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'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.
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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,