LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 174, 23 February 1867, Page 3

LATEST INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

1 The following shocking accident by drowning is reported. in the Bendlgo Independent of the 6th inst : — "Yesterday afternoon D.i* . Pounds held an enquiry into the.cause of death of Eliza Aim and David George, children of Henry Algar, a storekeeper at Lockwood, who met with a watery grave about seven o'clock on Saturday evening, in Bullock-creek, only a short distance from their father's house. The father gave evidence to the effect that his daughter Eliza Ann, who was nearly fifteen years of age, had taken out in a wheelbarrow (as she. Avas in the habit of doing) her little brother, only; thirteen months: old, about half-past three on Saturday afternoon, and not returning when it was getting dark ho made enquiries at a; neighbor's, and afterwards searched -for two hours within a circuit of a mile, and. subsequently . with the assistance of Robert Hutciiinson, a teacher, continued tlic search without success till one o'clock in the 'morning. He then went to bed till daylight, when he again commenced looking for his .children,, .previously sending his wife to report the fact' of their being missing to Constable O'Brien at tho camp. On coming to a waterhole in Bullock creek he found Eliza's hat and the baby barrow floating on the water. He ran then to O'Brien, Avhomhe met on horseback, and. told, him what he had found, and they went^ to the waterhole and discovered both the bodies of tha children. He believed Eliza had gone to the steep brow of the creek with the child in the barrow, and that whilst she! was plucking.pff.soine of Jhe.bjws. of. a. tree the baby toppled over with the barrow into the -water} and that Eliza in trying to save the baby lost her own life." . A telegram from Adelaide announces that Mr'Cpglih's i racehorse, Lady Man- . ners-Suttou is dead, having fallen down a well, and received fatal injuries. The Sydney Herald denies that any detective was sent after Captain Eastwood, the crime of embezzlemenfcnot .being embraced in the extradition treaty with America. . Much sympathy appears to be felt in the Beachworth district, for the misfortunes of Mr John Johnston, late of Young's Creek, and formerly of the Woolshed: ;■ He has 'been obliged to file his schedule.- It appears that some;y ears ago Mr Johnson wa£; considered one of the wealthiest meii in^ilie''Pvens"'*d^fcnLct,. i {vnd was.saidto. liave>m^ merit fifty miners/ at the: rate ■■■oi'lit pet, week. In the palmy "days of the :Wpp\i shed, hevwas Y.ery successful^ iand itv.wjvs his mate who performed the featt chroiii-; . cled even in English narratives- of Vie- ; torian wining enterprise, of riding into ; Beechworth with his horse shod' with gold. In those times Mr Johnson had^ the reputation of being liberal as well as wealthy, and most of the old Ovens people i regard his misfortune with regret.