The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-07-19 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

LIT 104.G0.  TRS PRIME MINISTER GIVES THANES FOR A BOX OF SALVE. . . . .  The following characteristic letter was sent from Swansea by oar go-ahead "greased lightening" townsman—Mr. Charles Itaggs, (Profeeeor Gamjee pram:tided) ten days ago, 0 Mr Gladstone :  Right Hondurable Sir,--Seeing in this morning's paper that you are suffering from an attack of lumbago, I feel impelled to send for your acceptatioe and use s box ot salve, that has a wonderful effect in such complaint, and in restoring soy lost muscular power, as scores of ex-crioples testify. One good rubbing and a good sized plaster, on ordinaty brown paper worn over the affected part, reneWed once or twice a day (if necessary), is generally sufficient. If I have done wrong. I trust you will forgive me, but I couldn't rest knowing that you were suffering from a complaint I could easily rellevs.—Tour obedient servant, CHAS MAGOL The Prime Minister, apparently, tried the salve and found it remove hie lumbago, for we not only find him at his post in the House of Commons, but the Professor was knocked into fits by receiving the following letter oaThurssclay :10, Downing-street, Whitehall.—Sir, —I am directed by Mr Gladstone to express to you his thanks for the salve, which you have been so good as to send hint--I am, sir, your obedient servant, Mr Chas. Maggs. (Signed) Houitis Bvirizotra.  The rumour—is, tlit:t the Liberal party in Swansea, grateful for the Prime Minister's restoration to health, will erect a statue to " irro, pressible Charlie "—of solidified salve, to be erected at the top of the lighthouse at the Mumbles. If any of our readers are in doubt as to a statue of solidified salve, we may mention that, according to the late,st reports, a Yankee farmer has discovered a method of manufacturing solidified whisky—of making it into plugs, for chewing, like tobacco. It is pointed out, that policemen on the beat, town councillors in discussing Sunday bands, and roughs bent on Sunday " booze" at the Mumbles, may find alcoholic solidification useful. Hence the feasibility of solidified salve far • statue he the Prime Minister's extra-official lumbago adviser —Maggs, the Maharajah of Salve-ationiats ! [The above letter may be seen in Mr Magg's window.]  Vf,The premises of a machinist and builder were 'destroyed by fire at Salisbury on Sunday. A Baptist school-room was also much damaged.  Several arrests were made in Dublin on Saturday In connoxion with the late scandal disclosures. Mr. Cornwall, the chief criminal was arrested on Sunday evening.  Dr. Jacobson, who recently resigned the bishopric of Chester, died on Sunday morning at eight o'clock. 'llse lota bishop had suffered from an affecticn in the Rlartds of the throat, assumed the chsracter of a tuumar and resulted in his lordship's death.  Eastwood, a gunner of the Rlyal Artillery deliberately shot Sergt. Hunter on Wednesday awning. Toe ball passed through the body of the injured men.  Roger Tansey was sentenced to be hanged, on Thursday, at the tiarriek-on•Shannon Assizes, for the murder of William Mahon, a gamekeeper. At Birmingham, on Saturday evening, a man named Hodgett., who was drunk, mounted a cab which was unprotected and drove off at a galloping speed, which resulted in a woman being 'mocked down and killed. Hodgetts has been arrested.  At the Hull Police Court on Friday Allen Prancer, a fisherman, was remanded on a charge of stabbing a policeman named Douglas with a knife. Early on Friday morning the prisoner was noticed on the Hassle-road in en excited state, when he rushed at the officer, and stabbed him several times in the breast. Douglas's injuries are sericite.