( >ctobor 10. Arrivod — Chriatino, from < htmaru. Among tho through passongers by tho Zoalandia for San Francisco aro Morris Groonwoll, of thoquintotto club, who goes to America to bring back furtlior novel ties ; also Ilov. J. 0. Cook, tho Boston lecturer, who dclivorod a lecturo in tho opora hoiiao in tho tuoruing during tho stay of tho stoamor, on Religious Signs of tho Times. Tho hou.ao was packed to ex cos.3, Nearly all tho local clorgy woro on tho platform. Mr Peacock addrossod hia constituent a at City North on tho success of tho so3aiou and recoivod a voto of thanks. Sorgt. Anderson, marker at tho Riflo Range, was hit in tho oyo whilo marking, by a pioco of spont bullet. The injury ia sorioua, and ho was Bent to tho hospital.
CHRISTCHURCH.
October 10. Tho building temporarily used as a hotel at Littlo Akaloa was burnod down last night, together with about ono hun dred pounds worth of stock that was ro coivocl only last Tuesday. Tho work ia that of an incondiary, as two threatening letters woro received by tho propriotor, saying tho placo would bo dostroyod if re built. Tho original hotel was burned down just boforo tho Akaroa firoa, and at tho timo tho cause was supposed to bo a defective chimney.
A littlo girl named Cicely Mullins, 18 months old, fell iuto a woll at Addington thia aftornoon, and waa drowned.
The wifo of tho notorious Michael Murphy, monoy lender, sued hor husband for maintenance to-day, stating that she wn.i starving. Murphy, however, is in gaol for dobt, and tho magistrate ad journed tho caso till Monday, advising Mra Murphy to visit tho roliof ollicor in tho meantime.
