The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-31 00:00:00

An ingenious instrument has been invented bf Mr.
Goodwin, an American, which imitates to perfection the
action of the human figure and that of the h.ase walking and
running.
Miss Hart, a lady connected with the American
ml :non at Cairo, and her two servants, have been band to
death by the Maizion of a can of paraffin.
The French raying that "water always goes to the
river," like a good many other sapnas, has once more been
faledied. The lucky holder of the number which won £B,OOO
tu the last drawing of the City Dian turns out to be a poor
fruits eller on the Bourse.
The latest mania with the ladies of the fashionable
world of Paris is to have a 'monkey "—th -tee from the East
Indies are preferred. Poodle anti Havana dogs have had
their day, end only serve to annlbe the grinning favourite.
Some of these pets are elegantly dressed.
An amateur statistician estimates that owing ece „the
changes in the French Ministry, M. Roulier's name has
appeared in the journals of Flamm and other countries
101 727 times.
At Carl-,w Assizes on Saturday, the case of Furlong.
a National teacher, against Boland, spriest, for slander, was
compromised, the defendant paying £2OO. The plaintiff, in
his action, complained that the defendant denounced him at
different altars, praying the cone of the Father, son, and
Holy Ghost might fall upon him and accompany him to his
death, and that the Almighty then might withhold Ills
mercy.
The Marquis of Westminster has lately forwarded
the sum of £l,OOO as a further contribution to the general
funds of the Ihnisli Hume for Incurables, elaphamiriae,
London.
Mr. Warburton, who was fired at hat week near
Mary borough. is now fast recovering. He was hit with slugs
of jagged lead, which had the appearance of being rcugluy
cut out of a sheet. His face is much tont, but there ins
hope that he will not lose the sight of his injured eye.
Neither Mr. Warburton nor his servant will be able to
identify the assassin.
One of the professors at the French Academy o
Music has received the following letter Sir—Ml eldest
daughter will die to-day because she did not obtain the first
medal. My youngest daughter undergoes her examination
to-morrow. if. similar thing occurs you will lay the mem
of the death of my two daughters.—Femme X." The
frightened examiner aid his best.
A " rogue " elephant recently shot in Madras mea-
sured as follows :—Height at shoulder, lift Din. ; length all
over, from extremity of trunk to ditto of tail, 25f1. sin. ; eye
to tip of trunk, ift. 710. ; eye to root of tail, 131 t. Slut.;
tail, 4lt. ape. ; length of tusks, Sit. Din.
parations are in rapid progress for taking a
census of all India in la7l. District hfficers do not seem to
anticipate any great difficulty, provided the ignorant and
superstitious masses are previously made I ally aware of the
ooject in view.
During service in a Dundee Free Church, the other
Sabbath, the minister suddenly stopped in the midst of his
sermon, and addressing his hearers, said he had preached to
them for a couple of years, and he thought that now they
were going to allow him to preach to himself, for the most of
them, he SAW, were fast asleep. The rev. gentleman supposed
the best course would be for him to ask the congregation to
sing a few verses of a psalm ; but by this time his hearers
were thoroughly aroused, and he proceeded at once with his
discourse, which was listened to most attentively.
Two young ladies, aged twenty-two and seventeen,
accompanied by their father, swam across the Serpentine one
evening last week at its widest part. It is believed that this
feat has never before been performed by females. They
accomplished the distance with ease, and their graceful swim-
ming was much admired.
The Duke of Cambridge has addressed a letter to the
Secretary at War, expressing his entire approval of the ex-
periment just tried of associating the Militia with the
regular troops for training-at Aldershot, and hopes that the
system may be continued, so that as many regiments as possi-
ble may have the benefit of it.
The work of laying the French Atlantic Cable is
completed, and a telegram has been received from Deanery,
in the truited States, stating that preparations are being
made there to celebrate the event.
The following thought is contributed by a French
female philosopher :—" Man, notwithatanding all his vanity,
has so small an opinion of himself, that if any woman erects
an altar to him he despises her !"
An anecdote is related with reference to a picture
which obtained much notice at the Academy this year. It
represented a general on horseback, bareheaded, with his
hand resting on the pommel of his sword. When the picture
was completed the artist took it to the general, and asked his
pinion of it. The gallant soldier looked at it attentively
2 several minutes, and then said, "My opinion? I should
just like to know what you have done with soy hat ! "
Some experiments are being tried in Paris with a
new gas, composed of oxygen and hydrogen. The Place de
l'ilatel de Vffie and the court of the Tuileries having been
lighted with the new gas, a light three times mom powerful
than the ordinary gas has been obtained.
According to a return just published, Mr. Horaman's
expenses at the last election at Liskeard amounted to £293,
including E9l for " personal expenses." Sir French' Lycett
expended £lll.
In the nursery gardens of Messrs. Imrie and Sons,
near the railway station at Ayr, some boys found a little
animal which one of them thought was a hare, and he seized
it, and the animal bit him severely. On examination it was
found lobe a real jackal, but how it came there is a mystery.
TheEdinburghUniversity Court has given its sanction
lathe matriculation of ladies as medical students. but with
this condition, that separate classes shall be formed for their
instruction. The assent of the General Council and of the
Chancellor is necessary to give this concession the force of
University law, but the Scotaman appears to consider the
matter as virtually settled.
Lord Derby has kindly granted to the Liverpool
Conservative Working Men's Association the use of Knowsley
Park, for the purpose id holding a monster pic-nic therein on
the 7th of August. It is expected that between 4,000 and
5,000 will avail themselves of the opportunity of enjoying the
sylvan beauties of Knowsley. In accordance with the express
wishes of Lord Derby political speech-making will be avoided,
and the occasion wholly devoted to the purpose of a social
gathering.
Sunday was the anniversary of the birthday of the
Duchess of Cambridge, when her Royal Highness attained
her 72nd year. The Prince and Princess of Wales paid a visit
to the Duchess in the morning, and during the day her
Royal Highness received numerous visits from members Of
the aristocracy. In the evening the Duke of Cambridge had
a select dinner virty at Gloucester House, at which the
Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Cambridge,
and Princess Mary Adelaide and the Prince of Teck were
present.
The editor of the Cynthiana (Kentucky) News, in
making an appeal to his subscrd h rs who are in arrearstropsy
up, says:—" We hope they will settle without delay. Not
that we want the money. Oh, no! Our ink is given to us,
we steal our paper, and we win our printers' wages at seven'
sty. So it costs as nothing to carry on beanies. Neverthe-
less, as a matter of accommodation, and to ease our con-
sciences, we will take what they owe no, if they will send it
immediately."—dmerican paper.
At the door of a certain hat store in New York hangs
the sign, " We Idock your hat, while you wait for fifty cents "
Therein entered a countryman the ether day, and answered
affiernagively to the question of hat-blocking. The work was
pedigreed, and hewn asked if he would have anything else
in the hat line. Ile replied in the negative, but continued
to "hang shoot," as though something was unsaid. At last
the clerk asked what he was waiting for. 'Waiting for that
fifty cents," said he. He didn't get it. The painter had mm-
placed the comma.
The Royal Achelogical Institute closed its summer
meeting at Bury St Edmunds, on Tuesday, winch has passed
off successfully. Next year the Institute will meet at Lei-
cester.
Mr. Glaisher has made two ascents in the captive
balloon from Ashbuniham Park. ' The meteorological results
of his experience are, he says, very important. They confirm
the opinion which previous experiments had led Mr. Glaisher
to form, that at about or a little after sunset, when the sky is
clear, the temperature of the air is of the same value up to
a very considerable elevation ; and it is certain, tram the
two days' experiments, that the amount of decrease of tem-
perature with elevation varies every hour lathe day, which is
in accordance with all previous results.
In a divorce case, "West v. West," the respondent,
Mr. West, stated that in 1865 he went one morning into his
wife's bedroom, and found her painting her face from one
of Madame Rachel's packets, on the outside of which was
marked "Two guineas " She had painted one stde other
face, and he slapped her on the other, saying that he could
do that better than she.
At the University of Oxford, on Tueeday, the
honorary degree of D C.L. was conferred upon Mr. Long-
fellow, the poet, who was, it will be remembered, detained
at Cambridge last year, and so prevented from attending the
Oxford Commemoration.
About 450 English emigrants to Canada, mostly
single men, who went out in the Simoon, arrived in Toronto
on the 12th inst. The majority were mechanics who had been
engaged in the Government dockyards, but they expressed
their willingneis to turn their hands to anything, and many
were at once engaged for farm work, with the promise of
permanent employment if found suitable. Others were sent
off in different directions to situations that were open its
them. They are described as remarkable for their intelli-
gence and smart and clean appearance.
A sad accident occurred on Saturday, between
DingWllll and Strathpefler. An omnibus that runs between
the two places was overturned when coming down a declivity
near the strath. There were fourteen outside pastengers ;
one, a gentleman, named Fraser, from America, was killed
instantaneously, and others were seriously injured. Mr.
Fraser was a native of Inverness, and was on a vialt to this
country, and had a return ticket. His daughter was with
hint. Three of the passengers are much injured. The
place authorities are investigating the Mae.

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