The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

The Brothers Gatti supply 85,000 Ices to the theatres in a year. The Servian Cabinet has tendered its resignation, which has been accepted by the King, A St. Petersburg correspondent telegraphs that) Prince Dolgorouki will leave for Teheran in the course of a few days. Dr. Recnpite-un authority-states that in Italy more tlian 300,000 chihlren die in infancy every year. A hundred years old, hale and sensible." This is the report concerning Mrs. Beveridge, of Milnulhorh. The funeral of Mr. Partington, the well-known advertising Agent, who died suddenly, took place the other day. The Baptists of Northwich have actually songhb and obliiineJ permission to use t.iic public baths in the town for the purpose of immersion. The Baptist. Union of Scotland consists of 88 churches. The total membership is 11,540. The Sunday schools number 76, and the scholars 10,021. The Dublin police the other morning discovered a counterfeit coin manufactory in that city, and arrested William M Gee, a returned convict, who was found on the premises. Admiral the Hon. Thomas Alexander Pakenham, J.P. of Franklyans, Haywood's Heath, died sud- denly at a meeting of the School Board, in Wivelsfield School room, the other morning. The Adjaini, from Rowayah, has captured two fully laden smnggling vessels, together with their crews aud six Jcddah merchants who were on I board. A telegram from Calcutta says: A large party of the Chiltagong hill tribes are reported to be on the war path with the intention of making a raid on British territory. The Liverpool shipowners have conceded the advance demanded by the sailors, and the strike, lasting a fortnight, has resulted in an advance being conceded of 30 per cent. In receiving a deputation of Panama Canal share and bondholders, General Boulangcr assured the deputation of his support, and subscribed for some of the new bonds. Among those who have had the Cross of the Legion of Honour conferred upon them on the eccasion of the New Year is 1.1. Chauffourier, President of the French Benevolent Society in London. The Irish Lights Commissioners have just com- pleted a lighthouse on Bull Rock, at the entrance to Bantry Bay, at a cost of £ 50,000." The previous lighthouse, on Calf Island, was washed away six years ago. Rosetta Shewry, wife of a labourer, residing ab 21, Ruston Street, in the parish of St. Mark's, Victoria Park, ha3 given birth to three daughters. The Queen has sent the usual donation of £$. Another outrage has taken place in Madrid by the explosion of a bomb in a street of the city, whereby some damage was done to windows, and considerable alarm caused. Whilst playing in a football match at Reading, a player named Allen, a member of the Reading Albion Club, was charged to the ground, and sus- tained a partial dislocation of the shoulder. Judge Reitz has been elected President of the Orange Free State by a majority of 3,584 votes over the Rev. Mr. Vanderlingen, the opposing candidate. At a conference of Scotch miners' delegates in Glasgow, it was agreed that all Scotch miners < should make a demand for Cd. a day inciease, and I if it be not conceded that joint action be taken to compel it. The king of the Netherlands is in a critical con- dition. An oinciatnotincation has been given tluit the chronic disease from which his Majesty sutiers has become worse during the last few weeks. In pursuance of the proceedings in bankruptcy against Madame Pelouze. the sister of M. Daniel Wilson, the famous chateau of Chenonceaux was put up for auction, and bought by the Credit Foncier for 200,000 francs. It appears that the Imperal Tribunal declined to proceed with the charge against Professor Gelicken because it could nob be found that the Professor was conscious of the treasonable charac- ter of the publication of the late Emperor's diary. Mr. Albert Gray is an ambitious New York elec- trician. lie avers that if the 1 imes—the London l'illtes-wollhl give him the contract, he would undertake to run their presses by electrical power from New York. From DiiiitAig a somewhat serious brawl between Russian and German sailors is reported, ill which, as the result of a tavern dispute, the master of a Russian trading vessel (who was arrested) shot a German dead. It is stated that, for the first time since the exiitence of Greece, a Vienna bank has granted a loan to the Greek Government, Lho Union Bank having concluded a loan foe 20,000,000 drachmae with the Tricoupis Cabineb. "Let me look at the directory," asked a man entering an office of the Edinburgh Street Tram- way Company. They passed him the book; he did not take it. When the clerk went to him as he eat in the chair he saw he was dead. The body of a respectably-dressed man has been found in the sea at Brighton.- In the deceased's pockets papers were found bearing the name of Mr. Tigg, secretary of the Reform Club Debating Society of Greenwich. A method of curing drunkenness, which has frt. quently been successful, is to put a small dose of some emetic in everything the inebriate drinks till the frequent sickness causes him to feel dislike and terror at the yery sight of intoxicants. The beautiful Madame Christich, who remains ab Belgrade whilst her husband does diplomatic duty at Berlin, has so far skipped into the ex- Queen Natalie's place that she is now the mosli Influential feminine champion of the King's party. A Cairo telegram states thab the aecount fur- nished by the ex-pay-sergeant from Darfour of the defeat of the dervishes by Emin Pasha is not inconsistent with the assertions of Osinan Digna as to the capture of Emin. An agent ab Cochin telegraphs that Messrs. AspinwaH s. Brunton's, Volkart's, and Grieves' cocoaiiut oil yards there have been totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated ab £ 200,000, which is coverel by insurance. A Greenock telegram states that the owners of the steamer Gulf of Guayaquil, the boats of which have been found on the Welsh coast, have not re- ceived news of her arrival ab St. Vincent, where she is now due, bub they do not yeb give up hope. Richard Evans, charged on remand with the wilful murder of Richard Roberts ab Merthyr Vale on the night of Dec. 26, under circumstances already given, has been committed for trial at Merthyr Tydvil. After a search throughout the week for Mr. H. Watkins (Watkins and Son, brewers, Hereford), his body was discovered in the river Lugg, at Tidnor weir, close to where his hat and gloves and the cover of a cheque-book were found a few days before. At Wolverhampton as a man named Michael Flynn, otherwise known as Bunny," was lying in an intoxicated condition before the fire in his father's house his clothes became ignited, and he was badly burnb about the arms and body. He was taken to the hospital and detained. The Cunard steamer Servia, which has arrived at Queenstown from New York, brings intelligence of the loss of the barque Alf, with all hands con- sisting of fourteen persons, while on a voyage from Demerara to Philadelphia with a cargo of BUf,he military authorities at Cairo (says the Daily NtlW8 correspondent) have received, through Wady Haifa, fuller news from Khartoum, which they decline to divulge at present. The general belief here is that the Whibe Pacha h Mr. Stanley, and not Einin. A tablet in memory of the late Mr. Joeeph Maas will shortly be placed in Rochester Cathei rat by hit widow, the Dean and Chapter of the Cathe- dral having given the necessary permission. The late tenor waa formerly a chorister in Rochester Cathedral. It is stated that an emphtye at the Royal Small ArlDa Factory at Enfield has received a communi- cation from the Secretary of State for War, cen. suring him for taking part in politics, and for writing a letter on the subject of Lbe manufacture of weapontl for the British Army. As a railway packer named Molcock was going along tile iiiioit) his work at Batbampton, neai Bath, and in get ting out of the way of the Salis- bury'down goods train was knocked down by an *p special goods train. His head was mutilated, an bia ribs ware broken* aud death was inetan- tanootta. <

A COURAGEOUS POLICEMAN. J At the Hammersmith Police Court, Thomas » Murphy, who was described as a costermonger, I was brought, up for final examination on the charge [ of being concerned in attempting to commit a burglary at 5S, St. Charles's Square, inot,till" Hill, I and wiUi shooting Police-constable Whittemore in the left knee joint with a revolver.—The constable, who for the lirst time was able Lo appear, and was still very weak, deposed that on the night of the I burglary ho saw the prisoner and a man nob in custody enter the garden attache'1 to the house 58, St. Charles's Square. The witness followed and ¡ took hold of the man not in custody, and had nearly overpowered him, when the prisoner came up and struck him a violent blow on the back of the head, following tliir up by shooting him in the leg. The witness held on to his man until he became exhausted and fainted, and both men the:i got away, but the prisoner was subsequently arrested.-The accused said he was innocent of the charge, having been in bed at the time the ¡ affair took place.—He was committed for trial. I

A~DISTRESSING CASE. An inquiry held by the coroner for Canterbury (Mr. S. Johnsen) into the circumstances attending the death of a labourer named Stephen Beer re- vealed a melancholy state of tilings. Deceased, who was 62 years of age, had for many years past. resided at NoningLon with his wife. Of late years lie was incapacitated for work owing to acute rheumatism. Parochial relief being refused, the life of the couple has been a hard and penurious one. and a day or two since deceased was found to have cut his throat as he lay in bed. He was re- moved to the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, but the wound was a very severe one, the windpipe having been severed, and he succumbed. Reply-1 ing to the coroner, deceased's wife, who appeared greatly overcome, stated that when she applied for relief some time since she was told to go home and j work for her husband and not t) oubte the guardians again. The coroner commented severely upon the facts elicited, observing that it was the worst case ho had had to inquire into of late. It seemed a sad thing that with the poor-law organisation in the country, deceased, suffering as he did, should have been refused relief during the last part of his life. Had some small allowance been made Beer might not have been led into committing such a lament- able act. Moreover, was it right that his aged wife, who had not always been in her present poor condition of life, should have been treated as she stated she was? Doubtless this and his other troubles preyed upon the poor man's mind. A ver- dictofsuicide whilst of unsound mind was recorded.

SHOCKING OUTRAGES IN THE SOUTH SEAS A GOVERNMENT A«KNT SHOT. Advices just received from Sydney, N.S.W., report two shocking outrages in the South Seas, in one of which the chief officer of a trading vessel met with a terrible death, whilsb in the other the Government Agent (Mr. Cecil) had a narrow escape of being killed. The schooner Forest King, while going from the Norman river, became leaky, and subsequently the crew ran short of fresii water. The crew then launched a boab, which, in charge of the mate, went to the main- land of New Guin&i. As the men were searching for water the natives came down on them. The men made for the boat, but before this was reached two of them—one the mate—were speared. They all reached the Forest King, but; they were still short of fresh water, and notwithstanding this they had to put out to sea again. The chief officer was badly injured, and his sufferings were intensified through the terrible thirst, to which he eventually succumbed, after enduring great agony. After the death of the unfortunate officer, the Forest King was fallen in with by the mission schooner Eileen, which supplied the vessel with fresh water, and thus relieved the sufferings-of the crew. Mr. Cecil, the Government- agent, was on the labour schooner Eliza Mary, which visited Paama Island. Two boats put off from the schooner, and when near the shore were tired on by a band of natives, iltogetlier about five hundred. Shots were fired it, the boats, one of which struck Mr. Cecil on the tip. The bullet lodged in the small of the back. The vessel set out then for the Sandwich Islands, in the liwpe of meeting a British war vessel or getting medical aid but failing to get either, the I' schooner went on to Brisbane. Mr. Cecil had then improved in health, but the bullet had not been sxtracted from his back.

THE MURDER OF A GIRL. At Ilminster, Somerset, Samuel Reyland, labourer, South L'etherton, was charged with the murder of Emma Jane Dayies. nged nine years, at Yeobridge, on January 2nd. The evidence showed that the deceased left home at eighb o'clock on that morning to fetch milk for Major Blake, and was found in tiie afternoon lying dead ill a ditch, with a piece cuf cord tied round her neck, and several cuts on the throat and neck. The prisoner was seen shortly after the murder with wet and muddy boots, and was in a state of perspiration. Other evidence as to his movements was given, and he was committed for trial for murder.

ASSAULTING TWO WOMEN. At the Ramsgate TownHalK Win. FanJey, a mid- dle-aged man, was charged on remand with having committed a brutal assault on two women ab Victory Lodge, St. Lawrence. Mr. Walter Hills, who appeared to prosecute, said the injured women were Sophia Hills and Elizabeth Geering. The former was housekeeper to the prisoner's father and the latter was her mother. They were sitting by the fire one afternoon, when they heard a noise at the back of the house, and Mrs. Geering went to see what was the matter. As she was re- turning she met the prisoner, who exclaimed, Out you go!" an I immediately attacked her with a mallet, inflicting on her serious if nob fatal injuries. The prisoner then proceeded to the sitting-room and attacked Mrs. Hills, with the same instrument Assistance was at once sent for and on the arrival of Police-sergeant Rodman and others of the force the prisoner was given into custody. Mrs. Geering was taken to the Seamen's Infirmary, her nose was broken and she was covered with blood. The prisoner, who had pre- viously admitted the assault, by the advice of his solicitor, pleaded notguilty, and Mr. Minter asked for bail. The Chairman said that if the report from the infirmary, as to the condition of Mre. Geering, was satisfactory, they woutd accept bail, two sureties in £100 encli and Lhe prisoner in £iOO,

CRUEL FRAUD ON A LA DY. At the Guildhall Police Court, George Walton, .s8, described as an auctioneer, of 38, Brooks-road, Newington, was charged on a warrant at the Guildhall Police-court with obtaining money by false pretencea.—Detective aergeant Downesstated that when searched 92 ms. 7d., a metal watch chain, and a masa of correspondence from ladies claiming deposits back and threatening actions were found upon him.—The information of Miss Alice Pope, of 13, Gainsborough Road, Dalston, upon which the warrant was issued, was then read over by Mr. Savllle, the chief cleric. It was to the effect that she had answered all advertisement for a young lady to manage a business, and eventually entered into an agreement with the accused. She was to pay him 925 as premium, as he told her that he could not let her manage the business without it, having been robbed of £ vJ by another young lady. She paid the £ 25, believing that it was a bona fide business. She was to have 10 per cent. of the profits, and 15s. per week. She knew of several persons who had paid the accused .£10, and £:?5 premiums. She had never received the 10 per cenb. or the 15s., neither had she seen thebt1"incss.-11r. Alderman Wilkin remanded him and refused to accept bail.

CLEVER CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR. The Stockport police have caught the sus- pected perpetrator of a series of burglaries in tho neighbourhood of that place. He gave the name of William Hammond. While lodging at varioua inns lie-so it is said—pinsed off as being con- nected with the Prince of Wales's yacht, apending gold lavishly, Uesbing peopte ko Champagne and c'gara, and attending the theatre nightly, there occupying a box. Being seen at the close of the performance one night to enter a cab, a policeman mounted the box, and ordered the driver to take him to the police-station. The man confessed to certain burglaries, and some of the stoleu pro- perly and a revolver were found on him.

Mr. Hansard of Hansard," intends per. manently residing ou the shores of the Mediter- vaueaa

A man who will etop a paper, thinking to raid the editor, must have a moral range of vision equal to the area of the end of a pork barrel. I don't say all I think," remarked Brown, when pressed for his opinion of the represontative of his burgh. "I should think you might," replied FogfT. and not be pressed for time either." "John, what is the hest thing to faed a parrot on?" Rsks an elderly Jaiiy of her bachelor brother, who hated parrots. fct ryehniue," grufliy answered John. Bank cashiers are generally long-lived. One would hardly believe that possible, since they are exposed to drafts the whole time. j When a young man detects the first evidence of hair on his upper lip, he feels elevated, when in reality it is a sort of coming down. » Prisoner, you have been convicted several times before." Yes, your honour but only in the pro" vinces." An art critic describing a collection of bric-a-brac) says, The visitor's eye will be struck on entering the room with a porcelain umbrella." j "How hollow it sounds," said a patient to a doctor pounding his chest. "Oh, that's nothing said the doctor wait till we get to the head." Why do leaves fall to the grouud 1" asks a poet. It is because they can't fall anywhere els6.t They have got to ftll somewhere. A Western paper tells about "a sensational lynching." This was to distinguish it from th<i ordinary quiet and unobtrusive kind. SISTER GRACE'S CONUNDRUM. Helen—"Oh, Mr. Copley, I've such a fanny conund) xm for yon." Staniford Copiey-" What is it my child?" Sister Grace asked this morning at break fasti table why-you were like a street car ?" "What, was the answer? Because I am ed democratic i;i my ways:" j "Oh, no, Mr. Copley, something funnier than that ?" Well, I must give it up." She said 'twas because you never seem to wanu to go." C" A FAILURE. Aurelia, have you lieurd about those Southern girls who formed a club to boycott the young men who came to visit them and never took them to the theatres ? t Aurelia-" Yes I know all about it. We girls have the same kind of a club." How does it work ? Doesn't work at all. and we feel so badly ovetf it." "The young men persist in calling?" "No. They sta^away—the wretches •' LENT AND BORROWED. K To the church once I went, f f f But I grieve,l and I sorrow'd; For the season was Lent, ';<' And the sermon was borrowd. f A HORROR. The following conversation is reported to have occurred between a British tourist and a steamboata pilot: That is the Black Mountain ? "Yes, sir; the highest mountain above Lake George. Any story or legend connected with that moun- tain ? Lots of 'em. Two lovers went up to t!:at moun- tain once and never came back again." "Indeed Why? What became of th mIlt Vf eut down on the other side." STACK OF BLACK CATS. Lawyer: "Were you travelling on the night thia affair took place ? Witness I should say I was, sir." Lawyer What kind of weather was it, was it raining at the time ? Witness It was so dark that I could not see it raining, but I felt it dropping, though." Lawyer How dark was it? Witness: "I had no way of telling Lot it was not light by a jug full." Lawyer Can t you compare it to son ething?" Witness Why, if I was going to con.pare it to anything I should say it was about at aark as a ttat/i of blade cats MARVELLOUS ESCAPE. A Dutchman was relating his marvellous escape from drowning, when thirteen of his companions were lost by the upsetting of a.boat and be alone saved. And how did you escape their fate ?" asked one of his henrers. I tid not go in the pote," was the Dutchman's placid reply. VERBAL TWISTS. When the Irish Union was effected in 1801, the Ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Parnell, was the reigning toast. Being one evening at an evening-party he jocularly said that by the Union he had lost his bread-and-butter, £ Ah, my dear sir," replied a friend, "never mind, for it is amply made up to you in toasts." At this time, too, it was customary to drink to, the Union." An old country farmer, who was not very well informed about politics, sent his assem- bled guests into roars of laughter by his rendering tf the popular toast: n Here's wishing we may all go to the Union, A SENSITIVE COUNTESS. A chimney-sweeper told a distinguished lady that he had superseded the use of climbing-boya upon the humane principle. What do you do," said her ladyship to the humane man instead of using boys ? Vy," said the sweep, "instead of sending a, b'y up the chimney, I goes to the top of the potJ myself, and, having tied a string to the tail of a. goose, I lets him down with the string, and then, my lady, he flaps and he flaps aways his vings. which entirely cleans the sut o' the chimney alto- gether. "Dear me," said the sensitive countess; hub that must be exceedingly painful to the goose Vy," said tho amiable sweep, "so it ia, my lady, without no matter o' doubt; but if your lady- ship is particklar as to a goose a couple of ducks. will do just as well." "PLEASE TO RING THE BELLE." I'll tell you a story that's not in Tom Moore Young love likes to knock at a pretty girl's dooc t So he called upon Lucy—'twas just ten o'clock- Like a spruce single man,with a smartdouble knock* Now, a handmaid, whatever her fingers be at, Will run like a puss when she hears a rat-tat, So Lucy ran up, anl in two seconds moro Had questioned the stranger and answered the door- The meeting was bliss but the par tin ■» was woe; For tbe moment will come when such cot) crsmustgo, ao she kissed him, aud whispered, po, -,r innocent I thing, tring." The next time you come, love, pray come with a ACKNOWLEDGED HIS OBLIGATIONS. Omaha Girl-" Oh, I have such new for you^" Omaha Youth-" L-s your father c msented ? "Yes, and what du you think he ba<« d his faith. In your character on ? "I'm sure I don't know." "Why, be said lie had always noticed that a man who is thorough in one thing is thorough In everything, and he found that you always blacked, your boo £ heels just as carefully as the fronts. Isn't it lucky ? Yes, indeed. I'll raise that bootblack a wagea to-morrow. THE OPPOSITION LINE. A gentleman in a t U<pe coach passing thro)M& the city of Bath, a d observing a handsome odi- fice enquired of the driver what budding it was. The driver replied "It is the Unitarian Church." Unitarian i" said the gentleman and what is- that?" I don't know," -aid Jehu; but I believo it is tho opposition line. -+-

It was an expressive remark of a practical man regardingawoman of the period recently :"Shedoo t know enough, sir..to boil water." If there's any tiling that worries a man who wears patent leather shoos it ia to have a bootblack tcy to ooovinee him that he want* a shine.