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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Signal, 1863-10-08, Page 1WTEKLY arraleXOX• 11.50 PER ANN. IN ADVANCE! 'FORM_OP LOVE. THE IIDI 7' >LBVU (cw cLUD[D.) As evening crept on, and the sun cast hia bet tor upon the font trees, this little that Ay of father, son, and daughter, sat armed the wounded warrior as he lay under the dreamy Miura of a powerful narcotic.- Moosieer St. Hilaire had bra rendered truly eh.ppy at the eafortuni a occurrence which had stretched the warrior upon • bed of pea, and hi sat roar him, wrebiog his every breath, sod fearing in the setting in of fever. Iiq courarly moistened be lips, and felt his fpr while the emeeneed expression on his conveyed les ken to the anzioeaClotilde, who eat near, watcbisg alternately the come tenesce of Me preserver and of her father. i amnia the latter part of the evening the skier was in a high fever, and tis mind wan- dered deliriously as he tossed to srtd fro upon is mush. Now,he was leading on his braves the fighterd he randed the fearful whoop; sem, he joined s the eoancib of he tribe: ; and again, the more recent creno of that afternoon flitted before his disordered imagi- rmhoo, and be was strutgling in the water, bearing Clotilde up the bank,asking the Great "ether to unseal her eyes, confessing to her bis ample heart, and his fingers sought the chain and cross, turning the latter over and over; now, • shadow passed over his frame, sod his lips were compressed as if to sgbdue • terrible ppumn, end again those words, , TM Wiese F•wu bas won the heart of Tisha.Mia- go-be .41 forgive her tether," while •smile pried like • gleam of suruhioe over hie dark Ooe evening, towards the cued et Spring, Monsieur St. Hilaire and Adolphe were sitting uuder the rioter, talking about removinekk into Caruda.•od leaving • puce where evert thing so painfully reminded them of their lost Chasid,. The thought of leaving • spot where so many happy years bad been spent, cheered by the preemies of ben so recently lost, filled with sadness the minds of Adolphe •udhis father. They sat silently, buried in their tbouebs, for mire than hour, when the unusual sound of an Indian whoop startled them, and caused them to look to the direc- tion wheuce it arose. The neat moment • tall figure approached, and, drop; ing his bearskin,_ TitbitMingo stood before them. The more show brigktlp dota upon the throe, revealing to Tishs-Mingo the bowed 'hem and sorrowful 0annsanA*Ce of Monsieur St. Hilaire and the tearful face of Adolphe. Fearful sp; rebeoa o fire! the n.i d of he chief, and be advanced to shake hands with his Mends, without uttering a word. He looked from one to the other, and then point- ed to the vacant seat beside them with tremb- ling finger sed a heaving breast; and, as the bereaved pareut poiuledl to the mound close by, and to the cram which surmounted it, the chiettan's head drooped upon Ins breast. He stegeeriug footsteps just bore him to the grave, when he fell upon his face, and pound oit his grief in low moms; nor could he be induced to rise, and in the morning he was stilt stren:bed upon the ground. The pare:. yam of grief at length subsided, and the chief arose when Monsieur St. llileire called Alae far the ravages those few short hours of grief heal made upon the brave warrior! His forehead was marked with one deep fur- row; his eyes were glazed; and the tlussug scalp -lock had turned from black to grey. Monsieur St. Hilaire had watched tenderly bis patient, holding him when he stratgied, that be might not injure himself, oec►vronsity moistening the bmdages upon IUg ound, used paying little heed to what se malllffid in les delirium ; but .t these last words of the uu- eseacious mut he started rite surprise. The kneeling attitude of tbe Indies, as be first asaght sight of him, was explained. and the trek gashed upoa his mind; nor could he re fesis from tears r b s manly bort received from the his of the sufferer this 'amerce of forgiveness for the rub act of bus heed.- rds tbe siek au ogenerousogratitude bus orahevi g sick mu,and g'rave. rower ►s daughter from • watery g alternated with feelings of pride -tear con- cerning .bat might be the court -me sacs of the erne whieb bad already trsnapiied, and ander solicitude fur his d•usbteta repp;oces, while he deplored every occurrence of that unfortunate day. But be ceased nut, in his exertiane to relieve the sick marls pain; read maewiag dawned r he sat elope by Macomb. The fever bad passed, and the sutrersr,thuusth. mock exhausted and very weak, showed symp- ron of recovery. borne days elapsed before the chiefs re- trmingg strenrb enabled him to nee from his coach; during which time Cratild*, Adolphe, amid their tether had taken torr in admeos- tering to its ware • although the latter found frequent excuses forfkeeping hie daughter any from the chief. Thegaickwitted Indian observed this, and discerned the cum,. ; but M credo no betrayal of los kaowledned, ooiy keeping the eros which Clotild. had given kin concealed leader be dress. It was many weeks before Tn.ha]lingo re. coveted the use of bis arm, and during that Mr he romaioed ender the care of Meurer W. Hilaire, wbo though be saw with poo the brewing friendship between the chief sled his dmaght,r, and secretly looted fur their sopa- ration, was yet loo hospitable. and felt too her a sear of tbe wrong he h.d ,ncoeeetly inflicted upon the chief, to allow him to depert soul ha wound had entirely Notwithstanding the watchfulness of her father.• ret nteniew with Tighe Ciohe Min d, held noble cand tgenero,* withTiahe Yiwga, spirit she had, from the first, respected and admired, and whose character, which had de- veloped man] $ hidden beauty, and almost womanly sendersess, under her tuition, sow had learned to love, .e hs dark eloquent ecme w familiar to her eyes, oq tongue spoke d a passim such as her whole romantic oaTuhe- ingten gooe&had passed. several years of his life among the French a Cineda, where he Lad,cg.ired their Ianeuae , and received these stroog early impressions which ever 1. firm* the after life of the White Man or the Bed. He had sear the courtesies ot the Preach officers towards their ladles. witnessed their devotion to the other soy and had been familiar with every scene of "court and hall." for wbio:h at that early day the French in Ca- nada were somewhat noted. Being thrown coca mon among the French people, it was not *range that these early woes came beck to him, and entered into hs very nature as it were; so sleet, not only did his handsome and stately bearing, and his foram eloquence, so novel, so touching in its simple earnestness, combine to win the be•rt of Cloilde; but - shied to these, oke grace and delicacy of sd- press and action, wine► reminded her ot her own people the wooing in her own tongue, and • half French gall■ntry and devotedness, weld hardly fail of leading captive her unre- sisting heart; and so it eas that the beautiful mad secomplsled Clotilde bestowed the ma- tured and maiden .Rectioos of her heart upon the brave Tishri -Mingo. Al length the day arrived when their Indian guest was to return to bis tribe, end Monsieur de Hibire,•with Adolphe and Clotilde, .trod with him on the river's bank,where the ..nos ley 'bleb oar to bear him softy. Monsieur St. Hilaire embraced him affectionately, and presented him with a ease) rifle es • soaveeir a hia •isit. Adolphe stock a black ptome io his belt, which bad once graced Ls father aka eaM, while Ctotilds pureed its hs hands a snook, out of which 'be had man] tare read to him daring Matchers.. Rroshi!g away • tear from his c eek, then, anTishia ad ]lingo waved theca limes°, stepping Sgbly into his tied. bark, paddled g.Htly say, ,Ter ones tenting his head, bu as cwt of sight, sending back whoop. of their Indian friend, All Nit the .trees ler he pia been • favorite with all ; bat Clo- tilde lo tilde wept is sweet and continually retailed to mind die many little acts of hinders ern Meed sl is he had ponds" and visited every Awed elm. in the nrudda, together spot wbeew they had rt talked atontbe] had watched the setting gen ea nbe west dawn to the led of the (treat lupi three they Ward apt the norm end Mare ,e hied he gfvw ser the warps string wkieh should their Marts Moethe won sway, and winter MMirad the error in icy fetter, sad ceveeed sp the Meet As sotki.g bed been bred frees ba.Mite and the heart of (%otitde oar sriilsmr. S„Wate she oar tarn dreigbait attention sea gra ds ve.', it - .1 tense ted, despise every m y I 'iaha Mingo related to hie brother warriors MI the MAI at hr , she gni° the story of bis lore. He told them of 1M weft gt.L hh. a burled sae hether White Fawn," 'ha had nursed him in bis ed " ► . rthel wbn had dressed GODERICH, 0. W., TIIURSDAY. OCT. 8, 1863. se,ta nswwas .-. _- - ___ - - ---- . '_ lured the may tesekiaf eases of los nit te he nail with profit. No recommendation (having, on the 15th of May last, set fire the "White Warrior, ' sob W von him of ours eau render it a greater fuvorie than ' to the house of Juba Carry, of the towa- Ms owe rifle, and 6Mterwd their pride by tai it is already with all intelligent readers. i ship of Calms., Co. of Bruce. ling them that the White Feint. bad ens- Ann Fountain were seated 4 become the Red Man's squaw; the" Also to be bad here. George and Sarah droppping his voiee,hes lei them' they would Barnett Arzatcao.-Thu excellent called u witness. but failed to •ppr•►r kill the " White Warrior." era she '' White Canadian Monthly maintains the lei misanoes Fawn'. brctber. J 1(1' P and therefore forfeited their sea,, It was in answer to thirppeal--when they .tion it has already attained. - It Coto- I The evidence for the ptoeeo°tjdni went ht W learned why u was that Tsb. Mtapo wished .bow that Mr. Curry acquired the captive sat free -that .11 *Rehoused, "lie shall go Gee 1" And, after loading him with Proems, they sent the *noir on his way re- jaCi.g. eineentronswinseimsaim Progress of 11e Civil War. Ne. York, Sept. 30. -Special to the N or(d Washington, Sept. 29th.- No fears seed be. entertained that the army of the Potomac s is weaker than the force in its front. From the later advices 4 appears it appears that it largely outnumbered dee wenn s army, plac- ing infantry against the rebel liars uf all arms, while we have • very large force of cavalry seldom idle, but daily haugiug over the ene- my, and making guy movement on his part difficult. fbe Itoarte New Orleans letter of the 23rd, says the odvanr to Texas s rill an onward movement. and u yet nothing sere. For mon than • fortnight Brashear city has been the base of concentration for the new movement Men and supplies have bees for warded as Welly as passible by railroad, while ordnance stores and ammunitiou to large amount have been pent. The wbole of the 19th army corps, ardor the immediate command of Weitzel, bad crossed and camped on the other side. Tbe 13th army corps war to follow, leaving, of course, sufficient force to bold the base of Bra+hear while a regiment or two will remain bines, m • happy manner, every depart - meet uf literature, thus adapting itself b the capacity of the reader, whether his a rig the property epos which McDonald's house was built. Curry had erected an tastes be gra ve or gay. The October addition to McDonald's house, with his somber contains articles from the meet pemission, and lived in it. A few weeka talented writers in the Province, and s, ',before the house was burned it took fire where the stove pipe pared through the roof, On the 15th of May the house was burned, iooluding the addition occupied by furry. !tin. McDonald had threateo- Monsieu St. Hilaire started back with hors at Thibodeaux. It presumed wntb tSe es roe as he marked the tearful change that one penance of our genera's, that ed etfo•t will be nigni+t had wrom;:ehtd upon his Indian facial ; made, nut only to accomplish the advance and, as he extended his bund to him, he could soccer(ulty, but to hold the Irfuorche, chile only say to him, as he pointed to the LUIe I the new movement is in regress. When mound and laked -upward, "She ie iuWcl.sel s men began to tarsi 1, 1f J heaven, " The breast of the chief rose and fell with stifled emotiou, •ud the feeling of his heart bunt forth in words. "The White Fawn was Tisha-Mingo's eye, said thou chief. "She u F l gone to sle.- Tish'a-Mmgo .ill see nothing hrantiful any more. The White Fawn • has carried away his thoughts- The White Fawn's spirit u gene to live with 'the sun. Tisha Mingo will wait here until the flying star brings it hack ag•an;tor tbe white Fawn said that her spirit would'yiaut him if the Groat Father took her away too soon.,' the ba a ors men commenced their movement'. Those who came back from Brashear Sunday eveu- ing, say that the liue of retreat along the Bay was marked by biasing fires. Up to a late hour we have rot heard of the advance of Franklin's army from the west bank of Ber- wick Bay. It is not presumed that so good a General as Franklin will leave an enemy 10,000 or 15,000 .trorg, in his rear to cut off bis trains to recapture Brashear, or occupy the ia- fourche. The Ccofederate force on the Tecbe must be destroyed or dispersed before the )oovement to Texu cat be made with any premise of suceess. . New York, 30th. -The Heralds Morris Island letter reports the arrival of two or three diviaionaof Lee's army in Charleston. Beau regard's force now numbers trout 25,000 to 30,000 mem. Gen. E,.ea division is known to be with him. On the 24th, one of our heavy rifled puns opened for • while on Fort Johnson with great effect. Tee !lerald a New Orleans letter, dated Sept. 20. says -Foam a high official in Gen. Grants command, 1 learn that rebel deaeite,e who have er.tmed our lines at Vicksburg within the last few days, report that General Kirby Smirk bas procla.med himself military dictator of the States of Louisiana, A Amami, and Tear, and has issued a proclamation calling out 200,000 negroes, and is conscript- ing all the white neo to these states between the ages of 16 and 60. From the same officer we lean that Union meetings have been held io tbe States of Msssippi and Tennessee and that the star and stupes have been rased nearly 100 miles to the tear of Vieksburgh. Cincinnati; Sept. 30. -Major -Geo. Hooker arrived last night.. The Gazette says "An official despatch was received from Major. Gen. R eecrans last night, dated yesterday p. m. The situation was unchanged. Our 'army help • strong position, and no attempt had been Trade by the enemy to dislodge thews." the e swat inters etiug d the se tea. Buy • copy at this office. FALL ASSIZES. The court opened on 11'edueaday at 9 d to burn the house beforesod her her family Coen this (Friday) awning, Jam Drought was put epos kis trial em a charge of Murder. Our readers will remember t ome of the particular u pabliehed is the 'Signal at the time of the fatal occurrance. We, however, sow give the evidence in full. The prisoner is • stout-looking young man, apparently about 28 years of age- The expression of his countenance is frank and open, and the eland inapeo- tion fails to discover anything sinister or malevolent iu it. The witnesses on bots sides were scot oat of Court until they .huuld be called for. There were about twenty-five in all. abould leu ejtoted from 1t, o'clock. The civil business wt" reso ed,give , at the time of the fire were such as to give but ewextended do nedt deem it' n caress. to give rite to suspicions that she had Bred it- any e:t.ndud report of the caeca. The evidence was not direct. Verdict, R. Gowanlock ass. Adam .McDougall.- . Guilty. This was an action brought by plff. to re- H uieI)ermott for prisoner. cover damages alleged to have been sou- tained by him inconsequence of the deg. s The Queen vs. Samuel Appleby, Arson. having refuted to answer to subpmna order The indictment set forth that the prisoner, ing him to attend as witnoat in a case that on. the 1st day of June last, set fire to • had been instituted against plff., at Brant- house belonging to one Qootge Pollock, ford Fall Assizes, 1862. The damns a 2nd, a house owned by David Dickinson, were act down at £1 12 4 5. Verdict.for and 3rd, a work shop owned by George plaintiff 11400. Harrison for plff., IL Pollock, of the village of Clinton. David Cameron for deft. Dickinson, sworn. Lives in Clinton, Ilaacke ea. Adanuos, false imprio n. knew the prisoner and the proper- ment. This was a case of cousiderable ty alleged to have been feloniously interest. Mr. Haacke, it appear., had been burned. The part south of where brought before P. Adamson and D. 11. I lived was burned first, and eon - Ritchie Esgs., on a charge of selling liquor sisted of a long building originally intend - without license, whereupon he was eon- ed far two tenements, although one of was thea en his owe ode of the force, ted and fined Sift, in default to be im. them had been used as a coopers shop.- leaning against It, and Drought On the Months hal passed; •and Monsieur St. Hil- aire and his sett had gone to Canada to pass the summer; but the mournful warrior still welted undo the oak tree for the courier pf the White Fawns ipirit. He had encircled the little mound with a high osier fence, and built two seats of stone and moss near it, in nee of •bleb be every day sat and read aloud tor hours ret tet the little book sbe had given bin : aid, in the long evening*, he sat wait- ing for ber spirit to come and take the other Brat beside him. At length, dna day, Tsba-Mingo went into thew to kill some game, and in the Our - suit of a deer be wandrretl so far that he could not back until the tailoring worming When be returned, he found die house of Monsieur St. Hilaire burned to the ground, the fence be bed made around the mound L+ro away, and the mound itself dug up, the cruse broken, and the grave empty I At the spectacle the chief was overwhelmed with surprise ; then bloom grief took posses- sion of him as he marked tha empty grave ; and, ruiel.ing to the meokicg rules. he saw in their mi,l:t • hlse15ewed beep of bones within a half buru, 1 box: then all the reventefcl spirit of his fattier, returned and burned with- in his brut. Seiziug his silk, he brandished it above hie heal, and gave the terrible war - whoop, for his experienced eye detected the tootpnuu of amp Indians who .ere the dead ly enemies of bit awn tribe. le the first tran- sport of peesioo, be wished that his yell of defiance might math their ears; then, casting a rapid glance over the ruins, with every ee•. timent of grief and love charged to revenge, he turned from the spot, and struck into forest upon the trail of the foes, was alreudj sealed.. !turning with revenge the maddened chief followed on the trail of his enemies, and at dusk overtook them as they were ppreparing to encamp for the night. Concealed iu some ,hick bu.hee, he waited until theia fires had gone out and the waniore were stretched upon tbe ground in sleep. Then, ae a tiger creeps upon his prey, he came out from his hiding-place,aul with etealthy eteps,approach- cd the sleepers unconeci'bns of their impend- ing danger. Eight had already expired with out a groan, when the relentless chief, turn- ing to *tribe another victim, accidentally trod upon the arm of one of the sleepers, .ho sprang to his feet with a cry of alarm, rous- ing tbe three survivor". Tieha-Mingo, bating cleft his skull with bus unerring tomahawk, rushed upon the otbers with uplifted) rifle, fel- ling the nearest ere he could avoid the How ; then, hurling away his rile, be attacked she other two with hie knife, both of whom, after • severe struggle, fell by the might of his powerful arm. An exultant yell rose from the lips of the victorious warnor an he gaud upon hie vin time, upon whose ghastly feature.; the moon shone so calmly. Hastily removing their scalps, diataining to plunder them of their weapons and ura•meata, he piled their bodies one upon ennther, and pinning a piece of braided wampum to the nearer tree with his knife, in token of defiance. that their fellow warrior" might know by whose hand they had fires, he plunged etc the forest to retie hie owe tubs Every emotion. save ,hm1 of revenge, had her engird or of the heart of Tieba•Mingq est from that tfse les name becems a terror to Ms free. Hie belt sou now Owen" hong th rerkmg scalps, and his arm was never rased but to slay, tihe Oniebe were then at i ar odtle the Whin Man, and the captive oboe TIM* Mingo had re.roed from the death that await- ed bon had been taken by a war party in a skirmish. Tuba -Mingo ,mmedietely tecog- nitd the eerie* youth as the boy Adolph the brother of the 1' White Fawn, whom M hof his move ad loved days, era hi teemed hie first tensa of love at tie feet of Clotilde, esti Itetened to he geode voice, as reviver] in his heart,mei fM. Le ~Iced that the captive should go Bet it was so easy task to bring the wren( les brother warnms to consent to this, Inc wary miter had but slain. nand f htheirir nhobos bratallyn duf.gend prettily the colonel*, and tkey lad sworn to be re- ve" were reoti.ed with u„dkn[; *Mt his weer that the brvo ;VOL. XVI.-NOQ 9Fe w 4►s In r she though. The envie A note Dwvs.-Oa Monday aosdrig bele W te be drives eat of Mr. Qui•'rei s GM we were iu the Village o: Sea[br his •old sheet e rten! tin • day. •fee o'clock we tbosgbt that • egad of Tanker here Davie ease that she heard a ensver. revelry was in the vie -laity of the village, hers suers harrow Drain end hie eife. lir. Drought paired out when he rebid the stake, and rid if real Watts passed that lino it oar where he would be killed She told him nut to du that or he would be hung. He urewered, "Int me bang, I say so, and I will do it" Then was a report that my husband was intimate with another woman. Did not blare Drought fur spreading it; nor did 1 ever say to Mrs Sarah Hodgins that i wished Drought hanged. Wm. Atkisaos.-I know Drtwgbt. Never beard him threaten to kill Quinton. To Mr. I judging of the yield of the precut harry Hanson. 1 have known Mr. Drought for It i and • tour tbroa„ h tba Gushes of Wess4e0, Oxford. Perth and Heron, confirms or Pe' vioas opinion that there s gatag es be a fief rester deficiency than niar.dntbs of the farmers expected. We mads s_•1_9afriseia p.rieg along and fused, in a gran ropy nutaneea, that spring .heat was tarving est from ten to thirteen barbels per were. 1s Oxford, iu some instances, we toned wirer ,,beat yielding twenty -live rebels per are. oat' and other crops in general will be as average. Tag POTATO Caote-Thla era, Aide promised so fair throogboet me resort bide fair to be •total failure. la • greet cony localities the rot is progressing rapidly. Its some parte of the County of Oxford farawry say that one half s already dimmed. In the County of Perth it is also making ramps, end also in the South end of Hume, ani not till we reached the sandy plains of Godriek •Township did we find it altogether disappear. In general tarsen consider it best to r woo as possible. Mr. Cameron on behalf of the Crown, opened the case, defining clearly to the jury the law relating te the crime of mur- der. Ile explained that the fatal fray took p1•oe in the township of Usboru., on the 14th of April last, and that it originated in • d'uupute about a piece of land. Richard Wilton, sworn. I am a sou of Thomas Quinton, deceased ; knew the prisoner i he lives near my father's plaoe. Recollect the 14th day of April last. I was at home. On that day I sew my tether and Drought in the field of the latter. I was at our house, which was about 40 rods from where they stood. I heard them talking iu • load tone. I neat saw my father crossing the fence to hu own lot. He stood on the fence, and prisoner came towards him, with a stick in his hands. I thought my father told him to eorseoe. I heard a loud blow,aed saw my father fall on his back. My father ear fears were soon gentled nem pneslp we sew a drove armee amiss. roaring aid betlowhig, down from Harpurhey. Is we the hart drove of cattle we ever sow, all steep, d no ,mall dimension,. TM above belonged to Mr. Fowler, and membered W5 hundred and rveoty.-Cur. Sur. -The sale gentlemen heirs bane of about seven Modred amp is tee vanity d Herpurbey. Paoaracte or Tit Paasame HAanms. Now that the Separators are M work aMeitr the country, we have • bear chasm 1 yearn and alwey i considered kin • quiet,soobee boy. John Hodgins.-I know Drought. Never heard any threats from him. Richard Hunter. -1 know the prisoner. He mid he would n-. allow Quu,toe m, his lend to run lines. That was three yea+ ago. William Quinton -Was not present on the day his father was killed. Never bead run threats between the two. Dr. Hyndman.-I live in Exeter. Was called upon about 1 o'clock o. the 14th of April last to see the body of Mr. Quinton, found several wounds in the scalp ; all pe.etnted to the skull. Did not detect any fractures. The wounds might have Mee inflicted by a piece of board, or by the stick now shown mc. I think they were all inflicted on the same day. The wound on the left side of the head was sufficient to esuse instant death. vlc pneoned 21 days The sentence was not There were no occupants at the time. other side. My father rose a little and immediately put in force, in order to allow My house was about three feet distant then fell back again. Can't say that I ibe deft. to appeal to the township council and w:ti partially destroyed by use fin. to remit a portion of the fine. This was That was on the evening of the first day 'refused. and a warrant was issued against ofJune. The prisoner was drunk fre- Haneke, although, as was alleged, the case speedy. Heard him tell his wife on the had been placed beyond the magistrates' Friday before that I would not live there jurisdiction by writ of certiorari, of wliefi safe very long. The fire took place about notice was served upon J1r. Adamson by ten o'clock at night. I was up in the ail- 3leears. Shaw S oinelair. It appeared Ire and suspected at once when I saw urn Axonal. GODEHICH, C. W. OCT. 2, 1963. saw the first bbws.strwek. My father fell forward upon his face, and Drought, who had creased the fence, struck him several times. My father had a small stick in his hand, I think: Drought, I think, carried his stick with him. I ran towards the spot and shouted, upon which prisoner ran away. I spoke to my father, and also by the evidence that by seine means the light that It was my place, as I had found that he was quite dead. I crossed the eonsiction bad not been properly been told that he threatened to burn me I the division fence to follow Drought.- sealed. A number of *amasses wereex- outWhen I came up to him, he turned and amined on both sides, when, the hour i Wm. Smithsotl recollected the evening ordered me off his premises. I told him being late, his Lordship adjourned the of the fire. Prisoner was in my house case until next morning. ' about half -past nine of that day. IIe bad Next morning, at 9 o'clock, precisely, been working for me, and told me in the Court opened, and the jury took their afternoon that he would burn Dickinson seats. Mr. H. Cameron not being press out ; not his shop, though, as that would ent to addrett the jury on behalf of the injure me, (I owned it,) but his own defendant, Mr. IIarri.rtn, thus doubly dwelling. He said Mr. Dickinson had fortunate, proceeded to deliver a powerful, thrown away some whiskey belonging to if not perfectly logical, addresa•for plain- him. tiff. I Walter Cook. -Prisoner wee at my His Lordship delivered a length, charge place on the night of the fire. II. said to the jury, which' retired, and; after a bit neighbors were too fast for him but he short ,Absence, handed in a verdict of $100 would teach these that he understood on the first count and 3100 on the second law. count, 'against deft. Wm. Core said he knew the prisoner. The Queen vs. Charlotte Scales - Ar. Was at the fire. Prompted by suspicion sem. The indictment against the prix- I left the fire and went to Appleby's house. oner, s girl about 13 years of age, was He and his wife were at home. There that, on the 4th of July, "1862, she had was no light in the room. I remained bunted a barn belonging to Mr. Henry I some time and heard their's000versation. Armstrong, of the township of Morris. They seemed to be intoxicated. There R. Armstrong, sworn, said that hied was a little Window. in the room, at which father's barn wan burned about 2 o clock they took turns to look at the fire, ex' on the 4th ofJuly, 1862. When he came Free.* hoped that Dickinson's house up the prisoner was standing near the would be burned' Appleby said W his fire. She denied having had anything to wife, "Did than burn it, pet 7" He do with setting it on fire. On the 27th also said if it was Metro they had net fin of March last, his father's new frame barn t" i( they would go ten or fifteen years to was burned. Shortly afterwards a tetn- penitentiary• porary stable was burned, and still later,.; Robert Eakens-Saw the prisoner ten a cook shed near his father's house was or fifteen minutes before the ire broke out, fired. Witness ran from his own place standing on the street near Dickinson's There was no light at the time PASLIAXEIT, Since the date of our last inane, the House of Assombly has beeo quietly en- gaged with the Estimates, nothing of spe- cial interest transpiring. The Motion of Want of Confidence, which, it was expect- ed, would be introduced this afternoon was anzinusly looked forward to by both sidce. The vote will doubtless be a close one, and no person who has watched the proceeding/4 of the Sewion thus far can fail to see that itwtll be,perhalle,the severest test the Ministry bats yet been put to Through the great exertions of the opposition and th elavimh expenditure of Growl Tl,i.k money the constituency of St. Hyacinthe has been carried against the liberal candi- date. With the belp of this fresh acces- sion cression to their ranks, the opposition claim that they will be able to mutt the Ministry on Mr. Galt's motion; but the same amount of confidence ham been expreseed before, and hat ended in chagrin at defeat. There are grounds for hope that such will be the ow the evening should the heitive vote be taken. On other hand, if the Ministry is defeated, of which -ae gen dis- cover iemover no immediate danger, the opposition will not find itself in a very enviable pori tion, for we find its chief organs, ouch as the Quebec CAr•n.ida already homing out with the declaration that, from the evenly- beldesed state of parties, it impossible to dory on the Government ith the pre- sent House, and that, tkerejoee, a dissolu- tion mug ease. This, at twat, furnishes as with • hint of what the opposition would risk to do, if it had the tameheportuni- Ids ty. We the gad ef ennntry, that Mr. (alts Motion will duce the fate of its predeoem•°*s. to lay down hie stick and I would fight him. When I returned, I found Maria Carrol near the body, and Wm. Thomas NOM afterwards came up. My mother was also there. Drought lived on the farm next ours. My father and he had a dispute about a line fence three months before that time. Last win- ter there was a dispute about a mare that came from Droughts into our place. Oa Good Friday i went down with my father and the hired mer to plant • post as • start- ing -point for running • line teece. N. Mex. ander, I'. L.S.. was also present. Drought was sent fur and came up. He bad an axe with has ending wife tried to take it Gem him. lie retained it. and wbea - he amu where we were be took hold of the post to pull it up, The Surveyor told him to touch it at his peril. Ile then commenced to abuse my Pother. Prisoner's father came to us with • stick io his hand lend threatened my father with ;t. My father took use a stone and Drought said if he touched his father he would pat the axe in him. He said the line should not be run, and that the next Aline we went we might be prepared. Crossexamiued.-My father war about 50 years of age at the time of his death. He was a stronger man than Drought. When i first saw my father in Drought's field they both had sticks. When I ran up my father was lying with his bead near a stump. Wm. Thomas. -1 was in the employ of ds - house. cared. On tbe day in question I saw Mr. m hear by on hearing the prier shouting. in Dickinson's I tleon'o or the other house Quinton in his own field, and Drought stani- Bhe told him a certain man had set it . ing on the other side of the line fence. Mr. fire, and on being questioned, changed the 'went on to the village and heard the alarm Quinton crossed the ferl6 into Nought's name to that of Boise other. (2n the day of fire in a few minutes afterwards. field. They were swudit% several yards I Isaac Jackson testified that he went apart. Quinton then re -crooned the fence and stood on bie own side leaning over i4 Saw Drought approach Mr. Quinton with • stick in his hand. The next thing i saw was de- ceased rising from the ground ; Drought stood near him on the same side and struck Iran again with the stick. 1 ran up. I asked Mr. Quinton 0 he was dead, but got so answer. Drought west away. Several of those who nese op went with me into Drought a field and pieked op a stick with a drop of blood on it. i wan present on Good Friday when Mr. Quinton and his son went to plant a post. The witness spoke so low be raid not be beard distinctly by oar reporter. Samuel Davis.-Gees is the neighborhood. On the day in quesllon while standing in his own yard heard an unusual noise. Heard . women "erens. Ran and stood on I)rwsgbt's fear, anal nn Ino Ing tench the pleas from whetlew thewere coming, saw ee&r d&lise ieM, Amen mrd the g f l"kes siegese, and of y eonrealin Lr Mein with lose. Re kis remand (web Indian eagrn venal bubo war teed hem morn till fere than who toad ;aimed it) sea •ate writers in the resited Mame ben written venal AO M e e sin d, Ir,r tem Iwo %keetgt the ravings rel hie 4&lrros ; then for the numbers Mew. Timber Yields, 41. f Mee till tlsae . '•ease's be tet tam eller anal, anteing t►af* Inc ode M thio .fes peastonass Mr ttomRhss from the preanal rbjer d *Ilea to B Beane. Pa o want mat e To Mr. Harrison. I do not think the wounds were inflicted by a fall against the stump. I entertain no doubt with regard to the cause of death. There was a de- preueiod in the skull behind the left ear. Der INCA. Robert Blackwell was the first witness called for the defence. I live in l .borne. Drought's land is on the boundary. On Good Friday I heard Quinton say he ttould have the lard he wantel or hove Drought's life. James Culvert -I have k town the_ prisoner for six years. Never knew any thing bad against him. Qustn's was not quarrelsome man to my kneel elge. Previous to Culverts examination his Lordship ruled that the words of the de ceased could not be brought up in evi- dence. Geo. Drought. am prisoner's father. On Use Good Friday 1 was about to strike Quin- ton,wheo my son stopped me and said the dis- pute would be settled by law. Sarah Hodgins. -1 know Sarah Davis. Had a conversation with her. She thought lie might be ung -he may be hnsg-.let didn't want him back as a nm.ighbor. Margaret Smith. -1 know Maris Carrol. Had •conversation with her about Mr. Quin- ton's death. She told me that when she went up she saw them taking. op two sticks. The witness seemed quite willing to say whatever the counsel on either side desired. Thomas Alloway. -1 have known prisoner for 14 years, and believe him to boar • good character. Rev. Sterne Tighe. -1 always knew premi- er se an boort, upright, sober man. Wm. Diamond, Joseph Cow, Isaac Car- ling J. P., teeufied to the general good cbutr- acter of soner. Mr, Harrison adressed the jury in his usual learned and impassioned manner, dwelling carefully, but with extreme caution, upon every point likely to tell in the prisoner's favor. Our limited space readers it im;assi- ble to give • full report of his powerful speech. Ili. Lordship read over the evidence se he hal taken it down, and dwelt at considerable length upon the different points involr d i• the ease, evidently taking much care to re- move the difficulties which surrounded it. (Ceetiw.ed on Second page.) " HOIST s5 rsa Hewn Bases Taa:s."-.- Mr. Robert Wilson, of tbe Township a Uv borne, went one day last week eo Mgt some firewood, when Le heard an unusual homing and finding that it proceeded from a hollow tree, be had it cut down, and reared upwards, •Ja pailful and a half of hooey. Feu. Pwtou.a-Ploezb ng s peagr's.' ing rapidly is almost every locality iMesgb' out thew western Counties, and farmers seer determined Dot to give op hops Chas " there's . good time coming, and ati M .,Nam a the principle of "Try, try .gni.."-fin. Aronson, Ser. 13, forwarding you the owitnell order 1 beg enn to state that the teras why so meets delay has occurred in eowetIM therewith, casing me to make the enriry about it. week or two attar I dieeoversd Only yesterday on going to the Kin.* Pot Meg 1 received the answer to my Dol., dead by you on the 1st September, 3 weeks slier hest together Milt the original .Olt, ttseslad te Donald McKenzie, Truman, bearing dams of the 7th August, ernegyntl1ad we ad 5. ter days atom d.. Now, lsisg tlalepen of this time, both the Tremens and spell bare personally called ; Weida bavi.g sent frequent mcsengers, to Doss of when w quiries wen .ay letters fwthaamitr• This sorely • state of thing. is Post fie. lees' •gement well worthy o7 eommee4 11 Pebbs Meioses requires any penetenite whmager matters of the natant ought sot to be tammi, submitted to. You will, however, favor M much by f ,rwardi.g yner reply.tom] .dens. by the Saageen Post Ofar, ns the prison who holds that office is at Ira ef' and obliging. IamSir, Year obit aerie WILLIAM HANNA TTi!Ii4 Sectio* 12, AWWII. Saogat►. P. Or F. W. Parresaeo Eenn, M. Past O1Sos, GoJsn.be of the last fire the insurance agent and abn with Con on then ht of the fire Witness's father questioned her about the g fires, and she confessed that she had 1 to Appleby's, and assisted in taking him kindled a fire in a trunk in his (witnea.') ' after he was arrcated, to the trek -up. - house. After the agent left, we asked I While there be heard Mn. Appleby tell her about the various fires that had taken • her husband be bad set the buildings on place. She confessed that she had set fire fire. He said it served Dickinaon right, to the fist or log barn, and next morning and further that he meant to burn up the she said she had fired the frame here.- whole bloody street. t )crmntt submitted that the 1 cl Witness told her . would be baler i'm for r,Mae ution mull not include three counts her to tell the truth. On the a prier of Fi the same indictment. His Lordship lookingone of the ares he laughing. the prisoner I ruled that Mr. Cameron meet rivet which on and langhiog. Wm. Mooney Esq., J. P. Sworn, maid I count he would take. fi Mr.ret Cameron rest - the primmer had been brought before him ' ed the ease upon the In charging the Jury, His Lned•bip is his capacity u magistrate, on • charge of haviler burned Henry Armstrong's ' rid that during his seventeen years' ex. barn Having heard the evidenee against prri''n.' se Judge he never had an many brou ht before him eon aeen- MAI IOTICE&• ATLANTIC MONTHLY for October is •e entertaining numbs, several of the Depen being wgwnally intmreatie g. The bet Lsneaahtre and Cheshire seises hair MANSION Herat, 7th Sept.,186i. Sta,-I have much pawure in as knnwledging the receipt of near favor of the 19th Arises, enclosing • further r.•sh• twice of F5 l W 2d, being the unmet tr( • cnntnbation from die Township of Ha], he the Coity of Huron, Canada West, de aid of the above Feud. I ass, Sir, Toga ehd JOBLPO Olin F. W. THOMAS, Eeq., Treason, Godeneh, Larc•shire and Clembire Relief Fund, Bank of Montreal, Uodsrieh, C. W. MacnANto'e lNRTITCTL.-We are Nip- py to inform nur town readers that, at the special meeting on Wednesday evening it was decided to keep this valuable lneti- tution in operation until the 1st of Janua- ry, at least. In the meantime an effort will be made to pep off the old debt, in order to do which all good men and true will be asked to contribute their mite. We have sot so many good instatirms in our midst that we can afford to let this one die out for lack of a little honest, hearty sup- port. Let as maintain it in vigorous operation, and hand down to our summate such a means of enlightenment and intel- iigenoe. 'FATAL Acrtnx,v.- A moat shockiug ae- eidnt took piece m Tuesday evening Int on the B. t L. H. Railway. A Gorrna., hrm- her, be admonished her not to say any- ogee of aro n g beret, .hn had emus 'mon the repress tam, thing in answer without she wished. She I lively. There was anmetbisg alarming in ihoaght canning ward. his father's hntlsa. bger o, so 15 k arrived at Camembert's, therepres tral in then confessed that eke sou guilty of the ' the fleet of the intents** frsquesney of this Proceeded to the spot and found the Quinton the off abed to get sem agCea the 'eluting in SA it was one more difficult no sea dead. The the wets no on good of the train mimed 6s halal and fell .en... the charge that had been preferred spinet acarus crime, pared over his Migks, her. When asked what had indureed her' of detection than meat others. I tarns. Primmer and 1 bled some talk shout track. 7'M wl.el• Not Gail The J • tuns. of Isnd whieb was In diaper. Heard to commit such •.rim", she replied that i Verdict,h• prisoner -I didn't know, end also added that she I was net dirh*r'Kd, Mr. gammon eignlTy- had hews well tr*Marl in the family of Mr. ing hi' intention of proceeding opo. one Armstrong. 'Verdict. Guilty. Prisoner iso an orphan girl, and has been kept by the family eh* has injured ao deeply tbrmgh her monomania if it may 4e aMe hittec+nem their re f4erh and that ►ea taken until lee tamed era 1M tats Pi , h shred gbockleg Treged1. The lade Snglsh village of Fdlangkj,L near Coventry, was thrown into • seas of great excitement net month by Dae remark' whirl sieide of a turn and wigs, the speed to person these er, and did it afar t stuns Approved French fashion. The lea s d. named Dalby, a laborer, kA the following expl•Later7 epistle, which was peod•esd ea the coroner's inquest :- Dear friends, I take the pleasure of writing to satisfy you all that the deal dust wife, so that you need beat any wodls M cut nee all to pieces. The bottle len my ale with the label on with Prosier seed n whet pats ne hoth to death. Yon need got Meese my frienda,fnr they know anthiag at at sN ab1 eet i4 it was riot me that peened my will, and I d d it herself with her own good It promised T would follow her that457 alt when 1 W seen her benne all AeT js Skit We aaaa tar feria' he hoe tegrf ea the world, so we welted to a,eet together throes of God to part no mon. So farewell all dear friends farewell till we asset oasis yne the throne of GA. This L WiLMeg. handwriting to satisfy W. DAmv, amore. yl g} AI the late annual thew of los Miele land sad Agrico'.toral Sexist of A Kelso. the Dukes of Ikaoetrl•da, , iliee and Aleoe end tbn Marl e& Illetheriart all lege prise weaseled the 1 of near rose and Sutherland also appeared lin Ir_ )ear miss list. Tung ie het Boit IM 7s r are kept le trances d the exhibitor• lima till the all•si sre media, the malt Small* the press intermit When by no01 Seoul* eoMtity m the iep.rlomitef are tY4 mimes M sang sae\ f a . ial a amen 1 esna ham reeitioned the ease the .man atstii ef Adana _ barerighta. Tis p^p erallysr, with •awoke hen l,er. t,eea, n rraA'eally jsese. •/. rchl =li mud a ased& d Haibadr labitente era* ea mat aSae leaving kilns homblv-mangled mar of num tality. On beteg taken op he exelalmed, a•God have inert)'." and expired almost immediately. A Mka•san sem • gallant Mt ireget.al attempt to save him es he P41. Railway moo tell ae that • Terre endeavoring of al to get upon a trait is motion should always seise the iron rod purl tAs hotly eftAa ren. net swiege bin spa the platGwrs. Gimping the ewer rod, ea ,a the ease a the unfortunate Gramm, trod to sbroe him Da teen the ears. A Fu►t nes Natuna -lira 1.y, et the Teweebip of Unease, hes in bee gales ea apple nes, wife& Yat present leaded .N1 apptas ad artd the tut few Army eights esu Sharks aee.esd with blossoms, fresh as dies Ina Wilma -Was living mitt L. dry and elide the gnnr. Meer ons twist oar flit best' foe • tet "raft *WW1. acre he wan r •M>ge. hirwsgM's casts t M IhtbAmmo, erne rn wweerrior wit y ,•while law's" heel, es ever. The „Ise .amble is T M am Ion gb Mbeseafrom the ati lust elogwt M phs emit* tea ivory rde hep WOMB WU.st Ark• of the other comae. The Qese.a es. Albert Rash, feTpgsry.- The prisoner was charged with Mavis, uttered a psornmiewry note with statism "e yThe note wee &owe AS Aur he called far several yeast out of pan fes, defraud w Citi of Wath Roth. •^e Lordship, Jys iC.y, he wirred ot the Satetanea.-Ilordship, after ell- h] Thee Kay o .wnnhdde awsi• r the prancer. and ex- tnwn,hip of 1' •borne 11per sped by the premiwg his regret that she could not be evidence that the note was in the 4.d. writing of prisoner, and Men gat the „Inatome here nett ermine. OR - east to the reformatory prune, a"ntene d her M I. year.' imprisonment in the Pnvtai•l Penitentiary at hart labw - The primer wept silently aa she was ret atoned. 1'hs Qssa. ee..la..t Me fhn alA - Ar sm. T1. p ore nssr steed charged with e diet, Guilty. liewnt.neal to for lana impriennment in Penitentiary as bid labor Toa wt'ltas raLL. Imtivodately ef>trr the npwiliag of Ihe so three* then. Was present sem the Good Friday bat Mrd nothing in pertealar. Maris Carrol. -1 mei& in Itiddolph. i realer the. 14th d April when this net! rear took plate. S.. Mr. Quinton ire Droughts field. Tee bait ictal @treks u t►.iv ha.ds. Herd Drought say rics.tblsgj and Quinton laid Mara ens adds 1. The latter turned any sad i eemed collared him. Meet sew dessnm.dstauding sem les sen aids of the ham Unset ass towards hiss, sal arab sppsrs.eIy si elsinten'a Mad. He time get an the Agee, or tbroegh the fuses I sea the tick res gad WI mean times. 1 thew res to the agent era towed Mr. Qantas dash Ensile W lase ploegkie( is Its Geld err the epee edam the Gay took plata glidelee a la 146 to April ora. Abad Mg rte int huh reseed, dm rey be. a•. ase it bas hems=;111 ?Twr{odal ZOOM* D