INTEECOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1087, 22 January 1872, Page 2

INTEECOLONIAL NEWS.

! , The Mayor o£ Mnswelttjjrbok : has been ba&lyi-gored by a bullock^ ,\ ~V _> <„V *■ > :iThe States Opera Troupe wiH^proceed to Melbourne next week. Tattendon has been scratched for the Gold Cup. The Capef Jaffa light is-ttf be showifioT the firgt time on. the 15th instant. It has 1 been 'decided' 'to- 1 resume tho wor king of the Penguin silver mines. "•Th'e"Amen6an'cofV;?t't'e IS£ MaryYleft Sydney for Auckland I.'1 .' < '.f i i 1 6 . The Intercolonial chess match has re?" stilted in IQ'ueeuslaiid' winning- cme'gaW* and Sydney three. Two were drawn. *" - j The proprietor of .'the Maiming., Siver. News' has c6ni mericed 1 a iibel : acti6n against the Taree Times. ■' '■■ '•'- '■ '■'■ •• ' ' The Van Diemen's Land Bank has declared a dividend of 10 per cent: per annum. " : : ' ' '' / '_ ; i The Hon. Qeorge Allen has been 1 re: elected President of .the Syduey Council of Education. , '■'' .•'..,."'.'■'• „ .' : ': A woman named Harlowhas been .burnt to death at Kensington, South Australia, through her. clothes catching: fire. •• ' v The great musical festiyal. which' was held in the: Sydney Exhibition was numerously, attended, and passed off successfully. .. .-. r -.-, , ■ ;,r ; . The New South Wales Government threatens to dismiss any gold-fields, official haying an interest in mines or miningcompanies. '„ •'.', . . „ A body has been found, on the Middle Beach, Adelaide, supposed to be that . of , Stoddart, recently drowned whilst bath-f ing at the Murray mouth. - The number of applications from persons, wishing to join the New. Guinea Expedition has iar exceeded, the expectations of the' projectors. ".'' The Roman j Catholic Vicar-General of , Tasmania, Dr. Dunne, has sailed forLon-, : don, in the ship Ethel, on leave of absence. r ' ; .;r;' •'';:! ■ Great excitement exists in the Albury district about the border, customs, duties. •Mr Duncan, ... the collector,~ieft town for the Murray. ...,.,; , ■ .. .,.. ■ Intelligence haY been' received of the massacre of Mr Turnbull, r mate v of the . whaler Adventurer,' by, , the . natives of Espiritu Santo, '„'j^ . ... ..'. , . „'. A servant man^ named Boyd; employed at Camden park r Sydney, stabbed a fellow-servant to the heart on Saturday last, and then put an end to his existence by cutting his i throat. ..,;.., '.'..'. V'V „'' ",'-," : A man named Arthur Smith, while bathing in th.c River Mjirrtvy. at Bpngilla, on the Istinst., was accidentally drownedi He was swimming alone; sank, and never came up. Some of ithe ■■ richest specimens seen* in Sydney have arrived from Paxton and Holman's claim at Tambafbora, the specimens weighing glib, More than half 'are gold, • ' : ' ' ' The. Curator, of the Botamc;Gardensj Sydney, reports having discovered on Sidmputh Island a new, fruit the size of > a large cherry,; which he considers ; the finest indigenous Australian fruit. The Rev.: Mr. Meiklejohn, whilst re--1 turning from Broadford on Sunday afternoon, was thrown from his buggy and had his leg broken. Amputation is considered necessary. ■<- : : : j :.<?: ; >,; : j; At a "meeting of the- Sydney Cricket Association' it was resolved to suggest f 3 T " — ",T'~^^ — ■— *i«j»— 3K At^M^njjJ avera _as bemg the best and most convenient time for the intercolonial match to be played in Melbourne. Captain Von Blanc, Lieutenant Von Moderode, and other officers of the German man-of-war Nymphe, visited the Town Hall, Melbourne, and were afterwards entertained at luncheon by the Mayor (Mr 0. Fen wick). . ' The appearance of the foot, and mouth disease in the herds is causing, excitement amongst, the stockowners.i An effort is to be made to, pass an act to prevent further importations of Englislrc'attle for a .time. '■ '■ ,■':>■:■•::■ ; r '• ■:'■■'■'■.■■(''' .•:;: : -iv:' ; ' The South Australian Government has chartered the ,s.s.,Tararua to proceed to the Roper River, or Port Darwin, in about a fortnight a fortnight. . The brigantihe Alexandra' is laid ou by private speculatqrs. , ■■; v! . ,/,-, „.,, ; .. , „ . . . „..,-. The electric telegaph line has been cempleted from Brisbane. tp ? the^mouth of the Norman River, a distance of 1455 miles." No, additional charge will be made for messages beyond the present rate to Card-, Well. : : . : : „• The overland telegraph .through ;. the country is progressing very favorably towards completion. The line is now open 1100 miles; from Adelaide, and' a strong, party is pushing: forward the work of poling and wiring to meet Patterson's section. The unfortunate man .■ Vaughnan, ; who died from the injuries he received at the late fire, had a public funeral in Sydney. The report, of Tost's death. was incorrect, but though he still survives, he has' not been conscious since the accident. At the inquest on the fire, which was concluded, nothing definite was elicited. Mr Archibald Fullar ton, a nephew of Dr. Fullarton, of Brisbane, was killed on the evening of Cliristmas Day, through through his horse falling over a wire fence and throwing him on his head. The accident was not discovered, or the, body . of the deceased gentleman found, ' until the following morning. A telegram from Nprmantown,., dated 9.30 pan., Friday, sth instant, stages thaj; the telegraph'liue'was completed to the shores of , the . Gulf of Carpentaria, .. on : Wednesday, last. The. wet seasonrhad apparently set, in, and heavy rains. -had: fallen. Some of the creeks were flooded.! There was plenty of grass; '•' l f; ; ; - : A fatal accident occurred on Saturday, morning' to a person named Henry Nalty/ 58 years ;o|ld,, described as a. doctor,, living in Little Bburke 'street. 1 'By mistake' he swallowed a quantity qf blistering fluid, and becoming very, ill,, was taken to the hospital, where he died yesterday morn-, ing from the effects of the mixture. .An inquest will be held. - .„:..■...-.' A laborer named Robert ;O wen Phipps .went duck shooting at the Duck Ponds on Saturday afternoon, 6th instant. In returning at 7 in the evening, with his gun on his shoulder, he tripped, and the gu n went off.; : : The charge entered between the thumb and forefinger of this right handj'and -came-; out- above- the : elbow. He was found- 'bleeding and in- : sensible', and was conveyed to the Geelong -Hospital, where he died in five hours.' Between 3000 and 1500 people visited the wreck of the Sussex on Sunday, the 7th instant, and thechurohes were comparatively neglected, Thp .work r of salvage proceeded slowly on account of the sea being rather rough. It is rumored that L2OO worth of cargo was stolen from; the wreck during the night, and c6h-

cealed. A plantrof crockery was discovered on Saturday. The inefficient supply o£~ Van Yean water for the past four or five hot days formed an inexhaustible topic of conversation in Melbourne, and whenever two or three people met the first remark, after the weather had been anathematised, vras, way?" In the majority of instances the reply was, •'* iibt ; a f dropV followed biy'a shower of " same here," " had none since • "Sunday;""" six"^"days" withTu?yiK6~w7~" "came to to town'without-.iwashing," and ;■ soon. One gentleman was heard to re- ■ mark that there had been no waleFfrora the Van -Yean .--, at- his place for sbt d&ys, and thaf ! :he had yesterday morning' to : give his children lemonade and gingerbeer for breakfast, there being no water fit for drinking or making tea within reach. >; > -; : ;} : • ..; .; „;.;• ;':';•' ! :tr F