The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1871-10-14 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

INDIA.— Tho Indian papers give some particulans of the murder done by a " Kooka," member of a new Sikh sect, on Jaishi Ram, acting J Ige of the Small Cause Court at Lahore. The late Judge hail issued a decree against the murderer which the latter thought most oppressive. Furnishing himself with a long iron-bound stick, or "lathi," he set one evening upon his victim, and hail beaten him to death's door before the judge's servants came to their master's help. Jaishi Rain lingered for another day, but gliegl at last, and his murderer wa-, promptly tried and stilts-need to death. A day or two after this outrage a Mahomedan Fakir attacked the assistant secretary ggf the Lahore Municipal Committee with a similar weapon, but that officer, albeit taken by surprise and badly wounded, turned upon his assailant to such purpose that help came before mortal barns was done. nese munitions outbreaks, coupled with the previous attacks on Mahomedan butchers, have given birth to sundry dark rumours of a general conspiracy against the Government of the Punjab, and one journal writes as seriously as if the scenes of 1457 were about to be re-enacted. But for the present we fail to see any grounds for such misgivings. There is something in the air, no doubt, but in all likelihood the something in the air may answer to the east wind which so often produces a crop of violent deeds in this win. try.—Allea's Indian Mail.  A WISE PREcAUTlON.—Jerrible Jenible has a large family, limited mean., and a goosl many swell relatb,no with foolish prejudices. So when he takes his wife and the Ax youngest children to Margate, he softens it to his kinsfolk by saying that he is going to the Isle of Thanet —Psnch.  A SWOONING EPIDEMIC !—llampton Court Chamd was once the scene of a singular epidemic. One Sunday a youthful beauty fainted, and the handsome Sir Horace Seymour carried her out. Next Sunday another young lady was similarly attacked, and Sir Horace, with like gallantry, sprang to her relief. And thus the epidemic went on. On successive Sundays successive youthful beauties fainted, and the handsome Sir Horace carried them successively out, till he got tired of bearing such sweet burdens. An announcement was mad that in future all swooning nymphs would be carried out of the chapel by the dustman, whereupon the malady rapidly disappeared. A PISCATORIAL WELCOME ! Just befor3 Lafayette's last visit to America, Webster WAR orc of a fishing party in Massachusett's Bay. He bad been selected to deliver the welcoming speech to the great Frenchman on his approaching visit, and during the piscatory occupation he seemed very abstracted. A gentleman who was fishing next to him addressed him several times without receiving so much as a nod in answer. By-and-by Webster began puffing in his line, hand over hand, with an effort which plainly signified that a large fish had been hooked ; but insdi his face there was not a single gleam of that eager in which usually accompanies such an event. At length the fish was seen approaching the surface. gleaning through the green water like burnished silver; stile Webster's face gave not a sign of pride or gratification; but just as the fish left the water he burst out, in tones of solemn rapture, " Venerable man ! Sage, patriot, and soldier! Representative of two hemispheres! Welcome to our shore 4Once more I" And down dropped a monster cod upon the deck.