Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-03-06 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

PIA.I,7uFO fall. 1 Terms (moderate) on appliosticn to 49, Trafalgar Terrace, Swansea.  LOCAL AND DISTItICI.  A Cardiff vagabond has been sent to prison' for six months, at Newport, for publicly exposing his person. For embezzling lis lOid, the monies of his master, a Cardiff baker named Lovell, has been sent to gaol for a month.  Mr G. B. Dyer, a well-known Cardiff anctioneer committed suicide on Saturday by Shooting himself through the head. On Faturday morning, about 12 30, a little boy, aged seven yearn, named Edward Jones. living at Went Side, Blaine, went to slide Cu a pond near the Griffin Pit with a compani, n, The ice gave way, and Jones fell into the water, and was drowned.  On Saturday, as a workman named George was walking between the two pair of ' rails, on the Geor4o hfblina at Mountain Ash, he was accidently struck on the head and arm by a pasziug tram of coal and badly injured. Tmeday was the day appointed by the melting of colliers' delegates at Aberdare for giving a month's notice to the maeters for termination of contracts with a view of demanding 14 per cent, advance, end at most of the collieries the notices was given. ' • "  Aboat ten p.m. on Thursday—a fireman named I James Walker, a member of the crew of e.s. the Veil, lying at the Newport Old Look, wee going aboard his vessel when he accidoattily tell into the water and was drowned before assistance could be procured, The body was found three hours afterwards.  A gipsy woman named Bateman has been flood IN. and coots at Abercarne for fortune Two girls went to her for the purpose of getting her to "road their future," and she asked both of them for some clothes for the purpose of burning, and they bath took off a petticoat together, with a silk pocket handkerchief, and gave them over to pridoaer. A shocking accident ocoured on Thursday at the Vauxhall Colliery, Ruabon. Au employe named Thomas Williams, residing at RhosIlanerchrugog, was engaged placing wagons at the pit's mcuth, and by accident he pushed one of the wagons into the shaft, and was precipitated to the button of the pit, and smashed to pieces. At Tetrad police-court, on Monday, David William Edwards was fined 40s for wounding ' Wildem Howells. The parties were drinking in the bar of the Stag Hotel on Saturday evening week, when a dispute arose between them. Defendant struck the complainant on the fee. with a pint measure, inflicting on the right cheek a cut, which bled profusely, At Merthyr Police-court on Monday, John Whitehouse was fined be and code for being drink and disorderly in Market-stree",Dowlais, on Saturday.—Sergeant Jones stated that in about half an hour after he had been locked up,  prisoner, who seemed to have been drinking heavily, attempted to strangle himself with hie braces, which he tied to the ventilator in the  A meeting of the International Rugby I Football Board was held at the Mack worth Hotel 4wansea, on Saturday morning. There were present Messrs A. R. Don Wanchope (chairman), and R. H. Mayne, Scottish Union; J. Chambers and J. McAlister, Ireland; F. Carlyle and A. Duncan, Wales. The business consisted entirely of revision of rules under which International matches were played, I Welsh and Irish alterations being generally adapted. The difference with England was not discussed.  On Saturday,in Penrhiweeiber Calliery, a terrible accident happened to Dennis Hdisurasey, of 24, Napier-street, DE:mittein Ash. Hennessey, who was a rider, was setting on the tail end of a "journw," that wai proceed-. in down a deep, when the journey was overtaken by two trams running wild. One of Hennessey's legs was smashed to pieces, and after he had been carried home he died whilcc , under an operation, Ho was a respectable ,wo kman, and leaves a widow and tw, , children.  At the Monmouth Police Court on Saturday an old pedlar named Hannah Sm:th, 75, was fined 2s 6tl and costa for being drunk and incapable at Troy Station, on the lit jests Captain Berthon, who was at the station at the time, stated that the old woman, who had come up by the 6.50 p.m. train from Coepatow, got out helplessly drunk. She then wandered into the tunnel instead of going over to creasing, and lay right in the track of the train arriving from Pontypool. She was fortunately noticed ano removed to a place of safety just as the train dashed into the station.  A serious accident occurred at Glansychan Colliery on Thursday nigtt. When a collier named Price was pr sparing to fire a shot the powder exploded from the hole, and caused s,rione injuries to the man. B.ith his eyes were blown out. Dr Essex, assisted by the assistant of Dr Mulligan, attended to the injured man, end it was found that one of his arms was so injured that it had to be amputated. He lies in a very serious condition. The young man who worked with him was also bably injured. We are pleased to announce that Mr George El. Edwards, let class clerk at the Swansea Post Office, has been appointed to the postmastership of Brecod. Mr Eiwards has been over 15 years in the service, having been employed at Lien. elly, Gloucester, and Swansea, and during this time he has gained the esteem and respect of his :superior officers and colleagues. He is fcrtunate in being appointed to no responsible a post so early in his career, and we feel sure his numerous friends will wish him every success n it.