The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11 00:00:00

allisullantous
HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

A HINT FOR RAILWAY MANAGERS.—A corre-
spondent writes:—
By inserting the enclosed few lines I feel sure you would
confer a great favour on those who en long balances by r„,l
My grievance is the name of statins heimt so seldom come-
at-able. The truth is, wherever you happen to be going, you
will find the name of the stati,n painted once on a board,
ent in all probability placed amongst, the advertisements, so
that if you happen C. be in along train you mity be some few
minutes before you know even what county you are in ; and as
for Meting out from the porters, it is mute impmsitile I
write this more especially as I am one who, when travelling,
takes grest interest in the country : and a few days since I
found myself in one of the midland counties, and quite
unable to find out at what station we had pulled up al-
though I Rived several times. The remedy T propose is to
have the name painted up several times, say at each end,
and in the middle of the platform, or, nai have seen on the
South Wmtern Railway, on the lamp-poet.
- - •

ELFGANT \VHF! INO.—A Lancashire journal,
describing a scene of confusion at the railway after a
people's holiday at Alton Towers, says :
'But for the humane and Herenbenran efforts of Lord
Shrewsbury, there would have tire,. disaster."
Herculanean is a noble word, and we compliment the
V. suvian narrat ir, who had probably had a drop of
the crater.—Punch.
MI, D MuNSTRATION.—The colliers residing
in the Wigan district held their annual "demonstra-
tion" on Monday, on Amherswood-common, and rm
solved to continue their support to the South York.
shire colliers in their present struggle. The Wigan
colliers have usually worn grey favours on their
"demonstration" days, but on Monday they adopted
black and white ribbons, "as a tribut-" it is said, to
the memory of the many colliers who have been killed
by the recent explosions in the district." On the same
day a conference of miners was commenced at Dudley.
A resolution was passed asking the masters to i educe
the hours of labour from twelve to ten per day, and the,
delegates condemned the charter-roaster system, and
argued in favour of the "ton" or piece system.
FATAL CORIOSITY.—An inquest has been held
at King's College Hospital, on thebody of John
aged fifty-one. who, while viewing Messrs. Day and
Martin's premises on Saturday morning last, after the
fire, received injuries by the fall if an iron girder and
wall, producing his death is a few hours after. It ap-
peared that the deceased, between five and six o'clock
on Saturday morning last, with others, obtained ad-
mission to the ruins of Meagre. Day and Martin's
premises, out of sheer curiosity. While standing there
gszTig isholit, a cry was raised, "Come away, the
gilder's filling." The girder and part of the brick-
, work aruh fell immediately, and &Teamed was struck
down insensible. He was conveyed to King's College
Hospital. where he died from extensive injuries to the
kkull. His ribs were also fractured. Verdict--Acci-
. dental death.

THE HERMITAGE AT DUNKELD —At an early
hour on Monday morning the hermitace on the Duke
of Athslea grounds at Durikeld was blown up wirh
gunpowder. It seems that a barrel containir the
powder had been introduced into the building by some
one who had broken open the door, •nri then laid down
a train to which he set fire. The result of the explo-
sion was the tearing off of the ro.if, the shivering of the
Mirrors into a thousand pieces, and the shattering ot
the whole building. Ths malicious act is supposed to
have some connexion with the recent doings at the
postage gate, and is not the first piece of mischief re•
cerdly attempted upon the Duke's property, a reward
£25 hsving been cffered fir the apprehension f any
line who was engaged iu setting tire to twelve aprmie fir
trees at Durikeld on the 271 h ult.
DI AMoNDB AT HE CAPE —The Cape Argus
says that these gems continue to be chstiovered. Mesas.
Bain° and Co., of Graham's-town, received six. I .13,
being valued at £230. Mr. Hond writes to the Coles-
berg Advertiser that Memory. Lilieufeld Brothers bays