Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1871-10-27, Page 1- - OCT. 26. 1R7T. telegraphie communication Outside world by the 1st of No- ISSTRNTS. --- Messrs. Allen & fitting up the ola grist fain intention of inakin=t it a ferni- Amuse. It is well adapted for see, and we hope it rimy result Tease of the now fioutiehieg 4 the enterprieing proprietors. Terme,— Mr. Whn. Robinson, -the Carrick Brass Banda evaa. with: a brass band instrument, S50, by the ntemircrs of "Bel- Ige No. 2S1,. R A. O. of Geed of which lodge he is a member._ se thia ledge framed holdilig a fristrumentai concert on ase 26th last lisbshnee 1•:TING.--The• managers of the hurch, had occasion to chenge. fleeting back to the. 12th, not • F to - secure two of the leading: And as it is now past we can - it waa a, complete success. e SAWS of a debt en the church,. vas swept off with a sillseerip- he proceeda of the meeting. snted S120. The day be - al; much to the sue - meeting, the exercise com-• 1 o'clock, ps m., with divino 'ducted by Rev. Mr. Reheats, nanville. After service all the basement below, where iereeted and bountifully pro - he choicest delicaciee, and -justice to this part of the all made their way to the n Church, over the way,„ esting and instructive addles- ivered by the Rev. Mr. Ed- e Exeter, and the Rev., Mr. eh occupied the time until. 4 which the Concourse again the baeement, when tea was ahal at 6 ecloek the multi- e•t--arned to then seats, wiTR kere delivered by the Rev. of London, and the Rev. !from- Mitehen, and the her P. Ile Rev. Mr. Boddie oc- hair. The Ex.eter choir was redancet adding much to the- ineetinse Great credit is ladies arol gentlemen whos se affair. A PARTAKER. Greafs rfneheae.--s•The council met stele, Crartbroak. on Thurs- 2th, Present : Councillors eehati and J. Leckie ; the le chair. 'Nth -lutes of the- qngevere•read and approved. ; accounts. were then press ert Pearson, crossway ore Lota '20 and 21, c.'20. ;. cohering erosaway au side- ' no ; Logan, Concession 14, $7012 /a i. erosewaying CORCeSSiO11 [Lobed Moore, crosewaying, $12I 124 ; Robt. Robert- • ing Couceseion 16, $44 1(; e- crosswaying Coricessi6n ander McKenzie, covering, (sneesaion 14, 9; ULU. aad gravelling Concession ;halals" ltleQuarrier are eel- rT•i, $26 ; Carr, hsian 4, $6 75; Roe, Mc- - erbertsom gravellin e $55 ; nroaswaying Concession 2, Eferbertsms. cuttrug ▪ ; Samuel Pollock; cross- - eseion 1 36 25; Jahn est, s:15 10; Dunford and Ceucession 12, $41i 87 SO, grevelling, Care- h:t'st-; _Thomas Mitchell- eeion 14, .$1`39 ; Thernae ince on gravelling, -s-S8 -utel SIemene, seeauded bv I, That the foregoing at:- . and that the Reeve grant on- the same- (tarried,. Strachans seconded ley Ss • Council eow adjouanS at Tuck's hotel, me the r next—tarried. ; J. IL (IRA NT, Clutha ; (Obit/4.0:ra.. V the late Thomee Puss, ot in Ilullett, will take Lay, Oet 21, fram his late 'f place of iuterreent at -ads and acquaietauces ited to atteud. The: - from. Retinue, are ex- pall-bearere. 11equies- ea, the Farmers. -ANty M011.111Ss - oh eshans, in the shape af pe rambulating the c-ou.n.try. aier implements. nuatufaetures, and you will ar a realitets/ price. del re: pile fully retion leis "f (4e.r, AturtiA :Intl sav- or their tau a liberal • pit %oflIti inform, them •that he 7.-4H, liana; at the FO(N I) RS:, Inas. Cara Piewa, Cultivator -i, aa straw-Cutter:a set quality, Intel itt prieea to wottlel speeiaily call attert- ' tt VJtIt hgii e 17..,(7nerlt-} nit rorltu.”0.= p:irreipal Phrws. kept eon- 1 priee paid ft.r (=Id crtr.t.- ..n (*TT R. IVII,SON, Aintev i e. f • 1111VVAR AND.. AL OL. et74.••i7.. 1 a lar,,!,• ar4i De. Stf=1.t.,,f-f tilt• 14=.,t 11 air 8.74 oC eVerl vuil net,ir r. Eave Troug:aing, etc. art, : . 04 1144 ` • ..:07 70 CHU nifat'''4111. V- 111.4: n77' ..`; 11.1.• Z . . 1 ; • `7 • 141:TION 197 i'7. ! 4-'•77 • :( - 01. ite•-,L1.% .! t.: 7: -77 : .„( er 1,1 ; a n 11 •• lia' tiona.: 1.. - reaa. '• "..1.11.Nra - 14 , VGLUYI 4. NO. 47. ) WfilIOILE NO. 203. f NommumminiumnimF itC Tomo 0.,xpoitrir IS- PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, IN SEAFORTII. Trmats.—$1.50 per year in advance, or $.2 at the .ond of the year - Advertising Rates. TR.% T.CS.tEST First inaertion, pe -aline, 8 cents; subsequent in aertions, 2 ceats each thnai e, lr line. CONTRACT BATES. column one year,.. $60 00 half . . . ...... 351 00 "- 8 months . ....... 20100 Half " one year . .. ....... .. . . . ... 85 00 half " 4420 00 " 3 months ' 12 00 One-fourth one year ......... 20 00 " " half " 12 00 " 3 months 8 00 'One-eight:11,one ytiar " half It aan:e-twe:ifth3io.untilielf°yne:t!ixils "3 months 3 00 Business Cards, (6 lines and under, la" year.. 4 00 Advertiseraeuts of Strayed, Lost, Found, &c., not exceeding 10 lines—first mouth, $1; atter first month; 50 cents each month. Advertisements of FARMS and LEAL ESTATE -for sale, not exceeding 15 lines—first month, $1 50; oaela subsequent _month, 75 cents. Births, Marriages, Deaths—Gratis. Advertise-inents without spedific directiona will be inserted till forbid, and charged accordiugly. MeLEAN BROTHERS, A!rnn� Y. McLeaa,l. Publishers. A.anaN MC:LEAN. J 8 00 5 00 8 00 5 00 BUSINESS DIRECTORY. E.111C-4.1f4.. TIENTESTRY.--T. :G. HULL, (Lieentiate of Dena alurgery,) begs to announce to the inhabi- taats of Seaforth and sarroundiug couutry„ that he has: opened an office for the practice of Dental Surgery in the rooms formerly occupied by George Harris, Dentist, where.he Will be prepared to de all kinds of work expected Mahe profession in a HAW-- tactory manner and on. reaaon-able benne. 186 TIAVLD MITCHELL, M. D.'Graduate df Vioto- 'IL' lie College, Pbyaielan, Sara -eon, etc.. etc, Krantirta', O.—Coroner of the County of liurtni. Office and residence, at Thom son & Statile 's. 7 _ '.7 W. R. Small, Physic -late Surgeon, -etc.- -14-' Office—Opposite Scott Robertson's Grocery, Main street, Seatorbk. 53 / _JAMES STEWART,. M. D., C. NI., Graduate o- " McGill, University, Montreal, Physician, Surf geon, etc. Office and Reffidexice--13ratefie1d. , ITL. VERCOE, M. D, C. M., Physician, Sar- a' get/ix, etc. Office and Residence, corner of Market and High streets, in rear of Kidd's store. ' 1111. CAMPBELL, Coroper for the County. _Office a•-•'" and Residence, over .orby'et corner store, Main street, Seaforth. Office Iuri, from 11 to 4, each day, and all day Satur . 159 . . L 414AL. . TIAN [EL ATeDONALD, Barrister, Attorney -at -- -a-' Law, Solicator in Chancery, Notary Public, Conveyancer, eta.. Exearat, Ont. 1...-- Money to Loan at Low Rates. • 188 . _ A_, if eCALIGHEY .&.• HOLMESTED, Banisters, At- Av'm- torne3-s at Law, Solieitors in Chancery and Insolvency, Notaries Public aad Conveyancers. Solieitore for the R. C. 13ank; Seaforth. Agents for the Canada Life Assurance Company, N. B.—$30,00U to lend at .8 per cent. Farms,. Houses and Lots foaside., 53 • '1 " E. ENSON & MEYEB R. attistero and Attorneys . at Law, Solicitors in Chancery ihid Insolvency, : (lonveyancerie, Notaries Public:, et. .0fileas—Sea- farth and Wroxeter. Agei as for the Tana and Loan 1, .Co. of • Upper Canada, and the Colonial Seourities Oa of London, England. Money at 8 por cent.; ud ' cOmnission eharged.„ - 53' . %rag. U. B;ENSON. H. W. C. MEYER. . 11011`.E1..8. .. ' HOTEL, (Late Sharp's.) The under KN°X.S signed begs to thank the public for the liberal patronage a -warded to him in times past in the . hotel busines' s and also to inform them that he has 1 Aigain resumedbusiness in the above stand, where 1 he will be happy to have a eall from old friends, i and: really now 011CS. '7) - a 126 THOMAS KNOX, RRITISH EXCHANGE lifiTEL, Goderich, Ont., 74-. .T. CALLAWAY, Proprietor; j. 8. WILLIAMS, ()Ate of American Hotel, Warsaw, N. Y.,) Manager. This hotel has recently been newly famished, end re- fitted throughout; and is now oue of the most coin- i. fortable anti commodious in the Provinee. Good Sample Rooms for Connuercial Travellers. t.. -P” Terms liberal. . ' 123 , irlitieEILLANEOID4. t 11.00DING'S Banking and Exchange Office, in `--v W. S. Ronaiersoa's Store, Seaforth. Green- a" backsr ArnerietueSilver, and Drafts bought and fail& -0 Good Farmer's Notes dieconnted and purchased. 1.= JOHN WADDELL, 1 191Agent. , a is A. SHARP'S LIVERY & SALE STAI3LES. 4- • Office—at Marraa's Hotel, Seaforth. Good Eforees and first-elass tainveyancee always on hand. 11 C.ZHARP'S LIVERY STABLE, MAIN STREET, al '-' Seaforth. First -ease Horses and Carriages ' ilways on hand at reasonable.) terms. ei4 R. L. SHARP, Proprietor. tf TORN 12,RIGHA'af, Exehange Broket, and Rail- 81 ,.,1 way Thiket Agent, Houghton's Hotel, opposite hi ). T. Railway Station, Seaforth, Ont. Throfigh Uicketa issued to all points in the Weatern States,- ' :alifornia and Red River, at reducel rates, affording he greateat faeilities to Eirtignmts. All necessary nformation given respeeting Laud Agencies, etc. ireeinbiteke, Bonds, Cotiponm and uncturent Money, inld and Silver Coin, bought and sold at bestrides. -1 R. COOPER, Conveyancer, Commissioner in --/' Queen's Bench, I/Hair:ince and General Agent. ,tb ;gent for the following Fire, Life and Accident In- fo urance Companies : The Beaver and Toronto IN- r , aal and the Westeru Fire Itisurance Corupaniee, A . Lie Reliance Life Assurance, and the Hartford M. so [dent Iusurance- Comnany_ .,_. MONEY TO LOAN on real estate security. All orders by mail or otherwise promptly u.ttentl- ad to. ()Mee, opposite Rees' Taller shop, 18641 AINLEYVILLE. VETERINARY SURGEON.—FRED. COOK, of v Baratena, would respectfully inform the pnblie that he has taken up his reaideuee in the village of Belmore, where he will be happy to attend to all oalls made ou him in his profeseional capaeity. Mr. Come has attended to several eases of -both horses wudl cattle which were given up by other practitioners and effected perfect tures, which can be proven by eartificates sigma' by over 200 gentlemen. For testimonials sec posters. Mr. COOK will attend tit Ainlayville in the fore- noon and at the Town Plot, in the Township of -Grey, in the afterhoon of the first and third TUES ,' DAY of cash month: 186 CFIVRCHIT.L, VETERINARY SURGEON, • (Member of the Ontario Veterinary College,) begs to intimate to the inhabitants of :4Seriforth and surrounding country, that he has opened an Office in Seaforth, where he may be consulted por- 'sonally or by letter, on the Diseases of Horses-, Cat- tle, etc. Having received a regular and practical education and having been awarded the Diploina of the Veterinary College of Ontario, T. J. Churchill has every confidence of giving satisfaotion to all who rimy employ him. REFERTINces—A. Smith, V. S., Prineipal Onto.- ; rio Veterinary Cellge; Professor Buckland. Dr. thorburn, Itowel, and — WctUs, M. D., it V. 8. Veterinary Medicines constantly on hand. calls promptly attended Oftlee--Carmichuers Hutel, Soaforth. - a717,3.77. THF OZNKY 041 ,MAID. Y JOHN CARRII.K. So cheer s and sa4 by the flick?, i the, i Sits this .ossil-like da e, 'like a sta,the Sb prim d so proud, o'er her oft coun ., (al!). If e . She is un eyed, ant 1 yesInone she live 1 1 bLttf r Self What faii lady would stoop to the tu belief ed grade, And the comfortless life ofa selfisli ol , , maid. . SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, OCT013EiH, . No husba d to pheer ler, no ehildre play She frets a cheer es And for n ofal dr.W stir d she fikmei; o.11 the lon, d that) She seeks cat! And all fr in he w dism 14 e1, So 1 b nsoc lif So u In .stitch gee, 1 s -her.] f,•-• Ever motjui a Iier lo wife, Whom sh 1nojv, th With a s iri , not f Ili fils c ,alons pl tn, MUM; A:nd • she rams hs at. upon er is eitl • tra,vere ng Iif si gl maid.] 0 V , (she is foreign t it, and fo dies th thiringo n shiin.k fa che rless old r, And as ors ad or fail In the inn there She gruml les th chase c -hep, And she s t owls the sl Then she for so Who in m maid. Then she drear rc log bbind, s e pa ses and ensiying ths oughbut life, ul- e, but khalre to the lo d wh ch theicra ky olcl 10 118, to the marlfet g spiri-t1 is pr ee when she p t e connubial pair in fate, and longs ry the lonely old !et1 ps back. to ler her, ' to lighten y, and dark as e hs for poor bachelor affections are en he lost this le es at e 1Iat e, rc Itur s het abede No kind el ildren me her le, 1, But a hoes cold as . dere Then in ho an+ she si men.; In -conseer te s If land, One bache or gained. , old t. U el. Now the Iv ari onse d y with itstroubles . has fle And carew rn and wear she seeks her as: lone b , In' solitude ied illnes, for hours she has sat, : But now s e Jet. lonely—She sleeps with te C - LI ! 'his feline est of elegem rate grade, surps semi (Mee phiete by thiS lonely . old mai ut (this to th ladie may se In • here is on Who will my the e, will save ter from this is at, f she choos a to be on cat. Zenith, 0 lab, 1 Written; or the 1E1 n answer to 'f The vhich appea ed in the nst. "! 110 tho' strange it - o live an& like ai1dorn, so know hy,f be the 1N EXPOSITOR, a py MI Maid," ihsue of the 13th FACTS Usiefut brkespondeli LANE'S POS The natural e climate of be as folks ugust ; A u t 'inter—Nov ebruary, an d Nay. */ BOUT NITOBA. IS to Inieulding irnuri- grantM. of The Riwon, Expositor. ',Manitoba; Oct. 2, 1871. - }..tE SEASONS division'of the seasons for Red River woulcl appear s Suminer-3une, July, inn—September, October; mber, Deterober January, March;. Spring—April SUMMERTEMa ERATURE Olr RED RIVER. ' The Sum • er temperature of Red ver, and th absence of frosts during at season, etermine is fitness for ricuiturid :u- poses. Tjhe following We exhibits a comeariso 1 between the IllIller tempe ature of the settlement, id various ot er well lkinwn places in nada :— Degrees. ' At Red .. 67.76 ,At Monti- al.. : . 2. 66.62 At Quebe ... 62.91 At Toront . ... .. 63.98 It will be se n that by the above table at the swum r in Red River is nearly ir degrees seiner than at Tormsto. ave other t Ides (which I have had e difficulty in adapting to my pur- se_ ) I find hat the small difference between the te nperature of the Spring at Toronto an 1 Red River is another spe interesting fact. ‘Fhile the summer shows Ian an excess of 3. 18. the Spring gives a de- sell hciency of 2.83, so that the mean of the ly Spring and S miner months at Red thr River is nearly one degree higher than aro the correspondi menths et Toronto. hugSUIT This is a seas with us, and upon it wec n sa,y little 74,1 We find upon enquiry that the prevail- 8the ing character of the winter months is long coritimied intense cold, with a clear dry atmosphere. Mercury often freezes, according to Dawson's report as given in 1858, and remains ;congealed. for many daYs together. low their real value. You have no idea what -good a little ready money is in his country.- Claims of 150, 200, or o 'en 300 acres of land, can be purchased Ilor £20 and £30 sterling. 1 m an the half-breed claims aloni; -the Assini- boine and Red Etiver, on which, iu a good many instances, are good.log hoe ses and. also considerable land broken up. I will now take it for granted that you ire ready to leave. - ROUTES TO TAKE. The' best and quickest route is by steamer from Goderich to Duluth, by rail from Duluth to St. .Cloud, via St. Paul, by stage from St. Cloud to Twenty - :Five Mile Point,. from Twenty -Five Mile Point- to Fort -Garry by steamer doWn the Red River. To those who intend fern:din; and who bring teams, let them provide themselves with provisions for the whole journey, which usually octu- pies about 20 days. Those who bripg teams, and wh:o have provided tbeinsehtes wellwith camp equipage, -etc., wo ld save 'a great part of their expenses getting off the cars. at Morris and driv- ing over the prairie. The stage bermes int'five days, but a man well equipp' for campiug, etc., need not harry hir self and would get in say 10 days. it is -not necessary for me to say anyth. about the land, as no doubt you have heard of its good qualities. Et is to be regretted that the -Canadian route cannot - be put in such a way that horses. cat- tle, etc., can be brought that way. Young men owning alone, and, with lit- tle or no luggage, I would say to --them go .by the Canadian route, but on no ac- count attempt to bring any of your ,fe- male acquaintances that way, as they would -perhaps have to bear hardships which in no way would benefit. their health. Tugs are on all the lakes, and no doubt next ,spring s•ou can come up in ten days: Persons with farm implements, etc, would do well toehib together, and stick together all the way up. Another thing, you must be- on your guard for Ameri- cans, who will try to dissuade you that such a way is •the best—that you cannot go that w ay, etc. Tell them to mind their own business, that you know yours and you will get along. Those with teams can buy their tickets to Morris. I think from what I have heerd from emi- grants, that the road I have pointed out is the best, but of course emigrants can suit themselves. TIME TO LEAVE CANADA. The first of May is soon enough te leave, and in fact, it would be well to re- main until about the 15th, of Nay, as the roads over the prairie, are in seme places before this date covered with water, so as to impede travelling. - ON ARRIVING AT FORT GARRY it is best to pitch camp, the same as if you were on the prairie. Board, is very high, and would soon run away with your loose cash. Set out at once and take up your claim, and if you have e little money to - spare you might be . able to get into a house. the next day. The half -breed -s are anxious to sell out, but on no account buy a lot from Any of them, until 'you first know that their mime is entered in the Hudson Bay Company books, as claimant for that lot. If you do not ascertain this, you will in three cases out of live lose your money. Avoid politics fer a time, and keep your own counsel, as you,. will be an -tong strange people and in a strange land. - In my meet letter I will take up the commerciarprospects of. this country. FRANK MCPHILLIPS. -4* • 0. A Snake in a Rassef ger Car. • Dr, N. B. Anderson. of this city, re- turned -home from a visit to St.. Louis the other day. He relates a little incident of his travel on Monday night, which partakes somewhat of the horrible, The -seat irt the immediately.- in front of the doctor was occupied by a swarthy, rough -looking and hard -visaed, cold - natured -kind of -man, who carried with him a wooden box, about the size, per- haps, ofan ordinary hat box. Some time in the night the (lector noticed this mau take the box from -the rseat and place it in the rack overhead, and then take hie seat, -- But what Was. more noticeable in the man was his apparent reStlessness after this movensent, as every few moments he would turn round. arid look anxiously at the box, as though it -contained some -precious treasure, or as if he dreaded sotething within. Before it had remained overhead a gre:at while, the Strange individual arose, took hold of the box with the same .N•1P caution as before, and placed it on the Os seat beside him. .Soon after, a.pa,ssenger -8Pe entered a,nd asked for the sees occupied T by the mysterious box, when its owner told him the seat was taken. The doctor, alter this, took no further notice of his tra,velling cempanion, and, forgetting the circumstance, eoon fell asleep, with his head bowed down an the back of the seat in front and immediately over the box. In this position he slept soundly until daylight When he awoke a frightful ctacle met his • bewildered eyes, that Jost paralyzed his already drowsy sea. The curious box was iimilediate- under his face, and (oh, horror !) )Ugh an opening made in one corner, se almost to the doctor's forehead, the e, rough head of a venomous, deadly ke called the Cyphon, his eyes glar BRANES FROM THE BURNING. Thrilling Story of the Wisconsin Fires —The Burning°. Pearattigo—A Race for Life -2 -Perils from Fire and -Water. The New York San gives the follow- ing harrowing particulars of the fearful conflagration which overspread the State of Wisconsin last week, as related byeantee- . of the sufferers who, with others, arriv- ed in thet city. The relater of -the fol. -- lowing incidents is a Mr. Hunter, wise resided at Peshtigo' • Wisconsin, with his wife and little child.seven years of age Their house was about three miles from the town, just at the edge of -a strip of forest. There had been fires in the woods and prairies for a week previeus, and night after night they had sat at the windows gazing upon the glorious pano- rama, of -flame, smoke and sparkling cin- , eters as it moved alohg the horizon. Very little or any fear wa entertained, as 'the course of the fire seemed away from the town. On Sun lay night they at- , tended church in th village. They and. Martine. the hired eller', retired to rest early, wholly 1. u usuSpecting the feat ful peril that wirs to overwhelm them. At about midnight they were aroused by the roar and crackling of flames. At first they were almost petrified With amaze - Meat and fear. The blaeing wolds seem- ed marching 'upon :theist. • A brisk breeze was stirring, but the stroug cur- rent of hot air raged te and fro with a horrid bowling sound. Quickly dressing; they rushed to the ellen'. The sky was jthick withssmoke, arid showers of sparks {were hurled hither and thither, assailing their faces, eyes and clothieg. From the barn came a piterius chorus of neighs, bellowings, and screalms from the terrilie ed cattle, horses, and other animals. After great diffieulty!they were released and compelled to go but. ' THE CATTLE AT ONCE STAMPEDED -from the fire,- but the horses treinbled and seemed paralized, their nostrils 'ex-. paneling, their eyes dilating and glaring, osid their mouths frothing. With great difikulty and haste they were. harnessed anil attached to along lumber box wag - into which a few Jirticles were thrown, and the party mounted a drove off. An eighth of a mile had be traversed at a rapid rate, when a sudden gust of wind drove a mass of red-hot [tinders upon them filling the air with stifling smoke, Where the sparRs fell they burned into the flesh. The little girl screamed with fear: " Oh ! Mama, I am burning up . She cried and the Others groaned, shoojk off the fire end covered themselv-es with blankets. The air for a n oreent was black and, breath- ing was almost impossible. The horses staggered, backed, and reared with furious screams. and then with a plunge that unseated those in tFe wagon, madly, leashed down the road at almost lighten - nig speed. • All control of them was lost, and the party clung to the sides of the -Vehicle to keep in. qn they flew, the wheels striking lire 4gainet the stones, a id the wagon swaying to and fro from o ie side of the road to the- others Then for a time the wind ehanged, and the clouds of cinders were harried in another direction. 'They could see that all the northern -part 'of the village WAS ON IRE, end the flames seemed moving With the velocity of clouds. J.11 the buildings were of wood, 'much pf it being pitch pine, and as there had been no ram for a long tinie and the sun had baked every- thing dry, .the fire 1111) along them as though they had been a train of gim— p wder. The blaze came like a Moue. - t 'nous *aye with a ban1--nl—til I and roar --r, and hiss—ss-1-s ! and horrible so Inds of crashi4 chimneys and tini- b The .villagers rualcd through the streets to the river into which they plunged ! The herses )bad reached the head of the principal stieet whenthe sea. of flame had begun to shrge through it. To pass here was cerIaiu destruetion, and if -the maddened arimals could not be turned down the cros -remd death was at hand for all. With geleat effort the reins were drawn and the feat accom- plished, and on dashed the chiniSy team bounding and rattling over the road, • A turn of three miles more lutist - he made to reach the river. Half a mile is paseed and a shallow creek reached, into which the horses plunge in spite of all efforts: .The three quickly saturate their clothing 1 nash watee over the horses, who inny, pew, and neigh as though • they reciated the situation. Again a start nade and the Party go along at high ed. Before the two Milts are reeehed HE FIRE HAS SURROi/NDED THEM. . One part alone is untouched ; it is a barn, lane running down 'toward the river. Into this they pm: Closer and Closer comes the fire. Sparks. are scat- tered over them barnieg where they touch the fiersh. The horses are wild With pain and Fright, and bending down their necks tear Meng With frantic speed. A gate isreached. but *About pausing they dash through . it, I scatteriug the splintered fragments like.so many straws. Down the hill they gallop; the river reached ; they leap, and plunge, and horses, wagon, and -people are in the chilly waters, midst lumber, logs, ashes, charred beards and enery kind of rub- bish. There were also auinsals ef afl kinds intermingled and strugkling frir life. Here was the culmination of hole ors. The tesna becoming exhausted with their efforts, fivally seek, and were carried away by the under-cnrrent. 'The- m her animals held on like hinnan beings with their feet to the fleating logs and timbers, all the while uttering the most pitiful moans. There were a number of persona here, althougn most of the refugees were further up the stream. As Hunter said: " We stood in the r up to our necks, our little girl lie being held up between Us. When rst went in the feeling was that of a refreshment The top of the water ed warm but the batons part was • fi fter we had been there half an the ivihd eanied ercat chips, and aiimmanne eve] pieces of boards, some of them flam- ing. These wohld be whirled in the air, high up over our heads, and. • HOVER, LIKE HUGE HAWKS; and then swoop down upon its. We would duck our heads under the water, but would get so exhausted that me could not, and then we had to be burned. Poor little Minnie, so Weak that she could hardly cry, would say, "Dear papa; I am burned again. Dear mama, my feet are so cold, and I am- so tired." Three hours and more thus passed. Every minute we expetted to die: Fin- ally the air became so hot we could not see. Our eyes seemed parboiled. The agony was awful—our feet like ice, and our faces and heads in an atmosphere of fla,me. At, last there was a rneh of the waters, the dam had given away, and the flood came down upon us; sweeping us off our feet into a mass of timber, broken plank, (some on fire), horses, cat- tle, hogs and human beings, all strug- gling, and, shrieking. In the rush and whirl the almost help- less Mr. and Mrs. Hunter were separat- ed. Mrs.. Hunter went down and came near being drowned. Minnie was lost and drowned. By a swerving of the current they were- waehed on shore and at daylight found each other. There were, many suoinnhig and crying over the scene of desolation. On all sides as far as the eye could reach were smoul- dering fires. The villaee was a lona waste of ashes ; not a vestige remaina The very turf was eaten away by the devouring flames. The dreadful agony of those who had lost children and other relatives, as well as the awful anguish from burets, was beyond description. People, neighbors, were so scarred and blackened as not to know each other, Bunted and drowned bodies lay here and .ther6. in one place there were fourteen, these apparently having perished during flight together. Two little children lay side by side NN ith their halals extended towards each other as though beseeching help. There. were other heartrending scenes too numerous to mention and im- possible to -adequately dessribe. Uelp came to the adjacent country, and tbe sufferers were sent to their friends. ewe— Canada. nd A- heavy snow storm prevailed in Mon - en treal on Friday night last WINTER, f n which is ?et to come ing ti, INTENDING EMIGRATS. We nnw address ourseles to intending einiarants. Aftr having mUle up our minds to come 1 to this 'country, turn every availlble thing around you except a span. of -your best horses and a wagon, into caSh.. Takel no notes of hand for anything. but get the hard cash, uo mat- mu: into' the eyes of the frightened man, le he thrust his head from side to , dartiug his forked tongue almost into the doctors face. As soon as he could recover bis senses he touched the owner of the reptile on the aria and called his -attention toWhat he thought the critical condition of the man. But instead of being the least b aeitated he turned deliberately around, caught the snake by the neck, stuffed hen d wn into his prisoners(' covered up the box. The Cyphon is one of the most venomous of California. reptiles. Dr. Anderson said -there was a striking re- semblance•w beteeu the looks of the snake and its owner, and he dreaded one as h as the oth.er.—/diashehse t.uar;ree ter if you have tO dirpose,uf artielu, be- journal. Lulu - Mrs. wate Mini we ti great seem cold — — Mr. William Hill, of the Township, of Barton has a squash which weighs 110 lbs. —At a late meeting of the Woodstock Town Council, a grant of $500 was made towards the relief of the Chicago suf- erers. —Mr. George Forman, of Stratford, has sol(l over four hundred building lots in that town during the past opmmer. — Oil was. last week struck in the township of Sarnia'Lambton County, at a depth of 460 feet. There is some talk among oil men at London, of establishing a new bank, for the special advantage of the oil interest. --James Kerby, the builder of the Kerby House, Brantford, for several years a resident of Chicago, lost his all in the great fire, and only sax, d his An and daughter's life by wading into the lake. —Hamilton was the first Canadian city to Contribute to the h elief of Chicago. The first offering was $2,000, cash ; this was followed by a car -load of clothing, hosiery, mechanics' tools, etc., valued at i8071,.0a00cietymoafk2esi,g 00609:000 in all. leohbad — The Conservatives of Prince Ed- ward have brought out a Mr. 3. 8. Ale- Cuitig to contest that County against Mr. Striker. Thell amilton TimeA ferocioue- ly says, " Striker will make mince -meat Of the Tory champion " We hope not; in that case he mould be a smasher, not a Strik —A Plowing -Match under the auspic- es of the Hibbert Plowing Society was held on the farm of Mr, Robert Hamilton, 1 lth concessiou, eu Wednesday last. Two silver cups, one presented by Mr. King, and one by _Mr. Kidd, of Carron - brook, and.several plows were competed for. The manner in which tho werk was performed was most creditable. Ln Ingersoll, they have organized a night street patrole of citizens fur the prevention of fires. — The Ingersoll Chronicle says Me. William Little, Dereham, kat with them a Potato ;weighing three pounds, and a goose egg measuring 94 incites long and 8 inchea round, and asks, how is that fur high ? —Thomas Secord, of the township of Burford, mysteriously disappeared about the 22nd of last month. lie was last seen in Ingersoll, where he had been at- tending the fall fair. Foal play is sus- pected. A party of forty of his friends; and neighbors last week made an unsuc- cessful search of the town stud vicinity of Ingereoll for his body. — In a recent sermon at Yorkville, Penshon eaid the devil never enter ed a house whose door was shut unless he saw a beckoning hand at the whitlow. — It is proposed to establish in St. Marys large works for the manufaeture of agricultural implements, engines and boilers. The plan proposed is to issue 800 shares of: -S25 each, 200 of which are to he taken up by the employees in the shop, and retained from their wages in shape of percentage on their earnings. 3 his would give them a personal interest in the undertaking, arid induce them to economize time aud material. It IS also proposed to eiroobe a Board. of Directora from shareholders of $500 and upwards, eeng one Director -th be appointed by the working men. cau ITIeL CAN 1111110TICERM, PuithipoiLera. (113.11. 50 n Year, in advance. home and he saw his house burnt dowe, and When he approached it tumid hie family in a lethe :weeping the loss of everything they had except the clothirg they Wore. This was more than he conhl . bear. His reason gave way. He was,- j- dered about a raving maniac for a few hours and died. St. Mary's preachers seem to be eir with the -times and to be tognizant ' passing events. In nearly all the ehurch- es of the town, refereece was made la, t Sunday to the Chicago and Michigan :fires. - —A new elevator has been erected in Collingwood by the Northern Railway. Compeny. liming a storage capacity of 250,000 bushels, and an elevating cas pacity of 6000 bushels per hour. The Rev. 0. L. McKay, recently - appointed a missionary to China by the Canada Presbyterian -church, left -Wood- stock for his distaut ephers. of future les bor on Thursday morning, the 19th inst. He goes by San Francisco and will, we understand, be located in the easteru part of China. Mr. McKay is a brother of Mr • JC McKay, of ihicKillop. —Mr. J. Dalziel, of Chester field, who imported 'several thorough -bred rams in the early eart of the season lias ,aheady disposed of them to other enterprising breeders in Ontario. Ohe has been bouglit by Mr. Adam Oliver, Downie, inc by James Cowan, Esq., Waterloo, nails sa2toho.ird r.iy Mr. The_mpson, of Senth umfries. The amount paid for each — On Wednesdayof last—week, a car n the L. &P. 8. R., train from Port tanley to London, laden with elaese, 'aught fire and. narrowly escaped being- ethrely consumed. The loss will be bout $2,000, all the cheese being more sr hese damaged. The car in rear, coils aimug cheese to the value of $10_,•00, lso took the and was with difficulty ireserved, , but hey• determined efforts on he part of the employees the fire was at ength got under. — Mr. Chas Gordon, . who has been icier of Knox Church, Mitchell, for the nast thirteen yeaes, behig about to les love to the United States, was present - d a few evenirigs aeo, by the congreea- ton of the above church, with an. eine- onate address; which was accompaeied All a, handeome and Valuable silver 'ateh, as an aeknowledgement of his uus t ring efforts to promote the interests ef t ie chureh 'with whieb he steed toile ccted. - _ — At four o'clock in the inorning„ riday last, senile the freight train fro11! t e east was passing the NVoodstuek sta- t on at the rate of twenty miles an hoer, brakeman who was deseending on the s de of the caboose, struck against the N ater tank, and was precipitated to the g °and and left !sprawling thereon, Sur - g cal aid was soon at hand, when, to the s nprise Of all, it was found that the only ii jury sustained by the man was a emit - i his coat and a dislocated ankle. 'rhe man Wm. Ilorton has been t ied at Sarnia, ited convicted of the n urder of Joseph Robinson in July last a id sentenced to be hanged •un the 28th o December. The ahowliaa is disposed_ to leniency, and says . 'Accoi dim to o r laws he eiceerves death ; but mill the ✓ Igat strafigulation tuf the old man, and t e forfeiture ef his miserable life to the in )sty of the law,. make any of the p ople of Canada better, mere guarded of t eir passionate tempers. more fearful of crime, more can fel of the lives and p iperties of their neighboxs ?" The farm of the late Peter Patter- ::),,2o(oifidDeivilie, County of Perth, was so d a few days ago by public auction, to Mr. James Redford, of Stratford. fee has been discovered at Lake 81) diandowan, inAlanitoba, and hued - re a are _rushing to the fields. , On Wednesday evening, a week ago, as he express train on the Creat W -est ere was nearing amnia, it ran upon a dr re of homes on the track, inetantly Ira seven of them. . Counterfeit four dollar bills of the Br tish North America Batik are in cir ulation. They are photogi a,phie he- ita ions, of faint shadowy appearance an reddish brown. tint. Beware of them. A ijre ()Centred in the village of Bei- m° it, -County of Middleeex, on the night of he 19th iust., deetreying the fiax mill bel nging to Robert Nickles & Ban" It is 8 ipposed to hahe origniated from this fur twee, as it had only -been shut dean also t one hour and a hill. Loes s.hout $2, 00; no iesurance. — At a receut bazaar in Hamilton-. a gole -headed cane was offered to the "1» st popular man" in the city. The reel It wais (welded by ballot, and Mr. Jae es Proctor won the cane, havirre poll .d 1.007 votes, being ten more than any of his opponents. A London paper says that Pluehe Campbell continues- in excellent health and buoyant spirits, and bas grown emea stouter wad Li iehter in coreplexese eerie: het imam -el -ether than ber or As _vet no step ls have been taken with a view bail; nor have any fresh developeene te _of the case been made, —Soule person Or persons, fond -of mischief, and net having thu fear of tee Direetors of the A grien Itnral Society of the Township of IA est Flamboro- beim o their eyes, beat tereel a laree quantity of feat} erS in =he Drill::•.hed prior he this exhibitiou at Dueitee, a L w dies age, whichtho, ougley dreguesed many ho ded the eow. 1 a t telt Tv Bryn thew lu the °aunty of Lambton the.fires are nraking some sorry hearts. Last week in the towership of Moore a farmer named Shepard was called to assist one of his neighbors to intercept the fire which was preying on his fields and feLees and threatening his buildings. Aft4r Y,otking until he Was quite e - in.. 'Quite),i..i the diteetaea of his enty sh-un. expeassuce in 'using i's Pulnemic ;hers have proved to be the most unheated remedy fer rs, and irritation the • threat, d by cold, or armee."' exertion of •ocal organs; public speehers and. singe 8 Will mid them Heat henenanai. The ntire freedom fi mu all del•eier ems in limits renders BryanS Puhuoni.:t \leaf ss„ or Cough and Voice Lozeue a. a saf remedy for the Merit delicate ni r- nd ha n caused them to be held Di high steem by all who have used them. Sold iy all ttiiCiiic del'ALI23 ' at 25 -CeIltS- per L 244-3 - ; 1,3 •71.. 34 1 34 P• '- 4 •;. 1 1 1 770.