... I 9 9 A LOCAL RETROSPECT. In another part of the paper will be found a brief review of the year's history from a national standpoint. It has also been our practise to cast a retrospective glance at the events of the year so far as they have more especially affected this locality and district. While no untoward or epoch making event has characterised the year locally, its history may be none ...

... AMERICAN PIT DISASTER. TWELVE BODIES RECOVERED. Twelve bodies have been taken out of tha Braznell Colliery, Brownsville, and at least twelve other bodies are within sight of the rescue party. Lord Ludlow succumbed to an acute attack of influenza on Sunday morning at the age of Seventv-t 'Xliespis: the greatest mimic the world ever saw. Merritt: With the exception of Death. Sooner or latter ...

... WORRIED BY A DOG. In a civil action at Sal ford William Callaghan, of West Gorton, sued Messrs. Judge Brothers for injuries his three-year-old child had re- ceived through being bitten by the defendant's dog. It was stated that the child was play- ing in the street, when defendants' dog got the youngster on the ground and worried him a most ferocious manner. When rescued the child was ...

... George Catling, journeyman tailor, parted from his wife and five children, on Saturday shot at and dangerously wounded Mrs. Wilkinson, the wife of a grocer and barber at Durham, with whom he lodged. Catling im- mediately afterwards shot himself fatally. As the deceased and the wounded woman were alone in the house at the time and no quarrelling was heard the motive for the outrage is un. known ...

... Amos Brothers have just received a large con- I signment of Commercial Stationery, including Ledgers, Day Books, Cash Books, &c.—13, Sussex Street. ...

... The monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Friday at St. Asaph, Mr T. Howes Roberts J.P., presiding PANDY HILL. A letter was read from the Clerk to the Dyserth Parish Council relative to the proposed widening of the road at Pandy Hill, Dyserth. With regard to the request that the Parish Council should purchase land for the purpose, it was stated that that body had come to the ...

... INCIDENTS OF THE FIGHT. The 9th Lancers attempted to intercept the Boers' retreat at Enslin Pan and succeeded in reaching the enemy, but a severe fire was opened upon them from a kopje and they were forced to retreat. Remington's scouts also faced a terribly severe fire when charging the enemy. General Cronje was with the Boers. Our casualties were not so severe as at Belmont. Among the Boer ...

... De Aar is the Clapham Junction of South Africa. There is a million pounds worth of stores there. E'fe trrnner in aid of King's College has been postponed until February 14th, when Mr. Balfour hopes to preside. Sir John Lubbock has been elected president of the Association of Chambers of Commerce, in succession to Sir Stafford Northcote, the new Governor of Bombay. The important subway at the ...

... The Nizam of Hyderabad has given 15,000 rupees to the Fund in aid of the wounded in South Africa.. Mr. Cornwallis, M.P. for Maidstone, recently had a narrow escape. He was driving down a hiU near his residence in his pair-horsed brougham when the horses bolted. After going a short distance they foil, overturning the vehicle. One horse was killed the other injured. Mr. Corn- wallis escaped ...

... EXTRA ENGINES ON TRAINS. Colonel Yorke has made his report to the Board of Trade upon the collision on October 2nd at Stainmore summit, on the North-Eastern Railway, where a passenger train was run into at rear by the banking engine which had assisted it up the incline, and had been uncoupled by means of a slip coupling without the know- ledge of the driver of the train. The omission to inform ...

... Spanish workmen at Gibraltar in the employ of engineers are all subscribing to the Mansion House Fund. ...

... Only one thing, I ask, darling! she whig. pered. Wl,,Lt is it, Illy own sweet fie yelled. Let our engagement be a secret for another month. Why? No, let me tell the world you are mine. Let iiie show them the prize I have won. >> ot for a month, deare st—one, one little month 1 beg of you. c, Why do you want to keep it a secret? I fear you do lIot lon IIle. 111 adore you. You are the ...