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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

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S ::,, TUITAY, AUGUST 14, 1880.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

THE LATEST AMERICAN INVENTION,

America, so prolific in inventions, practicable and
the reverse, has just scored another to her credit,
which, according to the New York Tribune, has been
successfully tried. An individual, says our American
contemporary, who walks on water almost with as
much facility as he does on land, has lately been
astonishing the inhabitants of New York. His inven-
tion consists of two zinc shoes' measuring five feet in
length and five inches in depth. These shoes are im-
pervious to the air, rather narrow, and terminate at
the tip in a point. In the centre there is a space
sufficiently large to admit the walker's foot. Beneath
the sole there are five blades, resembling as much as
possible in their appearance a venetian shutter reduced
in size. When the wearer of these shoes advances his.
foot, the blades, to use the term adopted by our con-
temporary, tipen, the water enters, and the 'shoes
move along easily. If he draws his foot back-
wards, the blades close, forming a smooth surface
through which the water cannot penetrate. The in-
ventor of these wonderful shoes tried them two
or three weeks ago in the presence of a large number
of incredulous persons. 'They answered their purpose
thoroughly, Mr. Soule crossing the river selected for
the experiment with the utmost ease. At the time of
the essay it was crowded with steamers, sailing
vessels, and every description of craft; but the man of
the shoes steered his way amongst the vessels and
boats without any apparent difficulty. To say he walks
on the water is hardly the right expression. He
is described as rather sliding along very much as a
skater slides on the ice, and never raises his feet. Mr.
Soule, we are informed further, weighs one hundred
and twenty-five pounds (without his shoes, of course).
When on the vc ater his shoes are immersed to the
height of three inches and a half. He does not hold
himself quite erect but assumes a half-squatting pos-
ture. Doubtless the invention is novel and ingenious,
but what special services it is supposed to render it is
difficult to perceive.

The Registrar-General for Ireland reports that there
are in Ireland this year 5,081,224 acres under crops, being a
decrease of 40,809 acres compared with last year.


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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

SUFFERERS from any disease should make haste and
take BRINDRETII'S PILLS, They do gool invariably
relieve and ofLn cure at once, it is now conceded by
all medical men that BRANDRETIL'S PILLS are the best
cleAnsing medicine, taking bold of what is needed o be
removed from the bowels and blood when we are tick
,And such safe removal usually clues. Sold b y ull
chemists. See "B. BRAN/Mail' on stamp.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

SATURDAY, AtGUST 14, IbBo

mer strikes, and after along discussion it was agreed
to postpone the question for further consideration.
It was decided be a resolution to continue tha
strike for the 4s revized lit. In the afternoon the
operatives, to the number of nearly 2,000, beaded
by a local drum and fife band, paiaded the streets
of the neighbourhood, with the view of inducing
the few men still at work to turn ow.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The Times has published the following letter from Mr. J.
J. Mechi, of Tiptree Hall, Kelvedon, Essex :

Sir,—l regret to say that since my last letter the
farmers' prospects ha,ve very considerably darkened
owing to an unseasonable July of Kilburn weather, of
tropical and crushing downpours, which have super-
saturated the soil, closing the gaping cracks, con-
verting the lands into mud, and causing the under
drains, where fortunately they exist, to discharge as
though in winter. The fine and promising crops of
barley have been crushed to the ground, matted and
twisted as though rolled, leaving erect a crop of power-
ful weeds. In many cases a second growth of green
barley is showing itself. The wheat crop, although
less laid, is becoming dark and mildewed, the grain
swelling in its case by frequent soaking.
The consequence is a delayed harvest and a much
more costly one, for the reaping machine cannot, in
many cases be used. The labourers, knowing this and
seeing the difficulty in mowing or reaping, have in-
creased their demands 25 per cent, and the farmers
must pay it.
We commenced harvest here on the sth, but were
interrupted by rain. The unfortunate occupiers of
undrained lands, with small and irregular-shaped fields,
encumbered with untrimmed hedgerows and trees, will
be ten days later than the drained soils with large
open fields.
Barleys ripen more kindly than wheat and are the
crop of the season. Where too thickly sown the
sample must be thin. Root crops, which were last
year a failure, are this year luxuriant; but the too
hasty growth of green crops and grasses has made the
live stock unhealthy by purgation or scour. I hope
we shall not again have flukes. Potatoes are a pro-
digious crop, but now, unfortunately, diseased. Cab-
bages are a great-crop; beans and peas much improved,
but the latter, in too many cases, injured by weeds
and super-saturation.
Badly got hay, with warm and moist stacks, is too
common. Let us pray for the absence of rain, with
plenty of sunshine: so much depends on this. Essex
has suffered less from bad weather than many of the
midland counties.

Grain crops are bulky in straw; our oats are a good
crop, not much laid; square-headed wheat is the
most erect.

A telegram from Constantinople states that the
Powers have declined to negotiate with the Porte, through
their Ambassadors, for the purpose of fixing upon a new
frontier line between Turkey and Greece. The Ottoman
Government has accordingly resolved, it is said, to enter
into direct negotiations with the European Cabinets. Mr.
Goschen has informed the Minister for Foreign Affairs that
the Powers will not consent to any change in the line
decided upon at the Berlin Conference.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

FALL OF A CHAINMAKER'S SHOP.
ONE WOMAN KILLED AND ANOTHER
INJURED.

On Wednesday afternoon Ann Heath (55), the
wife of Joseph Heath, and Sarah Heath (30),single,
her daughter, were at work at chainmaking in their
chain shop at Loiney.,Town, near to Cradley Rail-
way Station, when without the sliv.htest warning
the roof and sides of the shop caved in, and tiie
women were buried beneath the ruins. Plenty of
assistance was quickly at hand, and the two women
were, as soon as possible, extricated. The elder
one was so severely crushed and injured that she
died immediately afterwards. Her daughter's in.
juries have not, however, so far proved fatal, though
they are of a very serious nature, she having been
hurt about the head by the falling material. She
is at present attended by Dr. Hudson. The husband
of the deceased was, it ic.; stated, standing inside the
shop when the fall occuFed, but managed to make
his escape. The adjoining shop also fell, but the
people who were engaged at work in it were warned
by the crash of the other shop, which fell first, and
so got out in time to save themselves. The shops,
which were reduced to a ruinous heap, were state
to h i
aye been previously n a very dilapidated
state, and belong to a Mr. Joseph Billinghani.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

A CLERGYMAN DROWNED.

The Rev. Henry Wri?.tht, of Hampstead, London
was drowned in Couiston Lake this tnorniug. The
deceased leapt out of a boat which drifted away
before he could reach the shore, and he sank
exhausted The body has not yet been recovered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

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No DELAY, no ENORMOUS LAW or other COSTS
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TRADE BILLS DISCOUNTED.

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TAPE WORMS and STOMACH WORMS
WATSON'S Warranted Specific lieu effected
hundreds of permament cures L:f these distressing dis-
orders, where every other remedy has failed. It does
not require continuing; a single bottle being sufficient
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Chemist will get in for you.

PITS.—__F PILEPTIC FITS OR FALLING SICKNESS
--SENSATIONS. GIDDINESS, FAINTS.—A certain method
of cure has been discovered for this distres,ing complaint
liy a Physician, whc is desirous that all sufferers may
i•knefit from this providential discovery. It will cure
e most hopeless case af rPr all other means have been
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"dress.—Ma. WILLIAMS, 10, Oxford Terrace, Hyd
Park London.

Opposite Stourbridge & Kidderminster Bank

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

THE WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA.

The Panama Star and Herald of the 15th ult. publishes a
letter from its Lima correspondent, dated June 30, in which
he says :

"While I was closing my letter of the 28th inst.,
the troops stationed at Lima were mustering in larger
numbers than I had ever seen them before during the
whole time I have resided in this city. Some three
hours, after the mail was despatched, the Bando '
was published, and its effect on the people has been
tremendous. Every man between 16 years of age and
60, excepting the clergy and the medical profession, and
a few employes of the Government offices, has to present
himself in uniform and to drill every day from eleven
o'clock until one. To enable the men to do this, all
places of business are to be closed from 10 a.m. until
2 p.m. Those who do not comply with this order will
be immediately sent to join the active army. All
foreigners are invited to form themselves into corps to
maintain order and protect property in the event of
the city being 'left at any time without the usual
guardians of the peace. To show the spirit which
animates the people, it may not be amiss to state that
the Archbishop of Lima has placed the treasure of the
Church at the disposition of the 'Government, to be
used in the service of the country."

The same paper says :—" An official telegram
reached Payta from Lima on theAth inst., announcing
the blowing up in Callao Bay of the Chilian transport
Amazonas."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

THE LATE MRS. GIRARD- CLARK.

The Philadelphia Press records the death of Mrs.
Harriet Girard-Clark, widow of the late Dr. John
Yardley Clark, after a lingering illness. In earlier
years she martied Baron Henry Lallemand, a general
of artillery under the First Napoleon, who was an
exile in America while Napoleon was at St. Helena,
and her relations with the Bonaparte family were of
a very intimate character. By her first marriage
she had one child, a daughter' Caroline Lallemand,
who married the Count de St. Marsault. After
the death of General Lallemand, which occurred many
years ago, Mrs. Lallemand married John Yardley-
Clark, M.D., a prominent physician of his time,
and who died in 1863. At the period of her second
marriage Mrs. Girard-Clark resided at the old family
mansion which stood at Twelfth and Market streets.
At that time there was an open square in the vicinity,
and adjoining the house wherehe died was the stable
and grounds of the family, the property being rented
from Stephen Girard, while General Joseph Bonaparte
and the French Ambassadors lived in a house close
by, and were frequent visitors at the old mansion.
Shortly after her second marriage Mrs. Clark moved
with her second husband to Paris, where she resided for
many years. Her home was a centre of attraction to
Americans abroad and to the best French people, and
many from England and other places. Her brilliant con-
versational powers and fine education brought her in
contact with the nobility, and made her a general
favourite not only in Parisian society but in other
capitals of Europe. She was also an accomplished
linguist, and her extensive travels in Europe gave to
her conversation an interest that drew around her a
charmed circle of friends. While Joseph Napoleon
Bonaparte lived at Bordentown she was a frequent
guest at his house, and was desired to make her home
there. She leaves a number of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, all of whom reside in France, one
of her granddaughters being the wife of Colonel
Gerhardt, of the French army.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

WILD BEASTS IN INDIA.

The report of the results of the measures adopted
for
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yearof i 11d87b9e a ssthso iNnv s the
hat
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increase over the results of the previous year in the
number of leopards and wolves killed, as well as in
the amount of rewards granted, but under the head
cheetahs the number killed is greater and the amount
granted is less, while in all other cases there is a de-
crease in both except under the head hyzenas, in re-
spect of which the number killed is less and the
amount disbursed is greater. This is due to the fact
that the maximum reward is not granted in all cases.
The tigers were killed chiefly in the following
districts :—Ganjam, Vizagapata,m, Godavery, Coimba-
tore, Nilgiris, South Canara, and Malabar. On the
Nilgirif two were poisoned. In the other districts they
were either shot or trapped.
_ The greatest number of leopards were killed in
Ganjam and Vizagapatam-- ~ -viz 173 and 162 respec-
tively.
0f eighty-four cheetahs, forty-one were killed in
North Arcot, thirty-six in South Canara, and seven in
Bellary.
In Madura no rewards were granted for the thirteen
'wolves
and seven hymnas destroyed. In Malabar five
la.YEepas were killed, but no rewards were granted., In
Be llary Taluk, 65 rupees are entered as total rewards
granted for the destruction of three cheetahs and one
, wolf.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

DREADFUL DISASTER AT SEA.

A Reuter's telegram dated Aden, August 10, says :

The steamer Jeddah, of Singapore, bound for
Jeddah, with 953 pilgrims on board, foundered off
Cape Guardafin, on the Bth instant. All on board
perished excepting the captain, his wife, the chief
officer, the chief engineer, the assistant engineer, and
16 natives.

The survivors were picked up by the steamer
Scindia and landed here.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

SOLDIERS' GRAVES IN ZULULAND.

Sir George Douglas returned to Durban on July 3
from Zululand, where he had gone to erect memorial
stones over the graves of his on Lieutenant Scott
Douglas, and the lance-corporal who fell with him in
the Zulu war.
The route Sir George Douglas took was through
Inyezane, where he observed that the graves of the
British who fell there were falling in and bore a neg-
lected appearance. At St. Etshowe the church, which,
served as a temporally hospital, had all but disap-
peared; and Forts Pearson and Tenedos are now
cattle kraals. At Etshowe the graves of those who
died during the siege are rapidly becoming dilapidated.
Crosses erected with tender care are now choked
with weeds and grass, and the railing which was put
up round their graves by the comrades of the de-
parted soldiers has been broken down, probably by
oxen.
Visiting St. Paul's, the party reached Kwamagwasa,
where Lieutenant Douglas and his solitary escort fell.
The graves of both were found to be in good order and
well protected by the embankment thrown up by
Colonel Thynne. Here Sir George remained nine
days. Round the two graves a space of 12ft. square
was enclosed by a stone wall 3ft. high, and round this
again another large enclosure was made by means of a
V-shaped ditch, sft. deep and 7ft. broad at the top, and
an embankment 3ft. high, sft. broad at the top, and
with a slope of 6ft. was thrown up. The whole of the
ground inside this was carefully trenched and sown with
snowdrop, aconite, and other seeds. On the grave of the
corporal were planted seeds of the shamrock, sent
with Sir George by the mother of the lad. In the
outer enclosure Sir George planted four weeping
willows and four funeral cypresses; and the Rev.
Mr. Robertson has kindly undertaken to plant the
top of the embankment with our Saviour's thorn.
Mr. Robertson rendered Sir George every assistance
in his power, as did also a number of the heathen
Zulus. On the two graves were placed recumbent
crosses. After the work at the little graveyard was
completed Mr. Robertson held a service one Sunday,
when a large number of natives attended.
Leaving Kwarnagwasa, Sir George Douglas came
back to Natal by way of several landmarks of the
war. At Fort Evelyn he found the grave of a drum-
major of the 58th hi good order; indeed, Sir George
says it was almost the only grave of those who had
fallen in the war in good order he saw in Zululand.
He visited Fort Marshal, and spent an afternoon and
night at Isandlana. At some parts of this famous
spot the grass has grown very high, reaching in places
as high as the head of a horseman. Sir George
Douglas says he discovered no actual remains of
bodies at Isandlana, but the burial of many had taken
place in a very rough way, and nothing but one little
iron cross and a few emblems here and there made of
horseshoes and boot-heels marked the field where so
so many hundreds fell for their Queen and country.
Natal Mercury.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

'MR. GLADSTONE.

Mr. Gladstone passed a good night on Thursday,
and was progressing very avcurLy yesterday
morning.

SPORT ON THE MOORS.

The good prospects on the Aberdeenshire moors
have been reflised, Although the birds were strong
and wild good bags were made on Thursday. All
the moors were shut at with the exception of the
Invercauld, on which there will be no shooting till
the 18th. AniongA the best bags were the follow-
ing :—Boddoch and Cornalaiing, 90 brace;
52 brace; Altonower, 35 brace
; Raemc ir,
25 brace: Hill of Fair, 45 brace; K?rloch Hill, 45
Hobett, 36 brace.

FOREIGN ITEMS.
(Reuter's Telegram.)
ROME, Friday.—Esercite to-day states that on the
occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Battle t,f
Tcherdaya, the War Minister will confer decora-
tions on those ItaHan officers not yet cecora..ed for
Crimean services.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Thursclay.—Riza Pasha, who
proceeds to Scutari, has received ttie title ot Com-
mi,sary Extraordinary.

The coroner's jury yesterday returned a verdict of
wilful murder against Annie Roe, who strangled
her illegitimate child at Bradford.
The failure was announced yesterday of Mr.
Coloiai, lately trading in partnership at Caleutta
as a banker. The liabilitiestare £05,000.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

COMPLETION OF DR. TANNER'S FAST.

The New York Correspondent of the Standard, telegraph-
ing on Sunday, says :

Dr. Tanner successfully completed his fast of forty
days at noon yesterday. His condition had not
changed materially since the previous afternoon.
The hall was densely crowded with spectators who
were mad with curiosity and excitement. Dr. Tanner
entreated them to fall back and give him a chance to
breathe, but the crowd pressed around him as the
hour of noon approached.

When the steam whistle blew to denote that his
fast was over, Dr. Tanner jumped on a chair and
swallowed a peach, notwithstanding the remonstrance
of the watchers. The crowd cheered enthusiastically
and many spectators embraced him. Outside the
ante-room were twelve hundred people, who greeted
him with great cordiality.
Dr. Tanner was then weighed, and found to scale
1201 b. His pulse was 92, respiration 17. Descend-
ing from the scale, Dr. Tanner immediately drank a
glass of milk, and called for water melon. The physi-
cians remonstrated, but Dr. Tanner voraciously ate
several slices, rejecting the fibre and swallowing only
the juice. The physicians protested that he would
kill himself, but Dr. Tanner continued to eat the
water melon.

During the afternoon, he repeatedly ate slices of
melon. After drinking an ounce of Hungarian wine,
he ate half a pound of beef steak, swallowing all but
the tough parts. He drank another ounce of wine, and
followed this with a slice of melon. Then he ate an
apple, and called for another steak, of whioh he ate
half a pound. He then drank another ounce of wine.

His stomach retained all the food that was
taken, and Dr. Tanner suffered no nausea. He ap-
peared to be in excellent spirits, and said he felt
capitally, and would be ready for business by Mon-
day. He retired at eleven o'clock, apparently out of
danger.
The physicians were utterly amazed at the readiness
with which his stomach digested the food. They had
arranged a course of treatment, but Dr. Tanner took
matters in his own hands, and startled them with his
imprudence. He ridiculed them, and said he suffered
no injury.
The total weight he has lost in the forty days is
thirty-six pounds. The total quantity of water he
drank is six hundred and sixty-seven ounces and a
half. His respiration varied from thirteen to eighteen,
his muscular pressure from one hundred and ninety-
four to one hundred and fifty-eight. The tempera-
tures show slight variations from the normal point.
Practically there has been no fall Whatever in the
temperature, despite the large waste of phosphates
and the drain on the nervous system. His mind has
remained clear and active. The loss of water by the
lungs was much less than the minimum usually given
by physiologists.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

A GIGANTIC CLOCK.

Under the imposing title of "The National American
Astronomical Clock" is now being exhibited at Tam-
many Hall, New York, a gigantic timepiece eighteen
feet in height by eight in breadth and as much in
depth. It weighs four thousand pounds, and its price
is fifty thousand dollars. Besides showing the time of
day in fourteen different capital cities, this comprehen-
sive piece of mechanism indicates the movements of the
planetary system for two hundred years to come. The
quarters of each hour are successively struck by figures
representing childhood, adolescence, maturity, and
death. At the striking of each complete hour a
panel flies open and George Washington is revealed
seated on a throne under a velvet canopy, and holding
the Declaration of Independence in his rig ht hand. He
rises to his feet; whereupon a servant in livery appears
and opens a door situate to the right of "The Father
of his Country." From this door issue in procession
all the Presidents of the United States, each of whom,
as lie passes in front of Washington, salutes the great
patriot with a profound obeisance, subsequently dis-
appearing through another door, held respectfully open
by a second liveried lackey. When President Hayes,
who brings up the rear of the solemn "march past,"
has vanished, Washington resumes his seat with
graceful dignity.

The Daily Tclegraph, (from which we take the above
particulars) says that a fashionable church in Boston
has purchased this gigantic timepiece from its con-
structor, Mr. Felix Meiors, of Detroit.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

P 1

TRY TOUR WEIGHT 1--EydrOieirle
(Efydrad Off)
has proved of the highest value as a food In' con-
sumption And all wasting diseases, invariablY P!°-
ducing increase in flesh and weight. This preparation
of Hydrated Cod Liver Oil is tonic, digestive, and
ten times more nourishing, as well as far more
pleasant to taste than plain cod liver oil.
Sydroleme
will nourish and produce increase of weight in those
cues where oils or fat, not so treated, are difficult or
imppssible to digest. All tendency to emaciation and
loss of -weight is arrested by the use of Hydroleine.
Of all chemists, 4s. 6d.—Address, f‘Hydroleine Com-
pAnv," Oa, Oxford street, Loodoo. Plietpblet fro.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

SALES BY AUCTION

BAGLEY STOCK SALE
NEXT SALE, MONDAY, AUGUST 23rd,
GATES. PERRENS, & WOOLDRIDOE.

GROWING BARLEY & RICK OF HAY,

AT CHURCHILL.

TO be SOLD by AUCTION by MESSRS.
OATHS, PERRENB, & WOOLDRIDGZ, at the
LYTTRLTON ARMS HOTEL, HAGLEY, 011 MONDAY, AIIGIIsT
23rd. 1880,
7 acres of BARLEY with the STRA.W to go off.
5 acres of A FT ERMATH
A rick of HAY, the produce of 5 acres to go off.
On the Field of Land, at Churchill. belouguig
to Churcilill Court House.
The Sale at 4 o'clock in the Afternoon.
The Field of Land is to be Let.—Apply to the Auc-
tioneers, Stourbridge.

STOURBRIDGE STOCK SALE.
TUESDAY _NEXT, AUGUST 17th, 1880,
300 FAT SHEEP and LAMBS,
30 HEAD of FAT & STORE CATTLE
Usual entry of Calves and Pigs.

H. KING, Auctioneer.

11°NEY•—.R10 to .£1,000.--MONEY.
If(itT niPoitTAN lu BORROWEIW.

WR"E can I obtain a small loan of money to
the auestrieolnieve me from my present embarrassment? is
Often pondered upon by many persons, and
seldom say
'ed ; because Forties are generally reluctant
n puttingh their friends (alio may be in a position to
P them) to an inconvenience, and are also loth to
apply at a Loan Office. where the respectability of such
Office is questionable. For this reason borrowers are
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

A NAVAL SHAM BATTLE.

A naval sham battle, in which torpedoes were
largely employed, took place on Tuesday off Fort
Monckton, near Portsmouth. The Queen, the Prince
and Princess of Wales, and large crowds of people wit-
nessed the experiments. The navy were, by means of
a monitor, torpedo, gun and other boats, and counter-
mining launches, to force a passage through a channel
guarded by torpedo mines fired both by contact and
by electricity, floating and fixed obstructions, and an
immense boom. The invaders succeeded in getting
within the mine area: but whether or not this would
in actual warfare have been accomplished, the infantry
and artillery fusilade being tremendous, remains for
subsequent determination after the umpire and their
assistants have consulted.

A further illustration of torpedo warfare was given
in the evening, and did not end until nearly eleven
o'clock, the electric light being used to facilitate the
operations of the attacking and defending forces.
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SERIOUS FIRE AT CARDIFF.

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PERILOUS MOUNTAINEERING.

The French Vice-Consul at Guayaquil, under date
La Cocha. May 24, sends to the Paris Geographical
Society some details of the recent ascents of several
South American mountains by Mr. Edward Whymper.
The Vice-Consul, after expressing his admiration for
Mr. Whymper, refers to his first "colossal ascent,"
that of Chimborazo, and to the fact that the
lungs of himself and companions were not adapted
for breathing the rarified air of such altitudes.
Mr. Whymper had the courage to " suffer " to a
heif„ht of 16,000 ft. for a whole week, at the end of
which time his forces revived, and on January 3, at
five p.m., he reached the summit, 20,600 ft. Alto-
gether, with his men, Mr. Whymper sojourned for
eighteen days on the slopes of Chimborazo. On the
summit, in spite of the intense cold, he found the snow
quite soft. His next ascent was that of the volcano
of Cotopaxi, where he encamped at an altitude of
19,500 ft., with the thermometer 20 deg. below zero
Fahrenheit, under a terrible wind and a hailstorm
which covered the cone with a thick layer in a few
minutes. The heat of the ground was such that the
hail melted in a few minutes, and the indiarubber
tent began to give way. During that night Mr.
Whymper went to the edge of the crater, and next
day he took the angles with a theodolite. '
On March 10 Mr. Whymper was at Antisana, at a
height of 18,750 ft. He told the Vice-Consul that this
ascent was the most difficult he had made. He was
blinded by the terrible glitter of the snow. When the
thick mists dispersed he tried the ascent. An im-
mense crevasse on the route was spanned by a bridge
of snow, which at great risk Mr. Whymper succeeded
in crossing.
On April 4 he reached the summit of Cayambe,
at a height of 19,250 feet. This is the only great
mountain situated exactly on the equator. This
ascent Mr. Whymper considered easy; he was able to
advance at the rate of I,oooft. per hour.

On April 17 Mr. Whymper found himself on the
summit of Sava-Urcu, 15,400 ft. This was the most
disagreeable of all Mr. Whymper's ascents. Before
being able to attempt it, he had to undergo a torren-
tial storm of rain for 70 hours. He told the Vice-
Consul that the ground was like a sponge, and he
made the ascent through a thick mist, which pre-
vented him from seeing the summit, compass in hand.
His men stuck reeds in the ground, at distances of
100 ft. There are glaciers in the Sara-Urcu, and tor-
rents rush down its eastern side.
On April 24 Mr. Whymper reached the summit of
Cotocache, the centre of the terrible earthquake of
1868, which cost the life of 50,000 Ecuadorians. He
saw the lava streams, but not the actual crater. His
ascent of 16,200 ft. was rendered terribly dangerous
by one of those awful tempests for which the region is
noted.
Mr. Whymper, after a few days' rest, was to set out
from Quito for Iliniza' Altar, and Carihuairazo, and
he dreamed of attempting Chimborazo a second time.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

ERUPTION OF FUEGO.

a. A letter from San Jose de Guatemala, dated the 2nd of
MY, to the Panama Star and Herald, says:-
1, " At three a.m, on the 29th of June the volcano
uego suddenly became active, throwing out vast
hhowers of fire and cinders, with great darts of flame
Llthooting up from 350 ft. to 500 ft, above the mouth of
uimrater. The whole country to the east and south
174.42° Magnificently illuminated. At 3.40 a.m. two
,10,9ne of lava could be seen running down the sides
Tile volcano, one to the south and east, the other
1•10 the westward. Dense masses of steam and smoke
tose from the courses of the lava streams, as the shrub-
13ery, and foliage were burnt. The river Guacalate rose
,11"Qtjniliri and its waters were quite warm Fuego
th
-4111111 Rued-to belch fire until daylight, by which time e whole noithern horizon, looking from San Jose,
Zra auk with the smoke from the volcano. The lava
reams continued in view until 4.30 a.m. The first, grand colutnn of fire rose at least 500 ft. in height, solid
tan,Ld smooth, and then the top, expanding, opened out
ulEtt N 1 umbrella, the sparks coruscating like those from

a brilliant rocket. The pulsations of flame during
the first two hours of the eruption were about 50
seconds apart, strong and regular. The eruption was
less active until, at 7.30 p.m. on the let of July, a
column of flame rose to a height, probably, of 150 ft. or
more. At the hour of writing Fuego smokes away
steadily."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

SHIP CANAL IN THE SOUTH OF

FRANCE.

According to The Times, the projected ship canal
between Bordeaux and Narbonne will unite the waters
of the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean. From the
plans recently issued, the undertaking, the author of
which is M. Duclerc, Vice-President of the Senate,
will be 406 kilometres in length, the highest point of
the canal being 152 metres above the level of the
two seas at the Col de Naurouse, near Toulouse,
There will be fifteen water levels—eight on the
Mediterranean and seven on the Biscay side—with
no fever than sixty-two locks. The depths will be
eight and a half metres, and the water will be sup-
plied by the Garronne, the Aude, and other smaller
streams. The cost of the whole, according to M. de
Upinay, is estimated at 550 millions of francs, ex-
clusive of the works at the Bordeaux Docks and
at Narbonne, which will probably be 50 mil-
lions more. The shortening of the passage vid the
Straits of Gibraltar will be at least 30 hours and
it is calculated that of the fourteen
tons of goods which at present go by that
route, nine millions are destined for the South of
France and the North Spanish ports, a great portion
of which would be sent by the canal. It has been
objected that during the whole route the canal passes
through no coal basin which, after all, is at the root
of the prosperity of all such undertakings, and also
that the Mediterranean interests would have been
better served by having Cette as the canal port in-
stead of Narbonne.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

THE EARTHQUAKE AT SMYRNA.

A Correspondent writes from Smyrna : "At five
o'clock in the morning of the 29th July a very severe
shock of earthquake was felt at Smyrna. Fortunately
it did not last more than tea seconds, or the conse-
quences must have been disastrous in the extreme. A.
few more such terrible vibrations as we ex-
perienced, and the town, for the third time
in its history, would have been destroyed. Con-
sidering the severity of the shock, and even
its duration, we came off very cheaply. Of
twelve people buried beneath the daris of their
habitations, only two received mortal injuries an old
woman and a girl of fifteen, the rest being only more
or less injured. Several miraculous escapes are how-
ever recorded. The side of a two-story house fell clean
away, the thin internal walls of lath and plaster being
alone left to support the ponderous roof and prevent
it from crashing down upon the terrified inmates.
In one house, the ceiling of a room in which two
children were sleeping came down, the curtain frame
of the bed having intercepted the falling mass and
supported it until the children were rescued. There
is not a house in the place that has not been
damaged, or at least severely strained. The
neighbouring villages are also said to have suf-
fered considerably, especially Boumavat, where
two lives were lost, and two minarets and a
great number of houses destroyed or damaged.
It is surmised that the great force of the earthquake
spent itself in our immediate neighbourhood, since no
place seems to have suffered more heavily, although
the shock is said to have been felt with more or less
severity in all the towns of the Hermus valley. At
Menemen a large public bath was destroyed, togecher
with a mosque and several houses, burying beneath
their ruins i c is said a considerable number of people.
Telegraphic advices from the neighbou: ing islands of
Chios, Samos and Mytelene state that the shock was
felt there only slightly. Up to the time of writing
numerous slight shocks have occurred at irregular in-
tervals."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

THE DIVISION ON THE BURIALS BILL.

The following Cons.::rvatives voted with - the
Liberals for the second reading of the Burials Bill
on Thursday night :—Colonel Alexander, Lord
Randolph Churchill, Phomas Cobbould, Charles
Dalrympl-:, James Corry, William Grantham, Thos.
Greer, Sir John Hay, Lord Hitchingbrook, Milne
Holme, E. blacnaughten, Sir H. Maxwell, Walter
Powell, C. Ritchie, and Edward Whith-y. No
Liberals voted with the minority.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

BROYISGROITP,.

LAND AND BUILDING SOCIETY.—The Annual
meeting of this Society was held in the Corn Ex-
change, on Tuesday. Mr. Ge re Bown, one of the
arbitrators, in the chair.—Mr. H. Wiight, secretary
read the report, which stated that notwithstanding
the bad state Lf trade satisfactory progress had
been made by the sociev. The balance in favour
of the society, after ad ,inot interest at 4i per cent.
to all shares of more than hree years stanhng, and
4 per c.nic to all other shares of unallotted members
amounted to LG23 3s. 63., being an increase on the
previous year uf £53 I'3s 3d. During the year 102
new shares were issued and £2,659 Os 9d paid in as
contributions, the amount due to unall;tted mem-
bers being £3,881 8s sd. The Committee purchased
an e-tate at Fairfield, in the parishes of Broms-
rove and Belbroughton, containing 80a. lr. 24p.,
for the sum (including timber) ef £4,150. Believing
that quantity to be more than the members re-
quired, the committee sold some outlying portions
at a profit of about £509, and retained upwards of
38 acres, for allotindnts. This was ividet into
thilty-four lots, of from 2,178 ilto ',;9,22(; square
yards, and bajoted for. The prices charged for
the allotments, after providing for the construction
of roads and drains and redemption of land-tax and
tithe rent charge, varied from 3Lel. to 41 per yard,
according to the position of the lots. The state-
ment of receipts and expenditure showed to•al re-
coip:s At 3,008 7s 71., ani total paymen s .64,734
- 2 ~. lax in,:te hdance duo t, dr I .1.-11;.r., of
;1,12::, 13s 7d. The statement Of ant
assets showed total liabilities £5,811 (8s 66, total
assets £6,465 2s, leaving a balance in favour of the
society of £623 3s 6d. The presidents, vice-presi-
dents, trustees, auditors, hinkers, surveyor, and
secretary were clJeed. Mr. W. Jefteries was ap-
pointed arbitratori the place of Mr, Joseph Ani•
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-14

STATISTICS OF THE PRODUCTION OF

BEER.

Some official tables connected with the production
of beer in all the European countries and the United
States have been lately issued under the authority of
the Austrian Government. The following is a sum-
mary of the production during 1879 :—The whole
German Empire produced 23,811,117 British barrels ;
Great Britain, 22,375,010 barrels; the United States
of North America, 9,425,252 barrels ; Austria-Hun-
gary, 6,838,090 barrels; France, 5,331,845 barrels ;
Belgium, 4,801,778 barrels; Russia, 1.406,174 barrels;
the Netherlands, 978,208 barrels; Denmark, 672,518
barrels ; Sweden, 568,583 barrels; Italy, 531,900
barrels; Switzerland, 448,753 barrels; Norway,
376,000 barrels.
The greatest production in proportion to the popu-
lation is in Belgium, where a little over 34A gallons
per head were masufaetured ; and the smallest pro-
duction was in Russia, where the ratio was only a
little more than 5i pints for every inhabitant.

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Eighty houses out of bne hundred and six have been
destroyed by a lire which occurred in the town of Jaurrieuta,
in Navarre. Serious injury was sustained by several of the
inhabitants.