Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1867-08-31 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

VOLO.I with falll on the 86,4.43.1011 question threw a atone at his head, and earns near striking him a blow that would have vessel his death. The bakers of Buffalo are now obliged to stamp every loaf if bread with their initials The law against Ugh' weight awl poor material is rigidly enforced. Bread which does not come up to the standard is confiscated fir the benefit of the poor, besides a fine of twenty .five cents per loaf. An Irishman is in custody at Shields for biting off a man's nose. The public exponditure incurred in the administra.. . . .  The Denver Tribune says female help commands from forty Li fifty dollars per hnitith !ambles their board, and there Is a great scarcity even at that price. Letters from Alexandria of the 9th instant state that the overflowing of the Nile has taken place this sear under the niu-t ereiraide conditions, and that the harvest promises to be magnificent. On the 13th inst. Et lward Jones, superintendent 1.-4 the shooting gallery In Barnum', Museum, New York, was instantly shot dead by a young man Chose name I. unknown. and who tired a rifle at I lie taiga chile Jo.* was in front of it. It is sunposed that lie Mil not see Jones. Me escaped from the lIIIISCUM during the cohfuldon that cloned. The Northern Wh,g deniei the truth of statements that have Well widely circulated as tin.. outbreak of cholera , in Belfast. The cases re.erred to have been au thing worse I than chat is .11,1 Euglish cholera and dia• thins. Se, eral children at Liverpool have nearly lost their lives through oath g Calal.ar nuts, which were mixed up with roolikli IV...Wed 'IWO the premises ipf Messrs. Evans and Ilatiover-street, Liverpool, where a seriona fire n mutt), occurred. The rubbish hal been carelessly depnieted on land to which the children had access, and, had I,ot toed cal aid been pr ptly obtadiwi, fatal rtauits would prolebly cave followed Seven oreleht pigs which devoured some of the nuts did tile. A similar occtuveLca took place an Liverpool a few year: ago. His Highness the Begum of Bhopal has requested the Ouverhnieut of India to forward to her Majesty the Queen a pair of beautifully-jewelled fans, valued at 42,000. l'he picture gallery of Prinoe Esterhazy has been bought oy a French company for the sum of four-and...hag uniliutis of franca The salaries of the General Post Office entplv's have 'wen raised with a few exceptions, and tlic.e are under consideration.  tion of the Dogs Regulation Act in Ireland in the year legn; amounted to no less than Zi.660. All classes of railway carriages in Bafien are henceforth to be heated. Rather hot work at present! Our great schools are inundated with circulate tempting the pupils to engAge in betting speculations " A younte man in Portland committed suicide, last Saturday night, in a singular manner. Lashing himself to Vie richor of his yacht, in ,linoutou Cove, he threw hinisch overboard."— A me ',Win Paper. The Empress of the French and the Empress of Atndria have been to Ischl to pay a vnit of condoleiot to tin. Archduchms Sophie, the mother of the late Emperor Maxindhan.  "William Thompson, the section hand on the Pacific Railroad, who WA9 rcalped and left for dead on the plains. WAS bnaneht to °mall the other day and Is doing weiL Re was w4.untled thrutlA the arm MIA side. The Indians cut off his scalp, but siii..ularly enou4h left it behin them, 60 William brou,lit it with him and is going to have i replaced."—Baston paper. A lieutenant of the Royal Navy, retired with the rank of