The Herald of Wales. — 1889-10-05 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SAD CASE OF SUICIDE. STRUGGLED NOBLY BUT WAS VANQUISHED.  A poor widow—sixty-flvet years of age-, has just committed suicide in her little cottage I near Pontoise, under very distressing cireura, stances. She was a laundress, but for some time she had had scarcely any work, though she was much respected in the neighbourhood, and bore an excellent character. In a letter addressed to her landlord, and found after her death, she said that she had tried bard to raise the money for the rent, but had faikd to do so. "I hare struggled, and I have been vanquished," she remarked sadly. It was not the will that was wanting, but everything was against her she said. The neighbours, noticing that all was still in the house, broke open the door, and found the ' lifeless body "laid out," as it were, the hands ! crossed over the breast, while round the bed burned four candles, a cup containing • holy water and a crucifix being placed at the head of the couch. The poor woman, after lighting two pans of charcoal, had taken a dose of laudanum, and had expired evidently some hours before. This suicide has created a very painful feeling, and many of the inhabitants any that had they been aware of the distress in which the deceased found herself they would have lost no time in going to her assistance.  The Rev. Dr. Charles H. Fowler, of San Prancisoo, a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Chinch, who has just completed a trip around the world, has just expressed his belief that ten years hence America would pay for her anti' Chinese laws with the blood of her citizens. He occupied a whole day of a session of a Methodist ministers' meetingin speaking about his observations of missionary work abroad, the object of his trip beinq to inspect personally the `. workings of foreign missions. Referring to the law prohibiting the Chinese from entering America, Bishop Fowler said it was the most dastardly and disgusting thing that America ever cliol—" and, he continued, with a slow emphasis which was extremely impressive, "it will be paid for cone day by the blood of some okAnaerica's men." lie thought every American should blush for shame when he thought of the violation of the treaty with China, whereby per-,r• mission to land on our 'shores was refused to Chinamen. "China is not asleep' he said. . 'They talk little, but they think. In some of the , interior towns I met Chinamen who would surprise you by their knowledge. " Towed landee in China ? they asked. 'Yes,' I answered. Chinamen no lowed landee in Molica,' they re; why you lowed emu here ? lineman to me one day, Me no Clistitui or me lee you way.' I tell you, they are thinking, trouble is breiving.  Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, M.P., one of the richeet and most popular men in the House of Commons, has a very delightful High:and residence some score of miles further down the river Dee than Balmoral. Glentana, or, as it used to be called, Glentanar, is a part of the Aboyne estates, the property for generations of successive Marquises of Huntly. Sir William has a life rent of Glentana, and recently he purchased for £60,000 Aboyne Castle and the part of the estate extending for two or three , miles round about. When the genial member for, the Altzincham Division first:visitod Glentana, now many years ago, he found the wildest of glens to ' shoot over, and the most primitive shooting lodge toj live in. Glentana is as wild and picturesque am j ever, but Sir William has reared in the heart o< a mansion which would be • luxury in St. James'-'. His notions as to what constitutes ;effective arctik tecture are a trifle out of the way, but recommerd themselves by novelty and freshness. Sir William entertains most hospitably, and his hearth of Glen. tans is always open to all sorts and condetions of people. Personally he is fond of outdoor, Kscreatione, but his guests at Glentana are permits4d to spend I,keir axactiy. sites their .own ',mart", •  An extraordinary affray took place on Tuesday mottling on board the American lifelaiat Neverink. For some time past disputes have existed regarding the ownership of the vessel, and this malmituited on Monday evcn;ng byMeseri. Black and Knowles, two of the claimants, putting a crew on board during the temporary absence of Captain Lowler. When that gentleman arrived on Monday night, with the intention of sleeping on board as usual, he ordered the intruders to leave the vessel, but they refused to du so. Lowler returned on shore and took counsel of the American Consul, who advised him to coned another crew and retake possession with as little foroe as possible. Lawler, however, preferred his own ,plan of campaign, and returned to the Neversins armed with two erowtrare and a six shooter. When he arrived on board he promptly kamoked down with a crowbar the nearest sailor. A man named Butcher then opened fire with his revolver upon the cast of the crew. He fired three shuts altogether, and one of them struck a seaman named Meader, in the leg. Eventually Lawler was thrown down from behind, and put on board a police boat and charged before a magistrate with attempted murder, upon which charge he was romauded for a week.  The Post-cards was twenty years old on Tuesday. It is Auetralia which haa rthe credit of &et adopting the invention, though it was first advocated by that well known postal reformer, the German Postmaster-General, Dr. Stephan. On October let, 1869,n " Correspondent Hatba" first burst on the astonished Continental world. The idea caught on, and we remind our readers how soon far became popular in the country.l The Post-said is somuch an 'institution" now that it seems to think how young it is.  1  Pl!bd  rendee  tMOM