The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1875-08-28 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

RAGRDY AT FLORENCE.—The Polonio family, one of the most distinguished in Florence, has been thrown into great consternation by the inexplicable suicide of three of its daughters. A week ago Madame Polonio walked till a late hour with her daughters in illo cardens of the Place Sipia. The young ladies seemed in good spirits, and no apprehensions were entertained. The next morning they did not make their appearance, and were at last discovered in a small apartment suffocated with the fumes of charcoal. The youngest showed faint signs of life, but shortly afterwards expired. The girls had shown great skill in executing their sad action. The youngest, aged 15, had, it appeared, made the arrangements the night before. A brazier filled with charcoal was placed in the small apartment, and a pile of coals was near to be ready to feed the fire. The greatest mystery perradee the affair, but it is supposed the sisters had distorted their minds by their inordinate reading of wild romances and works of peculiar theories. They were in the habit of witting up at night for the perusal of these dangerous volumes, and hence their non-appearance did not at first create surprise on the morning of the fatal die' cover!.  DIMAD Or TIM Woannouse.—Mr. Wm. Carter held an inquest last week at the workhouse, Camberwell, touching the death of James Laylen, aged 72, a shoemaker, of Camberwell, who was found dead in his bed room with 14 gashes in the throat and neck. The evidence showed that for some time since deceased had been in very great trouble, owing to his inability to work at his trade of a shoemaker, and he was often heard lamenting his near approach to the workhouse, of which he had the greatest dread and horror. His son being unable to support him, the parish had been appealed to, resulting in the old man receiving one shilling, 21bs. of meat, and one loaf a week; but this was clearly not sulßeient to support him, as being in feeble health he required many nourishment'. He became in such condition at last that his removal to the workhouse was determined upon, and in an excess of grief and horror at being an inmate and having his liberty restricted, he first cut his throat with a razor and then hanged himself to the bedpost, where he was found by the police. A verdict of "Temporary insanity" was recorded by the jury.  HARD HITTING'. —The Bostoa (U.S.) Jorrisai of Cosmoses has the following ;--"George H. Pendleton is a shrewd political trickster. He denies having had anything to do with the inflation portion of the Ohio platform, but he has been preaching inflation in that State in the wildest way for years. The trouble with Pendleton is that he has long been overwhelmed with the idea that he was destined to be President of the United States, and, like a charlatan and humbug as he is, he has relied upon such things to work his way along. He has all the trickery of a first-class Tammany ward politician. His humbug is astounding, and he seems to delude himself with the idea that no one sees through him. Thus, in a red-hot 'rug-money' speech the other day, after calling for more paper, he said that he was opposed to 'rushing ruthlessly back to specie payments. but that he wanted a 'currency redeemable at par in every article of utility, necessity, luxury, or desire, whether gold or food or clothing, debts and taxes.' Following as this did his inflation doctrines, we are led to conclude that Pendleton is an ass, and that the Ohio people will disgrace themselves if they continue to listen to such a humbug."  Tem