The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

U h' Tr t TUF IT A A Trr m PRELIMINARY AIIOUICEMENT, 5 9, T A F F STREET, PONTYPRIDD. RICIIARID LEW ol T RICHARD LEWIS, BOOT MERCHANT, TONYPANDY, Begs to annoance that he has taken to the above Old Established Boot Busin: ss. The Premises arc now undergoing1 Extensive Alterations, and will be Opened very shortly with a Splendid show of BOOTS, ^H^CB3EQSS, SLIPPEMS SUBSG-GXarG-SS, At Popular Prices. Please reserve your Orders. .JJ.- ..M II ——- .) M..MJUI I.—-M WONDERFUL RESULT! OF USING HUGHES' BLOOD PILLS, Are constantly reported from all parts of the civilised world. The most obstinate diseases caused by IMPuRB BLOOD are cured by this REMARKABLE REMEDY. HUGHES' BLOOD PILLS Are unsurpassed as an effective REMEDY for an those DAN- GEROUS DISEASES which have their origin in DISTEMPERS and IMPURE BLCOD. Testimonials from all parts of the world have been received testifying to their power in curing the following Diseases:- SCURVY, SCROFULA, BOILS, SKIN RASH, HEADACHE, I BILIOUSNESS, NEURALGIA, |. NERVOUSNESS, SORE EYES, FITS. RHEUMATISM, I DISTEMPER, GIDDINESS, ULCERS, I COSTIVENESS, WOUNDS I &c., &c., &c., HUGHES' BLOOD PILLS have proved to be the most effectual of all medicines f discovered in the Nineteenth Century. -JO' The MABVBJVOJS Cusps wrought continually viz :— HUGHES' BLOOD PILLS Bave been so numerous and complete that the Poets are moved to sing their praises, of which the following is a proof:- HUGHES' BLOOD PILLS for the manifold ills That assail the human frame,- Have been tested at large through valleys and hills, And have earned a world wide fame: They're potent in vanishing every disease, That affects the vital Blood; Restoring the patient to weal and ease, And make his condition gcod. No man whose Blood ue infected with corruption, Can ne'er enjoy a healthy constitution; Bat must be in pain, and restless night and day, Till the fonl malady is driven away BTXGBKS' BLOOD PILLS will this great boon effect, And from the system seeds of death eject. Their fame is gone to many a foreign land, And is admitted now on every band; From oot to mansion do their praises sound And testimonials reach us from all round HUGHES' BLOOD PILLS receive no empty praise, But are commended by the great and wise. So important duty it is to keep the blood, In perfect order and condition good,— That I would fain advise the sore afflicted, To guard against its further being neglected; HUOHBS' BLOOD PILLS will soon effect its cure, Of this to all concerned I can assure. HUGHES' BLOOD PILLS. "thia noted medicine acta direetly upon the Blood and Juices of the human system which tbey Strengthen and Purify. By so doing the Liver, Kidneys, Heart, Lungs, Stomach, Bowels, Brain, and Serves are renewed and toned to such a degree that their functions are perfectly performed, securing o the man healtby days. Sold by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors, at Is lid, 28 9d, 4* 6d. By Post Is 3d. 2s 11- and 4e 9d, from the PROPRIETOR and DISCOVEBBR, JACOB HUGHES, MANUFACTURING CHEMIST, Penartlt Cardiff. Ask your Chemist to get them for you. "<>. Xb« T)«h>.ioni Bererage apd Tonio made from Port Wine, Utbifi Extract of Meafrmnd Extraeiof Hdi j Nutritious. Strengthening, Stimulating, ringfcforming. maA Health* motoring; •uivabl* lor tba Boburt la Health aa viD as the Invalid. gfr—»» tti/mmtnf* *y M—wt FEwny. Important unsolicited Testimonial from E. HOPKINS, EIq., LR.O.P..L.P.P.S. Huudiad* lun bMD neein4 tmm Midial Xk. I ft,Allton Road, N., BirminghaiN DMembw lTth, 1888, DIU SIRS,—I bee to aoknowledge reoaipt of sample at yota "Extract of Most and Matt Wme/tiso onejou *sot a thort time back. I have now Quite Twenty Patients taking it, and as a flesb-fornring, an* strength producing •gent, I consider it second to none, beta* aquaUy useful fataJ forms of debility. Yours faithfully, EDWARD HOPKINS, liesem Coleman A CQ. L.R.C.P., L.F.P..8. Sold by all Druggists, Wine Merchants, and Patent Medi .eiae Vendors in the United Kingdom, in Bottles 2a. M. and 4a. «d. each. Ask for COLEMAN'S UHBIO'S EXTRACT OF MEAT AND MALT WINE,,andL"S" t&at YOU get it.. '1 there is any difficulty in getting the Wine, write direot to the Manufacturers, who will forward Die Pint Bottle free by Post on reeeipt of 88 (tamps. Dozes „ M Rail n 80s. <, sorall MANUFAOT fe CO., St. ^OISXTTB« Bytitem,of Memory Training ia the ONLJ eM by which tile Ittuil Memory cu improrW that the System, AI a Devloe, -will be 111.0 mere needed. IIABiK TWAIN (Mr. S. L. Clemens) says I MEMORY of Profesior Loiiettet He Choired me heir te I LIGHT UP the dark cellar of myMemmy." I Unlike mnemonies. Proepeotrw, eontaialag ( opinion! of Pnplle who have PAS8ED irim. I NATIONS, ut of members of the HedieaL Ma I laetie, (Oerfaal, Uilitary. and other pxofaeeioMLnsrf I fimr EOISMZB «. I FREDERICK PEARSE, Builder and Monumental Sculptor Marble, Granite, and Stone Works, PONTYPRIDD. Monnmeiits, fombs, Tablets, Tombstones, Ac.; If any description to order. LETTERING (Inlaid with lead or otherwise) Accurately and Neatly executed.—Estimates given for all classes of Work. REPAIRS laTDlHTAKM, FOREST WOOLLEN FACTORY Bhiw, and the Market, Pontypridd. S. G. JONES, Woollen Manufacturer of Cloths, Blankets Coverlids, and every kind of Plain and Fancy Welsh Flannels, Stockings, Yarns &c., all home-made at moderate prices. Country work promptly attended to. (ESTABLISHED IN PONTYPBIDD 16 YBABS), ADVERTISE IN THE 4 CHRONICLE.' ioU r .1 SOUTHERN RUBBER CO. .AJ.- Waterproofs! Waterproofs!! -r- TO BE SOLD AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. j During the months of March and April we purpose Clearing out the whole of our Surplus Stock at r GREATLY REDUCED PRICES CONSISTING OF Gentlemen's Waterproof Tweed Coats from lIs 6d Ditto Ditto with capes „ 148 6d Gentlemen's Waterproof Tweed and other Legging. from is lid Ladies' Waterproof Mantles, best Make „ 4s 10d Waterproof Carriage Rugs of various qualities from 6s 9d Waterproof Nursing-Aprons „ is Oilskin clothing in all qualities and vnrious prices. Footballs of Best Quality 3s Id to 8s 6d HOT WATER BOTTLES, CUSHIONS, AIR PILLOWS, BED SHEETIN6, &c. j AT CLEARING PRICES. The above Goods, forming the surplus balance of the present Season's Stock, are in splendid condition and of excellent value, and must be cleared out to make room fer BXJ^dllsdlER GrOODS. "Wholesale buyers liberally dealt with. TraraTTiix-,i 1— «b»ag—■——wmm^aaMa—NBsa—— THE SOUTHERN RUBBER CO., 80, High Street, Pontypridd. A SPLENDID SHOW OF Confectionery, Chocolate, Biscuits, AND FANCY GOODS, J. COOMBES., Market steet, Pontypridd. TRY OUR CAKE, IT IS THE BEST AMO CHEAPEST. Great SALE of Ironmongery Goods. A Rare and Seasonable Opportunity for the Public. [n consequence of the removal of tke large Stook of Ironmongery Goods from the Old Warehouse (in view of preparing for the erection of the proposed Arcade between Market Street and Si Catherine-Street), M. EVANS AND SON, iiR/Oisi ^nonsro-Ei^s, 88, Taff Street, and Evans' Court, Pontypridd, Beg to announce that they now offer, at a great sacrifice, a large assortment of General and Furnishing Ironmongery, Colliery Requisites, Household Goods, &c., Aa, Including Patent Packings, Steam and Chalk Gita Metal Fittings; Bedsteads and Beddings, Patent Open and Cloee Fire Ranges, Register Grates, Gas Chandeliers; Oil ind Colours, Fender and Fender Irons, Coal Taaefl, Trays, Filters, Toilot Ware, Cutlery, 'I, Baths, Eleotro-plate, Lamps, Stoves, Guns, Pistels, Revolvers, and Spirting requisites. M. E. & SON are Agents for patent Washing and Mangling Maohises, and I Igrieultural Implements of all kinds. The abeve Clearance Sale ef stook aiforda a* exoellent opportunity te the public ef obtaining Good CHRISTMAS AND IfBW 'rIAB'S BARGAINS- Experienced Workmen kept in the Gasfitting, Eleotrio^Bell Fittings Bellkang^ing, knd Smith and Tinplate Work in all their branches. Tke Ironmongery Goods desoribed above mmst be CLEARED AT AN ASTONISHING SACRIFICE Inspeetion is Respectfully Solicited, is prompt Cltaranct is Heeled Note tbe Address— M. EVANS AND SON, 88J Taff Street, Pontypridd.

_——— IHE 811vlViiVi XU i.. ■». The l e are still signs of troubl • wii it :e tans. The Vicei-oy has t)ecii the Rajah to come and discuss matters vitit 11:11 lw-.r- sonally. Colonel Graham ha.s arrived at I'adong, and taken over charge of the expeditionary force. "Tha 13th Native Infantry left Allahabad on Tuesday for the front. The fort erectod at Lingtu, right across oti i trade route, and garrisoned by Thibetan soldiers, is said to consist of a stone wall 12ft. high and 4ft. thick, with bastions at either end. The trade road runs through the gateway in the fort wall. Still, there is some hope that hostilities may be averted, the Chinese Government having recalled its Resident from Lhassa, as a mark of Imperial displeasure at his failure to withdraw the Thibetan troops from Lingcu.

MILAN has just lost a celebrity. Caroline Ghezrf has been for 85 years-indeed, during her whole life- time—a patient of a refuge. Only reckoning the money expended at 9id. a day, she cost the commune £1041. Her singular ignorance made her a favourite. she knew of nothing but what had passed between ie four walls of the institution. Of the great wars aged for the independenee of her country she arcely heard a whisper, and did not know the dif- rence between the strongly-contrasted uniforms ot t je Austrian and the Italian soldiery. THE clear crack of a revolver shot was heard in the cemetery at Greenwood (U.S.). There were three little graves in the dell in which for several yeari had been resting the bodies of the three children ol William F. Bracken, of 15, Madison-street. On rushing to the spot, an officer found Mr. Bracken lying on one of the graves. A revolver-shot had penetrated hit head. • THE STORY OF A STATPB. On one of the many bribes in Ghent stand two large brazen images of a fatner and sen, who obtained this distinguished mark of the admiration of their fellow-citizens by the following incidents: Both the father and the son were, for some offence against the State, condemned to die. Some favourable circum- stance appearing on the side of the son, be was granted a remission of his sentence, under certain provisions; in short, he was offered a pardon on a most cruel and barbarous condition, namely, that he would become the executioner of his father He at first resolutely refused to preserve his life by means so fatal and detestable. This is not to be wondered at; for it is to be hoped, for the honour of our nature, that there are but very few sons who would not have spurned with abhorrence life sustained on a condition so horrid and unnatural. The son, though, long inflexible, was at length over- come by the tears and entreaties of afond father, who represented to him that, at all events, his (the father's) life was forfeited, and that it would be the greatest possible consolation for him in his last moments to think that in his death he was an instrument of his son's preservation. The youth consented to adopt the horrible means of recovering his life and liberty; he lifted the axe—but as it was about to fall, his arm sunk nerveless, and the axe dropped from his hand! Had he as many lives as hairs, lie. could have yielded them all, one after another, rather than again conceive, mueh less perpetrate, such an act. Life, liberty, everything vanished before the dearer interests of filial affection he fell upon his father's neck, and embracing him, triumphantly exclaimed: My father! my father we die together and then called for another executioner to fulfill the sentence of the law. Hard must their hearts indeed be-rbereft of every Bentiment of good- ness, every sensation of humanity-who could stand insensible spectators of such a scene. A sudden peal of involuntary applause, mixed with groans and sighs, rent the air. The execution was suspended; and, on a simp e report of the transaction to th" authorities, both were pardoned. High rewards ;11. honours wt re conferred on the son; and l'in-tlly t h "e two admirable h;azeu images were rahcti to i.o.u- memorate a transaction so honourable, to human nature, and transmit it to the instruction and emula- tion of post< ri? The statue represents the son in th«veryactoti<tungfallthoaxe. UHCLB WILLIAM.

AT the Glamorgan Assizes held at Cardiff, David Davies, seaman, residing at Swansea, was found guilty of the wilful murder of his wife at that town on the 7th of Feb. He took a razor when he went to bed, and while she was sleeping he cut her throat. She died in about 15 minutes. He gave himself up tA the police, and told them he had cut his wife's throat His whole demeanour was that of a person of un- sound mind. His brother is in a lunatic asylum. and his sister is imbecile. The jury found him insane, and he was ordered to be detained during het Majesty's pleasure. MR. JOHN DUNLOP, a solicitor, of Greenock, com- mitted suicide, the other morning, at the Mineral Baths, at Bath. He was shown into a private bath at half-past ten, and 20 minutes later an attendant found the door locked. Mr. Dunlop called out All r!ght;" bnt later on the attendant became suspicious, and broke the door open, when the gentleman was found with his throat cut, the head being almost severed from the body. A razor was found in the bath. Mr. Dunlop, who leavee a wife and four chil- dren, k said to have been pecuniarily in comfortable fftwuiwlanone.

I Rhon,ida ?olic3lntelligsnc3. M nday.—Bafore the Stipendiary, Mr. T. P. Jenkins t nd Mr D. W. Davies. PBXYGRAIO INEBRIATES.—Idris Bowen, J oha Atkiaa and Daniel Matthews wera ch trzel with ¡ni'i.{ icirik -P.C. Weeks said defendants wera draak, aal had been fighting -IdriR Bowen was fiaol M itV-nw who gave a wroag name, 15s aud Atkins, who did in appear, was fined 10s. A TREHHBBERT MAS WHO DID NOT GO HOME.—Evan Bowman was charged by P.C. Davies with bainsc drunk in Baglan Street, Treherbert, and refusing to go home, He had to be locked np forJhis stubborn- ness, and now the Magistrates fined him 5s. A KINO IN A CROWD AT LLWYNPIA.—Joseph King was charged with being drunk on 25th of Febrnary with a great crowd round him, opposite the Thistle Hotel and was fined 28s, or fourteen daya. A TUÐoB IN COURT.—John Tndor, of Mardy; was charged with being drunk on the 16th inst.—He was fined 10s. DRUNK AT TON.—Thomas Ford was fined 5A for being drunk on the 18th inst. Joseph Thomas, of no fix6d v abode, was fined 59 for a similar offenee. ALLEGED THBFT AT PBNTRB.—Mary Williams, of Dinas, was charged with stealing asnit of clothes.- Thomas Evans, outfitter, Baglan Place, said last Monday, between 4 o'clock and half-past prisoner and another woman came to his shop. Defendant bought a boy's trousers and cap. The other woman bought a boy's collar. These things were paid for. Directly they left he missed a man's black suit of clothes. The suit produced was that which hellost.-Remanded for a week. ASSAULT AT DrNAs.—Jenkin Jones was charged with assaolting David Edwards.—David Edwards, labourer,said a week last Saturday night he was coming with a friend from Penygraig. Defendant's brother began bothering him and pushed him. Told him to leave him aione. Defendant then struck him, and gave him two other blows. He had not worked since. His nose bled, and he had lost a pint and a half of blood. His eye was greatly injured.—Win. Davies said he was with complainant on the day in question. On defendant striking, he asked what it was for, and defendant told him he should have the same if he did not shut up.-Defendant called Reea Lewis, who made a rambling statement (having evi- dently been courting John Barleycorn), and at last testified that defendant gave complainant one sl..p.- Fined 40s, or a month's imprisonment.

SrRAHGE HALLUCINATION AT PONTYPRDB. A SAD CASH. On Sunday last some consternation was caused in Y nysgyfeilon Street, Pontypridd, owing to the strange behaviour of a Mrs Pcgkr, wife cf Mr George Pegler, an emyloye on the Taff Yale Railway. It seetns the husbrnd hod been for some time nnwell, and his wife told some friends in the locality she expected him to die, that in case he did not pass away doting the night she was de- termined to do something very serious with & view to Buist in sending him out of the world. Mr Little, medioal assistant at the Albion Colliery, called and instructed Mrs Pegler to apply a little turpentine to the small of her hasband's beck. The poor man found that the bed under his back tad been saturated with turps, with the result that bis back became maoh inflamed. On some one calling to see the aick man Mrs Pegler whis. pered the tidings that he would soon die; that she was determined be should have a good last dinner. She alllo stated that she had prepared a nicely ironed white shirt to put on the corpse. The end of the story was that a medical man was called in to see Mrs Pegler herself, and he soon pronoQnoed her to be insane; and Mr Iestyn Williams, re- lieving ofltoer, was direeted to take her to the Bridgend Lunatic Asylum, which he did on )(011- day last. Afterwards the husband, who is well to do, found upwards of 100 pawn tickets in his house. The relieving officer asked Mrs Pegler how was she in health ? My bead is very bad," she replied. "One day I was sewing. It came on to thnnder and lightning, and a flash darted OIf the needle into one of my eyes, and there the flash has remained ever since."

THE CHARGE AGAINST EX-SERGEANT TAfPLIfl AND HIS SON. VERDICT OF "NOT GUILTY" At the Glamorganshire Assizes, held t Card .on Monday, Edward Tamplui, senior, and Edward Tamplin, jun., were.chargad with having feloni* ouBly stolen thirteen sheep, the prvp ;rt.v of Tbollla. Williams, at Llantrisant, on >he Hir, of October, 1887; also Bdward Tamplin, sen., wis further charged with feloniously receiving < f Rdwnrd Tamplin, jun., the property of the s .i Thomas Williams, wbieh had lately bifore b^en stoler.— Mr Arthur Lewis and Mr Glasoodi' e (instructed by Mr Lintcn) wero fi r the pro-ivcutio/j, and Mr Abel Thomas and Mr D. Lewis (instructed by Mesara Morgan & Rhys) defended. A great deal of evidence was given, and the Judge, in his sum- ming up, remarked that this was vrry rerrarkable case, and the prosecution bad piit t foi ward in snoh .anintric"tewnythatit was a difficult thing for the jury to discharge their duty. The proaeoctOf Williams had a nuri ber < f sht,ep at Cefn Park on taok, and 25 of them became mia ina:. What the prosecuticn had to prove Mas (hat the missing sheep were those said to Via*e been st. len by the one prisoner and received by th, oti er. far an he could see the whole encrt. f I he. pr s»< ntion had been to prove, not that the pr^oners committed the crime alleged, but that their ex; la at ion as to how they became possessed < f them w,is not true. That was not the way to prove a cssi* f that kind. The foundation of the wholw th:r.cT "n"l whether the 25 sheep missed cn the night in question were stolen by one prisoner and received by the other. At 25 minutes to eight the jury r'tufd, and in seven minutes returned a veidi. t of not guilty acainst both acoueed.-The Judge said, if it was any satisfaction to them, be might pay he entirely agreed with the verdict, and the vnsoters should not suffer in consequence of the proceedings.—The esse lasted from 10.30 until eight o'clock at night