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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1892-3-11, Page 1Volume 19 Cil A'G ,W. Glas(ou i a busy city, in pose lateen canning item t.. Louden It owes cue sidernble of iF.O Jnhpnrtaners to the thee Clyde, which, by the enterprise of Ito iu- hebitaut8, Ince been made a ohoiuel from Greenook to the liroomielaw. One hundred years ago twelve miles below the oity in a dry time it could bo oro -sod on foot, now the targe vessels of the Anchor limos, dr wing twenty-four feet, goes up and down with the tide. Since 1870 the (eyrie 'frust has drudged and removed 20,000,000 cubic yards of materi- al. It bee o.st over eight Millions seer• ling h.,viu_ now an annual oxpeedituro of £850,000 for maintenance and on account of sinking feud and interest. The business part of the city is eubetan• Malty built. 13u0hauao, Jamaica, Argyle and other streets are busy thoroughfares, requiring the oouetent efforts of two policemen to regulate the traffic. Glee gow'e origin, like all old world cities, is lust in legend. It is first heard of ab gut the middle of the sixth oentury when Keitigern, or St. 11luuge, as he is some- times outlast, pitolwu cis lately out; en the banks of the Molendinar, a small rivulet which then as now rushed down to the Clyde past the spot where in after ages was treated the cathedral. It is 'said to be the mo, b complete eaclosiesti• cal buildin=g in Scotland as ib eaoeped in jury at the time of the reformation. It is open every day and is iu its. If well worthy of a visit. T• the readers of Rob Roy 11 has quite an interest as 0110 of its mostexotting 80e1e8 ie laid in the Iowa part of the edifice. Thr windows area 1 or nearly all painted and are mostly of foreign workmanship, two in partionlar fr,.m Milan are considered to be eg1a to anything of the kind in the hiugdom. There are said to be 150 windows in the building and about as many pillars .:f ponde•;.us size, more particularly those in the crypt, winch ,mak s it dark and gloomy. The Malls are covered with monuments in memory of omiueut Dili, zeas or of Scottish regiments, giving 'be names of the officers and privates and the battles in which they full and in some cases the old colors of different rt gimeits. Crossing the talley of the Moloidinnr over a bridge called the Bridge of Signs 108 come to the Necropolis which covers a conical hill 225 foot above the 01,,de. At a railed corner at its baso is the Jewish burying ground walled and iron railed about 40x10 feet inside. Some of the lueariptious are in Hebrew and others in English, On rho steno wall at the entrance are the fallowing lines :— "Tribe of rho wandering feet and weary breast, IIow shall yo flee away and be at rest ? The wild clave hath her nest, the fox hie cavo, Mankind their country—Isrwl but the grave." IIow std the memories connected with the once favored rime. The most con 81110000s monument is that of John Knox. It ie a tall column of somewhat heavy proportions rising from a square base on which is placed a statue of the Reformer lookiug over the. city. Anoth- er oonspionous one is in memory of Win. Ms(Javin, a noted controversial author. Every foot seem. to be occupied end crowded with local celebrities too numer- ous to mention. Coming !torn there' looked Into the Lxohauge, the large hall of which strangers are allowed to enter but nob to pass through except with a member of theBoard. George's Square, elle finest in the city, is nicely laid out with walks leading through it in various directions. In it are twelve monuments, the central one en a flnted,Doric column, possibly 80 feet in height, is in memory of Sir Walter Scott and is said to be the fireb that was erected 10 his honor. On the East and in the centre line of the square is ell equestrian statue in bronze by Earoohetbi, of Prince Albert, and on the west side an the same line is a simi- lar one to the Queen, by the same artist. They are beautiful works of art. The others rue those of Peel, Wall, Moore, Lord G,un bell and the poet Burns, crust- ed by shilling subscriptions, Livingstone and two others to two Glasgow benefac- tors, mediocrities so far es the public are concerned. A good many of theme had been erected elsewhere but all of them had oomparatively recently been set up. In close companionship In the square Nelson is oommemorated by an obelisk on the green about 150 feet high and Wellington by an equestrian statue in front of the Exohange. There may be othere which I failed to notice but that the citizens of Glasgow have displayed their usual enterprise ill memory of the great no one tan fail in admitting. On the East side of the square maguifi- oent oity buildings have been built, open- ed a few years ago by the Queen and which were kept open for nine days. It was computed that 400,000 parsons dur- ing that time passed through and in. epeoted the buildings. The stair oases ere marble with hand railings of alabas- ter. The coat, including the site, is set down at £520,000, over $2,500,000, which is expected to be defrayed by a half pon- uy on the pound of ussesemeub. The University was removed about twenty years ago from the high street to what would then be a enbnrb but now is coin. 7101013' surrounded by houses, in a small park compared with Queen's Park iu Toronto. •1118 al:Wilteet, the late Gilbert Scott, designed a beautiful building in the•eerly English style which cost the els University authorities and the oity over £400,000 and which has been further in- creased by the building of two belle call- reepeotively the 13(60 and the Randolph, after the donors, at the cost of £100,000 more, I passed through them and the library ooutrining 110,000 volamos and as it happened saw 70 etudents tom. month then examination to lest for three ]tt ere, in what the thief examiner said would be three hones iuthe torture room. The total number of students, ncooeding to the last report, wee 2,150 and who paid fees amounting to £18,000, 9 shillings and 5 pence. The ondowmeute have at an' neral value of £10,070. The young mon in Scotland who go into The professions require to pay at lout double of what is neoeseary set the Provhleial 1'Pnivoteity BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, Of Turunlo, `I''le eateries of the Profuse sure very greatly Ju amount but as 011m• mieeknler has been ltppoi bud some tithe ago tie iuseetigate thu 1udawnd Inaitu Gone of the o •un'ry and no doubt time honored 1111808 will be• ourrretod. The tram Oars, ..s they we call01, are all well mauahed end have often been spoken of in the Toronto papers as a model to fol. low. The freerhiss has about run its course owl there is an agitation for bettor tai ms, '1'Ile corporation leased the powers they got under their Act of Par- liament to a oompany who agreed to eon• struct the lino by becoming liable for the interest on the cost of construction and the sinking fund for the pt•funip'tl, and to pay the city ;0150 a year per mile for the frenuhise, Tue oars are double dunked and o1 a fine day the outside ie prefer- able 101 one can see about them better. You pay a penny a milt and the re- strictions as to the number of paseen• gees are more strictly adhered to, not only in Glasgow but everywhere, than in T ',onto. I only once rose to give a seat 10 a laely who .lid notI100111to expeot it. Glasgow is „ell supplied with water which oomee a di. 411,1100 of 34 miles Iron' Loch gamine, which will with additional werlls, now in progress, have cost the city £2,020,217. The water is 'supplied fur demostio use at the rate for a house renting at say £20 a year for les, or ill our money for house rant $100, the rates would be $2e a11uoally,tle water bo. ing delivered into the kitchen, wash• horse and 1,tieery, an 8111)1lin( stream. ..1 clear, soft water. .A. great many of the business men of the city live in the suburbs. It ie stated that 40,000 season tickets are issued by the different rail. twos misting possibly ten guineas each and entitling the holder to ride on every train he oilmen all the year round. T. GInsoN. 01.111 Toito1 t't 11. }}l 1,1+'1"I'f: The 24th annual reptftof the Inspector of prions and public °lharities upon the mated, prix"ns and reformatories of the Presume, being for the year ending Sept. 30th, 1801, shows a marked improve- ment during the past year in the furnish. ing and sanitary Ooudition of these places and oleo in the assincation of prisoners. During the year thole has been a large decrease in crime thr•nighout the Province, the number of committals having been 10,428 it menet 11,81 .0 10 1800. or 1,887 les- then the previous year decrease of ll1%. In no year since 1883 have the committals been so low. 1'11e decrease has not been particular to any section, but has been generally distributed over the whole Province. The most noticeable decrease ie fn Turouto, where the 110)01)011 of committals was 3,871 last year as against 3,084 in 1880, or 013 less. 'l'lhe marked roclnetion in the number of committals for drnnkenuoss, during the pest year, of 050, is no debut due in it great measure to the very stringent statutory regulations in reference to the sale of intoxicating liquors, the effloient supervision of the license inrpeators and the growing 001101041041 011 the part of the Province that toe use of etinnn lents is both physically aid nlsataly injurious. The greatest difficulty in the way of the proper management of our gaols is the growing dispositiou to can. vert them into poorhouses. It 18 14 die - ;;race to the people of this Provinas to allow their aged poor, who have aommit- tecl no crime against the laws of the lend, to be incarcerated within pfisou walls. It is inhuman, unchristian and unpatriotic, and should be prevented by the moot stringent legislation, if not im- mediately, 19meeied by the authorities of the various counties. There are a few industrial homes in the western part of the Province whioh are in very efficient working order. Since the establishment of these institutions there has been a feeling of greater satiefeation among the municipalities of the respective counties from the knowledge Gist their aged poor are properly kept at no greater cost than uuder the old system. The average coat of each prisoner throughout the Previews is 25 cents per day. The question broaght before the Horse by your member, T. Gibson, in reference to reduoing thennmber of county Oou11- aitlors is bearing fruit and will likely become law. Mr. Rorke's Bill to amend tate Muni- cipal Aob has been read a second time and is now before the Muniotpal Com- mittee foe'• consideration. At present a municipality with 500 ratepayers is en- titled to a deputy reeve and for every additional 600 another deputy reeve. The bill proposes to substitute 750 for. 500. The would reduce the number of councillors, and, _;t is claimed, would ex. pediate business. The sewed object of the bill is to extend the franchise in in• corporated villages and towns by )'odae- ing the qualification in incorporated vil- lages and towns by cednoiug the qualifi- cation in incorporated villages from $200 to $100 and in towns from $300 to 0200. On behalf of the Government, Mr. Hardy rather fevered the proposition looking to the reduction of tete number of County councillors, as some Councils bed become unwieldy and a rocithetion of the number would faoilitato bwsiuese, The propoeod ohauge, he said was not radical and it might be considered advisable to e:dopt it or some similar proposal. A large body of the members of 11110 House aro inclined to favor the proposed legislation. The loot and mouth disease etas been disoovered among cattle in Edinburgh, J. E. Goldner, Leedon, who was over. come by gas at a Woodstock, botol on Wednesday, died Saturday from the effects. Thomas McGann was shot and killed et Garden Hill, ton milts from Port Mope, by Thomas Poroytho last Sunday morning, The Ontario Government has honed letters patent for the incorporation of the Strathroy Canning dr Preserving Oampany (limited), with a capital stook of $50,000 in 500 sheen, the 100orporae tors being John Peter Dunn, James Car' raisers Hegier, Mee. Agnes Dunn and Mrs. Lizzie Alice Hagler, all of Ingersoll, and T1lamae N. putts of tent onn• • 11 WV) 'l'It:i,G ,1„1:,1.5. The Spring Assizes for this 000111y will be enemed Goderioh by Chief !lotion Armee,, on Moudey, \•lawn 14th, l he cried nal calendar se far 00mprleeg only two ease8, cite of which 50118 tarried over Prom a melees court. They are 0e follows :— Queen vs. Thomas Chambore, shooting constable 13u1tner et Clinton, in svllt0h 0 true bill wee found laeb assizes. Queen v.. Johu Birch, rape.—This is a nee sent down from near Winthrop, the prisoner being an Indian, and while en• gaged it; a "spree" with his wifo in the bongo '.111 neighbor, itis charged that he beat the hatter and then, uuder the the fear of threats to kill her forced the woman. The prisoner pleaded ignorance of the whole mutter, but was committed for trial. The civil calendar is also very light 00 far, so that the eolith will likely get through early. Tho following is the list of grand and petty jurors for this court :— Grand Jurors. — Rich. Leetherd;de, Brneoela; John Hattie, Godorich; Wm. dt,thers, Ashfield ; Joseph Black, Purn• berry ; W. A. \loOlymnnt, Wiugliam; Gen. Greer, Wawanosh ; James Danby, Stanley ; Audrew Hislop sr., Grey ; Aron, S..merville, .eoliillop; Chris, John- ston, Last Wawanosh, Nioha'ae Cum. millets, Morris; Duman McDonald, Grey ; John Webster, W. Wawanosh ; Alex. Y• ung, jr„ 0 Aherne ; Wm O. Reid, eeaforth ; Rioh, Hicks, Stepheu ; Henry E. Ilnoston, Exeter ; tweed Moi ant, Seaforth ; Thomas Cnmrnings, W. Wa• wan..elh ; Alex. Young, Ashfield ; Frank Layton, Tucheromith ; Thomas King, E. Wawanosh ; Nicholas Nutt, Colborne ; John Vercoo, liolborus. Petty Jurors.—Herman Bender, Hay ; John Gay, W. Wawanorh, George Draper, As(Oeld ; Edmund Lear, Hullett; Vueeetins Kueohtee beaforth ;' Joseph Curter, Blyth ; Thomas Agar, W. Wa• wanosh ; Wm, Rutledge, Godorich; Wm. Cameron, W. Wawanosh ; Wm. Mc. Quieten, 11)11is ; Wm. Walters, Ash- field ; Arthur IlOGee, Turnberry ; John Brown, Howiok ; Rich, Bonnett, Howlett ; Wirer Clarke, W. Wawanosh; Bich. A. Anderson, \Viugham ; James D. J3agb y, W. Witwetios t ; Adam Glazier, tlullett ; Jusepb Long, Grey ; \'lm. Lee, Hulletb ; John Cruikeheenic, Howiok ; Joe. BIo Clymoht, Stanley ; Geo. Powell, Usborne; 3 11110. Sanderson, ,hulloed ; ,helve Imp. son, Moiiillop ; Goo. Heettuks, Gosterioh Puwusbip; John McCallum, E. Wawa - nose ; 1!'. J. C. Naitel, Guderieh : Michel Farr, Godorich ; 1Vnh. Armstrong, 110 liillop; \Vm. harmer, Grey; Clots. Ravine, Morris ; Molt, S. L..ug, Exeter : Henry Colbert, S11nc1111elisrzie, Tucker - smith ; henry Belton, Oolborue ; Wilson Salkeld, Godericb ; W. 1.1. dtolndoo, Wnnghem ; Wm Hotchinso;, Grey ; W. L. Keys, Stanley; George Ca•O, Hay ; James Stott, Aebfield ; Jacob Kramer, James Laird, Grey ; George Bedford, Stephen ; Patriolt Wallace, As,field ; Thos. Ethotb, Baylield ; Abe. Busberb, Howiok. Dominion Parliament. Icon. Mr. Boulton, who has gone into opposition in the Senate, delivered a lengthy address before that body setting forth that the Governmeut has boon very corrupt, and also showing the fallacy of the National Policy to enrich this Domin• loo. The Loudon election squabble has taken up considerable time in the ilouee but It tbppalLre to be quite evident that the Courts will have tossttle the difficulty. Sonne of the Conservative papers are rapping the Hon. Jno. Carling over the knuukles. Petitions are piling in by the hundreds mud the various committees will have their heeds full in dealing with them. Ono comes from yonr Riding (East Huron) from William 'IcPherson, Reeve, and John Burgess, Clerk, on behalf of the electors of the Township of Turn - berry, County of Huron, Ontario ; pray. ing for the adoption of Free Trade, amendment of the Confederation Act, re - &lotion of the number of members in the House of Commons and abolition of the Senate, It is hardly likely that the prayer will bo granted, although public sentiment along the line indicated. is gain. ing strength and will eventually assort itself. Toe various labor organizahioos aro flooding Parliamout with petitions protesting against the importation of cheep and unskilled labor thereby taking the bread from the mechanics and labor- ing classes already here, Dr. Macdonald (Huron)) asked on Monday for an order of the house for a statement of ate Gov- ernment °entrtiots let by tender from let July, 1887, to 1st July, 1801, to contain the following hhfo'Inatiou :-1,s6. Nantes and residences of parties tendering for nolo wont ; 2nd. The amount of etioh tender in each case. 8rd. The names of parties in all oases obtaining the eon - tract ; 4th. In then where the lowest tenders wore not accepted, the reasons for non 000,'pfI nee ; 51'.. Whore deposits required to aeoompany each tender, the percentage of amount of tender required. If not, the oases in which it wee not re. Laded, denended or not received ; 8th. Whether deposits were returned to any tenderer who ref need to exoept the con- tract when milled on to oonply with the speeifiaations upon whith his tender was blood, the named of the parties, and the reasons for returning deposits. It is und',r:tooe that the government's, redistribution of seats bill will take one member from Nova Scotia, two from Now Brntiswiolt end ane from Prince Ed• settee bleed. It will give Manitoba two new constituencies and British Columbia one. Some rural conetitstonoie8 fn Ontario and Quebec will bo united bolero- vide opro•vide additional representation for Toron- to and Montreal, 'These chargee should not offdrd the uhinleteeialists a sufficient pretext for gerrymandering the cafes Dominion. The Dominion Alliance, of which Dr. Macdonald i0 a member, hold a meeting here last week and discussed the Prohi• bition qUeetion. They decided not to submit the matter to a vote of the Homo bap to expree8 their regret that the 1,;,oyal MAI,CH 11, 1892 G'mnhissi.nt appointed last 8100105 lied noh,lone its wont. The 001/M110118 of opteion of the Allimn00 i0 that work meet be done "ith the ele:tura a bnf •r0 de• cisive action will be taken by Parliament. An instance was cited by Mr. Mallollon, 111, P He heel been in parliament for ton years and had voted for every prolii- bition motion, yet in his last olcobion a township which was strlotly prohibition, net having a single license within its limits, gave a majority of 212 for his op• ponent, a brewer and a malteter, N011110. The annual return respecting the Dom. inion polios force, presented to perlia- ment Monday shows that the average nutnber of men employed last year was 31. The pay varied from $1,490 in February to 01,081 in August. The travelling expenses amounted to only $1,- 826. The Geological mnasum has just re- oeived arare and valuable addition to its collection in the shape of a young walrus or sea lion, from Behring sea, caught during his 19000E 0401 to the western ocean by Dr. 0. el Dawson, The apooi• 1)1e11, 1 hioh 11118 bee 0t fled a1(1r1 toucher! up by a tagide4ni.6 at Rochester, N. Y., ie a perfect one of its kind. Although young, it is seven feet in length and 0001 four flet broad at its widest part, and giv03 one an excellent idea of the size to which these beasts meet grow when of full age. This new exhibit makes a fit- ting comeanion to the meek so,. already cu exhibition, as ill( teethes the wild beasts of the frozen north, Some 00 members of the Ontario Press Assooiatioit put in a good time here la,t week, lie P. Moore, of Acton, suooeede President Patin tet, Adam Brown, ex 114, P., for Hamilton will lecture early this month in the ot'era House on Jamaciet. The lecture will be under the patronage of their Exoellenoies the Govern0••Geoe'al and the Lady *antes, mud will bo illustrated by limo light vie 's. Mr Mills, of Bethwoll, is moving for a map of the Dominion showing the bontid• grins of township's, counties and electoral divisions in cool Province, and the mmm- eer f votes polled in each for each oaodi. e at the los, general election-. Major. Colville, who, as already an. flounced, has resigned his position as military s o entry to his Excellency the Ooveruor-Gauer.d, will leave for England 111 the e1nrse of e, f'hw weeks. It i- end, r- st..od that Lord Statile. has eppolted Major St. Aubyn, also of the Grenadier Guards, to succeed Major Colville. Brussels Council. 'ilbe regulne meeting of Brussels Coun- cil teas held on ifonday evening of 11110 week. Present Reeve McIntosh and 0ouuoillors Thomson, McCracken, Ross and Grower, lfinutos of last regular and special meeting react and passed. The following accounts were present. ed diro. 1• Blashill, charity $ 4 00 Mo. Williams, • e Mrs. Wallace, Geo. Crooks, street imp H. Bateman, cedar kindling J. N. Kendell, auditor J. Y. S. Kirk, " J. T. Moss, st nary, ,to 2 50 3 40 1 00 1 50 8 00 8 00 45 00 T. Kelly, salary, do 45 00 Moved by W. H. MoOrtoken, seconded by Geo. TI101ae0u that the itbovo accounts be paid. Carried. Auditors' report for 1891 was present- ed, examined by the Board awl Orally audited. The abstract was ordered to be pnblisled in Tun Pose, on mobion of W. 11. 11100reelteu and R. Roes. The following applications were pre- sented for the posi 1111 of corporation officer :—Jac. Hooks, Owen Sound ; R. Askin, Marsdale ; Alex. Forsyth, 7. Broadfooh, J. 0. Halliday, Jim. Sault, T. Bloomfield, Brussels ; and Juo. Currie, Seaforth• \loved by Jno. Grower, seconded by R. Roos that Juo. Broadfoot's application be accepted. Moved in amendment by W. H• Mo. Crack00, seconded by Geo. Thomson that 100. Soott's application be acoopted. Motion carried. The (Mork was instruoted to prepare a By-lawdetiining iter. Broadfoot's duties Moved by Geo. Thomson, seconded by R. Ross that the olerk advertise for tenders for lumber and gravel, also for scraping Turnberry threat, tenders to be received up to April 4th. Carried. Jas. Walker askedermission to bnild a frame addition to his dwelling on Eliza. both street, in the permissive fire lhnit, and presented plan Ito, 0.e per By-law. Moved by W. H. MoOreolten, seconded by Geo. Thomeoo that permission bo granted. Carried. 00011011 then adjourned. The rebellion in Mexico continues. A famine prevails in North Hungary. Widespread distress prevails in Vienna. Jay Gould is much better. He left New York of Monday on e. Southern trip, The price of tool in London, Eng., lag advanced throe shilling's 11 ton owing to the thretened strike of miners. Hagen won the world's two•mile skating clanpi0n0hip et Christiania, defeating Smart in 5 minutes 43 4 5 sen. A coffin supposed to contain te corpse was taken into California from Mexico, Upon examination 18 was found to con- tain opium. A definite agreement for the establish- ment of a 0otnmerciel treaty between Franoe end tho United States has boon arrived at, 13y the storm on the Spanish meet laet Saturday 80 home were lost and 800 per. sone drowned. The loss of life is prob. ably underrated, Thornes Dolan, night manager of the Western'Onion Telegraph office fn New York city, 4011 dead' in the street from apoplexy one night last week. The eoheoner Howard D. Troop, owned by 11. D. Troop, of St. John, N. Be Inas Net Made the fastest setting trip en re, pard acrees the Atientio -14 dhys: 9lttltre VMS ENGINE 8AIh:A, One to Carberry 111111 001141 9.114100, 01,111. Tho 80110.1,1 Norio snot to the &Love b)laces 2 Fire Teepines--te ;steamer to ler erry and a betel ("gine to Virden. At Carberry great opposition was fret i)y two steamers from the Wateroue Com puny, who seemed to think they bad it all their own way bet the moment the engines started the Ronald completely distanoed its opponent, got steam some five minutes quickest and had water thrown over the appointed stake before the other got started and increased to 100 feet over the 100 foot etalce while the other, barely le time, touched it hitt never went any farther. Immense cheers went up from the large crowd present in favor of the favorite engine= ithe Ronald" —which by its grand work captured all. The Waterous people refused to goon with further taste, seeing they were "not in it," shipped all their engines back home the next day while the Ronald was Dare. fully groomed, housed and bought amidst the 0ongratulatioosofall. Engineers end firemen came from lou( distances to see this appointed test and alt 1180iared it 100.0 a00,11p10te walkover for the web tested and tried Ronald steamer. W" expect to receive further particulars from the Carberry and Winnipeg papers for our next issue. Chi 'utak oLsb ,••a t:. Guelph drugriste have formed an meso elation. The Manitoba Legislature opened last Thursday. Dr. Sinclair, a leading dentist of Hamilton. ie dead. Loudon City Council has prohibited the use of fireworks in the streets. The Manitoba Southeastern Railway iv to be built to St. Ann's storing the coming Miramar. Over 50 families will leave Parry Sou)ui next month and locate near Ed. monton, N. W. T. Nathan Vansiokle, convicted of cock fighting, has paid $1.20 in fines and costs at Hamilton Police Court. Two Sombre tailors have been arreste3 on a charge of smuggling clothes to customore in Port Huron, elioh. Miss Amelia Brown left Aylmer some time ago for Chum as a mis0ioettry. D. Stevens, a missionary, also •loft Van- couver at the same time she did. On Feb. 4th the two were married. While a blind Peigah Indian wee being led by n boy close to a !high cut bank near the reserve at Macleod, N. W. T., the boy weni too close to the edge, and his blind companion fell over and was iustautly killed. Mrs. Lanton, relict of the late Rev. II. Lanton (Methodist,) of Hamilton, died in Toronto on February 28111. The body was taken to elanhilton for interment. The deuoaoed lady was the mother of Mrs, Dr. Tether, of Toronto. James Roes, awaitiug Wel in Detroit for highway robbery, yarns out to be Thomas Garry, who was conviot011 of burglary at Thornhill, Ont., for which be served four years in penitentiary and was tibereted from Kingston last October. Haulms and O'Oonuor have signed the articles for a donble scull race to take plats on May 30th at Pe.iut of Pines, Chelsea, Mass„ between them and John Teener and George 11. Hosmer for the championship of the world and $1,000 a aide. John Alexander, one of Windsor's best known young men, has fallen heir to an estate valued in the vioinity of $00,000, by the death of till mole in Huron county. The deceased was a bauhster, and had lived uear Godorich for nearly half a century, Free& Harris, of Tilsnubarg, a few days ago sold a groyhoend to a hotel - keeper in Delhi. Phe dog subsequently obtained his freedom and in just twenty. five minutes after. leaving Delhi he was reported to be in Tilsoubu'g. The dire tanto between the two places is a little over 12 lodes. They do things on the cheap in Erin. Look at this for a fat contract that was awarded at the last session of the Coun- cil there ; "18[oved by R. Medley, seoaud• ed by W. Hamilton that Wm, Gibson's offer be accepted for beating and lighting the hall et 35 conte per session, bo to flue wood, oil and two lamps. Carried." The Galt Reformer Bays :—The other day a Galt lady purchased a quantity of figs from Johu Sloan end on reaching horns she was surprised to And neatly imbedded in them a large Dopper coin aboat the size of an English penny, The coin boars 8 number of hieroglyphics which have not yet beet deciphered. A gentleman versed in numismatics pro• flounces it a Turkish coin of the value of 75 tents. Oharses Sutherland, of Frankfort, known better among marine meth 51 "Capt. Charley," was shot through the brain last Saturdaynight by E. 13• Strau• bio, an old feud being the direct cause. There are now under arrest, as being plicated, Mrs. Stranble, wife of the murderer, Ceras. Wegner, jr., and A. A. Smith, Stranble, who is a saloonkeeper, wee being tantalized by some boye rap pinlr, on his window. He, cnshing out and encountering Sutherland, abused hien, thinking he wets doing the rapping on the window. Sutherland slapped his face, and in return received the fatal shot. Thinge were badly mixed in a couple of farm houses uear Amheretburg m fow Jaye ago. Two farmers carrying atone jugs exactly alike called at Mr. Hunt's stere in Amberstlurg, one wanting a gallon of vinegar and the other a gallon of American coal oil. Tho obliging store- keeper filled both juga according to orders, but in their haste to depart for lome,the 11180 wanting the vinegar for pickles picked the wrong jar ane. carried 11 home, His wife used it, pouring near- ly -the whole gallon over the pickles be- fore elle found out for mistake. The other fernier carried the vinegar home and hie good wife filled the temp and lighted it ; but it wouldn't burn. The next niorning both farmers appeared at 111r.Ilunb's, the mistake was explained and More Of the vinegar and oil bought for home consumpticnh Number 36 An Orange (bend Lodge for the North- west Territories 1t1te been orgaideed at Retsina. A t110mteh of Langton named Bo 'neer droleped ,lead in Simeon on Feeley frum heart dinette. The grand jury nt Wnndsto:k Ascizls pronounced in favor of a redualion of grand jurors to 15. It was decided to hold the Western Fair thie year from Sept, 16 to 21, the same daye 11e last year. The city of Montreal has received a magnificent banner valued at £55 from the Duke of Connaught as a souvenir for the cadets. Tweuty-three entries have been made for the Queen's Plate and sixteen for the Woodstock Plate to be run at the Ontario Jockey Club's May meeting, Joe. Caekanett of Chepetow euceoeded, after three days hent, in shooting a large black bear, which was driven out of his winter quarters in the Greenock swamp. He weighed over 300 pounds, Willem Major, of the firm of Beattie et Major, cattle drovers, has just purchas- ed 1,000 acres of land in the 0101nity of the "Senn Hill" or Crown Met, about 20 mile, from Ottawa, for 930,000. It will be used as a rattle ranch. Neil dampholl, aged 27, and Eliza. Jackson, aged four sen, of Ease comity, eloped last wrok. The couple dove from South Woodslee to Windsor, &MI fron there 'o De r 11. Biles Joke in re- sided with her father, Samuel Jackson, in Tilbury West,. O'tmpl.ollbclrded with them whi a needling 111 the seotiuu, and while there became very intimate with Eliza, who was his pupil, Jlr. Jackson is very mucin exercised over the elope. merit, and was trying to trate the couple. Campbell hired a rig and drove to South Woodsloe, where he was met by Eliza, who was supposed by bot parents to be at the time takmu her nineie lesson in Comber. The mother is almost heart- broken at the loss of her daughter, who is the eldest in the family. People We Know. R, Watt is beck fromCarberry. Mr.. J. D. Ronald i0 on the sick list. Miss I-Ialliduy went to Detroit on Thursday. T. Watson, of Harriston, was 111 Bi'ue- selo this week. Mordy McLennan, of London, was in towel last w etc. Ernest Plum has bona to \Vi,.nieeg t0 tette a situation. IVm Scott has 'sen laid up this week from it sprained ankle. J. A. Thomas, the electric light hustler, was 10 town last week. D. D. Nilson and wife, of S»Mirth, were in Brussels 011 Tuesday. Mies lteboe0-L Holmes has gone ou a visit to h,r ei•tor in 'Michigan. Dr. J. W. Sen.v, of Olinten, was in town on Monday for a few hours. Principal Shaw W80 on the sick list this week,miming school on Monday. Mice Etta Ward 1s on the siok list bot we lope she will soon he restored to beatth. Mrs. Thos. Kelly, was away at Toron- to a short time ago attending the funeral of a sister. J. J. Gilpin was awe), to Blanchard on Thursday meting his ballot in South Perth Dominion election. W. B. Hutt.,n and wife, of Wiagliem, spent lest Sunday with T. Kelly and wife. The ladies are sisters. Mrs. Wright, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. (Dr. Graham) has gone fro Mears, West Michigan. Rev. J. L. Kerr and Miss May Kerr spent last Sunday and Monday at Thameslord, Rev. W. E. Kerr's field of labor. THE Pose is pleased to welcome our old friend B. Fralick and the family of A. Reid as residents of Brussels. They moved from the farm law week. We were pleased to sed our old friend, Donald Currie, of Morris, in town on Tuesday. Ho has been a prisou01 at Monne for some time owing to illness. J.R. Robertson, proprietor of the To. ronto Telegram, and Grand Master of the A• F. and A. AI., undo an official visit to Brussels lodge on Thuh•edey forenoon of this week. Rev, W. T. Cluff was unable to take his work last Smithey on at0ount of illness. The morning service was taken charge of by J. Irwin, lay reader, and the evening mooting wad withdrawn. Tun POST congratulates Stanley An- derson, formerly of Brussels, 011 encases. fully passing his examination se an L. D. S. He stood (ith in the plass. Ile is opening en office in Mitchell. 16 was reported in some of the county newspapers that Dr, McNaughton, of Brussels, inteuded removing to Fordwioh. The Dr. says he has not the 'slightest intention of giving np his practice here. W. H, Willis and wife went to Kin. oardiue last Saturday. The people of that town will find them well worthy of their confidence, While a resident of Brussels Mrs. Willis was a very active worker in the Methodist Sunday wheel and Epworth League and both sue and Mr, Willis were missed in the church ohoir when they removed from this plane. We wish them mans fn 3ineardfue. The Durham Review of lost week says :--Mnariage Bolla: "On Wednesday of Oat week, a Targe number oe guests as- eembled at William Johnston's of this place to witness the tnerriago of his olden: daughter, Annie, to Alexander Moodie, oe this town. Tho 00re11h0ny took plttee et 8 p. m. and was performed by the Rev. Mr. Jenern. The brides- maids aero Misses Maggio Shears, Lizzie Johnston, Hermits Shorbino and 'lethal Moodie, The groomsmen were 13d. Kress and Ambroise Sherbino. The presents to the bride were nnmero00— fifty-five in all—and very valuable, rang- ing from $2 the lowest to 025 the highest 10 value. A very enjoyebls Gine Wes spent by all that were there. The happy topple have the good wishes and 0oograttlatous, of all the good people of the town, to follow them in their future prosperity through lift. They left Thursday morning for their new home in Hob Springs, Dakota, United States." niter Johnston was 1t resident of 13rasso18 et one time,