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KING.
;as announced ea.
tents that more.
Ten later in ref.
Mantle Making,
srs ;
a Rooms are now.
-
one who under.
all it details,
a thoroughly-
perrion a Minh
present busy in,
in. costumes and
I Summer wear,
441 has Jong ere
aer decisiana aa
trrect styles for
it of prominence
lity of their own,
,
lag brought into
rge. Sometimee
tde ideas " 'which
se -loped in their -
is' in the effort
be designers,"
Lo produce gar -
becoming and
arst-class dress-.
',-y as an artist,
t in introducing'
idles of Seaforth
eg so feel satis-
.ted ia her charge
i is professional
r Dress Gbode
el several new
new comprises
othe, Cheviots,
•es. Greys and
naost astractive
seldom• has the
which to select
and striking as
egonalss Stripes,.
eures and small
along the latest,
our selections.
Leased with the
will he pleased.
4cFaul,
slauseseameessait
both success ire
-No fewer than
vn on Tuesday
ipring.—Messrs.
of St. Marys,
store in Jarnee.
hey did a rush-
-day laat, their
tre four millinery
aturclay last. —
Trade met on
The Rev. S. F.
Trivitt Merwer-
St. "Thomas in
L Sunday last.—
in left for St.
ening, where he-
n the tailoring.
Broderick.—A
lager& attended
est week.—Mr.
tencla leaving for
w days, held au
lure at the tawn
11.1r. A. J. Rol -
very sad duty
(if Mr. Thomas.
eke& at his late
flay, near this
t the age of 65
days. The de
for some months
waa one of the
He leaves be -
'own up eons and
demise. They'
the- vicinity in
e funeral took
to the Exeter
eled by a large
elatives, show-
n which the
g� of regret we
the death of
d and neighbor,.
Roved wife of-
ich took place
denee, Andrew
ruing last, the
6 years and 6.
had only been
ur weeks with a-
a, when' death
f her _sufferings.-
ci lived in the.
✓ many years,
about ten yeara.
enduring many
The funeral
e residence on•
to the Exeter
A. L. Russell,
treet Methodist.
burial services..
ii husband and
to mourn her
sympathy of
hour of afliic-
argely attended,
ateem in which
dd.
sawing contest
'Victoria Oper&
ay evening next
the receipts of
Isaac Wallace,
• ch a inpion ship•
Westcatt, whi'
ion- for Huron
as to have taken
y, the 1st inst.,
te put in his ap-
tch at Sarnia.
will be able to
as a wood.sawer
reship, as its a
or something-
habeen Wen-
d post office for
is position.
-ho killed hie
e, in a quarrel,
weeks ago, was
ddlesex Assizes,
laughter. He
years in the
VIT310LE NUMBER 1,218.
TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. /
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,SEAFORTH
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1891.
°LEAN BROS. Publishers.
$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
NEW PRINTS.
Great activity at our Print counter. The
very choicest deigns, lovely tints, fast
colorings and good qualities are all there,
and plenty of them. Those very things
yen have been looking for are likely
among the lot, If you want the pat-
terns large or email, gay or retired, they
are there. If you want what no one else
has, you are quite likely to get it there.
lf you want Ginghams, Flannelettes or
any other kind of washieg fabrics, call
and look through our select stock. It
will pay you three fold, viz.: choice,
quality and price.
Edward M'Faul,
SEA FORTH.
New York Letter.
(Regular Correspondence.)
• Nsw Yosa, April 13th, 1891.
The Florists' Association of this city
Jas at last succeeded in establishing a
flower market in Union Square. There
were two other flower markets in opera-
tion previously, but they were situated
in out-of-the-way places, and their sur-
roundings were anythiug but attractive.
The ides, of the new market, which is to
be modelled after those of London and
Paris, is to give the consumers an oppor-
tunity to purchaae flowers direct from
the growers. With the market thus
established in Union Square, ladies can
combine business with pleasure by at-
tending there in person and selecting
their flowers from an almost endless
variety. The market will no doubt be-
come a great resort for lavers of flowers,
as it is said that New York can make a
better display .of cut dowers than can
any city in Eurqpe. Early morning
visite will be fashionable, and the scene
will be beautiful and attractive. The
market was opened for the first time on
last Saturday. For the present it will
close at 7 o'clock each morning.
A STATUTE TO SHERMAN.
From present indications New York
will have a statue of Gen. Sherman with-
in a very short time. The money for
the purpose has been subseribed, and a
committee composed of. prominent men
has taken hold of the eeterprise with
vigor. Augustus St. Gauciens, the emi-
nent artist, has been selected to make
the designs for the statute, as the com-
mittee found that he was especially
qualified for the task and was the choice
of Gen. Sherman's family. Mr. St.
Gaudens prepared a bust of the general
last year, and also took a mask of his
features after death. The model before
its execution will be submitted to %jury
of experts for their approval. This is a
commendable showing of progress for a
New York statute enterprise, and
should go a long way to . make up for
our short -comings in previous affairs of
a similar kind.
THE CREDULOUS CROWD.
An alleged ghost has made Its appear-
ance in this city, and sa a result thous-
ands of curious people crowd around et
the still hour of midnight to catch a
glimpse of it. The scene of the ghostly
apparition is the ruins of " Cohn.:
field's folly," the immense ten story
building which was burned down a few
weeks ago on the corner of Green and
Bleacker streets. The ghost is said t�
be the spirit of a beautiful young Span-
ish lady who,years agonnysteriously met
her death on the spot where the building
used to stand. Thera are now left only
a few tottering walls, on the very sum-
mit of which the alleged ghost ia said to
appear. The people in the crowd keep
their eyes fixed on this spot for hours at
a time until the police ere compelled to
drive them away. Each night the mul-
titude increases in film', all eager to see
the white -robed figure which never ap-
pears.
Eaverit ARLINGTON.
The Right PlaOe
To Get Suited.
Where you can get the
best Goods for the
Least Money.
New Prints,
New Sateens,
New Sh irti ngs,
New Dress Goods,
New Flanelettes,
New Mantle Cloths,
Also large Steele of Corsets, Ribbons,
Frillings, Lacey, &c.
Our Millinery Goode are all of the
Vary latest styles. Inspection Solicited.
Hoffman 8c Co.,
OREAP ,CASH STORE,
SEAFORTH, - ONT.
The Canadian Pacific Railway.
WHO OwNST.—CANAD ANS OR
ARI
. ECANS.
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(From the Woodstock SentinsI•Review.),
An old su.bscriber writes to the Sen-
tinel -Review in referenceto a recent
contention; in these colum a that the
Canadian Pacific Rahway a becoming
more of an American than a Canadian
road, and asking proof of o r statement
that Americans are shareholders in it
and exert an influence in its manage-
ment. We are pot able t say what
amount of Canedian Pacific Railway
stock is now held by Atneri ans. When
the original Syndicate was formed in
1880, the Americans in it were J. G.
Kennedy, of Neik York, a d R. B. An-
gus and J. J. ±11 1, of Sc. aul, the two
latter at least being forme Cenadians.
The only return, las far as eve know, to
show weer° the tock of the railway is
-located was bro ght doivn during the
session of the Uou,e of Commons in
1885. From the it appe re' that the
stock was held by 1,517 hireholders,
most of whom reOded in E gland, but a
large number in olland ant the United
States. Only 36 reeiden s of Canada
are in the Heti ; but the(1 held one-
eighth of the stobk, a larg 11 amount of
capital than their number 'would sug-
gest.
(Here followsl a list of tie names of
the Americans whothen he d one thus -
and shares or over.)
From the list Of eharehol ere we learn
that the firms of;Morton, o e & Co., of
London, and Ivorton, Blic & Co. of
New York, (pra tically th same firm)
hold over $10,000,000 of stack, or more
than one-tenth of the entire' amount, and
far more than a3, Canadii or Canad-
ian firm. The had of the9 two firms
is Mr. Morton, the Vice resident of
the United States, and at present a di-
rector of the Canadian Pac fic Reilway.
Of the holders of 1,000 s ares or over,
42 are English, 40 America 0, 11 Canad-
ians, 4 Dutch, 1 Austrian a d 2 French.
As we have_said, it is not p risible to say
where the stock is held n , but it is
more than probable that th proportion
held by Americans has inc ased. The
American connections an business of
the road have ivastly in eased since
1885, and an Ainerican s tesman has
been made a director; w le that for-
mer American, Mr. Van Horne, has
been raised t� thchief posi ionU
. nder
these circumstances it is a fe Ito assume
that the Americ! na have in reseed their
holdings rather than the rejverse.
As to the connections 4nd policy of
the road, a peesdespatch ifrom Wash-
ington in reference to th recent deal
for an entrance: into Ne York says:
"The Canadian .Pacitic now enters
many of the gr at comme cial cities of
the United State. By a traffic agree-
ment with the . Boston an Maine, and
with a voice in the manag ment of that
road, it gets an entranc bete Boston
and a strong hOld .on N' w1 England.
The Wabash letit into (Jlijcago, and by
means of the "Soo" and. the Duluth,
South Shore and Atlantic, it taps Du-
luth, Minneapolis andl St. Paul,
while arrangements wit, other roade
let it into Sionx City ' in a con-
nection with the tr necontinental
roads. Thus His in a p , ition to com-
pete with all the roads 1 between the
Missouri river and th seaboard."
Omission is here made of i s connection
on the Pacific coast. By ea it secures
the trade of San Francisco for which it
caters with much more act %Fay than for
the trade of the Canadi n ' province—
where there is no cempeti ion. s,And it
has now direct' connectioii by rail with
the vast territories of --W shington and
Oregon, on whose great ci lee, Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle, it seil confer great-
er benefits than on Vrict ria and Van-
couver. The history of t e struggle in
the Canadian Northwest a ainet the rail-
way monopoly is fresh i the , public
mind. While it lasted 1_this railway,
which was built by Ca adian money
was discriminating againe _ Canada and
in favor of St. Paul an the Western
States. The efforts and t1 policy of
the Canadian Pacific Railway are illus-
trated by the fact that it ,now carries,
we are told, about one-third of the vast
flour oiit-put of St. Paul and Minne-
apolis, and a very satisfactory share of
Chicago freight to the seaboard. In
doing so_it confera greater' benefits on
the 'hipper. and produceis Of the West-
ern and North Western States than it
has ever done,on Canadian territory.
United States freight is carried past
our own door i at rates that Canadian
shippers would be glad to get. And the
latest deal of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way illustrate' more cleerly than ever
the tendencies! of Um 'policy and the in-
evitable effectaktf geograp y. A Canad-
ian terminus fly a natio al and purely
Canadian line May now oe forgotten as
a patriotic dream, as sorn,thing that the
politicians can no longe conjure with.
The real Atlaatic tenni& of the Canad-
ian Pacific wili now be 13 ston and New
York ; and its chief Bowies of traffic the
Western, No thwestern and Pacific
slope states. C&nadiau territory • will
be of secondary impor nee to it, and
the Canadian porta of Montreal, St.
John and Ha ifax will e side tracked
through the 1 eal which lets it reach
New York by way of 1 rockville. No
wonder the Canadian P cific Railway
has powerful friends in the States who
are able to shi;ld it from the effects of
the Inter.Stat Commer e Act, and to
prevent the abolition of the bonding
privilege, while Mr. an Horne_ in-
dulges, for paety effect ere, in tirades
against the conntry he s rires so well, to
delude the people who e' interests are
now of secondery impo tance to him.
We are not solinuch com laining of the
policy of the ganadian P cific—of whose
enterprise and able n anageinent all
Canadians ar proud— s stating facts.
Mr. Van Horne ii doing vhat other men
might do under simi1a-1 circumstances.
He is looking after th interests of a
railway, witheut regard to those of the
country. His policy is perhaps neces-
sary. It seenis inevitable. But it dis-
pels some attrective visions with which
we have been beguiled. A Canadian
road built by; Canadians, in Canadian
territory, with Canadian termini, to be
owned and controlled' by Canadians, no
more describes the Canadian Pacific
Railway than it does the Union Pacific.
Canadians may regret but they cannot
check Mr. 'Vat Horne's movement. 1 A
railway, no more than a people, can
fight geography. The Canadian people
have tried it and failed. The Canadian
Pacific is going with geography and suc-
ceeds. Both supply a leason for the
future.
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Notes from the Queen City.
TORONTO, April 13th, 1891.
Citizens cry for parks and public
squares, and .the cry is almost in vain.
A while since we were dazzled with the
highly -colored plans submitted to the
City Council which showed a beautiful
vision of a public park on the bay front.
The aldermen did not suffer us to pass
the dazzle period, as experts declared the
land too valuable for such a luxury.
Hopes also were held out to us that the
City would purchase certain lands in the
•gift of the University Senate, but the
negotiations have miscarried, and the
whole ground is covered with surveyors'
pegs. After these and other failures to
secure for the tired a bower of ease and
for the youthful a place of recreation,
Ald. Hewitt's ides for locating a 6quare
in front of the new City H1l, now under
construction, seems a nail in the right
place, and support for his echeme should
be forthcoming from the plublic-spirited.
The ground in question is leasehold, and ,
covered for the most part with inferior
wooden buildings.
ARCHBISHOP DE CHARBONNEL.
On Sunday the Rev. Father Teefy
preached in S. Michael's Cathedral
upon the life and labors of Archbishop
de Charbonnel, who died last week in
France at a ripe age. For Torontonians
and thorte in the Province generally, the
sermon had a great interest. IThe dead
archbishop was the predecessor of the
lite Archbishop Lynch inicharge of the
Toronto diocese,- His death makes an-
other break in the chain joining the
present to the past. Old; folks in the
city remember his figure as it appeared
on the streets years ago. They remem-
ber him for his liberal views, and cite
his friendship with dead -and -gone Dr.
Strachan, the Anglican bishop," whose
name is so interwoven with the history.
of Toronto's early days. Roman Catho
lies will look back with love on the bat-
tles which Archbishop de Charbonnel
fought in their behalf, for he secured
the. present separate -school system for
them. Lo his purse they were indebted
for the completion of the cathedral
itself.
LANDMARRS VS. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Everyone who goes along Queen
street, west, has remarked the little,low
brick cottage which sta.n'cle at the juno-
tion of the Queen street avenue. In
days long gone this cottage was the lodge
of the University property, and here
'from 1830 to 1855 lived the keeper of
the gates, Mr. Fitepatriok. After his
deatii Widow Fitzpatrick was pensioned
by the University and allowed to keep
peasession of the. lodge, although the
gates had been removed. Many times
has the City tried to make the authori-
ties of the University tear down thie cot-
tage, but the widow held the fort till
Saturday last, when at the age of 84 she
succumbed to the weakness that had
been gathering fast of late. And people
wonder whether the old lodge will dis-
appear now that the tenant is dead. It
will probably not be a landmark - many
months more.
"ALL THINGS COME," ETC.
poses to ather in any little perquisitee
which may felloW the adoption of the
Ashbridg' hem
bay reclamation pchee.
The Ma or - an.1 Solicitor might go
further 4nd not incur any displeasure
from the itizens. Eastendere by this
time had hoped to see thefirst pile
n
driven. es
,
Canada.
The Tern to public library issued
40,908 voiu ea during the month.
—Roberrt Sintir, M. A. of Carleton
Place, i goin as a Mistiionary to
China. '
—Sir Charles Tupper sailed from New
York Io' England on Wedhesday of
last wee .
—The deposis in the Government
savings b nks fo March totalled $235,-
108, and he withdrawals $362,116h
— The 1overnment has decided to ex-
pend $15, 00 in strengthening the Rideau
Canal da4x at Ilegsback, abbut four miles
from Otra. 1
—A ve diet of murder has been re-
turned against Charles Hodges for kill-
ing Benjamin Hibbard in London town.
ship lastweek. ;
- —The Maniteba Government has
agreed tell give a bonus of $1,500,000 cash
to the Hildson Bay Railway when the
road is completed.
—The meeting of the Orange Grand
Lodge at Kingston has been postponed
from My to the week beginning Aug-
ust 27th.
—The hardware store of Mr. A. J.
eFitzgeraid, at Norwood, was burglarized
on FridaY night of $150 worth of jeck-
knives revolvers, watches, etc. There
is no clue as to who the burglars are.
— The Kingston city council has de-
cided to publiah a list of those who will
not pay taxers, on notice of 20 days be-
ing ignored. Over $15,000 of last year's
taxes are uncollected.
—The St. Clair river was packed with
ice between PortHuron and Sarnia, last
Friday arid people were crossing the river
on it, Fills is unprecedented at this
time of the year.1 ,
— Bradley's nitro-glycerine works at
Petrolea i were blown up Wednesday
evening of last Week, three mea being
killed. They were James Chambers,
Albert Eradley and D. McDermott. -ii/
—The i London city council has de-
cided to apply for power from the Lo-
cal Legislature to borrow $2,000,000,
thus proividing for the consolidation of
the city 'debt. The scheme will effect a
saving of $35,000 to the city.
— The voting on the Preston by-law
granting permission to bend the Galt
and Preeton Street Railway through
Preston took place on Monday last, the
by-law being defeated by a majority of
-64.
—Albert Chatwin, married,aged about
45, employed at the saw works in Galt,
died on Wednesdey night last week,and
from the symptoms, and the presence
near at band of a package of rough on
rate, it , s believed to be a case of sui-
cide.
—Mrd Harvey Crosswaite, uncle of
Dr. Cro'
eswaite formerly superintend-
ent of , the Hamilton Hospital, and a
farmer living near !Stoney Creek, drop-
ped dead in Hamilton Wednesday last
week. Deceased was about 70 years of
age, well known and highly reepeceted.
Mr. W. R. Meredith has been sitting
on the Opposition benches in the Ontario
Legislature so long that people wonder
at his patience. On the present line of
action he can never hope to be Premier.
All concede that. But ilea the same
Mr, Meredith has steadily declined to
make a break from the lines which Re-
formers,hint are laid down for him by
the master mind at Earnecliffe, Ottawa.
He seems to have decided to accept the
inevitahle and spend each succeeding
session in pyrotechnic 'displays of ora-
tory enlivened by occaeional spurts of
aggressive action directed against Mr,
Mowat. Everyone in the House respects
him. He is eloquent, handsome, and a
gentlemen. It is pleasing to dote that
he is not always doomed to walk the
earth in disappointment. On Wednes-
day the Ontario Law Society elected
benchera and the lawyer -politician
headed the list with 133 votes. He can
pat his own head now and call himself
"the most popular . lawyer in the
Province."
, ALD. HALL'S IDEA.
Ald. Hall rises to express his opinion
of the 15 -cent -an -hour by-law which
passed the City Council in the , fall of
last year. This minienum rate of re-
munerating day labOr, the alderman
says, has attracted outside laborers in
scot°e to the city, and, to it, in a great
measure, must be chatigedethe state of
affairs which terminated in the black -
flag demonstrations in the spring.
A CELEBRATED CASE.
It was decided on Wednesday that the
case of Baldwin vs. Kingstone is to be
heard in England before the Privy Coun-
cil. This ease is a most famous one,,
being brought by the heirs against the_
executors of the will df the late Admiral
Baldwin. A judgment lately given by
the Court of Appeals of Ontario has
proved satisfactory to neither party _ in
the case. Toronto r al estate to the
valueof $1,500,000 is involved in the de-
cision.
" VIGILANT cIT14 OFFICIALS.
SOrne enterprising people, headed by
Mr. Neil McCrimmon, made a great
effort to get a bill through the local
house for the construction of a railroad
from the Don, along the Ashbridge's-
bay front, to Victoria Park. But, as
the City Solicitor and the Mayor were
on hand, the scheme was quickly sat
upon. The City itself evidently pro -
' —Last Saturday evening Roderick
McDoneld, a Sarnia sailor, was present-
ed with es gold medal on behalf of the
President of the United States for hav-
ing on the night a August 6th last
saved from drowning a yoang lady who
is a citiZen of Michigan.
—On J ThursdaY, 9th inst., the
Liberal ,Fidarried three out of four
l
secant 'seats in the Prince Edward
ir j
Island egielature, thus leaving the
Tory GOvernment .in a minority. The
GovernMent's resignation and a general
election are likelyto follow.
—Me srs. Hemet & Smith, of Ottawa,
signed their contr ct with the Govern-
ment for the coiietruction of a Howe
truss b idge 'bermes the Old Man river at
Fort cLeod, Northwest Territory.
The estimated cost of the bridge is
$30„ and the construction is expect-
ed to o cupy six months.
—Fo some thne past tobacco has
been m tieing from the Davis's factory
on Dalhousie s reet Montreal. Last
Saturd y night Sergt. Lafontaine ar-
rested man named Duroeher and two
others t No. 11, Chenneuill street. The
goods vere found in their possession.
The st.a1ings amount to $2,000.
—TIe young On of Mr. Eloi Mar-
tel, o St. Augustin, near Quebec, fell
into hilo _father's Imull on Thursday of
last w ek, and was crushed to death.
It seers he was after a bucket of wat-
er wh n the accident occurred, and
while near •a large revolving wheel he
was et uck by it and literally out into
three ' iecee.
—T- ere is only one hotel in Binbrook
township, Wentworth county, and re.
cently ; hetemperance people there car-
ried a local cption vote, closing the
place. As the majOrity was only one
vote t e proprietor of the hotel has ap-
plied f r a re-oount. Now the temper-
ance p ople offer to rent his hotel if he
will dr p the matter.
—H rbert Lake, an unmarried man
about 1 'years of age, was found dead
in a hair Sunday afternoon at his
brothe 's residence, London. Deceased
had be n working in Galt all winter,
and had been in London only a week or.
two. A small bottle was found in his
pocket and it is ;supposed that he had
poison d himself!
—M ..Cheater J. Weir, night train -
mute of the Michigan Central Railway
in St.1 Thomas,1 committed suicide at
his resldence, Wellington street, at an
early Ibour Monday morning, using a
revolv r as the weapon of destruction.
He was ill for three weeks and resumed
duty .Eiturday night. Monday morn-
ing about five o'clock he came home and
was hard by his wife, who asked him
what rought him home so early, and
he re lied that he intended working that
day. 1 Immediately afterwards a pistol
shot r ng out, and going downstairs she
discovered her:husband lying face down-
ward on the kitchen floor, the revolver
lying near his head. He came to St.
Thomas from Manchester Michigan,
where his father resides, and was gen-
erally popular in that city. He was a
member of several benevolent societies.
Besides his wife he leaves one child.
The reason for:his rash act is unknown.
—An old man named Toussaint 13rell
Met with an accident in Montreal last
Saturday which has resulted fatally.
Heiattempted to alight from a mpving
!street car and fell under the wheels'. He
was badly crushed and was taken to the
Montreal General Hospital, where he has
since :died. The accident was solely
due to hie own carelessness.
the oldest working mo lder in Canada,
----Mr. W. Gee, whot's suppoeed to be
was Friday last made the recipient of a
pair of gole spectacles, a silver mounted
pipe and a well filled purse on behalf of
his fellow employees in A. Harris, Son
k Co's establishment, Brantford. The
occasion was the celebration of Mr.
Gee's 70th birthday.
---On Tuesday afternoon of last week
two tramps entered the residence of Z.
Pittman, on the llth cencession of Dere-
ham, Elgin county, in the absence of
the family, and took quite a lot of ar-
ticles. Among the art-cles stolenavere
a long gold chain and 1 cket, worth $25,
over $5 in money, to knives, razor,
hirts and eatables. .
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i—Richard Ratcliffe, of Ratcliffe -&
arnell, stove manufecturers, of St.
atharines, committed 'suicide last Fri -
ay by harging himself. ' Melancholia,
brouOt on by la grippe, is supposed to
havelbeen the cause. He was past grand
terlerOf the Grand Lodge of Canada, A.
F. and A. M., and the most prominent
Mason in Niagara District. ' He was be-
tween 60 and 70 years old.'
. —An accident happened ' last Friday.
afternoon at Hutchinson & Co.'s works
n the Cornwall Canal enlargement at
ille Rochee, by whichOne man was
illed and another injure . ' They were
(i
orking in an excavatoki when the
bank gave way, burying one man named
Nitrite and breaking the arm of John
Pumrninge. The body of Poitras was
'recovered in about half an hour, but
life was extinct.
—E. R. C. Clarkson, assignee of the
estate of John Carroll, of SaCatharines,
contractor, has commenced peoceedinge
against the Quebec Bank with a view to
recovering $50,000 for the alleged illegal
seizure of Carroll's big farm in Dakota.
It is claimed the seizure was made on a
judgment held by the bank against
Carroll, after he had assigned to Clark-
son.
— A serious accident Wednesday even-
ing of last week befell Ezra Waterman;
an elderly man, who collects mail in
.Elandlton. He uses a wagon in his
rounds, and when at the corner Of Vic-
toria avenue and King William street
hie horse ran away. To escape from the
waggon Waterman jumped out and
struck his head on the wagon -wheel
breaking his jewborie, besides bruising
himself on the body.
— Mr. Dewdney, superintendent of
Indian affairs for the Dominion, in hie
annnal report, refers with rekret to the
shosking immorality than exists arming
British Columbia and Northwest In-
dians. He says la grippe was particu-
larly severe on the Indian tribes from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and hun-
dreds died from its effects. The total
Indian population is given as 122,585,
of which 17,776 reside in Ontario.
—The voters' lists used in the recent
general elections contained 1,090,000
names, divided as follows: Ontario,
546,000; Quebee,, 305,000; Prince Ed -
word Island, 24,000; Nova Scotia, 85,-
000; New Brunswick,7 ,poo ; Manitoba,
46,000.; British Coln bia, 14,000. It
will be seen that Onta io, Quebec and
Prince Edward Island, which the Gov-
ernment failed to carry, furnished
875,000 of the votes, while the Govern.
ment Provinces only furnished 215,000
votes.
—Blytheswood, Essex county, has a
emallpox' scare. A few days ago a
Young man named Chileon arrived
there from Comber and stopped at Mr;
Charles Minim's. The next day he
went to his father's house and was taken
sick. Dr. Chamberlain was called in,
and pronounced it to be smallpox of a
virulent type. The houses are quaran-
tined, but there is every probability that
the disease will spread, as while in
Comber Chilson had the rash on his face
and was shaved by the village barber.
--John Crofton'city traveler for
John Macdonald & Co., Toronto, met
with a terrible accident Thursday morn-
ing of last week. He was turning on to
Sherbourne street, in that city, going
at a rapid speed, when the front wheel
struck a small stone, precipitating Mm
violently to the pavement. He fell
violently headforemost against the curb-
stones, and when picked up was in an
unconscions condition. His face and
head were frightfully cut and bruised,
while a long cut in the neck exposed the
windpipe.
—About three years ago an Italian
named Joseph Locia was tried at Cayugs
for arson and murder. It was charged
against him that he set fire to a house
in Cayuga, and several occupents were
burned to death. His trial was not
concluded at the time, and the case was
traversed to the next ; Aseizes. In the
meantime Locia wentinsane, and was
pliseed in the asylum at Hamilton. The
excellent treatment brought back the
Italian's reason, and On lhursday last
week a county constable came to the
city and took Locia to stand his trial on
the serious charges ; preferred against
him. .
—Wm. Duncan, of St. Thomas, a
Michigan Oeutral Railroad brakeman,
lost his life 'by the collision of two
sections of ' a freight train, a mile east
of Bolton, about 12.30 Thursday morn-
ing last week. The train, when near
10etcher, broke into three sections, but
the trainmen thmight it had only
broken into two. The front section,
consisting 1 of fifteen cars, .ran about
three mike before stopping, and was
being run 'back to pick up the other
portion of the train, when the middle
section, cop8isting of sixteen cars, col-
lided with it. '13rakeman Duncan was
hurled int() the ditch, which was half
full of mad and water, and was cov-
ered over by the roof of a car and
other wreckage. When lifted out of
the eaditch it Was found that he was
d
—Mr. W. J. Scarfe, Sheriff of Brant
County, died at his residence in Brant-
ford on Saturday afternoon last. He
was born in Ireland in 1844. He was
appointed Sheriff in 1885. He has
taken a prominent position in comiber-
cial, political and municipal circles.
Mr. Searle was a man of magnificent
physique, and when he contracted Is
grippe a year ago it was impossible to
convince Mm that he was e sick man.
The decease, however, took la firm hold
on him. In September last!he was con-
fined to the bed, which he never left.
He leaves a wife and family of seven
children.
—Alderman George E. Gillespie, head
of the firm of Gillespie, Ansley & Mar-
tin, of: Toionto, died in Loa Angeles,
California, on Saturday last, from la
grippe. The deceased alderman was
born in the county of Wicklow,lreland,
about 56 years ago,and came to America
in 1854. He lived in New York for a
long time, where he received a thorough
business training. Ten yeers ago Mr.
Gillespie came to Toronto, having pur-
chased the bueinese of his brother. He
was a shrewd business man, and his up-
right character and honorable dealings
soon placed him in the front ranks of
the mercantile circles of Toronto.
—About 1 o'clock Tuesday morning,
7th inst., flames were seen bursting
from the rear of Kitchen's hardware
store, Schomber-g, In a few minutes
the building Was completely enveloped.
The efforts of the villagers tp confine the
fire to this building were ine ectual, and
in less than half an hour the frame
buildings owned by A. W1w1dLfieid and
Frank Whitlock were denioliehed.
Here the townspeople, after desperate
efforts'succeeded in checking the spread
of the flames southward, although for
some time Lloyd's grocery store was in
imminent danger. Total lose about
$7,000, partly covered by insurance.
—The eastbound express from Win.
nipeg, on the Canadian Pacific Railway,
met with a nerious accident bear Dexter
abider' Sunday. The Bleeper loft the
track, and after runnirg some distance
OD the ties landed in the woode some
50 or 60 feet away on ita aide. One
passenger, Mrs. Morton, of Windsor,
had two ribs broken. The other six
escaped uninjured. Another start was
made, and near Buda the whole train,
excepting some deadhead cars which
were next the engine, landed in the
ditch bottom up. Although the passen-
gers were pretty badly. frightened, none
were injured, and the whole party were
landed at Fort William some ten hours
late*
—Rafting logs from Canada to Michi-
gan will be conducted this season upon
a larger scale than ever before. Thirty
million feet will be taken over for N.
Holland, the Saginaw Lurnber and Salt
Company. J. W. Hory & Sons, of
Saginaw, will take over 26,000,000, and
Sibley St Bearinger as many more.
About 35,000,000 feet will be taken from
Lake Superior to Saginaw during the
season. A few years ago the project of
rafting loge acmes the lake ,would have
been scoffed at. In addition to logs to
be rafted from lake points, Alger Smith
& Co. will raft about so,000,o6o feet
from Alcona County to Detroit and
Lake Erish.Plarinnttsoith
—Mrs.
s
, wife of Mr. James
McIntosh, Mechanical Superintendent
of the Ontario Agricultural College,
Guelph, and sister of Mr. James Innes,
M. P., -met with a serioue accident on
Saturday afternoon last. She had just
completed making some purchases at
Mr. P. Anderson's store in that city,
when the wagonette frotn the college
came along. She got into the rig and
sat down, but on noticing there were
five others on the same side of the con-
veyance decided to remove to the other
side in order to more evenly balance the
load. As she stood up the horses start-
ed off, throwing her to the ground. She
alighted on her head and shoulders, and
when picked up was found to be in a
r oAs, tl Milton,dition*
Friday, 3rd inst., Mr.
and Mrs. James A. Frazer left their
house locked up and went to a neigh-
bor's to spend a few hours. Mies Gil-
lespie, of Toronto, who was paying a
visit at Mr. Frazer's, had gone down
town, and when she returned saw a
light In Mr. Frazer's house and rang the
front door belle:but got no response and
found that the door was bolted on the
'inside. She notified the neighbors, and
on further investigation it was found the
house had been entered and a pair of
old bracelets, a gold brooch and a card
case belonging to Miss Gillespie, some
jewelry belonging to Mn.. Frazer, a
gold -mounted hair watch guard with a
old Masonic keystone belonging to Mr.
Frazer and $12 in cash had been carried
off. The burglars escaped in the mean -
murderous fight, the result of a
long standing feud between two Italian
women. Mrs. Jessie Gallio and Mrs.
Congetto Vellone, occurred Sunday.
night, 5th inst., iu a State street tene-
ment house, Chicago. Mrs. Gallio sent
a message to Mrs. Vallone inviting ber
to make a call and settle matters amic-
ably. Mrs. Vallone on arriving was
cordially greeted, but while she was
taking off her shawl and hat, Mrs. Gal-
lio locked the door and, placing the key
In her pocket, went to a closet and
seemed a large butcher knife. She
then informed Mr.. Vallone that she had
invited her for the purpose of settling
the trouble in true Italian fashion, and
proceeded to carve her a la Mafia. Mrs.
Vallone shrieked for help and in vain at-
tempted to make her escape. Fourteen
times the frenzied, woman plunged the
ken blade into her victim's face, neck
aid body, and only desisted from sheer
exhaustion. The police at this juncture
broke open the door. In one corner lay
the unconscious body of Mrs. Vallone,
the blood pouring in streams from her
wounds. Furniture was overturned and
broken, and the walls and ceiling were
spattered with blood. In another corner
crouched Mrs. Genie; the bloody knife
tightly clinched in her hand and a wild
look in her eyes. As the officers ap-
proached she rushed upon them. A.
fierce struggle ensued for possession of
the knife, but the woman was overpow-
ered and her victim taken to an hospital.
Mrs. Vallone cannot recover.
—The tirst locomotive to pass through
the Grand Trunk Railway tunnel wader
the St. Clair river at Sarnia, did so
Thursday evening, 9th islet., making the
runl through the tunnel from the Can-
adian to the United States side and
the,n returning, having a flat car at-
tached to it. The run back from the
United States was at the Cate of 15
miles an hour. The track was in first-
class shape, and everything worked
smoothly and satisfactorily. There was
a large crowd on hand to see the first
engine commence the tfip through the
tuunel, and whistles blew from all
quarters on the United States side.
The cheering from an enormous erowd
and the screaming from the whistles
welcomed the passage of the first loco-
motive under the St. Clair river.
—Andrew J. WOodard, who lived near
the Norwich road:a short diatance from
Woodstock, and who was well known in
that town as a butcher,was found Friday
morning in his slaughter house hangiug
by the neck quite dead. It was evident-
ly ea case of suicide. The unfortunate
man had cut a thin rope that was hang-
ing in one part of the building, had
tied one end to a meat hook and had
knotted the other end round his neck.
Immediately behind him was an enipty
barrel, turned bottom up, which he had
utsed in tying up the rope. Deceased
left ho -me early Thursday morning, say-
ittg he was going feur miles below East -
Wood for a beet. His wife and daugh-
ter remained up for him during the
greeter portion of the night, and be-
tween 5 and 6 o'clock Friday morning
Miss. Woodard proceeded to the'
slaughter house and there found him
as described. Elie mother and sister
say that of late he has been very de-
spondent, and has been failing rapidly
physically and mentally.
—A gentleman from Sorel,who arrived
in Toronto on Monday last, related the
details of a very sad affair which tool
place Saturday morning in the outskirts
of that town. Major Edward Nut, one
of the leadirg citizens of the place,was
awakened at 2 o'clock by the glare of re
brisk glare of a brisk fire which had al-
ready got under way throughout the
residence of the gentleman in question.
Mrs. Pant was removed from her apart-
ments with the utmost difficulty, as the
blinding smoke and flame precluded
easy communication with the neighbor-
ing rooms where Mr. and Mrs.Paul had
two girls and two boys asleep. How-
ever, at the risk of his own life the
major succeeded in getting three of the
little ones to a place of safety, but in
spite of every effort that the distracted
mother and father could exert their
youngest daughter, a bright and beauti-
ful girl, 6 years of age, perished in the
flamer!. Madame Paul and her three
rescued children are very much burned
about the body and arms, and the poor
mother'. distress in learning the terrible
fate of her child can be more easily
imagined than described. it is also
said that one, if not two, of the child-
ren may succumb to the effects of the
fire. The loss of property will reach
several thousand dollars.
—A couple of young lade were up be-
fore police magistrate Flagg, of Mit-
chell, the other day, charged with steal-
ing some eggs from the barn of Mr.
Alexander Murray, in that town. They
were allowed to go by paying $2.65
each. Another young lad entered the
butcher shop of MrsGeorge Lark.worthy,
in Mitchell, one day last week, and was
carrying off a roast -of beef when Mr.
Lark worthy met him at the doer. The
young rascal asked Mr. Larkwortby to.
put a paper on the meat, stating that he
had bought it at Mr. Dougherty's shop
and the paper had blown away. Mr.
Lark worthy went inside the shop to get
a piece of paper and discovered that the
meat belonged to himself. He let the
young scrimp go with a caution. Mit-
chell youths evidently need looking
after.
—On Sunday night, fith inst., between
eleven and twelve o'clock the barn of
Mr. -Joseph Agar, on the 2nd concession
of Fullerton, was discovered to be on
fire. Mr. Agar had only returned from
church at Mitchell about anhour before,
and was preparing to retirie for the night
when his sister, happening to glance
through the window, law the barn all
ablaze. Mr. Agar hastily redressed and
succeeded in getting his live stock out
of the building, but all his implements
a large quantity of hay, straw and other
fodder together with the bareecow stable
and driving house were burnt to the
ground in a very short time. In getting
one of the horses out Mr. Agar had
rather a rough experience. After he
had cut the halter, the animal rushed on
him three or four times and knocked
him down in the stable, striking him in
the chest with his fore feet. It was
only by a superhuman effort that he got
the horse and himself out of the learn-
ing barn at last alive. Mr. Agar only
had an insurance of $950 on the build-
ings and contents, and his net loss will
%mount to between $1,500 and $2,000.
The fire is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary, as Mr. Agar
noticed the barn door open when he
went home, but assumed' his /dater had
left it open, and thought no more about
it until the fire occurred. Mr. Agar
feels satisfied that if he had gone to the
barn before going into the house he
would have caught the incendiary at his
work