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AROUSED BY WOLVES. The Thrilling Ad>cnlurc of in Colorado- l rertlen* WUk Ik* YleUes Br-ilr. I. 1-ur.ull Many portion! of the United States West ad Northwest are muled by Norwegian*, Swede* and emigrant* from other cold eosmtries of Europe. The*u hardy, indus- trious people bring with them the liabiu, and custom* and manner of living of their native laml, and there are village* when a word of English i* rarely spoken. It i* a* if a Motion of the Scandinavian peninsula, With it* people, had been dropped into our country bodily. In these region*, where the mow lie* to a depth of several feet for months at a time, and where it often drift* high enough to cover a house, the Norwegian snowshoe, or kee, is a common means of locomotion. The skee differs widely from the ordinary scowihoe seen in Canada and in some part* of the State*. Instead of a frame filled in with network, like a teams racket, through which the particles of snow readily lilt, the skee consists of on* narrow runner, a dozen feet in length, with the front turned op like that of a sleigh. It i* shoved for- ward, somewhat alter the manner of a skate, and, the bottom being very smooth, a man with a little practice can attain a good degree of speed. In making the des- Mat of a mountain side it : often necescary to put on the orake. This i* simply a long pole, which is placed between the knee*, with r.he lower end pressing into the snow. By bearing the weight upon the pole it cut* a deep furrow in the snow between the skees, tn.l, unless the momentum i* very great, speedily brings a bait. Last winter, when the snow lay fully live feat deep on a level in Colorado, Olaf Krios- , a Norwegian youth of eighteen year*, but a* 9TCRDT AJJD POWERFUL as a fnll grown man, left hi* home early in the morning to go to the top of Bear Ridge to learn what prospect there was ot trap- ping and shooting the fur bearing animal*. It was about sight mile* to the erect of the ridge, and as he started early in the morn inn, with a lunch to servo him at mid- day, be expected to be at hi* home by sun set. Of ooorw, all the labor of the journey lay in getting to the top of the ridge. When be should face about on hi* return, gravity would bring him back in a few minute*. Indeed Olaf had once made the descent oil skee* in a little more than ten minute*. It wa* a prodigiau* utsk, though, to work his way to the top of the ridge. Thsre had been a sheet thaw a couple of days before, followed by a freeze, which re ssjlted in making tiie surface of the anon altnon' as smooth * iee. Repeatedly the youth found himself dipping back war. 1, and the brake was applied more than one* to check hi* decent. It was absolutely im- pu**ible to ascend in a direct line, so he continually tacked," bearing tint to the right and then far over the let-.. The smoothness of the snow sometimes compelled snob loan tackt that when he had gone fully a hundred yard* he found himself only a few feat above his starting point. Once, to hi* disgust, he was actually lower. i .urn this it will be understood how laborious wa* the task be had set himself. Few would have pushed on in the face of such difficulties, trying enough ivj exhaust the most athletic frame. But the youth had made known his purpose to his parent* before leaving home, and he grimly resolved to reach the top it it look him the entire day. And that is precisely the time it did take. It was growing dusk when at la*t he reached the crest so worn out that he could not have gone a dozen yard* further. He had eaten hi* lunch long before and fCLT HALF FAMISHED, but he had discovered sign* of the move vent* of the fur-bearing animals, and wa* well pleased therefore with the result of hi* day'* work. He had learned what he *et oat to learn, and was now prepared to re- turn. But never was Olaf so utterly worn out. Although little labor wa* in volvsd in the arrowy descent, he must keep hi* wit* about him, so a* to act instantly and surely in steering clear of the few rocks and trees in his path. " I shall rest a little while," was hi* conclusion, as he squatted down on hi* knee* in a much more comfortable position than it would seem possible to secure. He dropped asleep immediately, and there is no knowing how long he would have slept had he not been awakened by a start- ling occurrence. During his brief sleep the full moon roee above the tar horizon. When he opened hi* eye* everything around him seemed a* light as day. The few stunted pine* cast clear-cut shadows on the gleam- ing white surface, but in whatever direction be gazed he could distinguish objects for a long way, He did not need to see far, however. Not ix feet off and directly before linn aiod ac immense wolf, as motionles* as a ttue, looking shirply at the doubled up figure. He had approached so stealthily that Olaf could not understand what awoke him. It must have been that subtle sense which often give* us warning of the approach of danger which otherwise would be fatal. Evidently the gaunt animal WM puzzled by what be saw. He wa* not accustomed to come upon a man in that position, and wa* hesitating before leaping at the throat of the youth until some sort of explanation should present itself. Olaf, though startled, wa* cool and self- possessed. Quietly passing his right hand back to his hip, he drew nil revolver and discharged two chamber* at the motionless wolf, which was so niar that it wa* impoo- ible to mi**. With a yelp of mortal pain the brute leaped into the air, doubled up like a jack knife.nod after a few convulsive struggles lay still in the snow. And then Olaf made a still more alarm- ing discovery. As he rose to a crouching position, like a bicyclist under full speed, it seemed to him that there were sudden iy HfNDHIDS OF WOLVKS around him, all waiting the result of their leader's rrconnoissance. They echoed the piercing cries of the fallen brute. Then they converged with h.;idlon;; haste to ward him and the ycu i,j man <.-.. the snow- shoes. Fully a score of th* animals sprang savagely at their fallen companion, and, fighting, snarling, clawing, biting) illy tore him limb from limb Before tn breath liad fairly left his body. They were franziod with the soeni of blood. Thi* temporary diversion might mean life and it might mean death for the youth wh < had Drought the leader low. None could have understood his danger better than he, and none certainly could have faced it more coolly. Inasmuch as the fighting group of brutes were immediately in his path, Olaf was obliged to diverge considerably u> the right 10 avoid them. He shot forward with all the energy at cormnaod , but it took a few moments to acquire headway, and before ue could do so the pack was plunging after him. Casting one glance over hi* shoulder, Olat taw a huge gaunt creature in the very act of leaping at hi* shoulders. He ducked his head and the wolf barely missed mm, striking the snow just to the left and rolling over several times before he regain- ed his feet. Looking back, the fugitive saw the howling horde bearing down upon him with the speed of the wind. But the iron muscles ot the youth were working like a steam engine. He was now very glad of the steep ascent which had given him such a hard climb, tor now he H-..1 ths full benefit of the law of gravita- tion, and he was soon shooting downward ah dizzying velocity. Olaf's descent was like the flight of a meteor. IHI FLEETEST ANIMAL could not keep pace with it, and with a grim smile on hi* honest countenance he rose more nearly to the upright posture, looked back, and emitted a cry of triumph. The shout was premature. Glancing again to the front a dozen or more wolves appeared in his path, and so close that it wa* impossible to avoid them by turning to the right or left. Instantly he squatted and brought the long pole to the fore lice the spear of th* boar hunter when the brute is charging, holding it rigid with all the power at his command. His charge wa* like the beak of an iron- clad under full steam. The wolves were tumbled right and left from his path, knock- ed senselees by the terrific impact. The next instant the youth was shooting below them. Indeed, so great was his spaed that within ten minutes he kicked off the skates and entered the door of his own home. A SCOTCHMAN IN CASADA. OPUS SltJwGLII CAUGHT. A Toronto Tnrallw Arrested at Detroit < ii irj.-d wttk I'arr* IBI en a Cesilrskasi-l Tra*le in Ike Iru ctweea. Canada aaU tke I nln-a Males-* Trunk FBI I ot Ike trtlele Ceaaseaieel Tke Bxleal *r Ike ln'.|il-u* Tr.rBr Krm. Ike I. I ui lB.*al* / Dollar*. A Detroit despatch says : '-hie of the most notorious of the opium smugglers is under arrest. He i* none less than Daniel Kennedy, who for nearly a decade h%* been beating the United State* out of thousand* of dollars every year and eluding the vigil- ance and scutches* of the brightest men in the secret service. Kennedy's place of residence wa* osten- sibly Toronto. Frequently, however, he was found residing in other parts of Can- ada, generally near the American frontier. Windsor was bis most favored stopping place, when he was away from home. He often occupied rooms in one of the hotel* there for weeks at a time, though he knew u.l well that hi* every stop was DOIM1BD BY AM OFFICE* of the United State* Government. Kennedy had a partner named Ross, who i* at present domiciled in a Windsor lotel. Special United State* Inspector 'arter was assigned to look after both Kennedy and Ross *om* time ago. H* devoted most attention to the former, lowsver. Recently he ascertained Kennedy was roing to Toronto, and he went there also. V rom the time of the smuggler's arrival in the Queen City Carter did not once lose sight of him. Yesterday Kennedy boarded a western Uam in Toronto and so did Carter. To the Inspector s j-iy the smuggler wa. car- ried through the tunnel at Port Huron an into American territory An imme- diate rrest wa* made. Carter wanted to er .1111 the destination of Kennedy's trunk. Hi* patience was rewarded when the tra.-i reached West Detroit and Ken- nedy i.-.:'iiigoed it to a Chinese firm in San Francisco. Then he swooned down upon lie prey and took both to the customs louse. Th* trunk war opened, and packed away beneath a false bottom were found 100 ialf-pound TINS OF OP1CM on which the duty would have been 3600. It is estimated that during last year alone Kennedy smuggled an average of 500 pound* of opium every month, and thus che*'d the Government out of $72,000. He bad a brother Al. Kenney, who used to be in th same business, but " Al " was caught some time ago, and is now in the Detroit Home of Correction. The prisoner is about 45 years of age, be low medium height and of somewhat slender physique. He ha* a light sandy moustache, and generally wears blue spectacle*. EXTENT OF TUK TRAFFIC. There is reason to believe that the o . traband trade in opium between Canadian the United Stile* is a very extensive on and, moreover, that there are large quauti tiee of the drug stored in this city at the present time. An Umpire reporter recently saw in a certain Queen street shop a large number of tin* filled with the narcotic so loved by the Celestial. Kennedy, the man under arrest at Ue troit, wa* interested in a case tried at the Toronto courts some months ago, in whioh a Chinaman sued to recover money obtained it wa* claimed, under false pretences. The director of the U. S. mint in hi* an nu.ll report of the monetary circulation o the principal nations, put the gold cricula tion of the world at l,90l,900,OCO and tha of silver at $3,931,100,000. In the repor which he made a year ago the gold oircu lation wa* shown to be $3,533,605,000 and the silver S4,04:2,700,l>00, This reveals an increase in the year of $31S,2U5,000 in golc in the countries included in the report, an a decrease of $111,800,000 in silver. e Like* Our Rankle*; KMIrn F.v.r.blr l*Bressesl with tke B>eslBUa s Fres- s>eels. Mr. James Marwiok, chartered account- ant of Scotland, who n vi been in Canada and the United States lor seven, month*, during which time he has mads * study of the banking systems of these two coun- tries, was inteviewed by a reportet the other day, and as he came to America after a visit to ths Australian colonies hi* views on the three western world divisions of the Gngljih speaking race are especially inter esting. He wa* in Australia during the financial crisis, by means of which that part of the empire ha* received uuwelcoms advertising. The original cause of that disturbance, he say*, was over-speculation in Melbourne, whose rapid attainment to it* present sizo of twice Toronto's propor- tion* had not been unaccompanied by Iraom evils, and the danger* of inflated value*. The effect* of inflation, however, were not confined to the capital but spread until every banking institution in the colonies wa* involve.!. English and Australian bank*, with only a few exception*, went down together when the hurricane broke over them. Mr. Mar wick doe* not take a gloomy view of the future m Australia. There are poli- tical and fiscal impediment*, he thinks, which must be removed before there will be as large a measure of expansion and pros- perity as should bo possible. Their bank- ing system needs remoddellmg.and without confederation it will be impossible to have theassimula'ionof laws which i*soessentul to the highest efficiency. Of it* inferiority to the Canadian system h* speaks without hesitation. He in fact joins in THKCOMPUltB-m which Canadian* have become accustomed to hear from stranger* with regard to Can ada's banking system with regard to its flexibility and ready adaptability as well a* the bank note circulation features, which are so valuable a part of it. Ha is inclined to criticize the Government because, a< hi ays, it ha* setup acomneutivu sav.ngs bank business. The Government rate ot ntereal it too high, he say*, and the amount, liich one depoutor may <lep MII is t >> ligh, in both oi which criticisms Mr. Mar- ick i* probably in agreement with hankers ;enerally. He argue*, too, that theli.v ernmant should keep on hand agold reserve umcisnt to provide for such a contingency as a financial crisis. The Canadian system if large central bank* having branches scattered in various part* of the country ecommends itself to him on account of the abilities which are thereby provided for he dupenion over the country of the money gathered in the largo centres, the result being, as he points out, an elasticity f circulation and equality of interest rate* rhich is not possible where banks are merely local and m ist gather the supply of money in the vicim'y of the demand. Of tke United States banking he CAI not speak to favorably. Its mn-invaritiie am ill ooal banks cannot adequately serve the requirement!! o/a new *u I rapidly growing country. To the shortcomings of the nation- banking system h-i attribute a l\rg meature of tha .xtremi depression of toe t sum ner m th Pacific States. He does not share the opinion tuat the rrrtirm of their year'* troubles was in industrial infla- tion, and believe* that these Slates can oom- ortalily digest much more of eastern cap- tal than is supposed to have hastened the crisis. In his judgment, it wa* the doubt and uneasiness abroad which the silver questiou excited, and the rigidity and almost utter collapse of the money aircula- tion machinery that shook th<i whole finan- cial and industrial system of the United Slate*. Speaking of the North west Territories and British Columbia, in which he spent over six weeks, Mr. Mar wick's tone was strongly lopef'il. He seems to b* impressed, lice every other traveller who itudies that p .-. <f the Dominion, with THE 1-HiisrlKnrs FI'TORB oward which it may confidently look. Ot British r ilumbia, be speaks particulvlv uh contagious enthusiasm. Hi* reference* to its progress and prospects are fringed with statistic* that indicite a careful study on his part of the actual fac's of the case, fie spout *ome lime in the 1'icific States, and of them he speaks in the tame (tram as of British Columbia. Of the Canadian Prov- nee be spoke with greater detail with re- gard to the expansion of trade and the Mtablishment of new Industrie*, which are, IB believes the opening of a new era M activity, during which all the sources of national wealth will be comprised within that one Province. The ri :h fisheries have been developed within tne put three year* to a wonderful extent ; the lumbering operaiinns, whioh used to be carried on from San Francisco headquarters, are now directed from Vancouver, an I the proti * kept within '.he province. The agricul- tural advantage* which are olTered to sett- lers have been spokon slightingly of, but this shoild not be because the soil and climate being different from that of the Torritoriet the products will also be different, and, comprising fruits, vegetables, hops, etc., will ailow of any ex- change of product with the wheat fields of the Northwest, conducing to their mutual advantage ; while the mineral wealth, including the rich gold mines and silver dop.->sii* toward which eastern capital his urrd its appreciative attention, ai well R t;.d discovery of coil measures, are .i i I t .>n.l g<ii-a:itees, he it convinced of tli u'uro of I'anada't w- ernmcst Province. The City of Vancouver, he y* i* to brcomo a metropolis of some importance, and more thn a tranih'pping point for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's trans- Pacific trad*. H* thinks well of the prospects of a large trade be- tween Canada and Australia, and regards the new line of steamers a i of 4 real practical value in accompli 'hing that object. He even believe* the MoKlnley bill did a service to Canada by keeping out of the United State* Canadian products which otherwise by increasing the ir id i between tiie two countries would navn increased the extent to which the finano al disasters over there were felt on this lido of the line. It has had the effect, too, he thinks, of setting Canada upon a search for new m irkets. Which , now that they have been f >und, may prove as profitable as those th it were lost, but are now likely to be recovered. Referring to Can* i:i's relations with the British investor, Mr Marwick printed ou that there can be no doubt the soundness of Canadian finances during a year of monetary upheaval* in almost every other country in the world ehould mate- rially improve Canada's position and credit in Kuropean mousy market*. Should this t a eoa*e Canadians will profit by reoeiv ln up >n favorable term* th* capital neoes*. r y for .:rryini4 out legitimate) enterprise*. But car<< i e r position i* to ba maintained that proper caution t>e exarcued to kecure its being juduionsly handled word of caution, Mr. Marwick added, with a smile, whioh he believed The Globe had itself been consistently recom- mending to the people. BRIEF AND INTERESTING. Chins had suspension bridges B. C. Cologne lias a 300-year-old ro.ie true. Tea and coffee keep much better in glass re with tightly-fitting top than in tiu. A French authority estimates the wealth of the United Kingdom st *'. 50.000,000,- 000. Oliver Cromwell was one of a company deeply intere-itod iu making iron with "pit coal" A cat with " eight well formed legs" is owned by Edward franklin, of Athens, Georgia. Cicero was a notable punster. A collec- tion, not now extant, of his puns wa* made by Julius Cassar. Salt sprinkled on a stove will counteract bad odors arising from spilling or boiling over on iu surface. One tree recently cut down in Tulare County, California, was thirty -three feet in diameter at the base. Uedwood trees have remarkable vitality. In the forest that hai been cut over the young trees start by millions. Virgil devoted eleven years to his .Kneid and then deemed it so imperfect at his death he ordered it to be burned. The amount of goid coin in actual circu- lation in the world is estimated by the Bank of Rnglaud officials to be about Soi tons. POM and beans cooksd in hard water con- taining lime or gypsum will not boil ten- der, became these substances harden vege- table caserne. A vegetarian paper is printed in Berlin on paper de*cribe<l u " purely vegetarian" of a light green color, the dyo used being derived from plants. White spots on the finger nails are usu- ally caued by pressure when the nails are in their unformed soft state. They cannot be removed but will grow out. Justice Schenchel, of Baltimore, decided recently that eating peanut* in churck was a cum* and fined two negroes f 10 for com- mitting such an offense. An ostrich'* egg is about seventeen by fifteen inches. 1'he measurement* ot the eggs of the crocodile are normally nine inch- es by six and one- halt inches. The Church of the Good Shepherd, of Columbus, Ohio, hasbsen compelled to dis- charge the choir anil request the pastor to resign on account of lack of funds. Brittle finger nails are a source nl much trouble, rnd to avoid breakage they should be kept quite short and at night occasional- ly dipped in sweet oil and wiped without washing. / Professor Bell, ths inventor of the tele phone, has oeen grappling with aeria' locomotion in Nova Bcotia, and like all other experimenter* in that science, he is very hopeful of success. The London police are reputed 'o have grown out of the night watchmen establish- ed in the metropolis by Henry III. in liVt. an order of things which continued down to the first quarter of the present, century. Trees are felled by electricity in the great forest* of Galioia. For cutting compara- i ively soft wood the tool is in the form > ( vn auger, which i* mounted on a carriage in I is moved to and fro and revolved at the same time by a amall electric motor. The German national flower is the hum- ble blue bottle or corn flower, and when the German emperor goes among his people in summer and when he ha* come over to Cowns the faithful and patriotic blue-eyed Teuton sport* hi* blue bottle. Tea, the beverage ot the higher classes in * iermany, though more consumed m the north, is rapidly winning favor with the middle classes in the south. Kverywhire the tea table is growing popular, and Ger- THE WEEK'S NEWS. CANADIAN. The Quebec Legislature has ordered th*> codification of the provincial laws. Building operations in Hamilton for last year lm* a .increase from 1S98 ot mur- tliau S-'ti.OOO. The plebiscite in Ottawa resulted in a vote <i! more than ssven iiundred in favour of prohibition. .Mr. Duncan Mclntyre, of Montreal, ha* so far improved that he contemplate*, short, ly making a trip across the Atlantic. Another case of smallpox has been dis covered in Hamilton, a fellow-boarder with the one who originally contracted the dis* ease having bsten taken with it. A <uty physicisn hM also a light attack of lh lame diiea**. Alex. Cowan, charged with personating at the reosnt Winnipeg election, is said to have reprevented himself at one tolling booth as \Ve*ly P. Hough and at another a* Rupert 1*. Smith. Exception is taken by the Liberals la New Brunswick to the elevation of Judge Fraeer to the Governorship of the province, It U held that a judge should be ineligible for political preferment. At the Prince Edward island eleotlssx two Acadi&ns were returned for Prince county. The island has a large Acadian population, the descendant* of the departed Acadians wbo made their way back to Can, ada after their exile. It U understood that the Attorney-Gen* eral of Manitoba will introduce at the forth* coming session of the Legislature a Judica- ture Act, based npoj the Act now in foros in Ontario. Another to be introduced is one requiring insurance companies to take out a provincial license before being allow* d to do business. The I epartment of the interior is now arranging for prosecuting the work of im- migration from the United States next MeanoD with greater energy than ever. X well-directed campaign will be carried on. during the winter, so that the interest which p .rues on th* oilier side are taking may not bo allowed to die out until nsxt eason upenn. Th* candidate of the P. P. A. for the mayoralty in Waterloo, Mr. R. Y. Fish, was elected by a majority of fi."> over the pretenl Mayor, Mr. W. Wells, who had antagn:zod the association by refusing to Kraut the use of the Town hall to an anu- Romanist lecturer. Collect of Customs Bowel) at Van- couver, B.C. , ha* received a telegram from Sir Cnarle* Hibbert Tupper, Dominion Minister of Marine and Fisheries, instruct* inghim to notify sealers that it is likely that the agreement with Russia regarding seal* ing will b* renewed another year. Sealer* thus go into Russian water* on their own responsibility. Lieut. -Governor Boyd left 925,009, all of which goes to his wife. In his will h* declares : " Other bequest* 1 intended for friends and public institution* in this city I nave to omit a* my property ha* been so largely lessened by those who returned me fvil for good, and but for whoee sad doing* I would have been able to live a happier life, and to have given largely to many per* sons and ol>|rcui mat 1 had in view." itRrmn. William King- Noel, first Karl of Lovelace, died on Friday. O. ring to the continued illness of the 1'iHii-jss ef Wales all winter festivities . - iinlringham have beun indefinitely post* pont'd. The Manchester ship canal w<i opened to general traffic .Monday, an-l Manchester thereby became a port of entry. Sir Samuel Baker, tha distinguished African explorer, died on Saturday at his residence at Newton Abbott, Devonshire, He was 72 years of age. The British Admiralty ha* placed aa order with the Naval Construction aad Armament Company of Barrow for th* con- tructun of a first class cruiser. The wheat area of India for I SIM has an, increase of six per cent, over the same area in 1SB3. The indications are favorable for a good crop. In accordance with hi* expressed wish, the body of Sir Samuel Baker, the Africa*) explorer, was oremated at Woking. The body of a man who had committed mcide wa* found in a lodging house in ICast London on Saturday. The polios are satisfied it i* Scott, who wa* wanted in the trial of Monson at Edinburgh for the mat* * l*> I* " s ** v*-oi - | _ _ , . ._ - , many will probably at no distant period i d ' r of Ueut ' Hambrough. become a large consumer of tea. Probably the only copy extant of the act of parliament of ItUll, during Crom- well's reign, incorporating and cherterin,' the Society for Instituting the Propagation f the Ttnspel among the Indians of Kew Kni-jand, is iu the possession of the Presby- terian Board of Missions, and is on exhibition in New York. A speciei of acacia, which grows very abundantly in Nubia and Soudan, is also called the "whistling tree" by the native*. Its shoots are frequently, by the agencies of the larv.i' of insects distorted in shape, and swollen into a globular bladder from on* to two inches in diameter. After the insect has emerged from the circular hole in the side of this swelling, tha opening played upon by the wind becomes a musi- cal instrument, nearly equal in wound to a iweeUtoned flute. Traffic through the "Soo" Canal increai- e ' enormously last year, although the sea- I son wa twelve days shorter than in 139*2. Fewer vessels were locked. Gtoingeaitare recorded 7,430,674 btrrel* of flour, a gain of 37 per cent; 43,481,652 bushels of wheat, a g* n of 8.5 per cent, 588,543,000 feet of lumber, a gain of 15 percent.; 87,530 net ton* of copper ore, a gaip of '24 per cent. Coal went west to the extent of 3,008,000 net tons, an increase of about 3 per csnt. over !< '.'-. A theory has been put forth in the Frnch Academy of Science* that the crust of the earth benefit h the continent* doe* not touch th* fluid globe, but is separated from it by a space filled with gaseous mat- ter under pressure. Th* continents would thorefor* onsti'.nte a sort of blister, much flaitennd, inflated aad sustained by gates, while the bottom of the oceans is supposed to rest directly on the fiery mass: By this hypothesis the author believes that many phenomena of the terrestrial crust may b* explained which are not clearly ao counted for under the present theory. A despatch from Cape Town says native runner* report that King Lobengula, with a heavy force of Matabele, is moving back; in the direction of Buluwsyo. Mr. Timothy Harrington, the well-known 1'arnollite, who represents the Harbor division of Dublin in the House of Com- mons, has been appointed editor of United Ireland. rXITKD 8TATK3. Mr. U. A. Wade, senior counsel for the defence, is very indignant over the verdict in the Prendergast o ise, and has made a motion for a new trial. Pnvi.l.I. Williams, a figure in Saratoga, died there on Saturday morning at the ad- vanced ago of one hundred and three years, He was the son of Ure-h-.ni Williams, who lived 10 be one hundred and thirteen, and his grandfather died at the age of one hundred and twenty-nine years. i.'KMRKAl,. Selim I'asha, the well-known of the late Khedive Tewfik, on the 'JUtti ult. It is reported that France i* preparing to (end twenty thousand troop* to Mada- gascar. A fire took place in the arsenal at Venice, and the artillery headquarters were destroy, ed. Two firemen were injured. Admiral de Gania, commander of the in* (urgent force at Rio de Janeiro, ha* notified t he member* of the diplomatic corps that he will bombard the city if the new forte tire upon hi* ship*. The volcano on Popocatepetl, in Mexico, has been in eruption for several days. A tourist party which is now believed to be near the summit is in danger. The Emperor of Germany ha* forbidden any further performance of Olden s play. " Cartherine the Cunning," on account of the author refusing to expunge the phrase relating to the celebration of the battle of Sedan, whioh shocked tht Emperor. wn physician died in Cairo I