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EIGHTEENTH YEAR.
WHOLE "NUMBER 937.
GREAT BARGAINS
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HOrTMAN BROS-
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In the following- Lines just to hand.
BOYS' OVERCOATS
- And Cloth Suits which we are offering very
• cheap.
" FULL LINES IN
M E N S • -81. BOYS'
• UNDERCLOTHING.
LADIES'
UNDEROLOTHINO
COMBINATION SUITS,
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THE BEST ASSORTED STOGK :OF
FURS,: FUR CAPS, FUR CAPES
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MRS. GOWANLOCK'S .ADVENTURES, AS
TOLD BY HERSELF.
_
WE LEAVE ONTARIO.
„ We left My father's house at Tintern
on -the 7th of October, 1884, having been
married on the ist, for Parkdale, where
we spent a- few days with ti,er husband's
friends. We started for our hoine on
the 10th by the Canadian Pacific Rail -
Way to Owen Sound, thence by boat to
Port Arthur, an then on to Winnipeg
by rail, where we stopped one night,
going on the next day to Regina. We
only stopped in that place one day; tak-
ing rail again to Swift Current, arriving
there the same day. This ended our
travel by the locomotion of steam.
Aftertakingin a supply of provisions
we made a•start for Biddeford, distant
195 miles, by buckboard over the prairie
which stretches out about 130 miles in
and for the remaining 55 miles
there are clumps of trees or bluffs as
they are called, scattered here and there.
Our journey over this Part was very
pleasant, the weather was fine .and the
mode of travelling, which was new to
me, delightful. ' Our company consisted,
In addition to ourselves, of only one per-
son, Mr. Levalley, a gentleman from
Ottawa. We passed four nights under
canvas. 'The journey was not a ionely
one, the ships of the prairie were con-
tinually on the go, we pessed several
companies of freighters with harnessed
oxen, half-breeds and Indie,ns. It was
also fullofincident and adventure ; -on
one occasion, when cooking our tea, we
set fire to the prairie, although we work-
ed heed to put it out, it in a very few
Minutes spreadin a most alarmiag man-
ner, and entirely beyond our control,
and we let it go, looking on enjoying
the scene. Upon nearing Battleford a
We ever had, to be seen with us now in number of 1f -famished squaws came
•to us begging for something to eat, but
:Ladies/ Misses' Men's Boys' and Chil- ' we were not in a position, unfortunately,
to liupply their wants, Oa account of our
dreres. Cali and see them. larder having run dry. We entered
Battleford on the 19th of October.
The town of Battleford is situated on
the Battle river. The 'Old on one side,
the new on the other, in the direction of
the•fort. When the Indians plundered
that place it was the town on the south
bank. The houses on the opposite bank
were protected by the guns at the fort
Mer- husband had a store on the north
bank in the direction of the fort.
The toeva is very. scattered, covering
a large area of ground, it is verily a place
of distences and quite in keeping with •
the Northwest generally. There are a
few fine •atmees in the place, notably,
the industrial !home for Indian children
and the residence of Judge Rolleeu.
BUTTERICK'S
RELIABLE PATTERNS.
Full assorted stock on hand.
Ohap Oash Store
HOFFMAN BROS
SEAFORTH.
• —Wm. Wainwright, an Englishman;
26 years of age, and a laborer by occu-
pation, who has been a few years in.
Canada, went to Winnipeg and joined'
the 90th Battalion there, being one of
the first to volunteer his aervices. He
served faithfully through the rebellion,'
but since his discharge has been unablei
to get -employment, and on Wednesday
was found in a Toronto outhouse lying
in a pool of blood with his throat cut,'
having endeavored to end his life in that
way. His wound is not necessarily a,
fatal one. • • •
—As the result of an investigation
into the recent collision between the
• iteaniers Hero iirid Quinte in the Bay of
Quinte, .the Marine Departmeat have
cancelled the permit of the captain of
the former vessel and censured the cap-
tain of the latter. The department have
also eancelled the license of the second
engineer of the Hero, revoked the first
engineer's license for tevdve months,
and censured the captain in connection
with the explosion of the steamer's.
boiler ley which a fireman was scalded
to death.
--The recent outbreak of smallpox,
in the east end of Toronto has caused
the local Board of Health to take more
stringent measures taprevent the spread
of the disease. The Medical Health
Officer has ordered the houses of fami-
lies on South street and St Lawrence
street, members of which are in the
smallpex hospital, to; be quarantined.
The fathers.' of familiea refused to be
-quarantined- and continued at their
work. The matter was placed in the
hands of the police and a constable is
now on duty at each house to compel the
inmates to obey the law.
—On Wednesday last -week Mrs.
•-George Parkins, of Victoria, -was hastily1
summoned to Hamilton to see her dying
brother, but arrived too late, and while
remaining there for a short time she was
taken suddenly ill and died. She was a
highly esteemed member of the. Metho-
dist church at Victoria. Together with
her husband and family they lived on
Horton street, London, for many years.
She leaves a son and daughter to mourn
her demise—Mr. John Parkins, of the
Illinois Central Railway, and Mrs.
Malccam.ColcIeugh, of the Grand Trunk;
e Railway, International Bridge. !
—On Tuesday evening, last week,
about 7 o'clock, two sons of John Shewe
felt, aged about 12 and 14 years, were,
in their father's barn, lot 21, 6th conces-;
sion, Kincardine, working about the oat
bin waich was situated near a mow
filled with straw. A lighted lantern
was aecidentalli upset, the oil being
spilled became ignited and in a moment
a terrific fire wile blazing. Nothing'
could be done to stay its progress, and'
there was not suffieient time to save
much of the contents of the building.
The whole of the crop, with ths excep-
tion of a stack of hay, and a few loads
that had been marketed was burned,
besides a threshing machine, grain
crusher, two lumber wagons, fanning_
mill, harness, &c. The entire loss is
estimated at about $1,400. There is an
insurance in the West Bruce Mutual for
$1,000 on the contents, and $450 on be
inaldings in a stock company.
,
SEAkORTH, 14RIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1885.
,
e big, lazy, good-for-nothing Indian
lis about in idleness.
ON I TO OUR ROME. .
At the end of six weeks my husband
r turned from the west, and with many
peasant recollections' of Biddeford, we
left for our own home, which I had pic-
tured in myaind with joyous anticipa-
tion,ias the place of our continued hap-
piness, ; a bea tiful oasis, in'thateland of
airie and s arse settlement, and with
Luoyancy ot spirit ivhich true happi-
ss alone can bring, I looked forward
ted pleasure, which made
g house appear to me, a
e its king and queen.
st part of our journey we
were favored with the company of Mr.
allentyne, of Battleford, who went
with us, and after the first day's travel.
Lped all night at a half-
, where they had a large
de of mud, which was just
piece of stone; they had a
and everything appeared
y within; a woman was
ocks, and when she had the
ed, she took a frying ph
ake in and stood it up be -
This is the way they do
mg, and then she fried some
sh and hung a little kettle
n hook over the fire, put in
ki Wiled the tea -kettle, mak-
n it too. She then spread a
over the table and we all en-
pper together after the long
squaw gave Us a nice clean
in, making theirs on the
the morning I saw four
ea crawling out from under
ere we slept; a,nd my bus -
1 up at me .aala laughed; and
is where children sleep up
try." , Theft- ,ways appeared
mi
e to
e, and n the morning
away, they gave us a warm
i
. ' We travelled all the next day and
camped that night. We had a small tin
itcive whica is part of a camping outfit,
and which smoked very much while
cooking. We had great trouble to know
how we would obtain alight, but we had
a candle a
we had no
necessity i
found a w
took a pee
1 -
and stuck
opened th
dandle in
the purpo
we ate o
own our
were fast
'we had b
1
Mr. Balle
ens and e had them for our dinner,
whesh was a great treat to me. We ea-
' .
a
ith anticipa,
at little lo
lace, and
On this 1
Hag, we sto
beeed's hous
fire -place m
nee a solid
bight fire,
nlice and -t
eking ban
ough prep
a i&put the
f re the fire
a I their be
aona lo
icewhite iteir
potatoes, a
ing the tea
white cloth
joyed our s
ride. The
bed to slee
floor, and
• little ehild
the bed w
band looke
said, "tha
in this cou
vety stran
before goin
breakfast.
ittothaters AT BATTLEFORD.
I remained at Battleford six weeks,
while my husband went to Frog Creek,
(where he had thirteen men working on
the house and mills,) and -while there I
became inititated into the manners and
customs of the inhabitants. A few in-
• cidents which happened during my stay
might be interesting to the re.ader,there-
foreeI will jot theniaclown as they come
to mind. •
After our arrival the Indians and
squaws came to see me and would go
and tell some of the others to come and
see the monies, (squaw) and when they
saw my husband they asked him why he
did not live -with :her; and if she was
well; and one -day I wialked with him
over to where he waakeeping store•be-
• fore he went west, and the Indians came
in and shook hands and laughed, and
the squaws 'thought my costume was.
rather odd and not in keeping with. that
of the fashionable north-western belle.
The squaws cut off about three yaids of
print and make the skirt ; -While others
take float- sacks and -cut holes through
for the waist and have leggings and
moccasins.; they wonld disdairato wear
such an article as hese.
They are quite adept's in the art of
• tanning. I saw them tanning leather;
they took- the skin and put something
on it, .I do not know what it was, and
put it in' the sun fora few days, -then
with a small sharp iron fastened on a
long handle, they scraped the skin
until very smooth, and greased it
over and put it in the sun for some time,
afterwards two squaws pulled it until
nice and' soft, and then it was ready for
use.
• One afternoon I was out shopping and
on my way home I saw some little In-
dian children coasting down hill on an
earthen plate, but befere• getting to the
end of the hill, to their evident surprise
the plate broke and they commenced
crying because it was •broken and went
baek and got &wither one, and • so on
until they thought they would try tin
plates, and the little friend that was
with me, Effie Laurie; took the tin plat;
from them and sat down on it herself
and went down the hill,a,nd they loplied.,'
so e.stonished to think that a white
womanavould do such a thing.
Another time on going out while two
Men Were crossing the bridge over
Battle river; a horsebroke through and
was killed and the squaws gathered
around it taking the 'skin -off, while
others carried some of. the carcass away,
and I asked what they were going to do
with it, and my husband said 'they will
take it home and have a big feast and if
the meat. has been. poisoned they will
boil it for a long time, Changing the
water, and in this way anything that
was poisonous would not affect them."a
• The way the Indians get their wood,
they send - their squaws to the bush to
• nut the wood and then take a rope and
tie aromed• as much as they can carry,
and hang it on their backs. Those who
have dogs to,carry the wood for them
tie two long sticks together, fastening
them on the dog's back, then tying a
large bundle of wood on the back part
of the cross sticks by that means the
squaw is relieved from. the task. The
d we lighted that, and .then
hing to hold it in, but as
the mother of invention, we
Ly out of ' the difficulty; we
et knife that had two blades,
one blade in the tent pole and
other half way, fastening the
the blade, which answered
e and enabled us to see while
Lr supper.. We then turned
eds, and in• a few minutes
asleep., Whea morning 'came
akfast, and travelled off again
tyne shot some prairie chick -
rived at Fort Pitt on the tenth, bidding
Mr. 13altentyne good-bye, stopped at
Mr. McLean's all night,,• where we en-
joyed a very pleasant evening.
The next morning We left for Onion
Lake, where we were welcomed by Mr.
Mann end family,med after a night's rest
proceeded on our journey to Frog Lake,
reaching there on the 12th. -We went
to Mr. d Mrs. Delaney's, who kindly
e to stop there until my hus-
d up some artibles of furniture
house two Miles further on
Olowed
band fix
at our o
Lind SOU h -west of the Lake.
I After arrving at Men Delaney's, my
husband left me and went down to the
house to work; on Satarday evening he
dame back. On Sunday morning Mr.
Quinn came over and asked us to g� for
EL drive, we accepted the invitation. It
.was a bright frosty morning; he took us
1
to our little home that I had not yet
seen. On hearing the men singing who
were employed at the mill, we drove
I
down to their, cooking tent, where we
ound Mr. Gilchrist - cooking breakfast
!
or fourteen men. They had a large
°eking stove inside, with a long board
table; the table was covered with tin
Oates and cape. They had rabbit soup,
and bread and coffee for breakfast;
after getting ourselves warm we drove
back to Mr. Delaney's. On the follow-
ing Thursday my hasband drove up and
took me to our honie, where all was in
beautiful order, and Mr. Gilchrist wait-
ing for our arrival. '
AT 110Mi.
Now we are at home and I am thank-
ful. There they nestle in a pretty val-
ley, the simple house, the store, and
beside the brook, the mill. The music
• of the workmen's hammer atone breaks
the stillness that pervades the scene,
and the hills send back the echo without
discordant note. The hills were cov-
red with trees, principally poplar and
• pruceainterspersed with berry -bearing
hrubs. ' A most beautiful and enrhant-
ng location.
That little settlement of our own
as situated upon Frog Creek, about
hree miles west of the lake of the same
ame,and distant from the Frog Lake Set-
lement, our nearest fahite neighbors,
bold two miles. Bat we had neigh -
ors close by, who came in to see us the
• eat day, shaking hands and chatting to
sin Cree,of which language we knew but
ittle. The Indians appeared to be‘very
ind and supplied us with whitei fish
wice a week, which they procured from
he river, for which in return we gave
agar, tea, prints aic., from the store.
hristmas and New Year's were cele -
rated in about the. same manner that
hey are amongst us civilized people.
oth Indians and squaws put on their
ood clothes, which at the best of times
re very sca,nt,and do their calling. They
elute the inmates of each house they
[
nter with a congratulatory shake, ex -
eating to be kissed in return. Just
hink of having to kiss a whole tribe of
diens in one day, that part we would
ether do by proxy. 1Ve would not coun-
= McLEAN BROS.,
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101.50 a Year, in Advance.
cut in the ice, and having a sharp hook
were catching fish. In this way they
get fish all winter, and to look at these
shrimpy-looking " whmen trotting
along with their brown babies slung in
a sort of *erne pocket dangling away be-
hind their backs, it was comical in the
extreme, they would stop and leek and
laugh at us, our appearance being so
very different to their own dark skin.
and sharp eyes. They wear their hair
harigingaetrung with brass beads, and
have mull pieces of rabbit fur tied in ;
and the men wear theirs cut very [Mort
in -, font .and hanging over their
inehts of every description. 'hese
brews. They also wear irna-
peeple don't sit at table on chairs, rich
or poor; they squat down on their i feet
in e., fashion that would soon tire us ex-
ceedingly. Then ' at night they Wrap
themselves up in a blanket, lie down
and sleep as soundly as we would in our
waam feather bed and blankets. I
My husband and the men worked bard
during the next two months on the mill
in eider to get it finished before the
spring set in. As .far as the weather
was concerned it was NYery favorable for
working. The men lost no time from
the cold. During that period the ther-
mometer ranged from zero to 60° below
but the air was so clear and bracing that
the cold was never felt. I have experi-
enced more severe weather in Ontario
thaiti ever did in this part I have
heart of Northwest blizzards, but they
are confined to the prairie and did not
reach use ' It is the most beautiful
country I ever saw, with its towering
hills, majestic rivers, beautiful flowers
and rolling land. I had made .up my
maid to see nothing but frost, ice and
snow, but was agreeably disappointed.
Nothing. of an eventful nature trans-
pired, during those two months, the mill
was about completed and Williscraft
and the other men were discharged with
the exception of Mr. Gilchrist, who as-
sisted my husband. The machinery was
alLin position and e.verythtng done but
finishing up, when. on the 17th of March.,
two men, strangers, made their appear:
ance at the mill and asked for employ-
ment. They said they veere weary and -
wean and had left Duck Lake in order
to avoid the. trouble that was brewing
there. One was Gregory Donaire and
the other Peter Blon'din, my husband
took pity on them and gave them em-
pleyment. I They worked for us until
the massitere. They were continually
going to and- fro among the Indians, and
I !cannot bat believe, that they were
cognizant of everything that was going
on, if not responsible in a great degree
iil
for the mur ers which were afterwards
committed.
• nance in any way.
. .
On Christmas day we went out for a
walk along Frog Creek e on our way we
leame to where two little Indian children
Were catching rabbits with a snare, they
tepped to tine side and let us pass, and
were delighted to heve us watcbing
them while catching their game ; and
squaws perform all manual labor; while urther on some of the squaws had holes
•
woo AND PLAIN INDIANS.
The Indians are in their habits 'very
miclean axid filthy.'They will not in
the least impress anyone to such an ex-
tent that they woald be willing to fore-
go the restrictions of civilized life, and
enter upon the free life of the red man.
The Indians living on the reserire in
the neighborhood of Frog Creek are
known as the Wood Grecs, they were all
peaceable and industrieus, and , were be-
coming proficient in the art of hus-
bandry. They lived in the log cabins
in the winter, but in the summer they
teak to their tents: They ,,numbered
aliout 200 Persons, They appeared sat-
isfied with their position, which was
uch better than what falls to the lot
oj other Indians. They did not take
p rt in the massacre, nor were they
r aponsible for it in any way.
• The Plaia Claes are composed of the
Wierst characters from all the -tribes of
that, name. They were dissatisfied, re-
vengeful and cruel, they could not be
persuaded to select their reserve until
lately, and there. they would not settle
efion it.. Their tastes lay in a direction
the opposite to domestic; they were idle
amid worthless, and were theIndiane who
killed our dear- ones on that ever to be
oreinembered 2iid of April. Those. same
Iiidians were constantly fed by , Mr.
Delaney and my husband. The follow-.
irg correspondence -will shelf/ how he
treated those ungrateful characters :—
Big Bear's Indians were sent up to Frog
Lake, it is Said, by Governor Dewdieey
ho told them if they would go there
ey would never be hungry, bat' last
winter their rations were stopped; and
they had to work to get provision, �r
starve. They would go around to the
seittlers' hetes and ask for something -to
eat, and Mr. Delaney would give those
Indians rations, payingforthemout of his
oivn salary: Governor Dewdney wrote
al!etter stating that he must stop it at
o ce ; but he did not listen to him, and
kept on --giving to them until theiout-•
biaak. And the very men he befriended
were the ones who hurled him into sud-
an death.
• Big Bear
ofthis tria
the hands
Lad vicious
all the craf
p ished fre
talking to Mr. Quinn about the trouble
at Duck Lake, and saying that Pound -
maker, the chief at Battleford, wanted
Big Bear to join him but he would not,
as he intended remaining where hewas
and living peaceably. They considered
Big Bear to be a better man than he was
gilen credit for.
On the lst of April they were in,
making April fools of the -white people
and shaking hands, and they thought I
was frightened and told me not to be
afraid, because they would not hurt us.
My husband left me at Mr. Delaney's
and went back to his work at the mill,
returning in the evening with Mr.
Gilchrist. We all sat talking for some
time along with Mr. Dill, who had a
store at Frog Lake and Mr. Cameron,
clerk for the Hudson Bay Company.
We all felt perfectlysafe where we
were, saying that as we were so. far
away from the trouble at Duck Lake
the Government would likely come ts:i
some terms with them and the affair
be settled at once. The young chief and
another Indian by the name of lsador
said if anything was wrong among Big
Bear's band they would- come and tell
us.; and that night Big Bear's braves
heard about it and watched them all
night to keep them from telling us. We
all went to bed not feeling in any way
alarmed.- About five o'clock an the
morning a rap came to the door and Me.
Delaney went down stairs and opened
it,.and John Pritchard and one of Big
Bear's sons by the name of Ibesies were
there.
Pritchard said "There's trouble."
Mr. Delaney said " Where?"
Pritchard " Here ! Our horses arl
all gone the Indians deceived us, an
said dial some half-breeds from Edmoni
ton had come in the night and had taken
them to Duck Lake, but Big Bear'a
band has taken them and hid them,
am afraid it is all up."
. My husband and I got up, and Mrs,
Delaney came down stairs with a fright-
ened look. In a few minutes Big Bear's
Indians were all in the house, `and had
taken all the arms from the men saying
they were going to protect us from the
half breeds, and then we felt we were
being deceived. They took all the men
over to Mr. Quinn's, and my husband
and I were sitting on the lounge and an
Indian came in and took him by arm
Saying he wanted him to go too; and he
said to Mrs. Delaney and me "do not -
be afreid, while I go with this. Indian."
We stopped in the house, and while
they were gone some of the Indiane
came in and went through the cupboard
to find, something to eat. They opened
the trap door to go down cellar, but it
was very dark, and they were Cfraid to
ventuee down. Then the men came
back and Mrs. Delaney got breakfast.
We all sat down but I could not eat,
and an Indian asked Mr. Gowanlock te
tell me not to be afraid, they would not
hurt us, and I should eat plenty. After
breakfast they took us out of the house
and escorted us over to the church; my
husband taking my arm Mr. and Mrs.
Delaney were walliing beside us. When
we got to the church • the priests were
holding Mass • it was Holy Thursday,
• and as we entered the door, Wandering
Spirit sat on his knees with his gun;
' he was painted, and had on such a
wicked look. The priests did not finish
the service on account of the menacing
manner of the Indians; they were both
around and inside the church. We
were all very much frightened by their
behaviour. They then told us to go out
of the church, and took us back to Mr.
Delaney's, all the Indians going in too.
We stopped there for awhile and an In-
dian came and told us to comeout again,
and my husband came to me and said
"you had better put your shawl around
you, for its verycold, perhaps we will
not be gone long." We all went out
with the Indians. They were going
through all the stores. Everything was
given to them, and they got everything
they could wish for and took us up, the
hill towards their. Camp. We had only
gone but a short distance from the house
when we heard the reports of guns, but
thought they were firing in the air tk
frighten us but they had shot Quinn,
Dill and Gilchrist, whom I did not see
fall. Mr. and Mrs. -Delaney were a
short distance ahead of my husband, 1
having my husband's arm. Mr. Willis
-
craft, an old grey -headed man about
seventy-five years of age came runaing
by us, and an Indian shot at him and
knocked his hat off, and he turned.
around and said, " Oh ! don't shoot!
don't shoot !" But they fired again,
and he ran screaming and fell in some
bushes. On seeing this I began cryiii4,
and my husband tried to comfort me,
saying, my dear) wife be brave. to the
end,' and immediately an Indian behind
us fired, and my husband fell beside me
his arm pulling from mine. I tried' tb
assist him from falling. He put out his
arms for me and fell, and I fell clime
beside him and buried my face OR his,
while his life was ebbing away so quick-
ly, and was prepared for the next shot
myself, thinking I was going with ham
too. But deathjust then was not oe-
dained forme. I had yet to live. An
Indian came and took me away from mY
dying husband's side, and I refused to
leave. Oh! to think of leaving my dear
.hu band lying there for those cruel In-
ane to dance around. I begged of tha
Indian to let me stay with him, but he
took my arm and pulled me away. lust
before, this, I saw Mr. Delaney and li
priest fall, and Mrs. Delaney was takeil
away in the same manner that I was. I
still looking back to where my poor
husband was lying dead; the Indian
inotioned_to where he was going to take .
me, and on we went. I thought my
heart would break ; I would rather have
died with my husband and been at
al ed and c
iNfow coin
changed to
•The few
eijjoyed
o hers was
ine forever
Wb,e
rider, is
taken pl
ie; itis
11 never
bm my_
,The fitst
Lmark. e affair
injn
Lake, wro
dawn to o
artnight
y hualian
1
tr
f
Was only nominally the caief
, the ruling power being in
of Wandering Spirit, a ' bad
man, who exercised it with
'and cunning of an acorn -
bootee.
THE MASSACRE,
• the dreadful scenes of blbod-
ueleteath. Thefiappy life is
one of suffering and sorrow.
onths' time of happineas 1
th the one I leered above all
abruptly elosed—taken from
it was cruel, it was dread-
• I look back to tit all, I often
t all -a dream, or has it teal-
ce. Yes, the dream be too
terrible reality, and as such
eave my heart, or be effaced
ind.
1
news we heard of the Duck
wason the 30th of March.
the Indian Agent, at Frog
a 1 der to us and sent it
r hou e about twelve o'dock
ith John Pritchard, telling
andm. e to go up to Mr. pe-
laney's, on Tuesiay morning, and with
his wife go on to Fort Pitt, and if they
saw any excitem nt they would follow.
W, e did not expect anythingto occur.
When I we got ap to Mr, Delaney's we
found the police had left for Fort Pitt.
Big Bear's Indians were in the house
,
day, last week, hanging te a rafter over
his bed. His body was cold and, stiff,
and had evidently been hanging some
hours. He had not been seen since the
previous Tuesday. He formerly lived
near Kincardine, and it is supposed that
his family are still there. For several
weeks the old man had been acting as if
his mind was astray.
• Canada. e
Point Edward is declared a customs
outport of Sarnia.
—Sir John Macdonald left Ottawa on
Friday for London, England.
—Gabriel Dumont is reported to have
spent Sunday in Montreal.
—Vaccinating dogs is said to be a
favorite amusement with the boys of
Mount Forest.
—The meeting of the Dominion Par-
liament has been prorogued to the 2nd
of January.
—Mr. 33. Crow, a London township
fernier, had fifteen turkeys stolen the
other night by sneak thieves.
—A branch of the Canada Pacific
Railway will be built shortly from
Ingersoll to London.
• —Wm. Randall, of Sylvan, Middlesex
county, aged 68 years, has been steadily
engaged as a mail carrier for 44 years.
—Mr. James Donley, proprietor of
the Royal hotel, Parkhill, dropped dead
of apoplexy on Monday morning.
—The town of Milton has now three
newspapers, three doctors, three milk-
men, three bakers and three butchers.
—Track -laying on the Regina aed
Long Lake Railway has been completed
nem Regina to Qu'Appelle
--Five deaths from smallpox and five
new cases were reported at Charlotte-
tewn, Prince Edward :Island, on Sat-
urday..
•
I —During last montla $47,851 worth
of cattle, sheep, batter, cheese and
other farm products were shipped from
Kincardine.
—An association for the enforcement
of the Scott Act and to further the elec-
tion of temperance city officials has been
. organized in Guelph.
- —A gold brick, weighing 400 ounces,
and valued at $7,900 from the East
Rawclon mine, Nova Scotia, was taken
to Halifax recently.
—Mr. I. Green, a farmer near
picked 23 barrels of apples off two trees
in his orchard this season -13 barrels of
Winter Red and 10 barrels of Greenings.
—The Ottawa' postal savings bank's
returns for Oetober show that the de-
posits for the month were $578,282 and
the withdrawals $545,432. ,
• —One hundred and ten applications
were received by the Acton School
• Board, for the position of teacher for
one of the departments in the Public
School.
• —The entire adult population of Ste.
Marthe village, Quebec, voluntarily as-
sembled in church and took the total
abstinence pledge. The village has a
population of 2,000.
—Navigation closed at Montreal on
Saturday. The carrying capacity of
ocean vessels arriving there during the
season was 23,000 tons in excess of last
rest.
A rest that is sure for us all,
. Out sweeter for some."
(Td be continued.)
—Dennis Fogarty, an old woodchoia
per in Maidstone township, who lived
alone in a log house half a mile from his
nearest neighbor, was found on Thurs- offered by the council for the detection small -pox himself.
year.
—A Toronto druggist wa,s the other
day fined $30 and costs or thirty days
for breach of the Medical • Act, in prac-
tising vaccination and not being a medi-
cal practitioner. I
—Mr. Robt. N. Whitney, formerly of
London, but at preseiet occupying the
position of instructor to thee Blood In-
dians in the Northwest, is at present
visiting his friends in London.
—The Rev. Robert Scrimgeour, �f the
Forest Presbyterian Church, died at his
residence in Forest last week. He was
in the 64th year of his age and the 33rd
year of his ministry.
—S. Hall, of Blenheim, Oxford
county, this fall got a yield of nearly
10,000 bushels of turnips from a field of
twelve acres. The average was 816
bushels per acre. •
—The Dorcas Society, composed of
ladies of the town who devote much
time and means for the relief of the dis-
tressed poor of Kincardine, are this
season doing a good work. •
—Robert Nall, of Woodstock, was
robbed of $40 in a hotel in Detroit last
Sunday. The barkeeper, Wm. Aller,
was suspected and arrested, and the
money was found in the toe of his boot.
—The average • cost annually for each
pupil attending the public schools of
Ontario is $6.69. The number of schools
is,5,000 ; teachers, 7,198. The number
attending pablic schools is 27,000; high
schools, 12,000.
—Notice is given of intention to apply.,
to parliament for authority to construct
a subway under Northumberland straits,
to connect Prince Edward Island and
New Brunswick between Capes Tormen-
tine and Traverse.
—The unrevised statement of the in-
land revenue for October shows that the
total inland revenue for the month
amounted to $516,718, of which the
revenue from spirits was $248,788, and
from tobacco and cigars $187,769.
—The Penny Savings Bank establish-
ed a year ago in Montreal, in connection
with the Boys' Home in that city, now
numbers 609 depositors, having a bal-
ance of $1,190 to their credit. The de-
positors are chiefly nevathoys.
—Edward J. Robinson, formerly of
London, has obtained an absolute decree
of divorce from his Wife, Charlotte E.
Robinson, on the ground of desertion.
The case was adjudicated in a Detroit
court.
—A despatch from Luck.now says:
Since the passing of the Scott Act in
this county, three magistrates, who have
imposed fines on liquor -sellers, have had
their barns burned. They are J. Barker,
whose office was •also burned ; Major
Daniels and Thos. Laurence. Only last
week several missiles were thrown at
Major Daniels as he pissed an hotel, and
a few nights ago the store windows of
two active temperance workers, S. Gra-
cey, furniture manufacturer, and H.
Park, jeweller, were smashed. A re-
ward of $100 has, in the latter caseebeen
of the perpetrators of the outrage. Feel-
ing runs high, and the demand for a,
police magistrate is taking shape. The
county council are, at their next meet-
ing, to be asked to appropriate the
necessary sum for the appointment of a
police magistrate.
—An Order -in -Council has been pass-
ed declaring the Scott Act in force ii
the county of Lambton on the expiry of
the present liceeies. The Scott Act
failed to carry in the city of St Cath-
arines, the majority 'against it being
over 500.
—Judge Jones,' the revising -barrister
for both electoral divisions of the county
of Brant, has appointed. Mr, Will D.
Jones-, barrister, as revising officer's
clerk for the South Brant division,. and
Thomas Alexander for the North Brant
division, the latter to reside and have
an office at Harrisburg.
—Several farmers living on farms in
the county of Essex that et -ere quaran-
tined in consequence of hog cholera,
have written to Dr. Wilson, V.
London, asking that -the embargo Should
be raised, so that they mey be enabled -
to dispose of their fat hogs. De. Wilson
has telegraphed to the Government for
instructions.
—Jas. Hitch, a young Man aged 27,
who lives in Tyendinaga, has been COUt-
mated to jail for lunacy. He was a
suitor for the affections of a young wo-
man, and on being rejected becaane in-
sane. Recently he waylaid the object
of his affections, and threatened to
murder her unless she promised to wed.
him. . ,
—On the 2nd concession of Sophias-
burg, Prince Edward county, reside
with their families Messrs. Isaac and
Peter Saunders. They are twins, who
have attained to the allotted four score
years and six years more. ! They have
lived on the same farms for the past
sixty years, and are probably the oldest
twins in Canada.
—A two-year-old cbild alone in the
parlour of Mrs. Dowering's house in
Hamilton upset the lamp. A fire im-
mediately burst out, which was fortun-
ately seen by neighbors, who summoned
the firemen. On their arrival it was
learned that three other children were
sleeping in an upper room, and wining
hands soon rescued them; but not too
soon, for they were almost suffocated
with smoke.
—A gentleman residing in Brantferd
the ether evening undertook to repair
the top ole chimney. The ridge of the
roof was very icy, and in peering into
the depths of the fine he slipped and de-
scended head foremost until only his
feet were visible above, waving an the
air like a windmill. The -sepulchral
groans that echoed down to the sitting -
room warned the family, and the be-
sooted householder was soon rescued.
•—On Saturday, is Mr. Win, Hum-
phrey, who was 'employed repairing &
bridge on the Michigan Central railway,
near Tilsonburg, was digging, he brought
to light a large Masonic gold ring, two
plain gold rings, revolver and a' number
of silk handkerchiefs. The handker-
ehiefe had been so long hi the ground
that when exposed to the atmosphere
they crumbled. The articles lied doubt-
less been stolen and buried.
—Mr. James French, of Teronto, is
sending as a present to Mr. Gladstone
a barrel of the cboiceet Canadian apples,
put up in a barrel specially made for the
purpose. The staves are of polished ash
and other hard woods alternately. Mr.
French will later send to Mr. Gladstone
the primest roast of Canadian beef that
CSU be found, and two turkeys, one, for
him& and the ether for the Prince of
Wales. • .
Fairgreave, aged 28, unmar-
ried, living with his father, Hugh Fair-
greave, two miles feel» Galt, in North
Dumfries township, hanged himself
about 12 o'clock on Friday. His body
was found by one of the members of the
family suspended by a chain frem a
beam in the driving -shed, life being ex-
tinct. The reason for the act remains a
mystery. He -was a member of the.
Presbyterian ehurch _choir, and was a
steady, induatrioes farmer.
—A few days ago a couple of smooth-
tongued gentlemen induced Mr. John
Thompson, of Washington, county of
Oxford, to sign two notes for $300 each.
For one of the notes he was to receive
value in the phape of a number of hay-
forks, for wgich Mr. Thompson was to
become agent; and the other, well, he
doesn't know what he signed it for. At
any rate,Mr. Thompson is now e, sadder. if
not a wiser inan, and all it cost him Was
$600: ,
—The steamer Delta arrived at Hali-
fax on Sunday from the wreck 4 the
Dominion Line steamer, Brooklyn, lit
Anticosti, having on board 37 head of
cattle, 17 sheep, and about 50 tons of
merchandise. The cattle are very vain -
able. •The Brooklyn had 80 head of
cattle on board, all thoroughbreds, and.
one of the bulls was worth £1,000 ster-
ling. Whether the latter animal is
among those on the Delta is not yet
known. The Brooklyn is breaking up.
--James Charleton, of Lyndhurst, left
Farmersville on Thursday, last week; in
an intoxicated condition. In the even-
ing the horse returned to the village
with his dead driver wound around the
axle of the buggy and bis head dragging
•on the ground. The dead rnan's hat
was found about five miles out, near
Charleton, and it is supposed the horse
ran that distance with the man's head
and shoulders rubbing on the hard
frozen ground. A hole was worn
through the scalp and skull.
resident of Rochesterville, near
Ottawa, named Woodland, discovered a
number of disinfectants and thought
Montreal a capital field to dispose of
the setae. He accordingly went there
and assured everyone he met that they
were a complete protection against the
infection and far in advance of vaccin-
ation. On his return home he was vac-
cinated, strongly against bis 'wishes, on
the train, and after he was a few days at
home he was taken down with the