Weekly News. — 1890-01-09 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

DESPERATE STRUGGLE.  Joseph Brindley has been charged as the Man. chester County Police-court, with attempting to murder his wife Ellen. It was stated that a few days ago when Mrs. Brindley got up in the morning her husband struck her a blow from be- ' hind with an axe, on the crown of her head. The blow cut through a large twist of hair, through the two pins which fastened the twist, and made an I incised wound on the skull. tither blows followed, . and eight or nine dativericin wounds were thus inflicted on the skull. Brii:il;ey next took up a knife, and getting the wunillo head under his left arm, inflicted a wound on the throat about four inches lung, but, fortunately, only about an eighth of an inch deep. A second attack with the knife ended with the severing of the woman's lip, and another scratch upon the throat. A terrible struggle followed. The woman snatched the knife froin her husband's hand, and threw it some yards away on the landing. The prisoner tried to drag her in the sarne direction, but failing, essayed to throw her over , the banister, but in this too he was foiled, and inch by inch the two fought their way until they gained the top of the stairs, where Brindley tried to push his wife to the bedroom. She, however, hold to the banister rails, but shortly after easing her hold the two rolled to the bottom of the stairs. Brindley then tried to ' drag his wife into the kitchen, but he was be. coming exhausted, and by a great effort Mrs. • Brindley made her way to the front doornail reached the outer steps, where her cries brought the assuitance of a man named Hargreaves. The WOlllllll, bleeding, and completely exhausted, was taken into the house, the neighbours having by this time been aroused. The husband coolly walked into the scullery, where he washed hiinnelf, and when Policesergeant Smith appeared on the scene a few minutes later Brindley was smoking his pipe. Ile has borne the character of a quiet, inoffensive man, of sober and industrious habits, and was perfectly sober at the time of the attack. lie was now remanded, his wife being unable to appear to give evidence.  A fire broke out about half-past 2 o'clock on Friday morning, at St. John's Training College, o"k. An alarm was given and the fire brigade was quickly on the spot, but the flames were not subdued until the housekeeper's and two other apartments were gutted, and a large quantity of linen destroyed. The students were away on their holidays, but the , principal and his family were at home. The outbreak was traced to the housekeeper's room, where a fire had been lighted in expectation of her return on Wednesday uigna  Sir George Bowen Mu completed his story of "Thirty Years of Colonial Government Life," which will shortly be published by hissers. Longmans.  The garrison of Batoum is to be considerably increased. Two men-of-war have been commissioned for the transport of troops from Odessa to that pore, which, according to Article 59 of the Berlin Treaty, was to be essentially a commercial one.  The body of Job Bull, aged 60, was recovered from the Mosefield Pit, near Longtou, on Friday morning. The corpse was in an extraordinary state of preservation, and there was no difficulty in recognising the deceased. The bodies of throe of 13u1Ps eons are still in the mine, the total number [of Ihe dead unrecovered being now six. The general Inquest opens on the 7th inst. Time has been much incited talk in New York for a few days concerning the seizure of a small American trading vessel by a Columbian gunboat. The owners are very irate, but the Columbian officials state that the vessel was seized for smuggling. Secretary Tracy has notified the State Department that there are war vessels at Mole SO. Nicholas, in Hayti, which call be sent to Cartagena it necessary. There is u retort that run armed marellantn,” hai Not sail tor Columbian waters. Socrvtary 'l'l,lcy t t there will be no set nouns ic ILe.