Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 3 November 1864, page 5


ACCIDENT.-A man named Kempt was admitted Into the Infirmary last night for treatment of a hurt to one of his thighs, which he received by the kick of a horse yesterday

afternoon.

ACCIDENT AT THE RAILWAY TERMINUS.-A boy named Pearson met with an accident at the Redfern Rail-way Terminus yesterday evening. The wheel of a truok passed over his left foot and crushed it. He was removed

in a cab to the Infirmary.

MAIL AND HIGHWAY ROBBERIES BEYOND SINGLE-TON.-We were yesterday informed that the Merriwa mail was stuck-up and robbed on Thursday last, and that several teamsters and travellers were robbed by bush-rangers on the main Northern Road the following day. Our informant states that, about half-past two o'clock on Thursday, the mail-boy Cumberland or Chamberlain, who. carries the mail between Merriwa and Scone, was stopped by a highwayman, at Browboys, about sixteen miles from Scone. The robber, he alleges, opened the mailbag, and then opened all the letters. The highwayman is supposed to be Dunleavy (an associate of some noted scoundrels who pass their lives robbing whoever may fall in their power), because he told the boy that he stuok him up because his (the boy's) brother spoke about his (Dunleavy's) being at a shepherd's hut a few days before. The fellow answered the published description of Dunleavy, After rifling the letters, he rode away. On Friday afternoon, no less than twelve teams were "stuck-up" by three mounted highwaymen between Singleton and Murrurundi. The scoundrels helped them-selves to whatever they could conveniently carry, and eased the teamsters of what little cash they had. The teams were not all together. The robbers were all mounted and armed with revolvers, and two of them appeared to be well up in the nefarious business the other appeared somewhat nervous, and the teamster's great fear was that he would discharge the revolver by his nervousness. They all wore crape over their faces, but nevertheless be recognised. The same scoundrels on Friday last met Mr. Blount, the contractor for the railway extensions, when he was returning from Singleton ; they thought he had been in town to draw from the bank to pay his workmen. In this they were disappointed, as it did not happen to be the day on which Mr. Blount does that part of his business. They found only 14s. 6d. on him; we have not heard whether they kept or returned it. A second time, the same day, they met Mr. Blount, but on this occasion they found nothing on him. The robbers were seen on both sides of Grass Tree Hill on Friday, and since then efforts have been made to capture them.-Maitland Mer-cury of yesterday.

A BLACK DESPERADO.—A serious affray occurred with the blacks at Marianna last week, when a lumberer named Hill narrowly escaped losing his life. It appears the blacks had been very troublesome, led on by a fellow for whom there was a warrant out for his apprehension ; and Mr. Powell, the manager of the station, being aware of this, de-termined to try to effect his capture, and sought the assist-ance of Hill in doing so. Having proceeded to the camp, they attempted to seize the blackfellow they wanted, when another came behind him and fetched him a blow on the back of the head with a nullah-nullah, which drove in the skull and immediately rendered him unconscious. Hill was promptly conveyed to the station, and Dr. Ward sent for, who advised the removal of his patient to the Hospital, where, when received, he was quite insensible ; but happily has since recovered sufficiently to make a deposition of the occurrence, upon which the police magistrate issued a war-rant for the capture of a blackfellow called "Walk-about Billy." Hill, we learn, is now recovering, but slowly, and though not altogether out of danger, there are strong hopes of his being eventually restored to soundness. Since writ-ing the above, we learn that "Walk-about Billy" walks at large no longer. A mounted constable (O'Brien) with some difficulty tracked him across the country to Doongal. where he was captured, and brought thence to the lock-up —Maryborough Chronicle.

GORED BY A Cow.-On Friday evening last a serious occident happened io Miss C, Turner, of the Polka Castle, who was unfortunate enough to get gored by a wild cow. The animal (one of a mob being driven through the town), charged her in Devonshire-street ; just as it came up with her it fell, rolling in the fall over the unfortunate lady. But for the assistance of Mr. Williams, who saw the mishap, and who gallantly rushed to Miss Turner's assis-tance, the probability is she would have been killed out right. As it was, her injuries were not very serious, Maitland Ensign.

ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY MORGAN -Information has been received in Sydney of another outrage committed by the bushranger Morgan, at a station on the Yanko Croak, between Deniliquin and Urana, and about thirty miles distant from either .township. The robber " bailed up " the people on the squattages on Sunday night, and did not leave the place till Monday morning. It is not known whether Morgan obtained any or what booty, but happily, as it is understood, this scoundrel used no violence,

TERRIFIC HAIL STORM.-According to the Armidale, Express of 29th ultimo, New England has been visited by a very destructive hailstorm, which burst over the centre of Armidale and passed over a narrow belt of country five or six miles south, on the 21st October, destroying property estimated at £1000 or £1200. The storm lasted throe quarters of an hour in Armidale. It was accompanied by particularly vivid lightning and heavy wind. A quantity of growing wheat and fruit has been destroyed and a vast quantity of window glass broken. St. Peter's Church lost sixty three panes, and in other buildings and houses the loss was from thirty-four downwards, Up to Wednesday morn ing Mr. Moore had sold 1000 panes, besides the largo num. ber which the other stores must have furnished ; and still

there was plenty of broken panes unrepaired, Some lambs and a great number of birds were killed by the hail ; and a great many other birds were maimed. In Armidale many of the hail stones were the size of hens' eggs ; outside of the town they were larger ; one piece was picked up measuring six inches in length, four wide, and three thick. Fortu-nately the numerous farms east and west of the town escaped, and other stations in the neighbourhood had no hail to do damage A good deal of rain fell after the

storm.

THE RUST in WHEAT.-The Lochinvar correspondent of the Maitland Ensign says -Unfavorable accounts of the wheat crop are daily spoken of, many farmers in this district have cut it down for hay to prevent the rust spread-ing. In consequence of the continued wet weather in the beginning of autumn the quantity of wheat sown this year is very limited compared with previous years. Another correspondent of the same journal says :-Most discouraging reports continue to reach us respecting the extent to which the fearful blight is prevalent throughout the whole dis-trict. From Anambah, Wollombi, Oakhampton, Paterson, Knockfin, Rosebrook, and Bolwarra, the account is, that the rust is spreading. At Bolwarra, and Knockfin, a good deal has been cut down as fodder for cattle. We have also heard it stated that the crops on the Williams River are affected to some extent ; we cannot vouch for the accuracy of the statement however. The Ensign further regrets to learn that at Mount Vincent rust has made its appear-ers in the wheat at the Sugar Loaf and Mulbring Creek, well known wheat-growing localities. The disease has not. as yet, made muoh progress.

THE GLADSTONE DIGGINGS - Writing on the 20tb ultimo, from Gladstone, the Rockhampton Bulletin's correspondent says:-Our gold-fields are progressing still; there are, I am assured, no less than four reefs discovered and at present being worked, some of them very rich. New rushes are reported, and I believe a good prospect is ob-tained ; there is certainly no appearance at present of any falling off, on the contrary. I have no doubt that in time we shall have rich discoveries of gold brought to light. Of this I am sure, that one half of the gold that has been got lately has not been known publicly at all. I do not blame the diggers for this. If persons are desirous to dig for gold they must make up their minds to work hard, or else they won't get much ; and not wait until the diggers inform them where and how they obtained the gold they possess.

PLEURO-PNEUWONIA AND THE TRADE IN CATTLE -Though this dire disease has nearly died out, and at its height ravaged but an inconsiderable portion of Queensland, the enrolment prohibiting the Introduction of cattle from the colony of New South Wales remains in force, to the serious detriment both of breeders and would-be purohasers. The evil seems to be peculiarly felt in the Clarence and Richmond River districts, which prior to the passing of the prohibition traded largely in stock for the colony. So pressing, in fact, have become, on the one hand an anxiety to sell, met on the other hand by a corresponding desire to purchase, that the stockholders and others interested there resident have sought to remove the prohibition by an appeal.

THE SEASON IN THE DISTRICT OF WAGGA WAGGA.

In the matter of weather, last Saturday was a duplicate of the Friday, in the shape of a thunder and a rain storm, lowering the mercury from 75' to 64-, the rain continuing

all night and through the whole of Sunday a regular down pour. It was general throughout the district, and

much heavier in some parts than about the township, as at Junee, where a violent hailstorm occurred. On Mon-day, however, the weather cleared again, and warmed up considerably, again to be succeeded on Thursday at daybreak by some heavy rain for a few hours, and an effective drop of the mercury to 60', with a sharp wind from the south-west, making fires desirable for the time being. The end of the week was more seasonable and settled. The river rose from Saturday night to Monday morning some six feet, but only another foot up to Tuesday morn ing, when contrary to expectation a slight subsidence showed, for from such a general and lengthened rain fall at this season with the melting snows from the range another flood was to be feared. The accounts from Gundagai do not state the rise there to be very high, and It seems to have been principally the Tarcutta waters that were coming down. On Wednesday the river here again rose about a foot, and the Gundagai report on that day was a rise of four feet, but falling again on the Thursday. A fresh rise of thirty inches took place here on Thursday night, showing its effect in backing up the lagoon waters at least five feet. The absence, however, of drift down the river is worthy of notice, as generally at this season men have to be employed pretty regularly at the bridge clearing ; but the drift seems to have been all flooded down during the past few months. The creeks and water courses have, of course, been flooded ; as a proof, one of our Junee residents coming In to town on Monday, found the water at Leitch's water-hole up to the seat of his buggy. The waters from the Swampy Plains have sent down their usual tributary streams on such occasions, In fact, much more than the usual volume of overflow water. We hear of a man losing his dray and two horses, and what is more, nearly himself in the Cranbob Creek, and so with the various watercourses the general report of travellers is that they are now mostly swimmable streams,if not dangerous ones. Shearing has, of course, been entirely stopped by such untoward weather, as also general agricultural operations,.-Express, October 2