The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-03 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH AND FORLIGIL

Advice from Canada say tint the Fenian priest
11.11abon has bout sentenced to be hanged.

Great efforts have for some time been made to
Introduce the grossing of flaz end the manufacture of linen
on an ext.-Mae scale into the United States, but as yet they
have not succeeded very well.

It im propoeed to build s mammoth hotel in New
York oppoeire the main entrance of the Central rail:
Thtre are to be b 74 rooms, and it I. to be the largest affair
In the world.

The Hon. John Van Buren, of New York, died on
the steamer Scotia during her voyage cut from Liverpool to
New York, aged 56.
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Tier Majesty has been pleased, through Lord Derby,
to confer • pension of 751 a )ear on the widow of the late
Mr. Godfrey Sykes, formerly a upll and teacher of the
Sheffield School of Art, and the architectural decorator of
the South Kensington Museum.
• The original Artenme Ward was a very different
character from his modern namesake. He we. the first
31.j0r-General in the American revolutionary army, and
commanded the right wing of the forces at Roxbury in the
siege of Boston. if. Was born In Massachusetts is 1727,
sad lied Itt 18CO.

The Corriere Thiliano states that it knows from a
sure source ihat France and England are preparing an
energetic note a, be addressed to Rutala ',Toying the
maritime armament, of that power in Nicolaiett, which are
In entire oppoeltion to the letter and spirit of the treaty of
Paris.

It is understood that the reports of Lord Clarendon's
UI health are very much exaggerated. The ObPerrer say s:
The latest accounts report an Improvement in the health of
the Earl of Clarendon. Ms disease is both painful and
dangerous.

The daughter of s labourer named Stephenson,
living In Liverpool, died on Saturday from swallowing a
glass bead. At the Inquest It was stated that acute pneu-
monia, contequent upon the bead lodging In the trachea,
was the cause of death.

There has been a " Monster Concert" at Vienna for
the benefit of the widows and orphans of the soldiers killed
during the war. the chorus,, were executed with wonder-
ful precision, although 1.200 singers and two military bands
were engaged in their performance. The enthusiasm of the
audience was great.

A phrenologist, one Doctor Ricoli, has discovered
that Garbaldt's head shows unmistakable organ. proving
abnegation, prudence, sangfroid, meditation, eloquence,
loyalty, deference towards others, and perception of charac-
ter —[Phrenology 11 always accurate alter the character is
known

The memorial to the late Sir Tatton Sykes, which
has been erected at Garton 11111 Top, the highest point of the
Yorkshire Wolds, was Inaugurated on Friday by Lord
Gotham. The memorial consists of • tower, In the early
decorated style, and is • very Ittndsome structure, which
can he seen for • very great distance. It has cost about
1,8001, the funds having been obtained by subscriptions from
all parts of the country, but principally from the East
Riding, where Sir Tatton was well known and esteemed, not
only as • liberal landlord, but also as an eminent agricul-
turist and a lover of English sports.

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At the last meeting of the Academie des Sciences,
in Paris, a chemist, R. Cornwallle, presented • report giving
an analysis of cats' milk, by which It appears that the
newly-suggested beverage possesses immense strength and
restorative qualities. "If the rising generation are to feed
on hone stakes (remarks a correspondent) washed down by
Cats' milk, I °onto... I congratulate myself on belonging to
a past regime."

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A gloom Ima been coat over the town of Retford and
Its neighbourhood, by the death of the Rev. John Mickell,
the vicar of South Levertom who committed suicide by
blowing out his brain, with a pistol The rev, gentleman,
who was greatly respected by his parishioners and neigh-
bours, was about seventy-five years of age, and had been
for some years master of the Leverton Grammar SehooL

At many of the collieries about Manchester, IMry,
and Bolton, notice has been given that the colliers' wages
will be advanced from the let Instant. It Is said that this
Increase, added to that which took place a few weeks ago,
will raise the pay of miners 20 per cent, higher than it has
ever been before.

One of the Parie papers gives the following crinoline
eighties manufactory in Saxony has made during the
mat twelve years no less than 9,537,600 crinolines. For the
fabrication of each of these crinolines Mara were required
about 55 metres of springs, which give for the total manu-
facture 863,784,000 yards, This length would be sufficient
to go round the world thirteen metres and • half, ma its
circumference measures 71,982 yards.

Anisquest has been held at Langley respecting the
death of trends Alien, aged 58 years, who precipitated him-
self head foremost Into a waterbutt, where he was found a
kw minutes afterwards, but too late to nave his life The
deceased had long been afflicted with hernia, and in a
paroxysm of anguish from that disease is supposed to have
put an end to hls fruirettnp and his life. Verdict, "In-
tently:,

An unfortunate woman, while labouring under the
influence of drink, threw henelf into the river at Usher's-
Quay, Dublin, on Saturday. A ladder was lowered over the
wall, but to no purpose, as the current swept the unfortunate
woman past. When all hope of rescuing the wretched
creature appeared to be lost, a young man, named Redmond,
Pumped Into the water and succeeded in keeping her head
above water until a boat came to his assistance. Amongst
those who witnessed Redmond's gallant conduct was his
mother, who said, "I would disown him us sou of mine
If he did not lump In to save the unfortunate drowning
creature."

A few days ago a man, named Webb, was brought
up at the Mansion Home In London, charged with being
concerned In tcuttling the ship Severn, on a voyage from
Newport to Shanghae. On Tuesday John Siansfeld Dean,
alias gimp, was charged with being concerned in the aunte
affair. Dean had been clerk to a ship and Insurance broker,
named Lionel Holdsworth, who bought the Severn and loi-
tered her qt,ive eases alleged to contain arms were thiePed
on board the Severn, In the name of Allot, itid Co. They
Were Plated to he n 1 the sable of 1,2251, and Were levered
for 1.1001. Before the ship which Irao brewed off the Cape
do Verde Island., was 111C1114i17 known to be lost, Moot. and
CO mad., a clam on the assuranae Compsny. 811•00011111
1•1 r.. 011.41, and en inquiry sit on foot, when It was dis-
covered that the capes instead of containing arms, really only
contained salt, while A lsop and Co. turned out to be the pri-
soner. lie declarite he bad been made a tool of. The case
wee remitatAlth

commerce

The New 'York Chenille'. et. —ce has deter.
sfted to memorialize the neat Congress to remove the
eUost duty on cotton
; Arming those who were, lost by the foundering of
tie New York and New Orleans ateaffier is said to have been
Ideutensus Harding, husband of Bille Boyd.

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The Italian journal, the Diritto, states that all the
monks at Palermo have been ordered to leave aside the
monastic habit without delay.
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A line of atearn-carriagem for common roade, the
experiment. al h which have succeeded so well between
Nantes and Paris, is about to be established from Marseilles
to Aubagne, a small town situated sixteen kilometres (10
miles) off. There are to be three departures daily from each
end, andthe price of a return ticitet will only lfr. 20e.
A project hae been set on foot for desiccating the
Znyder Zee, by which it is estimated 380,000 acres will be
Rained for agricultural purpose& The calculated cod is
10,1500,000/.

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The voting has terminated in Venetia, More than
610,000 electors declared in favour of uni in with Italy, and
there were only 09 votes In the negative. The Italian
national loan has been an unexpected success, nearly double
the amount of the first instalment having been voluntarily
subscribed by individuals and the municipalities.
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The first ailk-dreas pattern ever made on the Pacific
collet or the United States wee completed on the 6th of
October.

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"Four junior members of the University of Oxford,
one of them a bachelor of arts, who has taken • first class
degree, have Just gone over to the Church of Rome. A
filth went over at the beginning of the vasation."—Daity
Neus.

Considerable numbers of spurious Mexican bonds
have been put in circulation in NeW York.

Along with other distinguished visitors it present
residing at the Clyde liotel, Bothwell, are the widow and
deughter of the late Abraham Lincoln, President of the
United States of America.

On Friday an in.-pleat waa held at Hayes on the
body of Jane Davenport, aged 14. The deeessed ate • slice
of 'Teed and butter, over which sonic arsenic had been
.crinkled to kill rata, although warned not to do so.
Powerful emetics were administered, but she expired on the
following day. Verdict Accidental Death.
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The feehion of Indio.; for the winter will include
stuck-up collars, like those of men, and • cravat. Doubt-
less those who have scraggy necks will find them very be-
coming.

At -a
conference of ironworkers held on Monday
at Wolverhampton it was resolved that hencefprtn there
shall be only one union, one executive, and oge code ~of
rules for England, Scotland, and Wales.

The United Service Gautie annonacep that cholera
Is -on the increase amongst the cavalry at Newbrldge,
Ireland, where it Is now very prevalent, as many as eight
cases haring been reported In one day. The troops at the
curragh have escaped the epidemic as yet, and every pre-
Cautk.n Is being take. s..,csei tbena lavau lufooslol7l. ins
men are all confined to the camp, and any coming from the
infected districts axe excluded.

The great trades and friendly societies Reform de-
monstration in London to fixed, to take place on the after-
noon of Monday, the 3rd of December, at the Ashburnham
Grounds, close to Cretnorne Gardens. It Is estimated that
at least 150,000 niembere of thesedsocieties will be present,
and invitations will be sent to delegates of the leading trades
and trade councils In the province.. The Sunday Gazette
say, it Is almost certain that Mr. Jobp Bright, hi P., will at-
tend an evening meeting after the out door demonstration.
An inquest has been held at Horley, on the body of
William Shelton, a labourer, aged 21. The deceased had
been amusing timbal with Tartans trials of strength, the
last of which was the holding a chair at arm's length. Ile
succeeded in accomplishing the feat for a few minutes, but
immediately afterwards complained of exceasive pain, and
expired Tne exertion, It appeared, had caused the rupture
of a blood-vessel, and the jiu7 retprned a verdict to that
effect.

Some months since it was mentioned that Dr. We
Byrd Powell, a phrenological enthusiast in America, be-
queathed his head to a widow lady who had been a favourite
pupil A Kentw by court ordered the head to be severed
and given to the lady, which was done. The widow with
thin odd dowry was soon after married to Professor A. T
Kickeler, who is now lecturing in New York on physiological
subjects and Illustrating his subject with Dr. Powell's head.

According to official returns more than 200,000
perions have had the cholera in Austria since the beginning
of the month of July, and about one-halt of them have died.
In Vienna 3,242 persons have been carried off by the ehole-a,
which during the last three or four Mites has become less
violent. The malady seems to have been more violent in
Moravia than elsewhere, for on the 15th Init. there had
been 67,19-2 cases, 27,624 of which had proved fatal.

A Ilerefordsbire correspondent says that in many
orchards between Hereford and Kinston whole droves of
pigs may be seen daily turned loose to eat up the apples
Cider fruit is aelling at threepence a bushel, and eating apples
are to be purchased at • proportionably low rate.

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The wound which Garibaldi received at Avpromonte,
and which bad re-opened from the fatigue of the last cam-
pate, Is now becoming closed again, and the general looks
forward to soon resuming his agricultural labours.

On the Boston and Wo-reeeter Railway, in the
United states, ministers of religion are allowed to travel
at half-price.

Mr, Barnum had better look after "a human
salamander," who, according to an advertisement in the
Era, can give the following among other Ultima perform-
aicen
Biting Meern of red-hot iron, passing a red-hot sheet
of iron over his boor, diluting boning oil, washing hands in
molten lead, dancing on red-ho: iron, to.

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It is amusing to see how the rival committees—the
one for the prosecution and the other for the defence of
Mr. Eyre—parade the name, of distinguished persons who
are carotid] as subs critars on either lice Mill is set against
Carlyle. and to counterbal.nce the adhesion of the Laureate
to the Defence Fund the Morning Star hastens to announce
that Sir Charles Lyell and Professor Huxley have given their
support to the Jamaica Committee.

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Mr. Snider, the inventor of the breech-loader, died
inddeuly on Thursday morning in last week Early on the
same day the War t,fhee had arranged sachems of temune•
ration. He died, therefore, without having beard tnat
Justice had been done him—a jultice which he could, how-
ever. never have enj ,yrd, having sold most of his rights in
the gun to Colonel Roden, who, we presume, will now ob-
tain the reward.

M. Dennery, the prolific French dramatist, chiefly i
known in this country as the author, coojointly with M.
Dumanoile if "Don Cesar de Berm," has just succeeded in
presenting the patrons of the Ambigu Comique with the
picture of a gentleman an wicked that even some of the
Parisian critics are stoked at his uttsr badness.
A Brest paper says that the Great Ra.ttern has been
chartered by Mr Despeches ii r the purpose of transporting
visitors from New York to Brest during the Exhibitin : as
you are aware, the vessel will accommodate 3,500 at a time
The idea will evidently prove highly remunerative. The
monster ship will subsequently be taken by the French
Transatlantic Telegraph Company, and employed to lay the
eahle between France and America.
A caeliitr of the western branch of the Rank of
England was arrested on Monday at Plsmouth, and charged
before the magistrate at Slarlborough-street, London, with
stealing 500/ from his till in the bank. Betting was the cause
of hie ruin; and ae he admlttei the charge he was com-
mitted for trial, and is now In prison instead of being on
board the good ship Kent, bound for Australia „
The travailing fashion of wearing the beard and
moustache unshorn is likely to receive considerable impetus
from the fact that the Prince of WWes has abandoned the
re, ir, and has announced his intention to wear Ids beard
for the future In patriarchial fashion.
Dr. Mary Walker visited one of the London hospitals
on Saturday last, and was conducted through the estate
lishment. The student.' were somewhat surprised at her
appearance, for It seems that she has not only donned the
MD. but the breeches as well. She wears a low-crowned
plain felt hats a dark plush coat not quite reaching to the
knees, and black cloth trousers.
On Sunday, while a boat belonging to a collier, with
two men and two women, was crossing from Rotherhithe to
Limehouee. an infant in the arms of one of the women, by
a sudden emit*, slipped out of her arms and fell into the
stream. The mother Instantly threw herself out of the boat
to preserve her child. One of the men jumped out and suc-
ceeded In presenting the lie of tbe child, and then exerted
himself to save the unfortunate mother, but his endeavours
were unsuccessful, as It is supposed the tide carried her
body under • tier of vessels moored • little above the
place where the accident happened.
Oscar Becker, the young Radical who live years
ago attempted the life of the King of Prussia, has been
pardoned by the Orand Duke of Baden, on whose territory
the deed was commlited and punished, The King of Prussia
Interceded for him at the instance of a near relative. Having
been eentenced to penal servitude for twenty years, the
liberated fanatic rejoices in the remission of no less than
fifteen years.
The champion trotter of America is a horse called
Dexter, which has trotted • mile In leas than 2 mins 18 secs.
Be other horse has ever done the distance in anything like
that time During the last four months Dexter has earned
for his owners in stakes 22,777 dollars; his expenses were
6,783 dollars, leaving • net profit of 18,4194 dollars. A half
snare In this horse was recently sold for 11,000 dollars.
A inquest has been held at a London hospital on
the body of Major Thomas Clark of the 24th Regiment, who
committed suicide by jumping out of • window, The de.
ceased had been for some time much depressed. He had
served in Inds, and firmly believed that if he returned to
that country he would lose hie reason Some time since his
brother took him to a doctor, and while the latter was with
him he ran to the window and jumped out He did not die
Immediately, but never recovered. The jury found that the
deceased expired from the mortal s fleets of smonchitle, acce-
lerated by • fall which he received by throwing himself out
of a certain window while in a state of unsound mind,
It has been for some time past said that the King
of Hanover would visit England, and take up his residence
at Claremont. The latter part of the statement is incorrect,
as the King has determined upon residing in Austria, and
awaiting the chapter of chances.
A Paris notary had, the other day, to find out a
young man, a private in • Culniasier regiment, who was a
happy nest of.kin. " You are from Touraine, you are this,
that, and the other," said the notary, and was replied to with
distinct and clear answer and proof. " Well, then," said
the notary, concluding, "you are the heir of eight hundred
thousand francs, and I shall be very happy to advance you
any sum yon may require." "Well, moneleur, If it is quite
convert!. nt," replied the heir, "1 should feel very much
obliged for the loan of two francs"
A Boston gentleman, writing from Rome, says that
he has met the only living descendant of the discoverer of
America. This H. Colombo is a genial gentleman of sixty,
anti has many interesting relics that belonged to his Akan-
guished ancestor, t•o fine oil paintings of him among the
rest. He has written the "Life of Christopher Columbus."
He intends to visit America next year.
M. Legonve.Denuncques, editor of the Journal de
Rouen, who has just loft the House of Detention of &nine-
Nouvelle in that city, Where he had been Imprisoned for a
month for an infraction of the laws on the press, has ad-
dressed a letter to the Minister of the Interior, pointing out
that, although there are from 700 to 800 persona detained In
that prison, there is not • stogie book within its walls. The
writer express. the opinion that this is • want which onght
to he supplied, and enclose, to the minister a sum of 100 fr,
with a request that the money should be devoted to the
foundation of • library in the prison.
An attempt at murder was made a few nights back
at Alan ad). Towards one in the morning Mr.. Martin,
, 55 years of age, was awakened by a knocking at her bed-
room door, and Instantly getting up struck a light, and upon
opening the doors man with his face blackened sprang at
her and plenged a knife in her breast. Although seriously
wounded, she cried out for assistance and declared that she
had recognised her assailant as Eugene Martin, a young man
of IS, one of three sons of her husband by a former mar-
riage, who had already several times threatened her. Her
assailant was afterwards arrested.
The great talk of the week in Paris is a mysterious
duel which took place three nights ago under • gas-lamp '
near the Bois de Boulogne. It is said that between twelve
and one in the morning four or five in evening dress arrived
at the spot; two rapiers were drawn out of a case, and two
of the party began lighting. After a few passes one Of
them fell dead One account says that the body was left
where it 1.1 others that It was taken into a house in the •
neighbourhood, whither the police were summoned to re-
gister the death, and elicited such particulars as haw,
transpired. The victim is seld to be • native of Genoa, ant
nothing has yet been ascertained as to hie Mysterious anta-
gonist. It Is reported that a quarrel at cards teat the bot-
tom of this strange affair.
On Tuesday evening, upon the invitation of the
Lord Mayor of London, the most prominent gentlemen con-
.,ct.d with lee Atlantic Ttlegraph enterprise were enter-
tained at • grand banquet at the Mansion House.
Defortwately his lordship was peevented from presiding in
consequence of indisposition, hut his pace was filled by
Mr Ahli I'MRII Copela.d The Government were represented
by Lord Cranhorue, Secret., 01 State for India, who made
speech in reply to toe toast of the House of Commons.
In connection with the Atlantic Cable, speeches were deli-
vered by the Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley,'Sir Samuel
Canning, Sir James Anderson, and other gentlemen who
have Men alprorainent part In connection with the matter.