The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS,

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

In the course of the recent demolition of the church
of St. Matthew, Lor.don, an interesting collection
of medimval ornamented tiles was discovered beneath
the site. They are now deposited in the Guildhall
Museum, having been presented to the Corporation by
the churchwarden, Mr. S. L nowsell.
The proportion of female to male. students- at the
American universities- is steadily increasing. Lae.t
academical year 400 out of' the 1400 students at Michi-
gan were ladies.
The effect of cheap interior telegraphy has been felt
most happily in France, where the number• of telegrams
has multiplied in the most extraordinary manner.
Last year there were 58 telegrams for each 100 in-
habitants.

A copy of the "Encyclopedia Britannica,'? in 20 vols.,
was bought by a Lou lon bookseller in a sale room a few
-
days ago for the sum of sixpence!
A discovery of high interest to antiquarians • and
archreologists has been made at a place called Port Para,,
on the coast of Morbihan. A large and lofty grotto, the.
entrance to which had hitherto completely. escaped'
notice, owing to it being blocked up with stones of great
size, has been discovered. Excavations were made at'
low tide, and several human skeletons of both sexes
were found, together with earthenware vessels of'
various shapes and sizes flint weapons, bracelets, and
rings in bronze several objects in oxidised iron, and two
coins, appearing to be of the Gallic period.
Herr Palisa, of Vienna, discovered another minor
planet at 10h. 37min. (G. M. T.) on August 18;
The position at time of discovery was R.A. 22h. 9min.
25sec., and declination 5 deg. 30min. 23sec. south; the
former diminishing 12min , and the latter increasing 7
min. daily. This is the forty-fourth planet discovered I
by Herr Palisa since March 18, 1874. The total number
now known is 239, bf which 31 have only been observed•
at one apparition.
A boiler explosion has occurred on board the Spanish
steamer Vireaya, which left Santander with mails for
Cuba on the 20th inst., when at a short distance from
port. The third engineer, three stokers, and three other
men were killed on the spot.

An advocate named Bstile has been found murdered
in the Roman Campagna, near Monte Rotondo. He
had been previously robbed of his money and valu-
ables.

On Sunday two boys were drowned in the Timber
Basin of the Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow. One
lost his life while trying to save his companion. They
were with other boys playing upon logs, when one of
them gave way, aud Thomas Hastie, aged 12, was
thrown into the water. The other boy clung to
the log, but William Cowan reached forward to rescue
Hastie. He also fell into the water, and with Hastie
as atowned.

'-.A.-Wrilaiii.)-Oat containing two fishermen has been mis
sing from North Pelting, Shetland, for three days, and
all hope of its safety has been abandoned. The men
had gor,e to a small island about five miles off, and it is
supposed that their boat was upset in a squall.
Civil war is being waged in Peru, and an engagement
has taken place near Lima between the troops under
General Caceres, who recently proclaimed himself Dic-
tator, and the forces of General Iglesias, the President
of the Republic. The former were repulsed as they
were advancing on the capital.
The International Agricultural Exhibition at Amster-
dam was opened on Tuesday by the Minister of Public
Works and Commerce on behalf of the King.
Late on Monday night a well-dressed man, apparently
about 25 years of age, and of medium height, suddenly
jumped from Waterloo Bridge into the river and was
drowned. A young man endeavoured to save him by
clutching at his legs, but his weight proved too much
for the other's strength. Several boats at once put off,
but the body has not been recovered.
At Manchester, a charwoman, named Mary Farrell,
has been committed for trial by a coroner's jury for the
manslaughter of her child by starvation. A post-
mortem examination showed that the child's stomach
was empty except for a little liquid, which was-,
apparently beer. The body only weighed 211,. to 31b.,
and the medical evidence showed that the child had
lived on its own tissues.

A distressing accident happened on Monday night
on the Trent Valley Railway, near Bullcington. While
some children were passing over a level crossing an
express train dashed past, and one of them, a girl
named Mann, was caught by the engine and literally
cut to pieces.
Early on Tuesday morning a fire broke out, in the
shop of a furniture broker named Maguire, in Ever-
ton-road, Liverpool. The shop is situated under a
terrace of houses, and access to the sleeping apartments
was to be obtained only through the shop. All
Maguire's family, it was thought, had been rescued, but
when the flames were extinguished the dead body of a
child was found in one of the bed-rooms.
At Burslem Police-court, on Tuesday, a collier named
William Hackney was sent to gaol for eleven weeks for
inflicting wounds on four men whom he had severely
bitten during a quarrel in a public-house at Buckwall on
Saturday night. The. prisoner having bitten one man
on the cheek, was ordered out by the landlord, when
Hackney rushed at him with much fury and bit him on
the arm and thigh, inflicting severe injuries. Another
man was bitten on the forehead. and a. fourth had his
thumb nearly severed.
James Mitchell, 18, mill-worker, and Charles- Mid.
dleton, 19, gardener, were examined on Tuesday, before
Sheriff Brown, in chambers, at Aberdeen, on a charge of
being implicated in the murder of the farm servant
Stewart,who was found shockingly injured on the public
road near Aberdeen on Saturday night. The prisoners
were remanded.

The revenue received from the Ist of April last to the
23rd inst. amounts to £30,760,059, or £1,663,908- less
than the £32,423,967 received in the corresponding
period ending the 25th of August, 1883. The expendi-
ture up to the 23rd inst. was £31,679,528, being
£2,762,540 less than the expenditure for the similar
period of 1883. The balances on the 23rd inst. amounted
to £4,300,757; and on the 25th August, 1883, were
£4,749,596.
The marriage of Miss WiMama Wynn, the eldest and
only surviving daughter of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn,
M.P., to her cousin, was celebrated' at Ruabon parish
church on Tuesday. The church was- thronged with
distinguished visitors, and several thousands of people
congregated outside. About 400 guests sat down to the
wedding breakfast.
At Salisbury on Tuesday Mr. Monroe, a Dorsetshire
magistrate, was fined £2O for sending 200 sheep from
Hampshire into Wilts without having obtained a move-
ment license as required by the Contagious. Diseases
(Animal.) Act.
In London last week 2660 births and 1579 deaths were
registered. Allowing for increase of population, the
births exceeded by 23, and the deaths by 91,
the average numbers in the corresponding weeks of
the last ten years. The annual death-rate from all
causes, which had been 21.1 and 21.2 per thousand in
the two preceding weeks, declined last week to 205.
During the first eight weeks of the current year there
were 21 deaths from small-pox, 28 from measles, 32
from scarlet fever, 17 from diphtheria 36 from whoop-
ing cough, 21 from enteric fever, 207 from dysentery,
and 16 from simple cholera.
The Isle of Man was en fête on Tuesday, on the occa-
sion of the reopening of the parish church of Peel, the
ancient capital, by the Archbishop of York, who is the
first Metrofolitan known to have officiated in the
island. The Bishop of Sodor and Man, the Governor,
Sir James Ramsden, Mr. Hibbert, M.P., Mr. Charles
Aspinall; and Dr. Hughes Garnet, were among those
present. The Northern Primate was presented with an
address by the civil mad ecclesiastical authorities. A
luncheon followed, and in the evening the town, where
the day -was- observed as a complete holiday, was illu-
minated.
The crank shaft of an engine attached to a Liverpool
train broke on Tuesday morning as the train was pass-
ing Stretford Station, near Manchester, on the Cheshire
lines. The permanent was torn up for some distance,
but fortunately the train was going slowly along a level
line, and &mono of the carriages left the rails. No ozle
was
On Tuesday afternoon a flower show was opened at
the Towor of London by Major-General Milman, the
governor. The exhibition, which was held on the piece
of ground outside the old chapel, consisted of various
window garden- plants and vegetables, ad was taste-
fully laid out on tables for the inspection of visitors.
The prizes for the best display were competed for by
the warders on duty at the fortress, several of the
artillerymen who are stationed theie, and a few of the
inhabitants of the district. ,ett"

Sii. litztAred men arc throiiin otit of einploynient
by the fire ite the mine near Shamokin, in Penn-
sylvania. •
A telegram fte&M Lloyd's agent at Boston (U.S.),
states that the United States man-of-war Tallapodsa
has been run down an 3 sunk by a vessel, name unknown;
In Vineyard Sound; tito of the crew drowned. The _

TallapoOse was a despatcN vessel of 650 tons, and carried
two guns.
A horrible murder has ben committed near the vil=
hge of Lazaropolu, in the villayet of Monastir. Two
zaptiehs who had been deputtd by the Pasha of the
district to act as an escort to the Bulgarian Bishop
Hate- Thetrphile, murdered and' afterwards robbed
him.

A poadhing affray took place on Thursday night in
the preserves of the Rochdale Hunt ilear Royton, when
four keepers came upon four poache:t; who had nets
and were itt•pursnit of rabbits. A terrible struggle en-
sued, stichis and stones being desperately used, and
both poacherrand keepers were maimed. Peter John-
son, one of the poashers, was arrested, and the other
three offenders- escaped. Johnson was brought up
before the mastrates on Friday, and sent to prison for
four months, and, bound over to be of gocd.behavionr
for two years.
Two Frenchmes; the brothers Forre, have invented a
new kind of harp, made entirely of wood. Instead of
strings, the inventors use strips of American fir. The
sound is produced, a3hin the ordinary harp, by the con-
tact of the fingers, kit the player wears leather gloves
covered with resin. The tone of tho instrument is said
tO be of remarkable ptm:ty.

The number of visaitorEr7to the International Health
2.zhibition for the week endinc, August 23 was 168,870.
Tratal since the opening `2i1.0,506.1.
A hxbourer, while working on a slack at Shepherd's
W'll,. near Dover, fell to the ground, and was killed
on the spot. The deceased is-supposed to have fainted
from, tle heat.

On ffaturday, in the presence of some 4000 people,
the race for the one mile championship cup and £5O was
swam for at Hollingworth take, sear Manchester, the
contestants being J. Finney, •ef Oldham, the champion,
and J. ..V. Collins, of Salford. They got away to a fine
start, but at 200 yards Finney held a slight lead. Sub-
sequently„ after a splendid race for a quarter of a mile,
in which Collier steered a better course, although he
did not swim in such taking style, Collier drew away,
and ultimately won by nearly 20 yards in 28 min.
191 sec., the best time on record.
Of nearly 300,000 patents which have been issued by
the United States Government, it is said that 6505 have
been for railway cars and 3504 for railways. As separate
items,slll fbr steam engines, and. 734 for nut lbcks, are
pointed out as observable.
The return match between the Australian cricketers
and the Nottinghamshire Club terminated on Saturday
in a draw. The Australians scored 141 in their second
innings, and at the call of time Notts had scored 15 for
one wicket. Lithe match between Surrey and Devon-
shire, played at Kennington Oval, the home team won
by seven wickets.
In consequence of the dullness of trade all the fac-
tories in Lowell, Massachusetts, will: be closed in the
first week of September.
Before King Tawhaio and his chiefs left Eng' ;Jd
they were presented by the British and Foreign Bible
Society with copies of the Bible in the Maori language.
A sad carriage accident has occurrei near Greeton,
resultine, in the death of Mrs. F. M. Blaydes, wife of the
Rev. F. °H. M. Blaydes, M.A., Vicar of Harringworth.
The deceased lady was returning from paying some
visits when the horse took fright and started off. Mrs.
Blaydes jumped out and fell on the back of her head,
causing instant death. The other occupants of the
carriage escaped without injury. Deceased was sister
of the late Sir Edward Page Turner, Bart.
. . . . .

'A telegram from Cairo O'f Saturday's date states that
the Nile is now rising well. It was intended that six
steamers and one screw launch should' proceed from
Assouan to the first cataract on Saturday, and accord-
ing to Colonel Colville, who has descended the
cataracts, the Tangour cataract is the only one difficult
to' pass.
Cholera still prevails in Toulon, Marseilles, the De-
partment of the Pyrenees, Geneva, and in several
provinces of Italy. At Marseilles eight deaths occurred
from cholera on Saturday night. The recrudescence
of the epidemic at Toulon is attributed to the return
of a.number of the inhabitants who had left the city
on the outbreak of the disease, and especially to the
state. of infection still prevailing in the town and
suburbs.
Early on Sunday morning a schooner, .supposed to be
the Margaret Kendall, went ashore on the rocks at
Ptoudfeet, Wick Bay, and sank. Nothing has been
heard of the crew.
A telegram from the Island of Sanday states that
the large German schooner Laura Gertrude, Captain
fiellmers, struck on Saturday morning on a reef near
the Island of North Ronaldshay. The vessel has on
board ' a cargo of general goods from Drammen for
America. At high water about noon she floated off the
rocks,but it was found that the rudder had been broken,
thus rendering the ship unmanageable. As the wind
was light she was got into a bay in North Ronaldshay
Island, where she will have to remain until assistance
arrives from the south.
A very extraordinary diamond of no less than 457
carats -has been shipped from South Africa and sold by
a City firm to a syndicate of diamond merchants. The
colour equals, if na excels, that of the finest Indian
diamonds, and in the opinion of competent judges it
will cut- to a perfect and lustrous brilliant. In drop
shape it will weigh as nearly as can be estimated about
220 carats or in lozenge shape, briolette, about 300
carats. The brilliant will therefore exceed in weight
all the historical diamonds. The Koh-i-noor weighs
leo carats, the Regent of France 150 carats, and the
Orloff, which was cut for weight, 195 carats. In size,
colour, purity, and quality it is expected to prove to be
the most marvellous stone n. ever know
_ _ _ _ _

The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens
during last week included a ring-tailed coati, from
South America, presented by Miss K. M. Bottom; two
Patagonian cavies, from Patagonia, a bairy-rumped
agouti, from Guiana, a ring-tailed coati, from South
America, two rufous tinamous, from Brazil, two tuber-
culated iguanas, from the West Indies, two Huanacos,
from Bolivia, presented by Mr. Frank Parish, 0.M.Z.5.;
a grey parrot, from West Africa, presented by Mr. E. T.
Holloway; a vulpine phalanger, from Australia, pre-
sented by Mr. H. Livermore; two smooth snakes,
European, preFented by Mr. W. H. B. I'ain ; a two-
streaked python, a reticulated python, a two-banded
monitor, a fringed tree gecko from Java, presented by
Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.S. ; two mountain ka-kas from
New Zealand, a three-coloured lory from New Guinea,
a severe macaw from Brazil, deposited; ten common
chameleons from North Africa, two Brazilian cariamaa
from Brazil, purchased; a Somali wild ass from Somali
Land. received in exchange
According to information received at New York from
Port-au-Prince, the claims for damages arising out of
tbe disturbances which occurred there on the 22nd of
September last have been assessed ready to be submitted
to the I egislature. The English claims amounting to
225,000 dols , have been reduced to 87,000 dots, which
decision has provoked dissatisfaction on the part of
those interested.

At a meeting of the Newry Poor-law Guardians on
Saturday, it was stated that a woman named Hutchison
had been found in an outhouse at Mountmorres, suffering
great privation. She was 34 years of age, and weighed
only three stone. The meaical officer, on prooeeding to
the place, ordered the woman's removal._ _

Mt. Jaynes Field, a yoang gentleman,23 years of age,
oUßrookfields, Birmingham, who was -to have been
married in a few days, was drowned while bathing at
the Edgbaston reservoir on Sunday morning.
By the death ot ..zuartermaster George Allen, late of
the Stets Fusilier Guards, another distinguished service
reward of £5O per annum has just been placed at the
disposal of the Secretary of State for War. It was con-
ferred on the deceased officer in recognition of his ser-
vices in the Crimea.
Eleven wrecks were reported during the past week,
six bsing British owned vessels and five foreign, the
total for the present year now being 932, against 1151
for the corresponding period of last year. Four vessels
sank by collision, one being British, two were
abandoned at sea, and one foundered with all hands
but one.
Two lads, aged 17 and 19, went for a picnic at Car-
myle, about four miles from Glasgow. They went into
the Clyde to bathe. One got into deep water and cried
for help. His companion tried to save him, but both
were drowned. -

Passengers who landed at Queenstown on Monday
from the Indian Line steamer City of Chester, from
New York, report that a Swedish passenger committed
suicide on Sunday afternoon,. by jumping overboard.
Life-buoys were thrown to him, but without effect. Two
hours afterwards another steerage passenger, an Eng.
lisbman, attempted to jump; overboard, but was pre-
vented by an officer of the ship.
Ann Parker, a young woman about 27 years of age,
was charged at Barnsley on Monday with the murder of
her infant child, born on the 2nd of July. The body was
found on the 11th inst., floating in a pool, about a mile
from Parker's home at Detiworth. According to medical
evidence, death was caused by fracture a the Skull.
Prisoner was committed , for trial.

The Cunard Line steer Oregon arrived at New
York at 9 p.m. on Saturday, having completed the
journey in the unprecedented time of 6 days 9 hours 42
minutes. .

At Carrick-on-Suir on Monday a man named Carty
murdered his wife inn brutal manner, beating her to
death with a heavy stick. Jealousy is stated to have
been the motive for the crime.
At Macclesfield on Monday morning an inquest was
held on the body of ,a coachman named German
48. He had for twanty years been in the service of the
late Mr. Charles Brocklehurst, who at his death six
months ago left, him a handsome legacy. Since that
time Blood had, been in a desponding state owing to
domestic affliction, and on Saturday he hanged himself.
The jury returned a verdict to the effect "That he was
temporarily insane."
A great fire, occurred at Torpoint,near Plymouth, on
Saturday night, the premises of tho Western Counties
was conveyed to Plymouth, but the ironclads in
Manure Company being entirelydaenstdroaypepdli.
appliances. alarm
of
ltamoaze sent contingents.ashooremingthe
building was a mass
tide, how.ever, being out, no water could be obtained,
rannidnsb. y Sanday m
A severe thunderstorm passed over the south side of
the Moray Firth on Sunday. In Macduff the Post-
office,was flooded, the water rushing over the telegraph
instrt merits. The gasworks were also flooded to a depth
of several feet. The oil mills suffered considerably, a
iue.ntity of stock being destroyed. All the houses and
shops in the lower part of the town were inundated,
the streets torn up, and the main sewers burst.
A telegram from Glasgow states that as the Ayrshire
train was entering Shields-road Station on Monday
morning the engine ran off the line and was capsized.
The train consisted of 18 crowded carriages, several of
which were smashed. The engine and seven carriages
left the rails, but there was no telescoping, although
ns eavme re al of
hay, t 11 eb
ebluonffgeirnsg wteore broken. One
sguesntatlienmer,
a
severe shock, and several other persons were slightly in-
juraa,
, A man named John Francis, a native of Swansea,
attacked and savagely beat his wife with a hammer at
Pembroke on Sunday, nearly killing her. It took six
men to secure him, and he was conveyed to the county
it beine believed thlit he is insiturt.