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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3473, 11 February 1880, Page 2

A Texas editor thus describes a recent episode : " Jim Tting took some" slight 'offence at a few casual remarks which appeared in the Herald last week, and endeavoured to emphasize bis displeasure by. shoring a revolver in our face. Our revolver was the larger and on hand first, so Mr King retired to the h,osom of an affectionate family. There is a degree of modesty and brevity in this narrative which shows a great deal of latent talent and reserre fund.

\Blb Wm. McCcmough having been ap* pointed agotit on the Thames for the Imperial Fire Insurance Company, is prepared to take riski at the lowest rates. The Imperial Com* pany'was established in 1803, and has acapital ot £1,600,000, with its head office at N"o. 1, Old Broad street:, London. The Melbourne directory has upon It tome o£ £he mosjj influential tiieu m that city, and the'name ttuj Company has gained for itself by iU ' prompt and liberal settlement of claims, whilo oharg*' ing moderate ratea, has scoured a large amqutft oi business not only iv Australian Colonies, but it) till parts ot the world in which agetuqef have been established.—4BTT*