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Wasllilagton Leytex'.
(From our Regular qurrospondent,)
WAsluxo ran, May 17, 'ea.
The office floor of the White Ilouae
resembles nothing so. °Iowly now as it
dons a second-hand furniture atom.
Seme of the roams look as though ono
family was moving out while another
Willi moving in. Chairs, eau and tables
aro scattered around in confusion, and
the 1111]11,'.seeks' who calls while affairs
continuo in their present condition must
nerds be a skillful mariner, or 110 will
wroclr his shine over some antique artiolo
of furniture whish has long outlived its
usefulness and now exists only to act as
a stumbling bleak.
While scrub women and laborers were
intent upon creating up the office room
at the White house yesterday Mrs,
llarrlaoti was engaged in a similar duty
behind the ghee partition which separates
the private apartments of tee Executive
Mansion from the gaze of tho public.
But it was preparation for en exodus so
far an the mistress of the Mansion is
concerned, and it 18 probable that in a
few days she will be comfortably estab.
fished in a cottage at Deer Park.
The President will join his fancily
every Saturday afternoon and spend
Sunday, and possibly Monday, with his
family. Arrangements are being made
with this end in view by S. B. Elkins
and ex -Senator Davis, and a special train
will probably be placed at the disposal
of the President for his trips every
week,
"Tramp, tramp, tramp the boys aro'
marehiug would have been a fitting
prelude to the incessant °latter ou the
bank stairway leading to the library, at
the Whito 13ouso yesterday, and the
door -)reaper could riot find time to make
out his ouatomary list of oallers, owing
to the demands upon his time and
patience by office -hunters and vieitora
who desired to pay respeote. It made
no difference that pedestrians were liable
to a sudden dash of soapsuds from the
wooden buckets carried by the scrub-
women, who were sorobbing tho stair.
way and corridor. All wore intent upon
seeing the President. Finally the strain
became to groat for human endurance
and the President shut down on callers
before 1 o'c:ae11.
Public Printer Palmer has not been
allowed to grow lonesome since his in-
duotiou into office. On the contrary his
office is thronged from the moment tho
door is opened in the morning until after
hie hour for receiving callers. At time
there have been long lines of anxious dn-
dividn0le awaiting their turns to have a
word with the new official, and it does
not have a very pleasing effect on them
when at different tithes members of Con -
geese drop in for an extended chat with
thenow heed of the Government's big
printing office. This makes them most
impatient, and when they bare been
accorded their interview with Mr. Palm-
er, which 10 nese;eerily brief, many of
them wonder whether their visit had
done 1110111 much good.
Of course, vary few of the applicants
for glace havo as yet thought of pre-
paring papers to present, and in rine
eases out of ten the Public Priuter dis-
posed of the applicant by directing hits
to go and prepare his papers and place
them on file. Occasionally one makes
so bold as to attempt to argue his ease,
but he does not proceed far before the
Public Printer, in a very diplomatic
manner, passes to the next applicant.
When the hour arrived to close the office
to callers yesterday there were many
waiting, but Mr. Palmer very consider-
ately allowed them to present their
cases.
eeorotary Tracy is moving slowly but
surely in the matter of changes in his
official advisers, but before the ouch of
the present fiscal year there will be two
if not more of them succeeded by some
one else. Tho Scoretary is a very care.
ful man and is not disposed to hurry
mattom. A8 the same time he has his
own faxed ideas regarding the conciliat-
ing of business in his Department and
the kind of men be wants about him.
Tho policy of tho Navy Department now
is to keep abroant of the times in many
now reforms whioh are being suggested
every day. The new Navy cannot afford
to take any bee:sward step and the vigor-
ous administration whioh its building re-
quires oalls for the talents of the very
best men in the servioe. The foreign
powers aro adding to their navies, and
the latest improved appliances are being
used. To thoroughlyunderstand this
important work in conjunction with our
own service, calls for officers of the high.
est intelligence. It is this glass of as.
detente that the Seoretary wants 80 Bur.
round himself with and whioh he fully
intends to do at -a very early date.
Millers' Association.
The Huron, North Grey., Wellington
and Bruce Millers' Assocation held a
special meeting at Listowel Tuesday after.
noon to discuss the gttestion of the tariff on
wheat and flour, and it was decided to
adopt a suggestion by David Plewos, of
Brantford, and call a mass meeting of
Ontario millers at Toronto, where en 0s'
sooiation will ho formed with the avowed
Object of keeping down tho price of wheat
to admit of exportation. It was also de-
cided to petition rho Government to do
away with the duty on soft coal, seas to
punish the people of tho Maritime prey -
them for
reyin000for the opposition to any change in
the breaclntuff tariff, as they have done.
Tho plan 1peo1?osed 18 by means of an
association, with m constitution somewhat
as follows 1
Entranoefoo—There into bo an entrances
fee as follows Fiftybarrel mills, $5 ;
100rfto 0'roa$$fofot.
'oilu larger
b aforfeit put
upb (moll member 0s follows : Fifty.
bore! mills, $100 ; 100 do„ $200 ; larger
mills, 96800 to $400.
Secretary --Thole shall be employed by
the asseelation a paid soorotary, wlto shell
71011 all points to oeplein the scheme to
millers and influence them to join the,
association, also to arrange that whore
thorn are saliolont mills to Ms ° all the
wheat fn that baighbol'hhlood, and when
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1889.
Buell millers become lnombnr8, titin point
811011 be m0105314 point, delivering all other
members frau buying directly or indl-
rootly at such points.
Any stiller refusing to become a mem•
bar shall be treated as follows: Itis point
shall be 0ona]der111 an open puha, and the
seorotary shall arrange for any member
to buy there permanently.
Brands—When the secretary and ann.
n181e01100 finally arranger) all available
plans, a mass meeting edit)) bo called to
(listless the scheme and adopt it. Wo
don't ask or expect purely wheat exporters
to join us, as if wheat Moho an export
basis the surplus flour will move out of
country, instead of being sent to the
Provinoes on consi guanant, and tln're will
one trouble cetso.
Testing wheat --That all Canada wheat
bought by membom of the association bo
subjoot to the same test as farinern'
wheat bought by teeter.
This was fully clisouseed. II. Cargill,
M. 1'., made a feeble defame, of tho treat
meat by the Dominion Government of the
day of millers' grievances. Mr. Cargill
did not think the millers had any real
grievance, eat were note growling because
the pastfsw yeara had been unfavorable.
After this it was decided to recommend
the scheme of Mr. Peters. The following
also passed unanimously ;
'That in view of tho foot that tho people
of the Maritima Provinces of Canada have
declared against granting an adequate
measure of protection to the manufactur-
ers of bread -stuffs in Ontario, and that
whereas tho duty on soft coal has boon
retained as a sot Off against the duty an
breacletuffs, be it resolved that we, the
millers assembled in this meeting, humbly
petition Iter Majesty's Government at
Ottawa to abrogate tiro clary on soft coal,
and that the Boards of Trade, the Manu-
facturers' Associations and Farmers' In-
stitutes be asked to cooperate with this
Association with a view to forcing the
Maritime Proviuoes to grant un jnetice."
The mooting adjourned after the follow-
ing resolution has been carried:
"That this association suggest to the
millers' section of the Boort of Trade the
advisability of calling the mass meeting
of millers in Toronto at as early a date as
possible, and that a copy of our resolu-
tions be forwarded to the chairman of
that body."
Presbytery of Maitland.
This court eget at St. Helens, on Mon.
day, at 11 o'clock a. nl„ when llev. II. 8.
G. Anderson, M. A., 1.3. D„ delivered his
trial discourse, w111011 was sustained. In
the afternoon, the court reemseulble.l,
when Rev. G. Davidson, of Wroxeter,
preached an able sermon. The inodc•.tt-
or, Rev. D. 0. C:tuneron, gave a state-
ment of the prucoodiuge that led to tho
call, put the usual questions and by
prayer and haying on of hands, Mr. An-
derson was ordamecl and iedneted into
the charge et St. IIuloes and Eat Ash.
field. Rev. lir. eluQuarrio addressed the
minister, and Rev. Mr. McLennan the
people. At tho close of 811Ee service the
newly ordained and included patilOr was
a000mpanied to the door by the moder-
ator and Rev. Mr. MoQuarrie and grant-
ed the right hand of fellowship, IIis
father, Rov. Dr. Anderson, of Glasgow,
who is on i, 7134 to this country, tuns
present at this service. The Presbytery
met at Wingham, at 11 0. in., o1 Tues-
day of last week, when the meeting was
opened with prayer. Tho initiates of
last meeting were rend and an adjourn.
meat made till afternoon. There we.
present the moderator, clerk and Re..
Messrs. MoIKav, Bartley, Howie, Sather -
lend, Brown, Murray, Law, Motrarlane,
Ittcliae, Davidson and MoQuarrie, be-
sides a number of elders. BOY. Mr. Mo -
Rao reported on behalf of tho committeo
obosen to visit Trowbridge, w111011 is con•
ueotod with Molesworth. There ere but
15 families connected with tho Ohnrel1
thero, who subscribe about $100 to the
Rev. sir. Stovonson's salary, There is
not material for much iuoreaso and if
the station were closed but two or throe
would bo inconvenienced. But it is the
desire of the congregation to have service,
and they request a grant of $50 from the
Sustentation Fund. Messrs. Alexander
and Dttlnbar, as delegates, also briefly put
the eithation before the presbytery. Tho
report was rooeivod and the matter left
over for farther consideration. Rov. Mr.
Murray reported the result of the vieit
of the commissioners appointed to look
into difficulties in the Dungannon con-
gregation. Rev. Mears. Ross and Mo.
Quarrie were appointed to attend the
next meeting of the Bruce Presbytery to
arrange for the transference of a portion
of the mission field of that Presbytery to
Maitland. Leave wa8 granted to White.
ohurah to moderate en a call. A tele.
gram was received announcing the de.
eeptenoe of the Walton gall by Rev. M. ,
Forest, of Deerfield. The induotion was
fixed for Thursday, 80th May, at 2 p. m.,
Rev. Mr. Anderson to preach, Rev, Mr.
Ross to address the oongregation, Rov.
Mr. Jones, the minister, and Rev. Mr.
Stevenson to preside. Tho communica-
tion on Prison Reform was referred to.
[rev. Messrs. Sothorland, Hartley, Mo -
Kay and McNabb, to report. Rov. Mr.
MoQuarrie and Mr. Lookhardt were
ohosen delegates to rho Sabbath O beer.
vane° Convention to be hold at Hamilton
on the 25111 June. Rov. Mr. McNabb
was chosen moderator of the Kincardine
township congregation, in the absence of
Rev. Mr. Murray, for oouple of man1110..
An animated discussion tookplaae on the
Jesuit question. It was talon part in by
Rov. Messrs. Sutherland, Hartley, Mo.
Lennon, Murray mud MoNay. A resoIu.
tion 510bml8te1 by 11Zr, Sutherland was
moclifiocl and road as follows : 8. freight train on the Chicago, Bur -
le was moved by )lay. Mr. Sntherlaud, lington 1st Qaiucy Railway was detailed
800011(10d by Rev. Me. Hartley, andagreedtwo miles west of Meow), 88o,, Monday
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to by a stunning vote, that this Cosby- afternoon. Five oil tanks exploded and
tory mean in the strongest tome our burned 10 heteviljt Moiled freight ours,
disapprobation of the Acts incorporating Brakeman Josoplt Metz r000lvod fatal
the Jesuit Crdortend endowing the said injuries.
Order from the public funds, and therein M. IIotr1 Rooboford, jun., who recent-
reeognizfng tho authorityof the pops of 1y 1ti1101 himself in Algeria., was twenty.
Irene in Oasad£mn legislation ; that Ibis nuts yore old, but had lad a most ad.
Presbytery further serongly disapprovesmatinee life. He had been with. Oliver
of tho eondnol of them Members Of tho Pain in the Soudan, and with M. do
House of Commons who have opposed. Brame on 8110 Congo. Ho had ales
he disallowance of tho dome/id act of trarolle11 much iin Sottth Amorioa,
endnwnunnt, who by so doing have violat-
ed 1310h• were:; fluty, allegiasco 10 thu
Crown and have rendered themselves un-
worthy of the confidence of their eon-
stitueute, thea giving a standing in this
pemlef5(1 and ;11•ueperoue Dominion to an
Order whioh for over three hundred years
Itis proved a curse to every oountry
whore it has obtained a footing ; and
this Presbytery further express our ap-
preciation of the patriotic conduct of the
thirteen who proved faithful to their trust
ou that 000asinn.
Tho remit of the Assembly oh the
D,roasod Wire's Sister Bill was rejected.
Presbytery then adjourned, to moat at
Wingham sine die,
:porting Colulun..
It is rumored in London that Potvera,
the manager, will bo released.
Tho Toronto baso ball manager leas
signed l'itocmbo, late of tho Now York
club. rho will report for duty at onoo.
It le understood that the ]Kansas City
managamett hoe offered $2,500 for one of
the Loudon players, and it is hinted that
the said incllviduel is playing for his
release.
Wallace Ross is having the boat in
which ho proposes to row across the
English. channel built by Ruddook. Its
dimensions aro: Length, 24 ft. ; beam,
13, in., and depth, 7 in.
Hugh Adams, of Cornwall, claims the
reoord for throwing the lacrosse ball.
His figures, as quoted by eolf and friends,
is 145 yards 1 foot and 0 inches, whioh
would beat. Ross Mackenzie's reacted by
15 yards.
Savant woolen at Now York during
last week rade bioycles eight hours per
day. The enol was at midnight 011 Sat.
urday and the scorns as follows:—Oakes,
0011H miles ; Brown, 060,1, miles ; Bald-
win, 640 miles ; Armando, 508 miles ;
Lewis, 504 mules; Stanley, 529 miles;
Woods, 425 miles; McShane, 413 mile,.
The Chicago six-day professional bi•
cycle contest closed on Saturday with the
following scores :--Nod Reading, Fort
Omaha, 005 miles 1 laps; Wilbur F.
]Knapp, Denver, 685 miles 8 laps ; John
S. Prince, Omaha, 1185 miles 2laps; W,
J. Morgan, England, 085 miles 3 laps ;
Albert Shock, Chicago, 678 miles 2, laps.
The following advertisement , t•peared
among, the baseball notes in t, ' London
Advertiser: Wanted—Nino old ladies to
sub fur the Tetsuo -moll baseball team. The
directors are desirous of giving the clue
n much -deserved holiday till July lst, but
would prefer not to camel all dates if
enough of subs can be obtained. Apply
to the direotors.
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Tenet° 12 1 1>.'trolt. 7 10
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'rot^,nte. , 14 e Buffalo ...... C 11
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Benton 11 s St. Louis 31 8
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New York....... 519 lo Brooklyn10 11
Chicago 11 10 CIllelnuatti 10 15
Cleveland 11 13 Attlletiee 13 11
Indianapolis,.. 10 15 Baltimore 13 10
1,3 floltlulbna 3 18
Waeb1n2 ton.... 0 11 Logi:Milo a 20
Steve Brodie, at live o'alook Monday
morning, jumped over the Paesaie falls at
Patterson, 18. J., a dietouce of 105 foot.
The jump wan made from Eagle Rook,
the highest point above the falls, and
Wail 8110 most perilous Brodie has over
made. Brodie's neck was swelled sumo.
what and his Head ached, but otherwise
he was is good condition. Brodie after.
wards declared ho would julep the Gene -
B00 falls some day and then quit bridge
jumping for over. Sam Patch once made
a leap into the Passaic river from a tree
in the park,. but never jumped over the
falls.
Thoth wore four starters in the groat
ningla-seu11 race at Tacoma, W. T., last
Saturday, for a purse of $1,600, namely
Wm. O'Connor, Henry Peterson, Albert
Hamm and George Washington Lee.'
There was inn011 enthusiasm, and about
20,000 people were present. Tho course
was 2;1 miles with turn. O'Connor won
easily in 14 min. 2 sec„ Peterson, who
Bao greatly improved, being second. A.
sharp contest tool( place for last honors
between Leo and Hamm, but the gentle-
man obristensd afler.1118 country's father
ultimately seemed them. Lieut. Osborn
of the 11.8.S. Thetis, was referee, O'Con-
nor, who has become an immense favor-
ite daring his stay hors, was given an
ovation. Le course of aonvorsation the
ohampion said that he insisted on the
moo with Searle being rowed in Septem-
ber, according to his own proposition.
O'Connor rows at Seattle on May 80,
Decoration Day, and on Salt Lake, Utah,
nue 8111 and 3811. A number of his Can-
adian friends witnessed the rano, among
thorn being "Tip" Arthus, W. D. Mao-
kay, Ross Eckhardt and Frederick
Mossop, all hailing from Toronto. . The
Associated Press says : "The regatta on
Saturday last was a great 5000000.
Twenty-five thousand people witnessed
the (noes. Tho first race started about
six o'olook. O'Connor led from the start,
and was ahead in turning the flag ; time,
5,01. Loe was second, retortion third,
Haman fourth. Heron's flag drifted
about two lengths fartiler out than the
others, After turning Peterson ot
ahead of Loo and O'Connor, but the
latter regained his lead and 80m0 En
ahead. Time ---14,02. Peterson was
eooand in 11.04, Kamm made a splendid
moo and came in third in 14.14, with
Lee fourth in 14,15. Hamm had 120
foot father to pull than the rest. The
tide was in the soullors' favor going out
and spinet them on their return,"
Wing11amn Diotrict Meeting,
The mutual meeting of the Wingham
District in connections with the Metho-
dist chinch wag held in Wingham on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week,
ilev, Juo. Scott, M. A., presiding.
Itev, A. P, Smith, of Wroxotor, was
chosen Scoretary and Rev. W. W.
Sperling, assistant Secretary, The first
day wee oncnpiod in dealing with minis.
tercel ohmmeter and the. church work in
the District. Rev. M. Stymie asked for
a Superannuated relation, which tvaa re-
anmunended to the Confers ee. A 1'ea0.
lution expressive of affection enc) esteem
to the revel, gestlom to was unanimously
passed by the meeting, A. Maleibbin
and J. Kennedy were recommended to
attend College during the coming year.
On Wectteeday the laymen were in at-
tendance olid the various schedules were
checked over.
The following lay representatives were
appointed to attend Conference at St.
Marys :
Whnglmm, Dr. Towler ; '
Tooswater, Wm. Fessant 1
Wroxotor, W, C. Hazlewood ;
Brussels, T. Fletcher, S. Fear and
Walton, A. Morrison ; (W.II.IKorr;
Londesboro', ,las, Braithwaite ;
Blyth, N. H: Young ;
Auburn, Joseph Washington ;
Beigravo, Wm. Wray
Bluevale, Joseph Leech.
N. H. Young, of Blyth, delegate to
Missionary Board. Rev. D. Rogers goes
to the Stationing Committee, and Rov,
A. W. Tonge and W. H. Kerr on the Sab-
bath School Committee.
The appeal ease of 3h•. Ozerwinelcie, of
Auburn circuit, was heard and the chair.
man's ruling, tbat the trial formerly held
was illegal, was sustained by the meeting.
A resolution bearing on the Jesuit ques-
tion was unanimously passed by the
Dlstt'iot meeting. It read as follows:—
Moved by Rev. A. W. Tonge, seconded
by Rev, Wm, Torrence, and resolved that
this district meeting views with alarm
the rapid advances made by the Jesuits
in the political control of the affairsof
this oountry ; that tvo specially depreci-
ate the recent notion of the Dominion
Parliament in not voting to disallow a
bill which provides for the endowment
of the Jesuit Order out of the public
funds of the country, said Aot being sub-
vertivc of the priuoiplee of equal rights
to all religions denominations and roceg-
nie0e 0e Legal an Order whioh Ilea proved
a hindrance to good Government and
social reform 155 every onmtry where it is
in sxistenee. In 710w of theso facts we
pledge oursolvee henoeforth to support
only sushi candidates for Parliamentary
honors es are loyal to the seined prin-
ciples of the Protestant faith. This
District meeting would also place on
mooed its high appreciation of "the noble
thirteen," who under 801111 trying odroum-
staucos, put principle bolero party and
voted ags.ulst - the Aot, and further we
cannot allow this opportunity to pass by
witbont making special mention of Dr.
Macdonald, M.P., of this town, who has
proved to be snob a worthy represent-
ative of the people in advancing rho cause
of Temperance and defending our civil
and religions liberties. A11 of which is
respectfully submitted.
It was decided to have the resolution
published in the County ':,ewspapers and
also present a copy to Dr, Macdonald.
The Financial Dnit1•iet meeting will be
hold in Brussels next Fall.
:1 resolution of thanks was 8085011 to
the Wingham friends for the hospitab`o
manner iu wbirh they entertained tho
members of the District meeting.
The meoliug was thou brought to a
close.
Perth County.
The 281;11 Perth Battalion tvil1 go to
amp on the 18t11 pees.
3e. Jewell, Mitchell, has presented
Trinity aboroh with 011 excellent and
valuable bell.
The plan for the propoe,Osi hospital at
Stratford is 011 exhibition in the window
of tho British Mortgage Loan Company's
officio.
Tho Elgin Orangemen have accepted
an invitation . to celebrate the 012th"
with their brethren of this Oom1ty in St.
Marys.
The semi-annual meeting of the Perth
Teachers' Association was held in the
City hall, Stratford, on Wednesday and
Thursday.
James Moore, lately of the Commercial
Hotel, 011(11on, has purchased the Ontario
House, St. Marys and will beke posses-
sion on the first 6E October.
The young son of Walter Meadows, of
the Sth concession of Zorra, was Trilled
last week by being crushed between a
land roller and tho framework attached
thereto.
The dry kiln adjoining Bess Bros.'
acv mills, Listowel, naught fire again
early on Tuesday the 14111. No serioue
damage was done and it was soon exbin-
gnished.
Colonel Smith of London, visited
Stratford on Saturday to inspect the
ennui ground, whioh looks eel though the
military camp for the district might yet
come hero this year.
The residence of Mark Wade, Stmt.
ford, who with his family is taking a
trip to Denver, was broken into Friday,
apparently by tramps, as nothing was
taken, though a general search was evi-
deutlymadofor food.
Tho now been of Hugh Motntnsh, of
the 10111 eon. Zorra, was struck by light',
tong and burned to the ground on Mon-
thly. The barn contained the moat of
last year's orop incl tllo farm implements
so that the loss is heavy.
Tho Motherwoll,basoball olub has boon
ro.organizer) for the season with the fol-
lowing, officers ; President, le. R. ]roger;
raptann,11. Hamilton ; 000-treas., Wm.
Brown ; managing committee, Ir. Oliver,
Jim. Brown and Ono. Bothwell,
Nominations wore held on Wednesday
of last week at Gowanstown to fill the
place in the Wallace oounoil left vacant
by the death of the late Valentino Berla,
Tho only 'nomination was that of Jacob
Walter, wbe lyes declined eleetect liy ace
olamatian,
Number 43.
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St. Marys now has 15 Board of Train j Princess Beatrice ha-., given birth to a
The Mitchell base ball cold) bas 11,:, u , son.
organizer) enol the following officer, I The 1'oit ]:10510 and Paseo saw ]nide
elented : J. A. It.,binsou, honorary preps- f were buried elotelay night. L 3173,•
idea ; Wm. Martin, President ; ltabt, i 000.
Ilyan, vice-president ; J. M. Ford, u,rrr- 1 11vh1e11oo given at the iuveairation
tary ; Wm. Awty, treasurer, met II, ' into she ()Weep pylon). ecandal shasva
Broderick, captain, that 110tien810 were treated in a most
A carpenter gang, uncle& the direction sbemotul and brutal manner.
of John Nicholl, G. T. R. bridge builder, George Bishop, elm of the oldest en -
]e remodelling the cattle pens at the Lie. gineera of the Camden awl Atlantic Rail -
towel stettiou. It ie understood that the road, wall kil'ed Feeley afters em at
que-etion of erecting a new p.iesenger Atlantic City, N. .1. Ifo lord hie balance
stetson the, sr.a.ot lu still 1(5511 and fell from the win holy.
°onaideratiou of the engineering depart- On Saturday in the eonrsa of n. fight ut
menu. Forest City, Arlt„ whist) grew ant of a
W. B. Ward, of the 13811 concession. school election, Sber,1t \Vilaou, 'I'i-sums
Fullerton, ie the owner of a 11011 that re. II. Parham, elarsltalt F. 31. Fot, re abs -
cently laid a sort of three story egg A. M. Neely (adored t were slut sad still-
w11lalt mei a real curiosity. The lint or e1—it was wlnto against black.
otttaide shell wan a very largo one and The pavenger steamer 3011133 !loathe,
tae,
contained inside a smaller egg also hay- i belonging to the .1lerehltalts' & M,:sere'
ing a complete shell, inside of w'1115111 was 1 'lraucurortistimn (.;o„ Iialiimnre. was
another 01 third rag oleo with a pedes) f burned 3nndav night. She Was ,1711 cnna
shell, thus snaking three ±a within nue burden and 213 feet lone. Site wile
another. vnlned at 8250,000. The loan an the
A. county t
aat r..
•a
14.511 cargole tJO,OGG or more.
(armed, Joseph Addy, of tit:. Uaryd ;'l',
Shanley and J. W. Boyle, of Mitohol":,
end W. J. Knox and J. II. Ds,Eton, of
Stratford, representing their respeotivo
clubs, met at the Albion hotel, Stratford,
and formed the league. The officers are :
President, G. A. Graham, St. Marys ;
Vies -President, T. Shanley, Mitchell ;
Secrolary, J. H. Duftou, Stratford, to bo
assisted by a committee of two members
from each club. The league is to be
strictly amateur with an admission fee
of .$2, together with $5 from each club to
go totvards the purchase of a pennant.
The Stratford Herald nye :—The in.
formation gleaned from Colonel Smith
about the probable location of the mili-
tary camp is very indefinite- Some per-
sona who interrogated him were hf1
uuder the impression that itlevould likely
be here, others were impressed with the
fact that it was just as likely to he Some.
where else. IIe was satisfied with the
mounds and with the arrangements
which the city proposed to make, but bo-
yond that he was very noncommit-
tal. In a few days tho matter will be
settled.
Tho nomination for mayor to fill the
office for the balance of the year in Mit-
chell, owing so Mr. elcClay resigning,
tools place Monday in the town hall. The
two regular candidates, who for seven
times have run for the office were nom-
inated, besides -a few side lights who
resigned. , After making the remarks
nsntal "n such occasions, as a variety W.
It. Davis proposed to make sausage of
John Whyte, but the season for Finch an
article of food not being good, Mr. Whyte
retalie tecT by trying to 1ut0ok Mr. Davie
into pi. Not being of the type to he
pious, Mr. Davis objected and struck
back, when 80nn0 others interfered and
the meeting adjourned. Result, some
eases before 31r. Flagg and some good
mouov paid far law. Thus Mitchell pro-
gresses•
No little surprise was oreated amongst
the fanners of the neighborhood of Goth-
am by the dieappearanoe of James Bur-
nett, a well-known farmer and atneic
man of Ielma township. It had been
known for cocsiderable time that he was
not in goo:) financial stanching, but being
possessed of an excellent farm of 150
acres, with brink house and good out.
buildings, his credit was not counted bad,
and he found no diffioulty in borrowing
sums of money from $50 up to 5200 mud
$300 from neighboring farmers as well
as from money lenders in Listowel. Last
week he tools a trip to the other side of
the border without informing anyone of
his intentions, 19ngniry ,has, revealed
the fact that hie liabilities foot up to
some $7,000 or $8,000, inolnding two
mortgages on his property. One of the
mortgages, amounting to 84,000, had been
a:ecently negotiated with a Loan company,
and from the fact. that he left the pro-
ceeds of this mortgage deposited in
Scott's banking house in Listowel to be
paid out to his creditors it is evident that
he did not wish to defraud them. Those
of his creditors who were lttoky enough
j�o learn of this part in time had their
dTafms discharged on application, while
those who failed to reach the bank be-
fore the funds were exhausted will have
to wait till the deliquent's property is
realized on. A meeting of the principal
creditors held at the ('rand Central hotel,
Listowel, on Tuesday, when it was de-
cided to take steps to dispose of the
property in the most advantageous way
possible. It is the opinion of the credit-
ors that the property will more than
Dover the liabihties. '- His real reason for
skipping out has not been made public,
bat it is broadly, hinted that one or more
of his trat Jaotia'la have not been alto-
gether etraight.—Standard.
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Gelaeral Nowei.
Tho damagtt by the floods in Austria is
greater than ah, first reported.
It is foundee necessary to inaugurate a
war of extermination on gophers in Iowa.
Iloward City, Mieh„ suffered 550,000
damage by fire. on Sunday. The loss
falls on those wild can ill afford it.
Hundreds of military officers have
beau found to be fmplip0ted in the latest
plot against the Czar.
A portion of last year's profits, amount-
ing to over $44,000, hoe been distributed
among 400 employee in ane, Wanamakee's
Philadelphia establishment.
Mrs, Folsom, mother of Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, was married Tuesday at
Jaoltson, itiiolf , to Henry E. Perrino, a
Buffalo Millionaire.
The prosonts given by rho Sultan to
Emperor William aro 801110(1,08 $200,.
000, while the Empress received a melt.
lace valued at 5150,000.
Tho British house of Lords by 128 to
23, rejected a proposal made by the Earl
of Meath to ahoy women to sit in comity
oonnolls.
The schooner H.E. Merrick, of Prasllno
Ielo, lifioh., was sank by a oollisiosi in
Lake Huron on Saturday, enol five of her
crow drowned.
Ferrel McCarthy, a Cleveland 811101)0.
keeper, enuring a drunken quarrel Friday
teaming, attached and killed l ea 13otton,
a leavening Weston,
O41rsolt11as-s Newer. -
Trinity College bnildinge at Toronto
are to bo enlarged at a cost of $70,000.
Private Detective McLaughlin was ar-
rested Tuesday on account of the woo in
which he is alleged to have workol up a
Trenton abduction case.
T. 13. Reid, of Gananoque, ]tis found
in bis garden a S11anie11 pistareen, dated
1723, and a 005per 801101ing dated 1771,
thought to bo Daniell coinage. The
yahoo of the pistareen is 17 cent..
The Daae of Breonam vs. Breen= for
alimony at Toronto has been settled ant
of Cortrt. Tho mother is to have the
custody of the child and Brennam 1s to
pay $3 a week until itis 10 years old,
The annual Methodist Oonferenoes
will be held as follows :—Niagara ('ion.
ference, at Ingersoll, Jane 5th; Guelph,
at St. Marys, June 6th ; London, at
London, Julie Gth; Bay of Quince, at
Belleville, June Oth ; Montrosl, at Sher.
brooke, June 6th ; and Toronto, et To.
route, June 13th.
A timber freight telescoped a passenger
train on the Grand Junction division of
the Grand Trunk, near ttelleville, on
Saturday, injuring 22 persons. One pro.
bably fatally. A. ear containing 53 pea.
ee0gers was smashed to splinter., The
record for miraculous egeapea 0pp340.8 to
have been beaten in this instance,
George Fryer, the Glencoe express
thief, who was sentenced to two y15ra'
imprisonment in Kinston Peniteotiary
by Judge Street at the recent assizes,
was removed to that institution on Wed-
nesday. Fryer has been led to entertain
strong hopes that he will be given his
freedom at the expiration'nf six months
if he conforms strictly to the ruh;s during
that time.
Sunday afternoon, during a very serge
thunderstorm, a son of Thomas Smart,
about five years of lege, of Snndridgo, '
Ont„ was struck and instantly kite 1 by
lightning. The bolt carne down the
chimney, near which the boy was stand-
ing, and passed down into the ether.
Mrs. Smart was also affected by the
shock, but sustained no severe injuries.
In Bryanston and other portions of
Middlesex a sufficient number of signa-
tures have been obtained to prevent any
licenses being granted in the immediate
vicinity. The people who worked so hard
for the repeal of the Scott Act, expecting
to get liceuses, are said to be very mall
disgusted. In London South petitions
having in view a similar object am being
circulated.
While a young man named Marshall,..
of Proton, was lifting a rifle off his
shoulder the otherclay it went off, rho
bullet splintering the elbow of the,16
year-olci daughter of ,lames Lynns, o1" the
3811 col„ Proton. The wound would
have caused the girl's death from loss
of blood, as an important artery Wit.; cut,
before the doctor could have arrived had
nob her friends stopped the bleeding,
Tho assessment of Walkerton this
year amounts to $622,400, and Khmer -
dine shows 8080,625. The population of
the two towns is about the same. Tho
Herald says that the church census of
Walkerton, as given by the roll is :-Pres-
byterians 774, Methodists 708, Roman
Catholics 506, Episeopaliane 447, Baptists
103, Lutherans 85, Disoiples 51, Cbrista-
delp11iand 38, Salvation Army 5, Bob
Ingersolls 7, Pagans 110. These cote.
prise only the residents of the town, and
all the congregations are larger than the
figures given indicate.
Every arrangement is being proceeded
with by the Stratford hospital trust,
under whose auspices Captain Clarke, of
Guelph, with his cadets and Daughters
of the Regiment, is going there on Sone
Gth. The trust is about to ask the
Lienteuant-Governor of Ontario to lend
his patronage to the event, and in every
way efforts are being made to make the
affair an unparalleled diocese. A meet.
ing of the ladies of the city has boon
called to arrange for the refreshment of
rho visitors, and the trust are ably as.
sisted in parrying out their plans by
Judge Woods, Meagre. Payne, Trow,
Read, Hogg, Hopkirk, Rennie, Packers
and Davidson. As it is doubtful if the .
rink, large as it is, will afford those who
are seated a proper view, it has been
suggested to fix up the rink in the form
of an amphitheatre.
The General Aseembly of tho Prosby-
totiau o11nroh in Canada will hold its an-
nual meeting in Toronto, oommeuoing
Juno 12111, end 000upying probably the
following ten days. The meetings, morn-
ing afternoon and night, will be hold in -
St, A.ndrow's church, King street west,
The opening lervioo will be condndtorl by
the Moderator, Rov. Dr. McMullen, of
Woodstock, on the evening of the 12th
prox. About Mill ministerial and lay
members will bo present. This annual
gathering will be a very important 'one,
Not only a review of the state of Prosby-
8eria,ism in Canada and Newfoundland
will bo eonsidorecl, but the home and
foreign miesio,ls of the denomination, .
Then there is the Joint and outer ques-
tions to be discussed. Tito assembly
represents a larger area of Cnristlau work
than any other Preebyterien agony in
the world