The Brussels Post, 1888-1-13, Page 1Yokime 16.
_
? YrOra the Capital.
iAL 10, -The Fisheries Com.
'PBS, ion reassembled yesterday et W ash-
anton. Mena, do not know what tbis
I
'a...Biel:1os business really 11101110131)'3 a
eatnd an
caxathination in few '.1301315 will be of value.
the first place the value of the pro-
alsliet of the Dareinion fleheries b Herne-
" ing over $15,000,000, and onr Ash ex.
P et trade totals about 667,000,000. Tlie
1, umber of boats employed is 13,310 and
' be number of fishermen 26,780. That
le industry lo Of vast importance these
gums show. 13y tbe Preatt of 1818 the
Americans wcre granted the privilege of
flehing along with British subjects on
certain coasts of Newfoundland, Labra•
am end the Magdalen Islands. In the
seventh article the 'United States re.
flounce31 for ever any right to lake, dry,
or (awe fish within three marine miles of
uv of the coasts, bays or harbors of
1 ltish America not included ie the Elu-
te mentioned above. In Prince Ildented
betted, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
the Americans reserved th themselves
only the privilege of landing for the pur-
pose of shelter, wood 111131 Avater and for
11, other purpose whatever. Thia treaty
'therefore protected what are railed our
inshore fisheries. Repeated misunder-
standings led to negotiations which re-
sulted iu the Reoipeocity Treaty of 1854
opening the fisheries of both conntries
on an equal footing in consideration of
certain oominereial advantages granted
to Canada by the U.S. The latter pow-
er however abrogated the Treaty in 1866
although it had worked well. The next
step was the Washington Treaty ?! 1871
which accorded equal fi.thing prtvileges,
without regard to the three mile limit.
)\
, Iu part compeesation the American mar-
ket was opened free to Canadian fish and
Sell oil, and the Halifax Commission
-eavardect $5,600,000 additional compen-
sation to Canada. Tim fisheries clauses
4 this treaty were abrogated by the
lnited States in 1885 and things re-
psed into a eystorn of seizures and
tfeits. This is the state of things at
talent and provided 110 new aerange-
ant is agreed upon by the Commission
tv sitting at Washington it is thought
ty may at least define the bearing.: of
s . enuuetation merle by the Unit, d
des in 1818. What the three mile
lit really compriees seems to have
ta all along the chief bone of conten-
.asmarszemar......sor****Mrstoeseart...alIems..0.•rte0....;;;
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JAN. 13,1888. Number 27.
service Wee one of Mw tering of union.
0111: nen' ((WOOL.
Hon. John Robsoe, Provincial Seam•
tary of Britisli Columbia, has been mill-
ed to the Federal Senate. 110 Was born
arid oclucated at Perth, Ont., and is al.
most 64. lie married a deughter of
Capt. John Longworth. In British Col-
umbia he is called a Liberal.
no 0011 Munn come ?
Dominion lamayst Moll'arlane is pros.
noting his researches into the food and
drink sold to us with vigor. He has just
finished his exposure 013 1115 poor quality
of milk sold in the cities, and informed
us that he itt baying samples of coffee
collected from the various grocers sent
1(1 10 him.
POsTfien 011 NEWSMients
On the best authority I mut state time
the Poetniaster General has no idea of
re -imposing postage on bona fale news-
papers, is trying to correct aburtes
though. For instance a prominent gun
dealer in Toronto issues tt spotting paper
with the sole object of aclvertieing 1,18
weitpons through the matho free of post-
age. The law was not intended to be
taken advantage of in this way, but 11) 10
in a large ratreber of cases.
Space is to ls ned iti Immo U1101.cupied eerier
1)001)11311000a portnaneut
history reso
the forty.eixp01111113001p011111130011a permed=
tiquities, re
North, Can
a, temporal,
temporary
May and th
na Mons otb
continent,
statue of C
signed in t
for the
Museum it
Americas
building, u
ior Depart
ing model-
ventions.
to invite t
of the Un
sister nab
partioipat
ever the n
President
eign natio
American
said expos
pered b
the soiclie
$25 per n
the Sena,
looted by
number
1,069, th
1812 is 1
the 111001,War had
ed the m
women.
survivin
paid to
$2,100,0
will nee
at that r
wile be a
that ases
t
includ
the pon
(101IMNOn AND LoCAI, Lir11 cletlelt11,.
min mem 5113111111.
The Trent 'Valley Canal Commission,
consisting of judgo Weller, Fmk Turn -
013111141 Mr. Kennedy, of Montreal, with
Dr. Oliver, of Barrie, as Secretary, is
said to bo about to take evidetioe inspect-
ing that portion between Peterboro' and
Trenton. This canal is doeigned to con-
nect by a short cut the upper great lakes
with the Bay of Quints. I mat mention
that up to the present the amount ex-
pended on Canalise canals 1050,000,000.
teem= WES.
We are to have another divorce awe
before the Senate, that of Eleanor Ilart,
of Montreal, against her huhand for
adultery aud ameba,. This melee the
sixth application and the manner in
which six or eight Senators will struggle
with the cases will be a further excm-
ment for those wito rtdvocete the estab-
lishmout of a divorce court. Each suc-
ceeding vear a limier number of Sena-
tors decline to sit on the divorce Qom.
mittee. They don't dke the job.
111(nsoN 13Kr S110Iesviou.
The 110318011'O Bay Railwey Co. has
offered to furnisli a vessel for another ex-
pedition this Ammer if the Goveenment
will pey the other expenses of the trip.
The intai: ion is that the vessel should
waiter in the bey as to see when the
ice forms and. when it breaks up in the
spring.
einialUit 500E0.
The gross debt of the Dominion at the
51131 03 tho year was I/274,7111,702. As -
bets e17,891,000.
A repeal Scott Act contest. teltee place
in la estrriorehtud, 14 13., Feb. 16. This
will be the third vat° ; 1879 majority for
it 783 ; 1884 majority for it 73.
The revenue of the P.G. Dept. lied 101
1, 01,0(300 of $134,009, and the defied is
4854,000. Tee Government will appoint
0. OorninissiOner to the Argentine Repub-
lic.
It is worthy of note that no womnn
has t et . een. eon ieted ef 0. penateutiacy
offence in eat -titan, or British Columbia.
There axe abont 1200 convicts in ell the
peni entioxi. s.
Because of the saamity of white ash
the Onvornthent 10 asked to phew that
timber en the free lire itt the interest of
tbe maeufacturera of axe and fork bend-
ies.
The Marobionese 1 lansdoAvne gives
skating and toboganoing parties every
Saturday.
e g
station in Washington for a
tate and territorial budding,
exhibit of the repreeentative
woes, arts and industries of
ethics and territories ; for
t three America buildiug for
exhibit of the history, an
our,ti, arts and inch:Aries of
teal 1111a m
South Aoriett ; for
y or buildings, for a
exhibit, between the let 1'ff
o 31st of October, 1802, by all
or then flow of the A.merician
and for a euitrible site for a.
olumhus. Space is to be as.
o01118governmental reservation
e11101340111001 of the National
Ito a Continental, or Three
Museum, and for a permanent
rider the °ordeal of the Inter,
ment, for the exhibit of work -
of important American in -
The Presideet is authorized
he revere! states and territories
itea States, and the several
OM3 of the three Americas, to
o in said exposition. When-
eoessary tunas 0,10 provided the
is authorized to invite all for -
es, other then those of the
continent, to participate in
ition. Senator Hearst has pre -
ill to 10010000 the pensions of
es of the war of 1812 frotn $11 to
meth. In support of the bill
tor ',will rebuilt statietics col.
him showing that while the
113 veterans of that war is only
O number of widows of soldiers
1,881. This is accounted for on
y Melt the veterans, after the
ended end when they had pass-
eridion of life, mat•ried young
Henpe the large number of
g widows. In 1873 Ube pensious
veterens of 1812 elemental to
00, while for the mimed year it
O only 16106,001'. In live yeare,
ate of mortality, bet few of them
live, and Senator Hearst thinks
he number is so serial, and as it
ot11. broken-down old soldiers,
sion ought to be increased. L.
ts Lora Lansdowne wa• appointed
wernot General 311111 August 18813 his
m will expire this summer. It is •110
team here Mott all statements about
summer are promatum. Lansdowne
fifth who lias held the office. He
ve. 10 quiet life, being readopt seen out -
ado his Aloha cmarters except et the
thentre or at church, for His Excellency
.alteude both places. Ile spends nearly
every evening however at laideau
lEioll
as vice-rogal etiquette precludes him
from accepting invitations to privets
houses.
[1301110 51.1.10.510 Or SoMAL, Men.]
Stsakipg of the thestre leads me to
811, that no wbere else in America oan
such fashionable looking audiences We
found tts in Wean. A profusioi, of bare
sheulde,t, bated ond ether portions of
the anatomy appear in all their (Weems,
and .110 esuorte we invariably in full
chars. The civil eervice dude, however,
frequently appears tame, ho and bis 001'
1013. Ile is arranged in the v• ry best
11 a confiding tailor will give him credit
for. Indeed there are two or three so-
ciety pets evho pay nothing for their
elotnee, tho advertisement they give the
tailor berng consitiered cheseter than a
newspeper advertisement. The place
whom tbe Otc Ma dude wo: ks is knowe
hew as tho House of Refuge ; to ,nteicl-
ers as tho Cloveenment builcliugs. Ilo
never marries-eawn't afford it yen
know -and thinks more of the favor of
it 11113001531 11131)' Mon of e auticlon, how-
ever fair. lie breakfasts at half past
(11110 301131 18 0011111311031 to work as tete as
four. More of him futon.
13311 ctendidates eche passed the entrance
exam. id Wingham :-
Henry Crooks -453 Henry Farrow ..1378
;lames 01b13011(3, .11131 II. Ifezzlewood 605
Thee, Hemphill 422 Wel. Kelly ....451
Chas. King ....381 D. MacDonald -4413
Robt. McGee.. -401 ;John MoKeo
Wm, Senders ..53-: 'leo, Sutton .....H7
Albert Th rnson 438 Gordon Tucker 6128
Sen. Athlete:me-618 Elie Bryan ....411
Minnie Burrows 503 Loni. Burton -38n
a ante Cainnbell -41 7 al bet F elated 547
Jemima Gamier; 630 Jennie Gilliee..546
Meggie Hartley, 472 Aggie Heisting:4 611
Vines/ flood 682 Min.Johnston 464
Sarah MacDon54c1473 Clara 1113 ffat..4191
Lucy Moors 445 Hattie Reid ..417
Lizzie Reid 400 LizzieRobinson691
Mary 11an8ersen,.634 Julia Seett....450
Minnie S' spies ,550
The following were recommended by
the local examiners :-
Charlotte Maim 430 Marpret Rite 404
Carrie Wellwood :435 Dan. O'Clounor466
-
The f 'carnelian Plieeett Trade.
1110 estimeted 011130 1110 total export of
Canadian cheese for last year -that is to
sav from May of last year until Ilsy of
the present year -will reach somewhere
peer 1,260,000 boxes, repreteoting a value
of $8,000,100 or $9.000,000. A. A. Ayer,
of the well.known Itfontreal firm of A. A.
Ayer re Cm, probably the largest opera-
tors in this line of business in the coun-
try, goys 1 -
"The movcrant of cheese at present is
very healthy, and is likely tocontinue so,
becauseof theshortagoin England, which
has been very muab overwetimated. The
total stoolcs in hand in Canada Demount
probably to about 150,000 boxes, and by
March lob will int probably amonnt to
over 45,000 er 50,000 boxes. Prieee ere
firm, 12 ciente being the top price in
Montreal. There is no doubt that there
will be a pod demand for all the cheese
there is in hand, and that the stooks will
1)0 41111)' worked off."
The vale • of the exports of cheese, com-
pared with aorne of the other prinoimd
items of prodece, from 115:1' let to
November Nth, Will be seen horn the
foll-wieg table :-
Meese ,. ar,071,404 Moor. 51,148.019
. 4,51907 Po (5 .. 1,211,113
Deals ........ 100 048 Pho apbato 424040
`Vilest
OVILL(41.4e1(... 031341 rd.
EntranCe EXaMinatiOns
The f
earglicle.
nigh S
commilNioArloN.
Opeui for an EngagemeAt too,
T., th • rilltor of Tim roar,
Drew Totowa. -Upon reading your let-
ter in lea weekei Peer, about OH docil-
ity, the beauty, the education, the musi-
cal ability and other teinge too limner.
one to mention, which 13011 expected to
get With ct wifo 1 Wee led to exclaim,
oPoor deladed mortal, I wonder what he
iamb; to give in exchange '?" But we
alwaye expect eelflahnees where ever a
Man 15 concernecl and it iS very rarely
we are ditappeinted Any of let poor
gide, who have brothere at home, know
just exactly what men (or at any rate
the m3'151085 of them) are. -teeing them
when they have not, their company ma(1.
nors on we end 111 Let peevish, quarrel-
some, laz., settee and provoking. Not.
witbstandiug allI kuow about the "Lord'
of Creation" 1 atn yet perfectly willing
to enter into a negotiation with you. 1
do not want to show mt self in any false
colors so 10111 1011 you right at the begin.
nIng Mud although 1 lay claim to any
amount of good qualities I do not pre-
tend to come up tO your Meal girl. I
think a person would require to be some-
thing more than mortal to have combin-
ed all the excellenoies you atated. What
I wanted to know is if you could not be
induced to come down m peg or two to
something nearer earth and our level. If
you could I think I would be the very
one suited to you. On my pert I have
some objection to asthma and bashful.
Pees, but them I could and would over.
look if you tried to make up in other
things what you lack in these. What
surprises rne Most is how so bashful a
man could ever write a proposal but I
take it es a hopeful sign that your mod-
esty is fast leaving yo.t. A. for sewing
buttons I am a, rnaster-hand at it having
served rny apprenticeship years ago and
been in my brother's employ ever since,
so give your pins, wire and fish books an
i -
other shove n and Bey to yourself aro,
the last time, old fellow." You asked
one question in regard to the applicants
age which I think shows that you do
not know nutali about ladies, for after a
girl gets to be twenty -ova she does not
much care about talking of it, in fact it
is 11 taboed subjeot, I would not so much
Mind telling you my age, but as for staa -
Mg it in so populer and widely eiroulated
1 email:nee do it, wiall tied we could
make all arrangemnit for meeting but
guen I. will leave that to you. Hoping
to get a favorable anewer soon I am
yours in expectation.
Brussels, Jen. 10th, '88.
1(500WEL.
ollowing is a lie:- of the successful
tos for enhance to the Listowel
eliool, as passed by :be local ex.
a :-
Bo (1-650 Wm. Bartley .466
Bray -545 Rob . Douglas -46.1
Harvey.. 120 11,133. Stephensen400
eCommek518 Arthur Simmous460
ttenden 516 CI ity Blamer -451
Fordyce . . 613 1,1 elite Poole -450
Mamma 510 Alice C. Homer -450
ug gins .500 Coo Debited .450
-506 M. al, whigging, .449
11 Demi 501 Mar, Stepheu -445
Bartley. -508 Itabella !named:140
Gorcion..500 Lizzie 1?atterson 440
Turnbull -000 Duff Campbell -440
Aggie Oonnolly..4311
Andereen -490 JameS Turnbull 486
nci. rkin W. J. Robinson 425
te Gray....480 Samuel Diekson425
elfin ------11330 A. MoDoevell., -494
at:bathe.. -480 at, Alexendet: -423
Fens ....4.80 Floyerice 13eatty 422
e Boyd ....480 Bella Dowd- -422
le Hess.- .476 Minnie Wiles,. 420
ia Dowd ....473 Herbert Gilpin 416
Hargreaees 471 Addison Breallet 410
gie Graham 470 Wm. Haddook..410
t Hay 470 Janette Gordon 400
ge Glenn 470 Relandalokling 400
Sutherland -170 Annie Ferguson397
467 Geo. Leslie ....803
. Little
01 Boyd 466 Rebecca Bayne 393
es Beatty481
Sia1,20irrn.
he following ie a list of the canaidates
wore succeseful in mowing tho 011-
3 1011 held at Seaforth
Willi'm•Jn581
tie 10 001tS ....071 Robb, ehortreed 570
o Clark ...... 557 Hato Calder....560
. Turnboll..540 Bella Selle05....080
n Fulton....6a0 Won. Hyslop-. .527
g. 14PLoughliu.515 Katie Mellonald514
o. MeTaggert 519 Bertha Daly....611
H. Clarkson -507 Audrow Seott..502
T. Oeintnell..4 07 Wm. Hamm -494
retie Duffy„480 Bella Russell -485
mie Muelard..185 ltd. Woad:tees-478
eeph Forrest -477 Arthur Mason...175
tn. McAllister 172 Lucy O'Connor 472
m, Toerance ..463 A. Govenlook..1513
nelie Black. 456 Jas. Morrieon..454
448 Duffy....430
rn. Hill
ag. McTavish -41.0
These thiety-three candidates nee ad. -
Med into the High soles& subject to
o epproval 51 3115 High School nispow
es. The followieg fourteee have boon
commended by the examinees to the
vovable ooneuleration of tho depext.
ont. They all made more than the re-
ared Mita, viz., 378, hut were a few
arks behind iu some ono subject, goner-
lly history c-Florenee Johnson, Grace
&health, Tessie Glass, Jessie Jemieson,
aggie McDougall, Maggie Nolan, Lizzie
'Loughlin, Annie Tyernan, Lizzie Wan.
ess, Eteney Citmpbell, Wm. Cooper, Relit.
ondsborongh, Arthur Pybus and Chas
aloes. It is very, probable all these
andidates will be fully admitted, as the
history paper was quite too bettey, being
it fest a very fair paper 'for third-class
certificates.
CLINTOS.
The following candidates passed rd, the
ontrallee exam. et Clinton :-
Caere Cove50y..800 Aiello Densmore473
Annie Hamilton 44.8 LiVe. Kennedy -400
Nellie Medd .. 54.0 Hat, Middleton 477
Nellie McIntosh 428 Annie latershe,114132
Flossie Pickard ..422 Aline Stevons..4.76
Susan-When:M(1y .. 614 Thank Beteherat31,
Louis Ceder • .598 Aerhow Carter 607
v 378
anliner
Sointiel
George
Sennte
R. I. Id
N. Cri
Nellie
/0.181.
M. 11
Goo.
Maria
Annie
Annie
'Wm.
Sam
;robe
E. La
nuret
2.11
N.
Allatt
Willi
Levi'
Letit
II. J.
Mast
Lent
Geer
W.
Wni
Har
A gn
MUICTIon 510111108.
laletion have yot to be held in
East Sirocoo, Glcumerry and Cent's
Wellington. The petition against Otto -
genie (Liberal) in L'Islot has been dis.
:mimed on the six month( grouncl. Mr.
31 Eddie having been unseated for Halton
join, Turner fluty possibly bo the Gov.
eminent candidate. Teruel: is knOWn to
be desirous of representing Helton and
claims to be a comity men us be lives in
Oakville. Tho majoitty over
David klencierisn Witri 9. Mr. Prior will
probably be elected for Victoria, B.O., to
the Genunonb in place of Mr. Shaw- th
speete appointed postmestee. lly tho to
way the election of Mr. liumPltriee to re
the B.C. Legislature brings to mind that
his eocoessor, Mr. Stephens°, has gone
to join the M01.1110118. The Ontario bye
elections In Dundee ana Northunther-'
lat,d are fixed far Yob. lot. In Dundee
Dr. Ohambeelain's (Liberel) majority
wag 25, and in Northemborbinct Dr. Wil-
loughby'.s ((3on.) wax 51. Mr. Whitney
will again oppose Dr. Chamberlain but
Mr. Choke takee the pleee of Mr. Ferris
in Northumberland. 'Pile Conservatives
of Carleton rneet tomorrow to chooge a
candidete in place of Sir John, Warden
Dawson (Com) ex -Sheriff Powell (Ind, '1
(lon.) toed Meyor Stew/tele of Ottawa, 600
the names most prominent. The fight
will be to got control of the Convention,
tts reerthation tome eleotion.
liatWAY nevetteNalie.
The Brockville, Westport and Sala Ste
railwey has just been completed to
Partnoreville, eounty of Leeds. It is
proporred th extend the Grand Trunk.
Midland east to Ottawa and for that
company to build tho lino on thecae&
Ruesell end Prescott conneeting with
Montreal. Mot3t of those interviewed in
°time fever a bonus. The Onterio,
Ithiallaibit, eta .Fliostern Railway Co. will
apply tbis season foe a charter to 1) 41131 a
line from Peet Arthue to Winnipeg, A.
British Columbia reilwey ears for power
to oonneot with Amencan 1' 1)10))" by
Wry hawse the Wait of Ynce. The diluter.% eleven nivel . ,
Doreinion eloyerm'nent beviog discontin. President, Pregident of the Senate, and Amino Onalzow.
tad the service by sthanwe between :Speaker of the Muse, with all navienry 3 Wm, 'Kelly .102 Con. Wretreatt 897 Seturdav aftereone a •
viotorix No Seal Franc:Wee there is 11. 1 board of siety-tWO inellthers froni ille araullA.U. :Meet in ha hall or Jae, May's Ionise, /011 3)1,' partite in thie pro(
big TOW in preSpcoi Int it 10 Ciaiiiied thia 4131109 511(1 ledepondent A.1110rinall raltiena. , following ig 9 list of che snows- Wore vied, tieing $311 tvorth of alienotees, nino
Vgashington. le Lter
ivuom000 oxorwat oculinsreNnims.,)
NN, Jan. 0,1808.
The legislative work of the session cona
net begin in the House of Representatives
until the committees are appointed, end
one whole month has now been wasoel
since the Rogge oonvened, simply be-
aux e the Speaker has boon 00 pestered
hs oettain members sorambling for high
tted showy places on the committeue that
he has luta no chance to finish hie list.
It is a singuler inconsistenoy that ment-
hol% should unite in praising Ma fairness
of Mr. Oarlisle, encl. yet be enwilling to
ellow him to malte,up bis comelit tees as
lw thinks best. 813 10 evident that then
gentiouren hey° an eye to the satisfaction
oi thete 01011 i101:001111i enteition. and only
seeOnd to the advitutago of the neople
who hire their serviects. No one would
laugh more eontempteously then they at
tho pretty biekerings of tetage playere
who, while olitimi to; to be. entirely de.
voted te their art end above
ahl
soectid consideretions, ere willing to dis-
appoint antlieneee, break ocintracte with
managem, anti, eon:wan:1es, oven do phy-
sieel violence to each other, because thaw
names have been printea on the show -
bills in letters only font? inches high in-
stead of six; aid yet the squabbles
\via& take place over little questions of
precedence in. Congrws are seaway less
ridiculous. They aro vastly further -
reaching In their annoying results, how-
ever, es appears in the present instanoo.
That the legislative busmesa of a whole
Dation ahould be forced to ?tend still till
Dir. A.. can sante himself that Mr. B's
name is not going to etand one place
higher up on the committee list than his
own, or that Mr. C. is not to have three
Chairmanships to hie two, is worm) than
absurd, and Mr. Carlisle would have con,
forred a positive favor on his country.
men 11 110 had ignored all this struggle
for artifloiel eminenee, made hie append: -
manta according to hia boat judgment,
and left the diegaintled membere to fight
it out emong themselves, In behalf of
the National Board. of Promotion, ecatri.
posed of tnembees from forty-two states
and torritoriee, Senator Hoax introdneed
in the Senate yesterday a bill for tho
World's lineation in 1892, whir% eves
rammed to the select committee on the
centennial of the Conetitetion and the
3310000017 of Anteriert. Thebill providee
toe governmental bowel of twenty-one
I tbe
The Toroxdoe will ploy ie Calton, 0..
April 26.
Brentford will give three lee races on
the HMI ina,
It coati Chatham $12.77 per head 00
run their municipal engine.
Prince Albert. N. W. T., wound up
the year with $085 in the elide treasury.
The Druggists' Associatioa tioket has
apparently been suocarisful ie the elec-
tions to the Phartnecy College Connell.
The Jubilee Feed of Queen's Co lege(
Kingaton, noW amoupts to $230,000, and
a whole army of volunteen; are at work.
The by.law to rase 33100,0001311 Rya.
tem of weterworke wee defeeted ie Gat
on Monday by vote of over teo to one.
William Renaud, of Ottawa, says he
wants to back John B. Clow ags.inst
Jack Dempsey to fight for $3,000 to $0,-
000.
'Phe Bishop of Rupert's Lan 1)100 ap-
pointed Rev. 0. Fortin, Beater of Holy
Trinity, to the Arelicleaconey of \View.
peg.
Lake Huron ie lower than the oldest
residents ever eaw it. The water ie two
feet below the lowest point of a year end
a half ago.
Hot north winds in the day and. hard
frosts at night, are given as peoularities
of the present winter on paits of the Pa -
&fits coat.
The Montreal Curling Club VMS or-
ganized. in 1807. Fergus, 111 1834. To. on-
to, 1887. Searboro', Guelph and. Galt
each in 1838.
The fisheries of St. John (N. B.) bar.
bor were sold recently for $10,000 wainst
$4,000 last year, and in excess of any
season since 1873.
Frank Dowd, of Montreal, is 00.0 (0111)
a challenge to any man in the world to
skate eny distance, from oneto ton milea,
for rimy stake in excess o133100.
A. meeting of the Quebec taatbinet WaS
held Tuesday evening in Montreal, when
it was decided not to call the Legislature
together before the middle of March.
Miss Tifright, employed in the woollen
factory at Flesbation, had her dress
caught in a revolving shalt Saturday and
was wound around and seriously injured
TheBrueeelsSclawl Board of 61387110)41
their final meeting on Frifitty evening,
Jen. 0, 1888.
The following members were present :
F. S. Scott (chairman), J. Hargreaves,
71.3380118 and T. Flete)ter.
%Mentes of la.st regular meetipg read
and confirmed.
Wired be H. Dennig, seconded by T.
Fletcher that the following accounts be
paid :-
Peter Scott s 1 90
Thos. Ballentyne 6 00
W. Et. McCraelten 3 30
W. H. Kerr 7 00
A.. M. McKay ca Co 2 72
J. Hatgreeves te Co2 14
Jas. Oliver 60
Toque for wooa were read from 3,
Some. ville, D. Lowery and Wm. Smith.
'Moved by T. Fleteller, se..nuled by at
Dennis that Wm, Smith') condor for 60
cords green wood. as per notice, be ex-
cepted, viz. -31.28 per cord, and that the
Searetery be inatruoted to notify him and
sign
an agreement to that effect.
Bolted. tben adtourn0d.
who
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Wm
Jolt
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peper ail Tina Peal: why really, Tooimy,
Several sups, anuatea miuiste of the
Methodist church near Hanover have
signed en agreement, themselves
not to preach any more, without being
paid for so doing.
athe jury at the inquest on the viotims
of the C. P. R. collision found conductor
Coe:Irene, his 5341118e1 01131 operator fa rw-
son resp.nsible. These throe w re
rested and axe noW in Port kith r gaol.
George Robinson, bandmaster of the
13th Battelion, Efamilton, has been en-
gaged as bandmaster of the Massey Man-
Ufaeturing Ca.'s Band, the position hav-
ing become vacant by the deice of Dr.
Hartmann.
The Manitoba Governictent has =dyed
at a, setMemeut of the Red River Talley
olaim with Messrs. Ryan ta Rainey -
Ninety thousend dollars will be teken
111
bond', and a claim fer $150,000 will be
referred to arbitration.
Mr. Colvin, Township Treasurer of
Celroih, built a new house 50131,3 time
ago. His ueigbbors immedietely eon -
eluded that he stole the menet,. It cost
thetn jtx,st four huudrod and seeenty-live
dollars "to find out that his accounts axe
all right,
At four o'clock last Monday morning a,
fiee broke out in the stables belonging to
tho German Methodist parsonage, New
Ele,mburg, nsuming the building and
its entire contents, including two h :nes.
The generel itnpression is teat the braid-
ing 105.5 111(331 by tramps.
The Loudon club have signed the fol-
lowing fied.olass ple.yers;--Cibeie. Cen-
se% Haverhill, ales-„ loft field; ,Sborty'
Hotve, Senses Oity, shorstop; Locus
Renner, Waterbury, Maes., ['turd hese;
P. ;I. Dolieven, LO,Wr011CO, Mew , °eater
field ; %mop, of Pittsburg, pitcher.
the Frederic on, N. B. Gleaner, says
-Last week Mrs. William Currie, of
Royal road, Douglas. took from a goose
the largest gizzard probably on record.
It measures 17 inches in eircumferenee
one was end 12a inohes the o.her. The
fact of the businesS is, was pearly ell
gizzard,
The Guelph aleroury sa.VA : rattier
remarkeblo immure was 0:3c -doped in the
recent munieipal el: alien in 'Waterloo
I.: 1110 Ai in
Wbich Little COrniany Ciktrited nearly
one litar re A votes for Conneillara were
polled, every 0.1e of which was a plumper.
and every ono for the ettme man.
The Victoria, B. C. Galenist has the
13011,11011 33 fish story :-A huge SalinoU
Wei1j1ing 115 pimuidit was or:adored in
net in the harbor 0. 13 010 Ago. It 111
the largest salmon ever caught in these
enters, The minister ht,a t -.110,v1,11
5.
shoal of small fish into the harbor and
while preying upon them wasproyed upon
by tho fish. wean.
A short dine ago a, Imo bell was given
by e. certain hotel -keeper 111 a small vil-
lage in Betwe county. Among tho num-
erous invitations sentout was ono to molt
of the resident ministere, Presbyterian
and Methodist The evening ea111.0 and
so did the clergy, who opened the ball
with prayer, but rte Very few Inds put in
an appearance and fewer lasses the party
broke up at a. preandere hour foe cinch a
gethering,
Tuesday efteenoon as Thomas Heig,
sif Seymour, was attenaleg tt straw aut.
tee driven by steam power, he attempted
to olcau some chaff away awl his left
hand wag caught by the knitree The
first cut severed the pOints of the lingerie
the seeond aborittwo.thieds of them, the
third in the reorder of the hand, and the
fetnidi a,bove the wrist, crushing the
bones of the theeerm. It was found.
neeessery to ammittdo tho mon about
fottr inohes above the wrist.
Haigh Lamont, of Beendon, Men., who
had been visiting Mende in Ontexio, oall
ea last Sentleat evening upon hie brother,
in-law, D. I'. ateraturtn, jarvis street,
aft • s eruling epleasant even-
1?1,'301)ti if la.'4
earactoe People Drowneg.
:a despatch from London. January 6011,
0/1.70 thet lath details of the Chin.ce
floods make the story oue of the most
terrible in history. 'What wag e. beauti-
ful populous district of ton theusanct
scpwre miles Le now a rol ing sea. At
lea, t three million persons are homeless
and absolutely destitute of the bereft
neoessities of life. It is thought that the
loss of life will rertob 750,000. Decry -
thing in the way of figures is es yet, how-
ever purely speculative. Mission circles
in Pekin. Centon and other cities axe do-
ing all in. boinan poiVer to cope with the
disaster. In the district of Ohing-Chow
Owl Ohm how no law than 30,000 large
villages are stated to have been engulfed
in a :coy few moments, and scarcely any
of their ill-fated people had time to save
themselves.
Ott itt tt diet le Pi te -vta .
About 60 students are attending tho
London Medical School this session.
Matthtev Ryan, eX.Stipendiary =twig
-
trate, died at St. Boldface, Man., on
Wednesday.
Earthquake shooks wore felt Wednes-
day morning at niany points in 'Haste n
Ontario and 'Western Qnebec.
An Indian, a Chippewa, from tie:
neighborhood of Fort Pitt, sold at Battle.
ford recently fun to the amount oE $600.
The Toronto Typographical 1011 011
Serer:lay p9 31111 a resolution congthaulat-
ing E. Y. Clerko twou his election to the
meyoraltv.
A proolemation Parliameet to-
gether for despateh of b118111005 Oil Feb,
211rd. will affect): in the Cenada Gazette
on Sattieday next.
Wm. 1"ittyle, farmer, 21141 con., town-
ship of Blenheim, duriog it fit of Mental
derangement on Tuesday morning com-
mitted micide by drowning himself in a
well on his OW11 farm.
At the special meeting of the London
Proabytery the call from Paialoy to Bev.
Mr. ;Johnson, oE Lobo and Oaradoc, was
misname' and his translation ordered by
aanajority of two votes.
A Wetford pugilist assaulted a neighbor
and Wile offered the alternative of going
to the Police Court or giving $5 to a char-
itable inatitution. He decided in favor of
the institution, Hit lam agaiii.
A eensation WAS created in Walkerton
Monday by the sudden Where of IA:lessee.
Kennedy Bunston woolen manufae.
tutees. They assigne'd to /0.3. Tovell, e,
wealthy, Liebilittes, $28,000; needs, $8,-
000 to $10,000.
The Toronto News says 5 -The reoeut
blizzard in the Northwest is seid to have
been the severest aver, known in that
severe country. It evert went so far es
to freeze whiskey in barrels. The utter
heartlessnerie of a blizzard that woad act
liko that, puttleg men to the labor of
chopping 01.1 0 their drinica With axes, Gan-
net be too eteongly concloinned.
About a yaw ago a OMV belonging to
Seteuel l'ente, a prominent farmer of
Eugenia:Croy Co., swallowed a fragment
'1 t "ent -thte.e inches in
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Tito anima meeting of the County
Greed Black Chapter of Perth (Royal
Black Knights of Ireland) WRS held in
the hall of 897, Blyth, on Friday last.
The attendance Wm fairly toprosetitp,.
tive, principally from Preeeptotiog work-
ing, in the county of ethron. A consider-
able amonnt of Important btwiness was
disposed of. The eleotion of offictere for
1888 resulted as follows :
Sir Ke. Richeed Bloomfield, County
Grand Master, 126, Bluevale.
Sir Et. Wm. Laidleav, AGM. 897,
Blyth.
Sir Kt. RAW. 13loonefield, G. Chaplain,
136, Mucentle.
Sir Et, Matthew alorrinon, Chap.
11311). 807, Blyth.
Sir Et. A. M. Toda, 0. Begistrer, 815,
Cloderieh-Clinton P.O.
Sir EL Coo. Hoovicins, B.G. Registrar,
315, Godericla-Pt. Albert P.O.
3411 Kt. John Rohl, C. Treasurer, 310,
Goderich.
Sir Kt. Sohn Peacoat, D.G.
126, 3310e0331e.
Sir Kt, 'Wm. McGill, G. Lederer, 307,
131yth.
0113 1(0. Lewis h'Iliott, Leeturev,
315, Goderioh.
Sir Kt. Meta:low Mamas, C. Standard
Bearer, 897, BIP:11.
Sir Kt. Themes Stewart, D. G. Stand -
are Bearer, 120, Bluovale.
Sir Kt. W. H. Murney, G. Censor, 315,
Goderich.
Sir Ift, Arthur Woodman, D.G. Cen-
See, 897, 13lyth.
Sir Kt. Robert Winton, G. Pursuivaut,
120, Bluovale.
Sir Kt John McGill, D.G. Puesnitant,
807, Blythe
Grand Committee -Sir Ets. ano. Scar-
lett, 8111; W. Johnston, 620; Jew Mer-
ritt, 897 ; Robb. Hogg, 126 ; Wileon,
315 SoReph Wilkinsou, 120 ; B. Mo.
Vottio, 897.
Two deaths were reported, EirEts. Jas.
B. Gillooto, 1307, aud Alex. Boll, 190. On
motion of Sie lite. Robert Bloomfield
awl Roble Wintore, a letter of 0011d01011e0
10335 peoprixoct
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Albert McDowell 505 Arch, M'Gregor420 -4.-
joint Murree: , . -620 Win, Scott. , ...3 114 1 The village of Markdale, rimy contity,
Was, Stevens -. .403 Albert Tobbutt1180 I is applying foe incorporation es a town. 0113 W p ,
TIM 1:0110wing Were it lieW Marks 11011110 i ovangollats, are &boot to open serviete at der:tally got miI011 op with tho animel's 1 ing, Mr. MoLettriu showed Lamont .to
John Weigh 456 I ROV. Messrs. Ctossloy and Modiste the length, whieb had 'been broken and Rom- ,or •
iii some one subject and \Vero recent- Ottawa, fodder, 'Phe other iley something was 31110 room ana instructed hint how to Wit
mended by the examinees : A new Salvatiott Army barateirs her; I noticed protracting teem the cneett side, off the gas. Monday newning Lamont
Biqa Carder • . 407 Bev, lluelituutiela7 1/V011 (mimed in Beelie. grenade mut 3 which, \viten withal:item, proved to be 1110 Wax 1001111 dead in becl. Whoa turning
: i 1 (1406 building beteg wol•th $0,000. identical piece of. whipateek mellowed off the 340.33 31 le sopposedite had 11reirltat.
• : ette by the bre ine Oxon, iWolVo liondlas ago. I ally turned. it on agein. lie Was (MOUt
' ' .1.1 1.713 Veare (41 ago end lottree a Wire and