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The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-06-30 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

AND SHARK 1,1151. BAILWAIS Feld Priee Stook Great Western .AIOO ... 2374 138 i London & North Western 100 176.1 1771 Midland . . Rhyinney lOO . 166 168 60 Severn and Wye Stook Taff Vale lOO .. 272 271  The evidence regarding Esther Solymosi's movements on the day of her disappearance was continued on Friday, at Nyiregyhuza. Several persons residing in Tizasslan testified to seeing her at twelve, or between twelve and one, on that day—that in too say, considerably after the time Moritz Scharf speAks of the murder as having taken place in the Synagogue, which is some distance off. Next came a Jewish innkeeper and his: Chribtian servant, who swore that Buchsbaum and Braun, butchers, left the Syttagague at elven and did not return, spending the afternoon at the inn, where they also stopped all night. So far as can be judged, the line taken by the defence appears to be that Esther was ill-treated by her mktress and friends, and committed suicide.  Stock Cambrian LlanidloesNol 6 per cent 100 ..120 122 Do. Maohyulleth No. IPf 100 ..121 123 Great Western Consols, 5 percent. 100 ..183 136 10 Pembroke and Tenby 5 per cent 1864 .... -. 10 .. 71 71 Stock Itnyniney pr cent (gua) .. 126 128 Do. 6pr cent, 1861 100 .. 186 190 Do. spr oent, 1861 100 .. 126 :27 Do. spr oent, 1864 100 126 127 Do. 6pr cent, 1864 100 .. 149 161 Do. 6pr tient, 1867 100 125 127 Do. 6 precut, 1873103 LA 126 26 Severn and Wye, 41 PC 2O 6 10 10 Do. 6 p lO .. 1 3 Stock Taff Vale No. 1 ......... 100 ... 272 274 Do. 4i per oent, lOO .. 114 116 Do. 6 per cent, ... 100 .„ 128 130 Do. 6 per cent .. 100 ... 164 166
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-12-08 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

OIIT-DOOR PATIX3IIII. Remaining by last report 261 Admitted since .' 65 326 Discharged, cured, eud relieved .. 40 Died ... 0— 40  The Medical Officers for the week were-Physician, Dr. Rawlings; surgeon, Mx. Jabez Thomas. W. C. Humphreys, M. R. 0.5., Res dent Medical Officer. Conlnittee who attended—Messrs.William Stone, Thomas Hall, Jo.). Tar, er, C. H. 01. scodine, W. Everard Jones, John Buse, D. A Davies, and Dr. Griffiths. Religions Services coudncted daring the week, Rev. JD° Thomas, and 0. Harris. Sunday, Rev. Oscar Sneling. Presents ef books, prints, flowers, old linen, old wale°, iod an useful article will be most tbauk fully recert-Od by the Matron. Tows W. Mounts. Secretary  The new steamer Princess Louise, he tee. wrecked on the coast of Nova booths. Eight of her crew of ten men perished.  It is stated by a contemporary that Mr Alfred Tenny-on, poet laureate, is about to be eirvated to the dignity of a peerage.  On Tuesday at Yarmouth, during a lt,avy gale, a vessel grounded on the Barber Sanu, name yet unknown. The Right Hon. J. Chamberlain attended a banquet at the Wolverhampton Liberal Club,. on Taesday, and afterwards addressed a crowded meeting in the Agricultural Hall, about 300 persons being present. The speaker ridiculed the charges brought against the Government. An inquest on the body of Rebecca Speight, an inmate of the South Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum, was held on Tuesday. The deceased was in the habit of concealing food in her sleeves. and eat it between meals. A pot mortem examination revealed the fact that a lump of meat had lodged in the throat, preventing breathing. Verdict accordingly. Thomas Lund, a middle aged man, of Cullintr, worth,Yorkshire, committed suicide on Monday. He owed £4 rent for his cottage, and was threatened with a distrain. He purchased som.. petroleum, and having saturated the furniture with it, destroyed the house by fire. He then put a oat, a fiat iron and the weights of a cloak into • bag, fastened it round his sack, and then drowned lama& ins ratariair.  ?
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-04-07 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TRAGEDY NARROWLY AVERTED. On Tuesday morning a constable I,ined Ryan, on duty in Old Gravel-lane, Wapping, close to the London Dock, saw a woman with a M.by in her arms hurrying in the direction of the owing bridge. The constable warted in pursuit, hut befme he could overtake her the woman had thrown the infant over the rails and was climbing up them with the evident Intention of following it. In this, however, she was frustrated by the officer, who, seizing her just In time, managed after a severe struggle to pull her back on to the bridge. He then raised an alarm, and handing the woman over to another constable, proceeded to search for the child, which he last discovered lying upon a stone ledge some distance down, upon which it had fortunately fallen, instead of into the water. Ryan at once procured a rope, and with considerable difficulty managed to rescue the baby— • female child of about three months old—unhurt. Mother and child were then taken to the workhouse when the would-be suicide gave her name as Elizabeth Pitman, aged 23, a married woman, of 17, Upper Chapmanatreet, St. George'win•the-Eavt. Later in the day she was charged at the Thames police-court with attempted murder and suicide and remanded.  The Star Theatre and Music-hall at Stockton TIM burned to the ground on Tuesday morning, and the ; whole of the scenery and properties was entirely destroyed. A Hull &barman has just died under painful;circurir Maness. Ile had for some time been suffertng from a disease which his medical attendant could not understand. A post-mortem examination chewed that his liver had been nearly eaten away by an army of living creatures, resembling trichina. It le supposed that the deceased bad swallowed the egg of • parasite in eating some uncooked meat. At Irvine, Thomas ki`Envoy and his wife, wellknown character', have been sent to prison for 30 days for disorderly conduct. In disposing of a bag of rap tea dealer, the woman had put her baby, two months old, into the bag, apparently with the view of making It weigh heavier. The heartless trick was discovered by the child beginning to cry when the beg was put upon the males. A disturbance ensued, 11011 both she and her husband were beaded over to the pollee. When cleaning your silver, use Prepared Whit ' Mg. Swansea Metallic Paint Conipsay.—Advt.
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1883-08-11 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FEARFUL DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.  A terrible tragedy is reported from Brussels to have occurred at Charleroi. A young clerk at a bank there had been arrested for having forged and cashed a cheque for 20,000 f. on the bank. An uncle of his, • clerk in the mine bank, was no much affected by the event that he resolved to commit suicide, and induced his wife and two children, a girl of ri and a boy of 13, to agree to destroy themselves also. It was after supper that, having drunk a litre of gin between them, the fatal resolution was carried out • the boy, who lived with a cousin at Charleroi, had been fetched home on purpose. They went up to a bedroom, and there tried to cut with a razor the veins of each other's arms at the elbow. They lost a great deal of blood, but, as death did not come, they attempted to produce suffocation by burning a qiiantity of paper and shavings in the room, of which they had hermetically closed the doors and windows. Finding that this did not succeed, the father proposed that they should drown themselves in the cistern which was agreed to. The cistern is in the cellar, and its opening, near the ceiling, is reached by a ladder. Before going down they had tied each other's wrists, to prevent escape. Fi•st the mother, then the two children and the father went up the ladder, and threw themselves into the ice-cold water. There was only two feet of water into the cistern. The boy began to cry out ; he had become conscious of what lie had been doing, and now would not die. His father untied his wrists and helped him to get out, when his cries for help attracted the attention of a neighbour, who came to the rescue and got out the daughter and the father, who helped to get out his wife, but she was already dead. The authorities were at once communicated with, medical assistance was procured, and the wounds of the survivors, which are stated not to be mortal, were bound up. The father was quite out if his mind, and possessed of but one idea, that of making away with himself. He escaped from his guardians, and it is feared that he has drowned himself. He was highly respected by all who knew him, and bore a first rate character at the bank.
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1886-08-14 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SHOT DE&D BY A BROTHER. A distressing tragedy occurred on Sunday at Club moor, near Liverpool, in which a youth, 18 years of age, was fatally shot by his younger brother. A large mansion, known as Mulberry House, is in thir present occupation of William Atkin-o, hay and straw dealer, as caretaker, who lets one of the snort. meets to two gentlemen named Benjamin and Tirinias Baker, who kept in their room a double.barrel.od bresschloading fowling pieoe, and also a small rifle, while in a cupboard in the room they have a Jaen' number of nartridglie and old cartridge cues. Ot Sunday morning, Messrs. Baker went out for the day, leaving the door of their room unlocked. Mr Atkinson and his wife and family, ocrasiating o• William, aged 18, Thomas, aged 14, and • little girl about 8 years of age, dined about 1 o'clock ant then the father went out. Shortly after be had Pon* the boys and their sister, who were all playing together, left the dining-room and went into thin ! lodgers' apartments. Their mother heard ilien ' laughing fur • minute or two and then was alarms, by. the report of a gun and cries of distress. ! going into the room she saw her eldest son standing in a corner of the room with his face black and Lleed• sod the lower part fearfully shattered. The room was filled with smoke. The boys had taken up the rine and in playing with them had pointed them at each other. Thomas had the fowling piece and had pulled the trigger, unconscious, according to his statement, of the fact that it was loaded. His brother had received the charge in his face, and the wall behind him was covered with marks of small shot. Medical assistance was at once called in and the youth was removed to Liverpool Infirmary,whore, however, he died. When the police took possession of the piece they found that both barrels had been loaded and that the hammer of the undischaraed barrel was full cock. The other gun was not loaded.  Sunday was feast day at Old Weston, and in accordance with a bequest left 17 an old lady who disliked the noise of the rustics boots in coming into the church, the nave and sales were covered with grass out the previous day on the land be. queithed for that parpow.  An extraordinary case of suicide is reported from Llarietßrecently a young man, named John Thomas Jones, n business there sr a haberdasher and outfitter, le was of intemperate haous, and therefore when, on the 30th July, his shop was closed, it did not excite much comment. The neighbours on Sunday noticed an offensive evia tr•m the shop, and the doors were broken open. The body of Jones was chs• vvered in a state of putrefaction, shot through the tenth. A letter was found desiring •pauper's funeral. •
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1886-04-17 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CLASS W.—COTTAGERN. , Best three window plants: Ist, Geo. Waters; I 2nd, G. Coker. Beet three cinerarias Ist, Wm. 'Mathews, Sketty. Beet three primulas let, Wm. Roberta. Best two spines: Ist, Geo. Waters. Best pot of lilies of the valley: Ist, Geo. Waters. Best dentzia: Ist, Wm. Mathews; 2nd, Geo. Waters. Best six window plants of imy port, prize one ton of coal, presented by vr, Howell & Co.: Geo. Waters. Boot miacei wogs G. Waters; 2nd, W Roberts.  Ig:1003. It is to be noted that although the the from episode diseases were excessive they fail to amount for the exceptionally heavy mortality of the past quarter. The excess is to be found in diseases of the organs of respiration. Excluding phthisia, the deaths from lung dis- I eases were 198 in number, or more than one third of all the deaths, and corresponded to an annual death rate of 10.8 per 1000. Violence and accident muted 15 deaths, including 4 drowning, 2 of which were believed to be suicides, 6 fractures and contusions, 3 burns, 1 stabbing, suicide and 1 execution. Of persons' aged 60 and upwards 86 died, and of these 33 were between 70 and 80, and 13 between 80 and 90 years of age. A report is appended of the work carried out by the Inspectors of nuiatuaces, from which it appeared that 8940 inspections were made during the quarter, and that sanitary amendment of premises were effected , or nuisances removed in 646 cases.' The high death rate, Mr. Freeman went on to say, might in his opinion be attributed to the east winds, and to the bard winter they had experienced, and not to any defect in the sanitary condition of the borough. 11 Councillor Chapman seconded the adoption of the report. Councillor Rawlings said that the explanation that had been made by Mr. Freeman exactly metl the cause to which the high death rate might be attributed, and no epecial scientific knowledge was needed to come to this conclusion. The report was adopted.
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1886-07-17 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BLUE RIBBON MEETING. On Saturday evening the usual weekly meeting of the Swansea Gospel Temperance Union was held at the Albert Hall, Swansea, when the Rev. A. C. Johnson presided, and was supby the Rev. M. Carvath, Mr. supported itch, Megan. John Hopkin Johns, William Lloyd, and T. Lloyd Davies. Mr. William Lloyd read a portion of Scripture and Mr. Pilditeh offered • short prayer. The Chairman, in the muse of a few remarks, spoke of the large amount of temperance work that could be done individually, and urged upon all total abetainere to use their personal influence in gaining oonverte to the cause. If all would use their influence and pray to God that their efforts might be crowned with success, the drink and its great evils he ultimately believed would be abolished, and the country would be thoroughly soberised. (Cheers.) A solo, entitled "The Little Hero," was here rendered by Kr. Griffith, who responded to an encore loudly demanded. Mr. Johns, in the course of a most practical and fervent address, pointed out the many evils of drink. He brought forward medical facto to thew that it was the creator of ill-health, and legal facts to shew that it was the cause, directly or indirectly, of almost on-third of the crimes, accidents and suicides that happen day after day in our midst. The overcrowding of our workhouses was brought forward as a proof that chink was the cause of poverty, and the existence of so many lunatic asylums that it was the cause of madness. He asked the reason shy was it that the State permitted the traffic in liquor to exist, knowing as it did the great evils which arose out of it? If the accidents and deaths canoed by the railway traffic were as numerous as those caused by the drink, the speater felt sure that the populace would at once raise its voice against its continuance, and compel the Government to abolish such a murderous traffic; yet here was a traffic whose death-roll was almost appalling—a traffic which killed more people in a year than were killed in the great plague of London—and still a large part of the population remained silent, and the Government continued to allow licenses to be granted for this traffic. The time, however, said the speaker in conclusion, had now arrived when this state of affairs would have to be altered, and when the granting of liquor licenses would be placed in the hands of those who ought to have the power, viz, the people. (Lend cheers.) KIM Unwin followed with a recitation, after which the Rev. K. Carvath briefly addressed the meeting.  Y.M.C.A.
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1886-01-23 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BOOED THE CLIFFS.  _ROAD  Mr. J. H. Jones reported on the tour of the committee round the cliffs. The result of this has already appeared in our columns, but Mr. Jones, in addition, stated that the proposed road would be 3,6001 t. in length. The highest elevation on the hill overlooking the Head would be 50f t. This would give a gradient of lin 40. Mr. Jones also stated that he had communicated with the Tramway Co., who he believed were inclined , to assist them in the matter. They would probably also be prepared to run a tramway to the end o' the road. _ _  —lic:r-F-ra-; said he thought if they could prove to the Duke of Beaufort that he would be benefited by the proposed road that his Grace might entertain the question. The Chairman asked if they intended clanicling upon the scheme that night, Mr Millward : Yes I hope so. Mr. Morgan said if original scheme were carried out, he would have no one to deal with but himself in making the continued road, but according to the present proposal he would have to deal with half-a-dozen others. This would have to be remembered in oonjunction with this promised subscription. The Chairmantsaid they had permunion to make a pathway by consulting the agent of the Duke. Which were they going in for, the smaller er the larger scheme ? , Mr. lifillward proposed that the scheme drawn up by the committee be approved. He thought , it would be a good thing for the working people lof the Mumbles, giving them employment. The , surveyor's estimate was a liberal one. He (Mr. Millward) believed that the scheme might be carried out for £l,OOO He proposed as a committee to carry out the preliminaries, the Rev. Becretan Jones, Mr. N. Morgan, Mr. Woolaoott, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Thomas _Jones, andyr..Thomaa Millward.  Morgan said he &I notbindhiineiftothat particular plan. Mr. J. H. Jones seconded Mr. Millward's proposal. which was carried. The board then examined the plans, and the meeting was continued until past ten o'clock._  ' On Friday night there was a heavy snow fall in Dumfrieshire. Trains were considerably delayed. Mr. H. Livered, auctioneer, of Windsor, was found dead on the railway, near Slough, on Saturday morning. He is supposed to have , committed suicide.  The Tunes Paris oorreapondent, telegraphing on Satarday, says :—About forty Extremist deputies met to-day and reaolved on forming or rather reviving the group styled the Extreme  Louise Michel u-as liberatud on Thursady night. The Paris ocialiste talk of getting up a dinner in order to show honour to her and to Prince Krapoteine, but it is doubtful whether the prinoe will be allowed to remain in Prance.
The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-05-31 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION. A gentleman, giving the name of C. G. Ethleston, attended before Mr. Hewers at Bow-street on Saturday,to ask for a summons against the medical superintendent and officials of a private asylum where he was confined in the year 1879. The applicant said that he could testify that by scientific methods the mostsevere tortures might be inffie.ed with as much suffering as was endured in fonner4imes when patients were chained to the ground and flogged. He complained that all the food tasted intensely bitter, so much so that he could with difficulty touch anything, the eatables being heavily drugged. In addition to the loos of the natural functions of his body, his throat commenced to close up. The third night he was overpowered by the fumes of eholoform, and he was removed to • room where the chimney had been blocked up and a fire lighted: and he was compelled to sleep in that suffocating atmosphere all night. He attributed this to a desire on the part of the superintendent to cause his death by coughing. At the end of the three days he was on the verge of insanity awl suffered from an internal complaint, and in a week was nearly dead. At laat the superintendent relented; and it was significant that the day before he (the applicant) had • Bible placed near him with a mark at the passage, "He shall not die, but live." During his convalescence he complained that sulphurous fumes were passed into his room, and had the effect of causing him great agony. One night the watchman came to the door of his room and said, in a sepulchral voice, "Have you got the foot-blocks ready? but he dared not ask what fresh torture awaited him, as on a previous occasion he had been told that "Dead men tell no tales." His principal food was pork, and he was informed that the object of this was "to keep the lamp of life burning low." On the occasion of his being sent to Eastbourne, he noticed at his lodgings a coil of rope with a black silk necktie placed upon it. In the room next the window, about 9ft. high, a large iron staple had been driven into the wall and covered with red, to make it conspicuous. He immediately realised that it was to provoke him to commit suicide, and if he had only touched the rope out of curiosity he won't have been seized and detained for life. Mr. Flowers said this was • matter beyond him jurisdiction, and referred the applicant to the Lunacy Commissioners.  Mr. r.. 1. Sheridan is about to start an Irish colony on an +tate of 22,000 acres in Colorado. A joint st..ck comp .ay is being formed to pror coloniestion scheme.  The House of Commons adjourned on Tue-day until June sth.