The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-08-23 00:00:00

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RAILWAY AOOTDBIT.-0O Monday morning the first
up train on the Salisbury and Dorset Bus knocked down
an old horse belonging to Mrs. Antell, of Hill Farm,
Fordiogbridge, which had "%rayed away from the moor
adjoining. The injuries the animal received rendered it
quite useless; and it was immediately shot.
MUST OABYLB.—It is said that orders have been
given to put this fortress into acomplete state of defence
forthwith. A good many fresh hands hone been pet on.
There lan rumour that the Lymitigton and Broikenhurst
Railway is likely to be extended along the coast so as to
afford greater facilities than at present exist for the
tranafer of troops and material.
Drritenitilp SCICIDB.—On Friday evening • man
met with his death at Ashley Crossing, near Ringwood.
on the Ringwood and Chri,tohuroh Railway. The poor
fellow, whose name is unknossu, threw himself under
the carriages, and was decapitated and had his kg.
wear.
Scuts IN A CHOBCH.—Ou Sunday evening in Trinity
Church, Wincheater, during the sermon of the Rev. G.
A. Seymour. the incumbent, suddenly a poor fedlow,
subject to fits, jumped up, threw his arms about, and
uttered a most terrible yelL At once the greatest
excitement prevailed, many people, especially •omen,
left the church. The clergyman did his beet to calm
the congregation, and proceeded with has discourse, and
in a little time quiet was restored.
Dteraucrcis Fins BY LIGIITZSING.—During tie
thunderstoms on Thursday &Herne., n, • flash of lightning
struck • been of Mr. W. It. °etch. at Chiloolub. Win-
ch. ster. The fire soon enveloped Mwo barns full of
barley and three cottages. A large number of turkeys
cooped up were destroyed, and when the fire bad some-
what abated, the birds were drawn out, skinned, and
devoured forthwith by the roughs.
11101D111 ON THE IliomiNLA3. —Three seamen b..long-
ing to the German brig 'Dieresis, Captain Kuper,
named John And. Ilion, Tom Falwards, and Peter
Resonant, were br. l,t to Southampton on Tuesday
morning in the Royal Mail Company's steambhip La
Plats, Capt. A. Mk, from Buenos Ayres, charged with
, being ooncerne I in a mutiny and murder on bosed ti,,
Thema. The vessel was bound from Falmouth to
' Buenos Ayres, laden with bone ashi and had a crew,
including the captain, of about eight MOO. There
seemed to have been • mutiny on board, and, as far as
they could at present understand, the mate and boat-
swain lime both killed, the Gook (who headed the
mutiny) was also killed, and the etewerd jumped over-
board and was drowned. The captain was weunded,
and the three prisoners were sent homo in the Ls Plat,
by the Getman Consul at Buena, Ayr P. F. tweeds said
that if it bed not been for the three of them the vessel
would have be n lost. They itenied being ouneerned in
, the taunter, 'rue intAiatrat ate .01 I tin,
i for a week.

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