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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1889-3-22, Page 1'eerie 4;."-r1 te•-•- Y111. - 41200,11) Y EAR. 1 ZNtMnft.1sa. i OEVOT col) N NEws 4u. rear geenroggrogicroe-7--- TO ADVERTISERS. °tire o: charges must be left at this Office not later than Monday noon. The copy for changes must be left not later than Wednesday noon. Cas- ual Advertisements accepted up to noon Thursday of each week. Weer". NEW ADVERTIS$MENTS. hook -May Brothers. Weeded W. Thompson. Wail Paper- Saunders St sow New $prilsa Goals J. A. Moira for Sale--Jobin McIntyre. New Finn -IL P. Wilkinson fit ea. .& oath= Sale -deem w Pruudfout. Wa.1 Paper Boom -noose .f* Porter. Sprang opening r.. A. Pridtiatn. Aasitteee's Notice Eon. A (Lotions. Idasolut of Partnere h ip Hale W bItC1. Wools Month 16. Lettflasice. Iftche after a *Lori Weems. Mary Jane. the he- isted wife 44J. W.W'ourhand only daugh- ter et !ter A. Mcliillivraj. hiuderi4b. Her end was pesos. Bot-itrra In Goderieh, on 'Monday. March MM. Ada Bourse. aged $ year. and 3 mosilta. (' oa Seturday. Mardi taire Is Y. Ki•i:si.e. aged 71 Yee/mead mentbi. TOWN ToPICS. I rhiers among se. rottar soh% A a' faith helf preW •••••.••••••••••••••• 11F7- t'Lr +dew*. aprtihriiewiteutaine views. summer view& All cut be gut in anon order al Geo. tkewariam..dio. A Mem ertioattiv.- The meat useful gin you eau make to to fen o a Win Pea. ep- Pit to It Mcifillicuddy. agent Hodertch. Housekeepers about to renovate. will do well to watch mot wait (Sr Mrs. eurrit's Dale of ail Mr . legato furniture ug the let .( April. Inns will appear In duo time. TM. WOM/LNS CHIMMEIAN TIEMEERANCR Virrog a ill tweet repubsety for t heoranaact Of busioree every Tuesday afternoon at 325 o'clock, in Knox tobigo.1.1. /..**11 wianan M- istreated la the seglIt la Invitee to &hetet 444.11 MAN Ix A New liTA441".--All the old customer,. and the pebnc gesierally are hereby intleraied that Geo. Rhymes. the pee plex drumlin ran be found at Acheson's Mock 'Oa the Slim,. at alt hones to sue. Heat mode sad oilmen attentiou give*. GraT's reltallsHm.... -The blot is the rheispeet. Ind when rut& can get hem and chomp combined there's atones in It all rutted. This seam, A. Pratheas hlve put in the largest and best Roe Diarists' tursoiliirgs er *Ought to tiodetieh. and the qualit, :4 only cinched by the chearturess. tie and see. There was sever an entertaineseat tel that didn't GA SjObe one to criticise it. there never watt • public man that some ono dad set try to Oafs touter th.- fifth rib there sever watt a Male thai 'tot sot have an em/ - gown .1 and there is oale one Hollows Ittudio in illederich where satisfaction is guaranteed in every tone. Seeing is helievieg, tio and see. arivaderedtflos says hook it adver- tisemeat is ibis issue sad don't believe our •outtaientora u bee they tell you we are Ron0 I at of wail paper. e never said ao. and lee tart that 'ac have just entered ten nab. ..r000k take mamas givea the t no. stale. t.roc. Our pant -na.were utter better, and price. never lower. Call and sample. sad be ...outlawed. The ebeapeat house amen the sue. **People W1.11 Nave lit." The wonderful; healing and soothirg ere- pertier of Lome/tee* Wilson's koyal Glyeer- aged Balsam of Fir ant the mieret of raceme. Coggin. (W141.. Sore Threat. Asthma. Whee:0- km Cough and incipient Consumption quietly give way to its curative powers. Nothing but tieserity OTIT alum renovtles has created the tird for it from all parte of the Prov Wee, which beg even extended •to the United Staten. Why! flemieeit ever"' pence who baa used It speaks well of it. bruggima sell it Price 50 eta, per bottle. BRIEFLETS. Mies Elwood has returned feel bee visit to Whitby. Mies Campbell, of Toronto. is the gess. of W.. Wilkinson, Elgin St. Williams and Marlton expect to launch their new schooner by tbe ist of May. The high school literary society will hold its regular meeting this Friday) evening. Dr McDonagh will he i* Goderich for ronsultaticn on the first Saturday of every month. Rey A. McMillan. of Auburn, ogee- Peo the pulpit of Koos diem& lest Monday evening. Mr. R. Vanateeie, berrister,Wieitham, was in town last week. "Dick- is an • old Ooderich boy. A meeting of the West Home Con- servative Association will be Mid at Smith's Hill today. Mr. and Ma. L. E. Dummy, of &s- tartle were the guests of Mrs. T. N. Ditneey during the week. Wes: Dewey, who hes bean staying t with relatives ie tows, left last Tuesday for her bowie, Ow iAi Booed Mr H. D. Arnold left int Teesday for Owes Spend to take his old position a. steward lei the R. 8. Cambria. Mrs Oso. R. Robinson, of Petrol.. hca renamed to her home after • six ireeke' visit to bar sister, Mee M. C. flirteleos. %Dr lficirolenn, the Weet-tt &mild 1 makes the preservation of the natural teeth • speetalty. Om administered from 9s. ea. for the painless extraetios of teeth. Tbe weetes.iter for the now Pest 011100 • ha. ix..emetic...I nigettie sant tor the bier- ussio.. As {are. tsiti,tir ma shoe ars dreatool tettdy for use. the moipects are Ito. bit &Lig will he well &dishevel oy is. • " Cultebtia -A parlor cement . Inv 141.4tatolo a F reign Minket- sty -site will no at the mountain°. • .,i D. Ire on llonday •vehnig, • Ion h alb t. To negto al 8 u clock. •I. 151: Tie- North St. lltlethodIst Church Band oh Neap- ant tow,. eirtertaimitent um 1 14.msois 23th inst, at which an io• g proor.ro will he rendered by I !toe cruelties A solver c •Ileeti in will be t.kett at it.. door. The host(' of directors eif the N..rih- ireeirrii agricultural sociely met in the (sent home, en Sie utility 'rho dal:Tont coo arm or. pres.uird repel re, and the some sat for the tuisseut 'ear was fully oiremeedi red ard reused. IV -venial end trentlernaltrit hathel•Pes of Nee Yolk tele that his coat...were be- long to t h. f-17.rwing denies: S enehoditie runt teidies, 'tomb, dire anti hitestbocino. Ile intglit..11•Ire soul that the loot three case. •te recretted hum the first clam W'e aiiderstand the lifting appeiratne, it pie.erit in the !ite hoist house, will shooly be removed, and .me similar to the ono now in use at Port Stanley sub- stituted The eta *Anal to he taken away was never paid for, aa Captain B.bh roteardio certify to its fitness. The Weston Blind of Km a clourch, wet ii -id it. regular fortnightly 41•41M14431 next t? &EMI day afternoon, at half -past tiro o'clock, in the bowmen, of the church All'atentbers, 'nod any others auditing to join, are ritiotested to be pie ere A Poter-tea Issearniter -A new up,,,4ho Pianoforte recently com- pleted oy Messrs Nsivicembe et Co., Tii emit.. tifortling great astiataation It fills the requirement. fer • reneele in- idrument lot a first chile maker et stature within the reach of air Vt tit. them for partoculare if Gout leen litanntai -Mr Jon Pearen who fur s.../ne yoefll p•st eas eecupsed a rraporontile position in connection with the Big Miil her,, left on N edpeaday for Brampten. where in conj median with his brother he will carry on a large milling bustnees. Iii. many friends in Gederich hope to hear id the greatest possible sue min cruses'', his eff./1 is in the time to COW e. Remember Dr Urea eernim next See- dily evening. at Knox church, on •• How the Sabbath should be observed " From the fact that there is in some qnerters a growing laxity and wide differences of opinion as to the manner of its °bettor sae., no doubt the Doctor's prenounce meat will be latened to with great in tient. We wield direct the attention of the glutei • g quantities 0 garbage, dtc., that is toeing dumped along file river and harbor front. The depos- its of this nature down at the Widder and McDermott property, and near the jail is disgraceful, and elf arts should be made to have the nuisance stopped at tinge. New Ems -R. P. Wilkinson & CO. have purchased the hardware business formerly carried on by R. W MeKenzie and have fitted up the premises and add ed to the stock so as to be in • position to lid the re tiirereelita of the triple. Mr. Wilkinson has ford a large experience in connection with the hardware business and thoroughly understands every branch, DRIATIL -Clinton Collegiate Institute is arranging for a debate and entertain- ment, Witt place in the town hall on the 29th id.. The subject of the de. beta will be, "Resolved, that parte goy e rnmeet is sot a hindmost, the base interests el the State." 0.•tierich High School will take the negative, and Clio too the affirmative. Etstirnoe.-Under 'The Asses. sent Arneedreest Act, 1888," now in force, "all horses, cattle, sheep and swine, which are owned and held by any owner or tenant of any farm, and when such owner it tenant ie earrying on the general banner of farming or grazing," shall be exempt from taxation. Amat- e urs in rural municipalities will be called u pon to take recognisance of this exemp- tion for the first time in making out heir roll this spring. • Gorman BANE HALL Ctre.-At the assay& meeting of the Guderieh base ball dab held ea Tuesday evening. Magub 19 he following °Boers were elected Pre- sident, L Crawford; let viee,Alez Muir - dock: 2nd glee Wm Swanson ; captain, Doodle, Holmes ; euretary treasurer. B Cooke, Managing Committee -P. eomeen, 0. Parkes and T. Nairn. The efeb is new on a thorough footing, and an effort is to be made to estsiblisb a 'minty league lea. also decided to make application to the town mimed to ave the agricultural grounds levelled off Iii • meaner suitable far the bolding of athletic sports. Werrentirrea Amy -Kr A H Mas- sing, who some yeses ago made • tom of Eastland in sessesties with theme thanies' institute sperms, seder the am pees of the Ontario Oevernmest, has been seemed by Visions Rt. Aiwa be deliver hie meedent lector* os "West- satester Abbey," on dm emits* of Tuesday llmt, Ike 26th Mat Mr. Mea- nie" is one of Vie finest speakers in Um west, and will berried doubt de full insteps In the sublest. The Chalon glee club boa alsi bees assured for dm ems- ans. No mitainties be awned, bet a silver eollesibm will he taken up. Dimes epee at 7.10, to ceinsmocie at 8 tielesteoe The RON Tempers of Tetaperseee will Pre as eatierielement is Tom- ball, Tuesday emoting seat, NA just,Asmealiest magmas has bees provided. Addams by Rev. Joseph , of Mike. Doom opus at 7-30 o' &ink solledtioa at the door. Rev W. C. kigedenion, D.D., femur- ly of the Methodist eburcli, Mode- ' who accepted the position some time stem of Prineipal of the fleasseead Wes - Mims Gollege, Qesbes, is desirous of re- tinae Mt*, that office and invests to re- ties to the active work of the giasietry. 9 ' •iiewesionnesisa t;ENERAL INTELLIGENCE mt. FRIDAY. MARCH 22, 1889. 0 MitlifseelLLICUDDY. 6 A Y/CAP.1N AM" I Mr. William Swaltieldi fornisilg of' laudeticis, said now usuager a the U. F. Oke organ factory, Ciotti*, was us towel during the week The Illieses Wilson, Vnitorie et., left Ion Tuesday f.,, Ifetr iit,vihere Min Wil- ison intends tor continue her studies, an ; her 'niter will open a dr.:same/Liu:4 eetab i tisi,inee. I New that the paths on th C. th ISquaris have beeto put in good order, et to be hoped the people who have um it Itocite offenders oefore the maybe. He' Icasicn to walk therteu will eJtilits. them selves to the path.. If they don't, th Idiom Akers should make it their ilia attend to the matter, we think. Be Reorim.- -Porter & Fraser hay made a spezial display of their our wal papere, where they can be seen by glee trig light in their elegant plate glees show windows. You can Cr, the awn by passing their store between the Too ot 8 and II Friday and Saturday ere nings The petters s -re chosen from 1 .4 the hest English sad Amore:an houses Cylitral telepbotie exehange, come North St. and sopure. lie PtrkleaCtit.7tiectitY --.4, large audi- ence attended at the Si. i'eteick's can erre on Monday evening. The piece o A FORTY-NINER. Ovarland to California ill '49 d Nese es Sb, Prairie- •basmiaukee air ••0780 Wesertee wastes/no and "rad animgh As the Illaside et ladtana We're la e.tiver. • II BY THOS. DARK. Clitarrth IV. To the Editor of Tilt tlidNat. We now moved wish oons:derable e caution, not knowing the nouLte I the hostile Iodises might attempt to - stop our proves*, this was thought all the more necessary, for the next day e about noon the deed body of a man with es an arrow through his body lay right on - our track, hieing stripped of all his cloth. 3 int, stet nothing left by 'filth we could ick:tatty the remain., we dug a grave and ✓ laid the pour fellow to, rest, adding nill another to the lung list of the "un - kiloton, who, far away from lentos and . friends, had met Ins fate cn the grey f plains of the %Vest. Only a short dis Mace had been travelled alien we came the evening was "Ara Maria, ' autig by . upon • Miss Adelaide Chilton to the aocompiini meat of the piano and violin. Thi Young tiedy'a ts plieesant and inusicil, and abs kas the faculty u putting in "forenoon without apparel, sffort. The Stratford quartette did not wens up to the expeotatione of many Thai wets partly attributable to nervous iso doubt induced by the maim harlot. of a number //t boys. and mime o larger growth who, during the perform ante helped to throw a damper upon every 0:10 of the singers and players Mr. Reynold& was not in his usual good form, but notwithstanding a severe cold he carried nut his part of the program in very fair style. Mr. Collins, of Exeter was encored for his rendering of "Simon 'the Gellarer.' and reeponded with "The Inehman's Treat," which elicited mark- ed approval from many of the Sons of Eris) present. Min Tenie Kidd, did her part nicely, and gave evidence of careful training. Of Course Messrs Shane and Tanner caught the "bhoys" in tl air ureic specialties, and time and again received encores. "The Laboring a sentimental sung, sung by the former in response It, an aticore was cap- itally reeriered, and showed that he need not emifine'frtinsalf to the comic line. Mrs Judge Dolls appeare.2 twice at the piano in 'elections, and played with her accostromerl skilful touch. "In bile de ftegitnent,..!'" a violin solo by Prof Atwell/pose was excellently exeouted, and in response to a hearty encore, his reeditien of "Killarney captured the audience. In future concerto it is to be hoped that efferte will be made to have disturbers promptly attended to, in the interest of both performers and audience. Tne litnittaelAN Babe -On Weds.. day evening last, tb a of our rah- duis might have been seen hastening tbrough the strut. on their way to the Grand Opera Hones, where the greatest treat of the nous awaited them in the inesical reperloire of the Archduke Joseph's Hungarian Gypsy Band. The boar walls of the Opera House have never enclosed • lamer, or more appre- ciative audience, and if the genial man agars and ushers had given a greater at- tention to the ventilation of the hall, the public would not have been able to cavil in even • minor key. The band consisted of twelve musicians, three first violins, three seconds, three cellos, a clarionet, flute and dulcimer, all the performers being clad in • picturesque Hungarian maims". Th. program was opeued by en overture from Roesini's selebrated opera of "Witham Tell," which together with "Fahrbach's Galop" and the "Garda.," cave every proof of their skill, in brilliant assets lion, rapidity and fidelity (4 bowing. The latter fastasia is a Hungarian dance, and represents • courtship, the solo of which was very intelligible, and appeal- ed to. the hearts of the beam*, who haw. listened to the "old strains in social life, as sell as magical lore. The "'Boreatio Walls," by Suppe, the "Turkiah Patrol," an moors, "La Pe- lmet," by Yrad, suited lb. majority of tastes and were ohef denier's, bringing upon the players vociferous applause., which were acknowledged by the quaint "Golden Wings," sweet "Annie Laurie," and "Old Folks at Home." Art wides might queen°e if their weird fantastic rendering of the old familiar sirs, wee an improvement open the usual old time style. A Southerner could scarcely have roomette:ad the rippling flow of "Swam. Himeji) tbe stilted strains ant peculiar measure of the Hungarian onn- **pekoe. Sullivan's "Mikado," seemed in meet with • sympathetic touch under their supple fineries. At "God Rave our Quest,' given in the quick time of their own "Reliesey" their audience arose to their feet with the universal feeling that over their goals had been wafted a breath of coatisestal melody. The tone of the leaden' violist ettrasted many ears. It is not probably a Oresnatia or ()mementos, but was eartaiely a remarkably One is- stroment. The erode ef bovine gime oar towespeepte en opportunity of hear- ing these famed umsleiese is lee in lie R Willis..., peskiest of the lames. *lab, who enneeleed sad worked out the ailteme for obtaining their somises. It is eatiebeerwy be how Hist the Ilasatial returns were rood eel that sumo - ibis' wows than fame was settled by the lacrosse and wallet alo)a. motley Orme aesttas Meson wet gime, • A NEW MADE GELAVE, and lying on it was • piece if WOOd, on I which was some writing informing us that the party buried here was found by sone passers by, the body being terribly • muttlated,and that we wool(' look • little - further on, we should find a dead In- - dian. We did as qua directed, and sure enough, behind some bushes there lay - the holy of the rascal who no doubt had committed the double crime. With such strong and nsiutal evidence of the danger we were in, extra etre woo ob- served by day and increased vigilance by night, the wagons being corralled round our camp, white double sentries were posted to guard against surprise. For several nigh!. all refused to turn in, as we th night the circantstainies war- rar.ted us in taking every precaution.. that lay in our poser, as it was, no doubt, a very critical period of our history for- tunately, we escaped molestation, but it was several days before wis recovered Irma the effects of these eat:ding eret.tit Continuing on our course, we came to a vie spot souse great and feahinsaltie estab. bah meat, the.. springs turned to baths, and .1 course warranted to cu every all that flesh is heir to -for toren live genius is such • current 04111 swung Ibis. goaheed people that the imagine Si.. MO safely take extraurdittary figh ugh regard to thew, arid still be with tits mark, !only attribute say ensape to the probabil- te ity that they were demitute of antranni- re i lion, and perhaps conclude! that I. - l had small arms on nie. 114 this as it I may, I got or Ana pro. I lentoilly set - hero today to tell the title. I did not re - to corer the Let atoms!, tied as the !odious& in were all °wort me tlii-rea. se had a pretty good idea of what boom,, of him. , My oompanions had all Masted the river a omen tours al...4.1 of ine, learns,/ me to n du si and porton/ my course alone, rid - hip on about threat miles before I over- • took them. Liheeriter was the first man ✓ I trachea, and es as. in as I came within hearing he shouted out at the top of his - IMMUT115 Vi•.;o0a,, AND DEAD ANIMAL', were still numerous by the way. I every mamma the former were broke and disanled, as, as to he nigh for use We ascertained afoot ward. this was don intentionally in every case, for no &mere was it found that anything of value bad to be •batidoned than the work of de ,'ruction immediately commenced, an to awash • wheel or break an axle, wa but the work of a few intnuteit This wanton waste was to prevent them fel! ittg into the bands of those who should offilhteuirwinntnheatiritrwLakiz Tbehhiseexa,ingnualatruhartrai rd by the lower animate 1 must con fess that our party was no exception I. the rule, for finding ourselves poasesSed of ittor.• tira:w1111 than we recured, on reaching the mountains, as workedii+r lisit • day in pullirig them up a steep pluce, and ith.ta we coulil get 414.40 11.4 bother. vital • shout we let ge, and had the siii/re.iie satiatat thin of setong them gs,L.i pieces We now mem • ed a garottes of (-miner" compreo.rilii, deep, white sand, which proved a perfect ter- ror to get through ---the pour brutes of horses tank down to their knees at every step, while the shifting nature of the soil made it almost impossible to gain headway. At its termusation we were so calIFLETILI" TIMID Ot'T that we dropped to the ground, and like the iinlopenclant voter* in Pickwick, evory soar, slept where he fell. Matters were our assuming a very serious as- pect, as the tame occupied in reaching this distatioe had fee exceeded our cal- culations, therefore making such a strain on our resources that our protrusions wane" en diminished we were compelled to go on very short rations, for several days, being reduced to three soda biscuits per day, per tun. My readers can imagine, but slightly, the su•derings we endured, sbtantly in the open air, both by day and y the panes of hunger, for being con - night, we really required our allowance oubled instead of shortened. Should no pportunity occur during the day, to able us to replenish our larder, it was nanimoualy agreed, we would slaughter r favorite pony "Nigger," so named as e bought hint from a colored gentleman Chatham. We now drew near the Tu, - try river, a stream of considerable ine- rtance arid d "rob, Willi IN I Well-, • and sem enough we were,fur right ahead of us was a Witt party in camp veldt - lots . f p...ii•ii.1111 Id our half starved enreliti on ilis aas illglet143 UMMIE W01E01611 e 1 new., for we could nut have stood it • l mush longer. As for myeeif, my recent - 1 iiltieva,coopled with an allowance of only '''he,'. biscuits a day, had so reduced rim in flesh that when I put on any vest, it ! went once and • half round me, which I' brought the left hand pocket under the 1 right SIMI, indeed, my waist would at this fame have compared favorably with I that of the mot fashionable city 'belles. f d section of country entered principally with wild sage. making it very had for 00 our horses, but au improvement fur oar- u selves, se on Ir •1101:NDItt WITH GAME iii k Po it• the shape of sage hens and bares, the former as large as the ordinary dousestio fowl, and the latter much like the Eng lish species of the. name. We shut quite a soother of them and found them remarkably good eating, and therefire a valuable addition to our larder. Now emensentied what was generally known as the Lent Itreert, being a portion of country ninety WOOS 141 exeent, totally destitute of either find er waiter for man or Maas, the first twenty miles of which was covered with itninena with that suite vivid! before me. boulders requiring considerable skill and time in driving areand them. As not • particle of anything to eat could be ob- tained for oar horses, we decided to travel both by day and by night, making frequent stoppages by the way to rest oar jaded team.. When about half the distance had been moonsplished over this wretched barren plain, we overtook two men sod a woman, who had either deserted or been left behind by some larger party, but as they didn't speak or understand a word of F.nglish, it Wel im- possible V) make out who they went, or where they were bound to. Lster on we learned that these poor people were A emir THAT I SHALL Illtalgalitga 90 long as life does in we last, and to this day the occurrence I am about to relate, is es freak in my memory as if it had taken place but yesterday, and notwithstanding near forty years have passed by, with all its changes and care., I do even now wake up ef a night y Feeling anxious about our present elm - ditto°, it was thought beet to make early starts in the morning, so as topes. over as much ground as possible. When we went to hitch up, we found a horse mi..ing,and it was concluded I should jump on another one's back, and go is search of Itim. I had gone probably between two and three miles, when I came in sight of an Indian camp. I veered off in another direction to avoid, if possible, being seen, bet had only gone *short distance when, to ! and behold,there was right be- fore me crossing the river, two Indium on horseback, each armed with a rifle, as I had to cross this same water en my way back to camp, I kept going for- ward till I reached them. They at once opened out so as to have me in between them. How I looked just that mounts I can't say, but I know pretty well how I felt. Being totally unarmed, with not as much as • pick -knife to defend myself, resistance if attacked, was of course, out of the question. I noticed one of them was minus his shirt, and as Been a. they get close to me, this fellow ciaeasatt to TIM/11147LT aT THE ester, and commenced jabberiug sway to his companion. What he was saying it was, you may be sure, quite impossible for me to make out, out as far as my excit- ed thought. would permit me, 1 cowls. - ed he was undecided at the time, wheth- er he would Kelp ase first and shoot me afterwards, or whether the shooting would be first accomplished and the scalping dom later. I mon bemuse impatient at this wiliest state of affairs, and with a sharp jerk I tare my arm away, and at the saute time beached my hover with my boot sad eoessuesieed manse on,.. I was determined I. would sot volentarily give them my red flannel skirt, which appeared to be the prise they were after, and that if I had to die, whelk I certainly thought would Mtz fate, I wone eld do en wills that soful a iseit ventional article of apparel on sty beck. All the' time I was movie( timidly aiosg, being afraid to look beak for Isar I should me their deadly empress poise. ed at me. To describe way feelings, is mainly out of my power- There was I. all aloes, out el eight of ley maw, and eimpletely TRU lisle, or a (7107111 Olt narammia ralof ding hatan' 411.4111144bloed skeet wewliwoliworild that as ox. (treat dews el perspiration stood 'est nn nos like pees, white my cep ROBBED iv THI INIAI•NA of all their outfit and provisions, and left entirely destitute. Our party had by this tiesetme, separated,and Tom Wat- kins and several others were at lean two days in our rear, ant again catching up wish us till we reached our &Mino- t:on. So many large colonies had gone ahead of us, that little or no pasture was Lu be found, and our borsee had a pretty hard time of it, for they never got much as they could eat. Erni our pre• dominoes mist have suffered fens the same causes, as long strings of deserted waggons, dead horses and other animals which lined our route plainly testified. Man, as well as beast, no doubt, shared alike as, in many eases, we noticed large pieee. of horse flesh had been cut from the eareaas evidently for human fond. What struck us as a singular festers oe the journey was Tilt LA1101 QUANHTT OF LOGOINO cause whish we saw at almost every step. I believe I am safe in saying there were hundreds of thins strewn on the Pairs. For about a week nothing unusual es - owned worthy of mention, and we eon - tinned jogging along. our day's marsh depending in a greet, 'measure on our facilities for obtaining pommy sad wa- ter. Some interesting sights now pre- sented themselves by the way. The Sink River, • Stream pr •-d of semi intremdinary formation : all at mos it would soddenly disappear is the earth, and would nntagslnshowlbselfpevhepafov hour., while at another time we lost it in the seam mysterieus manner for a shots day. Then again as were pee- AT sled at Indies bet water peenng out of w the reeks ; quite • .umber of them pe- Med maim springs were dieuvered, treeing of eat stemmas of every degree of boat Mom lake warm to sealdieig Mt Probably w by this tiem what simply asinniehed has bees tented to profitable anenent by , tie some enterprising Tankes,and them may I w possibly be trellie 1000141 as tkit very at as lifted as may hair se smiled as dime poreupine quills we read et That par- ular ten minutes when I was in range as looser to rem than say Wm pare of 1 life Ho been steak{ wed I ma Dom urna. Whwit. TO XX ttiaTixt.sy, THE TOWN C.)0UNCIL. Iteperii of SU Nisut. of Lest .117117747 Merino/a. Council met Friday members present but connoilloge borne and Pridhaiii. A couple of letters concealable matters were read ansa referred to railway committee. k W. hIcKenzie's account of $7.W. for hardware, was referred to finesse committee. The acennnt of Sevens & Berne. London, for tools, etc., amounting to $82. was referred to waterworks ones- mittee. liaison tioxisinrux IMPORT. oft.4 Your barber committee find from oni engineer. Mr McCa;luin, that It will not take much pourer to ran • fog horn In connection with our pumping station, and therefore, would recommend the council to inform the Marine Depart- ment at Ottawa of the willingness of the. w aned to amply the steam power if they put up the fon horn. M. Nuanotroe, Chairman. Moved by Holt, secended by Proud - foot, that harbor committee report be laid ou the table until next meeting- - Carried. REPORT OF altittlAL roue' rTER. The special committee considered for petition respecting grant of assistance to Mr Henning, and after bearing Mr Hen- ning a views, have laid the matter over for further information. 1Ve have in- structed the clerk to obtain further in - orotate tn respecting our railway mat- ters and harbor tolls, and when obtained. will report laJoliwaliatwilmitalwili, Chairman. On motion the report was adopted. ersTaltWOltaa I oullITTIS keener. The waterworks committee have sge- sesined the socoents of J. Saunders di Son, $166.47, and D. K. Stracitea, $17.2,5, and recommend payment of same. Respecting contracts and charges for electric light. we !would recommend that committee have power to supply lights under enntract for a year at the rate of cents per night, or for eight months in the year at 20 cents per light per night, and for Saturday lifahut 30 cents • light for the finir months for which there is no contratt. For those who e ant lights only on Saturnia: night, we would recommend if they pay the enet of the lamp and putting the same in they he charged only 30 cuts per night. The rat of lamp and potting same in would be about $10. That no more Saturday night lamps be supplied and that those now in be taken out tea the 1st of May, or, at the option of the oommittee, allowed to remain until lamps are wanted e jtaemittriB beri., rune Obairman. The report was taken up elms. by *lame and discussed, and Smelly adopted. The cometl then adjourned. DUNLOP. ream our owe cerrentioedsat. New Fact*. - The family of Kr Joh. Ok• are to eons* from CoMillitreial n ear Leoborn, to reside ha the home fermerly occupied hr. V. y....ng be., lately removed t.. Wieglaain. our toms omens up in popolatioss, and the sehent r.11 adds op in number by their adosete here Not Parnell costing, but the ansimor bas given our Inelthen and other am - femme • deep thought fur a big debate -sit the value of teems with the acmes man. Toes will have to he well peepared on we/union when he meets the., particu- larly the [nehmen. We are plumed to say that Was WbJ- tere, she Besides with her miter, OA /taker, hos telly rumens& from her re- sent severe illness. K ft Morris he. this pest foet. meets been drawing leaner hem Tsetse's saw- mill, Ashfield, to build a him* new barn this maim aumase on his farm in Gem, braid. 'rho young mesh who, while he makes tam dollar 'agouti a dollar and nem owe is .the mire goad to baseeptcy or dew Meilientiery. '', 4 0 - 11.71EA: