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Lake Disaster,

LONDON, Ont, May 24.-,This even
ing at six o'clock, as the steamer Vic
toria with over 600 excursionists on
board, was returning from Spring
Bank, and when near the Cove railway
bridge, one mile below the city, the
boat suddenly collapsed like an egg
shell and became total wreck, level
with the waters edge. All the passen-
gers were instantly plunged into the
stream. More than half of them
being underneath the debris, the first
news which reached the city, wa,
brought by the survivors who struggled
through the streets wet and weary.
The news fell like a thunderbolt and
stampede, took place for the spot.
Arriving there horrible sight met the
view, so or 80 bodies had al
ready been recovered, and we're
lying on The green sward some distance
up the bank. Those arriving from the
city and from every direction crowded
around anxious to see if any relatives
were on board. Several hundred fami-
lies were represented on the excursion,
and the wall of anguish that arose at
the sight of the victims was heart-ren-
ding. Fathers, mothers, brothers and
sisters rushed about panic stricken en-
deavoring to identify their relatives.
By o'clock about SO bodies were
recovered from under the wreck, where
the water was twelve feet deep. AL
most every minute some of the victims
are brought to the surface and convey
ed to the shore. The steamer Princess
Louise was early brought to the spot
and victims placed Oh the upper deck.
Fires were lit on the bank overlooking
the river and petroleum
torches were brought and
the search continued. Up to the
present time $50 corpses have been re-
covered. Among the dead are james
Rasbetson, manager of the British
Bank of North America; J. G. Mere
dith. clerk of the Division Canal; VIM.
Mcbride assessor and secretary of the
Western fair association; Mrs. VIM.
Asbury, VIM. Wilmer, Montreal,
Commercial agent and his two
sons, and James Rogers, Plumber.
All is confusion at the present moment.
The landing at the foot Of Dundos
street is now crowded with people,
all waiting IN breathless expectation for
the arrival of the steamer Princess,
with the bodies. The total loss will ag-
gregate $l75, 900.
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Little SermOnS.

The error Of a moment often becomes
the sorrow of whole life.
The divinity Of charity consists in re-
ieving d mans needs before they are
forced upon us.
The slightest sorrow for sin is suffici-
ent if it produced amendment: the
greatest is insufficient if it does not.
The highest perfection of human rea-
son is to know that there is an infinity
Of truth beyond its reach.
There are some persons on whom
their faults sit we'll, and others who are
made ungraceful by their goodness.
He who makes a great fuss about do
ing good will do very little; he who
does good only to be noticed will not
do it long.
The greater the difficulty, the more
glory in s1rmounting it. Skillful pi-
lots gain their reputation from storms
and tempests.
TIE rejoice in another's prosperity is
to give content to your own lot; to NIT
igate another's grief is to alleviate OF
dispel your own.
Strength Of resolution is, in ITSELF
domination and ability: and there is a
seed of sovereignty in the barrenness
Of untlinching determination.
Formerly, when great fortunes are
only made, war was business; but
now, when greet fortunes are only made
10y business, business is war.
| The sweetest life is to be ever making
sacrifices; the hardest life man car
lead, the most full of trouble, vexatior
and misery, is to be always doing hi
own will and seeking to please himself
Ifinstructing child, you arc vexet
and out of patience with it for adroit
ness, try, if you have never tried be
fore, to write with your left hand, an,
remember that child is all left hand
Il Never swerve in your conduct from
your honest convictions; unless it b
in obedience to law or lawful authority
Decide, because you see reasons for d.
cision; and then act, because and a
you have decided.
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Marriage.

Men and women, and especially
young people, do not know that it takes
years to marry completely two hearts
even of the most loving and well-sorted.
But nature allows no sudden change.
We slope very gradually from the
cradle to the summit of life. Marriage
is gradual, q fraction of us at a time.
A happy wedlock is long falling in
love. know young persons think love
belongs only to brown hair and plump,
round crimson cheeks. So it does for
its beginning, just as Mount Washington
begins at Boston bay. But the golden
marriage is part Of love which the
bridal days know nothing of. Youth is
the tassel and silken flower of love, age
is the full corn, ripe and solid in the
ear. Beautiful is the morning of love
with its prophetic crimson, violet, pur-
pie and gold with its hopes Of the days
that are to come. Beautiful also is the
evening Of love, with its glad remem-
brances, and its rainbow side turned
toward heaven as we'll as earth. Young
people marry their opposites in temper
and general character, and such a
marriage is generally good one. They
do it instinctively. The young man
does not say, my "b!ack eyes require to
be wed with blue, and my over
vehemence requires to be modified
with somewhat of lullness and reserve.
When these opposites come together
to be wed they do not know it but each
thinks the other just like himself. Old
people never marry their opposites;
they marry their slmilars and from cal.
culation. Each Of these two arrange
ments is very proper. In their long
journey, these two young opposites
will fall out by the way great many
times, and both will charm the other
again, and by-and.bye they will be
agreed as to the place they will 60 TO-
and the road they will 90 by And be.
come reeoneiled. The man viii be
nobler and larger fo- being associated
. with so much humanity unlike himself
and she will be nobler woman fol
having manhood beside her, that seeks
to correct her deficiencies, ana supply
her with what she lacks, if the diversity
be not too great, and there he real pity
: and love in cir hearts to begin with
The old bridegroom, having a much
8 shorter journey to make, must associ
ate himself with one like himself.
! perfect and complete marriage is, per
! haps, as rare as perfect personal beauty
;. Men and women are married fraction
: ally, now a small fraction, then lare,
fraction. Very few are married TOTALLY
Q and they only l think, after forty O
Is fifty years ofgradual approach and ex
8 pertinent. Such u large and swee
e fruit is complete marriage that i
# needs q long summer to rippen it ant
then a long winter to mellow and sea
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Thought He Was Kilt Juring the Wah.
From the Jackson (Miss.) Comet.)

VI run the Jackson lMlss) COmet)
A friend of ours. who is the duly &C.
credited agent for the sale of Jefferson
Davis book in one Of the Northern
counties Of this State, reports the fol.
lowing dialogue between himself and
a "hard customer" that he tackled
while canvassing the aforesaid county:
Agent-Good morning Mr.. Jones.
You have been represented to me as
an enlightened citizen Of this great and
prosperous county-as one likely to
subscribe for copy of this elegantly
bound book. containing large number
of steel-plate engravings. giving his
tory of our great struggle to throw of
the yoke ofoppression-in which strug-
gle you no doubt took very active
and conspicuous part. Every word OF
it is written or dictated by our much
beloved and ven-rated chieftain-Jef
erson Davis. The price, sir, is only
Hard customer-Why, how could he
write book? l thought he was Kill,
juring the wah!
1t is unnecessary to say that the high.
ly-enlightened citizen failed to subscri-
eb.
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A Useful Spider.
Virginia City (Nev Enterprise.


From present appearances the grass.
hoppers seen. to be in The last year Of
their life. All along the line OF Vir-
ginia and Truckee railroad, between
Carson and Reno, they are coming in
spots very thick, and in others, on we'll
irrigated land, there are very few. In
many places their enemy, a small
black spi or, has put in its appearance
in great numbers. The spider does his
work while the hopper is torpid from
the chill of the morning and evening
air. The spiders attack one hopper
after another by giving each bite or
a sting, which kills him instantly. One
spider is capable Of destroying con
siderable number Of hoppers in asingle
night.
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THE KlNG.CUp's TEST.


NV lips seemed swift enough with words,
Mid school mates song and story,
Lost all their wopted glory.
Some glamour in the deem blue eye
Loves nameless, tender token
Drew close the golden gates of speech,
And left the word unspoken.
Till one rare morning when the year
Was gay with lefy banners,
Were singing blithe hosannas; 7.
When every sound was in the air
The sweet.yoiced spring could utter,
She plucked king from the hedge,
TO see if liked butter.
.....
A golden chalice closed in snow,
The blue eyes peeripg under
find no room for wonder,
That, when youths happy vintage pore
Its bubble-headed wine,
The peerless vestals pensive face,
Seemed more than half divine.
Dear gulieess glrE ehe clearly meant ..
Inc golden irult OF dairy; .....
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son. But a real, happy marriage of
love and judgement between q noble
man and woman is one of the things so
very handsome that if the sun were, as
the Greek poets tabled, god, he might
stop the world in order to feast his eyes
with such aspectacle. Theodore Parker.
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light lacing caused the liver of an
Indian woman to grow fast to the
ep'gastrium, causing her death. Ladies
cannot be to careful in guarding against
such calamity as this. When tight
lacing must be INDUCED in the epigas-
trium should be removed and locked
up In the bureau drawer for safety.
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Falstaff asks, whats honor? as
though it was hard to tell. But let one
woman sit behind another in church
and she'll tell what's on her in less than
two minutes.
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Whisky Te!egranhine.
charlotte N. C) Dispatch to the New York Sun

charlotte On. C) Dispatch to the New Y Ork Sun ]
A novel way of checkmating the
new prohibitory law Of this state was
reported to-day. Brevard township, on
the French Broad River, was made
"dry" by the act Of the legislature.
The township on the opposite side Of
the river is SWEET" The latter is situ-
ated on high bluff, overlapping the
opposite banks. Two ropes have been
stretched from the top OF the bluff on
the vet side to the lower bank on the
dry side. Between these a basket is
suspended on sliders, with ropes at
tached to pull it back and forth. When
man on the dry side wants a drink
he goes down to the river and blows q
horn kept there for the purpose
Then the barkeeper halls him from
the other side and asks him what he
wants. The order is given for "whis
ky straight" "corn and rock" or "cock
TAIL" as the taste Of the thirsty individ
ual may dictate. This is put in thu
basket, which is quickly drawn to tn,
| opposite side of the river, where it i
taken out and drank and the price o
drink or drinks is put in. The baske
is then pulled back to the bluff ant
hung up for future call. This move
practice has gained the name of whisk.
telegraphing.
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Three years had passed. Leonie was
in the brilliant salon of the countess de
Sagone, whose house was always filled
with the literary men Of the day, and
she invariably secured the literary lion.
She was making her way through the
brilliant throng toward Leonie.
"My DEAR" said she when she reach
ed her, "you have read that novel of
which all Paris is talking-Les Deux
Princesses?'"
eyes," said Leonie, 'it is charming
work"
Do you know its author"
Eugene de Lassi? No. Is he here
this EVENING"" e
Eyes, and want to present him te
you. Al, there he is. Monsieur d.
Lassi!" and in another moment there
! stood before Leonie-the false painter
i For moment she hesitated; but thu
Old sp, Il re asserted itself, and she fount
! herself listening almost against her viii
to his pleas Of pardon. And he plead
! ed his cause mot eloquentiy.
4 II am half inclined not to forgiv,
you," she replied at length. "Yo,
j acted abominably, you know you did.
i. II acted like fool and knave,
) said Eugene, land you ought never Il
!. pardon ME; but you will, wont your"
81 WELL" said the beauty, semi-re
luc.antly, .'if you'll be a very goo
elboy--
al "Yes."
y "And never deceive me again
"Never"
q "And never paint any more sue
g wletched tree
n Newer"
: ''Then I forgive you for havin
1 played the servant"
ell "But want to play it sgain!"
~ She looked at him inquiringly.
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II want to be your servant forever.

Their first child was boy. He was
called Jacques de Lassi, and Bruchiere
was his godfather.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-02

A Chicago man committed suicide
the other day because he found his
business increasing so rapidly he was
afraid he wouldn't be able to manage
it. His business was lodging officers Of
the law.
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wedding Bells.

Society was all of futter last night
There were two very brilliant weddings,
Events Of that character at this season OF
the year are unusual, consequently inter
esting. At Z o'clock last evening Mr..
Frank Linus Child was united in marriage
to Miss Edith, daughter of Justice and Mrs.
Harlan, at the New York Avenue Presby.
terrain Church by Rev. Mr.. Paxton. There
were no bridesmaids or groomsmen. John
NJ. and Richard d. Harlan and NOrwin and
Harry Child acted as ushers. After
the wedding charming reception was
given at the residence Of Justice Harlan,
and later Mr.. and Mrs. Child left for an
Eastern tonr. They will reside in
Worcester, Mass.
DIR. Gabriel +. Johnston was married at
o'clock last evening to Miss Nellie, daugh-
ter of ex. Gov. r. p. Lowe, of Iowa, at the
First Presbyterian Church, by Rev. Byron
Sunderland. Miss Minnie Johnston acted
as bridesmaid and Mr.. Charles G. Rice as
best man. Messrs. w. b. Bryan, John b.
Wight, L. A. Lowe and ]. I. Johnston
officiated as x1hers. A reception for rela-
tives only WIS held after the ceremony at
the residence of the brides parents The
newly-married pair left last night for a
Western tour.
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The Theatre Comiaue
A Mysterious Shooting.

VIM. G. McGill, jr., the son Of the Jail
guard who was attacked by Guiteau some
time ago, was passing in front of Senator
Jones' residence, on his return from the
National Theatre last night, when he was
shot at, as he declared and dam
gerously wounded. Two police officers
were attracted by the report Of pistol and
the cry of murder, and coming to the spot
found young McGill lying on the sidewalk,
having been shot in the side. They carried
the sufferer to his home, No. 600 East Cap
itol street, and DR.. Hazen was called in.
The bullet was found to have struck the
ninth rib and lodged in the muscles of the
back, and was successfully extracted
McGill's statement last night was that some
one unknown had shot him.
This morning it was learned that six
barreled revolver, with one barrel empty
had been found on the spot where McGill
was shot, and as it was thought improbable
that an assassin would have left his weapon
behind him, the wounded young man was
questioned ON the subject, and stated that
he accidently shot himself while handling
the pistol. The general impression. though
an unjust one is that Mr.. McGill attempted
suicide. The wound, it is stated this morn
ing, was again examined by DR.. Hazen
and he announced it to be of n painful, bu
not at all dangerous character.
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Notable savings Of Notable Mon.

=" Americans cat too often and over.
much. "--Kelser.
-" No innocent man should fear ridi.
Guile. "--Senator Dawes.
--"Ohio seems to Foster Republican
ideas. John G.. Thompson.
-"Any rich Englishman can raise a
thousand pounds."-Ned Harris.
=" Every woman should be opposed to
the lick-her law."-Dr. Mary Walker
=" Never speak evil Of your neighbor
he might got back at YOU'D. c. For
ney.
90 don't carry watch because ] was
never knocked out Of time."--Prof. Ned
Donnelly.
at requires moro brains to run a
theatre than to be Cabinet officer. Joe
Scssford.
-" Some things arc past finding out the
love for whisky staggcrs man."-Col
Dunning.
-" Some niggcrs' honesty Is regulated
mostly by the spunk of the backyard
dog Col. Perry Carson.
---"Bcfo' the wah, sab, we folks of the
Eastern Sho' were bad men in the jucl
Times are changed now."-Judgc Riley, OF
Accomac.
-" An heiress can afford to wear any
thing, from frown TO love of bonnet
or young husband. "-Baroness Burdett
Coutts- BARTLETT.
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national Hotel Arrivals.

]. II. Hood, Brooklyn; A. Willard, Quay
mas, Mex; F. NJ. Gardner, Bradford, Pa;
A. A. Lewis, w. Va; Il. A. Edwards, w.
Va. IL. Sterling, w. Va; f. II. Morgan,
Atlanta, Ga. w. r. Whittier, Baltic; A, p.
Shallcross, w. Va. Hon. b. Il. Camp,
Chicago w. L. Rountree and wife, New
bern, N. c.; Hon. G. w. L. Dorsey and wife,
Neb. r. La Toucho, Phila. j. L. Wood,
Oakland; II. L. Wood Oakland; S. ID. May
and wife, Va; ID. w. Lynch and wife, Va G.
II. Graham, N. "; G. Herbert, Utica, N. Y;
ID. ]. A. Jones, N. Y; A. X. Nancis, Atlanta;
II. L. Conrad and wife, Columbus, o.; N. II.
Brown, Ohio; S. p. Eubank, Louisville,
Va; Ii. Hitchins, Frostburg, Va; L. L.
Tons Fort Wayne, Ind; c. II. Row, Phila.;
T. Lawson, Phila; j. G.. H. Cummings,
Denver r. Walsh, Newark, N. j.; j. Han
Ion, bridgeport, Conn; A. II. Fancer, Kin
deIhook W. Bryan, Hudson, N. j.; l.. F.
Longley N. ". r. Williams, Portland ;
Mrs w. r. Milward, Woman's National
Convention Mrs. II. X. Milward, Woman S
National Convention; F. Cobourn, Phila.:
w. G. Lowell, Cleveland Il. NJ. Cannon,
Buffalo; II. b. Geib, Phila.; II. II. Myer
and wife, Warrenton, Va; G. ID. Gray and
wife, Culpeper, Va; Mrs. J. It, Ashbrook,
kentucky j, Howard, Richmond T. NJ.
r. Talcott, Richmond A. Mollohan, w. Va.
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RAILROADS.
1881 THE GREAT 1881
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE,
TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL RAILS.
Splendid Scenery, Magnificent Equipment
IN EFFECT MAY TO- 1881.
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, from depo
corner ofSixth and II streets.
For pittsburg and the @est 500 a. M Daily with
Sleeping cars to Pittsburg and Chicago; 1870
M daily, with Sleeping cars from Harrisburg
daily with Palace Car TO Plttsburs.
BALTIMORE d POTOMAC RAILROAD,
For VITA Paror car 10 wans hs
GnS aag pDsd s WaIe, with Palace car TO
For W@mspST Lock sSySnv and Emr"
200 1872 ana 1917 P On sunday ISo 1e
Palace Cars, e.ao a. N, daily. except sunday.
For Brooklyn, N; Y, all through trains connect
iordg direct G't transfer to Fulton street. avoid.
Ing double ferrage across New York city.
For rS aSs Pp6s 500 s. On sanGay at
1919 and loI5 pm Limited EXPRESS oaoa' M
For baltimore, GAO 500 $40, 1880 n. M, and 200,
day, 800, 1880 a. m 200, $40, $50. 1000 and Io.iE
For, Popes Creek Line $40 a. m. ard 44o p. IN
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, $40 a. m. and 4.4O p M, daily, ex
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERIcKsBURG
| WAsMfNaToN RAIhko4b. DNA AM
For Alexandria. 40, go and y 30 a. M. 80;
| and 1880 a. m. and y. m.
For Richmond and the South, 100 and lilo q. m.
Trans leave for sAS @Ssh sa
and 10 a; M; $40, 3, 9, z 9lo p NJ and Y mid
Tickets, Information, sleeping and parlor car &C
commodatons can be procured at the offices north
east corner of Thirteenth street and Pennsylvani,
avenue and at the station, where orders can b.
left for the checking of baggage to destination froD
hotels and residences.
| j. X. WOOD, General Passenger Agent.
| FRANK THOMSON. General Manager
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Running Meeting Of the NatiOna
Fair Association.

The grand running meeting of the Ma
tional Fair Association Of Washington, ID.
c., opens on the LIST of next month and con-
tinues the four consecutive days.
There will be four splendid races each
day, commencing promptly at l p. M, in
order that the complete programme can be
carried out before darkness sets in. The
list of races Is as follows:
First Day--First racc-onc mile dash for
two-year-olds that have never won sweep
stake race; second, the Novelty Handicap
stakes, for all ages, one mile and an eighth;
third, dash of one and a.quarter miles fol-
flllies and mares Of all ages; fourth, steeple-
chase for all ages, over regular course, two
and a-quarter miles.
Second Day-First race-Dash of one
mile for all ages that have not won since
October 1, 1881; second, Washington Stakes
for three-year-olds, one and a-half
miles; third, selling race, one and an eighth
miles; fourth, two mile heats for all ages
Third Day-First race-Selling race for
all ages, one and a-half miles; second, La
fayette stakes for two-year-olds, one mile;
third, mile heats for all ages; fourth, handi.
cap steeple-chase, two and a-quarter miles
Fourth Day-First race-Dash of three
quarters of mile for all ages, weller weights
second, Yorktown Centennial handicap fol
all ages, three miles; third, Consolation
purse, mile heats; fourth, climax steeple-
chase, weller weights, two and a-quartei
miles.
Stables representing $50 Of the best race
horses on the turf have entered their finest
stock for these magnificent races, and this
meeting is looked forward to by the lovers
of tho sport with the anticipation of being
the grandest ever held in this immediate
section. The National track is unexcellet
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-10-26
Taxntion of commercial Agents.

Senator Hoar and other New England
Senators and the Senators of Maryland
will make astrong effort at the next regular
session OF Congress to secure the passage OF
law reducing the present rate of taxation
for commercial agents licenses in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The District Committees
in Congress, however, are cognizant of The
views of District merchants on this sub
ject, and will not look favorably upon any
change in the present law calculated to
injure the business interest of the Dis.
trict
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DIED.

DoNNELI.-on October 25, at Ais p. M. Alven
c. Gillem, infant son Of John and Jennie /. Dom
nell.
nell.
NOBLE.-On October -, at o'clock a. M, Rev.
Mason Noble, ID. d., pastor OF Sixth Presbyterian
Church.
Funeral Thursday, October q, at / p. M, from
west
HARRIS.-In Algiers, La, on Thursday, octo.
Der IS, at l045 H. NJ, Basil Henry Harris, aged
80 years. 10 months and % days. native of Charles
County, Nd, and resident of New Orleans tor
the past 10 years.