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Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-08-17 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

BURGLARY AND ARSON AT ASHTON. During Friday night last the premises of 51.-ssra Townsend, AlcArieter, AO Bennett, dothiers, Stamford street, Ashton, were entered thievee, who, in addition to stealing a large quantity of goods, made an attempt to destroy the remainder by setting tire to the premise.. Entrance was effected by a private door which communicates with the street. This was only secured by a apring latch, and the thieves mem to have found little difficulty in buiating it open j Once inside they had the run of the place. 1 Every room appears to have been visited, the ' tech of a &pa was forced, and the shelves ransacked. No money could be found, and ths booty which the thieves secured consisted of dee bundles of toady-made clothing. the value I which is estimated at about £4O or £5O. Before leaving the place the thhozes—wilfully aecideuially—set firm to a portion of the Ithings in the j shop, and destroyed property of , equal value with that stolen. The fire was I &mouldering when the workmen entered the I }remises at about half-past five on Sawnlay morning. At that time a quantity of cloth .tired up on shelves placed against a partition well as the ahelves, wore burning. A portion if the partition was burned down, awl a hole was -burnt through a large table standing undermath it. The whole of the c-iling was blackened sthli smoke, and one of the beams appeared to nave been burnt nearly through. From the ~ppearances ills supposed the hire At flint I.IIASo I op, and afterward& intel out because the whol. if the doors .vere closed and no Air could got to Lt. The probabilities are that the thieves net fire to the place either out of sheer malice or in. .rder to destroy the evidence of 'heir crime Nothing has yet been heard of the clothing or hose who stole it.  SUICIDE BY HANGING AT GODLEY
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-09-21 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

GAME AND POULTRY..—Rip. le. 64 to la 94 ; Seal, 1,9a1 to 20 3d ; woo.Scook. 9....011 10311 .4;h:widgeon. la ,1 to 21. ; dualta, 2• Od to Ca oti ; lowerga, re 9%1 to 11 141; grentaa, 20 94 to to 44; parttiago% la °AI.. 2. 9i; chickrao. IS f3d to:;, 3.1; live heoa,.t* 04 to 14;pisIIot. 13 ti.tsto IhvOclt capons, Ss 04 to 88 6,1; ducks, 2. M to 3. Od each.  krriestrritv Stumm,. —At the Croydon General Hospital there lie* in a danverous condition • man named John Deimani, who is suffering from self.iallicted wounds of as serious nature. A footpath, mush used, rune along some distance by the side oP the Croydon end London line of raneay, and the almost fate/ act was performed in that portion of the pathway which lies between-the St. James's-road and• 1 the Sydenhain - load, Here the unfortunate man , s"triV„ah hen,,ino thel' flooring - h s'tr"l,7lir Tinder, 1 '''o es" the fore. i head.. producing a deep wound of- a dangerous I deocriptioa. Several peesone witnewied-the attempted 1 suicide; in fact, it was perpetrated between 1 nine and tee in the morning, a time when ! numbers of persone would be likely torpase along the footpath. The man wee removed to the hoepital by the pollee and others, and received the irossoomte 0%tent... of Dr. Hichardeon, the reeident meo lad officer. He is progreesing as favourably as cookl be expected, lot it it yet dolibtful wbober he will recoyer. The ,hammer used by Hennaed is in the ,0811•914011 of the police, and is covered with blood and heir. Heneard, who is. SS jean of age, nail -lea carpenter by trade, is - said to have expressed regret that he did not succeed in the attempt, which seems to have been induced by 1 on.extessive amount of troable. A police-coastable is kept emieteutly on watch by the unfortunate man's 1 ',maid., to prevent any fanner attempt at wilfe:lestruction. _ ..... .. . _
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-06-22 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

CATTLI (2.l=Rxorotrum).—The cattle trade was without any fraili feature of importance. Supplies were about an average, and quite equal to the demand. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts were on a moderate wale, and the quality and condition ware on the whole satisfactory. Although slow, the trade watt very firm. Quotations CO•148 aisd infenor eons., is 64 to Pa Oa ; eooond quality ditto. Zs 01 to 5.3 61; plains large oxen, Ss 101 to 6. 0.1; prime Sento, de., 6. Ai to 6s Od ; Awry@ and inferior sheep, 50 Od 50 Id; wooed quality ditto, Ss 6d to Ss 81; pnme coarse woolled, 55 10d to fis Od ; prime Bouthdowns, 6.5 Oat° 68 2d ; 8,01 to 90 04 ; large wane calves, Se 60 to 61 Od ; prima .mall ditto, 6.5 Od to 6s fid large hogs, 4.00 to is 6d ; small Porkers. to 64, to is 100 per 81b to sink the offal. MEAT (Meraoroirraw.—Thare ams a inodorate demand, the superior cpudities of which were firm in prices. The supply wee I:Pr.—lnferior beef So 44 to 94 Od ; middimg do., is 94 sot. Od ; prima largo ditto, Ss 44 to 0. 90: Prim, small ditto, 515 6d to 63 Od ; veal, Sa id to 68 00; inferio. mutton, So 84 to 4. Od ; middling ditto, is 64 to Ss Od; prime ditto, Se 8d to 6a 0.1; large pork, Sa id tots small 4d to Sa 01; and lalnbaa 8.1 to 83 84 per Elb. by the carom.  DETERMINED ATTIMPT AT Surcing.—A 132011 t determined attempt at suicide hm just been made st Hanley, Staffordshire. A collier, named Myatt, 22 years of age, threw himself over the fencing round the shaft of a coal pit, and commenced to slide down. The engine-driver saw the act, and seized Myett's feet. Myatt pulled to get down the shaft, which is a very deep one, and IMO only prevented after a severe struggle. He was given into the charge of the polies:  Poisonous
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-05-04 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN HURST.  THE INQUEST.  The inquiry into the clause of the death of Abel Nasky. who was found deed in his own house, King-street, Hurst, on Tuesday morning week, was held at the Hare and Hounds Inn, Hurst Brook, on Saturday, before Mr Price, coroner. Sarah Motley, widow of the deceased, mid she had not lived with her husband since five weeks previous to his death. He had only been out of prison a week before his decease, having been sent there for one month for having aseaulted her. He was addicted to drinking. She last saw him alive on Monday, the 22nd April, on which day he WI under the influence of liquor. William 4,i11, gas meter inspector in the employ of the Hurst Mills Company, stated that he sod his assistant went to the house of the deceased in Kieg-street. on Thursday morning, and on finding the front door locked they went to the back, got over the yard wall, and, on looking through a window, saw the deceased lying on the sofa. They knocked loudly, hot received no reply. A policeconstable was sent for and on the arrival of Constable Waldron an entrance into the house was effected. On an examination of Matley being made it was discovered that he was dead. A bottle containing half a noggin of whisky, was found near , the body on a window ledge. Mrs. Shaw, laudhdy of the Hare and Hounds, deposed to the deceased coming to her house on Wednesday night and purchasing a noggin of whisky. He was at the time quite sober. The bottle produced as similar to the one he brought with him,  Tine was tho whole of the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of "Died from natural came. probably accelerated by want of proper nourishment."  THE STRIKi,; IN
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-06-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

INN.YARD, SHORN.DITCH, Lormos, HO., from whom killed and 26 injured at public level crossings. 6 killed price lists are sent, on application, of every desert, , and 2 injured at occupation crossings. and 3 killed ! tion of fancy wools, may., Moselle, Am. and 5 injured at foot crossings; 254 persons were THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ON THE killed and 141 injured when trespassing on the rail- hien Cumicn.—Speaking at a gathering at Lambeth : ways; 41 persons committed suicide on railways; Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury referred to the and of other persons not specifically classed, but mostly experience of the Church of Ireland since the passing • private people having business on the companies' pre- lof the Act of Diseetablishment. There wee, he remise., 44 were killed and 85 injured. I marked, difficulty in dealing with the prospect+, of the During the year there were 620 servants of corn- Irish Church, became even although seven years had pewee or contractors reported no having been killed, paned, the whole thing was still in a state of trensi. and 2009 injured, in addition to those mentioned , ties, and the Church could scarcely now be called di* above. Of these 44 were killed, and 351 injured, whilst established. It would not be until the present genecoupling or uncoupling vehicle. ; 7 were killed, and 56, ration had pawed away that the Church would be injured, by coming in contact, whilst riding on vehicles ; thrown entirely on the new system. One thing had cerduring sh nti ng. with other vehicles, dtc., standing on ad- ; tainly followed from the disestablishment, and that was, jacent lines; 1 was killed and 76 were injured whilst that the laity had got a very powerful influence in the pairing over or standing upon buffers during shunt- . disestabliehed Church, which he did not believe many inn; 39 were killed and 223 injured in getting on or , of the diseetablishment promoters much appreciated. off, or by falling off, engines, weergone, .ho., during For his own part, he was glad to see it, although he I shunting; 10 were killed and 118 were injured whilst saw a danger in it if encouraged too much. The new breaking, spraining, or choking wheels; 32 were system very greatly affected the claw of men who were killed and 73 injured whilst attending to ground to form the clergy of the Church. He believed it to pointe, marshalling trains, Ac.; 7 were killed and , be for the good of all that the Church should have 109 injured whilst moving vehicles by capstans, turn- I highly educated men of a superior social position for tables, props, ,be., during shunting, and 27 wire killed the ministry. He believed tient the Irish Church and 169 injured by various other accidents during! would surmount all the-difficulties which stood in its shunting operations; 21 were killed and 62 injured by I way. . fulling off engines, dm., during the travelling of thins ; HAVE sr as YOUR HOUSE —l,sureovort's 9 were killed and 34 injured by coming in contact i
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-09-07 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

CONFESSION OF THE ACCUSED. On Saturday last, Thomas Humphreys. who murdered his wife the previous (ay at Shrewsbury, by stabbing. and then fearfully stabbed himself, had so far recovered that he was removed from his house to the infirmary. Hs has m,de a statement, to the police, in which he says that he awoke at half-past four or a quarter to five on Friday morning and took the knife from his trousers pocket. His wife did not hear him arch. was partially that. He tames down the clothes and , stabbed her, when she jumped up and struggled with him, and they were up and down for sometime. Ha then stabbed himself with the same knife, she then struggled with him again, and he dropped the kuife They afterward* fell from the top to the bottom 01 the stairs, where they were found by the policeman. He added that if he had not droops° tie knife upstairs, and unable to fetch it he would have finished himself.  The inquest was opened on Sett g lay evening. and adjourned until Friday. It is posed that the murdered wpm, bat entirely supported her husband for the last six years Sue earred 15s. per week in cutting out shirrs but latterly she felt inoapabld of continues ing to support her husband who excused himself from doing any worn on the ground toot he was subject to fite. On Wednesday last the Rev. T. B Lloyd and • Mr. Read went to the house and had a consultation with the wife, the object being being to get her huahand to enter the workhouse or to go to some asylum. It was arranged that on Friday Mr. Everest, clerk to the Atcham Board of Guardians, should proceed to the house to make some arrangements for the removal of the man, and it ia supposed that, not approving of the eel:. aration,he carried out the dreadful ideaof brat murdering his wife and then attempting to commit suicide. The fact that 11 years ago he cut his throat in a most determined manner, compl.tely severing his windpipe, shows that be had • euicidal tendency. a,' then recovered but it is doubtful whether he will survive the injuries he has now inflicted upon himself.  When writing your letters use paper and envelopes, bear Mg your own monogram, Ac. Any lady's christian name or any single initial, stamped on 24 sheeteot good note and it envelopes for is.; poet free in boa Is. 2d—W.1.1. Snorkel (Stationer and Paiboseor, Market Place, Dent=
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-09-07 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

LFL.&.d l.  THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT  HOULWY HILL  On Saturday inoriiitig the navvy named Henry Jones was chargiiii it, the A•htiiiii Diiuut Police eter.,b 'Fore Messrs. Or Mellor and S. D. Leas, with s'i hug to co unlit imicide by cutting his throat, the particulars of which we etateil in °else Week'• issue. Constable Chase stated Mat on the previous Thursday he was called to the house of our John Esaus, who liven in Kingstreet, Hoeley Hill. Ou reaching the place he was directed to a closet where he found the prisoner bleeding profusely from a wound in his throat, and with his hands smeared all over with blood. He took him into the house and wit for D. Allkin to dress the wound. Mr. Bent, his assistant, came and attended to the prisoutnee iiijnries. A knife stained with blood was handed to him by Olean who saw him ju.t *her he indicted the injury upon himself, arid took the iustrumeut from him to prevent him doing further mischief. On being charged with attempting to commit suicide prisoner said he bad made a bad j b of it, and he could have done it better with his fingers. He became very violent, and .. i . taws had to be procured before he could be removed to the statima.—lu reply to the Bench prisoner said he had been drinking testily for several days, and he did not know what he was doing when he made the attempt upon his life.—He was remanded until .Monday morning. The prisoner was again brou..tlit up 44 Monday before Dr, Leo, Constable Clots' iisted in answer to the Ma,Ltrates' Cler'• dr. 'forme:did) that lie had 1.1.1 'noted himself well since he was locked np.—Pmisouer raid lie had never beau locked up before, and he should not have been locked up this time but for the drink. He hoped it would be looked over this time and he would try to do without drink for the future —The magistrates said it was a very 'Lever* offence, but prieoner would be discharged on condition that he behaved better.—The Clerk remarked that be had rendered himself liable to two years imprison rue nt.— Prieouer was auxiuUs to know whetner his knife would be restored to him.—Dr. Lees said it wonld, but be should advise him to put it to a better use in future.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-09-14 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

NSW PANACZA.—Doctor: My dear sir, you are suffering from nervous exhaustion, the result of overwork. Your only chance is perfect rest for aix months, combined with the moat faultless diet, the purest air, and this most unexceptional hygienic conditions. Patient: And how am I to procure thorn? Doctor: I wilt tell you. As you leave my house, take one of my umbrellas with you. There are several in the hall. I will have you run iu before you turn the corner of the street. and in a day or two you will fiad yourself in the most ideal circumstances for regainiEg your health, strength, and spirits. When these are restored, I will see that your character is duly cleared, and you will be able to resum9 your invaluable labours for the good of mankind.  By the premature explosion of a blast in She Gothard tunnel, two mon have been killed and fire wounded, The Westmoreland Journal is informed that Colonel Stanley, the Secretary ter War, is gout . . to day a visit to Cyprus.  Germany and Frames are to to represented at the Swiss military manceuvres, which will take place in the course of the present month. The Austrian Government has prohibited a celebration of Lamella the German Sochilist, contemplated by the Vienna working men. Au Imperial order has changed the name of the German corvette Sedan to that of the dead ' brother of the Emperor, Prince Adalbert. A gentleman of the name of Ackermann, who was collecting minerals on Mount Pilot= bat weak fell from Em! Peak and broke his neck.  The late Mr P Ellis Eyton. M. P., bas left by his will £2,000 to found a scholarship for a North Wales boy, tenable at the University College of Wales. Mr Henry Parnell, of Bishopsgate, has left 0,000 for the general purposes of the college. A suicide which is much commented on in some of the French papers, has taken place at Angers. the quartermaster of a regiment of cuirassiers stationed in that town having shot himself with his carbine. No cause has been disovered for the set, but the unfortunate young is an Rigliehinan by birth, and is said to be well connected. His conduct in the regiment was irreproachrble. No home is complete without one of W. H KNOWLES' PIANOFORTRA, HARMONIUMS, or OR.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-05-11 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SUICIDE AT HAZEL GROVE. Mr Johnson, coroner, held an inquest at the Grove Inn, Hazel Grove, on Saturday laet, on the body of Joshua Etch.,lls, silk manufacturer Angel street, Beaden, . aged 53 years, who was found early on Friday morning with his throat cot.—Martha Etvhalls,wife of the deceasted,eaid he went to bed about half-past eleven on Thurs day night, and she went to bed shortly afterwards. When she get op stairs the deceased was very still, but she could not say that he wee sleeping. She . went to sleep very soon that night. Between two and three o'clOck she awoke and then found that her husband was not in the room. She called her sou, who slept in the next room, and he not up immediately They then went down Stairs and found the deceased lying on the fisor with his throat out. Th deceased had been very low spirited the last four or five weeks, but she had particularly noticed it during the last week —Wright Et. °hells, son of deceased, said he was aroused by his mother between two and three o'clock on Friday morning. He got, up and „went to her, she then told him that his father bad left the room, and-coked him to go and look after him. He wenrclownetairs, and there saw the deems ed on .the floor, the blood guehiog from his throat, and an open razor in his band. Tire deceased was not dean, but died in to few minutes afterwards. He tried to mai e him speak, but he was unable te do so. Deceased had been very low spirited for some time, but they had no idea that he jeremiad to do himself' any harm.—The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed auicirle whilst suffering from temporary insaeity —Deceased's manias were interred on Buncley, being witnessed by a large concourse of people.
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-05-11 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TRADES SCHOOLS.,-XT. COwper-T.np' 0, XP., spoke at the opening of a newly.organised Trade.; School in Southampton. He ttrimied tee auperiority of Berman and French over English handier ..ftstuen to the wider diffusion of science and ant ins_ruction on the Continent, and said the time had come or an erect to put our workmen npon a me, els.' :eating with foreign competitme. Trades eche a:s he re„arded as valuable in training boys to be Fir-Arms and in counteracting the tendency of elementary schools to develop a race of mere °leeks. SVICIDE IN A Catz...--The Hereford cannty coroner held an inquest at the county prismin Vint city on j the body of Henry Rowland Ohelsey, IIS,. a native of , Truro, who had been committed for triair for theft, and who committed outride in his cell ow Saturday afternoon. He had been deprived of hie dinner on that day or punishment for a breach of the preen rules by singing in lis cell ; but he acknowledged the jiistice of the punishment, and woe eroded by the gaol surgeon to be capable of undergoing it.. An hour or two later, however, be was found ;o have hung himself by fastening one end ot his nswel to the ring of an old hamsaset bolt, and the otia, round his neck. A verdict of 'Suicide during teinpoisry insanity " was retuened. 1 WIIILE AT PEtsaalom mverat cation mile have oommenced running again, the operatives baying secemed the reduction of ten per cent, in the Blac:Iburn district a notice of a similar redaction in their wages has been given to the machinists and iron.l founders, and in the builders' trade wages are ..o be I reduced four .6i:tinge per ire-k. Tins wagra committee of the weavers have appealed or help; they require .Ef.)300 per week in order to pay ss. a work to each hand on strike. __ .
Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-07-20 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

REMARKABLE BREACH OF PROMISE !CASE. Catherine Gray, 21 yearn of age, the daughter of s Itoxburghshlre farmer, was awarded £5OO damage by a jury in the Court of Seesion, Edinburgh, on Saturday, in respect of the defendant's breach of pro 1.13/B0 and seduction of the plaintiff. Damages were laid at £lOOO. The defendant, William Brown, aged 36, is the tenant of an adjoining farm to that of the plaintiff', father, extending to 440 acres, in a member • of the local School Board, and ie n Sudden school teacher and elder of the church. He made the acquaintance of the plaintiff two years ago, and aeduced her after a verbal procaine of marriage. The plaintiff gave birth to a child in May loci, • but it had since died. The defence wee a novel one, and had only once before, as his lordship said, been made within the axperience of Lord Oraighill, before whom the caw was tried. Counsel argued that it was Brown who was seduced. In a severe cross-examination by the Solicitor-General for Scotland, the defendant denied that during the whole course of hie intimacy with the plaintiff any word of love or affection 'had pawed between them, or that he had over meitioned Mat rings to her. In summing up Lord Craighill remarked that if what was alleged by the plaintiff Nally occurred, a more heartlme cam, was never made the subject of inveetigation in any court in the country.  SUICIDE UNDER MELANHHOLY Bminute—A suicide under melancholy circumstance, has just been committed at No. 76, Boulevard Musa, in Paris. An engine driver on the Lyons Railway, on returning to his home, found his wife 32 years of sga extended on two chairs with her bead clone to a extinct brasier. She was quite dead, and held clasped to her breast two dolls, the favourite playthings of I little girl of three who died in May last. A PROPHEC y.—TrEthf al Tommy says: I beg to draw attention to Zechariah viii. 23, in which. methinks, I see a prophecy of the Berlin Conran. The words of the text are those: " In those day. it shall come to pass that ten men shall take hold of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, we will go with you."