The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-10 00:00:00

A CLEROYMAX CONVIRTED TO BUDDHISM

The Row. C. W. lowdhOster, a literate. fornwrly curate
of Brawhott, Istio 1.112 t out to C in the sant. •ewol
with Ilduith Blavatukyt haa eotbrac.d the B.:tablet faith.
Rest-tt at the to t o the yell )•-robe I caintstsra of
tddha he Paid, "I take nip ',fuse in Biddhe, in Vie
law, and to Um .rler." TO. 1.40111 i was adowituderei hy
the high priest: to wh to lir. Lfribeyer statwi tha: /us
reseons for j stitlog himself to the Butidu sti were that It
waa his &sire to arrive at the truth. Chri.disoity wa
all bawd upon Iwwsreay arid nos, and orntaiNs I uricti
that was unreasonable; while the teaching of lisdhe is
that we sh old belles* nothing vflitch our reason cahnot
accept —fialt.'s CAroniate.

DANGERS OP DRESS IMPROVERS.
On friday the C wooer for Central Middloorx. Dr.
Gourds Dullard Thomas, held on inquest at the Itoy•I
Free linottal, Oray's-inu.ros resp sting the deato of
Annie I inee, ofkerwire Mabel McEriasi., aged 20, an
aotrese. Evidence woe given showlor th.t tb• deceased
was upon Wedneedey afternoon, the 23,d of net month,
in the drawing-room ul No. 5, Millosanntreet, Bedford.
row, with • ientilmata. he. played at Brit the piano,
Wier which oho went and sat down on the same .bat
with •Mr Shepherd. She, tbett it oxl up by to. nittitsl•
shelf with her hick to th tlndlaci, and after bring
there • few micut.s, o.ing to her haring on • large dress
Improver, tile dries witch was of • light onilla matorial
naught fire, and alle was soon enveloped an • mass of
lames The gentleman tried to get up the hearthrog
with which I put out the Banns, but before be
could do to the deadwood rushed out of the room down-
stairs into Om street. Some gentlemen woo
wire phasing at once took of lb. r catg. and
wrapping them around her were thus enabled to pot out
the Aimee, after which they placed the deceased in •
cab and c 'rammed her t, the hospital. Upon her being
asked by Dr. Spicier how the Sr. occurred, she stated
that *he was eitting upon a gentleman's knee with her
hack to the fire when through her drew Improver pro-
f <Cling to far out her dress caught the fin and woe mt
in flame.. The recurrence was quite accidental, and no
one was to blame. The deceased initially sank and
died on Wednesday morning from the efiene of the shock
und exhaustion consequent upon the extensive burn, that
she hod ',waived. The coroner said that in olden times
the crinolines need to be ',or, dangerous, and It we. now
shown that these smaller drew improver. were also
,iattierott& The jury returned • verdict of "Accidental
death,"

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AZ CARDIFF
At Cardiff. on Friday. Jamas Oliver, an engineer, ap-
peared on remand charged with shooting at ()lobelia Lloyd
on the Pith Januery, with Intent to murder bee. the
Injured woman wee now able to attend, and though
accommodated with a seat she was still very weak and
wee much affected, tat. rolling down her face frequently.
Sr.. seemed to be nigh to the prisoner. end she admitted
tbat she bat bran living with him for *boot four years
as man and wife, and bai had one child by him. She
bad received half-ray from him. Ho retarne Ito Cardiff
about the 25:6 J.nuary. lived with bar for some days,
end be sae then constantly urging bier to leave her
abandoned life and he o aided to him. She refused. and
caused them to q lerrel 03 the Tioaday. the 271.
If. loft the house and she did not ewe him soy in 40 ti
lb. Wedne @del evening. when ho met her in We, brteeet
and shot her. A woman compsoioa of the c emplainant
swore that the 'meaner bad sa,el that ho teratil I tefiw the
roof of her heal , if. .ni if he c ned n et bsve her no nee
els* shou:d. He was mail drunk at the time. Toe ottor
w.tooebiee /won) tat • b-u Ike was on the croon h•
sto p-4 ow ff her and fired at her. 1.0.1 II Wit.S4lNve not
the 10firlflary th•t the C mplainw•t bee • wo.ind
In the abdomen. The teu.let bad struck the gni at Vie
rotes% oh • wse eta:int. sod this h nl coated it to dell • 1
d ...awards Bit for the steel death weald have taken
place sinioet immediate?, its the bullet would bays
en *red the abdomen direct. Prisoner made no defenses
and was committed for trial at the sagas.

TERRIALS SUPIERINGS AT SSA.
A terrible tale of the see well It'd on Monday by
the survivors of the b d•ruie S irrey. whose •eseel was
c pleased off the Newt 'mutton I 0 'sat, by which
disseter II live. were lost. Toe vowel had origleally
• crew of 17, all told, end a these ouly six were
• all of whom were brought to Livertrpol at, on
Sunday DLint by tbe steamer Lake Winnipeg. r..
were Co bad on arrival that they had' to he t•ic en to
h apical. Prom the statements of the shipwrecked
t- neern• that their vessel wee g thin from
Penpact.l• to B. row. She had • corgo f timber, awl
for the. • weelui after leaving the former p it ex.
&prime I sery bad weather. Toe vowel we.
drain. d that ehs became C oupletr ly waterlogged, and
was In this .t if the Nowtourpliaud Cos t, when
t.he entienly c ii.. led. This Waa ahnut noon on the
' IS h tot., Rod tho, of the crew who were on deck
wore thrown into the w it-r. Three moo were below
at the t me, end, haring Oh enemas of wan., were
drown. •. Several of the crew menaced to scramble
on to the •ineeel as ph+ lay bra Wile nu to the s.
Tn.T here 'e.t.a themselves with rope. to
diff•reut
: places of record). Toe captain we oue at th we who
, wet., thrown in... the water by the catenziog of the
ree.el, .it he was sen imiumning t 'in the
wreck. There we. an then .1 the cr.., near the
capt.lo who wee nick h 4 a similar endeavour, but to
soiree ha I the poor blow t within a die ends of
the ship thee they were dashed vi dently under the
ewer by • tremendous wan-, awn enallc both of
th•m roll t make no farther ff .rte tri save themeelPee
end were dr ...Led. Two other of the crew alp, wore
droPtied, 14104 nosh's) to regain the Tees .1 after ahe
capita& Toe [Lieu who had Lobed themselves to the
ship underwent • fearful time, and were every
moment in danger of being drowned. Time after
time they wore swept from the vessel, but being tied
by the no, as they were able to draw themselves back.
The mate was one of those who we. le this position,
end the poor fellow could not en lore his sufferings
any further, and died about five hour. miter the quo
turned over. The Surrey was • N.weiticn moo,
bet there were several Euglishmen amonot the crew.
One of thew • young man de!ongling to Swansea,
wee known ti the crew es ch. His suffering,
were so keen that he landed them by jomping
it., the me. Another Etorli•hman, named Alfred
White, of MOP nheed, told his c mum that
there was to awe of ti ir being eared,
and he would not ptni .nc hie sofferin.., fol oval
the it .mple of the . ther rail r, jorn intt on hint('
and beirg &owes.). Twarda e• •ing to. her sailor,
W.° wes on the ills of the uptnroc.l ve•sel, lid from
eshanetion, There were now but 'lx survivors left
Ab u' sin i'elnek in the evening the repeal suddenly
righted. The Inside • f the poop and the Weide of the
f decsatle bad been washed away. Toe house on Vie
deck was washed away, the riczeonaaat had gou• by
the deck, and the meintopme.t was also Girded away.
The backs. too, were breaking up. ani the pew fellows
made for that portion of the riven; which woe left
stencliny,•• the only place who., there w to a possibility
of their remaining without bedew wnehoi into th, coo,
es the waves were making • clean sweep over the
vessel. They remained here 4,1 the night and the next
three dar. Once. when the ereath-r moderated, some
of them descended to the deck 'n the hope ~f fin lint
some food to appease their ttr.ihle Lancer, but In this
they warn unsuccessful. The vess-I decks w-re thee
undo, water, and the men had t r :turn to the rigid le.
Day mended (ley without anything occurring which
wield in any way alleviate ttsir aufferioge, or bring
hope of a went% Ort the 19th, h drever, • steamer
hor• in eight, but the hope tatted In the pmr fellows'
breasts wee dispelled when they sow her Proceeding
away from them. A distil*. Pion' was fkins from
the foremost of the Teasel, and In edlition to dile one
seam n in the maintop frantically •al • l a .i4nal with
• h .pe of attrartin.t attent,on. The ateamer, how.
ever, bad scarcely been 104 from view whem the smoke
of enother was obierve.i, ad to tie joy if the men
at • in ilia straight for them. hevipg ace ei.to
of dietreee. The mead in iiyhtioa proved to to the
Liverpsol ideate •r Ltite %Viseepex.
the l,ril,le weights which pre•aded, a lifebott was
lennched from th steam',, and in chew) of the chief
offieer was pulled toward, the floatiog wreck. The
bolt o •nld not *.proseh the Sorry near pnotuh. eel
lir • j what* were lieftaltd tithe phiowreakei men, who
were afterward. d•awn thrninth the trete,. On b•log
feeeivi d on board the Lake Winnetwg the poor fell .we
procooted • chocking plAht, their limbs Iplog greatly
!swollen from frost. They were very kindly treats] by
thme on hoard the Lake %Pitmen- g, the dreeor of which
steamer was moat a.eliluomi in hie attenti ne. The
cepesin of this gturey w si am el Klneee, and brioneed
to Frei. rick-t which Once the veto,. 1 aloe
helnncel. The men, n arrival et Liverpool, were
receive I at the Sail ire' Nome, al 4 also c..nocl for by
the Norwegian gmeul.

11 Gout —The our itt'• p-o4oction of
sod. it. the Uot ed Sta.. of AM.rie•, up to Jun*. UM
sre here just been told on the atticurity of the 77 net, was
15573 .roy °writ. When we saw this porticulsr weight
of gold since se the encomulstion of all pr calm" leers.
we were nue. ea Or with thr remerlieble arroxima•
lion of the weight I[l•.a I.whtt hot jet rouse to our
knovri,4,.. was rh.. ...v.! of 'C
th,e ...oar, lilt
one firma (.I• Mel 13 sill an I Ces.l f ur on.. roar ont-, the I• 4
twelve mouths, It helot RC tOlt 3XI Voir
aro'rdtp,ts tom% end. n 155.' urologist we rout I not
'tts4 roridlino to mind the cold whit .—" Worth I:"
W.'ght in Gold '
Tam Diattolia Drze at. fire te-t dyes ever male
11, 'MU. scarf, hood., yarn, ehrekingg, Gamut rani
ribbons, (ratters, or env (time or (gory art'e`e 11.110 d
palretlr roloired to ant flack, brown, iv. d.
bine, reert,t, etrllnal. • 4, Darr Floe, eeel turn re, o ir•
urea, t tra 0 ,11 a. sod SP ~1.13-r r•I C ..ourlll. War-awn!
f cal 4 t•• Let orl enloot oe- ut
of r 1. yo., 1 awe n•,•• dye* I,y 111 is
one. Y.,11 .o'l he 4.1,131.1. 8,11 t”. eherui•tr and
druggists, send ~s6l, end ear r "our w•nte.l reni p .rt
paid. V minors-1 "smote" sod s of flit"ellone ant
for • Id. W.ti. k RICIIAIIOII CO. 112. Au.trathal
losoloa, SO.