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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-3-11, Page 1Volume 14. Ilow To Npcnd The Quoon's Jubilee. Tho railroads should_ mole the fax 2 cents a Dello and do away with passes to members of Parliament. Tho Postmaster -General should out down tho roto of postage on letters from 3 canto to '2 cents. The Looal Logisluturo should give the Franchise to women so that they could speak on Provincial matters, One session of the County Council, each year, should bo dispensecl with and thus save 0 largo amount of unnecessary expense. The Dominion Govorumout should givo m Prohibitory measure to further tho '1'omporanco cause. The people of Brussel% should push aomo laudable oohs mc, that in tine to tomo would commemorate the happy and prosperous reign of one of thebest of sov- ereigns. Srusselite Abroad. ROmcVAUE, 1torusAx, tiCOTI.AND.—Om: Old friend; John Barnhill, in writing from the above mentioned place, says :—Ihavo rooeivo(l TUE Poso quite regularly and road its contents with much interest. It briuge all the former scenes to view again. Ws over 6 months since wo part. -d with you and it has been an events fol time. Our health hue been good with the oecoption of slight colds and wo have met with the greatest kindness from all our old friends, but many a tombstone T have aeon with tho name of dear friends recorded thereon whom wo will see no more in time. Wo left Brussels on July 30111 and reached New York after a run of 23 hours and remained thorn until Aug. 2111.• Tho idea New York left on mo was bustlo, hurry and noise, week day and Sunday. There is a great deal of drinking done in the city. Wo visited Greeuwood cemetery, Central Park, .Brooklyn bridge, &c., and these grand sights and scones will never be forgotten. After a good passage of 9 clays wo reach- ed Liverpool. We had the opportunity of seeing tho grand Industrial Exhibition and it was a maguiftcont sight. Wo visited Glasgow, my native place, whore my young days weio spent, and thence to Rothtay, sailing down the b- autiful river Clyde. Passing all the familiar eceues with the ono shining bright, it seemed like a fairy vision. We haus re- sided most y with our friends on the i -land of Bute. The boy was quite astir with steamero and russets nailing about cut a banal on the street 01'017 evening. Tho streets wore quite crowded with sum• mor tourists and vioitors. On this island thoro is every variety of scenery to bo found. The Marqui+ olsButohas a grand mansion and extensive grounds which aro generally open to visitors. I next visit- ed the island of Lewis, where my sister lives. It is, I suppose, nearly 400 miles away. I went by steamer, passfng Oban, Mull, Skye and the mainland of Scot- land. The scenery we passed through was splendid, rodeo and looks and chang- ing all the time. To add to my enjoy. ment the sea Wyss calm but I was glad at last to be welcomed by my sistor and felt all the old scones coming bask as we talked of all that had happened. It was the month of October and I was quito astonished to find the people engaged in harvesting operations, It takes all the time to ripen the grain, as the land is cold and wet and there is so muob rain and so little sunshine. Itis too exposed for even trees to grow, The houses are genorally without windows, just a pane of glass in the thatch. On' door for both animals and persons and as thio are 110 partitions while sit ing with a family you see ut one e11(1 the nage, ho11s, pig and all, and at the other end aro 'beds, with- out tho needful divisions into rooms. Poverty and di•oomfort abound. A fire of peat forms a great attraction. It is in the middle of tho floor and 55 therm is no chimney tho smoke finds its way through the thatch, open door or any oroviee. 'Plio Gcelic is the language of all. I had a journey by a new railway from Thorne Ferry to Glasgow, through o great part of Scotland, all fn ono day, but I could not sco web as it got dark about 1 p.m, I also saw Edinburgh and olio grand lnclustrial Exhibition. Tho paintings were very grand, 5s was also the music, fireworks, balloon asconsions and other items of interest, Edinburgh is so well known 1 pans it by but I havo a great admiration for it, I have been a resident of the highlands of Argyleshiro, and found. great delight roaming boor tho heath -covered hill. I an at the (into of writing in a vory pretty part, at tho head of boob Kylespoot, full of natural beauty. The wintor is quite utilcl, tho thermonot- or, in Bute, being vory often above 45°. Frost is vory seldom met with. We had tt snow storm fora wook but it is away now and we ]lave rain again.' I wtts groatly surprised to hoar of the sudden dense of Father Hall. 1 loved him and ostoe ted him above all, I must now oololude as my letter is already too long. VEN. ARCIIiDEACON ELWOOID, Wo montiolocd in our last issue that the Von. Archdeacon Elwood was set. lowly ill, and that tiro modfcal men in attonclanoo could give no hope of ]lis re- storation. Our readers with such an in- timation will bo propane! for the sad in- telligence that tho good and much loved ]:teotor of St. George's church, Goderiah; pnsocd painlessly mid poaoofully to "that bourne from whence Ito travollerrottnms," at 10:80 13.1111 011 Tuesday, 1st inst.. The rev. gontlema171ac1 boon hector of St. Georgo'snearly forty yoa5, clueing which timo ha christenod, married and buried many, and oarnoetiy attended to the wants of his congregation. For sono years past, the Archdeacon having bo. aomo somewhat fooblo, Ilia heavier duties of this :office had boon performed by r BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, eiboi' , Novottheless the rel•, gonflmau always tool: part in tho service of hitt oho, oh, and ou tho dry beforo the attaok which terittival i i no Willey ho oeeupied bis aconstono ,l ab:tir and conducted the portion of the service ho uudertooli tvitlt remarkable precision. The rev. gentle. man 1115V bo said to hayo died in ltaruos•:, for the day previous to his illness he of. floated in church, and at the moment of the attack the had the Ono Boole in his hands preparatory to celebrating Ilia daily service. It woo in this situation that he received the message, "Well clone thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into tho joy of my rest," Tho ven- erable liguro of Archdeacon Elwood will bo much hissed from his acoustomed chair in the edifice he had 0o much helped to rids., and in tho years to enure thoro will be many a tear dropped in Memory of itis loving and lovable portion. Tho funtralhaving been announced for 2 p.m. on Friday, some time betoro that hour (ho Munch sotto densely crowded, As (lo °look struolr, the bell commenced tolling, and shortly afterwards tete remains were borne into the ohurolt by the pall bearers, Rov. Messre. Carrie, Oraig, Johnston, Channels Hicks and Hudgins. At the entrance Bishop Baldwin, Arohdeacon Marsh and Revs. Edmunds and Parke met the procession and led to the ahem - col, the Von. Archdeacon Marsh readiug a portion of the funoral service. Tho casket having boon placed in the chancel, the funeral service was oontinuod, the choir singing a psalm and a hymn, ante Rey. Mr. Edmunds reading a portion of the ritual and Bishop Baldwin the les- son. After reading the lesson the Bishop delivered a short address, in which he lucidly pointed out the efficient and God- like work porf0rmed by the deceased, and the path by which all true Christians should walk. On tho conclusion of the church service tho remains wero convoy- ed to Maitland cemetery, whon the ser. vice was oonoludod and the coffin deposit. ed in the family plot. Thera was at large attendance of relatives and friends at the grave. The floral tokens of affeotion and esteem laid on the casket wore many and beautiful. Brat.=oeitelso i'leltatrol t3ozat•¢3. The regular mooting of this Board 11•21,5 hell on March 4th. Alinatca of 1,st meeting road and roto- firmod. Members all i,i', o t excol,t Rcv. Jno. lions. Moved by-'1'..Flotcher, seconded by 11. Dennis that the following accounts be paid :-- Jbbn Hutcl ireon, M. D. 5 5 00 Wm. Graham, M. 1).,.., 5 00 W. 1I. Kerr 3 00 W. Il. Moss, postage and station- ery 3 57 The Principal presentot his report as follows :- 1 2 3 4 r, Averago....41 41. 51 30 16-221 Roll 55 46 57 17 61-366 Avorago nearly 98% of No. on Roll. Mrs. Smith roported very favorable progress in all departments. Moved by J.IIargreaves, seconded by H. Dennis that this Board ask tho Conn - oil for tho sun of 8500 for the purpose of paying teachers' and caretaker's salary for quarter ending 31st inst„ and if refused the Secretary bo instructed to discount note for like amount at Bank of Hamilton, Wingham.—Carried. The Board thou adjourned. Venni-oh ID.)i•s hollers Ctttot't. The regular sitting of tho above Court was hold on Feb. 2 -bit, 11. L. Dickenson, Barrister, of \Vi,ghain, presiding. Tho fol owing cases wore disposed of as fold .tes (mitln vs, Webster---Acljoutmed to next Court. Roddick vs, 1 toClay-Judguunt for dc. feuls.nt. Erb to. Crowell-Adjournod to next Court. ldrb vs. Dunbar—Adjourned to .neat Court. Defendant to pay costs of dtty, 1)nubar. vs. Grant—Adjontrmol to 'next Court. Long red. Blake-- Judgmootfor plaintiff for full amount and costs. (.lnnlpinieo vs. Holland—Adjourned to next Court. Nightingale) re Co, vs, .Bioko—Judgment for plaintiff and costs. hone° vs. Scott--Adjourued for better particulars. Baylis vs, Matthews—Judgment for plaintiff with costs • Ament vs, Wilson.- Joel„ ment for plaintiff with costs. Blashill vs. Burgess—Adjourned to servo primary debtor. Buyore vo. Hutnphrise—Judgment for amount paid in Oourb without costa. Straohan vs, Ross--Juclgmenb for plaintiff with costs. Tho usual orders wore made in the m13tt0r of a ntunber of judgment sum. mons. It understood that Mr. Dowdnoy is to be at once gazetted as Lioul,-Govsrnor of the Territories for another term. E. E. Shoppard, editor of the Toronto News, was 5 candidate tar 1Mi. P. in Tor. onto, and on being asked as to his belief in a punisbmont hereaftersaid "tho more I know of polities, tho more noel I see fora 11e11." Tho Canada Atlantic Railway Com- pany per3ose reviving the sohomo of building a low level railway bridgo across the St. Lawrence river at Coteau Land- ing. A deputation from Valleyfield waited upon tho Minister of Railways on Saturday in reforanoo to the subject, They were informed that the Govern. went had alroady promised alto railway permission to built, sioh a bridge. COMMUNICATION. The Queen's Tubi.lee. To the r,litor of Tim Poser. Dean 1IIn. I notboo by lash soak's Poo that you have boon good enough to suggest that the people of lrusttole should tabs stops to suitably oelobrate the jnbi. loo of Quo= Victoria's reign. To most minds the quostion will arise, what would be the most appropriato way for ills oitizons of liraesolls to commemorate tho anniversary dour Graoious tiovorign asconcling tho throne 1 I n0tleo that celebrations in many outer places aro go- ing to bo of a boaoficial and pornanent character, and I do not know a better way for tbo people of this place to shote their loyalty and attachment to tho crown -than by placing our Publics Libra- ry in a moro prosperous condition. 1 am certain that if an committee energetic comttt eo worn appointhd to take oherg' of thio m'tbor and appealed to the loyal people of Brussels that they would respond with such heartiness and liberality as would benefit our Library for many years to come. Three Fret -class entertainments might be held, ora on the evening of the 24th of May, one un Juno 20th and one on the lab of July. Trusting that your numerous readers may tako this into their consideration. f remain, yours truly, Anon! Goon, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1887. . Ho liked reporl0m and fronted thele Grand Orange Lodge. nllltho uh fuer w!iicla feintd ,111ogou„tosarof _. I the social gamut hetwron than extremes Tho 28111 annual session of tho Grand pressed hien for favors, which w01.0 rarely Tues la I+afteodge rnoon (intuit) t the new Ooneonoa refused, and Mr, Beecher goo, downon 1 hall, Toronto, 1I. A. L. White Grand ]lis grave the best loved, as he was the Master, st. Afar e, A. L.lied thn chair. Fttzgeral , Deputy Grand bluster t Louden, uoonpiod the vlco•ohar. There I were about 200 delegates present. David bast known, man in Brooklyn. I W W. arts, 1 li3reisosets CJ..rxr tell - The regular monthly meeting of the Lindsay, Wm. Douglas, Wm. Brown, W. Council 13trard was hold in tho Connell J. Parkhill and PunaTirodio worn ap- ohambet', on Tuesday evening. All the pointed a oomntittoo to name Oho etaud. members present, Rove McCracken in gavinge au exctt000. Tito Grand Master the chair, gave ate e, t ntich•ess, ably reviewing The minutes of the lost regular .and the progress during the past year, special meeting were adopted. The following resolution woe paese ram Tho following accouuts wore presented That the (baud :1la;ttr s,•ucl a telegram Grana and on motion of Councillors Bmkor and on behalf of this Right Worshipful Grand Graham were ordered to be paid :-- the to Her least Gracious Majesty Thos. Town, salary, e,, as collet. the Qtwou, congratulating her on attain. or 547 5n ing tho jubilee yoar of hor reign, and as - Thos. Kelly, salary as Treasurer,.47 5n suing her of oar loyal attachment to her Aire. Geo Smith, wood forball3Grand. Socrotary Bir. 1.25 Orown aid person. Ronald MoNaughton, auditor,..,, 8.00 Thotatort 01 A. Hunter, ,,editor ""'" from ui BMW that reports received from County Lodges showed that there W. II. Karr, printing 7.50 had boon admitted up to elate 801 ; by Airs. Stacey, enarity 4.00 certificate, 405 ; by re -instatement, 09. Geo. Ili twar, wood for hall, 3.00 The number of cloths and expulsions Wm. Kelly rent for Mrs. McGarvey 2.50 amounted to 171. Thio shows a very Mrs. Hart, charity, 2.00,handsome increase in the workingem. The annual statement of the Brussels bership of the Order. New warrants had roller mills as to the out -put was pre- been applied for and granted to the fol. lowing counties :-463, North Simooa ; 758, Parry Sound ; 705, Essex ; 802, Al- goma ; 231, Elgin. The following dor- mant warrants had been revived, the lodges re -organized and are now in good working order: -158, South Huron ; 168, South Ontario ; 287, Norfolk; 694, South Simooa ; 794, Huron, Only one warrant had been sent in siuce the tune of making the last report a year ago, New county lodges bearing the names of North Bruno and East Groy had been organized. The report congratulated the Order on the election of E. F. Clarke to the Provincial Legislature, and, referring to the eleotion of members of the Order to Parliament, said 'Tho election of a largo number of brethren to both the Parliament of Canada and the Looal Assembly is also a matter of congratulation. Their pres- ence at this meeting will no doubt en- courage you to continue on in the work, many of the brethren now arotud the room probably filling their places as time rolls by." lite report oonoludod as follows :—"In my last annual report I referred to the foot that great battles art decided at the polls, and I ant pure than that statement has been fully realized clewing the last three mouths. As an Assooutbiou we have only commenced our work aid we must he up and doing. The great minds of the country turn to us on tho 000asio11 of trouble for tho purpose of getting an oxpreesiou of &pinion from the nfsmbers of our Association, and I think Dur peo- pie have responded very nobly, especially in the last Dominion contest, It would have been a matter of positive ruin to tbo ouuntry had "Race and Revenge," "Secession," "Annexation" and. the oth- er names by which the opponents of good government were known been eucoossful. As is now the band that has guided Con- federation from its infancy will shill con- trol the ship of state, and long may he be spared to do so." Standing committees wore appointed on Oredentials, Correspondence, Finance, Suspensions and Expulsions, Petitions and Appeals. There 100,0 no meeting in the evening. Tho members attended the annual ser- vice in the Bond street Congregational church, whore Rov. Wm, Walsh, of Ut- 101v11, the Grand Chaplain of the Order, preached an excellent oermou. During the afternoon a number of tiro visiting delegates vi,uted the different halls and lodge rooms of the new Omega hall, which was generally prouo weed the moat commodious uud oonvonient aid the handeomest furniohoti' building of tho ,rind in tho country. Grand Soorotary Birmingham Nuts tale. en side and had to go Immo niter boiug tit tiro lodge about half an horne sented and the quantity given as 19,575 Brussels, Karol March 0th, '87. pounds. It was moved by Geo. Balker, seconded by John Wynn that the return • til; \11Y 3VARI) 115501nngg DEAD. be accepted and that the Assessor bo in- structed to omit assessing the mill this In Now York last Tuesday morning at Year. Carried. 0:30 a.m. Rev, Henry Ward Beecher died A letter was road from• Masks. Wade in the presence of his family. Those & Sinclair referring to the advisability of present at the bedaido were Col. H. C. E S. Scott, Clerk, going to Toronto to Beecher, his wife, his daughters Hattie Prove by-law &c., before the Committee and Daley, and his son Homy Ward of Private Bulls, re the Brussels ve. Ran- Beaoher, Miss Eolith Beecher, W. O, aid matter. Beecher and wife, Rev. Samuel Scoville, Cho Auditors' report was laic, on the Mrs, S. Scoville, eldest daughter of Rev. table and after a somewhat lengthy ells. Henry Ward Beecher, Kiss Scoville, who 005010n it was moved by Geo. Broker, has just come from the Pacific elope, seconded by R. Graham that the report Miss Bullard, Rev. S. B. Halliday and be accepted and adopted and the accounts wife. Deacon S. V. White, E. A. S. Se• of the Treasurer finally audited except in writhe, 0110 of the trusteos of Plymouth the matter of Goo. Howe'e insurance Church, and Mayor S. B. Bond. amounting to 9580.75. Carried. Dr. Searle noticed the change in tho APp foation was made from the School patient's condition at 8:30 a.m and sum- Board, through the Chairman, for a loan atoned all to tho house to his bedside, of 0600 for 6hreo months. Moved by Johu Wynn, seconded momontari y expoetiug death, but he Geo. Broker lingered on Dutch longer than had been that the request be grouted and that thoy auticipatcd. Hu passed away gradually pay 8%, per seine, for the uso of the andalmost inipercoptibly drawing his same. Carried. last breath without apparent suffering or James Oliver having given np his lease n reborn to cousoioi•mes5 in any degree. of the market scales it was moved by W. Alia. l.ieechcr bora up wonderfully and H. Kerr, smarted by Goo. Booker that with marvelous courage. the application of W. H. Hid bo accepted No crape was hung �on the door, Mr: for the balance of the year, he to pay 050, Bencher having always objestad to the quarterly, for the same. Carried, use of this and tbo gloom associated with D. MoNaughton stated a grievance it in the presence of death. Instead a about the temporary bridge which was wreath of 'Iowan ltusg from the left sidelaud over until the nose mooting. of the doorway at the top of the stoop, composed of white and reit roses and 1i1- THE 5001 5 ACT. lies of the valley, and tied up with satin. It was giver out that the funeral would A. number of very important and wan - take place in Greenwood on Thursday able decisions were given by the Chan - March 10th. eery Divisional Court on Saturday, the Sono time ago H. W. gage, a member outcome of tbo sittings whish wore con - of the Plymouth Church, appropriated ,,luded a week ago. Perhaps the most by will a sum of money to plane a statue important of all was one under the Ca - of Mr. Beecher in Prospect Parer after nada Temperance Act in tbo ease of tho his decease. Quincy Wood the wall- Queen v. Fee. Justice Ferguson had known sculptor who is to do the work quashed the aonviotion without hearing will call at the house in the course of the the Crowe, owing to a mistake as to tho day for -the purpose of making a plaster day for wllioh the motion was sot down. cast of Mr. Boeoher's features. It is not Counsel for the Crown afterwards ap. intendedthat an examination shall bo ponrod and desired to show cause, but the made of Mr. Beechor's brain organism. learned judge referred she matter to tho After an elaborate description of Mr. full court. Objection was marlo to the Beecher's normally healthy and robust oourt hearing tbo case owing to the well - condition, and the ailments from which known rule obtaining in civil oases since he has oocasiouolly suffered, Dr. Scarlet tlto Judicature Act, that the 101151011 of a olosad with stating that death was osnsed single jnclga sitting for tho court cannot by asphyxia. be revwed by •r ieho Divisional Court. Thu following is tho tolograin sent to But the Court held that this did not ap- Mrs. 13011 1tor by President Cleveland :-- ply to criminal easern like this one, and ls'xseurn'n 31325102, ' that tho practice 01 such decisions being Wasurxot'o2, Maar. 8. ro-hoard, which was in vogue before the "Mrs. Refry Ward Beecher :—Accept Judicature Act, should be still continued; my heartfelt sympathy in this hour of 1nore eopocially as in appoals from orders your borcavenlert, with the hope that t1uashing 00nv10110nu thorn is 110 appeal comfort nla.y' ho vouchsafed from tho to tho Court of Appeal. (See the decision heavenly eennrso you know so well." of the latter conrt in tho Queen v, l;lf,1 "Guinn CLevt aicn." The Divisional Coort u.ocorclinllydeoidod For the Inst month or so Mr, Boochor to entertain tho motion and proceeded to hail been busily (Imaged in writing tho discuss tho merits. Justice Ferguson second voltamo of his "Life of Christ," had in quashing tho conviction merely IIo had been alosoly confined at his work followed the enter of Judge Galt in the ar ho wished to finish it for publication Queen v. Iialpin, 12 Ont. Roports, 830, iu early 00lumer. He had not been away oval by tbit of oourno tete full court was from hie house 0ince Moreton from Enr. not found, even .if Jm.tioo Ferguson was. opo except to inn up to Peekskill and his Thu point 'leaidnil in that 01300 is ono Of country seat for a day i,t a timo. Tho groat importance, and shortly stated is, close couflnomanb wore on him. Mos. that under son. 128 of tiro Canada Tem - Beecher tried to indnoo him to take oxer- !prance Act, by which the accused fs doe, but ho refused, 6Ir. Beeober• had nada a competent and oompollablo wit - frequent bilious attaoks, On Sunday loot uesa, he is not bound to criminate him - ho preachod two remarkably vigorous self. The idontieal point was decided in car hens, On Tuesday he went to Peek- tho same way by the Supromo Court of skill, and roturuod on Wodnosday. lIo Primo Edward Island in the Queen v. had a slight hoadaoh0, but thought noth- Connolly, 1 Canadian Lav Tinos, 301, fug of it, Ho world all day on his but tho Chancory Division has now booko and went one in tho evoning with roaahod an opposite conclusion, as it Mrs, Beecher, Thursday the two wont holds thea the defendant in a Scott Aot over to Now York together to buy furni. prosecution is bound to answer, oven tune for tele ohurah parlor, and after a though by so doing he oriminatee himself, day in the city they returned home. Thio will, of course, be a great aid to por- Wit1t all hie work in a literary way, sons engaged in working out the Scott with tho receipts from his lectures and Act, as it will render convictions mean his 025,000 salary from Plymouth Church osier. From this decision there is no Mr. Beecher must have boon in receipt of appeal, so that the lav 1ntey bo taken as an income of at least 050,000 a year. Ho sottlod, unless 8om0 advontnrous parson 11,00 a bad manager, did not know tho manages to bring the matter up on ha. value of a dollar, made loans and indorse. boas corpus before the Court of Appeal moats at tho expense of his treasury, in- Tho Chancellor, who dolivorad the judg- vestod heavily in beautiful ;things and msnb of the Court, dealt very exhorts - art objects which pleased hum, and so tivoly with tho elbject, justifying the s has little left to show for all his earnings, vision upon English authority. • Ifo He hoc, a fad for rugs, and his old house polntodout that it was ono of 13entham!s was filled with all kinds of thorn, leo theories of law, that tho mound should Mood plotting, and had examples of all Masses nand many masters. A bronzy in a Broaelway window caught his eye, and he had to buy it, Bootee to no enol 'filled his library. Ho was a lovor of the beau• tiful, and in211150d his love to satiety. Ha also had clogs anal other housoltolcl pots in any number, and bo used to say that ho had love for; anything that had life, law they ivculd peau, bo conpollod to testify agniusb himself, andquoted a remark of his upon tiro axmon. mim, none tOnOtur 50ip5(1111 aoottsaro, • to tboeffsat that if a number of burglars ycxctasisoneOLi wdeayst. highwoymeu formed uu association for : tho purpo0o of furthering 110 interests of I 'rho mutual hatrdd of Genially ala thoir profession, note tonettu•, &o., 1 Benda,arsoems to bo gathering strength. would naturally bo the first rule or by. Tho bristle Dolltir 13111 has boon passed n1 the Yenned Statos Congross, Ii cruets The Lodge resumed its session on Wed- nesday. A resolution 1,708 offerod to the effect that the Grand Lodge express its sympathy with the brethren in Ireland and desires to show its fooling, towards them in a tangiblo form by lovying a tax on the primary lodg,•s in the Pmvinca,, the amount to ba applied for tho ralie£ of tho brethren in Ireland, particularly those whoro tbo boycotting is a prominent feature. The motion was referred to 5 special committee. A considerable portion of tho day sus. siolt was 051(011 up with a clisoussfon ou certain reeolutions forwarded from the Toronto Comity Lodge on religion in polities. The following woro elected o8boors of tho Grand -Lodge :—Grand Master, W. W. Fitzgerald, London i Deputy Grand Master, Ald. William Niebolool, County Master, Hamilton ; Junior Deputy Grand Master, 2'. L. Hughes, County Master, Toronto ; Groncl Chaplain, Rov. Wm. Walsh, Ottawa ; Grand Treasurer, E. F. Clarks, M. P. P., Toronto, ro•eleoted ; Gta1d bactutor, J. L. Wilson, Potrolia. The Grand Lodgo adjourned shout ton o'olook in order to give tbo delegates an opportunity to attend the banquet on the temporanoo principle given by the To. mato Cotmty Lodge to the membors of the Ontario Lodge. Aet excellent sproad was made fn tho largo hall, to whish neatly 800 sot down. The toast list was a long one, and,tho different items wero ably rospondod to by prominent Orange- " Number 88. bhut the trade dollar, the intrinsic v:.lue of whish 15 but 85 00144, shall be ren don by the '1'reasurde 0i the United State„, in oxabange, dollar for dollar, of standard silver dollars, 1Vhen 50 received, they shall, at the expense of the limited States, be transmitted to the coinage mints, and recolned into standard silver dollars, or snbsidiary coin. Tho coinage of trade dollars Is by the same law suspended. Gen, Boulat;tur has reoenrdy given prizes to the best traiuers of carrier pf- goons in tho dopartutolit of the some. Pigeon.traintiug in France has become a branch of the military service, and plasty of wall trained bird” tare to be found iu the costly and beautiful little astablish- mont that have heeu built for them, They are furnished with modern im provemetts and luxnr!os that vulgar and Ignorant pigeons could ttever appreciate. Among the pigeuus nolo in the posses- sion of the Gonornmeut are several v0.e- ran5 of the siege of Paris, and one among them 10 a genie re "id here. l:t 1470 this bird was taken op in the Paris balloon called the Niepee, and ins oapture,l by the Prussians. Prince Froderiolc Charlos sent Itim as a present to his mother; the Princess Charles of Prussia, who put him among her own oollection of birds, where /as was treated with all possible kindness. But he was a patriot. The bitter ,,read of exile did not agree with him. He flow away and reached bis home in a pigeon house on the Boutovard Clioby. The owner of this establishment handed him over to the military author. ities, and he is now once more in the ser- vice of his native country, and doubtless hopes to win. additional glory in the future. It is safe to say that no living man in the religious world in Atoorioa fills so large a spade in the public mind as Rev. Sam. P. Jones, the Georgia evangelist. His sermons and saying are sold on the railways and in book stores, his utteran- ces are caught up and printed by the groat newspapers, and his name is a household word in Europe and America. Ile was born in Alabama, on Oct, 16, 1847. His father was captain John J. Jones, the son of a Methodist preacher, and served in the army of Virginia dur- ing the lata American war. He reoaived a liberal education and graduated in law at an early age, and b,•5an the practice of his profeosiou at once, but he fell into bad habits and bocame a confirmed drunkard. In August, 1872, he was con- -sorted. tut 1 joinotl 1 :e Methodist chm•eb, and soon oi. •ewe 10 was received on trial AA 00011idat0 for tho ministry, From tJto bogining, tris plain, blunt way of say- ing things attracted public attention, and in 1883 itis great revival in Memphis, Tenn„ g,.ave ,nim world-wide celebrity. Even in Boston, the Athens of Amorica, no building could be found large enough to acaonunoclate the multitudes who gathered to hoar him. Tho Boston loc. taro harems offered him $500 a night for an indefinite period, but he refused the offer and adhores to his evangelistic Work, turning aside to 1006ure occasional- ly at the earnest solicitation of his friends. II7tanat.ctitara INTeN-vs. The Montreal Carnival Committee have a deficit of 5800 to face. 1. 4 -months -old child named Vanvert, whose parents were fHollancl emigrants, died of spasms on •a Carmelo Southern train which reached Detroit- on Friday morning from Canada. - It is rumored that Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson have instituted an action against the Grand Trunk Railway for kill- ing Jumbo in St. Thomas on Sept, 1, 1885, for a largo alumna, The Wanton -do to.,n etas sfar:.l.,d East night by a repent tll:tt Jumeo G. - Coop'r Treasurer of the County of Onto, h.d left tho county amt his where- abotits could notbe dise0 erod. His books Ore being audited. M101101 Durno, tviho see^ped from the Northwest after the rebellion, in company with Gabriel Dumortt, and is ',marling with his family at St. Chavloo, near Win. nipo", before the smnu ty was grouted, was living near the boundary, and after. wards rejoined his family. 510 gfv's an interesting d,'scription of the trip of Du- nlullt and hinarelf from Brtocite to Pori Bdkttnp, wili,h rweopior1 el«von clay's. They live, urn t of th,, time of antelope they shot during the trip, They ,over NW as lvinitr iacr, as they kept out of this district whero oivili:ntion was likely to exist After 111. Lr rt.lease ity 11u, Amer. loan out, It io.s Demos ivol .od for a time on a ranch oL Lewiston, Montana, while Dumont maintained himself by hunting. Then mum bho offer to join Buffalo Bill's Wild West Combination, which Dumas declined and Dumont aacoptod. During his sopartation from his fancily Dumas says four of his children died, while Du- mont lost his wife. He did not feel in- clined to say much about Biel, but thinks the souse of filo Half-breeds just. He thinks the Government should slake hila seine componsation for what he lost. ADDITIONAL, LOCAItf'. Goiaocatoa MOO:U11, Jae. Duncan, T11o5. and Duncan McLauchlnr disposed of horses for shipment to the States (hie wook, WE aro' sorry to hear of tho serious in. disposition of Mrs. Janos Demo sr. but hopo she utoy bo speedily restored to good health, REV. J. Pass, B.A„ 111115 in Hamilton last Sunday assisting at the communion services • of ono of the Presbytorian churches. Chinon Goan says :—•He would like good sermons from the text'"Lowen thou me," usual atnotincemont, eight in num- ber, continued. No scolding or monfton of mousy and less unsoomly levity in- duiged in by mambas of the choir,