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Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1865-08-18 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SINGULAR TELEGRAPH BLUNDER.—One of the office- bearers of the Grand Lodge of Scotland who had to attend the ceremony of layiiig the foundationstone of the memorial to the Duke of Athole, at Logierait, on Thursday week, left Ediuburgh on Wednesday without his cocked hat. On discovering the omission, he telegraphed from a station on the Inverness and Perth line to his wife in Edinburgh, " Send my cocked hat with --- to morrow." Our readers may judge of his consternation when, on the following day, his friend put into his hand, not the missing article of attire, but a parcel of cooked ham,' into which words the telegraph clerks had trausforined the message.— Advertiser. Mr John lliblet, who is well-known in the cattle dealing trade, writes to the Times to protest against the merely theoretical letters which the " professors" are;continually pubiishing. He has had great practical experience, and he deciarra that the disease (whatever it is) is not of foreign importation. In support of this declaration he states that DO foreign stock has been infected until it has been a considerable time in this country. lie attributes the disorder to some atmospheric influences, aided by bad drainage and defective ventilation. The Jews, than whinn none can he more careful, always choose foreign beasts; and the major portion of the Goveruinent contracts are also met with them.  "•••• --CRIME IN AmEarcA..---The United States are just now the theatre of terrible crimes. From almost every city there are continual resports of riots aud murders. The returned Loldiers are responsible for much of the ill-doing, but the four years of war through which the country lirs pa .eil have caused the people to look with but little horror upon scenes of depravity. The soldiers have created riots in Chicago, Indianapolis, Concord, St. Louis, and several other cities, and at times have thoroughly overcome the civil authorities, and have robbed stor-s and murdered citizens. In addition to all this, a heavy detaleation is reported in the 'Treasury Department at Washington. A clerk has abstracted 200,1100 dollars' worth of bonds, and has dune it In such a way as to cause a grave suspicion that heavier defalcations wiil soon be brought to light. —Phi/cad/Ain Leuer. Mr Charles Gordon Sprague, of Ashburton, who not a fortnight since was acquitted of murdering his whole family, is now again in prit.on upon a charge of rape. He has been taken in, it appears, as a-sistaut by Mr Jenkins, surgeon, of Fenchurchsstrect, and was asked by the servant (Hannah Hart) to give her Lotnething because she was ill. He gave her, as she says, brandy, apparently drugged, which made her insensible, and then cummiited the off' nice. The girl's story requires investigation, and it teems possible, from the evidence taken at the Mansion House. Loudon, on Monday, that she did nut wake the resistance necessary to constitute the technical crime; but her statement was corroborated in parts by the errand boy, and when the charge was made the accused only asked if be should be admitted to bail.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1865-07-21 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

PATENT SIIIP SISEA.RING.--3,147. 11. F. MeK.illop, Belvidere, Kent, "Compositions for coating or covering ships." Dated 19th December, 1864. This composition is chiefly applicable for coating ships of iron. In making compositions for this purpose the patentee grinds together lime (by preference pure shell lime), sulphur, and protoxide of mercury, and mixes with these coarse brown sugar and crude petroleum, or linseed or other suitable oil. The proportions in which he prefers to combine these materials are as follows :-1 cwt. of shell lime, 4 cwt of sulphur, 1 41b of protoxide of mercury (or crude mercury may be employed), cwt. of coarse brown sugar, 10 gallons of petroleum or other suitable oil, preferring 5 gallons of petroleum oil and 5 gallons of melted tallow in place of all petroleum oil. The sulphur Is first heated to about hlO deg. Fah., then the patentee adds the oil and stirs it well in together with the sugar; the whole of the materials are then added and passed through a mixing mill, lie prefers slightly to slake the lime before grinding it. The mixture thus produced will be of the consistency of a thin cement, and should be applied to the ship while hot, or the mixture may be allowed to cool and be again heated before applying it to the ship. MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND IN LivEttrooL.—On Saturday night, a man named iiarriman Burns, a painter, living in Prince Edwin-street, attacked his wife, Riz I. Burns, with a knife, and inflicted such injuries upon her that she died shortly afterwards. Fratn a statement made by Thomas Dickenson, of Victoria-street, Everton, it appears that he was in the house at the time of the occurrence. He went out with Burns about five o'clock for a walk, and they returned at nine. Burns sat a short time very quietly, the deceased being then near the fire, when he suddenly rose, ran towards her. and struck her several blows about the left shoulder. Dickenson did not perceive that Burns had a knife until his son called out, " lie has a knife." Fie (Dickenson) then seized him, and took the knife out of his hand. The deceased fell up in the floor, uttering the exclamation " Oh, dear !" and expired about five minutes afterwards. When apprehended, the pris utter wos sitting down quietly in the room where the deed had been perpetrated, and appeared qaite calm and collected. Ile ilid not assign . any reason for the commission of the act. lie was conveyed to Bridewell, and the charge booked against him. Robert Barns, a son of the deceased, made a statement to the effect that for the last three years his father had clrunk to excess at times, and had suffered from the effects of delirium tremens on several odeasions. It was stated by Dr !loges that the injuries inflicted on the deceased were such as would be produced by the knife taken from the prisoher. The prig mer is about fifty years old; the deceased was forty-five. The family consists of three children. A
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1865-06-02 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MIDDLESBROUGH. DREADFUL MIJRDER.—A dreadful murder was committed here about midnight on Saturday night. A young man, named Francis Coates, a moulder, was stabbed by an Irishman, named Henry Hughes, and died soon after from the injuries be had received. Some persons had been watching Hughes, who was in company with a woman of loose character, near Albert Bridge, Marton-road, and this had greatly exasperated him. As Coates was passing him he rushed upon him and stabbed him in three different places with a dagger knife. The prisoner and the woman are both in the custody of the police. Coates was a native of Thirsk, in the North Riding, and was a young man of good character. His dying deposition was taken before a Magistrate, Mr H. Thompson, at the police station. Several persons witnessed the murder, but the attack made upon Coates by the prisoner was so sudden that they were powerless to render assistance. Coates in his deposition distinctly speaks as to Hughes, with whoni he was slightly acquainted, being the murderer. He says he was passing along the street when Hughes, who was standing against the railway station wall with the woman named Elizabeth Goulding, rushed at him and stabbed hint in the abdomen, saying, " You're one of the b.—rs that's been watching me—take that." The woman at the same time challenged the other persons that were about "to come up to the scratch," saying that " her man would serve the best of them as he had done the other fellow" (meaning Coates). Coates died about three o'clock on Sunday morning, as he was being removed to the Infirmary in Newport-road. His wounds, three in number, were dressed at the policestation by Dr. Fawcett, assistant to Mr Dickinson. 'rhey were (one) a superficial cut on the right side of the neck, three inches long and a quarter of an inch in depth; (two) a deep wound in the abdomen, left side, penetrating, it is thought, to the stomach, and through which the bowels protruded; and (three) a deep cut just above the right thigh. The officers who took the prisoners into custody were Inspector Reed and Police-constable Peacock. The male prisoner was arrested in a street on the north side of the railway, and when taken into custody had the knife in his hand. The murder was of the most cold-blooded character, and the officers state that none of the parties were the worse for drink. The melancholy affair has caused the greatest excitement in the town. A more revolting case of deliberate murder it is impossible to imagine. The prisoner does not seem to exhibit the slightest remorse at the part he played in the transaction. He is a strong muscular fellow, of dark complexion, about Mt. Bin. in height. lie has been in the town for a number of years. He represents himself as a single man, but it is known that he has a wife and family in Ireland. Coates was a young man, about twenty-two years of age, and unmarried. An inquest was held on Tuesday last, on the body, before J. C. Sowerby, Esq., and a verdict of " Wilful Murder" returned against Henry Hughes. The woman was discharged.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1882-05-27 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

BRUTALITY HT A A MOTHER.—At Wednes• I bury Police Court on Tuesday Jemima Hale, an inmate of West Bromwich Workhouse, was itentenced to four months' imptisonment for a brutal assault on her child, seven months old. The prisoner had frequently beaten the child until it was black and blue, and early that morning she beat it until blood oozed from its ears. Had not the child been rescued the prisoner would have murdered it. A Your LADY SHuT.-011 Tuesday Miss Phillips of Tregreham, St. Austell, and her 3r, ringer brother was in a room which they were preparing for decoration, when she handed him a gun, asking him to pat it in a safe place, as it was loaded. The brother put it under his arm, and was leaving the room, when the door swung to and the gun exploded, the contents entering his sister's e. She fell back dead. The terrible affair has caused intense grief to her parents and relatives, she being a remarkably fine, handsome young girl of e•ghteen.  THE DISFASE AFFLICTING US AT THIS fIEiSOT.T. Like a thief at night, it steals in upon us unawares, Many persons have pains about the chest and sides, aud sometimes in the back. They he! dull and sleepy: the mouth has a bad late, especially in the morning. A sort of sticky slime collects abi iv, the teeth. The appetite is poor. There is a feeling like a heavy load upon the stomach; sometimes a faint all-gone sensation at the pit of the stomach which food does net satisfy. The eyes are sunken, the hands and feet b-_come cold and • feel clammy. After a while cough sets in at fitst ; dry, but after a few months is attended with a gi sh coloured rxpectoration. The afflicted one feels tired all the wile, and sleep does not seem to ; afford any rest. Alter a time he becomr s nervous irr; table and gloomy, and has evil fore- ; bodings. T. ere is a giddiness, a sort of whirling ' seasation in the head when rising up suddenly. The bowels become costive ; the skin is dry and hot at times; the blood becomes thick and stignaut; the whites of the eyes become tinged with yellow; the urine is scanty and high. coloured, depositing a sediment after standing. 'i here is frequently a spitting up of the food, some- ; times with b, sour taste, and sometimes with a sweetish taste; this is frequently attended with palpitation of the heart; the vision becomes im- ' paired, with spot before the eyes; there is a feeling of great prostiation and weakness. All of these symptoms are In turn present. It is thought that nearly one-third of our in; u:ation has this disease in some of its vatted forms. It has been toned that medial men have mistaken the nature of this disease. Some have treated it for liver complaint, some for dyspepsia, others for kidney disease, dec., etc., but none of the various kinds of treatment have been attended with success. It is found, however, that Seigel's Curative Syrup will effect a perfect cure in every case. This article can- be obtained from all chemists and medicine vendors throughout the world, and from the proprietors, A. J. White (Limited), i,harriugdon-rOad, I maixon.....•rMVS
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1882-03-04 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

LATEST PARTICULARS. DISCOVERY OF THE BULLET.  Viitnesa was cross-examined by prisoner with a view of showitg that he had not Bred  at the Queen's carriage. Prisoner asked whether some time must not have elapsed  before the Superintendent noticed the pistol in his hand, and whether he might not have changed the position of the pistol?  Witness said this could not have been, as there was not time,  Prisoner asked was witness ready to swear on his oath that his arm was not Mailed downwards. . .  _ Witness said it Wag a straight line with the carriage, At this point prisoner said he had made the statement that he had made on the understanding that the charge was not to be • capital one. AB the statement was obtained on •these terms, he thought in justice to him as an Englishman—he loved Englishmen for their principles—he could only say that they ought to tot upon the statement.  Witness continued : In reply to MI Stevenson, he asked was the Queen hurt„and would he be Charged with the capital offence of murder. Then he gave him a letter. A Magistrate asked whether prisoner was told that any statement would be used in evidence against him; Witnessa said no, he had said nothing on way or the other. Jae, Burnside was then called, and cotrobc,it rated the evidence as to 'taking the pistol from prisoner. _  Mr Turner, Inspector of the Permanent Way of the Great Western Railway, spoke as to picking up the bullet just in a direct lice with the place where prisoner was standing. It had ,eviiently struck a truck which was standing near, and which had since been taken away from Windsor.  Witness was cross-examined by prisoner as•to the elevation of the mark on the truck, and said he should like evidence on this point at the examination. James Burnable then spoke as to seeing the prisoner aim the revolver in a direct line with the carriage. Cross-examined by prisoner, he said be saw the prisoner's aim and the carriage all in a line. Prisoner must have Bred a little too soon. Mr Stevenson then applied for a remand, and the Magistrates remanded the prisoner until this day week at eleven o'clock. —Prisoner: On what charge? The Mayor: On the charge of shooting at the Queen with the intent of murder. The prisoner: I made the statement I have made on the understanding that the charge was to be" intent to intimidate other persons." That was my intent that morning. _ . .  The Mayor said he had nothing to do with that.  The prisoner was then remanded, and driven to the police station, followed by a large crowd.  VIENNA, Friday.  The attempt upon Queen Victoria's life has excited general horror and indignation. It is expected in the Lower House of the Reichstatx to-day that the President will formally refer to the matter, and offer con_ gratulations on the Queen's escape.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1882-03-18 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

FALSE PBETENCES.—At the Stockton Borough Police Court on Tuesday morning a man named John Sherwood, dressed in a butcher's garb, was brought up on remand, charged with obtaining seven yards of cloth and some tailors' trimmings by false pretences from Mr George Garbutt, clothier, High-street. The prisoner went to Mr Garbutt's shop with a note purporting to have been sent by Mr Robinson, butcher, of High-street, for sufficient cloth) to make a suit. The cloth and the needful trimmings were given to the prisoner, who was found to have afterwards sold the material to a Jew on Thistle Green for about half its real alue.—Mr Robinson denied having either written the note or sent the prisoner to Mr Garbutt's to get any cloth.—The prisoner row pleaded as an excuse that be obtained the cloth to make a snit, because he wished t? appear decent when applying for a situ*, tion.—He was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions. Nzw CONSERVATIVE DAILY PAPER AT Yoaa.—The Tories are slowly awakening to ihe value of the Press. During the North Riding election they felt the want of a " central organ," and, although they largely and successfully used our recently. established Darlington contemporary, they recogaised—as it is put—" the prejudicial influence of the single existence of a Liberal daily in the ancient city." The result was a meeting of the beads of the Conservative Party of the North and East Ridings, and the determination to start a York daily Conbervative journal. Money was contributed as an earnest of this determination, and this resulted in the issue on Wednesday of a Prospectus for the establishment of a corn-1114 under the title of the "North and East Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper and Printing Company, Limited." The .'apitt.l is £30,000, in 6,000 shares of £5 =ad]. The title is to be the "Yorkshire Gazette," which is that of the existing and well-established journal, on which It is intended to build up a th*ily morning paper. The assumption of ihs title is explained in the following prospectus :—"The proprietors of the Yorkshire (34:ette have made an offer in writing, dated the let March, lik32, to Sir W. C. Worsley, Bart, as chairman of the provisional Board of Directors, for sale to the Company of that well.known and old-established weekly Conservati7o newspaper on reasonable terms." 2,306 6'Llares are said to hale been taken up. ,a,nd 3,04 more are wanted. The business of me Company will not be commenced until .i_5,000 has been subscribed. The list of directors contains the names of the Hon: hY C. Dawnay, M.P., the Earl of FlNitewOode the Right Hon. J. Lowther, ?LP., lir C. sykte, lair W. 0. Woodsy, Bari Eir . 0. O. Wombwell, Dori., tke.  Returns issued on Friday show that there were 479 agrarian outrages in Ireland during January and 407 in February. Three murders were reported in the former month, and one in the latter.  Extensive petitions are arriving inWasl3ington asking the President to pardon Seageant Mason, who shot at Guiteau. The Ohio Legislature has passed a resolution asking his pardon and restoration to the army. A
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1882-09-30 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

PRISONERS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES.  On Wednesday, at the West Hartlepool Police Court, before Messrs W. J. Young (Chairman), G. Pyman, and E. Hodgson, the six persons concerned in the murderous affray which took place on tion. There names are William Smith (32), bricklayer; George Hudson (20), labourer; John Russell (28), fireman; Geo. S. Barnicle (44), labourer; Elizabeth Smith (28), married ; and Elizabeth Robinson (27), single.  The prisoner Wm. Smith, who is alleged to have made such free use of firearms during the disturbance, is a powerfullooking fellow. He appeared in the dock with a black eye, awl bore other evidences of the severity of the struggle which ensued previous to his apprehension. The other prisoners are also rough-lookirg men. They apparently treated the matter with the utmost indifference. The to women, however, presented a dejected appearance. None of the injured persons were able to be pre3ent. .. . .  r Superintendent Scott said the prisoners were charged with shooting with intent to murder, and he would call sufficient evidence to justity a remand. William Gregory, son of the landlord of the Button Hotel, which is situated close to the scene of the affray, said, about ten minutes past eleven on Monday night he was attracted by a noise outside his father's house, and on going to see what was the matter he saw the prisoner, Vim. Smith, go towards the back of his house, and almost immediately afterwards appear with a gnu in his hand. He then said to a man who was stsnding close by, and who turned out to be Thomas Belton, " You b—, Pil shoot you," and immediatsly fired at him. The man, who was standing about a yard and a half from the prisoner, fell, and was carried into the Burton notel. He was hit in the left leg. Smith appeared to be sober. : P.C. MIDDDLEMAS desposed to seeing the Ruspell close to a window upstairs from which shots were fired. He had something in his band, hut what it was witness noun not see.  Dr. Gourley said lie had seen the man Belton at the Hospital that morning. He was suffering from a gunshot wound in the left knee, which penetrated the joint. He was in a very critical condition, and, to save , his life, amputation of tie limb would be ' necessary. Inspector Averill was progressing favourably. He was sujering from a wound on the Lead, an inch and a half deep, which penetrated to the bone. He had lost a treat deal of blood. McKinnon was also very badly wounded in the face. Part of the cheek was carried away, and his face was badly injured by powder. He was not out of danger. The othcr wounded men, Joseph Owens and Wm. Madden, were not in danger. On being asked if they had anything to say why they should not be remanded, prisoners replied No," and were remanded for a week.  The Court was ,iensely crowded during the hearing.