GLEANINGS FROM THE PAPERS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 59, 16 November 1878, Page 3

GLEANINGS FROM THE PAPERS.

•1 The coroner's jury at liackey have reit turned a verdict of manslaughter against c Thomas Cieoige King, chemist, for the 1, manslaughter of a child named 1! ingrose ii whose death was caused by poisonous is violet-powder, lie was committed foi d trial. 1-! A Curious Duel Case has just been do,l cided al Nuivaiheig. A law student ,| during his compulsory one \ ear's service .. I in the army, deemed himself insulted by |. lie- treatment he received from a lioutcn,t I suit. I hi concluding his term, a duel was ~ fought, and the lieutenant was killed. „ The questions before the jury were ". whether a duel had 1 11 fought, whether |, it had had a fatal result, and was it tho ~ accused who was guilty of that ie<ult. ~ The jury gave a verdict of" Not UnilM ' ~ on all three charges. Tho (rormaii papers . are pux/.led to account for this repetition v of the decision of a recenl Si. Petersburg case. Some say the reason of the ver- _ diet was pity for a promising young man u whom th ■ ju ■;.' did 11 >t hold r.-sp ~,,.,,... „ h.r acts which custom demands an 1 the I law half sanctions; others thai il was . an instance of Ihe dislike in which IVus- ,. sian otlieers are held; and. laslly. it is 1 I. hj wed tii 1 ■ . 1 ■ •■■-. f -suid 1 ■ '■ c, . froutcil with the dillicuitv tiial if . a '. otficer had been in the students place :,,.■ , case would have 1,-en one in whi-h tho law, al't-.r compelling him lo iignt, punished him according to its n -u.i. Iliauy cases a very certain o. j cure "of chronic in'digesii ■ , tile cultivation ~)' a hai.il : ~ * while out of does, .'.;•:'■ i >.!■■ can always culi a i.-i.' ... goid thai an- no; nauseous, -n-.i ivy, or poisonous, as the .1,1 .■■' :,. . : where there is slight irritati ■:. ; ' stomach. The chewing of leave, cares \ dy.-j..-psia, principally, it is beli-vd. by ■'l: -cas: ■„■ I! w af C ■ s; 'iva.-- j.i : and partiv by th- t mic or shun a in . ' act 111 Ol' the leal Chewed. Tile |., tV cs ; nee: likely t„ he benclicialareth:. f the pi tals of many llowers, the stalks of mountain ilaisi...s, 1;,,. while portion of ' rash, s, tiie bark of many young treeand ihe tender parts of th- stalks ~i take piac before or between meals than im ...dial..;,, liter. From a Marseilles contemporary wc learn that a soldier has j u >t died ia the military hospital under the following singular circumstances, lie had 1 11 suffering i' r some weeks from severe attacks of headache, which totally incapacitated him for his duties, and eventually forced him to enter the hospital. Here tiie next morning he was found dead in iiis bed, and then/ being no assignable cause for his death, a post-mortem was ordered. The result of the medical examination revealed the mystery. In the man's brain was found 11 thick tuft of hair, which science is of opinion had been there since his earliest childhood, and growii'g Vi'th ina growth tisid uvinat [\ occasioned death. The young man's parents, on being questioned, stated that in his infancy he had rived a violent hh.w on the'head from the fall of a chimney ornament, and thai after tho bruise had healed the mother remarked that tinhair on.the injure,l spot had turned inwards, but thinking tho matter of 110 importance, she had paiil no attention to it. I n-iil >,\ (ion a i v- ,ve !-.s ol les ih-u-easi: the young man had never complained of headache or other indisposition; but on the night previou 1 to his admission to the hospital he spoke of a tickling sensation in the crown of his head, aecomThe faculty al Marseilles slate thai In find a case similar to the one which ha ■ been exciting their curiosity, it is necesnan to .go bac- (if:) ,• ars al : epoch a woman died under tile sue,,' n cuinslances. Under the appropriate ij "Turning a Pcnnv," lie Kcho has the following ; ■ ■■ of our local speeulatot ■ ptirci 1 a block of land ahowl a ■ from Chcrtsev for £0 per a a ■ lie got lirst-rale 'lenus. This block eon tallied lis acres, and was about two miles long, and seven chains wade at the widest part. The block was in the shap;) 1 of a triangle. This fortunate speculator, after owning tho land for twenty-four hours, met a friend from a distance who 1 personally visited Ashburton to satisfy himself as to the correctness of tho re- 1 ports of its progress. To this friend was transferred all right, title, and interest 1 in the said blocks of land for a sum re- 1 preventing £8 per acre : Speculator No. I I thm realising in twenty-four hours pro- 1 fit of £2oli. Spoottlutor No. -2 chanced 1 on a customer, to whom he disposed of < the laud til t'lo per acre; No. 2 also , oloaiiug ..' 1 iioout twenty-four hour* 11 from a pi ■■■ ■ o land which, owing to its | shape, ia certainly not of much use For f 1 agricultural purposes, Whether Speou- i later No. 8 has disposed of his bargain 1 al. a still further profit we have not heard, j hut who can say alter this that the Ash-j 11 burton distii .t is not .going ahead . | 1

» The new Gennan Reichstag contains 101 landowners, 2« lawyers, 21 Catholic pri >t>. one I’rutestant minister, 11 pmfess.ns Itn.l tutors, I t journalists, j doctors, 2 brewers, ami 1 banker. “ -b.-' ' ” in t'i- Australasian) writes: : I —The healthy climate of Tasmania conI (luces to longevity. It is never safe to I call anyone old across the Straits, alj though there are a great many who, any- ■ | whore else, might he, considered of ad- ■ | vaneed age. Quite recently a Tas- ' ! manian resident, aged 71, was about con- >! trading a matrimonial alliance with a ' i giddy young thing some ten year his junior. The event was imminent, when a diliicnlty arose, which stoppecl the nuptials. She was a Homan Catholic, and ho was a Protestant, and the hitch was a ' I failure to agree as to the religion in which the children of the marriage should be brought nji. New York Express: Every knows of the hook *' Sanford and Merten,’ but i oit'y a few are !tec|nninti’d with the fob [ lowing anecdote of its author, Tims. Day: lie tii • ight t hat to secure a wife after his own heart ho would bring one np himself. : lie ie-eoroingiy took from acharity selri d tw i orphan si-lei-, with a vi"\v of marry - | lug ill" one w in turned out to be the best, after he had them educated in a way he ■ limiia it i>.■ epee, lint alas ! when the

l ! livliM on*; mat lli‘«•: 1 to hiMUiaul pel Tee. <1 s’ •• : ,*.* w.>»* if v-i 1 the maiden i»f I»is • Clioie • • I •lit* t»V S'>:ll'* Villi! '•*!* 111.151 . \vii» pm.ivl !n;r fancy mme. Thomas ■ dll i»c ' i it * any more girls, hue a g«* itim 'if ih.s city, vvn«). perhaps. lul l 5 1 1 • ■ •«*r ii- t. iof l)a vV d'deated hop ;s. mad * , a sim.i ir .*if >:-i. Wo.i by tin* cnildisii , g-*-e-? o: n . *.■,* .i**r .v i'ii'l.i s liil !■■* <laugh * i* . • I- •• a *i' i• 1 u ’i’ i> i . ' . ,»■ • i . . • • ■ i.-ili-Mit, -i i. i . ■ , •. :■ •. -.Vi: * ipn -T vV.t m** V.v Oi ai, * i i u la*; lady mig.it, it slu 4 iik •• I. r*L iin Hi-* trinkets ;i.i• I the gentleman He* \v slippers widen had i « given as t•»k♦ • iis oi" a I’-etiMa, ii they I felt so disposed. S u-it. it owever, is not, tin* law as laid down i»\* Mr. Haulm. H. I .M. A young genl lonian gave a lady, j to whom ho was engaged, several preI >i*uts. ami among them a silk dress, which | slu* herself paid for having made up. Tie* | ei,a: • • of true love ran rough, and the | match was broken oil*: whereupon the | lady returned all his presents except th ■ j -lie-,, which ae considered she was Jnstilied in rotaiiiinuf. on account-of the money "she had invested in it. The lover sued the lady, and .Mr. I’anton made the order laat the dress must be returned on the gentleman paying the cost of its making. It appears to me a queer decision, but the queerest part about it is what the young mail warns with the dress, now that In* is done with the lady. Can it hi* that he is already engaged to another about the same size and make as his first lover' And will that oilier receive a present of a second-hand dress as well as second-hand affections 't ’ The Tandem (0.) Jeffersonian says : The most remarkable birth ever known in the history of aeeonehmeats occurred near Salesvillo, Ohio. Mrs. McCormick gave birth to five healthy children four ,of whom were hoys and one girl. Tie* medical works give but few instances of such wonderful births, and when they do occur the children have scarcely been known to live. In this case the mother and children are, in common language on s ich occasions, doing well.* J lie coaim niiiv down there is excited, the father is tin* iuno of all the country round-about, and his fame will spread on the wings of the newspaper Horn one end of the country to the. other. His home is a!-* ready an object of pilgrimage for all tie; old women of the region. Two birth-, each of four children, have occurred within the last, fifteen years near this re- i gion, hue this outdoes all the recorded or-1 |cm fence . i the 1 site 1 States. I od . \ I. * . photographer* j }i:i\ ; «i• 1. i.duiioiis slims j ' -ik. ' i ! * • Mi * 1 1 •np 'er • a </. *s a widow ! Tin*'-* is a kind of unspoken pal.io-, a hint of p.r.i-ml sail.-ring and resignation in ihi> lurth notice from the Marysville Appeal: —ln this city, May !>, to tho wife of William Lea, a son. Not twins this time.” The Queen, taking in consideration that upon the murder of the late Karl of Leitrim without issue tho title and dignity of Karl of Leitrim devolved upon his nephew, and that, according to the ordinary mins of honour, his sisters can - not enjoy that precedence which would have been duo to them had their father succeeded to tho title, her Majesty ordained that Anno, tho wife of Murray, Caroline, the wife of John, Madden, of Hilton Park, in tho country of Monaghan ; Elizabeth Emily, tho wife of Harper; Louisa Frances, tho wife of tho veDurable Hamilton, Archdeacon of Hindis- i fame; Selina Clements and Mary Florence Edith Clements, spinsters, shall enjoy tho same title, place, and precedence as if there father had survived his elder brother, late Karl of Leitrim,

A great bound uf Prince llismark. which goes by tin- name of Reichslmnd -the dog of the empire—luts he *a or* tiled by the “ Jinn > ” papers with the p ihtical sagacity needful to discover that Prince t lortschakoff is the true enemy of the < iei man Umpire. The dog is a very quint creature, with a most pacific reputation, but he really attacked the Russian < Chancellor in the (Jerman Chancellor’s study. Nevertheless, he did notact proprio motu. its the current stories suggest. The Russian Chancellor, who is in a very weak state of health began to totter before hj" readied, a chair, when Prince lijtuark an hastily forward to assist him and prevent him from falling-an action which the dog mistook for a hostile onset, whereon ho joined his master in fancied attack, knocking down Prince < rortscliajtoff with his great paws, and holding him there. Prince llismarck, in spite of his great muscular strength, had much ado to pull olf this “dog of theom- ■ pirc,” an I the si nation must have been I a very grotesque and awkward olio. j A dramatic scene occurred a few days ago at the Ivaiserliof Hotel. The corj r.--p..admit of a French newspaper was I’ awakened in tin; night time by u Russian messenger, who came and asked him to ielegraon immediately to his journal dedaring that the documents published by

- I t : i!* ( dob.* bad u*t ln.'t'ii communicated - direc-lv or i:* .irvetiy by Count Sebouvas | ,;f. Tin* French e irrespondmit deii manded to l;m>from whom tin* mess > m-j-. !- had received his instructions, a •• From Fount Soli xivalolf,” was Iho ro--1 ply. *■ Thou." rojoint'd the newspaper- *.* man, ** I shall go t > I»-*d without wiring ‘i tin l news." Tnis would have been tho ■ aii' A'-T of <;vt*!*ylt * iy. Jl is possible that i. i Ka - a does no! wAh \ • :ie*ej»t tho res■j ). msihili yof puoii- i:: Mm<e papers. « i 1 1- ;f o■; r»- doc li d against tin* Foolish • • a . wav ! ‘- r.-a lily" adrim : • 111; -.0 .0:1 of tliO i,• : » itus-..-;.: * .tt her than •; j , iiii, an I uu:ii further and • wy diodo-.uivs nion will ■ [ nii-uir t.-n graphing tho j 1 n : to - .sn-ing d**:itn of a boy at < Jeelong •v.'ii.o engaged with another in performL ; ii”; tim so use! oss i'oat <>t walking on a who rope across too street, is a strong 1 argument for prohibition of such dangerous tricks unless ample precautions can . I i*• * taken to prevent accident. W idle hundr*ds of people were watching tin; victim itutiin, and his companion a man • nann* i Alexander, go through their maine- • nvres at a perilous height from tho road- ’ way. the former was seized with giddi--1 m*ss, lost his footing, and fell headforemost on the metal. Tile horrified spectators heard the heavy thud of the body ‘ on the ear. hj, and wnen he was picked up • his skull was dreadfully fractured ' and one of his legs broken in two places. Tho unfortunate lad died soon after being removed to the liospi.nl. And we should think tho sight of his crushed and ‘ blooding frame must have deprived every • by-stamlcr of nil desire to see another fellow-creature jeopardise bis existence i in the same way for the gratification of ; idle curiosity. It mountebanks must 1 show how successfully they have cultivated their heels at tin* expense of their head, they can do so just as convincingly at an elevation of ten feet as one hundred. And when thousands witness a man executing feats which must ensure his destruction should he slip, but which wfiild attract no one were the element of risk wanting, disguise it as they may, they are really drawn to the spot to witness a human lining hazard bis safety for their amusement. The possibility of accident and of “ assisting ” at the death of another is an excusable motive for being presentat such exhibitions. The Spectator. June IS was the sixty-third anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Tim number of survivors who have held commissions now stands at 43. Of these 25 are still drawing full or half-pay, whilst . IS have altogether retired from tie* service. Tho list of the former includes two tleld-inarshftls, viz., Sir Win. Kowan, 0.0.8., who served at Waterloo as a captain in tho 52nd Foot, of which he is j now colonel; and Sir t 'harles V«»rko, | 0.C.8. Of those still in the service there j are also 11 general ollicers, two colonels, i two captains, live lieutenants, two sur- ' i goons, and a quartermaster. ; ( Jeneral Willia m M’Bean, V. (A. died j |on June -J. at the Herbert Hospital, 1 Woolwich, ilis career has been often! an •• •: raordinarv example of I ■pi *!-i; ti» >u in *i.e army. From junior! ;-U .:i icier «»• the Hold Keglmeiil of Foot . . in* Sutherland Highlanders) he rose, ; >‘. *p iy step, until he attained the height "1 Ins Ambition, as lieutenant-colonel in ■ command of the regiment in which he had spent his life. Only in October last, when promoted major-general, he was severed from' tho corps in which lie had served for more than 45 years, and to which he was thoroughly devoted. It is said that, very recently, after undergoing a hazardous operation in London, when ho was told could not survive many I days, he expressed a wish that lie might be taken to the hospital at Woolwich, in order that ho might “ die amongst tho ] soldiers. Ho was a man distinguished . in every rank, and was idolised by his regiment. His first commission wits awarded to him in 1854, when ho was serving in tho Crimea under Sir Colin Campbell. In 1858 ho was made captain, and breveted major in 18(10, attained - a brevet lioutonaiit-cohuielcy in 1871, * s and tho substantial rank in 1873. His ( war services include the Crimean cam- I paign to tho fall of Sebastopol, embracing tho assaults of Juno 18 and September 8; also tho expedition to (he Sea of AzoiT,

ami the capture of K<■ rtcl• ami Yenikslc, for which services ho received the medal and clasp, the Medjidie, ami the Turkish medal, lie serve, 1 with oven more distinction in India during the mutiny i (ISI7-S , and was at the relief of Lucknow with Lord Clyde, at the defeat of tie- Gwalior contingent at Cawnpore and pursuit of seraighat, the affair of Kuleo Xundeo, the siege and capture of Lucknow, tie* affair of Allegunge, tlie liattlu of T.areilly, (lie action of liiissnlpore,and it the evacuation of the Fort of Mithowlie. In India he earned his Victoria Cross fir distinguished hravorv, his ! brevet rank, and the medal with two ■ clasps. A few years ago, when his regi- | incut was quartered at Woolwich, General (then Colonel) M'Heau was very popular in the garrison ; and although helms chosen to die like a private soldier, the highest honours will lie paid to his remains. Quiet Men are painfully regular and punctual, hut never seem put out by other people’s want of order. They are frequently consummate bores at a dinner party, wet blankets at a picnic, mere sticks at a hall ; hut excellent as officers, admirable parsons, and much sought after by match-making mothers. It is they j who carry off the heiress; who always save money; who are never in debt or I difficulty, as other men are ; who aro invaluable on committees, where they always get their own way. They habitually wait until everyone else has spoken, and then make the single remark which seems as if it had risen to the surface like cream—of itself. Strict order is kept in their houses ; hut they do not. as a rule, make good fathers. Their children are too much afraid of them, and too glad to gel away from homo. Strange to say, though they seldom speak, they make ’ good correspondents, write well, clearly, and at great length) and often turn into ' authors, especially novelists. They have ' observed while others talked, and have J passed mental judgments which their sensitiveness enables them to store for use. They are seldom deficient in humour, tell a story in the fewest words - well and quietly, and have generally some friend in whose society they seem to take a silent and subdued pleasure, and with whom they can sit for hours without speaking. They live respected by all who know them, are trustees and guardians to innumerable wards, and are often more missed when they die than hotter men. If the world fails to love them, it makes up by trusting them.