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The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-02-20 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

RESTORATION OF LANOYNWYD CHURCH. —WO direct attention to an appeal made in another cc lumn for funds to complete the restoration of this ancient church. A number of the landed gentry have already subscribed in a handsome manner, but additional funds are required before the cost of restoring the structure can be defrayed  PASTORAL Lel-mg.—The usual lenten epistle from the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese was read on Sunday last, in St. Patrick's-chapel. A great portion f it was devoted to comment upon the action of the German Government against the priests of that country, the obstacles which were placed in the way of holding religious services, and the attempt made by the State to make itself the governing spiritual power. The letter went on to state that "the Protestant journals of this country and the continent are pointing out that in a few months Catholicism in Prussia will be impossible," Many of these journals protested against the whole of this tyrannical legislation as utterly contrary to every principle of justice and liberty. The latter portion of the "pastoral" condemned the principle of secret societies, and raised a protesting cry against the sin of drunkenness.  Feral. Accuntyr.—A youth named Zephaniah Raymond, aged 16 years, in jumping off one of the locomotives at Garth colliery, slipped and fell down, and the engine went over him and crushed and mutilated him in a shocking manner. The poor little sufferer's cries for his mother were most heartrending, but death speedily terminated his agony. The fatal accidents which we have of late recorded from this place, have we regret to say happened through the victim's own negligence or thoughtlesness and it is to be hoped that men and youths inAhese and other works will take these sad lessons to heart, and by their discretion prevent accidents which no management can control,  &mon:qt.—On the morning of the 6th inst., David Jones, residing in Macgregor-row, committed suicide by hanging himself to the railings of a bridge crossing that portion of the river adjacent to Macgregor-row. lie was discovered about seven a.m., by a man going to work, suspended by the neck over the river, and was immediately cut down, but life was extinct. The body was quite warm when cut down, proving that not many minutes had elapsed since the committal of the rash act, and that spot is continually being passed by workmen and others. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of "Suicide while in a state of unsound mind" was returned.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-02-20 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE IN  PARIS.  A horrible crime hisbe;a-discovered in the Rue Montyon, at Paris. At No. Bin that street resided a married couple named Cozonat, with their daughter Anna, aged 21. The husband was a stoker to the Water Company, and in receipt of good wages; whilst the daughter earned 4f. a day as a dressmaker. About three weeks ago the house porter remarked that he had seen nothing of the Cozonats for some days. but he took no steps to ascertain the cause of their disappearance. For the past week an unpleasant smell had been remarked to proceed from their apartment, and at length it became so offensive that the concierge gave notice to the Commissary of Police, in order to have the rooms opened. An entry having been effected, the bodies ot the three persons were found in a state of putrefaction. The husband was sitting in a chair, and on the ground near him lay a revolver, three barrels of which had been discharged. The wife and daughter were side by side on the bed, and all three had wounds, showing that they had met with a violent death. The decomposition was such that the corpses were black and tumefied, and when an attempt was made to remove that of the young woman the arm dropped away from the body. It is supposed the man had first shot his wife, and then gone to fetch his daughter from the shop at which she worked, so as to murder her also, as the last time that any of the family had been seen alive was one afternoon, when those two were seen to return together. The two crimes consummated, he had shot himself. The reports of the firing appear not to have been heard, and what s ems more extraordinary is that no inquiry should have been made as to the cause of the absence of the father and daughter from their places of employment.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-01-09 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

YORK TRAGRDY.—New York is agitated by a terr ble crime. The cry of "Murder" about three o'clock on the morning of the 22nd ult., aroused the inmates of a tenement house in Broome street, and the neighbours, and rushing to an upper room they found a murdered woman, named Mary Ryan, lying on the bed, while on a landing on the stairway, two floors below, was also found the murdered corpse of her brother, Nicholas Ryan. They had occupied the room, and the ghastly affair is surrounded with mystery as to whether it is a murder or suicide, or both. Tracks of bloody feet were found on the stairway and the roof, which upon investigation, were found to have been made by Nicholas. His clothing gave evidence of robbet y, and his watch was gone. On the other band, lliary's watch was found on the table untouched. The preponderating opin on limn, es to the belief that a robbery was attempted, and the thieves had to commit the murder to secure their 4-scape, Mary having been first killed, and Nicholas subsequently, after some resistance. The mystery surroundieg the crime adds to the sensation it causes, and the fact that it occurred in a house where eleven families, consisting of thirty-five persons, resided, and yet was unwitnessed by any of them—no noise or scuffling being heard—adds to the mystery.  ?Air. p4,,,:vic at -oh. , • ; , „  WA.) 3. : , • . iiVe , Gi„,  Uajah Brooke, the I'cglieb getaomi wta eolonieed Sarawak mai Labaan, has taken a tai. deuce at illtippean'acs, wit'a a -Sew to the roetora. that ath Parole: Tho !e!I .artenct of the aiee ard fa-aily, at 4ao the verAw- boom cv tie -n4l- to !re three t•tyltitrer. It appear that in tho i.tuo oozid(:at.leca thoro a chic caczeo c9.ri:7.1" J,e." an an.t cf et. tr.totetivary irttel!iot; rattr:al:.,ll, st::•to7 that t'a ticvf and il-rath ".11T• 1;e • VT  112. .:#:+nr • t: 4;711. t'• ^
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-09-25 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

BAND OF DOPE EXAMINATION.— Last Week he knew all these things to be true that were about 230 young people of both sexes, between whispered about him by others was, that he looked 14 and 21 years of age, met in different parts of to the disgrace innocent children would be the country to compete for 20 prizes offered by brought to, to the families that would be separated, the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union. and to the slight that would be put upon Chriw The prizes are for the best answers to questions tianitY distributed at a meeting of senior members of upon Livesey's "Malt Lecture," by the revelations—he speaks of having will i.,„. made an allusion to Mr. Beecher's suicide. "It may and wi- '"- be well (he adds) tor me to state here the full cirBands of Hope, to be held in Exeter Hall on d 7 circumstances of his confession concerning his proOctober 7. , pose ( esign. He told me, and repeated to another in my presence, that he had within reach in Mr. Henry Richard, M.P., speaking at a his study a poison which he would use if the story meeting at Geneva, held for the purpose of ex-1 plaining the objects of the Peace Association,lgehiseame IstveithtetTizaebeola ashrotig weTizhcialnerehats slaughter each other when any difference arse said it was strange that civilised nations would, made to a:photogriphlger's gallery, where he learnt that ore of the cmployes had mistaken a glass of risen for a glass of water, and, after drinking it, between them. During the last twenty yeare, had fallen deed with scarcely time to drop the glass. there had been six desolating wars in Europe, Beeeher said the was what he waeted for himself, in the course of which upwards of two millions awl, under plea of making some photographic exof men had been destroyed. The speaker perimenta, he procured some of this same poison also stated that four hundred millions sterlingwere I expended by the various governments on the'r from the photographer, which he told me he inarmaments, and he pointed out the benefits made." tended to use if the revelation of his crime should be which might accrue to the human race from l but Clod "And then," hsiesliedi "it would be simply the application of the sum to pacific raewpiortedatahn Beecher what ad:am:rely. y d m death." purposes. I If .traue who blame me, continues Mr. Moulton, THE NEW Bisuor OF Sr.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-05-01 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ATTEMPTED MURDER. AND SUICIDE. At Warrington a few days since, a butcher named Lowe attempted to murder his wife, and afterwards committed suicide by cutting his throat. Lowe and his wife had not lived comfortably of late. On various occasions Lowe had assaulted his wife in a brutal manner. About twelve months ago be broke a saucepan on her head, for which outrage he was sent to prison for six months; and at the time of his latest exhibition of brutality he was under recognisances to keep the peace towa,ds his wife. It appeared that on returning home about eleven o'clock on Friday last week he found that his wife was not in, and he sent his daughter in search of her. The girl went to the house of her mother's brother in a court in a low part of the town, and she was followed by Lowe. An altercation took place at this house between Lowe and his wife, and the two were ordered out. The woman was about leaving, when Lowe threw his arm round her neck, drew a clasp knife, and plunged the blade into er throat, drawing it along about six inches. Mrs. Lowes brother, Kenwright by name, rushed to the rescue, when the would-be murderer stabbed him in the back and side. A policeman happened to be at hand, and on hearing what had occurred he went in pursuit of Lowe, and followed him home. In the meantime Lowe had rushed upstairs and cut his own throat. He came down in time t-) meet the policeman at the door, but be died a few minutes afterwards. A medical man was soon in attendance upon Mrs. Lowe, and it was found that neither the jugular vein nor the windpipe had been severed, but she remains in a very precarious condition.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-03-06 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

PAINFUL SUICIDE.  On Monday an inquest was held at Hampton touching the death of Charles Hampton, aged 18. Deceased, who was a parcels porter at the Staines railway station, left his employment on Friday, January 23rd, and did not return. On Feb. 27th. his body was picked up in the Thames by a lighterman near Hampton waterworks. A letter, dated Staines, January 22nd, which had been received by the young man's parents, was read, in which he said :—" I have been so ill lately, I don't know what to do with myself. lam half afraid lam mad. I feel so ill sometimes that I am afraid of myself, and am obliged to go away from my office or house and }lunge into company. lily wages have been BO low that I have never been able to get a dinner more than once a week, and that and wet Ifeet have brought me so low that I don't care to live ' longer." After areference to some one having robbed his till for revenge, which, he said, was the real cause of his committing the act which he bad in contemplation, he went on to say, "Give my love to all my brothers and sisters, and never let another work on a railway. I only wish I could die a natural death and not by my own hand. Ido hope you will not feel this much, as I feel quite prepared to die. I have thought of this for months, and have been stopped once by a kind friend in Richmond, but it is no good. I feel all my sins are forgiven in heaven; I hope they will be on earth." Mr. Wilson, the stationmaster at Staines, said the deceased was receiving 13s. a week, and it was contemplated to raise his wages to 18s. Several of the jury commented strongly on the inadequacy of the wages the lad was receiving. Ultimately a verdict was returned to the effect that deceased committed suicide while in a state of unsound mind.  Mr. Tom Taylor has b en appointed editor of Punch, in the place of the late Mr. Shirley Brooks.  On Tuesday night, about half past ten o'clock, a fire broke out in the Gateshead East Rail w ay station, near the end of the High Level Bridge, and before it was extinguished the building was entirely gutted. Some alterations, including the addition of another gory, were being made, and the fire commenced in the new peat. The damage is estimated at £2OOO.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-06-19 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ROMANTIC SUICIDE OF A LEEDS COUPLE IN AMERICA.  Nsw Yonz, May 29th.—Some remarkable eases of suicide involving romantic details have recently come to light in this city. A few years ago a young man named Austin, belonging to a family of the highest respectability in Leeds, England, fell in love with an accomplished young lady and was about to marry her, when her parents interfered and forbade the bans. Resolved not to have their plans interfered with, they ran away and came to America, arriving in this city some two years since, where they were married. After spending all their money, Austin endeavoured to obtain employment, but he was unsuccessful, and being driven to the wall be grew desperate, and It was not long before he found himself in State Prison on a See years' sentence for highway robbery. Previous to his departure for gaol, the sheriff permitted his wife to visit him. On one occasion she appeared at the gate with • large fruit cake, which she wished to give to Austin. The officer examined the cake, and in the centre found a small steel saw, a steel knife blade, and a handcuff key. She was arrested for attempting to aid Austin's escape, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment Upon the expiration of her term, she had an interview with her husband, and promised to remain true to her marriage vow until he served out his sentence. This she failed to do, which, coming to Austin's ears, so disheartened him that he committed suicide by cutting his throat with a shoemaker's knife. Mrs. Austin was now the wreck of her former self, and in November last the remains of a woman were found near a brook alongside the Pennsylvania railroad. The only clue to its identity was a card on which was the name of "Marts Elizabeth Austin." The body was interred, and yesterday a letter was received from her parents asking for the fullest particulars of the sad fate of their lad daughter.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-12-04 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MYSTERIOUS DEITH OF • GENTLEM•II.-.-012 Monday night Dr. Hardwicke held an inquest at! Hampstead on the 11, dy of Mr Llewellyn T. Applin, of Delmore lodge, Camden road, secretary of the Thames Haven Company, Limited, whose body was found in one of the unenclosed pond, on Hampstead Heath, on Saturday morning. The evidence given failed to nrove salisfactorilv whether death was the result of suicide or of accident, though the balance of testimony was in favour of the latter supposition, the de eased having been seen by Mr. Preston, solicitor, and Mr. Irwin, merchants the previous evening, when he was in his usual health and sprits. Deceased had also arranged to see both these gentlemen on Saturday morning, and in his possession were found two gold watches, two £5 notes, some money, and other property. Bo i h Mr. Preston and Mr. Irwin expressed their full belief that deceased had fallen into the pond by accident, and it appeared that he was in well-to-do eireuniatances. The jury returned a verdict of .Foond drowned."  Speaking at Southampton on Monday night. Mr. Coupe' Temple said he thought there should be fort er Acts regu:ating the sanitary affairs of the country, and that the correction of the incidence of local taxation should be further extended.  The Academy states that the Spanish Government has in,truoted its consular agents to be on the look out at foreign ports for the arrival of the splendid Murillo which has been so scandalously removed from the Cathedral of Seville. It is said that Mr. Cross has intimated to tho promoters of the scheme fur establishing a new municipality for London that there is no use at all In their trying to find out what he means to do with regard to that measure.  The clergy of the archdeaconry of Cleveland, in the diocese of York, have elected the Rev. Charles Bailey, M.A., vicar of &tartan-in-Cleveland, near Mildlcsbrough-on-Tees, to be their proctor in the Convocation of Ow Northern Province.  The Rdinburgh Couront of Monday contradicts a paragraph it published respecting the date of Lord Derby's i stadation as Lord Rector. It says the inaugural address is to be deliceled, not as was anticipated, immediately alter the Chriatmas vacation, but during the Easter vacation.  ADDITIONS co
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1870-05-27 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AT PENYVAI.  The inhabitants of this village were severely shocked on Sunday morning last to learn that Mrs. Sarah Matthews, a person of advanced age, had committed suicide. Her husband Mr. Matthews, is well-known in the district and equally well respected ; he holds the responsible position of rate collector for Newcastle Higher, and is altogether in very comfortable circumstances. Mrs. 'Matthews likewise enjoyed the good opinion of her neighbours and a large circle of friends, and was considered a person of more than ordinary intelligence, but unfortunately, of late, she had exhibited symptoms of mental aberration, which was a cause of mtich anxiety to her husband. Similar symptoms had been shown by her a few years ago, from which she had, however, recovered, but duringthe last few weeks the unfortunate old lady had renewed her strangeness of manner at intervals, and seems to have frequently expressed herself that she was impelled by some unusual feeling to commit self-destruction. Her husband had h. r watchzd with great care, and through the three nights preceding the one on which she went out from the house to seek her own destruction, he had himself watched her. On Saturday evening, at the request of the deceased—and in order to give her husband much required rest— a daughter, who is married to the Rev. Davies of Penyvai, went to sleep with her mother. For some time after retiring to bed, Mrs. Matthews appeared unable to sleep, and once got up, but after praying for a little time she seemed more calm, and told her daughter that she thought she could sleep; Mrs. Davies soon after fell into a slumber and her aged parent in the meanwhile sought the sleep of Death. Between two and three o'clock on Sunday morning Mrs Davies awoke, and, finding that hre mother was missing she at once called for her father, and search being made, the body of the poor old woman was found in a well at the back of the house. The body was forthwith removed to the house, and an inquest was held on Tuesday. Several of the jurymen who knew the deceased, remarked on seeing her lifeless form that her natural features had been fully preserved.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1870-10-14 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

HURRICANE AT NOVA SCOTIA.  A fearful hurricane swept over Nova Scotia on the 11th September, causing much damage to shipping ; and it is feared that a great many lives have been lost. Intelligence which has reached Liverpool from Halifax to Sept. 23, gives the following details of the destruction mused by the storm: Two pieces of board, supposed to be a portion of a vessel wrecked on or near Thrump Cap, was picked up on the 18th September, near Ferguson's Core. On one piece were painted the words "Ad valorem," and on the other " Arich—," the rest of the word haying been carried away. Five vessels were reported sunk in the /neighbourhood of Egg Island- mostly up in Clam Bay, and a brig was ashore in Tommp's Ledges, near Goose Island. Nothing has been heard of the crews of these vessels, and it is feared that there has been a considerable loss of life. The shipping at Liverpool, Queen's County, suffered very much from the .gale. A letter from Owl's Head, dated September the 19th, states that two lifebuoys, marked "Clara Mary, of Greenock,' both being very much chafed by the action of the sea, had been picked up on Wolfe's Island; also a letter, addressed to "l. D. Archibald, Esq., Sydney C. 8." The Royal Sovereign, Captain Oulton, which had arrived at Halifax from Cardiff, passed a brig dismasted, bound east, with loss of mainmast, on the 21st August, in lat. 48 N. lon. 82 W. During the late gale the Royal Sovereign was in company with several vessels more or less disabled. The damages to the Hermann, bound from Newcastle to Boston, which was picked up a derelict, attempts having been previously made to scuttle her by the captain, who afterwards committed suicide in Halifax, were found to be very slight. The Wild Wave, of Swansea, was driven ashore on the rocks near the north side of St. Paul's Island, about a mile to the N.E. of the month west lighthouse, on the 7th of September, but all on board were saved. The remains of four vessels, including the Glaramara, of Greenock, are reported at Wolfe. Island; there were also picked up a boat, with "Boston, Mass," on it, and a schooner of about fifty tons, with the name "Sydney" painted on the aternboard. It is feared that the crews of both vessels have perished.