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tmi '} DOMINION PARLIAMENT. Mr. Amyot introduced a Bill to amend the Dominion Controverted Elections Act. The Bill provides that the time for filing pleadings against elections, instead of being 30 days after gazetting the retnrn, shall be bs follows : Thirty days after nomination, where the election is by acclamation, and thirty days after the election where there iB a contest. The Bill was read a first time. Mr. McMuUen introduced a Bill to regu- late proceedings in the collection of first anc second mortgages, and also to regulate payment of the same. The Bill provides that a first mortgagee before selling the property shall give notice to the second mortgagee, who shall have an opportunity of paying off the mortgage. The Bill was read a first time. Hon. Mr. Thompson, rsplying to Mr. Watson, said the Government did not in- tend to appoint Jeremiah Travis a Judgeof the new court for the Northwest. Hon. Mr. Costigan, replying to Mr. Barron, said that M. F. O'lJonoghne, brother of the late \V. B. O'Donoghue, had been employed by the Dominion Govern- Bieut temporarily at various times within the past year. Hon. Mr. Costigan, replying to Mr. Mc- MuUen, said that distillers are not allowed to import corn in bond for manufacturing purposes, but that if distillers import corn and pay duty on it, manufacture whiskey ont of it and export, they will be entitled to a rebate of duty. Hon. Mr. Thompson, replying to Mr. Wilson (Elgin), said the Government had received a request to appoint a junior judge of Elgin, and was considering the matter. Hon. Mr. Costigan, replying to Mr. Liaurier, said the Government was consid- ering the ((uestion of amending the law respecting the inspection of dour in accord- ance with the recommendation of the Mon- treal Board of Trade. Mr. Charlton moved his resolutions in favor of giving the information in the public documents to the public before being presented to the House. In this matter Parliament should not be treated aa a privileged class. The information collected was really the property of the public, and should be given to the public aa soon as possible. 'I'he systein of hold- ing back information sometimes lead to real and serious injury to the public interest. For instance, last election was fought largely in the dark because of lack of information later than tho reports last presented to Parliament, covering the facts only up to June, IfHj. He had been informed last session that the net public debt on .\pril 30th, issii, was *20.0,"jt>'.»,000. He had asked for a statement up to the 1st June, but in the hurry of prorogation the Finance Minister forgot to give it. With great courtesv, however, he sent him state- ments showing a net debt of $-iUO,()00,000 in round figures, but the Public .Accounts, bringing the statements down to the :iOth June, showed the net debt to be J'i'iS.l.W,- 000. During the last election the people of Canada were in the dark respecting tho fact that the net public debt had gone up about $17,'>U0,(KM) in thirty days, and stooa at one time at o*er 5223,000,000. He found that in many countries public infor- mation of this kind was placed before the public much earlier than in Canada. For instance, in England he found tho Board of Trad* publi»b«il mon^biy statenientB, and statements of trade and navigation were made ciuarttrly. He thought a system as giHxl as circumstances would i>ermit should be established in Parliament. Bir John Mncdonald agrceu in the principle of the reform proposed, but thought it would ret|uire a change ii. the statutes establishing the different depart- ments, under which it was provided that the reports should be sent to the Governor- General and by him submitted to the House. Bir Uichard Cartwriglit expressed grati- fication at the principle of this reform be- ing conceded. The public interest had â- uflfered in the late election by lack of in- formation. Estimates had been made in relation to the public debt by the leader of the Opiwsition, and, as usual with that |{eutlenian, his estimate was well within tile mark. Mr. Mlake expressed the opinion that it would rei|uire no change in the statutes, because the provision that these reports ahould be sent to the Governor- General and theu to tho House did not prevent an earlier presentation of tho facts to the public. The ellicieut carrying out of the proposed new system would involve the early communication with the departments, for no doubt men in office were like other people, not apt to anticipate duty, and it was fair to suppose the late time of pre- HOiiting the reports caused lateness in get- ting the information in a shape to be pre- sented. He thought another change should bo made, and Cioverunient railways should publish weekly returns of traffic like other roads. An agreement was reached that the mat- ter should stand over for the present. Mr. Casey moved for a copy of the com- mission or other docunieiits appointing Sir Alexander Campbell and Sanforcl Fleming as representatives ol Canada at tho Colonial Conference in l.oiulon. It was generally understood, ho said, that tho Conference was intended as a preliminary to Imperial Federation. Ho trusted the Government had not authorized its representatives to speak for Canada on that subject without submitting the iinestion to the people at a general election. Sir John Macdonald suggested that tho motion should call for all pai>ors. He did not think tho despatches had been brought down. Mr. Casey adopted tho suggestion, and tho motion so amended was carried. Mr. Perry, moving for a return relating to tho steamboat service between Prince Edward Island and the mainland, said that during tho recent elections a letter signed •• John .\. Macdonald" was circulated, and that it promised a subway would bo built if it cost not uioie llian live million dollars. Ho expressed tho hope that tho Govern- ment would have another survey and would come to the conclusion and announco defi- nitely whether or not they would go on with this sulnvay. H they would not the people of Prince Edward Island would con- sider the bargain of Coiifederalion broken and tlu'Miselves free from t'onfederation. Ho dill not say tliore was a feeling in favor of seccHsion in Prince Edward Island, but he did say tluie was a feeling of dissatis- faction, iv teoling that they had to pay tho late dollar of taxes and then were not given the consideration which were promised them. The motion was carried. A number of private Bills were read a second time. Mr. Hickey asked if it was the Govern- ment's intention to increase the duty on butter and if butter imported for consump- tion was subjected to scientific tests. Sir Charles Tupper said it was not com- petent for the Government to make a com- munication in advance of its intention on ?uch a point. If a report was made that butter of an anwholesome character was being imported, a scientific inspection would be made. Sir John Macdonald, on moving the first reading of the Act relating to the Depart- ment of Customs and Inland Revenue, ex- cused himself from explaining at length the object of the Bill because of a severe cold. Briefly, however, the object was to make these two departments subsidiary parts of the new Department of Traae and Commerce, under secretaries, as it were. He would ask to have this Bill considered with that to provide for the establishment of the Department of Trade and Commerce. Mr. Jamieson, on moving a Bill to amend the Canada Temperance .\ct, explained that it was somewhat similar to the one introduced by him last session. Many of its {.rovisions received the approval of the House, but failed in the Senate. It was to make the Temperance Act as perfect as possible. Mr. Mills â€" I think this is a favorable opportunity to call attention to the respon- sibility resting upon the House in this <|uestion. If there is a <)uestiun on which it is the duty of the Government to have a policy and undertake to direct the House along the line they intend to travel, it is thi>« WhenanotherAdmiuistratioiioacapied the Treasury benches, an honorable mem- ber for the Province of Manitoba, who is now in the Senate, introduced a resolution declaring that it was the duty of the (iov- ernmeut to take up the question of prohibi- tion and guide the House u^Mu that subject. That resolution, I believe, was supported by evsry gentleman now on the Treasury benches who had then a place in the House. The Government of that day admitted the soundness of the principle laid down and introduced the Bill now known as the Canada Temperance .\ct, which is still on the statute book, and which these gentle- men, who are not members of the Govern- ment, are endeavoring to amend. Why should this question, which affects the Iteace, order and good government of the country, which affects tho morals of the people, which affects the public revenues, be eliminated from the policy of the Gov- ernment, and transferred to the hands of private members .' Why, sir, a large portion of the community are scarcely satisfied because the Opposition, who are in a minority, do not undertake to direct the affairs of the country iu this respect. How much less can those who are in the majority, and who assume the responsibility of the general policy of the country, escape responsibility iu this most important matter '.' Tho time has gone by when they could shirk that responsibility, and 1 trust the House and the country will insist upon these gentle- men showing the courage of their convic- tions whatever those convictions may be. The BUI was read a first time. Sir Uichard Cartwright asked if the FUuMtoe Milliliter could say wbuu the awti- Bates would be brought down, or tho budget speech to follow, would be made. Sir Charles Tupper â€" I hope early next week to be able to intimate the probable time. Sir John Macdonald, moving the second reading of the Bill respecting tho Depart- ment of Trade and Commerce, said that he would make his explanations when they came to consider the ISill respecting the Depart men t of C ustoms and In landlieven ue. Sir Kichard Cartwright said he had always been of opinion that it was a mis- take to have in this country a Cabinet com- posed of thirteen or fourteen Ministers of the first rank, and that it would be better to have a much smaller number of Min- isters and to have a number of Under- Secretaries of State appointed from among the junior members of the House, as was done in England. Mr. White (Cardwell) moved the second reading of the Bill respecting tbo Banff National Park. Sir Uichard Cartwright said he had been informed that some portions of the land included within the limits of the park were already owned by gentlemen who were formerly members of this House. Tho Government should surely own everything that was included within the limits of the park. Then he understood that some largo hotels had been erected, and leases given to persons who were formerly members of this House. On tho whole he thought there should be considerable iliscussion and in- quiry before the Bill was passed. Mr. White (Cardwell) said that the park was twenty si.x miles long by ten broail, but that a very considerable portion of it was covered by a sheet of water called Devil's Lake, which is fifteen miles long. Mr. Mills said the Bill actually gave the Minister of the Interior a little Province of his own and allowed him to rule it as he pleased. The regulations should bo subject to the control of Parliament. GUKAT NAVAL RKVIEW. The Queen's Jubilee Naval Hevlcw the Biggest Thins Uut. A London cable says: At the banifuet of the Koyal .Academy to the colonial dele- gates on Saturday Lord George Hamilton, replying for the navy, referred to the naval review to be held at Spitheud on July 23rd, where a fieet of superior strength and power to any fleet ever seen by any Sovereign at any time or in any place, would be assembled, numbering upwards of one hundred pennons and inuludiug every variety of the most mwlerii war ships, from the torpedo Dout, with its gos- samer skin three-eighths of an inchthick,to the great mammoth ironclad, with its pachydermatous hide of two feet of iron ; and every variety of ordnance from the 110 ton gun, capable of projectiug a missile weighing l.HUO pounds, to a distance of six miles, to the rapid firini; machine guns, capable of discharging many hundred rounds of ammunition in a single minute. A scheme had been brought before the Colonial Conference for tiie strengthening of the navy by the employment of mer- chant cruisers, which would place one- fourth of Her Majesty's colonies and the Mother Country in a different position to that hitherto occupied for naval defences. If this scheme were reoiized it would be brought to maturity mainly through the statesmanlike attitude adopted by the representatives of the colonies, with whom the members of Her Majggt)t'<tiovernment had come in contact. They have met us, said Lord George Hamilton, in no haggling, parsimoniousspirit, for they liad confidence in the idea of Imperial unity and solidity, and he alluded to this scheme because Her Majesty's present Government, in common with all preceding Governments, attach the utmost importance to its realization. INSANK ASYLUM UUBKOBS. Tho Ruitklu Iuvi-Atl|cutlun -IiiliiimunTreat- tuuatuf I'utients by AtteuUuiitM. .\ Buffalo despatch says : Charles Brandt, a former patient of tho Lunatic -â- Vsylum, came here from Welland, i.liit., yesterday, to testify before theGrand Jury. Couceruing ex-.-Vssemblyman Frank .Sipp, who is now under treatment, Brandt tes- tified : " One day I saw an attendant named Poulson get terribly angry because Mr. Sipp was awkward in sweeping the floor. He pulled Sipp into the extension and I looked through an open door and saw Poulson and Winspear catch Sipp by both arms and throw him on the flocr on his back. Poulson jumped on Sipp's chest and then knelt on his legs above the knee while he choked him. Sipp had lucid mo- ments and in one of these he complained of his breast being sore and said : â-  If they would only let nie alone ! But when a man is once in this place God knows he never will get out.' " Abram White, of Perry, said that some of the attendants used to shake the patients violently. When ho first came one grabbed him by tho shoulders, and after shaking him shoved his knee into White's abdomen. White nearly fainted and suffered intense agony for hours. Ella Cummings, of Fretiouia, kept a journal during her stay at the asylum. She told tho jury of a female patient who was forced into a bath tub and theu mopped off with a kitchen iiio|.. Then the attendant threw some soft soap in her eyes and laughed at her pain and fright. All the testimony is in, anil a report is expected on Mondav. K.V.MILY TKOl'BLE.S Cuuitti ITuclo Eaelc's Wisdom. We stand n our sunshine oftener than others do. U is the little things that are the most wonderful and dilUcult; it is [Kissible for human enterprise to make a mountain, but impossible for it to make an oyster. 'ihere is nothing so necessarv as neces- sity ; without it mankind would have ceased to exist ages ago. The hciirt gets weary, but never gets old. If a man is right he can't be too radical ; if wrong he can't be too conservative. 'I'hc silent man may be overlooked now, but he will get a hearing by and by. Methoii and despatch govern the world. You can outlive a slander inhalf tho time you can out argue ii.â€"Cctitiirij. King Humbert and Queen Margaret of Italy arrived at Venice yesterday to open tho exhibition. They were conveyed to the royal palace in gondolas, accompanied by a long procession of boat.^ manned by gondoliers attired in antique costume. Georgia boasts of three stingy men. Ono of them will not drink iis much water as he wants unless it be from another man's will ; the second requires his family to write a " small hand" to save ink, and tho third stops his clock at night in order to save tho wear and tear of tho machinery. Man tu Cut UIh Thruut ami >iiif- focate UIh Chiltl. .\ Sunday's Pittsburg despatch says : This morning when Jennie Oswald.a girl 11, years of age, came from her bedroom into the dining-room of her home in Shater township, near Etnaboro', just beyond the limits of the city, she found her father, Chas. Uswald, sitting in a chair with his throat cut ami her younger sister, Bessie, lying on a lounge dead. It was a case of suicideon the part of Oswald, and all the signs indicate that ho murdered his daughter before cutting his own throat. Since last Christmas be had lived with his wife without changing a word until Satur- day week last, when he sjioke to her about a farm in Armstrong County, in which they were interested. Yesterday afternoon he scut his wife up to see it. Bessie wanted to go up with her, but the father refused to permit it. At supper last night he gave the children maple syrup, saying it was good for colds and coughs. 'The children said it was bitter and refused to take it. Bessie had been ill, and after sup[)er she lay down on a lounge and fell asleep. Jennie, about '.I o'clock went to bini, and before going started to waken her sister. OswaKI ordered the chihl to let hor alone. Thogirl obeyed and wont to bed. When she camo down in the morning, about 7 o'clock, she found her father and sister as above state<l. The child ha<l evidently been smothered, as a piece of cloth was found stuffed iu her mouth. It is supposed con- stant brooding over his domestic and finan- cial troubles had turned his brain, and when he sent his wife away he had in con- templation tho death of Ilia daughters and himself. Pemonal an<l Liti-rarjr. Prince Napoleon, who is now living in Switzerland, is occupied with hislong-nicdi- tated work on Napoleon 1 .which is to be a refutation of the d^inisunig attacks of Lanfrey and Taino. -V biography of the late I'.iirl Uussell is to be written by Mr. Spencer Walpole, who is to have tho liso of Lord Uussell's papers, of which a very largo iiuniber arc in the possession of his family. Lord Lyons will continue to hold the Paris Embassy tor another two years. The Queen has been mostan.viousthathesliould retain tho important post in which he lias rendered such valuable services to the country. .\niong tho new novels which wore published this week is one named " MyOwii Love Story," the author of which is 11. ^1. TroUope, the eldest son oflhebito .Viithoiiy Trollopo. This is Mr. TroUope's first attempt at fiction. â€"♦^ Mr. Chamberlain, with his ever faithful Mr. Jesso Collings, continuing his tour of Scotland, has now reach. cl the Island of Skve, and is looking into the crofter qiiea- tioii thoroughly. Mr. Chamberlain's well- known opinions concerning laud make it certain that ho will return as a champion of the crofters. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. Blood IndiaaA ttnA (pt a party of Mounted Police uear llel^ine Hat. A despatch from Cooktown, Australia, announces that the steamer Benton, of Singapore, was sunk in a collision with a barque off tho Island of Formosa, and that 1.50 persons were drowned. No Europeans were lost. The Pope has sent a telegram to Emperor William and Prince Bismarck, thanking them for their support of the new Prussian Ecclesiastical Bill. The despatch adds that His Holiness desires the prosperity of Germany and tho Catholic Church. It is semiofficially stated that if the Afghan insurgents succeed in overthrowing the Ameer the latter's downfall would not lead to complication between England and Uussia ; that, on the contrary, projects are under consideration to enable the two powers jointly to arrange for the suppres- sion of the tribal war and the subsequent administration of the whole country under a protected ruler. The National Fair Trade League gave a banquet in London last night to tho colonial representatives attending the Conference and the members of the recent Uoyal Com- mission on tho Depression of Trade and Industry. The 8i>eeche8 were all in the direction of encouraging trade with the colonies and consolidating the union be- tween the Mother Country and her children. Most of the speakers favored a preferential importation of colonial pro- ducts into Great Britain. The toast of the colonial visitors was enthusiastically received. Tho Canadian representatives were unable to attend. Dr W. J. Northrup, a prominent physi- cian at Haverhill, (J., was murdered on Wednesday by Thos. McCoy, a saloon- keeper. Dr. Northrup had incurred the displeasure of the McCoy party by being active in favor of local option. .\ romantic discovery of hidden treasure in the cellar of a house on tho south side of Milwaukee came to light yesterday. Henry J. Peters, an old resident of tho city, died nearly a year ago. He had borne the repu- tation of being a miser, and on his death- bed he declined to make a will or give his wife information as to hisaffairs. Itecently the sewer under the house Iweanie clogged, and workmeu were engaged to remedy the trouble. On taking up the flooring of the cellar the men came across a heavy box securely locked. It was found to be tilled with gold coin, dollars, eagles and foreign money, to the aggregate of nearly S'.i0,0OO. I'he young women of Newton. N. J., have formed an •• anti-vice ' society, hav ing for its object the regeneration of young men. All members biud themselves to refuse any attentions from gentlemen using alcoholic liipiors or tobacco in any form, and over .'lO marriageable young women have signed such a pledge. Tho men refuse to submit to what they consider an arbi- trary rule, and are seeking social enjoy- ment in the iieighbcring villages. The action of tho women is the result of agita- tion of the temperance question, and is creating a social furore never before equalled in the place. The wUl of the late Mr. Alex. Mitchell, of Milwaukee, the Scotch millionaire, has been read in private to his family. It has not yet been filed for probate. The follow- ing bequests have, however, been made public: Protestant Orphan .\syluin. SIO.OOU; Catholic Orphan .\sylum, ?S,000 ; Milwaukee Hospital, known as the Passa Vant Hospital, 910,000; St. Marys Catho- lic Hospital. S.">. 000; Young Men'sChristian .Vssociation, 510.(JO0; Nashotan House (Episcopal) Theological Seminarv at Nasho- tan, »i"),000; Kacine College, <o",000. The opinion prevails that there are other publio Ix-quests which cannot now be ma<le public owing to tho nature of the provisions for their administration. The Italian Government has received alarming advices from Massowah, and has ordered three battalions to reinforce the garrison there. Lord Salisbury's eldest son will be mar- ried iu the parish church of the House of Commons on May 17th to tho second daughter of tho Earl of Vrran. A colossal system of robbery by means of prepared packs of cards has just been discovered at tho Casino at Monte Carlo. The proprietors of the tables have lost sno.ooo. Tho widow of the late Mr. Frank For- nian, of London, who died two weeks since, succumbed to tho shock yesterday, leaving two daughters to mourn her loss. Captain George D. Cttlder, of the lloso Company, Brantford, was presented with a valuable gold watch on Saturday evening at the parlors of tho company in appreciation of his faithful and efficient services. Notice is given in last week's (la:cltc of tho incorporation of Charles Uiordon, J. Iv. Barber, J. ti. Uiordon, Thijnias Ueynolds ami W. J. Douglas under the name of " The .Vtlaiitic Pulp and l'a|>er Company, ' for the manufactOro of wood pulp and paper. Chief Engineer Jennings, of tho Western Ontario Pacific Uailroad, said that the tracklayers were eight and ahalf miles from Uichniond street, London, on Sunday, and would lay one and ahalf miles before night. They will possibly bo within the coriKjration limits on Friday next. .\t an influential meeting of Montreal citizens, held on Saturday, a committee of citizens and tho Council of the Board of Trade were appointed to accompany tho City Council deputation to Ottawa and urge on tho Government the necessity of taking prompt steps to prevent tho recur- rence of floods. .\ statistical publication just issued at Paris calculates that there are about 3ril).O00 Frenchiiien in the Western Ilemis- phere. .Vn .Vthcns court martial has sentenced to death three officers for treachery in hav- ing smrciidered to thoTurksduringfrontier fighting. Five others charged with the same offence were acciuitted. .\dviccs from Crete rciiort a tight be tween a band of Turks and :i number of Christians, which resulted in several deaths. The Turks kidnapi>ed a Christian girl ami wore attacked by her friends. Manchester people are once more at- tempting to raise money for a Maiicliester ship canal. Tho largo meeting yesterday was sanguine in tone. Local subscriptions, according to Manchester papers, reach nearly three miilions sterling, leaving only one-sixth of the capital Lancashire has to raiie to be taken. This secured, freatl effort will be made to float the scheme ill London, where it is Eupposed the remaia* der of the capital will then be subscribed. A new sort of pressure is being tried in behalf of the Imperial Institute in.Eng* land. It is now given out that knight* hoods will be withheld from Mayors who have not raised subscriptions for the Insti- tute in their own towns. Many of theaa functionaries have preferred to promoto local objects in connection with the Jubi< ke. This is to be their punishment. Th0 papers publish brief accounts of the in- tended procession, but the programmo is not yet finally settled. .\be Littlejohu, a well-to-do farmer, and his wife, living near Clinton, Ala., wers burned in their dwelling on Wednesday ni(.ht. It is supposed the couple were mur« dtred. Tho Vatican has notified France thab General Boulanger's military law, which refuses to exempt clerical students from service, is an infringement of thp concordat, and has demanded its with- drawal. The Italian Government denies the re- ports received at Cairo from Massowah that a battle had been fought between » large body of Abyssmiuns and a force of Italians which was advancing on Keren. Aa otficial denial is also given to the statenien* that the Governmtiit, owing to the receipfc of alanning intelligence from Miibsowah, h;id ordered three battalions to rcinforca the garrison there. It is estimated at the Treasurv Depart- ment that the debt ilccrense for .Vpril amounts to *12,.'i00,000. J. E. La\in, a manufacturer of leather for ijocketbooks, committe.l suicide in Central Park, New York, on Saturday after- noon, because he hud lailt.i to keep a pro- mise made to his afiiaiice to stop drinking. Two sharp shocks of earthquake wera felt at iSpokane Falls, Washington Terri- tory, at 4 o'clock on Saturday morning. The vibrations were from north to south. Many of the citizens were awakenc-d. Ihere was only a moment's interim between the shocks. During a heavy shower on Friday after- noon a waterspout burst on Fairbanks hill. West Peterboro', N.H.,anc; caused the mosfc damaging washout ever known in the town, liocks weighing two tons were moved from their bed and left in the middle of street. tha Saturday night at 12 o'clock ever, liquor license m Fall liner, Mass., expired, and prohibition under the license law took effect There were about thre liquor dealers in the SOO.UUO 111 revenue licenses. hundred licensed ity. which will loso aiiiuially derived from Plcuro- pneumonia is reported to be mora prevalent among cattle in Chicago and ita vicmity than ever before. StringenU measures for stamping out the plague havo been adopted, as manv as 200 diseased animals being slaughtered in one day. The dead boiiies of three neyro brothers named Sylvester were found hanging to a tree six miles east of Proctor. W. Va. on Friday, each body bearing the following placard: "Nigger thieving must be broken up. ' Jay and Lee Moore, aged 14 and 12 years. »#tlrn and Bertie Hotchkiss, aged l"l and H, sons of weU-to-do farmers of South Valley. Cattaraqui Count\ . NY, on Satur- day went fishing along the" .Alleghanv Uiver, Ihey found and entered the skiff and pushed out. The swift current immcdiatelv caught and capsi.:ed the boat and all four were drowned. On Friday Edward S. Samuels, a promi- nent St. Louis merchant, jiini|Md from the bridge m Nashville, Turn., into the river. Ho was rescued and removed to tho hospital, whera lie .Ii,,! vesterday morning. He said his reason for attempting suicido was because he had broken a promise mado to his wife that he would drink uo more intoxicating li.juor. STKAXJK lAT.iL At< IDK.NT. A Lady Uro» ueil by Fulling liiu> a Flooded Cellar. .\ sad ami fatal accident hapi^ned early Thursday morning to a Mrs. Uafferty, '» widow of advanced years, whose son keeps a grocery store on the corner of Murray and Ottawa streets, Montreal, in what was tho inundated district. Mrs. Uuftcrty had oiiencd tho store before 7 a.m., when a woman came in for some goods, and, going to tho back of tho shop, where it was dark, to serve her. ileceased stepfM'd upon a trap door, which gave way beneath her weight, and she fell into tho'water which filled tho cellar. Her screams brought the customer to the edge of the trap door, and she managed to catch Mrs. KalVerty's hand and called for help, but while a young man was trying to make hia way to the holo tho woman was forced to relax her hold on Mrs. Kafl'ertv's baud, and tho latter fell back an.l disilp- lieared under Ave feel of mudilv water. Her son, who heard the screams, rushed from his bed and jumped into the holo and rescued his mother, but life was extinct. Tho State Lottery of .\nsrria-Hungary last.year netted aprofit of .S.OOO.OOO lloriiis. As. usual, tho fleece was cut from tho weakest lambs. â€"One safe way to guard your pockets is to carry with you no more "portable prop- erty, "aa Dickens calls it, than is absolutely necessary. â€"New kid gloves havo broad bands of stitching on tho backs ; three rows in color contrasting or harmonizing with that of the glove. â€" The fresh importation of French whita toilets, embroidered and lace-triuinied, are marvels of Parisian skill, art and match- less delicacy. â€"Tho latest fashionable decree is that stawberries must be oaten with a fork and never witli a spoon. How about oatiiig thom with a mouth. -.\ii advice to housewives from tho l-'iparo : •• To prevent roasting meat from burning, place in the oven a basin full of water. Tho steam will also prevent t'lc meat getting dry.'' Omaha H'nrl,! : "Bachelors aro imt taxed ill this country as ihov are in Switz- erland, but hero they have' to support ail theatres, livery men a il i,o cream th saloons, so things aro sbftut even,"