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NEWS IN A NUTSHELL. The Grand Trunk Railway foundry at Hamilton is to be enlarged immediately. A direct steamship line will be estab- lished between Montreal and Germany next season. The lasters’ strike in Montreal is in sta. t quo, with no effort in progress on either side to settle matters. Summary of Foreign. Domestic and other Itemsâ€"Concise, Plthy and Pointed. DOMESTIC. Sir John A. Macdonald has returned to his residence, Stadacona. hall. The Dominion Government 1153 granted a ’bonus to the Montreal Harbor Police of ten dollars per man. A man named Louis Layden was recently run 0‘ er by a. Canadian Pacxfic railway loco- motive at Point Douglas. The Rev. C. G. Glass, an eminent retired Presbyterian minister, died at Montreal the other day. He founded the presbytery of York, N. B_. An action has been entered for $10,000, on behalf of the Allan Steamship line, against the steamer Clandon, which recently ran into the Polynesian at Halifax. - Mayor Logan is again in the field for the \Vinnipeg mayoralty. The only other can- didate is Ald. McMicken. The schooner Tecumseh, of Owen Sound, ran ashore the other day on the east side of Cove Island on a. flat rock. Sheppard Pike, of Rofi'enston, Maine, brother of the Hon. A. F. Pike, dropped dead in Young’s hotel at Calais. A private telegram has been received from the Hon. Dr. Schultz, containing the information of his rapid recovery. Sir Hector Langevin will be feted in Mon- treal next month by the merchants’ clerks of the city, connected with the early closing movement. SheriE’s officers who attempted to enforce an injunction preventing the working of the Salmon River Gold Mine, N. S., were driven off by a. large force of miners, who threw them into the river. A lad entered the woods in the Gatineau district hunting for deer, and mnaqainst a. gun-trap, which had been set by another hunter, contrary to law, discharging the gun with fatal results. G. L. Esmbrooks, of St. Mary’s, N. B., has been postmaster there for a. number ,of years. Some one forged his name to a. re- signation which was sent to Ottawa. and accepted. The lobster factory and meat packing es- tablishment at Forest & Sherar, at; Cape Sharps, eight mlles from Georgetown, P. E. I., was totally consumed by fire the other morning. There is an epidemic of scarlet fever at the imbecile asylum at Columbus, Ohio. The wife and six children, the e‘dest only eleven years, belonging to a lab: clerk in the Montreal post-office, who died a. week ago, were found In a. state of absolute destitution. The father served the Government twenty- one years. ‘ Most of the Creek Indians, who fought for the Union during the rebellion, are asking the Government. for pensions. At Louisville, Capt. May, 0; Hardin County, aged 101, has procured a, license to marry a girl of nmeteeu. Charles Peckham, one of the leading lights of the spiritualistic circles in New England, dropped dead in a store at Newport, R. 1., recently. Frank James has been indicted for com- plicity in the Musselshoals robbery. James Smith was arrested recently at New York for offering a. jeweller in payment for goods two $10 bills of the defunct Consoliv dated Bank of Canada. At Fraukfork, Mich., the other day, Mr. Anderson, a Scotchman, 90 years old, com- mitted suicide by cutting his throat from ear to ear with a. penknife. Maude Granger; the. actress, is seriously ill at Brockton, Mass. A two year old child of Mr. Cogswell’s, of lVarren, Pm, playing on the carpet, was burned so badly from a fire caused by a fallen lamp that it; died about. six hours later. Samuel Brummel, an employee of the Cornell Mining Company, surrendered him- self on Saturday to the Deputy-Sheriff and confessed he was the man who shot John Lind in Menominee. A gang of cow-boys boarded a. train at Sweet Water Grove recently, drove the passengers at the point of the revolver, and bound the engineer and conductor back to back. It was supposed that all the scientific re- cords of the Jeannette expedition were lost, but engineer Melville states that a. complete copy of Chipp’s auroral and magnetic obser- vations were found among the official papers of Capt. DeLong, and is now in custody of the Secretary of the N avy. GENERAL. Prince Ghika has been re-eleoted President of the Roumanian Senate. The British barque Wm. W'eyght, at Gor- ston, from St. John’s, Nfld., lost her deck load on the passage. The other day the physician stated he ex- pected Gambetta. to be convalescent in four days. The Paris Municipal Council recently presented a. medal of honor to M. de Brazza. Earl Granville has directed the gun-vessel Seagull to proceed to Madagascar to protect British interests there. Seven Italian anarchists have been ar- rested at Marseilles. Compromising docu~ ments have been discovered in their posses- sion. The City of Dublin presents its usual appearance each night, notwithstanding :bhe proclamation placing it under Curfew law. Ex-Premier Zankofi', of Bulgaria, who was arrested for the second time on \Vednesday, has been released. Rassegena says the visit of De Giers proves Five Minutes Select Reading. UN ITEI) STATES. that Russia. will support the pacific policy of Germany and Austria, to which Italy gives explicit adhesion. In Committee of the French Senate recent- ly, Du Jere confirmed the fact of a new treaty with Tunis abrogating the -capitula.- tions and providing for the ndemption of the Tunisian debt. The rupture provoked by the proceedings of the Queen of Madagascar will not, accord- ing to the Paris Temps, affect the excellent relations which France desires to mamtain with England. The Paris Temps reports that two warlike tribes in Madagascar have resolved to no longer bear the intolerable yoke of the rul- ing tribes. Le Temps regards the agitation as Wholly superficxal. A schooner from the south seas reports that when recruiting for islanders the boats were frequently fired upon, and a. number of returned natives were seized, murdered, and eaten by the inhabitants of Pasma. and Apy Tonoi. The Freeman's Journal, in commenting on the action of the Privy Council in pro- claiming the city under the Curfew section of the Repression Act, says it believes this step will intensify the evils already existing, and will injure credit, weaken confidence, and paralyze trade. â€"â€"4-N44.t>“â€"â€"â€"â€"'â€"â€" Dangerous American Fortunes. There is evidence forthcoming from Amer- ica. that fortunes may be accumulated on a scale of which Englishmen have little con- ception, and that when they have been ac- cumulated their increase may be sought from a. motive which is never quite satiated, the thirst for direct and indirect influence on affairs. Europeans, even those who study the subject, underrate American fortunes, first, because they think the rich must spend largely, and, secondly, because they assume, what is qulte false, that great wealth must be invested at about 4 per cent. It may, as American example shows, be invested by millionan‘es who do not care for rest in work which yields from three times to ten times that rate. Now, the governing finan- cial fact about the Vanderbilt railways is that they are managed to yield, a steady 10 per cent.; and Mr. Vanderbilt ought, there- fore, to be in possession of an income of £2,- 000,000 a year. It is not, probably, so much, because part of his fortune must have been estimated for probate duty on shares above par ; but taking it at only a million anda half, Mr. Vanderbilt, who does not spend unproductively the interest of his dividends, might easily at 70 own £50,000,- 000. yielding anaverage of 8 per cent. None of his known rivals, perhaps, could do this ; but their sons might, and it is quite on the cards than in 1920 the American Union may possess a dozen capitalists each with fifty millions solidly invested,yielding incomes of from three to four millions a. year. Be it ob- served, we do not include any fresh making of money by the millionaires, though they make it every day ; or any calculation about compound interest, though there is such a force in movement in their favor. We as- sume only that they live on the interest of their interestâ€"in Mr. Vanderbilt’s case £60,000 a yearâ€"and invest the remain- der in the new railways, telegraphs and steam lines which they construct or regulate. The temptation so to accumulate, in a coun- ‘ try Where lazy wealth brings so little enjoy- ment, while working wealth brings power, status, and celebrity, is great, and the draw- backs, to a man not afraid of occasional threats, are not many. Railway managers are casin found, other stockholders take much work off the millionaire’s hands, and as against ordinary accident, so vast an in- vestment forms its own best insurance. If 3 an Englishman could own 51 per cent. of the Midland and Great Northern, and appoint ‘ any director he pleased, his wealth would be fairly secure, much more secure than if he l owned a wheat-growing country in East l Anglia. Is the existence of a fortune of l this kind, in the hands of a man whose busi- ness in life is the acquisition of power, safe for the community? We cannot but feel a doubt of it.â€"London Spectator. Etiquette. Etiquette is not as strict as it once wasâ€"~ as when, if a courtier sat on a. red-hot stove by mistake, the had to roost thereâ€"and it is good form to compliment your hostess when she gives you a. nice dinner. The Chinese, who think we are uncivilized, and that their table demeanor is perfectâ€"claim- ing all things, as they do, will probably claim they have taught us this. It is simply what the Kansas folk call “dead common sense.” In China no conversation is allowed except remarks upon the foodâ€"compliment- ary, of courseâ€"as, for example, to the host: “ 0h, Beaming Sun, essence of gentiliby, deign to allow the miserable worm at your feet; to remark (casually) that this chow-chow is prime!” or words to that ef- fect. In China. all plunge chop-sticks, after a‘flourish in the air, at once, and it; is horrid form to finish before anyone else does. In India, especially in Lucknow, they are excruciatingly polite. Two natives, once up- on a time, fell into a ditch. You think they floundered out in a. twinkling? They didn’t anything of the kind. Politeness inter- ferred; one said: “ When your honor rises then I may get up?” Major-General Luard has received a tele- gram from Cairo, announcing the death of Major Herbert, on the 151; of November. Major Herbert, it will be remembered, was a. Canadian officer, who had the privilege of active service in Egypt. “How can I take precedence of your hon- or? Never !” Neither would consent to vio'ate the laws of good breeding, and I fear they are lying thgre yfat. _ Twenty miles of Winnipeg and Hudson Bay railroad from Norway House have been located by next August, which will enable the company to commence the work of con- struction by June, 1884. “‘No, your honor must get up first,” said the second. People who ask you to take part in ama- teur theatricals are not troubled in this way; they sometimes act as if missionary work were needed among themâ€"~they ask you to take a part and then make a. “super” of you. â€"Qui2. DOMESTIC. ,VVe all admire the business man who is terse and to the point, and we diilike the man who hangs on to the door knob as though life was a never-ending summer dreml, and refuses to say good-by. It’s so with correspondence. ' For instance, here is a line which tells the story in brief, without wearing out your eyes and days by ponderous phrases and useless verbiage. "Useless verbiage and frothy sur- plusage” is a synonym which we discovered m ’75, while excavating for the pur- pose of laying the foundatlons of our impos- ing residence up the gulch. Persons using the same will please fork over ten per cent. of the gross receiyts : “ Find 10c., for which send sample copy Boomerang to above address. Yours, &0. THOMAS BILLINGS.” Some would have said “ please” find en- closed ten cents. This is not absolutely necessary. If you put ten cents in the let- ter that covers all seeming lack of politeness, and it’s all right. It occurs to us that life is real, life is earn- est. We cannot sit here in the gathering gloom and read four pages of aletter, which only expresses What ought to have boan ex- pressed in four lines. We feel that we are here to do the greatest good to the greatest number, and we dislike the correspondent who hangs on to the literary door knob, so to speak, and absorbs our time. which is worth $5,35 per hour. Here we go : NEW CENTREVILLE, Wis., Nov. 3, 1882. M r. William Nye, Esq , Laramie City, Wyoming : DEAR SIR :â€"I have often saw in your home papers little pieces cut out of your paper the Larmy Bomerang, yet I never saw the paper itself. 1 hardly pick up a paper from the Fireside Friend to the Christian at Work that I do not see something or another from your faseshus pen and credited to The Bomerang. I have asked our bookstore for a copy of the paper, and'he said 'go to grass, there wasn’t no such perioddiekle in existence. He is a liar, but I did not tell him so because I am just recovering from a case of that kind now, which swelled both eyes shet and placed me under the doctor‘s care. Here’s athher style, which evinces a. peculiarity we do not admire. It bespeaks the man who thinks that life and its associa- tions are given us in order to wear out the time, waiting patiently, meantime, for Gabriel to render his little overture. It was the result of a. campaign lie, and at that moment I do not remember whether it was the other man or me which told it. Things got confused, and I am not clear on the matter now. I send 10 cents in postage‘stamps, hoping you will favor me witha. specimen copy of the Boomerang, and I may subscribe. I send postage stamps because they are more convenient to me, and I suppose that you can use them all right, as you must have a good deal of writing to do. I intend to read the paper thorrow and give my folks the benefit also. I. love in read humerrus pieces to my children and my wife and hear their gurgly laugh well up like a bobbllink’s. I now take a Western paper which is gloomy 111 its tendencies and I call it the Morg. It looks at the dark side of life and Lcosts $3 a year and post- age. So send the speciment if you please and I Will probably subscribe for the Boomerang. I have saw a good many extrax from it in our papers here and I have not as yet saw your paper. So good-by. Yours truly, JAMES LETSON. The Madagascar War Cloud. In reference to a. report that two American had been murdered on the west coast of Madagascar it is learned that one was killed and one seriously wounded. The name of the former was Emerson, the latter Hallett. One native attendant and a European inter- preter were killed. An expedition had been ordered to punish the tribe who committed the murder, but it was prevented from sailing by the French Consul at Taranoiva. The American Consular Agent at Mosandrastates that although he warned Emerson and Hal- lett against the part of the country they in- tended to visit, he had- no reason to fear any personal danger to them. In consequence of the disturbances in Ma- dagascar, the British Admiralty has directed the gun-vessel “Seal-gull” to call at Mada.- gascar to protect British interest; ; also to assist in obtaining information in respect to the proceedings of the French representative. The commander of the East Indian station has been directed to render further assistance if necessary. a The Paris Temps reports that two warlike tribes in Madagascar have resolved no longer to bear the intolerable yoke of the ruling tribe. The Temps regards the agitation in England regarding Madagascar as wholly sur perficial. The rupture provoked by the pro- ceedings of the Queen of Madagascar will not, it says, affect the excellent relations which France desires to maintain with Eng- land. A Risky Present. A Frenchmen of some note made a. pres- ent to a. young lady, recently, which was considered a. rather sarcastic one. it was a ball of cotton having a gold band around it, upon which were these words : “Employ me diligently, and you will obtain a. brilliant success.” The cotton was rather scornfully flung on one side, till having occasion to tie up a large Lunch of flowers, the young lady nearly used up the thread, and then to her surprise, saw something shining in the cen- tre. She was industriously quick in unwind- ing that which hid the secret, and was re- warded for her labor by a. most splendid emerald ring. The giver made a. very hazardous experiment; there was scarcely enough in the advice to to be diligent, to excite the desire, or to arouse female curios- ity to the point of wishing to know the meaning of the riddle. It is stated in London that the Madagas- car embassy have received a. number of ap- plications fromAmericans for letters ofmarque in the event of hostilitks with France. The American consul in Madagascar be- lieves the United States Minister at Paris has been instructuhto make friendly repro- sentations to France against the proposed aggressmn. Two Styles. BANGOR, Me., 11-10-82. «9w»: The characteristics of young soldiers areI to play a winning game ; to attack with dash where success seems probable;or even to stand up to superior forces when courage has not been damped by previous reverses, and faith in their leader remains unim- paired. Under such conditions they may even surpass their older comrades. But in times of danger and panic, when the bugle sounds to retire, when everything seems to be going against us, and when total rout can only be avoided by order and presence of mind, then it is that the old soldier element becomes of incalculable value. Without it a commander would be indeed badly off. Let any of my readers think of themselves at twenty, and then, if they have advanced so far in life, see in what res- pect their character has changed at thirty. M0517 will probably allow that, if in dash and daring they made no progress in the intervening years, at thirty they can at least face misfortuue with greater equani- mity. A mishap which reduces a youth to the verge of despair hardly disturbs the man who has seen something of the world. The same feelings which actuate us in ordinary life continue to do so in warfare, and although moral and physical courage do not invari- bly go together, it is the combination of the two which carries an army through all vicissitudes. The great Duke has such a bad time of it lately fat the hands of some of our reformers, that one almost hesi- tates to quote an opinion of his. In case, however, there should still exist any one who believes in that once trusted leader’s know- ledge of what constitutes a soldier, I give the following extract from a speech made by him in the House of Lords when the Ten years’ Enlistment Act was brought forward. After explaining that the efficiency of an army depends quite as much upon the experience and soldierly habits of the men as upon the talents of the oflicers, and after describing the night attack of the Eight- ieth Regiment at Sobraon on some Sikh guns, which were plunging shot among them in their bivouac, he said: “I ask you, my lords, whether such a feat could have been performed, under such circum- stances, except by old soldiers. It would have been impossible. Bear in mind‘the conduct of the Emperor Na clean with res- pect to old soldiers; remem er the manner in which he employed them. Recollect, too, how much they are prized by every power all over the world, and then I will once more entreat your lordships never to con- sent to any measure which will deprive her Majesty’s service of old and experienced men, and thus pave the way for disasters which assuredly will follow when the army should come to be employed in war.” Some people have even gone the length of arguing in favor of boy battalions, because, forsooth, the battle of Waterloo was fought by an. army which contained a large proportion of young soldiers. This was undoubtedly the case. but not from any choice of the Duke of Wellington, who always referred to this army as the worst he had eve: commanded, and surely a General of such vast experience may be given credit for knowing the quality of his troops, especially as he could have no earthly object in running down the men who had gained for him the greatest victory in his exceptionally eventful career. On June 13th, 1815, his Grace wrote as follows to Lord Stewart ; “ I have .got an infamius army, very weak and ill- equipped, and a very inexperienced staff.” Seven days after the battle he writes to Lord Bathurst: “ I really believe that, with the exception of my old Spanish infantry, I have got not only the worst troops, but the worst equipped army, with the west staff that was ever brought together.” Another soldier of almost equal renown, but Whose laurels have been more recently won, Field Marshal Graf von Moltke, when asked what he considered a model battalionâ€"as regards the age of the men in the ranksâ€"replied as follows : “I could not desire anything better than what is represented by a German bat- talion when mobilized, for it has sufficient age for stamina, that is to say, from twenty- one to twenty-seven years.”â€"â€"Major General Roberts, in the Nineteenth Century. The Peerless Lurline. ' Night in St. Louis. Seated in the parlor of her fa, ther‘s mag- nificent residence, Lurline Loosehair allow- ed her taper fingers to wander idly over the keys of the piano, and. obedient to her de- licate touch, there floated forth upon the air the strains of that beautiful misercre. “ Since Papa Tore His Pants.” And as she sat there, absorbed in the sad reflections to which the music gave rise, the door opened softly, and Berwyck Hetherington entered the room. Lurline, all the senses of her pas- sionate nature absorbed in the music, con tinued to play, not knowing that the man she loved, and to win whose pocketbook in return she would have hustled around with dread earnestness, was stand- ing by her side. But at last Berwyck placed his hand gently on her shoulder, and by that indefinable sense that tells us of a. human presence, although we see it not, she knew that somebody was around. Turning quickly, she saw Mr. He- therington. ‘ “ I did not know that you were here,” she said, a. blush flooding the face that such a. little time ago was pale and calm, "or I shouldnothave played so confidently.” “Can you not favor me with something more ‘2” he asked. The blush grows deeper and more vivid now, and the drooping eyes are moist; with tears. “ I cannot play any other piece,” she says, half sadly, anfi half defiantly. " Are you sure of this, Lur ine ‘2” Ber- Wyck mks, bending overher in a loving way. “ Think well before you speak,” he contin- ues, “ for on your answer may depend the future happiness of two young lives.” “ I am quite sure,” she says. “ Then you must be my wife.” And as he speaks these words Berwyck Hethering- ton’s face lights up with a. rapturous, Shuy- ler Colfax smile. “ Yes,” he replies, “ you may tie the dog at 8.” “ And you will not regret your choice?” “ Never,” he says, in clear, steady tones. “ I have spent the best years of my life looking tor a girl who could play only one tune on the piano.” “ You will come again to-morrow even~ mg ‘2” she asks. ' , Truth is the most powerful thing in the world; even fiction only pleases us by its rese mblance to it. ' Young and. 01d Soldiers. From France, Germany, Russia and other Distant Countries. - It is stated that the documents stolen from the German mail bags were not import- ant. The \Vest End Theatre, South Shield‘ with all its contents. has been burned. ' Eleven lives have been lost; by the foun- dering of a. steamer 0H Portreath, on the coast of Cornwall. The steamer “Cambronne,” belonging to Nantes, was sunk in a. collision in Bristol Channel on Monday. Fourteen persons were drowned. Sanders, arrested for sending a. letter to Mr. Gladstone threatening to kill him, has been committed for trial. ' M. Zaucofi' was re-arrested on Tuesday in his house at Rustchuk. One hundred of his partisans were also arrested. There was great excitement. One hundred and eight students engaged in the recent demonstration in St. Peters‘ burgh have been arrested. The troops fired into a. crowd of Kazan University students, killing three. The Madrid Diario contradicts the report that Spain intends to liberate the Cuban re- fugees. It says no legal or friendly motive exists to induce such a course. It is asserted in Vienna that the Powers have definitely agreed to appoint a commis- sion to meet next spring to arrange the Montenegrin frontier difficulty. An explosion, supposed to be caused by ether, destroyed Tyndale Chemical Works, at Newcastle, on Sunday. A number of houses were damaged and many persons in- jured. Mr. VViIfred Blunt appeals to the British public for help to defray the cost of the de- fence of Arabi Pasha, as the trial, he says, hes assumed the character of a. great state enquiry. The Spanish Federal Republicans have re- solved to maintain their principles, and ap- pointed a committee to draft a. manifesto. Ministerial journals expect that the Govern- ment will have a. majority of 160 on the question of confidence. The eldest sister of the Marquis of Queens bury and 10f Lady Florence Dixie, a lady who hasjust completed her fortieth year, has married a young baker of exactly half her age, who was taught his trade at a. charity school of which his present wife was patro- ness. The French Cabinet has decided to send a. pacific expedition to survey the ceded terri- tory on the Congo and report on its resour- ces. The Senate has ratified the treaty of M. DeBrazza with the Congo Chief Makaka. The report of the Committee dwelt upon the pacific character of M. DeBrezza’s expedi- tion. The Senate also passed a bill prolong- ing the powers of the commission to settle compensation to the French and American citizens for damages sustained during the civil war in America and Franco-Prussian war. v The Town Council of Mayence has voted 10,000 marks in addition to the 18,000 al- ready granted to relieve the sufferers by the inundation. The railway embankment at the lower end of the town has given way. Sappers and miners are keeping communica- tion open. The waters of the Rhine have reached 9. 45 metres, but have ceased rising. The bridge of boats was washed away at Coblenz, and landed abo 1e here. The greatest of the danger is now past. In the Prussian Diet on Tuesday Herr Von Putlkmer read a' telegram from the Em- press at Coblentz, stating that the water was forcing its way from all sides into the Castle Gardm and half the boat bridge had been torn away. It was impossible to fore- see what the end would be. Herr Von Putlk- mar said he would seek an audience with the Emperor and ask if he thought it neces- sary he should proceed to the scene of dam- ger. At Bonn the 10‘: war stories of the houses are submerged. The river is again rising at Frankfort. There is much speculation in Parisas to the reception the Malgassy envoys will meet in London. The Telega'aphe, referring to the proposed visit of the envoys to Lord Granville, says: “Much good may it do them !” The Malgxssy embassy are accredited to to Paris, London, Berlin and Washington. Count: Montebello, the only surviving son of Marshal Lanners, is dead. Three persons have been arrested du sus- picion of being concerned in the robbery at the cathedral of St. Denis. Guesde, editor of the Paris Egalite, has been arrested for being connected with the Socialist movement in Central France. The Madagascar Ambassadors have refused the ultimatum requiring Madagascar to re- cognize theprotectomte. The Ambassador has started for London. It is said in London that the Madagascar envoys were informed that the French com- mander at Zanzibar will be ordered to com, men ce war immediately. PAID IN THEIR OWN Connâ€"«A liquor seller at Shubenacadie, Colchester county, baulked his trial under the Scott Act by serving the magistrate with a. writ oii ccrtiorari, removing the case to the wane Court. In about two weeks the ;,‘ Vin- cial Chief Justice granted a rule m'si to quash the writ aforesaid, and a city attor- ney immediately went to Shubenacadie armed with the Supreme Court’s order for trial to proceed before the magistrates. Upon the attorney’s arrival the trial was brought on with so much haste that the defendant could not find his attorney in tixne and had to conduct his own case. Judgment was given against the publican 1 and an execution at once issued. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. THE MADAGASCAR TROUBLES. THE FLOODS IN GERM THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE. GENERAL.