The Huron Expositor, 1881-06-03, Page 4TH
HURON E%POkTOR,
INtW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Lawn Mowers—James Watson.
Lardine—McColl Brothers & Co.
Farm for Sale—John Pollock..
Farms for Sale—William Smith.
Farm for Sale—George Caldwell.
Farm for Sale— Thomas Oliver.
Estray Calves—Thomas O'Rourke.
Pasture—John Thorpe.
Notice to Contractors—Geo. Stewart. -
Tenders Wanted—Andrew Morrison.
Dry Goods—Hoffman Brothers. -
Selling at Cost—A. G. McDougall & Co.
Sale Postponed—A. Strong.
1ixa Yxpoifoi'.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JUNE 3,1881.
The London Disaster..
There are no new developments to
note in connection with the - terrible ac-
cident which happened on, the River
Thames at London on the Queen's
Birthday. The number who perished
is now definitely fixed at 175. Various
theories have been propounded as to the
cause of the accident, but until an in-
vestigation is held it is not likely that
definite information can be had on this
point. There is one thing, however,
which has been established beyond a
doubt, and .that is that the boat was
greatly over -crowded, and that, in all
human probability, had this over-
crowding not been permitted the acci-
dent would not have taken place. The
proper parties really, to blame for this,
it is difficult yet to decide. We notice
thatsome are Ioud in their denuncia-
tions of the captain and proprietors. of
the boat, and demand that' the most
severe punishments be meted' out to
them ; that in fact they be made an
example of, and that their punishment
be such as will be a warning to others
in the future. We are inclined to
think that those who make this de-
mand are overly hasty in their judg-
ment. That much responsibility rested
upon the captain and proprietors of the
boat, no person will deny, and for any
degree of guilt that rests upon them,
so far as we can yet see, they have al-
ready been terribly punished. - The re-
morse and grief that they have had to
endure is no slight punishment for any
person to bear. But, if after careful
and due investigation, it is proven that
they or any of them were culpably or
wilfully negligent, or that through care-
lessness or avarice they permitted their
boat to be so over -loaded as to endanger
its safety, even in such a safe stream
as that which the Thames was suppos-
ed to be, then no sentimental feeling
should be permitted to prevent their
being fittingly punished. There are
always, however, two sides to• a ques-
tion, and so far as matters have yet
been developed, there are very many
extenuating circumstances in favor of
those who are now so loudly and so
universally condemned. Whatever
dame may attach to them, the people
on board the boat and the authorities of
the country are not by any means
blameless. Over -crowding on boats is
not at all an uncommon practice, even
on waters much more dangerous than
where this accident took place. It is
said upon the best authority that
scarcely an excursion boat, especially
on holidays, leaves Toronto or Hamil-
ton that is not as much over -crowded,
proportionately, as was the unfortunate
Victoria. This has been going on for
years. No accidents having happened,
nothing was said about it, the danger-
ous practice was scarcely ever noticed
or condemned, and no attempt was
made by the authorities to prevent it.
No person will say that the officers and .
managers of these Toronto and Hamil-
ton boats are not equally as culpable as
are those of the ill-fated Victoria, and
would it be right to punish the latter,
simply because it so happened that the
-
accident occurred with them, and per-
mit all similar transgressors to go free?
We are sure no just person would hold
for a moment that it would. The
managers of the over -crowded Hamil-
ton and Toronto boats are even more
censurable than those of the Victoria,
because the waters they navigate are
much more dangerous. Indeed, it is
said that many times it is neat to im-
possible to prevent over -crowding.
The people are so impetuous and impa-
tient, and withal so reckless, that it is
impossible to keep them from the boat.
Very recently the manager of one of
the ferry boats plying between Toronto
and the Island \was roughly handled and
oonsiderably injured when attempting
to prevent an impatient crowd. from
over -loading his vessel, and all his ef-
forts would have been ineffectual had
he not been sufficiently convenient to
the policemen to summon and secure
their aid. So it was in the case of the
Victoria. The captain made the most
strenuous efforts to prevent the people
from over -crowding his boat, but they
would be on in spite of all efforts and
remonstrances to prevent them, and at
length he eefased to 'start the boat until
some -would get off. A few of the more
sensible did listen to reason and left
the boat, but others would not. The
captain relying, no doubt, on the safety
of the stream, started out, although he
knew he carried too many, and there is
no doubt, also, but had the passengers
behaved themselves and kept still on
the boat, he would have landed them
safely, and we would never have heard
a word about over -crowding or reokless•
ness, but on the cont
would even have been,
his skill and obliging
unfortunately, a large
sengers, even after s
warned of their dang
still, but kept rushin
the boat to the oth
them paid the penalt
nese and disobedience
and, as is always the
circumstances, the
with the guilty. We
therefore, that the
Victoria were them
blame for the terrible
any other person or
the accident was on
could not have been
person expected, and
accidental, or Provid
to consider it. Profi
however, the Govern
deavor to devise 'som
people could be on sti
from their own rec .1
vented from daringly e
own lives and the liv
this will be done, or
there is little doubt.
111
ii
�r
y the captain
mmende4. for
But,
pas-
�eing
keep
leo of
position.
mber of
ing and
efused to
• m one si
w'
:•
•
11
h
I
and ,mailjy of
their rec less
th their Lives,
ch
ed
n,
he
'to
an
• at
ch
no
ely
se under
ocent su
of the op
sengers . o 1
•es far mare
tastrophe t1
sons, and t
of those $vl
eseen, wh4h
hich is Pu
ial, as yoji Ike
g by expel
ent shoul
means w]
occasions
esness an
dangering
s others.
least atte
a
e
111
The Toronto Gx
Rail w
It has been well kid
tions have been pend:
between the Toronto
Railway Company
Trunk Company with
proving the condition
former company, an
latter for a term of
in connection with
Railway system.
with this 'end in vie
and it was generally
interested that the
not actually entered
binding upon both t
ties. Large addilt
granted by the mum
on the distinct undefi
arrangement woul•
good faith. At th
Northern Railway u
and made an offer f
and for some time,
credit, the Toronto
coquetting with thi:
never thought, h
would go so far as i
now gone . Many wil
prised to learn that
bond holders of the
Bruce Company, he
land, on Tuesday lel:
by a vote of fourtee •
the Grand Trunk
and to accept the off
Railway Company.
and certainly not ct
the part of the Tont
is said to bedue tos
in bonds, by which
Northern road got
jority.
The following sen
the Toronto World
view that we can
quote them in full.
that the offer of the
from the Toronto,
bondholders themsel
the first approach t
and the Grand Tru
the road at a rental
The Northern comp.
made until several)
under oircumstanci
open to suspicion.
is not only censuija
point of business . h
make the last : staff
e
0
10
t
ce,
n -
by
ed
re-
eir
. at
pled,
and Br4c
Y•
fully protected. The
Tavish being at the he
30epartment is a. guars
he people who have t
of in the great lend b
who contemplate pin�
that everything which
cr .n devise will -ile done
oping the count y. It
to note that the directs
dian Pacific hav: clios
eeii,
Nor
e tho
• n that liege ia-
for som time
rey and Bruce
ud the rand lodged in Lond
developments.
a view tb lira- : n saes, residen
the road of the !
easing it to t James Feehley
ears to
e Grand
1 arrang
ere com
sidered b
ement, al
to, was
place who has
say, raised in th
must therefore
ed with every
welfare.
As Nen anticip
rounding the Bi
likely to be exp
the two young
who left that to
States a few we
said had made
whole affair bef
They were arre
act of
a of t
itee, nc
hrown
It -,also
there
huma
towal
is plei
rs of 1
n a m
e ma
)11 west,
oughly
drta' 1 aff
ted, t
dulp
ained
men
nhil
ksag
a ere;
re le[
ted ii
IN Mer
h Lan
t only to
in their
to those
to livE
n ageno
da
deve
icing alio
he Cani
.n for th
y almo
and who
acquaint-
eeting',its
8
e my'teries sub
trage y a e not
by th., a est of
nameF:.ehley,
for ti• a fi nited
, and -ho it was
n bre ' st of the
vino t •• nutty.
1` the es and
00
Sta
at
the
past week. T
to
fy
be
taken to Detroit, and the ,.r has
been tinder inv etigati n by coui is
there wrocrering the • e ob-
jest oft this env. °�
11
stigati
swou
prison
es, on
muted, hay
and they
ghf beak to
n pail to a
th
on was
d just
rs.
the
orders
ure'; th
justibe
crime
JUNE 3, 1881.
inse-
k, and
jut of
AGE O THE Foremen Aoreess.
ignited until it blazed, when it was let
down by the chain, but immediately
smothered to blackness. I repeated the
operation but with the same result. I
then dropped down enough to cover the
The marriage of Sara Bernhardt with bottom to a depth of possibly 18 inches,
Angelo, who accompanied heir dur- and threw, down some light kindling
Il ng her : merican tour, is anuou feed to wood and a quantity of hard wood coals
ekee, pia e on paturday. , of fire, when we observed the . jets of
KLee • BY WHISKEY. - Last ridgy gas to blow the fire at intervals, until it
eight in Chic go Henry Graft rank a at length ignited. A crackling sound
pint' of hiske in a saloon, an then followed but no explosion ensued. When
On a w ger ith the saloon keeper the straw was lantern and form consumed tcontinned t �bnrn
drank a quart! more without supping. d the i p t the
I instructed gg
e died soon quart!
igger
h did.
and one suicide. Life i,
e police deplorably slat
halts in the punishm
ttleuet
LAND LEAGIE TO BE SIIPPRESSED.-- experiment in the
com- ewe
say that wellIg
prevent su oca 1
with a hat, us
he Im erial k overnment is said to be He then resumed
th well
•
without
rating measures for th
presson ofthe Iris
Thej split inthe ranks
er to repe
orning,w ich e i .
digging and com leted
urther trouble. may
plete d' ers find it poss.ble to
Mete su
League. li k ff t' n by fanning r pidly
League s is daily growing wider. h t th enerating'a cur eat of
MORE TANNERISM.— One John Gris- fresh air, which forces up` the g ,aeons
com, of Nework, commenced fil, forty- air so as not to be inhaled, at least an
five' days' fast at Chicago on . Saturday. experienced well digger so informed.
The ex erime t is said to be 'ander- me. Yours respectfully, D. MCP1reIL.
taken iT M 81 1881.
will be
ber; of p
S
weitMALe fo
party
three'g •
last we
diseove
taken o
IMME
Twent
she seventy-eight immigrants arri
such evidence : ex- we k a New York. This is
tradition of the 1 nited rec rd yet fpr a single wee
States authorit •th of probab e record for the month
the evidence au • ceed th : total for the year 187 h
80,000.
givethem up THE
quently, be bro 1 It,i';s ru
made t
of R u
point t
turban
zation
all we
•
Land
of the
the naterests of science, and CHELL, ay ,
Somebody's Darling.
nder the supervision .ofd a num-
ominent medical men.
-PDX AMONG EMIGRANTS. ----There
✓ cases of small -pox a' ong a
f 1,700 emigrants who passed
Bu.ffelo on Wednesday ight of
k, going west. They ere not
ed until too late, and w re only
the train at Cleveland l'
SE ARRIVAL OP IMMIGR NTS.—
thousand one hundr d and
led last
he best
L- The!
will ex -
nearly
NEW CZAR'S LIFE ATTEAkCPTED.—
ored that an attempt 1.11.13 been
• take the life of the n w Czar
sia. Telegraphic reports still
the ekistence of a gen `ral dis-
t in the Empire, and th oigani-
•f a Socialistic movemen against
lthy landed proprietors.
ARLIE jRoss CASE.—Ea ly �• Sat-
orning the residence of Gugen-
Hoboken, was brok n into
five year old son stolen. When
on awoke he missed t e child,
peotir{g that his moth r -in-law
napped him, informed the po-
cers, who found the child locked
dark room in the woman's
a ren
dec'ded to
the
run
Tr nk
nts
m
Meted,
t'080 ' ie a put up jo
h ugh and these two
all are intimate
y 1 Moreover, the
•.ar-
of the two you
- etre
:tad ;court to prove
this I ly swore that
t in at home in th
the ' of the tragedy,
din ' bre they coal+
cad, short time, w
dia., and thus the
3 eat. In the
cion to them, s
last week. OI
Feehleys posit
done so, and a
q
contracting
o al bonuses
i alities intere
s anding that
be carried o
last momen
loiripany steep.
the Toron o
,• Leh to th1ir
pmpany have
• new offer. It wa
Elver, that the
I seems th y ave that even al
be not a little stir- have :been m:
t a meeting of th such a noto
Toronto, Gre ! actor that no
d ' London, statements th
t
•
,At
8 0
ha in
ch ai
the
ively
er tha
• betw
itipes
friend
• otherL sister
g mere were
u alibi, and
,otl the prix
n house
that it v
left,
t l their
tests f(
me, th
ccasioki any
ddulpiiers, P
the
he Feehl�
disrep
e will
make
is tris
[ ican,
mad,I;
that dtate
Other ha
deny ver
the
Sen th
yes, who, t
of t
ill,
an
sit
tea
a
hol
D
it o
an
ee
• •
not seem to
•i
among the B
•
an
in on on, ng
it was �ecidec ,
o four to throve � S0ME OF T
angements aside, ! again started
of the ort�ern
! Poor' Honbe, a
This is tr' ngeL ! sion are now
table con,du t o� : the County
o Compa�nyj ani 1 Honse businei
scent trat saetioii 1 airing and she
e friends o th f Council next
•
session of ai ma ! by any means
1 before the
{{ ; times,'and ea
3 •le remarks �rol�.
s fully meet on
• do better than
t correctly say
rand Trunk - am
rey and ]
es. They
e Grand T
agreed to
ed by thetas
y's offer wa
,Onths later
s that ' ar j
acceptance
e from a s',
esty, bu it
of the
worse
nnot be
• y ' other
ud Tru
notice
the Gov rnor-ie-
as been.
notice b
lities wh ch haves
d. The mount Of
�f a million dollars,
tits have l qu to as
aucoes o th!e
ders. ] t i we 1
11 but unani on --
tho
atter
•• eant
av
hong
de,
iou
re
y
ly
en
a
•
tie
and
iron
;hey
one
on t
lRS
ve•
kn
jr t
a
•
un
co
yb
ta,
Grey and Bruce ro' •
first. That road is
the Northern, or to a
company than the r
out the consent c
council, obtained 4
given to the municip
voted aid to the roe
this aid is upwards
and the municip
much interest in
road as the b and
known that they "a
ly in favor- of the
Trunk. Will th
gard their voice in
not believe that it
ment's first duty i
este of the pnbli
themselves the be:t
tens to their voi
bargain with the
must fall to the
will be the posi
Grey and Bruce
than a year ago.;
era . may find the
wiser than that of
dropped the meat
rucP
�eaSe
ad
un
lve
no
an
std
novp
an
ma
Co ntd,
ha the
eased t 1
railway
k, vith-
i•
se to the 1. ran
overnm nt • isr
h matter ? ' e do
11. Th G•vern-
protect the -nter-
•
t
f which! th •y are
judges. If t
e, the bondh•lder '
orthern Co 88 par�y
o • nd. ` hat, thee,
of th ' To onto,
? Per aps • orse
greedy bon • hold -
hey ha e be:n o
• og of th fabl:, w o
its sha ow.
0
a
e
0
THE CANADA P+
pang have appo
Tavish, of Win
Land Commissio
the Company in t
appointment is
those acqu ainted
The Winnipeg F>.
give universal sats
and the Northwe..
known business
trative ability is
affairs of the Co
land is conoerne
way that will co
the country, wh' :.
interests of the 0•
••
1
is Rai way Co
,ed Mr J.
eg, M 'nitoIa,
• ep for t e lads of
e North est. T is
hly spleen of y
h this l gentl man.
fee Press ays .t will
f etion ilia Ma itoCba
, and than hi well
p city and ad iryis-
guarantee th t the
Jany, so far the
will be manage in a
tee to th w$1 are of
at the sakne ti e the
11 be faith-
!
II
1
i
pay I.
01
•
eg
E county ape
an : gilration f r a
nd s Subject: fo
sec ming pretty
on cikk, the ou
likely get
s will
eking
veek.
a nev
pati em
The. ubj
one. t ,
ounce prob bly
h tim the she
nipped at about the same tag
velopment. a be
occasion, if we r
Clerk adverti ed for
a committee as a
these sites a d rep
of which was done,
cal result wa the
able valuable time
port, and the'payin
siderable sum - o
expenses of the
mittees. Depute
frequently }been
to v isit the ater
other similajr irs
ieve t
collect
offers
pointe
rt up
but th
acting
ictus
out of
mon
nveati
ions
ppoint
oo, We
itutioni
potations h ve i • variabl
thei duty f ithfel y, but
m ming a report pf what 1
learned, nothing de • nite w
the Council do to . Oho
time, we hope thy will h
age to act decisiv 1 . Let
resolveto go ah:ad witl
once and make a roper a
it is.
or let it rest
ing of inve
delegations
least shoulc
"played out
people now
the subject
there are at
very easily
county -ar
former com
stored.
Ne
TOSTPON
physicians,
ported inde
England.
BATHING
falo is abo
ing houses
use, to be
gen street.
SYNDICA
Pacific R=
chased for
lara the liI ja
tween Vic
BOER 0
accounts
disturbed
the Trans
of a natio
ARREST
of counter
whet e
tigai
and d
be, t
."
leave
tha
y w
ecnr
hive
Witte
•
iiit
ari
or s
Ito
ti
hav
flg
hey
att
the
th
Pr
his
•
C01186 -
da and
urther
o it-
ified to
conf s-
• by us
d, the
having
thing
nnellys
ey say,
former. had ki
AC
urday
son, i
and hi
Gagen
and an
brother (i uicie n
l house.
A
There
betwe
U
it
ht into
actual-
s were 1
e night New
mpossi- Stone:
for a "i used ;
wledge, and a
h them
e'pres-1 fifty
ote 1 none
essl troubl
say1 e -
Last
air d
asit
ey'.
fessi
•�
•
ns
ofair
Sprin
watt •
same
Sprin
hold
to to
The 1
Allis•
•
Conej
SHS
—' If t
in Gr
he
went
be co
only
Roya
le char -
yen any
B Lave
County
diacuse
came inl
ty Poor
ariother
et n
as, bee
tarent
6 was
oni
the
tes, anti
1 17
hem, all Thor
onsident
fishe
11
of
IVELY FIGHT AT A 1IC-NIC.—
was an outbreak the other - day
n two excursion, part es from
ork city, on the River Hudson.
, canes, clubs and pis is were
women and girls were insulted
:sanited ; coats were t rn from
n, dresses from the wo en, and
en �ed, but
angerd women e re ] r
onsly. Thecams the
• was too much liquor.
is WAY ROBBERY IN CO ORADO.—
1•
en
ridayin tha canon e wnear Ponchas r bbed a
s, Colorado, of $3,800 besides
es and valuable jewe ry' The
obbers entered a store at Poncha
s and compelled everybody to
p their hands, and the roprietor
n over the contents of the safe.
ader is recognized a Charles
n, a former deputy heriff of
s county. i
EP MIIRRAIN IN GREAT BRITAIN.
• e present murrain am ng sheep
• at Britain continues, m tton will
e so scarce, unless plen iful ship -
arrive from abroad, th t it will
sidered a luxury to b enjoyed
.y the rich. Some tim ago the
Agricultural Society ppointed
issioners to investigate the dis-
which has ravaged t e woolly
and they have just hist ed their
, in which it is estimated that
000 sheep died during 1879 in
nd and Wales. In 1880!it is esti-
that the loss was equally great.
ITED STATES FISHERMEN ' INDEMNI-
Mr. Blaine and Sir, Edward.
• ton, the British Milliliter, have
• ded prolonged negotiations rela-
o the outrages upon American
.men at Fortune Bay, Newfound -
in January, 1878, and et a later
t Aspoo Bay, Cape Breton. The
ican claims for losses y fisher -
aggregated $103,000. '.I he agree -
between Blaine and T ornton is
the British Government shall pay
00 sterling, and the Ame ican Gov-
ent will give a receipt in ull. The
y will probably be paid
week and promptly
g its rightful owners, w
e at Gloucester, Mass.
11
corn
flock
TOpor
3,000
Engl
mate
111
this
t in
for
g com
also
nd
ori
hes
con date
th Ame
land,
men
men
that
415,
ern
mon
del
this
an
sa 11134
one. It
he cour
ithet
work a
g commit ees an
lly-dall hag is, or a
e Con cil an th
they esir:, and if
have not, th y can
it by se rchiigg in thp
where re o ts of
and d put ti ns are
10
•
prin
niter
Hou
t to e
and t
recte
E Pu
ilway
two
e of
oria a
TBREA
how t
eelin
outbi
OF Co
feiters
and in France.
francs of false E
cur a tion
Mueee LET
Isthmus at present, murd rs
frequent end sotne of theta
In thirty dap; there have
the
h,7 the a
ss Loui
her de
froM
s.—The city o Buf-
o office fir publilc
undred thou: and dol -
d Puget Son .4.
ak again toe BoerS.
at Gene-
lexandria
on y in ciee
NTERFEITERS
was.arres ed
mplices t
They put
LOOSE
ev
S in the
eing very
onamittea
been ten.
•
The Goderich Signal of last week
says : One of these little incidents which
have a tendency to create a great com-
motion in the community m which it
occurs happened in Goderich on Friday
night about 9:40 'clock. At that time
the servant girl employed in the house
of Mr. Robert Henderson, was startled
by a knock at the door. As Mr. Hen-
derson was away attending to his duties
of Deputy gaoler,, and Mrs Henderson
was absent on a visit to friends in the
country, the girl was greatly su erised
at the rapping, aid was undecided for a
few minutes as to whether she would
open the door, which was locked I at the
time. Finally ahwent to the dolor and
ome time
istribnted
o mostly
guilty of tye theft, erit sentence was not
pissed upon him His companion.
Perry Berme, w
week.
—Brussels is no
clergymen and fiv
ple of that burg s
healthy condition
physically, unless
traries R8 they so
remanded for a
blessed with six
doctors. The peo-
ould be in a very
th spiritually and
things go by con-
etimes do.
—Miss Morns, organist in the Metho-
dist Church, Bru ls, was, one evening
last week, presen with a *ell filled
purse by the mem rs of the congrega-
tion. The presentation was a complete
utand agreeable s rise to the young
—A few days ag, a mother goose be-
longing to Mr. H
that was sitting o
carried off by a f
marauder resulted
nest, and the cap
—The general
ing to Mr. James
exhibition, died a
Walker, of Clinton,
a neat of eggs, was
x. Search for the
in the discovery of a
ture of eight young
wenerton, of Exeter,
e at the Centennial
ew days since. The*
loss will be felt by Mr. Swenerton, as it
will 136 loiag time before he can get
littl boy allong. Both these ladies
were well kiainwn , and held in the very
highest est ation ; they were mem.
bars of the 1Methodist Church. The
sad affair hae caused a profonud seem,
tion in town, and the parents of all the
es have the heartfelt synapathy
the community. The bodies of the
Mi es Foxton and Master Whaley
wer brought to Clinton, ana were met
At a late hour on the night before
the tieen's pirthday, Mr. J. P. Martin,
of intern, was standing at an npstair
w ow, having been awakened by the
rac et that was being carried on, when
as startled by a crash of broken.
he
glass within e. couple of inches of him.
Looking to ! see what was wrong, he
found that albullet had passed through
the outside shutter, then shattered two
lar e panes Of glass, and dinted the well
thi teen feet across the room, the bul-
let ailing to ithe floor. Mr, Martin. eon-
eratulates himself on his narrow
escape, as well he may.
-e-The following were the successful
competitors lat the athletic sports at
Wingham on Queen's Birthday: Stand-
in jum —Arch. Scott, Brussels 12
her equal. fee 101inches ; T. Fowler, 13 feet 10
—The Rev. J. Rofis, Methoaist minis- Mc es. Running jump—A. Scott, 20
C it ho is about fee inch; :A. Powell, Ripley, 18 feet
ter of Brussels iron , w
leaving that placel was presented by his 9 inches. 1 Running hop step__A.
Brussels congrega ion a few evenings Se tt, 43 feet 9 inches ; A. Powell, 40
ago with a purse o $27, as a mark of fee 11 inches. Running high jump__
the esteem in evhi h they held. himself A. cott, 5ilfeet ; J. Ross, Lucknow, i
and. his labors while amongst them as fee 10 inches. Standing high jump--
their pastor. A. Scott, 5 feet 2 inches ; J. ROSB, 4,
. —A gentleman Who recently return-
ed from Winnipeg informs the New
Era that a young Man who a few aears
ago went there froten this county, with
nothing but a few tinsmith's tools, was
a few days since offered the enormous
sum of $100 an inela for his business
asked "Who's reply she went to the side doot, and —on Queen's irthday night some
persons entered the shop of Mr. John
Smith, tailor,. at Clinton, and took
therefrom some fifteen snits of clothes,
together with a quantity of cloth. The
party obtained an entrance through the
cellar window, wh.ch had been left open
again asked if an ,one was there. There
was still no answer, and seeing nobody,
the girl went around the verandah, and
approaching the ftont door, diseovered
an infant lying ()lathe door step. The
child was apparently about a month
old, and exceedingly well dressed. during the day to larow M wood. No
With the child wa,s a quantity of night clue tO the party cell be obtained.
bottle, a flask of condensed milk, and
a $10 bill enclosed in the following
note :
MRS. HENDERBQN,-1138.86 take this
little waif of mine, and make her your
own. Enclosed. i11 only part of what I
will send, if you take her and do not
make any endeav
mother. I have
—A well known and highly esteemed
resident of the toWnship of Grey, near
Ethel, in the person of Mrs. John Hef-
fernan, died last week in the 25th year
of' her age. The fimeral was on the
following Wednesday after her death.
The corpse was taken to Hespeler, in
the county of Wa rloo, her Old home,
r to find who is her and interred in th Catholic Cemetery.
oney, but like manv
- —A number of large and beautiful
more got led astray. I have heard of loons were caught in the neighborhood
your goodness of heart, and believe you of Centralia,in the township of Stephen,
will take the deat little one and make 1 some time ago. They apoar
VI' have
her your own. Sri° will bring ablessing.
got 'astray from this lake, and as they
Go to the express office to -morrow for
parcel." can not rise off drY ' land to fly, they
are easily caught if oace they alight.
The girl was very -much flustered on . Several also were shot on the river.
making the discovery, and locking the
doors, ran off to inform the neighbor -
a.
hood of the arriv of the little stranger.
Mr. Henderson w a at once eurcimoned,
and he ordered the wee one to lie taken
into the house and cared. for. He then
went up town to enquire if night watch-
man Sturdy had, noticed any strange
woman and child on his beat, but could
discover no clue to the mystery., He al-
so attended the departure of the morn-
ing train on Saturday, but without see- thrown on his head on the hard gravel
road, receiving several cuts ,that had to
ing any sign of any person upon whom
he could. fix suspicion. Enquiring of
Cond-actor McKnight if any woman and
child had come up on the 7 o'clock train
the evening before, he learned t at such
an one had got oa at Clinton,an bought
her ticket on the coach, paying for it
with an American 50c. piece. hifievres
all the informatidm he could gle;n. .
Mrs. Henderson, on coming ome on
Saturday at woe, was made ware of
the arrival of the little cherub and at
once decided to *dopt it. Th infant
is a pretty little hing, with a good share
of dark hair,
cunning little n
pretty dimples.
Some movement of the ice on the lake
probably caused them to get astray.
—One day last week Rev. Mr. Well -
wood, now of Huron township, met
with a very painful accident. He was
visiting at hie father's place near St.
Helens, and while there his sisten took
ill. He went in i;iaste for the doctor,
and while returni g drove full speed
iato a newly dug culvert, and was
ne dark -blue
se, and a full
She has had
eyes, a
crop of
a large
number of calle s during the past week,
' and all who have seen her greatly praise
her good looks and winning ways. The
child will be called Agnes MAY Hender-
son, the first name after the foster
mother, the sec nd in remembrance of
the month in w ich she helped, to ewell
the ranks of the, Goderich girls,1 and the
third to identify' her with the family of
which, though nbidden, she .,has be-
come a member Mrs. Hendetson told
ad already wormed it -
rt, and says she would
with it.
n called at the express
to the direction of the
there a parcel containieg
Foul Air in We othes made and ,unmade,
le baby carriage, which
Le Editor of the _Huron Ex propriated to the use of
us the wee one
self into her he
not like to part
Mr. Renders
office, accordin
note and found
a quantity of ol
and a serviceab
were at once a
Miss "May."
mystery, and t
sexes) in town
ositor.
' Sin.—In your issue of the 24th ult.,
app ars an account of the dea h of two
me from Oae above cause, th
the elamity being the farm
'able suppoee that any sane
con
ere
life
it
dig
his
of
kn
pa
sa
at
let
or
dl
ai
th
th
of
la
fr
Da
a
t re lavas sent for to see t
and consulted as to the adv
g out, and a large sheaf of
111
scene of
of Wm.
reason -
an, seeing
omrade overcome by the gas in the
, would see the propriety of cover -
is mo th and nostrils and abstain -
from r spiration, on going to the
ue, until he was elevated
ensed foul air ; and that
windlass would see the p
ating the one who jeopa
as quickly as possible. Moreover,
onld be known that many a well-
er is eeposed to the risk of , losing
above the
parties at
topriety of
rdized his
11
life in the same way, and
essening the risk should b
ers sonde similar cages re
it advised as wisdom t
ny means
generally
paw in the
prted, and
test the
y of the bairn is still a
e old ladies (of both
nd vicinity have a little
problem before, them which they can-
not solve, altheugh they itch for its so-
lution.
be sewed up.
—Mr. George S
a curiosity in the
sented to him thi
breeding mares.
prong, of Hullett, had
shape of 'a colt pre -
s spring by one of his
One of its legs was
divided into two, from the knee joint
down, and the hobf turned' up so that
it had to walk **the fetlock joint. Al-
though the colt Was well formed in all
other respects, and quite ilively, Mr.
Sprung knew that it would1 be a crip-
ple, and had it killed.
—Messrs. Maze & Baw4n, who are
engaged in the hay packing industry in
Exeter, are doing a large business.
There is a large quantity of hay coming
into that town eiery day, for which $9
per ton is paid. 'Those gentlemen pack
fifty tons a wee
give employmen,
a new line of bt.
will, no doubt, p
mers in the
fee
34
ha
At
he
th
, on an average, and
to eight men. This is
siness in Exeter, and
ove a boon to the far-
ity.
—The Winnipeg Free Press of Mon-
day last sayg : Mr. A. Fisher, fornaerly
dent of the n w town of Brandon,
where he has established a Inrciber
ii
Yard and is erec ing a large grist mill,
arrived in the Oty yesterday. . He pur-
poses going east on Monday, and will
be aVeay about t ree weeks. Mr. Gard-
ner will have charge of his business at
Branaon durin his absence.
me ago the town of
ased a large and costly
e time it has been a
where the said bell
At the last meeting
uncil it was resolved to
—A short t
Wiugham, pure
bell, and for so
disputed point
should be hun
of the Town C
eet 2i inches ; D. McLean, 321. feet,
The periodical railway agitation
again revived in and about Exeter,
a miieting of the Exeter committee
the other evening, the Secretary
atithoritiee of the different 811r -
rounding townships with the view of
aseertaining what a-monnt can be raised
toward supporting the construction of .
the proposed line, and a.ppointing cora.
m ttees to wait upon Mr. Hickson, the
nigger of the Grand Trunk. The
erne is al branch of the Grand. Trmik
ro. St. Marys or Lucan to Exeter,
The Qneen's Birthday was celebrat-
in the Village of Manchester this
y ex in a manner never equalled before.
In the morning the amneements of the
d illy were Commenced by the calithume
P i
vi
c
t
b
fi
r
erect a new to er on the Town Hall
building and have the bell placed there-
in. This will entail a cost of about
WO. The peop e of the northern me-
Helron Notes: tropolis never e things by halves.
—A couple o men in Clinton, named
The people of Gorrie are thinking Stevenson an& Hamilton, had a nar-
about offering a bonus for the estab- row escape lastrweek from a very seriOus
lishment of a -Woollen factory in their accident. The!tr were engaged in fixing
a drain in the cellar of Stevenson's
—It is now definitely knolwn that house, when jOst as a log had been
Rev. Charles Lavelle will not be sta- placed in pOsition, the earth caved in,
tioned at Gorrie, as he is to e placed burying Hamilton -firmly up to• the
upon the superannuated list o account waist, but he was quickly released from
of failing health. his position. ,A • moment before the
—On Mondity of last week r. Alek. earth fell Mra Stevenson had been
Fisher, son of Mr. John Fisher of Col-
borne, while riding a horse nto the
barnyard, was kicked by a Yo ng, colt,
osuhet in the well by odeasionally
and had his leg broken above t e ankle.
ing do n a lantern with. a tallow
--One day last week, as a nng lad
ax candle burning, and if the can -
was hunting rats in a barn in Clintoci,
was put out bv the deneity of the
one ran up the inside of his ants leg,
to trv the experiment of bUrning out
and gave him a nip which in de hirn
gas so accumulating. I had neVer seen
dance round atter the Highl nd fli g
experiment tried until the antumn
1855, when a well was being eng en style.
t No. 6, West Mitchell. Road, in Full- —Lot 15, on the 14th cone
Howiek, was sold by auction
ton, Coenty of Perth. The digger is
one day last week, and was
w resident in Hibbert, near Staffa.
by Mr. Wm. 11nLebard for the
wiselY demanded to bp removed
aeon_ $2,800. This pace is kno
m the well on finding the gas
half a centurylago. Peace to his ashesi hundreds of people must have passed
nt at what they, in their ignorance, —Messrs. S. Oke, H. J. W shington —The Clinton New Era of last wee over them and probably trampled upeli ,
and J. Buchanan, Jae of Colb rne, near in referring to the terrible accident a them ha that time. future W-
iled his- cowardice, and a of the I
Carlow, left me Tuesday, 24th inst., for London, says :1Among the number wa Cooper had better be more earefed of
oprietor Would wager $10 to $1 that
a visit to the Prairie PTOVill0 Messrs. Mr.W.Glass, of London, only son of M his wealth and not handle it so care -
could go down _without risk of acci-
nt. He was lowered, bu had only Oke and Washington intend eturning GeGlass,fornaerlyof Clinton,a very pro lessly, else he may not be so lucky the
ruck a few strokes of the ick when in about a month. ising young men, who was to have bee next time he makes a loss.
—Mr. Thomas Yearly, of Stephen, married in a Month to a Miss Coope —A remarkable instance of animal
was seen to reel, and o being re -
has left for a trip to England. -He will niece of Mr. J.,T. Wilkie, also of Cli intelligence came under the observe-.
ested to get into the bucket he seem -
not to hear. Another brother slid probably reviVe many old as ociations ton, who was drowned with him. tion of a gentleman of Port Albert, in
wn the rope and secured Pim in the in the land of is birth. We ish our T. Whaley, of Clinton, loses two ste the thwriship of Aslafield, a few dayg
cket, when both were raised in an ' genial, whole- onled friend a pleasant daughters, MisSes Jane E. and Mary . ago. He was engaged in building
most breathless ccndition, but were time and safe return. Foxton., and his only son also, Miss . fence, -and -near him were sonae
stored by the fresh air. At this junc- , —Isaac Eraigh was tried last week E. Foxton had been teaching school t , holes which he had lately dug.
,ee parties ' by Mr. O'Lotene, police magistrate, of Westminster, end on Saturday last h r working away his attention was Or"
sability of Stratford, for stealing a watch from younger sisterewho holds a division in 1 tracted,by the peculiar actions and still
sted burn- Mr. Adam M -Donald, St. tfelens, as the Blyth school, went down to spe more peculiar noise_ of a ewe standing'
traw was . mentioned laet week. He Was found Queen's Birthday with her, taking t e ' near one of the post holes. On going
Id
ens, follOwed by the games, mete;
., and enlivened by the strains of our
nage baud, which, tonsia.ering the
ance it had, sounds very web. In
e evening the concert in aid of the
n d was fairly attended, and WM
ancially a success, about $30 being
alized. The singing of the Misses
Mutch wae very well done, and the
Mrs. Bennett, formerly Miss Mutch,
Who received the prize of a concertina,
given for the best playing on the organ.
Tillie chair was occupied by Mr. A. l'ele.
ronald, who perfortned his part in a
v ry gentlemanly manner.
—On a pertain road not many miles
y ung ladies were out driviiag in a rove
e ed buggy, and on the road were ex-
petiating on the merits of a certain gen-
t eman, and wrangling—in fun—over
ho ehould capture him. While the
Mode dispute was at its height, one of
the ladies thought that. Brae heard A
sipund of wheels behind. Leaning Out
'ad looking back, she met a, sight that
i.,
uickly caused her to draw in her head.
young gentleman was driving behind,
Is threateaea to roll him out of his Olt-
mge. Giving their home a quick eut
"th the whip, the fair wranglers WOT6
Efpon out of sight and hearing, and the
entleman was left to smile alone.
—The G-oderich Star of last week
,ays "Mr. Thomas McGillicuddy, of
he Signal, who has for some time been
of the opinion that a trio of bachelor
editors was an injustice to the married
Community in Goderieli, broke the
triple alliance on Tuesda,y- last, and
enceforth -will -celebrate his wedding
nniversary and the Queen's Birthday
one. Ilia trips to Stratford have
een somewhat frequent of late, but as
e has succeeded in carrying -off a
aughter of Mr. John Dutton, druggist,
f that town, his absence from Goder-
ich will be pardoiaed. has the best
wishes of the "press gang" for hisfuture
happiness." We say th.at the "other
two ' should profit by the good example
set them by their fellow, and go and do
likewise with as little delay as possible.
, —In the Monetary Times of last
Week we find the follovving: Mr. Wm.
:Proud-, who used to be a well-to-do far-
mer near )3russels, grew tired of that
monotonous occupation and its hum-
drum style of living, and sold the farm
for a good pric,e. He then went to
, Hamilton and purchased the grocery
stock of one Miller as Jae would a prize
bull, for a lump sum Of $1,590, an mee-
t business -like transaction to cominenee
with. His whole career in merehan-
dieing was of this character. He dis-
pensed credit too freely to a poor class
of customers and lost heavily thereby.
Now he has left the city, and is not ex-
pected to return. 'When will men
learn -that to keep store so ES to- make -
'money by it, needs bosiness training
and experience.
—A few days ago, while a Clinton -
baker named J. T. Cooper was in Seta'
forth, he put, as he thought, eight dol -
stooping over, and had he been caught, lars in four bills in the inside pocket of,
then, in all probability his back would' his coat. Shortly after his arrival ine
have been broken. Clinton, he discovered that he was
_ewr. John: Stewart, formerly of minus the money, and concluding that,
Goderich, dielin Chicago on the 16th. he had dropped. it in Seaforth, he drove!,
ult., aged 90 years. Mr. Stewart- was back, and very much to his joy found
well known in !western Canada, havin the bills, almost exactly where he sup -
practised law for years in several of th posed he had put them in his pocket
towns and cities. He was a thoroug A four dollar bill ha,a blown about 12
classical scholar, and a gentleman o feet from the others, They were deep -
culture withal.; For many years he wa ped. on the corner at CarmichaePs Ho-
tel on the street, and the wonder is .
that the bills could. have lain there
some four or five hours without having
been noticed by any one, especially as
nrchased pal journals ofl the country, over th41
sum of nom de phonel "Hibernicus,” and hi {
n as the name was wen known to politicians o
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