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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1885-5-8, Page 1VOL. XII, DISTRICT NEWS. 131laa!v111 c Mrs Carswell, wife of Will. Cars. well, duel ve,ty suddenly, after an ill• neve of only 2.1 liners, on Monday last. Iullatnmeticn of the bowels is the supposed renis OF her death, which occurred before any doctor could be emnmoned, George Reid, of Philadelphia, paid his pments, who live on the let eon., Morris, a flying visit thin week, hav- ing aning run up from Toronto where he is arranging bie paintings for the "Art Exhibition," which o}. 0118 there' in a few days. Mr, Reid, exhibited there last spring lend was ono of the very few to receive favorable notice by the city press. The IYlail referred to Mr. Iletd's peintinge "Ae works of decid- ed merit by a rising young artiet— G. Reid of Philadelphia." It is 111". Reid's intention to leave next month en an extended art tour on the con- tinent, returning next winter endloc- ating, probably in Toronto. Ger cy . If that wedding would take place gossip's prodigious force would veer to some other quarter. Thos. Smith has a thoro'bred Dur• haul bull for service. The animal is a good ono. Seo notice in this issue. Sre Ihdvt, of Court of Revision, to he held et Robertson's hotel, Ethel, on Tneeday, May 20th, commencing at 10 o'clock a.m. Tho recent rains have greatly im- peded needing operations. The land not being very thy before very little rain makes it too wet for working. A Itlrge frame barn was raised on the farm of Adana Douglass, 10111 con, on (hoist ay last. S. Askin and Jno. Stevenson captained their respective aides. Askiu'e side came out victor. mus by a long chalk, The frame work is under the management of Jas. Johnston, whore workmanship is hard to bent. S. S. No. $•—The following is the report iu order of merit of the above echoed for the month of April :-411t class—Neil McLaucliliu, Wm. Smith, Wm. Kerney. Senior 8rd—And. Lament, Alex. McKay, M. A. Lamont, L. 111cLaucblin. Junior 8rd—Jessie Crooks, Allan Lamont, Maggio 1e1c- Dougell, Maggie Lynn. Senior 2ud- Katie Lamoul, Belle M. Smith, Jaea ,f3'milh,Johu McCutoheon. Junior Sud —Oliver Smith, Oliver Stewart, Geo. Crooke, Maggie It1.cLanohhn. ill0n'r11Lz EXAMINATION,—Tho fol- lowing are the name8 of (hove who obtained the highest number of marks at the Written monthly examination for April in S. 8 No, 8 :-6111 class —Nary McNair 491 marks ; Henry Scott 448 ; Emily M. Avery 895 ; Janet I11cNoir 890. 411 close—Mar- tin McNair 821 marks ; Neil McNair 290 ; Charles Willis 257 ; Johu W. Woods, '228, Sen. 8rd class—Cath- (rine McTaggart 244 marks ; Jaue McNair 287 ; Ellie Mitchell 229 ; Wm. Avery 210 ; Elizabeth P'nitou 188. Jim. 8rd class—Hector McNeil 208 narks ; John Ames 101 ; Jamie McNair, 2nd close—Jeniima Shiols 198 marks ; Hannah Willis, 172; Frauci9 Woods 152 ; John W. Mo Taggart 199. The WaIl etton Telescope says ;— The right way to do. --I. J. Tuck, the well-known and popular proprietor of Tack's hotel, Crnnbrook, township of Grey, one of the enclose and best kept hotels in western Ontario, issues a cireul[lr to bis patrons, from which aye cleared the following manly and commendable paragraph t -•'I0 thank- ing you for the peat favors I would respectfully intimate that in accord- ance with the Canada Temperance Act, alter the 80th inst., no intoxicat- ing liquors will be sold in our hotel. After that date the bar will be sup- plied with the choicest temperance beverages and the fiueet brands of imported and domestic (tigers, but strong drinks will positively 1101 be sold. No advance will be made rn rates, and farmers and travellers will find comfortable accommodations at this house at heretofore moderate charges." The Morris & Grey OheesO factory will cunt -mem work on Thursday, May 141.11. See advt, in this issue, See the advt, from Jno. Mooney, patbmastei•, relative to some Bruseolites carting refuse froin town BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1886. and dumping it on the side Of road, James Speir Lae been laud up 801ne time with a 1,unn baud It • daulaged at 11 wood 1)08 by be °aught between an axe 1111(3 a log. should have a wife to (1010 for him 1i110 Clint1111 paper says:—J. Smith has taken the position of bo�.,- keeper 11011 ew•respending eocretary 100 REAVES KILLED AND WOUNDED. fee:aerie, .Dicke>u, bookseller, &c,, of voLree1'1SI(Ite LOBE E3 1tiraium AND 12 this place. lfr. Diekson's business 11'OCNnLrli• has grown so Large that lie hoe boon forced to have additional help to at- eealeaai (vel ii> the ViigIete tend to the wants of his numerous customers. Mr. Smitll00m03 poll re- A dispatch from S118k111ol1ewau commended, the leaving hewn book. Landing via Swift Current per °our- lteeper for a largo business down east for about 2 years and formerly taught school successfully in Goderich town- ship, near Clinton, fur four years, stud previous to that, in S. S. No. 9, Mor- ns, for 000 year. Ho hoids a. first- class teachers' certificate, the Otter q� aftern0o0 V111 Humboldt from the U1)Ue21 VS1 Poundmaker twin of the Nortiteoto, annnnueill for was Seven Hours Fight Near Crossing Monday afternoon let ing o'clock, and hie intention to d Ito Batt I efo rd. within all hour for MajOr•G(I 300 VOLUNTEERS, I'i'l)?Ilt Rt10 INDIANS. 31iddleton'e camp, This wolcuou tolligenoe has been confirmed by other dispatch 1•cooivod later by Li Gov. Antons from Gen, Middle: Saskatchewan Landing, May Further pllrti0nline of Cul. 01 Battle indicate that the Indians he with eooina:s and bravery, but they were poorly armed. Many equa,vs tools part 10 the light and behaved as courageously as the bravos. Al- though exhausted after their long march, Col. Otter's column fought steadily for seven homes, by which, time the Indians seemed to have en- ough and retired for a short distance. Otter took advantage of this to draw Lis mon back for rust and refreshmeut It is believed that the first blow has been struck of what will prove a long and bloody Indian war. FOUND)r.KEia. Poundmaker, one of the Creel Chiefs. and beyond comparison the ablest Iu- trc- 8t01110(•r•'9 safe arrival at 01 NO. 44. cap. I quarter," clue be thought of or toter• g the • )(tete told the :„neatest vara Lutist be aunt's ! taken that nu wouron or clnllreu why 1w'o may unfortunately clna(c,+ to be in the apart vieiluty 811011 1 receive any belt -try. 1er11) finally, the (Juicers and 11(•0 are for- e iu• 3 31111 , to enter any lou: os u0 farms 1111- that uu(y be reseed, or tape away eat, anything from them. lee .rdee. etou, (feigned), 1115Lu(!xn. 6•-- 'Ltent,•Col., (.;filet' of Sta11', ter's 1g11t 'WEST BRUCE. LII3ER,tLs. A 111888 meeting of the electors of West hiding of 13reee WIN held at Luckuchw to protest against the Fran- chise }3i11, at present before the Ilouee of Commons. There was a largo at- tendance, and the keenest interest was manifested throughout. The chair was occupied by Alex. Mao1ntyre. .D. E. Cameron, in an eloquent and forcible speech of about three-quarters of au hour's duration, which was re- ceived with enthusiasm, analyzed the proposed Franchise Bill, and 111 scath- ing language denounced its cowardly and infamous character, .and closed by moviug the following resolution, which was seconded by Jas. Bryan, o the Sentinel, and carried uuuuim- 111:.. Riding of Brum, in plass meeting :m- eet eembled, do solemnly and emphati- inion gb' Frlanchiseest Bill against present beef,he re the 1118 House of Commons. While is is rho generally conceded that the Federal cls Parliament has the power to assume CT. control of the electoral frenohise, it is et " contrary to the spirit and genius of Lae the constitution, and is an arbitrary itis and dangerous exercise of power. Iu m the present state of public feelings, it is unwise and perilous to strain the 01. relatiene existing between the Pro- ootfview° and the Dominhou. The people er, of the Province who have enjoyed full or• control of the electoral franchise since Confederation are au no mood to sit ar quietly by and see that hitherto un - 1.',0 challenged eight taken from theta. To a1 attempt to take from the people the k control of the electoral lists and trans- fer snub control to partizan officials !Ye from whose ruling there 16 practically bano appeal, is a blow at the fundament. e- til principles of popular Government, o calculated) to subvert the popular will ,'"Y and convert our whole constitutional "' system into a mo0)1ery and sham. As ter the preseuteyetem has wonted emoo111- ly and given satisfaction, and its there en has been no dereaud for the proposed ns, measure, itis hoped it will be allowed h0 to drop, at all events for the present, ge Laud until ample opportunity may be 08' given for such full disunesiou 0s its ty paramount importau00 demands," n- Short and forcible speeches were to also delivered by John N. Ross, Jas. d Bryau, Thos. Lawrence, Dr, 11IcCrim- © anon and J. 1:1. McHandy, and the 0 meeting broke up wish cheers fur the d' Queeu and the noble band of Liberals 0 who are fighting for the rights of the o people at Ottawa. COMPLIMENTARY SUPPER. On `l'bureday evening of last w a complimentary banquet was tend ed Thos. Edwards and John Maho timber (1801ers, who have spent winter Lore. An excellent epr was prepared by the 31081 of the (1 tral hotel in a style that suited who seated themselves at the fest board. After supper was over Jas. Dre was called to the chair and Jno. Al ander to the vice chair, and the lowing toasts were entered upou : "The Queen," "Army and Nay and "Our guests." Speeches w made by 'Thos. Town, W. F. Ya stone, Jute. Alexander, D. Mali] cuddy, 1'. S. Scott, J. J. Denman a the guests of the evening. Dlr. E wards wove iu 111e following lin very neatly, in connection with h epeoch :— Sir Chairman, you could scarcely ask Of me a more relentless task, Than here with every feeling warns With friendship, years could scarce form ; To say that last, hard word farewell, It makes my very heart rebel. With generous thoughts each heart warmed, Although o11 ahortasquaintance forme For there's a tie binds many here, On principles we rant hold dear ; Yet all agree the noblest plan, Ie, fellowship to fellow man. Tho' we most leave to meet our ends, We'll ne'8r forget our Brussels friend In many an hour of kind reflection, You'll live within our recollection ; You'll bo, rho' we may ne'er mane back In memory dear to Tom andJack. During the evening the followin song, to the tnnc of "Auld Lau Syne," was sung :— JACK AND 2'A31. eek er- uy, the oad all ive we ex- 01 - y,), etre 11- 11• led d. 08, is ly There is twa lads ye lion 1h0m well, Their 11(10)08 is Jack and Tom, Their Oirish fire attracts all hearts, Wherever they do ream. Chores 1-- T11ere'0 Jaok and Tom and Tom and Jack Twin Oirieh gents so fine, Of Erin's home their wit doth smut:, And the days o' Auld Lang Syne, John A. is after Riot you know, And Blake he toes the lino, The 5iumese twine are gone below But these twain lobsters shine. The British Lion shakes his main, Tho Bear through Afghan stares, But Jack and Tom are after gime, Some little dohs in pairs. CletaeacUttal J'iCWn1. The departure of the Montreal Gar- rison Artillery for the Northwest has been temporarily ouuntermaaded on account of the nom• completion of 111e gaps an the Canadtail Pacific. They were expected to sleet Wednesday. John Wiggins and Robert Franks, deputy returning officer and poll clerk at last municipal eleatiolla, Toronto, were brought up for sentence at the Criminal AsbIzee for ballot box stuff. ing, and 00011 got three months. The 126th International Convention of the Yotiug Men's Christian Associ- ations of tbo'United States and Cau• ado will be Velli in the 7, 11. 0. A. hall at Atlanta, Georgia, for four days, oottmen0111g May 18th. The Ontario Government have ap- pointed 1VIr. Burro, of Quebec, as pre- feesor of dairying in connection with 1110 Ontario Oreamory at the Agricult- ural College, and that gentleman will commence 1118 duties about the 10111 of May. bur. Barre will tape charge of the creamery and the experimental dairying, and will lecture on the sub- ject in the college, He is said to bo the best authority on the suljoot in the Dominion, ior, who arrived Tuesday °vetting from Bnttleford, brings news of another battle fought with the Indians of Poundmaker reserve on Sunday, Iiny 8rd, The flying column of 800 men, under Col. Otter, attacked the Iudiaus 000 strong, at 5 o'eloak in the morn- ing. The fight lasted till noon. Ot• ter's loss wee eight Milled and twelve wounded. The enemy lost 100 killed and wounded. Otter covered (Waled- ing the engagement) 70 miles, fought the battle, and a:turned inside of 80 hours, The men behaved magnifi- cently. The list of killed is as fol- lows :—Corporal Lowry, N. W, Po. lice ; Corporal Sleight, N. W. Police; Bugler Burke, N. W. Police ; Private Osgood, Guards Sharpshooters ; Pri- vete Rogers, Guards Sharpshooters ; Private Dobbe, 0 Company Infautry, Toronto ; Bugler Faulkner, 0 Com- pany Infantry, Toronto, and Wild - mer, a teamster from Regina. The wounded :—Sergt. McLeod, Mounted Police ; Lieut, Peltier, B. Battery ; Sorgt. Gaffney, B. Battery ; Corporal Morton, B. Battery ; Gun- ner Reynolds, B. Battery ; Sergt.- Major Jackson, C Company Infantry, Toronto; Color -Sgt. Winter, Guards Sharpshooters ; Sergeat. Cooper, of Queen's Own ; Private Nary, Queen's Own f Private Watts, Queen's Own ; Private Gilbert 13attleford Volunteers, Ottawa, May 5,—Tho now: of the fight between the troops Under Col. Otter and the Indians under Pound• maker caused a great sonsathon in the House of Commons to -night. Mem- bers rushed into tlio press room to hear the mews, and the House abrutly adjourned on inotiou of Sir Hector Langeviu. Private Rogers, of the Ottawa Sharpshooters, reported Milled was au employee of the hairier 1)o• pnrtment. Osgood, of the 8111110 corps also killed, was a re8lde01 of New Edinburgh, a suburb of Ottawa. Both wore smart and handsome young fellows. Color -Sergeant Winters, re• ported wounded, w05 an employee of the Marino and Fi811er100 Department. He is a native of Prescott, near Otta- wa, end was out iu Egypt when the war broke out. At the Beige of Alex- andria he was captured. by the Egypt- ians. On being released, he subse- quently volunteered and participated in the battle of Tel-el-liebir. On hie return home, the Government iu re• cognition of his oxploite, gave him a1 position in the Marine end Fisheries Department. Private McQuilton. wounded, is an employe of the Inter. I so that he hit the best grans and wat- er a er to be lead, just about campiugtim on every occasion. Tho following is taken from the general orders to the troops in Mid• dleton'e camp .— "Tile whole force having now join. ed, the Major-General eomma0dlug wishes to address a few word: to them previous to advancing, In the first sudor Col, Otter. The Goverumeut 1(`]1°00 he wishes to thnnit them all, from the senior officers downward, is in great consternation at the news both of those corps that Dame lip with to -night. diau in the North-West, is a par Marty fine-looking specimen of race, being considerably over six high, of rather Blight build, and gulaoly erect. He has an intellig and rather refined -looking face, ahi prominent forehead, and a nose of purely Grecian typo, while there nothing coarse or sensual about lower portion of his fano. His han aro small and delicate in appearan his flngures being long and fatties tapered. Though a Pagan, he more than once betrayed a strong clination to embrace Catbolicis His 1(1111er was a Cree and hie moth a half-sister to the great Bleak Chief, Crowfoot. His graudmoth on the side of his mother, is said have been a Stoney, and this is c roborated by the great ohisf'e peculi cast of countenance. Poundmake career has been in many respects remarkable one. It wa8 he who complisbed peace between the Blao feet and Crees, hitherto boredita enemies. It will be remembered t he had trouble with the Indian D pnrtment last winter, and he is not mon to quickly forget any indigni offered to himself or -his peep There is not au Indian iu the Nort West who knows the country bet than Ponodmakor. Iu 1881, wh Lord Lorne went acroos the plat Poundmaker joined the party for t purpose of interpreting the langtua of the Blaakfeethito Croe, as the Cr interpreter ac0ompanyiug the par did not linderstaud Blackfoot. Joh ley Saskatchewan was taken along act a8 guide, but between 13attlofur and the oroesiog of the Iced Deer, th 11alf•breod lost himself, and fur 111 1a101 two days I'onndmaakair was "'gni ing the guide." After crossing th Red Deer Poundmaker tools the load encl travelled in almost an air fine t Blaelcfoot Crossing, though there wa no trail, and what was even more r markable, arranged his "time table L}s f h °oily :—"The electors of the West a The\ Welland Canal opens on Thum- �- day next. illontreal is moving in the diroctiem t' of au iudopendant telephuue company, o 11118 remeured that Earl Duffsr}u has resigned the Viceroyality of Iu• A verdict of wilful murder hes been returned against Stewart and Wesley for the Thornhill homicide, Rev, D. J. 13aad)nne11 1108 been elected Moderator of the L'uronto and Kingston Presbytery. A party of 260 Roumanians and 50 Germans emend through Point Levis, Que., on Saturday, en route forMoose Jaw, N. W, T„ where they intend to sotto, Quite a number of barns have been entered On the Lake Road, 13o8uu• quet, during the past week, and quan- tities of grain taken away. One poor Indian had tau bushels of Marley stol- en out of hie barb, which he Lad pure clamed for seed. Dr, J. L. Bray, of Chatham, was re-elected by acclamation as repre• mutative to the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario for the Western and St. Clair terri- torial divisions. This is tho second time that Dr. Bray has been elected by a001amon. Arbor dayftthwas observed last Tues- day in the city of Montreal with much ceremony. Four or five thous- and school children, acoelnpnniecl by the city baud, marched to a field just outside the city and planted trees in the names of the Gover00r•Ge18ral and Lady Lansdowne and a number of distinguished public 'a::11, ior Department, not long out from Irelapd. Corporal Lowry, killed, is well-known here. lie is a graduate of the Military College, Kingston. His feather is proprietor of the 13ottle- ford Herald. He was a partner of Gowanloolt, Milled at Frog Lake. They eau a mild there, and Lowry happened to bo in Winnipeg when the trouble occurred and volunteered Clark's Crossing, N. W. T., May 5. —A telegraph lino repairer, who has ,just returned from a search after the trouble on the Battleford line, reports that the poles and lino are down 24 miles west of hero, and that a band of Indiana are camped in the vicinity. Owing to the demonstrations of the Indians, 11e did not repair the break, consequently communication with the west is still Out off. Fort Qn'Appelle, elay,5,-•-T1io]file Hill Indians entered the house of IvLr. Davis, twelve miles from here, at 12 o'clock this horning and demanded food, which was given them, and af- ter Baling they went to hie barn and took his horses raid galloped off. A party of the Winnipeg Cavalry have gone to capture them. The Body Guards have nearly completed the entreechineilt around the camp hero. Men all we11, Winnipeg, May 5, ---Commissioner Wrigley received a telegram this him and those which havejustjoinod, and all the civil officials and team- sters, for the cheerfulness with which they have borne the really hard work and terrible weather, for t10 splendid marchiug they have enabled him to make under numerous difficulties, and for their general good conduct. With regard to the enemy they are about to meet, nothing but the formation of the country Dau enable them to face such a force a8 this, for eve are bettor armed, butter provisioned, and can shoot as well, if not bettor, then they can. The only advautage they 0x11 pos. sibly have over us is their native in• etinot by taking cover, which they do admirably, and in this respect we must imitate them closely, The men muetbe cool and obedient to the or- ders of their officers, and the Major- Gonerel commending lute no filer of the result of the 011(80 t, IIe fools that he need hardly add that no cruelty, none of the old idea of "no