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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-07-08, Page 3ag inst pur- any note of hand ring the iyear 1870, for any note given TAM COOPER 130.3. ies against pii•chas romis0ry note, dat- payable one year me in favor of ---- no value therefor, STARLING, 130 4ins. FOR S.E. sale ;a large Frame Village Lot on the ;Church, Seaforth.. m exchange, Ap McAURTHER 112-6m.. ABLE. inform the public Livery Stable in ere parties eau be -lass horses and 97-tf.. 0. ,sal Property in the Ci. to 10 per cent,,, 'F SQUIER, ters, Goderich. LEND. - [ age property at 61 .de to suit the bora I. GALL,. ce Agent and +l issioner, Seaforth, orth- ERS' i r 0: DAR D, AT THErR LE are preyared cif MILLINERY, apectfully solicited. 128-tf-- ll Ti erg , r tallio AnEz 7ABLIS MENT anik the Ladies of Or their liberal pa- she is just rev eiv ing of GOODS the season, and at tion and please the will receive her usu- regardstaste, latest h& has confidence in 'al in the country. c ionto Fashions re lery and braiding crzk done with neat - CAPS F ON HAND. ed before purehas- 124-tf.. rFORT tFECT SIGHT. as perfect sight, and lxtaired by i sing lty of procuring Deulists & Optici ufacturers of the es, have after years ;ion of costly ma educe that Grand ales, which have atisfaction to the Prince Edward's made, during the laratecl Perfected , ,and last many R. Counter, from !ed. :ORRIS & CO:, Montreal. MEDLEYS. 7f -1y. Surgeon" Dentis. sin by the use o ",-0-ver the `Bea- ante in Seaforth, day and Wednes e at the Commere s Thurs€Iays and. are requested to on the first days .d teeth extracted Coulton'a offices. 1.14-. JULY 8, 1 b10. THE 'HURON, EXPOSITOR. 0 31 Terrible Scene in a Colliery. A colliery accident of a most exciting character occurred recently in a pit belong ing to Messrs Melldrum cot Co , near Bath gate, =Scotland, and unfortunately resulted in the loss of seven lives. A spark from the furnace set fire to the soot in the upcast shaft, and thie. ignited the wooden partition. In a few minutes the shaft was a roaring column -of fire, and fifty men and boys were rescued, with the flames literally hissing and curling around them. _Several ascents and. decents were actually made whilst the rope was burning—.the depth being about forty fathoms. Thanks to Steele's (the engine - man) nerve and presence of mind, no time was lost, the cage being raised and lowered in little less thana minute. For five or six trips it Came up crowded with miners, eight or nine having in each case packed them- selves into a space intended for four. So deftly was the operation managed that as fast as the poor fellows, running from vari- ous distances in the workings, arrived at the bottom, the carriage was their to receive them and whirl them 'aloft to safety. It may be readily supposed, however, that the passage to the open air, swift as it was seemed all too long to the orupants of the cage. The woods ork of the apparatus caught fire ; the ironwork was nearly red- hot in the` upcast shaft, separated from them only by a thin partition, a raging furnace threatened destruction, while the burning rope by which they were suspended seemed likely every instant to give way and leave them to their fate. 'At length, after several batches of eight or nine each had been safe- . ly brought to the bank, the cage on its next descent came up empty. By this time the fire had burst thr oueth the top of the parti- tion, and was blazing in full volume from both sections of the shaft, cutting off.all pos- sibility of ventilation, and giving rise .t� the most serious apprehensions as to the safety of those still in the pit. The cage was forth- with sent clown again, and presently return- ed with two men, named Grant an forrist- er. So 'Minding were the 'flames and smoke that the men were not seen by those on the • pit band, and some called out the cage was empty, it was straightway lowered again before the occupants had the chance of get- ting out. The feelings of the poor miners on being thus sent back to the frightful prison from from which they had all but escaped, may be more easily imagined than described. On reaching the bottom, Grant, in desperation, was on the point of throwing himself out of the cage, but fortunately the apparatus was whirled but again before he could accomplish his purpose, and this. time he and his com- panion lost no time in scramt,ling out. Not- withstanding that they had passed three times through the burning shaft both inen escaped with comparative little injury. Af- ter they had been rescued, the cage made three fruitless descents ;_ but at the fourth it came up with two other risen, named T. McLean and Rufus Rankin, who had in the interim managed to crawl to the shaft. On getting into the cage thrdy had endeavored to bring along with thein a third man nam- ed W. Wands, but he was too much over- come by the heat and smoke to keep his po- sition, and slipped off as the cage began to ascend. McLean anci Rankin were unfor- tunately without their coats, and as they were drawn up through the burning shaft, the flames told with terrible effect on their naked arms and shoulders. When they reached the top, the, exposed portions of their bodies were so badly scorched that the skin. pealed off at the touch, McLean was able to stagger from the cage, but Rankin, in getting out, entangled his foot wirh some portion of the apparatus, and falling heavily, broke his 'leg. After the cage had made. one or two snore descents, each time coming - up' empty, the burning rope gave way, thus cutting off all hope from the seven miners below. One of the rescued, John Boyd, gives the following account of the affair —" I was working in the rear workings, a natter Of two hundred fathoms from the bottom cif the shaft. My son was working with nie, but when the 'corning' hour came I sent him out. Before he had time to go past the bottom of the pit, I heard him coming back and crying 'Father, father, come on.' T was speaking to another man at the time, and when I heard my son cry, I ran to nay road - head and cried to him to know if their was anything wrong. Says he, ' The pit's on fire—come out quick or you will lose your life.' I asked him if it was a gas fire. 'No,' says lie, ` it comes from the tube. The tube's on fire ()lithe rising side of the shaft,' So says I, ' Make you the best road you can to_ the bottom, and never mind me.' No,' says he, 'go you on and I will over- take you.' There were four men working beside me at the time, and when they heard what my son said they made for the shaft. I again told my son to push on and save himself. I am an old man,' I says, 'and `so it's not much matter about me ; but you are young, and must save yourself:'—' No;' says he, ' I am not going till I see the whole` of the men out." He then ran to the road head and Called to some Jan men that if they were not at the foot of the shaft in two minutes their lives were done. I hada gone twenty or thirty yards towards the shaft bottom, but retnrning, I again 'called on my son to come and save him- self: The only answer that I got was that lie would perish rather than not warn all the men. At last I got him induced to come with me to the shaft. When we got to the bottom of tke shaft the trap doors were on fire, and all about was thick with smoke. The cage was at the bottom and seven men were in it. They cried for more and my son pushed me into it. As I got in somebody objected that there were too many ; but some, one else cried, 'Let as many come as there is room for.' The signal bell was thenrung, and the cage be- gan to rise. For 'a distance of ten or twelve feet the soot of the shaft was in flames, and all the way up it was -filled with smoke, but we shot through it so quickly that none of us were injured. My son came up .with the .next Ioad. ) The History of The Sault. The Sault Ste. Marie historically is one of the most ancient names connected with civilization in the not thern part of the con- tinent. Long before the Pilgrims landed ,on the shores of New England, a small com- pany of Pilgrim Jesuits, made their way ;up Lake Huron, and pitched their little settle- ment at the foot of the rapids, to which they gave the name of Sault Ste Marie, which by interpretation means " the Leap of the Holy Virgin." And for nearly three hun- dred years the Sault has -continued to be the seat of a'Jesuit settlement. The reason for the Jesuits settling in this locality was the fact that it was the headquarters of the Chippewa Indians. For the most part the Indians have disappeared.. A miserable chief is to be seen now and again, with the ragged leggings of his pants ornamented with bead work, and a bead belt fastening his ragged coat, going about', begging' for surreptuous doses of whiskey. A few half- breeds loaf around and fish a little, and that is about all the indication to be seen here, telling of thefact that the Sault was once the great rendezvous of the mighty Chippe- was. In 1770, the Sault was taken possession of for France in this wise. Two hundred years ago, St. Lusson was here with his men, fifteen in number. Among them was Louis Jolie and Indians were fast throng- ing in from their wintering grounds, attract- ed as usual by the fishery of the rapids, or moved by the message sent by Perrot— Creaes, Monsoiiis, Arrickones, Nippissings, and' many more. When fourteen tribes or their representatives had arrived, St. Lus- son prepared to execute the - commission with which he was charged. At the foot of the rapids was the village :of Sinters ; above the village was a hill, and. hard by stood the fort of the Jesuits. On the moaning of the 14th of June, St. Lissori led his fullowers too the tool of the hill, all fully equipped end under arms. Here, too, in the vestments of their priest- ly office, were four Jesuits. All around the great throng of Indians stood or crouch- ed, or reclined at length, with eyes and ears intent. A cross of wood had been made. Dablon, in solemn form, pronounced his blessing upon it, and then it was reared and planted in the ground, while the French- men uncovered and sang Vezina Regi8. Then a post of cedar wits planted beside it, with a metal plate attached, enggaven with the Royal Arnis, while St. Lusson's follow- ers sang the Exaudiat, and one of the Jesu- its uttered a prayer for the king. St. Lus- son now advanced, holding his sword iri one hand, and raising a sod of earth, proclaimed in a loud voice ;-'—' In the name of the most high, mighty, and redoubtable monarch, Louis, fourteenth of that name, Most Chris. tian King of France and Navarre, I take possession of this place, Saint Maire clu Sault, as also of Lakes Huron ahcl Superior, the .Island of Manitoulin, and all countries contiguous and adjacent thereunto, both those that have been discovered, and those which may be discovered, in all their length and breadth, bounded on thei one side by the seas of the north and west, and on the other by the seas of the south, etc;., Vive le Roi!' -The Frenchmen fired their guns and shouted, Vive ,le Roi. !' and the yelps of the astonished Inllians mingled with the din, and the play ended by the Int- ns tearing down the Royal Arms and insignia as soon a;, St: Lamson left. To the Jesuit settle- ment succeeded Fort Brady, which was founded by the American General of that name, and for a long time Sault St. Marie, on the American side, remained a mere Jesuit and hunting station,—Toronto Tele- graph: �... GREEK BRIGANDS. —A Frenchman, resid- ing in Athens, has told how his servant one day timidly accosted him, twisting his cap `between his.fingers. " You have something to ask me !" " Yes, Effendi, but I dare not." " Dare; nevertheless." "Effendi, I want to spend a month on the mountain." -" On the mountain'? What for `l" " To stretch my limbs, saving your respect, Ef- fendi. ffendi. I get rusty here. In Athens you are a heap of civilises, (I have no intention of offending you,) and 1 am afraid of catch- ing your complaint." The master, touched by such lalid reasons allowed his valet to take a month's man -shooting. Ho return- ed at the expiration of his -leave of absence, 'and never touched so much as a pin of his master's property. There was a poor gen- darme who, for long years aspired after the rank of corporal. He was a good soldier,. brave enough, and the least refractory in. his company ; but his only patron was him= self So he deserted and turned brigand. Here he was able to display. his. talents. He was soon well known to all the heads of the gendarmerie. They tried to catch him, and missed catching five or six times. Giv- ing up that game, they sent a friend to treat with him. '1 You shall have your pardon, and to- make up for your' trouble, :you shall be made a corporal to -morrow, and a sergeant in the course of the year." His ambition was satisfied. He • consented to be made a corporal, 'awaiting patiently his sergeant's stripes. He -had long to wait for them. One day his patience was worn out, and he returned to the mountain. He had not killed three seen before they made haste to make him a sergeant. He after- wards rose to be an officer, with no other patrons than the peisons he haci put under- ground. There did exist one amazing com- mandant of the gendarmerie, who seiriously endeavoured to put down brigandage. In a few months he made all the brigands hide their diminished heads in their rocky dens. But the authorities lost no time in dismiss- ing him. He ,was sapping the foundations of society.—" Greek Brigands.," in All the Year Round. GOOD NEWS! —FOR THE— People of , Seaforth A SFW BAKERY! AND CONFECTIONERY STORE. o--- tT CAVANAC-i-H, (LATE OF STRATFORD,) BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Seaforth that he has opened a Bakery and Confection- ery Store, in the premfses lately occupied as Carmichael's Hotel, one door South of Mr. F. Veal's Grocery Store, where he will have on hand at all times a choice assortment of Bread, Fancy Cakes, Wedding Cakes, Confectionery, &c. Also ICE CREAM, and all kinds of SUMMER DRINKS, such as Soda Water, Lemonade, &c. Customers supplied daily with - Bread at, their Residences. rte. GIVE ME A TRIAL. J . CAVA NADH. SEA FORTH, June30, 1870. ei. B. Orders for WEDDINC CAKES and sup- plies for TEA PARTIES :p romptly attended to. J. SEATTER EXCHANGE BROKER; . And dealer in Pure DRUGS. CHEMICALS. AND DYE STUFFS The Drug Department is under the special care of an experienced Clemist. • •JSEATTER, Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870.. 50-tf. LUMBER! LUMBER THE undersigned have on hand at their Mills, half a mise North from the Village e of Ain- leyyvine, 6,00,000 feet of Good DRY PINE LUMBER, of the following different kinds; viz —inch, inch and a half, and two inch, clear. A large lot, (over 100,000,) inch and a quarter, and inch and a half flooring, both dressed and under- dressed ; half inch siding, common boards and plank, 12, 14 and 16 feet long. Board and strip LATH, all of which will be sold at reduced prices. They have lately added a first --class planning machine, to their other machinery, and intend keeping dressed lumber of all kinds constantly an hand. The public may rely upon being able toprocure any of the above articles of Lumber at their Mills. so long as it is here adve•tisecl. Parties sending'lumbor to the mill can have it dressed on the shortest notice and lowestpossible terms. M. & T. SMITH. Ainleyviile, Feb. 11, 1870. 114 -ti MR. JOHN THOMPSON HANKS his numerous customers for their _I liberal patronage during the last fifteen years, and trusts he will receive its continnance, He has now on hand a large assortment of Good Sound ° Green Hemlock ! Which he warrants will give satisfaction. - ALSO 200,600 FEET OF PINE ! CUT Fon BUILDING AND GENERAL PURPOSES Which he offers on liberal terms. Orders will be promptly attended to. He has also on hand a large assortment of WELL SEASONED A''COUNTS 1 To which he calls the attention of his old custo- mers, who will find it co their advantage to re- tire them promptly, and without legal proceed- ings. Seaforth, .7sr'y. 2lst, )870. 84•tf. T° M r .RCB ANTS, TRADERS, &c. &c. The subscriber has just_;received a large assort - went of DAY BOOKS, LEDGERS, JOURNALS, Blank Books, Bill Books, Ccunting•House Diaries, Pocket Diaries for 1870, Bibles, Prayer Books, -Psalm Books—and a large assortment 'of miscellaneous books in splend- did gilt bindings, suitable for Christmas and New Year's Gifts. Sabbath School Books ! Reward Tickets, &c. Plain and Fancy Note Paper and Envelopes Pens, Ink, Pencils, School. Books, etc. ' Musical Instruments ! °Accorcleons, Concertinas, Violins, Violin Strin s. Rosin, Bridges, &c. Briar and Mereschaum - Pipes, and Fa Goods of b,11 kinds. - A large assortment of TOYS For Girls and Boys, At LUMSDEN'S Corner Drug and Book Stor Seaforth, Jan'v. 21st, 1S70. 53 - STRAYED HEIFER. CAME into the premises of the subscriber, Lot 25, Huron Road, Tuckersmith, about the 1st of December last, a WHITE HEIFER, rig*four years old. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges, and take her away. WM. GIBBINGS. TUCKERS rITH, June 28, 1870. • 134-3-- SEAFORTH PLANING ALL, Sash, Door, and BLI\ll FACTORY 0 HE Subscribers beg leave to thank their nu - 1 merous customers for the very liberal patron- age extended to them since commencing business In Seaforth, and trust that they will be favored with a continuance of the same. Parties intending to, build would do well to give them 'a call, as they will continue to keep on hand a large Stock of all kinds of DRY PINE LUMBER, SASHES, DOORS BLINDS, MOULDINGS, SHINGLES, LATH, &C., They feel confident of giving satisfaction to those who may- favour them with their patronage, as none but first class workmen are employed. sem' Particnlar attention daid to Custom Planing. BROADFOOT & GRAY. BACHELORS! GFT MARRIED, AT ONCE, AS FTTRNITURE is 25 per cent. Cheaper THOMAS BELL'S WAREROOA¢S. HE HAS ADDED STEAM POWER To his Facilities, and is now selling Tl/ hole ale and Retail.. Be Sure to Call before Pur- chasing Elsewhere. WARE ROOMS OPPOSITE KIDD & MoMUL- KINS. WORK SHOP, CORNER Of MARKET SQUARE. TURNING done on the Shortest Notice. COFFINS kelt constantly on hand. A HEARSE FOR HIRE. SEAFORTH, JUNE 30, 1870. Mortgage Sale !. UNDER THE POWER OE SALE CONTAIN- ed in a certain Mortgage, dated the lst d..y of May, 1866, made by DONALD McGREGOE and'Wife, to JAMES MURDOCK, default hav- ing been made in payment, the following valuable REAL ESTATE! WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION, BY HUGH LOVE, Senr., Auc- tioneer, at Dixon's Hotel, in the VILLACE OF BRUCEFIELD N Sattfrday July 23, '70, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON, Viz.: Lot No. 27, in the 3rd Con- cession of the Township of STANLEY, I the County of Huron, containing 100 acres o ` Land. more or less. There are 60 acres clear- s 1 and under cultivation. A good Frame Barn id Log Dwelling House; also a young and thr- ng Orchard, and the Lot is well watered. The t is about four miles from Brucefield. For further particulars apply to the undersign- , or to the Auctioneer. McCAUGHEY & HOLMES'1'ED, Solicitors for the Mortgagee. SEAFORTH, June 25, 1870. a v k 134-4— DANIEL MCPHAIL, LICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE COUNTIES OF PERTH AND HURO BEGS to return his sincere thanks to the in- habitants of Perth for their liberal patronage during the past six years. He would respectfully announce that he will attend to all orders in PERTH or HURON for 1870. Orders left at the "ExPOSITOR" Office, in Seaforth, the Beacon Office, Stratford, or the Advocate, in Mitchell, will be promptly attended to. Conveyancing, and Real Estate Agency attend ed to, and loans negotiated. OFFICE—East side of the m.arketl Mitchell, Ont. Mitchell, Feb. 25, 1870. 116-tf. Victoria Organs AND MELODEONS MANUFACTURED BY R. 5. WILLIAMS, TORONTO ONT. LIST OF PRIZES TAKEN BY R. S• 'Williams' instruments. UNION EXHIBITION, TORONTO, 1861- FIRST 861_ FIRS T PRIZE AND DIPLOMA r FIRST PRIZE, Provincial Exhibition, Toronto, 1$62. FIRST PRIZE AND DEPLOMA, Provincial Exhibition, Kingston,. 1863. FIRST PRIZE AND HIGHLY COMMENDED Provincial Exhibition, Hamilton, 1864. PIiR,ST Provincial Exhibition, London, 1865. First Prize and Highly Recommended, Provincial Ex- hibition, Lower Canada, Mon- treal, 1865. FIRST PRIZE, Provincial Exhibition, Toronto, /866. FIRST PRIZE & SPECIALLY RECOMMEN- DED, Provincial -Exhibition, Kingston, 1867. ..We have kept no record of County Exhibition at which our Instruments have a]ways taken FIRST PRrzes, whenever exhibited in competition with others. PIANO 'PO RTE Our stock will be found large and well select- ed, and comprises first and second-class approved snakes, and the new Union Piano Company's Piano. An inspection is solicited before buying. Address, R. S. WILLIAMS. Toronto, Jan'y. 28, 1870. Toronto, Ont, 11'2-ly. THE SIGN OF THE GOLDEN THE subscriber begs to inform the public that he has just received a great variety of Sad- dles-and addles-and TR UNKS, Which he is prepared te✓=se111 At Prices Almost Unparelleted. =-o (r0 L LA R S of description, warrant.. • ed not to hurt the horse'severy neck, In ' the way of Harness OF ALL KINDS, He is, as heretofore, in a position to give his customers as good value for their money as any other establishment in Ontario. Quality of work and material, employed, indis- putable. SIM?, OPPOSITE KIDD eft McMULKIN S. JOHN CAMPBELL. Seaforth, Jan. 31. I870. 52-tf. REMOVAL!! T HE subscribers beg to notify theircustoanerand the public generally that they have re- moved To the Store lately occupied by A. Mitchell, Second Door Above W. S Robertson's Italian, Ware house, Where they will keep constantly on hand a large stock of FRESH FAMILY GROCERIES and BROVISIONS, XXX FAMILY .FLOUR, and all kinds of Mill and Cheap Feed. Conntry Produce 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 S H I+:ARSON & CO Seaforth, Jan. 28th, 1870. 52-1y. Agents ! Read This E will pay agents a salary of $30 per week and expenses, or allowa.large commission, to sell our new wonderful inventions. Address, M. WAGNER & Co., Marshall, Mich. 0