The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-09-02 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.

A young rasa named Harry Miller, a paintar, atm'
hivingf been several days in L.Yitioa, retOrtioct to
Guild ord on ley in • 'tate of c .rairlerabla excite-
meat. During the day he war frequently heard to say
that ha "would 10 somethiag," and that it ava. his
intention to kill soma one. In the evening
accompanied by several of hi. (riot Is, unc.n bag •
y..un; man named Richta rod, tla manager of •
tibanconist's shoo in Gall fiord, went int a public-
Anna, where they rem/duel • abort time. Richmond,
observing Iluber • excitel con liti•m. endeavoured to
quiet him, but apparently with out much gamma.
Ju.t bat 're °lover* o'clock the tw, a young men went
fir • walk together to ward. ths upoer part of
the to so, linke I arm-in-arm. Before leaving
ths publichoula Stiller soil G uoI bye " to Mn,
&Iroise, a y rung widow residing there, and told
hot that she would not we him again. When
Mltrr and Richmond bad entered the lobil 'on-r and
tuey ware ub Ler red tu be engaged in load cony, rs taus,
as if wrangling. and Miller, su iden:y putting his
hands behind him to hi. coat p ,cket, dr &vi out •
pistol, deliberately pointed it at Richm 'ad, and fired.
Mae shot .lid not take effect. Ricdurn old run along
the road to card the town calling out "Police I" Its
met • policeman almost directly, and th-y went hack
to the spot were they had left Milli r. They (null
him lying on his beck on the gr mid bleeding pt.,-
fusely from a wound in the bead, a six,harnbored
r,volv.r lying close beside hint. It seems that
directly aft r Richmond ran away to call the
palma ear rut rat ream saw Millar deliberately shoot
himself with the r•volver, and bear I him exclaim
an " 06, Gad, save my soul !'
The young man lingered until Saturday afternoon,
whoa he vo,rel, It ha. since been ascertained that
he was paying some attention ti the yoaug W.. 1111111
Bargee* r• (erred t above, and that he bad asked her
to marry him, but she declined. She ha 1 also refused
to (Pad him • Priv••• isterriow. Walsh he requested
on iriday night.

TEKRI BLS RArLrAr DISASIMIL
MKS ?U1101!s sums).
Nisw Yoe.. Satardaf.—Nise toembirs .4 a clay=
IF •apo leer o urns.' I. death, and several others
see. rely j teed. near Uol ~d,,' by the rails
w y carrisge tho, were occupying taking fire.

THE SOUDAN.
COM Pl. h: CION UV Agit IINTLIK UENTS.

Th. Brili.l, regiments to be employed in the rx 44111-
this oil isos•intale in the hegiuoing of Oct her At
A., tote, soil th e obaik us Xis !illy boat* f
W. iy ;a sherd tis ff,..al IM,. silo be ashoeu-
trowd co.; gbc g iii. sf boats orgaideed. Ti... will
be the base ot opt...atm:pi, OS al oirange I.
Ii .ini Foglia will, io a f •sr days, relieve Lieu euant
log who at ;vassal it.. eh argia of raliway
Ira arransements there for lb. CouVeyato, of
,avy stores rouud filo am miles of cataracts. Toe
Lboo.ag I Luau pnt by the Murdir of LYmiola Wight
ue able to pull this boats •iver these cat 'act., bot it
to.. boon c onidered beat , Oug•ey ;,;;,,b by
rail, Three tuouutid lot of nof f.r river strainers
wad railway lowsnotivea ace ow being 00eVeyeal
it Wetly II ill• aud .rauj oar, soil two other
depots will be made further south. Forage for 1,000
bors-• and oatuele is do blin.; brought up I. the
a.coai Cat WAG • atl6l N1V.111.1 6411.10 r• trout Gdat ral
Staphatla,l6'. -taff 6.1 lb. arra .grto nat-. Uor•
tug lb, bet taw lay. E 004) wen of ibis Naval Bricado
Owe maimed as W. ly Gait. for saiistieg 10 ilia pre-
itaulnary 4ranounrotri. Aanong toe Bi 'Lash regitneute
retain will he luoiudad in thia expo I. ...otry furor are
toe Royal Fres Itegimeet, now at Waly ; the
2a l Battalion Bases Regiinislit, at &miaow' ;
13 oath alJel.itir, ftegianent ; and Una 14
Battalion Cisin.ron B.ightauders. hi., guars there
are two spiels lid batts-iwis 4i the Egyp.iam Army, Lae
9:3 al6l lb. Ilta—Lbe lattr havias a caul-1 eu.p, at
A 406,11416. Taq hr.& conics-moat of boat, trot
E glaud for the expelit+ in will I•Ave io the Pelican
hz 0.1 transp rt ou the 8:11 S bated:labor, aud in the ?rest-
deut Garfield so I AU66,0 /Lail a few days later from
Lotion. Phi Maatlaill will chic a cousiounant of
It iota at Liverpool, th• Neraoj a At Portsmouth, sod the
F. aters at Glasgow, all bolos tuned to arrive at rtlex•
a idria before the end of October. . .

the Adanieelty an.horitiee completed on Friday alao
their arra egements for bringing over the 400
twaiCllol3. fame will leave Quibeil it. the !Iliad
tranoport 000..0 litog In Ulna to ro,ol Alexandria at
toe end of September. Tao, will there be ham's,'
over to the oar. of o,lunal Boiler, who wtl. acoomoany
the that coriai.gainaes of boat. from Ragland, 0 dome!
(drove, who will assist him, taking oil in. sec md
hatch. The large body of bearers who will b.,
employed carrying stored overland arousal the Cataract.
have been .elected from the native.. oi the Wait iioast
of Africa, over MO Kroornon having been engaged,
who will embark at Ceps Patinae, a that they way
arrive at Alexandria early in Uetober. The Royal
Egginser Tele,graph and Itulwey Corp., with over
IC3 =lee of land wire, sod 90 mile. of cable for leying
in the bad of the Nile, will WM) by the hired
transp,rt Rwe on Wedneeday next. It lute been
decided ii equip and send out eight piimaces from
reserve for towing purr:l4lva, WtliCll will arrive wail
the fir.t oontingeut of Nile bogie, and be t 'wed up to
A geom.& It i. almget certain that no marine, will
be deopetubsil from Suakun to serve in the expedition-
ary force, and much dootivointhwot had DOOo eitottooo I
In omeequatecg. A:11004 Ma Alcor* of that service
Colonel Swaiu will accompany L erd Wolaate7 as
mita+, y atauot ay. Ordefd were received on Friday
at (Aiwa= for two companies of the Bova Engumors,
uewely, the and the 11111, to embark at Grovetieud
on the 3d of September in the troopship Sialabar for
convelauce to Alexitudria. Lb. Ootttp anise mater
about 303 of all ranks. Al the arum limo orders were
rig:laved for a polite hi ..1 LUC It .yel Riegneeere to
proceed from tho camp at Woulduogn to .I.ldoent...t.

SLAUGIII'ELL Ur ABYSSINIANS.