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An English paper says that an ext-rs- ordinary case of imposture, said to have been successfully practiced for twenty years, is reported from Whitstable. A woman named Frances Wood, otherwise Jenny Jordan, when about 15 years old took to her bed. and gradually ‘grew worse (in appearance until her face was com- pletely blackened with the exception of a white mark down the centre of the nose. She lost the use of her whole body except one arm, and could take only brandy and water and light dainties. Her case called forth much oommisseration, and elicited substantial aid from every-part of Eng- land. Besides the local practitioners she baffled the questions and skill of three medical men of standing and repute from other districts, and received relief from both the parochial authorities of the Whitstable charity trustees. Her piety and resigned patience were talked otas most edifying and “beautiful,” and a few years ago she was the subject of a long articlei n Faithful Words, wherein her unparalleled suffering and perfect resignation were re- corded. gearing on Saturday week that her 'l‘wo Persona Per-Isle In at Burning Dwell. in: at Woodstock, N. B. A dreadful aneident is reported from the village at Bridgewater, N. B., which is situated between Centreville and the boundary. Mr. Burne’ house and all the contents were burned. Mrs. Burns and her daughter made their escape from the burning building by leaping from the upper window. Mr. Burns andan w adopted daughter about 14 years old ere unable to escape, and were burned to death in the eonflagration. brotherihadIbeen sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, shczsuddenly recovered her natural hue, and when discovered by her mother said, “ I felt as if somebody gave me three raps on the head, and a thrill passed through me." She afterwards sent for a person who had often visited her, and confessed that during all these years she had acted the hypocrite, and had been.per- fectly able to use her limbs all the time. She had systematically and gradually dis- colored her features with burned cork, which she had kept in a box with a candle beneath her bed. These marks she hastily wiped off with a flannel when she heard the postman telling her mother of the im- prisonment of her brother. She died on Wednesday at the age of 35 years. Her mother declares that she was quite unaware of her daughter’s deception. Prince Napoleon Tells Ills Followers Who Hhoulrl Rule France. - A Paris orblegrsm says: Prince Nspoleon (Plon-Plon) and his son Prince Victor N epo- leon gsve an audience on Sunday to eighty delegates from the Bonepsrtist Committees formed (or the purpose of considering the question of the revision of the constitution. 1n replying to their address Prince Napoleon ssid : Your presence here proves that when it is necessary to defend the national sovereignty and the rights of the people, a. Napoleon can always be called upon. I am happy to have my son at my side. It is a confirmation of the union of our family and shows that it is as impossible to separate father and son as to separate Nspoleon from the cause of the people. The bad faith existing .in some quarters has misrepresented the pacific and perfectly legal agitation which our party is pursuing. The constitution of 1876, imposed upon the country by Orleanist intrigue, which sub- ordinated everything to Parliament and handed over the government of the country to irresponsible majorities, is the cause of our present ills, the symptoms of which sre becoming alarming. I trust you will not listen to the few individuals who are preaching a. narrow, bombastic, seditious policy, but that you shall follow a great and 1 loyal policy which shall re-vindicute the 3 rights 0! the people. Place yourselves at: the head of this revision movement. .Ths ‘ country will follow you. I speak in behalf 3 neither of myself nor of my son, but in be- half of the principle which I represent. To the people alone belongs the right of consti- tuting the Government by the choice , of that men for the head .whom it deems capable among the nation. What a Brill-h Girl Bid to Make Money. At West Bromwich yesterday an inquest was held on a boy aged 12, named James Welsh, who committed suicide by hanging himself with a strap from a hook in the ceiling of the kitchen of his parents’ house. The evidence showed that deceased had been troubled in his mind about not being able to pass the examination of the School Board. He had also been. punished by one of the assistant teachers, although against the regulations of the Board. He com- lained that the work set him at school was €30 hard. but the master denied that he had been set harder tasks than other boys of his age. He had passed the fourth and was preparing for the fifth standard. but was pot a bright lad. Several jurors complained of the extent to which corporal punishment was practised at some of the schools, and requested the Coroner tocommunicate with the SchoolBoard on the subject. A verdict of suicide by hanging was returned.â€"â€"Lon- don News. In. the pain of Africa known as Nubia. there grows a. speciesot acacia. chat whistle; no loudly that it may be heard mile! away. Chief of Police Draper is in Florula. shoot,- ing alligators on a three momhs' leave of absence on full pay. The health of the chief is of more import than that of the en- tire forceâ€"Toronto World. Deceased was a. member of the force for ten years, and for about the same period he was atmehed to the Irish oouetabulary. He was 42 years or age. He ranked as a first- olees constable. â€" Ii rumor be true there 13 something re- prehensible in the management of the police force in connection with this sad affair. Some days before McGuinees was taken ill he applied for leave of absence to nurse his family. He was refused. Owing to his straightened circumstances through re- peated sickness in the family he was not In a position to absent himself without his usual pay. He was allowed but one night ofi'. By doing duty under the circumstances a great danger was inflicted upon the rest of the men who were compelled to cineort in the dormitory with poor McGuiness at the police station. He came among them with the germs of a virulent lever about his clghisg. ' The dead policeman was on duty last Tuesday. Completely warn out by attend- ing to duty and watching over his sick family, he fell a victim to scarlet fever himself. Dr. Spragge, the physician of the police force, attended him till Seturday morning. when he ordered his removal to She hospiml, where he died the fellowmg av. lle Dies While Ills Whole Family I- Prollruledâ€"Tiw Four Men Bel-med Lenvr ol ,1qu rice :0 Sum. Ills “’He and (thildren. Policeman Patrick McGuinese, attached to the Agnes street'polioe station, died in the general hospital st 11 o’clock yesterday morning under peculiarly sad circum. stances. Mrs. .McGuiness, who has been gradually wasting away with consumption for a number of years, lies at the point of death. She was confined three weeks ago ‘ and her infant is momentarily expected to ‘ expire. Add to this list a child suffering from inflammation of the lungs and two others down with scarlet fever and oroup, and a. cup overflowing with sorrow and affliction rarely found in one family oom- plg‘tes the lementsble picture. _ A roLwEMAN's nun END. NAPOLEONIC BIDBSING. A TE RBIBLE DEATH. Suicide of a Schoolboy. Mr. Couraol.aeked whether it is the inten- tion of the Government to establish throughout the Dominion a. police organiza- tlon under its own control to secure the effectual operation of the License Act of 1883, or to leave that task to the Commis- sioners and their inspectors. _ Sir John Maodonald, replying to Mr. Somerville (Brant). said the only buildings now under contract; at Fort McLeod were the barracks. to accommodate a. hundred men and a hundred horses. The contract had been awarded to the Northwest Coal & Navigation Company. No tenders were asked. Sir John Maodoialul said the matter wogld be left to the Commissioners. Sir John Macdoneld, replying to Mr. Somerville (Brunt), said a. Government herd of cattle numbering 599 head were sold on July 25th to Col. DeWinton at $85 a. head with $1,000 additional for any stray cattle of the herd which he might find; payable as follows: $5,490 cash; the same payment on October 23rd ; the same on January 23rd, and the same to be paid negt April. Engagement 0! one 0! Irving’s Company With a Toronto Belle. Two years ago Miss Lin Burton, the ac- complished daughter of Mr. Justice Bur- ton, was in England. While stopping at the house of Mrs. Cameron in London she met with Mr. Forbes Robertson, a young actor by profession, known to the stage as Norman Forbes. Their acquaintance ripened into friendship, and their friend- ship into mutual love. In the meantime Miss Burton returned to Canada, while Mr. Robertson advanced in his profession till he was enrolled as a regular member of Mr. Henry Irving’s Lyceum Company, and with them came out to America on their resent tour. Mrs. Burton and the young ady went down to New York to meet them, or rather him, when they landed, but Mr. Robertson was so ill that they could not see him. He soon got round, and has played regularly with the company till Toronto wastreached, when he was again taken very ill, so ill that he was not able to attend a party in his honor given at the Judge’s house, Wellington street west, on Friday night, when and where the engagement was to have been announced. Mr. Irving was unable to attend. but several members of the company and the friends of the family were there. and a pleasant vening passed. Every one is in earnest in t eir hope that the young gentleman will recover his wonted health, and the young hearts their food desire-Toronto World. Mt. Mitchellâ€"I am aware of that. (Cries of “order.”) After the House had passed on to other business, Mr. Mitchell rose again and said â€"â€"Aa there is no provision in the Editor the familiesâ€"(origin o! “ order.")_ I would_ Th5 Bill was remi a secondrtima and re- feg'edfg the_ paijway pommittee. Sir John Maodonald, replying to Mr. Blake, said the Minister of Inland Revenue tendered his resignation on the 19th inst” and withdrew it on the 213k. Mr. Caron, in reply to Mr. Somerville (Brant), said a. sum had been placed in the estimates to have the tents required for the militia. manufactured in Canada. M}. Beaty said the city of Toronto did not intend to become 9. party to the agree- ment, and would oppose the Bill so far as this city was concerned. It the hon. gen- tleman wished to introduee a Bill for com- pensstion to the families, he was quite at “118551120 (1050- ,, ask the hon. gentleman to stifle: )laisidixit'b} 01129: 0; else};th up. Mr. Amyot said 60 gentleman should be adgfesgggl Qirgptly _iq the House. Mr. Mitchell said he had not done so. As the Billmsde no provision [or the families of the men slaughtered on the 2nd of Jan- uary by the mismanagement of the oom~ puny, he hoped the gentleman introducing this Bill would also introduce a Bill pro- viging for such compensations. r Mr. Mitchell was sorry the Bill did not provide for compensation out of the fund of that great corporation which triedto grasp everything in the country that the Cana- dian Pacific 616. not get. Between these two they owned nearly everything. The company had now the audacity to come to this House and ask for legislation regard- ing thi very locality without providing for compensation. _ The person in the suite of the Marquis of Lansdowne who has made the most decided impression on the Canadians, says the New York Tribune, is Lord Melgund. His Lord- ship is about 55, handsome‘ and wears a. gorgeous uniform, The ‘onfy drop 0'! bitter- ness in the cup of the Canadian belles is that he is married. Mr. Mitchell asked whether the Bill made any provision for the families of the thirty- two people who‘ were slaughtered in the ac- cident; on the Grand Trunk on the 2nd J annex-l. 7 MLWalluoe (York) explained that the B111 was intended to carry into effect the agreemegt as to the Parkdgk agilgvgy: To incorporate the San Francisco. Win- nipeg & Hudson Bay Railway Company. â€"Mr. Royal. >' To incorporate the Niagara. Frontier Bridge Companyâ€"Mr. Cameron (Victoria). To incorporate the Trader-8’ Bank of Wanda-71‘.“ Batty: Mr. Wallace (York) moved the second reading of the Bill to legalize the agree- ment between the village of Patkdale and Grand Trunk Railway and other railway ooppstn'ies and fo_r qthqr putpopes; _ To further amend the charter oi the Sourisd’z Rooky Mountain Railway Com- pany andplhgngq the name to “ The Bat- tleford & Peace River Railway Company.” â€"Mr. Woodworth. The following Bills were read unecond time and referred to the proper com- mittees: ‘ Respecting the Central Ontario Railway. -â€"Mr. Plett. - Respecting the Manitoba Colonization Railway Company.â€":Mr. Ross. ABillvreBpeoting thé Kingston & Pem- broke Ruilway was, on the motion of Mr. Guun, referred back to the Railway Com- mittee. To further amendflthwed ‘01]31'661' of the South Saskatchewan Valley Railway Cogngggy.â€"Mr. VKilvert. __7-_ v._.........‘. Mu.tul~u an uuuu Iumu Tboimend the gharter of the Ocean. Mutual Marine Insurance Companyâ€"Mr. Type; (Fiction). To incorporaté the. Cofiifilercial Bank of Manitobgr-Mr. Mogarpby. _‘ T6 inborporazte the Provincial Bank.â€" Mr. Macmillan A (Middlgsex). The following Private Bills were passed thggugh oomjnitjtee Anthem a. third time: FIFTH PARLIAMENTâ€"SECOND SESSION. DOMIMON PARLIAMENT. VOL. A REAL BONIANCE. A Cincinnati paper says : A locomotive on the Ohio 85 Mississippi Railroad drew eight coaches three miles and a half through water from two to four feet deep. Over 250 passengers were on board the train. As the locomotive entered a 200- ioot iron bridge spanning the Hogan it was eighteen inches in water. The scene was intensely interesting. As the train passed through the bridge the water was half way up the second step. Once out of the bridge, for 400 yards the water splashed upon the tops of the second steps. All the time the train was hardly kept movxng, until finally it stopped, with water on the track one foot deep. The engines had been stopped to rekindle the fires. The distance was onethird accomplished, but the worst and deepest Was to come. After standing for fifteen minutes the signal was given and the train moved again slowly through the murky water. Now the cylin- der 0! the locomotive is half under water. Water is again on the top of the second step of each coach, and is slowly ascending the third and last step. The water is two and a half feet in the fire-box, and still the train moves slowly along. Finally, just oppOsite Spiedell's house, the cylinders of the engines are out of sight, and the siderods cannot be seen. The water is now three feet in the fire-box. The bottom sills of the coaches are two inches under water, and the men standing on the pilot beam in front of the engines clearing the drift away are ankle-deep in water. So slow is the motion of the train that it stops. “ Stuck," says the engineer, senten- tiously. But now comes the rear section ot the train with another engine slowly moving down upon us.’ The engine’s fire-box is arched. and can generate steam in 4 test 10, inches of water, and we are in , only 4 feet Zincnes. Its pusher is attached, 1 and with one loud signal both engines began to move again, but the movement is slow. The doorways and windows of the farm houses on either shore of the sea through which we are passing are crowded with people waving their handkerchiefs and cheering the bold engineers on. We go steadily on until we are once more on dry ground, after having been in the water two hours and a half, and travelled only three miles and a half, one-half of the way in water four feet two inches deep. Certainly this is the most remarkable feat 'accom.. plished on a railroad in‘the United" States. Balm] Morse, Author 01 “ The Passion Play,” Found Dead (n the Hudson. A New York telegram says : The body of a man found in the Hudson River ‘ to- day has been fully identified as that of balmi Morse. the author of the “Passion Play." When found the body was still warm. It is thought to have been in the water less than an hour. His eilk hat. in which was a tract entitled. “ God loves you,” was found on the railroad track near the piece. It is thought the case was one of deliberate suicide. There are no marks of violence upon the body, and nothing was found upon him which would indicate his motive of suicide. It is thought he was suffering from temporary insanity. He was 58 years old, and a native of Germany. On January 27th the police proceeded to Ballyfornn, and arrested Michael Tansy John Nolan, Thomas Kennedy and Law- renoe Hwnon, all of Ballyforan, on a charge of having four years ago murdered Wm. Mahon, a. gamekeeper. On January 26th, as a. train from Derry to Letterkenny was slowly approaching the latter station, in was, with the exception 0! the engine. blown off the rails by the wind, falling on its side on the face or side of an embankment close to the mile. There were only eleven passengere,eome of whom sustained slight outs. A new‘bublio library for Kilkenny, it is expected, will shortly be established. Mr. Thomas Hamilton has been ap- Pomwl a- resident mogul-“e10: the county of Dublin. Mr. Gibson (Hamilton)â€"On Wednesday nextâ€"Bill to amend “The Public Health Act, 1882." The ejectmenta about Kerry seem to be inqreasing. » __ 7 r The Attorney-Geiiéiéi;0n 'Wedueaday nextâ€"Bill to amend the law as to property of married women. -Mr. Monkâ€"0n Wednesday nextâ€"Order of the House for s returnâ€"(1) Copies of all contracts for the erection of additions to the Lunatic Asylum at Hamilton, or for any part of the work connected therewith ; (2) a statement showing what changes have been made in the plans and specifications for said additions and the effect of them upon said contracts; (3) a statement of the amount paid on account of such additions; (4) copies of all reports of the architect in charge with reference to such chargei . n." ME: ' O'Connozéâ€"Oh ‘WSéEeEalf Eutâ€" Biy‘to abolish distress for rent. The Attorney-General-On Weéuesday nextâ€"Bill to consolidate and amend the Ants respecting lite policiesfor the benefit of wives and children. Mr. Pardeeâ€"Ou Wednesday nextâ€"Bill to‘aLma_n_d tye liailflyfict _o£ Ontario. Tho following Bills were read a second ime . To incorporate the Sarnia a Imb ton Southern Railway Company , to incorporate the Brookville, Weshport & Saulfi Ste. Marie Railway Company; to incorporate the Midland J unotion Railway Company; respecting the' Toronto & Nipissing Eastern Extension Railway Oom- p my. Mr. Wateia-Eâ€"éi Wednesday nextâ€"~Bill to amend ohap. 11, 43 Yin, being an Act regpecfln g cqrgners’jngueiis. _ Mr. Rags (Huron) â€"6H Wédneaday next -â€"Bill to authorize the substitution of tar- minable annuities for railway aid certifi- cates. ‘ The House in Committee of the Whole, Mr. Baxter in the chair, cmaidered the Bill to further amend the Act incorporating the Roman Catholic Bishops of Toronto and Kingston in Canada. in each Diocese. The Bill is one dealing chiefly with the power to a‘cquire and convey land. _ Mr. McCraneyâ€"Bill to amend the Act tespeotihg Public, Separate and High Schools. ‘ Mr; Mowatâ€"LBM Rigagnjdâ€"Rfig‘gfevotion law,for the better prevention of corrupt prggtiqeg, ' " Mr. Gibson (Hamilton) presenfad the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Private Bills. ' t. The following Bills were maid the first une : Mr. Perdeeâ€"Bill protecting the public. interest in rivers, streams and 'eteeke. Railroading Through the Flood. 0N’I‘ARIO LEGISLATURE. AN AUTHOR SUICIDE S. Latest from Ireland. NOTICES OF MOTION. RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1884. - Mr. Buckle. the new editor of the Times, is only 33. He owee his appointment to en OxfOrd friendship with young Mr. Walter. The Times will be managed by Mr. Walter. sem. Mr. Walter, jun., and Mr. Mecionald. with Mr. Buckle as a figureheed. He won plenty of prizes at Oxford, wrote the prize poem, acted for some time as Mr. Cheney’s assistant, and is generally regarded as an extremely bright fellow. The Canadians, says the New York Tri- bune, “ have begun to pick flaws in Lord Lenedowne. their new Governor-General. The first thing they have found out is that he is not dignified enough. On it recent occasion he was sitting in his carriage in front of the Windsor, at Montreal, wei ting for the Merohionees. When she made her appearance, he thrust his head out of the window and said; ' Come along, my dear. Hurry up 1 Hurry up i We haven’t any time to lose.’ The crowd of people watching the departure were shocked and 331d to each other as they turned away: ‘ Imagine the Marquis of Lorne speaking that way in public to H. R. H. the Princess Louise 1' ” And yet the remark was quite natural and human-like! The Parisians intend to name a street after Darwin, and Tyndall is denounced as veering in politics from Liberal to Conserva- tive and vice warm with unphilosophio self- oontmdiohion ang suppiciouq kgquency. The friends of Prince Ktspotkine have renewed their appeal to President Gravy to release the Prince from prison. The Prince. writing from his prison at Glairveux, says: “ My last; forces are falling under the scurvy, which I contracted in the St. Paul prison at St. Petersburg. I am so feeble thy: I can hardly wgite." Sir Henry Brand, on resigning the Speakerehip of the House of Commons, was ofiered a. peerage, but declined the honor. It has been the rule for the Speaker on retiring to go to the House of Lords. Sit Henry’s reason for refusing is that the heir; dam of the old burony of Dscre would be merged in the new title. He accepts the pengiog oi_£2,000 yearly: London wine merchants are badly off owing to the decrease in the consumption of allwines except claret and champagne, but the whiskey trade flourishes. A Saotoh train the other day consisted of 24 cars ladfn entirely with whiskey. The people of Bnghton, which was prac- tically made by George IV., have a statue without an inscription, and Labouohere suggests an extract from Greville's diary, in which the monarch is called " contempt- iblg, oowley, gelflsh 9nd unfeeling.” Arthur, the absoonding money-changer of Paris, has been traced to Havre en route for America. Warrants have been issued for his arrest, under instance of complaints to the British Embassy. Col. Villier, military attache to the embassy, deposited £20,000 with Arthur the day before he nbsoonded. The other losses are by Anglo-American residents. A sensation is reported from St. Denis, the capital of the French inland Reunion, in the Indian Ocean. A duel with swords was fought between an Englishman named Winter and an officer of the marines, by the name [of Grosjeen. Winter was pierced to the heart, and fell dead upon the William King, upon being converted in a. Methodist revival meeting in Caldwell, Ky., arose and confessed that he had robbed a store in 1863 of $300 worth of goods. He went to the proprietor the‘ next; day and paid the amount, with-bwenty yeere’ inter- est, but-1w”,- ipgimgdigtely. .atreeted h): the the“, and now languishee in the jail. spgb. The Brussels International African Association has decided to maintain Henry Stanley in command of the Congo country. Gen. Gordon will be sent on an independent mission. The King 0! the Belgians has sent Mr. Stanley 3. letter filled with expres- sions of satisfaction and confidence in view of the results of his labors. The Prince of Wales‘ maiden speech in the House of Lords last night created». flutter among the Tory Peers. The Mar- quis of Salisbury int-ended to limit the in- ulry to dwellin s i _ _.: Ihalflrmerp. W3 in mind certain references to the Marquis of Salisbury’s cotton property in Hatfield. extended the inquiry to rural populstions. The Prince’s speech justifies them by describing the condition of his Norfolk peasantry when he acquired Sandringham estate. The report that Leigh Smith was to make an Arctic expedition in the summer in a vessel built for the purpose is untrue. The report originated from the feet that Mr. Smith recently went to Aberdeen to select a. whale: for the American Govern- ment. The N. Y. Sunsays the throatot scandal is hoarse with ugly comments on the late so- called “peasant festival.” The universal verdict of the sooiety journals is that there was never Bush a. disphy of paint and powder, of doting old Duohesses and 0t ricketty old Marohionesses, tight-laced. powdered and painted. down to giggling youthfulness, while the young and pretty women are denounced {or the too wanton revelation which they are said to have made of their charms. Lady Wolsley, formerly Miss Murphy, of California, was dressed in the most magnificent peasant costume ever dreamed of, and went about selling corn and giving no change. Mary Anderson, with characteristic discretion, promised to go, and then pleaded sickness. though she was able to visit the Speaker’s gallery in the Commons on one of the nights of the festival. The epitome of the whole business is that charity has become the cloak tor the display by fashionable ladies of the manners of an unmentionable section of their sex. It is a notable sign of the times that Lord Ernest Hamilton, an aristocratic om- didate for a. popular constituency, had last week to pledge himself against any allow- ance to the Queen’s grandchildren. His Lordship added with a. sigh that Her Majesty’s family are certainly ve_ry prolific. A London cable special eaye : It has been arranged that the Queen will start for the Continent the fill” week in April. The exact date will be kept a secret, as also the route by which she goes, as the Queen is Slill troubled with fears of a. possible out- rage. She will make the voyage in the royal yacht Osborne, which will. have the ships Albert,Enche.ntrees and Gailetea as an escort. The Queen will be any from England a month, the greater part 0! the time at Darmetadt, where she goes to at- tend the wedding of her niece, the Princess Victoria. of Hesse. The re-elecniou of the Prince of Wales as Grand Master of the Freemasons, which will occur on the 55b of March, will be the occasion of a. grgaa Mysonic ceremonial. The Talk 01 the Metropnflu at the Worldâ€"Su’al, Political] and Other ’ otcl. Vim-Regal Domequc Lite. LONDON GOSSIP. Red guimps of cashmere are worn in- stead of_white muslin once so popular for children. Long, ornamental shell hairpins are made dressy with Rhine stones in the curved ends. The square toed‘ English boot with low flat heel is the boot par excellence this winter. The new gloves have fewer wrinkles on the wrist; ten and cream white are the favorite colors. flats of tiger velvet, that looks like real tiger skin, are worn with cloaks made of the same material. New Jerseys are braided or headed and then bordered with 9. make of ohenile loops. Seal plush so closely imitates seal skin that. one often mistakes it for the genuine article. The newest needlework has raised flowers and fruit of tinsel work. This is very effec- tive and showy. Undressed kid gloves are preterred by fashionable ladies to the glossy kids. Braided collars and cuffs and vast of velvet give a. new appearance to jerseys. Dark gatneb, Titian red and seal brown areparbicularly becoming colors to blondes. Bonnets with cloth crowns and velvet brims are the favorites for demi-toilet. The favorite dress of school girls this winter is a. plaid skirt and overdress and tailor-made coat of cloth. - The most curious fans are made entirely of owl’s feathers, having an owl’s head with ruby eyes on the frame work. Hunting-habits composed of a. dark red jacket and a skirt of any dark cloth pre- fegged are again it} vogue on t_he other sidg. Ball dresses are trimmed with tufted silk chenille thistles. The beautiful Gainsborough hat is a. thing of the past. Pink is the favorite shade for evening bonneta. - The Charlotte Gorday capon is the pass- ing fancy in bonneta. Perforated cork bonneta trimmed with fur are the latest French fancy. A deep shoulder cape of Astraksm is added to elegant: cloth costumes. New sporting gloves are of strong red- dish-brown leather. and have on the back, instead of the usual seams, sporting sym- bols pgipted in black. The newest handkerchiefs have the mereat shadow of a. ham. Dark blue plush pokes with plaited brims are stylish for little girls. By the way; the fashionable name for lsdies’ dresses is now “ gown " or “ frock.” Worth no longer fabricates dresses, but freaks and gowns, and the sound telling upon unaccustomed or long-disused ears is quaint and rather pleasant. A famous dress-maker here is making some marvel- lous " gowns ” and “franks” for Mrs. Gen. U. S. Grant and Mrs. W. Vsnderbih and Christine Nilsson. Patti does not afleot American modisies and brings all her dresses along. One of Mrs. Grant’s dresses is of rich black silk, with the front breadth embroidered by hand in passion flowers and leaves. The stamens and pis- tils are in small steel beads, while the flowers are worked with black twist and with raised patterns. The court train is lined with pale pink satin. The corssge is square and the sleeves come to the elbow. With this will be worn as head-dress an aigrette of pale pink leather andejeli buckle mixed with steel.â€"â€"From the Chicago Tribune. Batiaiana are wearing squitrels’ heads and kittens’ heads, as well as owls’ heads and the heads of other birds, on their hats and bonneb’s. . Young ladies with artistic fancies em- broider the top or the crowns of their cloth . (By Aunt Kate.) ' To Clean Clothing. 7 The distilled essence of lessen, or citric acid, and the essence of lavender are good detergents, but, next to turpentine and ben- zine. ammonia is the most popular, being used above all for gentleman’s clothing. To clean the sleeves and collar of a coat it is best to proceed in this way : Mix equal quantities of ammonia and 'watcr, spread on a board or table the part to be cleaned; and well saturate it With the liquid. Then with a paper-knife scrape all the dirt, con- stantly wiping the knife and continuing till nothing more is to be removed. Saturate’ the stuff again till sure no dust remains, then rinse with a sponge dipped in clear» water and wipe with a dry, clean cloth; then expose to air or fire till dry. Cooking Will-om Eggs. At certain seasons of the year it is‘ pleasant and profitable to know how to cook palatable dishes without using eggs. Here is an excellent rule for making rice pudding without eggs. Wash a cofiee cup- ful of rice in two or three waters, then let it soak all night in one quart of new milk. In the morning add a little salt, a large spoon- ful of butter, 9. little ground cinnamon and grated nutmeg. Putin the pudding dish and set in the oven, allowing ample time, say two hours, for it to cook. Stir it fre- [quently, but without removing from the ‘oven. When it is beginning to bubble add ‘a quarter of a pound of stoned raisins. Serve with powdered sugar sprinkled over it, when it is put in saucers. flow to Act in Case of Poison. In accidental poisoning there are two“ things to be attended to as promptly as possible; and these two things constitute all the treatment that is needed in the great majority of cases. The first is to get rid of as much of the poison as possible ; and the other is to neutralize what is left in the stomach. To accomplish the first take an emetic; and the one most easily obtained is mustard, s. tablespoonful in a glass of water. To accomplish the second take the white of an egg or twoâ€"as soon as vomiting has ceased. The albumen ot the egg does not neutralize all poisons, but it is effectual in most cases, and can be generally obtain- ed without difficulty. Otter treatment may be required to supplement this. and the advice or a physician should be prompt- ly obtained. But in nine out of every ten: cases of poisoning a speedy vomit, fol lowed by a few tablespooniuls of albumen (as the white of an egg is called), will accomplish all that any treatment can do. Gowns and Frocks. Chat as to Present and Coming Fashionable Attire. HINTS FOB KITCHEN USE. THE lADIES’ COLUMN. Latest Fuel-Ion Notes. WHOLE NO 1,338 NO. 51. It the Ottawans see much of Lord Lans- downeit will be more than they saw of his predecessors. It is the custom of the Gov- ernor-General to stay at Rideau Hall most of his' time, and to go to his office only when he pleases. He gives two balls, the A to M ball and the M to Zball, each winter. The first one takes in half the members of Parliament alphabetically and their ladies. The next takes in the other half. The ball-room is not big enough to hold them all, or he would give an A to Z ball, and have done with it. He and his wife give occasional drawing-rooms, also, throughout the season, and in the spring they go to the other ofiicial residence, in the Citadel of Quebec, whence they make trips to Montreal, up the Saguenay, or into the country, salmon fishing. Rideau Hall is NOTHING BUT A PATCHWORK. The only modern parts of it are the wings that Duflerin built. The one as you approach the hall from Ottawa is the ball-room. The other is the tennis court. Three stair- cases meet in the parties. The two at the sides lead to the wings; the centre one leads to the original main hallway. This hallway, which ends in the great and beau- tiful conservatory at the further end of the house, is the best feature of the building. The parlors are at the one side and the dining-hall at the other. Visitors like this floor because it is so warm in colors and cozily comfortable in its general effect. It is neither grand not pretty, but it is what the English call " jolly.” The big ball- room, with its modern lambrequins and portieres oi gray-hued satin, is a fine apartment. On the top floor are the bed- rooms, but nobody who is not a prince, a lord or a lackey over enters them. Ilse-Regal idle or Olllwnâ€"Beltel' nan ' Than Some. (Ottawa Correspondence.) ‘ The Marquis of Lansdowne is having a ‘ ten-minutes’ talk with each member of the House of Commons. The members get little notices like court subpoenas signed H‘Melgund,” asking them to call at His Exoellenoy's oflioe at 1.10 p.m., or 1.45 p.m., or whatever time it may be, for a tenâ€" minutee’ interview. The oflice is in the eastern block, the handeomest of the two wings of the House of Parliament. You don’t have to inquire whether the Governor is in when you go, because when he is in the cross of St. George floats from the flag- staff, and the instant he crosses the three- hold to step into his sleigh the standard drops to the roof. His idea in having these ten-minute conversations is to get ac- quainted with the statesmen, though when they come he expects them to tell him all about their con- stituents, how their crops are, how they are off for money, what sort of a country they live in. and so on. A member when paying a visit finds one at the two Adonis- like aides, Mr. Btreatefield or Mr. Anson, lounging in uniform with a sword by his side, in the ante-room. Lord Melgund receives the member and INTRODUCES HIM TO THE MARQUIS. “ He is-the best Governor we’ve had in a long while,” said a member as he came out of the office yesterday. "He is the first one that’s talked to me in many years. Lorne used to talk at a person, not to him, and you always felt that the conversation was on a formal basis. Dufferin talked with you instead of to you. He always seemed to be saying to himself, ‘Ain’t I doing this nicely ‘2 Here I am, 9. lord and a great genius, and I am actually indulg- ing in a free and easy chat with a plebeian.’ But Lord Lansdowne talked to me just as you do; frankly, pleasantly, and with an evident interest in what I told him.” Gen. Gordon, when at the Belgian Court, just before receiving his commission to the Soudan at the hands of theEnglish Govern- ment, had to borrow £5 from the King to carry mm to London. He had absolutely emptied his pockets, as usual, on some needy person. are many tapestry patterns on satin grounds. The front tnblier breadths are made of brocade with plain satin or velvet for the waist and train. The handsomeab figured silks for combin- ing with what or ottoman are in Persian and Indian 0.010“. and dggigns and there Brown and red are fashionably worn together. A red cashmere dress for the house is made warm enough for the street by adding a brown or tan colored velvet mantle or a long pelisse of brown cloth gelling open from the neck to Show the red reaa. V r r W "-1-- r London smoke is an old color reVived for xvelvet hats; mouse color and dmb are favorite dull hues. The new ball shades are oeriae and Indienne. which are more vizld than garnet or cardinal. Short watch chains attached to a. bar that is passed through the buttonhole are worn by ladies; a. breast pocket is made in the dress waist to: the watch. Ohatelhines are; still worn‘and. are very short. _ For ladies with round. full faces the hair should be worn with a. Pompadour roll and a. coil ; it the face is longand oval a. frizzad hang with a. low coil is m'ost becoming. 5 'r __J__A A, Sarah oheniisettes, made very full, fill up the fronts of cashmere dresses in square plastron shape below the neck and extend tojhe point of the dress below the waist. A beautiful opera. cloak .is of white brooaded satin with velvet figures made in the princess shape, lined with white plush and trimmed with white feather tripmipg: Braided yokes are prettyâ€"on the wool dresses worn by school girls. The-waist is plaited to the yoke, and its tulness is very becoming to slight figures. Evening cloaks of gendarme blue and tan colored plush are handsome and odd looking. They are lined with scarlet velvet and trimmed with heavy fringe. Bonnets made entirely of the yellow and curly undyed sealskin with a roll of velvet around the face are amonglthg latest novelties in millinery. A number of small plaited ruffles of orinoline form the beat: hustle. and, are now sewed inside each dress skirt juse below the waistband. r The high Mediois collar grows in favor this season ; it is usually becoming to most faces. and with the hair dressed high is very. stylish. ' Gray cashmere dresses for the house heveaBretonne vest striped across with red velvet ribbon and a. full, flowing skirt with four bands of bias velvet around it. The waist is a. la. poetillxon, with a flaring collar, and there is a stash drapery ot the cashmere bound with velvet. Handsome 356:». origin are made of white cloth; these are lined with gay colored satin and bordered with a band of silver fox fur. bonnets with wool in grass, water lily, reed an}: otlger esthetio deraigmst THE NEW GOVERNOR. M Teefy A London despatoh says: The jury in- vestigating the cause of death oi Donald Smith, one oi the powder explosion victims, returned a verdict last night that Smith died of suffocation. that Percy Inoe caused the explosion by carelessly handling the powder and exploding the same with a luoiter match. that the firm had not more powder in the place than allowed by the by-laws of the city, 10 lbs.,that the firm had not a fire-proof box or safe for holding powder as the by-laws require. They also recom- mended that the city by-law regarding the storage of powder be rigidly enforced by the Council, and that an inspection of premises be made monthly. strong temperance man, sufiered withkidne trouble, neuralgia and dizziness almost to blin nees, over two years after he was told that Hop Bitters would cue him, because he was afraid of and prejudiced against "Binters." Since his c3121; he says none need fear but trust in Hop ers. ‘ A good Baptist clergyman of Bergen. N. Y.. a. A Rome despatch says: The Pope has issued orders for recruiting more Noble Guards. Enlisted men must be natives of the old Pontifical States and members of families whose nobility runs back at least sixty years. They must be six feet in height. of sound health, and have an in- come of about $200 a year. From the fifteenth century up to the time that Bona- parte made Pius VII. a prisoner the Noble Guards served as light cavalry. They were wiped from existence when Pius VII. was captured, Feb. 20th. 1798. Pine reorgan- ized them in 1801, charging them with the pleasing duty of carrying Pontifical de- spatohes to new Cardinals. At an ordinary audience in the Vatican six of the Noble Guards, with an Exempt and a Cadet, are on duty, with other oflicials. in the ante- chamber. “ Don’t marry until you can support a wife," is the advice of a. college president to hiapupils. This is good advice, but some men who don’t marry until they can get a wife rich enough to support them soon to thrive pretty well. FROM a rough draft of Prince Bismarok’s bill for insuring men against accidents and death, it appears that all the various em- ployers will be required to establish insur- ance companies, and to pay the whole of the premiums on the lives and limbs of their workmen, in proportion to the wages earned by the latter, and to the danger tariff. Thus one element in the previous bill, which termed such a bone of conten- tion, has been drop sciâ€"namely, part pay- ment by the State 0 the accident assurance premiums, with which the labor-givers, or capitalists, are now to be exclusively bur- dened. Should, however, any of the companies (Genomnschaften) prove unequal to their liabilities, they may be aided, and even taken over by the State. Ma. E. COHEN, of New York, in a recent lecture before the Hebrew Literary Society, suggested that it the Jews ever cease their wanderings and concentrate themselves in their former country. Palestine. the ques- tion of language would present itself as a. very serious problem. The. suggestion is certainly an interesting one, for the eight or nine millions of Jews settled in every nation on the habitable globe speak the languages of the countries which they have respectively chosen as their homes. The original Hebrew of the race is no longer a spoken language and, although young Jews are expected to acquire a passany good knowledge of it in the schools attached to the synagogues, Jewish parents complain that they seldom become proficient readers of the language. SOME idea of the magnitude of the busi- ness of raising sweet-scented flowers for their perfume alone may be gathered from the fact that Europe and British India eon~ sumo about 155,000 gallons of hand- kerchief perfume yearly; that the British revenue from eau de cologne is 340.000 annually, and that the total revenue of other perfumes is estimated at $200,000 annually. There is one great perfume dis- tillery at Cannes in France which uses yearly 100,000 pounds of acacia flowers, 140‘000 pounds of rare flower leaves, 82.000 pounds of jasmine blossoms, 20,000 of tuberose blossoms, and an immense quan- tity of other material. Sm STAFFORD Nonrncom has been emueing a'litersry society by lecturing upon the subject of “ Nothing.” though he reminded them that he was not the first person who had attempted to discuss that theme. Lord Rochester, the friend of Charles IL. addressed a very clever poem to “ Nothing ”; a. French writer, quoted by Dr. Johnson, wrote a Latin poem to show that Nothing is purer than water, Nothing is richer than gold, Nothing is higher then the heavens, and so on. The speaker defined masterly inactivity as the art of sitting still and not committing your- self in any action at a. time when it is not convenient you should do so. THE formal separation between Prince and Princess Frederick Charles of lichen- zollern end the breaking up of their estab- lishment is a. grievous blow to Berlin “ society.” The magnificent palace on the Wilhelms-strasse, famous for its rare and splendid collection. of armor, which the Prince inherited a year {go from his father. Prince Karl, has lately? been redecorated at a great expense and has been returniehed in the most costly manner. It was ex- pected that it would become the scene of brilliant hospitalities, but now it is to be entirely shut up, as the Prince will retire to Glienioke, his residence near Potsdam. THE number of British subjects entitled to wear a ribbon or bridge of the Queen’s giving is about 2,000, all told. 01 the Get- ter there are 52 Knights, 31 English and 21 foreign; of the Thistle, 21; of the Order of St. Patrick. 25 ; of the Bethâ€"87 Grand Crosses (72 English and 15 foreign), 208 Knights Commanders. and 928 Companions and Ofiioere, making a. total of 1,223 mem- bers of the Order; of the Star of India there were 261; Knights and Companions; of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. 407; the Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire are 177; and last, the Via- torie Crosses are 242. , _.._ _.__, v-uvb wave: In the Aryan tongue, and surely the know- ledge of what the world was like 1,500 years hofore the beginning of our'era'. and of what our own ancestors thought and believed nearly 4,000 years ago, is worth having and looklng at. It had been, and still was, the foundation of the religion of 163 millions of homan beingsâ€"who were mostly the subjects of the Empress of India, the Queen lotrEngland." IN a. recent lecture at Birmingham Prof. Max Muller, of, Oxford, referring to tha Véda, the sacred book of the Brnhmins, 'which may be termed the Bible of India. said : “ It; is older thug any pthe; book in ¢LA A.___/ A Mr. Comm, the Radical English M. P. for Newcastle, is publishing some eloquent statistics respecting the drink trellis in England. The yearly expenditure is $650.- 0 \000 ; the daily is 2} pence, English, for each man. woman and child ; or, leaving out the children. 4} pence for each adult. On the other hand. only 2 pence per day is spent on bread. This is certainly an un- conscionable quantity of stick to: such a small quantity of breed. In fact, as much is spent ofliqnor, taking the adult popula- tion alone, as on all the necessaries or life combined. The Pope’s Noble Guard. The London Explosion. 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