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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1891-5-28, Page 8'THE 'ETERNAL CITY Shaken to Its Foundations by the Eglosion of a Powder Magazioe. caTIZENS FLEE TEBROR-SEOKEN. The Vatican Trembles and IM Hospital Windows are Shattered—The Cupola ot tine House of Parliament Falls with a Crash—Streets are Strewn with Bricks Stones, etc. --People Pitched Out of Bed —Five People Lose Their Lives—Hum- bert, Itudini and the Cabinet Visit the Scene of the Catastrophe. A Rome cable reeved this afternoon says At about 7 o'clook this morning a tremendous explosion &book this city to its foundation, spreading terror and dismay on all eides. The people nailed affrighted from their homeinto the etreete, homes rocked, pioturee fell from the walls, thou. Bands of mime of glass were broken, °rookery woe elnattered, formalism was overturned, chimneycrashed down on the roofs, and in some instances toppled over into the streets. The cupola, of the House of Parliament iramediettely Meer the expleeion shook vioiently and then collapsed with a crash, whiole added still further to the feeling of horror wretch had spread throughout Rome, All the thoroughfares were strewn with bricks, stones, splinters and other debris hurled there by the force of the powerful CONCUSSION V7h1012 had mimed ROHN) to totter on its foundations. People of all ages end conditions were rothine pale with tear, about the streeta. Rents and crackit appeared in the walls of housee, the plaster fell from the ceilings and general desolation prevailed. In many instrinces people were thrown from their beds by the shook. The general opinion prevailed thet Rome had been visited by an earthquake and that a eimend shook might radiate the city to ruins. Finally, when something like order had been restored the real amuse of the explo. sion became known, it was discovered that the immense powder magazine at Pozzeno Pantaleo, four kilometers from Rome, had exploded, and that it had osused enormous damage to the neighboring fort, which was idled with soldiers. The officer in com- mand of the fort heard a rumbling sound previcue to the final explosion, and hastily Ordering the soldiers to leave the fort, he succeeded in averting a terrible disaster. As it was several pessentswho were in the vicinity of the scene of the explosion were killed outright and a number of others were more or less injured. VISITING THE SCENE As this despatch is sent, King Humbert egau his military stoff, accompanied by Premier Rudini and by all the members of the Italian Ctibinet, have left the city for the scene of the diaster. Around the ruins of the powder magazine a cordon of troops has been drawn to keep baok the crowds of people, who now that the cause of the explosion is known, have flocked to Pozzanuo Pentaleo, eager to see the powder.blookened ruins. The troops, how- ever, have instructions not to allow any civilians to pass through until the offiaial investigation now being imade into the cause or the explosion has been completed. All the bouees within a radiue of a kilo. meter have been damaged. Three soldiers were dangerously wounded and fully 20 civilians have been taken to the different hospitals, Buffering from wounds or braises caused by the explosion. King Humbert, who was heartily cheered, whenever his presence became known to the populace and soldiery, used his own carriage to convey the wounded people to the hospitals. The races, including the Italian Derby, which were to have been run this afternoon, have been postponed on account of the explosion. SHOOK THE VATICAN. The shock which caused Rome to tram. ble did not spare the Vatican. That ven- erated place shook with the rest of the buildings when the force of the explosion was felt, and several of the famous hieteri- oal stedned.glase windows of the old build- ings were shattered. The windows in the anoient Raphael chambers and the stained OWE in the royal staircase presented to Rope Pine IX. by the King of Bavarim, were also seriously injured. The fall amount of the damage is not Ineown at present and poseibly may never be known, but all accounte agree that the loss is severe, the ieteriora of many old palaces and churches having suffered to a greater or lesser extent. The exact num. ber of killed and wounded is also unknown at present. Another report says five people have been killed in addition to the large number of wounded already mentioned, and that 40 small houses havo been reamed to heaps of retina by the shook following the swede. elan. It has been ascertained that the magazine contained 250 tons of powder, Tbe military authorities will endeavor to ascertain how the explosion occurred, but at present the came of the disaster is R mystery. All the windows of thePopeatlibrary wore broken and. a number ot precious mike were destroyed. In miclition,many valuable panes of colored glass in the principal windows of St. Peter's Basilica were tentaehed to pieces. The handsome stained glees window over the choir of St. Peter waa also broken. At St. Paul's Church all the stained glass windows were damaged—in fact, the damage done at this thumb was so great that the building Ms been closed to the public while the debris is being °leered away and the work of temporary repair inaugurated. Much of the &atm - tion wrought by the explosion is irreparable, as the volumble works of art which have been deetroyed cannot be replaced. Many of the etained glass win- dows ehattered were the worksof aelebroted artists who flourished hundreds of yeare ago, and though in some oases the windows nen be replaced, in many other cases their historical and artistic value are destroyed forever. Many valuable relies in the mem eatery of St, Paul have also succumbed to the force of the explosion. The Pope had met concluded the cele- bration of a lova mese and was engaged in prayer when tho explosion Shook tile Vatican buildings. So severe wee the shook that His Holiness tottered and would have fallen hied not one of the attendants, sprang forward and °ringlet the venerable prelate in hie arm& Hie Hallam has now reaov. end from the shock he experienced. The investigation mode by the military authorities into the origba of the explosion shows that it was cowed by the nocideneal explosion of some shrapnel obeli. A few of the people who were Wand at the time of the explottioa and who were taken to the hotmitole 11SV3 died from the el:feats of the injuries they received. .—Mr. Wioksteed, a Queen's maned at Oktawa, who brought not a volume entitled " Woifs in Prose " two years ago, when he wad 90 years old, is reported to be at work upon another booki 18 IT 1111B BlenR" A Woman Murdered in a lieW York Rotel—Korriblefilutilation, PROMPT ARREST OF SLTSPECTS. A New York deopatoh says: About 10.45 o'clock last night a man and women en- tered the East River Hotel, a tlaird.rate house at Ceti:mein° street slip and Walter serest. The man's entry in the register book reads, " Sniokloi and wife." The roan was a stranger, while the woman was a dissolute charooter who freqnented the neighborhood. They were limped to a room on the top floor. This morning the servant endeavored to awoken the couple, but did pot eacceed. The door of the room was forced, and on the bed was found the woman dead and disembowelled. The men had disappeared. Tile murderer was a man about 32 years old and ehabbily dressed. It is believed he is Jaok-the- Ripper. The woman was out in piecee in the same manner as the Whiteohapel vim time. She was lying neked on the bed, The sheet end her underalothing, which were of poor finality and dirty, were tied tightly around the throet and head, and the abdomen Was Cart and slashed in a bor. rible manner by a dull, broken table knife, which ley on the floor not far frora the bed. The viscera had been out, and frorn appearances a part was missine. The woman had evidently been serangle%. A BAD LOCALITY. Among the cleteotives at work on the case is Detective McCloskey, who was in London at the time Jack.the-Ripper's crimes were committed there. The NOCE'S where the murder was committed bears a bad reputation. Jemes Jennings, the pro. prietor, is said to be a leader in an uptown church. His wife is a refined woman. The people in the neighborhood are intensely exeited over the murder. The police are to -night straining every nerve to apprehend the murderer. The downtown lodging -houses are being smeared to find whether any strange visitor had taken a room subsequent to the butch- ery. They are very reticent about their dinoveriee, if they have made any. The woman has been identified as an all-night rounder of many years' standing in the dietriot of the oity which is similar to the Whitechapel distriot of London. SHE WAS A HANDSOME WOMAN, with striking features of a Roman mut, and a form of remarkable symmetry for a woman of her age. There were even traces of refinement visible beneath the market left by a life of dissipstion. The place in whioh the woman ended her life is known by the old residents of the Fourth Ward as the "Hones of all Drinks," from the big sign of the many kinds of vile beverages that are on draught there. The please is perhaps one of the worst of its class. In the very room in which this murder W&S committed another low woman was found dead one morning, and her male companion was later arrested. The bartender has been arrested for killing o men with a sabre, but escaped punishment. Inspe.otor Williams is to -night madding Inspec- tor Byrnes in questionin the people continually being brought in by the lergeet tome of central office detentives and policemen ever at work on a single case in New York. One of ehe women arrested, Mrs. Herrington, who keeps a ledging -house on Oliver street, slave infor- mation wheveby the police arrested a teal, thin, fiercelookine, man known in the haunts as "Frenohy." Mrs. Harrington asserted that *hie man was an acquaintance of the dead woman, whose name- she said was Gerrie Brown, 60 years old. Carrie formerly lived out at domestic geryice, but gave herself up to riotous living. The police would impart no information con- cerning the man, nor would they give his right name. It is claimed "Frenchy" Wbg seen with the Brown woman on Thursday night at about eleven o'clock. This he strenuously denied. MANY ARRESTS. The police of the Oak street station up to midnight had arrested friar men and seven women, who are supposed to be able to throw light upon the subject. Night Clerk Devoe, of the Hatfield Howe, on Ridge street, stated to -night he believed a man who answers the description of the murderer stopped at his place on Thurs. day. The man went to bed at 11 a. m. Thursday, end at his own request was aroused at 9.30 on Thursday night. He stated that he had on appointmeet to meet a woman on Thuredey night. He nye the man registered as Immo Berringer. Detec- tives are after title man. At 1 o'clock this morning Adolph Midterm berg was taken to the Oak -street Station - house by an officer. Hie deecription answers that of the murderer of Carrie Brown. A. PROUD BOAST. The Quaker City the Leading Manufactur- ing Centre in the States. A Philadelphia despatch received towley says The Press says enough is now known of the °ensue: returne for 1890 from tbe rnanufaoturfng industries of the United States to establiith the foot that Philadel- phia leads all the cities of the country in the value of their annual products. This city has risen from a "bad second" in 1880, when New York led by 5150,000,000, to first place in the present census, in whiele Philadelphia leads by about a50,- 000,000. Punishing the Rebellious Alanipuris. A Simla cable says ; The British oolumn advancing on the Manipuris, under Gen. Lockhart, reached a large native settle- ment ha the Behagri valley. The British force halted when within eight of the set. tlement, and sent scouts to haform the Manipurie that the Britieh generale were awaiting proposals of peace from the insur- gent tribes. The rebels refused to answer, and the Britieh troops were ordered to advance. The British column pushed forward, and burned twelve villages which had been occupied by the rebels. The latter in great force retreated to the Mlle. The British force then shelled the bille with shrapnel, killing and wounding large marabers of the enemy. Thelatter are now believed to be completely oowed. Three Gallows Scenes. A Columbia, S. C., despatch says: Waites Martin, colored, wee hanged to -day for the murder of Annie McLeod, a white woman, with whom he was living. Martin made a speeoh from the gollows, saying he did not intend to kill the woman, and he felt sure that he was going to heaven. 13 ill Mille, weltered, yeas execrated to.day at Pinkens for the murder of Jake Griffin, the dispute whioh led to the mender being over a mokel that Griffin owed. E. Holloway, oolored, WWI hanged to.day at Maiming for the murder of John Dubois, white. —The overaprodnotion of whiskey hi probably the °abed of niOney being tight. —The theatrical manager is known by , the company he keep& ONTARIO LEGISLATURE, Mr. &tray presented a petition from the County 0ounoil of Brant, praying that gontrol over the 3ails by County 00UnOila May not be removed, ' The following bills were introduoed and tood a first bus: Atorey--To amend the General Roma Companies Aet, Mr. Daelt—To amend the AO reepeoting joint stook companies supplying cities, towns and villages with gae and water, Mr. Monk—To amend the Registry Act, Mr. Harily—Reepeoting settlement duties by purolmeers of lands front the Crown and tho issue ef timber licenses, Mr. Mowat moved that the widow of the late hon. member for South Grey reoeive the seseioneil allowance that the late hon. member would have been entitled to had he lived. Carried. The following bills were read a third time and pointed : To amend the Aot incorporating the Synod of the Dlooese of Niagaro. For the relief of the estate of the lot° William Dunn. The followieg bills were passed through •Corantittee of the Whole House To change the name of the town of West Toronto Junction and for other purposes, To enable the corporation of the city of Hamilton to issue certain debentures, and for other purposes. Mr Monk moved for a return showing the diepoital of children ander 15 years of age who are arrested and brought before any court in the province. He said this motion Wrie made at the instance of some philaathropio parties who desired to help the children and to get information about them. Mr. Tait moved the emend reading of bill to emend the Assessment Aet. He :amid it wits a short bill, and gave powero to the municipalities similar to what was exercised by the cities in British Coltinibia, Mr. Meredith—What are those powers? Teit—Simply to enable municipali. ties to assess improvements at fifty per cent. of their value instead of at their full value as at present. Mr. Hardy said the bill wee a very, radical one, and he did not know that the country was reedy for it. It was the single tax idea, or a half -way Eden in that direction. It was a serione proposition, and before adopting the measure the Hones must nnaerstand ite purport. The Bill was withdrawn. e Mr. Wbitney moved the second reading of a bill to amend the Ontario Election Act. Mr. Mowat feared that the effect of the Bill would be injurious rather than bone. fioial. Much as they would all like to suppress acts of bribery, they should coma. eider well the means by which they at. tempted to do so. The difficulty was to prove the crime of bribery. It was known that the larger the penalty the more diffi- cult to convion There was probably ten time as much corruption in Dominion electious as in Provincial. It was well known that there wits no more °tempt practice than that of personation. This was the reason for providing imprisonment for the offence. The hon. gentleman did not see that any object would be gained by having county attorneys attend election triale, otherwise he had no objection to that clause. He purposed consolidating the Election Aot before another session, and coneideration would be given to any coop meedeble amendment& Mr. Whitney sett that if the clause impoeing a penalty on the bribes, the man who receives the bribe, were adopted there would be no trouble in getting evidence. Outside the cities he did not believe there were twenty oases or personation -'4t was not nearly so general as bribery. ife'efra- The Emma divided on the seoond reading of the bill, which was lost by e vote of 25 yeast and 32 nays, au follows : Yeas—Messrs. Balfour, Barr, Bush, Campbell (Algoma), Campbell (Durham), Dunlop, Fell, Glendining, Godwin, Hammell,IIerns, McCleary, marter, Meacham, Meredith, Miscatnpbell, Monk. Preston, Reid, Rorke, Tooley, Whitney, Willoughby, Wood (Hastings), Wylie. Nays—Messrs Allan, Awrey, Biggar, Blezard, Charlton, Chisholm, Cleland, Conmee, Deck, Davis, Dryden, Evanturel, Garrow, Gibson (Hamilton), Gibson (Huron), Gilmour, Harcourt, Hardy, Lockhart, IldeRsy (Oxford), McKay Vtctoria), Mcliechnie, McMahon, Moore, Mowat, O'Connor. Rayside, Ross, Smith (York), Tait, Waters, Wood (Brant). Mr. Meredith moven the amend reading ofe bill respecting trust companies. ' Mr. Mowat thought there were grave objections to the clause permitting trnet I:Kluane/ales incorporated under the Domin• ion Amt to exercise .powers conferred upon joint stock oompemes under the Aat. The following bills were introduced and read a first tines : For the relief of medical practitioners in the Rainy River district—Mr. Mowat. For the settlement of questions between the Gevernments of Canada and Ontario reepeoting Indion lands—Mr. Mowat To amend the election Mowat. Mr. Meredith moved ithe second reading of his bill to prevent the courts from sit- ting on public holidays and from taking rimy ce.sea after 6 p. na. He offered if the Government would comment to a second reading not to prom the bill fnrther this session. Mr. elowat said he could not oonsent to a second reading, as he was opposed to interfering with the discretion of the judges in this matter. Mr. O'Connor Bahl he was paired, but if he were free to vote he wobld support he bill. e The House divided on the motion for the second reading, which was lest on a vote of 35 yeast to 49 nays. Mr. Mowat moved the third reading of the bill to amend the lave respecting Wein. nization of marriage. The bill was read a third t imo and passed. The following bills received their third reading: Respecting an agreement between the Midland Railway, the Grand Trunk Rail- way Company ot Canada, and the village of Midland.—Mr. Biggar. To prevent the extermination of the plant celled ginseng.—Mr. Mr. Dryden moved the 11000nd reading of a bill to amend the Public Health Act, Mr. Mowed moved the second reading of a hill reepeoting the settlement by arbitra. Mon of accountt between the Dominion of Canada artcl the Provinees of Ontario and Qaebee and between the said tivo pro. vines. The bill provided for the appoint. relent of three erbitrators, who shall be improved of by each of tbe Governments. Mr. Gibson moved the eecond reading of a Bill to amend the Ontario Inettrence Act. He said Veda the Bill had been stoked for by the Underwriter& AtemoiatiOn, for the par - pose of giving greater protection against fires ceased by steam threshers. It was claimed that tbe escape of (indent from the fire boxee noosed many fires, and that the only wog to avert the clanger was to remove the engine to a greater &Armco from the learns. The Bill wag entitely permissive in ite notnre. It provided that there might be a condition epdorsed tipple a policy of insurance requiring the engirmee to be 100 feet from a born. Thia, he thought, Weald be held to be a reaeonable condition. Tbe fOrroer was not bonnd to accept a pollees with that condition upon it, bat if he were compelled to comply with this requirement what disadvantage would it 13e to a far. mer? By the MO Ot " iftetC or similar contrivanoes power from an engine could be easily conveyed the distance named, Dar. ilwrey did not thinls the hon, gentle. man understood the full significance of the bill, (Laughter.) He was not surprised to hear that the agitation for this bill came only from the insurance oompanies. If it passed it should be milled an ,ot hi the interest of the insurance companies and the mannfacturers of a certain artiote oolled jeolcs. (Hear, hoer.) What about the interest of the farmer 2 It would be utterly impossible to gee sufficient power to drive a steam threeher in some lengthy learns. The weight and friction of the belting required would be sun', (tient to muse a fire. (Hear, beer.) The Use of the jeok," which cost about 575, would be a laeavy burden upon the farmer. To enpply the 2,000 threshers in Ontario with jocks would met 5140,000 or $150,000, and would add one cent or a cent and a half to the wet of every bushel of wheat threshed. The insurance com- panies were not compelied to insure any man. Hu thought the hon. gentleman should withdraw his Bill. The third clause might go to comnaitteeand he threshed out, but be would be compelled to vote against the iineosure as introduced. Mr. Hisoott said it would be disestroue to the farmers it such at Bill were paeeed. Mr. Bishop denied that steam threehees hed °suited any alarn.aing prevalence of fires. OM of 1,182 fires in Oaten° in n recent year only four were frona threshere ond sir from tobscoo pipes. If this sort al leeislation went on the turners would not have leave to kies their own wive p without Ant of Parliament. (Laughter.) He hoped the hon. gentleme.n would withdraw the Bill, and if he did not he hoped the MOM - here would defeat it. AFTER Bums. Mr. Eimer moved that the debate on Mr. Gibeonnti (Hamilton) bill to anaend the Ontario Insurance Act stand adjourned until to-morrow.—Corried. Mr. Mowat moved the second reading of a bill reepecting disputes under tbe drain. age laws, .which has special reference to the appointment of referees in the arbitration of diepates. The bill was read a emend time. The following bills were rel,d a second time: To amend the Act reepeoling County Crown Attorneys.—The Attorney•General. To amend the Ditches and Watercourses Act as applied to railwaye.—The Attorney. General. Respecting the diem:tenth:Mien of justices of the Peace.—The Atterney•General. Relating to Railways.—Mr. Fraser. THE ESTIMATES. 'Mr. H. E. Clarke thought the distribm tion of grants to Roman Cekholio inetitu. tions was oue of proportion to the number of Roman Catholice in the province. While they were only one-sixth- of the whole population, it was proposed to inorearie tbe greeds to tiaem by 51,588 and to inerefiee the grants to general hospitale by only 52,272, most of whiola was to go to the Home for Incurables. Ho moved, that tete grant of e132,557 be cut down by 510,000. Mr. Fraser agreed tint the grants ehould be made proportionately, but pointed out that no Prete:items were refused admit. tence into the heap/tale carried on under Roman Catholic &minim& He could skate that those hospitals with which he was the best acquainted were compelled to beg fax the rneous of subsistence despite the Gov- ernment grime& Mr. Gibson (Hamilion) moved that the bill relating to the city of. Toronto be re- ferred back to committee. Mr. Meredith objected to mole a motion being sprung upon them in the abeence of the mover. He fencied the reason of the move was in order to reverse the decision of the committee as to a particular clause. Mr. Gibson (Hamilton) wan willing to yield the poiet in the face the Opprien tion, and give notice in the newel way. The following Bills were read a third time: Respecting the oity of Kingston Gas rind Electrio Liget Companies.—Mr. Metcalfe. To outhorize the town of Collingwood to iseue:certain debentures. —Mr. Wylie. To incorporate the Tilson Spur Line Railway—Mr. Malley (Oxford). To enable the corporetion of the city of Hamilton to issue certain clebenturee and for other purposes.—Mr. Gibson (Ilona ton). Mr. Metcalfe moved that there no laid before the House a copy of the commiesion issued with respect to flab and game pro- tection, and of any instructions remora - ponying the same or connected therewith. Mao for a return showing in detail all extremes incurred or peid by the Proviece in connection with the said comenistion, giving dates, items and names. The Attorney -General moved that the House to.morrow reeelve itself into a °cm- mietee to consider the followiog resolution : That an annul eatery of 53,000 be granted to a referee for the purpose of the Drainage laws, vehicle sum eheill be paid monthly, and shall be over and above his trovelliug expenses. Carried. Mr. Harcourt moved that the House go into committee on the following resolution : a. That there shall be paid out of the Consoli- dated Revenue Fund of this Province to the townships and other municipalities entitled thereto the sum of $5,701.92, being the propor- tion which may be chargeable to the Province of Ontario in respect to the sum ot $101,771 88, claimed to be payable to the Upper Canada Im- provement Fund 011 sales of t...rown lands made by the late Province of Canada between the 14th day orJune, 1853, and the 6th day of March, 7861, and nioney received thereon by the Pro- vince of Canada between the said 6th day of March, 1861, and the let day of .7ely, 1867. 2. The said moneys shall be paid under the direction of the Lieutenant -Governor -in -Council to the treasurers of the various townships and municipalities appearing to be entitled thereto under the statutes and orders -in -Council of the said Province of Canada in that behalf; and each township or other municipality shall be paid that portion of the said amount which was obtained from the lands sold as aforesaid within the municipality, and such portion shall be as- certained and determined by authority of the Lieutenant -Governor -in -council 3. In case of there having been any change in the boundaries of any township or oth r munici- pality, or in the case of an incorporated village or town having been formed, or its limits ex- tended, within a township, or partly within each of two or more townships, the councils interested may agree as to their respective proportions of the money to which each municipality is en- titled; or may refer the question to arbitration; or in ease they fail to agree or to arbitrate, the proportion of eat% shall be ascertained and de- terrumed by atithority of the Lieutenant -Gov- ernor -in -council: 4, All moneys paid under the foregoing resold - tions may be applied by the Council receiving the same for /he use and benefit of the munici- pality iii any tvay the Council seas fit. (45 Vic., chap. 3; 49 Vic., chap. 6; 51 Vic„ chap. 3.) He axle/air:eta that as far back as 1849 there were set apart one reilliou acres of land fnr common eabool purpoeevi As the Node were riot, rimidly taken up the Legis. loture in 1853 set apart a aertain pertion of the proceeds for land improvements, and in 1861 the fund was discontinued. The pro. ceede from field SCUM from 1861 to 1867 had never been reirobtireed to the munici- palities interested, and the Government now propogen to de go. The total proceeds were 5101,771, of which Ontario's share was $53,704, There were some 210 tenni- cipalitiee intereeted, and they wete situ, sited in twentyteighe cdunties. The delay in settletnent waS not due to any Govern. inmate but to settling the diffionitiea bstween the Provinces of Ontario and Quebee• Mr. Hardy moved the mond reading of a bill to amend the Geiaeral Mining Act, Mr, Fraser (motion for Friday)—That there be referred to a committee of the Whole House on Monday next the resolu- tion following, Ite3o1vocl—(1) That iu addition to the sum of ton hundred and fifty thousand dollars hereto- fore appropriated and set apart from and out of the mone,s formieg nate of the Consolidated 1.1evenue Mind ot oars Province for the numeric of erecting now iegielative and departmental buildings for the public service of this Province, there be appropriated and sot apart for the same memos& end from and out of the same fund, the further eum of ono hundred and tifty thousand dollars, so as to make the whole of the moneys appropriatea for said purpose amount in all to the sum of twelve hundred thousand dollars. (2) That it is expedient that the Act passed in the forty-third year of the reign a Her MajostY, and entitled An Act to provide for the erec- tion of new buildings for the accommodation of the Provincial Legislature and the Public De partroonts," as the same is amended by chapter six of the Act assed ip the forty-eighth year of the reign of Her Majesty, and by chanter three of the Act passed in the fiftieth year of the same reign, should bo further Lunended by omitting therefrom the words " ten hundred and fifty thousand dollars" wherever the same occur 111 the said Act as so amended, and inserting in- stead thereof the words 'twelve hundred thou- sand dollars." The Hotta) considered eleven.' bine in conanaittee, among them bill 81, reepeoting the liability of direotore. On douse 4, holding directore personally liable for loos sustained by pereone relying upon statements in peospeetuses eigned by the direotore. Mr. Meredith thought the wording open to oajection, es it was more stringent even then the English Ant, It !teemed to be worded in the interest of old inermance compeniee desirous of preventirtes the for. motion of new corape,uies. He was dear. ()us to proteot invesitents from fraud, but it WEIS quite safe to follow tier; Englieh law in memets of this hied. Me, elowat thought there WWI no danger to the horteet man in the proposed Lew. All the director had to do was to prove that he had " reasonable ground" for believing the prospectus to be true to be relieved f roue rooponaibility. Mr. Gibeon esicl that some sulneeation might be added to the °lame which would not modify the bill Ma a whole, but which mighe meet hon, gentiemen's wishes. The bill passed. The House went into conimiteee on Mr. Hardy's Bill reepecting Ilene for labor on logs and timber and the payment of wages thereon. Mr. Hardy agreed to the lst of July RS the date of the Act ooming into force. The committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again. Tho Herm went into committee on Mr, Dryden'e Bill to ainend the Public Health Act. The everting session was entirely mitt pied by the disouesion in committee of Mr. Rosa' hill coneolid.ating end revising the Public Soboole Acts, Mr. Wood (N. Has - tinge) mede m strong appeal for a uniform essesement for publie schools in counties instead of township. The Home adjourned at 12 o'olook, T GIrI C aeLrAeo L AUG !ATER. „an Ironclad Blown np and 200 of her Crew Killed—insurgents Gaining. An Iquique despatch says : The warship Bianco Eitcalada, which was one of the vessels taken possession of by the rebels at the breaking out of the insurrection, was sunk ce April 23rd in Caldera bay by a torpedo fired by the new gunboat Alrnirante Lynch. The destrnotion of the ironclad was attended with great loss ot life, 200 persons, comprieing half of her orew, being killed by tee explosion of the torpedo. The Congress party are now in pones. eion of Caldeta and Cerrizel. A despatch from Calloa says the revolu- tionary squadron has left Iquique fax Valparaiso, after receiving on board the men-or.war and transports the whole of the revolutionary there forces. The object ie to attack Valparoiso. Twenty-two men. of .war and transports compose the fleet. The Balmacedo ironolads Almirante Lynch, Almirante Condon, and the Pilcomewo are in Ve/paraiso, bat the crews, which tire principally composed of for• eigners, declared they would remain neutral. Preparations, however, were under way for naval operations. The Imperial has now as has been re- ported, been captured by the revolutionary squadron. She reached Camatrones and there attempted to disembark troope, but canal not do to, owing to the prompt action of the revolutionary peaty. She then returned to Antofagasta, and running pest the ironclad Esmeralda, entered the port, bat she could not land the men there, so the ran out again, and was followed during fourteen home by the Esmeralda, out. diettinced the letter, mad landed the forces ,he varied in Coquimbo on the 15t12. The Maypo was not boarded, but was captured by tbe forces on board, and with her they ot onoe joined the revolutionary equadron. A DEAOLY GIFT. A ennionaireie Widow Killed by a Bottle of Drugged Whishey. A Denver, Col., despatch says: Some menthe ago Mrs. Joeephine B. Barnaby, widow of J. B. Barnaby, a millionaire merchant of Providence, R. I., took a trip to California fax her health. Mr. G. S. Worrell, wife oe a prominent Denver real estate dealer, accompanied her. On their return, April 91h, Mrs. Barnaby found a meekest° postmarked Boston, which had arrived during her absence. It contained a email flerik of whiskey with this insorip, tion: " With best wishes accept this fine old whiekey from your friends in the WOGdg." A fesv ditys later, when fatigued, both ladies drank &erne of the liquor. From that time both suffered terrible agonies, Pelee. Barnaby slowly sinking under the effeot of the eternal burning of the poison whioh the bottle was afterward found to contain. Two days ago Mrs. Barnaby died, and Mrs. Worrell is not ex- pected to live. The motive for the orime is a mystery. Welsh Moults Join the R. C. Church, A New York despatch says: The main feature in the fight between Father Ignatius and Dm. Newton and Rainsford was the startling news received trona Wales that the associetee of nether Ignatius in Liam thony Abbey have jnet renounced Protest anticon and moue over to the Catholio Churob in a body. This intelligence was accompanied by the rumor that Father Ignatius himself would sotan embrace the Rieman faith. The news of the &nosegay in aValee was received at the office of the Churchnten, the Epiecopal organ, and will be printed in (bis week's issno. Father Iatirig confirmed the firet part of the story, but etion on his part of, leaving the Protestant ixtphatioally denies any inten. Episcopal faith. Stayed Bionic With Her Dow. Mr. Moody, preaching in Roxbury last week on Luke xiv,, 1, 23, and the exonees men mallet for not oaring for their wade, said that (mace coming to Boston to labor he has heard of a woman who declined to Attend One of hat meeting e became she had to retaoin at home and oare for her pug doss. In hie opinion this excuse allrpfiSSMI any he has ever heard offered.—Gongregationalist, T11B WORK Or A BUTORER. B. B. oper Murders Itis Wife and Two Obildren With an Axe. THE BODIES FOUND BOTIBIBLY A Ramis city, Mo., despatch received to -day say: Tbe polio last niglat received froin Archie, Mo., the detaiie or a Lovable crime, the murder by te. P. Soper of his wife and two children. Tuesday night Ito bought a ticket and boa for liansasCity on a Missouri Pacific train. His abeenee Weduesdity and Thursday caused suspatioe and the city marshal broke into hit house to make an investigation. When he buret open the door he witnessed a terrible sight. In the middle of the sitting room floor lay the body of a young child, a buy, with its head oruehed into a shamemes mass and through the open bedtime docw was seen the dead bodies of Mrs. Soper and another child. wine Boyer% head and lace - were chopped nearly to pioeee, and the head of the child was split 111 twain. An axe standing in the corner of the room, the blade covered with blood and matted hair, told the method of ' murder, A letter on tho taiwe ea the eittieg- room was addressed to the authorities or who- ever may rind these bodies, preamt. In the letter occurred. this passage : It was beet for me thus to act rather than detelt them, may° slain them. What could they have done for a living mbey would have lived miserably." This letter wes signed by the husbaim of ihe murdered woman and the father of the ail- dreu. Soper was 0.butch6r. Although poor, ho was regarded favorably by the community. No motive for the crime beyond that hinted at ha tho letter has been discovered. ENGLAND AND rieueinGeen. SalIsbury'e Ntatement to the Lords—The. 4,-, iiiittettion in Lisbon Grave. A London cable nye ; . Lord Salisbury, in the Rome of Loth s to -3y, in simmer to on interpelletion regarding the aotion of the Portegume authorities in interfering with Sir John Willoughby's expedition on the Portugueee river, add the members of the English expedition had been treated in a memoir not consistent with the engegemtutte et the Portagueee Govern- ment. Lord Saliebury added that the demeanor of tbe Portuguese efficient in Africa corresponded eo little with the aesureneee given by the Ebben Govern- ment that it heft been decided to send three British warships to the mouth of the Pungeve river. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") Lord Salisbury said the rnezi-of.war sent to the Puogwe river would not be large, but they would he sufficient for the purpose, the Portuguese Minister having intimated taint his Government had ordered the removal of the obetacles to free nonage halo the interior of the river. Lord Salisbury proposed that Great Brikain oppoine a consul to sce that the modus vii;endi SMS Observed, and amid thet the Government would send re naval officer to act in that capacity. Hear, hearDe4spatches from Lisbon represent that the situation them ic very grave. A men lar clamor is again arieing fax war with England, and the Government may hasten a revolution by opposing the aggressive sentiment. French erniesaries are at work inciting the people ageinet both royalty and Engloud. 6317d it is esen asserted that .he French Government looks with approve' on the agitation, and is anxious to E.0$ the present King driven from his throne. Since the Beira incident the excitement has been redoubled, and the geners1 voice is against au' conceimien to England. Da- is reported that the luyelty of the fleet is enepected, and that the King and his Ministry are only deterred from: ranking important °bargee in naval commands by fear of caueing rio iteenteditite insurrection. All signs indict:Me that tete revolution which was warded off last ()etcher was only poetponed, and that King Charles may be driven from hie throne, to be restored by the guns of the Etig_liele fleet. AMPUTATJCO MI -3 OWN Fm.YEIT. Almost Incredible Story of the Sufferings, of a Labroquerie Shanqman. A Winnipeg cleepetch says: Joseph Contour, of St. Joaquin, while bunting in Labrequerie hot week ran across a little shanty, in front of whieh was a human foot. Entering the lodge he found a man lying on a bundle of rags. He was almost fam- ished and nearly ineanefrom hie eufferings. Some weeks ego both hie feet became frozen, and mortification set in in one focit. In desparation ho out it off with a butcher knife and threw it onteide. This crippled hire completely, and he lay in has hut dying of starvation, thirst and pain, until pitying Prcvidence &wet the wandering: hunter's footstep to hie door. Contour gave the wounded man something to eat, and set out to secure amistance. He pro. mired a teem and two raen and returned to the hut, only to find teat in the inter- vening periol the wounded mon had backed off his other foot, mortification having. alert attacked it. He was placed on a waggon and a start made for the Win- nipeg hospital, where he arrived on Fri- day. He ie in a terrible conditiore, and hie recovery is very doubtful. His name is, McKinnon. A somoliaoee ON THE BENCH. Ile Potties a Suit About Misfit Dresses, Practically, A London cable rows : The dispute be. tween Actress Dorothy Dene and her dress- maker was beceeght into court yesterday. The judge crdered Dorothy and her sister to put on the gowns. Dorothy appeared in a beautiful brown and gold ciilk costume, while bee sister wore orie of beliotrope. The judge patted the lodies, turned them about, and after critically soanning the cos - tames, decided that they were not good fits. Dorothy's ulster declared that the collar of her dress was too tight. His Honor - inserted his fineers between her neck and collar, and agried in leer view of the case. The Giant Married the Midget. A London Cable saye : At the Registrarne office in South Shields yesterday a midget girl only 32 inches high was married to Prof. Hadley, a man 6 feet 1 inch tall. Humbert, tbe man without anus, gave the bride away, reigning tbe certifleate by hold. ing the pen hetween hie teeth. The brides- maid was Mktg Nino, the American giantess, who weighs 616 pounds. The best roan was Copt Dein% who is 7 feet 10, inohee tall, Gen. Motile/le, 29 inches high, was one of the wedding porty. All were connected with a traveling circus) going through the country. Here Lies! , Epititplay ie a demoralizing kind of taffy. It eippears on the tombstone, and eulogizes) the dead almoet to the very stare. Thin tumid method of beginning, is " Here lies." Very suggestive, fax the liee are frequently quite astoniehing—almotit enough so to both amuse and amaze the dead of whom they are tvlitten. A. truthful epitaphin many instances, wonld bo: "Here lies one who omitted to take Dr, Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery." If sick and suffering, and areading premature death, teat the potent remedy. It mires all chronic', liver,, blood, And lung diseeame, as biliotisnessi akin and scalp- diseasee, scrofulous sores and swellings, salt •theurn, fetter, erysipelas,. and even sorofnla of the lungs (or donsurap- lion), if taken in time.