The Herald of Wales. — 1887-03-05 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

INDIAN TRAGEDY.  Dindigul in Madras ham been electrified by a murderous assault committed by one Corrupanallai, the Curium of the three neighbouring villages of Minalacotay, Pnnjumputty, and Vukkumputty, on three women, named Sesney Ammal, agirl of 13 years, Thungammai, hermother, and Selvinn, her maternal grandmother, after which he cut his own throat and died. It would appear that he had applied for the girl in marriage, but the parents had said that, as he lived in a thatched house, whereas the girl was accustomed to live in a tiled house, they could not give her to bun; that thereupon the man had gone to the expense of converting his thatched into • tiled building • that, on his renewing his application for the girl, hit was refused on the ground that an offer of marriage made by a relative, to whom in accordance with the caste custom she ought to be married had been accepted, and he was too late. He had alao accommodated the parents with 200 rupees and 13 culls= of paddy, expect. lag that the _girl would soon be given to him in marriage. When therefore he met with this unexpected reply he became exaepersted, and remon• 'Mated with the parents, but, finding that of no avail, returned to his village, Minalacotay. He then got a marriage token, tAali— corresponding to the wedding ring—made, and on his mother asking him what it was for, said that he was going to tie it to the girl's neck on the sly (this, according to the caste custom would be a valued marriage). Some three days after be came back to Dindigul, and dressed in a yellow cloth, the bridal costume, he entered the girl's house, where he found the girl, her mother, grandmother, and another woman, and attempted to tie the Matt, but was prevented. He then said to the mother, "It is all great humbug," and hit her on the head with a saw he took with him; the girl, who was then cooking, cried out to him to desist, promising to marry him. He replied that he had already cut down her mother, and he would be hanged for it' so he could not marry her, and he cut her on the thigh, shoulder, and other places, and she fell down; he then cut the grandmother, who was at the place, on the arm. On the women crying out, some bricklayers, who were working close by, ran up, but, on his threatening to cut them down, they ran away. He then cut hi, own throat, falling on the dying girl. The girl died the same night, and the grandmother and the mother were in a precarious state. The man warn in due course cremated with all the rites and ceremonies of his religion, and his remains were followed to the burning ground by his vilers and friends with tom-toms, &a and he 11 was made quite a hero of. The man had gained great popularity by the good and exemplary life he had led, the kindness he invariably chewed to all 1 those who had reeourse to him in his official or private capacity.  Some of the leading members of the Roman Catholic Church in this country are taking steps to get the Pope to canonise Mary Queen of Se ,tt. The application will be based on ths fact that Mary was thelast of the Roman Catholic Sovereigns of Scotland; and, with liar, they nagged that the saintly distinction should be conferred -upon Cardinal Naton and Archbishop Hamilton.  The tenant; on an extensive estate known as Brakalislea, situated in the south-west corner of the county Londonderry, have completed negotiations for the purchase of th• same frrgn the landlord, Mr. Paul J. P., of Belfast. The term; are 15 years purchase at the present rents, that for the pact year being struck out, and all expenses attending the carrying out of the oak being borne by the landlord. Ptirnifo The Foor IN Tr.—" A genuine dancing. shoe me one of the newest receptacles for gilts of flowery, and really it looks very charming. Imagine one of pale pink, with • pink ribbon on the instep, and all filled with glorious Neapolitan violets! A sentimental lover may like to cherish a loot slipper, but would it not be kinder to his lady-love to return it full of flowen I "—World.—Bertie Passoigne 'bear Miss Ingot, allow me to return you the dainty slipper you lost at the dance last night, and with it offer you my hand and heart I would have filled it with flowers for you, but my Irish tenants won't pay, and I really couldn't afford it."—{She wore nines, and refused him at once.] _