The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-07-09 00:00:00

SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1887.

The news of the Ghilzai defeat by Gholam nyder
Khan, the Aineer's General, is fully confirmed.
A person, believed to be of unsound mind, has been
arrested at Washington for having threatened Presi—
dent Cleveland.

On Saturday the remains of the late Mr. John Shav,.
sec7e,a y of the South-Eastern Railway OompanY.
were buried at Reigate, in the presence of a large
gatherir g of mourners and friends.

Markham and George Gray were convicted
at the Central Criminal Court on Saturday of obtaifl.
log money from certain persons by threatening to
accuse them of an abominable crime, and Mr. Justice
Stephen, observing that the prisoners were undoubtedly
the two worst men who had ever stood in the dock of
tne*Old lisiley,,seuteuced-Gray•tWA-andcMarkhatn to
24-rears' penal servitude.

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The "Hawaii Gaze4ito,!'.4 May 31. reports that a
Chinaman gave the King of Hawaii 75,001Xk1015. for an
opium license, which he has not yet obtained.
-4:-Isrgentembeent regimental nominal:4s have just
f lien vacanc.banges, both in the cavalry and infantry
being almost Without precedent.
'Colonel Hoziet, the -Seeretar3i of Lloyd's, has given
evidence before the Select Committee on saving life at
sea in favour an extension of signal stations.
A NewNotk telegranrstates that four Welsh work-
men, Who errived there by the Winconsin on the 28th
ult.-hiving been engagedby Conttactolllll:4 sent back
to Englatid,e, _ _ _ _ _

The-reventvf the colony of Victort jr_s ,for the past
finaneiai yeat..ittynennted—qo "1.11;730M, being an
increase of 318,000, over the preceding year, and
2217,000 over the eatiroatio. •

The South Australian revenue for the past financial
year amounted to £1,868,000. being £375,000 below
the estimate. The acctuntdated deficiency is esti-
mated at £1,080,000.
The report that Spain ha i joined a combination of
the Central European Powers and Italy formed to
take united action respecting the Anglo-Turkish
Convention dealing with Egypt is contradicted from
Madrid.

The Currency Commission has heard the evidence of
Mr. Thomas Comber, of the firm of Messrs. Lyon,
Lord, and Co., of Manchester, and of Lyon, Comber,
and Co.;of Liverpool and Bombay, against the adop-
tion of bi-metallism.

In the United States during the first half of 1857
3754 miles of new railway were laid, and it is believed
that the extent of railway laid in 1887 will he the
heaviest known for one year in the history of Ametican
railway construction.

In Connection with the celebration of her Majesty's
Jubilee, says the "Civilian," a great number of ac-
counts have been opened in the Post Office Savings
Bank by clergymen and other benevolent persons for
children in their schools.

By an explosion which occurred the other morning at
the New British Iron Company's works, Cradley, four
men named Hodget-s, Gilbert Hall, and Hughes were.
burnt. Hodgetts died on the road to the Guest Hos-
pital, Dudley, and the man Gilbert died in the hos-
pital. 41:J irA,
It is reported-froin Saflalliatif the Sobranje elect
Prince Ferdinand -of Saxe-Ooburg to the Bulgarian
throne, Austria, Germany, 'Turkey, and Italy will give
their assent immediately. The report adds that in
Bulgariaitself only atew,voices are raised against the
Prince'seleetionA

At Hull Police-court, on Siturday, Sarah Couliars, the
wife of a yeast niefehint, ATas charged with attempting
to *urrle; her4wo ehildrewithe ages of which were n :t
mentioned. • The, *mile is alleged, after a quarrel
with her htit 'birid,liilieve administered to the children
white precipitite..Of auger of lead. The hushane,
noticing something wroug rith the children, at Once
went for a•doctor,c..and restciratives were applied with
success; brikatiene-tirnetheir lives were despaired of.
The accused Was retiiiiided.
The'TXreetnaills:Jounial." liondon correspondent
hears that t.cird itilcoursie is aliOnt to despatch at his
own expense a deputation of English labourer repro.
sentatives to, Ireland, to judge for themselves and
report to their fellow-labourers on the true condition
of the Irishlahouring population.;
A Windsor". correspondent says there is no truth in
the statement which has been published to the effect
that the Queen intends to give a silver cradle and six
guineas to every child born on her Jubilee Day. The
canard, however, has caused much unnecessary
trouble, about 4dapplications having, it is understood,
already been made for the imaginary gift.
Admiral Charles Waddilove, the newly-appointed •
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, hoisted his flag on
the Duncan flagship at Sheerness on Saturday.
The new fast torpedo cruiser Mohawk was added to
the active list of the Royal Navy on Saturday, upon
completion for sea at Sheerness. The Mohawk, which
has cost nearly £lOO,OOO, has been commissioned to
represent the Archer class of cruisers at the Royal
Naval Review.

While engaged in carrying hay near Sevenoaks on
Saturday a publican, named Jesse Fenner, of Seal,
Kent, fell off a load awl broke his neck.
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The Commissioners of Customs have issued an
official warning to the public that foreign bronze coins
are not legal tender in the United Kingdom, ond that
the iinpitrtation of such coiriii Info the nountrP. is pro.
ki!tbi.telt !•ikui,3Ai. .
Szr John . fitibbcrott,•bas
,pla7d a resolutton on the
, - •
paperietivOlir Of Stitt° grants' ttridealicolteges Eng.
land.
. Mr. Caine, M.P yAOLlteMplatell„ll r tround the
world. He will leave : Englind .1 td, week in
August.
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• liefugeea are pouringintANlTadtatgalfigt4They fear
lan attack on the part of. tile oietviktrobled at
,4 Sanas. .
. The ELM. and Rev. B. I. .•,tor of
,By ford, has been appointed to the *int' .eaoonry
of liereford, _
The Lincolnshire Chamber of Pormai44.Cfrave de.
cide4 to getitlon. Parliament in support ,;of ;a measure
to prevent the fraudulent-sale of imitli,Viitters.
If -foment be correct, or of
Belfast, is to, he knighted, and Mi. head
.of the, linen industry , that city, .1.i40, receive is
baronetcy...
San Francisco his the rephigigen,4,4eink" a man's
city," and of having fewer bogies anCtiotar children
.
.in it, in proportion to population, .thane ow city in
ttiTherina. ,
: The birth of 'the first white babY, in B-onth Sioux
NebriAa,t4e_Aher .da*,,wati_sellehitted by the
4WEllsennkdWg,oB,olll-coullf WitlO-014Iiing him
with a corner ipt,g
The; mainpbject CY the bill promisee by the Govern-
' irieirVfor'ithieritliiig ihe law with regard to limited
Companies will be to prevent as far as possible
, the floating of bogus undertakings: '
The lobi'drought in, the West of:Scotland/terminated
on Saturday, rain having fallen heavily.
Andre* McLean opened the Victoria Park. at
Glasgow, on Saturday. - The new park is &tont sixty
acres in extent, and is situated in the suburbs of
Pettit& •
,
:At the meeting of the Metropolitan AsOltuns Board,
on Saturday. Sittirday, wae.innonnoed thatior,!the fortnight
ending the 30th nit, there was only one smallpox case
rumigaing under treatment.

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The eatight 51n Yorkshite Is now being felt very
keenly by the, rural population, especially on the
;Wolda. Water has to be fetched long distances for
domestic and stock purposes, as most of the ponds and
wells on •elevated. 'positions are completely exhausted,
No rain has fallen for three weeks.
Mr. Oscar Wilde has found a new career. He has
been appointed editor of the "Lady's World."
Mt Nicholas Chevalier is engaged on a water.colour
drawingyin which are to be epitomised all the chief in-
cidentcof the ohildren'e fete in Hyde-park. It is a
'commission from the Queen.
The Queen of Hawaii and Princess Lillioukaliosovith
their ,suite, left London on Saturday for Liverpool, and
embarked onboard the Canard steamer Servia for New
Yt rk the same evening.