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TWENTY-THIRD YEAR.
WHOL NUMBER 1,177.
S AFORTH
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1890.
McLEAI1 PROS. Publishers.
1$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
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trees did not AMERICAN JOURNAL. variety.on tiledfloors
-h t stand in one of child in Glasgow to wear shoes and mysteriously they lived, funeral gt the -Rev. Dr. Willoughby, who has been
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Were -he
A RAMBLE IN GLASGOW.
{V There are three thiugs that partieu"-
��tore larly strike a Scottish -American upon r
visiting the city of Glasgow alter an
ab-
sence of years. The first is the im-
mense increase in the city's growth ;
the second, the perfection of its street
pavements ; and third the civility of its
. These
HOFFMAN & CO.,
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-IN ALL KINDS OF -
DRY GOODS,
MILLINERY, ETC.
Our stock in all lines will be
found very complete at the Cheap,
Cash Store of
HOFFMAN & 00.
NOTICE.—Agelnts for Butte
shopkeepers and assistants T
were, at all events, the introductory im-
pressions which I inscribed in my men-
tal note book. Scotchmen may well
feel proud of the city of Glasgow. It
looks as if it were not built for an age
but for all time. Solid-looking houses,
black, it is true as the pillars in Fingal's
Cave, and which were ancient landmarks
when I was a boy, frowned upon me a
southnide we come a
from the State Line dock in the direc-
tion of Charing Cross.
The sone of St. Mungo are a God-
fearing people, and even in the naming
of their streets their fancy runs to
crosses. There may not be three hun-
dred and sixty crosses, more or less,
which the Iona guide informs , the
stranger once existed on that sacred
isle, but the tramway cars stop at a
number of crosses, so-called. There is
the far-famed cross of Glasgow, of
whose glories and historio memories
loyal Peter Mackenzie -rest and bless
his memory I know him, Horatio ; a
man of infinite story and true patriot-
ism -has told ueso much in his admir-
able reminiscences. Then there is Char-
ing Cross, named doubtless, after Lon-
don's famous rialto. --It marks the in-
tersection of St. George's Road with
Sauchiehall street. I remember both
thoroughfares, which are now lined with
handsome shops and flats, when they
were plain conntry roads, with detach-
ed houses upon one side-Sauchiehalf
Road particularly -and orcharde on the
other. One wee wife " kept a sweetie
shop in Sauchiehall, another in St.
o s a
these courts beneath the glitter of . the stockings on the streets. Where are the which ended with a quiet a
electric light he would have. to pinch poor creatures to get them? If they Ravenswood cemetery on Monday
g cannot wffnrr� to purchase such luxuries after-
noon has only added to the mystery. C h f the past two
himself to realize thaK he was in Glesca, d
-and not in Babylon, or Nineveh. My
cicerone led me through gorgeous com-
mittee rooms into the throne room, or
more properly speaking, Council Cham-
ber. A noble room, indeed ; it remind-
ed me somewhat of the old Senate Cham-
ber: at Washington. The pillars, panels,
dere of artis-
Cause of the Death of the
Late Mr. Ireland.
BRISCRFIELD, ADM 30th, 1890.
DEAR DOCT0R,—The post-mortem ex-
amination upon the remains of the late
Wm. Ireland revealed an abscess in the
anterior mocleas tenure in -close relation
with the pericardium. The pericardial
sack contained several ounces of serum.
There was a recent deposit of lymph over
the surface of the heart and the inner
surface of the pericardial sack. The
-right chamber of the heart contained a
fatty chrombus which occupied the tri-
cuspect orifice and was immediately ad-
herent to and entangled with the chordal
base of the left lung was consolidated
and oedematous. The cause of death
was heart failure due to the above con-
ditions. Yours truly,
I certify that I was present and
assisted at the above post-mortem and
concur with Dr. Elliot in every particu-
lar. Yours truly,
GoOnsIR MACKID, M. D.
roof, and fireplaces are won
tic workmanship, and the tables, desks
and chairs might grace a king's Privy
magistrates have finer seats to sit upon
than the Senators of the United States.
No common desks for them ; na, na,
lad ! carved oak of elaborate design,
with seats upholstered in Morocco
leather. The Provost occupies ,a chair
d 11 d after the ancient
George's Road, and many's the penny o'
mine both of the auld buddies laid
away in their stockings. They -the
buddies -have gone, like many blessed
memories into history, and have left be-
hind them regrets and many false teeth.
A grand hotel now stands at the entrance
to Woodside Crescent and fronts St.
George's Cross. Upon the opposite
corner the finishing touches are now
being put upon a noble pile of buildings,
which is mo e e
Scottish throne, and in front of him, at
a circular table, sit the Baffles of this
great and populous city. The Council-
lors are placed in semi -circular rows,
like the members of the Americen House
men their wives maun be to think of
John, or Jeems, or Rubbert sittin' like
a. lord, speeritual and temporal, in sio a
gran' place.
As originally designed, the Provost
was to sit beneath a pillared cenopy,
but it was found that the light from the
window opposite -there are windows
only on one side -dazzled his e'en so
that he couldn't see how the Bailies
conducted themselves. The order of
things was consequently reversed, and
he sits with'his back to the light, and
the grand canopy is desuetude. Ele-
gantly appointed reception -rooms lead,
to the grand banquetting-hall, a room of
massive proportions, with a concave -
roof. The hall would, in my humble
opiuion, have been improved by the ad-,
dition of pillars at either end. Although'
richly ornamented it suggests the inter-
ior of an old-fashioned loftmtin trunk.
In an acoustic point of view it might be
a little trying. There is a_distinct echo,
and an eloquent Glasgow orator might
run considerable risk of swallowing his -
own wordi. To the credit of Glasgow, -
be it said, almost the entire work of this
great building, furnishing and uphol-
stery included, has been executed by
local firms.
Grand as the Municipal Building un-
doubtedly is, I question whether it is
alto ether suited 'for the purposes in-
let Glasgow put its hand in its pocket
and provide them. The west end rolls
in wealth ; the city that can afford to
erect so grand a municipal building can
surely afford to pay a trifle for decency.
The churches are proverbially rich, yet
misery starves and groans within hear-
ing of their costly bells. The Glasgow
Herald has recently drawn a frightful
picture of poverty in Glasgow. If the
churches would carry out the teachings
of their Divine Master let them first at-
tend to the temporal wants of the thou --
sands within their dioceses ; the mind
to which self respect hes been restored
will then be in condition to receive the
spirit.
Any American who fancies that he
can wipe out Great Britain should visit
Glasgow. Every evening after sundown
ite streets present the appearance of a
city preparing for war. At every step
you meet a red coat or a volunteer car-
rying his rifle, and making his way to
his company drill ground. No comfort-
able, well -heated armory for the Glas-
gow volunteer p. he drills in all weathers
out of doors. I witnessed a battalion
drill of the 1st Lanarkshire Rifles, and
it did my heart good. No feather -bed
soldiers these fine fresh colored, strong-
limbe,d, brawny Glasgow lads. They
impressed me as a body of men who
could not only drive the enemy " doon
the Gallowgate," but demolish any foe
in shining armour who dared to come
within range of their deadly arms. I
have smelt powder myself ha my time,
having eight general engagements to the
credit of my record in the American
civil butchery, and I know a soldier
when I see him.
It still rains in Glesca, but its no' a
bad kind o' a rain. "A bit shower"
noo and again makes the Glesca chaps
grow. It has been said that Giese&
loves to season its w,atter with a wee
drap of the "Auld Kirk," but I have
reason to believe this statement has
been exaggerated. Whisky is sold in
Glasgow, I know, because I have smelt
it, but its consumption, to judge from
the number of blue ribbons I meet on
the streets, is perceptibly falling off ;
in view of which cheering fact Let
Glasgow flourish,"
The little girl born last Sunday morning
is still living.
-The other day a Kingston youth in
a bakery ate three dozen buns, nine hard
boiled eggs, and drank a pint of cider at
one sitting. - The eating was done for. a
bet. He seemed not to suffer from the
meal.
-In St. Ann's church, Montreal, on
Thursday morning of last week, the an-
nual solemn requiem mass was offered
for the repose of the souls of the
thousands of victims of the ship fever of
1847.
-Under the auspices of the Children's
Fresh Air Fund, over 600 poor children
and over-worked mothers enjoyed them-
selves at Lorne Park; Toronto, last Fri -
'day. Twelve hundred lunches and 45
gallons of milk were distributed.
a -Mrs. Wallace Graham, formerly of
Parkhill, is now a " beauty doctor in
San Francisco, and has invented a
cosmetic called the "Eugene Enamel "
that is guaranteed to make the homelieet
woman appear like the belle of the
season.
-The other day at Salmon Point,
prince Edward County, a sturgeon was
caught theta measured 6 feet, 6 inches
long, 3 feet, 6 inches girth, and weighed
179 pounds. Fish of so great a size are
rare now -a -days, but piscatorial experts
can find them.
-A convefition of the Christian En=
deavor Societies of Ontario will be held
in Hamilton in October next. Rev. F.
E. Clark, the founder of the movement,
will be invited to be present. An at-
tendance of 500 delegates is expected.
-Mr. Lynwood Palmer, the English
animsl psinter, who had his shoulder -
blade broken some time ago by his
horse's fall, is suing the township of
Barton, near Hamilton, for $2,000 dam-
ages, claiming that the roadway was not
in proper repair.
-Trinity University, Toronto has
conferred the degree of Master_ of Arts
upon Miss E. Gregory, of Hamilton,
the first lady to take honor from the
institution. Miss Clara Martin and
Miss Mary Ethel Middleton, have re-
ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
-John Manderson, an old resident of
Glen -Allem committed suicide by hang-
ing himself Friday‘morning. He left
his bed about five in the morning, tell-
ing his wife he would go:out and hoe the
garden while it was cool. He had been
in poor .lealth for some time and seemed
low spirited.
-Strawberry growers in the section
about Kingston say that theicrop of this
luxurious fruit this summer will be a
short one, owing to the plants having.
been partly winter killed and on account
of fertilizing pollen having been washed
away by the constant rains in May and
early in June.
-Hon. A. W. I\ TcLelan Lieutenant
Governor of Nova &:otia,die'd on Thurs-
day last week, aged 65. He -was born
ber 24,1824. Mr.McLelan wee descended
from a family which came from London-
derry, Ireland, in the last century and
settled in Nova Scotia.
-Joseph Wagner, of the American
hotel, Guelph, was fined $20 and costs
Saturday, for selling liquor on election
day. The penalty is a very severe one
if the full force of the law is applied,
but in this case the magistrate took the
most lenient view.
-Joe Hess, the noted temperance'
lecturer, has gone to Clarendon, New
York State, where he will spend a cou-
ple of months holidays. He will return
to Canada on September lst, and enter
upon a year's lecturing tour of Ontario,
under the management of the Canadian
Temperance League.
-Georgina Blake, a child of 6 years,
was on Thursday last week saved from
a watery grave by Martin Gillean, who
was working at Myles' wharf, Hamilton.
The little girl had gone doWn for the last
time. Gillean has saved from twelve to
fifteen lives since workibg around the
wharf.
-The ladies of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union in Montreal purpose
to carry on a coffee house on a modest
scale, at the wharf during the present
season. The Harbor Commissioners
have granted them & site and several
persons are offering contributions in
money towards getting it started.
-The temperance workers of Halton
county home resolved to enter on a
campaign to place the county under the
operation of tbe local option provisions
of the license law as amended at the
last session of the Ontario Legislature.
This is the first move in this direction
and it will be watched with interest.
-The other day as Miss M. -Allen, of
Haysville, was hiving a swarm of bees,
the veil on her face loosened so that a
number of bees got tinder and stung her
severely. Fortunately R. Kerr was
near and dashed a pail of water on her
head. Her face was very badly swollen
with the stings and she felt quite ill for
some hours afterwards.
-The Northwest Transportation Com-
pany's new boat Monarch, which will
run between Sarnia and Port Arthur, is
one of the largest on the lakes. Length,
259 feet ; beam, 34 feet 8 inches depth,
14 feet 8 inches engines, 2,000 horse-
power. The cabins contain 62 state
rooms. She will cost when completed
between $150,000 and $200,000.
The Galt Reporter of last week says :
The crop of hay in this section this
season is probably the heaviest we have
ever seen, and the inowere will have all
they can do to- get it down. Clover
stands almost as level as a board. The
midge is at work in the head and the
blossom is not profuse, but the plant
itself does sot seem to suffer at all.
Front some unexplained reason, the ex -
eye is dazzled with marble statreases, ing in many cases no shoes or Russel and his bride, the latter about apples in this secti n w
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pastor of the Norfolk Street Methodist
Church, or years
and now takes a superannuate relation,
was presented quietly, by the new mem-
bers of the church during hie pastorate,
with two very handsomely upholstered
easy chairs for Mrs. Willoughby and
himself.. Mr. Willoughby will reside in
Toronto. -
-John Houston, 19 years of age, son
of Rev. Samuel Houston, pastor of
Cooke's Church, Kingston, was drown-
ed the other evening while bathing a
short distance from shore. His body
was recovered half an hour afterwards.
His father, Rev. Mr. Houston, - was at-
tending the International Sabbath
School Convention at Pittsburg,
Penn-
sylvania, at the time.
-A. servant girl in the employ .of
Mrs. Thomas Dow, Whitby, was in-
struoted by her mistress to burn some
old papers, while doing so the girl no-
ticed an envelope which looked as
though it had something in it. She
opened it and found it contained $235,
which sum she placed in her employer's.
possession. No doubt the girl was
handsomely rewarded for her integrity.
-A few days ago cards were issued
for the marriage in Bright of a well-known
young .man, of Blenheim township, and
his cousin, a bright and winsome eastern
lady, who has been visiting her rela-
tives there for a couple of months ; but
the usual proceedings were varied some-
what, and the marriage proved abortive.
The bans were forbidden by the intend-
ed bride's father and by an uncle of the
would-be groom and bride, and the festi-
vities ceased.
-All the steamships arriving in Mon-
treal during the latter part of last week re=
port increasing masses of ice just outside
the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In latitude
47, 40, longitude 50,59, west, the Corean
met an ice floe four miles long and some
twenty feet in height. On the 2lst the
Indian, of the Dominion Line, passed an
immense field of loose ice, through
which the steamer had to continuously
force her way. postmaster of
-Mr. John Noble,
Parkhill, has received t e following
letter, from A. L. Cluney, of Fowler,
Clinton County, Michigan. Dated June
23 : Dear Sir. -There was a than killed
on the railroad track here, May 28, and
he had some papers on his person which
gave his name as John B. Niccola, of
Parkhill, Ontario. if you know him or
his people, an early reply will be thank-
fully received.
--Shortly after a recent heavy rain :<
great land slide took place on the Grand
river near German's mills and near the
county line between Waterloo and
Brant. A great mass of earth,trees and
shrubs slid over into the river extending
in the.nature of a dam fully one third
of the way across, while the gully in.
the hill and slope leading to the river is
in places 50 feet deep, the sides showing
the soil to be largely of a marly nature.
-Private Inglis, of the 45 Battalion,
in camp at Kingston, annoyed by jokers.
letting down the guy ropes of his tent,
ran out with a fixed bayonet and ran it
through a tent where he saw figures
moving. The bayonet ran through the
blankets, tunic and muscles of the arm
and pierced the body of private Brad-
burn, of Lindsay, an inch above the
heart. Bradburn was seriously hurt:
Inglis was caught an hour afterwards
and will be - handed over to the civil
authorities.
which are to be known as Charing Cross I tended. It is, if anything, too fine, and
Mansions. Their ornate style of archi- it wants light. More windows and less
tecture and extent lend quite a Parisian marble and ornamentation would have
appearance to the Cross. I felt sorry given the building a more cheerful and
to observe that a slice of my old friend business -like aspect. Glasgow of ,all
Albany Place had been cutaway to make cities in Britain needs light, and there
-room for this modern block ; but the is hot too much of it in the Municipal
old must give place to the new ; albeit Building. Alterations, I was informed,
Albany Place looks as young and frisky are in course of being made in this par-
es it did thirty years ago. ticular, and although I feel a little
If you are going that way the tram sorry for the tax -payers the desired
next pulls up at St. George's Cross, so effect may be produced.
called in honor of St. Geoege's Road. A far more interesting edifice, to me
Here the Great Western Road intersects at least, is the old Cathedral. There is
St. George's. What thirty years ago a temple, if it was built by the Papists,
was a rather quiet corner is now a busy for Scotchmen to brag about. I wan -
thoroughfare, with policemen in the mid- dered through its noble -nave and chan-
dle of the street directing the traffic ; cel, although I had trodden these flags
jaunty Highland soldiers in troos ; before, and gazed with renewed awe
Hussars escorting their maidens, fair to and veneration upon its massive and
Bee, said maidens being generally two m&jestio pillars. How strange it seeM-
feet shorter than their handsome Gavel- ed te stand upon the catafalque beneath
iers ; brew Volunteers in red, blue or which rest_ the ashes of' St. Mungo or
grey ; chaps with pipes in. their mouths St. Kertigern ; to explore these crypts
and sticks in their hands ; leddies old which are the wonder and admiration
and young out shopping. There nnust of the world ; to keek around the pil-
be many more crosses in Glasgow, but lar behind which Rob Roy Macgregor
these are the best known. There is a Campbell hid himself during divine ser -
place called Crossmyloof, but that is vice. It is worth a trip acrostithe ocean
neither here nor there. I have been to inspect the stained-glass windows in
crossing loofs ever since I landed, and Glasgow Cathedral. My guide, a stal-
the probabilities are that 1 will cross a wart specimen of the Scottish Life
es my ain.
MR. EDITOR, -I would mot have con-
sidered it necessary to publish the above
if it had not been that a brother in the
profession has ; been k industriously
spreading the report thst Mr. Ireland
died from the effects of my treatment, a
statement which he may yet have an
opportunity of proving in a court of
law. The post-mortem conducted by
Drs. Elliot and Mackid in. the presence_
of the Rev. Mr. Needham and Mr.
Samuel Carnochten proved that deceased
came to his death by the bursting of an
abscess in the neigieleorhood of the
heart, an event which ffo human skill or
foresight could. either foresee or prevent.
News of the Week.
NEVr BOOK.-Stariley's new book was
issued in London on Saturday.'
DE.AD.-Rev. Mgr, McMannia, mem-
ber of the Papal household, Vicar -Gen-
eral, died in Geneva, New York, on
Saturday.
LIVES LOST. -During the storm on
the coast of Scotland last week nine +ea-
sels were driven aehore and 35 persona
were di -Owned.
THE MORMON CAPITAL. -Salt Lake
City, Ut&h, has a population of 49,972.
AGAINST -TOBACCO.-The Egyptitin
Council has decided to prohibit the cul-
tivation of tobacco throughout Egypt
and to increase the import duty.
SIDEWALK BICYCLISTS ARRESTED. -A
number of -Buffalo bicyclists have been
errested for riding on the sidewalks,
contrary to a city by-law. The arrests
were to make a test case.
LYING ILL.-Profeasor John J.Hewett,
the well-known poet, musician and
essayist, is lying critically ill in Balti-
more.
death pronounced upon Major Panitza
for conspiring th overthrow the Bulgar-
ian Government was carried out on Sat-
urday in Sofia, where he was shot. He
met his death bravely.
Were it not for the sinoke which dis-
figures all of its buildings ; Glasgow
would be one of the handsomest cities in
Great Britain. Edinburgh,placed upon
a level plain and wanting ite castle and
hills would be nowhere beside it ; but
alas ! the trappings and the suits of woe
are over all. When Glasgow gets to
consuming its own smoke it would pay
the city to employ a. bleacher. I have
not the slightest doubt that some enter-
prising Yankee would be glad to take
the contract ; he would wheel the
houses down to the green and have
them washed. Maybe the smoke preeerves
the houses.- I have known many a man to
be remarkably well preserved by smok-
ing and being smoked who might
have taken to drink and died young,
Speaking for myself, it has kept me hon-
est in a land of smartness. I fancy that
Glasgow smoke is a great help to the
clergy of the Free Kirk. It must keep
the folk aye in mind o' a „place where
they. micht gang tae if they gie short
wecht. It is a pity, indeed, that such
handsome public buildings should be-
come so grimy. The Royal Exchange
looks as if it was in mourning for the
Duke of Wellington, while he, poor
man, in common with his charger, 'seems
perfectly ready to ride to the Necropolis
and superintend his own funeral.
many years, presiding elder during
which time he was stationed at, and'su--._,
perintended the church .at nearly every
important point in which that church is
represented in this Province. But
about 4 years ago retired, owing to fail-
ing strength and resided at Berlin,where
after a lingering illness of about two
months, he passed quietly and peace-
fully away on Tuesday last. Having
some property here at one time he and
the family always looked upon the vil-
lage as a sort of a home, and whilst here
not only in the capacity of minister but
in many ways took a lively interest in
the prosperity of the place, having for
many years been superintendent of our
Public School under the old system. Be
leaves a family of eight -all grown up.
One son practising as physician in our
midst, another is proprietor of the
Colonist, Stratford, two are merchants
in Berlin and Seaforth, and one Classic-
al Master in the Harriston High School.
Of the three daughters two were liv-
ing with him at home and the other is
the wife of Rev. George Graff, of Ren-
frew County. Whilst a strong support-
er, of his church and doctrine he was
yet so liberal towards all classes in Me
intercourse' that he was universally pop-
ular and much respected among all
classes and creeds.
-A good useful citizen named Par-
nell, departed this life at Stewart, Kent
County a few days ago at the age of 69.
Deceased came to Canada from Cornwall
England, in 1843, with 'very little
money but plenty of pluck and determi-
nation, and eventually succeeded in
making a comfortable home for =himself
and family. He first settled near
Hamilton, removing to East Tilbury in
1873. He was a Liberal in politics and
a strong Prohibitionist, and for the past
nine years has served on the Pnblie
School Board. He leaves a widow and
nine children to mourn his loss.
-Mr. L. A. Melburn, who was
native of Napanee, and lived for several
years at Plainfield, in Hastings county,
was shot at Denver, Colorado, on the
18th nit., by a man named George Mc-
Cartney, and died on the following day.
The murderer was captured.The cause
of ,the tragedy, was that Melburn had
McCartney indicted before the grand
jury for forgery. The assassin laid in
wait for his victim in an alleyway and'
fired four shots into him as he passed.
Mr. Melburn, who had lived for some
years in Denver, was the proprietor of
a large carriage factory and was highly
respected.
Joseph Jardine, ex -reeve of Salt -
fleet, and well known as a great fruit
grower and stock raiser, was stabbed on
his farm at Stoney Creek, Thursday, by
John Mullen, a drunken fellow,who hall
been employed by Mr. Jardine. Mul-
len went to work in a drunken condi-
tion and was ordered away by Mr. Jar-
dine. He returned in the evening, .and
while talking with Mr.. Jardine about
the payment of his wages, stabbed the
ex -warden in the abdomen with a heavy
pocket- knife. Mullen escaped.
Jardine is under the care of three doc-
tors, but from latest accounts there are
grave fears that he will not recover. -
-On Thursday of last week six stoner
in the foundation of the new Baptist
church, now in course of erection at
Ingersoll, were laid. The first stone was
laid by Miss Eloise Harris,. of Brant-
ford ; the second for Sir Richard Cart-
wright, M. P., by Mrs. Baker, wife pf
the pastor of the church ; the third by
Dr. McKay, M. P. P. ; the fourth by
Mr. Thomas Harris, son of Mr. Alanson
Harris, of Brantford ; the fifth for Mr.
D. W. Kern, Mayor of Woodstock, by
his little son, Frank Karn ; the sixth by
Mr. Thomas Seldon, ex-Mayorof of the:
r-
soll Rev. J. F. Baker, pastor
church, conducted the ceremony. A.
large amount was subscribed.
-A committee of the Globe Printing
Company Benefit Society waited upon.
Mr. A. L. Anderson, late Secretary -
Treasurer of the association, at
his residence, No. 189 Beverley
street, Toronto, on Saturday even-
ing, and presented him on behalf of
the society with a magnificent chair and
a handsome family Bible. The present-
ation was made by Mr. J. Pearce, and
the response by . Mr. Andersen was in
keeping with his appreciation of the
gift. Mr. Anderson was some years* a-
a resident of Ayr, and his old friend*
school mates will be pleased to, hear of
real merit being appreciated in his case.
-A correspondent of the Ayr Re-
corder, writing from New Dundee,
county of Waterloo, says : On Satur-
day, 21st ult., the Dunkards had *large
gathering at the home of Mr. S. To -
man, two miles from.this village. The
ceremony of baptism, peculiar to this
sect was conferred on two young wo-
men in the mill race in this village, by
Rev.Mr.Engel, of Kansas. It may inter-
est some of your readers to know how
they baptize. The candidate kneels in
the water, which reaches almost to the
shoulders. Then as the minister says,
"1 baptize you in the name of the
Father " he immerses each one under
forward. After an interval of a few.sec-
onds he says `:` in the name of the Son "•
and again he immerses. After an-
other interval, "` in the name of the
Holy Ghost," and again immerses the
candidate ; thus dipping them three.
times forward, instead of once backward
as some others do. _ After the ceremony
they returned to Mr. Toman's and had
what is commonly called " soup meet-
ing," soup being served to all. Wheth-
er or not' the serving of the soup has
any religious significance, or is simply
served as a covenient form of refresh-
ment to the large companies assembled
on such occasions, I cannot say. Then
followed feet washing, and a preaching
service which lasted until 3,30 p. m.
Another very 1 prolific gas well has
been struck at Port Colborne.
-e-A New wing is to be built to the
Normal and Model Schools at Ottawa.
-Strawberries were_ selling in St.
Catharines last week at 3 cents per
box.
-The city of Kingston has offered to
make its market free if the county will
abolish toll bars.
-Persons selling milk in Montreal
without a license are to be ptoceeded
against byithe city.
-Rev. Neir Shaw, late graduate of
Knox College, Toronto, has received a
csdi from Tilbury Centre, near Chatham.
-Twenty-seven officers of the Salva-
tion Army, left Toronto last week as
delegates to the London, England,
Jubilee meeting on July 10th.
-Sir John Macdonald left Ottawa
Friday for River du Loup, accompanied
by Lady Macdonald for their summer
-A Montreal -dealer has just con-
tracted with a New York firm to supply
15,000 tons of ice, and has shipped the
first large load.
-John Shaw, of London, had both
bones of his leg fractured Saturdsy, by
being run over by 'a cow which he was
Guardsman, informed me that a New I dr
-iviAngf.amily in Hamilton named Belt
York gentleman was so much,impressed are reported to have been poisoned by
by a representation of John the Bap- eating corned beef. They ere all better,
tiat that he determined to have the however.
artist's handiwork displayed in the New -Mrs. Herber, an old and respected
York Catholic Cathedral. The majori- resident of Wellesley, died at the resi-
ty of these windows were painted in dance of Mrs. Paul on Wednesday of
Munich, but the fine hand of James Bal. last week at the advanced age of 75.
lantine, the author of "Ilk& blade o' -Among the graduates of the medical
grass," is also seen, as well as those of department of the University of Michi-
other well-known British stainers, gan class of '90, were Robert C. Fair
The Glasgow tram -cars interested me. and Wilbert S. Henderson, of Arkona.
I cannot say that the system impressed -Leamington Council is offering a re -
me altogether favorably. The cars are ward of $500 for the arrest and convic-
clu:nsy, lumbering affairs, that look as don of the parties who tried to burn
if they might topple over upon small Coulson's store in that village.
provocation. You can ride on the roof -e-The Franciscan Order of Monks,
and smoke your cutty, but you are lately inaugurated at Montreal by Arch -
liable to break your neck if you are not bishop Fabre, have already had over 30
as alert as you once were in getting applications for admittance to the mon-
down ; and unless you hit him on the eatery.
head with a brick it is next to an im- -An iceberg a mile long, 70 feet
possibility to attract the conductor's above water and flat on top ie reperted
attention. The service is also slower to have been seen 200 miles east of New -
than that in New York ; that is to say, foundland, by the captain of the Con -
there seem to be fewer cars on one cordia just arrived at Halifax.
particular line. When ,you- pay your -Father Ls Pierre, of Walkerville,
fair the driver punches a long slip and died at the Hotel Dieu Hospital Thurs-
hands it to you. The cars and streets day. His death was caused by a brain
are littered with these, to me, senseless trouble from which he had been suffer -
bits of vouchers. ing about a month.
I witnessed the funeral procession in -Rev. Dr. MacVicar, who recently
honor of a man to whom Glasgow owes resigned the chancellorship of Mc -
much -the late Mr. Carrick, city archi- Master University, has accepted the
tact. To his zeal, energy and public position of superintendent of Baptist
spirit the city has been indebted for the educational institutions in the Southern
clearing away of many of the horrible States.
rookeries which once disgraced the Salt- -Mr. Bernard Davis has purchased
market and kindred localities. But Mr. D. Dobbyn's farm near Shetland,
one side of the old High Street and Salt- Lambton county, for the handsome sum
market remains, and there is yet much of $3,000. Mr. Dobbyn has purchased
to be done in the way of purification. again of Mr. Joseph Dobbyn.
With the evidence of wealth and re- -Miss Tessier, the blind singer, who
ligious zeal which the city of Glasgow has charmed so many Montrealers with
presents upon all hands the appear- her magnificent voice is shortly to be
ance of these wretched localities Is cal- married to a French Canadian gentle-
culated to inspire a stranger with pro- man from the Eastern Townships.
found melancholy. Poverty stares you -A sad event took place near Ravens -
in the face; degradation of the most woodnCounty of Le.mbton, on Sunday,
repulsive kind meets you at every cor- 22nd ult. On that morning Mrs. Daniel
ner ; wretched women, from whose Russel, who lived with her husband in
bloated faces all semblance of ferninin- an isolated house among the sand hills.
ity has long since vanished, wander gave birth to a daughter, and was short -
about in twos and threes, clad in ly after taken with convulsions, which
striped petticoats, with tartan shawls continued at short intervals until death
round their heads, and wear -
The Rev. C. Berry, the Wolverhampton
Congregational minister who refused the
now declined the offer to go to West-
minster chapel at a stipend of $5,000.
Dismennow SHIP LABORERS. -The
Clyde shipbuilders are discharging large
numbers of their men and reducing the
wages of those retained. This action is
taken in consequence of the stagnation
bigbusiness. The owners for some time
past have carried a large fore: of em
ployees for vehom they had no work.
110B.U.S KILLED BY THE limeo.-The
intensely hot weather of last week con-
tinues at Minneapolis. There have been
several cases of sunstroke, but no loss
of human life. Several horses have
dropped dead from heat.
I paid a visit the other day to the new
Municipal Building, and it made my
heart sear to think that so noble a pile,
which at present looks comparatively
clean, must in a year or two, or three at
the most, become as black as the lam.
The building forms a magnificent addi-
tion and ornament to Geoege's Square,
which with the handsome a%tues might
bear comparison with Trafalgar Square
in London. The interior of the new
building is a perfect dream of beauty.
My pen cmild never do it justice, and a
description in detail would take over a
page of your vabiable 'space. I must
content myself by remarking that it
suggests an Oriental temple of bewilder-
ing megnificence rather than the official
home of a wheen sonsy, pawky, practi-
cal, and to their honor and glory be it
said, honest Glasgow magistrates. The
came to her relief in a few hours. r.
-During a severe lightning storm oc-
curring at Souris, Manitoba, about five
o'clock on the morning of the 96th ult.,
a inan named John Ramsay, working
for Mr. 3. E. Smith, north of that
place was struck while cutting -wood.
Dr. Fraser was sent for at once, but be-
fore he arrived the unfortunate man
died. The deceased leaves & family. A
chimney on Mr. Snowden's house was
shattered, but no serious dam&ge was
done. No further casualties are re-
ported.
-Mr. Conrad Eidt, of Haysville, lost
a valuable young horse a few days ago
in a very peculiar manner. It seems the
horse was pasturing in field around
which was a barbed wire fence. He
somehow became entangled, and the
more he tried to extricate himself the
more he became entangled. When
found he was covered with countless
wounds. Dr. Collin, of Shakespeare
was immediately summoned to dress the
injured parts, but all to no avail as an
artery had been severed. This is still
another warning to guard against barbed
wire fences for horses.
-The General Conference of the
British Methodist Episcopal church was
in session last week in Toronto. The
financial report showed encouraging
signs of progress all along' the line and
cenckpelinle by calling upon the negro
race in, 'Canada " not to be blind as a
race, butitt_heartily support all efforts
in the temperance cause, to educate
themselves, that they my become sec-
cond to no race upon the face of the
globe, despiaing and hating the very ap-
pearance of whisky or any intoxicating
drinks, always going upward and on-
ward."
-The New Hamburg Independent
of the 27th ult., has the following no-
tice concerning a, worthy man recently
deceased : We have to chronicle the
death of an old pioneer of our village -
the Rev. Win. Schmidt, which sad event
took place on Tuesday morning last in
Berlin at the advanced age of 80 years,
7 months and 24 days. He was born in
Hessian -Cassel, Germany, and came to
this Province and New Hamburg in the
year 1836, when there were but two
houses in our village, and was with the
late Mr. Boeckner and William Scott,
one of the oldest settlers. In the year
1840 he became a Minister of the Evan-
geliCal Association and served thus up-
wards of 50 years in the ministry -as a
member in the ranks and later on, for
o ill not be
realised
McDonald, of Maplewood, met with
a severe accident last week. While
riding a colt he was -carried against a
limb of a tree in the orchard and was
thrown off. Eft fell on his left arm,.
breaking it in several place.