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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Great Clearing Sale—J. Bonthron & Son.
Salt •Salt !—W. "S: Robertson. - --
A Ca.rd=Gooding's Banking and Ex-
change Office—John Waddell.
Estray Ewe—Alonzo Strong.
44-. F. Bailey & Great Circus.
Ditto --W. S. Robertson.
New's the time for Stylish Goods—T. K.
Anderson.
Into txpooitor.
YRiDAy,AtrGus-r_ 4, -1871.
The Meeting on Monday.
We wouid, agein remind Refer -
mere of the. South Riding, of the
meeting on Monday next. It is ex-
ceedingly desirable that all sectious.
of the County be largely repre,
sented, in order that a thorough
organization may be effected. We
trust, therefore, that every person
who .poseiely can; will make it a
point to be present..
The Political Situation in,North
Huron.
As will be seen by reports of Con-
-Teatimes, in other columns, both po-
litical parties iu North Huron have
selected their candidates, and are
making active preparations for a
brisk and exciting battle. The Con-
servative candidate is Mr. Thomas
Farrow-, cf Bluevale, a gentlernan of
considerable ability tand popularity,
and (tete in whom _Reformers will,
Lave a &email worthy of their steel.
The unauireous choice of the Reform
party, is Mr. Joseph Whitehead, our
present representative. At this time
.it is unnecessary to deal in any way
with the political principles professed
by these candidates. When they
present their addresses for public
criticism, it will then be time enough
to descant upon the views held by
each, We would desire, however,
to impress upon Reformers the ardu-
ousness of the task which lies before
them., that they may be the better
prepared to grapple with and over-
come the difficulties in their way.
It cannot -be denied- but that the
gentleman chosen by the ConSei va-
-dye party is a person of education
and ability, and will undoubtedly
make a strong -fight. On the other
hend, the choice -of the Reform party
is a gentleman of less ability, but
possessing sterling qualities of char-
acter, and is, withal, ranged on the
side of progress, of truth and of
right. He is a determined opponent
of the corruption and jobhery which
have disgraced the history • of this
country for the past fifteen yeers,
and as sueli is entitle -d to the coun-
tenance alld sipport of th °Se who
wieh to see, the affairs of our country
eonducted with care and economy.
But, Mr. Farrow, coining out under
the ttuapiees which he does, gives his
eonsent and adherence to those tran-
4actiona whieh have made the names
ef the perpatratora thereof odious to
ail who wish to see the *country
fleurieli and prosper... It i. , then, the
duty of the leading Reformers of the,
County to leave no opportunity un-
improved of impressing this fact up-
on the minds of the electors.. Let
them be vigilant and active in behalf
of the . good cause, and success will
eindoubtedly crown their eflbrts. ,
Mr. Whitehead has now been on
trial four years, and but little fault
Can be found with the course he llas
pursued. We believe there are men,.
in the Riding mole competent to tilt
the position than he, but at the pi•es-
, ent time they are . not available.
Tinder ti CSO circumstances, Reform-
ers should unite cordially, set to
work at ()ace, at;o1 it -ave nothing un -
dorm which may help to achieve
*access.
111 return, if elected, ---of which
there is but little doubt,—we trust
Mr. Whitehead will emelt his best
energies to secure the overthrow of
the present col; ttpt Administration,
and the establ ish meritof thoee princi-
ides which, hy his acceptance of the
naminetion oa Weddesday laat, he
deelere j himself in favor of,.
hmtneersi_ateeeinneee_______
Manitoba.
The foilewine-has been eitracted
_rom a. private ji
or two ago, and
• 15th July, from
of this County
therein contained care be relied upon,
e rut corroborate the former state- d
ments puldiehed 111 tlutee columns t
hoe trdine the 111iSel'able m1erna11tee-
0 /
meat of iatirs iu
-The surveyors are net here yet, I
!ithi'Is are tee theemisstimes to treet
irett tlie Indiana. What does all this
et.00.1. ? The Indians are beesimIng a lit- t'
anxious, and. in 3911w sections DAT
peoph; from. settling on their
The blundering pelicy of oar
,v,..rnnunt i beetemne t fotjj
more, Ways than one. Alren.dy strne
.h.n,r;•-tats have left here in disgust, ‘vIiiie
och,rs are living on their claims. expeet-
-li, ev•ry dav-to have amass either with
..:4.1t reeds or the Indians—and still
(.;ovttinnnent does nothing- f•tr us ----
Aliotherigrievancei nutlet:Led with the
office_ Why is It that we have uo
2,1,116y -order OfJi in this Province yet ?
m 111 C tnnot send any sum of money
r..n.in with any ti....,gree of stfety, lof-
tier esisting eircuntant•es. 11 you re,4-
etter received a -day
dated, Kat Gayly
a former residt•ut
. The statements
•
ist
of
wi
all
r a
avii
hou
of.t
etter you only d4 t,
g it stolen, and If 'QU
regiktration you ha
*mgt. 1."
the chances
send money
e no way at
--,t
H Globe, a few days . r, wasted
a oo deal of space b giving a
0 eme lumn table showipg the pre-
cise le urs at which Gnind Trunk
a
mail tainsarrii
ved at i the Toronto
,
Steam., duri0ne the mlnter months
1
of lase season. Takin ihe season
h
of the ear, and the -distri t of coun-
tr tra -ersed ,into consideration, the
tin s ade ks not muceli o be corn -
ph ine of, although- on • centern-
pontry ffects exceeding dignation
at he irregularities. In order to
act fa rly and juetly, the Ole
sh uld give another tabl showing
the hot is at which the s, me trains'
arr
Gr:
1.1
If
nEtV
lay
lin
ve 4uring the snmme
wo Id respectfully a
nd 1 runk is the mil
n which mail trains 'ar
ot, owis it that the
r word to say abou
-an irregularities on
s7
months.
k if the
railway
delayed?
Globe has
the de -
the other
• T T E CoNvnerrfoN,
Mr. W .itehead, on being
he I ad not taken aaeore c
par in the debates in the
pliei that Has front t
" b rst, but he intended
" n w sit, when be would
ra se his -voice in the ser
cc
'‘ p rty aiid in defence of hi
eptmot lea" It is ti) be 1
• •
Wh cell ad's teeth (and
too, ma be in good work
before t e canvass begins,
tna e a toor show against
row so ar, at least, is ora
fort ar
•
cericeened. I
ednesday,
sked why
nspicuous
ouse, re-
ieth were
to have a
able to
ice -of his
P01 itaeal
oped' Mr.
s tongue,
twder
rhe will
Mr.. Far -
erica} ef-
TRIP TO THE WET.
i
Wa idc Skctrbes—$ight4 a d Slecties
. o th Pirairie—The at to Bug—
r
N' veil. 11„eaper — Lo utets--The
cap, sr .City:i-Chicregoi
'wit Oita' London Corre po wienti
foicnoN, Ont., July 1, 1871.
T i esd y motmeg, Jude 2Tth, we
took the 2A5 A.M.train, Gr at I/ Test-
_ -
ern tail ay at •Loncin ciund for
the - Vest. At, 10 A.M. we •ere seat-
ed i the car on the Detro t & Mil•
wau -ee Railroad. 'We ever delayed
som whet ri duri/i the firs piut of
ii '
our our ey.ny tile beatin of axle -
tree a 801ie slight reakeges
aboutth engine. Havit a verchnie
thes we da..shed over t.he re t 12.1he
road at 0 to 50 miles at h ur, zik-
ing onpf el at w ainies that le id
notl • n to hav forgotteii. ts say' his
pray rs ieforeStarti e• lie dicca-
re-
sion it the -feat drivin Ta$ ito +eh
Gra d I avert •eore t1ie beat ?eft.
This wee accot plishedat r rhich we
were glad,aftei the clan er ht riding
SO fit 1 w s
TI e put of , Michigain through
wli ic 1 this road passhs it hot_ very in-
_ ailing, mid wet it not or t le thrif
ty appear rice of most the towns
and yin. ges, ve wo l' have irot
noun ed t a or trae of kountiy,
but Iic-n we see e t lei •ise lend
gird in ti.wn ii e may "al uhlte tl ere
is a go e e OU1it y not a • : istai t—
,
unles- in some htstaneet where the
town is si 1.)iiort d by ma uf t.ctui es,
etc. At ran 11-faVene e Look oat
at 9 .m., went to bed, el pt isou dly
all nieht nd a oke wal in esigh of
Alilw elk e, ; N, isconsin cl in fell
refreshed as bough we 1 ad b u
spending he ni flit m Q1.1 ' n C in-
forta t le lime ii London.
A t Mi- wank e we took the St.
Paul tailroad, and Lawrh ing till
,
3 PfM., 1 ache our le. tin ttion, a,
small tow 1 iu Dodge Coulter, -by he
nanae of or -La -e—the t . al tak ng
, , . 1
its 11' ne rom a beautiful l,aseeof he
same lam upo 1 the shore of wii ch
it is 8 Writ d. From this p ece we
visited GI tad rairie, . whic 1 is ',he
lategest ii, the State. :1 AN e -is-
ie enee place thirteen ye us
but time hae airouelit its
Theet we etnied in •he
ere AN e co Id
ivine ohject,
dice. e 1.1at
„re Vas the
l'ell t di r .ic-
d fence il at
fi
ited t
ago,
changts.
place n ti e pr- irie•
not se a house, tree r
and a 1 -t t it ,s'ou1c i
inank nd had .een th
track • of t aggor s in di
tions nd pert Of a s
, .
cotihJ bo Stell it th&7 d'St7tui.
now 0 le w Ott tna(Yii,te that
been s Ade tit eftet ttiity v
The, fiems a:i•ti a I .fenced an.1 bave
'good 1 mild nitse The tz-rostth f ti es
>Elute 1 be e is lal`Ve1lG118.
Oi his yrairi the. Iiighe t po
of Laic in he, St tte is to be foul
t is a „el a d sight to. stand is.
id cm this rein'. and se 0 'er t
Itonea id cies in erein Firm
nit in thei • entire farms-, e -cep
*ew mo ea f r pasture. It is DOI
111C0Int non thing to:see obeli lade
nd-si ty t tivelliondred end tave
v aert t in one field of wheat. T ie
. . . ,
hen t rOp ve
the het
prairie the)
ing that se
orado obat
f.ra f wy
ttr0 110 net
itlookod !tither tru g
man lir no-
fOUr ro e
uf tile otal
OnUrP.g. d r
le I. • t
-
it had
:ars.
•
r
W ()miler Of May. n tlie
were without rain dur-
rching season. The Col -
bug has hem' tit irpeeth
ma, hut this ear they
13- so bUd=bot :1" a ought!
One
e in from a latch about I
uare nearly tl•ee plaits ;
. •o
n. T 'as, 110 wevi r, en -1
specting the :rais nee of le
40d can. be scar
itatee
d wher. the bug is at its worst, but
t requires care in picking and de-
, troyin , and' in' mine' Paris Green
man do nothing but apply the
atter.
At IN aupum we visited be State
rison. It is truly a gr nd and
eautiful building. Tt is ell sup-
orted, having over two hundred
vho give their toil 'for their board.
Leaving this part of the 'State we
ilade a tlying visit te• Jameaviille—a
Call Ufa. eity about one hundred
iiles ditectly west of Milwaukee;
hence to Rockf6rd, situated on the
lock R hver, in Illinois. In this'S tate
corn is the principal icrop, batewheat
1- also raised in large quantities --
6th o which yield heavily this
yearere we saw a novelty in the
8 ape of a leaper. Two Men besides
t e driv r ride on the machine and
ind th grain as fast as it is cut.
he she ves are placed in a trough
a
t •ough
14aving
d in s
gathe
d when six or eight are thus plac-
the d'•iver touches a spring, the
pens and the sheaves, drop,
hem in rows across the field,
ttiug up there is no trouble
-ing the sheaves. Iti said
a
t nit two binders and a diiver,I with
one team, will cut and set up ten
ales a -day. The draft seemed to be
n heaviee on the horses than an or -
d nary rea per.
The marks of what is commonly
lled the seven , years' locust are
p ainiv tp he seen in this part of 11-
li lois (their proper name is (Jhcata).
Tiese little creatures are about the
fea▪ e of one's thumb frotn the first
j int down; they fly into the trees
at d bore' the wood near the ends of
ti e limbs where it is soft and depos-
it their e,ggs. The limb dies,- from
ti e place' bored to the end. One
w uld think in passing through,
ti at the trees were all dying, but
n t so ; the tree is not materially
iu'ured, only the present ,yeau's
gitowth, the following year no bing
o it is to be seen. The eggs c epos -
it hi in thewoodsoon hatch and the
in ectt fall to theeground and Moe
thems.elves deep down, not me king
their appearance again for seventeen
y ars. To me this was something
st ange and unaccountable. The in -
se t is not, dreaded as it is quite
h• rmless.
Rockfo •d isa"great manufactee
ci y, the -leer 'affording ample'
ti e nowe It has taken the n
of the "Reaper City," from
Ia •ge number of reapers made -11
0 e then -turned out in one y
th •ee thot sand, and there ere
ot ler firns besides th. .
Our neat point wit Chicago
ri al Of. blew York, and in on
81) cts thn atirpasser. We ca.
in a brief review of our tripe
111 ch aim it this greatest of the.
er i cities cannot :express
fei liogaa4 I passed* through it
co npared lit with what it was t
I isited i thirteen years ag,
w• s unazd and cenfotitided;bu
note ore4 a few thine% The s
ca busin,ese here is a niammot
fed.-, nicer leaving' the different
tio i.i eArel y minute from 6 A
til V1 It. M., and eveey one ce
ed many -passengers frequently
in to stand. You ride from to
fiv miles, if you choose, to the
1riis, for five cents.
ne of the points 'cif interest
tunnel
sengere
ce from
other
e. Yo
it, and
tunnel
come
river
ing
mo-
ame
the
ere.
ear
two
the
Fe re-
inot,
give
vest -
my
and
hen
will
reet
af-
sta-
M.
wd-
ia,v-
r to
city
th
pa.
ta
th
1111
see
th
yet
th
is
under the river for °w
-
and team. The dis-
one end of the tunn Leo
s about a quarter f a
I enter by a gradua' de
-
as daylight d isa pp ale,
is lit up with gas. As
irectly under the be
he tunnel has two
other. Some forty families fl
comfortab e homes here. On
quiry, we were told these were il
property df Robert Lincoln, the o
surviving son of the late Preside
Robert is much respected in
cago and bids fair to become a
or iViewte,
Taterworks of Chicago, er-
halo, eurpess eny on the (fondue
the Water being brought by a tun
that extends two miles under
lake, where the water enters.
the other end, a mammoth engi
'with a balance -wheel 100 feet
diameter forces the water into ev ry
part of the city.
The latest and perhaps he
ereatest w0nder in connection w th
rthe undertakings of this city, is he
turning of 'Chicago liver up strea. 1.
Until a few weeks ago, it was ..n
inlet to Lake Michigan, but, by the
enlarging cif a canal, it is now an -
cutlet, and the water from L+e
Michigan finds its way to the Ales-
sissippi riv r. The river was for-
merly a pe.$t to thecity, the current
was so sluegish that the river br d
corruption, and -was a stench to tie
inhabitants .Now it is clear ad.
pure. We hapened to witness the
celebration of this wonderful work
while there; _
We evil not attempt any dee-
cription of the thoroughfares, sufl-ce
it to say 4at we wondered what
i
doing in Chicago and while we were
every body in creation could se
thus wondering we would occasio
ally hear o Ile of the citizens sayi se
,..
to another ' Pretty dull in towi,
ain't it '?" 1But we thought whtfn
policemen lad to stand in the centre
of the streets to keep bitck the
teams to let footmen by, and alter-
nately keep back footmen to let tike
teems by, it was anything but dull.
Such are the wavs of this great ci e
the Michigiin Central and stetaid
te
Wedneedky, July 26th, wtocjk
i
for -London, where we aiTived 4
11 P. M. the same clay, glad to get
back,—plea ed with our trip, pleas id
with the co intry, but perfectly con-
tented to• refrniarn in Canada.
nd
n -
,he
hi -
el
he
t.
e,
in
REFORM C NVENTION AT OLYTH
...00mph Whitehead the Velanimo
Choice of the Convention.
; -
Pursuant to a call of the Piee -
dent, a Convention. of the Reforno
ers of the North Riding of Huro I
was held at 'Blyth, on Wednet-
day last, fol the purpose of selec
b mt-
inh a candidate to contest the c -
stituency at the next general ele
tam. The attendance of delegatde
was very large, every townshi i
being repreviented by its due quot:
The convention assembled in th
school-houselat 1 o'clock. Mr. Joh 1
Leckie, of Ainleyville, Pi esiden
occupied the chair, and Aire Jame
Somerville, of Lucknow, acted at
Secretary. The President :opened
the Convention by stating the rea-
sons which induced him to call th ,
credentials hies appointed, aud r
meeting, aftti which a committee 0
ported th9 following delegate
present : I- - *
Ashfield—J. Murdoch, A. Frasei
W. Ma1Iougi, James Mallough, R
Clendennin .
West W• wanosh—W. Gordon
James Rose, R. Taylor, James Som.
erville. ,
East Wit anosh--3. McKay, D
McShannoche W. Kerr, T. Taylor.
Morris—T.. IIolotieea D. B. Mc
Kinnon, P. hornson, J. AleRite.
Grey—Join Leckie, T. Strachan
J'. Spence, IR. McNaughton, W.
climes*.
Ho wick . Wilson, H. Tor rarice,
. Young, J. Montgomery, Dr.
orthington, D. Black, H. W.
unt. -
Turnbary—L. 3. Brae, P. Fish-
, J. W. Welker, R. Miller, J.
esIserk .
illon
Ac ... ftovenlock, A.
urchie, J. Scott.
Hallett—Dr. Sloan, G. Carmine -
on ; J. Neelands; J. Dickson ; 17.
m.ebell. - .
Ce I borne-eP. Robinson; :It. Ta-
n. ..T, Kiruigheu, W. Yormg.
Clinton-- Morrow, W. Hends,
Matheson
Seaforth M. Y. McLean.
After the (Tort of the (Jommit-
e, on Creder tials Was read awl ap-
oved, reeo utions were passed
riding the tonvention to abide by
e decision of the majority) and
reeing to tike the vote upon the
rums candi lates by- ballot. --
The folio NN jug gen tl emom were then
urinated a. candidates : Joseph
hiteheed, . AmesSomerville, Wil -
1 of i\1de-,
par tments, supported in the ce tre
by massive columns 'of masonry.
Th neise of the carriages here it al,
mo t deafening, many ctrivinIget top
spe d. The noise, together with the
ide that yeti are directly under the
Ch gage P iyer, with its forest of
maets abovt you, fi:Is tim mind with
no roman) thoughtst At pieeent,
the passag for foot-traveller,is
bei repaired,'so that pedestr'ints
hai e to tit ce the peeeege for iedlie
cle.. Foe some distence, in the,
centre of .t le tunnel, you cannot see.
the fiist , elimpse. of daylight
eitl er dit•ec Th swell of
in so' confieedhaplacel is somew
11
er
ha
Ca
ro
nt) ee
tn Young, ...Rser and John
tckie.
Mr. Whitehead, being the. first
ninated, Was Ellett called upon to
lress the Cenvention, which be
lin a ern f and pointed manner.
referred to his. past conduct in
. aid e
to several import-
ant Votes hich he bad given,
entili tlett upon the tariff itemize.
thane the itlatatoba act, the Iodation
of the Inteecolonial Railway. and
one or tWQ Otbel'S. ' tie a'so stated
that if the Washington Treaty ques-
tion should turn out as represeneed,
he would oppnse any recognition of
it to hie utmost ability. Mr. White -
head's yeenhiek_t were Lietened to with
oiit
of
'and
its
clen
ern
of 1
v
;• ti
fi on
V,ree
veni
prat
fll
r
Ag
its to
deer
ande
ge8
littNe•
row
11 L.
1
at
te
o one should visit Chicago NV L11- lir
seeing • he parles, the principal bi
e Union, Madison -street th
Liam) - Liecoln Park - talee-s- ag
tune ft the Lamented Preiii-
. It i sitliated at the
baits the city, on the slipre
ake .111i end extends over
al huadrere
d tcs.- There . ape .11
tcrtl monntains and Lak'es the le(
ia the lak-es -being supplied
the it lake. There are! a 1101
numb ,r of beats for - the cOn- 011(
ince of vieittore, if they-- ay -di'
y well fir them: Fienu he He
outing
ou etnetiew' most of the 1- the
3
and s -e.
od colItis
be seeit here, sucleas bultalo s,
bee rs prairie a ol & ,
in the iv -eters :u -e swans, wild
, Al-mind:Ince of music is
ded on Settirdave, and the park
llv swerms Nsit.11 1-1(•01)10.
al' the Park, yt)U \VIII see a long
f houeee, t;he
e Etriout ieto t'ue Ia
ection of wild anim
attention and seemed to give pretty
general satisfaction
Each of the ether nominees then
addressed the Convention, and all
firmly declined -to aceept the nomina-
tion, and requested their Movers and
seconders to withdraw their nomina-
tions, which they accordirogly did,
and the nomination of Mr. White-
head was made unanimous.
Mr. Whitehead cordially thanked
those present for the honor they
had done him, and assured them
that should be be re-elected he
would endeavor in the future, as he
had in the past, to serve them faith-
fully, conscientiously and to the
best of his ability, and pledged him-
self that he waeld never disgrace
himself and his constituents by -
doing that which was *dishonorable
and itreacherous, and they might
rely that he would stick firmly and
truly to his colors, come what
would.
After the transaction of some
further business relative to the thor-
oug,h organization of the party, and
-establishment of local associations,
the Convention adjourned to meet
again upon the call of the Presiden .
THE CONSERATIVE CONVENTION
Thomas Farrow, of Binevale, the
Nominee of the: Convention.
At the Conservative donventiOla
held at Blyth, on Tuesday last,
Thos. Farrow-, Esqreceived the
nomination of the Convention.
There wet& about one hundred per-
sons present, and the various town -
slips were well represented by
Delegates. There were only two
,
gentlemen proposed asMcan idates,
,I.
—Mr. eTaggart ot Clint n, and
Mr. Thos. Farrow of B1 tevale.
Upon a vote being taken, Mi Far -
low had a majority of two 1 n his
favor. His nomination waa after-
wards made Unanimous, an:l Mr.
-Farrow may 11077 be considered the
candidate in the Conservative in-
terest for the North Riding at the
next election.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Every'hotel in Monteeal le crowd-
ed wiith visitors a.nd touriata
Oa Monday morning, a lad aged
17, named Robert Cooper, th only
son of a widowed mother, w s in-
stantly killed by the explosim of a
fountain or generator, at B ton's
Soda Water manufactory. on Dundas
street, Lon d el
Mr. C. A. Pihl, Engineer -in Chief
of the,Nur wegiau Governmeret
8f. Christiana, arrived in Tor-
onto on Monday lest. He was
very cordially received at the Tor-
onto wharf , on his arrjval, . by a
number of the narrow-gnage n en of
that city. It is intended to g t np
a. special trip over the vat iOtt Dar-
t ow-guage roads now- in operation,
in order that Mr. Pihl may
see their working, and that the
Directors may avail themselves
- of any suggestions offered bei- one
so eminently qualified to give' them.
Despatches front Dublin report
that great enthusiasm is maniheted
• over the expected visit of the Prince
'of Wales to Ireland..
Sir John A. Itlaedcnald has pur-
chased the house and proper y of
Alderman Robinson -itt Sandy Hill
near Ottawa, for his private resi-
dence.
Mr. George Brown -was one ot
the passengers by the Casiniren,
which sailed firm Quebec for -Eng-
land on Saturday; Alr. Brownteon-
template% being absent lentil the end
of September.
Mr. John Slidell, whose captuee
on board. the Trent and subsequent
release by the United States Govern-
ment was so prominent an event in
the Secesaion war, is dead, aged 78.
The Great Western dining and
refreshment rooms in London Were
entered by burglars at art early
hour ea Saturday morning, awlrob-
bed of forty-five dollar&
Hon. M. B. Almap, a prominent
citizen of Halifax, tnd fin many
years a melliber of the Legislative
Council of Nova Scotia, died sud-
denly on Saturday night. On.
Satuiday evening he had retired in,
his usual good health, anddie was
found dead. on Sunday morning.
He was 75 years of age.
A Paris special says that _the
French °eve) nment has given a
qualified assent to the scheme for
the emigration of .the Communist
it -ism -min to Arizona, or, at least. of
those ammig them who are not con-
sidered of a dangerous class. To
these emigrants the Goetrnment
gives transeortatiomegriculturaland
mining tools, arms and subsistence
fol. six months.
The delays in the work of the In-
tereolonial Railway are stirring up
even the supporers of the Coalition
Government in Nova Scotia. The
tardiness of their operations is pro-
nounced by one of their own organs
at Halifax to be discreditable to
them and disastrous to Nova Scotia
A severe rain storm visited
Omaha, on Saturday night, doing a
great deal of damage. Bridges were
washed away - in every direetion.
Twe miles of the Pacific Railroad
neak was torn. hie, ant3, other por_
'AUGUST
1871
t ons of the track forte distance of
ten miles west of Omaha were much
damaged. No trains can leave here
before Monday.
Terrible Exphosion-
A terrible ateamboat Pale
took piece on Snnday at Nt.-
by which a5 eaons , wen
and 100 wn• - -the
ht was sh .ting"
fir, la:till ehro (ik,
e foot of White-
abnellexsetruerseti,oinieBattery, bearing
le).a,
f 300 persons,
hee boiler burst with a tremendous
eXplosion, shivering the whole upper
works of the boat in Pieces, and
laying open the whole forward part
of the hull from the very keel,
The cause of the explosion is Un-
known. The forward part of the
boat was lifted fifty 'feet into the
,
an,. the &melee stack failing, and
.everything was buried in the hold,
when the boiler poured out a dead-
ly volume of steam. Many persons
were blown overboard some cf
these clung to the [firs till rescued,
but -others slink ;before they coul 1
be saved. The deug. stores in the
neiglyborhood we're filled with the
wounded. A number of the scald-
ed were placed in ambulances and
driven to the hospital, while otherg
were taken to their own residences.
One ambulance -w-as filled with
children, whose eyes were closed,
and whose whclefaces were swollen
beyond recognition. Their feet am?
lege were cooked, and the, tentier-
miiscFes laid bare. Seventy wound-
ed penons, moaning and groaning
wile pain, were sent to one hospital
alone. The scenes were most ii:eart_
reitding. As fest as the Wounded
w re eecovered from the hold, they
were borne to the deck of another
ferry -boat moved alongside. Med-
?cal :assistance was pt omi)tly bronght
to the scene or the disaster. Stinin-
lents were proinptly administered
to the sinking; and oil was poured
uPeri their bums as they lay in the
heel Of the -vessel. The dead and
dymert were lying around inter-
mingled in all directions. Alto-
gether it was probably one of the
most teartrending and disastrous -
steamboat explosions that ever oc-
cuelted in New York -waters.
Busn Fires in Kinca,rdin
On Thursday 27th ult., gray ap-
prehensions were felt at Mace dine
and neighborhood, owing to the
theeatemng.aspect of the fires that
wee smoldering in the woods here
sine -the late great fu es whiel de-
vadtated the bash. A little vind -
0n0 was needed to bring abo t a
rextewal of the confinet atione and
far nen in the vicinity of the dan-
ger' - commenced to reinove heir
furniture and valuables to plac s of
.saf ty. The smoke was so deneon
'son e of the highways and in the
vil age of Kincaldine that travel
wa, impeded, and it looked as if
nothing could prevent the piece,
fro n bOng ravaged. Fortunately
(luting, the nigh; and following
mo •ning rain fel 1 in plentiful showers -
ren ovm for the present the danger
that menaced that section of the:
country.
The Atlantic Cable.
. he first *Atlantic cable , was-
suc•essfully laid on the fitla of
Au rusty -1858, and ceased to Work
on he Ist of September of the same -
yea e during which time there were
tra smittel over it- exactly. 1400,
lost on the 2nd of August, 1. 65,,, -
me sages. The second cable was-
lai On July 23, 3860 ; the "t ied
Wit
wh n about two-thirds laid, and' ret
cot, red on the 2ncl of • Sei ten be,r
186'6,. and completed on the 8th of
the same- month, The hearth
(Fr ncli cable was completed on
the 23rd of July, 1869. mDuling
ll.
the month of ,-March, 1871, tiere-
wer transmitted across the Athantic
12, 17 messages, or on an 11Ver lige,
abo it 105 per day. About slyer'
per cent..of these were for the p ess,
and paid* but half rates. The orn-
pan es, during the past year, did
fron seven to nine per cent. di id -
end. , but aet aside no i•eerve f ..nel
for •epairs or renewals.
Ga "baidia on German Bray ry -
Prof. Lazzarini editor •f the 'w-
rier di Swdegng, who lat ly vis ted
Gar baldi in Carpera, h just tub--
lish d an aeconnt of his conve sa-
don e in, which he says: Afte we
had chatted about the p litical in(1
natiimar position of Italy, Garibaldi
retu ned to theallair at Mien (. an-
li
liar) 21) and gave me sou?ci part mi-
lers yout the combat-, doing justice
at tl e eame tirne to the heroic cur-
age nel firmness of the Prussians.
' W had,' said the Gener I, ' thirty-
six ieceaof cannoneand et in
of the terrible fire the Pr ssians aii-
van ed slowly. It must b confeed
that the Prussians aete tb
then in the world. Ne
seen in Filch a narrow spa
dead todiet as.at Dijon.
fol in an idea of it when
that in about the area of t
her 1 connted fifty-three corpeee."
Reverting to the present. situatioa.
of France, Garibaldi added : Be-
llo e me. it will be long, befete
besttol-
er 'have I
e so many
You may
tell yon
his cham-
_AT-GusT 4, 1
Freneh pardon the TtITI
ing to the aid of the R
my part, I separate the
Freneh people from
Chau vinists. The aeiiis
the Chauvinists both 1*
80n3 "1-nd the harder &t A
salutary for the, coup
manner in which I hav
-edpersonallie in. the ilit
al Assembly I
at Bordeaux 1 was no
speak—but I did 31Ort
am old and infirian.
glad to see that fanatic!
.eupremacy annihilated Al
the misfortunes of Free
a, ,,.
was and s vet thenn
regard to the Italians, LI
of Italy femin the neap t:
ever happen', for if th
th
take a sponge and Wip4
lase -confidence them:
in the task see before
efe • te -
The Power of L
The enormous amine
be collected in small sir
exemplified by the'ri
half -penny postage svstel
first six months of ti-xl
rate in Britain, fifty -d
post car& and about a. =
fourteen million ,hali-t
sand stamped labels
During the three monti
followed, and of which
vet received the returns
has been increaeing;
turns AS given for the
are : poetege
duty eti 60,866 ; poet
960, 1121,845 ; wrapp
420, £6,83O, tota
ling, all collected in eel
4111001
For cheap gents'l
Finnan. Boots of every
to T. Coventry's,
yo • 6 -
Unaltered -Chico ra:811
e 0.:
The negro hes alte
haps, whether mental
within. the Mat.
than any other equal
section of the leuman re
his portraiture en the
ments of Egypt, a
it at a glance. What
travellers, the Greek,
chroniclers, found him
still, 'with the same -eat
per, the same indolent
to the brain -breaking p
rouse his Wlaite brethie;
feverish activi ty, ;
like aptitude fo
elated or quiekly tlepre
who know the Week n
who have leatned
art often the least sane
ing his ultimate ftiture
forethought, the power
to provide for the hit
most deficient in pot
often amiable diepositie
ters nnfortunate y elan
race, diminiehing but
itt Afriea, is dwindling
in North America, as
ing ceneus of the Uinte with the ghastly
of figures. Yet that
negro under favorable e
can -work, save, an
inetaieee of Barbadoes
.ehow—AU the J'ene
-e••
The latest styles of Boo
all 'kinds eheap at T. Cort
Ire All Hiekson
mer remnants will noti
it great bargains, to an.
Fall importations
MARItitteGt
LAWRIE—HASNAII. t
the brides father, on
August, by the Rev.
Mr. jai). M, Lawrie, of
eldest son of John,Li
Port Dalhousie, to Ailali?
ter of Saninti Hannah.
,
DIIIATRS
v
IElt LtItION-- i. -81/0171t1;
nit, after a 11,11-o
Gardiner.
ALm5N. tle 2th ui
wife of Mr. ,Tainez
of Bay, aged 75 'years. !
(;11.1.}TAM. —At Abileyailt
day, the 2nd of Angus;
loved wife of -William
aged ).-1 years.
THE MA
5iwrip.1 prid t.. L1l„
btNCCA1 ur virg-A
Fail Wheel—.
:-.bring beit
11.11-14!:.
Man'ii Lana-in/Lb. kip
1),I.L.e4izi 014-, Ne -i4.1;
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