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CHAMBERUIN IN SCOTLAND. Sir Geo. Trevelyan'e Manly Denun- ciation of the Crimes Bill. The ME. EEDMOND EXPLAINS. British Parliament Behave Like a Lot of Heelers. Colonel Btnoderioc Talki of Uurderen Healjr C&II> Him a Liar AMD 18 8D8PENDED FOR A WEEK. A last (ThurBday) iiitjht's I.oiiiion oublo layH : 8ir Win. Lyon I'layfair resumed the debate on the C'ocrcioii Hillto-niKht. While mdinittinti the difliculty in certain cauvn of procuring convictions in Irelund, he uaid the facts were not so scrions as the (Gov- ernment alle(;cd. Sir Oeorjjo Trevelyan, one of the Unionist leaders, and formerly ('hicf Secretary for Ireland, has written a IctterontheCoorcion Bill which is tantamount tu a manifesto •f>ain»C that measure, ile says that really the liill is chietly aimed at i>oliticians and editors opposed to the Ciovernment policy, and therefore that notorious partisans like Mr. Holmes, the present Attorney-General of Ireland, and Colonel Kint;-IIarman, the newly-ai)po«ited I'arlianientary Sec retary for Ireland, are unfit to adminis- ter the law if passed. " No true Liberal," ho says, "ought to entrust such powers to them. When Lord Spencer re- peatedly refused to suppress the Leafjue no word of remonstrance emanated from the Liberals. It is inconr^'ivahlo that a Liberal can now support a nicaHuro empowerintj the Kxocutive to treat Irisli politicians as com- mon criminals. In IHh;) :j,000 Orangemen on one occasion disturbed a National Ijeuj^ue meetinj;, their action leadinj; to bloodshed and necessitating; the calliii); out of the troops to preserve the peace. Col. KinK-lIarman and Mr. Holmes actively d«- fendcd these unwarrantable proceedinKs. There is not the sli^jhtest doubt that in the event of a recurrence of sncli action the Orangemen would he liable under the clauses of the present liill to punishment as criminals, hut the (iovernment has effec- tively provided against this contingency by proposing to enact that the House uf Lords â- lay veto a proclamation by the Lord- Lieutenant. The full weight of this terrible but one-sided measure is intended to fall and will fall upon the |)oliticians <jf one party alone. The measure will be admin- latered by those who, beyond all i|Ucstion, are actuated by the strongest Orange sym- pathy, and it is calculated to exasperate the people without serving any useful pur- pose." Mn. ( II1MIIEKI.AIN IN M liTIMSI'. The language used by Mr. Chamberlain in speaking at the meetings in Ayr has in flaenoed the Irish against him, ami he has received numerous letters informing him that ho will not leave Scotland alive. Speak- ing to an assemblage of '^..^OO |iersons. Mr. Chamberlain said the opponents of the Crimes Hill have made an outcry against the repression of lib<Tty. Liberty to do what ? To commit theft, to ruin industri oua men, to outrage women ? (Hisses mingled with cheers.) What are you hiss ing the crimes or the punishmont '.' Here a man, rising and menacing Mr. Chambt^rluin, cried, " It is not characteristic of the Irish to outrage women." An attempt was made to turn the man out, hut Mr. CUiamberlain cried out, " Leave him alone." Then Mr. Chamberlain continued: Do you want instances of insult being otTereil to women? Cries of, " Outrage, you said," ami " You alander the Irish." I do not mean the grossest outrage of all ; but m'rsonal violence and insults. (Hisses and cheers.) I refer to ciises like that of the Curtiii fiiniily, where tlie liveH of the willow and daughters of the niiirdereil man were made intolerable ; like that of tho widow of another murdered man, llyers, who while accompanying the dead iKKly of her husband was jeereil and liowled along the street. (Here tho speaker was inter- rnpt<«l by cries of "Watch yourself," hisses and general disorder.) I am relating factH to wRich even my opponents might listen in silence of horror ami shame. When I refer to assassinations a man here says, " Take caro of yourself." Has Ihi' time oome when we dare not discusH |Militical matters in this country without being threatened with assassination? (Creat chwiring.) This is the spirit of the partien in the convention in Chicago, lam sorry to know that they have any represoutaliveH in Scotlaml. (Cries of, " They are not Hootchinen.") That (onvention, hesideH being attemled by delegates honestly in â- ympathy with Ireland, had delegates of another stamp a|)oHtli:sofoutrngoand mur- der, who have paid the outrage monger of Kngland. Mr. Uednioml, the delegate of the Irish rarliamentary party, ex|)licitly declared before the convention that it waH Mio aim of that party to effect the entire separation of I reland from Kngland, ami that their policy was t" make the govern- ment of Ireland by Ilnglaml impossible. This thoy seek to effect by the most im- moral conspiracy ever devised in a civili/^d land -by contending for liberty to violate every law human aiiddivine. boyouthink it infamous to restrain these men ? (Cheers.) Mr. rariiell threatened in the House of Commons, under the s|mcious gniso of tt warning, that if tho ('(wrcion Hill were pass<td there would he a renewal of outrages, dynamite explosions and •ttampia to assassinate our statesmen. This grim suggestion may jirove the death warrant of some of iis. (Cries of " No,' " Hlisme.") Well, what hapisuis to indi Viduals is not of much conse<|iioiu!e. The danger is to tho Commonwealth. Kor the first time in Kiiglish history our foes Imve sympathizers within our ancjoiit fortroas. Their plan of attack linds encourageinont from tlioBO who ought to be tho strongest 'Icfenders of our citailel. This makes our Usk more arduous. Hut we will not shrink, we will not aliate one jot, we will not yield to tnreats from whatever (juartcr they come, but we will endeavor to hand down unimpaire<l to our children the unity, strength and honor of the mighty Kmpire our forefathers be<inoatluid to us. Mr. Chamb«irlain'9 speech excites all parties. The Unionists consider it a decla- ration of war to the knife with tho aepara- tionists. The Uladstonians charge Mr. Chamberlain with slandering and vilifying his former colloagues by tho insinuation that they sympathi/o with tho per(>etratoni of outrages in Ireland. It is asHerted that during his tour through Scotland Mr. (^'haniberlain will be attended by a private guard. Mil. llKIlMONIi's KXI'l.ANATION. Mr. John Itedmond, in the House of Commons, made a personal explanation with reference to his speech at the ('hicago ('onvention. He said Mr. Chamberlain, in hiH speech at Ayr, had represented him aa saying that the Irish party were not work- ing for the removal of grievances; whereas, what he did say was that they were not v\orking solely for the puri>oiMj of removing the material grievances of tenants, but to obtain |)oliti(!al reforms also ; and further, when he said that the government of Ire- land by Kngland was impossible, his allu- sion was to tho (tentralixed bureaucracy government of Dublin Castle. Hebelieve<l it ix)ssible tliut a settlement could be ufTected honorable alike to Kngland and to Ireland, sucJi as Was offered by Mr. Glad stone's Hill. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") I'MlEU 8BCRETAHY FOR lUKLANn. • Mr. Halfour, (Miief Secretary for Ireland, intimated in the House of (commons this afternoon that no salary would bo attached to the ortico of Cnder Secretary for Ire- land, made for Col. King Harman. The Government were aware, Mr. Halfour said, when they apixiinted the incumbent that the ap|>oiiitment would be attacke<l. They had taken the highest legal advice and had been informe<l that their action was legal. In addition to this Mr. Halfour aaiil the now oflico did not involve in its acceptance by a member of tho House of Commons the necessity of liia resigning hiu seat and recontesting it for rc.clection, because the ofhce was not u place of protit or emolument under the Crowr. Mr. (llad- Htono said the precedents retjuired Col. King Harman to vacate hia seat and seek re-election. Mr. Gladstone said that when he represented Oxford I'niversity, he accepted for a short period a place in the Government without salary, and under legal advice vacated his seat and stood for re. election. The I'mted Irelnuii says if Irishmen had one chance in ten thousand they wouM transfer the coercion debate from I'arlia- iiient to the barricades; but, as that chance docs not exist. Irishmen can only set their teeth and hold their tongues. The idea re- mains to simultaneously summon the whole adult |>opulation of Ireland to make one grand historic protest against tho coer- cion, but even the impressivenesB of this would l>e destroyed by the misreporting of the Kiiglish press. A last (Friday) night's London cable says ; Sir William Vernon Harcourt, re suniingthe debate on the Coercion Hill in the House of Commons this afternoon, said tho present alliance between the Liberals and farnellites was based un the Liberal recognition of the fact that the wisest |>olicy in Irish affairs lay in tho acceptance of some form of Irish government which would tend to satisfy the Irish (leople. He twitted Lord Uandolph Churchill and Mr. Chamberlain with having secretly consulted Mr. rarnoll, seeking to make an alliance with liini for their own purposes. Ueferriiig to the conspiracy and Whiteboy clauses of the propoMHl .Vet, Sir William doclared that they sapiHil the foundation of all IKTBciual liberty, and would oven debar Irishmen from funning business conibiiia tions to defend their existing rights. The spirit in which tho Governnient would administer tho Coercion Act, if it were passed, was sutliciently shown in the ap- IKiintment of Colonel King- Harman to the rarliamentary I'lider Socretarysliip for Irelaiiil. liy this ap|H)iiitinent tlieGoverii iiient had declared themselves to be the partisans of tho landlords and determined to administer tho Dill as tho agents of the landowners in Ireland, thus becoming iii- struinentH to stimulate the wurst passions of the people and their bitterest religious prejudices. The Hill would (ail tu suppresH the Irish National League, Ix'cauHe the |>eople of Ireland believcnl in the League ami trustful it. The effect of the enforce meiit of the Hill would be to make the Goverument more detested and tho League more (lopulor than ever. As to the Tory and Lilieral-Cnion taunts about American gold fostering Irish disroiitcnt, Sir Wm. Harcourt Haid : "There are none who have less reason to complain of American gold than the Irish landlords, for none get more of it. They get it through their |K)or ten- ants' rent." Tho pro|H>sal to make tho Hill {H'rinanent Sir William eharacteri/etl as a ireach of the fundamental conditions of the Ihiioii iM'tween Irelanil and Great liri- taiii. The Government professed to rever- enc<! this I'nion, but were iloiiig their In-st to violate it. If the Government earnestly desired to maintain the I'nion let them abandon the |X)licy of exasperating the Irisli peeple and adopt tho {xilicy uf justice anil ciinciliatii)ii. ((^liecrs.) Col. SauiKlersun (ConHcrvative) saiii the National League was HUp|K>rted mainly by oriniiiials, dynamiters ftiid murderers across the Atlantic, llo did not charge the gentlemen opposite with imbruing their hanils in bhmd, hut ho did charge them with associating with men v^hom they knew to be iiumlererH. Mr. Healy rose to a (loint of order. Tho Sjwaker replied that Cul. Kaiindersoii had made thegravest<d>arges,hutthat these could be met in debate. He himself was un able to interfere. Mr. Healy responded that he would say what ho thought of V,o\. Saundersoii rcgRrilleHH of coiiseipiences. If Col. Kaun- dersun referred to him he had no hesita- tion in saying that Col. Hauuilorson was a liar. This remark was greeted with rousing Par nellite cheers. The Speaker called upon Mr. Healy to withdraw hia expression. Mr. Healy replied " I am not entitled to rise until you sit down," when tho cheering wasroiioweil. Tho Sj)eaker then roHumed hia chair. Mr. Healy again took the lloor. Ho said : " 1 am only able to meet the uhargo in one way. If you rule that (^ol. Haumlerson was inorder, my expression wasciiualljr in order. If you rule him out of order, I shall with- draw my expression." Ths Si«taker" That is not so. Mr. Haumlerson made a charge of the gravest nature. The responsibility rests entirely witli himself. U ii his duty to prove it if he can. (Cheers.) But I cannot allow the expression you used." Mr. Healy repeated that Col. Saunderson was a liar. A groat uproar arose. The Speaker again called upon Mr. Uealy to withdraw. Mr. Healy refuseil. Tho Speaker thercujion named him. Mr. W. H. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, moved that Mr. Healy be sus pended. Mr. Itedmond jumped up and shouted, " I say he is a liar, too." Th<i House divided on the motion to sus pend Mr. Healy, and tho motion was carried by a vote of IIH to ."i'J. When the vote was announced, Mr Healy walked out of tho House, applauded by all the Parnellites, who stood up waving their hats and raising cheer after cheer. Mr. Saunderson, upon attempting to resume his speech, was interrupted by loud cries of " Withdraw ! " " Withdraw ! " Mr. Sexton, interrupting, asked Col Saunderson whether he (Col. Saunderson) persisted in his statement or would with draw it. ('ol. Saunderson replied that Sheridan was a member of the Kxecutive Committee of which the member for West Belfast (Mr. Sexton) was also a member. (Loud cries of " Withdraw ! ") Mr. Sexton â€" "Did 1 know him to be a murderer? Did I ever associate with a man whom I knew to be a murderer ? " (Cheers, and a voice, " Withdraw, you raur derer! ") Col. Saundersonâ€"" I said that Sheridan was on the committee, and against him a true bill was found for complicity in the I'hcenix I'ark murders. The committee must have known what kind of a man he was." Mr. Sexton, springing to hia feet, shouted ",I say you are a wilful, cowa|^dly liar! " Then there was another uproar. The rarnellites all rose and cheered frantically, waving their hats in the air. As soon as there was a chance to be heard, Mr. Sexton, again addressing Colonel Saunderson, exclaimed, •' If I only met you outside the door of this House, I would thrash you within an inch of your life." The excitement was again renewed. Tho Speaker arose and addressed the House, but his voice was inaudible above the din. When ijuiet had been somewhat restored the Speaker said that unless Mr. Se.xton withdrew his expression he would be compelled to name him. He appealed to tho House to assist him in his duty, adding that he was willing to do anything in his power to allay bad feeling. (Cheers.) The Speaker then jiointedly asked Col. Saunderson whether he charged Mr. Sexton with associating with murilerers. Col. Saunderson, after several evasive answers, which were interrupted by loud cries of " Answer," " Answer tho Speaker's ijuestion," etc., eventually with- drew tho words he had used. The Speaker then asked Mr. Sexton to withdraw his expression, and at the same time added, " I cannot conceal from myself the fact that the provocation has been very great." (Loud cheers.) Mr. Sexton then formally withdrew his expression. Mr. Leake, member for Lancashire, aug gested that Mr. Healy be recalled. Tho Speaker said that nothing could be done in tho matter until the next sitting. Mr. Sexton thereup<m gave notice that at the next sitting of the House he would move that the suspension of Mr. Healy l>e re voked. (("heers.) Col. Saunderson then resumed his speech. He said that Mr. Sexton was present at the meeting at which Mr. Kgan was made Sec- retary of the Clan-na-Gael, which was a murder society of America. Mr. Sexton roso to a i>oiat of order, and tlioS|)eakeradvi8oil('ol. Saunderson to with- draw the offensive expression. .\iiother scene of confusion ensued. Col. SaundorHon repeating the words, where- uixin Mr. Hexton shoutetl, " Tho hon. gen- tleman is again a liar." The Speaker called upon both members to withdraw their offensive remarks, which , they did. I Col. Saunderson again resumed his 'â-  Ki)eecli, and charged the rarnellites with various connections with Kgan, Ford and other advocates of murder. At the con- clusion of his speech Col. Saunderson was grwted with cheers from the (Conservative I benches. Tiie debate was then adjourue<l. Mr. Healy was suspended for a week. The liHily .Vfun (Liberal), cominentingon the iK-currencea in the House of Commons, will say . " Tho Speaker deserves the greatett credit for the courtesy, impar- tiality and nice sense of honor which marked his demeanor on vo-v critical iH'casion." .\ last Saturday night's London cable says ; Tho Mari|uis of Hartington, speak- iii|{ at Kdinburgh to-night, contended that there had been no change in the |>olitical ' situation since the Gladstone Government of HHO-S."!, except an increase of Irish representation, which was always known to tw inevitable and could be discounted to justify tho Liberals supiwrting some of the I'arnellite tactics which they then opix>se<l. It had iHjen said that tho (liiionist jwlicy WHS a negative one. This is denied, be- cause, though in his opinion it would Ih' a mistake for a small intermediate party to commit itself to jHisitive and dclinito pro- IHisals, it was a fact that they, through a practical alliance, inducotl tho Conservative |iarty to propose a ren^edial measure for Ireland far in advance ol Conserva- tive ideas and even in advance of what the bulk of the I.,iberals a few years ago considered necessary. Lord Hartington Is'Ueved the time had not yet arrived when it was (WHsiblo for the I'nionists to act as a party or proiHiso a hiial solution of the ilifliculty. lleforo that time arrives the revolutionary party in Ireland, supported by the more revolutionary party in America, must be confronted and overthrown. " That eonllict," the sjieaker said, " was now being renewetl and must bo decided in one way or tho other before tho field would Iki vacant for a final solution either of agrarian iiuestions, which are tho real root of the Irish troubles, or for a concession to the 1 rish (leoplo of those extended (towers of self-govemmont which we, as well as any other portion of the people of the kingdom, are pt^rftntly willing to grant Ireland, Scot- land or I'.ngland." (I^iud cheers.) Gosoheii also made an address. He de fended the alliance between tho Unionists and Conservatives as an alliance of unionists of all shades against separatists of all shades, someof whom were very black indeed. He made an appeal to tho press and the country (or unstinted support in the fierce struggle now beginning. He saw with sorrow the tendency of the Glad- Btonians to adopt and support the sinister methods inaugurated by the National League. Boycotting, formerly conllned to Ireland, was beginning to be defended by Kn,,lish politicians. (Cries of " Shame.") " Yes, shame, I say," exclaimed Goschen, " on those conniving at this barbarous method of political warfare. There is but small distance between connivance and apology and not so much difference between apology and in- vitation. The most pathetic point in the present situation is to have been obliged to abandon the leader whom we all admired and venerated, and even denounced not only the policy he pursues, but the methods whereby he pursues it. There is more at stake in the present situation than the simple question of unity and integrity of the Empire. The moralities of politics are at stake. The crisis is a grave one. When the Separatist party is calling to its aid the fierce forces of the revolutionary party it is the bounden duty of the I'nionists to call to their aid all those ordinarily holding aloof from politics." Here the siteaker caused a burst of laughter by comparing Gladstone to Faust and Labouchere to Mephistopheles. The former had incurred a heavy debt by his present escapades. Proceeding to defend the policy of the Government, Goschen said they had on the stocks a Bill for the reform of local govern- ment in Kngland and Scotland which, conceived in no reactionary spirit, was deserving the support of his hearers. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, address- ing a meeting of 4,0(X) persons at Derby, hia constituency, to-day, asserted that the present was the first time an English Gov- ernment had ever proposed to make a Coercion Bill jierpetiial. When the Liberal Government pro|io8ed a repressive measure, Joseph Chamberlaia was most energetic in insisting that the Bill should run for the briefest possible period. The meeting unanimously adopted a resolution pro- testing against the passage of the Coercion Bill. Joseph Chamberlain, upon hia arrival at Inverness, was greeted with mingled hoots and cheers. Iteplying to an address, after referring to the daily demoralization of Parliament, he said the accusations made by Major Samiderson against Irish Nation- alists were true. It was high time that the opinion of the Kingdom was made known about these scenes. Chamberlain's remarks were generally a repetition of his previous speeches. F^arl Spencer, who was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland under Mr. Gladstone's adminis- tration, in an interview to-day with Charles Augustus Conybeare.Uadical mem- ber of Parliament for Cornwall, said he knew from his exjierience as Viceroy, and nobody could possibly know better, that it was absolutely untrue that auy members of the Irish Parliamentary party wer« murderers or the associates of murderers, as had been charged by Major Saunderson in the House of Commons. Herbert Gladstone. Sir Lyon Playfair and Thomas Power O'Connor addressed mass and overflow meetings to protest against the Coercion Bill at Leeds to-day. ♦ HVSIDAV KKST. Bill TaMed for the Better Ubscrvaare uf the Day In Nova Srutla. A Halifax despatch says ; The House of .\ssenibly sat until midnight Saturday night discussing a Bill for the better obser- vance of Sunday, in which an intense inter- est had been manifested by the public for some days i>ast. The measure provides generally for the suppression of Sunday excursions and traihcking in goods. The original form in which it was introduced contained a pro- vision prohibiting the operation of street railways on Sunday, which, it wasoontende^l, was the real object of the Bill, but which several city clergymen openly disapproved of, among the number being His Grace .Vrchbishop O'Brien. This provision was expunged by the Committee on Law Amend- ments and a clause inserted especially exempting street railways and ferry steam- ers from the operations of the .\ct. When it came before the ('ommittee of the Whole Saturday a strong effort was made to re- store the clause providing for the prosecu- tion uf street railway companies o^ crating on a Sunday, a course which met with the most vigorous op|>osition. and the entire afternoon and evening were occupie<l in discussing the proposed amendment. The galleries and lobby were packed with spec- tators, and the speeches for and against this amendment were loudly applauded The Bill, as reiKtrted up from the Commit- tee on Law and .\meiiaments, was finally adopted on a vote of 'i2 to L5, and the street cars thus empowered to run at all times without interference. .SuflTerlncii on the 8ea. A St. John's, Ntld., despatch says : Advice:) from the west coast give additional details of loss of life and property in the severe gale of Tuesday and Wednesday. Nothing has been seen or heard of the schooners missing from Rose Blanche. It is Bup|>OHe<l they were engulfed with all their crews. On Thursday night during the dense fog the schooner Grace Carter, laden with herrings for Boston, ran ashore near Sandy Point, St. George's Bay, and became a total wreck. The crew were saved with difhculty . The sealing schooner Susannah arrived yesterday morning from the ice fields with the wreckeil crew of the schooner BoUeroplion. The latter vessel sailed from Twillingate on March '23rd and encountered boisterous weather. On the 4th inst. she was crushed by ice during the terrific northeast gale and had to be abandoned. Fortunately the Savannah was near enough to effect a rescue of the crew, who were drifting about on the ice without any shelter. A DIVIMK MESSAGE. The Haaa of the Mormon SalnU Proclaims a Revelation from Heaven. A Cleveland, Ohio, despatch says : At the Kirtland Conference of the Latter Day Saints President Joseph Smith made public a revelation, the first that has been vouch- safed the Church in some years. It is in substance as follows : To the Elders of the Church : Thus sayeth the Spirit : It is not yet expedient that the quorum of the twelve shall be filled. Nevertheless, separate my servants, James W. Gillen, Herman (J. Smith, Joseph Luff and Gower T. Griffiths, unto the office of apostles, that the qnomm may be more perfectly prepared to act before me. I have still other men in my choice who shall be designated in their time if thoy still continue faithful unto me and in the work whereunto they are now called. Men of God who bear the vessels of the Lord, be ye clean in your bodies and in your clothing. Let your garments be of a sober character and free from excess of ornamentation, .\void the use of tobacco, and be not addicted to strong drink in any form, that your counsel to be temperate may be made effectual by ytvur example. The elders must cease to be over careful concerning the return of those who were once of the faith, but were overcome in the dark and cloudy day, fearing lest they should bring in hidden heresies. Let him that partaketh (of the Sacrament) and him that refraineth cease to contena with his brother. Let all strife and contention concerning song service cease. Until further revelation is received the Saints are to observe the first day of the week, commonly called the Lord's Day, as a day of rest and worship. Prosecute the missionary work in this land and abroad so far and so widely as yOD may. Bear the burdens of the body of which the spirit of healing from the Lord in faith or the use of that which wisdom directs does not relieve or remove, and in cheerful- ness do whatever may be permitted you to perform, that the blessing of peace may be upon all. Amen. "BOBBV. THKOW IT YOl'R HASDMI" .llaiiter LeUnd Thoufht He Had a Blank Cartridge, but it Killed Bobby. A Philadelphia despatch says : Frank Leland, I'J years old, living with his parents at Jenkintown, a suburb, went into the fields on Thursday with Robbie Printer, H years old, to practice shooting at a target with a rille his father had just bought him. The last cartridge only snapped, and when they pulled it out of the gun they found the shell was empty. " It's a blank, " said Master Leland. as he put it back in the barrel. " Bobby, throw up your hands, and when I fire you're a dead man." Young LeUnd covered his friend with his ride and pulled the trigger. There was a report and poor little Printer fell to the ground, exclaiming : " Frank. I'm shot ; it wasn't a blank." Frank Leland fell over his body and wept, and then ran to a brook near by and getting some water bathed the boy's faoe, but he had become unconscious. The child was removed to the inn of his uncle, Arthur Johnston, where he died on Friday during an operation by Drs. Hern and HarwitE. The coroner' s j ury condemned the practice of allowing children to use firearms and adviseil prosecution against Leland. l.Hke Ontario s«eit I'psldeBowii. \ Palmyra, N. Y., despatch says : While the western sky was still glowing to-night with the rays of the sun that had sunk beneath the hori/xin, a beautiful mirage liecaine visible to the north of this city. Lake Ontario, which is six miles distant, rose in mid air and floated in a halo of clouds. Boats passing to and fro U)x>n the lake were plainly seen, and a narrow strip Now York shore, with a setting of trees and isolated farm-honoes apside down, also came into view. ^- . Strauss will have a now oomic opera ready for prodnotion in May. A WESTERN CVCLONK. Terrible Hhvik' Wrouicht In Olilu aud West Vircinis Over a Million Uollan' Worth of rroperty Destroyed. A Wheeling (W. Va.) despatch last (Fri- day) night says : The first genuine cyclone ever witnessed in this immediate vicinity was experienced this afternoon, and wrought devastation over a section of country extending from St. Clairsville, Ohio, ten miles west, to a point as far east as this city. Little damage was done here. The storm was first felt at St. Clairsville at M.Io p.m. It appeared to be travelling from the west in the shai<e uf a funnel- shaped mass of cloud resembling in ap()ear- ance dense black smoke. The cone was downward, and could be plainly traced over its track by the destruction it left. Houses were demolished, trees snapped off like pipeetems, horses and cattle prostrated and carried bodily hundreds of yards by the gale, and the sky was darkened with the clouds of Hying debris. The storm and its effe^-ts showe<l all the distinguishing characteristics of the Western cyclone. Two jwrsons are reportetl fatally injured and four others more or less seriously hurt. The aggregate loss will exceetl a million dollars. The loss in St. Clairsville alone will reach »'200,000. LjKtvat from the Northwe»t* Mr. Willian Ogilvie, V. L. S., of Ottawa, arrived in Winnipeg on Monday in connec- tion with the Yukon expedition. He will remain in the Yukon country all next winter, but Dr. Dawson will return in the fall. Mr. Griftith, Col. Gilder's assistant in the proposed North Pole ex^lition, has arrivwl overland from Churchill. George Chamberlain, formerly a resident in Dakota, has been arrested at the instance of his first wife on a charge of bigamy, having since his desertion married a widow at Parkdale, Man. Three private companies are being incor- porated to build a railway to the boundary. One is the Manitoba Central, which also proviiles for an extension to Portage la Prairie, to connect with the Manitoba and Northwestern. Another is the Winnipeg and Southern, in which Hon. A. Morris and Mr. Manning, of Toronto, are interested, and the third is promoted by the Hudson's Bay Railway. .Ul the companies are under obligation to commence work by July 1st next and have the road in operation by January Ist, 18H8. W. U. Griffith, of New York, who accom- panied Col. Gilder on his trip towards the Pole, aud was left behind with the outfit at ForK^hurchillwhenGilder returned, arrived here last night. He walked overland from Fort Churchill to Norway House, adistanoe of 500 miles. Ho has had enough of Arctic explorations, and returns to New York in a day or so. Lady Macdonald will return after theses sion and superintend the erection of a Buminer resiueuoe at Banff. -' *^v'