The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1884-09-06 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SDICIDE.—A young man named Miller died by his own hand on Saturday at Guildford after attempting to murder a friend. It has since been ascertained that he had been paying some attention to a young widow mimed Burgess, who, however, avoided him. He requested her on Friday night to grant her a private interview, but she refused. This refusal seemed to goad him to frenzy, and he fired at a friend named Richmond and then at himself. Richmond is likely to recover. THE DROWNING ACCIDENT AT Krum/NE-In—An inquest was held at Killarney on Saturday upon the body of James 'Wingfield Harding, of Islington, who was . drowned in the Lower Lake while bathing on Thursday morning. The deceased, who was connected with an insurance office in London, was a man of fine physique, and was an excellent swimmer. Mr. William Nicholson. who was with the deceased at the time of the accident, said it appeared to him that he must have been suddenly attacked with illness. The water was only s,Aft. deep. The deceased called out to bring the boat, and witness, who had but one oar, proceeded to paddle towards him. Before he was able to reach him he raised his hands and went down. After sinking he never came to the surface. Witness searched for him for twenty minutea but failed to find the body. Both had walked the previous day from Glengarriffe to Killarney, and the exhaustion consequent upon that exercise might have affected the deceased. It was half-past seven in the morning when they set out from the hotel, and they had but one oar for the boat. They could not find a boatman. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental drowning." UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION, ANTWERP (1885).—The construction of the buildings is being pushed on with great activity, under the direction of the architect, Mr. Box.dian. The works began in April, and already gigantic, iron buildings cover a large space. The gardens, projected by Mr. Fuchs, are so far advanced thst they can be commenced before the winter sets in. The number of applicants for space increases daily. The 70,000 square metres allowed in the palace and annexed buildings by the original project will not be sufficient to meet the demand. But the grounds offered by the city of Antwerp have a surface of 22 hectares, and Islay prove useful for the necessary extensions. Not only do European countries take an interest in the exhibition, but Japan and other Eastern countries will be represented.. Canada has given its adhesion. In Sweden and Norway an official commission and committee are at work; Servia will exhibit; Germany and Italy are very busy, and seem to intend rivalling the efforts of France and England in the pacific) arena of labour and progress which will be opened in Antwerp on the 2nd of May, 1885.  ITS WEIGHT ti Gozu.—The aggregate production•of gold, in the United States of A,oerica, up to June, 1883 we have just been toL n the authority of the nmes. was 78,965,572 troy onnc,s. Wilda we saw this particni. lar weigut of iota given a, the accumulatioa of au + pra ceding years, we we eat once struck w,th the rtnitokable bppreximation cf the weight given to what had just ' come to o r knowledge was the output of G•moa in thiS Cou.4try by cue firm (Jenits Epps and 4.;,.) for nue year only, he last tvveAr.t-month, is being 86,403,333 troy ounces, or 2,645 avoitaupois tons, and, on the moment we could not withstand rtcaling to mind the old adage..— .-. '.siorda is N'itigtit in Gold." ;:,  ‘‘ltnPrunze."—WHlTE's Moc-MAIN LEVER TBOOIO, is the most effective inventlon for the treatment Of Eternia. The use of a steel Spring, so hurtful iP its effects, is avoided, a soft bandage being w9Ol round the body, while the requisite resisting poure% is supplied by the Moc-Main t'ad'and Patent Lever, titling with so much ease and Closeness that jt oas4: uot be detected. Send for descriptive circular, wiLP tes:,imoulals and prices to J. White and (Limited) 228, Piccadilly Londofi. Do not buy 0 Chemists, whO often 641 an imitation of Moo.Afel" White and Co. have not any Agents. , Si-vn MoNsx,—Sinclair's Cold Water Soap saves mouo. labour, time, fue , and temper. It does the family WA: without the misery of a steamy house. A boon to rich sty poor alike. The magic cleanser for all purposes. Reco" mended to every housewife. .be sure you ask for Sinclair' Of ad urocers and oilmen. TO MIKE I'ELICIOUS CUSTARD WITIiOUT