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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1891-07-24, Page 11_, 1891, NDE remind ERS EtE NG PUBLIC, Tering ; lot Oa close out the IDS IE 'IE.R TRADE,. [4L KINDS 4F: ria gnefetteg', LME 118 CLOTHING. rill commence- tot r, and We won't, ry long -we will, it quickly. CAUL LTEI. leimeemeeememen raphing and tele - [duct it hereafter• ff. Hess Brothers. F, industrious and. , who lire well. and are sure to iuncil had a meet- pass the by -lair jog of the ditch to• Mr. Sam.. Hauch. cit his parent. in ;n go: to Toronto -The Evangelical: innual Children'. eat,, and it was a - int and profitable- Iaist preached an renon in the fore - 321, short,pointed: aes were delivered nail. Superintend-- ohool ; Rev. Mr. ; Con. Miller, S. ehafi'er, and Rev. Dd.. The singing,- English, was ex- lighted all. The of the proceedings•- to and MieeHaueh_,;, lis and Fred Kib.- ',mounted to near- er. George Smaile- dren,, of Dundas,.:. town. --Mr. Wm. WAS 111 town on> Alice Prince, of ing a few days,. n sister,. Mrs. N. iia Logg, of this- ,. holidays in Lon- rl and Mrs. John- -ere the guests of E rs. George East-- i iday last, while= to of Mr.. James - ace, was at his< imuel Sanders, of t barn where they' th a hay fork, and`_ lly crushed in the e to a physician,. >essary to ampu- ' The little fellow Ix be expected un- lock on Monday' ounded. It was - the house of Mr. 3xeter Times, was linea were soon on rork to extinguish. l was very strong,. In left a. few min - was discovered the, ei totally, destroy -- [min the chimney,. m Bicycle Club,. )er,. spent Thnrss fiug: through the' eter, accompanied. le Club,, who es -- y on their return:, re baae ball match,. aid single men of last, resulted in a • len, the score being' 11 match on TIIes- ne - " tailors " on.. street and those • a' .. hot contest, as • ell matched. Mr. aptain of the east Snell, of the west was victorious by • " social, under the g People's Chris- iety, on Monday Grounds of Mr. D. ergely attended as • here were a great- en to celebrate the Theproceeds_ of to about. $20.-- Ae id place attended ` Kippen, on the McMordie, under Loyal Telnplars of" sda-y evening last,; TWENT Y -THIRD .YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER 1,232. J.C. GILFOY OLIINT TC'�N_ In the hurry, burly of trade from eight in the morning til eight in the evening, a crowd be and doubt visits this store. Some :' erely htary in because they see oth r rs at the counters buying. O t ers leave home and come, direct t e this store to do their buying, the eason be- ing that their interests ere so well looked after the last tim they were served here. Others a, ain sweep right in as though ca ried along with the wave of pop lar excite- ment, surging throng the store buying and looking, lo king and buying. It's bargains t ey're after. Honest every -day goo s at less than every -day prices is the " mag- net." The one word " very -day " suggests a little talk. Every day there are more bargains here than the paper could tell of 'f we had twice the space. It isn t our boast that no one ever thinks of looking further after seeing our stock. That's too near hyperbole even -for an advertisement. We want peo- ple to look and look and compare goods and prices. The result " of the most careful investigation help this business invariabl . Nor do we find it necessary to parade prices by the yard,to h g up in the papers what isn't in th store, or to say one thing and m an another. Not one day alone, but every day your interests are cared, for here in a way that bespeaks a I close vital connection between buyer and sel- ler. It is as it should be. The more we do the more 'liberal we can afford to be. We're very busy among our wash goods just now— they're of interest to everybody. Not busy in spots, but a general, healthy, unforced bi}siness that comes of having jus what you want, as you want, an . when you want it. ON BOARD THE SUPPLY } BOAT. J. 0. GiL_ROY, CLINTON. 8 'EANNR diNADA, LAKY, E.BIE, t Ju y 18th, 1891. ) Ho for "A life bn the 0peen wave, A home on the rollieg deep," If it is only fair a few weeks. ,How much health and happiness can be inhaled from the fresh breezes, while for four weeks we are rocked in the calm or tossed on the tempest on thebosom of Canada's great inland seas. As most of `our readers are no. doubt aware, light -louses have been erected at dangerous points along our shores by the Dominion. Government for the guid• once and protection of those who spend the greater part of the year on the water. Coal•oil, cosi, lamps, and many other articles are required in these light -houses, and these supplies are sent out an ua11y. The boat having the contract for this is allowed to carry a limited Member of passengers and thus a most ;enjoyable trip it provided for those who have leisure to take advantage of it. The Western Division extends from Montreal to Fort William and the tines occupied in visiting the light -houses -Of the district is about six weeks. The Canada, one of the Mer• chant line of steamers, left Montreal on the supply trip on Saturday afternoon, July 4th, in command of Capt. Chestnut, havi on board P. H. Harty, Esq., iinspector of Harty. A 1i at Toronto at different the number about 10 p. M. when the Canada steam- ed out of Toronto bay, and on Sunday morning wis found ourselves at the charming village of Oakville, bat had no time to Igo ashore, as we were soon off for Hamilton. There we arrived in good time ,for church, and had the pleasure of hearing Rev. Mr. Lyle, who occupied the pulpit of Knox's Church that morning,the pastor, Dr. Fraser, not having returned from his tour in Palestine. ,Mr. Lyle's subject was the doctrine of the Trinity and his sermon Re -County Clerkship. DRI EzrosITOR,—Whereas, Mr, Peter Anderson, the late County Clerk of Huron, one of the nitost respected citizens and officials of the county, has he cares and the office has trust it will been called away from labors of this world, and thereby become vacant, not b9 considered preen phone on my part in referring to the; vacant office, and it will not be neces ry for me to refer to the estimable qualities of the deceased friend and official. My rea- son for writing ie, that my name hav- ing been mentioned by a large number of friends in the county las a probable applicant for the positron, I consider it would be only just fo those members of the C who have been kind e me to place unty Council, ough to offer light=houses, and Mrs. rge party joined the boat and others came on points along the route to of twenty-three. It was SEAFOR on entering the latter, a room filled to overflowing with a magnificent colleo- tiol of stuffed birds, all set up by Mrs. Woodward, the light -keeper's wife. The specimens are all Canadian birds and with one or two exceptions were ht on the island, There may be a tiny little brown wren side by with an enormous eagle,; plovers, , blue jays, and many others of ing size and beauty, bearing ample• testimony to the number and variety of out feathered friends in Ontario, as well as tjo the skill of the lady by whom they have been so carefully preserved. Wednesday morning on leaving the _shelter of the Point, Erie began to show her" temper and many places were vacant at dinner. It was too rough to gets the supply'aehore in the small boat, so 'the Captain, ever mindful of the comfort of his passengers, ran back to Galin water and anchored for the night. Thursday morning rose calm and bright, and from the hurricane deck a fine View of 'shore could be obtained. In some places sand hills many feet high, in others banks of clay, taut in the distance waving fields of grain, and here and there :cosy nooks where nestled the farm house, giving evidence of thrift and prosperity. Just now: the Canada is lying off Port Burwell and if .Erie retains her present placid countenance, we shall soon be able to bid her good- ut of reach of her eau; seeI eidF owl van bye, not eorryjto be treacherous waters. ON (To be con E OB THE PARTY. inued.) NOTES FROM THE QUEEN CIT. TORONTO, July 28tle, 1891. This, the Orange city of the Dominion, has had many celebrations of July 12th, but of these the greatest Was Saturdays, for going at a quick step it took the pro- cession over an hour to pass a given point. Instead of King William's mem- ory dying out in Toronto, it grows each year, and they have even found it neo- essary to form lodges for ladies. Al- though a man may g through the year was most ;edifying ; the singingwas , and never be heard to en his mouth excellent, I the congregation joining on religious subjects, j st as soon as heartily, aid altogether the service was Orange day dawns his hes him to his very enjoy ole. In strong contrast to private chest and gets out the garments this morning scene was the work of the of, spotless white which later in the day afternoon, when the men were busy he sports behind a " No Surrender " ban taking on !freight, and supplying the ner. Occasionally a member declares he light -house at Burlington Beach. When has taken his last walk, but statistics go the Dominion Government lets the to show that very few of these are able contract fo• supplying the light -houses, to resist the martial strains of " Boyne why is it n t, stipulated that the Lord's Water" or "Joshua's Orange Leaves" Day is to bi observed as a day of rest ? as the lodges go to the marshaling point. The difference in expense would not be Protestants are to Roman Catholics in very great, and the Sabbath desecration this city.as ten to one, so perhaps so would be avoided. On Monday the much enthusiasm is accounted for. Canada was making its way elowly Nearly all city officials are Orangemen, through the Welland Canal, allowing and grumblers often say it is as hard to the passengers ample time to inspect the get a job from the aldermen in Toronto structure of the locks, ae well as to unless they wear the orange and blue stroll along the banks and admire the against their heart as it is in New Yorks unless they be Romain Catholic. Mayor beauty of t a surrounding country. The new -Welland canal, which was Clark is an Ora:,ge top roller, and of built about; ten years ago, extends from course, was a central figure in the par - Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario to ade. ilia lodge is easily the " dude " 'Port Colboene on Lake Erie, a distance ledge of the order and excited nearly se of twentyi-six miles, and contains many cheers as he did. A feature of the twenty-seven locks. These locks are day was the presence of a large follow - 260 feet long by 45 feet wide, and were ing from Montreal. These men were thought at€ the time of their construe- most enthusiastic, and strove to suppress; tion to be large enough to accommodate any undue recognition of the fact that the largest vessels that would ever sail they were doing what in the Quebec our Canadi n lakes, but now the size of city would be quite a dangerous under - the locks limits the size of the vessels taking. Since Brother Hackett's tragic built, and many of those on the upper death years ago the Montreal Orangemen lakescannot pass through the canal. A have not been quite uo free in the' ex - short description of these locks may pression of her opinions. When the interest the younger portion of your gorgeous pageant had wended its way readers. The walls are built of solid to Exhibition Park,speeches, games and masonary, large blocks of dressed stone feasting were indulged in. The orators being used, at each end are wooden were the Mayor, Grand Master Nichol - gates the full width of the locks. The eon, of Hamilton ; Grand Master Gal - gates are constructed of heavy timbers braith, of Quebec, and Mr. Clark -Wal - boarded on both" sides. At the bottom lace, M. P., who is the Grand Sovereign of the gate are valves, three or four of British America. , The siege of Lon- donderry and the Battle of the Boyne were the thingshereof they spoke. And it all occurredUCA THE NATIONAL ED Many householder a first thought Avon they can now get 20 granulated sugar fc cause -they are enter teachers. The Na Association came an H, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 189!1. the progress of the big international that was possi le to relieve the unfor- cricket match between Uncle Sam and tunate woman, before she was removed the Canucks. Monday and Wednesday in the ambulan a to the Hospital. She afternoons were the gala days. "Chap- lingered until after 11 o'clock and died pie, deah boy " from the banks and oth- without regaining consciousness, so that er A ti bc c t 5 their assistance, in a proper position, by informing them through your valuable paper that I am not an applicant for the vacant office. I take this early opportunity of in- forming my friends in the County Coun- •oil in order that there will be no mis- understanding about the matter. So that those of them who have been kind - enough to offer me their assistance will be able to use their influence and good judgment in selecting a bre and reliable man to Thanking you, Mr. Edi in your valuale paper, Yours res HE CREDIrC5, July 210, 1891. ood, responsi- 11 the vacancy. r, for the space remain, ctfully, RY EILBER. Life of Sir John aodonad. DEAR EDITOR.—There' are at present .a great number of men in this and other localities canvassing fora book written by G. Mercer Adam. T e work is said to give a history of the ife of Sir John A. Macdonald, It i■ en titled Canada's Patriot Statesman. No is, was Mr. Adani in a up a true life history of 1 ed Premier. It is well 1 G. Mercer Adam was s Commercial. Union Clu under the presidency Smith. That was an or: was in direct oppositi Therefore, how could Ldam,who was never in Sir John, be expected s picture of his life. Lieut. Col. Maepher. under the personal Banc Macdonald has for materials for the Premi kept the book in pro gr have it ready for the p the question osition to write he late lament, tnown that Mr. retary for the which existed f Mr. Goldwin anization which n to Sir John. man like Mr. lose touch with give a true pen on, a relative, ion of Sir John ears collected r's life and has s, and will soon blic. From the Colonel's intimate am dation with Sir John and Mr. Pope, Si secretary, there is, better able to give a tri the deceased statesman Macpherson. Yours, etc.., 'CSERv ATIV"Z. WINO, LM, July 15th, 1891. John's private exhales, no man Ie life history of than Lieut. -Col. —Wm. H. Gilmer, of cion 12, Elms, has flax feet, pulled on July llt: list. Of course the date be taken into consider. crop will be good froe learn from various sour) offices was very conspicuous. The ' it was not ascertained what ber nam merican visitors say they were poei- ely unstrung by the array of cane- aring dudes who lingered near the ease. They didn't bargain to play icket in the presence of such a perfect caimile of the Johnnie Bull patron of e game, and wondered how Canadians and it—same of us can't. Neither ams showed up ae well as expected. ut if the batsmen were disappointed in is regard, they made it up in having a g od time. The visitors spent pleasant e eninge in the city. The game ended h the defeat of the Canadians by 36 rime. OUR SUBURBS. These are queer days, of a verity. Suburbs spring up in the night time hen no man seetb. When West To- r nto Junction was first mooted citizens s ook their heads, doubting if even the roposed yards and C. P. R. Station ould do the deed. But the Junction, ince its incorporation in 1888, has rown into a flourishing town of 5,000 nhabitants. The railway yards were ood persuaders, and the village is close town. No such happy thing corn - ended the newer scheme of some real - state gentlemen who hail from Detroit. hey simply noted Toronto's rapid rowth and averaged up the prevalent deal upon city taxation. They came o town and spied out ite environments, ettling upon a locality quite ten miles from the city. The syndicate secured the land at farm prices, dirt cheap. A surveyor's arrangement of wooden pegs completed the bait wherewith the eager townspeople were to be angled. Exten- sive advertising and a free train brought a big crowd out to the site of the new town, and the auctioneer's hammer pounded down a big batch of 30x120 foot lots to people who were anxious to part with sums, varying with the loca- cation, of from $15 to $90. The syndi- cate gave to each purchaser a free war- ranty deed and vouched for infinitesimal taxes. The scheme is a bold one but the promoters appear to have reckoned well with the host. THE KILTS. Anticipation pictures bare lege keep- ing time to the bag -pipes garrulous groan, for a Highland regiment in To- ronto is a certainty. A membership roll of 275 names went with the peti- tioners to the Militia Department at Ot tawa. A lack of funds is the only thing that Minister Caron had to urgagainst it and that can easily be overcotne by a little of that doggedness which finds place in the minds of the kilted clans. lot 22, conces- measuring four I. He tops the of pulling must tion. The flax what we can es. feet in len rods with g of which th the water. , When a vessel enters the lock the gs;tes behind the vessel are closed—then the valves are opened in those at thelhead of the look—the water passing threugh the opened valves soon tills the loch—the gates are then opened and the ireesel passes on to the next lock, when the same process has to be repeated: It takes from twelve to four- teen hours for a vessel to pase through the Welland canal when not detained by other vessele. The counties through which the canal passes are called the Garden of Ontario, and as far as the eye can reach is to be seen the smiling landscape, with fields of green, orchards of fruit trees and in many places the forest trees still standing, lending, added beauty to the scene. AbOut four o'clock we reached Port Colborne and had our first glimpse of Lake Erie, with which we were soon to become better soquainted, lying calm and peseefui in the sunlight, and allur- ing us on to her deceitful bosom, with not the slightest -indication of the toe - sing she had in store for us. The first light served was on Mohawk Ialsnd, one mile from the Mainland. Then, after a pleas:tut run of two hours we reached Port Maitland, at the mouth of the Grand river where the boat tiwd up for the night. Tuesday morning gave us our first taste of Er a's breezes, just enough to remove froln us any inclination to appear at ;the breakfast table. How- ever, all titles calm again. A thunder storm overtook us while there, and it was showering for the rest of the day. At Port Dover two more passengers came on bOard. Mr. and Mrs. Chad- wick, of Simcoe, who took the supply trip last e -ear, and come to enjoy it a second Utile, which speaks well for the pleasure to be derived from this short sojourn ors these waters. While the light -house' at Long Point East, was being inspected, and the supplies taken over, Captain Chestnut very kindly allowed oun party to go over to the island. There is no village, nothing but the light-hOuse and the keeper's home. However, 4 surprise awaits the visitors h and connected by iron aring at the tops, by means valves are opened to admit IONAL ASSOCIATION. are happy, not (as ld have it) because pounds Of the best r a dollar, but be- falling some of the ional Educational conquered. Since the inaugural meeting ' on Tuesday, it - Self characterized by inutual felicitations, they have done work immeasurable and taken part also in he modest amuse- inents which this pl ce;affords in sum- mer -time. Toronto people have put themselves to no little trouble to please the visitors, and en cially the feminine exponents of cultur . Speakers at the initial meeting warned the local youth against the dangers of this modern in- vasion, but they do not seem to have taken it literally. Our young men, per- haps,. have only sou ht to gain a ,little experience as to he working Of the American pedagogic mind, The teach- ers have participate in drives, concerts and lake trips and h ve viewed a Royal Canadian Yacht Clu regatta, which of ourse is quite a sup rior article. It is leesing to note that in the midat of the excitement the isitora of the blue adge declare this t e star convention of the association. Orr , people. will be amply rewarded if they carry away a remembrance of Tor nto,only a little bit pleasing. . A LUCKY and at the India Brantford. He ha 'Right Worthy Gra Good - Templars' membership of over tor is high up in ot and address was, but it is supposed shy was a Mrs. Barnes. —Emigration returns by way of Mon treal for the half year ending June 30 show a slight falling off compared with lest year at this period. The figures are : 1890, 4,632 ; 1891, 4,254—a de- crease of 378. -=Charles Cryaler, son_of Dr. Crysler of Niagara Valle, committed suicide last Friday by the side of his mother's grave. The young man had been sub- ject to melancholia since his mother's death a year ago. —The body of a well-dressed mall, minus the head, has been found in the lake near Tobermoray. The body had evidently been in the water some months. It is supposed to be a case Of murder. —At the Toronto City Council meeting last Monday night a by-law 'was passed prohibiting Sunday lecturing or preach- ing in the public parks. This action was taken in view of the frequent dile- turbances there on Sunday afternoon. —A man named Wm. English, about 55 years of age, was found dead in a well on Friday last, on the farm occu- pied by his brother-in-law, Paul Dynes, near Acton. It is thought to be a case of suicide. —The wife of Mr. Ed. Philip, of Van- couver, British Columbia, has just died after a brief illness. The deceased lady was the daughter of Rev. Mr. Duncan, Presbyterian minister at Colborne, and was married last year. —Dixon, the well-known Toronto photogrspher, crossed the Niagara just above the whirlpool rapids 011 Satur- day, on a seven -eighth inch' wire cable. Over 6,000 shuddering spectators wit- nessed the exciting spectacle. Dixon will shortly walk again. • —The qualified electors of Toronto have carried by 360 majority a by-law authorizing the payment of $300,000 by the city to secure an eastern entrance for the Canadian Pacific Railway, a grand central union station, and a great- ly improved water front along the een- tral parts of the city. —A young man named Samuel Lean, in company with a friend, Alex. Dciug- las, was out on the Ross Pond, Brehm, having a epin in a small ikiff, when, ow- ing to a leak, the boat filled' and sank. Neither of the occupants could swim. Lean 80011 sulk. Doug's., however,was —Thomas Vachon, a French-Canadian laborer, aged 26, from St. Raymond, Quebec, shot and fatally wounded Mrs. Nora Landry on Menday night, and then committed SuWde by shooting himself through the temple. Vachon is said to have been badly treated by the Landry people while sick. • —David Kelso, a resident of the Brant House of Refuge, was found dead in the attic of that institution Monday morn- ing. lie had committed suicide by cut- ting his arm at the main artery and bleeding to death. Kelso was 58 years of age, and had been four years in the refuge. His relations are said tolive in Brantford. ' —The postoffice at Embro was burg- larized last Friday night, but only a few dollars were secured. They attempted to blow open the Vault but did not succeed. The force of the explosion blew the windows of the office out of their cas- Inge. They are believed to be the same crowd who have operated in Paris, St. Mary's, Strathroy and other —A dose of tar and feathers was ad- ministered to " Billy " McDonald, of Beaverton, Tuesday night. of last 'week, by the boys of that town on account of his brutal treatment of his wife and child. It is understood that on going to his house he heard the infant crying, and not being able to quiet it dropped a hot pancake on the child's face, burning it and in all probability disfiguring it for life. —Mrs. McIntyre a resident of Stan- hope township, Victoria County, wee struck and instantly killed by a thhn- derbolt at noon on Saturday, The 'de- ceased was about 35 years old, and leaves a Wilily of eight young children. Some of Cie children were pleying around the table where she was ironing at the time. She ws. strnok, but mine of them were injured. --James Logan a man whose address is unknown, had ieoth legs cut off below the knees by falling under a Grand Trunk Railway train near Cobourg on Wednesday, 15th inst., which he at- tempted to board while it was in motion. He was brought to Toronto and taken to the hoepital. Very little hope was en- tertained for his recovery from the start, and Thursday morning shortly after five o'clock he died. —An old man named Bunnel was knocked down and run over by some cars that were being shunted in the Railway yard, at Picton, last Friday afternoon. One foot was cut off at the instep, and he received other injuries of a serious nature, but at present they are not considered fatal. The old Man was an itinerant pedlar of medicines, and was known throughout that section as Dr. Bunnel. —The heaviest thunder storm ever experienced at Port Elgin, passed over that section on Monday evening, 13th inst., between 7 and 8 o'clock. The lightning and thunder were terrific at times, with a heavy down pour of rain. The residence of M. A. Eby was struck about 7.30 o'clock, the bolt entering the main chimney, scattering the brick in all directions ; then dividing, one bolt ran down the gutter of the roof, tearing off the shingles and cornice. The other entered the house, tearing the plaster off in three rooms, burned the ceiling moulding and made its exit through a solid brick wall. Luckily no one was hurt in the house. About the same time lightning struck the residence of McLBAN BROS. Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. Dr. Henry Robinson, causing consider- able damage to the walls. The barns of Mr. Jame. Craig, on the Elora road, about eight miles east of Port Elgin, were also struck and burned to the what the worse of liquor, undertook to walk- a cable Saturday on the old Sus- pension bridge across the Niagara river near Queenstown. He had got out but a short distence when he fell plumb int) the river, 100 feet below, ntriking on h a back with the report Of a gun. He floated around for a minute apparently lifeless and with his clothing torn to shreds. He then began le paddle around. A boat put out and he was rescued. He did not appear- to be much the worse for the fall. —Henry McNally, son of Henry Mc- Nally. of Aylwin, Quebec, was accident- ally drowned at Ottawa, Sunday morn- ing.. The deceased had been working at Gilmour Co.'s mills all summer and Sunday morning went for a walk with two companions, named 13eamen. They went out on a jam of logs behind the mills and when half -way out the jam broke and the three men were carried over the falls. It was with difficulty tha two Beeman. were rescued, bat Mc- Nally was never seen after he came over the falls. —A sad drowning accident occurred last Monday night, on the excursion boat returning from Victoria Harbor. Mr. Williem Crooke, ex -treasurer of the township of Tay, residing in Mid- land for the past two years, accompanied his lodge to Victoria Barbor. After the day's celebration he, with some friends, returned 011 the excursion boat, and when about half -way home the old gen- tleman in some way fell overboard. Ev- ery effort was made to rescue him, but the night being dark the body sank. —A laborer aged 27 was shot dead in Toronto on Wednesday morning of last week by a boy with a 22 caliber pea rifle. The police at present have names of neither. The boy had been down town to fetch the rifle, and was showing it to other boys and to the laborer in question, who was working hard by. One of the boys -pulled the trigger, and to the horror of all the bullet entered the head of the man just below his eye. Death ensued in three minutes, and when the ambulance came deceased was stretched dead on the sidewalk. —A painful, and perhaps fatal, acci- dent happened te John, a young son of Mr, George Middleditch, iron menufac- turer, of Ridgetown. Tuesday of last week the boy wes in Leitch Brothers' sash and doer factory, and, unnoticed by any of the halide, crawled under a table, through which a • saw was in op- eration, to clean out the sawdust, and raising himself was frightfully cut. Three of his ribs- were completely sev- ered, The saw caught him right behind the shoulder. The wonder is that he was not instantly killed. —The vilisge of West Lorne, near St. Thomas, was visited by a disastrous conflagration on Monday, last week, which once threatened the entire de- struction of the place. The pile of saw dust around Trigger'e mill caught fire, which soon communicated to the mill. There was a strong westerly wind blow- ing, and the flying cinders did great damage. There were about twenty houses on fire at one time. Constable Kirk's house and Dr. 'McQueen's stable were, however, the only buildings des- troyed. Two Michigan Central brakes - men did about as much as an entire fire 'brigade in extinguixhing the flames. the total loss amounted to about $2,000. —The Canadian gulf titheries this season are a total failure so far as the north shore and the Magdeline Islands are concerned. Official information re- ceived by the Dominion agency of the fisheries from an agent on Grindstone Island shows that the spring school of cod passed the island while the entire population eves down with the grip, and that none could be caught. For the same reasons lobster. which were in great abundance, coda not be taken. The factories have cloaed down,after sustaining serious losses. The agent writes that unleis the autumn mackerel fishing is good there will be dire dis- tress on the island next winter. Since June 5th there have been 75 desthe on the island from grip. in the suburbs stands a lone cottage sur- rounded with fruit trees, the nearest dwelling being about 60 rods west. The cottage has been occupied this summer bY a family named Sheldon. The man is sway on Manitoulin ieland. Friday morning about 11 o'clock, while Mrs. Sheldon wen in the garden ar field, and the eldeut girl absent, smoke was seen by a younger daughter,- aged about 8 years, coming from upstains. She ran up and opened the stair clooe, but seeing smoke she shut the door and ran to call her mother. Before her mother or the neighbors oould reach the house the 2 - year -old baby sleeping upstairs was be- yond human aid. The building WaS re- duced to ashes with great rapidity. —A most remarkable case of running the Lachine rapids has just occurred. A man named Robert Hamilton was found in a row -boat opposite St. Helen's Wand. The man was found to be in- sane. All the asylums were telephoned to, but none had lost an inmate. Wed- nesday morning a farmer from Chateau- guay, named James Hamilton, walked into the Central_Police Station, Mon- treal, and said he was the father of the man who ha.d been found in the boat. He then told the officials the following story " Eight years ago my son had a sunstroke, which seemed to impair his mind. Every year since his condition has been getting worse. His mother could not bear to send him to an asylum, and as he was not dangerous, we kept him at home. He was fond of rowing, end the night before last he got into an old fist bottomed, ricketty boat and said he was going out for a little row. As he did not turn up by midnight, I got a party of men to go with me and try and Canada. he Quebec Legislature stands pro- gued until -August 31. —Montreal purposes to have a great exhibition similar to Toronto Industrial. —Mrs. Orr, an inmate of the King- eton House of Induatry, is 106 years of age. —Six English tourists were drowned by the capsizing of a yacht at Victoria, British Columbia Monday —Mr. Chas. L'ogan, a- farmer near Dunville, committed suicide a few days ago because he had become a cripple. —A movement is on foot in St. Thomas to erect a monument to the late Sir John Macdonald in that city.1 —C. E. Sowter, formerly of Toronto, was drowned in the Red River at Win- nipeg on Wednesday of last week. —Distress prevails among the refugee Jews who recently arrived at Montreal from Russia. —Work has been commenced on the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge over the Niagara River above the whirlpool. —In his last pastorial tour hie emin- ence Cardinal Taschereau, of Quebec, confirmed 4,000 children and visited 37 —The first new wheat marketed this Snider, of St. Jacobs, Ont., from Mr. John L. Weber on Seturday. —A sailing yecht containing seven citizens of Victoria, British Columbia, 'capsized off Victoria, Sunday end six of the number were drowned. —A little Paris boy, named John 'Reynolds, was drowned in the Grand 'river on Wednesday, last week, while ooking for some cows. —A white swallow, a rariety, was shot by1J. Ramsay, on the Front road, 1Kingaton, the other day. Taxidermists say such albinos are freaks of nature. —The three-year-old son of Mrs. Hogg, teacher, of Otii Lake, Manitoba, pulled a kettle of hot water over him- self the other day receiving such injuries that he died soon afterwards. INDIAN. s well known here reservation near lately been made d Templar of the rder, which has a 600,000. The doc- er societies as well, notably the Forestees, he being the Steel preme Chief Ranger, He is a full- bbnided Mohawk 'chief, was born in i 1841, and his great stature always at- tracts notice. The doctor is very popu- lar among his Indian friends, his good ; education making ; him worthy of the position he occupies ail president of the 1Grand Council of the Chief. of Canada. Many thousands have been watching' --A correspondent telegraphs that the first batch of 4,700 sealskins was ship- ped Friday from Victoria, British Columbia. They are expected to bring $100,000 012 the London market. —At a meeting of the Leger Beer Brewer's Association, this week, it was decided to increase the price of lager beer, the increase to ceme into force at —In the suit of Hamilton v. the Cana- dian P'acific Railway for unlawful ejection from a train a Calgary jury has returned a verdict for plaintiff, fixing the damages at $1,400. —For the year ended June 30 the amount collected at the Port of Van- couver, B. C., as duty on Chinamen entering the Dominion was $15,958, as compared with $3,563 for the year ended June 30, 1890. —On Monday night about 5.30 an elderly woman was crossing Queen street, Toronto, nearly opposite where Ba,y street intersecte, when she stumbl- ed and fell right in front of a street car. The driver tried his utmost to stop the horses, but could not do so before the car had paned. over the poor woman. completely severing both leer legs just below the knees. Dr. Johnston was on the spot in • few minutes and did all find him, but without success. Finally we went to Lachine, where I was handed a telegra,m from a friend of mine in Montreal, which stated he had seen an account of my son Robert being found in Montreal. I came to town at once. My son told me he had gone to sleep in the boat, and bad slept till he had drifted below Lachine. He had then decided to run the rapids. God must have taken care of my poor boy in that dreadful placed' —Count Mercier reached Quebec on Saturday, and was given a demonstra- tion of welcome by his friends. —The Canadians competing in the rifle contests at Bisley are winning many nioney prizes. They have won all the prizes in the London Corpor- ation match save one. Devideon won the Corporation Cup and Mchlecking won the Prince of Wales prize. —Lightning struck the residence of Mr. John Keefe, at Skinner's Point, Prince Edward Island, the other night, wrecking the building, instantly killing Miss Keefe And knocking senseless the other inmates of the house. Miss Keefe, who was 25 years of age, was to have been married in a few days, and at the time she was struck dead she was in the parlor with her lover. The latter bed a miraculous escape. —A teamster, 27 years of age and un- snerried, named Alexander Lobban, was driving across a bridge over the Minim; Creek, near Toronto, with a load of sand about six o'clock on Friday evening. Just as his wagon waelleaving the bridge, which is said by those who have been over it recently to be in a dangerous condition, the wagon jolted and the driver was thrown under the wheels. The heavy load passed over him, and Lobben was taken to his home et Humber Bay in a serious condition. He died early on Saturday morning from the effects of the accident. —On Thursday night, last week, the villsge of Lexington, about three miles from Berlin, wes the scene of a brutal attempt on the life of a resident, about 70 years old, by the name of Zachmann. It appears some young men living in Bridgeport were in the habit of paying the old gentleman a visit for the pur- pose it is said, of havinn some fan with' him. Some time since they were - brought before the court to answer * charge of abusing the old man, but were let off. On Thursday night they again visited Liebmann, the result being the old man received a charge from a shot- gun in the abdoneen by some one, and is eeported to be dying. The ringlead- ers have been arrested. —On Tueeday night, 14th inst., Mount Forest and surrounding country was visited by a veritable cyclone, which did considerable damage both in town and country. It possessed all the features of a western cyclone, being fun- nel -shaped, ascending and descending in its pentane over the town. It made its appearance from the southwest, and crossing the woods to the rear of the town tore up large elms by the roots, snapping and twisting them like whip- stocks. As it neared the town it rose slightly, but caught the roofs of one or two buildings and ripped them off like _shingles. It pissed to the east, and from all reports from the country did considerable damage. The air was full of limbs of trees, fence rails, fruit trees, etc. During its passage it was attend- ed- with a roar like the noise of a railway train. It being the first experienee of the townspeople in cyclonic disturb- ances, it not only was a novelty but caueed a considerable amount of alarm. It was followed by a terrific storm of lightning, thunder and rain. =A little past noon on Tuesday, 14th inst., while the storm which had broken over Ottawa Wei at its height of vio- lence, the house at the corner of Pine and Division streets where John Roe, Canadian Pacific radway conductor,liven was struck by lightning, which tore up the floors and demolished a portion of the front the house, scattering frag- ments of the wreck in all directions, and leaving the house in flames. The fire brigade was called out, and the fire - was subdued without great difficulty. There were in the hones at the time two women, a girl, and baby, not one of whom, strange to say wan seriously hurt. About cone o'ciock the worst lightning bolt fell, and was followed by s, terriffic crash of thunder. It blinded t e committees which were in session in t e Parliament buildings, especially the Welk' Accounts Committee, which was i the tower room. Ten large panes of glass were broken in the room of the clerk of the English journals of the House of Commons. Mr. John Polk- inghorne, who was holding a pair of scissors in his hand at the time, suffered a severe shock. —The Mitchell Advocate, of last week, sap Between Sunday night and Mon- day morning several petty burglaries ware committed in town. Tbe front door of Mr. Coates' drug store was forced open, end the till seerched, but the thieves had to be satisfied with a few copper.. Dr. Cull's drug store was also forcibly entered, and the Jude, which was unlocked, was thoroughly ransack- ed, A few dollars were here obtained. The Court of Revision having assessed the proprietors of these places out of all reason 011 income or personal property, we suppose the barglers imagined their great (?) wealth would be locked up in saes and drewers. Messrs. Levy's and Chowen's 'toren were also entered the , same night, with the same results es the others. But the moat absurd attempt at robbery was the breaking into the private office of brother Raceeon Mon- day night. As well look for holy water in an orange lodge, as for money in a printing office ; yet these mid- night thieves were bound to see for themselves, and their curiosity was compensated by the capturing of a few -postage stamps. That was even more than they could have got at the Advo- oate office."