The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1894-05-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DURHAM.  Failure of a South Durham Cattle Dealer.— John Ifenderson, cattle dealer, Aycliffe, has filed his petition in the Stockton Bankruptcy Court, and will be publicly examined there on the 13th Jame at 10.30 a.m. The Suicide at Durham—An inciue.t wan held at Malls In onTuesday touching the death of an on. known man whose body was found hanging to a tree in the " hanks" at Durham on Monday. An envelope was found upon him, on which was written in pencil Ina good hand, "Cause—noverty , and had health. Effects—low spirits and suicide." The deceased is about 45 years of age, and six feet in beiulit, with dark brown hair, whiskers and moustache, long fate, and blue eyes. He was dressed in a long, light check overcoat, dark check jariket, and fustian trousers.—The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whiliX in an unsound slaty of mind." _ _  The Proposed New Station at Langley Moor. —ln connection with the agitation that ha.v been in existence for vome time past to have a railway station built on the main line of the North-Fastern Railwar at Langley Moor, near Durham, a deputation trim Langley Moor met the directors of the North-Eastern Railway Company at Durham Station on Monday, and urged upon them the claims of that place tor better facilities. The directors, however, after hearing the deputation, intimated that they did not see their way clear to erect a station at Langley Moor. The deputation will again bring the matter before the Railway Commissioners. . _  The Charge Against Brandon Miners.—At Durham Police Court on Wednesday the tlarge against a number of Brandon minere of an offence under the Employers' and Workmen's Act, by instrictinz the output of the pit, again appeared on the charge sheet, having been adjourned for the purpose of a settlement being come to.—Mr Isaacs, who appeared for the men, informed the Branch that Mr Cooper, of Newcastle, himself, and repreee,ntatives of the men had met repre,entatires o. the coalowners at the Coal Trade Ottie,.% Newcaatle, and that at the interview twins satisfactory to both parties had been arranged, and the surridionses withdrtwn. In the case already heard and decided in the same connection the appeal entered into by the men had been abandoned.  A Brandon Farmer's Failure.—George Elliott, fanner, 13ailehill Farm, West Brandon, came up for his public examination at the Durham Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday. His gross liabilities were £1,380 lttsid, and his ametartkill'attd. Of his £l'l3 was owing to Lord Boyne for rent of the West Brandon farms, and £44 4a 2d for rent and mole catching in respect of Bailehill Farm. The executors of the late Dr. Allen, of Willington, claimed to be creditors to the amount of £4400, which debtor had borrowed to dear his liabilities at the National Provincial Bank, hut debtor stated that he had been informed that Dr. Allen had before death destroyed the note, and made him a present of the £4OO. He had never been solvent since he borrowed from the National Provincial Bank to buy stock belonging to his late father 24 years ago —The examination was adjourned. - .  Durham Enginetnen and their Wages.—A mass meeting of the members of the .Durham County Colliery lentrinemen's Association, cornprising the Stanley, Leaclgate, and Anntield Plain branches, was held on Wednesday at Annfield Plain to consider the present position of the basis . rate of winding entrinemen's wages, which has recently been discussed by the Enginemen's Executive and the Coal Trade Association. Mr W. Hewitson (Stanley) occupied the chair.—After a long and protracted discussion the following resolutions were unanimously carried :—(1) "That this meeting regrets that the owners cannot see their way clear to make some improvement in the basis wage for winding enginemen, and this meeting hereby instructs the executive to I seek another interview with them for the purpose of expreesing our regret and asking them to reconsider the question. (2) "That there be a representative meeting held in Durham onJune 14, and that each branch be requested to send a delegate or I delegates to attend the same, being fully prepared ' to vote on the question." Those present were given to understand that the representative meet. mg was not intended to interfere Man, way with meetings to be held in the various dietrauts, holierin'g that the prciposed meeting was neoffeary, and would be the means of more dearly aeoertaining the opinion of the members on the situation, and : for them to decide the beet course of action to