The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1869-01-16 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.  DEFRAUDING A RAILWAY CuMPANY.—A SiDgUlar fraud on a railway company has just beeti discovered at Milan ; a large case lying in the goods depot, and supposed to contain merchandise, was remarked to emit an extremely unpleasant smell. After sothe hesitation the package was opened, and was found to be only the first of three boxes, each between five and six feet long, while on the lid of the inner one were inscribed the words, "Mortal remains of Giovanna Lampugnani." The coffin, for such it was, enclosed the body of a young woman. The first impression was that a crime had been committed, and that the murderer had adopted this method of disposing of his victim; but an inquiry showed that the deceased, who belonged to a highly respectable family, had died a natural death abroad, but having to be buried at Milan, MM. Franchetti and Co., Carriers, of Trieste, who had been charged to forward the body for interment, had cent it as merchandise, in order to avoid the special tariff to which it was liable. The ftmeral was allowed to take place immediately, but a prosecution has been instituted against the fran.port agents.  WHAT'S IN A NAME ?—The Imperial Court of Paris has just given judgment in a suit by Blondin, who was, during the Exhibition, performing at the Park ‘4 Asnieres, against M. Arnault, director of the Hippodrome, who had brought out a rival tight-rope .lancer under the same denomination. In fact, the name does nit belong to either of the men, that of the hero of the Niazara Falls being Gravelet and of the pretender, Corelly. The Tribunal first applied to, however, considering that the former had acquired a certain notoriety in different countries under the appellation in question, and that Arnault, in announcing the appearance of Corelly as Blondin, was committing an act of unfair conetition, had condemned him by default to pay to Gravelet 10,000 f, as damages. On a fresh trial the sum was reduced to 500 f. Arnault again appealed, but the Imperial Court now confirmed that decision, and condemned the director of the Hippodronie to the payment of all the costs. SOMETHING LIKE AN EDITOR !—II the "women's I right's" women are sometimes rather hard on anybody ' who ventures to question their discretion, at any rate they make up for it by the most affectionate enthusiasm for their supporters. Mr. Mark M. Ponieroy, for example, editor of one of the New York papers, has written up the great cause, and is canonized accordingly. Among other tributes of love and admiration, his life has been written by a gushing lady of the name of Tucker. From this curious work we learn that Mr. Pomeroy measures forty-three inches round the chest, stands five feet eight inches from the ground, and "has abtained as high a position as an editor as it is possible for a man" (Mrs. Tucker does not go the length of saying a woman) "to reach." "He has a tremendous brow, with a forehead as fine and white as that of a girl;" lips "full, but refined and pure ; " his "ears are large arid indicate the democratic element in his character ;" and "in the pupil of his left eye there is a red brick which grows darker and more fiery when Mr. Pomeroy is politically excited." It is probably from this visualpeculiarity that this gifted being takes the familiar style of " Brick " which is his nom de plume. _ _  No