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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1896-3-27, Page 1'V•oi, 23. No 37 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1896 rand Truu RAILWAY. Vaster Holiday Fxcurstons,1898 Return T'iokete will be issued between all Stations in Canada at Single First -Glass Fare Valid going April 2nd to Otli, inolusive, and, good to return until April 7,'90. For Students and Teachers Return ticket, will bo issued at SIN- GLE FIRST-OLASS FARE and ONE THIRD, valid going March 19th to April 4th, inclusive, and good to return uutil April 18, 1896. X. N. WilINDALL, G. T. R. Agent, Braseele. ARGAIN HUNTERS WILL BE WELL PLEASED WITH OUR NEW STOOK OF Dress Goods. We have Fine Linea to select from. Io . Staple Dry Goods, Ribbons, Loose, enc., we take no back Bent eith- er for Quality or Price. Our Grocery Department Always oonteine a choice and well kept stook of the necessaries for the household. For good Teas, Coffees and Spices we lend. Some people may blow harder but we out•wind them when it comes to BARGAIN GIVING. Tent Patronage Solicited. J. C. SKENE Agent for Parker's Dye Works. ILLINE RY Miss a Iadaick begs leave to anuounce that her Display of Spring Millinery will take place on THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, L.pril 2 and 4 A cordial invitation is extend- ed to every lady in Brussels and locality who Wish to see the latest .. styles. Miss E. Roddick, Next dor to Standard Bank, BRUSSELS. FLAX SEED! J. & J. LIVINGSTON upas 1,000 Susi of Best Batch Seep For farmers in the vioinity of Bruesela who intend raising flax. during the Com- ingeeaeon, which they are prepared to deliver in quantities to suit flax growers. Can be got at • the BRUSSELS FLAX MILL. Seed given out at $1:50 per bushel and on the usual terms. Order early and insure a supply. For flax grown from this geed , $10 per Ton will be Paid if;'ot good grewtu, harvested in proper Beason and delivered at the Flax Mill as soon as fit for tbreeliing. We will also rent a number of good sod fields for the purpose of growing flax. N. B. --Farmers are strongly advised to sow their flax on good land, well plow- ed and harrowed, not on low lands, and the yield will be from a ton to a ton and %half per more more. Flax grown on Jew land will not grow fibre to give the weight. J. & J, LIVINGSTON, Proprietore. WM, BRIGHT, Manager, Tha 14/Ingham Outrage. The exoitemont over the Feld gage le runnlug very high. It ie now over two week. since the assault on Field was committed, and those intereeted were be• ginning to think the authorities were not point to pay any attention to the matter. I'h,re was, however, a rude awakening Wedneedey morning, when Detective Rogers, of the Provincial Detective De. partmont, appeared on the thane to sub- poena witnesses to appear at Ohe adjgprn- ed•iuquaet to be held in London ou March 81, Much uneasiness is felt try all inter- e•ted, even by those who did not take part in the assault, but went as on look. ere, and did not attempt to interfere while the man was being ill-treated. When the aesault was committed, the feeling was that juetioe had bean meted out to Field. But when hie death 000ur- red, a wave of horror swept over the nom. inanity. ;Sincethen, however, a partial investigation of Field's past life has been made, mid many torrilte atoriee of cruel- ty and immortality are being told, sod some of the older citizens recall facie that had been forgotten. But it will re• quire a thorough legal investigation to unravel this mystery. There is a feeling among a large class of the community that the oiroumstanoee in couneetion with the ease shoed have boon inveeti. gated eome ye.tre a. o. This feeling makes the excitement all the !Fester, and oausee a eer,ain amount of sympathy with Obtain implicated. Two of the riugleadece have left town, but it ie supposed they oat be easily found when they are repaired. The balauee of rho -e who are alleged to have taken part in the assault are still here, and apparently not making nny attempt to leave. The difficulties which will fare the detective are very great, as so many people wine concerned in the affair, and, of coarse all this citizens are acquainted to a certain extent with those engaged. As to any movements of the detective or the method of hie investigation the people know uothiug. ' Notbing will be officially known till niter the inquest. One ruing is certain, that if the watter is thoroughly sifted, it will make a greater sensation than the citizens at first expected, and the ease will be watched with great interest. Now that the matter is being investigat. ed by Ole proper authorities the people feel more satisfied. Is The farmer Protected P To the Editor of Tag POST. Under the above heading there have appeared within the last two weeks many editorials attempting to prove that the Canadian farmer is protected by our tariffs. In support of this contention itis stated as a fact that "In 1878 the Cana. dian farmets sold about $12,000,000 worth of their products to the U S. on whioli they paid a duty of nearly $4,000,000." And again, "In other words the Canadian farmer was compelled to pay into the treasury of the U. S. what practically amounted to one third of the value of the articles sold and had to be satisfied with the other two thirds for himself, d:c." The utter absurdity of contending that foreign farmers can be taxed and com• pelled to pay money into our treasury by simply passing a law at Ottawa, as our own farmers, according to the foregoing supposed facts, are said to have been compelled to pay 94,000,000 into the treasury of the U. S. simply because e certain law was passed at Washington, is too apparent to need refuting further than to state that if it were possible to make foreign farmers pay our taxes we could lay the whole world of farmers under contribution and so wax rich by simply passing laws,—and this is really what protectionist statesmen (of the Top- per type) imagine they eau do. In these came editorials attention ie palled to the fact that the Maokenzie administration in 1873 refused this so called protection to the Canadian farmers although the cls. mand was backed by 10,000 petitioners ; and further, that their demands were granted in 1879 under the Conservative government. The wisdom of the refusal may be seen in the records of the registry otliees,—said records indicating a steady rise in farm land values (a sure indication of increasing farmers profits), from the early days down to 1879. The same re- cords in the same offices indicate that since the Conservative government gave protootion to the farmers, a steady fall in the value of farm land has taken place (an infallible sign of decreasing farmers profits.) This ie f all iu Zarin land values is ack- nowledged by the Conservatives and is accounted for by them by assuming that the farmers have become more extrava- gant and less industrous eines 1879. Tho real reason is, that the price of all they (the farmers of Canada, in common with the farmers of the world) have to sell is fixed in Liverpool, whilst the price of the thinge they must buy nabbed (under protection) by the amount of influence the oonbines can bring to bear on the government at Ottawa, or Washington, or the government of any country where protection prevails. A noticeable feature of the system is that wherever protection has gone the highest, farm land values have fallen the lowest. The farm lands of New York State on the south aide of the 80. Lawrence river steadily declined in value from the time they introduced protection in the U. S. in the sixties, down to 1879 ; during the same period the farm lands of Ontario, bordered by the north shore of the St. Lawrence steadily increased in value ; since we introduced protection these farms lands of Ontario on the north side of the 80. Lawrence have fallen in value 40%, Since the passage of the Wilsoo•Gotmau bill, which greatly reduced the tariff of the U. S., farm land values have steadily risen. If farmers would remember that the only possiblo way they can utilize their surplus produots is by exohanginbr them for things they do not Or cannot produce, they would soon put an end to a system of taxation that obliges them to pay a high price for all, they have to buy, whilst the things they sell ate subject to • the free action of the oheepening effect of all moderu improvements. Where a free exohaoge of the products of the farm for the produots of manufaotere is possible, as in Great Britain, this oheapeningeffeet of modern improvements would increase the farmers .margin of profits, for the simple reason that labor saving dovieee can be applied continuously to manufao- tutee of the products of the 'Moe and. forest, nature having done her work ages ago, whilst for the produots of the farm we must await the advent of the seasons and depend on the caprice of dame Nature. The result is that in Great Britain, according to Hnllhall, labor applied to manufacture 200% between 1841 and 1880, whilst the labor saving de vices only increased the productiveness of labor applied to agriculture 40% during the same period According to the same authority farm land values, as indicated by rents and tithes, advanced 85% during the same period (an infallible sign of in. ()teased farmers profits). The attempt to protect our farmers can never be ono• ceeeful an loi(g as they produce a surplus for export. The price paid for export will always govern the price paid for home coneump Mon and that price will bo fixed in the Country that imports the largest amount of this surplus, whfoh at present is Great Britain. H. WAarnNcTow. Ottawa, Match 2001, 1890. A Brussolite Abroad. To the Editor of Tum PosT. The $100,000 boodle 0ominissione of Chicago City Councillors was previously referred to. The eitizons have met in masa meeting to expose and prevent, if possible, this latest big steal. Judge Tuley was chosen as a leading speaker, listen to what he says : "I am here as a citizen to aid in freeing the city from the power of the Aldermanio gang now die - gracing our City Hall ; three million dol Jars of property our assessors could not see ; twelve million dollars in wheat in the'city—our aseessors could only find losethanhalf a million to assess—the rich men buying up the assessors.' For bold- faced corruption this Council stands un• paralleled in its infamy ; ordinances are • only passed by bribery or corrupt oom- binatione formed by the Aldermen them. selves. Shall I read the names of this roll of dishonor 7" he asked. "Yes I read them," comes from all parts of the Hall. It makes mo hang my head in shame, name after name is publicly discussed such as Pomere—this is a very bad egg. Another is diecuesed as a poor man who went into the Council four years ago and now he is building great blocks of stone 'front houses, has his Florida plantation and makes his trips to Europe; he is now trying to be re-elected and has ten thous and dollars to pay cash for hie nomina- tion. This is only an iulcliug of what is taking place to prove how bare -faced is the corruption going on in this modern city of Sodom, and how bold and deter mined are the people to crush it if in their power. It is estimated that $750,000 has been paid in bribery to Aldermen within the past year, and the public rights given away worth $15,000,000. A report of a . big row in the village of Cicero is publish- ed, they wished to get a fire alarm system established, the tenderer offering 91000 cheaper was refused ; the whole people petitioned the. Counoil to accept it but Council awarded it to the highest tender without equivalent value, hence the thou- ble. The town of Steonghurst, thought a change of program would be opportune, elected a lady Mayor and lady Council, the Mayoress in her inaugural address was sweeping in her desired reforms and a full sense of the magnitudeof her duties. She would not be recreant to her trust in purifying the political arena—no half way measures—must be thorough and immed- iate. "Janitor," she says, "remove all those cuspidors 1" The real and Ole lad. icroue cheek for jowl, The Cubans are likely to win, in die - cussing their belligerent rights Senator Sherman oaks, "If war does not exist in Cuba where, outside of hell, does it ex- ist 1" They are importing canons right through the Havana Custom }louse, no der the nose of General Wezler, peeked baeide of large iron columns and all enter- ed as structural iron for buildings. The theatre -going people will rejoice in the Ohio Legislature imposing a penalty of from $2.00 to 010 00 upon women who wear large hats in theatres, fines to be graduated according to the size of the hat. The Presbyterian church here, one of the newest, le noted for its irregularity of style and beauty of harmony in its turrets and towers, and large spread of buildings, elaborate stainedlas s Jud g windows, oto., has itsr I i gtaud organ, xo a i seats and pulpit platform, and airy, artistic pulpit all placed in one corner of main building, with all the seats for the congregation in oiroular rows radiating therefrom. It gave us an odd, airy feeling at the pleas- ing spectacle, and what added much to our enjoyment was when the pleasant minister stood up and in an earnest voice said, "We will all join in singing the Psalm, 'Praise God from whom all bless Ings fiery,'" this being their first part of worehip, was remarkably appropriate. In aoertain New Church we visited iu Chicago the rev, gentleman, after having first opened the Word, commenced the services with the eeleotion, "The Lord is in His Holy Temple," which was equally impressive. In that church the Word was not closed mobil the benediction was pronounced, symbolic of the Divine pres- entee throughout—"For He is the Word." To close the Word before the serviee is concluded would Correspond to man preaching from himself and not under the guidance of au open Word. This truth is proven by our kneeling in prayer, sym. bolio of humility. We stand while sing. Mg, symbolic of giving forth praise. We sit during the sermon, symbolic of recep- tion in rest. Aud so in all our ante, that natural things all represent spiritual principles within tis, fn fact our actions truly represent the whole character. The large Methodist church here hoe a very attraotive elderly preacher. His subject last Sabbath was rho feeding of the people with the five small loaves and their miraculous increase. So with us, he repeated, the more we give the more we have, The large platform hoe no pul- pit, only a ,mull stand to his left. He promenaded the platform like a.Sower sowing the seed, earneatly throwing his aimsoutwardsvand and telling g Gla cou;„ ega• tion, "So must we distribute our life's efforts of good will to all around us, 'Ceasing to give, we cease to have—snob is the law of love.'" He succeeded in malcmg a deep and lasting impression by his earnest dramatic life illustrations, Ere the people dispersed he was at the front door socially shalsiug bands with all, including yours truly, bio, D. RONALD. Oeiticoeh, Wie., Mar. 21, 1890. Presbytery of Maitland. Presbytery of Maitland met at Luoknow, March 17. Rev. D. Perrie, Moderator, Rev. P. A. MoLenuau, (clerk, pro tem Circulars from Presbytery of lyyfoutreal and that of Orangeville intimating their intention to aek leave of the General As. aembly to receive as ministers of this Church, Rev, Charles A Buffa, Presby. tarry of Death, Synod of Missouri U S. A,, and Rev. D, A. Hamilton, formerly a minister of the Presbyterian church U. S. respectively. The Presbytery will make application to the Assembly's committee on Augmen- tation in behalf of Pine River and Walton congregations for 9150.00 each per annum from the fund for augmentation of stipends. The following were appointed commis- sioners to the General Assembly 1—neve. Fairbairn, Hall, Anderson, McLeod and G McKay, and Elders—G, Acheson, G. Mathieeon, Rev. John Stewart, John Ballantyne and John Dawson. On motion duly made and seconded, it TM unanimously carried, that the thanks of the Presbytery be tendered to J. H. Scougaib, of Kincardine, for his services in producing in ornamental penmanship and in au illuminated from the address pre- sented to Mr. Sutherland on the occasion W. H. KERR, Prop, queetl0ns were answered relating to the work of the Soeiety. Mrs, Sutherland gave a few closing words, Mrs. Portia led the meeting in prayer. The election of officers resulted ae fol- lows :—President, Mrs Murray, Kiucar- diue ; let Vice Preeidedt, lvlrs. Roes, Brussels; 2nd Vice•Proeident, Mrs Mal- colm, Teeswater ; Brd Vies President, Dlrs, MacLennan, Lucknow ; 401 Vice. President, lire. Fairbairn, Dungannon ; Treasurer, Mee, Graham, Brussels ; Soo rotary, Mrs MacNabb, Luoknow ; Soave. tory of Supplies, Miss Cerruti), Wingbam ; L Secretary, Bliss Murolicson. Lucknow. Invitations to hold next auuual meeting were presented from Brussels and Riley, by Mrs. Graham and Mrs Sutherland. Mrs, Graham withdrew her invitation in favor of Mrs. Sutherland and it was de. aided to hold the next auuual meeting in Ripley, Votes of thanks were unanimously passed to the ladies for their generous hospitality and to the odiicers. The meeting wag cloeed, Miss Anna. Meiitlejohn leading iu prayer. The publio meeting was very largely attended, Mr Petrie, Moderator of Pres- bytery, presiding. The annual report of the Society was read by J G. Murdock. Messrs, Perrie and MacLeod expressed their appreciation of the work of the Sooiety The audience were privileged to hear an aSdross from Rev J. Fraser Smith, M. D., Henan, China. Excellent music was furnished by a large choir under the leadership of Chas. Stewart. People We Know. Olarrie Bleshill is ill with pneumonia. Miss L. Putlend has gone to Toronto. Thos. Ellis has p,,one to Southampton. Alf. Banker is on the etoit list this week. Johnnie Cooper is laid up with quinsy this week. Mies Hewitt is visiting under the par. ental roof. W. J. Norton was in town for a few of his jubilee of his mini -try. The Pres days lest week. Lawyer Sinclair was in Toronto this weak on a business trip. Will. Forbes is bank from Stratford where he has been visiting. Miss Addie Vanstone bas taken a mil. linery situation in Durham. Mise Mary McClure is visiting Mies Lizzie Roes and other relatives. Georgie Rose was sick !net week with the measles. She ie improving nthely DOW. Chas. Sager has been bothered during the past week with rheumatism in his knees. Mrs. 7, D. Ronald's health is consider- ably improved. She and Mr. Ronald are expected home next week. Mrs. lee Ballantyne was Balled to Lon• don on Saturday owing to the serious illness of her sister, hire. Element. Will. lames leaven this week for Mani- toba to resume a situation he filled last season. Mr. James is a reliable young man, A former well known Brnsselite, in the person of Jno. Leckie, Toronto, was in town this week on a business trip. The passing years appear to deal very kindly with him. Lean Green, brother•in-law to Mrs. S. T. Plum, Brussels, died at New Hamburg the other day. Owing to the snow block. ade the friends from here were unable to attend the funeral. Rebt. Armstrong got rather a bad fall Thursday morning when going to the stable, hie feet slipped, in trying to save himself he put out his hand, bet fell crushing his arm and band badly. Mrs. J. R. Grant, Miss Kay and Miss Jessie M. Grant, who have beeu renewing old friend.hipe in Brussels for the pa -t eight weeks, left for Stratford on Satur- day where they will visit before return- ing to their home in Winnipeg. -Artist Downs and wife, who have been in Brussels for several months, left for Arkona on Wednesday of this week. Dir. Downs is afiuek b t f dB bytery would also express their high ap- preciation of the artistic excellence of Mr. Scougall's work and of his generosity in making a gift of his services in this matter. Mr. Murray was appointed convener of Home Mission committee for the ensuing year. The reports on Sabbath Schools, Young Peoples' Soeietiee and Cburoh life and work were read and adopted. Mr. Murray was appointed member of Synod's committee on bills and overtures. Mr. McLeod was appointed member of Assembly's committee on bills and over. tures. Mr. McLennan was granted leave of absence for three months to visit Scotland. The annual report of the Presbyterial Women's Foreign Missionary Society was read by J. G. Murdoo1 in behalf of the Secretary. On motion .duly made and seconded the following resolution was unanimously curried That we as a Presbytery having heard the annual re- port of the Presbyterial Women'ifForeigu Missionary Society desire to express our appreciation of the excellence of the re- port and our gratitude to God for the goodly measure of success which has at tended their efforts during the past year. 191 would rejoice in the continually in- creasing financial results of the work of the auxiliaries as a whole and more eepeo- ially iu the spiritual advantages to them selves and others io oonneotion with their Iabor of love. We commend the Society and their work to God and "to the word of hie grace " The Be',. Dr. Smith delivered au able Missionary address, On motion a vote of thanks was tendered to Dr. Smith for his excellent address. The next meeting of Presbytery will be held at Wingbam, May 1911 at 11:80 a.m. long 11IsoNAnn, Clerk. Lucicnow, March 21, 1890. Maitland Presbyterial W. F. M. S. The twelfth annual meeting of this society was held in the Presbyterian Church, Lucknow, on Maroh 1701, 1896. A large number of delegates and friends were present. The ladies of Luekuow and neighboring district made every ar- rangement which forethonght and kind - nese could suggest for the comfort and entertainment of their guests. The president, Mrs Murray, of Kinear• dine, presided and was assisted in the devotional exercises by Mrs - MacLennan, of Luckuow, and Mrs. Sutherland, of Ripley. Mrs Y MacKz extended a most cordial welcome to the visiting delegates to which Mrs.Wood, of Molesworth, replied. The choir favored the audience with a sacred selection, "Come onto Me I Come unto Me." The Preeident gave an earnest and im- pressive address emphasising the groat need of more extended effort in the cause of Miesiene. The Seoretary reported an increase of one Auxiliary and two Mission Bands, there being now 28 Auxiliaries and 7 Mission Bands. The Treasurer to orted an increase in contributions over last year, the total 91540.32 The offering was dedicated to the Lord, Mrs, Brown leading in prayer. Mies MaoNabb sang very sweetly a aaored solo "Too Late f Too Late," Mre. Hall, of Belgrave, gave an excellent paper on "Faith in Mission Work." Mrs. Carruth, Secretary of Supplies, reported that fourteen hundred weight of clothing valved at 0000.00, had been sent to the Northwest for the use of the In- diana under charge of Miss Macintosh. A sacred aeloctlon entitled "Nothing to Pay," was well rendered by a number of little girls. Then followed a diseuesiou on "What aro the beat meats to increase the interest in the formation and work of Mission Banda in ottr congregations and Auxiliaries," opened by Mrs, Coombe, of Kincardine. A number of ladies took part each offering practical suggestions. A sacred selection, "Rook of Ages," woe well rendered by the choir. Mrs. Methioson, of Armow, took charge of the question drawor. A number of b vor man u run rus- sets too small a field for too Rood photo- graphers. Tits POST wishes them success, Thie week W. A. B. Fiehleigh is re. riming old friendships in. Brussels. Mr, Fishleigh removed from town to Indian Head, N. W. T., 16 or 17 years ago. He is a brother to Mrs, B. Gerry. His visit to Ontario now is in the interest of a patent. Mise Downey has gone to ler home at Waterdown owing to a disabled knee. The injuring was caused by a fall while snow -shoeing. Mies Jona Ross ie taking Mies Downey', place in the Public School and will eontinne to do eo until her return after the Easter na er vac anon, CHURCH w V11114h . Service will be held each evening next week in St. John's church. The Fifth Commandment in relation to suicide was Rev. J. Rose' theme last Sabbath evening. A collection toward the Armenian fund will be taken in Melville Sabbath School next Sunday afternoon. Next Sabbath will be quarterly review in connection with the International aeries of Sabbath eobool lessons. The report of Rev. Mr, Sutherland's jubilee at Ripley may be read on page 8 of this issue. It is an interesting re- cital Rev, Mr, Fuller has resigned his charge at Stratford, and sails at once for the Old Country, where he has accepted a tall to church at his old home in England, Rev. Renal Dean Hodgins' discourses in St, John's oburch last Sabbath were highly approoiafed. The incumbent, Rev, A. 1i. Griffin, preached at Seaforth. The Rev. S. Fear, one of the pioneers of Methodism, died at his home in Elora, Ont., egad 04. He had bean fifty-six years hi Canada as a Methodist minister, and wan superannuated in 1876. The Junior League of the Methodist church will give their annual entertain. meat on the evening of Ender Monday. The program promises to be very interest. ing. Among other numbers there will be presented a Palestine song with black- board ; a cantata, "Sowing Light ;" Shepherd eon with =None ; and song y tour soldiers, The debt on Knox church, Stratford, amounting'o $1,000, was wiped out by the snniver-ary oolleotion Sunday, On Easter S'rbbaih morning at the Metbodiet ehurob Ole sermon will be direeted to the Junior League. In the evening there will be a serviee of praise, Bev, R. P, Maottay, secretary of the Presbyterian Foreign Mission Board, lag received a letter from Mrs. (Rev;) Go- forth, (formerly of St, Mary's) who is with her husband in Ronan, China. Mrs, Goforth reports that some 2,900 native women called on her io foie weeks, and that they displayed a great deal of interest in the work. Mr, Mac- kay also received a letter from Mrs, (Rev.) Goforth, native of Formosa, who accompanied Dr. Mackay, the mission- ary, when he was in Toronto last year. The letter described the cordial welcome they received from the natives of For. ntueo 00 their return. Mr. Kos Kan Santee that many of the people could not attend the demoo•tratioo, ae it was den. gernce to leave their homes on account of the disturbed condition of the Island. Rev. Mr. Christmas, in the course of a sermon at Winnipeg on Maroh 15th made eome startling prophecies, drawing his deductions from the Book of Daniel. He said this year, or, at the latest, in the spring of 1897, there would be a big European war ; Turkey would be die. membered, and • Franoa, by nonquering Germany, would regain her lost provinces up to the left bank of the Rhine. By over week April 11, 1897, the Jews will all have returned to Palestine and, would be recognized onee again by all the great powers as a nation. In 1900 Christ, he said, will return to the earth with all the apostles and saints, and reign here 1000 years. There is great difference of opin- ion as to whether there will be any death during this period, but one thing is certain, that a man 100 years old will . be but as a child in matter of years. In opposition to Dr. Wild he predicts home rule for Ireland. Class actin aa Nowa. Alexander Reid, a deaf mute, was killed by a train at Belleville. Wheat deliveries show a large falling off at country pointe in Manitoba. James G. Davie will act as market Clerk of Hamilton at a salary of 91,000, providing his own assistants, Alexvnder McLachlan, one of the most widely•known of Canadian poets, died Friday at hie residence, Orangeville, Ont., at 8 a. m. He moved into town from hie farm a short time ego. He had been in good health until a few days ago and his death was unexpected by his friends. The match between the smilers Wallace Roes, of New Brunswick, and W. A. Barry, of London, was rowed Tuesday on the Tyne, from the Scotswood suspension bridge to the west side of the ltedheugh bridge. Barry won by a length. Ross was given five seconds' start. The race was for 550 a side. Stephen Butts, of Windsor, has a bul. let io his body just over the left lung. His wife's explanation of the shooting ie that Mr. Butts is a somuambuli.t, that he arose in the night, took the revolver out of his trunk and inflicted the wound upon himself after returning to bed, never waking up until after the shot was fired. A church congregation down in Bayham was dismissed most summarily under no. pleasant oircurestaoces two Sundays since. Right in the middle of the preach. ere discourse there bolted into the half open door what appeared to be a blade and white oat closely followed by a yellow dog. Cat and dog ran swiftly down the middle aisle to the platform. The preacher, taken unawares, did the natural thing, kicked at lbs cat, hitit. and landed it squarely in the middle of the congregation. Then it turned ant that the oat was a skunk.—Delhi Vin. dilator. About 1 o'clock last Monday a. terrific explosion startled the residents of Petro• lea and surrounding country and shook buildings all over the vioinity. Ingniry proved that Corey's torpedo works had been destroyed and that two more vie - time had peen added to the long list of killed through the agency of premature nitro-glycerine explo:ioos. The building was a frame etraoture, located about two miles from the town, and but three men were employed in the business, two of whom were blown to pieoes so small that it was almost impossible to identify either. The third employee, J. Vance• water, did not happen to be working, and • consequently escaped a horrible death. The two victims are wall known as hard working and steady mechanics. John Owens one of the victims - 0 went to Petr lea about five years ago and secured a position with H. Corey & Son as foreman of the torpedo works, and he worked atsadily. He leaves a yonng wife and child to mourn his lose. Wm. Huggard, whose folks reside there, was a bard. working young fellow, and one of thebest musicians in the town. He remarked before going to work that morning that he did not feel inclined to start out, ae he had Dever had any experience fe this business, and said he might be blown up before he retureed home. The deceased young men ie a nephew of Joeeph Hng• gard, of Toronto. The cause of the ex- plosion eon, of oocree, only bo surmised, and it is thought, while one of the men was putting the stuff through the promos eome of it was aooidentally dropped, Fragments of the unfortunate meo'a bodies were found 800 yards from the building where they had bean employed, while about the only trace of where the factory stood was a large hole, covered partly by eome rubbish. The horse which the men used to carry tbam to their work wan stabled in a shed about 25 feet from where the glycerine was being handled, and, strange to say, was on• harmed, The soeuo of the disaster was vieitod by hundreds during the afternoon. The remains were taken in obarge by Chief Jackson. This explosion will, no doubt, bring back to memory the terrible disaster whioli happened five years ago next month, in which Bradley Chambers and MoDermid were blown to pirates at Bradley's torpedo works, nixing gly- cerine.