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HILLS, COLORADO.
BLACK MIAs, Colorado, )
Saturday Aug. 6, 1887. 5.
DEAR EXPOSITOR. —We arrived here
safely yesterday afternoon, having made
the longljonmey of over 1700 miles by
rail without mishap or accident of any
kind except, that owing to some ob-
struction on the track which detained
our train in Walsenburg, we had to
spend tise last night of oue journey in
the station waiting room at Pueblo.
Leaving Stratford at 4:20 Friday after-
noon July '29, we arrived in Chicago at
8:10 next morning, remaining over instil
Monday, when we took passage py the
Chicago; Burlington and Quincy railway
for Denver at12:30. Taking a ;through
Pullman sleeper we made the whole dis-
tance, 1,026 miles, without changing
cars and arrived t;:t Denver at 7 o'clock,
Wednesday morning. We stopped off a
day here, leaving by train again at 8:20
Thursday morning_for Pueblo, 120 miles
south of Deaver and the point to which
our through return tickets carried us.
We reaehed this place about noon 8.nd
had still 50 miles to make by rail on
another line. The train was timed, to
leave for Walsenburg, our getting off
place, at 12:30 midnight, but was fourr
hours behind time and the grey dawn of
Friday morning found us, still eagerly
watching and listening for the long look-
ed for train. It is said " misery loves
company " and if there is any consolation
in Seeing others in as bad a fix as our-
selves we were in a position to appreciate
it. At last it came, puffing along in a
dreadful hurry, everybody snatched up
their belongings, rushed out and scram-
bled on—board. We appropriated two
seats and prepared to make ourselves
comfortable, hoping that we might
secure at least the traditional twen,
winks and a nod, before reaching the
end of the last 50 mile stage of our
journey, but some official came along and
put us on one seat shoving our traps in
after us, turned over the other seat end
the car was immediately jammed
with a motley crowd of people. Who?
From whence ? and going whither ?
were unspoken questions oceurring to
us, also unanswered ones. Walsenburg
was reached at half past seven and here
we were met by the friends we had corhe
so far to see. After a good breakfast at
the Arnold House we set out for the
raiach, 13 miles off, up arnong -the Foot
Hills, which we reached after a couple
of hours, driving in a light spring wagon
through scenery so different from any-
thing rim Ontario that I will not here
attempt a description. The sun is very
hot but in the shade the air , is just de-
lightfully cool, clear and invigorating.
Probably the mention 'of a few things
casually observed during the - journey
out here might prove interesting to some
readers. There are always people who
travel -little and have opportunities of
seeing little from one year's end tO an-
other except what is within their own
vicinity or district and yet are greatly
interested in hearing or reading accounts
of distant places and happenings in them.
So beginning at Chicago, I will say
something about the Palmer House
where we staid, and a visit to Lin-
coln Park on Saturday afternocin.
The Palmer House, at the corner
of Monroe and State streets is con-
sidered one of the most finely. finish-
ed, oplendidly furniehed hotels in the
world. It was erected and furnished at
a coet of over $2,500,000. It comprises
six storeys and a basement, and contains
815 rooms. It is claimed to be absolute-
ly fire -proof. The floors of the entrance
halls, offices and dining halls are marble.
The walls of the large dining room on
two opposite sides contain , five, large
windows, the space between the evindows
is filled in with mirrors, surrounded and
framed in with beautifully carved; paint-
ed and gilded casings. The other two,
sides of the room are also lined With
mirrors and elaborate casings. The
room and everything in it is reflected on
every hand, and it required a pretty
clear head to *now where the thing
really began or ended. The ceiling pre-
sents the appearance of a number of fine
pictures grouped togother, each being a
study in itself. An army of colored
waiters in white aprons, shirts and
neckties, and all uniformly attired, at-
tended the tables, each making the
wants and comfort of the guests his
special duty. The bill .of fare • was
choice, abundant and excellent. "It
would be difficult to narne anylarticle of
food not mentioned and prOcurable for
the asking. In every other department ,
the attention to guests was equelly satis-
factory. Three elevatm s, and there may
haae been more, were in constant mo-
tion taking people up and down to and
from the different floors they occupied.
Directly opposite the Palmer House is
the Chicago Club building, of red brick
and six storeys high, with the kitchen
on the top floor, dining rooms On the
next lower floor, sleeping rooms on the
next, and so on down to the entrance
hall in the lowest storey, This club num-
bers over 500 members.
SEAFORTH, FRI AY, AUGUST 19, 1887.
Perth It ems.
Stratford. is talking about getting an
electrical street railway.
—The contract was recently let for the
first hydraulic elevator in Stratfor4.
—At the recent third-class examina-
tion Stratford passed 20, St.Alarys 23,
histosvel 14 and Mitchell 9.
—James L Moore, a Stratford driver,
broke his leg through slipping while
gettieg off his engine at Berlin, on Wed-
nesday of last week.
—Alfred Hearn, reeiding near the
Grand Trunk Railway depot, Stratford,
severed an artery in his wrist with a
jackknife last Thursday morning. He
visited three surgeons offices' before
finding one in, and almost bled to death.
—A few days ago a stranger, while
walking along Main street, Mitchell,
was prostrated with the heat. He was
removed to the house of Mr. Robert
Smith, where a doctor was called in and
he pronounced it a case of sunstroke.
The man has since recovered:
—A number of St. Marys business
men have asked the Council by petition
to protect them against parties who come
into town and do business on the fakir
system, to the detriment of legitimate
trade. The council will do the protect-
ing required.
—Mr. E. T. Dufton, of Stratford,
with his wife and daughter, took their
slimmer outing this year with their own
horse and buggy. They drove towards
and along the Creorgian 13ay, and covered
nearly 500 miles, spending two weeks on
the way. A good: idea.
—The ether day Mr. John Read,
manager of the gas works at Stratford
washeating a pail of water by means of
steam. The. pail was net properly
hooked to the pipe, and just as the water
reached the boiling point it fell off,
scalding all the forepart of his right
foot.
—Mr. A. S. Martin, late of Morning -
ton, has teceived an appointment on the
staff of the Civil Service of Canada. Mr.
Martin has well earned. this appoiat-
meet for his services in the Northwest
trouble. He was severely woundecaand
came out of the fray considerably dilapi-
-Miss F. C. Idington,eldest daughter
of Crown -Attorney Idington, of Strat-
ford, is one of four pupils of the Strath.
toy Collegiate Institute who passed the
Univereity matriculation examination in
Toronto this year. Miss Idington re-
ceived first-class honors in French and.
—During the recent severe storm
lightning struck Mr. Malcolm Sinclair's
barn in Blanshard, and running down a
post to the stable underneath, killed
two very va.luable horses. The barn did
not take fire. A few weeks ago Mr.
Sinclair refused $230 for oae of the horses
that was kilted.
—When a popular Grand Trunk Rail-
WaY conductor, of Stratford, returned
horne the other evening he found a
crowd of young people, with many of
whom he was unacquainted, waiting to
obtain admissioia to his residence. He
sent them to the right about and in-
formed them that when he wanted to
have his house used for other people's
amusement he would let th,ern know.
which occupies a space of 250 acres, on
the opposite side. The first object of
interest at theeentrance of the park was
a lacrosse game, in progress. The white
caps and gay blouses of the players
gleaming pleasantly at intervals between
the shrubbery, while a ring of interested
spectators watched the progress of the
game. The extensive grounds are laid
out and intersected by winding drives
and walks. Noble trees shade from the
sun and beautiful shrubbery is grouped
about effectively, while a number of
small lakes add to the picturesqueness
of the scene. The. place wae swarming
with men, women and children like
ants araund their hillock:. The grass
is free all over the park, except
in a few reserved places around the
flower beds. I would like to describe
the part devoted to floveers and foun-
tains but it would teke up too much
space, besides I am afraid my descrip-
tive power would fail to do Justice to
those lovely creations of nature and art,
so will leave the reader to fill in that
aecOrding to the dictates of his imagin-
ation and he may give the steed full
rein too in order to reach the limit of
Leaving the park we came down
Dearborn Avenue, one of the finest
streets in the city, being wide, stone
paved throughout, smooth and level as
a hardwood floor and beautifully clean.
Magnificent private residences lined
each side, but mother earth isilhere too
scarce and valuable to permit any but
the narrowest of lawns and limited
timber plots. Arriving at the river we
had to stop in a jam of vehicles of every
description until a large schooner pass-
ed by and the drawbridge waslreplaced,
when traffic was resumed and our cab ex-
tricated from the tangle. The rest of
our way to within a short distance of the
hotel was along Wabash Avenue, be -
tweet' immense buildings mostly whole-
sale houses and every door labelled
many of the business houses on other
streets displayed similar aotices, show-
ing the Satnrday half holiday system to
be very generally practised. In tra-
Versing the streets an observer could not
fail to notice the many and; different
easts of faces. Certain streets seemed
to be frequented by persons of similar
expression of countenance. In the
neighborhood of saloons, certain res-
taurants -and ill flavored basements the
majority of faces shewed a bloated, leer-
ing, dissipated, or brutal expression,
while on other streets these were the
exception. There was no:mistaking the
honest, clean living, law-abiding citizen.
Life, as it is lived, indelibly stamps its
impress on the human countenance and
whoever looks thereon may read.
The country all along the line of rail-
way through Illinois and Iowa seemed
to be suffering kora drought. Crops
were thin and short and pastures parch-
ed and dried up. The first really good
field of corn we saw was after passing
into Nebraska. Beautiful prairie farms
were to be seen all along and generally
good buildings, the almost invariable
style of the best farm houses being two
storey frame• painted white and with
green shutters. At every house, large or
small, was the inevitable wind -break of
trees, planted in single, double, or treble
rows on the west and north sides of the
buildings. Crops were principally corn
atid, oats immense fields of , the former
everywhere until the barren prairies of
Western Nebraska and Colorado begin
to loom up like great brown seas. We
crossed the Mississippi River at Burling-
ton about 9 o'clock Monday night, cross-
ed the Missouri Tuesday morning at
Plattsmouth a few miles below Omaha,
and where the Platte river empties into
the Miessouri and were now in Nebraska.
A few hours brought us to Lincoln, the
capital of that State, where we stopped
twenty minutes for lunch. Very little
of the city can be seen from the station
and although remembering,several former
Seaforthites who are now residents of
this enterprising and rapidly growing
city, norie of them came within range of
our vision. We were soon rushing on
again through an apparently fine country
shewing more recent settlement than fornnatory for four years.
—A young Belgian named Alfred
Altry was burned to death in a tene-
ment in Montreal on Thursday morning
of last week. He is said tee have been
tipsy at the time.
—News from Newfoundland reports
the Labrador and Northern Newfound-
land shore fisheries a total failure and
will not average five quintals per man
One thousand craft are returning clean.
and endeavored to force his way in
through the window to recover his prey.
In this, however, he was unsuccessful.
When Lieutenant Lessard returned and
was informed of what had happened, he
despatched Master Bruin with a rifle
bullet. .
What a Michigander Thinks.
SAN1LAC COUNTY, Michigan, July 19th, 1887.
DEAR SIR, —I have been watching and
reading with interest your comments and
discussions about "Commercial Union"
with the United States. Just allow me
to tell yea a little incident : A rich land-
owner here has a residence in Detroit.
About a month ago he was buying some
paint in the village hardware; the mer-
chant was praising it up and warraeted
it the best in the market. "All right,"
said the man, "it may be the best in the
market, but it is a fraud neverthelees.
I am an American, but I tell you what
everything here is a fraud. You cannot
get anything here that isn't, nor a man
to do an honest day's work unless he is
a Canadian. I tell you I had my house
in Detroit painted three times in as
many years, and every time it fell Off,
and. it was warranted the best every
time. So I went over to Windsor and
bought paint and oil and hired a Cana-
dian painter, and now I have got a good
job done." Now you blow up Commer-
cial Union,and who will reap the benefit ?
Not Canada; I know Uncle Sam Will gain
every time at Canada's expense. There
is more truth in Mr. Nicholl's letter than
you are willing to admit. They have
laws here, but what good are they ? If
there is a good law it is evaded on one
pretext or another. Again you talk
about an unlitnited market in the United
States, but you forget the unlimited
supply. Compare the wheat market
here and in Seaforth; 70 cents is the
highest here, you quote 82. Farmers
here get lower prices for everything;
just think of it, prime dairy butter 8
cents per pound every summer for the
last four years. Commercial Union and
Annexation are both political hobbies.
Are there no patriots in Canada patriotic
enough to throw politics to the wind and
stand up for their country's true wel-
fare ?—SUBSCRIBER.
left eye, while the doctors hold out sonic
hope of saving the sight of the right one.
Graham, it is said, walked up to the
counter behind -which his victim was
standing, and without saying a word de-
liberately poured about a gill of the ter-
rible liquid on him. No motive is
assigned.
—Sir Geo. Stephen, Sir Donald Smith,
Mr. VanHorne and some friends left
Saturday evening in a special car ori an
official visit to Winnipeg and British
Columbia. The magnates of the Cana-
dian Pacific Railway will spend some
time in Winnipeg and then make an in-
spection of the British Columbia section
of the trans -continental line.
—Monday afternoon while a 10 -year-
old ,daughter of Mr. Geo. Newcombe of
the Department of Ieterior at St.
Thomas, was riding on horseback near
that place, the horse stumbled and fell,
throwing its rider to the ground. When
picked up the young lady was dead, her
neck having been broken.
—A heartless case of child desertion
has occurred at Levis, Quebec. A little
boy of ten years, who gave his name as
Joseph Desruisseaux and who said he
had been thrown off a train by his father
going to the States, wastfound near the
Graving Dock on Saturday and taken
charge of by some charitable persons of
the Ideality.
—When in Dublin on Wednesday of
last week Mr. Geo. Pearce of Mitchell,
hed his horse tied to a post. The ani-
mal got frightened at a passing wheel-
barrow, and, breaking loose, ran towards
Uitehell. The buggy was soon demol-
ished, but the brute still kept oh at a
maddened pace until he came in front of
Mr. Prank Cia.mpbell's when he struck a
ditch, hut was soon afterwards caught.
The animal was badly cut on the knees
from the fall.
—11 -ie splendid bank barn and adjoin-
ing outbuildings belonging to Mr. Chas.
gtriekart, of Logan, were burned to the
ground on Sunday night of last week.
The buildings contained nearly all the
season's crop, which, together with a
thorougabred bull and all the farm tools
and iraplements, were burned. How
the fire originated is not known, but it
is reported to have been the work of an
incendiary. It is said there were 59,000
ineuraece on the buildings.
Lincoln Park is situated at the
north end of the city and is upwards• of
foer miles from the Palmer House.
Taking a cab we were driven up Wabash
avenue to Chicago river, and crossing it
soon reached the city water works at
the toot of Chicago avenue. These
comprise a number of firie grey stone
structures, built in the castellated
Gothic :style. The octagonal shaped
water tower is 175 feet high. The water
is, supplied from a crib three miles
-out in the lake. Six engines, having a
combined capacity of 3,000 horse -power,
are employed in procuring the water and
distributing it throughout the city. Be-
sides these there are the West Side
water works, having an -equal_or greater
capacity than those above mentioned.
The combined capacity of the two plants
is 158,500,000 gallons daily. Leaving
the water works we soon enter the
famous Lake Shore drive, running along
for more than two mil& directly
beside the lake, with Lincoln Park,
[We are afraid our friend must have
written the above when he was sadly
afflicted with the " blues " and without
sufficient data. First, if the material
used in the manufacture of paint in the
United States is so inferior, what a
glorious harvest Canadian paint manu-
facturers would reap if they had free
access to the United States, as it now
pays Americans to come over here and
purchase paints for their use and pay a
heavy duty as well. It is quite evident
from our correspondent's own showing
that our paint manufacturers should
hold up both hands for Commercial
Union. Notwithetanding the unlimited
supply of which our correspondent
speaks it is still quite true that of many
articles Canadians ship great quantities
into the United States every year, and
pay the duty. In the matter of butter,
of which he speaks, we notice by the
Trade and Navigation Returns that last
year we sent to the States 88,081 lbs.,
for which we received $16,795, or a little
over 19 cents per pound. We also no•
tice that dairy butter is now quoted at
20 cents in New York market, so that
if the Sanilac people only get 8 eients for
it there must be a screw loose some-
where in their local arrangements. In
respect to patriotism, we ate inclined to
the opinion that those who advocate
what they think will advance the inter-
ests of their owri country are decidedly
more patriotic than those who leave it
and then call out about the benefits of
British connection.—En. EXPOSITOR.]
Canada.
—Mr. McLaren, repairer of the tele-
graph line between Sault au Cochon and
Berumis, Quebec, sent his son last week
along the line to make some repairs.
The young man took'his gun with him,
but not returning a search was made for
him, when he was found dead in the
woods, having evidently shot himself
accidentally.
—A Canadian volunteer with a Mar-
tini -Henry rifte succeeded in firing four
more shots and making 23 points more
than a French sailor with a Wrendl re-
peating rifle, in a three minutes' quick
firing competition, at the Point St.
Charlei ranges at Montreal the other
day. This is a very satisfactory show-
ing, both for the Canadian volunteer and
the Martini.
—Mr. Irvine Junkin, postmaster of
Bobcaygeon, had his dwelling and out-
buildings destreyed by fire about three
o'clock Sunda)) morning. The family
had a narrow escape from being burned
to .death, the rear part of the building
being all in flames when first discovered.
Most of the furniture in the front part of
the building was saved. Insured in the
Western Insurance Company for $1,000.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of
an incendiary.
—Flora Condy, a fourteen -year-old
girl, residing in Barton township, near
Hamilton, while returning home from
that city last Friday, was accosted by a
rough -looking man, and when she ran
from him he chased her and made an
attempt to seize her by the arm. The
girl ran into a neighboring house, and an
alarm was raised. Quite a number of
people turned out and searched for the
man, but could not find him. They
came to the conclusion that he took to
the mountain. It is believed that he is
an escaped lunatic.
—Another fatal railway accident
occurred near Montreal at noon on Fri-
day. Joseph Gendron, from the parish
of St. Alphonse, of Chicoutimi, employed
on the coal dump in :the yards of the
Canadian Pacific Railway, Hochelaga,
left work about five minutes past 12 to
go to dinner, and to make a short cut
went to cross the track. Two trains
were coming in opposite directions and
the engine of one struck and killed him
instantly.
—Mr. Philip Smith, foremau engaged
by the contractors who are building the
wharf and hotel at Niagara -on -the -Lake,
was drowned Friday morning. He was
standing on.a spile engaged in measur-
ing the dock, when washed off by a
wave. In falling his head struck a
plank, rendering him insensible, and he
sank immediately. The remains were
taken to Buffalo by the evening train.
The deceased was about thirty-five years
of age, and leaves a wife and four small
children.
--Mr. Ivanhoe Tache, accountant of
the Ottawa branch of the Bank Nation-
ale, and sari Of the late Mr. Tache, of
the Senate staff, who died suddenly a
few months ago, was accidentally killed
last Saturday at Gatineau Point, near
Ottawae while talking to some friends he
fell overboard backward, striking his
head against the railing of a steamer
and dropping into the water. When
the body was recovered life was extinct.
Deceased was only 22 years old and was
highly esteemed.
—On Saturday evening about seven
o'clock a man named Daniel Looney, 35
years of age, who resides in Toronto,
met with a serious accident in which his
left leg was so badly crushed that it had
to he amputated almost immediately
afterwards. He and two other men
were driving westward on King street
from the Don bridge in an empty brick
wagon, all three being on a high spring
seat, and on arriving opposite River
street a sudden jolt dislodged Looney,
who fell on his head, the shock render-
ing him unconscious. Just at the mo-
ment of Looney's fall a King street car
arrived from the east, and before the
driver could put on the brake one of the
wheels passed over the unfortunate man's
left leg, smaehing the bones, severing
the muscles, and lacerating the flesh
most terribly.
—The passengers on board the Quebec
aoing dovvn the river St. Lawrence Wed -
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$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
o'clock he disappeared from the steams
er's deck. Whether he jumped in or
fell in is a mystery. The sad occurrence
took place near Lavaltrie. Deceased
was a son of the late Judge Cowles, of
NeW York.
—The traffic receipts of the Grand
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Trunk railway for the week endi g
August 6th were $343,878, an increa e
of $14,758 compared with the corre-
sponding week last year. I
—It is officially announced that the
Manitoba Government is preparing , a
case for presentation to the Queen -ha -
Council relative to the boundaryaailway
question, asking for the restrictima of the
Governor -General's veto power. ' ,
—Two Grand Trunk cars were derail-
ed at Strathroy on Friday as a train was
leaving for London by a misplaced
switch. They were filled with pas-
sengers, and weie hauled over too cul-
verts at a crosaing before the engine was
brought to a standstill. The cars were
replaced on the rails without damagei
—The farmers of Essex Connty are
driving ten and twelve miles to Lake
St Clair to fill their water barrels, and
there is a constant procession of stock
being driven along all the roads leading
to the river and lake. One farmer, who
has a running well, has made more than
$100 by selling the water.
—In breaking the ground in a place
near Kincardine the other day, a skele-
ton, which, to all appearance, is that of
a wild boar, is said to have been fou;nd.
All the bones, including the tusks and.
teeth, were in a splendid condition,
though it is thought they have been
lying there for one or two hundred
years.
—George Simpson, a young English-
man, was fatally injured at Toronto on
Saturday afternoon. He was standing
on the embankment till the express from
Hamilton went past, but had evidently
miscalculated his distance, as he was
struck on the forehead and knocked
down the embankment. He was picked
up and taken into the city on the train,
but died about an hour afterwards.
—Early last Thursday morning as
George Young, of London, was crossing
the Grand Trunk Railway track he was
struck by a passing train, knocked
down, and run over. One of his legs
was crushed below the knee. 1 He lay on
the track shouting for help until P. C,
Birrell, who was five or six blocks away,
came to his assistance. *Young was
taken to the hospital, where his leg was
amputated. Though very weak he is
believed to be in a fair way to recever.
—Mr. Jas. Dalziel, of Chesterfield,
Oxford County, arrived home last week
with two first-class Clyde stallions, a
year-old and a two -year-olds the finest
animals he has ever imported. He re-
ports that the oldest inhabitant says
this is the dryest summer tat record in
Scotland since the memorable 1826
drought. That season their oats were
so short that they were compelled to
pull them by hand. Mr. Dalziel is one
of the oldest horse importers in Ontario,
and has crossed the Atlantic 21 times.
—A meeting of the Victoria, B. C.,
Board of Trade was held the other day
to consider the conduct of the Canada
Pacific Railway in permitting the China
steamers to pass by that city without
calling on the inward passage. Some
very large statements were made, and it
was resolved that an effort should be
made to induce the merchants of Victoria
to boycot the Canada Pacific Railway
unless the steamers were ordered to call.
The British Columbian thinks the action
of the Board looks very 'much like that of
the man who cut his nose off to spite his
face.
—It is reported in well-informed
circles at Winnipeg that the Red River
Valley Railway may be built this sum-
mer after all ; but that of a certainty if
it is built it will fall into the hands of
the Canadian Pacific Railway. Hugh
Ryan, the contractor for the road, will
push it through, but it is understood
that he will turn it over to the Pacific
when completed, as the Province of
Manitoba will not be in a position to pay
Ryan's claims. Mr. Ryan is an old
servant of the Pacific, he having built
a large portion of their road and is to-
day a trusted agent of the syndicate.
—Some time ago a couple of promi-
nent citizens of St Thomas made the dis-
covery of what they thought a gold vein
on the farm of Wm. Millman, near
Dexter. Since that time, although it
has been kept very quiet, assays have
been made and iron has been found in
peying quantities, also indications of
gold. The land has now been bonded
by Mr. J. Farley, barrister, who, to-
gether with J. G. Nunn, A. Armstrong
and Mr. Millman, are the parties in-
terested. Preliminary shafts will be at
once Bunk, under the supervision of Mr.
Armstrong, who has had sixteen years'
experience in the mines of Montana, for
the purpose of thoroughly locating the
bed of ore.
—An attempt was made to wreck a
special train on the Windsor & An-
napolis railway on the occasion of the
recent visit of Messrs. Schreiber, Pot-
tinger and Archibald, head officials of
the Dominion Railway Department, to
Nova Scotia. The train, in the middle
of the night, came in contact with ob-
structions, placed on the track which
only the most extraordinary inter-
position of Providence prevented from
completely demolishing it, and perhaps
sacrificing the lives of those on board.
The objects placed upon the track were
a log about the size of a telegraph pole
pointed to continue the business. An
examination of the books shows • the
basiness to be in a healthy conditionaind
that a surplus of $30,000 exists. -Mr.
-Crilly has of late, however, been suffer-
ing from ill -health and was very despon-
dent at times, and this, it is believed,
may have had something to do with his
disappearance, as otherwise it is unex-
plainable. •
—On Thursday a mare belonging to
Patrick Reilly, of East Flamboroa val-
ued at $300, impaled itself on a stamp
fence while attempting to jump it and
was killed.
—It is reported that the Canadian Pa-
eific Railway Company have begun a
spurr line to cut off the Red River val-
ley road. Trouble is expected between
the ernployees of the respective roads if
they meet.
—A fire broke out- in the Crawford
block at St. George Thursday morning
and completelyidemolished it ; also the
dwelling house of R. Snowball, sr. ad-
joining. The block was occupied le'y J.
Richardson & Co., general merchants ;
A. Campbell, bakery; and J. J. Elliott,
tinsmith. The origin of the fire is un-
known. It started in the rear of the
tin shop, and the lower flat was a mass
of flame before anyone noticed it. Mr.
Elliott and an employe were nearly suf-
focated, and had to escape through a
window. A stiff breeze was blowing,
and the fire soon spread to F. Coulton's
harness shop and S. F. Smith's dwelling.
The latter, however, was saved by great
exertions. A shower coming on saved _
other buildings in close proximity,other-
wise the flames would have had a clean
sweep of the business portion of the
town. The loss will probably exceed
—A peculiar case has just been- enter-
ed in the courts at Montreal. Mr. C.
E. Schiller, late clerk for the Crown and
peace for the district of Montreal, left
a large fortune the bulk of which was
bequeathed to 'his sister, Mrs. Guy, of
that city. One of the conditions of the
bequest, however, was that Mrs. Guy
should provide for the entrance and care
Pupils entering these institutions are
obliged to pay so much a month during
their novitiate and a dower, varying
from $300 to $1,000, when they pro-
nounce their final vows. Afterd Mr.
Schiller's death his niece entered a con -
'writ and Mrs. Guy continued to fulfil
her agreement for some time. It is now
claimed that she has ceased doing so,
and an action has been taken by the
young lady to compel her aunt to fulfil
the requirements of the bequest.
—It is learned that parties represent-
ing themselves te be Ontario Govern-
ment officials are travelling through the
province victimiting owners of steam
threshing machines, and other machines.
Theehassert that a law was passed last
year providing that all persons within the
province having charge of or operating
any steam boiler or other device under
steam pressure, shalt be examined and
licensed before assuming or attempting
to operate a device of any kind under
pressure of steam, and they claim to
have been appointed examiners with
power to license persons whom they
deem competent, and from whom they
receive the required fee. It may now be
stated that such a bill was introducedin
the Legislature last session, but it was
not passed, therefore all persons claim-
ing to be appointed examiners as above
are frauds and should be handed over to
the authorities. -
—During the crushing and crowding
on Satnrday at the Bantam Teenier boat
race at Toronto the roof of the old roller
skating rink, standing a little east of
Jack Hanlan's boat -house, on which .
were quite a number of spectators, fell
in and created something of a panic for
a few minutes. One man, Adam Ander-
son, was seriously injured and several
others were badly cut and bruised. It
was thought at first that Anderson had.
broken his spine, and he was carefully
removed to the hospital, where his in-
juries were found to be much less severe
than was supposed, though the hurt to
his spine is serious. The roof of the old
Turner wharf also fell in from over-
crowding and from the stupid pushing
about of those who had climbed up to it,
and a painter named Wm. Broomfield
had his arm and leg broken, the latter in
two places. A number of people fell
into the water ;tad had to be fished out,
but besides Broomfield nobody was seri-
ously injured. t
The town of Pembroke has sold Ha
$55,000 worth of debentures to Wm.
Mackay, Esq., Ottawa. The figure paid
was $102 for each $100.
—At Hamilton on Monday, Gertrude
Rowan, twelve years oln; was found
guilty of attempting to poison her
mother, and was sent to the Mercer Re -
east of Lincoln, Jarms finally merging
into rolling prairie pasture land, on
which' large herds of cattle were grazing.
The roads here were simply wagon
tracks lying as it were on the prairie
with the grass encroaching right close to
the wheels as if begrudging even that
narrow limit ; the bleat, sinuous line
appearing to trail out its aimless length
until 1 ost in the distance. This prospect
repeated itself until lost in the dusk of
approaching night.
Wednesday morning's sunrise found
us on a barren looking, treeless prairie
in North Eastern Colorado and our first
sight of the great snow-capped peaks of
the Reckies was from our berths in the
Pullmaa sleeper just after sunrise. The
great grey prairie, tufted here and there
with cactus, soap plant, sun flowers, and
sage brush, also ant hills and prairie,
dogs, were indications unmistakably
peculiar to this mountainous and
romantic country. At 7 a. m. we stop-
ped at the beautiful city of Denver.
We must leaae a description of it to
some future time. M. E. McL.
—A young man named Chas. Watson
was accidentally shot in Montreal on
Wednesday of last week by a revolver
which his younger brother was handing
to him. The bullet pierced his right
lung and he died before medical assist-
ance Could arrive.
—A young child ofLi
of B Battery, who reeid
at the Engineers camp at Levis; Quebec,
during the enmmer months, catne.very
near being torn to pieces the other clay
by a pet cub beat.. It appears that the
animal's ferocious instincts were aroused
by seeing the child rolliag irs the grass
near, him, wben he broke his chain and
attacked it. The child's screams at-
tracted the attention of the mother, who
enant Lessard,
s with his family
—An action for $5,000 damages against
the Ontario and Quebec railway has
been entered by M. Marcheterre on ac-
count of injuries received on the com-
pany's line.
a—A young lad named Albert Mc-
Knight, living near Waubuno, while
playing on the track there last Friday
morning, had one of his hands crushed
to a jelly between the buffers of two
freight cars which were being shunted at
that place.
—At Bishop's Mills, a village near
Prescott, two farmers named Morris and
Dool were quarreling the other day,
when Morris stabbed Deal in the side
with a clasp -knife, causing his death
soon afterward. Morris took flight short-
ly after committing the crime and has
not since been heard of.
—For some tirde Montreal firms have
been missing registered letters and have
been putting forth endeavors to bring the
dishonest parties to justice. Detective
Fahey, authorized to work up the case,
and others have fixed the guilt upon T.
J. Lesieur, who ha
in the office.
—Friday morning
to nine o'clock a
Edward Graham th,ew a quantity of
vitriol over Louis Sitaiert, clerk in his
father's -cigar and tobacco store, under
-the Domitiion Bank, at- the south-west
corner of Yonge and Kingostreets, To-
ronto. Young Sievert is fearfully burnt
rushed to. the ,spot and tore -the poor about the head, neck and arms. Some
little creature from. the clutches of the of the vitriol entered his eyes and he
brute, which followed her to the house will undoubtedly lose the sight of his
been only one year
about ten minutes
an calling himself
nesday of last week were startle on L cut in two and a rock weighing not less
hearing that a man was overboard. It than 50 pounds. These articles were
seems that Mr.: E. D. Cowles, a leading brought to. Windsor and a strict in -
lawyer of Wall street, New York, and vestigation will be made. The motive
and Game Club, had been visiting Mont 1 for the deed is a mystery. , .
—A great deal of surprise has been
Vice -President of the Laurentian Fish
treal for some days in search of health, occasioned by themysterious disappear -
he having been suffering from a painful ance of Mr. John Crilly, qf the firm of
disorder, which has caused him to be John Crilly & Co., paper bag manufac-
" subject to fits of despondency and gen- turers of Montreal. Hie family and
eral ill -health. Wednesday, however,
he was around the city in company with
intimate friends, one of whom is from
New York, and appeared to be in much
better spirits than usual. About nine
friends have not heard anything of him
for several days, and there is no trace of
his whereabouts. When ais disappear-
ance became known a meeting of his
creditors was held, and a committee ap-
—Another of the sturdy pioneers of
the county of Perth has passed away.
Mr. Jamee Russell, of Russeldale, in the
township of Fullerton, died on Saturday
afternoon, at the patriarchal age of 88
years. A Russeldale friend, in a sketch
some months since, of the old worthies
of that neighborhood, the men who have
done so much to make that district the -
beautiful and prosperous plme it is, des-
cribed the deceased as " a leal, true -
hearted Scotsman, proud of the land of
his birth, and deservedly worthy of his
adopted country—a man endowed by
neture with considerable talent, which
has been richly enhanced by varied and
extensive reading ; who has been from
his youth an exemplary member and
staunch suppoeter of his church, and it
goes without saying, deriving inexpres-
sible pleasure from his well thumbed
companions, Shakespeare, Burns, and
the Bible, the last ,always first. Though
the once sturdy form begins to bend be-
neath the growing infirmities of declin-
ing manhood, yet withal, the weight of
years does not prevent him and his faith-
ful, devoted partner from occasionally
wending their way on, errands of love
and mercy, greeting each one they meet
with a cheerful smile, and ever ready to
lend a willing ear to all who seek their
friendly counsel.' Such was James
educated, wall -informed man as ever
lived, whose mortal remains were Mon-
day afternoon consigned by friends and
neighbors who respected him, to their
last resting place in the little church-
rrt. not far from the place called after
himself —Russeldale.
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