The Warwickshire Herald. — 1894-08-30 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE' WEATHER 'AND' THE HARVEST.  UNFAVOURABLE REPORTS.  A dismal outlook for the farmer is (a correspondent of the Daily Telegraph states) reported to exist over Cambridge, Herta, and Essex, where for reirly a week but very little has been done with the harvest. Mr. Spencer, Assistant Commissioner appointed by the Royal Commission to inquire into ..gricultural depression in Hertfordshire, is just now visiting the north of that county and inquiring into a depressing subject under very discouraging conditions. Up to a week ago the harvesting was progressing fairly well, but everything is now at a standstill, and the rain continues to fall in torrents on the soddened grain. Though the quantity is satisfactory, the quality of the crops is getting worse day by .day, and the local market returns up to Saturday have added to the farmer's run of ill fortune by giving him, in many eases, only the remarkably low price of Ws. a quarter for his new wheat. Something was hoped for from the barley which is everywhere heavy, but here condition . so much upon prices that the continued wet means further daily losses. Harvest operations have been seriously delayed in the Tbatnee Valley by the unseasonable weather, 'Ms core hpaves in many fields presenting a pitiable lispeet, creing to the repeated drenching by the storms that have swept over the country. During a heavy thunderstorm in the Yeovil disSrict on Saturday night rain fell in torrents, and !early on Sunday the accumulating volume of water owed the river Yeo to overflow. Several meadows isepe_hooded, and nine sheep were drowned out of illicit numbering 40. Three pigs were also washed away and drowned. One bridge collapsed and others were damaged.  tecriog,  A dramatic suicide took place on Sunday morning an Paris. A wedding party was on its way to church, when a young man Who had several times staked the bride to be his wife ran in front of the procession, and shot himself at the feet of the bride. He was taken to the nearest hospital, and has since expired. According to the Rangoon correspondent of the Times the Indian Government has offered a reward A R 5.2,000 for information leading to the arrest of the &colts who murdered Mr. Tucker. It is now known that Mr. Tucker was retreating towards the boat and defending himself with a clubbed gun, when he fell over • log on the bank. The dacoits then closed with him and killed him. A serious accident occurred in Goole Docka early m Monday morning, when over 70 iron compartment boats, belonging to the Aire and Calder Navigation Company, sank in the Germany Dock. The boats :contained coal. It is supposed that one of them tecame leaky and sank, dragging down the remainder which were attached. It is estimated that the quantity of coal deposited in the dock is about 3.000 tans. Wife: "How people gees is my new dress. l prenune they wonder if I've been shopping in Paris." Husband a "More likely they wonder if I've been Fobbing a bank." "There is more pleasure in giving than receiving," was the proverb that a mother was trying to instil into a youthful mind. "That's true about castoroil. mother," was ripp &town she got. "How are you getting along with your new eervant girl ? " aMted the taller. "Our new servant girl ! " replied the tweeds with some indignation in het voice; "why, she has been with us for four days!"