Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-03-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

GLEANINGS.  Elizabeth Stock lale, who was under the sentence of death at Durham, for child murder has been reprieved. An unknown steamer collided with the steamship Vandali i in the Channel, on Wednesday night. The Vandalia's crew landed in boats at Bognor. (inc man was killed in the collision. A policeman named Do, is was fined a golfer at Cloutrel on Wednesday for assultitig a foreman printer in a baton charge there cu Sunday. OD the occasion of Dr. Tanner's arrival.  The death is announced of Mr Sidney Smith,' the well known pianist and composer. Mr Richard Jones' mineral water works, Oswestry, were burned down ouTuesday night. They were insured for £2,000. They were .itudarly destroyed six months ago.  Private telegrams from Zanzibar just I received, state that a fight took place at Bagamayo on March 3rd. It resulted in the occupation of a place by the Geimans, who .effer.d no Mmes. Buchiri is said to have been wounded. The Central brews telegram from Sydney states that the New South Wales Minietry has been defeated on Protectionist question. The Pre.--der ham resigned, and bir klenry Parkes will be called upon to form a Free Trade Cabinet. _ . .  Councillors C lotion and Talbot of Clonmel have been communed for boycotting Edward Tobin who occupies an evicted form. Condon LW been previoutsly convicted. The Standard Biarritz correspondent telegraphs that the name of the principal through fare in the town has been chanced into "Avenue Queen Victoria," as a compliment to the Queen. The Daily Niles Belgrade correspondent telegraphing on Tuesday night gays:— I have just learnt on the very high,et authority that King Milan will to-morrow abdicate ter good in favour of the Crown Prince Alexander. A Central News telegram from Belgrade oil Wednesday morning nays : King Milan ham abdiated in favour of his son. M.M. Misfits, Protits, and Balimarkovio are appointed regents. A Central News telegram from New York, on Thursday morning, rays that the Copper Syndicate agents hero arranged with American producers for a ten years' contiact for copper at tl per cent. per pound.  News has reached Dumbarton that the Queen has granted a repreive ta John Curran, the young man lying under sentence of death in Glasgow Ptison for the murder of his brotherII -law, Denis Mcladyen, at Renton, Dumbartonshire. At Birmingham, on Thursday, Paxton Porter, one of the best known public officials in the city, for ten yeare secretary to the Midland Institute, was committed for trial on a charge of embezzling funds in his custody. Her Majesty's ship Sultan went ashore on Thursday morning at Comino, one of the Maltea; Islaude, situated between Malta and Gozo. Assistance has been sent from Malta, and it is hoped that the " Sultan "may be got off. Mary Ann Whilee, a governess, residing in Lampmead-road. Lee, died from the effects of hurl P. She blew down the chimney of an oil lamp in order to extinguish it. The lamp exploded, and her night-dress caucht fire. The body of a child of twelve hail been found, horribly mutilated, a few miles from Madras, in the Chingleput district. Her severed head was tied to her stomach by her own clothes. It is evident that she bad been offered up an • sacrifice. Five men have been arrested, one being a villas magistrate.  With a Remington type-writer. Mr. Frank McGurrin a stenographic writer in Utah, recently wrote to dictation at the rate of 112 words per minute, and when blindfolded succeeded in writing 105 words per minute.  Datne Fortunatus smiles on journalists sometimes. Mr Maclellan, the editor of Gm North China Daily Moil, held • ticket in a Manilla lottery. He hue received the first prize £20,000. Bow the speculator makes money in Sydney. A well known member of the the species had at five minutes to one,placed under offer to him for £OO,OOO, a Oeurge-street block. At a quarter to two he had cold it for CO.