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r I â- r=3 THE IMPEEIAL PAELI AMENT. IKscussion of the New Bules of Procedure. TUE ADDHESS CAKRIEl). India, in commemoration of the Jubilee, had been ordered by the Qovemment in accordiknce with an Urieutal custom. The order did not apply to Oreut Britain. A Ijondou cable nays: In the Com- xaons tonight Mr. L. L. L)illwyn (Liberal) Biovod to adjourn the debate on the Address in reply to the Queen's K|)eech,for the pur- pose of discussing irregularities in the con- spiracy trial at Dublin, by which the interests of certain members of the Uoase of Commons were prejudiced. The Speaker dwlined to put the motion or to |H!rmit a debate on the subject. He â- aid that according to a previous decision a motion to ad-ourn could not be put on a •abject respecting which a motion stood on the order book, and that as Mr. Sexton had already placed a motion referring to jury packing, Mr. Dillwyn's motion could not be entertained. Mr. W. H. Smith moved that the discus- sion of the rules of procedure have pre- cedence over all orders of the day. lie said the prolonged debate on the Address showed the necessity of putting some limit to the K|>oaking, which had become prolix. 8ir William Vernon Harcourt said the Opposition did not desire to place obstacles in the way of the progress of business. He hoped the matter of procedure would not ko made a party question. Mr. I.abouchcre objected to givin;» a Mank chc<|ue of this sort to the Govern- ment,thureby permitting them toimonopoli/se every day with the discussion of procedure mles. lie did not think the Qovornment was able to effect good legislation. The ses- sion ought therefore, in his opinion, to bo made an e<lucational session. An amendment that u, day be granted Ita debating the Welsh Disestablishment Jlill was carried by 2<;i to l.'iH. Mr. I'arnell asked the Uovernment to concede time to discuss big proposal for admitting Irish leaseholders to the benefits sf the Land Act of 1H81. UnderMr. Smith's motion, he said, it would be live weeks be- fore any Irish (juestion would have a ohanco to be heard. lie therefore moved : ** That the rules of procedure be not considered before the Government dis- closes the nature of their proposed legis- lation for Ireland." (Cheers.) Continuing, he said he was not disposed to surrender the interests of Ireland in order te give the Government precedence for their procedure proix)8als. The motion had been sprung on the Honse suddenly in defiance of the fact that there were no precedents for such an interruption of the debate on the Address. The affairs of Ireland were in too critical a condition to be thus put aside. The West Government Hoard of Guardians had just received notice of intended evictions of one thousanil i>ersona, while Lord Cork was aaking for |><>lico to assist in further evic- tions. Was it at such a time as this that Irish members were debarred from bringing forward grievances ? Mr. Kmith saiil he thought the proceed- .'nifs of the last three weeks were sufficient to show how useless it was to go further iiito the Irish legislation until the rules of j>roccdure were settled. Mr. I'arnell's resolution was rejected by â-¼oti? of 2-12 against 107. f The announcement of the result was rc- ooivod with cheeis by the Consorvativcs. Mr. Kinith announced that tUe Govern- mont would l)«gin giving precedence to the Kulesof I'roceduro (in Monday. Mr. Dillon complained of the removal of the venue of his trial, and accuHe<l High Sheriff Hamilton of having dismissed the snb'Sheriff, who had compilinl the jury panels for thirty years, in order to appoint Capt. Hamilton, who was a {lersonal enemy of Mr. Dillon. HirMi<ihuel Hicks licAch, interposing, said Capt. Hamilton had not been appointed â- nbshoriff. Mr. Dillon replied that it wag a matter cf oaminon knowledge that the post had been offered to ('apt. Hamilton. He proceeded to refer to the jury panel. The K|K«ik<T ruh-d him out of order. Mr. Dillon bowixl to the chair, but said he hardly eif|Hicted that he would not bo allowul to refer to his being tried by a jury that had been deliberately and maliciously packed by his enemies. (Loud Parnellite dheers.) Mr. H|ieakur again interposed, and, in reply to Messrs. Dillon and Kelly, ruled that the subject should not bo referred to in any way. The H|>oaker then suggested the putting of the (luestion on the Address. Mr. Arthur O'Oinnor movwl to adjourn, on the ground that the I'ariutllitbs had not been fairly treated. The motion was rejected by 2(il to 11!'. After another attempt to continue the debate, Mr. K))eaker said it was evidently the â- anse of the House that the subject had been safflcicntly discussed. Mr. Sinitli moved " That tlu) (juestion ho now put." Tho motion was carried by 'JHll to 71 and the address was adopted by a vote of '2H.'I to 70 amid Conservative cheers. A London cable says : In the House of Commons last evening, on the motion to report the Address in reply to tho Queen's Hpeech, Mr. Lal>ouchere moved to censure tho Qovernnieiit for its llulgarian policy. He aaid the Government had tried to prevent the abdication of I'rince Alexander, and had acted without tho concurrence of the other signatories of the Berlin Treaty. He accused the Government of trying to stir np a war against Iliissia, and askecl if there were any dynastic reasons for trying to keep an obscure Gorman I'rince on the throne of Bulgaria. Bir .lames Fargusson, Under Foreign Secretary, said tho policy of tho Govern- ment was in accord with tho overwhelming popular ftxiling in Kulgarin in favor of I'rince Alexander. The supjmrt wiiioh the Jtritisli agents gave I'rince Alexander was simply moral and diplomatio. The Gov- ernment did not nu^uii to stir up war or design to enter any allianoo against Hassia. Tliero was no reason to doubt tho good- will of the Czar. Mr. Laboiichere'a motion was negatived without a division. Mr. W. 11. Smith, replying to a question, said it was not intended to release Irish or PBKTTY TOUOB. The Stn]£:BleB of u I'oor tVldow M'ith I'ov- erty and Misfortune. A last (Wednesday) night's Montreal despatch says : A sad and distressing case has just come to light here, in which a wife and fomily arc left in poverty and deprived of their bread-winner. About two mouths ago a laborer named James Duanan loft hero for Boston on the promise of getting work there, kaving his wife and young children behind. Ho found employment in a lumber yard, and sent home his money regularly every week. lie expected to get work here this week, and left Boston on the 5tb inst. Ho wrote that he was com- ing, but on Wednesday last a telegram was received by tho Chief of Police stating that Duanan had fallen off the train at Tilton, New Haven, and was killed. At tho recjuest of tho widow the Chief telegraphed to for- ward the body hero, which was done on Saturday last, but on its arrival the poor woman bad not a cent to bury it with, and was only living in lodgings. The corpse lay in the depot until to-day, as the civic authorities would not do anything, when Dr. Labcrge, tho medical officer of the city, had it removed at his own expense to the cemetery, the widow ' being the only mourner who followed tho hearse. A HINGRV HOT. A VouUi with » Bottomless Stomach £ats Every tblng Wlthls Beach. A special to tho Indianapolis .Imtriial $SO,000 IN AN OLD LOG Ht'T. The Wealth of the Monmauth Hermtt who is Slowly Uylng. A Keyport, N..T., despatch says: John I. from Martinsville says: Henry Flowers, a Schenck, the old Monmouth county hermit, 14-year-old boy of Jefferson Township, this is slowly dying at tho home of his brother, county, is one of the most peculiar speci- to which he was taken about nine months mens of humanity that have ever come to ago. The hermit is nearly 80 years of age, light in this section. He came to town and fornesrly fifty years lived in aeclusion, last tiaturday, as is his usual custom, and allowing no one to cross his threshold, was taken to the Mansion House of this Just before his removal to his brother's city by two prominent citizens, who bar- home he had been suffering from a stroke gained with the landlord to furnish theboy of paralysis, and had it not been for the a S(iuare meal for 5/5 cents, they wishing to timely visit of his brother he would cer- satisfy their curiosity as to his abilities as tainiy have died at the time for want of an oater. They did not have long to wait nourishment and care. The near neighbors nntil their fondest hope of getting tho had noticed that he had not been out for joke upon the landlord was realized. He several days, and, suspecting that he was ate six pieces of light bread, two pieces of sick, sent for his brother, who found him corn bread, two large slices of beef, roasted very low. with gravy ; two largo slices of roasted I After his removal an investigation of his pork, four large potatoes, one dish of hut was made. In a little shanty which beans, one dish of slaw, two dishes of was built in a thicket was found an iron hominy, (jne dish of parsnips and box containing papers worth 810,000. In two pieces of pie. After eating his other corners of the tumble-down building pie he called for a bowl of oysters, and was I was found quite a large quantity of gold informed that they were not on the bill of ' and silver coins. Under one of the beds in fare for that day. He then went to Dr. i his two-story rookery which answered for Blackstone's to eat again, and hig meal ! a home was found an old woollen stocking there consisted of seven potatoes, three filled with money. BIJRIEI) I.IKE A DOG. A LADY'S tVONDKRFliL NERVE. She Stops a Runaway Horto and Saves Several Lives. A Kingston (N.Y.) despatch sa^s: A runaway accident occurred hero this fore- noon which afforded an estimable lady an opportunity to shame every man in town. Tho horse of Mr. John R. Styles, becoming frightened at a piece of paper in a roadway, dashed down the ptrect. Tho sleigh was broken, and tho animal ran through several thoroughfares with only the broken shafts attached to it. When near tho First Ko- formod Church, whore Mrs. Van Blyke, wife of the Itev. Van Slyke, D.D., pastor of the church, was walking, there was danger it might run down and injure several children then playing in the street. Mrs. Van Slyke ran out in tho roadway, caught hold of and hung on to the reins, and finally succeeded in stopping the frightened animal. The children's danger ^was witnessed by a crowd, but she was the only one who had the pluck to risk personal injury that the lives of others might not be endangered. Men quickly gathered to say that she had wonderful nerve and presence of mind, and then they suddenly remembered that im- portant business required their presence elsewhere. .\ 1-1-year-old school girl met a sad death at DuBois, Mich., recently. Hho returned to the school to get her books, having for- gotten them. Sho pushed tho window-sash up, and was in tho act of climbing into tho school-houso when the sash felloii her neck, holding her there until she died. At tho Valior street railway crossing at Ht Sauveur, Quo., acartor iiauiod Falardoaii was, at an early hour yesterday morning, run down in his vehiclo and received fatal injuries. He was still living yesterday afternoon, though his skull and both arms are reported fractured. It is semi-oflicially stated in Ht. Peters burg that in llussian Ciovcrninent circles the conviction is gaining ground that war between Franco and (Jerinaiiy is inevitable. In addition to this, it is said that as u fresh defeat of Franco might involve disastrous results to Itussia, tho Czar's Government will, in tho event of war, pre- serve entire liberty of action. It will not support Franco as an ally, but may â€" by a firm, reserved attitudeâ€" prevent (lormany from sending tho whole of her army west of the lihino, and oven if France should be defeated, alleviate as much as possible tho effects of tho disaster. For these reasons, it is declared, llnssia will await tho out- come of tho different phases of the Bul- garian crisis with tho greatest calmness, and act in such a way as to avoid being in- I volved with Austria or England at tho other convictson tho occasion of tho Queen's moment when France and Germany c«m- Jabilee. The recent release of prisoners in tnenoe hostilities. Loril l>unniven'ii ReBlg^natlon. A London cablo says : In the IIonBe of Lords last night Lord Danraven made a l)ersonal explanation, giving the reasons which caused him to resign the Under Socrotaryship for the Colonies. He said his action was principally caused by con- siderations of public economy. He differed with the Government on colonial questions, but he did not resign on that account. Tho Ministerial action on tho fisheries dis- pute between tho United States and Canada had not iufiuenccd liim, for ho agreed with tho Govsrnnient in tho course it had pursued, but ho strongly disapprov'd of the action taken in another matter of colonial policy. The position taken by the Governtnent in tho Newfoundland fisheries ho did not approve of, as well as in other J)']ints of colonial policy. Ho disapproved of tho (course Ix'ing adoptcnl towards Ireland. That country needed liberal measures ond projicr Hystcm of county government. But above all there should bo a rigid economy in the public expendi- tures. Tiio Mar(|uis of Ualisbury replied humorously to Lord Duiiravon's explana tions. slices of bread, each six by eight inches; two slices of roast beef, two cups of coffee, one dish of tomatoes, one dish of batter beans and two pieces of pie As is usual with him his hunger was not yet satisfied. He went from Dr. Blackst'.ne's to one of the city bakeries, therepnichased ten cents' worth of cheese and crack -â- < and ate them, and at last accounts be was in his astuil condition. The boy is very lean and of less than the average height for his age, being only about three feet high, and weighing but forty pounds. His skin is thick an(i yellow, his checks hollow and sunken, and his eyes give an unmistakable proof of his constant hunger, which ho evinces on all occasions. Seldom, if ever, doesone encounter such an appetite, aud it is a wonder where he stows away so much food. No physician here can satisfactorily diagnose his case. Lat«st frnm the Northwent. Nothing new or important has occurred in connection with the murder hoax in this city. Hchofleld has been released by tho Minneapolis authorities and has skipped out. Miller, the unfortunate night watch- man, has been released. In C(inso(iuenceof tho discovery of blood marks on his clothes tho matter might have gone hard with him but for Kchofiuld's appearance. The Orange Grand Ltxlgo has been in session to. day, the principal business being the amendment of tho consiitutinn and an address on the state of the Order delivered by Grand Master Kobinson. The School Board has commenced an .nvestigation into charges made against members of the Board of various irregular practices. HIS LAST WISU. A PlttKhurgrr WantA his A>hes Carried to Mld'OeeMU and Si-attered to the Four Wlnda. A Pittsburg despatch says : In his will, which was drawn up yesterday by Alder- man Ilartman, Ambrose Uetharge, aged 52, after disposing of 810,(XX) in real estate, directs : " That my body be taken to St. Michael's Church, and after the proper religions services are performed that it be given in charge of my family, who will convey it to Samson crematory and then have it burned to ashes, the ashes to be put in a small bottle and given in charge of the German consul in this city. This gentle- man will then forward my ashes to the consul in New York, who will give them in charge of the captain of the German steamer Elbe, who will place them securely in his ship for the ocean voyage. When at mid-ocean I direct the captain to request one of the pa:;i>engerB to dress in a sea- faring suit and ascer 1 with my ashes in his hand to Uie top of tho to^imast, and after pronouncinij a last benodi' lion to extract (ho cork ^roui tho bottle and cast its contents to tlio four wind., of heaven. I direct also while this ceremony is being perfovVMiJi^t it be witnessed by all the passengers on board. After the Kibe has completed her trip and returned again to New York I want a full statement of my death and tho scattering of my ashes in mid ocean published in tho Pittsburg The interior of the building very much resembled a muieum, there being many curious articles bung upon the walls. In all about thirty muskets and guns were counted. On attempting to take one down Mr. Schenck was astonished at its weight. Upon examination he was rather surprised to find it filled up with ten dollar gold pieces. In all nearly 950,000 in moneyjand Taloable papers were fotmd concealed around the hat and ontbuildings. The old hut is daily visited by many sight-seers. This ancient, tumble-dewn buiUing is hardly two stories high, with an old style roof slanting nearly to the ground. There are four rooms, the largest being 8x15 feet. The staircase is made from an enormous oak log, with deep notches cut in it. Much of the furniture was made from oak trees cut on the farm. Indecent Treatmriil iifu Veteran SoIdltV^) ICt^in.iiiiN. A St. John, N. B.. despatch says : A story, which is nimost incredible, comes from Norton, Kii^ii •â- ' .ounty. A few days ago, John Albertoi., :li' oldest man in New Brunswick, died in the parish of Norton, where pauper farming is in vogue. He was buried on tb .4anie day in a box which had not evi 'â-  liavings on it for the body to lie on. riniewas no burial ser- vice, and, in fact, til'' man, who was 105 years old, who hi hi i-ved under Lord Nelson, and was preHi nt at the battle of the Nile, who served iilso at Waterloo, under Wellington, wus buried like a dog. King's is the constitn ncy represented in the Commons by Prof. Foster. WONDERFIL FAITH CVRJ::. A Girl Railed From an Invalid's Bed and Reatorad to Health. A Pittsburgh, Fa., despatch gays : .\ remarkable faith cure was reporte<l from Banksville, a mining town two miles south- west of this city, to-day. For several years Maggie UMdling, tho l(i-year-old daughter of a coal miner, has been bed- ridden. Fre(]iieatly of late sho has Iain in a trance or comatose state for days, and when she would return to consciousness she would tell her friends that she had been to heaven. In proof of this she told the names and described the appearance of relatives who died before she was born, and of others whom she knew when they were alive. In October and November last she lay in a comatose state for several weeks, during which time she partook only of a small (|uantity of liquid fcxxl, administered to her by at- tendants. When sho revived she said she had received divine communication to the effect that at 2 p.r>. on Febraary 17th she would be raised fn.m an invalid's bed aud entirely restored to health. This afternoon her father's house wai filled with friends aud neighbors, who V ..ited in silence and awe for the prodicteu manifestation^ The girl's face wore an expression of joy and iMK>ui<Mi i.> ^row in W>jt.iity ad the hoiT drew near. Kxactly at the stroke of 3 ghs arose from l.i;r chair with her crutches in her hands, and, Hinging them aside, walked about the room, to the overwhelming ., - , . , . ., . -^ , ,-, astonishment of thost) present. The cure |.ai)ors, so that my friends in this city shall ^^^^^ complete and she jumpedabout like know my burial place. Itetharge, wh<j ^ ^.^jj^ The news was noised about and has not been considered eccentric, «nd . ^i^^^j j^o entire population of Banksville turned out to see her. Her parents wept with joy and the greatest excitement pre- vaileil. Miss Boadling was seen by several reporters and si..- pronounced herself well. It is the belief among neighbors that the young lady was sincere in her claim of affliction and her recovery is regarded as a miracle. about twenty-five friends were present in the aldermau's office while the document was being drawn up. I.OVK, HATE AND COWARDICE. l>rfH(lrul .\tt4.liipt of a R^eeted Lover to llurn the Ohjfi't of liU Amtctlun*. A Nashville, Tenn., despatch says: The arrest of Klislia Greig hero last night re- veals a diabolical plot to commit murder and arson. On Sunday night the residence of Mr. Jesse Nolan, a farmer in l>avidson (.'ounty, was burned and tho inmates of the house. Miss Mattie Ormand and Mrs. Hamlet, barely escaped cremation. The fire was supposed to be incendiary, and ! last night Greig made a confession of hav- 1 ing set Ore to tho house. Ho said ho had been hired by a neighboring farmer (Jim Bulloyjack) to burn the place. Bulleyjack had planned, he said, to burn Miss Ormand, | who had refused him in marriage. The , plan was to catch her if sho escaped burn ing and murder her, A Scene at a Funeral. along to drag her to the river and throw her body in. After thoy set the fire both A disgraceful scene has occurred at C'hcs tor in couBoction with the burial of an aged man named Candeland. Ho lived alone and had been attended by a nurse from the Deaconesses' Institution and by several neighbors. The latter, thinking theyJiad a claim on the old man's effects, looked tho door of the cottage and refused to rcliiujuish tho key until they were paid. The funeral party, including several relations, were unable to get possession cf the corpse until they had burst open tho door, and theu „,, i they found that the bed-room in which the Ihey took a rope , j^^jg^ggji i^y „^g jjg„ looked. Force had Latest Fash ion ?(otef. A pretty tea-gown, of dark pansy plush, has a pale piuk satiu front with velvet pansies appliijues. Tiny diamond ear-siiews have had a cer- tain popularity of IhIl', as the betrothal gift, in place of rings or bracelets. The lover puts them in, and they remain until replaciad by the bridal csift of pendent soli- taires. The long pin thrust in the hair at the back to hold the bonnet in place is made of gold or silver and st-t with Rhine stones or Austrian garnets, and is worn by women whose fancy inclint s to elaborate jewellery ; but those of (juieter t'lsris prefer a large flat hairpin of blonde shell. Vt the ice carnival At Montreal hive been displayed some luxurious skating and sleighing costxinus. entirely of sealskin. They are, of coars , severe in outline and without drapery. Tin: skirt has all its fulneec masssd in tin; back, and the postillion bastjue clin:;i to the bust as if moulded upon it, witli lose sleeves and high officer's collar; tlr only ornaments are pendent balls of seal. The tendency iu ilii. •;omiug ''"^son will be to match tho dresH i'l the color of the straw bonnets and ii;us. which are being dyed in all the new siuides shown in the spring goods, old row , old blue, the new green shades, absinthe and renaissance, Charles X. pink, and tU tho dull red and mahogany shades, callid by French mil- liners vennis de .Irtpii]! These will be trimmed with upri.4lit bows of the new loop-edged ribbons of uiousseline, tafeta and gauze, combine : with small stiff wings or small fine flowers. Girls at tho iutcrine diate age, a year or two before appoaiint; in society, are diffi- ult te dress, the little foulard frocku lately imported fron. Paris come nearer solving the probkni ihan anything yet designed for them. 'L'he skirts, without being short, aro not long, exposing the bouts laced with nar-ow ribbons. Made straight and without drapery they are trimmed with three narrow flounces which are bordered with narrow ribbon, different for each tlounce, repeating the colors in the figure of the fourlai'.d pale pink, bright pink, pale green, green; trie corsage then is of plain foulard, pi'ik 'r groen, to matt;h the sprajrg in the fis;urc.t •<kirt ; a wide «agh of plaiti foulard is '-nstl'd about the waist. The whole effect is vi ry ' fcsh aud charming. . For suits of light â- 'â-  i'lit for the spring are cheviots and Aii>.'ii r i, i loths iu tine lines, pink checks and st'rip-H of black and wMite toHsther, or uf ijai-k, Ijivaua bronrp with Buadedark blue vrib wliito, or else green, copper, red or pbi'i .'olor. T'he spring jackets aro made oi oarred or stripped cloths of dark oolo>-y or of the favorite Suede and tan sha 'is jii.it iire always worn in tho spring. This lijitcr colored jackets are made with th>.' overlapping seams of the covert coat thiii, !'<lftrii poptilarized. They are worn boi]i doublo and single breasted and are fn hood lined with dull A pretty suit for of age is mado with corduroy and a kilt same color. For iu ' ly cmpletod by a Tho KosKin House, Portage la Prairie, got frightened and aroused tho ladies -who :1U.II1H X: .lllckuon lirnl,ri(»t..trU IVUU lIll. ti,..t l.nwAl.. fin... *n .m4 .^..f _ nn..M ann n.l.A Adams it Jackson, pniprietors, was du- Htroyed by lire tins morning, supimsed to ho incendiary. The building was owned by Mr. Nevins. The damage to tho building and stock is about 9H,U00. had barely time to get out â€" could see who thoy were, (ireig was arrested on sus- picion, and confessed as above related. Miss Ormand is to marry Bulleyja^'s rival next week, hence his desire fur re- venge. again to be resorted to before the corpse could be carried to tho hearse. In the meantime a large crowd had gathered, and there wag an angry demonstration against the persons who liad perpetrated this out- rage. â€" Pall Mall Gaiette. S)Kinge your windows with alcohol, is the advice of an exchange. Many men sponge their alcohol. A Bona foi the K'rl wo love, Ood love her I .V mmu for llio eyes wltli tlieir tender wile. And t)i« frai^rant motitb with its molting smile 'I'lio rii'h, lirown trosses tmcontroUud, Tlmt clftHp luir neck with their tonilorost hold : .\ii(\ till! I'losBoin lips, and the dainty obiu, Am! tlui lily band tnat wu try to win- Tho girl wn lovo, ao( od lovo ber I " Pa," said Johnny, looking his book, " what does it moon to pile Ossa on Pelion?" "There, don't bother me | now," replied pa; "ask your ma; she understands all about millinery." | A .H year-old child who died recently , ill Wisconsin expelled a snake a foot long ' from its stomach shortly before its death. 'I'lio parents recollect having given the child a drink of spring water in the dark about a year ago. { Ufiv. IMarcus Kainsford is probably the lirst clergyman to preach in a sewer. When a now sower in the north of London Young Humanitarian, referring to a proformer on tho bagpipes : "Oh, mamma, couldn't you interfere '! There's a horrid man squeezing something under his arm, and he ix hurting it so !" Rev. A. U. Ball, pastor of tho Central Baptist Church, of Springfield, HI., Chap- lain of tho lower house in tho last Legisla- ture, and both able and elo(]uent, has resigned his pastorate because, as he says, he has come to the conclusion that " close communion" is wrong. He will go to tho from foiRregationalists, behoving in their doc- trines and form of church government. The Prince Regent of Bavaria has given orders to each of his sons to learn a manual trade, and Prince Uupprecht, the heir of the throne, has become a turner. Mr. Goodall, H. A., is engaged upon a sculptural work for the next Royal Academy Kxhibition, representing " Flagrant Guilt Subjected to the Qaze of Stainless Inno- cence." Mayor Howland Thursday receivetl a re<iuisition, siguod by a large number of lady ratepayers of 'Porouto, asking him was recently being built Mr. Rainsford, to "all a pubHc meeting to discuss the whoso work is among the people of that question of shorter hours for female clerks. neighborhood, went into the sewer one '"'^' ' " evening and hold service for the workmen. In China a man never sees his wife nntil ho is wedded to her tor life. Chinese courtships must bevery inexpensive affairs, but contain no more fun than walking two miles home from church alone on a dark and rainy night. r. The meeting will be held on Friday, tho '25th inst. James Arbnckle, of Missoari city, gravely insists that ho has a cat that can sing '- SHeet Violets." It cannot speak the words, but can " carry the tune" so that it is easily recognized. This oat can also say "yw" and ",p<>." hi >yrf from 3 to C years I 1 1; let of red or green â- ik'n of serge of the tiiMco. a red serge kilt is sewed to a silesia wui ,t that has a black velvet vest sewed oii '!i,.' Iront ; theu a red corduroy jacket will) a broad short back, all in one piece, buttons once at tho throat and slopes away to show the vest. Tiny black buttons are set i lose together along tho edges of the front us a trimming. A blue serge suit siinijarly made has a red corduroy vest fastcnoi by gilt buttons. Tho vest is sloped to t»o |j<>ints at the end. Brown scrgo suits Invvr white corduroy vests and small pearl buttons. â€" A man begins to understand what a winter carnival is like wht u his wife re- minds him that the co;il bin is empty and that she wants a new fur-lined toboggan suit. TUB INDUSTUlOCs liAMMKL. A damsul ivho linew h,>w to knit Kor hours w ith Ijor ticwlln would ksit, And till. «tOfkin{.',rt hIic knitted Wiiru liauiiBuiiiu, iitil klltted ,. Without ever wrinkliiiK a kbit. i â€" Gail Hamilton says " That a woman of "20 should be us mil. Ii ashamed of being dyspeptic as of beiu^ di unk." .\ young man was taken off tho London and 8t. Mary's train to ehe Iionclon Hospital on Saturday uveiiing and died yesterday. He was identified as Robert JoUiffe, and was on his way to Perth county. An inquest was held on Saturday into tho cause of the terrible accideut in the Wilbur iron niino at Lavant. K.xpert evi- dence showed that it was not usual to timber the roofs of such mines. The velrdict exonerated the company from tho charge of negligence. On Saturday afternoon a man named Fair, employed by the Montreal Gas Com- pany, met with a shocking death. Ho was engaged in loading oal at Hocholaga yards when an immense ijuantity fell upou him, completely burying him. When extricoted life was extinct. At a special meeting of the Toronto City Council on Saturday afternoon, a long re- port from Messrs. McAlpiue and Tully, on the feasibility of procuring a supply of water for tho city from tho northern lakes, and giving tho estimated coat, was read and ordered to be printed. Two men, known by tho names of Jesse Byau and Robt. Steinhoff, were arrested about seven miles from Wheatley, Ont., in a bush in the township of Rom'ney, Kent county, on a charge of murder, which they are supposed to have committed in Texas. They will be taken through to Sandwich to-night. I \