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HUMORS OF MATRIMONY, T he Most Extraordinary Ce Ever Tritd in the English Divorce Courts. AN ENGLISH NOBLEMAN INVOLVED f t ullur TIHII luuulul t in|p||< ii uo - % * K.m,.iLbl, -.i.r. Tbu WM perhaps the moat extraordinary ease ever tried in the Divoroe Court. It waa a rait by the Earl of Eoiton, eldeet on of the l>uke of Oral ton, for a deolara- tiun of nullity of marriage ,on the ground that when ho married the respondent she bad a husband alive. To tbu her answer was) tbat tbe man with wbom she bad gone through a oeremony of marriage before abe married J.ord Eoiton waa a married man with a wife alive when tbat oeremony waa performed, and i Int. therefore, ibe waa not legally married to him, and was free to marry when ibe became tbe wife of Lard Bunion. Mr. Russell, in stating tbe ease for tbe petitioner, said that bis client waa the Hon. Jaiues Henry Fitzroy, oommonly called the Earl of Euston. He wss the eldest son of tbe Duke of Oration. In 1870 his father was Lord Charles FiUroy, brother of tbe then Duke of Orafton, and tbs petitioner waa tbe Hon. James Henry Fitzroy. In that year tbe petitioner made the acquain- tance of the respondent, a courtesan, whoee maiden name wae Walsh, bat who at tbat time was known as " Kate Cooke," aba having adopted the latter surname from a man with wbom she had lived, and who wae connected with a oiroos. Having foriLed relations with her and visited her for some months, the petitioner went through a oeremony of marriage with her at a pariah church in Worcester ou tbe 49th of May, 1871, the witnesses of tbe mar- riage being an official of tbe church and a solicitor named Froggett. In tbe mar riage certificate she described btntelf a Kate WaUh Smith, widow. Tbe petitioner waa entitled on bis own account to 10,000 at tbe time the oeremony ww> gone through, and that sum be settled ou thi> respondent. Frofxett was trustee of tbe settlement, and be subsequently made away with the trust money. The petitioner and tba respondent lived together t ft' and on up to 1875. when tbe petitioner's married life, which had throughout been an un- happy one, had become intolerable, and be resolved to separate from the respondent. There wae no issue of tbe mamage, and having left her, be bad had from tbat time no communication with her up to the pre cent. On tbe separation she rejnmed her former life, and she was now and bad been for some years living with a betting man. Tbe | etitioner, who bad loet oasts amunx bin friends, went to Australia after tbe separation and obtained Government employment there, tbe duties of which be discharged in a manner every way credit- able to himself. Circumstances having arisen which put on tbe alert those who were acting for him, ic>|uiries pursued under great difficulties led to tbe duocvery that when the respondent went through the ceremony of marriage with tbe petitioner she bad living a bus- baud, who was in court to-day. It was found tbat on tbe i.ih of July, lNt>3, she was married at St. Mungo's Catholic Cnurob, Glasgow, to tbat man, whose name was "Gtorge Manby Smith." He waa a com- mercial traveller, and ou the marriage certificate he waa described as a " bachelor." she being described as " Kate Walsh, spinster." Tbe respondent, having been sued in a County Court, seemed to have sworn tbat her hniband, " George Manby Smith, " bad sailed in the London for Australia and gone down in tbat ship, and, singular to say, on inquiry it was found that a Demon with tbe initials " U. M. Smith " had sailed and gone down in tbat hip. It would be conclusively proved, however, that he was not tbe G M. Hrmtb" who bad married tbe respondent, buw% " Mr. George Maslin Smith." More remarkable still, it has teen discovered tbat tbe George Manby Smith who had mairied the respondent had also taken ship for Australia. From letters and photograph* in tbe possession of his mother be bad been traced to New Zealand and brought home. Oo hie return be went to tbe bouse in which tbe respondent was living ana there identified her, but she suggested that he was not tbe Smith to whom sbe had been married, but a brother or sotns other relative of that person. Whether she would persevere in tbat suggestion be did not know, but at all events she put forward this isiue tbat whether or not he was '.be George Mauby Smith with whom sbe went through a oeremony of marriage in 1863, the persuu with whom she went through tbat ceremony bad then a wife living, and tbat, therefore, U was a nullity. Lord Kuntou, examined by Mr. Murphy, QC-, said be was the petitioner in this case, and be bad made tbe acquaintance of " Kate Cooke " in 1870. He lived with her before going tbrougb the oeremony of mar- nage in 1871. He was. then 22, and sbe sa4d, be thought, tbat sbe waa 21. He settled 10,000 on her. Differences arose between them, and he went to Australia in 1875. He filled a Government appointment there, and returned to this country in 18H1. Cross-examined by Mr. Inderwiok He had known tbe respondent six months before tbe marriage. Sbe was living in Montpelier Square. lie learnt from her tbat sbe bad been previously married. Sbe never informed him that she bad reason to believe the man sbe was married to bad been married before, but she said that sbe believed be bad gone down in the London. Froggett, tbe solicitor, made away with tbe money which witness bad settled on her. He believed Froggett instituted some Inquiries after the marriage about Kate Cooke'i former marriage, but not before. He saw a certificate of the first marriage of Smith ; tbe date of the certificate wae the 2Hh day of June, 1862. Witness was mar- ried at Worcester. Froggett was present. He believed tbat Froggett went to Birming- ham and made inquiries about the previous marriage of tbe respondent, but Froggett did not tell him that Smith's wife was living in 1863 when he married tbe respondent. He learnt that bis father bad spoken of indicting Kate Cooke for bigamy, and spoke to Froggett about it. To bis knowledge no letter came to bis wife from " Mary Anne Smith," representing herself to be George Maoby Smith's wife. He believed tbat George Manby Smith was in court. Tbs other day be gave the addreee at which be believed Smith wae Imng. It wae at Watford. He got that address from bis solicitor. Re examined by Mr. Russell His wife waa described in hie marriage certificate ae a " widow." He faaeied it wae after hie marriage be got from Froggett tbe certi- ficate of Smith's first marriage, fie bad only seen Smith once n his life until to- day. That wae when be sod Smith went to the respondent's house that Smith might tutif) her. George Manby Smith, examined by Mr. Kussell, said be arrived from New Zealand in January, 1883. A gentleman who came to him in Nsw Zealand brought him a letter and a photograph, and told him his expenses to this country would be paid. In 1863 be was travelling in Glasgow for a Birmingham bouse. He then met Kate Cooke, who waa in court. Sbe told him sbe had been living with a man named Cooke, who wae connected with a circus, and tbat he bad been unkind to her. Wit- ness married her on tbe Oth of July, 1863, at St. Mungo's Catholic Church. Hie father's name waa John Ashwin Smith, and his mother's maiden name was Lippett. He and Kale Cooke separated in five months. During tbat period they did not live happily. Before going to Australia and New Zealand in November, 1864, be laet saw Kale Cooke in September of that year. In either 1870 or 1871 he wrote to hi* mother from Auckland in tbe name of " George Johnson." When he oame home his mother was living at Watford. Recently he went to tbe houee in which the respond- ent was living and identified her, that being the first occasion on which be saw her siaoe 1864. He wae married to a person named Mary Ann Smith, whose father's name was Johnson, on tbs 2t>th of June, 1862. Before be married Kate Cooke be was informed tbat bis previous wife was dead. This wae from a friend of bis first wife in Birmingham. This was three months before his seoond marriage. He did not remember tbe name of that frisnd. Sbe was a female friend of his first wife, lie separated from bis first wife eight ujonthi after their marriage, and never w her after. He bad not the slightest doubt tbat tbe woman sitting before him in court was tbe Kate Cooke wbom be married in 1H6S. Cross-examined When be went to iden- tify bis wife be looked at her only for a minute, and not a word wae spoken ; he at once identified her . he did not know tbat bu addrese had been applied for by the respondent ; he did not marry a woman named Johnson , Mary Anne Smith bad one ; bis father and mother and himself lived at one time at Mary Anne Smith's house in Birmingham ; she bad a little property, which by deed wae settled on hernelf ; be never got nor tried to get any of tbat property .he returned from Glas- gow to Birmingham in 1NC4 . he did not go to the place bin wife bad lived in , be did not go becauks he bad heard in 1863 that she was dead ; ber friend bad told him of it in a bouse at Birmingham ; he did not remember tbe name of the street ; he did not go to eee hie deceased wife's sons ; he bad seen enough of them, and he bad no interest in her property. Mr. Inderwick here informed tbe court that tbe respondent, having now had an opportunity of seeing tbe witnees who had just given evidence, she admitted tbat be wae the George Manby Smith with whon sne went through the oeremony of mar- riage in July, 1863. Sarah Jane Smith said she was married t) George Maslin Smith in June, 1861. II. left home for Plymouth on January, 1st, 1866, and sailed in tbe Lindon for Aus- tralia and wae lost. Sbe, ae bis widow, obtained in this court administration to bis estate. Mary Ann Smith, examined by Mr. Rus- sell, said she wae HS yean old. Sbe wae married to George Ashwin Smith in 1827 Sbe had six children, one of whom wae George Manby. He went to Australia in ltu>4. He wrote to ber from Auckland in the name of George Johnson. Sbe now identified as ber son the George Manby Smith who bad just given evidence. This was tbe cane for the petitioner. For the respondent, William Henry Johnson waa examined by Mr. Montagu Williams. He said be bad had a sister whose maiden name wae " Mary Anne Johnson." She was married to a man named William Smith, sudthey bad four children. William Smith died in January, 1863. After that his sister earns to him at Holloway, having three children with her. In 1861 she re- turned to Birmingham and lived there. He went down in the autumn of 1862 and found tbat she had in ber house George Manby Smith, who had been examined to-day. Witness knew that this man bad at tbat time married bis sister. In November, 186U, he received a communication tbat his sister, Mrs. George Manby Smitb, wae daogeroualy ill at Kdgbaston, near 1 firming ham. Sne died on June '.uh. 1*1.7. Wit- ness wan present at the death, and with bis msf-T I'hilliH went and registered Ibe death, the certificate of which was now in court. Ffaillis Johnson, sister of tbe last wit- ness, corroborated tbe testimony of her brother. Tbe President It is now admitted tbat tbe Gtorge Msnby Smith, whom we have seen in the box, is tbe person who was law fully married to Mary Anne Smith, widow, on June 26lh, 1862. It is further proved that ha went through tbe oeremony of mar- riage with the respondent on July 6tb, 1863, he not being then in a position to contract a lawful marriage, beotuse of bis wife Mary Anne Smith being alive. Kate WaUh wae then free to marry, but she was not law- fully married to George Manby Smith, beoauie he had a wife alive. Tbe jury at onoe found that George Manby Smith waa lawfully married to Mary Anne Smith on June 86lb, 1862 . that K*te Walsh wae not lawfully married to tbe said George Manby Smith on July tilh, 1863 ; that tbe said George Manby Smith wae alive on May '-"Jib, 1871, and that tbe petitioner and the respondent were law- fully married on May -'9th, 1871. Tbe President said this was a finding for the respondent, and he dismissed the pell lion with costs. London Timtt. "Don't," eaid Tawmus, "don't throw that away." It's only an old tailor's bill.' " Yes, but it's paid." Button Pon. "Yes," said tbe tramp, mournfully, my father out me off with a shilling, and it was a good deal of money, loo, although I didn't think ao at Ibe time." ruts HIKHIX.H n BYNAMITBaU. Tftwv loir.rfrd i. MU. ip Taveta. A last .Saturday 'a London cablegram says : Tbs proprietor of tbe Ship tavern, in tbe vicinity of the Blnaod, Mixed the effect* of au abseondiuK lodger for non-payment of rent. Among them wae a box containing twelve pound* of dynamite cartridges and gnu ootloc. Tb lodger is well known and toe police are pursuing him. The cartridges were, snob aa are used in toy pistol*. The police attach little importance to the dis- covery. Daly, Egan and Maedoiriell were ar- raigned at Birmingham to-day on tbe charge of treasou-fslony. Daly was defiant, Maodonnell dejected. Daly aaked why he waa brought to Birmingham to he tried again after bia committal on Thursday to await the Cbeeter aaaixee. The prosecution repln-d that after the charge was prepared against him at Liverpool enough evidence bad been brought to light to justify his re- moval to Birmingham on greater ohargsa. Detectives surrounded tbe prisoners in court and there were others outside. Tbe prisoners seemed to feel their position keenly, especially Egan. Wben the deteo tivee described bow tney had tracked Kgaoi and Daly sinoe October the two exchanged significant glances. It appeared from the evidence that prior to the recent meetings in Birmingbbin Town Hall, which were addressed by tbe Marquis of Salisbury and Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, letters were received by the authorities oonUiniax threats that dyna- mite bombs would be thrown nndsr tbe speaker's platform. Special precautions were taken to guard* against this. Daly wae arrested shortly before tbe Birming- ham election campaign of Lord Randolph Churchill and Col. Burnaby. It is believed the bombs found in bis possession were intended to be exploded among campaign gatherings. The prisoners ware remanded tor a week. VeaiUaiUea, It is true tbat a cold draught is danger- ous. Dr. Angus Smith, tbe great English authority on air, saye : " It slays like a sword." But impure air is no better , and if one causes pneumonia, Ike other ereatee consumption. bringing air through tbe furnace flues is all very well, provided it ie taken from a pure source of supply. But if, aa in moet oases, the cold air box of tbe furnace node over a danp. dirty area adjoining one of our unswept and filthy street*, tbe enpply is far from wholesome. Dr. Loomis and other specialists long since pouted out the bad effects of New York dus; npoo the human lungs, yet the dusty air from our streets is socked Into ten tbouaud furnaoe cold -sir boxe*. and ie tbe chief lung food of our population. Beoaose tbis air has been warmed it dooe, not follow that it is whole- some. It ie psifeotly sasy to prevent a draft by raiaing tbe "I"** a few inches and placing a narrow board in tbe space below, so that tbe cold air will ester between tbe upper aud lower saeb and be deflected toward the oeiling witbeai causing any annoyance to persons in tbe room. There are a number ef patented device* for the same purpose, but tb* arrangement her* deaoribed can be adopted ky any one at tbe cost of a few cent*. Tbe chief difficulty about ventilating moet dwelling bouse* 11 tbat there are not sufficient means of carry ing off the foul and heated air. If provision is supplied for doing this, then plenty of fresh air will leak in through tbe window casing* and crack*, ae most of our botuee are not tightly built. Great benefit may be> obtained from open fire places, wlncn to the u ithetes, are coming largely into use. All fire-boards should be abolished. Tbe art of vsntila tion has been called one of the loet arts, if indeed it ever was an entirely developed art. In our modern booses and flats, with tbeir masses of upholstering and decoration to obetmol the sunlight and prevent free circulation of air, and witb tbe many sources of impurity, aaob a* cooking, waab ing and plumbing appliances, and still more tbe gaslights and steam beating apparatus, the necessity for attention to ventilation become* daily apparent. The almost uni veraal prevalence of catarrh, and the worn out, wearied look of Americans which Her berl Spencer uoted, may be justly charged to tbe bad ventilation of our bonsee, and it is time our people should take bold of tbe matter promptly. MUrlr* a>l n.. inn, rlka. UX i oi I i- Tti : . Mr. l.ongworda addresses the Sunday school It gives me great pleasure ahem to be with you to-day, children ,aod I amglad to apeak a few simple words to you. Now can any of these bright little boys and girl* toll me what is tie ostensible object of Sunday school instruction ." Dead alienee. I will repeat my question. What is tbe ostensible object of Sunday school in struotion?' Little boy up in front " Yes, sir I" Teacher " Mary, spell and define atom." ' Atom, a-t-o-m, atom ; means to go and fight." " How is that, Mary ?" ' Why, it B what they lay to dogs, yon know 'at 'em.' " ASUTUES OOOI> ONI. " In ths sentence ' Tbe deer tried to flee ' scholars may define lie*." Several bands wave wildly. Well, Willie, wbal ie it?" > Pleath, Mith W. it tb a thmall muth- qnito." silt wiu. DOOBT: i>ir YOUNG. Little Kaohie Weeks, of Gray, only 7 years old, read the New Testament through and finished it in three days before her 7th birthday, and bad never attended school a da) . Portland, Hi., frttt. The Philadelphia Mtdi it Hulletin an nounoes thai an Ohio physician is prepar ing a medioal lexicon in fort)- two languages. It appears likely to be needed if the name makers pursue their preeenl course. Tet an eminent physician told bis hearers, in recent lecture, that a characteristic of a good medical eesay wasi its freedom from unnecessary technical terms.. It it the Aedglin| who favors the) long words THE DYNAMITE 01 nt*.| . < .nimi. .1 <iu. . | tew 'rirMfea fvunrf Uaeler Ike O.inrl. ParllaMsrai *. MORE POWERFUL EXPLORE THAN DYNAMITE. Mr. E. B Sbuttleworth, analytical chemist, has just completed and banded to to Attorney General the report of bis analyaisof oqsof ib cartridge* found under tbe Parliament buildiugs, and rerorwi to Premier Mowal ae follows : BIB, In obedience to your instructions, I have examined the cartridge banded to me by Detective Newhall, aud beg to sub- mit the following report : Tbe cartridge wss marked in printed characters " .1 :tna No. 2. manufactured by the .Ktna Powder Company, Chicago, III.; 40 percent." It also bore in ink tne mitiale 'J.N., and some markings in pencil tbat were illegible. The cartridge was wrapped in stout brown paper, coaled witb paraffin, aud the inside waa lightly packed with a yellowish-brown compound, through which projected at tbe upper end two copper detonating tabes. Tbs gross weight of the whole was seven ounces and three hundred and seventy- eight grains. Having picked out the de- tonators, I removed tbe entire contents of the cartridge, which weighed seven ounces and a hundred and twenty eight grains (about 7j.08) which on proximate analysis I found to be of tbe following percentage composition : Nllro-Klyoerina . ... 9150 Haltr tre aud other matters acluble to water- 4Uft Vegetable fibre. . 1T3 100.00 Tbii shows tbs compound to be analogous to tbat known as dualin," differing only from dynamite in containing certain nitrates, as saltpetre, and having for its bails an absorbent powder, as sawdust, instead of infusorial earth . It n considered to be more powerful tban dynamite. I tooted one of the detonators, aud U exploded with great force, blowing a large bole tbrougb the stout wire netting on which it rested, being iteelt torn into iuoh email fragmente tbat only one small shred of tbe upper casing could be found. Taking the relative explosive strength of gunpowder and nitro glycerine a* being 1 to 10, tbe cartndge would equal about 1 } ponnde of gunpowder, but from the rapidity of ex- plosion of nitro-Klyoerine, aud the fact tbat it does not require to be c tunned, the effect produced would bo much greater than tbat resultiug from this amount of gunpowder. I have the honor to be. air your obedient servant, E U. t IILTTLIWOBTB. ii...' ike A max i i.i.i Tbe Arabs, aaye a correspondent of the London Z'uiJy .\ < u-. are perhaps tbe most savagely ferooiou* foes with whom Brituh troops have ever oonie in eoutaol. I have spoken of their courage, but it is tbe courage of tiger*, and b mood m which they have engaged in theae bltlea u the mood of wild beasu mad with fury and thirsting for blood. Their battles are battle* in which quarter is neither asked for nor given on either aide. Doth at Kl Teb and at Tamauieb boye ol VI and U yean old roahed ou, armed witb apear and olub. like their elders. Tbe cub* instinctively showed fight saaoon an tbeir teeth and claws grew. Ou tbe mortiog after tbs battle a wounded Arab wae found near Ibe <ereba by Col. Slade, who brought him in. I saw him when the doctors were attending him. He reeeived witb brutish half indifference, half satiaf action, tbe kind treatment to which be was without delay subjected. Hs glared in a ourtoualy abseut manner at ths group of person* win-. laudiUK around him, admired l.n lithe form, tall stature, and fine eyes and feature* . A piece of bread was given him. lie gnawed half of it aud carelessly handed tbe other half of it away. Had our captive auddenly recovered bis freedom and tbe ua* of bin limbs the very first thing be would have done would be to bound at tbe buudle of spears which a soldier had collected from tbe field, eei zs one, and tburst aud stab right and left amongst bis benefactors until be himself should be shot or cut down liks a rabid dcg. At least 10 men wers killed on Thurs- day lu different parts of the field by wounded Arabs or Arabs who prttsnded to be dead. H >. . .1 > Urwwa. 11 1 always dread tbe return of the seal when sea bathing is indulged in' said a gentleman. " My family have bad several narrow utcapea aud still they have a perfect mania for tbe water." Why, there is no need to be afraid," answered In friend, "if you but retain your presence of mind. When you find yourself in deep water you will sink at first but if you do not struggle you will come quickly to tbe surface again. On reaching u immediately draw a full breath and throw your bead back. Thin will have the sfleot of placing you in a recumbent poii tion on tbe suifaoe of tbe water. Now, tbu is the moet oriti?al moment for those who do not know what to do next. Ex- tend your arms at onoe on a level witb your shoulders, with tbe palms of your hands downward, and begin gently pad dling in the water with the movement ol tbe wriet only. Extend your legs quietly and slowly in a lies with your body. II you raise your arms, your head or your legs above the surface of the water yot will sink, but if yon have tbe presence ol mind not to do so and not to struggle about, yon will never sink, BO long a* you keep paddling gently without exertion. Bo you may float on until yon are picked up or until yon are numbed by the cold." Nev York Sun. Mesa* . .1 1 1 t t .> >.. A few hot-bouse peaches are on sale in Nsw York ; price, 75 oentM each. Tbe early Irish potato crop in Florida is being rapidly harveeted ; the yield is very goed. Confectioner Parkin, of Kingston, has received from tbe Weal Indies) tour pine- apple plants with tne frail on. Blackberries are plentiful in Jacksonville, Fla. Tbey bring 5 to cents per quart at wholesale, and retail at from J to UJ oenle per quart. Pineapple cutting will begin on tbe Flor- ida keys about May 1st. The season lasts for six months. They all go to northern markets. Hold on for* moment, teacher I You bau totter ifrnme ib rule, TOao pumali tbat little urchin Who Da* jut laughed out m i Had he dooe it out of malic*. 11 wcii Id b a different tiling, but be ooukl ou inora help it Than a lark can help to slD(, I know by biseloatvU jacket, And bu tbuoe tio.1 with a cord, That a laugh is the only luxury of cbildhu,*! bo can alluni - And be baau I tuuuii litue K It him Koreveii that trivi&l juv. Fur he II havo to earn tt living While be is yel a buy. Ton aak why I l(ti.i Lim . Well, the tact is. ylrni|(bt 1 found a dog eara*I primer Tbat i tiMni alioti out a mite; Auii, in uuagmauou as I turuwl lU paces o'er, 1 saw eouie wouilirf uj picture* Tbat I never fouud before. I flaw a certain ur < h i n Calle.1 Clarence by tbe boys) iio toddling mu> tlie school room Making bis share of noise ; ami 1 law bun lunuj; school lime Play piaukj upon u> sly Witb tbe ruay lutla AKDM Till ibe laughad aa sbe would die. And I think we all are better W nau w grow up u> b iu*o, II we hav* UUIUIII>K to auako ae book backward uuw and tceu ; And therefore I iuniuxl You bad better ixuuri- tlie rule Than puniib tint little frllow Who baa juit laugbxl out in THf. HIT vM N. If you're waking, call me early- Call me early huKbund dour, For at half iMuti-i^tjt. u > ir<- a< fate. Tba furniture ear'll bo hero I hate got ibe carpets nicely cleaned, And the eiockrrs ituwnd away - lean barilly w>it [or the joynus late When I'm to be yuccn ol tbe May. I never have uivr.l t.,'f .r- basband And 1 never IB* v wove again ; But aruund I'll itaud, with a bruotu in mr And boea tho-*- M,. - . t men ; An.) they'll bat. to Ml,.w my every Win SB, Or else not gel their |>ay , Ami they darau't be cru i,. their female beta) When I amQureu ol the May. YoumaygetyoumaaMdnwu town, buebaBd, Aii'l sle*p down town at uiubt To the thrifty wife, wben moving is rife, A husband s an irkaomo tight. Bo iu lo call me early, On this gnat, eventful day. Wben I rmgu ni| tt me over man >ad leaffi, As tbe mover's (jaeeo of the My. A Tell tar*. Ao extraordinary story is told in English court circles, aud has been retailed by the Bplnluauela. aa to the reasons which in- duced the Queen at tbe laet moment to alter tbe arracitea.ru la for Prince Leopold's funeral. Ii is .aid tbat a xhort lime be- fore bis death, dancing with an intimate friend, a lady of l>auuth birth, of great per- sonal beauty, and tbe wife of au Kngush peer, be wae rallied by ber upon has unwonted abatractioc. His answer wee thai hie muter Alice had come to biin in Ibe night, warned him of an approaching calam- ity, and told bun uot to Hour l. for all would socn be wcl! Ibe Koyal Duke, like bis mother, tbe <jaeet>. seems to have) accepted supernatural vwitations ae real, and b told the lady he would prefer, if anything happened to bio>, to have a mili- tary funeral. Her ladyship, tbe recipient of theae eocnilei.' . x. wrote a letter to a high court official, telling him Ibe story, anl be laid ber oomoiui icatiou before Her Majesty. At once tbe ',' jeeu ordered ber dead son's desires, exprrawd in life, to be fulfilled lleooe thai charge at the laet moment which led to so much perplexity and inconvenience. Hr we. William I* Par Me). " What is tbe charge againat this man ?" aaked an Arkansas judge aa the prisoner M placed before I mi " Killing an editor, your honcr." " B'm, waa tbe editor a resident of tbe Blate ?" " Yes, your honor." " What have yon to say. prisoner, con- cerning this very serious charge ? Are yea guilty or not guilty '" Guilty, your honor . 1 murdered him in cold blood. ' Well," said the judge, there la nothing left for me to do but sentence yon. The) crime of murder in tins HtaU.ia becoming much too c iiumoti. You sre charged with killing an ArkaLats editor, to which charge you pleaded guilty. " Yes, your Louor, I do . and I don't oar* if it costs me !'() " Prisoner." responded the judge sol- emnly, "you are fined 1)00. and siaud com- mitted until the amount la paid." Tbe prisoner tln-u awouned away. ii... u . ,.n.. , Concerning the beat in South Australia six weeks ago, tbe Port Augusta Ditpatch has the following paragra) Ii : Laet Sun- day will be long retneui bored as a lay ol special suffering m I'ort Augusta, and farther north the beat seems to have been even more lutenHe. We are informed that at Yarra, near Mount Ardeu Siatioo, native larks and magri" m dockx sought shelter and water in farmers' bouses, numbers of them expiring after tbe thirst had been quenched. In one ease a touching episode occurred. A little girl, with pannikin and teaxpoou in hand, wae seen surrounded by little feathered sufferers, whoee wants the) administered to, gently caressing those who survived, weeping over the defunct, and burying tbeir bodies with tender care. Mr. llodabod. of Port Augusta, lost two valua- ble dogs ou tbe name day and in the same locality, through heat alone." Ulor.t lei lprl>iiniral. William McKay, so nays the record, WM, in September. 1IS76, senrenoed at Bimooe, Ont., to be hung for murder on tbe 2nd of November of tbat ytar. HIH sentence waa commuted to imprisonment for fifteen years, and Mary McKay hax jut obtained a decree of divorce from him in the Wayne) Circuit Court, Detroit, under the provision of tbe Michigan statute which entitles the bereft husband or wife to ench relief when the partner of his or he- bosom is impris- oned for a term of three yean or more. Jailer Corbetl, of Kingston , has instituted another uit against the County Council to recover back salary, which will be carried to a higher oourt in order to procure a set- tlement of the question of the power to reduce a jailer's salary by aCouuty Couaoil Inspector O'Reilly has a I vised the re- moval of the 81. TbomM rioter* to the) Woodstock ail.