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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

A NEW YORK TRAGEDY.

Towards the close GI last month Horace Shepard,
twenty-three years of age, a shinping clerk, arid his
young wife, kitied themtelves in 1•Tow York. Shepard's
m4rriage was unknown to his friends, and it is
inferred th4t he hid experienced oiktacles to it
from his relatives. The day previous to the tragedy
Shepard spent with his wife out of. town. Retir-
ing to rett at ten b'clock at night, nahing more was
heard of them until nine o'click in the morning,
when the sound of two pistol shots brought the neigh.
boors to the room. The couple were found on the bed,
in their night clothes, weltering in their blood. The
woman's arm was around her husband in loving em-
brace, but his face was turned from her in an apparent
spasm of agony. On a chair by the bed lay a small
pre.ented to him by his mother on his birthday.
A mark was in it, and it opened at this ominous verse
in the Proverhs : "There is a way that seemeth right
unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death,"
In Shepard's vest was found the following note :
July 20, 1883.—Rev. P. f. Shepard, Saybrook, Conn.—My
dear mother and father,—Kittie and I were secretly
married, ihere will be nothing revealed of the ceremony.
We have been very happy together in life, but we will lya
happier in death, which seems ko pleasant. Our his;
and requf is that we may rest togelier. With all our love
and devotion, we are your ,iffectionate son and daughter,
KiTTIE AND BORACE SHEPALD.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

SUPPOSED MURDER BY A MOTHER.

In London, on Monday riarning, the supposed
murder of a child by its mother was brought to light
at St. Thomas-road, Holloway. A joiner named
George Ludlow, with his wife and their children re.
sided at St. Thomas road, Hoil )way, and for some
time past it had been noticed that the woman had
been in a low and desponding state of mind. At times
she acted very strangely. On Saturday morning the
woman was seen by one of her elder daughters
to take the child Emily Susan, aged two years,
upstairs, and a few minutes afterwards to come
down in an excited manner, and run out of the
house. The father, on his return home, learning tie
circumstances, went up to the second floor, and find.
ing that the window was open, looked into the cistern
that was underneath, and there he found the child,
aged two years. Upon getting it out he found that
was quite dead. Information was at once given to
the police, and a description of the wife was circulated
throughout the metropolis, it brivg stated that it was
most likely she would commit suicnie. On Sunday, as
Police-constable 164 N was on duty at Canonbury,
near the New River, he saw the woman attempt to
commit suicide, on which he took her into custody.
She was taken to the Islington Police.station, where
she was identified on Monday, and under medical
advice she was removed to the Islington Workhouse,
there being no doubt by the raving condition the poor
creature was in that she was mad.

At the Clerkenwell Police-court on Monday after-
noon, Inspector Finney, of the N Division, said the
prisoner could not he brought up to be placed in the
dock as she was quite mad, and was detained in the
infirmary of the Islington Workhouse. She had often
threatened to kill herself and the child, and was sub-
ject to temporary fits of insanity, when she was quite
unanswerable for her actions. Early on Sunday
morning she was pulled out of the New River, near
Essex-road, just atter she had thrown herself in, by a
constable, who had seen the womat during the night,
sitting on the river bank, and had several times passed
her while on his beat. ,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

DEATH FROM EXPOSURE ON
LOCHNAGAR.

Late on Saturday night the body of the Rev. G. S
Kelly, a Coegregationalist minister of Dundee, was
fourni by a sheply rd near Loch Callater, Braemar.
It appears that Mr. Kelly left Hope Cottage, Brae•
mar, on the previous Thursday morning about six
o'clock, intending to climb Lochnagar, and thence to
go down by We, mui2k t BallaterSation, During the
day he was seen by a soepherd 20 minutes' walk from
the top of the hill. L,ter on in the same day the
unfortunate gentleman was seen also near the top of
the mountain, and on the side nearest Braemar, by
the Rev. E. F. Linton and Mr. R. Linton, who were
staying at Braemar. They directed him as best they
could, and subsequently, about three o'clock in the
afternoon, they oassed him standing about half a mile
from the top, still on the Braemar side. At that time
a tierce storm of wind and rain was raging, but Mr.
Kelly said he thought it would clear up, and that he
would go t ) the top. As they were anxious to get
back to Ballater, toe tourists passed on, and did not
see Mr. Kelly again. It is supposed that in et deavour-
ing to make a descent on the road through Glenmuick
he had lost his way, and, finally, attempting to return
to Braemar, he had sunk down exhausted and died.
The body was found on a green plot 500 yards east of
the gamekeeper'a house at Loch Callater on Saturday
night by a shepherd in the employment of Mr.
Gordon, farmer and grazer, Auchallater. Having in-
foreed the gamekeeper at Loch Callater Lodge, who
took charge of the remains, the shepherd proceeded to
Braemar, and told the police of the matter. On Sun-
day morning the body was identified. Dr. James
Noble, who examined the remains, on which there was
no mark, was of opinion that death was due to ex-
posure and exhaustion. Mr. Kelly had had some
experience in hill climbing, having recently ascended
Ben Lomond and Ben Venue.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

An accident, attended by somewhat serious con-
sequences, occurred on Sunday afternom at Hales-
Owen Station on the Great Western Railway. The
train which sustained the disaster was that which
runs between Halesowen and Old Hill in connection
with the main line from Birmingham to Dudley.
So far as can be gathered from the limited informa-
tion supplied by the railway officials, it appears that
the engine arrived at Haleso wen with one coach
from Old Hill at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
The coach was then left in the station, whilst the
locomotive proceeded some twenty or thirty yards
to the points, and along the up line, for the purpose
of changing its position for the return journey at
3.15. Both points were passed in safety, but from
some unexplained cause the locomotive. instead of
being eased in order to allow of the couplings being
adjusted, came into violent contact with the coach,
was forced a considerable distance along the metals.
A number of passenger had already taken their
seats in the carriage, and were, by the force of the
collision, thrown violently from their seats. In all
seven were badly injureJ, at least two sustaining
serious scalp wounds. Others escaped with con•
fused wouds and shocks.

CRAD LEY.
FA.TL ACCI.DENT.—AI i 3.L ih Harris, aged
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

CRICKET.

STOURDRIDGE 2ND TE.OI V. KIDDERMINSTER 221 r)
TEAM.—This match was payed on the Stonrbridge
ground, Holloway End, on. Saturday, August litho
and resulted in a win for the home team. lhe
following is the score :
J. Jones, b Dugard I l7
J. H. Cozen, a Bennett 2
R. Hunston, b Beresford . 0
H. Moblierley, c and b Dugard 6 ,
C. H. Cooper, c Cooper, b Lugard 1
P. Matthews, c G-ething, b Beresford 1
. C. Parkes, b Beresford 6
A. Price, run out 0
H. G. Hedges, c Coates b Beresford 7
T. Parkes, 0 Cooper, Dugard 1
,
F, Perry, not out - - 0
Extras
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Total 45

KIDDZRMINSTER.

Highfield, c sab, b Jones 0
Blunt, c sub, b Ilunston 1
Grove, b Jones 0
Cooper, b Hunston •• 1
Ivens, b Jones .. 7
Coates, b Hunston 0 .
Ilitchen, b Hunston 0
Gething, c Hedges, b Hunston 4 A
Dugard, run out.
Bennett, not out, 7
Beresford, b Jones 7
Extras 6
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Total, 33

STOIMBRIDGE V. EDGBASTON.—This match Wail,
played on the Stourbridge ground on Monday
and ended in a win for the home team. The OP
lowing is the score:

ED OBASTON,
T. Webster, c and. b 1ng01d,... 5
H, M. Hanley, b Ingold . 0
H. M. Hingloy, c Otter, b Ingold 1
Veitch, b lucreld 8
11. W. Webster, sc Otter, b Ingold 0
T. Jackson' not out . 12
W. Daniells, b Ingold ...... • 1
W. White, et Otter, b Ingold
- 00
J. Perks, b Jonee
Rev. Gem, c Bache, b Jones 2
T. Bowling, b Jones 1
Extras 4
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Total, 31
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

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ST. THOMAS' COLLEGE, RHYL, NORTH
WALES. Boys' Seaside Boarding School. Home
Comforts.
ENTRANCE AND OTHER EXHIBITIONS.

Inclusive Fees, Thirty-six Guineas a year,
Prospectus and highest references from Rev.
PRINCIPAL
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

THE PARCELS POST.

During the first four days that the p:rcels post was
in operation nearly 30,000 parcels were delivered in
London alone, the number collecte.:l the metropolis
during the same period amounting to a 1 ut 70,010. The
deliveries on the eecond day showed E.n i,e2rease of 6.000
packages on the tirst day. On the third day there was a
further increase of 2.000, and on the fourth day a
further increase of 1,000. The number of parcels delivered
on the fourth day was about 10,000. The eastern central
is the district which contributes parcels in the greatest
numbers, the western central coming next, and being
closely followed by Paddington. The amootimesm with
which the arrangements for receiving and transmitting
the parcels have worked testifies to their thorough-
ness, and great satisfaction ba3 been expressed as to
the general working of the new service. The average
weight of the packages forwarded for ti anamissien has
been about three pounds.

The Postmaster General has issued a Special Cir-
cular stating that he "has much p'ea,ure in acknow-
ledging the very zealous sled ette t manter in
which all ranks of the Service 11... v, discharged the
arduous duties devolving upon them in conneetion
with the introduction ot the Parcels Post. A severe
strain has been imposed upon to P->:,•! tient
in first sta/ting an enterprise of such u.aitude
as well as novelty, and the success which ha q thus far
attended it could only have been achieved by the
hearty co-operation of all the officers concerned. The
Postmaster• General requests Surveyors and Post-
masters to acquaint the Staff under their orders with
the great satisfaction which it affords rim thus to
place on record his appreciation of their services.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

FATAL TRICYCLE ACCIDENT IN
LONDON.

In London, on Saturday afternoon, Mr. S. F.
Langham held an inquiry at St. George's Hospital as
to the death of Charles Duck, aged 27 years, a milk
can maker, lately residing at 25, Harley-mews, W.,
who was fatally injured on the previous Saturday.
John Carr, a pavior, living at St. John's-wood, de-
posed that shortly before 11 o'clock on the morning of
the 4th inst. he was repairing the pavement in Oxford.
street, when he saw the decea,ed coming from the direc-
tion of the Marble Arch on a tricycle. The deceased
had to ride towards the middle of the road to avoid
a van, and in doing so his machine fell over. Just
then an omnibus came along, and both near-side
wheels passed over his body. He was immediately
extricated from the tricycle and conveyed to the hos-
pital. At the request of the coroner the machine was
brought into court. and it was noticed that the steer-
ing handle worked much too easily through being
somewhat worn.—Dr. Bo I, the house surgeon, said
the deceased's injuries were very severe, and caused
his death. Several witnesses were examined, all of
whom said the driver of the omnibus could not avoid
running over the deceased, and the jury returned a
verdict of "Accidental death."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

AMERICAN CROP RETURNS.

The returns of the Washington Department of Agri-
culture for August respecting the cotton crop are less
favourable, and the condition is lower, except in Vir-
ginia and Tennessee. The general average condition
is 84, against 90 in July. The report says the plant is
suffering from the meteorological vagaries of this
peculiar season. The weather in May was too cold, in
June too wet, and in July too dry. Drought prevails
to a considerable extent in various places. The pre-
sence of the caterpillar is also reported in numerous
Gulf Coast States. While the relative condition of the
cotton crop, compared with the returns of former
years, is unpromising, the volume of the crop depends
largely upon the more critical period from August to
October.

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As regards corn, taking the whole area together, the
condition has advanced from 88 to 89 per cent. of a
perfect crop. The returns indicate a yield of
700,000,000 bushels. The average condition of spring
wheat is 97. The returns do not eseentially change
the indicated aggregate of July for the entire crop.
The condition of oats is 100 ; of barley, 95 ; of potatoes,
101 ; and of tobacco, 88.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

THE HONORARY COLONELCIES OF
INFANTRY REGIMENTS.

The Morning Post says :—The honorary colonelcies
of no fewer than six infantry regiments have recently
fallen vacant, only two of which, however, have been
filled up, Major-General his Royal Highness the Duke
of Connaught having been appointed colonel of the
Scots Guards in succession to General Sir W. Knollys,
K.C.8., and the colonelcy of the Essex Regiment,
vacant by the death of General Sir T. Reed, having
just been conferred on General Sir T. Stavely, K.C.B.
It is understood that that the war-office authorities
have decided to gradually reduce the number of these
appointments in cases when there are as at present
two colonelcies to one territorial regiment. According
to present arrangements, where a territorial regiment
is composed of two regular battalions each battalion
has an honorary colonel, and it is proposed in
these cases where vacancies occur to refrain from
filling up the posts. An exception, however, will be
made for the present in the case of the Essex Rep
ment, The honorary colonelcies now vacant are as
follows :—lat Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, by the
death of General Sir C. Doyle; 2ad Battalion Royal
Sussex Regiment, by the death of General the Hon.
A. Upton; 2nd Battalion the Hampshire Regiment,
by General M. Wood's death; Ist Battalion Wiltshire
Regiment, by the transfer of General Sir W. Knollys
to the Soots Guards, that officer dying a few days after
his nomination. It is interesting to note that the
colonelcy of the latter regiment had been frequently
held by royal princes. From 1806 to 1836 his Royal
Highness the Duke of Gloucester was its colonel ; from
1842 to 1852 the Prince Consort; and from 1852 to
1861 the Duke of Cambridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

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such as wind and Pain at
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:be, Giddiness Fu ness
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iizzina s and Drowsiness.
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eat, Loss of Appetite,
to:tness of Breath. Cos-
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, the Skin D:sturbed
,ieep, Frightful Dreams
and all nervous and '1 rem-
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give relief in twenty mintres
'lbis is no fiction for they have done it in thousands
of caes. Tl.e Proprietor if the Pits having obtained
a grect expense) a Iritent for them he chclenges the
whole w..rld to produce a medicine equal to them :or
r in 'ring t e ab.,ve nstnei compla nts, and restoring
the patient to sound and lasting health.
Every suff..rer is earnestly invite to try one box of
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

WOR m A GUINEA A BOX.

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a few doses of them carry off all gross humours, open
all obstructions, and bring a'-out all that is required.
No fern Ale should be without them, There is no remedy
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These are “FACTS" a.lnsitted by thousands embracing
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the Nervous and Debilitated is, BEECHAM'S Pats
have the largest sale of any Patent Medicine in the
world.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

THE STRIKE OF TELEGRAPHISTS IN
AMERICA.

A vivid picture of the American telegraph strike
is drawn by the New Ire.rk Herald. On the appointed
day the opt rstors in the Western Union Office at
New York were working busily, when at noon pre-
ch•ely one of the clerks sprang on his table, and gave
a shrill whistle. The result wal instantaneous and
startling. "Neatly 400 men and women jumped on
their chairs and decks, and gave three dedeninv
cheers, which could be heard through all the clatter
ot Broadway three blocks off. Tuft: young lady
operators, unprepared for the demonstration, fell
back in their chsirs and fainted. There was a hut'
red hcramhle for hats, coats, sticks, acid umbrellas,
and in another minute the operators had gathered
in orderly squads, and marched down the stairs,
headed by the young man who had given the signal,
and who held his ivory whistle high up like a
flag." Only 47 telegraphists remained in the ope-
rating room. Each striker had stopped instantly
at the signal, and the abandoned desks were littered
with half•sent telegrams, and piles of messages were
waiting to be despatched. One telegram broke off
thus :—" The will is all right, aunt leaves you—."
Outside the building all traffic was stopped to see the
strilsers come out, and crowds were rea iy to shake
hands with the telegraphists as thay appeared from
other offices, strangers congratulated the strikers with
much warmth as if they had been members of a
family long separated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

ALLEGED ARSON Al' KIDDERMINSTER.

At the Stourbridge Police Court on Monday,
before Mr. W. J. Turney, Alfred Coates, tailor, of
Oldbury, and Jacob Bird, fitter, Blakedowa, were
brought up on a charge of wilfully setting fire to
a hut on the Great. Western Railway, in the parish
of KiAlerminster Foreign, and there was a second
charge of placing stones on the above railway,
thereby endangering the safety of passengers
travelling on the line.
Samuel George, a platelayer, in the employ of
the Great Western Company, said he lived at the
Duckpen Cottages, in Kiddorminster Foreign, and
on Sunday evening he saw -to prisoners a good
way down the line. They Were coming up the line
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

THE COMMENCEMENT OF GROUSE

SHOOTING.

The opening of the grouse shooting season on Mon-
day was exce,dito.lv impromi.ing thr4.ughont ScAland
and in some parts of E. gland. Rain in greater or less
quantity had fallen on nearly ad. the 8h...d0g grounds,
and in some districts in Scotland it c ntudied with
dismal persistency all day. In more southerly parts
the after part of the day was warm and bright. The
bad weather, the soaking moors, and the wildness of
the grouse on account of so much rain as has tallen
lately, particularly in Scotland, nude the fir 4 thy's
sport, as a rule, very indifferent ; and the quantity of
grouse which reached the markets was greatly ut der
the average. The prospects of the season are said to
be good on the whole.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

CATTLE QUARANTINE IN AMERICA.

The American Treasury Department issued a cir-
cular on August 1 regarding the importation of neat
cattle, which, after quoting the law on the subject,
says :—" All neat cattle, arriving in the United States
from any part of the world except North and South
America will be subjected to a quarantine of ninety
days, counting from the date of shipment. As the
Dominion of Canada maintains quarantine for all im-
poTted cattle, no quarantine for cattle imported from
Canada is provided. For general information it is
deemed proper to state that perfect arrangements
have been completed for quarantine accommodations
of imported neat cattle as follows :—lmporters of
cattle, in order to secure accommodations at the port
where the cattle are imported, should give notice to the
collector of the expected importation, so as to secure
quarantine accommodations, which will be provided in
the order in which notice thereof is given. If, owing
to the lack of accommodations, cattle cannot be
quarantined at the port where they arrive, they will
be transferred at the expense of the importer to some
other quarantine station, where sufficient accommoda•
tions do exit, prefers). ce being given to stations where
there is no danger of infection. Where there are more
cattle for quarantine than the regular Government
station can accommodate, special arrangements for
quarantine outside the stations may he made by the
Collector of the Port where they arrive upon consulta-
tion with the Cattle Commission or the superintendent
in charge. The order by which importers have been
allowed to quarantine cattle at such points as they
might select, where cattle could be transported by
water, is rescinded, and all imported cattle will be
quarantined at the Government stations, except as
above provided.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

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CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

SAT (AWAY, AUGUST 18, 1883.

DEAFNESS, NOISES IN THE EARS, &Q. DELLARS
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and the incessant humming sounds so frequent with
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to give some relief in any case of Deafness withoat
causing the slightest injury to the delicate organiszns of
the ear ; and, however surprising, persons for years
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Winnlow's Soothing Syrup is sold by Medicine dealers
eveirriketsl44 Per
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

DISASTROUS HURRICANE IN THE
PACIFIC.

According to intelligence received from Australia,
dated the early part of June, it seems that the Navi-
gator group of islands have been visited by a terrible
hurricane and tidal wave, causing the wreck of many
vessels and the loss of several lives. The storm
lasted for several hours. Eight vessels were either
driven ashore or dashed on to the reef. On lgend
the native houses suffered very severely, whilst the
wind did much havoc amongst the fruit trees an.]
plantations. The European houses escaped with
but slight damage. The island of Savaii was the
greatest sufferer, and It was here that the strength
of the tidal wave was felt to the fullest extent,
as the wave destroyed everything within its reach.
Shortly before the storm commenced a boat left Apia
with seven men, who were on their way to a plantation
on an adjacent island. Nothing has been heard of
either the occupants or the boat up to the time of the
despatch, and it was feared that all had perished.
The coffee crops in the district were considerably
damaged. The resident French priest on the island of
Savaii met with a tragic death. Daring the pre.
valence of the hurricane he went into the church to
save the sacred vessels. He had forbidden anyone to
accompany him, and while engaged in his task the roof
of the building was blown in, falling on the uncor•
tunate clergyman, and killing him on the spot.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

LOCAL BOARD (SCOrLAND) BILL.

In the HOUSE OF COMMONS Aug. 15, on the order for
going into Committee on this Bill,
Sir H. Wolff moved the following Amendment:—" That,
in the opinion of this House, it is not deer:title at this late
period of Parliament to confer functions on an officer of the
Crown, to be created by Act, uutil the powers, duties, and
patronage of such officer are more fully defined, and the
cost of his office and staff more fully stated."
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After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn, and
the House went into Committee on the Bill.
Several amendments were then discussed, and aauses 2,
L 4, and 6 having been added to the Bill, progress was re•
ported, and the House adjourned at six o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

THE SHAPIRA MANUSCRIPT.

Mr. Gladstone visited the British Museum on
Monday afternoon, for the purpose of inspecting
the now famous Shapira Manuscript of the Book of
Deuteronomy. The Premier was met at the Museum
by Dr. Ginsburg and Mr. Bond, the Principal
Librarian, and also by Mr. Shapira. The latter re-
peated the story of his discovery of the manuscript
among the Arabs east of the Jordan, and was closely
questioned by Mr. Gladstone, who carefully examined
the rolls, and expressid himself much astonished at
the close similarity of the writing to the Moabite
Stone and the Siloam inscription at Jerusalem. Both
of these inscriptions, which date respectively from the
ninth and tenth centuries before the Christian era
are now admitted to be perfectly genuine, and the close
similarity of the writing of the rolls to these written
legends is so marked as to be at once recognised. The
possessor of the manuscript is making arrangements
for its publication in a series of fac-simile plates by
the autotype process, to be accompanied by a full
account of its discovery. The battle which is now
waxing hot among Orientalists will then assume a
wider range, and it will be a renewal of the old war of
the Moabite Stone and the Moabite Pottery. The
question is partly one of paleography, where in the
Moabite Stone, the Siloam Inscript-on, which cer-
tainly dates from the time of Hezekiah, and
the Assyrian contract tablets with Phainician or
Aramean dockets of the time of Sennacherib
and his successors are the chief parallel ex-
amples. Obsolete words and words which are re-
garded as late Hebrew appear. Yet it must be re-
membered that words apparently late in Hebrew were
of ancient use in the vernaculars of Syria and Eastern
Palestine, and so they form but little criterion.
Among those who hold that the manuscript is genuine
the divergency of opinion as to the date is very great,
Some incline to the time of the eighth century, which
the paleography most resembles; others to the period
of the Captivity; while a third party place the docu-
ments as late as the period of the Maccabees, regarding
the archaic character of the writing as the outcome of
a revival of ancient script which was known to have
taken place at that period.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The "Magnet of Monday, in a review of the British
corn trade during the past week, says :—The weather
during the week has not been satisfactory. There
have been heavy rains and high winds, but beyond
the crops being laid we do not hear of any damage. In
the early districts reaping is in full swing. The
acreage under wheat is less than usual, and the crap
is under the average, so far as can he at preent
ascertained. Barley shows well. Oats, peas, and
roots are all promising, and the yield of potatoes is
exceptionally heavy. Roots promise to give satis-
faction. Taken as a whole, the farmers have not
much to complain of, although the wheat crop will
again be a disappointment.

The Mark Lane Express says :—With the past week
the prospects of a remunerative harvest have certain y
not improved, the recent changeable, showery weather,
with a low temperature for the season of the year,
having greatly injured the wheat crop. The other
cereals have rather increased in hulk and probable yield,
and the barleys seemed to have plumped a good deal.
here is now a fair average crop of straw, which at one
time seemed almost an impossibility. The wheats are
being cut in the earlier districts, and a large breadth
of oats Is now in I.heaf. The pea crop is being cut
venerally. Root crops continue to look well, hut insect
injuries are rather numerous, and all the late turnips
are very foul from want of opportunity to clean them.
There are some useful clover aftermaths now in full
blossom. The showery weather has delayed the late
.
haysel, and there grass yet to be cut, whilst much
remains to be carried in places. In Ireland prospects
have improved of late, but scarcely so in Scotland.
Stock of all kinds keeps high in price, and the sheep
*airs show rising values one after the other. Pigs are
about the only description of stock which do not sell
well; they seem likely to be cheeps r rather than other-
wise on account of the considerable fall in values for
pigs and all hog products in the United States, which
seems likely to continue for the present.

The reports concernitqf the harvest in France are
unsati-factory. According to the Bulletin des Hanes,
the yid i of wheat wid not exceed 85,000,4,00 hectoli-
tre... The average since 1872 has been from 11,4 to 105
millions. The timility is not yet ascertained, but it is
'bought to he on the 'whole good, and, at any rate,
hett-r then 14st year'... The .aree tria) be said of The
rye. In bane) acid oats abundant crops are expected.

"FOR EIAMPLIC."—Pater : " Well, my boy, and
how do you like College? Alma Mater has turned
out Rome Good Mtn—"— "Young Hopeful :
" Ya•as—she's just turned Me out I"—[He had been
expelled !J—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

DUDLEY.

CIIAMBEn OF COMMERCE.—no Mayor (Mr. Job
Garrat) presided on Tuesday afternoon at the
annual meeting of the above Chamber. There
were also present Aldermen Thompson and Finch,
Mr. Strasv son, Mr. U. G. Harrison, Mr. W. Jeffreys
Mr. C. Manby, Mr. F. Coley, M. W. Madeley, Mr.
R. Mason, Mr. Hipkins, and others.—The Seer e-
tary (Mr. W. H. Thompson) read the first annual
report, dealing with the reasons which brought
about the Chamber's existence and the work it had
done this year.—The report was adopted... .

GAMBLING AT KATE'S HILL.—At the Police Court
on Monday, before the Mayor(Mr. Job Garrat), and
Alderman Wilkinson, John Henley, Thomas Lloyd,
George Mills, and George Bradley were charged
with gambling on waste ground in Owen-street,
Kate's Hill.—Police-constable Beddoes stated that
he frequently received complaints of gambling
carried on in Kate's Hill at every opportunity.
Helad cautioned the defendants before.—Tney
were ordered to pay the costs.

-
USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Th”re were three
of these cases in the Court on Monday, and the
Mayor remarked on the prevalence of the offence.
Joseph Whale and Samuel Turley were charged
with using obscene words to women, and they were
fined—Whale 2s 6d. and costs, Luld Turley 10s. and
costs.

A WRETCHED EXISTENCE—Joseph Harnsl on,
(45), boiler maker, was charged with beating his
wife.—The wife's story was that she saw her hus-
band go into a public house instead of going to
work. She spoke to him about it, and then he fol-
lowed her and beat her about the head. She had
lived 13 years with the defendant, and he had
shamefully treated her, beyond beating her,—De-
fendant said his wife was always worrying him,
and fulther, that she struck him first.—The Bench
fined the defendant 203. and costs; in default one
month.

A RUNAWAY Elnensrtn AND Flanmt.—Thomas
Morris, labourer, of no fixed abode, but late of
Wolverhampton, was charged with neglecting to
maintain his wife and family, whereby they had
become chargeable to the Dudley Union,—Mr.
Fullwood proved the case, and said Morris had
given a great deal of trouble, and put the Guard-
ians to an expenditure of £7. The Guardians
wanted a conviction.—Defendant, who pleaded
that he had not had a job for four years, but bad
now got into work, said he could pay the .27 at 2s.
per week.—The Bench held that this was not suf-
ficient, and sent him to gaol for a month.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Joseph Brown, gen-
eral dealer, North-street, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly in High-street on Friday
night. —Police-constable Pardo° said the defendant
came up to him and offered him a glass of ale.
Witness refused, and then Brown added, "I would
have reported you, you—pig,if you had," De-
fendant was drunk, and after some more insulting
remarks witness brought him to the station,—Mr.
Ward, who defended, said defendant was excited
over some alleged prejudice which the officer had
against him.—He called defendant, and two others
who swore that his client was sober, but the Bench
inflicted a tine of 10s, and costs
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

DOMESTIC TRAGEDY IN AUSTRIA,

The Vienna Correspondent of the Daily Tel(graph,,
writing on the 14th inst., says :
Yesterday evening the editor of the Vienna Tagblatt
received a note by post from a man named Ludwig
Renth, who described himself as a barber, living in one
of the suburbs. The writer complained that he and his
family bad endured great misery since the winter, and
that he was unable to pay his rent; consequently
he had resolved to put an end to his life and to that of
his children. A messenver was at once despatched
from the offices of the 1 agblatt to the address given in
the letter, but only to find that the barber had carried
out his threat. He had shot himself and his three
children with a revolver, and all four had just been
conveyed in a dying state to the hospital.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

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the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the Pills ;
if not on, they are a forgery.
Prepare 4 only, und sold wholesale and retail, by the
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

When the hired girl was asked to put an extra plate
on the table she said she wasn't much a an arithme-
tician, but she could work an example in simple add.
dish-on like that.

A Los Angelos rancher has raised a pumpkin so
large that his two children use a half each for a cradle.
This may seem very wonderful in the rural districts,
but in this city three or four full-grown policemen
have been found asleep on a single beat.
One afternoon, while a tight-rope walker was going
through his performance, a boy about twelve years
old turned to wi acquaint%nce of the same age and
remarked, "Tom, don't you wish you could do that?'
—" Yes, I do," sAdly replied Tom; " hut my folks
make me go to. school, and are determined that I shan't
never be anybody I"

"Will you please insert this obituary notice?"
asked an old gentleman of the editor of a Chicago
journal. "I make bold to ask it because I know the
deceased had a great many friends about here who
would be glad to hear of his death."

The other day in an up•town New York residence,
a ring at the door was heard, and the servant girl,
calling to her mistress, said :—" Please, mum, go to
the door, au' ef it's anybody for me, tell 'em I'm
engaged."

When a Californian woman defeated a lion in a
hand-to.hand confi,et, the neighbours were greatly
astonished, but her husband quietly remarked, "Oh,
that's nothing I"

"I understood you to say that your charge for ser•
vices would be light,' complained the client, when his
lawyer handed bun a tremendous hill. "I believe I
ea,d my fee would be nominal," was the reply ;
" but -" "0, 1 see?" interrupted the client;
"phenomenal,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-18

POTATO.

There was a fair supply or potatoes on sale. The demand
was sow as follows :—Magnum bonums, 100 s to 110*; Myatt'*
kidneys. 100 s to 120,, ; regents, 10s to 100*; shaws, 703 So ps•;
roses, 70s to SOB per ton.
FISH.

Fresh herrings, Sc fid to us; roused ditto. 9s to 12a; red
ditto, 3s to Sc ; pickle ditto, tised to 7s 6d ; kipper di cto, gs
to les ;bloaters, 7s 6,1 to 95 per hundred; salmon, grilse,
and trout, led to ii 4 per lb. ; oysters, 9d to 23 ; crab fis 6/1
to Ns ; lobsters, fis to 275 6,1 ; mackerel, 2s to 2s 3d ; w iiting,
2s Otto 4s 6d ; slips, bs to Ss 9d ; and mullet, Cs to 9s per
dozen.
OAHE AND POULTRY.
Fair supply of fowls, realising from lbs to 8.11 per einem
goslings, es 6cl to 7s 6d each ; rabbits, is 84 to Ita per *couple
haunches of venison, 30s to 503 each; and forequarters o
backs, 84 to 9d-per lb; good ducks fetching SsSillti SA clicski