The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1870-03-01 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

DITEHWIAID WON...M.—A widow woman, named Crook, aged 70, died at Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, on Thursday last ; the was a mod eccentric character. Twenty-See years ago she had a quarrel with her , husband; she afterwards went to her room, declaring she would never come down till she was carried down, all these years she steadfastly kept bee word, even her husband's death not altering her determination. A telegram from New York announces that a ball was given on Monday sewing at Asnapolia, in honour of the officer" of her Majesty's skip klooarelt. The officer" were to visit Washington yesterday. THE Mods Colliery has been the scene of another explosion. On Monday an exploring party were proceeding through the workings in search of the bodies of the victims by the previous accident, when an explosion of fire-damp occurred, and ten of the party were seriously burnt.  Da. HILIMItT, Bishop of Chichester, died on Monday messing, aged 84, having beep ill about fortnight. The late bishop belonged to the High Church party, but be was very generally respected for his unbounded charity and eeneroue hospitality. sdrices from Nee Zealand are on the whole astbfactory. The rebel chief Te Kooti, who left his lair to attack the Maori Kies, haa been surrounded, end escape being impcesible be is suing for pesos. It is to be hoped that.. dangerous a ohareter will never be persitted to obtain his liberty again. IN the midst of the saities of the carnival at Florence a man committed suiai,te by throwing him• self from the tower of the Campanile. He was picked up a sheltered corpse. A suicide was committed on Tuesday on Waterloobridge, London. A woman, poorly dressed, and of middle age, threw herself from m the parapet of U bridge. Tle tide being low at the time. the struck in her descent on the buttress of the bridge, and was instantly killed, her head being crushed. Tommy was the anuieersary of the birth of Washington, the first President of the United Stets.; and awarding to usual custom was observed in America as • holiday. Washington died on December 4, 1799. Ir is stated that "rarel female sebolarships will be founded at Cambridge. A MAC named Henry Steer died suddenly in the polies cell at Aldershot on Mouday. A. verdict has returned of "Death from oongestion of the lunp and heart disease." SUPIAINTANDINT GrAlleLL, of the Derbyshire constabulary, wee fired at on Tuesday by • man named Warrington, of Sheffield. He is in a dangerous state, THOMAS HAALOP Honig, Fellow Commoner of Hag. dace College, Cambridge, and partner in the wirework firm at Newsweek a bankrupt, appeared before the Cambridge county court on Tuesday. His debts amount to 0,0.00 ; assets ed. His discharge was postponed for air months, without protection. A DOIL with pistols at fifteen paces lately took place at ntmlsund, Prussian Pomerania, between two schoolboy., who had quarrelled about the loan of some trifling sum. A bullet wasted through the jacket of one of them, and the other would surely have been killed, but • the ball was tamed •side by • eigar•ease which he the. • breast-pocket. Thole yoong fire-eaters and had ica.. were taken into custody by the polies. their sedothee T, Malice Ler. How TO MALI salmon tow,. -nand of flour, &large tea-spoon. PaNcriese.—TAS oese Bekir Powder, and a tut of Rorwiek's well-knos. .'ne, sold an egg or two little salt, mir well in • dry es. .•'ke • thin batter,