Weekly News. — 1891-12-03 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

TERRIBLE MISTAKE.  A fanner named Thomas Atkins, while hunting at Jasper (Indiana), noticed that his dog had tracked something in a hollow tree-trunk. Thinking that he had found a 'catamount," Atkins called off his dog and shot into the end of the trunk. He then took a stick and pushed out the object that he had shot. It proved to be the body of his own boy, aged four years, whose head had been completely blown off. Atkins atttuipted to commit suicide when he found what he had done, but did not succeed.  Fiumduff : "Has that charming widow any property ? " Ketchum: "Yes, considerable." Plumduff: "Real estate or personal ?" Ketchum: "Personal. She has six children." The following advertisement lately appeared in a provincial paper: "Wanted, by a lady in Hampshire, for a charitable concert, an amateur peformer upon the bassinette.—Address, Lady X," &c. He softly tiptoed in the room, And caught her dosing in a nap. It filled his soul with sudden gloom To see his verses in her lap.  THE LOSS OF THE DETAILS OF THE DI3ASTER, The following further particubws loss of of the Royal Mail steamer Moselle bare received at Southampton: The telegram In Colon on November 2nd states that the left Port Limon, Costa Rica, on the afterneou Wednesday, October 28th, in fair  which continued until the following day, during the watch of the chief officer _ 0. Wootten, the ship ran ashore at Banalkh 10 miles west of Colon, near the River in 24 hours became a total wreck. Ev?grieell:,4l4 board WAS lost, including the cargo, mails, luggage. A portion of the crew and passengers wen landed in the vicinity of the disaster, and the re* came by five boats to Colon. One of the beaked% a portion of the passengers and crew, went up the River Chagres to Gatum, and there took train faii Colon. Fortunately the British Consul, idr. Mallett, happened to be in the train,and guarantee/ their passage to the city. Many of those who were on the ship walked all the way from the seem the disaster to Colon, taking an entire day to de s), and experiencing the greatest hardships on the road, Some were barefooted, and had their tea lacerated and swollen. Four boats with sengers arrived at 7 a.m. on Th causing much excitement in the city, afterwards the third officer and a voluntere crew attempted to leave the port for the scene at I. the wreck, but were unable to do so in come.. quence of the heavy seas and current running. in• the meantime, the agent secured a Mandl belonging to the Canal Company ; but be some reason she never left her moorings 4 Fox River. There were then in port West India and Pacific Company's ?mune Andean, the Pacific Mail Company's steamer City of Para, and the steam launch Aline,besides smell other launches belonging to the Canal Company, No assistance was sent to the wreck until 6 o'clock in the evening, he. thc Royal Nati steamer Aline hove in sight, ,and a boat ye sent off. She was ordered to proceed . the wreck, which she did, but by 7 o'clock that evening, with the rep* that she could not get near enough to render any; aid, and that the ship was breaking up, Nap morning a boat, under the command of the third officer, with a volunteer crew, left for the scene ad the wreck, but returned, reporting that the captain of the Moselle could not be seen, and that Me ship was entirely broken up, only her foremast being visible. The point where the ship struck is moretbas, 100 yards from the beach, and as soon u us, accident occurred the captain sent a boat ashes% which was bilged before a landing could be effected. A second one went off with passengers, but also capsized, Apr occupants having to wade ashore. At 3 p.m. the chief officer and the re.. mainder of the crew arrived, having been c 00.7 ducted through the forest by some natives. Many were without clothing or shoes, and were in a dio Dlorable state.  I • - beet 7' Pub*Ng Masa% wa weather. whelk W.