The Cotton Factory Times. — 1886-10-29 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY • BRIDE.—An extraordinary affair has just occurred in the St. Sulpice Quarter, Paris. A young woman, whose mother keeps a millinery establishment in the locality, was married the other day to a man not much older than herself, and who is a native of Tours. After the ceremony the young couple went to a hotel, where they took rooms for a day or two previous to their departure for T ,urs. The next morning the bride was seen to open the shutters of one of the windows of her room, climb over the balcony, and throw herself headforemost into the space below. She was picked up insensible by a priest and another person passing at the time. It was found that she had received no external injuries, but the blood flowed profusely from her nostrils. The girl has recovered consciousness, and is apparently well, but she refused to disclose to her mother the motives which impelled her to attempt suicide in so determined a manner. She is only 18 years old, and had left a convent school just before her marriage. Her husband was so overcome when he saw her brought back to the bridal chamber covered with blood that he could not speak. HUMAN SACRIFICES IN IRoLS. The Allahabad Pioneer newspaper gives an account of a recent occurrence in Rajpootana which shows the hold that ancient superstitions still have among the natives. Some years ago the Native States of Oodeypore and Took, with a view of simplifying their boundaries, exchanged certain villages near Neemuch. In this process a village inhabited entirely by Brahmins passed from Oodeypoor to the Nawab of Took. This village had be en granted in perpetuity to the Bramins by a former Maharana of Godeypoor, subject to the nominal annual fee of 12 rupees for protection. After the exchange the Tonk authorities imposed a revenue assessment, which was raised from time to time till it reached 500 rupees annually. Successive deputations of the villagers proceeded to Took to lay the case before the Durbar, but without effect. Thereupon the Brahmins assembled and decided by the voice of all present— women as well as men—that nothing was left to move the Durbar except the human sacrifice known as " Johur." Four women presented themselves as victims, but at the last moment two became frightened and withdrew. No opposition being offered, the other two went bravely and willingly to meet death, and were burned alive in the presence of the assembled community; their charred hands being afterwards carried by the villagers of Oodeypore with a demand for redress. This occurred a few weeks ago, and at midday, no attempt at concealment being made.  PRINTING Costroarroas arm FEMALE Lieora.—The Compositors' Conference resumed its sitting at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-street, London, on Saturday, Mr. J. Battersby again presiding.—Mr. C. J. Drummond (London Society of Compositors) introduced the si,Jject of Female compositors: should they be admitted to membership of movedtypo. graphical of the opinion nfiolowolnthi following women are lrael's'ilthiaatptihoywh associations?" stronglya"llyilceapable of performing the duties of a compositor, this conference recommends their admission to membership of the various typographical unions, upon the same conditions as journeymen, provided always the females are paid strictly in accordance with scale."—Mr. T. J. O'Reilly seconded the motion.—Mr. U. Slatter, J.P., observed, that as far as women were employed in London, there had only been one case of difficulty, and that was simply because they were not paid at the same rate as men. If women were extensively introduced at lower rates than men, the society would have to deal very drastically with the matter. In America there were societies entirely composed of women, but they insisted upon having the same rate of wages as were paid to men.—Mr. Currie (Glasgow) remarked, with regret, that some of the women in Scotland were as good c ,•iositors as the mon.—Mr. O'Reilly took a different view, he being of opinion that women were introdneed into the trade for the purpose of lowering wages.—M. Emilie Gisebe said in France a large number of women were engaged. According to the latest iu(pines in Paris and the neighbourhood, there were 2,080 female compositors.—After icaulauthos dia. . ,  The death is reported from County Meath et Denis Bourke, who is stated to have been within a couple of months of 107 years of age. It is added that the record of his age is well authenticated. WAOES us