The Herald of Wales. — 1890-11-08 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TILE BULLET FIRM/ 11131 IN THB GROIN. On Wednesday morning be started out to shoot in the neighbourhood of Cumberland Gap. and was walking quietly along in search of game, when a man suddenly sang from be. hind a tree and shot him. fbe bullet struck him in the groin, and he fell to the ground as if dead. Re lay insensible for some time but finally recovered coneeioueneea, and, realising his dangerous pontion summoned up all his 'strength and crsaried to the nearest farmhouse. This proved to be Livingtone Berm, where he was afforded every assistance. Wets could afford no further account of the attempt upon his life than is given above. Ile Dever remembers having seen the man who shot Aim before. It was done en quickly that he bad no opportunity of protecting himself. Th 3 last sconunte received stated that Watts was in an extremely low condition. • Lack of imam. diate and proper care and the exertions be ma a to get to Livingstone Farm aggravated the serious wounds be received- It is not believed , that he can live. The citizens of Middles. lasough are savagely indignant at the crime, and have coiled a meeting to organise a I vigilanoe committee for the purpose of hanging all_seserisins svitb2nt process law:  Mr. Edmund lianifray Watts, the father of the unfortunate young man, resid.n at Devon' hurt, Turnham Green, London, i.e aJ.P. for Monmouthshire, and a director of the Barry Dock and railway Company. The firm of ! Watts, Ward, and Co., are extensive colliery awuers, merchant., shipowner% and ironworks proprieties. They have places of business at London, Newport, Cardiff, Newcastle and Blyth. The Wattees are a North Country family. They have collieries in the South Wales coalfield at Rims, Aberoarn, and in the Rhondda Valley (the National Colliery). They have ironworks and contents et Cumberland Gap, Tennessee.  Hopes of the Victim's Recovery. According to Renter'. tolograms.from New York, the man who attempted to murder Mr. Watts, of Loudon, at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky. has been arrested and oonfeseed the crime. Dabiers correspondent at Middlesborough .ay.:—Mr. Norris Watts, the young Englieloman who was nearly murdered on Wednesday afternoon while out sheeting, is improving rat idly, and will probably recover. Four men were arrested yesMulay on a charge of having been concerned in the shooting. Amot.g them is a man named Garrett Southern, who is almost beyond doubt the man who fired the shot. The circumstances are much again.st him. Tho cabin from the door of which Mr. Watts was shot is a public-house, and Southern to one of the owners. He was standing outside the door when the shot was fired, but he cannot give any account of the shooting. He declares that he is innocent, brit admits that he was struck in the hand by two bird-abate scattered from Mr. Watta' gun. Southern had his rifle with him at the tune, and it is generally be. hared that he fired at Watta in a fit of anger.  Extraction of the Bullet. Messrs. Waite, Ward, and Co., shiPownedni of Newcaatle, have received news about Mr. Norris Watts, who was .hot last Wednesday, at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky. The telegram states that Mr. Watts was out quail shooting, when he was deliberately that in the be by ck arsidLlnt. The bullet Inks been acct and Mr. Watts is now declared out of danger. His arallant lain custody.  THE COPPER TRADE Fluctuation in the Market. The oopper market is fluctuating. Frequent variations of value have followed the feeling prevailing for the moment on the London Ellook Exchange, whore rumours of financial difficulties have been constantly current. The fear of an advance in the Bank rate and the oonstant change in the value of silver have a/ao tended to unsteady the market. Chili bars have bean largely taken by South Wales smelters, who are having ounsiderthle difficulty with their workmen and the oolliers. One large mining and smelting oompany have paid off their men, and others expect to have to do the same. Their value is consequently maintained at a comparatively high level, while furnace material is difficult of sale, smelters not oaring to purchase beyond their immediate requirements in view of the poseloility of having to abut down their furnaces.