... . The following letter was addressed by Daniels, iti t who murdered his sweetheart and who was executed o It in Birmingham on Tuesday, to the parents of the 3 ,r young woman whom he msudered - J. HMy last letter. May we all meet in Heaven. pre zo August 19, 188Y. Pat al My dear Mr and Mrs Hastings,-I feel sure you but i wtill not be sarprised at receiving this letter from me, ena d ...

... NGOk3TH NEWS. w -- ROTHES-DkRA.GHT ,Cc;B.-A meeting'of those interested in the formati,.' of a draught club w. held in the Grant Arms ]fOe OD Tnesey evening. It was agreed to form a cub, and office-bearers were appointed and about fifty inembers enrolled. PETERHEAD-POLICE COtJa r-A Police Court was held yesterday-Baillie Mit chell presiding. when three bails were forfeited ra'n from 5s to 12r ...

... LATEST LO'NTo NEWS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) LONDON, Tuesday night. I Mr Chamberlain has accepted Mr Parnell's I challenge. The statement which he has pro- E mised to communicate to the Times as a t reply to that challenge will be one of the most profoundly interesting, as it will certainly prove l one of the most remarkable semi-State docu- ments which the country has seen for many ...

... ST NICHOLAS BELLS. SIR,-Having had occamios ilike many others to'ble Ai in Glasgow lnat week, I bmnbiaced the opportunity of Coo, paying a visit to Paisley. The day before I went I Will had the good fortune to meet with Provost Cochrall. the I In course of conversation we were led to speak of the man, new Towulitall, with its clock tower, in which I1 knew 1To there was a fine clock with a ...

... ITHE B3ALL ON THE EVE OF WATERLOO, C IDENTIFICATVON OF THE SITIm. f An interesting letter, signed William Fraser, X Homburg, appears in the Times, in which e the writer, who loss just been visiting the field of e Waterloo, claims to have finally settled a frequently. I disputed question-namely, the identification of the site which wvas the scene of the Duchess of Rich- mond's ball on the ...

... DEVASTATING STORM IN AUSTRIA] MANY LIVES LOST; A Daily Telegraph telegram says -A e devastating 'sterm, by - far the worst that baa visited the country lately, swept over fthe. district of iistelbach last Friday night. A f 1succession of waterspents, accompanied by incessant thunder and lightning, made fearful havoo in five 1 large villages, uprooting troes for miles around, and destroying ...

... CUL?.\? C?S? oi* i)I1O?VN1X?.4 IN TIlE D E Adot(). as juarnli pa. t live * n Saturday afternwoon to &d'ia .;o e ' ,tlcliia S''>treet, seis dr.,wnled inl toe 1)01e Li svl A la i Ic' -; ilil ,ik'Si Ii it g, I,, (iii i ,l g Ci 1 > .taneo 0 trl ~ It~iii pt lii a LI v impS Ie til:\ lial-cotee i'i-tiCC wnrie int ~ til I yhesto onAi'o thciiiiiil'(111.*~ 'it bank o *, tri.etttor-Weit Tohe eStrre, ...

... I aj3EALTFL, STRwEN(;iTII, &- Ki.,,lbt a.n j)R LALuR S pl.IOSP[P)D.NE 6 I o r\l:NE ll; : Y: ! Sha ilaXi lil( its i r ll1.r Idc t rrr- trvirril rs the cony S.\Fll1 I.:Ai:L!:I ilI()jl li il l:it I:! MIl inii er erdikor toi fo: t!;e Iri,.''S~~ C rtw o. !H a: W\reck sgo, Paity lla.s SlerpI .o-.-, I:tra;.:- 1 I a . ;''! IlIltitliC titi':ry I8 liLil l'alrvr, ari d! I I-titer na] ril: Ir 1l i-e e:a ...

... METHLICK-PacIZiS FOR COTTAGE GARDE'NING. -The judges have now awarded the prizes offered by the Highland and Agricultural Association in this district for the best kept cottages and best kept fnd cropped cottage gardens. The judges found great difficulty in making their awards, owing to the close competition. The following are the prize takers For cottages-] William Hutoheon, Tangland * 2 ...

... THE LIABILITY OF INEFFICIENT VOLUNtEERms r! t day in Aberdeen Sheriff Court the case at the intance et Colonel Win. Hall, commanding officer of the let A.E.V.,tagainst Sapper James Henderson, blacksmith, Aberdeen, for the recovery of £1 1fs, in respect that he had failed to make himself efficient - and earn that amount of capitation grant for the corps, came again before Sherill Brown. ...

... wool The mronthly meeting of the Aberdeen 'Harbour last Commcsissioners was held yesterday in the Town 558 Mel ---Lord Provost Henderson presiding. Pity 55AT95 FORt CANADIAN CATTLP. B Tile Finance Committee, Mr Davidson die- Boa .e-precommended the adoption of a resolution XI Lthe effect that, as regards vessels ar. to g gic at the port with cattle and othermo r-C~Vo from Canada the ...

... e The sittings of this body were resumed yester. a d day in Edinburgh University. .Mr Cooper, resident t ongineer, Forth Bridge, read a long and instructive i e paper regarding the construction of that viaduct. He t ii confined himself principally to a general description f ' of the methods employed in the erection of various t y portions of the main spans. He then described the s, le erection ...