... The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph writes :-The following oddities among many others reached a Vienna editorial office in 1898:- The post-mortem examination showed that the unfortunate girl was a teacher's daughter. When the housemaid entered the bedroom at the usual hour she found her master already a corpse. Soon afterwards he withdrew altogether from the political arena. ...

... I ENGLAND AND FRANCE. PUts, Wednesday. Whist; writing in the Figaro on the relations between England and France, says I admit that the proceedings-of Great Britain with respect to us singularly re- semble at the present time those of Prussia in the last days of the reign of Napoleon III., but it would be going too far, much too far, if reflecting minds were to allow themselves to be affected ...

... An Adventure irrthe Bristol Channel. I A strange occurrence, an explanation of which is awaited with interest, took place at Watchet, a small port on the Somersetshire coast, last week. On Tuesday morning a small boat belonging to the ketch Telegraph IR. Nicholas, master), owned byMessrs Stoate and Sons, corn and flour mer- chants, was found to be missing from her regular moorings at the ...

... THE TRANSVAAL. Bloemfontein, Monday.— The conference re- assembled this moaning.—Reuter. THE UITLANDERS' PETITION. In the House of Commons, on Monday, Mr Bryn Roberts asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he was aware that Mr D. P, Faurc, in a letter appearing in the South African Neiis of May 8th, stated that Is was pwd for every signature to the Johannesburg petition, and ...

... In a Knicker Suit. I A humorous incident is related in connection with the presentation to the Prince of Wales of the Gold Medallists at the Great Highland Show at Edinburgh. A well-known North Country fiockmaster, who had not expected to win the championship in his section, had gone to the show in a light check knicker suit, and neglected to bring the regulation dress of frock coat and top ...

... ALL THROUGH A LOVE AFFAIR, A year ago Senior Lieutenant Rudolf iiov&ss, who had his miud unhinged by a. love affair, dis- appeared from his quarters at Buda Peath. A wild man of the woods has just been foond in the great forest lying beyond Buds., and bat proved to be identical with Lieutenant Kovacs. He had become a perfect Bavage in appearance. ...

... Official Starting Pric9S. As published in Sporting Life and Racinp CalenAftv. MANCHESTER. FUCK. IWHNXItb. WINNBIT. P-lt?(Igl Tuesday 4 Ledessan 7 to 4on Kinssle 3 to 1 ag 6 Harvesting 2 to 1 ag Selling S'chase. 4 Miss Morrison 3 to lag 6 Wild Heather n .lit# 8 ag Paddock 2 Modestv 5 to 4 ag HAMILTON PARK. Open 4 Bonfire 7 to 4 ag 3 3 to Ion Arran 8te 1 ag Maudslie 9 Bohemia 6 to ...

... CARDIFF. I A Welsh Industry and Its Local Agent.-Atr Fred C. Butt, late of the Westminster Stores, has been appointed by Messrs Jones, of Dowlaia, direct agent at Cardiff for their well-known machine-made cakes. He has opened spacious premises for the sale of these cakes and confec- tionery at the Park Hall Buildings, which will be in telephonic communication with the factory. Popular Lecture. ...

... A Newport Man's Offence, I Alfred Richards, a young man of respectable appearance and good address, of 5, Dean-street, Newport, was charged at the Caerleon Police Court to-day with stealing a box of cigars from the Newbridge Hotel. The defendant, who was in charge of one of Mrs Thomas's, Caerleon-road. mineral water carts, called at the Newbridge Hotel, Newbridge-on-Usk, on the 16th inst. Miss ...

... Sir John Austin (Liberal: and :Mr Roberts (Liberal) were to-day nominated to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Sir John Austin. ...

... COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR CASTLE, Wednesday. The Queen and Princess Henry of Battenberflf drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty went to Frogmore this morning, accompanied by Princess Christian of Schleswig- Holstein, Princess Henry of Battenberg, and Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstoin. The Queen this afternoon received a deputation from the ladies of Pembrokeshire, consisting of Lady ...

... VA UNIVERSAL OPINION.—Dr. Williams' pink ilia are praised by all classes of people from the lowest to the highest in the land for the way in which they have cured paralysis, locomotor ataxy, rheumatism, and sciatica; also all. diseases arising from impoverishment of the blood, scrofula, rickets, chronic erysipelas, consumption of the bowels and lungs, an semi a, pale and sallow complexion, ...