The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1874-06-27 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

ALSATIAN TRAGEDY.  An account of a dreadful crime at Mulhausen, Alsace, is published by the Cologne Gazette:—A fellow called Joseph Most, between 20 and 30 years of age, had lived for about a year, but not on the best terms, with his mother ,a. widow), two sisters of 20 and 11 years old respectively, and a brother of 17, and had repeatedly, and especially in the last week, denounced the eldest sister before the police as the poisoner of hi, father, whilst there were not to all appearances the slightest grounds for suspecting her. Six weeks ago he left his mother's house and took one for himself. On Friday evening last, towards eleven o'clock, he suddenly appeared, armed with a newly-purchased dagger. knife, at the residence of his mother, got gently over the yard gate, put the dogs into their house, and passed then through the kitchen, first of all into the sleeping room of his brother, whom he killed almost in a ,- —cot by a deep plunge of the dagger into . The murderer then tried to get into his mother's room, which was provided with a glass door, and in which were also his sisters, all of whom had been awoke by the noise. These, with the exception of the younger sister, who fled through the window into the street screaming for help, held the glass door with all their might. The murderer struck in the panes of glass, and thrusting thr, ugh the opening inflicted several blows upon his mother, till she succeeded in making her escape through the window. The elder sister, who had already received several wounds, could not hold the door any longer, and was at once fatally wounded by the inhuman brother. He then struck a light, and asked the sister, "Are you dead ?" As she opened her eyes he struck in cold blood once more the dagger into her breast, saying, "There, I will give you one more that you may have enough !" Hereupon he betook himself to his own house, changed his clothes, and then went out. But about half-past twelve that night he was apprehended in the street, when he quietly allowed himself to be conducted away.  RAILWAY COMPENSATION CASE DAMAGES, £looo.—ln the Bail Court on Saturday, before Mr. Justice Quain and a special jury, the case of Manton v. the Great Northern Railway C( was heard. This was an action to recover cornpen.ation in damages for personal injuries received from the negligence of the defendants' servants. They did not deny their liability. The plaintiff, who was a dentist, formerly practising at Wakefield and Leeds, was the nephew of a well-known man, "Joe Manton." On the 25th of January, 1873, he was a passenger from Wakefield to Leeds, when the train came into collision with another train coming from Bradford, whereby the plaintiff no- ived so serious a shock to his system that he had not been able to attend to his professional duties as before the accident. The jury, having heard the evidence, assessed the damagesat £lOOO.  Mr. Pliinsoil pr,:eicied on Monday ai a large and, enthusia.tic mewirg cotverltd Saiioro. Protection Society at Lituebonse.  The Record owlerstamls +Eat Mr. IZussell Gtlr. :ley has consented to take charge of the Public Worship Regulution Bill in the /louse of Corn. . mono.  M. Rochefort (lecilned to attend the C01:1i. munistic bangaet on ,n ~ay, and refuses to lecture in London, stating th .t he wishes to remain in private.