The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-02 00:00:00

THE POTATO BEETLE.

,
"An Observer" writes to The Times :
Sir.—" A Recent Traveller," writing in The Times
of Friday, asks you to utter a note of warning with
reference to the approach of the Colorado or potato
beetle. lam de4irons of pointing out that the matter
is more urgent than he seems to apprehend. Several
weeks ago a statement appeared in American news-
papers, and was copied into English journals, that the
potato beetle had reached Long Island, on the shore of
the Atlantic. The Farmer, on the authority of the
Weser Gazette, says the potato pest has already reached
Europe, a living specimen having been found in a hag
of maize in the docks at Bremen. The cargo a maize
had just arrived from New York.
I am more willing to give credit to this latter-state.
ment because I have handled a living specimen of the
beetle in this country. When the beetle, in its east-
ward march from its primeval home in Colorado,
reached Canada, it caused considerable excitement
there, and my brother in Canada, when Writing to me
about it, enclosed, I think, three specimens. Of these
three specimens, one was dead, one had been killed by
the stamper in the Post Offic& awl one was alive on
my opening the letter. The living one revived very
much when set free from its prison in the letter, and
10 had it been an impregnated female it might have i •
duced its species into Scotland. I made sure
whatever its sex, its days here should be few. he
fact of its surviving in a letter posted at Listo el,
Ontario, and deliverecrat Stranraer, Wigtowns ire,
N. 8., shows that the potato beetle pos.sesses eat
powers of endurance, and that it is necessary careful
precautions should be taken to prevent its introduc ion
into this country.—Yours truly, AN OBSERVE
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arm laoourers on his estates. Kaiser William, in
congratulating General Grant on the American Oen-
tennary, writes "Great and good Friend," which
strikes one as at least better than the British formula.
John Ebelthrift, aged thirty-seven who was The Emperor Francis Joseph begins his letter with
victecl at the last session of the Central Cr "Honoureblc and Dear Friend," while the Csar says
Court before Baron Pollock of the murder of his simply "M. in President." The Czar perhaps shows
was executed on Tuesday morning at eight o' the best taste of all, for the other monarchs by using
within the gaol of Newerate. an out of-the-way form of address seem to show that
The prieoner and his wife were both in a theyithought of beginning with "My Erother," but,
drunkenness at the time the act was committed, on reflection, decided that they could not quite, and so
the offence was one of a Most brutal character. hit on a compromise. The questiOnla a serious one,
prisoner was jealous of the unhappy woman, and might worthily engage thUgreat mind 'of Load
the afternoon of the day on which the murder Beasonsiled. - •
committed, he was heard to utter threats of yio
AN REIRRA.NG•
towards her, and he carried out those threats 1 oTHan MATTER WHICH WANTS
attacking the deceased with a knife, and inflicting /G.—There has been a great controversy about
" overs" at cricket, which it is suggested might be
injuries as to cause her almost immediate death. .he
'arrangedL by letting the two bowlers bowl each form
d fThere would be no
ere
jury strongl,y recommended the prisoner to mercy on
oaths from one en o the wicket.
account of his condition and that of his wife at the
forwarded to the time, and this recommendation was
extra fatigue for the bowlers, and leas time lost in
'-
Secretary of State, but Mr. Cross declined to interfere. changing the position of the fielders. This may per
haps settle the question. 4314 after all, from a
The prisoner did not appear from the first to entertain
cricketer's
,point of view, the worst "over" in con-
any hope that the sentence of death would be
nection with the game is when Wile over for the sea-
mitigated.
He has been constantly visited by the Rev. Mreai ,a L. , i lith., is., .:1
Jones, the ordinary of the prison, and on several 00Ca-a f - THE GOOD GREEN 01f817.118.%...-L, (Eli
~ lora—Judy.
stone he expressed his sorrow and regret for his crime, Morocco in the Merchant of' 70:041•„ ' alio
MASSACRE AT THE SOLOMON 11.
and it is the opinion of those about him that his net for my oomplexion.—Punch. "A.'t,,,nt, • ° ,
ISLANDS. repentance was perfectly sincere. He frequently said Emma I 'or GYMNASTIC lerrill: OLSIbrIA:11
that drink had led to the commission of the crime. ;
Official iiiitilry into the results of gymnastic exercises
The Sydney Horning Herald of the sth of July publishes an The prisoner went to bed at half-past ten o'clock on
amount of the murder of the captain and crew of a British Monday ynight, and slept soundly till four, when he got has recently been instituted at a military
.4ymnastic
ship by the natives of the Solomon Islands. It Is as fol-
up andressed himself. d
lows : extended over a period of six months, established; 1.
went to his cell, and remained with him till the
"The Dancing Wave sailed from Sydney on a labour moment of the execution. The prisoner engaged fer-U.' That the average,
cruise, her ultimate destination being Somerset. She vently in prayer, and again expressed his sort for muscular force is increased, on the
15 to 17 per cent., and occasionally from 25 to 30 per
proceeded to the Solomon Group, and had engaged his crimes, and a hope that God would forgive him)
cent., while the force has, as we might expect, a
a certain number of the natives of Florida Island.
The under-sheriffs (Messrs. Baylys and Crawfurd) tendency to become equal on both sides of the body.
On the 22nd of April, at ten am , the ' labour '
arrived at the prison shortly before eight o'clock, nd
b earth at the lowest. 3. That the weight of the in.
2. 'That the capacity of the chest is increased by one-
was all on board, and Captain Harrison was taking the proceeded to the prisoner's cell, accompanied
down their names, when suddenly there was a MIS dne Smith, the governor, end Dr. Gibson, thye
general rising among the natives on board, and in. Mr.
officer of the prison. Tile prisoner expressed-- '
all, from 10 to 15 per cent., while the bulk of the
diildtial is increased from 6 to 7 percent., and occasion-
down
the crew, with the exception of one man were
tomahawked. The captain went into the cabin and his sincere thanks to the governor and all the officials confined to the muscular system. The increasue of
;body is diminished, thus showing that the profit is
for the kindness he had received from them since; he Muscular as force w generally confined to the first three
died at once. The chief officer and steward, who had had been in the prison, and he requested Mr. Smith .
taken refuge in the cabin, being badly wounded, shot months of the course. During the lad moiety a seribus
themselves to avoid more torture. William Broad, to read him a prayer, which wish he, of course, hem.-
nlied with. Just before the 4 • prisoner was about dirain. ntio,ll usually occurred; and here the dyne.
the man saved, jumped overboard, and getting hold of aom meter gave positive indication of the necessity
to be taken to the scaffold,.; a • small quanti
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,EmxactriaLing or euspending the exercises.—Medical
the ship's boat, escaped, and made for Savo Island. •
He was placed on board her Majesty's ship Sandfly, of brandy was offered to him- by Dr. G'b
but he refused to drink it. • r Ile Walked with .- n''',"""'
at Makera, and she at once left for the scene of the 4 `...eamitisTeo Saiirre,TioN.—The three main con-
massacre. p 0 a scaffold, all Vara er engaged firm step t the rt eati
"The following are the names of the murdered men:—
Pr d
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of health which the householder has under
Captain A. Harrison; Mr. J. Dare, chief offioer 4 tin upon river.
His last words were,. "Oh, God, have mercy
e," " Oh, God, pardon Tme." The drop fell as own control are pure air, pure water, and pure'
is
Thomas Hellier, steward; Sanderson, Nicholson, an the last words were issuing from his lips. Marwood In respect to the last he more or lees at the mercy
of his tradesmen, and he must chiefly rely for protec.
Thompson, seamen, was the executioner. The prisoner was a tall man,'
nearly six feet high, and he had a fall of about five tion upon the vigilance of the sanitary authorities.
"The bark Sydney left Sydney on the 12th February feet six. Death appeared to be instantaneous, not a But in regard to the first two, the power, and therefore
this year, and proceeded to St. Christoval, one of the movement being visible after the drop fell. In the the responsibility, of the householder are much
S domon Islands, where she remained for about four opinion of the officials life was destroyed momentarily. greater. The law can, and before long, we hope, will,
weeks, discharging coal, refitting, and 'nearing the At the moment the drop fell a black flag was run up provide- against impurities in the general air and water
necessary preparations for her next.voyage. From St. outside-' the prison, and the body, after hanging an supplies; but it cannot exercise supervision over these
Chriatoval she went to Savoa, another ialand of the hour, was cut down. elements when they are once delivered, so to speak, at
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same groins, and upon approaching the W that
the A few persons assembled outside the Prison, and they lthathguseholder's door any more than it can undertake
nrir milk shall not be watered by our servants, or
schooner Dancing Wave was observed off the coast, to remained until the black flag was displayed, when they —
our meat be allowed to putrify • in our l
the north east. The Sydrues came to her anchorage on au speedily dispersed. arders, .It
the evening of the 22nd af April, and at about half- i therefore rests with the householder, and With the
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past six on-the morning of the 23rd a man tamed Wil- -,tele, i ,householder alone, to watch over the puritY of his air
ham Broad, and Harry, a native of St. Caristoval, came FATAL DUEL IN THE BLAdj triaTASP and his water when it is once in his house.—Meckca
alongside in a boat and reported themselves as mem- 1 Examiner.
bers of the crew of the Dancing Wave, whose comrades The Pioneer, of Deadwood City, in th/e Rack Hills, THE MIDLA.ND RAILWAY WORKS. The
had been massacred on the previous morning. Imme. :
'given an account of the first duel fought in that place. Sheffield Telegraph is informed that the report that the
dietely upon the receipt of this information Captain .it occurred it Crook City on the Bth inst., and re- MiWand Railway Company are about to manufacture
Woodhouse, of the Sydney, ordered a boat to be .eulted in the instant. death of one of the combatants their ;awn rails, and that, for this purpose,. extensive
lowered and manned to give chase to the schooner, and the narrow escape of the other. James minion works are being erected, IS entirely without fonhdation.
an
which was still perceived bearing away in the offing. d Thomas Moore, lately from the Missouri Ri eiy , The Midland Company are erecting some very eaten
-
At this time the sea was perfectly smooth, and there quarrelled about some money matters—Shannon , sive. premises at Litchurch, near Derby, which will
was no wind, but about 10 o'clock the breeze freshened demanding fifty dollars from Moore, and being ale; eaVer several acres of ground, and which it is belleved
from the northward, and the boat being unable to make fused—when Shannon assaulted Moore. Moore said will cost upwards of a million sterling, but these are
the schooner, returned to the Sydney, when the cap- "he could not fight that way," when Shannon asked to be shops for the construction of locomotives and
tam n ordered the vessel to be got under way, and to set him if he was "heeled." He answered that he was -s. When these premises are completed
off in pursuit of the Dancing Ware, the bark not but soon could be, when Shannon said to him additional men will be employed, and
steering S.S.W. At about half-past five on the morn. "go and heel yourself." Moore accordingly went and the Midland Itailway Company will then be in a
lug of the 24th the schooner was observed inshore, and got his rifle , and came hack, finding Shannon armed position to manufacture all their own engines and
about four miles distant, to the westward of Wanderer's with a revolver. Moore mired Shannon if he was ready, airtiaisea. ~..
Bay, which is situated at the extreme west end of and Sbat non asked for time to get his rifle, which was FATAL COACH ACCIDENT.— Ga/ignani reports
Gauldeanar, one of the Soloman Group. Having granted. When Shannon returned he again asked a sad accident which has just happened in the Grisons.
come up with the schooner, Captain Woodhotiee, Moore if he was readyebut, received no answer; he The coach from Landguart, when near the baths of
accompanied by 12 of his crew (principally -natives), aence more !asked the qtrestionsandreceived no answer, Zerneus, met a cart, laden with planke;coming down.
boarded the Dancing Ware, and found that the vessel but Shannon brought his rifle into firing position, as The driver alighted went to the heads of the horses
had been ransacked from stem to stern; the natives also did Moore. The shots were almost simultaneous, and drew up his vehicle close to the edge of the road,
had murdered the captain and all his crew, excepting and Shannon dropped dead, shot through the heart, on the side of which was a precipice. As the cart des-
William Broad, and the man Harm and had . pil- Shannon' made a ' good ." line 'shot," bat his cended, one of the wheels unfortunately struck upon a
laged the whole place. Near the mainmast the head aim was too high, the bullet passing closely over heap of stones, and the shock made the load shift. The
of one of the native crew was found. From Gnat- his antagonist's head. A meeting of the citizens planks fell upon the horses of the coach, which, with
deanar the schooner was brought to Savos, where miners of %Crook City was at once as. the vehicle, were hurled down the abyss. The animals
Captain Woodhouse appointed his chief officer. R'chard sembled, and a special sheriff and a coroner were were killed and the coach smashed to pieces. One
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Davis, to take comnd of her and bring 'her on
Sydney as Boon as he could obtain a sufficient crew.
From Savoa Mr. Davis sailed to Rabiana, when
he met the steamer .Ripple, from which he • enlisted
a couple of European men and some natives
to come on to Sydney with him. He arrived
there-on the 4th of July. Tne inhabitants of the
Solomon Gronp are cannibals, avid Mr. Davis states
that when bartering with the natives he has always ex-
ercised the greatest possible caution, as they can never
be trusted, and that the moment at which they may
appear to be on the most friendly terms, is the very
moment at which they may be expected to turn round
and make free use of their weapons."

appointed. A jury of twelve men was then summoned
and -swain by the coroner "to render a true verdict
according to the evidence." The testimony of four or
five witnesses was reduced to writing, when the case
was given to the jury. After a short deliberation, they
brought .in a verdict of justifiable. homicide. The
verdict,lths Said, gives universal satisfattion. Shannon
was known to have frequently been engaged in shoot.
big affairs, and it is said he stabbed two soldiers to
death in Bismarck. : I
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W. 6.4 MATEKAI,I, AT PHILADELPHIA.

young man was killed, three other passengers more or
less seriously injured, while a child escaped almost un-
hurt. The youth killed had just passed an examina-
tion at Heidelberg with distinction for the medical
profession, and was about to make a tour in Italy in
company with his father' who had alighted with the
driver and thus escaped, though he had the misery of
seeing his son perish.
COMPLETION OE FLRTH PARK, SHEFFIELD.—
Twelve months since the Prince and Princess of Wales
—visited Sheffield for the purpose of opening a public
purk given to the town by Mr. Mark Firth. Since
'then Firth has spent several thousand pce in
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aen Mr. _ sun& .
cutting roadways thiough park, ornanienting it,
and buildingan entrance lodge, which i 4 Also to serve
the purpose of a place of refreshment. These works
are now completed, and to celebrate the event there
WAS a gathering in the park on Monday. The weather
was unfortunately very unfavourable. The Corpora-
tion visited the park in their official robes, and in the
course of the afternoon the Mayor (Alderman Maker)
presented Mr. Firth with an. illuminated copy of the
vote of thanks passed to him by the Corporation at
their meeting following the Royal visit. Mr. Firth
suitably' acknowledged the presentation. In the even-
ing there was a display of fireworks in the park, and
the Corporation dined in the Cutler's Hall. The park
Is near to some of the largest ironworks of the town,
Aud will be much Appreciated by the workmen.
THREE REASOES.—A correspondent of The
'Times gives three reasons to show that interference by
neutrals in the care of the sick and wounded acts
detrimentally, not only on the population engaged in
warfare, but to the wbrld at large :—First, it is a dis-
tinct encouragement to war, by making it easier and
less expensive to the nations engaged. Next
time a European Government -declares war its
calculations will be based on the certainty of
receiving English help, and ambulance estimates will
be spent on deadly war material. Secondly, it is an
encouragement to war, by making it less hateful,
because less horrible, to the folks who stay at home,
Thirdly, it prolongs war, by patching up wounded men
to go and tight again, and get a second shot at those
who had escaped them once. i
1
CHEAP Livniv.—We cannot altogether boast ,
that we are better off than our fathers. In a "Book '
of the Joint Diet, Dinner and Supper, and the charge '
thereof, for Cranmer, Latimer, and Ridley," kepti , "
the bailiffs of Oxford, while the said right rev. prelat 1
ii
were in the enetody of those officers, we find in the bi
for "dinner," October 1, 1554, a charge of 11. for
oystere.l Allowing—and the supposition is not wholly
improbable—that my Lords of Canterbury, London
and Worcester each ate a dozen, oysters must have
been cheap indeed, even after every allow,ancelaabeen
made for the depreciation of the precious metals in
three hundred years. The remaining items of the epis-
copal banquet consisted of "bread and ale," 21.;
butter 2d.; egg'', 2d.; lyng, Bd.; a piece of fresh sal.
mon, 101 ,• wine 3d.; "cheese and pears," 21.;
total, 2s. 6d. Thee was nat bad for a Friday dinner in
prison. Some years before Parliament had fixed the,
price of beef and pork at J. the pound, and the prieet
of veal at isl., while, if their Lordehipe could never die-
cuss theology over a cup of Bohea, they could taste the
purer delights of milk at three pints (" ale measure")
thehalfpenny. But the golden age of good living must
have been the neign of King Edward 1,, when the
Common Council of London deemed it necessary to fix
the price of various articles of diet as follows :—Two
pullets, lid. ; a partridge or two woodcocks, lid. ; a
fat lamb,, kid., from Christmas to Shrovetide, the rest of
the year, ut-Pull Mall Gazette. .
• THE PREMIER AND HIS TENANTS.—Lord
Beaconefield has returned the following reply to the
address of congratulation from his tenants: "Dear
Mr. Vernon,-1 wish you to accept yourself, and to
convey to your fellow eignataries to the address-before
o e, my thanks for their congratulations on the honours
hich the Queen has been graciously pleased to confer
upan me. I trust that the good feelings which have
salways subsisted between myself and the tenants on
the Hugeeeden estates will never suffer any diminu-
tion of cordiality and confidence."
. Own. TALN.—" You've heard Brown's mar-
tried- again?"—" No? Has he? Stupid ass! He
',didn't deserve to lose his first wife 1"---Punch. "; 1
5' CURIOUS FACr IN NATURAL His rORY.—*F.
Balser, of Kingecote, Wokingham writes to the ikiily
NetV,B :—"The following curious case wovld be in-
teresting to naturalists. In May last a ruiesel thrash
built in -te fir on my lawn. About ten days after n
chaffinch built in a branch of the same tree, and was
sitting when the missel-thrush- hatched. I could not
'after leng.watching bee the male thrush, by which I
was led to believe that he was somehow destroyed.
When the young were; a few days old I frequently
heard them clamouring as if being fed, when in a few
minntes the cock chaffinch only would fly from that
part of the`tree'occupied by the thritsh'i nest. Not
understanding -this, I P4Sited Myself in a position
some distance from the tree whence (with the aid of
a telescope) I could command a full view of the
nest, and was much astonished on seeing the cock
chaffinch repeatedly come and feed the young thrushes,
' in fact, much oftener than the thrush, which he would
attack and drive away every time he found her near
the nest. He fed them till they flew, when his own
young were hatched, which he assist:id his mate in
rearing with equal essidnitir,"

' Win iiticie upon the War Matariel at the Centennial
Exhibition, a Correspondent of The Times writes :
SHIPWRECK IN THE MERSEY. Philadelphia, however, in the present instance has
kept up her character as a "city of brotherly love,"
A schooner named the Mary Olivia was wrecked off inasmuch as the display of rifled ordnance ,is not so
extensive as that of former Exhibitions, although, on
Crosby, at the mouth of the Mersey, early on Sunday
morning, and the lives of four persons were lost. The the other hand, the Centennialibuilding contains a
vessel was owned by Mr. Thomas Bennett, of Cop- bigger gun than has ever been presented before. The
,
space reserved for Herr Krupp, the celebrated German
nah's quay, near Chester, and she was commanded by
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a relative, named William Bennett. Besides theunmaker, presents a magnificent spectacle. The
master and a crew of three men, there were on monster breech-loading 14-inch cannon which he
has sent acmes the Atlantic ill only second in
board the captain's wife and two children, both
size to the big gun at Woolwich. It weighs fifty-
boys, one aged about eight years and the other
fifteen months. The schooner le* 'Parr on Satur• six tons, and is usually surrounded by crowds, who
day week, laden with a cargo of China clay, and
gaze with wonder at the shapely weapon as it rests on
i
was bound for Runcorn. The master, who is amongst its massive nteel carriage and platform. "How far
the survivors reports that he experienced good will it carry ?" is the invariable question which is pet
weather until-coming into the Channel on Saturday, many times a day to the German attendants. "Seven
when there was a heavy gale blowing from the north- miles." Beside the gun stands the huge bolt, shaped
west. At about half-past ten o'clock at night the like a sugar-loaf, with a very sharp point. It is
schooner was caught in a heavy squall, and she went
betweent3fti-and 41t. in length, and has two bright
ashore on the Barbo Rank. Captain Bennett got into
copper bands on it, one near the bottom, the other near
the rigging with his wife and children and held on for the shoulder; these serve to "take" the grooves, when
over half an hour, but he had no means of signalling, the ProjeCtile is forced through the bore. The breech.
and as the distress of the schooner was unknown at eloping arrangement consists of a large circular.
New Brighton or Crosby, no lifeboat was despatched. shaped wedge, which can be withdrawn by one man
After they had been clinging on to the rigging for some in less than half a minute. The charge is 2751 b, and
time tip mast wont overboard, and both family and with this charge Herr Krupp claims that he could per-
crew were thrown into the sea, which was running very forate the Inflexible at 1,800 yards. Alongside the
high at the time. The captain's wife and the two chi • monster is a 94-Inch gnn ef 15 tons, also mounted on a
dren, and one of the seamen, were swept away and ooast-service slide carriage; it fires is projectile weigh-
drowned, but the captain and the remainder of the ing 3501 b. with a charge of 841 b. Small guns are
crew managed to cling on to the wreck and, after grouped areund the big ones. There are two field-guns
great difficulty, to construct a sort of raft out of the
of the respective calibres of 353 and 295 inches, which
floating timbers. They got on to the raft and were are similar in type to the new field-pieces recently intro-
duced into the German service. The Mountain artillery
tossed about in the trough of the sea from two o'clock
until six on Sunday morning. At length they were is represented by two guns of 315 inch and 2.36 inch
calibre, the latter being mounted withitscardege on
sighted by the Dablin steamer called the Dublin,
which was outward bound, and taken on board. ' Tho wooden mules' - ,. Ii) si)pael 1
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steamer returned with them, and landed them at New' • 0
Brighton, and they afterwards taken to Liver.
pie r,..H10 -,-. ' (AMERICAN' CIITTINGEV-T i°'il
pool. The body of the younger child, Beni „f . , —e----
Bennttt, was picked up at about seven o'clock. . . -'-'4 ' h"ey pt.'. etlen° dto have a young In4y In Si. Loftin 30
, kind-hearted and tory that she will never heat au:egg .
Nearly all the post-affices in Texan are ge,b 9 of
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females. It works so welf that the Males nowrsrtio elde-
part every hour in the day. : itLiaVi, I
" Why did you call me a young frylitlettiiiii " "If
I did so," was tlae rather 11l '4'1.134v:1i will
not regard it as a oomplimsnt, for, thc ugh an old man,' you
may still be but a young gentleman."
An Indiana paper announcing the death of a gentle-
man out West, says that "the deceased, though a bank
',director, is generally believed to have died. it Chtietlan, and
was much respected while living."
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...a.. Meohl writes to The Times under date Tiptree-bail, of rheumatism came !Ito town to du some trading, and when
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Kelvedon, Esser, August 25, as follows : passing through White-street in the afternoon he found the
"The great deficiency in the wheat crop in this vine hail sprouted and had thrown a vine eight inches long
county, and, I have reason to believe, in many others, outside his pocket In the branches were found his knife, a
arises from two causes—an imperfect ear as regards its small box of matches, a railway ticket, and the part of a
number of grains, and an insufficient number of stems. screw of tobacco.
A
The prolonged winter weather which we had in May dominion man Contributes this story, picked: up
evidently chilled the earth and prevented branching or among the Yankees 7.—" An elder from Maine—a keen
tillering (the multiplication of stems) while the late Itiruamv:lrl?nuteersmoinaenwthoant2WBggsbleahmlelldal4;
1131:160 traeoileCehndinbthea•
frosts destroyed many of the kernels ht- the early and -railway gar. ?Brother D,' said the friend, u '.wake upp, wake
tender kinds of wheat. Even with the hardy Reeeet up! Do you know where you are?' Yes I know where I
wheats, which are perfect in the number of grains and
which yield ,to the thrashing machine about four New York' • "low do you know?' • Because I have forth.
am,' answered the elder. 'Where are you? "Not far from
is I
last hour felt like stealing something.' "
,bushels in three minutes, there is a great falling off in -
.qnantity, arising solely from insufficient number of .
'stems so ,
._ that straw will be very much less than in the utx.,„ll", W 6 1115 , alatti4titix.• 0,,,,,tkm
unsatisfactory crisp of last year.
"The quality and condition of the wheat grain is all itOME, FOREIGN, AND. 0010 NIAL.
that can be desired. At present prices thit must be a ----re i.n't .e. .
digasteous crop for the arable farmer, and 1 fear that paper
many etherof the cereal and pulse crops have suffered
front tj:e Mine CatllllBB. of the King of
Connalight with the eldest daughter
"Potatoes are very small and a deficient crop, •
unlikely. There are grave and
11. ollai.d This is very
owing to the great heat and long drought in thisnone of the British Royal
announces theSaUpFiFirloCalcEhiginTg. ---:roaleAriag.r of the Duke of
important etate reasons why
county, which is unfortunate for the labourers, Root
orops, especially turnipe, have suffered from the lame one is that lee has no daughter !
family The principal
causes. Heavy land farms in thie couaty are difficult '
—Judy.
to let, even at very reduced rents."
kfitItAGIE PRI0:138 or Raman ' Vonikr.-L The
House should marry a member of the King of Holland's
—.7----- following are the average prices of British corn for the
On Sunday morning, owing to the South-
—Wheat, 465. 4d. ; barley,
week ending August 26, as received from the inspectors
South-
and the London Chatham, and Dover Railway' running
• 28s. Id. per Imperial quarter. Cone-
districts in Kent, upwards of 3,000 hop-pickers left Lowrie, 044. ia. s oats, , .
cheap special' trip:ins to Maidstone and other hop-growing
The station at the Holborn Viaduct was besieged, ,gm at, sponding week last year :—Wheat, 52.5. 9(1.41 barley,
Ludgate-hill the Wain had $e be lengthened. 31e. 41; eata, 284
..1112id
..officers of Excise :

At an inquest held on Monday afternoon, on the
body of a child twelve months of age, son of Captain
Bennett, the captain saia that after the vessel sank he
and his wife and two children got into the rigging, but
they bad not been there more than a quarter of an
hour when the mainmast fell and threw them all into
the water. He did not see his wife again. He raw
his little boy, eight years old, once, and had hold of
him, but had to relinquish his grasp. About ten
Minutes after that the little one lashed to him was
'Agowned whilst he was clinging to the mainmast.
'After the baby was drowned, he unlashed it from his
waist and placed it on a pntion of the quarter..
where it got fast among the timber, and so was
not washed away. The jury returned, 111. ireiclict In'
aecordaace with the evidence.

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