Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1887-01-15 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

REILWAY.—Another determined suicide was committed on the London, Chatham, and Dover line on Monday morning. A Strood tradesman named Martin John Coachman placed himself in front of the Dover boat express as it passel Rochester, and was decapitated. The dect ailed was a single man, aged thirty-one. No cause is assigned for his sell-destruction. He had arranged to go to Folkestone on Monday morning to take • public.bonee, and his agent who was going with him, was waiting for him on the platform, This makes the sixth suicide that has been committed within a short space of time on the London, Chatham, and Dover line in this district. Among the shipping casualties last week 40 vessels, chiefly sailers, were reported ea wrecks, of which 21 were British owned. Twelve of the British were lost off the United Kingdom, as well as one French sailer, and one Norwegian sailer. Four of the British vessels sank by collision off home ports, the number of collisions reported daring the week being 29. Of this number 23 took place off British collets. Collision caused the loss of 14 liven, the total nnmber of persons lost being 40: In addition two vessels (a British steamer, and an Italian sailer) were reported lost with all hands. A boat accident involving the loss of two lives has occurred at Doverconrt, near Harwich. Robert Askew, manager of the Cliff Hotel bar; David ! Wallidge, a labourer ; and Frank Crosby, • . mariner, arranged to go out shooting, and met on , the beach. Wallidge persuaded Askew to I accompany him. Crosby then Marled to walk with a view of meeting his companions at • place adjoining the marshes, two miles further along the coast, but had not proceeded far when he heard piteous ralls for help, and, on turning back, be saw that the boat had capsized. Wallidge was sinking for the not time, and Askew was floating face downwada As S. ies Rogers, aged 19, and Au% Hughes, 16, were et nding upon an outside stair in Stookwelle street, J ,lasgow, the railing gave way, and they fell into the oourt below, rewiring severe injuries. Shortly Afterwards a woman, named Mary Liars, not knowing that the railing had fallen, name out and walked over the stair. She also fell into the anal below, fracturing her stall. A Bishop, in extremely delicate health, was tell by his physician that a trip to Nice was absolutely necessary to net him up in health, but he positively declined to entertain the idea of going, and shook his head so determinedly that the doctor thought it only right to exprese himself in plain terms. "My lord," he said, ve:y solemnly, "1 tell you candidly that your ease is a most serious one, and, if you do not go to Nice, you must very noon go to heaven." " Oh, well, in that case," said the Bishop," I will go to Nice." At a club of which Jerrold was a member, • fierce Jacobite, and • friend as fierce of the cause of William 111., were arguing noisily and disturbing less excitable conversationalists. At length the Jacobite, a brawny Scot, brought his fist down heavily on the table, and roared at his adversary "I tell you what it is, sir, I spit upon your King William." The friend of the Prince of Orange was not to be ontmastered by mere lungs He rose sip, and roared back to the Jacobite : ii And I, sir, spit upon James II." Jerrold, who had been listening in silence, hereupon rang the bell and shouted : Waiter, spitoons for tWO. TEllorr InnErtrlon men Coutoh—Sorenees and dryness, tickling and irritation. inducing an 1 affecting the voice. For hese xrup.ne me Epp,. i ycerineynj hes. In rntruto with the gland... the moment they sre exc.. d these of ying, the Olyeerine in teem agreeable roorecnoes ...oil healieg. Sold on', ,bcsee7.3d 0i is ii , iaflniod Jenne Erre am. Ihneteopethle Chentlets, London. Dr. George El ore, in his work on " Nose and T. asneahprat gays The Glycerin. Julnh. Pr''P•rvd by Errs and to are of nodoohted service se • curativeot pahiiMlvenessi, while Or. Gorden ni Seor. E.!lrl-tneen te .„r! Throst and E. Infirmary, writs. . haw found your °Veering J.ulla Gloved all forms of throat doesee THE xJt9nlboroooeioes.ss,isisso Nevelt ex anitable rtO nfottn.i'reEe:on..; IrarltULVig:, The beet and cheapest hon. (Or Church I DOWN:ti. Work. KM... and Frit:olbn. fro.