Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-13
FR0M AUSTRALIA.
Eieafy ives Lost by shipwreck Tari
Ous Items.


Eis;aty Lives Lost by shipwrecLr rari-
Gus Items.
The steamship Alameda arrived atSan
Francisco on Sunday from Sydney and
way ports. The following news is taken
from ths'sunday HoTning Herald
NEW SOUTH WALES
correspondent writing from Grafton,
says The execution of William Liddlard
for the murder of PstFick NoonaH, at War
dell, Richmond river took place June 11th.
The eulprit made shSFt statement ON the
scaffold, admitting himself guilty as an ac-
cessory by eoneealment of the body.
The A. S. n. Company's steamer Ly-ee-
Moon was wrecked at GTeen Cape Light
house on May Seth. The total number on
board the steamer when leaving Melbourne
was 30 Her saloon passengers were %
adults and INFANTS of the adults were
ladies and the stewardess. The steerage
passengers numbered 49, ais of whom were
lost. The crew, including the stewards
stall, numbered a. On the arrival of the
news in Sydney relief fund was started in
aid Of the widows and orphans of those
who had been lost. The captain and third
officer of the stearaer are now in Sydney
awaiting trial on charges of laanslaughter
III connection with he loss of the vessel. A
large number of bodies were recovered and
suried near the scene ofthe wreck.
yIcT9sA
The Department of Agriculture has re-
csived from America 100 bushels of Mexi-
can wheat, which was ordered with view
OF its distribution fer seed among the
farmers desirous of trEing it.
IHe Geographical Seeiety has decided TO
coEsmunieate with the kindred societies in
all the colonies with the view of seeking
cooperation in the furs6eraHce of antarctic
research.
E.&. Miller, manager of the Bank of
New South Wales at Ararat, attempted to
comE,it suicide recently. He is still alive
The Chamber OF Manufactures has de-
cided to take into consideration the pro-
posed tsriff revision in TIE United States,
the object being to induce the Governments
of the various colonies to take concerted
action toward obtaining reduction of the
import duty on Australian wool
E. s. Symonds, C. NJ. c., Under Treas
urer, hasintimated his intention to resign
at the end of the present financial year.
A Melbourne special says discovery
was made early in June 5y Z. j. Camp
bell, a Customs officer on dpty at Lander's
Bond, in aseonsignment Of american dried
apples. He found the contents of the case
swarmng with Larvae. Professor Mccoy,
the larvae is not the rodlin moth, but he
does not state what it is
SOUTH AUSTRALIA,
A deputat.on interviewed TIE Minister of
Education recently, and urged that Chi
nese be restricted for three years after dis
covery from working on gold fields dis
covered in the Northern Territory by Euro
peans. The Minister said that the Gov
ernment proposed shortly to introduce into
Parliament Dill similar to that IN fcrre in
working the gold fields for certain period
after discovery.
A crowded and enthusiastic meeting has
been held in the Town Hall, ct Adelaide,
South Australia, early in June, with the
view of forwarding an invitation to H. Il.
II. the Prince of Wales to visit australia
A special from Townsville says, of the
Kimberley gold fields, South Australia:
The greatest excitement prevails here, and
are going TO Kimberley, although
some experienced diggers are holding back
for more information. The report that one
man found nugget weighing zoo OF. is
causing great excitement amongst the pas
sengers on board the Victoria and Afghan.
New South Wales people are strongly ad-
vised not to rush to the diggiEgs too i'm
petuously, or much misery and pTiyation
viii ensue.
QUEENSLAND.
A party of eight persons who,ieft Cairns
lately in the cutter Idalia, on a visit to
Green Island, have not since been heard of.
The weather has been very boisterors. and
it is feared that the boat has been swamped.
The Government has decided not to
make further arrangements at present for
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