Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1875-06-12 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICIDE ,IN YORK.  Great excitement was on Wednesday caused in York and neighbourhood by the report of a supposed murder and suicide. A man, between 30 and 40 years of age, named Joseph Barron Howard, who for several years had been in the employ of Mr Husband, surgeon, of York, dispenser, ix•ft his home in Cole Street Grove', a little after 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning for Terrington, a village near York, where he was to be married to a woman who also has been in the employ of Mr Husband as cook. At noon he was discovered lying dead on Clifton Inge, near York. by Mr Sword, corn merchant of St. Martin's Terrace, with a pocket-handkerchief over his face and month. Deceased, who is a widower, bad, according to the inquiries of the police, intended to have taken with him his daughter, a child eight years of age. The police have suspicions that he had not done so. After his body was found, they entered his house and found her laying dead in bed. There was a quantity of foam about her mouth, awl stains upon the pillow. Nothing definite as to the cause of death is yet known, though poison is spoken of, and many rumours are afloat. A post martem examination will be made on both bodies.  We understand that the sittings of the Royal Corn. misson on the Factory and Workshops Regulation Acta in London are likely to be brought to a close at an early date. The Commissioners then intend to visit in turn the chief centres of manufacturing industry in the North.—Echo. On the Yore, about four miles from Norwich, a pleasure boat containing twelve persona, chiefly women and children, was capsized on Monday afternoon in an attempt to avoid a passing steaney. Ten Mere saved through the exertions of the crew of the steamer, but Mary Bliss (16) and Isaac Campling (8) were drowned.  A Nsw Bssomer.—TLe Queen has directed letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a baronet unto Col. Wslter Bartlelot Beattelot of Stephan', member of Parliament for West Sussex. The new baronet was formerly a captain it he let Dragoons, and he is now the Limit. Co). commanding the Sussex Rifle Volunteers. Ile has represented West Si.o,:es in the Conservative interest since 1860.  The London corresp,mdeut of the Saotsman understands that there is a probability of the publication of Mr Tennyson's new drama, Mary Tudor," being a little delayed in order that advantage may be taken of the new Canadian copyright law, in order to seoure the author's rights in that colony. There is slso a report that arrangements have been made to secure the dramatic copyright of :he work with a view to its early production on the stage.  - • A POLICFMAN Sasrr To PRISON sus Assautr.—At the Wolverhampton Police Court, last bvek, a police-constable named btcDormott was sent to gaol tor a rtonth, iu default of paying a fine of 4.0 a., for assaulting a farmer named George Vaughan. Vaughan had brought some sheep to market in a rart, when McDermott, without Saying it was overloaded, put the handcuffs on hie] and marched him through the town to the look-up. The charge of Mmeitywas dismissed, and Vaughan was set at liberty.  DEATH PEON TEE BITE Or •