The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-10-06 00:00:00

Utisrdiantaus Pteligtitrt.

HOWIE, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

MRS. LANOTRY'S AMERICAN INVESTMENTS.—It is
stated in the New York journals that Mrs. Langtry
holds extensive mortgages upon property in Fifth.
avenue and various other streets in New York. Mrs.
Langtry herself endorsed this statement, and there
has been filed in the New York Registry Office an
assignment of several mortgages to " Emilie Charlotte
Langtry, of the island of Jersey," the assignor being
Mr. William Boswell. By this instrument, he, in
consideration of 81,000 dole., releases and transfers to
Mrs. Langtry all his interests in mortgages on property
on the west side of Eighth-avenue, about 103 feet
north of Thirteenth-street also on the east side of the
same avenue, between Thirty-sixth and Thirty-
seventh•streets, and on the north aide of Fifty-third-
street, a short distance east of Sixth-avenue. The
amount of Mrs. Langtry's claims upon there pieces of
property is respectively 16,000 dole. 45,000 dole., and
20,000 dole.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.—Sir Charles Hobhouse
delivered aleeture on India before a large meeting of
Liberals at Bath on Tuesday night, with special refer-
ence to Lard Ripon's policy, and a resolution was
passed declaring that the Indian Criminal Procedure
Bill was not only eminently jut, hut conducive to the
stability of Imperial rule. Mr. Fawcett, M. P., sent
a letter, in which he said :—" It is with sincere regret
that I am obliged to decline the invitation to be present
at the lecture to be given by Sir Charles Hobhouse.
Any remarks that may be made by him on India wi:l
be so deserving of attention that it is a great dis-
appointment to me that I cannot be one of his
audience. Since my illness I have felt it prudent to
decline all invitations to public meetings, and I have
promised my constituents that the first public meeting
I attend shall be in Hackney. lam most thoroughly
enjoying my visit to Bath, and have already derived
much benefit from my stay here."
UMBRELLAS IN INDIA.—Last year 3, 353,055 umbrellas
were imported into I. dia, a number much larger than
the imports of 1881.2; but also, according to Mr.
O'Conor official report, much smaller than the
imports of the year before that. A large proportion
of these umbrellas are stated to be "fearful and
wonderful things to behold, brilliant in colour and re-
markable in design, and apparently specially manu-
factured for use in Inriia." As illustrative of the rela-
tive condition of the people in the two provinces it is
noted that while Burmah imported 819,313 umbrellas,
Madras imported only 22,960.
THE OFFICE or HANGMAN.—The Sheriffs of London
and Middlesex have selected a man to fill the post of
Public hangman, vacant by the death of Marwood.
Out cf the many applications they selected twenty of
the most likely, and requested the applicants to meet
on Monday in last week at the Central Criminal Court.
Eihteen responded to the request, and two, Berry, of
Bradford, and Taylor, of Lincoln, Marwood's assist-
ant, were selected, and the question of their eligibility
was adjourned for further consideration. On Thurs-
day morning the sheriffs decided not to appoint either
of those candidates, but summoned a man named
Binns by telegraph, and on Friday they finally deter-
mined their selection in his favour. Bartholomew
Binna is a man forty-three years of age, and is a plate-
layer upon the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway,
residing in the Denton-road, Dewsbury. In reply to
inquiries, he stated that he had not assisted at any
execution, but had witnessed several. The statement
published as to the remuneration of the hangman are
erroneous, He will receive 20 guineas (and not 210)
from the Corporation as a "retaining fee." In addition
to this, his payment for each execution will be matter
of ar, angement between himself and the sheriff who
employ and pays him. This fee has usually been 10
guineas and expenses,
A NEGRO CONVENTION.—The Louisville Coloured
Convention, after a stormy session, in which speeches
were delivered prominent negroes,,with wrangling
interludes, the,chiet dispute being whether to endorse
the Itepublidin party or not, hays adopted an address
to the people, saying that they ask for no more class
legislation, but desire that the present laws, which
were dead letfiers, should be enforced; that in the
Sontllern kliates they were denied justice and, deprived
of civil, rights; that Government should re-imburse
the creditors .of the bankrupt Freedmen's Savings
Bank; that the distinction between white and negro
troops in the army was un- American and unjust; that
coloured men should be freely allowed to enter as
traders, and that they extended to Ireland, which was
also struggling for civil rights, their profound sym-
pathy and best wishes.

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THE WUALE FISHERY.—The steamer Thetis arrived
at Dundee on Tuesday evening from Davis Straits
with biz whales and 700 porpoises, which will yield 165
tons of oil. The Thetis was employed in the New.
foundland seal fishery in the spring, and her total
catch for the year is 500 tons of oil, the highest of the
Dundee fleet. The entire catch of the Dundee ships
at Davie Straits is 17 whales, which is a great falling
off from last year. when 79 whales were caught. The
captain of the Thetis reports the loss of two of his
men, and the nar, ow escape of four others. They
foimed the crew of a boat which got fast to a whale,
but, the rope getting foul, the boat was upset, and the
carpenter and boatswain were carried under and
drowned. Their comrades wore with difsculty saved
by a boat from the ship,

ACCIDENT TO TORPEDO BOATB.—An accident of a
somewhat novel character recently occurred between
two of the large sea going Yarrow torpedl boats while
manceuvring in the Bay of Spezia. They were steam-
ing rapidly round one of the large Italian ironclads in
opposite directions, and came suddenly in collision
with one another. The bow of one boat not only
penetrated the side of the other, but actually passed
completely through the hull, projecting a considerable
distance out on the other side. After a few seconds
the boats were separated, and b ith steamed safely
back into the harbour. This curious accident illus.
trates how easily these boats can he penetrated by
one another, and also how efficient are the means for
preventing their sinking in case of accident.

A NEW ENGLAND MANUFACTURING CITY.—The
Maryland Farmer publishes a letter from a corre-
spondent who has seen the great cotton mills of Fall
River, Mass., and gives some statements which are not
generally considered when estimating the relative
manufacturing importance of the geographical sections
of the country. Fall River has a population of 55,000
according to the last census; it has fifty-three mills f
the manufacture of cotton goods, covering an invest-
ment of 35,060,000 dole. Fall River has over one-
seventh of all the spindles in the country, and manu-
factures over three-fifths of all the print cloths of the
country. This manufacturing city employs 18,135
persons, their pay weekly amounting to 111 00 dole.,
and the capital stock is reckoned at 16,738,001 dole.

AN "AIRY NOTHING "—The present prevalent
fashion of ladies wearing their hair over the forehead
in a "fringe" is called by some facetious folks " the
Skye•terrier " mode. Mrs J. would like to know
whether this is so called because it is supposed to
attract puppies ?—Judy.

FRENCH IRONCLADS —ln addition to the vessels
which were already in course of construction, the
following have (according to the Journal des Dthats)
been laid down within the last year :—Ttie Charles-
Martel and the Brennus, ironclads of 4,000-horse power,
at Toulon and Lorient; eight ironclad gunboats of
from 375 to 425 horse power (the Acheron, the Cocyte,
the Flamme, the Fusee, the Grenade, the Mitraille,
the Phlegethon, and the Styx, at Cherbourg, Lorient,
and Rochefort ; the Sfax, a cruiser of 1,250 horse
power, at Brent; eight despatch boats (the Alum', the
Etoile, the Fulton, the Gabes, the Inconstant, the
Iris the Jouffroy, and the Papn, at Toulon, Roche-
fcre, and Lorient ; two large transports (the Durance
and the Meurthe), at Rochefort; and five torpedo
boats at Rochefort and Toulon.
AVERAGE PRICES 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, 418. ; barley, 335. ; oats. 2,)5. per imperial (Jr.
Corresponding week last year :—Wheat, 445. 4d.; bar•
ley, 345. 10d. ; oats, 20s. 2d.

Mn. BRADLAUGH AND THE SESSION OF 1884.—Mr.
Charles Bradiaogn, lect,ring in Manchester on Sun-
day night, made an important. announcement with
regard to the course he intends to pursue nest ses-
sion. He denied a statement which had been made
that he would use force to obtain hi seat, and said
his actions would depend very largely on the decision
of the courts of law in November. I the law courts
decided in his favour, then he thought it possible
that the courts and the House of Commons would be
left to settle between them which was the strongest,
but he should feel it his duty to stand between them
and see fair play. If the Courts decided that the
House of Commons might make law against the
statutes it would be clearly his duty not to hold the
seat any longer. If, on the other hand, the Courts
decided in his favour' he hoped the House of Commons
would set the example of obedience to the law which
he had tried to inculcate, and that his struggle, die.
graceful in its continuance, and dishonourable in its
manners of fighting, would come to an end, If the
Courts decided that the claims of privilege prevented
their interpreting the law, then the duty would be
placed on him of interpreting the law.
So SENSITITE.—Young Husband.—Chops again
I'm sick of them. I thought you said you'd get a
bird. Young Wife.—Yes, dear; but the poulterer
hadn't any live ones, and—and I didn't like buying
a poor dead partridge I—Funny Folks.

ANTI GERMANISM IN FRANCE.—To perpetuate the
memory of the ravages caused by the German shells in
the large greenhouses of the Natural History Museum,
which were mrivalled in the whole world, the following
inscription has been engraved on one of the wails of the
building: "The Jardin des Plantes Mddicinales,
founded at Paris in 1636 by an edict of the King,
which Fecsme the Natural History Museum in 1791,
was bombarded under the reign of William 1., King
of Prussia, Count Bismarck, Chancellor, by the
army in the night of January 8, 1871. Until then it
had been respected by all parties and all national and
foreign Powers."
PARISIAN RECREATION GROUNDS. —A large part of
the expense of maintaining the public squares and
promenades in Paris is met by the duties paid to the
municipality by proprietors of establishments situated
in them, such as open air concerts, restaurants, and
Punch and Judy shows, as well as by the contractors
who provide chairs for the public and even the owners
of the little goat chaises for children. An official re-
turn shows that the Champs ElysoSes alone produce in
this way 171,485 francs a year, and the Bole de Bon-
logne 213,100 francs. The total receipts of this kind
for the whole of the public lands in Paris are 1,343,831
francs per annum. The cost of maintenance, on the
the other hand, is set down at 1,600,000 francs, with-
out reckoning the services of the police officials.
Tim GREEK SPONINE FISHERIRS.—The Greek sponge
fisheries have been very much developed within the
last two years, and at the present time there are 723
boats, 183 of which are provided with diving•bells,
employed in this business. These boats, which carry
from five to seven men, nearly all belong to the ports
Hydra, Egina, Cranidi, fiermione, and Trikeri.
The fi,hiog t.tas. n rommencc,io Al,lll a d
August, the hJats wh:ch are provided with Mai, g hell.
going as far to sea as Tunis and Tripoli, while the
others do not go beyond the coast of Greece and Crete.
The value of the sponges taken during the past E•eason
is put at £96,000, nearly half of which is credited to
the Hydra boats, while those from Egina took about
£27,000 worth of the remainder.
• WESTERN ENTERPRISE —A wholesale merchant of
New York, who has just returned from the West,
admits that he had never given that country
proper credit for its enterprise. As he passed through
Detroit, he was sought out and offered a 60 dol. coffin,
for 28 dole., with a deed of a burial lot thrown in. In
Chicago, a man offered to kill him for three cents, and
an ice wagon went a square out of its way to run over
him. In Milwaukee he was coaxed to accept for
nothing a half-interest in a fire-escape bringing in
75,000 dole, per year. In Indianapolis he found one
of his old employes, who admitted an embezzlement
as far back as 1859, and forced him to take a check for
principal and interest. He still has the check to prove
It, At Mackinac they took him for a lord (rates
8 dole per day), and at Cleveland he was taken for a
bunko man and had to identify himself by telegraph.
Had he been of an agricultural turn of mind he could
have bought 600 acres of land of a Toledo man for the
trifle of 500 dols. The land was all on toe bottom of
Lake Erie, and he would have had no fences to build nor
taxes to pay. He returns completely charmed with
the West. Also, minus his gold watch.—Detroit Free
Press.

TIMELY HELP.—The laird (to the minister, who has
been holding forth on temperance) : "But what
should I do with my cellar of wine? You wouldn't
have me destroy it "—Meenister : "Na, na ! that
would be a sen ! But get rid of 'tin a natural manner
as soon 's ye can—an' I 'll come an' help ye whenever
ye like I "—Fun.

STEAM TRAMWAYS IN AIISTRALIA.—Steam tram.
ways, although only of recent introduction in Sydney,
New South Wales, have already become so largely
used as to exercise a perceptible influence on the habits
of the residents in the colonial metropolis. Horse
tramways, such as are used in London, were found
impracticable, in consequence of the numerous heavy
gradients encountered at different portions of each
journey. The motors have been obtained principally
from America, and are compact, light, and possessed
of considerable strength. The carriages are something
like those in use on the Paris suburban lines, being
double-decked, and the seats on the roof being under
shelter. The Sydney tramways are, in fact, so many
street railways, forming to Sydney what the Metro
polaan District Railway is to London. At the close
of 1881 there were 11i miles of tramway in actual use,
the number of passengers during the year being
7,090,125, as against 2,086,897 during the previous
year. In 1882 there was a further enormous increase,
which is being maintained during the present year.
AMERICAN PATENTS.—The report of the Patent
Office at Washington for the year ending June 30 last
indicates increasing activity among inventors in the
United States. The applications were 35,734, as com-
pared with 30,062 in the previous year. It is note-
worthy, as showing that the granting of a patent is by
no means a matter of course in the United States,
that of the 35,734 applications referred to a large num.
ber were refused, and as a matter of fact only 21,185
patents were granted, including reissues and designs.
The receipts, which also showed a large increase, were
1,095,884 dollars, yielding a profit to the Government,
after the payment of all expenses, of 518,255 dollars.
The Commissioner, in issuing the report, points out
that the success of the patent system is largely due to
its liberality to inventors and the secutity it affords
them. At the same time he recommends a still further
reduced rate of fees.
Low a•. HIGH —The new curate : "I notice that
you never attend our church, with your husband,
Mrs. Glupper.'—Mrs. Glupper : "No, sir. I favours
the Low Church, sir."—New curate: "I am very
sorry to hear this."—Mrs. Glupper : "Well, sir, let
every church 'ave its dues, I say. When my old man's
ill, the 'lgh Church wine as is sent frequent, bo a
power more fruity than the Low Church • but, lawks
bless ye, sir! you 'lgh Churchers can't make sich weal
an' am pies as the Low Churchers. They sends 'em
round when times is 'ard. Why, there's a meller
juiciness about them Low Church weal an' am pies as
—"--[The new curate bolts.] --Fun.
A SHOCKING DISCOVERY.—About half-past six on
Sunday evening a discovery of a startling nature was
made at the house, No. 4, Sanderson's.buildings,
Albion-street, Mile-end, London, which leaves little
reason for doubting that a shocking murder has been
committed. For some two months the house in ques-
tion ha 4 been occupied by a Mr, James Robertson,
and he states that since he hag been there he has
noticed a very peculiar and offensive smell in the down.,
stairs back parlour. Search was made, but hothing
could be found to account for the smell. On Sunday
afternoon Mr. Robertson fancied the smell proceeded
from somewhere near the fi•eplace. He at last caught
up a poker and commenced probing' about behind the
ventilator of the stove, which is of the register pattern.
After investigating for a little time the poker came in
contact with something hard and bulky. With some
difficulty he managed to get hold of this something,
and be drew it through the hole of the ventilator upon
the hewth. He was than horrified to discover that it
was the bead of a child. Mr. Robinson :at once sent
for the police, and Inspector Smith of the K division,
attended with a constable. Mr. Garman, of Kent
house, ow-road, who examined the head, stated that
It was that of a child of five or six years of ago, but
from the shocking state of decomposition he could not
state the sex of the child, nor the cause of death, until
a pott•mortem examination had been made.

THE PaTULATION OE AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.—The Joni,
nal of the Sientitic Club in Vienna publishes the fol.
lowing Btall4tlcs as to the census of 1880 for Austria
and Hungary :—The total popnlation is given at
37,786,216, of which number 22,144,244 belong to Atun
tria, and 15,642,002 to Hungary. Divided into nation-
alities, the population of the two countries consists in
round numbers, of 10,000 000 G-rmans, 7.000 000
Czechs and Moravians, 6.201,000 Many ars, 4 200.000
Servo Croats. 3,300,000 Poles, 3.200 000 Ruthenians,
2.500,000 Roumanians, 1,201,000 Slovenimis, and
680,000 Italians. Classified accordine to their religions
tenets there are 29,753,169 Catholics of the Roman,
Greek, and Oriental churches; 3.450 nOO Orthodox
Greeks; 2,130,000 Protestants of the HPlvetic confes-
sion ; 1,450,000 Protestants of the Augsburg confes-
sion ; and 1,640,000 Israelites.
A COLLISION ON THE CLYDE,—A serious collision
occurred on the river Clyde between to screw
steamers early on Saturday morning. The Bed,lormie,
of about 200 tons register, from Barrow-in-Furnessi
was proceeding to Glasgow with a cargo of pig iron,
and when a little above Port Glasgow she came into
collision with the Banner, 99 tons register, which was
steaming down the Channel on her way to Ardrossan.
The Bedlormie was struck on the port bow, the crash
being terrific. Fortunately the Banner bad no cargo,
so the danger of her sinking was lessened, but her bow
was torn away. Toe Bedlormie sunk in a few minutes,
but not before she had been driven on the south bank
of the Channel and the crew on board had escaped.
AN ALLIGATOR STORY.—Good stories have muck
more flavour wren authenticated by offi ;lel report
(says the Evening Standard). A magistrate of British
Burmah is gravely responsible for the following. To
him one day came a native with 15 alligator's eggs,
for which he claimed the reward. The magistrate
complimented him on the good service he had done;
but after studying the regulations with a keen
desire to be liberal, he did not see his way. Nothing
there authorised him to pay a reward for eggs',
though, as he explained, there is r.o limit 01
age or size beneath which an alligator that has
lived does not entitle his captor to nlaim. The
Blyban thanked his worship kindly and removed the
egbarFithout any show of temper. A week afterwards
he tainrned with fifteen lively little alligators, just
hat aed. Utterly discomfited, the magistrate paid Tg,
but he wants a rule to guide him in the future. No
real advantage to the native population will accrue if
the practice of breeding alligators at home becomes
general. It certainly appears that Government might
as well pay for eggs as for chickens. The proportion
lost in hatching would be an economy no doubt, but
alligators are a healthy people, and they usually come
up to time.
A Novirs, LEAGIIE.—Among the many leagues which
are formtd for the benefit of both man and beast, the
last and perhaps the most curious is that which has
for its object to protest against the use of the American
lobster as an article of food, on the ground that it can
only be obtained by torturing the animal or fish. A
number of Parisians the originators of the scheme,
wear a badge on which is pinned a crnstacea holding
in its claws a small visiting card, with the simple word,
"Thanks."

THE ARMAMENT OF A MODERN IRONCLAD.—Romas
papers describe the armament of the irsnclad Italia as
follows :—Four hundred ton guns, eleven fifteen-ton
guns, six cannons, four of which 71i No. 1, and two of
which are 7i No. 2, Four small mitraillenses with
ammunition for 8,000 charges. Twelve large mitrail•
lenses with ammunition for 6,000 charges. Five photo-
electrical apparatus of the power of 1,6(,0 carnal lamps.
Two photo-electrical apparatus of the power of 200
carcel lamps for the barges. Four launch torpedoes,
twenty-four torpedoes, 400 rifles with ammunition for
500 shots • 200 revolvers with ammunition for 100
charges, shots;
floating torpedoes, two second-class
torpedoes.
THE MAKE OF TELEPHONES IN AMERICA.—The net
output of telephones by the Americau Bell Telephone
Company for the month ending August 20 was 3,589.
This is the lowest of any month this year. and lower
than in any month since September 1881. The output
the corresponding month last year Was 4,678, and in
1881 was 5,021. The outputs for the first six months
of the present and last fiscal year were as follows :--
1882 : March, 5,192; April, 6,690; May, 7,469 ; June,
6,362; July, 3,787; August, 4,678 total, 34,178.
1883: March, 4,739; April, 7,342; May, 6,758; June.
7,038; July, 5,846; August, 3,569—t0ta1, 35,292.
"OUR Boys."—Paterfamilias to his Hopeful Son:
"Fred, you always frown when anything about learn.
log is mentioned." Fred :"I was only gaping."
Paterfamilias: "I wish, my boy, you woutd gape for
knowledge. Fred : "Yes, dad; don't I wish it could
all come in by the mouth I (Paterfamilias determines
to give notice for Fred to leave school at the end of
the ensuing term).—Judy.
THE TREATY OF LlMERlCK.—Wednesday (3rd) wee
the anniversary of the Treaty of Limerick, which
was signed in 1691. In 1690 the city was invested by
the English and Dutch, and surrendered on most
honourable terms on October 3rd, 1691. By the
treaty it was agreed that all arms, property, and
estates should be restored; all attaindere annulled,
and all outlawries reversed; and that no oath but that
of allegiance should be required of high or low. The
freedom of the Catholic religion was secured; relief
from pecuniary claims incurred by hostilities was
guaranteed; permission to leave the kingdom was ex-
tended to all who desired it; and a general pardon
proclaimed to all those in arms. This treaty was
annulled by the Irish Parliament in 1695, and Limerick
is still called " the city of the broken treaty."
THE HKERING FIEMZRY.—The Wick herring fish-
ing, which has now closed for the season, has proved
the most wonderfully successful ever experienced
there. The total catch has been 120,294 crane, an ave-
rage of 232, per boat. Only twice during the last 20
years has this take been approached—ln 1871, when
the catch was 103,050 crane, and in 1880, when it was
113,186. As fewer boats have been engaged in the
ti-Lety than in either of those years, the average
per boat is very Touch larr r this year than it was
previously. In 1863, 1,081 boats were engaged, and
the average was only 82 cran- ; this year only 518
boats were at work, and the average is 232 i. The
increase in the quantity of fish branded, however,
has not been proportionately great. Indeed, the
total of 60,000 barrels branied was equalled in 1878
and was exceeded in 1880, when it reached 77,000
barrels. The export of fresh herrings to London has :
far exceeded ever) thing in the previous history of the 11
trade.

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FIRE-ALUMS IN HOTELS. —The Electrician says :--
An iugenious device has been arranged in connection
with the circuits of the Edison Central Station 111
Santiago, Chili. There are four hotels in the district ,
lighted, and in each of them is being introduced
series of fire alarms. In addition to the lamp or lamp'
used to light the bedrooms, another lamp has been,
placed near the ceiling of each room, so as to be out of
reach of the occupant, while other lamps are arranged
In the halls and at the exits. Electric bells are also
placed in the halls. The whole of these lamps and
bells are embraced in one circuit which terminates hi
a switch placed in a recess in the wall in some cowl.
cuous place. This recess is covered by a pane of glass
to protect the switch from careless or malicious use.
In case of a fire breaking out in the hotel this pane of
glass is to be broken and the switch closed, thereby
lighting all the lamps and ringing the bells. By this
device, therefore, the guest is not only apprised of the
danger, but ts provided with sufficient light by which
to escape. The cost of installation is small and the
working expenses trifling, while the arrangement is
simple and not likely to get out of order.
HOTELS FOB LADIES.—A novel institution has been
introduced in Holland by a special society formed for
the establishment of hotels for ladies. By means of
these institutions, ladies visiting that country me
find a comfortable "home" for the period of their
sojourn in a "Huts voor Vrouwen " (house for
women). These establishments offer rooms for all
classes; the poor, the middle•class traveller, and the
grand lady can be accommodated each according W
their means. The apartments for the latter sin
though not luxuriously furnished, comfortably 1111°
conveniently arranged, and even the smallest wow.
which is let at a very low rate, is distinguished hi
model cleanliness. The society has no aim besides
that of providing a home for girls and women travel'
ling in Holland ; commercial advantages are not taken
into consideration, and no profits are derived from the
enterprise.

A LOST OPPORTUNITY.—" Father," he said, se he
laid down the paper and turned to the old man in his
shirtsleeves on the verandah, "they say there hdd
been a sharp advance in canal stocks."—" No I'l--
"Yes, there has. Here's an item of a man who made
ovt r 16,000 dots, by the rise in stock in one year."—"Bl
jingo ! that's awful ! Why, what a consarned famili
of fools we are, William! We might jest as well hal
put in our rainy days digging a canal of ora own, and!
had it all done by this time.' —American Paper.
THE ROYAL VISIT TO ABERDEFN.—The following
letter has been received by the Lord Provost :—"Thil•
moral, Sept. 28, 1883. My dear Lord Provost,-1 ana
commanded by the Queen to inform you that it gal
her Majesty much pleasure to hear of the very cordiP
reception given to Princess Beatrice 3 sterday on thd
occasion of her Royal Highness visiting Aberdeen 10
the purpose of opening the sick children's 13080
bazaar and the Drithie-park. I am glad to be Intruste
with the duty of conveying her Majesty's thanks, 161
well as those of the Princess, for the excellent arrange'
ments made for her visit, which her Royal Elighnedd
so much enjoyed. Believe ma, yours very fai,hfulirt
(signed) F. J. EDyssatas."
A WOMAN IMPALED.—In London, on Tuesdal,,
Dr. Danford Thomas held an inquest on the body
Emma Levett, aged twenty-two, the wife of a ndlur
driver, living at 39, Great York•mews, Marylebons."—
Edward 00x, a bricklayer, stated that he waa Gros"
ing the end of the mews on Saturday morning, sidle°
he noticed the deceased leaning out of the. winclose.
na
hanging clothes on a line. Suddenly she fell out s
descended upon some iron pailings underneath. 1:1!
ran to her assistance and carried her upstairs, wher_;
she immediately expired. The distance she fell do'.
about thirteen feet. The window sill was very loft
being only twenty-ffve inches from the floor.
doctor was sent for, who pronounced life extindt../
The jury returned a verdict of death from avidts.'
causes.
A RELIC OF SLAVERY.—Arnet:can journals repor
the death of one Jain T
--".;nnon, the sole survivor of al'
the slaves held 1.7, -bondage in the Northern She StttLea."'
,wdd in. Ler 100th year, having been b.rn in 15
In tile year 1817 the Legislature of New
,dopted an Act providing for absolute ard twe„
versa' emancipation throughout the Coinnr2,/ .
!
wealth, to take effect on the 4th of July, 11°
yeJ
and it was by this Act that Lennun obtae,
her freedom. She was born in Dutchess catintY, eat
York, and was older than the Federal Govererag
of the United States. Her life has been carat'
traced until she was transferred to Gordtn
Merrick in 1816. By the Merrick household, 1340
ever, who were supporters of emancipation, she sod
treated more as a valued domestic than a slave' to
when the Act chanvd her legal status from BlaverY.
freedom it really brought no substantial aiteratio
age
her condition. When Mr. Merrick died 20 Y"re
I is decease prodaced a marked effect on Jane Ledl-0
She never rallied, but immediately began to. es
symptoms of decline. Yet, notwithstanding ,Deocie
the age of 95 she was able to walk about the u_ho
with the aid of a cane and to ride out in iavourP"
weather.