Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-07-05 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

NOTES OF THE WEEK.  A DIIBLIN correspondent tells a strange story about Nagle, the informer, by whose evidence orly of the Fenians were convicted. He had a pension from Government, which was paid through the police authorities, and, some mne back, they were surprised at his not appearto receive the last half-yearly payment. After making diligent inquiries they saw reason to believe that he was the unknown man recently found dead under a railway arch near London, with his skull beaten in and an iron bar lying beside him, and they have come to the conclusion that the spy was ruthlessly sacrificed to the vengeance of the Fenian Brotherhood. Two American railway companies have given large orders for steel rails in this country. This cimumstance, taking the heavy tariff into account, is rightly regarded as a hopeful symptom of commercial revival. It shows, at all events, that ear manufacturers, by reducing the cost of production, have placed themselves in an advantageous position for successfully competing with the protected manufacturers of the United States. Tex peacefulness or anarchy of Eastern Roumelia turned upon the choice of a proper Governor-General, and from the tranquillity that prevails there is little doubt that the right man is in the right place. He is said to be gradually obtaining the sympathies of the population, who are pleased with his selection of the members of the Government. The Jews, who had been expelled from the province during the war, have been permitted to return to their homes. - - -  EQrALLY happy has been the choice of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, who has been going the round of the Courts of Europe. This Prince is aid to have started the idea of a confederation of the Sclavonic States on the Balkan Peninsula. This suggestion' though it does not appear to find much favour inServia is understood to have been well received in Montenegro, which has maintained an isolated independence for centuries. THERE is no chance for a horse in harness, and attached to a vehicle when it is suddenly attacked by an infuriated bullock. An incident of this kind has just occurred on a road leading through Epping Forest. A horse, drawing a phaeton, which contained Mr. and Mrs. Bentley and two children' was set upon by a bullock, and gored in such a dreadful manner that the poor animal stropped on the roadway. The screams of the occupants of the phaeton brought some labourers to the scene, and the beast was drawn off before it could carry out any more murderous intentions.  THE subterranean telegraph system—much superior to the system of carrying the wires above ground "from pole to pole"—is making rapid progress in Germany. The underground line between Metz and Cologne is now ready. The first sod was turned on the I at April last, and the work was completed on the 24th June. It is only fools who are afraid of beginning any enterprise on All Fool's Day. The whole length of the line is 310 kilometres, the length of a kilometre being fire furlongs. Anorr the beginning of the Afghan war, which has just been brought to a close, the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times, who must have got access somehow to the Government archives, published extracts from documents which showed the efforts that had been made to obtain accurate information respecting Afghanistan. The same laborious investigation is being directed to the various countries of Central Asia. A book, which _ .  11TaTeiv-I;;;;TM-blished, called the "Turkestan Review," contains a large number of articles on tio history, geography, statistics, ethnography, trade, and agriculture of Central Asia. THE commander of the ship Ava—which was lost in the collision with the Brenhilda off the Sandheads, Calcutta—showed courage, calmness, and disinterestedness in the face of danger, and died manfully at his post. His last words from the bridge were that, when all was over, the last of the boats launched should return to pick up stragglers that might be floating about. Some were so picked up, but Captain Dickinson was not among the number.  A