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CRADLE, ALTA“ AND NEW. ‘Catharines, where 82 marriages less were solemnized than in 1878. The Registrar- ~General sa 3: “No partxcular cause can be assigne for this decrease in the number of marriages. As, however, the ratio of marriages to population has in past years been above the standard, the decrease this (Hamilton Tlmos. ) The re rt of the Registrar- General of Ontarioo or 1879 contains many interesting thing s. During the year there were 41,085 births, 12. 509 marriages and 17, 958 deaths registered in Ontario. The registered number of births was greater than 111 1878 by 799; that of marriages was less by 220. while the registered aths showed an increase of 150. The total registrations were 71,502, an increase o_t 25,902 in four rest of the cities and towns are below it. Chatham records the highest rate, 17.9 per 1,000, and Brookville the lowest, 4.1 per 1,000. Eight marriages per 1,000 of the population are estimated as the standard; but in cities and towns the ratio is generally greater in consequence of many persons residing in the suburban districts resorting to themto be married. 0! the 20 cities and towns, 15 return a larger ratio than 8 per 1000. That the marriages in Ontario were nearly all‘ registered in 1879, notwithstandingy the decrease' 1n the number returned, is indi- catedby the fact that while there were 12,708 marriage licenses issued by the marriage license department, the returns from the various division registrars show that 12, 509 marriages were solemnized. The total population of these cities and towns, as given by the assessors for 1879, was 276,843, an increase over 1878 of 5,430; the number of deaths registered was 4,629, an increase of 133, the ratio being 16.7 per 1,000. Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa,London, St. Catharines, Kingston, Belleville and Barrie are above this average rate; Belle- ville returns the highest death rate. 23.1 per 1,;000 and Brockville the lowest, 8. 5. concerning These Milestones on the Journey of Life. arm; moxsrmnox or HARBIAGES in the country towns is smaller than the E'revious year, 3,513, a. falling off of 336. ' he most marked decrease was in St. Providence, R. I ......... Fall Bixor, Mass ......... Lynn, ......... Springfield. " ......... 851311), " ......... Bridgepprl, ponn.£.‘ years. or since 1876, the date the present act came into force. In the county of Wentworth there were registered 1,624 births, a decrease of 116 from the ear before; marriages, 517, a ecrease of 1; deaths, 1,020, an increase of 105. In Hamilton, there were 994 births, a decrease of 14; marriages, 829, a decrease 016; deaths. 646, an increase of 52. The ratio per 1,000 persons in this city wasâ€" births, 29; marriages, 9.6; deaths. 18.8. The ratio of births in the principal cities and towns is 28 per 1,000 against 27 in 1878. Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Guelph, Belleville. Peterboro’, Windsor, Woodstock and Barrie return a higher rate than 28 per 1,000, and the other cities and towns a lower rate; St. Catharines, with 17.7, being the lowest. The ratio of marriages this year is only 10 per 1,000 of the population, while last year it was 11.9. Toronto, Lon- don, Brantford, Guelph, Belleville. Chat- ham, St. Thomas, Peterboro’, Lindsay and Barrie_are aboye the av_erage rate, and _the ear does not reduce the general average Kelow what is considered, in towns in coun- tries similar in population to those in Ontario, to be about the true proportion." mining or run pnovmcn. The followmg comparison between the cities of Ontario and some cities of the United States, similar in population, will be found worthy of notice: Linebln.' I was 2â€"0:} i516 Marlborough,Mass 8,420 166 17.1 MORE MALES THAN FEMALES. ' Afeature that will probably contradict the re-coneeived idea of many is the pre- en erance of male births over female. he total number of births of males was 21,843, and of females 19,692. This gave 108.3 males to each 100 females; or 52 males and 48 females in each 100 children. The difference between the number of male and female births during the last eight years is shown in the following list: In 1872,1927 more male children were born than female. In 1873, 1,037 more male children were born than female. - _ In 1874.1,073 more male children were born than ’Torbnto ..... . ............... Hamilton. ........... . ........ Ottawa... . . .............. . ..... London .................. . ..... Kingston ............... . ..... Brantford .................. ES. 6nihdiines..l".'.'..'j.'§.'.' Guélph ...... .......... Bollevmo ..................... §§w59}c,'fi,_12.2.T...'.'.'..ll; [new and Figure: Frou the Result-:- Gencml'u Report In 1875, 1,064 more male children were born than female. W In 1878,1.7801noro male children were born than female. In 1879.1,651 more male children were born than female. The number of twin births returned during the year was 378, or 47 less than in 1878. Only one ease of three children at a birth was recorded in 1879, then h there were nine returned in 1878. he total number of births returned for the last eight years was 261.867. This gives one pair of twins to every 112 births and one case of triplets to Mary 13,940 births; one child in every 56 was therefore a twin, and one in every 4,646 was one of triplets. ILLmnrrmcr mcnmsixe. Takin the number of births of illegiti- mate chi dren as a standard, the morals f the province were deteriorating from 873 until 1879, when an improvement was noticed. In 1879 5211 were registered. being 49less than‘in 1878. This gives 1 tofimh’iél 7 'In 1876. 98? more male cbndron were born than females. HIGHEST CAUSES OF DEATH, V 77171717717877.1301 more male children were born than femnlo. MATRIMONIAL ECGENTRIGITIES. LAST YEAR’S VITAL STATISTICS. U SITE!) STATE 3. oxrAmo 1679. 110,675 (5,340 32,6“) 31,058 25,938 19,835 14,015 11.69? 513 oasJJyJ 859 577 111 111 19.7 ber ofille timate births. 171 ; Wentworth, 49 : Midd esex, 80; Frontenac. 29; Huron, 92 ; Wellington and Brant. 15 each. These counties contain the principal cities. which in a eat d as accounts for the large num r of i1 egitimate births reported. mauoss. There v'vere 25,018 persons married in 1879. 01 this number thereli ousdenomi- nations of 24,728 were given. t e remainder 290. either were members of no church, or the clergymen who solemnized the mar: riages neglected to ascertain the denomina- tion to which they belonged. It is to be regretted that clergymen, who are ener- ally so correct in their returns, s ould omit this item of information, so necessary to complete the articulars of a marriage return. When t e arties do not belong to any church the c ergyman should state the fact in his report. The roentage to the whole number married 0 those whose religious denominations were given is as follows : d.3237 per cent.. or 1 in every 2.07. were Metho- 18 90.87 per cent, or 1 in every 4.80, were Presbyte- rtans. 10.98 per cent, or 1 in every 588, were Episco- pallans. 12.78 or cent. or 1 in every 8.13. were Roman Cathol cs. . 5.04 per cent. or 1 in eve 17.79. were Baptists. 1.94 per cent, orl in every 1.51,were Lutherans. 1.88 er cent, or 1 in every 63.00, were Bible Christ ans. .77.per cent., or 1 in every 128.79, were Congre- gationalists. .57?” cent., or 1 in every 172.92. were Men- nonl es. .05 per cent.. orl in every 1902.15, were Quakers. 1.04 per cent.. or 1 in every 01.40, were 01 other denominations. 11.153 or 89.19 er cent. of these marriages were by license. and 324 or 10.68 per cent. by banns, and of the remaining salt is not reported whether the were solemnlzed by license or bonus. rom this it would appear that the Methodists are the marrying people. Old maids should paste this in their hatsâ€"or perhan in this case we should say on their coking-glasses. As in former years, the winter appears to be the most popular season of the year for marrying. Of the months December returned the largest number of marriagesâ€"1,513, or 12.09 per cent. of the whole; and August the smallest mlllmlberâ€"591, or only 4 per cent. of the w o e. In 1879, 130 males who were under 20 years of age were married, while 2,842 females entered into the wedded state at or under that age, being a differ- ence of 2,712. Between 20 and 25 (the great marrying period) the difl'erence be- tween the number of males and females marrying, though not so large as that under 20, was still very markedâ€"4,820 males to 6.141 females, or 1,321 more females than males. In the next quinquennial period, between the ages of 25 and 30 years, a change takes place, and at these ages many more males were married than females. the numbers being 4,270 males to 2.126 females. Throughout the remaining periods of life the males entering into the marriage state outnumbered the females. ECCENTRIOITIEB OF MATRIMONY. 31 females of the age of 14 (who might very properly be called’ school girls) were married in 1879, and 35 entered the matriâ€" monial state at the early age of 15; 5 young men married at the age of 17. A number of marriages took place in which the bridegrooms were over 75 years old. A curious feature of the report is that these bridegrooms were nearly all farmers â€"â€"the number being 12 out of 19 ; entle- men come next, 3 being on the ist; 2 laborers, a minister and a tailor complete the number. In Wentworth a farmer entered on the cares of life at the early age of 72 with an inexperienced partner of 64. The report does not state whether the consent of the parents was obtained in this case. Perhaps the parties were orphans. I_n Prince Edward county an elderly youth of 19 was married to awoman of 64; and in the united counties of 'Pres- cott and Russell one bride was 70 years of age when she promised to love. honor and obey a man of 56. The oldest man married during the year was an cctogenarian of 86, who married a maiden of 19. They were wedded in the county of Halton. The united ages of the oldest couple reached 150 years, the bridegroom being 82 and the bride 68. The county of York claims this ancient pair. The youngest couple be- longed to the county of Middlesex. Their united ages amounted to 82 years. or about oneofifth of the combined ages of the oldest couple. The age of the male, in this case. was 17, and of the female 15 years. THE RAVAGES 0F CONSUMPTION. The statistics on the subject of deaths convey many lessons on the necessity of sanitary arrangements and other matters pertaining to the public health. The reputation of the high lands and clear air of Muskoka for consumptives is borne out by _t_he RegistrarzGeneral. 1875 the to 'rtion' was 1 in 70. The county 0! or returned the highest num- The total number of deaths registered in Ontario during the year 1879 was 17,958, of which 9,458 were males and 8,500 females. There was consequently an increase over 1878 of 150 deaths, viz., 100 males and 50 females. Allowing for increase of popula- tion, the death rate was about the same as in 1878, a little over 11 per 1.000 of popu- lation, or one death to every 90 persons living. From the nine cities in the province the total returns show a mortality of about 18 per 1,000 of estimated population. With the single exception of Guel h, which reported only about9 per 1.000. t e returns from each of the cities are. it appears, as complete as can be expected. Again, from the county towns the total returns give a mortality of about 13 per 1,000. it is clear. therefore. that the returns are much more com lete from the more densely populated p aces. There was a still further decline in the proportion of deaths of persons under the age of 1 year; the proportion in 1879 being 22-1 per cent.; 2 per cent. less than in 1877. and 8 per cent. less than in 1878. This is nearly 2 per cent. lower than in England, where the average is about 24 per cent. There was also a further decline in the proportion of deaths between the ages of 1 and 5 years. the proportion being 2'3 per cent. less than in 1877, and 1'1 per cent. less than in 1878 ; it was also 11 per cent. less than in 1876. Hence it was more than 1 per cent. lower than in any one of the four years 1876-1879 inclusive. It appears evident then that a considerably smaller proportion died under the age of 5 years in 1879 in the whole rovince than during any one of the past our years. If we examine the returns of deaths from the cities of the province alone We find a very much larger infantile death illogitimuto to 78 logitimoto birth. In 187 the proportion was 1 in 70. The rate. The total number of deaths regis- tered in the nine cities was 8.794; while the total number registered as dying under 1 year was 1.016. Thus. considerably more than oneJourth oi the deaths were of children under 1 year. or 27.28 r cent. In some of the cities. how- ever. his high rate was greatly exceeded. while in others the rate was lower than the average. The largest proportionate death rate of children under 1 year is shown to have been in London. where it was 32.58 r cent. In Toronto it was 30.24. ‘ In ttawa and Hamilton it was 27.3 and 27.8 per cent. respectively. In St. Catharines it was 24.3 per cent. and in Brantford 24 per cent. In Bellerllle it was 20.2 per cent. In Kingston it was only little over half the aver e, or 11.6 r cent., which was remarliab y_ low.‘ _‘In_ nelph it was 19 thereafter for the year 1879 is shown‘in the following table : Total under 1 year 3,869 Tomlin-om 1 your to 5 yom.... ..... 2.159 Total under 5 3760's.... ..... . Total from _ § go _19 yogrs ...... .. greater mortality in March than in October‘ f 1879, 534, or 41 per cent., more deaths were recorded in the former than in the latter month. The death wave, therefore, ‘ this year (1879), as usual, presents two high, oints and two low points; but the Wave ifiers much from that of 1878. Though the two high points were reached, as in 1878, one in the cold,wet weather in March, and one in the hot, dry weather in August, 3 the highest point in 1879 was in March,‘ instead of in August, as in 1878. Again, the high point in Mareh,1879, is about 6 per cent. hi her than the high point in August, 1878, w ile the second high point, in August, 1879, is about 8 per cent. lower than the high point in March, 1878. The~ high point in March, 1879, is 11 per cent. higher than the high point in March, 1878; while the high point in August, 1879, is 13 per cent. lower than the high point in August, 1878. res manner causes or nears. ‘ In looking over the ten hi hest causes of death in 1878, we do not fin much change from the previous year. Typhoid fever is the.only disease in the list of 1878 which is not in that of 1879, but dropsy, as it were, takes its place. Consumption and old age comes first on the list as the have done for many years. Infantile debi 'ty is third on the list, as it has been for the last three years. Pneumonia, (inflammation of the lungs) has crept up to be fourth on the list, and taken the place of diphtheria, which is now sixth on the list. Heart disease is one place higher than last-year. Consumption was the cause of 12.2 per cent. of all the registered deaths, 10 per cent. of the deaths inthis county were assigned to the same disease. In Thunder Bay the percentage was only 8 and in Muskoka 6 per cent. Therefore, consumptives go to these places or to Kent, Welland or Grey where the per- centage 1s onl 7, and keep away from Prince Edwar county, where 21 out of every 100 deaths are caused by consump- tion. Haldimand gave a hi h death rate from consumption during t e four years 1876 to 1879, inclusiveâ€"16, 15, 15 and 16 per cent., or about 4.5 per cent. above the average for the whole 1province. The returns in 1878 showed a sight increase in the proportion of deaths from consumption over 1877, and 1879 showsa still further increase over 1878. But the number returned in proportion to the total number of deaths was not so great in 1879 as in 1876. Of the total number of deaths recorded in the whole province, 11.5 per cent. were from consumption; but some counties returned a proportion very much above this, and others a proportion very much less. The distreSsingly large num- ber of 801 more females than males fell victims to this disease in this province in 1879, or 34 per cent. more, viz., 1,183 females and 882 males. And between the ages of 10 and 50 the proportion of female to male deaths was even greater, 950 females having died between these ages, against 600 males. \Vc have, doubt- less, then, in Ontario at least 50 per cent. more females than males (1 'ing from consumption between the ages 0? 13 and 45, or during the period of mater- r cent. The'infantile death-rate in any ality is. as a rule.the most reliable index 0! its sanitary condition. And it may be regarded as an invariable rule. unless an exception be made in case of epidemics of diseases. such as scarlet fever and measles. which are more particularly prevalent and fatal _ amongst young children. But even in case such epi~ demics prevail, the death rate may he kept low by proper sanitary administratiOn. The returns show that 3,016 died after reaching the age of 70 years. and that 1,849 of the deoedents survived the age of 80 years. while 269 survrved 90 years. A much larger number exceeded 70 years in 1879 than any of the three previous years. The death rate of persons under 20 years decreased, while between 20 and 30 it increased; The death rate under 1 your, from 1 to 5, from 5 to 10 and m each glecenial peripd " 70m 80 “ ............ 1:675 9.6 " 80 to 90 “ ......... 1,071 6.2 u 90 to 1w “ mg 1.5 17.468 100.00 According to the returns, 1,100 persons more died during the first half of 1879 than during the second half. In 1878. 121 less died during the first half of the year than during the second half. This is largely owing to the mortality in July and August of 1879 being comparatively low. In 1879 the largest number of deaths was recorded in the month of March, and the smallest number in the month of October, while in the preceding year, 1878, the largest number was recorded in August, and the second largest in Marchâ€"the smallest number was in December. April’s record comes next to that of March in 1879, as it did in 1878, and is nearly 1001_e_ss. _ A_s_ showing the much nity. We may pause to ask, what will be the effect of this on heredityâ€"on coming generations? The disease‘ is doubtless transmitted from parent to offspringâ€"so. atlenst. 39. our best medical authorities. Between t in ages of 10 and 15 more than three times as many females ilied of this disease, viz., 10 melee and 32 females. Bef tween 15 and 20, 125 per cent. more females than males died of it, viz., 61 males and 138 females. Between the ages of 10 and DEATHS AT DIMRENT AGES. mmmmmmwmm mmmmwmmmm mmwmwmwwm Per cent- No. of whole- 20. about 140’”! cent. more females than‘ males died 0 consumption. via. 71 males‘ and 170 females. Between the ages of 20 and 30. about 60 r cent. more females. than males died 0 the disease. Between‘ the ages of 30and 40, 35 per cent. more females died of it; and between 40 and 50 years. 28 per cent. more. After the age of 50. probably after the age of ~17 or 48, and in infancy. more males died of consump- tion than females. In almost ever coun- try it is found that many more emales than males die of this dread disease, though the difference is not usually so great as the returns in this province show ittobe here. It is not possible to conceive of any natural cause for a so much greater mortality amongst females than males from consumption. If on] 882 males die of the disease. why shoul 1.183 females die of it? This is a rtinent question, to which an answer s ould be found. Doubtleas one principal cause is the more general confinement of women in-doors. in unventilated rooms. depriving them of pure air; another. the drudgery of household dutiesâ€"overworkâ€"during the period of child-bearing; and yet another, the irrational education and training of young girls; all of which causes were referred to in last year‘s report. The largest number by far of males. as well as of females. died of consumption between the ages of 20 and 30; i.e.. a much larger number than during an other decennial riod of life. The next argest number of th males and females died in the next‘ decennial periodâ€"between 30 and 40; and the next largest between 40 and 50. of both: males and females; while the next largest again.amongst males.is between 60 and 70; amongst females it is between 15 and 20. As wetness of soil. is unquestionably an: important factorin causin consumption. the difierencein the mar 'ty from this, disease in various counties may be to a‘ certain extent traced to it, one part of the 1 country. for instance. being better served by natural drainage than another. Again, more and more evidence is being brought3 forward every year by eminent experi- mental pathologists to prove that consump- tion is acontagious disease. If it is thus contagious. the difference in mortality in different counties may be still further accounted for in this way. It‘may, as it were. become in some localities almost epidemical. The registraageneral thinks that the number of deaths recorded as from old age is not correct. as there is often some other cause in connection with this. which is not registered. Of the 943 who died of inflammation of the lungs. 538 were males and 405 were females; or‘ nearly 33 per. cent. more males than: females. More males than females died of it in every month,in the year ; and, unlike consumption, it destroys usually more males than females at every age. Heart disease appears from the returns to be less common or fatal in the cities than in the country. The percentage of deaths from this cause was, in Toronto. 4; in Hamilton, Ottawa and London. less than 4; while for the province it was 4.6 per cent. The most; critical period for those subject to this disease is shown in amarked degrep by the ‘ returns for several years, to be between the 1 ages of 60 and 70 years. Diphtheria is. also more fatal in the rural districts than ‘ in the cities and towns; and 1879 showed: less deaths from this cause than previous years. In this city only one death in 25 was from diphtheria while the ratio in Belleville was one in 16 from all causes.‘ Diarrhoeawas particularly fatal inWindsor, ‘ the rate beingone death in less than 19 from all causes; in Toronto the mortality was one in 20. and here one in 27. These places had the highest mortality from this cause. Typhoid fever caused fewer deaths than in previous years. In Ham- ilton the rate was one in 40 from all. causes; while in Lindsay out of 13 who died from all causes 1 was from ty hoid fever, showing it to have been most epidemical there. Only 259 deaths were registered as from scarlet fever and of these 40 were in Hamiltonâ€"nearly one-sixth of the whole province. There was no small- pox nearer to us than the county of Brant, which had 8 cases. Deducting the deaths under the age of 1 year, the average age of males dying in this city was 32.2 years; that of females. 33.1. Twenty-seven per cent. of the whole number of deaths here were under 1 year. a rate equalled by Ottawa and surpassed by Torontoand Lon- don, the latter having the highest infant mortality rate among the cities,32 per cent. Deducting all who died under 1 year. the average age of persons dying in Wentworth county was about 37 years. In Renfrew it was 51.1 years. Throughout the whole province people died at the average age of 41.3. Under 1 year and from 1 to 10 more males die than females. At ages in the last decade of the 100 years of life we find that 135 males and 111 females died, an excess amongst males of 24. or 21 per cent. Ten males and 13 females are reported as hav- ing reached the patriarchal age of 100 years and over.___ “Whom the__gods love,‘_die young." Therefore are editors cut ofl at the average age of 86, and telegraph opera- tors at 28 and tobacconiets at 27. Soldiers do not die till 71. The finest display of sun spots that has been visible in s. ong time can now be seen with moderate telescopic power. Several groups are strung plong north of the son’s uatcr and reaching quite across the disc. T 9 number of individual spots is large, and they vary in size from the huge sun ehasms capacious enough to swallow up the earth. down to mere specks that it requires steady gazing to detect. All about the spots,w ich seem to be moving like a procession across the disc, the surface is heaved up into the shining ridges called faculm. Most of these spots have formed Within the last few days. - There may come a time when difliculties will surround haughty En land as they sur rounded imperial Rome in wt travail, when she shall hold out her hands in vain and beseech the assistance of a people whose wrongs they have piled up to the heavens. They confess themselves that Irishmen have fought for them in the past by land and by sea, and have fought well, and their reward is coercion and the immolation of such men as Michael Davitt. But let us trust that Michael Davitt and the whole of us shall live long enough to see England on her knees begging for aid, and begin in vain. The thing is not impossible.â€" on- treal Post. “'hnt Is Going on In the Sun. rushes with fearful force. Just outside the island are two rugged rocks, and extending from them is the reef upon which the Bohemian struck. Two men, supposed from their clothes to be the master and first officer, were seen at 10 o'clock clinging to the rocks. where the remained for hours waving their han kerohiefs. The boats could not be launched owing to the heavy surf. At 2.80 in the afternoon the rooket apparatus was sent for, but did not arrive until late in the evenin when the two men were probably drowne , but even if it had arrived sooner it would have been useless, owing to the distance of the men from shore. that they had moderate easterly winds. He was on the lookout on the nyight of the GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. The news of 'the disaster reached the adjacent coast guard station at 1.30 on Monday. It was brought by a resident. who heard the steamer’s whistle. When the coast guard reached the place the n ht was so dark and the weather so thick at they could see nothing. They remained until daylight, when the steamer’s top- masts were observed near an island on the southern part of Mizzen Head. The island is separated from the mainland only by a deep narrow rayine, into iwhioh the spa Particulars of the Wrecking of the lll-Fated Steamer. Cnooxuuvnu. Feb. 8.â€"There is nothing to mark the scene at the wreck of the steamer Bohemian beyond the large quantities o! wreckage which were washed ashore. The mast end has diss peered. It has now en ascertained that 85 persons were drowned, including the mas- ter. first. third and fourth oflioers. the chief. second. third and fourth engineers. and three quartermasters. Two invalided sailors, sent from Boston by the British °°n".‘.‘l' were also drowned: The survivors are the seeond'mate. bostswsin. steward. storekeeper, bostswein’s mete. seven fire- men. three seamen, a. boy, the seoond and third stewards. and Cornelius Sullivan. (It is not stated whether the letter was one of the crew or a. passenger.) Also a stow- awey whose name has notbeen ascertained. There were 49 members of the crew on board besides four men engaged in the refrigerators, a. cattle drover. two invalids. lengths stowsway_â€"57_in all. The circumstances which led to the die- aeber are clearly related by the survivors, and leave no doubt with regard to the cause. Qne 0; the seamep, named Stgiuger, ptaLes was on the lookout on the ni ht of the disaeter. After paseipg thega light tyo weather got very thiék. Soon after he reported breakers ahead and shouted “hard 2. port, full speed aetern." The mete gave the order, which was executed, and about five minutes after the steamer struck. The crew commenced to rush about, but the captain was perfectly cool. ' The two starboard boats were swung, and six persons got into one, but it was stove. The second was also damaged by the roll of the vessel. Eighteen got. into the port life-boat. The engineers wore waiting to get in. but the line broke, and the boat drifted astem. It was being rowed back when the ship reeled over and sank stern foremost. Five men were rescued from the damaged boat, but two died before they landed. The Spectacle When Mrs. Miller and George Smith were executed the other day at Williams- port. Pa., for the urder of the husband of the former,- the §rmer became extremely nervous when tol that her hour had come. and manifested a decided aversion to sub. mitting to the impending ordeal. Along the upper corridor she moaned pitifully, and frequently called on God tosave her. Down the flight of stairs and along the cold and dreary path to the scaffold she excited great sympathy by her plaintive cries for mercy. Shewas dressed in a long black gown. the sombre ap earance of which was re- lieved by a w ite necktie and two silk bows. A shawl was thrown over her shoulders, but her head was uncovered. She was supported by two men, and at times almost sank to the ground. As she ascended the steep steps to the high scaffold. and for a moment gazed on the engine of death. she was almost paralyzed with fear. Her body took a sudden backward move- ment, and she uttered a piercing shriek. Her attendants caught her with afirmer grasp, and by considerable exertion landed her onthe scaffold, where two chairs had been placed, one for each criminal. Smith walked to the gallows with firmness, praying vigorously while on the way. The colduwas intense1 and the_culp_ri_t§ shivered like aspens. Owing to the frigid atmos here the attending ministers con- clude to have a very brief service. While thus engaged Mrs. Miller uttered frequent agonizing cries, calling on God piteously to have mercy on her soul. When the rope was placed about her neck her face pre« sented a hastly spectacle, and she groaned loudly. he experienced a choking sensa- tion, and complained that the rope was too tight. It was loosened, but again drawn closer to prevent any accident. This an- noyed her much, and guttural sounds emanated from her throat. The climax of her miser seemed to have been reached when t e black bag was drawn over her face. She shuddered and uttered a cry that could be heard for a square. She was unable to rise from her chair unassisted when the time had arrived for her departure, and her two attendants raised her up and held her in position un- til the sherifl‘ had sprung the trap. Smith met his fate muc l more heroically, but not with any bravado, and passed his time on the scaffold in supplication. The man had shackles on his feet and arms and the woman was bound with four strapsâ€"one about her ankles, one about her dress, near the knees, to keep her own in lace. another higher up, and the ourth encircled her hands. Mr. Sullivan, who was temporarily sus pended from his position as postmaster at Ssruia a. few days ago for an alleged irregu- larity in his ofliee. returned from Ottawa. yesterday afternoon, where he had an inter. view with the Postmaster-General, and explained matters to his satisfaction. The most rigid investigation failed to devalop the slightest diserepsne in his moan“. and it is understood t athe willberein- stated immediately. THE LOST BOHEMIAII. A TERRIBLE SCENE. Execution. u a Woman’-