The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27 00:00:00

APROPOS OF THE EASTERN QUESTION (Dr. Wojts
viserl).—Let bears and lions growl, not fight.—r L'e• $
RUSSIAN PRIVATEERS.—The Russian
Minister
Finance has issued a circular to the governors of tal,
Russian provinces, informing them of the eernaissl°l;_
accorded to the Moscow Society for the Devel°!rne a
of the Russian Marine to open subscription lists 0i;
behalf of the establishment of a fleet of privateers,
et° II .
ordering them to further the project by everY w. .
in their power. Every month the governors areel_
furnish the Miaister of Finance with a report of teri:
sums received in their respective districts by theegee
appointed by the Moscow Society. irorlC
AMERICAN VISITORS TO EUROPE.—The NeW et. •
correspondent of the Philadelphia Public Le4ol!
writing on the 7th inst., says :—The passeeger
ment for Europe is developing to large proportioneL',
the steamers sailing to-day going out with ae
in the cabins as they can accommodate. The att"'ts
lions of the Paris Exhibition, the steareship ageP„,
are certain, will more than counteract the restrai,"ol:l
influences of the Eastern troubles upon the averssoi
American traveller ; and they look, therefore, igot
a brisk liusiness for the three months- to Coale. Ade
that matter some of the lines think it probadle
ble rot
will have to put en extra steamers by the
May. er
ONE CERTAIN EFFECT OF AN ANGLO-RUSSIA-
-Private-tears in England.—Punch. '
AMERICAN MEAT.—The quantity of American raeso
landed at Liverpool last week was the largest that 730
yet been received; while the individual consigier°9oo
in many cases greatly exceed previous ones. of
Guion steamer Wyoming brought 3,300 quartellest
beef and 1,3e0 carcases of mutton, being the 15rhegseil
shipment ever made : the Pennsylvania bee on us[tets
2,121 quarters of beef and 305 carcases of mutt of
Gernia.nic 1,600 quarters of beef and 700 carcase'ef,
mutton; the City of Brussels, 1,156 quartere ofrtie;
200 carcases of mutton, and 400 (lead pigs; the P
600 quarters of beef and 300 carcases of muttote'
0.
Erin, 539 quartets of beef and 199 carcases of ro‘lt
and the Java, 370 quarters of beef. During the
several steamers arrived with live stock. Tile -the i
brought 166 head of oxen, the Pembroke 1-0',410
Lake Champlain 80, the Palestine 65, as w'',.tere
40 horses. The totals for the week were 9,686 lVe'4,,eo
of beef, 3,004 carcases of mutton, 100 dead Pig°'
live oxen, and 40 horses.
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AN INFURIATED BULL AT LARGE.—The
Courier says that about eleven o'clock on lu°l,i
morning a bull broke away from a herd of cattle tvelie
were being driven to slaughter. The bull rOderibte
way into Scotland-road, and, going at a furious
knocked down in succession three men. The irel
became wilder by the shouts of the people, and Pl'a 0
a wild career until it got on to some vacant laesol,
Commercial-road. It therkplunged into the c 013
and attempted to land on the opposite side, btfilt °solo
not gain a footing. A member of the Ist v
was at hand with his rifle, loaded and shot the, er
in the head, and thus prevented further misehleefe" DI
the three persons injured, two were knocked 1:1°”-oet
the bull in its flight and one fell down in getting vo
of the way and was run over by the aniraaleee,
injured persons were taken to the Stanley 1100P1 ';el
A USEFUL INVENTION.—A curiously siraPiee e
ingenious levelling instrument has been inventee
riot
Dresden engineer. Two glass tubes, standing alit the
on feet and above and below, are counected Ie: sired
bottom with an India-rubber tube of an 7 'lstee.e
length; if water, therefore, is poured into one 0! tee
tubes, it will naturally rise to the same height 1110i013
other, however even may be the surface on tool
they stand. When ground is to be levelled, the to.
are simply set up at convenient distances and sei the
put in the ground so as to reach the height r, the
water level: the more uneven the ground '-egiee
higher must the tubes be, though the incooce,7,-.0 hi
arising from this neay be alleviated in a aleeg-dear
the use of temporary supports. The p uliar
ec per
tags of this instrument is that levelling Ma/
formed with it even around corners. 460 et
" AUT CESAR ACT Numees."—Architect ootl
aspect would you like, Mr. Smithers ? (wh°,-19eeles
to build a house.) Mr. Smithers "Has 1U,1?-1°,:e0tir'
—(a rival Tradesman)—" Got a haspect? eligget
mind yer, I should like mine made- a good elea'
than 'is ! ! "—Punch. erotoril
LORD PALMERSTON'S OPINION.—Lord Pee% et
opinion about allies was thus stated oaf,'
respect to alliances, that England is a powerto II
ciently strong to steer her own course, and n°They 0,
herself as an unnecessary appendage to the clicy
any other Government. I hold that the real !fright;
England is to be the champion of justice all," een,re,
pursuing that course with moderation and Prieg Ps;
not becoming the Quixote of the world, but gell",erelle°
weight of her moral sanction and support w'thiet',
she thin. a that justice is, and wherever
A she f,teis°
wrong has been done. s long as she sYwPaii eitfot
with right and justice she will never find hereseeatei
gether alone. She is sure to find some other "ate"
sufficient power, influence, and weight to suPP—oesti.
aid her in the course she may thine fit to P lye!
berefote, I say that it is a narrow policy to slit'eeeP,
that this country or that is mare ed out as tle
l.e ier
ally or the perpetual enemy of England. eeeihe,
no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual
Our interests are eternal and perpetual, ae '
intereets it is our duty to follow." ene•
" Qui S'ExeusE S'Aocuse." -- Officer 'oo"fi
rounds midnight) to sentry: "How is it Y°ll Oa°
challenge us ? " Private : "Sure, sir, I did 0°
who you were."—Fun. e
THE PRESS-GANG IN LIVERPOOL—In 1805, tb,.
ber of a highly iespectable mercantile firra
pool, who happened to be shabbily dressed, O'leowt.
by a press-gang, hurried on board the tencle,f't °fly
transferred to a line-of-battle ship on the Pei'll,"oit,2ea
ting sail to join Nelson' made to do duter
protestations, and killed at Trafalgar. The 1 te,roB,
Sefton, after relating the incident, was 0'
that the family, a very u..,
inscribed upon his grave :—" To the Ole iet
, Esq.' Lancleman, killed fighting ono ihe
country, much against his will, in the gyloiro
action eff Trafalgar, A.D., Oct. 21, 1805.'
" Quarterly Review." ii•te (V), oat
A PROFESSIONAL OPINION.—Young ot,i;,ll‘ )tlid
Huntsman).—" Well, Ben, what do you "4.1,4114 eaa
War?" Ben.—" Well, Sir, I ceount to e'e-o 10;013
Emperor of Russia has more country tu'd ea
hunt properly, and he ought not to be alloWe
more ! "—Punch. codo aOl3,
AN INTERESTING LAKE.—A lake oe roe ol
known as the Lake of Lunar, has hitherto .°ooolted
of the most useful as well as picturesque f:coile4ip
the Hyderabad Assigned Districts. The Sa`-pd utiO
from it has been widely used for washiY eg 9000
chintzes; and when. in the dry weather, e s of fj
reduces the level of the water, vast quantitel,eol rePt%
are gathered on the shore. From an owe-teer
however, which has just been issued we
the supply of soda now greatly exceeds tno th'ed
which, owing to the distance of the lake ft° lerP
wee . t
of railway, has always been a local
coneereers have hitherto been the villeeet th°‘
territeres of his Highness the Nizarn. po6ei ti
bibitory duties which have lately been lellieeeee
soda by the Durbar have, it ie said, eneeeee
trade in this direction. No fresh suppliets,;,-001°0
from the lake in 1876-77, as large stocks t'ore °
duce remained on hand from the mantible"
preceding year.—Times of India.
IMPARTIAL—New Curate (who wishesi-erstelled
about his parishioners). "Then do I
that your aunt is on your father's 00,/
mother's ?" Country Lad. " Zometlro,lo
zometimes the other, 'ceptin' when fey'''.
em both, sir ! "—Punch. 1010'
ANONYMOUS MUNIFICENCE.—At the anller, Of
of the subecribers to the Wolverharawoe,
Asylum, held on Monday, the chairman/ g-irit„
that since the last Easter meeting a Burn otP'
been given to the institution with a rectlfe—ovill'd!
name of the donor should not be made
also stated that during the present year the %e,
had sent another £l,OOO in a similar luelli3e belle'
it to him to do what he liked with it for
the institution. reaeatatrje
CHINESE GHOST STORIES.—John f I
splendid collection of ghost stories o 1 eetlei4
'creepy " sort. There is a matter-of-facybigleetio
these weird tales which raises them to tht,
in their own particular line. One of .t'',:togeeeo
account of two students, who, after
sonic time, separated, and were lost to s'eseli
The elder having died, his ghost took ati
tunity of paying a nocturnal visit to his.fig te,P ei
whom he found snug in bed. After g1L1,71.
ceetain commissions to execute, the sPleeg"
to depart, when his former coml teuion estel
,
to
t
stop and prolong their please', tbe •
followed is so peculiarly Chinese, but
ill tot ll',
of telling and in the denouement, that it calf e.
as it stands :—" The dead man wept, all,reealPot
and sat on the bed, anti having CO.I '
ei
ordinary topics again stood up, and saluis 01ed
ne 5cP)
go." He stood up and did not o b
ve,:',,A-ed •
and gradually his features changed. T'ie'eev'e
got frightened, and said, 'Now you half teehe,sile
you had to say, you had better go.' Pl' toallijiol,l
stood still and did not depart. The your4o.er 06,)
in his bed, and a cold perspiration C 5 hi
ei
still the guest went not, but stood eree:rotero I!
side. The young marl got in a still jjeetarotVA
and jumped up and ran away. The gbe r
t A
him, and the faster the young inan ratl,eoe eseilt r
the ghost. After is mile or so of this 1.-011: getif
to a wall, over which the young 101,13
his mouth fell some saliva
fell to the ground. The dead man coo` age, 0 Seo
the wall. so he hung his head over' leo, tbio,oer
which fell roe
man's face as he lay. At, which
e° Ile lips
ed tl
gave the young man some ginger, aele 0 De
from his trance. Mehn while the fene'l,,da it, peel
man sought the corpse, but could notr,uieg
they heard the news of the corpee !,°‘;,
wall, they took the body and buried ogre i"!
A 'WEATHER WARNING.—The folOTeepted
sage has been received at the Lon'-‘,
New York Herald from New York tto 7.00'
attended by rains and strong south-eas
will probably arrive on the British tit o'4
coasts about the 26th." e'r,i sees
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THE CURRENTS OF THE BOSPEIOI.OcI wriYhtip
"Should war break out with Ruesia,&ept°to
plant batteries on the shore of the e' eele
considered that the ironclads would h,eis 10re 3
passage. A railroad would then be 0,4,,,ere°
ileeb
of the gulf of I:mid, in the Sea of f
Black Sea, a distance of about tive°t3 hi4o
ships would receive warlike stores, 14eWer,0r04
road. Coal, as during the Crimean vibicherte/
obtained from the mines of Heraklea, ego tho
southern shore of the Black Sea. It %via
the Bosphorus cannot be torpedoed, fl pot ~ier
rents. Whether this is the case 6') 000: etVI
this I do know, having bathea 011?Irreetil°0
morning in the Bosphorus, that thet, tit
aetoundingly involved. At on° P•
setting teveards the eea le.Larinorte_n a 0,0:0tO
dip. 'Anyone swimming near it, l'•Lip
point of its disappearance, is throleope,:vo Pipe
hundred yards lower down. At
id t of.
actise ircle. swimming. I wou her
phorus with one current, find
point, and come back with it. el-Pe:4-000/ vs)
an undercurrent perpetually ow day 04.00
Marmora iato the Black Sea. °Deo e }Waif"
ship. There was a sailor on ono hil;°''ego
one asked him whether he coulthi
sea? This he did, and we never so" ,ent
suppose he was caught in some on