The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1888-09-15 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

METHODS. OF A NOTORIOUS SWINDLER. The swindler Altmayer Is by degrees giving to Slit French inagiatrelos intereeting passagee ficin his eventful career. One of hie MO. aucceeeful awindlet me by which lie endeavoured In neat a company for the perpowt of "rni.ing °Mile " in Tunis. He used te receive long clocuments in Arabic froni bogus aheitlis end Rhein/a, who were le reality his acceseplieet, and 0111, there papers he gulled two Paris cepitaliste, who eilvaneed mint money Inc hie enterpriee. After having received considerable Nunno lie decamped to Lynna. Aran her favourite way of tioeieg foods which lie bud iota 20 antraesilly women—among whom was an &Or., —lnto living with him, ttttt I after a while to make alt will their mom, clothes, and jewellery. Ho alto organised special police for himself. Hie detectivee eltorged in w“ch the movement. of ilia real secret polke were moil who hell either retired or been dismissed from Si.. Government polio* metric.  A Welsh newepaper announces that the son af the Rev. John Miles, late chairman of the Baptiet Union of Walea, ie about to secede froni the Baptiet minietry, and it preparing to take orders iu the Welsh Church. The P.M milor, Gmalig, who the other day poured through a funnel inolled lead into the ear of his eleeping wife, has committed suicide by matting Ms throat with a razor. A telegrein niorn Berlin eays s—The statements recently made by some German papers that an incr.., in the Imperial Navy may be anticipated in connection with the construction of the North : Sea and Baltic Caned, are described by the National Ze,.ny es well-founded. Serious conflicts are reported to hare OCCurred in the district of West erwald, in the Prussian province of Naneau, between the troop, who are at. tending the a...snares there and the peaeants of the locality. One eergemit was idiot through the chest, and severid Huseirs wens etabbed. The Deal Town Council contemplate undertak. li.e otheextenvive work of restoring the see walls . h mends as 000 cc Sandown Castle. The caw 00 11,0 work will be nearly 05,000. It is also propmpl to connect the two marine promenades at the south end of the pier. At. legram from St. PoMreburg says i—lt is reported that the Minister of Finance has declined to accede to the petition prmented to him, praying for the abolition of all import datie, at present levied upon foreign coal. Owing to the threatened cosi famine in Russia, it wesi fully expected thot the fomign mai duty would have been aboliehed. It is stated that a prime company is about to ' be formed in order to obtain an efficient watereupply for the township of Barnoldinvick. In the , meantime' . however the Skipton Rural SaniMry Authority have decided to consult an eminent engineer upon the matter before boring operatic,. are continued. A boating fatality has occurred In Emsworth Harbour, Hants. A man named Moore, of Wittering. was sailing home with his:two children, whou the boat capsized. Some men h.tened to the spot, but only succeeded in saving one child, and the father and a boy, aged twelve, were drowned.  An outrage It.. .ben plcnear Orange, eo. Tipperary. Two emergency men bred, it is gated. pravOCatiOn on two young boys, pained Suess anal Nevins. One bullet struck Nevins below the knee. and the other graserl Bushigs temple. Nevins is grsilually getting stor. Ha is the only son of a widow. MO emergency men  An application line been made to the Registrar of the ifalford Bankruptcy Court for a receiving order against Dlr. John Craves, the Is. Toon Clerk of Salford. The appli.tion was made on behalf oft Derby lady, who is a creditor for £BOO Root money, which was in charge of the debtor. The Registrar issued the order. The whereabouts of Dlr. yr.,., is still unknown...,. • • .  The 11:01ers 12,:0er says : —The printing Muslims, both in London and in the country. Is reported as being quieter than I.t month, but not unusually so, this being always the Mack meson. bio diminution is apparent M the activity of the engineering trade, in the metropolis or el.where. The prospecta of the coming season for printers are regarded as being very sedmfactory. A man named William Smith met with a frightful death near Stonehaven the other night. He Wee driving 00.000,00 engine from Stonehaven to Banehory when he fell upon the driving wheel and wee instantly drawn between it and the flywheel. His body was terribly mangled, the head being cruahed flat and an arm and leg smashed. The deceased was tie year. of age. The tradesmen of Hereford have petitioned the Town Council against the nuisance a the Salvation Army band and the bands of two other religious sects playing in the market.equare on Sunday& The matter has been referred to the Watch Com. mittoe, who are willing to try to allevMte the nuisance by pacific means, but failing that they Will prosecuie the different sects It is announced that smallpox Ime broken out to the gaol at Leicester. On June Rh last, George Morley was convicted of stealing goods from the premi.s of the London and North- Wmtern Railway Company, and he was found suffering from the disease. He wee removed as early as possible to the ',rough Fever Hospital, and the usuel precautions wore taken to prevent the apread of the infection. NI orley's M not a serious ease. At the Stratford Petty Session, Charles Rutter, of Cottage (:rove. Stoekwell, and John Sharpe, of Bedford Hall, Clapham, both described 0 club proprietors, were further examined on remand, ohm-gad with WifollY sailing fire toe dwelling house at loytonstone, occupied by Sharpe. After some additional evidence had been given the pri. aonem were again remanded. Bail for Sharpe was , applied fee but refused.  ' Fur Capes Fur Capes Fur Gapes Fur Capes Fur Capes Fur Gapes See Our Windows  The I argest Stock of Fur Capes ever exhibited by any firm in this district is to be seen e t  SIMPSONS, 5 to 12,