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.
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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,