SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Southland Times, Issue 1233, 5 April 1870, Page 3

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Adelaide, March 19. | Mr Douglas, collector of customs, has I been appointed Government Resident for the Northern Territory, and Mr Lewis, late post-master, has been appointed col- ! lector in his place. 1 Mr Dixon, late inspector of the Bank of South Australia, died-.this morning. March 21. , w fjA man named Legge is in custody on a> charge of murdering his wife. They Had received some money from England .'by the mail, and had indulged rather too freely. When at Q-ason's labor office, a dispute arose between them, and the husband fatally stabbed hia wife with a knife. 'Captain Phillips, late master of the Btenry Ellis, committed suicide yesterday by taking a dose of laudanum. Dixon, bootmaker, Hindley street, who was on Saturday arrested on a charge of wilfully setting fire to his premises, in accordance with the verdict returned by a coroner's jury, has to-day been released by authority of the police magistrate. , The athletic spores on Saturday were attended by from 3,000 to 4,000 spectators, and the meeting was altogether very successful. March 22. .The consecration of the new Masons' hall takes place to-night, when it is anticipated there will be a large attendance of the craft. At an inquest held on the body of Captain Phillips, a verdict was returned that he died from an overdose of laudanum taken as medicine. The Elderslie, from Mauritius, brings dates to February 8, and they confirm previous advices as to the scarcity of sugar and rise in prices. March 23. The tender of the A.S.N. Company for the branch mail service to the Sound has been accepted at £1,050 per month. The ceremony last night at the consecration of the Masonic-hall was a great success. ; March 24. , Thje nominations for Adelaide took place to-day, when the following candidate^ were proposed : — Messrs Cottrell, Fdriler, Murray, and Skelton, for East Adelaide ;, Messrs Darling, Solomon, Baphael, Fuller, and Coglin, for West Adelaide. The polling takes place next Monday. The cargo of sugar ex Elderslie was offered to-day, and 2000 bags were sold

at advanced rates. The remainder was withdrawn for higher prices. The corn market is quieter* and 5s Id is offering for wheat, but none is to be purchased at that price. * ; March 25. The weather is very hot and dry, and rain is much wanted. , The corn market is firmer, 5s 2d iaoffering for wheat. Two tons of colonial currants, grown at Angaston, have been sold at £50 per ton. March 26. An important discovery of quicksilver has been made on the Mount Barker road, in the ranges near Adelaide. The elections are creating a good deal of excitement, and a warm contest is anticipated on Monday.