The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-04-19 00:00:00

ElisaltanCOUs ZutelNence.

HONE, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.
MONTE CARLO TRAGEDIES.—Monte Carlo is showing
signs of uneasiness. The Crown Prince has been visit-
ing Berlin and Paris, and at Rome the representative
of Monaco is having interviews with Cardinal Jacobini.
Meanwnile the role of tragedies increases. A ruined
gambler named Albert Strighelli has shot himself at
San Remo •, while at Pont Magnan, near Nice, a German
lady, kar. habitual frequenter of Monte Carlo has been
found senseless and bleeding on her bed, withher infant
lying dead by her side. The lady has recovered. It is
believed that, after losing in all 250,000 f. at Monte
Carlo, she opened a vein in order to bleed herself to
death, and, falling on her child, involuntarily suffo-
cated it.

A STATIONMASTER KILLED.—About half-past three
on Monday afternoon a shocking accident occurred at
Hockley Station, Birmingham. The stationmaster, Mr.
'Wolfe, was crossing the line from the up platform 'to
the down to meet a stopping train, when he was caught
by the up fast train, due at Birmingham at 3.35, and
was killed on the spot. His body was shockingly • ,
mangled. Mr. Wolfe was a very old servant of the ;
Great Western Railway Company, having been at ;
Hockley more than twenty years.
MURDER FOR A TRIFLE, AND TARDY JUSTICE.—The
Naples correspondent of the "Daily News" writes:
At the ordinary Court of Assizes here a young girl,
dark complexioned as a gipsy, was lately tried for
homicide, and condemned to ten years' imprisonment.
She had joined in a quarrel with a boatman, who refused
to pay her aunt a soldo (value less than a half-penny)
which be owed, and the man having reviled her, in a fit
of passion she took from her hair one of the long
Genoese pins used by the women here, and called a
" spadetta," or little sword, and furiously struck the
boatman with it several times. He died the next day,
the needle having fatally injured his spine. Thi,e
homicide was committed in the autumn of 1882, and,
only now has the cage been decided."
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.—A Reuter's telegrani„
dated Malta, April 14, says "The Duke of Edinl.uii,ln
landed here this morning under a salute from the forts..
His Royal Highness at once proceeded to the Palace on
a visit to the Governer a guard of honour being drawn
up to recive him. In consequence of the general
mourning for the late Duke of Albany, his Royal High-
ness had a quiet though very loyal reception."
PLACING STONES ON THE RAILIVAY.—On Saturday
several large stones and iron bolts were placed on both
the up and the down lines of the Great Southern and'
Western Railway (Ireland), between Burnfort and
Rathduff Stations. A passing train struck one of the
stones without, however, any mishap occurring, and the,
driver of the train signalled to a gang of workmen that
an obstruction was on the other line. The men hurried
to the spot and removed the obstruction in sufficient
time to allow the mail to pass in safety.
PROMOTING AND OPPOSING BILLS..—A Parliamentary
return has been issued of the sums spent in promoting
and opposing Private Bills before Parliament from 1872
to 1882. The municipal boroughs in that period spent
£730,853, and of this sum Liverpool expended £47,778,
and Manchester £73,855. In the same period the local
boards spent £199,741 in the same objects. The Im-
provement Commissioners are also credited with having
spent £.10,027 in promoting and opposing bills in the
same period. In Scotland the Town Councils, the-
Police CoMmizsaioncre, or Commissioners Of Supply,
spent £17,836 in the same work; while in Ireland the
municipal towns expended upon similar objects £62,938.
Thus a grand total of £1,051,395 has been expended in
ten years upon promoting and opposing Private Bills.
BIRTHDAY OF THE PRINCESS BEATRICE.—Monday
was the anniversary of the birth of Princess Beatrice,
the youngest daughter of Her Majesty, but owing to
the recent death of the Duke of Albany the bells of the
London churches were not rung. The anniversary was,
however, celebrated in the usual manner at St. James's
Palace, the land of the Grenadier Guards playing a
selection of music in the courtyard during the ceremony
of mounting and changing the " Queen's Guard." The
officer of the guard carried the Queen's colours instead
of the customary regimental banner./ •
BIRD SHOOTING IN SCFILESWIG.—The Berlin corres-
pondent of the "Daily News" writes: "English sports-
men will be sorry to learn that the authorities in
Schleswig have just given strict orders that no more
licenses for shooting sea-birds are to be issued under
any circumstances. For many years the western parts
of Schleswig and the North Frisian Islands have offered
a favourite hunting-greund for sportsmen—principally
English—on account of the enormous number of sea-
birds, chiefly gulls and duck, inhabiting the coasts.
The wholesale destruction executed by the English
fowling-pieces has, however, decided the authorities to
issue the prohibition."
GOING TO THE REVlEW.—Having never walked more
than half a mile a day for the last six months, I felt I
required exercise, so determined to march down to
Dover with my corps. set off on Friday, did the first half
mile capitally, felt as if I could go to Dover without a
rest. Found the road growing much harder after the
first two miles. At the end of the fifth determined to
change my shoemaker, as the boots I had on did not
seem to fit. At the mid-clay halt found I had three
large blisters. During the afternoon suffered agonies,
but crawled on. Saturday got on very much better;
kept up the whole day—in an ambulance waggon. Sun-
day I spent on my back, to prepare myself for the
fatigues of the morrow. The morrow found both feet
swelled up, was carried to the railway carriage, and re-
turned home a confirmed cripple.—" Moonshine."
DEATH or A CORONER.—Mr. Wm. John Payne the
Coroner for the City of London and Southwark;died
suddenly, at his residence, Fonthill, Reigate, on Sunday
evening. The deceased gentleman had not enjoyed
good health for sometime, and on retiringto rest on Sun-
day night was seized with a spasm of the heart, and ex-
pired almost immediately.
FOREIGN LIVE STOCK AND FRESH MEAT.—The follow-
ing six steamers arrived at Liverpool last week with
live stock and fresh meat on board from the United
States and Canada: The lowa, with 496 cattle and 1020 •
quarters of beef; the Virginian, with 370 cattle, 991
quarters of beef, and 49 carcases of mutton; the
Quebec, with 332 cattle and 93 quarters of beef; the
Oregon, with 1380 quarters of beef and 150 carcases of
mutton; the Celtic, with 780 quarters of beef and 100
'carcases of mutton; and the City of Chicago, with 922
quarters of beef and 100 carcasep of mutton; making
the total arrivals 1188 cattle, 5186 quarters of beef, and
399 carcases of mutton. There were no sheep
brought by the above steamers, this being the second
week since they were landed. These figures show, when
compared with those of the preceding week, an increase
in cattle and also fresh meat.
ANCIENT CUSTOMS IN THE CITY OF LONDON.—On
the morning of Good Friday, for the 291st time, the
conditions of the will of Peter Symonds were duly car-
ried out. In the year 1586 this good citizen in his last
will and testament direcLed that sixty of the youngest
boys of Christ's Hospital should attend Divine service
on Good Friday at the church of Allhallows, Lombard-
street, at the conclusion of which each was to receive a
new penny and a bag of raisins. One William Petts, in
1692, supplemented the good work of Peter Symonds by
ordering that out of his estate there should be taken
enough for the minister who preached the sermon to re-
ceive 205., clerk 45., and sexton 3s. 6d. These sums have
been augmented by the churchwardens, CO that the
children of the Sunday and ward schools receive a gift.
There was a good congregation to witness the young
" bluecoats " receive the Symonds' benefaction. The
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for over 400 years. Twenty-one new sixpences are laid
daft hS
on a gravestone, which are picked up by widows of the
parish. On Friday morning after a sermon by the Rev.
W. Pancleridge, M.A., rector, a procession was formed,
which wended its way to the churchyard, where the
antique ceremony was gone through.—" City Press." '
A SAD TALE OF THE SEA.—The " Panama Star and
Herald" of the 20th of March reports the arrival at
Colon of the barquentine Edward Cushing, from Boston,
which vessel had on board James B. Pratt, second mate
of the brig A. G. Jewett, of Belfast, Maine, bound for
Matanzas, who was picked up at sea on the 25th of
February. The A. G. Jewett left Philadelphia on the
19th of February with a cargo of coal and machinery.
A severe gale occurred the third day out, and after
being buffeted about by the heavy sea for several hours
on the following morning she turned completely over.
The only boat available was launched in tunteinatnodher,
men, including the mate and second ate, got which
the captain and steward going down in w. 9
and one sailor died and
immediately sank. The poor fellows .in the boat passed
t day the storm had
were cast overboard. The _
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dand sea.
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fellows had rgone without food and water was fatal
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