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The Huron Expositor, 1891-03-20, Page 1ieces are now 'ent pattern. TTES. in plaids and MS. berns in good, in white or S. t n, calor, aria DES. beat patternse kind. to 'give hold in large may rely up - very closest eFaul, .4...Rte*Va***evicoMMINIEN evening last idents of Main Et. cry of fire. EL Mr.Wro.F01- tireet., The fire t by the time uckete it 4184* age was done. et midnight, e followed as at at the time -- Ike, Road, Hay, through serious and Thomas i..' ye been called r father. -Our Tuesday even - Foresters' con - de intend hold - 3 town hall here Farmers and :f any. kind to ;-Mr. Thomas Benmiller, spent Mr, John T. ehn Stewart- has to his horne in s to buy a few n 800D. — Mr. a been very ill recovered suffi- - Messri.. kased down east ichine the other won's threshing. -Mr. Samuel G. y last for Mani - IS to engage in teams of horses lush once more £here was just election day to ty of 70 in thin Le. 'e apologize to EX.P'OSITOR for correspondencenpaign. But as he course of four Some time before xiiiar iaeglect.- 4e back ground,. nee to the front. taken a front inment will be in section No. the 17th inst.- 'singers are ex - ening 13th inst. eats played oft ibetween school Ort the ground of Ira hard play the • draw, neither- hia is the seconds Ei of the above nitehl have been e of two weeks et. The bridges 'Clarlentbridge, ly by the ice dowa the river. e lodged above t is feared that ept away in the m. one are now net.McDonald haa 'minority of 307. nffeeting here oil week, and the he door and large I gain admittance an John HockTueclay. They oad of :stock and rge Jackson and, here on Wednes Drafts Dastow`ari oar Lead of hofses Manitoba, on itt and son and father, of Toren - day fa'at te vote. from a distance special train on railway arrived with a number of 'aisley has been tel keepers this M. P., for Lon - visit on Tuesday is was in Brant - interests of the iety he is secre- i was played here a a rink of four ;here. The game ✓ the Scotchmen. 00. .as g • • ettesseentt -e.t.elete rr, TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER 1,214. ORTH, FRIDAY, MARC fci 41a/4 1 McLEAN BROS. Publishers..50 a Year, in Advance. THE HALF 1 II —HAS NOT— • • BEEN TOLD In this paper about our magnificent stock of New Goods-ol the Spring -they are in now and ready for out inspection. A few words about our New Pints -There are miles of them, not a few piece, but miles of yards of them - Not a few patterns, but hundreds of them, and every pattern a select one. Then about the colors -The bulk of them are fat, the cloths wide and the prices from five cents up to thirty cents per yard. What a range and open freely to your inspection. Edward M'Fau SEA FORTH. meats to the School Bill made by the Minister of Education. This is some- thing to wait. for. TORO 'TO PHILNTROPHY. Since Nov inber 1,0)00 families have been given f el and groceries by the Humane Soiety, and $00 have been experided to pay rent in arrears. Only cases of emergency were treated, and the labor test invariably applied. The society has given work to 140 women. And now a word for Mr. John Ross Robertson's latest gift to indigent child- ren. Quite 4 few years back he founded the Lakeside Home ori Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island. His check for $10,000 is now in the hands of the autfitrities, to go to the enlargement add improvement of the home.Thus it eomes about that between 600 and 700 sick children will be given a summer holiday of a fort- night or three weeks within- sight of Lake Ontario and within sound of its wild waves. The whole veil' be ready by the end of May. NOTES. There is to be no let uptin the build- ing boom if the building permits issued from the City Commissioners speak truly. It appears that in January and February permits were granted involv- ing $371,550, which is an increase of $26,600 over the same period for 1890. Another Canadien team of fot-ballers will kick in Great Britain this year, and will, it is said, be much stronger than the team which went over in '88. From Toronto clubs go the following gentle- men: Wood, Osgoode Hall; Forester, Toronto University; Langford, Osgoode Hall; Bowman, Scots; Thomson, To- ronto University; Senitler and Web - ter, Toronto. This is a, good showing for the Queen City.' Mr. Lawson, editor of the Financial Times, London'England, has been in town this week. He was made much of by the Mayor and other well-known pub- lic men, and seemed to feel pleased iat evidences of our city's prosperity. Mr. Lawson is taking notes of the country's. financial condition for use at home. The Board of Trade had its first night meeting in ite new building on Monday night. The discussion was upon the' proposed substitute of a business tax for that of personality. The preeent tax on capital was decided to be unjust, and the business -tax proposal was passed by a vote of nearly two to one. The street -railway arbitration is fin- ished and everybody awaits the award. No decision has been reached as to who shall operate the road. Many tenders are in, but ire not yet even opened. Notes from the Queen City. TORONTO, March 16th, 1891. The politieaLbattle is over; nothing remains but a few clouds of smoke and the footprints in the field. The latest accounts show Sir John Macdonald's tenure not to have beeu so precarious as had been thought, even by Conserva- tives themselvs. The Mail, acknowl- edged to be the most independent of the Canadian press gives the Premier - a majority in the House of 31. Toronto, always referred to as " the most Ameri- can of Canadian cities," once more gave emphatic, evidenCe of the Old Country_ predilections really owned by its citi- zens. The Tory majority • altogether Was over 3,500. It is a eignificant fact that all the cities in the countryreturn- ed big Ministerial majorities, and tineequally significant that almost without exception the border counties favored the Oppositin. The political club men in tows look forward to the approach- ing session atOttawa as the mdst impor- tant since Onfederation. The latter end of April Will likely see the 'first di- vision, ° Thai event will indubitably show whether Sir John will have trouble in the House, and whether he ll have to retreat to the lines of his nserva- tive Senate. Each day, howeve , seems to make his calling and election more sure. ELECTION INCIDENTS. Very numerous are the hints thrown out &boat "bribery and corruption." Incidents of the "base subterfuges" need to gain an enemy's vote without direct bargain and sale are heard everywhere. One is very neat. The Tory nominee for a dietriet not 200 miles east of To- ronto was traveling over the ground do- ing platform labor. While using the Grand Trunk Railway between two towns, he happened to hear two farmers in the aext seat arranging the sale of some land. Presently they got in a tangle, and the candidate, who, by the way, is a lawyer, hastened to offer his assistance. The farmers, on learning this, in a slap-dah way- agreed to get off at the next station and let the lawyer draw up the agreement and close the deal then and there. "Grit or Tory ?" said the prospective member. "Grit !" exclaimed both the farmers. "Alt right," was the answer, and they drop- ped out, and presently the enterprisiug political -lawyer had. the agreements drawn up in due form. - When the sig- natures had beenf attached the farmers were surprised to find out their lawyer's name. " Never mind," said 'they, "what's the fee." "Oh, that will be 0. K." was the response. Three days before the election a card was received by each of the farmers soliciting their vote and influence for the aforesaid Tory candidate. As it turnetl out the deal gave him exactly eight votes, for the sons of both farmers also polled the first Conservative vote of their lives. And the hero of this little tale now writes M. P. after his name. THE GILT WEARING OFF THE ASSEMBLY. The Ontario Assemblyopened on Tues- day with scarcely a vestige of the wont- ed gold -lace and stamping -steed pro- ceedings. The ruraldefem ere now must seek delight in another qurter, as the gilded pomps of the legislative inaugura1! seem to be a thing of the shadowy past., Citizens take not much note of the aug- ust body now in session; they isre prone to laugh at the amount of airy persiflage necessary to get even minor bills to the voting stage, and regard the Assembly itself as a slightly magnified county council. But quite evidently this comes from the overweening vanity of the To- ronto citizen. He can't forget he is privi/eged once a year to elect a mayer and some 30odd aldermen. By the Way, il it merely from chance that the theatres next week inaugurate quite a lengthy season of comic opera? Surely the managers earnot expect the Pro- vince's legislators te look with any invor upon a t elated and short -skirted chorus girl. And yet, they say, theater managers are \tery wily gentlemen in business life. A TEMPEST BREWING. Tuesday's events showed the color of Mr. Meredith's card. The game to be played will savor of excitement. The handsome leader of the Opposition strongly objected to being termed " a bigot," and severely called down the seconder of the Lieutenant -Governor's speech from the throne. Mr. J. T. (;arow had started in by taunting Mr. Meredith with his big defeat in last Junets election, and ,told how many Illoman Catholics had voted Reform be- cause of the Oposition's stand on the dual -language question. The Opposi- tion leader announced his determination to keep up his agitation for the aboli- tion of the French language in Ontario's public schools. Mr. Mowat then took a hand and seemed pained. to state that in all the years he had been seated oppo- site Mr. Meredith in Parliament never had he seen him so much excited. The Premier denied that the Roman Catho- lics had any "pull" on the Government. It its quite evident that a tempest will follow the bringing down of the amend - New York Letter. (Regular Correspondence.) Nzw Yogic, March 16th, 1891. The Merchant Tailors' Exchange, of this city, has at last declared war to the More About called weaver polish •earded cock, remarkable for an imm se top -knot of black and white feathe s on its head whichmeaeures 12 inch s one way and 10 the other. The feath rs fall evenly all around its head and corn letel ob- scure the bird's- vision- n all directions except straight dowse ard. Besides. these were pigeons, ostri hes and golden pheasants. In the cente of the garden a corn palace was erecte , under which, swimming in a large tan, were a num- ber of swans,. geese and cks. EXQUISITE LA CE AK ING. The number of wom . in this great city who are the foun is and active heads of businelss ente prises is truly sueprieing. One of the st examples of what might be termed E f made women is Ina Grece B. AIX rmick, of 923 Br adway, whose spe lality is hand made lace. Sone tw ty, years ago this energetic li tle won an commenced to introduce had mad lace into this country. At fiest her tock in trade consisted ehtirely in the product of her own handiwork. -She so taught the art of lace making, givi g lessons both in person and by mail. As the business increased she erinployed ladies to.assist her, until' she , now as lace makers scattered, from Maine t, California, and her house is the only e tablishment in this country devoted e elusively to the manufacture and sale of real hand made laces. Its specialty is the Royal Bat- tenburg, which in spite f the name, is fast becoming a typica American lace, The deigns are large a d effective, and quite in keeping with o r taste for dee- oratious in other direc ions. It is es- pecially adapted to larg pieces, such as bed spreads, table -clot s, curtains and portieres. Each summ r Mrs. McCor- mick visits Europe on usiness, and her success is a epleudid e ample of what can be aecomplished in 'America by an energetic business wo s an, unaided bY capital or influence. CAN WE STA • IT? --, The sad anuouncem, it is made tha the leading soda fount in manufactur _,...- ers haVit formed a com li nation, and w have before us the p, .apect that th price of soda water tl i coming seaso will be raised. The ne combination i called the American Soda Fountai CoMpany, and includes John Matthews of this city, J. W. ufts and A. D. Puffer &Sons, of Bost n, and Cherie Lippincott & Co,, of Philadelphi These firms do now an have for year controlled the whole business in tla United States, Caned and West I dies. Thebapital of he new combin ia3,750,000. This m y be a sad blo to the cause of tempera • ce, but pethap if the season is not too I o, we can pu .1 through on atom pure nd beer. EDW RLINGTON. death upon delinquent creditors. Up to the present time the subject of bad debts has been a most puzzling one for the tailors, and many an -hour have.they spent in devising means to solve it, and still retain custom, Some time ago, however, the Exchange announced that it intended eo purchase the judgements held by its , members against slow -pay customers sad sell them at public auc- tion to the highest bidder. Of course this proposition vtaa met with derision by the delinquents, who looked upon it as a mere bluff. But the tailors were in earnest, and at the meeting last week fixed upon the 18th of March as the day of sale, unless creditors settle in the mean time. A number of the largest tailor establiehnients in the city have submitted claims, some of which aggre- gate over a thousand dollars. ' The tailors say that half a million is a close estimate of the °neer due them. reem. OF SUGAR. On April 1st next, the law which places sugar on he free list goes into effect, and as a consequence the Sugar Trust is working hard to get rid of the present steck efore the free sugar begins to come in from Cuba. The Cus- tom House is melting extraordinary preparations to i spect and handle this great quantity, hich will be turned out by the refine ies and shipped to the West during the next three weeks. A large force of ex re clerks will oversee the work of refining, which will be car- ried on day an1 night until April lat. Over one million barrehs of this sugar; Which is mew in lond,wi1l be produced within the next tree weeks. It is ex- pected that the rice of sugar will go down at least to4 cents a pound. NOVEL HERO. The champion boy liar has just made his appearance in this city, where he has almost succeede police. His na years old, and he street by a poli homeless. He a and that most of !his life had been spent at sea. He told a graphic story about being cast away pon an island in the South Pacfic Oc an. He was the sole survivor o a cr eV of 36, and floated on a spar for sever 1 days before reaching the shore. He flnally found himself in a cave with a wi d man, who kept him four years as his slave. He eecaped in a ship to London, sad came to New York as a stowaway o the White Star Line. All of which w s a string of barefaced lies, as his paren alive a few miles from here up tha Hiedon. He disappeared from home a few months ago, and when confronted by his father denied that he had ever seen him. before. He finally consented Co go home. A BIG POULTRY SHOW. The big poulty show at Madison Square Garden, which has just closed, was the largest enhibition of the kind ever held in this city. It was an odd and interesting sight, and was especi- ally attractive to the children, who flocked to see it by the hundreds. The 3,000 birds were divided into 100 classes eomprising nearly every kind of denies - tic fowl. Antongiothers that attracted special attentionlwas a partridge cochin cockerel imported from England and valued at $200. 1 Anotherwas what is in paralizing the e is James Russel, 16 etas picked up on the cernan, destitute and ii1 he was an orphan, En [TOR EXPOSiTOR, the letters that appeare on the turnips, for the Mr. Michie has aske give their experience, I write a few- lines. L Farmer" was good enou few figures on what 30 20 tons of mangolds turnips took from one finished with s ying ro land. I do ot thin harder on lailid than What we want to kno the least from the money. Now, suppose and turnips 10 cen bushels of barley are w bushel:31°f turnips or m $15.00. Now, 30 bushe 35,2 pounds of nitroge phosphoric acd and potash, while 150 bu takes 27.71 po nds nit of phosphoric cid, 35. ash, or 150 ushels o 27.1846 pound of nitr of phosphoric cid and potash. I thi k these you that roo s are n land. They re from tiler's "1 tette In 20 tons o mango] bushels, or 5 tons bushels. No let us we will have f r our e acre, 330 bush Is of t or 516 bush is of •a 451.60. Who says tu ni Of course 66 bushels of big yield, bujt then ve Mr. M chi nd 5 oll tu etter t an nips- fter readin n your paper AS year, and as t e farmers' th ught 1 would st eek "a Gre h o give us us els of barle a d 15 tons f ere, and then e •te are hard o they are an anything els is, what tak s oil for the mo bar ey is 50 cen p r bushel, 30 rth $15 and 150 ng Ids are worth s o barley takes 157 pounds of 27. pounds 61 hels of turniPs ogen,7.92 pounds 1 p unds of pot- angolds take gen, 9.3018 lbs. 9.2 57 pounds ef tigu es will 'thoe, t v ry hard en he "Grey Fat- s there are 666h' f t rnips in 500 ookl at the profit tral work on one rnis worth $35, golds worth s don't Pay,? angolds iaa ould do witlli feeds 1 bus nips, he will 2 bushels of et him grew a an(i-then advi e too heavy, b thp land. M that you can n t s, but if he looks bewillfind that entit a bag, and a el-and-Aalf.- I eir hogs on roots do well. truly,olt _ ,0e BOY. K lees profit. I hel of barley find it pays barley fed alone; or poor crap of turnips, the farmers net to cro cause it is hard on Michie will likely say tl get ten cents or turni at the Toront market they are about thirty bag will holdl a bus know men whit feed t all winter and say the Your A Cana The Nova. Scotia meet on April ch -A inovem lit is o an inebriate's ome in -The vital etatisti last week show 66 bir 22 marriages. -It is statei that nomination da in Al ing place on May 18. -Messrs. VanLuy 91 and the other 96 at Battersea onThurs -Op Monday eve large number of frie the residence of Rev. superannuated Mahn borne'to celebrate Eery of his wedding d of the evening Rev. address, and on ebeh presented the revere a handsome gold h tte Le fo islature w11 t to establifih Montreal. a o Toronto for he, 44 deaths and pri1•18th will be oma, polling tak- n and Buck, one ears of age, voted ay, 5th int. ing last week a ds assembled at Jemes Hughes, ist minister, Col. he 150th anniver- y. In the course r. Bredin read an 11 of the frinnds d gentleman with add cane, Mr. Hughes was very much affected, and made a feeling reply to the address, thanking the friends for their kindness. The reverend gentleman recently took part in the Wesley centennial celebra- tion at Colborne, and referred to the fact that he had taken part in the cen- tennial celebrations of English,American and Canadian Methodism. He also gave an intereeting sketch of early Method- iem in that vicinity. - Folger Bros., of Kingston, have sold their last schooner, the Julia, to Capt. Savage, of Picton, for $28,000. -The St. Thomas phblic school board has decided to ask the cbuncil for $35,000, with which to erect a new school. -One hundred and fifty pupils at- tending the Provincial! Model School at Ottawa are laid up with the mumps. - The deposits in the Government Savings Bank for February totalled $163,679, and the withdrawals $288,962. -The New Brunswick Local Legisla- ture asseinbled in Fredericton on I hurt; dey of last week. The session promises to be a busy one. - The new public hospital in St. Thomas -vill be constructed and ready for occupancy by January next. Ex - Mayer Morse, of that city; has the con- tract. . -Talking about old voters, Wood- stock has one wise polled his vote on election day at the age of 104. He voted for the Reform candidate, too, and his name is Elijah Brown. -Christopher Armstrong, Kintore, has purchated from Armon Rossiter, of Crampton, the famous imported Clyde tallion, "Storm Signa," No. 7,292 vol. 2, for $1,490. -Little Maggie,the 8 -year-old daugh- ter of Mr. John Taylor, of Thorndale, has recently completed a fancy quilt of 2,200 pieces; and this she did quite un- assited. For the age, beat it, who can? -John Grisham, of Fergus, and Smith, of Hamilton, aliened a five mile ,t race at Fergus Mond y night last week for a purse of $50. he former was de winner by about half lap -Mahler Swartz, e highly respected farmer living near Copentfagen, Ontario, attempted to commit suicide on Friday night last, by cutti4 his throat with a butcher knife. Business trouble was the cause. He will eecoyer. -Bertha Spencer, of Collingwood, aged 15, died suddenly last Saturday. A post-mortem examination showed that her death was caused by swallowing a piece of gum, what:, produced a violent inflammation, -Mrs. Duffield, an Erarnosa lady, who had lately come to reside in Guelph city with her daughter, had the misfor- tune to fall on the ice and break her leg last week. She has since died from the effects of the injury. -Mr. Henry S. Hooper, who has been employed for the past seventeen years in Messrs. 'foodless' furniture factory, Hamilton, and who is now leaving, was on Friday evening last presented with a handsome gold -headed cane by his fel- low -workmen. -At the Woodstock assizes, Wednes- day of last week, Miss Lawton, a Rye girl, brought an action against Mr. In- glesby, a farmer by whom she was em- ployed for nothing and her food and clothes, for cruel treatment, and ob• tained a verdict of $450. -Ira Fonger, Alvinston, while out shooting with four other men on Satur- day last, stuck his gun in a brush pile and went to scare out a rabbit. On re- turning he grasped the gun near the muzzle, and pulling it towards him dis- charged it. The shot took effect in his throat and killed him instantly. -An order has been given by the Windsor, Walkerville & Amherstburg Street Railway Company to an iron con- cern in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, for 225 tons of rails and ten cars, with elec- trial machinery for operating the lat- ter. It is expected that the cars will be funning as far down Detroit River as Brighton Beach by let of June. -At the annual meeting of the Agri- cultural and Arts .Association in Tor- onto, on Thursday of last week, Mr. Robert Vance was elected president for the coming year. The manual rep6rt showed that the regietration of stock is steadily growing in fver. Registration fees of the year were $2,456. -Richard Thomas, a laborer employ- ed at Felstead's market garden, Toron- to, was terribly injured by the running away of a team of horses he was plow- ing with on Wednesday of last week. He was dragged round the field face downward, and when extricated was al- most unrecognizable, so torn and btruised washis face. -John Cloy's ship chandlery, hard - body cold and IEtiff. It seems that Smith had taken his tea at the residence of James McNish, 1 just across the road, having left the house about 7 o'clock, and it is suppdsed he dropped dead on ware and grocery st re at Thorold was burned on Wednesd gether with Arch. turning shop and al and tools, valued at Cloy's losses are: 0 insured for $2,000 insured for $5,000 i Insurance Companie -John Lesperan known figures' in C. cles, died Wednes y of last week, to- cIndoe's block and the latter's stock about $1,000. Mr. building, $4,000; on stock, $7,000; Etna and Citizens' Collins, his political confreres, were aroused from bed at 11 o'clock at night and driven to the mayor's private office on Front street. Ald. Laroche was pre- vailed upon to issue the summons which his way to W. H. MeNish's for his day's the mayor had secured from the city pay, as he had previovsly asked for it. clerk's office during the day, and the Heart disease was the cause of death. Mayor acknowledging the offeoce, had Deceaeed leaves a wife and nine child- hitnself fined $20, thus stoppiog further ren to mourn his loss. proceediugs against him. The people of. -A fatal accident happened within a Belleville should purge themselves of the half -mile of St1 Jacob's, Thursday, 12th inst. While felling trees in Mr. Fl. Hauck's bush, Michael Kneischews14 was instantly k;illed. It seems that Mr. Kneischewski nd a son of .Mr. Hauck were trying to fell a tree by sawing, when it split, and part of it sprang back, striking him across the back. He leaves a widow and large family. -Mr. Isaac H. Radford, real estate agent, Toronto, was arrested Thursday ight, last w ek, on his arrival back from Buffalo, 4harged with fraud. fie is said to be implicated in a deal of jewelry and precious stones, and real estate in connection with S. Close, �f New York, who brought $35,000 worth of jewelry over the border free of cus- toms recently and had it seized. -John Martin, of Toronto, was ar- raigned last Thureday morning ' before Justices of the Peace Wingfield, Miller and Stephenson, of Torento, on the charge of murdering John Wright at Little York on February , 21. Several witnesses were xamined, and while it appeared front their evidence that Mar- tin had made threatening remark's re garding the deceased, nothing was closed -identifying him with the murder, and he was discharged. -During the jubilee in Chatham on Wednesday night of last week, Mr. John M. Taylor, who lives on William street in that towu, came over the creek to see the procession, and on his return home while crossing the park dropped dead. He was one of the oldest residents of that place. About two or three years ago he was struck down with paralysis, and it e supposed he had the secood stroke. He was about SO years of age. -In the Minister of Education's an - reed report the school population of Ln - don is 7,567, with a total num er attending of 5,316-2,760 boys apd 2,556 girls. The average attendance was 3,191-4 per cent. below the avr- age of Provincial cities. In the Forest City there are 744 children of ' Separete School supporters 422 of .whoin attend school. The public school apportion- ment was $6,234, for the -county of Md- dlesex in 1890, and to Londion $2,932. -Rev. J. A. R. Dickson, of Galt, lesd a peculiar experience at Aylmer en Wednesday evening last week. He had gone there to lecture for the Christian Endeavor Society of that town, and jest after he had been introduced to the audience the town fire alerm was sound- ed. The people could not resist the un- usual excitement, and, forgetting the distance Mr. Diekton had come at their own request, rose enmase and in a few moments the church was !deserted. -The Grand Trunk traffic returns for •the week ending March 7 show that the passenger train earningswere $104,842, as against $69,546 during the correspond- ing week of last year. The freight earnings were $219,699, and during the corresponding Week of 1890 the § were 266,189. The tetal earnings for the week were $324,541, as againet $355,735 for the first week of March, 1890, a de- crease -of $41,194. It will be noticed that there is an increase in the assen- ase ill horse s lest oil to remove some vermin, arid during ghe process he stopped to lig t his pi getting about theicoed oil on his The match set fire to the oil an munieated to the horse standi which immediately lay down water and put out the blaze. one of the bes nadian literary cir ay, llth inst., i Iger earninge, and that wholly in the freight dep -A man named Ka trader, living in Chat Friday washing a horse he decr rtment. mer, a am, w ith coal e, fpr- hands. coM- g )14, n the artier was not so fortuniste, an1 had Ins 14ce badly burned by the ilantes. -A severe enoiestorm raged at °rads on Friday night last and up no neon Saturday. Five -trains veere blocked be- tween Orillia and Barrie and no mail on hed thattown Midland road is open and trains ruton time. The storm damaged the electric light wires, leaving the town in darkness, and did considerable damage to property. All approaches to the town were blocked, and business at a standstill. No trains from the north have arrived since Fri- day morning last, -A Yarmouth, Nova Scotia' despatch says a bloody affray occurredat Eel - brook, in that county, on election niOt between Wm. Porter, John Whtte, John B. White, Joseph Borgne, Henry White and Sylvine Mdise. The two latter were terribly beaten. Bleed marks on the fee show that Mise reached home, belt Henry White hasnot been heard of sine, and it is believed he was murdered. Hundreds of men ngaged I searching for succes. Porter and ites are under arrest. of the hour in Belle - the Northern has rea since Friday noon. The have since been the body without the two John W -The sensatio disgrace of having such a man as their chief magistrate., -Rev. Abbe Harel, Roman Cathotic chaplain of St. 'Vincent de Paul peni- tentiary, Montreal, met with a serious accident last week, from the effects of which he has not yet recovered. He was writing in hie room on a folding table upon which was placed a coal oil lamp. By some accident the fold fell down, and the lamp breaking, the oil was splashed all over the chaprain's robe and took fire. The abbe had sufficient presence of mind to quickly tear off his garment and extinguish the flame, but not before he wee; severely burned about the breast. -Dr. Black, dentist, of Elora, Wa9 engaged to be married to an estiinable young lady of that town. Tuesday of last week he went to Guelph, where he moat affectionately greeted a young lady who arrived from Toronto on the train. He bought two ticketa for Chi- cago, and the couple continued their journey together to the western metrop olis. Black is supposed to have left debts behind to the amount of $200. The surmise is that he became enamored of s. Toronto charmer, and the only way he could see to enjoy her companionship was for them both to flit to the other side, leaving the other girl in the lurch. -Sixteen persons belonging to Kings- ton and the immediate vicinity receive a total sum of $148 monthly, as pensions from the tinted States Government, The- amounts paid out monthly range from $2 to $17. A child in that city is receiving $5 per month. Back pensions received by residents in that district during the past four or five years range from $300 to $1,100. Six months ago one man received $2,100 back pension. This is the largest amount that has been received in that district within the past year. The names of 30 applicants for back pensions were received at the con- sul's office in Kingston. -A despatch from Victoria, British Columbia, on the 12th inst., says: E. Bell, one of the owners of the Bonanza mine, Cayoosh Creek, Lillooet District, arrnied from Clinton Wednesday night, bringing news of a marvelously rich strike in the Bonanza. He brought with I him iceveral pieces of ore, which were literly studded with gold. The sam- pies assayed to dayshoweid results: No. 1, solid vein, 9,360 ounces, equal to $193,471 per ton; No. 2, broken rock and dust from drill holes, 640 ounces, or $13,235 to the ton. The fortunate own- ers have refused an offer to bond the mine for $30,000. -What nearly proved a fatal accident occurred to Ada, second daughter of Mr. J. D. McDiarmid, of Alymer, on Thursday last week. She, in company with other girls, was playing around the mill in that town, and in their sport wandered to the large reservoir by the creek, This had become full when the water was high and frozen over, the water afterwards lowering and leaving a thin layer of ice. The tank was un- covered, and Miss Ada attempted to slide across, when the ice broke and she went down. In corning up she caught hold of a plank with one hand and pluckily held on until her companions secured assistance. -Up to wit1in a month ago a man named Joseph Jogers has been working in the cotton actory at Halifax, under an assumed name. Re came there from g the name of White. e acquainted with a we- ary Anderson, whom he arried. It now transpires wife and family in Eng- arning that certain per - knew about his English friends. He had not been in the best of health for the past two years, but his demise at the age of 56 was unlooked for. Mr. 'Bickford was president of the Erie and Huron railway, and director of a number of financial corporations. He was one of the largest property owners in Toront, and his beautiful house and grounds in •Gore Vale have no equals in that city. In 1874 Mr. Bickford was a Candidate in the Con- servative intereet in West Toronto, but was defeated by the late Chief Justice Thomas Moss. He leaves •a wife and a goodly family of sons and daughters. -At the evsning service in Queen's avenue Methodist church, London, last Sunday, Rev. George Boyd dealt un- sparingly with Methodists who violated the Church rules laid down in the dis- cipline. He deprecated the habits prac- tied by many Church members of play- ing progreseive euchre'dancing, etc. Entertainments should be opened and closed with prayer. The Lord Jesus Christ should be admitted to every gathering which the members attend, and His presence should ever be remem- bered. The reverend gentleman's re- marks were delivered in his usual vigor- ousway, and produced a decided effect on his listeners. -Mrs. John Tracy, wife of a prom- inent merchant, of Hastings, expired suddenly Wednesday eveniug of last week, She had been in delicate health for some time past, but no anxiety Was fet, and through the day and evening she attended to her household duties. Between 8 and 9 o'clock she ascended the stairs for the purpose of retiring for the night. A rapping on the floor from her bedroom alarmed the family, who at once went to learn the cause, and were shecked to find Mrs. Tracy in a semi-conscious condition one the sofa. Medical aid was summoned, but before the doctor arrived life was extinct. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause. -We regret having to announce the death of Mrs. Grace, wife of Mr. Wm. Grace, clerk of the High Court of Jus- tice, at Lindeay, on Sunday, 8th inst, at the comparatively early age of 54 years. The deceased lady had been a sufferer for e number of years, and her death was not unexpected ; yet the sad news cast a gloom over a large circle of friends, Mrs. Grace, whose maiden name was Bessie M. Dorland, was born in Adolphiastoven, on the Bay of Quinte, in 1836, her parents being well connect- ed United Empire leyaliets. In 1860 she married Mr. Grace'who was then in business at Lindsay. From the time of her coming to Lindsay the deceased lady was always most active ie all good works calculated to advance the moral welfare of the community, and in con- sequence had the respect and esteem of all, irrespective of creed. Three daugh- ters and one son blessed her union, all of whom are married and in comfortable circumstances. -Fred W. Hall, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Katie Warren, -of Ottawa, were married in that city on Friday night. They had become acquainted while the young lady was visiting her brother in Cleveland. After the corernony the bride and groom and in- vited gneats sat down to a wedding supper in the house of the bridea father. The merriment had reached its full sway when a friend of the young lady beck- oned to the groom to come to the door of the room. Hall immediately grew white and replied nervously "Is it me you want ? ' Hall went out and was then and there charged with having a wife and family in England. After some hesitation he admitted thathe had been married, butclaimed that he bad been divorced from his wife. Thematter ibe coming known, the greatest excitement prevailed, and in the midst of jt, after the newly -made bride had, given back the wedding ring, Hall disappeered and has not since been seen. It is supposed that he left for Cleveland on the night train, and the friends of the young lady are now condeming themselves that they made no attempt to stop his flight. Steps will at once be taken to have the Marriage annulled. -A case of suicide came to light at Thameville, Tueeday, 10th inet., which is causing quite an excitement. On Monday, 9th inst., Morris Cornish, a farmer, living in the township of Ox- ford, :bout three miles from Thames - vide, brought his wife, who was going on a short visit to friends in Hamilton, into town for the train which goes east at 3.39 p. m. After returning home he went to the house of a neighbor, and while there seeined to be very despond- ent. Tuesday morning the neighbor, on whom Cornish called that Monday night, thought that he would go over and see if his friend Morris had recover- ed from his state of despondency. On approaching the place he found the five small children of Mr. Cornish, the old- est of whom is only nine years old, huddled together in a corner of the orchard. On being asked where their father was they said he was lying on the bed dead. This startled the man, and before entering the house he got another neighbor, and together they Montreal. He was born in StLouis went into the house and found Cornish Missouri, in 1836, and after taking part lying across the foot of the bed with his in the civil war in the States, he camethroat cut. In the room adjoining the to this country in 1868, and was a con- vide is the convi tion of Mayor E. Guss Norman. Wlli 'bedroom they found % razor all covered stant contributor to the Canadian and Porter of that city of the crime of vot- life of Miss Fanny Ithilip from drewning, with blood lying on the table, showing American newspapore and magazines ing twice in the West Riding of Bast- at Port Perry, on July 3rd of last year. that after having committed the act he besides writing three novels. ings at the recent election for the Com- The warden of the county, Mr. S. H. must have walked at least ten feet. A -On Wednesday morning of las mons. Although warned by the Liberal Glassford, preeided, and addresses were f large pool of blood was to be seen on the week, about 6.15, when Mrs. W. H.Mc scrutineers in Bleeker ward that he had Nish, of Lyn, Brockville county, wen no right to vote there he insisted on to the back door to throw out som doing so, and also voted in Murney water she had previously rinsed out th ward. The Liberal seretineers made teapot with, she was horrified to see th four declarations of the feet. 1His form of a human being stretched out oi worship having been infoimed that Ihis the snow, about 100 feet from the door. guilt was known, and fearing that ;the She recognized- the person as Reber Smith, who had worked for Mr. Mc Nish the previous day and who was ex pected the following day. It being little slippery Mrs- McNish thought h had fallen while coining to the house fo breakfast. She rushed in and told Mr McNish, who had I just sat down t breakfast;whe found life extinct and th England, givi He soon beca man named subsequently that he has a land. Upon 1 sons in Held& connections,Regers,wih his second wife, left for the land of the free. It is said also that the Auderson girl was married to a soldier of the York and Lancaster regiment. -Sometime Wednesday night of laat week burglars entered the liquor store of Mr, George Bernhardt, in the Opera Block, Galt, a lift behind the experts. An forcing the fro from the traces they they were evidently not ntrance Was gained by t door open with a chisl. Once inside they went to work on the safe. A hole enough powd building up; not connect wi explosion faile was broken op that had been this, as far as probably two missing. . -A large a as bored in the top and ✓ put in to blow the but luckily the fuse did h the powder and the to materialize. The till n and about three dollars eft in it taken. Besides an be learned, there are ✓ three bottles of whisky d influential gathering met Tuesday efrening of last week at the residence of Mrl. Thomas Philip, Can- niegton, to tale part in the presentation of the medal and certificate of the Roy- al Humane S ciety awarded to Master me for having saved the Liberals were about t punishment, resorted to of strategy. Taking Magietrate J. J. B. Fli sence in Toronto he caus tion to be laid agmst himself by Police Officer Cook on Monday last. The magistrate named was expected home that night, ! and Ald. Laroche and secure 'his masterly piece dvantage of t'e alleged ,ab - d an informa delivered by Rev. A. Carswell, bra Bingham, Gillespie and Messrs. W. Mc- Pherson, W. If. Hoyle and M. L. Nut- ting. The presentation was made. by Rev. C. W. Watch, by whom the medal was secured, who addressed the young man in a very appropriate address as he placed the medal tipon his breast. -In the death of Mr. E. 0. Bickford, of Toronto, Which occurred Thursday evening 12h int Canada has lost a floor and another on the bed where he was lying. The children say that they left their papa sitting reading his news- paper when they went to bed about 8 o'clock, and on arising in the morning they were horrified to find him as de- scribed. -The sale at Mr. John McConnell's, of Hibbert, on Wednesday, last week, was one of the best ever held in the leading financier and Toronto one of her township. The day was fine and the oldest, wealthiest and most respected attendance of buyers was large. Every citizen. Mr. Binkford's death was com- horned beast put up, but two bulls, was partitively sudden, and will be a sad sold. Grade cows ran up to $57 each, surprize to a large number of his many and yearling steers to $71.50 per pair. •