Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-30

VICTORIA,
An important discovery of some specks
of gold has been made in a water auger-
hole, few miles from Horsham, in the
Wimmera district. The Mining Depart
ment always believed that the water boring
operations there would disclose auriferous
country, and it is expected that gold fields
will be developed there.
The Messageries Maritimes steamer Sag
halien, with the Irish informers on board,
sailed on the Doth ult. The men remained
quiet. Detective Mckay thanked the
had afforded to the police.
There is as yet no clue whatever to the
perpetrators of the mysterious commercial
Bank robbery. The Directors have de-
cided to offer reward OF Il, 900 for infor-
nation respecting the robbery.
1t is understood that the new regula-
tions for quarantining dogs imported from
outside the Colonies will be brought into
effect shortly, Victoria, Queensland, Tas-
mania, South Australia and Western Aus
tralia. all being favorable to quarantining;
but New South Wales desires absolute pro-
hibition. The regulations adopted here
provide for the immediate destruction of
all dogs suffering from rabies, and that
Others must be quarantined for six months
at a cost of ESQ per head to their owners.
The Minister for Mines has invited ap-
plications from mining companies desiring
to participate in the vote of 10000 for
prospecting purposes.
The Royal Brewery at Geelong has been
bought by the Salvation Army for bar
racks.
the Postmaster. General has telegraphed
to the Secretary of the Postal Union, stat.
ing that the colonies were intending to
join the Union, and they would leave the
date of doing SO to the home authorities.
They will probably join in May next, IL
stead of in January.
At the Eastern markets on October lst
some fish realized the following extraordi.
nary prices Schnapper, f6 % to q As per
dozen; red Dream, 81 6s cd per dozen
gartish, g to f2 l2s per basket and small
tiathead, lSs per dozen. The reasons for
these prices appear to be Shat the rough
ness of the weather has to some extent
precluded the operation of fishing.
A strange story comes from Piper's
Creek, sixty miles from Melbourne. A
large savage animal, about as big as year.
old heifer, with great head, shaggy
name, bushy tail, and heavy limbs, fright
ened two young men, who ran away
Traces of the animal were afterwards seen.
About fortnight ago several children re-
ported having seen large wild animal like
lion in the locality, the residents of which
believe the young mems story.
A serious outbreak of diphtheria has
taken place at Carlton, and number Of
deaths have been the result.
Disturbances at the Salvation Army
meetings are frequent in the suburbs.
In reply to the Wine. growers Associa-
ton, which urged that more effective meas
ures should be taken for the eradication of
the phylloxera, the Minister of Agriculture
has pointed out that there are no growing
vines within twenty miles of the infected
district, and there is little probability of
the insects spreading.
At the Fitzroy Congregational Church at
Melbourne on the 81 of October, the sum
of fSl6 los was raised towards fund for
liquidating the debts on all the Congrega-
tional churches of Victoria.
QUEENSLAND.
Good payable gold has been obtained
near Crocodile creek, not far from Rock
hampton TWO ulsneS were WaeneQ, giving
four or five grains of coarse gold.
An extensive seizure of contraband
goods has been made by the customs off,
GERS aboard the Tannadice, Brisbane, on the
Goth, consisting of over 1000 cigars, I6O
pounds of tobacco, a quantity of geneva.
and other contraband articles.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
DR.. George Fullerton died on September
oath. He was a Colonist of over forty
years standing. He arrived in Sydney in
lS4l, and was one of the first physicians
of the Sydney Hospital.
The biggest hall in Sydney, indeed in
Australia, was filled night after night by
people eager TO hear the evsngelistic ad-
dresses of Mrs. Hampson.
TASMANIA.
Shocks of earthquake still continue to be
felt at intervals on the East Coast, but they
are not so severe as formerly.
Mining prospects on the island are rather
improving, There has been a proposal
made to grant $500 to test the quartz lodes
at a great depth.
Good gold-bearing lodes are reported to
have been discovered on the King river, on
tho Nast Coort