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SEPT' 11+IBER',23 1870.
HistoricalMystery of the Eighteenth
.Century.
Eighty-nine years sago, a wedding party
assembled in the chapel of the ducal palace
of Brunswick. '`It was a royal wedding --
a scene of much splendor, and still more re-
joicing, with no lack of outward show and
'true hearty feeling. There was much to in-
terest the spectators in the bride and bride-
groom., They were both young, handsome,
accomplished ; the world lay before then
with a fair promise of honor and prosperity,
with no cloud to dim their horizon,- no evil
omen to shadow their future. But if the
veil which concealed thefuture had been
for one moment uplifted, it would have re-
vealed a dark and terrible fate in store for
the young girl, whose life had hitherto
bee so blight and untroubled. Before many
years had • elapsed, the beautiful bride was
•destined to perish in a foreign land, far
from her, husband, - her children, and her
family, ander circumstances of very peculi-
- ar horror.. The mystery' that shrouds the
fate of Augusta of Brunswick, hasneverbeen
:.explained,, -and her z ameis almost now for-
gotten. The "first born child of the gallant
warrior, •Duke of Brunswick, who had woo-
edt and. *on tie -hand of an:- English Princ-
ess, Augusta; daughter of Frederick, Prince
oftWales, and :sister- of ;Gearger III,—the
rriticiati Augu,ta a0 `ill` in her sixteenth
--rear at the tinge of beer marriage -to. Freder-
ick William Prinei of Wurtemberg. She
was beautiful, 'accomplished, gifted with
lona. a generous heart, and pe-
culiarly graceful" and "winning manners. The
Duke of Brunswick .was tenderly attached
. to his fair child, and it is said that he 'suf-
fered deeply on parting with her. The
marriage -appears to have been dictated by
political expediency rather than, personal
feeling ; but for a time the young couple
vete not `unhappy. The Prince was an at-
tentive, °a kind, if not a tender husband,
and the reputation'. of bis beautiful consort
had not yet been ackett b3 sca' ictal. In
1.78 '
4,;,�Fred,�'rek of Wurtemburg (who, al-
though nephew, auttelieir to the reigning
duke. of that small ' domain, was at- present
.possessed d a very, limited patrimony) en-
tered the Russian nrili:,ary service, and
•quitting Germany, took up his residence in
St. .' Petersburg. He was accompanied by
his wife and children. This ill-advised ste
which brought about the most fatal result
was undertaken against the wish of tilt
Duke of Brunswick, who naturally dreade
and:disliked the idea of his daughter being
placed in so trying and dangerous a posi-
tion. The Russian court was notorious,
even in those easy-going days, for its inher-
ent and unblushing licentiousness, and the
favor and friendship which Catherine II.
extended to the Princess was fraught with
peril to a yoeng, handsome, and inexperi-
•enced woman. At this distance of time it
is imposstble to decide as to the guilt or inno-
-cense of this unfortunate Princess, the more
.so as no reliable information, can be obtain-
ed on this point. It is said by some writ-
.ers that she occasioned the deepest sh' me
and disgrace to her husband and fami. g..; ..
whilst others declare that, although im ru
dent and thoughtless, she ever remained -in-
nocent at heart. However this may be, it
is certain that the. Prince treated his wife at
this time with indifference, if not neglect,
and that several difficulties had arisen be-
tween them. At length the Duke of Bruns-
wick .wrote to hisson-in-law, advisinghim to
leave Russia without delay, and to rescue
his consort from an atmosphere of so much
adanger. Frederick at once acted on his ad-
vise, and, ,relinquishing his appointment,
prepared to quit Russia ; but the Princess
refused peremptorily Ito accompany him.
She declared her intention of remaining. at
*St.- Petersburg, under the protection of the
Empress ; and, finding all remonstrance un-
availing, Frederick was compelled to leave,
followed only by . his children. A year
elapsed, andthen the news reached the
Duke of Brunswick that his daughter had
died suddenly. No details were given, no
dater.; nothing but the dry, curt, official
announcement. Heartbroken by the tidings.
the Duke : at once wrote to Catherine, de-
siring.to have some further information on
the subject, and also requested that the
body of the ill-fated Pirncess might be given
up to him but,.no answer was ever vouch-
safed for his letter. The Imperial autocrat
of all the Ruasias could afford to turn a
deaf ear to the threats and entreaties of _ a
petty Prince-; while one more deed of!
treachery and bloodshed would not trouble
the conscience of the woman who had plan-
ned and instigated the murder of her own
husband. It appears that for a short time
the Princess of Wurtemberg shone at court -
as oneof Catherine's chief favorites ; flatter-
ed, admired, and triumphant; but sudden-
ly she was arrested one night, separated
from her German attendants, and transport-
ed to the Castle Lhode, situated about 200
miles front St. Petersburg. From that time
Augusta of Brunswick was never seen alive,
but the manner of her deathremains a -pro-
found mystery. A few months later it was
announced that the Princess of Wurtem-
berg had died from the bursting of a blood -
vessel, but no further details were given,
and no inconvenient questions' asked, It
has been said that the jealousy of the Prin-
cess' yeuth.and beauty aroused the enmity
of Catherine, and that she adopted,this plan
to rid herselfof u °dangeretrs--rival. But the
motive of this dark tragedy remains, a mat-
ter for ulation,4nd:,no clue to -the real
sta. n runswick has ever been
obtairteati;
►saris rolled away,- and
fate of
Frederick'of `urtemberg again bought a
bride to share his fortunes. This :time lie
chose an English Pri4ess, and. strange to
say,. the cousin -german: ;of his unfortunate
wife—Charlotte Afugiista Matilda, eldest
daughter of George 1II, It was.: well
known that the Xing refused ° to sanction
this alliance, until he received from the
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lips of his mature son-in-law an explicit de
nial,of his being in any way connected with
the murder of his ' unhappy wife. Tire in-
terview was strictly private, but the King
declaredsubsequently that the result was
satisfactory, and the marriage took place in
1797, at the Palace Royal, St. James. But
it has been said that the consent was net
cordially given, and it was 'noticed/that
Frederick of Wurtemberg ne ver revisited
England. A few years later her family
were overwhelmed Ly disaster and adversi-
ty, not one escaping. Her father perished
at the battle of Jena, despoiled of his here-
ditary possessions ; her mother died in ex-
' ile and poverty ; her brother,. "Brunswick's
fated' chieftan," was killed at Waterloo ;
whilst the shame and degredation . that
clouded the life . of her pnly sister, Queen
Catherine, is still fresh and but too well re-
membered. Of the two children born by
Augusta ` of Brunswick, the -eldest, a son,
succeeded his father as king of Wurtemberg
and died recently ; whilst the daughter,
Catherine, who inherited her unhappy moth-
er's beauty and am ability, became the wife
of Jerome Bonap r e, King of Westphalia.
Renowned for h conjugal virtues, this ex-
cellentPrincess filer before_she attained mid-
dle age, leaving one son, the Prince Napo-
leon Bonaparte, and a daughter, the Prin-
cess Matilda Demidofl:— •Belgmaivia.
The Indians of Puget Sound.
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Here, as.,elsewhere on `the coast, we per-
ceive'the last of the red man 'side . by side
with the first 'of the' white men—the dying
race and`the growing race strangely inter-
mingled. 'At Victoria we saw the residence
of the Governor and officials on one side of
the harbor, and the "rancheree" of King
Frisi and the dilapidated remnant of the
Songhish tribe on the other. As we look.
over the side of our vessel at Port Townsend!
we see two Clallam girls in their Chinook
canoe sitting at ease. Thus have the Duke
of York and such as he sat at ease for cen-
turies in their salmon -scented halls. In
the midst of good opportunities, in one of
the best fields of the world, they have lived
out their time inidleness and sensuality,
their industries never rising higher than
skulking iound the forest and shooting the
elk, or sleeping dozing in their canoes and
spearing the salmon as he darted along ;
their pleasures never ranging beyond the
hideous " potlach," when, with wild screams
and savage joy, the tribal crew mounted
the roof of their " rancheree," and flung
their long -stored blankets to maddened
" tilicums" (companions) beneath. Their
time has come, and their portion is another's.
Even now they have lost the enthusiasm of
the savage, without gaining the wisdom of
the white man. They are letting their
time -cherished customs drop as things of
death. In this country of the Flatheads,
where soy centuries the Clallam belle has
been rated according to the taper of her "ca-
put," we find comparatively few mothers
thus preparing their offspring for social po-
sition. Occasionally we see a Clallam con-
servative,
on-ser.vative, some frowzy old crone from the
Chehalis or the Querquelin, sitting with
the instruments of torture applied to the
hope of the family. Down at Cape Flat-
tery, where they hunt the seal and gather.
the dog -fish oil. they preserve this ancient
feature of their race. Our sketch shows the
mean appliesd. Some of (them boast tb at
the cygnon is only an attempt on the part
of other belles to copy their native graces.
More than one half we seen with a piece of
solid bark rolled up in their hair in imita-
tion of the fashionable chignon.
On the whole., these dusky mothers take
but little trouble with their offspring. The
tenas man" (small man), when horn, is
wrapped in a piece of old four -point blanket
covered over with the soft bark opf the wil-
low or dog -wood, laced up tightly in his
cradle of wicker -work, and left to take care
of himself. Kick or sprawl he can not, and
his bawling pleases .himself and hurts nc
one. Generally he is a contented little ani-
mal as, he is tossed around in his basket, or
swings from his pole or the branch of a tree
in the great forest.—From "The Mediter-
ranean of the Pacific," by THOMAS S0MER
vILLE, in Harper's .Magazine for September.
ion
The Boat Race.
Lachine, Sept. 15; 6:30 p. m.—At 5:16
o'clock precisely, the crews were asked
whether they were ready, and on replying
te we are," the gun was 'fired. Amid tremen-
dous cheering and amid the most feverish
excitement, the race was begun, and both
dipped their was simultaneously.
The Tyne showed their nose in front af-
ter
fter a few of their sweeping strokes. One
hundred yards away the Tyne -seemed oto in-
crease their lead, rowing well within them-
selves. with a .magnificent stroke.
A quarter of a mile from the starting
post the St. John's men drew up a little,
but the Tyne immediately put on a tremen-
dous spur,their boat jumping out of the
+he water at every stroke. Away they
dashed past the barges and boats, past the
thousands on the banks, shouting hoarsely,
with a speed never before equalled on any
course, or in any race.
The Tyne men at the half -mile shot ahead.
about a length, gradually creeping forward,
working . together like machines= and rowing
well within their strength without any ap-
pear-anee of wildness.
The St. John's crew seemed to be rowing
a walking race, and even when the distance
between them and their rivals was increas-
ed to 21 lengths, their backers on shore
staked their money with unwavering free-
dom.
Turning the buoy, the Tyne men led by
three lengths, and on the home stretch,
they increased their lead, rowing at an un-
paralleled rate with the precision of auto-
matons,and_ winning tha race by six c!ear
lengths in 41 minutes and' 10 seconds.
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GROCERIES, &c.,
STOCK SEEDS
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NO PTIFFING,
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E. HICR80N & CO.
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SEAFORTH SALT!
COLEMAN & GOUINLOCK
WOULD RESPECTFULLY inform the pub -
tic that they now have their
SALT WORKS
AT
SEAFORTH
AND ARE PREPARED
TO RECIEf VE AND FILL,
ALL ORDERS
—FOR—
FINE,
COARSE AND
LAND
SALT.
TERMS ;CASH.
Seaforth,. apt 14th, 1870. 145-t--
145-tf—
SIGN OF THE
CIRCULAR SAW
GRAIN SCOOPS
SPADES ds SHOVELS,
LIGHTNING APPLE PARERS,
WINDOW GLASS,
BEST BRANDS,
Oshawa Steel Mouldboard
Plows, only a3,
ABELL'S PATENT GEAR &
HORSE -POWER CASTINGS
Always on hand.
MACHINE OILS CHEAP AND C000.
Paints and bus of all kinds.
WEAVERS MATERIALS,
WATERLIME, AND
CALCINE PLASTER.
Shelf Hardware of any description.
Remember the spot. Sign of
the Circular Saw.
Seaforth, Ont. -
P.S.—Improved Champion Cross -cut Saws
with patent handles, warranted to cut
-- twice -as much in the same time as -the
; ximmou saw. - Be sure to see thein.
Jack Screws :4 to hire.
ROBERTSON: & CO.
Seaforth Sept. 13, .1870.
OFFICES TO LET.
T
WO offices on +the second flat in Scott's.Bloc c.
The beat, and most convenient rooms in. the
village. Apply to
McCAUGHEY & EOLMESTED.
Seaforth, April 14, 1870. 123-tf..
FOR SALE.
ANEW AND CONVENIENT HOUSE AND
LOT, on Market Street. The house con-
tains eleven rooms, Wood Shed and Cellar.
Possession immediate. Apply to
EDWARD CASH.
Seaforth, Sept. 1, 1870.
143—
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION,
THE partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned, who have ,been carrying on
business in the village of Seaforth, as Millers un-
der the name and stye of W. & J. Scobie has
been this day dissolved by mutual consent.
WILLIAM SCOBIE.
JOHN SCOBIE.
Seaforth, Aug 1st, 1870. 1444_.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
IHEREBY CERTIFY that Hugh McMillan,
of Tuckersmith, has not been charged, direct-
ly or indirectly, with any offence whatsoever, up
to the present time.
JOHN S. COPPIN.
Bailiff
Mitchell, August 1, 1870. and Constable:
141 -4 ---
TEACHER WANTED.
TXTANTED, for School Section No. '1, Hul-
l' V lett, a MALE TEACHER. holding a First
Class Certificate, to commence duties on 1st
Js►nuary, 1871.. Apply, personally, to either of
the undersigned Trustees.
THOMAS McMICHAEL,
ANGUS McDER.MID,
JOHN FOWLER.
Hullett, Sept. 14, 1870. 145.3 -
READ, THINK, AND WRITE.
TgiE Subscriber, wishing to introduce his
YEAST CAKES into the Western and South -
ern markets, offers for sale the right to manufac-
ture and sell. Will sell : as above or separate.
For further particulars, please address
C S. HOUGHTON,
Leominster Centre, Mass.
P. O. Box 432,
145.3 ---
HORSES!
TWO OR THREE SPAN OF GOOD 110R -
SES, rising three, four, and five years of
age, for sale. From Fisher's Hard Fortune.
Well matched.
ROBERT SCOTT,
R:oxborough.
McKillop, Sept. 15, 1870.
145—
PROPERTY FOR SALE;
OT 37 and part of 25 Sparling's survey Sea -
forth. There are on the premises a good
frame house, and barn • andthe lot is set outwith
fruit and ornamental trees. For particulars ap-
ply to
SAMUEL DICKSON.
Post Master, Seafortn.
Seaforth, July 8th, 1870. 135-tf.
STRAY MARE.
AME upon Lot 6, con 5, Hullett, on the 3rd
ki inst., a BLACK MARE, with white .spot in
forehead and two write feet, about sevenor eight
years old, srained badly on stifle • joint of left
hind leg. ` The own,ar is requested to prove pro-
perty, pay charges, and take the animal away.
JAS. H. BULLICK.
Hullett, Sept. 3rd, 1870. 144-3—
MONEY
$5,000 TO LEND.
IHAVE the above sum on hand for invest-
ment on good. Farre Security, at 8 and 9 per
cent. ,—Private Funds.
JOHN S. PORTER.
SEAFORTH, July 25, 1870.
139.—
M'GREGOR & SON,
BOOKBINDERS, HULLETT
ARE prepared to execute binding in every
style. Persons residing at a distance by
leaving their books at the Signal Book Store,
Goderich, or at the EXPOSITOR office, Seaforth,
stating style may rely upon them being well
bound.
AT THE LOWEST PRICES
And returned without delay,
Seaforth, Jan'y. 21 1870. 80-tf.
POUNDKEEPER'S NOTICE.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
following described animals were put into my
Pound, on Lot No, 25, 7th con., Township of
Grey, on the 5th August last :---One bay mare
about 15 hands high, with whitestar on forehead,
and over 8 years of -age. Also a two year old
horse colt
Noticeis hereby given that unless, the above
animals are claimed by the rightful owners with-
in 30 lays from this date, they will be sold..
Seaforth, Sept. 6thWTL,L1870IA;M St{ARP, -
Poundkeeper, Ethel P. 0:
. 114 4
CARD OF THANKS,
:o:
THE undersigned desires to tender his sincere
thanks to the farmers of Huron and public
generally, for the liberal patronage hehas receiv-
ed since commencing the manufacture of Ploughs,
etc., in Seaforth,
Having had seventeen years experience in the
above business, ke can with .confidence recon-
mend :his _ °
Q `CT' C- S
AS
.FIRST CLASS GENERAL PURPOSE
.LOUGFHS, AND OF LIGHT
3,4tATJ- GHT.
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Iron and wooden' P1o'tghs with cast steel land-
side and mould bosiircenatautly on hand, and
made to ordet. - ate;
ADAM WILLI°A.MSOI.
Seaforth, 'August 28,.'.1870.
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