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THE AND YORK COUNTY INTELLIGENCER. voL. XIX. N 22. ..._.___...__....â€" where her mother was getting the dinner ready. “ Who were you talking with at the gate?” | asked the latter. ” I wouldn‘t hold that heavy child, clear, when you’re tired.” “ I wish she were heavier,” Louise replied, with a sigh, hanging up her bonnet and man- tle, the child still on her arm. “ I was talk- ing with Henry Dillon, mother.” “ He took hold of Louise’s hand,” said the child; “ and he’s got black whiskers.” “ Hush, Birdie ? What did he want, Louise_?" “ About the school-something ; I’ll tell you tonight.” “You’re going to have 1t, ain’t you ?” ask- ed Mrs. Hammond, eagerly. “ I don't know. Dcn’t question me, pray?” seeing her mother look at her anxiously. “ I can‘t tell you how it will be decided, until tonight." Dinner was ready. The little one, who could not walk, though she was five years old, THE EVENING STAR. Brightly shines the (Evening star On which I love to gaze. And watch its twinkling disk afar, Through night's ethereal haze. Brightly shines the evening star, Shining over from afar. Softly beams that orb of light In silence and in love, And lifts my soul through drcztins so bright. To happier homes above I Softly beams that orb of light, Shining; over, over bright. Gently fall thy rays on earth thro care and sorrow are, Where bliss too often dies at birth, Boinoanod by thee, fair star! Gently fall thy rays on earth, Shining brightly from thy birth. was put in a chair beside her sister. Her face was very lovely, but too spiritualâ€"too thin and large-eyed, and hollow at the tem- ples. Ethel they had named her, but often- er she was “ Sissy," and “ Birdie.” “ Doctor Dexter called this morning to see Ethel,” Mrs. Hammond said. “ And what did he say about her ‘2” ” He thought that if we could take her to the seaside, and, when winter comes, to Torquay, that she would get strong, and get over her lameness. These east winds and sudden changes are ‘killing her, I know. Hear her cough now ! Louise, I would give the world if we could go to Torquey this winter. I dread the winter here for all of us.” Louise ate her dinner in ‘silence. To fol- low the doctor's prescription was more pos- sible than her mother know or dreamt of. And would she like it? She had been born at Exeter. All her happy childhood had been spent in Devonshire. They had friends there, and all the associations were sunny and pleasant. Little Ethel would get well there, she was sure ; and yetwthoy could not go. Then Henry Dillon‘s words came backâ€"“ And get married in the autumn.” He was rich : he would take them to Torquay, if she wished it. Her heart beat hard. She rose up from the table, and stood beside her little sister’s chair, smoothing back the child’s flouy curls. “ Sister wishes Birdie didn't cough,” she said, oeressingly. The child dropped her spoon. “ It hurts here," she said, putting her transparent hand upon her slight chest. Louise had soon her father do that so often. She turned away suddenly and went to the window. In the still garden the soft warm sunshine was bathing the bright crocuses, Just such spring days had been the last he had looked upon. Her brother, also, had died in the spring of that fatal consumption which threatened them all. By-andby her mother roused her from her musing. " Isn't it school-time, dear 7" “ Yes,” starting. “If the wind blows, don‘t let Sissy sit in the doorway this after- noon, mother, for she willtake colt .” There "were three or them, and Louise‘s school teaching kept them all. Henry Dill- on, on uneducated bachelor of thirtyjfive, was, by virtue of his wealth. the most influ- -.ntial of the school committee. If he never examined pupils or teacher, he had more authority than had the others to install or remove the instructors ; and Louise’s chance was in his hands. He wanted to marry her, and pressed his suit by tactitly threatening to starve her to accopt him. Circumstances combined to render her very much at his mercy. Mercy, or at least a show of it, he Savootly winning are thy smiles, I fool entranced by thee ; Thy presence oft my heart beguiles, Thou art a joy to me ; Twinkling, twinkling from afar, Brightly shining, lovely star. Kindly speaking to us all, Through silence and through night, To live in love \vhate'er befall, In peace, and truth, and rightâ€" Kindly speaking from afar, Brightly shining, lovely star. â€"â€"VVILLIAM ADOLI’HUS CLARK. ’l'IS ONLY IN MY DREAMS. A form is over at my side, ‘Mid sorrow, pain ttndfitoars ; And constant still, whate’er betide, Through long and weary y ours ; And oft when evening's fairest star In radiant beauty gloanis, I clasp her hand in mineâ€"but ah .' "l‘is only in my dreams. When grief and cure upon my heart Like darkening shadows full ; When those from whom fate bids inc part Have gone beyond recall ; When friends are few, and hearts grow cold, And earth a desert seems, That form is with mo as of old, But only in my dreams I Though youth has fled, and they . The hopes of manhood’s prime, Like faded leaves, are borne away Upon the tide of time ; And though the years grow dark and chill, In life’s declining booms, That presence will be with me still, But only in my dreams ! Too Late. BY E‘REDRICK H. MARION. The weather was growing clear, when Lou. ise Hammond locked the school-house door. and came out of thegyard into the road. The road was heavy, and the long grass of the meadow weighrd down with water ; but rifts of blue had come suddenly in the opaque sky, and the atmosphere was soft and balmy. Over the ploughed fields the crows sailed heavily, uttering their slow cry, as occasion ally they flew up from the moist ground. Louise looked up at the sky. The clouds were rolling away very fast, and in a moment the sun came out, and showed the shadows of the poplar trees on the ground. With it weight which she had hardly been aware of, clearing away from her spirits, she walked lightly on. A group of her pupils sauntercd along at some distance before her, chatting and laughing ; but in a moment she lost sight of them, for she turned off the main road and went down the lane. When she turned off the road, a man, who had been walking at a little distance behind her, turned off also. He walked rapidly and gained on her; but for some time she was not aware of his proximity. The beams of the sun grew warmer, and she let the silk mantle she wore slip down from her should- fie, showing her light graceful figure. From under the simple straw bonnet a single brown cur! strayed down her back. As she drew nearer to the house at the end of the lane the man hastened his steps. The house was old and brown, with lilies at the door. The place was hardly in good‘ repair, either; the old shutters were falling to pieces, and. the {door posts were cracker. and warped. There was a garden in frontâ€" a. path leading from the rickety gate to thr door, where a little girl, wrapped in a. Sham and bolstered in an arm chair, sat in the sun-‘ shine. At sight of Louise, her little pale face lighted up. She laughed, and leaned forâ€" ward expectantly, “ Sister‘s coming, Birdie l" Louise culled. Just then she heard the step behind her. She turned and stopped. The man came up. ” I’ve been behind you ever since you came out of the schoolhouse,” said he. “How do you do ‘3” “ Very well, thank you.” Louise was suddenly pale and grave. “I have decided about the school. You can have it or not just as you choose,” said he. She raised her eyes and looked into his face; then she withdrew them instantly, her face suffused with distressed blushes. He draw closer speaking low, and trying to take her hand. “ I never liked any one as I like you, Louise. You’d better have me, and keep your school, and be mairied in the autumn, than to get yourself into worse difficulty than you’ve ever known yet, just as well as if I hadn’t any interest in the matter.” =Her face grew pale again. “I haven’t time to talk with you now," said she, drawing back, evidently greatly fannoyed, yot triving to be civil, if not courts ous. “ When will you talk with me, then I)” he asked. “ I don’t knowâ€"â€"" “ But you must decide by to-morrow. Miss Evelyn is waiting for an answer.” “ Sgsoon 7” “Yes; and as well now as any time.” “ I cannotâ€"indeed, I cannot tell you now.” j‘When, then 5*" “ This evening, perhaps. But-â€" “ If I come to the house this evening, will Owen Chester, a quiet student of the place, whom he believed to be his rival. Louise was thinking of Owen Chester as she walked back to school. She was wonder. me if he loved her, her breath coming quick with the daring thought. He had never said so ; and yetâ€"well, she had found a. comfort in his eyes, and a rest in his presence, which she had never found elsewhere. She dared not acknowledge to herself that she loved him; yet she could not but know that thoughts of him constituted more than half her heartache. . She had time to think a great deal before she reached the schoolhouse; she walked very alowly , not seeing the budding birches and the wayside violets at all. Did Chester love her? Did his words and ways mean any more than a young man feels for any pretty girl whose‘ companionship circumstances have given him during a. year? Perhaps he only thought of her as of the sister he had left in London, when he had quitted Cambridge for country change of air. He had lodged with Louise’s uncle, across the meadows, since a former spring, and they had read and botan» ized together during all that time. He had become more to her than she know. When she probed her heart, she found it very sore, and all the painful‘thought had come to no conclusion when she had reached the school- house door. She started when the clock struck four, and it was time for dismissal. The after- noon was gone, and she was very near the time when her decision must be made. She shiverod nervously, as she went out of doors again, and five minutes later turned her stops homeward. At the corner of the lane she glanced apprahensively behind her, as if she expected to soc Dillon, though it wanted some hours of the time. She lingered in the garden a moment, look- ing around her moodily. The garden beds were full of green sprouts, and there were some little daffodils growing among the blue lilies and tulips. The place had become suddenly more fresh and gay in the day’s warm sunshine, but the vivid life of the flowers oppressed her somehow. “Their gay lives are nothing like mine: they don’t know me at all. I'm so tired l” she said to herself. She stood there, utterly despondent. So long it had been hard work to live, and the compensation of living was so small} She was four- and-twenty : for three years she had supported her mother and little sister, by labour which taxed health and spirits. If they had prospered it would have been a sat- isfaction; but her mother had grown grayâ€" ‘naired with the three years’ struggle of care, since she had tried to support them, and Ethel was dying for want of proper remedies. She shut her teeth close together, to keep buck the hard, bitter sob that rose up. Yet there had been an unsafe sweetnessinhcr life, during the last twelvemonth. There had oecn a content in the present, with no thought beyond it, that now left a sting. She had been happier than she had any right to be. A rumor had reached her that afterâ€" you give me an answer?” “I will try to,” she reluctantly {answered I will come up after supper,” giving a last glance at her troubled “Very well, then. face. She opened the gate, and be bent his head She hurried up the path as if to get away from the spot where she had and walked ‘off. stood with him. The child put up her arms. “ Louise, you stayed so long l” “Did I, darling ‘.-' sister loves you 1” she said, taking the little. soft .form in her arms. She carried the child into the litouen. noon, through her pupils, that Owen Chester was going away. Suddenly, as she stood there, she saw him coming down the lane. She started nervous- ly. then remained quietly awaiting his ap- proach, and greeted him cordially. “Louise, I am going away,” he said. “ So the children told me today.” “Did they?” His eyes, which had been fixed on her face, grew disappointed and a little perplexed. “ When do you go." “ To-morrow.” “So soon?" RICHMOICID HILL, “ Yes; I had a telegram today. or wants me immediately in London. had pleasant times since last spring. forget me." “I shall not. Owen.” “ I wish my sister knew you. will some time.” “I should like to know her.” “ And, Louise, I know how hard life has been to you. I would help you if I could.” “ I think you would.” He stood irresoluto. “ I can say nothing more,” he observed, at last. ” I have only a moment to stay. Will you write to me, Louise ‘2'" “ If you wish it.” “Thank you. You will hear from me as soon I can write. Good-by.” ‘ ‘ Goodby.” He clasped her hand, then sped along the garden ppth. The gate clicked, and she went into the house. She went up to her room, locked the door, My fath- \Vc’ve Don’t Perhaps she and flung herself upon her bed. Her dream , was all over. He had parted with her as he would have parted with any one, and the love new stirring plainly in her heart, she thought was killing her. The weight of tears within her could not be shed ; she could only writhe and mean for a long, long hour. She lay still at last, with two still,dark, steadfast eyes gazing at the white wall. She was trying to think what would be the wisest for her to do with the dearth which lay be- fore her. She did not care for herself at all, now ; she would marry Dillon, take care of Ethel, and make her mother comfortable. Yes, he should have his answer to-niglrt. It was very dreary to think of, but she Would not think of it. She would say yes, and then go to work. Ethel should go to the seaside soon ; her mother should have the comforts she needed, and no more care. They would have a comfortable home and a garden, and there would be no more strife for the life which must be so bitter and cold. She would die sometime : then perhaps she would find living easier in the next world. She settled the matter firmly in her mind before she arose and went down stairs. “ Why, my dear, I thought you were nev- er coming down,” said her mother, clashing the stove door, “ Supper has been ready half an hour.” Louise kissed Ethel, and put her in a high chair at the table. " Mother, I told you I would tell you to- night about the school. The matter amounts to just this; Henry Dillon wants me to marry him. The school is insured to me for the summer if I promise. If I do not, I shall lose it, and you and Ethel will lose your daily bread. I am going to marry himâ€"but not wholly for the last consideration. There is no use in hiding longer from the belief that Ethel will die, if she is not treated as Doctor Dexter ordered. I know that she will, and I am going to marry Henry Dillon, and have her properly taken care of.” “But, Louiseâ€"” “ \Vcll, mother?” “ Do youâ€"like him at all ‘2” “ Of course I do not love him.” answered Louise, her cheek burning; “ I do not pro- tend to marry him for loveâ€"but, instead, for the sake of you and Ethel." “ You shall not sacrifice yourself for us, Louise ‘2” “It isn’t a sacrifice, “ But, Louiseâ€"o" “Mother, will it be any more a sacrifice than my life is every day-hes been every day for the past three years? Where is the use of my living in this way? I have noth- ingâ€"I enjoy nothing! Moroâ€"I shall die if I wish to do it." I ;. mâ€"th1 hl l ‘ 's l tcfilto might have had for her bad it not been forlmseby how l“ W o e paw 1 18' I To those bitter, excited words, Mrs. Ham- mond was silent. “ We won‘t talk about this any more, mother, 1 am dotcimined.” These were the» last words that were said between mother and daughter concerning the matter. Louise was very pale. She sat with Ethel upon her lap until the clock struck nine; then she rose and went to the window. Seine one was coming up the path. It was Dil- lon. A sudden terrible weakness fell upon her, but she had mastered it before he came into the room. “ What have you to say to ma ?” he asked. “I accept your conditions," she replied. His black eyes lighted up. He was a good- looking man, though uncultivated. " You‘re a sensible girl,” said he, approv- ingly. He did staydong after that. She was soon left alone. Only she realized what solitude became then. Well,spring passed and summer came. She gave up her school in June, and took little Ethel to Margate. The freedom and purity of the sea was torture to her ; but she endured itâ€"Ethel was getting strong. When they returned, Dillon had been to London, and brought home piles of fine lin- en and silks, with webs of rare laces and shawls of true cashmere. She turned them over gravely, and kissed him thanks when he asked her to do so. Theijere to§be§marri~ ed in October. Louise kept herself very busy, or else she could not have endured it the fearful still- ness of the place. Ethel was quite brighter, but her mother had grown wistfully quiet. She did not know what to make of Louise, of into. In [the garden the roses blossomed ; the pinks and marigolds succeeded them, and the dahllas came after. All daylong the poplars rustlcd, clashing their stiff leaves. When the fresh September winds came, the gate rattled all night. It was so dreadful to Louise that she could not sleep then. And all this time she had not heard from Owen Chester. He had forgotten to write at at all. .[t was just as well. What difference could a. few friendly letters make? October came at last. It was time for the marriage. The last evening she was in her home, Dillon spent with her, and when he went away, he drew her out into the porch. The air was chilly: he Wrapped her shawl close about her : she was hisrâ€"of course he was careful of her. “ You’ll like me better by-and-by," said he, holding his arm around her. “ I shall try.” a“ There’s good girl. Now, good night.” When he was gone the garden fell into a strange unrest. It was only a wind coming up, after the rain; but the tumult seemed supernatural to Louise. Her blood chilled, and her eyes grew wide and dark. She thought she heard a voice cryingâ€"~but it was only the boughs. The voice bosought; she grew defiant. “ I willâ€"1 will do this thing?” she uttered stretching her hand forth into the dark night. As if she had conquered the spirit of the place, the wild, wet garden grew suddenly quiet. She went in, pale and smiling. The next day she was married. When she was seated in the carriage, there was some delay. Dillon went back to the house. Just then the child of the postmas- ter came running up with a. letter. “ For you, ma’am,” he panted, coming up to the side of the carriage. I the letter. ONTARIO. miscarried letter. She opened it ; it was as follows : LONDON, Aug. 30th. “ Dma Loursn :â€"I left you with silent lips, but with a full heart. I could not tell you then that I loved you ; I had nothing to offer you but a poverty equal to your own. I left you in‘ silence and came away without my ai- surance from you; for the surprise which I hoped would betray to me your heart, was forestalled by a rumor of my sudden depart - ure reaching you before I saw you. The sil- once that I Imposed upon myself has been wearisorne but it is past. Now I am free to tell you how dearly Iloved you. 1 have a home and comfort for you now, darlingâ€"â€"H She read no more. Her husband came out. “Ready!” he cried, springing to his seat beside her. The carriage dashed away to the railway Station. She never finished the letter. She burned it before she slept that night. FARM “AND Glitter. mm»; FARM NOTES. Before frost catches the tomatoes cut the vines off near the ground, and after trim- ming off the shoots that have no fruits on, hang them up in some dry place until all the tomatoes are ripe. The little trouble required will give one tomatoes until Christmas, again in this latitude of from two to three monthsâ€"«Philadclphic Press. A few kernels of browned or a spoonful of ground coffee smouldered on coals in a sick room or musty room will purify it in a few moments and for a long time. Let me illustrate even thoughl use strong terms. Apole-cat was killed in a heinhouse, and immediately coffee was l’ned on the spot ; the atmosphere was not only endurablo on the premises that night, but next day bore less of the stench than did places three- fourths of a mile distantâ€"Chicago Tribune. Ihad three large bowldcrs in one of my fields. They weighed about three, four, and five tons, respectively. I took some old stumps, old fence rail, several brush heaps, and the small limbs of an old apple treewâ€"in all I had perhaps a little over half a cord of wood. I put it upon the bowlders and set it on fire, and it made them as full of cracks as if it were glass. The heaviest piece did not weigh over a hundred pounds, 'and some of the smallest piece did not weigh over five pounds. Some kinds of stones will not' crack at all, while others will crack into a. hundred pieces with less than one-fourth of a cord of wood burned around them.â€"0hio Farmer. 1 Louise smiled at the little boy, and took and the owner said he had no dilliculty It was covered with postmarks getting abundant crops of the finer fruits Keeping squashos in winter seems to be attended with considerable difficulty. They cannot be kept where it is dump, as in most cellars, or where frost can reach them, nor will they keep so well where it is very warm. The best conditions for keeping them seem to be where the air is cool and. dry, yet safe from frost. An attic chamber until winter, than a closet near the chimney where the frost cannot reach, or the temperature does not rise very high, is the best most families can command. ~Extcnsivc market gardeners often keep them in houses built for the purâ€" pose, Where they can maintain an eVen tem- perature by the aid of fires and ventilation. --JI(Lss Htr'. Report. In taking bees from combs chloroform may be uscdin various ways. A piece of rag about six inches square may be saturated with a. teaspoonful of chloroform, placed on a plate, and covered with perforated zinc. Raise the hive and place the plate with its contents on the board, and then close the door for fifteen minutes or less. The bees fall down on the board helpless and pros- trate. The hives should be removed and the bees exposed to the atmosphere. The shorter the time the bees are under the effects of the chloroform the better is the chance of safe recovery. Though we have used chloroform successfully and without apparent injury to the bees, we do not re- commend its use. If your heavy hives have young combs parts of their contents may be removed, but if the combs are two years old thebees should be driven into empty hives and fed. Sugar made stocks cost little and generally do \VGII.'â€"LUIZ(I()H Journal of Horâ€" ticulture. My man has been drawing manure for some time from the city livery stables, which we use in making a large compost heap. The other morning, after arain, the team was driven beside one of tho heaps of horse manure at a livery stable while the Waggon was loading. In a few moments one of the horses became uneasy and the trouble seemed to increaseâ€"he doubled up and exhibited signs of extreme pain, soon becoming almost unmanageable ;by the aid of immediate assistance the horse was freed from his harness and taken on the street. He seemed no easier, but in his frantic jerk. ing about he tore off one of his shoes. He was taken to 9. veterinary surgeon, who gave up the case as one beyond his comprehen- sion. Horsemen from every direction flocked to see and offer advice, but to no purpose. Just as adose of vile stuff had been prepared for the horse’s inside, a plain old man came up and said, “Wesh his feet in salt water.” It was done, and in a mo- ment the horse was as well as ever. The only remark of the magician who “did the business” was "I thought by the appear- ance ofthings that your horse had been standing on warm manure, and the result proves the truth of my surinise.”~â€"~De!roz't Free Press. Looking at the yard of a poultry fancier a few days ago, I was pleased with his lien house, not because it was the finest I ever saw, but because of its perfect simplicity. As he was amen of abundant means, and his place is near a fashionable resort, there was atemptation to have zt nicer building than other people, but he preferred to set good example to his poorer neighbours. This building was framed, of the convenient size of two flocks of about twentyfowle each; boarded outside and inside of the frame with matched. boards. and with a large window on the south side. It was very warm inside, even when the air outside was nearly at freezing point. 011 the inside of the sill a plank was spiked over to go dawn afoot into the ground, all around the building, which prevented the outside moisture from coming under the building, and as the ground inside was raised some inches with earth and dry loam, it was at all times a dry place to wallow in. As the house was for large fowls the masts were low, and a space was left were the hens could stand on the ground all night instead of roosting, if thc7 preferred, which some did. I noticed the fences between the poultry yards were boarded up some three feet high, With short pickets above that. This prevented the cooks from fighting through the fence. The whole arrangement of building and yards was neat enough for a gentleman’s country place, and yet not too extravagant for any farmer to copy. The yards were set with plum and peach trees, in land altered superscriptionsâ€"evidently a. everyyear, which wuss handsome profit in -.- I 4...... 7 itself upon the cost of keeping the fowls.» Boston Journal. The writer of this has produced the best results in the feeding of plants by the use of composted muck and barnyard manure well rotted, and it is made in this wise :â€"â€"A layer of muck is put on the side of the com- post heap, and upon this a. layer of barnyard manure ; upon this another layer of muck, and so on alternating muck and manure, until the heap is four or five feet high. The manure is used in about the proportion of one to three of the muck. The whole pile without further stirring over, if the heap is made in early autumn, it will be in the best of shape to use in the following spring-â€" Detroit Free Press. A correspondent strongly advises what has usually been considered an unnecessary article of diet for bees. According to this statement, there is no one more fond of water than the honey bee. In fact, water is believed to be absolutely indispensable to the successful operation of the hive. Water should at all times be near the beestand, where it will be easily accessable and at the same time not to endanger the lives of the bees by drowning, as in open troughs, pails, or tubs ; take either of the vessels mention- ed, fill up with water. and cover with a piece of course canvas, such as comes around bales of sheeting, and you have a most perfect watering place for bees.â€" Wcstern l’ouzologz'st. I had a clay barn-yard, which at times was very muddy, all except a. drive-way through it that was covered with flat stones, and wh1ch I let remain. I commenced at one side, and took off the clay and manure, mixed to a depth of six or eight inches, and spread it on the meadows with good results. I then drew cobble stones and set them on end, beginning at the underpinning of the barn, leaning the stones a little towards it. I then drew small stones and placed in all the holes of any size between the stones, and then shovelled on them enough to make a tolerany smooth surface. I then covered the stones \vith fine spruce and hemlock boughs, and then a coat of loam soil and turfs five or six inches deep, putting on the furfs first. This part of the yard is always smooth and dry, and needs no repairing yet. It has been in use seven years. 1 think straw would do instead of boughs.â€"-N. Farmer. ‘ Dr. Alford, the Medical Officer of Health for Taunton, stated that he has recently invest1gated an outbreak of lead poisoning in his district, in most cases ofa very marked character. The first cases that oc- curred were in an isolated farm-house. Ite- peated visits and analysis of water, pre- serves, etc., threw no light whatever on their origin. Then, in sharp succession. a large numberrof fresh cases wero reported to him in various houses, mostly isolated, in the neighbourhood, many of which were very severe. They all had in common, it appeared, sent their crop to be ground to the same mill. He had visited and inspected this mill, and the origin of all the mischief 'was at once apparent. On having the mill- stone raised he found the surface of each stone honey-combed with lead. stone being of a very loose nature, large spaces occurred, which of late, during the illness of the owner, had been filled up by pouring in quantities of molten lead. The first grinding of wheat that took place after the “dressing” contained, no doubt, large quantities of the metal. He had, therefore, the more fullyxeportcd this case that the public might be aware of a dangerous sourc of poisoningâ€"Sunitm'y Record}, ~ m THE WAR. The Porte accuses the Russians of violat- ing the accepted neutrality of the signs of the red cross and the red. crescent, and fir~ ing upon ambulances removing wounded Turks from the battle-field. A Russian official despatch, dated at the headquarters of the army. of the Caucasus, October 165b, says, yesterday the Russians gained a great victory over Mukhtar Pasha capturing mun y guns and prisoners. The Turks have been driven from the road to Kai's . The Turks have withdrawn their artillery from the second Grivitza redoubt. The Russians fear it is mined. A dospatch from Moscow says private tele- grams state that the Russians attacked Mukhtar Pasha’s new position. The Cauca- sian grenadicrs stormed Awlias hill, form- inll the key to the Turkish positio l. A two hours’ engagement, resulting in the flight of Mukhtar Pasha in the direction of Kars or Erzeroum. The Russians pursued. The Turks lost many prisoners, cannon, rifles, and a. quantity of prisoners. An official deâ€" spatch received at Constantinople locates the battle at Aludja Dagh, which is probably the same as Awlias. The despatch says the Rue- sians attacked from four sides and the Turks were falling back at the time theflelegram was sent off, and the final result of the battle was momentarily expected. A correspondent with i the Russian head- quarters in Asia, telegraphs from Kariijal on Monday evening zâ€"Gen. Lozaroif, who, with twentyâ€"seven battalions of infantry and forty guns, was recently dcspatchod on a. turning movement from here behind Aladja Dagh to Awlias Hill and chinkov, telegraphed last night from Bazardjik begging for assistance, as Mukhtar Pasha was before hithhsre with a sugerior force. Thereupon, this morning our troops attacked the Turkish positions, and after a heavy cannonading on our left wing with the Aladga batteries we made a serious assult on Awlias hill and redoubt. At noon ,the Caucasian grenadiers, under General Fleimaun, stotmed the hill and re- doubt, capturing throe Kropp guns. An Ezinksy regiment occupied Aladja. Dagb, capturing the Turkish camp. The enemy retired in disorder in three directions, being cut off on the rent from Kare. The pursuit was sharp every where, and will be continued tomorrow. No news has been received from General Lozaroff. The Porto is dissatisfied with the evasive answer of Greece, :and protests against the non‘punishmcnt of those who attempted an insurrection in Thessaly, and proposes ti a reduction of the Greek army. An improvement in the weather on the Lom is reported, and there is a. prospect of an engagement near Kadikoi. Heavy can» nonadiog is re commencing in the Schipka Pass. Servia assures the I’ortc of her neutrality, but is waiting an opportunity to assume the offensive. The fate of Monday’s battle was decided by a flank attack on Mukhtar Pasha’s posi- tion from the north. The Russians foaptur~ ed thousands of prisoners. The siege of Kars will reâ€"comrnence immediately. Acc hiding to Russian officiafibulletins, not only was Mukhtar Pasha decisively defeat- ed on Monday, but the Turkish army was utterly destroyed as 9. fighting integer. 0n Sun-lay the Itusaian left having been exâ€" during the present season. tended to the banks the Arpachai, beyond Ani, a division under General Lozsreff mov- led south of Aladuja Dagh and drove the gradually heats and rots together, so that, Turks from Orlok upon ‘I'exink-ai and liars, and occupied Orlok, thus completely turning Mukhtar’s right. On Monday morning a heavy cannonade was directed against Olya Tape, which was the key to the Turkish positions. In the afternoon Gen. Hcyman, with 10,000 infantry carried. Olya Tope by assault, cutting the Turkish army in‘two. The centre and left wing under Mukhtar re- treated upon Kars, pursued by Heynmn and harrassed in the flank by Loam-elf, but suc- ceeded in gaining cover of the fortifications of Kare, after a fearful rout, during which he lost a great number of men, several thousand prisoners, and four guns. The three divisions, consisting of the Turkish right, had in the meantime been surrounded, at~ tacked, and driven from their fortified camp with great less. finally, at eight o’clock on Monday night, the remnant of this portion of Mukhtar’s army surrendered with thirty- two guns, and a. great quantity of material. Among the {captured are seven Pashas. The Russian losses are relatively slight. The bombardment of Plevna has recom- menced. A decisive action is imminent. A battle between Suleiman Pasha. and the Czarewitch is imminent. The Russians report heavy '_desertions of the Turks from Plcvna. Osman I’asha‘s communication with Sofia are cut. Sulei- man Pasha. is concentrating at lx'adikago. The mill-' Snow in the Shipka Pass is a metre deep. Operations are impracticable. Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs on Monday from Kors :â€"Our centre, exposed for four hours to an overwhelming cannonado and incessant assaults, was compelled to retreat, leaving Awalias Hill in :tho hands of the cn~ emy. The Russians then occupied all the strategic points in the direction of liars, to which place we withdrew with a division to prepare our revenge. Another division holds its posxtion on Karadugh. Mukhtar says his loss is only 800, and claims that a. regiment and a half of Russian cavalry and'_f0ur bat- talions of infantry were destroyed. lie at- tributes the defeat to the Russian reinforce- ments and their two hundred guns. A correspondent reports the Russian route of communication from Giurgovo to Sinmitza almost impassible. The sides of the road are lined with skeletons of horses and cattle. The mud in Simnitza renders walking impossible. Half of the inhabitants and a large portion of the military have the Danube fever, typhus, or dysentery. The bridge across the Danube is very shaky. The Giurgevo and Simnitza railway ispro- grossing very slowiy. Work on the barracks and hospitals also moves slowly. Greece demands that the ;Greck flag be saluted. on the Citadel at Karissa as repara- tion for the recent attack on the Consulate. The Porte objects because of the excitment it would cause among the population. The Servian Premier informs the Scrvian agent in Constantinople that the Portc’s de- mand for Sorvia. to disarm would produce serious complications. An Igdyr despatch, Oct. 17th, says that on receiving information of Mukhtar’s ueâ€" feat Ismail Pasha withdrew from the neigh- bourhood of Igdyr to the. heights of Zov; near the frontier. It is believe.’ he is on the point of completely evacuating Russian ter. ritory. A Russian semi-official journal reports 59,- 434 Russians killed and wounded to Oct. 11th. Kars is said to be already partially blockâ€" adcd. It is also rumoured the Russians have occupied Peneck. Thc ltoumanians have approached within twenty metres of the second Crivicu redouht which, however, is believed to have been evacuated by the Turks during the last livc days. The Russians before Plcvua received reinforcements of 10,000. The Czar told the general of staff on \Ved» nesday that he and all the members of the Imperial family would remain with the army. He concluded :â€"“I, myself will care for the wauts of the army, and, if incessury, a: Russia will, as once before take up arms." A column has been sent southward to keep the road from Kfl-I'S to Erzeroum. A despatch says Mukhtar l’asha‘s dcfcat leaves the Russians free to act on the wings. Further operations by Ismail Pasha against Igdyr are out of the question. If he. does not retreat promptly he may share the fate of Mulihtar’s Aldja division. The Russian force at Ardahan, which has been kept in check by Mukhtar rather than by any ei‘fcc tive opposing force, will not remain idle any longer. Thus with one blow all the advan- tages gained by the Turks during the sum mer have disappeared. Unless the weather and the extreme difficulty of ;supplying the Russian army interfere, a march upon Erzc- roum may be tried again this year. There are rumours of a. Polish invasion of Iloumania from Galicia. The storming of Plcvna will probably be attempted on Friday or Saturday. It is estimated that the Russians captured in Monday’s battle thirty-two battalions of Turks, four brigades of artillery, one hun- flrcd officers, and two Lthousand horses. A son of the Circassian Chief Schamyl and Moussa Pasha werckillcd. The Turkish loss is estimated at 16,000, besides stores. The Czarcwitch has moved his headquar- tcrs from Dolma Monastyr to Bristovocos. It is reported the assault on .l’lcvna has recommenced. A Russian contract )1' inf'roms the Grand Duke that materials for iron huts ordered in England have been confiscated as contra- band of war by the British Government. Largo rcinfoaccment have left for Muk'i. tar Pasha. It is stated reinforcements have started for Batoum. It is announced from Var-int that Prince Hassan threatens to withdraw the Egyptians relegated to garrison duty. It is calculated that within the last five or six weeks the line- sians in Asia have raised 40,000 fresh troops.- The Turkish force opposed to them on Mon. day is estimated at 30,000, which is proba~ bly correct. The Russians movcd on liars on §\Vednes- day. Siege material has loft Alexandropol for Kare. Ismail Pasha/s army has retired into Turkish territory, followed by Gen. Tergukassoff. The Russian garrison at Ardahan and Ilior’s corps have been ordered to co-opcrate in a general advance. GENERAL, .NEWS' CANADIAN ITEMS . Fifteen cents per bushel was what a on, rgo of Wet grain brought in Kingston a few days ago. There is a good deal of typhoid fever just now in the Township of Woolwich, County of Waterloo. Mr. M. Morng has broken up his lobster factory at Pugwash, Nova Scotia, the lob- sters taken in the locality being found ur fit for packing. It is estimated that about 19,000 cattle have been exported from Montreal to England A considerable number of horses, sheep, and pigs has also stable, last week traced out and captured five horses which had been stolen from parties in that vicinity. Through his agency the animals were all restored to their owners. _Mr. Ery Ill. Mallory, father of John Cope Mallory, denies that he either claims or ex- pects ever to receive any reward for surren- dering his son to the authorities. He says thlaft the young man simply surrendered him- se . A tramp who had been incarcerated in the Ronfrew lock-up recently by [its keeper, Con- stable Carney, manager to rob his ,host of a GllCClI'IOI' S280 (received for his salary, and deposrted in an :ovcrcoat pocket) While his back was turned. When subsequently left alone he smashed up his bucket, and mak- ing use of the iron wire, broke a. lock. got at some tools belonging to the corporation which are kept in the lock-up, and in a short time had pried the lock off the outer door. He was seen to come to the door and look around, and was told “to go back, as Cair- ncy was after him.” He retired into the lock-up, and while word was being sent to the village that he was trying to escape, he slipped out of the lock‘up again, and was next observed making his way :across the holds to the railway track, and was soon out of sight. The Kingston Bl'iffc'fl "Wig, 16th inst. says ':â€"â€"“Messrs. B. B. Taggart and A. D: Remington, of W atertown, are in the city on a very 1mportant mission, They are paper manufacturers, and they have an idea. of converting the poplar trees of this distrtct into a pulp from which paper will be sub- sequently made. To-day they visited points on the liidoou Canal and the K. ck P. Rail- way, andifgtbe inducements be sufficient suitable arrangements will he inaugurated for the erection of a mill. The poplar would in that case be ground up, and then con- veyed to .Watcrtown, there to be turned into paper. The scheme is popular, but it \Ylll be hope unless a plentiful supply of poplar trees IS convenient. We hopes site may be obtainod, for the presence of such men will add very much to our industrial resources.” On Monday last (15 inst i' Welsh, daughter of Mr. ’Wclsh, )pogtmiltdt: at Bornholm, came into town carryinrV one hundred dollars in one of those stupid out- side pockets against which ladies have so often been warncd as temptation to pick- pockcts. After dining at the Commercial been sent across. Mr. C. M. Dunlop, the Seafnrth town con- lIotel she missed the money. and ' for it was instituted, but without dole“: respectable looking middle aged couple ‘who had also dined at the hotel, were followed to the G. T: R. stasion, detained and searched but nothing was found upon them to in any way connect them with the missing money We suppress their names in order to spare them further annoyance. We suppose it is useless to preach another homily anainst carryingvalucbles in these pockets. 0They are fashionable, and must be indulged. in. Much sympathy is felt for Miss Welsh under the heavy loss sustained. Whether her pocket was picked, or Whether the money ,accidentalilygfolvlout, is, ofcourso, an open Ejectionâ€"Strayer Herald. The Brockville Monitor has like following story of the exploits of a wonderful scamp : :“A fellow‘named Jordan, alias Irwin, alias Cameron, \vno escaped from Pembroke gaol some months ago, and made for the other Side of the line, appears to have been a. most seductive “cuss.” He lived in Kinaston some time age and got married there.D He deserted his wife, and subsequently turned up in ltenlrcw, and married there one Sophia Cameron. Some time after perpetrating the second marriage Jordan fancied a Miss White better than Sophia. He accordingly shipped the latter to Potsdam under some pretence, and then shipped himself, most of his traps, and Miss White, to Watertown where they lived as man and wife. After if. while he made another female acquaintance ll). Watertown, cut Miss White, and beat her when she ,reinonstratcd with him on the street. For this he was fined S50 and gaoled zit Watertown for six months. Jordan is now there held in addition on a charge of bigamy, and "it is to be hoped that the scoundrel mcy 0t least get his full deserts.” _ 'lheSt. Catharincs Daily Review, 16th inst, has the following story of attempted extortion zâ€"“The schooner Niagara, Capt McLeod, arrived here yesterday. Durinn the: late storm she lost her rudder 'off Port D'bver but, fortunately, after throwing overboard part of her load, the captain and crew mau- agcd to escape shipwrck. A temporary rnd. (for, now lying at Lock 3, was rigged, and a. tug was requested to state terms for towin the vessel to Buffalo, when everyone withifi hearing was astonished to hear |the tug.bose state “$250 an hour, and not a cent lees ” Capt. Mo Leodrcplicd to this extortionate demand thatit would be better for him and the crew to go ashore with thiir and let the tuglnan take the vessel than ,pay such a price. The tug then left the Xiaum-u and. her crew to their late, but luckin a, $1.0- pcllor came along and agreed to tow theln to the canal for $350. TheNiagsra will be re. paired at Shickluna’s dry-dock, and ma probably be able to make one or two morz trips before Jack Frost closes navigation.” The Amherstburg Echo thus crop prospects in the country oilflssdffaâ€"kifrf travelling from one end to the other of the South Riding of Essex, last week, we noticed hardly ono orchard which showed anything like a good crop of apples. Here and there could be seen a tree which had borne a fair load of fruit, but hundreds of trees were meet with, on whichvnot a single apple up. cured. The farmers generally will not have one quarter of a. crop of this fruit, and pre. dict that the price of a barrel of apples will be five dollars before the kwintef is over Never before in Essex has such a. breadth of fall wheat been sown as there has been this season. Most of the farmers in the south riding seem to have sown the larger part of their farms with wheat, and in spite of the long spell of dry weather last month it has all come up nicely above the ground. Mr James Howie, of Colchestor, has a piece the blade of which has already grown eigh‘ inches long, and which promises to be lathe; too for advanced for the winter. In man parts of Colchester and Mersea as soon as; the corn was cut the land between the rows ofshocks was run over with a cultivator and wheat shown thereon, and is now well above the ground before the corn is husked. ~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"..._.. The result of the elections in France gives a V6} y decided majority to the republican 61 emeut. Ministerial dictation evidently is not acceptable to the French people. London Tumâ€"Old gent to be ‘ smoking the end of a cigar he has pi’clggidl(1)111);5 â€"‘Ugh ! for shame, throw that nasty thing nyaw.’ Boy ~What, for you to pick up and smoke, oh ‘3 Gararn, I know yer i” ' A Methodist church in Cleveland is built steeple and all. The people gathered to de.’ dicete it. The Bishop announced that, there was a debt of $8.000 on the building. Sub- scriptions were taken up, and, beginningwith three of l$500 each, grew to $54000 altogether. They were stopped. The Bishop dismissed the congregation, remarking that the church would be dedicated when the debt was paid and not before. ‘ luggage,