The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-12-07 00:00:00

(From Tuesday's Daily News.)
MONTREAL, Monday.
The Princess has just received by cable a telegram from
Windsor Cantle as follows :

"I am delighted with your reception. Say so—VicroitiA."
OTTAWA, Monday Evening.
The Marquis of Lorne and the Princess Louise left
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- Addresses were presented at St. Anne, Cornwall, and
Prescott. There were large crowds at every station. The
Marquis invited the representatives of the Press to luncheon.
Ottawa was reached at half-past four in the afternoon. There
was a tremendous crowd in spite of the drenching rain. An
address of welcome was presented by the Mayor. The
illumination of the city and the rejoicings are postponed on
account of the weather.
The Marquis and Princess are quite well.

(From Wednesday's Evening Standard).
OTTAWA, Tuesday.
Snow is falling heavily. This morning the representatives
of the St. Andrew's and Caledonian Societies of Ontario, the
former of which was estabiished to assist distressed Scotch.
men, the latter to cultivate a love of the history and litera-
ture of Scotland, waited on his Excellency. Mr. Adam
Brown, of Hamilton, Chairman of the United Smieties, read
a brief, kindly and eloquent address.

Noticeable amongst those present was Hugh McKinnon,
the champion Highland athlete of Canada. On his broad
breast was a black velvet sash covered with forty•two
glistening medals, gold and silver, trophies of his prowess in
America aLd the Dominion.

Mr. W. B McMnrrich, secretary of the Deputation, ad-
vanced, and gracefully presented her Royal Highness with a
sprig of myrtle, the badge of the Clan Campbell, which the
Princess accepted with evident pleasure.

This delegation represented eight thousand hardy and in-
dustrious Scotchmen in all parts of the Province of Ontario.
Distant Manitoba joined in the address, which was a real
work of art, adorned, among other devices, with the beaver
of Canada and the boar's head crest of Argyll.
•

The Princess is much pleased with her future home. It is
a roomy building, with a pleasant interior, but of no archi-
tectural pretensions. The mansion is very plain, but com-
fortable, and very homelike in all its arrangements. The in-
terior is entirely upholstered in crimson. Attached are
billiard-rooms, tennis court, La Crosse ground, bowling
alley, toboggon slides, skating and curling rinks, and every
aid to outdoor diversion.
A. MAN-EATING ALLIGATOR.

A correspondent writing from Chandbally to an Indian
paper, gives some particulars of a man-eating alligator :

"The rivers of Orissa are infested with alligators,
and every now and then one of these creatures acquires
a reputation as a man-eater, and is theu hunted down.
Early last week information was brought to Mr. Ch4p-
man, inspector of police at Chandbally, that a man had
been carried off. It appears that the poor fellow was
lying in his boat with his feet hanging over the side,
when the alligator made a snap at his feet, pulled him
into the water, and made off. On receiving this report
Mr. Chapman manned his boat and set off to the Dararah
river, some miles from Chandbally, in pursuit. After
several hours' search the mugger was seen crossing the
river, and was allowed to gain the opposite bank.
After crawling up the bank, it prooeeded to make a
meal off his victim, and whilst so engaged, was, by a
lucky shot, killed on the spot. The inspector had it
out open, and there were found in its stomach 26 pairs
of brass anklets and bangles, weighing no less than 14
seers. There were also two sets of gold earrings, and
a number of toe-rings. It is supposed this alligator
must have devoured four women, five children, and an
unknown number of persons who wore no jewellery.
Mr, Chapman deserves credit for his promptness."