Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1868-06-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHELL FISII. —On Wednesday week, a curious inhabitant of the deep was caught, by some boys, creeping upon the sandy beach at Blyth, and is now exhibiting in the shy window of Mr P.itter win, fish dealer. In form the body is nearly oval, and covered with hard sharp pr ckles,'ehaped like the spurs of a fighting cock. The legs, three in number, are each is inches in length. similarly covered as the body wilt sharp prickles, and at each end provided with hird„ sharp, an id claw, as if for travelling purposes. The head is furnished with horns, which are branched like those of a deer, and its tail is jointed and arm d Like a crocodile's. It has also two large nip era, which serve both tor purposes of def-nee and feeding. This curious looking creature is known among the fishermen as the "sea spider," and belongs to the crab and lobster species._  SUICIDE BY ArMISER.—An inquest was held on Thursday w ek, by Dr. Birt Daviea,.respecting the death of an old man, named Richard Tovey, a painter by trade, who Hied in Bishopgate-street, Birmingham Deceased occupied a very mean dwelling, and his penury was such that to 411 appearance he was povertystricken. He wan a member of a money club, arid an old man named Ward was in the habit of drawing money for him every week. On Saturday, the 6th of June, Ward called on him and observed that hie nice was hueky, and he was tightly muffled round the throat. Deceased complained of sleepless nights and great de. preartion. He gave Ward a note which, when the latter got read by a neighbour, he found to contain rtii test that Ward's wife should come to see him Mrs Ward went to the house, and found that TlaVPy had cut his throat Mr Oaks, surgeon, was sent for. and ultim.tely deceased was removed to the Qiieen's Hospital When a constable went to the house to search it, he found no 16PS than £427 9s 61 in deposit receipts in the house, also a bank book wi,h credit for £2O in it, live shares in the Old Union Mil Company, and two watches. On the way to the hospital with the policeman, according to the statement of the latter. Tovey said that he should leave his money to the Bind Asylum SOMETHING LIKE A HAIL STORM —The San Antonio Express of May 21 g yes the following particulars of a disastrous hail storm :—" Our city is a perfect wreck ; every house in it has received some damage ; many are in eotnplete ruins, with nothing but fragments of walk standing. The hailstones penetrated the best roofs, going through tin roofs like cannon halls. All the windows facing to the north have be-n smashed in ; even windows, shutters, and doors were broken down. The appearance of the city could not have been mime under a severe bombardment. The roofing of I the entire city is perforatel like A sieve. The hailstones are of irregular shapes and all rinses, as if • mass of ice had broken above our devoted heads and been driven by a tornado to the earth. One hailstone was fund weighing over five pounda, while a great many as large as a man's fist were picked up. Many of the families whose houses were beaten down took shelter under bed, and tables, and thus escaped bodily harm We have only heard of one death, a negro boy; several had limbs broken and were severely bruised, while the whole population was frightened almost to death. The damage is of every character, and 500.000 dollars will not cover it all. The corn patches and gardens are flattened to the ground, and have the appearance of having passed through a chopping mill. All the fruit crop is destroyed. The storm resembled a terrific battle ;so fearful was the noise that no one could hear unless they screamed in each other's ears We learn that the hail storm extended from five to twenty.five miles in extent —destroying everything over a region of thirty miles from north to south, and ten to twenty miles from east to west,  A B tILING-