The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL HOMICIDE IN IBELLIVD.

(From the Tyrone Coisititution.)
011AGN, Monday.
On Saturday evening last, a moat diabolical and
outrageous mama was committed on Mr. 14`Crosino, • well.
knowa solicitor of this town. which unhappily terminated
fatally this morning about o'clock. The following are
the facts :—lt may be remembered that at the last assizes
in this town Mr. &Miasma was solicitor for the plaintiff
in the cue Doyle against 11 'Loughlin, orachbuilder. It
was the only record at last amines. A verdict of
damages and 6s. oasts was found for the plaintiff.
lirloughlin, the defendant, not having paid damages
and costa, an execution was brought 'gaited him, and
the nub-sheriff, Mr. Charles M'Crosarn, brother of the
deceased, was on Bataiday last about to proceed with
the execution. M'Lnugblin resisted, and had hie place,
which is situated in Castle. street, Omagh, shut up against
the approach of the theriff and his bailiffs. The sheriff,
seeing that resistance was offered, Knight the advise of his
brother, the doomed, who had besa engaged all day in his
own office up till that hour, 6 p.m. He then west to
give his advice, sod while speaking to the mitinhasiff la
the street at ICLoughlin's house, an iron rod, 5 ft. 8 in. in
Instil, having a hook with a barb at the point, was thrust
out of the window of the second storey and plunged into
the throat of Mr. 31`Croemuo, lifting him off the ground
and inflicting a dreadful wound. After intense coffering,
he expired at 5 o'clock this (Monday) morning. A
report of the brutal outrage was at once conveyed to the
coostabulary. three of whom were quickly at the scene.
Constable M'Laughlio ; oimediately emended the window,
forced his way into the house, and arrested ICLooghlio.
The courage and daring of the constable are most commen-
dable, and too much prone cannot be given to bier for the
prompt manner io which, at great risk, the supposed mur-
derer was captured.

THE TRAGEDY IN MILE-ILND NEW TOWN.—
BURIAL OF THE Two SISTERS.HTHIS DAY.)—This day at
10 o'clock large crowds assembled near the Albert Cottages,
Mile-end New Town, for the purpose of witeessing the
funeral of the two women, Mrs. Frances Fkckioghatc and
Mrs. Mary Ann Gribben. The funeral party emaciated of
one hearse and a mourning coach, containing the relatives of
the deceased. The interment took place in the Victoria-
park Cemetery.
GREAT FIRE.—DARTFORD, TICEBD•Y MORNINO.
—A fire, which wee nearly attended with fatal melte,
happened in the well-known old hostelry, the Eight Belle,
High-street, in this town. The discovery was made by
one of the local constabulary about 2 o'clock in the morn-
ing, at which time Mr. Woodocar, the landlord, his wife,
and six children, were in their beds. By repeatedly knock-
ing at the door, the inmates were made sensible
of their danger and escaped by means of a
ladder. The adjoining premises of Mr. W. H.
Smith, oil, colour, and Italian warehouseman. caught, and
the entire building, except three rooms, war destroyed, and
the roof horned off. The premises of Mr. Smith have the
roof burned off, the back rooms, first floor, and the attics
used as warehouses, partially destroyed. The property
belonging to Mr. J. Kerr, linsadraper. is deo much
and part of the roof is destroyed. The total lons,w"M..ts
very conaidarable, will fall upon the Phoanix, Kest, and San
Fire Offices. The fire, it is supposed, was caused by some
partially smoked totem falling between the flooring boards
in the parlour.
FATAL ACrIDENTS ON THE TRAIL—On Sunday
afterooos an itinerant barber, earned John Crane, weld on
board a collier brig lying off Shadwell, to exercise his room-
tioe. In the evening, is he was about to embark in a small
boat to return to &bore, he fell into the water, and although
the men endeavoured to save him at once, a few minutes
elapsed before he was taken out, and life was the extinct
—On Saturday night some sailors on board a Goal ship at
Rotberhithe were "skylarking" on deck, when one of than,
in getting out of hie shipmate's way, fell into the river and
was drowned.—Yesterday =main the body of a lad, named
James Stavin, belonging to the schooner Lord Elgin, of
Perth, was found in the river war the Hermitage, Wapping.
There hare been no lees than tea fatal asaideete on the
river during the last week.
TEA BRANDS AND THEIR MEANING.—The fol-
lowing will interest housekeepers :—" Hyson" means
"before the raise," or "flourishing spring," that is eerie
in the miring—helms it is often called "Young Hyson."
" Hyman skin " is composed of the refuse of other lrm&,
the native term of which is "tea skim." Refuse
of still coarser descriptions, coetaining many eseree,
is called " tea bones." " Bob's" Is the name of the hills
in the region where it is collected. " Pekoe," or " Paco."
means white hair," the down of toiler leaves. " Pow-
• folded pleat' " Senebong," "s pla
nt"
okay" plan"
"Tvrankay" le the name of a small river is the region where
it Is bought. " Congo," from a term signifying'
from the care required in its preparation,—Miuouri De-
mocrat.