“ Ah. no“ Km Noll! the up from your whoa] : impact It a to“ flu b. “any from spin- n V Como at: down with me to the By «more creoâ€" w gho with in mm. uni they dance“ begin- The Inn in gone down, bu‘ the full harvest. moon Bunc- neatly an! cool on tho dow-wbimuod 7.113 a While I" an sir rings with we 501mm] things Bub um. binl sings in his green 6 alloy." With A blunt: sud . smile Km rose up w v v 0 not eye :u the guns. n s a bound he hair. ‘ limo "Pl-bud margin“ whou 3 young lover sues. 80 the qouldn‘t but. choose to go on to tho ‘ kidding. And now on the green the glud'couplea are seen. 8w}: gay-hearted lul with the In: of his choos- Now Fell; 31060“ sluts his pipe to his kueo. And Wm: flour so two sets each couple in And 13'? ésimout (ail. leadsout sweet Kitty Neil- Somehow. when he asked. she ne'er thought 01 Chocks bright as the roseâ€"feet light as the Joe’sâ€" Now ooyly roliriu ’, now boldly advancing : Burch the world 31 around, from the sky to tho and. No ghï¬gm can be found as an Irish lass motion; With 3 whoop and a bound. the lads patter the groundâ€"- The Kirk Inovu around jusk like swans ou the Sweet Kute ! who could View your bright. eyes of deep blue Beam:I humidly through their dark lashes so in yâ€" Your (drained arm. heaving breast, rounded tonnâ€" . Nor feel his heart warm. and his pulses throb wildly ? Poor Pat feels his heart. as he gazes, depart. Suh‘dued by the smart of such painful yet. sweet on ' ‘ The ï¬sh: ieeves his eye as he cries with a sigh. Deuce gightgjor my heart it lies under your All Extraordinary Home at u Judicial Tribunal. The Court of Appeals in Paris has been the scene of a. most. curious and remarkable spectacle. A young man named Didier weslately arrested for an offence in the Champs Elysees and sentenced to three months‘ imprisonment. In prison he was “engined by Dre. yottett and Meagan two well-known'specialists in mental diseases, who reported that he lived in a state of constant somnambulism, the attacks of which can be provoked at will. The case was heard on appeal and the judges were about to withdraw to consider their verdict. when the doctors ofl‘ered to conï¬rm the statements made in their report by practical experiments on the spot. The bench con- sented and then occurred the following pain- ful scene, described by the Paris correspond- ent of the London Standard: Dr. Mottet, followed by the magistrates and the pri~ Boner, retired into a side room. Here, by the usual means of rapid passes of the handarbefore his eyes and a strong. ï¬xed gaze, the unhappy “ subject" was mesmer- ised. Didier was left in charge of two of the Municipal Guards on service. the doctors and the judges returned to the court and the door of the room was shut. Dr. Mottet now called the prisoner by his name. The next second a fearful noise was heard. It came from the sick young man. A few minutes before a touch of the ï¬nger would have almost knocked him over, so feeble and emaciated was he. New, under the influence of magnetism, he was likes raging lion.‘ Upsettiug the guards who held him by the wrists. he rushed at the door, broke it open. and, knocking down everybody in his Eath, ran up to Dr. Motr tot. Here he sud enly stopped, and. ï¬xing his eyes on his mesmerizer, trembled from head to foot in a manner terrible to see. Shrieks of horror then ran through the court. The doctor then set to work. “ Un- dress yourself." said he‘to the prisoner. In a few seconds Didier stripped himself of nearly all his garments. “Dress yourself again." said the doctor. and again the prisoner obeyed with the same igltning rapidity. The experiment appeared con- clusive. Dr. Mottet then awoke his " sub- ject" by blowing on his face. Didier fell to the ground as if shot. The doctor, however. soon brought him round again. “ Why did you undress yourself before these gentlemen ?"asked Dr. Mottet; “ that was very improper.“ Didier. gazing with vacant astonishment, replied, “ \Vhatil I undressed myself ; impossible.“ And the young man clung to the doctor for protection like a child. The bench, however. was not convinced and appeared to look upon the whole affair as a comedy. Doctor Mesnet, in his turn. now operated on the prisoner. Having mesmcr~ ized him he ordered him to write from memory a letter addressed to him while in prison. Didier replied. “Cannot, because I am in prison.‘ The doctor insisted, whereupon the prisoner sat down to a table and wrote. word for word, the letter in question without a single mistake. While he was writin it Dr. Mottet took a lon needle out 0 his instrument case, an plunged it into the young man‘s neck. but e felt nothing. By this time. however, the bench had seen enough of these painful experiments. and some of the audience cryingout “ Asses! asses !“ the sitting came to an end. The court, considering the prisoner was not responsible for his acts. uashed the verdict of the lower court and t e unhappv man was discharged. ‘ A corres ndeut writes to the Pall Mall Gazette: hers is nothing more irritating and annoying in the discussions now so universal as to the irish question than the equally universal want of accurate acquaintance with the real facts and ï¬gures contained in the authentic statistics of Ireland. Attention was lately called in‘ 'our paper to the absurd delusion which as so taken hold of the public mind as to the improvidencc and fruitinlness of Irish marriages. There is another delusion. not less prevalent. that Ireland is a countrf occupied substantiall by wretchedly sma 1 nt farmers. \ ill the following table which is an ‘abstraot taken from the agricultural statistics of lreland issued from the general register ofï¬ce for 1877) have any effect in dissipating that delusion: Occupier-s. Amount. 50.328 arden patches undor...... met 1 acre in .............. . .. l to 5 acres erases from... .. :3 to 30 acres A <_ _ ...... m to 50 acres iiié (inn ............ ..... iii, 13%." RIBSMIL‘RIZB I) IN COURT. The Tenants of lrrlnnd. Kill! Nfll. I mm 1 to 5 sum 5 to so autos :11 to 50 «cm .. so to 100 acres 100 to ma mm 900 to 500 um .. mandupwudl TE LE GEAPH I C. (“mull-I. Alphonse Lelebre. charged with stealing 012.000 from the steamer Beauharuoiu neerl two years ago. was liberated from the ontreal jail on Wed» day. He had been held twenty months on suspicion. “‘1wa u. ~- .â€".v in the river ice. He threw a young lad who was sitting beside him out of the sleigh to the ï¬rm ice. and saved his horse also. The lady had her arm broken by being thrown upon the ice. Narcisse Beaï¬ohemir, afarmer from St. Augustin. wlnle going to Montreal on Wed- peaQay gighq late. drove into an air hole rt, AL._-__ A “A" .. In)" An unfortunate accident occurred at the Great Western railway station, Chatham, about 10.30 last night which resulted in the loss of a valuable span of horses attached to the Rankin House ‘bns. The driver was inside the 'bus. and attempted to cross the track while No. 13 train was backing. The rear car struck the horses. killed one out- right and injuring the other so seriously that it had to be shot. A Winnipeg despawh says the annual meeting of the Provincial Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday in the city hall. The report of the council was satis- factory, and the hope is expressed that the grant of a site of permanent exhibition buildings will shortly be obtained. The receipts for the year, with the balance from last year. are over 63,700, and after deducting the expenditure. there is a balance still on hand of 81,500. About 10.30 yesterday morning. as Mr. James Mitchell, of Whitby, and his hired man were going towards that town with two large loads of cedar pnsts, the bit on one of the bridles on the team driven by the man broke. causing them to become unmanageable and to run away. Mr. Mitchell. who was some distance ahead, got 01! his load and attempted to stop them, but in doing so he either fell or was thrown down, the team and load. passing over him. The calk of one of the horse‘s shoes pene- trated thebrain,killinghim almost instantly. Mr. Mitchell was a noted wealthy farmer, about 58 or 60 years of age, and much respected by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and young family. A Paris despatch says that near Cambmi agirl of 13 was robbed by two rufliaus. who put her eyes out with 9. pair of scissors. The victim died soon after in horrible agony. The murderers are not yet arrested. The Standard says Lieutenant Schwut-ke has oï¬ered to place at the disposal of Her Majesty’s Government the Franklin relics he recently discovered. In the House of Commons, in reply to u. question relative to swine disease in Illinois, em, Mr. Chamberlain said the Board of Trade had no authority to order theinspec- tion of imported pork. cheese, or butter. American. Friday, Feb. 18. The bill taxing telegraph companies 2 get cent. on the gross earnings. after much isoussiou, passed the Illinois State Senate yesterday. At the Cantonment. in Badland. Dakota, on “'ednesday, Frank M. Shoppie and Henrietta. Louise James were married by telegraph by the Rev. Stevens, of Bismarck. Eugene Brown. a. tramp from Rochester. N. Y., surreptitiously entered the pulp mill at J ackson, Mich..on Wednesday night. and fought the police who attempted to eject him so ï¬ercely that they were compelled to shoot him. ‘ John Wood's house, Washington ullage, Mass" was burned yesterday morning. Wood and eight children barely escaped in their night clothes. Wood returned to the house to save some goods and was burned to death. The children were afterwards found 111 the barn suffering terribly. A Chinaman at Chicago yesterday was granted ï¬rst papers. Two others desired full naturalization papers. Judge Moran took the question under advisement, because of the decision of New York and San Francisco judges that Chinamen can- not become citizens. He thought also that the new treaty might prevent Ceiestials becoming full citizens. SPRINGFIELD, Ill.. Feb. 10.â€"In 1870 Illi~ nois produced a ï¬fth at all the corn in the United States. The crop of 1880 will bear about the same proportion. During the past twanty-ono years. after receiving fair remuneration for the cost of iroduction of cern.the farmers of this state rave realized a net proï¬t of nearly a billion dollars. The average yield per acre for the past season was 33 bushels. In twenty-one years this has been exceeded eight times. The present. corn ore of 251.000.000 bushels has been ‘exceede but three times. The wheat crop is valued at 881,000,000, which has been exceeded only twice in twenty-one years. The value of hogs marketed in 1880 was 822137.000 ; cattle, 817,026,000. The presence of the Prince of Wales at the martin e of Mr. Leopold Rothschild caused muo satisfaction in London Jewish circlesâ€"following close on the speeches of the Crown Prince of Germany. it is re- gsrded as :1 hi that there is no royal sympathy With t e Judeuhetze. No Eng,- lish prince had visited a synagogue since 1809, when three of the royal dukes attend- ed a service at once. John Dnncan.a poor weaver of Aberdeen. Scotland. who presented the University of Aberdeen with his herbarinni of nearly 1,200 British plants, collected by himself while engaged as a harvest laborer in various localities from Banï¬' to Northam- berland, is nowso far reduced in worldly circumstances as to be an actual pan or. 119 has been compelled to accept reief from the poor rates. Frank Larose. who was suspected one ear ago of pomoning his wife near embiua.Dakote. and who escaped from l‘embina jail while waiting for trial, died a short time ago on the Missouri, in Montana, where he sought shelter as e (unitive. lie was haunted with remorse. crime. A wolf bis sixteen persons in a village non Napla. nine of whom died. of hydro- Ph‘Mérgr Agricultural Statistics at Illinois. confessed to having committed the FA “NIB “9' PROFITS. European. Friday. Feb. :8. Friday, Feb. 13. THE THUMBS IN THE GREEN ISLE. Stirring Manifesto From Mr. Parnell. 'l‘llE l'-\ llIE-leN lu-nuuo lure-unu- to be IIO‘III In England and Scotlandâ€"Vlctor lluuo’e Appeal. l’nus, Feb. lib-Messrs. Parnell and O'Kelly have been busy all day receiving French journalists. They have hard long interviews with Mk2. Veuillot. Clemenceau and the celebrated pen portraiturist of the Figaro. “ Ignotus." Mr. O‘Kelly assures me tonight that ever since the Land Leaguere have been in Paris they have been followed day and night by Gov- ernment detectives. Mr. Parnell tele- graphed to Dublin to-dnf" to contradict the statement of a. ondcn press agency to the eï¬eot that the members of the Land League in Paris assert that the Agrarian outrages in Ireland were committed by the Fenian party to damage tlrp constitutional agitation organized by the Land League, and that the revolver carried by Michael Davitt was to protect him against a. possible Fenian attack. No member of the Land League executive has made any such statements. Messrs. Par- nell and O'Kelly leave for London in the morning to oppose the Coercion bill in committee in the House of Commons. _ At the dinner which he gave to Mr. Par- nell to-uighb Victor Hugo pledged himself to write an appeal to the world in favor of Ireland similar to that which he published in favor of Poland. It will probably appear next week. Loxnox, Feb. lagâ€"At a meeting of the Land League in Dublin today a letter from Parnell was read, in which he says: “ After consideration and consultation I have decided it to be my duty to remain in Ireland and Parliament during' the present crisis. If we are worthy of the occasion here the American people and the Irish nation in America will give us propor- tionate sympathy and practical help. while the slightest flinching or reaction in Ireland ‘ will produce disastrous results in America. ‘ The expelled Irish members almost unani- mously decided to remain in their places in Parliament and ofler every resistance the forms of the House will permit to the Coercion and Arms Bills. I can also be of some use during the passage of the Land Bill in pointing out in what respects it may fall short of a ï¬nal settlement. Two courses were given to the Irish partyâ€"- either to retire in a body from the House and announce to their constituents that nothing remained but ‘sullen acquiescence or an appeal to force in opposition to that force used against us ; or else a steadfast attempt to deepen and widen the agitation by appealing to the great masses in England and Scotland against territorialism and the shopocracy who dominate Parliament. The last alternative has many elements of hope. There is nothing in the Coercion Bill to compel the Irish to modify their attitude of open organization and passive resistance. The Government doubtless rely much on the intimidation produced by the ï¬rst arrests, which will probably be widely scattered but not numerous. The future of Ireland, possibly for a generation, depends upon the tenant farmer remaining ï¬rm in the refusal to pay unjust rents and to take evicted farms. If they waver they will prove that theyare only fit for slavery.†"A Dublin _des_patoh says it is reported an attempt to ignite a. large dynamite mine under themtll of the Beggars- Bash bar- racks last night was frustrated the per~ petmtor being disturbed by a chance passenger. .,_ .- 1. 1 ‘ The House of Commons continued to-day the consideration of the Protection Bill. Various important amendments proposed by Irish mempgfa wars negativeg. u| Mr. Biggar (Home Ruler) had to with. draw an observation charging Mr. r‘orster with \‘indiotiveness. His withdrawal of the remark being qualiï¬ed, he was obliged to retract unconditionally: V ï¬r. McCoan (Home Rï¬ler) being persis- tently irrelevant, Mr. Lyon Mayfair. the Deputy Speaker, ruled that he be no longer heard. A Dublin despatch says the Land League today resolved to hold over a. hundred meetings in the leadmg centres of England and Scotland during the next three months to enlist the sympathy of the democracy in the cause of Ireland. "’Tn'e conference between Mr. Parnell and Rochetort has excited much indignation among the Cathelio members of the Parnell party. Ilorrlblv Sacriï¬ce of Life on Board ll Burning .lnpnursc Steamer. The Yokohama papers contain reports of n and tisaster at sea, through which sixty- four persons lost their lives on the passen- ger steamer Toyokuni. which was on a trip from Osaka to Shimonosekis. An alarm of fire was raised while the steamer was crossing the Idzumi-Nada. Attempts were made to stop the vessel. but unsuccessfully and as the vessel sped on the flames drove the unfortunate passengers uft, and the people on board the Tokiomaru. following behind. could see men. women and children ‘ throwing themselves overboard to escape the more pmnfuldesth inevitable by remaining in the burning ship. The excitement 6mm 1 Toyekuni was intense and it musthave been a fearful sight to witness these poor creatures perishing without any possible means to save them.‘ At length. owing. it is sup- posed. to the intense heat injuring some portion of the machinery. the Toyokuni suddenly stopped. and the pursuing steamer was enabled to get close up. A boat was immediately lowered and rowed as near the burning ship as the flames would allow. Eighteen men were found to be hanging over the vessel‘s side clin ing to ropes. and were taken on‘benrd the okiomaru. These eighteen were the sole survivors of eighty- two souls. who a few hours previously were anticipating a speedy return to their friends or relatives. During the recent civil conflict there were two volunteers lying beneath their blankets looking up at the stars in :3 Vi:- ginia sky. Says Jack: " What made you go into the army, Tom ?" " Well," replied Tom. “I had no wife and I love war. What made you ego into the. war. Jack ‘2“ HWell." he re li , "I hadawifo and I loved peace, so want to the war." FIRE AT SEA. ’1‘4tC'1‘11 ‘8. TERRIBLE TRAGBM IN l’l'SLlNCII. 'lxvnNuD ’.l‘() A (‘lllb'lh Dreadful Futo oi‘u. Colored Girl. Gunm-u. Feb. 16.â€"-.-\ sad accident occur- red in Puslinch township. about eight miles from here. last night. whereby a colored Iirl named Parker, aged about 18 years, 0st her life. and her brother George. two years 'ounger. was so badly injured that it in den tful whether he will recover. It appears that they burned charcoal for a livrng. and dwelt in a log hot with only one entrance and no windows. About 11 o‘clock a ï¬re they had burning outside set ï¬re to the shanty at the entrance. and when the boy woke up the front part of the shanty was burning turiousl . Calling to his sister to follow he ashed through the flames scantily clad and barefooted as ho was. but got dreadfully burned. Finding that his sister did not follow. he tried to break through the sides of the cabin. See~ ing that this was impossible. he turned and ran almost a mile to the next shanty for assistance. When help arrived his sister‘s body was burned to a crisp. The boy was broughtto the general hospital here toâ€"day, and though suffering terrible pain there are hopes of his recovery. A BIG AMALGAMATION The Grand Trunk Golvbliug Up Several Competing Lines. Tonoxrol‘eb. l7.~â€"Tho act amalgamatiug the Port Dover Lake Huron, the Stratford J; Huron, and the Georgian Bay? Welling: ton Railway Companies, as the Grand Trunk. Manitoulin, Georgian Bay in Lake Erie Railway Company. was before the Railway Committee to-day. The bill giving the Grand Trunk control of the roads was favorably received by the Govâ€" ernment and the committee, as, if the Grand Trunk did not undertake to run the roads, they would have to be closed up. An amendment was oï¬â€™ered that running powers over the roads be granted to other lines besides the Grand Trunk. but it was lost by a vote of 5 to 14. The committee got through the bill at2 o‘clock this after- noon. only making a few slight. amend- ments. Cruel Treatment of a Child by her Father â€"-She Confesses to Thefts (‘ommiucd‘ by a Servant. New Yoax. Feb. l~l.â€"Mysterious thefts occurring at the house of Charles E. Craw- ford, ltllst street. and some of the stolen articles having been found among the play- things of his daughter. aged 13, the latter was punished until she confessed the thefts. Other articles were missed subse- quently. and the child after punishment again confessed. Believing her insane a physician was called in, who pronounced her a kleptomaniac. The theftscontinued, and on January lst the bedclothing in Crawford’s room was set on ï¬re. To ayoid punishment his daughter confessed the crime. Her hands were strapped to her side but still the robberies continued. On January 18th a ï¬re broke out in the laundry. This also was attributed to the insanity of the little girl, and her father had a belt made for her, and procuring a long chain chained her to a staple in the wall of the dining-room during the day and at night to a post of her bed. The thefts continued until the idea struck Crawford that possibly Mary Dooley. his servant, was the real thief. A detective investi- gated and arrested the servant. and she confessed to the thefts and incendiarism, and disclosed where the property was. “The \‘illnln Still Punucd lllmâ€-â€"'l‘he l'sunl \"omnu in the Case. Sometime ago certain circles in Toronto were much exercised over the shooting matches between Cool Burgess. the well known negro minstrel. and a friend of his â€"or, rather his wife's. These circumstances are recalled by a suit now entered by Nick Roberts, of Humpty Dumpty fame. 0001 was engaged by Roberts at a salary of 880 a week and expenses. This contract the minstrel man has oroken: hence the suit. Cool’s reasons for breaking the agreement are peculiar. The bold. bad man who stole his wife away follows him from theatre to theatre, occupying a box near the stage and gloating over Burgess‘ broken heart and blighted affections. He complained of this ‘to Nick Roberts. who dnl not seem to sympathize with him, but laughed at him and threatened to discharge him if he did not quietly attend to his business. Indeed Roberts himself often went into the box with 0001‘s wife and enemy. and rather seemed to enjoy Cool‘s annoyance. The msulted minstrel finally left Roberts‘ employ. He and his friends say that Roberts intended this should happen. and now wants Cool to pay for what he himself forced the burntcork man to do ller Sixteen-genre“ Butter Suimly Hurt. A Woxnsnrm. Weenâ€"We have in this state a wonderful wood known as “ moun- tain mahogany." The trees do not grow large. A tree with a trunk a foot in diam. eter is much above the average. When dry the wood is about as hard as box wood. and being of a ver ï¬ne grain might, no doubt. be used for t e same purposes. It is of a rich red color and very heavy. When well seasoned it would be a ï¬ne material for the wood carver. In the early days it was used in making boxes for shafting and in a few instances for shoes and dies in a quartz battery. Used as a fuel it creates intense heat. It burns with ablaze as long as ordinary wood would last and is then found (almost unchanged in form) converted to a charcoal that lasts iabont twice as long as ordinary wood. For fuel it sells much higher than any kind of wood; indeed. a cord of it always brings the same price as a ton of coal. The only objection to it as a fuel is that it creates such an intense heat as to burn out stoves more rapidly than any kind of coal, however badâ€"‘Yirginia City (New) Enter) prise. The Empress 6! Japan has sent the Empress of Germany a beautiful J a «nose dog. The breed known as King atlas brood had Japsneue ‘noostoro. Fuel-inh-Znu Ellâ€"m III-UCHZ‘H. A NIINSTBE L's \YOES. TERRIBLE â€WEST“? 'I‘MGEM. A Man Murders Ills “'il't‘ and then Commits Quickie. Con-nu (Essex 00.). Feb. 15.‘ -Yeaterdn evening about 6 o‘clock C. Kingeter. ag 60. a. worthy and reupeetublo farmer. livin about four miles from here. in the heat 0 passion brought on by one of the many quarrels between himself and wife. shot her and afterwards shot himself. She lived about two hours. but he expired“ once. It seems they have not been living inharxnony for wxuetiine, and it issup- posed it was through a disagreement and. trouble over a will that he had recently made that resulted in his temper getting the better of him. and of his commi‘ting‘ theerime. PANAMA. Feb. 12.â€"â€"1’assengers from the South Paciï¬c state that on January 13th, at 4 o'clock a. m. the Chihans. under cover of a leg, surprised the l’eruvians. They ï¬rst attacked the Peruvian centre with the bayonet. The Peruvian right wing retired disordered to Chorillos. The left wing held its ground until outflanked by the third Chilian column, through which the Peruv- ians were compelled to out their way outto- unite with the portion of the reserves occu- pying a strong position behind earthworks four miles from Chorillos. This position was soon ca tured. It only remained for the battle 0 Miraï¬ores to remove the last barrier to Lima. The defenders of Mira- tlores numbered four thousand regulars and six thousand young business men and property owners of Lima. They made a brave stand for ï¬ve hours. but were ï¬nally out to pieces. Miratlores and Chorillos and Larranes were burned. l’ierola, com- mander and president of Peru, fled with an escort, and is now in the interior. He gave orders that if any Peruvian ofï¬cers in com- mand of the ships desired to save them by flight they were privileged to do so. None made the attempt, and on the surrender of Lima the ships were blown up with con- siderable loss, it is said, to the invaders. General La Cotara. commanding the Peru- vian reserve. was accused of treason and cowardice, and forced to take refuge in the British Legation. The Chilians entered Lima without resistance, and established a local government. The capital is reported quiet and orderly. The Chinese quarter of Lima was burned by the populace on January 15th, on the ground that the Chinese were enemies of the country. flow It Switchulnu Lon: his Leg. Inn Saved hie Life. A switchinau on the Canada Southern road, named John Connors. lost his leg at Amherstburg lately under circumstances which showed his wonderful grit. He was caught by the foot in the guard While the cars were coming upon him, but with great presence of mind and strength of arm he seized the step bars of a. freight car. and while the cruel wheels ground his leg to a mass of pulp he hung on to the half-inch iron bar, being dragged about 500 feet before the train was stopped and assistance reached him; Only his extraordinary grit saved him from a terrible death. though he will have to go through life with one leg hereafter. The history of the Sportsman Challenge Cup, which now becomes the absolute pro- perty of Haulau, is as follows: Bowed for the ï¬rst time on the Thames course September 16m and Nth. ll 7S; competitors, John Higgins. Shmlwell; William Elliott, Blythe: R. W. Boyd. Gatesheml, and 'l‘hos. Blackmail. Dul- wlch. In the ï¬nal heat W. Elliott bent R. W. Boyd 0133 {99}: Ti}118.24'111‘.475‘.' _ _- ._A,-.,. ____._ AI.â€" â€Tmâ€"W "“7. _l:3iVlVibttâ€"ilr)eht John Higgins over the Tyne courseâ€"Mansion House to Sconswood Sus- pensiim Bridge; rowed February 17th. Time, “311). Chinameu play a ï¬ne game of checkers, which. by the way. Edgar Allan Poe said requires more inteliect than a game of chess. law-13:1. Haulnu beat W. Elliott over the Tyne course ;_r9wp_d May 53:11. '1:i_n‘xe,.§~.!}n‘. 5g. 1-. lS‘nâ€"Ed. Hanluu bent lid. Trickctt. Sydney, Australia, over the Thames course. Putuey to Mortlake, for (he chum vionship of the world; rowed November 15m. 11713326911193. Ianâ€"Ed. Haulnn beat Elias C. Laycock. Syd- ney, Australia, over the Thames Course. for me championship of the world; rowed February 14th. Time. 25111. 413. Sayers‘ marvellous work in the ring, Rowell's on the sawdust path and Hanlau’s record on the water might seem to xndicate that the best men in these severe tests of strength and stay are those who do not weigh much over 9. hundred and ï¬fty pounds uor stand over ï¬ve feet eight and a half. Particulars oi the Taking of the flu“. There never was much doubt that. with the men. the weather and the course ï¬t for rowing. the great Toronto sculler Would conquer Laycock yesterday as he had con- quered others before him. The result is only another demonstration of the fact that Canada is still champion at the ear, as she alwafs has been. The so-called internationa contests. though held on English waters and continuing through so many months, were chiefly to decide the claims of Australia against Canada; for the. English scullers were practically out of the question. Ilanlan’s return to Canada will no doubt partake of the character of a triumphal march and reception ; and he has well won his honors and his money.â€"â€"N. Y. Sun. There is nothing precious in art or agri- culture which the state should begrudge to those which are the most precious things in it. namely, its children; and the moat beautiful point in the whole village should be the school. I remember the old school building which I attended and where I did not learn anything. It was s miserable little shanty, which stunk both summer and winter and still stinks in my memory. and there I sat looking out of the window and wishing I was a bluebird or n robin, and by all the hatred I had for that detestable old shed I would have the school-house better than your house, with luxuries. if you have got them. for the children. for if there is anything {on ought to be willing to make sacriï¬ces or it is the children of the com- munity and especially the children of the poor.â€"â€"â€"Rev. B. W. Beecher. Washington has aladï¬ luwy er. WM! recently ï¬ned for not a ovelhng be now of! her sidewalk. 'I‘IIE (‘.\l"l‘l'l{l:l 0|“ I‘IJIA. SPORTING NOTES. CIA-IA I: u lll’l‘. AQUATIC .