Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1877-01-05 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

MURDER OF A WITCH.  In the colony of Algeria an Arab, named Ali Ben Athar, has just been sentenced to death as the result of his way of disposing of a lady to whom he was engaged. This was his aunt, Fathitna, who was somewhat elderly, awl se.rus not to have been specially attractive. Ali broke off his relations with her, awl made court to a young girl of the same tribe. Thereupon Fathitna solemnly cnrsesi him; and, as she was reputed to be possessed of certain powers ,d witchcraft, the curse was regarded as a serious matter. AD, the narrative says, begged her to be merciful and take off the curse; hut she refused, saying, "To dispel the curse I have pronounced on you, I must sacrifice three of my front teeth, Alla a lock of my hair, which must be burnt in a vase to release you from your fatc, ; but this sacrifice she declined to make unless All married her. To this the faithless lover objected; but being still desirous to ',,et free from the an curse, he resolved to effect this din his own way. This is how he did it—" He made a rendezvous with Fathima in the garden at night, and on her again refusing to release him from the spell he di ew a long knife out of his pocket and plunged it into Fathima neck. The woman fell to the ground senseless, and as she lay there he smashed in her skull with a large stone, and then knocked out some of her front teeth and cut off a lock of her hair. Having carefully put these charms into his pocket, he co,tered up the body with earth and d-al leaves, and went home, where he told his mother what he had done, and gave her the teeth and hair to keep for him till the next day, when he burnt them, as prescril•ed by the woman. He then returned to the garden, and, tying up the body of his victim in a sack threw it into a neighbouring pond." For this assassination the jury found Ali frailty, without extenuating circumstances, and he was sentenced to death. He does not, however. seem to think that the proceeding at all deserved such severe condemnation, for when asked if he had anything to say in arrest of judgment, he replied—" The woman had cast a spell on me; I was obliged to kill her to obtain the necessary charms ;' and I think everybody in my position would have done the same."  A frightful secident was narrowly averted Tuesday night at the Woking Station. The Exeter express. on • nearing 'Woking, CMo in front of train from Aldershot. The driver shut off the steam, but was unable to stop his train. It ran until it nearly bumped the Aldershot train. A singalman seeing the danger shunted the latter, and thus prevented a collisioa. The Exeter carriages contained 420 passengers.  HOLLOWAY'S Pmts.—Week Stomach.—The wisest cannot enumerate onoopiarter of the (distressing syniptonas arising from enfeebled digestion, all of which might be readily dispelled by these admirable Pill. They romove all unpleasant taste from the mouth, flatulency, and constipation. Holloway's Pills rouse the stomach, liver, and every other organ, thereby helpinr digestion to that healthy tone which fully enables it to convert all we eat and drink to the nourishment of our bodies. Hence these Pills are the surest strengtheners :old the safest restoratives in nervousness, wa.st,ing and chronic debility. Holloway's are infallible remedies for impaired appetite, eructations, and a multitude of other disagreeable Pyiiiptoms which render miserable the lives oi thousands. These Pills are approved by all classes.  FLORILTNE!—Fon