The Warwickshire Herald. — 1895-05-23 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

PIMBROICK." Margaret Macknells, a single woman, was charged at Sunderland on Saturday with the wilful murder of her chid. The prisoner gave birth to it a month ago, and after hiding the body in the house placed it under the seat of a railway carriage. Medical evidence attributed death to suffocation. Tbo magistrates committed her for trial on the charge of concealment of birth. • • • -•  No communication has been received by the Embassies in Constantinople from the Porte concerning the scheme of Armenian reforms submitted on behalf of Russia, France, and Great Britain. An indemnity has been demanded by these Powers for the Armenians who suffered during the massacres of last year. . .  According to a Elalifax (N.S.) despatch, three deep-water wharves at RI, limond have been destroyed by fire. Not only were the quays burnt to the water's edge, but 70 cattle and a large quantity of timber were destroyed. The loss is estimated at 250,000d01. The fire is believed to be the work of an in. endiary. Only one small wharf is now left for transatlantic business.  The grasshopper has, according to its size, ono hundred and twenty times the kicking power of an average man. It must be a warm time for the young grasshopper who goes a-courting and finds the old man at home. _ _  No wonder. —Johnny "Hasn't she wonderful dreamy eyes ?" "Y-a-a-a," replied Willie Wibblas, "she has indeed. Lawst evening when I called on her she could ha'hdly keep from going to sleep wight in my pwesence." Suburban economy.—" Henry," said Mrs. Padding. ton to her husband, "I wonder if it wouldn't be a pod idea for us to raise our own vegetables, and sive what they cost in market?" "No," replied Henry. "Times are too hard. We must economise." An earthquake has taken place in Florence and its neighbourhood, doing considerable damage. Four persons have lost their lives and many were injured. Shocks have also been felt at Zante.  The Con mercial Geographical Society of France hr.. decided to appoint a commission to proceed to Egypt to study tie industrial and commercial interests of France in that country on the spot. Lieutenant the Hon. F. H. S. Roberts, son of Lord Roberts, who is with General Kinloch's Brigade of the Chitral expedition, has broken his arm. The injury appears to have been caused by an accident. A square meat —The miner had struck it rich in the west, and went to New York on the invitation of several distinguished citizens, who wanted to be polite to him. They gave him the beat in the shop, and he tried hard to keep up with the procerisimX At the end of 30 days he slipped away from the crowd and went into Delinouico's alone. The waiter knew him and admired his liberality, and at once took him in charge. "Same thing as usual, , sir, or will you have broiled lobster with ybur champagne P" he inquired with much manger. "Thunderation, no!" exclaimed the gentleman from the west. "Bring me corned beef and cabbage. I ain't had a square meal for a month." As the result ot the collapse of a number of houses in Clerkenwell on Saturday night, a girl named Annie Farrington, four years of age, was killed, and her brother John, aged 11, was seriously injured. Other persons who were in the neighbourhood received slight injuries. The museum established at Haworth in memory of Charlotte and Emily Brontë, the brilliant sister novelists, was opened on Saturday. Sir Wemyss Reid was prevented from performing the ceremony by illness; but he sent in address, in which he said the British people owed the Brontës an everlasting debt of gratitude.