Dead!

Emperor William died at the palae in Berlin at S:45on the morning of the 9th inst. Friedorich Lndwig Wilhelm, son of Frederick William III. and Louise of Pmssia wns liorn in 17 7. .At nn early age lie entPied the rmy and participated in the ampaigns of 18i3 14 against Napoleon. hen i.is eider brotber Frederick William 1", ascended tlie throne in lv4l ilhi'lm became povernor ot Pomerania, and later sat in the I rus inn diet, whiTe yigoroua supiort of the absolutist party rendered him unpopuiar with the people and upon the breakingont of the revolution of 1 48 he was obliged to flee tt Eiijiland, whore he remained for ! overal moiitlis. l.pon his return Wilhelm wen elected to the national asscmbly, and in 1857 ha was commissioned king regent, owing to iheincapacity of the actual king. In Isöl liu ascended the throne, and in lgt'.T hn liecame the head of the North German confederation. In July, 1870, Wilhelm held the memorable interview wit h the French ambassador, Benedetti, which resuited in the war of 1S70. The 1-iiiff accompanied the annv and commanded in person at Gravelotto and Sedan. In 1871, in the palace of the Frenen kings at Versailles, Wilhelm was formally proclaimed emperor of (.ermany. Duringthe j latter years of his reign the emperor has won the regard of his peopls, who have , dnlgel in frequent demonstrations to indícate their loyalty. Wilhelm married ; Maria-I ouisa of Weiniar in 1830, and had two children. Frederick Wilhelm, the crown prince, who married Victoria, the prineess royal of Kngland, and Louisa, the grand duchess of Baden. The emperor's life work has beon to reorganize and perfect the Herman army. He began thix as regent, in the face of great opposition, and continued it asa king. To aid him in the scheme he summoned Bismarck to the head of alt'airs. Together the era wasaccomplished and without a revolution. Bismarck o wes much to Wilhelm, but it will alwnys be a mooted question whether Wilhelm did not owe more to the Iron Prince. The heirapparent to the Germán throne is the dow dyins crown prince, Frederick William. He is 57 years old. and ome of the events of his life have more than ordinary interest. In Isö8. he was married to the l'rincess Victoria, duughter of the queen of England. She made himamodel liusl.and and father, which is not always the case with his family. In 1SS3 they celebrated their silver wedding. He has taken part in the Danish, Autrian and Frenen wars, and in the last one he showed great bravery and military skill. He was a great , trayeler before his illnoss and in good favor with the people and the army. His 'on, the young Prince Williiam who is empowered by tlie dead emperor'8 proclamstion to ign royal decrees, und transact sorne aff&ira ol state, ia 2s years old, was traineil in the military schooN at "VViewbadeu, after his father had apiirenticed him to a glover, for, like all the crown prinoe'8 chi dren, hö had to learn a trado. VVliile ut school he showed him self to be a pretty sensilile fellow, not above association with his poorer fellows, with whom he used to swap lunches for the sake of getting Germán pea-ant's black bread, llis ie;t hand is deforroed, and has to be kept gloved constantly, much to the prince's mortiíication H6 is an accomplí-nel aruiy ollicer. Opinions on the poas ble efTect of the emperor's death upon the peace of Europe are as varied as opinions upon one subject cnn well be. Tlie opinión mot generally entertained, however, is that the demise of the kaiser will hnve less influence cross the Germán frontier in anyilirection than it will have in the empire ïtself. Already frince AViiliam is empowered to transact certain state business and the hour cannot be far dietant when his right to transact all business of that character wiil be nnquestioned. Fears have been expressed that the succession of Prince William to the throne, either as regent or emperor, would be the signal for a European war, tutthere ismuchgreater reason to fear that a not insignificant portion of the people of Germany will resent in a manner not to be mistaken the subserviance of the young ruler to the man of iron, whose conviction that Germany ghould domínate Europe i a consuming passion. It has often betn predicted that the death of Kaiser William would mark the beginning of the disintegration of the Germán empire through the overweening ambition of the man who was the master spirit of its erection; and. if these predictfons are ever realized, their fulñllment will more likely be brought about by a civil revolt against the unrestrained poliey of Irince iiismarck than by the defeat of Germany in a foreign war. There are 22,000 Grand Army men in Michigan, and the numbcr Is rapldJy iucreaslng. North Carollua is a State without cltiei. Wilmlugton, its largest towu, haa oaly 19,000 people. Accordlng to a Boston statlsticlan, "tbecosl of the fences in tlie United State 1 more than the National debt." Foreign railway news show that the Eng' llshman takes nlneteeu railway trfps a year. the Belglaa eleven, the Frenchman and Oerman live and the Italian one. The school teachers of Cincinnati hav hitherto been flued a quarter of a day's salary for bclni; late. It Is now proposed te changc the fiue to 5 ecuts for each minuto o.' tarJiness. A huse white-headed eagle was killed al Lakeview, Fla., last week that measured seven feet one inch from tip to tip of the extended wlngs. The spread of lts taloua was ecven luches. William Alken, of Grecnsboro, Ga., has an ear of corn wiiich presents an almost perfect picture of a human hand. The wrlst and every tlnuer ate represeuted. No grains oi corn are on the haud-eud of the ear. Hiram Schoonmaker and family, of Altamont, N. Y., were saved from asphyxiatlon by tbeir falthful dog. He smelt the escaplng i(as and made stich a row about ft that all the family were aroused from thelr sluinbers. The depth of snow In the mountains of Colorado Is illustrated curiously by stumps of trees. InBtead of being cut close to tha ground tlie stumps are from 6to 10 feet high, slnce the trees are cut wlieu the snow is upou the ground. Mr. and Mrs. James O. Roblnson are solld cltlzeus o( Cliarlestown, Mass. They have been inariied fifty yeais. Mr. Roblneon weighs 278 pounds, Mrs. Roblnson we'glis 233, nd of tbi'ir seven llviug cliildren none weigus les: than 2M pounds. Mlllaid F. Browo, aned 6 weeks, Is on exhibition In Boston. His wri fte measure on inch in circumference and h fc ieet are on( and onc-quiirter inches long. The Infant 11 wrapped iu cottou batting aud JJes in a cradli lust iourteen inches loutj.