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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

THE JAPANESE IN AMERICA.

The Daily Tclegraph, in a leader, says: The
business of the Japanese firms in New York is said to
be conducted in accordance with the best European
and American methods. Their bank, the Yokohama
Specie Bank, affords them the means of direct
exchange, and is one of the wealthiest corporations in
the city, having a special capital of four millions of
dollars, and branches in London, San Francisco,
Hamburg, Melbourne, and other places. The
officials are Japanese, but they all speak English
fluently. One pleasant peculiarity of the Japanese is
that wherever they are found they have always an
eye to self-improvement. They have realised the
fact that Japan is one of the nations which are
moving abreast on the tide of civilisation, and "Keep
moving" seems to have become the national motto.
The Japanese in New York are subscribers to all the
mechanical, agricultural, and railway magazines; but
—and the circumstance is very much to their credit
—they decline to have anything to do with New York
politics. Meanwhile, they address themselves inde-
fatigably to the study of the English langua ze and
literature; but the task is a thorny one,
and a Japanese gentleman has been heard
to say that it is far easier for an American to
learn Japanese than for a Japanese to learn
English. The clerks in the Japanese warehouses in
New York are described as being young men generally
under thirty years of age, grave and sedate in de-
meanour, and the very pink of politeness. The re-
porter who " interviewed " the manager of one of the
principal lacquer stores remarked to him pretty
bluntly, "It looked very much as if your people
had come to stay." "Yes," replied in a soft voice,
the manager, "the Japanese are fond of America
and the Americans. But for them we should
probably not have been here to-day, nor have
changed our customs and adopted so many of
those improvements of the western world which have
promoted our prosperity as a nation." This roseate
picture of the courteous, industrious, upright, docile,
and exquisitely polite foreign community
with which the Americans have made such pleasan tac-
quaintance would be incomplete were the significant
circumstance omitted that there are probably not
more than between seven and eight hundred Japanese
domiciled in the United States, and that the Japanese
colony in New York does not exceed thirty-five in
number, ono of whom is a lad-, the wife of the
Japanese Consul.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

GENERAL NEWS.

REPORTED DEATH OF THE DUKE

OF ALBANY.

A Press Association; telegram says the
Daily Telegraph has just posted a placard
outside its windows stating that the Duke
of Albany died suddenly, at Nice, at 2.30
yesterday morning. No particulars what-
ever are given, and no official information
has yet been communicated to the Press.

THURSDAY'S CABINET COUNCIL.
The Press Association learns that Thurs-
day's Cabinet Council was summoned be-
cause of very grave news from Sir Evelyn
Baring. It appears that although the tele-
graphic communication was yesterday re-
stored between Berber and Shendy, the wire
has been cut between the latter place and
Khartoum, and it is conjectured that the
country lying between those towns was in
hands of the Alandi. Nothing has been
heard from General Gordon since the 15th
inst.. and means are under consideration for
directly communicating with him.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. Francis Otter consents to contest Mid
Lincoln, in the Liberal interest, at the dis-
sol ation.

The report that Mr. Acland, M.P., con-
templates resigning his seat for East Corn-
wall, in the event of a vacancy occurring in
North Devon, is contained on that gentle-
man's authority. He has responded to a
telegram of inquiry in these words :—" No
foundation whatever for the rumour. I
shall serve East Cornwall as long as East
Cornwall desires it."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

Substantial God s Ntritlerate Prices.

11,st Value p3s9iVe Given.
BEDROOM SUITES in various Styles, Complete,_
£5 514 to £6O. In eve, y wu.d.§
DINING ROOll SUIrES in Leather, Complete—
t9 104 t £55.
DR A.WING 110031 SUE rg -3, in Repp, Tareatry
Silk. and Velvet, some beinq very handumely
up
5":2135231 holstered—
f£6 64. to £6O compete.
BED3TE A D 3, Iron and Dr tss, Is. to £2O.
Bedding made on the Premises.

A. visit solicited before deciding elsewhere without
importuning to pu-chase.

All goods delivered and fixed free.

Designs and Prices Post Free.
Special arrangements can be mule tn supply goods
upon c edit, particulars upon application.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

SALES OP ENGLISH VESSELS TO
FOREIGNERS.

The statement having been freely made that the
effect of the introclurtipn of the Merchant Shipping
Bill had been to increase the salesof vessels to foreigners,
the return of the Registrar-General for the past
month becomes of interest as showing how far that
anticipation has been verified. In the month of
February. 111 vessels were added to the registers of
the United Kingdom and, of the colonies, the net
tonnage being 54,190, and the horse-power of the
steamships among thein being 7094. Out of the 111
vessels registered there were only nine purchased
from foreigners; five were added to the registers of
the United Kingdom—all wooden sailing vessels, and
the remainder to the colonial registers. On the
other hand, 179 vessels were from various causes
removed from the registers of the United Kingdom
and of the colonies, the net tonnage being 51,897,
but as the vessels so removed were mainly wooden
sailing vessels, the horse-power of the steamships
included in the total was only 2744. There were as
many as 35 vessels out of the 179 sold foreign, but
12 of these were sold from the colonial registers. Of
the vessels removed from the registers of the United
Kingdom by sale to foreign nations six were steam-
ships, with a net tonnage of 2880, and 13 were sail-
ing vessels. The nations to which they were sold, so
far as stated in the official return, include Spain,
Greece, Austria, the United States, Sweden, Norway,
France, Germany, and Denmark. While, therefore,
in the total there were purchased from foreigners
2471 net tons of merchant shipping in the past
months, the vessels sold off the registers of the United
Kingdom and the colonies were to the large total of
13,348 tons, which is in addition to the vessels built
for foreigners.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

BUYING A BABY.

In London, on Tuesday, at the Southwark Policek
court, a respectable-looking young woman applied to
Mr. Slade for advice as to the recovery of 10s.,
in the following circumstances : On the previous
night she was in a publichouse when a woman
came in with a baby in her arms. They got
into conversation together and had some ale. The
woman told her she had been left with the child and
could not afford to keep it. She also said she would
not mind parting with it to a respectable person who
would take care of it, and behave kindly to it.
The applicant told her she would like to have it
as she had no child of her own. After some further
conversation the woman told her she might have
the child for 10s. The applicant agreed to that course,
handed her 98. all the money she had with her, and
took the baby promising to pay the other shilling
on a subsequent day. As she was leaving the public-
house the woman snatched the baby from her and
laughed at her, saying—" Is it likely I am going to
sell my baby?" The applicant asked for the return
of the money, but the woman refused, and walked
away. The applicant followed her, and, meeting a
constable, wanted him to take her into custody. He
refused to do so, however, and told her to go to the
magistrate. Mr. Slade asked what she wanted him
to do. The applicant thought he might grant a
warrant against the woman, as it was a clear robbery.
She sold the child and took the money. Mr. Slade
told her that such a transaction did not come under
his jurisdiction. She should mind what she did in
public-houses, and not deal in babies. Ho could not
help her. She might, however, go to the County
Court if she liked.

PARLIAMENTARY PIGEONS—The "Daily News" says
that Mr. O'Donnell intends to put a question in the
House of Commons concerning the pigeons in Palace-
yard. It appears that during the sitting of Parliament
they are fed by the cabmen and others who frequent the
Houses of Parliament, but during the recess they suffer
from want of food. Mr. O'Donnell thinks that some
regular provision should be made for the pigeons,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

DEATH OF THE OLDEST MEMBER OF

THE FRENCH ACADEMY.

M. Mignet, the oldest member of the Academy,
both by age and tenure, expired in Paris on Monday
morning after a week's illness. 'Victor Hugo now
becomes the father of the Academy.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News, refer-
ring to the decease of M. Mignet, says: His death
was painless. He preserved his intellectual faculties
until, to assuage the pain of a congested lung, a mor-
phine treatment was applied. Life had grown to him
flat and colourless since he lost M. Thiers and
Madame Thiers, of whom, from the time they
married, he was a daily guest. His garden
communicated with their's. He studied law
with his illustrious friend at Aix, and came with
him to Paris on the money won by a prize essay. He
was his chum in the Quartier Latin, and his com-
panion in the museums and public libraries. He sug-
gested to him how to rise to public life by writing a
history of the Revolution, and helped him to found
and direct the National, and was, as a journalist, with
him in resisting Charles X.'s ordinances, and in get-
ting the Republicans to accept Orleanism. M.
Mignet's idea was to copy the English Revolution
which upset James 11. Louis Philippe made
him a Councillor of State and Director-General
of the Archives at the Foreign Office. He
became so absorbed in the mine of historical
research there opened to him as to conceive a
strong aversion for active politics. It was hateful
work to defend budgets in the Chamber when he
might have been gathering materials for histories.
When sent on a mission to Queen Christina he got
her to open record offices to which none but Spanish
statesmen had ever previously had access. and
gathered materials in them for works on Philip
11. and Charles V. He had no function after
1848 except that ol Perpetual Secretary to the
Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, for
which he received 6000 francs. Two years ago
he resigned this post to devote himself to the
classification of M. Thiers' papers, and to finish a
history of the Reformation. M. Mignet threw him-
self, notwithstanding his advanced age, into the
struggle against the 16th of May Government, and
helped M. Thiers to indite the address to France
which served as a political testament. He seemed
until quite recently to defy senile infirmities. He was
regular in his attendance at the Academy. In wet
weather he rode there in .an omnibus, and in fine
weather he went on foot.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

THE LiRGEST

WEDDING AND FUNERAL CARRIAGE ESTABLISHMENT

THE MIDLAND COUNTIES

GEORGE 3JORRIS, PROPRIETOR,

NAG'S HEAD INN,

KING STREET (Late of Stone Street), AND BAIT AND LIVERY BTABLEI3, DUDLEY ARIv S,

DUDLEY.

/TJ
DANKS. St. Thomas-street ,Netherton.
GOLD, Undertaker, Cradley Heath.
MOORE and FERRER, Undettakers,Kingswinford:
iGANTII: G. WOODALL. Market-street, do.
WHITFIELD, do. Brierley Hik
DORREL, do. do
EMERY do. do
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A Large and Well-selected Stock ot
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET,

With a fairly good finish in the dead meat market, a
firmer tone prevailed here, and there was rather more
dem ad. In the beast market the assortment was
good, and included 30 Scotch. 900 Norfolk. 740 other Eng-
lish, 520 Danish, and 60 swedish. A fair clearance effected
at rather better prices occasionally. The Danish cattle sold
at 4s Gd to 5s 2d; the Swedish at 4s to 3, 8,1 per Sib. The
,
sheep supply consisted wholly of English, for which the
demand was stead
and prices ruled at fully previous rates
to occasionally rAher dearer. Shorn sheep touched 6s for
cLoice small. Lamb sold from Ss to Ss 6d. The few Eng-
lish calves on offer o 1 tained steady prices. Foreign sold
slowly. Best Scots, lk orfolk,
„eon i qualitTes, 4s 10d to ts 2d ;
drc , 55 6d to 55 8d ; heavy
shorthorns, 5s 4d to 5s 61 ;
inferior, 4s to 4s Sd ; best Downs and ha.'f bred's, 6s 41 to
6s 83; best long wools, 63 to 6s 2d ; second qualities and
beasts, 8220 sheep, 50
calves.
ethwees'ollsall. Total 00
t°itas ; calves, is 8d to 6s 10c1 per 81b, sinking
supplies, 2250
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
..

Rather larger supplies and prices bar-el:3-7-U; to last week's
currency, excep for choice Engiish meat. Foreign occa-
sions ly tib off for town-killed. American-killed, of which
there was rather a 'arge arriva', ruled id to id per lb worse.
Beef, prime, 4s 8d to 5s ; 4s to 43 4<l; inferior.
3s 4d to 3s Bd. Mutton, prime, Is 4d to 53 8d •,
4s Rd to 59 ; interior, 3s Sd to 4s. Veal, prime, 5s 8d to 6s:
middling, 43 8d to ss; inferf or, 8s 4d to 4s. Pork, prime,
4s 8d 'LI ss: nndd ing, 4s 2d to 43 6<l; inferior, Ss 4d to
3s 10d per Sib.

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POULTRY.
,Pigeons, 81 to 9d cacb ; Bordeaux ditto, is 23 to is 3d;
Norwegian ptarmigan, 103 to Ild ; ditto capercailzie, 5s to
6s; ditto black game, 2s 3d to 3s 31 ; live Julian 9u!'•lls2 15
to Is 2d; American prairie hens, 2s 3d to 3s ; spring chicken.
2s 3d to 4s; Aylesbury duck ings, Is 6d to 6s ; goslings,. os
to is ; live hens, 2s to s ; leverets, 3$ to Ss 6d; rabblts,
is 6d to 2s 3d; conies, is to Is 63.

FISII.
Large supplies, and coca trade at cheaper rates in some
cases, espe in, ly for salmon, soles, trout, cod, and state. Turbot, 4s to 1 s brill, 2s to ss; skate, Is to 6s; dory, is
to Os; grey millet', Is 6d; red ditto, 2, each; mackerel, 14s
to IRs per 60 ; salmon, ~cotch and Iri,h, is 7d ; Dutch,
is 6d; trout, ls 9d; soles, lid per lb ; plaice, 20s ; had-
docks, 12s; whiting, Is 6d per box ; herrings, 58 to is per
120; lobsters, Is to Is ; crabs,2s to 3s each
POTATOES.
Good supplies and ars/ging trade. Magnum Bonums,
W's to 100, ; Regents, 6os to t•Os ; Champions, 508 to 60s ;
Victorias, 70s to Ks per ton. Green stuff plentiful
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

BEARS AND THEIR "KERPERS

In London, on Tuesday, at the Worship- street
Police-court, the adjourned hearing of the summons
against Henry lifting, an officer of the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, charging
him with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury
in connection with a prosecutidn by the Society
against Hezekiah Moscow, for cruelty, was resumed
before Mr. Hannay. Mr. Blackwell prosecuted;
Mr. Montagu Williams defended. The principal
statements in which perjury was alleged
were that the man Moscow used the butt end of a
whip to make the bears jump; that the animals
moaned with pain; and that he dealt one of them
some " crushing " blows with the whip. Four wit-
nesses—including Moscow—were called at the last
hearing, and their evidence went to rebut the
defendant's sworn testimony. Mr. Blackwell now
called a ticket collecter named Jeaks, in the employ
of the Great Eastern Railway, who said he was
present at the performance in question—on the 12th
of January. He saw the whole of the proceedings,
and he was able to swear positively that Moscow, who
was in the cage putting the bears through their per-
formance, did not strike a single blow with the butt
end of the whip, nor did he give any blows which the
witness considered severe. The next witness called
was Joseph Abrahams, who, Mr. Blackwell said,
would give the " scientific " evidence. The witness
described himself as a "Naturalist," of St. George's-
in-the-Fa-st-road. He said he examined the four
beasts in question at the Aquarium on the Ist
February, the day of the hearing of the summons
against Moscow. They were all in good condition,
except that one of them had shed its hair, which was
a perfectly natural occurrence, and took place yearly,
sometimes during a single night. The witness took
the whip produced into his hand, and said he thought
it would not hurt any bear. Bears' hides were very
thick, and witness knew that heavier whips were
used upon bears. It was not a weapon a man would
use if he wished to inflict pain; and if Moscow
held it as stated—a little way up the handle, and did
not strike with the butt end—witness did not
think " cruelty " could have been caused. Bears
were accustomed to make a peculiar noise; and
more so when they were pleased than other-
wise. Mr. Blackwell: I lay no stress on that.
Mr. Hannay: You can scarcely say whether they
were pleased or not with a whip. (Laughter.) The
witness also further stated that it would be dangerous
for a performer to use undue severity to bears while
confined in a cage with them, as they might become
savage and make an attack. If a performer struck
them cruelly whilo in the den, the witness did not
think the man would come out again alive. After some
further evidence, Mr. Hannay expressed the opinion
that it was a case which should go before a jury. A.
formal adjournment for the completion of the depo-
sitions was then taken prior to the defendant being
committed for trial.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

DUDLEY.

IMPORTANT TO MINER9.—It the County Court
on Monday, before Sir R,upert Kettle (Judge), an
action was tried in which Isaiah Rodway, sinker,
sought to recover from Sohn W. Grocutt, colliery
manager, the sum of £5O, as compensation for
personal injuries. Mr. Hooper (Messrs. Stokes
and Hooper) appeared for piaintiff, and Mr. Ward
for defendant.—Plaintiff stated that on the 6th
September last h was at work at the •Millfields
I Colliery, Shaver's End. The shaft was being at-
tended to and he was at the bottom. A slab which
had been put up to keep the water off foil down the
shaft. Plaintiff put up his hands to keep the
falling slab from his head. His right hand was
split pen and he had done no work since.-11r. W.
J. Haywood, mining engineer, proved that the slab
was put up in an unsafe manner.—The Judge gave
a verdict for the full amount clai I:ed and costs.
ScHoor, BoAttn.—At the fortnightly meetinç of
this Board, Alderman Wainwright presiding, it was
re-olved that Mr. W. Greenhill be appcinted
treasurer.—A report of a committee of the whole
Board, which was approved recommended that
pupil teachers be einpl.,yed at the Wolverhampton
and Stafford Street Schools instead of assistants.—
It was decided to raise the salaries of the Misses
Fisher, Bradley, and Ridgway.
f.:STRALING CO 'TS. —A PUBLICAN REPRIMANDED.—
At the P,diee Court CM Wednesday, before Alder-
man Garrett and Finch and Mr. Edwin Wright

(magistrates), Edward l'agot, hawker, of no setiled
abode, was charged with stealing a number of coats
belonging to the sons of Mr. Thomas Brown,
Castle Street. On the 17th inst. Mrs. Brown saw
crisoner in one of the passages of the house wear-
ing her son Walter's coat. She took hold of him
and ordered him to take off the coat He did bo,
and saying he had made a mistake and would call
in the morning, went away. He also left behind
another coat, the property of Philip Brown, which
had been taken from the house. It was afterwards
ascertained that the prisoner was the man who h;ld
stolen four coats fr,,m the same house on the sth

January, 1883, and sold three of them for a few
shillings to Mr. Thomas Turner, Jolly Collier Inn,
High Street, Princes End.—Prisoner pleaded guilty
and was sentence to six months' imprisonment with
hard labour.—The Bench commented severely on
the condul ofTuwaer, stating that he had narrowly
escaped the charge of receiving stolen goods,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

TERRIBLE OCCURRENCE IN THE
SOUTH SEAS.

A fearful outrage is reported in de:patches just
received from Auckland, dated the 4th ult., to have
occurred on the Island of Nanonti, one of the Gilbert
group. According to the information, it seems that the
labour vessel Julia, belongiag to Honolulu, landed be-
tween 20 and 30 time-expir€A labourers at Nanonti. The
labourers were natives of Apiang and Tarawa, who were
hostile to the islanders of Nanonti. Being in possession
of Winchester repeating rifles, the Apiangs knew their
power, and were guilty of acts of the most horrible
kind. After outraging ten young girls, they shot two
old men who remonstrated with them at their conduct.
After this they abused and shot the inhabitants
indiscriminately. The inhabitants were so alarmed
that mothers dissarded their children and
with their husbands put out to sea in canoes,
fearful of the fate which awaited them had
they remained on the, island. After going through
great hardship, many of the fugitives succeeded in
reaching Kuria and Apamama, the possession of
King Tembmoka, whose aid was invoked. The
fugitives also told the King that the lives of some of
his own subjects were in danger, as they were on the
island with a missionary and two white traders.
There was a vessel at Kuria, and the King and a
number of his followers made all speed to the scene
of the outrage. Three boats were sent to warn the
miscreants to put down their arms or they would be
attacked. On the boat nearing the shore they were
fired on, two of the occupants being killed and several
wounded. The King's force then landed, and a fight
took place between them and the Apiangs, which
resulted in seven of the latter being killed and the
remainder taken prisoners. The King lost three
killed and nine severely wounded. It is not men-
tioned how many of the natives of Nanonti had been
slaughtered before the relieving force arrived.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

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A SINGULAR AFFAIR.

A mysterious affair is reported from Lyd-
ford, near Tavistock. Mr. Price, gardener
at Radford House, the seat of Mr. Radford,
J.P., was in the grounds on Wednesday
night, when he alleges he heard someone
moving about. He procured the assistance
of five men, and laid in wait with a gun.
After some time he rushed out and fired,
and immediately fell. He declares that he
was struck on the head by a man with dark
whiskers, though no one else saw the sup-
posed assailant, nor is there any evidence of
a burglary having been attempted. Mr.
Price is suffering from shock to the system,
with, it is believed, concussion of the brain.
The police are pursuing an investigation.

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL.

The London correspondent of the New-
castle Chronicle, writing on Thursday night,
says that a compromise has been all
but arrived at between the Government and
the shipowners through the medium of the
Solicitor-General. Representatives: of the
shipping interest in the House of Commons
have embodied in a memorandum heads of
a possible settlement, and this has received
the assent of the Board of Trade. The
shipowners propose that the present Bill
should be withdrawn, and a new measure
introduced in which the shipowners' demands
respecting insurance, seaworthiness, and
limited liability, would be conceeded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

THE WEAVERS' STRIKE AT KIDDER-
MINSTER.

Another attempt has been made to arrive at a
pacific sAution of the question at issue between
Messrs. Dixon and the Weavers' Association.
Messrs. Willis and Wimbury, weavers, unconnected
with the committee, waited upon different gentle—
men in the town, and succeeded in prevailing upon
the Rev. T. L. Claughton (vicar of Kidderminster),
the Mayor (Ur, D. W. Goodwin), and Mr. T. Lea,
M.P., to mediate between the Weavers' Associa—
tion and Messrs. Dixon. A meeting cf the above—
named gentlemen toAt place in the Mayor's Par-
lour, on Monday evening, and a long discussion
ensued. At the close, Messrs. Dixon stated that
they could not move from the position they have
taken up, which is to the effect that they will allow
weavers to work upon the four altered tapestry
looms, but they decline altogether to be "dictated
to" as to whom they shall employ upon the new
looms, which they are erecting for the weaving of
the Meici velvet or plush. On the other hand, the
weavers are willing to concede that women should
be allowed to weave the new fabric if me.i are em-
ployed upon it also, at the same price. To this
Messrs. Dixon will not listen, and the result is
that matters remain as they were. Meanwhile the
game of cross-purpcses is going on between the
parties at issue. As fast as fresh men go to work
for Mtssrs. Dixon the weavers induce others to
leave, Those who are at work there are followed
through the streets and are hooted at by women
and youths. A large number of weavers have
charges of intimidation pending against them, and
it is said that many fresh summonses are being
issued.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

DUDLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The monthly meeting of this Council was he!d on
Tuesday ev,ning at the Town Hall, Dudley, Alder-
man Garret pi esiding.
Several mercantile bills now before ParliameLt
were considered, and the Bill Committee Was asked
to report upon them at the uext Council meeting.
A. discus-ion took place res,:ecting the unequal
and excessive railway ate 4, and a strong feeling
was expressed that the local railway companies
ought to put their rates fox tne carriage of tlr3
staple goods of the district on a more satisfactory
footing.
Mr. Cr. K. liar ison reported the result of an in-
terview which a deputation from the Fleightn.'s
Association had had with Mr. Moon, the manager
of the London and North Western Railway Com-
pany, on the subject.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

THE FLOODS IN AMERICA.

Writing on March 25th the Philadelphia correspon-
dent of The Times sajs :
The Mississippi river at New Orleans is at present
one inch higher than was ever before known. Scores
of breaks have occurred in the levees throughout the
course of the lower river, and the lowlands are con-
sequently flooded, the river spreading into a sheet of
water from 50 to 100 miles in width. Almost every-
where below Cairo great distress prevails, and there is
a general request for relief. The position of affairs at
New Orleans is critical; and a resolution has been
introduced into the House voting $300,000 for the
immediate use of the Secretary of War in the work
of preventing an overflow there. It is believed that
this year's freshet will be the worst ever known, as
every tributary is swollen and pouring a flood into
the Mississippi.'

In France a clandestine dynamite factory has been
discovered by the police at Tulle ((Jorreze).
The schooner A. J. Jewett, from Philadelphia for
Matanzas, reports halving lost seven of her crew, two
from drowning, and five from exposure.
The Board of Trade have awarded a piece of plate to
Captain A. K. Saliaris, of the Greek steamship Nicholas
Vagliano, of Cephalonia, in acknowledgment of his
humanity and kindness to a portion of the crew of the
ship Simla, of Glasgow, whom he rescued from their
sinking vessel on the 26th January last and conveyed to
Dunkirk.

At one of the large Burton breweries, where the
supply of water had run short, an artesian-bored tube
well, five inches diameter, has just been sunk into the
Keupermarl rock to a depth of 113 feet. The spring
rose to within sixteen feet of the surface, and yielded
over 5000 gallons ner hour.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

BROMSGROVE.

PARISH BUSINEBB.—it the Petty Sessions on
Tuesday, before Messrs. R. Smallwood and R. H.
Milward, overseers were appointed as follows :
For Stoke Prior: Messrs. A. W. Jackson and H.
S. Poison. For Tutnell and Cobley: Messrs. T.
Dixon anti J. A. Pearman. There being some
other appointments to make, the special sessions
was adjourned for a fortnight.

CHARGE AND COUNTER CHARGE, —At the same
court, William Barnett was charged with being
drunk and disorderly, on the night of the 11th inst.
—Mr. Owen. Birmingham, for defendant, applied
for a remand to take out a summons against Police-
constable Haines for assaulting defendant and his
wife, but the application was refused.—Police-
constable Haines and Police-sergeant Evvens stated
that defendant was drank in High Street on the
night in question, and Superintendent Jeffrey and
Police censtables Haines and Grinnell swore that
vas aft-rwarda drunk and very disorderly in
Station Street, and at the palice station, where he
tried ta get to the private door of the superinten-
dent's house, who was going to bed at the time.—
On the other hand, defendant swore that he was
not drunk, but Haines pulled him by the collar on
to the road, and dragged him about, and tried to
prevent him seeing Superintendent Jeffrey, when
he went voluntarily to the station to do so.—De-
fendant's wife, Edward Salsbury, and William
Turner gave corroborative evidence, an I they all
swore defendant was sober, but excited from the
treatment he had received.-12he case occupied
several hours in hearing, the cross examinations
being very lengthy. At the clese, the Bench con-
victed. defendant, and fined him 5s and 15s costs,
which was paid.
ScHour, BOARD —At a special meeting of this
Board it was decided t . hold the monthly meetings
of the Board in future on the second Monday in
each month, at 5.30 pen.—The Jeport of the
Finance Committee recommen ied with respect to
the charges of the returning-officer for tha late
election, the sum of .£72 9s. 6d. for disbursements
be paid at once ; that Mr. Humphreys be asked to
reduce his charge of £s'l I.ls. sd. for his services,
and wiless a satisfactory reduction be in ide, he be
asked to furnish a det tiled bill of charges, such bill
to be submitted to the Education Department.--
After a lengthy discussion the report was adopted
Messrs. Parry and Leadbetter being neutral on the
question.—On the proposition of Mr. Green, see •
onded by t in Rev, J. W. Comfort, it was referred to
the General Purposes Committee to make applica-
tion to the Department for sanction to charge a
uniform fee of 2d. instead of 3d. in all the Board
schools —Mr. Jeff cries moved for a return of all
the children under five years of age attending the
Board schools. This was agreed to— The Rev. J.
W. Comfort gave notice that at the next meeting
he should move that the B ard remit the fees for
parents unable to pay. instead of sending them to
the Board of Guardians for payment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

A NEW BLEACHING PROCESS.

The New York correspondent of the Standard states
that many scientists and millowners assembled at
Salem, Massachusetts, to hear Professor Richie, of
Harvard University, illustrate Charles Tappan's dis-
covery of a new method of bleaching. They saw flax
fibre made perfectly white in twenty-seven minutes.
The inventor claims that one day is long enough for
any material; hitherto ten days have been required,
and in the process the fabric was injured. Tappan's
process is said to strengthen tl_o fibre, and it
only decreases the weight five per cent. in-
stead of twenty-five, as at present. The
chief commercial importance of this discovery lies in
the enormous increase which it renders available as
textiles of cotton and corn-stalks, which are said to be
scarcely inferior to the cotton bolls for weaving. Even
cotton roots may be made available for threads, and
flax waste can be woven within four hours. Cocoa-
husks and pine-needles can be converted into good
paper, and bromelia and ramie yield readily to
Tappan's earlier patents. A strong syndicate has been
formed in New York and Boston to test these dis-
coveries on a large scale.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

TITUI STOURI3RIDGE OBSERVER.

Lord E. Fitzmauric-e protected against the business
of the House being brought to a standstill in order that
the noble lord might make a general survey of foreign
affairs. With respect to the Soudan, he explained that
as Osman Digna was still in the neighbourhood of
Suakim, it had been decided that General Graham should
advance and disperse the small force that had gathered
round the rebel leader. That operation was of great
importance in order to enable the road to Berber
to be opened with the assistance of the friendly
sheikhs, and thus keep open communications with
Khartoum. But he protested against these constant
demands upon the Government for fragments of infor-
mation, and appealed to the House to show more
patience and confidence in the Government until they
could make their promised statement.
Mr. Gond remarked that the important announce-
ment which had been extracted from the Govern-
ment amply justified the course taken by Lord R.
Churchill.
In this view Mr. Cowen heartily concurred, though at
first he had been disposed to condemn the noble lord
for raising this debate.
Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett, and Sir W.
Lawson having spoken in condemnation of the action
of the Government, Lord R. Churchill withdrew his
resolution, and the bill was read a third time.

THE CATTLE DISEASES BILL.
A short discussion took place on the Cattle Diseases
Bill which stood for Committee; and Mr. Arnold with-
drew his opposition to the Speaker leaving the Chair,
on the understanding that a week should be given for
the consideration of the amendments.
Mr. Rylands, Mr. Forster, Mr. Anderson, and others
joined in urging the Government to decline any further
responsibility for the bill, unless Mr. Dodson's amend-
ments were accepted.
Mr. Scla.ter-Booth, Mr. Hastings, Mr. King-Harman
and others spoke; and Mr. Dodson said he would fix a
day for making progress with the bill on Monday.
Ultimately the bill was talked out.
EVENTS IN MADAGASCAR. _ _

At the evening sitting, as soon as the Speaker took
the chair, an attempt was made to "count out" the
House, but more than 40 members being found to be
present, Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett proceeded to call atten-
tion to the recent events in Madagascar, and especially
to the affronts to British subjects and the British flag,
for which the Government had failed to obtain any
adeguate apology. The hon. member had not advanced
far in his speech when a second attempt was made, and
only 37 members being now present, the House ad-
journed at twenty-five minutes past nine o'clock.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS

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veller of a resident in a Wisconsin village. "Had a
kind of a school here last season, but the teacher was
too willing." "How so ?" "Oh, some of the fellows
asked him if he taught that the world was round or
square, and he said, seem' he was out of a job, he'd
teach her round or square—just as the School Board
wanted it teacher. Said it was immaterial."

A Philadelphia lady put her watch under her pillow
the:other night, but couldn't keep it there because it
distuirbed her sleep. And there was her bed ticking
right under and she never thought of it at all.
"Yes," said the level-headed school-boy, "I'm at
the foot o' my class, and I calculate to stay there.
Then I don't have to stand the wear and tear of anxiety
for fear I'll lose my place."
Almost any man will forget his $lO umbrella when
he leaves a restaurant; but give a woman a parasol
worth Si, and take her into fifty restaurants and she
will not forget it once.
"My darling, you do not bestow upon me so much
affection as you did before we were married," remarked
a pouting bride of four years to her husband. "Don't
I?" he replied. "No, Charles, you do not; you pay
very little attention to me." "Well, my dear,"
observed the husband, "did you ever see a man run
after a horse-car after he had caught it ?"
"Was early man a savage ?" asked a magazine,
writer. That depends. If the early man was dress-
ing to catch the four a.m. train, and his collar button
fell behind the bureau, the probabilities are that he
was about as savage as they make 'em.
A man will burn his fingers lighting a cigar with a
piece of paper, and make no fuss about it, but when
his wife asks him to set the tea-kettle over, and he
takes hold of the warm handle, he is mad enough to
wreck the kitchen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

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WHEAT CULTIVATION IN INDIA

The Agricultural Department of the Indian
Government has published an accoutit of certain
inquiries regarding the production of wheat which
have been latterly undertaken at the instance of the
Secretary of State. From this document it appears
that the area under wheat in British India comprises
about 20,000,000 acres, yielding between 5,500,000
and 6,000,000 tons. The corresponding area in the
native territory is about 6,000,000 acres, and yields
1,500,000 tons, The production per acre varies from
an average of thirteen bushels in the North-West
Provinces and Oude to seven in Berar. Tho soft
white wheat which commands the highest price in
the European markets grows to greatest perfection in
Northern India, Rajpootana, and Gnzerat. The soft
red wheat ranks next, and comes chiefly from the
Nerbudda Valley. It is estimated that when the
railway system is in a more developed state one-
fourth, or possibly more, of the total outturn will in
good years be available for export. The cost of pro-
duction varies greatly in different provinces. It is
calculated for Northern India at about 12s. the
quarter. Some doubt exists as to whether the soil
has not deteriorated under wheat cultivation; but the
answers on this point are described as being, on the
whole, encouraging.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

PRE STOCKBRIDGE OBSERVER.

,
Payne driving down Peckingham Street at the rate
of ten miles an hour. He was at the bottom of
‘ Peekinghana Street, and he saw Hart coming down
the High Street. He shouted to Payne to pull up,
but he took no notice and came straight on till the
two carts met. Hart was thrown out, and his wife
and child.—William D.,thard also gave corrobora-
tive evidence.—Sarah Payne said the pony did not
belong to her but to her son. He had had it about I
two or three years —Felix Payne was called and
said the pony and trap belonged to him, and he
bought it from William Westwood ovt r three years
, ago. He did not tell the police that his mother
I was the owner of the pony and trap,—William
I Westwood said that Felix Payne bought the pony
1 and trap from him. His Honoursaid he should let
I the matter stand over.
SALT r. KrrsoN.—This action was taken before
the Eeg;strarlin wh;ch Samuel Salt sough to recover
the sum of £l4 14s. 3d. from F. Kitson for goods
delivered. Mr. Waldron appeared for the plaintiff
and Mr. Perry for the defendant. After a long
diseussinn over some accounts, the Registrar said
his verdict would be for the plaintiff for £.5 Os. 6d.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-29

ROWLEY REGIS.

017TBREAK. OF FOOT- AND •MOUTII DISEAEIR.—A
low has been found suffering from foot-and-mouth
disease on the premises of Mr. Sturman, cowkeeper,
Hackett Street, Blackheath. The necessary steps
have been taken to prevent the further spread of the
disease.

LAYING OF FOUNDATION-STONE 4. —The foundation
s ones of a Primitive Methodist Chapel were laid in
Maltmill Lane on Monday. The building when
erected will a,ccomodate 300 persons.
SCHOOL BOARD,—The monthly meeting of this
Board was held on nonday, when Mr. George Green
presided.—The Attendance Officer (Mr. T Kibbler)
rep )rted an increase in the attendance during the
the past month. The total nnmher on the books
Nes 3,659 average a!ten lance 3,082, and 84-2 per
centage. The number for the corresponding month
of last year was 3,404 on the books, 2,729 in aver-
age attendance, and a percentage of
tion to the 1 Ind already purchased at Spinners End,
Cra,dley Heath, it was decided that 400 yards more
be bought at 2s. d per yard.
LOCAL BOARD E LECTION, —The Returnii; Offic
(Mr. Wright) received tie following nominations
for the t=ix vacant s.!a.ta on the Lacal Board:—
Messrs. W. C. Barker, draper ; W. Bassano, coal.
master ; Samuel Cave, boot and shoe dealer ; J. Con-
nop, draper; R. Green, grocer and provision dealer;
B.lfladley stationer; T. Robinson, timber merchant;
J. Round, ironaaaster ; an I C. Willet., chain manu-
facturer. The voting papar3 will h distributed 0,1
April 3rd and cone ;tea on April 7th.