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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1891-03-27, Page 1a 189r, NEWS, Opening OE Seaforth fee f you have seen of our elegant ape But few, long,- tedious pon the assist - damage done t& se variety ex. oda' hangings ins -you have bona and Laces. ling, and the era and beauti- hel to 'look at, ng days, ook behind the raa over, the se enchant - thought of it arienced mer - the these deli.. III their folds, e their fresh, - become Huhu- e.Aa it is crarcle- the choicest and stealers, we in - ease from. our s, and give 0- Ti first-class ry, which, after every lady on Be. and Saturday, our Triramea 'the public for ake a very fine ets, all reedy to r. The shapes latest and the pool. Flowers ery varie.ty,and and forget -met- . Ribbons in effeets will be -ill also have a, beads, span- & have a very re for you, and ociunters will 11 be no famine neerned, The d upon extead- o ail, we may IALF SHOW,: e and see. All eFaul, Ith and happi- hopes express - red to celebrate ittiet jut now, year that such r. W. J. R. his week. -Mr. n, has sold his r. Jahn Weiss, possession to is a good sale. y morning last widow of the fed at the red- id 'toga Mrs. or a long time. Kansas for the t with no avail. ion, the same as eased leaves a. nd one girl. - of Marche his son-in-law, Robert Leckie, ed away. Mr. rly pioneers of here from the and hewed out he 12th calmes- t of Cranbrook. ars ago to Mr, lea lost his part- time, and has, h the family, d then with an - r Nat SIMIDIOr Ira. Garrow, 1c1 from a wet- , and never got vere interred at r. John Keefe, aumber of cattle e to be delivered y last. On the ed cards to the rat to take the of the storm, seen Dublin and t day, and con - 4 not get their rtle to, Seaforth upon, bet they ed at not meet - cattle and had w. On hearing a. however, and the notices sent n all„ paid for enses for their ered at Seaforth Ien they were n church,: St. mashy morning. d at about 7 - sierra Through erge„both steam sue of order and he magnificent iyed before the hout the firstorown upon k the furnace, oldering nearly. is insured in and the lose is )00. TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. WIIOLE NUMBER 1,215. THE HALF . —11AS NOT— ;• , BEEN TOLD le this paper ahout our magnificent stock of New Goods -for the Spring -they are in now, and ready for our inspection. A few words about our New Prints -There are miles of them, not a few pieces, but miles of yards of them - Not a few patterns, but hundreds of thew., and every pattern a select one. Then about the colors -The bulk of them are fast,' the clothe wide and the prices from five cents up to thirty cents per yard. What a range and open freely to your inspection. Edward M Faul, SEA FORTH, Perth Item6.- The total debt of the city of Strat- ford is $397,76370. -Mr. Jos. Witte,. of Milverton, has disposed of his farm containing 96 acres to Mr. Joseph Taylor, of Morington. The price paid was $3,300. -On the 12th inst., a two-year-old ,colt, the property of A. Rozell, conces- vion 10,, Elna, died from strangles after about two weeksillness. The animal waahialued at $100. -On Tuesday of last week Mr. John Farrell, ofPoole, had an auction sale of his stockancl effects, prior to going to Manitoba. The stock brought good prices, but the farm, 100 acres. which was also offered, only brought $3,560. -In London, on Tuesday_ of last week, the St. Marys curlers deafeated London by 21 shots. This was the last match for the Western Ontario Tankard, so that St. Marys will hold that tankard far this year. -Mr. John Byers has been appainted town engineer tky the Mitchell 'electric light committee in place of the late M r. John Tait. Mr. Byers will also have charge of the dynamos for the electric light. -The Ladies Aid Society, of Trafal- gar street Methodist church, Mitchell, held a bazar in the town hall in that town on Thursday and Friday, 12th and lelth insts. They realized the sum of $125 out of the undertaking. -Mr, John Tait, ()veneer at the elec- tric light station, Mitchell, died on Saturday, 14th inst., of inflammation of the 'langs. Deceaeed contracted a severe cold while attending to his duties, which ultimately turned to inflamma- tion of the lungs. -A sad and painfully sudden death occurred just two miles and a -half north of Mitchell on Friday, 13th inst. Mrs. Simon Swinburn died in child -birth, at the age of 41 years. She was only a few hours ill. The baby is living. De- ceased was a highly-reepectecl woman, and was beloved by all who knew her, and the neighborhood deeply mourns her loss. She leavea a husband and -three children. -On Tuesday of last week Mr. Thos. Richards, of St. Marys, was found lying on the road with the sleigh and load of ashes on top af him. Be was rescued and taken to Mr. Chas. Sterritt's resi- dence in an unconscious condition. He has since regained cansciousness and was taken home. It seems he was walking alongside the load when it upset on him. His face and chest are badly bruised. -There passed away on Wednesday evening, 18th inst., after an illness of about four weeks' duration, an estimable citizen and pioneer of North Easthope, in the person of Mr. John McDermid, in the seventy-fourth year of his age. Be died at the residence of his son-in- Iaw, Mr. Hugh Nichol, Stratford,where he was visiting. Deceesed was born in Glengarry, and was one of six sons of the late Hugh MeDermid, who settled in the ", banner township" in the year 1841, which at that time was a howling wilderne, and after carving out a home lived to secure a fair competency. He was a man of strong religioua principles and of strict integrity. In all his deal- ings with his fellowmen he was never known to depart from the golden rule. In his earlier days he took an active pain the politics of the day and was a Liberal to the core, but of late years, though religious scruples, remained nteutral in a degree. MILLINERY OPEMN Our display of Millinery will take place on FRIDAY aid. SATURDAY, APRIL 3rd and 4th. All are cordially invited. to be Tre8s-nt, and inspect our stock. Hoffman & Co., CHEAP CASH STORE, SEAFORTH, ONT. New '‘4rk Letter. (Regular (lorreepondence.) 24fX-W IYORII, March 2:3rd, 1811. Mr. John S. Kennedy, ono of our wealthy citizens, has made public an ge building to be used s for all the principal nevolent organizations 'he United Charities is the proposed name, the corner of Fourth Street, It is to con- flices of the Children's New York City Mis- ciety, the Association ho Condition of the ,Organizetion Society offer to erect a la as a headquarte charitable and b in the city, " Building," which is to be erected o avenue and 22nd tain the general Aid Society, the cion an 1 Tract 8 for Improving. Poor, the Charit and °there, The leading benevolent organie'etions of the city wilhtheretore be broight toget er under one roof in a building cen rally located, so that applicants for ai will have no difficulty in reaching the ocieties and then have their cases pro ptly considered. The founding of h an institution is an exhibition of p ctica,ble philanthropy, and reflects gee t credit upon the head and heart of M . Kennedy.. No rent will be charged the societies, and M. Kennedy offers is own services in the, management of he Institution. TOM TMT COACI1MAN. General Tur er Wood, the colored midget who dr. ve Tom Thumb's car- riage when he isited Queen Victoria at Buckingham &lace, died in this city last week. He was aciteertised as the oldest and smallest colored midget be- foro-the public, nd was on exhibition at the Globe M seum on the Bowery. His ri ht name as Charles J. Fletcher, and he was 60 ears old. He was 40 inches high, hi legs and arm e each measu ing one foot. He wore a No. silk h t. For iore than -thirty years he trio, eled with various companies and was e hibited a a curiosity in many parts of the wor . There was a stand- ing jo c betwe u him and the fat wo-- ver the rice they had been of - r their; °dies after they were mac, fered f mand.$ the mi get. Th General met his death accide tally, bei g suffocated by escap- ing ga while he slept. A 000 ) REGULATOR. The amous NA estern Union time ball, which sed to rop daily from a pole on top of the elegraph building, will soon b in pos tion again, and down i town people wil welcome their old way of regu ating th ir timepieces .correctly. For twenty live yeers the time bell had dropped every day, with but few ex- cept', ' 8, at 12 'clock exactlY, accord- ing to Vashingt n time. Since the fire in the Vestern nionlast July this has been g eatly m seed :by hundreds who were a customer to stand in crowds at the hoer of noo waiting for the ball to descend. The ew ball will not be on the roof as befor, , but will be in a more conspi4uous po ition, projecting out- wards rom the ighth floor. It will be visible as far u town as eighth street, and i the ot er direction as far as Staten Island. AN ELEPIL DR NT's AvENTUE. Muc amuse' ent was caused the past week by- the dventure of the 4 year old t ick elep ant, _Panchen. A few days ago the an mal, which was kept in a stable in 55th street, broke away from its fastenings , a d quietly walked up- stairs land int her keepers parlor. Whenl she go up there she could not get dorm again without great trouble, and a large amo int of thinking on the part of her own r. After several days a strong timbe truck was laid from the window of th keepers house to the ground and ti e elephant was pulled upon 't. Ab ut this time Fanchon playfn ly awuni her trunk around and knock d her o ner, Mr. G. Reich, to the g ound, ° feet below, The ele- phant then s .pped and fell blit was caugh betwee the timbers, fronr which she w s finally extricated and led to the stable uninjur d. All this was done in sig t of a la ge and highly interested audie ce consi ting of thousands of men, wome and chi dren, who had gathered in the street o enjoy .the free exhibi tion. 1 HALF TO RAIS P., A MILLION. eeting o friends of the University w York was held last week to formal appeal for $500,000 to be erecting a new college building n, and in changing the present re in Washington Square into a g for ibusiness purposes.' The of the University within recent nd the encrochment of business some such change an absolute ty. Washington Square is too n towe for an ideal American , and the old stone building, has stoqd for half a century, is y inadequate. It is proposed to se five or ten acres of ground here alinve-42nd street, on which erected a handsome and com- a building, with all modern' facilities, $100,0Q0 has already rornieed by a gentleman whose s not known. Er)‘ iN AHLJNTON. ) 1,1••••••••••••••••••••••01, present being from the mitriti ne provin- ces, most them :rom of therom Nova Scotia and New.13runswiek, The election returns from the various Canadian centres were bulletieed u fast as they were received, The news of a prominent candidate's electio or defeat was hailed with vociferous a platters or hisses, according as it met th views of those present. TI e meeting as about evenly divided etween C nservative and Liberal symp thizers, an ply" made Rome thusiastie and ex essembltid under Temple, in all it rallies. Portraits of Sir Wilfried bender, Sir Richard Cart interspersed, en wild cheers and a in each county of was aneiouned, v and portrailis ef i displayed on the The humorous ence Were appeal facetious bulletin McKinley, please toes," "Johnny gun," "St. John, lost in the fog,' funny cartoons, a or elected candid The prospects v Conservatives to that the audience ahigh degree of e o'clock the comp' so far off that May the Best played, and the b 1 they elm - howl," A more en ited cattle mg never he roof o Tremont history f political ohn Mace( mild, Hon. Sir Cheri e Tupper, right and there were were gr eted with. plause. s the result he maritir e provinces ews of lo al scenery s eleading men Were entiments f the audi- d' to by a number of ,such as "Dear Mr. let us hay free pota- as evident y got his New Br nswick, is etc. A number of plicable o defeated tee, were lso shown. 'prated so apidly from iberil, an vice versa, becafne w rked up to xcitement, but at 10 ete risult eemed still the I closi g bulletin, was die- - dispersed. ide g a • nd IThi Manit vrhaar, Marc o. the lengt een fough It was. known a ould hear ee rooms, he old flag rooms mi us. of "w Matters Souther SNO DEAL EXPOSI battle throughou Dominion has After the res A physi ian offered the fat wo- c 00, but would give only $500 for s A of N make used i up to struct buildi growt years make necess far do colleg which entire purch some will b modin colleg been name anadians In Boston. (Boston Globe March 6th.) The very intense excitement attend- ing th election in Canada extended far enoug. across the border to include the forme residents of the Dominion in Bos- ton an vicinity, and they were almost as inte sely interested in the outcome as Macdo aid and Laurier's immediate fol- lowere A g eat many of them went down to their native places the &et of the week, either to take a. person1 hand in the fray, 4r to watch the exciting contest from c ose raege, but a large proportion of the 30,00O who remained right around the Hub, fouind their way to the Meion- aon last evening, where arrangements had been made for the bulletining of epecial despatches announcing the result of the election in the varietal provinces and counties. The hall was filled, the great xajority of the men and women ausual observer ervative commit he old man and Reform committe heartfelt expressi come of our fair to view the whole we must sum it u mixed up politica fought since the hands. The C was "the old flag," and very indefinite bout clo lations with the nited Sat other hand the Liberals, portion of them, talked Reciprocity, and he other ed in a veryfaroi kind of a revenue tariff, nd so ti have decided, api arently, modified Nationa Pelicy i to tbe Liberal p effort -it of chance now, boys " I mig Blake's retiremen was a se back to the Liber 1 cause i It was in direct o position oln'e practical, a horses when ores Our local fig Daly and Martin predicted in a was snowed una The people of Se man to send him riched himself in Mt. -Martin's boa forth ripeaker, g House)by having tion to. contend a gm' indeed when speaker of the a has riot a Caned years of age, and pose Martin's sin Mr. Martin did nomination at B unusual thing for a candi himself from no twelve miles an The vote in Sel fifteen local cons tered in the ledg that the dreaded wall for his own diene 111 1 gs In 12t1,1891. e political of our fair and won. 11 n the Con - cheers for and in- the ht be heard at will be - °minion." I think, situation mpartially, as one the most contest tl at has been ister prov aces joined nservativ war -hoop ome thing er trade re - es. On the or at least a nrestricted ortion talk - way about e elections favor of a preference " Give us a t say that ious draw= Manitoba. o Abe Lin. vicenot to " swep ing a, etre m. , t Selk rk between was a hot ne, but as I eraser le ter, Martin er by 4 0 majority. kirk , can ot trust a o Ottawa who has en - two yeare. And, Sir, ted prow ined in ti only a ainst, we face to libre of M ss as a plat- e Winnipeg eak opposi- very mea - face with a Daly, who an equal for his 32 who was able to ex - so very orcibly ,that not tur up at the andon. It is a very ate to absent hen within sual health. h comprises can be en - 'flatlet' in his irk, whi ituencies, r by M. Greenway, liandwrit ng is on the dear self. o much for p 'Wes, which, to my mind, is an extr mely fun y game, but then apologists s y the nel version of "everything ihafair in lo e and war" simply Includes olitics, aid if there is any truth conta ned in hat -unlikely l statement,. let us by all mans sit down and coneider isdom's vv aye. Well, Mr. Editor, I ca truthfLIly say that the smoke and dn of the political bat- tle did not in th least ma the beautiful weather that ha prevail4l throughout Manitoba for th paritthr 0 months, and old Sol smiles own as gracefully as ever on the wick;d Tories that so Un- fortunately inha it this rovince, and the farmers are eginning to talk of a wide acreage bei g sown to help meet the extra deman s thart rill . be made upon them when the duti s are raised. Never Was so lit le feed g ven to stock, and stock never as in b tter condition at the approach qf 8prin . Large con- signments of fat attle w II be shipped from Southern anitoba, his spring. I amtold that in a other onth 500 head will be ready to hip fro Pilot Mound that are being foI by far ners, and this is only a sample f ship nents that are to be made from »ther s lipping points along the South 'estern road. Horses are dull here at resent, and as I see from time to tim of al ipments being made from Ont rio po nts, I cannot understand how hose e sgaged in the business cen make a sum ss of' it at the present time. I jmight s y to intending emigrants that if fair prices can be ob- tained for cows ii Ontario, that it will not pay them to hip them here, as goad cowl' can be bou ht here at from 825 to $30. I would sa , bring sheep and fowl, for,aside from the profit to be derived froin eggs, the care of tie chicks will cause employment for the newly -mar- ried ladie, and divert their attention at times from that dear, dear old home in Ontario, around which cluster so many , sweet memories of the past that they FRIDAY, MARCH 27 consen d to exchange for the company of a poer being that they call a MD. 1 mi ht may in conclusion, that the Misses Judd, lady evangelists, are ex pected here shortly, and from thti press comme ts on theirability and zeal, they may b expected to pour hot shell into Satan' etronghold, and it is to be hoped they will be able to induce his Satanic Maier, y to beat a permanent retreat. So ma it be, Yours, W. BAUDER, [Tb remarks of our correspondent on the Se kirk election form a istrange com- meals y on the peculiarities of human natur Our correspondent, and many of theaither Protestants of that constitu- ency, have long been proclaiming them- selves earnestly opposed to Separate -Schools and the official use of the French language, and their earnestness would almos induce people to believe in their sincerity. Mr. Martin took his political life in lie hand, and even at the serious risk of destroyiog his government, car- ried t rough the Legislature a law abol- ishing Separate Schools and doing away with t eofficial use of theFrench language, just t e very things that these people had b en clamoring for. And how do they r ward him for his courageous self- sacrifi in championing their cause? On th first opportunity they turn their backs on him because of the flimsey ex cuse t at he had enriched himself in two years, (which is no doubt false), and gave t eir votes and support to Mr. Daley a political adventurer and party hack, whose highest ambition seems to be to retain his seat and receive the ap- proving smile of hie party leader, if not sometliing more substantial. It would seem s if this is the sort of man that takes in Manitoba as elsewhere, while the man who acts honetly, straight- forwardly and in the interests of his county, is left behind. It is astonish- ing h w people like to be fooled in poli- tica. I,is not surprising that under such •ircumstanees, the people groan under growing debt and increasing taxa- tion. En, Ex] Canada. Th disease known as "black rot" is car ying off pigs in Frontenac - he customs officials at Quebec last week seized a quantity of snuggled whis etp Ya. - e growers in Essex county say this ear's crop will be greater shall it has b -en for years. r. Birkett, of Ottawa, who was elect.d Mayor of that city in jantary, , has b -en unseated. olice Magietrate Cahill, of Hami ton, hi now 75 years old, and has di pens d Police Court Justice for 8 years. - lies Scott, who went front King ston s a zenana missionary to India with Miss Sinclair, is en her way bitqe to C nada because of ill -health. - n his prayer on a recent Sunda morn ng in Sydenham street churcl Kington, Rev. R. Whiting sai "Lo d bless the city council, for th need it." anadian Pacific traffic returns f r the eek ending March 14th, we e $329,000. Same week lest yea, $267,000. Earnings of the New Brun - wick Railway are included in bo h yeara. , -On Thursday last week the dea h was announced in Brantford township of Mrs. Alexander Carlyle, sistr-in-law of the great Thomas Carlyle. Deceased, who was 83 years of age, remembered well the Chelsea philosopher. -The valuabie farm of M. F. H. McCrea, situated about one mile fr m Brockville, and familiarly known Mount Pleasant Dairy, has chang d hands to a relative. The price paid as $10,000. -Mr, Benjamin Drake, of Walsi g - ham Centre, died Thursday evening hLst week at the advanced age of 83 yea a. He was one of the first residents of 3t. Thomas, and in his day was one of he wealthiest residents of the distrct. • -R. H. Rolland, police rnagietrate of Port Hope, imposed a fine of $100 and costs on H. Sculthorp, grain merchant, of that town, for obstrueting and im- peding Mr. S. Irwin, assistant nspec or of weights and measures, in the 41s. charge of his duties on the 14th l inst. -W. E. Harding, traveler for Laing & Co.,- of Montreal, shot himsel dead at Campbellton, New Brunswick n T ei- day, 17th inst. He complained t at • trade was dull and said he would s on have to give up traveling. This se ins te be the cause of the rash act. -Miss 'Hamilton, of Grand Pont, while playing with a toy whietle the other day, accidentally swallowed lthe end, which was of brass. It could Inot be extricated from her throat, was lowered in her stomach and, as it c Wel not be removed from there, she 1ied from the effects of it. -A Michigan Central Railway fre ght train composed of 30 cars of sugar left Suspension Bridge last Tuesday twnn- ing at 8 o'clock and arrived in Windsor at 5 p. m. the same day, this reeking the run of 227 miles in nine ours,h' eluding stops. This is the fastest time on record for a freight train. -Tho Bay of Quinte bridge, comma- ing Belleville with Prince Edward, l wan opened for traffic on Saturday last. The structure, which is of steel, is about 1,900 feet long, with a northerid ap- proach of 800 feet. It has occapied about two years in building, and will cost $105,000. -The verdict has at last gone lorth from the Toronto hospital that the Koch lymph is a most disappoi ting failure. The alleged remedy for tub- erculosis has been given a careful scientific trial for the past three mo ths, and while at times it seemed to accom- plish all that was claimed for it -when given to the world, the final results have dispelled all doubts in regard to its supposed curative qualities. Of the patients who have been admitted to that hospitel one has died, two have te por- McLEAN BROS.-Publishers, 01.50 a Year, in -Advance, ai airily roccffi vered suciently (oleave the institutio n , and the balance) about 20 in number, re hopelessly drifting toward the grave. The best that can be said of the lymph is that it temporarily allevi btu mild eases of tuberculdsis, but to permanently benefit an adv need case it signally faile. The hospita authorities are, hovviever, hopeful that some great discovery will really follaw what has been done, and in that way Dr. Koch will have conferred a great benefit - on mankind, -The by-law for expending $75,000 on an electric railwey between Port Arthur and Fort William is said to be illegal, and before the active work of construction can be proceeded with it will be necessary to subinit it again to the ratepayers. Grave doubts are entertaibed as to whether it, will now carrj.hol death of Mr. John M. Young, one of Montreal's oldest and most re- spected l mechants, was announced on Saturday last from /elilwrinkee, where he had beee visiting. MO. Youog was born in Cobourg; Ontarici. -.He was a nephewof the Hon. John Young, and was on of the oldest men in the grain trade. -Yoe Moon, the manager of the Montreel branch of the King Tye Cheongt a big Chinese importing firm, - bas been arrested at PIatts- $ burg, ew York, charged ' with smug- gling 3 pounds of opium; the duty on whichould be 780. Mr.1 Moon was accomi4nied by a student named Chee Ping, Who was also taken into custody. -Though the explosionof a p3t of boiling japan in the works of Brayley & Dempster, Hamilton, Tuesday morning last wek, a fire broke out which did damage to the amount of $4,000. . The building was partially burned down, the pulleys and shafting were warped and epoiled, besides most of the machinery. The insurance will probably reach the amount of the loss. -About 2 o'clock Thursday morning A.Laing's store, Wyoming, wee entered by burglars, who blew the safe open, but obtained nobooty. The glass in the store windows was broken and other slight damage dote by the force of the explosion. The burglars, apparently two in number, ran off, but were sub- sequently captured about three miles from Courtright. -A highly esteemed lady, aged 79 years, namedMrs, Bone, got struck by a 'Grand Trunk railway express, Monday about noon, and was instantly killed. The accident happened at a crossing a quarter of a mile from Dorchester sta- tion. She had been visiting at her grandson's, who lived on the opposite side of the street, and on her return, while crossing the track, was struck by the exPress train and killed, -At Petite station Monday morning a little before eleven o'clock, a man named Rattan, about 20 years of age, belonging to Brantford, who was dis tributing bills for Montgomery & Co., of that city, was run over by freight cars arid instantly killed. It appeers he was standing on the side track waiting for the express to pas, when a freight train, while shunting, etrucklhim, and the cars passed over his chest, breaking his back, causing instant death: -On Saturday while Wellington and James Graam, of Brechin, buithers, were engaged in removing some hay from the loft over a root house, the roof suddenly collapsed. Wellington was standing on a beam when the roof came on him. He was instantly killed. James was more fortunate, as he was standing OD the floor, and was crushed through into the root -house, .and escaped with some slight injuries. -Tuesday night of last week burglars effected an entrance into Sterrett & Co.'s cash store, Forest, and stole a quantity of shoes, shirts and °thermal' articles. Not apparently finding goods to suit their tastes, they tried to break into H. Harver's liquor store at the rear, but were discovered by a constable and beat a hasty retreat, firing their revolvers. They are supposed to be some local parties, although there is no clue to their identity. -The Wholesale Grocers' Guild of Toronto, passed at a meeting on Wed- nesday of last week, a resolution bind- ing all its members to sell no goods to any wholesale grocer selling under the fixed Guild scale of prices. This is sup- posed to be directed to Mr. James Lum- bers, wholesale -grocer in that city, who has for years defied the Guild. Mr. P. C. Larkin, a member of the Guild, de- clined to accept the agreement, and was expelled from the organization. -The St. Louis express last Thursday morning, which left London at 4.30, jumped thetrack just as it was going Into the Hamilton station. The engine kept the rails, but the cars were all thrown off and ran into the platform, tearing it up and damaging some of the car trucks. The passengers were give* a shaking up, but nothing worse re sulted. The train that net with th accident was the first section of th express. -The mortuary statistics for Feb ruary show the following figures of morl tlity. Toronto, 1.03; Hamilton, L58; Ottawa, 1.52; London, .87; Kingston, L09; Brantford, 56;.St.Thomas, 1.60; Guelph, 85..Windsor, 1.61 ; 1.14; Stratford, .30; Peterboro, 1.07; Woodstock, 75;.Brockville, L46 Chatham, 1.48; Galt, 1.23. The high- est ratio was that of Three Rivers, viz., 2.73. Quebec's was 2.39, and Montreal 1.77. -On Thursday last week Ituseell At- kinson, a lad about eight years of age, and living about two miles away, was sent to St. George, in company with a brother, on an errand. As the roads were muddy they started across the fields. In getting over the railroad fence he fell and broke both bones of his arm. Notwithstanding that he was in great pain, the little fellow proceed- ed on his journey, accomplished his er- rand and returned home, when, upon removal of his clothing, the nature of the accident was discovered. On the way Russell insisted that his arm must be broken, al it was so crooked and pitiful, but his brother made is Wiiger with him that it was not, giving as his reason that if it had been he could not have walked, -A fire broke out Saturday afternoon in the reservoir building of the Longue Pointe Lunatic Asylum, near Montreal, and damage to tho amount of $12000 was done. Pour men in the fourth storey, finding -all hope of, escape cut off, leaped from the winder and one of them, J. 13, Lachappelle, wax fatally in- jired, The other*hevere injured in a minor degree. Theloss is uninsured. The institution narrowly escaped such a disaster as overtook it last spring, by which 94 lives were lost, -A sad accident happened on Tues- day of last week at Maxville station, on the line of the Canada Atlantic Railroad betweenOttawa and Montreal, which resulted in the death of Mr. Walter Shane, reeve of Pendleton. The unfor tunate man was driving a team of horses on a crossroad near the station, and just as the auicnals were crossing the track the train from Montreal came up, smashed the pole and threw the team on one side. Mr. Shane received a severe blow on the head from the front part of the engine, from which he died in the . couree of 15 minutes. -Mr. Lewis Springer, of Hamilton,' has been appointed registrar of Went - Worth to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J. M. 'Williams. Mr. Springer was born in Hamilton in 1835, and has ?pent his life either in the city or county. He was one of the chief proinoters of the Hamilton street rail - ay system, and has been interested in various other business enterprises in that city. In the general election pf 1882 he was returned to Parliament far South Wentworth, but was not a canl-- date in 1885. -Mrs. Quigley, sister of Arthur Day, who was hanged at Welland, Ontario, December 18, 1890, for wife -murder, and who was with him at Niagara Falls on Sunday, - July 27, 1890, when he pushed hie wife over the precipice, near the whirlpool, and was a witness against hirn on his trial, died at Rochester, New York, on Thursday last. On her death- bed she confessed to her mother that she bad incited Arthur to. the murder, and had helped to commit the deed by aid- ing him in pushiug his wife over. She held Mrs. Day's dress skirt over her' head and pushed oh, one shoulder, while Day puilhed on the other. -Mr. Frank Jamieson, who is em- ployed at the Grand Trunk round house, at London, with the boiler makers, met with what may prove a fatal accident, Saturdayafternoon. He was in the act of holding a rivet while standing under a locomotive, when another engine was moved too far on the turntable, causing 'some planks to fall where he was stand- ing, Jamieson thus getting the full force of the engine on his side. He was re- moved to his _home and medical aid was at once summoned. The doctor pro- nounced it a serious case, the victim be- ing hurt internally. -On Thursday evening last while Mr. Alexander Campbell, a bailiff, of Kincardine, was making a seizure on some stock ot the farm of George On - strum, near Bervie, and while leading a horse from the barn, Onstrum came to- wards him, Bald pulling a revolver out, of his pocket when a few feet distant, fired, the ball striking Mr. Campbell in the breast. When Mr. Campbell saw that the man was desperate, he let go the horse and ran, followed by Onstrum,and when overtaken by him he was fired at again, this time the ball strikiisg him under the shoulder blade. -A serious accident happened in Hamilton's carriage works, Lindsay, on Saturday last, by which one of the em- ployes, James Staples, had his hand cut off by a circular saw. A man came into the shop to have a -board ripped, and Mr. Staples who worked at the shaping machine went to do it for him, the board being only about one inch thick, and deeper than the saw project- ed above the table, was liable to break or fly, which Mr. Staples perceived it was going to do, and turned to tell the man to get out of the way when his hand came in contact with the saw, severing it off with the exception of the little finger. -The doctors of the Montreal Gen- eral Hospital declare that Koch's cele- brated lymph ha e been a failure so far as their experience is concerned. Ex- periments with the lymph were com- menced at the hoelpital during the last week of Decembe/, and have been care- fully continued fos nearly three months. Every precaution was taken, but the lymph has failed to cure in any case, and its use has been discontinued. In the lupus cases there wati a slight im- provement, but it could not be called a cure, Nearlyall the patients who were under treatment have left the institu- tio-ILA horrible merder was perpetrated at Belleville about five o'clock Monday afternoon. The wife of a laborer The murderer w band, who killed butcher's knife that penetrated her heart, causing instant death. It was the woman's dying shriek which led to the discovery of the crime before the murderer bad time to escape. Two men who heard the awful cry rushed to the spot whence it came, and opening the door saw the woman lying dead on the floor and her ['layer standing over his victim with the knife in his hand. An alarm was at once given, the police were sent for, who arrived in a ehort time and arrested the assassin. -Wesley' R. Warner, a well-to-do farmer, living oh lot 20, concession 5, London townshi, together with his two daughters, Clara and Maggie, aged 16 and 9 respectively, were killed Saturday evening last about 5 o'clock, at the Can- adian Pacific Railway crossing on the first sideroad west of the proof line, two ictim was Mrs. Kan, named Jamie" Kane. a the woman's hus- er with a blow from a miles and a half west of London. They were struck by the east bound exprene, death being instantaneous, Both horses which they were driving were killed and the vehiole *mashed to atoms, The ap- prach to the crossing hi a very danger- ous one, and until within 25 feet of the track it is impontible to ifee a train go- ing east, A :sad 'feature in connection with the lamentable affair Was the feet that Mr. and Mrs, Wainer had held their silver wedding celebration the previous evening. -The congregation of the Grosvenor Street Baptist church, London'to the number of about J00, surprised their pastor, Rev, M. E. Siple, the other evening by invading and taking posses- sion of his residnce, When they had made themselves quite at home, a short impromptu programme was presented,to the enjoyment of ail. The concluding number wee the reading of a kindly worded address by the congregation to the pastor, and the presenting to Mr. Siple, of a well filled purse, MaSiple is shortly to remove from Leaden and his congregation took this opportunity to express the regret theyrfeet at Iiis de- parture. -Word has reeched Ottawa from Victoria, Britieh Columbia, of the dis- covery of eix new eases of leprosy right in the heart of the city,which the China- men were endeavoring to conceal. It appears that it became necessary for the municipal autacrittes to drive a large number of Chinamen out of their hovels which were erected on ground required for the building of a market hall. The stampede disclosed the fact that six Chinese lepers in the worst stages of the disease had been d wel in g with their countrymen in the vacated hovels. Two of them were subsequenily found, but fourofthem are still in hidingand their frieuds refuse to disclose their places of refuge. Immediately upon hearing of these facts the Deputy Minister of Ag- riculture ordered an investigation by local medical officers, and a medical ex- pert who has Charge of the leper colony of Naw Brunswick, will be despatched to the Pacific coast to follow the matter -About five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon of last week a terrible ex- plosion took place at the factory of the Ottawa Powder Compaity, which is situated about a mile and a -half from Hull on the Chelsea road, a short dist- ance front Ottawa. Fortunately no lives were lost. Three employes were en the premises during the afternoon. At 4.45 one of the men noticed that the beading was on fire. An effort was made tn put it out, but, seeing that the attempt was ess, the men judiciously ran for safe y. They proceeded a, distance of 300 . arde from the building when they stopped to watch developments. The factery contained over two tons of ex- plosives, including 300 Pounds of nitro- glycerine. The force of the exploeion was something terrific. The three men looking en were felled to the ground. Trees were uprooted and many windows were mashed in Ottawa city, although the factory was three miles away. Not a trace of the factory buildings was to be seen after the explosion, -Oa Saturday afternoorra most mel- ancholy affair occurred on the town line between Caradoc and Metcalfe, about SIX miles from Strathroy, by -which a yong man 'oat hie life at the bands of a neighbor and relative. It appears that an old feud had existed between Robert Murray, of concession 10 and 13, Met- calfe, and Wm. O. Rowe, of lot 2 on the same coecession, over some Govern- ment drain that runs through their joint properties. Saturday afternoon, as Mr. Rowe waatalking to Mr. Herrington at the corner of the town line and 13th concession of Metcalfe, Robert Murray and his wife drove up ou their way home from Strathroy, and with an oath Mur- ray said to Rowe that if he did not get out of the way he would ride him down. This be did, running over Rowe and throwing him into the ditch,. Blows followed, in which it is said that both used clubs, Rowe apparently getting the worst of it, and had to be helped to his home, some half -mile distant, At ante o'clock Sunday morning Rowe died from the effects of his injuries. A warrant hes been sworn orit against Murray, charging him with murder. =Miss Quinn, teacher of shorthand at the Central Bueine,se College, Stratford, was agreeably surprised on Saturday evening last by the presentation of a. handeofne photograph album by the members of a graduating class in short- hand. The presentation was made at Miss Quinn's boarding houe, the mem- bers of the clae, eight in number, being present. Miss Quinn was so completely taken by surprise that she conld scarce- ly find words to express her appreciaa tion of the kind feeling shown by the class. -The anniversary sermons of Trafal gar street Methodiat churcb, Mitchell, were preached by the Rev. Mr. Camera of Seaforth, on Sunday, 15th inst. The discourses are said to have been interest- ing, instructive, full of scriptural truth, and delivered with great pathos and force. Although the roads were next to impassible, owing to the heavy fall of snow, both congregations were good. $200 'was asked for, and the whole amount was raised, which rill, with $100 previously collected, be applied to- wards the church debt. -Mr.•James Doherty, Stratfrd, is confined to his house, and will likely continue to be confined to his house for the next three or four weeks, as the re- ult of an accident which betel him at the Grand Trunk Railway coal shutes in that city on Saturday, 14th inst. A quantity of coal and snow had lodged over the entrance of one of the shutes, and Doherty was standing on an engine poking at it to loosen it. All at *nee the obstacle wee dislodged and Doherty was thrown between the engine and the shute with such force as to cause inter- nal injuries and to bruins him severely about the body.