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Lxeter, Ontario, Thursday, August 1 , 1880.
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No 52
Til0Et SALE- ti t' N.0l'i1.iL1eN'1'
le re. of tem Mur(lu'(1 lt0Veti or: tIto 1 o tdon
x• rad,flt t conc.,:3eion of titol)h.tn, nem* sire village
ofExc. or• Apply to MR.
1•lx(�t.•r, • n nst 1:) ih7f.
:.i1t)a SALE OR TO EXCHANGE
for otbnr property, tand houses 11 I two lots
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i L the t tvn )f tV •llau 1 .;1 iply to J. D. Ellis,
11: inion Court Bailiff Hensall.
A U 1[ION SALE OF VALeel ANL)
nee, 'vomi.—flue a wiAyn offered for sale b
lnu)lic 0,0ctiou, on the promises, on r;aturday.
3, tuber Q, til;+U, a valtrhu.ln farm of 10.1 steres, the
property of 1,1I tato rnilip Ravin, being lot .10.
tion to Iionridarv, 'branch 1•Ino, llay. (there are
83 11,(::•('1 et'ar(ld ,,4.id 4u a (rrnd state of eniti: a-
'tinrr; three gond shells., good dwelling 'reuse, good
bank barn and goal orchard, There will also be
,0 qu(u(tity of hay sold by the too and 0 late
pile of seasoned lluubet and 0 lot or ~took. Sole
at 10 o'clock a, 10. Ali persons having e1uno
against 1:10 estate aro requested to preseuttnem
to 111(3 tlli,l(1' 10no.t on or brfOM0 day of sale.
.JAcon 14 1)81, Et;r(,uaiir \Vz111.3,1ts, I4xocutors.
Hoy, August O, Mit)
toes ttatMOcyattxa:G.aSWns savt'strtr
I,\IPOItT:1NT N OMB S.
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A1tI1• s ()KE, COUNTY AUCTION
noir. Sales p •ompt°;' attendee' to. Days of
';ales arranged at this otlice,
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TONEY T() LOAN ON REAL ES-
- -t- tate for the Ilnron C 1';rio Loan Savings
tiociety. Lon' rates of interosi. Apply to John
Spec:l(ui'tn, Exeter.
.r0NA Y LOANED lis LA_ Lib .111 alt
s,elvil sums O'l Itrct-rate security ata mo-
derate rato of interest. Apply to
1a. V. TMLIOT,
Solicitor, Exeter,
nlith'Novemnor, 167(1. tf
/fONEY TO LOAN we JI.LI D L'•
Lf Class lrortga„os on heal Estate or for
buu.lit'g purposes, for the Dominion Savings &
Iut'estrcent Society, of London, Out, for any
r.
rtimber of ars from one to two nay. Apply to
CHAS. ZENI( ''historatlker, Ex.ot.ery_
N `ti. CLARK, Agent for the Us.
'• borne nal. Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance
.company, Beside/tee—Farquhar, Ordure by
?nail promptly attended to. .
9 S. 0A11PBLLIJ, PEOV.(NCIAL
_LY s Land Surveyor, ,Ce., will l.0 at the
It yai fiotel,I9xoter,0u the lirstTuesdny in oriel,
month. Orders for work loft with Mr. Jobn
arraekman willreeciveprornilt attnntion .
l.. W. HAMLIN
Taxidermist and Naturalist. Beasts and Birds
'Sniffed and Preserved in the most approved
';;tyle. In stock also a largo variety of pictures,
.t'Lnd rietures framed in the best and cheapest
'style. Maio Street. ltxoter. S m
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'.1111;1E EXETERlsliN)l+1N h 0 U bi .
Alllrinds of Window and Ieeddiug Plants.
Ilangiu3 Baskets and Vases filled t0
orcler. Cabbage. cauliflower. celery
and Tomato Plants in season. Job-
bing Gardening carefully attencledto.
Canadian and American bruit and
Ornantoutal 'Trees. Orders solicited
'and satisfaction guaranteed. WV. M1,7Rt1OCIi.
SIRE INSURANCE COMP'Y, OF LONDON.
EsTAULIsnED IN 1783.1
agency established in Canacla in 1801. Uulimi-
to.( liability of all the Stockholders, duel large
Ilcservo Funds. Moderate rates of premium.
JOHN H. IIYNDf,IN,,,
ILOBT w TYILI:, Manager.. Anent at P:xctcr.
REMMOVED—FI. KINSMAN, DEN•
TIST 4i;. ., ,. r. y.
has removeci z �4 5;,_
to 1!'arl500 3 !+ �'�a i:ei`:.,. ++.i..
Block, three
doors north
of Carling's
store. Office
upstairs.
OIIN Ii. HYNDMAN,
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ACCOUNTANT, CONVEYANCER, REAL
ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENT,
rhoneyto loan on mortgages, notes and other
securities. Runts and accounts collected on rea-
sonable terms. Insurance effected in ftrst-claw
Compa.les at reasonable rates. O.1ice—at Dr.
Hynctrnan's.Main Street Exeter
leA.Kte, AU OTIONEE1 FOB
_C1.. • THE OOUNTY OF HURON.
ALARGE AMOUNT Ole MONEY
just received for investment on mortgages
at I.lper cont.
te le EEDS,WILLS, ETC., DRAWN
on reasonable terms.
Li R.AI3BOTT.G. D.S.,M..li,.C.D.S
Grudu rtto ofitoyaiCollege of
DENTAL SURGEONS.
Moo over O'Neil bank, and opposite Samwell
Pickards.
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NUTICL.
l� THE ONTARIQ
Loan and Debenture Co'y
(OF LONDON, ONT.)
Have removed le their row office, Corner of
Market Lane and Donato Street, next door to
tho Molsons Plank, and aro receiving regular
monthly remittances of English capital for In-
vestment in mortgages on steal Estate.
STRAIGHT LOANS.AT 7 and 8Per Cent.
according to the class of security offered,
Savings Bank Branch.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS..
Apply personally or by letter to
W. F. SULLEN,.
Manager
.London, Ont„ th
Fate of the Benders,
A PARALLEL 10R tt1U: IIIDDV.LPH TRAGEDY.
A "Vigilante,” writing from Oswego,
B'u'se, furnishes the Chicngo Times
with the following graphic story of the
disappearance of the Bender family
from their haunts ill that State t
The Beudere, John and his wife, and
their two children, Kate and John,
kept re wayside tavern about a toile and
a Half southwest of elorobend station,
on the road leading from independence
to the Osage mission. They , were
there when I moved into the country
two .years before the discovery of the
butohet'ies, and were well known then,
Their place bac' a Bard name, and it
was understood to be the headquarters
of disreptatablo characters. Still, as
nothing was ever laid at their doors,
the Benders were not molested. Bate
and John lived together as min and
wife. Sloe was a red-faced, low-browed,
square -shouldered amazon, e strong
euough to throw a bull by the tail, and
everybody stood in awe of her. She
made it pretense of practicing theheal-
ing art, and was known far and wide
a8 a"spiritualistic doctor." Her cures
were permanent, and her remedy was
a hammer. Decent people avoided the
Bender tavern. As the country here-
abonts harbored a good many clasper -
mimes about this time, i10 ono cared
to rains a row, and the protest went
no farther than avoidance. When
search was instituted for the body of
Dr. York, in April, 1873, suspicion
was directed against the Benders, and,
contrary to the general belief, a clubs
watch was kept on them for a while
They must have been aware of the sur-
veillance, for at the first opportunity
they decamped. They knew of the
discovery of their prime within an hour
after the bodies were dug out of their
shallow graves, and they lost no time
in striking their tents.
About forty ot its organized into a
pursuing party and started after the
butchers. Once on their trail we had
no dlfiienity in pursuing it. From the
direction they were taking, it became
evident to the mind of those acquainted
with the country that they were point-
ing for that Paradise of cut- throats, lo.
cated near the mouth of the Red Fork
of the Arkansas. Once there, they
knew they would beesafe from pursuit.
Even the United States troops have
never been able to penetrate that terra
i.lrcoynr:ta. It is a safe retreat for bor-
der rnffiens, and is known to be such
through all this section of the country.
It was about three o'clock on a hot,
sultry May afternoon that we came in
sight of the party. They saw us as
soon as we came from cover, and aban-
doning everything, tbey broke for the
forest. They plunged into the woods
and scattered. We were close upon
their heels, however, and they did not
succeed in eluding us long. The old
man and hid wife and Kate were under
arrest in less than an hour. John, jr.,
was more fortunate than the other
members of the tribe, for he contrived
to evade us for an hour longer, but he
was at length run to cover and forced
to surrender. Every one of them
showed fight, but with the exception of
Kate they all weakened when it came
to the scratch. This charming border
beauty emptied every ohamber of her
revolver into coir faces, but her aim
was brd,and she did no serious damage
beyond maiming one of our horses and
clipping a loch of hair from my temple.
Phe bullet raised a ridge along the
skin, the work of which shows to this
,lay. She finally succumbed to super-
ior strength, but to the last maintained
the dare -devil reckless demeanor.
The prisoners were accordingly ar-
raigned and asked what they had to say
in their defence. The old woman was
Hallen and ugly, but the two men
showed signs of faltering. Had they
been left to themselves, they would
have madft full confessions, she fell to
eureing her brother and father for
their cowardice. Fouler language was
never uttered than c me from the bps
of this fiend. No term was Loo vile to
apply to her relatives. Tbey Conk it
sullenly at first, but anon eorllething of
her reckless spirit infused them, and
they ton joined in the tirade. The
chorus of blasphemy that went lip from
that hardened lot caused a shredder to
rim through our party. With dent))
staring them in the face, they united 111
cursing ti', and lamenting their in-
ability to do ne harm. Stich malignity
I never saw equalled, Even the old
woman chipped in occasionally, and
her appearance indicated thnt she
wholly approved of the family demon-
stration.
When charged with the murders laid
at their doors, the answer wee a curse,
followed by Moro curses, and then a
volley, a fusilade of 0011808 and ribald
abuse. Our court want throngh with
the form presoribed, and then pro.
flounced a sentence of death. The an-
nouncement was received with jeers
from the hardened criminals, who had
determined to brave it out to the lust.
It was decided that the murderers
should be shot, as it would take too
much time to hang them.
The sun was already nearly down, and
the shadows of approaching night were
deepening. There on the borders of
the forest the cruel killer:' were tied to
sapliuga and told to prepare for death.
One of our number, who had not for-
gotten his early education, uudertook
to offer a prayer, but the lovely Kate
spit in his face while he was address•
ing the throne of grace, and he quit
right in the middle of a sentence and
drew oil in disgust.
The four died with curses,on their
lips, hardened and unrepentant to the
leer. There, in that lonely, dismal
slot, away beyond the confines of
civilization, they mot a righteous re-
tribution, and their souls, black with
crime, were sent to meet the great
Judge. Their executioners treated
them better than they treated their in -
Dement victims. They were killed
quickly and painlessly, not butchered
brutally.
To be sure, net much time was
wasted in burial, lint it was growing
late, ane the vietilarits had a long ride
before them. A hole, •made by the
dieplaoement of the roots of a fallen
cottcnwood, carts made a little larger
and deeper, allcl the bodies thrown in
and hastily covered .with loose earth.
rocks and -brushwood. This was all
there was to the funeral.
This is the true history of the fate of
the Benders, and when, in the future,
you bear of the apprehension of any of
the Bribe, you can put it down as is
canard.
A Terrible . tauway Accident.
THE RELIEF OF DERRY.
THE DAY IN INGERSOLL.
On Thursday last, the one hundred
and ninety-second anniversary of the
relief of Derry was celebrated at Inger-
soll, with accustomed ardor and die•
play. Representatives were present
of Orange Young Briton True Blue
lodges from Toronto, Hamilton, Brant-
ford, Stratford, Woodstock, London,
St. Thomas, and scares of other places
throughout Western Ontario. The
demonstration was arranged nutter the
auspices of Ing 'William 0. Y. B.,
Ingersoll. The following gentle-
men comprised the reception c3m-
mittee :—Bras. E. L. Smith (Chair-
man), John Ross (Seo'y), John Armour
(Treas.). W. E. Size, 0. Lindsy, R.
Size, R. Robson, J. Noe, G. Dodds, D.
.Dryden, D. Frazer, Lt. Walsh, G.
Fisher, and W. Noe.
Early in the morning the crowds be•
gan to arrive in town from all direc-
tions, some coming in wagons and
others by train, where they were mot
and warmly received by the committee.
The majority made there way to the
hotels in order to pronure a substantial
meal prior to the afternoon celebration.
The brotherhood of the town Spared no
effort to make the visitors weicome,aud
it is enough to s,ry that their labors
were eminently successful. The good
cheer of the Ingersoll body will not
soon be forgotten.
The members of the order in attend-
ance numbered bully 1,000, while of
other visitors there were probably
three or four thousand. The town
presented a lively appearance, the
streets being, decorated with banners
and mottoes of every description.
At half•past one o'oloclt the proces-
sion was formed on King street, ex-
tending almost a mile in length- Over
the heads of the boys, as they paraded
the priubipal streets, flapped a dozen
or move of the well known banners,
and the inspiritiug music of some five
or six ''ands cantributed much liveli-
ness to the Occasion.
About half past six o'clocic Wednes-
day evening the second section of the
xecursion train which left Atlantic City
at 7, ran into the first section,telesoop-
ing the reareecnr, killing two persons
and injuring about twenty-five others.
'bbs passengers on the ill-fated train
who arrived on the 5:80 express from
Camden at 12p.m.give the following se.
count of disaster: The excursion train
consisted of 36 cars, 10 in the first and
2G in the second section. The train
was filled with St. Ann's Catholic ex-
cursionists from Kensiugton and Pbili
delphia. The first section left Atlantic
City ot six o'clock, and the emend fol-
lowed soon after. When the first sec-
tion reached efery's landing the engi-
neer slowed and started to run on the
siding to ellow the passage of the 5:30
Express from Camden. Alt the cars
had passed the switch except two when
the second section came thundering on
behind. The engineer of the latter
section wbistled "down brakes" as he
Approached the switch bet when the
brakes were applied they failed to work
owing to the wet, and the rear 'loco-
motive crashed into the last car of
the first section, telesnoping it and
causing fearful wreck, as the locomotive
forced its way into the oar. Cylinder
heads were forced open, and dense
clouds of steam poured through the
car, scalding nearly every' passenger in
it. In an instant there was a scene of
fearful excitement, and the sound of
hissing steam and shrieks of terrified
passengers were blended and carried
through the cars, striking terror to the
hearts of all. The crowded cars were
soon emptied and efforts made to aid
the wounded. The express arrived
just as the accident oocnrred, and the
passengers from it also lluiried to
render assistance. The wort( of remov-
ing the injured wee immediately begun
and medical aid summoned. The
wounded were taken to the neighboring
houses, and the hest c trs of the express
were switched off and fitted rip as hos-
pitals, and attached to the excursion
trait). In these were f'l,ioed the injured
and the train proceeded to I'hilidclphie,
Nhyttioans who carne down on the
tvr•eeltilrg train which was telegraphed
forbid the removal of a number of the
iejneed •who still' remain at Mary's
Lauding.
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NEW CANADIAN GOLD FIELDS.
DISCOVERIES or RICK ORE ON THE NORTH
SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
DROWNED IN LAKE ONTARIO.
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The Fort William Free Press. says:—
mining engineer, in company with Mr.
D. McKellar and Capt. Plitohard,
all
of thie place, while exploring for iron,
accidentally found a vein ot gold -bear-
ing quartz, which is said to be the
richest ever discovered on this contin-
ent. Last week ttresethree gentlemen,
in company with 'Messrs. N. K. Street,
capitalist, P. A. Laudiug; C.N. Meek,
D. L. S., Fort William; 1L•. Harris,
mill-wright, and a staff of men, went
down per steamer Three Friends to
survey the country, locate the vein and
give it thorough test. After trying
several parts of the vein, these gentle•
men were so thoroughly convinced that
they had 'struck it rich' that they base
located 820 acres of mining in the im•
mediate vicinity of the vein, and a town
site on a river not yet christened. They
intend to commence operations as soon
as they can get the stamp mill and
other machinery from below. The
new Eldorado is situated in one of the
wildest tracts -of country on the north
shore, in the midst of a succession of
mountains and gnelohes with perpendi-
cularcnlar walls. No doubt this vein can
be traced further, and as it is only the
beginning we oannot say where it will
end. We have every confidence that
further explorations will prove success-
ful in establishing the claims of the
north shore as being the greatest min•
ing country on the continent. In ad-
dition to their gold discovery the
Messrs. McKellar and Pritchard have
discovered two extraordinary ri311 lodes
of magnetic ore within about 15 miles
of their gold mire, but as their eyes
have become dazed with looking at the
precious yellow stuff no attention will
be paid to the last diecovery--iron being
at a discount with these gentlemen,
who are already feeling themselves
millionaires."
'oho iron steamship Flavien, from
Liverpool to Baltimore, ran ashore on
Great Island, 20 miles southwest of
et John's. on the night of the 12th,
during a dense fag. '.Lilo Flevian was
launched a month since, and was on
her first voyage and hardly 8 days out.
She is of 1400 tons register, and had
on board 8,000 tons of tailored cargo
for Baltimore. She will probably be a
tutal wreck. All lives saved.
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Ap FATE OF A NEW YO3U BOOKKEEPER.
The Montreal Revell' says: '(Tues -
ay afternoon the steamer Corsican, of
he Richelieu line. left Toronto for
Iontre<r1 with a full oomplicirent
P of
aesengers, among she'll being Ur.
H. Crawford, head bookkeeper to
Messrs. James McCreary & Co„ whole -
ale and retail dry roods merchants,
Eleveut•h street and Broadway, New
York, and Mr. Thomas Alexander,
f the same firm, who were nO a tour
trough Canada. Two hours were
eased by them and soother gentleman
n pleasant chat, in the course of willed
Mr. Alexander gave Mr. Crawford a
Masonic) badge to place on his watch
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gain. itiir. Crawford ;shell expressed
is intention of taking a stroll and
reseeded alone to the 1lnrriean deet:,
here he was seen by two ladies to
eat bim�elf aft 001085 the taffrail,
with his hack to the water and his legs
a
angling just above the deck. Sud-
euly the boat gave a lurch and be
was precipitated backward into the
water. A cry of "man overboard l'
was raised and the keeper of the book -
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tall threw a chair overboard, which
he nnfartunate man, struggling in the
nrbalent wake of the steamer, failed
o seize, He swam nobly for same
ime and suddenly was seen no more.
The Vose/1 was stopped and a boat was
owered, but toe tato to render assist-
ance, the chair which had boon thrown
overboard and the bat of the unfortun-
ate man alone being visible. Tile boat
cruise' around for some time and then
returned to the steamer, wbioh proceed-
ed on her way. Mr, Alexander arriv-
ed ill town on Tuesday night and stated
to our reporter that there appeared to
lila to be some delay in stopping the
vessel and lowering a boat, although
he would be sorry to impute any biome
to the officers of the vessel, as the sus-
pense suffered by him might naturally
cause time to seem much longer than
it was. The deceased was 27 years of
age, and single. Mr. Alexander has
telegraphed to all the stations on Lake
Ontario, between Toronto and liingstou
and the Richelieu Company has done
likewise. A reward will be offered fox
the recovery of the body. The officers
of the vessel, which is now in port, as-
sert that all possible haste was exercis-
ed in stopping the vessel and lowering
a beat. Mr, Alexander did not witness
the accident. The ;Masonic badge worn
by the deceased is a. cross with two
swords, and bears the inscription
('Phoenix Chan'er,Petestine flommand-
ery, Lebanon Lodge," and Mr. Alex-
ander's name. Mr. Alexander arrived
in'town 'Tuesday night.
"A. few weeks ago Mr. P. McKellar,
'DROWNED AT STURGEON POINT•
The drowning of Mr. Robert Wilkes,
of Tnrnnto, and bis son and daughter
at Sturgeon Point hotel, Monday, has
cast a deep gloom over the community.
Mr. Wilkes and family arrived on Sat-
urday from 'Toronto to spend some
liotidave, i11r. Wilkes intending to re,
turn on Tuesday. The accident seems
to have happened in this manner :—
His only son and some others were
bathing nearly in front of the hotel at
what is °ailed the Sand Bar. Mr.
Wilkes being out in a row boat, and
when coming near the bathers, com-
menced talking t0 them. His son
balking towards the boat suddenly
sank, the water becoming deep all of a
sudden. His father jumped out of the
boat to try to catch him, but they both
went to the bottom. His daughter.
aged 15, being near, also rushed to
their rosette and also went down. Mr.
Fremont, Crandell, of the hotel, on
hearing cries, milled down and jumn
ed in tater them, and tried his best t
KM them, but they were past hope
when taken out, there being no medics
men there to render any assistance in
trvinlr to bring life. To add to the
painfulness of the melancholy accident,
Mrs. Wilkes and the rest of the family
were eitting on the bank. and her hus-
band and children were lost in her very
sight withont ability in any way to
save those so dear to her, It wad
specially remarked how great wee the
affection existing in the family, and
the lose is therefore most heartrending.
Mrs. Wilkes and family have the deep.
est sympathy of every one in time vioiu•
it .
Look out for the little neap with a
linnet) on his bask, and who while he
begs from y011 will not telt that he is
the owner of a good deal of real estate
in Toronto.