The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1868-02-22 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

RACULOUS ESCAM—A very extraonlinary incident occurred on the South Leicestershire branch of the London and North-Western Ilailway on Saturday morning,. As the train which left Nuneaton at 10.10 a.m. was approaching Narborough the dtiver observed something lying between the metals, and at once took means to stop his train, but was unable to do so until it had proceeded some three hundred yards beyond the object which attracted his attention. When he had stopped his train he went down the line, accompanied by the guard and several of the passengers, when they discovered a "navvy" lyirg between the motels helplessly diguik and fast asleep. It took the united efforts of the men to rouse him from his perilous slumber. Although the whole of the train had passed oyez him he was perfectly uninjured, and was quite unconscious of the danger to which he had expose I himself. Ile abused the men for disturbing him, and, making a desperate resistance, declared that he would net move from the spot. Ultimately a " trolly" which was in use on the line was procured, the foolish fellow was laid upon it and with great difficulty conveyed to the tram, and thence to Leicester, where he was locked up in a cell at the police-station, and kept there to recover his senate. PROFESSION L MURDPITIr RS —A lette* from Vesth states that the daughter of a man employed on the roads near that city, and who resided in a cottage between Alt Oren and Uereton, has just confessed, in a fit of renunsw, that in concert with her father, she had committed not less than sixteen murders during the lag ten years, for the purpoee of robbing their victims. z'even skeletons had already been discovered by the authorities., arol infovmrtion gee's 1-v the yours sVoite.n has led to the iinding of the nine others.  POOR FELLOW Mexican vipers give an account of the murder of Mr. Brewster Russell, of Landon. Mr. Rossal was employed by the Mexico and Vera Cruz Railway Company. Having occasion to go to Mazatlan, he was indoceil by one Ochoa, who feel been a captain in the Juarist army, to travel riel ,uraug,o, and by an unusual route. (hi the road, and when near fciezeii, Mr. Russell lent him pistol to Oehoa (who had pretended a desire to relieve the owner of the hard, nof carrying it). IVo sooner had (Mina obtained the pistol than he shot Mr. Russell. Two boys of the party aided Ochoa in crushing with stones the head of the victim; finally, the trunks and valises of Mr. Russell were broken open, and the contents carried off. It is not known that any attempt has been made to capture the murderers.  ROY A Lin! IN DEVAlll_T.—A.Vstoliati state that the majority of the entire population of the district aesembleil in Geelong to greet the Duke of Edinburgh on hie arrival. The groups about the pier included the principal people of the town ; and last, not leas., was the at monarch of the Dandenong tribe Of nioriginals, King .lerry, deessed for 'Mae respectably in a nsw suit of clothes fresh from the eg,i•lmes and R,wics on his feet, a rosette and medal on his breavt, and a rifleman's badge on his arm. He VMS to have presented an address and a vonone of Dr. Bruce's work on the aboriginal languages, and swaggered about for hours on the strength. of his future interview with the Prince. But alas ! when the time came King Jerry was away, and the two scions of dill'urent Boy al races never met.  M. Louts