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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1887-06-03, Page 1• NINETEENTH YEAR. WECOLE NUMBER 1,016. SEAFORTH; FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1887. t McLEAN BROS. Publishers. • $1.510 a Year, in Advance. I\T"NiCT NERY JUST OPENED. • New Hats, New Flowers, New Feath- ers, New Meunts, New Pompons, New - Ribbons, New Gauzes, New Silks. Also just opened new fancy gooda, such as Embroideries, Flouncings, Kid and Silk Gloves, Cotton, Cashmere and Lisle Hose; Featherbone Corsets, Laces, Fancy Plusheet, New Muslins, New Buttons, etc., —AT TIIE— Cheap Cash Store o Hoffman cf Coq Guano's Block, Seaforth. DEEP AUSTRALIAN MINES. BY S. eatiaun. It was ticst ten Minutes past eleven on Good Friday' morning, when I took a Iseat in one of the compartments of a Victorian railway carriage at Spencer St. station. I had heard so much about the deepest quartmines in the colony, that I wanted to See the Magdala, the fourth deepest golcl mine in the world. 1\1 -OTT _ Agents for Batterick's Reliable Paper Patterns. I wanted to see the town of Stawell— surrounded by the iseney-combed &flu- vial refuseof other days, and built upon golden foundations—where close Ion 1,800 miners are busy "tinearthing theellow." ;7 Stawell has a population of also t 5,000, and lies 176 English miles north-west of • " The Queen City"; the cost of getting there, first-class, is 28s. ad., and second - 'class, 19s. 3d. , The morning was not one of those fine ones, so ' frequently pictured in this sylvan land,where no crystal iciales ever droop from twigs of the guard It was cloudy and windy, just the sort el a day when solitary fore-bodings take hold of us,one of those blustery Australii n days, 4s when not only dust, but sand nd even small pebbles are set in violent'motion to the discomfiture of everybody; one of • those days that all will acknowledge are not pleasant, one of those exceptional days that went a long way 'towards counteracting my late good impressions of Port Phillip's balmy air. Oa such a morning I was locked up in thetcarriage f all alone, like some wild animb.1 going out from the Victorian capital, en roate to some menagerie. I never like these • carriages which are divided int oi rooms; they are "too too" exclusive, especially when one is alone after lea.vink, friends' .with good-bye, "so long " or "tra-li-la." You cannot tell Who your fellow -travel- ers are, and an acquaintance may be on board, yet you cannot find out. At what time can a' friend, though newly made, be- more appreciated? What- aims, objects and feelings in common as we pass along the highways of the world! At last we reached Geelong, which 30 s years ago rivalled Melbourne I for the seat of Governm.ent. In the struggle it has been left behind, and t -day the, population does not exceed 1 10,000. When we arrived along side he plat- form, instead of being ableto jump oft, - l there we had to sit, exercising patience for a longer time than waseasant. Some one talked about going through the window, another sang out, " i3 there a a porter here ?" A bystander replied, "there is something moving up at the t other end." f' OI, t hen !" said he first, " it must bealive. After ge ting out we had fifteen minutes for lune -s---a cup of tea or coffee 3debread and batter 3d., and a sandwich qd., Some preferaed a " nobbler," some a "long beer," and others colonial wine. One telt, gentle-. maxi, with the Blne-Ribbon badge on his frock -coat, asked for lemonade. Tem- peraiice advocate's are on the reeve just now. Win.Noble, the founder of the Blne- Ribbon Army, has just finished 'a lectur- ing tour of the colonies. I heard him in Sandhurst. D. V. Lucas, of Canada, has been employed . by the Temperance Union to lecture for one year A few .nights ago he took for his subject the nonsensical term "Shouting," which is so common here. This inappropriate expression he corapered with "treating," and, "come and have a horn,"both, he. said, " were based on commo sense, the latter arose from the castom of •e advent 1 , red; the porters shout, " take your seats pleasse," and we are soon on our way to !Ballarat, . the golden city:of Australia. This time I made the raise of a "mate," so the tirne did not seem • so long. , When we reached Ballarat station, we :ioticecl a "mo' gathering round one of , the car- riages in front of ours. Here' a young woman, in charge of two " hobbies," was singing. Some of the en -lookers were grinning from ear to ear. Other larrikin-looking loa.fers,with their hands in the pockets of baggy trolsers, and their mouths open, were distor ing their faces. A little monocular maia.was say- ing something about psychology, When someone asked him if idiots ever becomes insane. His face corrugated for a mo- ment, then beamed with triumph as he replied, "when you find me a sane idiot it will be time enough to answer our .question." The young woman was an- other victim for Ararat asylum, and we thought a number of those we left on the platform were ripe subjects for a re- formatory school. We were •traveling througha section of country that is not much cultivated and wants more popu- lation. The land was not very good, neither very bad, just that undecided ap- pearance ef which we see so much in Australia; the same moneto ous and scattered patches of scrubby um—un- shapely as giant tomato stem -that we have so often seen before. . I I and at half -past seven I was at the en- gine house of , the Maydala. Mr. Kin- sella took me, into the office,- wheite I. changed my clothes for an old blue derry suit of his. I was then ready to descend, so I was introduced to 'Mr. Morris, the underground anager, With whom I was to go clown. it is '2,409 feet to the bot- tom of the shaft—nearly half e mile— and it takes about five iinutes to go clown or come u. Tho gh I had trav- eled a good deal on the horizontal, cir- cuitous, zigzag ordoblique, I never had a chance to go so far on the perpendicular - before. We stepped 'onto the cage, which is worked by a winding engiue, And goes down or up like a lift in a large warehouse. Mr. Morris told me, by the way, Viet below the level of the sea, this is the deepest mine in the world. We had a candle, which I did , not see the use of, as we could have gorse down without it. But Mr. Morris said, - " people did net feel so much afraid when.they had a light." When we got to the lower level there were many candles away in various drives and tun- nels, shedding but a firefly light in the 'dense gloom. 4 After wandering through the various dismal excavations, running in the directions of worked out reefs, we came to the root of a ladder; up which we had to elinab 250 feet, to get to the main reef now being worked. This reef is very poor, a ton of the crushed stone only yielding from 6 to 8 dwts. of gold. Such a yield does not ,much more than pay expenses, and the company are just keeping on, like Micavvber, waiting for something to "turn up." Here I was shown a New York diamond drill, manipulated by a Canadian from St. John, New Brunswick., He said it was not often he met a Canadian visitor in that secluded spot. He had worked ' there for the last 20 years, and had al- most forgotten' what , snow was like. The little clock, banging on a post, tick- ing the hours away, and marking the time for the miners to "knock off,' also came from America. A candle stuck in an auger hole beside it, enabled one to see the words New York waits dirty face: After 1had ad seen all, I concluded` that I wiould not like to spend much time in such a dreary abode -in such a -huge pit' where no rays of light from the regent of the sky ever penetrates, and whe .e _no Inight ever adds to the pitchy darkness. Here manY a poor fellow h s explended his strength, and some fewshave found the prizes among the many blank's. I was glad to return to the light of clay, and gave the mana- ger half , a crown to get some "schnapps" when he went down town. Many of the diggers ar '52 have gone to prospect in the great beyond. The blood, that then coursed so vigorously through stalwart frames, now moves less quickly. The heart beats 'Are', slower and More feeble, and one by one, in quick succession, they go, leaving only footprints on the 'goldfields of Australia.Among the various industries that have rivalled each other in pushing this country for- ward, mining has most -frequently, been the trump card. In the warp of Colonial history, many bright, broad golden stripes have been woven, and 'the bi- ographies of those, !whose narnes make its stepping -stones; will be Variegated with yellow cross -threads of the same I material. —The proud boast of Norwich town- ahip is Norman McIntyre, aged 90 years, who recently dug 36 rods of ditch through heavy clay in one day. —On Theirsday last week while a young sou of Alex. Stewart was playing on the railway tra.ak near his home at Wallaceburg, he fell, the corner of a tie striking him in the pit of the stomach, hijuringhifil internally and causing death. —A Meek of frame buildings on Wyndham street, Guelph, was burned down on _Monday morning. The block contained a number of shopa and dwel- lings, and EOM of the residents had a narrow escape with their lives. —Jacob Gaudaur, champion oarsman of America„ rowed his first race at Orillia not many years ago, in a holiday regatta, for which prizes had been given by the townspeople. His father, Francis Gaudaur, who, if not a full-blooded In- dian, certainly looks like one, is still bridge -tender at the Narrows on Lake Couchiching for the Northern Railway. —Dr. J. 1 Bright of Chatham, was arrested Saturday night and arraigned on a charge of murder and abortion on a young woman named Ruth Harlow, of Hamilton, Ontario, having died Friday under suspicious circumstances, -while being doctored by Bright. He has been committed for trial. —Dr. J. W. Montgomery, of the Hamilton. Asylum for the Insane, who was stricken with apoplexy on Tuesday night the 24th ult., died on Monday at 1250 p. in. Dr. Montgomery was a son of John Moatgornery, who was arraigned with Mackenize and others for complic- ity iu the Canadian rebellion of 1837 and 1838. He inherited from his father the strongest politidal convictions, and was adwaya one of the most earnest and de- termined supporters of the Reform party. —The officers of the 15th Battalion, at Belleville, threaten to resign in a body if the Govermi-ient will not assist in building a drilished. An indignation meeting was held Monday night, at which the situation was discussed. It -was decided to raise $3,000in the city, provided the Government will give .$1,000 unconclitiotally. The battalion refused to put in annual drill unless a drill -shed is built. —On Monday last week, a number of constables went from Rothsay to Arthur to make a seizure on John: Bushlin, for a fine af one hundred dollars and costs under the Scott Act. A crowd of about two hundred persons gathered and tried to obstruct the constables in their work, but they Rucceeded in making the seiz- are, although in doing so they received a number of ugly blows from persons in the crowd, who carried clubs in their hands. After the seizure ha,d been com- pleted, Bushlin gave a bond for the pro- duction of the goods when called upon. —There was a big cocking main on Queen's Birthday morning on an island in the "Nudes marsh. About daylight a crowd of local sports numbering near- ly 150 al the class who dehg degrading and beastly amuse, their way by boats and on fo locality, the pedestrians bei t in this „ent, made t to that g ferried overto the field of action. Twenty battles were fought and the sport was more than usually exciting. So fierce were the birds that one battle was fought right through the heavy rain that fell Just at daybreak. Of course considera- ble money changed hands over the result. —Mr. Joseph Hartmann, sr., one of the most respected residentS of New Hamburg, died last week. 3,1%ir. Hart- mann was born at Sparrenberg, Bavaria, on the. *23rd. of November, 1819, and came to this country in the Year 1844. drinking from horns before th of glasses." The fifteen minutes has exp. About 8 p. m. We arrived at our des- tination, and were recommended to go to the Town Hall Hotel. Here we had a goodeupper abd every attention from the little English hostess, who not only knows, but attends to her busipess. Be- fore bed time I was introduced to Mr. Kinsella, the manager Of the mine I wanted to see, and he atranged that I should go down 'in the mbrning at half - past seven. That is the beshtime of the day to go, as the air is better and freer from the suffmating influence of the powder used hi blasting than at any other time. It is getting late, so I must get my half caudle and 84 lucifer or two and go to bed. I As I crawl in between the sheets and lay my head nn the snowy white pillow, I think the grind- ing clatter of iidartz-crushing machinery He was a resident of -New Hamburg for will lull me to !Weep. Dull, continuoits nearly forty three'yeers, during which noises are said to induce sleep, and the time he enjoyed the respect and con- fidence of all who knew hiin, having filled the offiee of councillor, treasurer, assessor and other positions of trust. Ile leaves a widow and twelve children, eight daughters and four sons to mourn his death. noise of the quartz crusher will not cease till 12 o'clock on Saturday night. How different all this appears from the quiet serenity of agricultural towns, sup- ported by the produce of the field. I was awake this morning when the first rays of light stole through the curtains, , It is now iSa.turday night, the miners have been paid and the town is fairly alive. The, streets are full, of !people. The hotels aneshops are putting forth the grandest effort of the week. The air is warm and balmy, and people pre- fer being on the street to sitting indoors. It is often said that the people of colder 'countries read more than they do here, hut that is not from. choiee., It is be - Cause they are compelled to stop in ,more on account of the severity of the climate. liere lounging in the open air, " doing,the 'block" grows upon one. It is the ustem of the country; it is fashionable and it becomes a habit. The •orowds, on the streets on Saturday nights always strike, "a new chum" as being out of all proportion to the popu- lation. Soon the Stranger ceases to stand aloof, and, takes part in the zig- zagging celonial• procession. All ages respre,sented, all ranks and con- ditions. Some are on business, some on mischief, many "on the mash," others are after a, good tithe, and the balance are just out. . I We are all filling in the cross -threads, s time rolls Put the dusky warp of ife, hope leading en to some grand onanza in the future. We are on the treets of a town, whose staple article of ommerce is geld. We are protected by he laws of a ,Queen, whose half a cen- tury jubilee will be queenly. And when ivve retire to rest, we will be watched over,, from the azure vault of the cern- lean blue, by the guardian Southern Cross. P. S.—I have returned to Melbourne, and reeseeived a copy of the dear old EXPOSITOR. When I look over its col- umns and see the familiar names of places and people, I am reminded of old assoeiations. In the 'letter I sent from here, dated _Christmes, 1886, the word size has been spbstituted for age, which is a Ida mistake. Referring to Mel- bourne, I said, " The young Victorians are naturally 'very proud of their city, ,and quite. jealous of SYclney, which is twice the age." So far as size is con- cerned, they are pretty nearly equal. If any difference, Melbourne has the most population. , Melbourne, April 12th, 1887. the services, the Rev. Mr. Harris, pas- tor of the church, and the Rev.' Mr. Lochead, of the Presbyterian church as- sisting. The contributions and pro- ceeds of the day exceeded $500., • 4 The Mohawk Institute and In- dian Industrial School. [Wri he abo ate about cit of Bra 18 9, and neolent c Ian., calle pa y." T co perry is is nder c thh exten sta ds the tu e. It i sto y build ou an ca bu es ce nu th a sh gr te • tr CO ti fo a, 1 a —The Methodists of Parkhill, who are about building a new church, cele- brated the Queen's birthday by making it the occasionof the corner stone lay- ing. At 10;30 a. , m. a procession ,proceeded from , the town hall, headed by the mayor and corporation and clergy of the totvn and reeves of the adjoining toWnships, to the site of the new:church, where, in the presence of 1,009 or 1,200 people, the corner stone wAs laid by Miss Arnold. The Rev. Ryckman, of London,' conducted ten for The Exrosirou.) e named institution is situ - a mile and a half from the tford. It was established in s under the coptrol of a be- rporation of London, Eng - "The New England Com- e land posseased by this abciut 500 acres, all of which ltivation. In the centre of ;ye farm, on rising ground, well-known Mohawk Ineti- a massive white brick, three - ng with three wings. The -buildings consist of a wash -house laundr , stables, barns, granary and tle byr. s. The grounds around the lding a e very beautifully laid out, ecially those in front of it. In the tre is a arge circular. &ever bed, with erous mailer ones around it. When flower are in full bloom it presents most b autiful appearance. , Several de tree are interspersed through the unds. On the south Side is a large nis la n for the boys and girls, and the nort 1 side is the girls'Qlayground. e cleanly painted fence and shade es alon the front, with all these bine • give the place ,a very attrac- re a,ppe ance. On the south side of e buildi g is an extensive play -ground the bo s, on which a recreation hall d gymn shun has been erected. The mber of pupils admitted to the insti- tion is 11 sited to 90-45 girls and, 45 ys. Thy are admitted from any In - an Rese ve in the Dominion, and are olly su ported by the New England mpauy. The superintendent of the stitution is Rev. R. Ashton, whe is ly assist d by several male and female achers. Those who have charge of e,farm, uildings and grounds appear appreciate and work in perfect bar- ony with their principal. The teachers t ke hold of their work with inter - e t and activity, and the pupils a 0 diligent and I work with . a ill. They aim given a thorough com- n ercial and practical education, and t rose of the pupils who evince a desire ti obtain a higher education are sent to t e Collegiate Institute at Brantford. hey hold their own, too, very well a. &just their pale -faced school mates. he more deserving students are sent to igher educational establishments—to cGill College, to ;Toronto University, o to the Ontario Agricultural College. otne of them have come out medalists, ith high hononi in their different c urses, and Competent to follow avo- c tions in some of the professions, as sinisters, doctors, civil engineers and surveyors. Many of ,them are now hold • i g responsible positions at different laces. All expenses of these scholars i the way of clothing, board and tuition re paid through the kindness of the ew England Company. In addition to he educational training they receive, he larger boys attending the institution .e taught to work on the farm, and if hey are not sent to aoy other school hey can earn their own livelihood after hey leave. A special care is devoted to he training of the girls in duties , per- aining to the household, as waiting at able, knitting, sewing, cooking, baking nd laundry ework, thus giving them a horough knowledge in ail kinds of house -ork. At 12 o'clock, nom), the large ell in the tower OD the front of the uilding is rung. This is! a signal to pre - are for dinner; a secon vhen they have finishe 11 the boys now are on • ring is given their toilets. he ground and alt into lines at the word of command mai one of the assistants. Everything s done promptly and orderly. It is a leasant sight to see the happy faces of hese boys as they spring to thesum- ons, and to hear each one answer " present!" as his name is called. Then "steady, right - about - face, quick March, and to the dining -room march the hungry boys to attack the well -laden tables. All, boys and girls, go to the dining -room, each one to his or her respective place and remain stand- ing until Mrs. Ashton the estimable wife of the superintendent, says the grace. Then all simultaneously sit down and attend 1 to the inner men and wo- men. In the evening at 8:15 all, officers and children, assemble in a large hall, a 'few hymns are sung, Mr. Ashton leads in prayer, and they are dismissed for the night. 1 a Across the road from I the institute is the old Mohawk church. This church was the first templo dedicated to Chris- tianity in Upper Canada, and where the sound of a church bell was first heard. Some years ago this ancient building be - 'came so dilapidated that it was an un - ,suitable place in whibh to hold divine service. Lately,through the energy and 'liberality of Itev. Mr. Ashton and others it has been renovated both within and without, and services are now held every • Sunday. The ground around the church has been cleaned and levelled. On the - east side this Mohawk church stands sentry over the mortal remains of Captain. Joseph Brant, the greatest of Indian chieftains. Musing over Brant's tomb in the deepening shadow of the church one's thoughts are borne along with the murmuaing waters of the Grand River towards the lake, those shores that so often witnessed the prowess of those terrible Indian warriors; and thence onward to those shores beyond the seas where I'reneh and English statesmen often anxiously awaited the decisions of Indian council fires. An excellent statue has lately been placed. in the city park, Brantford, to the mem- ory of this great chief, for the erection of which many admirers from all parts of the Dominion and other places sent subscriptioas. Yours truly, B Canada. i Wian peg city will -sell this year worth of property for taxes. D. !McIntyre, of Alvinson re - lost a $500 carriage' horse from r. i stina Campbell, of Strathroy, , me insane by the wrong of a suit. ' olea, by a irate of 285 to 36, Ived; to spend $20,000 for public s in that town. first passenger train over the Ontario Padfic railway started don Monday. , first train on the cauadian Pa- lway entere41 Vancouver, -B. C., ay 23rd uli. an named obert Atkinson has ed $50 and osts, in Brantford, g whisky to the Indians. n Watson, Esq., lof the Ayr tural works, left a few days ago it to Scotian . , ssrs. McLare and !Edwards ex - cut 25,000,0 0 feet of lumber at ills, Carleton Place, this year. uack doctor named Moorehouse ested in Lo don the other day tising medici e without a license. n. dward l3lake has purchased per y of M. F. X. Tremblay nt u Pic, Murray Bay, for a residence. 1 Satiurday the Oshawa Farmer's clared in favpr of the removal of • e restrictious between Canada United Stat6s., ring last we k an average of 30 ants . arrive daily', in London. f th n'i went to the surrounding . I Be msville an named Allfred co mitted spicide on Thursday ek by holdinghis head in a spring er. I ring the month of May just past migrants h e arrived in Mon - the largest st fourteen y e e ployes ral ollege , for man of nd massive ie Montreal intead openi g a fine new school west' end of the city in commem- of the Queer's Jubilee. sh fires have:caused great damage e Indian Peninsula, Manitoulin Many miles of pine land back •'s Head have been laid waste. scheme for honusing cheese fac- has been formulated by the Mani- overnment, with the view of -en- ing their maintenance in the Pro- , ngus . Munro 's barns in Embro urne Tuesd, y night, last week, er w th valuable contents. Ken- lurray, of West Zorra, is under on s spieion. , •hn ampbell, Conservative M. P. for D'gby, N. S., died suddenly at the ana • ian Pacific Railway statiou at tta a, on the morning of the 26thhilt. ause hers' t disease. — ine housand three hundred and even y fo r boxes of cheese were ex- orte fr m Mon real last week, as omp red ith 4,95 the previous week And ? 232 or the salm, e week last'year. , —p! r. H. i..-Ichent, Wentworth Conn y Court Clerk, is suffering from blood poisoning, the result of coming it ?onto. t with poison ivy while working in his gardlen. • — he Thompsonl who were drowned in Bu lington Bay en Queen's Birthday Were •celebrating the sixteenth mini - Versa y of their wedding on the day of the cl Baster. 1 1 1 — n Sabbath 1st every child in hris Chu ch Sun ay School, Chatham, o th nu ber of early 500, was pre- ente vvith a ju ilee medal, by Mr. saae Smith. . —1 theJewish ynagogue at Ham- ilton n June 21st a pecial jubilee service of pr yer nd than Isgiving will be held to ce ebra the fiftieth year of Queen Victo ia's eign. udson's $ 0,000 cently. distemp 1—Chr has be chancer 1—Pet hs rds biiildin I —Vi Wester from L ' —Th clfic Ra ois Men been 0 fOr selli .:ii —jo 0 g raicite eemi ect -to their ! —A *as er far pa •• the pr et Po aumme —0 lub d 11 tra nd th —D iinmig Most nauntr —4 Bottle last w 7f wt 1,279i treal, the p: viculf --, I': sofidx Board in the oratio I —13 on t Islao of Lio — torieS oba , oura vince. ! — Were toget neth arrest —J number ot primary lodges is as follows; Ontario 895, Quebec 65, New Brunswick 74, Nova Scotia 42, Prince Edward Island 77 Manitoba 62, British Colum- bia 10, Newfoundland 45, Bermuda 6: total, 1,226, with a total .inembership of , allowed them, consisting of biscoits and about 150,000. , water §omewhat monotonous. i =Miss Paiker, of St. Thomas, ,daugh- ' --D. J. -Mallard, formerly of 1Kincar- ter of R v. Dr. Parker, w s presented dine, now of Sault Ste Marie, writes ad - by her S nday school pu ils the other , vising laboring men not to go tiler? ex - night, wi h a beautiful .p otograph of pecting work, as he sees dozens every themselves, mounted in a , massive gilt day trying in vain to get work and be - frame, accompanied by an address. lieves hundreds wish theinselvea back in —Mr. Wm. Rupp, who left New Ontario, but have not the means to get. Hamburg! when a boy, e'ghteen years back. : He says : "I would advise one ago, returned last week to visit the and all! to stay away from here until the friends o his boyhood., e is now a public iworks start, which will probably couducto on the Texas an Pacific Rail- be smile time in June." way, making -his home, at New Orleans. --James Redmond, who was sent to —The ork of digging the foundation jail a few days since for threatening the • of the new Canadian Papific Railway life of IAlex. McQueen,in Lond n South, station in Montreal was dommenced on was reinovecl to Galt on Thur day last Saturday, and tenders foij, the building for identification. He is alle ed to be will be balled-- for immediately. The bridge at Lachine is eipected to be completed by Dominion D431. —Rev. James McAllister, Methodis minister at Kincardine, has had a re- markably: successful pastbrate ,at that place, the church having had a elear ine li, crease of 40 members during his stay. Mr. Mc 'lister is now to be removed! elsewhere. 1 , —In reply to a request from the Council the exte western that the pany had iao money to expend on i branches in Manitoba. —A eonvalescen t home is to be established at Banff Springs, North e. West Te ritory, by Sir Donald Smith and Sir eorge Stephen in connection with th Royal Victoria Hospital at Montreal, in order that patients may be sent there to recuperate. —Mr. J. A. Laird, of e colt a few da active lads, ranging in age from about 14 to 16 years. They complained cif no ill- treatment on the voyage and saicl they had: not been made to do any wOrk, but they seem to have found the bill of fare f Whitewater, Manitoba, for sion of the Miitobs, South ailway, Mr. Va : Horne otated, anadian Pacific !Railway -Co a valuab umber on record for , cause of its death is IL mystery It -we ars. I found in water hole, where there wag of the Guelph Ag - not enou h water to drowa it. The ani - eve presented Mr. he farm, with an a.cl- mal was seen a few hours before alive gold chain. Protestant School and well —Gra e robbers have taken up the body of rs. Wm. 'Gardner, of Luther, interred near Fergus, three days before. She had drowned herself while suffering from mental aberration. The body was. traced to one of the Toronto medical colleges. —The great rowing race between Han- la,n, the I Canadian oararnan and dacoli Gaudaur of St. Louis,I came off on 1 Monday, on Lake Calumet near Pullman, Illinois, the latter winning by four lengths. Harriers acka wledged the race to e won fairly and squarely ors its merits. . —Rev, Dr. Smith, of Galt, Moder- ator of the General Assembly, preached last Sabbath, both morning and evening, in Bank ptreet Presbyterian church, Ot!• tawa, the occasion being he re opening of thechnrch after repairs and the iu- auguration of a new organ built by Lye, of Toronto. aysville, lost s ago. Th he eceis e aid from Manitobato the amount $4,500,000 providing an equel sum be ced by the company, with a guaran- at the road will be built. he youngest On of W. J. Beacock, rtwright, in the County. of Dar - while in a field was followed by a him with his front instantly. 11 the outbuildings of ringfield farm, Pus - Bay Railway will dva tee t Of C am, orse feet Jam - inch by 4 $L8p mut --r star the livi Los, 'burn forni ago 1 main which struc d killed him he barn and Anderson, S : 111 township, were totally destroyed e oa the 25th ult. Loss about ; insured for $800 in the Puslinch al. , hildren playing with fire -crackers, d a tonflagration that destroyed esidence of Mr. Thomas, a farmer neae Tranquility, Brant coanty. 81,000. Mrs, Thomas was badly d. Vm. McRae, of San Diego, Cali- , arrct p.vein Kincardine a few days . 1 °kink hale and hearty, and will re - with; his friends for several weeks. He p rpooes taking his two sisters back witlit him.1 ir Donald A. 'Smith has been elect- ed esident of the Bank of Montreal, Geo. A. Di•ummoncl, Vice -President, and W. •. McDonald Os fill a vacancy on the direi orate. W. J. Buchanan remains gene al manager. 1 aniel Smith, of Wilmot township, near Hamburg, ha a two ewes which had twol lambs each lhis spring, the four weig ing ! eighty eight pounds or an aver ge of twenty .pwo lbs. each. The larg st yet reported. ord La.nsdowne's reception on his retu n to Ottawas, from Toronto was a moa brilliant affair. Over ten thousand peop e were assembled in Cartier square, whe e the formal reception ceremonies took place. — he Orange Grand Lodge is this wee holding its fifty-eighth annual ses- sion in Belleville.. The Grand Lodge has urisdiction over all the Provinces of t e Dominion, the island of New - fou dland and the Bermudas. The 5. —The ; Union, a Dublin newspaper, recently published an article inciting the murder of Editor O'Brien. It is said I a portion of the article was cabled to Torento,land that this was the pause of the attaok on O'Brien. The Paanellites will call the attention of the House of Commons to the matter. • —On Queen's birthday a man named Samuel Challice, a recent arrival in Hamilton, committed suicide by throw- ing hinaself under a train on the North- ern and, North Western Railway. He kept a grocery in the city, and became despondent over poor business. He leaves a Wife and one child, • —On the 25th ult, EdWard Routh, a carpenter in Hamilton, had chloroform administered him by Drs. Leslie and Wallace,' so as to undergo a painful op- eration. I Routh never recovered con- sciousneSs again, although the doctors made every attempt to revive him, and artificialirespiration was kept up for over half an lour. —Mr. C. A. Case and wife, ofLondon, celebrated their tin wedding onTuesday the 24th ult., being married! ten years. Among those present were Mr. k. A. Case and family, Stratford; Mr. Joseph Case and family, Woodstock, and their mother from Michigan. The tinware poured ip profusely, and a pleasant tine W5"- 1I 1 _Tej departure of Messrs. O'Brien and Kil ride from Montreal last Satur- day night for Boston *as very tame, there being very few at the station to see thena off. Mr. O'Brien was called upon foi1 a speech at the statiott, brat as hew p la tf oa rs Irish ag ad —Oa went across to Nun's Island on a fishing excursien, and took a quantity of liquor with them. They seem to have spept the night in a drinking debauch, for on attempting to cross over to the city again at 4 o'clock Sunda'morning, they were unable to manage their boat, which was overturned, and five of the men were drawned. I —A survey of the tv0r St. Law- rence b low Quebec will be jointly conjt this summer by the Canadian erial Governments, as many iota ns exist in the present charts. bout to respond. from the, car the train moved off, and the tators waved farewell to Can - aturday night six Montreal men menced and Im perfecti The wdrk, which will occupy two or three seasons, will be carried out by a man of war, under the -direction of the British Admiralty. A complete survey of the galf has just been, completed by the English Government —Before the steamer Thanemore, which arrived at Quebec from Liverpool on the 25th ult, left the Mersey, Ia number of stostaways were discovered on board and landed. Seventeen more were found off the coast of Ireland arid -put ashere, and when the ship was well out to sea sixteen additional free pass sengers turned up and were brought to Quebec, making in all 43 young men and boys who had secreted themselves on board the steamer at Liverpool. Those who came out here seemed to be mart the nian who committed a rcrimmnal assault on a 14 -year-old danghter of James Lake, of North Dumfries, while on her little was tat --Chief of Police McRae, ,vhilst ar- resting a notorious former convict named Pant in Winnipeg, on , Wednesday night , last week, was shot twice in tl e leg bY his prisoner, who -ultimately estt ped,but it is thought that he, 'too, was wounded by a shot from McRae. Persil recently served, a long ,term in the peaitentiery for cattle stealing, and has already com- menced siinilar depredations. McRae's wounds are not considered dan eroure L —J.; H. Thompson, a boat uilder in Hamilton, went out for a ro on the bay on the 25th ult. He took iwith him his wire, three children and sister-in-law, Miss Vincent of Uftington, Muskoka. It is supposed the boat was sw mped in the htirricane of wind. which r se in the evenimg, and the whole pa ty were drowned. The bodies of Mrs Thomp- son arid her sister came ashore ext day, the boat was also found. T ree Older boys were left at home and a e all that remaia of the family. way home from school, irl could not identify hi en back to London. but the and he e 1 ---An unfortunate accident happened Tuesday at Sharbot Lake, whereby JaineS Curry, of Milton, ios1 his right foot. Curry, who was on hi way to England to look after some c ttle that aro being shipped there, was eating his breakfast at the refreshment rooms, when some one called out to him that hi a train was going, On bearing this he rushed out and jumped iipon the train. He, however, slipped and fen, , his foot getting in front of One of the wheela, which passed over it. —Saturday afternoon at Quebec Cap- tain Simcoe and another of the Salva- tion Army ladies were set Upon by roughs, one of them beating ail old tin kettle and the whole of them shouting and using most vile language towards the inoffensive ladies, and not content with this, one •fellow kicked Captain Simcoe and struck her with a stick, knocking her down. The ladies made their escape from further violence by getting on one otthe street cars. —1 -In the recent death of Mr. James B. CoOetts, of Blanshard, the Presbyterian Chtirch loses one of its staunchest sup- porters. Deceased was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1799, and came to Canada in 1854 and loeated in Blan,shord, where heha since resided. Mr. Cassens had been an elder of the Presbyterian church both in Scotland end Canada for 60 . years, and was an office bearer of the , First Presbyterian - Church at the time 1 of ,his demise. One son and three daugh- ! tets survive him. —The St. Paul_ Pioneer Press of - the 21st alt., contains a letter from its Bot- tineaii, Dakota, correspondent, who is a Canadian, ha which it is stated that no fewer than 60 settlers from Manitoba have moved into his district alone, time April 1st, bringing with them 198 horses and cattle, together with farm. machinery and household goods valued at $22,4M0,. all of which, of course, were admitted 'duty tree. The correspondent adds that "an almost unbroken strewn" of emi- grants from Manitoba, is croissing the • boundary into Dakota and Minnesota. —.At the. annual meeting of fthe.Britice Temperance Alliance, recently held, a resoltition was passed calling uponall the friends of the ' Scott Act to unite against the efforts now being put forth for its repeal; also one of sympathy. vvith Mr. Joseph Beaker and &mile), on account of outrages perpetrated on them by the liquor party or - sympathizers. ! The following officers were elec ed : i President, Rev. J. Green, of Port El in; I -Vice-President, Rev. J. Coutts, of gjn. i cardiue; Secretary -Treasurer, Mr. NiTm. i Manley, Vesta. ,—Last Friday morning, about tbree o'elocils, some ill-disposed and cowardly individuals manifested their idigna ion towards the Rev. Mr, }Coyle ofPoriria, by throwing stones through t winow in his residence, smashing se eorralslOrndge pane. Mr. Koyleheard the aha got tit!, but the miscreants bad diiiap- peered in the darkness. Mr. Tioyie had been i in Brantford Thursday watching the proceedings in the trials of certain persons charged with violating the act, and who were fined $50 and costs. Who the •Perpetrators of the outrage were has net yet been !positively ascertained, but safficient is kaown, it is believed, to put a detective on the track. It is intended that every effort will be made to baing the offenders to justice. , —Mayor Howland, of To onto, has te written to Hon. John Carling, Minister of Agriculture; drawing Ms a ration to the fact that aged, sick and infirm pau- pers are being systematically eient out to Canada by the poorhouses 'and other charitable inatitutions in the old coun- try. I He instanced the case a two deaf mutes who recently arrived, who should be sent back. He pointed mit that the United States authorities examine all immigrants on their arrival, and send back such people at the expepse of ,the steamship companies bringingthem, and suggests that some such legislation should be passed in regard to Canada. , - 14