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A conference on the land question has been held in Dublin, at which resolutions were adopted declaring that further prome- tion was necessary for the occupiers of the soil. ' ' ' Marshall MacMahon will probably visit Ireland during the coming summer, in order that he may see the country of his ancestors. The visit will be private. The money on deposit in joint~stock banks in Ireland fell last year. it is reported, £1.500,000, and this is taken as a measure of the depression, especially among the agri- cultural classes. The engineers' dispute has extended to Belfast. The masters some tlme ago gave notice of a. reduction of 7% to 10 per cent. in wages. The notice has expired, and the men have struck work. The Dublin correspondent of the T imus telegraphs to that journal that the Govern- ment has just resolved not to proceed at the next assizes with the trial of the three nu'u charged with the murder of Lord Leitx-im. An application will be issued to admit them to bail. The report of Dr. Cameron, analyst to the city of Dublin, to the effect that he had traced several cases of typhoid fever in some fashionable localities to the milk coming from a dairy owned by a person said to be suffering from that sickness, has created a painful sensation. Ireland. Major-General Roberts, who has so highly distinguished himself in the Afghan camâ€" paign, is a native of Waterford. The Clommel board of guardians have forwarded a petition to Parliament praying to equalize the franchise in Ireland to that in England. Mr. Bagwell sail there are 459 electors in Clommel «tut of a population of 11,000. In similar towns in England the number of electors is double or treble in pro- voxtimeg _ Intelligence has been received at Wexford thata woman named Mary Hawkins was found dead in her bed. It is supposed that the woman was murdered. Some of her ribs were broken. The deceased kept a lodging-house, which was frequented by the tramp class, at a place called Lathnure, near Clonroche. A general meeting of moulders has been held, when a communication was read from the executive in Londeu, announcing.that arrangements had been completed there whereby the weekly payments of the men on strikein Belfast would be considerably in- creased. To all appearances at present the men are determined to resist the reduction of 3s. per week. At a meeting of the Waterford Board of Guardians, Mr. Clampettert drew attention to the necessity that existed for the erection of a public morgue in the, city. where . un-m claimed dead bodies might be placed when found until an inquest had been held. The only available place at present for the recep- tion of such bodies Was the corporation yard. Only recently the dead body of a child was found and taken there, and in the morning,’ it turnedout that during the night rate had got at the body and literally devoured it. When found it was so disfigured that the coroner’s jury could scarcely identify it as a human body at all. That such a state of thing's should be tolerated in the city of \Vaterford was almost incredible. The North Leith Parochial Board has re ceived the sum of £1,290. a bequest to the Door of the pansh from a gentleman inzPhilaâ€" delphia. About 250 plumbers in Glasgow, who have been on a. strike for six weeks, have to accept a reduction of one penny per hour on the present rate, 8&6 per hour. ' It was shown on the trial of the Glasgow Bank Directors that in one case an advam e of £80,000 was made to a friend on the secur- ity of four live elephants. The Solicitor-General 'for Scotland has issued an address as Consorvative candidate for Haddington Burghs. He approves the Government's Eastern and Afghan policy. The Glasgow Free Presbytery has lesolved to appoint a committee to confer with repre- sentatives of other churches as to a joint movement in aid of the shareholders of the City of Glasgow Bank. The Prince of Wales’ Indian collection is shortly to be forwarded for exhibition in the Museum of Science and Arts. Arrangements are being made for the holding ‘of a conver- sazione in the Museum on the occasion of the inauguration of the collection in Edin- burgh. A disease entitled by the physicians “Ger- man measles," is exceedingly prevalent in Govan just now, and is in almost; every case fatal. Many families have lost two and three children inside of a week. \Vhooping- cough is also prevalent, and there are several cases of scarlet. fever. Smuggling in the Orkney and Shaflzmd Islands is now to be put down with a. strong hand. A special division of the coast guard service has been created, the members of which will be located in several of the islands and two cruisers, one a. steamer, are attached to the‘divimon. Since their admission to the convict cells, in Duke street prison, Glasgow, the health of Mr. Sulmond and Mr. Inglis have suffered considerably, and they have now,by the order of the prison surgeon, been entered on the sick list and transferred to the hospltal. The other directors are still in fair health, and 00. cupy their proper cells. The Committee of the Caledonian Banking Company have issued a circular to the share- holders, calling ou them to guarantee indiviâ€" dually to the other Scotch Banks the sum of £150 against any possible loss the Scotch. banks may incur by the Caledonian Bunk being kept out of liquidation, and by its getA ting two years to pay up its liabilities to the Scotch banks. The Glasgow City Bank liquidators do not now insist on the liquid- ation of the Caledonian, but require its paid- up capital to be set aside to meet their pos- sible claims. A meeting of tenant farmers has ,been held at Kelso to consider the present state of agriculâ€" tural interests. On behalf of the tenantry an opinion was expressed that it was impos‘sibie for farmers to continue, in the face of the present depression and of the extent to which they were handicaped by high rents, to meet their engagements to landlords ani others. Lord Polworth speaking as a proprietor, said it was his belief that a reduction of me rents would not give farmers the remedy they want- ed, and suggested that What should be aimed at was increased production of both beef and corn. â€"The1atehusbaud, when he finds that somebody has stolen the keyhole out of his door, and dlflidently rings the bell, knows ex- actly who “The Coming Woman" is. Oh, there abou’ yon heather hi1], Where foofa,’ comes but rarely, ‘ , There is a. house they point out sfiill, Where dwelt. the man o’Airlie. He wore a. coat 0’ hodden gray, His hand was hard wi’ labor. ’- But still he had a hamely way 0’ standin' by his neighbor. His burly laugh made men rejoice, His words the neighbors guided ; The little bairnies loved his voice, And in his smile confided ; The words to-day that left his lip Became a. deed to marrow : Hout man, 1he friendship of hisgrip Would lift the heart 0’ sorrow. He was 1191 loud, he was na.’ proud, He lacked in larnin’ sail-1y, And yet ye'd pick him fume [b crowd“ The honest man 0‘ Airlie. His wealth it was na.’ in his land. It was na’ in the city ', Amint o' honor was his hand, His heart a mine 0’ pity. He’s dead and game, this prince 0’ Fife‘ Mute in his burly laughter ; But, all! the music of his life, That hides with us 11mg after, His memory lives, the man may die That lingers bright and iouin’, Just like 13. star 105}; frag fihe sky, Whose ray survives his main? ' â€"Sung by Lawrence Barrett in theplay. “THE N in 0’ Al OLD WORLD NEWS Scotland. â€"A cynical writer says : “ Take 3 Gem‘- pany of boys ehaeing butterflies ; put long- tailed coats on the boys. and mm the butter- flies into dollars, and ytu have a. beautiful panorama of the world.” ~The Bishop of Manchester condemns zesthetical and emotional religion. â€"Ladies need not be so proud of their pretty feet. Even a cow has a. neat. foot. â€"Sir John Lubbock is a great authority on the habitS'of ants. His views on sisters and cousins have not yet been given to the public. â€"â€"\Ve are perfectly willing to believe the California stories about women who kill bears; but we defy the country to show the woman who has slaughtered a. mouse. â€"-A Writer on villiage life in England says that the sunport of ill’egxtimate offspring is attempted to be evaded by reckless denials and an army of false witnesses such as would disgmce one of the corrupted courts of Him- (105mm. -A music seller announces In his window a sentimental song : “ Thou Hash Loved and Left Me,” for ten centg. â€"-An English barber has a sign in his win- dow which reads : “Haircutting on Phreno- logical and Physingnomical Principles.” “Little NepheWâ€"“ What are fowls, auntie ?”~“Cr0atures with wings, dear, such as hens and ducks." Little Nephewâ€"~â€" “ Angels are fowls, too, arn‘t they, auntie .9” â€"“ This,” said Augustus, as Angelina sat in his lap. sweetly singing, “ this is a, matin- kuee performance, din-ling.” â€"“ The International Railway and Steam Navigation (x‘uixle ” for March is to hand. Beside the usual time tables of of all railways in the country. it has items of news con- cerning all railroads. For sale by all news dealers. â€"â€"A young man who has tried everything else and failed writes to the Vicksburg Herald to inquire the requisites for a good reporter and gets for answer; “ A bottle uf whiskey,.a lead pencil, a, cast iiou constitution and a rhi- noscrous hide.” -â€"Wheu a man can makea living and wear the best clothes in the market by simply playing billiards, there is poor encourage- ment for a young man to serve three or four years at the machmist or some otlxer‘dirty trade and not receive more than enough to pay his board. â€"A Council Bluffs girl, on suicide intent, asked for morphine in a drug snore. The clerk suspected her purpose, and sold her a. powerful emetic. She reamed an hour after- ward, expressed her opinion of a man who would deceive adistmcted girl in that way, and demanded her muney back. -â€"The1‘o has been a remark-able case of constancy in England. A man who separated from his wife thirty-five years ago has just returned and offered to “kiss and make up.” A few days prior to the ofier the wife had in- herited a large estate. â€"â€"The report for last year of the Inspector General of Recruiting, which has just been issued, states that. there was no lack of re- cruits offering, and that the physique of the men was much improved. The number of enlistments was 28,325. â€"John Bright refuses to support a law for the repression of juvenile smoking. He Bliinks England has “ rather too many laws already," and prefers to leave the matter to parental supervision to public opinion and the effects of a butter education among the working classes. â€"Aceording to the following lines there are some clergyman whose eyes are never visible, and for the best of reasons : I cannot praise the doctor's eyes ; 1 never s-Lw hi glance divine! For when he 1) _, 5 he shuts his eyes, And ss hell he preaches he shuts mine. â€"Bicycle riding by women promises to beâ€" come fashionable in Detroit. The example was set by a wealthy and reputable young lady, who at first rode in secluded places, but afterward took the suLurban roads. She use; the oi‘oiuury twoâ€"wheeled machine. and Sits astrido, wearing very loose trousers, and is frequently accompanied by half a dozen female companions. A tumble resulting in a broken nose temporarily cooled her Miler, but the sport has more than regained the lost favor. â€"The lioness of Nice this season is Lady Cuithness, with her old point lace and her big diamonds, and happy is the men who can pay her a delicate compliment. One evening when she was dressed in black velvet, covered with old English point7 a gentleman said to her in French, “ Those are not rivicros of diamonds; they are fleuves.” A string of diamonds is called ariviore in French; and, as flenve is a large river, he meant that her diamonds were unusually large, Lady Caitliness has a ring which comes to her in direct line from Mary Queen of Scots. â€"The vessel which embarked the 500 agri- cultural labourers fur New Zealand has been stripped atlllymouth‘ because Lloyd’s Com- mittee called the attention of the Board of Trade to the fact that in the vessel’s stern the seuttles for light anal Ventilation were only three inches above the water, and the breaking of the glass by ice, wreck-age 01' the waves might cause panic and disaster, especi- ally as they Were in the quarters of the 1113- married females. The vessel has therefore been detained by the Board of Trade, and will be (locked for alterations. â€"Three weeks ago two men were appre- hendedin London on a charge of burglary, and one referred for character to the owner of a house in Thomas street, Commercial road (East End). This person gave the man an excellent character, but certain appear- ances in Thomas street; excited suspicion, and a search found an amount of stolen property unparalleled. From watches and cases of champagne to boots and railroad rugs, everyâ€" thing semnod to be l-hcrc, and when laid out in the rooms of the police office the collection presented a wonderful sight. Articles con- neck-(l with 32 burglaries have been already identified. u â€" no ” (late mark” is a, mysterious malady which affects everybody at Bagllad, in Asiatic Turkey. It is a. dry, eating sore, which comes generally upon the face, lasts for a year, and then goes away forever, leaving an indelible lnfli‘k about the size and shape of a date as evidence of the visitation. The cicaâ€" trix is just skin deep; the spot appears as if the surface had been scared away with caus- tic 01' a hot iron, and it by no means enhanc- es the beauty of the victim. The sore gen- erally comes in childhood, and then it com- monly settles upon the face. The cheek of nearly every man or woman brought up in Bagdad shows the unmistakable mark. â€"â€"London Truth :â€"“ In Portugal. if you wish to become a Viscount, you buy a piece of land from a convent (I forget its mime) and this entitles you to style yourself “ vis- count.” I once knew a rich man who was pining to become a baron. I took pity on the poor Dives and obtained the title for VOL XXT. MISCE LLANEOUS ITEMS “To keep house or board, That is the question. \Vhethur ’tis Definer for a pair To try the trials of a hired git}, Or take up a bronmstick And ‘clexm her out.’ To bozu'd, to puy your board In advance, uyc, There‘s the rub for when the Payday comes, ’tis ton to one There isn’t 11 shot in the locker." The Nlurulm-t-d Man a (Yunntllnn fluiiwuy l I‘vonlrm-tor!flis lnfnlualion and Huh- } ueqnvnl.'l‘errible Denlh. | l ‘ Few murders of recent times have excited public interest so much as that which took place at Banner Cross, near Sheffield, some i time ago, in which Mr. Arthur Dyson, civil ‘ engineer, was the victim, and the perpetrator of the deed the notorious burglar Peace. The , particulars of the murder, the trial and conâ€" ; damnation of the murderer. and of his subsc- l quent execution on the 25th February last, have all been published in these columns. There is one phase of the case, howevvr, and one, tom-which will possess considerable in- : terest for Canadians, and more particularly ; for Toronto readers, which has hitherto : been lost sight of, and that is with reuard to the murdered man’s past ; history. It turns out that Mr. Dyson i resided in Canada for a number of yearsâ€"â€" first in Montreal and afterwards in this city. In Western Canada he was engaged in the building of railways. He was associated with , Mr. Frank Shanley, new city engineer on the ' Northern Railway, and subsequently he as- sisted Mr. John C. Bailey, the present chief engineer on the Northern Railway, in the un- dertaking known as the Atlantic and Great ! \Vestern Railway. On this latter undertak- ing he was engaged for about three years, ; during which period he was often in Toronto. He was a mun of remarkable perennial appear- . once, being six feet six inches in height, and ; wcllbuilt. He was distinguished, apart from i his height, by a long, bushy heard, I and a rather large. nose. He was clever and welliniormed on matters relating to engineering ; indeed, he wrote a. hook on the subject. When in the city Mr. Dyson lived at the ltossin House, and many of those who frequented that hotel at the time must remember him. After leaving Western Canada. Mr. Dyson went to the States, and there engaged i n several railway undertakings. While in Cleveland he became enamored of a young and handsome girl he- longing to that place. The object of his affections was in humble circumstances, and scarcely fitted to become his wife, but this ; fact was not permitted to stand between him and the woman of his choice. She had been i placed at school until she lynx! acquired a very good education, af’ur which lie mar-rind her, and took her to England. 'llm‘e they seem i to have lived happily until Peace came across their path. Smitten with Mr S. Dyson’s ; charms, he would not keep away from the ' house where the Dysons resided. Mr. Dyson and Peace quarrelled in consequence, and, in : a fit of passion, the latter shot his neighbor 5 through the head. Subsequent to the mur- ‘der Mrs. Dyson returned to America, and went to her friends in Cleveland. but, as her evidence was required to prove Poace’s guilt, English detectives were sent out to the States to bring her back. The result was, as has been stated, the condemnation and execution I of Pram). Glob". ‘ y If only some new word could be ordained for this sort of charming sparkle of talk be- tween gentlemen and ladiea so that its old sound could be utttrly forgotten beyond the possibility of rousing it‘s faintest and dullcst echo, and there could be absolutely nothing left to remind one of the miseries which the unc‘mtritablc have wrought by just uttering its taboo, the best of men and women would be glad. him on condition that he gave a carriage and a. pair of horses to an impecunious Minister. As for foreign orders, except some few, they are a drug in the market. A friend of mine was recently in Greece. of course, he was oifered the Order of the Redeemer. ‘I have,’ he replied, ‘ been already three times in this'country and each seperate time I have accepted this Order, and civility has its limits.” A Moving Appran in [Be-In!“ of fiocial Pleasunlry. (From the Home Journal.) The lexicon says the word flirtation signi- fies “ playing at courtship,” but in the cu]- tivated circles, where leisure and opportu- nity are most. abundant for this sort of amuse- ment, it is doubtful if such a signification can now be applied to it with anything like .109qu Flirtation is qmte distinct from coquet’ry, both in the minds and intentions of those who possess any substantial claim to elevation of character. The sole basis or spring from which those conversations generally termed flirtatious arise is, quite as often as otherwise, simply a desire to afford pleasure to others. It takes the form of graceful courtesics gracefully extended, or graceful discussions all the more elegantly and brightly expressed. beâ€" cause two persons happen to possess certain potent mental qualities which compel from each other a fairer, finer and cleverer thought than either of them could have formulated and expressed to another person of a duller. or perhaps only a dissimilar, quality of intellect. That is all. The less Witty world looking on Without an incisive vision. and possibly with malicious tenden- cies or perhaps ignoble purposes. either Whispers or perhaps cries out, “ Flirtation, flirtation !” and the very key of the shout transforms the most innocent and really elo- vating expressions of kindly speech into a misercre or perhaps into a. death chant to all social pleasures, if it does not uproot peace and happiness altogether, and wither them beyond a possibility of restitution. thanks be to a better intelligence that has lately sprung into life in our best society. An insinuating grace and kindliness of manner, and an evident intention of bestowâ€" ing enjoyment, is called flirtation, and that, too, in its degrading sense, when it is offered by a woman to a man, or by' a man to a woman, but how difierent the judgment when it is displayed by woman to woman. In a Massachusetts case, decided last sumâ€" mer, a San Francisco passenger over the Lake Shore Road bought a sleeping car ticket at Cleveland for a berth in the car ” China.” At Toledo he left the car for dinner, but first asked an employe in the csu' if he should leave his baggage, and would it be safe. The employee answered yes. But when the trmeler returned, the China had been switch- ed off and the hand-baggage of the passengers carried into anothermr, which had been sub- stituted for it. In this transfer the passen- ger’s valise was lost ; he could never get any account of it ; and he sued, not the Wagner (Jar Company who owned the China, but the Lake Shore Company. They were for refer- ing him to the owners of the China ; but the court decided against the defense. The traveler’s contract for transportation being with the Lake Shore Company; the fact that they had private arrangements with an- other corporation as to the terms for draw- ing a. particular car, in which the traveler was not interested or concerned, made no difference in his right to sue them for negli- gent loss of his baggage. In a, very recent case in Ohio the same question arose as to personal injury. The traveler in a sleeping car had his head bruised by the porter letting the upper berth fall upon it as he was ar- ranging the car for the night. The blow affected the spine, and partial paralysis re- sulted. The injured person sued the carry- 'l‘llE RIGHI'I'S 0F PA‘iSENGERS IN SLEEPING: (IA IL“. TIIIC BANNER (11‘055 AVIURIPRC B. FIJI K'I‘A'I‘ION. RICHMOND HILL, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1879. ing company, which sought to throw the re- spongxibility on. the sleuping-car owners. And this case seems strongcr than the other, for the negligence was in the manipulation of the berths, and had no direct relation to the transportation which the railroad Company had undertaken. But the court held that the case could not be shifted upon the other cor- poration. The railroad company was respon- sible to travelers for its Whole train, for all cars alike.â€"New York Tribune. Commander Cheyne, of the British Royal Navy. is making efforts to get up an expedi- tion to reach the North Pole by means of bolloons. He is an experienced Arctic navi- gator. having served under Sir James Ross, and has secured the services of Captain Tem- plar, a well-known aeronaut. Commander Uheyne believes that the Gulf Stream sweeps round the polar basin, and returns by the north and east of Greenland as a great body of cold Water. He‘ proposes 'to utilize this current in the following manner : The ship would proceed up Davis’s Strait and Bai‘fin’s Bay ; then, turning to the west, would steam up Lancaster Sound and Queen’s Channel to the furthest explored point. She would next take a north-northwesterly direction until the set of the current was felt, when her course would be altered to 'due north. In any case, she would push on through every available opening in the ice until her advance was definitely arrested by the advent of \Vinter. In addition to the usual equipment of sledges, etc., the vessel would carry several balloons, each one capable of biting about a ton weight in addition to the‘« men. ‘Vhen she ship becomes beset in the pack. three balloons would be inflated and joined to- gether by means of three light spars 60 feet long. Thus a triangle would be formed, with a balloon at each angle. The whole to- gether representing a lifting; power of about three tons. This power would be employed in carrying the boat-cars, sledges, provisions, tents, ballast, " etc. Com- mander Cheyne proposes durin ‘the winter to establish two observatories abou thirty miles apart, with the ship as a centre; so that by the end of May the balloons may start upon a curve already ascertained with tolerable accuracy. By this meanthe. fl“tance of the vessel from the Pole and the”! iaourse to be followed being known, the trawilers would be enabled to drop within ten or “Shanty miles of their destination. Wire trailâ€"robes would be used for preserving an equal al-htude ab ovo the ice. When it was necessary'jo descend. the gas would be reserved by incompressing it. by mechanical means, into the receivers, there to be held in readiness for :iuture use. If the journey should have been successful and the Wind favorable, the retufi‘ trip would at once be made, the balloons being arrested on the parallel of latitude upon}: which the ship was left ice-blocked. The commanding oificer in charge would send out” sledge par- ties do.in to meet the baloons and give what- ever assistance might be requirc%_ On the breaking up of the ice the ship fould leave her Winter quarters and push; round the northern extremity of Greenland, A second winter would here be passed, the time being spent in making a survey of the, coast and other scientific observations. During the following Summer. aided by the f oral drift of the ice, the vessel would; 8 through the opening, and return home L . continent or ‘Gi‘eehlan‘d and Should no favorable wind arise, however, to carry him back from the Pole to his ship, commander Cheyne intends continuing his aereal journey, and trusts to good fortune drop in Russia wherever inhabitants are to be seen, To 'I‘EIE NORTH POLE BY BAL- INDON. Exciting Chase in ‘Valerloo County. Two weeks ago last Sunday evening, while Mr. John Ketehie, living near Galt, was at- tending church, some person stole a valuable horse from his stables. Mr. Ketchie did not find out that his horse was gone till Monday morning, when Chief of Police Robinson, of Gait, was informed of the matter. He took the proper steps at once to recover the stolen property. On Tuesday morning following Mr. Robinson received information that a man on horseback had broken into and stolen from the house of Walter Scott, living in the vicin- ity of Galt, a purse containing a small sum of money and some other articles. A second warrant was issued and Chief Robinson and Mr. Ketchie started in pursuit. The thief was traced as far as Glenworth, where he was lost track of in the woods. The pursuers were at one time Within forty minutes” ride of the thief, after a race of four or five days duration. They however failed to capture him, and had to return home. Soon after their arrival intelligence was received that the thief had been seen near Shakespeare. Messrs. Robinson and Ketchie started with the latter’s team, and cornered him up in the above place, where an arrest was affected. The horse and man were taken to Gait on Monday night. Yes- terday morning the prisoner was brought be- fore Mayor Blain, and remanded to the Ber- lin jail for eight days in order to obtain the neCessary evidence. The man‘s name is John Anges. Two more warrants are in the hands of the London police for horse stealâ€" ing: against the same mamâ€"News. In the same town James Lepscomb has been arraigned and sent for trial on a charge of stealing a. horse and cutter from Mr. Dil- man Cobb. The accused is a colored man from Guelph. He was a regular dandy in appearance. He wore kid gloves, plug hat, gaiters with cloth uppers, a natty cut~uway coat hidden beneath a checkered ulster, and a pmr of mousecol- ored linen pantaloons. Everyboay noticed his summer trousers as he walked down the street. ~‘ Hey, mister 2” shouted one boy, “ shoot the pants.” Still he paid no attention. “ There goes a Hesquimax,” shrieked an- other gamin. Theh he sought refuge in a sample- room, where one man took the liberty of in- quiring: After several more had quizzed him on the absurdity of wearing summer pantaloons iu midwinter, he got up and shouted : A “ Why don’t you wear cloth trousers; you‘ll kill yourself going around that way in this kind of weather,” The man didn’t reply but got near the stove. “ Guess he’s a poet trying to come the ec- centric,” suggested another. After a few moments of silence another man bawled out : “If I were you I’d drive my legs .into the sleeves of my ulster and tie the skirts around my neck. “ Would you all like to know why I wear summer trousers now ?” “ Yes, yes l" they answered, unanimously. “ Well, it’s because they’re all I’ve got 1” His reply was satisfactory. â€"0b,the snow. the beautiful snow I It lusts so long, and it melts so slow, It lom’s around and piles up so ; How everybody wishes ’twould g0. Also the slush. the beautiful slush, Seasoned with salt and worked into mush, M king one walk with a shove and a, pushâ€"â€" May it go away soon, and go with a rush. 111*":‘Eli 'i‘llE HURKE ’I‘IIIEVES. A 0.919” REA§0N A Machine for Moving Grain as if“ were Wawr. (From the Toledo Blade.) One of the most remarkable inventions of the time is now being practised and experi- mented upon by Alfred Wilkin, of this city. For several months Mr. Wilkin has been try- ing to study out some more speedy and eco- nomical method of elevating grain in bulk than any new in use. The results, as already shown by his yet imperfect model, are aston- ishing, and promise to work almost a revolu- tion in the grain carrying trade. The prin- ciple made use of in this curious little machine is simply that of atmospheric pres- sure, or the exhaust process which has lately been applied with such wonderful success in the great Westinghouse atmospheric brakes. The model which Mr. Wilkin has used so far is a. small air pump, rather rudely con- structed, yet answering for all practical pur- poses at present. Connected with the pump is a one-inch tin pipe, syphon shaped, and at the elbow or top (some three feet above the pump) is a cylinder somewhat larger than the pipe and connecting both parts of it. Inside of this is a smaller perforated cylinder, while at the lower end of it is a valve through which the grain drops out. The other arm of the syphon is extended down into the grain pile. When the machine was first ready to be started some wheat was put into a common envelope box to represent the car or vessel, and the grain was sucked up at a. rate that was perfectly astonishing. As some one re- marked, at this rate the complete machine would “ draw the inside out of a vessel in less than no time.” Thi was making an eleva- tion Of about five feet, and some who viewed the remarkable effects of the crude air pump reasoned that it would be as high as the air would sustain a column of water. But, With- out arguing the case, Mr. Wilkin quietly had an additional lot of pipe made, and planting his machine in the third story of the Custom House, forty feet from the ground, had the satisfaction of seeing it take up the wheat and .corn out of the box placed on the ground as easily as a whirlwind would take up the dust from the road. The next step was to place the air pump in the fourth story. over fifty feet from the ground where the result was similar. The only drawbacks were the me- chanical defects in his appliances. This setâ€" ties the question about raising grain to great heights by atmospheric pressure. ANOTHER RENIA RKABLE INVEN» TION. The reciprocating pump will be supplanted in practice by powerful blowers, which, with their continuous action, will exhaust the air so rapidly, the manufacturers think, that an eight inch pipe will give all the pressure asked for by the inventor. The economy of power and the rapidity of transit of the grain are,.of course, problemati- cal. But many of the great advantages of the arrangement are apparent. Among these is the capacity for dischargingseveral cars or vessels at the same time, by making the sup- ply pipe fork into several pipes leading to the different lots of grain. Then the expense of shoveling the grain up to the leg of the ele- vator, as under the present system, is saved. This amounted to $3.50 per 1.000 bushels in Buffalo last seasonâ€"$150 or $200, say, tor a. large schooner. When held at the surface of the grain the pipe, while in one position, would draw up nearly, if not quite, all the The temperature of the sun has recently been the subject of an able investigation by M. Rossetti. He first sought to establish the laws of radiation in relation to the tempera- ture. First the radiation of a Leslie’s cube filled with mercury and heated to 300° was measured with a thermopile and a \Viedle- mann galvanometer. The formula arrived at was tested in the case of a copper ball heated in the flame of a Bunsen burner to about 700° to 800°. Further, the radiating powers of various bodies (copper, copper covered with lampblack, iron, platinum and oxychloride of magnesium), heated in the Bunsen burner or oxhydrogen blowpipe, was also examined, and gave satisfactory confirmation of the formula for temperatures ranging up to 2,400“. Tak- ing into account absorbtion in the earth‘s at- mosphere, and making observation of the heating of a thermopile by the radiation 0 the sun, the effective temperature of this orb was concluded to be 9,9654" 0., or 20,380.7° 0., according as regard is had to the absorbâ€" tion by the solar atmosphere round the photo sphere or not. wlge t. 059011;, in melefixalem him. 59Wth a ht%e moving, as 'afi eman‘ Would move the the nozzle of his hose, it would quickly take upjll the grsjipAiu the Vessel: There would be a saving of about one-half in insurance rates on grain in store, as there would be no machinery in the buildingâ€" hence no friction and no danger from fire in the building. Not the least among the de- sirable features of this method would be the cooling of the grain by passing it from one bin to another, and cleaning it of dust and dirt at the same time. The Immense bene- fits such a. system would confer upon a port like Toledo can be readily seen. By making a large reduction in the cost of transferring and storing grain, not only here but at ter- minal lake points, a supremacy would be given our great water route Whmh could not be suc- cessfully challenged by any railroad combin- ation on earth. Aug. 16th, 1878,R.S.Webb,Phila.,Pa.,wrote Messrs. Lawrence & Co, Bankers, N. Y.; ” Dear Sirs: Yours containing remittance for $1,113,25, as profits on my 200 shares, is re- ceived. Accept my thanks, for I am very well satisfied. As you request, you may use this letter. I would recommend every one who feels disposed to spculate to send for your circular. This is but one instance out of thousands, by which the new combination system of operating in stocks enables people with large or small capital to make similar profits. By this excellent plan, the orders of thousands of customers from city and country are pooled into one immense sum and co- operated as a mighty account. Each member of the combination secures all the advantages of the largest capital united with experienced skill. Profits divided monthly. $10 invested returns 3550, or 5 per cent. on the stock, $75 will make $450, and so on, according to the market. Messrs. Lawrencedr Co.’s new cir- cular (mailed free) has "two unerring rules for success,” and explains everything, so that any one ban operate profitably. All kinds of stocks and bonds wanted. New Government loan supplied. Apply to Lawrence & 00., Bankers, 57 Exchange. N. Y. City. ’ MxrrENs FOR HANGING our CLOTHES.â€" Don’t go out bare-handed to put your wet clothes on the line in winter weather. It is a. foolish and unnecessary tax upon the system, and injurious to the hands. Gloves and mit- tens worn on ordinary occasions are apt to be more or less soiledâ€" and are not suitable for handling clean clothes. Have a pair for this very purpose. You can cut them from clean flannel (white seems the most suitable), line them with another thickness of flannelâ€" or make them double if the flannel is thin. These should be kept in a clean place ready for this particular business, and nothing else. A good and handy place to keep them is in the clothes-pin hag. WHAT $200 DID IN \VALL S’I‘REET‘ now HOT 1!! THE SUN? FOR THE LADIES A Test Case in the London Candidâ€"How lo Avoid a “'He’s Extravagancim. LONDON, Feb. 20, 1879. A way has been found in England, in which husbands may guard against being respon- sible for the debts contracted by extravagant wives. I The case of Howell against Lord Desart, recently tried in the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, before Sir Alexander Cockburn and a special jury, has considerable interest to married men. The story is as follows 2â€"Messrs. Howell dz James sued Lord Desart for the sum of £112, being the balance of an account alleged to be due from his Lordship for goods supâ€" plied to Lady Desart between December, 1875, and June, 1877. The noble defendant denied his liability. It was stated that Lord Desart on coming to his title inherited es-’ tates so heavily encumbered by charges upon them for the benefit of relatives that his actual and tangible income was only £1,000 a year. On his marriage in 1871 to the sometime Lady Desart £500 a year was set- tled on her by herfather for her separate use, so that their joint income was £1,500 per annum. It was mutually agreed that £500 a year should be set apart to meet the ex- penses of their joint housekeeping, and that her ladyship should retain for her sole per- sonal use the annual sum of £400. A wrrn’s DEBTS. In a few years the lady ran into debt to the extent of £6,000, which heavy sum her father made arrangements to liquidate. A fresh agreement was then come to betWeen the parties. Lady Desart was only to receive £250 a year pin money. and she promised ~ so the defendant’s counsol representedâ€"not to incur any more debts. But in September, 1875, the first instalment of the yearly sti- pend of £250 was paid to Lady Desart and in December of the same year she opened a fresh credit account with Messrs. Howell (St Jam es. The account went on unknown to her hus- band for some eighteen months: the bills for the goods delivered were sent in to Lady Desart and not to his lordship ; in May, 1876, Lady Desart paid the firm £25 on account by her own check on her own bankers, and in April, 1877, she paid them in the same man- ner £30 more. In 1877 Messrs. Howell 65 James seem to have begun to press the lady for payment, without. however, having re- course to her husband. In May, 1878, certain painful circumstances culminated in the dissolution of the marriage of Lord and Lady Desart, at the suit of the former, and shortly after the divorce Messrs. Howell (SJ James made to Lord Desart their first appli- cation for payment of the balance due to them. Lord Desart, finding that there were similar claims against him from other trades- men to the amount of several thousands of pounds. denied his liabiiity. The~ action tried by Sir Alexander Cockburn was thus a test case. A LEGAL DECISION. The decision of the eminent Justice is thus stated by the Daily News :â€"â€"“The divorce made, of course, no difference in the liability, nor was the fact that Lady Desart had a mar- riage settlement relied on. But it so happened that her allowance had been paid to her separate account and that she was accustomed to discharge her bills with her own checks -â€"-an arrangement resorted to on account of some previous _ extravegence of hers. dentE 'Een Warned 5171â€"1? Bord We? Justice, as strong if not complete proof that Lady Desart was not entitled to pledge her husband’s credit and that her tradesmen had by the mere receipt of her checks sufficient intimation of the fact. This View of the case was strengthened by the fact that Lord Desart had never received applications for payment until after the divorce. It would appear from this case that tolerably simple means exist of checking the foibles of an extravagant part- ner; the means, namely, of a separate ac- count and a check book. Nor can this deci- sion be thought hard on tradesmen, inas- much a by the simple process of sending in their accounts to the husband at reasonable intervals in any doubtful case they can soon ascertain whether or no his credit as well as their customer’s is pledged. There are trades- men, no doubt, who object to this on the ground that might ofiend their customers, but in such a case they must naturally take the consequences of their acts, or rather of their inaction.” There is naturally great consternation among our muchâ€"trusted West End firms, who are as the Telegraph remarks, “already much exasperated at the spectacle of the Hay- market and of Bedford street blocked up by carriages and carriage people, who are flock- ing with their ready money to the stores.” Mrs. Nichols is a wealthy lady. She is the wife of an invalid. The other day she was summongd to the paglogrto gee a ngitor. “ Good morning; sir !" she said, as she swept Into the room. “Perhaps after you are a widow you will have no use for your husband’s garments ; if not, I should be pleased to make a, bid on them. I keep a secondâ€"hand clothing store, and I just thought I’d step around early and get the refusal. If you’ll just let me take a look at some of his things I can give you a decent idea of What they’ll fetch.” Then she summonedvthe coachman, but he didn ’t arrive in time to get a kick at the clothier. “ Good morning I” he replied,very politely . “I understand you havs an invalid hus- band 7” “ I have.” “ What seems to be the matter with him ‘2” enquired the caller, with professional gravity. “ Consumption.” “ Been troubled long,” he went on, as he drew his handkerchief across his face a couple of times, “ or is it hasty ?" " THe Iafly méde no reply, but tears trickled down her cheeks, which caused her caller to remark : “ Yes, I know it is sad; but then there’s no use of talking on. Death is inevitable and can’t be escaped. Now, then, say we’ll give him till next May.” The lady subbed audibly. “Yes, I suppose he was a kind, indulgent husband, and it will be hard for you to part with him; but you must brace up and face the shock with heroic fortitude.” â€"The passenger rate from Chicago to New York is still $17, a. reduction of $3 from the regular rates. â€"Epicures are eating spring lamb born last spring. She fold him in :1 €er dignified manner that her husband had been a sufferer for five yeari “Five yearsâ€"five years !” he murmured, meditatively, as he drew out a memorandum- book and commenced to figure. “ Well, I guess about another year will settle him, I suppose you’ve had him in Florida, but that amounts to nothing. Consumption is awful uncertain ; you can’t tell when it is going to yank you.” Still no reply from the lady, whose was now buried in her handkerchief. “ I didn’t come here this morning to stir up your feelings and make you feel sad. Death is awful solemn, but business is busi- ness.” He then paused and drew a card from his pock‘etuand, presenting it, said 3 _ A flUSBAND’S LIABILITIES. WHOLE N0. 1,081â€"â€"â€"NO, 41; nus SAD lVlISSIGN. face â€"A most interesting collection of books is to be found in a. library in the Province of Cassel. These volumes appear like so many wooden blocks, but each block is a complete history of the tree which it represents. For instance. an oak book is thus formed; the bark is stripped from the back and the title inserted, one side is formed of the split wood, showing the grain ; the opposite side shows the varnished wood; inside are the leaves, seed, fruit, and the insects that feed upon it. To these specimens is added a simple account of the tree, its usual location, and manner of growth. â€"Major Stuart, writing from Port-au- Prince, speaks of a plant growing there of such strong narcotic properties that in the hands of a skillful practitioner it will produce coma of any intensity or duration, or even death itself when so intended. The knowledge of this plant is confined to a few families who trans- mit the secret as an heirloom which is very highly valued, conferring, it is thought, the power of miracle working. It is called “Wan- ga.” a word that inspires the African with awe and dread. The wanga chief can throw into a death-like coma, and knowing the moment of returning consciousness can make show of recalling to life. â€"Last summer some Danish explorers at- tempted to penetrate into the interior of Greenland. They started in July and strug- gled against storms of snow, hail and thick fogs for twenty-three days, after which the weather cleared. When they ascended a. mountain about forty miles inland and could penetrate no farther. Ice in all forms as far as the eye can reach, and the travelers Will- ingly left the shore of that Greenland where not a bit of green could be descried. â€"Among the appliances recently ofl’ered as acovering for boiler and steam pipes, none have greater merits for cheapness than a paste made of sawdust and flour. The paste is made with rough flour without starch, and is applied with a trowel. Several successive layers of about one inch in thickness are quite equal to double this thickness of the material commonly used. For copper tubes two light coats of a hot solution of clay must first be applied, and for exposed situations an outslde coating of coal tar is reccommended. r my'peapié. If tléy alriz‘jk it pure‘vand 53:51:, it gives heart-burn, and other forms of indi- gestion, headache, etc. Even children. fre- quently cannot drink it freely. The number who cannot take as much skimmed as they are inclined to is very small. The now com- mon plan of using deep coolers, or 15 to 18- quart pails, which are tall and narrow, and kept nearly submerged in cold spring water until ready to be skimmed, which is within 24 to 36 hours usually, gives an abundance of sweet skimmed milk. If either of the air- tight systems, Cooley’s or Hardin’s. be fol- lowed, the skimmed milk and cream may be separated in 8 to 12 hours, and the milk from having been excluded from the air is found to be sweeter (because of the presence of sugar) than even fresh milk from the cow. Milk is slightly alkaline when first drawn, from the presence of less than atenth of one per cent of free soda. The action of the air is to rapidly convert the milk-sugar into milk- acid, and this of course neutralizes the alkali ; then, the formation of acid still going on (more slowly as the milk cools), after a while it lossesits sweet taste, and before long is perceptibly sour. We are used to seeing and tasting skimmed milk between the loss of its sweetness and the time when it becomes posi- tively sour, Excluded from the air, this chemical action cannot go on. When the cream is removed the full taste of the sugar may be better observed, and so it seems ac- tually sweeter than at first. ‘ “ Skim milk” 1 ought to be retailed at half the price of I “ whole milk” in all our cities, and it would furnish a most desirable article of diet for families with moderate means. â€"Artificia.1 Carlsbad salts, to be kept in well closed bottles may be prepared as follows: Two pounds of chloride of sodium are dis- solved in ten pounds of water. the water is heated to 43 deg. F., while twenty-five pounds of sulphate of potassium and three pounds of bicarconate of soda are gradually added. The solution is filtered and allowed to chrystallize; the decanted mother liquor is again saturated with sulphate of sodium and allowed to chrys- tallize; the chrystals collected, drained and dried at ordinary temperature; they keep in the shape of colorless chrystals for a. long time. This is much better and more wholesome food than most of us who have been brought ,up in the country and upon plenty of milk. are apt to think, and until they learn better,- folks, fiherg. 4 my. . alggflgy: ‘9; if r; F â€"Condensed steam or water vapor is a. powerful means of diffusing light, partly by reason of its high reflective property, and partly because it first absorbsthe light in one place, then emits it elsewhere. A German in- ventor has patented a means of practically applying it to artificial lighting. â€"The use of mustard water for destroying insects in the soil of flower-pots has recenfly been receommended. A tablespoon of mus- tard to a. gallon of water. - At Nottingham (Eng) Assizes, before Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, the Rev. E. F. Grif- fiths, Baptist minister, and Wm. Hugh Ste- venson, his solicitor, were charged with hav- ing libelled the Rev. Fred. Bell, the Ameri- can singing preacher. Seven barristers were engaged in the case, including Mr. Waddy, Q. 0., who had been retained for Mr. Bell at 150 guineas. Mr. Bell, when staying on a preaching visit in Nottingham, acted im- morally, it is said, towards the servant of his host. As Mr. Bell continued preaching in the town, the Rev. Mr. Griffiths, assisted by his solicitor, published a handbill, not only mak- ing the above named charges, but also stat- ing that while Mr. Bell was officiating as minister of a chapel in Brooklyn, America, he acted immorally with a. member of his congregation. All these charges Mr. Bell denied. Hence the present action. There was a number of witnesses in court, two of whom were from America, and had been brought to England by the defence to show that the American charges were not without foundation. When Mr. Waddy was about to open the proceedings, his Lordship said that unless the prosecutor withdrew many of the admissions which he made in cross-examin- ation at the police court, he should direct the jury to find a verdict of “not guilty.” As Mr. Waddy could not advise his client to With- draw what he had admitted when under cross- examination, his Lordship advised the jury to find a verdict of “not guilty,” saying that he would not have the time of the court wasted, seeing that the prosecutor’s own con- duct showed that the defendants were justi. fled in doing what they had done, and that they had done it for the public benefit. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. the result being that the prosecutor will pay the costs. â€"â€"A new recipient of judicial honors in Alabama. was reminded, after the argument in a case that was being tried before him was closed, that he should charge the jury, and rose and said : “ Gentlemen ob de jury. I charge you half a dollar a-piece, and I say you must pay it before de case goes on.” â€"-An illiterate farmer wishing to enter some animals at an agricultural exhibition Wrote as follows to the Secretary of the socie tv : “Enter me also for a jack-ass.” And he tbok the prize. â€"To make an ink that resists acid :â€"â€"To good gullnut ink add a splutgog‘of Prussian blue dissolvea in distifled water. â€"Dr. Henry Wurtz has discovered some new and interesting minerals in the ores of the Silver Islet Mine. â€"Hot water at 120‘degees Fahrenheit will kill typhus germs, and soap acts as poison to them. [IE FRED. BELL LIBEL SUIT. THE USE 0F EKIMMED NIILK‘ SCIENTIFIC NOTES-