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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1884-05-28, Page 1• miessiewslaiamewasamessosamenelmoss. ight liuratt Mtul$ guard 115 PUSL1SHRD Every Wednesday Morning, --_ tk, `V 06A, At limb Albert Street, Clinton, Ont. $.1.2,5 in advance ; i$2 if not so paid. The proprietors of THE Gunsuit.m. NSW's, having purchased the business and plant of Tus I1uitus Itseusn, will in future publish the amalgamated papers in Clinton, ander the title of Hutto:: Nsws- %scow)." Clinton is the most prosperous town hi Western Ontario, is the seat of considerable manufacturing, and the centre of the fittest agricultural se.; tillt1 in Ontario. The combined circulation of T E NEWS- Rscoitu exceeds that of an./ paper pub- lished in the County of item_ it is, therefute, unsurpassed as au advertising medium. Our rates fur ad% erasing 1 column 1 year. $90 column 1 year, 530 1 .` 6 mus, 50 I " 6 Ines, *16 3 [nos 12 1 year, 18 mus, 12 3 mos, 8 1 " 3 loud, 30 " 1 year, 50 " 6 111u8, 30 " 3 mos, 18 Ailvertiseinants, w [hunt instructions as to apace and time, w'll be left to the judg- ment uf the compositor in the display, in- serted until fuibidi en, measured by a cale of solid nonpareil :12 lines to the w:11), and charged 10 cents a line for first nsertion and 3 cents a line for each sub equent insertion. Orders to discontinue advertisements must be in writing. tar Notices set as itgAniNu IstArriut, (Nonpareil measurement, 11 lines to the 'Lich) 10 vents pet line lit'st insertion ; 3 tents per lino eacli -ubsequent insertion, JOB WORK. 1Ve have one of the best appointed dub Offices west uf Toronto. Our facilities in this depai.tinent enable us to do all kinds of work -from a call iri card to a mammoth poster, in the best style known to -the craft, and at the lowest possible ra.bes. Orders by :nail promptly attended tu. Address, The News -Record, Clinton. Ont BUSINESS DIRECTORY petttiotrp. EDWIN KEEFER, illadd•• DENTIST, Late of Toronto, Honor Graduate Royal College of Dental SlIfkrUllt18, Coats's Block, - Clinton. All Work Registered. Charges Moderate. Vtedirai. TERMS: $1.25 per Annum, in Advance. D itt11.11'li. °Mee, Itattenbitry Street, int - l.,/ meillately behind Itansford's book store. Residence vpposite the Temperance Hall, Huron Street. °Mee hours from 8 a.m. to 0 p. Clinton, Jan. 14, 1881. "INDEPENDENTIN ALL THINGS, NEUTRAL. IN NOTHING". VOL. VI.—NO. 25, CLINTON, HURON COUNTY, ONT., WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1884. assssr+,,c(ss WIMELY TODD, Publishers, WHOLE O. 288 MANNING & SCOTT, Barristere, Solicitors, Conve.vaneers, Cont. missioners f ar Ontario and 5Ianitutia. ea- Office—Tows IIALd., CLINTON. Clinton, May 17th, 1332. 20 D. A. FORRESTER, (toy r 10-.4 NCER, LAND, INSURANCE,,0 11 GENERAL, AUENT. Ad" Monep to Loan. Office, R,eayer Block, Clinton. v22tf SEAGER di MORTON, Barristers, dr., it God+ erich and Witurhani. C. Seager, Jr., Go:lericli. J. A. Morton, Wingliain. 1-1y. — AvilsoN &Law, (ininiliry,and J) CUII4 e,% mt., 'Mice West Street, neat dour to Post utile°, Guderich, tint. 57. 13 C. HAYS, Solleitor, &v. OfIlee, corner of Ile Square and West Street, over Butler's Book Store, Goderieh, Ont. 67, gar Money to lend at lowest rates of interest. Ti [4CAMPION, Barrister, Attorney, Solicitor in ' ChauC cer), otive)ancer, de. Witco over Jordan's Drug Store, the rooms formerly ()COI. pied by Judge Do) le, Ir..4* Any amount of money to loan at, lowest rates of interest. 1.1y... 'Aurtia nerving. H. W. BALL, AUCTION ERR for Huron County. Sales at tended to in any pire of the County. ltd• dress orders to GODISKICII 1'. 0. V•17. Great Conunotion.inlT OF e.pry -Goodall e 0 II 11 CHTUI.1 7.$ t'llAS. AUCTIONEER, land, loan and insuranee agent Myth. Saleattended in town timil emititry, on reasonable terms. A list of farms and village lote for sole, Nitmey to hull on real estate, at low rates of interest. insurance effected on all 1112 ChlfiaCR of property . Notes mid debts collected, Hoods appraised, and /40111 tit eunnuission. Bank- rupt stocks bought and Hold. Blyth. Dee. 16, 1400 4r. -.•••• Ttterinarp. J. E. BLACKALL, Veterinary Surgeon, RESOLVE TO RETIRE FROM BUSINESS,„ HIS $30,000 STOCK OF STAPLE & FANO! DRY -GOOK IS ON THE MARKET AT WHOLESALE COST ! Secure the: Desirable Lines Without, Delay. 15 to 35 Cents Saved on Every Dollar. - • a Our Stock is Noted as being one of the Finest Wept of Torontol! We are having, as expected, a Great -Rush ! "Wholesale' Prico-S—a-r-e Simply - Irresistible ! ! A Genuine- Sale Without Reserve ! ! ! Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, To- ronto, trill,: ()paned an ()dice in Clinton, is prepared to 100..1 Mt vses (if domestic animals on the most modern prin. eiples. Ad mvorations earefull) performed. inticalls itrompt- ly titteislist to to ,hy or night. FLUE.4 moderate Oretee,—lat door West of Ken- nedy's 1 EteI, Clinton, Ont. V-17. VtuairaI. FOR CASH 04:•:14-• FOR BUTTE:*:.FOR 44- EG Black and Colored Silks, 45c, upwards. Dress Goods, 9c. upwards. .Hosiery and Gloves, 5d. upwards. Laces and Ties, 1.c. upwards. Parasols, 20c. upwards. Table Linens, Napkins, Hollands—away down. Cottons, Shirtings, Ducks, Denims. Cottonades, and Ticking, AT MILL PRICES I. IT HOUSEKEEPERS 1 KEEP YOUR' EYES • OPEN. Millinery, Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, Ornainents; at Wholesale Cost! The above lines are specialties with us. No House can equal us in theSoTGoods. Save 25 to 35con every dollar, be'sides getting TIIEJ MOST/ STIISII 0-60jDS 1-17-1-M TIDEL MANTLES AT WHOLESALE PRICES We have a Fine Stock of Mantle Cloths, Silks, and 'rrimmings, and guarantee you a perfect fit and.stylish Garment every time, is a Mark of Civilization. • NSTII.CMENTAL MrSIC. 511.11 Webber, from thb Boston C(inserratorv of latish., will take "a ;United trimber 01 punils On the organ or piano. Partieular attention given to those_who Wish to nsprove on their present style of plawlng, at re'si* dearest h. P. Davis, near the organ faelory. 35 Photogt aphers (7n • Li 4 oso-tsi LINTON. Size Portraits a Specialty. JOHN CRAIB says an Attractive • Home Orange. L. O. L. No. 710 CILANT.0N, Buy the Correct thing in Cretonnes and. Lace. Curtains at Wholesale Prices. .This is the season when wanted. Prices from 91-cupwards.—Everybody an now afford a nice CARPET Tapes.. tries from 32c. upwards, Brussels from 75c. upwards, All Wools from 80C upwards, Hemps from lie. upwards. Mats and Rugs, in endless variety. • Expect Great Bargains in Tweeds a,nd Ordered Clothing. Suits from $6.50 upwards. Do you repent. buying our all -wool .$2 pants 1-•--Not:.much, better goods can't be bouglIt at $3. We are firing 200 yards of heavy al] wool 1.4 oz. Tweed, at 471-,c., .at everybody . that gives us the chame, and every man we bit is pleased. ABOUT NEE N's STRAW :.:.AND FELT ...is-, • '• • • - We think we have the largest stock of New Goods in the Trade; all to be sold at :Wholesale Cost.::: We r have not forgotten the BOYS, either—a good Mackinaw Stift.* Hat frOM .22e, upwards, see them; the • . . : Latest Styles, and you save 40con the dollar, COMPETITION DEFIED in Style, in.Quality, in Elegance, in -Price, SALE FOR CASH, FOR BUTTER; FOR.--EGG-1." 1 the Great DryiuGoods Muze.ove BY" i'01$0.117,, Timex seems to be an increaeing mania to commit murder by admin- istering poison. It was only a week or two ago that we mentioned the committal of a woman near Beilin, Ont,, for the alleged murder of her husband by poison, and alno a one McCabe on a charge of murdering his wife by poison. McCabe is the man who was acquitted at Wood- • stock a couple of years ago on a similar charge and who married again. Now conies another setisa- tion from the village of Otterville, Oxford county, Ont. Henrypearce and the widow of one Vansickle are in custody on a charge of having poisoned Lite latter. Pearce after. ward married the widow. Hebad been bartender for Vansickle. . One Donaldson swears that the prisoners said Vtinsickle wan a nuisance and that they wanted to, get rid of him. From what has been learned it appeerselhat among the residents of Oxford for a con- siderable period was' write the• beginning o 444(11(1kt:1:L10.4 letrinilttIOD84ore"34e 114;4110000,1 Merit that we AVOW *A such, (..iktitl simply eall attention to tisk ntenta. of Hop Bitters in ail IAA :Lto.ues tern)* tte pessible) i1114141,etten o eaPin9 g 0 Wait eihtek, to uirevvoers use iitht I nseeltoleil the_y "Tog, Reimer tie favorably bettto..4, in all the papers, "Religioue and secular, la "Having a large sale, _end sup*. pl intim; all other tnetimmea. 9it4lieisno (entiing tvI4:i:Pilan4aij::mirivr)4 cfFBitterslvtPge sl:evtsa 644/111401)whose vimrtues are so palpable IA every ene's observation,++ 6:Di I oY u medicin4 t "NM 1t$he lingered and Buffered Won& pin,,iritgoadwoacytot tdboei otgi mbee itonrottToacKiesii", eapd at last, west owed Liy lktiaor, Bitteis the papers say•so much about.i+ • 4:i tilol nw(lievedetik del jae.iul inniifndLewd we should be fot. th A DaughterIlliserY ('Eleven, yeas irrd,aughter ednedoeutfer-4 "From a complication of kfilney,, liver, rheumatic trouble and Net, v(14.Ts drtedbeirl4tYtt'e eare 01 the be phy. 411140718in gave het, disease various na,n1Teust zio relief, • "And now she is restored ko us fa good health by as simple a remedy asHyoepalirsittVio Bitters, uatwemgleiayist ,sturnt•t741 for PARENTS. ,rohn euterel into contract with the Syndidate and bargained awaY-25,- 000,000 acres of land our same Ht)11( mr. Blake stated, on the floor of Parliament, that the Syndicate would hold said lands at $5 an acre, which would have the eff et of des- • troying iromigratiou to that country; but, lo behold ! when the Syndicate offer the same Janda for settlement, instead of charging $5 an acre, they offer them at $2.50, and after three years of Settling duties are Ione half of same 33.50 will be paid back to the settler This gettiug to the knowledge of Hon, Edward Blake, he again on the same floor of Parliament, deelare.s the Syndicate are selling land too cheap and at Rua • low -figures as to encourage land sharks to come in and buy up the whole country, and so spoil forever the settlemen,t. Now, after such a course aur such conduct, who can pay an iota of respect to any speci- men of humanity who will so sell himself and his principles and dis- pute his own words almost ceiery time he opens his mouth to epeak JAMES • Garrisoet Road, Out, H.e. was a man of respectable char- acter, possessing excellent gonneo- Hone, and Was seemingly upwards -a- -fifty-years- ef-age-when overtook him, Latterly he resided in' • Woodstock, but Nat fall he removed to Otterville, and engaged in the hotel business. jt is steted that he had been for some two or three years a widower, but that about five or six months prior to hie death he entered again into amatrimonial alliance, bestowing hie heart and hand upon :Miss- Lester, a lady very respectably connected, and whose relatives live in the town of Woodstock. The ' Pones. OF 418.eurnoe was - a young Woman, who appar- ently had attained to the age of about thirty; tiod who is said to be of good manners, graceful appear- anceand attractive person. In the course of his businese Vansickle had occasion for the servieefe of a bartender, --,and the -person who • figured in that capacity bore •the name of Robert Pearce. He is a • young man, possessing good figure, pleasant manners and rather talc-. ing appearance, and, according to fit° testimony of a witness liviug in the house; and the statements of others, acquired euelt. intimacy with the young wife thatthey indulged in buggy tides and aimiler amuse- ments together. All went along merrily enough, however4 until the 19th of lioventber, when Vansickle • expired in a .rather unleoked for manner. . ' The Dionaldson referred to now swears that just previous toVansiek les death, Mrs. Vansickle told Pearce to get the, old man a drink, 'Pearce theii.potired what wittiess thought was rye wniakey into e glass; he thee'. put ,sonie mixture into the glass, when his.brother told hina not to; as he would get himself . into ttouble ; lie said he-dtd not care a d --if if he•did.; ha then went up- stairs with it,. and when he return' - ed he said he 'guessed the :old' man )wipected there was something wrong with the liquor, as' he. shriek his • head after he drank it-; the mixture. was in a sniall tumbler and was of a. lip,litish brown color: It is runuir- 'ed that a statementh4$ been Made. 'by a young men living in Otterville ,t0 the effect that some stuff the deceased vomitea waft, thrown out ott the street, and that a• dog which partook of ysonfit of it died fromthe effects. The alleged poisoners were arrested last Thurs.- day When about to start on their bridal trip. - 5feets MOSI1AY of every month, Hall mistairp, opposite the Town Ilan. Visiting brethren always torule weleome. A. M. TODD, W. M. C. TWEEDY, D. M. NTE1G ,N, Spey Vt. asattir. NORTH HURON TEACHERS' 1 of the Scotch dialect. "The Grand - ASSOCIATION. 1 mother's Apology," a selection from Tennyson, was well received and Was --- The regular annual meeting of ! probably the best of the evening. this Association waft held 111 1(110 I Miss Graham concluded a most en.' Central School, Seaforth, on Thurs. joyable evening with "Katie Lee I and ‘Nrillie Gray." The readings day and Friday ol last week. The l were interspersed by musical selec. ., . eing, o eaforth, thanks. • /11,INT()N bodge, No Q4, A E. la A mast,. el ray Fri(lay, oil or after the full moon. Visiting brethren eordiallv invited. MAcWII w. iv ronTi.Nr., sec. Clinton, Jan. 14, 1551. 1 V first paper dtacuseet was one on tionm mi E s TO MERCHANTS : How to Sell Goods -TALK To _ , _ pierns extant, to which Miss Graham bertSpericer's Educatioo," and point- ed out that though: philosophic in all its arrangements, it was not practical, from the fact that Spencee hitnself was not a practical but a theoreticaL educationist. Mr.' • 'Unrnbull, , on motion of Messrs Harston and Mal- loch, received a hearty yote . of "False btiglish, by Mr. Crichton of playing three instrumentals, and Seaforth High School. He illustra. Miss Callender, of Clinton, a solo. ted his meaning by references to Miss Ewing is ono of the corning pianists. Already her reputation is periodicals, newspapers,and selections not merely local, anti we aresure from ninny- authors; allowing the she needs only to be heard to be ambiguity frequeittly met with. appreciated. Miss Callender has a Mr. W, G. Duff of Roxboro, next fine soprano voice; upon concluding, presented Itilt paper on "Discipline." a lady, a stranger in town, remarked Mr puff showed first that discipline that "tliat young lady would not was essential and elevating ; he have sung in our town without an then proceeded to show how to oh" encore." A most successfid evening tain it. We should keep our pupils was concluded. by the audience sing- conatantly employed while in the ing "God save the Queen." school room. He suggested a time FRIDAY table for each class, (not for the whole school), showing every pupil Upon resuming work on Friday morning the President introduced what work he Should be engaged in at any minute of the day. Mr. H. S. McLean, of Clinton High Sehool, who pointed out frequent Miss Graham, of Brampton, ins "Errors in Pronunciation , " illustrat troduced the subject of "Diffideltie, ing by a long list of words frequent/ - 111 Reatitng," euggesting reinediee ly if not usually mispronounced. for common errors and difficulties A discussion then followed as to encountered in the average school. the advisability of holding a union Mr. Groves next read the delei- meeting of the West Riding Astocut- gates' report, whieh on motion was tion with the North Huron Associa- adopted. tion, when it was finally decided that we deem it advisable to hold On the evening of Thureday the mach Association assembled in Card no's union meetinga and that Messrs Malloch and Tnrnbull, of Clinton, hell to hear Miss thaliain's evening an& Mr. Ferguson, Wingham, be a of readings. The first—a Bible committee with full power to aut. selection furnished a striking con - The Proaident appointed Messrs. trast with the style of reading fre Shaw, Henderson, Duff, McFaul, quently adopted by members of the Lough and Stewart a committee on clerical profeasion. The next, "The honi Master's was quite nominaiions. Mr. 'W. H. Stewart segtieetive nd well apprecieted of Lakelet, next presented his meth - a " the large number of the fraternity °4 °f %I ultiplicatiOn Tables and Diviaion," shoteing bow present,. "The Three Lovers" WAS readily a child might one of the most sublimely ludicrous understand- ingly learn the latter from the for - — lhrma of inkerrenderedalthecaat- etti onit"The Foxes' Pails,c U C AS niyN(rmai,ilisign:l iso120 '1 that Muss Graham ',Mould not at. THE PA /A TER1 tempt before a Scotch audiAnce 333 B.' til she has a more complete mastery mer. 4. vote of thanks was tendered Misses Ewing and Callender for their kind asnistance at the entertainment. In the afternoon Me. Turnbull sketched a brief Outline of "Her. The committee to draft a resolu- tion of condolence with the family of our late Inspector, Mt.' Dewar, reported as follows : We the members of the . North kerne Teachers' Association, regret that since° our last Meeting nue who always took a prominent part in our Proceedings tas pa8setl away " .fratit amongst us. The late ItfirpeCtor, Mr. Dewar, will be Mug remember- ed by the teachers of the Inspector and also by tho numerous friends* whom he made in the various parte of East Huron (luting the paid, twelve years. Hie genial don, his kindness of manner, his in- variable urbanity with. the teachers under his care and his fairness of dealing in the school room have rendered ids memory particularly dear to them. We deeirehog'ive ex- preseion to ottr sympathy with Mrs. Dewar and other members of the family in the severe lose that they have in the providence of God 'been called upon to sustain and trust that they may be enable'd to draw, conifort and support to their afflic- tion from a higher than human AOUrce. Signed D M. Malicia, L. L. Mc. Fergason, L. L, Dorranee; A, A. MaKay and J. King. • The nomitiations were one by one, adopted. • A. Morton: Esq., aild'"Dr. Me-. DotAmuldd,itWorsit:gfetin, were re -appal+ ed • A vote of •thanks was tendered the retiring oftiCers and the A.ssoeia- tion adjourned TUE : THE 'WEEK'S DOINGS. • CANADIAN. A Very sad accident' occiAred in -Simcoe.eouutcy. Twish:A+ wealthy'. find very much respected' farmer of that vicinity, left home about seven &chick the other night to look for Boum cattle, Not re- turfiing; his sons started out t� leek for hint about ten p. m No trace of hiw was discovertal until early • next morning, when his body' was found tinder a tree where he had taken shelter -from a severe thunder storm. The liglstning had struck the tree, and glancing off, streck • him. Death leas lostantanettus, as Itis halide were found lb his pockets melte had been standing. Deceased was a Very influential man it the the community and will bo greatly missed. Paul, J. Tvrnbull and J Shaw, Moved by Mr. Duff', seeonded by Mr. Lough, that the report be re. delved and adopted end that the Sec;etary send a report of the rest' 1111i011 t� Mrs, Dewitt a -Unani- mously carried. 4 • The nomination teimmittee pre. egited their report Itil follows eresident, Mr, W. 13. Duff, ROX. bore; Vice•Bresident, Mr • W. X. Lough, Clinton; Sec,-Treeturet, Mr. W. E. Groves, Winghem; Provineial Delegate, Mr, J. Ferguson, Wing. ham; Bxecupve Com., Messrs. .T, Salvation Army Sequels. • now vim rAvans OF OTWEit, P140E3 REGARD T1Tflt OPERATIONS, -There is s' le—sso—n in this failure FP-art:1w nocseeer-osmecrav---- of the Salvation' army to perpetuate a disturbance, which is Wcirthy of the notice of the authorities oi :RONA.. cities, The; capital, stock of the band consista la disturbances, arid disturbance they must have by some mearis, to create the excite, ment they covet. ' Under the name of thefounder of ..the Christian re- ligion they enaet scenes of boister- ous excitement, end bring coutemPt 'upon all religious motive. The-, failure of their methois in Roches- ter should encourage the authorities of other:cities threatened with the presenee of the army. lt was stated last night that the captain would 'return' soon and "stir them up." it is possible that such nirty be the case, and if so, the authori- ties will only have themselves to blame if '.the disgraceful scenesof the first week shall be reenabted.: Pit031.THE OILATHA31 taieuxe: Miss .Junett, of Chathain Tow.p- ship, was thrown out of her 'buggy • in consequence: of the horse running •away-'Teiting to. the lei ious pound- ing of the Salvatfon Army. drums. • She isPery low. The osefulness of . ,the drum, and:the dancing capers of - the Artny on the streets have long, passed, end •it is high time that this intolerable and dangerous nuisance should be stopped; or we shall hear ' �f more serione tnaults. There 18 not the least .objeCtion to Pie Army worshipping in whatever 'way. ithas a mind to, but its intol, .erance. • of • other peciple'e • feelings aernadbleea,ity is it• nelf becotuing...intol- • • FROM THE MP. THOMAS JOUli.NAL. 'In this ' city ' Ublia• opinion has veered around fiedit . favorable to • unfavorable,. not because tile Army • may not; have • done good in. some directions, but because Of the utidd niable injury' it has wrought among ,the younger members,- of the com- Infinity by lessetting, in them reepeet . for religion. The:fact is,. SI. Thom- as is not large enough to hold the 'Salvation Army. Watlior is Getting Well "My daughters so: "How nitich bettins fathor is sieve he Lured flo.pliitters." "He is getting well after his long suf.. foring from a diseasie declared incorable” • "And We are so glad that he used your -BMW's." J...krrr - "- 288-1ni. • Cause for.WOnder, - • • The Hon. T, W. ArtijIii, exp. .Speaker of the House of Commons, has a fellow feeling for those Otitis - diens who own land in Dakota and live in Canada, but who never total an opportunity to praise up the country in whiels their material interests lie, at the expense of country tn which they reside. That the reasofi for the appeartuice his paper of Saturday lust of 1411 article signed “Sioux9 and evIthinflY written by a Canadian Grit fur Grit consumption; for, while it ',raga up Dakota as only a Dakotan east can. brag; its animus against Conser- vatives, against Sir John Mactiouald One day last week a gentleman living at Qu'Appelle received a 'telegram from a youtirlady•whonr he,intended to ,inake his wife in a few -days; stating that elle was at 'the Grand Central hotel and to come on; The lady had been living -in One of the Northwestern States and had obligingly coneetited to meet het affianced half • way in otder to complete their own union. The 'happy and excited btidegroom took it for granted that the. Grand. Cen tral was in Winnipeg, and hatitily • preparing for the journey boarded. the first train for that city, Wlien nearieg Brandon, and thinking :pixibalal'y_ of diener,;which even the ecstachis Of love could not obliterate, he put his head out cif the winddw to take a stirvev of the situation. The wind blew his hat off, and he landed at the station bare -headed. Of course, his first care was to ;ash up town to buy a new hat, but he had not gone far before he came face to face with his intended bride, She had telegraphed from the Grand Central, Brenda', Explanations quickly followpd, arid soon after • they found themselves) in St, Matt -h- owls• church, where the Mr. Boydell duly made ,them man and wife. Geo. •Peter, it drunken and worth. lefts Character, a laborer Oft th0 Otla BRITISH—FOREIGN, The 13111 to extend the franchise to to Ireland as well as England and Seet. land Ints,pasited the Commone by 352 ,tario and Qnebee r6ilroiecl; lite wife to 137.. Lord ilundolph Churchill said and family lived in a frame shell of a house not far hem Xingston, Out, roue or five of Peter)? associates boarded with him, The' night was Anent in disaipetion, and after mid- night Betel% started for his bed. He lost ids hold on the lamp and threw tlown stairs and set the oil ablate, A son of Peters threw a pail of water on the oil attd tipread the dames. Peters was burned to death, and same other members of the family wore ly burtird. 'The mother ht die tisk of ber life reseued her daughter, Both were greatly injured. The. youngest daughter was burned to death, and else a Nliss trigilen, a visitor at the house. Friend's opinion of Mr. Bloke • From the Monnreal Witness. (Grit-) SItt,—Twenty years ago the 'Fit- ness was coneidered to -be a truly in- dependent paper, politically speak. ing, but of late years it has radically' changed, and is at present a purely. Reform journal, 'and at some antes Very unfair against the Censervatitre party. I tette been a reader of the Witness for .over thirty • years; and since 1 have stuck to you so long I want you to publish ray let. ter, • Mont.of iny life bas been -spent .11,8 a supporter of the Reform party, but incethe introduction o the National Policy hate eupperted .the National Polley party, who are doinwall that is possible to be doile fur Canada's good and prosperity1. consider the Hon. Alex, Macketi. tie - gentleman of hopour, but he failed as .statpsman. As. for the Hon. B. Blake be itibeithei tt gentle- man nor. a etatetiman, and to day has lost the eonailence of all inteP ligent Reformers in Canada, and ,fts a leader of the Federal Opposition is the etrongest plank in Sir. John Macdounkra platform. And next in order, what has he done 1 Why) he acted the part of a traitor in destroying the coalition Government of John Sandfiehl Macdonald in Ontario, after which he entered our .Federal Parliament at OttaWa, and as "Liberal" in yonr issue of Oth April says, be laded double-dealing towards the Hon. Alexander Bfao, kenzie, .and itt fact, 110 is a doulde dealer in all his actions, abusing during the present session Sir. Johe Macdonald for wasting and paying away too Mileh Money on Pacific railway construetien and finding all possible fault with the '<lost per, mile, and before Sit John took .up the'road to build Mr. Blake stated, on the fiber of Parliament, that he and Sir. 'Richard Cartwright had carefully daunted the cost of the road from Callender to Port Moody to be $120,000,009, withetit any branches or Biding% yet Sir, John lute covered the sime road and in addition several hundred miles o cif I $55 000 009 • MaShed. In TheMilL • against- Manitoba, and againie, the „ Canadian Pacifie Railway, swacks more of the'air of Toronto bay than of DeVil's lake: We have no ub.,• jection to the high sounding preisest Of Dakota in which this %titan, indulges.. 'We have no objection to • his Saying that the 1is8ouri river takes its rise in Dakota, though the' geographers place its source a theue. and miles fin titer w, sp. .Wo • have no objection to Ifis stafeineuts that . blizzards aedappal etitly winter 'weather in general, 'entertain .uou.; wscientious scruples against crossing to the egutli of the Northere Railway. We liave no objeetion to his statement that fiiit no ct0" is the land what a Canadian can &II hilly; though Wipe of .the mountniva attain 1111 eleVRI1O11 of .7,500 feet, •We hay' rio objection to bis - State.: • Went that the land•of :Dakota IS "wonderfully fertile and seprisingly- uniform in quality," though a . large portion of it is 'Ititywn as the "mau, vaises: te:rie8,'-1 or had latids, and ether portions:tire, so alkaline that neither man nor beatit can drink the wattlr, Tk We have no objection to hia 'ststenient than in Ddkota, a non with oile:team eau harrow 160' acreu :of land in two days. Our , only 'wonder is that lie did noeharvest the grain during the next two days, •- we hate no wonder to express at any of these.stories,- 04i, w,ondi " . is .01'reserved for a statement' whielt conies:in at the tail end of the 13I.04s to the afflict; that "one • is surprised at tlie MI* price at which farms etiii be purchased. •The reptlessuess of many who first Reified here . the explanation. Many are transieute, iligev.tlisYesttolentitiietlianol°tYleiL;l")eren0reitat0iy0"1 (Pi sell out to the first who may Now, that is wonderful. Men Nettle in the banana belt of Dakota, •tvItere they have only to tiekte the ground with a hoe in order that it may laugh with harvest, and yet, ferms .may be pnrchiteed at, a stir, prisingly low -price 1 Why, we sup. - posed that when a Man WAS at) for-, tonate , as to get hold of a Dakota fano he would not, part:with it fon auy earthly,cooshierai ion. Weed), poied that when lin had niaciaan A,' terrible accident cecorred at the Oetario Hamiltoe'; 'early .Wedoesday Morning, whereby Charles IcirkWeed, of Struthers, 0.,. ost Kirkwood% was a rougher by•trade, tliat is: his business was to grind the yotigh surface . off castuiigs 012 1111, emery stone, :Hu was enistloYe4•14: Mr. the &iittinCtor7efid;I:l'a4:' Veen .With Tor.about:a Yetir, 'Ktftwood werlt; ed ,in th.3 Morning until 'shortly after ; &clog* 'when work • was • stopped and the men laid oir to stiatelt en houriareat and sleep. .About 3:15 he had no fear Of the result of en- franchising the Irish agricultural laborer, Oh What A Congliof Will you heed the warning. The signal perhaps of the sure SPP1'03011 thilt RIM'S terrible (1 156114t' consiimption. Astk you if you can afford for the sake of saving 50cte., to run the risk and do nothing for It. We krieW from expellent() that 81111ell'a Cure will cure your (Jonah. It never fade. This exe plains why more than a Million Bot - ties were sold the past year. It, relieves Or0sO, and 1Vhooping Cough, ,et once, Motitere do not be without it. For Lame flsek, Side Of 011e0t, Otla Shlleh's Porous Piaster, Sold by J. 11. Combo, 2fifidy 4 14/0. a Or OA 1,1411 Aahi the 1 -fon. dward Blake 'said the 180511 to he built for legs than his figures would be so poor It wOUld be more like a tritmWaY than railway, but Mr, Sandford rem. ing deeiares it te be the best bum ou this tolitinent, Again when Sir. , se: Mr. Phillipe shouted to a lad named—detiendafit fortune out, if one ha . Thounis Flynn to "OPBASEI UP" VIE.iVITE111.3 preparatory to starting work sgain The .lad was as'eep 'on„the ground, and had to be 'shouted at several tiides before be awoke. The noise of the shouting; it,. is' presumed; \yoke Kirkwood, who was sleeping on a bench beside the fan, or, more properly spetking, balance wheel. He rose from the ladatte,'whibh was very ricketty and unsteady, , must have bent beneath him air he attempted to rise and precipitated hint into the rapidly revolving wheel beside him. An instant afterwards Mr. Phillips was startled by MOWER OF ilLOOD falling over hiM. With cOmmend• able pis:Renee of mind he stopped, the tnaohinety at once, ,and the deed body di the unfortunate mati wati' found lying in the pit -at the bottoin .0f the ' It * was horribly mangled. The head was torn cow pletely off the trunk and Mashed into an unrecognizable mass. Parts of it clung to the when) or had bi- eti scattered filr and wide by its rapid revolutions:, The arms were torn from their sockets and tlitit'e wsa It an unbroken -hone in his body. -It was held together only by the clothieg on it. The body was tak• ro trom the pit. retuovea to 1111 undertaking shop, where it was pre. pared for interment, , itieltWooti WAS a young unmarri. ed man, about 25 years of age, ateady,iedostrious and a great favor.. Ito with these who laleW itifth vest he would go on cultivating the land -just Tor the' fuu. of the • thing, and would rather ,simPly exist ill .Daketa than, be atiank cashier in any other country. AO yet, strange any, the people are "rest, less,"• They "no s000ei bt:conie -settled than they ire reedy to sell" 'to the first Who may offer)." • ' That does excite Our. wonder, , 'Will "the lion, T, W, ' Anglin, exo • Baker of the House of Common% itor," have -the goodness to explain . • the phenomenon 1 And, while is aboutA'il,,will )6 please explain why so many of them gointo the Canadian Northwest to pottlei • And will he gently lull to rest a irti,stitneig ihunsopici,o,sniOutx174t Potofrbatap8:i as:pi Etna ,bk °141,i11(4) f-,(1111:1108%;iittialgaehput4,1:1;osciotAVitstai, 11111:10 settle in 141ailitoba.;--Hatuilt Oa Spectator, ' h* 1 WheiVi tha niattaf Lo4lo(Atitb butt 'Onytiortd 111 1611 61 hot Ototlii) *,"Ot 1 rill ot:to *Oh that 11/41eotaigitt thit ton. tintidly.ttotbits ite." ...44,"Woll, how to011iti ! Why &Al yokko to, yoto Mtg. Stott and got a bottle 01 Fltid title It tuted tit tfl Iftti thAri'Ohe TlYnlatti. 1 011*ftYelttip bottati fri• the 501106. It 0017 14108 11 toat` 'Alfa Charneteriatle story or Abe Lincoln, .4' iiUIo book of pelitieal 180e615 1(4)(100, ;luta publisLoil itt ttiettleky contributes a new story I f Ptesitlent 1,iiicoln, • which ia isorth qatnieg • because of its apparent applicability Lo a iecent emispieutius affair eue own politics, attd possibly, Itlha to the future development of the same inuides,t. To a. politirel opt ponent, who had taunted Lim.oln with hie youth, lie replied 1 Livo ling and die young, 1 would rather die new than, tiko tlw gentle, man, °tenet) my polities, tool 6'0104 tatteous with tbe ebange, receive aft office worth $5,000 per year, uviti then have to ereet a lightning rnd oVer my house to troteet a guilty CelACietnie trOin an 001104 CIA 1