Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1889-05-25 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

EPITOME OF NEWS.  Sir Tatton and Lady Sykes have returned from Egypt and Palestine, and are at Grosvenor-street for the season.  The Prose Association learns that if the Government propose to abolish the Lord Lieutenancy, the Liberals and the Pernaßites will oppose the step. ' A Torquay correspondent states that the syndicate who have sunk a shaft prospecting for , gold in the eh& there are most hopeful, gold being found in increasing quantities as the Work proceeds. 1 A shock of earthquake, which was distinctly felt Is San Francisco, occurred on Sunday in Central California, its effects being most severs in the valley of the San Joaquin River. A New York telegram says the Australian mails ' received via San Farncisao will be conveyed to England on board the Onion steamer Wyoming and Nordduetscher Lloyd steamer Seale. The late Mr. W. Quitter's collection of watercolour drawings was sold in London on Saturday, and realised nearly £22,000. Mr. Bieber's collection of rare coins was sold on the same day for £6039. Colonel North is expected back from Chili in July. Ho has not cabled home the result of his negotiations with the Chili. Government, but as he has not sent instructions for the sale of any of his nitrate stock it is believed all is favourable.  It seems that the insurance society with whom Richard Pigott insured his life for .£l,OOO voluntarily sought out the heirs. After paying a loan of £l5O, and the premium £IS, there is the sum of £835 available for the suicide's children.  On Saturday afternoon two detectives, provided with a warrant, entered the premises of a wellknown bootmaker in Argyle-street, Glasgow. Twenty persons were found and their names and addresses taken, several of the men being searched also.  Lord Tennyson has sent for the use of the lads of the Gordon Home, Manchester, the full musical score of the national song composed by himself, " Hands all Round." In her letter to Mr. Alex. Deving, Lady Emily Tennyson says "Lord Tennyeon gains strength but slowly ; still he ran walk a little now, and take short drives. We hope to be able to go to a warmer climate before long." There has just been buried the late Mr. George Clark, who had been all his days in the service of the Hake of Argyll, during the moat of the time ea gamekeeper. He had reacted the age of 79 years. He was of literary and antiquarian tastes, and had an extensive knowledge of all matters relating to the Highlands, and especially his native county of Argyll. In politics he was a Radical and a staunch Gladstonian supporter. The Swedish Government has decided to send a , man.of.wer to New York to bring home the body of Captain Ericsson, who expressed a strong desire to be buried at Langbanehyttan, in Vermelsod, the place of his birth. In his will no directions are given as to the disposal of his valuable collection of models, but Swedish journals state that the executors will present them to the Smithsonian Lustitution.—Nature.  The Rev. Lord Archibald Douglas, the fo-ina I a Roman Catholic Boys' Home, whose name was mentioned a few days ago in connection with the romantic career of the priest who succeeded biro, is about to undertake a remarkable crusade in Scotland. He has hired a caravan, which he will lit up with all the accessories for worship and for his own residenee, and he will travel about the cquotry in his four-wheeled chapel, preaching to the scattered populations whom he meets with. Ilts mierion will be oommeneed in Galloway, where • the Donglases are well known. The latest thing in fashions for men is known as the American shoulder. It consists of a coat padded at the shoulders in a manner quite unique. l'imes of lead of quite an imposing eize are employed in the process, and when the dude in properly " fixed up" he appears with a sort of epaulette arrangement, calculated to fix the gaze of the less enlightened observer. The " American shoulder" es only just coming into vogue, but it was decidedly conspicuous in Pimadilly on Sunday. A West Rnd tailor nays that he is putting 12oz. of lead into some of Lis padding."  Messrs. Crossley Bros., Limited, of Gorton, who , were the first to introduce gee engines into this country, have just completed two pair of double. cylinder engines for a paper works at Godalming, which are the largest and most powerful gas engines ever yet constructed. Each pair of engines is, ioo.horee power, and in addition embraces a number of improvements, the chief of these being a new stem of ignition known as the tube ignition, dispensing with the old elide arrangement, which was rather a weak point in the gas engine. With regard to the economy of working, these engines, which are driven on the Dowson gas principle, are guaranteed to work with a consumption of coal not exceeding tlh. per horse-power per hour. STRANGE STORY Or A