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Volume 18.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1890,
FROM A tottitoNSTS.
Dealt Snt,—Elaving soon Detroit, ad-
mired its grandeur in length and breadth
from the City Ball tower, looked down
from the 10 storey Hammond building
on busty Woodward, gazed on the majes-
tie river over whose gleaner surface more
freight is carried than through the Suez
canal, pie -etched on Belle hie Park and
having seen many wonderful sights,
many wonderful pleats and many won-
derful people, I took my departure from
this metropolis. bly road lay north•west,
which 1 followed for 26 miles passing
through it beautiful tract of oountry.
Although Detroit boasts herielf of her-
self yet they have not the eleotrio rail-
way. But just outside the oity proper,
not the limits, a line of two or three
miles stretches. The oar runs about 20
miles an hour and has an clay swinging
jog like a cantering horse. At the
northern terminus of this line is High•
land park. 10 10 a beautiful summer re-
sort. The trees aro very friendly and
live close together in perfect harmony,
their foliage forming a complete canopy
overhead but just at this period of the
year they have lost their fresh green
shade and appear in a roseate pink and
yellow, whioh makes a delightful picture.
Many of the Hama lie scattered on the
ground, forming a carpet soft as velvet
and daintily patterned. No one in al.
lowed to shoot any animal, 'lest' as the
notice puts it, "they may hurt some per-
son or thing." The log houses or cabins
hidden amid the trees and surrounded
by sporting deer and playful squirrels
and the woods full of the sweet eougsters
of summer, which have not yet departed
southward, all combine to blot from
memory the huge majestic piles, the
timid deer in Belle Isle, the death and
deetruction of small things and the
miserable caged singers hidden within
the limite of Detroit, To the right the
Nun in all its majesty rises gradually and
is drawn by his fiery hones towards' the
centre of the heavens. The velvet oar -
pet at my feet almost plays in the sun-
light—almost a heaven here below, al-
though it is in Miobigan. Royal Oak is
a city with one ()hum'', school, store,
station, several houeoe and about 100 in•
habitants. Birmingham is a oity of
about 500. It contains a paper oalled
the 'Eccentric" and perhaps that will
explain this sentences quoted from it ;
tqf she succeeds in reforming that reek.
ing mass of moral degradation ete.,"
This refers to the Queeu reforming the
British aristooraoy in the second place.
In the first place shows what big worth'
are. From .Birmiugham to Pontiac the
country is one large and eplendid pano-
rama. Farms in good order, fences wall
repaired, houses comfortable. In this
netghborhood aro innumerable little lakes
or lakelets, miniature rivers and make
believe mouutains and one nom of hill
and dale, valleys, clearance and wooded
land. Here ai e the vineyards, the peach
orchards, the nut groves and the oorn
and potato ileitis. The turnips that I
have seen are nearly as big as eggs—if the
eggs are not too big, Pontiac) is a city
of 5,000 inhabitants, is lit with incandes-
cent electric light which ie well named,
paved with stone and is the seat of the
government of Oakland country. It hoe
the High school and Court noun within
its borders. And here let me pause to
remark that though the store windows in
Detroit are elaborately decorated and
neither pains nor money is spared, there
are some of the prettiest windows here
I have ever seen. Although Pontine is it
city it has no street cars. It has an
opera house, however, built much like a
skating rink, which it probably omit) was.
It is alto used as the town hall and as
political meetings are the order of the
day, it will probably be kept ocoupied.
The famous MoGibbeny family was here
einoe mime but failed to draw a full
house. Another building well petroniz•
ed is the billiard room which seems
coustaut seam of amusement for many
of the young folks. There are a number
of very fine churches here and some very
tempting looking saloons, one of which
advertises Niagara Falls beer. But the
all absorbing theme the last few weeks
hasbeen election. The question before
the country has been the McKinley 13111
which mama to have scattered its friends
and dug many graves by nn untimely ex-
plosion. The battle has indeed been
fought and a decisive victory gained by
the Demomatio party, Although the
smoke has not yet cleared away, many
Republican °Mars have cleared. The
Democrats are enthusiastic. But jut
imagine such excitement every two years.
The State was 22,600 before for Republi-
Hula now it its 12,000 for Democrats.
Business is ata standstill, and in two
yearn more a Presidential election will
bo held which of necessity must be more
bitter. In Oakland county, which is
Demooratio, there is ouly one Republi-
can elected and he owes his majority to
the Prohibitionists, who only umber
about 70, but it was enough to turn the
tide and safely carry the Republican
to office. Yours truly,
Pontiac, Nov. 3, '90. F. J. Hantreee.
irarneseis Scheel twilled.
The regular meeting of the School
Bawd won held in the Commit chamber
on Friday evening of last week. Mem-
bers present— El, Dennis, chairman, W.
13. Dickson, A. Hunter and T. Fletcher.
Moved by W. B. Dickson, seconded by
A, Bunter and carried that the following
at:mounts, as mason tod, be paid : W. II.
Cloakey, 50a, ; Robb. Armstrong, 183;0
Toruhull & Balantyno, 5,05;0Ainent
Bees., $3.81.
Miss Hambly tendered her resignation,
duties to terminate Deo, 23rd, 1800.
Moved by Bunter, secionded hy•
13. Dickson that Blies Ilambly'e resigna-
tion bo accepted and the Board grant her
o teetintonial to be Mimed by the chair-
man and Secretary on behalf of the
Board—Carried.
Moved by W. B. Motown, eeoonded by
T. Fletcher that the Secretary be Author -
hied to advertise in two Satnedity halm
of Toronto Globe and Mail for an egoist -
ant Medlar to take oharge of the primary
department of Brueeele public school at
a salary of $250 per annum,—Carried,
Perth. County.
Mitchell has rmorganized the 1.0.0.5'.
Lodge.
Thieves "hook" garden ease at
Mi tahell.
Building operations are still going on
in Atwood,
A car of apples was shipped to Glasgow
last week from Listowel.
Win. Curtis, cheese maker, of Trow-
bridge, has gone to Toronto.
Bishop Baldwin confirmed twenty -ono
candidates at Kirkton reaently.
Mr. Harris has been romngaged for
next year at Monkton (hawse factory.
Rev. A. D. Dewdney has been appoint.
ed motor at Mitchell. Hie last parish
was Durham.
The St. Marys council has decided to
spend 09,000 on He new town hall and
market buildings,
The vote on the St. Marys municipal
building by-law will take la06 on Mon.
day, Deo. 1st, 1800.
Blanshard council has donated 025
each to the Blanshard and South Perth
Agricultural societies.
Rev. D. Rogers will begin revival
meetings in Atwood. He will be assist-
ed by Rev. Obea. Fish.
John Torrance has been again reap-
pointed D. D. H. C. R. for North Perth
by the High Court of the 0. 0. F.
The Stratford club simply slaughtered
the London Football players on Teeum-
Bah Park, Stratforl, last Thursday with
a soma of 20 to 1.
A oredita,ble production of "Rory
O'Moore," the Irish drama was made by
St. ?hays ainateurs, under the direction
of Joseph Oonnorty, the other night.
The now Hamlet Ward school Strat-
ford, was thrown open for inspection on
Thanksgiving Day. Stratford leas as
fine sohools as any oity in the Dominion.
At tbe Clinton Rifle matoh John Dun-
bar, of Downie, carried off the prize for
the highest aggregate score, besides win-
ning the medal of the Ontario Rifle Ae-
soination.
A resolution of condolence was passed
by the Ontario Bookseller's Association
on the death of several members, among
those being the late J. H. Dufbon, of
Stratford.
The Underwriters' Aesociation has
agreed to reduce Piitehell'e insurance
rank from D. to 0, if the council pur-
chase some new hose and employ a night
watchman.
James Thompson and wife, of St.
Marys, have gone to live in Toronto.
Before leaving Mr. Thompson was given
a gold.hcaded cane and Mrs. Thompson
reoeived. a Moe piece of silverware and
an address from Victoria lodge of True
Blues.
Last month Miss Lizzie Phelps, a
society belle and heiress, who lives near
Biughampton, N. Y., was married to
Wm. Slattery, the family coachman.
Miss Phelps is a niece of the late Judge
Phelps. The bride is about 27 years of
age and is worth 0100,000. The groom
is illiterate, but of good appearance and
is from the county of Perth, Ontario.
At a recent meeting of the council of
the township of Downie an order was
issued to Constable T. B. McCarthy, of
Stratford, for 0200 for the apprehension
and conviction oE Ida Watson and Jas.
King for unlawfully deserting and ex.
posing a ohild. King and Mrs, Watson
are or present serving a forty days' sen-
tence in Stratford Jail.
At the meeting of the Elma Oonnoil
last Saturday a ((Fent of $400 WAS given
to the Elms Agrioultutal Society to aid
in defraying the expenses incurred in the
erection of their hall. The Council re.
servo the right to bold nominations in
the hall free of oharge, and have had an
agreement drawn up to this effect. The
Society le almost clear of all debt now.
Dr. D. A. Harrison, eldest son of Mrs.
Harrison, of Stratford, has resigned his
position as Superintendent of the St.
Johnslaud Lunatic Asylum, Long Island,
N. Y., of which place he has had charge
for three years, and has bought a flue
residence and grounds situated at White.
stone, L. I., about ten miles from New
York city, and started a private asylum
for mental diseases.
The Stratford Herald says :—The
growth and progress of the operations ot
the Waterworks Co. is a fair indication
of the solid advancement of the city of
Stratford. The mains laid in 1884
covered loss than three miles ; in 1888
they covered over ten miles. The num-
ber of oorisumers in 1886 was 160 ; last
year they reached 840. The number of
gallons pumped in 1884 was 88 millions ;
in 1880 it reached 188 millions.
alszvem, Woeseo Sous Dowx.—The
town of St. Marys has received a dose of
modioine similar in bitterness to that
administered to the workmen of the
Stratford Grand Trttuk shops. The
stone town was thrown into o state of
ooneternation on Friday over the fact
that the Maxwell agricultural implement
works had shut down for an indefinite
period, and the whole of the hands been
disoharged. The Maxwell works wore
taken to St. Marys a few years dace, ou
the granting of n bonus of 030,000 by the
town. Peioe to that, the proprietors had •
been doing business in Paris, having
done a prosperous trade in that place
many years ago. Ibis believed that the
trouble is brought about by dullness in
trade. It is understood that the firm
had made a strong struggle to overcome
the trouble, but had been unable to do
so. The Bank of Montreal it is under-
stood has taken proceedings to recover
money due it. It ia hoped that some
shape ban be taken whereby the Messrs.
Maxwell tray ba able to men= businees
at an early date, The firm is enteepris-
ing and energetic, and has deserved sue-
oeta, but the limited merlon and close of
sending its products ever so wide extent
of territory has handicapped it, To the
employees the stramonsion of operations
is a great disappointment, as it woe
quite unexpected, and they had laid in
their fuel and other winter supplies under
the imprositioo that work would go on. as
Osital. The number of employees of the
works at this Beaune has generally boon
about 100, bet the 'Rem has had under
litter as many as 175. The Stone Town
tvill feel the change if the euspension Of
oporatiOng ie long continued.
Some unknown person perpetrated itt
flendiab trick on W. H. Jolly, lot 15, con.
13, Elmo, on Wednesday night of last
week, by making three long slashea in
the top of his covered rig with a sharp
instrument, rendering the top useless.
Not satisfied with Obis dastardly triok,
he coolly took the whip, valued at 01.60,
away with him.
Johnnie McHugh, the eight.year.old
eon of Hugh KoIlugh, of Steatford,
was run over by a wagon drawing a load
of hay on Thanksgiving Day and rieriOnn..
ly injured The wheel passed over the
little fellow's leg, near the groin, and
bruised it badly, but did not break any
bones. His condition is very seeious.
Geo. Herd, aged about 9 or 10, while
playing with a companion Saturday
morning, was shot in the head by Walter
Quinn, a boy of similar age, with a
twen by. two calibre revolver. Fortunately
the bullet attack the thick part of the
skull, otherwise the remit might have been
serious. The boy was chloroformed and
the ball extracted with little trouble.
The boy, whose father is in California,
hi s mother being dead, ie living
near the old Toronto house, opposite
the station. He is doing well and no
danger is feared if blood -poisoning does
not ensue. This should be a warning to
parents and guardiane, who should see
that children are not allowed to play with
firearms, especially revolvers. which Seem
to have a habit of going off unexpectedly.
The amnia' meeting of the County of
Perth Law Association was held in the
library at the Court House on Saturday
last, John Idington, Q. 0., president, in
the chair. The annual report was read
and showed that the affairs of the seem-
iaton were in a very satisfactory con-
dition. There were added to the library
during the year about forty volumes of
text books, besides the usual law reports.
The library now members about 600
volume, valued at about $1,500. The in-
debtednes of the association is 0300, and
this the trustees intend to borrow from
the Law Society without interest. The
„following officers were eleoted : John
Idington, Q. C., president; 5. P. Mabee,
vice.president ; J. A. Davidson, secretary -
treasurer ; Trustees—Abraham Dent, E.
W. Harding, G. G. McPherson, E.
Sydney Smith, Q. C., and H. B. Mo rphy.
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular correspondent.)
\Venn .a.rnc, Oct. 00, '00
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt
at present finds himeelf in a very timer-
tain position upon the politioal contribu-
tion question. All the clerks in the gov-
ernment employ seem to know what they
are here for, and the manner in which
they increase the politioal contributions
and make foxes at the Civil Service Com-
mission is very exasperating to all true
reformers. In this conneetion theme is
another familiar inquiry that is most ap-
propriate, and that is what is Mr. Roose-
velt going to do about it ? With a great
flourish of trumpets the Civil Service
Commission ewooped down on three
members of the Old Dominion Republic-
an Associatien last November. These
men had been guilty of soliciting funds
with which to carry on the Republican
campaign in the State of Virginia. Their
party had just lost the State by a large
majority ; they had no influential friends
or protootors, and the Civil Service Coin -
mission thought they would be good sub-
jects for "horrible examples." But now
the Republican organizations, represent-
ing all the States in the Union, are emu-
lating the example of the Old Dominion
Association, and instead of "vigorous pro-
seoution.' Mr. Roosevelt is indulging in
logic of an off color in an effort to show
that there is some technical difference in
the came. But Mr. Roosevelt is rapidly
approaching the destiny of all men who
attempt to carry water on both shoulders.
He dare not interfere with the collection
of campaign funds from the Department
clerks for the reason that he is well
aware that such policy would olash with
the political interests of an administra-
tion of whioh he ie an ornamental part.
Under the oircumstanoes, Mr. Roosevelt
is doing the very best he knows how. If
he °etches any spoilsmen going about the
Departments with a gun and compelling
the clerks to hold Up their hands and
give up their salaries he will feel im-
pelled to take some action. As it is, the
best that Mr. Roosevelt can do is to talk
in a threatening manner and hope that
the clerk and cempaign managers will
become frightened. and chase the assess-
ments.
Disputes between nations that regard
themselves and are regarded as the ben..
eon lights of civilization—sturee that
have a common ancestry, in large meas-
ure the same political purposee—should
be settled quietly, amicably and as spoed.
ily as oonsists with the interests of both
end the permanent pence of that part of
the world within their circle of influence.
In the matter of the seal fisheriee there
is no question that ehould not be adjust-
ed after a little interchange of diplomaoy.
The British minister f nrniehes the text
of a convention between the oountry ho
reptesents, the United States and Russia,
to be agreed to if approved to these high
°entreating powers. Hie proposition
will doubtless receive respectful consid-
eration by the Department of State,
Pending negotiations the seal fisheries
should bo ',rebooted, and a hopeful fea-
ture ot Otto British minister's suggestion
is that a williugnese to assent to such
protection is indicated.
Soon will chme the day of distress to
the venous bereau. Out of the present
Come of 2,000 employees so leading ollioial
env that in twelve months not live him -
deed will be retained in eerviee, This
temporary character of the work shows
np after every census is taken, and in
connection with the etateinene of the
same chief is worthy of the serious re-
fleotion of Congress. Ole ears that 1088
than one per cent, of the 'clerks had any
experienee at the beginning of the year.
.A. permanent bureau would train and re -
tam a competent corps of employees,
who would not have to be oegemized and
drilled every too years. Much Mine
would bo saved to the oftloote, much efli-
Money bo Acquired by the government
and as a remit the decennial enumera.
Hon would be more satisfactory.
Another reason has been added to those
which already existed for filling the Sup-
reme °cart vacantly ; The original pack-
age cases will not be noted upon until the
suaceseor of ;fustian Miller hart been ap-
pointed. Meantime the rumor fiend
keeps busier than the President making
members of the enpreme tribunal.
Had Mr. Blaine any well.known states-
man of hie own party in mind when le
said in his Indiana speech on the sub.
jeot of reciprocity ; "I think any Demo-
crat or Republican makes himself small.
er if he will stand in the way of Ameri-
can program because it may harm his
party. V
10 10 stated that Civil Service Com-
missioner Roosevelt has contributed 060
to the Republican fund. Can it be that
Mr. Roosevelt was afraid of the Black-
lioO ?
Henry Cabot Lodge is not saying so
much about Mr. Davenport's bill theme
days. The inference is that Mr. Lodge
desires to be elected.
Canadian Nowss.
Ottawa claims a population of 43,122.
There is an oatmeal famine at the Pori.
age.
Tamarao wood is down to 05 a cord at
Winnipeg.
The Cape Gaspe lighthouse was burn.
ed on Saturday.
A Chautauqua literary and scientific
circle has been formed at Carberry.
Magistrate Bell, of Colchester, one of
the oldest inhabitanta in the township,
e dead.
A maniao named Furnival fatally cut
his wite's throat with a razor on Satur-
day at Clarenceville, Que.
Minister Foster has gone on a visit to
the West Indies and British Guiana to
talk up trade between Canada and those
places.
The schooner Ocean Wave, of Cobourg,
has been found bottom up near Oswego
and it is supposed that her crew are all
drowned.
Upwards of 20,000 hi/she's of wheat
was marketed at Brandon on Friday
and 15,000 on Saturday. As high as 82
cents was paid.
The manager of the Kingston cotton
mill urges the shareholders to refuse the
offer of 0175,000 for the mill made by the
Eastern syudicate.
A London despatch says Mr. Steven-
son, the father of Mrs. Birchen, has
sent word to his daughter to return to
England without delay.
The people of Forest have contributed
0100 for tbe relief o! Arthur Tannery,
formerly of that place, who was recently
burned out in Moosomln.
The Toronto Retail Grocers' Associa-
tion have decided to request their cua.
tourers not to purchase goods from menu-
faoturers who form combines.
Henry T. Pearson, an English lad
of 11, waspresented with a Royal
Humane Society medal at Toronto for
the saving of two boys from drowning.
At Three Rivers, Que., a youth named
Severe Houle, was committed for trial
on the oharge of shooting his aunt, Mrs.
Houle, through a whitlow in her house
at Pointe du Lao.
A young son of Mrs. H. C. Battel was
killed at M000e Jaw, having fallen into
the machinery of a mower. Mrs. Battel
lost her husband and another boy by
lightning during the summer.
Marlboro, Ont., has a magical prodigy
in Howard Mille, 6 years of age. He
plays the most difficult music after hear-
ing it once, and can render hymns and
songs by bearing them sang.
A. tailor named MaKevitt fell to the
floor while singing ab a social at West-
port, Ont., Wednesday, and expired in a
short time. Heart diseates is supposed
to be the cause. He was a native of
Rhode Island.
The Toronto Young Men's Liberal
Club have appointed a committee to
consider whether the elub's plan of
campaign should provide for bringing
out one or more candidates for the Com-
mons who will run uncle): the auspices
of the club.
The report gains oredenee at Montreal
that a new express company is to be or.
ganized to compete, over the whole of
Canada, with the Oanadian andDominion
oompaniee, Recent legislation, it ap-
pears, compels railway companies to re-
ceive all freight without disorimination,
no matter by what express company
offered.
A despatch to Toronto from North
Adatna, Mass., gays that the Mabel
Morton who has gained some notoriety
by sending to B. B. Ogler, the Crown pro.
seoutor of Birched', a letter, in whieh she
elaims to have killed Benwell, is alleged
to be Mrs. Marie, Le Baron, of Hancock,
Mass. Mrs, Le Baron was visiting
friends in North Adams at the time of
Birohall's trial and was aoonstomed to talk
much concerning it. She is the wife of a
respectable fermer of Han000k and is
perfectly sane.
The great steel bridge across the Col.
unabia river at Vancouver 00111 100 mam-
moth concern, env the Oolurnbian,
will be 6,000 feet from the Washington to
the Oregon shore it will be double -
tracked, with a roadway on top for teams
and will be erected on pneumatic, piers.
The pivotal pier, or draw pier, will sup-
port a draw which will give au opening
of 200 feet specie on eithat side for vets -
nig to pans, nee rho span immediately
acialth of the draw span will bo 376 foot,
Whole strut:Mire to be of steel, built 10
feet above the high water of 1876, and 40
feet above low water. On account of the
trendy formation it will be neceratary to
go down 80 feet below low water to get a
firm ft:initiation. There it ruts on a
foundation of coarse gravel similar to
that upon which the gloat bridges across
the Miesouri river are built. Tine gigan-
tic strnetnre will oost over 01,000,000,
and employ 'hundreds of mon in its °rem
tiom It will ba January let, 1892, be.
fore the cars tan pass over it. The win
patty is pushing its bridge and &leo its
reed as fast as men Red *trolley and its
present perfected plans will permit.
They have now between here and Kitlarna,
over 2,000 Men and 1,00 OMB at week.
Number 18.
Stanley will lecture in Toronto Nov.
(1711,
The Birohall petitione bore the names
of 240 lawyers, 50 doctors and 42 °large, -
men.
The Toronto water front question will
he considered by the Privy Council on
Pue•day, the lath inst,
4. Newfonndland officer seized a
French schooner from St. Pierrie for
smuggling and had somewhat of a Mettle
with her crew.
An engine collided with the 0. P. R
express from Owen Sound near Chats.
worth, and Driver Kyle, of West To-
ronto was killed,
The Barnnm iron works, Wincleor,
have completed arrangements for a large
branoh factory of their works to be lo-
oated at West Toronto,
Mrs. Large' widow of the murdered
missionary ofJapan, leaves on Monday
for Clinton Springs, N. Y., for a couple of
months to recruit her health. She re-
turns' to Japan in July next.
Wednesday morning Mrs. Cowieson,
on going to call her husband, Geo. Cow-
lesoo, blacksmith, of Belhaven, to break-
fast, was horrified to find him dead.
He had hung himself in the stable.
Lately be had lost all his property, and
had been drinking bard in consequence.
The other evening a Berlin two-year.
old girl swallowed a wire nail about two
inches long. Two evenings after she was
takep with a violent cough whioh lasted
till Morning when she suddenly coughed
up the nail. It apparently had rested in
the chest and the coughing while lying
down worked it into the throat.
Grain men say the deliveries at coun-
try points are daily hemming larger.
Thursday 125,000 bushels were marketed
throughout the provinoe of Manitoba.
It will keep the railways hustling to
move it out. There is little doubt but
that the estimates as to the yield made
last summer were about correct. There
will be over 12,000,000 for export.
The St. Clair tunnel is nnique in one
particular. It is almost the only great
engineering work that was built for less
money than was expeoted. The great
Hoosao tunnel in Massachneette was es-
timated to coat $2,000,000 and cost $20,-
000,000. The St. Clair tunnel was esti-
mated to cost $3,000,000, and will be fin-
ished, 10 10 eupposed, for $2,500,000.
The unfortunate who succumbed Bud.
denly in a hotel in St. Thomas, and was
supposed to be identified as John Croft,
his remains being interred at Hamilton,
gave his name as Wm. Stewart at the
hotel and also to the farmer with whom
he had worked for three days, and who
drove him to St. Thomas. He is now
announced as bailing from Detroit, at
any rate he has a sister there.
Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock an
honest appearing man, about 36 years of
age, walked into John White te Co's. dry
goods establishment, Woodstock, and re-
quested them to cash a cheque, signed
by Geo. Rice, East Oxford, for 0112, ex-
plaining to them that he had been work-
ing for Rice and had got into town a little
too late for the bank. After asoertain.
Mg by telephone that Mr. Rich had
ample funds to his credit the cheque was
paid, but it now turns out to be a forgery.
A Buffalo, paper prints a letter signed
5. B. Litchfield, which states that the
writer and two others, members of the
Murder League, killed Beuwell, though
it is admitted that Birched' had cog.
Meanies of and aided in the crime. Judge
MacMahon and seven of the jurors at the
trial are to suffer death at the bands of
the league if Birohall is hanged. The
letter says that prior to Birohallai arrest
the league bad oflioee in London and
earried on the the business of enticing
young Englishmen of means to this con-
tinent and robbing thein. • The letter is
postmarked Buffalo Nov. 10, 2 p. m.
Two orphan ohildren named Allan and
Osear Anderson, aged seven and live
yeers, living with their grandmother, Mrs.
McCall, near Canapbellville, while left
alone in the house for a few minutes
about noon Monday, undertook to load a
Oscar was sitting on a chair hold-
ing the muzzle of the rifle against his
breast, while Allan was putting the mixt-
ridge, and while in this position the shot
was fired. The ball entered the breast,
went through the body and the back of
the chair, and out of the open door.
Allan immediately ran out of the house
and gave the alarm, and when some
neighbors arrived they found Oeoer still
sitting on the chair quite dead.
Huron County.
Hotviok township has two tax donee -
tors.
Trowbridge cheese factory Directors
have engaged cheese maker Dunlop for
next year.
John Widens, of Howiok, took 20 wag-
on 'owls of carrots off a quarter of an
"1:6tidlaenndl
A.rof Teeswater has a Dorking
pullet five months old which has already
oommenoed to lay eggs.
Mestere. Cantelon is Smith have pnr•
chased in this county this season about
30,000 barrels of apples.
P. Cook, V. S., of Luokno*, will ihort•
ly go to °heeled°, North Carolina, to
attend, medically, to the street oar horses
either city, at 0 salary of $1,500 a yoar.
Goderich fishermen who returnee from
the flatting islands the past week report
that their business was much impaired
by the exceedingly rough weather of late.
The ciente° light was not in working
owlet: last &may evening in Ole
town of Goderioh. Knox &meal) was
well lighted with oral oil and St.
George's congregation mot in the echool.
rcmW1114
,0.. Wilson keeps a stove in Green-
way, Huron county, and is also the poet-
mastee and magistrate of the village.
Lately lie has had a groat deal Of trouble
with thievee, hie store being broken into
sod goods titian quite frogneutly. Last
Thursday night lto lest 120 pounds of
honey in this way, and ono evening lately
some ono attemptecIto carry off a hive of
boos, but had to drop it, as the stings
made 10 000 hot to terry, Mr. Wilson
aunt for Detootive Graham, of
London, and that °Meer reports that he
has seemed pretty strong evidence against
four boys living in the village.
A. melancholy accident happened et
Iriaittown Roman Catholic) (thumb re -
cheat., whioh resulted in the death of
Mrs. Delaney, an old lady of McKillop
township. As the democrat in which else
rode Wan turning into the stable yardit
jolted over the rough culvert with such
violenoe that she was thrown out and it -
jured so that she lived only three or four
minutes,
County Mester Todd, of Clinton, who,
by the way, is one of the proprietors of
the NeweRecord, was made the recipient
of a silver service on the evening of
5th by the Orangemen of that section.
The tea, service is very handsome, of ex-
tra good quality. and consists of coffee
pot, tea pot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher,
spoon holder and tray, the latter being
artistioally engraved with the following
inscription :—"Preeented to W. Bro. A.
M. Todd, 0. M., South Huron, by L.O.L.
710, Clinton, Nov. 6th, 1880." We con-
gratulate Bro. Todd on hie well.deserved
honor, and hope he will be "sugared" all
through his life.
The offer of the Reliance Eleotrio Light
Company has been accepted by the Leek.
now Counoil, The Company gives the
Council $400 per annum for the use of
the steam power of the water.worlse
boiler and engine for 280 nights, and
should the number of lights in the village
at any time reach 40, the council is to re•
claire an additional $100 for the power
aupplied. The company also agrees to
erect all necessary buildings of brick for
the use of their machinery, should the
present building be found too small. The
village ie to be lighted 280 nights in the
year by eight 1500 candle power are
light at a cost of $1.20 per night, bat
should they be required oftener the coun-
cil have the power to have them lighted
whenever necessary at the same rate of
15 ciente per light.
AI the Goderieh council on Friday
evening the Goderioh and Wingham R.
R. was disoussed from many different
standpoints, but the most satiefeotory
statement was that of Dr. Holmes who
said that in taking up the stock and in
inducing others to do so be felt perfect.
ly satisfied he was acting in the best in-
terests of the project and the town, and
that in this course he was supported by
the provisional directors. That though
others felt differently and endeavored to
make people believe that the town wee
despoiled by some nnfair meting and for
some unworthy object, be fissured the
council that so far from that being the
cage the shareholders were particularly
desirous of acting in accord with their
wishes, and were prepared to at once
transfer their stock to the town or to
any parties wishing to take it up, pro-
viding such parties had the approval of
Ole council.
General NOWS.
Petroleum ie said to have been dis-
covered in County Down, Ireland.
Archdeacon Ferrer has been appointed
chaplain of the House of Commons.
The first locomotives to be used in Pal-
estine are of American manufacture.
Geo. W. Peok, author of "Peek's Bad,
Boy," has been elected Governor of Wis.
000lnksieli arn,
Three
out in the Wellingborough dis-
ci thousand ahoemakers have been
triot, England.
The general assembly of the Knighte
of Labor met in Deliver, Col., Monday,
with 300 delegates present.
The Pyramids are being assailed. Two
loud shieke are digging out stones from
the lower courses of the two pyramids of
There are estimated to be 250,000 In-
dians in the United States, exclusive of '
Alaska. They occupy 182,250 square
miles of territory.
The White Star and Inman Steamship
companies have decided that there shall
be no more ocean racing between their
steamers. It is expected the other core-
pantes will join in the agreement.
The silk =nub:Aurae of Germany
have been completely crowded out of the
European markets by the superior oheap,
nese and excellence of the French ',tuffs.
The German wares are now chiefly ex-
ported to South America.
There are 71,616 doge in Paris, mooed.
ing to the reoent canine oensue. Of these,
48,789 animals are classed as watch dogs,
and taxed one dollar a piece, while the
remaining 27,907 are pets for which their
mynas pay two dollars per head.
Some idea of the growth of the en-
calyptue of Auetralian blue-guna tree in
California may be gained from a tree,
nineteen years old, just felled in Santa
Clare.. This tree reached the height of
110 feet, was four feet in diameter and
twelve feet in oircumferenee.
John Weber and Henry Swim, living
at the same cabin on the line of their
adjoining claims, neer Oklahoma city,
were called to their doom on Sunday
night by persons unknown and shot and
killed, 50 18 supposed the murders were
oommitted by contestants of their claims.
The strength of the London police
foroe, 'roughly .speaking, is about 15,000
men, from winch may be deducted 2,000
men, who are employed around the clock
-
yards and military stations beyond
metropolitan polio° limits or on special
protection poste or public offices or build-
ings. The strength of the police foroe in
New York in 1888 was about 3,100 of all
ranks, supplemented by "special pollee,"
together with the panen to call to their
assistance, in time of 'special emergency,
hundreds of detectives from. Pinkerton's
agenoy,
At the 'imago factory in Fast Otto, N.
Y., recently, there was put hi the hoop
the biggest cheese ever made in the re-
gion, and probably the largest ever made
in the 'United States, It niettenree five
feet i11 diameter, earl le thirtymme in-
ehes high. he weight when mod wUl
be 4,000 pounds, and fully 38,000 porta&
of milk was used in its mateufacture.
The abundant pasturage made the Sep.
tember otiitk nnuenally Holt, so this Intge
cheese is expeoted to bo of priem quality.
About four weeks will be required to onee
it thoroughly. The record breaker was
made for a gr000ry house in Cincinnati,
who are about to occupy a large new
building. It le Wanted as an attraetiou
for the opening,