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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 480, 20 March 1869, Page 2

On the morning of the 3rd instant, Melbourne was visited by a terrific dust storm. Eor nearly half an hour Melbourne was involved in a darkness which could be felt, and which rendered the use of candles and gas necessary. The aspect of the streets resembled London in a dense November fog. Out of doors it was almost impossible to breathe without swallowing a mouthful of gritty dust, and the wind was so violent that locomotion was impossible. No accidents, fortunately, occurred except in the Bay, where the s.s. Otago drifted from her moorings by the fury of the gale, doing some little damage. This accident saved the Otago from going ashore.

The new law of Kansas by which a wife can prosecute a publican who sells spirits to her husband, promises not to be a dead letter. The ' Lawrence Tribune' contains the following advertisement; —"To whom it may concern. I hereby give notice that a sale of spirituous liquors to Homer Hays is contrary to my wishes and that I shall prosecute according to law any person who disregards this notice.—Catherine Hays."