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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

Pal an pistrict Bets.

Oar readers will see on referenie to our advertising
columns, that a aoirco and concert will take place an
Monday next in the Corn Exchange, in aid of the Cali,
olie Poor fiehools. Wo believe there will also be a
Christmas-tree.

In our advertisement columns it will be seen that a
leetare will Ise delivered next Tuesday, in connection
with the Protestant Alliance Association, by the Rev. T.
H. eiregg. Subject—" No peace with Lome."
THE BAPTIST CoNOREGATION AND THE REV. B. Bias.
—On Monday a-wooing a tea meeting was held in the
school-room cone acted with the Baptist Chapel, Hanbury
Hill, for the purpose f bidding farewell to the ReV. B.
Bird, who has accepted as invitation to become pastor of
the Baptist Church in Heneage Street, Birmingham,
Mr. bird preached his farewell sermons on Sunday, and
both on Sunday and on Monday evening large ri umbers
, were present. Mr. Workman, one of the deacons of the
chapel, presided ; and In the course of his remarks re-
ferred to the kindly feeling that had always related bet.
ween Mr. Bird and the Church mid congregation during
the seven years lie hail been pastar.—The other deacons
addressed the meeting, and at the conclusion of Isis ob.
serrations Mr. Platt preaented Mr. Bird with the follow-
ing address :—,Po the Rev. Benwell Bird.—Very dear
Sir—On the occasion of your ruillOVAI A) a more extended
sphere of labour, we beg you to accept our hearty good
wishes. On our account, it is wills the deepest regret
that we contemplate this parting. Your faithful minis.
tonal lalasure, and your affable, genial, and gentlemanly
Leering have long since won our esteem awl &Gaon.,
and in our memories is cherished the fondest recollec-
tions. We regard with gratitude and satisfaction the
fact that daring • ministry of seven year* there ha* been
lath. Church unbroken peace. We could recognise the
hand of God In the call that you now have, and we sin.
eerily hope that you may meet with • devoted and ad.,
tionaW people, mid be long apsied to work lu the Mae.
tea garden • lively interest in your future welfare
will always be felt by as, and devoutly do we pray that
devoutness, earnestness, and seal may elsemeteriso your
°wear as a minister of Christ, and that the Great Head
of the Church will blest your labours as heretofore.
We are, very dear Sir, yours faithfully, J. W. Franklin,
W. Platt, J. Workman, W. Pearsall, J. Whitehouse (Deg-
eons).—Mr. Bird made a brief but feeling reply, and the
alerestiag procepilap boos altenratis
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

filo BE SOLD.—A BARGAIN.—A First-
_a_ Gess BOILBARDONE, Your Valves, £3 10v.—
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P. Glover, Ceeib.treet; or at the Obseretr Office, 92,
High-street, Strawbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

NEAR STOURBRIDGE STATION.

MIREETTOLD TiT'ILDING LAND, situate
at Vitnittidi. tetween the town and utilwav %Winn.
several most degirabk Leda. Prier, front &I to 2a lid
per vard.—Apply to Davies and King, Auctioneers,
Stouibridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

SHOOTING A JUDGE IN THE SOUTH.

A despatch from Mobile, Alabama, dated the 28th ultimo,
says :

Considerable excitement has been created here
by the assassinatiigi of Judge Richard Busteed,
formerly of New York, in this city, to-day. Judge
Busteed was shot in front of the Post-othce, at nine
o'clock this morning by District-Attorney Martin.
There had been some difficulty between the parties,
growing out of proceeilinge in judge Busteed's Court,
and Mr. Martin claims to have been grossly insulted
by the judge. The feeling has been growing in intensity
for some days. This morning the parties met at the
Poet-office, and when in front of the building Martin
accosted Judge Busteed and demanded an apology for
the alleged insult. High words pleased between the
parties, and blows were exchanged, when Martin drew
his revolver and fired at the judge. The ball entered
his body, but the character of the wound is not yet
fully known.
Another account says :---

District- Attorney Martin met Judge Busteed, of the United
States District Court, thin morning. and see..sted him, say-
ing, "Judge, will you altos that indictment :licailist me to
take its course ?" Judge Itosteed replied, "Sir, the law
must take its course." lart it then drew his revolver and
fired upon the judge, who led t, the ravement, having re-
ceived two shots, one below the breastbone anti the other in
the right leg. Judge Buster-,l's wounds are not considered
mortal. Marlin had been nalieteti by the United States
grand jury for revenue fraud and extortion He is now in
gaol.
l'he funnily of Judge Richard Busteed, who were at
New York, received a telegram on the :kith, Iron
Mobile, informing them that the judge was on his
death-bed, his case having been pronounced hopeless by
the three physicians who were attending him. Mrs.
Bin-teed and twe children—a son and daughter, aged
respectively thirteen and twenty-one years—and his
brothers George and William 11. Busteed, took the
earliw.t train for the South. About four months ago,
whilst on a visit North to his family, the judge wan
urged to ri'sign his piwition and resolved to do no, but
was delayed by a pressure of unfinished business.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

RESIGNATION OF THE FENIAN
PRESIDENT ROBERTS.

The Nei, cork Tribune, Ito,ler date..lan. I, bee the follow:

,
ing article, which will nu nail with great interest just

At veeterday morning's *ession of the Fenian senate,
Mr. James I ,blions, of Philadelphia, tendered his
resignation as vice-president of the Irish republic, and
General O'Neill was elected to fill his place. In the
evening President Robetts formally tendered his resig-
nation, and General O'Neill succeeds to the office,
according to the provisions of the constitution. The
following is President Roberts's letter :
lb ..1.1111 ' • tir.l.'ethood, No. in, West Fourth-
Sir ,!' Ne , k, :11, iski. TO the Senate of the Fenian
lit,Cnien and Brothers : I have the honour
toe' oPo pr...i•iency of the Fenian Brotherhood. It is a
sonree 0 he, 2ratilication to me to know that, in turret,.
derne.; e important trust committed to my charge diming
$o 10111..nd so trying a period, neither the interests of the
Fenian Motherho si nor the honour of the Irish people have
_ . . . .

suffered at my hands, awl that at no period since my election
to the office of president has the organisation been to strong
to numbers or its resources so great as at present. And
now, gentlemen, that our official relations have drawn to a
close, permit me to express for you as well as for my
brother members at large, a friendship begotten in mutual
respect, preserved by • common spirit of conciliation and
fraternity, and cemented by our sacrifices and united strug-
gles in a just and righteous cause. With a fervent hope that
similar sentiments will ere long animate the hearts of every
true son of Ireland,—T have the honour to remain yours,
fraternally,—WlLLlAM R. ROBERTS.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

BRIERLEY HILL.

A MAN FOUND DituRRIID.-011 the morning of the
15th inst, a man was found drowned in the cau.il, near
the Sixteen Locks, Drockionar, and upon examination
turned out to be a person of the name of Samuel Jarrett,
aged 35 years. From enquiry it appears that the de-
ci:used left home about nine o'clock on the morning of
the 28th December, Ind went to his brother's house for
a box, and has not since been heard of. An inquest will
be held on the body.
gYRALINO COAL FROM THE GREAT WIEN ERN RAILWAY
ComesNy.—At the Petty Sessions. on Thursday last, be.
fore F. Even! and F. W. G. Burro, lisqrs., William Baker,
horse driver, in the employ of the compfainants, was
charged with stealing 40ths of coal, the property of the
company. George Harris said he was watchman at
13rettell Lane Station, and was in company with a man
named Rickman when he saw the prisoner get into a
truck and throw some coal out of it, at six o'clock in the
morning of the 1514 instant. Defeadant got out of the
trash, and was ping to his awn house with it, when
witness sidled ogi to him, Hallo, what have you got
there?' Prisoner said, .• Good God, forgive me." Wit.
ness afterwards gave him into custody. The vales of
the coal was 24. They had missed a great quantity of
coal. Benjamin Hickman, a Police•officer in the employ
of the Great Weston Company, corroborated the last
witness. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Arms, Goods
Agent, said that they had been robbed to such an extant
that he was instructed to press the case. Sentenced to
21 days' hard labour.
• Dammam Row.—George Heap was charged by
William liodgetts with assaulting him on the 42h inst.
Kr. &Wawa daisadsd. Complaiasal said he was a
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

To mitsuns.

BEST WELSH MALTING COAL, at
II IF 'willowy prier, In Track loada.to any SWAMI.—
Apply, U. J. Eveson, Railway Cool Whorl. Stourbridge.

APOLLO STUDIO,

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he inspected at the studio. ,
Parties wishing can have their Photographs Painted in
Oil Or Water Colours.
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SECRETARY BOTANIC
Demands, Wancheiter.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

PIANOFORTES.

PIA ORTES, HARMONIUMS, &c.,
for Salo or Hire. new and seeond-band. A Liberal
discount for Cash ; or may be bad on Rile TUBER YEARN'
PRINCIPLE, from
U. SIMMS,
100, HIGH.NTREET, STOURBIUDOE.
Old Pianos taken in mainly.

JOHN' PAGE,
SUMTER,
CROSS KEYS INN,
NEW STREET, STOCRIIRIDGE,

T_T AS the honour of announeini; to the Gentle-
men and Inhabitants generally of Stourbridge and
Neighbourhood that he hos VII,n to the above Old-
licensed and well-known Old-e,..tablished BUSINESS,
replete willi every cogrecienee for the comfort of the
Public, combined wile, moderate charges.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

CAPTURE OF A FENIAN LEADER.

The apprehension in Dublin of the person described
as Lennon, the leader of the Fenians next in command
to the impreme Fenian officer, "General" Thome.,
the county of Dublin insurrection of March, 1867,
will, it is expected, probably lead to a complete dis-
closure of the Fenian plans of action for an 1868
"spring campaign" in the Dublin district, at least. A
rrward if £lOO hail been offered for Lennon, who
evaded the activity if the detective olice for a period
of over seven months, lie was bravely arrested by
two very young policemen, who planned the capture,
as that one carelessly advancing upon him suddenly
seized him by both arms, whilst the other at the same
instant; starting from behind, presented a revolver at
his head. It was known that Lennon was armed, and
when searched two seven-chambered revolvers, fully
loaded, were found upon him, along with &dagger. Of late
he had kept an old clothes shop in a hack street of the
city, and is known to have appeared in public from
time to time in many disguises. Vhen taken docu-
m-.nta were found with him which are declared to be
of tile highest importance. It is believed that these
p .pers will reveal purposes of simultaneous outrage at
d&tant points by Fenian armed parties, intended to
have been carried out before the winter closed, with
the design of harraesing and baffling the Government.
This organised scheme contemplated attacks both on
peracn and property, and among the memoranda or
records indicating the programme there has been
found, it is added, a fist of names of those
upon whom the Fenians hail pitched for violence.
If these extraordinary allegations prove well-
founded, it is further probable that the appre.
bensiim of Lennon will lead to fresh arrests, and
tend to simplify the dealing of the authorities with the
conspiracy in Ireland. It was imagined by the police
that Lennon might have been the Jerson who fired at
constables Kenna and Kelly in Eustace.etreet some
time ago, and he has been confronted with Kelly, but
he did not identify him as his assailant. Lennon ori-
ginally served in the 9th Lancers, from which corps
he deserted. After the March rising, having eluded
the police searches, he went to America, but returned
in August or September last to Ireland, and has since
been in the Irish capitaL It may be added that the
police believe " Colonel ` Kelly, who was Lennon's
general companion, to be now in Dublin, and if he be
'there is, under present circumstances, a good hope of
his being finally laid hold of.

FROlf A STANDARD AIITHOR.—The tradesmen
who give insufficient weight are not likely to he
students of Ben Jonson, or, as they chuckle over small
fines and great profile, they might turn to him, and
find that he ay (ironically, of counw),

" And in short measuren life may perfect be "
Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

A SAD STORY.

I An inquest has been at the London Hospital, at
I which a sad story was told. The decease.: was a
domestic servant, aged thirty years. It wan stated
that she had borne a very respectable chargvtiv, but
some time ago she was sticed by a footman who was
servant at the same house with her, and with whun
she was "keeping company." She quitted her place
and obtained another about four months ago. Then
the attentions of the footman ceased. Her new mis-
tress noticed that the deceased was often in a despond.
lug mood, and about a month ago she hinted that she
thought something was wrong with her domestic. The
servant said that all that ailed her was a bad leg. She
left ner place in November, and entered the hospital,
where she was carefully tended, and on the sth inst.,
uho WBA disehargeel as onrod. A. elle was leaving the
hospital she dropped to the ground dead. When her
body had been removed, a letter was found in
her pocket which contained the following passage :
My poor dear Ann, I am very sorry to hear if your sad
trouble. But do not talk in that dreadful mariner about
destroying yourself. It is altogether better to go to the
Saviour for forgiveness and help. Although I had to lie on
the floor arid eat dry bread, yet I never was rosily in want,
for I relied upon Christ. only think what will he your fate
if you destroy yourself —eternal misery. As to your character,
that may be got over if you willful right, for all right-think- ,
ing people will consider that you are to he pitied is this
trouble rather than blamed. And I think I can get you a
situation to go to India.

This letter indicated that the deceased had contem-
plated committing suicide, and a post,,mortern examina-
tion of the body was made for the purpose of ascer-
taining if she had taken any poison. No poison was
discovered, but it was ascertained not only that she
was pregnant, but that labour was coming on at the
time that she dropped down dead. The mother and
sister of deceased expressed their opinion that death
had resulted from a broken heart, and the doctor said
it was caused by syncope resulting from great mental
depression. The jury found "that deceased dropped
down dead from syncope, and that her death was due
to natural causes.'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

TO DIALKTERS AND OTRLRS.

A Stock of CORES, suitable for Malting
Porpotor, Stove, kept st Stourloideu
Coal V hurt For price, apply, O. J. Evelloo, Cdal
and l'oke Murchont, Stourlaidgc. Track Loads Coal,
Coke, Lime, Salt, &e., sent to su Station.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

THE MYSTERIES OF SAUSAGE
MAKING.

On Monday, at the Bradford borough court, the
town clerk appeared to support an information against
George Beck, sausage maker and pork butcher, for
having in his posseseion about five stones weight of
beef unfit for human food. For this offence the de-
fendant hail rendered himself liable to a tine not ex-
ceeding £20., or he could be sent to gaol for a period
of three months. The town clerk hoped, if the case
was proved to the satisfaction of the bench, that they
would commit the defendant to prison. It appeared
that from informationreceived, Police-constable Rams-
den visited the defendant's premises, and found five
stones of beef there unfit for human food. He informed
Inspector Bottomley, who, accompanied by several
Witte-officers, seized the meat, and after it hail been
examined by two butchers and pronounced bad, it WU
by an order of Mr. Gurney, magistrate, before whom
, it was sworn to be unfit for human food, destroyed.
I Mr. Berry, for the defence, maintained that the
defendant had no knowledge that the meat was on his
prerni,,es ; he was away from home when the meat was
seized. he made sausages for other people as well as
himself, and had always been in the habit of using
good meat for the sausages he manufactured. It was
evident that a trap had been set to catch his client,
and he denounced the law under which the proceedings
were taken as being moot arbitrary. He called Wil.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

TRAGEDY ON BOARD SHIP.
The Straits Times of Decemberf contains the following
account of a chocking tragedy

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The Navarino, Captain Young, left Singapore at
half-past nix yesterday morning bound to Hong-
Kong, and returned in the afternoon in tow of the
government steamer R.ainbaw, a frightful catastrophe
having occurred on board. Ey the pilot's evidence,
when he got on board he considered the seeond and
chief mates not in a condition to get the ship under
weigh ; but this was eventually done by the captain,
who after doing so went down below to rest. The two
mates appear to have followed him, where they begun
to blackguard him, and the second mate seized him by
the throat. Upon this the captain took a bayonet
from the arms rack, which was close at hand, and
stabbed the second mate in the throat, so that he died
in about ten minutes after. The chief mate then began
to struggle witn the captain, and was stabbed through
the back, and now lies in a very precarious state. The
captain, after the two mates were disabled, went on
deck and ordered the helm up, and stood back for
Singapore, at the same time hoisting the signal of dis-
tress, the Union upside down. The Nurarino was
towed in by the Rainbow' and on arrival the captain
was taken in custody, and the first rirtte is still on
board his vessel, under the medical treatment of the
surgeon of her Majesty's ship Zebra.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

EXPLOSION.

CORRESPON DENCE.

111, wish it to be distinctly understood that by inserting
1. tiers in this cabana, ice de not thereby irutj -yourselves
waft the opinions of our Correbp,norients.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

TWO FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

On Saturday two fatal acgidenta occurred on the
North-Eaatern Railway at Hull. The first took place
about six o'clock in the morning, when three men,
named respectively, Beech, Waterhouse. and Beety,
engineditterv, in the employ of the company, were
proceeding along the line to the company's works at
Dairycoates. As the men were walking along the line
they heard a train ooming up behind them on the main
up-line. Waterhouse stepped on to the •• six-foot,"
and Betty and Beech on the down-line. It was then
seen that an engine was approaching on the down-line.
This was first seen by Waterhouse, who warned his
companions. Beech got out of the way, but Beety
seemel paralyzorl and hesitated as to which way he
should go. In this moment of indecision, and while
the train on the upline was passing, the engine came
up and caught Beery with such violence as to throw
him on the passing train, by which he warn again hurled
back and thrown beneath the engine wheels. He was
moat shockingly mutilated, and as soon as amistanee
could be procured he was conveyed to the Hull In-
firmary, lint life was extinct before he reached that
institution. An inquest was held on Saturday even,
jug, when a verdict of "Accidental death" was re-
turned.

The second accident occurred about two hours later
than that just recorded. A goods' guard named
l'eter Foster N'Elti engaged outside the North-Eastern
Company's goods station, and while performing his
work he was spoken to by a shunter on the line, re-
plying in his accustomed cheerful manner. Five
nonutes later his mangled remains were found by one
of the foremen of the yard strewed along the line.
The guard bad evidently fallen, owing, it is supposed,
to a recent fall of snow, and the whole of the train,
consisting of an engine and twenty carriages, hail
passed over him. When found, the was com-
pletely severed from his body, and he was otherwise
so fearfully mutilated that his body wa.s scarcely re-
cognisable as a human structure. The deceased was
forty-nine years of ago, an old and valued servant,
aLd he has left three children to mourn his untimely
end. Beety was thirty years of age, and has left •
widow and two children.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

LOANS AND MORTGAIMS.

T4O AN Sof not less that. £lOO, granted for a
term of years, at a ream ,nable rate of interest.
Several Sams, amounting to 1:190.900, to be invested by
way of Morto.tge, at rates varying film three and a half
to five per emit.
Apply to Messrs. ANgON. 25, Great )autes•etreet, Bad.
sos-row, London. Establiithed 11155.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18

DIFFICULT TO PLEASE!

M. Abinit, in one of his stories, tells of an African
custom which allows a prisoner under capital sentence
from dawn to dusk to choose where he will meet his
fate. In the early morning he is led forth by the
executioner, who points out the advantages of various
spots as they go along—here, pleasant sunshine;
there, refreshing shade; on this side soft mossy grass,
on the other nice dry graveL But somehow or other
the captive is hard to please ; he is fertile in objections.
The sun is too hot, or the shade too cold; or there are
midges about, and he can't abide midges; and so it
always happens, we are told, that when the dusk falls
he has seen no place to his taste, and his companion
whips off his head just where they chance to be when
the time is up. We (Pall Mall Gazette) are afraid that
there will be equal difficulty in pleasing Burke and his
friends with the venue of their trial, their objection
being chiefly to a trial anywhere. At the same time
the Court of Queen's Bench is bound to give careful
consideration to their application to be tried in London
rather than in Warwick, and it is to be hoped that the
Government will make every concession that can he
made without injury to the interests of justice. We
should be glad, too, to hear that means had been found
of providing Burke and the others with adequate legal
advice, and think that this might more satisfactorily
be undertaken by the Government than by a voluntary
subscription, which is apt to be mistaken for an ex-
pression of political feeling.