Blandford Weekly News. — 1886-09-11 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

FLIGHT FROM A CRUEL HUSBAND.  There was an unusual occurrence the other night an board a steam tender atiQueenstown,after leaving the White Star steamship Britannic, from New York en route to Liverpool. Several saloon passengers disembarked from the liner for the purpose of being oonveyed on shore. Amongst them were a lady, her lawyer, her maid, and four young children, They had no sooner taken their seats in the cabin of the tender than the lady's husbandapproached her in an excited manner and demanded his children. The lady became almost frantic at hie presence, and screamed for protection. The husband then approached the lawyer and accused him of running away with his wife and children, caught him by the throat, and dashed him on tso deck. The lawyer rose, grappled with his a sail. ant, and after a fierce struggle threw him th,wn. Detective Maguire and some gentlemen then in. terfered and separated the men, the husband, however, asserting his right to sit next his wife and children, which lie did until they arrived at the Deep Water Quay, when a car was procured, and they all retired to the Queen's Hotel. It appears from a statement made by the lawyer that the husband was a clerk in a large store at Chicago, and married his employer's daughter, with whom he lived on unhappy terms, and after the birth of four children he deserted her, carrying with him two of the children to a hut 2,000 nnles from Chicago, and leaving them there. The wife discovered her children, and, having consulted her lawyer, resolved to proceed in his charge to London to her father for the purpose of getting Ins advice and protection. They were on their way to London when the absent husband turned up unexpectedly. It appears he lia.4.been waiting in Queenstown sonic days expecting their arrival, having, no doubt, received intimation of their movements.  A telegram sent from Paris on Saturday announced that M. Leroux, head cashier of Messrs. Rothschilds' Bank, died suddenly from apoplexy, when he was returning from the funeral of the Baroness de Rothschild. The inquest on Mr. Muuro's holy was held on the same day by the coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster. Medical evidence showed that death had resulted from an epileptic fit, and that there was no mark of violence on the oorpse. The jury returned a verdict accordingly, ad ling that there was no evidence to shew that death was accelerated by ill-usage. A circular of the Customs authorities at Ottawa gives notice that only British vessels or those belonging to foreign Powers in treaty with Great Britain can compete in the coasting trade of Canada. In future vessels hailing from the United States must not be allowed to go horn one Canadian port to another for cargoes.  The annual return of Vie amount due by the public to depositors in military savings banks was published on Saturday. The number of accounts open on the 31st March, 1885, was 16,849, and the amount due £266,571. The total amount of the Military Savings Bank Fund is £329,099. This is made up of the net amount paid over to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, dividends, and excess of receipts over disbursements, &c. A death from the excessive heat has occurred ía East Kent. A woman named Castle, who had been picking hops at Boughton, complained of feeling ill, and went out of the hut to get air. She dropped down dead. Just before she died, the other day, at West Ham, Ellen Suttling made a statement to the effect that her husband, vvhile drunk, had severely ill-used har. A coroner's jury has returned a verdict of wilful murder against the husbatt,.., who up to that time had not been found. The death is announced of John Henry Harding, at Minnie-street, Cardiff, formerly in the 13th Light Dragoons, who was one of the "Six Hundred " who rode in the charge at Balaclava. He had the Crimean medal with Clasps for Alma, Balaclava, ['Alterman, an: &ba,stopol.