The Death of Fisherman.—We regret

Evening Post, Issue 121, 29 June 1865, Page 2

The Death of Fisherman. — We regret

having to record another great misfortune to Mr. Hurtle Fisher, in the death of his celebrated racer and blood entire, Fisherman, which took place yesterday morning, at the Maribyrnong stables. He had been suffering for the last fortnight from a disease in the neck, resembling diptheria in the human being ; but the nature of the disorder cannot be ascertained until after the post mortem examination, which is to take place this morning. Fisherman was one of the purest blood horses imported. His sire was Heron by Bustard, and dam Mainbrace by Sheetanchor ; and his value may be estimated by the fact that Mr. Fisher had been offered £7000 for him, on being landed back again in England. He was twelve years old, and won more races than any horse standing to cover in England ever ran for ; winning seventy out of one hundred and twenty races* including all distances up to four miles and a quarter. His death may be consideted a great loss, not onlyjto the enterprising owner, but also to the colony at large.— Age. I hear that at a recent ball at the Tuiierles a young English lady (Miss Lloyd) made an enormous success. She is pronounced to be the most beautiful blonde ever seen, and this present year of grace is to be christened by our gallant neighbours after her. They say she is "as white as wheat 1" The angelic gorfc of beauty, not rare among us, astonishes our friends on the other side of the Channel, where their beauties are of an over expressive, burnt, black-eyed, demonical description.— Illustrated Times. M. Agudio, of Paris, purposes to cleanse the streete with a pneumatic machine. He has invented a mud-cart, consisting of a close iron box, from which the air is pumped by a small engine on the top. Some machinery behind, as the cart moves on, sweeps or rakes the mud together which is, of course, sucked up by a tube dipping into it, and brought from the upper part of the cart box. yit A rector having recently begun to cultivate a moustache, has been bribed by an influential member of his congregation to restore a clean upper lip by a douceur of £50 to the parish schools. J Advertisments for wives have begun to appear in the Roman newspapers. A lady in Germany lately gave birth to daughters at once. Her husband fled.