The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-15 00:00:00

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IT Is stated that Conn' Bismarck is of opinion that
war is neeemary fur Prussia, and sal inevitably bnak
oat. The North East Corerpowdence says that the
Count's temporary exile "in bad health" is due to King
William not bring of the same mind in regard to the
neoessitt of war.

WE learn from America that the steamer I-fitments:miss
bus been wrscked on the lakee,all on board CIO persons)
being lost. There has been • taileay accident at
Alabama, caused hr the breaking of a bridee. Seven
persons ere wounded and two kilk.d. Another rail.
way lies:Wert at lowa, has Daus.' the lola if two li•rs.
The Itepablican Convention of Marmnehosetti bas met
and nominated William Claffln as governor. A resolu.
tine was also passed at the meeting in favour of paying
the United States debt in gold.
A Munitions VISITO/L—The enthoritles of TriesU
have issat“l a notice warning all persons to be careful as
to where tbny bathe. as at this moment there lea large
shark in the bay. One man has already been bitten.
If. was swimming close to • bathing establishment
when he was seized by ths thigh, Ile cried out, and
rope was thrown to him, but before he could be pulled
from the Water the •oracions Bah again made on attack
on him, breaking his leg below the knee. Ile was con-
veyed to the hospital, but fears are entertained that the
limb will have to be amputated.

HORRIBLE EICINI AT •111 gxeccriox.—Another of
those horrible scenes at the gallows, which are of too
frequent occurrence in this country, occurred at War-
wick courthouse, Virginia. on Friday, when • negro
was executed for the murder at • white man. After
having made his last prayer, and protested for the last
time that he waa iunocent of the crime imputed to him,
the drop fell, the rope broke, end the half-strangled
wretch fell to the ground. He was speedily restored to
consciousness, another rope procures!, and the into was
finally atrangled to death. This horrible sight was
witnessed by about two hundred Vernon., most of them
eoloured.—N., York Times, August 2.
TUB HATS IN THIS MUM —A miner of the 'caper's
Nine of Gold Hill, Nevada, publishes in • paper of that
locslity the following rat story. lie says—" It is not
generally known, except in mining localities, that rats
inhabit the mines, but such, however, Is the fact. Front
the top ground down to the lowest levels they are to tse
found itt our mines. Some time since the Imperial
company stopped work at the lowest level for several
days to repair the abaft just above it. After resuming
work, the carman, who wise the flit to go below, went
doyen alone to rue out the ore from the chutes, and no
soon as the rats heard the old familiar sound of the
ear rumbling along the trsek, they rushed out from
behind the timbers to vele...rite the presence of man
once more. They ran up to the airman in 'quads,
climbed all over him, then down to the station floor
again, and scampered and gamboled around in eolasies
of unmistakable delight. When be started for the ehute
I again with the car, they ran following and playing
around him, ski when he had tilled his oar with ore and
started back again for the shift, they (the rats) sprang
upon the car and ran HI over it, and jumped and leaped
as if mad. The carman eat down * moment to see what
they would do, when they all huddled around and ran
over him without the slightest apparent fear and with.
out offering to bite him Ile did not hurt any of them
as he said if they could live in melt a place he felt in
duty bound to let them have the 'freedom of the city."

MURDER Ot A 131'11,1).% I:611 IZiL —A farmer named
• Bridoux, of Hieing, Pas-doCalai-, France, has just been
tried at Arras for the murder of a young girl aged
14, the illegitimate daughter of his wife. The accused
had married in 18.58 Aidegonde itelattere,at that moment
mother of three natural children whom Bridoux had
legitimatised by the marriage contract, although he
does not appear to have been ti.e father of any of them.
He subsequently regretted that step, as by the French
law they bear his name RO.I enjoy all the rights of
legitimate children, and eighteen months after the
marriage he hail even endeavoured, but unsuecessfully,
to ennui the act. The man nevertheless brought up
the children and appears so hare always treated them
kindly. The deceased, named Lhontine, was at •
bnaniing school at Harale, a place • few tulles &stash,
when on tile lekh !septet tut Hridouts, without the
kuowledge of his wife, went to fetch her home; the
young girl was reluctant tuber', as the distribution of
prises was to take place in three icy.; the school-
mistress also endeavoured to persuade the man to allow
leontine to remain until the breaking up of the classes.
&Moue however insisted, sayinsithat the girl's mother
was ill arid required her 'anima, • statement which
was untrue. He then started with her, but on the
way beton beat out hi r brains with • stick and bid the
hely in a field. He said nothing to his wife of the
journey, but the next day his conscience was so uneasy
that be went an gems himself up tt, the police. The
accused now pretended that he had no wicked intention
In taking the girl from the school, but that he had been
impelled to the crime by an uneontrollablo impulse on
finding himself alone with her. The evidence, however,
amine! to show that a feeling of hatred against
Ls:tontine had been excited in the prisoner's mind on
finding that as 'ho grew up she hires great resemblance
to • Sian of the village who hol formerly persuaded
Widens to legitimation the three children. The accused
had even said to one witness that the likeness of the
girl to the person in question might drive him one day
! to hill her. The jury now returned a verdict of wilful
murder bet with extenuating circumstances, and the
primer was sentenced to hard labour for life.