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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-03-18, Page 3IS, 1870L tNTON - E TEAS. liribcr makes this articlt mt-ending purchasers afford& toat least try Liquors I Gf Staple and Fancy ways on hand. gliS C. LAID1AW. 1:87tk 99AL ETU THAN EVER AT S BELL'S • pared to furnish Mimes at attended to in a satisfset- A loarse for hire. . 4S BELL'S ING MATTRASS rid and fitted to any be4- is. the best and cheapeiit hy all who have used it. sfaction. ace S MST Sa . 87-tt LUMBER! iveozl hand at their Mills-, from the Village of Ain - r, of Good. DRY }INF 'wing different kinds; via Li, and two inch, clea,r. A inch and a quarter, and rg, both dressed and under- ling, common boards and eet long. Board and strip will be Hold at reduced filed iirat-clas8 planning machinery, and. intend er of all kinds conatantly y- upon being able toprocurs tich•s of Lumber at their here advetised. aber to the mill can have it st notice and lowest possibla M. & T. SMITH. 114-tf or Sale 0 RENT? ONIWILLE.. as for sale Or to rent; on good Frame House, witli limp and good yard; in eon- llately occupied hss "We -OHN F 1%.-ElLAND, Tote' Keeper, Egmondville. t„ 1870„ 114-4ins. LOT FOR SALE. 'fifers for sale a large Frame , W, and Village Lot on the. Baptiat Church, Seaforth- be taken in exchange. •ALEX, „McALTRTHER. 11?. -6m. TO DEBTORS.. ebted to the late firm of um„ are hereby requested to me with the undersigned on March next, otherwise costs ZAPPE& CARTER. Seaforth Foundry., 871). 115-tf. to Lend: on Far Lands at 8 per F. WALKER, Solicitor, Godericle 114 -Sins, TO BUILDERS. at his Kiln, Con. a, Lot 4, S., a large quanti*y of first - offers cheap for 61141„ JAMES PICKARD. 11, 1870. 114-6ins. March 18, 187% THE HURON ziposrro But -led, Treasure. Thtf, San FIIIIICISCO Morning Gall says :— Some time since 8,11 article appeared rela- tive to an expedition being fitted chit under the auspices of the new Granadian Govern- ment foe the purpose of unearthing $15,000,-- 000 in gold, said to have been hidden at some point on the Isthmus of Panama, at the time of the Seariish Invasion in South America. ---What success the expedition has met with,'if any, has not yet trauspired. A gentleman residing in Sunors, Timis ame &aunty, a Frenchman by birth, while sailing on boin-d a Spanish achooaer from Jamaica to Cuba, in the year 1845, was told narrative concerning the hidden -tieasure by an old- uain antrued Toujol. This indi- vidual who was -far; advanced in years, has probably passed 4y(sy from earth The gentieman, a feik weeks since, related the sitory in the following words. "In 1840 there still lit-ed.—occupying the position of -gate-keeper at the housed Mr. Topere, at present Spanish Minister, but at that flint/ commander of the Marine -del. _Apostakero,' at Havana—an old soldier, al- most an invalid; one of the ‘depris' of the Spanish army at the time of the'insurrecti- on in South America, and who farmed part of a detachment of troop detailed to convey from Panama to Charges treasure valued at more -than fifteen millions of dollars. After the departure of the (Iowan -lent from Panama, the revolution broke out in the - Isthmus, and the soldiers knowing that they were pursued, and feeling without hope df being able to pi otect the treasure, they buried it. They then hid in the vi- cinity, expecting that in a few days the trouble would vabside, and that they might, proceed on theii way with their gold. But at the end of fifteen days their provisioas gave out, and not wishing to perish of litnager, they resolved •to fight their wa2, through to Chargres, where they would - ,obtain-reinforcetne,nts. Two days after they left they were met* by a large farce of in- surgents, a fight ensued, and but two men et the detachment were kiiled. They mans aged to escape, and by travelling by night and resting by day, they succeeded in reaching Chargres, w h kb they foiind in. pos- session of insurgents. They managed to swim to an, Etiglish brig lying in the Stream* and bound for Santiago de Cuba. The Cap- tain kindly received them on board, and pp - on learning their conditiou secreted them on his vessei for several days, and when he set sail, he agreed to convey them to the port where he was hound. On the voyage. one of the soldiera worn out by the suffer- ings he endured oil the isthmus, died, and ,the other, the only surviving: man. of' the convoy that lett Panama with the treasure. reached Havana where he obtained the po- sition already named, and' held it until 1842, when death called him away. Many times during his residence in Panalllii` did this soldier entreat the Poujol and another patron to convey him to Chargres. Prom- ising to reveal the 1;:x;ier spot where he and his companions had buried the treasure.' "ihe patrons weias both aged Merl, having no knowledge of the isthmus, would not luta, ard themselves in a voyage which was Con- idered extremely perilaus. - Another ob- ection was raised, that being 'Spaniards, they would surely be murdered by the in- habitants. Poujol, who had never been on the isthmus, as Un!ible to explain the ex- act spot explained to him by the soldier. The story,. however, became brooted about, and as early as 1849 searches were made in the vicinity of Panama for the hidden trea- sure or some other. - ---- FireS at Sea. MARKING EVERYT1i1NG.—Every farmer who lives in a; "good.neighborhood " has frequent occassiona to lend his implements, and, unless plainly matked, it is not very surprising that they very often -fail to find their way back. A very few houra spent in marking tools, bags, etc., would. be a good investnient. For marking bags and similar articles, use paint. To mark cut y - ler. , first polish the article—warm to blood heat and apply a thin coat of melted bees- wax, a little larger than the marking will cover—write thc /name with a sharp'point- ed instruement onl the wax, then apply a few drops of rade acid (aqua fortis). and in a few minutes a fact -simile will be made. —Wooden impl*ents should have the name cut in, or painted on them. Adventures ot a Diamond - The Saucy diamond is for sale at a jewel- er's in Calcutta just 'now- Here is the ac- count' the. jeweler givea of it : "This dia- mond is of an*almond shape and weighs 60 ruttie. The stone was found on the body of the Duke of, Burgundy, and was after- wards, in 1470, bought by the King of Por- tugal. lie afterwards sold it to Nicholas de Bally, Baron de Sauey, from whom it der- ives its mune. Saucy sent it th.the King as a present by the hand of a servant,who, be- ing attacked by robbers, swallowed the stone, and after his death the stone was found in his body. It filially came into the hands of James of England, who soldit to LeuikXIV., for £25,000. Its almond form, completely fav tted bver (a mode quito. unknown then or *at any other time in Europe), indisputably proves that it was an Indian -cut atone. in the French revolu- 1 ni it distlppeared for some ime; Esoine years later it Was sold to Prince Paul liernidoff ; and now, afters a strange series ofsvicissi- tildes, finds its way to Calcutta. Change of Tune -• An Irishman employed about -ra Khali in Brighton was one day surprised and de- lighted by the entrance of an old acquaint- ance After ten minutes jolification the friend left, when Pat's employer said to him ---"So Pat, you knew that chap in the old country, did you -7" "()ch an' sure did I, an' its a lucky day 1 met with him. here. Its a tipe boy he is, wid all his fam- ily. His grandfather was a general—his 1 father was a general an' he'd been a general himself if he'd not come away " 'Tut I what was he after in your pockets'? I I thought I saw him put his fingers there rather slily." Clapping his hands to his pockets, Pat ascertained that both watchbe and pocket -book were missing. "Murtr!" he gesticulating like a whale with a dozen harpoons in his side ;."the thafe the spaipeen ! the coorse ! I knew him well wid all his family. His grandfather was hanged—and his father was - hanged --and he'd be hanged himself if he hau not come away !" Plague of Mice. r f - , th•a otuntry, with the plague of grasshoppers, aripy worms, and other noxious animals, buts have happily -beet' spai•ed from the devastations caused by inice in large bodies, such as have un - frequently raivaged portions of *Europe. Quite recently certain. parts of Hungary have been tertibly afflicted in this manner, -to ho great an extent, indeed, that in a single district the entire crop of sixty -thous- and acres 'of grain was completely con- sumed; In _another district ten thousand acrea were destrayed in two weeks; DOI' a. grain, or blade of straw, nor root being left —entire fields have been cleared, according . to the statement "as bare as the floor." , Every attempt miele to reduce the.hordes of ror with cry of fire upon a Ship at sea; these animals (ailed Ditches were du There is universal association of' her - and yet that is the place where a fire should be manageable, because a great force may be` immediately concentrated upon the point Of danger. Some years ago, a Cali- fornia steamer left the Isthmus for New York. On the afternoon of the day of sail- ing,- the captain called the 1 assengers to deck, and. made. a sensible little Speech. He reminded them that they were ft "gruat mul- titude upon a ahip, and that, as they knew fire was ,one of the possible perils.' to which they were exposed, but that a I i We. care would deprive that chance of its 'tin. Re then proposed that a sufficient body of the passengers should =agree to net coneert with the crew, in case of neeessity.. He called for a, t:Vrtain number of men to liandle axes, who, at an alarm, were to put them- selves under the order's of the .sbip's car- penter, wheal he introduced. Others were to act as guai'ds to prevenr the frantic rusli - ing of passengers, and were'to be armed for the p t." • . s • whin he named ; others Were to protect -the boats ; others were to tepair to certain pointa and serve the hose. And to A suf- ficient numb(fr. of passengers were simply organized, and made to understand pre- cisely what Oita! were to dosshould an alarm be raised. - Suddenly the next day an alarm was given ; and such was the self-possession pro- duced by the consciousness of intelligent and powerful organization, that every man went quickly to his post ; there was no panic whatever, and the passengers learned, to their great satisfaction. that the cry had been rthed merely to test the efficiency of the organization. There were some grum- blers upon the ship, who said it was too bad in the captain to exeite by such a plain appeal and system the imagination of the passengers. But because some men chose to be ostriches there - is no reason why others should not prefer to remain, men. A lightning -rod upon a house is a constant reminder 01 the danger ofthe thunder -bolt. Is it therefore " too bad" to protect the house 1 --Harpers liagazine•for Marcie and filled with water; but they were soon choked up with the dead bodies, the num- ber destroyed being wanted by hundreds of thousands, and yet without any appreciable impression being made upon the supply. The country was filled with immense num- bers of hawks, eagles, owls, and othet pre- claceouS birds, together with foxes, weasels, wild -cats, etc. ; but the devastation still continues, there is no telling a here it will end.—Barper's _Magazine for Nardi,. .•••• The Most Singular Mistake in the South of France lived, a short time ago, a worthy carpenter, who, through fortune, got in- arrearsand was ooliged to borrow money from a friend to provide his. family with the necessaries of life. As time went On, through sickness and unforseen troubles,' he was unable to pay the amount borrowed, and finallybegged of his friend r to take some piece of fdrniture as part pay I ment. The friend was, perfectly to I accomodate hini tied Consulted his wife as to what he should order of the carpenter. They could thinic of nothing in Which they stood in need, and finally the wife in a jol.- ing mood msested that they have their / suars , calms .niade. "Nonsense," said the huaband what an idea! don't mention it again" But as time went on, and they could find no other article they stood in need of, the wife did mention it again, and` tns time the idea was not so repugnant; softer they talked it °VW: some time,mth they came to e conclusion that nothing but a foolish sen- timentality stood in the way, which they, as sensible people, should pay no att.ention to, and finally the coffins Were ordered. The icarpenter came one day and took their measures, and shortly produced a couple of las nice coffins a as ny ceae would desire.; The gentleman and his wife looked them aver, tried the fit, approved them, and they were put away in an upper room until such time aa they should be needed. In this same room the wife kept all her preserved fruit; soap, candles, etc., and as she became ac- • • eustomed to seeinkthe c9fiins there, she be- gan to think it . a great pity h that two suc tine boxes should be put to no use whatever, and finally she began to sae them as the de- positories for all. the Illisedlaneous ticles that are found in the store -room of a well- conducted household. But after a,* while, the husband took it in his head to die. Being a spoiled child in his youth, and accustomed to always doing as be pleased, he went *off one day and there was great mourning. in the little town, where he had been highly respected for his many virtues. One of the coffins was cleaned 'out, the preserves, ete.. put into the other, and the husband laid out in state. thi the day ef the funeral, the coffin was carried to the chureh. and mass said by the priest ; it was aprinkled with holy water, and the Rev. -Father deelared that the rights had been efficacious in re- leasing thOsoul of the deceased from purga toxy. From the church, the coffin was borne to -the grave, wbere - a friend pronounced a touching eulogy that drew tears from all present, the coffin was lowered, the sairtli thrown in, and the crowd dispersed. _A. ,few days atter, some friends called to condole with the widow, and before their depart- ure, being hospitably inclined, she went up to her store -room to procure some cakes and Alier articles to set before them. Open- ing the coffin, she started - back with a .screarn that alarmed her visitois below, wins rushing up to the room; beheld a dreadful sight—tlie face of the (*lead husband staring at them from out the oaened Coffiu. Some perplexing questions are raised as to the effect of the religious ceremonies on the con- dition of the husband, who had aot oeen regularly hurled. • Typhoon in Scotiand _ The Danbar correspoRdent of the .S'cogs- I ;mart writes :—..."'The most extrisordinary atmospherical phenomenar that has occured' this season, has been recently experienced. It was mentioned in the papes-S that the sea had risen to tremendous heights-- From the havoc and destruction na de in Brox.mouth Park, about a ni'de to the east ofthe town, there seems no- reason to doubt - that a whirlwind, with all the fuiy. and force of a tornado or Eastern Typhoon, passed within a short distance, malcitig wreck and ruin in its path. t appeals that the\ whirlwied hal entri•ed the policies from - the sea in a north-easterly ,direction. The r fist object that suffered %yam . one of three cattle-shed:I, which was totally unroofed.--- It then struck due west, inakin,g a gap throagli -a plantation of three trees broad, but leaving the ethers unscathed. Turn- ieg, then, to the south-east, it leizeil up, ,011 the eastmost ialaucl of a large lake at this ng point, breakidown the whole of the t*es upon it, and tearing up about half of the willows by the roots. Striking across the lake in the same. direction, it seized upon an old planation, carrying away seven of the outside trees, some of them by the roots, and others broken over at 10 or 20 feet, from the ground. In another plaee the storni, leaving two trees ou the outside entered the belting, and at the space of at least thirty yards m diameter only four trees were left standing. It then changed its course to the west., and seized upon two licks of hay, each containing at least sixty - stones, lifted them 'up oedily, and threw them against the railway embankment; a considera.ble distance off. It was only where fearful whirlwind had gone that the havoc was made ; and such a scene of dtaitruction within naiTOW cow pa ss has possibly never been witnessed." Religious Services 1200 Feet Under- ground. }Mho Burritt, writing from Birmingham England, to the New York Tribune, gives an interesting description of a religious ser- viee'aild sermon among the coal miners, 1,200 feet below the surface of the ground. After speaking of the descent into the mines, in company with a clergyman, he says : As the dinner hour approached, We made our way to the pla.ce of that rude and hasty meal. It was at the junction of one broad passage with another, at iight angles, _form- ing the chancel and transept of the t.nder- ground Cathedral of St. Jones. It -was cf the old Gothic order, bot:i iii shape and material. ,ititments ot round, unliewn timber sui t;orted a flat roofage of round beauis of ; i Fkgli.Ph oak, laid thickly in their bark )vel headlf a scene could photographed by candlelight, what a picture might have been brought up of that eating and listening eongregatiOn ! There sat in the transept, and chancel about eighty men and boys, each with his lighted candle which he coutinued to hold, placed upright while he ate his bread and -cheese or bread and bacon. It was *a sight not easily con- ceived, even by ,an outsider ; how much more difficult for him to describe it. Poets have dilated with reverent admiration upon the " dun religious light" of grand cathe- drals. If one of them should attempt to describe the pale and flickering illumina- tion which those short tallow candles shed (Wet. that wart faced congregation, squat- ted on that rough black pavement to their midday meal and religious ministration, he would have a theme that would test his genius bettei that' the tinted light of paint- ed windows.. Here was a congre.gation of men and boys who, to give light and heat to thousands of luxurious homes, toiled in these grimy bowels of -the earth full six months in the year without seeing the sun more than once in seven days, even if it were always, to be seen on Sunday. , The aTel age life of miners is only twenty-seven years, not because cFseases are generated by their occupation, but because there are so many accidents by fire, flood, and the fall of crushing masses- of undermined coal and rocks. • C EARTNG SALE Kinoran, & Ryan INTER GOODS READY-MADE CLOTHING, Are offering GREAT BARGAINS TO CASH ITYERS IN THE CANADA TWEEDS GROCERY AND WINE Flannels, Clouds, Hoods, Also a large assortment 'of WOOLEN GOODS. 10. per cent allowed On all ash purchases over -162.00. J. Bonthron-kson.8'. Seaforth; Ja-s v. 8, 1870. 524f. SIGN OF THE SCOTCH .COLLAR, THE undersigned begs to inform the Farmers , :and others of the county of Huron that he has opened 'a first class HARNESS SADDLER -I; 1 SM.A.POIR.Pr MT 1 And beingin a, position to pay cash for all material used at his establishment, he can, and will offer superior inducements to any other party doing business here. ,IIIS k:OLLARS particularl\. are acknow- ledged by competaut judges to be superior to anv made in the County and from his thorough acquaintance with the wants of the community, he is satisfied that all who favor nim with their patronage will have no cause to regret doing so. lfis personal supervision being given to all wark manufactured at his shop, placeshim in a position to warrant all Work sold by him, and his . . motto will he "the nimble sixpence before the slow shilling." Come along Farmers and judge for youselves. No charge for showing goods. ticie-Shop opposite the Old Post Office, Seaforth. WM. H. OLTVER. Scaforth, Jan 'y. 21st, 1870. 80-tf. ilar\,Cet your Homemades Cut Outio • SUTHERLAND BRO'S- TAILORS.. - Provincial Exhibition, Toronto, 1866. Crodprich Street. I I FIRST PRIZE & SPECIALLY RECOMMEN- DED, I ProvineiaPExhibition, Kingston, 1867. TRADE. The Stock is v2ry largP, and MUST BE SOLD -Pc made room for further purchasea. arr• It comprises the following staple articles 200 half chests Fine Young yson 100 boxes New Raisins, 50 barrels New Currents, 10 hhds. Bright Cuba Sugar, 100 barrels Yellow Refined Sugar, . 200 barrels No. 1 Labrador Herrings, 50 do White Fish. fall catch, 50 do Trout, 100 barrels Superior Windsor Whiskey, 50 barrels Old Rye and Malt do Tea, Also a large and well selected. stock of GENERAL ( .R)( ERIES I Too numerous to mention. Give them a call and see for yoursel. KILLO.RAN and RYAN.. Jan. 21st 1870. 111-3m. Victoria Orgahs. • AND MELODEONS MA N UFA (TUBED BY 1/17:11_ I I 4 , TORONTO ONT. LIST OF PRIZES TAKEN BY R. S- Instruments. UNION EXHIBITION, 'MEM\ To, 1861. FIRST PRIZE AND DIPLOM A FIRST PRIZE, Provincial Exhibition, Toronto, 1136.4. FIRST PRIZE AND DEPLOMA, Provincial Exhibition, Kingston, 1863. FIRST PRIZE AND HIGHLY CpMMENDER Provincial Exhibition, Hainilt6, 1864. FIST FaTZIZP, Provincial Exhibition, London, *1865. First Prize .and Highly Recommended, Provincial Ex- hibition, Lower Canada, mMon-- With Economy and Taste trea1, 1865 FIRST PRIZE / 0 0 ID P s 1 Ana Workmanship Guaranteed. CHARGES MODERATE. NEXT D0011. TO We have kept no record of County Exhibitiona, at which our Instruments have always taken Lumsden's Drug Store. FIRST PRIZES, -whenever exhibited in • competition with others. Seaforth, Jan'y. 218t, 1870. 89 -if. , HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE milE Subscriber offers for. 'sale a large Frame Cottage, 30 x 40, new, and Village Lot, opposite the Baptist Church, Seaforth. Farm propeity would be taken in exchange. Apply on the Premises. ALEX. .MeAURTHER. Seaforth Jan. 28, 1870. 112:6m - PIANO FORTE Our stock will be found. large and well ;select, - ed, and comprises.first and second-class approve& makes, and. the new Union .Piano L'oniparies Piano. An inspection is solicited befofe buying. Address, R. S. WILLIA.M8:t Toronto, Ont i12 -1y. Toronto, .lan'y. 28, 1870.