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York Herald, 20 May 1880, p. 4

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ion and protector. Lawyer Hussell would, of name, be her guardian, and the adu’tiuistra- tor of the estate. She could not. be in better hands ; and however far away he might be, he should never lose his interest in her 01‘ Dense to be her friend. “ Meanwhile,” he said, with an effort to lmile, “I she-11 be glad if you will allow me to make yourrhousc my home until my ar- rangements are completed. I am not so proud that I will not accept that hospitality ‘3 your hands.” ." .,-.._ ., __ V I do no; thihk that Rosamond quite com- prehended his last words. She only knew that he would not hurry away from ‘he For- rest House, and she looked up e.‘ gerly, and mid: “I am so glad, and I hope ynu will not hate me, or even believe I meant the foolish thing I ggidjâ€"ig fhat way.” . "No. Bessie," he answered her, I am far from hating you. ”And how can I think you meant that way when you have repeatedly declared that you would not marry me for a thousand times the money ‘3" “Yea; I know; man generally undemtand when a girl tells them she has no 10\e or lil-z- ing for them." uuuunuuu nun/u nu, “u”.-. . No, now nor ever 1” Rosamond exclaimed, energetically; and he replied. 'There was something peculiar in his voice as if what she said hurt him a little and Ros- sie detected it, and, in eagmness to so: 111m right, involuntarily laid her band on his :11111. and flashing upon him her b1'111i1111t beam; in! en es. in which the teams wele shining. 31111 w him: “ 011, Mr. Everard, you must not mistake what I mean. I do like you, and shell for ever and ever; but not in a. marrying “my. and I am so sorry I have come between you and your inheritance. You have made me see that I cannot now help myself, but when I am twenty-one, ii I live so long, so help me Heaven, I’ll give you back every dollar. You will remember that, and knowingit, may help you to beer the years of poverty which must intervene.” Again the long. silken lashes wero’i lifted‘ and the dark, bright eyes looked into his with a. look which sent a strange, sweet thrill through every nerve of the young man’s body. ‘ Rosamond had come up before him in an en tirely new character, and he was vaguely eon- scious of a different interest in her now from what he had felt before. It was not love. ; it was not a desise of possession. He did not know what it was ; he only knew that his future life suddenly looked drearier than ever to him if it must be lived away from her and her influence. She had risen to her feet as she was speaking, and he rose also, and went with her to the door, and let her out, and watched her as she disappeared down the stairs, and then went back to his task of sort- ing papers. with the germ of a. new feeling stirring ever so lightly in his heathâ€"a sense of something which might have made life very sweet, and a. sense as well of bitter loss. nwcuu, uuu 1:. Bauer: an nu. u; u w. lllll Full of shame and mortification at what she had done, Rossie resolved to go at once to Elm Park and confess the whole to Beat- rice, whom she found at home She was thinking of the Forrest House and the con- fusion caused bv the foolish will of an angry old man, when Rossie was announced and sitting down at her feet, plunged into the very midst of her trouble by saying : “Oh Miss Beatrice. I have come to tell you something which makes me Wish I was dead. What do you s_uppose I have done ‘2” “I am gure I éénnot guess,” Beatrice re- plied, am] Rossie continued, “I asked Mr. Everard to marry me,â€"â€"actunlly to marry me 1 ” “ Wha-at !” and Beatrice was more as- tonished than she had ever been in her life. “Asked Everard Forrest to marry you ! Are u yourcrazrx, or aâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- She did not finish the sentence, for Rossie did it for her, and said : “ Yes, both crazy and a fool, I verily be- lieve I“ “ But how did it happen ? What put such an idea into your head ‘2” » . A 1 Briefly and rapidly Rosamond repeated what had passed between herself and Lawyer Russell, who had asked how old she was, and on learning her age had suggested her marry- ing the young man and thus giving him back the inheritance. “And you went and did it, you little goose,” Beatrice said, laughing until the tears ran down her cheeks ; but, when she saw how dis- tressed Rosamond was, she controlled her merriment, and listened while Bessie went “ Yes, I was a simpleton not to know any better, but I never meant him to marry me as he would marry you or some one he loved; that had nothing to do with it at all. And I was going right away from Forrest House to take care of myself. I knew I could find something to do as a nurse, or waitress, or ladies’ maid, if nothing more; and I meant to go just as soon as the ceremony was over, and leave him all the money, and never, never come back to be in the way.” ” And you told him this, and what did he say. 9” Beatrice asked, her mirth all swept away before the greai‘; unselfishness of this .simple-hearted girl, who went; on : 7 ‘ 1 “ I did not tell him all that at first. I asked him to marry me, just as I would have asked him to give me a glass of water, and with as little thought of shame ; but the shame came afterward when I saw what I had done. I can’t explain how it came,â€"-the new sense of thinge,â€"I think he looked it into me, and I felt in an instant as if 1 had been blind and was suddenly restored to sight. It was as if Ihad been walking unclothed in my sleep, fearlessly, shamelessly. because asleep, and had suddenly been roused to consciousness and saw a crowd of people staring and jeering at me. Oh, it was so awful! and I felt like tearing my hair and shrieking aloud, and said so many things to make him believe I did not mean it for love, or to live with him.” “ And what did he say to the offer? Did he nccept or refuse?” Beatrice asked, and Rosa- mond replied : The message brought Everard at once. anx- ious about Rosamond,whom he wished to see. But she declined: her head was aching too hard to see any one she said, especially Everard, who must despise her always. Everard had certainly lost the child Rossie ; and the ‘world had never seemed so dreary to him as that night in Bee’s boudoir, when he fairly and squarely faced the future and decided what to do, or rather, Bee decided for him ; and with a feeling of death in his heart he concurred in her opinion, and said he would go at once to Jose hine, and telling her of his father’s death enfwill, ask her to help him build up a home Where they might be happy. He was not to show her how he shrank back and shivered even while taking her for his avife. He was to put the most hopeful con- struction on everything, and see how much ,goad there was in Josie. us ,1 J:__.._<.'_AL “I do not think he did either. I was so ashamed when it came to me, and talked so fast to make him know that I would not marry him for a thousand. times the money, and did not; love him and never could.” -‘r‘ Ami I am sure she will not disanpgint you,” Beatrice Said, infusing some of her own .bright hopefulness into Everard’s mind so :that he did nqt feel quite so discouraged when i118 said good-nigm $0 her, telling her that he -.should start on the next morning’s train for ’Ifiolburton. but asking heg'rmt to tell Bessie if Josephine until she heard from ,Jgérn. “I’ll venture to say he was not especially delighted with such assertions ; men are not generally,”Beutriee said, laughingly,but Rosa- mond did not comprehend her meaning, or if she did, she did not pay any heed to it, but went rapidly on with her story, growing more and more excited as she talked, and finishing with a passionate burst of tears, which awakv ened all Bee's sympathy. and made her try to comfort the sobbing girl, who seemed so bowed down with shame and remorse. Her head was aching dreadfully, and there began to steal over her such a faint, sick feeling, that she offered no remonstrance when Bee proposed that she should spend the night at Elm Park, and sent word to that ofiect to Forrest House. [CONTINUED mum Fl TIST PAGE [To an CONTINUED THE HUN. GEQRGE BROWN. His Death After a fingering Period of Suffering. CORONER’S ENQUEST. A Verdict of Murder Returned Against Bennett- TORONTO, May 9th.â€"When the news was sent broadcast on the afternoon of the 25th of March that the life of the Hon. George ' Brown had been attempted by a discharged employee, social and political circles were -_ deeply moved at the dastardly act. After the first outburst of indignation at so heinous an ‘ offence, the people rejoiced to know that the wound inflicted by the assassin’s pistol was by no means considered "dangerous ~by thel medical men who attended Mr. Brown. The ' fact that after the shooting Mr. Brown, un- assisted, descended thc oflice stairs and took his place in a carri- age went far to confirm this opinion. A few weeks at most, it was thought and con- fidently hoped, would see him again attending to his duties, not much the worse for his ad- venture. At the expiration of two weeks grave rumors as to his condition were set afloat. His medical attendants were rather reticent in giving the true state of their pa- tient to the public. It, however, became known that a serious change had taken place, and what was at first considered a trifling wound now gave the doctors great cause for alarm for their patient. Day by day Mr. Brown grew weaker, and it was then made known that mortification had set in and that but little hope was cuter- tained of his ultimate recovery. During his illness his Wife and Miss Brown. aged 17, were his faithful attendants. The latter a few days ago became thoroughly prostrated and was reluctantly compelled to leave the bedside of her father. On Thursday after- noon last the sufferer was so low that it was thought a few hours at most was his allotcd term of life. Then, for the first time... his sorrowing relatives were summoned to the bedside of the dying man. A few hours‘ rest followed, and with it a re- newed lease of life. On Friday there was, little if any change in the condition of thel patient. He was blessed with even flickering moments of consciousness, during which he smiled a recognition to his faithful. untiring wife, who was ever near at hand to smooth the pillow and attend to the .wants of her dying husband. On Saturday the doctors , saw the end was near. A few fleeting hours and Canada’s greatest states- man and journalist would have passed from this sphere. \Vhat was looked for came at last, a few minutes past two o'clock this morn- ing. His life went out with the incoming of the day. Unconscious and free from pain, and surrounded by those whom he had loved his spirit passed quietly away. Although death was hourly expected for some days past, the shock to the public when it did come was none the less severe. A heavy gloom overspread the city, and kindly sympathiz- ing heart-throbs went out for the afflicted and sorrowing relatives. Flags were floated at half-mast from all the public buildings out of respect to the mem- ory of the honored dead. Mention was made of the sad event from the pulpits of the city churches and prayers wore offered up for those who claimed him as a husband and a father. During the day the streets leading: to Mr, Brown’s house were densely thronged by pedestrians. Those who called were prin- cipally clergyman and intimate friends of the deceased. The sorrow expressed is universal. That a useful life should be cut short by a worthless. drunken vagabond causes feeling to run high against the assassin. The relatives were in hourly receipt of sympathizing messages from those high in office, both in Canada and the Old Country. The funeral has been ar- ranged to take place on Wednesday after. noon. It is expected to be one of the largest ever seen in this or any other city of the Do- minion. It is stated on reliable authority that Hon. Mr. Brown made an ante-mortem deposition. The document is dated the 9th of April, and in it full partic- ulars of the shooting are record- ed. The statement does not materially differ from that already given to the public. It will he produced at the inquest to-morrow. Coroner Johnson, of Yorhville, was requested by the County Grown Attorney to open an enquiry after making the declaration now do- manded from coroner's. Dr. Johnson had a warrant issued and at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning a jury will visit the house of the de- ceased and view the body. Application will be made to the police commissioners tonight for the use of the court room, in which it is proposed to hold an inquest in the afternoon. Hou. George Brow); was born in Edinv burgh, Scotland, in November, 1818, and was, thurefore, in the 62nd year of his age at. the time of his death. In 1838 he emigrated to New York, where be edited the British Chronicle newspaper. Iii 1843 110 came to Tmonto with his fathvri, \I1.P1;t91 Brown, a newsyaper man of some note 111 his 111w. The To1o‘11to Daily 61011: was founded by the 111- ceased 1.1 31/111 or so after his mu 111.11 Ho b11311. 110 its chief pnhti- cal writei, 11nd Liming . 1's that followed he uiicounteiedmany ups: dfiowns in his journalistic caieer. He howwer lived to see his paper an unqualified success. A 'few years ago a, joint stock company was or- THE HON. GEORGE BROWN. TIâ€"IE FUNERAL. ganized for the publishing of the paper with the Hon. Geo. Brown as managing editor. He was for many years leader of the Reform party of Upper Canada, and as such he was called on in 1858 to form a Government for the late Province of Canada. With the co- operation of the Hon. A. A.Dorion he see cecded, but before the members of his admin~ l istmtion were re-elected the House of Assembly passed a vote of want of confidence and Mr. Brown and his colleagues resigned. ‘He again entered the Executive Council inl 1864 as a member of the Administration formed to carry out the scheme of Confedera- tion. At his request a select committee was appointed to report on such changes in the construction as might satisfy the just expec- . tations of Western Canada. The committee reported in favor of a Federal system. which was afterwards established. Mr. Brown resigned in Deucmbcr, 1875. after the Confederation scheme was arranged, though the Imperial Act was not passed. In the fol- lowing year he proceeded to England as a delegate on public business, and in 1874 he went to Washington on behalf of Canada and the empire as .1 joint plenipotentiary with Sir Edward Thornton, to negotiate with the United States Government for a commercial treaty, which was unsuccessful. In 1875 he. declined the Lieut,~Governorship of Ontario. He sat for the county of Kent from 1851 to 1854. and for Lambton from the latter date to} 1857, when he was returned for both North Oxford and‘ Toronto. He chose to sit for the latter, and was afterwards elected for South Oxford, which constituency he represented until the union in 1863. He was an unsuccessful. candidate for Haldimand in 1851, for Toronto East ten years afterwards. and for South Ontario in 1867. He was called to the Senate in De- cember, 1873. During the latter years of his life he was engaged in stock raisinghis herds of shorthorn cattle being noted for and wide in the United States and Canada. Mr. Brown’s assassin was employed as night engineer in the Globe office. He was arrested by his wife on a charge of bigamy and the facts brought up at the trial showed l him to be an unprinciplcd scoundrel. While 1 the trial was in progress the prisoner was ml- nlitted on bail. He was notified that his services were no longer required at the Globe office on the :rzternoon of the 25th March. He made his way to Hon. Mr. Brown’s private allies, and knocking at the door, was admitted. The circumstances con- nected with the shooting are well known. The governor of the jail at a late hour to- night had not broken the news to the prison- er. He will he made acquainted with the sad ending of his escapndo tomorrow morning. It is said that his counsel. Mr. Nicholas Flood Davin, has a good case preparrd for his de~ fence. From what can be learned the defence will be that Mr. Brown, through wilful care- lessness, was the cause of his own death ithat he utterly disregarded the instructions 1 given by his doctors, Messrs. Thorhurn, ‘Aiken and Clarke, and that he jeopardised his life lrv holding business meetings in his chamber. Tonovo, May 10.â€"-â€"Tlie jury empanelled to inquire into matters touching the death of Hon. George Brown, assembled at the Police Court room at eight o‘clock to-night. Dickson, alias Bennett, was brought up from jail and oecuuieda seat in the dock. He ap peared calm and frequently conversed with his counsel,Mr. N. I“. Davin. His appear- ance has greatly changed since his first entry to the dock some weeks ago. His appear. ance Wears a deathly hue and his eyes are deep sunk in ,his head. Ascrubby beard does not by any means improve his outwm'd appearance. Mr.FredFenton, County Crown ‘ Attorney, was present and watched the cure for the public. There were six witnesses ‘called, vim, Mr. Arch.Blue, night editor of the Globe; Mr. Wm. Houston. one of the editors ; Mr. John Ewan. I‘Oi'vfll'tel'; and ~ Messrs. Thompson and Trimhle, printers; and Con- stable G‘regrory. The employees gave sub- ‘stantially the same evidence. Gregory. ,who arrested the prisoner, gave damag- iing evidence. On the way from the ‘ Globe office to the police the prisoner volun- tarily remarked-z “ This is a big thing, Grie- gory." The latter replied; “ Yes, it is pretty serious.” In a few seconds Dickson further added: “ I guess I won’t get out of this 80 easily as I did the other (meaning the charge of bigamy preferred by his wife). At 11 o'clockthe jury decided to adjourn till 4 o‘clock to-mon‘ow afternoon, when it is iexpected that the medical testimony will be ‘gone into. TORONTO, May 11.~The inquest on the death of Hon. George Brown was resumed at the Police Court this afternoon. The prisoner sat in the dock and took a deep interest in all that transpired. The first witness called was Constable Worth, who was in the station when Bennett was brought in after the shoot ing. On searching the prisoner he found several, papers and fortyâ€"two revolver car tridges upon his person. When being put in the cell the prisoner said to witness that ho had not gone to the Globe with the intention nl shooting Mr. Brown. but a man who worked for him. Witnesslmvint;y occasion to visit the cell again. Bennett asked : " How is old Brown? Do you think it is serious?" \Vitnoss answered that he didn't know. Theprisoner then said "It is ii d~-â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€" good job his legs were so long or he would have got it some- where eise. When I went upstairs to get a letter of recommendation from Mr. Brown he would not give it to me and I gave him the contents of the revolver.” Witness thought the prisoner was intoxicated. Priscnor said further to witness that “ Mr. Brown was :11 mean old and it would have been well if he had got it two ( 1' three years before.” Dr. 'i‘nommim, aim-r describing tlio nature of the wound, the condition in which he had found Min-Brown when called to attend him and the efl‘ects of the wound, gave it as his epinion that death had resulted from the bullet \vOund. A meeting cf the Globe Print. ing Company had'heen held at Mr. Brown’s , The lnquvm. residence during his illness, and the deceased had insisted on attending it against the wish of the w1lness and other medical advisers. There were no symptoms of blood poisoning. Dr. Aikens, who was also in attendance upon Mr. Brown, said that when he saw the patient the parts 111 the region of the wound were in a state of inflammation and bordming on mortification over a space of about four or five inches. The skin and other tissues 111 the above space, down to the muscles. morti- fied, and after a time were thrown off. The inflammation spread and mortification de- stroyed the tissues betweenâ€"“the skin and the muscles for a space of newly twelve inches. The result of this extensive destruction of living parts resulted in feverishness, dis‘ turhed sleep, great loss of appetite, general prostmtion, twitching of the muscles, drowsi- ness, asthenia, congestion of the lungs and death. He agreed with the treatment of Dr. Thorburu. Witness denied that Dr. Camp- bell, of Montreal, had said to him that a. very ‘ serious wound had been treated lightly. “ A great and proper duty has been done,” was the remark made by a gentleman return- ing from Toronto last night, and the sentiment will be echoed throughout the land. It has been almost impos- sible to realize that he who for so long wielded such a powerful influenceâ€" an influence which will be felt for many years to comeâ€"now lies in the cold embrace of death. The fact, however, was keenly felt yesterday as the remains of the Hon. Senator were being conveyed to their last resting place, and the immense concourse of people who were present indicated far more forcibly than any words the deep feeling of sorrow which is felt throughout the Dominion. The citizens of Toronto early prepared to pay the last tribute to the departed great and though business was carried on in the fore- noon; there was not that rudeheartiness which characterizes every day life. Merchants were \vending their way to business, but their attire showed plainly that they intended to take part in the mourntul procession ; and in the afternoon. as the hour appointed for the funeral approached, the stores. shops and warehouses throughout the city were closed, and employers and employees came forth to do honor to the dead. The trains arriving in the city during the day brought their thous. ands of those from places outside who wished to join in the mark of respect to the deceased statesman and journalist. The sad calamity was the subject of conversation with all, and for the time all feelings of hostility, political or otherwise, were cast aside, and young and old alike spoke with reverence and esteem of him who had just passed away. At the late reSidenoe of the deceased a vast assembly of people were gathered early in the day, it having been announced that from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. the general public would be allowed to view the remains. So great was the rush of those desirous of taking advantage of the opportunity thus afforded them that olficers had to be stationed at the main entrance to prevent undue crowding and to facilitate the movements of the visitors. During the first tw‘o hours Baldwin and Bev- erly streets, leading to the residence where the remains were lying. were fairly packed with citizens anxious to take a last look at the ‘ face of the dead Senator. Among the throng, were many ladies, some of them friends of the bereaved lamilv, but many who only knew the deceased by the record of his life and noble deeds. At 10:30 the doors were opened. The arrangements for yiewing the body were such as gave very many the s‘ttisfaction of looking for a last time upon the face of the dead. It is estimated ‘that not less than 6,000 or 7,000 viewed the remains. The casket containing them rested in the middle of the drawing‘room, to the south of the hall, and the visitors passed in through one door and out of another, ob- taining an unobstructed View as they passed. The casket was prepared Specially by Mr. J. Young. undertaker, "Formato. and was of solid black walnut heavily mumn: .l at the top and use. ornamented with massive silver handles the full length of the frame, and also shorter ones at the ends with silver plated lifters, etc. [At the head a plate bore the following in- ' scription beautifully engrossed : GEORGE BROWN, DIED 9TH MAY, 1880 Aged 61 years. Lower down a handsome silver wreath en- circled the words “ At Best." The inside of the casket was elegantly upholstered through- out With the richest satin, heavily quilted. the words “ At Best ” being worked in floss at the head. together with other suitable de- signs. Wreaths of flowers were spread on the casket, a very handsome crown sent by Lady Howland being: particularly noticeable. omciating Clergy. Medical Attendants. Pullmemers I HEABSE | Pull-bearers. Chief Mourners. Employees past and present Of Globe Office. L‘eutenunt-Governor. Senators, Members of the 11mm of Commons and Ontario [H.‘glfillitul'e. Clergy. Mayor and Corporation. Public School Board. Delegations from the Country. Board of Trade, Corn Exchange. Stock Exchange. Journalists and Printers. Citizens. First in the solemn procession were the officiating clergyman : Rev. Mr. King, Prof. Greig, Prof. McLaren. and Rev. Dr. Reid, Moderator of the General Assembly. Then followed the medical attendants of the de- ceased, Drs. Thorburn, H. H. Wright, Clark At half-past two o’clock in the afternoon the members of the St. Andrew's and Gale donian Societies met at the Erskine Church, Simcoe street, and after arranging the order of procession proceeded to the deceased gen- tleman‘s late residence, where had already collected thousands of citizens and carriages. At about the some time the exvemployees and employees of the Globe office arrived at Beverley street, and under the direction of Mr. Robert Guy. anal the foremen of the vari- ous departments took up :3 position to the south of the residence, when: they could fall in in their proper places. Carriages containing the Uorpomtion. Senators. Members of Pur- liemont. and citizens generally, were con- tinually arriving. and before three o'clock both streets passing the family residence were densely crowded. A few minutes after three o’clock Rev. Mr. King. who had been Mr. Brown’s pastor. entered the room, and shortly afterwards religious services were held. After a passage of scripture had been read, prayers were offered up and the funeral service was impressively concluded. those present being visibly affected. Immediately after the service was con- cluded the casket was carried to the hearse, which had been drawn up to the roadway in front; of the gate, and the procession was formed. the following gentlemen acting as pallybearers: Sir A. A. Dorion. Hon. Alex. Mackenzie. Sir W‘m. Howlnud. Hon. Edward Blake, Sir R. J. Cartwright, Sir Alex. Camp- bell. Senator Allan. SenatorChristie. Senator McMaster, Prof. Wilson. Prof. Greig and Han. L.S. Huntington. The following was the order of procession : TORONTO, May 13 and Leslie, after which came the hearse and pan-bearers. The chief mourners followed the hearse, and amongst them were Mr. Gordon Brown, his son Edward. Rev. W. S. Ball, of Guelph, and his sons Peter and Alfred, Mr. Thomas Henning, Mr. Bentley, and others. The employees of the Globe, pest and present, some three hundred in number, then took their place, followed in a carriage by the Lieut.-Governor and Secreâ€" tary. The procession was completed in the order above mentioned. The funeral procession proceeded along Baldwin. McCaul. 0381' Howell and Elm streets toYonge street, the sidewalks being lined with a dense mass of people, who stood in respectful silence, broken by whispered words of regret. The men raised their huts in honor of the passing dead and women showed their sympathies in Women’s way. Proceeding across Yonge street through the attending throng the slow journey of the dead was made along Carlton and Parliament streets to the Necropolis wherea great gather- was waiting. Some idea of the very great length of the p1ocession may be obtained when it is stated that it took fifty minutes to pass a given point and t111sv»1th the carriages following each other ve1y closely, and those who were walk 1111,: man-hing five and six abreast. The streets along the entire line of route were densely lined “1111 people. A'L‘ THE NECROPOLIS. A'L‘ THE HECROI’OLIS. The annexe and as many of those attending as wolf-.1 find admittance entered the city of the dead and made their way to the grave pH payed for the reception of the remains. The pll!»beurers lent their last- aid; Rev. Mr. King, assisted by brother clergymen, conducted the burial service and the earth closed upon what was mortal of one of the fathers of his country. The mourners turned sadly away. A letter in the London Times of the 20th ult. gives an interesting account of some of the discoveries at Olympia. The writer says: “Some idea of the extent of these collections may be formed from the official return made by Dr. Treu in September last, which ex- hibits the results up to that date. There had been then found 1,328 sculptures in marble or stone, 7,464 objects in bronze, 2,094 terra cottas, 696 inscriptions and 3,035 coins. To this list have since been added many objects in each category. The principal sculptures, such as the group of Hermes and Dionysos, by Praxiteles; the victory by Paeonios, and the pedimental sculptures and metopes from the Temple of Zeus have already, by means of casts and photographs, been made familiar to many students of art who have not been able to visit Olympia, but these sculptures cannot be properly appreciated without see- ing the originals. This is particularly the case with the uermes, in the plaster cast of which the exquisite color and texture of the original are lost. The right foot of this statue, which was discovered in November last, is beautifully modelled; the sandal has been gilt. A day or two before my arrival a hand was found, which corresponds in scale and motive with the torso of the infant Dionysos, the nursling of the Hermes. The hand is, however, very inferior in execu- tion to the rest of the group, and, as the greater part of the Iheck is wanting, its pre- sent attribution can hardly be considered certain. The back of the Hermes is left rough, and it is thought that this is the result of a pentimenta. and that the sculptor, after altering the original modelling, left his work unfinished. The Nike. by Pazonios, has gained much since I last saw it by the addi, tion of the left leg and foot and by the dis covery of the back of the head. The hairi‘s partially concealed by broad bands through which i shows at intervals as in h coifi‘ures of the contemporary silver coins 0 Syracuse. The extreme refinement and delicacy with which this fragment of head is sculptured make us regret the more the loss of the face. Many missing heads and limbs have been added to the groups from the pedi- ments and metopes of the Temple of Zeus, and during my short stay of two days a draped arm was found which probably belongs to the one figure in the western pediment which is still wanting. The Metroon, the exedm or Herodes Atticus, and other sites have contributed a number of Roman statues of emperors, empresses and other per- sonages, two of which are specially interest- ing, because the names of the sculptors by whom they were carved are inscribed on them. As works of art these statues do not rise ‘above the ordinary standard of the Roman period. It would seem from the statement of Pausanias that the Romans con- verted the Metroon, the most ancienttemple in the Altis, into an Augusteum, where they dedicated the statues of emperors. There are some interesting remains of sculpture in relief in calcareous stone which represent a gigantomachia, and once ornamented the pediment of the Treasury of Mega-reaps. This Treasury was in the form of a small temple in untix, and was ornamented with a very bsauiiful cornice, of which the sima was of term. outta. Though the objects in bronze exceed in number 7,000. a large proportion of those are, alas l but insignificant fragments. There are, however, some very curious speciâ€" mum of archaic art; among these are very small figures which. from their extreme rude- ness, remind us of the primitive terra-cottas found at Mycente, in the tombs of Cyprus, and in other sites. and which belong to what may be called the pre-Diedalian period. â€"â€"Ireland is, it seems, to have a Quaker Chief Secretary, Mr. Forster being of an eminent family amongthe Society of Friends. There is a considererable amount of Quaker- dom in Ireland. and it need scarcely be added that it forms a most respectable and wealthy element in Irish Iocioty. Mrs. Forster is a. daughter of Dr. Arnold of Rugby. Fr 'm the Henldsburg Enterprise. Joaquin, the noted Indian despemdo, who has been a terror in these parts for several years past, was captured by William B. Rey- nolds on last Monday night, at a rancheria on the ranch of Frank Cunningham, about three miles from this city, down Dry Creek. The particulars of the capture, as related by Mr. Reynolds, are quite interesting. He heard that Joaquin was at the above mneheria, and procuring the assistance of John Edgington and Charles Brumflelrl went to the above named place. and after taking areeonnoisance of the ground distributed his posse at places 30 .3 to prevent a possible escape of the out- law. Bill then went about with a candle in one hand and a pistol in the other, examining the different “Injuns” as they lay in groups asleep. He was just about giving up the chase when he noticed a group of three squaws. and fre‘ n‘.) .u r ))(C21 in manner of repose, thought that the culprit might possi- bly be among them. He noticed that one of them was lying a few inces higher than the rest. His next step was to see how many nether limbs there might be in that group. This he had to do by oonlm' i-urwvli m. which he did, and discovered that there Were eight instead of six. two of which were covered with overalls. IIe caused the elevated squaw to roll down from her perch, and thereunder- nealh her, was the long sought outlaw, and before the Indian had a chance to spring for his pistol, a large Colt's revolver. Bill leveled his “bull dog” at his head and told him to he still or he would blow his brains out. He then called to Edgingtonnvho proceeded to tie him. The prisoner was brought to this city, and the next day taken to Santa Rosa. Joaquin is de- scribed as a man weighing about 180 pounds, six feet in height, well built, and of large muscular developement. There had been several futile attempts made before to cap. ture him. A reward of 33100 has been offered for his arrest dead or alive, by John Walker and others of Sebastopool, whose life he had threatened. He was a terror among the Indians here, and yet they sought to conceal him. and Mr. Reynolds was often warned by them and told that Joaquin would surely shoot him, as he was well armed. 'I‘IIE OLYJIPIAN “INCOVEBIES. CA P'E‘URE OF AN INDIAN DES- PERADG. The Apr1l number of ”The Sugar Bee‘ ” qualterly journal published by Henry Carey Baird & 00.. 810 Walnut street, Philadelphia, contains a fund of! information respecting the progress mmle in the United States tov‘mrds the goal which the publishers have in viewâ€"the hastening of the day when the United States shall produce enough sugar fer home consumption. It will interest those farmers and others who look to the SPECTATOR for news upon this subject to know that there are now four beet sugar factories in the United States, namely. at Alvarado, California ; Oakland, California. Portland, Maine, and Wilmington, Delaware. Preparations are being made in many places to erect factories. agencies have been opened: for the supply of seed, and for the sale of suitable fertilizers, and manufacturers are advertising that they are prepared to furnish the most approved machinery. Those who desire to know more about this branch of the subject should subscribe at once to “ The Sugar Beet,” price 500ents per year, sending orders to the address above quoted. Projectors of fae.ories. who desire to be- come thoroughly posted in all the intricacies of the question, will be pleased to learn that a. new book, entitled “ The Sugar Beet.” has just been published. It sells; for $4 and can be ordered from 810 Walnut street, Philadel- phia. Now that ii: is no longer necessary for students to send to Germany for text-books, and gel: them translated into English, the spread of knowledge about beet sugar ought to be rapid. Several Uanadmn newspapers have labored hard to show that the Maine Beet sugar fac- tory was 21 failure, but the following extract does not bear out that View : At a meeting of Maine State Grange, held at Portland in December, 1879, a committee was appointed to report to the society as to the success of the Maine Beet Sugar Company. At one of their recent reunions they conclu- ded that the average ten tons to the acre was satisfactory, but the methods of cultivation that had been adopted were exceedingly crude. and an important change should take place, and that every grange in the State of Maine should realize the value of the beet as an agricultural reform. The following has reference to A FACTORY TO BE STARTED AT OSWEGO, NEW YORK. By special request, Mr. William Cartwright and Mr. James M. Hart, of Oswego, vis1ted the Maine Beet Sugar Factory, and at a meeting of the Board of Trade held in Feb- ruary in the above city, Mr. Cartwright read an encouraging report. in which he gave a general idea of the New England beet- sugar enterprise and the probable cost of the plant ; thiswas estimated at $100,000, and it was wisely stated that, to insure success, money and good sugar beets should be in abundance. It is generally believed that there will not be the slightest diflficulty in contracting with farmers for as many tens of roots as may be required. It is still further thought that at least $25,000 of the stock can be disposed of to the farmers, say even fifty miles from the factory. This is a very important step, as it is by all means essential £01 the farmer and manufacturer to work hand in hand; and good beets result in a double profit to the first mentioned,â€"a higher price per ton, and the profit realized from the sugar extracted at the factory (in which he is directly interested), and also the fattening results from the pulp utilization. The Deléware Beet Sugar Company has adopted a plan to induce the farmers to raise none but the best qualities of beets. A sample contract will Show how this is accom- plished 2 OFFICE or THE DELAWARE BEET SUGAR Co., WILMINGTON. Del.,â€"â€",â€"â€", 1880. BEE'I‘ SUGAR [VIANUFACTUKE IN AMERICA. The California sugar manufacturing com- pany, that was established at Isleton in 1878, had the misfortune of losing an entire crop of beets by a flood. From that day to this but but little his been accomplishedâ€"that being alone sufficient to discourage thoseinterested. These are chances that all crops have to con- tend with, and have nothing to do with the possibility of successfully growing one ; in particular, proper precautions may in many cases obviate or lessen the difficulties that are likely to arrive. and should not in any be overlooked, If, in a. country where the num- ber of inches of rain-fell be comparatively great, a. judicious drainage of the soil may he in. solution to the problem. 01‘, the selection [of a form upon a. slight slope may again be i an economical way of meeting the enemy. Mr. Ames, the successful and active gentle» man of the Alvarado beet sugar oompaneras leased the Isleton factory, with a View of again attempting the manufacturing of sugar. The establishment is to be enlarged, it being previously intended to work thirty tons per day. The re ts are to be paid $4 the ton, and farmers without number are willing to contract for the same at that price, as the successful growing of theif roots on the ad- joining farm, and with an average of twenty Beets that test below nine per cent. of sugar may be retained by the grower, or sent to the factory as he may elect. but this option ap- plies only to these grades. Delivery to be mgde at the direction of the Company, between September 15, and Novem- ber 15, 1880. A letter from Quebec says: In Canada it appears that the first manu- factory will be established at Farnham, in Missisquoi county, Where a powerful associa- ation of cultivators has been formed, which seems disposed to come to an understanding with an eminent French contractor, Mr. Fer- dinand Quary, of Compeignc. Formed essen- tially of good cultivators, and enlightened by the valuable experience of a man so capable as Mr. Quary, we cannot have any fear for the result of the enterprise. This combin- ation is certainly most advantageous, as it unites agricultural and industrial interests. Both moving together, we have every possible chance of success. The cultivator will pro- duce good beets, because being at the same time a manufacturer, good beets will give him the greatest profit. Unhappily things do not appear to progress in the same man- ner in Portland where antagonism, it is deeply to be regretted, seems to exist betw ecn the cultivator and the sugar manufacturer. The manufacture of beet sugar is an industry essentially agricultural, and cannot really prosper unless all its interests become in~ timately united with agriculture; and we can only hope that they may not err in prin eiple. A DISCOURAOED BEET-SUGAR FACTORY ABOUT T0 RESUME OPERATIONS. T1” (“an account of THE DELAWARE BERT SUGAR 00., Mameuto Record Union gives an MAINE STATE GRANGE. Per tons to thcacre, inspires confidence in the speculation. v We clip the following NOTES. The tax upon sugar amounts, in France, to 190,000,000 francs a. year. ‘ Lul'y1)v,vvv .......... -w. The seed of the sugar beet unlike the grain 10m the Egyptian mummies, is worthless after some five yams. ‘ Twenty new factories are to be started m Gexf y the comi_ng yegn. 'WThebeet éugar mat-61503 in Germany work two months longer than in France, and fre- qu_ent1y coytinue until April. Mallory has established his “elution” pro- cess in nine factories in Germany. A new factory is to be started in Saxony. Filtering with sand instead of animal charâ€" coal is of considerable interest. Twenty fac- tories have it in use. The disadvantage of the‘p’rocess is that the decolomtion is not complete. 7 Tile English import beet sugar from France, Belgium. §1pllzL11(1 an_d Austria. iBorrfihsMckis to have a special school, where the art of beet sugar making will be taught. W. G. De Luc, Co1nmis<sioner of Agricuiture, was present, and ass 1th that within five years America. would expoxt sugars. If com- stall; and sorghum utilization ploved failur ~s there lemains beets, fxom which sugar may obtained without a question of doubt. Virhe farmers of Baltimore county, Mary- land, held a meeting and discussed the pos- sibilityflof {Lorthcrn sugax: manufactufe. Hon. The total amount of beet sugar sent to London was 13.322 tons for January. At the same date in 1879 there was but 9,992 tons, showing an important increase. A terrible scene took place in the Theatre del Circo at Madrid a few days ago. During the performance a madman forced his way into the house, armed with a hatchet, and contrived to climb from the auditorium upon the stage, where, brandishing his weapon fu- riously, he announced himself to the terrified audience as ” the Avenger of Mankind.” Upon one of the attendants approaching him with the object of persuading him to withdraw from the stage he smote the unfortunate man to the earth with one deadly blow; and he managed to keep the police off, when they at- tempted to arrest him, by whirling his hatchet round his head with such force and swiftness that none of the “ agents of authority” dared to rush in upon him. Presently, however, a party of soldiers made its appearance in the theatre, under the command of an officer, who summoned the raging maniac to give up his weapon and surrender himself, but in vain; whereupon the detachment received orders to fire at him with blank cartridge, in the hope of frightening him into submission. All this while he was yelling at the” top of his voice, flourishing his hatchet, and threatening to kill anybody who should approach him. Rec- ognizing the impossibility of overpowering him without risking the soldiers’ lives the oflicer in command gave the order to load with ball and fire upon him. A minute later the wretched man lay a corpse upon the stage, three bullets having passed through his head; and, this highly sensational dramatic episode having been thus brought to a close, the au- dience returned to their places, from which they had fled in terror when the madman made his first and last appearance upon the stage, and the evening‘s performances were resumed at the point at which they had been interrupted by “ Mankind’s Avenger." A Isngur faHory ié to be established in Switzerland, with a capital of $250,000. ELECTBIJITY as a. cumtlve IS admitted by the medical profession. It is no longer a doubt utter the numerous cures that have been effected by the use of Edison’s Electric B‘elta. (From the Nevada, 001.. Transcript.) Ah Gee. who hails from the classic confines of Grass Valley Chinatown. arrived in the city day before yesterday and instituted a vigorous search for one Hop Sing. of Commercial street. who he stated owed him {$30 that had been due for over two months past, and was likely to remain unpaid for all time to come unless stern measures were taken to collect it. The Grass Valleyan without much trouble found the object of his search. made the de- mand for the money, and was startled at the re ply of the latter, which was to the eflect that it had already been paid. The two had some fierce words, ending 1n a threat by the alleged creditor that he would take the matter into court. The other expressed satisfaction at such a course. when mutual friends of the two interfered and prevailed on them to sub mit the settlement to a committee of their countrymen. Five Mongoliaus. including the Joss house keeper, were chosen as arbitrators. These examined several Witnesses on either side, and found the testimony about evenly balanced. They were unable to decide upon the merits of the case. It was therefore agreed that a. strip of "holy paper” he laid on a flat surface and lighted at one corner. If it was all consumed without further human interference the debt was to be declared not due; otherwise, it was to be paid. The test followed. The fire went out when about three- fourths of the paper was burned. Ah Gee got his 330 and went home happy. Hop Sing accepted the result with comparatively good grace. TERRIBLE SCENE IN A 'l‘IIEA'I‘ISE At the funeral of Charles De Young, who was recently shot by young Kalloch in San Francisco, a. handsome gilded frame was dis- played on the wall of the parlor. It contained apiece of silk embroidered work, a bright wreath of flowers on black silk, the centre reading : "To Charles, from Mother. 1880.” It spoke deeply for the love that was between the murdered men and his aged mother. Just after the shooting; the dreadful news was kept from her, but when the body was taken home she had been told the worst. She was dazed by the news and seemed not to com- prehend the truth. When she was told that the face was disfigured lay the powder burns she refused to view it, saying she Wished to remember him as he was to her, and not as marred in murder. From that time she was so prostrated that she could not again leave her room. and was prevented from attending the funeral. One or the floral pieces sent to the house was a pillow of white flowers, with the inscription in violets. “ Died for his mother." If young Kelloch is con- demned for his crime. his friends can re- taliate with the motto, “ Hanged for his ether." ELECTRICI'I‘Y.-â€"Th6 medical Incuny have at last been induced to admit the power of electricity for the treatment of disease. The success ofEdison’s Electric Belt is a striking example. (Detroit Free Press.) . ”And I can’t understand thls doctor b1181- ness at all," one of them was saying, as two women passed into the Postofiice yesterday. “What‘s the trouble now ?” ”Well, the old man’s groaning around again.” “ With what ?" “Heaven only knows, but it has cost me fifty cents for the prescription. That’s where the mystery comes in. Every time my old map is a hit ailing the doctor he comes and looks at his tongue, counts his pulse, and orders ginslings und chicken soup.” "Is it possible ?" “And when I wake up with a chill, a back- ache, u had mouth and a dizzy head, and I faint away over the breakfast, the doctor he comes in, tracks up my clean floor, scares my canary into a tit, and goes away saying : ‘You don’t exercise enough; maybe you’d like to wash for our family I’ I tell you I believe them doctors is all one-sided, and after this my old man has got to put up with smelling as the camphor bottle, while I drink D" the slings . “DIED FGR I"!!! AVIHTHER.” UIIINESE ARBITRATION. [From the Landfill Telegrnpm ’l‘llE DlFlb'ltltEN

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