The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

EPITOME OF NEWS. THB Queen will hold two Drawing-Rooms In May. THHRB are 45 female laii-vei-s in the United Kates. LORD LAKSDOWKTE'S departure from Canada is now fixed for the middle of Juno. ACCRINGTOV Liberals have raised £ 4000 by a bazaar in aid of the local Liberal Club. THE total amount of tomatoes canned ia America last year was 2,817,048 cases of two dozen cans to the case. Two colliers, father and son, were killed the other day by a fall of coal from the roof of the Ferndale Colliery, South Wales. IT is thought that Preside it Carnot's father will recover from his attack of pneumonia, his 87 years aotwithstanding. MR. ANDREW LANG has &en appointed by the Senators of St. Andrew's University, Gifford Lecturer Oft Natural Theology. MR, DIUBY has resigned the secretaryship of the Liberal League. Mr. 11 Talbot and Mr. Sidd",n have been appointed joint honorary secretaries. A COLORADO judge has decided that a man is in duty bound to tell his wife where he spends his even- ings when he is away from home. GPSTAV WINKLER, a young German, of Missouri, made frenzied by domestic troubles, shot and killed his wife, and then committed suicide. WILLIAM JEFFRAY, an Edinburgh silversmith, flung himself over the Dean-bridge in that city, he being dead when picked up. A LABOURER was digging up an eld drain at Kirkcudbright when he came upon the skeleton of apparently a full grown man about three feet below the surface. The skeleton was in a sitting posture. A DBPUTY sheriff named Coz was attacked at El Cerero ranch, Texas, a few days ago, by five bandits. Be billed four of them, and badly woipided the other. PHAKKLIN STuMP, serving an eleven-year term for passing counterfeit money, assaulted a guard in the Ohio Penitentiary, at Columbus, and was shot dead. MR. STANDISH O'GRADY was formerly agent to the Countess of Kingston. The Lord-Lieutenant has now elevated him to the position oi Clerk of the Crown and Peace! TBB Secretary of the Bulgarian Finance Depart- annt has gone to Vienna with a view to negotiating with a French banking company for a loan of 50 ariBion trance. h it be true that the Emperor William has be- queathed most of his large fortune-estimated at tOO million marks—to the Grand Duchess of Baden, it will ultimately be inherited by the Crown Princess of Sweden. It is said that both Sir William Harcourt and 3b. Jofaa Merley will advocate the payment of members. IT is expected that the new metropolitan magis- trate, Mr. Bros, will preside over the court to be shortly created at Dais ton. Aw old man, who went two dollars to a New Yerk advertiser for a reliable method of reducing gas Wills, was tnkJ to burn oil. Tin proportional repreeentatkmtsta are on the qui sffta They wUt try to introduce the principle into the Local Gerarnment Bill. Pjutath MOUJSAX, who murdered two corporate ia the 8eotch FusiHera at Rangoon some months ago, wae hanged there the other day. Tun report ef the Caledonian Railway Company staitee fait the balance available for dividend for the i fteB-ye» ending January amounts to £ 4$4,543, and raw payment of dividends en the Preferenee Stocks, amounting to £ 256,036, there remains Z226,507, from vfcfeh OM directors reeommend a dividend on Ordinary ffteek at the rate ef fear per cent. This atworfee £ 91T,164, leaving a balance of JM346 te the feecKt of the next half-year. The earnings per train arilfe ef the passenger traffic were 41-32d., compared with 41-&94. for the corresponding period last year and the merchandise and mmeral traffic receipts per aaite 68 904^ compared with 64*774. The cost at cm and renewal ef the permanent way aad wwfce woa nM,8Tt. and the amount charged lor iftuh and renewal ef the rolling steek was El 50,1 K. The expenditure on capital oeooont for the year, leas anedbBk was £ 841,493. JAXSS KAY, marine Mere dealer, has been committed $tr tnal by the Mnacbcetrr Stipendiary on a charge of stealing fear X20 notes and two 25 notes, belong- hqt to John Taylor, commission agent. The notes I Wtee taken from the coat pocket of the prosecutor ■no night in a public street, and the prisoner was smbseqnently found changing them at Rochdale. A wry large quantity of stolen jewellery was ISUble- quSfittr frmiid at his house. AT Nantwich Ellen Manning, a fashionably-dressed vomaa, who keeps a farm in the neighbourhood, has feeen charged with several thefts. A iioy named Cope, MBpieycd by prisoner, said that on several occasions secentljr, the prisoner bad sent hira to rob neightwmr- fcg Autners of eattte fodder. She sent him to P;<rfe- teid, the residence of Mr. Hornby, and he took four battwra of eat straw. Prisoner was committed for feal Pan Kwanns, a contortionist, has h-n rom- 8ÙttiÑ to gaol for six months' hard labour k the Manchester Stipendiary for brutally il'-treating a ttth bey. The child had been committed to his am to be trsmwd. It was stated be had beaten it sontfaiuaUy, because k eould not foree its hubs into certain forme. The poor little fellow's body was one tMM of black bmieM, especially in the region of the i TUB Cork City Grand Jury found no BTL FIn the ease of Mrs. Jane Croome, an elderly lady, residing at Coachford, near Cork. who was returned for trial on a charge of the manslaughter of her husband by neglect 88d starvation. The can attracted considerable in- terest, owing to the fact that Mrs. Oroome is first snnsiu te the late Dr. Cross; who was reoently hanged lev the murder of his wife by poison. Dtmnro a (Off tho other day the full-rigged ship Andromeda, of and from Geestomunde for New York, in ballast, was wrecked upon the Cross Sand, off Greet Yarmouth. The crew of 26 hands were brought in by smacks, and taken to the Sailors' Home. The Andromeda in about 2000 tone register, and con- structed with tanks for the conveyance 01 petroleum In bulk from America AT Edinburgh, Robert Kerr, baak elerk, formerly snptoyed by the British Linen Banking Company, at OeMstr^am, has been charged with stealing 21100 in banknotes. He hidthe notes in his father's haystack, art next day confessed. It was alleged that he was weak in his mind, and ahroest limpariMa The seat Mm to flast ft» I# mssrtka I

RHONDDA JOTTINGS. (BY BAMBLER.) The election excitement is at a high pitch just now. On Friday an influential meeting was held in favour of Mr Edwin W. Lewis' candidature, at the Perfcre Hotel. The large room was over- crowded with inflnestial workmen and tradesmen. Air Lewis' address to his electors waa read by the chairman (the Rev. T. H. Williams, home Mission- ary), and received amidst grout cheering. The vnrkus committees submitted tbeii reports, and all were considered satisfacto-y. Mr Lewis has in- variably opened his heart to meet the wants of the poor. and he has many times assisted families t when in nted of the necessaries of life. His kind actions are highly spoken of by all who have ex- perienced them. The same gentleman has at all times given his help in a pecuniary way towards fostering every good oause oinnected with the various chapels. Mr Lewis does not sonnno him- pelf to one denomination, but he supports all that fire in need of his assistance. V Another matter having a wide scope is wha$I have allnded to in a previous letter, namely, bis experience as a surveyor. Should the sewerage sobetre receive approbation, it will cost some- where about £200,000. Surely on such a vital question, a gentleman of his experience and know- c ledge could tender valuable aid, All voters should study this item as one of great importance. If Mr Lewis success in securing the seat, we are of opinion he will exercise bis jndrmenti with care and effect. Hence we should confer upon him the honour of electing him !o the N,). 2 ward of Ystradyfodwg parish as our representative. We feel sanguine of success, and with the same con- fidence we are sure we shall never have calise to repent our choice. Palm Sunday is a day which ia looked forward to in the present age with marked interest* During the week many thousands have visited the various buri-I places. The graves of the loved ones who departed this life bad been adorned with eostly wreathe as a tribute of respect to their memory. On previous years the wreaths proved inviting, but this year it tnrsed cut otherwise. During Saturday night soow fell heavily, thus the anticipations of many were marred- I do not wish to interfere with the feelings of bereaved relatives, but I am aDxicus to express my personal opinion on this matter. I shoald like another day allotted for such purpose. It in true that the day is christened Palm Sunday, in the vernacular*. ,e Dydd Sul y blodan," but notwithstanding this we are not to. understand that « this day we fiad flowers in fall bloom. The Sabbath bas been or- dained as a holy day. benoe, Vefere we can fulftl the commandment, we must abstain from anything- that tends to mar this object. The attendance at oar obapels on Palm Sunday is meagre, and the reason is obvious. This year it was less felt, as the weat ber was very unprrpitious. I quite agree with commemorating the memory of the dead, bat I would rather not do so on the IAerWeT day. We are asked to worship Him, and Hint a\oa.. ea this particular day. V Trade as been brisk in this valley for .rou.. Montbs, and in eonaeqaeoo* asaay a home has been a pleasant one. Respectable people can obtain: employment, and their services are regularlr re- gularly required. I hear that the Messrs Otty Brothers, Cardiff, will ere toeg work the Ne. 2 Seam at Gelli. Operations hav been commenced and several hands have been engaged to carry out the work. No lees than forty coke ovens are about being started. This will afford employment to am additional number of haads. The newa jfcae been received in the neighboarhood of Tstsadl Shcndda. Since the level has been stopped, several families have left the district, many of wbem spent a large portion cf their career in the reighbonrbood. The other o,,Ilio-r,es in the district are working regularly, and Kile affords qpneral satisfaction. %• The Fnnday Closing Act Is tee eften violated 1st this valley. Persons of rsepeetoble appearanee are summoned for infringing tbe law. To say the least is if disgracefal fcir people to prao ioe sueh a. low habit aa to go from heme on Sunday with the sole object of obtaining driak. The-vigilant eye of tbe policeman ia net essiit rtnoeived. It is a great rin to frequent public I < 011 Snnday, nod particularly so for nothing m -si to s-'titfy a morbid oraving for drink. I hrl e < wit see tit. force of tbe old adage tha- «in and wrrow constant companions." AI.

VOUNDIMG WITH A POKES AT POITt- PRIfik A VIOLENT WIPE O" DPENMAEN. THB BEST WOMAN AT EVKR LIVED. At Yatrad police oouf s. M day (before the Stipendiary, J. Davies. P. Jenkins), Elisa- beth Evans, Ooadpe;>" « charged With striking her hasband wi < ,>nk-- en th* forehead, thereby wounding the h 111 n it was stated worked at Caerphilly »n ( » < > t'omypridd ea Saturday afternoon, go i s ublio house. The wife also went in, and P. k for money, but eonld not get any. He ■ f. went to the Horse and Groom, and 8ub.q -ti-, to the Clsreaee Hotel; where the wife • > tn treat a man to three pinte of beer. -1 uave ber a glass off •Whisky. After a time t usband gnveherftae ^hillings, and she left. A< eleven o'clock the km- band same nosSe drani, wad began to drive the ahildtaa out ot the honee. The Wife then straek hiss^wltb a yoke*. The haeband aew wished to wiHd'iaw the charge, saying «^As w#s was the bset waaas tl-at ever lived," bu* the am* vw up- aaslel aatfl Wedaeeday wftx