Weekly News. — 1890-05-29 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

SHOCKING MURDER IN PARIS.  The latest Parisian tragedy has hithpened in the lintel de New-York et des Mathurins. At 5 o'clt • waiter was called to a room on the fifth flour if tbe hotel by an electric bell. Opening the door he was told by its occupant—A. M. Blezinak I, formerly an officer in the Russian army, but now n oommeroial traveller for a Havre lioune—to go away, as nothing had harpened. Bletineki, thrie fore, was left alone, although the bell as agr beard. About 11 o'clock the Rtlliliall went out, a,! the landlady of the hotel, going into him room, foui.it &young woman, in her nightgown and quits ititcl, lying at the foot of the Led. Illood was miring ft- •io a wound in her inde. Blezinski wan tett in tic. Roe de Roquepine, and did not make any attempt to wave. lbe woman was a Madame Watonka, toe mother of three children, and the vetfn of a stockbroker', clerk living in Paris. lbezinnkt usually saw her when he came up to Paris from Havre, and, arcorditig to his account, shoe, minitted suicide, lie nays that he also tried to do the same, and placed a revolver to his right ear. His story is that the woman askeil hint fur money, and he having none to give her, sbe shut hernelf. About the MI in. were and glasses, and froui this circonodance it was coneluded that a struggle must lime taken place helot.. the woman's death. Blezinpici, however, theintaitied enereetically that there him been inu struggle, mut rr!eted in saying that Ma mistress lied committed suicide.  The Russian General Witten committed suicide by shooting himself in a sanatorium at Wiesbaden.  Dr. Romani), who has been engaged for some years in explorations in Asia Minor, again reports his good fortune. In the neighbourhood of Smyrna he has excavated five marble lions of . rtgant io site. His account of the population , of Northern Syria is interesting. In one village be and his companion, Dr. Puchstein, were a little scandalised, but much amused, at the hesitation of their hosts to believe that there was such a state as Prussia, or even as Germany in Europe. Europe, in the popular geography of the Villager, was divided ibio three nations : "those of Moscow," the " Englis," and the "Francis." They had heard of the Crimean War and of a later war between the "Francis " and the " Btatilarcklis." limy did not know that the "Bismarcklis" were aeighboun both of Russia and France.—Athemruni. Mrs. Greenineadow (from the country on a visit) • "And, Martha, dear, how's Maria Percher ? " Mrs• Upham-liphani : "Oh, here's a card from her r She's been away for two m•uths—on the Continent, you know--and will be at home to-morrow from four to seven. We must call." Mrs. Greenmeadow : "Well, I declare! Been away for two months, and going to stay home only three hours! Did you ever?"  "PM afraid, Bobby," said Ilk mother, "that when I tell your papa what a naughty boy you've been to-day he will punish you severely." " Have you got to tell him'" asked Bobby anxiously. " Oh, yes; I shall tell him immediately after dinner." The look of concern on Bobby's face deepened until a happy thought struck him. "Well, ma," said he, "give him a better dinner than usual. You might do that much for me."  One riny in the American Senate Mr. Edmunds and Mr. Evarts were chaffing each other about their youth and their giddiness in society. "You ought to quit," said Senat,ir Edmunds, "and rest awhile. This thing of your running around iii society, siftinc: up of nights, eating big dinners, and drinking these different kinds of wines, will lay you out. sure. Senator Evart,' shook his head. "It isn't the different kinds of wines," he said sadly, it's the indifferent kinds."  A well-known judge often relieved his judicial remarks with a touch of humour. One day, during the tail of a ca-is, a Mr. Gunn was a witness in the box, and as lie hesitated a good deal, and seemed unwilling, after much persistent questioning, to tell what he knew, the judge said to him, "Come, Mr. Gunn ; don't hang fire! Alter After the examination had closed the bar Wail convulsed by the judge adding, "Mr. Gunn, you can go off; you are die. charged."  Master to servant (who has just entered 'nig office): "Hello, Pat, what do you want ?" "Piave yrr honour, an' cud yogi' me a week',, vacaslitim an' IL five ',ono' note ?" "What for, l'at r "Well. our. to tell ye th thruth, I'm goin' on me honeymoon." "Honeymoon, Pat I But you are not married r "No, yer honour, but,bedad it',, that same I'll be in a fortnight, an' I'm thinkin' it'll be chayper to go on me honeymoon at wallet, for ye see there's ouly wan av us to pay fur now, but afther I'm tearrit there'll be two, bad luck to it !" At a recent gathering of ministers one speaker told an anecdote which admits of large and varied application. It was the story of a minister who said some strong things about horse-racing. He was told after the sermon that he had touched one of their best members at a tender point. "Well," said the preacher. " I cannot change my sermon for him." In the evening the man was introduced to the minister, who said : " I understand that what I said touched one of your weaknesses. I assure you that I was altogether unconscious of the weakness when I said it." " Oh, don't triable yourself," said the man. "It in a very poor sermon that does not bit nis somewhere."  Fond papa (proudly displaying the accompli 'intents of his six-year-old boy to the visiting clergyman): " Now, Tommy, tell the gentleman what you would like to be when you grow up to be a great big man." Tommy (pointing to the visitor): "I'd like to be a minister like him," Visiting clergyman (gteatly gratified): " Ah, my young friend, you would like to be a clergyman, like me, would you? Tell me why would you like to be a clerayman like me?" Tommy (promptly): "'Cause I heard pa say yesterday that you had the easiest job of any man he knew—nothing to do but talk an hour every Sunday, live free on members of the congregation, and Is. worshipped by all the women in the parish." Tableau.  Men are itrange creatures. They will waste an hour hunting a collar button instead of having an extra supply and letting their wife find the miming one. Yuu never see a woman look for the pin she drops. Her husband finds it when he walks around in his bars feet.