The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1874-08-01 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

BATHING ACCIDENTS IN SCOTLAND.—An unusual promise was made there would be no doubt.—The amounting in the whole to 2,060,000 dols. The 'number of deaths while bathing took place in key found a verdict for the plaintiff—forty shit- most remarkable of these donations is one of I Scotland on Saturday and Sunday. At Campbell. hings and costs. 700,000 dols. for the purpose a erecting and en- ' town a boy who could swim well was drowned in dowing an astro omical observatory, and equipping I attempting to outdistance a companion while SEIZI,RE PY THE “CoUNTEaS op 'Senates temente." it with "a powerful telescope, superior to, and bathing in a dim. At Rothesay a young man —Some weeks ago the lady styling herself "Amelia, more powerful than, any telescope ever yet made." perished in sight of his sweetheart, who was Countess of Derweat water," issued notices to the The author of this magnificent beimest is in every standing on the bank. A labourer was seized with ten eats living on the "entailed Derwentwater ' sense of the word a self-made man. Starting in cramp while taking a dip in the Clyde, and sank estates" not to p:y rents to any person except the life as Pennsylvania farmer's boy, he laid the foun- , before assistance, for which he cried loudly, could agents duly appointed by herself. The farmers, dations of his fortune as a cattle raiser in South Ibe rendered. At a regatta on the Clyde, Mr, however, refused to recognise her ladyship as the 'America. One of the earliest of Californian pie- !Wood, nineteen years of age, son of a music pub. owner, notwithstanding the threat that a distraint neers, his riehes have grown with the material !fisher in Edinburgh and Glasgow, while diving unripen their farms would he made in case of refusal. prosperity of the Pacific slope. He has always ' derneath a tu,g steamer, with the intention of A number of men in the employ of the countess been amongst the foremost benefactors of San coming up at the other side, was caught in the appear to have presented themselves at the , Francisca, and he has followed the wise example weeds at the bottom, snd never rase alive. Large Fairle Farm, near Whistonstall, occupiedlof the founders of our Cooper Institute and masses of tingle had to be removed before the body by the Messrs. Thompson, and demanded on , Lennox Library in securing the proper fufil- was extricated. behalf of her ladyship a sum of .21105 for rent. I merit of his trust by providing for its organiANoTHaR Sam.RiNG SUICIDE emelt Yosit.— This sum Messrs. Thompson refused to pay, where-Ination in his lifetime. T The United States al- Another suicide took place early on Saturday upon the men took possession of the whole of the I ready possess in the telescope of the Naval morning las.t, the victim being a cattle dealer live stock, implements. growing crops, household Observatory at Washington the most powerful and named George Vamiy, of Huntington. An inquest furniture, eie, belonging to the farm, which was effective instrument in existence. This is a refract- was held on Saturday evening Deceased, who formerly part of the possession of Greenwich ing telescope, with an object glass of Ain. diameter was 75 y tuts of age, had since January last been Hospital, and was recently sold to Mr. Laycock, of I and a focal length of 34ft. The glass for the lenses afflicted with blindness, consequent on double ; Gosforth. A few days since Messrs. Thompson, lof this instrument was furnished by Chance and cataract. This had troubied him intensely. On with two suret' ies attended at the office of Mr. I Co., of Birmii ghatn, England; but their prepare- Saturday morning last he was much distressed at Booth, registrar of the County Court at Shotley tion and adjustment, as well as the arrangement of his malady, and his consequent inability to attend Bridge, for the purpose of replevying the goods. the delicate mechanism on which the motion of the the market. After going to bed at eleven on the Her lad, ship (who was accompanied by her maid telescope depends, was the work of the great