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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1891-5-22, Page 1Volurne 18. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1891. Number 463. Dominion House Notes. Dr. Landet•kin propene to ask how much wars spent in prosoouting persons selling liquor to Indians in the county of Brae during bhp years 1887.90, Tho Government has been notified that a petition has been presented to the Queen by the Hodson Ray Company for a sup- plemental obarter granting the Company an extension of its presenb privileges. Pebiti0ne for and against the request must reaoh the Privy Connell before June 28rd. Of the Senators appointed by Royal Proclamation, when the Canadian Oon. federation was formed in 18117, only thir- teen remain. Two, Sir Alexander Camp- bell and Hon. J. 0. Aikens, retired from the Senate to accept Lieutenant Gov- ernorships. The Confederation Senators who ere still members of our House of Peers are Sir David Macpherson and Messrs. Allan, Armand, Botsford, Chaf- fers, Dickey, Flint, Guevremont, Mc- Clolan, M[Ilet•, Odell,Reesor and Werk. Prohibition petitions continue- to pour into Parliament. Those poor members who have few or none to present feel quite disconsolate. The lack in such oases ought to be made up without delay. Still more important is it, especially where there is any question as to the firmness of the member's backbone upon the question, that his prinoiplee should be strengthened and not weakened by his interests. We may count on it that the liquor traffic is busy enough making representations on its own side of the case and giving members to see that a vote for prohibition wilhbe fatal to them in their counties. A few such represent- ations on the other side might just noir prove a bracing tonio. A. visitor to Ottawa reports that Sir John Macdonald is not in very good healbh, and that hie condition gives muob oonoern to his numerous friends, who are afraid that his constitution le breaking up. This information is confirmed by a dispatch from Ottawa, which states that Sir John had to go home i11, and that though he drove up to his office the fol- lowing day to receive a deputation he had to return home almost immediately, and was not present in the House. IIe has aged vary rapidly in the last year, and those who hate come in contact with him say that he has lost much of his former good humor. It is to be regretted that the Conservative chief is in a condition of health so precarious. Business in the House is delayed when he is absent from it for at least 0 part of the day. The general hope will be that he may take tt turn for the better soon, but in Sir John Macdonald, 00 in all aged Parliainentar- iane, yeas count, and the long and often wearisome sessions are hard on even robust constitutions. The repot of Commissioner L. W. Ilerohmer, of the Northwest Mounted Police, for the year ending Nov. 30th, 1800, has been presented to the house. It states that there has been a great de- crease in crime among the Indians, in all the districts patrolled by the force. Many are adoptingmore civilized habits. They raise good crops, and last year supplied a large proportion of the hay, purchased under ooutract at Regina,. There have been some cases of cattle stealing report- ed from the southern districts, but in most cases these depredations have been committed by Indians from the United States on visits to their friends. Inetruo• tions have beon given to cheek their immigrations. The liquor question is in an unsatisfactory condition. The de. cieion of the courte, that liquor admitted under permit can be held by any one, makes the Northwest act inoperative.' Many Indians have been arrested tender the influence of liquor, supplied to them by uueorupulous white mon and half- breeds. Several who were deteoted in the traffic have been punished by fines and imprisonment, but it is still carried on. The total strength of the force ie 702 constables and 282 officers, including inspectors, surgeons, staff sergeants, ora. The force in Manitoba hoe been chiefly, engaged in patroling the border to pre- vent infractions of the °atoms hew s. Washington Letter. (From our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, May 8,'91. The canvas for the speakership of the next House, though the eleotion fe six months off, is being conducted with ex. traordinery aotivity by the several candi- dates. The reepeative candidates are writing to or visiting the various sections of the country where they look for a chance to make votes and tine rivalry is sharp. Mr, Mille practically started hie canvass before the eleotion, which re- sulted in giving the Democrats control of the House. Being free to do so, he went out west, where the tariff reform idea is eupposed'to have suddenly taken root, and began to devolope rapidly and worked his best to noun the eleotion of men who believed with him on the revenue quoetion. A number of the men who, to their own surprise, were eleoted to the House, aro said to attribute their encase largely to kis efforts in their be- half, and his friends claim for him Riot he will have a large vete in the west when he shave the canvass to contend for the speakership nomination. It is claimed also that ha will got the support of a number of members on sentimental grounds—mon wad believe that be should be rewarded for his taxi ETflghb started in the corker days, regardless of his adapt. obihty to the dubice of a Sppeaker•, His friends uproar( absolute confidence in his election and say that ho will lead from the start. It will probably be a close race for lead on the start, however, be- bween him and Crisp, of Georgia. Tho supporters of the latter otaitn that leo will lead all other candidates on the start and will draw from every Mention as 00011 as the light gots warm in the oanou(', McMillan, Who ie now mere and has been oonferring with friende in the east, is a good worker and stands well in the fight. Mr. Springer and Mr. Byntnn have been wonting upon the aseumptien that there might bo a eontiment against giving the epealtereltip to a Southern man, At there ere more Northern titan Southern Democrats in the next House it would be easy to elect a man living north of the Mason and Dixon lino If there were any motioned feeling on the subject, but there appears to be no salt feeling. Ib is expected that the speaker- ship will be given to the South, us the preeidenov is not open to her, the North being given conbrol of the committees. Mr. Hatoh is expeoted to show some strength among the farmers of the south- west. It is evident that the Behring sea neate ter has again assumed a diplomatic pbuee, and that the communications be. tween the U. S. and the British govern- ment relating to it are again passing. The outcome of this oorrespondenoe, if any has been reached, is not yet made public, but one result of ib, if only a temporary one, hoe become apparent at the Treasury Department, which fore- shadows a halt in contemplated Treasury Department operations in Behring Sea, pending the discussion now going on be. tween Secretary Blaine and Lord Salis- bury. This means that the iustruolione to the revenue cutters Rush and Bear, which had been prepared and the instre°. tions to Seal Agent Stanley Brown and Inspector Williams, will not bo issued for perhaps a week. Mr. Williams, who was hurridly sutnnionod to Washington last week, expeoting daily to start for San Francisco with the inetruobione for Brown and himself, and also with the sailing instructions for the revenue cutters, has left for his home, not to re- turn until the end of the week or perhaps not at all. The revenue cutter Rnsh was under orders to Bail on the 14th tnst., ar,d Mr. Williams, who expected to sail on her, now intimates that it is by no means oertain that he or any other Government agent will go on her. This indicates that there may be a closed season in the Behring Sea seal fishery business. The cool weather of the past few days has had a manifold effect upon Wash- ington sooiety, whose summer plane, which before were progressing with such rapid strides toward maturity, have been allowed to temporarily collapse into a condition of suspended animation. The idea of closing comfortable town houses 6o undertake the uncertain vicissitudes of seashore and mountain resorts, with the temperature threatening at any moment to drop below freezing point, is not, in the present writing, an oxhilerat- ing prospect. Possibilities of the grippe and the vuty certain disoonforts to ba encountered by habitation in the airily constructed summer hotels prove enfiui• outly powerful mduooments to temporal:. ily efface all desire on the part of society to follow the example of Poor Joe. in "Bleak House" to 'newt) minor/lag on." ON'fARID CROPS - The May bulletin of the Bureau of In. duetries gives a cheering forecast of the yield of fruits and grains. So bright an outlook, it says, has not been presented for many a spring for the fall wheat crops of Ontario.. The best showing is made in the west, while in the east it is reported the crop is considerable on heavy land, and that low-lying land Buf- fered from ice. Winter rye 114 in fair condition. Of other grain crops little is said. In the great burley -growing dis- tricts there is a decline in the area of barley sown, owing to the fear of the Mc- Kinley Bill interfering with the price. Some fields formerly devoted to barley have been sown with spring wheat, oats and peas. Grass ie wall advanced and clover looks well. Fruit trees and grape vines Dame through the winter well, and will likely have a large yield. Supple. mebtary reports sent in after the late frost, during the first week in May, show that little harm was done, except in the County of Perth. The most unwolooms news ae to fruit, is that blaolntot has made serious ravages in plum and oherry orchards, in some cases affeoted trees having bean out down by the ownere. Farm stook is in good general health, but not prime condition, horses faring worst, influenza being among the die - orders named. All grains are reported scarce, but hay 15 ao plentiful and low as to be a drag on the market. Ieavy loss- es, ranging from flee to eevontyfivo per oett., aro reported among bees. Ctt,utedieue NuWra- Ingereoll's population is 5009. Prescott will offer the 0. 1'. 11, a bonus to erect a grain elevator there. Burglars blow open the safe of Emile Bourquin, at Tavistook, and secured $1,000. Dr. Dawson, of the Geological Survey, has been appointed a member of the Royal Society of England. The Montreal general hospital has de- cided not to admit women students to the privileges of the hospital. An unknown desperado entered the Times office, Orillia, and robbed the till of its entire c0nte11ts-18 Dents. Hugh Oampbell, of Woodstock, al- though 87 years, has this spring dug and planbed itis half acre of garden. The body of the late Patrick Purcell, ex -M. P., was stolen from the cemetery at Cornwall on Thursday night,1 A South Norwich farmer owns a now that gave birth to three strong healthy oalvee—two aro all white and ono black, Miss Galt, daughter of Chief Justine Galt, of. Toronto, and who belongs to the Salvation Army, ie doing duty in Quebec pity. Mrs. McLaren, a resident of London, Ont., celebrated her 1010 birthdoy ami• veteary on Tenaday of last wook Tho old lady is in good health. A by-law for the eonetraotion of the Holly eystem of water.works in Idasex Gantt°, at a coat of $$,20,000 Was carried byvote of 127 to (30, Alexander Rosa, of Lindsay, was practising with an eategen with a mai- bee of Other lads and received a shot in tine eye, wraith totally destroyed the sight. The will of the Coto Sheriff Soiree. of Woodetoolc, has boon entered for pro. bate. The ronl and personal estate ie valved at 1176,000 all of which ie left to the widow. One of the St. Thomas census enema. eters Bays that he has not found an un- married woman over 80 ysars of age. The degree of D. C. L. is to be con. reread on R. T. Walkem, Q. 0 , of King• aeon, by Trinity University, Toronto. William II. Lee, Egremont, Ont„ has undergone Bore affliction, losing six of his ohildren from diphtheria, and at one time four of them worn lying corpses in the house, Two died a few days pre. viously. Mrs. Roger Lamont, of the Lake Shore Line, Sydenham, had just finished milk- ing on Saturday and was standing with the pail of milk in her hand. While in the act of driving a pig from the yard, she slipped, breaking her leg. On Sunday M. Kenney and Richard Spoon, of Wolfe Island, found a petrified snake two feet long imbedded in a rook in a quarry. The head, eyes and even the markings on its skin are discernible, although the coloring ie missing. The London Conference of the Metho- dist church will meet at Windsor on Juno 4th. Tho ordination sermon will bo preached on Sunday, June 7th, by IRev. Mr. Dnnglas, 1:,. L. D., principal of Montreal Wesleyan Theologioal College. A child between one and two years old, son of Alexander McLean, of Ramsay, Ont., went and laid his head nn his grand mother'eknee on Friday. ,Mrs. McLean, thinking he was ill or tired, took him up in nor arms, when he instantly breathed his last. Mrs. Hollinger was struck by a yard engine of the 0. P. R. at Oranseville on July 7th last and a doctor found it neces- sary to amputate four toes. At the !m- elees on Thursday of last week elle re. covered a verdict of $800 against the company. Thieves effected an entrance into the general store of William Tough, of Ida, Ont., last Monday night and carried off watches, watch chains, silk handker- chiefs, American silver and various other articles, to the amount of about $100. There is no clue. Al Galt J. Alison, census enumerator, brought Chas. W. Wilms before the Mayor the other day for refusing to answer and answering falsely the gees. tions put to him. Air. Alison did not watt hien fined, so withdrew the charge, Mr. Wilcox to pay oats. While playing with a canary bird Miss Minnie Delmarah, of Wolfe Island, daughter of Peter lelmarsh, met with an accident which may cause her death. The bird jumped at her face anti out the skin, causing blood poisoning. She is in a precarious condition. James Bell, of Bell's Lake, Glonelg, ie known to be a successful stock breeder, but his usual rate of iuorea'o has recent- ly been materially augmented. During the past few months three of Itis oows gave birth to six calves, three pair twins, all of which are doing well. One of the dogs belonging to Samuel MoOormiok, of Galt, discovered a porno. pine in the woods the other day and had a tussle with it, but was no doubt sorry for it afterwards, as he got stuck so full of quills that you could hardly toll the dog from the porcupine. The animal was at lad treed ani finally killed. It weighed over 50 pounds. As the emigrant train for the west was passing between Cobden and Graham's Bridge a child about 8 yenta old dropped off unnoticed by any one. It remained beside the track till the Atlantic Express No. 2, which was late that morning, came to the place where the child was noticed and taken baok to Cobden. The child had sustained a severe soalp wound. A now near Hawtrey, being housed and fed near a mare and colt, finding a Isnot hole convenient took it into her head to pilfer the hay, and undertook to get an extra supper the other night. The mare objected of course and while the cow's tongue was through the hole took and bit about half of it off. The pro- prietor was relieved of all difficulty by the butcher Doming at the opportune moment and paying a reasonable price for the cow. Later information inoreasea the extent of the loos of Alliston, by reason of Friday's. disastrous fire. There is not a grocery or dry goods store left in the plan ; whole squares were burnt to the ground. The lose ie estimated at from $400,000 to $500,000. About 90 families are homeless, nearly all of whom escaped with but the olobhes on their beaks, and many of whom are in aobual want and in great distress. Contributions from those charitably disposed sent to N. M, Livingstone, manager of tete Bank of Hamilton, will be gratefully received. There was a remarkable coincidence connected with the accidental death of John Kidd, of Adjala. A abort time previous a horse ran away throwing out bhe boonpant, who reoeivod severe in. juries, wbioh resulted in death. Mr, Kidd and five others ware in a democrat wagon attending the funeral, when the horse enddonly bolted, tilting the spats and throwing the o00upanbs out book- warrl. Mr. Kidd reached forward to catch the lines and foil out over the dashboard and was instantly killed. Chas, Robertson, ex.reeve of Windham, is the pendia of o 003100s Indian relic, which he found on the farm on which be now resides. It is a slate atone of very fine grain beautifully streaked with stripes of variegated colors, somewhat like the blade of a temabawll ; in the centre is a small hole penetrated its though it might have been used to Moert a oord and enspond the relic about the nook in the form of an amulet. Mr. Rob. ertson has exhibited it to many, but Inas not yob ascertained the oxaab purpose for which mush an artiole was used by the aborigines of this country. The 0•ysar-old daughter of Jos.. Cam- eron, who lives at Toronto, had a narrow 0soape from being burned to death Monday aftornoon. Sile was play. ing with another ohild Hoar her hone, when he applied a 1ighted match to her dross, Her fiendish playmato fled ars goon as he saw what he bad done, and had it not boon for brio timely arrival of the child's mother the little ono would Mayo been sedately if not fatally burned. In extinguishingthe florae Bird Cain- atm am er- on had her hnds badly burned, and else will bo disabled far several clays. The enamel' Australia, which arrived at San 1'ranoieoo Wednesday from Hono- lulu brings advioee that the yacht Italoy• on, loaded with $1,000,000 worth of eon• traband opium is on her way to the pout, and is almost due. The 'materna officers win Ieeep a lookout for her. William Kyle, whose unfortunate con. ueotion with the defunct wholesale liquor firm of Kyle do Go., Toronto, oost him the serving of a five years' sentence for forgery in Kingston Penitentiary, hue just been released. He served exactly four years and two months, the extra ben months being his good conduct ale lowanoo. Egerton Grafton, the 10•year•old son of Royal Grafton, of Toronto township, wile leading a horse behind another led by hie father. Something canned the first horse to lookout and the animal's hoof earns in oonbact with the boy's face fair in the mouth. The blow broke the boy's jaw bone in three places and played havoc with his teeth. The patient is fed through a tube inserted in bis bandaged mouth, The gold hunters are again at work digging out the Captain Kidd treasure some miles east of Port Colborne. The Reed brothers and lloeere, Ronk and Baith are engaged in tbo search, and dynamite is used to looter. the roues. A Buffalo clairvoyant is constantly eon. suited as to the 0000000 of the enterprise, and ebe is confident the gold will be found this bimo. Owing to the presence of leprosy amongst the Chinese in British Colum- bia, the Government will send Dr. Smith of the. Traoaclie Lazaretto to make an examination with a view to their segre- gation. The corporation of Victoria has purchased Daroy Island, some dis- tance from the oity, for the purpose of planing an establishment there if manes. say. A serious aooidsnt occurred at the G. T. R. station, Berlin, on Tuesday night of last week. While Gotsried Rieder. bausen, aged 00, was about to leave the train he slipped , from the platform and the wheel passed over his foot. The foot woe crushed to such an extent that doc- tors were obliged to amputate the leg just above the ankle joint. A little daughter of henry Long, 5th line, Erin, was severely injured the other day. She had gone into the barnyard accompanied by the dog, when a ewe be- came enraged at the pressnoe of the dog. Sho made a run at the dog with the in. tension of Inviting it. The dog ran be- hind the girl for protection and the sheep struck the child, breaking her leg in two places. Daniel Munro, a young man in the employ of the M. C. R. Company at St. Thomas, died at his residence, Manitoba street, on Thursday night of last weelc from the effects of an overdose of chloro- form. Dr. Fulton had intended perform- ing an operation on him, and the chloro• form was administered in the dootor's office by o medical student. Deceased was married about three weeks ago. An inquest was held. A lebter from Victoria, B. 0., publish- ed in the Toronto papers of the 13th inst. Bays : "I write to warn those of your readers who ountemplate Doming out to the Pacific coast that there are hundreds of idle men including meohanios in every town from Portland to Vancouver, unable to obtain work of any kind, and the situ• anion is aggravated every day by the ar- rival of new comers, including Chinese. It pays the railroads, steamboats and hotels but it is ruin to those seeking work." Hon. Elijah Leonard, senator, died in London friday. Deceased was born near Syracuse, N. Y., and moved to Canada in 1830, where he became large. ly interested in manufacturing. He had been Mayor of London and a director of the London and Stanley Railway. He was an unsuccessful oandidate for Lon. don in bhe Canadian Assembly in 1854. Ho represented Malahide division In the Legislative Council of Canada front 1802 until the union. He Ma called to the Senate by royal proclamation in May, 1867. Mr. Leonard was a Liberal in ppolitics. He has been retired from bueiue's for a number of years. The counterfeiters at Windsor were sentenced on Thnrsday morning of last week. John Stinson, the clef man, will serve 10 years in Kiugston penitentiary, and William and James, his sons, three years each. Stoddard, oharged with making instruments for the counterfeit- ers, was released. Stoddard gave a bond for a thousand dollars to appear when called upon. Tho Dooley woman teas also found guilty and will atop at the jail for two weeks. 7011)9 Stiueon when sem termed .palled the detectives all the vile florae he could muster, but was quicitly removed from the court, While 7. Carpenter and W. C. Spray wen fishing off the dook ab the old wool- len mill at Gananoque, the former's hook caught on something very heavy, and, on landing it, it wa0 found to be a parcel se- curely tied, attached to which was It large stone. Tho parcel had two wrapper(' of paper, and inane, wrapped in linen, was the body of an infanb. The babe was wrapped in copies of the Toronto World of May 7 and Empire of May 0. A poet mortem showed that the child was .born alive and healthy, and lend evidently beau smothered. The manner in 91111011 the parcel was clone up—Orsi a oove•ing of linen securely pinned, then newspapers, and lastly a wrapper of coarse paper— pointed to ib as the work of a woman, George Kuhn, who livor near the G. T. R. anthem Chatham, hoard in the neigh. borh0od of hie house a plaintive wail, and on investigating be fotmd a baby w110011 reeidenoe in this inhospitable world wind not have been more than two menthe. The police were aoquaintod with bhe oircumstatoe and attention was at an burned to bbo etagere; whore a young woman, who conleseed to be the Mother of the castaway, was found wait- ing to leave on the eastern train. She bave her nano as Ellen Keiller noel her ore ars Romney. Ln her pocket was fend a ticket from 1110nitoitn to Torotnto. Alen, keeping her in tine collo all night the chief allowed hot to go to her des- tination. Sho promised to stand by the oltfld till eltecould got to a refuge of some Odin which 10 leave it. Perth County. Stratford is to have a Kindergarten School. Stratford public sohool ohildren aro to be given an excursion to Godarioh on June 12th. S. A. Cameron, of Orillia, has bought the Albion hotel at Stratford, and token possession. Orangemen around Mitchell will listen to a sermon from the rector of Trinity Chnruh there on July 12. Mies Wittie, of Milverton, was awl. dentally shot by her brother Wednesday. The contents of the gen streak her foot, tearing off the shoe, while many grains lodged in the fieeh. The reeves of Elena and Wallace, Messrs. Cleland and Poole, leave on Wed. ueeday, 20th inet., to accompany the delegation which goes to Ottawa re the question of recouping the municipal• ittes for their railway bonuses, St. Mary's has several veterans in Odd. fellowship. Among them is J. Cameron, who became a member in 18.19, He has a letter of introduction from his lodge in Scotland to the Canadian brethren dated April 10th, 1850. E. Long became a member of St. Mary's lodge on Nov. 1(1(1, 1856, 7. Maclean, one week later, and W. N. Ford, in Feb., 1857. Before Justice Maclennan, Toronto, a motion was was made in the matter of North Perth Ontario eleotion petition to commit Dr. Ahrens for refusal to answer question on bis examination under the Lleution Aut. The doctor ran againet Mr. Magwood, (Con.,) at the last election and was defeated, and now claims the seat. Dismissed with posts. Hon. Thos. Ballantyne will open the session of the South Perth Farmers' In. etibute on May 29t11 with an address and a discussion on the question of dairying ; the best dairy now ; how to feed a dairy sow for the beat results ; the silo as a profitable thing in dairy feeding. John Hobson, of Guelph, will treat on the care, value and applioation of manure ; John Whyte on breeding and feeding hogs for profit ; Mr. bVood, of Rimmed, on mixed farming; Mr. Legge, of St, Marys, on the value of the root crop in stook feeding, etc. In the evening there will be another session addressednby Mr. Hobson and others. The Mitchell Advocate of the 15th inst., says :—Nearly two years ago the wife of Rev. Mt'. Nugent, the popular pastor of Trafalgar street Methodist ohurob, died. Since then Miss Leona, sister of deceased, has looked after the house and proved a mother to the child. ton. Cupid's dart was working during the time, and it so pierced the heart that the two decided to become one, and eo on Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by S. Nethercott and wife, they drove clown to Stratford, where the Rev, Dr. Griffin performed the necessary ceremony. On their return in the evening a reception was given them at the parsonage by a large number of the members 01 bhe con- gregation. A very pleasant time was spent. The annual district meeting of the Stratford district of the Methodist church was held in the Trafalgar street church, Mitohell, on Thursday of last week. Rev. W. S. Griffin, D. D., Choir - man, presided, Rey. S. C. Edmonds be- ing appointed Secretary, and Rev. J. Grundy assistant. Revs. A. E. Hender- son and D. M. Wilson were recommend. ed to the annual conference. The re- ports from the various circuits were read and were higbly satisfactory. Stratford churches raised $6,500 for all purposes ; Mitchell, $4,700 ; I'ullarton, $1,600 ; Staffs, $1,300 ; Monktbn, $1,200; Harmony, $800, and Embro, $900. The membership is about the same as last year. There were no changes made in any of the oiranits. The following reso. lunion was moved by Rev. E. E. Nugent and seconded by G. Lovereage :—"That the bast thanks of tbie Distriot Meeting be tendered to Rev. W. S. Griffin for the cordial, happy and efficient manner in which he has presided over this district for the past three years, and we pray that be may be lona; epared to give hid services to the church.' This was carried unanimously, and the dootor replied. The oiroumstanoes surrounding the murder of William Barbour, son of R, F. Barbour, St. Marys, Ont., at Portland, Oregon, a abort time ago, and whose body was three days later found in the Columbia River, are most mysterious, Mr, Barbour had been engaged in general merchandise business at Lebanon, Oro., for about a year and a half, and had been very prosperous. Previous to that time he worked a large farm in the Canadian Northwest, which he sold before remov- ing to the Columbia 111ver District, Five months ago be caste to Canada and married Mies Minnie Beal, of Whitby. A telegram dated Lebanon, May 6, from the young widow reads as follows : "Wil- liam was murdered in Portland. Body was found on Sunday last, but there is no clue to the murderer. Body has been placed in vault and will remain there nn• MI 1 ant ready to bring to Canada, will write full partioulare to morrow. Have just returned from the inquest. The ob. jeot of the murder woe stoney." Do. ceased, who was in his 80th yea, was born in St. Marys, where he reamed a good business education, afterwards learning the grocery business. For the past three months registered lettere addressed to employees ab the Grand Trunk shops, Stratford, have been mysteriously (Reappearing, and no trace could be had of them. Tuesday a letter containing $16 was soot to the ofiioos, but it did not roach its destination, Sue. pinion at onus rested on two young mets named harry Ballard and Harry Vaca, who were employed in the "tinto" office 0.0 clerks, and whose duty It wits to con. voy the mail Iron the postoffioe to the shops. They were arrested on enspioion and talion into ottstody, and the missing letter with its dottentt was hound in the pooket of ono of theta. Ballard and Vaux ib seems, wore not alone in 1110 pilfering. They hal aseooiated with t110tn a third young lad named Charles Irving from the "stone" department. Ido was alae snorted. Tho three young Men accepted good positions fn agenda respectable families in Stratford. Lu two cases the mothers of the boys are widows, and were dopendiug principally on their sons' selaries for support, and as would be naturally supposed this abode bas been a severe one to them. The boys when arrested °0)0018ed the whole affair, and upon being taken before Police Magiatrate O'Loane elected to be tried thermally. All the boys had money on their persons, some of ft hidden in their shoes and sewed up in the lege of their pants. They were remanded foe sentence. • Northwest Notes. Ltapid City has It population of abon.5 750, Brandon is to have a big trotting meet. ing on the 25th. Work on the new Hudson Bay Com. pany's building at Calgary is progressing: rapidly. The Port Arthur Sentinel says- the C. P. 11. intends to erect mammoth offing( in Winnipeg. A north-western baseball league is talk. ed of, to include Mauitobe, Dakota and Minnesota clubs. The first party of gfrle sent by Hon. Mrs. Joyce from Lugland arrived on Fri day, 13 in number. Fletcher, who shot a halfbreed near Battleford last year, has been sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary. All the mail on the train which met with the accident near Sudbury was burned except the registered letters. Mr. Cliffe, of the Brandon Mail, will probably oppose Attorney -General Bifton in North Brandon at the approaching eleotion. Within the past six weeks 0 is esti. mated that over 1,000 persons have set- tled be the Red Deer and Edmonton districts. Mr. White, C. E., left Winnipeg last week with a survey party to !create the projected railway line from Melita to the Souris coal fields. J. W. Sifton, of Brandon, at one time of London, the Superintendent of the Brandon Reformatory, has been appoint- ed Inspector of Public Buildings under the Local Government. The 19 -year-old daughter of Mr. Sebes. lean, near Gladstone, was badly burned on Friday, her clothes catching fire from a buruing log, and the young woman died next day from the effects of the burns. Manager Pugh, of the Canada an- thracite mines in the Rockies, says that the company will shortly resume opera- tions, they having been successful in having anthracite placed on the free list by the United States Government. Two young German boys, whose father has deserted them, have been taken fu oharge by Chief Huston, of Portage la Prairie, until some provision is made for them by the town. Their mother is not able to support them, as she is left in destitute oiroumstauces. It is reported by the Medicine Hat Ranch Co'y bbat a baud of Indians are killing cattle on their ranches. Two floc animate were shot by the desperadoes,' the tongues and choice parts being out off and the balance left on the prairie. Ranchmen are getting netted. A Young Men's Liberal•Conservative Association has been formed at Gretna, and the following officers elected :–Presi- dent, A. J. Hughes ; let Vice -President for see. 8.21, R. S. Ferguson ; and Vioe- President for 7.20, W. A. Dolmage ; Ord Vioe.President for 7.20, J. Brandon ; 4th Vice -President for 8.20, F. Leeson ; Sec- retary, J. W. Edwards ; Treasurer, W. S. Hetherington, jr. Huron County. Godarioh citizeus won't boom the brass Band fund. Ueborne towuebip has only one hotel. Stephen has 9. The Wingham Times bas located in the Beaver Moak. The petition to have a stage put on the old route between Bayfield and Seaforth is being largely signed. Hepple c@ Johnston, of the Zurich flax mills, have sown over three hundred acres of flax Ibis season, The eteamer Campanile running be- tween Chicago and Kingston, will make weekly calls at Godarioh. The Methodist os mp meeting at Kippen is still being organized. Rev. Mr. Irvin has hired a tent capable of bolding 300 people. Godarioh Meahanioe' Institute °lessee for the past term numbered 29 attend- ants, of whom 2 were females, 25 stud. ing writing, 29 arithmetic, and 27 book- keeping. In one section of Godarioh township there are four nonagenarians :—Mrs. Beacon aged 91 years and Mrs. Wallis, Mrs. Jos. Curry tend Mr. Blown aged 90 respectively. Mr. Brown is able to do light outside word yet and ons see bo read without speotaoles. A. J. Gilmore, of Prescott, Arizona, formerly of Clinton, had a narrow eacefre reoeutiy. He had a loaded revolver in his pocket and was passing through a pine of shrubbery, when the hanmor or trigger was naught, dieobarging 411(9 con- tents of the °bomber into his log near the iunee. At last accounts Mr. Gilmore was in the hospital, but the bullet hal not been removed. Tbo Winnipeg Free Prose of the 140 Ind. says :—A. marriage took plane yes- terday afternoon at the residence of Mr. Smith, manager for Messrs. Gowans, Kent et Co., the contracting parties be- ing Arthur Flaok, of Wingham, and Mise Louis Smith. Miss Smith attended her sister, and the bridegroom was snppo'ted by a brother of bhe bride, Rev, Samoa Allan tied the knot. The young condo' lolt forexpress. dot st by yesbertlay evotting's John Harvey, aged 40, formerly of Br0oefield, ootnmitted sui0fle at the Tremont Shouse, St. Paul, on Saturday, by shooting Wang through the head with ashotgun. tie left nnote Addressed to hie father, Joseph Harvey, Benefield, Ont., Canada, in witfoh ho stated that his wife, whom he monied at Moeeejaw, N. W. T., last July, and ruined him. The woman denies the charge(' and says bleu With the Graud Trunk and belong to her beithetld was an inebriate.