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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

THE MOST GIGANTIC FETE.

Staten Island is familiarly known, for no particular
reason, as "the American Isle of Wight." The
traveller to New York, when he has passed Sandy
Hook on the left and caught a glimpse of Coney
Island on the right, finds himself next passing up the
Narrows, with Long Island to right of him and Staten
Island to left. Staten Island has long had some claim
to more than local notice, for it has the hardihood to
contain the pleasant town of Tompkinoville. But not
• satisfied with such mere etymological triumphs, it has
determined, at the settlement of St. George, to produce
this summer, "the most gigantic out-of-door festivities
ever attempted in this country." There are such
foreign trifles as the Chevalier Blondin on the tight-
!rope, and Captain Martinez, a Spanish aeronaut, with
his balloon ascensions ; but the pike de resistance
will be " Nero ;or the Fall of Rome." To begin with,
its production will cost 180,000 dols. Then there
will be Olympian games, Roman chariot races,
gladiatorial shows, and fights between men and
say* beasts, introducing herds of elephants, lions,
tigers, and (0 bathos!) horses. But distinctly the
most realistic thing will be the attempt to represent
Rome at the time of Nero. The scene is to be so
realistic as to impress the visitor that he is actually
in ancient Rome; the buildings will be peopled with
hundreds-cif living persons, &c. There remains then
only one thing to do to make the spectacle more
realistic. Nero should set his city on fire, play some-
thing from Paganini upon his.violin, and see how the
"hundreds of living persons" would enjoy an im-
perial joke. That would indeed be a big thing in
entertainments.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

HISTORICAL MSS.

The labours of the future historian will be greatly
facilitated by the admirable compilations of the His-
torical Manuscript Commission. The commissioners,
who were appointed to "inquire what- papers and
manuscripts belonging to private families would be
usefulin illustrating constitutional law, science, and
the general history of the country, to which their res-
pective possessors Would be willing to give
access," have now been at work for nearly 20
years, and the volumes they have issued
descriptive of the various collections of valuable
documents examined by them already form a
considerable library. From their eleventh report,
ptiblished recently, however, it appears that their
work is as yet far from being complete. That work,
'in 'fact, when finished will represent one of th)
• greatest editorial enterprises ever undertaken. The
•cominissioners have •recently sustained a heavy lots
-by the death of Six William Hardy, whose nine
'years' experience as Deputy Keeper of the Public,
Records enabled him to render invaluable assistance
to his colleagues. The chief private collections
of manuscripts which the commissioners have
examined since the publication of their tenth
reporthaveteen those in the possession of the Duke of
,Leeds, the ,Marquis Townshend, the Marchioness of
;Waterford, the Earl of Dartmouth, Lord Hothileld, Mr.
Darwin, the late Mr. A. W. Savile, Mr. H. D. Skrine,
find Mr. IL S. Le Strange. In addition to these col-,
lections the commissioners have reported upon those
pf „the ,HlNse; of Lords, the Corporations of King's
Lynn, Southampton, Reading, the Egerton papers of
the Bridgwater Trust, and the papers of the Honour
able Society of the Inner Tamil's.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

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THE "GORDON BONDS"
DISPUTE.

The judgment of the Court of Appeal in the action
brought on some of the "Gordon Bonds "confirms
the decision of the lower Court in favour of the
Egyptian Government. The action was that of a
Mr. Limperopoulos, who claimed from the Egyptian
Government £E2910, the value of 110 obligations pur-
porting to be signed-by General Gordon at Khartoum
on April 25, 1884. The Egyptian Government denied
its liability, in which it was supported by the Cairo
Court of First Instance, the latter having declared
that the liability was not sufficiently esta-
blished. It was against this decision that the appeal
was made. As the Alexandra correspondent of the
Times points out, upon this bare statement of fact it
is impossible to deny that the sympathy of most
Englishmen would go with the appellant. As a
matter of fact, however, the Egyptian Government
have not .repudiated the liability, so far as bonds
actually issued by Gordon were concerned, but in
this particular instance their reply was—and in this
they have been supported on appeal—" We refuse to
pay because the documents you hold are either
forgeries, or, if genuine, have been already paid. and
are illegally in your possession."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

THE ROYAL FAMILY.

M. Laurits Tuxen, a Danish painter, was commis-
sioned by Queen Victoria to paint a picture et the
great meeting of the Royal Family on the celebration
of her Jubilee, to be placed among other pictures in
Windsor Castle, representing the cht:f events con-
nected with that family since her Majesty's accession.
The picture has just been finished, and the Times cor-
respondent has seen it in the painter's studio. The
picture is not only interesting historically, it possesses
high merit as a work of art. Her Majesty, in a black
dress, wearing the insignia of various Orders, is seated
in the foreground, and the Duchess of Albany, in
widow's weeds, holds up her child, which presents a
bouquet to the Queen. The other personages are
grouped with admirable skill, and without losing
their individual characteristics form a harmonious
whole. The Prince of Wales, the Emperor Frederick
111., then Crown Prince, and the Empress Victoria,
then Crown Princess, form, on the left and behind
the Queen, the chief personages on the right side of
the picture. In the foreground, towards the centre
of the canvas, are the Princess of Wales, in a white
dress, Princesses Victoria and Margaret of Prussia,
and Prince Henry of Battenberg. They form the
central group. The Grand Duchess Sergius of Russia,
Prince William of Prussia, now Crown Prince, the
Crown Princess and their child, appear at different
distances on the, left of the picture. The Empress
Victoria is attired4n ared, dress, painted with admir-
tble skill, the folds appearing to stand out from the
' .7anvas.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

THE WAR SCARE.

A SNUB TO THE ALARMISTS.

The Lord Mayor has returned the following reply to
the request for the use of the Guildhall for a public
meeting to discuss the question of the national de-
fences Mansion-house. Sir,—ln reply to your
letter, requesting the use of the Guildhall for a meet-
ing on the subject of the national defences, I am
unable to accede to the request. I have no cognizance
of any desire on the part of the citizens generally, or
even of any influential number of them, to publicly
discuss this question. On the contrary, I believe
there is a strong feeling among them that the dis-
creditable panic which has recently been created in
the matter of the national defences has gone
too far already. With a representative House
of Commons and with a House of Lords,
where all the public departments have official
representatives, it appears to me that all the
necessary means and opportunities exist of bringing
before the country any grievance which deserves
attention and of calling for its redress. We either
have a Government or we have not, and if the country
has no confidence in the present Administration, and
no belief that hez Majesty's Government are impressed
with the necessity of maintaining the national de-
fences in an adequate and satisfactory condition,
there are constitutional and proper ways of raising
and tcsting that feeling in either or both of the legis-
lative assemblies. A. public meeting would, I feel
sure, have no effect whatever, moral or otherwise,
and I can be no party to fomenting an unpatriotic
agitation which is unworthy of this rut nation.—
Yours truly, P. DE KEYSER, Lord Mayor.—W. Pater-
son, Esq., 39, Lime-street, E. 0."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

A NOVEL SHIP.

The steamer Zang, which left the Tyne the other
day for the Caspian Sea, has the novelty of being
divisible. When she reaches St. Petersburg she is to
be cut in two, and have wooden ends, as it were,
'joined to the two halves, to allow her to thus pass the
,locks. It is one of the novel features of modern
shipbuilding that, as in the case of this steamer, pro-
vision has to be made for the journey as well as for
the ultimate use. And in such instances there has
*(says the Newcastle Chronicle) to be displayed the
utmost care and skill in the perfection of the parts.
and in the adaptability to the requirements of transit
and of work.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

1 UE CA<NQN.BIJRY *MURDER.

Another arrest, the thirteenth, Wll,B made
on Thursday at Kensington, on suspiciou of
eort.aection with the Canonbury murder, and
thu police were making enquiries ea to the
sruh of_statemeuta made by -the man in
custody.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

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is so good and so likely to have a beneficial
influence upon the rising generation of Londoners,
that it is gratifying to know that there is a likeli-
hood of similar "People's Palaces" being
established in other parts of the metropolis.
A. F. R.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

A MUNIFICENT OFFER.

Mr. Alexander Macmillan bas offered to
tho Bishop of Rochester his house and
grounds, Knapdale, Upp.r Tooting, as a
residence for the Snffragen Bishrp of South-
wark, and tho gift hms be,..'u grate:ally ao.
cepted, subject to the passing of the Act
which is to found the veN bishopric.
Kuaixiale is a laige and nu. ions house;
and i dinirably
_adapted for-Ahe-: I'mi-deuce
of aB. silop of South Loudon A •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

A SHIP ON FIRE.

Captain Mackinlay, of the steamship Arara, of
Liverpool, on arriving at Cardiff, reported that on the
voyage from Genoa, on the afternoon of the 16th
inst., when in lat. 45 N., long. 8.50 W., they passed
the barque Christina, of St. Andrews, New , Bruns-
wick, on fire. They passed within 50 yards of her,
but saw no one on board. Captain Mackinlay thinks
that the crew had been taken off by a steamer bound
south, which he passed about an hour previously.
The Christina was 564 tons net register, built at St.
Andrews, New Brunswick, in 1875, and was com-
manded by Captain Wren and a crew of 10, all told.
She left Cardiff on March 31 with coals for Cape Town.
She met with bad weather in the Bristol Channel, put
into Swansea, and left again on the 9th inst.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

A TWOPENNY AFFAIR.

John Barry O'Callaghan has appeared to answer a
summons of the Great Eastern Railway Company, at
the City of London Court. The summons was for 2d.,
and the supposed debt was incurred in this wise :—ln
March last, the defendant took a ticket from Liver-
pool-street to Bruce-grove, for which he paid sd. By
some accident he travelled on to Edmonton, and on
his arrival there, he asked the collector what was
the charge from Bruce-grove. On being told it was
2d., he handed that sum, together with his ticket, to the
official. This would not, however, satisfy the company.
The fare from Liverpool-street to Edmonton direct is
9d., and so the company claimed 4d. instead of 2d.
from O'Callaghan. The matter was tried before
Commissioner Kerr, the company being represented
by counsel. O'Callaghan conducted bis own case.
He contended that at Bruce:grove Station his con-
tract with the company had ceased. The new jour-
ney was a new contract, for which he paid the sum
which was charged by the company. Commissioner
Kerr tcok the same view, and gave judgement against
the company.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

THE AFGHAN FRONTIER.

Seeing that a collision between the Afghans and
some Turkoman subjects of the Czar might lead to
very serious consequences, it is rather unsatisfactory
to find that the news of the event takes three weeks
to reach India, and is even then far from being alto-
gether trustworthy. Evidently there has been a
fight of some kind on the border near Maimena. The
Russians, as usual, impute the blame to the Afghans;
whereas the Indian Government learns that the
Turkomans raided into Afgkatistan and carried off a
number of the Ameer's subjects. Colonel Alikhanoff
thinks the incident will have no further conse-
quences; just as the Russian Foreign Minister, three
years ago, hoped that the progress of the negotiations
then pending would not be impeded by the un-
happy incident at Penjdeh. The report that
has reached Simla of a Turkoman raid on Afghan
territory, some three weeks ago, doubtless refers to
the fight between Afghans and Salor Turkomans of
which the Russian Government has intelligence. The ,
6th of April is given by the Russians as the date of
the fight, and this in our reckoning would be the 18th
of April. The Salors are, according to Captain Yate,
"for thieving and every other kind of villainy facile
princeps among the Turkomans." They bear an evil
reputation in a country where, up to a few years ago,
man-stealing was looked on as an honourable calling
and cattle-lifting as a cardinal virtue. They are
mostly settled in the nethbourhood of Sarakhs, but
a few Salor families nomadise on the outskirts of the
Maimena district. Maimena is under a governor
named Mir Hussein Khan, who is directly subordi-
nate not to Isa Khan, the governor of Afghan
Turkestan, but to the Ameer Abdur Rahman.
Even if nothing comes of it, this border-fight is
a significant illustration of the difficulties we
must expect on the Afghan frontier. We have no
officers there, and for our knowledge of what
happens we ara dependent on 'the Ameer's offi-
cials. We have no line of telegraph even to
Cabul; the nearest telegraph stations we can use
being at Meshed and Peshawur. The Ameer has not
been behaving very well of late. He is sending an
expedition, contrary to our wishes, to coerce the
Bajauris, and he has been outbidding the Indian
Government for the goodwill and allegiance of the
Khans of Dir and Asmar. A similar inattention to
our interests on his north-west frontier would lead to
awkward complications. If the Afghans make re-
prisals on the Turkomans, we shall be in a difficult
position. The Russians would then have a strong
argument in support of the contention that if the
Ameer cannot keep order on the border, they must.
Over and above the Salor raid, there is clearly some
commotion among the Jamshedis ; and, last of all, we
are warned that the Russian Government is "taking
precautionary measures for the protection of the
Russian frontier in view of possible insurrectionary
movements in the province of Herat." It might be
as well if we also took precautionary measures.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

ADMIRAL O'REILLY.

Bear-Admiral Montagu O'Reilly died on Sunday at
Suffolk-street, Pall Mall. The deceased officer, who
had seen a full share of active service, distinguished
himself upon many occasions, notably in his sketches
of the fortifications of Sebastopol (now at Windsor
Castle), for which he received the thanks of the
Admiralty, and during the memorable storm in
Balaklava Bay, when his ship, the Retribution,
having the Duke of Cambridge on board, success-
fully rode through the gale. At the battle of
Odessa he was wounded in the head, left leg,
and hand, and was present at the attack upon Sebas-
topol in the year following. For his special and
individual services in the Black Sea he was personally
decorated by the Sultan with the order of the
.Medjidie (3rd class). When commander of the Sea-
gull (1855) he led the flotilla past her Majesty the
Queen and the Prince Consort. As commander of the
Lapwing he was prominent for special services, chiefly
in his return from Jamaica to Plymouth, under sail,
with secret despatches, in 26 days, and in his rescue
of the crews of a Norwegian and a Swedish ship, for
which he received the Order of the Crown, the Swedish
medal, and the naval cross of merit. His other de-
corations include the China (1842), Kaffir (1852),
Crimean (1854), Turkish (1854) war medals, and the
sth class Brendle. Admiral O'Reilly was in his 66th
year.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

EARLY TO BED.

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There is a peculiarity-' which Vienna shares in
common with all Austrian towns. At ten p.m. the;
streets are deserted. Scarcely will you meet one.
solitary soul. A law authorises the portiere or con-
cierge to levy a tax of 10 kreutzers (twopence), called
the Spergeld, on any person leaving or entering the '
house after that hour. Thus the Spergeld obliges
you when you are invited to a late party to
pay 10 kreutzers on leaving your own apart-.
ment, 10 more on entering your host's house, the
same when you leave it, and the same on re-entering•
your own. This Spergeld gives rise to some curious
fashions. Thus the theatre and opera begin early;
and the performance is timed to end at a quarter
before ten. If it lasts longer, nearly the whole
audience rises and hastens away to be home in time
to save the Spergeld. Cafés are emptied at that hour
the trains are crowded as the last moment of grace,
arrives, and even the rubbers of whist at the clubs,*
are interrupted. It grows into such a force of habit,'
and is such an accepted fact, that, except uncle •
exceptional circumstances, you do not think of in-
curring the debt. 2
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"YES, certainly," said a young man to an old
bachelor uncle who was about to marry; "settle as
much on your young wife as you can, for her second
husband, poor fellow, may not have a penny ! " The
tnarriage didn't zome- off, and the young man became .
•Inc!r'.3
BISMARCK AND TIM SENTRY.—Another
Count Bismarck and the late Emperor. They \
walking in the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg soi
years ago when they came to an open lawn, acr_
which a sentry was pacing. Bismarck inquired if.
anyone knew what the man was there for. The 4
Emperor could not tell, neither could the adjutant or,
anyone of the suite. They asked.the sentry, but all he
could tell was that he was obeying orders. The adju-
tant was directed to make inquiries of the Russian
officers, with the result that he only found that it was
:customary for a sentinel to be posted at that particular
spot. The military., records were 'searched in vain,
When at last. an old Man• remembered :that he had
heard the Empress Katharine fifty years ago had
-ed a soldier there in order to prevent a snowdrop
)m being plucked, and the power of precedence was
a sentry has stood there ever since There,
are many old customs and precedents in our country,
at the present time just about as absurd as this. g.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

GENERAL NEWS.

EXPLOSION ON IL STEAMER.

Tho steemer Dentcher K‘iser wa9 pro-
ceeding down Shields Harbor yestorday
morning coal laden to sea, when the qCCUMII-
lated gits in the hold ezpocled, blowing up
thJ hatches and de2k. The boatswain was
burnt about the fqce and hands, and the
pilot was thrown from the bridge. Tht
steamer put back for repairs.

7.odeents.
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THE LICENSING CLAUSES.:
A public meeting in opposition to the
licenring clause of the Local Government
Bill was held at Kendal on Thursday night,
and resolved to petition the House of
Commons to strike the chases out.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

MATTHRW ARNOLD'S WILL.

The late Mr. Matthew Arnold's will was
as follows : "July 2 , 1862. I leave every-
thing of which I die possessed to my wife,
Frances Lacy Arnold. "Matthew Arnold."
betters of adminstration have been granted
to Mrs. Prances Lacy Arialld, by whom the
value of the personal estatehasbeen declared
at £1,04), 17s 9d.

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EXECUTION OF A SOLDIER.

A soldier named Michel Schmidt was hanged on
Saturday morning in the Alser barracks of Vienna
for the crime of wilful murder. Executions of this
kind being very rare in Austria it may be noted that
Schmidt was hanged amid a somewhat fanciful military
ceremonial. The infantry company to which he be-
longed was drawn ,up into a square around the
gallows, two adjutants went through the comedy of
applying to the general in command of the army corps
for a pardon, which the latter had no power to grant,
and after the man had been hanged, a general salute
to the corpse was ordered, after which followed a
prayer. The convict was a ruffian of the worst
description, who had tried to throw upon a comrade
the blame for the crime which he had committed. His
death struggles lasted three minutes, which is a com-
paratively short time under the system of hanging by
strangulation which is practised. A man who was
hanged at Trieste the other day struggled nine
minutes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

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A MAHARAJAH'S MARRIAGE;

The Lahore newspaper gives the following account
of the marriage of the Maharajah of Puttiala : "From
early morning the windows and balconies were filled,
and the roads were lined with crowds of eager spec-
tators. At about half-past seven o'clock the Maha-
rajah, seated on a moving throne (a beautiful vehicle,
constructed for the occasion, and drawn by two
elephants), proceeded towards Sanaur, where the wed-
ding was to take place the same evening. Presi-
dent Sir Dewa Singh rode alongside his Highness
on a splendid. horse, with rich trappings, and
the officials of the State followed on elephants,
according to the rank. The cavalry and infantry,
drawn up at suitable places on the road, presented arms
as the procession passed. The Maharajah wore his rich
wedding dress, which was conspicuous not so much for
the famous aigrette of diamonds, and other historical
jewels, as for the strings of pearls called sehra hanging
down from his turban, and glittering in the rays of
the sun. The scene was an imposing one. What
with the booming of salute guns and the beating of
tomtoms, the noise was deafening. The elephants
with gold and silver howdahs, horsemen, and state
palanquins came in regular succession, and were
followed by a regimental band of pipers, who played
on their instruments music adapted for the native
ear. On the arrival of the party at a point about
midway his Highness was met by the people of the
bride's party. After the presentations the Maharajah,
mounted on a gorgeously caparisoned elephant, and
accompanied by his chief Minister and high officials,
went on to Sanaur. Here separate camps had been
prepared for the Maharjahs of Mind, Nabbha, and
Dholepore. At night each camp was brilliantly illu-
minated. At night the ceremony called pheras, or' the
marching round the fire,' was performed at the tem-
porary residence of the bride. The guests were enter-
tained for three consecutive nights, and the Maharajah
held a durbar in honour of the occasion."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

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CURIOUS WILL DISPUTE.

• A very curious will case has come on before the
Paris Civil Tribunal. Prince Gregory Stourdza, the
plaintiff, contest the will of his mother, the Princess
Vogorides, 'ho died at Baden in 1885, on the ground
of sequestration of property.
.The defendants are the
Princess Gortschakoff and, Prince Demetrius Stourdza,
the plaintiff's brother and sister. It appears that
the Princess Gortschakoff was the only mem-
b-r of the . family present at the death
of the testatrix, who left a large real and
personal estate. A sick-nurse stated that the Princess
Vogorides carried a lot of securities about her in a
belt which she wore around her body, and that the
belt was -handed to the Princess Gortschakciff. It haS
never been seen since. It is further stated, says the
correm,ordent of a contemporary, that the Princess
and her brother put between them about £136,000 in
the Bank of
.England. The plaintiff now asks for an
inirestigatien" of his mother's affairs; and claims
• k 32,000 a 5 .damages.d3ldglflent beervaeferrowl _
for a fortnight.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

CLENI.

Amu:mgr.—Oa WeinesclAy isiat, a man named
Priwit of Crwilt-y, ad formilrly an the employ of
Mr. Plant, fish:l/on:ter of the saree place, fell out
of one of Phillip'e e, lug boats, at the Fountain
Inn Cent, and ilislocatrd •te shoulder. lie WM
Wen home in c.rt, I±uti he Le progn.eaing:favout-
ably.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

CRUEL SUSPENSE.

The Custom House officials at Jerusalem had re-
ceived information to the effect that on the following
night a certain smuggler intended to convey a large
parcel of tobacco over the city wall in the vicinity of
the Damascus Gate, and a watchman was ordered to
lie in wait for the culprit. The smuggler had arranged
to draw up the bags of tobacco which a mate of his
at the foot of the wall would fasten to the end of along
rope. At that place the wall is from 30ft. to 40ft. high,
and the smuggler had already safely landed one of
the bags, when suddenly the watchman rushed from
his place of concealment and commanded the
fellow to march off with him to the happes (prison).
The smuggler piteously asked to be set at liberty,
saying he would gladly give up his whole stock of
tobacco and all his ready cash, but the watchman,
contrary to the custom of Turkish officials, remained
Inexorable. These watchmen received for every
capture a fixed reward, and besides, an allowance
equal in amount to the value of the tobacco seized.
The prisoner then offered to assist the guard in the
capture of a much larger prize in return for his liberty,
saying that his schrieg (accomplice) stood below out-
side the wall with a large number of bags. He would
lot down the watchman by means of the rope, and tell
his mate to get the tobacco out of the way as they
were being watched. It would then be an easy matter
for the watchman to take the other fellow into
custody and to seize the tobacco. The plan met with
the watchman's approval. He allowed the smuggler
to fasten the rope round his body and let him down
from the wall. Midway in his descent to the ground
he came to a sudden stop. The smuggler had firmly
secured the rope to the top of the wall, and now
called out to his mate that a night watchman was
hanging from the rope, and that he had bettar remove
the tobacco to a place of safety. This was done, and
the poor watchman had to spend the whole night
dangling at the end of the rope. In the morning a
crowd of people gathered round to witness the extra-
ordinary sight, but made no attempt to rescue the
victim from his awkward position, and a considerable
time ettpsed before a number of his colleagues came
to his relief, amid the derisive shouts of the multi-
tude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

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MURDER OF A WARDER.

A prisoner named Jackson, who was confined in
Strangeways Gaol, Manchester, on Tuesday, made a
determined attempt on the life of the warder in charge
of him, and then escaped from the gaol. Jackson, who
is described as a powerful and desperate man, and is
Well known to the police, was engaged in some build-
ings abutting on Southall-street, where some repairs
were being executed, and was in charge of a warder
named Webb. The prisoner seems to have been wait-
ing an opportunity, for when Webb turned round for
some purpose Jackson sprang upon him, and struck him
a terrible blow on the back of the head with a hammer,
the force of which knocked him to the ground
insensible. The prisoner then ran up to the roof of the
building, and finding a means of exit dropped from
the roof into the street outside the gaol, and bolted
across some waste land in Cheetwood, and disappeared.
His escape becoming known a number of warders set
off in pursuit. They ran and' searched in all direc-
tions, but the man had had a good start, and had
succeeded in finding a hiding place. The injured
warder meantime was attended to by the gaol surgeon.
He was found to be seriously injured, though his skull
was not fractured, as was at first reported. Jackson
was wearing the prison dress at the time of his escape,
and the police were very soon engaged in scouring the
country in search of him.
A Manchester correspondent, telegraphing at a late
hour on Tuesday night, said: The injuries inflicted
upon Warder Webb turned out to be more serious
than was supposed, and resulted in his death about
three hours after the attack. The convict, when
caught, will therefore be charged with murder. Some
further particulars have transpired about the affair.
The convict's name is John Jackson, alias Edward
Graham. He is only 29 years of age, and is sup-
posed to be a native of Nottingham. He is a
notorious housebreaker, and was convicted of house-
breaking at Eccles at the last Salford Sessions. He
is also wanted for offences at Hull, Huddersfield,
Oldham, and Bradford. He is a plumber by trade,
and was engaged in the Matron's room, in
charge of Webb. It is supposed that Webb was
looking out of the window when Jackson attacked
him, and, having stunned the warder, Jackson ex-
changed boots with him and got on to the roof of the
house, thence passing to the roof of a lower building,
and reaching the wall he had only a drop of about
ten feet into the street. No one had seen his move-
ments so far, and the street being a very quiet one
he ran off unmolested. Shortly afterwards he was
seen by two boys going down Red Bank, a densely-
populated part of the city and near the resort of
habitual criminals and low lodging-houses. The de-
tective force was at once informed of the escape, and
has been engaged searching lodging-houses and other
places where it was probable the man would attempt
to hide in or get rid of his prison dress. The
Governor of the gaol informed the Home Office of
the affair.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

FISHING FLEET WRECKED.

The Danish steamer Laura, which arrived at
Granton, Edinburgh, on Monday, from Iceland.
brought 58 French fishermen belonging to the fishing
fleet from Dunkirk, which had been wrecked nem
Reykjavik during a north-easterly gale and snow-
storm in April last. The men state that they belong
to eight fishing-boats, and that 50 boats were unac-
counted for when they left. Fifteen men of their own
crews were drowned. Two boats foundered at sea.
and six were driven ashore.

THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY.
WINDSOR TO BALMORAL.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatr;ce ano
Princesses Victoria and Louise of Schleswig-Holstein.
and attended by a numerous suite, left Windsor
Castle shortly after eight o'clock on Monday night foi
Scotland, the departure of the Royal travellers being
witnessed by a large assemblage of spectators, whc
lined the route through the town to the Great Western
Station. The train, which was supplied by the
directors of the London and North-Western Railway,
consisted of an engine and fourteen saloons
and other vehicles. Being Bank Holiday the traffic
over the route chosen by the Queen was
much greater than when her Majesty usually
travels northward, and, in view of this, extra pre-
cautions were adopted by the railway authorities in
order to ensure the safety of the Royal passengers
during their journey of nearly 600 miles. The Queen
and Princess Beatrice, who, with the Ladies in Wait-
ing, occupied an open carriage, drove to the railway
station, the people cheering heartily as her Majesty
passed through the streets. The Queen and Princess
Beatrice were met in the private waiting-room of the
station by Princess Christian and Princesses Victoria
and Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, who had driven
from Cumberland Lodge. The Queen, Princess
Beatrice, and Princesses Victoria and Louise of
Schleswig-Holstein, having taken leave of Princess
Christian, quitted Windsor at 20 minutes past eight
o'clock. The Royal train arrived at Deeside at half-
past two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. Prince Henry
of Battenberg did not accompany the Queen and
Princess Beatrice, having left Windsor by the five
minutes past four o'clock train for London on Monday,
whence he proceeded on Tuesday with his children to
Scotland. The Queen is expected to reside in Scot-
land till about June 20, when the Court returns to
Windsor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.

Nothing for nothing in the city of Dublin, and
very little for sixpence," was the old proverb, and in
this respect Dublin was supposed to stand for the
whole world. The saying may still be true of the
Irish capital, but it is (remarks the Globe) no longer
true of the English, for in London it is possible to get
a good deal for nothing. No reference is here in-
tended to the art of living on "nothing a year; "we
have only to deal with legitimate methods of ob-
taining something for nothing, One simple
way is to be a householder. The occupier
of a house in a respectable neighbourhood gets a
good many things in the course of the year
without giving any equivalent. Pushing advertisers
send him three cough lozenzes or a biscuit or a
,miniature packet of cocoa, in the hope that these
tempting sprats may catch a whale in the shape of
an order. Another way of obtaining at no expense
numerous unconsidered trifles is to be a theatre-goer.
Not very long ago a visit to the play meant, in addi-
tion to the first cost of the ticket, an outlay of at
least three or four sixpences in the shape of fees.
But now all is changed. At scarcely any houses is a
charge made for programmes, while at most cloak-
room fees have also (nominally, at least) been
abolished, and at one opera-glasses are, or were, sup-
plied gratis to the occupants of stalls and dress c
The ingenious advertiser, also, has penetrated to
the theatre. Sometimes he presents each visitor with
a bottle of scent, spmetimes with a cake of a sub-
stance which is intended either for edible or ablu-
tionary purposes—we are not quite clear which;
while, at a recent matinee, certain favoured occupants
of the stalls were supplied with neat little leatherette
cases, containing half a dozen cigarettes. Soon, no
doubt, free drinks and free ices will be handed round
between the acts; and finally, perhaps (indeed, it is
said that such instances have occurred already), no
one will have to pay for his seat, but the theatres
will be entirely filled with" paper." In fact, it will
be a case of " panem et circ,enses " over again.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

SEVENOAKS SAVINGS BANK,

On Monday morning a notice was issued by the
solicitor for the trustees of the Sevenoaks Savings
Bank to the effect that the trustees have determined
to close the bank for the receipt of deposits, and that
each depositor may receive the amount due either in
cash or by transfer to the Post-Office Savings or any
other bank forthwith. The deficiency in the funds
of the bank amount to nearly £2OOO. The most
implicit confidence was placed in the actuary
(Mr. H. H. Sutton) by the depositors generally, and,
indeed, some drew out large sums from the bank and
placed them in his hands. The actuary held a high
position in Sevenoaks for years, and a short time
ago was presented by many friends in the town with
a valuable gold watch on his attaining his 60th year.
He was also secretary to the Holmesdale Medical
Provident Club, and was a Freemason. He is now
confined in Maidstone Gaol, and his trial for em-
bezzing the moneys and falsifying the accounts of the
bank will probably take place early in •July.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-26

WORT Ft IUOW ING.

The Bristol Tivses and Mirror says: if In con-
versietion the other day with a leadi le divine of
Bri-tol, be mentiened hi pen irienee in the use of
en -Kele in favour of which mulch has been said
ately. The clereymen referred to, while ruff tie.
from severe lumbago, wig given a bottle of thi
remedy by a friend. and he was delighted with the
Pee 1 y cure it effected. Tt,i4 caused him to recom,
to others, who have used it with marvellou,
resu.ts. Our attention hay ng been called to the
m 'tier in this way we fit that, in the intere-t of
oiir readers, it W4B our duty to in-eke inquiries or
,he subject enema chemiets ad druggii.ts. W.-
find that the ariele s u i7er4lly spoken of in thi
highest tercet!. Many have expressed hir feat in;
on raper. Mr, Jemee Henry Gould writes from
24, Cumberland street, Bristol, that he has derive -
an miech benefit from 114111 the preparation iu
eines ion—St. Jacobs Oil—that he carnet re'rai,:
eeen t, Ving he wende,rfal benefits conferred up-
him by is use. He is an account-book make.,
and stifle e so ,everely from rheumatism, that h..
was compelled to relinquish his work He coneulte
a eocter. ay.'. took a lirge qeeity of izelicine, bu
311 ono impose. AA acquaintance induced him
to try St. Jaeobe 01. He ta-ed los tian half a
bottle, end has resumed work again, entirely fre
from the comelaint from which be heel Riiffered se
long. Ain .mber of the ns of Ma don: B,in and
Hail, the wed known Hill ,graphets anct priirere df
this city, te-tifi-s in the earniest trai.ner poteibe
to the sarerising beriefits he has derived from it
utie in n. urale;tl ani rheematio-o, and says that hi,
family and Menlo could mention K dozen ceee
where is value has ben proved be‘ond dou`.4
Anoth r ins•ance of epee iy di aepearsece
rhelmetiein w.es brought to our no ice. Miss Ag.,n, s
leuller, of Sotehlield Westbury-on-Trym,
who had been it 1 ngsufferer, used St. Jac be Oi
and received le relief. Other inq,eirii
h eve b °eight s.ro,,g tases of cuff ring betere Lei
where the tented! has been used with like results.
so that we give *he dethile as above, f elieg that
a ma ter of enctx iropertance as the existence) ot
the powerful remedial agent in the relief and cure
of theuelatism, nenrslgia, a el other painful disease
ehoul ibe known to all. We might refer to the
-etuarkeb a ca-e of Henry Rickette, aho resiles at
Trytn Cott tees, We ',bury. He stuff red severel.
f oin theunistiera ter the last two years, and early
this year he was attecked so hotly teet be had to
Pt nveyed to Be hllosital so as tu have the
ism tit of the waters Hiso se was so Pen i ius tiia,
he was di-chargel in five weeze worse than when
be veered. He was pronounced incurable and
taken home and flat n persuaded to try St. James
OP, the pain was •43 gnat he cold uet apply it
himself, His wife rubbed the oil in well, and,
dia,ulr as it may be to believe, this thrill,.
application eutireiy freed him from all pais, atti he
is, of c auk &HO/ giatebil let has reo ivery."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

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EXHIBITIONS IN 1888.

csent year bids fair to be remembered as a
xhibitions. In addition to the show of
Its at the Vatican, there will be international
is at Glasgow, Melbourne, Barcelona,
'and Copenhagen. Munich announced a
!Ixhibition of German industry and an inter-
lit exhibition. In honour of the completion
otirth decade of the Emperor of Austria's
py are calling it a " jubilee " in Vienna—a
,Lxhibition of Austrian industry and an inter-
collection of pictures, statuary, and other
will be opened in the capital. Genoa will
International exhibition of flowers and
, include illustrations of the floricultural
ticultural art ; and at Bologna, which
, being the most musical city of Italy, and
the residence of Rossini, an interna-
iibition of music and musical instruments,
Artistic, and industrial, will be held in the
tof the year. The latter exhibition is in-
Celebrate the eighth centenary of the Unl-
it Bologna. The Russian Society for the
dment of Trade and Industry promises an
i! of Russian textiles and machinery at
and Berlin is inviting contributions to an
)iial sportsman's exhibition, which is ex-
be one of the attractions of the German
Alit the middle of the year. In London, in
bi the usual crowd of minor exhibitions, we
ve an Italian Exhibition, to which a large
of exhibits have been promised, including
nis of Roman life in classic times, and
df every branch of Italian fine arts, in-
national sports, and pastimes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

asiASISNT3 ON ccraasNT NEWS

031 LI); DIGNA, the irrepress:ilt, seenis
still to 'ilc alive, though the tele mph 111. s
told us, times. ont.of -number, that his rt-w-
-les- race on earth had coml to a traZiC CLOS!'
A party of abont 5._4) friendlies,. with whom.
were a mounted British escort. on Tuesday
Moruing came upon Osman's camp at Han-
doub,an. I captured his magazine and belosg-
. in.2S after a sharp skirmish, during which
Colonel. Kitchener had his jsw broken and
Major MaeMurdo was wounded. The rebels,
whdse loss was con4i3erable, fled at first to
the mountains, but subsequently rallied and
.retained to their old position.. Osman Digna
appears to possess a charmed • life and a
tenacity of purpose which cannot but evoke
the admiration of his enemieg. We shall
.helr of him again before the I:Soudan is
sufficiently quiet to permit of the filial with-
drawal of our troops.

THE jEuropean "situation "—that unde-
finable immensity weich cantles so many
diplomatic " crises " in Continental capitals
grid such a constant recurrence of sharp
rises and falls on the Bourses and Stock
Exchanges—seems just it prepcnt +o be in
a state of seethine; .agitation, as if some
restless and unseen wire-pullers were at
work disseminating alarms: Bulgaria is
one dangerous centre, from which Europe's
peace is eTavely threatened ; and, quite
apart froai the cont 4 ntions concerning the
supremacy of the Balkans, Russia and
Austria have been at daggers draws respect-
ing frontier armaments. This point in tilt*
" situation " had become somewhat less
accute by reason of a notably pacific declara-
tion of the Czar, and there was some little
reason for a more optimistical estimate of
the outlook, for Germany, without endorsing
Ferdin Ind of Coburg's wssump: ton of ruL
in Bal r.aria, does not manifest a disposition
towards interference. Russia, Austria, and
Germany, then, being comparatively
pacifically inclined as between themselves.
and not tor the time present at all events.
eager for a fray about Bulgaria, the we:-
rumours had the likeliheod of liftioe. ove,
the Continent. One cause for friction gone.
another immediately succeeds, however, in
a fresh quarter. Wednesday moreiie
brought intelligence of the arrest of German
spies in France, and therein was evidence::
the survival of the sore feeling between
Teuton and Gaul which many expect will
one day develep into :mother terrible Franco-
German war
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