The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-04-23 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

OOO. An estate valued at £40,000 has been left by the Rev. E. J. Pierce, of Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, to Lincoln University, Oxford, Pennsylvania, for the education of young negroes to be ministers.  A carter in the employ of Messrs. Gould, corm merchants, of Loughton, Essex, fell off his cart, and broke his neck. lt is supposed the unfortanate man was asleep. He leaves a wife and six children.  A young lady named Emma Spurrell, well conne ted in Plymouth and the neighbourhood, disappeared mysteriously on the 9th inst., and although publicly advertised for no information was gained as to her whereabouts. Her body was found floating in the Hamoaze. The deceased recently lost her mother, and this is believed to have made such an impression on ner as to lead to her suicide. Winchelsea, one of the ancient towns of the Cinque Porte, being the only unreformed corporation in the kingdom, went through the timehonoured ceremony of electing a mayor on Easter Monday. the outgoing civic chief, Mr. F. A. Inderwick, Q.O , was unanimously re-elected. A young woman named Annie Huohphausen, who was employed as a saleswoman in a cigar store in New York, has been found lying on the premises dead, with her new-born infant, which, like herself, had evidently succumbed from lack of proper treatment at the moment of the confinement. Huci,phausen is stated to be the daughter of a prominent citizen of Berlin.  A singular difficulty has arisen in connection with the School Board which has just been elected at Conway. The Church party, who were opposed to the appointment of a School Board, secured a majority on the representation. They, however, declined to attend the meetings, and consequently no quorum can be formed. 'lhe deadlock thus caused has been reported to the Education Department.  An order of the Board of Agriculture came into operation on Monday in London, permitting the movement of cattle from the Metropolitan Cattle Market at Islington. Ilia permission is granted on the condition that every animal so moved shall be slaughtered within four days of its arrival at the market, and in no case shall any such animal be moved out of the Metropolitan police district.  In the week ending April 16th there were 195 bills of sale registered in England and Wales, an increase of 19 SA oompared with the corresponding period last year. The receiving orders gasetted number 97, showing an increase of 18, and the number of registered deeds of arrangement was 83, an increase of 16.—Compiled from Stubbs' Weekly Gazette. The annual conference of the National Union of Teachers was opened at Leeds on Monday. The Mayor was present, with representatives of the principal institutions, educational and municipal, and gave the conference a hearty welcome to the borough. Mr. J. H. Yoxall, the new President, referred in his address to various reforms still needed in the elementary school system. He also claimed that the salaries of teachers were far too low.  A society for teaching street boys to knit and sew has been started for some months in a city of the United States. There are now about thirty little fellows, whose ages range from seven to fourteen years. They make shirts, sew on buttons, and even work button holes, are learning to despise rags and dirt, and are described as being very proud of the tidy garments they make for their own wear.  The Rev. Lord Forester, Canon Residentiary of York, enjoys a curious privilege. He is the one personage who can wear his hat in the Royal presence. Monday was his 80th birthday.