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NEWS ABOUT NOME.
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Ate faith hell prem It."
?OWN Tofl(*.
Are you insured
The town Council meets to -night.
The Brie, Belle arbitration case has
beeu further adjourned.
Mrs. William Dickson, wife of the
County Gaoler, is visiting relatives at
Buffalo.
WILD Gane.—The first flock of wild
geese passed over to the north on Mon-
day evening last.
The annual teameeting under the
auspices of Knox church will be held "n
Thursday evening next.
To Tire ASYLUX. -On Saturday last
Asylum Bailiff Waddell, removed from
the County gaol to the Lindon Asylum
two lunatics, named respectively T.
Joint and W. Beard.
Boomer A Tessier.— An exchange
informs us that Mr. W. J. Chapman, of
Goderich, has purchased the tannery
Lately owned by Mr. Mason, in Wing -
ham, and will likely become a citizen of
that town. We wish him success.
Nor hearts. —W. B. O'Rourke, com-
mitted to goal a oouple of weeks ago
as being insane, was examined on the
19th int., by his Honor Judge Squier.
On receipt of certificate from the JuJudge
that O'Rourke was apparently perfectly
sane, Mr. Langmuir instructed that he
should be at once discharged.
The Holman Opess Co. appeared us Cuaunu.--The game of curling b•
Crabb's Hall on Wednesday evening. twin St. Marys and Goderich, same off
Owing to poor advertising, the audience here last Friday, and resulted in the
was not very large. defeat of the home team by 11 points -
LUNATIC. —J. W. Cumming, of Ool- Mr. Dancey's rink wore 3 behind, and
borne, was seat to gaol last week, as a Mr. Hutchinson's rink 8. The visitors
dangerous lunatic. The authoritiss returned home well pleased with their
have certified to the fact that he is a fit t'4or7.
subject for the asylum, and he will pro- GENERAL SL`tSi0N0. - The adjourned
bably be removed thither shortly. General Sessions met on February 22nd,
We regret to learn that a daughter of when Thos. Rulph, against whom au
Mr. James Doyle met with a serious indictment was found and a bench war-
aooident one day recently by fallwg rant issued, was brought in by the High
through a cellar door. It seems she had Constable, and the Crown consenting,
been down the cellar to get some apples lie was discharged upon giving his own
and neglected to shut the trap atter her. reIXlgnVAnos to appear at the Artiste on
Shortly afterward she had occasion to the 11th of April. Prisoner was char -
aroma the kitchen Swith an assault, upou which theoar, and the dour Ked
being open she fell through the hatch. magistrates in his distract refused to
TEs Tows CLovx. — Considerable act. The sessions were then adjourned
to Tuesday, March 22nd, at 10 a. m.
grumbling is indulged in by many of cur
citizens about the management of the THE ANGLICAN PuLrrr- -R shop Al -
town time. No one appears to be re ford, Commissary of Huron Diocese,
sponsible for looking after the tuwn preached an interesting sad instructive
clock; end occasionally, from want of sermon on Sunday evening lad, froin
proper attendancethe tiinegetsinoorrect. Revelations zxii, last part of verse 2 :
A number of persons here missed„the "And the leaves of the tree were for the
train during the pad week, owing to the healing of the nations.” His Lordship
fact that the town clock had got rather divided his sermon into two parts,- (1)
behind time. the universality of sin, and (2) the great
A CHALLENGE.—We understand that remedy for the healing of the nations
Sherriff Gibbons has challenged the spiritually through Christ the Saviour.
Clerk of the Crown to a chopping contest He closed with an urgent appeal to all to
for $26 a side. The sturdy old Sheriff sous t Jesus, as the only antidote
offers to take the butt of the log, and let for the sin and misery that naturally ob-
the more youthful examen chop further twined through lite transgression of our
up. The challenge has not yet been first parents.
finally accepted, but as the Sheriff is an LARCENY or CovrrrY PROPERTY. —Mr.
accomplished woodsman, we are not sur- Hardy, Road Commissioner and Reeve
prised that Mr. McDonald, who is young of Exeter, recently notified the County
and active, thinks twice before accepting Clerk that two thousand feet of timber
the "stump." If the thatch does come had been taken by some person from a
off, the chips will fly pretty lively. bridge on the town -line between Tucker-
amith and Hibbert, and asked what
course - to pursue in the matter. The
Clerk telegraphed hon to proceed at onoe
to the place, and try to find the timber
and arrest the guilty party. Mr. Hardy
acted promptly, traced the timber to Eg-
mondville, and had the parties who
brought it there arrested. They were
employed to do so by a third party, who
supposed it was his, as he alleged that he
had bought some timber that was taken
out for the Township of Tuckersmith,
from a gentleman in Hay, and supposed
this timber to be part of it. tinder the
circumstances, upon the advice of the
magistrate, Mr. Hardy agreed to with-
draw the charge upon the payment of the
price of the timber and all coats in con-
nection therewith. The price of the
timber, $28.60, and the costs, $2L40,
were paid at once by the party who gave
instructions to take the timber. , Mr.
Harder deserves credit for so speedily
bringing the parties to justice, and it is
a matter of very great importance to the
County, which has timber scattered over
its length and breadth, taken out in the
winter for repairing and rebuilding
bridges, that it should not be taken away
by any person with impunity.
&mooNER PUtcaasiD.—Messrs. Law-
son, Acheson and Mcgaw have pur-
chased the schooner Elgin from parties
in Port Colborne for the sum of $12,000.
The Elgin is full canal size, and will
carry 20,000 bushels. She is to replace
the schooner Two Friends, lost on e
Michigan last fall. Captain A. Lawson
leaves earl] next week to fit out the
vessel for the spring trade.
"aE INA.-
iaeeseatiat Lester. by $YAep ►herd,
commissars or ebe Bbueee es Mares.
There was • large attendance in the
Court Room, on the evening of Monday
last, to hear the lecture on `China," de
livered by Bishop Alford, Commissary of
Huron Diocese, and formerly Bishop of
Victoria City, Hung Kong.
COPUcrION.—Some time since an item
appeared ID THE SIGNAL which stated
that Dr. J. Dickson, son of Mr. William
Dickson, Governor of Goderich Gaol,
had located at Cincinnati, and oommen-
ced practising. We were in error, and
the item should have read that the Doc-
tor had been appointed Physician of St.
Joseph's Missouri Orphan Asylum, 8t.
Loll
would be well if Christians were as de- Meted by the Misses Blostt
voted to the teachings of the Bible ea the The singing of the 29th Hymn, "Sial
Chinsee were to the writings tit Confu- of my Soul, my Saviour, Dear,' prayer
clue. Even the little boys on entering by Rev. Mr. Hicks, and the benediction
the schoeltnade obeananoe, not to master, by Bishop Alford brought the meeting
not to tutor, but to the memory of Con- to a close.
foetus. We should take a lesson from
the Chinese in this particular, and train DISASTROUS FIRS.
up our children in the fear and admon-
ition of the Lord. Examination Hall
was another plasm of interest in the city
of Pekin. Here, during his examina-
tion, the atudeut had to go into a cell for
a whole week, and his fuudand questions
had to be passed in to him through a hole
in the door. Very often at the end of
the week's solitary confinement, a corps,
was found where a student had entered.
Another class of the Chinese was the
beggar element- Beggars could always
be found at the "Beggar'sand
they levied tribute on a1. one of
them asked alms in a shop and was re-
fused or did not receive what he thought
sufficient, he told his fellows, and in a
short time twenty er thirty lusty vaga-
bonds would congregate in front of the
shop and deter customers from going in
to purchase, thus greatly embarrassing
the shopkeeper in hia trade. They
"Boycotted" the place, to use a recently
ooined expression. It had been the priv-
ilege of the lecturer to preach before the
British plenipotentiary on several occas-
ions, and at times he had delivered ser-
mons to a native congregation by the aid
of an interpreter- At Foochow good
mission work was being done, and among
the converts was the native Chief of Po-
lice, who had gone to the mission chapel
to see that order was maintained. This
man professed Christian! was baptised
and confirmed, and was when last heard
of a devout follower of the Lord Jesus.
There was great unity in the Christian
work between. the different religious bod-
ies employed in its proeeotttien, and each
denomination materially etrenphe ned
the hands of the others. He had the
pleasure of being present at a meeting of
the representatives of the various Chris-
tian mission agencies, and had on that
occasion enjoyed a most pleasing and
profitable treat. At the time when he
was in Hong Kong, the Church Mission
Society had 199 ordained native mission-
aries in their employ in the Eaat,of whom
seven were Chinese. Since that time
this number had been largely augmented.
Theordtnation of one of these convert-
ed Chinese named named Wong-Kin-
Taick, was then graphically describ-
ed, together with the questions nut to,
and the answers given by the candidate
for orders. Continuing, the lecturer said
that on one occasion a native convert had,
out of hia own means, built a chapel for
worship in one of the interior towns.
Good results followed, and some forty
professed Christianity when the church
was formally opened- But the devil get
to work, and a mob organised and dis-
mantled
ivmantled the residence of the worthy con-
vert, beat him and his family and des-
troyed the chapel. The natter was re-
ferred to the British agent, and he at
once demanded restitution. The result
was that an order was sent by the Im-
perial authorities to rebuild the chapel
at the public expense, but no reparation
was made to the convert who had been
personally aggrieved, and whose property
had been despoiled. Tho new chapel
was opened two years after the opening
of its predecessor, and where on the
first occasion forty converts had been
confirmed by the bishop, on the second
oocaaion nearly the same number of
additional candidates for confirmation
presented themselves; which proved
conclusively that persecution could not
quench Christian zeal. God's work
moved, and converts to His name mul-
tiplied There was a peculiarity about
the work in Chins • however, and it was
this; that although he had out with
Englishmen and Irishmen (for there were
,deme good Irishmen), and Germans,
Americans and others employed in the
mesion field, he had never yet Dome
across a Comedian in the laborof converting
Niue in that benighted land. The in-
junction was upon us: "Go ye into a)1
the world, and preach the Word to every
creature,' and we should not attempt to
cast off the obligation which thus rested
upon us. Even in our own diocese of
Huron, there were twelve vacant mia-
sions, and but three candidates were pre-
paring for ordination at the next meet-
ing of Synod. Verily the harvest was
plenty, but the laborers were few. Our
young men devoted themselves chiefly
te legel, medical, oommerbial, mechanical
and farming pursuits, trainlove
of n; and few were offering themselves
as faithful ministers of the Lord Jesus.
There was however, no better position
in this world than a faithful servant of
Christ, and certainly it was the bed
ion for the world to erns. The
eoturer clasped with a brtlliatt perora-
tion, asking the prayers of the onngregation
to the Most High that Herni`hteesfit to
awoken His people from the sleep of
lethargy, sad seed (iwth laborers into
His vinyard whose services meld prove
efficacious in the onsveraon of imentless
numbers.
The chairman hearth thanked Bishop
Alford for the sole ad iastreetive leo-
tun which he had gives, and telt sure
ion 1►oilt of white marble in the anost that the members of tae enchant)* would
areditectural design. and furnished inside endorse the sentiment by their action
with a desk, platform, and seats sous when the inflect—we passed amend. At
the body of the building. It was b► the resent annual eni ioeary weetitg
Swed by the natives that on (tertian no- the inclement weather bad hi fifteen to twenty-five. per cwt dia
mein* the Emperor went to this temple, Many from attending who wonld like to fount this munth for cash Iteteae*ber
soaking his place at the desk, read bald have twin priest, and it was a plessors tin reasonable offer will he refused, for
.zpnunded the written teachings of Oon- to know that the opportunity was now finders at .1 G. Balls
totem to the seldomif in Haien than given to tht te azereie that generosity J C Dolor R On. advertise freely,
imitate the Chinese in this respect, and whisk they had been debarred frown en and sr reaping their reward. Business
nye op the truths of the iptures to the primes oocssien. (Lighter! has la y imitated this last year.
Scriptures
those over whom they hold aathnvift, lin the absents of a organist., Miss Whet t y advertise they carry out.
norrouttry wnuM be the gainer t Bessie (;rant presided at the mean, as ;R.mre their avertoea
The meeting opened with prayer and the
singing, of the 30th Hymn, "My Soul
doth magnify the Lord, after which the
chairman, the Von. Archdeacon Elwood,
introduced the lecturer.
Bishop Alford on twining forward said
he would trespass a little on their pat-
ience by giving a brief description of
Hong Kong, preparatory to his remarks
on China proper. Hong Konig was o0
the great thoroughfare of mations between
the Fast and West, and held an important
position se far as our colonial posessions
were concerned. Spain, Portugal and
other European nations had their depen-
dencies, but Hong Kong, the British pee
session, was perhaps the most important
commercial point in proximity to China
Hong Kong was on an inland, thirteen
miles in circumference, off the coast of
China, Mountains of magnitude arose
from its centre, and a beautiful and com-
modious harbor afforded excellent com-
mercial advantages to its capital, Victor -
is, one of the most prosperous of cities,
possessed of handsome builder wide
streets and thriving trade. to victoria
could be seen as diligent people and a
scene as bustling as could be obeerved in
any other city in the world. In the har-
bor were ships from China, Japan and
Siam, together with vessels from Euro-
pean porta, which plied their trade to
Singapore, to Penang, to Point de Galls,
across the Arabian Sea to Aden, up the
Red Sea to Suez, along the Mediterran-
ean to the Straits of Gibraltar, and to
the home markets ; while American craft
was represented, which sailed from Hong
Kong to Yokohama and thence, in a voy-
age of three weeks' duration, to San
Francisco, the western metropolis of Am-
erica. Here could be seen Chinese, Jap-
anese, Portuguese, Malays, French, Span-
iards, English, Americans and represen-
tatives of all nationalities, side by side.
The Chinese, however, predominated, for
out of a population of 100,000, but a
scant 10,000. were of foreign element.
The native part of the city was called
Taiping Shan, and the foreign portion
was called Victoria. 8t Stephens was
the misaion church at Hong Koag, but
there were also a number of mission chap-
els, where the Chinese converts worship-
ed, and had the truths of God's Word
unfolded to thein in their native tongue.
One of the native preachers, Longyuen,
was a most devoted and earnest inission-
ars, and had been the means of a000m-
phshing much good in the Gospel work
among his countrymen. There were
three distinct native languages spoken on
the island, and it was pleasing to know
that the work of conversion was being
prosecuted in all three by the different
missions- So much fur Hong Kong.
Passing on to China, which was larger
geographically than the whole of Europe,
it was found to be divided into eighteen
provinces, each as large or larger than
England- There were different fang•
ire is every section of China, just as
weft as in the various countries of Europe,
but there was this peculiarity that the
written language could be understood by
all. It was very different from our writ-
ing, and consisted of characters which
denominated the same ides all over the
Chinese Empire, but which were pro-
nounced differently in each of the pro-
vince". There were no moods, no tenses,
not even were there genders in the writ-
ten Chinese language ; everything was
represented by a special character. The
oonstant change of language in going
from one province to another was a seri-
ous difficulty the missionaries had to con-
tend with, and militated muck against
the progress of the good Werk. Fortun-
ately the Bible had been translated into
Chinese character, so that all could read
who wished. The speaker then described
his first visit to Pekin, and the various
sensations attendant theron and pro-
ceeded to lay the vast city oto 3,000,000
inhabitants before the mind's eye of the
audience. First there was the Chinese
city, then the Tartar city, then the Im-
perial city, and finale the Forbidden
city. In the latter the Emperor was sup-
posed to reside, atthoogh these were
many who had begun to believe that that
dignitary was a myth, sed' that the gov-
ernment of the Chinese Empire was ad-
ministered by an executive body purely.
w
The lecturer had himself sethe Mik-
ad.. of Japan, but he had not seen the
Emperor of China, nor had he come in
contact with anyone who had seen that
high functionary. The pleuipetentiaries
from foreign powers all resided in the
Imperial oity, and the ambassadors'
houses were all clustered together to a
considerable patent The rest Buddhist
Temple et Pekin, where the Mongolia
worshipped, was one of the features of
the at and the worship conducted in it,
Hair You* Towle —Says an exchange:
—Either run your town with a vim, or
just get up and leave it. One or two
things ahonld be done; push things ; find
means or a way te put some go-ahead into
the business ; run the town for all there
is in it ; get steam up and keep it up, or
else quit the whole thing. Vamoose the
riche ; slide out and let nature have
her own way- Du you want trade 1 bid
for it. Do you want business men to
Dome to town 1 Encourage those who do
oome. Do you want to have a prosper-
ous town where people can come dispos-
ed to make it their home 1 Then do
away with, bury from sight, all local dif-
ference, all jealousy, all spite, work no
Boxes. —The people of Clinton seem more for a few individuals, but all work
bound to lesve no ,tome unturned to get together for a common prosperity, and
trade from Goderich. The Town Couto for a mutual benefit. Wake up, rub
cil has grantee. 1100 to assist in purchae- your eyes, roll up your sleeves, and go
ing the right of way for a road from to work. Don't go to work with fear and
Goderich township into Colborne. A trembling, but take it for granted that
committee has been appointed to get aid work will tell. Leave results to them -
from Goderich township. Clinton has selves, borrow no trouble, but all unite
been displaying unusual business push and maks the biggest kind of a try.
during the past year, and it is having A Fotrtnitl Moa A FACE.—Mr. Chas,
its reward in an increased trade. H. Day, the agent of the Foregaugh
Armies To Tag Qom.—Anumberof. Show, offers a premium of $10,000 for
- Goderich ladies have signed an address the loveliest lady in the land. He says
to the Queen, which will be presented to that Adam Forepaugh desires to secure
Her Majesty at her nett birthday. The the services for thirty weeks, the coming
idea first originated in Montreal, but a spring and summer, of the handsomest
copy of the addresswas sant to this town, woman living. To that end he offers a
and has been largely signed. The sheets premium of $10,000, payable in pro rata
will be beautifully bound in agreat book, weekly instalments, to the lady contea-
and prevented to the Queen in the name teat who shell be adjudged the most
of the women of Caned• Her Majesty beautiful candidate. All applicants mud
will have a largt collection of autographs forward photographs and full address.
in that album- All oommunications strictly confidential.
The fortunate lady will be required to
appear daily in a pageant, and as beauty
and not talent is required; good looks
alone will secure the prise. No perianal
application or interviews will be granted.
No letters answered No photographs
returned- All photographs must be is
hand on March 31. Here's a spleadid
obaaoe for one of our Goderic"gentle
gaselles. "
A VloLsxr G. T. R. Omci-iL.—On
Friday morning last an unusual scene
occurred in one of the waiting rooms of
the G. T. Railway station, Stratford -
Jud before the 7.16 train left, & burly
fellow with a big dick entered the wait-
ing room, and walking quickly upto agen-
tlemaa who was meditatively smoking
a beautiful pipe, struck out with his
stick, and knocked the pipe into pieces.
Before the waiting passengers ootid
reoover front their surprise, he hurried
them out, telling them roughly that they
had no right to be in the the ladies'
room. One man, from Michigan, who
had failed to connect at Stratford, and
was waiting for the next train, had fal-
len asleep on a bench when the fel-
low with the big dick aimed a blew at
his boots, which, however, resulted in
breakisg • piece off the club. As all the
inmates of the room were strangers, and
as the fellow with the stick had given no
previous eternise, the gentlemen present
were highly incensed at his brutal treat-
ment of passengers on the line in whose
employ he was. The pipe broken was
said to have Dost 110.
Tim ,assess Meet In a aBaae assn Asps
nes se►- W assess. eeeeass a, M.
Shortly before 3.30 o'cluok on Thurs-
day Horning a disastrous fire broke out
in the eastern end of the Albion Block.
When first discovered the fire was break-
ing through the floor between Mr.
Cattle's store and room No. 9 on the
first fiat of the Albion Hotel. The alarm
was at coos given, the boarders in the
hotel aroused, sad. preparations were
made fur removing the goods and fighting
the flames. The engine was promptly on
hand, and the fire company, under Capt.
Dewy, did excellent work. Oa account
of the progress which the fire bad made
before the water could be brought to
play upon it, the whole eastern wing was
looked upon as doomed, and the efforts
of the firemen wore principally devoted
to saving the other portion of the hotel.
About 4.30 o'clock the walla of the burn-
ing building, (which was four storeys in
height), began to fall in, grid after they
fell, the danger to the other portion of
the block was materially Les
Shortly after five o'clock the flames were
got under oontrol, although the firemen
had to work at a disadvantage 'owing to
the giving out of water at some of the
tanks.
wean AND Legnica*.
So far as we hive been able to leern,the
losses are. as follows:
T. Hall, shoemaker, Kingston street,
loss $300; no insurance -
Mrs. Warnock, milliner, loss on stock
and furniture, etc., about $3,000: in
eared for 12,000 in the Citizens, of Mon-
treal.
Geo. Cattle, druggist, loss 16,000; in-
sured for $3,000 in the Liverpool, Lon-
don & Globe.
D.C.'Strachan, grocer, loss not yet es-
timated; insured for $2,000 in the Nor-
thern, of London, Eng.
W. D. Shannon, liquordesler, damage
not yet estimated; insured for 11,000 in
the Royal, of England, and $1,000 in
another company.
McWilliams & Peatnian, lessee of the
Albion Hotel, loss heavily; insured for
12,000 in the Western, of Toronto.
Hon. J. Hibbard, U. S. Consul, lost
about $1,300 worth of furniture; insured
for 12,000 in the North British & Mer-
cantile.
Mrs. Newcombe, a boarder at the
Albion, had an insurance of $260 in the
Standard on her fprniture, wearing ap-
parel, etc. Nearly all saved.
The block was owned by the Bedford
estate, and was insured in the following
companies: 13,000 in the Western, of
Toronto 15,000 in the Citizens, of Mon
tresl, and 16,000 in the Royal, of Eng
land.
Web &depot Beard Meeting.
The Board met on Monday last to ap-
point $ caretaker in place of Mr. Tisdale,
who has resigned. Prevent,—the chid -
man, Rev. Dr. Ure, Dr. McLean, and
Mr. Peter Adamson. Applications were
rooeived from Messrs- Elliott, Bonnamy,
Hopper, Webb and Seale for the posi-
tion.
Moved by Dr. Ure, seconded by Dr.
McLean, that Mr. Heal* be appointed
caretaker of the High School, at the sal-
ary already fixed by the Beard for the
current year, and that the Secretary tar-
nish him in writing with a list of his
duties.
Moved by Dr Uro, seconded by Dr.
McLean, that Mr. Strang having laid be-
fore the Board the fact that the numbers
attending the mathematical class, togeth-
er with their various degrees of attain-
ment, rendered it impossible for Mr.
Moore to do full jostle. to the class, and
therefore some further help is required.
It was agreed that Mr. Strang should ho
empowered to secure such help with as
much regard to economy as is possible in
the circumstances.--Carried-
Moved by Dr. Ure, seconded b Dr -
McLean, that the attention of the -
having
having been called to the pro oeed Act
for further improving the School Law,
the Board concluded to place on mooed
its objection to the last clause of said
Act. They object decidedly to the con-
tinuance of the existing Collegiate In-
stitutes, and would prefer that the law
in respect to the establishment et stash
Institutes should remain as it is if those
alreadyin existence are to be oontinud;
and tt the Chairman and Secretary
memorialise the Legislature to this effect.
—Carried -
The Board then edjoernes
The annual -m+ services of the
Pall Mall Meth( Chgich were held
on Sunday. In the momiag, the Rev.
Dr. Williams, of Goderich, preached an
eloquent sermon, taking for his text
Isaiah al., 6 --"And the glory of the
Lord shall be revealed, and all Aesh shall
see it together; for the mouth of the
Lord hath spoken it." In openin the
preacher said a lite of piety oftengatt
with a great deal of fear and timidity,
but as it progressed it grew in strengt
God's intention was to ultimately cover
the earth with pious men and women,
and every conversion made aselated to
that end. Religion had wrought power-
fully in the world, but there was s time
when it was not so manifest se now. He
admitted that the Christian was vastly
outnumbered by the heathen, but it
must he remembered that the time was
not long past when Christians could have
been counted by very small numbers.
He referred to Great Britain and
America as nations whose great institu-
tions were permeated by Christianity,
and a..erted that if these institutions
wore once leperated from it their de-
struction would follow. The rrvereed
geatisman then adduced arguments to
prove that the manifestation of the
divine glory was • pure ose of God. God
wrought alone when He nested the
world, but in the grand sohmne of re-
demption, he had condescended to take
es all into communion with Himself.
He eloquently spoke of the blessed
Zilegranted to mankind of bring
stea
s image, which brought about such
a wonderful transformation. in dowing,
be made an urgent appeal on behalf of
the missionary cause. The Methodist
Missionary Society always had reason to
thank Gid for the assistance it had re-
ceived, but the same field was still open.
He caked his hearers to give for the sake
of Him who had given Hie life for our
sake, and thns ?pond to the invitation
to biome ado w.rkers -{i odors PM.
Pima
OowrULotr ATTENDANCE AT BCwOOL
—The school Lw is likely to undergo
some further amendments this session,
though not of an important character;
no new principle being proposed. The
chief of these amendments relates to
nompuLory attendanoe d school, and
provides for the enforesment of the Lw.
School boards may appoint an officer to
iusertain and report for their informa-
tion any parent or other person who has
failed to perform the duty required of
him, and if the person so failing Gannet
satisfy the heed that his neglect or vio-
talion of duty has arisen from any of the
grounds on which he would be excused,
+t biomes the duty of the board through
their officer to make complaint to a
polio* magistrate or justice of the pesee
who is given anthorit to *rimers all
the power conferred by the 211th este
tion of the Public Sebenl Act Hitherto
the eompueory dame of the law nee
hire a nullity, but if this amensmeist is
married it can only continue so by negiect
of deg on the part of sehool of ems aft
may be said that the ptovieion is Iasi,
but it is not fairly omenta that nbjectins.
No system of state .duentien ie complete
that says 'shell" and "mad" mato main-
tewnsseer, and "will" or "may" as to at -
tendon ane —4 Es
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Ceesey iodise?* Orlasraal Court.
ire oreHie Honor ledge &infer
QUEEN vs Ttlorr- Larceny of a watch
from Johh Aitchison near eeafnrth.
After taking evidence in this case His
Honor remanded p Her until Wdnes-
day next for judgment sed sentence.
The Th lad Holland who wad on aeooaplice with its maces chanting and minima ow.
and who pleased guilty, wall slot rucsivs 11O
.1ial, was most iapesine. The Con-
antsnee ern wawaswlsy it 1. ander- , hsian Temple was Roo a beautiful edi-
stood that other ohrrge have been lard
against both prisoners, and thin, we
suppose, is the cause of the delay it
sentence
A o orresponswt at 86. Pst rebur` be-
hoves that the new treaty b.twser. Chins
and Russia provides for resident Chin •
ass merino at let. Petersburg.
Mr Wm BlMekford. form=
Stratford. sed Lietowel has p
the Queens Hotel, % inghare. paving
i therefar• •lie snm tlf 11+,t>i )
AOCIDEiTS AND INCIDENT&
Night Watchman Sturdy received a se-
vere contusion on the head and had hie
right hand severely injured by being
jammed by a falling door.
Mr. D. C. Strachan had his foot injur-
ed by the falling of a barrel, while re-
moving goods frorn his store.
Conductor Lin Crawford, G. T, R.,
was badly burned about the hoe while
assisting in removing golds from the
burn budding.
Mr.W. H. Ridley, express agent, C.
T. R., lost a valuable selection of stand
and books. This gentleman did good ser
vice in helping his neighbors to remove
their goods.
Mrs. Hibbard, wife of the U. 8. Con-
sul, was the Iset lady to leave the "Al-
bion."
Fireman Currie held the "nide" to
its work, up in the hotel ooridor and was
badly burned about the face and nook.
Mrs. Warnock, or.e of the sufferers by
the Li fire, had her feet badly frosel+
on Thursday morning. In the excite -
anent she went out without her shoes,
and the morning being intensely cold
she was severely frostbitten. She is now
under medical treatment.
The saddest thing in connection with
the late fire is the fact that the infant
son of 14r. A. B. McWilliams, little
"Boodle" as he was familiarly castled,
was seriously ill with croup for some days
previously. On the night of the fire his
mother and lire. Newcombe had been
sitting up with him, and when the alarm
was given the little sufferer had to be
snatched up and taken out into the bit
ter cold night to a plate of safety. But
all efforts to preserve the child's life
were in vain, and he expired on Thurs-
day afternoon. Five minutes after Mr
and Mrs. McWilliams and their children
Sod from their apartments. the staireaee
from their (tit fell, and the fire burst
teeth with intense tome.
Mr. McWilliams kat all the personal
effects of himself and family, and also
the entire furniture of his private apart
mite
Some eneteenptihie thieving was in-
dulged in by pens who could be
Hamel.
Pilferers at fires or similar
edaMtophes are among the meanest of
the sen
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