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The Plelnresque “Blue” Won: at Ilse Montreal Carnlval. The correspondent of the New York Sun, who has been doing the Montreal carnival, has been ca tivated by the beauty of Cana- dian girls. rom his description of the types of womanhood he saw, we can come to no other conclusion than that he must have met the Hamilton ladies who attended the carnival. He thus dilates on the subject : The ladies are the chief features. This old- !aehioned granite, snow-blockaded town is novel to a stranger. The sleighs and furs, the French stores, the European customs and the winter sportsâ€"these are all odd and interesting; but it is the ladies that attract the most attention. Baltimore must take a back seat and Brooklyn must abdi- cate in favor of the greater and more varied beauty of Montreal girls. There are two sorts of beauty, as there are two kinds of irlsâ€"the English-Canadian and the French anadian. The English Canadians are beautiful rather than pretty. The French ’rls are captivatingly pretty. Look at an nglish type: The English girl is tall and strongly built. She walks with her figure rigidly erect and her head held up, from conscious- ness of strength rather than lrom pride. Her cheeks are like the sides of a peach that has just begun to ripen. The rose blush bends with the pink, that is in turn lost in the general creamy tint of the whole lace. Waves cl flaxen or lighthrown hair curtain her forehead, or perhaps her hair is pulled into a cloud that projects beyond her sealskin cap. She has big deep-blue eyes, eloquent of good health and good nature, and blazing at a touch of excite- ment. Being an athlete, she is a model of good health, and the equal of her brothers at the dinner table. Her nose and mouth are not too fashionably small. They match her line stature, and the healthy, graceful carriage that tell of stout limbs and deve- loped muscles. What alesson the Montreal girl teaches to the New York mothers who bring their daughters up indoors like hot- house plan1s,for fear they will not be lady- like and womanly! These robust girls, in modesty. in grace. in softness of speech and femininity generally, are the peers o! the daughters of Murray Hill, and yet there is hardly one that cannot stand by her brother’s side in whatever sport he is enjoying. These girls can climb a moon- tain like deer, they can skate like the women of Holland, they are at home on snowshoes, the mad sport of the toboggan hills is every-day inn to them. As these words are written they are seudding on snowshoes on the hill, applauding the curlers in the Government sheds, driving their ponies at a threeminuto gait ahead of their sleighs, skimming breathlessly down the slides, cutting threes and sights in the skating rinks, and bustling along the streets at a gait that makes a New York man feel as though he was taking root in the snow. What a New Yorker Thinks of Our cm; and Health-Giving Sporis. In: Uuuu5u uv "vu- --â€"9â€"° â€"~~r â€"â€" “.7 7,, w “ I didn’t know my own girl when I came to dance with her," said a. New Yorker last night. “ I had been around with her. walking about or driving. and she had the usual six thicknesses of clothes on. She was a. good deal bigger around them I was, and I supposed she was built so ; but when I met her as the ball she had shrunk just about one-half. I found I could get my um around her waistmhich 1s a. great deal more than I was able to do in the sleighi" mu... u.-- _ . _ â€"__e In a. window on Craig street there is dis- played the clothing of a. Montreal girl. There is only one sample of each sort of her erment, so that it is just as If a. girl had gndressed there and gone to bed in an sdjcxr-ing room. Conse uently the big store window is filled, The New York women hang about the window all day. First, there isa pair of erotics two sizes‘ too large. A How Xork girl would mint if a men saw them on her. Then there is a pair of ribbed woollen stockings to go over the shoes, and then the regular shoes, of 9. size mid-way batween the New York and the St. Louis average. Then 9. pair of clocked silk stockings, ger- ters, flannel drawers an eighth c! an inch thick and made to button at the knee.a.flsnnel under chemise, n. linen chemise, a flannel skirt shorter than the two linen skirts, a. thick dress, avelvet basque, a. seslskin sscque, s Beslskin cap, a. red worsted muffler, seslskin gloves and silk wristlets. These garments altogether must weigh between twenty and twenty-five pounds. In the next window are seen several varieties of blanket and snowshoe suits. They take the place of the dress, basque and secque in the other window. They are made so as to display all the variegated border of a. first-quality blanket. The prettiest are the white ones with the red, green,yellow and blue borders. The sacque has a. big hood tied with a. silk bow, and hanging like a pointed beg between the shoulders. When it hails or snows the girls ull these hoods over their heads, and the ong, cylindrical points sticking high in the air look very comical. When the girls wear these snowshoe suits they put on buckskin mcocesins trimmed with colored porcupine quills in the place of erotics. ' LI_- 1.." -:,. -l I) ah] CANADIAN BEAUTIES. an.“ .. n... r-.." __ 7 , “I dressed up in the full rig of 9. girl friend I’m staying with," said a 14-year- old New York girl yesterday, “ and it made me waddle like a big Dutchman. I couldn't get my knees anywhere near each other, and I felt as if I was in e. steam bath. One thing is certain, you can't get hurt when you are dressed that way. I felt as if it would be perfectly safe to go on the roof and roll over on the sidewalk. You feel an if you were done up inside a. ball of worsted.” TOBOGGANING AND SNOWSHOEING‘ But the Canadian girls find no trouble about locomotion. They walk very beauti- fully, and the impression of stiffness and unapprcaehablenees that they give to a stranger belies their natures. The young. men say that they thaw right out in the society of any man that pleases them, and are as ardent in attention as they are enthusiastic in sport. The sport they like best is tcbcgganing. A toboggan is nothing but a thin, flat board, curved up in front, and provided with handles sides. The young men build slides on the snow down the moun- tain side, cost them with ice, and then ride the girls down them? ol hours atatime. One youth said to-day that having to drag a forty-pound toboggan up the mountain, hour after hour, was what drives the men to drink. Up on the top of the slide, which is decked at the sides by evergreens and lighted at night with torches stuck in the snow, the girl gets on to the toboggan, stows her legs under the roll of the board ahead, grasps the side handles, and holds her breath. The young man gets on behind on one haunch, with his right leg free to steer with. He edges the slender boardtothe edge of the precipitous alley of ice and gives a strong kick, and down they go like a shot from a gun. There is a seoond’s pause, then a whirl and a rear, and a minute of bated breathing as the slender sled shoots in its groove of ice between the black lines of spectators. It is a dangerous sport, but there is asecret about it. A ride on a toboggan is like a galvanic shock. he friction of the rapid motion on the t in board 0 er the rough ice electrifies and thrills the ri er. Every nerve tingles and every musce becomes rigid. Though it Iaste‘ but a few seconds, they are seconds of strained enjoyment. All pleasure must be bought at the price 0! pain. The difference between false plea.- Iure and true ii just thisâ€"for the true the rice is aid before you enjoy it; [or the else. a! at you enjoy. The Queen’s New Book Dedicated to the Loyal Highlanders and John Brown. A Landon cable special says: The Queen’s new book, “ Life in the Highlands,” will be out in two or three days. The dedication is couched in the following words: “To my loyal Highlanders, and especially to the memory of my devoted personal attendant and faithful friend. John Browu, these records of my widowed life in Scotland are gratefully dedicatedâ€"- Victoria R.” In her opening chapter. the Queen devotes a number of pages to John Brown. She tells how Brown became the favorite of Prince Albert, and gives fully the secrets of her own reasons for trusting him. Then she minutely describes the functions that Brown fulfilled in the Royal household. His praises are loudly and feelingly sung. Other domestics of the Court are mentioned in kindly terms. In all personal references the Queen invari- ably uses the plural number. “ Ourbeloved daughter, Beatrice," “Our devoted atten- dant, John Brown,” “Our beloved uncle, the Emperor of Germany," and “ Our deeply lamented daughter, Alice,” receive frequent allusion. There is scant refer- ence to the Prince of Wales; only once in fact does she speak of him at any length, and this was on the occasion of his severe ill- ness from typhoid fever. The Queen makes long comments upon political events. and gives many opinions on men of the times. She often expresses an espe- cially high estimate of Lord Bea. consfield She discloses Beacousfield’s views on the results of the general election of 1880, and also his ideas on the foreign situation about the time of his death. In this manifest preference for the ideas of the departed statesman there is an obvious implication of criticism of the policy of Mr. Gladstone. In another part of the book the Queen gives an account of the growth of the friendship between her- self and the Empress Eugenie after the fall of Napoleon. The Queen professes to hold the character of Napoleon, especially under misfortune, in very high estimation. The book ass. whole refers less to the Queen’s domestic life than was anticipated, while it has vastly more comments than were expected upon the social and political events of the period. The first edition numbers 100,000 copies. AFrench edition, by Marc Dronsart, is to appear next week. The Radical papers make light of the whole t ing. Falal Target Practice on the weerâ€"'1 he Sad Bcsnlr. A Hot Springs, Ark., despatch says: While three brothers, Frank, Jack and William Flinn.were‘proceeding home in a hack on Saturday morning seven men armed with double-berrelled shot guns and Winchester-s stepped out of a saloon and opened fire. the attack was unexpected. Jack Flinn was shot through the forehead and died in a. few minutes. Wm. Flinn was shot through the brasst, probably fatally. Frank Flinn was shot through the hand. Frank Hall, the driver of the back, was shot through the neck and died. Robert Hargrave, abystander, was shot through the breast and will probably die. J. H. Craig, a prominent lumber- man, received a charge of buckshot through his back ; his condition is pre- carious. The diflichty originated in an attempt of Frank Flinn to prevent oneDoran from opening a gambling-house. At the time Doran tried to assassinate Flinn, and fled the city. He returned a few nights ago, but Flinn was unaware of his presence till the volley was fired. Intense excite ment prevailerend strong threats are made of mobbingthe prisoners, seven of whom are now in jail, S. A. Doren, two Prutt brothers, Howell and three others. Judge Wood has been telegraphed to by leading citizens to come here and hold a. special session of the court to try the murderers. If he consents, the law will probably be allowed to take its course. If not the citi- zens threaten to burn the jail and hang the prisoners. The Flinns were armed, but, A Woman who has Murdered Thirty Persons. A woman has Just been sent to prison in the Hague. Holland, accused of a series of crimes which far exceeds Troppmann’s assassinations. A washerwomsn named Van der Linda, of Leyden, insured or caused to be insured the lives of all her rela- tives, paid the premiums, poisoned the in- sured and pocketed the amount of the poli- cies. Some weeks ago Dr. Rutgers Van der Loefl, of Leyden, was summoned to the residence of a workingman named Frankenhuizen whose wife and child had just died and who was himself severely suffering. The physician had the working- man taken to the hospital and recognized the symptoms of poisoning by arsenic. He so informed one of the relatives of the vio- tims, a detective, and charged him to report the matter to the police. This detective was none other than Van der Linda, the woman’s husband. The poor man gave the police all the information asked of him without suspecting that it would result in the arrest of his wife. After a thorough investigation the authorities had a large number of bodies exhumed. All the corpses bore the most positive traces of poisoning. The woman Van der Linde had murdered thirty persons, all relatives of henâ€"Paris Figaro. “ There are 40,000 jerseys in this asun- try," remarked Mr. Wigglesworth, without lookilg _gp_tr_olq his Paper} _ 1 u -,‘ _:IA LIFE IN THE HIGHLANDS. "TWEL‘I’EEIQEE," e'xolaimed his wife, “ i! I don’t mean to get one. I saw a nice one in the store to-day fpr _only $6_." And she smiled oontemplatively as she began flaming a. hole in the toe of a. red stocking, while Mr. Wigglesworth laid down the agricultural paper he had been reading, and went out of the room. rubbing his head in a. dazed sort of way. The Queen received the other day a. present of a. side of lamb, which had been forwarded to Osborne by a. farmer in the Isle of Men. ‘ It was a remarkable animal in one respect, being the ofiepribg of e. Shropshire ewe that had a. lamb last Feb- ruary, which it had reared, and then ‘thug one was born égrly in 0ct8ber.-L0ndcn 1mm. The marriage e! the Marquis o! Osrmer. then and the Lady Catherine Lembton. second daughter of the late Earl of Durham. find sister of the present peer, is announced to take place on Wednesday, the 13th February. Give work rather than alms to the poor. The former drives out indolence, the latter industry. VOL. AN ARKANSAS TRAGEDY. AIMO DE EN BORGIA. Another Kind oi Jersey. A Queen’s Perqnl-ne. By Mr. Flattâ€"Respecting the Central Ontario Railway Go. To incorporate the Alberta. Bridge 00. , To incorporate the Calgary Waterworks Go. To incorporate the Calgary Omnibus, T{a_mv_v;ay & Transfezj C_o. --|, Mr. Beatty presented a bill to provide for the equitable distribution of the assets of insolvent debtors. He explained that the bill was the same as that brought for- ward by him last session, and it was'resd a first time. The foilowing bills were read a. first time: By Mr. Inneeâ€"To incorporate the Guelph J ugctiqn R_a._ilwsy _Co. ' “it; hutho rize the Royal Canadian Insur- ance 00. to reduce the number of directors. ~Mr, White (Carfiwejl). Respecting the Northern Railway 00.â€" Mr. Small. 4 - Respecting the Northern and North- western J uuotion Railway Companyâ€"Mr. Small. wTI?(")"i'ncmrpm'mlze the Quebec Railway Bgiiige gmâ€"Mr. 30359.. -. .. . , ,,,,,_ LA “DEE; ELY-[nee Tubéér objectéd that so large a number of lines on one map would create confusion. ’ Elbe following bills were readasecond time: fiéiuééi'borhfie the Live Shock Insurance Co,â€"Mr. Whigs (gardyvell). “ u n Mr. Cmsgtaiu suggested that a map be prepared and placed in the room of the Railway and Canals Commitiee,showiug all projected lines of rai}way. - ,L __ A...“ Mr. Blakeâ€"There would be no room for thg grgund. - m... --n :,, "4-14 AA 1:. -_- o. -_..._. Sir Leonard I‘illey said. in reply 110 Mr. Landry (Montmagny), that his question as to the amount; owing from Quebec to Can may, and from Onbario to Canada. would be answered by the returns just laid on the table. _ V __ __‘ Sir Leonard Tilley. in reply to Mr. Hall, said the Government were considering the question of introducing, in addition to the savings branch of the postal service, a. system of receiving deposits in connection with the sale of life annuities. Mr. Holbon asked why the Finnncs Min- ister did not accept the personal security of Mr. A!exa.nder Bunvin for the last advance of $100,000 to the Exchange Bank when oflered, as well as that of the Hon. A. W. Ogilvie._ ...... m. n l Sir Leonard Tilleyâ€"The Government decided to accept the security of either of these gentlemen. Mr. Ogilvie came and tendered his security and it was accepted. (H_e_er,Peer, and‘ laughter.) ,,A__n_ -!A-L__1 .....__..L__ \nfi:,8my£h, this “ng1y-'eleoted member for Kent, was introduced by Mr. Patterson (Eggexl and Mr. Wigle, and took his seat. ,, A 1-.. LI._ --__-..._.._.1....-- ‘ Mr. .‘Amvot moved for the correspondence in relation to the School of Navigation of guebec and asking for a subsidy from the ominion Government for the said school. Mr. Fortin gsve the history of the deca- dence of the naval school in Quebec, and said it went down at last because the Pro- vincial Government could not give even $1,000 for that purpose. He was ashamed to see that the Province of Quebec had to come here and beg for this assistance of $1,000. The Province of Quebec ought to be able to afford $1,000 for this purpose. He expressed regret that the poor Province of Quebec was not able to educate people who had to work so hard and usually earn so little. Sir Hector Lsngevin regretted that the member for Gaspe should have used such an expression towards the Province of Quebec. Quebec was not coming as a beggar. The representatives of that Pro- vince were simply laying her grievances before the House just as representatives of Ontario might lay here. This was the first time the expression had been used in this House, and he believed it was used unwit- tingly.__ ~~ u ,,:x "A; ‘:n_:_-_ ._,. ‘ fir. Fortin said he would not withdraw} his expression, because it was true. He did not say the Province of Quebec was a beggar, or that her people were accustomed to beg. but he referred to this partioular question. The motion was carried. Mr. Royal, in moving for a select com mittee to take into consideration the ques, tion of the navigation of Hudson Bay referred to the agitation in Manitoba with reference to this subject. The farmers of Manitoba, after the frosts of September, saw the prices of grain run down by a com- bination of millers and buyers, and, as was natural, sought to blame somebody for their grievances. A meeting was held and after full consideration of the matter. they passed a resolution in favor of the construc- tion of the Hudson Bay Railway. Mr. Watson said the information ob- tained so far showed Hudson Bay to be navigable for several months of the year. Last year it coet_42 cents to take a bushel of wheat from Winnipeg to Toronto, which reduced wheat in the Northwest to every low figure. The people of Manitoba, he believed, would be willing to submit to a direct tax for the purpose of aiding the railway. He had learned theta. firm in Liverpool were willing to place upon the route ten steamers of 3,000 tons each, having no doubt whatever of its nevi- gabilitx. _' -- - ‘1 .1 n ,1 “,4”- DOMlMlDN PARLIAMENT. FIFTH PARLIAMENTâ€"SECOND SESSION. 3"â€""'"J' . Sir John Macdonald said that Parlia- ment had already granted charter: to two 1 companies to build railways to Hudson Bay â€"-one to Nelson and one to Churchill. There could be no doubt that the Straits were navigable a portion of the year. The only question was how long the navigable season was. As one means of obtaining information the Minister of Marine had obtained from the Hudson Bay Company their log-books extending over a series of years, the contents of which he was now having collected. This would no doubt be valuable addition to the information. v The suggestion was agreed to, and the motion was carried. 7 Mr. Orton moved for papers not already brought down in reference to the improve- ment of Fairfleld River, the outlet of Lake Manitoba. He advocated improvements which would prevent the flooding of lands which now took plpee. .n Mr. Watson spoke also in favor of the resolution. There were large timber limits on Water Hen River that could not be navigated because of the lack of improve: ments. Be advocated also the unprove- meut of the White Mad River, which would open navigation to the south branch of the Saskatchewan. Johann Strauss, the composer, has been snfiering from poisoning by nicotine. the result of smoking strong cigars to excess. The Emperor of Germény has made Professor Sir William Thomson, of Glas- gow, a. knight of the Order pour le Merite for Science and Art. 'The reudiesta and surest way to get rid of many is to correct ourselves. RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1884. The following [eliums were presented: By MLMOWMâ€"Frcm Wm. Maodonald and others. of Bomb Oxford, praying that a writ may issue for the eleotlod of a. mem- ber for that constituency in the stead of Hon. Adam Qrooks. ’ r > By M}. flyouâ€"From residents of Rat Portage and Keewatin, praying that a. road may be oqggfighggedfitgetyveen the_ v_i_lla.g35. ~Mr. Creighton moved That it be a. stand- ing order of this House that questions asked of Ministers after due notice fillet the answers thereto be in writing, and entered upon the journals of this House. He thought that it would be the means of less- ening the work of clerks and writers. Dr. Widdifield. Chairman of tha Com- mittee on Standing Orders, reported twen ty-flve private bllls as having complied witl} thp standing orde_rs_‘ Mr. Mowet thought that in the adoptim of the practice there would be no corres- ponding advantage. As a mere parfiy mat- ter he had no objection to the motion, as it wuserule which would work both ways. The questions were not always asked by members of the Opposition, and it oould be used by members on the Government side of the House to get themselves on record. He contended that it was unnecessary, un- desirable and inconvenient. Mr. Meredith contended that fibers was no reason why the request ahculd not be acceded to. Mr. Fraser thought that if the principle were adopted the result would be that, as there was no notice 0: motion which might not be put in the form of a. question. there would be an official record of the views and opinions of members on both sides :0! the House in the journals. Questions could be asked of private members just as well as )of Ministers. Mr. Lauderâ€"They can refuse to answer th_e_qugations. Mr. Fraserâ€"Suppose the hon. member for East Grey asked the member for North Grey a. question as to his opinion on various matters, would the latter refuse to answer ‘I If it were desired to go to the expense of an officialreport. that should have been put in the motion. The amount paid for Govern- ment printing was already large and in- messing. A---. .1 "Mr; florris thoughh that Mr. Fraser 1nd been dealing with a. man of straw, as the quggtiog wgs direefied 320 ~M.1_uis‘t:m"t_a only. 1 Mr. Pardee contended that there had been no reason shown why the old practice should be done away with. or what ad- vantage would result from i}; - u -. WEE; bfiéf dddrésses by Mr. Lauder and Mr. Creighton the motion was lost on a. division. The debate on Mr. Meredith’s motion Re Algoma elections was resumed, but Mr. Lauder moved that the debate I). again adjourned till the paper: were: brought down, apd the motioq vine carrjed. vMLV-IMOWdt stated that seven of the Bills were in type, but he would be able, to give some definite informatiqn on f1‘ue_sday._ _ Mreri'eidirth asked H‘an 'ihe Govern- ment measures would be introduced. Mr. Meredith asked when the Franchise Bill would be ready to be introduced. He knew that the Government supporters were anxious on the aubjepbpt the (nymphs. Mr. Mowat replied that the Bill would be introduced in good time, and he did not know that Mr. Meredith had his (Mr. Mowat’a) supporters in charge.. ‘p VVVCVeeerl'amfe‘ were made“ by Messrs. Creighton and Lauder, that returns which had been ordered by the House had not been brought down during the last Parlia- ment. Thirty-fl we 01 the Party Drowned Through the Breaking of Ice In a River. A Vienna despatch says : While a wedding party was crossing the river Theias near Donrad yesterday the ice broke, and thirty- five of the party were drowned. The party occupied seven carriages. and were return- ing from the wedding. When half way across the river the vehicles followed each other too closely, and the ice gave way, engulfing the whole party. Only a gypsy musician was saved. There were anumber of witnesses on each bank, but they were unable to render assistance. The screams of the victims were heard for some mo.- ments, as the carriages sank slowly in the ‘ water. ‘ Burnnm’s Lawn Fraud. I went on Saturday to see the elephant. He is a. well-proportioned beast, but he can only be called white by those who are in the habit of calling black white. The only difference between him and other elephants 15 that he has 9. creamoolored patch with spots on his trunk, and one or two others on his chest, and that hhefiips of his ears are of the same hue and-look like a sort oi laoework. I have no reason to doubt that he is a holy animal; but, alas! hi presence in the flesh among us dispels one more illusionâ€"the sacred white elephants which the Siamese worship are, so far as color is concerned. pious frauds. In Mexico there is a race of Indians with light patches on their skins. These mottled savages go by the name of Pintos. “ Toung Taloung " is a Pinto ; he looks like an elephant with a slight touch :of leprosy. With a coating of whitewash, ‘ however, and with a few priests in gorgeous Eastern raiments to minister to him,I should think that he is likely to prove remunerative as a show beast.â€"London Truth. A Strange Prescription. A Scotch village worthy was on one occasion accused of stealing some articles from a. doctor’s shop. The judge was much 1 struck with his respectable appearance, and asked him why he was guilty of such a. con- temptible act. “ Weel, ye see," replied the prisoner. " I had a. bit pain in my side, and my mither tsuld me the gang toe the doc- tor’s and tak’ something.” “ 0h, yee,"seid the judge, “ but surely she didn't tell you ‘ to go and take an eight-day clock? ’ The prisoner was evidently nonplussed, but it ‘ was only for a moment. Turning to the ‘ judge, a bright smile of humor stealing over his countenance, he quietly rejoined, " There’s an auld proverb that says ' Time sn’ the doctor cure e' diseases,‘ and see I thocht." but the remainder of the reply was lost in the peel of laughter that» rang through the court. 0N'I‘Ali10 LEGISLATURE. Lord Lsnadowne has “ fetched ” the in- habitants of Ottawa. by driving his wife about in a. sleigh without a servant, " just like any other man would, you know." The domestic card is 9. very strong one in Canada, but even Lord Dufferin never thought of playing his queen to such ex- cellent purpose.â€"From London Vanity Fair. No cord or cable can draw so forcibly or bind so fast as love can~ do with only a. ingle thread. CALALVII'I‘Y AT A \‘VEDDING. Lord Lnnulowne at onnwu. Britain’s Preparations for a Sou- dan Campaign. “ Chine-e ” Gordon All Big!“ -â€"Frencfi Jnhilnllon Over England's Troubles. ' A last (Sunday) night’s London 'cnbla- gram says: The Daily News states that the reports than England and France are negotiating for a. joint occupation of Egypt; is totally without foundation. The British gunboats Euryalus and Decoy are now in a position to shell the enemy at Buakim it necesasry. _ SPATE OF THE BELEAGURED CITIES. A Suakim despateh .ggys spies from Sinkst reporl: that the men of the garrison there having eat‘en up all the camels, oats and dogs, are now devouring tree leaves. 001. fiartorius has closed all the liquor stores, which have been infested by officers and soldiers. Alettet from Tewfik Bey, (int-ed Sinkat, February 3rd, statés that he had sent to Osman Digna, the rebel chief, an offer to surrender. v A Cairo despatoh says : The report 0! Gen. Gordon’s arrival at Berber is prema- ture. It arose from the receipt of a tele- gram here from Berber signed by Gordon. which he had forwarded in advance by fast camels. The Khedive has appointed British Admiral Hewitt commander at Suakim. A less gloomy view is taken of the situation at Tokar and Sinkat. ' It is reported that a convoy of provisions had entered Sinkat. The first brigade 0! Egyptian battalions, commanded by English officers, will proceed to the First Cataract oi the Nile as soon as quarters are made ready. The movement is made on account of the threatening attitude of the Bedouins between Rehab and theAEgyptian coast of the Red Bea: _ The Arabs Gen. Gordon met utter leaving Korosko were friendly.' The Ulema of Khartoum sent messengers to welcome Gordon at Berber and accompany him over the remainder 0; his journey,-to show the populace the Moslems were not inimieul to his mission. Gordon expects to reach Khartoum by steamer from Berber. The Government in advising GorHon 0! Baker Pasha-’5 recent defeat leaves him full power to evacuate or retain Khartoum as he thinks fit. The Khedive appears to be in a deplorable condition. He labors under the delusion that a. plot is on foot to poison him, and sends his wife to the kitchen daily to inspect his food. ' viih‘e’ Ports is sending troops to El Hedjaz, Arabia. where emissaries ofEl Mahdi are tomenjing pgitafiion, A Suakim den Mob says g body of Zobehr Pasha's b sex troop! halve 'en showing signs of mutiny. They-Wished to return to Curio, and raised their muskete in a. threatening manner, whereupon they were surrounéad by Soudanese troops, who soon oowed the would-be muti- nears. During the recent battle, the garrison at Tokar. on hearing the Egyptian guns, made a. gallant sortie from the town against the rebels, but were compelled to fight their way back. The rebels are reported within six miles of Suakim. The Egyptian oevelry are reconnoitering, and the British ships are prepared to receive the whale. Admiral Hewitt has refused to allow the French and Italian gunboahe Ms Suakim to [and men to protect French and Italian subjects respectively. El Mahdi has sent £300 to the guardians of Mahomet’a grave at Medina. A London cable special says: In a lead- ing article the Pall Mall Gazette says that England. although opposed to the annexa- tion of Egypt. will be under. the necessity of exercising absolute authority over that country for the next five or ten years. The exigencies of the present crisis demands immediate action. and further delay on the gart oi England to assume control would 9 nothing less than criminal. Zobehr Pasha, who is at Gairo, has been questioned regarding the safety of General Gordon. He says that no friends of his will molest the passage of General Gordon to Khartoum, notwithstanding the fact that General Gordon during his former regime put Zoberhi’s son to death. The Governor at Cairo contradicts the report that Gen. Gordon carries with him a large sum of gold. He has only bills, 9. part of which are on Khartoum. He left £40,000 in specie at Assouan. The rest of the gold, amount- ing to £80,000. has not yet been forwarded from Cairo. After a. conference yesterday between Nubar Pasha, Sir Evelyn Baring. the British minister, and General Sir Evelyn Wood, Sir Evelyn Baring sent recommenda- tions to the Home Government to prepare to deepatoh a strong contingent of troops to operate from Suakim for the relief of Khartoum. ENGLAND IN EGYP I'. Minister Baring reports that the rein- forcements 0t marines now on the way to Admiral Hewitt will be barely suflioient to hold Suakim against the rebels. Admiral Hewitt has himself telegraphed to the Admiralty that he can guarantee the de- fence of the Island and City of Sushim when reinforced by 700 men. In that event he W1“ clear the town of all Egyptmn troops, whose thorough unreliability at the critical moment has been proved by recent events. These and other devices are caus- ing the Government to reconsider the policy previously decided on to confine operations to the Red Sea. and the imme- diate coast region. The Ministers are now discussing the advisability of adopting a more liberal course of action, and of greatly extending the sphere of their warlike operations. They have about come to the decision to despatch a picked Anglo-Indian contingent to Berber by wny of Suakim. The pre- parations at the War Ofliee .here and in India. indicate that the probable strength of the expedition will be 4.000 infantry, 1,500 cavalry and several batteries of light guns. Military authorities consider the fall of Khartoum certsinbefore relief can possibly reach there. The celebrated German explorer of Africa. Dr. Boehm. who is now director of the Geographical Institute at Goths. says, in speaking of the advices received from Khartoum, that El Mahdi himself will take no part in the siege of Khartoum. He leaves this to the tribes on the Blue Nile, who are now in full revolt. He himself is preparing to march with his main forces direct from Kordofan to Don- gola. From there he will will pass down the Nile valley into Lower Egypt. He is counting on the revolt of the felleheen throughout Egypt, and on a general up- rising of the Mohemmedans all over the north of Africa. Ninety-five persons, . comprising the Catholic mission at Khartoum, have arrived at Aesouan. They assert that Mahdi has eleven missionaries and anumber of sisters yrisoneru It E1 Obsid. where the Arabs WHOLE NO 1,836 NO. 49. of sucked the mission with much ill-treatment of the women. The Egyptian Government, dissatisfied with Baker’s report, has ordered him and Sartorius to Cairo. Col. Hsllam ,who sdcceeds the discredited General, will pro- ceed together with Majors Piggot and Haggard, ‘ot the Egyptian army, to Suakim, to reorganize the beaten troops with some added marines into an efficient garrison. It is doubtful it Suakim can -wsit so long for help. At Sinkat matters are still more serious. The garrison are starving, and Tewflk Bey vainly treating for surrepder. A correspondent's interview with Stone Pasha; in which he declared a hundred thousand men would be necessary to pacify the Soudan, has been cabled to Paris and reproduced. to the glee and enthusiasm of the Parisian press, as an additional ray of light disclosing the true magnitude of Eng- land‘s problem in Africa. Nothing so thoroughly delights the Geliic heart or so eflectually brings out the best. brightest and wittiest qualities of Frenchmen as British entanglements, especially when treated to such an appetizing delicacy as the sight of British oificers coming out second best in a fight with Zulus, negrces or Arabs. The Journal des Debate gives vent to the wondrous elo- quence of John Lemoinnegwho assumes the role of Peter the Hermit, and sounds the following trumpet note .’ " At the present moment it is not England only who is struck, it is the entire Western world. It is the forefront of these who are mensoed by this renewed invasion of barbarism, and we have no other wish to term than that of seeing it arrested in_its merch.” It is a curious and significant coincidence that on Saturday almost all the prominent newspapers published in England, Ger- many, France, Austria, Russia. and Italy devoted leading articles to “ Chinese ” Gor- don. nearly all expressing astonishment that Mr. Gladstone’s Cabinet should have let matters go so far as to be reduced to the extremity of staking its existence on the forlorn hope of the mission of a single brave man, riding on a dromedary through a desert swarming with deadly foes to face a revolution single-handed. One of the most peculiar phases of Wheeler’s jail life was the strange inietua~ tion entertained for him by a. Mrs. Stretton, of 1,623 Powell street. She is a. widow about 50 years of age, and hesason 24 years old. The woman was evidently in love with the murderer, but his professions ofasimiler nature were but hollow. On last Monday she visited him in his cell, and after convening for some time with him, she said: . “ If it will save you, George, I will marry you.” . He replied that he thought it would. and she stutter! off to meke‘the necessary preparations. Soon afterwards Wheeler remarked to hie jeilor thethe still had a. hope of. being saved. The keeper asked him what it was, {and the thug replied: “ I am going to be married.. When I am married maybe the Governor or the Chief Justice will have some sympathy for my wife. Besides she has some property, you know, and if I can get a. stay of proceed- ings she will raise some money on her property and employ the best legal talent in the city for me. Then we shall see a. difference in the management of my case,” coolly concluded. the seoundrel, and the jailer walked to the other end of the cell, :tterly disgusted with the man's want of onor. Tuesday afternoon he talked over the proposed marriage, and the woman agreed to marry him. He reminded her that if the worst came she could have his little propertyâ€"a finger-ring and other effects of as little value. That evening Sheriff Con- nolly was informed that a woman desired to see him. She was ushered into the office, and there the blushing matron asked his advice as to the advisability of marrying the thug. The Sheriff at first thought that the woman was jesting, but when be ascertained that she was in earnest his indignation was aroused. She said that she would do any- thing to please' the murderer, as she liked him very much. Sheriff Connolly reasoned with her for some time, and finally said that he would not allow the nuptial cere- , many to be performed in the county jail.‘ The woman then departed. very indignant that a dying man should be denied any- thing he wished, and vehemently declared that it Wheeler were free she would marry him as soon as she could find a person to tie the nuptial knot. She called later in the evening to see Wheeler and stayed with him quite awhile talking over their matrimonial prospects. When she bade him “ good-by " for the night she promised to return in the morning and, if possible, marry him. She wanted a worthless ring he was wearing on his finger as a keepsake, but Wheeler refused to give up the token. The woman called at the Sheriff's office yesterday morning to see him, but Mr. Connolly was not in and she was compelled to go away disappointedâ€"San Francisco Chronicle. On the 22nd ult. the larger portion of a bronze statue of Burns. intended to be placed on the Thames Embankment, Lon. don. was cast in Sir John Steell’s foundry, Edinburgh. The work in question is a replica, with some variations, of the statue executed by Sir John some time ago for the Central Park, New York, and of which an exact duplicate has since been erected ‘ near the Albert Institute, Dundee. In revising his design, with a View to the Lon- don commission, the artist has entirely remodelled the head, bringing it nearer to the upright posture, and imparting to the features more intensity of expression. The disposition of the legs has also been slightly altered, so as to harmonize better with an attitude of repose; and, with the same intention, a change has been made in the action 0! the right hand, which still, how- ever, continues to hold a pencil. A few months ago Sir John Bteell had the pleasure of submitting his work to the inspection of Mrs. Hutchinson,Cheltenham, grand-daughter of the poet. This lady expressed herself as very much pleased with the modelling of the statue, and more particularly the head and shoulders. 80 soon as this work is out of hand Sir John will proceed with the casting of a duplicate of his design as remodelled, which has {mean commissioned for Dunedin, New Zes- an . I heard a group of little folks chattering to each other not long ago, and boasting of the different occupations of their respective paternal relations. Said one small youth. " My papa. is smarter'n yours, 'oause he’s a lawyer." “ No; my pope is the best, ’oause he’s a. Senator and 8. Lieutenant- Uolonol.” “Not much he ain’t; my papa. is better’n all; he’s a. pallbeatet.”â€"San Francisco Report. order of Precedence In San Francis“. Love for u Wile-Murderer. The Burns Statue for London. The Iron-y of the lhomlnx of Scott Dur- ing Elm Red River Rebellion ‘l‘old Armin. A heretofore unwritten chapter of history is j not given regarding the Pravieionel Government under the proficiency 0'? Louis Riel. After the rebellion oi 1869 and 1870, Riel, Le Pine and O’Donoghue, with a few followers, seized Fort Garry and the End: son Bay Company’s stores, and established an alleged government, which was nearly overthrown by the loyalist settlers under the_leadership of Dr. Schultz, Dr. Brown, MaJor Wallace and Mr. Scott. Riel and his companions determined to make an example of the leaders, and Schultz, now a member of the Dominion Parliament, would have been shot had he not escaped to the United States. Scott was a man at ungovernable temper, and thuslurnished a pretext for his taking off. The freezing and starving process the prisoners were subjected to did not improve his temper, undone day in a fit of passion he crowned his acts 0! insubordination by a violent assault upon a sentry who came within his reach. This sealed his doom. A court- martial was hastily summoned, at which Adj‘Gen. Le Pine presided, and the prisoner, who could not comprehend a word of the proceedings, was condemned to be shot forthwith. All efiorts of the Hon. D. A. Smith, Baunatyns and the Rev. Mr.Youug to procure even a respite proved unavailiog. Riel and Le Pine, inflamed by rum and resentment and. "enticed by O’Donoghue, determined to carry out the programme. The man Was led out into the barrack yard, and after two volleys from the clumsy and inexperienced firing party, fell back on the rudebox which was to serve as a coffin. Riel refused to give up the body, and what became of it is a" mystery to this day. A man who was at that time connected with the Fort Garry New Nation, the organ of the provisional government, relates for the first time the particulars of the murder of Scott, showing that he was ‘ and lay there five hours terribly wounded with the mercury below zero before receiv- ing his death shot. The .editor of the New Nation was an old countryman, Major H. M. Robinson. On the afternoon of the death of Scott, Major Robinson was sent for from the tort by Riel. He returned some two hours afterward utterly unnerved and horror stricken and in an intense state of nervousness. He said that Riel had dosired him to defend in the New Nation the shooting of Scott as an act 'ot necessity to the provisional government. Major Robinson could not credit that the deed of blood had actually been done, and ex- pressed his incredulity. Seeing this. Riel led the major into the court, and to one of the sheds which lined the interior walls, where stood a sentry. As they approached Riel threw open the door, exposing a box from which blood was dripping into the snow. Hardly had the major realized the feet before he was horrified by hearing a voice proceeding from the box, exclaiming in distinct tones : “ 0):! let me out of this! My God, how I sufierl" With blood ourdling in his veins the major retreated from the spot. Riel called the sentry and the two entered the shed and closed the door. A moment later there was a sound of a shot within, and Scott was probably released from torture. Riel returned with the major to'the fort, where he dismissed him with a. significant warn- ing to secrecy. To comprehend the full horror of this tragedy it must be remem- bered that this occurred five hours after Scott had been shot and coffined and with the thermometer many degrees below zero. Pager Robinson left immediately for Eng- an . ’ Touching Jay Gould’s Heart. A little, black-bearded man was walking briskly up Broadway yesterday afternoon, when a shivering tramp. who had been loitering in front of Trinity Church, stepped in front of him and said something in a low tone. The little man made no reply. but stepped to one side and continued his journey up town. The beggar slouohed after him, and said in a louder tone than before, “ Please, cap, gi’ me a. few cents for a bowl of soup.” Even to this appeal the little man paid no attention; and would doubtless have succeeded in escaping from the importunate tramp had he not been stopped by a. friend who engaged him in con- versation. The beggar crowded up as closely as possible to the two men and began a pitiful tale of distress. He was heard to say : “ And everything I possessed went in Wall street. Jay Gould and those fellows got it." The little black-bearded man’s hand went quickly down into his pocket and brought out a coin, which was placed on the dirty palm of the mendioant, with the words, “There, now go away, please.” The fellow shuflled sway, evi- dently without knowing that the little man who gave him the money was Jay Gould himself. The other gentleman was Cyrus W. Fieldâ€"New York Times. How to Get Rid of an Unwelcome Vleilor. “ Rheumatism,” says Mr. A. MoFaul, proprietor of the City Hotel, Kingston, " used to hold its own pretty well, but ‘ the days of that here are o’er.’ St. Jacobs Oil, the Great German Remedy, has completely conquered the rheumatism. and no men need suffer from it longer. I had it badly until a. short time ago, but I used St. Jacobs Oil and was cured, and so can any one be cured in a. similar manner.” I .nteu From Ireland. The death of Alderman Manning, of Waterford, occurred op Janqary 15311. _ _ “Tiliéfidelebrated marine paint'er, Captain Atkinsonfiied at. his residence, Queensteu‘y, onrrJranuary 7th. "T'herewi'svalt present in Lurgan Work- house an old woman 104 years of age, named Ellen Cunningham. _ Michael Downey, charged with the mur- der oi John Moylan at Clonboo 0n Decem- ber 16611, was committed for trial on January 14th._ Vi‘fieiéueen has ordered Irish poplin tor curtains and upholstery of State furniture in two suites of apartments at Windsor Castle. The mineral statistics of Ireland for 1882, as compiled by who Inspectors or mines, show that at the mines 2.321 persons were employed, of whom 1,002 were at the coal and 1,319 at the metalliterous mines. “ It is really astonishing how many dit- ferent kinda of pads are being invented." zemayked Fizzletop at breakfast a law mornmgn ago. ._,- .â€".. .. ..4l_- “ Yes.” responded Mrs. Fizzletop, " if we are to believe what we read in the news- pepers, almost any kind of invalid can be restored to health by some kind of pad. Conaumptives are cured by breast pad and lung pad. Then again people who have liver disease ape cured nyliver pug.” W‘TY‘eETQfia theré are Kidney iJBdB to cure people who suffer from Bright's disease, and there are 56013194013 pgdsf ‘_ "W‘r‘rThere is one kind at pad that doesn‘fi help a. man much,” interrupted Johnny, who reads phepagers. "7‘7WEgtrkind‘ of a pad are you talking about," askedfloli Fizzilgtog harshly __ 7‘ A'toot pad. I read in {he pape'r that a man was knocked down in New York and robbed by a. foot mix” GENTLEMEN,â€"Y0ur Hop Bitters have been 0' i eat value to me. Iwaa laid up with typhoid: ever for over two months, and could get no relief until [tried your Hop Bitters. To them saflering with debflity or any one in feeble" health, I cordially recommend them. - One does not wish to have abald beach but when one does have one, one does not? wish in lose it. ‘ c. STOETZEL, 893 Fulton treat, Chicago, np‘ macaw INTO ms cormeAmvE, LOUIS HIE I}! VICTIM. The Diflerent Kind of Pam.