The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27 00:00:00

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_oe town of 4, lowa, al three years ago
was a patch of It— bush with caly one house in sight.
gapped 1200,010 lb. of railway freight last year.
In order to insure as fax no possible the safety of the
gunpowder corks at the Royal Am nal, Woolwich, the gm.
lamps are in future to be lighted by means of electricity.
There in an advertisement in the French papers far
£60,000 ttrst mortme on at chateau built by Napoleon 111, at
a cot of £240,000.
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On Monday morning five Lougee belonging to Sir
Stafford Northcote, and situated heAr the hon. barons lad
at Pyths, Exeter, were destroyed by tlre.
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A handsome and aristocratic young lady in reduced
circumstances has been appointed keeper of a toll-bridge
over the Neuse river, in North Carolina.
The South 10911,10 A Press reports that forty-seven
South London tradesmen were last week fined at sit a ington
for having unjust weights and measures in their pus.
session. _ .

The Eelgian iron trade displays great animation,
and prk'es are very firm. S. great is -the activity in affairs,
t .at when tenders were invited a day or two since for rails
for the State system no tender was delivered.

Arclabi4hop Manuine has issued a circular order te
the clergy of Hs diocese prohibiting the employment of
female vocalists in their church ch.o4 after the end of Sep.
tember next.
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Mr. Alfred Homer, Head Master of St. Mark's
College Upper School, Chelsea, Ilas been elated Vices
Principal of the Exeter Training li,fflege.
The internment of Boorlyski'a army in Switzerland
cost the Ropubli fully twelve million francs. of which snout
two.thirda have been repaid by France, leavbig tom
nUll dUO. _ . _

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William Turner has obtained from the Court of
Queen's Bench a rule nisi for the recovery of his daughter,.
girl shout five )ears of age, oho remsined in her mother's
custody after the [mintage was dissolved by divorce.
Paper carriage wheels are proving for more durable
than those made of iron. A set ou a New Jersey road has mn
105,600 miles, worn out one set of steel tires, and is still in
good condition, with a new set. The ordinary iron wheels
only runabout 75,000 miles
Last week several large sailing vessels bound from
the 'One for the East Indles and the South were detained
through the inability of the ship masters to make up their
crews.
A bill has been brought in by the Marquis of Hats
tinxton and the Attorney-tleneral for Ireland to explain and
amend the Landlord and Tenant Ireland) Act, 1870, so far
as relates to the purchase by tenants of their holdings.
Consideraltle misapprehension appears to exist
respevtim; the proper rates of postage to be paid upon
news,apers, nooks, and patterns addressed to Italy. many
packets of each description being posted daily without
sufficient pa) went.
The execution of Pierre Rouette, condemned to
death for murder, took place at ihjon last Friday morningin
the presence of a large number of spectators. The criminal
showed great terror, and had to be almost carried up the
fielder of the scaffold when tied to the plank, Rouetto
seemed to have become insensible from fear.
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As the northern express passed Ditton stistioll OD
Friday night, the booking clerk at the sistion made an at-
tempt to cross the line, but he was caught by the buffer of
Use engine, knocked down, and the train went over him,
When picked up it was found that his head had been coin.
Mutely severed from his body, end that one of his feet had
been cut off.
One of the features of the Vienna Exhibition is to be
the displaying of the manufacturing process of everything
shown. The building will be, in fact, an active workshop.
Ladies' work is to be done on a large scale, and their power*
of usefulness displayed. It Is saiu that they will be shown
making puddings, nursing the babe, and fascinating the
loving husband after his day's toil.
On Tuesday Lord Penzarce pronounced in favour
of the will of Of late Miss Cordell& Angelica lteed, the
owner of the ruinous property which for so many years dis-
figured the corner of Staniford-street, London. The old
lady left the bulk of her fortune, amounting to about
£lOO,OOO. to the Hos/ hal for Consumption at Brompton.
Two soldiers id the Army of Paris have been honour-
ably mentioned in general orders by General Latimirault—
one fordefending himself with his sword against four assail-
ants with knives, the other for using his bayonet against a
, person who refused, although challenged, to keep clear of
' the sentry's beat.
On Monday evening there was a meeting of sym
pathiseis of the Tichlmrne claimant in the Ancient Druid
publitbause, Nottingham. Mr Hughes presided. Sergeant
Marks, a witness on the plaintiff's side, addressed the meet-
ing. A resolution was passed stating that the claimant had
not had fair play, and recommending a subscription to be
made on his behalf.
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A benevolent London School Board gentleman, re-
cently questioning a little boy on serious matters, and wishing
to imbue his mind with a sense of comfort and security,
said, " Should your father and mother die or forsake you, do
you know' who will take you up?' " Yes, air," said the
nebular. "And who Y' asked the gent. "The police," was
the reply.
Tile handsome majolica fountain which was erected
by Minton in the treat Exhibition of mmtl, at a cost of some
£2,000, will occupy a prominent position at the south en.
trance of the East London Museum, lis timal-gre.. The
height of the fountain will be 21 It, and itts width 4011.
A curious practical nue: ion is mercantile juria•
prudence has been raised under Scotch law—whether two
persona who are "entirely devoid of capital" can form a
company? The rule of law universally admitted is. that it
Is essential to a copartnery in Scotland that the partners
" share In the loss," as well ins the profit, and the difficulty
arises from its being impossible to lose where "nothing"
at stake. . .

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The year ISIS is memorable in many ways, but there
are not many money-lend, re who trace back their transac-
tions to such a date. It appeal s, however, that iu that yi al
a la fie 100 dollars, with interest at id. a day for so long as
the hill remained unpaid was given by some officers at Quebec
to a Canadian army cmtractor. The bill was never paid,
MA its bolder now presents it to 1110 %Vat. Department for
settlement, giving the agreeable intimation that he bas three
more in reserve. The interest on this bill of £Ol now amounts
to £O6 a lesson in the science of progression.
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About 12 o'clock on Monday a fire, which created
some alarm, broke out in a servants room in the third story
of the North Western 'dote!, Liverpool, belonging to the
London and North-Western Railway Company. there being
all ample suply of water throughout the hotel and several
hydrants, a hose was quickly brought into play, and the
flames were extinguished in about half an hour. The tire
did not extend beyond the room were it originated. An nest.
heated flue is supposed to have been the cause of it.
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A shocking accident occurred at Cambridge on Satur-
day. A 3 mine man named Parker, son of the station-master
at Nor'li-load on the London and North-Western Railway,
was fl-t gto North-road with a basket of meat, which he
a, carrying, and ran along tin line to get into the carriages
bile they were in motion. He was run ov,r by the train,
which passed across his head and shoulder, his brains being
scattered over the line. Dec. ailed hail himself been employed
upon the line, but was subjected to fits, and had lost his
employment in consequence.
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Everybody who has been in Florence is aware that
on Holy Saturday a dove, charged with fireworks, is sent at
mid-day through the Duomo from a house hard by. It should
explode at a given moment, and int off the rockets, which are
a signal for the bells—silent during the previmis 4S hours—
to clash forth simultaneously, and proclaim the end of Lent.
A popular superstition, Ohce deeply rooted, has it that if the
fireworks explode prom Ay aped harvest may be confidently
relied on. This year the dove went oil too soon, and the
fiasco ensuing did not fail to be regarded as portentous by
many.
An extraordinary escape from instant death is re.
ported from Weymouth. A bricklayers labourer named
Cosmic& went to the railway to go to Portland by the last
train. On arriving there the last bell rang, and the train
went on to shunt as usual. Thereupon Cormick started to
run alter it, most foolishly thinking he should get it when it
stopped to go back over the Backwater Viaduct. Just as he
got to the old ticket plarform the 8.30 goods train came on
at nearly full speed, and before Cormick could see it or get
out of the way he was knocked down and dashed to the
ground on the seven-foot space between the metals, the
engine or all the train passing over him. Fortunately
there use a slight hollow, and he was not touched even by
the ashbox, having the presence of mind to lie perfectly
still. On being picked up he was found to have sustained a
severe concussion from a blow from the coupling chain, and
other slight hurts. Ile to, however, progressing favourably.