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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1882-07-28, Page 1cp. r 21, 1882. ott, veterinary sue. was a case of rip.. Elia, and one of the seen, The hernia - the hook joint. The - one, but thinkin e for allele my mind to kill B 21st of June I sent a and see one of ray pink -eye. I show.. I had made up my le said at once if I operate on it he ertent cure. I allow - he operation at once as well as ever; ing this statement e time ley calling at acession14, Hullett, fRadelaatione Huron Expositor. the honor of being !the Ontario Agee - this county (te my gilt it my duty to readers the benefits tid institution and on generally. At ie the opportunity of raa.de about ray- tstie. It waa stat - 5 winner of three he end of both first sides an unnamed certificates and a e entire list I was tema ; at least, that intent) Agrioultural ily recommend it ti who intend making ricuIttire or horti- ktively few of the inty knew thei this raagnificeat in - =ling community. tly been established tudents have found n, all the province as wen as Great iearaark, and prob- e of which I an not eilitiee have become boat the United ef the Colleges. there Lek old style of ag- a and adopted the - he fact they seem to t, believing it to be ,he. the beston this Ls olass. ion has such a fam- ed, why should the ftaw their sons to iffiaient education tie iusinesawhen it could. .1 by attending the .expresaly for them 7' it they reply most hay do not believe) dtaral College any - • and same even go tat they don't care alished, and the ex- it applied to other rano ferraer should ecl in, the workings ?. veterinarian is Che /earned his pro - further its interests stndents as possible ;tiara for any corning les. ige the student gets - a farmer more and remains there, and he feeta proud to - of the agrieulturist. fed forn attending et:Unary schools are not troatile you by but, simply advise re sons over sixteen, Sae not completed on, to apply at once into the Ontario' e, and send them iparamity, which la satisfaction whioh r student who has ar a term of not lesa !eaken in the loudest and not a. few veho aeve induced their t do likewise. C:kr.OTJG11, Ex-studeut. ; Labored that some er, late chief engirt. Pacific Railway., inoharget of heving, Ms term of office, priated to his own cl other paper's be. pang. The &large t of evidence, and ally indignant, has ything bat brother- n- Van Horne, gen- LnIte Canada Pacifie r evening the twain the Manitoba club,. g anger broke out eras would heve blows had it not once of a number of matter beoame so gentlemen drew Led as though the xamdria, was about te small scale, but f cool heath pre- erents were separ- ssions were cooled night at an early ffected an entrance . Melvia Smith, naan residing on /Areal, and cerried years of age. There a sleeping M the as down town and euteetaining some earn. About had 1..• -isited the child ei little sou gene, .IiUosv stating that al for a ransom. of Iess. this amount is the -abductors state mincemeat of the rL Smith himself. Siditb_ lost some ands, which were kent of $1,200 black - of the detective h robbers- at that and the hand - left oa the child's hi be the same negotiations nis- i robbery were oar- tlie thieves. It is is still iu the Lh= FIFTEEUTH YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 761. SEAFORTH FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1884. 11 McLEAN BROS., Publishers. 5)1.50 a Year, in Advance. CLEARING SALE —OF— Summer Dress Goods NOTE TliE FOLLOWING PRICES. Dress Goods Sold at 18c, Marked Down tolOc. Dress Goods, Sold at 20c, marked down to 121-c. Dress Goods sold at 25o, marked down to 15c. Striped Muslins sold at15c, marked down to 10c. Prints sold at 8c and 10c, marked down to 5e. Ginghams sold at 15c, marked down to 10c. CLOVES, HOSIERY, CORSETS, LACES AND EM8301DERIES VERY OPIMA.P FOR CASH OR PRODUCE. E. 1VicFAUL Seaforth. J. S. ROBERTS, DRITC3F STOR0, SEAFORTHI J. S. ROBERTO begs to inform his friends, customers, and the public gener- ally, that during, his absence in the North-west his business will be under the management of Mn. RICKEY, a thoroughly competent gentleman, in whom all can place the utmost confi- dence, and he hopes for a continuance of the liberal patronage he has received slime starting business in Seaforth. Feels Better 'Man for Ten Years. Toronto, September 20th, 1880.— Gentlemen—My father had piles for three years; his kidneys were affected, and he hada pain in the smell of his back; he could net walk soraetimes for weeks at a time.. He is wearing the iteeond Pad now, and is nearly well. He says that he feels better than he has for ten years. Thankfully yours, .P. M. BOSE. For sale by J. S. Roberts, Druggist, Seaforth. Given up by Doctors. Toronto, November 10th, 1880.— Gentlemen—Two Months since I was taken very suddenly with a pain in my left kidney, and a large passage of blood through my urinary organ. The doctors gave me ap, and expected .me to die hourly for two or three days, but the hemmorrhage ceased and I got about again, but I continually had a dull heavy pain in the small of my back, which I could not relieve until I save your Kidney Pads advertised. I tried one, and can, add my name to the list of those wleo have found them beneficial, and recomnicncl them. Yours truly, G. MCCLANR. Foe sale by J. S. Roberts, Druggist, Seaforth. Female Weakness Cured. Guelph, May 21st, 1880.—Gentlemen —In reply to yourrnote, I have to say that I called upon l the ladies you men- tioned, and both aesured me that Starr's Kidney Pad had effected a perfect and Permanent cure. .0ne of the oases was of Some three years' standing. Re- sPootfully yours, J. R. Cie -Yuma Editor • af the Guelph Herald. For sale by J. S. Roberts, Druggist, Seaforth. SOUTH AFRICA. DURBAN, NATAL, Beath Africa, May 15, 1882 pEAR FRIEND,—As I have now spent nearly three years in South Africa, I have no doubt you will expect me to give you my opinion of the country and how it competent with Australia or New 4ettland. As a good deal of ignor- ance peiivails in other countries respect - hag this- part of the world, I may begin by giving you a slight sketch of the SouthAfrican Colonies and States. These are the Cape Colony, Natal, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal— the two last being independent Repub- lics, the population of which are chiefly people of Dutch descent. The same may be said of the Cape Colony; Natal being the only one where the English . are in the majority. The Cape Colony extends from the extreme southern point of the continent,. to about thirty degrees of south latitude, including both the east and west coasts. The popula- tion of European descent is neatly 260,- 000, but there is also a native populse tion (Raffles, Hottentots and other tribes) numbering nearly 400,000. Some portions of the Colony are very produc- tive and fertile and well 'watered, but other parts are extremely arid and can never become fit for arable purposes. In the interior are vast plains, and in other parts great mountain ranges. Un- foetunittely there is an entire absence of navigable rivers, and the same May be said of the whole of South Africa, in whichthere is not a single river navigee lalts for ten miles from its month. This peculiar feature of the country, coupled with the want of good ports and har- bars, and the great scarcity of timber, has, no doubt, had a great influence in retarding its progress. The climate is mild and resembles that of Victoria, Australia, in many respects. Frosts and snow, are almost unknown, except in the extreme south, and in the elevat- ed portions of the interior. It is as healthy a climate, I believe, as any in tlae world. .Farming is not in a very _forward state in any part of -South Africa, but wool is, next to diamonds, the most valuable export of the Cape Colony. In 1880 wool, to the value of over two millions of pounds, was ex- ported. The vine is also very produc- tive, ftlid a considerable quantity of wine ie made yearly: Ostrich farming is a branch of industry which has made wonderful progress during the last ten years. Previous to that, the feathers sent to Europe were chiefly obtained from wild birds, hunted and killed, but now ostrich farming is a thoroughly established industry, and Cape farmers buy mid sell ostriches as they do sheep,, and they fence their flocks in, herd, them, grow crops for them, study their habits and cut their feathers as a simple matter of business. As showing the importance of the ostrich farming in- dustry, I may say that the feathers ex- ported from Cape Colony during the, year 1880 weighed over 96,000 lbs., and • the deplared value £653,756. The beat class of feathers fetch from £40 to £55 per lb., and a good pair of ostriches are often sold for £150. The eggs, of course, are very valuable, and artificial incuba- tion is common and very successful. Cape Colony is under responsible government with a governor appointed from home, and two houses of legisla- ture, both elective. The upper house is composed of 21 members, a high property qiialitication being required for a seat therein. The House of Assembly Clonsists of 68 members, and both Council and Assembly are- elected . by the same voters. The Dutch ele- ment is largely represented in both houses, and as showing how strong that element is, I may state that it has lately been established as ' a rule of Parliament that the English or Dutch language, as a raember may choose, may be used in the debates. During the last three or four years the Cape Gov- ernmeet has had several little wars with the natives, and the cost incurred by these outbreaks has been between two - and three million pounds, a very large arnouut for such a limited population, and I think, shows the resources of the country Must be good to stand each a drain. There are about 800 miles of railway open for traffic. The furthest point reached from Cape Town into the intoner is to Beaufort West, 338 miles. It is hetended eventually to carry this line right on to the diamond fields, over 700 miles from Cape Town. Nearly all parts of the Colony are connected by the telegraph wire. Cape Town, the capital of South Africa, is a city of near- ly 40000 inhabitants, romantically situated. at the foot of the celebrated Table Mouhtain, 4.000 feet high. The suburbs (especially Wynburg) are pic- turesque and interesting, but nothing very favorable can be said of the town itself. Its Sanitary arra,ngements could not well be worse, and probably there, is no town, in any part of the British empire, to equal it for dirt, and the state of the city reflects very little credit on the corporation. English people tell you that the Dutch element being so strong in the Municipal Council, is res- ponsible for this state of things. Cape Town has two splendid lines of steam- ers to England and communication is kept up weekly with as much regular- ity as the service between England and North America. The city has some good docks from whence numerous steamers frequently depart to the vari- ous coast ports. In going north up the east coast the first town of importance we reach on our way to Natal is Port Elizabeth, a flourishing town of about 15,000 inhabitants. It has many hand- some stores, warehouses and public buildings. It carries on a very large trede with the interior, and is the port from which the diamoud fields obtain the chief part of their supplies, but lies under the drsadvantage of having no safe port or harbour, vessels having to he off the town iu an open roadstead subject to the severe gales which some- times prevail on this coast. The in- habitants can bout of being the most enteeprising mad business community of Anglh Saxons on the whole continent. The country in the immediate vicinity of the town is quite bare of vegetation thus.giving it rather a bare and deso- late appearanee from the sea view, but its streets are full of life and activity, and remind orie in some respects of a go ahead American or Canadian town. It is the terminus of the Midland and North Eaetern railway, which extends to Oradea 180 miles inland. ITitenhage is auother flourising town of about 4,000 inhabitants, 18 miles inland, well laid out, and celebrated for its beautiful gar- dens and fine country around it, but the country on the whole has a bleak bare appearance owing to the absence of any timber, except trees planted by the settlers. The next port of call except one or two plates of minor importance is Ettst London, 150 miles by sea from Port' Elizabeth, and 700 from Cape Town. It is a thriving town of some seven thousand inhabitants-, with a good country at the back, and is con- nected with the interior by a line of railway to Queenstown and King Will- iamstown, two rising inland towns, the former about 150 miles from the port. EastLondon has the reputation of being the 'post unsafe port in South Africa,. the anchorage being open aid exposed, and *reeks are of frequent toccurrence. Extensive harbour works are, however, in progress, which when coppleted it is hoped will do much far it I as, a port. About 100 miles farther north we reach St. John's River, -fa,mo-ds fdr its. grand aoenery. The white populatkn through- out this part is very small but it has a largeinumber of natives, Pondos, 13asu- tos and Griquas in its vicinity. After leaviag St. John's we skirt along the Natal Coast until we reach Port Natal, and the country has a very pleasing appearance fromthe occasional patches of bush land to be seen. On reaching Port Natal, we were nearly 1,000 miles by sea from Cape Town. One of the moststriking objects to be seen by arriving from sea is the splendid light house erected on- a commanding head- land balled the bluff under which is the entrance to the beautiful bay of Durban. The harbour however is only accessible to vessels drama,' not more than lr feet of water, thus the large ocean steamers have to anchor in the open roadstead, as at Port Elizabeth and East London. Abolit half a mile from the entrance are the phials, alougside of which are custom house'bonded stores, etc. This is knbvin as ''The Point," and it can boast of having the finest hotel (the Alexandra) in South Africa. About two miles higher up the bay we come to Durban, the town proper and ranking • in importance as the third town in South Africa. The place is well laid out, and has some very good buildings, it poasesses municipal institutions and has a population of about 14,000 inhabi- tants of whom, however, more than half :are coloured people, the white population are almost wholly English and Scotch, the Dutch element being very sparsely represented. - At the back of the town is a range of hills called the Berea where inost of the ponerohants and leading men have some 1very charming residences. Durban 15 a place of con- siderble trade, and is well furnished with hanks, insurance offices and other comthercial institutions. Almost every Clinitian denomination is represented by numerous well built churches, the leading sect being the Wesleyans. There is also a Mohomedan Mosque for the use of the natives of India, who are numerous -here. Durban is the seat of trade for a levet extent of country, being in fact the mil; port in the whole of Natal. It does a considerable trade with the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal and formerly had a good deal of the Diamond Field commerce, but the latter it has almost lost through the extension of the railways in the Cape Colony. Pieter Maritzburg an inland town 'about 60 miles from Durban is the capital of the Colony. These two towns are cannected by rail, and there are also two short liues from. Durban along the narth and south coasts. A contract for the extension of the line to Lady- smith, 170 miles beyond Maritzburg, has just been made, and operations on. -the point of commencement. This line when completed will reach within 50 miles of the Tranevaal border, and with the completion of the harbour works now in progress, will no doubt very naaterially increase the trade and importance of 'Durban. It will also tap the coal bearing districts of Natal. The Colony of Natal is in extent about the size of Scotland. It was named by the celebrated Portuguese navigator. Vasco de Gams, who discov- ered the country, and sighted the head- laxalS on Christmas day, 1497. The Dutch 250 years afterwardsh.a,d a trad- ing station at the site of the present townof Durban, but it was soon aband- oned, and it was not until 1823 that it wasagain visited by Europeans, but it was not until 1843 it was formally de- clared to be a British colony, and then forraed part of Cape Colony. Previous to thie however, some Dutch emigrants who game overland from the old (felony established themselves here, and form- ed a Sort of independent Government which they called the Republic of Nata- lia. They however soon got into diffi- culties with the English Government, and some fighting took place between the Dutch and English. For a time the former had it alktheir own way, as the English troops were few and ill provid- ed. R,einforcements were soon sent up from the Cape, and the Dutch rule speedily came to e,n end, since which time it has remained a British Colony. , Most of the Dutch settlers on the occu- pation of the country by the British left Natal, and treked into the interior to the Free State of the Transvaal. G. C. concert and strawberry festival was held on Tuesday evening, the Ilth inst., at the residence of Mr. John Cor- bett, McGillivray township,- After about 75 quarts of strawberries and a liberal supply of c despatched, the cha Rev. Mr. Thomas, gramme of music, a tions Was proce Parkhill, Brass B cellent selections a plause. kes, dtc., hadi been was taken by the nd a choice pro - dresses and recite - del with. The nd gave many ex - d won ranch ap- Can Rev. Dr. Ormis is at present rustioa, —Accordiag to th the population of El 1,550. . e ---Sir John and Under Secretary for sidled for Canada. .„ —The body of a supposed to have g was fouud in the w —The Governor - Louise will visit Vi umbia, late in Sept for some weeks. da. on, of New York, ing near Whitby. census just taken ra is set down at ady Rose, and the the Colonies, have unknown woman ne over the Falls irlpool on Sunday. eneral and Princess toria, British Col- mber, and remain - —The women's s -imming baths on the Island at Toronto, were formally opened on Saturday. They are the gift of Mr. Wiman. —Adolphe Clement, the oldest French raftsman of the Ottewa, was drowned while running logs at Sault Au Recol- lect. OD Friday last. —Melvyn Smith (dere $1,000 for the discovery and conviction of the abduc- tors of his child. He believes they are residents of Monte° 1. —A snake two I et long and corres- pondingly thick wa killed by a lady one day last wee in Walkerton. Wonder if she scree ed? —The North Du fries Connell have fixed the rate of tax tion for this year at 7/ mills on the oiler. This will make every $1,000 o assessment pay a tax of $7.50. - —An extensive eg business is done by Messrs. Scott de ogg, of Galt. At present they have pwards of $6,000 worth of eggs in pickle in their estab- lishment. —Barnum's and Forepaugh's cir- cuses are to visit anada. The first will enter about th 5th of September and the latter ab ut the middle of August. —In the Bruce Mines district the black flies and mosgintoes are simply horrible this season on account of the wet weather, but tleir time is short now. —A young Mont eal lawyer made Jove to a young lady on Friday morn- ing, secured an a pointment in the evening, and was robbed by her of $150, and a watch and chain. —The prospectus has been issued ill Londoh of a new company, which pro- poses to establish Inew cable connec- tions between Canada and the United States and Europe. 1 ! —Last Sunday evening a coal stove exploded in one of Mr. Martin's bathing houses at Port Stanley, setting fire to the building, which, with its con- tents, was quickly i consumed. Loss about 4200. 1 , —An employee on the Canada Pacific Railway near Almonte, named Charles McNeil, was killed Saturday evening by falling between two hand oars while in quick motion. He leaves a wife and ten children. —The ladies belonging to the Church of England congregation, St. Josepb's laland, held a very successful bazaar on the 12th? of July. The proceeds amounted to the handsome Bum of $150. —A stranger froin Dakota, Henry Hibbing, spent Saturday night in a dis- reputable house at Montreal and lost $200. Detectives, fter spending all E Sunday in the searcit , found it under the hail carpet. —Messrs. Ellis anl Iveson, two Eng- lish gentlemen who lrnnt in Canada am nuadly, have killed fourteen bears in Metapedia, Quebec, during the put month. They are now starting for the Rocky Mountains. — The Wimbledoii meeting closed on Saturday, the tichess of Albany distributing the venous prizes. The Canadian team left on Monday. They have had an exceedingly pleasant so- journ and made many friends. , —Mr. James Vale1tine, of Lambeth, 13 the great Suffolk an, is going out of pigs and into steers. He says the N. P. has raispd the price of bran and shorts. to such a figure that it does not pay to keep Suffolks —A project is on feet to construct a canal connecting Lake Superior with the rivers of the Canadian Northwest. Forty miles of canal it is claimed will give connection with the Red, Assini- 'Wine, and Saskatchewan Rivers. — Several of the farm•ers in the vi- cinity of Pine Riv r, Bruce County, have suffered consi erably from field fires. G. Storey, R. Sheltie, Mrs. Curtin and others have lost fences, crops and valuable c dar timber. , —Joseph Irwin's house at Essex Ciente° was entered last night by bur- glars and $17 stolen from his coat pocket. They rantiacked the house generally, but overlonked $500 that was in a bureau drawer. —The town of Pa 's now wants con- nection with the C edit Valley Rail- way. At a late mee ing of the Beard of Trade, a committ e were appointed to confer with the a thonties of that line on a posaible connection. at either Galt, Ayr or Drumbo. —It is said that a man who recently Went out to view the Northweet, be- fore his departure as willing to sell his farm in Beverly tlownship, county of Wentworth, for $700O. lifter his re- turn be would not take $9,000 for it. —Mr. W. D. Ba our, of Amherat- burg, has been una monsly chosen by the Liberals of Son h Essex to repre- sent them in the 1ocal House. Mr. Balfour has been B4eevo of Amherst - burg for the past five years, and is editor of the Echo 'n that town. For eight years he has heed a director of the Riding Agricultural Society, of which he is now gresident, and has held various other important public- offices. He is the s rongest man in the ranks in the ridin , and will poll a rousing vote in ever municipality. — The new line o the Grand Trunk to Warrington fro to Chester is now open, the stations on the route being Tara, Alleuford, Hepworth, and War- rington. It is thouilat that it will prove of very great servi e in the districts through which it r ns. 1 — The Presbyter of Grey have sus- tained the call from the congregations of , Walkerton an Mildmay, to Rev. John Mordy, M. A., of Annen and Leith. Mr. Mordy 's said to be one of the most promising and highly respect- ed young mem in th church. I , —Rev. R. N. Grant on removi g from Ingersoll to Orillia, was presee4ed by his late charge in t e former place with a purse of $375 and a handsome silver t service. Mr. Gran was very popular in Ingersoll, and left many warm friends who regret is removal. — The school tea her Chute, in prison at Toronto, who u4ade improper pro- posals to a ferdale jupil and was order- ed to receive 40 las es, 20 of which be got, has had the balance remitted, the punishment al eady` administered being considered sufficient. —W. H. Thompson, well known as a commercial traveller for John Green k Co., London, but lately of Winnipeg, died last Sunday morning of typhoid fever contracted itt the prairie city. He was brought ho4ne ill a few days previously. — Hops are largely cultivated in the vicinity of Galt. The Reporter says that the promises of the hop crop this year are not first ate, owing to the cold weather in the spring. The plant did not start off well, and there are said to be a great many blanks. —The Superintendent of the Lachine Canal, to put a stopi to indeoent bath- ing, confiscates clothing until the next morning. The oth4r day one unfortun- ate improvised an empty flour , barrel with both ends knocked out I as a shield to his nakedness while he trudg- ed home. —The Waterloo Township Hall was struck by lightning during a thunder storm, on Tuesday of last week, The injury done was comparatively slight. A heavy storm of hail passed over the township a little sauth of Berlin the same afternoon, the growing crops being badly beaten down. —J. E. Cauchoh, son and private secretary of the Lieutenant -Governor of Manitoba, was married in Montreal the other night, to Miss Primeau, daughter of the city postmaster, the happycouple leaving at once for Win- nipeg. The wedding was very fashion- able. i —A man named !Higgins, an Ameri- can from Romoga city, and a Canadian named James Rooney, wrestled at Port Huron on Welnesday laet for a etake (if $50 a side, Higgins got the first fall, but Rooney throwing his op- ponent twice in succession, w,on the money. I —The other day in Toronto fplittle girl while smelling a rose experienced a stinging eensation, the cause of which was discovered to be- a bee which had buried itself in the heart of the flower in quest oit nectar. Her nose !within a few minutes swe 'tad to an enermous size. 1 — A large numbe of Americans are finding their way t Thunder By Dis- trict in search of pr mising spots for in- vestment of capita. The prospedt is that the mines and °rests of fleet t art of the Dominion will be 'pretty thoroughly inspecte before the season closes. — A farmer by he name of Jacob Heier, between 50 and 60 years of age, residing a short distance west of Waterloo town, whi e climbing over a fence on Saturday, 15th inst., lost his balance, and falling upon his head re- ceived injuries that resulted in his death the following day. —While Mr. Hoard Davis, of Ek- frid, was drawing J hay on Saturday afternoon he had occasion to leave the horses in charge of Mrs. Davis, when they took fright and ran away, knocking her down and breaking her arm. Mrs. Davis had her baby in her arms at the time, which forlunately escaped un- hurt. —David Hardy, 4 moulder cf Ham- ilton, is being looked for by the friends of a woman whom he married ill Scot- land. Ile came to Hamilton four years ago. A year ago I he married a girl named Maggie Henderson, by whom he had a child. The I first wfife has no children, and he denies hiving been married in Scotiancl , — Thirty-six stud nts have entered their names for th examinations of Ontario College of Pharmacy going on this week. A majority of them have had a three years' practical experience in the business; those who bave not had such experience are required to make a larger pen) ntage of marks in the practical subjec s. —The Trades' detxionstration at To- ronto ea Saturday s4as a most success- ful affair. Eighteen ands were station- ed in the processi n, which- took 45 minutes to pass 4 given point. A unique feature of the procession was the factIthat the majority of the trades were employed at I their respective callings. —The cricket teaan wlaich will tackle the Winnipeg eleven' on their visit to London, is made tip as follows :—T. T. Gillean, J. Gilleali, C. S. Hyman, F. Keefer, II. Pope, ream London; C. R. Atkinson, Shaw and. C. Nicholls, from Chatham; II. B. Marphy and G. Mc- Iutyre, from St. Mary's, and A. H. Lemon, from Guelph. —As a result of the matriculation ex- aminations at Toroiato University the classical scholarship of $120 goes to St. Catharines Collegiate Institute; the mathematical, of the same value, to Hamilton and St, Catharines; the modern language Of 11100 to Upper Canada College; th Prince of Wales and proficiencies of $120, $100, $80 and $60 go to Toronto Collegiate Institute and Bowmanville High School. — Oa Friday evening, Dr. P.e yes, Hospital Surgeon of Toronto, assisted by Dr. N. W. Meldrum, of Ayr re- moved one of Mrs. Robt. Guthrie's yes. The eye had. only been painfu for about two weeks, but the nature o the disease was so Serious as to require its removal; and by this means it is h,oped her life may be spared. —A very sad accident ocourr d in the vicinity of, Warkworth, on F iday night. A farmer named Foster an- blaricooa, while drawing hay int the barn, was knocked from the load, and a scaffold which was erected for the purpose of storing hay gave way at the same time,- falling on the unfort nate man and. crushing hie head. t is thought impossible that he can liv . — A handsome monument has just been placed in the Catholic Cem tery at Berlin, to mark the resting pia e of the late Peter Backer. The pilla is of Scotch granite surmounted wit a statute carved. out of Italian m rble, imported expressly from Italy. The monument, which is 23 feet fa h ight, is well proportioned, and cost over $1,200. — Mr. F. McDonald, barriste , of Ingersoll, has quite a curiosity i the way of educated fish. They are kept in a pond adjoining his residenc and are fed at regular intervals. When meal time arrives they are calk up by the party wishing to feed them,j who whistles. The alarm is unaiaim usly responded to, and the fish take bheir food, from the hand of their attendant. —Mrs. Robert Hurst, of 1urst settlement, was' struck dead on Wed- nesday night last during the th nder storm. Mrs. Hurst was taking el thes from the line at the time, and Mr. Hurst is of the opinion that the wire line attracted the lightning, as sh had her right hand on the line at the time, and the fluid ran down her arm and entered her right aide, passing out at her left hip. —A London hotelkeeper named O'Flaherty, who with his brother had gone home about six wselis ago to visit his friends in Leland, was arrested there on suspicion of being concerned in the Phcenix Park murders. ayor Meredith, of London, cabled the au hor- ities that O'Flaherty was in Loud n at the time of the murder of Lord Cron - dish and, Mr. Burke. It is like y he will be released. —A remarkable coincidence ,took place at the Emily cemetery last Week in the meeting of the bodies of Mr. Robert Kennedy, of Lindsay, and Mrs. Kellaby, of North Veralam, they eing brother and sister, Mr. Kennedy ijeing the eldest son and Mrs. Killaby the eldest daughter of the same fa ily. Each died of a lingering disease within nine hours of each other and their re- mains met and were buried together. — Sam Lee, a Chinaman, -who heeps a laundry on Adelaide -street, Toronto, was arrested Friday night for asseult- ing a boy. Several boys were pr vok- 1 ing him and he caught and pnni hed one named Johnston. On being t ken to No. 1 Station, he said: "Me ee hire up stiffee ; me wipee the road "with him; him no more come near China- man some more." The Celestial was released on bail. — Last Saturday in Montreal a lad named Alexander Watson was working a nailing machine used for driving a number of nails into a board at a time. But having to do something to adjust them, he placed his hand over th ob. jeotive plank, and Were he coul re- move it, a dozen nails had pinne his hand to the plank and been driver in the wood. He fainted, and when re- leased was 'married to the hospital, will i. at the der where amputation of the hand likely occur. —Great indignation iet expresso the apparent apathy displayed by Toronto detectives in the Long m case. The assault by four mei on Long was committed on the 12ti of July, and he died from the effect on the 19th. His condition was kOwn, but no attempt was made to arrest his assailants; and they fled the country. One man is under arrest, however, but says he can fully establish an $libi, and will therefore be discharged. —Dust Friday Mr. Hay, a Lobo far- mer brought in to J. H. Wilson, V ter - Mary Surgeom-London, a horse suer- ing from a most peculiar accident., Mr. Hay had been driving the horse With what is known as a scissor -bit (one formed of two pieces of twisted Wire k jointed together) when by some u ac- countable means the animal pushe its tongue between the two parts of the bit. The farmer, in pulleng the ines tightly, quite ignorant of what was going on in . th i!) animal's m utla, brought the two wire portionr of the bit together, and actually sawed. off nearly six inches of the tongue. The unfortunate brute may recover, but Dr. Wilson considers its chalices for being able to eat properly very slira. —The Harriston Tribune says :1 --In March last, Donald McKenzie, ohe of Minto's enterprising farmers left with stock,' implements and seed for the great Northwest. He reached his des- tination in safety, took up his cleim, and went to work. About a month ago he wrote for ' his wife and. famil§ to come out to him. They at once start- ed, many friends going to the station to see them off. On Friday last Word was received by friends that two o children, a boyi aged about 11 y and a girl Aggie, about eight years were dead, aud that the mother, X1rs. McKenzie, then lay at the poin of death from a severe attack of iph- theria, with which the whole fa ily had been prostrated. —Chief Williams, of the Lo don Police Force, has just returned rom the Haliburton district, seventy miles north of Lindsay, where he has been spending two delightful weeks. 1The the 1 ars, old, prize of $50 to Uppe Canada College; Chief says this is tIie spot which sou1d maktathe average sportsman's mouth fill with tears. He says the country put him in mind of the Highlands of Scotland—rocks, dells, precipices, lakes, water stretches, forests, ravines and delightful landscapes. He says, with- out any fear of contradiction, that deer are as plentiful as sheep. Go out of the vil- lage a quarterof a mile,eerly any morning and you will come across a herd of deer. Of course, as they were out of season, the Chief refrained from shoot- ing, but he intends, if possible, to re- visit this spot in the fan. —Andrew Young, aged 17 years, was shot and killed by County Constable John Albert, on Sunday forenoon, at the Grandier Pond, distant from To- ronto about three miles. Young, with two companions, were paddling across the pond on a raft. Their presence ap- peared to annoy Mr. Ellis, the owner of the place, and it is said they made use of insulting remarks to that person, who sent for Albert. The young men tried to escape, but Albert chased them with revolver in hand and shot Young, the ball entering just below theleft eye and Young expired in a few minutes. His record is not a good one. - —Mr. John Watson, of Ayr Agricul- tural Works, says that the materials for construction of implements and ma- chines are largely imported from the States; that the materials produced in Canada are inferior; that it costs more Lo make machines now than it did under the old taxi ; that the farmers pay the difference; and that in reply to a circular sent to the trade last week advising combination M order to get the duty on imported machines advanced to 35 per cent., he replied that he wanted no more protection than that proposed by the Hon. Edward Blake and would join no -such combination as the one suggested. This from one of our largest agricultural implement makers is significant. —A few days ago a melancholy and fatal accident took place at Blackwell station, near Point Edward. Mr. Mc. Taggart, the section boss, while getting his men ready for work, thought he noticed the switch open as the express was approaching, and rushed to rectify what, in his opinion, -might lead to a horrible catastrophe. The switch turned out to be closed, but Mr. Mo- Taggart's foot caught in a frog, and be- fore he could release himself the express was upon him, crushing his foot to a jelly. Though the best medical skill had been called in he died of hie in- juries about five o'clock. His re- mains were taken to St. Marys for in- terment. —A large number of gases of poison- ing have occurred at Moncton, New Brunswick, from using prepared corn- ed beef. The local butchers pat up the beef in large cases. It is corned and cooked. The cans are not sold, but customers are supplied with what quemity they require. In warm 'weath- er, to save cooking, many persons use this. On Saturday and Sunday a large number. of persons were seized with vomiting and symptoms of noisoning. The similarity of the symptoms led the doctors to make enquiries, and. the trouble was traced. to the beef. One party, after being treated and not be- lieving the beef theory, again partook of it, and had a narrow escape with his life. There are no deaths, but several serious oases are reported., oyer twenty in all. Several were taken ill in church on Sunday from this cause. --TA wedding which formed a chapter in a pleasant little romance was mile -- heated in St. James' cathedral, Toron- to, last Tuesday. The parties were F. M. Reade, son of the late W. B. Reade, �t Ipsden house, Oxfordshire, and te nephew of Charles Reade, the celebrat- ed novelist, and Miss Cecilia Colman, daughter of Lieut. -Colonel George Col- man, of Kensington, London, England. They had been engaged for two or three years. Mr. Reade had come out to Canada and settled on a farm in Manitoba, while the young lady re- mained in England. It was agreed that she should come out to Canada and meet him at Toronto, where the mar- riage could take place. After consult- ing with her friends, she resolved to go, and a few weeks ago sailed by the Parisian, accompanied by her father and a relative of the family, Mr. Hugh Drummond, a grandson of the eighth Viscount Strathallan (an old Perth- shire family.) We hope she may not be disappointed in her new home, so utterly different it will be from her ex- perience in England. —A young couple belonging to Pe- trolia the other day entered the matri- monial state under difficulties which they bravely and. cleverly overcame. The young man, whose name is Cur- rie, is a dry goods clerk of quite limited means. The other interested party is Miss Eliza Liddy. The courtship was forbidden by the home authorities, and Eliza pined thereat, and became sick, aigh unto death, but anon the in- timacii was cautiously resumed, and again the fair flush of health came back to the young lady's cheek, and OD Mon- day afternoon last the following note made glad the heart of the maiden : "Meet me at Mr. Marsland's at 8.30, sharp this evening, and I will have everything ready to have the marriage ceremony performed in a quiet man- ner." This note had the disired effect, and the glad union was quickly ac- complished. Then the work of secur- ing the young wife's wearing apparel was proceedel with. Some three or four trunks were placed in the livery stable, and the young hasbend actually carried over from her residence bundle after bundle under his arms, which she threw out of the window, and packed the trunks, until all had been secured and placed in the conveyance. A start was then made for Sarnia, which ob- jective point was safely reaohed in due time, and the following -telegram sent home by the gladsome young couple to the bereft parents: "Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. Currie."