The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-12-01 00:00:00

SHOCKING OUTRAGE IN AMERICA.

At Laconia, New Hampshire, on Saturday, a man
named Thomas Samon killed a Mrs. Ford, with
whom he boarded, packed the corpge in a trunk, and
wheeled it a mtle to Jac'2te_rc Ritcliirs house, where he
engaged board ir himslll%. On Saturday night he
attacked and ki d Ruddy_and. his infant, and also
beat and chowe Mrs. Itturay with a hatchet, leavine•
her for dead;- He then poured petroleum about and
set the house on fire. The coufkgration alarmed a
4ii neigh cur, •io iund Mrs. Ruddy lying outEide, she
havin in... !fa - '.. ongh the front window. The fire
was As , 1,, :4 „Mrs. Ruddy was dying; but sho
was Te—t. ,i a. . a statement. Intense excitement
wag caused, and people scoured the country for Samcn,
capturing him on Sunday afternoon,

SATURDAY, DEC. 1, 1883,

THE HERRING —ln the preliminary report of the
committee appointed by the Fishery Board of Scot.
land to make some investigations into the early his
tory of the herring, it is stated that, from the experi-
ence already gained, it is now possible to hatch
immense numbers of this popular fish. Each herring
produces from 30,030 to 50,000 eggs, but so small are
they that 20,000 one layer thick can be placed on a
square foot of glass, and from 1.001 herrings it would
be possible to obtain about 31,000,000 fry in from ten to
fifteen days. It is, besides, welt known that where
there is abundance of herring there is also an abund-
ance of cod, and the annual introduction of some
millions of young herring into our territorial waters
might attract numerous large food fishes to our shores.
FIVE BRITISH SUBJECTS KILLED.—A Reuters
telegram, dated Zanzibar, Nov. 25, says •—lEter
Majesty's sloop Dryad has arrived here from 'Made.
gascar, bringing inteldgence that the unfortified town
of Yohemar, on the north coast of the island, was
bombarded without notice by a French war vessel on
Nov. Bth. Five British subjects are stated to have
been killed, and a large quantity of property belong.
ing.taarautralsedestrupsd.,oreplundered.
SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE.—The other .day a depute-
tion waited on Sir 4oses leiorresfiere to present an ad-
dress from the Corporation of the City of London, con-
gratulating the yeneerelele baronet on his entrance int°
his Viee'hunari3clth year. A bouquet of choice exotics
wemy-fiestepresenteel. ..The -eentre of the bouquet Was
surmounted by the Word "Jerusalem," in Hebrell
characters worked in gold. The address was then pre*
Rented, and Sir Moses acknowledged the gift in grateful
terrnik Mr. Graves, Viaster of the Merchant Taylor'S
Company, and Mr. Faithfull the secretary, also pre-
sented an address, and Sir Moses, ire reply, said that
although it was many years ago when he was made a
member of the:company, the recellectign of the fact
yeas sfill a brig& spot in his Memory. He was thank-
ful that by their eddresaes they had acknowledged that
although their religious opinion might differ, they still
worshipped the same God. "We want to get to the
gate of Heaven," said Sir Moses; "Is not that the
,road we Are working fetr
THE WATER SUPPLY OF NEW YORS.—The at/
authorities of New. York are discussing plans for
largely increasing the water supply, which has lore(
been inadequate. The city is said to rcquire 150,000,00 u
gallons of water daily, but only gets 95,000,000, the
maximum which the Croton aqueduct can. deliver.
There is a loss of neatly 5,000,000 gallons daily in pipe
leakage, and another 16,000,000 in waste of various
kinds; while 25,' 00,000 gallons daily are used in
business houses, breweries, factories, &c. The elevated
,roads use 1,00e,030 gallons per day; the shipping!
1,500,000; public effices, 2,500,000; gasworks, eee.§
3,000,000; and the hotels, 1,000,000. The Croton
water rents average about 116 000 dollars per week.
AVERAGE PEICES OF BRITISH CORN.—The following
are the average prices of British corn for last week, as
received from the inspectors and officers of Excise :--
Wheat, 40s. 53..; barley, 325. 10d. • oats, 19s. 73.. Per
imperial qr. Corresponding week fast year :—Wheato
40s. 111 ; barley, 345. 4d. ; oats 203. 4d.
THE "LOVING OUP."—The customary mode of Pr°'
cedure is for the president to take the cup, and bid the
guests a hearty welcome. The guest upon the left
hand then takes off the cover of the cup with his right
or " dagger" hand. The president drinks and the
guest replaces the lid. Then, turning to his neigh
bour, he repeats the ceremony. The ingredients are
usually as follows: Two bottles of port, one of sherrYo
one of claret, one gill of cognac, and the peel of ter°.
fresh lemons cut very thin. Take next one ounce ei
cinnamon, cloves, and allspice boiled in a pint of
water until it is. reduced one.half. Swseten to taste
after straining, and flavour with maraschino or
curaeoa. Place the ingredients in ice for an hour pre-
vions to serving, before which add two bottles of
seltzer and one of soda, thin slices of lemon and grated
nutmeg on the top.—Citv Press.

THE MOORFIELD COLLIERY EXPLOSION —On Trier
day the Mayor of Accrington received the following
letter, dated Windsor Castle, November 25 Sirs"
I have duly laid before the Queen your letter reporting
the melancholy condition of the widows and cbildrep
of those who have lost their lives in the colliery am.
dent at Altham. Her Majesty was lunch grieved to
seed this account, and has commanded me to 1nf052,1
you she will be glad to send you a contribution of 0°
to the relief fund. I have the honour to be, Sir, Ptir
obedient servant.—H. F. PONSONBY."
SOMETHING LIKE A PYRAMID.—A New York Or:
respondent reports in the Allgemeine Zeitang
astounding discovery. He states that in the virgn!
forests of Sonora, a province of Western Mexico, net"
Magdalena, a pyramid has been found measuringt
4,3501 t. at its base, and rising to the height of 750'
A carriage road winds about this enormous structn,r'
from base to summit. The face consists of gra.„.oll
blocks carefully cut and perfectly fitted together. II
far distant stands a hill which, we are told, is honer
combed with cells of various sizes, all out out of t
solid rock They are without windows, several e.
on the same level, and the walls are adorned wir'm
an tastic shapes and symbols.
THIRTEEN AT TABLE.—The statistical proa-a-...1hi1l a y
the superstition that if thirteen sit down to table oø
of them will die in the course of the following twelve
months is given in a French paper, from which it aPi
pears that the chances are, that if the average age 4.
the company is 10 years there ought to be 134; J-„.
131; 20, 129; 25, 124; 30, 119; 35, 112; 40, 103;
90; 50, 73 ; 55, 54; 60, 35 • 65, 25 ; 70, 17 ; 7203 Pe'a
sons present to make the realisation of the theorr
scientifically likely.—The Sanitary Record.
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WHITE AND BLACK TROOPS.—The amines ree°
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of the Surgeon-General of the United States will
affords some evidence of tho physical superioritYticr
°
white men as compared with negroes. Among,e
white troops the total number of cases of all kl°
token on the k list was 37,697, being at the rate ?
1,802 per I,CsO of mean strength, or considerabas
over the average; the nt sober of deaths from all caused
was 214, or about 10 per 1,000 of mean strength; 1112,,d
the number discharged for disability was 879.
the "coloured" men the number of oases of sicknur'
of all kinds was 4,680, or 1,962 per 1,000 of Ineg
strength, which also shows an increase; the dell".
dor
were 26, or about 11 per 1,000 ; and the number
charged for disability was 101. In both categoric°
diseases of the respiratory organs are the n3oft
numerous of all, and next in importance in the list 0
causes impairing the effectiveness of the earl 1
wounds, injuries, and accidents, The latter foS
is attributed to the use of the troops in mechsni.o7.
and laborious employments. The rates of admissi;
for wounds' accidents, and injuries are stated to
122 per 1,010 higher than in the German armYa,,ttt
142 per 1,000 higher than in Great Britain. u"'"
figures which are given show that the black men 019
far more sober than their white brothers.
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PAPER PULt. FROM CEDAR BARK.—A new 11--
a,
cedar. bark has been undertaken at New Bedforus
Mass. According to the North western Lumberntalha
the Acushnet Paper Mill, at that point, is near'
completion, and was built for the express purPo°,B,
manufacturing pulp and paper of cedar bark.
the first enterprise of the kind ever undertaken, tbonito
the process has been satisfactorily tested on a
scale. An agent of the company is now in Maine Y t
chasing a supply of bark. There is n large quantitl_,c
Bangor, Calais, and St. John, N.B , where In;
quantities of cedar shingles are sawed.. The bark
taken from shingle butts, that are 16 inches longetee
are bundled for shipment like lath. The A 0123""
Mill will work up three cords of bark a day. The
is said to be equally adapted to other important
product will be used for carpet linings, but the Pc!;•„
n'
For carpet linings it will be unequalled, on aoooaiti
of its quality of keeping off insects. Eastern jug/311410e
is bound to devise an endless variety for the ut:.
tin of woods., this invention for making pal3°`
cedar bark being the latest evidence of it,
AO°
A REPRIEVE.—The Lord-Lieutenant of Irelan,-,,,„ta
commuted the death sentenoa passed upon
Wilson, of the West Kent Regiment, who vat"' be
duty for no reason that could be assigned, went !cAltbir
window of one of the barrack bedrooms, and o.,ahe
rately shot dead through the heart his corpora. firy
Lotrod-tLhieeuctaesner
atnd reordered a special medical i
in utpci of
reprieved him on the gr°
insanity.all
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A NOVEL PROPOSAL.—According to the New all
ale
papers one of the most extraordinary propoa wbi,,t3r
a public body has ever bad to consider has rejec"oo.
been submitted to the mut icipality of Buenos lalsea
Two German contractors, Messrs. Bournehofer
stet
Fluokigen, offer to cover the whole city with a 5 of
umbrella, as a shelter from the rain. The de tbe
the scheme are as follows :—The base or foot CI
umbrella to be placed in the Plaza de Loses is to
.re
670 feet in diameter and 1,500 feet high; the ribserbt
to be of cast iron, Si inches in circumference and 2160 f
, feet apart, and the lining is to be of wrought i
the best make, one•and-a-half inches thick. „7,,abie
hoisted the umbrella will be over one-and-a hall 7,31 i
wide, and around it will be a canal communicating_riter,
the River Plate, to carry away the water. The!tbeit
prising contractors pledge themselves to carry ous
design for the sum of about £1,150,000 sterling.