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The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-08-18 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

RUSSIA AND TIM PAL ADAM CONQUPAITS.—The Journal flu Havre tLe following : .  New. come. from,' erent quer t, ra that Runge in makirg great concentr.tions ci troop, on the frostier. of.German.Y, aid this iniliqrs mardSeetation appears designed to exercise a presence upon Prosaic The Unladen journals bold a lanan.ge tendineto c.ustiini the authenticity of tin intelligence in qiiestfon. The //erects Gorstre, the l.mrnal of %I. Reskeff, devote. to this oaestion an article. in which he say.: " No. ,Ocrty ila itelienne for .igte monsent, at least, fear. Prow* even with her needle guns., but if that power places itself at the head of all Germany, the Uneaten frvernment wiU !Una It impoealble not to come to • reckoning with At State come so considerable. The sound policy of xtatesmen in Rands can never wait for a combiaatlon in which Prussia might hecemc • dangerous neighbour. No the policy of conquesVeculiar to i.ionat de Illamerok does not yet-Unify augroantatien of the power of a 'mighty-Airing State, and above all the conditions of European equilibrium which ore incessantly varying, imPe..s on an the hemiellity demanding compensation prOportioned to tte intuation of Prussia in Europe.' -- • •  This: MolttlONS.—The American government have issued a report made by the " Minim Powtnittee of Territories' on the condition of Utah. The commissioners iappettited to Make an inventit Ration say that tht testimony discloses the fact that the laws of the United States are openly and defiantly violated throughout the territory, and that an armed force is necessary to preserve the peace and give security to thglives Mod property of citimett of the United States esiding thiiire. The witpews who were etaMitted testify that the PreAdent teaclies hostility to the government tit the United States. General Connor, whoilles bve,n military comniander of the district of Utah since 062, Silltiatgi that polygamy is taught as a Sundamental principle of the Mormon religion, and disloyalty iind treason to the government is a practise enjoined by its tenets. It is regarded by good Mormons as notonlv allowable, but meritorious, to assail and despoil the Federal Government in every Way. .  - • MARINO SURE OF I !—A manufacturer of gt: Denis has committed suicide by rather skigular means. In order to "make assurance doubly sure" he provided for death by suffocation with charcoal and ale by shooting himself. Ile placed the barrel of an oldfashioned gun in his mouth. The ignition was by a train and Gould only take place slowly. Having lighted the charcoal he set tire tithe train, and seated himself comfortably man aim chair. The hall pear trated his chest, but the surgeons are of opinion that the cattle of death wae.soffocetion from the charcoal 'rhe deceased was a man ad alamt fifty-lire years of age. He had set his house in order very methodically. A great many letters on matters of business were found upon his table directed and stamped. • „  • A SCuT !SU
The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-08-18 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

AMERICA.— The New York Round Table nap.: "The vice of fashionable drinking is now snore prevalent among the ladies than among the gentlemen of this country. Our fashionable feinsle drinkers do not cat., so much for I wines, and claret, pun bee, and sherry-cobblers. They I can obtain such beverages at dinner or at evening partiee, aud when left to themselves they prefer strongar spirits, Whisky Lid brandy are the favourite drlnka with theeeladiee, It may be true that a Woman  AN UNEXPECTED OccrERENCE. —On Sunday evening last the congregation of St. Janies's Episcopal Church, in the Kennington Park road, experienced an unexpected disappointment in the abeence of a minister to officiate in the evening service. The chapel bell bad called together the congregation, and the organ had sent forth its solemn strains beyond its usual duration, but no officiative minister appeared. At length the congregation was informed by Mr. Nicholls, the superintendent, that the Rev. Mr. Kennedy, the incumbent, had gone on a tour for the benefit of his health, and that the Rey. Mr. Carrol was expected to officiate during Mr. Kennedy's absence, but that gentleman bad not arrived, owing no doubt to some unforeseen circumstance, consequently it was necessary that all present should separate, which advice was most orderly observed. SUICIDE OF A Boy—At Manchester, a youth named Lees, of Hollinwood, aged 13 years, has been found suspended from the bedpost, quite dead, having a thin cord twisted several times round his neck. On Sunday week be had, with a number of other boys, been stealing apples from a cottage garden, and the fruit had been found concealed in an aid garden near where the deceased lived. lie was accused of the theft, and received a severe reprimand from his widowed mother and a chastisement by an elder brother. Ile was ordered to go upstairs and there be kept in confinement for the day, SA punishment for his crime. About an hour afterwards one of the children went upstairs and found him dead.
The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-05-26 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

COMMIT DV. —On Wednesday, at the Police Court, before P. W. ii. HAM and B. Moore, Tommie Downs, a man of about 35 years of age, a shingler, at the (Belie Works, Tiviiiale, wits e!iarged with attempting to commit suicide. On Ft iday morning Isst he and his wife bad been drinking till they became maddened And the defendant instead of having his dinner, for it was between twelve and one o'clock at mom, took a r and had one mei tied round his neck and the other round the bannister at the hip of the stain. This being done he threw himself on the stairs and rolled as far down as the rope wieild let him. The woman eoiled in assistance, and Silas Sheldon cut him down after lie had hung several seconds. Or. Brown was sent for and sne• ceeded in bringing the defendant to himself after 5 hours nnconecioasness. After defers lant hail promised not to do the like again, he was discharged from 'unholy. Illernir.A•'uttniit.e."—On Wednesday, dames Bradley, ZeehArialt Knox lea, and Joseph Bowen, were charged by Beijiluuli Smith with assaulting him. The complainant stated that on the I Ith of kley he was conlitig from Iliddsoweit with his wife, after midnight, and at a short dietatier front Mr. fitres'e residence overtook the defend. ants. Smith's wile stayed to talk with the women tidit were with the defendants. Without any known cause the men net about Smith and knoeked him about. Bowen tore his coat and "set about him ;" knocked him down, And kicked him on the short ribs and behind Ids right e ir. Opposite Mr. Barrs's Knowles knocked him into a ditch, got astride of him, mid severely belaboured hits. Bradley helped to hold him down. fie was not drunk but tie y were. The wife of complainant gave carrots>. relive evidence. For the defence it was said that complainant and hitt ivife had been drinking t ittether at lialesewen. That when the complainant and his wife overtook the defendants and for some short time after, they chatisal and joked together in a friendly manner. When complainant left them his wife lingered h,•hintl talking hi the women with them. The complainant got savage befoulsc his wife stayed behind, and when she got up to him Ile threalied her an much asi to cause her to hoot murder." The defendants then went imp and held him away from his wife. This was the defendants ver. shin of the ease, and they were eorroleirated by two women W;10 were present :A the tinie. The matter was no muddled that the magistrates very wisely dismissed the case.
The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-06-02 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND DETERMINED SUICIDE.  ,On Tuesday an inqueit; was held at the Engle Inn, on Pie body of Perks. a miner, who hung himself on the Saturday previous. Mr. W. H. Philips, Deputy-corone , presided. ! Alfred W. Perks, sou of the deceased, said; My iother was years of age, aud woos collier by trade. I lived at hole, Oa Saturday night about 8 o'clock I wet to feed the pig, and in in Awl time bran ,I,my mother scream. I went to the house and banged the door open. I found my father with the bar that goes behind the door drop. ping on my niother. I pulled her (nut of the;house, and my father followed her. I saw him strike her. He:was sober, hut in a violent passion. My two little sist:rs were in bed. My father, tamed back in a minute and fastened the doors on the inside. I went for the doctor. When I came back my father Wes Cut down. The doctor is attending my mother now. I ,never saw father strike my mother before. Ile was not in the habit of getting into violent passions. Ido not know what it arose from. He was not ill that I know of. I can give no reason why he struck my mother. Idu not think he kocw;what he WM about. I have no reason to think that any one had injured hits. He has been suffering from the headache all the week. lie has had all the top of his head cut WI by accident. Thomas Perks, another son: I live at home, and am a forgeman. I was at home on Saturday. Yhen I went to my lodge he and my mother were having tea together. He had been complaining of the headache for several day.. Mother and he were on good terms when I left. In about half an hour after I got into the lodge room I was fetched. My brother told me that my mother was ill, lie told me when I got out that my father had been Jrropping on any mother- I went round the house and saw my father's white trousers as if he was standing in the middle of the house. I broke the front room window (q en. and got firough. He watt hungup by a rope tied to the pig hook. It was part of the rope over the man',Apiece used as a clothes' line. He had used a chair to I hang himself. I belt 'we he hung himself. I never knew him so violent before. I know his head has been injured in the pit. The last time but one he was injured his skull was fractured. It is seven months since he had • tit. (This witness gave his evidence under great emotion.) ! Joseph Pearson : I am a Olasscutter, and live just be. ! low where the deceased lived. When he was found I heard the outcry of murder. It was about a quarter to ten o'clock. I saw the last witness get through the window to loose us in. lie tried to break the door in, but could not. Deceased was in such a position that he could have hung himself. I helped to carry him upstairs. He was quite warm. I cut the ropelfrom his neck. It WOO round his neck twice. There was no noose in it. Thomas Perks Raid that his father had not looked well since lie buried his two Polls SiX months ago. Ti,,. jary returned II verdict to the effect that deceased hung himself while in a state:of.temporary insanity.
The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-06-02 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.  On Thursday night loot, a little after ten o'clock, there arrived at the Hotel il'Europe at Lille an exceedingly gentlemanlike man, about thirty-five years of age, carrying a sac de nail. He address., himself to the landlord, and told him in very good French, but with a strong English accent, that he intended to remain during the night. The landlord then wired for his name that he might insert it in his register of arrivals, but this the guest declined to give, saying it was unnecessary, for he meant to depart early next morning. lie then had tea and a glass of brandy and water, after which he retired to hit chamber. Next day, about three o'clock in the afternoon, the landlord began to think of his guest of the former evei.ing, and enquired of the servants if ;any of them had seen him; bring ant erred in the negative, he went up to his chamber. After knocking at the door arid gett ng no answer, he opened it and iw before him his guest deadly pale and kitting at a table, his elbow leaning on it, supporting his bead on his hand. Imsgluing him ill, he called for medical a d; but on anoroaching him the body lost its balance and fell on the floor a lifeless corpse. A pistol was lying beside him. and on the table was a cartridge-box for 25 cartridges, but only 24 in it. Death was caused by a pistol-shot entering his right temple. On the floor of the room were the ashes of sevtral papers he had burnt, and on the table the following note for the landlord was kring :1 bis the proprietor of this hotel to pardon an nnhapry  4  for the Inuoyati us ve he Is caing bin,. end I bef bundate. have me decently hurled, with 'fly initials, w•." the and e slipover It on the tombotone. fie will find upwenis of 1,200 f on my person, out of uhich he will please reimburse himself for his expense% and distribute the rest, if any, to the pour of the city. By granting my Last wishes he will ear my deep gratitude. As these no Mends ',twin a thousand miles it will he melees to delay my funeral —F. wish to hare buried with ma. everything, watch, rings. and lewellef7. 900 f. in French gold, 10/. sterling in sovereigns, beside.; smaller money, WfUl found ou him ; also a silver hunting watch, marked with maker's name, Squire and Lander, N.Y. ; round his neck was a massive gold chain, attached to it a beautiful locket, cow...joky, us photograph of an old gentleman very likethe dec.-need, 8 to en2Bntilr.":eHi'edee other,4he.abain'al and also one of a young lady about I shield surrounded with a garland of riband, and on the initialsrminaBivoeni ngholigold German7it:g' ieer'at character,bOianew of tj' them'a.n:Yht.awd; top . lOin all hue things, agreeably to his request, put in a tin bez. and in beard, height,i ta n ostar.hai whiskers dredw ca.,: ma He eeuxtwi ianfnt:b withcir iin.edto ma ...sdusf t shut up in the coin with him.
The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1865-11-11 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

DIED.  On Monday, the 6th inst, aged 4 years, Kate, Mc daughter of Mr. T. Homer, tobacconist, rive Way,, Cradley Heath. •  "My dear doctor," said an Irishman, "it's no use your giving me 1111 emetic ; I tried it twice in Dublin, and it would not stay on my stomach five minutes. With four metallic qualifications, a man may be pretty sure of su:cess. These sic—gold in his pocket, silver in his tongue, brass in his face, and iron in his heart. A country gentleman Avertises for "a small black tan leather collar, through which was the head of a black tan terrier dog." Wo trust he will recover the lust  Speaking of a New York paper, a contemporary says :—"Too religious to commit suicide, it has doubled its price, and sacks a natural mode of exit to the other world."  A witness, being interrogated as to his knowledge of the defendant in the Caso, said he knew him intimately— 'ho had supved with him, sailed with him, and horseshipped him. ' - •  • • "Julius, whir did you get dat coat?"—" Down here at Push's."—"Whar's dat f" Little ways down in Brattlo street, whar it says 'Push' on the door. I pulled di s coat anti run out."  A young man who has recently taken a wife says be did not tind it half so hard to get married as he did to get the furniture' and when it came to getting the bre.td und butter he had to fall back on the old folks.  Let no man drop an ill-gotten guinea into his pocket, ami think the pocket unconscious of thewrong. Ills very glove shall babble of the bribe that has burnt his haul; and his cravat shall tighten like a rope about his throat. A Mom: Tnrmen.r
The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1865-12-02 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

DREAM.—AII inctilimt has suit ; black for her yellow, and so forth. been held at the London Hospital relative to the Tug BATTLE Gr THE " BULLS" AND " BEaRS." feticide, under singular circumstances, of a man named —Speculation runs riot here (writes a New York our Dennant, inked forty-six years. The deceased was a reepon4lent), notwithstanding the minimal invested a eork•ctitter, Anil, having be'en unsitacOssful in linsineits, year ago in " begun" petroleum Rtoeks, have been he bechme very despiniding. His widOw said that he swept away. No one who stood by the auctioneer's Was in the habit of sleeping alone in the kitchen, apblock in New York on Wednesday last an4l saw tee penitently on account of his -wishing to brood over his disposal one after another of the stately mansions of want Of success in Obtaining a situation. On the the Ketchum family, brought to the hammer by reek- morning of the I.sth he suddenly rivehea npßtairs into less speculation, can doubt the evils of inflation, And her bedroom with his throat cut and bleeding proalmnat at the same time in Wallaireet A series of fusely, and cried out, " I was A.Wllke byim awful failures were aniseinced, all caused the satne evil Abeam, and I have done this." The screams of the spirit. A it comer," a technical term well known .to Woman ',might a policemait to the house,. and he stock gamblers, was gent full ill a NViseotimiu railroad found a razor uovered with blood in the kitchen. The stock, the Milwankie and l'rairie du Chien. A cinin. 4 deceased WAR conveyed to the hospital in a rah, when bination of stock eperatore attempted to run the I he mid to the constable, "I am very sorry for this ; stock down, or, in the language of the market, to I did not know what I was doing at the time lalid " bear" it. This was done by selling large amounts it." The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while not held by those who made the sales, but the delis/cry in a state of unsound mind." -of which was promised at a hiture day. So far was
The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1864-08-20 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

DATED BISHOP. The other day the Bishop .1 Ripon had engagssi to consecrate a burial ground at Tnornes, near Wakefield. but on arriving at the Leal* station his lordship found there Walt no train for Wakefield for some considerable time. He, however, by some means heard that there Woo A goods train about to start for that place, mid offered to go by it; hut here another hitch °mum'', for it was found that there Was no carriage that could be att icd to' the train.- Nit to be stopped by 00 small a Matter, hia lordahiti v. lonteered to go on the engine with the driver and at, ,k.r if allowed ht do no. Chia wig at once granted, end Dr. Bickersteth rode to his destination ire the engine, and so agreeable did he make himself to his couirianion., that the driver said if lie were a specimen of the Irish°, .s, he should not mind eying qsai on the engine with him every day. ...„ Nw .7FAJL.- Misrkin4 tpon the ricer t frequent suicides in London, the Times says:— , fa •fre bid, how, ver, niece distress or s4fferint or even Ihvoto pair,, that lead, to suicide. Pahl and indftrint, by a merciful law, wens- to generate a re &Urinary force of pat eeice, JelltPfetkets, alle sharpest pats of body or mind, if it their pain add no fibre, hr borne with the most submit. do, and calm. Those who vim seen much of hiiman suffer. tog will bear witness that the anteiset sad wog cliterfid Buff,r.rs are 'frequently thee who htredhAmest to tear, tilt that thealteetlitdro patwooeltoefloO tern in this lealtt grievous misfortunes. In a •niall liArk kitchen p.ll cup 0,.0 saint: reeked with rhstininowin, ...weedy able to mow., stud tit agony at every change id wind, yet sheer, and lropcloi. lie has been over the treater part it tne world after his service at Pea, he turned itinerant prea,her, arid has been a Port if bishop in pnrtfbus among his sect • and one would think It au unbearable inteery to line to he'dyimt • dark hi eke,, of a hack stri et. Vat in the Intervals of his pain he will fiats his battles and nniaeh his iWrition. to youover and Oyer attWit with tieverticiaine tie ..nd Ilia.labott a etovri In,erest In all t•di Ott., pat Coo brola Wm or you shall Mot an old woman in a garret who Is got able to get do•uatajra except at lo g Intervals, d ails alone ail day with only the ex. 01,1, of an occasional word with permenatly ahif lug neighbours In the le v rota, slot wane' noes des not kOOO hoer to eat a cup • tie.. Yr she shall tell you their never il nil, quite equator able, and haa evelthing she w ate, and all seem to cheer you in re than you con che.a. her Even thine who are eug,evtl in the bard striumle of sUpp Ina a (amity within 814,k work and we .k hoettO will ,01.,,g AS they are shin to get 'on .t all work with never-flattbA It art. If they fall a- last, they will apply to the ss khoore an at Morn alai r,uiuliet in. mutton, and be locatrable of tin• 4tarp and stinging pidn which is implied by an act. if suicide.  "
The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1864-08-27 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDF.—An inquiry has been held, in London. respecting the suicide of Mrs llsoicke, aged 39 3 ears. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Haack, cabinet manufacturer. the husband of the deceased, died three weeks Rvi. Sonng burglars broke inn,, the shop a few day afterwards, and the terror they inspired caused Mrs. Itsacke to he prematurely confined; this, together with the Licit that the creditors of her deceased hut-band were pressing for the se, tlernent of their elalms, made her very miserable. On Sunday eyeniny she pot We of bed and went (limn ti the shop, where she hang, d herself by tn- an. of a rope to a hook in the wall. Se was foutid ibus and cut down almost immediately, but all efforts to re-tore animation were without avail The jury returned a verdict of "Suckle while in an nnaollll4 state of mird."  A BIT OF BoIIAnE. —A. correspondent of the Xi :c York Herald tells the followiog story :- -  Just before the army crossed the James ft,ver, !tied while mar corps was in the vicinity of Charles City Court Reuse, Prh ate John Rick not a very romantic Lame for the bens of we brie room cc, bet "whet'. in • name ?") of the tied New York Mire, was Miten sick and wts left ,ot the home of Ihe late ex Preattient John T>l r An seed retatiye of • h.. family and hilts Tier, the presto& nt's itaughter—a lady tieing, Fro d lookine, and withal strongly rettelli. us—wera the scent SIAS of the mansion, which, we should say, en passant, was ransacked to some cretin by nor sob+ el, is' Ire a entail we statlof el to protect it The army, in Cl.ll7se of lifer, pasimi away and the sick men lanumohed In the Incur oils tone., of Hs fair Yvette host, in wh breast pin min sympathy aeon illenred that •tronger Passion which "rules the court, the camp the grove ' Forinoten ace the hsted use of the Fe.,eral stadia: fir gotten the Vandal W.Tk which still le ft ta trees h• hint' ; forgo ten the anger with ro hi Is of yore VI, gio•ite, to. men were wont to 'top re all true 0) Muir tea of that Watt,. Sine loved the Yankee, and the youna rfl man returned her love, as the twvels Pay. Of tiler., the next proceeding was matrimony. A minister wae found, and they were united in the bonds of matiimony—more fortunate in this respect than the.prototypical R uneo and Juliet.  THE CoMET.— Our readers are probably aware that a new comet, first discovered on the 15th ult.. re now visible to the naked eye. According to the position it should occupy. from observations made else .here, it oreght to he visible somewhere in the neighbourhood of the bright star, Castor and It dins, in Gemini. All attempts to catch • glimpse I.f it have hirberto been frustrated by ihe preys!. nce of three heavy ores-es of cumuli so fr, quently observed I eFore daybreak in the east, and errentlitg front the horizon halfway zeninthe ward at this scorn. Prom the rep dity with which it is approachiorg the earth, and it+ almost hourly Merease of brilliancy, it to exoected to prove one of the brightest court-to of modern times.  HOW A LITTLE WOliD