AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 921, 12 September 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

{XEW ZEALAND PitESS ASSOCIATION.] ' Sydney, Sept 3. Mfcs Harriett Bradford a girl aged 16,' is in custody dunged with uttering a promissory nofe for £I.OO. Turley, who attempted to murder the girl who rejected his address V>y cutting her throat with a razor, has been commit.ed for trial. The arrest of two miners, charged with assaulting Mr Brown, of the Lambton colliery has caused great excitement in the Newcastle district. M'Gavin ihe wife murde; er, lias had his death sentence commuted to 14 years imprisonment. Lazaar, lessee of the Theatre Royal, was presented with a puvse containing 12 sovs. by the members of the company. ! Melbourne, Sept. 3. Frances Homan was acquited at the general sessions on a charge of stealing. =£23, given her by mistake !>y a clerk ' oft he Post Othce Savings Bank. One hundred and seventeen lunatics cost .£90,000 a-year for maintenance. A man named Caul an has been run over a-'id killed by a train on the Sandhurst and luglewood line. He was supposed to have committed suieicde. Adelaide, Sept. 3. The death sentences passed on Johana Sullivan, for infanticide, and Raglass Jack, an aboriginal has been comminuted to 1-i years'imprisonment. An extraordinary suicide occured at Gawler. Two men, named Neville and • A damson, for years past in partnership as gardtiers and evidently much attached to each other, were found hanging in their wine cellar face to face, about 18 inches apart. Both were inofensive men, and monetary difficulties were supposed to have caused suicide. There w«s an action against them, and as they could not be found, it was thougt they laid left by the Ilidgepark. His Excellency the Governor and Lady Jervois leave for Sydney, vit Melbjucne, by the Taiuharoora. Brisbane, Sept. 3. Serious disturbances took place at Tlavensworth between a number of y>rftlis and Chine e. The former motested the latter and the Chinese fiercely, and in force, retaliated. One youth ■ had his head split open. The oviginai tors are to be prosecuted,