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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1894-6-8, Page 1Vol. 21.. No, 47. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1894 CAMPAIGN NOTES, The Mowat Government's record is a good one and is summarized as follows: nee Beam As To TUE FARMEne, It has created a Department of Agri' culture with a suoOessful farmer as Min. )star. It hoe spoilt 82,731,810 in connection with Agrioultnre in 22 yearn, It has oolleobed and published farm statistics for the past twelve years, 16 has established the Agricultural Col- lege and Experimental Farm, It has organized and assisted 85 Perm. ere' Institutes. It givesgrante to 90 Eleotorel Dis6riote and 857 Townehip and Horticultural So- eietiee, From 1872 to 1893 i6 gave 01,385,798 for Agricultural Societies, It gave $20,550 in 1898 to 12 other Ae- sociatioie organized for the benefit of farmers. It has eetabliehed a fund for loaning money to farmers on easy terms for tile- draining their lands. It has sent out travelling dairies which have visited 669 planes in 8 years. It has started a special dairy school at Guelph at which 103 attended in the Spring of 1894, and a special Summer course for rural public schoolteachers at Agricultural College. It provided for the display of agrioul. tura) products at the World's Fair. It distributed 165,000 reports in 1893 and 1,200,000 bulletins in peat three years. It will shortly establish experimental fruit farms. It manufactures at the Central Prison a high quality of binder twine which is sold direct to the farmers at low prides. 1,484 awards in Agrioultnre were taken at the World's Fair, out of a total of 1,- 685 for Canada, or 86 per sent. ITS RECORD IN CONNECTION WITU TUE DE. PARTAIENT or CROWN LANDS. It has Surveyed 275 townships, of • which there are now open as free grants 156. It has located 22,000 persone, equal to a population of 92,000,: in Fiee Grants Ts. t has sold 1,601,520 acres of Crown lands for $1,880,845. It has Sold 4,234 miles of timber limits for $5,101,627. Bonus, say, $1,205 per mile, or $1.88 per Imre, just for the right to out, still retaining the land ; and dues 51 per 1,000 feet. It has collected for bonuses, dues, sales, etc., since 1872 $21,634,502. It has created two Provinoial Parks— the Algonquin and the Rondeau. It has built 3,862 miles and repaired 8,417 miles of colonization roads, and built 69,945 feet of bridges. It has spent ou roads and bridges in the new districts nearly 52,600,000. It has established a Bureau of Mines and passed an advanced mining law, made provision for exploration with din - mond drills and for Summer mining eehoole. It has encouraged iron mining. It has examined and granted licenses to 540 cullers of timber. IT8 RECORD AS TO EDUCATION. It has expended $12,000,000 during 22 years on eduoation.- It put the Department of Education ender the direct and responsible control of a Minister of the Crown, (a course ap• proved by the late Dr. Ryerson, the Superintendent of Council of Public In• struction.) It effected a useful and important con- solidatlon of the Provincial school laws. It has improved the sohool system on fifty distinct lines, making it the most complete and effective of any similar sys• tem in the world. It has done much to further Higher Education in the Colleges and University. It has expended a large sum for the eetablishment and equipment of a Soliool of Practical Science. It has establiehed County Model Sohools, Training Inetitutes, a School of Pedagogy, Art Sohools, Teachers' A. sedations and Mechanics' Institutes, eto. It has dealt eatiefaotorily with the Frenob and German Schools. Out of every $6 spent by the Govern- ment, $1 goes for educational purposes. It reduced the text books from a number in different branches of study, to one in eaoh branch of study, and ma- terially reduced the coat of text books. The Education Department took the only prize at the World's Fair for a nom - pieta system of education ; for text books, and the•me6hod of preparing them. ITS REoOnD IN CONNECTION WIIn. TUE MUNICIPALITIES. It has produced- a Municipal Law which, in the opinion of the late Chief Justice Harrison, "forms the most nom• plate and perfeot code of the kind that be knew of in any eouutry of the world." This law includes : Assessment and Exemption reforms ; control of oity polies by commissioners. Improvement of the law regarding watercourses, line-fenoee, bridges and highways. Consolidation, improvement and ex. tension of the drainage laws. The looal improvement plan for street improvements. Extension end lowering of the =bid - pal franohiee. The establishment of industrial forme and houses of refuge. Facilitating the purchase and abolition of toll roads by municipalities. Abolishing the rights of Smuuicipalities to grant bonuses to manufacturers. It has distributed 03,888,777 to munioi. polities under the Municipal Loan Fund. 36 has invested $1,180,175 in drainage debentures and works. sat REOORJI Aa TO TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION. It has emoiently regulated ,the liquor traffic, I6 bas given us an Aot whioh has to. dneed the number of licensee from 0,185 in 1874.5 for population of 1,700,000, or one license for every 274 to 8,860 in 1892- 3 for population of 2,185,000, or ono li• cense for every 638 of population. ft has furnished a epeoial Text 13ook en Temperance to the Public Schools. It has by means of education and legis- lation assisted in the diminution of drunkenness so that convictions for this offonoe have follon from 4,082 in 1877 to 2,062 in 1898, although total population was inoreased as shown above. I6 has given the Province it Local Op- tion Law which enables the entire proht- bitlon of the liquor truffle for beverage pnrpeees in munioipalitice, It has conferred the powers of prohibI• tion so to new license upon a majority of electors in polling sub•dtvieione. It has given legislation whioh prohibits the Bale of intoxicating liquor on vessels navigating the lalces and rivers of the Province. I6 has increased the age of "minors" from "sixteen" to "eighteen," thus sub- jecting to a penalty those who sell liquor to persons under eighteen years of age. It has provided a penalty when liquor is supplied to any person under twenty. one years or habitual drinker in rasped to whom notice in writing hasbeen given, prohibiting such licensed victualler to sell or supply liquor to the party in ques- tion. And gives greater authority to search unlioeneed premises and "dives," to seize liquor and arrest persons found ou said promises. ITS 5500160 IN DEALING WITN TUE AFFLICTED. It has expended over $14,000,000 since 1872 upon hospitals, charities and acyl- ams, It has five large asylums for the iu- sane, and an asylum for the idiotic, ac- commodating in all 4,898 patients, main- tained at a lower per capita oast than any asylum in the States or other Province. It has institutes for the deaf, dumb and blind, and grants aid to 97 charitable institutions. It leads the world in its care of the afflicted classes. ITS RECORD AS TO THE REPRESENTATION OF TUE PEOPLE. It has established Manhood Suffrage for the Legislative Assembly. It has provided the system of voting by bal lot. It has passed effective and advanced voters' lists note. It has perfected the law relating to election trials. It has consolidated and amended the election laws. It has readjusted and equalized the representation throughout the Province. It has provided for the registration of manhood suffrage voters in oitiee. EAST HURON IN 1890, Tho following are the complete returns, by sub -divisions, for this Riding, as certi- fied to by Returning Officer Gibbons: BRUSSELS. Gibson. Musgrove. No. 1 77 40 No.2 70 52 150 02 .Majority for Gibson -04. GREY. No. 1 62 52 No.2 50 82 No. 3 107 85 No.4 48 38 No.5 58 52 No.6 62 58 No.7 77 52 404 819 Majority for Gibson -145. MORRIS. No. 1 03 80 No.2 65 84 No.8 48 63 No.4 49 46 No. 5 56 71 170.6 54 77 335 380 Majority for Gibson -5. UULLETT. No. 1 70 No.2 92 No.8 49 No.4 54 265 Majority for Gibson -152. M'SILLOP, No. 1 65 — No. 2 78 10 No.3 - 59 85 No.4 24 28 No. 5 65 11 No. 0 80 16 No.7 86 25 No. 8 82 18 393 148 Majority for Gibson -250. amok. No. 1 36 98 No, 2 65 76 No. 3 62 118 No.4 54 87 No. 5 88 71 No.6 48 65 333 510 Majority for Musgrove -177. WROTETER. No,1 02 41 Majority for Gibson -21. TURNDEnRY. No. 1 44 54 No. 2 74 41 No.8 76 57 No, 4 54 58 2J8 205 Majority for Gibson -43. Total number of votes polled—Gibson, 2,256 ; Musgrove, 1,763. Total majority for Gibson -503. Li:TTIIt 111031 0RANO EY1LLG, To toe Ildltor of Tun Pool, DEAR Sm,—Again I send you some items of news which I hope will interest you and your renders, Last week I paid a visit to ono of the stone quarries situat- ed about two miles north of Orangeville, Tho country round ie rough and roman- tic and many would think it not worth a dollar an acre, but underneath is wealth untold, There were at work at thetins of our visib 28 men and boys and two horses. The stones are very fine, of the besb quality and of immense size. We measured one that was dressed ready for shipping and found it 5 16. 10 in. long by 2 ft. 5 in, wide and 3 ft. high. Many of the stones we saw would weigh 80 or 40 tons. While we were looking on we were led to think of the wealth of various kinds which is Bidden in the earth. I was delighted with the visit and my rev, erenoe for the God of Nature was largely increased. We found the township of Amaranth under local option law. When the law was passed only twenty-five persons voted against it. It is very apparent that tem- perance and prohibition have taken a strong hold on every part of our country. Now where temperance and religion are in the ascendant, temporal prosperity will be found. This is true in a very high degree in this township. No one can travel through the country and com- pare it with twenty years ago and not see wonderful advancement. Later on we drove over to Alton, a vil- lage five miles south of Orangeville. It has about five hundred inhabitants, five flour and two woollen mills, a foundry, a tannery, sta. I thought that Brussels ought to have the latter named. I have often wondered why there is not such in a place like ours. The country around this village is anything but first-class for farming pnrposss. I had the opportunity of attending the Annual District Meeting of the Orange- ville district. The business was done with dispatch, and the reports showed a. degree of prosperity all along the line. Your correspondent came here for a visit and pleasure. He realized both and more, preaching once eaoh Sabbath and addressing the Sunday Schools. The school in Orangeville is about the same in number as the Methodist sohool at Brussels -230 in attendance last. Sabbath. There are five denominations in town, all have good churches, and all doing good work along their own lines for truth and humanity. What would our country be without the Sabbath, churches, Sabbath wheels and other institutions of benevol- ence 7 For they aro the bulwarks of our land. May they increase more and more. Elertsn= Pion, BRUSSELS PUBLIC SCHOOL. 11ONT,ILY IiXAMMLiaTIUN REPORT. The following is the standing of the pupils of Brussels Public Sohool as de terminad by the May Examination. The names of the pupils are arranged in classes as follows :—Class 1, those who have obtained over 65%; Class 2, those between 55 and 65%; Class 3, those be. tween 45 and 55%; Class 4, triose be- tweeu. 33 and 45%; Class 5, those below 35%. The names in the various classes are arranged in order of merit. ROOST 1. Sexton STs.—Total 600,—Dorn Smith, 409 ; Edith Eastman, 885 ; Duncan Ste- wart, 842 ; James Duncan, 328 ; Wm. Armstrong, 821. Juxion STs.—Total 500.—Dan. Strach- an, 405 ; Leon Jackson, 877 ; Dora Nott, 839 ; Sarah MoLauchlin, 888 ; Mary Cal- der, 887 ; Elam. Mitchell, 279 ; A. J. Mc- Kenzie, 274 ; F. Smith, 268 ; Myrtle 86 Nott, 220 ; Wm. Leatherdale, 212 ; Fred. 26 Wilson, 102 ; Thurso Gerry, 175. 25 ENTnANOE.—Total 500.—Lorne Dunford, 26 272 ; Elsie Jackson, 260 ; Lizzie McLen- 118 non, 266 ; Emma Webster, 262 ; George Wath, 250 ; Edith MoLauchlin, 249 ; Fred. Pybus, 247 ; Ken. Coueley, 231 ; Ira Gerry, 211 ; Georgie Howe, 210 ; May Shaw, 900; F. Gilpin, 204; Wm. Bridges, 197 ; Lizzie Leatherdale, 194 ; Charles Kendall, 164 ; Reuben Hindes, 155 ; Dau. Stewart, 153 ; Maggie McNeil, 126; Wm. Ainley, 120. J. H. °serenes, Principal. ROOM 2. Georgie, the young son of I. J. Mo - Mellen, of Tilsonburg, had an eye badly injured by flreoraokers the other day. The eight is not injured although the ball was scorched. It was a close shave. Last week J. 7, Jermyn, of Wiarton, who was arrested last August, aooneed of wasting trust fonds to the extent of $4,- 000 or $5,000, and WES supposed to have absconded, ebot himself. Hit wife now says that lie has never left the house, but has been in a small room unknown to anyone but herself. He was getting ready to leave when probably the excite. meat tmeettled hie mind, He is still liv. ing-but the doctors have no hopes. He 01650 enjoyed a good business and the co.n fidonce of tate public. Foun'ra CLASS.—CLASS 1—Emma Var- coo, Class 2.—Possio Mitchell, Eddie Grower, Harry Stewart, Mnmio Dead- man, Vinie Cardiff. Class 8,—Bila Scott. Class 4,—Lena Backer. Class 5-1Tellio Putland, Jeanie Mc - Actor, Absent.—Lewis Reid, Lizzie Downing. SENIo11 Bin,—Class 1.-3:Tattie Down. lug, Willie Grieve. Class 9.—Jennie Wecldup, Walter Broadfoot, Janie Kelly. Class 8.—Willie Muir, Katie Smith, Ivan Crooks, Iola Blashill, Herbert Mit- chell, Christina Willey, Poroy Watt. Class 4.—Ethel Kendall, George Miller and John Driver (equal), Laura Bridges and Hilton Hunter (equal), Geo. Motauohlin, Class 5.—Oralene Milloy, Garfield Backer, Susan Forsythe, Mabel Hayoroft, Albert Pntlaud, Thos. Agar, Thomas Mc- Lauchlan. Absent. --Charlie Hoist, Too McKay, Alfred Lowry. Juvron Bum—Class 1,—Novo. Class 2..—James Smith, Leo. Curry. Class 3.—Ida Pybus, Annie Colvin, Sarah Beam. Claes 4. -Robert Crozier, Sarah Driver, JameS Forbes, Jessie McMartin. Class 4.—Olive Vanetouo, Mabel Finn, Thomas Crozier. Absent,—James Ward. Miss BIRADEN, Teacher. n0006 8. JUNIOR 811n,—Class 1.—L. Sinclair, L Zi hiax, A. Kendall, 0, Zilliax, N. Smith, E. Walker. Class 2,—M. Forsythe, A. McKelvey, L. Hindus, L. Kerr, M. McGuire. Class 8.—W. Good, B. Hunter, F. Thomson, E, Webster, M. MoArter, Class 4.—C. Beaker, A. Putland, E. Smith, S. Ward, F. Finn. Class 5,—None. 5E510112ND,—Cues L—D. Watt, M. Forses, E. Kerr. Class 2,—C. Riohards, R. Taylor, 0. Edwards, M. Scott, M. Hunter. Class 8,—R. Burgess, N. Lowry, M. Settergreen. Class 4,—M, Richardson,]'', Armstrong, Class 5,—N, Vansbone, 33. Scott, Tolima 2Nn,—Class 1—E, MoArter, H. Johnston, A, Irwin, Class 2.—M. Beam, L. Pybus, J, Coueley, W. Hayoroft and A, Riohardeon (equal), P, Riohards. Class 3.—A. Bosom, 5. Forsythe, A. Taylor, R. Wilbee, A. Sinclair, Clare 4.—G. Richardson, M. Howe, F. Dennis, N, MaLauoblin, E. McCrack- en, G. BOBS. Class 5. M, Wileon, A. Crozier, W. Campbell, A. Lowry, W. Beirnes. MISS DOWNEY, Teacher. 110011 4. SR, PART 2ND,— Chase L—Nina Blashill, Gertie Meleom, Joey Good, Willie2lilliax. Class 2.—George Thomson, Willie Amen t. Class 8.—Viole6 Cooper, Stewart Scott. - Class 4.—Jennie Walker. Class 5.—Beatrice Blashill, George Richardson and Sadie Maxwell (equal), Harry Finn, Nora Kendall, Mildred Scott, Peter Dudly, Lily Cooper, Roy Ainley. Moss Comma, Teacher. GUELPH CONFERENCE. (CONTINUED 101011 PACE 6.) The Guelph Methodist Conference lode feast on Sunday opened et 9 o'clock, a. m., under the leadership of Rev. Geo. Richardson, and was a service of great interest and profit. At 10:45 the doors were thrown open and the church filled. The preacher was the general superinten- dent, Dr. Carman, and the sermon imi- nently suited to the occasion. The fol- lowing young mon were ordained : T. J. Humphries, F. M. Mothers, W. J. Treleaven, H. J. Harnwoll. At 4:15 a mass meeting was held in the Temperan- ce Hall which was addressed by the Revs. Wm. Baugh and II. 33. Mayor, who strongly emphasized the importance of Prohibitionists witholding all support from political candidates who will not pledge themselves to support prohibiti- 00. FINAL DRAFT.. GUELPH DISTRICT.—Guelph First, (Nor- folk street)—Wm. C. Henderson, D.D. Guelph, Second, (Dublin street)—S. Sellery, M. A., B. D. Guelph Third (Paisley street)—James H. MOBoin, B.A. Ponsonby—Judson Truax. Elora -3. C. Stevenson. Pergns—W. W. Sparring. Eramosa—Thomas Grandy. Aberfoyre—Henry Caldwell. Marsville—Wm. J. Brandon. Belwood—Wm. ()Hawaii. Nassagawoya—Thomas Amy. Rockwood—Thomas J. Sabine. Everton—Henry J. Harnwell, Acton. Acton—J, E. Howell. Georgetown—David A.. Moir, S.T. L. Norval—Alex. J. Irwin, B. A. Erin—Wm, A. Strongman, Ph.D., L. L. D., Geo. W. Johnston, GALT DIETRIOT.—Galt—John G. Scott, Berlin—John Scott, M.A. Waterloo—J. A. McLachlan. Preston—Jabez Wass, Thos, P. Perry. Hespeler—W. H. Harvey, B.A, Elmira—J, Colling, New Hambou'g Fraucis M. Mothers, S.T.L. Wellesley—F. W. Crowle, B.A. STRATFORD DISTRICT—Stratford (Central street)—G. F. Salton, Ph.B. Stratford—(Waterloo street) I. E. Wallw lliitehin,a11—W, W. Williams. Monkton—A. M. McCulloch. Staffs—Sohn Kerrier, Fullartou ]1oJn Ball, Gerald T. A. Willoughby, Harmony—Nathaniel S. Mammals Enbro—Arohibald McKibben, STs I6Lute DismnrcT.—St, Marys—A. Cunningham. Granton—Joseph'S. Cook, P11,B, Lucas —, A, Chown B. D. Ailsa Craig—Walter Ayers. Kirktou—Thomas 3. Snowden, Woodliam—William Birks, Nissouri—Toho Lennecly, B.D. Kintore—John Hart, Thmnesford--H. D. Moyer. Gonnm= Dxs iuor,—Goderioh (North treet)—J. Edge. Goderioh (Victoria street) — Henry rvine. Clinton (Rattenburystreet)—Joseph W. olmes. Clinton — (Ontario street) — William myths, Seafortlr—Joseph Galloway. Hohnesvillo—Iilzra A. Fear. Bayfield—Edward Olivant, Varna—W, W. Leach. Hensel)—Fr Swann, Henry E. urrle, Kippen—James Walker. Dungannon—David Rogers. Nile—W. H. Moss, Beumiller—Amex, Thibadeau, KINCARDINE DISTRICT.—Kincardiuo-7, ivingstone. Ripley—Benj. L. Huttou. Lucicuow—John Mills, Aelifield—H, Hall. Whitechurch—Robert 0. Barton. Tiverton—Robert H. Barnby, S.T.L. Bervie—Thomas C. Sanderson, Bethel—Charles V. Lake. Salem—Jabez J. Noble, Victor J. Gil. n. WINGIL6A0 Murmur.— Winglram—Gor- n A. Gifford, PIi.D. Teeswator—Amex. 15, Birks. Wroxeter—Wesley E. Kerr. Brussels—George H. Cobblediok, M. A. D. John L. Kerr, Richard Pau], Sup- unuated. Welton --T. W, Comas, Londesboro'—Hugh J. Fair. 33401—Goo. Buggin. Auburn -Wm. Baugh. Belgravo—E. A, Shaw. Bfusvale—Joseph W. Pring. I H S 0 L pi ba 33, ora W. H, KERR, Prop, Wm. A. Smith, Wesleyan Tlteologioal College, Montreal. LIS'rowEL DISTRICT,—Listoiyei—N, R. Willoughby, D.D, Milverton—Abrahaon W. Tonga. Trowbridge—John W. Itobiuson. Gorrie—Josias Greene, Fordwioh—Solomon 0, Edmunds, B,D. Wallace—Richard W. Williams. Atwood—John S. Fisher', Ethel—Wm• 3. Waddell, Herbert E, Kellingtou, PAnaxalsTON DISTRICT:— Paimerston— Franois E, Nugent. Harriston—W, Cason. Minto—Christopher Hamilton. Drayton—Charles E. Stafford. Alma—Thomas Gee, Robert J. McIn- tyre. Peel—Robert J, Hoeking, Moorfleld—George Lounds. Stirton—John R. Isaac. Teviotdale—John 5, Corcoran, MOUNT FoiEST DISTRICT. -111011116 Forest —George Richardson. Art ur—Alfred E, Smith, S.T.L. Durham—J. C. Pomeroy. Hol s tein—Bober t, Phi llip s. Clifford—Austin Potter. Drew—James Kastle. Kenilworth—Joseph Markham. Grand Valley—John W. Gilpin, Joseph D. Riohardson, Varney—Edwin L, Flagg, S.T.L. Cedarville—Geo, E. Honey, Charles Wesley Casson. WALKERTON DIeT'oICT,—Walkerton—J• Walker Shipton, B.A. Mildmay—Robert Carson. Hanover -7, Charlton. Elmwood—Samuel E. Couch. Chesley—Robert Davey. Edon Grove—Henry Berry. Paisley—Wm. Torrance. Port Elgin—G. H. Cornish. Southampton—J. Ferguson. Saugeen—John T. Smith. WIAI1TON Doe0ecoT.—Wiarton—Robert Walker. Tara—James McAllister. Arkwright—Henry E. Hill, John A, Doyld. Dobbinson —John W. Sanderson. Allenford-7. H. Dyke. Hepworth—Thomas R. Fydell. Clavering—Adam Glazier. Kemble—Alex. Scratch. Colpoy's Bay—G. Sinitherman. Lion's Henry—Thomas J. Smith. Dyer's Bay—one to be sent. Tobermery—Walter 7. Treleaven. Cape Croker—Wm. B. Danard. OWEN Senn DISTRICT.—Owen Sound— W. H. Hindle, Geo. McKinley, 33. D. Markdale—Samuel H. Edo,rrds. Flesherton Edmund S. Rupert, M.A. Dundald—Wesley F. Campbell, Ph.D. Brookholm—John Pepper, B.A. Woodford—Thomas Legate, William H. Loree. Chatsworth—John W. Churchill. Holland Centre—Robert J. Husband. Euphrasia—J. S. Humphries. Eugenia—George C. Balfour. Walter's Falls—Dixon Sharps. Corbetton—Emerson B. Service. Prineville—George Hartley. HurOI1 County Council. The June Session of the County Conn - oil assembled in the Court House, Gode- rich, on Tuesday afternoon of this week, Warden Taylor in the chair. All mem- bers present excepting Reeve Milne and 1st Deputy Reeve Oliver, of Grey, who aro both ill, and Reeve Cook, of Howiok, detained through sickness in his home. The minutes of last January session road and passed. Communications were read from the Dominion Live Stook Association. Re- ferred to Special Committee. Goderioh School Board relative to inspectior of schools and fens paid since July let, tees. Referred to Executive ; Application from Jailer Dickson for clothing for prisoners. Referred to Co. Property ; South Htuon and West Huron Farmers' Institute ask- ing for usual manual grants. Referred to Executive ; Goderioh, Clinton and Sea - forth Collegiate Institutes. Referred to Executive ; Awturd from arbitrators re sohool diffioulty near Auburn, They de- cided to recommend the formation of a union school to be made up in lobs in Hunan and East and West Wawanosh. The arbitrators were Messrs. Hays, Gledhill and Clegg. An appeal was en- tered by S. S. No. 6 Hullebb against the award that nothing be done. Both re- ferred to Education Committee ; The Co. Solicitor's letter concerning the Bridge case between the Co. and Morris Town- ship was rend. He expects the County will have the costs to pay. Referred to Road and Bridge ; Tenders for stationery was referred to Executive Committee ; By-law from Turnberry Township asking to close up a portion of Duncan street, Bluevale village,the proceeds to be devoted to extension of cemetery in that village. Referred to Road cud Bridge ; Letters from Judge Doyle having reference to In- dustrial schools. Sent to Executive to report on. Connell adjourned until 10 a. m. on Wednesday. Council resumed on Wednesday morn. Mg, Warden Taylor presiding, Applica- tion was made from East Huron Teach - ere Association for a grant of 025. Re- ferred to Executive. Application from East Huron Farmers' Institute for the usual grant. Referred to Executive. A number of accounts were presented and referred to Finance Committee. The Co. Commissioner's report wasread and referred to Road and Bridge Committee. County Auditors' report read. Balance in cash on Dec. 81st, 1893, 57,890.78. in Canadian Bank of Commerce. Referred t0 Finance Committee. Report of Jailer was presented. There ate 8 prisoners in jail, 1 female and 7 melee. Five of them are vagrants, all over 70 yoars of age. Water -closets and jail roof needs attention. Referred to Co. Property Committee. Co. Treasurer's report was read and sent to Milano° Committee. Judges and lawyers in Tient county are agitating the appointment of a short- hand reporter to record the evidence and judgments in important oases. Huron County. The Nth quarterly meeting of the Stanley, Tuokersmith and Hay S. S. As- sooiation, will be held 'ln the Methodist ohureh, Bayfield, on Thursday, June 21, A good program hoe been prepared fog the oocasion. Last week Borne sneak thieves gained an entrance into the caller of Jos. Gar. rett, Londesboro, by outtiug the screens ing of the window, and after eeouring considerable provisions in the cellar, came up the stairway into the kitcben and ransacked everything therein. Mr. Garrett knew nothing of it until the next morning when he awoke and found the door left wide open. The other clay, while Will Pickard and wife, of Holmesvflle, were driving down the 9th con., they met with a very un- pleasant acoident. The horse shied at a pile of lumber that was on the roadside, and upset the rig. Mr. Pickard fell in a ditch containing eighteen inches of water his wife was landed on the opposite bank, and the horse fell on its book in the wat- er. Foatunately none of them sustained any particular injury. General 1 C-wta. The streets of Portland, Oregon, are under water and the river is rising. Cholera has broken out in Upper Siles- ia, Prussia, and also in the city of Stettin. L. Wigle, of Leamington,lately shipped eeventeeu cases of leaf tobacco to the Jot. Bette Tobacco Company, Jolliette, P. Q. By the capsizing of a sailboat et 33n/ - fele, Ia., Friday a pleasure party was thrown into the Missiesispi River and, Mrs, 13. Hoppens and her two ohildren ware drowned. Two small ohildren of County Com. missionerP.B. Fisher wandered into a barn at their home near Eaton, Ohio, on Wednesday evening and were trampled to death by a vicious stallion. The little three or four-year.eld daugh• ter of the Rev. J. S. Jenkins, Aylmer, got bold of a bottle of oarbolio acid in some way on Thnrsday evening and swat. lowed a quantity of it. There are grave doubts of her recovery. Tom Kerr, a former employee of the Maeeey.Harris Company, Brantford,elop- ed last week with a Mrs. Fuller, of that city. Kerr leaves a wife and three young children behind, and Mrs. Fuller an in- fant. The Michigan Central pay oar was en- tered by a robber at Detroit Friday night of last week. The safes were all empty, as the money is always banked at night, and all the booty secured was 512, three Winchester rifles and five or six revoly- ere. The body of John Wehner, jr., was found on Sunday in the woods near the old quarry on the property of Robb. Bro- die, Hespler, lying on its face, the throat out with a razor which was lying close to the'body. He had before committing the act closed the rase of the razor, and put it in his pocket. Mr. Wehner was to have been married on Wednesday to an estimable young lady of the village. No cause can be assigned for the act. Ephraim Lumley, father of H. W. Lumley. of the Lozar House, Ridgetown, is suing the Wabash Railpay for 520,000 for injuries sustained in a switching acci- dent on that road some four years ago. Mr. Lumley has never been a well man sines, in fact, has lost the use of one arm and hand entirely through the aoaident. A. number of witnesses from Ridgetown will be subptenaed. During the semi-annual sun dance of the Sao and Fox Indians near the Sao and Fox agency, Guthrie, 0. T., Thurs- day, two young bucks became involved in a quarrel over a Wiunchester rifle. The fight broke up the dance and a melee ensued in which Chiefs Astor, Little Boy,' Two Tails, 170 Head and Wolfey were shot, the first two fatally. The authori. ties will take steps to suppress the dance hereafter. The petrified body of a woman was found by hunters near Walkerville, Ill., a few days ago. The body was embedded in limestone, and a small stream of water ran over it. Upon the forehead is a gneh which indicated that the woman was murdered. An old lady living at Walk- erville claims to recognize the body es that of Mrs. Loveless, who disappeared many years ago. Tne dead body of Maud Ruble. who disappeared last week, leaving n letter saying she had gnus south to marry a doctor, was found by the police Thurs. day in an empty building on South Ten- th street, Omaha, Neb. A post.mortem examination revealed that death was the result of a blow on the head with a blunt instrument. All the jewellery the girl had when she left home was missing, and the corpse was only attired in a black skirt and stockings. A doctor named Brown has been arrested pending an ex. amination. Isaac Alder, of Cinoinnati, lost his life in a foolhardy attempt to become an aeronaut. A pie -nit) Was given at Man. batten Benoit, it resort floe miles down the river on the Ohio side, and Master Eddy Hill, n professional aeronaut from Staten Island, N. Y., had been advertised to make a balloon as05nsion and para• chute drop. The balloon was inflated and everything was in readiuees, when Hill declined to make the ascension on ac- count of bad weather. Adler, who had attended the pie-nic with hie mother and sister, Blipped away from them and, edg• ing bis way through the crowd, volun- teered to go up. 31111 advised him not to attempt it, lent Alder was determined, and, seizing hold of the parachute bar, called on the orowd to out loose. Some one ont the rope and the balloon shot up, with Alder holding on, When fully 1,• 000 feet above the earth Alder released the parachute and came down. The parachute spread out and in the desoeet worked all right, but Alder, never having made an ascension before, did not know how to alight. He landed on his book in the Ohio river, a short dietanoe from the Kentucky shore, at Buck's Landing, and disappeared. Several skiffs were sent to bis rescue, but he was not seen again. His body bee nob been recovered. Alder was 20 years old.