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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1886-06-04, Page 1the cash dry go* is-#mv.ing a LARGE 1 of first-class Ittuly. as of all ages and auk le of GOOD MATER. m LATEST STYLI, r, and MARKED * KNOWN POPULAR .,0FAU-L 000DS AND MA,. Or ROUSE,: Et, Parliamentato aneul. perinit the sale of Asia your correspondent et ;hat this questioii iree an issue at the mug& d councillore were ree ithdt either in one ma - ad consequently thee ealt with it withoutfink asted to do so by She A they were elected* tters of municipal ger - 1. these subjects it it for them, to act whited ons from those eat for whom in matte are delegated to set. r" see the point ? Sup - ice, the Canada Pee& ay desired to get ar, a5,000,000- from Peet* asked the- municipal iorialize Parliament* councillore be jut - even supposing it Ice with their owntra 5hat the company signal r? The council h right to act in thew ier adeat further septum, meeting was called for ose of passing this LOW t8 are, the previa* Yarned until the 25th so advertised, and * 5 given of the holdall , and the irdnutes of it yet been made publii. please explain * !crecy if everything!* ye -board. Yours truly cKeraasa RATEPAY12. last week the plantar at the Fullerton chem. 10 pounds in excess e same date. last yet ['s the pastures. . Hamilton, of Abreact it of a beautiful sat hday present, front * The presentation ast kart of services as me ial parties. e y evening Mrs. essell ton, and her datighltri d Miss Yeo, were 1st am Mitchell, their hog* Li ran away, throe,* the buggy. We ind a severe shaking* 0- more serious date* o the completed UM* Town of Mitchell get erty to the amount ef put $20,000 more Dine is $2,100, ago° Personal, $28,5501 en. in 1885, 'I'he a up to 2,335- TN: -uring the year and ar meeting of the cone c_ church, Stratforaifg aecting delegates * eregation at a meelig ry to be held the foliar- fter a few remarks t a certain anonyve ietered in one of thel tion of cOnfidence ii ar. Wright was car Milligan, a ret ✓ visiting his broth iught home an 0 el from the tree just and which for size fa - as one pound, and .•-rence one way la inch* a inches. .vc,ning in Stratforeii of North Easthopes tgaof potatoes from `a, and -while doing began leicking, taro `tongue of the vat ran away, and g to get hold of the awn and run ova e fracture of the ries were pt011101 the injured to his home - - In 11 EIGHTEENTH YEAR, WHOLE NUMBER 964. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1880. LianEAIT BROS. Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. JUST OPENED OUT —AT THE.= °heap Cash Store, SE.APORTI-1.. Dress Goods, Prints, Corsets, Bustles, Buttons, - Mantle Ornaroentse Silk Gloves, Dress Mualins, Ginghaans, Hoop Skirts, Parasols, Dress Clasps, Mantle Silks, Cotton Hose, —AND A GREAT MANY— NEW p-ocD3Ds, too numerous tee them, at the mention. Call and see, Cheap Cash Store Hoffman Catdno's —OF— Company, Block, Seaforth. NOTICE. - Southern ,Manitoba Notes. -(From.Our Own Correspondent.) cROP PROSPECTS. On this 17th day of May seeding may be considered finished: The only work that remains to be done is for barley, which, in Manitoba, is always left till the 18,st. Wheat covers the ground nieei ly, while oats are not so far advanced. Warm, showery weather, with intervals of sunshine,is doing much to bring crops of all kinds forward. Vegetation is much further on than it has been at this time for some years past. Pioneer set- tlers look upon this as the earliest sell - son since they came to the country. All things considered; therefore; Al anitobairs have reason to congratulate themselves upon the very early spring they have had. Thus far everything looks promis- ing for farmers this season. That man • of them need a favorable season, a some a successipn of favorable season it would be useless, even foolish, deny. Previous to last season farming was carried on in Southern Manitoba at a loss,owing to the lack of railway facil- ities: Last fall the railway vaas exterid- ed in time to move the crop, but the early frost dashed tbe hopes of a great many, and lessened, for the time -being, _ the advantages which the railway cer- tainly brought. In addition to this,prices were low for all kinds of farm produce as well as for wheat. Everything seemed to conspire against our farmers, but tlieea bowed to the inevitable,and bravely mak- ing the best of their circumstances taey pulled through without any very great in- conveniences. Nor were they worse off than their eastern brethren, if we may judge from the reports which from time to time came to us, of drawbacks and hardships which had to be borne in On- tario and Quebec. The fact is, hard times have been epidernie the past year or two, and Manitoba, like her sister Provinces, has been stricken. Perhaps in our case the disease has been aggravated by the malaria provoking relics of the great boom which, more than anything, has prevented us reaching that measure of prosperity which our natural advan- tages warranted us in looking for. Still, with these conditions to provoke the epidemic, we do not consider our- selves to be suffering more frorn it than are our Ontario friends. On the con- trary, we ;.re Wont to commiserate On tario people on the trying times threagh which they have been forced to piss. No doubt our friends towards the riiiing sun would not thank us for our syMpa- thy, but would advise us to look to the beam before saying anything of the mote. They have the sympathy, neaer- the less, and perhaps, if the truth Were got at, the beam migat be in the o her eye. LOCAL POLITICS. With the close of spring work proaches the last session of the pre Legislative Assembly. One would ti that in an assembly the majorit whose members are engaged in far the sessions would be held when was slack at home,- so that mem might return before the busy ee commenced. But not so. It has al been the rule for our Government to the House together about the la March. As it remains in session weeks and upwards, members are kept away from home during a time the busiest, next to harvest, in the year. The result is that legislation, towards the elose, is pushed through with the utmost speed, regardless of its import- ance. Acts that the proverbial eT'hil- adelphia lawyer could not interpret are the natural consequence, and next !ses- sion valuable time is spent in undoing much of what had been done before. And it has ever been thus. There has always been some pilgrimage to make to Ottawa when the Dominion Parliament is in session, and by the time members of our Government have reached their political Mecca, and done homage thereat, the time most suitable for calling the Assembly together has passed. Now, when members are 'anxious W get home, the Government have just intro- duced an Act to Consolidate the Muni- cipal Acts of Manitoba. To fully con- sider this would now occupy more 'time than could be given it, were nothing else brought forward. But a Redistrea are now the chainpions ofour fishermen- bution Bill is yet to be introduced, to Joiah (S. Abbott, that pillar of Demo- cracy in Massachusetts, was pathetic Our Monthlef Faehion Sheet just to hand, and, thoter wanting one will Please call and get one before the supply runs out. s, to of Mr, Norquaa, being the conimission- • er. With a great flourish of trumpets it was announced that every charge preferred against the Government would be fully and impartially examined. But the upshot was that only one of the four • or five charges was gone into, :and Mr. Norquay, in his evidence before.. the com- mission admitted that he had been guilty Of irregularity, to use Me harsher word. Of the remaining charges one only was considered-, and that upon a point" against which there had been no exception taken.. Charges, the gravest in the whole category, were not allowed to be examined. Of course the commis- sion Was a farce, and everybody is serenely smiling at the Premier's sorry attempt at whitewashing. X. Rock Lake County, May 17; 1886.. - ----A cow belonging to the Geary Bros., of Euphernia, has given birth to a calf with eight legs. The extra four were • attached to the region of the stomach, about four inches apart. They were perfect in shape and length, but a little smaller than the others. The calf died immedia. ly after birth. —Five youthful sons of well-to-do Montreaj parents, who, in defiance of parental injunctions, engaged themselves as waiters and stewards on a steamer plying between New York and. Havre, • in order to achieve their desire of visit- ing France, are about to reach New York on the return voyage, and the parents have taken precautions to effect their capture. , —The barn and outbuildings of Har- old Sorby, on Waterloo road near Guelph, were burned on Monday morn- ing. It was impossible to save any- thing. Soaby loses his fine herd of (Salloway tattle,' eighteen in number, some of them imported stock. Three Hereford bulls saved from the wrecked Brooklyn off Anticosti were also burned, beiiides 40 pigs and a lot of fancy poul- try. All the horses and milch cows were out in the fields and escaped des- - truction. The total loss is estimated at between $11,000 and $12,000. The buildings were insured for $3,000 in the e London, Liverpool & Globe. The stock is well covered by insurance in the Guardian and Lancashire companies. The origin of the fire is a mystery, but is attributed to tramps. —The Union station Teronto was all astir at noon on Saturday to see one of the largest parties which ever left Toronto for the Old Country. The mag- nificent Pullman buffet -car Cicero was chartered specially for the occitsiou, so that the passengers have not to change until they reached New York. The route taken is the grand old Erie, with scen- ery unsurpassed; thence via steamship Furnessia (6,000 tons), of the Anchor Line, for Glasgow, the tourists' inten- tion being to do the Highlands of Bonnie Scotland first. Mr. Sam Osborne, the popular ocean steamship agent, accom- panies them to New York, and every- thing that could be done has been done to make the trip enjoyable. Another special Pullman will leave on July 1st for passengers taking the steamship Umbria, of the Cunard Line, to Liver- pool direct, the steamship Furnessia, of the Anchor Line, to Glasgow direct, and the Lydian Monarch, of the Mon - 1 arch Line to London direct. • - On Suriday morning (May 23rd), the volunteers residing in Stratford and eicieitea attended divine service in the Wa terbeo-street Methodist ch arch , wh was filled to overflowing. Rev. W. Her - ridge, pastor of the church, selected as a - text ist Peter, 2nd chapter, and 'part of verse 17 : "Fear God, honor the King," from which it was shown that man's • first duty is supreme reverence for a holy and Just God,which must be shown in constant obedience to His commands. He earnestly warned his hearers agtainist carrying into their demonstrations of loyalty to an earthly sovereign, a heart and life in rebellion against the "King id kings and Lord of lords." ap- ent in k of mg, ork ers son ays call t of six From the American Capital. WASHINGTON, May 28, 1886. AN AMERICAN VIEW OF THE CANADIAN QUESTION. Mr. Bayard is acting in a strange way in regard to the seizure of our fishing vessels by the Canadians. He ought at once to have demanded an apology and a cessation of these outrages; But he seems to have dwadled along. I think that he is constitutionally averse to any decided action, and then his troubles this winter have affected him Anyway, the Canadians grow more insulting eaph day, the British Minister has interviews in our papers reflecting upon the mo- tives of Senator Frye and Others who are champions of our fishermen, and the Administration is throwing a chance away of ending these outrages at once. It will be found that the British Govern- ment will not attempt to sustain them, but is using them now in hopes to in- duce Mr. Bayard, as a condition to an arrangement, to agree to a commission to settle the disputed points regarding the fisheries. This the Canadians want; so does Mr. Bayard; and ,our fisher- men protest against any eommission. Their opposition already has the in- dorsement of the Senate,- which some time ago, by a latge vote, exaressed its disapproval of Mr. Bayard's plan for a commission. Now, if he goes on, and negotiates a treaty with this jeroviso, he will be setting at defiance the wish of one breach of Congress. Thi ls puts him in an embarrassing position, and Ido not wonder that he is at a loss. As a fact, we have all the rights in the case: The Canadians claim that under the treaty of 1818 they can prevent our fishermen from buying bait in their waters, but this was clearly abrogated by the agreement of 1858, by which this country and England agreed to give reciarocal privileges to each other's mer- chant vessels. This is now being gross- ly violated. England will have to yield the point, but she is trying hard in do- ing so to obtain the fishery commission. It would propose some sort of a reci- procity treaty with Canada, whereby • Canadian fish would come free into our markets. Our fishermen want to keep them out. If this is done, the complete • stagnation of New Brunswick, Neva Scotia, and Newfoundland is only a queStion of time. Without our markets these Provinces cannot thrive. What • will be - the result? ' Senator Frye says that before very long they would be asking for admission to the Union. We want them. So does England. In this game of diplomacy and treaty -making their control is at stake. But I am afraid that Minister West has too great an influence over Mr. Bayard, and that the latter is not fully alive to the great chance he has to show the qualities of a -statesman at this time. 'His bias for free trade will stand in the way of the protection of our fishery interests, and finally of our control of the Atlantic coast to the mouth of the St. Lawrence. The defense of our fishing fleets, the only real nursery we have left for our navy, and the maintenance of our rights on the fishing grounds, were called to the President's attention by Democratic friends. They worked up this agitation, thinking to have the Administration bene- fit by it. But Mr. Bayard took the op- posite tack, and the Republicans in Con- gress, led by Messrs. Frye and Dingley, quickly seized the opportunity. They incapacitated, and who is dependent upon his manual labor. Besides, it in- creases the minimum pension from $1 to $4 per month.- This is Senator Blair's bill.. He does not pretend to say how much money it will take. Over in the House the pension for every survivor of the Mexican war will be added as an amendment, and then the pension advo- cates will try to further amend by repeal- ing the present limitations of the arrear - ages of pensions. Mr. Morrison will try to impose an income tax to pay the ex- pense of these additional pensions; and if by that time the bill is not hopelessly sunk, the President will interpose his veto to kill the whole business. This pension business is being so much over- done that the prospects are that the pro- fessional friends of the soldier will go too far and defeat their own purpose. But I will say that there is a deepseated plan in many men's minds, who do not dare to oppose pension bills, that the best way to defeat them is to make them so extravagant as to be odious. They are likely to do that this winter. say nothing of others of lesser import- ance. Thus the dying days of the ses- sion are gayen to the most important legislation. That such legislation must be imperfect goes without saying. But imperfect legislation has been the rule with our present Government. Acts many and vague have become law, which are .remarkable only for what they do not contain. It is thought that Hon. Mr. Norquay, who .apes the trickery, (which good Tories call tact) of Sir John, will take hi S cue from the latter, and gerrymander the !con- stituencies so as to Make everything safe and lovely for his followers. •The -delay in connection with bringing in the Re- distribution Bill would seem to indicate that there is something in the wind. Those who profess to know, tell us that the bill has purposely been left to the last, so that it may be rushed through without receiving full consideration. Whether this is correct remains to be seen, but with his present majority of trusty followers, Mr. Norquay can do about as he likes with any, measure' that may be brought forward. This being the last session of this legislature,} con- siderable posing is being done by mem- bers of the government, in the hope that such posing • will cause the electors to overlook, or at all events to look lenient- ly upon,. past shortcomings. Perhaps the most notable pose Was that of the Premier, WIIQ, en the opening day of the sesaion, before the members had time to recover their breath after the shabby - genteel grandeur of the opening ceremo- nies, rose and moved for a Royal' Com- mission to enquire into certain charges which the Opposition, during :their fall and winter picnicing had preferred against the Government. The commis- sion was accordingly issued, Chief -Jus- tice Wallbridge, a warm personal friend to -day when he said, "Our party has thrown away its opportunity, and our efforts have helped the Republicans everywhere." AMERICAN SENTIMENT. I notice as one of the signs of the tallies that in Washington the American feeling is rapidly increasing. Protection to 6ur industries,the exclusion of Chinese contract labor, the building up of our in- fiti6ce in South America and beyond the Pacific, are the popular , cries of to- day. To keep our people at work pro- fitably, and to provide markets for their products is the problem of to -day's states- manship, and the cure for the evils which threaten us. Idleness and over- production are the sources of our troubles, and they will not be cured by the Blair theory, strangely like that of Napoleon III., that internal improvements, public buildings, and monuments, peid for out of the public treasury, will keep the people at work and make them contented. It will not do to accept the theory, often heard ih the Capi- tol, that • the Government should tax the rich and use the money in keep- ing the poor employe& The better way is to expand our markets and keep our machinery in motion; not build walls, but to bring this hemisphere to our ports and make this country the supply depot of all the Spanish • American races. Among Democrats as well as Republicans the opportunity in this direction is appre- ciated, and though it smacks of " Jingo- ' ism " yet, in lieu of something better, it willbe the dominant theory of the men who will control this Republic five years hence. • 1 THE PENSION BILL. The Senate has passed its big pension bill, putting every veteran of •three months' service on the list who is now Bittle was soon put under the care of a skilful doctor and surgeon. He is badly used up and suffering great pain. It is feared he will lose the use of an eye. —Dr. Henry, of Orangeville, has been elected to fill the vancancy in the On- tario Medical Council caused by the death of Dr. Douglas, of Port Elgin. —Mr. Dencan McIntyre, of Lucknow, was awardafirst prize at the Caledonian games in London on Monday last week, for dancing the Sailor's Hornpipe. —An Arran farmer supplied meals to seven implementagentsone day recent- ly, and he then concluded to buy a binder to prevent himself being eaten out of house and farm. —The General Assembly of the Pres- byterian church in Canada, the highest court of the church, will commence its annual meeting in Hamilton on Wednes- day, June 9th. —The immigration to Canada last year was 105,906, compared with 166,- 596 the previous year, and the settlers in the country were 79,169 in 1885, against 103,824 in 1884. — It is computed that it will cost $260,090 to purchase the toll roads in Wentworth. It is expected the city of Hamilton will be asked to contribute half this amount. — Jas. Carroll, formerly of Biddulph, now foreman of a Canadian Pacific Rail- way construction party in British Colum- bia, was visiting friends in and around London last week. — A gentleman who has been spying out the situation, states that Lake On- tario and tbe Bay of Quinte are now only 1,500 feet apart, and that in about two years the connection will be completed. —The temperance people of St. Thomas have formed a League to aid the enforcement of the Scott Act, and the hotel -keepers are preparing for de- fensive operations. —The hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Bishopric of Nova Scotia occurs this year. It is proposed to commemorate the anniversary by the erection of a cathedral in Halifax. —Mr. Archibald Forbes, the celebrat- ed special war correspondent of the Eng- lish press, was in Winnipeg recently. He refused to reveal the object of his visit, but left for Europe via Montreal on Monday. - • —Sergeant McKay, of Embro, who lately returned from service in the Brit- ish army, has received an appointment as instructor in the Infantry School at Toronto. , —The congregation of Carlton street Methodist church, Toronto,. at the dedi- catory service in the church thee other night subscribed about $7,000 towards the reduction of the debt on the build- ing. —The wife of J. S. Wilson, commer- cial traveller, Toronto, while lighting the kitchen fire Friday afternoon, pour- ed kerosene oil in the stove. She is ter- ribly burned, and it is feared her inju- ries will prove fatal. —The Fitch memorial tablet in St. James cathedral, Toronto,- erected by the officers of the Royal Grenadiers, was unveiled last Sunday morning in the presence of the regiment and a large congregation. —The' East Brace teachers' meeting recently passed a resolution topetition the Dominion Governmet to so amend the Franchise Act, as that teachers who change their electoral districts, may not be deprived of the right ofvoting. —A Gravenhurst constable arrested a man the other day, but instead of putting him in the lock-up took him to a Salvation Army meeting, and then home to his own house, where he lodged him for the night. —On May 24th a' cousins' picnic took place at the residence of Mr.- George Weekes, Coldstream Farm, Caradoc. Cousins were there from Exeter, St. Thomas, Delaware, Lambeth and Lon- don to the number of 65. —Rev. H. Cameron, B. A., of Wat- ford, left this week for a trip through the Eastern Provinces. He has been in poor health for some time. During his absence the Rev. Mr. McRobie, of Pe- trolea„ will fill his pulpit. —The Galt Reporter says; Our townsman, Mr. Alex. Buchanan, cele- brated his 90th birthday, on Thursday, 20th May. There are now living in town three generations of this gentle- man's family. • ----There were eight entries at the -Ridgetown Baby Show on the Queeu's Birthday, On the stage were fourteen young girls dressed in white, arranged in three tiers, and supported on each side by the candidates and their mothers. —Three saloon -keepers of Brighton, East Northumberland, have been con- victed of selling liquor -in violation of the Scott Act and fined $50 and costs each. A second charge will be laid against one of the parties in a few days. —On Friday Geo. Gorwood, a farmer living about three miles from Shelburne, was thrown from his vehicle, striking the sidewalk, and he died about three hours afterwards. He leaves a family of eight children. His wife was buried only a week ago. —Dr. Patten, of Plattsville, died very suddenly. About nine o'clock Wednes- day night last week he was waiting on a patient, and when he left promised to call again in half an hour. Shortly after entering his own house he dropped dead. —In the Manitoba Legislature Thurs- day a want of confidence motion was de- feated. After the vote was taken hot words passed between Mr. Norquay and Mr. Marta) (Opposition), in the course of which the Premier struck Mr. Mar- tin, and a fight ensued. Seed Grain to Northwest Settlers. KINISTINO, Northwest Territory, .1 May 3rd, 1886. EDITOR EXPOSITOR,—DEAR SIR.— W)11 you kindly allow space in your val- uable and widely read paper for the fol- lowing: - It seems to me by the infor- mation I am in receipt of that parties in Eastern Canada have an idea that the distressed settlers in the Northwest are getting supplied with seed grain by the Government gratis. Now, Mi. Editor, I am a settler here, having come to this part of the Northwest three years ago from the 9th concession, township of Stanley, county of Huron. Although I am not taking seed grain myself from the relief department I think I can give to your many readers the full details as to how and on what terms the distressed settler gets his grain from the Ottawa Government, only a limited quantity at that for each farmer. Before he gets his grain he must pay a flying visit to the land office in Prince Albert and give to the Government a mortgage on his homestead for what ever amount of seed grain he may be in need of, paying them six per cent from the dateehe gets his grain, and for the said grain to be paid for by the first of January, 1887. If. their crops turn out good they have the option of paying for the seed with interest by returning into the department two bushels for every one they may have got. Now, MT. Editor, is this helping the distressed settlers. If crops are a fail- ure, which I am almost sure they will be, how are they ping to pay the in - interest to say nothing of the principal. I think if the Ottawa Government had given the money on the mortgage and allowed the farmer to have got his own seed grain it would have been much bet- ter for the farmers and much more busi- tiesslike on behalf of the Government, and, for this reason, the farmer could have bought his wheat, oats or barley where he could have madethe best market and have got what he wanted, at any rate, he could have got seed at a far less figure if even he had freighted it from Troy, as the following quotations will prove. Grain is supplied by the Ottawa Gov- ernment at Prince Albert at the follow- ing rates: Wheat, $3 and 90 cents per bushel; oats, $2 and 4 cents per bushel; barley, $2 and 88cents per bushel. If the farmer had the ready cash he could have got his grain for: wheat, $2 and 50 cents pef bushel; oats, $1 and 54 cents per bushel.; barley, $2 and 5 cents penbushel. I am at a loss to know how the seed grain supplied to the distressed- settlers by the Government reaches such high figures unless it is the salaries of so many white collared gentry that have got to be paid by that department. Hoping I have not taken up too much space in your valable journal and that both the distressed settlers and the Ottawa Gov- ernment will come out all right next spring, believe me to remain, sir, an old subscriber to the Exacarrom DAVID POLLOCK. -•So • Canada. • —Mr. Donald A. Smith and ex -Chief Justice Meredith, of Quebec, have been knighted. —The wife of Hon. John F. Stairs, M. P. for Halifax, died recently • of diphtheria. —A rascally tavern -keeper in Quebec has been fined $75 and costs or three months in jail for selling liquor to boys. —Mr.' D. Campbell, of Lucknow, claims -to have caught a couple of trout the other day which went 2t pounds each. —It is proposed, by lovers of the beautifula to hold a Chrysanthemum show in Galt some time during Novem- ber next. —Mr. W. J. McAlpine, the eminent New York civil engineer, arrived in Toronto some days ago to report on sewage Mid waterworks. —During last week 750,000 bushels of grain Were shipped from Montreal to Great Britain,- the heaviest week's ship- ment on record. —Mimi Julia Payne, a well-known artist of St. Thomas, was married the other da' to Mr. Win. Smith, artist, of the same city. —TheiMontreal Knights of Labor are talking of putting forward three candi- dates at the next election to represent labor interests. - —On the front platform of a forward coach on the Grand Trunk express from Detroit, which arrived Saturday morn- ing at Toronto, stood a young man with his face so bound up in a dark -colored silk ha.naketchief that he could not be recognieed. This young man was Sam Bittle' who knocked out Gilmore at the brutaland disgusting pugilistic exhibi- tion which took place near Detroit Friday. He was accompanied by his trainer and second, George Fulljames. 1, Annapolis Valley. Then Church brought action against him for $4,000 for crimi- nal conversation with his wife, and has now obtained a verdict of $1,000. Be has also an action pending to recover $8,000 cash, which he settled on his wife at marriage, that being one of the con - ditions of the union. She was 20 he over 60. - --One night lately some party or ties entered the yard of James F East Oxford, and helped thernselv two lambs. After going about 200 they bled them. In -the morning they e by and par- ost, s to ards were tracked a considerable dista-n the blood. —It is said that the Church will commence work shortly in Tor This is a Church of England org tion resembling in some respec Salvation Army, but without rmy nto. niza- the ex- travagances and working on church} lines and with Episcopal sanction. —11r. John C. Woods, of 'Williams- burg, Waterloo township, died re at the age of 48 years, having live died on the farm on which he was Mr. Woods was a prominent eitize always took a leading part in and religious matters. —Last Friday night the barn n the farm occupied by Hiram Keyser Ade- laide township, was destroyed Ly fire with the contents, a portable epgine, two separators, some other macainery and three cows. The Bre is suppted to be incendiary. --The death occurred the othr day of Sister Monica, at Mount Hope don. The deceased was until months ago of tbe parish of Bid and known as Miss Mary Walsh interment was conducted by Father Walsh with fitting cererno —The 14 year old daughter Homestead, residing a rnile fro tawae poured coal oil over the k fire to make it burn brighter blaze which resulted set her clot fire, and before it could be rernov was perhaps fatally burned abo head and shoulders. —John Vernon, an English grant, who came to London, Ont London, England, a short time left on Monday with his wife an ily for his old home. • He said he have made a living there for his but could not get work enough port himself alone here, —Complaint is made in Toron ently and born. wh o ublic --Halifax social circles are in a state of excitement over the verdict rendered in the Supreme Court against Wm. Lith- gow. Lithgow is very respectably con- nected and has a large estate in his own right. Some time ago he ran off with - the pretty young wife of an old farmer named Church, residing at Falmouth. Last year Church got a divorce from his faithless wife. Lithgow subsequently married her, settling down on a farm in Lon- a few ulph, The Rev. ies. f Mr. Ot- itchen The ing on d she t the immi- from ago, fam- could Benny, that parades of military organizatioris and anniversary services of nationva and ns in - work the ng the other societies on Sunday afterno terfere largely with the regular of Sabbath Schools, preventin attendance of scholars and divert attention of those present. —While James Grieve a farrr near R,ockton, was driving a 1 manure the horses became frig and ran away. In his efforts to stop them he was thrown under the front wheels of the -Wagon, which passed over him, causing injuries from which he died shortly afterwards. ported being ent of person to St. of Dr. at 5 ck the In a few minutes the bcdy was found. at a depth of fourteen feet. • When the party returned to shore, the mill was discovered on fire, and owing to the high - winds it was soon destroyed, together with a large quantity of lumber and logs. No insurance. —Rev. Principal Cavan was the reci- pient of a handsome present at the hands of the people of St. James' Square church, Toronto, recently. Dr. Cavan had acted as moderator of the session during the vacancy in the pastorate of that -congre- gation, and on the occasion of the induc- tion of the Rev. Dr. Kellogg, the con- gregation presented Dr. Cavan with a purse of $500 and a gold watch and chain. —A serious fire broke out in Winni- peg last Sunday morning, which speedi- ly destroyed a large portion of the block facing the market square and the west side of Main street. The properties totallydestroyed are the Windsor hotel, Cleveland hotel, small grocery store fruiterer's and milliner's shop. Norfoli hotel, Sherman house, and National hotel also more or less damaged. The buildings destroyed were frame struc- tures. Probable loss, $20,000; partly insured. —A correspondent writing from Con- estoga Waterloo county, says: Rev. John Knox, of Muskoka, preached in the Methodist church here to a large audience last Sunday evening. Mr._ Knox is a striking example of what a man is transformed to by opening his heart to the admission of Christ. But a few years ago, at the age of 40, a drunk- ard and an outcast, caring neither for God nor man, now an eloquent pleader for the cause of his Master, his raise seems almost as miraculous as that of poor blind Bartimeus, of whom he dish coursed in his sermon. —The annual directory of the An- cient Order of Foresters shows that the order on December 31, 1885, comprised one high court, two subsidiary high courts, 294 districts, 4,939 courts, 647,077 benefit and 14,917 honorary membees, being an increase of 13,789 benefit and 946 honorary members. The aggregate funds of the order are up- wards of $16,000,000. Six thousand six hundred members died during the year, and 4,526 members'. wives died during the same period. Canada shows up well, having increased in courts, mem- bers and funds. —Rev. Dr. Wild, Toronto, preached last- Sabbath night on "What makes the difference," from the text, Malachi iii., 18, "Then shall ye return and dis- cern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that Serveth God and him that seraeth nat.?' He com- menced by arguing that the body of man was made from the dust of the ground, into which. God breathed the breath of life. He quoted the Hebrew to show that the word lives is used there, and gave many strong grounds in support of his contention, that the lives of the body and those of the soul and spirit are -entirely separate and distinct. —Near Cowal, in the 'county of Elg- in, a few days ago, as Miss Belle Patter- son was engaged in, putting some wood in the kitchen stove,' her apron became- ignited.- She ran out of doors and into the orchard, the flames "curling around her as she ran. In frightful agony she traversed the orchard, and theu ran back towards the house, the fire enveldp- beg her body and springing upwards *a- round her head. Luckily, as she ap- proached the house Mrs. alahail ob- served her, and seizing a pail of water dashed its contents over the girl, ex- tinguishing the flames. Her body from the knees to the head was burned in horrible manner, and it is considered doubtful if the young lady can recover. hand ad of tened •—Sonic quick travelling is re from South Dumfries. A doctor required at the house of a resid Glenmorris, a messenger in the of Mr. Dennis O'Brien was sent George to procure the services Addison. He left Glenmorris o'clock, a.m., and at 6:40 o'clo doctor woe in attendance on his patient. The distance tra-velled was 14 ni to St. George and 7 returning. —Mr. Geo. Wood, of Embro, heavy loser by the rcent sten swept across that township. A 11 barn lately erected was literally c ed into kindling wood, and in th five head of cattle and a lot of Were killed. Another barn belo Mr. Wood had the roof and taken from it. The neighbor undertaken to raise a subscriptio behalf. —About one o'clock last Frida ing three burglars entered the re of Mr. Byron Moore, of Cornell Oxford. Their first move was to Mr. Moore by tying him and tw burglars held their revolvers e him and threatened to shoot iles-7 was a. that ne new nvert- • crash oultry ging to ne end have on his mornideace South secure of the ose to if he moved. The other one ransac ed the house and found about $80 in money, whice seemed to satisfy them, • —Messrs. Booth and Hula Orangeville hotel -keepers, hav each fined $100 and costs for v the Scott Act. Magistrate Mon been threatened. It is a notorio however, that liquor is taken to ville by wholesale, and that ev in the town is well supplied. N drunken individuals are seen streets. —The Ingersoll school boys w on strike the other day. They thirty instead of fifteen minutes cess. The teacher refused the ed concessions, and the boys 1 body. They went back, howeve mornings afterwards, and the proved himself master of the s by keeping in every mother's them until eight o'clock at nigh —A number of personal fri Mr. John Gentles, of Kinear tertained him to an oyster stip other evening in London. Du course of the evening Mr. Gent presented with a handsome hor cane. The cane is 80 con that at will the owner can d a measure capable of sizing a h to eighteen hands. Mr. Gentles known as a competent and h dealer in horseflesh. —A sad drowning accident Saturday at Sandy Cove, 'nee vale, Simcoe county. Three boy, , two beeii (slating oe has a fact, range- ry bar t a few on the nt out anted for re- emend - ft in a , a few teacher tuation son of nds of ine en - r the ng the es was eman's tructed aw out rse up is well norable ccurred Craig - named o• Greeves, Latimer and •Thrme went out on the lake with a boat to fish. no oars or paddles, the heavy ga ed the boat beyond control Greeves jumped into the wate other boy on shore, seeing the gave the alarrn at Greevesi m hands rushed to the rescue, a great risk secured the boat two boys about three miles fro Having e drift - when . An- cident, 11. All d at a ith the shore. —The number of men engaged in the fisheries of Canada last year was 59,493, the number of vessels 1,117, the number of boats, 28,472, and the number of fathoms of nets :3,014,384.- The value of the vessels was $2,021,633, of boats $852,257, and of nets $1,219,284. In- cluding weirs and other fishing mate- rials, the total value of the fishing plant in 1885 was $6,697,460. These figures show an increase over those of 1875 of 6,309 in the number of men employed, of 3,561 tons in the vessels, of 6,262 in the number of boats, and of $558,010 in the value of vessels, boats and men. The official velem of the yield of the fisheries of Canada in 1885 is given at $17,722,972, of which Nova Scotia is credited with $8,283,923, New Bruns- wick $4,005,430, Prince Edward Island $1,293,430, British Columbia $1,078,- 038, Quebec $1,719,460, and Ontario $1,342,692. The values of the yield of some of the principal fish in 1885 are : Cod, $4,536,732; herring, $2,475,118; lobsters, $2,613,731; sahnon, $1,152,- 348; mackerel, $i,590,424; haddock, $651,088; trout, $494,932; sardines, $353,731; whitefish, $286,955. —Rev. John S. McKay, of New West- minster, British Columbia died at his father's residence, near Tharnesford, on Thursday, 27th ult., in the 32nd year of his age. The funeral took place on Monday, and was attended by Rev. Prof. Cavan and Rev. Mr. Monteith, of Toronto • Dr. Cochrane, from Brant- ford; Rev. Mr. Craig (who was room mate of the deceased at College); Revs. Messrs. Ross and Atkinson, of Inger- soll.; G. Munro, of Embro; J. M. Miller, of Kintore, and L. Cameron and Scratch, of Thamesford ; besides a very large conc.ourse of friends and relatives from the neighborhood and from a con- siderable distance. Most of the rev- erend gentlemen present took part in the services, all bearine testimony to the very high estimation in which Mr. Mc- Kay was held by the Senate, professors and students, the Presbytery of Toronto and the congregation of New West- minster. A letter was read by Prof. Cavan from the congregation to the Presbytery of Toronto, written some time ago, testifying to their regard for Mr. McKay, as their pastor, and pray- ing the Presbytery not to accept his resignation, but to extend his leave of Returning, a grappling hook was thrown absence to see if Providence would re - where the boy Greeves was seen to sink. stare him to health.