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At midnight the outside throngs had disappeared. but many of the masses seated in the park continued to enjoy the delight- ful music for the " classes " that in the still night could he heard as far as Buck- ingham Palace on one side and the long line of clubs on ihe other side. THE COSTUMES. Airy dresses of tulle, principally, of course, white, and of that favorite material pomt d’esprit, predominated for debutantss and maidens. Matrons who read the Crawford case affect to-night brocades in the Pompadour pattern, or crepe de Chine, or cut crystals, glittering like precious stones, orâ€"not to forget-mother of pearl embroidery. All the dresses after mid- night more or less showed evidences of the crush inside the ball-room or within the garden. The refreshment tent was wealthy in ices, out of compliment to the mercury, of course. The toilet of the Princess of Wales, as the hostess, was the first object of every one's notice. She is wearing a very lovely dress of pale ciel blue Lyons velvet, an over jupon of blue satin veiled in crepe, embroidered in pearls, and caught in the drapery with pale blue ostrich feathers, the bodice pas lier, with embroidered crepe and tufts of feathers ; diamonds and pearl ornaments. The somewhat current un- pleasant goseip that she purposely unbe- comineg arrays her daughter Louise was palpably contradicted to-night, for the latter's dress was remarkable for its ex- quisite shadeâ€"just the color of a blush roseâ€"the petticoat tulle, several, one over the other, over a faille Franoaise, looped with bouquets of pink flowers shading from blush to almost scarlet. The bodies, of, satin broche, had a trimming of tulle and j a bouquet de corsage of flowers. The l Princess Mary of Tech presented a re-‘ markable toilet, which, while it might be l admired for its beauty, was just the color to make the wearer's figure appear larger than its wont. It was a shaded gray vel- ‘ vet and satin brocade, in paler gray, trim- ‘ med with flounces of fine old point lice, looped with scarlet poppies of silk and1 plush, with the foliage shaded green. SPECIMEN Tommi. , To diffarehtiate the other gorgeous} toilets would consume too much space in a cable despatoh, but there may be men- , tioned for its beauty a dress worn by a lady 1 of the French embassy. It was a white silver of silk. petticoat in white silver tulle, with draperies over iaille looped with white ostrich aigrettes; corsege. of whitel and silver bi oead, trimmed to correspond. Also a dress of mauve Velvet and tulle.l covered in with silver drops, looped with bouquets of mauve, lilac and pink roses; ‘ bodice of mauve velvet, trimmed to match. ‘ The Ishtar wore a. Very pale pink crepe. trimmed with bunches of pmktoses and moss-green ribbons, and diamond orna- menbs in her hair. Miss Chamberlain ahead for a. time in the royal group. was!" ing as simple skirt: of whine nulls, winh soar! and sash of pale blue velvet and silk. The bodies, of pale blue Lyons Velvet, was trimmed will: a scarf. Some silvm: hhishles worn by many ladies in she hair were underctood to be quiet: Gladstone badges, while some flames of Salisbury inclinations wore, yet not ostentationsly, he": pins headed witha primrose sat. in pearls. D The music was furnished by the string band of the Royal Artillery. The gentle- men largely prepondarsted over the ladies, which is not uaual. Afuer midnight: the Prince and Princess mingled with aha guests in every part. The noticeabls An er‘oau ladies were Mrs. and Miss Chamberlain, Mrs. Mahlon Bands. and Mrs. Whiba, wife or the Secre- tary of hhe American Legstion. A Grinning erleton Unezrllred in New York “Inch “1.1 be Ills. A. New York despatoh says: With a view of settling the question permanently as to whether a skeleton found last Tues- day at No. 01 Rose street is that ol the late A. '1‘. Stewart. Coroner Messemer has issued on order that the bones be taken from their present resting - place in the Potter’s field and a car lul investigation be made. The pro 9.- bility of the bones being those of the lite millionaire is strengthened by the statement of the men who exhumed them. These men say that when the skull was taken item the ground. the lower jaw con- tained anumber of teeth that were filled with gold. The gleam of the precious metal was distinctly visible when the dirt was removed. All the morgueit was said that only one tooth remained in the lower jaw. andthat contained no gold. It is hinted that somebody’s cupidity was aroused by the sight 0! so much gold, and that the teeth were knocked from the jawbooee in order to secure it. A searching investiga- tion is to be made into these charges. A minute search will alto be made for any ntheridrntiiying clew. Experts say that a body placed two feet under ground. and not ineloraed by a or die or box of any sort. would be ex etly in the same condition at the expiration of right years as this skele- ton. [t is the belief o! the late A. T. Stewart‘s friends that it his body was buried by the men who stole it. it was divested of all clothing to avoid identifica- tion. Nearlyathonsand guests have entered the house. either from the entrance in Pall Mall or frcm the park. Marlborough House is a. large square mansion of red brick, almost as unpretentious as the old New York Hotel at Washington Place. The gueete began to srrive at 10 o'clock. The ladies enter through porches to their toilet rooms on the same floor. where abound maids. piueuehiona, needlebooks and gowder puffs. A few gentlemen bring overeoate. All wear levee dress, but the cloak rooms are crowded. As they arrive tram these preparatory chambers the guests are passed on toward a large square hall, where their_Royel Highnesees receive them. A Lonc‘on cablegrem of last) (Thursday) nighll's daze says: While the Quetn le Cabinet-making all Osborne, several mem- bers of the retiring Cabinet: are enjoying themselves an a ball an Marlborough House. To this the Q-Jeen contributed her ” wea- ther." which favors an immense crowd. Queen’s weather, with bright moonlight, also favors the royal garden, which is lill up in a fairy-like manner wnh miniature lamps of many shapes and all hues, that really rival the moonbeams. These lamps sparkle among the trees, shrubs and flowers like rubies. Carpets cover all nhe alleyways and paths, transforming the_garden into an open-air drawing-room. A Washington despateh says: The Senate yesterday, after hsvh g several times debnttd the Oleomsrgcrine Bill, finally passed it, alter changing the pro- pased In’s- 6 Revenue tax from 5: cents to 2 0.3th on the {ouML The final dwision stood 37 to“ 24' The penalty clause is as follows : Every person who knowmgly sells or Cflcl‘fi f Ar Sale, or delivers or z ffelB to deliver, any oleomsrgsrine in any other form than in new wood en or paper packages. as above described, or who packs in any package any oleommgsrme In any manner contrary to law, or who faint-1y brands any package or affixes a stamp on any package denoting s has amount of tax than that required by law, shall be fined for each ofienos not more than $1 000 and be im- prisoned not more than two years. N OVEL'I‘IES IN LADIEB' A. T. S'I‘EWAB'I’S BONES. Magnificent A fl air THE ROYAL B ALL. The U. S. Oleomnygnrlue Bill. b urongh H 0115?. COST U M ICS‘ Marl He said. “ Manama, can't I take some 61 it mlny figgeza?"fl Coll Hudson says he attributes his wife’s uonduou to pure deviliehneaa, although there in, he says, insanity in the family. Mrs. Hudson is now visiting relatives in Chicago, hlie child is with her, and Mr. Blocking Will go ulnar him as soon as oonfixmed aa guardian. Hudson and Stocking bobh do- clme to give Mrs. Hudson's Chicago ad- dress until she is served wish we process of law in tha case. [fiendish Conduct at a Detroit Woman to flex- Boy. A last (Wednesday) night's Detroit despatch says: 00]. U. T. Hudson isa well-known citiZen of Detroit. employed as entry clerk at the Detroit Custom House, and living with his wile in good style at 140 Locust street. A sensation was created today by a neighbor named. Mrs. J. J. English filing a petition in the Probate Uourt for the appointment of O. M Stocking as guardian of Clarence. the 5- year-old son of Colonel and Mrs. Hudson, on the ground that Mrs. Hudson was an unfit person to have the custody of the child. havmg brutally ill-treated him. Mr. CBtocking is the agent of the Humane ‘ Society here and the action was taken on the advice of the society. The story of the lad’s ill-treatment as told. is a narrative of fiendish brutality that would be incredible if not proved by the testi- mony of several witnesses. includ- ing 001. Hudson himself. It appears that Hudson, while opposed to his wrte’sl conduct. has been powerless to prevent it. It is alleged that one oi her favorite modes of punishment was to double him up with his head between his legs, tie him in that position, place him in the bath tub. and then turn the water on him. If he kicked or squirmed she would take him out and beat him until his back was black and blue. Another _,method of punishment. the domestic says, was to tie his hands behind his head, and place him in the dark cellar. where she would keep him for hours at a time. If the boy told Mr. Hudson when he came home what had occurred. Mrs. Hud- son would give him a worse punishment the next day; The boy was on several different occasions made to stand in the corner of the room with his face pushed up against the wall for hours at a time. mm”. Hudson would sit where she could see him. and every once‘in a while would call out “ Push harder; I can tell when you are not pressing hard," and the sufiering child would push so hard that his nose would be almostflst. tened out. Another method of torture was to make the boy bite his own tongue, and Mrs. Hudson would compel him to do this until his tongue Would swell up to double its natural siza. It is alleged that at an‘ other time Mrs, Hudson put the boy’s plate on the flJOl‘. and made him get down on his hapds and knees ar (1 eat from it’like a dog. “ No?’ sh} replied. “ eat it: like a. dog. You‘re no bathe: than a dog, you lime brave.” A New Bedrord (Conn) despatch says: A terrible story of oxuelty, murder and mu- tiny on board the baique Petrel, from this port. comes from Auckland, where the cup tain and others are under arrest. The crew say that from the outset of-the voyage they did not get sufficient food and were sub- jected to all kinds of crueltles. The cooper was repeatedly beatcn and kicked by the captain and mate. One of the metee amused himself by pulling out a handful of the man’s whiskers. On more than one occasion the coupe: was stripped by order of the mate, and sailors were compelled to rub his skin off with bricks and sand. One of the poor fellow’s legs were swollen till it was fully 18 inches in diameter. When he finally died there was scarcely a sound spot on his body. All the sailors Were frequently kicked and beaten by the captain and officers. One man was pulled about the deck with a rope around his neck. A sailor named Lake was forced in the rigging when too sick to stand and fell to the deck. He has been para]; zed ever since. The captain is now in jail at Auckland on a charge of murder. His defence is a general denial, and a charge that some of the men con- spired with the third mate to mutiny. Terrible Trcalmun o! I Nun‘s Crew by me omen-I. CBUELTY ON THE llell SEAS. A Winnipeg despaboh says: Frederick Miller was run over and billed by nhe loco- motive of some oatule care this morning. He lay down on the track and fell asleep when the train came alopg and ran over him: The Sun to night publishes the opinion by telegmph of the publishers of the news. papers of Msnilobs and territories relative to crops. also the returns to Ogilvie 5: Com- peny horn Winnipsg westward to Brandon. The condition oi the crops may be put down as fair. with the exception of at the Portage la Prairie district, which is to :d from Bran- don to Moosomin. The reports are inveri- ably good west of Moosomin. In the terri- tories generally the crops are a failure. Along the northwestern and southwestern branches encouraging reports are received, save in isolated localities. Barley and oats are now being harvested, and whest will he in a week or ten days. Ogilvie & Company believe the average wheat yield lor the Pro- vince will be twenty bushels. A convention is'to be held here for the settlement of the vacant lots about the city. An Ottawa despatch says: A German named Frederick William Wendenburg, ol Bagelz. Prussia. has made application to the Government for a patent for a process of manufacturing cattle teed from sawdust or wood meal and other materials, and also to have patented the use, application and employment of the same in Canada. He proposes to reduce the wood of beach. birch, acacia and other trees to a fine pow- der 0: meal, which will be mixed with com- mon salt and so almng water. Muriaiio acid is then introduced and the whole reduced to a thin pulp. Side and other chemicals are to he added and the whole mass allowed to cool. It is to he utter- wards mixed with bran. bruised grain, or fl nth-om only grains, and alterscme more chemicals have been applied the material is kneaded into aough,whioh can be pressed into cakes of any size. When dried, these cakes. he claims, will be excellent 1006 for cattle. ' A Pierre (Dank) despsnoh says: Miss L zzie Yates. of Sally county, while out horseback riding to-day near Fort) Bully, fell from bhe horse, and. her foot being caught in the sail-mp. was dragged five miles. When Ionnd her head was beaten into ejelly,snd nearly every bone was broken. A Young Womnn‘s Terrible De-lh. AN UNNATURAL morn ER. THE ’ Luleul tram the Norlhwcsl. VOL XX VIII Woode Feed tor Cattle. A last (Friday) night‘s London cable says: Sir Charles Dilke arrived early, some time before Sir James Hannen, and ‘took a seat at the solicitors’ table. He 1 showed no signs of the anxiety which must have possessed him. He chatted easily with some of the officials for a few moments, appearitg almost gay in his indifference. Then seeing the man whom he had so terribly wronged take a seat within two feet of him, he shifted his quarters with nnrrflflad countenance to a seat in front of the Qieen’s proctor. There, dressed with scrupulous care in a tight- fitting frock coat, grey trousers and a red necktie tied in a sailors knot, his robust but still shapely frame showed to admin- tags. His well trimmed beard helped to set off his finely out though pallid features. No sign of the terrible agony of the previous day, when Mr. Matthews characterizad his behavior as belonging to the nature of beasts rather than to that of men, was noticeable. Two dark rings under the eyes indicated that the night had not been entirely passed in refreshing sleep. These alone cast a doubt over the picture of perfect contentment which Sir Charles looked as he sat quietly waiting for the decision which would seal his fate. SIR WALTER PHILLIMLRE’S SPEECH. Judge Hannen entered the court punc- tually at half past 10, bowing and smiling. He then carefully gathered up his papers, and nodded to the counsel to proaeed with their arguments. Sir Walter Phillimore arose, and bowing to the court, resumed his address, which was interrupted by the adjournment of the court yesterday. Hie sort, velvety voice and gentlemanly tone was in forcible contrast to the blunt and vigorous utterance of Mr. Matthews as be poured out sentence after sentence with 0in volubility to show how impossible it was for Sir Charles Dilke to csmmit the acts charged against him. Was it feasible, he asked, that a loose and abandoned woman such as “ Fanny” was reputed to he, would wait for hours without company in Sir Charles Dilke’s bedroom for Sir Charles’ return ‘I Was it a reasonable supposition that Fanny would come and go inceismtly, visiting Sir Charles' chambers at all sorts of hours, with- out the knowledge of a single servant in the house ? Was it reasonable to suppose that Mrs. Crawford, whose degradation she herself had so fl ppantly admitted, could hdd’to her depravity or still further degrade herself by sharing the same bed with Fanny and Sir Charles Dukeâ€"or with any one else, for that matter? Sir Walter thought it won“ be impossible. The failure to produce Fanny in court, he said, was not due to the Q ieen’s Proctor, who had used every effort to secure her attend- ance. Sir Charles Dilke and his solicitor had also been anxious to obtain her pres- ence as a witness, but their efforls had been without avail. The effect of this statement was noticeable in the broad smiles which were visible in all parts of the court room, even the jury being impressed with the diaphanous nature of the asser- tion. Sir Walter then attempted an ex- planation of the absence of the now notorious Fanny by suggesting that doubt- less her desire, now that she was married and presumably trying to lead a virtuous life, that the dark stains upon her life should not be paraded belore her, and the world in open court had impelled her to secrete herself. Mrs. Crawford in her con- fessicn to her husband had never mentioned Biixton as the place of Fanny’s residence, nor did she say anything about her sending letters to the Reform Club. Thus, if there was conspiracy. she had ample opportunity, as shown by the evidence before the court. of adding to the confession. THE VISIT TO MRS. DILKE: Sir Charles Dilke‘s Visit to Mrs. Ashton Dilke after the disclosures was, Sir Walter thought, perfectly natural, considering the fact that Sir Charles was the guardian of her children, and Sir Charles had never asked to see Mrs. Crawford alone, and the whole story contained in her confession to her husband, Sir Walter contended, was the invention of Mrs. Crawford. dc igned to shield Captain Forster and threw her husband off the right scent. It was impos- sible, he continued, to believe that Mrs. Rogerson wrote the anonymous letters, which were only testified to by an expert in penmanship. Mr. Matthews here interposed and pointed out to Sir Walter that Mrs Roger- son’s brother had sworn that he believed the handwriting of the letters to be here. THE ANONYMV US LETTERS. Sir Walter accepted Mr. Matthews’ cor- rection, but still held that the letters were written by Mrs. Crawford herself to fur- ther the conspiracy, and declared it to be his belief also that Mrs. Crawford, finding it necessary to fix upon some one a partner- ship in her guilt, which could no longer be hidden, selected Sir Charles Dilke as the most available person, her theory being that he, having been criminally intimate with her mother, would not enter the witness- box for fear of the disclosures which would inevitably follow. It was important to bear in mind, he said, that all the women men- tioned in the case, according to Mrs. Craw- ford’s story, were mistresses of Sir Charles Dilse, namely: Mas. Rogerson, Fanny, Sarah and the respondent’s mother. Was lhifl likely? He thought not. There was nothing to prove the fact but the unsup- ported testimony of a self-confessed strumpet, and he would leave it to the jury whether they believed that Sir Charles Dilke had held illicit relations. not with any of the other men- tioned but with Mrs. Crawford herself. Sir Charles Dilke had solemnly sworn that he had not. Mrs. Craaford had stated in the witness box ina manner denoting entire absence of solemnity and manifestly with the object of criminatii'g one for the sake of shielding others, that he had. The weight of testimony was perhaps against Sir Charles Dilke, but the weight of evi dence was overwhelmingly in his favor. Judge Hannah Charpe< Clearly Against Snr Charles. THE LAST OF DILKE. Sir Waiver received numerous sugges- tions during his speech from Sir Charles Dilke’s counsel, 61- Henry James and Aihorney-Geneml Russell. His ad’res was exsremely argumentative, but lacking in passion. Hie angle at delivery was not of obs convincing sort. his points inspired no enchuaiaam, and he resumed his seat amid silence that was almost puiniul. AFTER THE SPEECH. Then there was a. alighn shuffling of 153*, an the judge letn ihe court for a few min cues for 0118 purpoae of imbibing eome coo‘: ing concoction. which the fearful heat at the DILKE’S LATES 'I‘ DENIAL. BIB CHARLES DILKE S UJOLNEBP. RICHMOND HILLTHURSDAY, AUGUSI‘ 5, 1886. As Sir James Eannen drew near the end 0! his summing up. and as the points in the evidence which he put forward for the con- sideration of thejury told more and more against him, Sir Charles Dllke repeatedly turned to his counsel and in aloud voice die- sented from the views expressed from the bench. The Judge, howeVer, took no notice of these rude interropnions,prooeediug as calmly with his charge as though no such person as Sir Charles Dilke were in exist- enoe. Mr. Crawford. when he saw that his revenge was certain. leaned his head upon his hands, his elbows resting on the table at which he sat. In this position he quietly awaited the verdiot,whioh. alter the charge triom the bench, could but he a mere torm- a ity. The jury retired at seven minutes before 3 o‘clock and returned at ten minutes past, havmg been out exactly seventeen minutes. As soon as they had filed into the box a breathless silence again prevailed. “ Gen- tlemeu, have you agreed upon a verdict ‘2“ asked the clerk. “ We have," replied the foreman. " We find that the decree m'si for the dissolution of the marriage 0! Donald Crawford was not obtained con- trary to the justice to the case or by reason of material (acts not being brought to the knowledge of the court l" Every eye was fixed upon the jury while the foreman read the verdict. Tnen, without a cheer or the slightest manifestation of feeling, except that of relief that the continuous strain was at last relaxed, the spectators looked about them. when to their astonishment Sir Charles Dilke was nowhere to be seen. Seeing nothing to hope for from the jury he quietly edged towards the door, and when the foreman uttered the words “ Was not obtained ” Sir Charles passed out of court a ruined and disgraced man. He appeared flushed and excited, but still making a heroic efiort to retain his composure. A DECLARATION OF INNOOENOE. Your correspondent, who was awaiting the verdict at the door, whi-pered to Sir Charles Dllke as he passed out, " Sir Charles, I am sorry this has overtaken you.” Sl!‘ Charles Dilke replied. hurriedly, “So help my G'Jd I am innocent," and rapidly passed through the corridor. CONCLUDING SCENES. After the verdict was read Mr. Craw- ford’s counsel, Mr. Matthews, speedily took advantage of the situation by obtaining an allowance of costs from the Queen‘s Proc- tor, and a pledge from the Judge that the rule would be made absolute. A few moments made it apparent that the feeling among the spectators in the court was that Sir Walter Phillimore's efldrt was not sufficient to save Sir Charles Dilke. The facts were too many for him. He dealt with many of the important points of the evidence imperfectly and glossed them over. The explanation which he attempted made with telling effect a still more damnable case against Sir Charles Dllke. The sympathy of the court was evidently with Mr. Crawford, who sat in sullen patience, almost morose, talking to no one, avoiding hie eye of the judge, jury, Duke. the lawyer: and spectators alike, awaiting only the moment when the revenge should be complete. Mr. Crawford is a typical Scotchmau. His face is cov- ered with a red heard, dressed in orthodox fashion, yet his features are not repulsive. JUDGE HANNEN'S season. Judge Hannen’s re-sntry into the court; was a signal for an expressive silence. Sir Charles Dilke’s uneasiness was then pain- fully manifest. His whole snepenvc burst from him in large beads of perspira- tion, which came trickling from his brow in constant succession. He almost con- tinually used his handkerchief and endea- vored to assume an indifferent air. He sat in full view of the jury cutting holes in a piece of paper with a penknife, in the hope apparently of convincing the jury that this was his habit when in an abstracted mood and that it might account for the mutilated diaries prominently referred to in the evidence. The Judge opened his charge in slow, solemn and measured tones. Every syllable which he uttered was distinct] audible in the furthest recesses of the court. Before three minutes had passed every one knew that Sir Charles Dilke was a ruined gentleman. An extra fee was granted to the jury. and then the most seneanional case of uhis gen- eration closed. Instead of passing out through the crowd Sir Charles punt! slipped through hhe Judge‘s entrance into the street, w here his broughnm stood ready to hurry him away from the scene of his disgrace. He was driven rapidly to his h_ome an phelsen. Mt. Crawford walked through the main hall of the law courts and was loudly cheered by the crowd therein assembled. When he reached the street the cheering was renewed by the crowd outsjge. Captain Foreter,lot whom Mrs. Craw- ford has in many ways shown so much regard. lost his courage when he saw the turbulent assemblage which awaited his coming He turned back and found refuge in a private room in one of the courts, from which he did not emerge until his would-be tormentore had vanished. A solitary sympathize! o! the fallen baronet in the crowd outside proposed three cheers for Sir Charles D‘lke when the ver- dict was announced, but no one responded to the call. "Neither Mrs.0t&w!ord. her sisters. nor Indy Duke were present during the pro- ceedings milky; Sir Charles Dilke heeieeued the follow- ing address to the Chelsea electors : " Gen- ‘ tlemen,â€"Y0u are aware that the interven- tion of the Queen's proctor in the case of Crawford vs. Crawford, on the plea that the eeid divorce wee pronounced contrary to the justice of the case, has led to a verdict in which the finding of Justice Butt has been affirmed. This decision has been come to Without my being allowed to appear by counsel or to address the jury, without my being allowed to cross-examine or myself; else without my being eup- , plied with the particulars or being given in ‘ advance the names of witnesses. all of which under the order of the court have been freely supplied to the other side. The Queen’s Proctor. who accepted some of my .uggaetione for the close examination. and Bll' Walter Phillimore, who main- tained my position with con- spicuous ability, appearing, how- ever, not as my advocate. but as the repre- sentative of a public official. were also placed under great disadvantage by having WT]; Qdeen’s Bronte: was vigorously hissed. court-room rendered desirable. Sir Charles Dilke throughout Sir Walter Pnilliplore's speech out oomplaiaant. throw- ing turtlve glances occasionally at the jury, then staring with atolid face at Mr. Craw- ford, than looking around the court. closely watching the efieat of any points which were made in his favor. IN OONOLUSION- THE VERDIC'] . A Man Jumps from Brooklyn Bridge loi- é BeFâ€"fle is Unhnn. A last (Friday) night’s New York despatch says: Shortly after 2 o'clock a lumber waggon was noticed passing over the bridge with two men riding on it. Something in the air of one of them attracted the attention of Patrolman Nally. ol the bridge Equad, and he watched the waggon as it West on. When about 100 feet east of the New York tower, and near the third lamp post. one of the men stood up and took off his coat. He looked around carelessly and said to the driver. " Well, here goes for luck." He stepped from the waggcn to the rail. and, without hesitating asecond. jumped off. Less than twenty people were near at the time. The man fell down straight to the water. 120 feet. striking in a bunch, but with his feet first. He sank from sight and reappeared a moment later with both hands at his chest as it in pain. A skiff, hovering high with some men in it, rapidly rowed up and took the man in. The boat was pulled to the foot of Dover street and landed. In the meantime three policemen ot the bridge squad had run around and down to the pier. They arrested the man and took him to the Oak Street Ste- tion. He did not seem to be much injured by his terrible tall. and walked along without assistance, followed by amoh of cheering. boys and men. At the station he was asked his name and said it was Stephen Broeodie. On being asked his residence he began, “ 85," and stopped, then said. “ I refuse to give my address.” As soon as possible he was stripped at his wet clothes and some dry ones given him. He refused to answer any questions. H. began to shiver and complained cl being cold. He asked for liquor. which was given him. and after this several sporting men camein and shook hands with him. To one of them he said: “Didn't I do it nice, though ‘1 I said I could do it. and l : did." To a question as to how he felt, he said : ” On, I'm all right.” He said he struck the water feet first and he went down quite a distance, and he was “ a little light-headed at first. but was all right now.” It is thought the leap was the result of a wages of $100 with some pro- minent sports. He wagered that he could do it without injury. and they bet he would not accomplish it. Broodie is 23 years old. dark complexioned. and is about 5 feet 6 imflms in height. Broodie is said to have twice jumped from high bridges. His friends say his principal reason to: making the jump tic-day was to win abet of $200, as he was in desperate need of money. Serious Charges Made Aguirre! [he Brilidn Win- omce. A London cable says: The War Oflice announces that in consequence of an article published in the Times of the 19h inst., charging the officials of the Ordnance De- partment with corruption. Generals Campbell, Reilly and Alderson, suc- cessively chiefs of that department for the past twelve years, demanded an inquiry before acompetent tribunal, and that Mr. Campbell Bannerman. War Secretary, re- fused to grant it, because the charges were vague and were not supported by any state- ment of facts. The Times article referred to declared that the War Department is composed of military men without mechani- cal, chemical or metallurgical knowledge; of men who are babies in the hands or subordinates, some of whom are share- holders in a private gunnery company. If England should become involved in a war to-morrow she would be compelled to become a suppliant to Krupp to supply means of defending her national existence. High cfl‘icials of the department are said to carry on quite a thriving industry in buying condemned stores in one depot and selling them to another as new stores. In is a common belief in garrison towns that nothing is saleable to the War Office except by bribery. An Indianapolis def-patch eays : 1'he sin- gular escape from death of a child two years and six months old is reported from the country. Yesterday a neighbor passing the farmhouse of Jesse Green heard a child crying and asked the mother if the infant had not wandered away from the house. She replied that it was in the barn with its father. but her fears being excited she started out to look for it. The cries appeared to come from the woods just opposite. but the child could not be seen. The calls of the mother were answered, and after a half hour‘s search the little one was found in the stock well, into which it had fallen. It was sixteen feet down to the water. and the latter was seven feet deep. After falling in. the infant by chance had secured ahold for its tiny fingers between a couple of bricks with which the well had been walled up; and to these it had held, with its head just above water, during the ent're time that its parents were searching for it, and at least some minutes before. The child was quickly rescued, and was found to have sustained no injury. though it was badly chilled by its long stay in the water. They were sitting together beneath the shade of one of the giants of the forest, gazing with rapture on the beautiful mouu- laiuioenefy. " Why. George. are you so cold and dis- tant: ?" she 11 quired, placing parlioular emphasis on the “ distant." “ Are you no soon grovgipgiudnfierem ?” practically to disclose the defence before the evidence in support of the charges was given. I but: always known how diflisult my cause would be, even it it were presented, as 1 had reason to suppose it would be. by my own advisers. and I have never concealed it hon: you, but the method of procedure ordered by the courts intensified the dificulty. As far as my public lite goes. I have no option but to aoceptthe verdict. While protesting once more against its jusetice. I can only assure you, and with tqual eolemnity sworn in court, that I am innocent oi the charges brought against me, and respectfully and gratefully bid you farewell.â€"I am yours taithlnlly, CHARLES DILKE." “No, Mary,” he answered, “ I am not indifferent. but I saw a. man leave the babe] with a photographic outfitl, and Iâ€"well, really I don’t want to put any brawn-of- promise tempumion in your pauh.“ - They fianfiv compriéed aBd put up an umbrella.-â€"Merchant Traveller. Never lend a man money who talks of it as a mere trifle. Mme. Bohulza Dalilzaob, widow of the famous political economist, was burned to death in her house near Berlin, owing to a a mile she had forgotuen to extinguish set- ling fire to flhe bed. BOODLE AND INCO HPETENUY. A Child’s Miraculous Escape. Photographic Perils. A BIG JUJll’. WHOLE NO 1,462 NO. 10. “The hoof is hard and broad. and the frog is full and plump and on a level. They look splendid; I should like to have you see them. I have driven two winters on ice and snow, I must say, altogether better taan when I had them shod. Their feet are better for all purposes, and I know they can trot taster, pull as much, go more miles iuthe same time than they could when shod.” Battling with the Potato Beetle. A thrifty growth of vine is much protec- tion against the ravages of the potato beetle, says the American Cultivator. Other things being equal the beetle wul lay her eggs on the weakest, feeblest-growing potato hill in the field. Instinct teaches her to avoid thrifty vines full of sap and which also hold the due a long time in the morning. Heavy dewe and rains prevent many potato bugs’ eggs from hatching. The use of gypsum with Paris green on potatoes has thus a double advantage. The poison destroys the bugs already hatched, and the gypsum makes the vine more thrifty. holds dew on it longer and thus addles many of the eggs. Frequent cultivation of the soil is also helpful in keeping the potato bugs in check. The cultivator should be drawn as slowly to the row as possible, no matter it some dirt is thrown on the vines ; it will not hurt the potatoes, and every particle of soil on a bunch of potato-buge’ eggs destroys the vitality of all it touches. In a cold, wet time there is little to tear from the potato-bug. The eggs will be addled or the young destroyed as soon as hatched. But one or two days of hot, dry weather will bli! g the enemy out in force, and prompt apploation of poison will be needed to save the crop. The lanaa But most in the heat of the day. The pmeon should be applied in the morning and as much as possible while the dew IE on the leaves, as the plaster will then adhere better. Members of the Elmira Fermers'Ulub, athlete meeting, asserted that innumer- able tests hava shown that posts made of red cedar would last indefinitely. certainly 100 years, for posts are now standing in that valley which have been set and reset many times, covering a period of 80 years or more. and they are still sound. We can- not give experience nearly so long as this, but 30 years ago we took possession of a term, largely fenced with red cedar poets. then thought to be old. and these paste appear to be perfectly sound at the present Fore at Tree eedlluge. Observations have been made at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station on the hardiness of young forest tree seed- linge, after severe winters. Seedlings of green ash and yellow locuet escaped with- out any loss ; 1 per cent. of scarlet maple and black ash was killed ; 5 per cent. of red oak, 6 per cent. of white ash and wild cherry, 7 per cent. of maple sugar, 8 pa cent. at catalpa, 20 per cent. of red oak, 33 per cent. or cucumber tree, 50 per cent. J: black walnut, 55 per cent. oi chestnut, and 81 per cent. of white oak seedlirgi were killed by severe winter. There is no doubt that these results would vary with the soil, growth, condition and degree of ripeness ot the plants. which would be con- trolled by external circumstances in differ- ent localities and seasons. Buretooted Hot-ch. Mr. P. H. Fagin, a Iurniture and piano mower :1.) Malden, Maze, writes as follows concerning his experience with barelooted horses: " 1 have driven my three horses (hwo weighing 1,100 pounds each and one 1,300 pounds) since January, 1885, wihhom «hoes. The large home has always been [came since I bought tum. fourteen years ago, until I took his shoes (ff. He has not gone lame since. "I drive on hard, flint roads, and, of course, on pavements in the city of Boston. My horses travel better than before hheit nhOGB were taken ofl. They are not ahead on slippery pavements, as they were winh shoes on. I have no trouble in gaining round on any rh'ind ohgoing in aha oiny. > " I drove to Shrewabury. thirty- five miles from Malden, utter two days’ min, in Feb- ruary, 1885, when it was so icy that a boy could akuue all who way winh me. I had no utouble. I left home at 7 &.m.. arrived at Shrew abury at 3 40 p.m., and my barefooted hon-335 did not (slip. _ The gopher: are said to have caused greater damage to the wheat crop in the Qu'Appelle district than the dream. Acres upon acres of wheat are said to have been out down as it cut with a knife, and the explanation is that owing to the excessively dry weather the gophere cannot get water to dzink and bite off the wheat stalks, to seek out the juice. The gopher should be promptly exterminated. Red Cedar. now Io Feed I. Horse. It is about as difl‘icult, as we understand it, for a man to find out just how to feed a horse to the best advantage, all things con- sidered. as it is to find out how to feed him- self. Oats are the natural grain food of the horse. This is the popular verdict. But does the horse not want or need something else? Yes. he wants a reasonable allowance of goo: hay, clover or timothy, or the two combined. Oat straw is good when the oats are out before the stalk has lost all its g«eeo hue. Wheat would be found a nourishing food for the horse. and not so dear as some would at first think. But it is a very concentrated food, and all such must be fed with great care, and in connection with coarser food of ome kind. I! oats are crushed, or just coarsely ground, they will prove more nourishing. In E: gland, they are passed between rollers. But if a horse’s teeth are good, it will generally grind its oats pretty well. There is a great difierence in horses. howeVer. in this respect, just as there is in men. Some bolt their food much more rapidly and less masticated than others. But whatever grain you teed. do not let the horse drink immediately after. If you do. much of the grain will be washed out of the stomach Without being digested. See that the horse is properly watered a little while before eating its grain. Corn is not the best food for the horse. It is too carbon- aceous. or heating and fattening. Not every one wants a (at horse. Fat is not a sign of the best of health in either man or horse. It is better to sell the corn and buy ‘oats with the money received for it. Corn EXPERIMENTS WITH UNSHOD HORSES. How to Combat the Ravages of the Potato Beetle. Falling flpples Profitany Taken (.‘are of bv [logs and Sheep. FARM AND GARDEN. A Northwest Pest. Orchards may be cultivated and cropped for many years after planting, and many advocate their continued cultivation, even through cropping ceases. after they come into bearing. Many of our farmers find a better way. in our opinion in pastur- ing the orchards with swine or sheep. after they arrive at the age when crep- ping is inexpedient. We do not think very highly of the value of the short. weak ‘ grass that grows under the shade of apple :trees, but whatever of value it contains may as well be worked over in the digestive organs of animals and its nutriment extracted as to rot on the ground. We would pasture the orchard wuh swine or sheep, not so much because of the grass they would save as for their services in consuming the falling fruit. From soon alter the apples begin to develop until they are finally harvested. they are constantly dropping. and moat of those that drop con- tain some insect detrimental to its full development. It is better that those insects should be consumed and digested by some animal with strong digestive organs than that they should be allowed to pass through their various transformations and multiply their species to prey upon the future fruit of the orchard. While these animals will render the orchardist the greatest service by their work early in the season. devouring the small, green fruit. eontaining the larvse of the codlinmoth, preventing its further progres- sion and depositing eggs for the second brood, they receive the greatest benefit themselves from the nearly matured fruit later in the season. At the rates apples have ruled of late years we question whether any better disposition can be made of fallen fruit than to let these animals gather it. I! no attempts were made to save for market any but the most perlect fruit that hangs on the tree until fully developed and matured. we are of the opinion that farmers wouldrealize more for their apples than they do now in their attempts to sell all classes. The market would not be over supplied and the fruit offered would be much better. Then. in addition to the nutriment obtained by the animals. and the services rendered by them to the orchardiets in check- ing the increase of injurious insects. the manure left by them on the orchard in- creases its productiveness. It is coming to be pretty well understood that successive seasons’ growth of wood and successive crops of fruit cannot be taken from the soil without gradually exhausting it. and then it must be fed, in some way. if ex- pected to continue productive. To add still more to the supply of manure. feed the animals paetured on the orchards liberally with rich foods. Skim-milk. cornmeal. wheat middlings, oats. peas and oil meal all afford mauures rich in nitrogen and phosphates, and all that is not converted into pork. or mutton or wool. will be left on the ground in manure. There is little doubt that if orcharding is to continue profitable in this country. it must go hand in hand with stock rearing and feeding. that the manure question must not be disregarded. The pasturing orchards with swine has the effect to maintain their productiveness. sni that the fruit is less wormy has been attested by many conspicuous cases. It is not mere theory. but theory supported by many examples. Some prefer turning in their swine without rings in their noses and permitting them root over the surface repeatedly. keeping it mellow and destroy- ing any out worms and wire-worms in the soil. This is much better policy than allow- ing the grass to mature and removing it as hay. The latter practice is hard upon an orchard. But we think we prefer keeping jewels in the noses of the swine and then supplemeting the food they are able to ob- tain from grass and fruit. by liberal rations of milk and grain. There has never been a London season with so few dances. says the Pall Mall Gazette. At homes, with or without music, receptions. with drawing room entertain- ments, have been plentiful enough. but the old fashioned ball seems to have become a thing of the past. No doubt one explana- tion has been the want of money. But it is not the only one. A bad and selfish habit has lately grown up in London society oi not introducing. It is a very simple way out of what is sometimesa troublesome social embarrassment. Where introducing is the rule. the hosts have a fatiguing night unless the party is very small. and the guests all know each other. It is very much easier to do nothing at all, and let the guests. as Mrs. Prouuie says, group themselves. But young ladies who want to waltz are not content merely to group themselves. They prefer being coupled to being grouped. and so another fashion crept in to assist the selfish or negligent or gauche party givers. This was tcr girls to bring their own partners with them. It succeeded for atime but not entirely. Many old-fashioned persons preferred to ask their own guests. They had a kind of feeling that their rooms were not assembly rooms, and that they ought to know the names. or at least, the appear- ance, ol the guests who came to their house. The crush accordingly superseded the ball. Society has become stupid. and unless hostesses will break through a bad habit and attend to their duties we shall soon see dancing. except at public rooms. cease to keep its place among English hospitalities. A Prelbyterl-n Divine on Home Rule In a recent address Professor Henry Drummond, the well-known Presbyterian divine, said : Lord and Lady Aberdeen have done more for Ireland than all the Acts passed during the century. The Irish have been led by them to feel that they are not connected with England by the iron hand. but by the heart. Home Rule must be given at once. His great difficulty was the tear that it would disconrase the Pro- testant religion. especially in Ulster, and lead to the stamping of it out by the Romaniets. He had found that fear to be groundless. It is not true that the Presby- terians are up in arms against this Bill. Ol the three Presbyterian ministers at Cork, in the heart of the Raman Catholic coun- try, two are warm Home Rulers. One of them, Rev. Matthew Kerr. is the oldest Presbyterian minister in Ireland, and has been thirty-eight years in the sooth. He says aiter his experience he is ready to entrust his civil and religious liberty to the Irish people with the fullest conviction that the trust will be safe in their keeping. â€"" Yes,” said Boss, “ I have great respect for the memory of my old friend Jones." Brownâ€"I wasn’t aware that Jones was dead, enfl it I remember rightly you and he have not been on the best of terms for the last year or two. Bossâ€"That's just the reason I have such strong respect for his memory. He knows so many things. about me. you know; and. confound him. he never forgets! is apt to make a horse still and leggy. It is very concentrated food. as well as tatten- ing. All dry lead is not the best for the horse‘s health. It needs a low roots, apples, carrots, potatoes or other succulent food, as a relish and a regulator of the bowels. Nor is all grass good for the horse. it it is to do any work. as most peopfe know, we presume. A moderate ration or grass, followed with dry hay, and always accompanied with oats. will do a horse good. The horse,like man and other animals relishes a little ' v, goodcâ€"Naiionailmt m; . ' Brock in Orchards. An economical larmer will endeavor to turn to good account everything pro- duced on the farm, suffering nothing to run to waste. Whatever cannot be used to advantage as human food may possibly be utilized in leading some species or domestic animals, andil there are any kinds of vegetation that our animals refuse. it should be used to best advantageae manure. . e, London Dances.