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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1881-08-19, Page 44 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Plows -0. C. Willson. New Goods—T. Kidd. Fall Goods—Hoffman Bros. White Lead—W. Robertson & Co. Teas—Ault & McClean. Sale of Farm Property—J. P. Brine. Farm to Rent—Thos. Mills. Farm for Sale—Thos. Mills. Estray—Geo. Walker. Reward—R. Thompson. Card—Dr. O'Shea. Red Mill—Slater & Dolphin. Farm to Rent—Catherine Mitchell. Annual Sale—M. Y. McLean. ptron expooiter. SE A FORTH, FRIDAY, Aug. 19,1881 A Conflict in England. The English House of Commons and the Lords have come into a collision upon the Irish Land Bill. The Bill was passed in the popular chamber by a very large majority. It was submitted to the Lords for their approval, and they amended so as to be almost unre- cognisable by its promoters. The Com- mons refuse most positively to accept these amendments, and the Lords, thus far at least, stand upon their dignity and decline to permit the Bill to be- come law in its original shape. What the result Will be it is difficult at pres- ent to say. The Government under the leadership of Mr. Gladstone, have de- termined to stand firm let the conse- quences be what they may, and they are supported not only by an over- whelming -majority of the House of Commons, but by public sentiment outside, and it will be somewhat strange if the Lords will hold out and persist in their attempt to bull -dose, not only the representatives of the people, but the people themselves. But, if contrary to general expectation, the House of Lords adheres to the foolish and un- warrantable position it has assumed, there will be a dissolution or else the rnes.sure will lie over until the autumn, when, after agitating the country, there will be another session of the Commons and the battle will have to be fought over again. This latter course is, de- cidedly the most probable. By what- ever course it will be done, the Land Bill must now be passed. The mass of the people are determined to have it, and while the Lords may impede its progress, that is, as far as they dare go in opposition to the popular will. They, no donbt, like the Dominion Senate— that poor imitation we have in this country of the English Upper House, think more of their existence than they do even of their own dignity. It may be hard on their dignity to shut their mouths and back down after having shown their teeth so savagely, but it is better to suffer humiliation than utter extinction. No doubt the English Lords will ultimately take this view of the matter and quietly submit to the inevitable, and the Commons, wth the nation at their back, will have their own way after all. This collision will do good, however. It will assist to show the English people not only the worthlessness of a second legislative chamber, but the loss and injury they sustain in tolerating an irresponsible body to rule over them. By this act the Lords have driven honae another nail into their political coffin. The English people are slow to learn and slower still to move, but o nee they have begun to move, they are • n ot easily stoppeN There is even now a very strong mideip current of feeling among the middle Classes there in favor of the abolition of the House of Lords. This contest will strengthen that feel- ing, and will add to the ranks of those who hold it. So that although these exhibitions of temper on the part of the Lords, and their attempts to muzzle public opinion and trample upon the rights of the people may be unpleasant to be borne and may do temporary in- jury they will ultimately result in great good, in as much as, the day of irre- sp onsible rule will be shortened, and the people will all the sooner get the . legislative control and political power into their own halides We should not wonder but the day is not far distant, when the people of England will be vieing with those of Canada as to which will get rid first of this incubus of an irresponsible second legislative chamber. May this day soon come. The sooner the better for both these parts of the British Empire. —Since the above was in type the intelligence has been received by cable that the Lords have yielded, and have passed the Land Bill with the amend- ments made by the Commons. The Bill will immediately receive the Royal assent by commission, and will be enforeed in Ireland_ on Saturday. REpoRas from the various counties of Scotland which ,refer in detail to the crop prospects go to show that the corning harvest is to be a late one, and that as regards the different cereals the yield, in coraparison with that of last year, will be light ---probably, taken all over, about a, fifth less. Barley will More nearly approach the yield of 1880 than either wheat or oats; so far u can at present be ascertained, it appears to be the crop of the season. The gen- eral impression among farmers and others seems to be that there is not this year so large an acreage of wheat as there was last year crop has, unfort partial or comp every county of the fields in so re -sown more th able if there wil thirds of the usu turnips. This is now impossible great miefortu The thrill nate y, turned mit ete fail re in, netarl otland and althciug e insta °es 1 ave bee n once, it is LueStlon be ma h ab ve twol- 1 crop f Sw des an4 a disas er w Lich it ie o rem dy, and ils e in stoclt-feedin counties. Happi y eneup, the potat crop is likely to trove a gcood one, an in all probability a greater bre dth iha this year been p anted nous° uent o the 80006138 whic attended tis aro last season. Ha is, however, rathe scanty crop this's ason ad will involv considerable outl who require to pu material. Harve eral till Septembe y on the part chase it as t cannot no is well begu SIR HECTOR ANGEVIN Public Works, is ow eng ing a tour of insp ction to public works in t ie Dom to visit Kincard ne, do and other points i this w shortly. Some pa ers see censure Mr. Lang vin Ifo and insinuate that his o and if possible, ain among the peopli of may all be so, but still i of those feedlin be gen-1 1. Minter of aged in mak- the varieue nion. He is erich ISarpia stern Section inc ned to this comae, et is • seek, ollitica favor tario This snot or os to judge his motive . Tieact i a proper one. M . La g yin's are many. We ne d sea, sa we do not admire lira ei her as a cian or as a man, btw d beli giving even His Mani • ajes due, and conseque tly e woul like to treat the H n. K *g,satteavn fairly or cavalierl. other fatilts may e, nine can that he is a clever 1 ian a deg partithental head; and wha ver he takes he is sure. to mas :r4 He oughly understands ever ntxic the important dep tnse t whi controls, and in Par iame t he is a prepared and able to give u h inf tion as is required ol him This good deal more than ca, e sa some of his colleagues, at inste being censured for 1is pie nt he should be coreme ded; and we his example will b folioed b successors. It is but right that a net Minister should liecom as mu possible personally afquai ted wit • th public works which re un ler his direc- tion and control. 9 his i what Mr. Langevin is now tryi ig to lo, and he is right. Besides, his onta t with I the people and the acqua ntai e he may form among them wil do b t1 him and them good, and will .lso n rease his knowledge of the con try a Ld its w its. If Cabinet Ministers iwoul ix ore with the people thanithey u tomed to do, we would be to eavs. e better and more beneficial 1 v s tha we now have. There is one ti ng, ever, in connection with, tI ese t that eleptild be discontinued We to the public recep4ons lhioh given to the Minister as he tra around. These, among other evil tots, prevent the person in w honor they are gotten up from se the people+ in their every day garb, valuable time is wasted in bombs speech -making and [gtizZl. ng w might be profitably emloyol in as taining the resources and re 1tireme of the country. They also ie col to the suspicion that after al the Mi ter only desires to cultivate pOpu1 and make political capital. It, is a that good intentions should b thwar and that a course which sh uld • pr e immensely beneficial, Shoal be 8 - judged and rendered inffecti al by t is evil and useless practice. 1 • 0 0 self is faults that olii- 'ye in net leas his deny 4 de- ndea- thoi- y of ways is d of cl of urse hope abj h a 11 id 11 • E HURON EXPOSITOR. Christianity can be taught. If t‘, teather has the love of God in is heart, and strives after a virtuous li he cannot help exercising a powerf influence on the children over whom is placed. It is npt by formal routine or coercive measures that the statutes of God are to be instilled into the youth- ful mind. The teacher has, to a great extent, the faShioning of his pupil, not only in mentai. culture, but in naorality, chastity, truthfulness, manly sincerit and where the godly teacher presid there will be no system of godless ed cation, even though religion has o formal place in the curriculum. And eqaally true it is that there may be praying and reading of Scripture, and inetrection in dogmas, and yet no go liness, because the teacher is himse f deficient." WIIIINISSMIM111.1111111=1111 THE Toronto World :—The Mail' reckless abuse of Mr. Blake is overleap ing itself. The Belleville Intelligence thus snubs the new editor : "Th " Conservative party is not stupi "enough to believe even a tenth part o what the Mail says about Mr. Blak " and other prominent members of th " Reform party. The Mail is injurin "its reputation, even among its own, " friends." FROM A recent report of Sir J. P. Hennessy, Governor of Hong Kong,•it appears that the Chinese of that Bettie.' ment are not only holding their own, but are reducing the Caucasian element to a subordinate position. In commerce, native merchants, tradesmen and money changers are fast increasing,while there are fifty-five Chinese bankers now :in the colony, where five years ago there Iwas not one. Education, too, shows a great advance, there being now a hun- dred and. seventy-one schoolmasters, Ian; d two thousand five hundred and Sixty-two students, the numbers five years ago being one hundred and four- teen, and three hundred and forty-one respectively. The doctors have in- Oremed from one hundred and ninety- , eight to ithree hundred and thirty-three, and are sealously engaged in vaccinating the peeple.; The Governor's view of the future of Hong Ke4ig is very hopeful, his opinion being that China is an emin- ently progressive nation, and that the Chinese merchants are distinguished by great commercial probity. News of the Week. GREA.T DROUGHT.— Switzerland suf- fers from drought. Whole herds have perished in some places. Ssosae—A violent storm in Phila- delphia on Saturday unroofed fifty dwellings and a number of factories. Loss considerable. SCURVY ON BOARD.—The British ship Erin's Isle has arrived at San Fran- cisco with sixteen ceses of scurvy out of a crew of 'eighteen. SWINDLERS' BOOTY.— A V68801 with a3O,00� worth of merchandise secured aa, by swindlers from it Boston merchant, ips fer • els ef- ese ing nd tic er- ts ur "s- ty • ty • • 111 THA.T PRESIDENT GARFIEL Will cover is now extremely doubtf Nearly a week ago he took an xeeedi ly unfavorOble turn, asa mo t of physicians even, according to latest telligence, almost despair of his nl mate recovery. In this, as ie eth cases, when: the doctors lgive Man the non-medical portio of he co munity ca.n scarcely en rtai yen faint hope. Nothing bu grea hysic and mental strength, a in r th ordinarily powerful co stitut o 00 bined with exceedingly empe an regular habits of life c uld a e e abled the distinguished atien o hol out so long. To all ap ear c 8 th pistol -shot of the assassi • Git Boon have its full effect Th Pres for at any moment. dent's demise may, there ore, b oolte • 1 1. s. s• 1111 id 1 11 AT THE ONTARIO TEAC ERB' SOCIA TION held in Toronto last wee , severe "live" educational topics -ere d's usse —one of which was "R ligion th Public Schools." The p per n thi subject was prepared by Prof. Wilson, of Toronto University, absence, was read by r. High School Inspector. The Advertiser thereupon appropria e re- marks ,; "Moral and religions tr says Dr. Wilson, "must go hand and. " with intellectual culture in the edu- " cation of our youths if they are to be "fitted for the citizenship of a free "country." "But he does not congider it necessary to this end that there should be any formal instruction 'n the Christian creeds. It is by the in o mal teaching which goes on in the daily in- struction of teacher and pupil, that true and in his ubhan, ndon 1: • 1 is believed to have been taken to Africa. /ATTACKED BY INDIANS.—BeCtiOLL men on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway have been fired at by the In- diOne. Armed men, have been sent to the rescue. I, A TRAGEDY AT A BULL FIGHT.—Dur- ing a bull fight in Marseilles on Mon- day, several tiers of seats collapsed. Twelve persons were killed and 150, Two heartless wretches near White Pigeonsoakeda dog in kerosene and then s t fire to him. The illumination cost thcira $30 in the way of fines, etc. IED.—Alexander Burns, a grand- nephew of the poet, died in Louisville last week. He was one of the oldest an most capable , engineers of the W stern waters. HE HUDSON Tuarme.--Thirty feet DI e Hudson River Tunnel fell in on h rsday last in consequence of the t drawal of compressed air. The os will be $5,000. rex STANLEY'S SUCCESSOR. — The Rev. Frederic W. Farrar,one of the Can- ons of Westminster Abbey, and the uthor of the well known "Life of hrist," will probably succeed the late Dean Stanley. Tara PRESIDENT.—Dr. Blackbane of entucky, an eminent physician, in an ilnterview, says he believes that Presi- dent Garfield will undoubtedly die. He says the symptoms indicate that the hall deflected and struck the spinal col ran, affecting the great nerves.' C NTROLLING THE GRAIN MERCHANTS. The Russian Minister of the Interior is °red ted with the intention of establish- ing fficial control over all the Russian . grai markets, so as to prevent specula- tOrs aining unduly from the produc- tpe ower of the people. ILi /MATING CETEWAYO. — Mr. Glad- e ne has intimated to the Governor o th Cape of Good Hope that it would d sirable to give Cetewayo a greater mho nt of personal liberty. The only oblig tion that the Government thinks itIne eesary to impose is a pledge that Cote ayo shall 'not return to Zululand. A NEWSPAPER SUSPENDED. — The y Kurier, a newspaper published scow, Russia, has been suspended r months for the publication of pondence concerning political ts, calculated th irritate ubl. atij Mc for: fo core convi opinion, and unfavorobly commenting upen the local authorities generally and en:state and.social order. PiDiAN MASSACRE OF MEXICANS.—The other day the Apache Indians sur- rounded a small Mexican village 18 miles from Rio Pure°, and murdered 27 of the 29 inhabitantS. Two Mexi- cans ei3caped. and were nearly exhausted when they reached the railroad. They had thOir horses shot under them be- fore getting out of the reach of the In- idians, NTIIIUSIASM FOR GLIDSTONE.—Glad- stone was loudly cheered on Menday ;afternoon by a large crowd at the en- trance • the Commons. The galleries of the ouse of Commons were crowd- ed and large number of peers were pros nt Various petitions were pre- sentisd mid cheers from the Liberals evillest the House yielding to the amendments of the Lords, impairing the protection afforded tbe tenants ay the Land Bill. THE REVISED VERSION.—About twen- ty of the Presbyterian clergymen in New York city have begun to use the revised version of the New Testament n their pulpit services. An impression exists in certain quarters that this is ecclesiastically ; but this is a mistake. The Presbyterian Assembly never officially designated the .King Janes version as the only one to be used in the churches. Presbyterian churches are at liberty to use any re- spectable version they can find, or to make a new one for themselves if they so trefer. CROW DOG AND SPOTTED TAIL.— Agent Leman, of Rosebud Agency, re- ports from Deadwood that Crew Dog is not a chief, but anxious to become one, and was so jealous of Spotted Tail that he called a Council of his friends to test the feelings of the Indians. Crow Dog made a speech, pointing out that favors were shown Spotted Tail by the Gov- ernment, which ought to be shown to all Indians alike. If he were made chief things would be different. Spot- ted Tail came in and denounced Crow Dog as a snake in the grass, and called him to come out like a man. Baring his breast he called on Crow Dog to empty his revolver in hie heart, and called him a squaw and a coward. Crow Dog responded he was not ready to do that, but would do it when least expected. Spotted Tail's three sons tried unsuccessfully to get the old man home, and guarded him with their rifles. Spotted Tail was unarmed when murdered soon afterward. Huron ,Notes. Mr. Edward Dunford succeed e Mr. Robert Nott, in Brussels, as tailor and clothier. —Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vanstone and Mr. J. R. Grant, of Brussels, started last week for Manitoba. —Vanstone Bros., of Brussels, sold 75 pigs to Hugh Robb, Seaforth, for 6lic per lb,. live weight, last week. —The West Riding Fall Show will be held at Goderich on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 14th and 15th. —The rate of taxation in the town- ship of Grey this year is 11 mills on the dollar for township rate and / mill for railroad rate. —A fisherman in God-erich tlse other day brought in a sturgeon which, when dressed, weighed upwards of fifty pounds. —The Union Fall Show of East Huron and G-rey Branch Agricultural Societies will be held in Brussels, on Thursday and Friday, the 6th and 7th of October. —Mr. Charters, of Hensall, shipped a car load of new wheat from Exeter station on Wednesday of last week. It was the first new wheat shipment from that station this season. —The work on the enlargement of the Bible Christian Church, Exeter, is being pushed forward with every posei- ble haste. When finished this will be •ne of the largest churches in the , ounty., , —Mr. William Colcleugh, who re - ides on the llth concession of Goderich • wnship, near Holmesville, recently eaped 19 acres of oats in one day with ne tea of horses. nd $890 sinking fend and interest, T —Go erich pays this year as current xpendi ure for school purposes $6,459, eking $7,340 per annum, or nearly ne third of the gross revenue for edu- ational ;purposes. —Mr. 'Robert Moffatt, of Tnrnberry, ho went to Manitoba last spring, °turned home last week. He says the ops look well in all parts of the orth-west this season, and the people ill reap an unusually large harvest. —Sive the Signal :—Goderich Conn - 0:1 pays about $1,000 annually for reli I has to support a number of perm s nt from Clinton, which is said to o e of the meanest towns in Canada s treatment of the poor. —Mr. Neil Campbell, of Go4ric as -stricken with an epileptic fit rantford on Wednesday of last wee hile attending to his duties as de te to the Grand Lodge of Indepen t Order of Oddfellows. He covering. —A spring colt 'belonging to Mr. nston, of Wroxeter, was badly cut by e knives of a reaper one day last week, e cord and the smaller bone of one of hind legs being severed and the go bone fractured. c 1---A cow created some excitement in Xeter the other day by getting her a,d stuck in a barrel and "scatterin cl' self around town to tho eminent dan- of shop windows and such like. The ops had to be removed from the bar - before the animal could be liberated. Mr. L. Hardy, Reeve of Exeter, ac- panied by Messre. E. Drew and W. Verity, councillors, left a few days for the Northwest. They purpose king an extended tour through the irie province, and investing in real at e heavily. e1 -The London Advertiser of Wednes• says : —Mr. Wm. Watson, of Wing - m, is In the city representing three g,e cheese factoriee near Wingbam. talks of placing 2,000 cheeses on the don Market next Saturday. The rate of ,taxation in Goderich his year hag been fixed at 11. Dents he dollar. This will raise the sum 3,604, only about $8,000 of which 'be expended in improvements and ,ic works, the balance being re- d for fixed expenditure such as ort of schools, debenture fund, est, &e, 'Mr. W. T. Morphy has got the ap- tment of mathematical master for ton High School. The Clinton rd of Education are to be congratu- ,:ton their good fortune in securing , t -class man. Mr. Morphy is a • OS villagers. Next day he drove to Wing - ham in company with two young men of the village. Sinoe that the *fable business has leaked out, and the would- be commercial traveller lam% turned out to be one of the female sex, who prior to this time resided in Brussels. —While practiaing at the butt in Clinton one day last week, Mr. N. Rob son made some remarkably good shoot- ing. At 500 yards he made the follow- ing score: 5, 4, $, 4, 4, 5, 4-29 out of a possible 35, while he did remarkably well at 600 yards scoring 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5-34 out of a possible 35, or a total of 63 points at both ranges, out of a possible 70, which is very unusual shooting. Mr. Robson may expect to go to Wimbledon next year, if he keeps up such a record. —Mr. James Watson, an old and es- teemed resident of Goderich, died on Thursday of last Week after an illness of about two months. )eir. Watson came to Goderich, nearly forty years ago, from Roxbore'shire, Scotland, and during that period, occupied many posi- tions of trust and esteem at the hands of his fellow residents. He was one of the oldest, if not the oldest merchant in town, and atone time was considered the most enterprising business man in this section. He teas 70 years of age. His wife and one gen and three daugh- ters mourn his lose, and have the sym- mpaetnhty. of the publie in their bereave- -Another Huron pioneer has passed away. :Mr. John Churchill; died at his residence in Hullett, near Clinton, on Thursday of last week, in the seventieth year of his age. Deceased was born in ths County of TiPperary, Ireland, and emigrated to this country in 1837. After residing a few years, he removed to the townsdip of Goderich, in which whicn township he resided 33 years. He was for many years a member of the council board, ,school trustee and Justice of Peace. Some few years ago he sold out his preperty in Goderich Township and removed to Hullett, death. he continued tip reside until his Perth Items. for in Stratford. Drop letter boxes; are urgently called —At the Donegal factory, cheese July. —The Ric per lb. for the prst half of —The contract for lighting the street lamps in St. Marys has been given to S. Fraleigle for $280 a year. —The Roman Catholics of Mitehell are preparing for a grand bazaar to be held about Christmas. —Mayor Robb, of Stratford, left last view of rec.uperating his healt L. week for a trip to , Manitoba, with a. —A correspondent of th Mitchell Advocate etrongly recom ends the town. establishment of plulslic bat s in that —About 50 applications w re receiv- ed in reply to an advertiseme t for two ! assistant teachers for, the gh bchool in Listowel. —Mr. Cameron, who for the peat three years has been teacher f modern languages in the Collegiate I stitute at St. Marys has resigned. —The excursion got up for the bene- fit of the Presbyterian Ch;rch, Mit- chell, a short time ago, nett id $70 for that institution. —The Listowel High School grounds are being made perfectly level and fenced, preparatory te being laid out and planted with shrubs and trees. —A. McIntosh and Patrick Dwyer, of the Gore of Downie, the other day, bound four acres of heevy fall wheat in three hours- A pretty good isplay of Inil—scAlew• ant badly felt by the eople of Dublin and vicinity hes rece tly been supplied by the settlement M that place of a promisingyonngphys cian,Dr. ef. I I. F. O'Shea,. ers 1 —The interior of Knox Church, be I Stratford, is to be re -modelled and in improved. The alterations will greatly enlarge the seating accommodation, h, which was urgently needed. 1 at —A great deal of flaX has been grown k, in the vicinity of Listowel this season. lee It has turned out a good crop, and sells d- for $12 a ton at Livingston's mill, is where it is mostly being disposed of. —At a match recently played be- tween the qu.oiters of Listowel and Mornington, the former club made 197 shots and the latter 183, leaving a majority for Listowel of 14 shote. :—Last week a little boy, son of Mr. James Parish, of Logan, fell head -first into a well. He was ,taken out for dead, but he soon rallied, and escaped with only a few oats anH bruise. —At a late meeting of the Mitchell High School Board. a resolution was passed to reduce the ealaries of the teachers after this year to $700 and $600, the present salaries being $900and $700. —At a late meeting of the Directors of the Elma and Wallace Agriciiltural Society it was agreed to make the prizes for all the different daises of horses and cattle more than doulole the amount of any former yeer. ' —Work in the "big drain" in Logan ia being pushed forward very Elowly. Mr. Kirk, the contractor finds diffi- culty in getting men, and as a onse- quence he will not get hie job fi-shed in anything like the time agreed pon. —A man named Thomas Connelly was brought before the court in St. Marys, the other day, cherged with ne- glecting to provide for his family. He was told he must give security that he will support his family, or else put in two years in the penitentiary. He has claisAentteoamsupbpeoirotnhgiinsgfantitolym. r. oeorge Rrown, of Molesworth, ran away • in Listowel a few days ago. Mr. Brown being unable to bold them, with great c haess kept them in the middle of the st• eet, and finally brought them to a sf nd still without any serious damage h ,t_.ix[ngiebeerienettanxte.arty, of Mitchell, aged 15ayears, has just passed the Matri ula- -At the recent exanamation of the i tion Examination at Torotto U iver- sity, carrying off first-claes hono s in German and second in Matherniftics. This is very creditable to the ypung lady as well as to her instructors. ' public schools in Buffalo, Miss Bertha Langenbach, daughter of Mr. F. Langen- baoh, formerly of Sebringville land the best scholar in the elemen ary Stratford, carried off the gold moll as schools of the city. Miss Rosin& L enback et the same time obtain silver medal in the third class. —Two fine lots of cattle were ped at Stratford the other day. he p - first of these were from the farm of . T. Ballantyne, M. P. P. There ti ti it la he go ho rel CO 11. ag prat est day ha lai He Lo for on ti intesup qui pub can of Ifij poin Olin Boa late a fitI mat vers tont in, cl culantpf London, Englard, Uni- ty, his second year standing in -To - University, and is an honor man ssics, mathematics and English. "ir ector Langevm, commissioner of Pnblic Works, is to visit Goderich in hie official capacity on the 25th inst. He remains over night and then goes to Sarnia. The Goderich town council intend giving him a public receptian of some kind. The Goderich folks are wise in their day and generation. They want some harbor improvements made, whic no doubt accounts for their anxie y to "set it up lively" for Sir Heck. , few days ago a man visited the villag of Blnevale and professed to be a co mercial traveller, representing a boot d shoe firm in Toronto. The mann r and speech of this peculiar ob- ject gave vent to suspicion amongst the g - a ere in all 29 rteers, three -year-olds, and though not very large in frame they were all plump end fat and averaged nearly 1,400 lbs. apiece. The next lot comprised 15 steers, purchased from Mr. Alexander Brown, the ' well-known auctioneer and stock broker of Downie. They turned the ' scale at about 1,300 pounds. —Mrs. Henry Widenhammer, of Lie - towel, died rather unexpectedly at Elmira last week) where she was on a visit. She succumbed to intense moth- erly devotion, having nursed her two children incessantly while they were down with the fever, thus saving their lives at the expense of her own. —Last Saturday a valuable horse just imported from the old country and being taken west, by an Illinois dealer, was taken off the train at Stratford sick, being badly affected with a disease known as "water )is the chest." Not- withstanding the efforts of veterinary surgeons, Forbes' and Poett, the animal died. It was valned at $1,000. —New railway offiaes will be erected M Stratford by the Grand Trunk Com- pany for the accommodation of the Superintendents of the Western divi- sion of the Grand Trunk and of the Georgian Bay and Lake Erie Division, and other officials.; The new buildings will be of brick handsomely faced, di' two stories in heig t, and will be erect- ed on the west si e of Downie etreet, near the Shipman House. They will be the most commOdious and complete railway offices in Ontario. —The Advocate says: Mr. Frank Olver, ex -councillor of Hibbert, has for the fourth time crossed the bridge of raatrimony. It is not known when the last knot was tied, but it is xeneral- ly believed the ceremony was perform- ed some time ago inSToronto. The lady in question was Mrs. Elizabeth Balkwell, and the happycouple only started away on their wedding trip on Wednesday of last week, intending to spend their honeymoon in the romantic city of Brantford, where the waters of the Grand River flow ;majesties along, which will remind them. of raany appy days spent near the Thames Old England. —Four Listowel gentlemen, Mssrg. B. Brook, J. M. Clitnie, W. Climies and J. Green returned arfew days ago from their pleasant voyage to the islanas of Lake Huron, where they hada g1o4o time. They saw great quantities\ of water, were nearly frightened out of their wits by seeing the track of a bear, caught some black bass, and, during a squall on the way hcime, lost three boats on the beach, and barely escaped with their lives. One of them says he will never go within 500 miles of the water again, if he can help it. But they had a good time, all the same. ---At the recent matriculation of the University of Toronto, the St. Marys collegiate institute ,passed the highly creditable number of 11, every one of whom was awarded honors in some de- partment. The following is the list in alphabetical order: Mr. Bain, Mr. Donald, Miss Gordon, Mr. Holnaes, Miss Knox, Mr. Ma.rtin, 1Wr. Morphy, Mr. Ross, Mr. Thompson; Mr. Webster, Mr. Wilson. The two lady matriculants, Miss Gordon, daughter of Rev. Mr. Gordon, Harrington, and Miss Knox, daughter of Mr. A. Knox, St. Marys, deserve much praise ' for their energy. Mr. B. Ross captured the first place in English besides getting first-class honors in mathematics, history and ge- ography. Mr. Allan Thompson carried off the mathematical echolarship, $120. Up the Lakes Fishing. Mn. EDITOR,—DEAR SIR,—Having had the pleasure of a trip up the lakes with a lot of jolly, fuie fellows, whose main object was enjoyment, I thought a brief outline of what we saw and a little of what we did might prove inter- esting to some of the readers of your valuable paper. I may say right here, that I am one of those who belie-ve that there is no medicine so well calcu- lated to give health and elasticity to the human mind and body as such a trip, when he, who takes it, can throw to the winds the cares of business, and launch out with a full determination to enjoy himself and add to the enjoy- ment of his companions. I think each one on this occasion did his beat to make the tour a pleasant one, and suc- ceeded admirably. Weill, to begin my narrative, we made Goderich the port from which to embark. Having arriv- ed at that beautiful little town from various points of the aoriapass on the 23rd July, armed to the teeth with fishing tackle and having a good supply Of the necessaries of life, with us, we got aboard of the noble craft;the Josephine Kidd, which had been placed. at our command during the entire trip by her enterprising owner, Mr, Joseph Kidd, and set sail on the waters of old Huron amidst the joyous shonts of those on shore. A few hours sail and we can no longer see the fertile and peopled land on our right. Night now soon throws her sable mantle over the scene, and ere long each one is busy preparing a place on which he can comfortably dream of the girl or the wife he left be- hind him. The cabha floor is utilized for the purpose, and, anon six snoozers and two snorers, the latter being Com- modore Sharp and Rear' Admiral Por- ter, are stretched on the floor, whilst six more occupied the berths, and our friend Sandy was suspended between heaven and the human fteight below in his vibrating hammock. At dawn next ;morning the first to roll out was the indefatigable Alister McAlister, from Durham, followed shortly after by one of the dominies on board, who washed himself and returned to the cabin and peeped in at one of the windows to see how the remaining Sleepers were get- ting along when just at that moment down came the hammock, and its living contents bunap on to the floor. The fall of our friend being followed by the shouts and laughter of the pitiless wa- llets of the unique scene, whom Sandy, I think, still believes to have been the cause of his sudden down -fall, notwith- standing the earnest protestations of his innocence, In a short time the Ducks, a group of small islands, near the Great Monitor:1in, appear in the distance, and in a few hours more we are sailing through the Strait of Mae- sisaga, between Manitoulin and Cock- burn. As we go 'up the lake we sue- ce,ssively pass the large islands, Drum- mond aria St. Joseph. Soon we get In arnong the islands, which forni the most picturesque and charming scenery we met with skiing the trip. It is the thousand islands of the St. Lawrence magnified. Oii Lake St. George we AUGUST 19, 188i. passed the smoked Asia, belonging ea the avaricious Beatty & Co. She Ina poTatrahrety°,kale7etryinstoanpdpg:aftto raibayt Zwliasiarger.itehBeTe hb°°neCrttfiret. Mines, and I do not much wonder m msoimnemo ketotiznrgvisOfillrigttaAhriteigoenreelfarma viarsenthey ,Brueeseao guontderth re and wheeling , around make for home disgusted, because aye. talline r)c k is not a very good thing to raise Wh at and potatoes on. It it here those roks that were in process of for. mation Millions of years before Adara was dreamt of, and which lino the whole northern shores of Lake Superi in suolvonfusion and boldness, begirtor to put tn an appearance. Again ere ?team at, the Sault St. Marie through scenery Very pleasing to the eye, but tcaamneaair ta,r.snatiwiht aiat repaerohceed eadeaboitt Josh:, where we stay all night. While be t wonotedmen met ineognittallarkTwaia and the writer. Mark is San and mill -a dling tall, with whiskey cheeks and a quick intnlligent eye. • As to his frontal developnients I cannot say, as it, m well as the rest of his head, WRS e,overea with an uncouth looking hat Liao every live Yankee he was full of .queo„ tions, said lost no time in asking them. The next morning we sailed across the river te the American Sault Sault—a much more active and busi- ness like plane than the Canadian. Here the canals are, I say canals, for the new eine is almost completed, and will be open soon, when any sized ves- sel will be able to pass up and AlOWIL A finer piece of masonery is ransly e. ain motion, and after a seen than;hat of the new canal. Soon we are in short sail among some beautiful islands we find ourselves out on that grand, blue expanse, cold, and somewhat dangerous body of water, Lake Superior. I forgot te mention an exploit, worthy of notice, perfornaed by Messrs. Coun- ter, Cameron, Reid, Thompson and another fellow while stopping at the American 1 Sault. It consisted in a canoe ride down the rapids in the river, whieh is quite a romantic and soiriewhatt perilous undertaking, lie traveller c n say he has done the S anit unless he has sailed down the rapids., So this heroic band resolved to do it or , die, and placed themselves in the hands of two stalwart 80118 of the forest who rowed them up to the head of the rapids and began the descent, when a liveiy altereation began about the part of the rapids they should go down, be- tween the indian.s and the other fellow 011 0110 side, and the remaining tourists on the other. The latter wishing to go down the Most dangerous plaee, while the former ' contended that the p was showing quite heroism enough in going downi the less dangerous course, and went in spite of a shower of de- nunciation, and when just in the worst place, in the rapids one of them would be heroes, because a little water dashed into the boat and wet the part of it on which he was kneeling, for he was really :in (for him) that unusual attitude, roSe to his feet and very near- ly capsized he boat. Wel1,I was up in Lake Superior and came back to tell you about the story, and will now re- turn and tell you that we passed very near White` Fish Point, and that the lake got very rough making some of the party very ; siek, especially the Rear Admiral, for shortly after partaking a big breakfast I saw him in an -ominous attittide at the side of the vessel. On Tuesday, 26th, we arrived in Nipegon Bay, the scenery of which is extraordi- nary for its ' bold and lofty grandeur. Island upon ieland occursin endless va- riety,soraesniallandSOMeverylarge,some a few feet above the water and some ,i,e hundred feet, covered in most cases with spruce and balsam. At laet we reach Red Riack, a Hudson Bayfactory at the mouth of the river Nipegoa. From Red ROck we had to get the In- dians to roVe us up to the fishing grounds, a distance of 12 miles, to Camp Alexander. This part of the trip was full of iincident. About a mile from Red ROck is Lake Helen, seven trifles by Ionia whieh is an expansion of the rivers This is a lovely little lake. The boys were wishing it was near Seaforth. At the foot of this lake we put ourselves and traps in a big boat, excepting Means. Cameron, Reid, Bleasdell, and Meyers, who started in two canoes. We had only got fairly going up the lake when the boat began to fill with water, and nearly every- thing in the boat got wet and we barely escaped being swamped. The live stock and eaerything else had to be carried to shore on the backs of the In- dians. The Same operation having to be repeated, W,hen a bigger boat was procured. While on shore here the contents of the satchels were inspected and found to be in a deplorable condi- tion, and many a blessing Bill the . guide, got fr Now we are o fears of ship comfortable f are not going m his white brethren. ton Lake Helen with no eck, but having an un - ling about us that we get to the camping grounds on account of the extreme slowness of '• our motion. Although our bark was steered with great precision by M. R. Counter, and the rauscles of Metiers. Horton, Slemnaon, Morehouse, Bleasdell, Hicks, Meyers, Porter and Sharp were utilized, our proeress was very slow, and it was after a long strug- gle we got up Lake Helen and again en- tered the river, where we found our adyenturous coinpanions, Cameron and Reid, anxiously} awaiting our arrival; the occupants Of the other canoe not being far from is when we were wreck- ed came to our rescue and staid with us. Here we relieved the canoe of the Indian in I order to increase our strength, and left the two adventurous spirits to paddle their own canoe, which they undertook, ,with the full assurance they were masters of the situation. Just here there was a brisk current, and their rowing ability was at once put to test, and proved a complete failure, for all they could de was to row round and round. What one did to move the boat ahead the other undid, the consequence was a cross fire of strong adjectives, each declaring he was rowing in the Iranian style, Jim, the cook, went to the rescue, and sent one of the crest fallen heroes into our boat. With a right good will we sailed up the river deternamed to reach canap, but no, we were doomed to be disappointed, for coming to a' stiff current with our strength used up and rowlock broken, bet ween eleven and twelve at night, we were obliged to tie up and camp for the night in one of ! the most outlandish places tinder the sun. However, we managed to worry in the time until dawn. Having taken some refresh - 11.11011.61 Sientay a .0 beealtifl river sapid in eta the little he its Pik tunable rocky Gien- Toserabl fishing the 431wa being -Vesers• alert ds.3 Caraeroi ton, Ma Allister pool, a 0Yeugeet eth1 tance of But to a pacts th: lamwh the gram fury of coroes bc in the la inile, fusion anYthing The r with a vi with the having a a tale df was spen to a elost Baia and weighing *aught le z across th Lord is A vants. On the started fo the Wen' the best world, on restrictioi there is weather Bed Rocl Bay Com laughter-] way horn( back to the lake 1 and were wood had On this i is being .• pane, Ai we met w men, who tioha Y ti their trip While o we passed or, rather reading, Nap, the this part Lee, and for a num forget to al dent, the/ pipe to Mt eur legal f.4 of the hei naanageme got back si the 5th At Kidd and with her. La —NearIN, steam in N —Two motive an crossing th ville. —Mr. Cl on Sunda. through ti wife and el —In Ott lish compa, Moore 430( situated on eine RailV71 —H. Alb Departmen ber over Toiler was fallen heir relatives it --Sevent the ahariva the old ma been arrest and all albs —Robert died. at Wel of Bright's iff Billee 18 by all who JAL lath comes had his bar sinned by morning. insurance o the barn. —Lindsa Vanetone, lation exai teeded in c first-class classics, G-1 French, hit —James daughter of ton grocer, on the baa boat was re gerian. W Davidson av condition. —The Or Norton, of bert and Ja and Robert doctors of n bull, of Mom and for the —The he Ltican, was tore out one during a th hag of theist ing in the a with bruise hurt,, graa„ ton was he eounty, 011 grand rally workers., an G. E. Fos Yeomans, o of St. Catha. —The pu tion and ea ootuat of a rs Spartan an.41 St. La -wren collision ens every 0110 of