The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-09-13 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

A Cuiservative club is about to be opened at
Brighton.

According to a New York Telegram, business is
paralysed at Galveston and other towns of Central America
by a terrlul• epidemic of yellow fever.
Mr. Irwin, s gentleman from Bath, while on a holi
day tour to North Devon. fell over the rocks at Lyutou on
'Yrlday aud wee dashed to piece,.

A person having exhibited him lack of gentle-
mantissas In the presence of an Aberdeen girl, .be remarked,
He 4 almost • perfect brute ; all be lacks I. Instinct"
. .

Philadelphia- has resolved to makeup for the quality
of Its drinking-water by increasing the qaantily tkereol, and
Is building • reservoir 104 acres in extent.
Tbe King of Burmah hae decided upon improving
Ms capital and country by the introduction of gee and rail-
Way&

The Hindoo population ham b•en thrown into a state
of great commotion by the mutilation of the famous Id
viiioba, anion atirects thousands of pilgrim, every year to
Panderpoor.

Bi ls are w b•irg circulate 1 throughout London,
C t hog at utl Jll tu toeprooo•' pr co Lt ca,-' to
which the ir etropclitse public are called upon to petstiou
the Legislature tor au Act It, compel the owner, to sell at a
lower thyme.
Cuban misfortunes have been aggravated by. terrible
Are at navannah, by which • large square, the Plass Vapor,
has been dtstroyed, and property lost estimated to be worth
1,6 t 0,01,0. The tire to believed to have been *Mil

"Cavalier boots" are about to be iotrt,ducti for
ladies. They are tunod over with leather Just above the
ariele, ova. tars. ma) be respectfully the point ds mire, so
as to ale° • faint imitation of the old cavalier boot;
edging of lace all, over thts.—Court Journal.

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The Moscow Gazette etates that this year uine-teuths
of the population of the district of Strat if are threatened
with famine. The (iazetto has opened • subscription lor the
beneet of the sufferers.

M. W. de Fonvielle in an article in Wedneeday'e
Soir, expresses the opinion, founded on.ths state of the ice
in the Polar seas, that the coming winter In our latitudes
will be more than ordinarily severe.

Late returns show that Ireland has fewer horses by
9,200, and more cattle 11 92 0 ,O, and more aheep hy 120 000,
slds sear than last. The value of all irlsts stock Is now 27
Winona.

Four elders have arrived from Utah, having been
delegated ss a epeeist miesion t 3 the Latter bey Saints of
thia couLtry. Their o ject h to report on the state and
prospects of the Mormon "Church" in EnOand, ant to
revive confidence in their chiefs.

The Chanoellor of the Exchequer acknowledges the
receixt of two £5 notes from " N. C." for unpaid tax.; also
the first halves of four £IO-notes from "A. B C " for 1.. g.
Doty, and of the second halves of four LIO-notes from
'W. It. G." for Income Tax.

The 'retch Society for Help to the Wounded has
jut publlabed Its accounts. On the Slit D cember, 1v72 It
flee received 10,521 GOA , and had expended for assistauce,
wage., supplies, and ambulanoee, a total of 1,741,000 f., leaving
an available balance of 2,740,000 f.
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The Birmingham Morning New, notes a tact which,
It think', ',lli bent some interest to the English iron tra a.
Tne Great Southern Railway of New South Wales Is about to
be extended to Yam, sad the Colonial Government liaa
ordered the necessary rails and accesaories in England. The
length of the extension is fifty-four paha.
_

The Phibidelphis Exhibition is to be open t d July
4th, 1876, and will be. big business. There la time to make
it so, and President Grant. proclamation In Its favour is said
to have kindled much enthusisam inns favour throughout
the c iuntry. With the fate of Vienna with fifty times as
much attraction for the world as Philadelphia the proposal
Is bold one.

"A gentleman on re3ently being nominated for
election ass member of the city of London come.' made •
characteristic speech, in which he invitee the electors "to
riddle me, sift me, turn me inside out and if you gad me
wanting, Just crumple me up like a pleoe of dirty blotting
paper, raid throw me Into the waste basket."—Court Journal
It has been reported in Paris that Marshal Mac.
Malian, whilst keeping the greatest reserve in hie conversa-
tion upon all matters touching upou the re-establishment of
the Monarchy, has said to several deputies "that he hod
determined never to serve France under the white flag."
"How," said an Aberdeen philosopher t some
young student, he was examining, "bow, for lustanec do
aetronomere measure the (lister:ea to the sun ? " It rather
posed the class, till a young Suetiander with sandy hair ex.
claimed, " they calculate one-fourth Of the distance, and
than multiply by tone'

A young Parisian lately thought to frighten a lady
Into accepting him. lie invited her to take a sail on the
lake of Geneva with him. &110 when some distance from
shore he threatened to imp overboard It she reivael his
snit, hut she didn't get frightened, and °limed to bet him
one hundred franca that he daren't dive in—and he didn't.
Free trade in labour was demonstrated by the opera-
tives of Sao Francisco on the iith of set month, who attacked,
stoned, and beat the Chloe,* cheaper labm ren. The latter
fled to the mountains or hill& This seems to be the method
of opposing cheap hamar.
It Is said that in ease of any remission being granted
to railwai• in the matter of passenger duty, shorter hours
wW be made • rine qua non for railway servants. Shorter
hours in many bush.o cases amount to a mere excuse for
Idling, but as regards railway servants, therein no doubt they
are over-worked.

One of the Tichborne witnesses. Mr. Cockle, • news-
agent of Surbiton who., evidence was expected Ap no both
novel and important, was found dead and ahociMgly muti-
lated on the down line of the London aud South-Western
nest Surblton. He had been desponding for come
time pact, and It is nu-Toted that hie death was the result of
his own intentional act.

(in Saturday about 200 men and their wives attended
ia• International Exhibition to hear a special lecture from
Buckmaeter on '' Cooking for Working Men" The dishea
slated of tripe and onion,, beer and bieoon, mutton broth,
and •riot-tru fru for a family of eve persona. The cooking
appeared to give great satisfaction, and several of the meal
wives aaked gueetlons as to cost and materials.
The total ordinary receipta into the Exchequer from
the let of April to the 6th September acre 429,795 021,
against £29096037 In the corre.pniding period of last year.
The expenditure was £344809i, and tdu balances In ti.. 5
Bank of England and the hank of Ireland on Saturday last
were £4,660,071.
The rivetters and finishers employed in the Leede
boons and shoe trade struck work on Tuesday, owing to the
matters submitting a new Kele of price. by which the area
allege their wages will be reduced 20 per cent. They com-
plain that it is a great hardship, as they aurrendered only a
few Weeks ago to the employers terms, after being Idle
several weeks.
A contrivance le now announced by whi,l2 a snap or
plan can be transmitted by telegraph. It seems to be chiefly
...tided to telegraphing to headoeuarters any alteratim ha
the position of trooda about to engage; the more as I: hike
the advantage ril heir g telegraphed, so to speak, In cipher—
that lc over and above the telegraphic cipher of tiling figure,
foe lettere

A correspondent of the John Bull aivocatee the
abolition of godfathers and godmothers. The causes which
led to the Mat; tution of sponfort have, he ears, ceseed to
exist ; the sscrament of baptism is complete wftl,ut them,
:infit.ifrith.vraerree,udmonitroat;iay,hw2rtchh very many religions dig
An English lady visiting Scotland for the first time,
m governess to • Widen I family of distinction, wee rather
amused the ent morning at the breakfast table by two very
little boys of the family holding • discussion as to her probable
nationality At length one came forward and whispered.
" Are you English r' "Yea," she replied, "I am English."
Then running back to his brother, he maid—"Ab, then oho
6 our obbor."

Coal b now Wag cut etrxossfully hy mach,
.ateliaplii.sad. it le believed maNy pimp wi,l ,0,076.0 t

Seven ehildren—mne of whom. the eldeet it
bare beim pAsobefi by batlbg foreign beans pl. tea
anthed liLiliesp'Prylednocclky.becaTtatee'e 'Ped"L'6"sotbdCb"ollbs',.;b' b'sbibi4l.44tabei
for the purpose of killing 'math.

The first tramway line i Btrentuehern
pe,.llc Irian, on Sat nro ay. The brat car r at, Into
which it mast rd, mud severely Injured irger,tlticanwt,,Wu
In the vehicle.
A polite act eertisterent ap: enre in Perin piper. A
'nun man. blond, with • brilliant tinter.., to ny.
• young lady uf from eil.,ht..eti to II:ty-htir, I:th a
Income.

To wows' Mrthodist meeting of the two 1,,,0ca
missionary districts tea, 11-1.1 on NI a.day, at actoq
London, when oue,if the p help ,I,pe. kers no. ir
ho has lately sal limed to E. gi .nd a Ler Ile, ). at reti,te,;;
to Canal& •

The Eastern Budaet eaye that the herie,t in
gars hes bee, •hd this },ar that the 6 ,•.n.re le by ro,
tertnthed to impott ita,trall.ll Wheat cud rye for rovr,eg.,,
the Itnxverisned Ws 1. eta

The Ameri ;an papers report that Ihe Rev.
Todd, 1) D., lo:,4 p..st or el th, Mat Coi.gr4 gti uo
of ['Mattel:. Itlisear.htuktts, aut..or of the "tits te
atanasi " slid numerous bo km I r thd rout,. Medal Its
home ,n Sprtm field, liessachu.ctts, ott the 2t.h ult., le
s.vant3-trord year.

"We learn from Franm that Autumn Afateur,
via be held round Peri, a,d Len, out the 1.1,411, ot
n ouch. Up to the las few days the weatherh:....,,n
It seems tu neve s..ddet keit, aLti a wee Auto,,, U &p.
pretended. In this ease to Nett eh troops wid Suffer,
our 01.13, from 1,4,4 J or-to; hut they •id to,, r.
inen• tot C• 1111,11 to fell back to; ,ts fur the Llght."—Arres sud
Racy Uasette.

An- American, wlio says he laterv,wed the Erupr,
Eugenie, erotism that th., prole.si d to lie isbalnae at te the
probabilltlee of a B •Tisp.ut st rest, .itin Much as
who do Dot know Franco' tail she, "or who we Aily to.
quatnted with Purim and the large tuella enter et the
It is nevertuelts true that the pire.d. MeV .4 the
people believe In th. Nap lek.llll, dynasty aril no
Let the plateeite of the wile na ti he I.k eon, e
mid the mitt day rot I n wool be amp,:ar,
French."

'Steward," raid a p tesengcr fr, board
going to the C ndinent, ile at breaklast ii L.o.i.g
sem.. the taten • kup containing ROMP dark, tnn ,dy 1.M.,
liquid, "abet It that 1.1 think tea, air," ,
stewatd, aura haat, Inspntion. "Oh. coil' .04 '001.4v1
the traveller; "in., take It a wsy, and if Ws to hri4g
c :ffee. and If Ws coffee brine mete."
The Official Journal of France publbbed on Tuna.,
note stating that on the Sth lust, the iii.veroment veld l'G,
many 2,11.486,000 f., thus co:npletti g the payu.ent of the ey
Indemnity. It h tv!ded that the t .tal atuotti.t pal I
the let or Septernn,r in reap et, of the last
• 04.0,79i,,00f. ; atm that the bu.lion he'd hy the h,,,k
Feelil atter toe ptiym•-nt of Lae Id in ity ani• net, t
million italics, while at the comma uc. talent of the
the total was tally !40 millinis

Some of the American newspapers rep ,rt a tense i
remarsaNle eelrehn.Meitt t.:n anp Cl a. ural, tvi one nb,
seam, to us le, more praCtical avu Inn ot p.n.*, then thi
ordinary Cohan' of &potations. In Pei u•yleatta it .a,ra,
that there occurs at a certain railway aLattnit Itttimers
week • Wsipurgis Noche par.de of is 11, w vol awfin h.
ranter. Li the hour when churchyards yawn, the r,adi,
all those who have been Wind upon tint lbe c one oat ol
their graven In the maimed and mangled col Olilon hi *Weil
they were left by the collision, or oilier c 011,4 y, and nuts
silent and awful demonstr,•tien by whose any.
lect or blunder they ware done to deatli,
it may not be general y known that die Hague herbage
within Int walls a ct mposimt of princely rank, who, a semi
Peter the Great, bat J,urneyed • tot surd it Holland to learn
a useful handicraft for the benefit of hii c ,unirr. The swat
penonage in question is Prin. Macao, a daluilo of the fed
grade of Japan. Ills meritorVap conduct Is not Orletly
voluntary, he having been sent to Europe $1 his Somalis,
but he appears to have made the are of raCrlilen his Own hy
the uncommon zeal he enbibtu. apenuing seatral
work in the printthroalth.

In 'peaking in the Core a on Monday evening, after
a cordiel reception from the majority, the .w rreddeu,
Senor Casteler, strongly attacked the Spinith denier re.,
and wild the Carlist forces meet be opporet by ths men
nation. To defeat the Carllste, he remarked, en ein UI
neetaaary, and it could uot valet withdut
without the retention of cepita pout. neil. A ,dilsoidi
be introduced imposing large pecuniary nue upon wean
who had sent their sous a.road to uvula rnitiary NI net
&trope would only recognise the B- phi It hid
caused the Ides to be 'neutered, ad hod restored weir
In Spain. The speech was received with loud cheers.

During the week endiog Saturday la.t 2,248 hirtk
sr d LYN deaths were reale, ered to L Mutt, the hirtiii
banx 69 and the drix.he 179 below the aterage unintan
the d rresponding wt ek of the last ten s. c. The mortalln
In Loi d it and 20 other large cities and tJarns uf the Caged
Kingdom war at the rate of 24 deaths annually to ever, ftw
persona living. In London the rate was 20 to the IA;
liancheeter, 19 ; Sinford, 44 ; Birmingham, 23 ; anti Nm.
esatie-oprnoTyne, 40. The deatha In London Indwell I
from snort pox, 27 from different forms of fever, and
from diarrt COA.

A curious cembination, and one on a large seals,
threatens to itheet the equir‘imity of the Yanketa, wind •
about as docit as giving, title to • lop-poit Tee
farmers of the West are dissatisfied, and are ristensthes to
combine in order to raise the prices of ail agricuitural reu.
ducts. Tear men, who work hard and form the backbites
of society In the States, are dissatisfied with the prices am
obtained for their produce, 44 eep-cialiy alto the hlid
rains of freight on the ratters), of the Union which Mal
between them and at only the inhabitants f the towns as
the Atlantic stahoard but also the Etompean C ICUmtn.
this extent, therefore, we in England are interested lath.
issues which aid be fought out.
On Saturday afternoon public demonstration took
place In South Shield, to protest against the Criminal lag
Amendment At* About four thousand boner smiths, sip
wrighta, miners, glass makers, moulders, pattern mitten, WI
makers, boat builders, black and mast makers,
minions joiner,, Tyne docktrimmeni, teamers, mak=
engines, samalgamated tailors, marchedthroug b the principal
streets of 'he town, accompanied by bard, of music, Ina
nen, and models, to the geld where the meeting was MO
under the presidency of Peter Jones, delegate from the Tyra
Tees, and Wear Bolter Builders' Anoclation Arcadia
were passed that the Criminal Law Amendment AA Is an
just and one-sided in principal, harsh and tyrannical k
peratlon, is simply an employers' act, passed by sa wa.
voyera' parliament for employers' purposes, and ought to 50
ropealed. the meeting pletloml itetif, therefore to wormy
legal means to secure the rep-al of the act, and to refine Is
support any candidate at the neat election who will wipe.
mice to work for such repeal.