The Brussels Post, 1891-7-31, Page 1Volume 19.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1891,
Nurnber 8.
WILI(M Wisterias.
--
Beinewis detente Searerot easliy.
A friendly orioket match, the third
this season, was played between Bruatele
and Seafarth, at the latter place, on
Tneeday of this week. As iu the pre•
V10011 gl1111,0 1110 0311)00 t()Wll oricketere
ear, ied off the peat, the last victory be,
ing won by 107 runs and an inninge.
The h• me team wont to bat first YR
thee' atey wail of short duration as the
ROE11 Bros, banged down the wickets
about as fast as they could be got up,
nod all the Sealorthites could muster for
a score was 18, 7 of these being byee.
In this innings Jas. Ross bowled three
out and 1). Ross had the phenomenal re.
cord of 8 oven, 8 maidens, 5 wickets and
0 runs. Only five men scored in the
innings.
Brussels players then took their turn
batting. F1. Dennis and A. Cuusley
going to bat. They played a fine game,
en good that 68 runs were scored before
the first stuinp fell, ilhe former batted
ont 34 and his oompanion 24 runs. Both
fell victim!' to the bowling of T. T. °Ple-
num, D. Ross rattled out 18, Rev. W.
T. Chill 15(not out) and W. M. Sinclair
i
10. The nnings totalled 189. Five
bowlers, Mews. McLennan, Wilson,
Ooleman, Grigg and Roberts took part
10 tun:idling the sphere. Part of the
bowling was the wicket, however, 7
wides being recorded.
Seaforth again took the willow resolved
to cot down the heavy score against
them but the bowling WM SO0 swift and
too straight and the total was but le.
There wore no extras, The visitors en-
joyed the day very much a,ud state that
the Seaforth oricket club know how to
do the hoepitable,
The following is the score
BBV HEM
H. D-nnis, b OoIsmafl, 38
A. °outgo, 0 Coleman 84
P. Saholflehl, b ltobeits, e Coleman
D. Boss, b Roberts, o Coleman 18
A. Currie, b grifieuunu, s 116.0e1ts
Par, W. T. CluiT, not oat 15
3, Dm, h eLennan
W. Grover, rnu out
J. Jones, b Wilson
W. tr. Sinolair, run out 10
A. C. 10,0 00, b Wilaou 0
14)60 0, Leg A yea 3, \Vides 7 18
Total 189
Sicas'oalist.
IRS INNINGS. 2nd 'Amnia
l'unehard, 6. J, noes ...... 1 b 3 Ross s D Bose 1
Roberta h 3, lions,
a Grower 2 b Dues 0
Grigg, 0 D. lioas 1 b 3. Boss 0
01' cowmen, 5 Itoss 0 b J. Ross CI
Wilgel/ ,b goes 0 b Boas
J. field, 6.11. noes 0 b J. Doss 8
}iamb J. lioas, 0 not ......... 8
Theo Coleman b D Ross q b D. Rosie 1
,Leu eau, b J. Boas,
Currie 0 run out
Beattie, b J. Does 1 b 111. 00888
W. 0. 1.10I0, not out 1 1)11 ROSS° Dennts 3
yes 7
Total 13 Total 10
Greed total se
Washington Letter.
t rem our aegular Oorreepondent.)
Washington, July 24, 'CA.
The aotiou of the sub -committee of the
United States Senate Finance Committee
-of which Senators Allison and Carlisle
are numbers, and whish is charged by
the Senate with the duty of investigating
the effect of the tariff on the prioes of
protected artiolea of home manufactiare,
and their relation to wage-earning, both
in regard to its inorease and the -decrease
in the cost of subsietence-in determin-
ing to place their inquiry in the hands
of Commissioner Wright, of the Labor
Bureau, is an earnest and guerentee of
the lionekly of the investigation. The
main objeot of the inquiry, as avowed by
Senator Allison on the Republican gide,
and by Senator Cerlisle on the D •mo•
°ratio, is to discover the truth about
prices in connection with the operation
of the tariff, and to rnake that truth
known, no matter which party or theory
14 00 be helped or injured by it. It has
long been felt that, in the dismission of
tounomic questions, there is too great a
tendency to theorize, instead of 'oeneraliz
ing from ascerthined facts. Much of
the incomprehensibility of tariff and
trade arguments to eltizens of ordinary
intelligence &dims from the circumstance
that they deal with hypothetical abstrac-
tions, when they should present facts.
At the present time the adherents of one
political party are oontending that the
restrictions of the tariff advance prioes
while the members of the other party
hold just as siueerely that the effect of
high protection is to reduce them. When,
therefore, the report of the Senate sub.
committee shall have been presented to
Congress next winter, the American
people will have before them a ntaes of
reliable information from ethical they
will be able to draw their own inferencee.
That report, together with the reports
which tlie Labor Bureau is preparing in
regard to the relative cost of production
in Europe and in the United States, will,.
undoubtedly, have a marked influence in
shaping tile future yionomiti legislation
Of this country.
The first impreseion made upon the
eteamship oompanies and the ship -build-
ing oapiteliste by the potful subsidy ad
of last Congress, add by' the recent °ken.
lar iesued by the Postmaster General in-
viting bids under that ad, was decidedly
one of disappointment end dideourage-
ment. The main feeling Was that the
mail subsidy offered is not stifficient to
cover the inevitable risk ,of serious lose
to be inourred. The more, however, the
snbjeet ie considered the mote hopeful do
the hip -builders become, and as the
computation of cletaile proceeds and all
/be 6. 011048 of the soliethe are eubjected
to olose bushiest) • scrutiny, the opinion
begine to preeitil that the plan of Wail'
ing omen mails in American steamships
may not only be feasible, but may even
become profitable. The mail allowance,
according to the bill, for the round voy.
e6,0 between New Yorlt and, England es
$4.00 0 mile for 3,000 miles, which ig
912,000. But the bill providee that part
of the crews shall be Atiterioan citizone.
It will probably be difficult to get thew)
Americeng, and, even if they Yin be
found, they will 'nottirally demand
American wages. no ftettlal difference
lu cost between an AmCcican counter,
PM, say of the flit), of Paris and the
English vessel for one voyage between
the Britieh and AirioriOan sliips lo vitt.
mated to be 38,433. To cover this di1.
ferenoe the Poatoilleo Department offers
$12,000. To people generally this will
seem in the eireumstanoog an adequate
sum. The margin is not largo hut is
sufficient, It will not bribe the avarioi•
ous nor tempt a rush of epeonlatore to.
ward a dangerous competition. But it
is good warrant for the tuition of prudent)
and patriotic capitalists who desire to
see the national flag floating 01100 MOM
Moab -high with that of any other nation
on all the seas of commerce.
Postmaster General W'anamaker has
repeated the mistake that Ime been made
annually in his department for years.
A roving commission has been ntacie up
from department officials and others "to
examine and report upon the need of
postofficee in large oities and to 1800551 -
mend to the department such plans for
reorganization thereof as shall Bemire the
best resulba with the hear% expenditure of
money." While men may be good de.
partment officers it does not follow that
they know anything about the require-
ments of the postal service for large
cities, A. man who ia enough of , a man
to be postinasber in any one of the lead-
ing cities ought to know more about the
needs of his °Moe than anybody else
knows, and, if the department has
faith in his ability and integrity it
should, as far as it is able, of (mune
keeping in view the necessities of the Ger.
vioe in all parts of the country, follow
his recommendations.
Chairman Quay has probably notioed
that there is a general disposition to as•
sist hian in hie task of severing his rola'
tions with the Republican national com-
mittee.
Patrons of industry.
EDITOR POST, -I have received a com-
munication from the Grand President of
the Patrons of Industry, F. Kennedy,
stating that F. J. 13ennest, who styles
himself the Huron County Organizer, is
no longer an organizer, his commission
hawing been cancelled on the 6th of June
last, and warning farmers, to have
nothing to do with him, as he has no
authority to organize farmers, and also
slating that the Executive Committee
wishes this organization of farmers" to be
prosecuted by farmers themselves. All
organizers have left the field until after
harvest, when the work will be proseent
ed with all vigor. Trusting the farmers
evert/Where will be ready and willing to
etnbraoe the opportunity now afforded
them of getting into line and stand
shoulder to shoulder, and thus fight the
gigantic combine% whieli militate against
oar interests.
J. GAUNT, County President.
Sb. Helens, July 2060,1891.
A. F. A. 31.
The Credential Committee reported
that on the register there are 851 suber•
dinate lodges, 224 of which were retire.
stinted at the present communication,
and also 80 by proxy.. There were 749
craftsmen present, giving a tot.t1 vote of
1353, the largest vote ever polled in grand
lodge.
The districts elected the following
Distriet Deputy Grand Masters :-
Erie distmet-B. Paine, Ridgetown. •
St. Clair -W. D. Gregg's. Forest.
London -Thomas E. Robson, Ilderten.
South Hnron-William White, Mit.
06.811.
North Huron -D. D. Campbell, Lidto•
wel.
Wilson -P. H. Cox, Paris.
Wellington -William Conboy, Erin.
Hamilton -John Hoodlees, Hamilton.
Georgian -W. T. Tanner, Collingwood.
Niagara -D. Robertson, St. Gather.
ines.
Toronto -Thomas H. Brunton, New.
market.
Ontario -William McKay, ROW/Elall•
villa.
Prince Edward -G. E. R. Wilson,
Colborne,
'Frontenao-Stanle'y 0. Werner, Nap.
auee.
St. Lawrenoe-S. B. Fell, Morrisburg.
Ottewa-G. El. McFarlane, -Ottawa.
The salaried officials of Grand Lodge
R. W. Bro. J. J. Mason, grand searetary,
and B. W. Bro. E. Mitchell, grand treas-
urer, were re.eleoted by itoolamation.
Maloolm Gibbe' motion prohibiting in-
toxioating drink in connection with
lodge meeting led to an animated dis-
ouseion. A vote taken by ballot showed
404 for the motion and 616 against. It
was consequently defeated.
Cat Lsudlau N wee -
Fire destroyed the entire business
portion of the village of Castleton.
A. hailstorm (did considerable damage
to crops in several parts of Ontario.
William Kinnenr, aged 80, of Sackville,
N. B., was geared to death by GI bull.
The body of a man about 85 years old
wee found in the whirlpool rapids Satur-
day.
Corey's torpedo worke, neer Petrolea,
were blown to atoms. The employees es.
caped.
Last week 5,394 head of cattle and 0,.
441 sheep were shipped from Montreal -
the heaviest week tide season.
W. A.. Phillips, B. A.., Toronto Uuiver.
sity, has been appointed English master
at St. Thomas Collegiate instititte,
Two steamers milted neer Sault Ste.
Mario on Saturday. The Moamar Helene,
sank in e feW minuted and one man wes
drowned.
A. three-year mid child of Edward
Mullins, lifilleboro', was given an over.
dose of mohphine powder by its mother
and died in a few hours,
Leatnington will leave a holidey to
celebrate the opening of their water.
works system. They will have an im,
month demonetration and a ilremen'e
tournament.
Fred, Marootte, aged 4 years, of
Leamington, had a digpttte with the
nuteltineryon Askew 84 fiton'a grist mill
the other day, The machinery got the
better of him, howeetr, and took ot
Fred's. third finger.
Hamilton is considering the advis-
ability of haeiug 6. peid city solicitor.
Amheritlitirg is putting in an extra 11,-
005) feet of pipe for their waterworlea,
Mr. Rider, who !Ivo neer Guelph, had
enlaetd aheep worried by dogs the other
Guelph ratepayers will vote on Aug.
506. on the question of building a new
firehall.
The Drumbo Advertiser has suspended
publication, and the village ie now with.
out a newspaper,
The memorial monument of the late
ex -Premier Norquay will be unveiled at
Winnipeg on Saturday.
Alex. Dufour, of Petite Cote, has al.
ready sent to the Detroit market pearly
000 bushels of oherries and has lobe more.
The dateotivea who have been watch-
ing the grave of Sir John A. illaadonald
have been called to the capital and will
not return.
F. Krug, of Tavistock, shipped 7,000
lbe. of butter to Nova Scotia oue day re-
cently. The express charges on the ship-
ment amoanted to $145.
The budget debate ended at 4:30 o'olook
Wednesday morning mud resulted in a
defeat of Sir Richard Cartwright's
amendment by 114 to 88.
The annual conference of the 13. M. E.
church is to be held in Viotoria Chapel,
Chatham, the mond week of August.
In the absence) of Supt. Ete,wkins,Rev. R.
Miller, Assistant Superintendent, will
preside.
Two or three wild pigeons were shot
near Galt a few days ago. These birds,
whisth in years gone by used to peas over
the opuntry in countless thousands, have
become well nigh extinct so far as On-
tario is conoerned.
33. E. Sheppard, of Toronto Saturday
Night, ig going to Germany in a week to
be away for three or four months. He
takes his wife and family with him, and
his principal object is to piece his child-
ren in Gorman wheals.
The first lot of new wheat that has
been marketed at Linden this season
mride its appearanoe Wednesday, Mr.
Tuckey of London Township being the
Beller. It tested 63 pounds and brought
90 cents per standard bushel.
Dixon, the rope walker, is arranging
for a seriee of walks over the cable at the
Niagara rapids. He will also give ex-
hibitions at night by means of Imps
strung along the °able. The wire is three
quarters of an inch in diameter.
Alansou Elliott, President of the
South Essex Farmers' Institute, speaks
favorably of the fruit crop of the twenty.
He says that apples are hardly 011 0001040
orop, but that pears and peaches will
yield the largest orop that has been seen
for years,
At Port Elgin, on Monday evening,
Harold Paler, Geo. MoLaohlan, Bertha
Ohaptnan and Dora Balkwell went for a
Bail in a small boat. They had not gone
far when the boat began to fill with
water, become untnanageable and finally
sank. Peller and Bertha Chapman were
drowned. McLachlan clung to the boat:
and supported Mir% Balltwell until as•
sistanee arrived.
The liettle.Oreek bridge of the M. C.
R. has now the strongest and threat floor
of any bridge in A.merica. Workmen
have just abouu completed flooring the
structure with oak timber, 8114 inches,
laid 8 inches apart. The bridge is also
equipped with the Jordan gnard rail.
The cantilever bridge over the Niagara
river is being similarly floored.
At the Police Court, Brantford, Fri-
day morning a young tnan named James
Sickles, jr., a private in the Duilerin
Biflies, was ohargen before Police Mag-
istrate Woodyatb taith attempting to
stab his wife with a sword bayonet.
The thrust was intended for the wife,
but mistier' her and strut* one of the
children, who was knocked down and
rendered unconscious. Accused pleaded
not guilty and was remanded.
Two or three small boys in Galt, got
hold, by some meang, of one of the dua-
lin oextridges used in blasting by the
water.works men. The result of their
investigation of Ha °entente was that it
exploded, with the result that the doctor
bad to be °ailed in to attend three
patients, one of whom was unfortunate
enongh to have a finger split open, while
the other two .were burned black with
powder, and the skin punctured with the
clay or whatever it is that is mixed in
with the explosive.
A ead aceident cexturred al Gadehill
about one o'clock lest Thursday after.
noon, whereby Philip Wolfe, aged ten
years, lost his life. The unfortunate boy
was walking along the over beam in his
father's barn, when be in some way
missed his footing and (411 10 the floor, a
(finance of 15 feet. The injured lad was
immediately removed to the holm end
medical assistance summoned, but be
died about two lime after the accident
occurred. The boy had broken his
collar -bone in the fell and sustained other
sestet e injuries.
A. wrestling mobil between John Mo.
Mahon, champion of the world, and W.
H. Quinn, obampion of the Nellie
Coast, for the championship of the
world and $250 a side took place at
-Montreal last week. The Attie of wrest-
ling waa °oiler end elbow (in harness,)
best two fails out of three. McMahon
won the first fall, throwing Quinn in 16
minntes. The %mond fall was token by
Quinn, who aueeeeded in thrnwing Mo -
Mahan in 0 mintil es. McMahon suocead•
ed again in throwing his adversary, but
Quinn claimed a foul ou the ground that
MolVfahon had broken hie hold. The
referee decided in MoMalion's favor.
The NapaneoExprees stetesthrit a new
kind of potato worth has attegked the
potato vines of varlet% fermate in that
section. It is of a cream and white
eolot• ancl about an inch to an ineh and a
quarter in length. The worm penetrates
tne vine neat the top and works he way
down to the tabors. The top vino thee
deprived 01 110 vitality wilts and the re.
snit is thht all growth ie etopped. Very
little damage has been done so far end it
is' to be hoped that it speedy preventative
against the revages of this worm will be
diseovered before the nuisanoe becomes
general as it Will likely be a more dffil.
cult job to subdue Stein than the potato
bug.
The three•year.old daughter of Lieut..
Col. Boswell, of the 110011 Rifles, Winni-
peg, was drowned at Rat Portage Mon.
day while bathing in the Lake of the
Wood.
ing
about street corner loafers,
the Toronto Empire says t -As every
means hitherto tried to remedy the
pracitioa has proved futile the advise..
bility of photographing the orowds and
plaoing the pictures on exhibition 111113
been suggested and the Wee will likely be
!carried out.
The severest storrn of wind and hail
known for 30 years passed over Lucite
last week, doing a large amount of dam-
age. The hail lay inches thick on the
streets. Hundrecla of lights of glass
were broken, sheds and tree% broken
down, and wherever it strut* standing
grain ib completely destroyed it.
Charles W. Richardson caught Bill
Darby, g, returned penitentiary convict
stealing syrup from his cellar, near Mor.
path, He made off and Mr. Richardson
followed and identified him. Darby
threw Mr. Biehardeon down and choked
him severely. A warrant has been is.
sued the Darby caunot be found.
While some smell b.iys were fishing on
the shores of Lake Spry a few days ago,
a blaok bear came out of the bush and
walked down to the water beside them,
took a drink and then walked leisurely
back and was lost in the forest without
notioing the children, who were pleased
to sea Mr. Brain disappear.-Wiarton
Eoho.
Two children, 6.500 and a daughter of
Joseph McGowan, sectionman nortlt of
Utterson, were playing on the side of the
railway track in the exeavation made
under a stump at a sand bank. The
jarring of a passing train amused the
stump to fall, and tbe little girl being
&redly ender was crushed to death, the
head being terribly mangled. She was
found by the sorrowing mother almost
buried. The boy wog badly hurt.
Mrs. Reath, of Milton, while shopping
in R. Duncan Ot Co's, etationary establish-
ment, place her child on a oounter close
to an open window. Just then lithe 13th
Battalion Band struck up a lively tuna
in passing, and the youngster caught
hold of the string Of the window blind.
It flew upward and the infant fell out,
and striking an iron rod whi3h supported
a sign, rolled off this to the pavement
beneath. She is suffering from conouas-
inn of the brain, acid received terrible in -
on the head and face.
The Woodstock Sentinel -Review, re-
ferring to John Robinson's circus which
exhibited in Woodstock on Saturday,
says a boy, whose curiosity got the better
of hint, thrust his head to near the nage
containing the Rimini black leopard
and the result was that he had the great.
er portion of one of his ears torn off.
The animal referred to is a very prttt y
animal, black as the aoa of spades when
in the shade beatttifully dappled when
in the stmlidlit. He is an exceedingly
cross animal, and even the circus em.
ployees are afraid of hini.
A peouliar aceident happened to ta.
horse belonging to John Kuntzie, near
Strathroy, Mouday. Mr. Kuntzie's
brother-in-law had been doing some
cradling, and when he got through plac-
ed the cradle on a shook of wheat. Lat-
er on Mr. Buntzie drove a team of hentes
by the shock of wheat, and one of the
horses ran one of its front lege against
the blede of the cradle, almost severing
the limb. Mr. Kuntzie had not noticed
the aceident, and the horse continued
walking, but only Nvont a, few steps when
the leg fell to the ground: The wounded
horse was killed about an hour afterward.
The animal was a valuable mare, and
had a foal only nine months ago.
The Canadian and United States Asso.
elation football team which is to visit the
Old Country this fall has at last been
settled upon. The best players in the
New England league have oonsented to
go, grid, with the Canadians who are
making the trip, the team will be very
strong. Berths have been taken for
them by the State line steamer State of
Nevada, which sails from New York for
Glasgow where they expect to arrive about
August 6t11. The first match is egoist
the Third L. R. V. in Glasgow, on the
22rd August, and the interval will be
spent in praotising hard. J. A. Ellis, of
Ottawa, who acoompanies the team as
manager, (cabled Mr. Bentley some days
ago that the tour would be sure to go on,
and football men in Englend and Scot-
land are looking forward to this visit
with feeling of pleasure.
A meeting of the Furniture Manufao-
turers' Association was held at the Albion
Hotel, Stratford, ou Monday afternoon.
There were eighteen members present.
The principle bueiness transaated was
considering the advisability of endeavor.
ing to establish an export trade. Repro-
sentativee of the Asnoiation were ap-
pointed to look into the matter. Another
°hied of the Astheistion is to effect a
combine to do away with disastrous 00111..
petition. In times gone by it has been
the custom for one manufwiturer to run
on his neighbor by cutting prioes, eto.,
with the result that neither one made
any money and 005 01 another, and some.
times both, went to the wall. The Aeso-
ideation hopes to do away with suoh die.
estrous competition by limiting the man.
Madura so that ea3h mannfaeturer can
have a reasonable profib on his work and
pay his employeee a fair wage.
A deadly disease which baffles the
veterinarians has broken out among the
settle in the weetern part of Iowa; Oleo
in Illinois. The cattle die in 15 minutes
After the attack,
.A. tertible accident ceimirreci on the
28rd July in ono of the immense eleva-
tors whioll carry passengers gp and down
the 65.foot 'thefts of the new electric
railway lender the Thittnes, in London.
Over fifty people had hooded the eleva-
tor with a view of attending to the level,
whet), severe), fearing tho tier EVati over-
loaded, ethed to get mit. As tho last
passenger'e gentleman, was atepping out,
the ear suddenly flete upward, catching
him midway, decapitating and disem-
bowelling him. Tho tiar wag stopped,
and the other paseengers, many of whorn
feinted, were landed,
414 tete 0 reel N vvrg.
Mr, Spurgeon le again reported elight.
IYbaeuttller)
Pillinghom, ex.C-overnor of Ver.
mont, is dead.
The Italian deficit for the year 1890.91
is ebout 78,000,000 lire.
Smallpox id raging ab Teguoielpia, rine
of the largestItowne in Honduras.
A. lead trust will be formed in Now
Jersey with a capital of $80,000,000.
H. M. Stanley, while walking near
Marren, slipped and broke his itnkle.
Rains have fallen in Northwestern
India, averting the famine that was fear-
ed.
A. number of English capitalists have
been extensively swindled in a New
Mexico mine.
Wm. N. Weeden, the man who first
made the Waterbury watoh, died et New
Bedford, Kass., Saturday.
Sir Daniel Wilson of Toronto Univer-
sity will be presented with the freedom
of the City of Edinburgh.
Advice's jut received from Chine,
bring reports of fresh disturbances and
looting of foreigners' houses.
Emperor William has recovered suffi.
oiently from his recent injury to be able
to walk on the deok of his yacht.
Proctor Knott, at one time the most
famous horse on the turf, and still the
pride of Kentuoky is ill from lung fever.
It is announced that the Queen has
delayed her departure for Osborne in
order to visit the French squadron at
Portsmouth.
Forest fires in the vicinity of Sonora,
Cal., have destroyed a number of rattail
houthe and other property, and now
threaten to wipe out the town of Colum-
bia.
A. Liverpool despatch says Mrs. Row-
land, aunt of Henry M. Stanley, the
African explorer, was found dead from
paralysis on the floor of her bedroom, at
Ayldeeley.
Mrs. Mark Hopkins Searlea died at
Methuen, Mass., Saturday. Her estate
was valued at $60,000,000, and her hus-
band, E. F. Searles, the Now York ar.
°lilted, is worth $40,000,000.
A special train of five care composed
entirely of steel has been construoted in
Chicago. It is claimed the oars neither
cost nor weigh more than the old style,
while being practically indestructible.
Dr. Henry T. Helenbold, who was
credited with baying piled up a fortune
of 810,000,000 by the eala of his patent
medicines, is once mere in New York
mad house, chained at the wrists and
with shaokles on his ankles. He is now
a raving maniac.
A steam launoh belonging to the Unit-
ed States steamship Pensacola was
blown up in the harbor of Arica by the
Ohilian torpedo cruiser Condell and six
men on board were killed. The Condell,
which was one of Balmeceda's cruisers,
mistook the launch for an insurgent boat.
The Prince of Wales is steadily ha-
areasing his stud of racers. He bought
on Eridey three animals valued in all at
950 guiueas. The prince's judgment of
horses is sneered at by turfman 111 gener-
al, and experts declare that the three
latest acquisitions of his Royal Higlinees
are worth at the outside not over 4500,
Female tramps are becoming quite
numerous in Michigan, and are giving
the crews of Michigan Central trains oon-
siderable trouble. A conduotor on that
road says they are fond ot clinging to all
parts of the °Ars and in dangerous places
where the mail tramp will not go.
The large organ for the Rev. Mr. Tal-
mage's new tabernaole at Brooklyn con-
tains four manuals of five octaves eaoh,
and a pedal of two and a half octaves,
sixty-six pipe stops (or 140 stops with
pedal ciouplers, eto.,) including one
thirty-two feet, eleven of sixteen feet and
thirty.two of eight feet. The total num-
ber of pipes is 4,448. Among the more
novel effects are a Chinese gong, a chime
of bells and three drums (long roll, bass
drum and drum °heck.)
Washington is the only oity of 250,000
inhabitants in the Union that has no
fuotory girls. The lack of manufactur •
ing and commercial enterprises reduoe
the working W0111011 to a minimum. A
few are employed in retail stores, photo.
graphic galleries and privets °feriae, but
the majority who earn their living are in
politics. Another novelty is the total
absenoe of tenement house life. Even
the poorest colored mammy has a house
of her own.
A bridegroom who drank whisky from
a pocket flo,sk while standing with his
bride at the altar in Birohamber Church,
Hertfordshire, was fined $5 and costs,
He ie Merles Clarke. just as the
offidatingiclorgyman was tying the knot
for life out name the flask from Cllarke's
pooket, and drank to his own and Mrs.
113.'s future. The elergyman expostulat-
ed, but the oeremony was finielied,la,nd
thee the clergyman prosecuted the pro.
faner of the church.
On the Erie railway near Elmira, N.
Y., a rig in which Bev. Wellington
White and his family were seated was
struck by an express. Mr. White, his
daughter Lilian aged nine, Hattie Hast-
ings aged nine, and Susie McOortIty aged
12 were instantly killed. Mrs. White
and a abild two yeare old received each
a fraoture of the skull and other injuries
and will not likely survive.
The bark Guy 0. Goss, With a cargo of
$500,000 woith 02 088, dropped &Daher at
Tacotna, Wash., last Sunday, 44 days
from Yokohama, long overdue. When
fifteen days out "Tom Hiskiaski," a
Japanese sailor, moneted to the topsail
to reef it during a, gale, A lurch of the
mead %yew him headlong into the sea,
and he wag seen andclenlv to disappear.
The life -boat was put out", but no trace of
the missing sailot was found. When re.
turning to the vessel a, whole rose to the
surface. The orew then gudpeoted whet
had become of Higkiaski. The whale
seemed to be in great diebress. Sttelcienly,
after a violent oonvulsion, Hiskieski was
thrown from the whole's month on to
tho crest of A wave and upon the dook of
the Goss. Ile was unoonecioug and bad.
ly injured. Cathful nursing leroUght him
around and he hi now in his nOrtnal
health. Captain Mallette youths% for the
truth of this story anti the stator wee
pointed out.
Employees of the Taggs:rt Broa', mill
in due city, eatie the Watertown Tinls
mse
are very uch ietereeted in a lien width
seems to have gone through a most re•
market/10 experience. In unloading it
=load of limp on Friday they foand the
poor creature in a remote nook in the
car, famielied and almost dying. She
had laid three egge during her imprison-
ment, She was tuo weak to eat at first,
6.00 02051 awhile, with careful nursing and
judioioue feeding aud watering. she be-
gan to gain, and now promises to recover
fully. Upon inveatigation it wag found
that the oar was closed and billed for
Watertown May 281h, go that the hen
must have bean in the oar, without food
or water, six weeks and a day,
The protests of Englishmen attainst
permitting the Russian -Jewish refugees
to settle in England are very loud, and
few of these refugees will not be able to
obtain residence there on account of the
restrictione that are brought to bear up-
on them, Under the pressure of public
opinion, ibis likely that Parliernent will
adopt new measures for their exclusion
as "destitute aliens." It is certainly
better for the refugees themselves that
they would have to live in °roweled oities
with very slight prospect of improving
their condition in life. There are ocam-
tries far lese densely populated than
England in which the S0198 who have
been driven from Russia can find a Lome.
Baron Hirseh's choke of countries for
them is Argentine Republic.
The fact that Europe is slatteping to-
wer& war is generally admitted and
there may be interest in eoniparing the
strength likely to wine into opposition.
The figures are taken from the °Medal
returns of the countries named for the
year 1889.90. Germany in time of war
would have a forces of 4,900,000 men,
Austria 1,818,000 and Italy 2,852,000,
making a total force of 9,570,000, includ-
ing the militia. Opposed to this alliance
would be France with 4.190,000 men and
Rued& with 5,510,000, making a tote]. of
9,700,000 men, including militia. These
would be anormoue forces and one San
101041500 001100 such a %vox would moan to
tbe
ate of the prospeotive wheat
nworld.
estimate
crop of the world,based on official figures,
is published, showing a probable short-
age in supplies of 50,000,000 bushels.
The requirements of all importing wan -
tries are placed at 405,000,000 bushels,
and the surplus for exporting countries
at 355,000,000 bushels. The probable
orops and requirements or surpluses of
the principal countries aro given as fol.
lows :-Great Britain -crop, 64,000,000
bushels ; requires an import of 150,000,-
000 bushels. Erman -crop, 240,000,000 •
needs 100,000,000. Italy must impor
40,000,000. United States-orop, 511,-
000,000; surplus, 154,000,000. India can
posaibly export 82,000,000 bushels of the
255,000,000 harvested this spring. Rus-
sia, may be able to export 64,000,000 out
of Ib 500/111.1/10 crop of 185,000,000
bushels.
The Prince of Wales' budget on -mists
of 8500,0000 year from the Government
civil list a,nd the reverme of the Duchy I
Cornwall, amounting to 8200,000 a year.
The Princess on her marrioge received a
very small dowry from her Dither, the
poor King of Denmark, and she would
have been „positively poor in her own
right had not parliament voted her 9150,-
0000 year. Each of her ohildren, and
there are live of them, receives from the
country an annual inSome of 090,000.
The revenue of the family is just about
$1,000,000 a year. as keeps up
three residences -Marlborough house
in London, Saudringliam in Norfolk
county aud Abergelde in Scotland.
These three residences entail the presence
of an army of retainers care -takers,
coachmen and grooms keepers, beaters,
gillies, gardeners and haneers-ou. In-
depeniontly of these the 'household of
the Prince consists necessarily of a great
number of functionaries and officials,
with whom be is bound to surround him-
self. He has a !comptroller, c treasurer,
throe chambermaids, four equerries.in•
chief aud six others who are supplemen-
tary, a private secretary, a librarian, a
superintendent of the household with two
irenstants, a. house and three houorary
chaplains, three house and five honorary
dootors'three surgeons and a substitute,
and a dentiet with a yearly appointment.
In point of fact the household of the
Prince of Wales is cm the same footing
as that of a sovereign. with the difference
that his civil list is inferior to every
reigning monanch, with the exception of
the King of Greece.
Nettleton, the champion senior aingle
of the Minneeote Rowing Club, will net
visit the Winnipeg or Barrie regattas,
having detsicied to give up rowing.
Hon. G. W. Ross left for the (mat on
Wednesday. He may tarry by the way
at a few points, such as Brandon, Cal-
gary and Banff, and then, after having
seen British Columbia, he hopes to re-
turn eastward so as to reach Toronto
early in September.
Sir Donald A. Smith, K. C. M. Gt., has
intimated to Mr. Whyte that he will give
a handsome silver oeti for competition
among the cricket clubs of Manitoba.
It is probilble that this will rettult in the
formation of & Manitoba Cricket ASS00111.
Soo, with a division of the Province into
districts.
Albert Pearson is being tried at
Portege,141anitoba, on a charge of danger.
ous insanity. He was employed on the
hum of Geo. Runt, Poplar Point, and
Lifter some cleya' absence returned and
threatened Isis employer. In tha !souffle
which followed Hunt shot Penesot in the
book of the nook, makiug a seriourt
wound. Pearson was en inmate of the
Selairk asylum %bout three yeare ago.
The steemer Highland Maid, from
Fort Emmett), brings the newts to Rat
Portage of the drowning of Robb, Wilson
at Menitow Itapide on Friday Of lest
week. Tho steamer Shaineock was on
her trip up and Clapt. Lewis saia Wilton
were in the attempt of getting out 0. line
to help tote the ateemer over the rapids
vihen the yowl got onset. Capt. Lewis
was with difficulty saved by Indians, lint
Wilson wag drowned. He vvas employed
in the mills arid formerly eame from
Arnprior,