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'S HARVEST The Field Crops of the Dominion Has - a Value of $432,533,000. A despatch from Ottawa, says: According to the statement issueJ on Wednesday from tho Census and Statistifts OiBce an area of 27,- W3,t)03 acres of field crops has yielded a harvest which, computed at uv<!rago local market prices, has a value of $432,533,000. Wheat, oat8 and barley aggregate in area 16,207,100 acres and in value of tS09,070,OOO; hay and clover off e,210,aoo acres have a value of $121,- 884,000; rye, peas, buchwheat, mixed grains and flax, grown on 1,5-J3,70U acres, have a value of 823,- C44,000; beans, potatoes, turnips, and other roots, corn and sugar beets, grown on 1,471,913 acres", have a value of $78,535,000; Fall wheat, with a yield of 24.40 bushels per acre, shows a value of $21.10; Spring wheat, with 16 bushels, shows $12.8-1. The total value of the wheat har- vest in the North-Wcst Provinces is $72,421,000 and in the rest of the Dominion §18,801,000. The value of all field crops in the various provinces is as follows : â€" Prince Edward Island .9 9,408.000 Nova Scotia 20,083,000 New Brunswick 38,042,000 Quebec 80,896,000 Ontario 185,308,000 Manitoba 66,660,000 Kaskatchewan 37,614,000 AlberU 14,622,000 The average value of field crops f"r t-ie Dominion in the year is $15.72 per acre, and the average value, computed on an estimated population of 0,040,000, is $02.34 per head. Fifty per cent, of this year's wheat crop, 72 per cent, of the oats and 68 per cent, of the barley re- mained in farmers' hands at the end of November. The condition of the new crop of Fall wheat at the same time was 76 per cent, of a standard, and 73 per cent, of Fall plowing was completed. A statement on the care and chipment of fruit made in the pres- ent number of the Census and Statistics Monthly by the commis- sioner of dairying and cold stor CONDENSED NEWS ITEiMS DAPPEXIXrS FHOM ALL OVEB TUE GLOF.E. Tclegrapbio Briefs From Our Oirn and Otber Countries of UcccBt EtcuIs. CANADA. It Is proposed to hold a Centen- nial Fair at Winnipeg in 1012. The poBtoffice handled nearly four hundred million letters last yi-ar. Mr. Alex. Maclean, Trade Com- mi.ssioner to China, died at Shang- hti, on Wednesday. Mr. Alfred Misccr of Niagara Falls had his nose kicked oK by a horse. James Lashambe, a thirteen-year- old boy, was drowned while skat- ing near Cornwall, on WedncFday. The Grand Trunk Pacific Eleva- tor Company has been incorporated age is worthy of emphasis. "There ^-^^^ ^ capital of one million del- is not a sound apple grown m Can- j^rg, ada any year, and picked from the Herbert Johnston, a four-ycar- tree at the proper time." Mr. old boy of Raleigh township, was Uuddick says, "but could be de- drowned while playing on the ice, livcred in Great Britain or tho on Friday. North-West in perfect condition if cold storage were intelligently ap- plied in transferring it from the tree to the consumer." CARBIE TO ATTACK LORDS. That is If She Can Secure Entrance to the House. A despatch from Lnndon, says : Carrie Nation says that when she comes to London she will begin her cleaning campaign with the Houeo of Lords. She adds : "I don't ^cnow whether they will let mc in, but I'll try." BLOCK AT 800 BURNED. An«1 One 5!an BelloTcd to Jlave Perished. A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie says: Another disastrous fire visi- ted the Canadian Soo at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, by which the handsome Hussey hlock was com- pletely destroyed, and the Corona- tion block adjoining badly damaged. One man, Alex. Kemp, aged 65, is believed to have perished in the flames. He conducted a carpenter shop in tho basement, and has not been heard from since, although his coat and hat, which he wore one hour earlier, were found. He en- tered the building at 2 o'clock on property .destroyed in a fire which burned out a block of apartment houses between Second and Third avenues and Forty-fourth streets, Urooklyn, on Wednesday. Twenty jjcrsons were overcome by- smoke, but were rescued by firemen. Tho great Bush terminal docks on tho edge of the fire zone were saved by a firoboat, which kept tlic flames from sweeping over Second avcn- Bunday morning in an into.vicated ' ue. Occupants of the blazing Leone, the seven-year-old daugh- ter of Mr. John Weir, was burned to death at Moncton, N. B., on Wednesday. An effort will be made to main- tain winter navigation on the St. Lawrence from Quebec to the sea. The C. P. K. has given an order for 20,0(X) tons of rails to tho Al- g(jma Steel Company at tho Soo. W'hat is believed to be the large- e:t Union Jack ever made is to be sent from Toronto to the Tercenten- ary celebration in Newfoundland. James Daly, an old pensioner, was picked up on the street in Montreal, on Wednesday, and died soon after in the hospital. His death is ascribed to the severe cold. Hon. William Pugsley, speaking at St. John, said a number of im- porla.'t public works will have to be pofitnoncd, owing to the neces- sity of keeping the expenditures within the income. wore made hrfmeless and hundreds ..•'°''" ^^- ^'oleman, jun., and . Vl 1 t J 11 > *u t George Sawyer were burned and of thousands of dollars /"â- â€¢th of j ^,,^^^^« ^j .^> A THOUSAND IIO-MELESS. Block of Apartment Houses Burn- ed in New York. A despatch from New York says : More than ' a thousand persons THE WORLD'S MARKETS REI'ORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cnttlc, Grain, Cliccsc and Otber Dairy Produce at Ilnmo uud Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Dec. 29. â€" Ontario wheat â€" No. 2 white, 03 to 94c outside; No. 2 red, 95c to 95Xc; No. 2 mixed, 93c to 94c. Manitoba wheat â€" Spot No. 1 northern, $1.08 to $1.03%; No. 2 northern, $1.05 to $1.05%; No. 3 northern, $1.03 to $1.03X, on track, lake ports. All rail No. 1 northern, $1.12 to $1.12%; No. 2 northern, $1.09 to $1.09%, delivered at On- tar-o points. Barleyâ€" No. 2, 53c to 55c; No. 3 c::tra, 52c to 53c ; No. 3, 50c to 51c, outside. Oatsâ€" Ontario No. 2 white, 38c to 38%c, outside ; No. 2 mixed, 37c to 37%c, outside, Manitoba No. 2 western Canada, 43c on track, lake ports. Cornâ€" Old, 69c, Toronto freights, for No. 2 or 3 yellow ; new No. 2 yellow, 68c ; No. 3 yellow, 63c to 64c, Toronto, No. 2 or 3 yellow ; new No. 2 yellow, 69c ; No. 3 yel- low, 60c to C6%e, Toronto freights Buckwheatâ€" No. 2, 56c to outside. Peasâ€" No. 2, 86c to 86%c. Byeâ€" Dull ; No. 2, 69%c to 70c. Flour â€" ^Manitoba, first p^itents, $5.80, seconds, $5.30; strong bak- ers', $5.10; Ontario winter wheat patents, $3.70 to $3.75, buyers' sacks, outside. BOY S MOTS HIS FATHER! His Parent Was Ascending the Stairs With a Whip to Punish Him. A despatch from Amherstburg, Ont., says: Elijah Thompson, a col- ored man, well known throughout the county, was on Thursday morn- ing shot and fatally wounded by his 16-year-oId son William. He succumbed to his injuries at 2 o'clock the same afternoon. Thompson is the father of ten children, of v/hom William is the oldest one at home. Thompson was displeased with the way in which the boy and two younger brothers had done som2 work he had in- structed them to attend to and flogged thr. two other boys. Then, to do the work set out for the three boys. William saw him coming and ran upstairs to hide. He found a Win- chester rifle in the room and stand- ing at the head of the stairs fired at his father, as the latter started up. The bullet passed through Thompson's body, tearing a gapiug wound. Neighbors guarded the boy until Constable Lcporte drove out to the Thompson home, five miles from here, and placed him under ar- rest. The boy is in a half dazed armed with a whip, he started to | condition and insists that he did not look for William, whom he blamed ^ intend to even hurt his father in more particularly for the failure I any way. DIED ON THE STREET, COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples â€" Winter stock quoted at condition. The business places burned arc: Carconcn's large con- fectionery store, insurance $1,'_'<)0; Partlow's * second hand . store ; Kemp's carpenter shop ; St. James' Hall, meeting place of all local Ca- tholic societies. The following, who occupied rooms, were burned out: ilr. and Mrs. J. Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. Balder, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh I^cmoD, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Martel. On the lower floor of the Coronation block Bcmrosc's lar^e clothing slock is almost a jt s, aud on the floor above Lodge, I. £ged. O. O. F., was badly dam- 1« V. tk NEARLY ASPHYXIATED. Efforts\of Little Ones Roumc Father to Aid. A despatch from Strathroy Rays : Mr. and Mrs. William Calcut and family of six children had a nar- row escape from death early Sun- day morning from ar,phyxiation. The little daughter of 9 years waH awakened by fumes of escaping gas ^ftbout 3 and began to cry, whieh kakened the rest of the children, little sister got up and attempt- tn quiet her, but fell to the floor ovei.ome. A lirother, who was in an Hiljoining room, camo to the res- cue, and he, too, fell unconscious to the floor ; two more met the same fate. By this time tho father and mother were awakened and rushed to their rooms. Taking in tho situ- ation they threw open tho doors iitid ran to tho neighbors for help. )>r. McDougall was on hand in a jhort time. All five children were iinronscious, but were revived. They will recover. builf'ings wore driven balf-clad and shivering, into snow-swept streets, and a score cf others were dragged unconscious from their apartment i by policemen and firemen. APT i: .MPT AT MUUDEK. Italian Plunged Dni;ser Into a \Vouiun'.s Hide. A despatch from Montreal, says: A sensational attempt at murder was mad^iiy an Italian Wednesday cvonina^n University street, in one onin|j<6ii University street, in n ith^iiiKicbt Quarters of the ci ty. CHURCH BURNED. Roman Cntholie Edilloc at Cotcau du Lac DoHlroycd. X <hâ- ^pal'•h from Montreal, soys: Th6 Bonian Catholic Church at Cotea (111 Lac was destroyed by firo on WediKv'dny night, entailing a loss ot over fSO.OOO. It was at first feared that tho fire would spread to" a larg*' <<>nvent near by, and tho nuns and piipilH to tho number of over 300 made a hasty exit. The church was burned to the ground, but the convent was saved. • -* COLD WAVE AND CIIOLFHA. fbe EpIilPwl*' •" '^'' P»'t<*rNburg In- creases. A despatch from St. Petersburg •*ys ; Thursday's cold wave was accompani"*' on Friday by an in ercado in the cholera. There were "I now cases and 13 deaths, while ' , iv pv>r",..>n« Rufferiiig from the din- .. ,, 1 row in hospitals hero. The Tiaiian Wh walking along tho street in company with b, woman companion, when, after some ani- mated convcrKatioii, he pulled a stiletto and plunged it into tho side ot the woman, who fell in a heap on the sidewalk. The street was crowded with shoppers at the time, and the man took to his hncls, fol- lowed by an exciterl crowd. After a hot chaso he was captured and taken to the police station, where ho gave his name aa FraneiBco Var- io. Tho woman is at Che Royal Vic- toria Hoiipital in a critical con- dition. the Joggins Mines, N. S , on Thursday night, by a screen curtain catching fire, and Frank McNeil was badly burned and may die. William Mahaney and Mrs. Ro- selle McCarthy broke smallpox quarantine at C;hatham, N.B., to get married, on Tuesday. They were fined $40 each, and as Ma- haney could not pay ho was sent to jail for forty days. GREAT BRITAIN, Christmas in London was marred $3 to $4 Tier barrel for good qua lities, and' at $2 to $2.50 for cook ing apples. Beans-Prime, $1.70 to $1.7.5, and hand-pi-ked, $1.80 to $1.85 per bush. Honcj'â€" Combs, $2 to $2.76 per dozen, and strained, 10 to He per pound. Hayâ€" No. 1 timothy is quoted at $10.50 to $11 a ton on track here, and No. 2 at $7 to $8. Strawâ€" $7 to $7.50 on track. Potatoesâ€" Ontarios, 60 to G2c per bag. Delawares, 75 to 80c per bag on track. Poultryâ€" Chickens, dressed, 11 to 13c per pound; fowl, 8 to 9c; ducks, 10 to 12c; gocse, 10 to lie per pound; turkeys, 16 to 18c per pound. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€" Pound prints, 25 to 2Tc; tubs, 22 to 24c ; inferior, 20 to 21c. Visitor From Alberta Passes A^ay at J.<oi!don, Ont. A despatch from London says : To drop dead within a few blocks , of tho home of his daughter and ^/i'^ son-in-law, whom he had travelled nearly 2,000 miles to visit, and for whom he intended his arrival to be in the nature of a surprise, was the fate that befell Mr. Robert Gilles- pie of Everts, Alta., at an early hour on Christmas morning. Mr Gillespie is the father-in-law of P. C Clarence Kelly, by whom he was identified. He arri\cd in the city on a late train, and was proceed- ing to the home of Mr. Kelly, 41 Oxford street. West London, when a sudden attack of haart failure caused his death. Only a few min- utes before Mr. Gillespie had been in conversation with P. C. Fow- ler, and appeared in the best of health. On passing near the same spot a short time liter Mr. Qi'lcs- pie was found lying on the side- walk. P. C. Fowlor summoned Dr. Waugh, hilt .life was extinct. The man could not hav<! been dead many minutes when he was discovered by P. C. Fowler, as his body was still warm. « by the large numbers of uncmploy- j 27c. Creamery rolls, 23 to 2i)c, aud solids ci and destitute. Eggsâ€" Case lots of cold storage, IMPROVED TERMINALS. C;:nadiun Norlhern Railway's Plans for Port Arthur. A despatch from Port Arthur, says : General Manager McLcod of the Canadian Northern is in the city. He stated that the company would make large additions to the terminal facilities here. Some are Miss Kate Gilmour, stewardess of 25 to 20c per dozen; selections, 23 'definitely arranged and others are the steamer Sardinian, has been to 30c and new laid are quoted at in contemplation. To increase the awarde<I a Lloyd's modal for saving 35 to 400 per dozen. freight storage capacity at the lives at sea. Mr. David lyloyd-Georgc, speak- ing at Liverpool, said he could find tho money needed to provide old- age pensions wfthout ta.ving any- body's food. James P. Farrell, Nationalist member for North Longford in the British Parliament, has been sen- tenced to six n'.onths in jail for ad- vocating a boycott. ' GAG AT PINCHER CREEK. Mineral RIehcs of This Favered Alberta Scrdon. A despatch from Pinchcr Creek, Alberta, .says: A strong flow of na- tural gas was struck a quarter of a mile from this town on Friday morning by the Western Oil k Coal Consolidated t'ompany, who have been boring for it for a couple of weeks. The flame was lit over a twelve-inch hole, and rose to a dis- tance of twelve feet in the air, in- dicating a very strong flow. The well is down 400 feet. Oil, coal. UNITED STATES. Two small children were burned to death in a fire near Ogdensburg, N. Y., on Tuerday. The Standard Oil Company and Republic Oil Company have been ousted from the State of Missouri. The steamer Prctori.i encountered a aeries of storms and spent twenty- one days on the voyage from Ham- burg to New York. Tho J. B I'hiladelphia presented its pi lyees with C'hristmas amounting to $200,0(X). Van D'night Sheldon, an engin- eering student at New York Uni- versity, was shot and killed by a burglar, on Wednesday. General Ik'll, Chief-of-Staff, de- clares that the infantry arm of tho United States army is inadequate. HOG PllODJCTS. Baconâ€" Long clear, lOji to lie per pound in case lots ; mcES pork, $19 to $19.50; short cut, $22 to $22.50. Hamsâ€" Light to medium, 13 to 13;.',; do., heavy, 12c; roils, 10%c; shoulders, 10 to 10%c; back-, 10 to lO'jC ; breakfast bacon, 14% to 16c. l.^rd~Tierccs, 12c; tubs, 12jic; pails, 12%c. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Dec. 29.â€" Grainâ€" Cana- dian western No. 2 white oats are selling at 46%c ; e.xtra No. 1 feed oats at 45%c, and No. 1 feed at 45c per bushel in ear lots, ex store. Flourâ€" Manitoba Spring wheat pat- ents, firsts at $6, seconds at $3.60, Winter wheat patents, $5 to $5.25, straight rollers, $4.60 to $4.70, do., Stct.-ton Company of in bags, $2.15 to $2.25; extra, $1.- â-  ' em- 75 to $1.85. Feedâ€" Manitoba bran, gifls[$21 ; shorts, $21; Ontario bran, $31 'to $21.50; middlings, $24.50 to $25.60; shorts, $24.50 to $25 per ton, including bags ; pure grniri docks a shed is now being built over the steel dock. A new dock is to be built just south of the present dock, and on it work will be start- ed as soon as feasible. It will be used as a steel d<ick during the early summer and for freight when thp fall rush commences The busi- ness will necessitate anothtr new dock after that. New tracks will be laid through the yards, iiichid- iiig lines to the new elevator to be built by Piper & McWilliams. -*- POST OFFICE REPORT. Surplus, for the Year Over a Mil- lion Dollars. A despatch from Ottawa, says: Tho report of the Postmaster-Gen- eral for tiic fiscal year onding March FEUD LEADS TO FIRE. Store and Dwelling Burned at North Bay. A despatch from North Bay says : Early Sunday morning the store and dwelling of Carmen Sandrelli, Italian merchant, was burned to th<; ground, the occupants barely escaping with their lives. So quickly did the flames spread that nothing could be saved, and cash amounting to $350 was burned. Tho loss on the building is $5,000; con- tents, $1,000; grocery stock, $1,500; insurance $4,250. The cause of the fire is attributed to incendiarism on account of the fierce feud existing between the Italian factions here, which was intensified recently by the murderous stabbing affray in which an Italian named Amanda escaped death by a narrow margin. Amanda's deposition accused San- drelli of the stabbing, but evidence was given throwing the blame on another Italian who left town th^ night of the affray, and Sandrelli was acquitted. Amanda is recover- ing and still accuses Sandrelli. SIXTEEN VESSELS LOST. Wrecks of the P;tst Season on the Great Lukes. A despatch from Detroit says : During the past season sixteen ves- sels â€" ten steamers and six schoon- ers â€" passed out of existence on the lakes. The boats that were total losses were valued at $631,000. They had a ccrrying capacity of 2G,2CO tons a trip. Eight of the vessels^ stranded, and were pounded to- pieces, five steamers were destroy- ed by fire, two were lost in colli- sions, and one steamer foundered. Only two were of steel. The great- est loss of the season was the steel st-earoer D, M. Clerason, which foundered in Lake Superior. Twen- ty-fuur lives were lost on her. She was valued at $309,000; her coal cargo, which was worth $12,000, wa» insured. 31 last has been issued. The main , _ . _. features of the report were given Main street car'tro^go to her son's to Parliament in a statement pre pared by Hon. Mr. Lemieux last June. The net surplus fortho year, despite the largely NEVER SAAV TUE FALLS. Remarkable Case of Niagara Wo- man 97 Years Old. A despatch from Niagara Falls, N. Y., says: Although she is 97 years old aud has resided all her life in Niagara-on-the-Lake, with-_ in twelve miles of Niagara Fit Mrs. Mary O'Brien naver^r,'v the gr«Mit cataract until she can.e her© on Thursday. *o spend tho Winter with her son, Thomas O'Brien, of No. 475 Fourth Street. It was also her first opportunity of seeing an electric car. With great trepida- tion she was persuaded to board a honie. courtroom without an ar.iied guard Edward liiiies, Presiident of the great now lumber combine, says iron and gas have now beoii' foiind '""^^'''" V^^ shortly become clioaper â-  as a result of the new orgaiii/ntion. It was stated ai the preliminary hearing ot the Pittsburg Council- WILL ACCEPT TRAVELLERS. '""" "'l"'?"' "' 'â- "'•ruption tliat Rome of I lie men were brined with n...«.»o«ia <» T.iv A,.i.i!.i».. n 1 . sums a.s low as five dollars. Proposnls to lax uutHiuers Doinz c 1/1 i 1 »«•â-  1 n ' " Sami (M Gompera, John Mitohell $25 to $28 pi.r ton. Cheese â€" The loral market holds steady with west- erns quoted at 12% to 12%c and easterns at 11% to 12c. Butter â€" while the cavalry arm in antiquated j Fresh receipts of creamery are sel- A woman who gave evidence at j ling at 23%c and Sept. make at the night-riders' trial at Union 1 28T.;o in a wholesale way. Eggs- City, Tonn., refused to leave the; New laid at 36c; selected stock at mouille, $30 to $32; milled gradi-s, j pondituro consequent upon the creation of 446 now postofhccs and in great quantities in this vicinity. Business in Uuehee Ci(y. A despatch from Quehoc, says. Aid. Cummings, at Tiies-day night's meeting of tlic^ City Council, with- drew his motion regarding tho levying of a ta.K of $'J00 on all com- mercial travellers, contraclora. in suranee agetits, tradors, etc., eoui- ing to Quebec to do business. H w- ever, at the next moo.'i)g of tli':' Council he intends to again give notice of a similar moli<m, tho only differonce in which will be the elim- ination of tho commercial traveller. "Look here, Jiggers, I've a hone to pick with you." "I'm with jou. There's a restaurant across tlie way. Make it a mutton bono, for I've quite an appetite." 27c, and No. 1 stock at 24c per doz- en. and Friuik Morrisoh, officers of tho Ainorirau Federation of Labor, have been sentenced to terms in prison for co;itempt of court. GENERAL. A plot to asRassinalo actin;? Pre- tident Gomez of Venezuela has been fru^trnted. Thieves carried off large numbers of gold and silver lueinorials from Roeskilde Cathedral, the burial of l)aninli KingH. President Fallieres of Fra ico was attacked by a crack- brained Royal- iKt, who attempted to pull tho Pre- sidtMil's heard. Tho Chinese (lovernmont has dubbed tho Dalai Lama "sincere and loyal spreader of civiliration," and has sent him hack to Lhasa. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Dec. 29.â€" Wheat- Spring wheat, steady; No. 1 Northern car- loads, store, $1.13; Winter, firm. Corn--Hiu;her ; No. 3 yellow, l)2e ; No. 4 yellow, (il%c; No. 3 corn, 61 to 61^.;c; No. 4 corn, 60% to 01c; No. 3 white, 03%c. Oata-^Lower, No. 2 white, 63)-ic ; No, 3 white, 52% to 63c; No. 4 white, 6lV.( to 61 -'40. Barleyâ€" Feed to malting, 64 to 08e. Minneapolis, Dec. SOâ€"Wheat â€" Dec., $1.07>;; May, $1.00%; cash. No. 1 hard, $1.10%; No. 1 North- ern, $1.00%; No, 2 Northern, $1.- 07%; No. 3 Northern, $1.0;{'.:i to $1.65%. Branâ€" $19.00 to $19.25. Flour -First patents, $5.30 to .$5,- 66; second patents, $5.10 to $5.20; first clears, $4.00 to $4.16, second clear--., $2.96 to $3.05. Milwaukee, Dee. £9.â€" Wheat â€" No. 1 Northern. $1.11; No. 2 Nor- thern, $1.(17 tt> $1.08; Mav, $1.00"-j; to $I.o:li; bid. Rye-No 1, 7.V, t.'orn-^ May, 61 e. Eorley -Stand- ard, r5;i,e; sample, ^'\ to 65' ic No. 3, CO to «;!e ; No. t. 5.,tf. the expansion of tho service, was $1,082,000. Tho number of letters carried during the year was 398,- 011,000, and increase of 1,916,000 over the previous twelve months. ^ Ten children are believed' to- .be increased ex- ill ^i*-'' fOot-ar.d-mouth disease lu Monroe county, N. Y. Thomas Andrews was shot and killed near Lafayette, Tenn., by a man who mistook him tor a bear. A serum which is au antitoxin against hog cholera has been dis- covered by experimenters at the Missouri Agricultural C^lloje. TBAGEPy COBA LT III Three Men Killed While Descending the Shaft. A despatch from Cobalt, says; In an accident at tho Columbus mine at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, WilKam Hamilton, Ot- tawa; Fred Nelly, of West Temple, P.Q., and Edward Nation of St. Pierre, were killed. Tho accident Rooms to have been eauBcd by tho cable slipping from its wheel as tho men were descending tho shaft in the bucket. The three men had been carry- ing out blai.ting operations, and at midnight came on deck for din- ner, hut forgot to turn on the air. Hamilton went d bucket, and up till tho time of an investi,!;atic)n the rest is a matter of surmii^e. It is supposed, however, that when they wore about sev- enty-fivo feet down the cable slipp- ed off the wheel. T!ie engineer s topped immediately and steps wero at t)nce taken to see how matters stood. Mr. Shovell, the captain, was hastily called and descended by tho rope ladder. At the depth of seventy-five feet he came across tho bucket, which was empty, and rang for it to be raised. More men having arrived the party proceeded , to the bottom, a depth of 240 feet. .. 1 , ^ \7.t O'^'^n nrain, «">di Hamilton was not dead when found, attended to this, and then return- |,„t the other two men had breath- ed to the top. About 2 o clock the' .j t|,eir last. Five minitcs aftcr- Uiree were sent down again in the ^arda Hamilton expired.