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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

THE LATE QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR.

A letter has been reseived by the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel from the Right Rev.
Robert Kestell Cornish, Bishop of Madagascar,
dated Antanarivo, July 20. The following is an
extract :

"There is nothing to report further here except
the death of the Queen Ranavalona IL, and the
succession of Razofindahety, under the name of
Ranavalona 111. She is a young widow of good
repute, and a Christian, and all the people seem
much delighted with her. There were two other
candidates for the throne, who would have been
very unsatisfactory persons. The funeral took place
at Ambohimanjer on Wednesday last, and was pre-
ceded by a ceremony at the chapel royal. The coffin
was brought in amidst the greatest hubbub, only pos-
sible, I should think, in Madagascar. The Queen's
body had been previously sent to Ambohimanier, so
the whole proceeding was got up for the edification of
the foreigner. This was on Monday. On the Friday
before the committee of which I am chairman met
and determined to present 100 dols, from the collective
body of foreigners of whom we are the representatives,
and I presented this as a funeral offering. Of course
Tamatave is entirely cut off from us, and we hear
nothing at all of what is taking place on which we
could rely. At Andororanto, with which place we can
still correspond, Mr. Jones (missionary) holds his own
with some difficulty and at considerable peril."
The meeting referred to by the biehop was 1414 ou
July 14, and besides voting the funeral offering
, mentioned, it passed resolutions of sympathy with the
Prime Minister and people of Madagascar in their
bereavement of an enlightened and benevolent Sove-
reign, and confidence in the new Queen. It also
noted the assurance of the Government that friendly
relations With foreign nationalities would still be
maintained. Another meeting was held on the 17th,
British, Norwegians, and Americans being present,
when a motion was passed expressing hope of future
united action on questions of common 4:kteieo,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

HINTS FOB THE HOUSEHOLD.

Arrowroot Puololiny.—Mix two tablespoonful of
arrowroot in a little cold milk, pour it into a pint and
and a half of boiling milk, in which have been dis-
solved two tablespoonsfuls of butter and the same
quantity of white sugar) stirring all the time, add a
little nutmeg or lemon juice and five eggs, the white
of one may be omitted, add a pinch of salt; bake a
delicate brown,
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Shortcakes. —One cup ef butter, one quart af flour, a
little salt, three heaping teaspoonfuls of baking pow.
der, sweet milk enough to make a dough as soft as ean
be well handled; roll out quickly one half inch thick,
and bake in pie plates or small square tins made for
the purpose; when done, split and butter slightly, put
on each layer a generous supply of strawberries, rasp-
berries, blackberries, chopped pineapple, sliced oranges
or peaches; do not mash the berries; sprinkle the
fruit with powdered sugar, and pour four or five
tablespoonfuls of whipped cream over it; pour over
the whole cake whipped cream mixed with a little of
the fruit.
Beef Cr ovetto. —Cut cold meat into small slices
about halt an inch thick. Season the slices, and
spread thinly over them some bread crumbs and seine
small lumps of butter. Take the gravy left from the
joint, or stew a gravy from the bones; thicken it with
butter rolled in flour and Beason it with pepper and
salt. Or the bits of meat, when not large enough to
be sliced as above may be minced, seasoned and mixed
with mashed potatoes and flour. Make it into small
cakes and fry them a nice brown.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

THE PLAINEST FACE is redeemed by
a lovely skin and colour; the most beautiful is
not perfect without it. Paints, powders, and washes are
absurd to the eyes of beholders, and deceive none but
the silly wearers of these ruinous applications. KALOS
is the only known remedy for pimples. tan, freckles,
black spots, small-pox marks, redness, roughness, and
all disfigurements, and is the only cosmetic that can be
rel!ed upon for producting a pure, brilliant and radiant
complexion, and natural loveliness to the skin, which is
thevery bloom of health. Sent free on receipt of 18
penny stamps, by Dr. THOMSON, 55, Bartholomew
Road, Kentish Town, London. "My face was covered
with tan and freckles ; your Kalos removed them." Miss
Grey. "In scores ot cases of eruptions of the face I
have used Kalos with success" Dr. N'Ainea.
CHEAP TEAS. In America recently, a cargo of four
thousard chests of Tea, was condemned under the new
law which forbids the bale of tea 'that is colored or coated
whereby damage is concealed." For 50 years Horniman
& Co , have imported Pure Tea, and guaranteed it as
such. it is strong, rich ez delicious. Sold in packets.
List of Agents in this locality :—Clarke, Chemist,
and Baker, Chemist, High Street, Hewitt, Market-
place ; Morris, 136, High Street,—Brierley
Rawlings, chemist. Kidderminster, Hewitt, Bull
Ring,— lialcso-A &dams chemist. Lye, Jones,
'chemist, Wordsley, White, chemist. Kingswn-
ford , Pearson. Brettell Lane, Collins, chemist,—
Birmingham, Beaks, Ball Ring.—Quarry Bank, Watts,
chemist.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

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Heat, toss of Appetite,
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n the Skin D.s'urbed
Sleep, Frightful Dreams
mil all nervous and 'Trem-
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Ave relief ,n twenty rtintves
for they h,.ye done ,t in thousands
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whole w. rid to produce a medicine e !nal to them or
n-tu.,ving t e ab ve Inane I compla nts. and restoriog
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

KIDDERMINSrEa.

AN IMPUDENT THEFT.—At the Police Court On
Monday, Thomas Burke, aliis "Little King," of
Stourbridge, was charged with stealing a pair of
cotton-cord trouiers from the shop of Mr. H. M.
Bell, elot!der, of Worcester Stre: t, on Friday night
last.—The assistant hilupman :Etsv the pri_oner take
the troueera from rail 'aside the doorway awl ruii
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY AT

LIMERICK,
The adjourned inquiry into the charge preferred
against Dt. W. P. Connolly, Thomas Connolly, and
Kate Connolly, of co. spiring to murder John Carroll,
and of attempting to cause poison to be administered
to him, was resumed on Friday in last week before
Col. Pearse, R.M.

Sub•lnspector Dwyer deposed to having searched
the house of Timothy Connolly, father of the pri•
Boners, and found in the presence of Kate Connolly,
in her dressing•rooro, the following letter 1—

• - -
Merchant's Quay, Oork.—Dearest Father Mother Sister,
and Brother,—l am quite free so far, and I think I will be
able to succeed. Could you get Jack Ryan's children's
address? If so, send them to Mr. Kepple, and they will be
all right. I will write a long letter to-morrow. I have
written to Tom Hartigan a very strong letter. I think my
father will be presented with a testimonial; it so, it won't be
so bad. Every footstep I hear coming into the house I think
is a detective If I had this day over me, I think I would be
safe at anchor. I am going by the Adriatic which leaves
Liverpool Tuesday (to-morrow). Good-bye, may Cod bless
you sill I will wiite soon from brew York. Will wire from
Qiieenstown that I+ll4e gattery sailed. You must forgive
the for not takiug leave of you. I could not bear it. Tell
John Carroll I would write to him, only for one thing; he
knows. Remember me to him; also to his sister, Sate Ryan,
and Michael Dineen Mustora ; also Molly Shehan. God save
Ireland I Goodbye. A token of remembrance for my dear
sistPr ; wear it till I send you hetter.—Your fond son and
„
brother, Tem."
Evidence was also given which showed that Thomas
Connolly went to cork, and actually took his passage
ticket in an assumed name for America, and that Dr.
Connolly went aftcr him and brought him back.
At this stage the Crown Solicitor announced that
he was unable to proceed further with the case, and
applied to have the prisoners further remanded for a
week. This application wao strenuously resisted by
Mr. M. Rourke, the prisoner's counsel, who com-
mented on the number of remands already granted
and the hardships inflicted on the prisoners, who, he
said, were quite ready at any moment to produce
eviderce which would shatter this groundless prose.
cution.
-- • •

The magistrate granted a further remand, admitting
the female prisoner to bail, as before' but refusing an
application to bail Dr. Connolly and his brother..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

THE CALCUTTA EXHIBITION.

The last report made to the executive committee of
the International Exhibition at Calcutta states that
the enterprise, "growing from a smalt beginning, has
now attained a magnitude unforeseen by its most san-
guine supporters," This is due to the generous response
of exhibitors in Great Britain, Continental Europe,
America, China, Japan, and to the liberality of the
colonial Governments. The enclosed space is extended
almost every week, and in addition to, the ordinaiy at-
tractions of an exhibition the-ea is to be an immense
show of cattle, horses, sheep, Soc. during the Christ-
mas holidays, and a gathering of all the aboriginal
tribes of India. Amon z the other interesting additions
announced are a captive balloon, an aquarium 1601 t.
in length, and a ladies' court, in which the handicraft
of the female portion of the population of India will
be on sale. Extensive preparations ara being made to
feed the visitors, and plans for housing them are under
consideration. The native Governments of India are
reported to be very active, and some of them desire to
exhibit separately, Mysore and Hyderabad offering to
allot money if space can be given them to make an
adequate display. The date fixed for the opening is
, the 4th of December.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

GENERAL HICKS IN THE SOUDAN.

The Special Correspondent of the Daily Nein writ-
ing from Khartoum on Sunday, says :
General Riclis, with five thousand troops, marches
to.day from Khartoum along the lett bank of the
White Nile, having for his base Duem. All are in
good health aid spirits. The False Propret is re•
ported to be resolute, and decisive fighting is expected
at the end of the month. The road from Barber to
Souakim has been closed by the rebels.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

CUTTINGS FROM AVIEDICAN PAPERS,

A woman in a town in Ohio got so mad at a
neighbour that she lost her voice. There was no fence
for her to kick, no dog to poison nor chickens to kill,
and what else could the poor thing do?

"Nthing will give you life," said a New York
physician to a diminutive patient, "except a quart of
tea."--P Then," responded the sick man, "I
must die, as I only hold a pint."
" Statira Jane,' said a fond mother the other morn-
ing to her daughter, "did Daniel Johnson kiss you on
the steps last night?" "No, mamma, he did not."
If the fond parent had said mouth instead of steps it
would have troubled Jane to reply.

_
"I tell you it's been a powerful close season in
Michigan this summer," said the tramp as he fished
in his pocket for another green apple. " Why, last
summer I kept myself dressed like a gentleman by
stealing the scare-crows from the cornfields, but this
year the farmers rip a pair of pants in two and make
the two ragged legs do duty over a whole forty acres!'
A Texas paper tells this cheerful tale of the experi-
mental school of medicine :—A woman came to a
prominent physician, and akked for a remedy for her
husband's rheumatism. The doctor gave her a pre.
scription, and said: "Get that prepared at the drug
t-tore, and rub it well over your husband's back. If it
does any good come and let me know. rve got a
touch of rheumatism myself."

Bronze ztatues of Prince 13iemarck and Count
Moltke have been unveiled at Dounereberg, in the
Rhine Palatinate,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

THE 81-CENTENARY OF SOBIESKI'S

VICTORY.

The Vienna Correspondent of the Daily News
writing on Tuesday night says :
To-night, to commemorate the bi-centenary of the
defeat of the Turks, a great popular fête was held in
the Prater. Its parks and lawns, extending over nine
square miles, were occupied by crowds that filled
every path and square. At least 200,000 persons stood
in an immense teld, where a brilliant firework display
lasting half an hour took place. It was answered by
rockets and shots from the Kahlenberg. A dense
procession in perfect order left the Prater at about
ten, and almost every man, woman, and child carried
bright lanterns. Bengal fires burned everywhere, and
the houses were illuminated. The Electrical Exhibi-
tion had its share of the crowd, in the midst of which
moved King Alfonso. He will waist at the grand
manoeuvres to-morrow, after which the national
Spanish hymn is to be played by military bands.
This morning a marble tablet, bearing an inscrip-
tion, commemorating the victory of Vienna over the
Turks in 1683, was unveiled on the lofty Kohlen-
berg, whence the armies which came to rescue
the city descended on the 12th of September. It
was regrstted that the LOrcl Dasiyor of London
was not present, but the mayors from other capitals
were there, and -among the distinguished assembly
were the descendants of the foremost persons who
defended Vienna. The Mayor made a speech remind-
ing the audience of the chief events of those times,
which fill the hearts of the Viennese citizens with
justifiable pride. Afterwards luncheon V7t1,8 Wien,
during which the Society Qf Male Singers sang
patriotic songs, many of which were composed for the
occasion.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

[AU SIGHT§ itIeERTBD.)
7i AT THE WHEEL,

iT
'. MANVILLE FENN.
Ahoy," "Dutch, the Dive," "TA*
Foundry Belle," 0.,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

PANIC AT A FIRE AT LILLE.

A telegram, dated Paris, Saturday, states that
during the fair at Lille the previous night, when the
amusements ware at their height, a fire broke out in
the menagerie through the explosion of a petrolrum
lamp, and a fearful panic ensued. The animals became
uncontrollable and roared and screamed frightfully.
Two leopards escaped from their cages and added to
the terrors of the panic-stricken crowd. Adjoining
the menagerie was a theatre, in which a performance
was going on before a large audience, when a rush was
made to the doors and a calamity appeared inevitable,
but the firemen arrived and the flames were soon
subdued. Although nearly persons were injured in the
crush no life was lost.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

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At Last! At Last ! it Last!

DR. LOWET'S invention is one of the greatest sur-
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succeeded in obtaining a mixture for the hair. whose
giv, a the happiest results. and surpasses all those
hithert) known. This mixture produces, in a short
time, thick hair and whiskers; it also prevents the hair
from falling off.

'he Inventor guarantees co:r-
:plete success.

SOLD IN BOTTLES . 1 AND 1 EACIT.

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attended to on receipt of the sttm,,_in stamps, or
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I_3 EMEDY FREEI—A victim of youthful iniprn-
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Lost Vans ood, &c, having tr ed in vain ev, ry known
•-etnedy, lies discovered a simple se f cure, which be
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LMEVES, ESQ., 43 Chatham Street, Ne* Yolk (itS
I.S. A.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

THE EXPECTED WAR BETWEEN
FRANCE AND CHINA.

Telegraphing from Houg•Kong on Sunday, the
Special Correspondent of the Btandard says :
The Chinete are reported to be occupied in throw-
ing up defences between Canton and ths -4outh of the
river, in order to oppose any hostile attempt by the
French fleet against the city. The garrison in the
Bogue forts have been largely reinforced.
The question here now is not, Will there be war?"
but "When and where will it begin?"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES

GEORGE 1110.RRIS, PROPRIETOR,

rIAG'S HEAD INN,

KING STREET (Late of Stone Street), AND BAIT AND LIVERY STABLES, DUDLEY ARMS,

DUDLEY.

DANKS. St. Thomas-street.Setherton.
GOULD, Undertaker, Credit y Heath.
MOORE and FERRER, Undeztakers,Kingswinford
AelINTS:•••-• G. WOODALL. Market-street. do.
WHITFIELDA do. T. rierley Hil
DORREL, do. do
EMERY do. do

A Large and Well-selected Stock or
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

THE ORDER OF THE GARTER.

The Landwi Gazette of Tuesday night contains the
subjnin.d :—The Queen, as Sovereign of the Most
Noble Order of the Garter, has been graciously pleased,
by letters patent under her Royal Sign Manual and
the Great Seal of the Order, bearing date this day, to
dispense with all the statutes and regulations usually
observed in regard to installation, and to grant unto
Her Most Gracious Majesty's grandson, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert Victor Christian Ed watd
(eldest son of his Ryal Highness Albert Edward
Prince of Wales, S G.) Knight of the said Most Noble
Oider, and duly invested with the ensigns thereof, full
power and authority to exercise all rights and privi-
leges belonging to a Knight Companion of the afore-
said Most Noble Order of the Garter, in as full and
ample a manner as if his Royal Highness had been
formally installed; any decree, rule, or usage to the
contrary notwitnstandine,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

ELECTRIAL TRAMCARS.

An electrical tramcar was run for the first time at
Paris one day last week, by the French Electrical
Power Storage Company. The car, an ordinary
three-horse one as used on the Parii tramways,
made the whole run, from its starting-point at the
Place de la Nation and back, a distance of thirty
miles, in about three hours. The tramcar is pro-
pelled by means of Faure accumulators, weighing
some 54 cwt., which are fixed under the tramlar
seats, and connected with a Siemens machine
placed under the floor. The machine, which makes
1,200 revolutions a minute, sets in movement, by
means of a pulley, an axle, to which are connected
the chains which drive the wheels. The wheels
revolve sixty times to 12,000 revolutions of the
machine. The speed of the electrical tramcar was
91 miles an hour on level ground, and 5f miles on
an. ascent. The present tram lines of Paris are not
well adap:el for the new loc >motion. On the newer
lines, the movement was sufficiently smooth, but
on those that have been laid for sometime there was
a marked difference, and the actual working force
was considerably lower than the ir.,licated horse-
p)wer. It is stated that the experiment, the first
ever made over a long distance, fully proved the
practicability of electrical tramcars.
Iron,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

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STATIONERY.

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And ALL RINDS of PRINTING, in Black or
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Envelopes,Noto Paper, and ALL KINDS of
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Large Stock of PLAYING CARDS, li*w

Designs. and Patterns.
BILL PAPER, PENS, INK, ko.
POCKET BOOKS, CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Toy Books, Spelling and Reading Books
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

LYE.

TEMPERANCE HALL.—A concert was held in the
above-named hall, on behalf of St. Mark's Stamber-
mill School, on Monday last, H. T. Hickman, E q.,
J.P., chairman. Although the weather was un-
favourable the attendance was good. A choir eoni-
posed of 150 children from the Day and Sunday
Schools, assisted by the choirs from Olds% inford
and Stambermill rendered several hymns and glees
in a very acceptable manner, and reflected great
credit on the conductor, Mr. Bury. The programme
consisted of sacred and secular music. In the
sacred part, Mr. C. Perks sari g in his well knowu
artistic style "Arm, Arm, Ye Brave." Miss Bury
sang .-The Better Lan-i" very effectively, and was
well received. Mr. F. Mountford (of the Kidder-
minster Glee Union), who has a remarkably sweet
voice, rendered "If all your hearts," itlijah, in
true style. The secular part of the programm:! was
commenced by a pianoforte solo, by Miss Laura
Deeley. and was of a most intereSting character.
Mr. Bury had introduced several songs which were
given in first-class form. "Drive the nail aright
boys," and "The Burlesque I.lAnd" receiving an en-
cote from tho audience. One of the chief no, elties
was the singing of the duet " The Milk Maid " by
Master H. Newell and Miss A. Bateman, two very
young artistes; the way in which they performed
the task allotted to them gave evidence of the
ain,w_tich had been best o wed on their tra:ning, and
was deservedly received with unbounded applause.
Mr. C. Perks sang "The Three Merry Men," and
Mr. F. Mounttord "T:;e Reason Why" w.th very
good:tae,e. 'We'd bet i.r b!,l y Miss
Locke, wet with a good recoptioue s aim) wag the

pianoforte duet given by Mr. and Miss Edwards.
The Rev. A. Wright gave the andiPnee a treat by I
singing two humorous songs. At the close of the
conceit, Mr. Wright proposed a vote of thanks to
the chairman, and members of the Oldswinford
choir and friends who had come on such a dreadful
night to render their assistance. The chairman, in
responding, said it had been a great treat to him to
be there that evening, aud as far as he was able to
judge the pieces had been executed remarkably
well. He said he noticed his friend Mr. Jam(s
Mathews, an accomplished musician, In the
audience. who he was sure would be able to give a
much better opinion than he as to the musiml
qualities displayed. Mr. Mathews said he had great
pleasure in bearing testimony to the efficiency dis •
played by the children throughout the evening, He
had h-ard very favourable reports of last year's
concert, which he did not attend, but at any future
concert given by Mr. Bury he would promise to
I be there. The singing of the National Anthem
I brought a very enjoyable. evening to a close.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

A. NIB LE COTt,

HARVE3T THINKSGIVrNG S ERVIJE.—The annu •1
lla,rve .t Thinkspf,i.-ing Servile was held in Holy
Trinity Church, Amblecote, o Thursday- lait. The
church had him very tamtefully decorated for the
occasion. 0 v-er the communion table was the

following inscription, worked in red letters on a
white ground, In Thy presence is fulness of joy."
On the communism table several bunches of grapes
and a miaature sheaf of corn were laid. Inside the
co:nmunion rail were placeii some very nice plaits,
kindly lent by friends. The rood screen at the
entraece to the chancel had come in for its share of
decorations. Flowers of every description were
placed there, harmonising beautifully together.
Fruit also formed part of the decorations. Across
the screen was worked in leaves,' 0 give thanks to
the Lord of Lords." At the top, worked in flowers,
hung a large cross. The pulpit was very prettily
dressed, the panels being edged with variegated
geranium leaves. Every gas bracket was de-
corated with flowers and ferns. The windows were
also all decorated with flowers and laza. Under the
' pulpit aud reading desk were placed some very
fine vegetables, kindly lent for the occasion. The
Baptismal Font was very elaborately adorned with
beautiful flowers. A very eloquent sermon was
preached by the Rev. Hon. Henry Dougles, M.A.,
vicar of St. Paul's, Worcester. who took his seimon
from the 4 chap. of St. Sohn and the 35, 36, and
37 verses. There were also present the Rev. H.
Sherrard, vicar of St. Thomas's, the Rsv. W. S.
Grigson, vieat of Pensnett, aryl the Rev. J. S.
Boldero, vicar. The anthem "Praise ye the Lord
for his goodu,ss," was very effectively rendered by
the choir. The ladies and gentlemen who carried
out the work of adornment with so much taste and
artistic effect were Miss K. Bolder°, Miss Chapel,
Misses Alton, Misses Ri Hey, Misses Webb, Mrs.
Eagar, Miss L. Kny, Mr. C. Andrews, and Mr. W.
V. Rose. The services will becontinued to-morrow
(Sunday), the preacher will be the Rev. W. S.
Grigson, vicar of Pensnett.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

FATAL FIRE IN LONDON,

In London, on Tuesday morning between half-past
two and three,'the "Old Star and Crown" public•house,
at the corner of the Broadway and Queen Ann's-gate,
Westminster, was discovered to be on fire by a police-
man, who, when passing on his beat, smelt fire, and
heard the rattle of glass inside the house. He at once
raised an alarm, and the barman, who was in charge
of the premises, after a short interval nut his head
from the first-floor window, and inquired what was
the matter. The constable sent for assistance
pending the arrival of the engines. In an
incredibly short space of time the house was enve-
loped in flames, and the barman, who had effected
his escape in his night-dress, stated that the pot boy,
known by his Christian name of George, and an elderly
man, who had stopped with him during the night, were
in the upstairs rooms. Before the arrival of the
firemen, Inspector Fields and Sergeant Pearce, of the
B division of police, had arrived on the scene, and
these officers made a gallant but unsuccessful attempt
to save the inmates of the bedroom at the top of the
house. Both Mr. Fields and his companion got as far as
the first floor, and then they discovered that the stair-
case terminated, and that access could only be obtained
to the upper part of the premises by a circuitous
route through a number of rooms. They attempted
by every means to arouse the potboy and his friend,
but at length they were compelled to return to the
street owing to the rapidly-increasing hold of the fire
on the premises. Despite the plentiful supply of
water, and the assistance of a number of engines, the
fire was not subdued until the greater part of the
public-house bad been burnt out. As soon as possible
search was made for those who were known to be in
the house, and the bodies of both the potboy and his
friend were found, The former had undressed and gone
to bed, while his friend, the old man, had evidently
slept in his clothing. The bodies of both were
very much burnt, but the faces were not destroyed
by fire, and from all appearances death had ensued
from suffocation, The body of the old man has been
identified as that of Hrnry Govier, of Olapham, and it
appears that he remained in the house because of the
wet night, coupled with the fast that he had a long
way to go home. He is sixty years of age. The body
was found across the bed as if he had fallen in an
endeavour to arouse the potman. It appears that the
barrnan unsuccessfully endeavoured to arouse the
deceased before escaping to the street. The proprietor
of the premises was away in the country with his wife
and family at the time of the occurrence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

THREATENED RAID BY ASHANTEES

ON THE GOLD COAST.

The British and African Royal Mail steamer Senegal,
W. L. Keene, commander, has arrived in the Mersey
with mails and passengers from the West Coast of
Africa.
tot, Senegal brings rather startling news from Accra,
from which it appears that if the present Ashantee
rebels carry their threat into execution there is likely
to be anoth3r raid on the Gold Coast Colony. It seems
that there are two parties in Ashantee, and one of
these wishes to restore the Monarch whom Lord
Wolseley, then Sir Garnet, deposed. A messenger, it
appears, has already arrived at Cape Coast from the late
King, saying the other party threaten to take away
the Golden Stool of Ashantee and bring it into the
Gold Coast Colony rather than let him have possession
of it. If this is done the ex-Monarch says the whole
of Ashantee will come after it into the British terri-
tory. That such a message WAR received is perfectly
true, though the British officials could scarcely credit
that one so impertinent could really have been sent by
the late King Coffee. It is hoped in the colony
that the Stool will be kept at Coomassie, though if the
threat is carried ont and the Ashanteee march on the
British Colony they are bound to get a reception
which will make them regret having undertaken the
expedition. The Golden Stool is in reality the throne
of Ashantee. Trade was being materially interfered
with through the disturbed state of the Ashantee
country.
A heavy shock of earthquake was felt at Salt Pond,
shaking the whole district for miles round. The
shock was first felt at about eleven o'clock in the
morning. No lives were lost, but many houses were
rent almost asunder by the violent motion of the
earth. A shock was also felt at Cape Coast at about
the same tims, although Cape Coast is fifteen miles
distant.

Fighting was still being carried on up the Sherhro
when the Saaval left sierra Leone. The Acting
Administrator would not make another espedition,
but was waiting for Governor Havelock's return.
Trade was at a standstill.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

ROWLEY REGIS.

SUICIDE 01' A COLLIERY ENGINEER.—Mx. Edwin
Hooper (South Staffordshire Coroner) held an in -
gully on Monday, at the Barley Mow Inn, The
Ci,y, touching the death of Thomas Millvvard (61),
colliery tenter, who had been found drowned in a
reservior.—The deceased, at the time of his death,
was employed at Mr. Minton's collieries, near
Oakham, and lately ha had been strange in his
manner, and Mr. Cunningham, surgeon, of Old-
bury, had ordered him to be watched. On Thurs-
dly m )riain,9; he left home to go to the collieries as
usual, and on arriving in a field near the engine
house where he was employed he was seen to partly
undress himself, and subsequently his dead body
was found in the colliery reservior.—Several of the
jurymen said the deceased was a very much re-
spected in the village.—A verdict of "Committed
suicide whilst in a state of tempory insanity" was
returned.

QUARRY BANK.
QUARRY BANK LOCAL BOARD.—Mr. W. R.
Symonds presided at the usual monthly meeting of
this Board, held at the Board Schools, on Tuesday
afternoon. The Health Officer reported that the
death-rate for the past month was a very low one, -
viz., 12 43, with two deaths from zymotic diseas.),
compared with 22 8, with two deaths from zymotic
disease, for the corresponding month of last year.
The Inspector reported that in consequence of the
prevalence of diseases in the neighbouring districts
disinfectants had been freely used in the street
channels, catchpits, and watercourses during the
past month. The surveyor reported that the ex-
penditure on the roads during the past month £l3
13s 7d, and £l7 was required to meet the expenses
of the current month. A letter was read from the
Local Government Board asking what steps the
Board proposed to tak ) as to the systematic
scavenging of the district. The clerk was instructed
to state that Os work was now being :done more
satisfactorily than it had been for some time.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

HAGLE Y.

STOCK S.L.—ln addition to their usual weekly
sale, Messrs. Oates Perrens and 'Wooldridge held
Iheir annual sale of rams and ewes, on Mon.lay
las'. There was a large supply of all classes of
stock ,nd the quality throughout was very good.
The sale comprised 51 head of cattle, 380 sheep and
quantity cf pigs. Prices were about the same as
last for mutton, but slightly easier for beef.
The a`)ont, 10 in a unbar from well known
fl.;cks, realised good price's, making 3} to 9
guinca3 each, Stock ewes also were sold at high
figure.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

DUDLEY.

FATA.L ACCIDFNT.—The deputy borough emoner
(Mr, E. P. Jobs m) on Tuesday held an enquiry, at
the Guest Hospital, touching the death of Mary
Brannan (65), widow, who reided in Gad's Lane,
Wolverhampton Street. It was shown that on the
24th tilt, deceased, who was rather deaf, was going
along Wolverhampton Street, on her way home.
At the same time a young man, named Thomas
Phillips, of Queen's Cross, was riding a bicycle in
the same direction at a speed of about four or five :
miles pet hour. He bad drawn close up to the 1
foothpatla to allow a cart to pass, and suddenly de-
ceased stepped off the footpath in front of the
bicycle, which was then only two or three yards be-
hind her. Phillips shouted, and simultaneously his
1 machine knocked the, old woman down, fracturing
hr thigh. She was conveyed by Police-constable
Bibby in a cab to the hospital, whither Phillips
also accompanied her. She subsequently diet
there; and Mr. Muriel, the house surgeon, said
death resulted from heart disease, accelerated by
the accident.—Toe jury recorded their verdict,
to this ..fi3ct, and expressed their opinion that
Phillips was fr e from any blame.
DISCuYERY OF A. CHILD'S BODY . —The Deputy
Borough Caron3r (Mr. E P. Jobson) on Thuis4y
afternoon held an inquest, at the Saracen's Head
Inn, on the body of a female child, which, early in
the morning, an employe under the kightsoil con-
tractor found in a closet at the back of the Model
Buildings, in Dock Lane.—Mr, F. S. Goulder,
surgeon, who made a post mortem examination of
the body, sail it was apparently that of a fully de-
veloped child. It was in a very advanced state of
decomposition, and the usual test applied to the
lungs for the purpose of proving whether the in-
fant had ever breathed was unsatisfactory. He was,
theref,ire, unable to say whether the child was born
alive or not.—The jury retuned a verdict to the
effect that the child was found deaJ, but that there
was not sufficient evidence to show whether it was
born alive.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

man folk here. Let em make de beas of Liin
ashore.'"

Helston and Lturent stood gazing at each other
in the dark for a few moments, and then the latter
burst our laughing.
"What next ? " he said.

"The next thing will be we.r." said Helston,
quietly. "Three against three hundred—the game
is getting too warm. '
"Pat de ting, sah," said 'Thello, excitedly, "and
vide the spoil."
" 'Thello," said Laurent "it's getting late. Let's
make a tent."
(To be es:int:mad.)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

cLENT.

MEETING OF CI:EDTTORS. A meeting of the
creditors of Charles Skelding, late of Tingley road,
Halcsowen, but now of Holy Cross, Clent, boot and
shoe maker, was hell on Wednesday, in Birming-
ham, Mr. Thomas Homer, solicitor, Brierley Hill, in
tho chair. The statement of affairs showed liabili-
ties, .£559 17s 6d, and asssets nil. A composition
of is 61 in the pound was accepte I.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

A F.I.ST INTERNATIONAL TRAIN.

The negotiations for running an exceptionally
fast traio, a so-called " Blitzzug "(lightning train),
front Paris over Mainz and Berlin to St. Petersburg,
are said ;o be so far advanced as to convert the pro-
ject jut) a reality. The carriages of the train will
b:t supplied k,i iiadjuitable wheels, which will en—
able the n to I ravA on various guages. From Paris to
tio itus,iaa fe3ntier the same gauge is used, but
here it ch .nges, aal at the frontier stations, Eyd-
tiittlinen aad Wirball:?n, the wheels will have to be
adjd-ted Travellers will thus be able to go the
whole di,itanc without the inconvenience of having
to chani.;e carriap,es. The speed of ,the trains will
be one, v. e believe, not hitherto attempted Oat he
Continoid.. It is to be 90 kilometres, or 56 miles
(withow stopptge), an hour. The trams are to be
tyb the Aar rican pattern, including kitchen, diniqg
saloon, roull ig and drawing rooms, and all the other
con&T able.arrangoinents so essential to modern
travelling. Iron.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

GREAT FIRE AT SHANGHAI.

The China mails to hand on Tuesday brought intern-
gehoe of one of the largest fires that have oocurred in
Shanghai. The fire in the French Concession, in August,
1879, when 999 houses were burnt down, certainly ex-
tended over a much larger area, but probably the damage
done by that of the 26th of July will exceed that of the
fire at Tkingleynen, insemuch as the houses were of el
substantially built character, and were occupied by
business men, who are in the habit of keeping a good
stock of goods on hand. The alarm was rung out at
the central station at 3.45 a.m,, and the bell at Hong-
kew station soon responded. There was scarcely any
necessity to wait for the ordinary signal, as the con-
flagration, from the fierceness with which it burned,
was visible 'from every part of the settlements. On
arriving at the spot it was evident that a large amount
of property was doomed to destruution. At the time
the fire commenced there was a strong south-west
wind blowing, sv,ich considerably helped to spread
the flames. A large matshed, very common- in the
Bonan-roed, was erected from the shop ill which
the fire originated to the shop op the other side of
the street, at the eastern corner of the Honan-road. '
When this matshed caught fire the appearance
Was grand in the extreme, the flames shooting up to
an immense height, throwing a lurid glare all oyer the
settlements. The Hook and Ladder Company of the
Mih-holoongs was quickly on the spot, and although
there were only a few of them they managed to pre-
vent the fire from spreading to the opposite side of the
Honan-road. While this was being done, however,
the flames were rapidly extending to the crossing at
the end of the Shantung-road. Hoi-lee's printing
office, at the north-east corner of the Canton•road,
was npxt to become a prey to the flames, but the house
was not entirely destroyed, thpp,gh the roof was burnt
through and the two upper stories were almost gutted.
It was almost an hour anda half before the engines could
be brought into play, and during this time the flames
were rapidly making their way on both sides of the
Canten,road to the Shantung-road, and it was at one
time thought that the whole block on both aides
would come down. The work of destruction was
brought to an end; and no further danger apprehended
about half-paet seven. The telegraph and electric
wires in the Ifonan-road were burnt and snapped
asunder. It is reported that some lives were lost.
Some people who were sleeping in the back part of the
tea house, the Chinese report, were burnt to death.
The number of houses destroyed was 62,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

THE FOREIGN IRON TRADE.

The iron markets of the Continent have under-
gone no change in thPir tendency during the past
week Great activity prevails in the Austrian
market. The est eblishments of the country are so.
fully etnAoy, (1 that they are hardly able to keep
step with requiiements, and various enlargements
re either being carried out or. in contemplation.
The demand is principally upon railway material.
Arnongsf others, the Hungarian state railways have
recently given out an order for 100 locomotives and
1.000 goods trucks, all of which will be made at
home. Qiotations are very firm. The Belgian
iron market has undergone no change during the
week, and prices remain very firm in every branch.
English pig is a little higher, being 57fr. 50 c.,
against 57 fr. best week, Makers of finished iron arc
receiving more orders, The French iron market is
still heavy, and business is much retarted by the
reserve of manufacturers. At Paris, prices for
merchant bars and plating iron are very low, the
latter description ci iron having been sold as low as
165 fr. The total proluction of steel and iron in
France during the first half of this year was
1,877,679 tons, against 1,787,756 tons during the
last half of 1882, being an increase of 89,923 tons.
The German irn market is quiet, Pig-iron is
steady in Whestphalia, Its there are no stocks which
could exert a depressing influence. There is more
animation in manufactured iron, The Americ en
iron market is quiet. - American pig-iron sells in
small lots, but sales are frequent. The general
price of No. 1 is 22 dols. to old customers and 23
this to others. The total sales for August exceed
those for August of last year, as well as those for
July. There is no change in Scotch pig-iron.
Iron,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

CRICKET.

WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL V. PEDMOHB.—PIa.yed
at Pedmore, Saturday September Bth, and ended in
a win for the 0,2h001 by 23 runs.

-
WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Southall, b Bloomer 10
W. Brooks, b Doramett 2
Howell. st F. Brooks b Bloomer. 3
Smith, b Bloomer 4
Wilcox. c Bird .. 21
Rollason, b Bloomer 0
Parkes, c F. Brooks b Hemming 1
Skelding, b Bloomer 4
Brown lbw b Bloomer 1
Gough, b Bloomer 0
Jas. Stafford, not out .
Byes 6
Wides 1

Total 63

PEDMORE.
11. R. Bloomer, b _ Wilcox

A. Simnis, b Smith 6
W. Bird run out.

F. Dommett, b Smith
C. S. Hemming, b Wilcox 9

W. Grantham, run out 1
F. Brooks, b Wilcox
C. D. Harris, b Wilcox . 0
G. Hodgetts, not out 2
H. Simms c Smith b.Wilcox 0
H. Rollason, b Wilcox _ 1

I Byes 1 .
Witles 1
~...••••
Total 30 - '

DIED.

BALCH.—On the Bth inst, at Bristol, suddenly 4 aged
33 years, Edward, only son of John Balch, Cathei.
well Cottage; deeply regretted.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15

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