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iY AND WHITE COTTONS
ijI Hifi SleiPlinqR,
!ore the GREAT ADVANGE
'end will be sold at
T FVHLL PRICES
I ,E 1)1 ECE.
VICDOUGALL & 00.
iJL'st Ikautical As-
.01.11ilent of •
RETONNES
k st.keeper ,shotfid see them—
. VERN (ilEAP.
iICDOUGALL & 00.,
v
and )ealers in DRY
Onlv..
;:it. If any or our cotem-
eve an individual who earl
,vin g resided iu the canuf,ry
). this one, they should: trot
L. Moore. of BlYth, got
iY fri1itexed a. few days ago_
ssine by the INfausion House,
relaud street, and was about
comer, when a horse, whiCh
bY the side of the hetel,
op at him, and seizing him
e of the coat, hfted him off
tieyond beiug rather badly
and getting a ,:}oti shaking
mit seriously hurt.
reintreal Witte e.; says: "Hr.
:idd, who hulas the respousi-
:: of Principal of the Mackay
' ter Deaf Mutes, has pro-
xceedingly interesting and
Ut pamphlet, gieing the his
rt for the benefit of the deaf
during 150 years past." Mr.
s kn-iu-Iaw of err. Tituathy
Grey, aud is highly thought',
40 have the pleasure of his
(te.
zday eveniug last Alexander
son of Mr. Rabe Ross,
iessilku Grey, died of fever.
had Ikeeu in moet robust
t the time of his illness. He
with the ceremonies of the
teperauce, of which order he
ulker. About forty of the
.',.ipeared in full regalia., and
i the obsequies. A sister of
aeed eeven, died a few
ennui tinnier of the East
ekericultural Society held at
Belgrave, laet week
y 14 t aud successful
kit 100 perskis sat down to
c:tairmanaIlkted teenew
e kedueting the ineellec-
f the entertaiument. Toasts
I, with, and. speakers were
esenk otsl. from the company
--tlikettselves (ku ahy subjea
' This brought forward cin -
lit awl several gold prac-
'ete.
.ty Itet week a merchant,
eises are on the Curt
Gederich, happened into
ihment of another, and
leinees was pretty slook,
bk swap yesterday's sales
..Done," cried the other,
ly tikeeght it was impossi-
/ythire'!:itt ench a transac-
alee if the day were to-
ee of merchant No. 1
1.25, while No. trsreathed
:Lteun. of
Jet:. IItItji receutly eeistiug
;1',-Inekre cheese and butter
Thetnas 1;allameyee, M.
the 'er, Stratfeel, has
ted. after the parties
t e‘pensee ek the. amount
'Fite difficulty' referred
et a !--tippesed agent or
t eokneeny haying said
Pkalhantyne`s their
h!t kler make (kf cheese,
(k ktepany and their
ea, smelt ebjected te, and
releteed to deliver said
hien.- t do ee by I Ian-
wl.i(11 tees aa action'
eein-eth c:enpany for
•eepany, repre-
' jetet Jeltee_el and.
.kted to Strat-
entisiere keeeninati,kn, at
ldlau-
, hi., tterney,
Le ti;ellantyne)
tteCeee te abeut
ieey .eoe year
r al *vas ac-
. etaeliees were
•
(eee Bail cloth-
e! re, 'tenet- English
kext : aise. nekti'e and
I te.• cellar at-
: e,•hke-t : ale k a full stock
:re.:Atitee. A very large
-
• !'eatrt's in all the new -
e' AN:Leer-ix, Oak
MeLEAN BROS., Publii3hera.
T I RTEENTH YE AR.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1880.
Wiel.OLE NUMBER, 639, $1,50 a Year, Advaneee
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO.
THE DONNELLY TRAGEDY.
Having determined to clear out our
present Stock to Make room for our
large Spring Purchases, we are offering
_ GREAT INDUCEMENTS
To Cash Buyers. Come along with the
Money and we will show goods at
•
SUCH LOW PRICES
That the very Closest Buyer will be
perfectly satisfied. that our house is
THE RICHT PLACE TO BUY COON.
CHEAP DRESS GOODS.
We are closing out a few line e of
Cheap Dress Goods less than Cost.
OUR MANTLE STOOK.
The balance of our • Mantle Stock
must be sold during the next two
weeks.
-1
HATS, FLOWERS AND ; FEATHERS.
Ladies' Trimmed. Hats, Flowers and,
• Feathers very cheap. _
ORDERED'OLOTHING
Selling Fast. We take the Lead in
Ordered Clothing. Every suit guarani -
teed a Perfect Fit.
R EADYMADE 0 LOTH I N G
CHEAPER THAN EVER.
A Fresh Stock of roceries
Always on Hand.
Remember the Place—Opposite the
Commercial Hotel.
HILL BROTHERS,
Main Street, Seaforth.
THE CANADIAN
)3ANK „OF COMMERCE.
1.SEAFORTH BRANCH.
TH-F1 OFFICE OF THE CANADIAN
BANK OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN
M M 0 V
To the premises lately occupied by the
Consolidated Bank,
First Door South of the Com/mere ial
Hotel, Main Street.
A. H. IRELAND, - - MANAGER.
SEAFORTH FLAX MILLS.
Tundersigned is now prepared to m ake
!arrangements with Farmers for the corning
season
FOR LAND TO BE SOWN.
Arrangements will be made either by the acre
or by the ton.
GOOD CLEAN SEED OAT HAND
And will be furnished on application.
JOHN BEATtlE.
N. B.—The Mill Property will be sold on rea-
sonable terms to a suitable person to run the
b118i13.68B, or will be exchanged for fdrm prop-
erty. Apply to JOHN BEATTIE, Seaforth. 638
DO ST
SEED WHEAT.
THOSE wisbing to proctus wheat of the above
-variety should apply to the undersigned at
GUM; at his Mill, 4.1. miles north of Seaforth.
ANDREW GO VENLOCII,
fi39-4 Winthrop P. O., Ont.
• OLD MRS. DQNNELLY
Was a woman quite advanced in years,'
with a strong will and her share of the
natural ability charac eristic of the fam-
ily. At the time of liler death she was,
with her husband, u der a charge of
arson, brought again t her by a Mr.
Ryder, who was arrested as being impli-
bated in the mil rder,bu t since discharged.
JAMES CARROLL.
Ile is -a young manebeing only about
27 years-- of ae. te although his beard
makes him lool, older. His father was
a farmer in the towuship of Stephen,
Huron county, but when he died James
removed to ,iliddalph along with his
younger Lrothere William. Ho follow-
ed. the occupation of a farmer, and also
acted as agent for agricultural machines.
Thus engaged, he lived a quiet life un-
til about two years, ago, when he fell
foul of the Donnellys. Oee quarrel led
to au -other, and by-eald-bye a bitter en-
mity sprang up between Carroll aud the
family, which was intensified when Car-
een received the appointment of coun-
ty constable. The Donuelly's claimed
that he used his power as such to harass
them, being ever ready to receive in-
formation and execute warrauts against
any member of the family, while slow
to move against others. Carroll be-
came an active member a the Vigilance
Coin mi ttee, whose format ion c ul m in at -
ed in the inhuman destruction of five
members of the hated family. Thefirsb
to be arrested as one of the guilty par-
ties wie the subject of this sketch, who
is elle:ged to have been the leader in the
murderous attack.
FATHER CONNOLLY.
The above cut is taken from. a photo-
graph of the Rev. Father Counolly,
whose name has been prominently
spoken of in conuection with the Vigil-
ance Committee. He appears, judging
from hia appearenee, ,to be fully 50
• years of age, and is rather above the av-
erage height and well built. He has a
benevolent looking countenauce, gener-
ally illuminated by a broad Dish smile.
His Accent plainly bespeaks his use
tionali tyethe reverend gentleman hav-
ing been born in the Emerald Isle. He
is a well educated man. He came to
Bid.dulph about a year since from Que-
bec, where he was much liked by his
parishioners, his genial fatherly minis-
trations having won their highest re-
spect and esteem. It was for these
special traits of character that he was
especially selected by the Bishop of
London for the purpose, if possible, of
healing the differences and quieting the
troubles that had made that part of the
township notorious. ,His first act was
to form* the Vigilance Committee, and
he used his utmost endeavors to obtain
the signatures of all the male members
of his flock.The Donnelly, among
others, refused to sign this document,
and Father Connolly from this feet
came to regard the family with sus-
picion, which was increased by the re-
ports from time to time brought to him
concerning them. A misunderstanding
between Father Connolly and the Don-
nelly boys was the result of the Vigil-
ance Committee deviating from • the
course which they at first pursued, and
arraying themselves especially against
the Donnelly family, the younger mem-
bers of which were of the -opinion that
Father Connolly was the instigator
against them.
•
The Wheat Requirements -
What Has Been Done, and What There
is Yet to do to Feed Europe.
The latest estimates of the require-
ments of the wheat markets have re-
cently been summed up and placed to-
gether in tabular form, and. the follow-
ing are the results:
The wants of Great Britain are shown
by the general average of the following
estimates:
Estimate of J. B. Lawes. 149,336,000
" of London " Times " 129,280,000
of Statist, England 144,000,000
t t
Average of above estimates 140,870,600
Further requirements 72,220,912
Probable further requirements of
France from Feb. 1, 1880 40,000,000
'Probable farther requirements of Bel-
gium and Holland for their own con-
sumption to close of year 12,000,000
Probable requirements of Spain and
Portugal from Feb; 1 5,000,000
too. for !Italy • . 8,000,000
Do. for Switzerland 2,000,000
Total wants for balance of year.. 139,220,000
The summary of the amounts of
wheat shipped from the four United
States ports July 28 te January 2,
1880, of New York, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and Boston ate- summarised as
follows,:
To the United 9:kingdom of Gro!t Bri-
tain.. .1 33,929,204
To France.. 22,878,983
To other Oonntries 14,365,744
Total
Corresponding time -of 1878
71,178,937
53,641,884
Ille:CEIE0 of 1879 17,532,:153
According to these Statistics G-reat
Britain has received about half the
amount of her requirements of the above
estimates. France has received not
over the third of what she will need ;
other countries have received about one-
half of their requirements for the year.
Thereis still from six to seven months
during which there will be no help from
the new crop, and all mustdepend on
the surplus crops still left in haud. To
meet these wants we should. now ship
at the rate of about 23 million of bush-
els per raonth, but allowing for sup-
plies from other sources than the Unit-
ed States a fourth off, and. our exports
ought to be enough to clear off over 17
millions of bushels per month, or about
four millions of bushels per week. In-
stead. of this amount, we have °lily
shipped 8,099,277 bushels in eight weeks,
or at the rate of one million bushels per
week instead of four millions per week.
Yet we are told there is great doubt
about the markets. We begin to be-
lieve there is some met od in the mad-
ness of Keene and his yndicate in the
grain question.—Alich,V an. Farmer.
Perth It ins.
There were 63 oasts disposed off at
the Division court hel intListowel last
week.
—Twenty deaths h ve occurred in
and about Milbank wit 'n the last two
mouths.
—A very creditable abbe library has
been established in the little village of
Kinkora.
—A. goodly sum—$2C0—was collected.
itt th.e St. Marys Catholic Church for
the relief of the starving in Ireland.
—Mr. D. P. Clapp, B. A., of Stratford,
has been appointed Inspector of Listo-
wel Public Schools at a salary of thirty-
five dollars.
—A sawmill belonging to the Messrs.
Grupp, of Brunner, was burned to the
ground with a quantity of dry lumber
on the morning of the 24th ult.
—A valuable young horse belonging
to Mr. Charles Courtice, of Fullerton,
took inflamation and died in a Mitchell
livery stable one day last week.
—Miss Beith, a popular teacher in
Listowel Public School, has resigned.
She goes to fill a more advanced. situa-
tion in Windsor Public School.
—The Bible class conducted by Dr.
Dunsmore, of Mitchell, now numbers
upwards of eighty, of all denominations.
The worthy Doctor is himself a Presby-
terian.
—Dr. Johnson, of Millbank, had a
runaway lately.. His horses broke loose
and, ran, completely demolishing the
buggy but fortunately not injuring them-
selves to any extent.
— Mr. G. A. Hilton, a highly respect-
ed citizen of &rather& died suddenly
a few days ago. It is supposed over
exertion was the cause. Mr. Hilton
carried on the tannery business.
—A few days ago Mrs. Samuel
Doupe, of Kirkton,--accidentally stepped
backwards into the cellar way falling to
the bottom. Her injuries were severe
and painful, but she is recovering.
—Foxes have been unusually -numer-
ous .in Logan this winter. John
Ingrain and a man named Robertson
have killed no fewer than fifteen so far.
Eight of which were killed in one fore-
noon.
—A correspondent of the Beacon in-
veighing against the high heeled boots
worn by ladies says: they injure the
spine, cause headache also apoplexy,
cripple the walk and destroy the natural
gracefulness of the gait. Ladies be-
ware.
—Information was laid before a St.
Marys magistrate a couple of, weeks ago
by a man named Dunbar against kr.
Tibbitse teacher of Sch.00l Section No.
2, Downie, for having used the "birch"
too freely on his (Dunbar's) son, a lad
of seventeen, and six inches taller than
the master. The case was an exceed-
ingly interesting one, and occupied
nearly the whole of Saturday afternoon.
The magistrate dismissed the case,
each party to pay his own costs.
—The Stratford council have limit-
ed the number of hotels to twenty and.
shops ten. Licenses for the former are
fixed at $150, and for the latter the
same as hotels. The bagatelle tables
pay a license of $15 each.
—The semi-annual meeting of the
North Perth Teachers Association
took place at Listowel on the 20th and
21st ult„ there being a good representa-
tion of teachers' present. On Friday
evening the teachers gave an im-
promptu entertainment in the Town
Hall, to which there was a large turn-
out of the townspeople.
—On Saturday the 21st ult., Prof.
L. B. Arnold, inventor. of "Arnold's
Process of Cheese -Making," left London
to visit Mr. Ballantyne of Stratford.
He was met at the Grand Trunk rail-
way depot, Stratford, by a horse and
buggy sent by Mr. Ballantyne. On
the roadhome the horse ran away and
upset the vehicle, throwing the profes-
sor but, and putting one of his fingers
out of joint. He returned. to London
and. had the injured limb set. On
Monday the professor left for Kingston.
•
Canada.
Dr. Locke, of Hamilton, died. sud-
denly last week of congestion of the
brain.
—Mr. A. G. Mortimer, of the Kincar-
dine Standard, received. a severe bite on
the hand from a savage cat, a few days
ago.
.—S mall -pox has been prevalent in the
township of Markham for some time.
There have been in all 20 cases with four
deaths.;
—A' class for the purpose of teaching
music is being orga,uized at Gladstone,
Manitoba. Miss Leach is to be the
teacher.
• =Rev. Mr. Hammond was on Friday
last presented with $250 as a thanks -
offering for the good work done by him
during his stay in Belleville.
—A special fast train is intended. to
be despatched by the Grand Trunk
Railway from Montreal -every Friday,
With through cars for Manitoba. .
—Mayor Rivard, of Montreal, was
last week elected to fill the civic chair
for a second term. He appears to be
popular among both English and French
citigens.
• —Mr. E. M. Proctor, of Sarnia, has
received the appointment of Registrar
of Larabton, the vacancy in which was
caused by the death of Mr. John
Sinclair. •
I --The 43rd anniversary of the Sab-
bath School in connection with Knox
church, Hamilton, (Rev. Dr. James,
pester), was celebrated last Friday
evening.
-e-From England. comes the report
that Mr. Brackstone Baker, who has for
26 years been Secretary of the Great
Western Railway Company in London,
ha S resigned the position.
—Malcolm McLeod, one of the first
settlers of Huron township, died unex-
pectedly on Thursday evening, 26th ult.,
highly resnebted as a. neighbor and a
citizen: He leaves a wife and family to
mourn his loss.
—Book packets up to four pounds
Weight may now be forwarded to Win-
nipeg, but to other points in Manitoba,
Northwest Territory or British Colum-
bia the present weight, 2 lbs., 3oz. can-
not be exceeded.
—Owing to a severe snow blockade in
• Manitoba, the people of Winnipeg were
without a mail for eight days ending on
Tuesday last. If some of Manitoba's
snow could be distributed through On-
tario, it would be thankfully received.
—The Government has been sustain-
ed in their Proposals for new Parlia-
mentary and departmental buildings by
all their own supporters, the two Tor-
onto Conservative members and the
two Independents, Messrs. Mack and
'Lees.
—Some thirty farmers ia Derby town-
ship, near Owen Sound., intend next
sunaraer to make an attempt to grow
what is known as the Early Amber
Sugar Cane, with a view to the manu-
facture of sugar and syrup therefrom.
The plant is a native of Minnesota, and
can be grown wherever Indian corn will
grow. --
-The Waterloo Sal* th School 4Con-
vention, held in Ay •st week, was
quite successful. The leuretary's re-
port included reports from 58 schools:
669 teachers, 4,974 pupils, 8,756 library
books, 11 schools -reported collections
for outside purposes amounting to 4298,
and twenty-five schools $827.50 for
expenses.
—On Sunday Wm. Ellis, in company
with his wife, son and daughter, and
Miss McLean, were driving along the
lake shore within a few miles of Kincar-
dine, when the horses ran away and
threw the party out with considerable
violence. Mr. Ellis and. Miss McLean
were rather seriously hurt; the others
escaped uninjured. '
—On Thursday morning last weeke
a son of Mr. D. McCallen, Woodstock,
aged ten years, while playing in Park-
er's grain elevator at the Port Dover
and. Lake Huron Railway, by some
means got into one of the large wheat
bins which was being moved, and be-
fore help could be obtained was drawn
to the bottom and smothered. No
blame can be attachedto the employees,
as they were not aware of the boy's
presence.
—About a year and a half ago Mr.
DI. Burgess; of Woodstock, bought a
Jersey heifer in Pennsylvania. • He
raised two calves from her and has now
a head of four pure Jerseys. To give an
idea of the valuable qualities of this
breed Of cattle for dairy purposes Mr.
Burgess one day lately saved one day's
milk from his cow for the purpose of
making butter, and the result was one
pound and seven ouno-es of first-class
butter-, which for quality cannot be
surpassed. The cow is not yet three
years old.
—A Galt firm has lately received an
order from Mr. Ashdown, of Winnipeg,
for 60 wheel vehicles.
—Four young men, brothers, received
the rite of baptism in the Baptist chapel,
Mount Breedges, on Sunday week.
—Mr. Duncan McKinnon, of Nor-
manby, brought into Clifford the other
day an 18 months' old hog, which weigh-
ed. 596 pounds.
• —Mt. Joseph Hunter, of Brant, re-
cently purchased. 30 head of cattle, said
to average 1,700 pounds, from Mr. Pim-
perton, of Paisley.
—The tristees of Walkerton High
School have engaged a Mr. Kaiser. an
undergraduate of the Toronto Univer-
sity, as assistant teacher.
—Messrs. R. da N. Phippen, of Park-
hill, are about to ship a carload of
furniture to Manitoba as a trial lot.
They will probably feed a good. market
for it.
—The Credit Valley Railway Com-
pany have agreed to erect a station on
their line in the neighborhood of Clyde,
for the convenience of the • Beverly
people.
--Mr. and, Mrs. Angns Falconer, of
I Port Elgin, celebrated their golden
wedding on the 25th ult. Four gen-
erations were represented on the -happy
occasion.
—Several deer antlers have been dis-
covered in the Wallbridge iron mine in
Madoc, from 12 to 15 feet below the
surface. They are supposed to have
been left there by Indians digging for
war paint.
—Reports from the Madoc and. Mar -
more iron -end gold mines are of a
very satisfactory character, work be-
ing carrlied on vigorously and ec.)bd
yields generally reported at the Sey-
mour mine.
—A match of checkers, by wire, was
played the other evening between Mr.
J. G. Treleaven, of Iducknow, and. Mr.
McKenny, of Bervie. Two games were
played, the first regulting in a draw,
and the second in a victory for Mr.
Treleaven.
—Port Hope has the youngest in
years) Councillor in the wide, wide
world. On-Sundayethe 29th of Feb.,
he was just nine years old, that is, ening
by the naraber of birthdays he has had.
Of course he has a slight advantage
over most other mortals as his birthday
occurs only once in four years.
—The induction of the Rev. David
Mitchell, late of Toronto, as pastor of
the John Street Presbyterian church,
Belleville, took place last Friday night,
with the usual ceremonies, in the pres-
ence of a large congregation. • Before
leaving Toronto. his congregation there
presented him with a purse containing
$300 as a farewell gift.
—There is a sharp and bitter conflict
now existing between the Presbyterians
of West AloGillivray and those • of
Liewry touching the location of a new
church building. McGillivray people
say that if the edifice goes up at Liewry
they will go to Ailsa Craig to church,
and the Liewry people say that they'
must have it there, as it is the most
central place.
—A few weeks ago we published a
paragraph stating that about New Year's
a certain John McRae, of Kinloss, had.
left his house, axe in hand, and. had not
been seen since then. It now turns out
that he neither committed suicide, nor
perished from exposure, nor was crush-
ed by a falling tree; he simply "sloped,"
and has been seen alive and well in
Manitoba.
—About 8 o'clock on Thursday night
of last week, as Mrs. Arch. McTaggart,
of Kleinburg, was returning from. put-
ting her children to bed, the lamp she
was carrying exploded, and the burning
oil flowing over her clothes set fire to
them, burning her in a frightful man-
ner before the flames could be extin-
guished. She lingered in agony until
next morning when she died.
—A young fool in East Williaras, old
enough to know better, burned a horse
whose hair was rather too long to suit
him. To shorten it he applied coal oil
to the hair. Of,course the horse was
• put to considerable pain, and it was
only after the horse had been badly
burned that the fire was quenched-. The
next experiment of this kind which the
young man wishes to make he should
practice upon himself, in which case we
trust the fire will be allowed to burn.
—A sad and fatal accident occurred
at. the cabinet factory of Messrs. McKee
Bros., Peterborough on the morning of
February 26. A young man about 19
years of age, sou of Mr. John Fowler,
of the township of North Monaghan ,who
was in the employ of Messrs. McKee
Bros., while oiling the wheels on the
main shaft, caught his apron in the
pulley, throwing him around. the shaft
at a great rate of speed. He was in-
stantly killed, his body being fearfully
mangled.
—Chief McMann, of the Thorold po-
lice, arrested a man named J. W. Lang-
ford in that place on Friday, who stole
a team • of horses, a double and single
set of harness, cutter and buffalo robes
from Rev. 5; L. Mead, of Forestville,
N. Y., on the night of the 9th ult. Lang-
ford broughl all to Hamilton, and left
them with a farmer a short distance
out of Thorold. After his -arrest he con:.
fessed. He said be sold one of the
horsestoa man in Stonebridge. Chief
McMann receives a reward of $125 for
the capture.
—A few days ago a farmer residing
in the neighborhood of Harriston drove
into that village, and while transacting
business in several places' left his large
Newfoundland dog with the wagon and
horses in a hotel shed. When Mr. Dar.
roch was ready to go home, his dog was
not to be found. He made enquiries,
and was informed by one that he had
seen a couple of Young men leaving
town with such a dog attached to their
wagon. • Mr. Darroch at once procured
the assistance of Constable Clegg, and
proceeded to Fordwich, where they
discovered the dog shut up in a stable.
The two young men were found, and.
made tio pay all costs, which was slight
enougli punishment for them.
—A new Baptist church has been
opened in Brigden. Rev. Jas. Coutts,of
Guelph, preached on the occasion to a
.crod
dehouse.
—Mr. Marvin
Knowltoneof London,
,
has sufficiently recovered to enable him
to resume his duties as an advotate of
the temperance cause.
• —It is announced that Prince Leo-
pold will visit Canada during the com-
ing spring, leaving England in: April.
He will make a tour through the Wes-
tern States and probably engage in a
• buffalo hunt on the plains. He expects
to be absent about a year.
—An oil well has ben accidentally
struck in the neighborhood of Leaming-
ton. Wfr. Fox, a farmer, residing about
five miles from the town, while drilling
a, well for the purpose of procuring
water, struck oil at a depth of 120 feet.
it is reported that the well flowed for
15 hours before stopping.
—Mr. John Parker, for 27 years
in the einploy of a &Jae in
Sarnia, bas sold out his property
in that town -with the intention of re-
moving to Southern Dakota. Mr. Par-
ker has been a worthy citizen and his
departure will be regretted by a large
eircle of acquaintances who wish him
success in his new home.
—On Monday of last week, two far-
mers of Sarnia Township were having
a convivial time when one of them con-
fided.$17 to the care of the other.
Next day his companion denied having
receive, i the money. The services of a
•coastalwere secured, and in a short
time he convinced the unfaithful friend
that it was better to own up and return
the cash.
—The man John Walker, who posted
up the bills announcing the visit of
Mrs: •Scott Siddons to Galt, was at-
tacked.by apoplexy, which proved fatal.
When Mrs. •Siddons and her escort
reached Galt, the circurriStances 'Ne -ere
explained. to the party and the bill pre-
sented for the work -poor Walker had
done. This •amounted to $4.50, but
Mrs. Siddons at once -directed that a $10
bill be handed to the family from her.
This was a kind and generous act:
—Me. Angus McCallum, who lives
alone one and a half miles west •of
Avon, near London, was away from
home for a few days, and his house was
entered and $320 in cash, and notes
to the value of $240 stolen. He had
just -received the money a short time
previously and placed it in a small
safe, which he covered with clothes.
The burglar -seemed to know where the
money was kept, as 'he removed the
safe without disturbing anything else.
—One Sunday evening lately Rev. W.
C. Henderson, of the Canada Methodist
church, Sarnia, delivered an eloquent
and practical sermon" on " Gambling
and Card Playing," to a large congrega-
tion. The Rev. gentleman took for his
text John xix, 23-24, having reference to
the casting of lots for the garments of
the Saviour. Gambling was denounc-
ed as one of the most ruinous of vices.
The sermon throughout was impressive
and C01117inCillg.
—Rev John Scott, Presbyterian 'Min-
ister, writes from Emerson to the effect
that "the Lidians of the Rosseau are
almost starving. The severe weather
of Decern.ber affected their fishing, and
as for hunting there is very little of it.
To get food to keep them alive, they
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are cutting pos s and trying to sell the
to settlers'3for or,even 2i cents .apiece
--$2.50 per : They _are offering
posts, rails ,and firewood for very little—
trying to trade them off for flour or any-
thing that they or their wives or children
can eat.
— Mrs. McKay, relict of the late Mr.
Angus McKay, died at Wallacetown on
Friday the 20th inst. aged 88 years.
Deceased was one Of Lord Selkirk's
Scotch settlers who went to Rea River
settlement many years ago. She after-
wards, in 1818, carne with her husband
overland, along the north shores of
lakes Superior and Huron, and. took up
land. in the townehip of Aldborough,
where she lived till about a year ago.
She hasleft several of a, family who
live in Aldborough and Dunwich.
—A nnmber of 'Scottish Highlanders
in Toronto have formed &Gaelic -Society,
whose motto is " Clan nan Gai,dheal ri
guilleadh a cheile,"- The proceedings of
the society, so far as practicable, are to
be carried on in the Gtelic language.
The meetings are to be held monthly
or oftener. The following gentlemen
were chosen Officers for the current
year; Patron, Hen. Alex. Mackenzie;
President, Mr. Patrick McGregor; 1st
Vice -President, Mr. David Spence; 2nd
Vice -President, Mr. Robt McLean;
Secretary,Mr. Donald McEwen; Treas-
urer, Mr. james McCuaig ; Executive
Committee, Messrs. Wm. J. Mackenzie,
John. McPherson and John Campbell.
—The particulars of a sad case have
been learned, by which it appears that
small -pox made its appearance in a
family on Richmond Road, some- dis-
tance from Ottawa, about a fortnight
ago. The man of the house positively
denied the presence of the disease, and
refused to -allow the approach of neigh-
bors to his dwelling, although he went
among them. On Thursday of last
week he was stricken with the disease,
and on the Saturday following his -wife
was confmed and died, with her child,
from want of attendance and the neces-
saries of life. In one part of the house
lay the dead mother and her babe, in
another was the heartless husband cov-
ered with the loathsome disease. A
physician of the city heard of _ the ease
on Saturday, and went out to the scene
of distress. He found the woman dying,
and had the husband brought to the
civic hospital, where he now is. To
make matters worse; there are six chil-
dren who are ahnost helpless to do any-
thing for themselves, and for whom the
dead mother found. the necessaries of
life during the past winter by her own
exertions. 'The conduct of the husband
all throughqs said to be naost heartless,
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as be refused to the la,st to send foras-
sistance, although aware of the condi-
tion
ofhAnaldse wiefrei
Tcan embargo on Ameri-
can cattle, in operation sine,e the first
of December has been removed.
—A boy named Thomas Gillespie,
about 13 years of age, son of Mr-. Wm.
Gillespie, was killed in the 'township of
Lanark a few days ago by a failing
tree.
—A. -number of the members of Perlis,-
ment at Ottawa, instead of going to
church, now visit places which are
coniaected by telephone with Dom -
ion Methodist or some of the other -city
churches. This is what is sailed tele-
phonically moral.
—Ou Wednesday last Miss Emeline
M. Fraser, niece of Hon. Wm. Mammas -
_
ter, of Toronto, was married in Bay
City, Mieh., to Geo. T. BIackstock,
barrister, also of that eity, by the Rev.
Dr. Castle. The reason of themarriage
taking place in Bay City, Mich., was
owing to the fact that the lady's father
was the founder of that city, and her
• mother being an extensive property
ow_neLatryAhere.
nn Sutherland and her
daughter were apprehended at. Lyndon
a few days ago by tonsta,bles from
Brantford, for the serious charge of
leaving an infant -child to perish on the
• roadside abbutthree miles from Brant-
ford, on the night of the 24th ult. In-
fant belonging to the daughter. The
• little creature had lain in theooia.
• fifteen or sixteen hours, and when feund
it was nearly dead.
—The other evening one Edwards,
an apple -tree agent from. Port Perry,
• left the village of Bethany about seven
o'clock with a friend named Lewis
Kelly, to drive home. While passing a
dangerous place in the road, the night
being very dark, the buggy upset and
the occupants were thrown into the
• ditch. Edwards fell underm.ost, strik-
ing his head against a stone and was
• instantly killed. Kelly escaped witha
• few trifling bruises.
• —A company has been formed in.
Halifax with a capital of $15,000 for the
• purpose of exporting Neva, Scotia, cat-
tle to England, and arrangements have
alreadY been made for shipment of 1,600
• head of cattle and 200 head. of sheep.
Great difficulty was -experienced itt
• securing -space in the steamers, the
Allan - Company, having for some
time to come, the whole of their carry-
ing capacity engaged by Ontario ship-
pers of freight previously engaged. at
• Baltimore or Boston, the same being
• the case with the Dominion line.
—On Tuesday last, Mrs, James, of
• Brampton, celebrated her 100th birth-
day. MreJames, with her husband
who died a few years ago, resided.,- in
.Chinguabousy for Over half a century.
For a few years back Mrs,. James resid-
ed With her son in Brampton. On the
-above day members of the family *to
the number of about forty, assembled at
her son's residence, where a very pleas-
ant time was spent. Those present
represented fonr generations. Mrs.
Jhaeath.
mieshas until -recently enjoyed good
—Adam Espaugb a farmer living in
the 9th line of Wellesly township, has
lost all his cattle and some sheep dur-
ing -the past week understrange circum-
stances. - Some of the cattle were fettled
dead on Sunday morning and the rest
on Monday morning. They had been
fed. at the usual time ba the evening
• and no symptoms of disease whatever
appeared in any of them. The cattle
were examined after -death, no trace of
injury or disease could efound.. Many
suppose that some evil disposed person
had given theft poison, but so far the
case is wrapt in mystery. Mr. Espaugh
is a farmer in good. circumstances, has
been one of the assessors for that town-
ship for the past 35 years. He is a
person that is quiet and inoffensive,and
well respected by all who know him,and
he did not know that he had an enelk
ha the world.
—One of the -oldest remaining early
settlers of Waterloo county died in
Preston, on Monday, February 23rd. tilt
Mrs. Andrew Swartz reached the great
age of 93 years before her death, -which
took place at the residence of her son-
in-law-, Mr. Henry Hagey. There were
five generations represented in her de-
scendants at the time of her decease.
She was the mother of Mrs. jamb
Hagey, Mrs. Henry Hagey, Mr» Jesse
Swartz, and: others, all of whom are very
old people, belonging really to the most
aged citizens of the county. What won-
derful changes must have taken place
in this life time, only seven years lest
than a centnry. At the time of her
birth the whole of Upper Canada was
One dense -wilderness. Sbe was 13 years
old before a single white man set foot
la what is now this famous old and
-wealthy County of 'Waterloo.
—A case of eonsiderable iraportanre
to these engaged in the cattle trade
with England has just been decided, so -
a private eable says, by Lord justice
Field in England.. Th. George Wright,
of Watford, Ont., and several other
shippers, shipped a deck load cargo of
live stock in the summer of 1878 by the
steamer Glattus, of the Grinvvecel Line.
In mid -ocean the captain, believin
that a storm was imminent, jetison
the cattle, and afterwards, instead of
landing the men in charge of them at
Southaxapton, as agreed _upon, carried
them to Antveerp. The cattle owners
sued the vessel Owners, and a Belgian
court awarded. thena damages to the
amount of 100,000 francs, but this de-
cision was reversed. on appeal to thie
higher courts at Brussels, the captain,
having suborned enerabers of the crew
to commit Perjury The suit was then
brought to England, and Mr. Gordon,
barrister, of Fergus, Ont., went there to
conduct the case, -which was tried be-
fore Lord Justice Field and a special ,
jury. A cable despatch says a verdict,
in favor of the CIMEL-aiar shippers for
the full amount of their claim, viz.,
$15,000, with -costs, was rendered on
Saturday, 21s1 ult..