Widnes Examiner. — 1887-09-24 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE EXETER, THEATRE FIRE: ANOTHER DEATH.— Another of the victims of the recent fire at the Exeter Theatre, Mrs. Coombe, diel in the hospital on Sunday. She was the who of the check-taker in the gallery stairs, and had gone up to see her husband. The rush took place whilst she was there, and she was terribly injured in the panic. A distressing suicide is reported from Mountain Ash. Mr. Isaac Thomas, managing chemist, after opening his shop went back to bed, took a dose of prussic acid, and died immediately. The previous evening he went to a barber and asked for a clean shave, saying it was the last he should have. Ile leaves a young widow and children. No cause is assigned for the rash act.  CHARGE AGAINST A Posrsusran.—Robert J. Jones, postmaster of the Valley office, Carnarvon, has been charged at Holyhead with forging withdrawal notices. Only one case was gone into, involving a deposit of £lofl by a person who could not write, but it was stated that about 20 other cases have to be brought forfard. After formal evidence had been tendered, the magistrates granted a remand, accepting bail of £4OO.  At Nottingham, on Saturday, a shocking scene was Witnessed. While the workmen employed at the Newcastle pit, Basford, were assembled, waiting to descend, William .Shares, aged 48, whose mind is supposed to have been affected, suddenly sprang from among the group, and jumped down the shaft, 130 yards deep. The body fell upon the bonnet of the cage at bottom, and was fearfully smashed: Sharpe leaves a widow and eight children. The Manchester County Stipendiary on Monday committed Wm. Beasley for trial on two charges of attempted murder. On the 6th August the prisoner visited his sister, Mrs. Ludlam, and attacked her witii a shovel without any provocation having been given. She was rendered unconscious. A gentleman named Brooks, who was passing, interefered, and the prisoner struck him several times with a cleaver, inflicting such dangerous wounds that his life was despaired of. Professor Gould has ascertained that aiirial telegraph wires on poles .transmit electricity at the rate of from 14,000 to 16,000 miles per second, and that the velocity of transmission increases with the distance between the wires and the eneth—tiet•t is, with the height at which they are suspended. Subteitanean wires, like submarine cables, transtnit slowly: Wires suspended at a low elevation above the ground transmit signals at a speed of 12,000 miles per second. ' The present is the most prolific season ever known in Wales for mushrooms. Thousands of baskets have been sent to the markets daily. The quantity has so far exceeded the supply of hampers that baskets, tubs, bucket, and all sorts of receptacles have been brought into use. The farmers have thus largely supplemented their regular income. The price given by the dealers for,the early crop was 6d.; then, as the supplies increased, it dropped t 2 4d., then to 31, and now they are giving only 2d, per lb. SHIPPINO DigASTIM AND :SHRIOUS Los S LiVe.—Cla Saturday morning, Mr. Crawford, hon, secretary of the National Lifeboat Institutien at Margate, received a telegram stating that a PITO) fishing vessel was ashore on the Long Sand. Some men belonging to the lifeboat Quiver at once went out in the paddle steamer India, and when near the Kent ish Kneel: saw a raft on which were three men. They were rescued and landed at Margate, where they made a statement to the effect that they were part of the crew of the dandy, Patrie, No. 1,031, of Feearnp. They left on board the captain and 16 men, all of whom it is feared are lost, as they had not left the vessebwhen she was seen to founder.  SRITING A HUSBAND ON FIRE ix