... Charlotte Smith, widow, aged 70, poisoned her- self with arseuic at Glasgow-last night. She declared she was tired of life. ...

... Robbery of Miss :East- lake's Jewellery. Information has been received by the Liverpool police that Miss Eastlake, the well-known actress, who landed on Thursday last from New York along with her sistar and Mr Wilson Barrett, has been rcbb ...

... A' TO-DAY'S MONEY. ) [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] STOCK EXCHANGE, LONDON, OPENING, 11.20 A, ? Considerable depression prevails in the Stock Exchange Markets, approaching almost a panic in South American Government Bonds, which are freely offered with- out finding- buyers on the outbreak of the revolution in Argentina, and on a general un- easy feeling beiug manifested in regard to affairs in River ...

... A TRAGEDY IN THE DESERT,' That part of the sandy and sultry Sahara, neaf Biskra, has been the sceue of a tragedy whicb was caused by the want of water. Some days ago a young soldier, named Frossard, was seat from a topographical station iu Algeria to Biskra ior victuals. He was accompanied by a mouuled Spabi, and had two mules. By a strange inad-c vertence, the little caravan ran short of ...

... BAND OF HOPE FLOWER SHOW I AT CARDIFF. I In conaection with St Andrew's (Cardiff) Bind of Hope a most successful lfower show was held at Cathay. National Schools on Wednesday. The children had been for months past most enthusi- astic in their prcparationsj aud the tesult was shown by there being something like 150 exhibits, many of them being really beautiful plants, Tho most interesting ...

... PARLIAMENTARY NOTES. I A careful review of the state of business in the House of Commons as it stands baa led the GovernmentWbipa. to the conclusion that'ha prorogation cannot take place till Saturday, th& 16t:!j of August, a week later than, a short tic0 ...

... | Gooseberry Syrup. A curious clue has (accordiug t:1 a Paris corres- pondent) been found by the detectives, wkiieb, if accurate, may tiirow some light on the murder Alarie Gagool, in the Rue do Provence, whose assassin up to now has remained un- discovered. When the woman was almost in- sensible and dying she several times mur- mured, Gooseberry Syrup. This was at the time thought to be ...

... MR JOHN BURNS AND THE T!N- PLATL lHADE. The visit of Mr Jchn Burns to L!anoHy, and tl:c : ...

... General News. I There Me just now 70,000 widows in Indin, und,or nine yea.rs of ap;e. The E,r,yptian Gt'.atcmeat hn.s Signor Caèati, the companion of Em:ia £2000 in settlement of his etaima. The new dep-water dock a.t; Southampton, which her Mrtjpufy wi!i open on the 2&b inat., ia to bo named the Empress Dock. It is stated that the Bishop of W)ncbester,since bis tMt attack, has serioua ...

... 'A meeting of the governors of Weils' was held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, this when there were present Mr J. S. Cc the chair), Principal Jones, Dr Paine, D j Alderman Waring, Alderman Carey, 3 Williams, aud Mr J. L. Jenkins (clerk) reported that there was a balance itf £ 619 18« 7d, ,,(I it was resolved that be paid to the University College on the income due for the year.—It that ill future ...

... Official Starting Prices. I (;0, -nWOOD. RACK. V. :N M;K. Drayton Crimea 9 to 4 ag t 2 on G oo(lw,,o,t Iitake, Papyrus. 7 to 2 agst j Papyrus Lvens Place betting ( Silver bpur 7 to 1 acst Brackley 6 to 4 agst The above prices are identical WltÍl tuuse puhlishe ( oSioally in the iiaM/i; Calendar and Sporting Life ...

... It's downright injustice! exclaimed Ethel Dacre, throwing herself on a lounga in her sister's pleasant sitting-room. Just read tliat she said, tossing a letter mto Mrs Mull's lap. I wish I-oh, I dcn't Know what I wish And covering her flushed face with her hands, she burst into tears. Mrs Mull slowly unfolded the letter and reaii:— Daisy has asked our opinion concern- ing her ability as an ...