The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-09 00:00:00

EURO= or TM TWO MIT OM&

A caval;y—p-airo--1 ;;14;t7nli-ircen camp to Amen:s-
ham when Getaway° had built a new magazine and
two military kraals. These were found in a complete
condition. They bad not been burnt, m had ren
stated by the Zulus themeelvea They were fall of
mealier and other f t Led search was made.
and the two 7. at leandula were
recovered. This it regarded at stood stroke of fortune.
Major MoCalmon, of the 7th Homan, and abalede-
dap to the General, found the guna hidden under the
grass. The carrier's. were also nearly com-
plete lying in a drama.
On the return to the camp with the tows them wee
great rejoicing, and a detachment of the Royal
Artillery with two pin limbers went out to bring in
the guns the same evening. They were placed,
and Mal remain, in front of the General's tent.
When they were clamed it was found that two
ordinartffun nipples had been meows.' into the touch
holes. These, of mane, have been removed.
On Tuesday air Garnet Wolseley and staff, accom
parded by John DIU" went and blew LID about a
thousand pounds of powder, which was discovered
hidden in a cave about eight mile. off. It we.
destroyed became it could not be removed, it being
noposeitile for carts to approach the spot.

THE ALLEGED WIFE MURDER IN ST. LINES
James Gitwon, a packingnaes maker, was charged on
remand on Friday before It. Hannay, at the Clerkenwell
policecourt, with feloniouely killing hie wife on lath
inst., at oldatreet, St Luke'a —Mr. Pollard appeared to
prosecute on behalf of the Treasury; Mr. Abbott,
solicitor, defended the priboner.
Inspector Peel, of the Criminal Investigation Depart-
ment, mid that YIN. the hearing of the case lad week
Mr. Humphreys, the Coroner for Central Middlesex, had
held an inquest, it which the jury returned • verdict
" That the deceased died from elusion of blood on the
brain from a blow or fall, but under what circumstances
the blow or fall wee caused there was no evidence to
show."

Yarrow, divisional surgeon, in addition to the
evidence given last week. said that when the prient.wr
polled upon kini on the 18th inst., be (prisoner) said, ' I
want you to come to my wife, who. I think, is very ill
and is getting cold" Witness had known the prisoner
arid his wife for some considerable time, and had been
called to their house on July 31st. He accompanied the
to the house in Old-attest, and found the body
prisoner
ti a bed with the legs slightly drawn up To all
the woman had been lifted on to the bed.
a tat4rer"m' es told the prisoner she was dead and be replied,
"ltyOod you don't mean to say •he haa gone to her last
home* On saying this he lifted up the body, and called
out" Lizzie !" several Masa On berienpt.lakdad when he
had law se en bee Wive the prisoner " At dinner
time, where Me is now." The prisoner he did not
know whether she had been drinking, and added 'She
lost her temper sad I lost mina" Witness said that at
the time the prisoner appeared to be slightly under the
influence of rink. Nothing more was said, and the
witness left, leaving the prisoner and his friend (who had
also called upon him) at the house. The next morning
the prisoner called upon the witness and asked for •
certificate, saying that he had been to the police dation
and had been referred to Mr. Bevis at the coroner's office.
Witness said he could not give the prisoner • certificate,
as there would have to be an inquest Witness then
proceeded to repeat the evidence given at the inquest as
to the appearance of the body of the deceased, saying that
death was caused by blows to the head which mljht have
resulted from her felling against a hard substance,
probably some projecting object He eaw nothing in the
room but the iron .;&ed, but that was not likely to
have been the canoe of the injury. The deceased was a
woman of drunken habits, VA witness had of ten been
called to attend to her when intoxicated at the pollee
station.
. _ . . .

."Itirs °imbue, (I division. rid that. In comPanl
with Sergeant Golding, he went to the house on the SOth
of Anguat, end on gang to a book room on the second
floor found the piece of wood which the prisoner is 11
to have used when assaulting his wife. Witness° 11Z
wards found the prisoner in bed at 41, Baldivin-street,
Luke's. He told the prisoner he must take him in custody
on a charge of having caused the death of his wife. The
Wmr replied, " have never killed her or m ordered
. ;Cott might as well let me have my Weep hare to.
night I shall be at the inquest to-morrow ; here is my
paper (handing • paper)." He added that his wife wee a
very drunken woman. At the station he said, "It is a
very bad job."
Richard Simpson, rag merchant, and landlord nf the
houw which the prisoner tenanted. mid he did wit mot.
tort ever having seen the prisoner the worse for drink.
On the day before the alleged assault vritceas, who
was sleeping in the same house, heard the prtioner and
his wife quarrelling. rho deceased called out. " Oh,
don't!' and cried o•t urder !". Witness got up and
told him not to Make • , as they were disturbing the
*MI* The dammed said something to the effect that she
thanked witness for interfering. He saw nothing of the
alleged eassult. The woman always appeared to be very
quarrelsome and aggravating.
lbs. Ridley was again called. and in answer to questions
put
wlriLlip.r.b,A bitobett,..saiglheit
did not
p:ladossief.hreg
were used when she law them quarrelling on the day of
the wousaa's death. The deceased did not threw the Oats
at her husband until after she had been iaruck.
Mr. Abbott said be should rwarve the defence until the

—Mr. limner said the soridanes showed that there had
Wien • ottarrel betweea the parties, and be should commit
the wishner for trial on the charge of inarislaughtder.—in
answer to Yr. Abbott the ii strate said it trail too
minions a came for him to amyl

THE SECRET OF AMERICAN FARMING.
The root mast is dimple. It lies, ern we have mid,
In the premed, , Iriscounneand of virgin soU
which needs no manure, and gete none. Thies 1111=1111•111
braedths of wheat do not Willy to dock, which might
yield fannyani means,; and artificial& are almost
unknown. There Is is. crealing proof, besides the
wretchedly poor crops, that this Is the whole case The
very "bug Amseloss farming, es ail know, Is In the
Eastern and North-laders Matra But theism, report
transmitted by Mr IL Ildegion above alluded to, states
that "land owned end &min" in those Staten "dap &ea -
plain of the competition oldie Western and, kicetle•Weatern
States," and gives is the Tiernan_ that "the cad of_produc-
tion is much Is.. than in_ As Staidly States" The owe
&rally rich soil of the Madera Stela is worn out, and
will no longer return crops without manure The °vends
therefore abandon their farms to migrate Weed, and
repeat the same procam there—Prom the Lin Steck
Awned.

THE WEST OF ENGLAND BANK FAILURE
The bearing of the charges *ping the directors and cl-
ammier of the old West of Rank wee resumed
at the Guildhall on lioodayEVole Kamm Robinson,
Fatidek, and Willa The first part of the day we. occupied
with the reading of further ralillAtaly after which
G. Clarke, one of the orrarial liquidators, waii recalled and
examined respectiiog the bed della of the beak
tuteetioned ea to the probable value of ineretments
zatert in the bank hooka worth 1771.966, the witness
Shame to produoe Alfig.6l6,
but he noVittgitt"&akdopinica a lIML too favourable.
The ediseate that the doubtful and bad debts and overdue
Ulla standing to the bank books at E 810,804, would yield
DIRAC wee, be believed, very nearly correct

THE DEATH OF GENERAL LAZAREFF.
The body of General Laurel, the late commander
of the Russian expedition, wheel, death I teleited
toyou on Saturday, arrived at Baku to-day in charge of
a military escort. It hi to be conveyed hence to
cc route for Russia. The season here le
extremely bad. Typhoid fever and dysentery are
prevalent. I myself have been ill for all weeks.
Daily Pan.

A VILLAIN AND A MURDERER.
A 'booking mtudw bus hem mainsitted at Maid-
mum a glider named Westaa--a veambar ot the local
volunteer oorps—haviag shot s man named Druty.
It amen that Dna7, who has lattarl=lujngooninad
in an my' MEd MIMI be was ed thm
dtivin bis ids wite bad been II with
Wawa. Be Isktid kw to raturn to him, but she
rehised. on Frossasy night tile two men q
aad Westaaped at Drury with bk. and
soon aftermaths. Weston was munedlately apply-
beaded.

thek &Wok rollort:l.krat all ma
Foot, Anounaartou.—Da public aaalg
of the Hacnol
b. examined, ozo•Pt on., wen mold as mixture' of
woof. arrowroot, and smug, the exception beine
caber?" Owes fiemeece, which was genoine. The
oueatity d 'torah la the dint ample' varied betimes
ff 7 ied 80 per met, so that dhow* for magar, them
was oat la sons of them IMP tam lb 000.
°ex*. An 'Aide like tide wee Cs.jSlminor
len as a food."