterian Synod of Otago and South land resolved in January last to erect a second chair in the University of Otago, express gratification at the prospect of another chair, and also the opinion that a chair of the English Language and Literature, together with Constitutional History, in the present circumstances of the University would be of the greatest service to higher education.” Mr. A. H. Ross, optician, has been requested to stand for Roslyn. Monday.

Jn consequence of the urgent solici tations of Sir George Grey, Mr. J. C. Brown will not (says the “ Herald ”) resign his seat for Lawrence. A petition against the present system of Education was numerously signed at the Catholic Church yesterday. (Special to the Press,) New Plymouth, Saturday. The Government are about to estab lish Rewi on the west side of Waitara. Old chiefs, who know, say that Rewi has made no concession for railway or other, purposes unless ; in secrecy un common to natives. They also say that had Rewi received at Waitara cooked potatoes instead of raw, his spirit might have been one with Sir George Grey’s spirit; but as it is, the two are one in body, but separate in spirit. Westport, Monday.

There has been a heavy rainfall for the last- twenty-four hours. s It was gauged, and gave seven and half inches. The road to Reefton is nearly impassa ble. The Lyell district people are almost starved out through stoppage of supplies en route. Lyttelton, Monday.

The barque Columbus, from London, 116 days out, is signalled, She comes to the New Zealand Shipping Co. Tapanui, Monday.

A fire at John Cameron’s, Spylaw, on Saturday, about 5 p.m., totally destroyed large stables, barn, and chaff-house, also 400 bushels oats. The property was insured in the Victoria for The estimated loss is The origin of the fire is unknown. It is said that no one was in the building from noon,, and that the last persons to leave the stable

did not smoke nor use matches. This is the fourth similar case of fire in this district in a few months in which stables have been destroyed, and no cause could be assigned for outbreak, and all insured too in the Victoria office. [from our own correspondent.] Timaru, Monday. Timaru Races—Timaru Cup, Ivan hoe 1, Eversley 2, Stockman 3; Mai den Plate, Tommy 1, Kakanui Lass 2 ; Tallyho Handfcap, Agent 1, Shillelagh 2. Stockman 3.

A FEARFUL RIDE AND DEATH.

(From the New York Times.') SOME MAGNIFICENT DRIVING THAT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO SAVE THE LIFE OF JOHN STRICKLAND. A thrilling and terrible catastrophe, that blanched the cheeks and stopped the breath of a thousand spectators, occurred in this city on the morning of Thursday, 18th April. John Strick land, a driver of one of the large road wagons of P. T. Barnum’s Circus,, took, out his matched team of six glossy black horses for exercise at 7.30 o’clock. He had had' charge of the chariot racing horses in Barnum’s Hippodrome in 1874 and 1875, and was one of the trusted drivers for Montgomery Queen, L. B. Lent, and other circus proprie tors. He had several times crossed the ocean having charge of circus stock. Tom Burnham, who drove with him over the Sierras, says that he was the best driver and the whitest man he ever knew. The horses that he drove on this occasion had had nothing to do lately, and had been well fed in antici pation of hard work on the heavy Spring roads. Frank and Pilot, the leaders, weigh over 1,200 pounds each, and the wheelers weigh nearly 1,300. While driving off some of the super fluous mettle of the horses, Strickland took occasion to go across town to his home at 525 West Thirty-ninth Street, to bring over his personal baggage, pre paratory to the start on the road, which the circus was to make on the follow ing Sunday. On his way back he drove up Tenth Avenue to Forty second Street,, and then started the animals on a gentle trot to cross town. As they were just passing under the broad passenger platform of the-Eleva ted Railroad Depot at Forty-second Street an up-train approached the sta tion. It had crept noiselessly up be hind the houses on the west side of the street, but just as the leaders got their heads out from under jjhe platform the engineer let off steam. Herman Schimler, a grocer’s boy, who was on the corner, says that the off leader turned his neck like a flash, and began to paw the air and back down on the body horses. In a second they were all in a tangle and all rearing. The driver straightened them out, and they dashed up Forty-second street as the train rumbled on to the station.

As they passed between, the two columns that support the east track of the road, a cart stood in their way, but Strickland, having the reins in his hands, flung the horses to the right. The heavy wagon swung up. against the curb, and the cart was unhurt. The horses were at the top of their speed. Strickland wore a high-crowned, black soft hat. The wide brim lay back in front as he held his head down against the wind and sawed his horses’ mouths. Both feet were braced against the brake. As he passed Eighth -Avenue/ a police officer, who at first thought; he was drunk, and was purposely, putting his horses to their speed, noticed that his teeth were clenched. - V

It needed only a second glance to satisfy the officer that.it was a. runaway, and that the driver realised .his danger. The hind wheels dragged without turn ing. A train of sparks followed them. The .tires were three inches ’wide and nearly as thick. Had there beeiV & load on the waggon the brake would have stopped the horses. As it was the wheels pounded uselessly, over the rough pavement. The waggon was surmounted by a high blue box. ; At Seventh Avenue a horse-car was rumbling down at its ordinary rate. A police officer shouted to'the-driver, and he put the whip on his horses, and the circus waggon just escaped the rear dashboard.

The horses had passed it in a semi circle. The tramp of the six horses and the rattle of the waggon gave notice of its approach, and windows were raised all along the street as it passed. No accident had happened so far. The skill of the driver enabled him to con trol his horses; but it would have re quired the strength of many men to stop them. As far as Fifth Avenue the way had been up-hill, At this point Strickland had to decide between the risk of making a wide turn into Fifth Avenge

The Evening Echo, Monday, July 15.1878.



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