Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1883-01-05 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

MRS. PARTiaI, wife of the coachman to ColonetStnart, C. 8., of W.miton-hetvie, End Woodhay, near Newbury, 4(1 yarn of ago, had been much addicted to drinkinnand last week her husband set on foot proceedings for &separation. On Wednesday she was found suspended by the neck from a tree in a shrubbery. _ A a young woman named Rebecca Linsell was ell Wednesday zught attempting to. cross the level crossing at Elsenharn station, on the Great Eastern Railway, the Doncaster up express train ran through the station and cut her down, killing her almost immediately. The sad occurrence was witnessed by her sweetheart. TILE Duke of Argyll's eons having set a good example to other younger scions of noble families by going into business, a daughter of that noble house is now engaged to be married, I hear, to a young gentleman who calls himself a 'mechanical musician." Mr. Baillie Hamilton will be remembered as the inventor of a new musical Instrument, something between a harmonium and an organ, of which so much has been said of late. —Figaro. Dn. IlEttcnteli MARON, who is described as gine of the ablert and best known journalists in Berlin, shot his wife on Wednesday with a revolver, and then put an end' to his own life with the same weapon. It is supposed that this murder and suicide were committed by mutual amt. ment between husband and wife. Dr. Maron bad fallen into a deepoudlug state of mind from the combine& of adverse worldly circumstances and an o brain; while the wife suffered from an incurable bodily ailment. SHERPSTRARING ha e become So prevalent in Perthshire that the farmers of the county recently bandedtbenoselsite into an association with the object of watch the farms and detecting 'the robbers. Alexander C shepherd, has beet arrested by the police arid lodgette prison at ilinnblano lon a charge of stealing thirty-two sheep from a farm at Lochearnside several weeks ago. A sitoettlao accident occurred In Barking Creek on Wednesday night. Six persons, Elizabeth Mays, wife of a coal porter, James Arnold, a child, Rose .Arnold, mother of the last-named, William George May, aged /7, Martha Elizabeth Hall, aged 24, and a man named Thomas Crew, all, of whom lived in RodinFpcottages. launched a boat in the river Roding with the intention of rowing to Ilford, a distant° of about two miles. The boat was drawn underneath a drawbridge, and the six venom; were thrown Into the water. Crew was resened in an insensible condition, but the other five were drowned. Tuunsuar being Mr. Olad..tone's seventy-third birth. day, he received a large number of congratulatory letters and telegrams from all parts of Great Britain. The naV sight hen, gentleman was not forgotten by his ad ' on the eontioents of Europe and America, and from colonies, even the most distant, came words of cm greeting: The first telegram which be receisnidatiren. conaratnistory me 0i/sate from •tain Atistrtillitsesz ; vvluell arrived.at Ike Castle at 7.90 a.m. • ' a streals of measagea followed. Ai elderly lady named Pulpy Spariee, has einondt4d suicide by jumping from the fourth storey window of a nense In Rnssell-wptare, Brighton. , Tun County Magistrates At Southampton have —fined a man name.' Waller 10s. and Bs. costs for kissing a dames* servant named Milks. The def.ndant was a "man in posinetrion " at a house, and the complainant took his talk ever from the hotel where she was employed.'" lie Oleg emoinftted the assault complained of.