The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-03-25 00:00:00

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1;46e king
midst of elk
splendid as .
arseme with rroundet.
of emeralds, rubies, and diamonds, with , of
the same. From the aigrette representing our,
above which is an enormous ruby, rises ther.cipbln-
yecl• peacock lather. These two iiere Se* him
from the Emperor of Chinat_ pr he! is fit-claße
niaidarin of the Celestial Empire. The peacocki
feather again is surmounted by a beautiful plume of
_biird—gi Paradise __feathers curved backward_tunic of potpie F•afin. linPd with Ow softest and finest
liamtpOidered exquisitely, and set with pearls,
,ltree breast he wears the ribands of the BAth
nf thp St.t ..f , • --

te everihone in the
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hilt-d, the sheath rich with jewels. N,) doubt he
would have emolat-d the magnificence of 13ince
Esterhazy's boots, hut that he wears satin Nepaule,.s
trousers fall down to the knee and then tight to the
instep. Altogether a Emopean monarch in all his
glor would make but, a very poor figure
be e Bich a picturesque and , extraordinary
disf
sp.. tHis. brother. and sou were only in.
tenor in a small degree to Sir Jung Bahadoor,
and were dressed in a similar manner. After him
trooped many men laden with tiger skins, which were
laid out on the ground by the tire like a vast carpet,
all 'offerings to the Prince. Of many of the former
owners Sir Jung had stories to tell, and he pointed out
one famous man-eater which not long ago was in the
path of his family as they Were on. the march, .and
stopped his whole camp till he could get his guns
brought up and killed it. He has just walked back to
his camp, and as the rays of the camp fire pursue him
through the wood seems to leave a trail behind him like
that of a meteor.
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BURNING OF A HOME FOR THE
AGED. •
Particulars have been received from New York of
the partial destruction by fire on the 7th inst. of the
Brooklyn Home for the Aged and the loss of 19 lives.
The fire was discovered about four o'clock in the morn-
ing, and the cry that was immediately raised had the
effect of bewildering the unfortunate inmates, and a
terrible scene of confusion and horror ensued. The
women were shrieking and lamenting, a few seemed
sttwefied, and it was with difficulty the sisters kept
them in order. Tne men being nearer the seat of
the fire, were even more confused, and being old
or infirm they made no voluntary effort to escape
the danger that threatened them. Under the
direction of the police the neighbours aided
the Little Sisters in removing all of the men they
could reach into the west wing, where the women
were kept in custody and comparative quiet. There
were, however, many of the old men still in the burn-
ing part of the building, and, amid the roar and crackle
of the flames, their piteous cries could be distinctly heard.
The flames spread so rapidly that in a few minutes it
I became impoesible to force an entrance into the burning
portion of the building, where a number of old men
were. One poor old man dropped from a window, and
was killed by the fall. The extreme eastern end of the..
building, 50 feet in depth and 25 feet wide, was com-
pletely gutted, a portion of each floor only being left.
As soon as the flames were got under, the firemen were
ordered to examine the ruins. They commenced their
search on the lower floor, finding, the remains of one old
n3an there, who had been suffocated. On the second
floor two corpses were found—one eeated in a chair,
with his leiote partially on, the right on the left foot,
and the left on the right. The other corpse was prone
on the tioor. Hanging to the beams of the third floor
were two shrivelled and partially consumed bodies,
ween the beams and the cot beds. On the
bodies in various positions, denoting
helplessness cr unavailing efforts to escape, were
found. One or two had nearly reached the windows,
one had crawled underneath his bed, as if to get away
from the smoke, while only one lay on his cot. Ftom
the debris in the cellar the bodies of three more were
exhumed in a state of partial calcination. In all the
bodies of 19 inmates were discovered, the eldest of
whom was 93, and the youngest 69 years. Thirteen
others are reported missing.

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A California paper states that a most daring a,
successful robbery was perpetrated on the 17th ult.
on the Kern Valley. Bank. Mr. Lansing was the
Isshier, and slept in'-:-the adjoining room to the
'couniing•rothii, that ,Mr. C. Brower had
been sitting with him during the evening, and left
the bank between ten and eleven o'clock. Mr. Lansing
was still busy with the affairs of the bank, and the
safes were open when Mr. Brower took his leave.
The cashier resumed his work. About a quarter of
an hour after the departure of Mr. Bower, a tap was
hoard at the back door, and Mr. Lansing, supposing that
it was Mr. Brower returning for something, went to the
door and opened it. Upon opening the door he was
strusk with what is supposed to have been a sand
club. He was then chloroformed to insensibility and
thrown on a table, where he laid till eix o'clock in the
morning, when he was found. The robbers then went
through the safes. The whole sum taken amounts to
27,000 dollars, 22,000 dollars of which was in the
county treasury. Mr. Lansing is severely but not
seriously injured. A reward of 1,000 dollars has been
offered for the apprehension of the robbers.

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OUR COUPTA- OF CRAZES.
(From Punch.)
The thoughtful Sage, who notes eactt " r_age "
Prevailing 'mongst his kind, A.
- Regards with amaze the present Craze'
Of what's called the public mind,
Ou a slngle fad the world run mad
([ new thini to see •
Bat now 'tis Insane upon fancies twain—
The Rink and the Spelling Bee.
—Like droves and herds, and flocks of birds,
\ Like oxen, sheep, and swine,'•
And rooks and claws, whom an instinct draws
- Together, how folks combine,
, With one censent on a purpose bent,
For no reason the wise can see, 1-11-1 *kat 1
With a common crush as in crowds they rush
To the Rink and the Spelling Bee!
The human swarm will sometimes form
Intent ,on perilous ends;
But if spelling and skates have turned your pates,
That is all the harm dear friends.
You indulge,no vica on the mimic ice,
Or in mild orthographil,
And no naughtiness shames the popular games
Of the Rink and the Spelling Bee.

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BANS ROBBERY IN CALIFORNIA.
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