Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1886-03-13 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUICIDE OF A SHEFFIELD STEEL  MERCHANT.  During Monday night Mr Henry Bram&11, 58 years of age, steel merchant sad file manufacturer, of Oughtibridge, near Sheffield, committed suicide under very shocking circumstances. He was missed from his bed about half-past three o'clock on Tuesday morning, and on going down stairs his two sons found him hanging from a beam in the kitshen, dead. The cause of his self-destruction is alleged to have been a strange charge made against him by his wife. The following note was found lying on the table, addressed to his wife:—" Jane, you have charged me with being intimate with my own daughter, and still keep persisting in it. As lam going to meet my Maker, I declare, as I have done before, there is no truth in it. Such a thought never entered my head. You have tantalised me while I can stand it no longer. I hope you will never do the same to any other man. From your honest husband, Henry Braman. Oh, Lord, have mercy upon our goals." The daughter to which the letter refers is only sixteen years of age.— On Wednesday an inquest was held on the body, when some painful facts were brought to light. The evidence showed that the deceased and his wife had led a very unhappy life during the two years they had been married, she herself admitting that she had charged him with considering his daughter before herself. She stated, however, that she had not charged him with an offence against his daughter. In answer to the jury the widow said she had had frequent quarrels with her husband, during which she had thrown a bank book and a sealskin jacket on the fire, had knocked over the dinner table and upset the churn, and the daughter to whom reference of misconduct had been made said she knew nothing of the charge. The day before he destroyed himself the deceased signed his will, and the jury wished the witnesses to be produced, but the Coroner refused, insisting they should return their verdict according to the evidence given. Ultimately an open verdict was returned.  like the contest now in progress [emirs Steil:nes and Zukertort has been the long-distance competitions which so popular at the Agricultural Hall. v this Titanie encounter in designed ong as the public will stand it—prother of the combatant* suociunbs I limit is reached. Each game is on coloiseal scale. One played at New est week reached eighty-sir moves, 8 hrs. 5 min. Some time ago 'looking careworn," and coati " insomnia." Lately, however, leve have got a sort of chess-player's bid, and has been scoring heavily, must be taking a great deal out a iv of the above eight hours he occupied liberation. It must be painfully exrt to watch. 'keistiara Million, an Evangelical jour. erect, kissing is now the prevailing many Sunday Schools. The editor attended one of these festivities left, after • verbal protest, unkissed sing). An hour was spent in " kisshieing," then "volley. ' were fired: ;etchers knelt before their partners, 11 until the signal to " halt " WWI the fugleman. These amusements id by • "cancan.' Kissing I have ird of as an amusement, but what is ad hissing 1" a specimen of Church of Scotland nt, and the mode of ite appliance. On at the clerk of the Presbytery of Lorn to the parish church of Lismore—a large at present—for the purpose of le edict of ordination upon • manatee choosing. As the Presbyter's (Melee rith the approval of only half the conthe opposing faction, is a courageous rebellion, confiscated the key of the or and destroyed the look, thus making impossible, unless by resort to force. reverend gentleman not being willing