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OBl'UH 1M Tin UAHK. r TakM the Wrong ttotlU Md wallow* at Deadly Lies*. A Windsor Mills, Qa*., despatch says: Dr. Tremblay, of this place, waa taken cff n Saturday night by a most tragical death from pciaoning. At 7 o'clock he was (Milled oat to attend a patient. Aa be was bout to alep into hia aleiuh he returned into hi* back tffioe in the dark to take a dose of a preparation be had made a* an eapeotorant to relieve asthma, lo whtob hi was aubiect. He unfortunately put hit band on the wrong pbial, which, instead of fa* preparation intended, contained acon- ite. Oflhis be .wallowed. he eatimates bimaelf, about an ounoe. No aooner had be made the miatake than he perceived it, and at once tried lo relieve bimaelf of the poiaon by resorting lo an emetic, bat not Dooeeding, ha hurriedly went over to JJr. Heagher'e office. L>r. Meager failed in bis attempts to relieve him. The unfortunate doctor Ihon and then reaigned nimaelf lu hia dcom, and at half past 8 went op him elf to the residence of Father Dignan, aying he waa poisoned atnd deaired to prepare for death. Father Dignan, aaton tahed, oonld nol believn him until ha had given definite aasuraocea by relating the eircamelanoei of bia perilous condition. Then the dix-irr qoielly and C3mpo*cdly made bia ootfenaion, received the aacra menis, and bad hi* will drafted. He then returned to his home, and at 11.50, in the noat excruciating torture, be died in the lecce of bia yoong wife and three ohil- pre( i; ajnn. K in > i.. 1 ol iiinim Abbot. The morUl rcmaira of Emma Abbott now reat in a vaal> in Uraoeland Cemetery, where taken from Central Music Hall in Obioago. There wa* alto a f oneral ewrvioe in Salt Lake City, of wbicb the Tribune gives the following account : " In a casket that aaemed very imall. for abe had always looked <|Qitenpt<> th* medinm height io her stage roles, the beautiful rem&ine of Kmma Abbott lay, robed iu ilk and cov- ered with flower*. Her burial robe waa the Kown ahe had worn in the fi r*t act of F.r- nani.' It waa her pat dre**.'aalbe trcuia tjarmed it. She had alwaya called it lier lilac dreaa ' Of the beavitat white aaU, it i* bordered in white in lilac bloa- omt, with their trailing green leaves . the train, which waa drawn op over Ibo little feet in their lilac satin she**, bad a border of soft green velvet, over whioh the blcs cms fell. Banning down the front of the own waa a wide band of pearl paaeemon terie, juat where the skirt opened over the loose lavender panel. The snowy neck and arm* were wreathed in her * Hcmeo and Juliet ' veil, > dainty cobweb of lace embroidered in gold. Her waxen hands. o dainty in their dimpled aoflned, were clasped over liliea cf the. valley and pink rosebuds, and atrewn about the ocffiu wero delicttx half blown row*. Her brown hair fell in *oft carls over her forehead, ahadowing the weelly amiliog face. It aeemed impoaaible that abe waa dead, with the color on her lipa and in her chetka, and with that bappy amtle we bad learned to know and leva in the years while ahe had come and (one; it leemed a repio-oh to the tear attained faoea that hung over the coljin. whispering word* of endearment. Slowly the membera of ihn company filed pail, looping long for a laat look. Strong men broke down and Bobbed, a* they stooped to kiss Ih* Intl. hai.i'a inn hands that had bean *o generoa* with them all. To -I.MI; 1.1. i ll..t . .... A London cable say* : Two wild eyed boys, named Davm and Ahvlsm, sailed yecWirdav on the Oallia bound for Ibo " Wild West.' They oarry a ojmplete araenal of bowle knivea and other impie- mcnta of warfare. Their parent* are wealthy people, who, after oaeless entreaty, bave oonolnd.d to let their boy* go on their adventurone tour. They have r.o idea where they are going, but imatiirp they will atrikn Inr.ians aod cowboy* on Broadway, and New York had better look oat for a wild whoop when tin Gallia arrive*. It is nerdleaa to y thai a* they arrive at 1'ino Kidge agency, where they will probably K.O, they will und the Indian war at one fell iwoop, acd give Un. Miles pointa to laat for a dozen cam |I Ml Illl Ijllll.- 11,1, >r>. A Spokane Fall*. Wash., despatch lays : Officer* of Ibis ooonty are now erjjagocl in a eampaixn again at a large band of oatlle thieve* which ha* tx on operating throtigh- oot the northweit for a long time. Five member* of Ihn band were arr?at?d at Hangman Creek, near thia oily. Sheriff I'ugh. who was operating in another part of the ccunt>, went to a hoo*e near Bpanglo yottnrday to arreat two more of th* band. The thieve* at onoe opened fire upon him, which wa* retiinn<. In the fusilade whinh followed the sheriff waa hoi in the. leg and one of the thievr* wa* wounded, but both the thieve* ascapud. Hi.' W t> infill at Afrl. . A novffl esnediiion is preparing to leave Itondon in February, Its port of deatination being /.an/ibar, and! ita ohj-nl, inveiliga tlon of the condition of African women, with a view to their Improvement. 1 1 will ba composed entirely of women, with the mcepllon of the Arab allendanta In charge of the baifgagn. These ladies aay, that, while Hlanl? ha* (Ivrn the world monh Information abont thn men of Africa, he ha i left the women still In thn "dark con- tinent " of obnnnrity. Mm. Mary French Sheldon, danuhtrr of a well known woman phyalalan, of ('hinago, lead* the expedition. llr-r hnahanH l< thn l.indon manager of the banking hons* of Jarvls-rv>nklin. Not - at.n i.. I,.- 1 ...... .1. N*w York .Sun: Landlady - Don't the arteak sail M n ? Hoer.li-r IV'f' i-ilv. madam. l,n<llady How is the o. ffo 7 Boarder D-llclona. Landlady How ah ml the mnfllna / Hoarder -Thtty could not I belli r. Landlady Your nf.rrnrts were nnrx- awptionabl*, Mr. c. i . .1 y.^u appear like a gentleman ; bat I shall have to ask you to find a iew plarn to board. Such repllsi are highly aofptoioos. Hev. Win Roheriann, M. A , nf the Prs byt-rian Cburrh at Cli. .>' i fiM. Out . died oa Hatorday. I>eonas.1 had minlntered lo the riiewlerflnM <i> iKmitatin i for 39 ).-ars and wa* highly rripeoMd. THE IRISH LEADERSHIP. So Indication of a feiet-fal Solution of the Problem. DBPBNDINC* O'SHBA. A London cable aay* : William O'Brien a irrevocably and absolutely oppoaed to Mr. Parnell'a retention of the leaderahip, and has made thia entirely clear to Mr. .'arnell. Bat, while not precisely hopeful that a compromise can be reached, he haa not abandoned the idea and will accord- ngly meet Mr. Parnell again on Toeaday. Lhid poitponement of a decision waa doe more to Mr. Parnell than to Mr. O'Brien, and waa made in order to enable Mr. Par- nell lo retarn to Ireland and consult cer- tain supporter* there. Nobody aave the >er*ona directly involved know* what Mr. J'Brien'a idea of a compromise ia. There are reasons, however, to believe that Mr. Parnell ha* Baggeated aa one alternative that Mr. O'Brien himself aauume ih poaition of leader. It ia rot credited either here or in Dublin that Mr. _) Brien would ever loriously consider ancb proposition. Il moat be a* obvious to lim aa ii i* to everybody else Ibat Mr. farnell's purpose would be merely such a tader aa oonld moat eatily be undermine i ty intrigoe and overthrown by canning treachery when the opportunity oime. The conviction amen,; the Nationalists ia that neither tbi* nor anything else to be classed aa a compromise can be concluded between Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Parnell. Even if theco two professed to agree upon aome common ground their action would bind positively nobody elae. The other member* of the parly who have paasc-d through th ordeal f committee room No. ISandtheKilkeni y contest comprehend more clearly than per- bapa Mr. O'Brien can that there ia nothing lo do but to fight Mr. Parnell mercileialy and remorselessly out of the field. They tr 1 that be has revealed himself to them a* an ingrained traitor. They laurh aloud at the idea of accepting his word or trust- in>' him in anythii.g. They would not lv lieve tim if he announced to-morrow his ntention of retiring from politics. They believe he will never snrrtrdir while be live* and keep* out of a madboaae. They look forward to doing battle with him until he is beaten flat to the earlh. This will not take long when unce inia fioli Ii by- play about a compromise la f one with. The new Nationalist dailv paper will !> atat ted in Dublin early in February. The delay ia due to the expansion of the original plana into arrangements for a ({real faper which from the cutset ahall rival the t'rrrmirit Journal ia ai/*, ccopo aud re aoaroea. PIBKZLL'S UOVIMI.SM. Mr. Parnell left Dublin to day for hia country aeat, Avondale, where it is ex peeled be will remain until Monday morn- ing next. Unless bis plana are channel between now and Tun 'ay, Mr. Parnell will leave Avondale for Boulogne sor-Mor at atn early hoar on Monday lo lake part in what ia likely lo be the final conference between the Irith Icaiera eo far as Ih- luestionof tin leaderabipof the Iriah party a concerned. 1.1VITT WAN1J THE IUNK BOOK. Mr. O'Brien will not riaume hia confer- ence with Mr. Parnell tinleta the proposed ueKotiationa obtain such sanction from the leaders of the majirity of the Iri-h part) aa will justify tho bopo of a rui.ion of Ibe party. In the meantime Mr. O'Brien ilechne* to stale whither in tho oom manioaliim* pasaing between bimaelf anil Mesorii. Dillon and McCarthy aod others they promise their approval of further negotiations. The opinion cflhe group in Ihi* city i* anfavorabln to a re- sumption of the, conference at ItoulogLO- sur Mer. Il is reported that Mr. Davitt ha* written a letter to Mr. O'Brien nol to deal with Mr. 1'ariull except aa a medium la obtaiu the aurrernlcr of the parlv'a Banking account in 1'aiis. Mmi>. Kaffa- lovioh. Mr. O Brim's mother-in law, sa>s that Mr. O'Brien will nol retarn to Inliu .1 to onter priaon, leaving the party f. n I unbcaled. While the rupturo laata, ahe aaya, he nan belter serve Ibe oauco here or in Ann r. a A HINT TO " Till TIUIH." Mr. O'Brien baa written another Utter tli- Tinifi, in whioh be calla tip in that paper to withdraw iu statement charging him with having approved the acbemea of the dynamilera in the paat. IiErEKim o'hIISA. A Dublin cable sa>s: Fr. O'Kliea haa written a letter from the Franoisotn I Inn- vent Hi Drogheda. Ue aa)a: "As Capt. O'Bhea's nominator for the Galway d-o lion of 1HHG, I can throw light upon the foal calumnies uttered about Mr. Parnell and ( apt. O'Shoa. From undoubted aiithoruii a present il can be proved Ibat no ahadow of ciispicion resta upon the political parity of the motive actuating Mr Parnell when he decided to run ('apt O'Bnea for Galway. lie hoped thereby to ai-onri! (/apt. O'Khea's intluenoe and to indaoe Ibe ooalilion of th* 8C Irish membera of Parliament with tha Kngliab Liberal party. Mr. Parnell'a anxiety was ao great to obtain this reaalt that he oarriod Capt. O'Shea forward against all oppcmlion and without exacting the usual politic \l pledgoa. In apite of the fact that few atone* have bien li-fl unturned to ruin Oapt. O Hhea'a reputation and losaen his pooket, I believe him worthy of hia frienda' eeteem for hia kind-heartedneaa and his right sei s of grual in ral virtus*. In the event of anotlur eleol on in Galway I should act in a aimilar manner to prove my belief in Mr ParnnU's honesty at thai lime. I ooold bar wilnea that the pro i.-<1n en In the Divorce Court had no oon ootion with the Galway matter to far as Capl. O'Hhe* wa* concerned." The nt-rrif.nl Ulrl Tbaf* Oat. " Bonnie aweel Ueaaic, the maid of Dan- deo," wa*, no doubt, the kind of a girl to ask, " What are the wild wavea aaying ? " or to put "a little faded flower " in j onr battonhole, the waa ao full of vivacity, and beaming with robnat health. Every girl In the land nan he juat aa full of life, jnal aa well, and jnsl aa merry aa ahe, aino* Dr. Pierce ha* plaoed hi* " Kavoritu Preaorip- lion " within the reach of all. Young giila in their Irene, passing the age of puberty, flad il * great aid. Delicate, pale and elokly liirla will find thia a wonderful invigorator, ami a anre corrective for all derangementa aud weakneaaea incident lo female*. THE IBISH DISTRESS, Bftlfonr'i Chief Secretary BeportB on the Condition of the Poor. LIMITATIONS OF BELIEF. A Dublin cable eays : The Earl of Zet- land, Vic-oroy of Ireland, and Chief Secre- tary Balfour limned a declaration which has been isiaed on the condition of the poor in the western part of Ireland. The decla- ration taya : " Poverty IB chronic in eome districts, aod will, it the people are not aided, reach a atage of acute diitren daring the winter and spring. There ii neither a rtaident gentry nor a substantial middle oltaa to give employment, nor are there chahuble organi/atiorje to tid tboae who are unable to aid themselvea. Outdoor relief, except in caeea of emergency, cannot legally be adminiatered except to persona holding over a ijaarter of an acre of land. Although none acquainted with the hietory of the Irian poor law would regard the relaxing of thia rule aa other than a public calamity, ita mainten- ance undoubtedly limiti the capacity to deal with periods of exceptional distress. The position thus created leaves a psrt of the aocial organism sick at all timef atricktu with a dieeaae from which without extraoeooi help it baa no power to rally. The question ID not whether money cnght to be given, bat how it ouxhl to be given, to what data and for what special par poses. Charity ill administered ii>j area the recipient everywhere, but ia especially injurious in those parta with which we are c n -friii. d. KUewbere thn injury may r p oontined to a claai relatively amall, bat ia the wornt portions of the conceited dit- triou the whole community may be affected. All arc poor ; all can plausibly appeal for aid, and help recklessly given in mponse may icfecl whole townabipa with the vioeii and weaknetcei* of professional mendicancy. We have apoken of thia matter to mauy priest* and others ae- loamied with the ooodilion of the people. There was mil ri.e of lot in. however keenly iht y may hvu fell the (jffericge of lhoo amongst whom they lived, who did cot admit lht permanent ill-cffcta followed from much charitable expenditure within their ix(>. liecor. " Regarding the appeals for help it ia needful to aay thl tslea of distress need not bj taken aa authentic because they are coached in strong language and seem to ooinn from well informtd quarters. The dtrire t j Htimulate titling charity baa been a fruitful source of cxaggtraticn. We '.o noi know that there ia any reason to suppose thai in Ireland this tendency ia likely to be controlled by long-e*tablishd habits cf tevi r* and disciplined accuracy. It ii not !> a'-quaiil/ to check such statements, ev.-:i by personal observation aplf 1 by statistic*, however scourate. " In reg%rd lu the failure of tbn potato , . tniall occupiers in the west meui at il'si sight all to live niuoh in (he same way. They live in the same cabins, cultivate tbn Htme kind of M 1 iini>,r, and are slothed with the same kiud of dreaa. It would be natural to . "n.l'i'lf that in all places where the failure of the crop in the same dislreaa ia the aame, but such ia not the oaao. In no district dots the bulk of the oomniQuity l:ve wholly on i In potr.to Eviry district haa mean* of livelihood in It-pendent of the cultivation of the potato, auoh aa tithing, labor in Entjsnd, oollsge industries, k-lp making and stirs of farmatock. The degree of the failure of the potato crop ia therefore by itself a m-aVa ling nuirfe to the deprea of lutrips existing among the people. Other lmrnti in the tlmlitig of the petition of the people are the amount of their savirga an l ill' ir dil.t and credit with local trader- -n. Ftfrthermore, in the organisation of any plan of gratuitous assistance oantioni* nei-et-sary in order Out it shall not inter- fere with tho aystera of railway relief work*. Hi v ral thousand pounds weekly an 1 already .:>.-ribiiit>d in th form of wages in the districts moat in need. Thoae getting wagtn through work cnght not to got charily without it. " The rouolusiona wo come to are that charitable aid ought to be confined, (1) to families union are in a aeriona want, and which, haviug no able bcdind |i rsona among them, cannot derive benefit from the ptiblio relief works ; (t) to providing meals in the schools for children attending in in , a>nd (3) to aupplying clothe* for children unable to prooare them elsewhere. Thete forms of amnslecoe are leu liable to abuse than otbera." Wlllf-tl U 111*. l'KM-11,1 ' 11 Ono lime, in order to test the courage of a Hi ugal liner and a lion," aaid a well- known ahoman to a Cincinnati Timn Star reporter, " we placed a shooting cracker in the respxctivd n*gen snd lirnl the fut-ee. As sonn aii the film began <o burn they attracted the attention of both animals, but in a wnlily inlT. rent manner. The lion drew into the corner an t watched tho pro- osedin,,* with a ili<tratful and nneaay eye. I'lii' iiM-r, on the contrary, advanced to the burning fuiw with a firm step and unllinob- ing gazi. On reaching the cracker he took his paw and began to roll it over the floor, and when it exploded beneath his very nose he did not (Unoh. but continued liia examination until perfectly satisfied. The lion betrayed great fear when ho heard the report ot thu pxplosioo, aad for quite a time oonld not be eoxi-d out ol bis don." Tlin A <l tit Hinges of 1'onve-ritiilluB. The Diost agreeable way of i;- tting infor- mation is by MiuviTsaii in. If you talk with a well informed pvrsou, who can i xprrss clsaily his ideas on any inr>jt>ot in whioh yon are interested, you can ask ijnaM- tions, yon can have explanation*, you can go over the tubj r.t until >ou thoroughly understand il, atd searching out in >l > . way. In the mind of another, a thing which you earnestly denim to ki.ow, yuii are more likely to rtmembtr il and to profit l>y it. Thia ia why a competent teacher > In tier than any text book. Hf aides talk in| ir* both the speaker and the listener -tin- one becomes more eager to know and other morn eager to oommnuicale CHarlrt tt'arntr, in January St. Kudyard Kipling make* the nlalemrnt that l.a ly l ui! .1 PI'K work in India haa doa* more, anil promises morn, in the solu- tion of the tri.tihlrroran eastern umpire problem than all maaoaliae tlfjrU and auggesliona. AT IKA. Krm-ue of the Crew of the Pollux After Drifting UJ. A New York despatch lays : The steamer State of Nevada, from Glasgow, brought to thia port the officers and orew of the British steamer Pollux. The Pollux encountered a aeriea of galea, and waa in a sinking con- dition when the crew were taken off in mui ocean by the Slate of Nevada. The Pollux waa bound from Rouen Jor Phila- delphia The Pollux was 48 dayi oat from lluut D when the State of Nevada fell in with her. Her rudder waa gone and the veaael bad iprong a bad leak. The Pollux only had proviaiona for an ordinary vojage when aha left Rouen. These became ex- hausted, and all Buffered terribly from banger. For 2'J days they bad nothing bat canned meat to eat. Thia disappeared eo rapidly that daring the laat aeven daya previous to their rescue bot seven ounces of meat per flay were allowed to each roan. They had co water tr bread, the coal gave oat long before they were rescued, and the men also suffered greatly from oold. One of the Pollux's flrtrcen waa waahed over- board and loal. The Pollux waa a steel screw schooner-rigged uhip of 1,443 tona. She was owned at Dundee. eowlnc Hlld UaU. Nothing revcala the low ebb of conven- tional morality iu a more startling manner than the complacency -uh which society view* the dtbaietr.eni i_f >oang men. "Oh, they are towing ti.uc wild otla; they will aoon aettle down and become excellent husbanda" bow often does one hear thia or a aimiUr remark, iqaaJly unworthy of any man or woman who values life or com- prehends the graoCear cf true manhood. A man who ha* oe<l hia wild oats is un- worthy lo Hand at the head of a home or to be jjiued f ,r life to a pur* mated wife. Ue brings to the altar of marriage ih* Greg* of bis being. Tbeholy flame of purity gone forevtr ; ibe cinder* of a spent vital- ity ; the ooardentt* born of contact with viou; the soul acarred b> dissipation; the apirii awarfed aud maimed; the mind weakened ; Ibe conslitaiiou lapped of it* reserve atrecglh ibis in what be brings to Ibe altar of hi* home. And from a man so marked by bio, what can we expect? Chil- dren that are. Hhriveled in soul, inheriting evil propensities, marked by am before their eye* tee the ligtt of the world. A boy who haa towed hi* wild oat* ha* sacri- ficed hi* noblest self, and is unworthy the i/ve cf aty hi*.h tmtced, pure and noble- tuled ,.11,. Our moral aiancarde meat be eluvaled. Noble-minded men and women must anile iu the work of social regeLera- tion. They mutt be earliest, brave, and t-ersiatect. They mu*t or.mnk iniquity and assail canveutioual immorality lear- ieaely, keeping ttie splendid eud ever before them, Ibe elevation u( the moral atandard, the salvation U the liaiug generation. Ibis great ted is worthy of eviry lacri- floe. '*. 111. l)Uc. uiforl* of Wealth. It' a uot bt cants we like il that we bustle so in oar buiinns," said a leading Bunion merchant. " You liave no idea of the great responsibility of such a bntiueae aa tbi*. lo bo sore, ii brings wealth ; bat what i* wealth after all ? MoDt-y in it a-)lf is of very little account. I wouldn't re ~i cent* a bushel fur il ; it doten't bring happiness. 1 am happy, but it is not b?oau*o I navo money, but iu npiie of il. llappiutii is a matter ot disposition, and uiouey can neither bring a good cuposi lion nor happiness. illy happiest day* wne wheu 1 bad a (mail family and a salary just big enough to support mat family. Then 1 was free from Ihi* oare, this heavy reaponiiimlit), and I didn't feel a* though 1 had lo hoitlo every day I lived in order to keep iu ih* prucesjion. Why not ease op now that I am in com- fortable circumatanot-a ? Ah, how little 5 em fellow* know cf tne tboal* and quick- id* of trade 1 If you lei up in Ibis race in the leaal )ou are aurely lout. Ii ia but a single alep from a thriving, successful bust- nee* to Ilia bankruptcy court. You oan't letup. If yoa are in it you've got to -mil for all you iu worth, and tvm men failure wi.l fn. [utility overtake joa." Button Traveller. YII. l,.. i *i ^.-i., . btuillv* la Anatomy. Before hit retarn to the palace, Michael Angelo bad nr^nu a series ol cn (ul einjie* in anatomy, to familiarize himself with every line aud dimension of the ngore. lie lolled ai this study for )eari, until hi* mastery of the human form wa* complete. IU never paiuted or obi**led a flgnre with- oat working out in a drawing th* mo*t dtiiioaio detail* of the anatomy, *o Ibal no turn of vein or ronicle might be falae to th* abiolule truth. Ii i* by anch means that that any mastery i* fecund. Behind every work of genius, whether book, picture, or engine, is an amount of labor and pain* --ye*, aud of pain -that woold have frightened off a weak ipiril. St. Kicholat t'or January. At I In- Mat lour i <. Book-markera are made of many pretty metal*. Tiny manicure tela are made to oarry in a pooketDook. El* gaol silver frame* surround the new- cat photographa, labl* goug* are increasing in lia*. The metal dik u hong both from natural horn* and iu wooden frami* ; the hammer i* a mallet of ohamois sain. K.lf^ant i'in Dvn-,1 leather covers are made to hold th.i later! novel while it ia being read. 1 IH v are lined with silk andfurniahed with a buuk marker. The lattsi odor case i a small plush hat. The top of the crown raise* up like a box lid, and will iu id disci jd two bottles of prrlanier> r.iilining on cotton and decor- attd with n IHI n 1 Ii. Iitc<rd : Tbar* are) not leaa than 1 li> >i lT..r>'nt nlu oua denominatioua v* in iiiti United Hiaies, aocording to the latest accounts. It need lo bo aaid that it ir.ok only a Bible, an old woman ml a rat lo eel up a new religion* dimom i'lVion; and p>irha|-a actmeof the existing >! r.' not much belter endowed and e<]nlpped. T. rf.-. lly I vrly ia no loogrr the fashion- able lupvrlatlve. Say a thingia juilswect, and you have reached toe pinnacle of praise. 1 lie Xrw <ienrl Mr. Lswis James Beargraut, who haa been appointed to aoaoeed H.r Jo-, pb Hick- son at general manager of the Orai.d Trnnk Railway, of which line he has been traffic manager for the last S'xtren years, cam* onl to Canada from England in August, 1874. He waa not then a novice in railway work. He waa born at Trowbridtte. Wilt- ahire, and his railway can < r is aa3ciated with the largeat English rai way, the) " Great Western," which ha* a pital of nearly 1400,000.000 and over 2 210 milca of raila. He waa superintendent of the Rnnih Wiles division and afterward a cbi-f cffiaer of the South Devon Rtilway and subse- quently waa associated with ibe Cornwall Railway aa secretary and Kecerrl manager, aod secretary of the joint committee sot the Great Western, Bristol Si Ex tr. Sooth Devon and Cornwall Railwa>a ; he also re- preienled those interested before tin par- liamentary committees. Ibe euccesa ol his management waa evidenced by largely increaaed dividends, aa the line waa at a very low ebb when he took it in charge. Daring Ibis period be waa offered the appointment of chief cfTic r of CUP of the largeat Indian railway ajatems, a pcaition, from the delicate relations if the ImperiaJ and Local Governments and railroad com- panies, that required cxptrituoe of the character which he poaaeeaed. He declined the appointment in view of further promotion by the Greit Wei-tern Company. Toward the cbp cf his Eng- lish railway ctreer he was, with tr, r-pr*>- sejtatives of other conpn n . ei tn- i in framing an agreement for the division of trsmo between the Great W s'ern snd London A Sooth western s\a:tm. Upon bit reaignalioo, to come to Canada, ha) brought with him evirVice* of the ircheas consideration and estteni, ncum:.' aa intrinsically valuable prcser'aii >n from the directors and cffi era i>itn whom be had aerved. Mr 8 a-rear t waa) the first " Traffic Hanager ' on Ihi* continent. He haa ab y r. pieserled the Grand Trnnk Railway in the Trunk Line Executive and other committee?, and baa alwtv *> ivt the division of competitive traffic on i,| .liable principlea aud the settlein- ut <-f diC-rt-roea) between raiUava by arliua i n Ue is a man of fine preeenoe, prompt ard decisive in bia actions, oonrteoui and aroe*sit le to all. He has been a close student of the interstate law and haa w-.-itt.-u man> able argnmenta on poolioii and n'l-.r leading ijacaliooa, and contribut-d a very able article to Tht Ilaiiiray li-'ftrv on the Kng- liih railway system, which waa subae- quently pabliahed in pmp><i>i f mi and widely liiatribatrd. lu i e 10 y.-r that he haa been traflio manager of the Grand Trunk Railway ita re<vip I 1 *., uu-n ased from 910.000,000 lo iM.Ooin) hile ita toncaxe increase i* immi aiuiab y .r>a:er, in contequence cf more wcik b<itigiiOD4) at lower rates. Mr. Heargeant baa also bv-:< Vieav President of the Grand Troi k Kx-nnii**) Council and of the Chi oa.-.o A Grtna Trunk Rtilway and ether afliiat, d m>*. In hi* new poaitiou he wi<i hav.- many complicated iiuestioca !<: * IVP. lit- will have to ocnfront the contenti -<t. rf Ameri- can rail ways ajf>ciing ('. i-n - car- rying through I'niied Stittcii Iralli , hioh is obtaining political tiur-ifl n . ; in Can- ada there ia an ambition* I hnM rival M.stem built alougniic the (i and Trunk claimiru a share cf the traffic r..ne loo large, tie will haveth.- b-i ifi- < f the new tunnel and tho doable Ira -k Ntween Toronto aod alontrtal. ai .1 both will expo dile the movement of traffic and ridno* coat, bat with a Urn- cc t.l ami H con- siderable portion of il n-iprota.-tiv '. no small amount of ability an , -rnt will bo reK)uired to insure aoco>.a. Chicago A'.n'u- jy Jtevtete. Cor.ll.tl.mil A n n l. It ut Arithtnrilral. Prof Todhanter (ho lias jj-t run rro*ai an old aci]uaintanc at tlu- n-epiui ) I am ao glad to have atumbl.d i\\>u >cuin this way, my dear Mr. Goldvtin. How long it haa been aince we nit : Bat, I moat ay, lime baa dealt very li.htlv with yoa. Who could ima^int- that you have daughter aa nld aa Una 1'ruda: *, there and little Proe well, jaal ih.nk uf her being in society ! Mr*, (uildwin Yes, Mr. Ti'fhunier ; I oan't realize theee thin, s myaelf. 1'rudeno* is '20 to-day. Prof. Todhunter Why. my dear Mr*. Goldwin, yen don't tell me ao I Aud only 10 abort years ago I remember her so well aa a romping little ohitoMf, : W.h, well, how marvellously these girl* do grow. Thru and Now. In ancient dan Inr tnaijr an 111, \Vi. BMd to take, a Ii R \>\w |ll. It .lit n. nuroijr mar and (rip*. W* fall for purcauirv 11, .- To day, when aiok. we take Dr. Pierce'* Pleasant Pellet*, They am^'Mly aperient or strongly cathartic, aoi-ordu n to - of dose, ('ures Sick Headanhe, Itilijun Ileac 1 . ache. Constipal on. Indigestion, Bilioo* Attack*, and all deraugcmants of the Liter, Stomach and bowds. Pat up in vial*, hermetically sealed, henca always fresh and reliable. Purely vegetable, they (-[i-rale without disturbance lo the system, diet, or accusation. Sold by druggists, at 35 cent* vial. DUorr* or Kln|>mrnt. Philadelphia lircord : During the past year 4,000 suits wen- lu <! u. ih c.mru of Cincinnati, and of these ,17j wern for divorce. In (> itarh, div roe is a Inxury for the great and thn wi-alihv. Al O*en Sound it is said thai tali lv i haw been several oaaca where uiiuatit u-<t wive* have absoonOed with mote oi<ag(ii.i*l males. In lisa of cheap divorce, Ihi* nteihud, being within the reach of all, gain* favur. A Long Kaiitf.|| Baffalo Nf\n : "My darling, ' he said, looking into the trustful ey.s npiurneil to hit, " do yoa think yoa "oonld stau i the test of a long abaci ee '.'" 11 If yoa think il ia for the beat, dear," she said, with a half mournful, half Mc- Allister look on her Tonnn face. ' Then, my angel." he replied, i' r >; at her long and wistfully, farewell, I am going to see a cricket match through." Major P*od expeel* to make from $75.000 to 1100 000 out uf KlatiK v'x lecture) tour. The explorer i* paid 150.000 for fifty lectures and hi* travelling ixpeuie* in addition.