Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1877-06-29 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

DEATH THROVIIII A CIIERRY STONE.—An inquest has been held on the body of Alexander Johnson, of 2, Stamford-place, Stamford-street. On Saturday, he swallowed a cherry-stone and was taken to the hospital. He was dying from suffocation. A consultation was held, and tracheotomy was performed, but the child died before the operation was completed. A Black-polled cow, five years old, belonging to Mr. J. Duncan, GrAWIISIIIOBB. Alvah, gave birth on the 4th inst. to three heifer calves. The cow gives milk to all three calves, which are thriving, and are of fair average size. The cow was reared by Mr. Duncan, and the sire of the calves is a short-horn bull belonging to Mr, J. Dawson, Wester Lochagan. 77w Wilts Mirror has authority for announcing the approaching marriage of the lion. Sidney Herbert (the newly-elected and esteemed member fir the Wilton borough, and brother of the Earl of Pembroke). and Lady Beatrice Louisa Lambton, eldest daughter of the Earl of Durham, of Latubton Castle, Durham, and Fenton Wooler, Nom thumberland. At the Bristol Council a report of the Watch Committee, having reference to a proposed city tire-brigade and the machinery necessary to such an establishment, was, after a short discussion, adopted. The estimated cost of the plant is 1:2,061 and the annual outlay is placed at .C 1,062. A three-year-old little girl, at Rochester, N'ew York, was taught to conclude the evening prayer, during the temporary absence of her father, with -'Please watch over toy papa" It sounded very sweet, but the mother's amazetneet may be imagined when she added, "And you'd better keep an eye on mamma, too !" Judge Brady, in a recent lecture, told a story of an ambitious Yankee who aspired to the State Senate. Like a certain LUAU WeVC real of, he gave lee dollars for the influence of a friend. His hopes were high, and he most willingly parted with the money. But when the returns came in he found he had but three votes. He at once rushed to his friend. "See here; I've but three votes." "have you?" was the reply. "Let me see. Yeu voted for yourself, and I voted fur you; but who, in thunder was the other fool?' A horrible accident happened at Sheffield Monday morning. A man, whose name his unknown, was working at some lime kilns, and just before dinner hour he placed his dinner near the kiln to warm. In doing this he overbalanced himself and fell into the kiln. The body could not be recovered until half an hour after, and it was nothing but a cinder. Monday, at the Clerkenwell Police Court, Charles Cornish, jewellar, was charged on remand with murdering his daughter Hannah. ten months old. While deceased was asleep in bed the prisoner cut her throat from ear to ear, afterwards throwing the knife out of the window. The deceased had for two years been considered insane. In answer to the magistrate, the prisoner said, "I don't know what I did." He was committed for trial. It is understood that in the event of Sir Harding Giffard being appointed to the vacant judgeship in the Appeal Court, the Conservatives of Launceston will bring forward Mr. J. C. B. Lethbridge, of Tregare, to contest the borough. SUNDAY AT Hoee.—Mamma—" Now, Jack, there are ten conimandments you have to keep. If you took a thing that wasn't yours, you'd break a commandment r. Jack (remembering something about some little niggers)— " And then there'd be .Niee The Inland Revenue authorities at Bradford recently disenvered that a paper merchant in that town, named Hartley, was in the habit of smuggling large quantities of tobacco from Hamburg, concealed in reams of paper. They recently made a seizure, and on Tuesday proceedings were taken before the magistrates against Hartley and his clerk, a young man named Hardacre. Hartley was ordered to pay penalties amounting altogether to £1,246 2s. 31., and his clerk's tines auounted to £l,lll 5.. Od. In default of payment, they were ordered to be imprisoned during her Majesty's pleasure.  WEDNESDAY'S CORN ItiARKET. _ mAEk