Weekly News. — 1891-04-16 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A CHILD. On Sunday morning a terrible outrage was perpetrated by Daniel Fritz. potman at the Crown public-house, Pancras-road, N.W. Mr. James Eggleton, the landlord, resides on the premises with his wife and family and a female domestic, a Mrs. Saunders. The only assistant in the business was the potinan, who lived off the premises, coming each lii ruing and leaving at night. During the week he had been drinking heavily, and had been censured by his employer. On Sunday morning he arrived about his usual time, and was admitted by the landlord's daughter Florrie, aged 12, wli was engaged in dusting the shelves at the hack of the bar, an occupation which she resumed while Fritz collected the dirty pots. Suddenly he left his work, and going upstairs to the kitchen on the first floor, asked Mrs. Saunders if he should clean or sharpen the carving-knife. She said no, but asked him to fetch her up some coals. He started for the cellar, and on the way possessed himself of a heavy hammer, and going upstairs stealthily crept behind the unsuspecting child Flortie, who was in a stooping position, and dealt her a heavy blow at the back of the head. In a moment, she found herself being dragged towards the public parlour and she then screamed as loudly as she could. Her assailant belaboured her about the head and having turned the key upon her, escaped from the hoese. The cries alarmed the servant and Mr. Eggleton, who, on reaching the parlour, were met with a horrible sight. The little girl was on the floor, her head lying in a pool of blood. Before lapsing into unconsciousness she was able to explain to her father how she was attacked. She was at once carried upstairs to bed, a doctor sent for, and the police authorities communicated with. It was found that there Were four wounds at the back of the bead, the skull being fractured in two places. In consequence of the gravity of the case the patient was removed to time University College Hospital to undergo the operation of trephining.  Jews living in and around St. Petersburg and Moscow without legal status or authorisation are being rigorously hunted up, and expelled by the police. A few taghts aco 150 Jews were arrested in the Jewish quarter of Moscow. The rector of Allhallows, London-wall, has, according to the City Press, just made a most interesting discovery. At the bottom of au old chest in the vestry he has found a register of churchwardens' accounts, dating back to the reign of Henry VI. He intends forwarding the register to the British Museum for it to be reported upon by the experts there. If the register turns out to be genuine—and at present there is no suspicion that it is otherwise —the discovery will undoubtedly prove a valuable as well as a most interesting one.  man who fell into a barrel of whisky said he wig depressed in spirits. I"Much remains unsung," said a tom-cat the other night, as a brick-bat cut short his serenade. '''•What kind of a hat would you wear with this soot ?" asked the sweep. "A chimney-pot hat," was the immediate answer.  Suffering in the orchestra.—Ccrnet: "liello, Fiddle! How do you do?" Fiddle: "Rather played. And you ?" Cornet: "Pretty badly blown." It doesn't do to be too careful. The man who hit a florin and found that it was bad left it in tcb a shane that he couldn't bass it anywhere  .11.T77  %13ISTURB•