Late Australian News.

Hastings Standard, Issue 148, 17 October 1896, Page 2

Late Australian News.

A man named Houghton took a drink of cyanide of potassium solution at the Young Australia mine, Cobar, New Bouth Wales, in mistake for water. The prompt action of Mrs Hunt, the manager's wife, who administered an emetic, saved the man's life. During the progress of work at the iron pipe foundry of Messrs Pope and Maher at Morpeth, West Maitland, an emery wheel, which was revolving with great velocity, broke. A portion of it was hurled through the roof for a distance of nearly 200 yards, and alighted on the premises of a Morpeth resident, without causing injury to any person. William Eastwood, a miner, was killed the other day by falling down the shaft at the Croesus No 1 mine, Kalgoorlie. He was being lowered when the rope snapped, and he fell 50ffc. For years past, husbands who deserted their wives in Victoria, and went to Western Australia, •were liable to arrest on the issue of a warrant in Victoria, but now the police have been informed by the Victorian Detective Department that in future absconding husbands will not be extradited. The only course open for the wives is to domicile themselves in Western Australia, and take out a warrant in that colony. A farmer named Edward Herring was killed at Donald, Victoria, while attempting to catch a restive horse in a paddock. He got one end of the halter round the animal's neck, and then the headpiece of the halter got entangled in Herring's legs, and the horse dashed off, dragging him over the ground and finally dashing him against a fence with such force as to cause instant death.

A man named James Henty, who is heir to £30,000 on the death of his mother, who married a wealthy New York banker, was sent to gaol for three months by the Melbourne City Magistrates 011 a charge of endeavoring to impose on a man named Patrick Barnes by means of valueless cheques. A dentist of Burke, named J. P. Nassau, was noticed running towards the river, where, on arrival, he jumped in but struggled to the bank. A man named Tighe, who had followed him, caught hold of him in order to drag him out, when Nassau knocked him backwards with a blow. He then jumped in the river and was not seen again. A terrible accident happened recently at Goodya Creek, New South Wales. Some men were mending picks at a forge. B. Knox threw down a bag of blasting powder, and Mulligan knocked a piece off the red-hot pick, which fell on the bag, causing the powder to explode, setting one man's clothes 011 fire, and burning his face, head and arms fearfully, and burning another's face and one hand. A young man named Alfred Howard, residing at Greachvill, Victoria, was bitten by a tiger snake. He was on horseback, and noticing the snake entering a log, jumped off and proceeded to pull it out by the tail. The snake forced its head through a small hole in the log and bit Howard on the wrist. He was taken into Leongatha, a distance of 10 miles, but unfortunately, Dr. Davies was absent, and the patient was in a very bad way, when chloride of lime was injected byMr North, the Anglican minister. When the docter arrived more chloride of lime and strychnine were injected, and the patient was brought round. A day or two since a man was found dead in the scrub at Bondi, a suburb of Sydney. On the ground by the side of the man was a bulldog revolver which contained six chambers, one of which had been discharged, and a bullet-wound was found just above the ear. Near the body was a copy of Dickens' " Martin Chuzzlewit," on several pages of which was writing. The following note clearly showed the act to be one of determined suicide : "Got here to Bondi comfortably by train about 5. Had slight reflections, that monks used to say. Have one shilling's worth of whisky—just sufficient to give me, if required, a certain amount of Dutch courage. Feel quite calm and peaceful. Examined the bulldog (revolver) and found all square. Hope it will do its work effectually. Bother inquiry. I have had some nasty dreams lately. I hear a voice you cannot hear, Which says I must not stay ; I see a hand you cannot see That beckons me away. Farewell my friends ; farewell my foes; My peace with these, uiy love with those,"