The Huron Expositor, 1887-07-15, Page 1e.
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NINETEENTEE YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,022.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JULY 1
Dress Muslins,
Dress Muslins,
Dress Muslins.
New Dress Muslins just opened.
Some very' choice Patter's.
New Brocacte Silks.
CANADIAN FI8HEIRIES.
[Written for The Exeosrioe. by E. We Brucen
A prophet is not withput
he his own country,was eerly
n' r has age divested t e c
statement of any of its tr thf
jern of value has often lain for yeers a
worthless trinket because of its huMble
origin,whith in turn is oftimes consti tit -
e4 humble by our familiarity with it.
Paintings like those found recently iii a
butcher shop in Greenwich, have, ore
than once been_ daubed over with the
COMSe yellow, because the owner could
not readily believe himself the possrssor
of a mast -piece.. We ourselves,though
we may justly be called sober Canadians,
do not gain sufficiently in our obser6i-
tion, by our conservatism to guard
against being led into the old familiar
trap. The destiny of a Cyprus a few
years ago excited a lively interest in the
minds of all our citizen, while scarcely
a thought entered the inind of anyope
that there -lay to the west of 118, within
our own borders, wealthy and fertile
provinces, in one of the smaller lakes of
which Cyprus might be sunk without
materially endangering the navigation
which some day is destined to ply urn
those inland seas. The; rich treasures of
California attracted thence many of Can-
ada's sons, who did not think that on
their way, while crossing our Watery
frontier, they were thoughtlessly cross-
ing treasures of more value far than
those of the gold mines of ; the West.
Our forests have supplied the treasury
benches with necessary revenues, but
those cannot be permanent. To our
broad expanse of territory we naturally
look for our future wealth. But scarce-
ly of less importance td the nation will
be her invaluable fisheries, which:when
properly ope•rated, will be an inexhausta
ible store of material wealth. Perhaps
• coming events have cast their shadows
before in the irriportaeice in whiph our
fresh waters were held in this respect by
our aborigines. At the Fisheries exhibit
in Ottawa, which by the way attrarted
no small degree of attention to the Dom-
inion during these peat two year, in
both Amsterdam and t London, may be
seen sone relics which 'indicate that our
country's earlier inhabitants had a recog-
nition of this source of ' national great-
ness, which has not thus far been aug-
mented by the introduction of European
civilization. By the exercise of the care
which the present fishery laws impose,
we need not fear the extin The exption of any of
1
'our finny tribes. exiinsents,
which have been, and w ich are now
couducted under the Drpartment of
Marine and Fisheries of our Go ernment,
Lovely Patterns, Special Low Prices;
suitable for Gapes, Wraps; Dolmans
and Jackets, at the I
sel
t
Cheap Cash 'Store of
Hoffman ct Co.,
Cardno's Block, Seaforth,
Agents for Buttirick's Patterns
Perth Items.
The Presbyterian congregations of
Avonbaink and Motherwell have lately
decided to use the Hymnal in worship.
—The Ladies Aid Society of Knox
church, Mitchell, realized over $170
from their bazar and strawberry festival
on Dominion day.
—Mr. C. Kruspe, mason contractor,
accidentally broke down with a scaffold
at A. Tiltzes barn near
had one af the banes
broken near the ankle.
—Mr. Thomas Currelly, deputy-rees'e
of Fullarton, delivered eight head of two
year old. fat cattle to Collins & Farrow,
at Mitchell the other, day. The ani-
mals averaged 1,085 patinds.
—Messrs. Thomson & Edwards ship-
ped a ca.rleag (350 kegs) of butter from
Mitchell to Toronto the other day. point out that without the natural
They had still another darload left in the supply in our waters, the hatching
cellar.
and breeding of fish would sapply a
—Mr. Richards, of St. Marys was lucrative source of employment for a
thrown from his buggy the other day large portion of our countrymen. OUr
by his horse bolting while crossina the
railway bridge. He had his collar °bone
broken and was severely cut about the
head.
—Pierce Collison thipped from Listo-
Carlingford, and
of his left leg
honor save
ecognized,
uaint old
lness. A
peculiar, beginning with a small lib
they abruptly enlarge to from five to
inches in depth in large specimens wi
in a few inches of the mouth. In lele
they extend frone leas than ten inches
over two feet. •
After the speckled trout the m
common species of the salmon fami
found in Ontario, is the Atlantic sal
and the great lake trout, both of MI
are exceedingly valuable. Of the for
I have seen a specimen from the Re
gouche river and another from L
Ontario which exceeded three and
half feet in length and weighed
pounds When taken. At Lake M
phremagog they are called the Lu
and in ,New Brunswisk they go by
name df Tula.di. The mention of
lake calls to my attention an interes
little fish which is taken there,
which contributes to the beauty
neath the surface as the delightful s
ery around the lake contributes to
glory of earth's exterior. It is ca
the green Pike. In nature it is quite s
lar to the common pike, but consider
smaller than the larger specimens
• have seen a spechnen of the com
pike taken in Lake Ontario near
castle, which weighed upwards o
pounds, and meaeured three fee
length. Every person has heard of
other species of the pike family,
muskalounge, which is the largest c
family, and which the pleasure -seek
the Thousand Islands frequently
counters J Specimens of this fish
presented in I the Dominion exl
weighing front 35 to 42 pounds, w
were taken in the Bay of Quinte.
gar -pike, which though related in n
is altogrther of another order, is f
in Lakle Ontario as well as in ,
of the rivers of Quebec. This fi
of much interest to naturalists. ,Per-
haps few men have been rendered
joyful leek h single event than was
great Agassiz by the presentatio
him of a specimen of his fish,
after he had described its peculiar
etruction from a single bone whic
accidentally met with in his resear
Ile had pieinted out the existence o
exceptional fish seith a neck, and
for the fist timehe saw what he
knew existed. The jaws are draw
long and slender,' and armed with
teeth. Of one specimen which
that was taken in lake Ontario, I
ured the jaws, which were eigl
inches in length, though it was
eether but ttirty-nine inches. A fis
/portant in si e, but of coarse flesh, i
sturgeoni The sharp -nosed or Ame
sturgeon; ere taken in the St. Law
and great lakes e the short -nosed v
in lake Ontario and the Columbia.
of British Columbia, I had the ple
of drawing out of the St. Lawrence
a spear, a specimen of the Ame
variety, which measured upward of
feet, while I saw one in the Depar
tal exhibit whiele was eight fe
length, and weighed one hundre
fifty pounds when caught.
I have thus far dealt with onl
finny tribes of the inland lake
rivers, excepting one slight allus'on to
the inexhaustible salmon wealth of Brit-
ish Columbia rivers, To indicate still
farther the value of our fisheries f
natianal point of view, I might c
tention to two or three larger va
which are caught in great abunda,
the Atlantic sea -board, specime
which are exhibited by the Depart
Perhaps•the most extensive of -t
lantic fisheries is the cod, specim
which taken from the Gulf of St.
rence are exhibited which reac
weight of sixty-three pounds
caught. I shall mention but two o
The first is a Greenland shark, cau
the Saguenay river, measuring up
of eleven feet and weighing six hu
pounds; and the second is the II
also taken in the Gulf of St. Law
which measures three feet from b
belly, including both fins, and s
from end to end.
Who cannot see from this short
that our young country, which
ready see rising to national gre
here in this rugged northern clii
as hopeful a promise from the
life of her glorious streams and la
waiters and climate are admirably
adapted for the cultivation of a vast
variety of fishes. No less than one
hunched and fifteen families have been!
found within Canadian waters To in-,
wel on Tuesday of last week, 80 year- dicate the almost unlimited fertility of
ling heifers, for a gentleman who is our fisheries, and indeed of those in our
ranchin„e- in the North Weal . Territory lakes. about us, it might be of interest
skeet 700; miles west of Winnipeg. The to describe a few species which are kept
puce paid was about an average of $10 in exhibition in our Departmental 'Ex -
each. On the day previous Mr. John hibit. Among the most common fishes
Scott shipped a car load of cattle to of the smaller lakes of Ontario and
Montreal market. He purchased three Quebec are the common Sun fish and
head from Wm. Sanderson, of Howick, the Rockbasswhich are too familiar, to
weighing 5,060 pounds at 31:- cents, 14 all to require , an accurate *des -
head from. Elijah Ellis, of Wallace, for cription. The latter frequently reaches
$600; 4 head from Thomas Elliott, of more than a foot in length and very
Gray, for $165; 1 three-year-old steer commonly weighs from two to three
for $40, and 1 heiferfrom W. Smith, of pounds. They are readily taken by
Walla.ce for the same price. the troll or by the hook in still fishing.
—On Saturday 2nd best, as Mr. Wm. There are other varieties of bass which
Smith, of South Easthope, was driving are regarded as valuable by the fisher -
his team through the orchard with the men. In the Miramichi River in New
empty manure wagon, one of the lines Brunswick is found a variety celled- the
got aver the tongue, and in trying to Striped Bass, one specimen of which in
shake it off, he slipped his leas between the Fisheries Exhibit reaches the length
the front hounds, which triglte,ned the of forty inches. The fins and tail of
horses, and they started off at a mad this variety are quite like those of the
gallo.p. through the trees and were fin- Black Bass, but the depth of the fish
ally brought up by the wheel straddling from back to breast does not hold the
one of theme He is pretty badly cut proportion to the length that the for -
about the head and side, and one leg mer variety does. The name is obtain
which was- jammed between the wheel ed from distinct light and dark stripes,
and the tree was badly lacerated. But which extend trom the gills to the tail.
no bones were broken. About the same • This, with -the White Bass or Boo fish
time, his brother James, when standing come under the family of Sea -Basses. from the plant life of her expansh e ter
on. a ladder picking cherries, was, by There is an interesting fish called the ritory ? Already in our Domi ion a
the ladder slipping, thrown to the Sheep head or Grunter found in Lake large proportion of our citizens ar mak
ground, breaking one of the bones of his Erie at a length of -sometimes twenty ing for themselves a liberal s pport.
left wrist. inches, which is in shape not far re- But when the hidden possibilities f our
--The fine cheese factory on the third • • streams shall be ascertained, we ay ex -
line of Wallace,near Listowel,was at noon much
Wednesday destroyed by fire,•which is
sapposed to have originated in the boil-
er -room while all hands were at dinner.
There were about 600 cheeses in the fac-
tory, 300 last half of. June; which were
bought by A. F. McLaren, and would
have been shipped in aefew days, also
firat half of July ; all burned excepting
seven. The factory books, patrons' pass-
books and everything in the factory
were consumed in a very few moments.
The cheese in the factory was insured
for $3,000. The greatest loss v. -ill be to
patrons, who cannot use their milk to
advantage till a pew factory is built.
The contract is already let for a new
factory, to be completed by the lst of
August.
—The funeral of the late Robert.Don-
kin, formerly of Dublin, took place on
Sabbath last from the residence of Mr.
Searth, Selarinville, to Avondale ceme-
tery. Re died at Port Rowan, where
he had lived for several years. Deceas-
ed was one of the pioneers of the Huron
District, and NME1 one of those to whom
the county of Perth is indebted for a.
good deal of its 'progress. He filled a
number of public offices being the first
<adlector for Downie. fle was the, sole
surviver of the first commission of the
peaee issued for what at the time was
known as the "liuron Tract." He was
also cammissioner for the Court of Re-
quests and served with credit in the
municipal council for many terms. To
him the village of Dublin owes its
foundation, and there he lived for a
number of years, respected by all who
knew hirn.. fie had attained the patri-
d,
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to
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en
are
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The
me,
und
ome
h is
frog, and the unfortunate man bore the
pain without a -whimper, and sometimes
gave orders for its - release. He only
lived an hour after being released. -
—Dr. McMiehael, Q. C., of Toronto,
was severely bitten by a vicious dog 1 w
which attacked -him on the street Satur- 1 wt
day evening.
—There are 2,883 lunatics confined in 't
the different Ontario asyiums, as follows: ir
London 910, Hamilten 610, Toront9 693, t
Kingston 679: ,
—The Ontario Government have ap-
pointed the eldest son of the late Sheriff
Paxton, of Ontario county, to fill the
positiou.left vacant by his father's death.
—The Canadian Pacific Railway offi-
cials have esolved to connect their
f
Hamilton branch with, the town of Dun -
des, if the en ineering difficulties are not
too great.
—Sam. Martin,- an , unknownsailor
who -shipped ota the sChooner Persia, at
Sarnia a few days , ago, was -killed by
lightning on that vessel on Lake Huron
Saturday morning at 8:30 a. m.
—John R. Clarke, the popular tem-
perance lecturer and entertainer, con-
templates an extended tour through the
Maritime Provinces during the month
of September.
—In some parts of Blanshard and also
in Biddulph large quantities of fall
wheat , Were levelled to, the ground by
the furious storm of wind, hail and ramn.
that visited that section on Saturday,
2nd inst.
—A young man named Leopard, from
Palmerston, a brakeman on the Grand
Trunk Railway, got one of his feet
caught in a frog at Guelph on Thursday
night last week, and sustained fatal in-
juries.
of
1887.
McLEAN BROS. Publishers.
$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
tin in abundance. Two hundred
n attended the raising, and as a mark
eir appreciation of their popular
eve sixty ladies were present to wit -
ss the building going up, and after -
✓ s assisted in supplying the men
a suitable repast.
III a field within two miles of Pic -
ore
the
to
ears
con -
he
hes.
an
now
long
out
fine
saw
eas-
teen
alto-
im-
the
ican
ence
riety
iver
sure
with
ican
five
men -
t itt
and
the
and
oma
11 at- licit still in Nottawasaga, has been
ieties sentenced to a fine of $100 and 30 day's
ce on impriamsment. The still was seized by
s of Inland Revenue Inspector Shanacy.
ent. This officer has overhauled eight illicit
e At- stills within a year.
ns of —It is proposed to remove Knox
College building in Toronto to another
site than that on which it stands at pres-
ent. This change, is urged by the
a
—June this year showed_ at the To-
ronto Observatory the highest n
temperature of forty-seven years ancl
hottest day of any June since 1880.
hottest spell has not yet disappeare
--The Kingston Presbytery has
curred in the call of St. Andr
church of that city to the Rev. M.
Gillivray, of Perth. He has been
mised a salary of $1,700 a year, a
manse.
—In Toronto last year the profit of
postage -stamp vendors was $1,700 and
in Montreal $2,100, hence the remon-
strancds against •the reduction of com-
missicei although no other country allows
it.
—Miss Langtry, captain of the Salva-
tion Army in Hamilton, gave her fare-
well' address Sunday night. There was
a largd attendance of people at the bar-
racks, and many of the oldiers spoke of
the departing captain in very affection-
ate terms.
—Charlie Wolf, an expert thimble
rigger, who made his escape a few days
ago from the court at Berlin while. he
was being tried for fleecing a number' of
unsophisticated countrymen, Was captur-
ed Toronto on Saturday and will
be sent back to Berlin.
=Tile Rev. Mr. Walker, of Chatham,
recently married a couple of which the
bride Was 70 years old and the groom 30.
They are both residents of Chatham and
their names were respectively: Isabella
Duncan (born in Scotland) and Wm.
GeroW (laborer.)
--Duncan Gilchrist, operator of an il-
ean
the
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d a
a
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the
when
hers. -property owners in its vicinity in order
ht in that streets may be extended and pH -
yards vate property enhanced in value.
dred —Peter Ryckman, of the Gore of Lon-
libut, don, was arrested Saturday night for
ence, assaulting .his wife. Mrs. Ryckman
ck to threw a bottle of .whisky out of the
x feet house before Peter could drink it, and
then he acted just as if he had drunk it,
ketch and blackened her eyes.
e al- —A boy, ten years of age, son of Mr.
tness James Craevford, of Oro,. attempted to
e, has secure a ride on a passing buggy, and in
nimal hisendeavorsto gain a position on the
es, as axle he became entangled in the wheels,
and before the driver could stop he wr
fatally -crushed.
—The great fire at Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Island, by which pro
perty to the value. of $40,000 was de
stroTed, is supposed to have been cause
by intexicated persons obtaining entranc
to a Workshop and accidentally ignitin
moved from the Bass. The main dif•
ference in outline is its smaller head and
rounded tail., The common Eel, with
-which Ontario and Quebec are familiar,
is as repulsive in appearance as the
black snake which sometimes infests
our ponds, and to which indeed it is.
closely related. The method of catch-
ing the Eel is ,of interest. The eel -pot
which is used, and which has long been
in use by the Aborigines, is usually
about five feet hieh by eighteen inches
in diameter at the base. It is made on
the principle of the ordinary house fly-
trap. The two cones of- wieker work
have an equal base while the altitude of
the inner one is only about eighteen to
twenty-four e inches. Both are open at
the apex. Wheu set the outer one has
a cork fitted into the opening and food
is placed within. The Eel enters the
opening of the inner connical basket,
and like the fly' in the fly -trap, finds it
impossible to again find the hole. They
are emptied from the basket by remov-
ing the cork from the outer part.
Perhaps no fish in the two older Pro-
vinces has supplied more amusement for
the loitering rest -seeker seated on a
bank of one of the rippling brooks of the
great veinal system of our country, and
perhaps none has provided a sweeter
breakfast, than the speckled or brook
trout. They are readily caught with
the fly, and only need. to be used in
order to ascertain their value as food..
The salmon, under some variety or
other, extends:almost the whole breadth
of the Dominion. The'la.ke herring and
whitefish are numerously found in Lakes
Erie and Ontario. The latter are com-
monly known by the fishermen of On -
arched age of four score and five years. torio as grey -backs: Their shape is
pect the proportional number to b
augmented, who shall enter tha
tion which disciplines to excelle
times of peace, and usefulness in
bus times.
voca-
ce in the shavings. -
troub- —The Rev. T. W. Jeffery, who wa
left without an appointment by the To
ronto Conference at his own request, ha.
• commenced preaching in the north-wes
• • • Canada.
• part of th& city in a temporary taber
A gigantic-- _lottery swindle has just neck. It is expected that a new bric
church will shortly go up in the satne lo
ion on calitY.
—Mr. Wm: Hargraft, ex -M. P. P. o
tinion Cobourg, and his daughter Were drewn
30,1:48. ed at Portland, Maine, lest Friday. Mr
e built and Mis3 Hargraft, with other member
Cost of the family. have been stopping a
Portland for the past few weeks for th
uesing, benefit of Mr. Hargraft's health, whic
d by a of late has been very poor.
—Au Eastern exchange Says tha
ng St. Murdock McKinnon, of lot 14, Princ
ii, has Edward Island; is 85 years of age, an
was missed from the family pew in S
in St. Patrick's church, Grand River, on Su
scaped day, June 12th, for the first time durin
. - regular service in 76 years. He w
e Geo- laid up with a sprained ankle.
logical Survey, has gone on an explore- —Mr. Malcolm Macpherson,- of hi
tory tour to Gaspe. - cardine, is 83 3.ears of age, and is sti
—Last Saturday George Lefler, a s'crong and hearty. He attended as
( ; rand Trunk brakeman, was engaged delegate the meeting of the General A
coupling cars at Guelph, Etna in doing So sembly of the Presbyterian Church
got his foot caught in a " frog i! near the Winnipeg, and afterward visited t
old flour sheds. Seeing the danger which Paeific Coast. He is a stalwart Libera
he was in, he threw himself outWard to and a warm personal friend of Ho
save his.life, and in so doing' dialocated Edward Blake.
e train —A few days ago. John Darroch, t
ke the poPtilar Reeve of Minto, raised t
an's leg framework of one of the largest barns
was 40 West Wellington, which, when add
minutes from the time the acci ent oc- to his already commodious out buildin
curred till the leg was relieved horn the will give him barn and stable accomm
been unearthed at 'Montreal. •
"—The net debt of the Dole
June 30th was $225,026,762
—The total revenue of the Do
for the past fiscal year was $33,8
—An industrial school will
at Regina this season. "It wi
$25,000.•
—Mr. David Bowman, of Esq
79 years of age, was fatally injur
ram a few days ago.
—The perilous job of reslati
Andrew's church steeple', Lend.
been completed.
—James Harvey, a convict
Vincent de Paul Penitentiary,
fronithat institution on Thursda
—Dr. Selwyn, Director of t
his thigh and broke his leg. 1
being backed. up slowly to in
coupling, the unfortunate brake
was forced up in the "frog." I
U,
ict
most a century ago. The barn is
e efore probably the oldest in Nova
cotia, It is in a dilapidated condition,
d will stand but a few years longer.
—During a heavy thunder storm which
ase,ed over the section of country about
lencoe. Saturday afternoon, the barn
f Mr. Robert Twiss, of Ekfrid town -
was set on fire by lightning, also
illing two of his horses. Mr. Twiss
nd an assistant, who were in an adjoin -
g building, suceeeded in extinguishing
he fire. No further damage is reported.
—Mr. Dan Kitchen, manufacturer of
voolens at Canning, a small village a
ew miles west of Paris, went to Toron-
o about the beginning of last week on
ualpess, and has not since been seen.
s he bought stock and shipped it to
aris, was a man of correct habits, withn
sis business affairs satisfactory, it is fear -
d he has been foully dealt with. He
ad $500 on his person.
--A Halifax despatch says a Royal
roclamation is published extending, in
co memoration of the Jubilee year,
pa don to all deserters hone Her Majes-
ty' I lend forces who shall report by let-
ter to the proper authorities. All offend-
er neglecting to avail t emselves of the
pa don shall be held am, nable to all the
pa ns and penalties of tille law applicable
done that could be, the little fellow lin-
gered in terrible agony until Thursday,
when death relieved him of his suffer-
ings. t I ,
—A correspondent writes as follows
1
,.
from the Dutch Settl ment to the Barrie
Advance :—"On Satu day, the llth ult.,
crowds were seen coning from all parts
Nova Scotia, still stands the barn until about 4 o'clock, when baptism was
hich was held the first meeting, of administered to Samuel Lebeick and Mr.
Presbytery that ever assembled in Griesbach. About 6 o'clock the table
ou county. The meeting took place was spread very plentifully, and about
500 partook of the soup prepared. After
this they washed feet, kissed and dis-
missed. The proceeds are to go to
furnishing caps for the lady members of
the congregation:"
—The appointment of Rev. Father
O'Connell, of Galt, to the pastorate of
the Roman Catholic congregations of
Paris necessitates several other changes
throughout the diocese. Rev. Jas. e'en -
non, of Elora, goes to Galt, and xtev. G.
Cosgrove, of St. Patrick's church, Ham-
m!
ilton, to Biota. Father Cosgr ve's re-
moval causes much regret a ong his
congregation, who were much ttached
to him. Rev. Father Twohy, it yOung
Irish priest, goes to BrantforcL These
changes will take effect this week.
—Saturday afternoon the barn of Mrs.
A. Pollard, 4th concession of Yarmouth,
was struck by lightning, the barn and
two sheds being burned. The barn con-
tained upwards of 18 tons of hay, a
buggy, cutter, harness, seed drill, two
sets harrows and a quantity of grain,
all of which was totally destroyed. The
loss • will be about $600 or $700 on the
building and $800 on contents. There
is an insurance of $350 on barn and $350
on contents. were destroyed, entailing a loss of
—The following incident recently oc- -$7,000, on •which there is $3,000 insur-
cerred in a school near Walkerton. ance. At Birch Ridge, a settlement on
During the reading of the Scripture les- the robique River, 14 frame barns have
son the following paseage occurred :— been blown down, and at Grand Falls
"Ile that Itath friends must show him- seven bares have been blown to the
stqf frieedly, and there is a Friend that ground. During the storm at Grand
s,leketh eleeer than a ltrother." The Falls Robbins' circus tent was prostrated
nea-aer, in order to test the understand- and a railway employe instantly killed
. . d
to their cases.
Mr. John Waddell, of Harriston,
having met with such success in in-
tr ducing his ballott box in Canada,
hen advised and encouraged to take is
toEurope with the view of laying it be
fore the governments of the different itte of the class on the paSseee, asked by lightning. s pt.
wiio eels the friend that sat:110a closer among the horses, and one man had his
than a brother? To his astonishment a leg broken.
small boy shouted out, intensely in earn- --On Thursday, 7th inst., about the
est, "The Devil." hour when Mr. William O'Brien first
---A great aensation was created last took his seat in the House of Commons,
Saturday at Allenford, Bruce county, by to which he was elected during his
the cold-blooded murder of Mrs. Mc- absence, the Rev. Dr. MacBeth, of
Dougall, widow of the late Archibald Enniscorthy, was embarking on the Cel -
McDougall. The murder was commit- tic for New York and Canada, svhither
ted about 2 p, m., by a man by the name he goes as an Orange orator to undo the
of Samuel Hughes, a neighbor. Two mischief Mr.' O'Brien has wrought in the
bullets entered her right breaet, causing Dominion, Dr. MacBeth was in Canada
death alneost instantly. Hughes shot two years ago, speaking then, hoWever,
hiinself, but not fatally. He is now on theological topics. Now he is to ad -
lodged in Walkerton jail. The ver- dress meetings in Toronto, on
diet of the coroner's jury is : " Premedi- Kingston, Hamilton and London, against
tated murder, by Samuel Hughes." home rule. The Orangemen of Neve
Jealousy is said to have been the cause, York have invited him to leCture there,
—A man who gave his name as Francis and the probabilities are that he will do
E. Datalia, was taken violently insane so if he finds time in his two months'
in the streets of -Windsor oet Friday tour.
Hwas carried to the lock- —On Wednesday last week, John
evening. e
up. He made a rope out of some old Gordon, employed he the erection. of a.
clothes in the cell and attempted to Catholic church at Cushendall, near
hang himself. He was discoeered by Kingston, received serious injuries. A
Officer Monahan when almost dead, and pig belonging to one who lives near the
it required the efforts of two policemen church was being chased about. The
to keep him from killing himself by but workmen on the church joined in the
ting his head against the iron bars. He run, and Gord.on, who was on the ecaf-
was taken to the county jail at Sand- loll, reached for the pulley rope to slip
wich, and will be sent to an asylum. down. He had just reached the ground,
He says that his home is in Newark,New het he re:: to the other end
of rope became frightened by the
noise and started ahead. The hook at
the end of the rope caught Gordon itt
the lower part of the abdomen, ripped
its way upward and almost disembowel-
led him. He was drawn up to the top
of the scaffolding, and remained there
until rescued.
—Mr. Thomas Penny, of Guelph, was
one of these who proudly walked behind
St. George's banner in the procession in
that city on Jubilee Day. Nearly 50
years ago the same gentleman took part
in the coronation ceremonies in Glouces-
ter, England, and walked in a big pro-
cession. Few there are who have had
this experience, but among the few is
the editor Of the Palmerston Telegraph
who says :--We walked in the Jubilee
procession in Palmerston and 49 years
ago "took part in the coronation cere-
monies" in the county adjoining Glouces-
ter—namely, Worcester—being then a
good boy, attending Sunday School
twice every Sunday. On the 28th of
June, 1838, the day of Her Majesty's
coronation, the children of that Sunday
School, some 800 in number, were re-
galed with a hot dinner, and every child
had a meg of be, r in which to drink the
health of the Queen.
—On Sunday morning at six o'clock
an accident happened at Petersburg,
county of Waterloo, which resulted in
the death of a man named Bohemer,
who has lived for the last five or six
years in Detroit. Ile was in company
with his brother on his way to visit his
parents at Manheim, and being on the
fast express wanted to get off at Peters -
drug 750 above proof, or over seven
times as strong as ot-dinexy alcohol,
which is 95 above proof.
—The banquet ha honor of R. Watson,
M. P. in Winnipeg on Thursday even-
ing last week, was a great success.
—While a train was passing over the
Michigan Central railway bridge over
Kettle Creek near St. Thomas, during
the storm of last Saturday afternoon, the
top of a freight car was• carried away,
alighting on the gravel road 100 feet
—It is stated as one of the incidents
of the late railway accident near Galt
that a lady was a few moments before
the accident sitting quietly with her
baby on her lap. When the crash came
she was thrown over to the opposite side
minus the infant. When all was over
she looked around expecting to see the
mangled corpse of her child, but her joy
even amidst the desolation and confusion
was great when she 'beheld it safe and
sound hanging on a hat peg.
—Robert Whale, A. R. A., died in
'Brantford on Saturday the 2nd inst. at
the ripe old. age of 82. He was born in
Cornwall, England, where he began to
paint portraits at a very early age. He
afterwards chose Reynolds as his model
and studied in the National Gallery. In
1852 he settled in Canada, living in
BrantCounty, where he spent the re-
mainder of his life as an artist. Many
of his landscapes are highly creditable
productions.
—Immense damage was caused ill
New Brunswick by thunder and light-
ning storms last week. Shnmonds &
Burpee's mills on the Tobique River
CO
do
gr
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ex
ntries for adoption, and in order to
so Mr. Waddell has sold out his
eery business and will shortly engage
his new mission.
At Wiarton the fish trade is quite
ensive. The Echo &eye that the
aatount shipped each week is at present
100,000 pounds, which will be increased
in
qu
by
sh
fiv
thr disbursements for wages, etc., reach -
$1,200 per week.
A couple of burglars entered the
hduse of Mrs. Fox Sackville street, To-
ronto, early Saturday morning. Mrs.
Fix awoke and saw the two men in her
room; but was immediately chloroforined
and gagged. They carried off a purse
eeptaining $30in money. Mrs. Fox was
dilscovered in the morning by a neighbor
with her arms and, ankles tied to the
bed, and in an almost exhausted con-
dition.
—At shooting affray happened Friday
at lot 27, 8th line, Moore. As two little
sons of Wm. Ellis were driving their
•cettle to the river to water they met e
son of David Richmond on the road with
a gun. They spoke to him and passed
on with 'their cattle. They had not gone Jersey.
far when the gun went off And shot —Mr. Thos. Robinson of East Nis -
Albert, the youngest boy, (about 10 souri township, ex-War'den of Oxford
years of age), in the thigh and, leg. The county, is the possessor of a steer that
14ichmond boy says the gun went off can beat anything in the county of Ox-
abeiecinidaetniteaalil.y. The boy's recovery is pro- ford, the animal's girth is 12 feet, its
height 7 feet, and four patent pails can
—Hamilton is asking the Government be placed on its back. His weight is
t� place a lifeboat at the beach. Bur- 3,200 lbs. Mr. Robinson takee the lead
lington Beach is an exceedingly danger- this time. He has also a pure white
ous place during the prevalence of an colt, which is something rare. Mr.
eastern- gale, as it is next to impossible Robinson is also building a fine new
far a heavily loaded vessel to make the house with the best furnished kitchen in
entrance to the piers if driVen down the Ontario, and says that he will make a
lake in a storm, as the canal is so shal- present of the colt to the young lady that
low that when the sea runs high there will marry him. Here is a chance .for
ilenot three feet of water in the troughs the fair maidens of Nissouri.
of the waves, and a vessel would have —The widow of Dr. Tassie, late prin-
her bottotn stove in. cipal of Galt Collegiate Institute, was
—Mrs. Judge Pringle, county super- recently presented with an annuity of
iintendent of the Christian Temperance $340 purchased from the North American
Union of Stormont and 'Glengarry, and Assurance Company by the former
Mrs. J. Ross, president of the Brock- pupils and friends of her late husband.
ville Union, have been spending some Of the total amount of subscriptions,
time at Messina Springs, New York. $2,600, over $1,600 was received in
They report grbat activity in the work Toronto and about $900 in Hamilton.
Of the Women's Christian Temperance The Presentation was made at Peter -
Union of that place, each of the clergy- boro, and 'the letter accompanying the
hien including the priest, being ever certificate was signed by Rev. D. Jr
ready to lend a helping hand in the good Maedonnell, Edward Martins, Wm.
work. Davidson, Charles Cockshutt, T. H.
—Adelard Parent, the defaulting cash- Stinson. John Eastwood and others.
ler of the Hochelaga Bank of Montreal, —Ex -Alderman Lillis, of Hamilton, is
who was arrested in Buffalo on a Chicago puzzled to know what sort of a water
indictment, charging hint with having monster caused the death ot his big
brought stolen money into the State of Newfoundland dog. Mr. Lillis was.
Illinois, arrived in Chicago Thursday fishing at the moth of a creek which
and w'as immediately jailed: He claims runs into Burlington bay, and the dog
to have refunded $38,000, which, he was the water not far away, when the
says, is more than his shortage. The
detective, who arrested Parent, found a
New York certificate of deposit for
$1,596 concealed in his necktie.
—Eleven years ego Mrs. Annie Bro*n,
then a nurse in an insane asylum at Lon -
on, was kicked in the side by a patient.
• he injury thus received' resulted in a
amor, which was removed at St. Mary's
ospital, Detroit, ten days ago, it being
ecessary under the circumstances to
entirely extirpate the spleen. The case
is progressing favorably, and a complete
recovery is anticipated. This is the
first operation of the kind ever perform-
ed in Michigan.
s —The three-year-old son of Mr. Geo.
Perham, on Warren avenue, Petrolea,
- ;Wednesday afternoon lest week, had
1 been left sleeping upstairs, when about
a 3 o'clock his mother heard him scream
- and ran at once to his room, only to find
t. the poor little fellow enveloped in flames
e • from the bed clothes. He was immedi-
ately grasped by his mother, the fire
quenched, and a doctor sent for, but not
, before the little fellow had been severely
e burned. The cause of the accident, it is
e supposed,was that the child got up when
n h -e awoke and climbed on the bureau,and
d took some matches out of the safe, and
in playing with them the bed caught
- fire. Notwithstanding everything was the freezing of the cream. Ether is a poetical works.
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a few weeks to about 150,000, as a
entity of fish that has heretofore gone
the way of Collingwood will now be
ipped from Wiarton. One firm has
e steamboats and 125 men employed,
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animal, win .a. scream of pam, almost
leaped outof the water and swam to its burg, where the train does not stop.
slacken the train, and when A did so
they jumped, the one getting off all
right. The other, Charles, happened. to
slip and got his feet under the wheels,
one being cut off above the ankle and
master. he poor brute had lost a paw
in the jaws of some inhabita.nt of the
bay, and tO prevent further suffering it
was immediately shot. The 'dog weigh-
ed about 130 pounds, an& its assailant
must have been some relAile that has
They said that the conductor agreed to
never been seen in the bay. No turtles the toes of the other being smashed.
large enough to inflict such an injuty The trein stopped and brought him to
have ever been known in that neighbor- Berlin, where he was attended by Drs.
hood.
Lackner, Wright and Mylius, who, after
—Qn Wednesday evening last week, consultation, amputated the right leg
a garden party was given at the resi- and the big toe on the left foot. He
deuce of Mrs. Alfred Morgan, Hamiltoe, lost a good deal of blood and suffered
and during the evening ice cream pur- very much. He only livecl till about 3
chas&l from a prominent dairy firm in o'clock p. m.
the city wa.s served to the guests.
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About twenty of them partook of it, and —The butter factory at Kirkton is
immediately developed advanced sym- doing a very good business considering
toms of intoxication which was followed the obstacles Mr. Hannah had to sur -
by the usual sickness and headache. mount in starting it. The average for
Dr. Binghani happened to be among the the month has been about 400 pounds
guests, and did what he could to restore daily and the amount is inerea.sing.
the affected persons, who have all since Mr. Geo. A. Harvey, who recently re -
recovered with the exception of Miss signed his situation as teacher at Brit -
Sinclair, a cousin of Mrs. Morgan, who ton to take charge of the Newry Public
'is visiting her and who has not School was presented by his late pupils
yet quite recovered. Dr. Bingham
ays that there was ether in the
cream, either put in to.increasethe con-
gealing power of the freezer or to hasten
with several tokens of their esteem and
appreciation. These consisted of a gold
watch chain, photograph album, and a
handsomely bound volume of Scott's
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