Christian Klentz, aged seventeen, murdered Almira Street, also seventeen, the daughter of his employer, residing near Claremont Mills, confessing his crime, was taken to a neighbouring tree and hauled up ; but being cut down asked for a gun to shoot himself. It was suggested that he might as well hang himself, when he immediately climbed the tree, placed the rope around bis neck, bade the company good bye, and dropped. The House of Commons has been chiefly occupied with discussions on the Merchant Shipping Bill— which has now passed through committee —on Taxation, on Irish questions, and on education. On Tuesday, May 30tb, Mr Trevelyan brought forward a motion for equalising the borough and county franchise, which was rejected by a majority of 99,
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Globe, Volume VI, Issue 654, 24 July 1876, Page 4
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124Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Globe, Volume VI, Issue 654, 24 July 1876, Page 4
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