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Otago Daily Times, Issue 257, 16 October 1862, Page 4

Murder.—A. mysterious case of cold blooded murder occurred on the night of the 2-lth instant ~~ The unfortunate victim was a farmer named John Mitchell, residing at Groensborosu-h, near Heidelberg. Mounted Constable Cuddon. stationed at Heidelberjr, received information from a man liamed Archibald Burrowes,.that, the deceased-had been murdered, and there was nothing-to show who was the murderer. All that was known of the occurrence was that some man lifted tho latch, and was about toeniev deceased's house, when he, very naturally, went to see who was the intruder. I'he miscreant, whoever he war-, raised a knife and stabbed deceased in the chest, causing immediate death. Inquiries have been set on foot" but at present the police are net in possession of the slightest cue to aid them in their investigation. —M A. Mail

Murder will Out.—lt will be in the remembrance of some of our rea<Jeiy that in 185? a murder was committed on the Sydnoy side, on a woman name! Robinson, by her husband, under the foilowing circumstances : —The man Hobinson and the murdered woman were residing together somewhere about the site of the Sandhurst Bt-nevoleiit Asylum, and the female going oil' with a man named Fred. Ortk, was followed-by the incensed husband, who shot the woman, and made his escape. Up to this time he has not been luaud of, but a short time since Detective O'Neil getting- on the scent of his whereabouts, gave such information to the New South Wales detectives as procured his arrest. The evidwc;) already adduced was sufficient to insure a committal on the capital charge, and on ThumUiy -night the man Orth was sent over to Sydney to give evidence at the trial.— Bendigo Advertisir.

Death of an Old Colonist. —The Warrnambool Examiner lias the following:—" One by one the original settlers of Victoria (those whose enterprise and sinews opened this colony to the wnil I) are gradually departing to ' that bourne from whence no traveller returns.' Since'th? Examiner was established we have had the melancholy duty of recording the death of several old colonists. We have now to notice that of Mr. William llu Eton,'one of the earliest squatters in Victoria, and thi3 district in particular Mr. Hutton arrived in Melbourne in the year 1833,. in the schooner Enterprise,' celebrated a?- 'Johnny Fawkner's' vessel, and has almost ever since been engaged in squatting. Some years ago he purchased the Dundonald estate, a short distance from Warrnainbool, where he resided up to the time of his death."

Attempted Suicide. —Catherine Thessinger, sentenced at the Police Court, on Monday, 22nd inst., to seven days' imprisonment for staiing fowl, yesterday uxorning made an attempt to/commit suicide with a pair of sciffsovs used for trimming the goal lamps. She made a frightful gash in her throat, which in all probability would have proved fatal, had it no been for the prompt attendance of Dr. Brewer, who succeeded in stopping the hceniorrlutge, and sewing' up the wound. When discovered, it wa? found that the unfortunate woman had torn up her shawl in strips, evidently with the intention of hanging herself; but, from some iwexplained cause, the scissors werea adopted instead. At present there are some hopes that she may recover.— Portland Guardian, Soptember 30.

Novel Wagbu,—A bat, says the Albiiry Banner, has been lnarle between, two local celebrities, the .coming off of which will excite no small amount of interest in Albury. Mr- Basil Gray, of Welaregang, undertakes to give -Mr Mitchell one hundred yards start from a cattle yard, on any horse he may select, and he on another horse of his own "choosing, is within two hours, to turn" and drire Mr Mitchell into the yard, Mr.Mitchell turning whenever he is crossed by 'Mr Gray, and, in fact,"bsin'g yarded like ..a. head of. catfcle'ih" the ordinary.way. Of course; it is possible that Mr Mitchell, at the start, may make,.straight running, away from the yard, and, if he is well mounted, with the one hundred yards advantage, may, never be overtaken in the time ; so that it will be a 1 matter of the best horse and the!best rider.' The stakesare LIOO, and we hear that the event is to bedecided on ground to be selected, and to come off the day j ■before the Alburyrrtces,'inNovember, next. -~)