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BBANCHTON T0 PALMEBSTON. Crops of all kinds along this district, with the exception of hay, which is exceedingly light, promise to yield largely, and the ab pectmions are they will be fully up to th: average. Fall wheat in some portions of this district has been badly winter killed, more especially on the lowlands, while that eown on high lands is looking fair ; but on the whole it ir expected the yield will be larger than last year, or about three fourths of an averagr crop. Corns (Indian) -Nut much sown. The crop will be very light. On accoum of the wel cold weather the seed rotted in the grounu and bad to be replanted. Hayâ€"Light chp; clover being largely win ter killed. Spring sown grains are looking well and promise a large yield. In the vicinity of I’nisley the acreage sown is less than usual. farmers going more into the raising of roots and feeding of eatlle than formerly. GOWANSTOWN T0 KINCABDINE. Fall wheat, looking well on 301116 lauds, has, been more or less Winter-lulled; bus on the whole the total yield is expected to be large on account. of increased acreage sown. Spring grains are rather backward owing tn the recent wet weather, but \ki‘h fuvorahlr weather the indications are they will yield heavy crops. Spring sown grain crops promise an abund- ant. yield, and are extensively sown in this section the presant year. ILDERTUN T0 BELGBAVE. Fall wheat 13 looking remarkably well and prqmipes a large yield, fully up t9 the averagg: Spring sown grains also look well, and if the weather is favorable in] I exceptionally Inge 5101i is expectedi Corn, however. will not be over halt an average crop, and the acreage will be much less than £119 average. Hay promises an average crop. FORT ERIE T0 EKFEID, INCLUSIVE, AND PORT STANLEY. Fall wheat promises to be an average crop. Spring sown grains are looking very favor- able, and the present, prospec:a are that the yield will be large. More than a tuna. acreage has been sown this year. "" Spring when} promises a full average crop, larger than the average acreage sown this yea}. Heavy mains are looking well, and the present ind cations are that the yield will be lame, With the exception of Indian corn, which is 9. failure on account of the prolonged wet wes‘kar. Fru’ , promise an abunxlunt crop. P01; “093 are looking well, and the yield is expected to be large. WATEBDOWN TO TOEON TO. Fall Wheat is reporued as having been Winter killed. and will nox yield much more than one half the average crop. 7 , DUNDAS T0 LONDON. Fall wheat is looking well, and has every appearance of yielding g go9d qvemge crop. 36015 dud fruxt have every appearance oi beipg a vgryrlrarge qrjwp. - Spring seminar-ops are also '100king as well as could. be desired, ami there is every pros pact of the harvest being an abundant one. BTBATHBOY T0 BARNXA AND PETROLIA. Fall wheat looks well and promises a good avgrage yield. Spring sown grains also look very healthy and present appearances indicate 9. large yield. Farmers are very hopeful and expect that produce of all kinds will be abundant. KOMOKA T0 WINDSOR. Fall wheat leuks excellent. More than the average acreage is sown. and present indica~ tions are that the crop will b9 aAlargqonez __ Fall Wheat is reported as looking exceed- ingly well, and promises a. large yield, fully up to the average. On some portions of high land it is considerably winter killed. but this is made up by ex: epnionnlly heavy crops in the lower and protected lands. 7 Bay and cloveruxs winter killed to a com sidemble extentand Will be less than an average crop. Spring grains looking Well ; large acreage sown. and promise a. good average yield. Boots promise to yield an abundant crop. Fruitâ€"Heavy crop expected. Apfiles promise every indiéation of being a very heavy crop ; in fact more so than for s’oge years push. 7 Bay: is exbected to be about threeiourtha of in. crop. Booté are expected to be a fair average crop. BEAN TFOBD T0 SPBIN GEORD. Fall Wheat promises a large yield. More than an average acreage was sown. Spring sown grains are looking exceedingly well, and the present indications are that me yield will be very large. Hay in ihia Hiatrict is reported as likely to be_a mu ayerage crop._ Fruit. abundant. Judging from the re- marks of our agents there is every appear- ance of the coming harvest being a. most. bounbiiul one. SUSPENSION BRIDGE TO HAMILTON, INCLUSIVE Much has been published to the detriment of these feathered scavengers, of their rapid increase, their noisy chatter, their untidy habits,their pugnacious and quarrelsume dis- 3 poeition, their ivant of beauty of plumage, and above all such serious charges the oflense of driving away more gaily plumaged, more ‘ beautilully formed birds, and especially the sweet sougs'ers that so delight the sentimen- 1 ml and quiet old ladies who seek retirement and love only nature‘s sweet music as war- bled by the pet canary or the joyous, meloâ€" dious and beautiful visitors from the sunny olimes. An interesting narrative of bird warfare has just come to the notice of the writer that will interest all who like to study the habits of birds. A gentleman built a large martin house of two stories, and about two feet square, and placed it upon the top of a post about twenty feet high ; and on the same post, at intervals of two feet other smaller boxes were placed. A family or families of martins took possession, leaving in the fall and re- turning statedly in the spring. On the advent of the English r-parruw they took pos- session of the bird boxes as soon as the martins left in the fall and enjoyed their shelter during the inclemency of the winter unmolested. The next spring the martins returned as usual and appeared astonished and indignant at the importance of the in- truders. Alter a surveying parley .a fight commenced that lasted two days, resulting in a victory for the martins, who took posses- sion of the large house at the top, but leaving all the smaller boxes for the sparrows. Then a thorough house cleaning was commenced by the martins, who were busy severaldays removing every vestige of neat and litter left by the sparrows before commencing to re- furnish and build their new nests, after which all was peace and quiet, neither party show- ing any disposition to quarrel or trespass on the domain of the other. The same ex: perience has to be gone over every spring, the tourism always re-establishing themselves after the usual fight. “ «The Prussian Government has selected Aiken, S. 0., as one of the stations for the observation of the transit of Venus in De- cember next. and the members of the expedi tion from the Royal Observatory in Berlin are exnected to arrive there about the end of Oo- ober. -â€"”Yonder go the most disobliging couple in our neighborhood.” “ You surprise me ; please explain 1”” “ Oh, they always close the windows when they have a row.” â€"-“ You’ve made a fool of me.” said an 11'- ritated man to his wife. “ My love.” she sweetly responded, you do yourself injustice remember that you are in all respects a. self- made man.” HARVEST PROSPECTS, 1882 EARRIBTON T0 SOUTHAMPTON BIRD WARFARE. KINGSTON, June 27.â€"Vankoughnet awaits the morning with some anxiety, but calmly He was told today that the Government would not- reprieve him, but was not sur- prised. He was advised not to hope for such a thing. When incarcerated he was found to be comparatively ignorant of religion, and great difficulty was experienced in educating him. Latterly he grasped the news readily, however, and became more contented the more spiritually minded he became. He has not been watched at night by the Government flicials, because such has not been con- ridtl‘t‘d necessary. He has at diflerent times gone over his various ofiences, many of which are of a petty description. On one acoasion he was arrested for stealing a horse, but escaped from custody, and the case against him dropped. He had given an em- phatic denial to the story that he had anything to do With the disappearance of MCUOBkle He said that after that man was mit‘Sld some one took his furniture and he (the prisoner) took his house, as he might as wrll have it as anybody else, but he did not see McGee kle for three years before he disappeared. He says the people around Buck lake hated him tor years. and now that he is out of the way he thinks harm will come to his surviving brother. This afternoon George Vankough net. brother. and Mrs. Vankoughnet, mother, of the prisoner, and a neighbor, Mrs. Darling, visited tn» prisoner. It was a sad scene, es pecially the meeting of the poor old woman, who is 70 years of age and much wrinkled, and her boy. The pnisoner gave to his friends various articles as mementos, an! cheered them by saying, “ I am prepared to die, and when I die I will go to Heaven.” He (11» pressed a desire to be buried beside his dr- ceased brother in the country. He also said that when he killed Richardson he intended to throw the body into Buck lake. but his heart failed him after firing the shot. He spoke harshly of his relatives by marriage, and said they taught him to thieve, and his poor old mother seemed to hold his wife reâ€" sponsible for most, if not all, of his troubles. The parting was affecting. The son. and mother again embraced, and he asked “ God to bless her,” and she prayed, “that God would be good to him." The execution takes place between eight and nine o’clock toâ€"mor- row. The Prisoner’s Conduct Gallows . PARTICULARS OF THE CASE. Hanging of Murderer Van- koughnet at Kingston. A WELL CONDUCTED EXECUTION. Kixosron, June 28.-â€"â€"This morning at twenty minutes past eight o‘clock Elijah Vankoughnet paid the penalty of his crime for the murder of John Richardson, on the 13th of August last, near Buck lake. The facts oi the murder have been fully published, and it is but necessary to revert to them in brief. He was a neighbor of Richardson’s. and at about eight o‘clock on the day named he hid himself in the bush, on the farm of his vic- tim, and while the latter was going to his house with a. scythe on his shoulder he do liberater shot him in his tracks and left the body lying where it fell. He afterward took Richardson’s horse out of the stable and put his own in its place and then set fire to the building, burninu it to the ground. The horse was not disfigured suificiently to do stroy its identity. On the following morning he borrowed a buggy from a neighbor, and hitching Richardson’s horse to it, he drove to Elgin, where he attempted to dispose of the animal in trade for another. The per- son with whom he tried to trade desired the ownership to be proven, but while the two were driving along the road to a place where Vankoughnet said be c ruld be identified he changed his mind about trading and asked the man to buy the horse. A bar- gain was made, Vankoughnet receiving 327, all the mom-y the other had. The prisoner then entered the woods and after wandering through the country he went on an island in Buck lake, and there re ,mained hidden for some days. No one knew iwliere he was secreted but the members of his own family. His wife took provisions to him by night in a boat. Finally his full!‘ year old girl was influenced by the reception of three coppers to tell where her doomed father was, and shortly afterwards he was discovered and captured. When approached on the island he drew a knife and threatened to kill himself, but he was persuaded by his euptor to give himself up. His captor. a few WSBKB afterwards, met with a fatal accident on the K. & P. railway. Vunkoughnet before his death acknowledged having shot Richardson and related the (air-- cumstances in detail. He says now that he owed him a grudge for a number of years. A clearer case of deliberate and preconcerted murder could not be imagined. The prisoner now blames his wife for his trouble. and. impeaches her with infidelity to him. On many occasions he found Richardson at his house when he came home in the evening, but. while he had his suspicions, he 5:211 nothing to his wife. Since this fact became known sympathy for the prisoner has become manifest, and it is said on good authority that if she had made such a statement at his trial, he would not lave been hung today. Last Wednesday he says _ he found peace with his Maker, and lll’lCB i that time a marked change came over him, instead of being given to shedding tetra, he read the Bible regularly since that date and grew stronger in body and mind. Last evening the prisoner began to show signs of weakness, and complained that . he did not feel well. He could no) out any' supper prior to being locked in his cell at , six o’clock. A special guard was placed on i him during the night, in order to yreventany l attempt at suicide. He was sleepng soundly ; at ten, eleven and two oolook, and . about {our o’clock he awoke and got out of 1 bed. He looked very careworn and haggard, and again complained of not feeling well. i After giving himself a good washing he sat « down and read his Bible. Thu gaoler visited , him and asked him if he weild like an egg 5 and a cup of tea, but he refused them. saying that it was impossiin for him to eat anything. At half past siVen o'clock he; drank a cup of tea. after w'iioh the Rev. Mr. 5 Jolifie read three passages of scripture and e prayed with him until twenty minutes past eight o’clock. He was then told to prepare 1 for execution. when he rsnoved his bootsand ‘6 taking a clean white liarflkerohiel in his hand i- announced himself as rody. On reaching the corridor he burst into tors, and sobbed aloud n holding the handkerchief to his eyes. He ; ascended the steps to tie scaffold arm in arm Le with the minister, andonce he turned around and said: “Is my brother not here, is not that him at the door? ” He 6 was answored in the negative, when he went on crying bitte‘ly and exelaiming -‘ On, my God 1” “0h, dea‘ mel" He was quite strong and requird no assistance to walk. [. VOL. XXV. THE GALLOWS TREE on the A Girl shot and Then Thrown into the Morris Canal. PORT 08AM. N. J.. Jpne 21. â€"â€"-This town was (brown into a. state of great excitement last evening by the murder of a young lady 01 this place. For some time past Triglone has been paying attention to Miss Minnie Chiquin. a pretty young lady of 17 years, and on sev eral occasions he has shown ill-feeling when Minnie accepted attentions from other men. Triglona was considerably older than Miss Chiquiu. and the iriends of the latter were not pleased at her choice of a lover. Finally the girl grew very weary of her lover’s jealous bickering and resolved to have nothing more to do with him. Triglone was gri atly incensed at this, and is said to have remarked : “ It I don't have Minnie, no one else shall." Little attention was paid to his threats, however, and no one believed that he would cause any trouble after the first ebullition oi anger had passed off. It seems that the dis- carded lova nourished his anger in secret, and only waited for an opportunity to make his revenge known. On Tuesday evening Miss Uhiquin and Henry James Went out for a stroll. They walked along the towpath (f the Morris Canal, and had reached a point about 200 east yards of the Post 0mm blastfurnacs, when suddenly they discovered James Trig- lone approaching them at arapid pace. Someâ€" thing in his looks seemed to warn the girl of his deperste intentions, and she threw up her hands sxelciming: “ Don’t harm me, for God’s sake, James.” Without replying to her appeal, Trigione drew a revolver and for a moment seemed undecided what to do. The young lady’s companion, Henry James, was paralyzed with fear, and made no effort to disarm the infuri sted man, who speedily pointed the weapon at Mr. James and fired. The frightened young man started to run. when Triglono fired a second shot, which. like thefirst, failed to take effect. lAll this while the unfortunate girl was pleading for her life. There was only one spectator allowed in beside the press and jail officials. The exâ€" cmion took place by lamp light. None of Vankoughnet‘a friends were present, not even his wife. She had some words with him when she visian hxm four weeks ago. While his arms were being pinioned on the scaffold he told the hangmen not todrnw the cord ' so_ tight that it hurt him. When all was ready he cried aloud, “ My God have mercy on my poor soul l” and repeated it two or three times. He requested the jailer to give his photoo graph to his mother, who is 70 years of age, and who visited him for the but time yesterday. The clergyman whispered something in his ear, when he said, “ I am ready," and epxt out a. large tobacco quid at the feet of the hangmen. The minister then engaged in a short prayer, and while he was saying the words. “ God have mercy on his soul.” the doomed man ejaculated. “Yes, Lord, do. do. Lord.” At the word “ amen ” the bolt clicked and he was launched into eternity, and his pulse ceased to beat louxteen minutes after the drop. His neck was not broken. Death was caused by asphyxia. He re quested that; his body should be handed over to his molher. The requast will be complied will). The Whole afiait did not occupy over four minutes _ Finding that his supposed rivtâ€"a'lrwas uninw jureqi Triglone turde tpward Mia’s Chiquip: “ Ycu‘ve got to die,” he hissed between his set teeth. " You won’t kill me James," she pleaded. Pointing the revolver at Minnie, Tnglone pulled the trigger and sent a bulletin her mouth. breaking off one of her front teeth. The girl screamed loudly. when, throwing the pistol nside. the murderer caught the glrl in his arm», and, hfting her from herfeet, threw her into the canal. He then fled. The screams alarmed a. number of people. who shortly after came to the scene of the murder. After a short search the body of Miss Uhiquin was seen in the canal and was taken to shore. The face was covered with blood, the bui'et having cut the upper lip Life was extincfl. Wbtther the bullet. was the cause of deaxh or Whether the girl perished by drowning has not yet been decided. The only Witness to the damn}! was Henry James, who has not yet sufficiently recmered irom his {right and excitement to give an intelligi his account of the affair. Great indignation prevails, and it is b1 lieved that if Triglone is captured he will be lynched. Large Excursion of Farmers to the In stltutlon. On Thursday the Agricultural college and Experimental farm. Guelph, presented a scene of unusual animation on the occasion of a vilit from the Wentworth, Brent and Halton Grangers The trip was given under the auspices of Wentwoxth division grenge, including five lodges as follows :â€"~Brock House, Arcaster, Mr. Olmsted, master; Union, Coyemwn, Daviu Patterson. master ; (larlisle, East Fiambore ; Clyde, Beverly and Glanford, Gianlord Township. There were bcsnles quite a number of Brent Grangere, who jomed the party at Harrisburg, and a large party of the Halton brethren who drove to the college. Mr. Jabel Robinson, mes~ ter 01 the Provincial grunge, Mr. David Put- terson, master of the Wentworth division, and Mr. John Ireland, secretary, accom- panied the party. Many farmers not connected with the order took advantage of the reduced fare, which was fixed at the low figure of $1 for the round trip from Hamilton, and 75 cts. from Capetown. There were also quite a sprinkling of ladies in the :number. 011 ariivmg at the colic; I shortly before noon, the company were anten- tmned at e. Iunoh by the officers of the college“. Principal Mills welcomed them to tho instim- ‘ lion in a. few .vell timed words, and afterweri I explained the nature of the course of exami- nation theoretical and practical. Then he proceeded to speak of the necessity for such an institution, where farmers sons could get such an (ducation as they required without losing the taste for farming. Mr. Jebel Robinson followed in an able and eloquent speech of an hour‘s duration. He was loudly cheered during his speech which was an em cellent one. The visitors having made a substantial repast, separated to make an in- spection of the farm. the college and build~ ings, gerden. experimental plot, live stock and mechanical department, all coming in for A share of attention. The live stock was per ticulnrly an object of attraction and the polled angus heifer, which recently sold for 82,000 was generally admired. A DOG WITH EXPENSIVE TAsms.â€"â€"0ne of our ciaizens themher (my. in counting money dropped a. 35 bill on the floor, where helet it; lay until he got through counting the roll. Unfoxtunatcly a puppy spied the bill fall, and when the genmmen turned to pick it up the last. corner of the V. was just disappearing down doggy’e mischievous mew. Au emetic was has:in adminisbered, which produced the bill in small change, but the pieces were straightened out, posted on a. paper, and taken to the bank, Whrru it was redeemed A good many other bills that have gone down peo ple’s throats during the election campaign, 8.1% no; so easily recuVemble.â€"-â€"Welland In- buue. THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM‘ KILLED BY HER LOVER” RICHMOND HILL, THURgDAY, JULY 6 v 1882f “ Be patriotic," began the old man as Pickles Smixh swallowed a trunkâ€"key, which he Lad in his mouuh to cure dyspepsia â€"“ he patriotic. but doan’ emagme deb all de odder patriots am dead an’ buried. I like a man who speaks well for his kentry on his back. Be patriotic, but find out inst what patriotibm means. Dis kentry fought fur her liberty. Put; (let in your hat. Liberty in dis kenlry eber since has been as nigh a. sham as a circus widout n. menagerie. clown or per~ ful‘muIB. Put dat in your pipe. We {cut England to unite de States. Den we turned aroun’ an” foul: each adder to dissolve ’em. We whoop and hurrah for our soldiers. but. we gin de fat oflioee ‘0 our relaehune who didn’t go to war. A general who lost a battle em all 0. K if he kin run a. political party. A general who won one am forgonen in a y’ar if he doan’ wote do right iicket. In one breath we flatter ourselws dat we have the greateet state sure u on airth,an‘ in the next we convict ’em of todyismmepuiiem plucehuntin’ en’ stealin’. We keep ober the orphans made by war, an’ den turn about an’ howl bekase day em granted pitiful penahuns. We poke fun at our navy, un’ yen refuse to were money to strengthen it. We want do Injun licked out of his butes, an’ yet we sell him the means to lick us. “De man who 80th out to be a patriot must l 90 slow, or he will be taken for a lunatic or n. rascal instead. 15’s 8 grand country, but de taxpayers have to foot de bill. Il’fl a Raoul)- lie of free speech, but you must agree wid dv big guns or you will be sot down as a crank. \Vu flatter ourselves dot weâ€"we am thoughx some pumpkins by European powers, an’ yet. we select. as our representative abroad slch men as am played out; at home. We talk about do pauper labor of Europa, and yet we have two county houses to her one. We tsp do Czar of Rorsia for his tyranny, an’ yet we submit to laws su' pracnices, an’ rappin‘s from policemen, an’ arrests withoul warrants, and customs which would sand (18 Russians’ into a war of rebellion. We despise titlesv un’ yet tosdy to do rich. We worn kings dst [hi-if days om short, an’ den steal our own presidems or shoot ’em into power. The secretary read a list of the members to be vofied for, and Sir Isaac Walpole tied a Dandana haudkerchlef around his stiff knee and set forth on his bean box pilgrimage The following eminent applicants Were voted into the club in a manner bom neat andexpe uitious : Rev. Cajole Johnson, Elder Trufiles, Overbay Jones, Walk Along Smith. South Unrulma Hastings. Cove Oyster JJm, Prof. Watkins, General Bagdad. round Uherry, Doctor Slimmer, Judge Roorback Williams and the Hon. Avorucious Blake Any of these gentlemen who desire the American Eagle placed upon their certificates in red ink must send in an extra quarter. UNDER conwons. The secretary announced a communication from the Hon. Coneiderably Davis. of Jersey City, stating that he had invented a combined music-box and rat-trap, and‘wished permisâ€" 51011 to name the invention after the Lime K1111 Club. ‘ In case it was granted he would forwaréium of his machines by u'ue met freight train. Brother Gardner replied to the effect that permission could not be granted until he had witnessed the workings of the invention. The trap part might be all right, but What was the music ? He did not propose to show his enmity by inflicting on this country anything worse than the average piano. He had one in his own humble home, and Whenever he feels out of aorta with the world he eat down and began on “ Home, Sweet Home." He could turn out every neighbor inside of three min- utos, and in less than live he was sure to be shot at. Did this new invention possess power to soothe or irritate? Would it add so the number of lunatice. or would it_soothe the feelings of a family just returned from a. steamboat excursion? He could not grant the desired permission without further par- ticulare. “ Brudder Toots. what do you know ’bout Cuba 7” asked the President. " Numn, Bah.” ‘~ Wlmt do you know ’bout do cause ob liberty ?” “ Nufliu’.” _ “ Who axed you to present dat resolu- shun '2" ‘- Judge Gillipolee Thompson, sah." “ Brndder Toots, you go out an’ soak do back of yer neck in cold tea I You has bin made a £001 of ! You are a puny middlin’ average old nigger, bub the mo' you sleep while present at our meetings de mo’ bentfih you wxll derive from de purceedius As Iur you, brudder Thompson, you are hereby fined nine hundred donate and costs fur diemptin’ de reg’lar purceedins. I may add as dis time do coats am about 10’ hundred dol- lure." ELDER moors AT THE mom. During the last two or three meelings Elder Tools has managed to keep awakeanost of the time by keeping a bit of ice on his head and permitting the melting stream to mckle down the back 01 his neck. but on this occasion he had slept; sweetly for twenty minutes when he suddenly rose and offered the following resolution : “ Resolvea, Dat dis club do hereby express its nympatby fur 66 cause of liberty in Cuba." During the deep silence which followed the reading of the above Prof. High«Siruug Smith was plainly heard chewing slippery rlm. and a. sudden aner 13 from Gen. Uvrr worked Johnson rattling along the ceiling brought down hundreds of small pieces of plaster. “Ba pmriotio. my friens, but dean shoot; off a hull battery of artillery to call yer dog when a whistle will do jist as wall. Let us now en- ter upon ale business which has culminated us hogeder." The Judge fell to the floor in a dead faint. but was immediately drawn out o! the ball by the left leg, and business went light Ale tter from a city official of Irwinton Gm, made inquiry if Pickles Smith had been sent down there to canvass for subscriptions to raise the funds to purchase 500 ice cream freezers for the negroes in Liberia. A person so calling himself was then in that city. and had collected seven or eight dollars. He was described as a low built man, broad in the back, nose broken and skewed around to star- board, and [our front teeth gone. Broxher Pickles Smith 8.! once leaped to his feet and moéed that the club offer a. re- ward of $5 000 for the arrest and conviction of the infamous imposter. and he was about w launch out into a. bpaech thirty-(our feet. long. when the president stopped him with “ Donn’ git excited. Brudder Smith. While (16 man am a. fraud, au’ while it am werry. werry wrong to blast do reputation of a. good man, dis club won't ofler ober $5 reward. Hundreds of white men have sold out for less Set down, Picklesâ€"sot down an’ kebch yer breath." The committee on sanitary measures had investigated the query : "Are plants in sleep- ing rooms unhealthy 1" and were ready to re- port in the negative. If burdocks, cabbages, sunflowers, pansies, Canadian thistles and moss roses were piled on the foot of the bed, it might make a. difference, but as long as may were scattered about the room in cracked THE LIME.KILN CLUB 113’s A FRAUD. ELECTION. REPORTS. pitchers, broken jars, paint kegs and tin pails they 831116 not exhibit. good taste, but, doubt- less produced dreams 70f heaven! The committe on the bulwarks of Liberty reported a disposition on the part; of the po- lice to collar 9. sad looking man the minute he acknowledged than he had been dealing with a bucket shop, but no action was wooin- mended. The committee on foreign flffjil‘fi reported in favor of the Uniled States keeping its nose out of other natioue’ porridge, and a resolution of thanks was given Chili for ofier- ing to fight Jim Blaine with one hand tied behind her. INSTANCES 0F TID \LWAVES ON THE GREAL LAKES. T56 committee on harmony hadn’t; heard of a. row anywhere in three months, and were therefore doing nothing gang grgwiug {at}: Samuel Shin then ofiered the following : "Resolwd, Fat we take no man’satmement of how his xhermometer stood on any arm-tin day dis summer ouless accompanied by an affidavy six feet square. Thai-«solution Jvau adopted by a. unanimous vote. and the club adjourned to talk over Fourth of jugloriuus matter. The Cleveland tidal wave of Friday morn ing revives syeculaiions as to the origin of these remarkable but not unprecedented lake phenomena. One theory is that they are caused by tornadoes which only touch the earth for a few miles and then bound off into the upper air to return again. repeating this operation until their force is spent. The fact that a dark cloud, with wind, traveled with the wave when the latter was observed at Cleveland, would seem to show that theorigin of this one is to be sought in atmospheric in finance. The Cleveland Leader gives the fol- lowing resume of similar phenomena in the past: 0n Lake Suprrior. in 1789, opposite Isle R)yal, there was a sudien tell of four feet in the waters. When they returned they did so with a rush, the vi- bration continuing for several hours, In 1834 the waters above the Salilt Rapids suddenly receded, and in half an, hour re- turned with great velocity. In August, 1845, Dr. Fos-er states that while in an open boat between Copper Harbor and Ergle Rivar, an enormous surge twenty feet in height and crested with foam rolled towards the shore, succeeded by two or three swells. Dr. Foster observed repeated flows and rtflux of the waters in 1847, 1848 and 1849, which pre- 0» deed or followed storms on the lake. In 1851 D. D, Brookway reported, in a perfect calm, a sudden rise of one foot three inches, and in another two and one half feet. The Lake Superior News ef July 17, 1855. reports extreme fluctuations between the hours of 9 in the morning and 4 in the evening. Father Andre, in 1670, while on Green Bay,reporls,l a. three feet raise, but this was accompanied by a northwester. On April 14, 1858. the Milwaukee Sentinel reported a change of level in Lake Michigan of six feet. May 10, 1823, according to DeWitt Clinton, at Otter Creek. on the Canada shore. a wave came in nine feet in height, and the same occurrence took place at Kettle Creek twenty miles distant. Anothrr in 1830 reports three Waves at Madison dock, Lake county. 0 , the first rising fifteen er twenty feet, In 1814 ,or 1345 a wave came into Euclid Creek fifteen feet high, carrying: everything before it. On November 15, 1845, the water at Cleveland suddenly fell two and eight~tenths feet during a high wind from the southwest. The Toledo Blade records a change of ten feet on Decam- her 5. 1856 On June 1, 1872, at Charlotte, which is at the mouth of the Genesse river, the water rose twentyâ€"two inches. In May, 1855, the waters of Seneca lake exhibited a like phenomenon of continued rise and fall of sixteen and a half inches to two feet through two days. Similar agitations of the waters have been observed in lake Geneva in Switzn erland. Protesting Against the Tardlness of Con- gress. NEW YORK. June 21,â€"Alaska advices state that the citizens are protesting bitterly against the tardiness of Congress in providing civil government. While the marine gual'u at Sitin were arresting drunken Indians one of the latter attacked the corporal, who shot and wounded him. There is great rxcitemem among the Indians and disturbance is threat- ened. The howitzers at the guard homes have been got ready; the guard is under arms all night, and the Citizens assembled at the custom house where the Government armor} is. The wounded Indian did not die, and the rxcitement has abated. The arrival of t e cuttrr Uotwin awed the maloontents. Black measles and scarlet fever is raging fearfml} amongst the children of Russian halt-breeds. Owing to the nature of the institution our knowledge of harem life is entirely derives from the vista of European ladies. The Tur- kish authorities, it must be c mfessed. are very amiable in this respmt. and little difficulty is experienced when the introductions are good. The Turn is commonly behaved to be a sort of Bluebeaid. It is not so. Polygamy 13 In t the rule, but the excrption. The lowur olaseu es never have more than one wife. and it is only in the case of wealthy Pushes that there are three or four wiv: s, the latter number being legally allowed to every Musselinsn ac»- cording to the Koran; this is exclusive of al most any number of slaves and concubinrs The husband must have no chuaintflnce,hll\l - ever slight, With women other than those of his own harem. and should he observe slippers outside the hart-m door he knows that ladies are visiting, and therefore cannot enter his own house. Then, again, if perehance he strolls through the bazaar, there must be no recognition of any of his own women, although they may be throwing away his money riieht and loit in a most lavish way on silks and jewels. He must not say a word, and so strokes his beard and passes on with an “ Inr shallnh,’ ’(Please (300,) or “ Allah kerim." ‘ (lied is great and merciful,) for now he knows only too well how the money goes ! Europe an ladies are the objects of much attent n and curiosity on the part of the women 0 e harem. Their dresses are felt. they are paw- ed all over, and asked childish questions in- cessantly ; for it must be remvmbered that a large harem consists of wives and domestic slaves, the latter counted by hundreds. A young English lady, seventeen years old, of great personal attractions and engaging man- ners, some time back visited 1]. harem accom. panied by her mother and friends. The women questioned her, andwould not believe that she had “ no ohildren,~ or even a has- band." One of the wives, who took a. great fancy to her, threw her arms around her neck, and entreu‘ed her to stay with them forever. She could have any husband she liked. and even was so kind as to especially rerommend her own, adding that she was sure he would soon want another wile. and that she, the real wife. would much rather it was this nice Eng lish girl, as then there would always be the pleasure of having her as a friend and com panion. Here was 9. most decided offer. A firm refusal, however, of these honors caused much surprise and disappointment. -â€"Medern oongeniality is, " You treat to been and I'll buy the cigarn.” TROUBLES IN ALASKA. HAMEMS‘ RESOLVED. Tecfy The pastor of an Illinois church was not arraigned for the sin of dancing, but “ for being in a place of amusement where the fiddle was the chief organ of music.” Clexgy- men Bhofld dance after the music of a hand organ if they want to escape trouble. PREACHERB, CHURCHES AND 12le ‘ GION. Pastor Bradley of -the Congregational church at Birmingham, Conn., whom the demons lately undertook to expel on a charge of heresy, has formulated a new creed, and a majority of his church have voted to adopt it. It is in its entirety as follows : “ This church is an association of believers in Jesus Christ, associated for the purpose of mutual edition- tion in truth and righteousness and for the promotion of Chrilt’s kingdom in the world. We believe that the principles which constiâ€" tute Christian discipleship are the two com- maudments which Jesus gave, ‘ Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and mind and soul and strength,’ and ‘ I‘hou shalt love thy neighbor as thyacli.’ We be-. lieve, therefore. that any one who accepts these commandments as binding on can-- science snd lilo, and who seeks to guide his conduct with God's help by them, is a disciple of Christ, fully entitled to the rights and duties of Christian fellowship." Mr. Bradley does not believe in the verbal inspiration of the Scriptures, and in several other respects his orthodoxy is unsound. A second advent camp meeting is being held at Danton, Texas, by people who be- lieve thut the at sand coming of Christ is at hand, and one might be hastened by a proper demonstrauon of readmese to reuelve Him. They have gone so far as to prepare a tent for the Savior‘a occupancy, with a handsome bed and other furniture. President Robinson of Brown University took the ground in his baccalaureate sermon that belief in Christ was a practical help to worldly success. “ There have been eminent man.” said he, “ of high character and of brilliant puns, who have no: avowed them selves to be practical believers in Jeeul. But their eminence. and learning, and character, and brilliancv, have not been because of their unbelief. Neither is there any evidence that beli~f migbu not have added lo the grounds of their dietincmou.” In ll! not generally known, even abroad. that the Countess Ulmrlemont, Jugs deceased who was a daughter of Sir William Homer ville, for many yearn chief secretary of Ira, land and afterward created Lord Anhlumna was a. convert of Judaism. Judaism has taken hold of many minds in England of late years. Lord Amberley, Earl Ru-sell’s eldest son, came to the conclusion before his death, and published it, than the New Testament was entirely apechxyphali Again. we find George Eliot. making me exaltaaion of the Jewish race the keynote of her lusx great work of flu- hion. Lauy Chm-lemons was quite consistent in her adherence to her adopted creed. she went to the Bayswster synagogue while she was in London. In Belfast she attended the Belfast synagogue. Her charities were Jewish, and htl' spiritual adviser was Chief Rabbi Addler. She is mourned by the whole Jewish community. Bethl Mdlhodist church has the principal negro congregation in Providence and Allen chapel has the smallest and poorest. The RV. Mr. Yeooum was translerred by his bishop from the pastorate of the latter to that. of the former. He immediatelv received a formal letter from the Bethe] officers asking him to resign, and ongoing to preach 11:: first sermon in the church he found a notice on the locked door than there would be no services The objection :0 Mr. Yeocum is not understood to be personal, but is based on [he unwillingness of the proud Bethel people ‘0 take a puenor from humble Allen chapel, TORONTO, June 22.â€"â€"At the meeting of the Toronto conference here to-day, Rev. W. S. Blackslock read the report of the committee on Methodist union, which was adopted. The report stated that eleven districts had sent rrsolutions relating to Methodist union. The committee feel assured : 1. That there is a very general desire on the part, both of ministers and people of our church, to see the several bodies of the Methodists of this country brought into more intimate and friendly relationship with the another ; and that they would be glad if it could be effected without the sacrifice of anything essential to the integrity and « lficiency of Methodism as a whole, that they should be brought into or- ganic union. 2. That in view of the state of feeling in our own church, your committee has been gratified to learn that it is by no means corfiued to our church, but that it is very generally shared by the other Methodist churches of this countiy. Resolutions ex- pressive of earnest yearnmgs for union have been passed by {ouiteen quarterly conferences and by three annual conlrrenccs of the Meth- odltt Episcopal church, and by two district meetings 0 the Primitive Methodists. Con- ventions have also been held at Iroquois and Brampton in the interests of Methodist u iion. 3. Your committee infer from these facts. as well as from the tone of documents which have been referred to them, and also from Lhe circumstances connected with the opening up of our great Northwest, mat the tune is especially fuvomble for the consideration of the subject. 4. Your committee therefore commend the manner or Methodist union to the sympathies and prayerful attention of bo.b ministers and people. We believe the frank and courteous discussion of in can scarcely tail to be at- tended with beneficial results. and. though we do not close our :25 ee to the practical difli eulziee which lie in the way of the consumma- Lion of such a union as is desired ~13. union which will make the Methodiem of Canada. one inform us we believe i: to be one in spirit, we do not doubt; that, in answer to our united prayers, wisdom will be given us by which these dilficulties will be overcome, and a consummation so devoutly to be wished will be secured. 5. In conclusion, your committee would respectfully suggest that this matter of flelhodirt union should be recommended to the favorable consideration of the approach ing gemral conference. Rev. '1‘. W. Campbell. B. D.. read a request from the Theological union for an evening of conference to be set; apart. for the annual ser- mon of the union. The matter was referred to the committee on conference arrangements Sarah Jews“ â€"not the actressâ€"says pret- tin : So many stare must fall, Some go astray; W only prey Gad finds them all. A gentleman of (Jo umbun. Ohio, of rather an eccentric turn. vilited New York, and wandered one Sabbath into a fashionable church and oomplacently seated himself in is vacant pew. Soon after a gentleman and his wife name in and set down in the same pew. The gentleman eyed the stranger critically tor a minute and then wrote on the fly leaf of his prayer book. “ My pew,” and passed it over to the intruder. The Ohio man read it. smiled sweetly, and wrote under is, " Reel nice pew. What did you pay for it 7 ’ The New Yorker lea-med that he was an Ohio men and inviced him to dinner. WHOLE N0. 1,253 -â€"NO_ 5. A star mm from the sky. They say a birth Is regiatered on earth To live and die. METHODIST UNXON. Sismouai. the historian, received 91 25 for each article be contributed to the Biographio Universelle. This was at the rate of abom a. cent a line. A few years later George Sand gut $200 for articles in reviews. As much a: 8375 has been paid by Murray for artloles in the Quarterly. Horrible Death of a. Woman near Quebec. QUEBEC, June 22 â€"A report has been re- oe ivrd here of a horrible case of fatal burning at Levis. The victim is a widow Mrs. Fortin, a. sick nurse lately in the employ of Mrs. Howell of that place. The unfortunate wo~ man was beating some milk in 9. spirit lamp. when unfortunately placing the alcohol too near the lamp it took fire in the bottle. spreading the burning liquid all over her clothing. Before the flames could he suffo- ceted the poor woman was burned alive, almost to a. crisp. Her skin and hair fell OE, and her body is reported to be a terrible eight. She has been convej ed to her home. Medical aid was immediately summoned, but the doctors deny the possibility of the poor crea- ture’s recovery. Her death will leave two children orphans. Mrsiflanénry is wondeifully successful in getting free advertising; all the papers have Jeg'gey Llly blossgms. New Orleans Ploayune says Oscar Wilde may be the tlustee of beauty. but he has not filed his 00nd. and none of It has yet been turned over to him. Right, left ; rishfi left ; The Lord is rigm the devil is left. and various other equally sensible and melo- dious airs. Captain Inman and Liemewant Wood were arrested, and, alter repeated post- ponements. their case came up for trial, be- fore Recorder Greaves. After a number of witmssea had been examinei, Captain Jonas lnman was called and took the stand. after a silent prayer. He said he is a minor by occupation; but does nothing now but take charge of the Paterson corps of the Army. The Army is a body of men. wo- men and children who do their utmost to save souls. The Army is not connected with any particular church. All its members must be total ansraiuers. It was organ rd in East London seventeen years ago. and has now branches in all the large cities 0! Britain and France and six companies in America. He thought than he was but doinu his duty to Christ. in disobeying the orders of the officers of the law. who had clxaracterizd them as religious tramps. On cross examination he told Mr. Griggs that they sung hymns to the popular airs of We won’t go home Bill Morning. Champagne Charley. Mollie Darl- ing, My Grandfather‘s Clock, Just Before rho Battle Mother, Poor Mary Ann. Wait for the Wagon, and other airs calculated to inspire religious thoughts. The Rev. Canon Carmichml has accepted the call to Montreal, and Will thus rrpiaoe DI. Sullivan in St. George‘s. fiamilton’l 1055 ii our gain.â€" Montreal Smr. A Philadelphia congregation voted to give its pastor a two months” vacation,but he Wisely refused it. He said It was a. constant fight between Satan and himself to keep what reli- gion he had in his church. Capt. Graham, of St. Onthnrines, is re~ ported an progressing favorably from the in- jury he received on Monday. He regained consciousness during yesterday afternoon, and is is hoped he will pun through all right. Herbert Spencer boards a ship for America on the 15th of August. H611. M Bowel] and Hon. P. Caron have gune to Winnipeg on business in eonneo‘ion with the ehcciun. “John Alexander, of Ashgrove. who has been landlord of a temperance hotel tor some years past, was up before Mr. Young. P. M., at Mmon last Friday on a. charge of violating the Scott not by stalling liquor. He pleaded guilty, paid over $50 fine and went his way. The keg of liquor capmred at. his house was desflroyed." For nearly six months the salvation Inn, has been engined in an effort to regenerate the ungodly in the busy city of; Paterson. New Jersey, and their parades became the means of disturbing the peace of the good residents of that city. The commander was warned to refrain from singing or exhorting on the street on Sunday ; but, acknowledging a higher power. he refused to obey. On Sun- day. June 4, the corps made a more than or- dinarily noisy demonstration. about thirty of them, mostly women. parading the streets to the refrain : Major Moore was then examined as to the wonkmg of the Army, and after counsel on both sides had summed up. the Brcorder said that he would suspend sentence, but the singing and shouting and ohatruoking the striela on Sunday must be stopped. Rev. Mr. Roberta, for some years the en- ergetic and successful pastor of the B. M. E. church. at Guelph. has been placed in charge of the church In this city. The peo pTe con- nected with the church are to be congratu- Rated. The keg is making its way into \he Scott not county of Halton, as will be seen on per- usal of the following items from the Halton News : Hon. Alex-K. Mackenzié is improéing slowly. He is able to sit up. reading and conversing with his friends. Thésame paper, alluding to the dragging of the temperance question into \he recent eleciitgntsuys : “ Much as we regret the defeat of Mr. Mo- Kindsey we regret just as deep y the izjury wrought to the temperance question in this county. There is no denying the fact that it has received a. blow (at the hands of its friends, mark you) from which it win hnrdly recover. Auti~Soutt act men could nor have wished for any more effectual reversal of pubiio opinion respecting it than that which has taken place just now, and which possesses every feature of permanence.” Bishop Sharp. of Utah. in an interview with a New York reporter, expresses the belief that polygamy is doomed. The Ed- munds bill, as the legislation preventing polygamists from holding office is called, he believes will have the efiect of breaking up the polygamous system although it will not weaken the Mormon church. The bishop bases his belief that polygamy must go on who theory that people are no roadiet to risk a term in the Stars Prison in Utah than they are in any other state. ‘ ~When Middlerib went to Arizona and was scared nearly to death one night by the yelling of a. band of Indians, he tried to laugh in of next morning in a. ghastly way by saying he was on whoop mutt. Than everybody wished the Indians had killed him. â€"He was reading aloud and pronounced it “skintillations,” and when 1118 wife asked him what it meant he Bald it was a skin disease that newspaper reporters were sub: jeet to. A complete edition of Louis Blano’a works a pgiugprepareq for eaglyriggue. â€"Bi5marck has presented to the botanical garden at Dusseldorf a large wolf given him by a. Russian prince. Wolves, like bad ciznrs, are nice to give away. â€"-'Ihe Popular ‘Science Monthly leads of with an article on plant cells, which is, no doubt. very erudite, but the worst plant sell we know of is when mullena are dealt in as pure Havana leaf. â€"The Maharajah of Bulmmpore, who died recently an Allahabad, was well known to sportsmen in India, and is said to have sat til‘ed at the killing of 800 tigers. He was me of the most respected native princes. For distinguished services during the mutiny ne was granted a large reward by the British Government. â€"-The trapeze performer is a high-minded man in more ways than one. He in alwuyl It": being in the ring. THE SCOTT ACI‘ IN HALTON. BURN ED TO DEATH. THE SALVATION ABII. PERSONAL.