MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 567, 28 February 1873, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

A fearful tragedy hm jmt been enac’e in the provinces, far surpassing in lion the liui'ourg drama A gentleman of f. tune discovered an improper in<im. < ■ timacy betwee .1 his wife an I her eous He lucked the cousin out of the house, p o cure 1 a p icke; of arsenic, an I con Inn his-wife to poiiou him with small dai do:es she refused, implored, &c. D ‘old i ertha’ she had dighunoied him, an . in the event of her refusal, swo eto nil. her and hi r four children. She reluctantly consented, at d every day at dessert, hef i e his servants and chihhen, he held out his gsass to Iris avife : 'Ma chere, you have to; gotten to give me my e'ose of bumutb. After ten days’ agony he died and hit faiih'ess wife, after revealing the truth to the Pn cm eur, committed suicide by throw iug herself into the Isere. A sto y of mis'aken identity by a dipsomaniac is amusingly told by the Honart Town paper : —“ A woman had attempted auieioe i.y cutting her neck with a razor. She labored under delirium tremens at the . time, and that she mig t.bave nroper atten ance when in such a condition, she was removed to the hospital. Just as she had passed through tue first fitful sleep on her way to recoi ery, there happened to be a tall, woolley-beaded, convalescent negro, who with long, black, sinew y, shining a; ms, Si.retehing this way and that, as the white of his eyes rolled to his work, polished the windows of the sick ward. As he gr.uncd and ‘ snowed his ivory,’ at a pane upon which the stains were rather stubborn, Mary, for so we will call her, happened to wake up with, at first, a vacant brow -k .itted kind ot s.are, and then, all of a stiuden, she si rang ttom under the bedclothes, fust with a shriek, and their yelling in the grea.est tenor, ‘Murder ! Oh my gracious heavens! Nurse) Help, hep! I’m "ot dead yet, and he’s come al.eady ?’ It was only a case of mistaken identity, as our leaders may guess, hut we haid'y thi. k that Mary will ever tiy the lazor’s edge again.” Tue English Postmister-Gensral’s report fur IST 1, shows that, during the year, 1)15,000,nOO letters and 75,0i)0,000 cards were po-led and ihe telegraphic messages, i exclusive of 700, 01) newspaper telegiams. numbered nearly 12,000,000. The Savings Bank deposits exc. eded 17,000,0001., the deposi brs numbering 1,3 OJJOU. The gross revenue of the depar.mcnt was nearly 5, ou,ooo/.,and flies rplusncarly 1,35-,ooof. The Governor of New South Wales, Sir Heieules Robinson, made some observations in reference to the turf lately which prove him to he professedly a lover of legit mate spurt. His Lxeeilei cy says : —“ As regards horse racing, I have a 1 my life noun an j ardent admi.er of tbe sjo. c, which, wUen pi O; erly carried out, is productive of benelieial results. It oilers opportunities tor j loasunt social gatheiing ; it affords recreation ami amusement, to a large number o. persons of ail classes ; and it is especially calculated lo improve the breed of a valuable deseiipliou of stock, fur which this oiimace is peculiarly adapted.” Sir Hercules goes on to say that ho is aware that racing does sometimes lead to abuses, Winch ev.-ry true lover of sport must depone, and that, in consequence, many estiuubie people do not countenance this kind o. amusement; but he holns that the : true policy of persons of position and inliuerice is nut lo turn their backs on the racecourse, but to give it the benefit of their presence and support—to try to elevate u I.y making the course a place to which they can bring their wives and daughters, and thus, I.y associating with legi.innate sport, prevent a line old Bri ish iustitut on from nog, nerating into a mere instrument of speculation and gambling. There is a law firm in this city of Goodman and Trueman. Certainly clients who tall into the hands of a good man and a true man ought to fare well. At one time, in a single store in New York, there were two men named .'Spring, two named Rivers, and two named Waters—quite a moist ooncein one w mid suppose. Many years ago there was a firm of auctioneers here—well-known as politicians too—of Slam, Bang, and Co. ; and in political affairs, at leas‘, the name seemed quite appropriate, for it was a very noisy firm. An old Boston firm lived and llon-ishe I under the pio is title of Neal and P ay.— New York Ledger Holloway’s Pills and Ointment.—During the piercing winds and excessive variations of temperature everv one is more or less liable to internal and external disease. Throat, chest, liver, bowels kidneys, an 1 skin, all suffer in some decree but maybe relieved by rubbing on this Ointment, aided by proper doses of the Pdls. Science and art.— A viking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may acquire by the (neat, power of skilled mechanical labor is the balance spring of a watch. From its extreme fineness and delicacy four thousand weigh not more than one ounce, and exceed in value £I,OOO. A most interesting littl. work, escribing the rise and progress of watchmaking, has been published by j. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-street, and tbe City Steam Factory, 58 and 60. Ludgate. hill, London. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices. Mr.ißenson, who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales, has al-o published a pamphlet on Artistic Gold Jewellery, illustrated with beautiful designs of Bracelets, Broaches, Ear-rings, Lockets, &0., suitable for wedding,birthday and other presents. The phamplcts aie sent post free for two stamps each, and they cannot be too strongly recommended to those c ntepiplating a pm chase, especially to rorideftts in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to select any article they may require, and'have it forwarded with perfect safe.y, . . ~ . .... t

A i.u.- ou o ib.i paper iveool- line >eetnpt i cn ■ week of oUlt anonymous conti ibu--01,3 of I,COOL each, to tbe London lari ies, m iking forty two donatio s of a ail ir amount received during the present ■ir Besi les one of 1 'O,OOO/. I’ray, air, of what profession are yon?" ked an emin nt Q.C. recently on circuit a wit ess who had come prepar'd to >ve a fact, and who was deeme 1 not very ■potable. “ Sir, lam a shoemaker and ne merchant.” “ A wha‘, sir?” said th wile 1 connsel. “ A wine merchant and emaker." “Then,” said the counsel [ may describe yi u ns a sherry cobbler.” A sail case offraul in connexion with the erieal profession lias lately bn n before tin Vorcester Police ourt. A young man ia ing several reverend Aliases had—by forced testimoni .Is, purporting to have een given to him by ihe Bishop of Melimum'—obtained an appointment to th curacy of St. Martin’s Churchin Worcustei By similar fraudulent recomm ndat'on jewellery and a Gold watch had also been secured. Tie name of “Melboun e” had been inserted in the ordination d-rtifica* over an erasure, and the discovery was made that the cb ideal impostor had formerly beer an associate of Father Ignatius in th Norn ich monastery. He was commit-tv for trial on the charge of forgery and fraud.