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EIGHTEENTH YEAR.
W1101../E NUMBER 911.
SEAFOATI-t, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1885.
MeLEAN-BROS.,fPublishers.
tia.po a Year, in Advance.
NEW ARRIVALS
—AT THE ---
Cheap_ Cash Store -
•
Hoffman Bros.,
SEAFOATH,:. „
Beaatiful Ginghame, Lovely Pritats;
New Designs in Muslius, Fancy Para-
sols, Fashionable Gloves, Splendid line
of hose, the best and cheapest Corsets
in tile trade, Suu and Sailor Has at
cost and under, some lines of _Millinery
-
Goods, which__ we are offering away
; • down.
Every lady; requiring any of the above.
ell:itinerate(' goods, should not fail to
call and examine same and prices at the
Cheap Cash Store
HOFFRIAN BROS.,
SEAFORTH.
4
Perth Iteins.
Kirkton cheese factory is HOW hind].
Nast.
•
—Mr. as. Donaldson, near Atwood,
had four fine sheep wonted by dogs last
week. _
—Three trains of emigrants from
Europe passed through Stratford on
'Thursday, last week, for the West.
—The session of Knox church, Strat-
ford,taxe a.bout to procure -an organ to
assist in the congregational singing.
—Mr. G. Jones, of Stratford., had his
cash box, containing $100, stolen from
Ms hoiase the other night. No clue to
the thief.
—Mr. and Mrs. Switzer have return-
ed to their home in Atwood, from Cali-
fornia, where they have been. _visiting
all winter. • .
"11—The officers of the 28th battalion -
are arranging for a grand concert in St
Marys on the evening of the 25th of
May, Queen's Birthday celebration.
—The St Andrew's Society of Mit- -
chell purpose giving a concert on the
29th inst., for the benefit of the North-
west volunteers. 1 '
—Dr. Marty, of Mitchell, a newly
fledged medico, has gone to New York
city, where he will .spend three months -
in a practical medical institution.
—Mr. Henry Zimmerman, of Downie,
having sold his farms to a Mr. Loney,
;of Ottawa, is about to go into business
at the village of Rodney - in the county
of Elgin.
1 —Th4 A.mateur Debating Club, of St.
Marys, wound up the winter season by
• partaking of a supper, at -which, while
' regaling the physical department, the
intellectual was not forgotten. ,
—The 1°61 license commissioners of
North Perth have ordered that all
• blinds and screens b,e removed from
bar windows of hotels; etc., during Pro-
hibited haters.
. —Mr. David Edgar, after his several
weeks prostration with smallpox .in
Hamilton, returned to Mitchelllast week,
and was warmly greeted by his host of
• friends.
-e--Mr. S. H. Mitchell, of St. Marys,
' has now in his conservatory, two peach
trees bearing fruit, which is -already as
- large as peaches can usually be got in
this country.'
—Rev. Allan, Bell, of Portage la
Prahie, was present , at the meeting of
Presbytery at Stratford -het week, and
requested aid from the Presbytery to
,
rebuild the church at Portage la, Prairie,
which was destroyed by fire.
, i ---A cow belonging to Mr. John Stone.
..
tniaa of Mitchell, squeezed herself to
death the other night trying to pass
between a fence . and a tree. .. She was
foam]. in this position quite dead in the
morning.
large pen for hoe -fattening has,
been. added to the Avondale cheese fee:,
- story_ __„-Mr, John Townson, the manager
. of the factory, has been instructed to
take in and weigh and pay the highest
, melt priee for all first class hogs.
• —Articles of agreement have, been
eigued and 820 forfeit money deposited
fora 200 yard race for $50, at the driv-
ing perk in Mitchell on the th of June,
between Messrs. Nelson 'Griffin and
Albert Ruston. ;
--About fifty of the leading temper-
ance men from different parts of the
county met at Stratferd -on Wednesday;
It week, to make arrangements' for
the Scott Act -campaign. Mr. J. H
Flagg, Ge- W. C. T., presided. It was
decided to employ Mr. Fee, who has
ceasiderahle experience id such matters,
to deliver addresses and perfect the or :
ganization. The voting is to take place
all over the county, Stratford included,
on Thursday, June 18. .
BATOCHE'.CLEANED OUT.
. -
GENERAL MIDDLETON'S GALLANT -EXPLOIT.
General Middleton in a despatch to
the Minister of militia from Batoches
dated the 12th instant, gives the follow-
ing interesting. additional particulars'
concerning the gallant capture Pf _ that
place. He says: - •
Sinee my last despatch to you I have
ascertained some particulars of , our
victory, which was most complete. I
have myself counted twelee half-breeds
orathe field; and we have four* wounded
besides in the hospital and two Sioux.
Among the wounded 'breeds is , one
Ainbroise Joubin, a councillor, and
Joseph .Delatme. As far as I can ascer-
tain Riel and Gabriel Dumont left as
soon as they saw -us getting well in, , but
cannot ascertain for.certain -which side
of the river they 'are on, but think
must be this: side. The extraordinary
skill displayed inmaking- rifle pits' Ait,
the exact proper points, and the number
orthem Is very remarkable, and had
we advanced rashly or heedlessly I be-
'lieve we might 'have been destroyed.:
As I told you, we reconnoitred my
right front with .all my Mounted men
yesterday morning with a view to with-
draiting as many of their men from my
left attack, which wee the key of the
position; and on my return to damp I
forced t m my left and then. ,
• ADVANCED THE WHOLE LINE. '•
With a cheer and a dash worthy of the
soldiers of any army.
The effect was remarkable. -; The
enemy in front of our leftft was forced
,back from pit to pit, and . those hi the
strongest pit facing east found them;
selves turned end ourenen band them.
Then commenced a sauve qui pent.; and
they fled, leaving blankets, coats, hats,.
bbots, trousers, and' evert guns in ' theix
pits. The conduct of the troops- was
beyond praise, the Midland and Royal
Grenadiers vieing with each other hi
gallantry.. They were well supported
by the Ninetieth, and flanked by thef
mounted portion of the troops. The
artillery and Gatling else assisted in the
attack with good effect. When all be-
haved so well it might appear invidious
to mention particular ,names, still there
are always some who •by goad luck are
brought prominently before the eye of •
the commanding officer, and these names
I shall submit' to-, you later on. My
staff gate me ev&a, assistance, and were
most energetic and zealous.'
The medical arrangement under Bti-
(rade Surgeon Orton was as usual most
excellent and efficiently carried out. -I .
have to regret -the death of three offiers
as well as two soldiees; but they died
nobly and well. I -found no want of
ammunition among the enemy; or food,
in spite of what has been said to the
contrery, and, we found large quantities
of powder and shot. Nearly all the
rebel families were left, and are encamp:,
ed close to the river bank. They were
terribly frightened,:but I have reassur-
ed them atid protected them. There is
-a report that Gabriel -Dumont is- killed,
bat I do not believe it, though I think
it is likely he is wounded. One of the
killed has been recognized as Donald
ROss, one of the rebel council. _
Yesterday etening, just as the action
was .finished, the steamers Northcote
and Marquis arilived, the latter having
twenty-five police on board. It appears
that the Northcote bed a hard time o
it as the rebels- fired very. heavilyt and
though it was 'well fortified the rebels
managed to wound two men slightly.
The Northcote got on a shoal foe a short
time but managed to keep the enemy I
off, and get off themselves. Finding
that owing to the barges alongside they
could not get up stream again, they de-
cided to run down to the Hudson's
Bay crossing, get rid of their barges and
returned. At the crossing they found
he other steamer, and they came up to-
gether. • This morning I sent out a letter
addresssed to Riel as follows
66 BATOCHE'S, ,May Jlth.;
"Mit. RIEL,—I tiM ready to receive -
you and your Couneil, and to protect
yon until your ease has been decided up- feather beds op
on by the Dominion Government.- Fred. contents with c
Middleton, Major-Geaeral commanding twining books a
chalk, pool balls and all the parapher-
nalia for rolling the ivories. A small
counter, with shelves 'behind; on which
were displayed a not very large or varied
stock of goods, completed the • outfit.
There were bottles of oil, boxes of black-
ing, ribbons, mustard, pins and needles,
spools of thread, etc. I fear some of
th,e articles needed in camp mysteriously •
disappeared into the haversacks of the
boys while the General wasn't looking,
butane toilet soap was taken. There
was none there.
HIS -GOODS AND CHATTELS.
Dumont's residence was also entered.
It was plainly, but for this country,
nicely furnished. As in neatly all the
other domiciles, a sewing machine oc-
cupied one corner'and the ,wells were
decorated with cheap colored prints,
amongst others vignettes of the Marquis
of _Lorne and the Princess Louise. In
another house nearer the ferry were
found some letters addressed -to Gabriel
Dumont, -one being from Judith Bosin,
itiontanae There was also one from the
Dominion Lands office, Prince Albert,
in •reference to patents'; and another
from a Saskatchewan -fitm threatening
to sue 'Gabriel if he did not at once pay
a long oyerdue account. ISo this self-
sacrifichig patriot is no better off than
the rest I of -us, and even Iin his lonely
life on the plains is as mitch subject -to
dung as . is the average - Winnipegger.
That is some satisfaction. A copy of
Shakespeare, on the fly -1
was • weitten; .`1, William
Peters, Itlanitoba; 1862 P 1
_ . ; ,,
coveredt as Well as acoiti
. of pemmican, Which, howe
knocked around so much
. deep regret, it was uafit
brief rpst was: enjoyed,1
washeddown with Muddy
:relished, and we, are hotel
. ,
En route we eorral thirtylthreeehead �f
cattle, none of them very fine; and drive
them, to -camp, and . tce meets* -the • roast -
beef.of Old :England and'. veal potpiee
17in-flourish prominently on the bill ,of
,
,fare, . .
_
The, reconnoissance °meliorated the
previous impression- -we.,
lad formed,
i
that the t ebels were overwhelmingly de;
feated at Fish -: Creek, and i fled .in utter
denioralization. • . All ; aim* the route
there•must have been hutried flitting,'
-and rernotal of women and children -td
iafer quarters. The warriars took care
of their own- safety. • As eine passes
throne -1i this desolate but fertile, load
te
and -seee the happy homes ideserted, th
'fields; untouched, the b'ytcs • empty, . he .
cannot escape. experiencing a feelingO.
pain that these misguided Metis 17.aeee
taken the suicidal course they have; ' of
sorrow - thetso many family . circles
should be rudely broken up i :of •regret
that such welt, cultivated fatms should
lie idle and- unproductive; of sympa-
thizing pity that, these unfoetlanate men
should be plunge4 into deep misery and
poverty for the wait year or two. • i
TI•14,W0RK OP THE "NOBLE 'RED MAN
:-
- - - AT B4TTLEFOI4D. - E!
A correspondent writing from .Battlei
ford say e : Theindian is Mit brave front
a. White man's poitit of View. 'His btaie
ery.consists in taking a maximum: nanel
bet Of lives With a minimum risk tO
himself. In fact: they Will not attack
ii.
unless the ehancei are all n their favor;
Poor ' Smart, as ifine a ycung fellow- as
ever drew breath," was shot in the back;
Freemen, the Belgian settler, was shot
in the , back ; 'Payne wais, shot, in the
beck, and .so, onf thrinigh the long list• ,
Wherever. the victims Were taken, bY
surpeise it ittasta.hullet from behind that
killed- them: It Would make the heart
.of a saint ache to visit some of the houses
sacked by the Indians.. In the house' in
Old Battleford which belonged to Indian
Agent Rae, but ' now occupied by the
officers of -theQueen's Own, I saw enough
to blot out forever any friendly feelings
Iemay have had for the " noble red
inan.'• The devilish ingenuity with
which they ,desti.oyed everything they
could. pot carry 'away or did not want,
-Would put the bkickest Nihilist to blush..
;In the house I ep ke of they, ripped tip
a and; saturated their
al oil. The safe con -
d • papers was literally
cee ; the shelving and
at and broken, the
mongst the feathers.
Pictittea on . the level' were taken down,
manes -broken. Win -
sashes were smashed ;
ovea, furaiture, every -
put pulled ,to piece.
ken 'from the store,
streets; 'aad up and
bucks and squaws par-
ost of the fort on the
e river. What -float-
nt was destroyed. In.
the Government eteres they emptied it
- on the 'floor, rolled•init and then, kill-
ing dogs, pigs, and c "ekens, mixed all
-
up:- together: One -man ,had'. 51,000 in
bills concealed in a niche between the
logs of his hone." Even this was dis-
, covered. It shOws with what com-
pleteness every! nook. and corner was
ransacked. • , • ; - ' ,
af of whichYontig,
-as else dis-,
le of -poundss
rer, -heel been
that, to our
for use. AI
a hard.tack
'river -water
Ward bound.
Northwest field forces." hariimered to pi
I cannot of course be certain, but I drawers taken
am inclined to think the complete TiapaPers strewn a
of the rebels will have pretty -well,
broken the back of the rebellion at any
rate. It will, I trust, have dispelled
the idea that half-breeds and Indians
can withstand the attack of resolute
whites ;properly led, and will tend to
remove the unaccountable scare that
seems to have entered into the minds of
so many in the Northwest as regards
the prowess end fighting leo-eters of the
Indians and breeds. There is not a sign
of the enemyion either side of the river
for miles.
• FRED: .M; D14,1,1TON.
„THE HOpat' ;OF 'rue REBEL COM MAND Etti
A correspondent with a scouting party
• 1
from Middleton's army on one of their •
expeditions came across the residence of
Gabriel Dumont, Riel's assistant and the
clever and daring commander of the
Rebel forcee : The correspondent says,:
At a big bend of the river is Gabriel's
'Crossing. The ferry boat, lying high
-
and dry a,nd needing oakum and pitch,
resembles more a stone -boat, which On-
tario farmers of the last generation will
readily recognize, than it does a vessel.
Close by ate the long wooden sweeps by
which the ferry is propelled across, the
river. The stream is not very wide at
this point, per the current very rapid.
The banks are sloping, but just before
the bend is reached they are almost
perpendicular—a, steep declivity of 200
feet or more. At the crossing there are
• several buildings, a double onb being
used as the residence of the I "boss."
The facings of the windows and doors
are painted a bright blue, the 4nly at-
tempt at orriamentaium we hafre yet
ceme across. On the left is an open
storehouse, andimmediately in front of
in
the maentrance is tt, goodly- sized
store. In this latter, much to our sur-
prise, - is a billiard table, with cues,
tor -up, and the
dews and windo '
crockery, vases,
thing inside! an
Carpets were t
spread upon' th
:deem these the
aded, in sight alt
other side of t
they did not w
-
house .8 more or less broken up. Those;
occupied by the troops have been clean-
ed out, and made habitable, but the re-
mainder are about the condition in
which they were left by the last visitors.
The Indians did not dare to cross the
river. .They have a wholesome dread oil
the Mounted Police,and a perfect horror
of the little seven-peunder that ha&
already sent some, of their companions
to the happy hunting grounds. New
Battle ford, therefore, was not molested,
but the settlers moved into barrack
along with those from across the river,
taking as much of their stock and house-
hold goods with them as possible. Up
wards of 530 souls have been sheltere
in the barracks during the Past month,
.
receiving rations.
Old Battleford contained abput 30
houses, all of which were desetted by
their occupants, and afterwatrds most o
them were pillaged and .clestroyed b
the Indians. New Battleford, on the
opposite side of the river, although frel
quently threatened, was not interfere
with.
forty
Catho
ones;
stores, Government telegraph, stores,
office
of set
stint'
a sieg
All ti
peep],
80011
peopl
and
there
curit
The new town eonsists abou
houses. There is the Romer
ic church, two hotels (westerd
owever), a brilliant 'saloon, two
and stables, .post office and houses
lers.' All, or nearly all, are, sub-
lly built of logs; and could stand
from such enemies as Indians,
ese houses were deserted, and the
went to live ia the- fort. • So
as the troops arrieed, however;
moved back into their houses
e far as the town is concerned
is now a tolerable feeling of _ser
RIEL CAPTURED.
Saturday last the glad news -wee
clover the wires that Riet had been
ed and safely lodged fa General
eton's camp at Batoche's. The
'nig are the particulars of his ar-
Riel was captured at noon Friday
.ee scouts narned'Armstrong, Diehl
pwrie, four mile's north of B
toche s. - Scouts had been out in th
ug to scour the country, but thes
spread frcim the mailabody, an
as' they were coming out of som
on an unfrequented trail leading
toche's, they spied Riel with thre
anions. He was unarmed, • bu
carried shotguns. They at onc
ized-Riel, and advancing toward
hailed him by aame. They wer
etanding near a fence. No effo
leAde on his -part to escapt, and aft
• f conversation, in which they e.
ed surprise at finding him ther
declared that he intended to giee
If up. His only fear was that I
• be shot by the 'troops, but he ar, s
ised safe escort to the General s
rsc His wife and childrep were n t
him, and he said they were on t e
side of the river. Diehl says Ri 1
ot in the least agitated when a
d, and was willingly made captiv
was asaured of a fair trial, whi
11 he seemed to want.
On
flesh
captu
Midd
follo _
rest:
byti
and
morn
thre
just
brus
toB.
com
thet
reed
himi
, then
,
In carting away what provisions they
thought necessaey every man, woman,
and child; toge her with horses, dogs,
and even the ca tured cattle, had, to do
thein share, alweYs exeepting the braves,
who consider themselves too good to
work. Bags -of:flour I were strapped On
the backs of the cattle, the dogs carried
smaller packages, while the squaws, after
decking themselves Jout in whatever
finery they could lay 'their • hands on,
shouldered sides of bacon or bags :of
flour, and fell into line. Where they
have carted the spoils has not yet been
discovered. No doubt a great deal has
. been wasted, ant the remainder taken
• to some place within reach of Pound -
Maker's retreat Up the river. , .
Old Battleford, on the south side of
Battle river, and new Battleford, on the
north side, presented two very different
pietures when
Sive that the
removed from
once is but lit
he troOps marched in.
lead animals have been
he streets,I the appear-
.
11
le change(, even now.
On the south s'de cif -the river every
-,
•
was
bei
Pees
Riel
hims
Wcu
proi
quar
with
west
was
rest
He
was
R
He I
He -
mos
talk
be seen from the outside of the tent, h
eyes milled from side to side with t
look of a hunted man, . He isevident
the tigeet frightened man in the camp,a
in c.iistant fear of violence at the han
of s idlers. There is no danger of su
viol nce. Riel spent nearly all day
Monday in'the woods. At the closef
fight he and Dumont, with tl
ii and Riel's two children, skip
on foot, going in a north -wester
thin. Some of the rebels were ve
✓ againstl both for leading th
trouble and then leaving them
APPEAltANCE.
el appears careween and ha,ggar
as let his hair and beard grow Ion
s dressed in a poorer fashion th n
--of the breeds- captured. While
ug tot General Middleton, as cou d
is
te
Is
ir
Ly
•er
rn
in
the
wiy
out
dire
bitt
into
the urch after the fight. The fugiti
had no food, and no clothes eicept wh
they steed in. Dumont did not waut to
go, but Riel persuaded him. Dumont
fought like a tiger all day Monday. T ie
half-breed prisoners say he had not slept
for a week, working night and day.
Dumont had arranged for Big Bear to
strike us in the rear a week ago, but
some of the messengers deserted; and
the scheme mis-carried. Two of the
prisoners say Dumont was wound,ed
once on Saturday and twice (slightly) an
Monday.
. •
. THE REBEL PAPERS. •
General Middleton has captured 11
the , papers and official documents e --
longing to the rebel government. Upon
beiag searched the minutes show that
the Duck Lake fight was a pre.meditated
affalrs and that the rebels were thorough -
lye pgnizant of General Middleton's
MON &mute from the time he left Qu' -
elle station.
innerous extracts from Toronto and
treal journals were also found' re -
ng to Riel and the strength of Gen-
1Vtiddleton's command. The quail -
of ammunition and the amount of
ge on which, aci
cerding to the m-
, the movements of • the rebels e-
• d, is given in the official account.
as• very small. At the Fish Creek
Dumont admits defeat. .He had
200 men engaged there.
NES THAT HE WAS THE LEADER.
id l denies .that he was leader of the
• Ilion, • and asserts his innocence.
says he can prove that he Wanted to
ack to the United States, but was
allowed to do so. He expressed
self pleased that the books and
ers of the rebels have fallen into the
cls of General Middleton, as film
Ap
Mo
ferr
era
tity
for
ute
pen
It
figl
eve
-
reb
He
trot
hi
Pa
ha
the n he claims to be able to prove his
cence. He expects to be hanged,
spends most of his time fasting and
ing. -
STILL INCREASING.
4. later telegram reports that a priest
with came into' camp yesterday repeats
theitotal killed of the rebels was
.
-The list of wounded is not known,
hey are scattered everywhere, With -
any medical attendance.
RETRIBUTION.
hite Cap's son sent out from camp
lark's Croesing with a messag to
rebel Indians :turned traitor and
fought against us. He
on the field along with
both having been torn
the Gatling gun.
inn
an
pr
, •
was found dead
Councillor Reis,
in fragments by
Cana
The revised edition
tament is now out for
--The, Canadian 01
city, starts out with
about 100.
—Hamilton defeate
library bylaw by a
votes.
—Orillia, has carriei
vide funds for repla
main water piping by
—Truant Inspect°
ford public schools, 1
on his list.
—Mr. Frank Ricl
appointed precentor
Kincardine, at a solar
—The Dominion Ex
now receiving 'goods
Winnipeg and all po
Territory,
—Then -were last
live stock estwaiting
Canadian Pacific sto
—The iron trade in
trict was never so flat
the mines in the rear
idle.
—Judge Drew re
ladies of St. John's
present. of 5150 to hel
on the church.
—A nmpber of Engl
Owen Sound for
Algoma on Thursday
excellent class.
—One hundred an(
lish orphans from
Kingston on Saturda
Lacey.
—Mr. J. C. Pop
Marine and Fisheri s, died' Monday
morning at Summersi le, Prince Edward
—A large party is
Brantford and Paris
the '23rd 'inst., and
down the Grand Rive
—Mr. Buchanan,
niums with blooms m
in diameter. And th
th
15
as
ou
at
th
a.
of the Old 'Tes-
sale.
ub, of New York
a membership of
the free public
majority ,,of 187
a by-law to pee-
ing the -wooden
ron.
Hall,,of Brant -
as ninety truants
aralson has been
•f Knox church,
of 5150.
ress Company are
for Port Arthur,
nts in Northwest
e
week 800 heed _ of
shipment in the
k yards at Men-
the Kingston' \dna
es at present ; all
A the county are
.ently made . the
church, Elora, a
pay off the debt
sh immigrants left
anitoba, by the
They were an
thirty-five Eng-
iverpool reached.
, in charge of _Miss
• ex -Minister of
eing made up from
to go to Elora on
paddle, in canoes
• on the 25th. -
f Paris, has gera.-
asuring six inches
plants have been
in flower since Christ nas.
-,The firm of A. H
pany, of Brantford,
cable an order for fift
ed Brantford binder
South America.
e—Prayers for the s
Act were to be offe
by one thousancl wo en in Kingstan at.
seven o'cloek en Thu sday morning.
—The Canada Pa ific Railway an-
nounces that -the last gap was closed on
Saturday night, and that there is now
continuous rail iron Montreal to the-
Tris, Son & Com-
ately received by
of their celebrat-
, for shipment to
tccess of the Scott
ed simultaneously
Selkirks.
—At the Police Co rt, Toronto, Fri-
day afternoon, John . Forde, circulat-
ing agent, and thre reporters of the
News were fined $10 nd costs each' for
selling papers on Sun ay:
—The Thirty-seco d Bruce battalion,
368 officers and m re, including the
band, reached Sout ampton Monday,
and wentinto campth re,awaiting orders
to proceed to the N rthwest ea active
service.
—Smallpox is spreading rapidly
through the city of Montreal, caused.
mainly by the neglec
to keep the lanes ole
inefficiency of the 11
—Miss H. Carter
years past a teacher
schools, died Saturd.
ailing for some tim
unexpectedly from. c
bowels.
—Mayor' Beaugran
threatened to susp
whose absence from t
owing to a sick
smallpox patients
24 hours.
--L-Friday morning
thst the safe hi the o
Department, in the
had been -opened and
bills and silver, a
amount of 5600.
—The steamers
line have, for six ou
years, been the first-
thur on the opening
Campeau, sailed for t
day, llth inst.
—Sir Peter Lm
figures prominently
patches, is the eId
John Lumsden, no
formerly warden of
as Reeve of Arran.
—A cabman who
suffering from the
other day in the Me'
pital; when it was
ease which calls
glanders.
—The other night ia Toronto several
young •oys were •laying with a toy
cannon when one dropped a lighted
match
Two of
tion a
—Th
rived a
week f
valuabl
stock, ereforde &c., for Messrs. Lewis,'
Price & Linton. They were in excellent'
conditi n.
—A fire occurr at Ancasterlast
Saturd4T night, in the 'Carriage Com-
pany's Works, invol • a loss of $10,000.
Insured for $5, 1. in the Waterloo
nd Pertlrinsuranee
of the authorities
r of filth, -and the
lth Department.
for neittly nine
in the London city
y. She had been
, and died rather
• nsumption of the
of Montreal, has
nd Dr. Lareque,
e Board of Health,
eada,ehe, left the
ithout a doctor for
it was discovered
•ce ot the Lidense
lontreal city hall,
robbed of 51,200 in
so checks to 'the
f the Collingwood
of the past seven
• reach Port Ar -
f navigation. The
iat place on Mon-
sden, whose name
n the Afghan dis-
st brother of Mr.
of Guelph, and
he county of Bruce
as supposed to be
ma,llpex , died the
treal 'General Res-
ound that the dis-
t his death was
• -to a can
the boys are
d one is not
steamship
Quebec on
.orn Liverpo
consignme
ontaming powder.
n a critical condi-
xpected to recover:
Ontario, which ar-
hursday night, lest
1, brought out a
of prize breeding
been said of the production, he would
take it out in the back yard and get an
axe." .
• —A Guelph nurseryman predicts a
great crop of fruit this year. Plum
ees of course were badly damaged a
ear ago„ but the prospect . for apples,
pears, cherries, and in fact nearly all
kinds of fruit, is most promising. ,
e-Gooderham & Worts, distillers Tor-
onto, paid into the inland revenue office,
the other day, for dirty on spirits,nearly'
5473,000 M one . check, being the largest
amount ever paid in the city at one
time, •
—About 3 o'cleck last Sunday morn-
ing burglars entered the residence of Mrs.
Gale, Strathroy, and abstracted a quan-
tity of silverware, jewelry and , other
artieles. They gained entrance through
the cellar window. • .
—On Sunday, 10th inst., Somerset
village, in Quebec, Was all burnt dOwn.
About one hundred houses were laid in
ashes, including the church and the
presbytery, also a foundry, and a cheese
factory. Many people are left in a des-
titute condition. 1 ' i
—Last week a special train carrying
Messrs. Angus, Donald A. Smith, Van
Horne Drinkwater and others Went by
the Lae Superior section of the Can-
adian Pacific Railway to Winnipeg, the
gaps on the road being .completed. This
was the first through train to Winnipeg.
—The- chairnien of the Trades' and
Labour Council, in Toronto, says there
is a very great demaind for female labor
for domestic service both in the towns
and country, also for work in some of
the factories ; also a dernaod for dress-
- makers,' milliners and. seamstresses, all
of whom obtain good wages. . .
—The - either night a' Peterborough
baker found a burly; newsboy comferta-
bly curled hp for the night hi his breaJ1
delivery cart By means of a string he
had centrived to open and shot the en-
trance door at will. When out of reach
of the owner of the property, his leave-
taking was vigorously unaftectionate.
—The ladies of the Shediac, ,New
Brunswick, section' of the congregation
of _Shediac and Shemogue, presented,
through Mrs. C. R. Estey, a purse , con-
taining 549 to Mts. McKay, wife of
their pastor, prior to her departure for
Port Elgin,where the family will reside
in future. •
—While Mr. 'Abraham Moore, of
Bothwell, was out walking in the woods
within a mile of the village the ether
day, he came upon a large wild cat,
which growled savagely at him. Being
'unarmed he quietly retreated. 1
es -Ex -President Arthur, Gen. Sheridan
Anson Stager, Geo. H. Pulhnan and
other big- guns' who belong to the Pelee
Island Fishing Club, are expected at the
island this month for a couple of eeke
base fishing. 1 ;
—During the last week two thmisand
two hundred immigrants from Great
Britain arrived in Montreal on their. way
to :the West and Northwest. The ma-
jority intended to ta,ke up farm, and
were well provided with funds.
—A white robin was shot the other
day in South Colchester. The' bird
being rather a curiosity was. sold , to a
taxidermist to be prepared for the case.
The bird is almost ae pure white with
the exception of the breast, which is red.
--John Forbes, of the Commercial
hotel, Woodstock, was robbed ofl$350
cab and a diamond pin on iTuesday,
last. week, while in a sleeper oar be -
teen Cincinnati and Detroit. t An-
other passenger lost 5150 itt the same
time.
•—Mr. Richard Venning, of Mossley,
North Dorchester, ; sold on the market
in London the °the I day a foureaa old.
four,
year
steer, bed and fatted by
himself, and -whi h weighed ,2,600
pounds. ,The anin41 realized him a
handsome stun. , _
Mutua
compa
—T
Art'
and e
Thurs
pronou
the ex
o,pinio
°ism : •
Conte
surdit
heard
Mercantile
es.
first exhibi
ociatiotr of t
nty of Br
y last week
ced a succe
ibitors may
, judging by
t was left
plation '
upon the
11 the cru
ion of the Amateur,
e city of Brantford'',
nt was opened on
The exhibi
s, although so
ntertain a di
the following
for the pain* of
hang the rudest ab -
all. If the artist
1 things that have
1011 IS
e of
erent
criti-
which had. such an effect upon his eon
stitutionthat it gave way. He was -
universally beloved on the reserve for
his sterling qualities.
—The- liquor dealers of Essex county
are circulating a petition to be presented
to the Senate, asking that the Temper -
ane Act be so • amended as, to exempt
ale, beer, portr, light wines, and cider
feem its opera,1
ions, and filet the AO
shall not come mto force unless support-
ed by at least three-fifths of those
voting. • . ,
—Mils Ada Arthurs, of Toronto, who
made her bebut as an opera singer In
Italy last month, is a daughter of George
Arthurs,- of Toronto, and granddaughter
of James Austin, president of the Do-
minion Bank. She seems to have made '
a wonderful impression on the Italian '1.
critics, and she is soon to return to Can-
ada. -
--Mrs. Bailey, an elderly woman re-
. .
siding at _Bright, was struck by the
locomotive of a railway train and killed
almost instantly -a few days ago. She
was standing talking to a friend on the
track, and as the train wae just a.p-
preaching said she -would- cross to the
other side to be out of the emoke, whieh
she attempted ,,to do *with the above
result_
—Mr. W. F. Milstein, of Oakville,
has received as a present from a Cali-
fornia, friend a case of the curious
oranges known as the na,vel. The
distinguishing feature is that the calyx
is open as in an apple, and that the
opening appears to be filled with con-
volutions of the skin resembling abor-
tive organs. The skin is very thick,
suggestive of marmalade, and the flavor
of the .pulp is delicious.
—Hiram Walker & Sone, of Walker -
vine, have agreed to give 5300 to the
-Winder and Sandwich Agricultural
Society,a,s a prize for grain grown in the
county of Essex, and will give $500 acl-
ditiorial provided arrangements can be
madel to hold the annual fair of the
Cornety Agricultural Society at Windsor.
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Messes. Walker have further agreed_ not
to compete for any of the prizes,
—Peter Dick, a young man living near
Dundas, was brought before the Police
Magistrate the other morning on a charge
of assaulting his wife He said that he
had learned that liquer was bad for him,
and that he would stop drinking. He
was fined 52 and. costs -and bound over
to keep the peace in 5100 and two sure-
ties of 550 each for efie year.
—Mr. Adam Short, son of Mr. G.
Short, of Walkerton, has been attending
the Edinburgh University for'some timee_
and at the recent ccinvocation carried off
the first prize in Metaphysics; the medal
as first in advanced Logic and Metaphy-
sics, also second prize M Ethics. Queen's
College, Kingston, on 29th April, anent-
triously eonferred upon him the degree
of M. A.' Mr. Short received the ground-
work of his training at the Walkerton
High School. '
—An old resident of Oxford says that
on the 8th of May, 1855, thirty years
ago, eight inches of snow fell and there
was sleighing. Also that in the winter
of 1842-3 snow first fell on the 24th of
November, and snow banks could be
seen along the fences on the 8th of May.
This was known -as the "hard winter"
-among the denizens of that time. lliese
aecollections may be accepted as proof
. that the Canadian winters are not grow-
ing longer, whether they are groaving
._
colder or not. -
—On Monday afternoon, last week,'
Mr. John Barker, who has lived 4j4 the
Mountain near Hamilton, until reeently,
was married by Rev-. Mr. Bull, of Barton,
[
to Mrs. Belk, of Hamilton. The at--
quaintance and con Whip began together,
and both lasted o ay a week, bet the
lover pressed his uit with Buell i ardor
that nothing but "absolute and Oncon-
-Shipment of hogs is Very brisk on ditional smaender' was possible On the
the Grand Trunk at present. There are part of the lady. A brief honeymoon is
generally eight or ten spectate gem' east now being enjoyetli at a distance by the
from Chatham, and carry ten or fifteen happy couple, but they intend to make
stack cars. This °lees of freight -hi now Hathiltort their fu ure home. There is
pushed through, aiid not detained as nothing remarkabl about this marriage
formerly, till a full tiain iii made epexcept that the b idegroom has put 80
—Deposits in the, Dont-Mien Postal years behind him, and the bride is .65,
Savings Banks for 10.0 month amounted and both of them aye grandchildren.
to 5547,118, and the withdrawals to --Qn Friday the residence of Mr. J.
W. Bell, M. P. for Addington,at Moscow,
near Kingston, with all its contents,
was burped. Mr. Bell and his wife had
been out the night before and slept late,
The boy arose at the usual hour and
kindled thesfires, and then Went to At-
tend the stock. Shortly after Mr. Bell
was aroused by kicking at the door by a
neighbour, who had seen that something
was amiss. Mr. Bell at once, on dis-
covering that. the house was in flames,
1 0 rushed up stairs to get his two -children:
Raving secured them, he started to
return by the same way, but was pre-
vented by the flarries, and had to jump
out of the window. Mrs. Bell escaped
in her night clothes. Nothing was saved.
5601,479, being an in
563;630, and a decr
of 513,872, as compa
April, 1884.
—A workman in the einplay et Messrs.
Seat Brothers, ,eggl dealers, Chatham,
found a monstrositt in the hen's egg
line. The egg was the size of that of a
goose, and. when broken was foUnd to
contain another ordinary sited and com-
plete egg, the interstice being filled with
1white of egg.
—An extensive seizure of valuable.
machinery for printing bank' notes, has
been made by the Customs in Montreal.
The machines were imported from New
York, and the man who brought them
endeavoured to evade payment, of duty
by representing that they were "settler's
effects."
tease in deposits of
e in withdrawals
ed with those of
:-----Mr. Wm. Reeves, living near Port
Hope, has a most singular natural curi-
osity. About a week ago one of his
mares gave birth to a foal that has no
eyes, not even places where the eyes
should be; the w ole head is covered
1
with hair and skin. The foal is other-
ise well formed. e intends to raise it.
__Woodstockcarried off a large num-
ber of prizes from the dog show, held in
Toronto last week. Mr. Andrew Laid-
law showed four Cocker Spaniels. One
of these was awarded seven prizes, an-
other three and the other, two received
two each, making 14 prizes for four
dogs. A number of other exhibitors
from Woodstock also received prizes.
—Grand Chief Williams, of Caughna--
-waga, died last Friday ,night.: He was
born in 1846, and by great perseverance
educated himself so that he could read,
write, and speak three languages fluent-
ly.. Fifteen years ago he was elected to
the position of Grand Chief by his band,
and filled :the position ever since with
credit. The cause of his death is attri-
buted principally to grief at the loss of
his only daughter about a year since,
I =
- —A mau named Pollock in'the em-
ploy of Mr. Janice' Hazlewood as re-
turning from Kirkton the other day
with his employer's bull, when the ani-
mal attacked him furiously, fraetuying
his collar bone and inflicting other in-
juries.,
—Mr. George Ford, of Listowel, has
invented a , new churn, which, it is
claimed, requires almost no powei to
work it. If this be true, he willhave
the gratitude of all the farmer' t -wives
on whom the imirdened churning usually
devolves.
—Dr. Hodge, of Mitchell, has decided
to spend a few months of the present
year at the hospitals and medical insti-
tutions of England, Germany and Aus-
tria. He expects to leaveabout the first
of June, and his preatice will be taken
charge of during his absence by a IT.
Wood, of McGill College.
—Mr. and Mrs. Moscrip, of St.
Marys, on their return fronatheir wed-
ding tour, were waited on by the session
of the First Presbyterian church, St.
Marys, and presented with a very hand --
some family bible in token that they
were the first couple married. in the new
edifice.
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