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flolilndo. (Boston Sunday Herald) This is not a. mounuhc am or country, democracies are grog:in swarming {mum-y. Popular government is a. government of majoritiesâ€"of the greatest number The mulbituc'lo in u social, many-he ” tyr There is; no lonely cleapo: hem fill-12') .looi. r&)‘ing 0113, from the aeclueiun 0:“ id zealously gum (led palace chaise-3 and is away, which are to lo obeyed and not (3' \imrml or (immunized. The people, gal-gr nascruiiu inmitutioua, live and deliberate w masw‘, m; in were. Publicivy penetrates, (verywhere, leaving no shady nooke, retrents and aeclusions. The man whose name is most frequently in print, and oftenest: on the touguee of his followmtizaufi, 18 the greatest man. While the recluse, whether he he thinker, scholar or religious devotee, is of not the leusb social or politic zl ucoau‘ Thus we are in no danger of becumiug monasticg or lovers of u pioua or studious r 11 ude. We can hardly apprvciuw or lindenâ€"tle the rupture of 111.0 ll-rl)‘ anchorile. who exclaimed, “0 hi: :f,l solitude! O UOlt' bill-'81” 0:13: {ares-Ling b'l»il)98’~l pen}: a l'uul no delight; or coniéenim-gliip in ml 3' though: or eclfrazmnunmzz und retired contemplation. It is 22 gregarious, 'cccile and Hociulmtic age tlm Rout the entire area of modern civiliz mom Even in Spain and Portugal, cauutries lk'alih under the influence oi the modeling-hits, wouautioiem is for the mxiszl 1;; m1<ibeoleiuinefitw z-r Lion. The utieiupl of. the (.C‘Llabifilbtlatl ream Liam-ate in 1“ mo": uml lit.,. - ‘ to revive Benedictiv >m in them CCUDLIlf Genera tiuu ago med to be more or 1083812230033- ful, 1311‘; till rcuofianu “re llfl'ul H Lil-s grmu and drift of the I" “mist or the time, and mum’ then-f in failure. Still it, is ‘mpo, in Lu predict with any ccxmiuty what. will be the next mood. of the wuild. (Swil- ized mankindâ€"after the fever of materile and mechanical acii "*N which 1115 Maria“ formed no by arc {1312,le the cnbire earth Withih the last hall century into 1: Burn cf race course, over which We now carter ad libitum from Huufeb to éuurise and from {ole to lineâ€"civilized mankind, we euy, why are long be seized wiLh a fit of loathing {pr political economy, ulilituriunimn and the eudlesn and mmleas heaping up of riches and for the knowledge which deals with inaenaale matter and force, and 111-1! ores more into & contcmplutive, emetic mood. Who knows? Rome, :th the very loci-Dim of her power and grandeur, witnessed a. general react-ion against the epirit of luxury and Worldliueae. The victorious West», to quole trom one of the poems of Matthew Arnold‘ suddenly Lust of the eye and pride of life# She left; it [Lll behind, And hurried, torn With inward strife, The wildcrnnss to 11ndv Then the solitudes oi tlm the followers of SD. A monk, who had i nmbitiom‘. a ' ' riches, Emma. [20 under ’Ll '- 1 for u: ‘ ,_ VilE'l‘, gamer and 1. 1: than .1 could affoni, under the :imnlus ofa. agricch thirst, WEST}: no draughi (.i sensusl pica-cure could sinks. ’l‘li armies of :wlituic‘es cu Juncmg devotees sr 'lRS icr satisfactm l 4 :1 not out ‘ wardiy in ‘L'XLiT’iui things, lint WtiJlllll, in ‘ the di’yLiis Lri Ill l l E'i!‘ roulm Itisimpunwiblefike any, to foretell what will bu the: Lox: mood of the m M after the perfect fzver and fury of political, scent] and mechanic-41mm scientific progress, which lists pervaded almost the entire earth for the 12155 huif century. Obviously this favor will not always lust. There are symptoms even new of its subsidence. Mendo not live by bread Mme. There is even in the; humblest, most ordinary mortal, a mystical olcmcnb, viz, the soul, which every now and then flashes through the dense clouds of sense and scnruulilvy, in which we are all apt to be too much wrsp‘u‘. Tho you], or higher nature, occasionally asserts itself by in- spiring men with new and ovsrmsstsring convictions of right, justice anti beauty. Such convictions are antidotes for Sul‘dld and luxurious generations, curing them of their materialism, low ulll'iS and sensuous- ness. The higher nature. then, 02:03 more [inserts its supremacy. The \vmld and socisty sre rcfashioned and recreated, as it were. They were thus rscrestxd by the advent oi Christi Ky, which was it new, spiritnul law-tn Infused into the pagan mvilmction, a known vanish trstlzsiurlncd the Warm. The soul, which is the nub -r- ssl, 11 cal clement in human nature, forever lives, and at; 1mg Intervals makes its might felt, as u trunsforming 80: iii fac- tor. 15s: ibly, the world is own now drawing mgli to another FEKI’liCLéI, spirituzil transform-union. History gushes us tlmt thew manifestations (if the soul or over. soul are pcrioaical and recurrent. Bull- dhism was such a manifestation in the remote must nix centuries before the vulgar era, Tn“ Gr e1; philosophy was such a manifestation or spiritual revelation to the pagan vorld of twenty-five or thirty can. tunes ago. Such spiritual revolutions succeed each other after long Intervals of many centuries. Each one of them lights mankind to it higher plane, achieves for humanity an added measure of moral, social and intellectual elevation. Thus, Still doth the soul from its lone fastness high Upon our life a ruling eifiuence sand. A Fliglillul Bison“! ‘unong (llrinn- Inertifihippiug (‘hinove “'onwn to the Unilui "mu-a. AVzctoziu, 130., despituh says: Many Chinmnzzn landed here from Hong Kong 'r'oegordoy uu”oring from an ‘Oriehtal ‘ ease. wiring mainly from an almost: exclusive (list of decomposed vegetable food. The (lineage first manifests ibeeli in the fed", where a pain is felt, and command in lost aver the ankles. The knees next be- come affected, then thebozvela, more severe- ly. The mouth lantern. symptomn of blood poisoning net in and the patient succumbs inafew (lays. Many similar cases have Shown themselves; among the cooling on the railway. and invariably prove fatal. as no cure is yet known. Those of the Chinamen yesterday who were able staggered off to the already ovenfillcd Chinese tenements, While others were packed away on their comrades’ backs. Six Chinese females. three of whom had children from 10 to 13 "ears of age, were led away by one Sing £ing, Who intends to ship'them over the Sound as the Wives of Chinumen already there. This is an effectual and easy way to baffle the law. and enables the Chinese to send into American territory as many female slaves as they think fit. “ He was very lazy,” said old Mrs. Jones. “ I must say my first husband was u. very lazy man.” “ How lazy was he? ” I asked. “ Well, he was so lazyâ€"Mr. Jones was so lazy that he wouldn’t shovel a path to the {gout ggttg.” â€"â€"Bea.r your own misfortunes with haulf the resignation you bear other people’s, and you Will be happy all the time. It is so easy to tell other people how to be hamic, and £0 difficult to be courageous ourselves} “ How aid he get the path broken out 7 I asked. 7 “ Oh, he used to lay on the lounge and pinch the baby’s ear with the nippers until the neighbors came "rushing in to see what Was the matter, and thus tread down the snow.” Ill-tempered folks who think the tele- phone is always to blame, may be described as victims of a. Hello-oination. How He Got Ills Paths Broken 0m. Veiled her eagles, snuppol her sword And laid her sceptro down~ Her stately purple shu abho‘rrml And 1101‘ impcriul crown. 'I‘HE (7E LE 3311 3. A St. Paul I'ionccr Press correspondent, attempteri to interview Sitting Bull con- cerning the Custer fight the day after the Chief arrived an Sounding flock, but he was reticent Gail my; Sitting Bull was running away at the time, and the follow- ing incident gives culor to the supposition : \Vlien Sitting Bull was nenn from Yates to limndziil, Col. Gilbert}, commandant a: the former post, deiniisd Lieum 0gln,0f the 17th Infantry, to make an absolutely accurate record by name of every member of tha band of prisoners. W'hcn Sitting Bull’s twins came to be counted their names were given its “ The One That XVae Taken ” and “The One That W848 Left," and his oldest wife, acting as spokeswomsn, nuid than at the time of the Custer fight Sitting Bull’s tapes was hurriedly torn down and a rapid flight made. Several miles of diam-Lee had been pufi between the cnmp and the fugitives when it was discovered Mini: one of the twins had been forgotten in the hurry. Upon the return, which soon followed, the youngster was found uninjured near the debris of the lodge fire. Through the kindness of Major McLaugh- lin, agent at Standing Rock agency, and his wife, who acted as interpreter, the first 00115111 of Sitting Bull and her husband, Spotted-Horn Bull, two of the best known Uncapavpm‘, gave tho following account, which Sitting Bull and other chiefs vouch for as absolutely accurate: Eleven days "sf-“ire the Custer fight the Sioux were encm‘npod some distance from the Little Big Horn, known as the Greasy Grass, and a. solemn tun dance was held, traces of which ware afterward. soon by troops. Though long. ago absolved from vpartstking of ma pzuus and penalties, Sitting Bull, the medicine man and. councillor, more than warrior, wns one of ileoac and to the polo of nu ag, and tha {:imu d inuiclczi ol lxiu bra-mt will show the toms of that: (lilo ohsezvanze. 0:»: by one the othcrw helm ., bones or Buccmnhu‘i to pa and lust- but he. not trying esgeolnlly to tear away, moths-J wrumied in study. Two duyn and two nights went by without & morsel of food or 9. drop of water passing lis lips, and on the morning of the third day he fainted. Faithful squnws and friends, among; them the narrator, forced food and drink between his lip“, and when he revived he told of in which it had been foreshadowed that his people were soon to meet Custer and his iolloworo, and would annihilote them. Two mornings after this revelation and seven before the Custer fight, end just as dawn was breaking. alnrge force of Grows at- tachtd the Sioux, and all day long the battle lasted. Only seven of the Sioux were slain, and the Crown succeeded in ell-tying away all but one of their dead, when beaten, as they werr . Toward even- ing they retreated into the heights of the Wolf Mountaina. The next morning the Sioux encampment was broken and moved to the fertile valley of the Little Big Horn, to the spot now historic about fourteen mile-e south of the present Fort Custerhnd, as nearly as the speaker could recollect, about thirty milee from the scene of the Crow fight. The Sioux women at this point of the narration drew an nooumte (liar gram of the grotnd, showing Custer'a and Bands poeitione and the posi- tion of the Indians. There were seven tribes repreeented, numbering five thous« and warriors, and running from south to north in the following order : Blackfeet, Unwpepes, Ogalinlw, Sens A'osx, Brules, Che) ounce and Minneconjoux. Very early in the morning of the day of the fight, June 25th, 1876, seven Cheyennee started southeast tojoin Spotted Tail. Five of them got through all right, but early in the morning two rode to the brow of the bluffs and exgnnlled With their§blnnl§ets that White troops in large numbers were admncing rapidly. The troops seen by the scouts were Custer’s, for immediately after signalling, and while the camp was in commotion, Reno’s command came up, ‘ unseen by most of the Indians, from the south, and on the western side of the river, and opened fire. The White men were dis- mounted, and the narrator told how one man wuelett behind to take care of the horses, as is the case in dismounted cavalry on the frontier. The camp, as said, was in the wildest commotion. and women and children SliICII-L‘ OF AN WHOM: I‘ERSUHD BY AN UMRMI-IJ) ' INDIAN. An Indian Accnunt of the Custer 1\I:x HOT‘O. More than half the men were absent after the pony herd. The storyteller Waxed e:_:c1t~ed as the acid ; "i The man who led those troops must have been drunk or crazy. He had the camp at his mercy, and could have killed us all or driven us away naked on the prairie. I don't believe there was a shot fired when his men commenced to retreat.” Her husband qualified this by saying : “ Not much firing by the Indians; but when they began to run away they ran very fast and dropped their guns and aim- munition. Our braves were not surprised by this time, and killed a. good many when they crossed the plain to the river. While they were fording and on the hill beyond, I saw boys pull men from their horses and kill them on the ground.” Several times over she repeated her disgust at the action of the whites, and the only explanation she could give ‘ for the retreat was that Reno new when he got into it how large the Indian village was, and was seized with a. panic greater than that among the Indians ‘ themselves. That the latter was very de- cided, bewever, was proven by the fact that the warriors, hurriedly returning with the quickly rounded herds, met many fugitives from the camp, and feared the worst on their own return. The Reno retreat was scarcely ended before the blere of Custer’s trumpets told the Sioux of his approach. But they Were prepared for him. The men quickly crossed the river, and by hundreds gulloped to his rear, out of range at first, but soon hemmed him in constantly-narrow- ing circles. Mrs. Tatouks. mounted her pony and made to the first bend behind her camp, where she could get A GOOD VIEW of the hills beyond. She saw the troops come up, dismount each fourth man seize the bridles of three horses his own, and the rest deploy and advance on the run toward the river. She saw the terrible effect of the withering fire which greeted the approach from the willows on the Indisn side of the stream, and laughed as she said : “Our people, boys and all, had plenty of guns and ammunition to kill the new soldiers. Those who ran away left them behind.” Slowly trotting north along the outskirts of the encampment, she noted the Indians who had crossed getting closer 1 l 1 l l (30 “’A R I} LY WV]! l 'I‘Es. VOLXXV. D WITH TERROR A DREAM One officer was the last to live. - He was mounted on n splendid horse (the color is forgotten) and seeing all his comrades dead, started up the ravine marked'J in the diagram. Two Ognlisles, two Unca- itiapns .and a Brule, all well mounted, started after him. He gained on them all, and one by one they dropped off until one Uncapepa. who was unarmed as it turned out, alone pursued. The latter was about to give up the chase when the soldier turned, saw his pursuer, not?“ that his own horse was flagging, drew a revolver from the holster at his hip, and blew his own brains out. The Sioux thought the distance ridden by the pursuer and pur- sued was about neven miles from the battle-field, but it might have been more. Lieut. Harrington’s body was never found, or at least never recognized. and this suicide might have been him. Custer and his command killed, the Sioux again turned their atten- tion to the troops on the hill, and the woman resuming the story laughed as she told what fun the bucks had shooting at the soldiers as they run down the hill to the I‘lVGI‘ for water. Custer‘s men were soon stripped, and the only way the Indians knew they had‘killed the long-haired. chief was by his buckskin coat, trimmed with beaver, which they found on his person. The Sioux lost thirty killed and more than twice as many wounded. Among the killed were some boys at 12 or 14, who rushed across the river on their ponies and into the thiekmt of the fight. She men- tioned two boys who were wounded, one, a young Achilles, in the heel, and another in the right arm, which was shot off. Both recovoled and neither of them is yet 20, though seven yeais have passed since they munth their first soups. News of Terry’s approach compelled a hasty breaking up of the camp the second day after the battle. Shesays they marched day and night for several days, and soon the whole band was safe in the‘ {witnesses of the Big Horn mountains,'where they remained some time before a separation took place, and the Uncapapas and per- tions of other tribes went north. The squaw‘s story was told straightforwardly, and beyond question she believes it is true. Neither she nor her husband had the slightest idea the account was to be pub lished, and the appearance of a pencil and note book would have been a signal for a sudden cessation 9S 7, The Entrespgri- dent was introduoéd 843"»; friend'b’y Maj. McLaughlin, and che recital was given as one which would interest, but was of no special moment to the hearers. to the troops. She watched the letter, those who were lefhof them, retreat to their horses and mount. She heard the yells of her kindred and the shouts of the Whites, but as soon as the former grew plentier and the letter fewer she could die- tinguish little save here and there an animated clueter of men and horses. Slowly her poney jogged down the stream and when she reached the Minnecoujoux camp on the extreme left, pot an hour’s ride, she said not one White soldier was Vlfllble on the field. 0! horses there were plenty. These the Indians spared, of course. Tetouka. himself, describing the animals, said they were fat and good- looking. r l l l‘llr. Johnson Exputimcs on Electricity lo 11 Rather Slim Crowd. It is not often that educated Toronto has been offered the opportunity of listening to scientific marvels in the shape of lecturing, but last night the residents of the Queen City were trentod to a dissertation on the “shocking” subject 0i electricity, which was sufficiently brilliant to throw even the luminous subject into the shade. The name of the talented lecturer in Mr. C. A. Johnson, the well-known colored pro- feeeional Astronomical Lecturer, Literary and Educational \Vriter, Editor and Pub- lisher of the British Lion and American Eagle, who has lectured in the principal cities of England, Ireland, Scotland, the United States and Canada. Unhappily for Mr. Johnson's researches in his mysterious subJeot, he was unable to edify but a few, as fifteen, including himself, were the sole occupants of the Albert hall. He was not discouraged, however, but doffing his shin- ing beaver, and wiping his moustache with an immaculate handkerchief, he proceeded. The first principles of electricity were deftly dealt Withâ€"such as the stroking a cat’s back and rubbing a gutta-percha but- ton. He plunged deeply into the secrets of the telephone and telegraph, and extri- cated himself gracefully by referring , to amber mines, but his coup dc grace was delivered to his audience when he said that his assidueus pursuance of the subject had revealed to him the terrible fact that inside of fifty years the electricity of this earth, this. earth which is the grand reservoir of electricity, would come in contact with the fire which existed in the innermost bowels of ‘ the globe, and our sphere would be annihil- ated. The audience showing symptoms of alarm, the lecturer refrained from allud- im; any further to the “ power of elec- tricity.” He thanked his audience, at least such as were awake, for their diligent attention, and ended by saying that he was going to repeat the lecture very shortly in New York, and those who 'wished to hear it again could avail themselves of the opportunity offered there. Bowing grace- fully to the audience, which had now diminished to seven, he pulled a bundle of papers from his pocket and said that he would present each one present with acopy of the -‘ British Lion.” In order to show them that extraordinary talent existed in its columns, he would read " a few ” to convince them that it was really a paper of unusual brilliancy. This was the finishing “ shock,” there was a stampede to the door, and the lecturer adjourned till he met at New York.â€"â€"_’l‘oront0 Mail. The lfyear-oid son of Benjamin Pierce, of this City, narrowly escapd a. terrible death yesterday afternoon. The Pierce fumilyoccupy rooms on the third floor of No. 506 Market street, and yesterday morning. aboutS o‘clock, the child was lying on {L sofa in night] clothes opposite a. window facing the police station. Mrs. Pierce had her back to the window, and turned round just in time to see the child’s body disappear. Half Wild with fright she tore down stairs, expecting to find the .meugled remains of her boy on the pave- ment below, but upon reaching the ground she was attracted by screams, and, looking up. saw her child suspended in the air by his nightgown, which hsdfortunstely caught on a. nail projecting from the Window sill. The mother shrieked and started up stairs, fearing the boy would fall before she could reach mm. The cloth was strong, how- ever, and the boy was rescued from his perilous position uninjured. After the excitement was over Mrs. Pierce fell in a. dead faint across the Window sill, but she was soon revived with the assistance of the neighborsâ€"Wilmington (Del. ) Evening. TEE E PIKOFE8303 ABROAD. Perilous Adventure of a Baby. RICIIBIOND HILL THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1883. All (in: Applluncru of \Vm-mrc Used to (hush Chic: Ghow. (Landon Echo, June 26th) Towards the (51033 of $119 merry month of May, unknown by the English people, an expedition consisting of 160 oflicarfi and men of the Second West Inéiar Regiment and 200 of the ccnstabulury, ith a. rocket and baztery and twu howitze;acciusnaanried by Major Talbot, left Sherbro, on the was: (was: of Afriw, in seventy boat-s, to capture the strongholds of the Chief Gbow and his warriors on the banks of the Small Boom River. Gbaw is said to have maée several raids ugcn territories under British pro-I tection, plundering and burning towns and viliaigea, murdering the men and carrying off women and children. A reward of £50 had been offered for his apprehension. The Administratur-in-Chiei, Mr. Pinkett, went: with the expedition, accompanied by Beve- rai friendly chiefs and over five hundred of their war boys. When Kwatamahoo was reached some hundreds of the enemy appeared. The expedition therefore landed and attacked the Stockade into whieh the enemy had retirefi. The Stanzlard's correspondent, who bends full details, states that Captain Jackson, RAJ, brought the rocket buttery into play, and in the second round set the town'on fire. The flames spread with great rapidity, the thatched roofs of the closely packed human and the bamboo stockade intermingling in one continuous blaze. It is believed than most. if not all, of the inhabitants must have perished in the conflagration. A forced match was made to Hahoon, about an hour’s distance. The enemy cumenut in the open, but could not Withstana the fire of our men. and soon fled Into the bush, pursued by the friendly natives. The order to advance wee given and by a. succession of rushes our men were taken to within [sixty yards of the shoekade and poured in a. most; telling fire. The allies on the flanks behaved with the utmost gallan- try, clembering up the stackades only to be repulsed by the fire and sgaar thrusts of the enemy. Three times they obtained a footing ineicle, to be ruthlessly driven beck maimed and wounded. But noenemy with inferior weapons and crowded into a. small spacereuch egg were (fibefiik t-eopleLQGQId stand agaimuhe shells x'u .., with such precision, were falling in their midst, and at length a. footing inside is gained,the fence ie forced outwards in many places androur allies pour in. On the 25th, the boats having been brought up, the whole force crossed the Jalliah Creek and the march inland through the enemy’s country to Jolliah began. After two hours’ fatiguing march through high grass and brusllwood Jalliah was sighted. Gbow had Clea-red the bush {or about eight hunflrsfl yards round the out-9r stockmflo. which was a. very formiriwble one, and well deserved it's I‘epumcion for iatrengbh. The fences oi the outer szockada were twelve foot high and planted 9;. ins; l‘Val-J of as; few zuchev, the pi =ss beimg of great thicknesa and 610.191) in‘e' laced top and buztom with plith lignia Hhrubs, making for native warfare an almost irreaiatxhle c/zenauz dc friae, There were two inner stockadea, and Gbow had undar hi2 command about; 2,000 warriors. There is no Bocasion now for any more firing ; the enemy are routed, flying for their livea! but the workroffieatlg mi}! gqes on. ,The fierce Kossus, inflamed with the passions of revenge, pursue the enemy from stockade to house, from house to open country. No quarzer is given or expected ; the wounded are murdered as they fall, and the horrible custom of muti- lmnon follows. Gbow narrowly escaped cuptore and was hotly pursued, throwing away in his flight hie silver snuffrbox, his sword and whip, and even his. embroidered gown. Our elliae took many: prisoners, the males being rutbloeely killed in cold bleed out- side Hahoon. The defence had been an obstinate one, and the engagement leeted over three hours. Inside the town the sight was ghastly in the extreme. In a. small space one officer counted eighty-two dead ; in another part twentythree bodies were lying huddled together, evidently the work of a. single shell; and here and there were scattered groups of threes and fours, while a single corpse, supported by a fence, stood up, grim in death, grasping the rusty musket which, in life, he was in the act of loading. The totallossee of the enemy are enti- mated at between three and four hundred and probably exceed that number, and out of that the percentage of wounded who escaped our relentless allies would be emullmdecd. Our loeses were compare- tively small, and fell chiefly among the auxiliaries, who maintained ehand to-hend fight with the enemy with the greatest bravery. The allies lost about one hun- dred killed and wounded, the soldiers and police having nnly seven wounded. Jelliah was found to be well stocked with goods and provisions and was looted of every- thing. Our force returned to Hellman, which was evacuated and burned on the morning of the 26th, and Sherbro was reached late on the following evening. A Knilrozul Fireman who Risiu-d his Life to Rescue ml lunusl. CHICAGO, July 21.â€"A fireman on the Mil wuukee & St. Paul Reed named Thee. King cam be credited with an act of rare heroi>m. He was firing on :1 Wild freight train a short distance this ride of Frankeville while the tutiu was moving over a. down grade at the rate 01 thirty milee an hour. The engineer, named Warner, sudfienly discovered a. very little child standing cloae to the mile and apparently so paralyzed with fear that it could not move. The heavy train had run so near the little one when the fliecovery was made that the train could not possibly be stopped. The engineer, 2w he whistled for the brake». celled the attention of King to the child. The brave firemen lost no time in reaching the front of the engine, ‘ Where he grasped the rail firmly f0: sup- ‘ port, and, stepping down upon the cow- eatcher, threw one foot out as far as possible. Thus we the train rushed down upon the child he was able by a dexterous sweep of his foot to thrust it one side into the ditch and out of the way oi the cow- cutcher and wheels. The noble deed was accomplishefi in much less time than it takes to relate the incident. As King clambered back to his post in the cab the mother was diecovered standing upon the threshold of her home, near by, with her hands uplifted, as if implsring the Deity to spare her little one. She, too,had made the discovery of its danger when too late to even attempt a rescue. Maud Lennon, 9. young daughter of Mr. John Lennon, of Lockpott, N.Y., died yes terday morning in convulsions from blood poisoning, caused by the prick of a tack in her forehead one week ago. B RITIBHV ARI"?! I ‘1 A ERICA. BE SAVE!) 'l'lIE (WHILE). The excitement in the city to day re. sembles that prevailing on the day follow- ing the ictoris. disaster. The people are full of grief at the loss of life and property caused by the treacherous streamâ€"the Thamesâ€"yet they are active, generous, and hospitable. The hours of dangerous toil given in boats to rescue sufferers have been followed by hours of patient committee work to ulleviutc‘pressing needs. Leading public men are rivslling each other in works of charity, and the corporation forgets for the time the fact that the heavy sufferers, almost without exception, reside in distinct municipalities. HOW THE FLOOD CAME. Let me now furnish a consecuti'i/e ac. count of the disaster. During the evening the barometer furnished no indications of ‘ abet-tie of the elements; the river was unusually low at 6 o’clock, marking almost the lowest point touched during the summer. Away to the northwest there were signs of a. etorm,and shortly after- wards the lightning grew brilliant and frequent ; the storm worked round to the east, south, and finally to the north. Rain fell in torrents or rather in sheets, with a hissing sound. The lightning, much of it forked, played with awful grandeur, and the river rose with unparalleled rapidity. At about 3 o’clock the vast body of water left its bad at a. point near Oxford Street Bridge. This structure, although built of iron and of recent construction, collapsed and now lies mid-streem,_one-half about a. hundred yards below the stone piers which remain, and the remaining portion still further distant. There is a. bend in the channel at this point, and the waters rushed onward in an almost straight course, following indeed the old bed. Mr. Gibson, who owus a house at the point of the de- parture, watched the river’s movement. It was high, and suddenly behind the bridge appeared a well of water, which swept mvsy everything it touched. 1t touched the top of the bridge piers, and then he said to his family, ” Our time has come; we must all die together.” With gigantic force the well of water struck an ice-house, which it sent crushing over into the stream, n.1- f'ncugh filled With solid blocks. Then the water swept sgninst Gibson’s triangular uomosteed. Piles of debris, portions of the bridge, dam, and other material were hurled upon the lot and. against his trees some of which were of stout growth, and formed a. protective barrier to the dwelling. The effect was remarkable. The flood divided into two streams, and us such they carried destruction and misery to everyj home lying in the old river bed, thensturul boundaries of which are distinctly marked. A torrent of water passed along John street, Whiie another passed through the orchards just below Gibson’s, and these fol- lowed el-nc'st parallel lines down to Dun- dus street. ‘* “ " The true extent of the disaster and the vast suffering entailed by numbers of people can only be learned by personally visiting the scene. Standing on Black- friars Bridge you get a. glimpse Of the desolation wrought in a few hours. All the dams have disappeared, and the river is flowing in almost a new channel with exceptional velocity. Bridges. havedsuc- numbed, and are now represented only by broken piers. At the end of the bridge on which you stand (Blackfria-rs) an enormous hole has been torn out by the water. Within the watertwssted district stand cottages turned round, or which have received a half turn, or have been turned ' over on their sides. They face every direction except that which their owners imagined was the most suitable. Some have, indeed, gone wholly to pieces. 0mm is an English immigrant. His cottage was towed against a large tree and broken into metohwood. His child was found dead among the ruins. He is only one among many mourners. You pass Lacey‘s house, one of the best in the place,a.nd you lament at the strong house having been abandoned. It evidently met the full sweep of the cur- rent. All round here are sidewalks, fences, trunks of trees, cordwood galore, furniture and all manner of flotsam are piled up in vast heaps before the wrecked buildings.‘ Every now and then you meet with a house or shed lying across the road, while over all there is a slimy covering several inches in depth. Sims’ large cottage, which stood on a. brick foundation, has been carried 750 yards inland. The inmate, who has expe- rienced shipwreck, is reported to have been seen smoking while his habitation was flouting to its new location. A large sheet of water now extends to the bridge. Not far away is a cottage which was carried two blocks without its master being aware of the fact. The women and children were rescued by the efforts of some boatmen. The mother was stinding in deep water, holding her child at gyrm‘e length. A few yards further on is a large cottage lying on its side. There wee a collision, and it ‘ succumbed. The roads have been broken A last (Thursday) hight’a London (18 apgtch sa-yg: up, the wells fouled, and banks and hers formed, gravel mounds established in gar-acne, deep holes scooped out, a miniature Izzherformed, and the configuration of the land materially changed. Along the Peters- ville water front large gravel depbsits have been made over fertlle land, While the banks have been laid bare 0! soil to the extent of perhaps an acre and a. half. Changes have been rapifily reflected. Aman who had a. nice lot now finde, perhaps,that he has a gravel pit or a. water claim. Others again have their wood supply replaced by a. large tree lying against the front door, while other lots are covered with cordwood and fencing. A wood-yard has been almost emptied, the contents being distributed at the doors of the different dwellings. The sufferers laugh at these interchanges, and are ready to rectify mistakes. Indeed they are bearing up lx‘avely against a dire catastrophe, the efiect-s of which will long be felt. To-day they are busily occupied in trying to bring order out of chaos and reâ€" moving the slimy coating from the house- : hold efleote. THE LONDON DELUGE. Probably one of the strangest things' about the flood is the total disappearance of at least six acres of land from the rear oi the houses on Bridge street. on Winnett’s Flats. Your correspondent visited the spot Where the south branch made the disas- trous breach, sweeping away six acres of‘ valuable land and five dwelling houses. The first place visited was that of Mr. S. Merritt, the father of ten children. He and his wife and little ones were found assembled around the horse and for-hire waggon, the only thing rescued. " I haven‘t as much as a pair of shoes or stockings for the children," said Mrs. Merritt; “ we had to run for our lives." “ Every- thing is swept away," joined in Mr. THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER. SIX ACRES OF LAND MISS WHOLE N0.1,307 NO. 20. The County Council will be called to- gether in special session at an early day to take action in regerd to the situation, but in the present impassable state of many roads the meaning cannot be convened for some days. The authorities of Woodland Cemetery have offered free burial plots for the victims of the flood. According to the latest returns the total number of victims is placed at 20, with the number of bodies recovered 13. The public subscription is proceeding satisfactorily. A special committee has been appomted to memorialize the Pro- vincial Government for a. money grant. Reports from Lobo Township indicate that nearly every bridge in the township has suffered more or. less damage, while the Kilworch and Smith bridges have been entirely swept; away. Numerous dams on Bear and Spring Creeks have also suc- can)de to the flood. It is reported tonight; that the damage to the main line of the Grand Trunk has beenrepaired, with the exception of the Waubuuo Bridge washout, and men are busily repairing the Gamage there. Through trains, hOWever, still have to take the St. Thomas circuit Merritt; “ my house is gone, my stables and harness, my crops and fruit trees are all gone, but, what is still worse, my land is l all gone.” “ How do you account for your ‘ land going so easily when other lands remain firm ? ” “ Ever since General Ren- Wick made that out six years ago,”eaid one of these standing by. “ our property is liable to be swept away at any time.” The water poured through the Renwick cut with great iury, tore into the garden plots opposite. cutting off the end of Bridge street and sweeping all before it. Away went the crops, gardens, houses, fences, potatoes, fruit trees, vegetables and the ground itself in many places to the depth. of from four to six feet. The men. who were thus stripped were Messrs. Merritt, Cole, Burt, Holmes and Adams. The river itself changed its course from the steep banks on the opposite side, givxng the preference to the loamy soil. on which was planted six acres of flourishing crops. The reckless flood seemed to glory in its new find, and ploughed and burrowed away at such a rate that in a few hours a. current running at the speed of twelve miles an hour had bored :1. channel through the whole section. HIGHER BRIDGES WANTED. One of the most important lessons taught by this flood, and which both the City and County Councils should bear in mind, is the necessity for erecting bridges atagreater height above the water and with more substantial approaches and ebutments. Railway communication by way of St. Thomas was opened this morning. A large crowd came through by a. special leaving that blace at 8.30 am. It included passen- gers from all points and south, this being the only road free. The debris of the rail- way accident had been removed to the side of the track. The locomotives are much damaged, and there is considerable wreck- age. The following details of the great calam- ity at London are culled from the Advertiser and Free Press of this morning: IN DEATH NOT DIVIDED. Probably one of the saddest sights wit- nessed in this widespread calamity was the finding of the bodies of the three Lacey boys. It appears when the father was struggling with the flood. and was endeav- oring to reach with his family a place of safety, a tree borne down by the current struck Mr. Lacey and separated him from his boys, he being sent in one direction and the lads in another. The father made desperate efforts to reach his sons. but they were only separated Wider and wider, and sinking together, became lost to sight. Their bodies were discovered yesterday afternoon in Mr. Leslie’s yard, locked in each other's arms. The sad sight caused the tears to come to the eyes of the stal- wart boatmeu Who made the discovery. THE FAMILY BIBLE . Mrs. Ann Reeves performed a deed that any stout man might have been proud of. When the water rose in her little room she picked up one child, a girl, under one arm, another girl under another arm. A third, a. boy, she instructed to sit astraddle on her neck, and the fourth, another boy, she got him to hang on to her dress behind. In this l state she started for the shore, the Water being, as she assured the reporter, up to her shoulders. “How did you ever manage to get ashore with such a. load?” " The Lord gave me strength," was the reply. “ I was sure of the three youngest, but; I was afraid of little Jackie lest he should let go his hold behind, but he hung on bravely, although his head was half the time under water.” If 7‘: Whose large Bible is this ?” asked the reporter, pointing to a. large family volume lyinagu If? box (339?? by. v. a n p :u 1,,1 _ __P, V_ n w,,, , “ That’s my Bible,” replied the faithful woman. “ After I saw the children safe I waded back for it; 1 could not think of leaving it.” “ Where‘s your husband?” “ He‘s away in Napier, sir.” Mr. James McLsren at once got out of bed and took in the situation. He roused his wife and children. and shouted to his neighbors. While taking out his children he found the water rising rapidly. Hurry- ing back to remove his wife, who had remained behind to dress, he found it necessary to bring her out on a raft, which he speedily made out of a. gate. He says that the water rose wonderfully fast, com- ing on them without any warning what- ever. Meantime the neighborhood had awoke to the danger, and such a scream- ing of women, a. crying of children and shouting of men was never before seen in that neighborhood. Mothers rushed around wildly looking for their ‘ children. fathers where working heroically 1 to save, but such was the unexpected nature of the call to danger that it was almost a. marvel that no lives were lost. The water rose at length till it crept into the houses, spoiling carpets, sweeping sway furniture, etc. Then the fences began to disappear, the water being away over them in some cases. After awhile everybody became a. little calmer, as they looked around and tound their dear ones safe. Suddenly, however, a. mother discovered that one of her little ones was missing. She had imagined that some one else had carried it to a. place of safety. However, it was found that the lime one had been neglected, and in all probability was lying peacefully asleep in its cradle, unconssione of alldnnger. 74011 angle my child," cried aha poor mother in her agony ofi distjregs. At once a. number of volunteers were at the front, but it was found that a. raft would have to be made, as the water was over a man’s head at that point. Seeing, how- ever, that every moment was preclous and that the little one might be drowned before the raft could be made, Mr. Valentine, 9. “ I shall never forget it while I live. I was just thinking we would surely be lost when one side of the house fell out, and I .went with it. I found myself in the water struggling for life against a terrible current. I don’t know how I got out, but somebody ulled me up on the bank there so ex- austed I didn’t know what I was doing. My family stayed in the house, up to their waists in water, until we could take them out in a. bout. Everything I had in the house was carried out and_av_’vs.y.f’ On the banks all around were huddled the lamenting inmates of these and other dwellings, some of them left with nothing in the world save the few articles of cloth- ing they were. Going upon this high ridge of land the reporter could cast a view-over a hundred houses, of which it was said, without an exception, “ Everything they have is ruined.” They could not be reached then, because of the water, so that no particulars can be given. Going around upon Ann street the more frightful wreck caused by the flood was to be seen, and the widespread nature of the destruction left the writer in a dilemma as to the point where he should begin. Seeing a great mass of wreckage and dislodged houses at the foot of the street he picked his way from point to point until he arrived in the centre of the worst affected district. On the way down he called at the schoolhouse wherein a large number of women and children had taken shelter. In one of the rooms upstairs there lay in the agonies of grief a mother mourning three children, washed outinto the death-distributing torrent and lost. Her name was Mrs. Stratfold. Nearly opposite the school was the brick cottage occupied by Widow Elscnâ€"or rather what remained of it. Under the full pressure of the current the walls had cavedin, and the entire structure had crumbled into a clmotic mass of bricks, mortar. tiinber, furniture and mud. A little further down, three houses lay out in the street, and in one of those on infant had met a frightful death‘ Mr. Sims‘ house lay next to his in 3‘ badly wrecked condition, and but; of it the family only eqoaped py a._aheer miracle. The people living in the houeee along the Wharnalifle Road. now began to be con- scioue of their danger, and were seen screaming at their windows, and rushing out or the houses in their night-gear. Just then Mr. Maxwell saw two white horses float past drowningl close to where he stood. The ladies of the party, feeling the Sanger from which they' had ' so marvellouely escaped, knelt down and prayed. In order to provide against further contingencies, a ladderâ€"was procured and placed against a tree. ‘Theparty then fell; that their ulti- mate safety was assured, though the water Was Btill rising. Another one of the houses hadbeen occupied by Albert Sullivan, his Wife, mother, brother and child, whose experi- ence had been of a wildly thrilling character. Suddenly aroused by the roar of the flood they found themselves shut off from escape, and when their house moved off its foundation and started down stream they become terrified. Mr. Sullivan said: ' ' A London despstch says: A Medical Relief Board has been organized by phy- sicians volunteering their services to take charge of sanitary matters in the recently flooded districts, and the work of disinfec- tion and of pumping out of wells is now going on. The Government surveying party, who are endeavoring to determine the navigability of the Thames, were encamped on Wednesday near Delaware, where they were caught by the storm, their tents swept away, and their entire outfit, including valuable instruments, lost. The party themselves were forced to take refuge in trees, where they remained until rescued by boats. Mr. F. Ashenback’s two- storey house on Maple street, London West, stood against the flood, which swamped the cottages adjacent, and in its upper storey thirtyâ€"nlne persons took refuge, benidee his own family of eleven" making fifty in all. An American lady staying withafriend left her purse and. gold watch lying on the bed. The bed. watch and puree were recovered near the Cove bridge. It appears as yet to be im- possible to get a correct list of the dead, owing to the irregularity attending the disposal of the bodies and to the contraâ€" dictory statements constantly made. The bodies actually found number ten. ma. cnmms JAMES said " My partners and 1â€"1 have no ides. what their names were,but they were brave fellows, ‘I assure youâ€"took out nelrly two hundred. We'had as many as seventeen atone time in the boat. The scene then was teuible. The women Were screaming. children crying and men calling hoarser for help. We did all we could and! don’t know that any one was drowned here- abouts ; but one at the women in my boat said she - saw a child floating on a log. Whether it was drowned or not I cannot say.” The several committees appointed to solicit subscriptions are meeting with gratifying success, and already upwards of $3,000 has been collected in money, besides large quantities of clothing and material, which is being manufactured by a host of ladies. Twenty‘five sowing-machines were: at workin the City Halltc-dey, and a. great deal of necessary work was accomplished. Adetechment of the City Fire Brigade went out to London West to-dey by order of Ald. Hunt, and with the aid of the steam fire-engine pumped the water out of a. number of the cellars. They will continue their labors till every well and cellar 1n the town is cleaned. All the doctorn in the city have offered their aer- vicee free of charge where required, and Mr. W. Saunders will fill all I[3restsriptiu.>n[a without any remuneration. ieinfectants were distributed throughout the flooded dis- trict this nfternon, so as to prevent as fear as possible sickness. neighbor, stripped off a. portion of his clouhmg and plunged boldly in. Although the current; was running at a. fearful rate he managed to stem the tide, andafew minutes after was seen with the child in his arms; A few minutes more and it was safe in its mother's arms. The funeral of tour of the victims took place to Woodland to-day. Traffic on the railway has only been partially resumed, and in will be next week bafora trains are run with their usual regularity. Out of sevsa entrances into the city from the aur» rouading country only two are available, and farmers are unable to bring in their produce. This has the effect of making; every kind of provision dear. Ofitside aid has not beenaolioited, but donations will be thankfully received and. properly applied. Carpenters, per day. Bricklayers, “ Stonecutters "’ Machinists, “ Moulders, " Shoemakers, “ Blacksmiths, " ..... Teamsters, with board, per month. Teamsters, city, Without; board ...... SELWIIIIH men, west, with board.. .. Laborers, in city, per day... Tailors, per day ................ Cooks, in camp, per month.... .. Teamsters, per month and board... Board, in camp, per week .......... Plasterers” Painters... €9 $50319 S§ m 888888% 88 S 888 mwmggmw n... General hpuSework, with board, per month... Waitresses... Chambermmds. Luundresses... Cooks ............. General helpers .. Shop girls, per montfi' in health irom any cause, especially from theu‘ of any of; he thousand nostrums that promi so largely with long fictitioua testimonialamav no fear. Resort to Hop Bitters at; once, and n glgort pimg ng will have the most robuatam bldoming he'alth. Labor and ‘Vnges in Vthlpeg. MALES. ' It You are Ruined FEMALES $1600 1800 . 1500 . 1500 3000 1.45 00 ,35 00