BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4009, 31 December 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Bluff, December 31. The Oraeo left Melbourne at 2.15 p m. f-n the 23rd; arrived off the Bluff at 9,30 p.m. on the 30th, and came up the harbor at 5 a.m. to-day ; experienced strong N.E, winds and thick weatbev throughout the passage. She brings 100 tour, of cargo, 12 horses. 2.-5 rams, and 2 bulls for all p arts, and saiis for Dunedin at 1 p.m. 10-daj'. She brings no later cable news. Passengers for Dunedin Mrs Smith, Mrs A. Smith, Mis-i Roberts, Mrs H. Black, Master Roberts, Messrs I .on;;, Magnet, I'irani, Tread, M'Lareu. hevcu steerage. She has se’ - nty tons of cargo, jorty-two horses, am! 255 runs for Dunedin, A Revere shock of eaiThqnako was felt at tiny Bluff at ten minutes past one this morning. I s direction was east to west. CHius-miuiicir, December 31. The weather is terribly hot. Yesterday i,wo brothers wcie killed by sunstroke while haymaking at Raudora. Wiu unbtm.\-. OccambeV 01. 'rhire of tin- iueu so n.-md-uu;; dy at the Unit still .linger on : hut Leedle ami Paul can not survive much longer, and their biains are o-..zing .out, and their feet cold and jp-t'ing (piite black. Young, who was cut in the neck, stand:', some slight chance of recovery.

The cable between Pi nan:; and Madrasis still inter;npt-.’d. but ti’.e route via oihi-ria is open, 'idle minimum charge to London is 3jL‘> 10s' 6d for twenty word.-, L‘ter men continue to iun between Penang and Madras, end S rmapore and India, by which means all jnejssges arc forwai d<-d.

The Lumi is almost certain to start with tb.tCook b .Straits cable on 1-iKhiy .iftvnicon. About three miles of cable is taken on board; and the newdonkey engine is fixed for winding purposes.