LATE AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1434, 10 September 1881, Page 4

LATE AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

* Victoria. James Kelly, brother of Ned Kelly, the bushranger, ami Wild Wright, were a treated for horse stealing. Under Kellys pillow the ' police found a six-chambered ' le\ olver capped and ' loaded. He was Inoii^ht before} the Coiut at Charleton and charged with horse stealing and carrying unlawful weapons. He was remanded ior a week. George Lansdell, of Sandhurst, presented £100 to the local hospital, and £1000 to the hospital for incurables. In consequence pf>the high figure demanded tor the s.s. Ferret, the Government have abandoned the intention ot pm chasing her. The Cabinet have decided to' recommend Parliament to vote a sum for the purchase of a suitable steamer in England The Southern llussia Jewish "Relief Fund has' reached '£1400, all being subset ibed m Melbourne. ' Tn the supreme Court on Thursday, the suit ot Hetlernau, of the Shamrock Hotel, Sandhurst, v Watson, Quartz Reefers, w.ib settled by the plaintiff paying Watsou £30,000 in satisfaction of tlic mortgage and accrued interest, Watson agreeing to release all the property mortgaged, which is estimated to' be worth £(50,000. The case lasted sevcral'days. New South Wales. The trustees of the Art Gallery secured Dencnvillo's famous pictuie, " Tho Defence of Rorke's Drift." A meeting was held in the Masonic H.ill <>n the 2ord, for the put pose of exI piecing sympathy \vith tho Jews in Soathem liuasia. £1000 was coilectod. Queensland. Michael Milhane was committed for the wiliul mmder of his wife. At Town^ville, on the 13th, a new steamship company was registered to woik the Queensland coasting trade, and aitoid a quick transit of mails between Biisbane and Cooktown, ia conjunction with the British India Company. South Australia. An attempt to minder Joseph Smith, of the Hun of Ru^cll and Co. , contractors, oconncd at Biuce on Thursday. While on "ins way fiom the Pout-office to the camp ho was knocked down by two men. One held his leg«, and the other cut his tin oat and took two half-crowns and nearly £80 from him. Smith was found on Friday, and bi ought to Wilmington. Hopes are on tei tamed for his rocoveiy. Tho steamer Kuropa bound to eastern coasting' potts with passengers and cargo wab totally wicoked on Wednesday, near the beach port. All the passengeis and oiew were landed except Miss' Gould, who is supposed to be drowned.

J>' Lawience, Kau., -Mr Fishback has married Miss Fry. Sup^rflous — ' And so you learn dancing, Bob? And how do you like valsmg? 'Oh, it's not bad! I can in.in.i4ro vciy \ve]l, my«elf ; but I think a gill's rather in the way.' I understand that your non is a bachelor, of ait:-,' said Mis Brown to Mis Homespun, who«e son had just been gi.irtuated .it HaiTird. ' Well, yes,' K'plifd Mis Homespun, 'yes, he's a bachelor but bo's engaged.' Lord KiMßriKty has telegraphed to Sir Samuel Rowp his congratulations on the K-ttlemrnt of the difficulty with tbo Ashantees, and has expressed hi-, sense of the services which have been rendered by Sir Samuel Rowe and thohe who have carried out his oiders dm ing the lato crisis. A little boy seeing the clergyman coming, lan into the house to tell his mother When he came out the clergy - man a'Oted him if his mother was at home. ' No, sir ; she's out.' Please tell her I c.ilicd.' ' I did tell her,' said the boy. .She complained to her milkman that he did not give her good measure ; and he said it was the fault of her pitcher — he filled it chalk full always. '.She admitted it was ho, and told him she was glad he spoke the truth all times. TWO-AND-A-HALI' DOLLAR CHRISTIANS. — Theie aro a good many people in thfir religion that remind me of " Uncle Phil," a pious old darkey of the old times in Texas. Well, Phil was Ja fervent Christ.dn, with great gift of prayer. He attended all the Saturday night pr.iyer . meetings on the neighboring plantations, and could pray loudqr and longer than ' any of the brethern. But Phil hud one weakness— he dearly ,loved money, and, different from the negro generally, he loved to hoard it. Near by us lived 'a man who, not troubled by any scruples, would pay Phil a dollar to work in his field on.' Sunday. One Sunday bight as Phil came homo after dark. I adcos't&L him with— ■» " Wheie ha.vofyou,'ibeen Phil ?" "Oh just knocking about, massa." " You have been working for Miller-" > ',' Well, you gee massa, the old fellow- is in nded, and lip just showed me a silver dollar, and I jpsr could'nt stand it." Ain't you afraid . the devil will get you for breaking the sabbath ?" Phil scratched his head ,a minute," and said— "Jgrness the Lord'll 'frcupe ; me, 1 mpssa."' 1 "iNo. 1 He > says, i 'Eememberthe Sabbath day dnd keep it holy.''' t , Phil went i off i looking pretty sober, and' it was not < long before. l heard his voice iniffervenfci'prayer back' of the barn,and f flo I thooghtl would slip down near enough to >heatv « A* Oh .Lotd !!'* I heard him s.ay, „ ''/llhavethisddyiippedv and teare,d| , p.pd Qu^Bed, £nd 4 pweared.' at th^m , poufpnqdp^, oa;en ' of Miller's, and jpst broke the ' Sabbath day. Oh, Lord,, pi'ase forgWefoafe forgive^me, for you knows I's nothing but a miserable heathen , anyjiqw. If you'll , jesj; toivg ;me this tml'll-^ft^'it^Amon^ 'as' l iive, / 'ceptingjie, i giyea ! ag i e ) tt l wp,9rid a | half a' day.'; ; Af t^in'.p^Dt- 1 j^Mj'^li^ed £o bear a ha'stv retreat : dv»- I'm thinking that^po'dß.iraicle'Phil is'nt the only $2.50 Christian in the world.- Louisville ChHtl tian ofoeMr>,y .' f ' f ' I M i i //. i . lt I I , , l> /.' S.!'J ij.ll.i 1 I..SJT."-. I ' (1 if., 1 1 'I './.',,( . I f '