Runcorn and Widnes Examiner. — 1870-09-17 (Runcorn, Cheshire, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN MANCTIESTER.—A man named John Peacock, who has just returned to England after a long residence in California, took up his quarters last week at Austin's lodging-house, Shipleystreet, London-road, Manchester. Mr. John Platt, landlord of the Stag Inn, Derby, was also a lodger in the house. About 1 o'clock on Monday morning Austin was aroused by the discharge ef firearms, and sent for the police who on their arrival found Platt lying near Peacock's bedroom door severely wounded. It transpired that Peacock, who had 010,500 in paper and £OO. In gold wrapped round his body, had fastened his door, When Platt (it is supposed under the influence of drink) burst it open, and Peacock, who states that he usually sleeps with a revolver under his pillow, and who also had in his possession a dagger, fired at theintruder, the ball passing through his arm, and glancing off from his body. Platt was removed to the infirmary in such a dangerous state 0-at a magistrate was sent for to take his deposition. Peacock was taken into custody. TERRIBLE Accrnnyr.—A very shocking accident occurred at noon on Saturday at Bilston, in Staffordshire. John Nash, horse slaughterer, boils down horse flesh, preparatory to sending it to the London market, in a large open boiler capable of holding about 80 gallons. On Saturday morning thii, boiler was full of flesh, and a brisk fire in the grate had heated this large quantity of greasy matter to very near boilang point. James Whitehouse, a middle-aged man, in the employ of Nash, climbed upon the brick-work whirl' surrounds the boiler to open a window to permit the escape of steam. Whitehouse has lost his left leg and hobbles about with crutches; so that his position at that moment—standing upon one leg on the greasy slanting bricks Which support the boiler—was one of extreme peril. He had hardly opened the window when his foot slipped, and he was wholly engulfed in this huge cauldron of hot fat. His piercing shrieks as he sank beneath the surface drew to the spot his employer and fellow workman, who were horrified to see him rolling among the scalding grease. With difficulty they rescued him. He was scalded from head to foot, but, singularly enough, was alive. He was removed to the hospital at Wolverhampton, where he lies in a most precarious eondition.  IMPROVEMENT rti Smir UsinuELLAS.—The frame joint of the Umbrella is completely insolated by a beautiful and artistic covering of india-rubber, applied in a way only known to the inventor. This cover or jacket of india-rubber has the effect of preserving the joints from rust, and the silk cover from all contact and friction, so that it does not go into holes at that part, as in the case of almost every umbrella made in the, ordinary way. The ribs do not sway round so as to lay all upon one side (as is the case with the ordinary umbrella), but in invariably come up straight with the stick, so that the umbrella keeps its shape to the last, and there is never any locking or catching of the ribs when the umbrella is being opened. THE PATENT JOINT PREVENTOR SILK UMBRELLAS, invented. manufactured, at. d sold wholesale and retail by