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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-06-06, Page 1MAY eeree 0, 1.87 'Montreal Telegraph Co - fled an effice at Kinstail,e W. G. Miller, of e, 'truce Mines, BelgroAlgoma. fling there. Waiter Murray and wit awanosh, left foe paego, rritory, on iVedeiesday isat. John Drumeaond, of Ho ;old the °titer day to robil Milamav two steers weig ?ands, at 5 cents per po for 'elle English market. . kr. ends' of Mr. T. Ragyardai - et, will regret to lean, th'. reSideuceein- Manitoba, he 1 up frem the effects of apoi that he came in contact having broken out with so parties from Hullett towns it to Manitoba in the spring :iand in one viciuity, and .g the growth of a village th aled it Londeshoro. iwar ls at home they state that t' ats been wetter than. ever lie yn. Og. the procession laet week et ae in honor of Mr. Mereaita of Mr, T. L. Jobb, of trr no very nearly being ajar a ran in fraeit of a teara was knocked down, and sned over a couple of times feet, was rescued from [noeition by one of the the intention of the menthe reange body of South Rurou, .tidr. W. W. Connor with asilv end eannplinaentary supper, ation of his having held tha 4 County_Master for 24 yea* §entation will take place at Itar- ktotel, in Clinton, on the 13th Thursday of last week wbijin F. Cameron, of Stanley, out of the door, she sli breaking her left leg a ht it ankle. The accident more serious. un account of thit ie ohl lady, who is verging die is tieing ae well as could, weekly examination in Soh* o 1, 'Thrnberry, gave the .E'Rilt on Friday last : Fo tageie Stewart, 55 per ce 1.1e.11, 50 per cent.; Jane Hisl aent. Third form -Given tion 'leper for entrance ceunty of Porth-BI Howard Snell, 30; Sai 20 Mary Farrel, 15. Kernick, of the en of Ushorne, happened, wi ent on Tuesday of last w reieht have been even. a Eau it was.. He was ti ;the orchard on horsehackea e. which had no bridle, : run, causing the young man. 4rike against the branches oftt ich caused him to fall to thli stuuned. He was picked but medical aid brought e = vein and. although save he will not be long incapaci work. aloseph Young has pureh- Lrtv on Josephine street,W .ween Co tin tin shop and mi 2.,ksatith sh.ep, from gr. jam ;, said has commenced t .of a fine hotel. The bui1din ,f white brick, with a frontagii t, and si11 run back 50 feel, a three stories high with mar if, and when completed will t structure on Josephine st 'a completed about the 1st 'en and will cost between. $8 too_ 4 • LARGEST STOO r DRESS GOODS AND THE, S Ta -V- _A. T -J. i EVER OFYERBD AT IVIGDOUCALL & CO: the Greatly depressed state Europe, our Mr. 1?1cDoUg red for Cash, a lot of Dr at Lower Prices then th be made for. TIN AND COMPARISO 'ONFIDENCE IN VITEDt ase can buy Better ; No listl-4 dy sell upon a smaller Profit; ke can offer greater Advitate very few equal. -al _A-. ID 1 Jth Lustree, New Shaba it.. er yard. :th Lustros, Extra Heath 01 esr, yard. dth Balmoral Twi1l, 20 teniii (lath French Ca.shmeres, per yard kith All Wool Foule Bagel er vard. , Oreat 'Bareains at , 'Silk, New Shades, 85 08 al:25. -TON GOOD ashing Prints, 5 oents ev Cotton, 5 cents per yard. [tie Towelling, 5 cents per y rwn Liman, 10 cents per y LES v MANTLES = oIue let of French Pa in Cashmere and Wo 'nue. qERY DEPARTME Ifni Selection of Paris $114 Millinery. ; Huts, Feathers and Flo Silks and Ribbons, in hits uf the Most Fashion ee will be found. the matt iu Seaforth. kale' should see our ,!.efore Parchasing. Touble to Show Goodlik4CDOUGALL. 8c, 0 importers and Deal° Dry Goods Onbr- TWELFTH Y_VJAR. WifOLE. NUMBPR, 600.1 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. DROPERTY FOR SALE. -For Sale, that con - x eenientand desirable residence on the corner ef High and Market Streete, lately oeeepied by Dr. Vereoe. Apply to DR. VERCOE. deg la LIJEVALE.-New Dwelling House in Bletevale Oka sale ; story and a half,18x26, with kitchen attached 14xI8; extra well finished; one quarter sere lot well fence1 and pump. Price, $500. -Ala. ply to JOSEPH BURGESS, Bluevele. - e-azee ! 'EVE SALE. -For Sale a first class Planing a: Mill, nearly new and hi good running order, situated in the flourishing Town of Seaforth, 111111 be said cheap. Terms easy. Enquire of $BCORD, COSSENS & 00., GOderich, Ont. VARII AND TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE, J PitICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. -Lot 17, Oaths Ilth concession, McKillop; price $40 per. sae ; Building lots in different parts of the towa of Seaforth ; pueehasers can Make their own terms of pe.yMent, at 8 per cent. interest. J'AS. BEATTIE. 591 . - VARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, Lot No. 5, Bay- ,: field Concession, Gederich Township, cora seining 85 acres, 50 of which are cleared and in at good state of ouItivation. Th lane is adjoining f tee village of Bayfiehl, and vi 1 be sold cheap and ea fsvorable terms. A,pply to the proprietor, J`OHN GOVENLOCK. ! 624 eaSOICE FARM FOR SATM-Being Lot 4, Li on. 7, liullett, County of Huron; 100 aeres ; *cleared, well underdratied, and in a good state of cultivation.; builaiiags convenient and good; teem easy. For further particulars apply to Messrs, McCaUG H elY & HOLMESTED, Seaforth, or on the premises to WM. E. COLD WELL. Con- stance P. O.555 _ • ___ • _ • ____ _ VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE: -For Sale, T the east half of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. S., Tuckersmith, County of Baron, consisting of 50 acres, 84 miles from the Town of Seaforth, and convenient to school. The land is of the very . beet quality. For further particulars apply to JAMES PICKARD, opposite- the premises, or to legmondville P. 0. 521 es. _ Vaal AND TOWN PROPER. TY FOR SALE, X 011EA.P.-Lot No, 24, Con. 9, McKillop, 100 sexes; north half Lot 3Q, Con. 9, McKillop, 50 Beres; north half a nortei ball Lot 31, Con. 9, MeNillop, 25 acres; residence occupied by Mr. fibleolmson on Gouinlock Survey, Seaforth; building lots on Jarvis' and F. G. Sperling's Sur- ! 'es. Apply to GRAY, YaLTNG & SPARLING, Seaforth. 595 ralted Fos SALE. -For Sale, the west part of -I; Lot No. 1, Con. 17, Grey, containing 50 acres, 8.5 of which are cleared, well fenced, and in a state ot good cultivation. There is a good frame house, good orchard and plenty of water. It is on the gravel road leading to Brussels and Seaforth, and adjoins a church and school. It • -also within half a mile of the Village of Walton. Apply on the premises or to Walton Post Office OTT A IlLES MURGIILE. 493 Vaal FOR SALE. -That well-kn iwn anal.fine- x ly situated farm, Lot 1, Can. 1,1 allett, in th.e County of Huron, containing 100 acres, 90 of which are cleared; there are two frame dwelling housesz barn, horse stable, cow stable, sheep -house and devinghouse ; also orchard end abundance of eater. The hum is situated two miles from the Town of Seaforth, on the Huron Road. For full particulars apply to MeCAUGHEY & HOLM -E- KED, Seaforth, or to SIAL0eN YOUNG, proprie- tor, enthe promises. 0 553-4x ROPERTY FOR SALE. -For Sale, Lot 14, Con 16, Grey; West half of Lot 29, Con. 6, with cheese faetory complete; Lot 14, 0o. 6, mid south half of Lots 16 and 17, Con. 6, town- ship of Morris; Lot 22, Con. B, and Lot 28, Con. B, township of Howick, all good improved farma, together with several 50 aere farms in Grey and Kerns, and houses and lots and vacant lots in the village of Brussels, Prices low, terms easy, sad title good. Apply to JOHN LECKIE, Bras - Pelle • 574 . VAIMFOR SALE. -For Sale, that most desir- ▪ able farm, being Lot 1, Con. 6, in the town- ship of Hallett, situated A miles from Kinburn, arid 6 miles from Seaforth. There are excellent buildings on the prenaises, including a first-class stone house two storey, 30 by 40 feet. A spring ereek runs Ehrough the farm; good orchard, good. hams, and the land in an excellent state of cul- tivation. Apply on the peemises to Jaarn Mc - MICHAEL, or to MR. JAMES H. BENSON, Sea- torth. 662 - :- DESIRABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.- For " Sale, &comfortable brick Cottage with 8 acres et choice land, in Roxboro, township of McKillop, within two miles and a half of Seaforth. There is afine orchtird of choice bearing fruit trees, also yells, stable, blacksmith shop, and all necessary coneenionees. It is pleasantly situated, and is a most desirable property for a retired farmer or a market gardener. It will be sold cheap and on essy terms of payment if desired. Apply to the proprietor on the premises or to Seaforth P. 0. THOMAS HYSLOP. 593 VALIT west,, taining50 ferm is sit LE FARM FOR SALE. -For Sale the all of Let 27, Con. 3, McKillop, con- aores, known as the Daigle estate. This noted within one mile and a quarter of dealorth. The land ie of the ehoicest quality. There is a handsome residence and good outbuild- t higs. Th fann is well planted with fruit and or- niimental trees, is in excellent order, and well %iced. At is admirably suited for e retired gen- tleman, a dairy -man, or market gardener. Terms easy, Th s property must be sold at once. Apply te.A. ST1Ij0NG, Seafortla 539 --- - - FARM OR SALE. -South half of Lot 26, Con. 6, Me els, County of Huron, containing 100 acres cleared, balance hardwood; 60 of stumps and underdrained ; soil ; 13 acres fall \rhea; good bearing acres, 35 B eres ele che loan Orehard bauk barn 40x60, nearly new, and other Oetbuildirigs; good log house, with new frame addition; 2 wells; well fenced. The above farm is only two miles from Brussels, on good gravel loads; eehool house ou the lot. For fort -her per- ticulars apply en the premises, or to C. R. Cooper, Brussels P. 0. ROBERT BROADFOOT, Propri- etor, Brussels P. 0. 588 VILLAGE PROPERTY F011 - SALE. -Being a Dwelling house and two lots, eentaining conc- ha acre each, in the Village of Vernaesitiaatecl on the comer opposite the post office, which makes them suitable for building for bushaess Paelloses. The house contains 5 bedrooms, sitting room, dieing room and letchen, with woodshed attached, sett water cistern. and .every other con- eenience to anakia comfortable and commodious Ou the lots there is a, good beano.- mama of various kinds of fruit, and a quantity of grape vines. There is also a well and. pump, wiped etelee and driving shed. - Terms easy. Possession given on the 1st of October. For fur- ther partici-Liars apply to the proprietor. S. A. MOPFATT, Vartla P. 0. - ------. 593-4x Pam IN aleg.ILLOP FOR SALE. -For Sale, the North part of Lots te aud 9. Con. 13, Me- Eillop, containing 112 urea ; there are about 80 cleared, well fenced, underclrained, and. in a heeh state of cultivation, the balguce is well timbered *tit harawooil; good dwelling, new bank frame but klaTT, with stabling underneath, and other outbuildings, also a good young orchard and PlalltY of. water. Is 10 miles from Brussels, 6 from Walton, and 12 from Seaforth, with good gravel roads to eaeh place; convenient to church and aellools ; will be aola as a whole or in two parts, ,cle.arill be exchanged for a green farm. Apply to Walton 1'. 0. or to the proprietor ou the premises. WILLIA.11 DYNES. 693 Farm Fon SALE. -The subscriber offers for sale Lot 22, Con. 12 of the township of Sten- ky, containing onelundred acres, 83 acres clear ed end in a gotel state of cultivation, and good tutees, balance 17 acres good hardwood bush; one half of clearing seeded down, there will be 13 aeres of wheat put in this fall, there is about 3 Imes of a thieving orchard on the premises and a valiety of frit trees all now bearing. The farm le well -watered, a never failing creek runs through the farm, also two good wells, large bank bull 36 by 60 feet with good stabling under- lies% the barn, and. a, log dwelling house: The 1n 15 situated within two and a hall miles of the village of Bayfield. For furthar particulars IP* to 3. Mc1/11A.N, proprietor on the prernises or to W. Condor, hayfield P. Ce 672 MEXICAN BANDITS , I HOW THE ROBBERS, BIG AND LITTLE, PLY THEIR TRADE IN MEXICO -THEIR THEORIES AND THEIR ' PRACTICES - THE GREASED ROBBERS OF TFTE CAP- ITAL -THE WHOLESOME FEAR OF AMERICAN MARKMAN-SHIP. 1 I VERA CRUz, Mexico, Apri 28, 1879. Starting a few weeks si ee with a friend and a 'vaquero guide, to attend a festa in ri-jarocho village at some dis- team we struck across the sand -dunes of the great National Road to the table- lands of the interior. This broacl high- way is about ninety miles in length, and is a part of that magnificent ,whole which, designed and constructed lay a corporation of wealthy merchants known as the Consuelado of VeratCruz, was intended to connect the sea -cast with the Mexican capital. It is men- tioned by Humboldt, who says that it will soon be finished; but after more than $3,000,000 had been expended upon it the work Was abandoned. At this day only the massive bridges which span the stream along its route, and the broad causeway of small stones and cement, grown over with rank vege- tation and fallen into ruin and. decay, remain to mark what was perhaps the most gigantic enterprise ever under- taken in the country. - For had it been , carried to a,n end in the same nia-nner in which it was begun, it would not have been surpassed by the famous route of Napoleon over Mount Simplon, nor by any Roman road of antiquity. Running northward along the Gulf coast, it trends inlatul a little shoet of Cerro ,G-ordo, whence passing through that famous defile to the city of Jalapa it climbs the mountain of Perot°, at an elevation of ten thousand feet, to the great table -laud of the interior. THE ROBBEB'S BRIDGE. Spanuing the river Antigua, at the mouth. of which Cortez- built his Vera Cruz, and sank his ships 'before begin- ning his march into the interior, stands the faanous National Bridge, better kaown, perhaps by its old. name of the King's Bridge, the neighborhood of which has doubtless been 1 the scene of more robberies thau any other single spot in all this robber -haunted land. For the country that Montezuma euled. and Cortez conquered. is the paradise of robbers. Every variety of the craft thrives here, from the petty thief who steals one's handkerchief; to the dating highwayman who makes a swoop upon a convoy of dollars and thinks little of 'a fierce fight with. its escort. In every city in the laud, when larknese. shrouds the streets, the , rob- ber and assassin issues from his lair *th, k "f ' d d broad glareof day even is not always a . . protection. The press frequently di - leas the attention of the autb.orities to the boldness and fre Luency of the eob- beries committed al, aigh noon. There is scarcely a road in ..Uexico two railes from a city that 's not infested with bandits, and the reveller is generally obliged to go well artiaed. Honest men who have anything to lose are always careful how they walk- the streets , at night. In the City of Mexico some years since a band. of midnight robbers called Eusebadoes, from sebo, tallow, kept the whole city in a freney of fear, and. plied their nefarious calling for long months before tardy justice overtook them. They derived their name from the habit of stripping stark naked , and anointing themselves with oil, making their seizure and retention almost an impossibility. Down in the purlias of this city, in the thieves' resort, I am told, the banker Bits at the Monte table with a long Catalan knife, pointed as a needle and keen as a razor, and warns the eager crowd that if auy cavalier° pretends to mistake the bank for his stake, he will piu his hand. to the board. Crimes which in any other country would form the subject of comment for weeks here pans comparatively un- noticed, and as often go wholly un- punished.. Innumerable are the stories of robberies whiehone hears, some of them of thrillinginterest and romantic character. HOW A TOWN WAS PILLAGED. , It is not so long ago as to have passed from memory that a considerable town In the interior heca,nee the scene of robbery which, has, in all the esseaterel, characteristics, been repeated in other parts of the country. As the inhalt tants of the place were about their morning work a large band of inn -se- men rode into the plaza,. The party presented the usual appearauce of in- censed patriots whose rights had been trampled upon by the temporary gov- ernment, against which they were about to issue a pronunciamiento. So the townsfolk simply shrugged their shoulders and said it was none of their affair. In less than a quarter of an hour, however, the aspect of things changed. A line of pickets was thrown about the town, preventing ingress or egress, while the dismounted patriots began _systematically to plunder the place. Nothing escaped them; private houses and stores came all alike to the bandits, and the pillage continued. so lone- as anything of value remained.Then, collecting their plunder, _they, mount- ed anil rode off la the regular order. in -which they had come. Whence they came no one knew; whither they 'went remains a mystery to this day. The robbery of a specie -laden train on the Vera Cruz Railway, not long since, was conducted in the same high-hauded manner. POLITE METHODS OF THE BANDITS. - The low -caste Mexican is peculiarly fitted for the trade of an assassin and a robber. A few dollars is a fortune to him, Baia a stab is a small matter. It is easier to kill his victim and despoil him at his leisure than to take the chances of attacleing a man who may perhaps offer a ' successful resistance. Almost certain of absolution from his clergyman, who ranks but little higher in the scale of oivilization than him- self, heis always willing to barter his -ready steel for the sake of the few dol- „ 11 or" SEAFORTH, F lars that will enablehim to give free rein to sensuality or to woo the fickle goddess at the raonteitable. "El mail - la no serena ni truena ' (the knife makes no noise), he says. Living upon • little, breakfasting on a sunbeam and. dining off a paper cigar, to borrow an expres- sion, the leper° is constantly tempted by his want and laziness to the com- mission of crime. The very sight of a pulque-shop, of whose tempting bever- ages he lacks th,e means te partake, or the flagrant aroma of the market fry- ing -pans, whose contents are not -for him, axe sufficient ineentives to a rob- hery for which the lonely roads offer a safe opportunity. The Mexican stage- coach, and the long, unfrequented high- ways abounding in secure hiding -places, seem designed for the especial benefit of the knights of the road. A carriage halted, the passeugers are requested in the politest manner to alight. 1 The Iberian never forgets his manners: even when acting in the capacity of solicitor upon the public .highway. The cus- tomary order, "Cava en. tierra" (face to the;I 'which the is then given, to the ' nwilling victim is expected prompt- ly t respond, while the robber searches his person. If a priest be of the party, however, the bandit generally deviates from his customary routine. Instead of ordering him to the ground, he ap- proaches the holy man, and, 'bending in mock humility before him, asks for alms; a request which the priest under- stands to be equivalent to a demand for his purse and valuables. Priests are a favorite prey with the Mexican robber. Non-combatants, the bandit is pretty certain to escape a fight, which -he is only too anxious to avoid ; be- side,•the holy man generally travels with a full purse, or at the very least can give his blessing. So well is this fact kuown that if several priests take passage in the same coach, it is almost impossible to -get any one else to ride in it. "The coach will certainly be rob- bed.," they say. After the passengers have been searched the baggage is ran- sacked, when, if no resistance has been offered, the coach is permitted to pro- ceed upon its way. Natives of the country, probably accustomed to being despoiled from iufaucy, seldom offer re- sistance, geuerally preferring to pay a gratuity to the first baud of robbers en- countered, which exempts them from further demands on the road. On this account "Indians," they say "are bad; but robbers are not dangerous, for if you give them what they askthey don't even beat you." The Mexican bandit, wisely calculating that some one may be killed, and not knowing but that one may be himself, seldom attacks a coach containing foreigners known to be armed. There is something so ter- ribly certain about the aim of an American especially that he gener- ally waits for an easier prey. When the stage stops for the night, or at some stage to chauge horses, the baggage is examined, and if it gives promise of rich booty, and. the passengers have the appearance of soft austomers, they are certain to be attacked as soon as the first chapparral is reached. But well -armed travellers, with that steady look of resistance so easily read, may travel anywhere. THE SOURCE OF THE EVIL. To the inefficiency of the Mexican troops may fairly be attributed the gen- eral prevalence of robbery and crime throughout- the country. The men themselves,often drawn from the refuse of the Population, or tainted with the moral poison of the prisons, take little interest in hunting down a class of criminals which, for aught they know, may prove to be their owu relatives. ,Scantilyfed, badly clothedtheir meagre -pay ofttimes stfalen by some peculating paymaster, they are totally inadequate to the forced marches necessary to the successful pursuit of bandits. In a country where horses are plentiful and cheap, they are badly mounted, and.the well-equipped robber laughs at them in a long chase. A THEME 2011 STERNE. , Riding slowly through the heat and dust of the sand -dunes, past the desert- ed camps of the muleteers, my eyes fell upon an unusual object lying among -the bleaching bones of animals that had lain down to die upon that sun - scorched plain, and. I pansed to gaze upon the unwonted. spectacle. It was a dead ass! I have always cherished the belief of some essayist whom I once read that donkeys never die, and that that rigmarole of Sterne about a dead ass was composed solely for the, pur- pose of drawing tears from an lover - credulous and tender-hearted world. But here was one - "Dead as the bulrushes round little Moses On the old banks of the Nilo." A practical man standing over this solitary and motionless figure -a man without romauce in his soul, who calls a "yellow primrose" a yellow primrose and nothing more -a -might have sus - 1 pected that he had simply lain down I for a roll, just to stretch himself after :standing for four consecutive days in the shady corner of a worm fence; for ' still "Upon the pivot of his skull Tuanal round his long left But alas! the libellous scoundrels who charged Mike Scales with vending a dead donkey for veal, and who have , always been supposed to stand, by their ' very accusation, convicted of falsehood, might here have found indisputable evidence of its possibility. The voice, "Musical as Apollo's lute," was silent; that "shining hazel eye" which in life Wore , "A mild, reproachful look - A look more Wader than severe," gazed vacantly into the brazen dome above. It cannot be said, however, that he was "a cold, moist, unpleasant body," for, reduced to the extreme de- gree of asinine -emaciation, he was a mere heap of bones covered by a sun- dried integument. My essayist, who, as I recollect, had a tendency to invest donkeys with a poetical interest, be- lieved them t they do not d band of Auro of an oversig ally and slo ceptibly, unt ment they ce She unsubsta resolved into like a mornin Wreck behind. the Mexican s So substantiat on the very e departed this a houseless v unpitied, a stick and ston wrongs till "The ass," s "knoweth his 'donkey of Ver He .is utterly nature of a, cr the existence huckster ever if I had a d Do yea think I'd I'd give hien som With a 'kiln sup, <SOW. MAY, auNg 6, 1879. be deathless. Not that e, but that, "like the bus - a, that ill-starred victim a they fade. away gradu- ly, and almost imper- 1 at the appointed mo - se to exist, blendina with tial air, hastening ato be the elements, vanishing dream, leaving not a ' The dead ass, lying on nd-dunes, seemed indeed the theory, and to be e of exhalation. How he 'fe I know not. Perhaps grant, anted, untended, ark for every passer's , he brooded o'er his a gentle heart broke. d. the prophet of old, master's crib ;" but the Cruz is not so fortunate. unacquainted with the , and knows nothing of f a manger. No Mexican ang : nkey wot woUldn't go, wallophim ? Ohl no, no; bay, and I'd cry gee I well! Neddy " H. M. R. Canada. -A Sirncoe man, who is training for walking match, claims to have cover - seven miles in 36 minutes. -One hundred and thirty children have just .,been brought into Ontario frona England under the charge.of Mr. Quarrier. -IYlr. Duncan Campbell, who has been a resident of Florida during the past four years, is at preseut on a visit to his friends _n St. Thomas. , -Mrs. Pickard., of Ingersoll. the lady who fell hate the culvert on the Great Western Railway some days ago and broke her leg, died from the effects of the fall. -Rev. James J. Hill, of She Hell - ninth Ladies College, has been ap- pointed assistant minister at ' Wood- stock, under Ven. Canon Betteridge, rector. • -The Redpath sugar refinery in Mon- treal is now taming out 100 tons of sugar per week. • It employs 400 men, and has received. recently 4,500 hogs- heads of sugar to refine. -Newsboys on the Canada Southern Railway are not allowed. to peddle fruit, candy or noti Ins on trains now, but ' are confined to papers, books, and periodicals. -Maurice cenna, foreman of Bire- os, Hamilton, has been ly's vinegar arrested for a stracting spirits from the bonded warelanise and selling them to make whisk° . -Dennis Pastien, Colchester, lately found a young fawn in the field while at work. It i beautifully spotted, and is noweloing ell. It is supposed the mother had b en killed as it was very weak when. fo nd. -Ernest D stin, a three year old son of Wm. Dusti , of Cornwall, got posses- sion of a bott e of ammonia while the family were in another part of the house, and swelloweo a portion sof it, causing death in a fe hours. -A horse h ving the small -pox was stolen from th stables belongiva to the Civic Hospita in Montreal, the other night. The hief will probably get more than he bargained ,.for, and be rightly served if he does. , -His Excel eney the GOvernor-Gen. eral and. the • rincess visited. Kingston on the 295h ul . A brilliant reception awaited the . The city decorations surpassed any hing of the kind ever be- fore seen in e y Canadian city. -At the Lo tion, which Victoria Dru ous Means of considered. on made before t don Teacher's Associa- et last Saturday, Miss read an essay on " Vari- Education," whichiwas of the ablest efforts yet e association. If 11 -Rev. Ja so es Bell, who had been connected. wit the Methodist minis- try for Upw rds of forty years, died in London, 0 tario, on Saturday last. Prior to the nion of the Methodist bodies, he w s a New Connexion preacher. -A trial is eing made by several in- telligent farm rs Quebec Pro- vince, this y ar, of the adaptability to the Canadi n 'climate of the am- ber sugar cans, which,it is claimed, will ripen in ti e same latitude as In- dian corn. -A fatal c5 e of sunstroke occurred at Belleville, on Friday last. Joseph Gordon, a la orer, was prostrated by the sun whilst at work. He was placed under medics, care, but expired two hours later. The deceased was an Englishman, ud had lately arrived. in this count He was about 65 years of age. -A terribls explosion occurred at Lindsay on atarday morning at 6 .o'clock in J. T urston's steam saw mill, Mr. King wi s instantly killed, and Walker, the ngineer, and a an named Young, are so injured that their recovery is d ubtful. A few others were more or 1 ss hurt but not seriously. King was ma lied, and leaves a wife and one child. -Last Sunday morning a fatal acci- dent occurred n the township of Man- ners, in Durh m county, causing the death of a WO gan named Mrs. Richard- son, who was on her road to church at jametville, accompanied by her son,who was driving. he bit broke and. the horse got aura y and ran away, throw- ing them out, illing Mrs. Richardson instantly. He son was also badly in- jured. -Damage f om the heavy storm of last Saturday vening is reported from different parts of the Province. The barn of Mr. F. M. Quillen, about two miles from C uelph, was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground. The fire spre so rapidly that the men barely ha; time to get the horses out, everythi og else being destroyed, among which were sleighs, carriages, threshing ma hines, ploughs, and a large quantity f other farming imple- ments ; also a lot of hay, oats, peas, cac. Total loss, about $4,000; insurance, $1,100. -Rev. Manley Benson, now - of St. Thomas, is to start on an extended. tour to the Old Country and. the Con- tinent of Europe about the 10th inst. -The wood shed of Mr. Alex. Car- ruthers, Glencoe, including the con- tents consisting of 60 cords of wood, was consumed by fire, caused by chil- dren playing with fire -crackers: -A car containing seventy barrels of salt, consigned to Ridgetown, took fire near Highgate a few days ago. The flames were extinguished, but not until the car was burned almost to the trucks and the salt rendered unfit for sale. -A tornado swept over the neighbor- hood of Sparta on Saturday afternoon. Fences were tom down and rails car- ried a distance of fifty feet, a brick -kiln was unroofed, and about sixty trees were leveled to the ground. on one man's lot. -A man named Samuel Pollock, belonging to Caledonia, was instantly killed. last Friday while walking on the Buffalo and Lake Huron railroad. one mile east of Paris. He was overtaken on a bridge by the mixed train and run over. -One evening lately a man by the name of Stephens, met with a painful accident at Berlin station. While at- tempting to jump on the train when in motion, he slipped and got his foot badly smashed. He was taken to Doon where his foot was amputated. -A murderous assault was commit- ted in Montreal on Friday night. Roughs entered the livery stables of Mr. Morey and attacked the night watchman, injuring him in such a man- ner that he died shortly after. They then set fire to the stables, causing a loss of $15,000. -A young man named John Davey left Hamilton Beach one evening last week to return to the city, and. has not since been heard of. It is supposed. he , was drowned, as a boat answering to I. the description of the one used by him on the occasion was found the day after capsized in G -age's Inlet. -An emigrant, whilst sleeping in the train at St. Boniface on Sunday morn- ing,s had a purse containing $280 extracted from an inner pocket of his vest, which was cut open, without -She loser knowing anything of the transac- tion. The name of the emigrant could not be learned. No trace to the thieves. -4 bush fire to the southward of Berlin during the wind. storm of Satur- day threatened to destroy what is called the Mecklenburg suburb. Both engines were out, and. managed to save the neigh.boring houses, the contents of whioh had been removed. The fences and growieg wheat in the fields were burnt up. -There are 1,500 men employed in She phosphate mines in the Ottawa county, townships of Templeton, Port- land, Buckingham and Hull, extract- ! ing phosphates, which sell at .pres- ent for $25 per ton in the Montreal market, which is higher than the price paid in English and European markets. -A fatal disease amongst battle has been making serious ravages in the neighborhood. of Shoal Lake, Manitoba, and its outbreak in other settlements is very much dreaded. The prevailing symptoms of the disease appears to be a swelling above the knees which Mils to the shoulders and generally causes death inside of twenty-four hours. - A raving maniac was arrested in London Tuesday morning. When arrested he had commenced. to eat the heel of one of his feet and struggled most desperately to get away, it taking five or six to get him to the station. When he was placed in the cells it was found necessary to place a chain around his neck and fasten him up to the wall. Too much whiskey, is the trouble. -Some time ago a brutal affray oc- curred. on the Opeonga Road between two parties named Manion and Mac- donald, in which the latter had his eyes gouged out, and was brought to the General Hospital at Ottawa, where he s underwent treatment, and had. his life saved. Manion was sentenced to three years in the Penitentiary. He has been pardoned, after serving about a year of She term. -Last week two prisoners escaped from Berlin jail. One of them, named Mackie, was run down and captured. The other ran like the wind, soon dis- tanced his pursuers, and. took to the woods on the other side of the Poor House and was lost to sight. Nothing has been heard of him since, and no doubt by this time he is safe on the American side of the line, from whence he came. They scaled the wall by making a scaffolding of some tables and benches in the yard. -A death from suicide occurred in London last Sunday evening. A men named McIntosh took a dose of Paris green on Saturday evening, and, after lingering in great agony, died at six o'clock the following evening. He had been drinking heavily for a week, anfi was generally a very hard drinker. No spepial reason can be assigned for the act, unless the fact that he could not get possessiOn of a farm which he own- ed, but which he was induced at one time to place in such a shape that it could remain for the benefit of his wife and children. -From the Boston Journal we learn that a sad. accident "cast a gloom" over the 135h New York regiment as it re- turned to its home from Montreal. While passiug through a Canadian town a gallant officer of the force compli- mented the personal charms of a Kanuck-maiden, who stood. on the de- pot platform, by throwing her a kiss, an. doing this with considerable ani- mation, his set of false teeth were jostled from his month and fell out of the car window. The young woman kindly picked up the displaced grinders and handed them to the tliscomfited officer, but the plate had been cracked, In 11 31/IcLEAN BROS., Publishers. t $1.50 a Year, in Advance. and during the rest of the trip the owner had to "gum it" on the hard tack provided for the troop's refresh- ment. - On Friday, May 16th, J. R. Milne's mill, at Essex Centre, cut at the rate of 34,000 feet of lumber per day. There were no extra, hands, and the logs were not picked. The men in the mill are confident that 40,000 feet could be cut in a day if nothing should go wrong. - The MontrearPress seem to he get- ting into trouble. Dr. Coderre has taken an action for $30,000 against the Montreal Evening Post for calling him a quack and his syrup an imposture. A child died about three weeks ago from an. overdose of the syrup. Hon. Mr. Huntington sues the Montreal Gazette for $50,000 for libel. -Mr. M. W. Browne, an old and re- spected citizen of Hamilton, died sud- denly at his residence, Park street, on Monday morning. The deceasect gen- tleman was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1816, and came to this country when only fifteen. He has during a long re- sidence in Hamilton occupied. many po- si9.ons of honor and trust connected with city affairs. -A few, days ago Mr. R. H. Elliott, of Norwood, climbed a tree quite close to one occupied. by a young bear, to get closer shots at the animal. The be- sieger, emptied his piece, thus using up all his ammunition, and the bear by a slight change of position treed the man. Mr. Elliott was only relieved by the ar- rival of a, friend, who by shooting the bear cleared the way for a descent. -A lamp exploded in St.ndrew's Church, Kincardine, on Sund y. even- ing, 25th ult., and the result ea21 e near being fatal to the church,. the burning oil scattered over the floor aid. table setting the matting on fire and burning up some books. Fortunately the flames were extinguished. before further dam- age was done. It was just befere ser- vice time and. the congregation had not yet gathered, otherwise serious injury would have occurred. . - Eight years ago Seth Green, as an experiment, turned a few hundred shad. loose in Lake Ontario. It was some time before he heard from them, but suddenly, in immense schools, the little fellows appettred at the foot of the lake, and each succeeding year they have in- creased in number. They do not seem to thrive, however, for. although multi- plying with rapidity, they have not, ex- cept in rare cases, grown to a size large enough to fit them for the table. -The Kingston News says a funny incident occurred as the Vice -Regal party were leaving Johnson street school on Monday morning. An old woman in the large crowd which had assembled in the street called out as the party got into the carriage, "I want to see the Princess." His Excellency, who happened to be seated near the old wo- man, took hold of her by the shoulder and, pulling her forward, said, "There she is; take a good. look at her." The party then drove off amid loud' cheers and laughter. -The Princess Louise is reported to be a lady thoroughly accomplished in domesticities. She superintends every detail of the entertainments at Govern- ment House, and. has vigorously direct. ed. the repairs going on there. She has good artistic ideas in regard to house- hold decoration. The other day, not liking the paint prepared for some woodwork, she mixed it over with her own hands until she got the tint she wanted. The result showed. that her taste was perfect. The Princess has taken the lead in a very sensible re- form -that of not making extreme changes in dress at a time of mourning. She has worn since the death of her sister dark costumes, to be sure, but no technical _mourning dress of any kind.' a -Rev. Mr. Goodyvillie, Presbyterian minister at Camlachie, Lambton coun- ty, has been so unfortunate as to incur the displeasure of some unscrupulous parties in that village by the support he has given the Scott Act, and by en- couraging the enforcement of the liquor law in Caraltichie and vicinity. Some busybody, anxious to stir up strife, re- ported to a young man named Crowthers that the reverend gentleman had stated that he was intoxicated. Crowthers met Mr. G-oodwillie on the evening of She 19th ult., and expressed his willing- ness and ability to lick him. He was brought before a magistrate -to-day and fined $5 and costs, besides being; bound over to keep the peace. A few days ago -while Mr. Goodwillie was delivering a lecture on temperance in the chfirch of Camlachie, some cowardly scomadrels entered his stable, cut the mane off his horse, and shaved the tail, keying .15 as bare as a pump handle. The out- rage is universally condemned, and if e . the perpetrators are discovered, their punishment will no doubt be severe. -On Satuxday afternoon about five o'clock, as Bev. Dr. B,yerson was en- joying a sail on the bay, at Toronto, net far from the Island, a squall which came up unnoticed by him strtick his sail and at once overturned ins boat. He found himself almost helpless in the water, owing to his being entangled in the tiller -Topes, but he Managed to , cling to the stern of the boat. He called loudly for assistance, and for- tunately not in vain. The first boat that came to his aid was too small to allow of his being drawn. into it with safety; but finally, after he had been in the water for almost a quarter of an hour, a larger boat than either of the others came along, and by the united. efforts of those present he was ultimate- ly drawn into it and taken to the shore. Too much credit cannot be given the occupants of the small boat, two young men named J. Boyd. and T. Ross, for their gallantry in going to the Doctor's rescue at great personal risk to: them- selves. Their craft which was a. very small one, was nearly engtilfed .by the waves when they attempted to take th.e Doctor into it, so they contented them- tleman afloat till additional help ar- rived. When help aia arrive their boat was half full of water. So far the Doctor has not felt any the worse for hisimptomptu bath. -One of the festivities to be indulged in at Toronto in September on the cc- casion of the Vice Regal visit, will be a fox hunt, in which His Excellency and. laer Royal Iliemess will join. -The Grangers of York, Peel and Simcoe counties held a grand. union pic-nic in Victoria Park, Toronto, on Tuesday last. Notwithstanding the contiimed heavy rain there was a very large crowd present. It was resolved to Incorporate a real estate bank in the interest V Grangers. -The Duke of Argyle, accompanied. by his son, Lord Walter Campbell, and his two daughters, Lady Mary and Lady Elizabeth Campbell, with their attendants arrived. at New York per Steamship Scythia, on Tuesday after- noon.. The Duke declined accepting hospitalities from New Yorkers, as he desired to remain at his hotel to recover from confinement 011 hoard ship and. the effects of the sea voyage. He expected to return to New York and embark for Europe about the 16th of July. -Charles Hodelsoniadivinity student residing at St. Andrew's, Manitoba, at- tempted to commit suicide near his re- sidence by shooting himself. Very for- tunately the attem.pt was not success- ful, and alth.ough the ball entered. his side no fatal results are anticipated. The unfortunate man, -who had been in charge of the school at Fort Alexander, received & sunstroke some time ago, whie,h materially affected his mind. He luta on several occasions left home, and after being absent some days would. return safely. -Last week Mr..R.Campbell,of Minto, delivered to Mr. Wm. Hind.e, of Harris - ton, for shipment to Europe, what is said to he the finest lot of cattle ever sold from one stable in that section of country. The following are the weights as they were placed upon the market scales in pairs: 2 mammoth oxen, weight, 3,400 lbs.; 2 steers, 2,350; two oxen, 3,340; 2 steers, 2,750; 2 steers, 2,840; 2 steers, 2,500; 2 steers, 2,20; 1 steer, 1,350. Total, 15 head, nearly 22,000 lbs., for which the high price of five cents per lb- was paid by Mr. Hinde. -The disgraceful con -duct of a mili- tary man in good standing in St.Cathar- hies has come to light through the News. It says: The tongue of scandal is busy here with the name of a promi- nent military man. It appears that on a visit to the 'United States he became acquainted. with a young lady belong- ing to a respectable family. He paid attention to her for some tircte in the character of a single man and finally seduced her. Finding her pesition, she came here and learned that her be- trayer was married. She was subse- quently persuaded to go to Ogdensburg, where she was confined, and her mind. giving way under the _calamity, she et - tempted suicide. Owing to the posi- tion of the offender the affair has not been brought to light through. the press here. -A few -days ago a large consign- ment of dynamite arrived at Point Ed- ward consigned. to Mr. John Chester, custom house broker. The people at the Point would not have it there,- and. insisted on its being sent down to Sarnia to the consignee. But the ,Sar - Mans would ha,ve none of it, and be- sought the teamster who brought it to depart out of their coasts. The teamster threatened to throw it off his wagon, thereby causing a general starapedesthe crowd. running in all directions. Final- ly it was taken two miles out of town, where it remains covered with a tar- paulin, loaned by Major Wiley, the .agent at Sarnia. There are two men guarding it day and night, foraoranger- ous as 15 18, there are people whb Would stealit, and no doubt it will SOOD. eat itself up. Since the recent explosion at Stratford no one wants to have any- thing to do vvith dynamite or explosives of any kind. The powder, or whatever it is, was eonsigned to the contractors of the Lachine Caual. Varieties. -The greatest pleasure of life is love; the greatest treasure, contentment; the greatest possession, health ; the greatest ease, sleep; and the best medicine, a true friend. -A sweet omelet is simply a rich fried. custard. Take one teaspoonful of sugar, oiae teaspoonful of ereara to every two eggs, mix thoroughly and cook. Serve with jelly. -Handsome screens and raantle lambrequins are made by pasting color: ed pictures, autumn leaves, or other de- signs upon a background of black cam- bric, finishing the whole with a coat of good varnish. -To remove the iron taste from new kettles, boil a handful of hay in them, and repeat the process if necessary. Hay water is a great sweetener of tin, wooden and iron ware. In Irish dairies everything' used for milk is scalded with bay water. -Dried rose leaves sell for $6 a pound, but any farmer's wife ought to be able to have as many as she likes. They make the most di3licious of sac- hets, either for the bureau or the lineR closet, and, when mixed with dry salt, retain their perfume fora long time. Tolm Carey, of Stratford, met with a serious accident on Saturday last. She was driving some geese out of the Gra,nd Trunk freight yard,and had reached the pen, when a train which was -on the siding backed up without her perceiving it, ana she was crashed between one of te cars and the fence. She called out lustily, and some of the trainmen went to her assistance, but so firmbewas she wedged. between the ear and the fence' that the latter had to be torn down before she could be extricated. The injured lady was removed bome, , selves with keeping the reverend gen- i and is still in a precarious con • c