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Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-08-25 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

FATAL JUMP.-Mr. W. Carter held an inquiry at the New Lambeth Infirmary as to the death of Samuel Puts, 61, who was found lying dead within the precincts of the new workhouse on Wednesday 'mt. Mr. John Harris, of 36, Elliottitoad, St. George's, Southwark, said that he saw the deceased throw himself oat of the third floor window of the Lambeth Infirmary. He fell on to a stack of timber. Mr. William Oarthew Davey, the Master of the Union, said that in his opinion the deceased committed suicide through trouble tind affliction. The jury returned a verdict that 'The deceased jumped out of the window during a tit of temporary insanity." Si ocir-FsEronco.—The specialities of Messrs. F. C. Matthews, Son, and Co., of Drilfield, are increasing in their popularity amongst agriculturists. As regards their artificial manures, we may say of them as we say of Guiness's Dublin stout or Barclay and Perkins's London porter, that they.are too well known to need much praise; but the comparatively recent invention and introduction of Corn Cake by Mr. F. C. Matthews bids fair to call the attention of farmers to anew source from whence to seek food for theirstock. Mr. Matthews' invention has called into the field a host of competitors, and Corn Cake is being much sought after and appreciated, as it gives Mai:etas , Ito the growth in the early stages of the lives of young animals which the system never forgets. For some years past many prise animals have made Matthews' Corn Gate a staple article of food, and elicited the most flattering testimonials. The firm in question invite farmers to see how the Cake is made, the mills at Drif)field being open night and day for thetr in -pection. Matthews' Dritheld " Special " Linseed Cake has row made its appearance, and when we say it is the reverse of cheap and nasty we say a good deal; it contains jr..st SU fficient oil to render adulteration impossible, and is no lightly pressed that any farmer can crumble it up and see for himself what he is giving to his stock.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-08-25 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE NAPOLEONIC FETE DAY.  A BLUE-HOOK or 156 PAGES, and containing 180 despatches relating to Eastern affairs, has been published. The deepatches extend over a period ranging from the 14th of May to the 30th of June. Many ef them refer to the atrocities which have been committed in various parts of the Turkish Empire, notably by the Circaseians. ROBERT ROWAN, A PEDLAR, OF DUNDEE, committed suicide by hanging himself from an iron bar in the ceiling of a cell in Dundee prison, where he wan undergoing a sentence of forty days' imprisonment with hard labour for an assault on his wife. He had been twice previously convicted of a similar offence. Deceased was about 60 years of sire. THE COLORADO BEETLE Droves even more dangerous at Schildau than at Mulheim. Notwithstanding the draconic measures adopted at Schildau, the insect has spread over twenty-five acres at Langen Reicheabach, near Torgau. The principal disinfectant applied at present is brazed ine. THE CAPTAIN OF THE WHALER, Edward Lee, reports that he was fired upon off the Cuban coast with shot and shell by a war vessel, supposed to be a Spanish gunboat. The United States Government is investigating the matter. Hamm/cm—lt has been calculated that the solan geese of St. Kilda alone require an annual simply of 214,000,000 herringe. This is equal to 305 714 barrels; much more than the total average of herrines branded at all the north-east stations. If we add to this what the cod and dog-fish and other fowls and Ashes devour, how innumerable must the quantity of herrings be. The f ruitiulness of the herring to balance this dire destruction by man, fish, and fowl is correspondingly great, as they generally contain between 60,000 and 70,000 eggs —Hotting Gazette. SERIOUB CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AND FORGERy.—A painful case, and one that excited much public interest, was brought before the Cambridge borough magistrates. A young man named John Wright Neville was charged with both embezzlement and forgery, whereby he had defrauded his employers, the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners. The defendant, who was junior partner in a well-known firm of solicitors, was assistant-clerk to the Board, and took advantage of his position to appropriate moneys the property of the Board to his own uses, forgery being necessary to the embezzlement. Enough evidence was given in one case of forgery and one of embezzlement to warrant a remand in each case, and he was remanded accordingly, bail being refused. It is stated that the amount of his defalcations already discovered is .Elhoo, and an inquiry is proceeding.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-09-22 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THREATENING A DAUGHTER AT DENTON.  James Harrison was summoned before Messrs. B. Harrison and B. M. Kenworthy, sitting at Ashtoe on Wednesday, for using divers threats towards his daughter, Mary Ann ,Harrison.—Mr. Broadbent appeared for complainant, and stated that a short time ago defendant used very threatening language to his client, and he also requested her to leave his house, which she did. In going away she took with her a celery glass which was given to her by her grandfather. Recently, however, defendant had said the daugher had stole it from him, and hearing this she went to see him about it, as she did not like the imputation. She was accompanied by °young man, named William Reece, with whom she had been keeping company, and a woman, named Susannah Robinson, with whom she was now living. When she got near the house she saw her father sitting opposite the door, and heard him say to someone in the house "that the first time he saw his Mary he would pull her eyes out of her head." Be then saw complainant and he repeated the expression to her. Defendant being a violent man she was afraid he would carry out his threat, and therefore the case was brought before the magistrates in order to claim their protection. Mr. Broadbent also stated that he believed it was in consequence of complainant keeping company with the young man Reece that her father turned her out of his house in Mae last —Mary Ann Harrison, 22, and Mrs. Robinson bore out this statement.—Defendant denied the charge in the most emphatic terms, and said he had not spoken a word to his daughter on the 9th of May last He also swore that he did not even see her on the day in question.—The Chairman remarked that there were three witnesses to prove that he did see her on this particular day, and also that he used threatening language towards her. He would be bound over in two sureties of £5 each to keep the peace towards her for six months.  JUMPING FROM THE NIAGARA SUPPINSION BRlDGR.—Several weeks ago an ex-navy surgeon, named Dr. Edward Stein, committed suicide at French's Hotel, New York. A day or two afterwards a quarrel ensued between Dr. Louis hiStein,lthe father of the suicide, and a woman who claimed to be his wife, concerning the possession of the body and property of the dead man. Dr. Louis Stein obtained possession of the body finally, but in accordance with his will the property was handed over to the woman. Superintendent Walling, of New x ork, received a despatch a few days ago informing him that Louis Stein had also commited suicide by leaping from the Niagara Suspension Bridge into the rapids below. It appears that the excitement following his son's death unsettled his mind and led to the committal of the rash act. Dr. Louis M. Stein was a graduate of a leading German medical college. He was a well-known physician for years in Poland, but was finally banished for political reasons. He went to America with Kossuth, as a member of the latter's staff.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-09-22 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

DEATH-RATE AMONG. SAILORS._  -- Whether it be due to the enthusiasm of Mr. Plimsoll or to some other cause, deaths by drowning (says the Globe) have sensibly diminished in the British mercantile marine during the last three years. This gratifying fact comes out in a recently-issued Parliamentary return, which gives the number of such deaths in 1874 at 1819, in 1875 at 1525, and in 1876, at 1237. Except in this one particular, the mortality of last year on board British vessels was much the same as in 1874. Accidents other than by wreck still contribute a formidable proportion of the total death-rate. Last year there were no fewer than 1340 fatal casualties, which, added to 1237 deaths by drowning, gives an aggregate of 2577 out of a total mortality of 4151. It would seem, therefore, that plenty of room still i remains for improvement n this particular before we accept the conclusion that our sailors are secured against other dangers than those unavoidably accompanying their perilous profession. Among the disorders to which Jack is most liable we regret to see that brain and nervous diseases still play a prominent part. No fewer than 110 deaths last year were due to these causes, which only too often originate in intemperance and debauchery. Perhaps the 149 deaths under the head of "diseases of the heart and great blood vessels" may have been partly due to the same evil habits, and no doubt some of the 37 suicides were committed by sailors suffering from the eff^cts of prolonged dissipation. It is not quite pleasant to see that deaths from scurvy increased fourfold last year. The number of cases was not large—only 12—but as this compares with only three in each of the previous years the increase would seem to require explanation. The really satisfactory feature in the return is the evidence it affords that poor Jack does not run so great a chance of being drowned as some few years ago.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-08-11 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

EXECUIZONS.  At Leioeeter Gaol John Henry Starkey, coachman, , has been executed for the murder of his wife on the 4th of April last. Starkey was about 28 years of age, and had led a career of crime, having been frequently bet ore the magistrates under various charges. Alter his marriage with deceased, who bore the character of a quiet, well-disposed woman, Starkey formed an acquaintance with another woman, to whom he promised marriage. On the evening of the 4th of April his wife taxed him with his bad conduct, This angered him no much that he there and then attacked her, the screams of the woman being heard by the neighbours. On the following morning Starkey went to his work at five, and ! remarked to Ilia fellow servant he was afraid his wife would commit suicide. At nine the deceased was found in her bed-room with her head nearly severed from her body. When under examination, blood-stains were discovered on Starkey's foot similar to those on the carpet. At first he suggested the deed might have been done by a lodger in the house. Since his conviction, however, he has made a full confession of his crime. Prisoner slept well the night previous to his execution. He rose about six and partook of breakfast. Harwood was the executioner. The culprit expired almost without a struggle.  Henry Mungo Rogers, the Wolverhampton murderer, has been executed at Stafford Gaol for the murder of his wife. In a fit of jealous frenzy he made a murderous attack upon his wife. On that occasion, however, the woman recovered, concealed her wounds, and forgave her husband. Subsequently, however, he led her one evening into the fields, and the woman having fallen asleep, Rog'ers cut her throat with a razor which he took from his father's house. During his trial, he behaved in a most violent manner, denouncing and cursing the witnesses, and particularly his father. Since hie conviction his conduct underwent a change for the better, and he walked with a firm and composed demeanour to the scaffold, which he mounted without assistance. The culprit struggled only a moment or two on the bolt being withdrawn.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-05-26 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

REWARDS FOR GALLANTRY. At a meeting of the Royal Humane Society, held at the offices, Trafalgar-square, Mr. Hawes, the treasurer, presiding, the following cases of gallantry in saving. or attempting to save, life in various parts of the world were investigated by the committee, which conferred the society's awards: On the recommendation of the Lords of the Admiralty the bronze medallion was unanimously voted to William J. Bishop and I William Addiscott Edmonds, both of her Majesty's I ship Kestrel. On the 13th of August last, I at Hangkow. China, in the river Yangtze, the breadth of which is a mile and a half and depth nine fathoms, with a current running about five miles an hour at the time, Andrew Targitt fell overboard from a sampan alongside the ship, and in a few I moments sank. Bishop and Edmonds immediately jumped overboard, but the currenthad already sucked the man under before they could render any effectual I aid in saving him. The bronze medallion was also ' given to Charles Olney, a bugler in the 106th Regiment, for saving Mary WOutchern, who was capsized from a boat into 12f1. of water in the river Dee, at Chester, on the 30th of March last. The bronze medallion war also granted to Frederick Evans, a boy 13 years of age, for jumping from a lower deck port, a height of 14ft., to the rescue of Edward Boyd, of the training ship Formidable, who accidentally fell overboard into five fathoms of water at Portishead on the 9th ' ult. Testimonials inscribed on vellum and on parchment recording the services rendered and the acknowledgments of the society were given to Major A. Wyatt Edgell, for saving Edward Harding, who was in danger of drowning at Cowley, near Exeter, on the 26th of February; to Charles Shepherd for rescuing Robert MlKirtly. who was capsized from e boat into twenty-five feet of water at Chiswick, on the 15th ult.; to John S. Sanderson or saving Henry Lloyd, who attempted suicide by jumping into ten feet of water in a reservoir at I Lichfield, on the 20th ult. ; to W. W. Dodd and Alfred I Lipscombe for jumping into the canal at West Mills, Newbury. Berkshire, and rescuing Benjamin Edward Rookley, who accidentally fell in there on the 18th ult., Mr. Dodd having a very narrow escape of losing his own life. Pecuniary rewards were also given to Edward Bowbery for saving Alice Davis. who fell into the Surrey Oanal at Peckham on the 2nel ult. ; and to Charles Cowley for saving R. C. Delaniain, , who accidentally fell into 20 feet of water in the river Thames at Deptford. on the 27th ult.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-05-26 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TUE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A DAUGHTER IN MANCHESTER.  Dr, Hardwicke, the coroner Cu. Central Middlesex, has held an inquest at, the Penionville Model Prison, concerning the nth of Michael Henry Kelly, aged 53, who coma:Lied ruei by hanging himself. The decended was .1'1,1,-4 a pmieg inspector of the Irish C and did great service during the Irinh riots. He retired on a pension, after which he got the oromutoient of registrar to the Royal College of Surgeons. During this time the dauditer of the deceased took to loose habits, and, leaving Irtland, went to Manchester, where the dec sued traced her to a disreputable house, and as she refused to return home with him, he attempted to murder her by cutting her throat; and in February he was convicted at the Manchester assizes for feloniously wounding, and was sentenced to penal servitude for life. The deceased seas removed fro,n the Strangeways Prison to Limilon. and it was noticed that he appeareo to be in a low and despo ,iing state of mind. At tiiiiner time, one day last week, .6 was pet into a cell and given his dinner, and upon a warder going an hour afterward, to at ilia tins away, he found him hanging behind tee door, he having tied Its broom round the voitil ttor aad his neck. He•was quite dead a bruecnt, d mu. Dr. Clarke, toe surgeon, said that ice believed the deceased was of sound mind well hi, committed the deed, and that he did it through being disappointed in a petition. . .  „_. Captain Buller, deputy-governor of the prison, also stated that he had read to the deceased a few hours before an answer from the Home Secretary deelirung to alter the senteuee of the Judge, and the dweased then made some reply to him. The Jury returned a verdict that the deeeaseil committed suicide whilst of unsound mind through mental shock. .
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-06-02 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

VILLAGE OF CNN TRNARIANEL—One Of the Paris papers has the following on centeaarians and old age "Moan. Millard (the editor-in-chief), pretending to know better than anybody else what the tastes of his readers demanded, ordered his editors ; net to fail to note each day the death of any centenaeian that they noticed in looking over the thousand I exchange. When they can't be found they must be I invented. 'What pleasure,' said he, 'do you think I old people take in reading of suicides and robbers? ' The suicides are fools. Old age is prudent and has Ino fear of pickpockets. Provided that they can read that in America a man died at the age of a hundred years, this news aolaces them for at least a ; month, for they say, That has been done, I can do it I too.' This theory of the proprietor was speedily I adopted by the stuff, no that every morning as the editors arrived each carried a centenarian in his pocket, until the afisir became ridiculous. One day one of them having need of an adrince of a hundred franm, and well knowing that he had no chance of obtaining it except by pleasing his master and flattering his whim—one day, I say, this impecunious fellow entered the office of Millard with a countenance beaming with smiles. 'What have you got?' asked Millard; 'you look like a man who has found a pocket-book.' I have found better than that.' ' What ! something better than money • that's strange.' 'Judge yourself.' And he read him: 'The* have just discovered in the east of Labrador a very strange village, the population of which is composed of only Iwo or three and.- ple, who speak a remarkably pure French. Like all their predecessors, this little colony. was Protestant, and had escaped from France on account of the revocation of the edict of Nantes. This little village hidden in the mountains, had not eves attracted the attention of travellers, and its people would have remained in oblivion had it not been that a quality of peculiar interest to our readers is ',crafts,' by them. lathe last census ordered by the United States those employed to take it were very much surprised to find in this peaceable and sparsely settltd community, fourteen old nen, who had passed the age of one hundred years, all in a state of health ' and vitality truly astonishing. They attributed this extraordinary longevity to the salt mines which are located in the centre of the village, and which are the
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-01-04 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MINE—Mr Llllllb, deputy coroner, held an inquest on Wednesday on the body of John Tyson, 19. who hail been killed at Goose Green Iron Ore Mines, Friziugton, belonging to Messrs ado and Harrington. It appeared that the deceased was going to wot k it ea o'clock in the morning, when he fell down the pit shaft, a distance of about 70ft , and was killed. There was no light at the pit top, and the place was unprotected. :The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," and reconi, mended the proprietors to light the pit and protxt the shaft.  An inquest was held at Liverpool, on Wed ne.day, on the body of Ann 61'isiaIly, 17 years of age, the daughter of a lioksini.h, residing iu Civeudish-street. The deceased cominitmd suicide on Sunday night by drowning herself in the canal, after leaving a note at the house of hr par,ots bidding +heir g oxi bye It appeared that me had been keeping company with a young man earned Desmouni, sod seemed to be Itsis o' his attentiouS to another girl. tile jury gave a verdict of suicide but woad no cvidenee as to the state of her .miud at the time.  At the Leicestershire quarter sessions on Wednesday 13 into came up for sentence for engaging in a glove-light at Aylegtone, near Leicester. The ticfeutlaiita Were COUVICtO lat the last aesgious, but sentence was reserved, in order that a case erupt be submitted to the Court of Appeal. The higher court held that fue defendants had been rightly couvicted of ! eligagiug is a prize-fight awl fightiug a pitched battle within the meaning of the act. Orton kbd Burrows, the principals, appeared, but Alfred Greenfield, of Birusingtam, who was one of the seconds, failed to answer to his bail, stitch was ot tiered to be forfeited The principals aril those who took an active part tattle affair were e a used £2, or two months'; and Wise who wets merely looker* on, be. eatam..  AN ASHTON PUBLICAN'S NI A rRI- I
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-08-02 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

PERSONAL MEMORIAL TO LORD LAWRENCE.— A meeting of the friends of the late Lord Lawrenoe was held in the Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster Abbey, under the presidency of Dean Stanley, when it was agreed that a personal memorial should be erected to him by public subscription and apart from any effort in this direction that may be made by his family. The details were left to a committee. Amongst those present were Lord Granville, Lord Shaftesbury, Lord Northbrook, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Forster, Professor Fawcett, Sir George Campbell, and several distinguished officerb, including Lieut.-General Sir George Lawrence, and Major-General R. C. Lawrence. CAW/CRT'S COCOA -ESSENCE contains far more nutritious and flesh-forming elements, and goes three times as far as the best cocoas prepared with starch. Caution is necessary, in buying, as shopkeepers often push imitations for the sake of extra profit. MURDER OF AN ITALIAN G ItttAL.—The Italian General Franxini has been murdered near San Salvatore by Captain Deroda, .who, according to one account, is insane, and according to another, had been refused the hand of Franzini's daughter.. The general was travelling by coach, and at a bill where all the other passengers got out he remained in it asleep. The murderer th -reupon, who had been walking alongside, got up on the step and shot him.. The general died half an hour afterwards, and-the murderer, who took to flight, committed suicide a short distance off. A NEW TRICK AT .CAILIMr— A certain baron who always seemed anxious to take the bank at " makao" (a very gambling game), much ,favoured at the Peeth National Casino, and who had won uninterruptedly for the past few months—pocketing some £BOOO in that time—was recently discovered cheating in quite a novel way. He always kept down the pile of bank-notes in front of him With his polished silver tobacco-box. He' dealt ovet this, did could thus szs. the cards he dealt his players reflected in this lid of his box. A certain general of the staff olniervbil this, hod begged for the loan of the box torolt a cigarette. The request was frequently repeated, and observed that when the box-was away the baron had variable luck, like the others. The •lteeky gambler, a well-known racing man, and of excellent family, is to be prosecuted as a oommon swindler. •  " SUCCUII us Lira.r—A new..invention is brought before the public and commands success. A score of abominable imila tione are Munediately introduced by the unscrupulous, who, in copying the original: closely enough to deceive the public, and yet not so exactly as to infringe upon legal rights, exercise an ingenuity that employed in an originalrebannel could not fail to secure reputation and pro6t.-4daru.