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 on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Temuka, 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 July, and remaining unclaimed on the Ist September 1878 : Anderson, James Clough, Robinson Doherty, Henry James Fergusson, J. H. (2) Gooch, W. Kelly, Cornelius O’Donnell, Patrick Palmer, William Rilly, James Sweetman, Michael (2) Spencer, W. 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 months.

ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

A :COUNTANTS_ AND COMMISSION AGENTS — Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East-st. W. R. Boyle, Moore-street. A ICHITECT 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 B VRRISTERS AND SOLICITORS— Mr. Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings B vKers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Thomas Taylor, East-street, B\nks— Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Bdarding House Keepers— J. G. Anstee, East-street Eagle’s Dining Rooms, Havelock 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 G. Compton, Builder, Moore-street. Biovsellers and Stationers— A, Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street Furness and Dixon, Stationers’ Hall, East street South

BOOTMAKERS— J. 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. Leßreion, 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. Biriwell, 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. Painter, &c. — J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers— Furness and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.- J. C, Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Hardley, East-street Saddlers— Thomas Dudson, Bumett-street Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, East-street Tailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Tentmaxers— K. Sando, East-street Tobacconists— A. Pearse, Moor-street E. A, Garnett, East-street A, Westop # East-street

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

arrived. Sept. s—Taranaki, s.s., from South. Sept. 5 —Taupo, s.s., from North. Sept. s—Albion,5 —Albion, s.s., from South and Mel bourne. Sept. s—Hinemoa,5 —Hinemoa, s.s., from Wellington.

sailed. Sept. 5 —Taupo, s.s. for South. Sept. s—Taranaki,5 —Taranaki, s.s., for North. Sept. 5--Albion, s.s., for North. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London Crusader, Lutterworth, Waimate, Waimea, Waitangi, Langstone, Pal ala. . From New York Star, Southminster, Olmstee. From Foo Chow —Rio Lodge. From Calcutta —Aries, Akbar. From Sydney via Auckland—Rotorua. Tirnaiu, Wednesday. Arrived —Barque Bells, from Newcastle. She experienced fearful weather on Sunday last off Cape Campbell. Robert Crichton, a sailor, iell dead while at the pumps.

The Evening Echo. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1878.

County Returning Officer. — Mr. Charles Braddell has been elected by the County Council Returning Officer for their elections next Novem ber, with instructions not to employ as deputies either Road Board clerks or surveyors. The Northern Visitors.— The arrangements for the reception of His Exellency and following are I nearly completed. The special train will arrive at 7.55 to-morrow morning. His Worship the Mayor, now in Christ church accompanies the train to Ash burton, from which station he will drive His Excellency to the Town Hall; the other members of the train walk. At the station a short address to the Marquis will be read by the Town Clerk. On the journey from the station to the hall the party will pass under two triumphal arches, one at the railway station, the other at the Hall. These are now in course of erection under the supervision of a committee of the Borough Council, viz., Messrs Williamson, Roberts, Fried lander, and Shearman Breakfast will be served in the Town Hall, as we be fore stated, for 300 persons, the ladies of the party being entertained at the refreshment room.

Our Fire Brigade. —Last night his Worship the Mayor and Council lors christened the fire engine “ The Wainui.” The. ceremony was done sailor fashion —by smashing a bottle of champagne against the ribs of the innocent engine. It is right to give full vent to the feelings of the commu nity on the occasion of a great public event, and, to the Borough Ashburton, the election of its first Council was a great occasion. The christening of the fire engine was a harmless enough ceremony, and the brigade were fully entitled to the recognition of their honorable calling which the ceremony betokened; but there are certain limits within which public rejoicing should be held, and we contend that the ringing of the fire-bell, under any circumstances but the dire necessity of a conflagra tion, is a gross outrage on the feelings of the community. The bell was rung last night before the declaration of the poll. By whose authority or at whose instigation we cannot say ; but it is to be hoped that when the Fire Brigade are again called together, the summons will be made by some other means than the alarm bell. A fire is terrible enough under any circumstances, and the signal calling for help and sounding the alarm ought never to be trifled with. The least that could have been done was to have given sufficient public notice, as is done in other places, that at a certain time the bell would be rung. People would then have known that the alarm on that occasion had no meaning; but if at any moment a “ lark ” of the kind we complain of can be indulged in, the bell will cease to be an alarm, and aid might be with held when it is really wanted. Nu merous complaints were made last night of this piece of tomfoolery. [Since the above was in type, an advertisement has been handed in for publication, bearing the signature of the Hon. Sec. of the Fire Brigade, and offering a reward for evidence leading to the con viction of the scamp who rang the bell. This is a full exoneration of the Fire Brigade in the matter, and we hope the real offender will be brought to justice].

The Town Auditors. —Messrs. Zouch and Bristo will be declared elected to-morrow, in the Town Hall, at 12 noon.

County Council Items. —Yester- day afternoon some correspondence was read at the Council meeting on the matter of the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks railway. Mr H. MThvraith, chairman of the Alford Forest Railway Company, wrote to the Council, charg ing the promoters of the Forks line with having procured votes in its favor through the misapprehension existing in the minds of certain voters in regard to the extent of country the line was to run through, and by other means, en closing letters from voters in support of his allegations. He also pointed out that the voting had been in some in stances irregular, owing to properties in right of which votes were used not hay ing been classified as liable to any rate. The following motion, ~'sposing of the matter, was ultimately moved by Mr Saunders, seconded by Mr Wright, and carried: —

That before giving his consent to the con struction of the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks railway, the Governor be requested to appoint an impartial and competent tribunal to see that no land should be called upon to contribute to its construction or maintenance that is not so situated as to derive a special benefit from the proposed line.

Messrs Crisp and Wilkie, as a depu tation from the Ashburton Racing Club, asked that a race reserve be vested in trustees for racing purposes. It was resolved that a petition, presented to the Council by the club on this subject, would be forwarded to Government.' Mr Wright gave notice of motion as follows : To ask this Council at its next ordinary meeting to vote ZSCCO to the Ashburton mu nicipality for the purposes of a water supply for the township, such sum to be paid only on the certificate of the Mayor that the money has been expended for that purpose. Whales. —A school of whales was observed off Charleston roadstead about 2 o’clock on Sunday week. The whales were a considerable distance from shore, but the foam and turbu lence caused by them while disporting themselves was easily distinguishable with the naked eye. The fish were evidently steering in a northerly direc tion.

Doesn’t Like It. —At odd times in Charleston one drops across some neat specimens of manuscript printing. It is generally worked in as the duty of some “ honorary secretary ” to some bogus institution but the torture can only be repeated once. One neatly printed ticket is worth the whole of these wretchedly written productions, which at times become an eye-sore to people who are possessed of even moderately refined feelings. Surely the cost of job printing is not so dear that the style of the primitive ages must be again returned to. —Charleston Herald.

Rough on the Bachelors. —M. Joubert has laid before the chamber at Versailles, a projet de loi for increasing the number of marriages. He demands that every Frenchman, who between 25 and 40, still persists in remaining unmarried, shall be deprived of his rights as an elector. “ Got.”—A certain railway company suspected that they were defrauded by passengers travelling without tickets. On application to Scotland Yard, a de tective was sent to travel continually in the trains. One day he heard a pas senger remark that it was very easy to go from Broad-street to Dalston Junc tion without taking a ticket. The de tective watched him and alighted with him, but to his surprise saw that he duly gave up a proper ticket at the barrier. The, detective entered into conversation with him, and said, “ I should like to know your plan for tra velling without a ticket, as I am a fre quent traveller, and I don’t mind giving you half-a-crown for the tip.” “ Done,” said the man, and, after pocketing the half-crown, lie remarked quietly, “When I want to travel without a ticket, I walk the whole way.” An Irish Affray.—A fatal stabbing affray took place recently near the his toric village of Ballingarry, in the county of Tipperary. It appears that several young men met at a public-house, and renewed the faction feud of the “ Sha navats” and “ Caravats,” which, it had been hoped, had long since passed out ol the minds of the people. When the men left the village a fight commenced, and two of them, named Fox and Bryan were stabbed, the first-named falling dead instantly. Bryan just lived long enough to receive the ministration of a priest, who was brought to him. In the course of the night the police ar rested two brothers named Crooke, and two other men named Ryan and Dow ling, on suspicion of having been con cerned in the homicide. Great regret is felt by the well-disposed part of the community at this occurrence, as it is likely to lead to the revival of the old faction feuds.

BOROUGH ELECTION.

DECLARATION OF THE POLL. Last night Mr. Braddell, the Return ing Officer, and his assistant, Mr. R. I-I. Pratt, finished their work of count ing the votes, and at half-past 7 the doors of the Town Hall were opened to admit the public. A crowd of men and youths immediately rushed into the hall, filling both lower area and gallery. The crowd was anything but a quiet one, and it soon became mani fest that it did not mean to be so. Yells, whistling, hooting, and general uproar were the order of the evening for a co isiderable time—in fact, during the whjle time of the meeting. So rowdy was the assembly that it seemed as if the Lord of Misrule had for the nonce established his court in the hall, and many a wight had his clothes well whitened by the bursting over his per son of well-aimed “shells” of flour, which were freely thrown by the larrikins in the gallery. When a lull came, sufficiently quiet to give Mr. Braddell a chance, he read the result of the voting, as follows :

The Returning Officer then declared the first nine duly elected, namely, Messrs. Williamson, Ivess, Saunders, Shearman, Roberts, Orr, Friedlander, Parkin, and Campbell. His Worship the Mayor was on the platform along with most of the candi dates, and after the result of the voting had been declared, he asked those to address the meeting. ■ This was at tempted by one after another of the successful and unsuccessful candidates, but in most cases the noise was so deafening as to make any effort to follow them futile. All, however, were understood to express their apprecia tion of efforts made in their behalf by the ratepayers, and thanks for support given.

Apologies were tendered for the absence of Messrs. Ivess and E. Saun ders, who had been called away by business, and after each candidate had had an opportunity of thanking the ratepayers, his Worship the Mayor declared the meeting closed.

TELEGRAPHIC.

[By Submarine Cable.]

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

St. Petersburg, August 29. It is stated that resistance on the part of the Lazis to a Russian occupation of Batoum has been abandoned. Berlin, August 29. The German Federal Council has adopted a Bill repressing the Socialists. • Vienna, August 30.

The Austro-Hungarian army in Bos nia and Herzegovina will be increased to 170,000.

London, August 29. The ratification of the Treaty of Ber lin -has been exchanged. There has been a severe fight at Jamboli. The Russians are repressing Bul garian ■ atrocities; many have been killed and wounded.

September 3rd. Elliot beat Higgins for the Champion Sculls. » Constantinople, September 1. There is a general rising against the Austrian occupation at Trebinie and Bosnia. The Turkish troops are co operating. September 2nd. The Porte consents to adopt the re forms suggested by the British Govern ment in the Asiatic provinces of Turkey.

Nrw York, September 1. The yellow fever is spreading terribly on the banks of the Mississippi.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, Sept. 4.

Further intelligence from New Cale donia states that the natives murdered twelve Communists on the 22nd and five white settlers.

Teremba, Moriem, Hondille, and eighteen settlers are missing, and it is believed they have been slaughtered. The Government are repressing reports^

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.]

Auckland, Wednesday,

A crowded meeting was held at Par nell last night. On the motion of Mr Dargaville, seconded by Captain Brack enbury, it was resolved—“ That the thanks of the ratepayers be transmitted to the member for Parnell, at Welling ton, in acknowledgment of the impor tant services he has rendered them.”

An inquiry has been commenced be fore the . Collector of Customs re the collision between the Taupo and Kate McGregor.

Gisborne, Wednesday.

Great indignation is expressed here at Poverty Bay being totally ignored in the Public Works Statement. A large meeting is to be held to urge the Government to do something for this district. Not a penny has been spent here yet. This is felt to be very hard, especially after the promise made by the Premier when he visited here. Both the Herald and Standard write very warmly on the subject. Blenheim,' Wednesday.

The correspondent of the Express telegraphed at noon to-day as follows — “ Mortimer’s party are obtaining good heavy gold at the new ground, Moun tain Camp, Wakamarina, 2 7dwt. (?) to the dish. Last week they found a nugget over an ounce in weight. Con stable Bailey reports that Pother .and party obtained nine ounces yesterday.” The D’Urville’s Island Company held a meeting yesterday. A favorable re port from the manager was received. Mr Cathero, an experienced person from the Thames, was appointed mining manager, vice Mr Manton, resigned. Mr Ruff was appointed secretary. Dunedin, Wednesday.

An inquest was held this afternoon at Outram on the body of George Christie, mail contractor. The evidence showed that deceased had in his possession a quantity of laudanum, which he was in the habit of administering to his horses. Dr. Mcßreaney gave evidence that de ceased just before his death told him he had taken four ounces of poison. The jury found that deceased died from the effects of laudanum while laboring under a fit of temporary insanity. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, in a claim for beer supplied, it was argued that a brewer could not re cover for beer sold to a person, who, he knew, purchased it for the purpose of carrying on a sly grog trade. His Wor ship said the principle was of so much importance to a large industry that he would like counsel on both sides to look up further cases.

PERPETUAL DAY.

The New York Times , after noticing the invention of a man who has ascheme for producing daylight throughout the 24 hours, urges the following objections to the proposed change : “ Although at first sight the advan tages of having a constant and invari able quantity of light and heat during the entire 24 hours seems undeniable, Congress will do well to examine the scheme carefully 'before adopting it. Of course the abolition of night would abolish the midnight cat, and would do away with a vast number of other ob jectionable features peculiar to the hours of darkness, but would it not have its attendant disadvantages? There can be no doubt that, were the facilities which the evenings now furnish for the interchange of tender sentiments between the sexes to be destroyed, the number of marriages would decrease at least one half. What Western girl of any self-respect would lean on the front gate in broad daylight in company with even the most eligible young man? And what lover, whether Eastern or Western, would have the hardihood to lure his fair cousin to the back piazza or the roof of the house under pretences of comets and shooting stars, in face of the fact that such celestial entertain ments are given only at night ? Court ing, if carried on exclusively by daylight, would lose its charm, and with the irre gular habits of sleeping that would result from the abolition of night, the young people in the front parlor would always be in danger of unexpected raids from sleepless fathers. The distress of mind which a perpetual day would pro duce among the animals would be ex tremely painful to every kind-hearted person. The chickens would continue to stalk about the yard and to sing in their feeble fashion until they dropped dead from want of sleep; the cats would wait in vain for the hour of riot and debauchery to arrive, and would finally die of suppressed profanity; and the ablest living dog, after waiting a month or two for the arrival of night in order to keep an appointment with an other dog with a view to sheep, would go-raving mad, and bite the just and unjust with equal indifference. The expense of the scheme will constitute

no objection to it in the minds of our Congressional financiers, since >t can easily be met by coining new ten-grain silver dollars; but the discomforts and annoyances which it would entail must be duly considered. Night has its uses after all, and, unless we are certain to gain by it, we should hesitate to utterly abolish night and darkness.”

Mr R. Dagg, the well-known Otago wrestler, has accepted the challenge of Thomas of Victoria, to wrestle for the championship of the colonies. The match will probably at Dune din in November. Discovery of Jet —Professor Gunning, of California, has made a new discovery of mineral treasures in that State. A man who thought he had dis covered coal in a thin ledge cropping up in a canyon brought a specimen to him, and it was found to be jet of the finest kind, worth £2,000 a ton. This is a news item which Whitby will hardly' welcome with delight One for Ourselves.--- The journal known as Truth , may, as a contemporary has it, be an objectionable one, but it sometimes makes a home thrust, as in the following case : —We hear a great deal, about the eminently patrio tic feeling of Australians and Canadians, and how proud they are of being members of the Federation termed the British Empire. But I would respect fully point out to them that words are very cheap, and that they should sup plement them by deeds. Under the old French Monarchy, towns and pro vinces used to make the Government presents of vessels of war. Why do not the colonies follow this example, and give us ironclads, together with an annual subsidy, &c. ? .... Frankly, my good fiiends in the colonies, you are not generous to throw upon us the cost of defending you as well as us. Strangers coming to reside in Ashburton ire 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. O.RR & 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 heir,? bought entirely upon cash terms, they are enabled to offer goods of 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.—Adv-t.

The Evening Echo, Thursday, September S, 1878.



— D. Williamson . Votes. 107 J. Ivess - - 104 «— E. Saunders - - 102 W. Shearman - XOI ——W. Roberts - 88 -—A. Orr - 80 "~ t ~R, Friedlander - 7 1 ™*G. Parkin - 68 *— J. Campbell - - 6 3 Robinson - 61 Fowler - 58 Leggett - 5° Firth - 37 Quill - - - 37 Chapman - 33 Sando - 3i



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 charged accordingly. Special notices can be received up to 3.30 p.m. for insertion over the Leader, but will be charged double scale.



REWARD, WILL be given for information which may lead to the conviction of the per son or persons who illegally rung the Fire Bell on Wednesday evening, September 4. By order, J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Hon. Sec.



BULLOCK AND CO. Are Sole Agents for Atkinson’s COOKING RANGES, Which were awarded seven of the highest Honorary Certificates at the Agricultural Show, 1877. T THESE Ranges, which are now so well known in this district, are made with or without boiler, and can be obtained any size between 2ft. 3 in. and 3ft 6 in. ASHBURTON BOROUGH • COUNCIL. THE Members of the Ashburton Borough Council are requested to meet in the ante-ro»m of the Town’ Hall on FRIDAY MORNING, at 7.30 o’clock, in order to meet his Excellency and party at the Railway Station, at 7.55 a.m. THOMAS BULLOCK, ) Mayor. Ashburton, September 4, 1878. AUCTIONEERS’ NOTICE. ON account of the opening of the Railway to Dunedin on Friday, 6th inst., our Land Sale will be Postponed until Thursday, 12th inst. BULLOCK & CO., Auctioneers. ASHBURTON TEMPLAR HALL COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. AS the Directors have this day taken over the Hall from the Contractor, I hereby give notice that all Calls must be paid to me on or before Thursday, the 12th inst., or legal proceedings will be taken to recover the same. K. SANDO, „ Secretary. SCHOLASTIC. jyjISS BARRATT is now prepared to receive pupils for Daily Instiaction, at her residence, near the Town Hall. MESSRS. HARRIS & IRELAND* BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Will shortly commence the practice of their profession in Ashburton*