TASMANIA.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4316, 14 June 1871, Page 3

TASMANIA.

The bavque 'Bella Mary,' whioh arrived last night, brought Hobart Town papers to May 27, From files received we clip' the following items : —

DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE. The Cornwall Chronicle says :— " A most diabolical outrage was perpetrated last evening on the Launceston and Western Railway, when some dastardly fiend attempted to throw the train off the rails at the'big embankment near Tytler's, ten miles six chains from town. On the up-train, due at Launceston at 6. 10, reaching the point indicated, the engine dam© into violent collision with some impediment, sustaining a double shock, and being so seriously damaged-that it could not proceed. On the train being stopped, it was discovered that a heavy telegraph* post had been placed across the rails and backed up with ballast in a very substantial manner. Fortunately it was caught by the guards or cow-catchers in front of the engine, which threw it end on, and the engine passed over it, tearing away part of the break gear, and sustaining other damage. The obstruction must have been placed on the rails betw«en five o'clock and half-past, and was so fixed as to render' almost certain the diabolical end aimed at. Indeed, it ia the 1 greatest marvel that' the' train, which was full of passengers, was not precipitated down the, big bank."*— A Launceston correspondent subsequently telegraphed as follows :— " When tke collision took place the gear of the brake of the enginewas so injured that, though the steam was shut off as soon as the obstacle placed, in the lino was passed ovsr, the train ran on for six miles down the incline till it came,to the rise on the Launceston side of St., Leonards station. At present it is not quite certain whethw thf ttlegraph pole which caused the accident was. thrown across, the rails', by' design or accident j but there is "mson to believe that it was accidental.", ; , v

' SHOCKING OCCIDENT. , , On Monday morning a young man named Alfred Barry, * licensed earner, residing on the Big Piper River, left Launctston to proceed to ! the Back Creek diggings! ' ' His team consisted of two horses uttaohed-'to » spring cart, in which he had about a ton^and a half of goods.' A short distance past ttie Invermay toll-gate Barry attempted to get on the top of the load to shift some of the things, when hi* foot slipped off the stop,, aijd hefeiruponT his Tbacfc on the road; the hdrses went on, arid fwie^'wnfeel^ of_the_cart went over his left leg, br^alringiiaboufc jEour inches above the ankle; the wh«el also injored the lefb iq t .diriding the^ifiesh from tne bone for,aboat< six inches, i '.' < "-■> " '*

i ACCIDENT 'WlTfi' t HBSA.BIkS. v , . ;On ; Suhday 'xnoroing Jas£/$' ü b6y 'named Thomas Lee, sou of * man in the employ of Mr. lanes, of I^tiriston, left 'home to go shooting wattle-birds. Having fired off Ms. gun, he was reloading in a very, dangeroua^. m^iiner." Ho p^aded' acaiJ J on ( ihe nipple, leaving the hammer up 1 , and,' while ramming down a charge, the hammVr fell pja the nipple, the gun went off^lod^ing'pa^of the charge in'jthe right hand, blowingjoff £, piejc^ojt ojae ( ; finger, 1 and 'placing tile portfori'bf the charge in his face, which its frightfnlly.laceraielvdh«ek^U^;mdH i; M#VsfSM?il & injured. The sufferer t w*S attendedJ^by Dr. Richardson, of George Town, who recommended his removal tO'th* Gineral Hospital, L4mceatan.^ J%M» S V ♦iboneer on Monday evening, and.was^Mrj mqved to the hospital, where he lies id i very dangerous st&te, an^^&AVofay^ic^aßcibus of it.i-Oornwall r pAqjptsse, ;,May £k, . t \'i* ;J; J

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