The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-20 00:00:00

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EPITOME OF NEWS

BRITISH AND FpREIGN.

The Prince of Wales left Engtand for Homburg on
Saturday, and the Princess of- Wales, accompanied
by her three daughters, depirted for Copenhagen, on
a visit to the King and Queen of Denmark.
in an engagement on the 3rd inst. the troops of the
Atneer of Afghanistan were defeatod by the Ghilzai..
Reports from Colorado (U.S.A.) state that the Lite
Indians have risen against the" white men."
- An extraordinary circumstance has occurred in the
State of Virginia, where a Senator was committed to
prison for contempt of court and rescued by the mob
from confinement.

Teemer won the sculling championship of the United
States and 10 0 dollars by a length and a half from
Hanlan on Saturday. The course was in Toronto Bay.
Through Mr. Paleston, M.P.—upon whom the Queen
is about to confer the honour of knighthood—the
Princo and Princess of Wales have conveyed to the
executive committee of the National Eisteddfod their
high appreciation of the interesting proceedings which
their Royal Highnesses witnessed.
On Saturday the second or Southern division of the
Artillery Volunteers took up their quarters in Shoe-
buryness Oamp, in order to take part in the competi.
tions of this week. _ _

Between the Eddystone Lighthouse and Start Point,
early on Saturday morning, a Greek steamer and a
British steamer came into violent collision, the latter
immediately sinking. Seven lives were lost, all belong-
ing to the British vessel, and including the first mate
and his wife and two children.
Mr. Edward J. Reeves, son of the Mayor of Brighton,
was charged before the magistrates of that town, on
Saturday, rith having assaulted Mr. Richard Ballard,
A member of the town council. For the defence it was
urged that there had been extreme provocation, the
complainant having frequently, it was said, used in-
sulting language towards the defendant's father. The
Bench imposed a fine of £5.
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Arthur James Edwards, a justice of the peace for
Essex, was charged at the Stratford Petty Sessions, on
Saturday, by Ernest James Evans, a bicyclist, with
striking hi with a driving whip. The Bench was of
opinion that the assault was not justified, though
there had been provocation. They imposed a fine of
ss. and costs.

The smack Bonnie Lass, of London, Bateman master,
arrived at Shapinshay, near Kirkwall, on Saturday
morning, and reported having lost the master on Wed.
day last, about twenty miles north of the Faroe
Islands. The vessel shipped a terrific sea, which washed
him overboard.

The remains of Lord de Ramsey were removed on
Saturday morning from his lordship's residence in
Be:grave-square, and conveyed to Ramsey Abbey,
Hants the deceased's country seat, where the funeral
took place in the afternoon.
A committee of Soho working men has been formed
to raise a fund for the relief of the sufferers by the
recent fire In Gerrard-street. and distribute it in pro-
portion to their needs. The Rev. E. W. Christie
treasurer of the fund, requests us to state that he will
be happy to receive subscriptions sent to him at St.
James's and Soho Working Blen's Club, Gerrard-street,
Soho. _ _ _

In the Me of a man named Lydement, charged at
Brentford Petty Sessions, on Saturday, with having
absented himself from training as a militiaman,
evidence was given of his having succeeded in entering
four regiments. and obtaining bounty money in each
case. He informed the bench that he recently
surrendered himself with the view of getting the
Queen's Jubilee Radon, but he was told to go away.
He was fined 46, or two months.
A destructive fire occurred early on Saturday morning
at Messrs. Mellen and Co.'s cotton mill, Heaton Mersey,
Stockport. The firm had closed the works and taken
out the boiler fires in view of the workpeople's annual
trip The fire was discovered in the drying room at
midnight, and, although the fire brigade rendered
admirable service, the large block of buildings was
completely gutted. The damage, which is estimated
at scveral thousand pounds, is stated to be covered by
insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown
The Governor of Winchester Gaol on Tuesday
received a telegram respiting for a week George
Augustus Early, aged 19, of Sonthampton, under
sentence of death for the murder of his sweetheart,
Isa;Jella Rose Fleming, on the 13th of last April. The
executicn was to have taken place on Wednesday morn-
ing. No reasons were given for the respite.
Severe frotts have prevailed for the past few nights
in parts of Westmoreland, three or four degrees being
registered. Much damage has been done to the potato
crops and garden produce. A frost is also reported
from county Limerick, where blight has made its
appearance on the potatoes.
At Birmingham on Tuesday morning, Detective-
eerjeant Dobbs went into a house in search of a man.
The wife opened the door, and was so startled at the
officer's appearance that she fell back in a fainting fit,
and died immediately. _ _ _ .

The O'Grady has issued a circular letter to the
tenantry on his Herbertatown estate, with a view to a
settlement of the rent dispute, which has led to a
number of writs for the possession of several farms on
the property having been lodged with the sub•sheriff
for execution. To give them an opportunity of saving
their holdings, he offers to allow 23 per cent. all round,
on payment of a sear's rent and amts. They will owe
two years' rent next month.
The concluding meeting of the committees entrusted
with the carrying out of the Windsor Jubilee scheme
was held on Tuesday, when it was stated that nearly
4000 had been subscribed; that the cost of the statue
to her Majesty was £2300; and that £5OO had been
contributed to the Imperial Institute from the area
embraced by the scheme, which comprises parishes
situated within five miles of Windsor Castle.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1887.

The long drought has come to an end in North-East
Lancashire, rain commencing to fall at an early hour
on Saturday and continued with little intermission
until the evening. General relief was felt in the large
manufacturing towns of Darwen, Olitheroe, ACCriDgtOD,
and Burnley.

The Right Hon. John Bright arrived at TenbY on
Saturday evening on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Curry.
A telegram from Thirsk states that some excellent
sport has been experienced on North Riding Moors,
grouse being plentiful, strong on the wing, and in fine
condition. Up to the present the bags have been above
an average.
Swine fever in Grantham and district is spreading to
an alarming extent. Within the past few days upwards
a 20 pigs have had to be killed.
Measles, which played havoc at Grantham recently,
has now broken•out in the village of Harlaxton.

A special committee of the Metropolitan Board of
Works sat on Monday to inquire into certain charges
against officials and members of the Board of having
acted improperly in relation to the sales of lands and
properties. Some of the accusers who had been invited
declined to attend, alleging that they did not approve
of the tribunal. Ultimately the inquiry was adjourned,
Mr. Mark Judge undertaking at the next meeting to
produce evidence in support of the allegation that
land belonging to the Board had been improperly dis-
posed of.
John Henry Fume% who has repeatedly deserted
his wife and family, leaving them to become charge-
able to the parish, was brought before the assistant-
judge at the Middlesex Sessions on Monday, to be
dealt with as a rogue and vagabond, and was sentenced
to six months' imprisonment.
James William Foreman was charged at the Maryle-
bone Policeeourt on Monday with having embezzled
various sums of money belonging to his employer, Mr.
E. M. Jones. cheesemonger,Westbourne-grove. He was
committed for trial.

France has come to an understanding with England
for the partial suppression of the " Corvee " in
Egypt;
A telegram from Queenstown reports that the
" Thistle ' was passed on Aug. 6 by a Baltimore
steamer, going west.
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appoint-
ment of Mr. W. G. Seymour Vesey Fitzgera'd, C. 8.1.,
Political Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of State for
India, to be a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent
Order of the Indian Empire.
Her Majesty has been pleased to approve the
appointment of Mr. J B. Richey, 0.5 I. to be a
Member of Council of the Governor of Bombay, in the
room of Sir Maxwell Mclviii, K.0.1.E., 0.5.1., deCeased.
The Queen lAr, been pleased to signify her intention
of conferring the honour of knighthood upon Mr. H.
Rainals, for many years Consul at Brest.
Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of Mr.
Gainsford Bruce' QC., being appomted Temporal
Chancellor of the County Palatine of Durham, in place
of the late Mr. Fleming, Q.C.
The number of actual shipwrecks reported last week
increased to 21, compared with the previous week,
being mostly foreign sailers.
The reports from the indigo districts of Lower
Bengal continue to be bad. The prospects in Behar and
the North-West Provinces are more favourable.
At Tuscola, Illinois, on Monday, Mrs. James Hoyne
was gored and trampled to death by a mad bull which
she was trying to drive out of her front yard.
A large number of the members of the Irish Parlia-
mentary Party paid a visit to the Channel Tunnel on
Saturday, at the invitation of Sir Edward Watkin.
News has arrived from the Khyber that the work on
the fortified semi which is being constructed at
Lund-i-Kotal by the British officers, is making good
pro; re ss.
At a fire at the saw mill and salt block, belonging to
Mr. J. G. Owen, of East Saginaw, Michigan, 8000
barrels of salt and 3,500,000 feet of lumber were
destroyed.
Sergeant Mason, who gained notoriety for having
shot at Gniteau during his trial for the murder of
President Garfield, has become a prosperous farmer in
Orange county.
In Committee of Supply, a discussion will be raised
on the present position of Bechuanaland. Sir George
Campbell will move the reduction of the Vote for
Beehuanaland by £50,000.

The report of Dr. Hill, medical officer of Birmingham,
for the quarter ended June 30, shows that during the
13 weeks there were 3594 births and 1913 deaths regis.
tered in the borough.
Fresh incendiary fires are reported from the vicinity
of the Pentelicus Monastery in Attica. Ten persons,
of whom two are monks, have been arrested in mimec,.
tion with the recent conflagrations.
Mr. Townsend, the petroleum expert, who was
lately engaged in exploring for oil near Sibi, is about
to make a thorough examination of the petroleum
wells near Rawul Pindi. He resumes work at Sibi in
the autumn. _

Journal des Debats " says it has reason to
believe that M. Flourens has protested against the in-
sertion in the Bins Book on Sir H. Drummond Wolff's
Mission of the Note sent to the Sultan by the Count de
Montebello.

0. B. Ricbold, convicted of larceny, broke gaol at
Winchester, Virginia, a few days ago, for the seco3d
time. He released three coloured prisoners, two of
them convicted of theft, and one accused of murder.
The latter was recaptured.
Behram A gha, the chief eunuch of the Sultan's
harem, and the confidential adviser of his Majesty, died
on Sunday. He possessed (says the "Daily News"
correspondent) immense influence over the Sultan, and
virtually directed the affairs of the State. _ _ _