The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-07-24 00:00:00

SATURDAY, JULY 24, 188 e,

Celeste Dore, a French laundress, was summoned on
Monday to the Westminster Police-court by Miss M.
Grant, of South street, nutloe-place, for illegally de-
taining a white cotton skirt The defendant argued
that she had a lien on the property. She claimed eight
shillings for washing and ironing; sometimes she re-
ceived as much as ten or twelve shillings for a similar
amount of work. The magistrate considered that half.
a-crown was sufficient recompense. This he ordered to
be paid; but he required the defendant to pay two
shillings, the cost of the summons.
The Highgate bench of magistrates on Monday sen-
tenced a clerk named John Williams to fourteen days'
hard labour, without the option of a fine, for plucking
four roses in Highgate Cemetery.
The International Exhibition of Bread, Confse..
tionery, and Chocolate, organised at Antwerp le ate
pavilion of Cambodia—a relic of the Universal Exhibi-
tion—is now open. Among the countries repre,.ented
are France, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, England,
and Belgium. The exhibits are numerous and in-
teresting.
A dispatch from Panama reports that the new Con-
stitution for tho United States of Colombia which is
being elaborated at the feeral city of Bogota will vest
immense powers in the President. There are to be no
more sovereign States, but departments are to be
created, with governors' of whom two, those of Ponama
and Cundinamarca, will be appointed by the President
or the Republic. The new Constitution also p2nbraces
other changes of less importance.
A crowded public meeting was held at Lima on Mon-
day, at which a resolution was adopted similar to that
carried by the meeting at Callao on the 14th inst
petitioning the Government to take steps for the ex-
pulsion of the Jesuits from Peru.
The French Ambassadors to Rome, Vienna, and
Constantinople have been requested to betake them-
selves to their respective posts immediately As to
Baron de Courcel, Ambassador at Berlin, M. de Ffey-
cinet has personally prevailed upon him to retain his
post another three months.
_ . .

A secret meeting of Nihilists was surprised by the
police at Warsaw the other night. An encounter
ensued on the appearance of the officers, and two
detectives were killed. Numerous arrests have been
made in connection with the affair.

The panic in commercial circles at Alexb.ndria,
caused by the proposed scheme for the construction of
a harbour at Damietta continues, and the COD/3V uction
of new buildings has been discontinued. An influential
deputation waited upon the Khedive on Monday, and
presented a monster petition to his Highness, express•
ing disapproval of the scheme. The Khedive, in reply,
assured the deputation that he should always endeavour
to promote the prosperity of Alexandra, adding that
nothing would be decided until the propnsal had been
minutely examined. Meanwhile, he desired that the
construction of new buildings should be contiued in
order to prevent the distress which would otherwise be
caused among the workmen.
The Duke of Cambridge was present on Monday at
an interesting sham fight at Aldershot, in which the
Cavalry and the Royal Horse Artillery of the command
took part.
On Monday night Dr. Dili, eoronor, and a jury held
the adjourned inquest at Belfast on the holy of George
Parker, who, it will be remembered, was shot during
the riots on the Shankhill-road on June 9. The West-
meath Constabulary, who were at Bowershiell Barracks
on the night in question, were in attendance. After
hearing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of
"Wilful murder" against the persons within the police
barracks at the time Parker was shot.

A shocking accident has occurred to a port,on of the
crew of EDI gunboat Goshawk off Port Royal, Jawo,isa.
Fourteen pf them were drowned by the capsizing in a
storm of a boat in which they were returning to their
vessel from shore. A

Intelligence has been received at Mery from the
Afghan Frontier Commission to the effect that the
topographical survey of the left bank of the Amu Dania
river from Bosaga to Tchusk-Gusar has been com-
pleted. A dispute has arisen between the English and
Russian Commissioners as to the locality of Kwaja
Sala.

A sad accident occurred at the St. Germain race
meeting in the course of the afternoon's racing on
Monday. It appears that an English jockey, named
Salmon, was riding Echelon, the property of Al. Edmond
Blanc, when the horse suddenly stumbled and fell, and
the unfortunate rider sustained injuries of so serious a
nature that he died within a few minutes.

The Rye Board of Glaardians have cl:?cided that, in
the case of a pensioner named George Simms, an in.
mate of the workhouse, who has passe:d the greater
portion of his time of late years in the union, because
at each quarter day he spent a considerable balance
of his pension of is. per day in drink, returning
wholly destitute in a few days, he should be charged a
certain VIM for establishment expenses, in addition to
the cost of his maintenance, which must reduce the
amount of his quarterly alcoholic consumption.
The llcuse of Lords on Friday disposed of the action
brought by Mr. Milner, solicitor, Huddersfield, at be
Leeds assizes, against the Corporation of Huddersfield
for iniury sustained to his health by reason of the
corporation supplying to his house impure water. It
was proved that the water was pure, but it passed from
the mains through lead pipes which had been put down
at the request of the plaintiff and his landlord The
jury assessed the damages at 0000, but 'Ur. Justice
Mathew decided that Mr. Mines had no cause of action,
arld the majority of the House of Lords have confirmed
that view.

The Italian cutter San Carol, from Genoa, with about
three tons of dynamite on board, bas been blown up by
an explosion when about eight miles off the island of
Monte Christ() and 30 from Elba:The captain and crew,
noticing a little smoke issuing from a crack, at once
took to the boats, and thus saved their lives. They hod
rowed about a mile from the vessel when it blew up,
with a report that was heard at Elba. Pieces of the
wreck fell in the boat. A botanist gathering herbs at
Monte Christo was thrown to the ground by the
shook.
At the Carnarvonshire Sheriff's Court on Friday,
Gwendoline Evans, a sea captain's daughter, recovered
PlOO damages from Glynn Evans, a nurseryman and
market gardener, of Pwllheli, for breach of promise of
marriage. The defendant seduced the plaintiff, and
sent her to Liverpool, promising to follow and marry
her, but instead hi., realised his property and bolted to
.A_Lnerica.

The head of the Hungarian Cavalry, Geren.:l Baron
Edekheina Ginlay, has asked for and received pr,rmitli-
sicn to resign his command, and his successor id
Gem ral Count Pejscsevich, who lost his right arm in
the battle of Kocniggraetz.
At the annual meetings of the Internatio2lal Arbitra•
tion and Peace Association on Friday, the Bishop of
London said their busiaess was to dispose men towards
peace, and not to force their opinions as if tiley were
an established International Court.

The Lord Mayor of London on Friday committed for
trial F. Drew, a licensed messenger, on a charge of ob.
taming 325. by fraud from Morris Gold, a foreigner, to
whom he, it is alleged, sold a useless cattleman's pagi
to America, whither Gold was about to proceed.
The Tunbridge police have recaptured the convict
Sasbv, who, on Tuesday, escaped from prh.on at
Maid-stone. Saxby was disguised in a suit of workman's
clothes which he bad stolen previous to his escare
A verdict of " Wilful murder" was returned at an
inquest held at Walker- on-T)ne on the body of Jane
Judge, the wife of a fish hawker named Patrick Judge.
The evidence was to the effect that the parties had
quarrelled and separated, and that on meeting again the
man deliberately shot his wife.
The Superior Council of Public Works has approved
a plan for enlarging the port of Naples at a cost of
about £480,000.
More than two tons of salmon have been captured in
the Dee at Connahs Quay, a few miles below °he. ter,
by fisherman who had been almost starving