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'11: new finned an mu-polygem r m5 lt Luke Ciey. Itia entitlodyg‘ he An olygemy Standard." and it has for in' see. “ Let every man hnve his own Wife end let every women hnve her own 3%" ’"II' ‘3°‘£;Z.'8‘ blinked In Ear: - ‘ 0‘: n pn war a New: eetimnte of Chulen Di: ene: Dickene'. eeeentiel fnonlty, I often an . ie a.» 01-: Nate plny-eeeor. H he been born twenty or to“; you-e eooner, we ehonld 1n bebly nve hedn eeoond “a 3n. nthewe. Inqledon. or the like, end no Eng Diokene. Drunkenneu seldom comes plane, and it come out that the mother, who is about 30 years of age. had a. paremour of 17. Her children, one of whom was a cripple, were no neglected and dirty, ’ orent and hell- ltarved. that the 8. P. . O. interfered, and hid her erreeted for cruelty to children. The ehove facts came out in evidence on Friday ryergipg,_wh_en the _wgmen _wee lion V_in its don. uld poij The: hue stated an an Children as Box-all tmubionié’ winâ€"i]; soothing, but 1*. Fil in: fools very jolly mm. H Filkina, of Clifton Pork. N. Y., o emu of norm 60 yam, is rejoioin on: the (too thot he has now nearly; in] not of too“: for the third time. Mr. Fil- kim, previous to in: summer. had been toothleu for some years. but now the 3333‘" showing Athgnsolvog one by one. ‘ ht Thewfilurohneer was determined to a the e dler. and has been on the look-out for hun ever nines he was Men in. but withoui Ineooee until Wednesday. when he found the perty ngnin in the muket. He bed him arrested. butiot 'him off on his refunding the Amoune he fraudulently obhined. The war of thenew forty- light machine of the rush Company, in New York. wee illustrated last week at the expense of a French electrician, who made too free with some of the uncovered wires running trom it, and received the whole force of the cur- rent for more than a second. The euperin~ tendent o! the company. who he pened to .behetandingtlgdat the timxzhee' d bthe man, w owaeen parely ,an yapow- edul eflcrt tore him from the wires. The man appeared to be dead, but was revived by plenty of cold water, and went home econ afterward no worse for his accident. exceft that the skin was taken from the incl cot his hands The machine was not at full epeedt the time or the acci- nt would have proved fatal. annmx'r Gm.â€"-A Montreal rectan- rant kee lately purchased from a habi- tant on e market a l e lot of frozen geeeeby weight. On n them home and pre them for coo as. he found that an or thewinge of each goose incisions had been made which were filled with water and then frozen, adding from one ponndtoiponndanda halftoeach onein livingelife o! oomperetive em and conf- lort. Hie childrenâ€"so neatly dressed, elem end gentle-lookingâ€"were the admiration of the neighborhood. Hie widow hid the amount of a. life insurance Kelley and the little property left by her unbend. The property was sold end the , finally moved to mother part of the city. Times began to get hard with ethem. the money slipped away. Ind, woree then all, the ' mother bed become e drunkard. The children mamwiee PD .19. imam“? “.39. went» The Wisconsin Legislature has a: right conception of the impossibility of news~ peper publishers instituting a rigid inves- tigation or inquest upon every item of news before givm it currency; sud in the construction of s 'bel lsw recently enacted hes proceeded upon the correct and reason- sble theory thst publishers have, as a rule, nodesireto unjustly ssperse thechsrecter of my citizen, and hold themselves in cheerful readiness to make suitable amends for all errors in feet or judgment resulting from their enterprise in the collection 0 news. With this idea in View. they have gassed s lsw providing that by the public» on of a. correction or retrsctiou of an‘ article shown to be false, in two succeMve issues of s newspaper, the publisher shall not be lisble except for actual dsmfis sustsined by the offended person. e Legislsture of Illinois has before it a bill of similsr chsrscter. we'ie' the uneu'eoeésful attempte atiaeeaeeiz nation in the last thirty years to be also enumerated. last thin-Kym form a startling list. They begin wi the Duke of Parma, Ferdinand Charles 111., who was mortally stabbed by an unknown man in March, 1854, dyin a da later. In April, 1865, President Lin- oo was murdered by John W. Booth. In June, 1868, Prince Michael of Senna was massinated. In 1870, Gen. Prim. who oo- oupied so controlling an influence in Spain that he may well be included in the list, was killed in Madrid. In 1872, the Governor-General of India, Lord Mayo, was assassinated. In ,1871, Gen. Melgarijo, Dictator of Bolivia, and in 1872, President 'Balta, of Peru, were murdered; while the same fate, in August, 1875,befel President Moreno, of Ecuador, at Quito. Shortly after, in 1877, President Gill, of Paraguay, rished. Prince Krapotkine, Governor of had, was assassinated in 1879, and now the Czar of Russia is added to the catalogue. Many more names, including those of rulers of England, France, Prussia, Austria, 8 ain, German . Italy. Greece, Egyptand span, would ave to be added, mmfnod. Tha'st. Vincent de Paul Sooi; ety hove undertaken to have the children looked after, and will provide the mother with a. home. tfire were die ‘ of. End the ambdht realized used y the drunken mother to 59me the caving of he; appetite. They romoved to a. few rooms in a: hoe; meat house on Grafton street. Here one py one the _f_ow reigninjng “doles ot furni: Bumfla’ and'ah'érifi's ”amoen' visits coo}; fascinated thy. littlg furniture_ they ‘hud. but w or the oily, Hid hm been 31!}: prejty young wife and junily property. and et the time of his death owned enioe little cottage in’ one of the b0}! amp! the city._9nd 113d. been A (lo-patch tron) Edit“, N.S.. an: Aoonplo 01.1“" ago a wallohwwn And (Ego u Dominion omoid 0,: this oi , rowing s young widow Ind seven ohfidxon. He Ind accumulated some little fl. Downward load or -Whu I loo-ml Tnyiolent deaths of rulers during the ypmpn sooty inglinod to board the ’ wan ”53%;: 01:32! A m "0.15 Inigon. with 3 con tion namely able to cap it open. but: an denly bloomed into me most fashionable 1nd crowded place ct worship n the capital. This phenomenon in no‘ owing. .- some pionn poo lo mny think, to but.“ npiritml rovi ;- u is «mounted for by the he thnt President Garfield boiongu to the hitherto despised 1 Another writer says that at the critical moment a panic eeined the En liah troops. and a few minntee more eettl the fate of the day. “ The deadly volleys of the enemy decimated our numbers. By ten minutes past 1 in the afternoon all that was left of our gallant troo was afew flying eoldiere plungin ma y down the rocky ravine to escape t e remoreelese hail of the bullets. Then our wounded were put out of their pain. and the last I saw of the 1‘ general was standing coolly facing the eadly tire that poured from all sides on his little hand of dyin and wounded men. and which aflerwar a finished him. hie lace to the toe.” Ihfiav'f V506bythorodrui8workod$§ my at nus? l thro h the Boers’ lines at the No ." He 11 seen nothing of Colonel Stews“. Dr. Mnhon says. as on eye-witness: “ The. general was first wounded. than a Door 3% (our paces blew his brain out." Nek. The Boer general gave me a ass to the camp on condition that I won] show him my account before I sent it. He said, “ Who is the officer killed?" I said, “Take me to him." We went to where the final Eetand was made. and there lay a body with the face covered by the helmet. By the olothin I recognized the body, and lifting the he et saw the 'iace of our poor ueral. the bravest soldier of the ay'. a commander loved and ad- mired by every man from the highest to the lowest. The Boers doubted me. and questioned me sin and again as to whether it was really e general. I gave my word of honor that it was General Oolley. and they were satisfied. No word of sanitation each their lips. I said, “ You have killed e bravest gentleman on 1 the field." They said, "Yes, he fought well." One man said he did not think we were wrong. but he was a soldier and must obey orders. Similar remarks were made by others. Near the snare] lay 00 man- der Romilly, of the oadicea. and ieut. Maude, 58th; but I hurried back to camp. While coming from the hill I saw our poor fellows. wounded and dead, lying dotted about. The Boers fired shots on the High- landers‘ laager at the foot of the hill, but the guns stopped them. Major Fraser has out come in slightly bruised and having l‘iort_y~eight _hours without (cod. He bullets came from all directions. Outbreve fellows, panting and bleeding while retreat ing, were shot down. The sound of guns firing from the camp was heard. and we took hope from the thought that the artillery were coming. The Boer firing ceased after halts-dozen gun shots. A dozen of us sheltering in o. dongs, several wounded, 'were discovered by the Boers, who said they would not shoot usif we laid down our rifles. We did so, and went with the Boers up to the crest of the bill. I saw Lieutenant Hill, 58th. lying with a. wounded arm. He spoke to me cheerfully. He had distinguished Wml?’ carrying the wounded et Lsing’s Boers ium ed up to fire a. volley, and to giVe them e bayonet next. This was the last command I heard. In a. moment our 1- fellows broke and rushed for the crest 1n the rear. I ran with them. How any one gained the ridge at the rear and escaped to the camp down a. precipice, a steep tell of thirty feet, and then over enormous boulders, stones and bush for a. quarter of a mile, under a. storm of .bullets mining from all sides, I do not know. Four men dro d by my side as I ran across the hesin. he _Boers__vgore all ronnd, and back for ouch of the enemy’s volleys. Numbers tell, but there was no shelter to which they could be removed. This last stand continued for ten minutes. and the men then run short of ammunition. They only had the 70 rounds which they carried in their pouches. A party of Boers crept up to 40 men holding the true front; the men charged with bayonete, but did not get within striking distance. All were shot down but three or four. With the general and the main body, there fiere not more than 100 men left. The officers encouraged their men to fire low_and only when_the revolver and sword in hand, encouraged the men by word and action. The whole Boerflre was concentrated on the last point at delence on the left rear. The men were crowded behind a clump of stones. but the oflicers called and directed them todeploy slightly right and left to prevent our being flanked. Our rear on the other side of the basin was only held by fifteen or twenty men, our direct front ‘by a score more. but they said there Were not many Boers there. In the direct rear the ground was very precipitous. and none could scale it. It was also free to a certain extent from cover for the enemy. The Boers evidently resolved to take the points and the crest in detail. and all their efforts were concentrated on the left. Major Fraser sang out. “ Men of the 92nd, don't forget your bayonetsl" Colonel Stewart called to the 68th, and Captain‘ MeGr or called to the Naval Brigade. Gene Colley was directing the movement as coolly as it at a review. The men fixed bayonets, and standing shoulder to shoulder in a. semi-circle poured a volley A poor. ygglootcd little _ church in Wuh- “Rally on ‘your right," which would bring them to the left rear. near the onenl with about titty men. They d rally. and came to the crest of the hill, where Colonel Stem, Major Frasepfiaptain MoGl-egor, staff oflioqrg, Fraser, Ca tun MoGregor, 5M 0 and _indee_ overy_ ofliopr gaunt. At 1 o’clock I terrific the come from the left. All the svsilsble reserves were hurried up, end they snswe'red the fire well tor ten minutes. There were 60 men of the Naval Brigade. the Highlsnders. end the 58th firing sgsinst 900 Boers. The Boer firing beesme veny tellin , and our men were shot down nght on left. At this polntnllwereex ed; no man could show his head wi out s dozen shots hein fired at him. Our men broke in_ jean minutes. Thedoflioegsshouted, lions, “I... The mom com." ndm o: the London Times. alter giving 0 detail- 91 the outlier 113139 09 new? Wuhan.“ ~ - new the In“ Ham: and mu u IOWED WWI [III “188. The mehusetur mutilate of Tech- nology In Boston bu an unusual pupil in (ax-Judge Grunt. who in nearly 70 your: old inl'nd has“: largokl-nw Personae; Inhlowi'n. :10 ng n ow e o c on or ms:l mining litigation. “'7 00., relating to lands in Northern Michigan. The company are oflering lands at ow. prices to attract settlements. In this con- nection we cannot do better than note the following from the Toronto Woe y Globe of February 18th: " Our advice to Cana- dians is to stay at home, but it they will go to the United States they had better go to Northern Michigan. where they will find flourishing Canadian settlements, good markets, good soil. abundance of wood, well paid work and a climate to which they are accustomed. They will not run the risk of freezing in winter for want of fuel, nor of having their crops destroyed in summer by dronth or insects, as is In ely to bethe case in Kansas and Dakota. And then, it does not cost much to go to Michigan, and if they do not like it they can return home. The Detroit. Mackinac and Marquette BB. is a link of the Great Northern Pacific. 1 and on its completion, which is romised this year. the lands will be rapid y settled and their value greatly enhanced." Rev. Dr. Cumming, so _wsll known through his writings, for mmy years minister of the Scottish National church, Crown court. Covent gardens, London, whilst physically well, is said to be mentdly in such a condition as to be practically dead to the world. has recently engaged Johann Strenss tc mvo private concerts to Mr. Bennett's friends at Pan for a month. for which Mr. Strauss 13 to receive the small sum of 140, - 000 francs. W3 call attention to the advertisement of 33‘? WNW @2059“? ed Mmqeite B-R The Paris Figaro states that the " rich- issime " American. Mr. J amen Gordon Ben~ nett. progrietor of the New Yon-3 Herald, Miss Genevieve Ward. the actress. says that a. crusade ought to be made against palace car companies for not having special care for ladies. The present herding to- gether, she says. is shocking to a modest woman and 1s a violation of decency and selLrespect. Mine Kate Smith, an inmate of the Union Home for Old Ladies in Philadelphia, after three years' labor, has com leted a quilt containing 55,552 pieces. V he has been blind from infancy. but threaded every needle herse . and used one hundred spools of thread in e work. The last English mail brings intelligence of the death of the Rev. Archibald Walker. who was for nearly sixteen years pastor of St. Andrew’s church, Belleville. For the past three years he had been assistant minister of St. Andrew's ohuroh,Dunferm- line, Scotland. The Archbishop of Canterbury. on the recommendation of the Bishop of New; foundland. has oonferred the degree ‘of Doctor in Civil Law on the Hon. Robert John Piusent, a. Judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. The Rev. Henry Pahtahquahong Chase hereditary chief of the Ojibway tribe president of the Grand Council of Indians, and missionary of the Colonial and Con- tinental Church Society at tunnoytown, Ontario. Canada, has arrived in England on a short visit. At Her Majesty’s drawing room on the 25th ult. MiseEthel Fuller carried ofl’ the palm among the young ladies present. Rev. Simeon Permelee, of Oewego. N Y., is in the 100th year of his age, and Is pro- bably the oldest Congregational minister in thawunjry- , General James Butler, of Holt Lodge Kinthury, Berks, who, see. lad of 16. car- tied the colors of his regiment throng h the battle of Waterloo, and who attained the age of 82. recently died of burns received in his bed from the bed- clothes taking fire. Bishop Coxe says that he would rather have written Watt’e - hymn. '“ When I sur- vey the wondrous cross," than Gray’s “Elegy." Milton’s “ Comus” or “Lycidae,” or Dante’s “ Paradise." The Kihg of Portugal’s translation of Shakspeare has had a very large sale ; his majesty's royalty on the translation has already yielded him,85,000. Hon. D. H. flute has been chosen Mayor of Lincoln. 111., nearly all the other temper- ance candidates being elected. Sara Bernhardt played toempty benches iq Toledo, though tickets were sold “ to any part of the house for 50 cents.” John Wilkins hasnbéren sworn in by County Attorney MoMillian as chief con- stajle oleogntiy Duffel-in. It is stated that two American newe~ srpers were found with the wder box 'soovered near the ‘Maneion ouse. The Corporation of London has ofiered £100 reward for the discovery of the rpetra- tors of the crime. Additional p0 ioe have been stationed at the Mansion House. the. Bank of England and other important buildings. The new Mayor of Utioa, N. Y., is press- man of the Utios. Herald. The Ans-pt to Blow up the ill-Isle- Ilousu L089“. March 17.--"1‘he oflloial‘roport regarding the attempt to explode gunpow- der says that a policeman found the box in the recessot awindow (sale the end of George street. under the rd Mayor’s private apartments. The brown paper in which the box was wra pod was smoulder- ing.“ The box contains fifteen pounds of coarse am wder. with afuse through a hole in e x, and the end of the use close to the smouldering psper. The explosion would have occurred very soon. At the msetin of the Common Council today the rd Mayor said the explosion would probabl not have injured the Mansion Bouse.bu would have damaged E tian Hall and the adjacent private resi enoes, and entailed serious loss of life. He was not at home at the time. One account says that an Irish news aper was found amongst the packings o the powder. Great precautions have been taken for the safety of the Houses of Parliament since the discovery of the plot to blow u the Mansion House. The police in an around the buildings have been reinforced and the cellars examined. THAT “STARE“ PLOT. Personal. A oungmaninupuiah ‘ fining Quo- beo u just lomtod '1ka mother's cub-box, oonhiniug 0200. Ho tho took with him the young und uniubio dough“: of o noighboriu colonel of militia. fl seems than bod u some dimoulty ubout mining than two young boat. which t us one to get united. gets the-full waldo for his moieyfdxldwtâ€"lle account is even between them. Theee words will be ondoreed by every journalist in the world. drundards. drunken men and boys, and compel them to keep orderly houses. in he maintained in emeient operation thro the self interest of license holders, and ublio opinion is prepared to sustain it. estraint thus put upon the Worst features of the traffic may be depended upon to go much farther in eradicating tippling ten~ dencies among the people that any prohibi- tory statute yet inventedâ€"Chicago Times. -â€"We do not consider, says the New York Sun, that anybody patronises a newsâ€" paper when he buys it. or that the news- paper is under any obligation to any one who either purchases a copy or inserts an advertisement. If it is a W190 and sound news per. the purchaser or the advertiser” gets e full value for his money. and the‘ church in nestion. “ Sounding chambers " ere pl on either side 0 the nlpit through which the voice of the 1) er is conveyed, while by means of another chamber in the gallery the singing of the choir end congregation is trsnsmitted. The sounds alike of preaching and worship, although travelling over three miles of wire. are, it is stated. distinctly heard, not 3 word being missed. A license system thst will stsmp out “ doggeries " where men as enconnged to‘ lounge, Punish (‘ieslers who sell liquor to} 3“ S-_ , am neither monarchist nor communist, but it it be communism to hate the theory that a comparative few have a right to gather utg the resources of the world and crowd o ere off into squalor and wretched- ness, giving them no chance for this world or the next, then I am ecommunist. Every industrious sud virtuous citizen has a right tea livelihood in Ireland and everywhere else. By the throne of the Eternal God I assert it, that truth and libe and justice shall yet be triumphant over their toes! Give my salutation to the meeting and tell‘ 3them to itch their tents towards the sun‘ rising.â€" ev. T. de Witt Talmsge. ‘ Mr. Fry’s New York ex ent of a: telephone from the Opera ouse to his chamber has been imitated by an invalid gentleman in Edinburgh. who is a member of 3 United Presbyterian congregation. but has been unable irom illness to attend the services of the church with which he has been associated ,as an elder for twelve years. He has now established telephonic communicationbetween his house and the church in question. “ Sounding chambers " I awe ea myropinion that Ireland will yet he as independent of all other govern~ mente as is the United States. How? When ?__ I leave that to Omnipotenee. I Mr. Daniel Seoord (or Uncle Dan’l) and Mrs. Becord. of Townsend, recently issued invitations to their friends and relatives to assist in the celebration of their golden wedding. The anniversary occurred on Tuesday. the 15th inst.. and the home- stead was filled to its utmost capacity. Large as was the gathering, the hospitality of_the aged host and hostess waefullioequal. to alldemands. Mr. Becord was rn at Mount Pleasant in 1808 and ever since he has lived within a few miles of his birth lace. His father ‘ was born near the o d Mohawk church in 1783 and thus his family is a Canadian one. He and his amiable wife were married in 1831 by the since venel'able Rev. Mr. Brying. Mr. S. is 73 years of- age, and Mrs. ; S. 68. Both have always enjoyed good health. At their marriage fifty years' ago'. about forty guests assembled in the log house, to witness the plighting of the vows so'well kept, but of all'the number only four survive, and thus a tinge of sadness was cast by the sad reflection awakened by this fact. An excellent dinner was served after which Thomas and James read an address and presented gold 3 twles to their parents. The aged coup e were, the recipients of alarge number of presents. Mr. Secord has been a life-long Reformer. though he took no active part in the rebel- lion of 1837-8. His family name is numer- ous and wide, and this may account in some degree for the fact that Oakland and TOwnsend townships are solid for Reform. The yacht Viking. of New York. has been sold to Chicago parties. and will make a handsome ad ition to the fleet of inch“ on the lakes. The five ton yaoht Wi o Awake. at] Belleville. has been sold to a fish dealer ere. . Courtney’sufroposition to row Plaisted and other so ers has not yet been replied to formaol‘liy, but Plaisted, w owas the first mention in the list,.says he will put up a deposit to bind a match whenever Courtne is ready. Plaisted made a good race wi Courtney and Riley during two miles of their raoe at Saratoga Aug. 14th, 1878. havin legablgth of them during the first mile an a O O'Leary has been confined tohis bed since the walk in New York. His feet are in a terrible condition. The last fllty miles of the walk he suffered reat agony. Vaughan, Rowell and others ed on him yesterday. and complimented him on his gameness.‘ He bitterly complains that Alberti'e with- drawal from the race completely crushed him. so that he had no heart to make a good race. O'Leary will lose about 81.500, after all expenses are paid. will get 3 exalt weighing between eighteen and twent pounds. It cost e St. John Rowing Club, 0! New Oriana, 98.000 to run a. regatta in thet oity last xenon. et the club has 81.000 in the treasury en the boot house and boote ore valued et over 310,000. The fleet consists of thirty-eightjiret-olue bootg. _ 7 Aninfiancnb hsvo bean~ undo by the Detroit rumba Club {or s I“ daught tommont, to be held ut the 1‘ room- sometime towudn the and o! the month. Etnlm told u to rte: in Montreal tint he might go for I tr p to Amtrak. in the an. not torow u mstoh.but to m the pogplo 9nd the county. ' 11' Salem carom-n h'u alum William. 0! Lowell, an order for a boat to be built In liglgt I; be 0.9 any fit. an! the ommm Dr.J. 8. Niven. of London Ont. ha bun. Mono cube mi '8“: ooqllnapm Ygr! dog 13mm: 80! . o IPOB'I'ING le. A Golden Wedding. Allen. before the count judge. ted s oldm for sslvsge due h m by t e schooner Plots Cmeth. While on s trip down the lske the schooner nu ashore at the Brothers, end wss token of! bst Allen’s tug. The 0 'ng counsel ssi thst he won only on ed to tow-go. Allen's claim m sohowlcdged by the judge, sud 0100 stunted him. --A onnglndyu.bdloallodborbun 'gnlxgd ,booculeho wuonhortnilall The amount for distribution we marine h itsls for sick and M693 seamen is p at 064.0(1). This Govern- ment grant is confined almost exclusively to seaports. General hospitalaeeommoda- tion is relied on for sailors along the lakes.‘ A reporter oi the Buffalo Courier got a good cal of opinion out of F. J. Klohke, president of the Union in that clty. A convention of vessel owners at Cleveland had been held. and chhke was certain the vessel owners meant no good to the sailors. He said sailors had as much ' ht as any other men to set a price on sir labor. They had also a right to ask that a vessel should carry so many men that they could manage her” He denied that union sailors hadeverintsrfered with the rights of vessel captains or owners, or threatened non ~union men, or detained vessels with non-union men on board, or hindered union men from shi ping with non-union men. To this the ? Tribune says: “ When Mr. chhke said that he had never known of an instance where non-union crews had been threatened, or vessels shipping non~union men been detained, by the action of union men. he was either guilty of a wilful mls. statement or he must have referred to his home port solely. It cannot be that he is in blissful ignorance of the outrageous to. ccedings enacted here and at Clevelan on numerous occasions last season. If he really referred to the whole chain of lakes, then he either stated sn untruth or made a int-blank admission that he did not keep ‘ ll ted concerning what was going on outsi e of his jurisdiction." _ jimomx. March l4.â€"'_l‘o;day Capt. J._F. Burl-c Howe. The ice' in Toronto harbor is broken as from theQueew whnrf enter as theGren Trunk elevntor. ‘ Cohonrg nubor gets 810,000 of Govern- ment great to nuke the herbor better u n shelter for mle. This will be spent on the pier to protect the hnrbor from south- west Itorms. This will be spprecinted by vase] men. ‘ and 40 per cent.. according to location. ‘ West of the Black Hills stage route il’om Sidney the lees will not be great, but eat of that line they have died by the thousands. 0n the ‘Niobrara ranges, east of Antelope Creek. owners themselves admit a loss of 50 per cent.. and south of that there is a bovine cemete until the Platte is crossed. The great in this particular re 'on is due to the heavy‘ snow storm. whic wsrragreceded by sleet and. rain. that ccnve the earth's surface into a sheet of ice. Even had there been no snow the cattle could not have gotten at the grass, which was under a coat of ice, but the snow aggravated the trouble somewhat. and for weeks the cattle endured the horrible torture of slow starvation. Thousands upon thousands drifted down upon the South Platte after grass and water. but, as the river was frozen, they could get neither. The recent heavy snow storms which visited Eastern Nebraska and the Northwest did not trouble the burnt district, kindly veering off in another direction, and so there is a pr t of brighter days. Thousands of d cattle cover the ground between Sydney and North Platte within sight of the railroad track. Many of them have been killed by the cars. but by far the larger number died of cold and starvation. They were massed between the two forks of the Platte which come together at North Platte. and the sufl’ering of the poor brutes is said by those who saw them to have been frightful. They filled the air with their ones of agony. and wandered about until so weak that when they lay down to rest they could not get up again. Nothing could be done for their relief. It would have been a hope- less task to have tried to feed them. A thousand tons of hay would not have gone around. The poor things. over- come by the cold; could not be ;driven back on the snowy ranges. They resisted force by sullen refusal to budge. preferring to remain where they were and diethan to move. They devoured every vestige of grass that could be seen, and even chewed the hair on their tails. The scenes that were witnessed by the settlers are described as heartrending. The losses 1 in other districts. while not so heavy. are 1 very severe. Overjgrodnction is one_cause the nettle interest, the resources of the country hmng for some yous been tend to the utxnotmf eg the enormous herd- whioh have room over the plum end in the foothills. Greet sufl’ering hm ulso then place among the settlers, end it in toured thnt mmy in book settlements hove perished through oold nnd hunger. very severe. Over-production is one «use 9‘! the ce‘lunit) wlujchlns been visited pppn 000. The poor brutes hove died in myrieds, whole herds being wiped out in A night. He says the duth rote omong the cattle in thut tract. which is embrsoed within hnes extendinggorth and south’ through Bidnev end orth Platte, towns on the mils: laconic railroad, “in 1:: brush. m on sport. is n s ro hillty lager then anywhere else in the entire greasing country. The cattle men hove denigrated this end the dry belt in Colorado es the "burnt district." The Nebraska burnt district is 200 miles one way by 125 miles soross on the south, ond 175 on the north. There is an immense number of cattle in this areaâ€"s hslf s million or more. There is a succession of msmmcth herds on the North Platte. Long), end Niobms rivers. and the mortaliag ompngthemishelieved to be between em e! u...- landed». Ila-mu... 1-4.0 you-Penn an the Ink. 1 will In”! that Ila-y Peru-I have ' lei-lubed u [newbie Belle-eâ€" can. ”I“. by the thousand. _ A representative of the Chicago Times who he: just "turned from e tour tho the cattle unse- lying between the M . tour! River end the Rocky Mountains reports thet the winter in that section has been the severest ever experienced. end thet the [on of cettle will exceed‘ 400.000 gov-gagged .9 from 98.00qu _m 910.909.. WINTER'C AWF‘UL SERVER!“