The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1888-01-07 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUCOETION. "eancillot CLABasox moved that a memorial ' .or warded to the Post Office authorities requesting them to place an illuminated clock at the chief office in the Exchange. The Post ice people, he said, had put up clocks in other is, and he thought they ought to do the _ for West Hattlenool. It would be of great trvice to people visiting the office, and would be useful to the workmen in the neighbourRAWKRIDOE seconded, and the tion was adopted.  The Cunard steamer 'Umbria, from New York, arrived at Queenstown, reports that at nine o'clock la-4 Saturday morning a passenger, s Welshman, jumped overboard and was drowned. The vessel was delayed trying to rescue him. An inquest was held at Blackburn on Saturday last on the body of Sarah ',Ellen Ijolme, aged 21, a young lady residing with her father. The poor sirl had suffered from nervous hysteria for some time. After a Christmas party at home on Thursday night she retired to bed with her sister, who awoke two hours later and found that the deceased had cut her throat with a penknife. The Infirmary being near she was taken there. but died soon after. A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind WAS returned. A telegram from Carthag,ena states that a broker eonmiitted suicide there on Friday week while sitting in a stall at the theatre by exploding a dynamite shell close to his head. Pieces of the deceased's skull were scattered about the stage, and a lady who occupied • stall near received slight injuries in the face. The gas in the building was extinguished by the force of the explosion, and the audience fled in great  alarm. On the arrival of t h 510.30 p.m. train from Eing's Dross at Peterborough early last Saturday a Itlernan WB3 found in a first.class carriage with brains blown out. In his pocket Was the wing memorandum :---- If I am found shot I committed suicide. My Dame is Alfred t. of 17, Bedford-row, WC., solicitor. ly communicate at once with my parents. M. Paget, 16, iictoria-street, Loughborough, m v father." William Fletcher, a bookmaker, living at No. Vine-street, York-road, Lambeth, London, was Sunday afternoon found by his wife lying in a co of convenience at the rear of his house in a lof blood. An alarm was raised, and medical itance procured, when Fletcher was proinced to,be dead. There was a deep wound the throat, and a blood-stained penknife lay It is believed that Fletcher committed  MR (e o. WINGFIELD, MAMMAS, Fleetwrites to us saying:—' Being subject to an -'ected L,cr, the result, doubtless, of many years it in India, I was recommended 1,0 try ' BackLiv .c Pills.' So beneficial did I find them, _sitA I have never been without them or used any either medicine since, for one each week, under ' God's blessing, is ample to keep my spirits, appetite, digestion, and health in perfection. I never fail to .'snude my friends who I hear complain to try ' bein. and whoever does so are as delighted and astonished at the great benefit they derive and become as enthusiastic in voluntarily advertising Backhain's Pills au myself. I never knew them to la, being all that is claimed for them. You have say full consent to use my name and letter in any - you choose, for if I can, in any proper way. I In bringine your invaluable Pills to the notice suffering humanity I shall feel that I am hatpin!? a good eauee."—These Pills are sold by all ' .r.B at, Is lid and 2g 91, or sent post free for 15 the Proprietors, J.