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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

FAMOUS WATERFALLS.

According to Dr. Wertsch, the highest waterfalls
are the three Krimbe Falls, in the Upper Prinzgau,
which have a total height of 1148 ft. The three falls
next in height are found in Scandinavia—the Yerme
Foss, in Rorcsdal (984 ft. ; the Nettie Foss, on the
Sogne Fjord (853 ft. ; the Rjukan Foss, in the Thele-
rnarken (804 ft. With a decrease in height of 213 ft.,
the three Yelino Falls (591 ft. near Zerni, the birth-
place of the historian Tacitus, follow next, and are
succeeded by the three Toss Falls, in the Val For-
mazza (541 ft. The Gastein Falls, in the Gastein
Re o f
h
Valley (469 ft. are midway between the Skkggedal
Foss, in the Hardanger Fjord (524 ft and the
Boring Foss, in the same fjord. The great Anio
Cascade, near Tivoli (315 ft. appears small by the
side of the foregoing, but is still larger than the Falls
obfy a
thew i
dEt
ib e
o, f inB2to
oh the t R. i eAs e
long' iwr gaey,
behind
Caor
me
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tnhl only
148 ft. high. If the width of the falls is taken into
consideration,t
fall
uheis
tmhontstoftheßhine s
imposingh are t
Schaffhausen, those
Victoria Falls of the Zambesi, which are 394 ft. high,
Niagara Falls, 177 ft. high, and 1968 ft. wide. The
e
with third largest f
148 ft. wile, by only 33ft. high. The highest water-
falls mentioned cannot compare
wi those gigantic
falls as regards cubic contents.

WHAT is that which has three feet, but no legs; is
all body, but no limbs; moves a great deal, and never
uses its limbs for diet purpose; has one foot at etch
end and the other in the centre of its body; nPver
walks out, but goes with one foot where its ilead
might be, dragging the other feet behind him. 'these
feet have nails. but no toes ?—A 'yard measure.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

SALES BY AUCTION

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PUBLIC NOTICES-
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SHOW ROOMS

Are replete with every novelty in Plush
Silk, and Cloth Mantles and Jackets.

WILLIAMS & FARR'S specially selected
stock of Fur-lined Cloaks, from 25s 6d.
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the trade.
WILLIAMS & FARR'S remarkable selec-
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.SATITRDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1837.
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FANCY

Ruptilres Cured.

RUPTURES I RUPTURE I

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1I
A IT rom ATIO
SOFT RUBBER SHEL L

is the most perfect we ever examined."—
Medical Press and Circular, Oct. 21, 1885

UPTURES.—"HODGE'S Patent Truss
ILA) is the most comfortable am effective
truss, it gives an elastic pressure, possessing
a very groat advantage. Adapts itself read-
ily to the movements of the body, and is
very effective.' —Lancet, Oct. 3, 1885.

ItITPTURES.—"VERY ingenious and
successful trass."—British Medical
Journal, May '23, 1885.

lUD UPTURES. "WITHoui. enlarging
Ulf the opening as conical pads are apt
to do, while its -resiricnC, ensures the pad
keeping it place without ex4rting. injariou
prossure."—Medical Timek, r_belO'ber 10, 188„„i
UPTIMES' .—"PossEss decided ad.
E) -
vantage both in efficiency and corn.
fort over all others with which. we are ac-
quainted." Liverpool Medical JOunial, Janu-
ary 7, 1886.

TijUtPruTsT:'R' 3YeißiLailnfanriio'4l2l, 6
Feb. 1, 1886.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

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too
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

THE STRIKE SETTLED.

The great strike of railway employes on the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway, in America, termi•
nated on Tuesday to the disadvantage of the men.
The company deny that there was any question of
submitting the dispute to arbitration, arid merely
notified the men on strike that if they wanted to
return to work they must do so at once, as no new
men would be discharged to make room for them.
The organisers of the s'zike will not be employed
again.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

THE LATE BAKER PASHA.

A distinguished general officer, an old friend and
comrade of the late Valentine Baker Pasha, has
written a letter, asking the Army and Nary Gazette
to announce the intention of a number of officers in
her Majesty's service, who admired the great military
qualities and sincerely commiserated the misfortunes
and the fate of one of the most gallant and devoted
soldiers who ever drew a sword, to organise a move-
ment for the purpose of enabling those who share
their feelings of recording in some permanent form the
sense they entertain of the services rendered to his
country in the army of the Queen, as well as in the
employment of the Sultan and of the Khedive of
Egypt, her Majesty's allies, by the deceased as Colonel
of the 10th Hussars. In a few days the names of the
committee will be announced, and the Gazette hopes
that the feeling which was expressed in the order of
the Commander-in-Chief to pay full military :honours
to the dead body of Valentine Baker as his remains
were borne to the grave at Cairo, will find utterance
in another form when it becomes a question of erect-
ing to his memory some seemly monument.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

G ENE RAIL NEWS.

SI:RIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A WOL-
VERHAMPTON TRADESMAN.

At the Stipendiary Court, Wolverhamp-
ton, yesterday, a young urtrried man named
James Henry Wilson, furniture :dealer, was
charged with indecently aseaulting Emily
Smith, aged 18 years. Comphiman-, the
daughter of parents residing at Moxley,
stated that she lived with defendant as
domestic servant. On Tuesday night he
took advantage of his wife's absence to pull
heron his knee and indecently assault her.
She got away from him and went to the
house of a neighbour ad remained there all
night. Defendant was committed for trial.

FORTUNATELY the great American rail' ay
dispute, which threatened to throw over six . v
thousand operatives out of employment,
and the numberless women and children
dependent upon them out of bread, has
been averted. It was simple madnesi on
-- the men's part, whether they were wro c, , or
''
HORRIBLE CHARGE AGAINST A right in principle, to attempt to fight the
FATHER. master's in the dead season of the year;
though a cessation of work even then would
At the Coventry Divisional Sessions yes-
have wrought dire calamity in the trading
terday, William Leigh, miner, of Bedw orth'
community affected. . We may, therefore,
was charged with attempting to commit a
rape on h daughter Alice, 12 years old' (•ii . congratulate all America upon the arrange-
is
meat amicably of the. points at issue, and
the 22nd Deceiribu:. It is alleked that aff r
making improper o• . rtnros to an el ' r would add a hopctul aspiration that
e :i,= • unionism and the qu,Aition of wages also
daughter, the prisonei drove her an
wife out of the house. and committed the : may not iu the future cause a breach
aegaulr. The (-tang: tar and a neigh our
' between capitalists and workmen on the
frora_the outside heart the child protesting. ; grekt railway concerned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

THE JUDGE AND THE DOGS,

At Crewe County Court, before Judge sagheet
Q.C., Joseph Powell, draper, Crewe, claimed front
James Parker, an engine-driver, five guinea!, the
value of a fox-terrier. The plaintiff called a witnede
who bred the dog, and another who trained it for hips
and said that when the terrier was accompanYing
him home the defendant came up and claimed it se
his, taking it from him. Parker said he bred it. The
subject of the action was brought into court, and, ail
the evidence was conflicting, his Honour towards the
end of the case had the animal placed beside himself
on the bench, and the plaintiff Tent to the far end a
the court and called out," Sam, Sam!" The creature
had not been in Powell's possession for some time,
but no sooner did it hear the voice than it left itt
place and found its way through a crowded court to-
the plaintiff, and began to gambol around him. The
defendant had described the dog as partly deaf. The
judge said he believed it belonged to Powell, and gliTe,
a verdict accordingly.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

ALARMING GAB EXPLOSION.

An alarming gas explosion occurred on Monday
prior to the services at the Salvation Army Barracks,
New Buford, Nottingham. An escape of gas had
been detected on the ground floor of the premises by
the keeper, William Hainton, who, with one of the
captains of the army, proceeded to look for the
leakage with a lighted candle. While searching
beneath the platform a loud explosion occurred,
blowing Hainton 12 feet into the air, and a form was
lifted from the floor into the gallery. All the windows
in the building were bllwn out, and Hainton had bob
his legs badly fractured, and lies in a critical condi-
tion, while five other persons who were in the room
were injured. General Booth was on a visit to the
town at the time of the accident, which has occasioned
considerable disquietude.

WrrAT would a pit,' do who wished to build himaelf
B habitation ?--Tie a knot in his tail and call it a pig's..
tie.

WHY is a vain young lady like a confirmed
drunkard ?—Because neither of them is satisfied with
moderate use of the glasq.
WHAT is the difference between a luxurious pillow
and a man with an empty purse?--One is soft down
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

SIERRA LEONE,

A letter just received from an officer of her
Majesty's ship Acorn, dated Sierra Leone, Nov. 29
described some fighting which has taken place between
the natives and the West India Regiment stationed
at Sierra Leone and the ship's company which had
been landed to assist them. They proceeded to a place
named Waterloo, on the River Rabbi, where a dis-
turbance had taken place. The King, a very
treacherous and bloodthirsty man, had murdered a
number of his !ollowers and their wives and children,
and when a peaceable messenger from the governor
was sent to him, he also was savagely ill-treated. A
force was, therefore, sent out against the King, who
with his armed men entrenched themselves in kraals.
Up to the time of the last news the naval forces, West
India Regiment, and some of the Royal Engineers,
had attacked and taken seven kraals and had burnt
them, but three more remained to be captured, within
one of which the King islbelieved to be. The encounter
had been a serious one for the natives, and seven of
the British were wounded, but none killed except a
sergeant belonging to the Royal Engineers.

WHAT is the difference between a fisherman and a
lazy schoolboy ?—One baits his hook and the other
hates his book.
TEACHER (Of spelling class) : Tommy Traddlea,
YOU may spell cigarette.' Tommy Traddles, some-
what ill prepared: Well—or—my pa won't let me
smoke 'em, an' I don't think he'd cars to have ma
thpell 'em.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

TILL TALK

Speaking at a Liberal banquet to celebrate
Mr. Gladstone's birthday at Kidderminister
Thursday night, Mr, Gill, M.P., South
Limerick, said the Tories were eager for Mr.
Gladstone's death. They were the ghouls
sitting on the churchyard wall, waiting for
the corpse. Mr. Wilfrid Blunt said it
was probable that before the Irish question
was settlod, some Ministers would be
impeached, and he should not regret to see
a few heads fall at the block.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

A SAD CHRISTMAS QUARREL.
_

Christmas Day, and Boxing Day too, passed over
in Dublin without any material disturbance of the
peace, with little noticeable intoxication, and, on the
whole, in the spirit of peace and goodwill that should
characterise the season. It is sad to say, however,
that the holiday calm was broken on Tuesday by a
terrible domestic tragedy. Shanly after three o'clock,
in 27, Eustace-street, Mr. John Clancy, tailor, was
found shot dead in a room of his shop, and John
Farrell, his brother-in-law, who worked under him,
was discovered wounded. The alarm was given to
Constables 98 B and 188 B, on duty near the scene,
by a little boy who ran to tell them that he had
heard shots fired in the house. The constables
hastened to the place, and in the front
shop they found Mr. Clancy lying apparently
dead, while Farrell was sitting in the hall with a
bullet wound in his breast. Constable 98 B arrested
Farrell, while 188 B conveyed Mr. Clancy at once to
Mercer's Hospital, but he was found to be dead be-
fore the hospital was reached. Farrell, after being
taken to College-street station, was also conveyed to
Mercer's Hospital, where he was attended to by the
resident staff. He is badly wounded in the breast by
a revolver bullet, and did not speak from the time of
his arrest. A priest was sent for, as the injured man
is in a critical condition. Mr. Clancy was shot in the
back, and the ball penetrated to the lungs. Clancy's
house was open for business on Tuesday, and as far
as the police know a dispute occurred in the course
of business, and Farrell fired at Clancy and after-
wards shot himself. A revolver was also found
on the premises, together with 44 cartridges. Mr.
John Murray, who is related by marriage to Mr.
Clancy, states: I reside in the upper portion of the
house. It was after eating my dinner, and I was pre-
paring to go out, when I suddenly heard downstairs
two bangs. I knew at once they were shots, and
rushed down. My foot was almost on the bottom
stair when Mr. Clancy came out of the back parlour,
that is the place behind the shop. He was staggering,
and on seeing me said," Ob, Johnny, Farrell is after
shooting me." Be went forward a few steps and then
fell. I was going into the room where Farrell was,
when my wife, who came down after me, prevented
me. I then shut the door on Farrell, and put the
hasp on it. I then sent for a policeman. Mrs. Clancy
gives a pathetic account of the goodwill which she
believed always existed between her deceased husband
and Farrell. She went up to Farrell's house on
Tuesday for the purpose of bringing one of his
childen to her house during the vacation. Farrell
was for many years in her husband's employment,
and for the past 12 months had been secretary of the
Dublin Partnership Loan Fund Society. She could
assign no cause for the quarrel.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

MR. BALFOI7R.

Mr. Balfour dined on Thursday evening
with Lord Justice Fitzgibbon and a distin-
guished party; at Howth. Yesterday he
recaived a deputation from the Royal
Society, urging the Government to adopt
measures to eradicate plearo-pneumonia in
Ireland. • 4 4,72=CrialiNl
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

CHRISTMAS FASHIONS.

Travelling wraps are much worn just now, in con-
sequence of frequent use. But what's the odds so
lone as you're wrappy ? Trains are in great request
—by people who are visiting their friends at a dis-
tance. All dresses are worn very full, sometimes
bb4ne even puffed—especially dinner dresses. For in-
side linings, a rich, spotted material called "plum
pudding" is in very general favour. Flounces are
now discarded in the house, and a "flounce out of the
house "is not de rigueur. All checks are eagerly
sought after during the present month. The patterns
vary, according to thetoth of the banker they are drawn
upon. Loud, and even noisy, styles are the prevailing
fashion, especially for children. The most seasonable
colours are browns (which are in great favour with
the youngsters just now) and buffs. Of the latter,
that known as "blind man's" is perhaps the most
popular. "The blues" are now quite out of date,
and so is black—as applied to the looks. The hair is
generally worn en deshabille by old and young alike—
after dinner—with a seasonable comb-ic effect. Falls
of course are very general—particularly in the even-
ing. Gentlemen wear their coats very open, and
their hats (more or less indented) on the back of
their heads. Trousers may be turned up at the
bottom out of doors, and the hands should be always
in the pockets.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

REVIVAL IN THE IRISH LINEN

*INDUSTRY:

The Irish linen industry, which has been
in a depressed condition for some time, is
reviving. A large factory in Belfast
clnsed for the two past years will be opened
inia few days, giving employment to nearly
a thousand hands.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

SEVERE WEATHER.

Severe frost set in in London on Monday night and
on Tuesday night at Hyde-park 29deg. of Fahren-
heit was marked, and the barometer was
rising, but the temperature was lower in many places
in the suburbs. Accounts of very severe weather and
heavy snowstorms have been received from several
parts of the island. The most extraordinary snow-
storm which has occurred in the south of England
happened at Dover on Monday night and on Tuesday,
during which snow fell continuously. Such a fall has
not been known for 30 or 40 years, and it is remark-
able that the heaviest part of the fall was will a south-
easterly wind. In the town gangs of men were em-
ployed all day digging pathways down the principal
streets, where the snow lies in a large pile on either
side. On the country roads there is a depth of not
less than 2ft. in the level country, but in other places
there is as much as sft. and 6ft. In the town there
is a depth of 18in. to 2ft. at least in the public streets.
Special engines were kept running on the railways to
keep the line from blocking. The weather was ex-
ceptionally severe, with much snow in many other
localities. At Jarrow on Tuesday morning three
boys sliding on the ice in a disused clay hole went
through, and two were drowned. Three liven wPre
also lost by the ice breaking on the Burnfoot reser-
voir, near Kilmarnock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

DISASTROUS EXPLOSION AT
GASWORKS.

Particulars have reached Belfast of a
serious explosion at Lisburn Gasworks.
Four men have been injured so terribly
that they are not expected to recover, and a
large amount of damage has been done to
property in the immediately vicinity.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

THE DISAPPEARING GUN.

The largest gun that has ever been mounted on a
disappearing carriage was fired the other day at
Messrs. Armstrong's proof range at SiLoth. The sun
and its carriage had been manufactured at Elswick
for the Government of Victoria, and forms part of a
considerable order given to Messrs. Armstrong by the
Australian colonies, the disappearing system having
been adopted by their Governments for colonial coast
defence. The gun is, under ordinary circamstances,
hidden entirely from view in a pit, and is raised into
firing position by the action of compressed air work-
ing in a cylinder, thus only remaining exposed to the
enemy's fire for a few seconds. The force of recoil
on firing is used for compressing the air so that the
gun itself supplies the energy for raising it. An
arrangement of mirrors allows of it being
accurately sighted in the pit before it is
actually raised into firing position. The gun
weighs about 30 tone, and has a calibre of 1-oin.
Three proof charges of 2501 b. of black prismatic
powder were fired, and afterwards several rounds
with a charge of 2301 b, of brown prismatic
powder for the purpose of testing the range and
accuracy of the gun. The projectile itself
weighs 5001 b., and the velocity obtained was 1960 ft.
per second. The Elswick hydro-pneumatic carriage
worked with great ease and precision. The gun rose
steadily and easily into firing position in from 18 to
20 seconds. After firing, the mounting was critically
examined by the officers present, and was found to
exhibit no trace of weakness. Besides the Elswick
official staff, there were present Major-General
Harding Steward, military adviser to the Australian
colonies, and Colonel Moncrieff, the advocate of the
disappearing system. The firm have at present under
manufacture several 68-ton guns mounted on the same
system.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

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AN INGENIOUS TUNNEL:

A very skilful piece of engineering has been carried
out at the New Croton Aqueduct which, when com-
pleted, is to furnish New York with an ample supply
of pure water. A long tunnel bad to be driven ;this
was done in lengths, and at the deepest point the
shafts by which the tunnel was worked were three
hundred and fifty feet deep and six thousand two
hundred feet apart. Starting thus from the foot of
two deep shafts at so great a distance from each other
it was a matter of extreme nicety so to drive from
either end that the headings would meet. The slightest
deviation—even a hair's breadth—to the right or left,
up or down, at the commencement of the tunnels,
would have led to a serious divergence. When
the tunnels reached, as was calculated, within eight
feet of each other, machine drills were set to work at
both ends, the drills being driven in exactly the cen-
tral line of the heading. The drills actually met and
struck, proving that on both sides the headings had
been truly driven. It is doubted whether similar
exactness has ever before been obtained in a tunnel
of this length. The magnitude of the work may be
judged from the fact that the tunnel is 16 miles
long, and will take no less than 164,000,000 of bricks
to complete it; and yet London, with all its wealth,
cannot afford to take its sewage down to the sea, bat
contents itself with polluting the river upon which it
stands.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

MR. GLADSTONE AT DOVER.

Mr. Gladstone was presented with addresses at
Dover on Tuesday on behalf of Liberals in the
county of Kent. In reply he expressed a hope that
Liberalism would be developed in Kent, and that
supporters of Liberal policy would be returned for
the county at the next election. Proceeding to
criticise Lord Salisbury's recent speech, he referred
to the Prime Minister's remark that danger over-
hangs Europe, and said he hoped that the country
would not be drawn into any European quarrel, ex-
cept on the clearest dictates of British duty, interest,
and honour. As to Free Trade, he feared that
Liberals could not rely upcn the Government, and be
examined the acts, or words, of Mr. Goschen and
Lord Hartirgton to show what little reason existed
for expecting that they would support Free Trade.
Mr. Bright would not support Protection, but in
dealing with the question Liberals would have to rely
upon the mass of the people. Denying the Liberals
were responsible for the fact that Ireland occupied
so much of the time of Parliament last year, he
pointed out that the Government adopted a stringent
rule of procedure, took the nights of private members,
and then introduced a Coercion Bill. The minority
were rendered powerless. If the work of next session
were conducted on the same principles, matters would
be worse instead of better. He thought that if the
Government delayed the introduction of the Local
Government Bill until after Easter, it would be an
undisguised mockery. Mr. Gladstone then criticised
in detail the action of the Government in Ireland.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

KIDDERMINSTER.

FIRE AT HURCOTT PAPER MILLS —About a quarter
I') eleven, on Tuesday morning; news reached
tiidderminister that Mr. James's paper mills, at
llurcott, were on fire. The fire-brigade started off
with their engine, and found the fire raging in the
irying shed, a building near the main premises
'he fire was discovered by the fireman, and the
iamee were then spreading with great rapidity.
[le fire brigade, who were delaydd a little in
staring by the want of horses, directed their eflorts
to proteoVng tha mill, and fortunately this
.'soaped hurt, so that there will be no interruption
of the ordinary work there. The drying shed
nowever was gutted, and damage was also done to
.1, blacksmith's and carpenter's shop near the works.
ft is not known how the fire originated, as the
mills had not been at work since Saturday. The
drying shed was heated by hot-water pipes, and
the only supposition as to the fire is that a
luantity of felt for drying the paper upon became
heated and fired. The damace, which is estimated
,t between £3OO. and £400., is covered by
ineuranee.
ST, MARY'S SOIREE.—A soiree was held in the
Town Flail on M3ticlay evening in connection with
St. Mary's Schools. The attendance was Much
less than had been autietpated. The tea trays were
riven by ladies of the neighbourhood, After tea
the Vicar (the Rev. B. Philips) proposed a vote of
.hanks to there, and also to the ladies who had
nre9ided at the tables. He was sorry the attendance
was not larger. but no doubt the festive oharact
of the time kept many away at other assemblage
—Mr. Godson, M.P., seconded the motion, and it
v'as carried,—A concert followed, and the
programme passed off very successfully.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31

MR. GL&DSTONE'S TRIP TO THE
CONTINENT.

Mr. Gladstone left Hawarden on Monday on his
journey to Italy. At Chester a large number of
persons assembled, and, in acknowledging their cheers,
he spoke from the carriage window, advising the
Chester electors to return a Liberal at the next elec-
tion. At Crewe a crowd also assembled, and Mr.
Gladstone, in another speech from the carriag,-- win-
dow, said that if the electors did not like what was
going on in Ireland, it was their business to exert
themselves to put an end to it. Very few people were
at Rugby Station, and at Easton there was nothing
like a demonstration. Mr. Gladstone's reception at
Charing-cross Station was of a mixed character, there
being much groaning and hooting as well as cheering
before the special train left for Sandwich, whence the
right hon. gentleman drove to Betteshanger-park,
there to spend s short time before crossing the
Channel.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

REDUCTION OF THE BRITISH ARMY
IN EGYPT.

The contemplated reduction of the British Army
of Occupation has commenced by the departure of
the 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry, numbering
715 officers and men, who are now on their way to
India. The principal reductions will, however, begin
next month and terminate in March. The forces to
be withdrawn are the following :—Artillery : B
Brigade F Battery Royal Horse Artillery, No. 6
Battery Ist Brigade Scottish Division, No. 9 Battery
let -Brigade North Irish Division, under orders for
home; and No. 1 Battery Ist Brigade Southern
Division, under orders for Malta. The total artillery
reduction will therefore consist of 471 officers and
men, leaving in Egypt only No. 3 Battery Ist Brigade
Northern Division and No. 2 Battery Ist Brigade
South Irish Division. Royal Engineers: 108 men of
the 11th Cortif any are to return home, leaving in
Egypt the 24th Field Company, and the 4th Section
of the relegraph Battalion. Infantry: The Ist
Battalion Cheshire Regiment, 877 officers and men,
will leave next month. The Ist Battalion Shropshire
Regiment, 624 officers and men, will go to Malta,
and the Ist Battalion Cameron Highlanders, 819
officers and men, will return home in March, Thus,
including the Durham Light Infantry, who have
already left, the total reductions by the end of March
will amount to 3035 infantry, 471 artillery, and 108
engineers; altogether 3614 officers and men from the
British force of 8610 stationed in Egypt on Ist
December last. The British force of 5000 remaining
in Egypt will consist of the let Battalion Royal
Fusileers, Ist Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, the let
Battalion Welsh Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion
Essex Regiment, besides artillery and engineers
already mentioned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THE CRAVING FOR CHLORODYNE.

A young man applied to Mr. D'Eyncourt at West-
minster for advice in a very melancholy case. About
twelve months ago the applicant's wife commenced to
take chlorodyne, and she has become so addicted to
the drug that she sePs her husband's clothes and her
beiding to obtain it. The ordinary dose of the medi-
cine is measured by drops, but the applicant stated
that his wife drinks as much as four bottles of it in a
day. Mr. D'Eyncourt expressed his regret that he
was unable to interfere in the case.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

ROWLEY LOCAL BOARD.

A monthly meeting oi this Board was held on
Monday afternoon in the Board Room, Old Hill,
Mr. IV Bassauo presiding.
Dr. Beasley (Medical Officer for No. 1 district)
reported that 50 deaths had occurred during the
month, giving an avera2e of 224 rer 1,000 The
mortality had been gteatest amongst children and
old people, no less than 13 deaths having lat-en rc.
gistered under one year of age and 16 over 60 years,
chest affections coming prominently to the front in
both instances. The district was, he believed, free
from infectious disease, with the exception of three
cases of measles. .

Dr. de Denns (No. 2 Dietrict Officer) reported
that 21 deaths had occurred during the month, m-
ing an average of 20.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. f here
had been no case of zymotie disease since the last
Board meeting, and considering the very severe
aw;eatohferdeaantdhsthweapsonvoetrthyigohf
.the district this percent-
The Chairman said the Board might congratulate
thempelves upon the low death rate, as tlere were
no des.ths but what ware inevitable, and the Board
could not be charged with neglect—(hear, bear.)
A report was presented from the i'uhlic Works
Committee, which stated that a communication had
been received from Messrs. Smith and Co., solicitors
to the proposed Tramways Company, asking the
committee to sign a memorial in favour of the
tramways. The committee ordered the clerk to
write to Messrs. Smith and say that if a memorial
were sent to them they would consider it. The re—
port was adopted.
A letter was read from the Local Government
Board, asking if the Board were ready with the
plans for the proposed hospital. The matter was
left for tho Chairman to giro inotruotiono to too
Clerk to answer the letter.
There was no other business of public int3rest,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

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BRIERLEY HILL.

GAmn OFFENCE —At the Police Court on Monday,
Arthur Butterworth (21), Wordsley, and John Young
(19), labourer, Dennis Park, for trespassing in
search of game on land belonging to the Countess
of Stamford and Warrington, at Sandholes, near
Kinver, were each fined I.os and co,ts, or fourteen
days' imprisonment —William Bentley, la,)ourer,
Kidderminster, VMS fined 20s and costs, or fourteen
dayys' imprisonment for a similar offence on the 6th
inst,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THE DEEPEST WELL IN THE WORLD,

Through the perseverance in scientific researct
characteristic of Mr. George Westinghousz, says th
Pittsburg leader, Pittsburg can now boast of having
the deepest well in tho world. China, or our antipode,
for which Mr. Westinghouse seems to have gone in
search when he pointed the drill, has long and un-
justly been credited with having wells 3000 ft. deep.
The Bavarian Government then surpassed all Europe
in having drilled to a depth of a little over 1800 ft.,
or about 100 ft. deeper than that at Grenelle, France.
In some sections of the Washington county gas field
a depth of 30001 t. was reached, but there the search
ended until the gentleman referred to conceived the
idea of penetrating the subterranean passages pre-
viously undisturbed by the drill. Ever since develop-
ing what is now referred to as the Home wood gas-field,
Mr. Westinghouse has nurtured pet theories which he
said nothhig about, save to the eminent geologist, Ash-
burner, who is now associated with Lim in the search for
such chunks of light on the silurian stratas as the
steel bit, with the expenditure of thousands of dollars,
can bring to the surface. The purpose originally was
to drill 6000 ft., or as much deeper as possible. The
well selected at first was the venture denominated as
No. 7, at which drilling ceased at about 1000 ft.
Drilling was continued until a disastrous fishing job
called a halt at a depth of about 3550 ft. This was at
once abandoned, and the machinery, or such as was
not irretrievably lost in the hole, removed to the Dil-
worth well, located about 300 yards distant from the
Homewood public school.building. Steam was raised
about year and a half ago, and, under careful
management, drilling progressed with few interrup-
tions until a few weeks ago, when the cable "parted,"
and the drill rests at 4750 ft. below the surface. There
is also in the well about 4000 ft. of cable bearing down
the tools, making it one of the most difficult " fish-
ingr4jobs known to modern science as applied to
drilling.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

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MURDER IN MANCHESTER.

A murder of exceptional brutality was committed
on Saturday afternoon in Salford. The victim was a
woman named Kate Quinn, a married woman, who
for nearly a year has cohabited with a dyer named
Thos. Leatherbarrow, a widower with four children.
Leatherbarrow and his paramour lodged with a woman
named Sweeny, in a wretched cottage in Franchise-
street, off Broad-street. He is a man of notorious
character,well known to the police, and he has already
served a term of penal servitude for an assault on his
deceased wife. For some past Mrs. Quinn has ap-
prehended that he would attempt to kill her, and he
had often openly threatened to do so. She worked
r' a mill in the neighbourhood, but had been away
for a week, having fallen into the fire-
grate after spending a day drinking with another
woman. Leatherbarrow lad not been working
much for some days. On Saturday morning they were
heard quarrelling, but little notice was taken of the
circumstance. During the forenoon Quinn sent a boy
named Craddock to the mill at which she worked, to
fetch the one day's wages due to her for the previous
week, amounting to 2s. 4d. On the boy returning
shortly after twelve, Leatherbarrow half opened the
door and, taking the money from him, said, "I am
just going for a glass of whiskey for Kate." The man
seemed to be in a great hurry, and it is probable that
the murder had then been committed. Shortly after-
wards a neighbour, Mrs. Doyle, and another woman,
Mrs. Barrett, asked for Mrs. Quinn, and not
finding her, and the front door of the house
being locked, the former, sent her daughter into the
house by the back door, and into Leatherbarrow's
room. The girl ran back at onoe, stating that the
woman was dead. The neighbours then went upstairs
and there found Quinn dead, her head having been
battered in. Clo: eby her was a heavy hammer, and
with this the murderer had apparently struck the
woman at the back of her head, smashing in the skull,
and on the face, and evidently there had been a strug-
gle, for the walls were all marked with blood. About
four o'clock the man was arrested coming out of a
beerhouse, and in a very drunken condition. He was
at once taken to the Town Hall, but it was decided
not to charge him with the crime until he should be
perfectly sober. He asked the police several times
if the woman was dead.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

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GENERAL NEWS.

DESTRUCTIVE MILL FIRE.

Yesterday forenoon a fire broke oat in the wagto
ping ro.nn of a large new mill belonging to Day,
CI- tdwiek, and Co., wool and waste d-alers, Botley
Carr, near Dewsbury, and before the flames could be
extiliguidhed the whole building was gutted. Three
fire brigades were playing on the flames up to eleven
o'cloak. The damages will be ezeedingly heavy as
the building contained several thousand pounds'
wolt a of valuable material, besides new machinery.
The loss is fully insured.