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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1878-05-02, Page 11,7111111. 'VOL, • , T_IRA1194-41.50 Per Annitm, In adwitinre, ! AND CENTRE GENERAL APVEliTISER.. CLINTON, ONTARIO, THussAy, MAY 2, 1.E78. KT LW/WS AND PHIMICAL DEBILITY.- [A gen.. ,t4tV ,44‘erti°1tile. ntL 1 A. ReformConvention.. . 4.1 tleman, /mist; tried in vela ever, advertised rem. • . edx, lice discovered a simple means • uf self-enre. lie. . ,.. ,e, u,onvintion 'of Delegates for the West Iti(1. jilt be happy to forward the particulars to MAY sufferer, on receipt of a stamped and directed envelOPC. Address -leg of Huron, will-be•Itell at - A. T.. S ravax,x,, Esq., Liiihnre 10Mo), iant.1913...E.Mi1and 31A,11TIIPS•ROPPA 15 T.ISTO,XN-NON ArASON & IHIDSON, Accountants, •• Anctioneere, -01.' Piro and Life Inemanceand General Conmilesion ; ..... On,-- , „•;. ,. • agents. ineurause tao.thhd cheaper than 'ordinary, .. cost, and first-class Stook and MutualCompanice vepre. liesdai, Mai lth, hoz,' at noawf vented. Illdney to loan, and all kinds of property b" nt aha "'id. 1"d6mte C114rge5` (44."-11!" Sr-POI:tile oil rpose. 'of norainatiegi_ksandidate to • llALL. . . ,,rero toes,. lesEnt litOasort, :coldest- said Biding in the Ref rm interest, at ago 14" tine issuer of ' . Conveyaneer, '• ' the next general election for the Parliament IYASTURE. • la Of Ontario. Each %Altai Section will he entitledto blsn't\ one delegate. Sections having two qualified' teachers will Beni two delegates, Union Sec- tions wholly within' tbe Biding,, will be con- sidered one Section ; if partly within,that part to send one delegate. Towns and Incor- porated Villages to elect one delegate for every 76 names iipon their Voter's List, • p 4. attic will be taken, after this date. ij a in splendid condition. • STA.PLETON SALT W.OBICS. 1st, 1878. URAVINES. • • The meetings for the election of delegates will be held at the School House ot every Section, on MONDAY EVENING, the 6th A few first-elass (trap Vines for Sale., 01034P. of May, at 7 o'clock, and in towns and villages, will becalled by tbe 'Marmara: • Roger's Deleware and other. a "'•-• ..AVD TDB BIDOUT.... By order of the..Chairman, - Clinton, May 2, 1878 DB SAN, -14-earetai Blyth, April 24, 1478. TAILORiNG, • . . • • You /rill find the cheapest and best way to get a snit of Clothes, is to buy,tbe pion) and haveB. 03ELOV-01-1,'' - amen wrcom, the tailor, .Buffalo. Y., make hem. • faction gnaranteed or no payment. OVER S. DAVIS' HARDWARE STORE. n, May 2, 1878. - N PLANTS NOW READY • Tomato, Cabbage, ,Unuliflower, Celery, Pepper, dtc., itc., for sale in. any Quantity,. wholesale and retail., Also, a lot of ennui/inns, for pickling, on and. goONIAS; , Next to McCartney & Thompsonillsning Vastm.' males, May 2, 1878. HOUSE. FOR SALE. - , That well-buflt, two -story house on Speeder - Street, now occupied by C. Manning, with quarter -acre lot, will be sold on modcrate terms. Most of the.purehase tummy may re.: main on nuirtgage, if desired. .Good.,carpen- ter-sbopr stable add garden: An adjacent half -lot, not yet fencecl, will, be staid' with' it; Apply to. 'Clinton, May2, 1878: H. ti-Asip. :WISEMAN.EROS BROKERS, INSURANCE and general Agents. MONEY LENT 011 MORTGAGE AT a PER Oxier. MORTGAGES BOUGHT4. st*....NOTES OF -HAND DISCOUNTED..wri INTEREST ALLOWE» 1011 REP41$11111." gest-elass Fire, Life and AceidentInituranee Companies represented. AOKIATS Felt TIM CANADk. LIZ% Assonsnce Cour *rev. caimans and Fund • $ 3.1.5o.00 AMOURS t or Anistartanee....... • .. 10,412,907 Weekly lucent. • '13,000 Rates lower that; any other Company in, OAS country* PASSENGER AGENCY POR the Canna and Inman Line of Sialgaera. Thd OIdaKt and most reliable linen craning the Atlantic. !rickets lamed at lowest rates, Iran and totlinton, he and from Great Britain. OFFICR on HURON -ST. CLINTON. • WISEMAN r-Iptel. Clinton, April 24, lo13. -JUST RECEIVED, • TBI WiliEB1 W _ _ J.14 tS./ The IOnlidantilleblornthia:srlean Colonies, _ . --rediey. (8.) The Voyage of the Golden Hind. -Brit• REST 114 1/8E, ' kb Enterprfae. (44 Ths dine/tar of America...-Rotert• NOM (5.) The Death of BIontcalni..-Harkinr.--(d.) • . .. .• Jacques Osrtier at Hothelaga.-ilamIltte, (I.) Genet • • in Melloo.-0,tsse(s. Paper. (8.) Tlie Buccaneers.- . rite Sea. (9.) Titellterthquake,Of Oaraceas.-Humbokit, CLOTH11S IV ill briii.FtS. N 3 1 (10.) The CO/IMMO& of Para.-Anna/a of Romantic Advert - Aire: (1W TheCanstuestot Wales White's Landmarks. (12,) Derminb, the Deliverer of Germany.-,Terrer. '' (18.) The:Burning of ktoseow.,-ffegur'd Narrative. (144 ' the Battle of Thea-Raieigh. ' (13) The Ds. artistica of Poropeil..-Afdgesine of Art. (184 'Lbs 'WI:1g Of Gibraltar.-Thiertanit /Matte Z Candidates for the Intermediate Examin- ation and for Second Glass Certificate!' are examined in the High School Building in duly and December, natreity ta the hist week of each term. • • CLINTON. HIGH SCHOOL. .BEITADLISPIED IN ISM • , .nossair or •I'allte'CRIEM.-11878. W. W. FARRIS, Eau,. ex•Slayor of ()Vinton, Chairman. A. WORTHINGTON, Esq 11.D.,,Seeretary and Treas., JL MALK Meg If A , B.RAORY Bac. JOHN BREVE, Zig., II,D, A.B. 71811E11p gul• artAirr- XAIRES TTIBNBULT., D. A., Scholar in Classics and Gold Medallist in Modern Languages, Toronto Tint, • varsity, Head Master. Classics, Modern Languages, and Nigher Englteh. JOHN E. BRYANT, B. A., Gold Medallist. in Math.. tastes; Toronto. Ilnivorsity; . • biathematsce, Natural Science, and English. ! ;OHS as,Ixona, undergntaucte,.Tor'ento Culver. eity ; • , : • • • • • Aseistitiut in MatheMaties ha English. ' MISS M. •• •," " Englibh, Frerch and German, • • This Sehobl prepares pupils for the Univer- sities and for entering upon the atudy.of any •of the professions,. ' SPecisl attention is given to the studies inttired for Public School Teachers. As one , of the County • Model Schools is now eitablithed in Clinton, teach, .ars of the third class can complete their pro- fessional course in this town. • Students pas- sing the Intermediate 'nomination are elh titled, on teachingone year and attending the Norma School for one session, to a Second .Claos -Provincial Certificate, tirade B. • • An excellent, Chethical laboratory has been • provided, and it is believed that the course in natural soienee..will be of great benefit to those who intend to follow farming pursuits. Book-keeping and the 'other branches of ggood inereautile"educetion are also taught: ' Dy the latest official report of the Inspec- tors, which divides the Sigh Sehoola of the Province into eight classes; the Clinton School is placed in the second class, only six Schools (Collegiate Iiistitutes in °Weiland large towns) being placed in the class above it. Since that report was made, the teaishifig-striff of the School has been, increased aud imparted: new apparatus procured; and a commodious brick building has been completed' for the school, at iiieost to the town of $5,000 Exaarraerios:-The 'examinations for ad-. mission are held at the Clinton Model School (Central School Minding) haltyearly in June and Deeembia. • Notice of theexact tiroe will be duly given in the County papers. The following are the raquirements : Srntratto.-Fourth Reading Zook top. 245 m1,1E11011. log nook., watrise. '-Neatly and legibly. Antritkat- TIC.-Prittclples of Arabic and Racial riotetion; Itul.. gar fractions; deilmal fraction.; sherds proportion, with reatons of rales; 'mental arithmetib. Gamma% -Principal grammatical forms and definitions; analy- sis of qimple sentences; parsing aintple sentences. Contomnott.-Situple and complex Sentences, oraily or Inv/dung; g rarmustieatehangss at construction; eltort nairative or dentiption; familiar letters. once:urn:. -uses Of America, triton°, Ada, and Africa ; motif Of Canada and °Maio. r...UtEalt DIUWINO....011tiilla at ADSPlq COIMillii11 °ideas on taper. meronr.---eandi- &Asa will be trainload in the leading fads of English Dietory. The Airiestiona set will n^t demand a minute knowledge of details', but will be strictly limited to the outlines of the subject. Rgannto.- candidates, will be examined. se beretefore, In reading from the Yearn) Bender, pp. 1-216; but they win, in iaatitou, be ex- pected *to . show.that they nnderstand the meaning of those reading lenone, They will likewle*.in examined More minutely on the selections earn:nitrated in the foi- 1 /owinglist, aria they will be.required to roprsduei the satisitIsmell,:eweziimeatt tibri inahr:inr fkiruncianicuoart: R. M. -RACE • Teems Atm Vac/mos.-There are now • three terms established by law, the first corn- , mei:King on January 7th, and ending on the Thursday before Easter; the second coni- tneneing on the firat Tnesday after Easter, and ending on dub. 13th ; and the third coin- , mencing on Septeindier 1st, and ending on December Sends It, is desirable that pupils should enter at the beginning eithir of the ; first or of the third term', Gond board eau be obtained in respectable • families st from $2. to $3 per week, _Nene eati have access to the large and valuable 11- , brarY +ind welJ.supplied reading -room of the I•LAL. rio I pintpri•Mechanics' Institute, (open fere even. 01••-‘e , logs in the week). at the moderato fee of $1 a ; year, or at that rate for it less period. f tUrtber information will he given on /spell'. N i dation to the Secretary or the Head Master. 0 L I Colinten.14rett 26, 3816. StIBSOltilllt FOft TIM IsTkiW ERA. K plank 28, lets. GODERICH TOWNSHIP. wun,p Mr. Loft, of GQ4ofiPli ,767.31- ship, was trying to ride ; emt, on Thin ecley evening, it ,threws' him,- and had it not been that stirrup strap broke, Serious reeolfk, might have fol- lOtved; 'AR it WOK linssustained atome 1.01ises„ . • 'Itlit.-EdwarditStaliad the tuisfor- ''tinsi;to lcise, one`tif.hir horses; by death, on 'Friday last, , LONDESBORO. . Extra copiee of the New nrtA may be at any lime cal.. `taiaid through /reser& U. Wallace & Co. THE regular gearterly aervicea in con- nection with Londesboro Circuit Metho- dist churelesNwill be held on StitaltlY, PATCHWORK QUILTS. -,,-A nu mbev of items are going the rounds of the press stating that some one has made e quilt containing a great, many pieces, ,bet we believe the pale) meat be giv- en to the fetidly of Mr: .Tolin Bruns - don; of this place. A daughter of this person, not yet 10 years of age, has Made a • log babin-qiiilt-ontaining- 4,067* pieces; exclusive of the lining and binding; and -another Con- taining 1,570 pieces, most of which are not one-half of au inch Square was made by his daughter before she was; ten years ; • reediolp 'WHOXErrgfit,.. PAINFUL 4,0InEi•i1.—A painful wed, - dent happened here on Friday morning, to a Mr. R. Fox. He watt working in Sliehter & Co'S mill, When 116 accident- ally came it'.7contract with the edging SW; whereby be will likely lose his right hand. It Was cut through the palm and eompletely 'through the- bone, the ten - done and skin at the hack of- the hand only holding it together: It has net yet been decided ,whether to ampetate:the hand or not. The Blyth Review has: beetapularged. GONE OP10.-11r, Smyle, shoemaker, last.' week " went away on a visits! .Seyeral Wholesale Merchants 'mini his departure. .Mr. l'axintin, plasterer, has also done likewise: ,• . • cdEREcT.IoNs-s4lvilfstligr.---weles isms 1 noticed yen, .saidthat at . the fires h6e there lied been one man killed andanother hissarineiit• oft goiv.it is tits that it happened, but not at any ,Of *the fires, • The mills have been Vitra three times. • • . AeonXis.r.-7-On the 25th of April, as the funeral of 1V1rs. Douglas passed through Brussels, on its way to Harris- • ton . Mr. T. Reed Wright's horse took fright at the cars. and run away, throw- ing hiin. out of the buggy, slightly injer- ins, him but completely smashing the. buggy. . PBBSONALS.,--Dr. Gracsy, about leav- ing•here, intends practising in Tilbury, near Chatham.,..The nomination of Dr. Slifitn, for Parliarnent; 'meets with the approval of all here...Mr. P. Kelly is similarly favored, and should both be ieturned, our village will be favored with Iwo ilarlittmentary representatives. Isisane.—On Monday morning last, -Miss Martha 13oyd 'was taken from here to the asylum in London. She his been out of her mind for six weeks, a fright ia supposed to have been the canoe of it. -Great sympathy is felt for her, as ste- Was a very fine girl. 'We hope before. leeg she will be bolt anninget us Well again. • . Another vast addition 28 to be;inade to our territory , 4)y the cession from Great Britain of all that :_territory on the continent of America exclusive of those seta! erehli ItiY6W0 as the Unit- ed States and Newfoundland, held by England in rights of discovery or core quest. 1!/fr. Mills has a notice, of reso-' lutions to this effect, which will no doubt be adopted. • A, Sinn/sin, Catraen,--The Chicago papers have reeently been giving., circu- latioo to a. rumer.which is of a surpris- ing characters and will create a deniand for further developments. The rumor is that a party of conspiratoas 'propose to obtain it . chart of the ocean 'cables iind thereby enable themselves to tep ` the marine wires, placing a vessel at anchor off the New Brunswick coast with the necessary machinery on board, an expert operator will interceptall messages from Europe, transmitting Snell at serve the gang's purpose, and destroying everything of, u peaceful na- ture. War news will then he tient for a day or two, terminating in an open deelaration of war by England. This bogus report edvelice the price of Wheat, and the conspirators, who have been buying largely for, some weeks Welt, will be able to unloed at an °nor - mous profits We give the rumor for what it is worth. The seherne is a bold and desperate, but not beyond the do- main of the possible. . . • . e HURON ITaMA. . Mr. W. Stirling, of Cantralia, went to Manitobe last week: . ; - Mrs. J. Southeott, of Exeter, dropped dem:1471We at Work last week: ; - -OW,: Nina aY,' Mr. R. Verity, - of Ws - e ter, left there for the Paris Exhibition. , Mrs, J. Kippers Brussels, has it log 'cabin quilt made by herself, containing 11,200 pieces. , . .. Mts. ,Gis• Cline who is About removing :io Hamilton was last week presented with it soni of money hy his Seaforth friends. , Miss;Beli, of , Tuekeramith hasbeen engaged, for the junior departments of the SeafOrth Common School, which now heti eight teachers. Mr. J. McVitie,. of Wawanosh; in- tends moving. his Haw mill to Blyth, and Mr. J. Wilson intends entering into partnership with him in the business. • Blyth Merchants have decided upon Cfaisifyings-•tiiieh- better - RA Vol', rimy 'purchase -hereafter, and regulate the- 'price- for the same according to quality. Mr. S. Scarlet, of McKillop, has sold to Mi. 1., Foster, of Blake, in the town- ship of Stanley, a two-year-old thorough- bred Durham bull for the sumof$8.5. • ' W. J. Henry, blacksmith, Of Chisel - burst, and Mr. G. Latta, made a set of iron harrows withtwelve belts and stioxtyteet.litin: eight out, ee. et.ea.igbe inbars A disgustingly painful spectacle wes witnessed on Good Friday, in the Wings ham Driving Park-=:twailittle boys,' /aged about nine and twe1e07. years, were observed lielidessly (hunk, . • Mr. R. Bissett has traded to 'Mr, E. Christie the brick hotel on the cOrner of Huron and .',Terrace Streets, Exeter,' now in the aceupation of Mr. G: Sweets, and fosinerly occupied hy•Mr. 1r,Hawk- shaw:'• • . ., . All, the.: licensed hotels , kave . been granted licenses in Exeter, but no new eneei_ Metiers. 1, Qesling and G.- Mace hayeshaert graattedre licerises, and Th,c,r4 4e.frarnter have •-been added -to, the iininber. ', '' Tho International Salt Company, of _Goderieli, has • determined to, kink a shaft, " A rhijidelphia engineer will have charge of the (irk. If they are trill's shaft is egressing favorably. ir,,, successful' in 'thiS ere will 'be two salt mines at t is point, as Mr. At- , The spring assizes open at Goderich, on Monday next, before His Honor Judge 'Burton. The Crinninal .docket comprises five- cases, viz: Queen ts. Met: tonald, murder; Queen. vs, J. Laird, obstructing constable in discharge of his duty ; Queen vi. Tackaherry, and Queen vs. Stotts, perjury S Queen va: Silas S. Andrews, attempt to defraud P. O. De- partmenk . • „ Howiek cari hereafter .boast of one smart Man at least. A gentleman near Gerrie, Mr. Z. L—, buried his wife on the Stli of March; buried -hie .father on the 2nd of April, and married hip. first wife`essister on the 10th of April ; bringingliis amion with wife No. two just one nionth after the .Inirial of wife No. one, and eight•days after the 'burial of his father,. • . Mr. tr. R. Ronalds, of Cliatharn, had his fire -engine in Brussels on Tuesday last, and was exhibited before a large concourse of people.s4The engine gave entire* satisfaction in every particular, and threw a stream of watee over the 'vane of the Queen's Hotel., t .Thia-vane is 105 feet above the bevel of 'the street, and as there wart a strong wind at the tines it did not go so high as on a. palm ditY. • • • Willie May, eon of Mr. 0: May, Ex- eter, has been missing from home for 8Orne time •Intst. He is quite a slim young lad aged 10 years, and . his abs seriCe causes DO little anxiety to his par- ents. When last Seen be was at the residence of Mr, J. Rowson,I.Kintough, in the township of Kinloss. Anyone seeing this notice, and knowing of his whereabouts would isilieve the anxious parenta by informing them of his situa, tion. • • On Sunday morning :Rev. X, Fergu- son, in addressing Ins congregation, briefly referred to the grave charge of immorality against hirnetelf which had beengoing the.rounda of the town dui, - big the previous week, and indignantly deified its truth. Re invited any per - Rea who believed it to bes true, to take the manly and Christian course and bring the ease before the Presbytery, He would not prosecnte any pereon for so doing. Mr. Ferguson has put the issue very fairly before his accusers. Peuesete Post. { 111101,101E14 0001, Vesbitelleerts. Canadian News Items; 11 18 feared • that Carleton County will be evetrun with grasshoppers tliis Ye. it;4o4111"Ict Wilcox, Orsngovillo, wee killed by it large ,Eitene rolling on,him biTATtil•Hilra6ma;iltra7i71;' .CS; •ChaS, Weever wad killed by the aeoidentei- diseharge of his gen. , Messrs. A. :.W. Ogilvie &Cos of Montreal, have 'decided upon starting a 10,000 sere wheet farm ir Mani- toba. • - The Lty-law to repeal • the Dunkin Act in the Tonotiship cif March, Carle- ton Co., was 0rried by Majority of 42. Six 'hundred, horses left -Montreal, on Thursdays for 'Portland ,en /saute for England. FortY, horses were elfin :shipped to Manitoba, • • The Temperance people of Colches- ter, N. S., intend bringing out Probis bidets candidates both for the, Roma) of Commons and . the Loeiti-Legisla, :Rye heads were nothied On Thursday in a field °fry° On the farm of Mr. P. Rough; North .Frederickshurgb, This. is something befOre unknown at this sea- sonof the year. Win. diardit, aged seventy-five; 'cele- brated his , birthday, at Havitkesville; lately, by cutting down a large elm tree, five feet six inches in diameter.- Tillie, one hoer and forty. minutes. Up to to date- 149 shop, saloon and tavern licenses have been issued in To- ronto. There is great uneasiness -among tavern -keepers owing to the strict • re- vision. the. Het .aflicensewie undergoing. , Another firm of.five •ineinhera Of cat- tle exporters has been formed in Toren - t0. 'The trade is 'Ontisuelly less than 1,200 cattle -and 1,006 Sheep finding purchasers, the pit* of thein being for shipment to England. Pn Friday last two little Orin, nod six and eight years, danghtera of Mr. Alfred Oarslick, of Cuirass, were pOison- ed froni eating' wild .parsuip...' The eld- est recovered, but, the youngest died 4ierysthort1y-after-eiiting-thestarsnits. 'The:leek-up at Mitchell:. was 'broken open eti Saturdays night., and • a .p14- iioner whowas confined' therein made his escape. ; A reward of $100 has been offered for tho. apprehension of the party or parties who desisted in act. " • A. leading Irish Catholic citizen atated to a Montreal reporter that if the On- tario Orangemen persisted in, coming there on. the 12th of July,- 80,000 Irish Catholice from thdEastern States were ready to COMB to Montreal to assist in upholding Catholic rights:• . s It is proposed to have" an excursion, under the auspices of the order of Gran- gers in Canada, to the Paris Exposition. This will be one 0C -the cheapest and best excursions neross the water this - Hessen, if the term anticipagichy the originators can be obtained. A suggestion has been made that Toronto shall present Lord bufferin 'tivith it farewell address and some uiagnificent specimen Of fanitate Made., by Canadian bands out of native wood. Mr. Geo. McKenzie, of West Zona, is' the fortunate possessor of two ewes which gave birth to seven lambs, One, having fair and the other three. The Collingwood Sntiririse, of Ina week, heads an item " Planting Day," and says: "At the Meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday evening hut it -was resolved to ea apart the flist of May in each year as a Milano holiday, to be called 'planting day,' when every citizen is expected to plant ono or mere trees 'on the public street." The idea is a goodone.. , A roan named Donald R. MacLennan committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell in -the jail, at Cornwall, on' ThUraday'night. The deceased, who belonged to a respectable Glengarry family, waa confined on account of in- sanity, and was in daily expectation of removal to lan itaylUtur„Whieli pieseed upon his mind and induced him to the cominiesion •of•tlie The U. 5. Centennial Commission, in order to mark their appreciation of the services of the Canadian Com- missioners, have forwarded to eaeh of these gentlemen a beautifully executed broil's° medal, with a letter, in Which their assistartee ir connectioe with the Centennial Exhibition is acknowledged in complimentary terms. • The trial of Mr. Rine came off at StartfOrcl on Friday, a great crowd be- ing present After the moat Bumming up of the .counsel, His Lordship ad- dressed the jui7, hie remarks being re- gaided ttpOrt the whole as in favor of the ateused. He eaid tha ease had bee cupied the whole day, and he never SAW a case produeed in Court where the evi- deiico to, sustain, it WaN. SO udight. The jury were absent • about three hours, ashen 'they returned with e verdict ,of " not guilty." _ Three , firemen were- ii illed and ' fatally wOunded,at7Cobourg, on .Thors-ss s •,artwhile-reirtiuguildiing:ti--fi re --ski utieccupied •,liotel. The tire is kelp- esesed to ,h.ii-,ve• been lbework 01 indendirity, and. the Town Ceurioil fittve, "pofforesroend:...a • i*Or. an. fO711,.a. tiQ" leading . to the arrest' of the gofity • `A. raw :between risme Grand .Trunk employeewtook plat.* in e 4evern • close by the .stntiOn ntStratforelMittlie night ;of the 25 t b April, in Whielejolie of the plirties, a oonclitelor, reeeiied,seveis in- .• juries. It a piteous t bey, vet:MI-drinking and it religious dispute arose anent the rumored seceasien. 'of English Protest- ants, (Our of the disputants being 0.44 tliOnen 'against one Protestant said to be an Orangeman. From words they went to blows and the four Catholics fell upon the Orangeman, whom they,s kicked Ana' .beat ninnereifully. . They Will a essear befortsilie Police Magistrate. • An old'matr named 1VieN'eil dier 113inikinghaiii, near Ottawa, on Saturday. He was About 80 ;year's ;of 'ages And . tionfeilited to having ; murdered three persona on the Upper Ottawa, for which he had inciter teen suspeeted, He made the confession about three minutes' be- fore he expired, but thoseoiresmit could not catch the mime& His li e 1ad been .; a most eventful aane in its way. It Seems thht in early life ite-teok to the sea, and whilst on hoard a' merchantman he ,killed. one Of his fellowssaileis by hurl- ing hiai down the hatchway:, . He. Was ,„ condeinned to death, but escaped, and turned nj in. Caridd#, At Portage dos Port, an the Ottawa, he' billed one 'John D...Smitli a. finniber of years ago in row, end was senteneell to a' term in the .1.• _Penitentiary ; faila on regaining hia free- dom stole a yoke.of oxen, for Which of:. fence'he was sent hack to. put in two ; • years more: It was after. this that he committed the other runrders: "bruitidine Trade and Industries.; • -- • TheExposicor says Mr. Wm. Buok, Brantford, finds it'sieCeasary, to eillarge!..- higniready'l,eXtenSire :,avinkshops in ms; der to meet the increasing .demands- for his goods. This :of Course arises from depressionofteetie and the fatal pellet! ; of the government innot granting fur- ther protection to 'our suffering manu- factories. • : The Martin Mills, of Mount Foreth., are in receipt of 20,000 bushels of firat- Class oats 'front Chicago, having found .' •difficuli.: to get enough in Canada ' Of.the-giiality required to -produce their . 1 X*L, oatmeal, The Mill has an order .. for their oatmeal from Rochester,. When Di. Orton gets his tax on oats he. will vitt a atop to this .seiet of .buainess.. . Manitoba is exPorting large cpaintities , of wheat this spring. .Some of the steamers have carried a.:s inn& as 'One •hundred tons at a trip, ,Most40 it is . consigned to Europe, and is shiilsidit' way of New Veils, A. considerable amount of iee has been% taken to .i% ports this spring by • Canadian, lake vessels, auci-the question . is exercising the Customs authorities Whether it is subject to duty. Tho. Yankees want to put a duty on it so as to encourtige.the weatherin the States to turn out More home ina,de ice than it does.- , The success of the yalleyfield bleach, ed cottonts 'as articles of etaple demand, is new,tVellaSlitired, The thoroughness and mire with which arrangements for thie deeervieg Canadian enterprille haye been progressing for two years pad, are justified in the result, for the goods, AO oldie the wholesale trade as fast as they eari be turned out. Therestare equate 300 'hands eintaloYed at the mill, and the capacity of its present machinery machinery • is.about 2,500 pieces per week, , • • VERY LATEST NEWS. qut DEC ELECTIONS. 38 Rafortnirs-22 So far as can be lowliest from '4uebee Province, we believe the Joly (Reform) government to be sustained in yesterday's °lotion. The reporte received give th& retinal of 3:1 Liberals and 22 Oonserses . , . tives, Mr &1y' was elected "hy 300 majority, and in Quebec city One 11e - former as elected by 1,100 majority', • jam Morriss' i; the noted' pilgilist, died at Saratogayesterday,