AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4166, 25 June 1875, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

The Adelaide corporation has decided to remit a sum of LJiOO to England as a first instalment towards the purchase of an organ for the Town Hall. A meeting of the Roman Catholics of Beech worth was held on the 7th instant, to make arrangements for welcoming and presenting a testimonial to Dr Crane, the Bishop of Sandhurst, who is about to visit this deaconry. ! An elderly lady named Cavanagh, residing at the Weatherboards, accidentally poisoned herself on the 4th instant, by drinking liniment in the dark, mistaking it for medicine she had in the house to take. j The skeleton of a human being has been found in the bush near Clarendon, about cix miles from Buninyong. It was perfect, and was covered with a shirt. The public and Sunday schools at Ararat are closvd for a period of three weeks, in cons' queuce <.ȣ the measles epidemic. Tjphoid fever has alao made its appearance ; one case ended fatally in the hospital on the 12th inst.

A man named Borlase, on Saturday,- the j sth itist.jifat Mounti^Bi'ri'nybng, hn'd his'arriir flVVJy^cHt.off by a savage attack ijade upon I him by a man with-an axe, with whom he was qmr rolling.1 'The" aff dr is in the hands of ,t\\v. police. , "... . ' ~. At Bcawel),.the North Cros* Erf crushing 01... lliftS. tons,.of, quartz, yielded 2387, Oz. 12,1 .vt; 12 grains „'.-Ll. Some mullock yielded 38 oz llidwt. i4<rs. A dividuid of £GOOO has been cUebmd. Tli-"ii-w Roman Catholic Church at Derwenti Jachs was opened on tbe.G&h inst. -The . ceremony was ro have been per ormtd by i the Bishop of B illarat but that prelate delegated the duty to the Very Rev. Dean Moore and Fathers Harrington aud Neile, owing to the death of the Bishop's father. A Chinaman named Ah Chow, residing at the Dm ham Le:\d, was struck dead by Jightning about seven o'clock oa the .3rd inst. His mate, who was iti the hut at the time, escaped uninjured. At the inquest to-day a verdict of accidental death was returned. The part of the body where the lightning ■ struck presented a peculiar appearance. An inquest was held afc jßtauinyong, on the Cfch inst., which dirr.ctly poiuted to the : practice of baby farming. A servant girl n mcd Bridget OHalloran bore an illegitimate child, and sent it to nurse to a Mis Walton. The child died when two mon:lis old. The medical evidence showed that the child never had its mother's milk, aud died ot starvation. The jury returned a verdict that the cause of death was: want; of suitable food. They declined to fix ths blame on aiyone. James Dixon, of Wangaratta, whose extensive failure caused much commercial distress in ihe locality aboufc a year ago, was committed for trial at the Wangarrata Police Court, on the Gth insfc., on a charge of fraudulently converting to his own use a valuable security, being a b 11 of. exchange ni yen I.y James Perry, of Eldorado, forthe express purpose of retiring a previous bill. A sh-ieking accident occurred afc the N"<*fch Old Chum mine, Sandhuistj afc 7 o'clock ou the 4 h inst. The cage containing four men was being lowered to the 5-10 fee1-, level, and when the cage had passed about three feet helow the plat, the signal was given to rais*. Thomas Richards thinking it had stopped, endcav-ou-ed to step out,"but was jimmed between the cage and the plat. Ou the ca»e heing again lowered Richards fe'l 257 feel I When picked up life was extiuefc. The man's skull was fractured, and there was scarcely a bouc unbroken. The deceased was fiftyfive years old, and leaves a wife aud family not r. siding in Sandhurst. Dr Rose, of Cluues, committed suicide on the 7th insfc. He was attacked with illness about twelve or eighteen months ago. and has be;n occasionally wrong in his mind *ince. He set lire to the house first, bnt the flames were extinguished bef• re any great ani- unt of haim had hon di-nc, and he then cut his throat. Tl-.e deceased leavts a widow and three children. Dr R"se was formerly residcnt-suigeou of the Amherst District Hospital, and was much respected. At an inquest held, the verdict of temporary insanity was icturncd. A fatal ivcidenfc occurred at Clunes on the Sth iush, at the New Lot-hair mine. Edward Ryan and Michael Coune'l, two of the tributes fiom Rillarat, were blocking out above No. 2 level, when the timber shiffel and a mass of earth fell, breaking Connell's c vllir-bonc, and inflicting other injuries. He was taken to the Hospital, and there is some hope of his recovery. Ryan was trying to escape, but was prevented by a truck which was standing in his way. He was knocked down, his head was crushed, and death was instantaneous. Dr 1 homas went down the mine, but the man was beyond the reach <>f help. Hi* body was not got out till the afternoon, as a considerable clearance was necessary. Ryan was a single man, and aged 35. He his several brothers working as miners. Connell is married, with grownup children. An inquest ou Ryan will be hehl to morrow. The new Academy of Music at Sandhurst was opened on the Sth inst., and was a great success. From 1700 to ISOO persons were present, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Melbourne. On the rising of the curtain, the Harmonic Socieiy sang the National Antheti, led by Mr Turner; Mr W. C. Smith, M.L.A., the Mayor of the city, delivered an inaugural address ; and Mr Charles Seal, chairman of the Board of Directors, presented Mr Brown, the architect, with a complimentary address, to which that gentleman gratefully responded. The Opera Company then played the opera La, Fille de Madame Angofc, performing splendidly. Mrs Fox, Miss Clara Thompson, Miss Winston, nnd Mr Beaumont were most cordially received, the latter being treated with quite an ovation. The Border Post states thafc " Mr J. T. Falion has decided upon forwarding samples of the wines from tlie Murray Valley Vineyaid^to the Philadelphia International Exhibition of 137 G. His exhibits will be forwarded under the auspices of the commissioners for Ncw^ South Wales, and not as heretofore through the representative sof Victoria. The reason for this charge, we understand, is that the colonial wine exhibits sent through the Melbourne commissioners to Vienna were muddled, and their management highly unsatisfactory."