Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1881-05-06 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

WAGES-CLERK in the employ of the Southwark Nut and Bolt Company left a bag containing £1,200 for a moment oil a table on Saturday and It was stolen.  A CLERKENWELL painter has been unable tO' destrOy himself, though he first tried half-a-pint of pasaffin oil ind then opened a vein in his arm. A PIECE of utter rascality occurred at Sant`mn on Thursday. In the County Hurdle Race, Robert I'Anson, the jockey, was thrown with great violence, and carried off insensible. He was scarcely down ere a shabby thief stole his pin from his scarf. if has, however, been recovered.  WILLIAM HUTCHINSON, a labourer of Aroneth, who win; sentenced on the 18th inst, at the Norfolk Quarter Sessions, held at Swatlhazn, to twehe months' iniprisonment for sheep stealing, has been liberated from Norwich Castle, having received a free pardon from the Home Secretary.  SERIOUS disturbances, having their origin in the super. stition of the peasantry regarding the Jewish Passover rites, have occurred at Elizabethgrad, in the province of Kherson. The popular excitement against the Jews led to an attack upon the Synagogue, which was destroyed by the mob. The aid of the military was called in to repress the disturbance, and a large number of the rioters were killed by the troops.  IN a fire at the box factory at Greenpoint, United tates, twenty persons were injured, four or them fatally. Ove body has been recovered.  EARLY on Friday morning, Ashburton-lodge, at Send, near Guildford, the residence of Captain F.. C. Noel, was burnt down. All the inmates escaped, with the exception of the adopted daughter of Captain Noel, aged six years, who was burnt to death.  TUE Missouri liver has overflowed a large portion of Kansas City, driving 7,000 people from their homes. Five persons were drowned. At Att.thison, Kansas, the river overflowed and 1.000 persons are homeless. At St. Raul, Minnesota, the Mississippi has overflowed; a large portion of the population are living in temporary sheds hastily built. The spring fre,hets are higher than has ever been known because of the heavy snowfall during the winter.  AN overflow of the Fox River at Elgin, Illinois, Waving carried away the bridge, the people procured a flat boat for a ferry, working it by means of ropes: This boat, when loaded with passengers, capsized, and fifty persons were drowned, including O children. ON Friday Mr. George Vergette, of Penkirk, neat Peterborough, was found shot dead in a barn belonging to his farm. Ile left home, carrying a gun with him in a sack, on which he was discoverei a few hours afterwards with his brains blown out, and the weapon, discharged, lying by his side. The deceased, who was 42 years of age leaves a widow and 12 children. It is feared that Os depressed state of agriculture preyed upon his mind an caused him to commit suicide,  AT the annual meeting of the Grand I .odge of 1, ree masons on Wednesday, the Earl of Mardi was alopointec Senior Grand Warden, Mr. Justice l'ave Junior, thE Dean of York and Rev. W. Ambrose Hall Gran Chaplains, Sir James Rams.ien and Major Clarkt Senior Grand Dswons.  Two stablemen have been fined 104. °Lich and costs, a, Marlborough-street Police-com t, for biting off the tails o several fox-terrier puppies, an operation popularly sup posed to be in high degree favourable to the health of young dogs, but condemned as cruelty by a veterinat3 surgeon who appeared as a witness.  Mn. JOHN BROWN, fishmonger, of Portsea, died in th hospital on Thursday from severe injuries received bj being tossed by a bullock on the previous evening. Th animal was brought from Chichester market by rail, an( dm arrival at the Portsmouth Station in a very infuriate( state rushed out of the cattle yard and into a roac adjacent, where it 4)l2ooll3:Acted the deceased, and M on attacked hint.