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i I > MANITOBA AMD THE MOBTHWEMT Tbe PnmnoUl Gnuad Lodfje of Oddfel- lows iBet tbU morning, when (iixnd Matter Baymer delivered hie eoDiui eddreM. A gkjn of 204 in menabership ii reported dar- ing tbe year. Committeea were appointed tor varioQB parpoK>. Crop reports Ircm all parts of the Pro- vince indicate that barveitiog ia well advanceo, acd probably oO per cent, of the cat crops leema to be torning oat better than b»d been anticipated. A second Gov- •RuneDt bolletin, which will be ijaoed to- morrow, will estimate the average yield throogbont tbe Province st H bashels to the acre ; on ibia estimate the total crop will be between eight and nine million boshela- John Joalyn, an old and respected citizen a< Broadview, was atrack by a passing engine to-day and instantly killed. James Cotter, a bachelor farmer, aged Ct, living near Deloraine. hanged hima(.lf yesterday moroiog between oand b o'clock on a beet acafiold. He had been mentally deranged for bome time. Tbe annoal meeting of the Canadian Medif^ Auociation closed at Banfi last night. There waa a large attendance and tbe meeting) were very SAtiafaciury. To- Kmto waa chosen as the next plaoe of meet- ing. Over &fty of the party left to-day for the Pacific I oast. Commiaaioner Herchmer, of the North- west Moanted Police, ia in the city on of&- oial bnsineaa- He aaya the atock ia looking exoeptionally well, and in fact he never aaw range cattle in anch fine coodition at this time of the year. The calf crop has been ft is reported that thiity-five milea of track will be added to the Manitoba i. Northwestern railway thia aammer. Con- akmction operationa are to begin at once. Tbe Government will not at present fill the vacant Provincial Secretaryship, and it ja likely thst the French representation will be iijnored. It is not improbable that > oonatitaency will be made by which Mr. Martin will aaaame the new portfolio of Minister of Edncation, and aome new man will be called in for one of the existing portfolioB. At a large meeting of citizens to-night it was decided to erect a public monameot in memcry of the late ex Premier, John Nor- qo»y. William Cloogher'a grain elevator at Otterborne waa destroyed ty fire last night, with 3,000 boabela of whe«t; par- tially inanred. 1 be leas on ihe bailding \i W,000. Mr. II. J. Clarke, Q. C, to day withdrew the charge of criminal libel agaicat Mr. Cyr, ez-M.P., for ciccalating libeloaa poet- era reapecting complainant daring the Pro- Tincial election- Tbe charge against Mr. Acton Borrowa tor prioting the posters in question waa diamiased with coata. There IS another case againat one Kobinaon, who will be beard on Baiarday. Dr. Gilbert Carberry haa been elected Grand Maater of tbe Odd-lellows of Mani- toba. A second crop balletin of the Manitoba OovemmenI, isaaed to day, referring to tbe spring wh<-»» crop, aa>s : 'â-  Correapondenta invariably gave what in their opinion waa as correct an estimate as posaiUe of the average over their resp<>clive townships. and a carefal oompilatioo of these ahow that a yitl'i of 10 "i batbtia to the acre will be realized over tbe Province. The reports Tary from -i bujbels in aome townships to 35 ana -10 iu otbera. Taken by groups the eastern ahow an average bf 11 6 baafacla per acre, the soathweatern 11.7, the central 15.2, and tbe northwestern 17.3. Tbe ooonties of Soaria River. Itock Lake, Tartle Moantain and Dennis ahow bow great haa been the deatraction by gophera. Shoal Lake baa alao suffered largely, bat tbe loaa haa not been as general aa in other places named. Tbe average yield of oata is placed at 21. o boabela, barley I'J.'i and peas 1'.'.5. The total number of farmers in the Proving is placed at 13 320, and tbe average amount pat ander crop by each b'J.'l acres." Hon. Mr. Dewdney, Minister of the In terior, arrived here today by the Pacific ezpres?, aocompaiiied by Mrii. Dewduey Senator Mclnnes and bis aeoretarica, Measru. McGirr and Chiaholm. A depots tioo representing tbe old aettlers waited on the minister and preaented him with a largely itigned petition asserting their claims, which have been publisbed aeveral timea, and urging the early aettlement thereof. Tbe petition waa presented by Mr. LaRiviere, MP. for Provencher. In reply Mr. Dewdney said he could say noth- ing in reference to the general claims set forth in the petition antil he had oonaolted his ooUeagoes. The Sun to-night says : Whatever may bave been the intention of the Government three weeks ago in regard to remodelling the edacalional system, recent events, more especially tbe resignation of Mr. Prendergaat, have aealed tbe fate of the Separate Bchoola, and the deciaion now is to make a clean aweep of them and settle the ijaeation once and for all. Tbe French language will also be wiped cut. The statement that Mr. Prendergaat's reaigna- tion waa accepted waa an error, aa he attended a meeting of the Council yester- day. It will be accepted, however, on Mr. Greenway's retarn, as it would be impos- sible for Mr. I'rendergast to remain under the circDinatances. It is stated upon good aathoriiy that Mr. Prendergaat will con- tinae to support the Government in its general policy. Several thousand dollars have been sub- scribed by Baptists for the purpose of erecting a Baptist College in Brandon. An effort will be made to raise money in the east. One hundred and forty teams went west to-day to work on the Regina and Long Lake road. Pllgrlaiit U> Knuck. i; \ A Tharsday's Dublin cable says : About 40,000 persons visited the celebrated Shrine of Knock to-tlay. The vaat throng par- ticipated in the cuBtomary devotions. Several maisea were celebrated, followed by a proc«aaioo, the apectacle being moat q^ unpre&aive. Archdeacon Kavana^^, tbe itatral figure, was aasisted by several ulssgyiuem, including two American prieeta. In the evening a benediction waa given to a large number of pilgrims from England, BoMland and America. A SOCTHKBM liVKL. WUllamaon Yae«d Fsar Bnlleta Wltkoot HeitktDlnKâ€" Ho Blootl. Details conoerning tbe bloodless dael be- tween Calhoun and Wiliiamaon, of Atlanta, Saturday evening show that tbe affair, though terminaking harmlessly, really had exciting and realistic features. When the contestants and aeconds reached a battle- groand undisturbed by cffi'^ers it waa quite dark. AU around stretched a dense forest, and, while tbe men's figures were clearly defined, faces could not be recognized at 10 paces. The men were soon in position, apparently aa cool as though the affair waa merely a midnight picnic. Capt. Jackson, Calhoun's second, and Mr. Kiug, Williamson's second, met just between tbe two men. King took one pistol and Jackson the other. King placed bia in WUliamaon'a band. Jackson walked over and handed his to Calhoun. The two eeconda took their poaitiona. The principala and aeconds formed the four cornera of a aqaare. Col. John Seay rnahed in and begged the aeconds to settle the matter and not allow the fight. " It ia a shame," he said, " to have two such fine men stand op here and shoot at one another." The seconds could not agree upon a settlement, and ao announced. It bad been arranged that each principal waa to empty bia piatol â€" ahoot five tim;8. Sud- denly Kmg'a voice rang oat : " Are you ready, gentlemen ?" " Yes," answered both. " Then fire." The firat shota were aimultanaoua. Wil- iiamaon emptied bia revolver, the five shota being fired very rapidly. Calhcun fired only once, and then alowly lowered hia pistol aa Williamaoa'a ballets were whist- ling past bia head. •• Are yoa hart, Pat 7" some one cried. " No, air, " Calhoun cooly replied. -' Williamson, did he bit yoa?' asked King. " I waa not touched." Both gentlemen. «iih smoking piatola in their baoda, atood aa calm aa ataluee. The ailence was broken by tbe ringing voice of Calhoun. " Mr. Williamson." he said, " I bave four remaining balls which I have the right t3 fire at you. I now ajk if you will withdraw the atatement you made before the Legiala- tive Committee ?" " I will, " replied Wiliiamaon, iu a clear voice, " provided yoa will say that yoa intended no personal r;:! > ;'.i] i -i i me." The spectators drew a little nearer to hear and see better. Calhoun then said : " When I made those slatemenls I did it to impress upon tbe Legislature that your railrcad bad been cdered the Central : will you withdraw your atatement .' I aay thia holding four balla in my piatol which I have tbe right to fire. I have no desire to take WUliamaon'a life." " I will withdraw it," replied Wiliiam- aon. " when you aay that you meant no personal reflection." " What I aay," Calhoun replied, " is that I wanted the Legialatare to under- atand that your road waa c tiered the Cen- tral in l^>t7. You came to the Kimball Uoaae to aee me. Do yoo remember that ? All 1 want before firing my remaining balla id for you to aay that you came to my cftice in IH^T." 'â-  I will do BO, " replied Williamson, " pro- vided yon say you meant no personal re- tlection." Capt. Jackson interrupted with : ' Mr. Williamson, have ycu any respect for me aa a gentleman of honor ?" " I have," replit'i Williamson. " Well," itaid Capt. Jackson. " I say as a gentleman that 1 would withdraw tbt- atatement.' Williamion'a reapooce was : " If Mr. Calhoun will aay that he intended no per- sonal reflection." " Will you withdraw 7 ' demanded Cal- houn '• If you lay it." " Will yon withdraw ?" again asked Cal- hoon. " I bold four balla." " I am ready for jou to fire," wai WU- liamaon'a firm reply. 'â-  Then we will load and fire again. " " Allow me to speak to Mr. Williamson," aaid King, bia aecond. King approached Wiliiamaon and, while talking, began to examine hia revolver. Capt. Jackaon approached 'juickly and aaked what that meant. " 1 am limply examining Mr. Williamaon'a revolver," re- plied Mr. King, " to see if it fired all five balls. ' " You may come up and aee. That's all right," aaid Capt. Jackson. Calhoun had remained quiet during thia talk, but as soon aa it ended, and King waa withdraw- ing, hia voice rang out clearly : " In my remarka before the Legialative Committee Mr. Williamson personally did not enter my mind." Then raising bis pistol he aaid : " With the understanding that you with- draw your remarks after my statement, I fire the remaining shots in the air. I ex- pree-ily reserved my shots to do this." With these remarka four shota rang out and four balla went skyward. Then Cal- boun approached and the two principals shook hands, and the party started {uickly for the car. Kntering the car, Calhoun said : ' Mr. Williamson, we will let thia matter end here.'' " We will," replied Williamson, giving bis late antagoniat's hand a hearty shake. 9 The BIc Taiuirl gchrmr. A New York despatch says : On Monday last, after an interval cf two years, actual work waa resumed on the aubmarine tunnel to connect New York with Jersey City. Por the first time tbe financial part of the undertaking has been placed on a firm basis, and it ia claimed the tunnel will be completed before WXi. It will be walled in, ao as to make two independent tunnels, each 5,'jOO feet long. There will be an approach of three-foarthaof a mile on each Bide, making a total length of over two and a half miUi for each tannel. About 2,000 feet of the north section of tbe tunnel baa already been completed. *' Love me little ; love me long. Ban tbe words ot an ancient song Wbiob lougbt to decrease sorrow. Bat tlutt is not tbe modern way ; It's " Love me flercel; fur a day, I'll be divorsed to-uorrow." OUREHNT TOPICS. Fkincu physicians who sre stadying the matter are oonfident that hypnotism will in time succeed the use of chloroform in the practice of painful surgical operations. Many moat remarkable experiments in thia direction have proved aucoeaafnl. Patients have been hypnoti,2ed, and while in that condition undergone operations of the most painful and delicate nature without evincing aensibUitv in the slighteat degree. KiMi Ja Ja, of Weat Africa, who is im- prisoned on one of the ialands of the West Indies by the English Government, has become a prey to melancholia. He refusea to eat and haa grown extremely thin. He would have died months ago if be had not kept up on wine and tobacco. One of his wives IS with him, but he will not apeak to her and spends his time roaming about puf&ng cigars and sunk in gloomy reverie. Denuajik ia rapidly developing into a sort of poultry yard annex to Great Britain â€"that ia to say, a large portion of the eggs consumed in the latter country are the product cf the Danish hens. This trade began aome twenty years ago, at which time there were annually ahipped from Denmark to England something like tiOO,- 000 eggs. The baaineas haa expanded ateadily until the export now amoants to over 111,000,000 annually. Tax amount of human blood spilled in bringing the Paris Exposition to comple- tion is something anormoua. The records show that during the erection of the build- ings no less than G,350 men were treated for icjuriefi of one kind or another received while at work on them ; 300 workmen were injured aa to their legs, 200 were badly injured in their eyes, 11 4 were scalded or badly burned, 50 had fingers cat off. The death roll from falls f.xita up 24. tbcugh this ia said to be far below the actuality. Tuz four hunaredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Mr. C. Columbus falls in the year Wsi, and New York and Chicago are the two leading cities strug giing for the site ot the world'a fair with which it ia propoaed to mark the event. Both citiea are going ahead with the prelim - inaries, as if the matter had been finally settled in their favor, and playing what might be called a bluff game. Congress haa tbe privilege of settling the matter of a site for the fair. Mk. Bukeh, the British Postmaster- General, has introduced a threepenny postcard, intended principally for the Australian service. The stamp which appears upon tbe card is an entirelv new design. For the usual head of the Queen which has hitherto formed ths main feature of the British stamp. Mr. Baikes has (ubatituted a full- length figure of Her Majesty in her jubilee robes. Tbe stamp and luperacription are printed in red. TuK connection of the Red Sea with the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal haa had one effect which is aa diaagreeable as it mt* unexpected. Before the canal was op«ned all tbe watering places on tbe Mediterra nean enjoyed a complete immunity from tbe presence of nharks, these fish being practically unknown then. But the canal bas been utilized by tbe objectionable crea- tures to au'.'h an extent that sharks which bave come from tbe Red Sea are now ao numerous in the M'diterranean that it has become necessary to warn bathers in many places to be on their guard continually. FoLLOwi.sri the example of St. Paul, who was all things to all men, the Brookljn Y'oung Men K Christian Asioctalion baa adopted a rather novel plan to inveigle young men into its rooms. The free read- ing room, gymnasium, open meetings, social entertainmenta, etc., bave been in sufficient to draw tbe crowds it desired, and it has fallen back upon the dodge adopted by the saloons, cigar stores, billiard roomn, etc., to entice the unauapecting youth within their door*, that of bulletin- ing tbe baseball games. Tbe association will thus be able to mingle good advice and Christian precepts with the stealing of bases, pot outs and errors. Tar food consimied on one ot the large steamships from New York to Liverpool was as follows : Nine thousacd tive hun- dred pounds of beef. 4,0C0 pounda of mutton, 'iOO pounds ot lamb, 2.v0 pounda ot veal, VjO pounds of pork, 110 pounds of pickled Ifgs of pork, i;00 pounds ot corned tongues, TOO pounds of oorned beef, 2.000 pounda of fresh fiab, 'X> pounds of calves' feet, 18 pounds ot calves' beads, l.>0 fowls, 2-10 spring chickens, 120 docks, 'lO turkeys, .^0 geeae, 'XX) equaba. Mid tins sardines, :M0 plovers, 17-5 pounds sausage, 1,200 poand.i of ham, .vOO pounds ot bacon. 10.000 e«{gs, 2,0C0 quartii ot milk 700 poonda of batter, 410 pounda of cc:fee, i7 poan la of tea, 'K)0 pounds of sugar. 100 pounds of rice, MM pounds of barley, 100 jars of jam and jelly, 50 bottles of pickles, .vO bottles of lauoes, 20 barrels ot apples, 11 boxes of lemons, IH boxes of oranges, •! tons of potatoes, 24 barrels cf flour. THS MIKADO'S SON. JapBB'i Fntore gavarelcn Balug Iklacaled Aecordlnc Ui WeMtern M»Ui>nn. Hia Imperial Highness Prince Baru.heir apparent to the throne of Japan, is now in hia temih year. A delicate child in his early days, bu baa happily acquired health and strength as years went by. No im- perial prinoe iu this empire baa ever been aimilarlj brought up. The prince a mode of life is modelled almost entirely upon western lines. Ha attends the nobles' school daily, and studies precisely an do hia felloW'Btudents. The Clu/ija Shimbun says that in both Uteratare and military science he haa maile extraordinary progreea, but of what thia tiU'/ci (military sciencei uonsists we cannot precisely say. In oldea times a noble Japanese began, at a very early age, to study the use of tbe bow, tbe ewori and the lance, but even in the case of an im- penal prince skill in managing such weapons scarcely continues to be included among essential accomplishments. Doubt- less Prince Haru taken leesone in fenc- ing and eque^trianiam aa a part of his school course, and in archery aa a paatime. The Ctujya tells us that he lias a ';ola bath every m3rniog ; that his diet la chiefly meat ; that he baa shaken himself entirely free from petticoat government ; that bia conetant compaaiona are officers and tatora ; that he ia fond of visiting beaotif 'il scenery as at Enoabima and Atami . that be pla;s on the seashore and in the woods like auy ordinary bo , and that in consequence be is lasty and active. Our contemporary quotea Mr. Takasaki, Vice-Grand Msiiter of the Board of Ceremonies, aa asying that if aucb an education bad al'.vay:n l^een given to the youthful Diamyo. the present repre- sentativen of that body would occupy a very different place in the national polity, and that the biatory ot .Japiui during the past two thousand yeara contains no in stance of the heir to the throne being brought up in such a manner. We learn on tbe aame authority that Prinoe Haru treats everybody, even to tbe loweat of those about him, with the greatest cour- tesy ; that he takea a keen intereat in bis fellow students at the nobles' Ecbool, mak- ing minute inquiries whenever any one of them ia prevented by sickness from attend- ing, and that bis condact is in every re- spect exempliiry.â€" i'an t'ranciiu Examiner. Anarch J In Zanxibar. A yesterday's cable from Zanzibar haa the following : Laat night a party ot natives entered the Indian bazaar and oommenoed thrashing tbe Indian men and women without distinction until they were ultimately stopped by the soldiers. Eighteen arrests only bave been made and these men are in tbe fort. To-day they were flogged. The police arran^ementa here a^e infamooa. Yankees FajiDC l'<i Bucli. A Boston despatch of yesterday itays The Nova Scotia schooners Francis Arthenius and Aurora Borealis, arrived in port to-day and were held by the Caatoms officials in libel for $1,000 fine on a obskrge made by Captain Fengar, ot the revenue cutter Woodbury, of having been in Ameri- can waters over 24 hours and not reporting at the nearest custom house. It seems the two vessels were on August Ist in Paasa- miquoddy Bay, near (juc^dy roads, daring very thick weather, and both captains olaim they were becalmed in the fog and could not tell whether they were in Ameri- can or Canadian waters until after the prescribed time. Tbey have both appealed to Washington to have tbe fines remitted, but will be held until the national aathori- ties have been beard from. Tar late Dr. Dio Lewis said : " Tbe troth is, tbe medical profession standa dazed and helpless in the presence of more than one kidney malady. ' Ue also said : " If I found myself tbe victim ot a serious kidney trouble I would uae Warner's Safe Core." - AU things come to those who wait â€" incladiog diaappointmenl. HR. \ A.<«OKUBlLT'>> M.tV BOMK. It Win b*' MaJi- of Wliita Murble iiiU Modelled after An<ticiit Uroclan Bolid- Tbe colossal size of Mr. Frederick Van- derbilt's new house, and especially of b:s entrance hall, is still a topic of conversa tion at Newport, says the Boston Timet. .Sidney Smith once said of an abnormally stoat woman: "One might take one's morning walk around her, alwaa supposing that one is in rude health and good physical training." And the remark wcnld apply eijially well to Mr. \ anderbill s house, the inmatea of which moat get ail the exercise tbey want within its vails. Tbe entrance ball, not withstanding its great lize, is ad mirably proportioned, and tbe marble porch which opens out cf it gives a l,ae view of the ocean and recks, and of the pretty stone archway at the foot o( tbe lawn through which the water breaks and ripples and then rashes back a(;ai:i to tbe •ea. The charm of the great bouses of Newport is their indivi iuality. Each one is the outcome of an enormous expenditare of money, bat of money laid cut ander totally different conditions and directed by individual taste and preferences. Hence sameness and monotony are unknown. The mansion only just began by Mr. Wil- liam K. Vanderbilt will, it is said, be ab- solutely unique in its ilylo of architecture and decoration. It ia to be of white marble and modelled after the buildings and temples of ancient Greece. Marble will alao enter largely into the tiniab of its in- terior. and it is rumored that e.viaisite carvings and sculpture have been ordered for the ornamentation of its lower floors. Jt'MPKO THB TKACK. Smikah-up ou the W. f. B.â€" Thre« Killed, Mauy iDjured. A Pittsburg despatch of last Friday nigbt says : The south bound pa^enger train on the Butler branch ot ine Weatern Peonaylvania Railroad, which left Butler. Pa., at 2 35 o'clock this afternoon, jumped tbe track at Sarvers station, and thu entire train, consisting of two passenger coaches and a combination smoking and baggage car, went over an embaokmen* and was totally wrecked. Three persons were killed outright and 25 others injured, a number of whom will die. The accident waa caasel by the spreading ot the rails on a small bridge. The rails were on stringers, which bad rotted with time and long service. The engine pasaed over the bridge safely. but the first car was derailed and plunged down into the abyss aome thirty feet below. The raila ploughed tbrouijb tbe second car, and tbe escapes were miraculouf!. A bootleaa attemptâ€" To get upstairs without being beard by your wife. There s noBoelbi.ig attraotivo alx)'j*. ttr , It iaa t ber l^eauiv fit fAC<:. It isn *. ber ribbons or lace But there iwmetbiug I'.tractiTtj about ber, .\tid I nwear that I can't live witbout ber, And that U tbe state ot tbv ease. There 4 vjCDetbias a'.tractivo about ber , It i.tn I her glauce or ber smite, It isn't ber eleij&ut style ; Bat Im poor and I r^sa t lire without her, Kor that S'jmetbicji,' attrifjtive about her, You Mdow, is tbe size of ber pile. â€"The following worda were set to tune as an anthem by Mr. Joseph Baroby. Precen- tor at Eton, tor the recent Royal wedding : Perfect Love, all human thought tranacenrliDii, Lowly wo kneel in prayer b^-fore Thy Throne. That 'heir s may he tbe love that linow<i oo eti'l- ing Whom Tboo for evermore dost join in one-. O Perfect Life, b« Thoa their full aasorancl Of teiider cb&rity sud SMadfast laith. Of patient hope, and qojet, brave endurance, with chllUlike tiQJit that fears no pain or deatb. Graat tb«m the joy which biigbtena earthly sorrow ; Ora:,t thetu tbe pvaco which ealu^s all worMly strife. .\Dd to life's rjfiy tbe Klorlous unknown morrow Tbat dawns upon eternal love and lite. EPlIipU FOR A iKJSia-. Here lies an ancient dame who»<.- tongue Could never rest. «,/ loose it hung. Hbe talked aoc^'Xj^t*nt aoi so fa&v That when Ar.rs.^.] came %i laat To ouencb in ber the vital ilauo He n««i'.ated, tor tbe dauio Waa such a ulker tbe reoorS aaith. Ue (eared ibe'd break tbe lileOM of deaib. The Beafun. HE It isn't that abe's ynung. It isn't that aha'a fair, It isn't that sbe has a charming grace, It uiu t that ber gown la the wonder of ibe town. Or tliai every one admires her pretty (Sea. ft IS simply that in life Kvery man lunat bave a wife The dutiea of hia household to attend ; Elae hia dinner will 'r>e cold. And hia cook a saucy scold. And bia sorry tribulationa withoat end. It isn t that be'a ricn. It isn t that has tall. It Ian t that he drivea accach and (our. It ian t that he's wise. Or haa very taanda^jma eyes, And virtues to be counted by tbe ccore. It ui simply that in life Kvery girl must be a wife 'L'niusg. forsooth, sbe son* that anot sfroid); Ai for me. I'd die ouirigbt. With dread horror and afrigbt. If I ever ihought I'd be an old maid. V THE rOKCB or HABIT. Vlramen WhoMS hleep Caanut be Brokcm Except by the Hound of the Gony. A great many people wonder how it is that firemen are ao easily arouaed from their al umbers at night by the sound of tbo gong, and not being able to see through it clearly conclade that their sleep muat be m very nervous one, saya Fireman John Cal- lahan in the St. Louia ijluhe-Dem'icrat. Xbis ia a wrong impression. When a man firat joins tbe department he ia wakeful and nervous, but a few weeks' aci|aaini- ance with tbe method of being awakened baniahea all this, and no matter how tired or weary a tireman may be whan b9 retires, or how soundly be sleeps, be ia wide awake at the first tap ot tbe bell. Long service in the department makes taia method of being awakened ao habitual that the sound cif even the bell of an alarm clock will a'«aken the fira laddia when he could not be arouaed by calling oe tugging at bun. I bave become ao aocua- tomed to tbe habit of being a',vakened by the sound of a bell that when I go bume on my day o2 and lay down to aleep I have to set the alarm clock at tha hour I intend to leave. [ waa on tha department nearly a month before I get my first recreation day, and I rememtier that when I went home and fell asleep luy foika tried to awaken me at midnight to go to work. They tut^ged and pulled at me, but I did not awak'.-n. They becama alarmed and called in a neighbor, who «aa alao a member of the departinent. U'j »vt at once what waa the matter, and bron<;ht in a diahpan to my bedaide and hammered on it with a atick. I waa up at the tnk Stroke and threw my arma around hilBt thinking it was the pole. It caiicu m tireml laugb. of 'Xjurse. but fully illustratid the force uf hauit. OLK VIJOOUlT HlHTItH, A New British Colony Waraxfl *t ONI Calubar. Tbe question of the future government ol the \VVa» African oil rivers from Benin to Old CaUbar ia being inveutigated by Hec Msjeaty a Cjramjssioi.er lAajor Claida Maxwell McLooaiO;. who IS now jn t.ho coast, and baa bald a " pala\er " with tl.a kii.t^s and chiefa at Oi 1 Calabar. Fr'jm % recent report it would seem that two pro- poaala were placed before the natives foe their consideration. The first was that tha oil rivers shoald be governed by a royal chartered trading company, and the second was that the rivers shoald be made into a Crown colony. Tbe candid opinion cjf tha natives waa aaked by the Commisbiuner, who gave the natives lime to '.''jn.sider tho matter before replying. They were also requested to ask any juestion they wished, bat they were not tu ask tbe probabla amount of taxation, as tbat jaestiun ;uuld not then be answered, though tor their in- formation they !;oaId get particulars jf tbo daties which are ao'« levied at Lagos and in the Itoyal Niger Company's territories. Tbe natives retired, and next day tiiey one a.id all decided to accept a Crown colony, preferring to be uc ier t.ie direct rule of Uer Majesty a Government. It ia firtber staled tbat the miaaionaries wer« also in favor of a Crown colony. .Scuttlnb Mew* >'utea. The Free Preabytery of Edinburgh on the :i'..<th ult. inducted Or. Marcus IJods aa Profeasor of New Teatament Kxegises in the New College. Private Paterion, of G Company. !it L. R.V. (Glasgow I, abot bis mother with hia rifle on the •J7ih alt. in her hoase after an altercation. Tbe family belo.jg toAjr- ahire. Mr. John Melrose, for many yeara one ot tbe leading citizens of HawicK. has died at Trinity, near Kdinbnrgh. I- or a !oc){ period he waa the principal partner i:i tha firm of James Melrose .'; .Sons, engineers, Hawick. Tho Dundee Town Co incil have renoWed to present the Marquis of Lome with tha freedom of the city, on the occasion of hia visit in October to open the \ ictoria Art Galleries. The Shah told Sic Algernon Borthwick â€" so a London paper assures tis â€" tbat bo Uked liootland immensely. He had never seen such beaaty among tba women any- where elae. At the welcome meeting to Principitl Rainy, ot Kdinburgb, in Melbourne, tba usually sedate Presbyters went the length of calling for three cheers for tbe Principal when he rose to apeak. It is understood that Dr. Rainy is ill return home by way of the United States. Tbe death ia announced ot Admiral tha Hon. Thomaa Baillie, of Drybtirgh .^bbey. Tbe Admiral died rather aoddeoly at tho Cross Keys Hotel, Kelso, on tbe ijl.st ilt. Deceaaed, who waa an uncle of the present Karl ot Haddington, aaw a good deal ot service in the Britiah navy, having been present at the battle of Nav'arino, and held command of the Britiah fleet in tbe Wbita Bea daring tbe Crimean war. m _ Bia Yoathiul OoarU. When the Shah arrived at Berlin a amali boy, dressed in gorgeous garments of gold and purple, waa noticed at one of tha windows of the train. Nobody knew who be was, and many atories were current, but it ia now stated tbat the little lad, .vho is only 'j or yeara old, and who acoota- paniea the Shah everywhere, is a aorcerec from Teheran, wboee presence ia supposed to guard Nasr-ed-Deen from all ilia an t all miafortonea dnrisg bia journey. â€" Omt a WHk. ^ . *(-"