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RIEL'S DEFENCE. Utter Written From Begioa Jail to His Counsel. is sium or nit * le let iracd U Ciwdj, Hi Wkf Sirrei 4en4 Wkfi l Could Hau BUD Awj. THE HOME-COMING OF THE TROOPS. A I . ii, > . li, i A Quebec despatch says : The following ia a translation from the French of a letter Addressed by Riel to Dr. Fuel, ex M. P. lor Rimouski, and his lawyers, Messrs. Fitzpatriok aud Lemieux, of this city, and just received here : " Jesus, Mary and Joseph pray for as. " Rionu JAIL, 16th June, 1885. To Dr. BomnaJd t iaet " DiABxtT FBIESI', Yonr letter of tbe 22 od May went to Prince Albert, but did not find me, as I waa not tbere. It only reached me at Kegina. I only received it last week. I sm at a loss for words to axprets how dear to me is your friendsbip. Those who have met in committee to abow that I am not wholly deserted, and to help and assist me, mmst be very devoted. Tbere is not a fibre of my heart tbat does not vibrate with gratitude to each of them, aud tXJ tbe two gentlemen who bave undertaken my defence. Os my behalf warmly tbauk the committee aud its members individually if yon ea>n. My letter ia addrewed to yon bat it i>i equally intended lor Manure Leuneux and Fitzpatriok. My dear friend, I never expressed a wish to have my trial at Prince Albert, and tbe question was never broached to me. ON TUB MT AJTIB BIS VICTOBY over us, tbe 13th of May, General Middle- ton wrote me aa follows : Mr. Riel, I on ready to leoeive you with your Council auid protect yon until your oat* baa been decided npen by tbe Dominion Govern- ment. I waa with our Metis in tbe woods and the monutaiua, doing all in my power to save our families from tbe excesses wbiob we apprehended. I might have easily escaped from the General, aud taken a sufficiently roundabout route to g*t to tbe United State*, bat I preferred to give myself up, though I was advised uot to do an until I had something more explicit on the hsad of my personal aafsly. But as tbe trpopa war* soouriug tbe country, atd negotiation* would have oonsuuiod iwu or three daya, I wae afraid tbm during tbe delay great harm might result to tbe popu- lation, and I consequently decided to sur- render right iff to the General. I had received hia note on the 15th, towards 1 o'clock in the morning. At 4 in tbe after- noon of the same day I was in hla tant. After saluting him aud producing bis note, I asid, ' General, if yon have any immediate punishment to inflict I surrender at once to beg of you to let it tsll only on ma. 13ot if there ia any meats of geiusg fair play that is what I want and I desire that my trial should lake place in Old Canada.' My dear doctor, I never enter- tained any other desire than thin, which ia tbe same I embodied iu say despatch to you the other day, and whicb is tbe onry one I expressed towards Ibe General as regards my trial. My kind defenders, Mesrd. Ixtmieux and Fitzpatriok, oan accordingly begin to urge upon tbe Government that I WAI NOT UA>1 A llilH.NEh, but that I deliberately gave myself up ; thai I did not ignore the General's note when I might have done so ; tbat I prefer- red to comply with it ; tbat if I bad with- drawn to tha United States the circum- stances would have kept the Dominion in a certain state of uneaaiuaaa at least for some time ; and tbat, having of my own accord abstained from taking snob a step, I have thereby earned a certain claim to public consideration. The bearer of tha General s note to me waa one of my friends, Moine Onellette, who had consented to carry tbe message only on the oonditien tbat he waa allowed loyally to seek ma out, that is to say, tbat ha should not be followed, and this was agreed to. And when the General's not* reached me, I still had the amplest opportunity to escape into tbe woods and mountains. The trouble I waa taking to bwDg about tbe surrender of snob of our people as would not do BO except upon my advice might alto, by pacilyit g the country around me, have facilitated my return beyond tbe frontier if I bad wanted to turn my steps in that direction. It seems to me tbat these reasons should have some weight in permitting me to have my trial pefore tbe Supreme Court and in Lower Canada, for it is only thus and tbere tbat I oan secure all my witnesses. More- over, the good committee who bave under- taken mj defence would in this way incur lei* expense, wbiob is a thing I would be vary glad of. " My dear doctor, I hope that our trienda will co) blame me for surrendering without having sought to obtain more guarantees for my personal safety. My immediate surrender has contributed, I think, to give agreater obauoe of peace to the half-breeds, and has done them good, I believe. " I deaire that my trial shall take place on the merits of my act* alone. " I was in the United States ; I waa laboring there to estate a future for myself, when parties from tbe Northwest ome to invite me to go among them to help them in directing public opinion, telling me tbat they were making I'lTITIONS rj THE OTTAWA HOVERNMENT, and that they needed my asiistanee. You will probably find my reply to them in Le Manitoba of July, 1*14. I worked peace- fully at petition making from my arrival on tbe Saskatchewan to the hour when arms were taken up tbere. Bishop Orandin, of St. Albert , Father Andre, Superior of the Oblsts at 8akttcbewan ; Mr. Forget, Sec- retary of tbe Northwest Council, and Gov. Dewdney himself saw wtial I had drawn up for tb* half-breeds aa setting forth what tbsy wanted from the Govern- ment. Mr. McDowell, one of tbe members of tbe Northwest Council, who had an inter- view at which Rev. Father Andie waa present, kniw and oan state what, through bis medium, I asked from the Government. And bow could we dream of going to war unprovided as we were with arms and ammunition ? Bat tbe times were hard, especially on the Saskatchewan ; tbere was nothing doing, no money, and tbe crops bad missed, as you may have seen by tbe newspaper report*. The traders in diffi- culties, half ruined or on the verge of being wholly so, and not knowing what to do, intrigued to gel as many of the Mounted Police sent into tbe place as they could. Other sworn enemies of tbe rights of the half breeds went so far as to threaten OH with a war of extermination. It is averred even that tatters bearing false names were mailed at 1'rinoe Albert to the ftddress of Winnipeg dealers, asking tbe wholesale prices of arms and ammunition. A reply waa sent to these letters and waa hawked for several days around Prince Albert. I magma tbe effect produced on tbe minds of evil-disposed persons. Tbe public officials on the Saskatchewan, not all, but certain among them, do not appear, too, to have suspected the object of these machinations. " Tbe police were on the </ui n >. At this stage of affairs I asked my people to assemble in public mticg t St. Auoine. Tbere in the prekecee of Fathers Tour- mand, Moulin and Vigreville I laid tbe situation before them, telling them tbat things were becoming critical, and that having made their petitions and my own to the Government, I wished to return to the United States, tbat it would be for tie best tbat I fhould do so. But all of them declared tbat tbey wanted to keep me, and tbe fathers themselves begged me to stay with them. This was on the 84th February. On tbe 2nd March another meeting was held among the English bait-breeds, when I made the name btatement and implored them to let me return to tbe United States. But TEXT WOULD HOT LIBTIN to any proposition of tbe sort. They all insisted btrongly tbat I should remain, and it was then aud then only tbat 1 consented to stay. But no sooner bad I done so than certain men in high places in tbe Saskat obewan began to swear in special consta- bles and talk of arresting me. I think thai it tbe Government bad been well informed if tbe political situation of tbe Has- katcbewan cad been better explained to them they wculd not have allowed mat- ter* to proceed as tbey did. "Tbe balf-breedH stated that tbey bad brought me among them tbat they were in danger themselves, and tbat in defending tbeninelve* tbey would defend me. Doctor, I cannot write tbe whale affair, as you can well understand that the story ia long. But for tbe moment all yon need is a broad sketch of tbe situation. On tbs 1BU) March we went to St. Laurent to celebrate the feast of Si Joseph. Yon are, perhaps, aware tbat tbe half-breeds of the Saskatchewan, while oueritbiug St. John the Baptist as their patron saint in teken of their deep and iLdUeoluble sympathy with the French Canadian*, bave onosen at tb* same time it. Jobepn a* their special protector and patron. And though, by Bishop Grandma leoision, tba i aniil holiday is only to be celebrated on tbe !4tb Jane in eacu year, the half -breeds love dearly to venerate Si. Toispb on each of his feasts. This explains ihe solemnity with which tbey desired to lOLor the 1'Jtb March. In passing by Si. Antoine, which lay on their way to 8t. Laurie ut, tbe news reached them that nvx HOSDSID POUCEMKN were earning by forced marches to disperse them and imprison their leader*. It was Mr. Lawrence Clarke, of the Hudson Bay Cempauy, wbo gave them this news as certain. He was ooinisg from Troy, and till them ibat the police would be at 81. Antoine on tbe morrow, as he bad psssed them en runt*. This was, to my knowledge, the ftUe report which did tbe moat damage. When tbe bait-breeds beard tbm statement tbey at once came to a halt in their jour- ney, making prisoner of an Indian nj.'ut who happened to be on the spot, and alno effecting ouo or two ether arrest*. I was not pre ient, and these arrests were resolved upon and executed without my participa- tion. They sent, however, to notify me of them. I went to tbe place and found in effect that our people bad decided upon defending themselves. As far as 1 was concerned ftt this time I bad not appeared n public for ten days. In twenty-four lours tbe whole population waa up in arms. On the 26th March Major Crozier advanced with 120 men, armed and with cannon, to within ten mile* ef our Bettletnent. Tbe half-breeds went out to meet him, when he ordered his men to fire on them. Tbe half-breed* waited, and when tbe police bad nearly all fired their volley they defended themselves in tbe name of God. Tbe fight lasted about forty minutes. The Major I.kfT i:a TIIE KiTTUFSJUD. Passing among our assailants' dead, I noticed a man on the ground (till breath- ng. I went up and spoke to him ; be was wounded, but could sit up. I then took iim by tb) band, laying,' My friend, God's moment baa passed. Providence has pre- icrvcd you. I rtjoioe and congratulate yon. We are going to take jou with us, at *' "" Supreme Court. I humbly ask not to b< treated like a murderer, and especially not to be chained before tb* jury have pro- nounced, aud I am oouHdeut tbat tbey will not find me guilty. " I tberefore pray tbe Government to grant me a fair play trial. Your grateful friend, Locis RIKL. P. S. Those wbo bave me in charge BM doing all they can. 1 have no com- plaint to make against them. But public opinion is perhaps so excited with respect to me that it is not easy tor them to soften tbe rigor of the order* tbey bave received My sedentary life ia telling on my health " What you do for me do for the love ol God so that He may reward yon in this world and the next, which is my bumble prayer. " All my respects and thanks to my friends. L. K. care lor you like our own wounded.' I lever inquired this man's name, but ben Uiddlotou told me that be knew him, iti ai) beard of the circumstance, and that be intended to call it to tbe favorable attention of tbe Dominion Government. " On tbe day after the fight I went with vehioUa to remove the bodies of those whom tbe Mnj.tr had tbe misfortune to loae. We placed them in a little building near at band until tbey should be claimed by their friend*. I mention these things to show yon in what spirit I acted. ' On tbe 24tb April the half-breeds accepted the honor of crossing sword* with General Middletou only when be had actually invaded tbe soil of their settle- ments. The coulee which tbe papers style Fisb Crock is at tb* threshold of our people's lands. It is better known among us as Tonrond's ooulee, because the numer- ous balf-broed family of that name are located along it. We made no aggressive military movement. At Batoobe, our people defended themselves for four days, during the whole of tbe iHb, 10th and llth. On the 12th tbe battle began at 9 a. m., and still our people defended themselves until dark. If the Government knew tbe fact* wall, if yon showed them my letter, I am con- fident that tbey would place no difficulty in the way of granting m* a trial before tbe i i K in or MI -M rive iiu.,.:.,.i oi TIII iii iiom mil o.rr i 4 uuillr > Jim lo III-. II.- A New York despatch say* : The Music 'Jeaohers' National Association began it* annual session in tbe Academy of Music yeatirday. Five buudred of tbe UOO mem- bers ., .TO present- T) meeting will con- tinue three days. Wu choir of SI. Paul's Yroiestkut piacopf Cbspal, led by Leo Koffer, oi>aued the meeting with a chorus entitled Tlio Golden Year." Then Presi- dent Singer, of the Board of Aldermen, welcomed the teachers. President 8. N. Penneld, of tbe associa- tion, organibtot tbe Broadway Tabernacle, then mside an addreM. lie said rbe object of tbe association in I i further both creative and interpretative uusical art in America. One object is to give the musician some- thing to think about, outmde of bin special instrument. He continued : O! coarse, as a justification for practis- ing eight to twelve hours a day on the piano, it ia pleaded that it ia a life's work to achieve nucoebs in one branch of music. Yet bow few of thete student* do we hear from as successful artists. Musician* are too apt to limit iheo-ielv, s to their special work. Mauy teachers, Home in normal institution*, are extravagsutly pretentious, wbile tbey ought to be members of tbe clans beginning counterpoint, or even in tbe barmocy clas*. How many are piauo teachers wbo never-play, and have no con- ception ( f music beyond dance form's and inspired rnelodiex. How many pretend to be building voices when tbey do not know the difference between abdominal breath- ing and abominable singing. A good many organists have just three voluntaries or interludes in their repertoires. For all such deficiencies we are held reupontible, tor the profession at larg* is judged by its aversge. We must detect the charlatan and strip off tbe mtiquerader's mask. This is don* by our s) u iu of examinations and conferring otrtinuatee. A i i ..u' in . Ill 1. 01 le M Hi-til. I hi- n.Miian ot ihi Iran J.... i- , mil, 'I,, m,.- An Albany, N . Y.. dr s|iatoh says : Lottie WatxoD, tbe womtn with tbe iron jaw ' with Van Auburgb * circus, met with an accident yesterday afternoon that will cause her retirement hroc* the ricg. To exhibit her grant etre utLJajsJH tw she baa been is tbe habit of bcfdut Mupeuded from her month a cannon, whioh ID discharged while in mid-air. Tbe daring of ttae performance is increased by tbe fact that tbe woman ia hoisted from tbe (round and bangs head downward durisjg the teat. Yeiterday she waa assisted by tb* Freeman and Rice brother*, athletes, who soptriti- tended the apparatus aud bad raised ber to tl.e proper height for 'firing tbe eauuon, when one cf the pulley-rope* soMenly broke. The heavy piece ef ordnance and Mdlle. Watson were precipitated to tbe ground, a distano* of about six feet. 8b* struck tbe oannou bead first with terrific foroe, and wan picked up unconscious. For a time tbe wildrs) excitement prevailed in tbe circus, but it quickly subsided, an the injured woman was removed, and the show went on according to programme. When taken to the hospital the lady waa feaod to be seriously injured. Her forehead was crushed in, the wound tftkisg tbe form of ft stftr ; ber moutsi was out and two teeth knocked out. The right hand wa* badly brnised and some Internal injuries were received about th* stomach. HTAKVINU INDIAN*. It, plornblr Mii.ir ol < II. h - ih, >otlh hoi ! Ih, -I I .,. ,x. It u ill, >r. ..I I iuiiill>ll>ii. A Quebec despatch says : A correspon- dent writing from Bersimis, on the north ihore of tba St. Lawrence, relates most harrowing distress among Indians tbere, and says the reindeer, which baa been most plentiful in tne large domain of tbe Montagnnis Indians of Labrador, is almost extinct. The result of this, coupled with Ih* unusual severity ot last winter, was that some ol the Bersimia Indian* on their island hunts, to avoid starvation, were obliged to eat Iheir fnra , that in one camp three died ol bungar, and that there are dark rumors of lKir"lBJ!lnf1otS*'r M o*Duib*lia<n ere succumbing ~ th lr terrlble ** In , tion bad 'u k r *" direst kind attended tun iuuon ol tbe bnntera to secure fnra, and out of more than on* hundred who started out from Br*imis not ten on their return wcso able to pay their debts. In view of this deplorable state of affairs, tbe new Grand Chief Morse Bacon, and a dele- gation of the leading men of hi* tribe, are about to proceed to Ottawa to interview tbe Department of Indian A0airs. hlornlnrnil ,1 Iliul ICol. !,,.!. A Chattanooga, Tenn., despatch Bays : A daring robbery was perpetrated last night at the post-cllioo in Retro, Tenn., a town in thia county, of wbiob W. 8. Good- on is Poatmaster. Tbe burglars first entered bis bouse and chloroformed the entire family. Every room was rifled, it being thought that be bad a large sum con- cealed. All tbe money in tbe post-office waa atolcn and Ihe mail indiscriminately scattered. The family are quite ill from the effect* of the drug. 1 m ^~^^ A gsntleman, fishing in Lough Currane, Ireland, landed a pound and a ball trout, whose stomach appeared unusually di*- tended. Upon ripping it open be found a f ally fledged uparrow, quite perfeot, without even a feather disturbed. Let fly fisher- men take tbe hint. TOSSED IN A BLANKET. Brutal (Vestment of a Woman at th* U.S. National Encampment. UNPLEASANT REBELLION REMINISCENCES. A Philadelphia telegram say* : There waa a aerious disturbance at the National Encampment in Fairmonnt Park last uigbt, which has resulted in one of tbe visiting officers being held to bail for aagaoli with intent to kill. Some of tba Kentucky troops were amosing themselves tossing one of their number in a blanket. A woman came along and began making jocular remarks nd as she seemed inclined to join in the fun she wa* pilobed into the blanket ana well shaken up. As they tossed ber tor nearly half an hour and tore off nearly all her clothes, upon being released she ran for tbe Park police. When tbe police returned with ber aha waa unable to identify ber sssailanta, but the police kept ber watching at Belmont Maniion, a hotel is tbe park. Alter a while she picked out Oapl. Uurlis, of tbe Indianapolis Artillery, and declared tbat he was ons of her assailants, aud Capt. Chasleau, of th* park guard, proceeded to arrest him. It was undoubtedly a case of miataken iden- tity, and aa the park police insisted on arresting him Cast. Curtis, in bis indigna- tion, drsw bia sword. The militiamen crowded forward to prevent tbe arrest. Tbe police called npou tbe citizens to help them, and for a time the greatest ooufnaiou prevailed. Finally Capt. Curtis drove back his own men and said he would subsait to the authority ot tbe police. Ha was taken to the guard-house and afterwards held in 9600 bail on the charge of asiault with intent to kill. There has been ejut-idcrable ill-feeling aroused between tbe Northern aud Souther* troops oaneed by tue Muging of sectional ttougs while turtle*, of the soldiers bave been oaroumng at Belmont Mansion. Several eveiiiagn giuoe a large number of Southern trot ps, together with sume of tbe Ohio militia, joined in singing such melodies " Tb* Star spangled Banner," " Yankee Doodle " and others of a patriotic nature. When tbe Ohio men suddenly mruck up " We'll Haug Jeff Davis on a Sour Apple Tree " tbe Southerners were silent, and sou* of tbe more intoxicated rbowed open diagitt at the discourtesy of tbe aet. A* the song waa repeated over and over agaiu several of the angry listeners biat-ed, aud it wan with great difficulty tbat the cool beaded members ot both parties kept their companions from coming to blows. The mailer has been kept as quiet as lossible. i i i -r <>ni> m r i < ll,i -"n OrrUrrd in. H HHI,..I. -- I i.. Uuiir ! Marlawr*B*)h' frui|.r. A Loudou cable say b : lu a peerage, more tbau anything eke, L/CJMSIIIOU is uma parts of the law, and it l* a most difficult tiling lo wreat from be baud tbat uoids it tba bluff of power. 1 Lin wan a^aiu proved >uauruay lu ih* conclusion ot tne A} las ford nuoocssiou suit, wluon was commenced ou Wednesday buloro the Lords' Com miitvv lor 1'rmttgen. Atler hearing ail ilie evidence tbe Ljrdd gave their dtoisiuu iu favor of lion. Charles Wigbtwiok Finch, brother of the late lion, llauoair* Fmon, tbe seventh Earl of Aylatlurd. Tb deci mou brande yuuug Guy Uertrand, born to EJitb, Cuuuttas ot Ayiestord, alter her eparatton from nor busb*ud, with llle giliuiBCy, aud sup^ur^n Ihe seceated End wbeu u deolaiej mat tin wa* uotlBu lather of the boy. There is a rumor thai it is tbe intention of the Duke of Marlbortugb to suarry Lady Aylesford. ll will be romemberud that Litdy Aylesford left her Lunbaud's borne in Kent in 1867 to accept tbu protection ot the Dukn of Mailborougb, Umu Marquis of lilaudford. She pleaded her husband'* utolerable oouauei aud Blaudford's pro- misu to marry her an avou as divorced. JU* had a oblld three yuan ago, wine a, kllbougb tbe Earl of Aylusford was uot tbe !atber, she called it Oy his mound till*. The courts found so much blame ou both sides mat neither waa entitled to a divorce. Aylebford died on bis ranohe in Texas, U. 8., last January. Many person* in society here bave thought tne Hake ol Marlborough is mean enough to refuse to keep his promise to marry Lady Aylestord. Tbe Duke ot Marlborongh is tbe biotber ol Lord Randolph Cbnrebill, and is trying to defeat the latter H re-election. DIMAMTKKN IN H.ANMAH. ll l'i O|.lr llroon, ,1 ...! l|u, I, lr-lro,-.l b> Klo,l.. A Fort Boot! (Kansa*) despatch says : As a freight train on tbe Kansas City, Spring- laid & Memphis Railroad was pausing between Arcadia and Liberal, about 25 miles south of tbia oily, a bridge gave way anl the oiigine and 16 oar* were precipi- tated into the water. Condaotor Thompson wa* in tbe cab at tbe time, and he, with Engineer Ross and Firemaa Reynold*, want down With the engine aud all three were drowned. Wbile Master Mechanic Phillip*, of the Missouri 1'aoillo Railroad, Morris Rosa aud Jake Jones, of Parsons, were attempting to cross Labelle Creek in a skiff last night the boat waa drawn nnder a culvert and all three were drowned, A Leroy (Kansat) ipecial say* all the Harvested wneal baa bjen awest away. Much live stock waa drowned and the loaa will be very heavy. I .. uro., In U l.roii.lii. A Madison, Wia., despatch saya : The annual session of the Dane County Medical Society waa held here to day, and wa* tb* most interesting in its history. The strik- ing feature ol tba session was the presen- tation of John Iverson, a Norwegian, lit years old, who is suffering from leprosy. Iverson waa reared near H tough ton, tbia county, and inherited tbe diteaee, though it had not developed in tba family for filly years prior to his case. Two years ago he waa firat attack. d with what aeemed to be rheumatism. Soon bis nostrila cloned, and be waa hardly able to .breathe, wbile at the same time he became partially deaf. Bloating of tbe face aud the entire body followed, and to-day they present a horri- ble appearance, small sore* existing her* and there in exposed plaees. The eaae ia the Brat ever seen here, and oreatea a great tneatioB. A MAKE-KLIEtt BATTLE, Brilliant Sham Fight at b*a Between British War VetMli. The earnestness of life in tbs only pans- port to the satisfaction of life. GALLANT IIPULSE OF A BRILLIANT ATTACK. A London cable sa>b: Tbe naval manoeuvres off the west a>uU soutli ooati of Ireland, wbiob kava beu iu prugrem for th* past five weeks culminated ou Tues- day in a abam battle for tbe defence of liantry Bay. The special kquadrcu uigan- ized for thin purpose included mxteeu ol the finest British naval vessels now iu commis- sion. The order* which sent them to Ire- land were issued at a time wban everybody supposed that a war with Kusaia was im- minent. Their destination waa kept a secret for weeks, and their preparation for sea was accepted aa a proof ol the alert- ness ot th* Admiralty Office. The iquad- ron wa* uader the oomtuaud of AdnusaU Sir Geoffrey P. Hern by , wi ih Hear- Admirals Sir Aatbony H. Hoskins aud Wm. Henry Wbyt* commanding tbe two wings into which th* tquadron waa divided. In the sham nalil* on Tuesday, the problem waa to lore* an sntrauoe into Baa- try Bay in tbe southwest ourner of Ireland. Tbe aeftsoe of tbe bay was entrusted to Admiral Wbyte, aud tbo attack- ing fleet was ooramaudad by Ad- miral Hoekina. Tbe former naturally onoae for bu base Bear laUtid, wbiob occu- pies a oominandiuK position on tbe uortb side of lite entrance to tbe bay. lit so disposed bis neat that every practicable obauuel on the bay was oovsred witu heavy guna and awaited tbe attack. Tuin began at mid- uigbt, aud waaalrwitly planned by making a lelut o( a fluk attack l }' airhead, while uout ol the advancing duel wa closely hugxing tbe shore off Sneephcad ou tbe oiber sido if tbe bay. i LU idea was to compel the defending fleet Ui attenuate ite Una, so that it luu ooui could uot get tbrougb ou the south tide e! tbu buy, the reserve vessels could be formed iu encbelon aud driven wedgewit>a through the defend- lug cordon. The attack waa splendidly managed, aud at first seemed certain of success. Observers ou Bear Inland believed at one time tbat Admiral Hoakins bad effectually forced tbe lines, and despatches announcing that tba attacking fleet bad won were- sent to Ihs Admiralty Office. The bay WUH ooversd witb smoke, and it was difficult tj dinoeru either the sigualv or tne movements of ttiu two fleets, but at last ths flagship ol Admiral Hoe- kins wa seen to be in retreat and signal- liug to withdraw the other vessels of the fleet. At lite uiomeul when victory sseuiud si-cure to ibe aioailanta, tbe defending fleet bad opened an enfilading fire whiob prornieed to out til tbe flag- ship altogether aud leave the rest of the enouelou to be battered M piecon at the Uisure of ths dtfeaders. Tb victory thus rested with Admiral Wttite, aud he promptly fallowed it up by au attack upon tbe bcutereii .ett-tU of Adiuiral Hotkins' fleet, wbiuii would liv aeut some ol them to tbe bottom i. i:.o gaim uwl been snotted. From a naval ^oiut ol view tbe luaLwavrea and the abam-fi/hl have bteu highly nao- oesuful, but the people ul Bautry Bv do not want auy morn ul tuob i agulry. The natives dcolaru thai tbey have out alnpt a wiuk in a weak fur ibe LI one of the big gnus ; that the li.L. in the bay are all killed by ibe shucks, ana that ibs beet eervioe tbe KiyliHU admirals oau do to Bantry Bay is (u keep away from il. urn. ni<M muLY BIRUI. A I on, B i .,.!< to. ii i 10 br Bride mi- -IK Ih, l,n,l A Clevelasd despatch says : A disastrous fire oeourred at 347 ro 3jl Broadway this mornisg at 3 o'clock. To lamiliw occu- pied the ground floor apartments. Mr. Cobesi, witti hi* wife ud four children, occupied Ihe trout rooius. C.beu jumped from tbs buruing bu.ldiug, and bid wife dropped tbe children ou bedding ibe bad thrown out. Mrs. C'ibuu was slightly burned. Mrs. Raeubrg, with her three girls and Miaa Km* Mtiel occupied the rear part upstairs. Mrs Ruteuborg esaaped with her 14-year old daughter, while two younger children, Fannie aud Beokey, aged 'J and 11, aud Mias Meisel perished in the flames. Mr. Trau, a travelling man wbo bearded with Mrs. Rosenberg, jumped from bis window and bad hi* arm broken aud bis face badly out. He and Mias Meiael were to have been married next Sunday. Mr. Trau wa< almost insane when be learned the fate of his intended bride. Tbe fire wa* incendiary. HUSH KLKCTU*Uir PITUR. Ol'lllloil ol 11,1 t I, . 1,1. .,1 'loaihl, i,. in l h, , . I. radian "> A New York despatch saya : The July number of tbe Klrctnean and Kltetrieal Knginetr, in au article ou the patent litiga- tion between tbe principal incandescent electric lighting companies of the aountry, expresses th* opinion tbat tbe three patents whuh are mainly depeudstl upon by tbe Edison Company to a*tabliah their exclusive rights to manufacture and sell incandescent lamps are invalid, having already expired nuder the statute of limi- tations respecting inveutiona whiob are represented abroad befors being patented in this oeuntry. Strong evidence is alao produced in anpport of the position tbat tbe Ediaon patent* are alao invalid for want ot novelty. Tbe question is a very important one and involves enorinoae money interests. The Ilinu, -i VludMcl In Ihe VI ... 1.1 A Winnipeg despatch says : 8ir Henry Tyler has returned from hit visit to tb* Hookies. He aaid they bad gone to the end of the track aud bad *e*n Stoney Creek bridge, tbe highest viaduct in cxi*. tence, now in course of construction. It will be 290 feet high and 450 in length. They rode down on horseback into the val- ley, some ()() feet in depth, and thence up to tbe summit ot the paaa tbrougb the Selkirk range, about 1,000 feel, and aaw tbe prooeaa of construction. Sir Henry returned to tbe East by way of Port Arthur. ^^^ He " You don'l sing or play. Tbeu|I presume you write or paint." She " Oh no I'm like the young men we meet in soorety. I simply sit around and try to ook intelligent."