The New Era, 1882-03-02, Page 9aTCh. 1882.4
TAW.) IN TIM FLAMES
Three Little Children. Burned to Ashes
•rrt
tAtl AGQNVED FATHER AND MOTHER.
13e11evi11epapers' of laid Week
,publish lengthy accounts of the fatal fire
in Anaeliasburg, which- occurred yesterday
morning. The ,facte are as ' follows:
Joseph Melody ie a ar laborer in the
employ of ,George 'Cunningbaria, a well -to -
.do farmer at A,meliasbuig. He lived in a
small frame house, 18 x 24 feet, •within
about 'twenty *odes, Of the ' residence of -
Mr. Cunningliarci; which i abont a Mile
•east of Rednerville, -and a very short dis-
tance east of the upper- ferry landing: ,Elis
I amily consisted of his wife and three
children, alh little girls -Lily, aged 4
Maud, agec1.2, aed May, au infant about 9
anonths old. Early this morning Mr.
Modly took his axe and went hate theWpods
to chop wood. • .
Mrs. Moody was engaged nearly all the
imoteffigin nealtifie'a coat for :same mein,
bet. Of the Cutininghaeei fanailY,;and eome
time between 9 and 10 o'elock She stepped
over -to Cunningham's to try it' 'on. When
ehe left, the.baby and the eecond child (who
was yet tiliable to weIk) :Were'elSeping
together in the cradle, and obelisk:them in
charge of Lily, the eldest, 'who was. 'a
remarkably bright and clever child for her
years. It could not be,asceetained whether
or not there Was any fireliTtlaiehiteereeihen.
sake left, for she is not at present able to
bear questioning or to give coherent replies,
but itliffeey _probable that there was The,
stove stood almost in the centre of the
room, which was the full iaizeeif the inauSe,
and a double bedstead in the northeast.
corner of the room under the .stairs.
Ah.feev minutes before 10' o'clock Ur.
pidiary`Cuinainglaara, a son -of George' oixn-'
ninglia,m, Who livesnear by,, and who :was
working out -doors at the time, ,noticed
volume of smoke rising overthe tree lit
-the direction of Moody's house, andle im-
mediately started off in that direction as
fast as possible. . It appears that - Mrs.
Moody had also noticed the s'neolte abeiit
the same time,..but did not think it ' was
coming trona her house. When .she -Saw.
Mr. Cunningham running hathatdirection,
however, she also hastened ae :fast as her..
limbs would bear her, and .lehe arrived, at -
the louse first. ,
. ,
She ran to- the door and opened itsbile as
she did so a volume of 'flame and smoke
burst forth and drove her back S The whole
interior of the little house wee .filled . with
flames. Mr. Cunningham thee 'arrived;
and the agonizedmother, with Whiteface
and wild eyes, turned to him with the ery.,
"Oh, for God's sake, save' mei children, my
three little ones." Mr... Cunningham got
down on his hands an d.knees and attempted
to crawl into the house, but.; the attempt
was fruitlese: He might as .well have tried
to enter -a -furnace when in full glow. The
neighbors soon gathered at the. Beene, but
nothing could'be done to save thechildren
or the house. About half an hour after the
fire was discoveredallthat vete lett of the
little 'house was a heapof black and
emoulderieg ruins. , ' ,
Mr. Cunningham say that• when he
arrived at the house no .sound could be
heard from inside, and , it. is his 'opinion
that the .children were dead .before
arrrived. Daring the conflagration, even
after the whole house' was wrapped' in
flames, it was only by 'sheer force. that
IldErs.Moody could be prevented from rushing.
into.the midst of. the fire. She was utterly
beside herself. 0 ely two 'ideas' feedipied
her refract -that her three .childreilivere in:
, the' honeeeand that they. neuetbeetaved. ,
When the fire had subsidettand it was
possible to go to work di the:riling:the
neighbors began the sad teak of .searahing
for the remains- of the three children. s It
was not long before they were found. Very
little was left.. of the two younger chil-
dren only Shapeless and charred lumps,
but enough of the body of ..the eldest child
was discovered :to enable tbe•on-lookers to,.
recognize it. It was found - on , the /spot.
where the bed had stood, and:1;09,s covered
with a'bit of burnt blanketeeThisefact is a
clue to the origin of the liteeseeseheesee • :
It is Ptobeble:that the
caught fire at 'the stove, and that in her
trightareibeveildeirctent she xitn. teethe bed
and got into it, the fiee'sPreading from:leer
clothes to the bedechithes. Thereinains.
were collected and placed in a box, and are,
now at the house of Mr. Henry Cunnings.
ham. Nothing was saved froth thehonse
'except two entail kitcheet utensils. Moody
lost nearly everything, of which- he,..veas
possessed. The mental condition of the
poor man, as well . as that of his witeeis
easier imagined than deecribed.. Th,e house
belonged to Mr. George Cunningham., , Its
value Was about e100, and it was uninsured.
A subscription, list, in aid of 'Moody was.
. started on the spot shortly after the firth
by Mt. W. E. Anderson. .
REV, EGERTON RYERSON,
The
Story of an, Active aitel
Useful Life. ,
41+I nONVItEll) CANADIAN.
(Globe, February '
By the death of Rev. Egerton - Ryerson,
D. D., is seeeired'one of the 'few remaining
links uniting the present with the early,
days of Canadian settlement. Dr: Ryerson
has had a long, a busy, and a memorable
career„ and there ie so much of interest and
historio asaeciation in the annals of his
family that even had lAi3- own part in
public affairs beee Much less prominent,
'hiS PasSing,aWay wOuld.'haVe been a note-
worthy event, The late Dr. Ryerson was
itriwarda of 78 ;years of age, having been
tern in the Township of .Charlotteville,
COUnty of Norfolk, on the 24th of
March, 1803. His - father, Colonel
.Jheepla RYeesion„ a native of New
Jersey, distingnished 'himself for his
braVery during thereVolutionary war, hav-
ing entered the ranks of the loyalists when
a , mere lad of 15 and taken -part iix
many bottlesana skirmishes. When hos-
tilities came to an end -he and his 'brother.
Stiethiel, eanotner 'distinguished lbyalist,
eeteled in New Brunswick, Where Colonel
Ryerson married' Bliss; Mehetabel Stickneye
said to have .beenthe first child. c,4 English
stookbern in the colon. Iji 1794'SOnaueh
remoVedste-Upper Canada and settlectnesir
Itong Peinteand fiye years afterwards he
WaFefollowed. by COI: Joseph 'Ryerson and
bus lanaiiy, who endured great hardships
-during the journey, as. well es 'during the
earlier 'Yeb.'is of, their Aadonier life in this
Prbvinee. Col. Ryerson becanee thefather
of, eiX130ne, five of whom became minister
of the Gospel. . The three elder sons ;all.
took :an e acitivee' part in: .repelling the
American invaders in the war of 1812,
doing geed service at •Detroite-Fort
Reaver,..Darns,, LUndy's Lane ' 'and else-,
,Where: Atthis Ainati the subject Of this
notice was:Si/11y 101 years 01 age, and was
fully imbued with t.laci : patriotic ardor of
his elderbrotherse being filled ,with regret
that bis tisideler years . did . not perniit him.
to share their experiences.' Young Egerton,.
as well as brothers, was , bred tsfirm-
ing Puisints, and .'exteectecl,to do a reah'S
work long before he was a Man in years.
He was always sgiVeri • to study, however,
and mien when his . daily employments
were most exactingcened always find time
to aCquireusefel kneWleegeaselleattended.
the •' District “Graniniar ;School as
opportunity offered. A17.1ien.• 18. yearsof
age .he united in: membereliip. With the
Methodist .• Church, having . for 'sorne.
time previous been in aympathy with its
VieWS and doctrines. His father, however,
was deeply op,pOsed to this ,eteP, and gave
'Egerton the choice. of -leaving the Church
or (pitting hie 110fiee.. Needless to say, -he
chogeAlae hitter ,alternatiVe. Thus throWn
upon the wcirld-he obtained a situation as
assistant :teacher in the London District
Grainmar School 'Where he taught success-
fully for two years, when at his father's
regnest bie returned henna --Seeddain
devoted.laimaeltto farming putsUits. *1.1es
contiOned his studies with the object of
entering the ministry, and when 22 years
of age was received as a minister of the
Methodist Church and.was assigned
t� .the' Niagara Circuit. l`or..many years
hielife was one' of constant strenuous;
tell and effort.... He Was frequently coin-
Peiled to compose his perinons while ;riding.
on liorsebaCk from one. part ' of his circuit
to. another: _After, doing duty for some,
time in, the Niagara Peninsula he was
transferred to the Young.street,
embracing the tewn, Of ' York :'and ;nine,
adjacent toWnshipse , He Wie"siilisegieently -
stationed as a Missionary. "among -.• the
'Iiidiansf it the Crediteandethe other
appointhients he. held are thelitiiner-
ous • the be • particularized here:. • It is,
sestin3oted that during his long and active
'nainisteeial career hepreached, at, least tea
• thousandsermons. •
,The fleet appearance of Mr. Ryerson as
an. author was. made in 1826 in rep yo o a
.sermon ,:preached by Archdeacon.Straehan;
in which the 'latter had ...attacked . the
Dissenters.. Dr. Ryeraon's• pamphlet was
a spirited and vigorous; .Procluctioni and, ,
when published under the Signature of " A'
. Methodist'. Preacher," created., no little
exciteinent and 'epee:illation as to who the
;anther 'might be The identity' of the
Writer •Wa' shortly afterwards: av�wed.
Two years, later the author :piths -had esi
.series" of lettere;;',in Areladeacon
Strachan's famous chart pf the Various
religious 'bodies in, .Upper Canada
'keenly. criticized: In 1829 the Christian
GUardiart Was .fohncted at York in the
interests of. the Methodist body, and.
-Mr. , Ryerson • was.. installed ,as joint
editor -with Rev: R. Metcalfe. The editor:.
Were. from the 'outset .noticeable for
their, force and : treheliant phraseology;
This journal persistently, advocated 'many ,
Useful political : reforms, and Conthibutedits
full share to the discussion of the Ciergy.
Reserve' queetiorte. In 1e33 .11r: Ryerson
was appointed a delegate to .Engiand,:and
attended e,the British SConferencee of the
Wesleyan' Methodiet Chiereli 'there with a,
.view to the projected enaide With that Cops
feretice of elets. Methodist:Episcopal body in
• Canada, which he was largelyinstenniental.
in accomplishing., In 1835 he agetin -visited.
the Brother Country, with the :o,bjeet, of
obtaiiiiriga charter teethe Upper Canada
Academy as.a seat of Methodist educ,atient•
and also with teviewsof..prOctering subscrip-
.tions ,in aid of the.project from e the.
Eiigbish Weeleyanes He 'Wes' successful
, .accomplishing both these . objects,
and " the academy, , which ••
,developed into Victoria College, wits estab-
lished in Cobourg. 'During Mr. Ryerson's'
stayin London .lie Contributed a series Of
letters on Canadian' affairs to the Timesin
order to counteract thedefeuence of:William
'Lyon Mackenzie, who; backed ,by Huene
.and Roebuck in "England, ,had created it
. good ,deal Of 'feeling in favor of. political
'reform in Canada; Mr. Ryerson, believing
that these efforts looked toward the .estab-
lishmeht ole Canadian republic,' stienu.
oualy combatted them, and hie letters,
which.aftracted ;nieleh attention, were re-
published in peamblet form and clistrihubed
amongmembers of Parliament. In' this
country they exercised a-donsiderable
inlbn-
euce upon theselections of 1836. On the
'occaaioe of a noted speech in the Con:aeons
by Mr. Jes,eph Flume in support of a peri=
tion preeented by pr, Charles.Duneenabee
setting forth the grievances of the people of
Canadaelilt. ' Gladstone, .Who wae desirous.
of replying to 'him, put hinaSolf inconalau-
/ligation with Mi.. Ryersono. who waspresent
ie the gallery, andfroiri • the trioteriale
furnished by ' the latter Made epeech
, which sealed the fate of the petition,
.- The rebellion broke out hal 1837, a- few
Months 'alter. hMee--RyersOns retutn.
Though, .as .been Shown, he had no
eyMpethy with the revolutionists, he was
opposed to the deeploYment' of harsh
measures against Mackenzie's followers,
and 'succeeded in procuringthe release of
, several of them fromedeciprisoinnent. He
strongly chainpioned the Cause of the former
Speaker of ,the. House -of, Asisetably, Mars
Elan Spring Bidwell, wrongffilly' ac-
cused of :patticipation iui the ecieing,
and • during, ' the - ' Controversy . iwhich
A Convict's Extraordinary Perseverance.
Nine months of hard and ingenieue labor
by Johnny Seneome, a convict In the prison
at Folsom, Cal, enabled him to escapee BY
thruating se wire down between the.granite
blocks -in the floor of ids cell; be discovered
a cavity underneath, WhiCh ViraA3 an aban-
doned sewer. With a chisel which he
• smuggled in from the workehop, , and a
heavy piece of wood, he broke one of the
stones. This required a month, because he
could only strike a blow when a dodr was
closed, or some other noise was made to
hide it, and he frequently sat up all night
without being able to strike niore than once.'
or twice. In the daytime he was in the
shop. After renibving the half square . of
granite he dug slowly down through " three
feet of stoae ancl cement, first boring a
hole, and afterward letting. -the chiefs fall
through it. At the end ef three Menthe he
got into the sewer, and found it plugged
with tone and cement ten feet thick at
its former 'outlet. 'The remainingsix
months were spent in digging through this
obstruction. Ile worked at night, and
naked, leaving his clothes so arranged in
bed that the guard supposed he was in
theme Foul gas in the sewer nearly suffo-
cated him, loss of sleep made him ill, and
his weight fell off twenty-five pomade. 'But
he got out at last. Within three hours an
officer recognized him, and heves again a
prisoner. ,
Tier GALES TN SCOTLAND. -The reedit gales
have made rare havoc in Scotland. On Lord
Breadalbane'e Perthshire estates some
12,000 trees have been -blown down on a
circuit of a few ranee', and one,the buten)
Castle 'Property in Berwickshire it is esti-
mated that 50,000 have fallen, Lest week
siorne of the oldest ancl finest trees at
Glamis Castle werdieptooted, and tinaber to
the value of nearly E100,000 was floating
about in the Firth of Clyde.
According to the report of Dr. Meissner,
the German Army Inepector, the talleet,
men in the Vaterland are to be found in
Schlefivig-Holstein. This conclueion is
based upon the data 'afforded by the men-
,. surements of the 1876-1860 recruits.
ensiled attacked the • course of
Attorney -General Hagerman in a very
vigorous and)pointed letter, in whidla -the
establishment of constitutional freederla
was advocated for the first time since the
restoration of order. During Lord Dux. -
ham's memorable mission to this country
1e had frequent interviews with Mr. Ryer.
son, wile furniehed numerous datafor the
celebrated 'report of that nobleman. In
1840 Mr. Ryerson again attended the Eng-
lisleConference as a delegate from Canada.
Upon the incorporation of the Univereity
of Victoria, College in 1841 Mr. Ryerson
was unanimously chosen President of the
institution, and the Flame year saw the
degree of Doctor of Divinityoonferred upon
him by the Wesleyan Universityof Middle-
town, Ccinn.
During Sir CharlesPletcalfe's administra-
tion of affairs in 'Canada Dr. Ryerson
warmly espoused his part in his contest
with the Reforra party. The question at
issue was the eight of the Governor co
make appointnients irrespective of the
advice of his 'Ministry, andeinidition to
numerous letters and articles in he news-
paper .prees, Dr. Ryerson-we:het and pub
-
fished an elaborate " Defence " of Sir
Charles, which was published separately in
parephlet form, in which all that eould be
urgedin foyer' of the untenable 'position of
theGovernor was strongly presented. In
1844 Dr. Ryerson received the appointment
a Superintendent of Public Schools foie
Upper Canada. He accepted this post aeed at
once devoted himself to the task of- re-,
modelling ethe educational system of the,
Provhace, 'Making an extensive tour in the
United States, England and continental
Europe to faaiailiarize himself With ^ the
most modern educatMnal SyStenas. The
results of his tour were embodied in an
elaborate report published' in 1846. His
ideas, though strongly opposed by. sonae,
commended themselves he a majority of -
the naernbers ,of the Legislatufe, and a
School Act drafted by hirn beeame law. It
remained in force about three years, when
a new Education Act, making many ra,dical
changes -in his system, was passed -under
the Baldwin -Lafontaine Minietry. Owing"
to the representations of Dr. Ryerson,
however, the Governor-General sus-
pended its opeeation, and -Mr. Baldwin
and Dr. Ryerson prepared an Act retaining
many of the characterietics of ihe Act of
1846, and adding new features necessitated
by the'progress of the country. This new
measure Was sanctioned in 180, and
fornua the basis of our present educational
Despite his' activity in ether departreents,.
Dr: Ryerson's life -work bY which he Will
principally be rereembered was essentially
educational. , From the time of his appoint-
ment ,until 1876, a period cif thirty-two
years?, he coetinued to adriainister the school
affairs of this Provinee with zeal, energy
and efficiency. He 1.1as left an abiding
mark upon our scholastic system, and his
work worth. high encomiunie from , public
men and those interested in educational
matters abroad. In 1853, chieflybiconee-
.
quence of Dr. Ryerson's strong representa-
tions, the.Legielature caused the grammar
School Law to.. be 'thoroughly revieed,'
further improvements made in 1865
being else traceable to his ilifitien.ce.
In 1855, With the aid Of . Col. Lefty,
he established several methorologi-,
cal stations in connection with the
County Grammar Schools, the number ,of
which was afterwards increased. In 1857
the doctor again set 'outfor a scoMprehen-
sive educational tour in Europe, visiting
the principal, iseats of art,where be pro-.
cured on behalf -of his department a series
of copies of paintings by the' old masters in
Duteh, Flemish and Italian art. These
were placedin the Educational Museum in
.this city. On his return he began advoeate
ing a system of Government •,grante to out-,
lying ejniveraities, and' drafted the Educa-
tion -BiT of 1860,. Which effected some
'improvements in our school system. In
1861 be, received, from Victoria Col-
lege the honerory degree of LL.D.
•In 1e74 Dr. Ryerson, was elected Pre-
sident Of the 'first General Conference cf
the Methodist 'Church, held in this city.
• He held this office foielour years, when he
was succeeded by Rev. Dr. Douglas, of
Montreal. Dr. Ryerson was elected for the
third time. to leptesent the Canadian ,Con--
sference- in Great Britain in 1876. He wase
received by . the. British Conference with
every possible Markt)f respect and affection,
'reference being -made to' his. appearance in
the same c.a,pacity forty-three years pie.
'viously. .• '
In1.876, owing to the. infirmities Of his'
advanced years, Dr. Ryerson, at his own
request, was.. relieved trona the arduous
duties of Chief ,Superintendent of ,EduCa=
tion;. the office was tiboliated and its funo!
tions vested in the Minister of Education.
Dr. Ryerson retired on -full, salary, after
thirty-two years'incessant service: He has
since lived. in retirement, finding °Coup's.
Win_ in the Preparation of his "'His-
tory of the United Empire Loyalists,"
a Voluminous Work -which throws a good'
deal of light upon the early history of,
Canada. Dr. Ryerson, pres,eeved to a late
.period in life a worederfuldegree Of mental
activity and physical Vitality, and to • the
-hest prtiacrvad kiou i et-este-in-public-
affaire. His death wilrbe deeply regretted
by Many outside e any aeotarian ,1 mite.
Dr. Ryerson was twice married, first in
1828 to Miss Aikman, daughter of the late
John Aikman, of, Barton Township, 'Who
died four years afterwardsteind in 1833 to
MitheArrastrotg, daughtereof the late J. R.
'Armatrong, of Toronte, who with two
dren survives him. •
LAIrEsael scotwisa htturs,,
An, outbreak of small -pox has taken place
in Leith.
Mr:, David fhearer, licensed victualler,
Dumfries, died suddenly on january 29th
from the bursting of a blood vessel. .
Elizabeth ainin, an old woman, aged 85,
has myetettously diSappeared from her
home in the parish of Latheron, Caithness.
The death is annottneed of Captain Rob-
ertson Aiknaan, of Ross ahd Brooraelton, a
representative of in oldLanarkshire family,
in his 63rd Year.
' The raonument te the memory a the
late Dr. James Simpson has just been
finished by Mr. Sa,mes Hutcheon, King
Street -Road„ Aberdeen.
There aiea recently Mx. Robert DueloP;
one of the most widely -known teachers in
Glasgow, and headmaster of Overnewton
Palle School, one of the largest under the
Glasgow School'Board.
The Duke. of Edinburgh, while on his
northern visit, went te the bland of Bras -
say, and purchased a pair of pure bred,
Shetland ponies from the Marquis of Lon-
donderry's farm,
pisease among the salmon in the Tweed
in the neighborhood of Kelso is not
decreasing- one whit, and every day -large,
numbers of leopard -like fish are to be seen
near the banks, of the river in a dead. or
YInhgeastlalteeg
Ted irregularities of Dr; Walter
Smith imeonneetion with the ordination of
elders, and 'deacons in his church were
broughtbefore the Edinburgh Free Pres-
bytery,at its last meeting, when resolutions
in condemnation were adopted.
In the garden of Mr. Wm, Beange, Car-
.
rieywhing, New Pitaligo, a tea rose bush,
'gtoviing against a wall, with . southern
exposure, bears flowers coming into bloom,
and others that -had fully blossomed newly
withered. •
At a meeting in TraqUair ithas been
agreed in accordance , with the pref./ailing
wish of the subscribers to erect a ,monu-
znent in the churchyard of Traceilair in
memory ofkLady Louisa Stewart— the last
of the noble -House of Stuart.
Hon. H. Charteris, eldest survivingson
of Lord Bicho, iS at present suffering in
Naples from •an' attack of typhoid fever.
Lord Elcho, itiamediately on receipt of the
intelligence, left for Italy; and is now- with
the invalid.
At 'a recent naeeting of the Glasgow
Presbytery of theEree Church of Scotland,
it was resolved to ask the General Assembly
to grant coiagregationstheliberty.of employ-
ing instrumentahmiasic in public at their
discretion.
- ,
The Town Connell of Crone arty presented
an address tei the Duke of Edinturgh,
essuring himthat in no part .of Her
Majesty's dorninions do loyalty- to, 'the
Throne a.nd attaclarnent to the 'person and
Governinent of our beloved Queen more:
deeply prevail than in the burgh of Cro-
A somewhat serious outbreak took place
on January • 24th arid 25th in Dalbeth-
Ronaan Catholic Reformatory, Glasgow,
theeboys breaking the windows and other-
wise- de,naaging the property. Several of
'the ringleaders were flogged; and: the dis-
order was thus promptly put to an .end. .
On' Janhary 26th the gardenet at Craig.
mount, West Ferry, cut a full-blown scarlet
rhododendron- grown inthe open . air.
Several other buds CM the same bush are
just at the blowing. In one of the gerdensi
at the west end et the Magdalen Greensa,
bush may be seen' in full blossom.
. The death is announced , with much
regret. of Mr. John'Hall, B.A., ELM., Senior
Inspector of -Schools for the northern die-
' triet of Scotland. Hie death took Place at
his residence, Bellcone, kvineh whei,e he
had: been residing ,on leave Of absence from'
duty for the last few months.- He was only
44 years of age. • - s
, .
The minister at .Queensferry.(Mr.Whyte
formerly. of Arthur, Ont.)Ines, sued a nem-
ber of heritors. for payment ef his stipend;
and on Jane 30tle the effects of one'of them
who had obstinately refused. topay the
full amount ilenaanded were: soldbypieblio
roup to pay. the arnonetof stipend and
expensee, bbs stipend beingll Geese -ea.
The funeral of the, late *Sheriff' Horne
took place on January 251h. The Honae
fareily were owners of -the estate Of leow-
'denknowes, it "Bertvickshire,' 'for More
:than. sii • centuries. hThe familYiburials
place is in Earlaton, 'and there , the Sheriff
was interred. In Linlithgow etend. Other
placesbusiness was nuepended. Mr. George
13„ .Melville, advocate,. has benappointed
Sheriff-Substitute.ofthe county inroom of
the late Sheriffe Mr.. Melville was calledeto
the bar in1.865.
In the mathematical teipos. for 1881 at
theCambridge University, the senior
weangIer is Mr. Robert Alfred Herman, of
Batla; mad among the other wranglers is
Mr. Henry Cunaraing Robson, Sydney Col-
lege, son of the lite Mr, RebsOneof- Holm -
burn, Diimlieeesbire. Aedirding to the new
-e'regulatiorei," Mt, Hern3an is to be the last
ofethe-stuelenterwho-will-enjoythe
s
senior wrangler,. . '
.Thehuivoo made, in the Braemar forests
by the &fishing tornadothet swept over the
district -last month is beginning to he real-
ised. • Throughout Mar forest; both oh the
nprtla and south sides. of the Dee, the
.estruetion of heavy forest titiaber. is Some-
-thing inaredible and to effect even a partial
clearance of the wreckage will take *many
months. In many places on the north side
. 'of the Dee theleviathans. of the lortnit are
lying in- hundreds, and scores' din he
counted even in small areas on ehe eseatie
eide, whereon the damage is miaph lees.
"Frightened to Beath.
A report frOM Minneapolis (Blinn.) Bays:
Last Wednesday neeniug leda Bowen,
daughter of SaMee Bowena foreman of the
horticultural departnaent of the University,
who lives in the gardner's cottage on the
campus; was returning with a pail of milk
friar& a neighbor's house, acconapanied by
a younger brother, Asthey were gbing
through the campus a couple of yOung,
men met them, 0,nd after walking ber some
distance one Orthe youths suddenly seized
the little boy by the collar' ancl the
other naade a spring atthe girl,
at -the ,same time utteringai low cry. The
girl was terribly frightened and ran borne
as fast as she could. Soon after She wits
token with a fit of vomiting, and, after a
night of suffering, on, Sunday morning .was
seized wrth couvuksions. These continued
to rack her little body. until Miniday noon
when death brought her relief. Doctors
were in constant attendance, but all their
efforts proved unavailing. It is thought
that the convulsions affected. her brain
thee bringing on -,--aath-44-The girl was 13.
yearsi of age and e bright, promising child.
Beebe, one of the .patent.right swindlers
arrested at Blount -Brydges, has been
sentenced by Judges 'Hughes to three years'
iinprieonnient in -the penitentiary. ,The
old Man Baine, who etabbed his son-in-law
at -Lyons, received a similar rientence.
--The 'bogus cities," according to the
census returns—those which are not cred-
ited with 10,000 population—are St. Cath-
arines, Guelphcgt. Thomae, Belleville and
Brattfsrd. _ _ '
The body of the missing alontrealschool
teacher, Mr. Jenkins, hag been diecovered
in a field near the city. His des th is sup
posed to be the result of suicide.,
e -
The new buildings, erected at ;e cost of
about £100,000., and peesehted to e epeople
of Paisley by the members of ns Clark
family, of the ' Anchor Thread Works,
were formally handed ;over to 'the Town:
Council on January 304h. The buildings.
will be known as the George A. Clark Town
Hall,: end were 'originate'd by the late Mr.
George Ciark, and completed by his brothers;
On plans prepared by Mr. W. H. Lynn,
architect, Belfast.. The day Was ,otiserved
as -a holiday iu Paisley, and an imposing
trades' proceseion paraded the streets:- In
the evening the 'hall was inaugurated by'
conversaliftene, and the town' Was .
rnuttated.•
Wasinnorog .favnro o
figured sometime in:Canada ,ad the
United, States as the •expoSer pf Spiritual-
ism, seems to have adopted the role of a
thought reader iri England,'Und, though be
has convinced a large number. of people of
his powers in that directiOn, seems to have
failed in the caSe of 'Mr. Henry 1,a,bouchere,
the editor of Truth, • That gentleman hs
made the Proposition that if, in- two
guesses; Mr. Bishop will tell the number on
a £1,000 note which he (taboriehere)
will seal in' an envelope, he may 'have the
xi:Obey ; if not sacceesful; the" thought
reader" Mtlet pay Z1.00. In Other words,.
it is a bet of 10 to 1 that, in two' geesses„
Mr. Biehop cannot deteenaine the number
on a bill under these conditions. .Thos far,
Mr. Bishop Lute \ net, in plain terms,
accepted the challenngeg.h'iad noaris
Thece.nous oE. shows
900 000 more Wcinien thanmen
coal. Afiti! GOLD. -
'Statistic!' or the Nova Scotia Mines for
81-ria1leng on la the Gold Yield.
A. despatch from Halifax; N.S. says :
The repert of ehe Comnaiesioner of Mines
was submitted to the Legislatnre to -day
(Wedneeday). total of coal SeleS for
the year 1881 amount to 1,035,014 tons
against 954,65e tons in ,1880, being an
increase of 80,355 tons. Tlae most
noticeable points in the trade were
an increase of 59,430 tons in - the
home sales, the returns' showing -382,443
tons, against 322,913 tons in 1.880. The
coal taint to the Province of QUebee
amounted to 268s628 tons, an incres/se of
29,537 tons over the previous year. The
salee to New Ilrensvvicle show an inereeee
of 25;709 tons. The sales to- Newfound-
land fell, off 7,452 tons. A. slight decrease
is noticeable in. the quantity exported to
Prince Edward Island.' The amount ex-
perted to theUnited States Wai3 9,695 tons
less than he 1880. ' The trade with the
West Indies increased 5,455 tons. Tlae
sales to other.' countries ' remained.. 'un-'
changed: The report makes no raention--el
sales to Ontario. The few tons which went
to that Province are probably included in
the Quebec figures. ,
The total yield of gold for the year -was
10;756- ounce's, against 13,231 ounces ha 1880.
In:fierce districts there has been -unusual
activity,' but the foiling off in others nore
than outweighed this. It is expented that
the present year will show a large increase
in the production, as a,rrangeraents for
enlarged productions are being made. The
fallowing- is a stateraerit ofe mideral pro-
duCtiOn for 1881 :
Goid; ounces
tron.ore, tons'
atangasieee cne; tons
Coal raised, tone '
Gypshra,tons
Building stone,.tons
Barytes, tons
Coke ready, tons* 27,871
Fire clay, tons '; 401
Grindstones etre. tons - 1,680 .
10,756
32,843
231
124,270
1;071,133
. : ... 6,638
40
Sadly Needed.
A fellow wrote to adown town store as
follows: . • •
"Dear Sur, if you hey gut e book oalled
Denial Webster on a bridge,please send me
a copylay express want to get it
temorrer if i kin, cause ray., spellin techer
says i oughter hey it.", The an did pot
want his Webster's dictionary, unabridged,
-half as much , as 'thousands who laugh
at his , letter: want Dr. Wilson's
Pulmonary Cherry Balsam.. His health
-
evidently was better than his': edu-
catimee There are Millions whose
application to their books injure their
health.. But, perhaps, insufficient and
inaproper clothing, is the -greatest enemy to
health of any., Coughs, colds and _con-
sumption are its allies. But ,a -conqueror
is at hand , in Dr. Wilson's Pulnaona,ry
Cherry Balsam. One bottle always relieves.
A fair , treatment seldom fails to work a
complete cure,
Of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, a
correspondent writes that she takes half a
dozen girls to a ball, provides 'them with
partners, and then dances herself, with the
genuine enjoyment ofhahdebutante. The
very cream of society is to be foulad'at her
pretty house. She is dreadfully run after,
but not a bit spoiled by it.
' Mr. Quance, of Galt, has accepted the
classical mastership of the Collegiate
Institute St. Thomas. and will enter upon
his duties after the Easter holidays. His
salary has been fixed a;t 5900 per annum.
, Some of the current elopements are
remarkable for the youthfulness of the
couples. Charley ChaMbers,' of Topeka,
Kan was 18 but Lucy Prescott his run-
away bride, was under 13. They were
:arrested and seharated after two days of
honeymoon.' Louis Badgely and Josephine
Howard, who found a clergyman to niarrY
them at Oswego, N.Y., were only. 15 bead
14 ; but they had only a trade dollar for a
fee, and that sum, being unsittiefactory to
the minieter, fifty cents mete were contri-
buted by spectators. Ben Wyrnan sand
Lizzie Karde had poorer luck, at Teneper-
ancetown, Mich. They were 12,apiece.
After going from justice to clergynaan all
day long, they had to return to their homes
untnatried. ' '
TIRE Wil-IRP*1111.
The Illaeltfeet.and Sloux,IntillatnA Iliurder-L
Traders and Steal and hfilli Cattle.
A Battleford despatch soya the southern
mail arrived on, the 171h and reports as
follows: • There is a large camp of Black -
feet at the Forks of the li,ed Deer' ana
South Branch. They have killed fourteen
cattle, siipposed to 'belong to the Coolaraner
cattle ranolae, and five belonging to Pierre
Lavelle and his brother.--, The latter are
settlerof that place. It further reports
that Bloods have killed- over a hundred
head of the same earlobe. In Bow River
County an American whiskey trader was
shot while trading with the Blackfeet. Max -
bale Patris and IAN brother were found dead
with two Americana close beside their
waggens, supposed to have been killed by
Indians.. At Crow Creek Reserve the
Sioux stole two hundred' head of horses.
They were followed worm the line, and
the horses taken back. The American
authorities interfered, making prisoners of
the owners of the anitnals They have
been set free, but their horses -still continue -
on the American side. The report; say
that the Blickfeet took Inspector Dickens
a prisoner, and after it few daye he Was
released by Superintendent Crosier and his
party.
The revised Dominican, constitution has. ,
been. promulgated, It provides that Biases .
are to be free frora the nionierit they enter
the republic ;1 all male citizens of the age of
18 and upwards to hive the right to vote';.
the presidential terni to be two years ; the -
President not to be eligible for re-election.
unlesa a terra has intervened.
—Misfortunes, it is strongly maintained
never come aingly. Blessings are more in-
dependent -they do. • "
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oF CANABA,-
Iron, UNMARRIED PERSONS. •
. INCORPORATED NOVE1uD3E1t1g81.
Head. office, Hamilton, Ont.. Pays to its members.
on event of marriage, from 426010 45,000. '
erl wanted in unrepreeonted
-6:gaftoT
•
WALTER B. WEBBER,.
Secretary, Hamilton Ont.,
4. Terrible Strain. .
Davidteee, of 'Derby N.B. recounts
as follows the cause. geldcureota sotelack
. .
that kept him‘ confined • for. more .than a
year: -• ",Sonie three years ago,.I was
injured in the back bei prying a:kooks:int of.
the ground. The strain was so severe that,
tvaeheonfined to bed from its effectae arid
for" a year ,ot. More was Unable, to do any.
thing. Itwaa nor until. Thad:lost all hope
that Ireaorted to -Pee Dow's; Sturgeon Gil
Liniment, ,:efid • through .dte Use was
to ; resume -• work. -16 is almost
einneeessaey for Inc to say that I, gannet
'exprese fully nay gratitude for •the' great
benefit it has done me;"
James Allison, convicted of the, eatirder,
of his father, was banged :at' Indiana, Pa.)
-yesterdety-morainge-'Phe-pritioner-beforee
the execution refused to .receiVe hien:tether,: e
Sister a,nd brothers Mfil :When ,they (awl's
into the cell would not recognize them.•
The .market is flooded with worthleas and
vile' `compounds for ,the rejtivination of the
hair, but Carboline, the great petroleunth1
heir renewer and dressing, as nowiroproved
and Perfected, still takes the front rank as
the best preparation ever offered. to the
The . London hleigtith of February 4th
learns' thae the; Marquis of . Huntly ,has
telegiaphed Irene Corfet to his friends in
England that le will shortly return and
'lane the .accuSetions brOught against hirs
by a certain money -lender in London.
Mr. Bernal.Oshorn,e has bequeathed the
'bulk of hie property to his grandson, Lord:
Osborne Beauclerk, a boy of'' 8, Who
will also . pucceed AO the extehsive Irish
estates of the 'Osborne family, which are
now in the posseesion of the ,Iitichess of
St:Albans. ' •
. G. B. ' Conn, : "1_
have uSed Dr. Wilson's Anti -bilious' and
Preserving Pills for sick headache and eau
with confidence recommend them' and
believe them to be the best pills now in
use:" • • '
Admirers' of "-George Eliot'', will . be
grieved to hear.that the publication of her
life -and letters,,Will be inevitably post-
poned ,by bbs illuies. of Mr. Crops, her
widower ' and literary executor, whose'
SOiOUrn ,ib the . south of Prance- has net
restilted inhealth., ' • '
•Puzzi.t.—How is it that Brigg'ErEleotric
Oil ' should -reach' and successfully' treat se
many 'OomPleints? All:. nervous diseases
yield to' RS influence in a few , minutes
when applied. 'externally, faid-ES an inter-
nal' remedy all, are both astonished and
lea,sed —
Many sink into an eaely graveeby tot
giving inimediate attention to a slight
cough, which could have been stopped in.
tiine by.. a 25 -cent- bottle of Dr. Wieia,r's
Pulinonio Syrup', .
The Morning sun shines brightly for
that man cured of that relentless tyrant—
Dyspepsia. Brigg's 13ohtnic Bitters were
never knoTi to fail when faithfully_Pied_4_,.
A Skin of Beauty is. a Joy Forever.
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o/end Gourad's Cream,' as t7te (east harm.titi
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six months, using it every day. Also Poudre
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Thorley's 'Improved . Horse aid Cattle Food'
Wag fgetintrocluced into this country' some four.
years itgo. Al that time merchants woulsl.
scarcely, give it store -Tooth. • Of -floors of eget- .
Cultural societies Wpuld ouly admit it grudgingly -
within 'their ground's, while farmers feared to . •
• feed. it even es a gift: Now, 'some' merchants'
order by tho TON. Officore of agricultural -
saielles solicit ,our favors, wlaile the most
disting9ishecl brooders and. feeders in the ,
IDonumon use it freely itt fitting their anitflld
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