HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-03-04, Page 7Terrible Destitution and Death
A HUNTING PARTY STRICKEN DOWN BY DIS-
EASE—DEATH
IS-
EASE: DEATH OF FOUR OUT OF FIVE MEN.
A dispatch from Bangor Me., to the Bos-
ton Post conveys the following terrible de-
tails reported at that 'place by one .of the
survivors of a hunting and fishing party,
consisting, of five individuals (French Ca-
nadians) who were stricken down with -dis-
ease and perished in their camp on the . Ca-
nada side, not many miles from the Ameri-
can larder. The party -(of which was the
informant, a Frenchman, who speaks Eng-
lish imperfectly) set out with two horses
and a pu.ng, about Christmas, upon a hunt-
ing expedition in the wildneress near the
American line. , They were well 'equipped
with guns, traps, fishing -tackle, and pro-
visions intending to spend a month .or two
in that uninhabitable region. The fitst;
two weeks. they had good luck and
some fine sport, capturing several otter,
Think, sable, etc., and making a good catch
sof trout in the lakes. Returning to camp,
one eveiring, one of the men. -Complained of
the sore throat: Not much was thought of it
by the party, till toward the middle of the
night the man gave evidence of severe suf-
fering, h,s throat being so swollen that he
could not swallow. He continued to grow
worse during the night, and when morning
came he was quite insensible. He had been
attacked by that most loathsome and fatal
rant
disease dyptheria, which is r�rosma1i� g
and terrible in the city and in the forest.
Without medicine of any diseription, and
near\,; 50 r:,iles from any human hab
itation, they could but anxiously await the
crisis. •
They had not long to wait, for before
night the man was a corpse. Before the
first victim expired;; however, another of
the party began to complain of the same
diffict.lty, and on the second daffy died of
strangulate n, or from the filling up of the
throat. The three survivors took the two
bodies out of the camp and ,covered . them
up with snow, for the purpose of preserving
them till They could carry .them out of the
forest. Determined to break up camp the
next day, awl return with - their dead com-
rades, and were doomed to disappointment,
in consequence of two of the remaining
three being prostrated -by the same terrible
agent. The last two survived about 48
hours, when they, in turn, were carried out
by the only one remaining, to be buried in
the snow, Alone it the wilderness, 50
miles from any human being, excepting the
grim ,_cold bodies of his lifeless companions,
the sole survivor resolved to start early in
the morning to the abode of Icivilization,
with his freight of pulseless hmrnanity. But
griefs never cone singly. During the night
the deadly contagion fastened -upon -himself:
In his own words hej ."felt the monster at
his throat, and resigned himself as well as
he could to his fate. ' The _poor fellow suf-
fered the ag rnies of a hundred deaths, alone
and smeared for in ase literally "howling
wilderness," with the prospectof no one ev-
er being able to tell the horrid tale. He
lav, as he thinks, some four or five days be-
fore he woke to consciousness of his fearful.
condition. The mildness' of the ,weather,
a.nd a, good :}upplV of blankets and boughs,
saved hirnn from freezing, in the absence of a.
fire, which he was too weak to kindle.
As soon as he could crawl, he went to
the hovel, and to his amazement and. grief
fount both of his horses dead. They had
died of starvation. Returning to his camp,
lie thought hewould take .a loot{ at his decd
m
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,o anions.�
Jud e of his horror when he
found his -companions almost eaten by
wolves'and other wild beasts 'that inhabit
that wild and desolate region._ Nothing
now was left to him to do but to make his
way alone out of the forest. With a pair
of snow shoes upon his feet, and. as niucii
provisions as his weak andfeeble frame
could bear he started fort, andon the third'
day he reached an Indian camp, where he
rested till he was' able to proceed on his
journey.- He gave his name as Le Roix or.
Le Broix, and states that he was born near
the River de Loupe.
Facts about Rich Englishmen.
An English writer sends us the follow-
ing : The probate of Lord Westnninister's
will frri'lti'h MD other istance of the fact
that gi frit l:nc.oblcman are vet.yfree spenders.
With r; un income of certainly not less than'
clear £300.000 a year, his personal estate
is only valued µt £500,000, and thus, it oust
_ be remembered, includes the furnitiireand
plate, etc., at four residences, and .a magnl-
tic;;trit gallery of paintings. So that the act-
ual looney which he left behind him is pro-
f)
o~nmol not'S iasumf the sum named, `and only a
hrxut a year's income. Lord Westmini ter
died rthis estate at Fonthill.,` t price which
twice 10' e has been coniiec:te4 with mein fa-
mous for their riches. . Foothill A1)bs;.a',
which was e nsideretl inn former dans 111e
of the wonders of the west of England. was
originally built by Beckford—called 1e
Byron E glanu's wealthiest son, "—the
_ nicer at .tl author of V atliee:k, and..atrL
mansion 1u the whole country excited great-
er cu r'osity partly on account of its. splen-
dor a.n(1 the elxtraordivat<y collection of
works of ;art which it contained, hut still
inore from the fact., atzrat _ the owuei , would
:icarceLy ever permit any orle to pass its
gates. Eventually,, however, Mr. Beckford
suffered ' enormous losses by the depreciation.
of his West India_ property, and the gates
whtclrhad refus..zl admission to royalty,
were thrust open by the sheriff's officer. The
estate then passed through one or two hands
until one part of it became the property of
Lord - Vestnaiznister, anti -the other part fart that
of Mr. Morrison., of the celebrated dry goods
I ease in Fore stree b, London. Mr. Morris-
on's will was proved funder x4,000,000, and
he left besides .immense landed estates.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR,
Lord Westin nister had always,the repute"-
tion
epute=<tEion of being a very careful and, in some
respects, penurious man, andit might have
been expected that he would have left he-
hind him an enormous suns pf money ; but
English noblemen, no matter what their in-
comes seldom save to any great extent. The
calls upon them are fully in n' proportion ` to
their wealth thannoble88e, if nothing else,
oblige to give and spend. A merchant, on
+he other hand, although enjoying a colos-
sal fortune, can live in a moderate manner,
just as Mr. Morrison did. Moreover, there
is amongst members of the great mercantile
world in England a strong pride in dying
rich. This is with many apparently the end
and aim of existence ; whereas English
noblemen have no ambition of the kind.
-as**
The Sing and the Scotch Cook.
The Earl of Rochester being in company
with King Charles II., his queen, chaplain,
and some ministers of state, after they had
been ' discoursing on business, the king
suddenly exclaimed, "Let - our thoughts be
unbended from the cares of state, and give
us a generous glass of wine, that cheereth,
as the Scripture saith,'both God and man."
The queen, bearing this, modestly said she
thought there could he no such text in ~the
Bible ;' and that the idea was little less
than blasphemy. The king replied he•was
not prepared to turn to the chapter and.
verse ; but he was sure he had met it in his
scripture reading. The chaplain wast ap-
plied to, and he was of the same opinion as
the queen.
Rochester suspecting the king to be
riht, and being no friend to the clergy,
slipped out of the room to enquire among
the servants for a Bible, - The servants
named David, the Scotch cook, who they
said, always carried a Bible about him.—
David being called, recollected the text
and where , to find it. Rochester told
David to be in waiting, and returned to
the king.
The text was still the topic of conver-
sation. Rochester proposed to call in.
David, who, he said, was we I acquainted
with the Scriptures. David was called,
and being asked the question, produced his
Bible and read the text ;' it was from the
parab e of the trees in the wood going forth
to ap oint a king over them—Judges ix.,
12. ' And the vine said unto them, shall
I leave my wine, which cheereth God and
man, and go to be promoted over the trees'?"
The king smiled, the queen asked pardon,
and the chaplain blushed. Rochester asked
this doctor of divinity if he could:interpret
the text, now it was produced. The chap-
lain was mute ; the Earl therefore applied
to David- for the exposition, The cook
immediately replied, " How much wine
cheereth a man, (looking Rochester full in
the face,) your lordship knoweth ; (no'
doubt David had seen him fou' (tipsy) or
daft,' as we say in Scotland, ' often ;) and,
that it chenreth God, I beg leave to say,
that under the old Testament dispensation
there were meat -offering and drink -offer-
ings -the latter consisted of wine, which
by a metaphor, was said to cheer God, as
he was well pleased with the way. of sal-
vationthat he had appointed ; whereby
his justice was satisfied, his law fulfilled,
his .mercy reigned, his grace triumphed, all
hissperfections harmonized, the sinner was
saved, =and God in Christ gloied."
The. King looked astonished, the Queen
shed teams, the chaplain looked confounded,
and %Rochester applauded. After some
veru severe reflections upon the doctor,
Rochester gravely moved that his majesty
would be pleased to send the chaplain' into
the kitcbeu gto turn cook, and that he would
make . his cook his chap\ ain.—Scrap Book.
Losses of Farmers on Grain 't !_ -ti
The Chicago Tribuue, in an editorial on
the loss of farmers by grain raising during
the past year says they have found partial_
counpensaticn in the high price realized for
hogs, the receipts from this crop having.
saved many of them from bankruptcy. If
hogs had been sold at a price corresponding
with wheat there would have been wide-
spread distress in the West, and all classes
of business men would have felt the shards
punch which prevented farmers from buy-
ing new bills of gfoods. But the fanners
have not made the Most of the situation.
Though shrewd enough in driving ordinary
bargains, encouraged by the anticipation' of
a shoit crop, many of them bought pork
options at high 'prices to the full extent of
their means, and have recently had the
satisfaction of settling with the sellers at a
loss of two or more doilars per barrel, thus
losing every cent made by the sale of their
hogs. The speculation on pok has been
inuch.more rampant this winter than in any
fornier year since the close -of the war, and
much trtding has been done for Parties in
the country. " While this has benefited the
commission men and put money into the
sharp one here, it has been so conducive to
the interests of farmers and drovers that
they can afford to repeat the experiment.
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.Piu i MASONRY IN SCOTLAND. --In a lec-
ture *recently delivered before the New
York Caledonian Club, on the Scottish Free.
MasOns, it was: stated that the fiist lodge
of Masons was formed in •Scotland at
Kil,sinni ng, in 743. In 1680, at the time of
James I., Masonry in • Scotland began to
assume its modern form, and that monarch
tl pointed Williara St. Clair, his heirs and
successors, to be Grand Master. The iii-
stitmtion, however, declined, and became al-
most extinct in 1700. . Theold members of
thattime relaxed the ancient rigor in_ re-
ference to admissions, and initiated persons,
who were not qualified Masons, and from
.this circumstance the terms ".Free and ac-
cipted - I1Tasons" arose. The Order now
numbers over 100,000 members in Scot-
land, .or more than two and a half per cent
of the entire population.
•
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN,
Marcll 4, 1870
CARTWRIGHT, L' . D.S., Surgeon Dentist
k) Extracts teeth without pain by the use of
the Nitrous -Oxide Gas. Office,—Over the 'Bea-
con' store, Stratford. ,Attendance in Seaforth,""
at Sharp's Hotel,' the first Tuesday and Wednes-
day of each month ; in Clinton, at the Commerc-
ial Hotel, on the following ` Thursdays and
Fridays.
Parties requiring new teeth are 'requested to
cail, if at Seaforth and Clinton,i on the first days
of attendance.
Over 5000 patients have had teeth extracted
by the use of the Gas, at . Dr. ' Coulton's offices.
New York.
Stratford, Feb. 11, 1870. ,114-tf.
NOTICE OF
REMOVAL!!
THE subscrikbers beg to notify their customers
and. the p blit generally that they have re-
moved
To the Store lately occupied by A.
Mitchell, Second Door A bove W.
S Robertson's Italian TVare-
house,
Where they will keep constantly on hard a large
stock of FRESH FAMILY GROCERIES and
BROVIS1ONS, .XXX FAMILY FLOUR, and all
kinds of Mill and Cheap Feed.
Conntry Product taken in exchange for Groce-
ries, Provisions, Flour and Feed.
All goods purchased from us will 'be delivered
free of charge in any part of Saaforth, Harpur
hey, or Egmondville.
Farmers may exchange wheat, &c.,, for Flour
and Feed at our Mill, at the highest value.
W. A. SHEARSON & CO.
Seaforth, Jan. 28th, 1870. 52-Iy.
JOHN LOGAN
No Wheel of Fortune
No deluding buncombe,
No free gifts of nostrums,
No clap traps to decoy one,
BUT.
He has on hand a large and varied °tock- of
STAPLE and FANCY-
DRY
ANCY
DRY GOODS!
READY-MADE CLOTHINC,
A NT.)
GROCER,iES !
Seaforth Jan. 21st, 1870.
GEORGE .DENT'S
NEW STORE
S .P RTH,
IS THE PLACE FOR THE
BEST AND .CHEAPEST
•
DRY, CpODSANT)
GROCERIES i l
He has just opened out an immense stock of
everything in both lines, and would say to his
old friends and all others,
('lease null and (i ire us a trial.
Our motto is quick .s i.les, small profits and sa-
tisfaction to all
Remember the address,
Third door north of Scott Robertson's Clirocery.
GEORGE DENT.
Seaforth, Jan. 21st. 1t 7., 111-tf.
INSOLVENT ACT OF 1864-.
A N D
Insolvent Act of 1869.
Canada, , '_u the County
Province of Ontario, Court of the County
(county of Huron, of Huron.
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In he Matter of MATTHE\V RODGER,
An Insolvent.
On Saturaay, the 26th day of March next, at.
eleven of the clock in the forenoon, the under-
signed will apply to the Judge of the said Court -
for a discharge under the said Act.
Dated at the City of Londthi, in the County of
Middlesex, this 28th day of December, A. 1).
1869. ;
MATTHEW B0 DGER.
By JAM ES` MAGEE -
Hiis Attorney ad litem.
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LCTMSDEN
Has just received a Fresh Stock of
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CHEMICALS,
Toilet and Fancy Soaps, Combs, Hair, Tooth
and Nail `Brushes, French, English,
and American.
PERFUMERY.
33
GENUINE DYESTUFFS.
Guaranteed to be of the best quality.
Horse and Cattle Medicines t
Condition Powder.
Physicians perscriptions carefully and accur-
ately dispensed.
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STRAW CUTTER
The subscriber desires to, intimate to the ;pub-
lic that he is sole agent in Seaforth for the sale
of
MAXWELL +'LL & WHITE(.A.W'S
Celebrated
S=TRA W CUTTER .
HORSE AND HAND POWER.
Also for Mlassey's improved
FRES 1 ARRIVAL
OF
NEW TEASE
FRESH HQOFFEES!
Wines & Liquors.
The subscriber begs to infrom the public that
he has just received a large stool( of New . Teas,
crop of 1869, which for quality is unsurpassed.
He is satisfied that he can sell
Tea by the cattie or in large
quantities, ten per cent
cheaper than any
house in the
r
County.
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HIS COFFEES. is also cheaper
and better than can be had
elsewhere.
He has also on hand a large" stock
of Liquors, consisting of
Common Whiskey,
Old Rye,
Malt,
Gins,
Mines,
Brandies,
Rum &c _
Which for quality cannot be
equalled.
Hotel Keepers, Country Merchants and
others wishing to snake large purchasers are re-
quested to give hiin a call before purchasing
elsewhere,- as he is satisfied he can do better for
them than any house in this section of .;the
country.
Remember the place,
("MT -1N WAI SH,
Scott's New Brick B1ocI
Seaforth, Jany. 21st, 1870. 111-tf.
SEAFORTH
FURNITURE WAREROOMS 1
M. ROBERTSON
Importer and m,anufacturor of all lends of
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Such as
SOFAS,
LOUNGES,
CENTRE' TABLES,
M ATTR A SSSS,
DINING & 'BREAKFAST TABLES,
BUREAUS,
CHAIRS, and
.BEL ST EAM•,
° In Great \rarity.
7r.. R. has great conSdence fn offering his
goods to -the public, as they are made of Good
Seasoned Lumber. and by First -Class Work-
men.
COFFINS MADE TO ORDER.
On the Shortest Notice.
WOOD TURNING
Done with Neatness and DesUatrh-
Warerooms
TWO DOORS, SOUTH SHARP'S HOTEL,
Main . Street_.
Seaforth, Jan'y 21st, 18770, 57-tf.
war �ARi .
O O HOUSE,
FALL - _..)-_ ,
L 1J WINTER
Very Complete,, and selling at greatly
:Jeduu ted. Prices !!
1• '\ CRUSTIER
CLOTHS, FLA � I ELS,
�+1=IA. r
w l' A LS and HOODS,
In great variety
Fresh G'o'o'ceries
.\ I(l Crockery.
EDWARD CASH.
A .zr.oek kept t: onstantly on. hand.
OLIVER C, WILSON,
Market Square.
1:02-tf' -'
Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st; 1870.
MONEY LOST
. Lost Honiewhere in Seaforth, on Saturday, 23rd
Jan., a roll of "Royal Canadian" Bills amount-
ing to about $38. The finder will he liberally re-
warded by leaving it at the
" EXPOSITOR" OFFICE
Seiaforth
*$eafnrtlr, ,au'y. 28, 1870, - 112.
Seaforth, Jan'y 21st, 1870. 5&-tf.
Money- ! Mone 1
MITE subscriber has received another large re-
mittance of money for investment on good
farm property. at 8 per cent ; or 10 per cent,,anti
no charges.
JOHN S. PORTER.
Seaforth., Jan'y. 21st. 1870. 95-tt_
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Prom
- The CO3
all metal
On minis,
the •cireu1
which we
surarnary
found, Eel
more pari
ever, to t
which will
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5,t)00 ton
been news
large snip]
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creased so
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that it is
details.
motion as
satisfaetor
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the Geoio
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powders a
facture of
residue of
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want sofa
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snperphos
which is. b:
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for ohtaini
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depressed
about 240
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more. W1
500 to 600
sent w:ay.1
n.
laelieve, hug
menet and
The Cap
about 300
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regularly,
regulus bei
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States. T
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partly Eng
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moderately
to Quebec,
In Quebec
property o
able' capaci
up to their
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during :a n
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has been e
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completed
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and to dros
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average.
topper, dis
Douglas, w;
mine last
carried on.
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a week of
Iixiviators
- Cess.
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tent, but v';
any detail
On Lak
Bros. have
the Brim),
Bay l ;cati
;OO,•men
2,800 tons;
• hand.
reduction,
ores, and t
Willie cop..
this way.