... THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. The Mark Lane Express of Monday says The rainfall during the past week has been exces* sive, and low-lying districts are for the most part under water. Remnants of grain crops still out* standing must have received great damage, and may be considered of no marketable valuer Threshing operations have been almost entirely suspended, and further loss of condition baa ...

... THE DINAS COLLIERY EX- PLOSION. EDUCATION OF THE ORPHANS. DEPUTATION TO THE PONTYPRIDD GUARDIANS. Mr C. Bassett, Pontypridd; Mr Ishmael Williams, Dinas and another geutleman, all members of the Dinas Explosion Committee, waited upon the Pontypridd Board of Guardians, (Mr Joseph Lewis, Tynycymmer, presiding), on Wednesday. In explaining the purpose of the deputation, Mr BASSETT said :—We appear ...

... PONTARDULAIS. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—A servant girl, in the employ of Mr Jameson Letcher,Forest-road, left last Monday evening, about eight o'clock, under very suspicious circumstances. It appears that she left a letter at the house, stating her inability to do any work that dav, owing to some trouble she was in with her family at Cornwall, and saying ehe might as well do it now as again. ...

... TrjbOFBHINS MBEIING of the Wesleyan Mutual Improvement AeapciatioH was heldiu theWesleyr.n Schoolroom on Friday evening. The He v. C. Williams presided., and a mixed programme, con- sisting of vocal and instrumental music and read- ings, was gone through. The attendance exceedingly gap; The Rev. J. Turner, president of the association, delivered an inaugural address. The most noticeable ...

... BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr P. Woodrofi^rpre- sided at the meeting of this board on Saturday, when there were also present Col. Lyne, the Revs. J. O. 8. Darby, D. Roberts, E. Jenkins, J. Daviea, and F. B. Leonard, and Messrs E, Thomas, J. B. Hillier, B. Williams, W. Evans, S. Scard, M. M. Cope, R. Stratton, E. Phillips. D. Harrhy, T. Latch, and W. Jones (Cefnogell). Col. Lyne gave notice that next ...

... PROMENADE CONCERTS.—The first of a series of entertainment* took place on Thursday at the Town Hall, kindly lent, by Mr Colqnhoun, manager of the works. There was an hour devoted to music by the band, under the direction of Mr T. Hardy, and at nine o'clock the affair assumed the form of a soiree dansante^ and the company enjoyed a cuuple of hoars in a pleasant THE SUICIDE AT CJCPNGOLAU POND ...

... BLAENAVGN. rATAL OCCURRENCE.—A man namea George Long was suffocated when cleaning the boiler Sue at the Steel Works on 8u day morning. He was foand in the flue about 10.15 a.m. iuseusible, and before he could be got out he II as dead. Deceased was 30 years oi age, and leave* a. widow, to whom he had ouly be&u married about five months. ...

... In Ne York very large aimid's of gold are worn with sleveiess corsageF. A conference in con e -lion with ihe Sooth Yorkshire and North Derbyshire Miners'A.sg tion, ar-.d ine Sheffield and Rotheraaia Disti ist Id iters' Uniov was held at 1 aihsiey on to coiwi er the best mean* of obtaining an adv m-e in w.u e*. The meeting Jasted »dx hours and was of a it character. Our em res; orde.it t-1 up ...

... AN AIHDnlE BHEACH oF PROMISE CASE. Mf Sheriff Mah-gav decir-i. n in a breach of pro. mise case at Airdrie. whicii has been pending stnci the beginning of last June. The pursuer, Eu Taylor, a dre smnker's machinist at Air trie, seed David Penman, lather. Airdrie, for JtilCO for breach of promise of marriage. The4 pi is-u-cr's petition state that site is 29 years of age, that she bee tme ...

... THE AMERICAN ELECHONS. SERIOUS MOTS IN INDIANA. A telegram from New York srtys that election riots have occurred at Shellinvilie, Indiana. the sheriff wai killed, and deputy-slterifl badly hurt. NBW YURK, Wednesday.—T1 e Herald and the Tribune regard the defeat of the Democratic \mrty 118 decisively indicating a Republican victory it the presideutai ejection. A Times Philadelphia telegram says ...

... ACTION AG AINSTAN ASSU R A N OH COMPANY. The Yorkshire Provident Life Assurance pany, Limited, Britannia Buildings, Oxford.pJa.ce, Leeds, were summoned before the Bolton nn:gis. trates, on Saturday, for the sum of JLS 14s.J alleged to be due to the representative of Ja nta Fairhurst, deceaeed. Mr Fielding suppo: ted the claim ou behalf of Mra Ellen Fairhurst, uf Falcon- street, widow oi James ...

... THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS. NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—The latest returns received indicate that the Republicans gain eight seats in Congress in Tuesday's State elections. The Greenback vote is insignificant, and it is expected that the leading Greenback Congressmen will have been defeated. ...