... lower some scaffolding from the roof of a large wooden erection on their premises, and when attempting to adjust a rope which was not working properly he overbalanced himself and fell to the ground, making a drop of forty feet. He was killed almost in ...

... Seinmes and rhirfm officers. The Keareagc was apparently much disabled. The Alabama's loss >n killed and wounded ie follows :-l)r..wned, I officer and man ; killed, men; wounded, 1 office- and lb. men. Capt. Semmea is slighlly wounded in the hand. The Keargsoe ...

... were supposed to aid in the detection of the offender? Surely not. The beer-sodden ruffian of the present day arms himself, kills his sweatheart, fellow-thief, or enemy, as may happen, and runs the chance, of being hanged. There is and must be a reason ...

... carter, near the village of Blairingone, in Perthshire. More than seventeen years have elapsed since the erection of the scaffold in Perth —the last occasion being on the 29th of May 1849, when John an Irishman, suffered for murdering an old woman named ...

... it is believed there wil be some difficulty in finding sub-contractors who will abide by the j tenders then given in. M.i\ Killed at Pkrsley Quarries. — accident, whereby » man lost Lis life, occurred Persley Quaniea on Thursd.'V evening While Alex. Wyne«3 ...

... Brightside Coillery, near Sheffield, five men were killed on Friday eveuing. They were descending the pit to begin work, when the wire rope broke, and they fell to the bottom, a depth of 200 yards. All were killed instantly, being fearfully mangled. Many boxes ...

... Ins owners eyes are open. Chimney Accident —Three men Killed- Saturday, while five men were engaged at a height feel inside chimney in couree of erection Cochrane Middles boro Iron VV orks, a scaffold rope snapped, and four of them were precipitated the ...

... THE SPARROW IX COURT. “Who killed Cock Robin?” The guilt of thin crime has been universally attributed to the Sparrow, and, in fact, is said to have confessed the deed, but we will, for the present, postpone the hearing of this charge till more evidence ...

... other native troops engaged, behaved admirably, as did the contingents furnished by the tributary Rajahs One officer only was killed, Colonel Chester, Adjutant General ■ >f the Anny. The general loss stated co.np vratively trifling. the following day, the ...

... fallen over a cliff and been kilLd. On Friday, George M‘Robbie, plumber, fell from the scaffolding, at Rutherglen New Town Hall, a height of 120 feet, and was killed on the spot. His arms, legs and ribs were broken. Great Bargains !—At a sale, on Friday ...

... died 102, while 46 have recovered; and 31 been killed. In the Catterline district there have been no new outbreaks, but at the farm reported on last week there has been five deaths, and three have been killed. The following are the Inspector’s reports up ...

... morning, James Hope, fireman of j a mineral train, fell off the front of an engine on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, aud was killed instantaneously. Oyster fishing in the Firth of Forth is being ) prosecuted with fair success. The beds to the west of Burntisland ...