The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
Remarkable Grimes in the
United Kingdom.
POLAR EXPEDITIONS.
Ofenbach's New Opera, Madame
Favart."
THE THUNDERER DISASTER.

We are in the height of the burglary season, and
the severity of the weather which naturally nclines
people court the iresde instead of the street,
makes item in favor of those who pursue this ex-
citing handicraft The burglars at the present time.
to use Parliamentary phrase shave it,. Peace, the
prince of burglars and the alleged murderer, is again
the object of revived interest in consequence OF the
arrival from Ohio of Mrs. Dyson. widow of the man
he is alleged to have murdered Sheffield three
years ago. and who WILL il is said be able to identity
the murderer. Then the minds of Londoners. es-
pecialy those living in the suburbs. have been ex-
cited of late by the unusual number of "cracksmen
who have been levying blackmail that respectable
class of persons who in position to possess
sufficiently tempting quantity Of plate and valuables
of other descriptions to excite their cupidity.
BAsToN OUTRAGE.
But the latest thing in this line far outdoes any
thing of the kind that has happened for some time
past. and has reused not little indignation. On
Friday night last at Easton six miles from
Bristol the house of maiden lady named Smith was
entered and robbed of a considerable sum of money
The dastardiy part of the crime that it was
accompanied by most murderous outrage. Miss
Smith, who has exceeded by years the allotted
three score years and ten, occupied lonely farm,
and in the habit of keeping large sums of money
in the house. Her only companion domestic
almost old herself, the farm servants residing
at some distance. Two watch dogs which had form
ery been intrusted with the protection of the prem
Uses had been compelled to tie up in clubhouse
in consequence of complaints of their ferocity by
the local authority. The house. therefore, was
comparatively unprotected when on Friday evening
last the old lady and her old companion. after the
fatgues of the day, had sat down at the glowing
kitchen fire to take glass of something hot before
going to bed their custom was and as the rufians
who were watching outside probably knew it to be-
1t was between eight and nine o'clock The village
matchmaker had called with clock which he had
been repairing and the door had been locked behind
him. 1t was showing hard outside--just the sort of
night when industrious old lady finds comfort in
cheering glass The old housekeeper was busting
about getting it ready. and sharing her mistress
cheerfuness, when a knock came to the door. The
visitor was challenged and described himself as ga
policeman who had come to tell her that there was
something the matter with Of her
pigs" Miss Smith thought it very oblig-
ing of the policeman, doubt called
out that she thanked him kindly for calling" and
told her servant to open the door. Her visitors did
not require pressing invitation to enter. Having
thus unguardedly put themselves at the rufiians'
mercy the two old women were roughly dealt with.
The housekeeper, Mrs. Davis, seized by the
throat and so far she from suspecting the
nature of the visit that she thought it was rude
country jest. She was undeceived, however,
and only escaped worse treatment by Offering to con-
duct the thieves to the money box.
BRAVE OLD LADY.
Meanwhile Miss Smith. who of tougher ma
teria than her servant. offered sturdy resistance
and endeavored to give an alarm, and was in conse-
quence disgracefully maltreated. She beaten on
the head with bludgeons until she insensibe
and her hands then bound behind her. One
of the number then left to watch lest
she should return to consciousness, while the
rest under the terrified housekeepers guidance,
quietly took possession of the booty the house con-
tained-f1G0 in money and some plate. Before leav-
ing the house finding the old lady returning to con-
seriousness. the brutal rufans again attacked her.
beating her about the head and body with bludgeons
and crowbars until she was mass OF wounds and
bruises They then decamped. and shortly after
ward the housekeeper summoned enough courage to
raise alarm.
Several days elapsed before any trace of the scoun-
ires could be found, and the Treasury induced
20 offer a reward of f100 for their apprehension.
When the of this decision reached Bristol. how
ever. four of the men had been captured. and had
run narrow risk of being lynched by posse of in
dignant Severn boatmen. The police are ON the
track of the fifth Miss Smith, despite her adj
vanced age is gradually recovering from the effects
of her terrible wounds.
MORE FIGHTING CHURCH.
st. James Hatcham, has won such unenyiable
notoriety in regard to rtualism that its dongs here
watched with peculiar interest. Sightscers who
have nothing else to do make pgrimages there on
Sundays, because, they say, 1t is las good az play
Last Sunday proved another gala day" for these
spirits. In consequence OF some extreme ritualistic
priests having oihciatcd there lately some OF the
parishioners wrote to the Bishop, desiring him to
cancel the appointment of Mr. McColl (the incum-
bent. The Bishop accordingly insisted his re-
signing and on sunday ministers from st. John 5.
Deptford, officiated. In the morning, ON the min
lister kneeling down the north side of
the table to commence communion service. one
of the most advanced ritualsts retired from the
N. followed
simultaneously the choir rose and retired into the
yestry The service then proceeded quietly to the
end. In the afternoon another scene" occurred.
When the service was about to commence rush was
made toward the chancel from the west door
by number of the choir who lett in the
morning. but they were prevented entering.
by the congregation rising and obstructing their
ingress, either by the vestry door the chan
cell and after some obnoxious manifestations by the
baled choir. the officiating minister came to the res
and prevailed ON them not to enter the chancel
They remained in the church, however, and for some
ue endeavored to promote dscord in the responses.
And yet told by worthy lecturer of the ritual
istic lk that ritualism is common sense applied to
cosrKnxoSaERs' TEA PARTY.
The other evening u large gathering Of costcr-
mongers and their wives and little took place at
Wilmington Hall Ccrkenwell. md should, how.
ever on second thoughts, use the term general
dealer instead Of the old fashioned 'costermonger
This is age OF "rehnine." II not OF refinement,
hnd the humble coster has come to dislike that APP
pellatve and To prefer the higher sounding general
dealer" just the chimney sweeper has learned to
despise the laconic sweep and TO call himself
chimney cleaner" or. still lordler. mechanical
chimney cleaner" The host the occasion was
Mr. William Catin, Superintendent of the Cow Cross
Mission. who has long cultivated close ac-
quaintancc with the poor OF every class. The
better halves of the general dealers were the
earliest and most numerous appreciators OF the
cheering cup; but one by one, with the most pleas
Ing irreguary, the costermongers appeared in per-
son and received hearty welcome from host and
comrades present. IL was curious TO note how the
cOster's usual salaam jerk of the head sideways
and broad grin, struggled with conscious attempt
salute more accord with the occasion. and how
hahitude triumphed Curously in contrast with
what would nave expected from these rude
of the street the modesty manifested by most in
wishing TO take seat near the bot
tom OF the table az possible. But none
allowed thus Ia ohliterate themselves.
No sooner thus to court obscurity
than his name, generally his Christian or, more