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our stock complete, and at
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DUCKS, DENIMS,-COTTONt
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LOTHING in better style and
rice a thau ever, and 'entire
ion guaranteed.
CAN & DUNCAN,
IREOT IMPORTERS.
Ore more attention to the im-
nt of this hitherto far toa
teglected department of stook
The following is the prize
oeses.—Heavy draught -3 en
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St, Brooks & Colquhotuf*
try" ; 2nd, Colquhoun's
"Banker." Agricrilturai or
• Drauglat.-1 entry—Brown
houn's Prince Albertd' Road
.entry,— Innis & Mo
• Sorrel Cloud." Any breed
tree years oId.-2
en & DOWS- "110120A TO171"1;
quhourds & Dow's "Time of
[iploma—Brooks & Colquhoun'S
ry." Bulli.—Aged Durham,
1St, D. PifeLarenis Sir
!' Calved in 1880.-2 entries—.
oggartbds "Fairview Chien
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S. -Mniadall's Oxford Lad."
ri 1881.-1 entry—W. A. Allie
rade calved in 1880,1 entry-- a
7tteLenrian. Calved die 188ie
33su Hoggarth'e 2nda
Patterson. Diploma. —
"Isabella's Duke" Jadgea-e
Wm. Mills, Downie, Tama&
aogerville, and Richard Wet-
arton. Bulls — Wm. Sproek
mtnings,tuokerernitlaand Wui
aw, Hibbert.
Bar.eaavz.
Pril-lcr Show of East Wawa.-
culairal Society was held in
on. Thursday of 'last week...
the shevv of East Huron being
exeter on the same day the
of entriea was small. The
is the list of prizes tawardedt
Heavy Draught, two years oa.
Agnew, "Honest JohnRoad
age—Robt. MeDonald, "Roy
Best hone any age or olasat
— Thos. Agnew, Honeliz
Judgea--D. McIntosh. VW"
Baucefield; Mr. Logan, Blyt
ytack, CuIross. Thoioughbrialt
red,—lat Wm. Webster, aLorti
; 2nd, John Bone, " Baron Askie,
Under two years,—Ist, Potter'
Lebo Chief', 2nd, Fenwiek
"Gladstone" Best any sea
Isbister, Diploma, "Lord Se& _
udgea—Wm. Snell, Huneirt
anchard and Chas. Ilendersella
;
torpas in The States.
have been dreadful storms et
n and hail in some of tialk
and Southern States. DOI
'y afternoon, a, fearful torn
ver Illinois, in the vicdni
Buildings were unroofed LIIC
own, loaded freight ears MOM
track, and -seven persons bSaW
Monticello, on on the Jackft*
',was visited by the cyclone,:
11 was completely destroy,edo
ee houses being left. Not194
er was seen in that sectiofl.
i.te and five colored people Nviige
killed. Out of a populatelit
ry few escaped without Mimi*
tree was left standing.
'the storre was terrific and grew
as done to the cotton crop. 01
mg of the 20th a cyclone swops
a of Pennsylvania doing aul-
ania,ge to buildings and 0yet
thing. In Westmorelara
crea of timber -were levelled t*
ad, and Sp. number of lives lot*
ecn..."• ,OCLIAL tr,"
slomessmemoiessalesmsamesaimmmoseese
FIFTEENTH 'YEAR.
ViT1101e41 NUMBER, 752.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MAY 5,
82.
-McLEAN BROS., Publishers.
It. $1.50 a Year, In. Advance.
horses and other stock looked well
when they artived at their destination.
This was the result of good feeding and
care whenever it was poseible for
money to procure provender. Many
cattle on the way literally starved to
death because their owners either could
not or would not pay the high figures
asked for hay, and. oats. A yoke of oxen
which lir. Aedrews had sent up with
Mr. Pierson far his sons near Milford.,
started from Brandon with their load-
ed sleigh on ; Monday.at 1 p. na., the
day after their arrival at Brandon, and
made forty miles by the next night at
12 o'clock.
—The Drieing Park Association of
Clinton have decided to hold their
spring meetirig on the 24th inst., and
have arranged several large purses for
the occasion. In addition it is intended
to offer good prizes for the usual sports
and amusements, and the day will be
celebrated in ,Clinton in an appropriate
manner.
—Mr. Dewe, Postoffice Inspector, is
said to have reported Mr. Hargreaves,
postmaster at Winnipeg, as incompe-
tent. The removal of that officer is,
in consequenoe, said to be contemplat-
ed, but any move in that direction
will be intepsely unpopular in Winni-
peg, where Mr. Hargreaves is a great
favorite. For over twenty years he has
been in the postal service and is a first-
class,. man in every respect. The gen-
eral belief is that the blow is now aimed
at him so as to shield the Government
from the responsibility for the clisgraoe-
ful condition of affairs in connection
with the Winnipeg postoffice.
—An old immigrant named Jamieson,
and his wife, passed through Hamilton
on the Great Westerm express, on Tues-
day afternoon of last week. When they
alighted frona the cars at Toronto they
both burst into tears, and on being
questioned, informed the policeman
that they had lost their purse contain-
ing sixteen sovereigns, (all the money
they possessed,) between Suspension
Bridge and Oakville. Conductor Fluke,
who had charge of the train, telegraph-
ed to way stations to see if the treasure
had been found. An answer came that
a purse had been pickedup, and the
description of the one lost was for-
warded.
—Great progress is being made along
the line of the -Quebec Central Railway.
At the new village of Wedon station
there are ha course of erection five
stores, two blacksmith shops, one sad-
dlers' store, one steam saw mill, one
cheese factory, and sixteen dwelling
houses will be erected in a short time.
The new village is located on the road
near St. Francis River. A latge extent
of untouohed forest and fine farraing
lands are opened ny at this place. Sev-
eral lumber 4rms are aiding in develop-
ing this hitherto neglected section of
country, and much first-class sawn lum-
ber and square timber will ere. long
come to market from this place, which
is only a fewl hours distance from" the
port of Quebec.
—One afternoon last week a lady in
London was attending an auction i3ale
of household, effects, when she had. the
misfortune t� have her purse, contain.
ing $80, stolen from her. It appears in
order to make sure of her money she
held it firmly in her hand all the time
during the sale, with the exception of
once, when he laid it down on the
bureau for Ian instant to ascertain
whether the icarpet was really all wool,
as the auctioneer had announced, or
otherwise. Finding the auctioneer could
be depended on she dropped the carpet,
advanced five cents per yard on the last
bid, and turned to get the purse, when,
bo! it was gone. She had not left it
down thirty seconds altogether, when
some thief, male or female, snatched it.
The police have the matter now in
hand.
—A dreadful burning accident occur-
red in the vicinity of Loudon last
Thursday. A man driving along the
road was startled by the loud screaming
of children ia a grove near by. Enter-
ing the grove in great haste he discover-
ed three little children screaniing fran-
tically around a small bon -fire, the old-
est of the nnmber being completely en-
veloped in flames. Procuring a blanket
he, with great difficulty succeeded in
extinguishing the flames. The child.
burned was a little girl aged` six years,
daughter of Mrs. Skelly, who lives near
the bush. IThe three children had
wandered off into the woods, carrying
matches with. them, and in their play
started the fire., The clothes up to her
waist were cpmpletely burned off. It
was found that her limbs, back and
sides were frightfully burned, some
parts of the flesh being completely
baked, and the skin peeling off in large
pieces. The poor child suffered dread-
ful agony tintil she was released by
deatia five hours after the accident. Too
much caution can not be used in guard-
ing children against playing with
matches.
--On the 27th tilt., Mr. Wm. Dyke, a
single man, residing on lot 7, concession
7, West Nissouri, paid 5 visit to Lon-
don, and while there drew a sum of
money from the bank for the purppse of
paying for some young Mock he had re-
cently purchased. During the night of
his return Ur. Dyke heard a rap at his
door, and the name of a neighbor was
given as the person seeking admission.
Mr. Dyke, however, could not recognize
the voice, apd refused to open the
door, when the parties outside began
an attack apon the windows. The
dwelling is fitted up with double doors,
so barred and bolted. as to be almost
impregnable, Mr. Dyke deeming this
precaution advisable, as he lives entire-
ly alone. He fired two shots through
the window at the attacking parties,
which were returned by those on theont.
side, and the attempt to effect an en-
trance was abandoned, atter a couple of
shots had been fired into Mr. Dyke's
watch dog. The affair has caused con-
siderable exbitement, as Mr. Dyke is
regarded by all who know him as a
quiet, reepeotable, hard-working man.
MCFAUL'S COLUMN.
HEAVY GROS GRAIN SILK
AT $1.25—EXTRA VALUE.
' A NEW LINE OF DRESS GOODS
•
FROM 12t -C' 17P.
PARASOLS &SUNSHADES
FROM 250 UP.
LACE TIES IN NEW PATTERNS
FROM 10e UP.
HOSIERY & GLOVES
(Full Range) at all Prices.
MILLINERY
Complete in the Latest and Best Styles.
E. MeFAUL,
Seaforth.
What Physicians Say About the Starr
Kidney Pad.
Treatment by absorption has for some
time been recognized by medical men
to be the most simple and effectual
means of conveying to diseased organs
curatives, but in cases of kidney disease
and complaints attendant thereon, suc-
cessful treatment was practicably im-
possible until the hatroduotion of the,
Starr Kidney Pad. It 'costs lesa than
a single persoription, and is immeasur-
ably more decisive and effective than
any quantity of internal medicinal
dosing. 'Worn immediately over the
seat of disease, ita curative properties
become absorbed by the diseased and
enfeebled organs, continuously and
directly, as required to insure in re-
turn their healthy action and original
vigor. It is comfortable to the patient
and pleasant in its effects, and cures
when nothing else can. The Starr
Kidney Pact accomplishes positive, de-
cisive results. A more valuable dis-
covery as a true remedy for Kidney
Diseases was never made.—elledicat
Gazette.
The following additional testimonials
have been ;received by us without so-
licitation. 'The below subscribers ate
people of good standing in society, and
will gladly be interviewed or answer
correspondence on the subject. From
many hundreds of letters receivedrwe
select and submit the following :
' Ten Years Afflicted.
Toronto, Deoember 21st, 1880.—Gen-
tlemen—At the time of the Invasion in
1866, I was one of the advance guard
at Germantown. Through exposure
I got cold, which caused severe pain in
my back from inflammation of the kid-
neys. For the pastl ten years I have
taken innutherable medicines, but never
found much relief until I tried your
Kidney Pad. From the first day I put
it on it gradually did me good, and to-
day, after wearing it two months, I am
happy to state that I am completely
cured. Please make this public, for the
benefit of those who are afflicted as I
was. Yours respectfully, JOEEN NITNX,
cue of F. W. Coate & Co. For sale by
J. S. Roberts, Druggist, Seaforth.
Had Piles Four Years.
Toronto, October 20th, 1880.—Gentle-
raen,—I have been afflicted with piles
for over 4 years, have worn one of your
special Pads for two months and sin
perfectly cured. Yours Truly, F. P.
BBOTECERS, Track Superintendent C. V.
R. For sale by J. S. Roberts, Druggist,
Scaforth.
OUT ON THE B013
PRAIRIE.
DLNSS
The following is an extra t from a
very interesting letter writte • by Mr.
E. Holmes, of Clinton, des riptive of
his experiences while pros ecting on
the boundless prairies of the orthwest.
He says:
The past winter was a ratl er excep-
tionally fine one till- the be inning of
March, the cold not being ex essive,but
few and slight blizaards, and the snow
fall light, just sufficient for g od sleigh-
ing ; but, as if to make up fo • past neg-
ligence in not keeping up th record of
big blizzards and stinging frosts, the
Northwest winter let the aeople see
that it had not lost it wont.d will or
ability to give them a dose o blizzard,
snow and cold that they -wou d remem-
ber for some time, and let • ew-conaers
see what they might expect 1 they in-
tended to live there. The fa 1 of snow
was the deepest in the memo 7 of the
oldest inhabitant, and the bl zzard one
of the severest; stables bein buried in
the drifts, and the cattle left in them
un -watered and unfed until the wind
subsided. Many stables ha the ap-
pearance of being undergroun , the pas-
sage to them being like a cell e way,the
snow being heaped around t m six ta
ten feet deep. The waterin of cattle
duriue winter is one of great labor and
difficulty, the only means being by
drawing it from wells by t e bucket
full, pumps being out of the question;
but it may be possible that owing ar-
tesian wells will be sunk, a f w :Win-
nipeg having already been got. -The
water is not bad, only slightly tinctured
with sulphur and iron. As far as Win-
nipeg is concerned, if water, by this
means is not procured in sufficient
abundance for drinking purposes the
direst results rnay be expecteal, for if it
is not the filthiest city in existence, and
the worst situated to obtain !water for
table use, may fortune save de from be-
ing a resident of the one thatica,n claim
that honor, even...for the- shortest possi-
ble period. Water in Winaipeg now
costs from forty cents to one dollar a
barrel, and, you must not ask questions
as to where it came from. The great
fall of snow, now that the melting 'time
has come, has caused immense floods,
great tracts of country being under wa-
ter, and all kinds of traffic suspended.
In places where the land. is level, the
houses and stables of settlers
are surrounded with water, and
they are prisoners till thee -cater goes
away,a great deal of it by evaporation,
as it cannot escape any other way. Ow-
ing to the mouth of the Red iver being
to the northward, and conseq ently not
opening till the floods from he south
compel it by shear force, th country
will always be liable to a rep tition of a
like inundation as that to whi hit is iaow
subject. We were in the last train that
ieft Winnipeg just before the ;ntire sus-
pension of railway traffic. he train
was kept back for a couple of hours
waiting to see if the grea ice gorge
would move and carry th it the
bridge, but as it appeared to ave form,.
ed a blockade that would las for some
time the train was started ov r it, hun-
dreds of spectators being on t e bank to
watch our hazardous pass ge, which
was made in safety, and then we slowly
journeyed to Emerson, whio we learn-
ed was under water, and the • ew $30,-
000 bridge gone. From the a to St.
Vincent—two miles—a good 1 eal of the
track was under water, not b ing quite
deep enough to extinguish th locomo-
tive fires. Our train was fortunate
enough to get through this lake, but
was prevented going further ay a wash-
out a little further on, over part of
which a long freight train tood, and
along the top of thistrain, wi h a good
deal of labor and difficulty, a number of
passengers clambered, with t e expec-
tation that a train of passe igers that
had come there in the mor n ing wbuld
return to the first station south, dis-
charge its load, and then ma e its way
on the return trip. After in: ny hours
consultation, and weighing ti e chances
of a probability of opening t e road, it
was at last decided to du s , and the
train moved south at a very low pace,
and what with a smash up o six coach-
es that -was thrown from the track by a
broken rail, and the constant switching
to get past the great number of trains
that we were meeting, it too us three
times the length of time to reach St.
Paul that it should have d ne. Here
we had to wait about twentyihours for
a train going east, and the city full of
people Waiting for trains going west,and
met our old friend Mr. A. Matheson and
family, who had just arrived from Clin-
ton. He was advised to take his stock
from the car, clean it out, and make a
house of it till the road was clear to
Winnipeg, which advice he decided to
act upon. From St. Peel eastward
there is no obstruction to railway traffic
and travel over the lines is therefore
rapid.
In consequence of the sno
and large amount of pitmen
the importation of provision
material, &c., has been limit
scarcity of food, especially in
of fresh meat is being sev
some of the butchers hating
business, not being able to g
lack of building material is
drawback, many hundredsof
out of employment in conse
sides preventing the erectio
dences greatly needed. Lu
ers, who have a. small q
hand, getting almost any pri
It is not likely there will be
for use till June, bat stone wi
curable soon for cellars..
There is good grounds for
the early and large influx of o
eraigrauts, with their whol
and small amount of capit
chalices are greatly against
being able to tide.over the firs
in fact there have been ale
number frightened at the app
the country and turned back
elsewhere: It is to be feare
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IS
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blockade
er trafac,
, building
d, and the
the shape
rely felt,
uspended.
t it. The
a serious
en being
uence, be -
of resi-
ber deal-
antity on
e for it.
ny brick
I be pro -
deploring
d country
, as the
them of
winter;
y a large
stance of
and gone
that ex -
ISO
aggerated bad reports will be sent back
to the old country and the whole of
Canada have to share the blame
and suffer the loss. If the emigrants
could be ind-uoed to leave their wives
and families behind them till they had
secured shelter and the means of ex-
istence it would be much better. It is:
not to be suOased that these emi-
grants have much means, and at the
prices all kinds of material for living
now brings, it will soon be exhausted.
Even if they get work on the railway a
covering and fuel for cooking will cost
considerable. • A sod house, the last re-
sort of the poerest, is not constructed
without much' labor and cost, as poles
to bear the roof have to be brought
mostly a great distance, and to obtain
many other necessaries will cost more
than -most will be able to pay.
Notwithstandipg the vast volumes of
information that have been wtitten and
published concerping the land and. mat-
ters pertaining to theNorthwest, in fact
lefiving but little i more to say about it,
theipublic appear to be dike Dicken's
.e
011ver Twist, they want more, and , if
nothing fresh lean be said, they want
what has alreedy been told to be con-
firmed or contradicted. la our travels
through the colintry we ever kept this
idea in view, a I determined. to make
every reasons, 13 effort to arrive at a
correct estim t of the country and its
capabilities, ithout permitting any
prejudice or f�ellings to influence as in
that estimate To gain ocrrect infor-
mation at the season of the year we
passed through, it required very great
labor and the endurancee of hardship's
not pleasant to put up 'with. Even
railroad travelliiag this year, which is
generally pleasant in other countries,
- was of a very trying character, as the
road was bloc aded with snow in many
places six an eight feet deep. On the
10th of April tolerably clear way was
dug for train to go through to Bran-
domand ther fore on the llth we pro-
ceeded thithe e but the snow was so
deep on the rairies nothing could be
done or seen. On the 13th we, together
with Mr. Si s, late of the West End
cheese factors ,arid his brother set out on
foot for a s ttlement about 25 miles
south of Bra doe, where were located
Messrs. T. Co y, late of Tuoltersmith,his
brother R. S. an Joseph Townsend,W.
0. Fowler anc to or three others from
Ontario. Aft r tramping all day, hav-
ing lost our b ar ng, we were compelled
to ask for lo gi gs with three young
men who wer uaking a start on the
prairie. The r s a-nty was about eight
by twelve, h lf filled with sacks of
tgrain, which hey had brought in for
seed. After a Blight refreshment of
pretty hard f re—the best they had—
we all lay down on the sacks and rested
the best -we could until dawn next
morning, and then made an air line for
the nearest slianty—two miles—where
we could obtain correct information as
to the route t6 reach our destination,
which we fomihd was four miles dis-
tant: Having started early we could
walk on the crust of the EMOVV, which
was over a foc4t deep. In due time we
gladly reachd. our goal and met a
hearty welco e. We found them all
well and apparently satisfied with their
settlement in hat country. .
There are ao doubt many in this
Province wholcontemplate going into
that country to seek settlement " and
their fortunes. Without intending to
offer anything to discourage or dissuade
them from their intention, we would
advise them tO defer their trip till fur-
ther information from there has been
received. It is ! possible to get there
personally w-thI great difficulty, but
freight, cattle, re, cannot be got in,
and there is nis use of being there with
out these essential requisites. In fact
there can be but little done this season
in preparing for settlement there, as
very shortly the rainy season will set in
and then all locomotion will cease.
Parties who intend going,but have not
yet taken up laud, will be able to do that
better next fall, when tlie weather will
be pleasant, the land dry and passable,
and all needful supplies abundant. Be-
sides there is some difficulty in taking
pp land now, as all, or nearly so,
that • is surlryed, is located, and
new -comers h ve to go on the unsur-
veyed, and ta
dicate or Go
few like to rt
culties of set
e risk of locating on Syn-
ernment land, and but
a such risks. The diffi-
lenient next year, if the
present settle s have anything like good
crops, will be nanch lessened and cheap-
ened, and that ia of -some consequence
in that expens.ve country.
We genera ly found any who had
been two or t11xe4 years or more in the
country satisfied with it, and content to
remain, 'but one experienced many
privations andf hardsisips before becotn-
ing acclimated, and Tad have left it if,
they could. he Ian is good and will
yield -heavy crops of vheat, barley, oats,
potatoes and most all kinds of garden
vegetables, but feint, except a few small
kinds, will nosier be grown there, as the
cold iel too intense anf. the seasons too
short. A good deal has been said about
the cold net being as severely felt there
when the thermometer registers
the thirties and forties below zero, as
thesarne cold Would be experienced in
Ontario, which may be true to some de-
gree, but when, a man is in danger of
having any exQcosed part of his person
n. a
frozen ife minutes it is quite cer-
tain he must feel the cold, and we know
frail experience 1 that twenty degrees
below zero in 1\ta4toba is about as hard
to stand as tWenty below in Ontario,
and, therefore, think it prudent ' for
those who are not able to bear comfort-
ably the cold 0 Ontario, not to go over
400 miles north of this latitude; and we
also think it Very unwise for persons
who are over fifty years of age to mi-
grate thither, leaving whatever comforts
they may possess to suffer privatione
for several years in the severe climate of
the Northwest.
—It is asserted that a serpent of
immense length frequents that portion
of the Saugeen call d "the bend." its
length varies, accoiding to the imagin-
ation of the behol er, from thirty to
sixty feet.
ada.
n's College Students
amination 78 were
Oa
Out of 10 Que
who went up for e
plucked.
—Mr. Henry Aik
at Windsor a few
immediately burie
—Fifty-six of the
n died of small -pox
days ago, and was
1
Hamilton street oar
horses have been d
but are now conval wacilentw.ith ink-eYe'
—Fall wheat in the eastern part of
Ontarie has been scrmesthat injured by
the recent cold Weather.
— The population of the town of Galt
is 5,187, of whom 2,632 belong, to the
Presbyterian faith. I__
—A pawnbroker' S establishment in
Montreal has been 'robbed of § ,600 in
cash and a3,000 worth of dia,m ncls.
—The Catholics ' of New Hanbnrg
propose building a magnificEieat new
cherch, which is to cost upwards of
$6_,x1
,000.1
. Donald McIntosh, of tae Gore
of Lochiel; has sold his far4i of 125
aores for $6,000, He will shor ly leave
for Manitoba. .
— Woods, the Galt runner, defeated
Rogers, of Michigan, at Jackson, on
Saturday last. The stake was §250 and.
the distance five miles. -
—Dr. Teethe, Deputy Minister of Ag-
riculture, is in very poor health at pres-
ent. There appears to be little doubt
that he will be superannuated.
—James Cowan, Esq., of.C1ochmohr;
has removed from the farm where he
has tspent the last fifty years, and taken
up his residence in Galt.
—Mr. Andrew S. Elliott, of North
Dumfries, lately sold his handsome
team of black heavy draught a to an
American buyer for $400.
—The queetion between the carpen-
ters and their employers at Toxicant° has
been satisfaetorily settled by adopting
the principle of arbitration.
— Rev. Dr. Sullivan, the present
rector of St. George's. Chur h, Mon-
treal, has been nominated as Bishop Of
Algoma, at a yearly salary of 85,000.
—Mr. A. Holman, a naember of the
Rolman Troupe, was seized With par-
alysis a few days ago, and died on
Monday at a friend's hoese in London.
—A little boy, son of J. Clayton
painter, Hamilton, was , struol4 on the
head witlaa stone thrown by school-
fellow. His life is now despai ed of, aa
he suffers from brain feVer.
—Mr. Douglas Russell, who will be
remembered as prominently cannected
with the religious revivals in Galt some
dozen years ago, is at present ,laboring
in the good cause in and around Lon-
don.
—the clerks in mercantile and other
offices in Toronto are agitating for an
advance in theirsalaries, The majority
of them only get $1.50 per day, and
some of them as low as a dolla .
—During the week jtist pa t nearly
$15,000 was distributed amon the In-
dians of the Brant reservation There
are about 3,5100 Indians, ev ry man,
woman and child of Whom receives
$4.45. s
—The other evening in ondon a
Michigan lady, visitieg the ci, y, while
walking along the street, accidentally
dropped her babe from her antis to the
sidewalk, and fraetured its skull. .
—Rev. Donald. Tait of Berlin inteeds
starting on a tour to Europe about the
first of next month. The tours to ' be
undertaken with the hope of b
Mr. Tait's health which has b
ing lately.
—T..H.,Corrigan, the spec
Whitemouth, Manitoba, lots,
charged • with swindling 'parties in
Icingstou, was arrested in Toronto on
Saturday and taken to Kingsto , whero.
the case will be tried.
—At Union, near St. Tho as, on
Thursday night; a man name Parker
was so badly beaten with bottles and
clubs that he will probably ilie. He
was one of a charivari party that got to
quarrelling am:mg themselves. i
—The Senate of Queen's 11., iversity
has conferred the degree of 1. D. on
Rev. James P. Sheraton, Pres dent ' of
the Protestant Episcopal Divinity
School, Toronto. Prof. G-eo. Young, of
Toronto, receiveid the degree ofIL. L. D.
—It is officially stated ' that the
Princess Louise will return to Canada
tL
about the beginning of June. In Sep-
tember it is probable that H r Royal
Highness will 4company her usband
on a visit to British Columbia.
—A warrant has been issuel. for the
arrest of James Carroll,of iiddulph,
for threatening o shoot Jams Ryder,
Jr., at Biddulp . The excuse , it will
be reniembered, was tried, witi others
for the Donnell murder.
—The trusteel Of the Canadi
ary Institute at Woodstock by
imous vote have appointed
Wolverton as ptlincipal for a
three years. The position of
tute both financially and in at
nefitting
en fail-
- -
lator in
who is
is highly gratifytng.
—Wm. Cuthbertson,son of„Rev. Geo.
Cuthbertson, Piesbyterian mi ister at
Wyoming, has successfully p ssed his
third yearly examination at th Toronto
Medical University. He inte ds com-
inencing,practice at Brigden.
—A new highway is propose3i to be
built coming into Hamilton f ona the
direction of Ancaster, whic , if con-
structed, will greatly reduce t e grade
as compared with, any other rciute from
the south into the city.
—A cow belonging to Mr. Bieerly, of
Springford, county. of Oxford, recently
gave birth to a thin which—at birth—
weighed one hun,dred and thirty-three
pounds, and measured six feet from tip,
to tip, and was well develope , but it
nevertheless did not live.
—Mr. Jas. Black, carpenter, jof Aber--
foyle, has a Rouen duck which laid a
curious egg the other day. The egg is
medium sized with the form o & snake
coiled inside in two distinct air les, with
a well -formed head on the large end of
en Liter -
a unan-
rofessor
term of -
he Insti-
end ance
the egg, a d looks as if the snake had
crawled alt out of the egg then coiled
itself around it. The same duck laid
another e.g which measured 8 by 9.1 in.
The duc was bred by Mr. C. Quirk, of
Puslinch.
—Mr. ames Grant, recently inspect-
or of brid es and culverts on the Cen-
tral Divi on of the Grand Trunk, has
been app inted inspector on the Wes-
tern Div sion between Kingston and
Detroit, and including the Detroit and
Goderich nd Galt branch.
— Mr. James Rice, the well-known
novelist, and the correspondent of the
Globe, in London, England, died on the
26th ult. Mr. Rice wee comparatively
a young man, and though already dis-
tinguished, gave promise of greater
honors in ithe future.
—Mr. q. Roberts, a passenger on the
Great Western Railway Pacific express
a week a o, telegraphed from Toronto
to Hamilton, that be had left his purse,
containing $80 in gold, in the train. On
search being made it was discovered
and duly returned to the owner.
—An American inventor proposes to
utilize the water power of Niagara
Falls to -8enerate electricity for light-
ing purposes. By the use of under-
ground cables he hopes to be able to,
light the streets and residences of cities
four or five hundred miles distant.
—While taking a walk on Sunday
evening Dr. Lightbody discovered on
the railway track, two miles to the
north of Hanover, a skull and part of
the skeleton of a human being. He
brought home the melancholy wrecks
of humanity for further inspection and
closer study.
—The detectives have unearthed and
captured a gang of thieves in Montreal.
They appear to have been dealing
principally in silks. These robberies
have been going on for a long time, and.
the total value of tlae goods so far re-
covered is estimated at from $2,000 to
$3,000.
—An extensive strike exists just now
among the brick laborers in the south
and west sides of Chicago. The Union
are issuing circulars in English and
German, and circulating the same all
through Canada and the United States,
warning brickyard laborers to keep
away from Chicago for the present.
—The Paris Transcript describes the
temperance lecture by Mrs. Yeomans
in the Congregational. Church, in that
town on Monday evening, as a decided
SUCOO9S, From beginning to end the
audience was rivetted bythe convincing
arguments and powerful appeals of the
lecturer.
—Mr. Valancey Fuller, of Hamilton,
has imported eleven head. of Jersey cat-
tle from the United States, for his Oak-
lands farm. Among them is Bertha
Morgan, a fine cow, valued at $2,300;
also a grand -daughter of Coomassie.
Mr. Fuller has another importatien
from the Island of Jersey on the way
out.
—Mr. Allan B. McDonald, who went
from Alexandria, in the county of
Glengarry, to Emerson, writes home to
his friends that he is one of the unfor-
tunate sufferers from the floods or in-
undations in Emerson. At the time of
sending the news his store was flooded
to the depth of 7 feet and the outlook
anything but cheering.
— Jno. Purdy, of Cobourg,who wasthe
cause of death 'to his own -child, two
years of age, by reason of barbarous
cruelty and ill-treatment, has been
sentenced to seven years in the peni-
tentiary. The judge in passing sen-
tence gave Purdy a ten minutes lecture,
in which was contained much whole-
some advice.
—A fire in 'Strathroy, on Friday last,
destroyed the Knitting Company's store- -
house, which contained raw cotton and
fine wool worth -$12,000. Mansfield's
grain storehouse was also burned. It
neld 7,000 pounds of wool, 5,000 bushels
of wheat, 2,000 bushels of oats, and
about 1,000 bushels of barley. A portion
of the wool was saved, but the gain isa.
total loss.
— The white fish in the hatchery at
Petite Cote are hatched, and young
planted in the following places: 12,-
000,000 in the Detroit river ; 1,000,600
off Leamington harbor, Lake Erie;'
7,000,000 in the North bay, Pelee
Island; 1,000,000 in the Niagara river;
and 1,000,000 in Lake St. Clair. This
comprises the whole number of fish
hatched for the year 1881-2.
—On Thursday night last week a
train passed westward over the Air
Line Railway carrying thirteen car
loads of Mormon proselytes, bound for
Salt Lake. They were mostly emi-
grants from Epgland and Wales of a
low degree of intelligence. A number
of elders who accompanied them occu-
pied a special car in the centre of the
train. ,
—The prospectus of a large carriage
factory to be established at St. Cather-
ines has been issued. It is intended to
manufacture street cars, railway cars,
wagons and bu ies, and to be called
the St. Catheri es Manufacturing Com-
pany. It will, 4mploy between 80 and
100 men on the start. Capital $75,000,
in shares of 10p each.
—On 13th J ne the 26th Middlesex
Battalion, the 128th Perth Battalion,
the 39th Water oo Battalion, the 30th
Wellington Ba talion, the 33rd Huron
Battalioe, the Wellington Provisional
Brigade of Art'llery, the Guelph and
London Field Batteries, and Kings-
ville and St. Tiomas troops of cavalry
go into camp o i Carling's Farm, Lon-
don East, for t eir annual training.
—A strange eak of nature occurred
in North Dam ries lately. The Ayr
Recorder says ! Mr. Adam Young, of
this townshi , has a two-year-old
heifer which a few days age showed
signs of giving 'silk, and the owner, to
satisfy his curi• :ity and surprise, at-
tempted to m her, when, to his
astonishment, a flow of .the lacteal
fluid was induo:•, which has since been
maintained to the amount of half -a -
pailful a day. The milk is said to be
excellent. Tha heifer not having a
de' —
calf, nor being in that condition, makes
thia a freak of nature at least rare, if
not phenomenal. Who will volunteer
an
— Application has been made to the
Lieutenant Governor in Council to grant
a charter for a company, corporate and
'oolitic, tinder the name of "The Alvi-
Ston Oil Company." The operations of
the company are to be carried on in the
townships of Sarnia and Eaniskillen,
with its chief place of businesii at Al-
vinston. The capital stock of the com-
any is to be $20,000 to be divided into
00 shares of $100 each. '
1 —In the House at Ottawa , a day or
two ago a return was brought down of
the annual statements by the licensed
druggists or vendors of liquors under
the Canadian Temperance Act in the
Several counties and cities in which it
is in force. The name of each pur-
phaser. of liquors, and the arciount and
kind of stimulants given are furnished,
and foe curious people make decidedly
interesting reading.
—The Club Cartier, a Conservative
organization of young French Canadi-
ans, in Montreal, passed a resolution
ppro-ving the action of the Government
n opposing Mr. Blake's late motion on
ommercial independence, bap approv-
ng of the conduct of the few Conserve-
ive members who voted for it. A mo-
tion was also passed hoping the leader
bf the Conservative party will soon
make the question of national indepen-
dence a plank in the platform.
—Mr. Henry Dechert, a farmer re-
iding about a mile and a hall from
..,
inwood, was - returning home from.
Crosshill a few days ago when he had
occasion to pass a load of bay, and while
SO. doing was thrown from the convey-
ance alighting on his head, his feet at
the same time getting entang ed in the
wheel which took him aroued with it
several times, resulting in serious injury
to his spine. He is itt a very critical
condition.
—The Wellington, Grey and Bruce
line Of the Great Western Railway is
soon to be supplied. with new cars The
new car is a decided iiaaprovement on
the old ones. It is of the anee size,
but it is of a lighter draft, and instead
of wooden is furnished with iron seats,
nickle-plated on the sides and cushion-
ed seats, upholstered in red plush. The
woodwork inside is an imitation of
bird's-eye maple and. walnut; and out-
side is painted a light yellow color,
with brown and gold. The car is fur-
nished with the Miller coupler and.
buffer, and with steam brakes.
—Mr. Robert Christie, ex -M. P. for
.North Wentworth, jointly with Dr.
O'Reilly, has been appointed Provincial
Inspector of Prisons and Charities for
Ontario. It was thought by the Gov-
ernment to be desirable that one of the
inspectors should be an experienced
man of business, and Mr. Christie has
been sekcted because of his high quali-
fication and well known ability in this
capacity. He will have charge of the
Central Prison,the Mercer Reformatory,
and ithe Reformatory at Penatangui-
ehene. The inspection of the 'prisons
and charities east of Toronto is also as-
signed to him.
—It ie understood that the -bursar-
ship of the asylum for idiots, at Orillia,
will be filled by the promotion of Mr.
Mullen'from the assistant bursarship
of the London asylum. Mr. Mullen
held this office prior to tbe late Mr.
Kennedy. He was appointed to the
charge of the Central Prison industries,
and when this work was be to con-
tractors he was transferred to the Lon-
don Asylum at a lower salary Having
given every satisfaction before, he is
justly entitled to the position,Inow that
it is again vacant. It is likely that the
vacancy at London will be filled from
the present Civil Service, consequently
a new appointment will not be made.
— Scene in London market :—Five
butchers, three aldermen, tw newspa-
per reporters wain umbrellas, ne police-
man and fifteen dogs gave ch se to an
escaped pig on the market. The scene
was lively beyond description, between
dog nipping, pig squalling,men running,
and boys yelling,the market Was upside
down for a while. After running under
stalls, upsetting flower pots and vegeta-
bles and causing some of the Old market
women to stand on,their chaits, the pig
was finally seized by a large black dog,
who held it by the ear till the owner
came up.
—Dr. Covernton, Toronto, and Dr.
Youmans of Mount Forest, have visited
the town of Sarnia and investigated the
late outbreak of typhoid fever. These
gentlemen are members of the Provin-
cial Woard of Heelth, lately fermed by
the Ontario Government. After visit-
ing the water -works they Concluded
that the fever was produced by the im-
pure water that was pumped from Sar-
nia Bay, and informed the health offi-
cers that new works virould haive to be
built where pure water coUld be ob-
tained. This is something the local
authorities should look into at once, as
they will now be held responsible
should any deaths occur from tpidemics
in _thme rt.Armstrong,
.
an old! English
,
soldienwhe lives about three Miles from
Windsor, and who fought ibis way
through the Crimean War, ors Monday
morning about 2 o'clook was awakened
by hearing two shots fired in his room,
and immediately afterwards aw three
t
masked burglars standing by ie
his bed-
side. On his refusing to 11 them
where his money was kept. they beat
him brutally with the butt 1 of their
heavy revolvers until he coulddo noth-
ing else but lie quiet. He had receiv-
ed his pension money on Saturday, and
this was rolled ina bundle and was
lying in a drawer. He --sew them
pick up - the bundle of -money twice
without noticing what it waa. After
obtaining about nine dollars they left.
I —The Reporter says: — INotwith.
standing the tedious journear which
Messrs. Peirson and Gillespie had with
their cattle and effects (25 d.tys from
Eiaicardine to Brandon) that' cattle,
„.