MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows <* For Christchurch and North at 5.30 a. m. 10 a. m., and sp. m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10 a. m. ' and 5 p.m!: daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Eangitata, Orari,. Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a. m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily. For"' Greenstreet, Ashburton . Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a m. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m: daily. For Wakanui, F.lgin, and Seafield, on ..-.Tuesdays and Fridays, at 6 a.m. Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office— -From Christchurch at 10.25 a.m., 4.35 p. m., and ,7.50 p. m. From Chertsey, Rakaia, &c. at 10.25 a.m. daily. •: From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.35 p.m; daily. From Temuka and Timaru at 10.15 a. m. and 5.35 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge op Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a. in. daily. •■"~r-"From Wakanui, Elgin, and Seafield on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p.m.

"W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

The Ashburton Herald. AND Borough and County Advertiser (With Which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1880.

The War Paint.— Parties indebtedto Mr. Gale, scavenger, for services rendered had better pay, unless they wish to do it “ through the nose” in the R.M. Court. The. Pound.— Tenders will be received (as per advertiscmentrin another column) at the -County Council offices up to ten a.m. on next meeting day of the County Council, for the position of poundkeeper. Drunk. For an over-indulgence in the cup which doth intoxicate, Patrick Sulli van, at the request of Mr. handed over to the Clerk of the Court this morning five Colonial Roberts, as die penalty of his transgressing the law.

Goon Templary. —There is a move ment on foot just now towards a union of the two Ashburton Lodges of Good Temp lars, with a view to strengthening the Order generally in the township. Whether the movement will be successful or not is as yet problematical.

An Old Friend With a New Face.. —There is no resident in Ashburton who does not know genial Joshua Tucker, for so long manager to Montgomery and Co. Mr. Tucker has now started business as timber merchant on his own account, and as he is perhaps the best known man in the district, we augur that his success in his venture is a certainty. The San Francisco Mail. —The City of New York, with the London mails of 12th August, left San Francisco on the 28th, being two days before the contract date. The Zealandia, with the August colonial mails arrived at San Francisco on the Bth inst, —one day in advance of con tract date.

An Unattended Cab. —For allowing a horse and cab to be unattended, without locking the wheels, John Newman had to shell out ss. The cabby protested that he was only a distance of three feet from his charge at the time of the alleged offence, but this Constable Daly denied, and added that he had seen the horse make off, with Newman in pursuit, but at the time the vehicle started the driver was nowhere to be seen. The Borougi-i Reserves. —From the Gazette of,September 9, to hand, we learn that the following reserves within the Borough have been vested in the Corpo ration, viz.:—Reserves No. 7(12 (being sections 1210, 1211, and 1212); No. 764 (being section 657) ; reserve No. 765 (being section 630) ; reserve No. 766 (being sections 212, 213, 224, and 225) ; reserve No. 767 (being sections 210 and 211) ; reserve No. 771 (being sections 38, 39, 53, and 54) ; reserve No. 772 (being section 45, 46, and 47) ; reserve No. 773 (being sections 73 and. 74) ; reserves Nos. 775 aiid 776—in all, 5 acres 1 rood 3 perches. The Scotch Concert! —We understand that a “foursome” of really first-class Highland dancers have been secured for. the forthcoming Scotch concert, which is expected to come off about the 30th of the month. The Caledonian Society’s piper, Mr. Murdoch Elder, aided by Piper Forbes, will supply the pipe music, which will thus be of the- highest class, as is necessary when the Highland fling and Ghillie Callum (the sword dance) is under taken. We hear that amongst the attrac tions of the concert to “ upper country ” Scotchmen will be a song in the native Gaelic by a member of the Caledonian Society. The Committee -would be glad to hear of good Scotch vocalists in the district who might be persuaded to add their contributions to the attractions of the programme. The Doctor Caught Napping.—Dr. Trevor appeared before Mr. Guinness this morning on a charge of committing a breach of the Borough By-laws in allow ing his horse to stand across the footpath inTancred street. George Parkin stated that, on the date of the information, he saw Dr. Trevor ride across the footpath to Mr. O’Reilly’s office and remain there for two or three minutes. In consequence two ladies who were coming up the street were obliged to take the road. The doctor said he was sorry to take up the time of the Court with the case, as he ad mitted the offence ; but he had defended it, in the first instance, so as to let the public be acquainted with the fact that a Borough Councillor had descended to the position of a petty informer. His Wor ship inflicted a fine of ss.

The Presbyterian Manse at! Rakaia. The contractors for the erection of the Presbyterian Manse at Rakaia, Messrs. Sharp and Kimble, have commenced work, and the building will be completed in ten weeks from this date. The structure will cost about LSOQ, and its completion will greatly aid the congre gation who have hitherto been without a residence for their pastor, Rev. B. J. Wcstbrooke, who' had'thus to reside, in Ashburton. The'manse site is on five acres of ground on the Great South road about half-a-mile from the Rakaia Town Hall. Licensing Bench. —At the sitting of the Licensing Commissioners this morn ing, Messrs. Guinness (Chairman), Win ter, Cox, and Ward, being present, the application of Thomas Macfarlane, for a renewal of his license for the Barrhill Hotel was considered. At the last meet ing of the Commissioners the applicant had been instructed to have his ho ace re paired to the satisfaction of the police, on whose favorable report a renewal would be granted. Constable Rouse reported that, although the hotel had undergone certain repairs, yet it was far from being comfortable. The Sergeant of Police was instructed to visit the house, and direct the occupant to make the necessary re pairs, and if such instructions were com plied with, the license would be allowed to stand, but if, at the next meeting of Commissioners the police reported that the house had not been made coinfortr«ble, the license would be cancelled. The transfer of the license of the South Rakaia Hotel, from Mr. Francis to Mr. Kemp, was confirmed, and likewise that of the Waterton Hotel from Mr. Doherty to Mr. O’Shannassy. The whole of the other licenses in the district were renewed, j;no complaint ha ving been made by the police.

A Squeak.— At the Pukarangi Hunt Club meet yesterday at Wynyard’s the horse Cocky broke his neck, and his rider had a narrow escape. He was riden by Thorpe the celebrated steeplechase rider.

The Wellington Footballers. —After beating the Auckland players, which the Wellington team of football players suc ceeded in doing, they leave to-day by the West Coast, playing at Nelson on the route. The Press Association agent at Auckland considers it of sufficient import ance to telegraph the fact that the players enjoyed themselves immensely, etc.

The Home Meat Trade.— .-The Austra lasian learns by telegram that the Sydney .Government intend to test three refriger ating cars—English, American, and Colonial—on the railways during the ensu ing summer. As arrangements are being make for killing meat for shipment at more than one point far inland on the railways of New South Wales, a safe method of transmitting frozen meat to the seaboard becomes an essential condi tion. In Victoria the only place at which it is at present proposed to kill meat for shipment is at the Saltwater River, so that refrigeration cars are not so imperatively required there.

The Member for Northampton.— The Northern Whig describes the member .for Northampton in a more favorable .light than we have recently been accus tomed to see him—“ Mr. Charles Brad laugh is a remarkable man—one of those men whom you could not meet in the street without turning round to look after. With a splendidly built body, massive head, and well-cut face, he is every way fitted for the career he has chosen and led for thirty.years. One thing must be said of him : whatever his speculative opinions on religious and social subjects, he has been before the public constantly for half a generation, and in all the fierce attacks made upon him, I have never heard a single charge made against his private character. Anyone who has seen, him at Hyde Park haranguing a multitude that could only be numbered by the ten thousand,. is not likely to forget him. With his trumpet-like voice and perfect gesture, he can'sway them at will, and yet a mob of his gathering has never done

an illegal act, while they have swept away many greviances. Mr. Bradlaugh is, beyond all comparison, the most powerful platform speaker in England—it remains to be seen what he can do in a House that has tamed and broken so many wild spirits.

A Parson in Diffculties. The JRangitikei Advocate is responsible for the following :—An appalling story, touching a' member of the clerical persuasion, reaches us from the eastern side of the is land, the precise locality in which the in cident took place is not stated, be we in cline to the belief that the scene of the fiasco was a fashionable watering-place, not many miles distant from the great metropolis, and famous for its esplanade, its charges, and its fair visitors. A cer tain curate (here again our contemporary exercises due caution with respect to pro per names) w'as possessed of a gallant steed, whose only fault was that it had an unconquerable aversion to water, a quality which, at the seaside, could not be tole rated for an instant. The reverend gentle man, fondly believing in the superiority ofithe human over the animal will, deter mined to cure his steed of his dislike, and one day rode him to a lonely part of the beach, where, having doffed his habili ments, he insinuated himself into a pair of tight-fitting bathing drawers, and re mounted with the intention of carrying his purpose into effect. Unfortunately for the triumph of human intellect, the animal’s strength wass too much for the divine’s will, and, despite the latter’s superhuman exertions —for he suddenly guessed the animal’s purpose —the horse took the bit in his teeth and bore him swiftly towards the stable. The curate tugged?, and coaxed, and swore, and prayed alternately, as he neared the now thronged esplanade, where hundreds of the fair members of his congregation were assembled ; gazing in astonishment to see who this second Mazeppa might be; but nought availed him, and lie was borne like a whirlwind through the midst of them, a cold feeling in that portion of his body which bounded upon the saddle, raising in his breast a horrible suspicion that bathing drawers after all were made of but perishable material. Panting and exhausted the curate at length reached the shelter of his own lodgings, together with the remnants of what had once figured in a clothier’s window as “ The gent’s silk net Leandcr costume, price 10s. 6d.and hero our contemporary allows the curtain to fall over the story o,f his joys and sorrows, briefly concluding with the remark that the curate did not officiate on the ensuing Sunday.

“Vicks Chicks” is the irreverent heading of an article in a Canadian paper on Prince Leopold and the Princess Louise.

Sailing Her. —The mysteries of a baby’s toilet were altogether ’ new to a little four-year-old, aud he carefully watched the bathing and dressing of a little cousin. When the little powder-box was opened and the .fluffy brush was about to be used underneath the baby chin, he exclaimed : “ Oh, aunly, let me see you salt her!•

Two Goon Wives. The following cutting is from an English country paper, and even if the story of the Countess of Beaconsfield is old, it will be read again with interest:—“Much cheap chaff has been expended against Mr. Plimsoll’s earnest references to bis wife ‘ Eliza,’ and against his belief in the advocacy of prayer. Neither wives—who are truly helpmates —nor family devotion are, wo sincerely trust, becoming old fashioned or obsolete; and the public ought to be grateful to Mr. Pliinsoll for importing private virtue into public life, and for his bold manliness in expressing liis indebted ness to his wife, and his conviction in the value of prayer. The world does not know how much it is indebted to the words of worthy women—the quiet, un demonstrative heroines of firesides. Many of our greatest men would never have achieved greatness had it not been for the inspiration and encouragement of their wives. The knights of old rode to battle with the glove of their lady love in their helmet ; and history, both ancient and modern, contemporary and classical, is crowded with examples of influence of good women over great men. One instance occurs to us, and it relates to a statesman with whom we have nothing in common. It refers to the late wife of Lord Beaconsfield, whom he, in the dedi cation of “ Lothair,” describes as “a severe critic, but a ,perfect wife.” She was driving down to the House to hear an important speech of her husband at the time of a great political crisis. . He, full of his subject, and • pre-occupied, as he alighted from his carriage, shut one of her fingers in. the door. Agonising as must have been the.pain, she uttered.no cry till he was out of sight. Then she brought her footman to open the cruel door. “ My dear,” she said to one to whom she had told the incident, “ I would not have cried out for the whole world ; in think ing of my pain ho would have been so agitated that he would have forgotten all the chief points in his speech.” Such a woman deserved that coronet of a vis countess which her husband, refusing all honors hiniself, laid at the feet of his wife. And in tlie gallery of such noble women we would nlace “ Eliza ” Plimsoll.

Wakanui School.

(From our Own Correspondent.)

A scene of rather an anti-Christian-like nature took place at the schoolroom at Wakanui on Sunday last. . Shortly before the appointed time for divine service, Messrs. Earle, Brown, and Kilgour took charge of the school, locking themselves inside the building for the purpose of keeping out the people who came to worship. There was a good attendance, as there generally is, but there was no way of gaining access to the rooms. The day being fine, however, it was resolved to hold worship outside, and accordingly the people gathered in a corner of a pad dock, kindly lent by Mr. Edwin Thomas. The protectors of the building kept charge until after the service was over, when they locked the door and took the keys with them. These they did not return, so that when the children assembled on Monday morning there was no entrance other than through the window. This the master objected to do, thinking that possibly he might be had up with other culprits for trespass, so the children had to return home. 1 ■'

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE .

{Per Reuter's Agency.) Wool. London, Sept. 13. The present series of wool 'auctions will close on the 29th inst. The Australian Cricketers- The cricket match, Australians v. Eighteen of the Clydesdale Club, was resumed to-day. The Home team con tinued their innings, but were not disposed of till they scored 22.4. The Australians then went to the wickets, but only suc ceeded in putting • together 111. Being 113 behind their opponents they had to follow on, and in their second innings, when time rvas called, had lost one wicket for 47 runs. The match, therefore, was drawn in favor.of the Glasgow ; team. The weather was showery during both clays’ play. : • • ' An Illustrious Visitor. Berlin, Sept. 12. The Imperial Prince of Austro-Hun gary pays a visit to this city shortly. . Resigned. Constantinople, Sept. 11. The Turkish Ministry has resigned. Turkish. Affairs. Sept. 12. The Sultan has issued an Imperial irade dismissing Kaclri Pasha, and ap pointing Saidi- Pasha President ' of the Council of State, which it is hoped will bring about a peaceful solution of the Eastern Question. Birth of a Princess. Madrid, Sept. 11. Her Majesty the Queen of Spain has given birth to a Princess. Insurrection. Calcutta, -Sept. 11. News has been received that an insur rection has broken out at Herat, and the Governor of the town has been murdered by the rebels. Terrible Railway Accident. London, Sept. 12. A serious railway accident occurred at Vauxhall to-day. Two trains came into collision and thirty-four passengers were killed and wounded.

The Afghan War. Calcutta, Sept. 13. General Roberts’ third division has marched to Pisheen, on the road to Bolau Pass, from Canclahar. General Roberts has been appointed Connnander-in-Cliief of the Madras army.

Decorations. London, Sept. 13. Generals Stewart and Roberts have received the honor of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Reuter's Agency.) The Suez Mail.

Melbourne, Sept. 13. The P. and O. Co.’s steamship Assam, with the inward Suez mail, which arrived off port on Saturday night, was unable to enter until last night, owing to a heavy gale which was blowing on the coast. Heavy rain has fallen, and portions both of Melbourne and Geelong are flooded. The Ringarooma. The departure of the Ringarooma for New Zealand is postponed until Thursday. An Inundation. Owing to the Yarra having overflowed its banks a serious inundation has been caused, and traffic with several of the suburbs is stopped. The lower portions of Melbourne near the river are in high flood, and business there is suspended. Messrs. McMeckan and Blackwood’s office is flooded, and they have taken temporary premises. Later. The floods are rapidly subsiding in this district. Melbourne, Sept. 14. In consequence of the flood it is ex pected the races in honor of Sir H. Robin son will be held at Caulfield. Adelaide, Aug 13. The Sorata is greatly exposed to the galo which is blowing, and her position is critical. Adelaide, Sept. 14. The Sorata has not suffered by the late gale. Active pumping continues, and the water is diminishing.

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Sir Arthur Gordon’s Movements. Auckland, Sept. 14. Arrived—Southern Cross. When she left Levuka, on the 7th, Sir Arthur Gor don had not received his despatches, which had gone by way of Sydney. The Emerald had arrived from Samoa with the Governor and suite, and proceeded to Inoa to coal, returning to Levuka to convey the Governor to Tonga, provided the mail news does does not hasten his de parture to this colonjL The Timaru Milkmen. Timaku, Sept. 14. The. Corporation have been defeated in an attempt to exact a license fee from milk retailers, on the ground that they are pedlars and hawkers. A test prosecu tion was dismissed to-day, with costs against, the Borough Council. Not to he Had. In reply to an application from the High School Board for Borough medals, the Borough Council passed a resolution last evening declining the request, and recommending the Board to apply to the wealthy parents of the proposed recipients. A Defence Force. Invercargill, Sept. 14. Authority has been received by the officer commanding the K Battery to form a detachment at the Bluff, to become a nucleus defence force there. Direct Shipments. A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to promote direct shipments of meat to England was held this afternoon. Homeward Bound.

The ship Mataura got away at 1 o’cloc k yesterday for London. The Otago follow 3 to-morrow or next day.

LATE CABLEGRAMS.

{Per City of Sydney at Auckland). London, July 30. A great shock was caused by the news of the defeat of General Burrows’ Brigade, communicated by the Marquis of Harting ton to the House of Commons on July 2Sth. Government immediately took most energetic measures to despatch re inforcements. The Oronton left on the 30th August, and the Euphrates, Malabar, and Himalaya leave about August 12. Each takes a battalion and a-half of troops from England. The corps are— The first battalion 23rd foot and 77th regiment of foot ; first battalion. Rifle Bri gade, from Gibraltar; and second bat talion 24th, from Malta ; also, Gist and 98th regiments. The reinforcements amount to 5,478 men. The English journals and all parties unite in recom mending the most vigorous action, in order to re-establish the British prestige. The Liberals regard the present difficulty as a natural heritage from the position taken up by the Beaconsfield Government in Afghanistan, while the Conservatives retorc that the disaster proceeds from the weak policy inaugurated by the present Government. Foreign papers comment at considerable length on the disaster, and the news created an immense sensation in Paris. Many French papers blame the policy of the Liberal Govern ment. The Rationale observes that Mr. Gladstone advanced somewhat rashly in several cases, and this is the onlv case in which he has receded. He is now bound to take the offensive again. The Pays says that the Premier proved himself absolutely wrong in all his provisions and calculations, while the Journal des Debate pointed out that the English Cabinet must now feel convinced something far different from purely naval assistance'will have to be given to the Ameer of their choice. The Nationale Zeitung, of Berlin, attributes the repetition of such disasters to the vacillating policy of the British Go vernment, and to the faulty strategy of the British military commander. The reply of the Porte to-the collective note of the Great Powers on the Greek question is that Turkey objects to the eession of Laraska for stragetic reasons, and on the ground of nationality. The Golos and other Russian Govern ment organs are commenting on the atti tude of the leading French papers regard ing the coercive measures towards Turkey, , and reproduce most significant paragraphs from French articles to show that the French Cabinet and the nation are not willing to join in any real

action against the Turkish Empire. The North German Gazette approves of the A attitude of the French, and says that® France is not the only power winch deprecates a rash solution of the Eastern question, and that no reason exists why affairs should not soon take a decided turn. Vesuvius is in active eruption. An earthquake occurred at Smyrna and neighborhood, causing the loss of ' several lives and throwing down many i houses. London, Sept. 3. r News from the Cape is unsatisfactory. ' The Basutos are not submitting quietly to British authority, and decline to disarm. The Porte has issued orders for the Turkish squadron in the Levant to rein force. The fanatical party who influence the Sultan urge him to proceed to ex tremes in defence of the independence T>f Turkey. The Italian budget shows a great in crease on the estimates for military ser vice. Government asks an additional L 2,000,000 to render the army effective. Sept. 14, Ayoub’s flight from the field or battle' was so precipitate that the whole camp - and equipage feil into the hands of the. victors. The spoils are immense. In consequence of the strategy of General Roberts, a large portion of the Afghan army was covered by the British artillery. Ayoub’s troops surrendered in thousands! Ten thousand Afghans were captured. The total collapse of Ayoub’s force was " due to the want of cohesion between the soldiers from Herat and the mutinous regiments from Cabul. The Cabulese fled down the Argandak Valley, and the Heratees were drawn off towards the Helmund River. The cavalry started in hot pursuit, and killed 500 fugitives who refused to surrender. . General Roberts brought his whole force up to the attack, leaving only the garrison in Candahar, which was aided by friendly Afghans under the Wali of Candahar. The total loss, including killed, wounded and missing, on the British side amounts to upwards of 1,000. Of these, only 90 were Europeans. Colonel McLean, who has been in the hands of the Afghans since ' the defeat of General Burrows, and up to a recent date was well treated by them, was murdered before the battle. Tlje 'de ceased officer was a general favorite in the army, and his sad-fate was universally regretted.

London, Sept. 8. The match between the, Australians and an Eleven of All England was wit nessed by 30,000 people. Spofforth. did not play, in consequence of having one finger broken in the match against Eight een of Scarborough. Sept;' 9. The match was resumed, but owing to' rain over night the wicket was dead; .The remaining English were soon disposed ofp the innings terminating for a total of 420/ Calcutta, Sept. 7. Since the decisive victory by the British over Ayoub Khan the native population are far less troublesome, and quiet seems to be restored. The road from Quettah:to Candahar has been reopened, and the interruption of communication withc : the city has been removed. London, Sept. 7. - Cavalry patrols report the villages near- Candahar full of Afghan dead and wounded. It is stated the British cavalry commence their return to India in a fort night. : 1 - , Sept. B.' Austria,, Germany, and Roumania, have concluded a treaty by which they guarantee the integrity of Roumania with a view to its erection into an independent Kingdom, the object being to shut out Russia and Bulgaria. The Times in an article referring to the Prince of Wales having abandoned his intention of visiting Australia for the present, says the Melbourne Exhibition will likely be interesting and instructive, but would be more successful if the Victorian Government abandon its pre judices, and allow the exhibits to be sold duty free.

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

The Inquest.

Featherston, Sept. 13. The inquest on the bodies of Ada Pharazynand Francis John Nicholas, who were killed through the railway accident, took place to-day. Mr. Izard watched the evidence on behalf Of the Govern ment. Dr. Spratt acted as coroner and Mi*. W..H. Bunny as foreman of the jury. In the early portion of the day only the medical evidence was given, certifying to the cause of death. The jury viewed the bodies and then returned to *tlie scene of the disaster by special train from Feathers ton, and on their x’eturn the inquest was adjourned to enable the the jurors to attend the funeral of Mr. C. Pharazyn’s daughter and Mr. Nicholas’ son. There were very large numbers of sympathisers from all parts of the province. The enquiry was then resumed. Mr. Quinn, hotelkeeper, stated that he ivas a passen ger in the train with his wife and five children. He noticed nothing until they got about three chain's from the second tunnel, when gravel was blown against the side of the carriage. He noticed the two first car riages leave the rails, and was then thrown down inside the carriage about fifty feet down the embankment, the carriage stop ping on its side. In his opinion the wind was not the cause of the accident on this occasion, as he had frequently experienced a heavier wind. In reply to the foreman witness said that he attributed the disaster to the carriages not being properly un coupled. Witness was very undecided at this point, and stated that he was told by a man named Montgomery that there were two new hands on the engine, and that they had brought brandy from Feather ston, and the driver aud fireman were the worse for liquor. Montgomery will be subpoenaed to-morrow and examined as.to this statement. This closed the proceed ing until to-morrow.

A Peculiar Incident. — A ewe . was run into by the train the other day between Greatford and Marton. The poor animal was cut to pieces, and, of course, killed on the spot. Strange to relate, however, a lamb was seen to rise from the mangled remains, having, like Macduff, been ‘ ‘ ripped untimely .from its mother’s womb.” The lamb, which came into the world in so marvellous a manner, is still alive and healthy. The settler in whose charge it is has called it after the Scotch usurper. —RanyitiJm Advocate,

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER i 4, !880.



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