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VOL. la, NO. 34,
WE1t111W—S1.50 Per An utturn, in wive nee.
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AND CENTRE HURON GENERAL ADVERTISER
CLINTON„ ONT.ASIO, TRURSDA.Y., .ATJGUST
et SON,
publisher* •
SAINT ANNE, OTTAWA 1.1,IT:ER,
Notice to, Contractors.
Sealed Tenders, addreseed to Ike Secretary of Public
Werke, and endoreed 'Tonder for Canal and Look at
St. Anne," will be received at Ebbe ofileo until the arrival
of the Eastern andWestern Mails on TUESDAY, THE
Ariz DAY. OF OCTOBER next, for the eenetritetion of
a Look and the formation of approttehes to it ou the
lepdward side of the present lock at St. Anne. -
A map of tho looaliti, together with plans and !Mod-
fication of the worke to be done, can bo seen at this
• °Mee, and et the Resident Engineer's Office St. Anne,
DA
on and after THE8Y, the 241h day es. 'Seetember
next, at either of nkiee. piaatiprintoa Yonne of Tender
can be obtained.
Contractors aro requeeted to bear in mind that Ten.
dere will not be considered unless, made eti•letly inebe.
eordanee with the peinted forms, enet-in tho ettee of
firms -except there are Oteolted the actual signatures,
the nature of the occupation and residence•of each
meraber of tho same; and further, an accepted bank
cheque for the sum, of $2000, raust accompany the Ton -
dor, which pum shall be forfeited if the party tendering
declines entering into contract for the works; at the •
rates and on the terme stated in tho 9..e1' mibmitted.
The cheque fints--sentrifFielll'liTreturnelletAbo-ree,
epective parties whites tenders aro not aecepted.
For the. due fulfilment of the contract, satiefeetory
eeourity will bo required by thb deposit of money to the
amount of five per cent on the bulk smn of the ooutraot;
of whittle the sum sent in with the Tender Will be eon-
eideree a 'Fire . •• • , •
Ninety per cent only' of the progrese ostimetes will
be paid until the completion ot nio work.
To each Tender roust be ettached the aetual
Igua-
turos of two responsible and solventpersons reeideute
of the Dominion. willing to become auredoe for the
carrying out of these eonditlons, as well es the due per-
formance of the works embraced in the °matelot.
This Department does not, howeyer,. bind Itself to
accept the lowest or any Tenlier.. •
BRAUN, Secrefttey.
Department of Publio Werke,
Ottawa, 2erd .Ang., 1878. •
BLACKSMITHING
Remember. that the &ice to get *orb dorm is at
ROWELL'S"• OLD' .STANDy.
HURON STREET, MANTON.
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11011SE SHOEING A- SPEOIA4771r, and.
done an the latest veterinitinj.p.rincepies. .
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Um hag engaged. T. J. brill ACHILL, T. W.; customere
will have the benefit of his aevico, in all eases, free al •
eharge. All kinds of GEVEliAL J01313110 C1.0110 ProloPilIe
and on reaeontible terme. . • • • ,
Having procured a SAO': CI-rf-AillihIA. 1Pm'
prepared to do anything in this line, •
AUSTIN CALI)ANDER.
Clinton, Aug 20,1878
.A ND LOT FOR SALE.
The eubeeriber often that ednveniently eituated
house illed lot en Rattenbury atrod, for este. There
ere eight romns in niehoose, with stable, driving shed,
hard and soft water, and some good fruit trees on the
Ogee, Quarter acre lot. Cheap for caeh.
RODERT EITZ;STMONS.
Clinton, d'uly.18, 1878. •
STRAY COW •:
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• Strayed from the premises of the nedersigned, at
Londesbore, on or about the 22od of July, one•LIOAT
BED COW, tail tipped with white, home unoommonly
etraieltt. Any person giving information that will lead
to her recovery will be euitably rewarded. '
• .• CEIARLES MEYER, Butcher,
• Lomdesboro, Akigt 14, 1873. 415
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.11OUSE TO LET.
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The etibscriber desires to let that' eouvenieutly-atu-
atod residence on the Mixon Road, near the O. W.
Station, at present occupied by Itinvelf. The house
contains four bedroome, parlor, dining relent, two
kitehens, pedlar, pantries, &o.; large gardnn, with eteble
etc. Apply on the promises to ' '
. . WII. Skt'ART,
' Or to . C. A. IIAUTT.
•illintqn, Aug. 8,4878. • ' • •
That -eligible house and let 'opposite the
Wesleyan Church; Itattenbery Street, at pre-
sent ocetipled by 11.1.a. GEOitali ,Pas. Terms
easy. Apply to • • , • ' •
GEORGE. •PA,Y, •
Or W. C. SEARLE-
ClintOre`klay 113,1075. •
ARM FOR SALE.:
The undersigned offers for sa et hie farm of 100 Beres,
being lot 22,, fied con. Tueltersmith, (11.11.S.) There
aro 80 twine cleared. and. in good state of celtivation,
being well under -drained; balance hardwood. On the
premises aro first-class buildings, good orchard, Plenty
of water, and all conveniences. The farm is miles
from Seaforth end 6 from Clinton. Particulars on ap-
•plication at this office; or if the proprietor.
ALExANDEn CAMPBELL, SteVonnr v.o.
Tueltersrattli, Aug. 1,1878. • .
SPLENDID FARM FOR SALE.
Let' 26,. concession 5, etoclorich Townehip, consisting
of 80 acres, Is offered for -sale. -74-acres-cleared, and in
excellent working order, is seeded down'evith clover and
timothy; remainder hardwood bush. On the place le a
good young orchard, never -failing creek, now frame
bongo, new frame barn 40x60, w th cellar. A geedPlace
for al:minces stand on the eorner. On the oppoeito cor-
ners aro ft otore, post office, school house end black-
smith shop. 6 milee trent the town of Clinton, and 7
from the town of eiodericb. Partieulare on application
' • . ARCHIE lldebOUGALI*,
Porter's Hill P0.
Goderich townehip, 7urie 5, 1878. • •
DEBENT IrRES FOR: SALE.
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*6;000.00 IV ORTII.
PAYA131:1i DirEATY YEARS'.
SEED WHEAT FOR SALE.
Th. eCorporation of the Town of Clinton offer fk6,000
wortheofFire Protection Debenturefor eale. They
rim Twenty, 90421, and bear Seven ifer cent Interest,
payable gem -annually., Offers for the IMMO will be re-
ceived, in writing, by
• . W. C. SI4A.111.11, Mayor.
Clinton, Jnly.24, 1878.
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SIOjale.13
The enbeeriber otters a (partake of the V/i()T011.
SEED WHEAT for sale. It lo the carllest white
abaft aow grown, and is a splendid hybrid. •-
Wel. WISE.
Ooderich Township, Aug. 15, 1874.
STRAY . •
Strayed from filo subeeribeti preraleefe lot 84, Ilth
con., Hullett, about the lattbr part of June two Ewes
and three Lambs, all marked with red pe.ine on rump,
and one of the ZWee with both mini croened• AnY ono
giving information that will teal to their recovery will
be suitably rewerded. • •
RICHARD TOWNSEND,
Aug. 22, 1878. " • Londesbore 11,0.
flirOUSE AND LOT FOR. SALE.
The undersigned offers for vale the house andiht on
itattenbury Street, immediately 'West of the Wesleyan
Church, at prima °noted by hfmeelf. • The lot opr1-
tains one-eighth of an ache, and has thereon a frame
house, eontaining .7 toonte, hard and soft water •and a
few frnit trees. Title indieputable. Fnether realm.
lare on applieatIon.,
B. WATTERSON.
Olinten, Aug. 14;1878. - 41* •
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.
The undereigned offers for gale n beeutifnl farm con-
taining 83 acres, 45 (geared and In it geed strati a cultl.
cation. Never -failing spring creek running across the
centre; there is also asi,kndh1 vo% erohard,bnilainas
Act, on• the place—Itima lei hated, being lot 85,• 15t1:
eon. Goderieh Toe/Whip, aruiTg•TniTrhelfirmiler-fre
the corpoi Anon of the WiitroTtTdIfiliiiiiiid"hartrilhe
view of the entire tole% For farther particulars apply
to WM. M. 0:10111)0Z
Al Gordon & Irinlaysen'e‘reCery Stank
Clinton, July 11, 1878.
FOR SALE.
SIX ACHES OF /aril/ IN 11A3Militlie
To be sold, mix ;ores of prime laud, in the Village of
hayfield, Cottnty of Huron, one ofthe healthiest spas
In the Domieion‘ Good noW henget barn, n table, pure
water, good picket Pelee. oeer 160 prime varietlee feuit
• trees eommencing to bear. Near school; churches,
eteree, and -convetlieeees of every Mnd. Ilttll of the
pfircheee money ohly ircpared down, ter the balance, a
term of yeare will be given ot mortgage neourity, with
interest at 8 per 0005, Aix indisputable title wino
given, and minutiae:1 of the' piste OM • 00011 eft Ohl.—
CIOMO 0.11a Set, or inquire of •
4'. C. matt:roan, Commieeloter,
Reynold, Ang. 2214 478.
pll OPBRTY V011 S'ALE;
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The undoesigned °dere for sole ii fine; neer, two. -story
Dwelling House, containing 14500100, with stoic) illid
earflap hotte ou the premieee, kart and Boit Waite in
ebrindenee, end every other eetiventence; le eittieted on
the sotakside of ()Mai& Street, nearly opPosite the
English Church. A tevoithence for a medical or bust.
0055 )11001.
• Also, a 6110150 bending phSt, Antall* oit Ottaelo
- Peteiv , and !tante Streets, nearly opposite lir. II, M.
. flitdey)b reeitletled, einIteinillfr about theee•quartere of
• an a a, won fancied /oath...tined. rot particulars 41p.
• ply o IT. TIALE, Millet. . ,
.... ., Aloe, a aret•elass GRAIN STOltr, for este et to .rent;
nt ovine rtnostation. Apply to A, aT11/4.tTON. G,
. T. Agent he- Clinton,
Clinton, Ate Moe,
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A, .1AMIESON,
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ilAS
THE SILVER CHAFF,
VICTOR,
AND THE CLAWSON,
Tintoyty Beal ond ..E2m., •
At hif; gore, Hamilton Street,
G- 0 333 IR. X 0 X--1
hug. 21,1.878,
JUST RECEIVED,
z wALE
• • IMMIX t'Sr.
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Canaiitan News items,
There itre 1841 voters-in...Stratford.
Rev. W. Philp, a superannuated IVAtho-
dist. minister, died in London last week,
It is:proposed to` illuminate Quebec on
the Arrival of the Martinis of Lorne- and
H. R. H: the,rrincess Louis'e. •
lily.. 0: Hawking, „Methodist 'minister
at Bedinaville, 'was 'seriously. injured on
IVIonclay, by Ins horse•ronning tvvtiy. •
Richardson, a cashier in the Windsor
Hotel; Monirea, tnims out to be A default-
er to the extent of $1,200, HO' has been
beard of at Albany, /NT. Y. ' • •
' Mr, Fawcett lives one 'Mile from Pal-
merston, his ige is" 107. The did gentle-)
man Can *alk three or few miles at a
stretch with comparative ease. •
- The Rev. Mr. Spencer of Palmerston(
on Thursday officiated at. a Wedding, a
finieral and a 'christening •in rather gmck
.enecession, all within ten hours, .
(Two drunken men nanied Livingston
and Derrell, got fighting at. CollingWooci,-
on Monday, when Livingston fatally stab-
bed the other. He was rrested.
Messrs. . .iY oore So. cm on,
shipped a large quantify of eggs. to Glee-
gqw direct, being the firat consignment of
this kind of reduce sent frOnl there,
On Friday while:Mr. Ayella. G..
yardman Stratford, was coupling •dais his
left arm was otiniht between the drawheads
and broken, from the effects of which' he
died
His Eicellency the Governer•General
‚has acceded to the 'request •preferred
though the Mayor of Toronto :and the on
D. Christie, to open' the Ontario Provin-
cial gxhibition. , •• '
few days ago a young- gentientan of
Napanee was terribly frightened. Ilo felt:
it snake crawling down on the inside of his
pants, „ Ile seized the rreptile, which he
felt biting hitn•-aeveral•times, firefly by the.
'head with one hand:, while with the other
Ito ripped up the leg of his pants, and then
nearly fainting with .terror, he relaxed his
grasp, and down fell his heavy gold Watch -
. A. yonng-inanaged twenty, naMeil John
D. Stuart, was drowned off his yacht Ca.
cique 85 Hamilton, on Friday; while in the
net of rescuing. one .of. his companions
named .Sarvis; who bad- beenknocked
overboard by BOMO.iiidooked-for motion of
.the boat. Mr. Striart,.st., on being.made
acquainted with the sad nears of his son's
fate'fell and received.a severe fracture el
the ribs. • .•
The North -Perth Fall Wheat Shewheld
at Stratford, -on Friday, was. -largely' it -
tended. The prizes were a warded..ai• fol-.
lows:;-4-st: H. ZimMerreari; Downie; 2nd,
Mrs. John Ball, North Easthope; Srd, Wm.
Patterson; North Easthope. . The exhibits
were all good, the greater niimber, includ-
ing the prize wheat, woke of the Clawson
variety. After the exhibition 4301110 of the
best samples were sold at from $2.40 to
$2.50 per bag. ' " • •
Ots July 4t1 speak thieves entered the
ale° of, Alexander Fraser, Receiver:Gen-
'oral, at Toronto, and 'carried off $12,400
'in one sncl two dollars motes, of the Do -
Minion of Canada. ' At New York, on Fri-
day, a manwho gave hia name as Saab
D. Otis'residing at Orange, N. J., was
arrested, and part of the stolen notes,
which he was trying to sell, were found in
his possession; He was loc,keri. up until
they hear trona 1VEr. Fraser. '
Idrakesmaii Stein .was .killed, on Friday
morning about a mile west of Brantford.,
on the Brantford and Tilsonburgbranch
of the G, W.• R. The' _gravel train left
there at 7 01. in. witlki.n engine pushing the
care ahead with Stein on first car. .3Vhciti
reaching She stone road, it mile west of
Brantforkthe caritimped the raile turning
'completely over with. Stein underneath' it,
injuring hinl do 'severely' that ho died
shortly after being taken from under the
car. r. .• ,
At the Orange Young "triton's
held at Mitchell on Friday last, Mr. Al.
.freellarrison found a, seven shooter,' bid
away in the hollow of a log, each chamber
being charged,. The cowardly fellow who ,
claimed it should have 'boon personally
taught'that it is contrary AO law to carry
such weaPornr. The officers of the Society
felt ineepeed that One of their inernbers
thotildhaall—inceid—r•e. 'ot.n were notslow -
in tolling linu of his wrong.
Robert Rennardson, boat -builder,,,' met
with a horrible death on the Grand Trunk
track et George street, Toront000n To
day night; It is supposed 110 was intoxi-
cated and had stumbled aeress the track,
and having :fallen asleep, or being unable
to rite, Wag run over by the exptvint train
from the cut, at 1107. The -.body was
horribly mangled, being almost separated
i
at tho waist, and his ntestines and other
portions of the ititernal organsiscAttered
about the track, •
The grasshoppers are making 10910 -ale
destruction on tobacco at Gatineau Point,
which otherwise would be a geed crop,.
The Clieckleis, two brothers, now under
arrest, .at Ottawa, cm it charge of counter-
feiti„ng-and issuing notes, are believed to
have put some $300,000.of bogusbills in
circulation: . •
The prosecuting. °minas)} in the Montreal
Orange case intendeto petition tlieGoyer-
nor-General to grant immunity to witnesses
frraoirni, the consequeneed of enY atatementS:
they may make -10 .giVing evidence in the
t
. .
The English. eqUattere on tho Freneb re-
serves in Manitoba have agreed.to remove'
forthwith, being paid for the plowing they
have done,'apont three hundred acres, and
allowed to remove their implements, secure
their.crePs, etc. .
Oa Friday laat at Mitchell,: Mr', M.
Piii Oas-
sinlittle • child accidentally fell into A
boiler of hot water .and was frightfully
scalded about the twins and. breast. The
poor little thing suffered dreadfully; butis
. •
,of Brant-
ford ositor now lociiThilasa Winer near
Panblo, in Solorit 0; mamma to giv(3, in
his next letter to the Expositor from Colo-
rado, 9ne hundred and Seventy-seven rm..
sone whY be don't like.the country.'
. On Thersaay Mr. Goldring, of London,
Eng., a gentletnari of German descent,
purchased One. third of Meiisre Blackburn
tcc MaLaren's phosphate lands in Temple -
•ton, paying the sum ofS45,000 cash. This
is the largest transaction of the kind made
•iti the:Ottawa seblion. . .
On Thursday morning, near 1-1 ngal:8.YJ11n,
the. Haniiltati & Northwestern . .express,
board aouth, ran over and.ineitantly killed
a man named Codd. Ho laid
crcseivaya on the'track, ivith his 'leek on
the rail, and the .head. wassevered from
the body ,as if out• with a knife. • ,•
-Litat,,MondaY 'an illioit, still belenging to
Timothy and John, Coghling; Was .seized on
lot 24, second concession, Proton, by. Col-
lector McLean. ' qiiantity/;of spirits,
grain, hops, ito.; were found on -1 the pre -
01)1503 and destroyed with the plant. . The:
'atillieriatid-.to have been :in operation nine
37.4:at's.
g.ehtleitrian from Georgia:has beeneit,
peritnenting itt the plantingof sugar -cane
near Grimsby, and his ethirke have.proved
successful. Sortie of thie season'es,growth
has • inetieured 13 feet .3 ifichea; mid: he
thinks cholla 'art be: no doubt Wtthat
sugar -bane, can be sitquessfelly raised • in
that district.. •
•The•body 'of an link:own micidle.aged
man was discevered -floating in Allan's mill
race, Guelph, on Tuesday :Morning. It
was very muchdecompesed and the fa -
tures almost destroyed by the action of the
. water, where it appears to liaire fain. for
months.' .• Nt4tine is known to be missing
in this locality. : : *
On Saturday lastiat. Stratford, an kng-
• lisbman named.,Wm..Redford, was walking
on the,,road.'whek lie Was joined' by some
acquaintances . who challenged: run
a foot -race. - fie Coneented and a start Was
tnade. ..-.11e had not proceeded many' yards
.before :lie Staggered and fell :and almost
immediately:expired. . •
e1/4
vn .13 may it young man, a stranger,
hired a hone and buggy at Measrs. Hod-
ges St Will's livery, Mitchell, to go, as he
said, to Seaforth, proinising to return in.
the evening, lip to Sunday morning
there was no appearance of either man or
horse when tho owners became so uneasy
that 'Mr. Hodges knitted in, puranit.
Reaching Seaforth he fund his preperty
at an hotel stable, and en further enetuiries
ascertained that the seine man ha hired a
rig from Mr. Wm. McNaughton, and had
not returned it at the time promised,. The
pureuit Was continued to Goclerich, when
animal and vehicle were diseovered, but
the man had gone to Port Albert.. On his
return in the evening, he was arrested,
and is now in jail awaiting his trail. At
•Goderich he told parties that the horse
was his own, that his ban was Et0rtON
and that he hailed front Owen Senna,
Mr. F. X. beaudry, one of the largest
property owners in Montreal, xvis on Tues-
day, fined 5200, with the option of six
months' imprisonment, for- renting his
houses for immoral purposes. Notice Was
given of appeal on She ground that ,such
matters are beyond. the • jurisdiction of
the Local Legislatures. '
At Florence, on Monday afternoon two
children; daughters of Mr. Selma Ruth,
Were playing with matches itt hie .otable.
The hay caught fire, and the whole was in
blaze at once.- The oldest givl managed to
_escape, but the youngest one, three years
old was burnt to death A boggy and two
sets of harness were burnt.
A lady named Charles .a.„iindere, living
with a farmer named Mr. Arthur Cope.
land, .near Westminster, absconded with
fifty dollars belonging to his employer.
He was traced to the G: W. It. station -at
London, where he had purchased it ticket
for Toronto. At Hamilton Moves arrested,
ent,baok, and committed for trial.
SOMA Allan Craig children, on Saturday
last, purchased half • a .pound of powder
and wrapped' it up carefully, sat down
around it and a , hod it match, It went
°frill -a' manner t at gave the utmost iatia-
faction to. the Medical attendant, who'
chanced to be.called in. All will recover.
The eyebrows will grow out '
Says the Barrio Gatette :-.7,1Vo.' matter
how the 'Conservative papers try to ex-
plain the bankruptcies in the United
States they cannot get over the ugly fact
that nir proportion of thenrhava
been failures of manufacturers. Why
should so largo a percentage of manufae-
turere fall when 'so heavily 1i/ejected ?
And why in Canada do no few mainline-
turers fail I
An accident of the roost distressing
character happened on Sunday night on
the Esplanade, Toronto, where Mr. John
H. Venables lost three children, aged
eight, four, and two and a half years re-
spectively. Mr. and Mrs. Itenables went
out .tq, make a call. tiller* before SAVOR
o'clock. In the evening Mrs. Venables
asked the children, whose name ore EtnilY,
Elizabeth, and Willjaan, to go up stela% to
the room where the aervant girl warp
They went up but come down shortly af-
terwards with the intention'of plucking a
flower, This wart the last sten of them
alive. It is supposed that one of the little
ones in going Along the wharf had fallen
into the bay. and that the others went in
in endeavoring to save them. Tito bodies
were found clout to each other. The grief
of the parents, at their sad calamity, can.
not be deouribett
serione accident happened to a man 1 IiU110,1sT. ITFP48.
named George Crane, at London, Monday,
while working near Westminster Bridge, Corn 14 feet' high at Exeter.
Crane and another man were engaged driv-
ing piles, when Crane placed due of his hands neTehiteii Bbeevaipet;oi:tleggeiantaBryatiti, a npaY(1,c4 •-
eiootni ,anp)itleutootisetzltyhihsi,mbsreoltfi,g holI itsh ee 0 stni epdagn;
Mr. J.., Down Exeter, has a grovving,
v
hammer dawn And smashed tho hand til --0
post to a jelly. It is feared the whole
hand will have to be taken off. .
squash 52 inchesin carceniference
• John Alliaoh,Ilabcrne, has it three-year
old apple tree with 100 apples thereon,
.• A grand united excursion under the7its- W. H. Verity, of Exeter, line returned
pices of the leading farmers Of the counties, from Maine, where he went for the benefit
toof tWakeellipnigeotoenonansdepWt.atetigotoo Tisoraodnyteortaisnedod of Ahsisivihre.al;Nh.iright- (If atop; t 1"
arrn.,a0,10.
Scarboro)ii Heights, The excuraion trains rich, was handling,s bettle ofginger ale, it
are to run from, Berlin, Galt, and Guelph, Suddenly exploded, seriously injuring one .
and the fete is expected to be,the grandest of his eyes, ' '
affair of the kind held thie'season. Brussels has now a most efficient staff of
Sohn Lennoir,. Wttrkiiir in. Port *Huron, teachers, cempriaind Mr. Sohn Shaw; prin-
redeived a telegram that his *ifs was dying eipal., Mrs. Coulter, and Misees,primpbell;
ivhere his money gave ont f -lie then got .Mr. Francis 'Cornish, of ushorne, has a.,
a, ride tp.Hatiiiiton, i,vhere his position lirPs
cliecoveted. .`fhe slightest change of his three Years old, and are as sound as over.
positron while riding Would have sent 'him hichr;istOtnozi,ish_ intands .lieepin!oo there ,till
intri another
striking illustration of the truth eon. Willete; Cowrie; who.sdihe time
'tallied in the.t expressive, but new some- Silicwatt°aTted- to ocanwit enieide by cut' '
ting his, throat. with a razor, • succeeded a
week or. an ago in ending Ins life by again .
applying the razdr. • • . .
During the 'prevalence of the Violent
storm on the night Of the 14th• inst.; a
,valuable young horse belonging to Mr..D.
1VICIOnnon..ef the.10th
was struck bnightning and killed:. The -
animal WAS •yaiued at :$139.
While out shooting en:SaturdaY, Mr. F.
W. Simpson; of Exeter, 'shot a crane at the•
distance. of about 120 yards whileit was
°nth() .ss me day Mr. 8.. also dig -
played some good shooting by killitik...a.h01
diver across the river, diatatice Of about"
one litindred-ya-rdsT-
Mr. W. Carrick; gxeter, is thtt. pos-
sess(); of a 'grape vine„which is only in
third year* front a cutting, , Whieh'haa put
forth titeee shoots, each about fourteen-. .,
feet, iti 'length, beaides several .strtaller
branched, all, of the latterali having liheis
:allowed try'grow. • :•",•• '
On Friday, h young son of NV. Jas. Wit....
son, grain buyer, Brussels, Met with 01 80- ,
Vera accident. Na Was in the store henries,
and had been leekineat a .grain bin,..and•
in stepping hhohward:stepped ta'an.opoia
hatchway, the': do.ot of which itotneditttely
closed catching the arnilied break- • -
ing above the. elbow: . ' • • • '
'W•9 *eve shown the oth'er clay specimens
of a neW eneinYto the potate iirtlikahape
'of.a,' large. white wor'in, .or. griibi With clark
hinder.partsiend 'lege in the part ofthe. -
body. They are attacking -the. potataitself •
• and derouring theni. It :resembles the •
Coalmen -woodworm and proinises to be a
formidable foe Unless.. some enemy comes -
to light.to ant it .ott —Sienar, • , : ,
at 1.3uffiilo, He paid his fare to London, Annie Smith and E. Forsyth.
on the trucks of a passengercar and stole number of large rtoPlee which are nearly'
whattackneyed phrase, ".In the midst of
life We are in death," was given lo 4!. family
•liting in Montreal; ,on Friday: A healthy
woman of 60 years, wife of Pierig Leblanc, a
respectable inephanic of Cliambly, came.
,into the city to attend her dmighter-in-law
during •'11--er . confinement. During . the
evening she suddenly, raised: her hands and
" I'm 'dying I Please timid for •
sistange,' and fell' .back insensible, dying
before assistance could reach her,
ln the.Doininfon .Press, a. paper ,publish-
-ed in Californiaby Canadians for Canadians,.
and whicli. furnishes pncli that:1.e interest-
ing -concerning' Canadians now residing in
that state, as well as visitors we notice
.the following : ,The San Franileco Cana.
ditto Asseciationl which has for sornis.time
been organized,' is 1%V 141 it most flonrish-
hig condition. ' At every Monthly meeting,.
a larger number is addedto its ,niernber-
Steps are now being .talcen ,to .166.
corporate the ;moiety. Rot. 0, Chiniquy:
arrived in San' franciseo Saturday, Jely
28th. He preached tiviee 'next -day and'
lectured 1 wice nextweek in San Francisco.
He is ori his Way "to Australia to lesitnie
tinder tho auspices of the Orangemen.: • :
At St.. Catharine'S Parish, in the Coun-
ty of Port Neuf; two Irishmen, named
Francis 06nway. and•Michaei Farrell,' have
-
lived since theirchildhood as' neighbors..
On'IVIonday afternocin Conway, with two
of bis children and his brother; started: off
to visit their father in' Volicertier, on his
wey, he saw ,Farrelk itt .a. conversation
With lain at, the readeide 'Conway asked
remoire biefence,. in ..answer to
Which it is said that Farrell told him that
before hewould do it either ono ,br the
other 'of them present Would be killed: In
parting,: Farrell got ' into a dreadfal state,
of excitement, and in a loud Voice advised
Conway not ,to pule the roacl in returning
or there would be bad 'work. Conway did
not replybet proceeded on his way to his
father's' n Coinpany With his children and
Itis brehiier. ,After.spenilingthe afternoon
there they returned' about 5. o'clock. .On
approaching the residence of Farrell -the
occupant could be easily discerned with a
gnuin his hind, On seeing the party re-
turned he walked .quietly 'down the path .
Of his firm to the road, and met there
Conway atid party without a word Farrell
took.a deadly aim with his gun at COnwity„
andpulling with a deliberate idol the trig-
sg
te
at
u'
,
Oar." TarieCoohniwldarYena nti4iril.."%ivlietidhetini vines'
upon the body of their father, and Pile-
couelYed4. oP nP ,e oalocl t to
thh iemb rtoo,ixEt,'„ib..-n:611:1'rrtehloi
-- On Tuesday night 20th hist flames
were oteerved. Liming from the roof of a
stable,' the property of Mr. W. McConnell;.
,bailiff, %Ingham. Those who first per-
ceived the fire, immediately went to the
stable and' took, out the, horse, sulky and •
buggy, which were all that was saved. The .
flames rapidly spread, atid were soon coin-
'municated to another stable, the property
of Mr, F. 'Roderus, and it was also razed
to the 'grotind. 1VIr. McConnell's lois is
alma $200,. and that of Mr. R,oderus in .
the neighborhood of $100. The origin of
the fite•is Unknown.
.On Tuesday morning. of last. week, Mr. •
Thos. Cox, who came to Exeter some five'
weeks *since, died at Mr. It. Atkinson'a
hotel. It appears that he has been for
some time working in the flax mill. Leav-
time alarniedlhat he Would be fired at too ' bia work °w Sa6erdaY' at nem' he
Conway bore,a remarkably good chart:tater: 'eine to the hotel and coked Mr. Atkinson
Farrell, who is charged with the murder,
was a prisoner on a similar charge before
the court twelve 'years ago, and was ac-
quitted on the ground that he acted in
self-defence, In that instance he killed
the man with an axe. Farrell walked into
town a distance of 21 miles, and' on enter.
ine the Police Station, said he was there to
give himself- up for shooting and killing
Conway,
but for ivhat reason no ono appears
i$ croquet a. Montt tenni* to tell.
.1.11 in Dr,. Moore, as he felt:at eaviness
'hest. Tho doctor did all he'colld
111 "18 •-i,•bekhis lengs were tilled with
to 801ve "''' swill an extent it wae bli-
the flax dust „
vthing, and he gradually
possible to do .„110,010 expired. Di.
sank until Tuesday, manners but Waa
ceased was of engaging curious
somewhat addicted to dn.. "nn his stay
feature in the case is that dui.
there hq choose t0. pass as Thema 11.6,
One day Lille summer we rode fifty
loirin -railway-earr sentud-holriint
tour men who were playing with those
awful playthings of -the devil—cards,
They played euchre until they Welt tired
Of it They played a little seven -u repo-
dro and occasionally a trials of poker:
We hover heard a dispute. Their bursts
elliTmerritagnt_ocottsianally.At come unex-
pected play repeatedly drew, our eyes
from our book. They never quarreled,
Etnd never called names once. After we
got 011 h At our station we sat at the win-
dow and watched a 'party of young men
'and maidens playing croquet, In fif-
teen minutes we saw two persons cheat
successfully. We heard the ono Player
who did not cheat accused of cheating'
five times. ,We heard four distinct bit-
ter quarrels.. We heard a beautiful
young •glrl tell two lies and a meek -look -
lug young than three, and finally we
SAW the yoniag girl throw her mallet
against the fence so hard that it frighten-
ed a horse ; the,other young girl pound-
ed her mallet so hard on the ground that
it knocked the buds off an apple tree,
they both banged into the house at dtf-
ferent doors, and the two young men
looked sheepish and went oft after a
drink. Now, why is this 1--43ttrlingloo
rtathkeye,
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Japangeo-cmtdron.t.,
There are no cradles in Japan; Al
most as--soon-,as-theAmbies are bor
they aro taken out on the backs of th
older children, the .flrst child narryin
the second, the third, and ee on, and
you will See a company of girls playi
battledore; each with . a-baby-strappe
on her back. If the baby cries t
jump ‘up and down klittle and so r
it off to sleep. The baby thus gof
ereise, fresh air, and sees all them
ing ori. Its education thns begins
for theliouees being open the oriel
of,all the trades may be Seem goi
in them as you pass along
The building are all one stor
row frontsrunning back ab
feet, and by the removal of
which serve for partition walls,
thrown opsn no that the air sWe
through them. So the childr
see the processes of all the tr
much of tile quickness of
cotnes from this; A Japan
can tura hid hand to anythi
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The wheat and barley crops
'Britain promise to be above t
and that of oats somewhat