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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1891-04-10, Page 4WILLIAMS, `--ANDUG' .AI D-^(. ° STS M.G.N. W. TEiEGRIAP8 CO,. Ruse) Q .. Brunswick Wn , ham - - ' Ont anm, nx CS • , 1 _ FAIDA'L, APRIL 10, 1891. *et meeting was held ou Saturday Morning, Sod lilt Kh lei' per* Sir ir TIIilti Poster left. for Washington in, the the afternoonto he present et. the Cletiferemoe on Monday with Seoratitv,Y Blaine. Whets they arrived in Wash, ingtun they were told that the cttne ferenoe had bean poatpatied on the request of the 1'resideut,who wished to attend the meeting, Altpistere Thompson and Coster have returned to Ottawa and Sir Charles Tupper Rare fur England Presiden EDI'1'OBIAL NOTES. Tnz Australian colonies are arraug- ing to enter into a Confederation after the model *of the Dominion. The name adopted is'oThe Commonwealth of Australia," THE Dominion Government. have decided not to veto the Manitoba School Act, Sir John Thompson, Mine Tater of Justice, holding that the ag- parties can secure redress by grieved t;tipealing to the courts, Tug trouble • between the United States and Italy over the New Orleans a"Oair appears `to have blown over, the Italian Government receding from the tenable position taken by it. The un law of the state of Louisiana will, deal with the leaders of the mob. A nese-keen from Winnipeg states that .Attorney..General Martin, of the Manitoba Legislature, . has resigned hits portfolio itt the Greenway Govern- ment, his resignation to take effect at tine end of the present session. Re will still retain his seat in the Legis- lature, and only retires on account of restsiire•of his private. business. Mr, p Clifford Siftou, of Brendan, is' spoken of as his probable successor.'' Lotmo:r ,is askingthe Gntario Govorninentt to erect, a Normal School in .that .city.. A delegation, waited on the• goveratient last week, andpointed out that there are only two Normal achoola in the province, one inToron- to azid the,Otlaer in Ottawa,; and that of the 233. pupils attending those sClaosals last year, 167;wee° from points west of Toronto. London is •t7,plene lsituatedfor a• Normal Beboo1, didy and their application should be favor- alily.considered 'by, theGovernment. rTti>r:Newfoundland Government • is greatly incensed. at, Canada for inter - g . . trine aben'they were negotiating a reciprocity treaty with the : United Stites', and will not allow ' Canadian fishermen to purchase bait frt-'r . the people of ttiat province, but aro ens forcing the law with its utmost harsh- iiess agtciust the Canadian fishermen, Went Wawtt>atotsl • • The Council met on Saturday, .. lllaro'h 28th. Members all preheat, Minutes of. last meeting were read and approved. The treasurer's state - Punt for February showed• balance and receipts at $102.61, and eltpett- diture $93..77, leaving $8.84 on fiend -Report filed, A list of those wish. ieg, to be assessed as Separate School euppottere Was read and tilled by the clerk. 111pved by Mr Bailie, seconded by. hit Gibson, that ' $10 be, granted towards the support ria) u leaves on a tour to Celiforttta I of Mrs cetog--Carried. #Bove,. and the Southern States, and. will net, ,Ali,., Bailie, seconded by Mr Todd petition, a.' a • 1 signed, return to Washington until June, , so that as tt: largely .f,, n f a conference loe:ing bas been presented; to tl;e council, tiie'queatto o to freer trade relations with the United asking for a readjustment Of, tile poll, States maybe 'colesiciered indefiintely iitg,subdivisious, app ue, the, law. re, postponed. quires suet), to be made, ax. the next Government do. got meeting of die council a re°distributiou Tania Ontario Get in t , o ' intend amending the law in regard to of polling subdiviaions be made -Oar• lieease fees as asked for by our Town riect The Reeve reported that the Council and several other Councils in ,Kinloss oountsit refrasedTt of to t ke ola ny, the Provinee. The Provincial Treas.. action regarding Win urer, in, referring to the resolutions said claim having already beets settled. passed bythe several municipalities, Moved by Mr Bowers, seconded by Mr remind tl el'fouse that Bailie, that upon the -report of, the said : Let pee rent i Reeve respecting the tnvtestigatioe of. in the absence of municipal by laws P o increasing thein in the total statutory the matter . in connection with Mir fees to be collected for retail licenses 'Timms' claim on the N Boundary, it their .o .ultimo was found that the land in question for , $2602, or $200 tof towns, sP was arbitrated upon and paid for, than, or $,x.00 ; fort n , $150; for incorporated villages, $120, and for ,tnd as information is on band show - townships, pa.' Municipal councils ing that no .claim is teuable, this by -taws and without 'council take no ferthbr action in the taLdt however, of theby o add to matter -Carried. The Reeves also felting a vote•elootors, statutory lees° .a maximum reported having met the Asbf nld these Y 0 : in .cities,: $120 in Reeves respecting the claim of as tt wnS, a d$7 Q, • , Mullin far damages. dope to his stage,. towns, and $1A:0;in.inoor or,ytad .vjt and agreed, that. ilia muuioipalitiFs, 1sages an.dttownsbifist ,Q1 the 29,tinuno accident. t'tte which have gent to the resoe were not .responsible otireeb on icipa a s • • The re ort was received, ' Cts tieoti lotions of complaint to which I; Have b rePort •sit b y laws' pf. Messrs Bailie atic1. anvil; the referrAcl, only four have pa ed y g this maxitnutn amount; six :road wor4t,,on the Scoutog and, Avese s exacting divisions undone last year, was ordered, of anew have not availed themselves' to be put on this . year's lists.. The of the right to pass;, the thy -law, and , t •ematnin''.nitaeteeri; have by their following were appointed fenceviewera: the -.Jiro Plunl ett, A. Ai1oCsbe, Jos,Sa b}=lawss:aclded various ta,,nounts, all of ra :aid then tne'J ort eof• J iilcLeaii ,` W Sunken, A Pentland, them 'considerably mid an ,ineron, then) much under .;ttiis Inaxiinura. All G Smith, JeThompi ,,, W C i of the revenue acerutng', tinder these J, B Rutherford, 1., Murray and. J liy lasi>iK, we most remember, einber, reverts Gordon. Poundkeepers:-Ii Wood!' to t .. , he ali,ties . These 29 pe- land, J W Jackman,: P. ' Medanti,• 3 titigoind enentei .alittt s if '::tkiev' were Black, 'C Alexander,E Baine, 3:0amp• to pass ;t' b" ,laws exacting''this 'ruazi- ball and: •d • Archer. pathmtisters :- cine add to their 11'- A Mullwain, J (Irwin, It f utledge; Muni increase w J \Virniilt L Lawler, A Pentland, J Douse receipts in the ufkh;;ate •? in a , single 'ear the large saui•'of; $12,7e0. '2 Campbell, I3 iltooreland,' A Kirk,. A g y'u 'to take advantage of •tici)abe, S Johustou, A. Flutter, They neglect r• tgli law passed tor AWN, T,Nicholson, u E Sanderson, J the rspclprovisions of, t Redmond, W Young, P McCann, W theirs special bariefitya nd y.et, ttiey c•im . ' W p P t tt P>;o•inZe u iprpprtutes. tnitll, FV •Andrews, 3Plunkett, t itsfli# .tfa. H Taylor, A. Itobiiisen, J. ' u t Bl1al't.of a°tevt,in.e Ledely, Y tri"itself an,ultJ •s .•;Y,,. _, :niunici alit lua. Woods,,A.' Pentland, 0 DurniPF, •A imm licenses. ger Iic art i i y Campbell, bell J l Jgr,es, 3 dimpose slit! larger license fees, in ad- 4a p , Ferguson,g P these already, alluded to, by 'I+bompaon, G Smyth, A. McAllister, obtaitiing t to i Plowman, J Redmond,,, P.. McGuire, the assent of the electors to a byelaw subtnitted-to, them for that P O'Connor, J Gliatuuey, `S Stewart, Y The extra fee obs J Edwards, T. Wbite, T, tI B taecial purpose. W Sturdy,P telas =ow P Welsh, J twined by means of such by-laws is b , the Province Foreheu, W, -Brophy, S , Alton, Ei shared. equally between and the muJ.` municipality,' Rutherford, jr, ,.11,?►neryille, G 3- Henry, E Alerting A McDonald, B eat`h of 13: `T. ttsarnum. Durrett 'r J::;.ItMirage, J Far - n Sanders, BiunoSPOne Cone-, April 7. -The at iter J .Berborirt; W; Wellwood,E 'Rains, great sl otliinali, B T Barntum, died at T Smothers, WA ,,Wilson, Pe Q ren- 6.22 o'clock tbis'eitening; in the pres- bell, E Gaunt, J Gordon, ' ' W 'L`hoiai ence'of his grief stricken family. Dur- 'rulrADorr. • Irperml F T a follasatng tiy`.tlib vta,nditag of the xtupextal p'aaer pupils of 1 S No.'6, `f nnrulinoar y., for'tli ! wnntb of iCl>tr4h, 'lt ltd b 1 t' bk° s can c,i - not be prao lea . , ciliated from the weakly exauiivat;ipuii AP give every person wrxu dasiros it, a held during the month. The itautes are in .order of Merit :• 5th class -'O good Suit of ,11:1;1 Wool Canadian Tweed,. Cowden 4tla clese--B Mitchell, M. made do to order in the very Latest Styles Wade ll1• Johnston, A Jobnaton, Hardie, O.Wadt., J tlotxtuth, W Hoot tithe 3rea sur -A Rotnutb, A Mitchell, Wbeelane, li fltiwutb,1413tabkwell, A Porter, FeCowdeu, is Johnston, R Y Johnston, 1;' Wade, S .Johnston, 1 :daaepbell. 0,rd Jr -•A' Co.vdra, Al ytarlt,I. 1Tonmtlt,T Kelly. 2ndeiless-'- ',p Stark., L t4litetiell, L AleCoruaack, tAtL Aiclfiunan, S„Nic,Iiittttou, „Ito -F'McCure)aolt, L Lowry, W plitcheil Part 11--A Alitehell, ?Vt 0owden, :1 . Johnston, N 13lucl;well, W Porter, J W Settesox, T'eaaher• As a result et the Promotion Exam ination, held in the Couctty of Duron oe t arota •25th,• and 26th, the following.. promotions were made in S S .No 5, Turuberry ; From V class to VI,claeB__Nuruber of #narks required to pass 500 : David Weir, 6G8 ; John Gtlntonr, 630, Fr•out Part I toPart Ii-=Duvia JWeir,Frtd 1rlliott, Teua Wallace, Gassie I1aet- Triutn'tinge and Worku unship guaran-, teed,for only$19,• . oughlx prao-, t ... tioablee, d C#tintlamoii, it may not be glueHaveous you u't nibs this ofi\irxce, for. tired to you againt., niton our New Spring Hats y, F u, 0 the axe. e for ••i please, l Y p , cell,t , 0 If tx n right in style,iquality and price and are, going off very fast. TEA. l TEA 11 n.t$,. ! l l Our Teas at 2i5o,, Sac. and. C,Oo. per ib. are unequalled. A. teial• will eonvinee. iugB Alexander l-1tggins. `vbite they ailow United states fisher inert to purchase'bait without let or hindrance. `What the Newfoundland Government hope to gain by such ac- tion itis not•easy to perceive. Atecoitni vu to official figures the nu mbst.of,immigrant.arrivitls in.1890 was 178,921, of whom 33,518 were passeugets fs the United. States and 75,067 stated their intention of re- ' mainitig itt Canada, a deoreuse from the. previous' year of 16,533 `settlers. Io origin, of the 21,165 arrivals at the port of Quebec there Were 11,564 1;u hsh,1.17p Irisin, ,2,094 Scotch find 4 ' Y ivandtiaaviaus. Of 3,000 steer, eget paseangers landed Tit Quebec `7,62b As the birds ret:trn from, the sunny Routh,se the tide of eutigratiou setb in fur the North M'est. James ,11'eel- airs left on. Tuesday of last weet:i$ for Manitoba, attetidei,by the beet w it of his friends -•-Matter Ernest Back- well arrived in. Brituduu: a few days ago, baving'speut omit plsiusuut y on the way with friends in A'Ituneapoe lis aunt, Litchfield, Iliuu.-Mr Geo Barrett Boirtea iiti Tuesday,the 7tb,lorr ehjcwe 1Yee utitistee, l3 0, to try his, -f:irtn, 4 i the "Rliy:tl City. Mrs 'Barrett•stays'f >r the :present, at her father's. -Mrs Eli Elliotate s gone to Hamilton ou aucour+t'of . the (teeth of Hamilton, one of her relatives there, -The far. sare getting readyfee sp, iug wot'tc. roar 4 , The snow; isabuut all gone., and the croak of: the' fr ,gt l heard iii the into Ali Barnutne illness, which began. • 2,l;weeks ego•last Fticl'mey,, there were frequent fluctuations ui,his condition,,: front, each of which he ralliedealtheugh in each instance with sligllitly. lowered vitality. The' change for the'worse which occurred last night,. 'however, was so much Mote pronountea `than the previous•attaeks that it 'convinced the pliysietans their patient bad not Many more hours. to twit Ait r , the attack. which *came upoie . him,; ,shortly before midnight, Mr 13lirnum suffered much pain Ile, teethed. to realize thut'l e conte nAt 1iyo ibueb longer and spoke "ot the approaching end with calmness, M'rs• Barnutn remain- ed at her husband's bed•+ide through, out the night. In alternate spells sof dozing and ,in conversation, ' wlueh showed bis brain to be gas ever, Mr Barnum passed. the. hours until about 4 o'clock this morning, when: he passed. Into 'a condition of stupor. 'thin) matters went On till 16 o clock this inoruing. `Ile war; again aroused, and his mental faculties appeared brighter, than at any time during the leveret hours previous. Mr Barnum w,rs Im,tti.. mower ,ITtriiigham,, (intendud for l atissue.! On Monday ,evening .of lest week. a very pleasant tune Wae,s;;tent Pt t1te, any one that this not an empty punt, BOOTS 1 BOOTS l 1 Yes, we. have diem in, endless variote, and of the very beet Quality, Our prices cannot betbeaten anyvvliore,., We allow a liberal discount to cash ciistomea's.' . GORDON & Ii f• TY for this ' frit itdly gathering was *tbti urarriage of Miss Et:aio_. Ritchie, youngest dau ;!,tar ,of, Air J Eitchte, to ;ilr. Robert lt•sviu, of cone cession 9, Aedili old,' The ceremony was performed by Rev Dr Stroup:lute, of Lueltnow,. After the, marriage, ceremony, the gut sts to the itu.uher ,f. about eighty, sat down to a bounti• ful repeat provided in the usual good.; -11 When the ,, stela of all each feabts. u n h inner mats had been fully batinfied, the guests . indulged in' vurium; ploys,• which wei'eiutet•spereed' will,. inatru rmental duete atereuttee. • The • esteeiu in *Well the a wly wedded couple are held itt this eeeetiou was autply' exam plilied by the nutucrous and beautiful• prt:secte presented he the malty friends. Mr arid Mrs Irwin left Tit. res deuur of Me A1;t:llwaiu,, 'where .a the morning for theta. new ltuuze, fol., number v#;,yA' t;•ii s, i i bt'iNd, and towed by the good 'wishes of ail fur , "beat tjrne .to. t;ii,s cli ins. Of their future huppi►tess autl prosperity. course every. coo. we/4, 1'9ut•,n ez►'!y•- -Mr 1Vi11iartt Irwin Moved tette the., ti i lt•of,.di same avas "'tick oil, village. '•last volee:••-;,.111strri,cges Anises t V ., ,, , rt #untie =oY` . €, . T'ursday: evt-ntug at the,, r s e wood bees teem to be alt the,gtrarotkira,, 43r Santa"' Loekria..g!',`-1sre hslirve Here atpreeent ;nlrJa,nesTliontpsoti, that two LowerT`Gwit `ctrtize,ta' have sr, still Continues very law;-MtJuli.i ittldteci'to the other p ecag`nt furniture, Barclay,lots been oonlined to' his bo of their house, that necessary aut; for. }loran data with pleurisy, musical pieee otiilesl the organ Lei,',,. • take eitiw' ls'' tinct the long, t L1stoWe1 others u, summer'eVenings ill .sett Short when; 't On Tnesday morning, fire destroyed er liatetitu io the, riutiin:; u4 tes of tli the Grand., Central hotel end - Mr .. difieret.t inatrutue►tts;=-Ilk A G Mc;. Robert Alartin'$ buck building adjoin• Donald, seems to'Le °the lade's ' friend,• ing, with contents. It started in tltii of this town, as he is busy every day ;basement of. the antral ;Notal, it' is Lringiin someone .it. tearing. mdchiue supposed, from the wood furauce, and of maybelidera -, in 'order thtit their hard w was: under such headway. bet:tre die. Made easy. Last 'reek he sold - five covert' that the "intimates. barely esoap- ed, wan of them by ladders frotn'the yi , roofa, and svjndutvs-stud the adjoiniva, ro s, many of the girls working in the betel in, their night,: clothing, losing'every- thing, very tliing, Many boarders also lost all their clothing. Some ten or inore ciimutercial,. travelers, are minus alt their sampler,¢. The insuranoe as far as known •is: On the hotel : Waterloo:,, Muluiil,.$5,0Q0 on'bui?ding, $500 on billiard tables ;. Citizens, $3,500 • on contents ; $7,000 by .roan companies, uotknown itt what company ; Robert A Martin, $2,000 in Western; on, build e , gun', t Webb, J McPherson, R Purdon, seisingtuavttinee and one organ. lips WC W , A Emerson, 3 Laidlaw, P Callahan, is good.worli, when we consider he D Mcmillan, r 9 + Jur, W 3 McQuillan, has been selling m this way, now for A. Anderson, jr,G Greer, 3 Archer, J hearty, a year. -1' it` are glad to see i Inglis, A. Webb, J . Forster, W Thorn, that Atre J qs lti tterfield,., who was jr, )=I Zi• , a iutoul J P Brown, 3 Mote, hedfast few veeke ago with inflame I! s uish S S,tothers, 3 Whyard, Dr ►nation, is now aide to ` be around T A•, q r who has -been Ouse. ' f1'au efl'a,d"Aurn:ecl..tp_. meet as again,-Mrs. Elford, +% Ma 26ih.' sick this last three veteks with inflame. t'Ra Court of 1i,evtbion y ' E..1t. 'Mir,rrad'::Clerk. rnation, is Slowly : recovering. -Some __ :of the youngsters of this • p)ace look Teesawater,.. tick this week,, The general cause is ' 'ber Ieft the villat+e for ;hey ale too Many eggs on.£aster,"• Quite ;a.Etup'i were designated . as ,,laborers. 'Jibe fully oonsoious,'althougb his nearly total nurtiber of , peteons who went ititoltlanitalut and the Northwest 'in 1890 is, placed at ,13,817,' against' 2809' the previous year. There were 1,407' children sent out from Great .Iirjtaiu.. The years eitpstnditure on immigration was $10,90.9"„ 'the per e+apita goat of the settler lot 'year was $1 *epilog ~ 187.to 18$99, sT *aisketlir amities Tuppre was itt IlYttett6g.toti, and Sir Julian Patiu- atatttta Minister at; t ashit met gr Chitties frail inttaeiterview reroute 11a1ine at vire' Ijoited a u • :e tetootgomery died sours years colt P ,, ASer were lestitten s y ear! Bol ye i 6n their EeB,ter vaoatiou.--The Public School ltpard'hoe advertised for a 5th teacher Duties- to begin May let.-- • . The following is the report for some ,f;, the classes' in Lower Town School: Atli sen. 'Mi rks' 'obtainable, 160- TheZ.O:.O 1: pro ose, :hiding a recep- l Hebb Cat►ipbell, 139 ; Flbrettce Green, tion in their,rootnet towards the end of 125 ; Amelia Netterfield, 106..4th the month, -Mr Midford has removed jou.-marks obtainable .158:7Etntna ' where Mrs Midford .has ,I; etterfteld,, 1`16';' Joh 11111, 12..,. tO 'Toronto, veeared a position in the illethodiet 'Rachel bey, 09 ; Mary Mcil.wain; 79. Book , oou,s.-Mrs Million spent her std sen -merits obtainable 18L Mitt. R Easter holidays visiting friends inpie Liulclater, 156'; Lizzie King, 148; l fncar, t .-.--Mr A G Morrision spent Alfie King, .l '0 ''Frank fail, 130, ditt e Vacation visiting hie timely friends Mary Liuklater,,„ 1 "l ,,' Luee King, hie vase, i t Y iii around. Newry, , near Listowel:-• 194; lane' 1 (tru'tV5, 1E1 .,; 'Lotto) 'Mae rind: „ Y `Toronto, is spending a few Donald, 121; ,Thos Urabatti,` 120.4 ass under the parental roof. 'We Bella Morriaon, 72. Jun 3rd marks uiide.rstsnd be has an extensive prate obtainable, 248 --John Currie, .,I0 ; tteeS in the Queen City. -The union Norval Morrison, 197; Eva Halstead, Services declaring the union of the 172•;; Eddie Groves, 171 ; Ne lie two Pre b :teriatt Churches, will he 11eekett,'11 .i Jessie McDwain, eI09. preacliiicmarks 'obtainable 251 •-- ohst y' n April the 19th, by one of 2nd.- the members, :of the Presbytery. Carr, 207 ; EEor t Cir i0, 156 ; Lester The above is attpit_ should bet. It is Adams, l;50 ; t ellira Martin, 139; Jas something prepoaterotiaa . tltn ideA. of Lockridge, 1311; Mattel 1als14d, 111; , ceswater #avid : two e , i 1.14; Lathe 'Welsh ;shausted. powers made it impossible for`him' to talk: At 3 30 p. to Mr 13eruute sank into a comatose condi- tion, and did. not anaiti,, become corp erous. - Whinx, the ens' nine its was l,sacaful and apparentiy.paiiiteta.' Vfrroxeter• iklt Robt 1t,l.onttfannery, wile lived Lear title plane`. was found' dead 'IN his boa on Monday'moriiing lastY bo members of his fatnil y, Mr. 'Mont- gomery was one of the first settler iu Site part acid' was highly respeutedetfat all who know him. lie leaves_ a rnuen e rt, tato wee ,d .40,r large y, mostly grown up, •.:t mg, Glenfarrow. Whet about having a few tally pulls doting the;;sugar•Yualr ug season'1 . --John Geummill,ltas returned from a trip• to Michigan.---Pretervts your patience so you may, ,bri able to antswer all the questions; regarding the- 'taking el the ceirsus.-• -It r ,li uglt, MoDoug+tli. has one into the sugar making very , extensively this season; hating placed a fine` evaporator in a large furnatre he can now make Larger gpantities -of sugar be much less time than by the t,ld method.•- Plougl►'ing cotnsnenred . here ou the 7th April,last year. This , spring has not put bee° Baily an ap- peurause, yet it utay, prove earlier ni:d ' plcasautur than the, aprrng rof deet year, p 1 t Pi sl ytt•riata t3tauhiy Watdota y e Sal xp• `' 3Sout"regationsee e• •Sincerely ,hope 88 ; Ottytrts.. 'r1 meson, ti9 ; , Autiee, that peace and. good will will 'a uiwate .l?atterson, #8 ; Nellie Gr.thatn,. 21,. IITr Cobert Lraden,, of the 13 lint, ''t t tiaiderable d a. ., fir. J:l.titrLuir', Teuebe'. Xtowick, a}ceoinpanied„ by iiia Solt the ttuo +ti u,ents.o•.Gg ,1;ohut is about to store fpr Manitu$tt, (Suasiotiltas been going ou of late re 13'eYfaet, Where, itli Mr E1 , 'falbot, of Wltig- ehttrig• the .triose of ruiltaitig Ste .. s Ilam, ar3 Gr!r>eter, he going to extend electric light. Sonar, place it in the .1110.0$1.11".-01141 of , those happy! h ) ` t rfttioita with a texteam tri .•. dei h orlioo 01 $000, while others aretnr' whicia t,hrrrt,oterize ante help tofirming l , it h dMists ,ttt i atlipr tr lltsTint for Hitt. make it' about ' Ciro' , thing is bretvir'.i utu,,ottrrSy ` f is . {Y , i f tui ill t tV rinlin t,lre`st ti tit aft row, e • . (st Light' (Icnu , •aJ4+e't, "er otrt,tetea w tee,.•Yv`es 'r. a , aka 17a _ti liw, t£atriat u flay of to en,at halo old fsl it A tiff# (3ura^ts l •'rti t'lh+•+',; . ,rrrer-tT at rlae >Cr niclaruatt of . „qtr j '' l xanatirl, it Of fiai ern as wppt titat y Vol t?, r i 'trlpll , ► > I It > l t „ e vi 1 ., „• / , Ya. " 02. 't} viols S i'tp al ,q t . '`. .riv. ... .. certain, t leot, the ,b : •testrgairl, gQ yeah ago, Lams g Was a 1 wildurueee, tho first log house 1,e treated' lit 1,842 by Cul; Juhu W 1 elvers). The next yaai' be built first dant across, the Grand RI tweet which the present city is. uated, and in the rfutlaw Tui; year, 'e., rhe was drown t' et' the scene ei n wai k. iia t of was loo ra bit i t e. Ir a i 1.Yn t outir l wood. . rat Legislet t » met in Y facie, in S . it was burned the t,rn Lt '66 : the first railroad was: through from 0 xusee, '',In '79 read trunk of Canada tt bolt rx . inkoew'At iaatl- iis snuowt, ontdlea nd'"Gt hwioaast. o iwhat was'then the Port tarot) Grand Truuk,`'•the main line Oanade to Chicago. The first fat watt built in tt$ and the. firet fou in 4J,and in Feb '59 the city luourporntdd with a pope alio 15;0$5. It now 'lags a pupulatio • over, 15,000 and rapidly he:mesipi "75 a great. flood swept the pity ettegato in '77 a great lire deatroYed great factories, eausiug great, lost the city. bine» that time it has steadily and surely ,increasing tp•day stands as one of the pri► elute; in this great state, having ;ween 30 and. $5 factories, erupt e great manlier of teen, end, the tral point almost of futir Tails giving good aego nttnudation;to'ate of the ateatietor the world, at The popu.ation consists of (tee Polack, a few P{renuh, Eugtish, i diens, bat the Majority are Amer Tim summer and winter of '90 n great booty: in the building liar already this springsoane eight o houses and stores titeve gone u); uttevery hand are, witnessed sig b,uildntg. A great rush• tray b "tooted this sytnnter to the v filer buildings at Chicago, so the ingmen will hive a gond chalice Wotk here. Wu gf,e fur eerpeett fro'n $2 to $2 5Q,per day, tires" to $4, 9 hours wnrk, and tenders seitue tithe, Beatd is $3 par The city lies tt, epleudid eyst, waterwurk, two fire stations, those carts and one chenneat e It also has electric,. railwayr,- e light and gas wors, Jac.' The capitol building, cotnmenceal.'u Omer stens laid Oqt 2nd; '7, fir,jshed iu.'79, itr,a,wagnifieent in .bein, Built entirely oft.. A saudstonte and e•ivers 1i acres,:; est height 297 feet ; leuith, inc portico 420 feet ;•. width; 2j J The grounds contain 11.}; acre are beautifully laid out. The authorities have appropriated; t1 for the erection of., another large rat building ;n Lensing this, su 1 insight mention the State, school, the Michigan Agrie )allege, the tilichigatr school ft blind, The. State fa,r.growuds,chl schools,. &c., and other. places, 1 1,ttave taken up ,already too int your valuable time and space, silty, in the words of Horace Greet West, young than," and with triose. Respectfully yours, Niro, R. Kier Lansing, Minh. . • Morris Air. Charles Wtlkinson retues Montana last week. -J J Dow. oomrnenced the litne business .--The Morris cou,lieil intend tc the. Bothnia bridge the coming mer -'=-Mrs A Stewort, who bo with, an accident, some time ag covering. --Miss Carrie I3aslau to Detroit to work,a.t,;l'ter tree W Hopper htteuds..to s,ptit bi this coining sutp,itt,trt-Mr. Bradley is recovering feoln hie i1mess.,--Mr Willittio„ ()tottery turned' from the Michigan +'oode and is at.'preemie visi' Mr G Parker's.--Wi,li,;ttu,,1.nnt ri'turued to his situatiptt,n;ile Mr James Watson„ post,tiia Sunshine, Itas received the coi cairrying the mail between and Snoul ►tie since, the . 1 t;ttice has closed up,, The salt ie $60. The commit met, tit; tlte, relent, Morris, biarah 33th, 1$ tgttout to adjouinmen t, Metol 44, l i'eseut. The Itteeve itt th, Minutes of taut meeting rt pegged. The following acoout Waged to be paid, namely, l prerville, wood to Murphy, /Uglier, removing iot', $5,50; oxford, ebarity, $10; Jiro. rsuiitieibn of d4 iaz, y$l 1. it••tepalring seraperand repar't14 heidge, $8.50 J'.Sell:tl,s, eZ : !!'8 ; P Scott, repairing serape to ertrettcli Hato .6tf J.'tilw Vrdby 0.4t aowe, subonc aJ,'tocter tt