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It is now stated that Queen Victoria, who had accepted the Grand Duke’s pro- posal for the hand of her youngest daugh- ter, Beatrice, conditionally upon the passage by the British Parliament of the Bill legalizing marriage between widowers and their deceased wives’ sisters, and who took Beatrice to young Princess Victoria’s Wedding to afford an interview between her and her semi-betrothed, when she was made acquainted with the manner in which the Grand Duke proposed to enjoy family ties while waiting for parliamentary relief, refused to allow Beatrice to speak to him and hastened her departure home. THE GE RMAN LAIBD IE . Louis IV. of Hesse-Darmstadt is chiefly remarkable for having been the husband of Princess Alice and father of Princess Vic- toria, who married another German prince- ling last week. He is 47 years old and has the rank of colonel in a Prussian regiment. When he married Princess Alice she brought him a dowry of £30,000, besides an allowance of £6,000 s. year contributed by the British taxpayers. Queen Victoria granted him the prefix of “ His Royal Highness," and also created him a Knight of the Garter. These favors were no doubt highly esteemed, as the reigning family of Hesse are not posssssed of much private property, and are dependent almost entirely upon the grant of the civil list, mnnunting to $307,000. including allowances to the princes, brothers and uncle of the Grand Duke. Louis was leita widower in 1878. He had seven children, five of whom are living. Mme. DeKalamire is the lately divorced wife of a Russian Secretary of Legatiou. She was the Countess Alexandrina Czapski, daughter of a. Russian Chamberlain. Two children Committed tor (lonlnnpl Because They “Muse Io 'l'cslil)’ Agnlnnl Their iuolhn'. A London csblegrsm says: A senes- tional scene of an unusual kind even in Irish murder trials occurred on Saturday at Csrrioh-on-Suir, county Tipperary. The victim of the supposed murder was Michael Blaney, of Kilcssh, whose body wasjrecently exhumed and found to show traces of arsenic in sufficient quantity to cause death. Suspicion rested upon the widow. and she was arrested and placed on trial at Csrriok-on-Suir on Saturday. Her two children of tender years were pro- duced as Witnesses, but on being placed upon the witness table they stubbornly refused to utter a word. They were threatened with imprisonment, and were evidently much frightened, but threats and persuasion alike failed to elicit from them asingle morsel of evidence. They were therefore committed for contempt of Court, and ordered to be kept in confinement until they purge themselves of contempt by giving their testimony in open court. The severity of the judge's action under the peculiar circumstances has caused a. great sensation in the neighborhood, and has turned the sympathies of the people in favor of the widow, who has hitherto been regarded by most of the neighbors as guilty. Al Emerson lor Possession 0! :1 Bridge. A Winnipeg despstoh seys: Advices tron: Emerson report a senguinary engage- ment between the citizens and a party of men headed by Dean Westbrook. The latter built the iron bridge at Emerson, but the town could not raise the money to pay them, whereupon Westbrook and party seized the bridge. The citizens opposed their attempts to levy toll, whereupon the draw was swung out, and the contractors retained possession. On Friday an attack was organized, and all available boats and rafts were secured. The fleet bore down upon the bridge. A fierce struggle ensued, in which the citizens were victorious. Several narrow escapes from drowning occurred. The key was thrown into the river, and the draw remains open. i A London despatch says: A great stir has been caused by the announcement or ’ the morganatic matrimonial intentions of Louis IV., Grand Duke of Hesse. The official paper of Darmstadn is silent upon the subject, and the‘semi-cflicisl press has hastened to ridicule the report. There is every reason, however, to believe that the proposed marriage is an approaching fact, and the statement cabled on the 3rd inst. is reaflirmed to-day by an English diplomat who has very close relations with the Darmetadt Court, and with the additional information that the lady who has been honored by the choice of the Grand Duke is Mme. DeKalamire, who has been very prominent in the highest social circles of Darmstadt and Berlin. The Grand Duke has, however, stirred up a veritable hornet’s nest by his proposed matrimonial venture, for the en- tire royal family of England unite in resent- ing the proposal as a slight upon the memory of Princess Alice, the first wife of the Grand Duke, and almost an insult to , Princess Beatrice, to whom he was all but betrothed. The latest demonstration of this feeling has been furnished by the Queen‘s eldest daughter, the Crown Prinâ€" 0633 Victoria of Germany. She was among the guests attracted to Darmstadt by the marriage of the Grand Duke‘s daughter, Victoria, on 'April 30th, and was to have remained to take part in the round of festivities which followed the wedding. It is known that she Very suddenly changed all her plans in this respect and that she started hastily from Darmstadt for Berlin almost before the wedding was over, and with scant courtesy to her host, Grand Duke Louis. This sudden flitting is now acounted for by the statement that the Grand Duke announced his mor- ganatie intention to the select party of royal personages assembled at his daugh- ter’s wedding, and that the Crown Princess Victoria immediately took umbrage at What she deemed disrespect to two of her sisters and left the Grand Duke’s court and capital in an indignant anger. Recruiting statistics show that the chances of the laesies of England all mar- rying are growing fewer and fewer. Last year. for instance, no smaller number than 33,000 hale and hearty young fellows, a pos- sible sweetheart and husband every one of them. joined the colors. In other words they sought glory or the grave and a red- ooat, instead of a pretty maiden, the ring and a cosy fireside. A soldier cannot marry for years, so that the effect of this drain of 33,000 brave and gallant lads is to draft off 33,000 marriageable young men, etufl’ them into barracks and leave 33,000 young wo- men eighing to the strains of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.” Soldiers, of course, are necessary. We are too rich 3. little nation to be allowed to sit at peace if our hand were not near a good sword, and a goodurm between both and the national heart. All the same, however, 33,000 honest, mar- riageable girls, girls who could mind ababy and bake a loaf, sew and work for and love the lad of their choice, and all left lament- ing, widows ere wives, ie a Bad sightâ€"Eng- lish Exchange. There is a man who knows how to play on two comets at once. The neighbors say they don’t object to his knowing how, bun he had better not try to do it. A party of men attempted to horaewbip Joseph Hughes. a. negro. an Montserrat. N.J., who insulted a white woman. Hughes fatally wounded two of them with an axe and than surrendered. PRINCESS BEATRICE'S SUITOR [K [A ROYAL MARRIAGE SCANDAL. Eccentric “Wedding” of a Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria. Sol-Hum, Sweethearts, nnd Stallsllcs. ‘IIING TRIAL 3CENE. Pl'l‘CllE D BATTLE NEW ROLF Among the villagers who were fond of discussing the murder was the young Canadian butcher; McKeague. He repeated constantly, with varying details, a story to the effect that the night before the murder Willeon came to his store and said ” that he expected a caller that night and wanted an extra nice steak.” The constant reitera- tion of this story made people whisper that it might be possible there was an object in his doing so. The Whisper- ing became loud talking. McKeague‘s custom fell off. His store was avoided. It became known that McKeague owed Willsonalarge sum of money, but the evidence of this debt was taken in the papers carried off by the murderer. Detec- tives watched McKeague. His clothes were secretly examined and the three buttons matched other buttons upon his clothes. The microscope identified the threads attached to one button as being the some material as in one of his vests. His pistol carried bullets of the same calibre as those in the old man’s body. Despite his protestations of inneoenoe, this circumstan- tial evidence was deemed sufficient for his arrest. The trial has been in program} since Mon- day, the whole 0! that day being occupied in challenging jurors. Tuesday and “fed- nesday were spent in the same way. Nearly one hundred persons have been re- jected. Molieague‘e counsel appears con- fident of a verdict of acquittal, and so do his aged Scotch father and mother, who are here from Thor-old. His sister, 21th and efiianced, Belle Hagen, are in court every day. The defence confidently assert McKeegue‘e innocence, and maintain that Pinkerton‘e detective agency. employed by the prosecution to work the ease up, knows that he is guiltleas. It is expected that the panel of jurors will be completed to-mot- row. Strange Story 01 n Run-nun]! Lover's Holl-lnlpuhml Penance. ALandon despatoh says: The famous deaf and dumb kniok-knack peddler, who, during the past few years, attracted so much attention on London Bridge, has died in the Southwark \Vorkhouse. Before his death he beckoned to his cot one of the hospital attendants and terrified him by speaking to him. When the attendant recovered from his astonishment the beggar confessed that his deafness and dumbness had been feigned. He said he was a Swiss gentleman of fortune and belonged to one of the best families in the republic. When a young man he was betrothed to a beauti- ful and accomplished girl. He was pos- sessed of a most violent temper, and in a lovers’ quarrel over a trifle one day he so wounded the girl by the bitterness of his invectives that she fell ill. His cruel conduct stung him so that he became melancholy from remorse and left home. He then resolved to punish himself; he vowed to become a voluntary exile for twenty years, to earn his own living, leave his fortune untouched, keep his relatives and friends ignorant of his whereabouts, and go bareheaded and barefooted in all weather during the entire time, and to listen to no one and speak to no human being during the ten last years of his exile. If he lived to complete his vow he meant to return home and use his fortune and the remainder of his days in making his betrothed happy, providing she were alive and unmarried. He had rigidly kept his vow, “ but,” he cried before he expired, “ my time is not quite up and 1 must die before it is. I have been punished as I deserved.” Investigation so far as it has gone has proven that the peddler’s story is entirely true, and his family in Switzerland have been made acquainted with his death. A Chicago, 111., deepatch says: A murder trial which promises to he a cause celcbrc haSJuet commenced here; and it 18 not Without interest to Canadians. as the accused is one Neil MoKea-gue, the eon of a farmer who lives near Thorold, Onl. James L. Willson and his Wifeâ€"he aged 72, she 82â€"were wealthy. They lived in Winnetka, 16 miles from Chicago. On Feb. 13th last they were found murdered. really beaten to death, horrible bruises covering their bodies. The heir of the old couple called in the services of Pinkerton’e detectives, and a clue was quietly followed up, which led to an arrest. At the time of the murder there was enow upon the ground. Tracks were found in the snow leading to the front gate. Exact plaster caste of these tracks were taken by the detectives. In the rooms Where the crime was committed were found three rubber vest buttons of peculiar make. The name of a Parie maker wae stamped on them. All were blood-stained. One had a piece of cloth attached. as if rent from ecmebcdy’e clothes. Theee valuable links in the evi- dence were naturally taken care of. The day before the murder Willscn had received a considerable sum of money through the sale of some property. All this money, his gold watch, a. memorandum book and other valuable papers were gone ; but 3350 in cash and 33,000 in village bonds were found in an old truck undisturbed. They were probably overlooked. A Saginaw City despatch says 1 On Saturday evening the boiler used to gener- ate steam for the salt block at the works of Green, King 81, Co , of this city, exploded with terrific force, wrecking boiler house and salt block, and doing damage to the extent; of $5,000. The fireman was taken from the ruins in a horrible plight. His right leg was broken, his head and face burned black. chest bruised, and other injuries sustained likely to prove fatal. Frank Wilkin, who had charge of the boiler, was severely hurt. Rudolph Neil and J. W. Bacon were slightely injured. The boiler was new. end the cause of the explorion ia unknown. Pieces of the boiler were thrown 700 feet. Cincinnati has as last had a hanging ; but fiiby hves lost in the mob were a dear price to pay for justice. To restore gilding to picture frames, 9130., remove all dust with anon; brush, and wash the gildiug in warm water, in winch an onion has been boiled; dry quickly with soft raga! According to Prof XVunklyn, the manu~ fracture of gems from hmed coal is a. success, as it reduces the amount of sulphur comâ€" paunds to three grainsin 100 cubic feet, and moreaees the yield of ammonia and tar by the abolition of the lime purifiers. ON TRIAL FOR MURI EB. The Brutal Slaughter of an Aged Couple Near Chicago. Disnslrous Blow-up at Saginaw Oily. A CANADIAN ACCUSED. VOL. XXVI. ’I‘IIE DUL'IB NPEAIC. ISA!) ii XPIADSION. The Calgary Ilemld says that the March and April culvee on the ranches have nearly all been saved, and are now lively and hearty. The cows are in good condition; the winter losses have been very slight, and everything indicates a prosperous year for the rauohmen. A large glacier on Tunnel Mountain took an immense slide on Saturday night, and hundreds of tons oi ice come thundering down the side of the Rockies. The men in the various camps along the line were roused from their sleep, and every one imagined that the mountain itself was tumbling down. The noise was heard many miles distant. Advices from the end of the G.P. R. track report that tin has been discovered in the lower Selkirk range in British Columbia. by a. party of miners prospecting for gold. A similar discovery was made some time ago at; Harney’s Peak, in the Black Hills region. The mine in the Selkirk is said to be a. surface one, and to contain an extraordinary abundance of ore. The other nigbs Sarah Miner, daughter of James Miller, 0 RR. section foreman at liegluu, sloped With John Kellen, another section foreman, who was boarding at Mil- ler’s. Sarah apparently retired for the night, but. some tune before 11 o'clock she jumped 0115 of her bedroom window. The sulphur springs, a. short distance from Padmore, on the G. P. R , have been found to possess excellent medicinal quali- ties. These, with the boiling springs so be found adjacent, are certainly great attrac- tions for tourists, especially to persons in delicate health. Millers at Portage la Prairie have been burning large quantities of bran. They are now eudeavormg to obtain a low rate from the Canadian Pacific Railway to enable them to ship it to the ease. The present who is 30 oeum per 100 pounds. The Calgary Herald reports the discovery, in few days ago, of a. very fine specimen of natural cement on the banks of the Bow River, a few miles west: of the town. In is the same kind of material as that; which was found near Morley last fall. and which is reported to be plentiful in Florida, whens “Mud fever ” is a, disease among horses in Winnipeg. It is so called, as the local press explains, because it is contracted from the fatigue and hardships incident to travelling in the almost impassable thoroughfares of the city. :is said to be superior to‘stone for build- ing purposes. It has been used almost. entirely in building the town and fort of St. Augustine in that; State, Where it is called coquina. Scientists call it calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. A short time ago a Cree Indian died at Medicine Humand instead of being interred nhe body was wrapped in skins and hung in the air to petrify, according to Indian cuatom. The latest advices from Indian Head, near Chief Pieapot's reserve in the North- west,sts.te that the Chief and 70 lodges, about 600 men, were threatening to raid Battleiordif they did not get assistance. The only Indians now out on the reserve are five lodges, and they are all sick and unable to get away. Chief Pieapot and five sub-chiefs had a talk with the Indian agent, and stated they would do no harm it they are fed, but could not, and would not stay on their reserve, 8.3 it was too low and swampy, and that their people are dying, five and six each day. The disealse was principally quick consumption. ' Inspector Steele, of the N. W. M. 1’., will have command of about 50 men in the mountains this summer, and Inspector Hemhmer is expected to take charge of the Calgary party. A Dominion City report says: The fourth and only remaining child of Malt:qu Angus Arnand. aged 4 years, died to-day from diphnheria. The whole family has been taken away in 10 days. Any girl, by baths and wholesome food, and by breathing pure air, can render her complexion clear and soft. With care her hair, teeth and nails can be daintin kept. Her clothes. however cheep. can be fresh and becoming in color. She can train her mind, even it of ordinary capacity, to be alert and earnest. And if she adds to these asinoere, kindly, sunny temper she will win iriends and love as surely as if all the fairies had brought her gifts at her birth. In is of no use for a. girl whose person is soiled and untidy, and whose temper is selfish and irritable at home, to hope to cheat anybody by putting on fine clothes and a smile for company. The thick muddy skin and sour expression will be- tray her. In is said that the settlers around Cal- gary would go into sheep raising heavily, but fear the ludiaua and their destructive dogs. Mr. Burtonof Sher Creek, started for Deer Lodge, Montana, on Thursday last, and purposes bringing about) 1,000 head to place on Sheep Creek Range. While Mr. Dorrough and partner,“ High River, were abaenh from home a few days ago, some one broke into their premises and stole 3710. There was a. thefb at the Queen’s Hotel, Calgary. 8, day or two ago, and the amount hypothecated was $200. It is understood that the appointment of Mr. Philips as collector of customs of Emerson has been made permanent. It is rumored that new police barracks are to be built: at Calgary. The Mounted police at “ the Hat" have been beaten times by the citizens in rifle matches. Calgary has a. brewery which manufac- tures ” hop beer." The iron work on the bridge at Medi- cine Hat is completed. A friend of Wm. H. Vanderbilt said last (Sunday) evening that one of the last acts of that gentleman before sailing for Europe yesterday was to return to General and Mrs. Grant the deeds of their property which they had transferred to him in pay- ment of the $150,000 cheque he gave the General on Sunday lust, receiving :1. worth less cheque of Grant & \Vard’e. Mr. Vanderbilt. accompanied the return with the remark that General Grant could pay the amount of the cheque at his lrisure. The retail store business at Calgary is overdone. (furl-en! Gossip tron: Rod Bivu' lo the Rockies. Au Episcopal church is to be built at Fort MaoLeod. Dr. Handsmith, of London, has dis- covered a. process by which color on marble may be rendered imperiahable. LATE NOR'I‘II‘VJ B'l‘ NE‘VS. Vanderbilt’s Generosilv. Allrncnve Girls. RICHBION D HILL THURSDAY, DIAY 22, 1884. “ On the steemermhen the confusion was at its height, I saw George Forrester. the steward, go to a number of ladies who had come on deck and providethem with wraps. There were Mrs. Shakell, of Chuthsm, 01m; Mr. Weeds. his wife and child; Miss Murray and Mr. and Mrs. Woods and family. Forrester urged them all to some With him to the boat, but) they refused and said they must wait for the captain’s orders. ‘ There is notime to lose,’ said the steward, but they were persistent and he then left them. “By this time Mra. Colbeck, with an infant in her arms, came to one of the boats that was just over the side, and she threw the baby toward the boat, but the child fell into the sea. I shall never forget the awful cry of that mother. You may wonder that people did not move when asked to save themeelvea, but they were really paralyzed and they could not. I would give you more incidents if I had time to think, but really the recollectlon makes me shiver. " Now, to return to the boat. {Mn Bennett. it will be remembered, escaped by means of a boat, which was overturned, part of the passengers and crew going under it, and part managing to get on top. Among the latter Was Mr. Bennett} There we were. We could not have been there more than three or four minutes. The stern of the steamer had settled very deep, and that was all that saved us from the sorew as it was revolving. We gazed anxiously at the port saloon lights, and suddenly they sank very low and were quenched. Then there was either a rush of steam or an attempt made to blow the whistle, and the steamer’s lights disappeared. STRUGGLING FOR DEAR LIFE. “ There seemed to be a dreadful wail when the steamship went down, and then all was quiet. We were in a wretched plight, wet through and on a perilous perch, but while we were watching for the other boats our thoughts reverted to our own. There were seven or eight men below our upturned boat, and they were shouting to us to help them out, but we could do nothing, as most of the fellows alongside of me were useless, and I had all I could do to make them keep warm. 1 induced them to huddle together and lie close, so the warmth in our bodies would be a universal quantity. By this means we kept warm. CALLING IN VAIN FOR HELP. “ Meanwhile we could see plainly enough that there were three boats floating about, and that they were obeying the orders from aboat that had a light. The boat- swain’s boat had six men in it, and we hailed it in most piteous terms. All night we kept calling for it, and once it came very near us. One of the men in our boat called the boatswain by name, and he answered, ‘What do you want?‘ ‘There are only five of us here,’ was the reply; ‘oome and take us off this boat.‘ The answer was, ‘ Yes; wait, I am going to see it there is any chance to pick up any per- son from the steamer.’ The following further details were ob- tained from Mr. Bennett, oi London, whose experience was one of fearful privation i (1 herein sndnrerce: He was standing ‘so near the side when the collision took place that had not a friend pulled him away he would have been killed on the spot. The ship’s dootor alongside him was injured by a broken spar. The crew all rushed for the boats. The passengers seemed paralyzed, as did also the captain, who was washed from the deck just before the vessel went down, within twelve minutes of the time the was struck. Allan, third officer, was first to give the alarm that the vessel was sinking. Mr. Bennett says he rushed anumber of friends into one of the boats and jumped in him- self. Just before it was lowered some one cut the falls too soon, and the boat emptied all the passengers into the sea. Be, With five others, climbed on to the keel and sat there all night. Underneath the boat were a number of their former companions, all of whom were found dead next morning. The small number of passengers saved he attributed to the rapidity with which the Florida. went down and to the fact that the captain, who apparently did not realize the position of affairs, made no endeavor to get them intothe boats. Though the sur- viving oifioers are all very reticent as to the responsibility for the ascident, the impres- sion seems to be that the steamship was to blame. “The boatawain’s boat then passed very near us, and the steward implored him not to leave them. Had the boatswain’a boat come to us then we could have saved at least eight more men that were under the boat, and I think Mr. King was among them ; but the boatawain passed again and never came near us. “ Every now and again the poor fellows under the boat would cry out. We would answer that help would soon come, and try to keep up their courage, but one by one they died, and at length we could hear nothing. Our hearts sank within us later when we saw the light go out on the lead- ing boat, which we afterward learned was thethird mate’s. “ We remained all night close together. By and by the breeze freaheued up and the waves dashed upon us. First we felt them lap our ankles, then our knees ; by and by they reached higher, and before morning the sea. broke over us and our misery was terrible. “As morning dawned the third mate ordered the hoatewein to go to our assist- ance, and he name. We were taken off then, and the suggestion was made to get out the men underneath the boat, who we believed to be alive. A nailor in the boat- ewain‘e boat said there were no one alive there, and advised that the boat be allowed to remain. At this the Norwegian lump- lighter jumped up with an our and threatâ€" ened to brain the sailor unless he shot up. He then jumped upon the boat and com- menced to butter in the bottom. The man Mitchell was then found to be alive, but delirious, and he refused to come out. At this the boatewain ordered him to be pulled out. He had been sitting ell night in the thwarts of the boat and was nearly suffo- cated, all the rest being there, too, seven or A Mother'n Pin-ring Wall 01 Anguish (or 1111‘ Lost Intnnl. Intenser Thrilling Narrative of One of the Rescued Passengers. DREADFUL SUFFERINGS ON THE WATER THE OCEAN HORROR. SUFFERING IN THE BOAT. DEAD UNDER THE BOAT. A MJTHER‘S ANGUISII A I‘ITIABLE I‘LIGHT. Capt. John Davidson, of the State of Nebraska, formerly commanded the State of Florida. When she was off Fire Island under his charge a. number of years ago a big schooner. the J. F. Campbell, struck the ship on the port side forward, carrying away the rigging and doing considerable damage to the bulwarks. The carpenters and the steward of the ship were hurt. The sohooner’e bows were crushed in, but she did not sink. This was the only disaster that ever happened to the State of Florida before she was lost. The State of Florida was built on the Clyde in 1879 for a freight steamer for the Queen Steamship Com- pany, and was named the Queen Margaret. When sold to the State Line she was renamed. T'wo years ago a new deck was put in, and she was fitted up in modern style to accommodate 100 oabin passengers. 60 second cabin and 800 steerage passen- gers. On her last voyage she was laid off one month and overhauled for the summer passenger business. She carried 2,800 tons of freight, dead weight, on a draught of 25 feet of water. She was 371 fr. long. 38 beam and 28 depth of hold. She wae barquentine rigged, but did not carry sufficient sail to enable her to reach port without steam. She was considered a good tenday boat to Glasgow. Dr. Steele, the surgeon of the State of Florida, says that the main cause of the great lose of life was the continued pro- gress of the steamer after the collision. It was owing to this that more boats were not safely launched and that the passen- gers were afraid to enter these floated. A correspondent writes : I learned that a. large metulhc lifeboat, Whlch was intended to convey a large number of people and which was located on deck, was never used at all. It; had its ropes out and was thus useless, as it could uofi be hoisted out. This was done, it is charged, so than there could be an excuse for the commander or some one not going in her. V The chief engineer appeared to be pos- sessed of the same remarkable coolness or lethargy which distinguished the captain, and as he was hurrying his friends through the passage, which was already knee-deep in water, he met; the chief engineer coolly walking up and down with a life preserve:- on and his hands in his waistcoat sleeves. The steamer went down with her whistle blowing, which he supposed was intended by the captain or whoever opened the valve, as a last farewell to the world and all in it. The ship’s cargo consisted chiefly of corn, wheat and other grain, provisions and gen- eral merchandise. Both ship and cargo were insured Sales [mom and Purchases [or the (Ink- lnndn Ilu-d. A New York despatch dated last (Wed- nesday) night says: At the combination sale of Jersey fancy cattle here today, ninety animals were sold for $70,000. The number of imported cattle sold was not large, those born on this continent exciting the keenest competition. The cattle from the farm of Mr.ValanceyE.Fuller,of Hamil- ton, Ont, were especially favored and fetched very high prices. A beautiful silver grey cow, Honeymoon of St. Lambert, daughter of Stoke Pogis 3rd and Bryon of St. Lambert, was bought by Mr. Pierce, of Boston, for $4,100, and Cowslip of St. Lambert, from the some farm, was bought by the same party for $3,000. The highest price realized was for Bombe’e daughter, a. 2-year-old heifer from Mr. A. B. Darling’s herd, $5,200. Mr. Fuller purchased Kudi, an 8~yeer>old cow, for $2,100, and Albert’s Queen heifer for $850. Mr. George Younger was the second officer; Mr. James Allan, third officer; Mr. John Baine, chief engineer; Mr. Wm. Hislop, second engineer; Mr. Hill, third engineer ; Dr. A. Steele. surgeon ; Jens M. P._l_{aur»in, Vpurser. The State of Florida was commanded by Capt. J. W. Sedler. He had been with the company since 1873. He at first com» mended the Virginia. but for nine years had been in commend of the State of Indiana. This was his first trip in the State of Florida. He was an elderly men of long sea experience. He belonged to Glee- gow. Mr. James Thompson was the chief oflicer. It was also his first trip on the State of Florida. He was formerly chief officer of the State of Pennsylvania, and had charge of her deck when Captain John Campbell and seven men were saved from the lumber ship Benefactreea about 500 miles west of the coast of Ireland after the stern of the vessel had been wholly broken up and washed away. A London oablegram says : The will of the late William King was offered for pro- bate to-day and affords another instance of the vagaries of millionaire testators. Mr. King was for years the proprietor of London's most unique and extensive ou- rioeityrehop. He entered the shop a penni- less lad, and retired an exceedingly rich man. His largest bequest was a cumula- tive gift to his medical attendant, which began with a sum of less than $51,000 eleven years ago, with the proviso that that sum should be doubled every year that the testator should be kept alive. The lucky practitioner now comes in for a bequest of over $750 000. Another large bequest eon- eists of $500,000 given to St‘ George’s Hos- pital in the east, an immense establish- ment in the poorest and most thickly populated part of London. eight of them. They were all dead, how- everâ€"suffocated, most likely.” THE CANADIAN PASSENGERS. It is said that e forget for whom the Canadian authorities cabled the home authorities to be on the lookout was among the steerege passengers on the State of Florida, but it is not known whether he is among the saved. If he is it is under an assumed name. Mr. Bethune, of Toronto, was last seen on board the boat which oep- sized. When the survivors got on to its keel he had disappeared. Mr. King was the friend whom Mr. Bennett pushed into the tame boat. He also must have been lost when the boat capsized. As for Mr, Eddington, it is probable he was also in the same boat and was drowned at the same time. but none of the survivors interviewed can speak with any certainty as to having seen him. Miss Loomia, known as “ the fab woman,” attempted suicide at the Elgin Poorhouse, near St. Thomas, on Wednesday evening, by winding 21 handkerchief around her neck and attaching the ends to a door. When she jumped from a chair the handkerchief broke, but she lies at the point of death from the effects of the choking. She weighs 315 pounds and is insane. Vngaries at u Deceased Mllllounirc. BIG PRICES FOR JERSEYS. THE STEAMSHIP AND ITS OFFICERS AN ORNAMENTEI) LIFEBOAT. A Fnl \Vonmu’s Craze. WHOLE NO 1,350 NO. 50. Hume: tcss'tifiud that the letters were dictated by the amused vthat she Lola him what he must write to her, and in fact compelled him to sweet heart and marry her. ' A I}. 'l‘. B. Cnuhior Alleged lo have Du- cnnlped wllh $2,000 of Ihe Company’s Funds. ‘ A Buffalo deepatoh to the London Advertiser says: Fort Erie (Ont), opposite this city, is in a. ferment of excitement over the disappear- ance of Joshua. Phillips, cashier oi the Grand Trunk Road at that place, with nearly $2,000 of the company's money. Phillips has been holding the position at Fort Erie for eight years past, and for twelve years before that was in their em- ploy at Goderich, Ont. He has been receiv- ing but 340 a. month in his position, but spent fully $100 a. month in this city. which he visited frequently in order to have a. ,“good time.” He was counted a. jolly good fellow, and as at home he carried himself well, there was no suspicion of anything being wrong. Last Friday afternoon he left home, telling his wife that he was coming to Buffalo on business, but as he did not return, she on Monday morning sent the keys of the safe to John Phillips, the agent, who, it seems. is no relative, although the names are similar. 0n opening the safe and examining the books it was seen that he was short, and a. despstch was at once sent to Robert Lsrmour, Division Superin- tendent at Stretford, who sent John Payne, Travelling Auditor, to the station to ex- amine the hooks. Although the examine- tion is not yet complete, enough is known to show that the shortage will amount to $2,000. Nothing has been heard of Phillips’ whereabouts. but several officers of the reedl assisted by Detective Day and a number of other detectives, are working on the case, in order, if possible, to learn his where- abouts. Phillips’ wife is now confined to her bed from the effects of the shook. Phillips has four children who have an interest in some property left by his father. DEAR ANNA,â€"â€"Your boy has so much to do that he does not know what he is about. Can his pro- cious baby come down to-day about haltpnat 4 to are him 1' My own precious um, you are remembered by Lu, and you will forgive him for thin short lzttle now, won't you, pet 1‘ With a kiss for my baby. 1 am her own (lent little hubby un'd her boy. LU. r Mrs. Cecelia Hawes, the first wife of Naâ€" than L. H. Hatves, testified that her marriage took place on July 11th, 1869. She discovered a letter from prisoner to her husband. and then wrote prisoner a note in which she made these odd statements : ” What doesMr. Hawes represent himself to beâ€"mar- ried or single 1' lheve made up my mind to write and tell you that he is married and living with his wife, and always has, since he was married. “’0 have been married nearly fifteen years, andtne most of our trouble has been about his going with other women. You are not the first one he has gone with. 'Ihere are three to my knowledge beside you. I have lived it down so far, as I have always had too much pride to expose things to the public, but now things are going too far, I can stand 'it no longer. Helms told me more than once that you had offered him 810,000 to leave the country with you. If that is the case you must certainly know that he is a married man. I saw one of your letters to him, but kept it to myself foralong while. it was a funny letter for a married man to receive from any one beside his wife." The following day the accused called on Mrs. Iluwes, who produced her marriage certificate and showed it to her; the prisoner, she said, looked at it and went away. Forty‘eight letters written by Hawos to the accused were read. In one letter he called the prisoner “My own darling baby," and says, “ Oh, baby, God alone knows new hard it is for me to part from you. My own love, believe your boy when he tells you that the time shall be short until he can call you his own. I know my sweet Annie would not harm her baby if she knew it. Baby, I leave my love in your hands, and God forbid that you should be anything but the sweet, gentle, loving, true hearted little woman I have always found you. My darling, I may not be very outspoken in my love, but if you could look into my heart you would be con- tent." in another letter he suul he had cramps in his stomach, and longed for her to come and cure him. The last letter read was the following; My Darling Baby Love The Duchess of Buooleuch, who was a daughter of the second Marquis of Ba.th, is a. fervent Roman Catholic. All her chil- dren, however, have remained Protestant. Sir R. A. Mackenzie Douglas. the news of whose death-at Wanganui, New Zealand, has just: been received, was the only eur- viving son of the late Major Sir R. A. Douglas, of Glenbervie. The Earl of Rosebery will probably suc- ceed the late Duke of Buccleuch aF Lord- Lieuaenart of the county of Mid-Lothiuu. General Gordon’s father was a. Scotch- man, but his mother was English. His grandfather is said to have been aloyal Highlander. who fought againat Prince Charlie at Preatonpans. There died at Cornwall Cottage, Ham- mersmibh, London, on April 7th, Sarah. daughter of the late John Clark, Orchard House, Old Aberdeen, aged 104 years and 1 month, having, been born on March 7th, 1780. The marriage of Eliza, youngest daughter of Sir Peter Coats, to Mr. J. L. A. Hope, London, eon of the late Hon. James Hope Wallace, of Featheretone Castle, was cele- brated on the 24th ult., in the memorial church erected by Sir Peter at Minnishant. A telegram from New York Bays: Anne E. Huwes was convicted of bigsmy in Brooklyn yesterday. She married Nathan L. Hawes know- ing he bud a. wife living. stes is undei sentence for the same crime. Mrs. Huwcs is abuuc35yenrs of age, dresses very attractively, and is the possessor of several aliases, having been known as Anna. Wnitmore, Anna. Walling. ford, Anna Iiffeny, Axum Collier, Anna. Red- hrfler and Anna Gentiles. In court she wore brown kid gloves. a headed and lace hut, brocmled silk basque, IL black silk dress and solitaire diuipond our-rings. Obedience is the crowning grace, that principle to which polity owes its stability, life its happiness. faith its acceptance, creation its continuance. Exactly in pro- portion to the majesty of things in the scale of being is the completeness of their obedience to the laws that are set over them. Mr. Low, manufacturer. Dundee, resided in Belmont Castle before it was destroyed by fire on the 215$ ult. In Belmont Park is a tumulus called Belliduff, which tradi- tidn assigns as the spots on which Macbeth fell in combat with Meodnff. Mr. Kilpatrick, Smithston, one of the oldest farmers in Ayrshire, died on April 22nd. He was over 80 years of age when he died. His wife, who was a sister of Dr. McCoah, of Princeton, predeceased him by several years, but. he is survived by a large family, among his sons being Mr. Wm. Kilpiitrick, Provost; of Ayr. There are 271 unoccupied houses in Quebec city. A l'cnturesoma Lady Pops the Quastlon and Marries a Elan, Though Told he Has a Wife. NO FOOL LIKE AN OLD FOOL Ills “DARLING BABY.” HEAVY DEFA IACA’l‘ION. Scottish Jottings. NEW YORK, N0v.13th, 1883‘ 3. B35011, Blackstone: Montasquieu. Nicholson and Savigny hold that it was imported from primitin Germgmy. 6. Hicks and Reeves think it. came from the Norseman through the Norman Con- qugsti; 1? Phulips and‘ l’robat mai'niaixi thatit originated among the Welsh, from whom it gnu: honeyed by_the Anglg-flngonn. 4 Konrad Maurer thinks in is of North German origin. 5. Warmiua and Womaae agree that it was derived from the Norseman through the Danes. 8. M6111 thinks it derives‘tzom ’t’he usages of the canon law. 9. Meyer thinks it came from Asia. by way of the Crusades. 10. Maoiejowski says ibwas derived from the Slavonic neighbors of the Angles and Saxons. At Oliver’s wire mill, Pittsburg. Pm, yes- terduy Fred Hogan attacked Simon Rice because he allowed the wire to become tangled. Hogan pounded Rice’s face to a jelly w1th a. hammer. He cannot llve. Hogan has been arrested. 2. Coke, Von Maurer, ‘Phinips'fsélden, Spelman and Turner regard in as having began friginal “it‘ll {be Anglo-8781x0118. ‘ 7. Daniels says the Normans found it existing iplgF-rainog apd gdopfied 1b.? 11. Brunner, Palgrave and Stubbs derive it from the Theodosian Code through the Frank Capitularies. A commercial traveller makes the 8.3- toundmg statement that; a. few evenings ago he was fieeced out of $120 by a. member of the Dominion Cabinet at a. game called “draw poker." The traveller hails from Belleville. Rev.G. H. Spurgeon says to the boys : Water is the strongest drink. It drives mills; it’s the drink of lions and horses, and Samson never drank anything else. Let young men he teetotalers, if only for economy’s sake. The beer money will soon build a house. If what goes into the mash- tub went into the kneading trough, families would be better fed and better taught. If what is spent in waste were only saved against a rainy day. work-houses would never be built. The man who spends his money With the publioan, and thinks land- lord’s bows and “ How do you do, my good fellow ?" means true respect, is a perfect simpleton. We don‘t light fires for the herring‘s comfort, but to roast him. Men do not keep pot-houses for laborers’ good ; if they do they certainly miss their aim. Why, then, should people drink “ for the good of the house?” If I spend money for the good of any house, let it be my own, and not the landlord’s. It is a bad well into which you must put water; and the beer-house is a bad friend, because it takes your all and leaves you nothing but head- aches. He. who calls those his friends who let him sit and drink by the hour together is ignorant, very ignorant. Why, Red Lions, and Tigers, and Eagles and Vultures are all creatures of prey, and why do so many put themselves within the power 0! their jaws and talons? Such as drink and live riotously. and wonder why their faces are so blotohy and their pockets so bare, would leave off wondering if they had two grains of wisdom. They might as well ask an elm tree for pears as look to loose habits for health and wealth. Those who go to the public-house for happiness climb a tree to find fish. The London Advertiser circulates the report that; a manufacturer of spices, cof- fee, eto., named John Cozene, has levanted. leaving I 0 Us to the tune of several thousand dollars in the handset merchants and others there. - A Milwaukee paper records the arrival at that city, en route to Minnesota, of an immigrant family of Danes, consisting of father, mother and 15 children, 13 of whom were tied together with a rope. They had come all the way from Denmark in this way ; thus saving the parents, each of whom had a baby to carry, the trouble of keeping them together. The following are some of the theories respecting the origig‘oflttial by jury :_ In order that a lawn be kept in the best possible condition,a top dressing of well- rotted barn yard manure should be applied broadcast. It should first be composted with rotten turf. so as to form afine mould. and then be screened and carefully raked in among the roots early in December, so that it will nourish and protect the roots. Where this has not been done, ammoniated superphosphete, or better, fertilizers prepared expressly for the lawn (which are comparatively odorless), should be applied broadcast as early in the spring as possible. Top-dressing a nice lawn with unfermented stable manure filled with foul weed seeds is a practice which disfigures the lawn, and is not com- mendable in neatly kept grounds. A fine lawn cannot be maintained without frequent mowing. The lawn-mower is much to be preferred to the scythe, even when the latter is used by an expert. The lawn-mower enables the operator to begin the cutting very early, while, as the dry weather approaches ,il out as frequently as it should be, the fine blades of grass fall in a shower upon the roots, forming an efficient mulching. The lawnrmower should be used even upon newly-seeded lawns as soon as the grass is high enough to cut. Lawns seeded down in April have in some instances been out as many as six times before the first of August. The British newspapers have been dis- cussing lately the earthquake on the eastern coast of England With an amplitude which shows how the nearness or the novelty 0! an event has often more to do with the attention paid to it than its intrinsic im- portance. Historical researches disclose that in 1816 an earthquake “ twisted the spire of Aberdeen church ;” and that in 1843 a like calamity “damaged buildings,” and that in 1852 a shock threw down some walls at Shrestury. Obviously, however, all these disasters combined were not equal to the trembling felt on the 23rd of April at Colchester, Langenhoe and Wyvenhoe, where chimneys and some other structures were actually tumbled down. This, to be sure, is not quite so bad as what has hap- pened to Casamicciola and Caracas, but it provokes even that scientific authority, the Engineer, to say that “ it needed but slightly greater velocity of wave particle not only to have laid low the towns in the eastern counties, but to have made mountainous heaps of briokbats and rubbish of London." Anna Stutt was convicted today at Elber- feld, in Rhenish Prussia, on charges of having rid herself of two ohnomoaa hus- bands by poisoning them. The first bus- band became tiresome to her, when the fell in love with Stutt, and Stutt, it is charged. aided her in her first Borgian attempt. She soon became weary of him too, and becoming enamored of a third lover. managed to have Stutt fall sericurly ill and die before he could make any dis- closures. In her second effort to become a widow Mrs. Stutt acted alone, not daring to take her lover into her confidence. He became alarmed at Stutt‘s sudden demise and broke oil his relations with the women. This attracted suspicion and led to the investigation, which resulted in the woman’s trial and conviction. The prisoner is rather prepossessing in appearance. She was sentenced to fifteen years' penal servi- tude. Vlnrrh-«l “'omnn's Device for Getting 0n the old Love mud on me New. A London cable .desgatah_ says :__Mrs. I‘RWESSIM AL HUSBAND PMNONER. The Earthquake in England: origin 0: Trial by Jury. The Strongest Drink. News In a Nutshell. are of the Lawn.