Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1890-09-20 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

BRIEF BITS.  A carter named John Trent was killed on a level crossing, near Corte Castle, Dorset, on Monday. Her Majesty's cruiser Opal was paid oat of eon, miesion, at Sheerness on Monday. She will not be employed ags.in all an effective war vessel. The Chief Jostles of Natal has reversed the Dar. ban magietrates' deoieion, and has ordered all 000 lie voters' names to be plaoed on the liet. The sailing reveal Singapore, on whioh 90 guineas premium was paid a week sines, she being considerably overdue, is reported safe stone of the Falkland Islands. --- - •  At Brierley Hill, Lancashire, on Monday, John Minshull, waggoner, was remanded on a ohargo of killing Thomas Angel, an elderly farm labourer, during a. quarrel about some clover • week ago.  -- • Twelve seamen of the vessel Challenger have been washed overboard in a hurricane, says a New York telegram. Others of the crow were injured and the vessel's masts were carried away. A German, named Robert Raidel, who was committed for trial at New York on the charge of assaulting a number of school girls, haa committed suicide in his cell. The accused was on hie way to Germany when arrested.  The pilot of Swansea report that within tho last couple of days the water M Swansea Bay has been literelly alive with mackerel, which the Mumbles fishermen have caught in groat quantities by moane  ;;Ilield-nets and buCkets.— The Rev. David William., a Bolton Congregational minister, after officiating at a wedding, was found sitting unconscious in the vestry. He died almost immediately. It has been reported in Canterbury that en East Kent hop.planter, who has succeeded in growing an enormous crop of hope, had ref need an offer of £50,000 for his entire growth. A Camn Sonar To Damn AT Max.—A child aged 18 months, named William Witty, son GI Mr. Moses Witty, 8, Sharp-street, Hull, has been burnt to death through his night-dress catching Are on Saturday night. At the revision court .for the Tower Hamlets on . .  M.;;;laY-, it Wee contended theta man born in Hanover before tier Majesty's accession Was an alien, although he had lived in this country many years. His name was accordingly struck off the voters Est.  Allred Enna, IS years of age, a sailor, living at 2, Jonea's Court, Prince's Street, Chester, has been drowned while attempting to reeene a dog M the Dee. He swam to the dog, and when returning was seized with cramp, and was drowned before any aseistance could be rendered.  On Monday morning Mr. George Thomas Purnell, proprietor and editor of the Croydon Times, one of the oldest eatablished newspapers in the town, was I found dead in his bed. He wan about 40 years of age, and had been ailing for some time. He leaves • widow and several children.  The following extraordinary story has appeared in the New York papers under the date of Mitch°'settle: —Mrs. John Bean, aged 65, gave birth to twine the other day. On the same day her daughter and grand daughter each produced a pair, all the children being born within ten minutes' time. The Dover magistrates having, at the adjourned Brewster Sessions, held at Broadetaire, suppressed the license of a public-home in the borough of Dover, it has been determined to enter an appeal, which will be made a teat case. The house in question belongs to a firm of brewers at Canterbury. On Saturday, at Wolverhampton, Charles Henderson was sentenced to six months' imprison. meat for stealing a wenn, and other articles from a hottest where he had taken lodging.. It was stated that the prisoner, upon whom were found 75 skeleton keys, was wanted all over the country. Two blacksmiths, aimed William Gatea and Thomas Rawlings, were on Saturday repairing s pumping engine in the Helton Seam of the Tyne (Joel Company's Pit at Hebburn, when a valve opened and the escaping steam so severely scalded them that they died within 15 minute.. An important discovery of coal has been made Bootle, South Cumberland, and from the tests that , have already been made the find promises to be of an extensive character. It was fiat discovered on Mr. Geldart's estate, bet traces of it are found as far as the shore, which is some distance sway. The monthly returns of the salt trade, just pith. licked, chow that the shipments for August were the smallest of any correeponding month daring the last ten year., the actual amount of white set en. ported being 60,502 tone, as compared with 65,088 tons for last August, and a deeennial August average of 89,163 tons. Two soldiers from the ramp at Pirbright were sentenced at Guildford on Saturday to terms of im. misonment for disorderly conduct and assaulting a polies eergeent. The Chairman of the Beath (Colonel Weston) said the state of things prevail. Mg at Bieley was "a Imre° to the neighbourhood and a disgrace to the country." The harvest in Kent and Sumer has been practically completed, and the result., on the whole, , are more favourable than for many years past. I The magnificent weather that has prevailed for the ! last fortnight has enabled the farmers to get in I their crops in fine condition, and the quality of the grain has been mach improved by the hot sunshine. ! Al Newton.le.Willows William Pilling, inspector , at Messrs. R. Evans & Company's Old Boston Pit, Haydeek, has pleaded guilty to a breath of the colliery rules by neglecting to examine the guile and conductors connected with the winding shaft. The Bench characterieed it as a serious case, and reprimanded the defendent, inflicting a fine of 40e. said costs. &manurea Doe as 13xvinunr.—At the Beverley Borough Police-court on Monday, a dock labourer named John Sherwood, residing at 9, Walker. square. Hull, was charged with stealing • dog, the property of the Rev. Richard Wakefield, curate of St. Mary's Church. Defeodant now admitted the offenCe, but was unable to produce the dog, and the Bench ordered him to pay £l5, value of the dog, together with a fine of .£6, including costs, or to go to griffon for two months with hard labour.