Local and General.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 972, 30 December 1891, Page 2

Local and General.

\ The train arranarementa f.Ji' Nd* Yfara ' day are advertised m thU issuj. „.,. ... -,,'. , The Northumberland minors have by four to one voted figainßt boy working eight hours m mines instead o£ tea, ' The Russian budget riM not ploasa the Cssar. lie knocked off iteim a n )uat'iQg to 9,200,000,000 roubles. ! The Czar has iinprls >ne VBir jn iStaViHli ; berg, and deprived him of lus ranfe, oWihg to his cruelty while Governor ot Erfh'd* nia. i Two Englißhmen hava been Bsntenosd, One to fifteen and the other to two inonili*' imprisoament, m Paris, for attempting to obtain patterns of Freach rlfijs m St Eticnao. . ; i Do ring midnight mass on Cl r': t nas Eye four bombs were exploded m a charcli ia yalencia, Spain. The altar was wrecked, an 4 several of the cohgrega^oa vwre/Injured. 'Two ari-ests have J&esn ma ';\tof.4sfc s \ Tut incpuio ,'b'f the 7 L^hlbn .liospitafa 7 decreased ,b v y. $150,000 I »3t year. Ttte 4lleged cause of the falling off is the" support given to the Salvation Army auF the Darkest England -scheme. ! Pjbi^Oß Christian was alnt m on o£ his eyes on Monday while = out ,shp.Q.t|^g. ynth-the Dttke of Connaught ani SPriftce Uenry of Battenburg at Osborne. The, injury iaonly of a slight charaoteir.; „^ ' 7 - ; Speaking at fiarfortlj Ben Tillett stated ■ that for fifty years Gladstone was^Jtar.a most favourable position to help;; labour, yet ha had done nothingija that di^eo lion, Tillott also Baid that Q-ladstone had ' pever mitigated the conspiracy la^ji.f.: . . 1 \ It is stated thofc the Czar is likely to banish Serj»ius. owfnsr to bis -alleged ty- j raanyin Moscow ; v tßdugh it is believed [hat- the real motive is .that tha Czir. _ isj iuapicioufl ot hisarabitbus designs; ptlier accQunta state that Sergius is reforming the rotten administration. ! ' "*'■■■■ " : \ '" '-"■■ \ Adkopped match caused a flli^hf firSj m the theatre m Gatesheadr dur.ing^tli'ei performance of a pantomime. A fe.a'rfalj' panic resulted, m which nino chi'dren.in fa the gallery were traiaplea tp.dQathV The check-tbker vainly attempted to the rush, aud was himself killed. ' . „ '': f According to the cable inventor, .thethermometer at Wilcannifi, *N. S^rW., fegistored 170 degrees .m the shade: pn> Christmaa Eve. Foasibly. the op3rator transposed the last two figures; 170 ; is rather too high, even for New S-Jutlv Wales. - • ■ •■■.■ ■-■:■ - ■:■ '-:.>::■■':; ; The further charges of embezjzlemoUt 7 Bgainsfii. D. Fergan, late stationniaster. at Prebbleton, have resulted m his com-; cnittal for trial. From the evidence, it would appear that Fergan recaived money; ! for freights, for which he failed to account. , \l On Sunday afternoon Bro Adam-», of punodin, R. W. Ot, M. of the Grand Orange jLodtfe of the Middle Islanl, delivered an improßsive address to the brethren m ithe Eouthbridge Orange Hall. There waß !agood attendance, and the address was itiiucb appriciated. ; Although reports are coming m of jcrops boaien down by Saturday,, night's istorm, the general impression is that the srain has done fur more good than will 'atonefor the damage done by the «rind. [A few heavy crops have suffeied soma•what, but the majority shovf no signs of ;the effects of tho gale, • ■ ; The lodging • capacity of Southbridgei was tested to- the utmost on Monday njght wh.en the Orange Lodge De'ejfates descended upon, the town and , annexed every cubicle they could lay their hands, or bodies, on. However, room was found for every body, and asrthay dJdjnotXS) to bed till late, and rose very.eaflyV ajlittle discomfort was not noticed. There has been an entire change m tHo; staff of the Post office .at' South bridge,' excepting m the posttnaater.ship; • Mr Harding has been removed ;to A'Bhburtpn, his place being filled by 'M.r Grout, from VYairaato. J. Bo we has baen moved into the Railway Department at Lytreltbn, A. Penf old taking his place here. Mr Frame liao reaumed his duties, having returned from hie vacation on Christmas Eve. f ■ - i It is reported thata Dr ScliwabeJ, aj German expert, has.djmovered a new : pro- j ceaa of treating low-grade ores, which will \ revolutionise silver miciuff. . Mines which? have beea deemed to be worked out, 'the j percentage of silver not paying the es- ; penaeeof working it, can; again be prbfit-; ably wrought. By the' new proeeas any; ore carrying twelve, ounoes of., ailyer to ; the ton will repay the cost 6£ extraotidn. ! The holidays passed off very quietly W South bridgo. All the places of : business! were closed from -Thursday night until | Monday morQin^'and mac y" took, aivan-; tago of this to visit frienr'aat a distance.! Tlio Leeoton sparis on Boxing day were; the only local attempt at public amuse^ ment. The weather was all that could f be, deeirod, the storm on Saturday night coplirjgthe air and laying the dust, while) every day was fine. " •

'i'liiiinK-'a-pufty v yiip * ly/ixt tth- <-.«£ : .ami tlio lip. An Aiutislmi died Lfc<.*u% : , and -loft &IfiQ,QQQ to an o\<i- man tmincd. | William £oun/?, • V/hun v Young was going t<^Pont^»c,fcior tlie !ognuy^ho met>ith an-ocftiaentoh the railway .i 1 . platform and. was killed, , Harves'Tisg operations are becominsr prelty g'&neriil rouri'i tho district /ABpy v l early props Living -already been put. Deepi'e ihe,,Binall llyHrrwhich h'avo <ion^ a good dcai i 06 <\ain^Q,an& tho ocoaßionnl nor'weßter, i lure is every promiso of very bouatifal ylelJs of every kind of >rah. The following letter, which speaWs for itftelf, ha? been lianded ty us by Mr C. IT. Willis, drstrict agent for the Walter A. ! Woqd Co , for porblication :— ' To the district Agent,— Sir, Would you kindly allowing to mako a fow tomarke concerning the : AVulter A. Wood's Siaglo Reaper i >md Binder. * Through the agents. I was persuaded to try ope of them. • I might 4;iy with working the McOormick'a for so many .years, I was prejudiced m their favour, but m trying ; the Single Apron, I «|m- peifoetly aaUsfied. I pa^ the machine into' a veryheavy crop of graps — I Relieve over 50 bushels to th.3 acre — and she took it off us as" a grass mower, ; >ipd tied Jrat-claw ;in fa2t no jnachine ia the wbjlT-'could de.beiler^ and if any one wißhe.Btto ; proye iiny worirl^ he can see the 1 aaddock and work done: therei». Wili|[am Q^abbiS,: Mount 'Pleasanfr^Acvrv i