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Volume 18.
Cawing At Barrier Island.
(Front a Stratford Boticon Oorresporideete
Leaving Stratford at noon on the
"Glorious 121h" we bad a fine run to
Allenford. On taking stage there for
Owen Sound we found among the pas -
wingers a number of ladies, and you may
be ogre the softening glances exchanged
inside the vehiole did not a little to re-
lieve the monotony of the light, rugged
country outside. After spending a very
iutereeting day in the oity of the north
we painted our luggage, and having joined
our party, boarded the "Alderson" at 10
p. 01., Monday, bound for "Barrier."
The uncles of the party was formed of
OVNI1 Sounders, among whom were
Mayor MoGlean and a number of promi-
nent citizens. We had also eeveral from
Toronto, Ottawa and other places.
En route we called at Wiarton, and
heve since learned from one of the papers
that we rather alarmed the natives by
our "capers."
From Wiarton we went duo north
about 17 miles, then oiroled around Cape
Otoker to the west. and after about 25
minutes sail arrived at Barrier Island,
and immediately began to pitch our
tents and arrange things generally.
"Beerier" is formed by an elevation of
limestone rook which abound here, ia
fairly well wooded, has a fine, natural
little harbor, and ie grand for bathing,
es the rook elopes away gradually.
Our fleet consisted of two sailing
yachts, one steern launch and several
row -boats, and though the herbor is
nicely [taunted there was scarcely depth
of water enough for our steamer, the con-
sequence was bag and baggage had to be
transferred to the yachts, Red our two
muscular ((elvec made a desperate
struggle to lead in towing the vessels
walleye, whish we succeeded in doing
admirably. After; landing Aur baggage
safely, and before everything wan ex.
ranged in apple pie order we began to feel
a want, and to supply this want the two
colored cooks who had been engaged were
interviewed, and in the weerse of five
hours (we felt it was fully that time) we
each were perched on a stump, log or
stone on the beach with a potato on a
stiok (who wouldn't go camping!) How-
ever, thie mode of living wan not to be
continued, as a house -Was in course of
erection, being commenced by an ad-
vaneed contingent who had arrived a few
days previously, the object of this being
better accommodation for the fair Box,
and it ie safe to say our second meal was
partaken of with much more comfort,
and before many more passed we were
surprised by the a.ppearatice of an
elaborate bill of fare and a spread worthy
of McConkey or Harry Webb. This was
due to the energy and taste of our never -
to-be•forgotten (Omni, Mrs. Mayor Mc.
Clean.
A. great deal of our time was spent in
sailing and fishing. We frequently mad
tripe to the towns on the main land, es-
pecially to Lion's Head, a bney little
place of abour 200 inhabitants. One
evening when returning from that place,
a dead calm struck us, and there we lay
drifting round and round till daylight,
when a stiff breeze sprang up, and home
we came to our little island in grand
style. We saw many sights that night
end talked long and solemnly over them
afterwarda, and the conclusion we mune
to was, that with the soft moon shining
gently, and in a barque on a glassy Bea,
there was a grand opportunity for Cupid
to Oka good aim and fire straight.
Many were the walks and talks we had
and fun of every kind. "The Soraggin.
see," "the Watkinses," the Acres" and
the Moores" were an entertaining lot.
We had concerts and sermons land
lectures and readings and eleepieg ; in
feet we had everything we could do or
enjoy in such a place.
There is one little inoident that hap.
paned that is perhaps worth noting here.
The enajority of the °ampere did not
care for dancing, but we, after keeping
quiet for a week and a half, could not
hold in any longer; and so we resolved
to have a dance, or—, or—break our
barriers. (Didn'b mean that ; don't
throw anything 1) After trying in vain to
get partnere we each grasped our tun•
beetles (topped with our hate) by the
waist, and, whietling the tune "Annie
Rooney," we &mood to our heart's con-
tent for a full hour on thellat rook, muoh
to the amusement of the others. How-
ever, the time panes easily and quickly,
and we will do the same to another part
of onr story.
Barrier is a part of Cape °raker In-
dian Reserve, and of course we frequent-
ly had opportunity of meeting and con-
versing with the Red men. They are a
band of Chippewas, who some thirty
years ago g'sete up their rather° at Brooke,
near Owen Sound, and choose thie one.
Obief Jones was then leader, and al-
though he gave up the obieftianthip some
ten years ago on amount of old age he is
still as lively as meny a man in his
prime. The fine time we had the honor
of meeting him wee one evening when
we were becalmed. He met us on his
way to epent the night spearing aturgeon
in Hope Bay. Be lay alongside for
about an hour, and from him we learned
that his people aro becoming ambitious,
anxious to learn the English language
and to become as proficient as the White
rnan in all his doings. There are three
schools on the reserve, two churches, one
a IVIethodist and tbe other a Roman
Catholic, the people being abont evenly
divided as to religion between these
denominations. The reserve is divided
into 25 aore lots, and one is given to
earth head of a family. They have an
instructor, Rod are making rapid pro.
great in farming- They now elect their
chief every three years', Chief McGregor
now bolds that office. On the evening of
Saturday, July 25th, we invited them
over, and were greatly surprised to see
them bring along a bream band, and
much to our delight, wo found them ex -
°client musioirtne, able to perform eve')
on the organ, violin and guitar. We had
it good game of ball and then got up an
impromptu (tendert, during ethical ex.
Clnef Jones gave us a ep000ll in lendien,
which elieited great applause. One
tenter° of the pregrem whih amused
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO—, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1890.
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the Indians greatly was the (dab swing.
ing. Several of our young ladies had
brought their olubs, and Bo wo had them
down for an exhibition, Before leaving
us Agent Gannett, in behalf of the Chip -
pewee, asked us over to upend a day
with them, and yon may be euro we ao-
cepted the invitation immediately. On
tho following Tneeday we went to see
them, as that was the day the govern-
ment agent was making his quarterly
payments, and we knew all the Indians
would be on band. When we landed we
found them waiting with carriages, into
whieh we gladly jumped and away we
went whirling at top speed. They have
excellent roads and good horsee, so we on.
joyed the drive very much.
We then had some sports, games of
baseball, football and rases, in all of
which. the Indians were nearly our
equals—and eometimes our superiors.
We had an excellent supper in their
council hall, and finished im with a grand
mass meeting and concert ; after whiob
we returned home (some of them keep.
ing us company in their boats) greatly
ploaeed with our abort intereouree with
the Indians. Next day we began our
preparations to leave the island, and
many were the eighs and expreesions of
regret at our having to leave the plane
where we had pot in so many happy
hours. On Thursday morning at four
o'clock the Alderson hove in sight, and
in two hours we had everything on
board and were steaming homeward. At
Wiarton a few passengers came on,
among whom were some Stratford
people, whom we wore delighted to see,
but when 'they informed nsthat we had
not been missed 11, 18 not eurprising that
we conversed for the balance of the trip
with our Owen Sound Mende, and BO
loath were we to part from them that on
reaching our deettnation we had not the
heart to refuse the many kind and press.
ing invitations to spend a few days
longer with them.
CRICKET.
BM/MILS VB. WING11.111.
On Friday of last week the Wingham
cricketers came down on the noon train
and played a friendly match with our
eleven on Victoria Park. About 2 o'clock
the home team went to bat, facing the
bowling of Williams and Duffield. These
two gentlemen were dead on the wicket
but the innings totalled Brussels 09 be-
fore the lust stump fell. D. C. Ross
secured 19 and Dr. MoNaughton 14, they
being the only two to get up to double
figures. The visitors then proceeded to
defend the wiokets but J.. and D. 0. Ross
rattled them down in great shape as the
bowling analysis will show and Winghane
retired with 49 to their credit. The
seoond innings for Brussels netted 92
runs. Bayne took a hand at trundling
the ball but in spite of good bowling and
sharp fielding H. Dennis batted out 27 in
good sbyle and D. C. Ross followed close-
ly with 21. to his credit. Every men,
with one exoepeion, made a soore. It
was said by a member of the visiting
team that Bruesele oriokot olub evident-
ly had no tail end to it. Fortune did not
amile on the Winghamites in their
sertond trial. W. M. MaQuarrie ran up
10 in short order but, with the exception
of C. E. Williams who got 9, the other
batters did not make a stand and the
innings ended for 39, leaving the vieitors
74 runs bebind. It WEIS an enjoyable
game throughout. The following is the
extended score :
BRUSSELS.
Dv INNINGS. 2011 Iesness.
3. 'Ross, b Williams ... 0 b Bayne 5
Hart,'b Williams 8 b Wiltiams a
D. Ross, b Duffield 19 s Dickenson, b
Duffield
Demos run out 2 b ;?i
Currie:b Williams 3 b Wtlliesln
li'llaughton.bDuffield14. b Bayne 0
0 loft, b Duffield 0 b Bayne 5
Shia', b Williams, o b Duffield
Duffield 2
Coualey, not out 0 run out
Cochrane, h Duffield... 0 not out 6
Denman, b & c Duffield 4 b Duffield, a Ma-
gna- le 7
Byes 9 13708 5
Leg byes
Total 9 Total 02
Grand Total 161
WINGHAIH.
lam Dillmos. LID Ilia .0$.
Bayne, b J, Ross 0 b J, Ross 0
MaGuffin, b 1. Ross 0 rue out 3
illiquarrie run out .., 5 0,1. ROBB, s Coch-
rane 10
Duffield, b D. Ross, b D.Ross, eJalose 1
o J,Ross 7
Vanstone, b D,110511 2 b D Atm 0
Williams, b D. Ross b D. Ross 9
Hughes, run out 0 b D. BOBS
Dinsiey, ruu out 3
c Hart -------------------0
Dinkonson, b D. Roes b D. Rosa
b w
Macdonald, b D. Ross5 1101 out
Talbot, sot out 7 b J. Ross, 1 b w ... 1
9 B oft 3
LL byes 1 Log byes 1
Wide bane 2
Total 48 Total as
Grand Tota 81
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
WIN311/$1.
1st innings,
, O. M. R. W.
Williams, 11 2 20 4
Duffield 114 3 82 5
2thl 'unless.
Willianee le 4 30 2
Duffield 1.1, 0 27 3
Bayne 10 2 32 3
anusemi.s.
1st turtngs.
0, ef, it. W.
Roos 1 0
00.110,0 8 1 22 6
204 innings.
J. Hos 32 7 10
D, C. Ross 11 1 23
BRUBB111a )73, nennutthe.
Last Monday the Hareiston cricketers,
etrengthened by players from Mt. Forest
and Listowel viaited Brussels on their
tour and played a matoh with the loaal
club, Benseele &odd not do muali With
thole bowlers, Solimidt and 1111, the
letter a peotessional, and as a consequenoe
their totals foe tho two inninga wore 85
and 23. A.. Currie rolled up 18 quite
nicely in the first inning but had no one
to stay with him. Harriaton only got 42
for their firet innings, 9 being the highest
individual there. The bowling Of D. C.
Ross was +something phenomenal, taking
6 wickets in 10 overs for 21 rune. He
aleo lied 4 untiring to his oredit in the
551118 Inninge. In the ethend innings the
visitors had only 17 to make to beat.
This they did with the loss of two wirer -
eta both taken by D. 0. Rose. Brussels
ean bold their own with Harriston in
bowling and fielding but are deficient in
batting, largely so, no doubt, for want of
preetioe, We give the score which will
supply the other partioulare of the
matoli.
BRUSSELS,
IBT I:MINOS. 2150 Jennies.
J. Ross, b Hall 0 bSchmidt,o Como 0
Hart, b Hall 5 b Hall, a Schmidt 3
Daunts, b Hall 0 b Schmidt...... 3
Colman, b Schmidt1 b Hall 0
D, Rona b Schmidt 2 b Sohmidt, o Hall 8
8. Hays, b Schmidt, b Hall 0
a Lemont 8
W. Hay, b Schmidt, b Sohmidt, a gall 1
o Ireland 1
Currie, h Schmidt 13 b mall 1
el °Naughton, b Hall ... 3 b Schmidt, a Mc-
Mullen 7
Olaf, not oat-- -..., 1 not out
hio I. aunan, b SahMidt b mall g
e Leimaw
B yea 4? Byes 1
Leg byes 2 Log byes a
Total 85 Total
HARRISTON.
111511INNINON.
lev theatre..
les:knew, b ROOS 2
Coyne, b J. Bose, 0 notout 4
Hay
Hall, b 3.13052 0 notout 0
Bathing, b D. Roes 1 b D. Ross a
ft Gable, b J. Ross .. . .. 0
Lamont, 2,1). Ross 5
McMullen'b D. Ross_ 7
Ireland, 12D. Ross 3
sou , run o11b 9 b Ross 4
°looney, bit. Rose 1
Schmidt, not out 3
BeYr 4
byes
L
2 Leg byes
Total 42 Total
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent,)
WA8H100T00, Aug. 0, TO.
It is apparent that the resolution re-
voking loaves of absence to members of
the Elouse has had its effect. A number
of membere who have not been here for
some time are now in their seats and the
attendance better than it has been of
late, though not as full as might be de-
sired. Tepee who are still absent on ac-
count of siaknees are not obliged to re.
turn, but siokness in the family is not
exouse enough unless it is something
serious. To be called batik thus sum -
enmity is is great hardship for many
members who are engaged in digging
post holes and putting up fences that are
in very bad condition. Besides the am-
bitious rivalry of other men of their
party who would like to take a turn or
so in °engrafts may have to conteud
against the Farmers Alliance and against
opposition growing out of the tariff dis-
cussion. It will thrust anxiety into the
hearts of members to be obliged to sit
here to be oounted for a quorum, while
in the distance they hear the wee, small
voice of discord in their districts. Many
individuals may be anorificed. The pre-
sent situation in Congress is curious.
There are enough measures marked
"must" to give work for a long session,
and the calling back of Members is like
°ailing an extra session to do business.
At present the stray ends of legislation
are flying in the Wind and no one has as
yet had the greep to gather them all in.
No one appeare to know when or how the
cession is to end. As it has been difficult
to proceed with the tariff bill thus far it
will be still more difficult to hasten the
final action. The feet that there is an-
other party measure waiting action is
not expected to be enough to induce
Senators to pass over in silenoe features
in the bill that their coostituents objeot
to or demand an explanation of. Repub-
licans as well as Demoorats are expeoted
to demand deliberation in the considera-
tion of this schedule and of that, where
their local intereste are inolved, and ie
may be that amendments will be put
upon the bill which the committee have
not recommended. There may be other
Plumbs in the Senate, though it is not
likely that they number many. In view
of the uncertainty when a vote entry be
reached on the tariff the friends of the
federal eleoeion bill are by no means as
confident as they wore two weeke ago.
The combination to crowd Mr. Blaine
out of the cabinet and party has failed of
its purposes. It is very generally under-
stood at the Capitol now that the ways
and means oommittee are weakening in
their opposition to the Blaine reciprooity
plan. The attempt to drag the Presi-
de A into an attitude of native ant' m -
!'m to Mr. Blaine has failed. Whatever
may be the natural antagonism between
the President and Mr. Blaine, they are at
this time necessery to each other. Mr.
Blaine is neoessary to the adminiatration.
To make war on liftn is reeklese short-
sightedness. The Republican membera
in tho House nevetthelese see in Mr.
Blaine's reciprocity plan (tenger to the
McKinley bill and they are fighting
against it. The waYe and moans ocen-
mitteo mourned from the first a belli-
went attitude and there has been a deal
of planning and talking about foroing
Mr, Blaine from the party. This war
talk, which reached a hfghly interesting
state, has greatly subsided within the
past few days, and members of the ways
and rneans committee are understood to
have given a reluctant consent to some
sort of a reoiprocity amendment if one
could be drawn that would not mean too
muoli. The indications are tile ways
and means are preparing to take the
other alternative that eeerned to present
iteelf to them when they said they would
have to either defeat or surrender to Mr.
Blaine. A deal of anxiety as to the fate
of the tariff bill has developed in the
Senate recently, end it bas become evi-
dent: that the perty leaders in the Nouse
cannot eeeord to exhaust themselves in
antagonizing the leader of the party in
tee Stets Department, .
The minority of tho judiciary coin.
milts° of the Senate, inolecling Senator
L'imunde, it is understOod, favor imoh a
;eion of the Supremo Meet into sop -
erste tribunels for the trial of oases as
would enable the jnetioes to hear three
oaths at one time. With all deference
to Senator Edmunde, it May be iu odor
fer a, laymee to ask, can there be throe
Supreme Courts of the "(Jetted States
tinder the latent Constitution, and, if
so; Why not melte nine, Or as many
18
courts as justices, and clear up the dock-
et et outh ? The public is ooneolingly
assured that the items of the tariff bill,
over which there ie to be protracted de-
bate, have not yet been roaohod. There
are items of other measures that have
been remelted which will excite prolonged
debate. This is Auguet, too, and not
April or May,
The Hoar.Blair Debrete Company,Lim-
ited, hae not gone further than the incor.
poration period.
Jericho and the Sycamore Tree,
11131. (MOBS B. 1101115, N. A., YR, D.
Jerioho first oomee to view in history
as an important, strong and walled city
of the heathen ; second, as thoroughly
prostrate, in ruins, at the feet of Joshua.
In the days of Ahab, Hiel, the Bethel-
ite, rebuilt 11(1 Binge S11. 34), and when
Blithe visited it, it was a seat of learning
(2 Kinge ii. 3). In the Herodian period,
the distriot of Jericho had acquired wide
sanitary, agricultural and commercial
fame. After the Jewish -Roman wars,
Jericho declined, and is by most people
regarded as a repulsive, outlandish and
desolate Hoot. 11, 18 quite true 31it M
comparatively few natives to be forted in
the neighborhood dwell in collections of
filthy mud Mita. 11 is, nevertheless, the
case that "the situation of the eity is
pleasant" (2 Kings ii. 19), as any visitor
may Bee. In winter and spring Jericho
is one of the most desirable spots on
earth. A recent visitor, and good judge,
said :—"If more were known of the salu-
brious climate of Jericho, it could be
turned into one of the best eanatariume
iu the world, especially for those suffer-
ing from pulmonary disease; the air
beingsoft and balmy, and the verdure
luxurious."
The Jordan Hotel, lately opened, in
spite of distance, bad roads and incon-
venient modes of transit, bas imparted to
Jericho the meane which make not only
for comfort, but also for luxury,
Jericho, however, is intereeting to us
on oonsiderations other and far different
than the above. It is a spot whose asso-
ciations equal in tendernesa and divine-
ness of character those of Jeasob's Well
itself ; for on his last journey to Jame-
lem the Christ tarried there, gave siglit
to the blind and pardon and peaoe to the
penitent -guilty. It is worthy of note
that, in the opinion of society of that age,
the coucluot of the Lord toward the blind
man, and of Reechoes of Jericho, was
just as strange and undesirable as his
conduot towards the Samaritan woman
at that memorable noontide meeting near
Mount Gerizim. A mere great human
teacher, a mere great Jerusalem doctor,
would have disregarded and despised the
former just as much as the latter ; but
the Christ's meat and drink was to do the
will of him that sent him and thea will
is to lift the fallen, minister to the suffer-
ing, and reetore the penitent.
.
The commercial and geographical ern.
portance of Jericho explains at once the
presence there of an opulent superin.
tendent of tax.gatherera or custom houae
officers ; but (I have been told a hundred
times) the climbing of Reechoes up a
sycamore tree at such a time and for
such a purpose is very diffionit to under.
stand. Oat person told me that he
would (ley a squirrel to olimb up a
sycamore tree. This difficulty is remov-
ed when we explain that the sycamore of
Egypt and Palestine is an altogether dif-
ferent kind of tree from the plane or
buttonwood of America, as well as from
the maple of England, known by this
name.
The eyeamore of Palestine is an im-
mense tree, with large arms, rough, low
and wide open, and, as a matter of fact,
such trees exist now, and in many oases
exiet at the converging of roads and in
public places of concourse, and frequent.
ly tbe passer-by sees the crippled, the
blind, or other poor, sitting there solieit-
ing alms, and in some seasons the voices
of a score of boys are heard chattering or
singing in this tree, far above the heads
of those below, and yet many of them
are entirely hidden in the bosom of the
tree. They see, they are heard, but
themselves are hardly seen.
Thestory of Zaceffiens olimbing a
gyoamore tree never seems odd or ont of
the way to a nativa of Palestine, but the
story of multitudes of this age who need
Christ quite as muoh as Ram:hews did,
and who have opportunities of coming to
him quite as favorable as &eoliths ever
had, and yet do not come, is strange and
perplexing. and yet it remains true that
the Christ is here to seek and to seve
that which is lost.
Cattle are not allowed on the streets at
Exeter from the hour of 8 m m. until 6
. in. after 15th Aug.
A very handsome iron fence has been
erected in front of Knox church on East
street, Coderich, a most decided improve.
ment itt the surroundings of that editioe.
David Donovan, of Seaforth, lost bwo
fat steerS in a peouliarmenner recently:.
He has a number of steers pasturing on
his Tuokersmith farm. In order to get
away from the flies our of them bur.
rowed their way in between a hay stack
and the side of the barn. They oretvded
in so far their they could not return
again, and had to be drawn out by means
of a chain and a team of horses. When
reseued, two of them were dead, having
been smothered. The other two soon re-
covered and are now all right.
The Wardenes Committee of the Coun-
ty Connell tnet 111 Goderich on Wednes-
day ef last week to opeu the tenders for
the alterations and improvements in tho
County butldinge ordered by the Council
at ite lest seasion, There were 18 tend -
ors in all for the different joba, and the
followiug, being the loWeet 111 eauh CABO,
were awarded the respective °entracte on
furnishing soomity for oompleting the
same : For heating registry aloe, 0. A..
Taulbee, ab 6006 ; for alteratione and
port% in etont of building, James Reid,
41919; for reeisky boxes, 0: N, Davis, at
10 Mite emit, the quantity, requited be.
ing nearly 1,000 ; for painting tho out -
aide of the jeil, Frank Elliott, ab 619 ;
for ceiling two rooms in the Cettrt 110the,
Tiehbellelle, at 610-20:
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Number 6.
Generat News,
Chao. Gibbon, the English novelist, 13
delta potato blight is still epreading in
Ireland.
Smallpox is epidemic in Guerrero,
Mexico.
The Russian import duty on sugar has
been inoreased.
The great strike of reilway employees
in Wales is ended.
A slight fall of thee' occurred at Den-
ver on Monday night.
Fifty deserters from the U. S. navy
were captured in New York.
It theme likely now that Gen. Grant's
remains will be removed to Washington.
Margaret Solomon, the last of the
Wyandotte Indians, has died near San.
dusky.n
A
ttempt has been made to poison
the committee of the Progressiet party in
Servia'
Several steamers have taken military
supplies from Russia up the Danube to
Servia.
Japan advioes state that 1,000 houses
of the poorer olass were recently burned
in Tokio.
The Chip:go World's Fair managers
have abandoned the idea of a site on the
lake fronts.
The mechine paper mill of the Patten
Paper Company was burned Saturday.
Lose, 150,000.
A 'web famine prevails at Paterson,
N. J., in consequence of the strike on the
New York Central.
Two hundred thousand dollars of
American money have been invested in
real estate in Winnipeg recently.
Smallpox has broken out in the Gnat-
emalan ranks on the Salvadorian iron -
tier. Many deaths have occurred.
Capt. Puloib, commander of the fishery
protection cruiser Connaught, lute been
dismissed from the Canadian service.
A number of Frencle•Canadian families
are returning to Quebec from New Eng-
ltannridaa.owing to, the closing of manufac.
A chemical union has been formed in
Paris with a oapital of 640,000,000, the
aim of whioh is to monopolize the trade
in chemicals.
Contrratare for the Denver re Rio
Grande Railway touched off a blast of a
ton of powder, nearly demolishing the
village of Radcliff.
The "Denver Lottery Company," re-
oeutly established at Kansas City, Ran.,
has evaporated, having received $30,000
by the sale of tickets.
Baron Hirsch, the Paris philanthro-
plat, has donoted 620,000 to a Hebrew
society in Montreal to be used for the
benefit of poor Hebrews.
Two hundred freight handlers at the
sheds of the Port Huron re Duluth line
of steamers are on a strike. They da-
mned an increase of five oenta an hour.
The limited Keens City exprese on the
Missouri Pacific was held by seven high-
waymen at Otterville, Mo., early this
evening and SObb0d of 600,000 of express
matetaerpl
re who think newspeapers oan he
run on sympathy, complimentary tickets
and snob truak need to be told that the
London Times paid 430,000 the other day
for its cable news from the Argentine
Republic.
A. man was found dead at the Griffin
house, Detroit, on Saturday. It is found
that his name was J. Lewis, and that he
wae in the dredging business at Erie, Pa.
Declassed was an unmarried man worth
about 6200,000.
A general strike of oigermakers began
Saturday night at Cleveland. About 400
men are out. The strike is for an ad.
wince of 61 per thousand for making all
grades of cigars. Prices now paid range
from 07 to $13 per tbousand. •
The census office Washington Saturday
practically completed the count of the
populetion of the United States. The
oount up to this time shows an aggregate
of 62,695,055, and when the entire count
is fluished the population, according to
Mr. Potter's estimate, will be about 64,.
000,000.
James Jones, a baby in Philadelphia,
through his next friend, sues a street
railway company for damages resulting
froni'mjuries received before bus birth.
His mother was in one of the company's
oars when there wee a collision, and she
was pretty badly hurt. The betty, born
+shortly afterwards, has been subject to
fits, and ite back is weak and its nervous
system impared. It is claimed that the
company was negligent and now is liable.
A big black snake was found coiled up
Monday in the swinging oradle in which
Mr. and Mrs. Fredericks' baby was
quietly sleeping. Mr, and Mra. Fred.
arias are ooeupying their mountain
cottage near Penmar, Pia, The baby was
planed in the swinging cradle by the
nurse girl, who left it for a time. When
she returned she found a blaolumake
coiled up at baby's feet. A nursing
bottle from which the snake had taken
all the milk was lying between the ear
pent and the baby. The girl's screams
'aroused the household and frightened the
snake which tried to get away, but was
kilted'hy Mr. Fredericks. Tho baby was
not Coajurrarn
FdCimins, afteistant city editor
of the Detroit Evening Sun, was fatally
shot by Tony Manli, a peanut and fruit
vendor on the corner of Croghan and
Randolph streets Wednesday. Ile had
just left the Sun office for the day and
stopped at the Italian's stand to,purobage
some [Nib, As he was eeeminiug some
stigma Manli drew a 38.oalibre pistol from
under the stand and enlptied 011e of the
ohembers into Crimmins,abdomen, The
latter fell where he stood. "I min
ho muttered, "what will my poor sister
do 7" Ile was picked up by sympathetic
hands and Gamed into Fleckenstion's dry
goods store front whore he was removed
to Harper's Hospital. Drs. Walker and
McGraw wore called and are probing for
the bullet. They eity the Wetted is fetal
beyond a doubt, end the victim cannot
lief) many hour. alenli ran up the alloy
between Randolph end Brush ettetts end
wee eaptured by Officers Wolf and Sell°
in a been twenty mieutes leter. Ile was
taken to the stetion and looked up peed.
The Rev, Thos. X, Beecher, of Elmira,
wit' at Seattle the other day, and, after a
humorous chat with a reporter, said :—
"And now, young man, if you put any-
thingi
at all n your paper about me just
thy: 'The Rev. T. X. Beecher, of Elmira,
is in town and is going—he doeen't know
where.' Don't want to write it in thet
wee'? Why—but that reminds me of a
story I Some years ago a young roan
named Plympton oame to Elmira to take
charge of a paper. I was in the habit of
publithing my church notices in the
paper, and one Saturday night the gas
gave out and gave promise of staying mit
for a day or two. So I ran over to
Plympton and said: "Just say, 'Services
ae usual, excepting the gas.'" ',Shall I
publish it just that way ?" said Plyrnp.
ton. "Certainly," said I, and I left him.
He did publish it that way, and on the
following day narrowly esoaped being
tarred and feathered at the hands of a
committee of my desoone, who thought
he was ridiculing me."
The story of a pastor deposed and
church disrupted by a quitrrel over the
national game of baseball comes from the
town of Rockland, Sullivan county. The
Rockland Methodist Episcopal Church
belongs to the Newburg district of the
New York Conference. In April last the
Rev. Frank Forsythe, then recently or.
dained to the ministry, was assigned to
the Rockland charge. He is a young
preacher of pleasing social manners and
of fine gifts as a speaker. At first he was
universally liked, bat after 11 time some
members of the flock began to find fault
with hie free and easy deportment and
his indulgence in worldly pleasures. It
was oberged among other things that he
not only smoked cigars and played
croquet and joked and laughed with
chance aoquaintances, but also engaged
in baseball matches with other young
men in the town. The elders of the
church took the matter in hand, and
called the pastor to athount. He rebelled,
and the conference aggravated rather
than healed the discord. Soon after-
ward came the crisis. Pastor Forsythe
announced from the pulpit that a pio-nic
was to be held to raise money for the
china, and that among the attractions
would be a match game of baseball. The
announcement horrified some of the
brethren, and the trustees of the society
resolved to depose the offending pastor
aummarily and without the customary
appeal to the Bishop. On the following
Sunday they looked the pastor oub of the
church, and gave notice that he wonld no
longer be permitted to conduct !services
there. The pastor responded by pro-
mptly sending in his resignation. 'A
large minority of the congregation, sym-
pathized with views of the pastor, at once
seceded and started a Free Methodist
Church, with the Bev. Itir. Forsythe as
shepherd. They have hired the Rosooe
school house as a temporary place of
worakip, and there Mr. Forsythe prea-
ched eloquently to a large and syrnpath.
die audience. His followers are going
tobuild a larger and handsomer church
edifioe than tbe old one at Rookland.
The basement will be fitted us a gymn-
asium.
A barber named Elijah S. Zimmerman
thicided with laudanum at Windsor,
Ont.,
Mrs. Thos. Sturgis, Dresden, possesses
a rarity in the shepe of snow balls in
August.
Over two tons of better were shipped
from :the Kingston street creamery, Gode.
ride on Monday last.
The owners of the gas wells in Welland
have entered into a °entreat to supply
natural gas to Buffalo,
Bfrs, N. Steadman, of Elaet Toronto, is
in custody charged with attempting to
poison her two grandchildren.
At the Orange Grand Lodge at St.
John a motion was passed favoring the
admission of women to the order.
Ono hundred and fifty British farmers
have responded to Sir Chas. Tupper's
invitatioG as delegates to visit Oaneda.
Nine or eleven of these will be aeleoted.
Ernest Nesbitt, while hunting near
Hepworthtried to pull his gun through
a thicket wben it was discharged. The
bullet severed an artery and he bled to
death in ten minutes.
Mr. Sanderson, of Brandon has the
largest wheat farm in Manitoba -1,800
acres. He expects to harvest 50,000
bushels of wheat. The next largest farm
is that of Adam McKenzie, on the Big
Plains. He has 1,300 acres of wheat in
first-olass condition.
The net debt of Toronto is 68,796,000,
and it is increasing ab the rate of about
a million a year. Under the Provinoial
Aot of 1889 the utmoet the city oan bor.
row on its present assessment is $15o
500,000, 110 that in about six or seven
you'd the city will have "caught up" to
the limit.
One of the largest Sootoh Thistlea
might have been eeen this surnteer 00
the neatly kept lawn of John MoGarva,
Clinton. Ite height was 7 feet % inches,
and it was only two years old. When
Otto in bloom it looked partway lovely
and any mie (mining near it gonetally felt
ite presenoe.
Eton. E. Dewdnoy arrived home from
hie trip 10 the Pacific coast through
Manitoba and Britieh Columbia this
week. He reports the °rope in the North-
west to be excellent, there being an en-
tire absence of frost. When he left
harvesting was ander way. He states
that the settlers along the route are all
very contenbed, and now the danger from
the recent cold wave theme past.
The °Weenie Gag Red Oil Company
were made heartily glad Monday night
by seeing Kingsville brilliantly lighted
with natural gas teom their own well.
Eire wake lend musio and great orowds
of people were the order of the evening.
A happy smilo wee to be then on ovary
face. The pestilent line is only an int%
overland line. The big 'line'8 and 4 Mob
inking will be thero nob week and
placedin positioe at once. Tho duty ,
will be $1,500 on the lot neoeseary to
bring the gas two mile& Tho eontpitny
is putting down &podia well et once,
they Will require rthoet Deur wells to sup-
ply eleveral large industries Which tere
making a pH:Wien 1101V, uhloh would
Ing the result of Ornumms In3u1,i5s. employ, al told, about 1,000 hands,