The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1879-09-20 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

STRANGE SUICIDE OF A CHINAMAN.  MIONIM1=••• A Paris paper says that a French merchant, who was formerly in business at Saigon, brought back with him a young Chinaman named UlmMang, whom he wielud to teach cooking. With this object, the unfortunate Celestial was plowed under the care of • chef, who made him the butt of incessant pracitical jokes. TaklaMeng, whose life had loccome a burden, fared no bettor at the hands of his fellow-acullices, who 'pared ao effort to torment him, and their endeavonrs lately culminated in an outrage of the deepest dye, from a Chinese point of mew. lit the Flowery Land the pigtail that hangs from the back of every orthodox Cliimunan's heed is an object of peculiar veneration to Its ocner. Deprived of this he loses well nigh everything that distinguishes true Chinamen from the outer-world barbarians, and sinks to their despised level. Whether cognisant of this circumstance or not, Tshe•llana'e tormentors book advantage of his slumber to deprive him of his locka, IS Samson was shorn by Delilah. This Met insult filled the cup to over. flowing. On Monday his absence from the kitchen was remarked, and on a search being made the unhappy victim of Western civillastioa was found to have put an end to his existence. Be had dressed himself in holiday attire, and had fastened the hirsute appendage to his back heir by pine, and then committed suicide according to the mode tanned In Javan.  In Tennessee, South Carolina, and Delaware, elergymem are net permitted to become members of the State Leirialitters Mr. K.l). Hodgson, • late member for Bristol, died on Thursday week, at dehrrove, Kent. He 1,11165 vein of age. The body of • woman, unknown, Ne about 25, was focal cm Friday week dastinit in the sea at Enfield much bruised about the head and face. A dine Book. oontain ins f ux /her oorresponcience rowdier the &nine/ the Suez Canal, was Wined on -Friday ',reek. It relates chiefly to dues and other 'Attars connected with the business ad. ministration of the oninaL A llosSow letter in the Cologne Gasette ideas that the canal between the Caspian and the des of Azad, a prele.twy corm of which is now beau' made for the Its.a Government, ia estimated to cost 40 or 50 million :cables. Prince Orloff, the Russian Atiabaaateka at Paris, hes renewed hie request to be allowed to retire. Barra the prima* Ambassador at Berlin, will suelmbly be Planes Orloff'. sae.  • " I don't like that oat ; ito got splintors in its feet," was the excuse of • fonr-year•eld forithrowing a kitten away. An Aberdeen pundit has found oat what mates the Tower of Pisa lean. He says is is the want of good food in Pisa.  ihe improved lamp post is padded about the height that a fellow want& to rest his back, and is becomiog popular.  "It iz-tbe-little bits ov things that fret and wort), as," nye Josh Billings, " we tau dodge en elephant, but we kan't • fly,"  A boottnaker hoe this extraerdinsry aanoanoement in the window $ Ladies will be meld se low es seven 'billings a Nsir.  It in said tint esting onion@ will prevent the lipa from obappirg. It will eertalnly keep the chaps from the young lady' a  ir. Roeietti sold bis pslatimr, " Venus and Asterta" on the easel for to thousand pounds. Hoer easily €OOll3 men make mosey.  Mi. Fartington says, getting est of end getting into bed during the let* cold weather was Yaractis, lost end POsfadlSO Regoised.  Az °Mervin( man has dierovered • similarity between • yang ladies' seminary and • saga factory, as both Wm* what is alresdy sweet.  _ .