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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1890-5-30, Page 1Volume 17- BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1890. I ad Huron '1 eachera' As- sociation. The members of the above association mot in the assembly room of the Collo. Wr giate Institute, Seafc,tit, on the 22nd and 23rd of May, for the transaction of business and dieouoaion of matters per. Mining to the teaching profession. A. gloom was oast over the convention owing to the death of our beloved In. epeotor, Mr. Mallooh, many of the teachers only hearing of it upon their arrival at the convention. 8I110T SESSION. Tho first session opeued at about ten o'olook of the second day, the President, Mr. Stewart, of Blyth, in the chair. After the reading of the minutes, the following committees wore appointed and an adjournment nude -until the follow- ing, afternoon :—Business committee, J. Ring, D. Johnson and A. Scott ; come mittee on resolutions, Metiers. Clarkson and McPnul, and Mrs. Kirkman and Mies Simpson ; reporting committee, Mare. Hamilton, Blaokwell and Dewar; entertainment committee Aloser8. Mo. Paul, Scott and Prendergast. SECOND SESSION. ) On the reassembling of the members at 1:30 p. in., Mr. Lough, principal of Clinton Model school, illustrated, with a clues, his method of touching vulgar [rations and decimals, by means of easy problems, foilewed by questions more difficult and complex. Ho led the pupile to sec that in all the cases presented the division was changed to multiplication and that this result was produced by in• veining the division from which the pupils were able to deduct the rule. Lt division of deolmitle ho emphasired the importance of the pupils being thorough- ly acquainted with the numeration and rotation. Ile bused the teaching of divi- sion of decimals on their knowledge of compound division. He broke the divi• dend into tenths, hundredths, thousands, eto., reducing the remainder to the next lower denomination and dividing again until the operation wits completed. From this ha proceeded to the conversion of vulgar tractions into decimate and the division of one decimal fraction by another. Both the pupils of the ohms and the audience of teaohere were much interested in the lesson, and at its ciao Mr. Lough was heartily applauded. The second Subject ou the program was a kindergarten song by Miss Kit. loran's chase, after which Mr. Dearness, Insprrlor of schools for East Ajiddlesex, discussed the subject of composite:a, In his young days he said they did not teach composition, but prescribed n cub. jest to write on while the correction an. eiete d hn pointing out errors in rpe1ling and syntax. Now, composition is taught to even the youngest pupils, then only the higher classes were expected to write composition. In correcting oom oeitione the attention should be directed chiefly to improving the construction and rm. raugement of the sentences end paw graphs. For several reasons ho aim sidered composition the moot important subject on the curriculum. A person's language was often taken as an iudex of his intelleutusl culture. It was time to begin written compositions ae soon ae the pupil was able to read script. Their compositions should, of course, be very simple, such ae describing the position of an object or stating one of its quail. ties. He pointed out that pupile who can easily give oral expres8[on to et statement may be unable to dictate it, a word at a time for another person to write it. Practice in this should be given frequently. Arranging the words of two or three short etatemente on the board promisouously having the pupile rear- range on their slates was a useful exer- cise. Writing synopein of reading reasons was often abused by giving too much and not properly -examining the work: Having pupils frame questions based upon the sentences of the reading lessons, and then writing the sentence es the answers was 11 valuable exercise. In• stet on Dare in transcriptions of reacting lessons. At the close of Mr. Dearness' addrose Mies Killoran's class again favored the Aasooiation with a song, in It manlier which reflected great credit upon the pupile and their instructress. Mr. Dearness, being again called upon, look up the subject of temperance and hygiene. fie thought it should have read hygiene and temperance. He quot- ed Spencer and others, to show the ha- , - portence wbiob scientists accord to a knowledge of hygiene. It was one thing to say it subject should be taught ; it was quite a different thing to teach it. Pure- ly text book teaching was worthless, ae shown by the anetw,ers, given to questions get by the Bo. Association. Instead of oommenoing the teaching of hygiene by a study of anntotny, lie would perhaps begin with the subject of digestion. To iteach the subject properly, shams were 1 neueseary. After dealing with the quota i tion of digestion, ho would take respire. tion, and then go on to ventilation, teach. Mg it by appealing to the experience of the pupile. In dealing with temperance he performed a number of experiments, to ss , tslev to the teachers how they could Ieasily [Iluetrata to their pupils tiro effects cf alcohol upon tbo tisanes and the dif• ferent abides of diet. He urged the 1 • teaohere to not bo sparing in their con. damnation of the use of tobacco. Thursday evening it public eutertein- ment was held in Cardno s hall, p11rti0i- pnted in by pupile and teaehors of the 8eaforth schools, assisted by other friends in the town. The loading features of tie entertainment were the singing of the Quartette 01uh, the performance of rosy drill and ealiethenia exercises by o class i of young ladies, pupils of the Collegiate, In charge of their teacher, Mr. Allan, and an address on music by Mr. Dearness. In hie address, lir, Dearnesi said the schools of Groat Britain were ahead of o1100 in the atndy of music. We do not cultivate the emotions enough. The Study of music would remedy 11110 to some 0x' tett, Ta 0lionld be taught so as to give it an intellectual velua. When web Wight it had 8reflex 1)4101 on erticnhn- f' tion, It MeV be made an effective aid 30 discipline. It is a relaxer and cheerful.. izer. Better for the instructor to not sing with the pupile. Many fail to teach music successfully on account of their uoped.tgogioal methods, THIRD 0110910)6, The program of I! ridgy morning open. ed will a music lesson with class, by Mise Hilyar, of Clinton, that very fully itiustrated her method of teaching the subj ,cs, and which, as was shown by the results, is a very effective one. Mr. Duff, a former member of the As. soup ebion, beteg 011)180(11, was called upon, and in 0 few brief remarks referred to his poet rolatious with the teaohere of East Huron, and paid a feeling tribute to the memory of Mr. Mallooh, voicing the nen. timente of the teaohere of the inspector• ate when he referred to the fact that Mr, Mullah was man that, while honoring him ns a citizen, he could love him as friend. The Sec•Treas., Mr. Plummer, read hie report, together with that of the amditots, which sheaved the receipts for "the year to bo $145.114, expenditure, $92.79 ; leaving a balance on hand of $52.55. The elation of officerq resulted as fol. lows ;-President, S. Y. Taylor, Wrox- eter ; Vice -Pres., Mies A.. Cowan, Sea - forth • ; Sea. Treas., A. H. Plummer, Blyth, re-elected ; Exeouiive Committee, Messrs. Scott, Prendergast and Black- well, and Misses Killen and Govenlook ; delegate to Provincial Association, Mr, 3foFaul, Seatorth. At this juncture a telegram was re• caved from the West Bruce Teachers, in convention assembled at Kincardine, expressing their sympathy with the teachers of Eget Huron, in the loss they bad received through the death of In. epeotor Malloch. Mise Struthers, of Clinton, favored the andienue with a reediug, which was very pleasingly rendered.. P. MoFadyon read an instructive paper on time saving methods. He said the teacher should always endeavor to take advantage of existing citeurnetanoes, and gave n number of examples showing bow this might be accomplished, as for in. stance to teach the definition of a water- shed, take the class into the school yard, after a rain, and show them the numer. one small streams, etc. Lt fine weather send classes to study iu the open air, under the direction of one of their num. ber. Have pupils keep notes of lessons, for future reference. Make use of dia- grams, aspeeially in ease of Geography and History. He gave a number of short methods in Arithmetic. The teacher should not spend time in working long mechanical problems. Do not repeat gnes1inne for inattentive pupils. Do not attempt to tenth a class before you love their attention. Make few vitae. Punish out of wheel hours. Fenno SESSION. The last session opened at 1:30 p. with an address by Mr. Dearness on attention and memory. In the outset he said leis experience went to show that pupils from ungraded schools took the highest narks at Entrance examinations. He thought the reason for this might be found in the fact that pupils from un- graded schools were compelled to do more independent work. We must endeavor to develop ,n the pupil the power of con- centration. Will power should be de- veloped, that it may give direotion to the attention. Spencer Saye, "The object of all discipline is the direotion of the at- tention by the will." Sir W. Hamilton lays down a good rule when lie says, "Make the performance of the effort more pleasurable than the omission." We must awaken interest. The ohatracter of the leacher is reflected in the general clear. anter of the pupils. Examine your pupile, and see if you can discover defects in yourself. In all your efforts to hold the attention of ,your pupils keep their will power in sight. Give systematic oonoon- tration'exercises. After .giving a' very interesting description of the operation of memory, Mr. Dearness went on to say that in teaching many subjects there should be an effort made to organize tie memory. Many children, who mace rapid progress in their earlier days, often, in a short time, begin to lose ground, and often drop behind others to whom they at first appeared superior. This was often owing to memory being abnormally developed at the expense of other feal- ties. Do not keep one portion of the brain too long occupied. Tho chief evils of over pressure are largely due not to multiplicity of subjects, but to lack of variety. The ability to retain, record and roan an impression depends much on the physical condition of the person, and is assisted by association of ideas. The subject was discussed for a short time by Mr. Lough, who took exception to the remark that•pupils from ungraded schools were superior to those from grade euhools, claiming that in most cases pupile trorn ungraded schools were eon- eiderably older. The hour for closing being near it was necessary to draw the program to an end. The usual votes of thanks were then carried and an adjournment trade to meet at Wiogham in the full. Rant 11)11011 Yontinntlen. The Town Hall, Bruseele, was packed to suffooation on ahuroday afternoon at the nomination of candidates for the Local Legioleturo id the East Riding of Huron. smeriff Gibbons presided its Returning °Miee'. Thos, Gibson was nominated by E. 33. Wade, seconded by Thos. Straolu8rt, Tho nomination of A, II, Musgrove wan moved by W. II. Olegg, seconded by T 14. Hays John McOrao wag appointed financial agent fol' 111r. Gibson and 1t. L. Taylor for kir. Muegrove, A platform meeting Was then instituted, Reeve Graham being called to the obeli-, Short speo0has were given by Messrs. Clegg, Wade, hays, Strachan, Musgrove and Gibson. Owing to the ]atonee9 of the mooting wo are not able to report them in time for this 10900. At the public test of Dr. attslin'sdyne- shell at Perryville, N. 1r„ the e1n10011 wag blown into pieces. fielrAIRATY. 90.00 L8. During Mile campaign there are being made many untruthful statements es to the state of the Separate School law. The intention, of course, is to injure the Mowat administration, and soma un• sorupuloue members of the Opposition whose motto is to win, at any coat, and hesitating at no sacrifice of the truth Let us get at the faats of the case ae they are. Previous to last session the ao- (mention was made publicly that by amendments to tho Separate School law the notice required under Section 40, before any ratepayer could cease to be a supporter of public whale was done away with, and the baro fact of such eleotor being a Roman Catholic consti- tuted him at onoe a supporter of Separ- ate Schools. This was the accusation. Mr. Moat always maintained that the required notice was never done away with, that no man could cease being a suppurter of Separate Schools legally ex- cept he gave or authorized the notice required under the original Separate. School Aot. The matter was referred to the highest aerie in Ontario and they held that Mr. Mowttt's reading of the law was right. a But because this law had not in all rases been observed, and to put the question beyond dispute, an cut was passed last melon and aeeented to on the 7th of April last, and Is now the law of the land. The first section of the Aot requires the clerk of every munioipality to keep in alphabetical order, and open to in- spection by ratepayers, n list of all Roman Catholics who have given writ- ten notioe of their wish to support Separate Schools or of their wish to withdraw such support. The same section requires the same list to show the names of all Roman Oatholioe who may hereafter give such notioe. The same section specifies the keeping of the list as "the duty of the clerk" and so subjects him to penalties for neglect• iug it. Tba second seetioa requires the as- sessor in every municipality containing or contiguous to a Separate School dis- trict, not only to class school supporters properly in the notices he sends them, apeoifying the parbicnlsrs of their as- sessment, but to place conspi000ualy across the notice either the words "You are assessed as a Separate School sup- porter," or "You are assessed as a Public School supporter" The third section is this : "When the list required by the first eeotion of thio Aot is prepared, the assessor is to b, guided thereby in aseerbsiniug who have given the notices 1011101/ are by taut heves• nary in order to entitle supporters of Ronan Catholic Separate Schools to ex- emption from Public School tax," `Che italics mark words absolutely fal- sify the assertion that the Roman Catho- lic ratepayer is not distinctly deolared a prisma facie supporter of Pablio Sohoole. To get out of that position a written notioe from him is "by law necessary." This has always been so, but here is the declaratory Aot removing possibility of dispute as to the fact. Grey Council Meeting. Council met as Court of Revision at Dames' hotel, Cranbrook, on May 26th, 1890, pursuant to advertisement, all the members were present and subscribed the necessary oath, the reeve took the chair and the court was opened. There was one appeal entered against the as. easement roll of 1890, viz., Joseph E. Coombs claiming to be too high esteemed for lot 9 on the lob con. and lot 8 on the 2nd sou. Mr. Coombs was not present so the court was adjourned until 2 o'clock p. n1. and general business was pro. Deeded with. Minutes of last meeting were read and passed. A petition of David Campbell and 'forty.three othore, praying for a grant of $100 to out down the hill at lot 4, cone.17 and 18 was read. Moved by Walter Oliver, seconded by Edward Bryane that Messrs. Milne and Hislop examine the premises and if found necessary, to let the contract. Carried. Jae. Smith applied to have the water overflowing a portion of his farm taken off ae it is paused by un award ditch entering into the Government ditch on non. 17, there being no sufficient outlet. Laid over until such time as the Counoil obtains legal advice in the matter. Ap- plication of It. H. Ferguson for a grant to aid in making sidewalks in Walton village, the sum of $10 was granted. Tba Court of Revision was reopened. Moved by IMward Bryans, seconded by Walter Oliver that the aaeeeament of lot 9, con. 1, be reduced $200, but that no alteration be made in the assosement of lot 8, con. 2nd. Copied,' Lot 62, con. 5th was taken from the non-resident roll and maimed to Frauds Beirnee. Moved by Walter Oliver, seconded by Archie Hislop that the Court of Revision be now closed and that tbo assessment roll us revised be adopted. Carried. Applies. tion of John McNeil for the colleotorehip. No action was taken in the matter. Moved by Edward Bryane, seconded by Arch. Hislop that the $ sumo! 200 be ex• pendod on the Boundary gravel road be- tween Grey and Mon -le provided the Morris Council grant an equivalent. Carried. Moved by Walter Oliver, emended by Aroh. Ilelop that the sem of $25 be granted on the Boundary be- tween Grey and Elea, between the 10th and 12618 eons. Carried. Moved by A. Ilielop, seconded by Wm. Brown that the stint of $150 be expended in repair. ing roads in each of the five divisions in the township for the carom year. Carried. Moved by Walter Oliver, sec. ended by Won, I3roevn that the Clerk be instructed to go to all the pottnd•keepere appointed and have them make ant sub- suribo thio declaration of office. Carried. The following accounts were handed in 1111(1 ordered to bo paid t—Joh,) Vaddon, culvert and ditch et lot 20, con, 6111 $7; R: Leatherdale, coffin and shroud for M10. I4obeetson, an indigent, $14.001 H. Kerr, part payment on printing Con. tract, 015.00; Chas. Bowen, funeral ex. perms and attondanao to MPS.: Bohert: 00n, nn indigent, ,65.00; 13)8sole norppore. too. hall rent foe holding Divieion 0d for signature, Number 4E, Courts, $10,00 ; Conrad Michael, col- lecting balance of taxes 1880, $20,00 ; Lewis Bolton, Engineer's expenses under the Ditohee and Watercourses Aot 1883, .$15.00 ; Geo, Brown, keeping William Mullin, an indigent, ono month, $6.50 ; John Miller, keeping Wm. Mullin, an indigent, two months, $16.00 ; G. A. Deadman, seven index books for voters' Hata, $1.40 ; A. Reymann, salary as as - armor, $90.00 ; A. Reymann, equalizing union schools and selltng house on con, 1611), $8,00 ; Wm. Hannon, (per Riggs order) part payment on ditoh contract, Mt 21, con. 616, $30,00 ; Won. Hannon, (per McAllister's order) part payment on ditoh oontrsot, lot 21, con. 611), $25.00 ; Wm. Bennett, refund dug tax paid for A. Olark's dog, $1.00. Council then adjourned to meet again at Zimmer's hotel, Oranbrook, on the first Friday in July next. Wo. SPENCE, Cleric. Washington Letter. (From our Regular Oorrespon1eab,) WASHINGTON, May 09,'00, It can be readily Y understood d ho w parties that cannot agree may agree to disagree, but how an amicable settlement can be brought about by foroe is not so plain of comprehension. Hence it is not altogether surprising to find the Chilean members of the late Pan-American Con- ference demurring to the compulsory are bitration treaty adopted by the confer- ence and declining to accept it. They 01aim that the Milian government is not averse to the principle of arbitration as applied to international questions, and on numerous ooaasions has resorted to it practically in the settlement of contro- versies, yet in their formal dissent from the terms of the treaty they assent that they do not admit thie principle as um conditional and obligatory, and are cer- tainly "unwilling to entertain the illusion that any conflict which may directly at - fat the honor or dignity of a nation shall ever be submitted to the decision of a third party." The position taken by the Chilian Government is based up- on a Conservative regard for its own in- terests. It does not propose to plane it- self in a.position whereby in a contention for the maintenance of Chilian sovereign- ty it might be driven to the wall through foreign intervention. Evidently a treaty between the several powers participating in the conference fails of its intended ef• feat if it remains unsigned by one or more of these powers, as in this instance seems inevitable, Tho resignation of Mr. Abrahams, deputy comptroller of the currency, to accept the catshiership of the Southern National Bank of New York City is another argument in refutation of the tradition that men who accept government positious are not capable of holding any others acceptably. In the past four or five years government offi- cials have gone from Washington to New York and have taken positions and have held suooessfully among the leading com- mercial and fivanoial men of the country. This is especially true to those officiate holding financial positions, and it would appear that, no better school for training high class financiers exists than the Treasury Department of the United States. Some of the leading business men of Washington as well as other oitise to -day have been government clerks. They have learned that the seoarity of a business life is preferable to the hazard of politics and they choose the better part. Speculation as to the probability of the succession of Senator Beck on the mem- bership of the committee on finance and the committee on appropriations con- tinues active. Senator Blackburn, who is a member of the assignment committee of the Democratic caucus has stated that ho would take no part in the ,election of Senator Book's suoceesorn on committee places, but that ho hoped Mr. Carlisle would be; appointed toefill the yummy. on51 the committee on finance, No one g0ee. tions Mr. Carliele's claim to this place on the ground of experience and ability, but so important a position is aura to have several' claimants, and it will not be given without a (mntest. Senator Vest who distinguished himself in the tariff debate io the last Congreee, is strongly banked for the place, and several others will be put in nomination before the as. eifnment committee. The committee will meet in a day or two to determine upon its course of action. If the rule of promotion is followed a general re -are raugement of committee places will be neeeesary. At last the heirs of the late Rear Ad- miral Baldwin are permitted by act of Congreee to receive a gold and diamond snuff box presented to the Admiral a number of years ago by the Ozer of Russia as a mark of • hie esteem. For important reasons of state set down in our laws the Admiral could not aooept this evidence of a monarch's favor ex. apt by act of Congreee, and Congress with its usual promptness and dispatch in matters pertaining to individuals who have no "politioal pull" or have no "in- fluence" in their wards, delayed action untie the Admiral was dead and buried. The helm should bo thankful that the box has come to them instead of to their heirs, even unto the third or fourth gen- eration. For the first time iu the bistory of the House judiciary oomtuittoo, a majority of the members have agreed to a favor- able report upon tt joint resolution pro• viding for a constitutional amendment to grant the right of suffrage to wvomen. Twice before a minority of the committee had reported favorably on similar pro. positions but a majortby could not be the duood to take favorable 11otion, It is stated that the Behring sea no. gotiatIons have broken down, but than it was expooted that a Moiety that would be quite satisfactory to both sidoe would bo completed in time for preeenfation to the Senate at its next seeelon. 11.1 the State Department, however, no one would un• dertake to confirm or defy the report. A petition to the Minister of Jaffee, in fever of a oononutetion of m113011)) h1 the rase of Henry Smith, sentenced to bo hangod for nnurder, is now balm; oirettlat. C)anrsdtan Newroe. Petrolia girle are acoueed of bioycli Quebec eleotiond are fixed for Ju 14th. The °entreat for the Parry Sound ra way was signed in Toronto Tuesday. The dirootor of Wesley College Wi nipeg have leased the residence of J. Aikiue for the college. One hundred and thirty Scotch gi have reached Brockville from the Edi burgh Orphans' Home. The recent heavy frosts did not injc the fruit crop in Ems County, The ie promise of a big yield this year. The curfew has been establiehedio No wioh. After the ringing of the to bell at 9 p, tn. , all children found Mite Tog on the streets will be dell with by authorities. Smith Bros„ of Belmont, beat the own record one day last week by eowi 110 acres with flax seed, making m000s. They have about 350 acres see ed with flax thio year. Premier Greenway, of the Manito Government, says the crop outlook ma nib nt g oe and that the wheat yield expected to be about 25,000,000 bushel Mary Jane Hutton, M. D., ie the nam and title of the latest acquisition to t medial fraternity of Forest. Miss Hu ton is s daughter of Dr. Hutton, of th town. At Winnipeg Tuesday the Duke Connaught was presented with en a dress by the City Council, to which h made a reply very flattering to the cit and the Northwest generally. A writ has been issued against A. B Sanders, of the Queen's hotel, Guelph claiming $500 dumages for breach of th Liquor License Act. The claim is fours ed on kis, as it is alleged, having sol liquor !b a person addicted to the im moderate use of intoxicating drink, afte having had notioe not to do so. James Norrie, a respectable Kingoto farmer, was attending a colt, on Wednee day of last week, whou it became frigh ened and ran away, dragging him with i He was caught in the harness and soul not olear himself. Norrie was dragge over stones, bushes and timber for mor than 100 yards, receiving injuries whic caused bis death half an hour later. A party of young people were boatin on the river at London Monday afternoo composed of Adam Johnston, Hower Shannon, Ida Doherty and Elizabo Phillips. The river was very high, an they got too uear the dam at Springban and were washed over. Shannon an Miss Phillipe clung to the boat an wereeesoued. The others were drowned The Drayton Times nays that a youn girl in Peel township, while jumping i a buggy some little time ago, had ho knee caught in the wheel and broken The doctors depided that the leg mus come off. With that purpose in vie she was put under chloroform, and th leg taken off, but the shook proved to much for her young system and eh died while under the influence of th drug. J. Robertson and wife, of the Harris ton Tribune, left for Waco, Texas, o Monday last to visit friends there. Mr Roberloon will return home in about to days but Mrs. Robertson intends spend ing a month or six weeks in the sunny south. As, they have taken eve•y dollar that they could serape up with them, we, who are left behind to ran the machine, will starve unless some of the many de• litigant subscribers whack up.—Harris- ton Tribune. ng, 0e 11 n A. ole 0 00 00 r- wn r- he it ng ix d• ba ie is a. 0 he t. at of d• y e a r 1- t. t. d d h g a th d k d d 0 r e e e n n Wm. Hall, city traveller for Messrs. Hunter, Rose d: Co„ died suddenly Tues- day morning under peculiar circum• stances. He had been drinking and when he sat down to breakfast in the New York Restaurant, No, 191 King st. east, Toronto, he appeared to be suffering. He laid bis head on the table and apparently fell asleep, but a few minutes later it was found impossible to awaken him. Dr. Pollard was sent for, but before his arrival Hall had breathed his last, the cause of death, it is surmis- ed, being apoplexy. Deceased 8188 a man about forty years of age, and, it is believed, had a family in England, but so far as is known he had no relatives in this country. The little village of Wynkoopville, Lawrence county, has a sensation that is unique in its way. Ten years ago the wife of George Axmillen, a carpenter of Wynkoopville, ran away with a young lawyer named Satnnel Graves, the eon of a prominent citizen of the county. The runaway woman w68 only 17 years of age, and had been married to Axtniller less than a year. She was remarkably hand. some, but of an illitorato family. As - miller wars an industrious young man, well thought of. He spent all the money he oould raise trying to find his wife, of whom he was passionately fond, but no trace of the renewer; was over discover. ed. Young Graves' father died within a yearafter the elopment, and left his pro - party, valued at $75,000, to a distant relative, ae bis wife was deed and the runaway eon was hie only child. The old man, in his will, disowned his son. Nothing was ever heard of the eloping couple. Axmiller remained in the vil- lage and worked at his trade. On Sun. day, 18th inst., a carriage stoppped ie front of the village postotlioe, and a man who tvas in the carriage asked a passer- by where George Axitiller lived, Tho house watt pointed out to the stranger, who drove on. This was about 9 O'olook at night. On Monday morning, when Axtnillor oamo nut of the horse where he lived, he saw a paokage on the sill, Ile pinked it up. 11 was addressed to him. Tie opened it and found bloat it was a package of bank notes. On the top note was a place of paper, on which was written the following; "Amanda is dead. Five years aro. Singe then neve saved the enclosed. If it ie any 1eeompense for the injury I dict, for God's sake take it. 5, G." Amanda was the name of Axmillor's runaway wife. The package contained $5,000 in $100 bills. No one doubts that the man who asked whore Axmlller lived on Snaky night was Samuel Gf'nvoe, Ifo dis8ppeared mole daily as ba appeared, and left no trace. No one boo rud oe Axmiller g i; nnllar his good for. thee. Ex•Prieet Martin, whose disappearance from Montreal creased a sensation some weeks ago, returned to his bomo and fain. ily on Friaday. A passenger named Vaipy, of Gaspe, Que., was fatally injured on board the etoamship Ciroaeeian by a wave which came over the deck. Two hundred thousand young salmon trout from the Government hatchery at Newcastle were brought to Collingwood and safely deposited a few miles out in the bay, On Saturday, as a young son of Mrs. Jenkins, Maanab street north, was ret- urning from Warmer's factory, Hamilton, with a pay envelope oontnining 512 50, he was knoaked down by a girl, who took the money from him, Thomas B. Fisher, aged about 40 years, was found ho hie own house, Galt, Mon- day night, stabbed fn the left breast over the heart. A dater was summoned but found it impossible to save the man's life. An open pocket knife was discover. ed under the table. It is considered a case of suicide, although no reaeooe for such an aon are known, except that de. ceased is said to have been a man of viol- ent temper and was under the influence of liquor the same day. The dead mac leaves a widow and four children. A shooting affair, that may result fatally, took place Tuesday at Woodland Cemetery, Boma three miles dawn the river from London. The three•year•old eon of Fred, Fortner, caretaker at Wood- land, was standing in the front doorway of his lather's hoaeo when the report of a rifle or pistol wee beard, and the little fellow fell to the ground, being struck in the groin with s bullet. The doctors have so far been unable to locate the ball, but at last accounts the little fellow was doing well, though his wound is neces- sarily of a serious character. Whore the shot same from is it mystery. Highgate is in a flutter of excitement over the discovery of the bones of some extinct species of a monstrous Animal. Some time ago in digging a ditch on the farm of Wm. Rayoraft a couple of bones were disinterred. A commercial man heard of the occurrence and became the poesessor of the ancient ooslfioations. A few days ago he returned and paid Mr. Rayoraft $25 for the privilege of digging in the "Swale" where the bones had been discovered. Several men were set to work on Friday last, ere before evening they disinterred large bones to the amount of two wagon loads. Among these was a largo ja.v-bone which at the pointe of artioalatiou measured 2 feet 24 inches arose, with six teeth in perfect preservation, 6 inches long and 2; inobes across. The shin -bone was 4 feet 6 inches long and 7 inches in diameter; a shoulder blade was ae large as the top of a No. 9 stove. A number of ribs were found varying from 4 feet 0 inches to 6 feet 8 niches in length. The monster to whom this frame work belongs was lierbivor. ons and must have etood over twenty feet high. As the bank bone has not been discovered, its length is unknown, but it bad a comparatively short neck, When Mr. Rayoraft saw the find be wanted to know how ranch the luoky finder would take to forgoe his bargain. but the answer was that $3,000 couldn't do it. Genet -al News. Earthquake shock were felt at Indian. apolis on Tuesday. The United States Presbyterian General Assembly will meet next year in Detroit. The Christians of Cana, Crete, have appealed to the foreign consuls for pro - Motion against the Turks. Marquis Ungaro and Count d'Aroo fought a duel at Rome Saturday with swords, The Count was wounded in the right band. The affair was the re• enit of a ;political quarrel. At a meeting of rubber manufacturers in New York Wednesday it was resolved to advance the prise of belting, packing, hose and mechanical rubber goods gen- erally from 10 to 25 per aunt. A comm- ittee was appointed to formulate a plan for a permanent organization. It was discovered on Saturday mora. ing at Chicago that an attempt bad been made to blow up the Haymarket monu- ment and the surrounding buildings with a gigantic charge of dynamite. A police- man found at the base of the monument a can charged with dynamite, the fuse having been lighted, but was probably extin Wished by the rain Friday night. The charge of dynamite was enough to blow up several blooks. The machine was probably planed there early Satur- day morning acid the rain extinguished the burning fuse. An explosion would have matte terrible bavoc. Freddie MaQaade was a twelve-year. old schoolboy of Lowell, Mee., whose pernicious practice of indulging in pro. Ma language so tried the patience of hit teacher, Miss Georgia A. Herndon, that she decided to diecipline the lad in a way that was deoidodly novel to say the least. She called Freddie before her and, in the presence of the other bons and girls, scour0(1449 mouth with a cloth wet with soap, Freddie wriggled and screamed and made all aorta of wry faces, and through the soap ands in his teeth there were omitted some swear words even more profane than any in his ondin. ary vocabulary. With the taste of the soap still nn his gums and a memory of the hereto treatment in Mil mind that made him fairly barn with auger, the young fellow was sent home to hie par. ante, ;emote and Ella 11TeQuade. That night Freddie wan taken sick with diph- theria, from which hs died aftot• a long illness. Now the boy's parents have de- ckled to of ter suit against Arise Herndon for loss of servioee. They olafm that the application of soap teas the original cause of death. Ae soon ae 11n adrnluistrator fs appointed the Snit will be Brought, Mies 1leredon, for her part, nays that tie par. salts of many of ha echolara had sume plaited of the MtQuado boy's profanity, and that she rubbed the soap in his Math beano she knew of ne better °nrative, Site Saye she did not lletide any ill eats theroaftee, Her counsel advises her not to pay damages w[thont coutoetiag the eta,