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Terrible Accident at the Inter-
national Bridge.
CAR PRECIPITATED INTO NIAGARA RIVE R
Several Persons Killed and In -
„lured. • t
A despatch from Fat Erie, On., dated
last (Friday) night, says: The first fatal
accident on the International bridge eine°
its opening for ,traffie in September, 1873,
occurred this evening. There has been but
one accident previous to this, which
occurred SOnle seven years ago, when the
less was Very slight. The International
Bridge Company, haying failed to comply
with the terms of their Act , of Incorpora.
tion as regarding a footpath across for the
convenience of foot paaseugers, etc., have
kept a dummy car plying between the
adjoining village of Victoria and Black
Rook, a portiOn.of the city of Buffalo. The
oar made frequent trips across the bridge,
andewasewell-1-patronizel—The-1ast-trip,
Was usually made, starting from . Black
Rook about 5.30, and the ear was laid up
Tor the night. On reaching this sideof the
river this. evening. about, 6.20 Conductor
Haggert got his usual' order, to cross the
bridge, as nothing was COMlng over. The.
ear had our passengers, Mr. Edwin
Hershey, Reeve of the townehip ef Bertie,
and the ex -Warden of the °panty of Wel-
land Mr. Parnalee, a lady livipg in Black
Rook and anether lady whose name is un-
known. Besides these there .were Mr. M.
Cololeugh, superintendent of the bridge,
Capt. Haggert, overseer of the bridge, who
was acting as conductoron the dun:nays:pa
Engineer Ches. A. Bohn, a resident of Fort
eEriee_The dummy proceeded Beeman 'the
bridge and ran past the7danger Brgral,
which was up to show that the draw ,was
open. A few yards further on the ear
jumped the abutment,and went down •itito
the Niagara River 25 feet below. Mr. Col-
oleugh with great presence of mind sprang
off the car just as it west going , over and
saved himself, receiving ,no injury. The
rest were not so fortunate. Engineer Bohn;
whose body has been recovered, must have
been instantly killed. Mr. Hershey was
also killed, and Mrs. Parmlee . received
injuries which .may prove fatal. The other
lady, whose name has not beenascertained,
was not severely injured. Captain
Haggert was got out alive, and it is thpuglat
will recover if he has not received internal
injuries, of which medical rase who were
immediately summoned, have discovered no
sign. Capt. Haggert is unable to give any
details of the affair at present. Mr.
Hershey, one of the victims, was a gentle-
man of very high prominence in Welland
County, and was considered a man . of
superior intelligence - and considerable
wealth, and has held various offices of
honor in the county. He, was a'. candidate
in the Reform interest in 1878 for the
Dominion House, opposing Mr. e0. W.m
Bunting, the late meber for Welland
County, by whom he was defeated.
A telegram frone Buffalo, N.Y., ' says:
'Coroner Scott says he will malee-a-thorottghe
investigation a the accident by which
William Bohn and Reeve Hershey !get their
lives. The body of the latter- was removed
to Canada at an early hour on Saturday
morning, and that of Bohn was shipped to
Fort Erie on Saturday forenoon. ' As far
.as can be learned no blame is attached to
the bridge authorities. They have an
admirable system of signals, and an this
caeca -opinions -agree -that they-were-:-givera
promptly. One of the bridge tenders
says that he saw 'nothing of 'Engineer'
Bohn until just 'before the dummy
took the fatal plunge. He then seemed to
be in the act of leaping from the cab, but it
was , too late. Superintendent ,Colcleugh
states that he felt the shook of the engine
when it was reversed. . At that mordent
Mr. Hershey Was leaning with his back
against the door, and was handing leie fare
to Conductor Haggert. Colcleogh got down
on the step to look ahead, saw the danger-
ous position they were ineshouted to those
on the platform to ,jump, and, sprangoff
himself. He was nonetoe scion, for the
rear end of the car went Up at that moment.
He was whirled around by the sudden stop
and thrown violently on the bridge, hurting
his knee. The dummy °erne out of the
repair shops two weeks ago, and was in
good repair until yesterday. The wounds.
of Dirs. Parmelee and Miss Nellie O'Connell
were attended to by Dr. Earl on Saturday
morning. He says they are doing well..
Mr. John O'Conuell,one of the passengers,
told a graphic story. of his experiencee at
the International Bridge. "My, sister and
Mrs. Parmelee and I,” he said," were,gaing
over to the OcIdsfellows' picnic on the other
Bide. When we started I noticed that the
engine was pounding in a ,queer way, and
as we ran out over the canal and the Squaw
Island embankment we went a good deal
faster than the dummy usually does. • All
at once I saw white skirts -my 'sifter and
Mrs. Parmelee' were in front of itte-and
then came a shoelt and I was:under water.
I came to the top in a minute, and the car
door wee eight above me. I was p todny
neck in water,- but vvaan't hunt'; my hat
was on my head even -shows nay
good luck,. - I -looked . around',
and thinks 1: My God, is everybody else
killed t' Then I looked ,down, and Under
the cushions and bundles, all tumbled to-
gether at the bottom of the car, were my
sister and Dirs. Parmelee. I helped them
to get their heads above water. :Mrs. Par -
melee's face was bleeding and both were
hurt and scared. They clung to me and I
was afraid we'd all be.earried under. Then'
a boat came and we got in. Jost before
climbed out of the car I looked down and
saw the head of a raan wedged down, under
water. Then I remembered that there
was another passenger in the car. When
they got him out he was juet alive but
now he's dead." •
The two other living oectipante of the car
when it plunged' into the river,Miss '0 Con-
nell and Mrs. Parmelee, were too seriously
hurt to see the reporter last night.
ROBERT E. LEE.
Destruction of the Vessel Caused
by Fire.
mix.&14Lav-ams zios`r•
.4.- rierom Pilot -The stenmer a Total
LOS.* -
The New (Meant' Pima/tiles Nieksburg
speoial on Saturday says: This morning
at 3 o'olook a fire broke out on the steamer
R.E. Lee, while oi a trip to this city,.
about thirty n -.Tiles from here, resulting in
tbe total destruction of thee -boat with ter-
.. .
rihle loss of '
The following is a list of the persons
known to be lost: Cabin, passengers -Mi.
Pointer, MayeVille, Ky. ;. Mrs.- McClellan,
New, Orleans; Miss Adams, a MUSIC
teacher, on the way to, Baton Rouge; an
infent of Mrs. Searle, of Vicksburg, and
two colored women. Also the feilowing
Frank Jones., fireman; Opheite, Jones and
Martha. Webb, second and third chamber-
maids; Thomas Fisher,.joe Murall, Scott
Cox, Thos. Collins, Irwin Duncan, cabin
boys; Samuel Brown, roustabout; Wm.
Mestbaaker'eettond engineer. All the
cooks and help except the Pastry cook
Thebooks of the boat and :United States
--etaaiLveareelostetagatlwitib e cargo of 500
• bieltia. of Oetton. '
,The'Lee had just. been overhauled and
newly painted and was on the first trip this
season. ' She left •Vicksburg yesterday' for
New Orleanswith 500 bales of cotton and a
good list of passerigents While. opposite
Point Pleasant, about 3,30 • a.m., she was,
discovered to be on fire and was immediately
headed for the,touiitianit shore and landed
at Yucatan plantation, thirty-five miles
below Vicksburg: In a few minutes' she
was completely 'enveloped in • flames.
Tvverityerene pertion,s are believed to, have
been lost; including many -air thecrew. The
steamboat J. M. White passed the wreak
about 6 a.m. and took • tlae .remaining
passengers and. crew to 'Vicksburg. S. C.
Rawlings-and-RobertaSmithapilots,„-were
both burned and, otherwisehurt. The fire
,•is supposed to haye originated in the pantry
l roan. -56 rapidly 'did the flames spread
tbetit was impossible for passengers or.
'officers to sve anything except what they
had on at the time., Capt. W. S. 'Cannon
States theasteamer is owned by the estate
of his tether, Capt. John ',W., Cannon, and
her .commaitider, ,Capt.. Win. Campbell.
She was valued 'at 100,000;$insured for
150,000, ,mostly in localccomPanies. The
crew was composed entirely of men who.
had been on the river. twenty or thirty
.years. r, The boat, besides a. supply of
pumps, had e. new fire.pump with a feurS
teeneinch cylinder and 790 feet of hose.
There were always three watchmen
on deck.- TheeLee left this city last Tues.
day,. her first trip for five enoaths. ,
. The -Slate says: ," The announcement of
the destruction by fire of that grand old
steamboat, the Robert E. Lee; will be heard
with imiversal'soirow. The champion of
Mississippi e ,waters, the. favorite of all
people from New Orleans to •Vicksburg, and,
named after the greatest 'of herpes and
statesmen, her destruction just at the
beginning of the cotton season, and after
having. undergone a thorough overhauling,
will be a Serious- blow to her oWners, as
well, as 'the trade in which the -,Lee was scr
--longemidefaithfally-engegficl "
Mr. Dan Searle, with heroic presenoeof
'Mind and motherly devotion., grasped her
sleeping infant, andearranging' the, life.
preserver in her stateroom about her
'person, jumped boldly in the water.,By
the disarrangement of her life.presever,
she was thrown. upon her back and lost
her grasp upon her 'child: • , . •
The saved 'owe their lives to -the admir-
-a,ble-courage-of-the-pilotaaohn•
stood at, the Wheel and gave. hope to all by:
his firmneaseand as the steamer rounded
at Yucatan Landing the • flames Were fast
enveloping the breve .•nean in the 'pilot
house, who, despite the fire Around MITI,
witla.ahnost.the last hope of eecepe gone,
remained. at hi a post until he gave word to
the engineerthat the boat had made shore.
Not lentil this was done did he for one
minute takes, hand', from the wheel. He
Made his escape by the hurricane reof,down
the hog 'chain to the.lower deck,. and from
there ashore. Much Credit is given William
5. Perkins, etho Was in charge•of theengines
at the time of .the disaster.He .stoOd
nobly at his post until the boat landed' end
Pilot Stout told hire', he could go.
The total lose by the burning of the Lee
and cargo is Q175,000. The merchandize is
fully inured. ' • •
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. Robert, 11. Bishop has accepted the Re.
Publican • nomination for. Governer of
Maseachusetta. • • '
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There is always some one object whioh
,is the main spring of life; and when that is
removed, the wheels stand B.
AM innkeeper at St. Andrews, who kept
the house where the clergy dined, both
before and after the Revolution, being
asked what was the difference between the
one and the other, answered, " There is
not much; in the time of Episcopacy the
dean used to call loudly for a bottle of
wine; afterwards the moderator whispered
to the maid to fetch n magnum bonum.'
Mrs. Maxwell, better known aft Miss M.
. ,
E. Idieaddon, is just passing the prime of
life, and enjoys the most •vigorous, robust
health. She livee in a fine house near Lon-
don and is fond of driving a iteam of
spirited chestnut horses.
Barnes, the Kentucky evangelist, says
that he has had constant bad luck since he
bit the' dark and bloody ground and
made a pilgrimage north." The preachers
of Columbus, Dayton and Indiahapolie
discountenanced him, and the people Would
not listen to him. He isnow in Cincinnati,
where he thinks the outlook is better., •
Relph Rider, aged 80, insisted upon be.
ing allowed to kill a bear, which Wahl roam-
ing around Springbrook, Wis. The epee-
tators hid themselves, and the old bunterm
waiting until the bear was within 'a few
yards, fired with aped eine. But the beast
livedlong enough to hug and bite its slayer,
breaking both wrists and baring the skull.
A sixteen.yeier.old .girl ought.a singular
and painful death in Naples in consequence
of ,disappointed love; While her parents
were out she went into the cellar, built a
circular pyrcaof straw end wood, hollow in
thecentre' and then, Stepping 'into the
middle, setit on fire. When the old People
returned theyfound the charred remains
of her half -consumed corpse.
' A young Tucson, Arizona, lady, when die
robing a few evenings since became pain-
fully aware, by a wrigglitigunder hercorse
strings, that there was an intruder of some
kind to be got rid of, Co, hastily striking a
light, she diecovered an imprisohed SCOT -
pion, about 21 inches long, which had borne
her company the" day through. Fortunately,
it had become so fastened ne to be unable
to do her -injury. -
Jeanne Bernhardt, a sister of Sarah, is
eccentric, too. She appeared at Bordeaux
in ,SardOta's "Dora," and during the first
act pleased the audience fairly, though she
is no great actrese.'Whela the curtain Was
to be raised for the gemmed eat alas was
missing. An attack , of,. nervousnessahad,
caused her to quit the theatte. She rode
about the city three hours in a oak', and
then joined her alarmed friends at the
hotel. Meantime the audience had received
its money back, and a bill was posted on
the door, " Closed on ancount of'a freak of
Mlle. Bernhardt." '
Queen Victoria was eaceedingly annoyed
at the beginning of her reign by the eaten --
golfs of gentlenaen cranks who thought
themselves in love with her, and in some
came pretended that she gave them encour-
aging glances.- One . used 1to assist the -
workmen at Kensington in order to see the
Queen, and his phaeton was kept in readi-
ness to hello* her when she went out. On
one occasion when the Queen alighted to
take a walk, he sprang out and came for-
ward. The Duchess' of.Kent sent a page
to request that he would clrive off and not
annoy the Queer'. He refused. They had
to re-enter. the carnage, and he followed in
his, estsas"-st
T11% CANADIAN riOITIIIVEST.
morerratottiogo from the Prairie Province.
Advices from Prince Albert report the
water in the Saskatchewan very low -se
low that it is doubtful if any of the steam -
ere can get up the rioter, any more this
year. The Manitoba managed to , get to
tha junction fef the two rivers with only
half a cargo.; not beiog able' to get over
Coal Falls she had to return. It is said
that five hundred tons of freight will lie at
Grand Rapids awaiting shipment to Prince
Albert and other points in -the Northwest
Territories.
A tie yei3terday'.burieed the new sta,bleg'
., ,
just completed tor the.Northwest Transfer
Company. , The new freight'slieds and Oars
on the main line of the Canada Pacific
Railway . had a • narrow • escape. LOBS
5,000; no insurance. Seven families of
emigrants living in shanties and canytige
tents °Wang to the excessive rents in the
oity were also burned out, awl a.rehomelese.
, Word has reached the oitYof the burning
Of the Fludeon Bay mill at Riding Moun-
tain Post; supposed to be aoCidental.
The Southwestern Breachof the Canada
Pacific Railway is expected-tereach Morrie
this evening, having been built last night to
a point 37 miles from Winnipeg. The main
line is now some 90 miles west of Regina. .
General Manager Van Horne, of the
-Cee-:tediaa-Mifics-Ra-ilvetty,-eviira-ttair-juste
returned from eicaatreal, states that the
whole of the line north of Lake Superior
will be under contract by Jan. 'ist, 1883.
.Bierveyeas are now out, end before long
estimates and rnee.suremente as. to rQQk
Cuttings . and .fillings will be got ready.'
Next season work on the 'western division'
will be completed ,to the Roukies.
An oil conepany is1being donned at Glad-
stone with, a oapital of 1$10,000. It is pro-
posed that operations Will, be conducted
within the corporation of Gladstone, and
the indicietions are that petroleum can be
,seeured at a depth ranging ,from '300 to
500 feet. Arrangements have almost been
concluded with a Contractor to iiink three
_wellalf_necessary to a distance 01 :500 feet,
at a cost of $8,000. •
There is a surfeit . of groggeries in Por-
tage la Prairie, and the evil has excited the
alarm of the authorities..
, •
Capt. Niblook, Provincial Grand 'Master
of the Orange'A.ssociationi has just received
charters for the opening of private lodges
in Wellband, Carberry, Brandon, Winni-
peg, Edmonton, Tieherne and Clearwater.
The new.' Presbyterian Church in Rapid
City was opened on Sunday. Rea. James,
Robertson Superintendent of MiSSiOLIS
and Rev. A. Bali, of Portage la Prairie,
conducted the 'services.
A Cociety.to be Called the D. o. wiia
recently started at Minnedosa. All unnaar-
ried boys of 21 years of age and upwards
who have funds sufficient' to buy a calico
dress; a pair of blankets, two tin cups and
an iion pot are eligible, for membership.
.St. Boniface, Man., is to haVe a 54,500
steam fire engine.
Five people have died from smallpox in
the vicinity of Stinking River, within the
past two months. ,
A castor oil plant cut down by the frost
at Winnipeg last week during the season
grew from seed in the epee piste" the height
of 7 feet 6 inches. The circumference of
its -leaf -was 6 -feet 6....thehera
There is commotion among the Menne-.
Lutes in Manitoba. , ‚The conservative
element, which 'believes in hooks andeyea,
is having all it can, do to ratrain the pro-
gresaive, impetuous and worldly advocates
of buttons.
The Winnipeg Times of the 20th Sept.
furnishes the following report on the
weather -1h that latitude: The therrnorn-
-eter Lae wandered-doWn-below-freezing
int at different times during the past
three days. This morning ice formed on
pools of water to the= depth of about one
of an inch.
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Nearly all the grain is ripe and over half
of it'is cut.
A. D. Patton of the south side hes a
very fine sanaple of buckwheat grown this
On Sunday.night last there as quite a
severe frost below Victoria. It was noticed
by the passenger's on the Northwest.
Cucumber and melon vines, tomato plants
and corn are still green and growing, not.
withetandiug the week of. frost that was
, said M have occurred here.
A heavy sale of oats at $1.45 per bushel
is reported.
The lakes and ponds are full °Mucks but
the Indians have been hunting .them so
industriously that they are very wild.
1 if teen families of imraigrantk for the
Temperance Colony had arrived at Clarke'e
Crossing of the South Branch up to last
accounts, and were hard at work making
improvements. ,
It is an old story now, yet worth repeat-
ing, that all the crops in Battleford district
have been safely garnered, and that the
quality and yield fully bear out the excel-
lent promise they gave in the early part of
the Beason. -
- There will be no Session of the North-
west Council this year; The conaposition
ofthe council will be greatly changedat an.
early day'by the appointment and election
of additional merabere,and an enlarge-
ment of its legislatiae powers. The exact
nature of the proposed changes has not yet
reached • us. Legislation is- needed to
..regulate 'themanagement of roads,
schools, bi•idges, stock, and other impor-
tant Walters in sparsely eettled districts,
and the organization of municipalities in
the morepopulous' ones.
The Egyptian war is lightly treated by
some of the. London journals, notably
Truth, which ridicules alike the despatches
of Gen. Wolseley and of the professional
correspoildents. The General's reports are
called "sentimental twaddle," and atten-
tion is celled to his account f an engage-
ment in whith there was "heavy bring for
several boors," the troops "behaving ad-
mirably under a hail of bullets" and the
result WaS one man killed and twelye
wounded.
- In -a- ovsin bbs m un aans of Virginia -
resides a hermit of immense size, with
long white hair and beard. Ile is over -80
yeas, of age, and for .40 years has not
spoken. When he wants anything of
civilization he indicate e it by signs, but
for months at a tilTIO he secretes himself.
and communicates with no one. It is said
that he has lost the power of speech by
disuse.
Janesville, a 'Wisconsin City, took its
name in 1840 from Henry F. Janes, one of
its folinders. In 1854 he' was of sufficient
econeequence in low& to bestow the name
Janeeville on it town that hes since become ,
important. For the last twenty years his
old acquaintances this, Bide of the Rocky
Mountains have supposed that he had died
somewhere on the Pacific obast ; but when
some of them lately read of a Janesville in
Oregon, they rightly concluded that he is
still alive and engaged in the occupation of
bestolwing his name upon embryo cities.
THE ASIA CALAMITY.
Further Testimony Concerning
Lake '
THE ROCK THEORY EXPLODED,
A Thursday' Collingwood despatch says:
The continuenee of the investigation to -day,
consists entirely of 'the testimony of recalled
witnesses, which from the points touched
upon is especially interesting.
'EXPERIENCES IN ROUGH' WEATHER.
The first witneeerecalled was Captain E.
B. Anderson, of the Ca,mparta, who gave,
the following ,a,dditienal evidence,: While
serving in the Steamer Quebec on the
Sarnia route at the end of Octciber, 1880, I
was caught id gale firm the southeast,
being about 100, iniles northeast of
Duluth, with a heavy sea runtavg ; the
barometer was very low, and we Were steer-
ing N. E. E , snowing .continuously, the
vessel iaboring -heevily and shipping seas
both sides'; three of the gangway% shutters
gave Way, and the boat Was thereby placed
iu immineut danger; I caused the shattere
to be closed and barricaded with sacks of
flour, part of the ea-go,;then threw
overboard 800 ',lecke of flour, which
eased her very considerably; on leav-
ing portreiy deck was fully three
efeet_out_of_theavater_e_theetaatabeieltein_thee
fore ohnianion, which we secured; only a
small quantity of water got into the stoke.
hole; green seas passed over all; sweeping
the deeks and bursting inthe cabin &foretell, -
the promenade deck ; the weather was
very cold, the , thermometer1 .below the
freezing point ; this gale cornnaenced at 9-
p. m,. with the wind steadily blowing from
the same direction, which did not, cease
until 2 p. in. of the next day, leaving a
heavy sea; I an; of opinion that all pas-
senger steamers -should carry life rafts,
say 16 feet by 10 feet, as these are not liable
to capsize, but in boats there is no Ceitiliniy
WHY A SHORE RECORD IS NOT KEPT.
W. 11. 13ellsmith, the company's her*.
keeper, said that when ‚the Asia last left
Collingwood -her-mein-deek-Veas-6-feete
above water at midship.t,The Simcoe and
Columbia were of the -saine style as the
Asia, though, of an inferior class; and both
boats were lost by getting into the trough
of the sea and becoming unmanageable. The
Waubuno was lost by being driven on a
lea, shore. Witness said it was agitated
by certain parties that a liet should be
kept of all passengers received on board
these steamers. He deemed it to be
altogether impracticable for the Georgian
Bay route, which took in some twenty-
four intermediate ports. ,
After the neon adjOUT/IMEOit Capt. Ander-
sen Was visited on the Campana by Captain
Scott illet before leaving port, and denied
.emphatically that Captain Savage had ever
.informed him that when the Asia grounded
,at Thornbury the got a rock in her bottom.
The heroine of the Asia disaster, Miss
Morrison terrived on the late train to -night.
She belt Perry- Sound this morning onthe tug
Minnehalia, which, it will be remembered,
brought the fatal news to Collingwood of
the Asia disaster.
VESSEL'S 'CERTIFICATE CANCELLED.
. The Department of Marine and Fisher.
es has; cancelled ,the certificate allowing
the steamer Emerald, now plying on the
•Georgian Bay,, to carry passengers.
1•Gaptein S8ette-Re4-Net--the,-Goaerentent
Commissioner appointed to investigate the
loss of theAsia, intends going to Toronto
to•day to examine some Witnesses in refer-
ence to the disaster, and 'to take•a look at .
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the steamboats running from that city.
The ,Dominion Government have now
availed .themselveS of the powers given
themtunder 'the ..Act' passed .at the hist,
-session cf Parliamehte'and appointed an
enapeee_tera_of hulls end equipmen.t of
'etearaere carrying passengere ineCanadian
watere. '
seneitameatereeteme.
There is a eon.nection between. the loss of,
the 'keaitoulin 'and Asia.. , McDongall,
(purser), Cartexe(steward);Bennett (waiter),
Walters •(tedies' • maid), escaped death' by
fire only to find a watery grave. Thomas
Hanbury and wife, who were 108t 0/1 the
Manitoulin, have been joined by &sister of
each 'from the 'Asia; Jobiel Thakiese Who
'nearly loet hie oven life' on -the .fortnertlices.
lost a brother by thelatter. RobertHeary
was lost on the .former, itncl.now. the may'
remaining hrother, Who wes on his last
business visit' to Manitouliti laland, ifigane
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• The Csallingwood Enieepriee declares thet
, boat • on Canattian waters except the,
Capapena could have :lived through the
atone in which the Asittavent down.
'A hist Saturday's Ccillingwood ,despatch
says e • .The investigation into the., Asia,
disaster ,opened this morning, when ,the,
only •Witn,ess called was Inspector •Ris-
'ley who steetifiecl--Examiped the Asia
on the 2911a of. May, . 1882,,- at- Sar-
nia ;' found nothing : wrong, contrary' to
mw e was deficient. in the niimberrOf oars,
having Only five instead of six S' -the ,certifi.
eat° Wag withheld ,until, the 6th of JOIY,
when it was, sent 'to the Manager of the
Northtvest Transit Compaley OD' tilS‘24th of
July, and was returned' by the Manager of
the Company, , asking ' permission - to
carry an. drecreased, number of passengers;
he considered thathe should be allowed
200, although not required to carry ,as many
as a. rule ; the Aaia. Was- then' rubbing on'
.,Georgian:13ey, the firefintimationl hese Cif
thefact .; in answer,.I'Mplied that .on ac.
'Count of Georgian. Bey I.couid . not recona-
' /need that elle be, 'allowed .nerrY anore
thin 160, paseengers. On being asked iflee
could acpouat for the Vessel r,uaning with-
out a certificate, Mr. Risley said the Stettne-
boat Inspection Act,: section '33, reqpires,
the Collector of Custonati to 'demand froni.
each steamer a certificate Of ingpection, and
if hot furnished in reasonable time to hold
the imeeel., The feilurenf the Collector to
make. this demand Haematite for the vessel
rupningewithout papers.,
The following ie a copy Of theinetroc-
-tione which Captain Savage held in his Fos -
session at tbe time of the Asia disaster and
picked iapby the lighthause keeper 'at .Red
Reek and handed .te Captairi Symes, who
forwarded them teethe mapager oftlaceconaa
pang 'here :. "Office erf the Great Northern
Transit Company, Colitagyeapde July 3rd,
1882...1 CaptainDean'-Dear
conapapy, desire you taundeestend arid hear
in mind that you do aotlaingte- place .your
steamer in any peril; but that•.eyerypre-
ceution' be used 'by' you for the safetyof
both life and property: That in thick
weather you run under check, mid if near
land take frequent soundinge. When
evielent winde are brewing or indicated yen
will remain in. Shelter, or if opttake
the earliest oPpertunity of placing
your -1 steamer .. lie' refety. • It is
particularly requestea tacit Sh011id- ally.
accident occur during a trip , yoo rePoet
the sitnae in writing to the. menager imme-
diately on your return to this port. The
company also desire that you undertake 110
towing or wrecking except for the assist-
ance of the ether ateamers of thislinawith.
oat theie evritten, consent or authority •; and
do not land freighl at any port to which it
is not consigned.• Should y�u 'hav8 to pass
any porefor which you Itztve . freight retain
the freight until your next trip. Let euffi-
cient time be allowed the pursz,r; for the
transaction, of any business he may have at
the oeveral points. .You will, Bee before
leaving port that your boat is properly,
loaded and in trim, and sufficient tonnage
is plaited under your freielit to keep it dry
on the main deck. You will also pay par-
ticular attentiop, that es, our pumps, hose
nozzle's, wrenches and lire' Qatiinguishers,
also beats and lite prest rvera are in their
proper .place and condition; that your
crew istuffigiently drilled to render -efficient
eerVice in ease' of emergency. See that
your steamer in' respect ef her condition
and outfit is kept up and maintained in a
proper state of rePair timd„ efficienny, 'and
that anything Waeatingby'reason of toes or
wear .end -.tear. isrenewed and replaced.
Orders may be obtained' at the shore office
for anyeeupplies you may requiee during'
the season'. All lights not actually required
should' be put'anit in bad "weather. The
„
company desire that You • maintain a good
diteipline, andintemperance is strictly
prohibited and will be visited with instant
diemissal. The wie of coal oil 'between. the
main ' deck is strictly. prehibited:.. Please
see that the br der8 in th0 matter are oar,.
ried, oat, .Pinaily, yeu'. are rapiestedt, to
keep tine letter of inetruotions ftia hoard,
and that any time it -may be requiredto be
produbedby the company that you will be
ready to do so. By order of the Board; Chas.
Cameron Manager. .
'For the last few days there has been
considerableexcitement manifested. on,
-afecount-bf-a-report'of-thetetearner-Emereeld-
, being condemned; and that she wouldanit
be allowed -to Sail during the remainder of
the season,' The Manager, Mr. Cameron,
, being in Toronto,. ,telegraphed •that the
steamer,' week" remainin port for baste°.
tion today. Afebordiagly, .p. -R. -Coker,
Inspector 'of Hulls, and W.' J. McNealy,
Steamboat InspeCtora made a thorough and
cboe inereetigatiOn of the t steamer, and
handed Mr. Charles Cameron, Manager of
'the lineethedellowing report: " We have
inspected the hull and -Machinery' ZIT the
Emerald, and her ',life saving and other,
equipments; and areeatisfiedthat she is in
a seaworthy' and safe condition Posher pre-
sent route on the Georgian Bay, provided
ahe is properly h9,naled." '
Latta announced that Captain Scott, the
Governinent Cothreassibeer, is of opinion
'that the heavy .seae Stove in the, gangw,ay-s
of the Asia, knookingler over on her aide,
and gradually' filling., her with. Water.The
water drove the. air - out ' of the st4.,
and forced thelipper Werke' off. :The, cap-
tain thinks the canal model pf boat's radi-
cally wdang for lake traffic, . andewill, pro-- .
bably condemn the -upper • worke, and
recommend "that the veltsels be better
secured by stanchions tight through to the'
upper deck. • - .
A - despatch from Owen Sound last
Monday says: The tug Ann, Long arrived
here at midnight last evening, having
on' board. the following ',bodies lost off
the ill-fated esteamer Asia: 'John' tMe.
Dougalla of Owen Sound; who was purser;
F. Sparket of , Ottawa; Jackson, •simposed
to be a farther' from 'near Listowel ; Mrs.
Kirk,' from,- near •Clover Hill; Jonathan,
Sheppard; of -13 iirlingtOn; and one unknown,
supposed to be Silas Benard. Twoun-
known bodies, were buried at, Killarney.
Fiveof1the.recoVered. bodies were picked
up by the steamer Africa and three by the
stearnbarge Enterprise . near Lonely
Islend and. eeiathere by the tug.. C apt. Noble,
of the tug 'Ann Lang; reports a large num- ,
her of bodies fioattngearonnd mear. where
these were picked up .and. could be -wieder
recovered ifsiastug with proper appbsancas
for the purpose was despatched at once..
The foliowingis the ,evidence of McNabb:
I have been engaged in sailing for the past
fifteen years; I. was second mate On. the
City Of London, which wan aft neer a model
to,the Asia as could be got eshe was a repl-
ier canal built and steered very.well in light"
weather,, but in heavy weather shesteered
very badly; when' she was full, 'grain
eleadedeeshe-was- owneleyethe-head_an
steered bioly; I have been in -a number of
canal propellent; and I folind.thern all steer.
ing badly, noticeably the Simcoe and City
:of Loudon; think that:if these canal pie -
'petters were Sufficiently ballasted • they
would do very well, but I havelieen in them
'when they , were perfectly • light; and they
steeredvery indifferently el do not -think
'thesd liaht pine bulwarks 'are sufficiently
strong to navigate .these, waters •1i have,
:been on the Citypf London on LakeDlichia
Igen when a'heavY sea has driven 'the bail=
warke right in and Sniaalied• her gangway;
think, the. stanchions '.should go rigut
through the covering board, and be secured
property below ;1I. am. Of opinion that the
beams Clietiid. be, Well kneed and fastened;
.I.thinie the conabingS around' the hatchet':
should be higher; and renewed every three
tor four years, and. kept up to at certain
height; it would be better if they' had`a
little less to hanaper.thene, ciebiosbuilt on
themain deck, and the freight in the' hold;
an engine -room should he thoreughly cased
all round and kept so, ; I .thinktthe inepec-
tion of wheel chainsis verynauch neglected e
have 'known them to worn -eight': away
and beconae totelly, uselees, and too moth
care'cannot be exercised in looking after
the wheel chaius think as much ,care
ahead& be bestowed upon the .ship's boats,
and that .they should be lowered ocCasiotat
ally into the water in order to prevent 'am
cracks ;11•I,, believe that if these steamers
were provided with a geed foresail eald
-rstaysailaand their steering 'gear in good
ordenandthey could keep on stectin, 'they,
stand a good. chance. Of weathering . any;
gale that blows on 'these lakes:: .
' Tate ePabana's nearest:.
. • . ..•
The -adjourned .inquest opened to -night •
at 7 o'clock in the ,Town Hall. The 'coroner
and -jtirk were ou hand; and Mr. Henry
Robertson appectreol.for.ilae'Locel Govern.
merit. , Miss 'Morrison was called, tngive
her evidence, and at present writing her
of t.repeated story isteingslavtlY queStioaed
out of her by .D.r. Crpokshanks, the coroner..
Froth the evidence given by the young lady.
it is apparent her consistent, net
he varied; nor ,will anything new'be °hefted.
It not released from the, witness stand it is
hardly, probable 'the .young lady will be:
th.rough., before, Midnight. Her story lea,
already been "graphically related in1' the
pep° r audit Woulcl be uselees to repeat it.
From the deluge of stilepoonea iesned ads ,
probable. all the Witnesses exert:tines& at the ,
Goverarnent investigation will be ae- exam- '
ined, and the inquest wills be � prolonged .
and wearteome affair. .
, _
Coronets were firstgranted to Marquises
by Richard H., to Earls by Heury If., to
Viecomate by Jamea I. Barons up to
Charles II. had only a, crimson cap mounted
with fue.'
Everybody has heard of Bird Cage Walk
in St. James' Park, London. It takes its
name from the aviary, believed to have
been the firstin E nglahd, formed by Charles
II., who loved to loaf about there with his
dogs at his heels, and feed his pet birds.
Their keeper was called the Avener, and
some old account books show the payments
for bird seed.., Charles also created an
officer called "'the '.."teckle StreWer," whose
business it was to see to the proper pound
ing of cockle shells (cockles ere a sort of
clam) to create a emooth, hard surface on
the mall where pall nacille was played. In
that game a large ball being struck by it
heavy bat, liad to,be sent through an iron
rineon a high pole ,
PLX3.1011frall'4 r
Henry Word Beecher on Bollilles---Tbirty-
Irlve Nears In Brooklyn.'
A Brooklyn despatch says: Mr. Beecher..
preached Sunday evening on polities, and
came out fair and square against the Re-
publican State ticket. He said Gov. Cornell
had been set aside, not because of his VIOSS,.
but of his virtues. It Was the result of the
sentiments of avarice and revenge. "Judge
Eelger will be sent home by the votere of .
the State of New York, and you will n6,*
see the 'tricks played at Saratoga repeated'
in any future convention of the Republican
party. I am also opposed to the meddling
qt the general government with tthe
local affairs of this or any other State.
Tito Federal Government should keep
its hapds off the loeca affeire of the State
of New York, especially when the Chief
Magistrate selects for his counsellors men
who, would. be in State Prisoo if they. had
their jiist deserts. Is it peva shame when
the Chief Diagifitrate 91 thr dation taken
such men to his home and makes' them his. •
chief cceinsellors--meu who, to say the
least et theea'-are notoriouslor-rtheir wank
of reputation? If they ask us what we ere
going to do about it, I answer that they
will.find out when the ballots are oast and
counted. 'Young men, never .before had
, yet:ism:at a chance '-'to benefit Your party
and purify-dt..There are no great natipnal
questions at itisue now and nothing,which •
'can-materially-affeut tke--grard-o:f-tlicoula-
try. 'Be true to the Republican party now,
and by your ,to
rebuke those who have
come so near carrying it over the verge.°
corruption." .• • • ,
To•clay was the thirty.fifth anniversary
of Mr.-Beecher's conneetion with Plymouth,
Church. In the °mired of his morning ser-
mon he said': The multitude of , state- '
manta made about me 'by the' newspapers
are very apt to mislead you, end I think it
proper to assareyou that , I }neje not
changed any, in my belief duringthese later
year. I have not ruii off into heresY. L
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ With all
my heart and soul, as I always :have. I
hold myself subject to the authority Of no,
council or organization of men or rainigtere,,
I recognize uo right of them to" try 1,nie or
.pass. fientence upon me. To you, my:con-
gregation alone; do I held myself responsia
ble."
The Years 1{011011, .
months,ckays .and ..f2aeinents slowly but
'surely sink into the abyss of eternity.,
. 'Tis
only. human mieery thet notes the'slow de-
cay of tithe. Anything that'. positively re.
heves human suffering is worthy of at bedtime..
'Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor .1does
this. It. positively' extraete come, bunions,
callous lumps, promptly, paiiilesslY and
with certainty. Beware of , dangerous'
substitutes:, N. C.,Polson & Co., Kingston,, -
,proprietors. Sold everywhere.
,
"Women," ebaerves some writer, whose
name wedo not remember " may be Com.'
pared to fruit ; that. whiCh falls td.,1the
gromal of Its own accord ie generally 1good
for nothing; but , that Which will mat fall,
without, a, good deal of shakingis sound and
worth haying.", ' •
, VerYtfew eejoy what may be called: per,
:feet heelth.: •Examination will discover -
Some defect, damageor latent disease; the
result of hereditary uppolsesaspeciale wear
and tear, 'previous habits or attacks of difa
. ease, the effecte 'of Which 'are supposed. to
have passed away.' Natnni in these ina
.paarecle constitutions requires lielp all
through life._ and WHEELER'S PHOSPHATES-
axn' CALISATA supplies the form of energy •
Wanted to bring such Systems to a, higher ,
apiain of vigor maintain , functional,
So an it'S itis frau:Axing triie that men. .
are naturally equal, , that no' two people
, can be half an hour tagetheeehut one Isbell;
tacquire au-evidetitesuperiarity--over -the •
other.-Jolaison. ,"
A 'rottil Eclipse
of all 'other -medicines by, Dr. '11. V. Pierce'e •
" Golden' Medical Discovery " is •approach '
mg. Unrivalled in bilious disorders, impure -
blood, and consumption, which is scrofOlous
disease'of the lungs.
, •
It is geed discretion not to make too,
much of any man at the first e leecause one -
cannot bold out.tlasa proportion. --Bacon.
' Get The, Oi1551na1. '
Dr. ' Pierce's ." Pellets "L. -the origina1'1
" Little Liver Pala " (sugar-coated)-oure-
sick and bilious headache, sour sten:mob,,
and biliousattacks. By druggists.
Manners must adorn .knowledge ; and
smooth its way through the world. Iiike
great rough diamond, it may' do very Wellt
in a closet by. way Of a ouriosity and ' also
for its intrinsic value. . '
'Young men Or middle aged °nee, 'suffer-
ing from nervous debility, and kindred
weaknees should send three stainpa for --
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-
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