The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-06-27 00:00:00

THE CLEVELAND MINERS' STRUM

On Saturday the Cleveland Miners' Council met at "Re's tall enough to act in two parts." i •,,_._..._ ~,ore tnan forty Boni—
Saltburn, to consider the question of accepting open "Hail you, air," said a cantankerous old gentleman 1 some of which are splendid structures. The cathe-
arbitration in any future dispute till the end of the to a dilatory tradesman, 'been to build the ark, we shoald 1 deal now being built in Fifth Avenue will be the most
present year, having already agreed to the acceptance not have had the flood yet" I costly marble edifice on the American continent. It
of 2d, per ton and l 2 per cent, reduction, which had "Belated sisters" is the tender manner in which lis expected that at the present rate of progress twenty
greatly opposed to arbitration except upon what is
been ratified by the employers. The miners, though they allude to the old maids in Virgins. The Chicago Infer- or thirty years will elarse before it is finished, al-
Ocean suggests "(old Virginians" as an improvement. though a portion of it will soon be completed and
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known an the "green stone," the small quantity sold
in the open market, ultimately accepted by a was
majority the whole of the employers' proposals, which city is paid to Henry Ward Beecher, of Brooklyn, who
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her strict adherence to common sense.
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A Chicago ladysent an order to Rometlia celebrated receives 15,000 dela. Dr. Morgan Dix, of the Church
were in effect more rigid than those they went out to
resist six weeks ago. The following resolution W£l.B Bectronorttror•e' ?oar rartilroo at tgr of appoler i his close, to ~f Holy Trinity, receives 12,000 dols., and Dr. Potter,
sent to the mine owners i• - A Saratoga belle, who, six months ago, wasso languid Methodist body is 5,000 dols. The incomes of the
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"That we accept the employers' terms—Vie., 2d. per ton
that she could scarcely support herself at the altar. owing
and 121 per cent, reduction." to drinking the n w crocodile water, now throws a flat-iron
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The news quickly spread through all the iron and fifty-tire feet. A fiat iron fif,y live feet in length is not a bad
colliery districts of the North of England, and was specimen to begin with In order to show off feminine min-
universally hailed with satisfaction. Preparations colarity.
were also made at the mines for the commencement of When Dickens was last seen in America, giving ,
work on Monday. Owing to the miners who have , readings, his agent unconsciously caused a deal of amuse-
words • the presence of several men and women. The latter
left the district, and many of whom will not return
again, there will not be so much ironstone produced, "The reading will be comprised within two month's, arid urged the men to exert themselves to save the child,
, ment by sending out sonic adv.ertisetnents in them, .
Lheroarteiditiesncocemainrezazeelpotaalte.dd ttorabeusposzteatf:ininit Aiduteiirs but they feared to (logo. Fortunately, 'Mr. Ottaway,
neither will there be s
so much mtuired, a the dozen or of Brasenose College Oxford, was passing that way,
more furnaces whiel have been blown out will prob. and the hours.
ably ot be lighted young lady in Philadelphia having been ted which was deep at the spot, and was enabled to seize
and seeing what had'happened plunged int i the water,
n for some months, fie they are being A
put under repair. Those which are merely " damned to join a cremation Society, replied that she would prefer the child on its second rise to the surface and rescue
down "-- that is filled with coke—will be again "Joining an Ice Uream-ation Society" with her intended it, though in a state of ' nsibility,
readily put into blast. It is estimated by good autho- The editor of the St. Louis Globe opposes cremation,
rity that, taking into account the furnaces which have Having taken a long look into the future, he does not relish THE PARIS CABMEN AND THE BON APARTISTS.—
been stopped and the loss of production through 60 many , the probability of being burned twice. The judge who sentenced M. Gambetta'e assailant,
1 roix, to six months' imprison.
is at slack blast, only about half the iron which To ensearion. the Count de Sainte
is usually made is forthcoming. Another fortnight's Don't lay mess the river bank j ment has rece veil the following letter from a cab-
idleness at the mines would have brought to a stand- Amid the fragrant flowers, 1 man :
still fully two-thirds of the furnaces in Cleveland, as Nor where the grass is watered by
the stocks of stone which have enabled them to keep The early sunimer showers
But put me in the cremation range,
at work HO far are close upon being exhausted. , And open wide the damper ;
And then my vaporous remains
• Oen up the chimney scamper.
Recently, says an American paper, Professor
Aughey. the chemist of the Nebraska I niversity, analysed
a favourite brand ol whisky obtained at a high-toned saloon
in Oucci;-., said load it to contain the following delectable
cmoponents :—Oil of almonds, kerosene, potash, salts of
lead, and strychnine. A favourite brandy was found to em-
body sulphuric acid, turpentine, lime, i.tryetuaine, Icgwood,
and fusel oil.

"Mon June,— In the course of the trial of M. de Sainte
Croix you remarked that he had conducted himself .• use a
tioachman." My confreres who are oo the wune as
myself and I beg respectfully to protest that relaark
We humbly submit that our profession at necessarily
imply the ill-bred and brutal habits no censured by
you, and they feel themselves deeply tel at being
compared to Bonapartist mercenaries. in our opinion
nothing .uld hurt our feelings [O.,' shun being Placed on
the lame footing as the bravi of In We are Con-
vinced that it was very far from rmr to lower a
numerous and interesting class of cider"- .^ soch a degrad-
ing level. We think rather that you employed a
figure of speech without attaching am - --- to it, and
It seems to no beyond doubt that you A. tor a moment
intend to abase the corporation of cabmen to such a degree
as would put them on a level with the gladiators of
Bonapartism and the Cassagnaca---1 am, idonsier le Juge.,
your very humble Bervant, JOAN DE VADBIF

stand

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"FOR Anornow ! "—The following are from
the New York Herald :
"For Adoption—A male child, au i weeks old, weighing
18Ib American parentage ; full surrender.—Addreas, Mrs.
Conner, Herald office."
'A new-horn Babe for Adoption--full surrender ; Ameri-
can parentage—Cull at No. 120, West Twenty.sixth-street."
" Wanted—ln a splendid home, a new-born boy; also, for
adoption, several infants.-143, Charles-street, between
Washington and West."
"For Adoption—A little boy, 31 years old, light cora-
-1 plealon and lung golden eurls.—Address, Mrs Martin, 033,
I Greenwich-street."

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Mrs. Talbot Baines, widow of thP Right Hon. IV.
T Baines, was killed at five o'clock on Monday afternoon,
whilst crossing the line at Brock Station, near Preston.

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