HBH 1892 July 2 3 Districts Friday AUCKLAND A small detached cottage was destroyed by fire this morning at DAVENPORT. It was owned by Mr PARR of AUCKLAND, and was occupied by an old couple named RANDALL. The house was in flames when discovered, and the occupants got out just in time. The insurance is unknown. WELLINGTON A accident happened on board the TERRANORA yesterday afternoon. While running out the new cable in Lyell's Bay, the cable jumped out of the hawse pipe and jammed Captain LEESE, Captain GRAY (pilot), and Seaman MOORE against the bulwarks. The latter was injured about the body, and was removed to the hospital. The Terranora returns to the Straits this afternoon, and no difficulty is expected in picking up and repairing the single-core cable, which is broken 19 miles from this end. WESTPORT A fire broke out at 4.30 this morning to a fruiterer's shop next door to the Victoria Hotel in lower Palmerston Street, leased by Mrs FRANKLYN, which destroyed also the hotel and the Salvation Army barracks. Other buildings in the vicinity were scorched, also FLEMING'S draper shop opposite slightly. The efforts of the people with buckets and hand fire-engine prevented the fire from spreading to the other buildings in the block. KUMARA At the adjourned inquest on John CONLON, the evidence of Constable MACKAY showed that Mr SKEY'S report stated that the arsenic was found in large quantities in the liver, stomach, and intestines, which had been submitted to him. On June 6th deceased's wife purchased some "Rough-on-Rats," saying she required it to poison the rats. On June 14th CONLON died in terrible agony. At first Mrs CONLON denied the purchase, but subsequently admitted the purchase after her husband asked her to get some poison for the rats and cats. She said he spread it on bread and butter, though she did not see him do so. Mrs CONLON was arrested last night on a charge of wilful murder. HOKITIKA The inquest on the body of John BONLON, a young man who died suddenly at Kumara, was resumed yesterday. In the meantime while waiting for the Government analyst Mr SKEY'S report, the deceased's wife, a young woman aged 20, has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning her husband. ***NB by Elaine are these last two reports for the same person with Surname spelt differently???