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SHOCKING SHOOTING ARRAY IN VIRGINIA
A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun from
petersburg Is as follows: "A shocking ARRAY oc-
CURED at late hour last night near Hicksford.
Greenville county, about forty miles from Pc
tersburg, which resulted i'm the death of one OF
the parties and the supposed mortal wounding
Oh the other. Both parties had attended the
county court during the day, and the facts az
near as can be ascertained. are about az follows
John W. Saunders justice of the peace, while
returning to his home from the courthouse
about Ill o'clock heard loud voices as Of per-
sons quarrellng at house near the road. He
went There TO ascertain the cause and found
several persons assembled (among them man
named John Davis), between whom IL is report
ed, some unpleasant words had passed during
the day. Davis asked Saunders what had
Drought him there out OF his way. Saunders
replied that he wanted to see what was the
matter. Davis applied an epithet to Saunders
ana the latter ordered his arrest, whereupon a
quarrei ensued between the two men, which re-
suited In each drawing pistols and firing on the
other reports dlfier as to who fired the first
shot- Davis was shot twice through the head
and once In the body, and died almost Instantly
saunders was shot In the arm, the ball also en-
tering the body. His wound is thought to be
mortal. Both men were well-known citizens,
and saunders is a man of family. The affair
causes great regret i'm the community"
TIE MEMBERS of the American Telephone As
s0clation, i'm session at Saratoga Yesterday
elected the following officers: President Geo L.
Phillips, of Boston; vice president, VIM. II Eek
ert, of Cincinnati; secretary, Morris F. Tyler, Of
New Haven.
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Terrible Railway Collision.

A NUMBER OF PERSONS scALDED OR BRrrsEp-
ONE DEATH.
The news Of a terrible accident at Tho,pto,
station, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon reached Wheeling
last evening The Chicago express was DELAYED
some time. and was makin. up time In round
ing the curve at Thornton station about ia
miles from Wheeling. il ran into the Cumberland
accommodation. en- route to Wheeling The
shock detached the boiler from the engine truck
None of the passengers on the Chicago eNpress
sustained any injury except slight shaking up
Nearly ali on the accommodation train were in
lured or scaldcd 10y the escaping steam Just
before the trains struck. John Bines. baggage
master on the Chicago express. Jumped from his
car and broke his left leg The injured on the
cumberland accommodation are az follows
Nellie White aged -. daughter of ex-Attorncy
General White, Wheeling. badly sealded. (has
since died;) David ;. Moore. Nashville Tenn
badly scalded on head and arms; Mrs Hannah
Coolnbs, Morgantown, W. Va severely scalded:
Annie Monroe. aged 20 of kipgwood N Va
badly scalded and crushed: Miss Alice Rector. OF
Clarksburg. W. Va. badly bruised: Luther
Kelly. of Fairyiew. W Va severely cut and
bruised; Harry Zimmerman and children. of
kingwoOd. W. Va. bad cuts: Rev. Lofters of
Romney. w. Va, right arm broken and badly
bruised: Mrs. Eide and two children of w. Va
seriously scalded: Vim. Barker, of Mineral
county, W. Va, burned slightly: Mrs Church, OF
Independence, w. Va. serious scalp wound
The wounded are being cared for al private
residence in the vicinity of the accident
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ELEVEN MEN BLOWN TO Ar0xs--A special dis
patch from Marquette Mich, says that q powder
explosion occurred there yesterday morning in
the packing house Of the Lake Superior Powder
COMPANY Eleven men were blown to atoms
and small pieces Of their bodies were blown in
every direction
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AUCTION SALES.
BOWLING, Auctioneer.

OF THk Of
EMBRacfSa ABOUT Bot 100 R6ons AND Fur
SSISHKp IS THE VERY sESI MSNSEk, con;
RRiaSS fRfSSH, Fkffk Mifb6Ns 81 EE lfSAS
stfkEfoR t WshStf aaAMhEh sSIIks;
SSSfkR HzlE Ia a fiSk FEAf Gak
F2 9 SHIFTS sT ANB sPREAPs sD d fABkE
- S shfA OPP staSSzsSf s
2 q1dH ARTICLES NOT NECESSARY TO MEN
H9 ss Of r. ssTs e III At Ten
O'CLOCK, and continue from day to day until all
is sold.
Terms cash.
So THOMAS BOWLING. Auctoneer.
GALE OF XAIUABIE ieT on C9LHM I2l4,, AYE AVE
TENTH 1881. in front Of the premises; at Sky
e and MD ss lot u sSsh Of
the properly known as Merdian HILL as surveyed by
Terms sfs Z cs balance in 81. and twelve
months. with notes bearing interest and secured by a
&C. At purchasers cost SO down at time of sale
hUNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers.
CHANCERY SALE OF TWO-STORY AND ATTIC
6 AND 5 sTREETs NoRTHwE IS Pc LARGE ARG Z
HsISE A oPn RsF AS Muse sEd 81
BY virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court of thee
u ISL in the cause of Mary V Randolph ct al Ia
w H. killmon ct al. No. Z TO- Equity docket 81. the
Of e rsufee shall se at public anetion r3n
DAY Il of SEPTEMBER, 1881, AT $50 O'CLOCK 2. NJ,
part OF lot numbered nine 3D. in square numbered two
hundred and ninety three (293 beginning twelve (l2)
feet eight go inches south from the northwest corner of
SAID lot thence east hundred 400 feet public
aes thence south on the alley twelve 2 feet eight (
with 18th street twelve l feet eight S inches to
the beS1Ining, with the dwelling house thereon.
second On TUESDAY, the THIRTEENTH DAY OF
ShPTEMBER 1881. at $50 O'CLOCK p M, lot mum
Dered thirteen 49, in the recorded subdivision of lot
one IN square numbered five hundred and seventy two
!S.-l together with the large brick Dwelling House
and ID streets northwest.
Third. On WEDNESDAY, the FOURTEENTH DAY
OF SEPTEMBER, 1881, at $50 O'CLOCK pm, lot
and twenty 25). This lot fronts fiftyseyen (5)
feet six 90 inches street northeast with depth of
thirty foot alley and could readily subdiyited
oEldl1g lots IL Is Immediately adjacent to the east
t oi t ne oaI1to ana ls improved by frame cot
may De deemed most advisable.
Terms of sale prescribed by the decree Onethird
purchasers notes. with interest from day of sale the
tle to be held by the Trustee until the paid
or the whole OF the purchase may be paid in cash.
deposit of 800 each lot sold will be required at the
time of sale If the terms of sale complied with
IN nVe days the Trustee the right resell after
hYe days notice at defanlting purchasers cost. All
wa. REDIN WOODWARD, Trustee,
a31-dSds 452 street northwest.
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The readiusters Of tho 8pottsylvania (va)
senatorial district have nominated g. I. Cole
man Cor the state senate.
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MARRIED.

MO0RE-ELLERY. On the morning of the 9Th Of
Sepemer 1881 at the residence of the brides parrnts
by the Rev DR. ID. Wills. u. 5. A., Miss AMELIA H.,
third daughter Of DR. J. B. Moore. to Mr.. GEORGE II.
ELLERY, of New York
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CUNARD LINE.

I !UNARU LINE.
NOTICE.
- LANE ROUTE.
THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED.
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL.
CALLING AT CORK HARBOR.
FROM PIER 49, N. r.. NEW YORK
Scythia. We'd. Sept Algeria -. We'd. s Oct.
Bothnia. We'd. IA Sept. Scy thia We'd. 10 oct.
Gaha We'd, n Sept. Bothnia. We'd, - Oct.
Catalonia We'd. % Sept. 6 alia. We'd, % Oct.
AND EVERY WEDNESDAY, FROM NEW YORh
80. RATES
$50 and 800, according to accommodations.
Tickets to Paris, SIS additional.
Return tickets on favorable terms.
Steamers marked do not carry steerage.
Storage at low rates Steersge tickets v-
erpoO and Queenstown and all other parts Europe
lowest rates.
Through bills Of laden given for Belfast, Glasgow
Hayre, Antwerp and other ports the Continent and
for Mediterranean ports.
For freight and passage apply at the Conpanys Office
No Bowling Green, or both steerage and cabin to
OTIS BIGELOW 4 CO., sos It'll street. Washington,
VERNON H. BROWN CO.,
1anl2 New York.
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FOREST FIRES N MICHIGAN.-There has been
no rain in six weeks In the Saginaw (Mich.) val
ley, and heavy fires are burning and doing Inn
mense damage to property. Reports of numbers
Of farm houses. barns and crops being burned In
Saginaw and TuscOla counties come In. Proba-
bly, &100,0 worth of property has been de-
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AUCTION SALES.
1G-hDsSRDW.

n QCIION SALE OF DESIRABLE BUILDING
n LOTS HANDSOMELY LOCATED, NEAR The
JUNCTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA AVENUES.
On thursday AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER49X
ElUhI N. 81 FIVE O'CLOCK. viii offer 1t pub ~
ZIG auctlol On the premises number of hand--Se-
some building sites North Carolina avenue and
strict, between GtA and 9TH streets southeast
h-e o. from 20 p feet front and from 80 to97
Ieet deep located in the highest section of the city,
within short distance of two street lines and
msnd fine view of the Capitol and surrounding
try
Terms: One third cash: balance in six. t1ccse and
eighteen il monthly ins2lients. with in
terest at cent, secured pro- cold. All
veyancing at purchasers cost Deposit of $40 required
on each lot ct time of safe.
TROS. j. FISHER CO.. Auctioneers,
sl-dSds 1924 + street northwest
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WOOD AND COAL.
WOOD! WOOD!

COAL! COAL! uoo,,, woon
II you want to buy good clean COAL and best KIND
LING WOOD go to JOHN MILLER, main Office and
kindfng wood mill street and Virginia avenue south
west branch offices lab b street southeast and 9th
street wharf. ao7-3m
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A Precedent for the Presidents Case.


As bearing on the relation of the Presidents
wound to his actual condition the following ex-
tract from the English papers yesterday received
VIII De OF interest: Captain Campion formerly OF
the I'D regiment, (the Duke of Albany's own
Highlanders) who died recently at Brecon,
South Wales, at the great age of eighty-siX
received about fOrty-nine years ago a bullet
wound in the back, the ball lodging in his hip
ana lt was never extracted. He left instruc-
tions that after his death a post-mortem cyan
nation should be made to discover the locality
OF the ball. This was done by DIR. Valentine
Rees and DIR. Owen who found il In close prox-
unity to the hip bone"
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MEDICAL. &c.


A IL WEAKNESSES AND PRIVATE DISEASES OF
the Organs OF both 3es cured new cases often in
or 10 say1 No ealonel used. Charges reasonable.
street soafhaest o's 100 Virginia avenue a ReaL
DR BROTHERS Is THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED
srte oSrs ae1 ~ d aenss lrres
9ice yve street southwest opposite Smithsonian No
~ private diseases come at and you shall he
T afS - speedy cnTe without mercury Dr. BROTH
EfaS, 900 ID street southwest. je2l-3m
nR- LEON. THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED AND
- most reliable LADIES PHYSICIAN in the city, can
De consulted daily at 455 Massachusetts avenue.
nes quickly cured Prompt treatment. Separate
Tor ladies' iyl3-2m
nR. RECORD. al WEST FAYETTE STREET, BAL
~ more from long experience in hospital and private
pra ctiee il enabled to in Syphiiitic DIS
discretion with sIernlstorrh premature decay lost
ma ar Se rendering marriage Improper or hsp
cured IN three to eight days by local remedy. Call
writ Charges low Railroad fare to Baltimore deduct
MADAME DE FOREST HAS REMEDY FOR La
w de- Aniema!e eoInpaints quickly cured Can be
from to O'clock pm ~ Gs eie4 h9rs
nR- JOHN Trips BLOOD PURIFIER is a certain
~ ere fcr syphilis Serofua. OvaruIn Tulnors Kid
sulraiisd IN either stse Send two stamps for PAM
p1l s1s-ed Eefsre House. Boston. y. ,o,,x ,nn
GOLD MEDAL AWARDED THE AUTHOR,
new and great Medical Work, warranted the best and
Cheapest Indispensable TO every man. entitled THE
- SCIENCE OF LIFE OR SELF PRESER-
kNDN NA11ON;" bound in finest French NUS
THiSELF- lin. e.nboss.ed fun git 800 pages, con
tains beautiful Steel Engravines, 125 Pre-
scrltcns price only g IS, sent by mail Illustrated
81 ttas. Dr.. WI IL faRkEa. f So Bulin e
euee', bostOn apl1-m,w,f
NE MOTIFS FRENCH POWDERS-CERTAIN CURE
Jfo- Kidney Disease Gravel and all Urinary Diseases
Nervous Debility Seminal Weakness Iupotercy Gleet
Scrofgls. syphilis and all Blood and Skin diseases
ssetI1IS ctlrttl IUnOrrhtHa cured As hours
sale By WI B. ENTWISLE. Druggist corner 18th
street end Pensy Price s. FER box sent
py mai tnser seal on receipt OF price. m6
and Saturday at his Office. 456 II. W.. near
.n.s...et, lruIi 20 y ocock p M, WHO, With fifteen
years er1ence guarantees all diseases of the
Urinary Organs, Nervous and Seminal Weakness Noe
S.irnai Emissions. Impotency &c. Gonorrhra Syph
rs receI ty nracted positively cured in from 10
Gays Consul tston strictly private. and separate Offices
Tor adeS. Refers 10 the leading physicians Baltimore
Slaln office, 10 5. Eutaw street. Baltimore. Charges
inoder1te feb1
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GREAT CUT IN FREIGHT RATEs.-Owing to
the immense shipments of four from Ainneapo-
lis to Chicago for eastern use sharp competi-
ton has sprung up between the eastern trunk
lines as to carrying it. One manager stated on
Monday that -four was being taken from Chicago
to New York for 16 cents per barrel This is an
unDreCedented cut of rates.
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DRY GOODS.

OprosIrE RIGGS BANK.
ATTRACTIVE OPENING.
cHILDR-sN's NEW FALL HOSIERY.
LADIES' NEW FALL HOSIERY.
GENTS NEW FALL HOSIERY.
NEW HOUSEKEEPING GOODS
UNUSUAL NOVELTIES IN LINENS.
HANDSOME HAND EMBROIDERED ALLLINEN
TIDES AND TOWELS.
THIS WEEK.
COCHRANE & CO.,
OPPOSITE RIGGS BANK. &c
NEW DRESS GOODS:
". II. SINISTER SONS.
ELEGANT PLAIDS. ROMAN STRIPES.
COLORED SURAH with side band.
FULL LINE OF COLORED PLUSH.
OMBRE PLUSH, all shades
BLACK SATIN MERvEILLEUx.
BLACK vELvETs. CoLoRED vELvETs.
CHUDDA CLOTHS, CAsHMERES.
ROBES WITH SASH. and all
THE NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON
JUST OPENED.
ONE PRICE.
w. NJ. SINISTER l. SONS.
s5 919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
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SUMMER RESORTS.

CEASIDE PARK Is CELEBRATED FOR THE CURE
y of hay fever and malaria. Hotel still open. 4 4
Fishing. Sailing, Bathing unsurps ssed. VSA7
+. HARRIS s.W i
a29-2w Seaside Park, Ocean Co., 4. J,
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GAITHERSBTYRa Nh
STEAMERS. &c.
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.

NOTICE
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
On and after AUGUST 1sr. 1881. the steamer T. v.
SAY IF Tfa t20t sea 81
sst laT
sess on NYs n. s1 sna
landings down Msehoaoei s.oSpins st
ndaa esf III RG s the
a;0-6m }. X. WOOD, Manager.
STEAMER MATTANO
dsiSe RvEF N9 at eseek n for
days for Nonini on 1hursdays for Mattox Cree snd
ana a at
'as9 sss% Creek Mondays and & j3SSrs Agent.
NORFOLK AND NEW YORK STEAMERS.
~ STEAMER LADY OF THE LAKE
D sS f sHd F aY at @2
M, touching at Piney Point Point Lookout and Fort
First-c.ss hound Trip to Fortress Monroe and Nor
Fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk 90
First Fare to Piney Point and Point Lookout 81 50
First class Round Trip Piney and Lookout - 81 90
DkTs snd HfS at four eaeA THURS
@ t ans m he b It
Bank budrz p E n Y Ok 81 ttsaf. Se"r
JOHN GIBSON and E c. KNIGHT leave Pier Al, East
River, New York, every SATURDAY at four O'Clock p.
M, and Georgetown every FRIDAY, at am. For
particulars apply to agent 63 water street. Georgetown.
ALFRED WOOD. Secretary.
apps Glib 18th street, opposite U. S. Treasury.
ENOR NEW YORK DIRECT.
MERCHANTS, AND MINERS, TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY'S OUTSIDE LINE
The Steamship VIM. LAWRENCE, Capt. j. g. March,
ir., will sail from the foot of Spears wharf, WEDNES
DAY. September 7. pm.
Freight received daily foot Of Spears wharf. Lowest
rates guaranteed.
Rates Passage: First Glass; S. including meals and
staterOoIn berth.
Steerage s.: meals if desired % cents each extra
Baltimore, every SATURDAY at pm.
A. L HUGGINS AGENT,
Spears Wharf, or foot Of Long Dock, BALTIMORE.
GEO. H. GLOVER, AGENT,
jy28 PIER 49, EAST RIVER New YORK
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Z EW YORK ROTTERDAM.

z T." 1UKk ROTTERDAM.
The frs.-2lass Steamers of this Line
'.AMSTERDAM, '.ROTTERDAM,"
''SCHIEDAM.' ''W. A. SCHOLTEN,"
'sP CALAND," and MAS"
Carrying the O. s. Mails to the Netherlands leave Wat
First Cabin se0s46 Sd Cabin On So sterase s
e. CAzAUxi General Agent. II South William William street.
New York. For passage apply to ". q. METZEROTT
CO., 925 Pennsylvania avenue Washington, or F.
II. JOHNSON, Agent National Safe Deposit Building,
corner New York and 18th northwest ja1f
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
~ STEAMSHIP LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK, HAvRK
LONDON, SOUTHAMPTON AND BREMEN.
Inc steamers of this company I'll sail EVERY SAT-
ERDAY from Bremen Pier, foot of 81 street. Hoboken.
Rates OF passatse:-From New York to Havre London,
southampton and Bremen, first cabin, 800; second
cabin 500 steerage S3O prepaid steerage certificates,
s2S For freight or passage apply to oE!RICHS CO,
GO, 925 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, Agents for
washington. janl2
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sporting Matters

TWO COMING rRITE fIGHrs.
Richard h Fox. of the Polsoe Gdzeffs wi,o,
offered TO back Paddy Ryan against John l..
sullivan, or any other pug.list In the world has
received letter from Michael Mcdonald &C
chicago. offering To match sullivan against
nyan Tor from $4,000 10 $4,000 a side, the fight
TO take place within 100 miles OF Detroit. Mich,
or New Orleans. La. not less than six nor moro
tnan ten weeks after signing articles McDon-
aid enclosed a check for 81 600 Mr. Fox nc
copied the challenge on behalf of RYAN ycster-
1as ana forwarded check Of 81 900 To Nc
Donald. William l.. Harding Mr. Foy's reprs-
sentative aud Charles Davis representing Mr..
Mcdonald. viii meet September Il 60 arrange
rreliminaries and sign articles.
bonn Donaldson, well known In istic circles.
ana an, az one time Champion of Canada. arrived In
lHtsOurg, Monday evening. TO arrange the pre-
i:minarcs Tor a fight with Charley Mcdonald Of
thr bradford oil district. These two came to-
gether at bradford some two years ayo in
glove hight for purse of $500 which was won
by Donaldson. The same night n match was
made for prize fight hut Donaldson having
received Kick from a horse. forfeited his de-
post.
RACES ON LAND AND WATER
dispatch from London SAYS: The Sandowns
Park Club September meeting opened to- iay.
The race for the all-aged stakes distance one
mile came Of and was won 10y Mr.. J. r. Keene's
three-year-old bay colt Marshal Mcdonald. Mr.
L. Radmalrs two ycar-old hay gcldng ltys came
IN second, aad HenniX third. The race for the
flying two-year-old stakes distance five fur.
longs, was won by Mr.. Leopold de Rothschiide
AhGeyin- The second place was secured by
Irossoune, and the third place by the Red
Prince
Ross and Courtney had fine squirt together
al Toronto yesterday, the latter creeping up and
passing the former. Hosmcr. Tencyck and Riley
were out Al present Trickett. Gaudaur and
courtney are the faNorates though Wallace Ross
has plenty of hackers.
The winners at the Coney Island races yes-
terday were Sir Hugh. Fair Count, Olivia.
Parole. Sly Dance and Lizzie ID. (handicap
steeplechase).
HANI.AN RETIRES
At meeting in Toronto Monday night Ham
Ian was asked 10y Wallace Ross TO arrange a
match with him. He declined Ia do SO saving
that he had made up his mind TO retire from
boat racing
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NO CURE NO PAY,-TO ALL AFFLICTED WITH
~ private diseases come at and you shall he
Warded hy speedy cure without mercury. DR. BROTH
ERS, Sd5 u street south1est. je2I-3n-
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The sale Of the above effects will commence on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH, at TEN
O'CLOCK, and continue from day to day until all
is sod.
Terms cash.
So THOMAS DOWNING Auctioneer
, 1881-09-19

lntlonal government, hut .1un regard fnr
Tho dignity Ut tho Legislature demands tint
its t'nu should not tr wasted merely fur tho
information Ut ll.,ckheusls. !,
Tho wa,'t Of permanent committees. ns Tint
term Is understood In thu United Staca atMt
l!,ost htlor countries. Ia still nnUth0f nceasnn
nf rcxnt1aus .lc!ay In the workings nf tho
llnusc of caInnai1s. It, aho Inst number Ut
tho Nlhctcenih Century Alr. Frederic linr
fison says:
, 1881-09-19
REronm IN THE HousE OF oommovs.

REFORM IN THE HOUSE OF C0MM0Ns.
Tic Irltfsl, 1lulse nf Commons III ull MI
ctelIt md honorable bo.ly cxnrtly adapted tn
do the legislative work ot t:rtat Britain III
thu seventeenth or eighteenth century, but
wholly unabla to mott the demands ut tho
yast empire that has CROWN llp !1l tho last IUO
years. 1t suffers fr0m two cnuses, First,
because It llas loo 1l,arl anu ion many kinds
Of business to dispatch; and, secondly, it,
causc Its methods Of procedure nre antl4uutcll
md clumsy.
The Jurisdiction Of Parliament has mover
been dellnctl by lAw. Its authority Is tlc-
rived FROM tradition and prccedent. Legis-
tatiyO bodies are always reluctant to SUR
render power they hive pI.ce possessed.
HENCE It has l'appunctl that Parliament l.as
continued to regulate provincial ntlaIrs a,ld
to direct tho fureign. llscal, alld co.
lunial pulley Ut tho Empire. 1t Inns
linl 10 snperinto,lt local aln,In1s.rn-
tian ut h0lMo alul Tho most surious
negotiations Ut its representatives nbroatt.
The sulnD bn'ly lins hevn called upon to Al,-
point thu hours for the oprnlng alul closing
Of saloons al.l to nsslst IN tho disnnc,llber.
Mctt of HI c',plrs.; 10 declare war md l,uace
atl Ia pass laws fur thu punishment Ut
juyollftU Offenders. Its duties I,uyu bernlle
10 varlois that tho most ollic!ent orguulz.l-
tion, tho pronptest atld sArest ,Ietllu.la ut
doing business, would hardly suffice fur Tic
proper performance Of thunl all,
but Parliament, busldes having t!le widest
aud ,nost tll-.ei.lci Jurisdiction OF my legis-
latiye body ln thu world, l,ls tho worst
metl,otls ut tlotng business. Its pr0coduro Is
, 1881-09-19
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1881.

TIE dispatches from i,ong 1}mncl, tell OF
"another bad Sunday" for the President.
1le seemed to be- in fnlr wny IL recover
some of the ground lost by tho chill of Sat-
urtlay morning. but Ills low Temperature ycB-
to-day excited graYe concern, md in1rcca
his physicians to renew tiso application Ut
measures for increasing tic hent uf thu
b0ly. In this they were successful, mud tho
rise In temperature and plllse which rcwnr.teu
their Iaboys WIS rnaartted us encouraging,
slnee II denoted the fact that tho patlent's
vitality llNl not been exhausted. Thtnes
wore q brighter aspect for tho remainder of
the duy, but ut 4 o'cLoek in the evening the
President wns takun with nnotl1tr chill,
which lasted about ten minutes. 1t was
considerably shorter III duration ttlan tile
chill of Saturday furentSon, but It was
"long cnnnRll." as Dr. Bliss remarked.
From that time forward gloom md
anxloty prevailed, mud tho feeling WIS ouu
of tho grnyest apprehension, us stutel In
Mr.. MacVcasll's telegram to Minister
Lowell. At :l5 this morning 1t was reported
tbnt not officially from tie cUttnge that tho
President WIS thcn llaytng another "rlgor,"
but press dispatch datc.t tho sa1uu time
conveyed no sucl, information, md at :, this
morning tho rcpnlt lacked confirmation. Hut
the Situation was tlIscouraklug and sud ut