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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-6-3, Page 1BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1887. Number 47, HANLAN DEFEATED. rdalnlanr dere1, Hanlan, and (Ross beats Hamer. Three hundred yards from the finish at Calumet course, Pullman, near Chi- cago, Monday evening, Ned Banlan, the oarsman, turned an instant from the polling rain only to see thrown lu hie face a stunning defeat from Jacob Cand- our. The oars of the great ox -champion dropped nervonely into choppy waters ala with drooping head ho pulled along de- jectedly through rain six lengths behind the winner. Seven thousand drenched and dripping people on the banks gazed pitifully at the loser and then began a cheer for Gaudaur, who crossed the lino just as the sun burst through the clouds. When the two oarsmen came out on the course ready for a three-mile pull to de- cide who should bo called champion of America and carry away $6,000 in stakes, the sky was leaden but apparently did not threaten rain. • A slight roughness of the water had no deterring influence. and the start was made with promptness. Hanlon was once a trifle in the lead, pull. ing a short, quick stroke, 42 to the min- ute. Gaudaur kept close to him with a long, steady'aweep, about 88 to the min- ute. Gradually Hanlan forged, ahead, and at the end of the initial mile wag fully a boatlength in advance. It had' been the gossip that if Hanlon Could lead to Hat burn he was nearly a set4in`win- ner, but if Gaudaur reached the buoy first Hanlon would never catoli-up on a stern obese. Great, therefore, were the . ex- pectations of Haitian's friends to see him nearing the turn clearly ahead of Gaud - aur and gaining all the time. While all eyes were straining after the blue and scarlet spooks in thedistance the ,wind suddenly freshened and huge drops of rain began to fall. The lake was soon lumpy from end to end, and the down- pour was almost blinding. Hanlon turn- ed first, two lengths ahead, Time, 10.02. He was pulling about 35 etrokes a min- ute at this point, and rounding to, Candour struck about the same gait. Hanlon stopped an instant here for some purpose, but did not lose the lead. Be kept well to the front from the start un- til entering the third mile. There Han- lan commenced to flag. So uneven did his stroke become and so great the ex. ertion did it seem to require that many believed his boat was leaking or had shipped one of the choppy seas. Goud- a= was rowing magnificently. He show- ed the same long, steady sweep he had taken at the outset, but faster, with a machine -like precision. He passed poor, struggling Hanlon. A boat's length of water between them could be seen, then another, and at last one more additional. "Hanlan'e beaten," murmured the crowd. "No," shouted others ; "see him spurt, - see him spurt." And spurt Hanlon did with a vengeance. 'the multitudes on shore and afloat held their breath, then regardless of the rain, tossed hats and umbrellas in the air and started to yell like Comanches. The cheers died on their lips. Hanlan could not stand the pace, and again Gaudaur's great sweep began to tell. It was then that Hanlan lay bank just an instant, and turning his faoe from the rain he shot a glance over his shoulder at Gaudaur. The single glance was enough. Hanlan eaw himself irretrievably beaten. Gaudaur was six lengths to the fore. Seeing Hanlan. sur- render all hope, Gaudaur magnanimously slackened speed and passed the stand an easy winner by four lengths. Time 20.29. It was a fine performance under the ad- verse oonditions. Wallace Ross and George Hosmer row- ed a single scull race near Flashing, L.I., at 6 o'clock Monday afternoon. The. an- nouudemonts were made for a three mile race for 61,500. The start was made in choppy water at 5:58 o'clock. Hosmer got away first and in the first quarter gained a length. There were three turns and the announcement was made by the judges that the first half was rowed iu 7i minutes. On the first turn Rose fouled both Hosmer and the stakeboat but m- owed the lead and held it to the end, winning by, two feet in what was announ- ced as 14:05. The judges were not in a position to see the finish and a man in a boat told them about the ending of the race. The explanation of this pbenam. enal time must be found in the measure- ment or non -measurement of the course. Grey Council. Council met as Coirt of Revision at Robertson's hotel, Ethel, May 26th, pur- suant to advertisement. Members Mil- ne, Oliver, Bryane, Ennis and Brown present. The necessary oath being ad- ministered and Mr. Milne appointed chairman. The following changes were made in the Roll :-Wm. Hannon was assessed for lot 82, oon. 5, instead of Rod- erick McLeod, and R. McLeod assessed for lot 82, con. 4. Wm. Cooper, Jae. Mann and Wtn. McKelvey eaoh a dog struck off. Court then adjourned till 2 o'clock p.m., when the, general business was taken up. James McNair applied for 40 rods wire fence on side road at lot 21, oon, 14, Mo. Oliver to inspect premis- es and grant application if required. Ap. Dilation of Peter Sinclair for a grant to gravel part of side road between lots 15 and 16, oon. 14 and 15, the sum- of 68 was granted. Robert Gordon applied for aid to Isaac Pawson, on indigent ()ripple. Movedby Walter Oliver, seconded by Thee. Ennis that the sum of 68 bo grant- ed in the meantime until a petition bo presented from the ratepayers. Carried. Petition of Robt. D311vorth and 21 others for aid to Mut, A. E. Annie, an indigent widow w'th small family. Moved by Thos, Ernie, secceided by Wm. Brown that the gum of• $5 be granted in the moantitne, and that the Tteasnrer be in. articled to pay the said Mrs. Arnie the Bum of 65 por month regularly uctil fur- ther notice, Carried. Court of Revision reopened, there being no appeals against the Assessment Roll. 1.t was moved by Edward Bryane, seconded. by Walter Oli. ver that the Court be now closed and the Assessment Roll adopted. Carried. Peti- tion of Matheson & Go. for repairs to the road between lots 20 and 21, from the 10611 to 1661h eons, hloved by Walter Oli. ver, seconded by Edward Bryane that this Council is prepared to make an ex- penditure on Bard road providing Mathe- son & Co. are willing to aasist. Carried. Moved by Thos. Yining, amended by Wm. Brown that the Reeve be instructed to procure 7 new road scrapers for the nun. iopality, Carried. Daniel Byers ap- plied for repaire on the boundary between Grey and Elma, opposite lot 35, son. 2, the sum of $8 was granted as Grey share. Uriah LvloFadden applied for gravelling to be done in Div, No. 1, con. 12, he also notified the Council that the bridge at lot 4, oon. 12, awl the bridge on side road between lots 5 anti 6, con. 12, wore in 0 dangerous condition and needed repairs. The Reeve and Mr. Ennis were instructed to attend to the matter at once. In the matter of the resolution of Morris and Brussels Councils in reference to the Halliday family. It was moved by Wm. Brown, seconded by Thos. Ennis that this Council grant the sum of $10 to as- sist in sending thorn to Manitoba. Moved in amendment by Edward Bryane, sec- onded by Walter Oliver thab no action be taken in the matter. Tho amendment was carried. Moved by :Edward Bryane, asoonderl by Walter Oliver that the aim of 6150 be expended an the gravel road between Grey and 141orris in oonjunotion with the Morris Council. Carried. Mov- ed by Walter Oliver, seoondecl by Edward Bryans that the Reeve and Treasurer be authorized to borrow of the Bank of Hamilton, Wingham, or Lietowel, the sum of 61,000 for township purposes. Carried. Moved by Thos. Ennis, second- ed by Wm. Brown that the sum of 6200 be expended on roads in each of the five divisions in the township for the ourrent year. Carried. The Clerk was instruct- ed to notify the owners of lots 19 and 20, con. 5, and the owner of lot 20, con. 6, to have the creek running through said lots cleared of all oestruations so that the water may have a clear course. Arch. Malntosh applied for ditch to be dug on road at lots 15 and 16, con. 1.6, the sum of 25o. per rod was granted. Moved by Walter Oliver, seconded by Thos. Ennis Oat the following accounts be paid, viz. : -A.. Patterson, flour and clothes to Isaac Payson, an indigent cripple, $9 ; L. Mc- Donald, lumber and poets for snow fenoe, lot 2, eon. 18, 611.62 ; Robt.MoOutoheon, repairing two culverts, lots 40 and 48, COO. 1, $1.50 ; George Coats, repairing road at lots 25 and 26, oon. 2, 76o.; Beach Alcock, repairing 2 culverts at lots 5 and 10, oon. 14, $17 ; Geo. Avery, laying down fence in snow drift and rebuilding it again in the spring $2 ; Joseph Knight, ditch across road, lot 15, oon. 10, 62 ; Alex. Forsyth, barb wire, staples and • tablet wire for snow fenoe at lot 1, oon. 5, 634.- 80, Grey share ; W. H. 'Kerr, printing 615 ; John Moiatoheon, gravel and dam- age to fence in taking said gravel 612 ; John Dillon, engineer's certificate Ditch. es & Watercourses Act, 1889, $46,80 ; John Dillon, engineer's certificate Ditches & Watercourses Act, 1883, $80.66; Joseph Engler. cleaning flitch, lot 20, oon. 10, 80o. ; John Harbottle, engineer's expens- es 680 ; Mrs. A. E. Annie, charity, 65. Counoil then adjourned to meet again at Dames' hotel, Oranbrook, on the first Friday in July next. WM. Smith, Clerk. Perth County Notes. .A. grand entertainment at the rink, Stratford, Jnue 8, by the Highland cadets. 62 boys in kilts, 160 young ladies in fanny costume. Geo. Moir, formerly principal of the St. Marye public eohools, returned to 8t. Marys, from Exeter, and intends to per- manently looate in the stone town. While playing a match game of base- ball on Tuesday afternoon at Stratford, Harry Croat jr., had his nose knocked out of joint by the ball striking him on his proboscis. In the Railway Committee of the Do- minion House it was decided that the bourse of the Woodstock & Niagara Road to Lake Huron should pass through Em - bre and St. Marys. Jas. Sharman, of Stratford, has been asked by the Department of Indian Ai - fairs to supply a number of agrionitural implements, among others his "Surprise" threshing machine. On Sunday week J. S. Ford, of Mitchell, had his pocket book stolen from his coat, which he had carelessly left on a beam iu the stable while he harnessed his team. He went to church without it. When he Dame to loon for it the pookeb book was oro, and with It 6284.77. The Stratford Beacon says :-People will persist in indulging in forbidden fruit and the payment of the penalty is sure to follow. A number of meow; broke a oily by-law by going in swimming on Sunday. The Police swooped down on them and a number of names wore taken. Summonses were issued and number one of the offenders, yolept James Murphy, appeared before P. M. Friday, and was fined $1. and costs. TWo "smart" youthe from Thorndale visited Stratford on Tuesday and thought to show their agility in removing walk- ing ethos from Stark's store Without Waling an equivalent in Dash. Ono of them named Arnold wag nabbed, fined $1 and costs for trespass and bound over for sentence for the larceny. Probably the lesson will have et salutary effect upon such individuals. Guelph Conference, The following is the first draft of sta. tions of the Methodist ministers in the Guelph Conference. The list is eubjeot to change until the ()lose of Conference, which will be next week: - Guelph Dietriot-Guelph, let (Norfolk street) Jos. W. Holmes, Hugh T. Cross- ley (left without an appointment et hie own request, to do evangelietio work) ; Guelph, 2nd (Dublin street), W. S. Grif- fin, D.D„ Alex. K. Birks, B.A. ; Guelph, 8rd (Paisley street), to be supplied ; Pon- sonby, Isaac Crane, Burnett; Elora, Sas. Broley, Samuel Fear, superannuated; Fergus, Joseph S. Coiling; Mareville, Wm. Willimott; Bellwood, Thos. Grandy; Eramosa, Tae. Walker ; Rockwood, Francis Swann, Wesley E. Kerr ; Acton, Robt. Phillips ; Georgetown, Sas. Charl- ton, Geo. H. Cobblodiok, B.A., D. Perry (superannuated, bfande street, Brockton, Toronto), Inc. Pomeroy, B.A., (Oakwood) Nelson Burns, M. A., (supernumerary) ; Erin and Baliinafad, Ioseph Markham, A. R. Mustard. Galt District -Galt, W. C. Henderson, MA.; Berlin, John W. Gorman ; Water. boo, A. A. Bowers, B.A. ; Preaton, Wm, H. Rinks ; Hespelor, Richard C. Bend. ere, Jag. White (superannuated) ; Nag- sagaweyn, Wm. Birks, John J. Rapp, (Ed. H. West) ; Elmira, Thos. J. Snowdon; New Hamburg, John W. Robinson ; Lin- wood, Thos. J. Smith ; Hawkeeville, Henry A. Newcombe. Stratford District -Stratford (Erie street), Andrew Cunningham ; Stratford (Waterloo street), Matthew Swann, Wm. Horridge (superannuated, Brampton,) ; Mitchell (Trafalgar street), Wesley Cas- son ; Mitchell (Main street), 0. E. Staf- ford, J. Williams (superannuated); Monk - ton, John R. Ieaao ; Staffs, Robert H. Hall; Fullerton, James Caswell, Ed. L. Flagg; Harmony, Henry E. Hill; Seb- ringville, Jabez H. Dyke, Ieaao 13. Wel. win (recommended to college.) St. Marys District -St. Marys, A. M. Phillips, B.D., Richard Servide (superan- nuated); Granton, John 0. Stevenson; Lucan, Samuel Sellery, B. D.; Ailsa Craig, John Hough ; Kirkton, Robert Davey; Woodham, David A. Moir; Nis- souri, Joe. W. Pringle (St. Marys Kin- tore, in tore, Jae. MaLachan, M. A. ; mbro, Dixon 8. Harp ; Thamesford, Alex. Soratoh ; Hugh J. Fair (loft without a station at hie own request for the peupoae of attending college. ' Goderioh District-Goderioh, (North street), Geo. R. Turk ; Goderioh (Victoria street), Goo. F. Salton ; Clinton (Batten. bury street) Edmund S. Rupert, M. A. ; Clinton (Ontario street), Wm. W. Spar - ling; Seaforth, Jacob Fl Howell, M. A. ; Holmesville, John S. Fisher ; Bayfield, William Torrance ; Varna, John Hart ; Beneall, Gorham A. Gifford, M.A.; Kip - pen, Robert Godfrey, Robert 11. Barnby (Henson); Dungannon, Wesley F. Camp- bell, Aroh, McKibben, Luther 0. Rice, (superannuated, permitted to reside at Hobart Lake, Ind., U. 8.,) ; Benmiller, Jas, Kestle, Walter M. Patton, (recom- mended to college.) Kincardine District -Kincardine, Jae. Hannon, Joseph H. Hilts, enperannuat- ed, Streetsville) ; Tiverton, Wm. M. Bul- by ; Bervie, Thos. Atny, Jno. Kennedy, Jas. Geddes, (supernummerary) ; Bethel, Jas. T. Legear, (Pine River); Ripley, Ezra A. Fear ; Luoknow, F. E. Nugent, Jno. Walker, (superannuated); Ashfield, Wm. 11. Moss, (Luoknow) ; Whitechurch, Robert Carson ; Salem, John H. Watts, (Teeswater•,) Wingham Distriet--Wingham, D. Creighton McDowell; Teeewater, Austin Potter; Wroxeter, Alfred E. Smith; Brussels, Wm. Smyth, John L. Kerr (superannuated) ; Walton, Robb. J. Hus- band ; Londesboro, D. Roger; Blyth, A. W. Touge; Auburn, Thos. Gee; Bel - grave, N. S. Bnrwash; Bluevale, Jos. S. Cooke. Listowel District -Listowel, Geo. Rich- ardson ; Milverton, Chris. Hamilton ; Trowbridge, Chas. V. Lake, John Arm- strong (superannuated) ; Gerrie, Walter Ayres ; Fordwioh, John W. Robinson ; Wallace, John W. Gilpin ;'Atwood, Jas. Ferguson ; Henfryn, Henry Irvine ; Eth- el, John Webster ; Thos. C. Boit left without a station for ono year, at his own request. Palmerston Dietriot-Palmerston, Jae. McAllister ; Drayton, G. H. Cornish ; W. W. Leech ; Alma, Andrew Mo0nlloch. Samuel E. Couch ; Peel, Jas. Harris, (Glenallan) ; Moorfleld, Thos. E. Sander. eon ; Stirto, J, Wass ; Teviotdaie, Wm, Shannon ; Miuto, J. R. Gibson (Harris. ton). Mount Forest District -Mount retest, Robert H. Waddell, 13. D., Thomas Dud- ley, Reuben J. Tyler (superannuated) ; Harriston, John Mills, John Holmes (supernumerary) ; Durham, 13. L. Buf- ton ; Holstein, Thos. J. Sabine ; Clifford, Edwin Chown, 13. D. ; Glenedeu, John Pepper, 13, A. ; Kenilworth, Findlay M. Smith •, Grand Valley, Wm. Baugh; Var- ney, Richard Paul ; Cedarville, Adam Glazier. Walkerton Dietriot-Walkerton, John Scott, M. A., David' D. Rolston, Wm. Tindall, Goo. Watson (superannuated) ; Mildmay, Geo. founds ; Hanover, Edge, Andrew Clarke (supetaunuated); Elm- wood, Thos. Legate, Jno, Garner, (super- annuated) ; Lamlake and Mosley, Inc. Kenner ; liobbhngton, Geo. Hartle, Alex. J. Irwin ; Invermay, Richard W. Will. lams ; Arkright, Benjamin Sherlock, Simon If. Pentland, Henry Hall (super- nutnerary) ; paisley, Joseph Galloway ; Eden Grove, Thos. R. Fydoll; Port Elgin, J. Greene; Crooksltanks 'recommended to college. 5 Oftioial statistics show that 49,254 per. sons left Aleaco-Lorraihe between the years 1880 and 1885, while during the satno period there was a Gorman influx of 80,058, Dominion Parliament. Angus McKay, of Wolseley, N. W. T„ and Mr. Beteon, of Whitewood, N. W. T., are studying scientific farming at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. They are qualifying for the positions of managers of the proposed experimental farms in the Northwest and Manitoba re- spectively, Mr. Charlton presented a petition from the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada asking for the improvement of the laws for the punishment and proven. bion of crimes against women. The A.e- sembly, through their petition, mall at- tention to the anomaly in the law which proteote young women of property or ex- pectations fron abduction, by making the offence a felony, punishable by fourteen years' imprisonment, but leaves their less fortunate sisters to their fate, except when actual force has been used. They recommend the adoption of the law lately enacted by the Imperial Parliament, with such modifications and extension as may be deemed necessary. A return in answer to a motion by Mr. Gordon, shows that from January 11211, 1886, to Marsh 31st, 1887, there arrived 797 Chinese at different porte of the Do. minion, At Victoria, B. C., 787; at Montreal, 1; at Emerecn, 1, and at Port Arthur, 8. The amount of duty collect- ed was 90,850. The amount paid to British Columbia under the Chinese Re- striction Aot during the sante period was $2,526. The number of Chinese entered under return certificates was 246, and there entered as students, men of science or travellers, 424 Chinese. The cost of administering the Chinese Restriction Act for the fiscal year was $162,928. Sir George Stephen has stated that it is likely the Canadian Pacific steamers will be running between British Colum- bia and Japan within two weeks, and that the prospects for a good business are encouraging. Itis also understood that if the Canadian Paoiflo Company does not tender directly for the Atlantic mail service under the contract about to be given out, several of the directors, incor- porated as a private company, will en. deavor to secure it. An attempt will be made to secure a faster service than at present. A large delegation was at Ottawa from Hamilton, Brantford, Seaforth and other points along the route of the projected Woodstock & Niagara railway in the in- terests of that enterprise. The bill, how. over, was laid over by the Railway Com- mittees in order to give representatives of the Grand Trunk an opportunity to be present. There ie a possibility that strong exception will be taken to the power assumed under the bill to bridge the Niagara river. A statement, prepared in response to a motion by Mr. McMullen, shows that during last year 88 vacancies were caus- ed in the Civil Service by superannua- tion ; that six of these were filled by pro- motion and twenty-one by new appoint- ments. It is stated that after the close of the session the Government will arrange for the establishment of a parcel post system with the United States and with certain British Colonies and foreign countries through the medium of the British Gov- ernment. There is a rumor that the whole New Brunswick continent have determined to oppose the motion for the repeal of the Franohiee Act, not that they approve of the provisions of the measure, but because the franchise is more liberal ander the Federal than under the Provincial Aot, and that to support the motion will en- able their opponents to represent them before their oonstituenoies as favorable to the disfranchisement of a ooneidorabie proportion of the electorate. The following are the successful tenders for India' supplies ; Messrs. S. and H. Boxbridge, Ottawa, harness contrast; J. Shannon & Co., agricultural implements; I. M. Garland, Ottawa, dry.goods. For general supplies :-Merrick & Anderson, Ottawa; Lyon, MoKeozie & Powis and A. Macdonald, Battleford; J. A. Kerr, A. Tbornburn, Hudson Bay Company, and L G. Baker & Co., Winnipeg; Mamwar- ing& Wright, and Mowatt Bros., Regina; W. D. Pettigrew & Co., Smith & Fergu- son and J. W. Smith. A return, laid on the table in reply to an inquiry by Mr, Davin, shows that out. side of the militia 405 parsons have been recommended for scrip for services in connection with the late rebellion. Mr. Watson's disallowanoe motion was defeated by 49 majority. Mosses. Bain, of Wentworth ; Pater. son, of Brant; Somerville, Trow, Wet. son and Macdonald, of Huron, visited the Government Experimental Farm on Sat. urday and were shown over the grounde by Prof. Saundere. The principal object of intermit was the collection of trees and shrubs, of which there are about 600 var- ieties. They were imported from France, the packages weighing about seventeen 1008, Tile Commons cricketers played a match with the Ottawa Cricket Club on Satur- day and sustained substantial defeat. The Commons eleven made 60 in their first innings and the Ottawa club 190, with three wickets to go down. The Par- liamentary team comprised Messrs. Lrunderlcin, St. John, Guillet, Barron, Ward, Murton, Tupper, Anson, Fisher, Devices and Daly. The orulser Abet= has just been ordered to go on the fisltories protection osrviee. The Vigilance and Triumph havo already put to sea. The steam cruiser Acadia, is nolo waiting instructions at Halifax after having undergone =ten - give repairs. Presbytery of IVRaitland. The Presbytery of Maitland met in Luoknow ou Tuesday, May Slat, at 2 gyp. m. Rev. A. McKay, of First Oburoh, 1;ramoea, ]laving accepted the call to the Luoknow congregation his induction was prooeeded with in the presence of a large congregation. Rev. K. McDonald, Ash. field, preached an inetruotivo and forcible eermonfrom Zech. 4, 1-6, after whish the usual questions were put to Mr. McKay and being satisfactorily answered he was then solemnly inducted into the pastoral charge of the congregation. Rev. R. Leask, St, Helene, and Rev. H. MoQuar- rie, Wingham, addressed suitable words of counsel to the minister and people re- epeotively. At the olose of the service Mr. McKay received a hearty welcome from the congregation. The reeignation of Rev. S. Jones, Knox Church, Brussels, was then taken up. Mr. Jones stated his reasons for tender- ing his resignation, after which the dele- gates from the congregation, Thos. and John •Strachan, were hoard. After d'elib. eration the resignation was, at Mr. Jones' earnest request, accepted, the resignation to take effect after the first Sabbath of July. A suitable minute was adopted regarding Mr. Jones' resignation, recog- nising his worth as a member of Presby- tery and his long services to the Church of Christ, and especially his pastorate of 20 years in Knox church, from which he now retires in his 80th year, with the es- teem and affection of his people. It was resolved to apply to the Assembly to have Mr. Jones' name planed on the list of re- tired ministers. Messrs. MoQuarrie, Brown and Stevenson were appointed to visit Knox church with the view of se- curing a suitable retiring allowance from the congregation. Rev. A. Stevenson was deputed to declare the pulpit vacant on the second Sabbath in July, Rev. D. B. McRae to be moderator of services daring the vacancy. Applications for the reoeption of min- isters of the Assembly were passed, after which the Presbytery adjourned. Huron County Notes. Goderioh has decided to organize a Board of Trade. It is rumored that Joe. Whitehead, will likely suoceed Dr. Williams as Mayor of Clinton. The appointment of Dr. Williams, of Clinton, as Police Magiatrate for Huron Go. has been gazetted. I. Harper, of London, was badly de- feated in the five -mile race on rollers at Exeter on the night of the 24th by 5. R. Vail, champion of Huron County. The public School Board of Goderioh appointed a truant officer a few days ago, and since then the average attendance at the schools has materially increased. J. C. Stevenson, of Clinton, has been appointed by the Ontario Government to the position of Inspector of Anatomy for the town of Clinton and the townships of Goderich, Hullett, Tuckersmith and Stanley, Robert Peacock, of the London Road, Tuckerimith, delivered at Clinton, last week, for Mr. Cudmore, fourteen head of splendid cattle. They embraced 13 steers and a heifer, were all young, and averaged 1420 lbs. each. On Sunday the barn on the farm of James Crich, Tuokeremith, was struck by lightning and the boards of the build- ing shattered and splintered. Some of the boards were scorched or burned into cinders and charcoal. Robert Ireland, the ohampion piper of America, will attend the Goderioh Cale- donian games on July 1st. Willie Mc- Lennan, the champion dander of Soot - land, who is now in New York, is also endeavoring to arrange to be at the cele- bration. The fifteenth annual meeting of the county of Huron Sabbath School Associ- ation, will be held in the town of Gods- rich, on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14th and 16th. A good full program has been arranged and it is expected that this will be the best meeting the association has ever held. All Sabbath school work- ers are welcome. The usual reduction in railway fares will be asked for and no doubt obtained. An open air meeting will be arranged for, if practicable, and weather permits, Wm. Phillips,a resident of Ashfield township, owns a colt, which for some time past has been suffering from a sore in the groin.. Mr. Phillips had a groat number of veterinary surgeons but none of them could tellwhat was the pause of the trouble. He came to gee 0, V. S. of Wingham, to see what he could do for the animal, as it was too good a beast to lose and it was ueelees in its present con. dition. The veterinary along with an M. D. performed an operation on the ani- mal and found that the goat of thetrouble was a hemlook knot about three inches long, which they abstracted and the horse is now recovering nicely and • Mr. Phil- lips has been laved ilio loss of a very val- uable beast. cot-eltoteacl ewet. Bismarck is suffering from acute rheumatiem. France is likely to have a Cabinet cris- is over the military estimates. Five Government officials have been banished from Turkey for treason. Two hundred and sixty-two pairs of twins were born Chicago during 1886. It is said that W. H. Doane, of Cinoin. pati, makes $20,000 a year writing hymns. A steamer "with 750 portions on board wag taught in a cyclone near Calcutta and is missing. The report that President Cleveland had sent a jubilee present to the Pope it etufottndod, The Belgian etrikere are threatening to march on Brussels uulees their domande are complied with, Six people were killed and many badly injured by an accident en the Psnnsylva. nits Rsilway ou Friday night. Five men were killed mei many wonted. ed by the explosion of a boiler in a cotton mill at Natchez on tlaturday morning. A member of the Royal family will re- present the Queen at the jubilee fostivi. ties in Dublin about the end of June. Many bodies havo been recovered from the rums of the Opera O0mique, Paris, and it ie thought 200 people perished. Canon MacOall has written e. letter to The London Daily News strongly con- demning Mr. O'Brien's Mission to Ca- nada, Lord Craubnrne, eldest son of Lord Salisbury, was harried on Tuesday of last week to the daughter of the Earl of Arran. The New York Herald alleges as a mel- ancholy and notorious tact, that a large fraction of the late Legislature were open to purchase. The General Aseembly of the Northern Presbyterian Church doolared against li. tensing or taxing theliquor traffic, and in favor of total Prohibition, Mexican women shop in their carriages and make the clerks bring out to the ourbstone the goods they want to see. Only servants and foreigners buy at the counters. Herr Krupp has finished a forty-oenti- metre gun, the biggest ever made at Es- sen. At a trial of the weapon it shot in- to pieces armor ninety-seven centimetres think, at a distance of 8,000 feet. A New York man rushed down Broad- way the other day cutting his throat as be ran. The demands of business upon a man's time nowadays leave him little leisure for the social amenities of life. A report comes from Dresden, Saxony. of a steam omnibus, which it is intended to ran regularly over the country roads. It is managed by two men, and carries forty.six passengers, with considerable freight. The authorities of the British Museum have decided to compel all English pu- blishers whose names are printed on the title pages of American works sold in England to present copies to the Nation- al Library. Sir Edward Tiohborne has offered "The Claimant" a small annuity if be will make an affidavit for publication after death of the true facts of the Orton-Oas- tro conspiracy. "Sir Roger" has scorn- fully refused the offer. A law suit involving several millions of dollars is about to be commenced against Jay Gould and Russel Sage as trustees of the ooneolidated mortgage on the Kaneas Paoiflo by foreign holders of bonds issued under the mortgage. Wm. Andrews, an amateur aeronaut, was dashed to death on Monday at Oska- loosa, Iowa. While at the height of 700 feet his balloon caught fire, and he Dame whirling down. Ho fell on the roof of a house and was crushed beyond recog- nition. In Brazil the men are regarded as a superior race and the women are design- edly kept in ignorance. The fathers think the boys must be educated, bat not the girls. Of the 6,000,000 of women, not more than half a million can so much as read or write. A terrible explosion has ocoured in the Udeton coal ooal pit at Blantire, a vill- age in Lanarkshire, eight miles from Glasgow. Two hundred and twenty miners are entombed in the pit, and it is feared all have perished. The shaft is brooked with debris, caused by the ex- plosion. The first steamship of the Canadian Pacific line on the Pacifica ocean, was to leave Hong Kong on the 17th of May, and the passenger accommodation had all been taken ; in fact the demand was greater than the supply. The prospects of return travel from this side are said to be excellent. An American steamship company are about to build a steamship which will be the fastest in the world. It will carry no heavy goods, and will arose the Atlantic in four day 1 The length is to be 640 feet, with a beam of 40 feet. The engines will be of 27,986 horse power and will be supplied with twenty boilers. This ship will be a fitting complement to the Zal- ineki pneumatic gun, 60 feet in length, lately built. Among the passengers on the west- bound Michigan Central train, which arrived at Detroit over the Canada South- ern division Wedneeday evening was a toddling little girl, scarcely three years old, who had been put aboard the train at Wendigo, Ont. A note securely attached to her dress stated that her name was Lottie Woods, and that she was on her way to her mother'e home at Jaekson. The note was written in a feminine hand and requested conductors and trainten generally to be(good in the little traveller, and to be particularly careful of her in grossing the river. Special Officer Dut- ton kept the little one under hie welsh- ful eye for two hours and then saw her safely on the train for the west. The mayoress of a nortjoera Kansas town, says the Wichita Eagle, who was eleoted under the new woman.suffrage law last week, name down to her office the other day with a Mother Hubbard on, and as she sat cross.legged in the may. Dr's chair the oity clerk noticed that she had a bole iu the heel of her stooking and that her bustle was to one side. He re- torted the fact to hie wife, his wife told the hired girl, the hired girl told her fel. low, her fellow told the city marshal', the city marshal told the mayoress, where• upon the oity clerk got fired and the town is scandalized. Tho mayoress said she would wear her bustle' fn front, behind or sidewise, and it was nobody'ebuoiness, It is noodloes to say that the fair mayor - egg ie red.headod,