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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1888-3-2, Page 1) be Volume 13. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1888, Number 84, COMMUNICATION, Another Denial Needed. efo the Edoritor Lits 0 QWI Demi SIn.—In your last week's issue P I)r. T. G, Holmes ubli8bes a letter from Inspeotor Hopkirkdenying that he (Holmes) ever applied to bid for the position of PostmaMor. No one over ac• °used the doctor of applying to,Inapeotor. Hopkirk for the position, simply because that gentleman wee not in this District at the time Hoboes applied for the post. Would the doctor got a denial from Mr. IIopkirk's predecessor, and publish it and stop trying tee mislead the public by such hypoorisy, Furthermore what a delight. ful state of affairs there would bo if the dootor were Posemester. i• Ie would nev- er or.er allow 'an assistant to do the wo k, as be might make a miehthe, and than an: other party woad ask for an investiga- tion, you know 1 Quesgiooan, Brussels, Feb. 28, 1888, Washington Letter. (rnonI pun nnorman c0nnEe3'oxnENT.) Washington, Feb. ^_4.1888. Tho Senate did not adjourn over on the 22nd, but dispensed with business and bestowed their attention upou the read- ing of Washington's Farewell Address by Senator Ingalls. Tho Senators showed their respect for the ceremony by attend- ing in more than usual members, and the galleries were well filled with people de- sirous of hearing the famous address read by Mr. Ingalls. The fact that some had probably beard it before did not appear M weaken the interest with tvhioh the reading was listened to. The impressive reading by the Kansas Senator insured attention. He had the address on the desk before him in typewriting. As he read he stood with one hand behind him, changing his position only to turn the sheets of manuscript. Mr, Edmunds sat with hie hands clasped in his lap, a'nd relaxed his attention only long enough to hear a oomme0t of approval from' Mr. Hoar, who sat with his legs crossed and one hand clasping his elevated knee. Mr. Oollnm was adorned with a red rosebud, and rested his index finger on his temple while he listened. Another Presidential candidate, Mr. Allison, sat behind him ith one arni thrown over the bask of the chair. Mr. Frye clasped his hands over the baelc of ill • chair on which be sat, and yielded patriotic attention. Mr. Sherman was not present. Mr. Brown stared straight into the reader's eyes over his glasses. Mr. Harris held ono hand up to his Oar, tired 410. Morrill, with bis old-fashioned face, looked:like one of the old Senate left over from the period of the address. Mr. Blackburn tools notes. For once no Senator was occupied with his newspaper 0. morning's mall, and all bestowed the utmost attention. All the ofeloiale, clerks and pages were at their posts as on other days, but from the be- ginning there was abstention from the pm'suite' of ordinary occasions. The cloak rooms were empty ; the desk's of Senators were free from papers ; there was no writing of letters, no reading of newspapers, and no moving about the ohamber, and without preoonoert or un- derstanding the occasion was observed by all present as one commemorating an im- portant hietorioal event, and a quiet and decorum as of a religious ceremonial was observed. The Secretary:9f War Monday 1813000od to the House his answer to the Boutelle resolution calling for informs. tion as to whether the Hage captured by the United States have been removed from the plane where they aro displayed and concealed, and if so, by what author ity and for what purpose, and furtlibr as to what propositions have boon made by Government officials for the surrender of these flags, and whether itis true that a portion of them ware actually surrender- ed to persons having no right to their possession. As a preliminary the Soere- tary gives abrief history of the flags. Of the „hole number captured and depoeited with the Department 236 were United States )hags originally, captured by Con- federates and recaptured from them, and 544 worn Confederate • flags taken by the United States troops, making a total of 780 in the custody, of the Department. When received they were deposited in a vacant attic room of a budding occupied by the clerks of the Adjutant.General's office. In 1807 the superintendent of the buildings had them removed to his office, where a few were placed upon the walls and the remainder upon shelves, or in pigeon holes. At this time an inventory of these flags wore entered in a book in whiolt was also entered a description and brief history of tho capture of those that could be identified as belonging to par- ticular organizations, The Industrial Conference, the new political organiza- tion, met in this city Wednesday. This is aD adjourned meeting of the 0110 110111 in Springfield, 111., last November, tend there were delegatee present from nearly every State and Territory. A. E. Red- stone, of California, chairman of the na• tional exeoutive oommittoe, called the convention to order. The object of the oonvontion is to organize for the Doming campaign. Candidates for Preeident and Vice.President were nominated—being, respectively, Mr. Redstone and J. A. Col- vin, of Kansas. The main feature of the platform of the now party is advooaoy of the issue of legal tender money by the Government sufficient for all the uses of tho people ; tho itnlnediato payment of Iall the public interest • bearing bonds at par, and the abolition of the national banking system, It is anaintainoc3 that the fivano301 queeti0n and not alio tariff, is the loading political him of the day. 4,000 Chinese Drowned. A low additional details have been ro- eeivod from China of the second disaster in 1,110 Yellow River, which ooeurrod Deo. .I, a11(1 resulted in the drowning of throe mandarins and four i110uaa)td athleso laborers. The loon worn tut Work at the time repairing the damage canoed by the previews floods, and two thousand ham. boo tafhi bad boon laden with stone to holo o b roahwater, 11ni the rafts with all the people 011 them, were ongulfed as soon as they reached the middle of the river. Great suffering je reported from tho flooded dletriote, Cold weather same on and the aonntry was Boon flooded over, making it impossible for boats to run, It ie °etiolated that 20,000 shooks of millet will he nodded to atop the great gap, oaoh etook requiring fifty largo oarte to bring it to the epot. So far, the ut- most 0105,1(0305 have net succeeded in oohe leoting more than thirty sticks a day. Night million Mule have already been ex. trended on repairs. Dominion House Notes. tdr. Parley (Assiniboia) and Mr, Davin are squabbling on account of statements which appeared in Davin's organ. Mr. Choquette inquired the total amount expended in preparing the vet. ere' list under the 1iranoluso Act. Mr. Dawson, M,P., is going to ask for a return giving the particulars of Can- adian veesels lost on the great lakes (lur- ing the past reason. Mr, Armstrong (Middlesex) will move that commercial union would bo advan- tageous, and therefore it is the Govern- ment's duty to encore such. Robert Sodgewiok, Q.U., recorder of the city of Halifax, professor of equity at Dalhouso Law Salton, has been appoint. ed Deputy Minister of Justice, vioe Judge J3urbridge, appointed to the Exchequer Court. Much sorrow is expressed at Ottawa at the death in Toronto of George Eyvel, of the House of Commons Hansard. At a meeting of the Canadian Shorthand Writers' Association a resolution of con- dolence with Mrs, Eyvel was adopted. The projeoted °anal at the Sault, which was provided for last year chiefly on ao- count of the threatened non -intercourse boycott, will receive attention again this session. Mr. Dawson, M.P., Bays plans have hoen completed and surveye made. The next stop will be for the Government to let contracts for this work. The Gov- ernment have in hand 5100,000,000, which was voted for this purpose, Sir Chas. Tupper 14 no better, and is confined to his bed. Mr. Brown, 0f Hamilton, will intro- duce a bill to prohibit the use of live pigeons for pigeon shooting tournaments. It is stated that Lord Lansdowne will leave the capital before the end of March. The rumor that Senator Lacoste will enter the Cabinet as Solicitor•General has been ,revived. The Royal Commission on rebellion' losses awarded 111e sum of 5133,191.82 on just claims. Tho subsequent commis- sion on disputed olaims allowed 925 claims, amounting to 5488,700.07 ; total 0616,801.42. Of the school lands of Manitoba 19,985 acres were disposed of by auotion at an average price of 57 an acre, the total sum realized being 5140,- 182. The report of the Postmaster -General for rho year ended the 20th of Juno, 1887, shows, among other particulars, that 289 new poetoffices were established in the several Provinces, increasing the total number of postoilices in operation to 7,534 ; the mail . service has been aug- mented by the organization of 1,920 miles of additional post route, and of 414,467 miles of additional annual mail travel over the various floatrqutes of Canada. The number of letters passing through the mails is estimated to have increased to a yearly total of 74,1300,000, and of post Dards to 16,356,000. The act- ual length of railway in miles coveredby the postal system of Canada is 10,953, the number of postal cars o1 the road daily is 117, and the daily distance trav- elled 82,524 miles. The postal revenue of the year was ,$2,603,255, and the ex- pen(liture included in the accounts of the year was 53,408,100 showing a deficit of 5854,845. • Death of George Eyvel. George I3yvol, of the Hansard staff, and o1 of the Bost -known journalists in the country, diad at his res1110000, Sneed avenue, Toronto, on Monday morning, from the effects of a most lamentable series of events. He was going home alone one very cold night, about four weeks ago, when he waa set upon by throe men and sant-bagged. He was rendered un0011801one by at least two heavy blows, and was then robbed by his assailants, who even took the overshoes from his foot. He lay unconscious for about four hours, then recovering found his hands frozen and himeolf unable to got home. He dragged himself to the nearest house, and, being unable to find or reach the boll, rapped with his hands on the glass beside the door. Not being able to at- tract attention, he rapped harder and broke the glass. This aroused the people of the house, who wane down, and, oris• apprehending`the situation, instead of taking him in kept him out of doors while somebody went to a drug store to tele- phone for the police. 1,1 due time two constables arrived from the Agnes street police station. M1•. Nyvol gave them his name and address, but they, instead of taking him home, took him to the police station, where he lay till 11 o'clock next morning, when he was taken Home, On arriving there ho wail planed in the care of two physicians. The utmost that •surgical skill could do to save his fingers was (lone, but in vain, A few days ago parts of all the fingers of his loft linnd were tomoved, and a day or two after- wards throe lingers of his right hand were taken away. Owing to his health having been run down at the time of the occur•- renee, 1111•. Ilyvol'e constitution was 3112• able to stand those severe 01100108 and he sank until Monday morning, when ho died. Tio leaves a wif0 and throe small children. Tho funeral took place from Mr, Eyvel's late roeidetioe, 1.6 Sneed avenue, on Medley', The deceased was well known in this 10caliey, )having taught eehoo) 0) Wroxe- t0' for several years, liis•wrf0 isa niece of Abraham Jackson, of Moria' town- thfp, 810e liyval'S mother. Mrs. Jolles, now livoa in Herndon. ih. Nutohin- 804, an 1,311 schoolmate of the tic 860811, retinae('a telegram o1 Mroldky in'1nrm. ing bins of the death and funeral of his friend. The Dr. was unable to attend, The Globe, commenting on Mr, Plyvel'e death, says :---George Eyvel, of th0 Han- sard Staff Slime 1879, who died Monday morning at hie residence in this city, was well known 10 many Canadian journal- ists, and will be sincerely lamented by all who had the pleasure of acqueentanoo with him, It goes without saying that ha was a first -rata Monographer, That he was one of the most trustworthy and skilful descriptive writers in the deanery is known to those who were in a position to observe his work ou The Globo, Libor. al, Sarnia Observer ('13111011110 edited for a time), Soaforbh Expositor, St. Thomas Journal and other parlors. Moreover, his intimates are aware that he posee55- ed powers of expression and doe literary taste, perhaps never fully displayed ex- ceptin conversation. Tho drudgery of his 000npati011 and his modesty combin. ed to keep him from undertaking purely literary work, in which ho could Have won distinction. Whiled is to be great- ly regretted that he did not develop his taleute, no cultivation of them mild have endeared flim mora to hie friends. He was loved for his generous, amiable, magnanimous, modest nature. No jour- nalist ever had more professional pride or scorned more heartily every departure from jeurnalistio honor. The ruffians who streak Mr. Eyvel down have not been discovered. Now that their victim has perished, it may be hoped that rho police will set actively about the work of unearthing the murderers. Farmers in Council. [00500m0n 011011 LAST WEEx.J The members of the, Permanent Cent- ral Farmers' tustibute returned Wednes- day evening from an enjoyable trip to Guelph, to which city they had travelled for the purpose' of visiting the Agrioul• aural college. Ai; half -past Bevan o'olook they re -assembled in the County oopr oil chamber, countywide buildings, and re- sumed business. President Fuller in the °hair. The first item on the order of business was the reading of a paper on "Agricultural Education," by Charles Lawrence. Farming, said Mn Lawrence, could not be safely praotiood as an art without an extensive acquaintance with rho nature and quality of soils, their defects and the means most properto be employed as a remedy. A. good farmer would kuow how to prepare and choose his seed, how to prepare his ground in the most effectual manner for its• reception, at what time cud under what circumstan- ces all the operations belonging to his profession ought to bo performed, suoh as manuring, plowing, solving, draining, fencing, clearing land, to. Also to har- vest and house his orops, and to dispose of them to the best advantage. How to choose, breed, feed and omplofhis stook in general, to mix and prepare, their manure, and to adapt it to the nature of the soil for w11i011 it is intended. Tho farmer, he continued, ought bo be pre. pared for his profession by such an edu- cation as is best suited to agricultural pursuits, and to possess a taste for get- ting a perfect knowledge of the same. For this reason the should beplaced under the direction of intelligent and experi- enced instructors, at an age when the mind is most susceptible of receiving and retaining inatruotion. The tendonoy of the present educational system was to attraot farmers' sons from the farm. Tlie lessors treated of explorers, invent- ors, warriors, sailors, eta. Would it not be more interesting to farmers' sons to read about those who improved the dif- feeent breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, etc. And would it not be more interesting to farmers' daughters to read aboub the improved system of butter oohing 7 There were twice as many engaged in agrioulbure as in all the trades and pro- fessions pub together, there was twice as much money invested in agriculture as in all other industries, and thefarmor re. quired as high au education as the fol- lower of any other profession or seion05. And yob them was only one Agriolltnral College in the counbry. All the profes- sions were orowdod, 'vhilo there was not a farm in Canada bolt would require an. other laborer if properly managed. Farmers' sons were educated in the wrong direction until they became too genteel to dirty gide hands. There was only one way to remedy this evil, and that was by having as many agricultural schools in Cauadaas there aro of all the rest put together. Ho would p•opose to make it compulsory to teach epee: sur° in all the Publio Schools and Collegiate Institutes, which world prepare those favorably inclined towards a farm life for a higher oduoation the Guelph College, Mr. Derbyshire thought the farmers diel not yot thoroughly appreciate the college they already had. Be believed that the manufacture of butter and cheese was the great industry among tho agri. cultural interests of the country, and that they had sent to Englund some of 1110 finest cheese ever imported into that island. With regard to butter, the case was different, and an inferior quality of this article was laid upon the tables of the province. Stops had been taken, homed, by which it was hoped to pro- duce a 16.007 butter which wottid in qual. ity oompar0 with the bust Canadian cheese. G. 13. Mowbray, Oshawa, hail no objet• Mon. to the presort system of oduoation. If his sons fitted themselves for a higher calling than that of farming, and their tastes did not incline 1110311 to a farm life, he would bo quite melded to let then quit the old £arm. Despite all that had boon said farming was a life of drudgery anyway, and farmers wore h0WOT.e of Wood and dra1v010 of water. This view was protested against by several of the delegates present, who =- tended that there woe no higher calling than that of the humor, and that no other oecepaticn demanded to a greater Meted the °aerciee. of intelligence, eduml. tiou and ability. Henry Brown, falsely, eaid that 11 was o1ly r'0eently that, education leas muslin. mad 0701108ary to tb° fanner, and it was jun enla'hy emended that it 1801 hooted only for dootoro, lawyers and note shavers. It was the fanner who had to pay for the present school system, al- though they 11a(1 no educational octan• liehment devoted to fanning interests until they got the epilogs at Guelph. If doctors, and lawyers, and ministers were made at the public expend:, why not educate farmers up to the top rung iu- the same manner. He evo11d not have theology or modioino introduced In. to the common eohoots, Let the eoltoole supply rho rudiments of a general educe, tion, and lot the perorate pay to have their sons specially educated for a minis- ter, doctor, lawyer or farmer, 112, McFadden, Donald Campbell, F. Copeland and D. Wilson also 8pok0 on the subject as introduced in the paper. In response to an enquiry, the president said that many years ago there was in use in some of the common schools a lit- tle book entitled '•I9lomenta y Agricul- ture.'' gricul- ture." Some such work, it was seg. emoted, could be introduced again, Hugh Raynor, who is a graduate of the Agricultural College, suggested the estab. liehment of agricultural high sohools. Chas. Lawrence contended that the farmers were not exaotly the horny handed sons of toil they were represented t0 be. The fermate had grand times no0V, since machinery wee so extensively used. It was moved by F. Copeland, seconded by A. W. Smith: That in the opinion of this meeting the effectiveness of the Agricultural Col- lege at Guelph, would be very greatly in- creased by the establishment of inter- mediate sohools of agriculture, with the object of preparing students for the col- lege, and a number of such schools would better reach the masses and furn- ish a large number of students for ,the college at Guelph. This resolution was discussed at some length, when the following amendment wss moved by T. Shaw, Hamilton, sec- onded by d. R. Crpdg, Woodstock: That this meeiing approves of the in- troduction of an elementary text book" on agriculture into' our Common. Scheele, believiug that its judicious use will tend very much to the advancement of the boys at the farm at a very impressible period, and will do much toward prepare' ing them for entering the Ontario Agri. 00ltural College at Guelph, which We r000mmend to the earnest consideration of our farmers as 0 place for giving their sons a more complete agrioultulal eduoa- bion. The amendment was carried. D, A. McPherson, of Lancaster, was then oalled upon to read a paper ou "Fx• perimental work at the Guelph Agricult- ural Farm." Experimental work—it was argued in the paper—was all important to the farmer. As the s0ien00 of farming was wrapped up in hidden laws and un, known prinoiples, these laws and princip. les could only be discovered by repeated experiments, The right and proper ex. periments to be carried on at Guelph, or any other plane, should be to discover laves and prinoiples and their praotioat application to the wants of the farmers of this country. The aim should be to o1eapen cost of production and increase the value of the articles produced ; in short, to increase the profits of farm work. Then followed a number of sug,- gestious respecting subjects for experi- ments. 0 The Permanent Central Farmers' In- stituto reassembled Thursday morning, President Fuller in the chair. On motion of A. Rawlings, seconded by T. Raynor, it was resolved that the Minister of Agriculture be requested to have- a sufficient number of the reports of the experimental Farm to furnish each member of any Farmers' Instituto with one copy. • John Dryden, M.P.P., opened the dis- cussion upon "The advisability of asking the Government and President Mills, Guelph, to confer with the Executive in regard to devising some more complete system of carrying on the work of 111e inetibutes." Pointing out that the work already done by the institutes is of groat value, 3m urged that live men be added to the programe that the interest may not lag. The imporbanee of inoluding iu the discussions at those ius.itutes other subjects than those relating to agricul- ture was emphasised, and a rider tvas added advising the careful delusion of polities. The speaker closed with an edo- quent plea to the farming oonmunity to pub more confidence in ono another and, abandoning their reoluse-like lives, to learn as much as possible of each other and unite to elevate the standard of their noble profession. The members enjoyed a thorough dis- mission of the paper, wizen the following resolution was adoptee) : John Dryden moved, seconded by Chas, Lawrence, That this institute ex- press the opinion that it is in the inter- est of the work undertaken that the auth- orities of the college should confer with such officer or officers of this institute as may be appointed for that purpose in reference to the subjects which should be presented at the various institutes for discussion, and also as to when in their opinion it may be desirable to request to present them ; the Executive to appoint smelt a Nominee. On motion of II, Brown, emended by D. Derbyshire, it was resolved that ow- ing to the inoreased worlt of tilde insti- tute the Ontario Government be roomer• ialised by the P,xooutive Committee of this inetitwto to increase the grant to the Central Permanent Farmers' Institute to 51,000. The auditor's report verified the state- ment of the treasurer, and recommended that 5150 bo presented to the secretary as a partial r000gnitiol of his services during tho past year. Tho report was adopted, David Wilson moved that this insti- tute should use its influeieo to obtain Chen 0» railway and coven freights for our live stook between all parts of Pan. Ma and Great Britain. In support el this )n0tien. err. Wilson quoted. freight rates that he had beim aonli1lolled to )lay in 1179, allowing that English steamship 111108 dne1rirtuneretl egaitl813 Canadian shippers in favor of American, H. .Brown contended that tn050 terms were now ehauged for the better, and moved that tide question bo left in the hands of the Canadian Cattlemen's As. sociation who have already taken sue• oeesful notion in the matter. A. number of membore argued that if the farntere should make an organized effort, they 0010)11 soaure as favorable rates as the Cattlemen's Association, Mr, Wilson moved that the matter be brought before the attention of the Dom- inion Government. After further dis- eussi0n those resolutions were all tabled. A motion by Mr. Cochrane to endorse the bill now before the Legislature for the exemption of farm stook from tax- ation wait shunted by a successful snot• ion to adjourn the di0cus'inn until next year, asking the tnemeere fu the mean- time t . obtainan cxeressioa of npin3) frorntheir respective institntei on the question. Cordial votes of tinnier; were earned to the president, the Warden and Coun- ty Council for their kind permission to use the chamber, the various gentlemen contributing papers, and thepress. The institute )ben brought its session to a close. Robert Neil Hanged. Long before Dight o'clock Wednesday morning those who had succeeded in ob- taining passes from Sheriff Mowat to see the execution of R ibert Neil, the murd- erer of (;ward Rutledge, at the Central Priem:, began to arrive at the front en- trance of the gaol and fill up the hallway and front offices. Tho condemned man erotic, after some four hours refreshing sleep, et about seven o'clock and spent a half-hour in prayer, kneeling in his cell. After a light breakfast, consisting of .are egg, a cup of tea and a small piece of bread, he gladly welcomed to' bit Dell Rev. Hugh Johnston, ex-Mayor•Howland and Wm. Goodorham, gentleman who have stook to the unfortunate than through his trouble and softened his ob- durate recklessness into penitent resig- nation. Tho time then elapsing before the hour of.execution was anent in pray- er, Christian ootirisel, and singing the pealed, Which was stopped by the en- trance of the executioner. . Neil bore the operation of pinioning with rare for- titude, only saying, when the rope was being tightened, "net too tight." At 8:30 the waiting crowd teas let out into the gaol yard, where, on the west side, stood VIE SI`IPLY-0017STn0OTOD GALLOWS. Tho old plan of a"drop" was discard- ed for a more ,merciful machine, by which the prisoner is jerked up from a platform on the ground level by a weight ,f 280 lbs., which is suspended by an in- dependent rope pending the execution. A little before nine the solemn process- ion started from the "condemned oehl" on the ground floor in the following order Governor Greed and Sheriff Mowat, Wm. Gooderham and W. H. Howland, the prisoner between two officers, Rev, Hugh Johnston, Dr, Richardson and Dr. Old. right, On reaching the gaol yard Neil took in the bare gallows at a glance and walked without the slightest tremor across the yard and on to the narrow platform—the last spot his feet were ever to rest upon. While standing there Neil was dressed in his old Central Pris- on suit which he wore at the inquest and trial. His pap was removed and ho was asked if he had anything to say. BOIL'S DYING WORDS. He looked calmly about upon the large crowd and spoke deliberately and slowly, but in. a tone, while wholly unshaken, diffneutt to hear outside the enclosure. He made his remarks in disjointed sen- tenced, pausing at times a half minute between the clause,. He was understood to say :' Gentlemen, --I am hero, although I ought not to bo Hero. I didn't mean to kill that man. 1110880' meant uo more to kill him than I meant to hurt any of you. T never had anything against that man ; they used mo up thorn (Central Pneo01) so bad I didn't know what I was doing. They abused me up there like a doges I could not stand all that. I ate sorry I killed the man—very sorry for his wife and obildren,. I had no more in. tention of killing that man than I had of killing you. I did not know what I was doing. Mr, Howland, I am very much obliged to you for your kindness, and Mr, Gooderham. I ought not to bo horn at all. Rov, i ngli Johnston then opened his Bible and read the following passages : Job xiv„ 1-2 ; Psalms lief., 1.4 ; Isaiah i., 1-8 ; Isaiah ilii., 5.6 ; let John i., 0 ; 1st Jobe ii„ 1-2. Then kneeling, the rev. gentleman made a most impressive pray. or for the doomed man while the awed speotators stood in anbdued silence with uncovered heads. As the last words of the prayer died away the executioner stopped forward and fitted THE BLACK 0A1. down over the head and face of the prix• over, who did not show by so much as a quiver that he feared the awful death with whiolt bo was at last face to facie. He merely ejaculated, "May God have mercy on my soul. In another moment the 130050 was adjusted about his nook and with broken voice Rev. Mr. John- ston was slowly repeating the Lord's Prayer, through Which the prisonel was following tum rn mufllod but steady tones through the folds of his bleak cap. At the words, "Forgive us our trespae90a," the exoedtiouer drove his chisel agarose the light repo titer Holl the ponderous iion at the other end of rho noose, and in an instant TRIO MEM WEIGItT TEL1, With a fluid, and tli.e p11110110d body woo jerked into the air and hung dangling he. swoon the rough posts of rho scaffold. For a moment there was no movement throughout the body ; then there Was. a convulsive effort - to gat the pinioned arms ep to the head, which wee instant. ly nbendbnod. During the next few lninnt0(4 them wore sp0enu18i0 move. Monts of the logs whirb were not pillion*. ed, and finally. a violent trembling sensed I the Indy, which, when over. left the poor fellow hanging motionless in the cold morning air, 171001531581'. Coroner Duncan subsequently 0mpen- ,Ilod a jury that, after a pent mortem examination of the body by Drs. Old. right and Richardson, brought in the verdict : "That the deeea5ed came to lois death by hanging according to la,v." NE'II.'s Ls0T15n 1'0 1115 0000050. Last evening Neil dintate 1 to Wm. Goodorham the following letter eo hie deter.; flying fu the north of Ire:and, which was written upon the flyleaf of 4 handsomely b Bind ant illustrate:) bible': "To my dear deters Jane, I,,zzie, Aid., Susie. Anuio ami Bella, with the love of your affectionate and penitent brother : I Have been a gree( sinner ; but I um trusting in thee dear Seviour whose blood cleauseth from all sin. I have truly repented of my sine and I hope to meet you all in the be'ter land. Perceive the wrong that Iliad: doth you, my precious 8)5ters. I have had kind Christian friends to visit me in they gaol who have pointed me to Christ, William H. Howland, the ex.112ayor, Wm. Good- orham and Rev. Hugh Johnston. I have asked them to be with me in my last moments, and may God have mercy on my soul." "Your affectionate brother. Radar Nein," "Good-bye." The signature and the words "good- bye" were In Neil's own handwriting. The body of Neil was buried at 8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the gaol yard. Mr. Harvey performed the cere- mony. TWO /10500130 DISCLOSED. Neil 00n10550d to have been a partici- pant in two former murders, the murd- dered men being George D. Morse, a cat- tle dealer, and John Cochrane, u street car driver: Both the bodies were found in the water near the Esplanade.. Local Legislature. In the Legislature last Monday Mr. Meredith moved for a return of all peti- tions and oorrespondenoe with reference to the drainage of the Asylum for the Insane at London, and the disposal of the sewage therefrom ; also copies of all reports of the Board of Health or any officer thereof, or any pillow of the Gov- ,er,ment withreference to the same or the disposal of the sewage of the said asylum, There had been for years com- plaints as to the drainage of the asylum. The Government who had prosecuted the pity of London for emptying sewage into, the River Thames were offenders in an exactly similar way themselves. The present oondition of affairs was most dangerous, and mush as he desired to de- stroy the Government, he would not de- sire to see it destroyed because it had caused the death of many residents of the city he had the honor to represent. Mr. Fraser said Mr. Meredith was un- fair to charge the whole responsibility upon the Government. The London Asylum had been erected upon a most unfortunate site by the predecessors of the present Government. The Govern- ment was now considering in two de- partments a plan for improving the pres- ent system of drainage. Mr. Meredith said all the authorities agreed that the site of the Asylurn was the best possible. The motion for the returns carried. Mr. Snider moved tbo second reading of a bill providing for scheme of mun- ioipel fire aesterance. The bill was dis- cussed by lion. A. lrl. Ross, &sesare. Meredith, Kearns, Waters, Wood, O'Con- nor, and was witldr'awn. M'Ir. Phelps' bill increasing the length of the dose 50amte for deer Was read a second time, A long discussion took pine upon a motion by Mr. eeeredith for the return of the writ issued for the removal of James Goulborne from the commission of the peace for Petorboro. Mr. Meredith charged that he had boon removed for political reasons. Mir, Mowat denied the charge and said the removal was due to She effect that he had ceased to possess the requisite prop. erty qualifications, Huron Count Noios. The Orangemen of South Huron are already making extensive preparations for the 19th of July, 1888, in the town of Seaforth. The Directors of the llowiolt Mutual Insurance Company met at Gorrio on Saturday, Feb. 25th, a full board present. Thorn were 20 applications amounting to 5978,850. Robert Henry, who resided on the 0111 oon. et Hallett, has caused an aching void in the pookebs of a number of Clin- ton and Seaforth business mon by his anticline departure for the United Status. Before going ho privately sold his 50 acre farm, Mrs. Sheriff Gibbons died last Friday from an ateaok of paralysis. The de. eeased lady was afflicted but a few days. but so serious was the stroke that she re - 0 11000801008 nearly all the time till death came. On Saturday afternoon thorernains were interred in Maitland oeinotery, Jae. Dickson, P. Adamson, Al. Ilutohison, Ira Lewis, Wm, Dickson end Capt. Gibson being the pall bearers. • There aro 4,000 theatres in the ;United States, and 51,000,000 a day is paid for amusements in the tTnion. The Iate Mr. Blake, who ,vas M. 1'. for •Waterford, has loft legacies to Me. Par - Stell and Several of his nnpportere. There aro in the Sunday rioimoola of the Chrrstfanwold 10,447,990 scholars, 1,- 552,187 teachers, leaking a,grand total of 18,400,157 Sontheru 11100110 r rafhvay depots are piled up with freight w111011 cannot be moved boom -leo the transport service in taken )ill by the troops. It 1100 been foiled that •rho poppy floor•• i011es fu 'Merida, and game ace prediAti0g t11et, Some day the production ofapitm will be 000 of the (thief minetries of the state.