The Penny Bee-Hive. — 1870-04-30 (London, England)

BLOODTHIRSTY MURDERER AND SUICIDF.— A terrible event has just occurred at the chateau of Darditiat (Seine-Inferieure), the property of Count do Douet, who with his wife was at Paris at the time. Amongst the domestics were a cook named Antoine, and a footman of German ori!-vin. Between these two men a misunderstanding had long existed from some unexplained cause. Three days back they had a violent quarrel, and about nine in the evening, while the cook was sitting reading the newspaper, the other entered holding a knife in one hand and a ten-chambered revolver in the other., and saying, " I have come to blow your brains oat," he pulled the tri4ger. The weapon, however. did not go off, anti Antoine, darting under the table, made his escape, reached his own room, and locked the door.. His assailant followed, and, having bust it epen, attacked him 'with the knife, inflicting a wound in the stomach. The cook rushed downstairs, followed by the other, who overtook him in the kitchen and stabbed him la the back. A terrible struggle then ensued, until at last the- cook got holt of the pistol, and striking his adversary On .he head with it, stnuned him. Antoine rushed out of the househ,.al:tlaell.attiltiheoortililecrs servants had previously done; and passed the night with some of the neighbours. Wm of Bolbeo came the next morning to make an ex arnination of the place, they found the footman lying dead in his own room. He had committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. .The cook's wounds are not considered dangerous. SOUTHWARK RADICAL AssocrAmoN.—This association is rapidly augmenting in numbers. The indefatigable working men of the St. George's district have got their branch into excellent work:ng order. Their committee meets at tha Grapes, White Street, Borough, every Monday night at half-past eight for the purpose of enrol ling members. The Bermondsey Branch is also vety diligent and are. as well as the St. George's Branch, determined to get everyone on the Register eligible, and to propose and elect men to the vestries, who will pledge themselves to lower the rates and do away with extravagant waste of money. This branch meets every Monday night at the Horns Tavern, Bermondsey square. EDUCATION MEETING IN MANCHESTER;-012 Monday a great demonstration, in connection with the Manchester Education Union, in favour of " Religious Liberty in National Education," Was held in the Free Trade Hall, the Bishop of Mans chester in the chair. There was an iMMCIIEO attendance, and large numbers of persons were unable to obtain admission. Applicalons for no less than fourteen thousand tickets for admission were made at the Union offices alone. The following resolutions were carried :—" 1. Tha., in the opinion of th:s meeting, any system of national elementary education under which religiois teaching is excluded from schools, or discouraged, is wholly unsatisfactory and unwOrthy of national support. 2. That a petition to that effect be signed by the chairman, on behalf of the meeting, for presentation to Parliament." The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.  MR. GEORGE HUDSON, -" ex-Railway King," has been offered the management of the Sunder., land Docks, at a salary of £2OOO a year.  JOHN Caow, who was sentenced to five years' penal servitude for the murder of his wile at Gateshead, and the petition on whose behalf, p.esented by Sir William Hutt, failed, died on Saturday in Durham Gaol. He had been unwell, and expired shortly after hearing of the failure of the petition. A "