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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1887-09-16, Page 6FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1887. NEWS Ni4TES,. Mahon. CI E. 14Iay 7tb Masers; Fuifora'4 CA—Nasal Palm,has help - (1 nig catartiI ver; I }pen The British +Government has assent- ed to the granting of a subsidy of ----•-•- 445,004/earlidte-;,thkettnadian-Pati. fire Itailwalfer e,tarying the hails fto and from the Diet:2, , a. t,. William Jackson, a wealthy farmer of West York,•lost his life on Friday. Ho was engaged in working a roller in one of bis fields, when he fell from• sa,,4 wea.crtielkto death r' in�8ttt7g,73 f ifallm s appdt Others at Piston declared in favor' i Commercial Union, with 9nly., three dissentients, Wolfe Island fr rulers were similarly unanimous at a meet- ing held there. The proposed scheme for the settle - of Croftors in the Canadian North- west will lie in abeyance until the Iwperia. Government obtain security for the payment of interest on the money' they are asked to advance. At the meeting of ,the County) Council of Middlesex, on Thursday, Simon McLeod, of Parkhill, was un- animously elected warden in place of d 'Lawrence Cleverdou, who lett the . — tc.d.-. country some months ago. • The questiae of local option was voted on in nine counties of Missouri State.on Thursday,seven of set -!eh vot- ed in favor of it. This manes; thirty Prohibiton counties in the State and eighteen Others will vote on the ques- tion Hoon. ,Dr Sippi, for many years manger of A. & S. Nordheimers' London honse and a well-known vocalist, was ap- pointed by the Ontario Government on Wednesday last to the position of bursar of the London Asylum for the Insane, in the room of Thomas Short, who died recently. All hopes for the safety of the two • young ladies who left the vicifiity of Lorne Park on Wednesday in a small ■open boat he s been abandons d. Search- ers went out Friday morning to look for the upturned boat reported to have been seen east of Toronto: •In church circles where Miss McCormick was 3vell known the calamity has caused great sorrow. At a meeting of—the Presbyterian ministers of Pittsburgh and Alleg- heny city Rev. Dr. Hays given notice that he would not attend any more discussions ot 'Henry George's theo- ries, as he believed that they did not tend toward sanctification. Rev Alex. Jackson was to have read a paper on the land question to the meeting. But by a vote his paper was indefinitely laid over. Sir John Macdonald returned from Toronto on Friday, where he went to make arrangements for the appoint- ment of a new judge to fill ,the vacan- cy on the Ontario Bench caused by the death of Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron. It is quite probable that a total re -organization of theBench will take place as soon as the Cabinet takes up the question of the appoint- ment of a Chief Justice. Chief Jus- tice Wilson is wanting to retire,owing to advanced age, and the Government will have to deal forthwith with the vacancy caused by Chief Justice Wil- son's resignation. At Mitcbellstown, Ireland, on Fri- day, two men were shot dead in con- flict between police and people. The conflict occurred at the meeting which was held on the market square. The police were trying to protect a Gov- ernment stenographer, when a fight stook place, and the crowd repulsed the-pol eer__sixty inanumber, severe of whom were struck with .sticks and stones, and severely injured. The Police obtained reinforcements and returned to the scene. They fired six shots,and two men were instantly killed. Several other persons were wounded. The rioters dispeased. The primitive inhabitants of the mountain regions of Kentucky are in all things a people by themselves -so that they regard visitors from other parts of the country as foreigners. Funerals are very important events with thesepeople; and. in order, to make them more impressive they try to have as many ministers as possible . iJresent. It is also said that husbands are in the habit of postponing, the funeral services,of their first wives until their' second wives can at- tend. Anda m'sszonary te'ls of one man who was • living with his third wife without ever having any funeral services' over his two former wives. He gave as a reason that his tbitd wife might die at any time, and then he could have a grand triple funeral • service for all three together. Mr Simonet, " an extensive .wine grower in the South of France,invited a company of his friends to a dinner, at which the wine coursed freely round the table. Suddenly the host stood up and said: "In half an hour please to follow me into the cellar, where I will give you a little surprise in the contents of a particular cask." True to the minute the g tests des- cended into the cellar, where'they ' found Mr Simonet drowned in his' largest cask of red wine. The day be - Pre he had ordered thecask to be ade-in such a way that one end could be lifted off. Through this opening he had stepped into the liquid grave, crouching down, awaited the end. The ravages lof the phylloxera and a recent hail storm, which had greatly damaged hie vines,are suppos- ed to have incited him to commit the fatal deed. The American Rural Home of Ro- chester makes the following deduc- tions.. from.. its crop reports:—As yet there has been no general rain, and sections benefitted by the slight rains are again suffering from lack of aaoist- nr"e, a'ttd pastures in large areas have again ceased growing. Seeding for winter wheat is greatly retarded, and the low price ot spring wheat is driv- ing the winter wheat growers to the wall, Farmers hardly know what to do. A greatly reduced acreagelis like ly to be seeded. The farmers are parting with their wheat more freely than usual, notwithstanding the low price. Spring wheat threshings are proving unsatisfactory both in quan- tity and quality much below estimates There is no late corn to be damaged by frosts. It is now thought that the late rains have not benefited -the corn crop as much as was anticipated. Missouri has a good crop; Illinois and Kansas show up poor indeed, and Ohio and Indiana are low in the scale Iowa and Nebraska have fair crops. There will certainly be no excess, Hogs are unusually healthy, and pro- mise the best returns to farmers. Cat- tle are being rushed to the markets in large quantities) but fears of a cattle albino are groundless. Machines are need in, galifernia which cut, thresh and sack grain all .nt ane operations., Twepty-two hdOted. are respertedtp Operate, there 1 arvept-• ing mIilnee Thirty-one sheep were• killed laydogs •the, other' night ou the farms ;of Messrs ,Hodgins, and. Owens, neat Ola;ndeboye. " One of the' dogs were shot, but the other escaped to the woods. According to cable despatches, itis feared that the great floods on the Nile will cause a ,famine. There may be corn in Egypt, but there won't be doura, which is the staple article of food in many districts. It is • maimed the superiority of dram cheese, ante, rem thole l e- n nao"re solid' and' compact than American, and having the whey more theroughdly expelled. Many New York cheeses, however, go to Liver- pool by way of Montreal and are sold as Oanadiau cheese, and injure our reputation. Joseph Elliott, of Clarement was killed on Thursday afternon while working about a scaffold at his son's residence. A falling plank struck his bare head, knocking him down. His bead struck on a stone when he fell, He lived about ten minutes atter receiving the blow. He was about 75 years old. A colored nlanrngtnasl..Lj ket, who lives in Anderdon township, about 25. miles from Windsor, is,99 ydars of age, but that does not prevent him from being al frisky as though he were 19. I3uring the course of this week he will take to his heart as his wife and a kind mother to his infant daugh- ter, aged 50 years, a maiden who has been blushing anseen (for she is of his own race) these 85 years past. A • Chattanooga, Tenn., despatch says : A very romantic marriage has just taken place at Starke's Staelon, Ga. H. S. Harris, a telegraph oper- ator at Dalton,and Miss Ella Phillips, an operator at Sugar Valley, courted over the wires and met by agreement at Starke's Station, where they were married 'under a big hickory tree. They went from there to Dalton and then departed for their respective posts of duty. Robert B. Morris:a white man, was killed at Washington by Beverley Jones, a negro, who stabbed him in - the eye with an umbrella. Morris hid a bottle of whiskey in the stable where he worked, and when Jones stole and drank a portion of it, a quarrel arose over the matter, and, when Morris threatened personal in- jury to Jones, the later said, "I'll jab your eye out with this umbrella." A writer in New York paper the other day reported his discovery of a singular advertisement. It was a call for 10,000 live fleas to be delivered in parcels of not less than 2,000 each at a certain address. I found the man was a flea•trainer, and I gathered these facts_—That it takes three months to teach a flea to do anything worthy of a public performance; that only one flea in a thousand can be taught anything; that a performing flea usually lives a year, with great care, and that, in response to•his ad- vertisement, he had only received iu three days one package estimated to contain 3.000 fleas, and they came from the dog pound. He paid $25 for them, and they were very good fleas.- 'A eas.'A Westport, Conn., telegram says A heroic act was performed at the New Haven Railroad drawbridge yesterday afternoon by a brakeman namek George 11Nordaby, of Bridge- port. He is attached to one of the gravel trains running between the station here and the Housatonic River. The train was moving slowly over the bridge, when Nordaby, , , . • . ' . , .—i�oir—daw>r-saw a hrdy and two gentlemen struggling in the water. Ther sailboat had been struck by a squall and capsized, and the two men were fighting for dear life, unable to save their fair compan- ion. It took but a moment for Nor- daby to comprehend the situation, and without en' instant of hesitation the brave manleaped to the ties,pois- ed himself an instant and plunged headlong into the water below, a dis- tance of forty-five feet, He rose to the surface within three feet of the drowning lady and bore her to•the shore. ' It was a botd deed and nobly done, She proved. •to be a lady from New York occupying a villa for the season on the bank of the river near the bridge. A Minneapolis Minn., despatch says: The experience of Mary Sylves- ter, who came to Minneapolis from Page's Hotel, at Excelsior, seek- ing employmen't,confirms the assertion that there are men in this city whose necks would look better adorned with hemp than with 'a white collar and necktie. Miss Sylvester, a pretty country girl of nineteen years, entire- ly unused t'o lire in the city, arrived in liirineapolis and applied for work at the intelligence office of Lew Mur- rav,No.517 Hennepin avenue.Murray made her his clerk, took her to the dime museum in the evening, and on pretence of finding her a boarding house, took her into a dive; where he. tried to assault her. Becoming des- perate, she jumped through an open window thirty-five feet to the ground 'below, breaking her left jaw and all the ribs on her left side. She is also internally iujuled and cannot live. Excitement is running very high, and there is serious talk of lynching the cowardly villain. Mrs Charlotte Tubbs, of Caroline county,says a Baltimore special to the Morning Journal,has driven her bus - band nearly crazy bq giving birth to a quartette of blue eyed, red-faced,bald- headed babies, each weighing from three to five pounds. Mr Benjamin Tubbs would no doubt have been de- lighted at this family presentation but from the fact that sixteen menthe' ago his wife made him a Christmas present of her second pair of twins. One year previous to that she gave birth to a son, and ten months pre - wt s re-wts the mother of twins. All the twins and the quartette are girls and the only boy was the single birth. Nine children in five years. This is the maternal record of Mrs Tubbs, of Caroline county. Nothing was thought of the rapid increase in Tubbs'family until the last 9uadruple addition, and poor Tubbs is almost beside himself: Ife could scarcely support the five and does not know what to:do with the nine. A subscrip- tion has been taken up to get him and his family -better accommodations. It is remarkable that the four babes lived,and from the sound of their lung power and other healthy indications they will all live to keep the two pairs ofitwins company. Physicians from all the country round have. been to see thehenomena. The mother is doing wellThe babies were born a week ago, and the fourth was born just five hours after the first, We greatly fear•,tl)at Hon.Mr Macken zie has not boon much improved in health by his trip to the Northwest,remarks the Stratford Beacon. "He was rejbined at Banff a short time since by our townsman Mr Trow, the Liberal whip. In a letter received from Mr Trow he states thatlhe, too, like Mr McIntyre, thought the ex - Premier looked better and stronger than when, at the close of the session, he left Ottawa, but Mr Mackenzie himself did not'feel that such was the case.'' The cargo of the City of °?.Lontreal which was destroyed by fire in niid-Atlan- tin a couple of weeks ago, must have given forth a great blaze. It consisted of 2,031 bales of cotton, 5,011 baxes of cheese, 1,906 boxes of bacon, 575 boxes of canned goods, 200 tierces of lard, 183 tierces of pork, 1001 barrels tongues, 501 barrels of lubricating oil,1,580barrela of lubricating oil, 45 barrels of cotton- seed oil, 33 hogsheads of tobacco, 781 hogsheads of ttobacco, quantity of fresh meat, 5,658 bags copper matte, 1,000 bags of flour, 1,000 shooks, 4,161 staves 63 barrels of beef, 6 barrels of bladders, 433 tubs of butter, 337 sundry packages and 39 empty barrels. A fatal accident occurred near Mt Salem Ont.,. recently, the victim being rria-O4Braen,-ager 25 yeare. HHe-ha. just alighted from a vehicle on which was loaded one of the tanks used by threshers, fot the purpose of filling the tank with water. The horses became restive and started to run away. O'Brien krabbed the animals by the bits, when one of them, in struggling struck the unfortunate men in the breast with its knee, knocking him down. While he lay prostrate he was struck on the leg by one of the horse's hoofs and the caulk driven into the flesh. The wheels of the vehicle also passed squarely over his head, crushing it in a frightful manner, the brains oozing .out on the road. The wheels were provided with broad tires, otherwise his heal must have been cut in two. As it was, it was flattened be. tween the wheels and the hard roadbed. A correspondent writing concerning the feeling in and about Kincardine on the subject of the Scott Act, says that the hotel -keepers there recently held a meeting, at which it was agreed that they should close theirhouses to the public for the five weeks Which will en- sue ere the vbte on the subject is to be taken. This course was adopted in order to show the voters what a necessity hotels were, and thus influence them to vote for the repeal of the aot. Our car - respondent, a commercial traveler, writ- ing on Thursday last, says: "1 went to Kincardine on Tuesday, although I had already learned that not only were all hotels closed, but the livery stables es well. My first customer cheerily invited me to dump off niy trunks and remain with him as long as I wished, and an. other Scott Act man generousry offered foad'anri shelter for my horses; and I am infor!ned my commercial colleagues were every one treated with the same kind- ness by the citizens, for the business men appeared to be unanimous in their con- demnation of the aotionof the botelkeep- ere, and by extending such hospitality showed very plainly that they did not in- tend the intelligent people of their town to be ruled by a clique of whiskey men. But, presto ! change. Within 36 hours the siege that was to have lasted five weeks was abandoned, and the hotel - keepers were around hunting us up (too ashamed to look us straight in the face) saying they had reconsidered, and intend- ed opening their houses at once. At present there isn't a hotel man in Kincar- dine who wants to be talkative on any subject. They pat one in mind of a dog with a tin can tied to his tail." On Monday night James Ellring- ton, aged about 19 years, only son off Mr Robett Ellrington,of Drummond- ville, went with two or three others coon hunting. They treed a coon, and this young man resolved to climb the tree and dislodge the animal, but, to the horror of his companions, poor James fell to the ground from the height of forty or fifty feet, and, of course, never spoke another word, He lingered till noon on Tuesday,and then died. About the time James Ellrington expired a fire broke out at the_residence of Mr John Trice, next door to where the above young man was taken when the accident occurred and where he expired. Mr Trice entered the dwelling to try and se- cure, as it is thought, his cash box, containing, it is said, over $200, but the unfortunate man neither saved himself nor money. He was so badly burned that he only lived about two hours after the accident. He leaves a widow and two Children to mourn his loss. The Canadian Pacific rates on wisest front WtetterapointeltttrortArthur have - Wee. ireditettle ' 4' It kokhe =mesa, I The Imsineaa porticps of the'. Village of,, New burg Oet.,..was ;wept away by firse on Wednesday involving a loss of $250,- 000. It is expected that the vote ou the Bras° County will take place early in Oc- Twelve thousand dollars' worth ef jaw - diary was seized. by the Customs at Battleford district laid numerous appeals and complaints regarding rebellion lessee before the Minister of the Interior. On Saturday, at London, Judge Davis retitled to set aside the capias on which Mr Henry Taylor waa arrested, and that gentleman was lodged in gaol. It is generally believed amongst thoee in a position to know whereof they speak, that Mr Tomas Cowan will be offered, and that he will accept, the postmaster - ship of Galt. In hiseddress on the subject of Ottawa's' I death rate in the Dominion Methodist I Church, Ottawa, Sunday night, Rev. Mr Carson said the death rate in Ottawa was 2$ ter every thowiend of the populations_ tbiAk..per...0ept. greater than_ any other citirtn Ontario and twenty per cent. higher than London Eng. Sir John and, Lady Macdonald, and Mr Joseph Pope, private secretary, returned to Ottawa last week. The Premier looks the picture Of health, and a atrauger looking at him would neVer Nita naousent imagine that be is the hero of many hard taught politaeal battles. His day at Dalhousie was of the ,most benelleial, character, and it is said he tips the scales at 180 pounds, Mr <Tames Virtue, Of East Oxford, has quite a curiosity in the eh apefof an Indian pipe which he plowed up in one of his fields a short time ago. The pipe has been modelled ont of a solid piece of scone. The bowl is somewhat -larger than that of an ordinary pipe,and the stem ie flat, with a rattier wide bore. The whole was care- fully polished and carved with many carious figures. The late Wm. Wallace, ex-M.P. for South Norfolk, whose death at his home in Sinscoe is reported, was best known as a strong advocate of Governinent-issued paper currency. He delighted to be known as the "father of the rag baby," puny infant though it turned out to be. Mr Wallace tonducted a Conservative paper in Sinacoe for a considerable time ; but in later years he did not take an active interest in public affairs, • 11E4134cKE BMIpusNElf s. ' Wlieaevar, I• feelnont *lot afRte Wiens, ray 1fyeg not, workingrigght, oraraeked with a Area aoea,1, take Dr Chase's Liver Oltre Therese more real benefit from one dose Orme Liver Cure then} au many pottlea.ar' some medicines., — Job"u IfoNasser ,Bond; Head •Foraale by Dr Worthlegfoms. Patrick Ryan, of Port Colborne,. working on one of Dunbar's dred-- era, was killed on Friday,b' falling in the canal between a dredger and a scow. The two comtng together caught Ryan's head, crughing it and killing him instantly. A shocking accident occurred on Thursday in the Grand. Trunk Co's yard at Windsor, the victim being John Plummer. Plummer was at- tempting to hook safety chains on two coaches of the east -hound express, when the cars came together,crushing Plummer's head between the dead- wood, and he sank to the ground un- conscious with the blood gushing from his mouth, noee and ears, The injured man was carried to his home, where at a late hour he was still un- conscious. The doctor in attendance has no hopes of Plummer's recovery. Plummer is 39 years ot age and has a wife. Mr Plummer had but recently returned from a trip to the old coun- try. He is a member of a number of societies in Windsor, and is a man highly esteemed for his generous div_ position. •—_ - FOREIGN MISSIONS. - There are in India on an average two missionaries for every million in- habitants. During the two years '85 and '86 there have been 95 Jews baptized in the evangelical churches of St.Peters- burg. Over four million copies of the Biglehave been circulated during the past year by the British and Foreign Bible Society. The Fifth • Avenue Presbyterian church, New York City, contributed last year 826,279 for home, and 829,- 425 for foreign missions. "If a church can't do nothing for the conquest of the world in foreign missions she will soon begin to die at home."—Christlieb. The contributions of the native Christians of Japan, for all purposes, in 1885, were 26,866 yens. A yen is equiyalent to a dollar, `I have found,' says a missionary from New Guinea, 'that humankind- ness is a key which unlocks every door, however firmly it may, seem to be closed against us.' Lord Ratlstock, who has of late been investigating the religious con- dition of India, says :—' India needs ten thousand missionaries at once.' Two thousand colporteurs distri- bute sermons among the non -church going peoole in Berlin, Germany. In this way more than one hundred thousand sern3ons are distributed each week. Siam, an areaof 250,000 square miles, Chas a population 'of about 6,000,000. Of this number 2,000,000 are Siamese, 1,000,000 Chinese, 2,- 000,000 Laotians, 1,000,000' Maleys. The prevailing religion is Buddhism. Protestant missions to China were commenced by the London Mission- ary Society sending Rev Robert Mor- rison to Canton in 1807. •He was a man of piety, learning and great reso- lution, yet at the close of his laborious career of twenty-six years he was not able to 'reckon ten converts. Oiearing Sale:. Onwoonod )1.014 n 7�. ` r:p m l� cJg The Church Missionary Society has received a narrative given by the young African Christian who was with Bishop Hannington. when he was killed: It seems that the Bishop was on his knees in player when two soldiers stabbed him with their spears. Twenty-four churches had, in 1'866, two hundred and, fifteen missionaries in Japan, Among these is the Canada Methodist church with thirteen mis- sionaries. This' church has been in the field ,since 1873. The population of Japan, according to the census of 1883, is 37,442, 966, In 1885 there wore in. Japane30,552 educational institutions of all .kinds. This total is `trade up as .follows :- 28,081 common schools, 173 colleges, 6 higher female schools, 78 Normal school, 2 universities, 1,212 schools for special purposes. On November" 29th, 1884, it was decreed ,that Eng- lish should be added to th'e curricu- lum of Japanese-Bchools and colleges. • !illi. T. Stevenson —THE - LEADING UNDERTAKER arAtNrrc)Tir. Anticeptic Embalming fluid kept on hand. z My Funeral Director, J. C. Stev- enson, has attended the- School of Embalming, in Toronto, to make himself proficient in the art of embalming. REMEMBER THE PLACE, OPPOSITE TIIE TOWN HALL. THOS, STEVENSON. --1-0 r=i7 1 ii`� � De - cox.* 0 ho, KZ 54v% ,amplZit Rix ur, Z0 4 • C° "t c� e Ir • Onommid FRESH ARRIVAL OF N EW FALL GOODS Cimmi OF OTISIiOEL. During July & Augugt 10_per cent Discount for POLI$�.. Cash off ve h�`n flin stock. FOR LADIES', KISSES' do cm ,, SEWS USE. Tay IT. EGGS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE; Call on C. Cruickshank, the Boot Maker, ALBERT STREET, BRICK BLOCK, CLINTON FALL AND WINTER THE SEASON 1$87 BEESLEY, O. N ovelties in Millinery WE ARE SHOWING THE LATEST IN HATS, BONNETS, WINGS, FEATHERS, RIB- BONS, FLUSHES AND TRIMMING GOODS. A stock that is wonderful in quantity, quality and style. The best of everything, but no high profit prices. N EW FEATURE'S, Exclusive Styles, Unequalled Bargains will demonstrate beyond the shadow of a doubt that it pays to trade with B ;e.sleys Millinery Emporium. Change oi' �usin�ss II1111111 1111[ Ii1[n rilllll°rllr[l'1TT The undersigned begs to notify the people of Clinton and vicinity that he has bought the IIARNESS BUSINESS formerly carried on I➢ 1Y. I; Newton, And that he is prepared to furnish Harness, Collars,Whips, Trunks, Valises; Buffalo Robes, Blankets And everything usually kept in a first-class Harness Shop, at the lowest prices. Specie attention is directed to my stock/of Lroar HARNESS, which I will make a specialty, PA-1-RING—PROMPTLY A--T'E*D•ED TO. By strict atention to business, and carefii'lly studying 'the wants of my customers, I hope to merit a fair share of patronage. Give me a call before purchasing else- where. REMMBEER THE STAND—OPPOSITE THE MARKET, G -331O.. A SI-IARaVL,A.N New ,Furniture ; Stock. Opeapd out in ELLIOTTEI ELOCE. NEXT DOOR TO THE CITY. BOOK STORE, CLINTON. BEDROOM SETS, PARLOR SETS,LOUNGES; . SIDEBOARDS, CHAIRS, &c., AN A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF THE VERY BEST MADE FURNI- TURE. AT REASONABLE PRICES, JUS. .CH.IDL F Y. To be had for -the . asking. Strictly Pure Spices AND THE OLD RELIABLE - TII"=G-. R - S. PALLI SE R & `CO, CLINTON. JUST RECEIVED ONE CASE OF THE LATEST English and American Styles of Hard Hats. ALSO A FINE ASSORTMENT OF (1) AMERICAN .NECKWEAR, REGATTA SHIRTS, WHITE SHIRTS, SUSPENDERS, Rsc., .fie. CALL AND SEE US, IT WILL PAY YOU. G. GLASGOW, Smiths • Block, Clinton.