The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-09 00:00:00

GENERAL ITEMS.

Titcuz is nothing more naurishing and warming in
cold weather than a cup of really good coops, but the
difficulty has been to obtain it pure. This may be
secured at the cost of one halfpenny for a large break.
fast cup by using Coadbury'e cocoa essence, which goes
three times as far as the adulterated and starchy
compound' ordinarily sold, the smallest packet making
fourteen breakfaet cups of strong cocoa.
The es-Empress Eugenie on Thursday visited the
Queen.
A number of the cart stallions which have just been
exhibited in London were sold by auction, and realised an
average of .Cl4O each.
Tutu Man KILLED HT DTM•MITR. —Three Islo•irms
employed at the new Arbroath and Montrose Railway
works were killed on Friday by an explosion of dynamite.
It is conjectured that the men had in their pockets
dynamite cartridges
The idea of a Persian occupation of Afghan fieistan
and Herat has given up, owing to political difficulties.
The Burmese Embassy and Mr. Aitchison Imre
exchanged visits of courtesy at Tharetinyo. The
Burmese are arranging emissaries to France and China.
Her Majesty s unarmoured w.ir steamer Dollard was
launched on Tuesday afternoon from Chatham dock-
yard.
An exhibition of agricultural horses, brought together
by the Cart-Horse Society, was opened on Tuesday at the
Agricultural Hall. Islington. The prise list of this. its nrst
show, comprises thirty-six premiums in twelve different
classes, their total value, inclusive of the two champion
cups, A:600.
THE GRCAT EASTIIM—Sir D. Gooch, M.P., presided on
Monday at the general meeting of the Great Eastern
St.sniibip Company. He expressed great confidence in
the future of the vessel, and said that the board had
made an offer of the ship to the Government, but a
surveyor who had been sent down was of opinion that
she wiui too large for any available purpose so far as the
Government service was concerns&
Prince Gortschakoff has visited General Loris Mellkos,
and has offered, notwithstanding his advanced age, to
attend the sittings of the Supreme Executive Commission
an any time, and render any assistance in his power.
The owe isms says that treneral Walked is receiving
easurrusese of support from all sides.
THZ Muer BILL—In the German Parliament, Count
Moltke said that the mistrust of one nation for smother
was better removed by an understanding between
Government and Government than by the Babel confusion
of international brotherhood Parliaments. Before Use
Turkish war Russia had already begun to increase her
already powerful army, and since the conclusion of peace
had accomplished what she had commenced. For
merly the French army was 338,000 men. It was now
150.000.
Contradiction is given to the statement that Vera
Saisulitch had arrived in St. Petersburg and been
arrested.
At the adjourned inquest on the bodies of the six
persons who were killed in • timber-yard at Vauxhall a
few days ago, the jury expressed an opinion that the
stage bad been overloaded through an error in judg-
ment.

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The Tay Bridge inquiry was concluded at Dundee on
Wednesday, when a number of drivers and guards were
examined for the railway company to prove that the
regulation speed was never exceeded on the bridge, and
they had no reason to suspect the stability of the struc-
ture. Four vritneries called by the Board of Trade, who
had dressed the columns, mid their practice wee te
the holes with composition. While they were puttying
up a bad column they threw a sack over it if any of the
chief engineers chanced to come into the yard.
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The draft regulations under the Post-office (Money
Orders) Bill for the transmiasion of small sums have been
issued. There Is to be taken in respect of weary order
issued the following poundage :—For an order of its 64. or
5. the sum of Id., sad for one of 10. and IS. the sum of
2.1. The blanks in an order for the name of the payee, and
of the office at which it is to be paid, may be filled in
before or after issue by any person for the tiine being in
possession of the order, but once only. When an order is
presented for payment otherwise than through a banker,
the postmaster will require a receipt for the amount of
the order to be signed. It is also provided that when once
an order has been paid no further claim can be made on the
Postmaster-General in respect of forgery. fraud, mistake,
or loss.

DETAILS Of SODIUM HOLIES-PLANNISO. —TII4I tendency
of modern finning hits been grostly to increase the
numier of water-40mM in • house, and, In fact, to scatter
thou. all over the h..use. We should say, rednos them to
the minimum of what is really required for the assumed
numbers and nature of the household, and plea them
which are introduced as conveniently, suitably, and safely
sa possible. Every watel-closet to • p albl. source of
danger In • sanitary point of view. The perfect arrange-
ment of • house in regard to them matters is • great diffi-
culty, in consideration of tile delicacy of modern manners.
The double object should be kept In view, of rendering
It pretty evident when the neoessary apartment Is to be
looked for, and at the same time ptomain It so that no one
going to or coming from it need ,eosaarily be supposed to
be doing so. Sometimes the latter object is very com-
pletely attained at the eutir4 expense of the former, and
a visitor at a house of any complicatiou is in mortal fear
of breaking Into some apartment where his presence Is
not expected err convenient. This to not infrequently a
difficulty In regard to the bath-room silo; end probably •
good mail), of our res birs have known cases where. In
slaying in large houses, they have had to give up the
morning bath throuch (ho fear of going astray in the
geography of the rooms, too complicated to he securely
ri tamed In the memory from overnlglit.—Builder.

ROBUST MOFFAT OM Dii MOTHZI.--Several year' eltd,
when the Nestor o, African missions was in his 75th year,
I had the great ple,sure of spending a long evening with
him. The veteran had addressed a large and satlitasiaidie
meeting that evening, but his work, instead of exhausting,
s emed only to have put hien in good spirit& Story after
ory, illustrating racily the power of them...EDl, delighted
his hearses and, among wham these :—" When I was
home the first time. Viet to, in 1840, I preached in New-
castle, and ass going home from church with the
miniater's ifs. We met an old man, dressed like a
minister, to whom she 1p .ke and introduced me; but I
did not each his Dam-. He seemed anxious to talk, but
the lady said. ' Oetne to tea, and you'll have more time to
talk to Mr. M.d.st and to said, with a strong Scotch
accent, ' Wed, I see." Hume enough, when tea-time came,
there was the old man, very frail and worn-out looking.
waa Kitting at one end of a long sofa, and I at the
other ; and he began to say. 'Your name, Mr. Moffat,
mine. ma of a worthy woman that used to oome to my
!lunch long sip when I sat minister st Carroubsidge.
She was • very godly VfOloAe, and she always brought
her son with her, • boy as it it • curly black head. They
came into my house sometimes for books and tracts. It
long since I left, near Al years ; but her name was Moffat,
and hearing your name has put me in mind of her. I
wonder whit has biome of her curly-headed boy by this
limo.' My heart was too full to let me speak • single
word, so the old man said it all over again, thinking I
was deal. By that time I had got back my tongue, and
said, 'You cemna be Kr. Caldwell r I think I never saw
any flinty more astonished than the old man was
when he found that I was the sourly-headed
boy. I bad to tell him the shape of his
house and of his garden, and whore the potatoes
grew, before be seemed quite sure; and then we talked of
say moth-r." Some one sumasted that Probably the adaa
who had done so much for Christ in Africa, and wee then
handling the proof sheet, of • oorrected revision of the
Sec.huaas Butte, owed his conversion to his mother. "It
was this way," said Dr. Moffat. " When I was leaving
home for War, ington hi work se • gardener, my mother
asked me to give her promise. I wanted to know what
I WU to ',Tornio, bot she would not tell me, and still in-
skied that I wool I pe..mlss. I was very loth to give my
word to do a thing !did not know ;hut I loved and trusted
my mother, and so, at length, I promised. 'Well,' said
she, 'you'll read a portion of the New Testament, and
pray for a blessing on it every day, and wherever you
may be.' I kept my word to my mother, and it was some
time after that I was brought to the saving knowledge of
C'irivt." "And did you then devote yourself to the
mission work r sonic of us asked. "No. that wee later.
hed gone in from the place I Was working at to the
town of Warrington to buy a book on • Saturday night,
when I saw a placard about • missionary meeting. It was
en old placard, the meeting was put; but it fixed my
thought... I went to the minister, whoa, names was on the
placard, and after I had knocked I would like to have run
away. He introduced me to the London Mood mar,
Society, and two roars later On* I was sent oat."
Eighteen teensy-two and eighteen eighty I How much
between I—Stewing at Reusi.
After a couple of months of inactivity the Tekkes
have aremmed the offensive in • serious manner; their
cavalry has occupied Dash Berdi in great force. The
place is one of considerable importance, about thirty
miles north-west of Chatte and fifty north-east of
Tchikislar, and commands the entire line of
communications from the coast to the advanced
positions occupied by the Russian troops. Previous
I.', the defeat at Dengli Tepif it was occupied by the
Russians, but Wad umnedistely afterwards abandoned.

THECZ.Rs Aiiiiivins•nr.—The ceremonies took
place on Tuesday hi commemoration of the 15th
anniversary of the Cur's accession to the throne. The
officio./ Gault contained a decree remitting certain
&nears of taxes, dues, and fines, but did not publish
any manifesto, nor the announcement of the r•Usse of
the Old Believer Patriarchs After an early man the
the soldiers mustered for the morning serenade. The
Emperor appeared on a balcony of the Palace, sad the
Nations' Hymn was sung amid the hurrahs of the
troops and the assembled crowds. There was after.
wards • grand reception at the Palace. In the
evening all the Imperial family, except the Czar, went
to the Opera. During the day his Majesty drove
through the city, and was received with acclamation
The anniversary was observed ass general holiday in
Bt. Petersburg.

THZ SALVATION AILMT PIORTING.—At Sunday
moming'e meeting of the Salvation Army of Plymouth
and Devonport a great crowd of roujh. attended at
the Drill-hall grounds and created a disturbance,
resulting in freehanded fights. The Salvationists laid
about them with sticks and fists, and for two hours
the riot continued. Eventually the Salvationists were
driven to seek refuge ins house.

The " Executiveßussian Revolutionary Committee "
has addressed an appeal to the Lanterns, Mod el' °rain
and Jana*, =Lug that Hartmann, who was recently
arrested in p.a. for alleged complicity in the attempt
at Moecow, should not he mem&rad to the Rwadan
Government by France. The address maintains that
Hartmann is as political refugee who can be accused of
nothing but taking Part in the revolutionary st
of the people against the Government. It etates"e
at first there was no intention of resorting to force.
The only aim WM to be the dissemination of
progressive ideas. This was met by bitter persecution.
became necessarl, therefore, to engage in • direct
struggle. "Armed resistanoe against power," adds
the appeal, " amaseination of spies and Government
agents, and daily plots, sum up our political life."

AN ATM!! to BLOW UP St. Hake. barrack was
discovered ou Thursday. st small cask oontaing 281 b.
of gnapowder had been Julsoed in a cellar beneath ths
quarters occupied by the notroommiadoned °Blows.
Two soldiers at the 22a4 Regiment, stationed the
have been arrested. It is stated that they
the gunpowder whilst conveying it to the
from a vessel In tits harblar. in-tialisg to=
drißisserneacie is saki to he the awn al this disbelissl
attossik.

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