The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-20 00:00:00

THE MARQUIS or LONDONDERRY AND HIS TENANTS.

—The tenants on the Vane-Tempest estate.i-in Ire.
land, have sent an address to the Marquis of London-
derry thanking him for the many acts of kindness they
had received from himself and ancestors, and assuring
him of the harmony existing between the agent ana
themselves. In conclusion, the address expresses
sympathy with the sufferers by the Seaham explo.
sion and a donation of £35 18s. is forwarded for the
relief fund. In replying, Lord Londonderry than
the tenants for the contribution, and concludes with a
hope that their landlord in ye.irs tb come will never
forget the family motto, "Live and let live."
A FASHION IN Dos.—There is a fashion'in dogs
the same as in other things (says the COW t journal).
There has been a great decrease in black-and-tans,
and the Spitz has become almost extinct. There
has been no breeding of the Spitz to speak of, and
many persons who °wilted them have been frightened
out of keeping them. The Yorkshire terrier stands
first now-a-days, and fetches from £lO to £2O. The
Yorkshire terzier is a different breed from the Skyei
and is known by its blue colour and tan head, it
should not be over twelve pounds weight. The toy
terrier, which sells for any price rangin from
£2O, is a great favourite with the ladies. This is °
variety of the Yorkshire, and should weigh under
five pounds. The king Charles are coming in again.
and fetch occasionally as much as £5O. The pugs
still remain fashionable. They are called English
pugs, but they are German. The English mastiff
is a good watch dog, is docile, intelligent, and ths
grandest dog there is for a large one. The P.lO
bring from £6 to £2O each, and a grown dog is hard
to get. Newfoundlands you can get from £2 ta
£5. The St. Bernards are scarce, and are worth
from £5 to £3O. Setters and pointers fetch some'
times extremely high prices. The Irish setter. ,
Berkeley, was sold to Mr. Moore, of Philadelphia. '--
last year for £2BO.
THE BITER BlT.—The plump little Celestial, hi°
almcnd eyes twinkling with delight and an extraorrli;
nary grin lighting up his yellow countenance, dropPg,
in to witness the lottery drawing the other day. .°7
watched the blindfolded boys draw the numbers fr"'
the wheel with apparent interest, and bore the joke°
of the crowd around with evident good-nature,.,
"Say, John, you washee that man's slates '?
asked one of the crowd, pointing to one of the bens'
volent-looking commissioners. "I washee beaPel
'. plenty shirtee if I winee plize," replied the bland
Mongolian. "Have you got A ticket, John?" ill:
quired the man in the crowd; "Well, me tlickee
habee," replied the Chinaman, drawing one freals
his pocket, " Tlickee win rhe inquired. The rose
in the crowd looked at the number, and scanning ,t': ,
list, found that it had come in for a 500 dollar
"Well, John," replied the man in the crowd, veri
innocently, "I think you've lost." " Chinee Ing/
loosee allee time, said the subject of the flower?:
Empire, " gotee no luckee ; gless tlow tlickee awaY•,,
"You needn't do that, John," said the man, with
patronising air. "I'll give you a dime for it'_
." Dlime too lillee. Glimme a dollar," said the Cele;
tial. "A dollar's too much for a ticket that can
win. We'll split the difference and call it half 4
dollar, eh?" said John's kind informant. " cbineo
man glottee no luckee. Melican man tal.ree all°
monee. Takee the tiokee and glir fib' bit
(fifty cents)," and John passed tver his ticket I!!
exchange for the money,. When the Mongolian,'
ilasie °
grinning features had disappeared, the man chuckleu,S
and remarked that he had "got her this time'
"Let's see the ticket," said one of his friends. 521
man who had made the lucky investment banded
the ticket over, when his friend exclaimed—"l",P.'
George, it was drawn last June ! e "Is that so ;se
aslted the man, dumbfounded, the revelation that
had been duped dawning upon him. "Where is thaa
lying rascal of a heathen Chinee who put this Ph Os"
me `.?"—.Nen. Orleans Picayune.
AN XTRAORDINARY AFFAIR.—A curious ineld°ll4
which the Precurseur, of Antwerp, states to 116' t
Os
positively occurred at the Zoological Gardens in
town, is thus described in one of its recent inanressi°ll'
It was the hour for feeding the serpents, and tw° 01
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them, born a couple of years ago hi the gardens, _ioy
menced simultaneously deTouring the same rabo t
one beginning operations at its head and the etliCr 50
its, tail. The natural result was that in course ot till,
they both reached the middle of the rabbit., and a clig
pute arose as to which should swallow elle remaile
morsel, The largest serpent of the two made tto
greatest headway, but his colleague held as fasthis
the carcase, and in the heat of the battle -14e11.
ris-a-via, making a desperate effort to bolt
rest of the rabbit, drew in with it the -
the smaller serpent. The truth of the proved
n'y a quo le premier pas qui mute," was now d'
strated. The body gradually followed the hr
its living tomb, and poop there remained but
two decimetres of tail visible ! At this criti,
ture the keepers perceived what was passing,
couple of them entered the cage to rescue the '
from its unpleasant position. After considerabb
cult}, they succeeded in obtaining a firm grasP '
bit of tail, and with a long pull and a stronl
, brought back the serpent in safety, none the viol
I' the adventure. The swallower, however, was
indisposed for the next few hours, says the
which relates this most extraordinary story, '
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from Ballinrobe on the 13th the Corre-
tee ent of The Times gives the following particulars
Pectin. g the Boycott Relief Expedition :
fi
Lary D,,es_te,rday evening the Ulster labourers and their mill-
therrmu were encamped close to Captain Boycott's house.
Worbriewere about 30 tents, in which were lodged the 50
eolotiell a troop of the 19th Hussars, under Lieutenant-
aeo2ientyman and Lieutenants Wright and Freeman,
t'letiten`"l4._llY of the 84th Foot, under Captain Power and
444) uolve. At About seven o'clock there were three
nearel) fireest burning brightly close to the camp. At one
"2120t1.y lie Hussars were cooking, while round another
teel .of, Orangemen, infantry, cavalry, al conl4;.L eye sitting and standing. Perfect order am good
seatchervailed. No noises were heard except occasional
Carpp fir of songs from the direction of the tents and the
Which „e, and every no* and then the crash of a falling tree,
„,tlie soldiers cut down from the neighbouring woods
At ,ffitations and transferred immediately to the fires.
thes'eT!lit ten
epian'ePti o'clock all the men were in their tents, with
tp on of the sentries. At the same time a storm
I,titft, and torrents of rain poured on the camp all night,
tint; Miately the tents proved equal to the occasion, and
'o`,4„iilan in the camp suffered at all, either from the
,511ti„Te etorm. Still it is feared that a few more wet
L'eolir,rblit tell upon the efficiency of the tents and of the
attack of rheumatism would be a serious
tthrwk to the digging and pulling of the mangolds and
CaPtain Maxwell and the other gentlemen
,1011se 0,-4,.:ivith the expedition were put up in a boat
rated ','ough Mask, at which a guard of constabulary was
k_sqled al:l‘light. These gentlemen and the officers in
in
"uilse ,„,,`-',_aPtain Boycott's house. There are staying in the
tiltece, 4"1,‘11 Captain Boycott his wife, his nephew, And his
bwrson, Weekes, a gentleman who
641 has lived with him
,
„ Hamilton, resident magistrate, and Mr.
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ut kkercl WeltcomMands the constabulary. Patrols of consta-
o all night. The constabulary have a very
:itle Ole. They are generally out day and night, with very
sleep, and they do not seem to get much thanks
~,tetftebiently: . . .
hry 't Work which they appear to do very quietly and
• out seven o'clock this morning the camp was all
liussars went down to Lough Mask to water k their
ilts
!There was a little irony in the idea of watering thes
tWqo„,.°r eY had been standing all night in a
continuous
rain, sheltered by dripping trees and covered
L▪ ee the'rughly soaked horse-cloths. It was interesting to
Zettri„aeourers turned out for breakfast. This was the
Zeta 0f the commißsariat which had been brought down
.rsnoaxa.. The stores were ranged in one of the outhouses
th °Yeott's yard, At which the cook of the party,wlo
yin to°t, e Monaghan expeditionists, made coffee and dealt .t
le, men with slices of preserved beef. The men seemed
to enjoy the novelty of the situation, in spite of the
.• `dell fell h vly. At about ten o'clock the men set
14 Twentyeaf ith Monaghan men went to dig the
‘e'n-.", While the r eainder stayed in camp to look after
ifaissariat and other minor details. Of the Cavan
Llitaati, went to plough and dig potatoes, while the others
L'mto haVvheat. There were four men to drive the carts,
t• he Le,olue down from Dublin. The men who worked out
were guarded by constabulary, whilst Lieu-
patrolled the roads with Hussars. It is calcu-
r,ek v•
at it Will take at least ten days to finish the
~,„"eeotte'v!rYbody is naturally speculating on what will
Captain Boycott after the work is over !i.nd the
,_ll,ave been withdrawn. It is the general opinion that
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At A, 1i1.4 re absolutely necessary for him to leave the country.
rt,ill. be impossible for him to sow or get in his crops
k"llo44",asSistance and it seems absurd to spend many
• 411p-1,1 a year 'in saving e.,40 or £.50 worth of crops.
hl d L'otee,°:l continue to live a hunted, isolated life here,
bY constabulary, but it is not likely that he
144/4'''unk it agreeable or advisable to do so. The
apPl4,:t uoUntry are singularly peaceful and quiet to
.'Veraw`,,ararices. It is doubtful whether the people were
Ztae the military or whether they are waiting for
rat -"""11 and active movement. It is reported that
NictreParations will be made for the departure of the
and that thousands of their countrymen will
Zilltii.criu all parts to "speed the parting guest." There
• -i7ablY be a land meeting here on Sunday, the 21st
kitwa until then it is not likely that there will be any public
Ipon Ihnfeeling, though much will depend, it is thought,
4°ue the priests adopt to their congregations to-
Opr.

th " NOVENMER 14.
to:tilt:tzar e stirring events of the last few days, the inter-
-1141, f a peaceful Sunday affords an opportunity of
_roPlating the different aspects of the situation.
Zre be,,•"lloteclly has its comic side. Thousands of pounds
;PaieCg exPended to save a gentleman's crops, and every
re 0„.,,0f the service is brought into requisition to protect
„Ole labourers in the country who can be found to do
• 1112;'Lk- The carman who drove me from the camp to
.71t11„ ",_uo on Friday summed up this side of the picture
'he coaraoteristiccpmment. He said, Bedad, Sur, it's
I.llaerest
th„ . menagerie that ever came into Connaught.'
viSW which suggests itself to the carmen, who
faxes for driving newspaper correspondents or
• 4,0 or
-min the camp, and are consequently prepared
ticallrard thing, in general, and even ' Boycotting ' in par-
Drecinetwith their accustomed pleasantry ; but once in the
e °f Lough Mask-house, the seriousness of the expe-
t%ad atinot fail to impress the observer. Captain Boycott
40a."— faatilY are bearing up with courage mad determina-

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w. Correspondent of the Standard writes 1-
1441,14 g to see how the Northmen spent the Sunday, I
j,4,ceiun ray to the rear of Captainßoycott's house, and
fey ""'„„ flight of stone stops which led to the upper
'lre,-- °no of the out-houses The place was divided into
eatrue smraPartnients. In the central one, which faced the
a number of constabulary lay upon bundles of dry
I,72king their pipes and listening to a comrade,
,who
scrap of newspaper a journalist's narrative of
as s happening at Lough Mask. The back of this room
hnprovised canteen. In the room to the right, which
'nett Cooking-house, was a party of sober-looking t-orth-
(l4P, elelning their revolvers. One young fellow was oiling a
-looking specimen of the modern "bull dog,"
peittei..by his side a browny giant from
ttvian.vrist vhireroi;iesel,y,
4,1:',1g a long-barrelled six-shoote
generation ago. Swint thr.e flrearm?; were loaded,
,qhice Qf entire party handled their capons with an appear-
Much carelessness that one of the visitors beat a
cola? tetreat. The room to the left was occupied by the
kriti,b.Wary, a good many of whom were also engaege,d
at:re Zulg UP their arms and accoutrements. Rifles, blt
-,iiire4cl-, shakoes, and greatcoats hung around the walls,
atd were further garnished with tin pots, stone bottles,
on Other homely but useful articles. Descending the
ky ;Stairs, and escorted by a head constable, I made
into another portion of the yard, and came upon
uf
ext Zpolice and volunteers busily at worlt, with a
, thresher," a really admirable inplement, On
_iande!.:';llg sUrpilse. "Row is it you are working on
we're not theY replied, " It's a work of necessity now;
%tied ter st'iPg to be on wet straw.' In another loft,
teem They ecu'n, I found the bulk of the volun-
told i seenled jght with °utthe in good spirits, and laughingly
u in
they had on the previous
„„o„..t,he svrarms of rata which infested the barns.
tl)er, --c""Y inquired if I could give them a news-
Perhapsti when their friends in the north
en—rely they are cut off from comniunica-
tiletr fh the outer world, the next day's post will relieve
tiot, b a nXietY to know what is thought of the Expetli-
LttfUll lublic. One of their number was stretched
ii" 11 "ength On the floor, writing a letter home,
zraftr account of what they had seen in Connaught. The
nigge,tg of this epistle was a work of geneval interest, and
ticiet. Ira as to what should be said poured in. from all,
•Itte,.,. brought my inspection to a close with a visit to thik.
tere rie, in which culinary operations for the constabulary
Iron „Atri,g Conducted. A huge tire, over which a peat
„14 WEi°,"huung, burned in one corner of a vault, the walls
are crumbling beneath the hand of time. In
kattk 4.--r dark recess sdrne of the expedition had managed
a fire lighted, and were drying their still bnia.ing
4,rvice,,zltB. Arrangements had been made for holding Divine
eager,.,—' and the occasion was looked forward .to with

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1,11 .ing
from Ballinrobe on Tuesday, the Cone-
7, 'lent of The Times says :
town of Ballinrobe has now -almost resumed
41114-;"'ect alskpiness. The military force stationed here is
thei„ ollen to thrice its normal proportions; instead of 150
tiler; ~tre over 400 men at the barracks, but in other respects
absolutely nothing to tell a stranger that anything
laas lately omuirred or is occurring. At the camp
attu.C:ea 9f affairs has been much brightened by a plea-
tallege in the weather. Until to-day rain or snow has
.4nce the arrival of the expedition. The health of
ISter men and the troops has, however, not suffered.
/the-Work of pulling the mangolds, pitting them, and sod-
aie,lhem is proceeding most rapidly. Thirty men with
act were to-day engtged in this operation, and a seven-
ete,erLniold field commenced on the previous day was corn-
ore they stopped. It was originally only intended
itratT7 1113 Captain Boycott's root crops and to stack his
CNN ; but since it will be quite impossible for him to
men in the neighbourhood to thrash. the oats and
' ttp.", has been decided also to do this for nim. The re-
A-4 Jur
eeko
.., —ney wlll therefore not talf.e place for at least a