The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1877-06-29 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

DEATH THEOIIOII • CHEESY STONL—An inquest has been held on the body of Alexander Johnson. of 2, Stamford-place, Stamford-street. On Saturday, he swallowed a cherry-stone and was taken to the hospital. He was dying from =fruition. A consultation was held, and tracheotomy was performed, but the child died before the operation was completed. A Black-polled cow, five years old, belonging to Mr. J. Duncan, Gawnereme, Alvah, gave birth on the 4th inst. to three heifer calves. The cow gives milk to all three calves, which are thriving, and are of fair average else. The cow was rested by Mr. Duncan, and the eine of the calves is a short-horn bull belonging to )Pr, J. Dawson, Wester Lockman. Tee Mita Mirror has authority for announcing the approaching marriage of the Hon. Sidney Herbert (the newly-elected and esteemed member for the Wilton borough, and brother of the Karl of Pembroke), and Lady Beatrice Louisa Lambton. eldest daughter. of the FAH of Durham, of Lambton Castle, Durham, and Fenton Wooler, Noithuinberland. At the Bristol Council • report of the Watch Committee, having reference to a proposed city firobrigade and the machinery necessary to such an establishment, was, after • short discussion, adopted. The estimated coot of the plant is £2,061 and the annual outlay is placed at CLOW A three-yeapold little earl. at Rochester, New York, was taught to conclude the evening mayer, during the temporary absence of her father, with "'Please watch over My Palm' It sounded very sweet, but the mother's amazement may be imagined when she added, "And you'd better keep an eye on mamma, too r Judge Brady, In • recent lecture, told Astarte( an ambitious Yankee who wired to the State Senate. Like • certain man we've mad of, he gave 100 dollars for the influence of a friend. His hopes were high, and he most willingly parted with the money. But when the returns came in he found he had bat three votes. He at once rushed to his friend. "See here; rye but throe votes." "Rave your was the reply. "Let me me. You voted for yourself, and I voted for you; but who, in thunder was the other fool I" A horrible accident happened at Sheffield Monday morning. A man, whose name his unknown, was working at some lime kilns, and just before dinner hour he placed his dinner near the kiln to warm. In doing this he overbalanced himself and fell into the kiln. The body could not be recovered until half an hour after, and It was nothing but • cinder. Monday, at the Clerkenwell Police Court, Charles Cornish. jeweller was charged on remand with murdering his daughter Hannah, ten °tontine old. While decerted was asleep in bed the prisoner cut her throat from ear to ear, afterwards throwing the knife out of the window. The deceased had for two years been considered insane. In answer to the magistrate, the prisoner said, "I don't know what I did." He was committed for trial. It is understood that in the event of Sir Harding Giffard being appointed to the vacant judgeship in the Appeal Court, the Conservatives of Launceston will bring forward Mr. J. C. B. Lethbridge, of Tregare, to Contest the borough.