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Cowardly Murder of a Man in a Saloonâ€"A Dagger Plunged Into his Heart. A Chicago despatch says: Early yesterâ€" day morning John Watts, a welLknown character about the docks, entered VVilson’s liquor store, corner of South Water and Clerk streets, accompanied by a male com- panion and two women. The quartette entered a wine-room in the rear. Shortly afterwards three men entered the saloon, one of whom had a badly bruised face and eyes. This one listened at the door of the wine-room, and then, turning to his com- panions, said: “ Now I’m going to do him up.” With that he drew a long dirk and stepped to the wineroom door. Pushing it open, he saw John Watts sitting with his back to him, and, without a word of warnâ€" ing, the murderer bent oVer the unsuspect- ing man’s shoulder and plunged the dagger up to the hilt into his heart. Jerking his weapon out, he ran through the door, fol- lowed by his chums, and escaped. Watts rolled from his chair, with 9. wine~glass clutched between his fingers, and died. His friend immediately left the saloon, but the women were locked in a cell at the armory, where they are playing drunk and feigning ignorance of the whole transac tion. Discovery of an Almost Naked Man Wandering Amid Mountain Snows. A Wolf Creek (Tenn) despatch says : George Caldwell, While bear-hunting a few days ago on Balsam Mountain, one of the highest mountains in North Carolina, discovered a man almost naked wandering aimlessly around in the snow, which was nearly two feet deep, and eight miles from the nearest habitation. On seeing Cald- well he started to run, but was easily overtaken and captured. His clothing was foundtoconsist of a flannel undershirt,which was torn into shreds, and one shoe. His feet were frostbitten and legs fearfully scratched by briars. He is a veritable living skeleton. By securing his hands Caldwell succeeded in taking him to his house. All efforts to get him to tell his name or to get from him any intelligent account of himself have so far failed. When spoken to he becomes violent, tries to get away, and talks de- liriously about being a fireman on an engine in Charleston when the big shake came. His mind seems entirely gone, and he will only sleep when completely ex- hausted by his ravings. It is with difficulty he can be made to take nourishment. It is supposed he was crazed by the earth- quake shock of August 31st, and wandered to the mountains, but how he has lived this long is a mystery. Caldwell is taking care of him and will take steps to restore him to his friends. Old People Killed and Their Bodies Sold to the Doctors. A Baltimore despatch says: The trial of Anderson Perry, colored, for the murder of Emily Brown was continued in the Crim- inal Court yesterday. The evidence disâ€" closed a depth of crime unparallelled in the criminal annals of the city or State. Perry, the accused, who was employed in the dissecting department of Maryland University, it appears from the testimony, had told others he was in the habit of killing and selling the bodies of old people for dissection purposes. Ross, already convicted, lived in the same house with Perry, and declares he was instigated by Ferry to commit the murder, assuring him that nothing would ever be known of it, but after he had committed the crime he was advised by Perry to leave the city. It also appeared that Perry was to have married the mother of Ross a few days subsequent to the murder. Perry is an old man and partially paralyzed. The trial creates much excitement, and hundreds of people, mostly colored, are gathered about the Court House during the sessions of the court. An Old Man Hacked to Pieces and His House Burned. A Dansville, N. Y., despatch says: A cold-blooded murder was committed at Mount Morris, the particulars of which are as follows : The house of Henry Higgings was discovered on fire yesterday morning at about 5 o’clock. The department sub- dued the flames and found the body of Higgins in the cellar, hacked into pieces, the legs in one place, arms in another, and head gone. Higgins was about 70 years of age and an old resident of the town. He for- merly worked at the tailoring business, but of late years has done little, being a man of dissipated habit. Last Friday he received a pension of $700, which he placed in the hands of the Catholic priest to li 11idate some old debts. It is supposed theiflie was cruelly murdered, under the impression that this money was in his possession, and to cover the crime his house was burned. Two men, named Lyman Crowley and D. Johnson, have been arrested on suspicion. A Halifax despatch says : The schooner C. Graham was wrecked last Monday night in a gale off Dover West, and her crew of six men were believed to have perished. This evening, however, three of the crew reached Halifax and reported that two more of their number were at Dover being cared for till they recover from the injuries and exhaustion consequent upon their fierce struggle with the elements. The survivors state that the schooner struck about 10 o’clock at night, and the foremast fell against the cliff, resting on a ledge about thirty feet above the deck. Five of the men clambered up the mast and reached the narrow ledge on which it rested. The sixth and missing man was the captain. He was last seen to enter the cabin, and it is thought that after leaving it he fell through the deck and hurt himself so badly as to be unable to move. The five on the rock had barely reached their place of refuge when the schooner parted and was washed out of sight. From the ledge the men clambered to the top of the rock, where they remained until Wed- nesday morning, half clothed and without shelter, food or water. The storm con- tinued throughout all this time and the heavy sea running made it impossible for the people on the shore who knew of the wreck to make a search. On Wednesday morning, the sea having calmed down, boat crews put off from the land. The n. en on the rock attracted their attention, and lines being thrown to them they were dragged through the water into the boats. All were fearfully exhausted from their exposure to the elements, and had they been compelled to remain in their terrible position a few hours longer all would have perished. The mate, James Watt, was so far gone that his life was despaired of, but he is now rallying and will recover in time. He is being taken care of at a house in Dover, where another of his comrades also remains until he is able to proceed to Halifax. An Army Tragedy. The Lucknow papers report an awful tragedy which has taken place in the Leicestershire Regiment. Some privates in a detachment stationed at Ranikhet owed a grudge against the seargeant of their company and vowed vengeance, so they attually dealt round a. pack of cards, having agreed that the man to whom the ace of spades was dealt was to “do” for the offender. The card fell toe young private who, when the sergeant entered the place where they were assembled, at once took up his rifle and shot him dead. The murderer has been sentenced to death. Albany, N. Y., has a Hebrew [opuhtion of 3,000. Thrilling Story of Shipwreck and Suffering. A VICTIM OF THE EARTHQUAKE. A BURKE AND HARE CASE. MURDERED FOR M0; TABBED TO DEATH. SAVED FROBI THE SEA. a? An American Railroad Company Worse Than Irish Landlords. A Chicago despatch says: The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway has of late kept men busy tearing down someold frame houses on North Green street, near its right of way, in order to made room for a proâ€" posed new freight-house. It is said that yesterday morning, without warning,\vork- men commenced to demolish a three‘story frame structure occupied at the time by three familiesâ€"the Cummings family, with two children, occupying the top floor; the Walsh family, the middle floor ; and the Gillespie family, the bottom floor. They had seven children, the oldest not more than 11 years of age. Suddenly the steps were cut down, and the Walsh and Cum- mings families begged that they be left until they had removed their furniture. The workmen, however, did not even put up a ladder to aid them in getting out. The men succeeded in cutting the foundations so that the building was seen to rock, and then came down with a crash, completely demolishing the under story. Mrs. Gumâ€" mings, who had climbed out, dragged Mary, Maggie and Annie Gillespie from the debris of the first floor. All these sustained bumps and bruises. Herr Richter Puts Civil Liberties Before Military Glory. A Berlin cable says: The new German Liberals of the second Berlin district met yesterday for the purpose of deciding on their action in the coming election for the member of the Reichstag. Three thousand electors attended. It was resolved to sup- port Prof. Virchow against Gen. von Moltke’s candidate. Herr Richter, in his speech advocating this policy, admitted the personal merits of Gen. von Moltke as Superintendent ; but, he contended, it was not the duty of the electors to provide that the military interests of the Empire should be strongly represented in the Reichstag, but rather to elect to that body those who could and would defend the civil interests of the people, to the end that there might be a-proper equalization of the civil and military claims put forth. The views of eminent civilians should be recognized in opposition to a one-sided military view. When the Duke'of Wellington, continued Herr Richter, utilized his military glory and his personal merits to override the constitution of England, Englishmen de- fiantly declared that though he had been victorious in Spain and at \Vaterloo he should not be victorious against the people of England. In like manner Gen. von Moltke, though he had been victorious over Austria and over France, should not be permitted to be victorious against the citi- zens of Berlin. A Headless Trunk Discovered in a Trunk. An Entire Family Sold by a Pennsyl- vanian for $90~Tlle “fife Satisfied. A Wilkesbarre, Pa., despatch says : The village of Nanticoke is in a fever of excite } ment over a startling affair which has just ‘ taken place. John Wayrick came to the i United States from Germany twenty years 1 ago, and found employment in one of the ‘ Pennsylvania coal mines. By industry and ‘ frugality he managed to accumulatemoney. He married a buxom lass from his own native land and six children blessed the union. About three years ago Wayrick took to drinking, lost his lucrative position in the mines, his property was sold by the sheriff to pay his debts, and the wife was compelled to keep boarders in order ' to feed the children. Through the influence of friends, \Vayrick was persuaded to relinquish his bad habits. On the first of the new year he swore off drinking and was given a job in the mines. All the neighborhood con- gratulated themselves on the wonderful reform worked in the heretofore hard- hearted husband. Wayrick is now on his road west, however. Having fallen again he bought a ticket for Chicago on Satur- day. On Friday he sold his whole family to one of his boarders, Philip Mauer, forf the sum of $90, $50 for the wife, and $20 apiece for the two boys, aged 14 and 12. Mauer refused to pay anything for the four younger children, as he said they would be a burden on his hands. The original con- tract was that Mauer was to give his three younger children to his sister for safe keep- ing, and.Mauer pay him $150 for the wife and other children, who were old enough to work, but in consideration of Mauer taking the whole family, a reduction of $60 was allowed. Mrs. \Vayrick says she is satis- fied with the bargain, as Mauer is a sober man and will be good to them. Wayrick was once a member of the Town Council and an influential man. A Baltimore despatch says : A large trunk shipped by express from New York, and directed to ” J. N. Wilson,” this city, arrived on Sunday. There was no call for it, and yesterday afternoon such an odor was emitted from the trunk that the police of the Central district were notified. The trunk, when opened, revealed the body of a man with the feet and legs and left arm cut off and packed in with the body. There was no head. 0n the body was a calico shirt, which had on the name “ C. Raufhold.” There were also several cards found in his clothing bearing the name ” E. D. Siegel, butcher, Throof avenue, Brooklyn, E. D.” The body has the appearance of a young man of about 160 pounds, but in the absence of the head there can be no conjecture as to the age. The express people here have no idea. by whom the trunk was shipped from New York. A Polk county (Gm) mam is living pleas nntly with his eighth wife. Mrs. Fisher, a. brunette, with good features, fine eyes and a ready tongue, runs an eightyhorse-power Harrisâ€"Corliss engine in Providence, and does it well. A. V. Pingsley, of Leslie, Mich, found a. large musket-ball near the heart of a. tree and eighteen inches from the surface of the wood. It had probably been there for a century. A Michigan farmer, digging for water, struck a. springing well at a depth of seven- teen feet, but the water was unfit to drink. While he was cursinghis luck at better-posted resident directed his attention to the fact that; the black adulterant was coal. “ Sis,” said a. bright Austin youth to his sister, who was putting the finishing touches on her toilet, “ you ought to marry a burglar.” “ What do you mean by such nonsense ?" “ I mean that you and aburglar would at along well together; you have got the also locks and he has got the false keys." CRUEL CHICAGO EYICTIONS. ANOTHER “ MAXWELL” CASE. MOLTK E AND \‘VELLI NGTOh VOL X VIII THE Odd Items frmn All Around. CHEAP FOR; CASH. The condition of Ireland still requires your anxious attention. Grave crimes in that country have hnppily been rarer in the last few months than during a similar period of the preceding year; but the relations between the owners and occupiers of the land which, in the early autumn, exhibited signs of improvement, have since been seriously disturbed in some districts by organized attempts to incite the latter class to combine against the fulfilment of their legal obligations. The efforts of the Government to cope with this evil have been seriously impeded by the difficulties incident to the method at present prescribed by statute for deal- ing with such offences. Your early atten- tion will be called to proposals for u re- form of legal procedure which seem 119068» sary to secure the prompt and efficient administgqtion orfrtlie cry); "mil 131w? Sinoe'I last'aild'fe‘ssed you the fiofiimis- sioners directed to inquire into certain subjects of great importance to the national welfare of Ireland have been actively pro- secuting their labors. The report of the commission on the operation of recent Acts dealing with the tenure and purchase of land will shortly be laid before you, and will doubtless receive from you that early and careful attention which the serious im- portance of the subject demands. You will be asked to consider measures having for their object the removal of hind- rances which exist to cheap and rapid transfer of land, to facilitate the provision of allotments for small householders, and provide for a. readier sale of Glebe lands. With regard to Scotland, you will be asked to consider measures for the reform of the Universities, for completing recent legislation as to powers of the Secretary for Scotland and for amending the procedure of Criminal Courts. Bills for the improvement of Local Government in England and Scotland Will be laid before you. Should the circum- stances render it possible they will be fol- lowed by a measure dealing with the same subject in Ireland. A Bill for improving and cheapening the process of Private Bill legislation for Eng land, Scotland and Ireland will be sub- mitted. The Commission which I issued in 1885 to inquire into the lamentable depression under which trade and agriculture have been suffering for many years have pre- sented a. valuable report, which, with the important evidence collected, will be laid before 101}. A Bill for altering the man of levying tithes in England and Wales will be sub- mitted. H‘HE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The estimateswill be submitted to you with careful regard to the economy and efficiency of the public service. My Lords and Gentlemen : Measures dealing with the regulation of railway rates and preventing fraudulent use of merchandise marks will be brought under your consideration. _ In the performance of these and all other momentous duties, I earnestly pray that the blessing of Almighty God may attend your labors. THE SCENE AT THE OPENING. As early as 8 o’clock this morning mem- bers began to arrive in the House of Commons so as to secure good seats. The first to appear was Mr. Selwyn, Conserva- tive member for Cambridgeshire. The scenes at the opening of Parliament were duller than usual. The crowds about the buildings showed little if any enthu- siasm, and the members were evidently uncertain as regards the future. Lord Randolph Churchill, when he first entered the House, tried to take the coveted seat ‘below the gangway which he formerly ‘ occupied. He found though that he had been forestalled by Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, whose hat was on the seat. Lord Randollh lifted the hat, examined it critically, read Mr. Chaplin’s card for a minute, then smiled and took a. back seat. It is notori» ous that a. feud exists between Lord Ran- dolph and Mr. Chaplain. The Speech from the Throne excited but little interest. The weather is damp and foggy. Operations in Burmah have been con- ducted with bravery and skill for the pur- pose of extirpating brigandage, which has grown during recent years of miggovern- ment. The bands of nmrauders by whom Upper Burmah has long been infested have been dispersed. Many of the leaders have laid down their arms, and 1 entertain a confident hope that the general pacification of the country will be effected during the present season. Commercial treaties have been concluded w1th Greece and Roumania. Gentlemen of the House of Commons : The task undertaken by my Government in Egypt has not yet been accomplished, but substantial advance has been made to- wards the assurance of external and in» ternal tranquility, My relations with all foreign Powers are friendly. Affairs in southeastern Europe are still unsettled, but I do not apprehend that any disturbance of European peace will result from the unadjusted controversies which have arisen in that region. While depleting the events which compelled Prince Alexander to retire from the Bul- garian throne, I have not judged it ex- pedient to interfere in the proceedings for the election of his successor until they reach the stage at which my assent is re- quired by the Berlin Treaty. Promised. A London cablegmm of last Thursday says: Parliament was opened today. The following is the Queen’s Speech: My Lords and Gentlemen : TEXT OF THE QUEEN’S SPEECH. Further Repressive Measures for Ireland A last (Thursday) night’s London Cable says : The Parnellites, after the reading of the Queen’s Speech, held a. conference and discussed the advisability of offering an amendment to the address in reply to it. They adjo‘urned without coming to a deci- smn Speeches by All the Big Par- liamentary Guns. W. H. Smith, First Lord of the Tres- sury,gsve notice of the Government’sinten- tion to introduce measures for the reform of the‘ rules of Parliamentary procedure, and said he would ask facilities for giving precedence to the consideration of these measures, so that they may be at once dis- cussed from day to day. Mr. Smith said the discussion of the procedure measures would be subject only to such interruptions as might be necessary for the conduct of urgent business. Mr. Gladstone reached the House at 4.30 o’clock. He was greeted with great enthu- RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1887. Mr. Gladstone applauded what he called Lord Randolph Churchill’s sacrifices in the behalf of sound economic policy and the judicious mode in which he proposed to apply the principles he advocated. He (Gladstone) found no fault with the Govern- ment’s foreign policy, but hethought Salis- bury’sMansion House speech was calculated to raise apprehension and'the country was entitled to be reassured. He objected to the severance of the Treasury portfolio from the Premiership, t'we former being practically a sinecure. Hâ€"e also objected to a combination of the offi: of fires 'er and Foreign Secretary, wfilcu made man responsible for the diet tion of momentous foreign despatches. It was most important that this dual action should be maintained as a security alike for the Sovereign, the Cabinet and the countryâ€"â€"that is, that the foreign policy be conducted jointly by the Premier and the Foreign Secretary. Reâ€" ferring to the Canadian fisheries question, he said he trusted the papers on the subject would speedily be presented to the House. He said he thought England and Scotland very justly complained of the Irish monoâ€" poly of the time of Parliament, but he feared there was small likelihood of a remedy being found. He was ready to bet ten to one that the Local Government question would not be settled this session. The Government, he said, also proposed to deal with the criminal law in Ireland, although they tried to make it sound better by using the term procedure. It was gratifying, he con- tinued, to hear that crime was rarer in Ireland, but in regard to the allusion to the inciting of tenants against landlords, he greatly lamented the fact that the Queen had not expressed regret at the recent lamentable evictions in Kerry. The poor people thus treated were unable to pay their rents, and the attempts made at last session to relieve such cases had been frustrated by the Government. Although Sir Michael Hicks-Beach had been “ exer- cising pressure ” upon landlords with the View of modifying proceedings in cases of necessity, yet despite this evictions have continued, and nobody can tell how many more are in store. In conclusion, Mr. Gladstone said he hoped the sanguine ex- pectations of the Royal Speech would be fulfilled. Mr. Gladstone rose and delivered an eulogy on the Earl of Iddesleigh, Whom he said he had the honor to introduce into public life. Mr. Gladstone said the senti- ments of sorrow for the Earl’s death were universal, and were based on the sterling merits of the man. Viscount Weymouth (Conservative) then moved the address in regly to_the Speech. ‘ Mr. \V. H. Smith said the Cabinet tried to retain Lord Randolphflvhnse action it was thought might‘have been modified if time had been allowed to discuss the differ- ence, which was susceptible of accommoda- tion. The subject was then dropped. In the House of Lords the Earl of Erne moved the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne. Earl Granville said the Speech from the Throne disclosed the fact that the Govern- ment intended again to introduce a Coercion Bill. The Government could not be acquitted of responsibility for the carrying on of the Plan of Campaign, for they had delayed denouncing it when they knew it was illegal. They had also refused to stop evictions by the measure brought into the House of Commons. Referring to the fact that the Marquis of Salisbury had two Cabinet offices, that of Prime Minister and that of Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the same time, Lord Granville said it was bad for the country, for the Sovereign and for the Cabinet, besides being unfair to the Marquis himself. Lord Randolph Churchill entered upon an explanation of the reasons which led him to resign the Chancellorship of the Exchequer. He said he retired because the Government’s naval and military estimates exceeded $531,000,000, Without counting the large supplementary esti- mates. He insisted on having these estiâ€" mates reduced, but his colleagues refused to cut them down, “although,” added Lord Randolph, “ I had been urging economy ever since August." Lord Ran~ dolph then referred to the Government‘s foreign policy and declared amid loud Opposition cheers: “ I also objected to the Government’s policy of needless interference in the affairs of other nations.” “ The policy of this country,” )he said, “ should be peaceful everywhere. ‘ (Cheers) The Government estimates were too great for a time of peac.» It has been‘ said that I resigned in hastv. The fact is that there were differences between my- self and my colleagues in the Cabinet almost from the beginning of the present Government. (Cheers and laughter.) As I did not desire to remain wrangling in the Cabinet, I asked to be allowed to retire, unless the Government expenses were reduced within absolute peace limits. The Marquis of Salisbury wrote in response to my request, defending the estimates in the face of possible war, as he said. There was no course left open for me but to write my resignation, stating that I de- clined to be a party in the game for the high and desperate stakes other nations were playing for, and I haVe seen no reason since to regret the step I took.” (Cheers) In conclusion, Lord Randolph, whose speech lasted forty minutes, quoted from his last letter to Lord Salisbury the state- ment that he left the Cabinet with regret, but without misgiving or hesitation. Lord Salisbury opened the debate for the Government by alluding to the resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill, saying the Government were sensible of the loss they had sustained through his resignation. The Premier said, however, that he thought the execution of Lord Randolph Churchill’s policy at the present time would inflict an injury on the public service, because it was a time when no one could tell what crisis might happen. The Marquis said hehoped the Conservatives would soon again have the advantage of Lord Randolph Churchill’s services. Continuing, Lord Salisbury said that a most unjust reference had been made to the Government’s action toward the Plan of Campaign. The Irish Executive, he declared, had taken the promptest legal measures against the Plan of Campaign. The party really responsible for the origin of the plan and any success it had obtained was that section of the Liberal party which relied for its strongest support upon the Irish party, and the lead- ers of which did not think it their duty to denounce a scheme of deliberate robbery, which the Government was doing its best to defeat. (Cheers) Touching foreign affairs, he declared that the Gov- ernment had never pursued a policy which had for its object the restoration of Prince Alexander, and he could not understand how such an utterly groundless idea arose. The abiding aim of the Government was to maintain peace, and nothing known to sinsm by the people on the way from his residence. Mr. Parnell entered the House and reached his seat unobserved. The late Sir James Dalrymple-Horn- Elpliinstone was in his day a wellvknown and familiar figure at Westminster. He had the appearance of a. flourishing farmer, but he had been a sailor in his youth and twice represented Portsmouth in Parlia- ment. He was reputed to be a great author- it‘y on all naval matters and spoke fre- quently and freely about everythingdirectly and indirectly concerning the sea. A portrait of Professor Edward Caird was, on the 8th inst, presented to the Sen- ate of the Glasgow University by former students “highlle friuudb. Sir VV. Thou:- son presided and Mr. James A. Campbell, M.P., made the yresentation. Agnes Gilchrist, widow; of Rev. Arch. Craig, Mount Carmel, Ind., who diefl there recently, was a. native of Kilmarnock, and her husband was one of the most promi» nent of the old Radicals of Kilmarnock, and his name is one of those inscribed on the Reformers’ Monument in Kay Park. Dollar has lost a well-known resident by the death of Mr. James VVardlaw, iron- monger. Deceased was never married, and belonged to the Pitreavie family, being cousin to Sir Henry VVardlaw, Bart., of Tillicoultry. He Wasa quaint humorist, and was fond of relating reminiscences of Canada, in which country he for several years resided. The death was announced on the 8th inst. of Rev. James Beattie, of Cupar-Fife, in his let year. He was born in Inver- keillour, Forfarshire, in April, 1796. Mr. Beattie was the author of “ The History of the Church of Scotland during the Com- monwealth.” He is survived by two sons and two daughters. The sons are both ministers of the Free Churchâ€"namely, Rev. James Beattie, Australia, and Rev. W. D. Beattie, Monimail, Fifeshire. On the 12th inst, Dr. Robert Beveridge, Aberdeen, died very suddenly. He called at a. friend’s house, when he was seized with illness and expired almost imme- diately. The Queen’s Remembrancor had decided to retain as “ Treasure Trove " the 12,000 silver coins of the 13th century recently found in the premises of Mr. Thomson, Aberdeen, but is to allow him the value of 600 ounces of silver. Glasgow is called the second city of the Empire. In 1881 when the census was taken it was found that there were 705,109 people in Glasgow and suburbs, and 681,934 in Liverpool and suburbs; the population of Glasgow is now fully 770,000. A Baby’s Timely Notice to Her Parents That She “'as Not Ready to 1m Buried. A Louisville despatch says: Two months ago William Sperinfogel, a stone masrn, came to this city with his wife and their two children. and moved into a little cottage on Fetter street. On Wednesday night their younger child, a little girl nearly a year old, was taken sick with convulsions, and on Thursday night to all appearances she died. A neighbor assisted the mother in preparing the body for burial while Sperinfogel went to the nearest undertaker’s and bought a cheap coffin. Yesterday they started in a hack for the St. Louis Cemetery, and when they had nearly reached it a peculiar noise, which was at first thought to be the creaking of the carriage wheels, was noticed. A moment later it was discovered that the noise came from the little coffin. The father, tearing off the lid, found the baby alive. She was carried back to their home in her father’s arms, and now lies seemingly dead with the exception of an occasional moan. Several physicians visited the house last night, but made no effort to explain the condition of the child while it was being prepared for burial. None believe that it will live, but all unite in saying that the case is a very peculiar one. Latest Froln Ireland. The Belfast Police Force has been in creased to eight hundred men. Latest Scottish News. Colonel Mackenzie, Fortrose, has left £500 to the Northern Infirmary,und £2,000 to the University of Aberdeen for two bur- saries for boys of the name of Mackenzie. Mr. Michael Eagan, of Derrinakane, parish of Oakfield, county Clare, died on Jan: 3rd, agggi 105 years. _ The marble statue of the late Lord O’Haan by Thomas Farrell, R. H. A., is finished, and ready to be placed in the 118.11 of the Four Courts, Dublin. On Jan. 6th Ald. McCorkell died at his residence, Richmond. Mr. McCorkell was head of the well-known shipping firm bear- ing the name. He was several times Mayor of. Derry. The Lordâ€"Lieutenant has declined to grant his County Down tenants; any abate. ment, but has expressed his willingness to sell at a reasonable rate. The tenants have offered a. fifteen yem‘s’ purchase. The Primate of All Ireland has issued a letter calling for the raising of a. memorial fund to commemorate the Queen’s jubilee year in accordance with a recent resolu- tion of the Archbishops and Bishops. He advises that a general synod should decide the shape of the memorial. It is proposed to organize a national pilgrimage from Ireland to Rome on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Pope next year. Asimilar pilgrimage has not taken place since 1698. A deputation of priests and laity will probably wait on Archbishop Walsh in Dublin shortly to obtain his sanction. The other day a son of 1). A. Lawson, of St. Peter’s, P. E. I., pulled a lamp off a table. The lamp exploded and the lad’s clothing catching fire he was burned to death. Lord Granville followed Lord Salisbury. He referred to the arduous labors per» formed by Lord Iddesleigh while member of the House of Commons and his great service to the State. One of the girls working in the mills at Biddeford, Me., gets more letters than any other woman in town. She is the youngest of thirty-two children born to the Same parents, and twenty-three brothers and sisters who still live write to her every week. How she manages her share of the correspondence has not yet been printed. The Marquis of Salisbury referred to the death of Lord Idaesleigh in the House of Lords this evening. He- said : “ His death left on my mind an impression which can never be effaced. It has brought home to me keenly the truth of the reflection, ‘ What shadows we pursue! ’ He was probably more beloved than any statesman of our time. His gentle temper and unfail- ing courtesy and spirit of cheerfulness made him universally appreciated." him gave an impression that; there was imminent danger of war, or that the rela- tions between France and Germany were other than peaceful. Adjourned. ALIVE IN HER COFFIN. h WHOLE NO 1,489 NO. 37. first became a business those interested, suspecting no evil, were easily cheated. Stones were then carried away concealed about the person of the laborers. But as the thefts increased greater precautions were taken to insure the detection of the thieves. Some of the “dodges ” which have been resorted to in order to carry diamonds from the diggings have been not a little remarkable. We have only room, however, for a sample or two. Upon one occasion it is related that an ingenious laborer wrapped the stones in a small piece of soft bread, the morsel being greedin snapped by a dog. The dog was carefully looked after till the mine was left behindY when it was ruthlessly killed to obtain the hidden diamonds in its stomach. Domestic fowls have been trained to swallow the smaller stones, which have afterward been cut out of their crops. A parcel of stolen gems has been known to have been got out of a well-watched digging by having been ingeniously fastened to the hair of a horse’s tail. A ModernrJenny Geddes. It may be news to the most even of Scottish readers (says the Greenock Tric- graph) that Mr. Sankey met with a modern Jenny Geddes the first time he sang in the Scotch metropolis. He tells the story in a very lively fashion to a New York “ inter- viewer.” The fact that most of his songs were purer American created misappre- hension in the minds of some people as to how they would be received in England, and especially in Scotland, when he came hither with Mr. Moody. Not a few pre- dicted that he would come to grief. In England, however, his sacred lyrics went like wildfire. Still Scotland was the place where the pessimists predicted that there would certainly be disaster. “ They in- sisted that the people of Scotland loved the Psalms of David, and would tolerate nothing else. I remember well one recepâ€" tion in bonny Scotland. The first meeting was held in Edinburgh, in the Free Assembly Hall. When I arrived the place was literally jammed. I sat down at the organ and played a few tunes. I was just beginning to sing a solo when I heard a loud scream in the congregation. The voice yelled, ‘Let me out, let me out; what would John Knox think of you?’ I was surprised at the outburst. Finally a woman struggled through the crowd, reached the aisle and went out, stillscream‘ ing that sentence. My solo was well re ceived, and no more protests were made against music that John Knox knew nothing of in his day.” Feeding Precious Gems to a Dog and Then Killing the D0g~0ther Tricks. Although there is a. considerable and clever detective staff on the diamond fields, there are those at Kimberley who can outâ€" wit the police, at any rate for a time, and so it happens that such a number of stones is annually stolen as to prove a factor in disturbing the market price, says “ Cham- bers’ J ournsl.” The chances of detection are no doubt great ; but the hope of secur- ing a few hundred pounds by a little pecu- lation is so Lemming that there are always hundreds of men at “ the game. Some of the thievesâ€"that is, the men who steal the stones they are paid for unearthingâ€"dis. play great ingenuity in carrying away the gems. The business of diamonddigging is naturally of a roughâ€"and-ready kind, and presents opportunities for fraud which are not available in other industries. When diamond stealing There were few pretty growns, but many magnificent mantles. Two or three cos- tumes wholly red, usually unpardonable, were quite forgivable in the state of the atmosphere. They warmed one up to look at them. A lady in a wechut redingote of light checkered cloth and a distressingly small waist puzzled everybody. “ Has she dyed her hair then?” was the question asked by all who saw her. Two lovely girls in sombre seal and furs, with beautiful gold-brown hair falling round their child- faces, were followed by a buzz of admira- tion. There were many pretty women. A few wild heads lent added value to the neat. A gown and bonnet of ruby velvet, trimmed with costly sable-tail, caused pangs of envy in many a breast ; but few would have changed identity with the wearer. One or two actresses stood near us as we sat. They unconscioust pitched their voices so as to be heard by many, even when they addressed the individual only. The genial journalist was in great form. I heard him accuse a lady of being a cap- tain of heavy drgoons. He declared he had seen the spurs under her gown. Perhaps she wears steel “ tips ” to her heels. That always gives amilitary ring tothe footfall. Voted to Abolish the Deualoguo. There is one good story in the Hayward “Letters,” and the hero of it is the late Mr. James Merry. The incident took place during the contest for the Falkirk burghs in 1861 : Lady Colin Campbell a Target for Many Curious Glances. (Cousin Madge in London Truth.) Lady Colin Campbell was conspicuous among the celebrities of the Grosvenor Gallery private view. It was quite amusing to see how the people came up in twos and threes to stare at her as she stood talking to Mr. Whistler, till at last they accumulated and became quite a dense crowd. Lady Colin looks as though all the staring of theworld could not for a. single instant disturb her self-possession. Her fine figure was well displayed in a beautifully-made dress of dark red-brown cloth and plush. Her bonnet was one of those very fashionable but very ugly ones which ascend in a steep slope from the back. Her earrings were the envy of every diamond-lover in the room. They were large single stones of the first water, and they shone and glittered temptingly in the brilliant light. Lady Colin was with her father, Mr. Blood. Lady Randolph Churchill, in subdued tones of brown and beaver, shone star-like among the crowd of gazers. She was with an elderly lady who must once have been almost as pretty as she herself. Questioner at Public Meeting-Will Mr. Merry vote for an alteration of the (legglogue? Merfy (aside to a friend)â€"What theâ€"‘6 that ‘2 Friendâ€".Flogging in the army. Merry~1 beg to say, if elected, I will vote, and, indeed, I will move for its total and immediate abolition. In the grave of one of the ancient Indian chiefs at Oaxaca, Mexico, recently opened, an idol of pure gold was discovered. Since 1880 Philadelphia. has had but two Democratic Mayors-Daniei M. Fox. deoted in 1868, and SamuelG, King, elected in 1881. CLEVER DIADIOND THIEYE. . PRETTY WOMEN IN LONDON. 5‘3 The Tallest Man of Modern Times. There appeared at the London pavilion last evening (Jan. 10th), for the first time, the tallest man whose height has been recorded in modern times. The new giant is an Austrian named Winkelmeir, and his height is eight feet nine inches, which is one foot more than that of Chang, the Chinese giant. Winkelmeir was born at Freidburg, near Salsburg, upper Austria, in 1865, his parents being in an humble station in life. He is the youngest of a family of five children, none of whom are of abnormal stature, nor are his parents or grand-parents unusually tall. His fingers span two octaves on a piano, and the stretch of his arm is enormous. He showed no development of this extraordinary growth up to the age of 14, but since then he has been growing rapidly, and medical authorities in Berlin have expressed the opinion that he is likely to increase till he is 25. The young man is healthy, strong and intelligent. Beyond doubt he is one of the greatest curiosities of the day. A huge bed has been constructed for him in the building of the pavilion, which will be his home for some time to come.~Lomlon Standard. The vanishing bird-cage trick, which was done some years ago, required great strength on the part of the magician, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Contrary to the general impression, which was that the cage was made entirely of rubber, it was composed of strong steel bars, at the joints of which were powerful springs. The cage was held in the magician’s hands, with the live bird twittering between its wires, un- conscious of the cruel fate that awaited it. Often the magician went down into the audience and gave people a close inspection of the cage, which he always held between the palms of his hands, using all the strength of his arms to keep the steel bars in place. Returning to the stage, he faced the audience, telling them to keep their eyes on the cage. This the did, but to no avail. With a light muscu ar move ment of the arms, and the usual “ one, two three,” the magician’s hands parted com- pany from the cage, and the latter, with its crushed and mangled little victim, was gone, nobody knew where. It went up the magician’s coat-sleeve, often at the cost of lacerations and bruises to his arm, and as he bowed and smiled it was swinging at his back under his coat. The bars of the cage fell together in a line with the diagonal of the cube which it formed; or, a better illustration is offered if the opposite corners of a square are forced toward each other until two of the sides lie almost parallel to the other two. In 99 cases out of 100 the bird is crushed to death. The Poor Man’s Paradise. My servant is earning $18 per month. With that he can support his three wives and their children, have a. little house of his own, together with a. small garden, and eat three to four courses at every meal, besides paying for all the armk and wine and tobacco he needsâ€"and he needs a. good deal. A man can keep house splendidly on 20 cents a. day in Persia.â€"Letterfrom Wolf van. Schlebwmd. Thoughtful Santa Claus. Little Dotâ€"~Did your mamma hang up her stocking Christmas ? Little Dickâ€"N0 ; did yours ? “ Yes ; I didn’t see it, but she said she Then he began to try and think back. I am told that it is one of the hardest things in the world to do to think back over New Year’s day. ” My conduct 1” “ Yes, Mr. Simpson. You were drunk last night} did‘ A company of friends recently called at the house of a. citizen of Middletown, Conn.. to spend the evening. They were asked to lay their coats, cloaks, and shawls on A bed where a. baby was sleeping. The little one was unusually good that evening, and neither stirred nor cried. When the guests had gone it was found to be dead. It had been smothered by the garments piled upon it. “ Doâ€" not deny it, James Sim son; do you know that you kissed my e1 est sister whey you lef_t, aftpr you; New Year’s call? " ‘7 And yofl slapped my mother on the back and called her ‘ Old Gal.’ ” “No, no. You misunderstood. I did notâ€"” uI could overlook all these things, but when you introduced me to the hackman as your intended wife, and told him there would always be a chair for him at our dinner table after we were married, I draw the line-andâ€"â€"a.ll is over between us.” “ I femember tllai, of courseâ€"only a bit of plpagamtry.” _ It cost him a small fortune to make up with the family. ‘ “ Mr. Simpson,” she said, “ all is over between us.” “ Whatâ€"what have I done ‘2” “ Mr. Simpson, I have loved you devotedly, passionately, for six months and three days. I naturally have permitted all those chaste liberties which engaged people concede to one another, but I cannot overlook your conduct yesterday.” “ OH, come, Lucinda. Iwasn’t very bad, I wafia quite sqber, indeed.” Paul Williams, the 12-year-old son of G. B. Williams, of Mendon, Mass.,ha.s neither arms nor legsâ€"only stumps from his shoulders, about two inches long, and stumps, about eight inches long, for legs. Yet he is a. fine writer, holding a pen or brush between his chin and one shoulder stump, and moving it with his head. He is a good artist, and is also a. pupil of high standing in the Mendon high school. ‘ a My darling," he said, u is tfiis how you greet me on the New Year? What’s the matter ?” William E. Ries, of Newcastle, P3,, put his horse and cutter under a shed while he transacted some business. The horse backed out, trotted to the railroad bridge, over the Neahennock Creek, and then walked deliberately across, stepping on the ties, which are from one tothree feet apart, and dragging the cutter after him. “’hat May Happen to a Young Man “'hn Indulges Too Freely. It was the day after N ew Year’s,sa.ys the San Francisco Chronicle. He came up full of affected enthusiasm and Infection, for his head was big enough for a No. 253, but she must not know it. She entered the room and greeted him coldly. _ And at night when I knee] to a Higher Power And ask His tender care, One yearninficry of a wayward life Is the but an of m prayer ; That I ma v bend, wit willing lips, To kiss t e clmstening rod, And learn the way through the golden gate To the great white throne of God. â€".7a1rws Clarence Harvey. But whether 'tis death that hovers near, And knocks at the door of my heart, Or whether ’tis some bright angel come To be of my life a part. I cannot tell, and I long in vain The secret strange to know, While the moments of mirth, and grief, and pain Move on in their ceaseless flow. For it seems at times, when the world is still And the soft night winds are whist, As though some spirit were hovering near In fol s of dream-like mist, And I feel, though mortals are nowhere near, That, I am not quite alone, And with gloomy thoughts of dying and dead My heart grows cold as stone. I wonder if ever the angel of death Comes down from the great unknown, And soars away on the wmgs of night, Unburdened and alone ; I wonder if ever the angel's eyes Are filled with glistening tears, As they grant to the souls unfit for flight, A few more Weary years. What did Santa Claus put in it?” A real, live baby.”-â€"()maha World. THE DAY AFTER. The Nameleu Guest. Poor Birdie !