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Dunstan Times, Issue 602, 31 October 1873, Page 2

The Star Mammoth Troupe am advertized to appear at Alexandra on Tuesd \y ‘ night next the 4th instant, an 1 at ( :lyle, | on We Ines lay th : sth instant This troupe ■ are spokrtu of very highly by the Colonial ; preta, ,nd we doubt not will be wn-thy a vi-it— an attracti m nil doubtless b ‘ the Signor Ferrari a-'d Ira performing monkeys.—See Advertisement. j A sad on ! nainfnl aoeil.nt hapo-med to ■ Mr. Edward Cliarnock, whcc’weight of Alex -n-lra, and propria'nr of the Newcastle Coal Pit, on Saturday morning l ist, resulting in one of his legs being bruit- nin two or three places, and a genera 1 shaking of the system. We learn that Mr. Ch ir- j nock having assisted in lo iding a dray with | coal, was goin; down the shaft by means of | the whim rope, avhich nnf .rtinately was fonl-d, in rigid in?, a snd lon drop too - place, an I jo-king Ch.arnock from t.he rope, he fell to the bottom of the shaft, a depth of over fifty feet, lan ling on the bards covering the well. II: was tak -n homo, and Drs. Thomson andStirlmgbeing quickly in attendance they di 1 a'l in tlx dr p > v er to relieve the sufferings of the poor fellow, an Iwe are happy to report he is now prngressi-ig as taoid'y as po sible. In co nection with the a’-ov , an >ther accident occurred, that might have prove 1 fatal, lint foHunate’y did not—it appearrs the messenger wh > ha 1 gall >p e I p >st has'e toClyle for Chloroform and other things, when on h : s return journey by some mis. chance, broke the b ittle of chloroform ; he a", once retraced his steps to C ydc for a f es'i snpplv, and it was whilst supplying it, Mr. Caul of the Meln-al Hall, Clyde, 'ots’ip a large bottle from his hands on to the flour, which breaking into many pieces, distributed its contents lima least. Mr. Gavl at once succumbed to the fumes but was eventually brought to, o i the application of the stron .esfc restoratives. Aninque st was held lief ire lohn R- ighton, Esq., Coroner, at Messrs. Cart ill and Anderson’s sta'i in, Mm F-at on Tuesday the 23th instant, on the bo-'y of a m m rescued from the Mo’yneux the. previous day by thepnntman and two other men belonging to the St-vinn -the bo ly appeared that of a mat strongly built, and a bon six feet in height, and had on a pair of li ht Balmoral boots, with toecaps an t nruamentil nai’s, one white wool cn, and one white cotton soek, sal lie strap around waist, remains of a pai' - of grey i ibhed wool en drawers. The bo ly apparently ha I ben in the water some ninths, anl was bcyonl identification. A verdict of “ found drown el ” was returned. The nody was interred on the Nb a Flat Sta'i n, the coflin and m an j of transporting the body to its lost restin'place bemg fnanishel by Mr. Anderson The clothes are 1 mg at the Police Quart ts. Teviot for identification. The members of the Court Pride of Alexandra. Ancient Order of Fores'ers, under whose ans ices the concert on Wednesday evening next will rake place, for the benefit of Mr. James Simmonds, invite the attendance of brethren of adjoining lodges | We are informed that Mr. Simmonds, when in health, was an active and worthy member of the Order, and ever ready in the cause of charity to devote his time and give his mite. Now that it his misfortune to be stricken down, we hope that all personal qncs'ions will be avowed to drop and to see a larze g'thering to wish him a quick return to health.

On Saturday evening last Mr. Fred Clif- i i ton and Miss Fanny Sara gave their enter- | f taiument in the Town Hall, Clyde to but a very thin house. Miss Fanny Sara’s style f of singing is pleasing, but did not produce | I the effect it should, from the fact of there ] i |iemg accopipapim nt. Mr. Clifton’s I. buffo singing was very good, anl he was j ) eXceeduicly Happy 'in his select! m. Be- | tween the ('arts and at the dose of the entertfiinm“nt, the Clyde Brass Band played, a few well selected, pioSes.. Mr, Clifton at the fall of the curtain took the ooportunity of thanking in suitable terms the members of the ..baud for their kindness in giving their services during the evening—he characterised the act as a graceful one, and sai Ihe hoped to be a 1 le to return the compliment ,in one foim or another, on his next visit to the dis rict, which would l e about the ra"e week ; be would give a ben.‘fit to them or to any local institution. rr y ; Those who remember how Mr. B. IFai jeon’s fir t efforts at fiction we -e cracked up in the European Mail will; wonder at Vnglo-Au-itralian’s excessivemodesty when they read the following Mr. B. L. Far-| je m, who writes under the cognomen of ■ Anglo Australian” in the Earop au Mail, a hire ses the following letter to the Tin’.er’s liegister “• I wa< manager anil part proprietor «.f tie Otago Daily Times, of which the Hon. J. Vogel was elitor and part proprietor. We were partners, ami tlie paper for some time was our sole proe ty." Grave liggers can have their quiet j >ke now a day as well as in the days of Hamlet One in Ba'larat, the other dav, o.et o doctor, ami with a strident voice said, ‘‘What s the matter, doctor? There have b'en only two fui erals all the week, and one was of a drowned body.” The doctor rep'ied. with a keen appreciation of the humor of the thim.', “ Well, th > fact D, two doctors have b ‘en sick an I one or twohnve been out coursing, but all of them will lie back to duty soon and caery’hing will be right again.” Tin grave-digger butt med | up all his waistcoats and went on bis way, 1 with a jlce.ome dr gruesome chuckle. j It is state 1 th it utg >ti itio is am on fo it i on behalf of the National Insurance Com- 1 p ny, for the transfer to that Company of all the New Zca 1 n l business of the Victorian Insurance Company. Tuis proposal if carried to oomp'et.io i, will s icure for the National, a large and profitable conn ction at the. commencement of their career. — . ‘ Cross.” ! The Adelaide Express of the loth September s.iys “ A curious case of interference with the labor'; market has been brought under our n rice. A busbman, i coming into Kooringa f'Om the North, with ! about2o !/., saved by hard work, met a laj borer employed on the roads, and on askI ing him what his wages wore, received for answer, ‘S v;n shillings a day.’ ‘Oh,' said the bushm in, • Fil .ivs you more than that; I’il give y.m mo.e than that ; I’ll pay you | ten sinkings# day to help me speu 1 my I money.’ The offer was promptly accepted, and the pair are now hard at it knocking down the cash. Probably the niacak.miser will find this about the wo.st job he ever urdeHook, and will not lie worth erven shillings par di nn f <r some time after his present task is finished.” A mining acci lent of ai extraordinary character is repaidel by Cue Bendigo Advertiser ‘, A young man, la‘e’y fro o Ballarat, while at work for the Jpuus.m’s Reef Tribufe Com, any, was <1 seen-.lug the zigzag ladders, when one of them gave way, or else he lost bis hold, and ho fell to the stage and slid to the ma) hole, thence falling twenty feet more lotbm next stage, then again ha rolled thr -r, ;h the maii-h"le, and singular to say, he fel. a dist nee of on i huulred feet, go n ; t. trough four ma i holes, I efore bi- pi ogress i ras nrres ed. Asais ance was speedily picwiiel, and medical aid called in, when it was discovered that he was consei nn an I able to sp ak, an I that no bones were broken. He had sustained, however, a severe gash over t ie eye, which had to be stitched ; me arm find his back were also bally bruised.” It is notified that, from and after the Ist of November, tbe Civil Servb-e "ific ■. hours «ill lie from half-past time a.m. ti.l half-past four p m.