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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1894-02-14, Page 4ie /toren News.Re ara *1.69 ii 1104-41„14IU 44v*n4e• %A'ednettllti�!, 14th 1$94. PROOF PROM WO OPPOSITION. fieorge C. Cox, of Peterborough, is preeialent of the Central Canadian 1 uo'n and Savings Company. He is a Reformer and has been mere* her of ' both Houses for West Peterborough. Tie is of the wailing grit pessimists who have been preach- ing the bankruptcy, poverty and sure dissolution of the Dominion nation if the people continued to refuse to place the grit party in power in the Domin- ion. Occasionally the truth comes from Canada's traducers when politics is not to be served. In his annual re- port of the above Savings Company the other day Mr. Cox was forced to speak of Canadian prosperity in this honest fashion ;—"In this connection I may call your attention to the fact that of the total funds of this company, amounting to $5,035,683.09, no less than $3,006,083.20, or over 00 per cent. belongs to the Canadian public. We have noticed during the last year an increasing demand for improved farms from !limners. prepared to make substantial- cash payments. A good deal has been said, sometimes, I fear, for political purposes, about the embarrassed condition of our farmers with their heavily mortgaged farms and low prices for farm products. That this is true with reference to a limited number of farmers in every community no person will attempt to deny ; but, in deploring this we must not forget the infinitely larger number of pros- porous and ,,abtontented farmers with unencumbered and well stocked farms, with good buildings, well filled gran- aries, well equipped implements and steadily accumulating deposits in the savings bank." _.^ A BIG TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA PREDICT ED. 0011.44.401102110X0' tit Xestoolay's papers skate that. (fled,, stone will appeal to the Gauntry within ar tgonth.. le.Cabinet Inc4en Monday,; and a nay election. is said to be their decision. There will likely be a crus - ado against the House of Lords. Gladstone, however, must go if the popular feeling in Britain is carried to he polls. O4Ni UA PROSPEROUS. During the past year or so Canada has attracted the attention of the whole financial World. Our prosperity has-been of such a marked and general nature that even the mercantile Agency of R. G. Dun & Co., New York, had this to say last Thursday in the Daily Bulletin, the official financial organ "French imports decreased 2:11,330,- 000 francs as compared with those of 1803, and the exports decreased 251,116,- 000 francs. Great Britain, Germany and the United States all show an abnormal contraction in both imports and exports, as previously recorded in the Bullentin ; while the exports from Canada. according to official returns, for the past six months show an in- crease oflnearly $4,010,000, and the im- ports• for the same period have increas- ed half a million dollars. The foreign trade of Canada iu 1893 was $245,694,- 000 as compared with $241,360,000 in 1802; and the exports amounted to $118,- 010,000, by far the greatest in the his- tory of the Dominion. Not at all dis- couraging for a year which will always be conspicuous in history for its ninny anomalous commercial ercial and financial features and failures." Sir Thomas McIlwraith, ex -Premier and Minister of Railways of Queens- land, Australia, was in Toronto lase week. He predicts a; big trade between Canada and Australia once the two countries become better acquainted with the wants of each. As to what he thought of this country the dis- tinguished visitor said to a reporter :— "It is an extremely interesting coun- try, and I was extremely glad to have come this way. If ray personal im- pressions may be taken as any criterion, I think that after the route and the comforts of traveling here are known, a great tide of travel will set in over Canada between England and Austra- lia. It is the best way, in my opinion, as the •Pacific is a better route to travel over than the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, and you are in British territory at all the ports at which you touch." "What do you think of the prospects of trade between the two countries ? "I think they are good. Of course the needs and the various productions of the countries have yet to be made known to each other. Canada is a new conntry to Australians, and vice versa; but I think that eventually a big trade will spring up between the two. The proposed cable will of course have an influence in that direction." "That will go through, will it not?" "Well, we .favor it in Australia and you appear to do so here. In fact, it is needed, and whenevera big want like that is felt, it is always eventually sup- plied "One thing that will have to be im- proved is the trans-Atlantic service from Canada to England. That is too slow at 'present, but I think a better service will soon be put in operation. It is wanted. The present one is de- cidedly too slow." NOBLE WORDS'FROM QUEBEC.. The intolerant and brutal attacks of La Minerve (Montreal) upon Mr. Papi- neau, seigneur. of Montebello, because he saw fit to abjure the Roman Cattle: lie faith, are by means universally agreed to by the French-Canadian press, and it is only due to• the more liberal and enlightened element in Quebec province that it should receive credit for its strong deprecation of La Minerve's methods. The following article from La Liberte of St. Scho- lastique shows that there are broad- minded people among the French-Cana- dians whose aim is, like that of the majority of this province, to cultivate a spirit of unity among the Canadian population : "Mr. Papineau, seigneur of Monte- bello, has abjures the Catholic faith in order to embrace the Presbyterian belief. We see in this only the free action of a free man, and we are of the opinion that neither the one nor the other should disturb public opinion. "Immediately the Minerve seizes upon this event in order to throw mud at an honest citizen, to trench upon the Inmost relations of his domestic life, and even to insult the memory of the great Papineau, the heroic warrior of evil days. "We can appraise the writings of our confrere upon the abjuration of the Seigneur of Montebello only as the emanation of concentrated idiocy, as the hateful clamor of a depotism which will soon be no longer in vogue, and, finally, as the brutal expression of an intolerance cuirassed with hypocrisy. "We are upholders of all liberty, and we believe with Lacordaire that relig- ious liberty is nothing other than respect for the convictions of others. "ach has his reason, each has his conscience ; and if a man by the aid of these priceless attributes succeeds in forming for himself sincere and settled opinions, we ask why we are not to respect them. "If we regret profoundly the adjura- tion of Mr, Papineau, we will never lavish on him insult and infamy. The seigneur of Montebello is an honest man, a worker, a student, a con tweed man. He knew what he was doing when he adjured, and he merits that he he always respected. A good and a Christian man is never a renegade." • CANADA'S HAY TRADE WITH BRITAIN. The statistics of the hay trade of Great Britain for last year, which was one of failure for the home crop, and of consequent scarcity, have just been published. They interest Canadians as they show that Canada, to a greater extent than any other country, with the exception of the United States, has taken advantage of the situation to extend her trade. The quantity of hay imported during the year was 263,050 tons, compared with 61,237 tons during the previous year. Of the whole quantity the United States supplied 101,132 tons. against 11,588 in 1892 ; Canada, 63,175 tons, against 13,120; Holland, 28,332 tons; Russia 27,694 tons; the Argentine States, 24,549 tons, and Australia, 40 tons. The importations from Holland and Russia are regarded with much apprehension, the fear being that they may bring disease, especially the cholera, which has been more or less prevalent in both countries. English consumers express a hope that the Canadian and American ex- porters will in future discard wire bind- ing, as there is danger to the animals from the swallowing of fragments of wire which are occassionally found in the hay which has thus been tied up. CURRENT TOPICS. The North-west School Bill has been allowed by the Dominion authorities and it is no longer a matter of federal concern. Further action must be con- fined to the Territorial Council, which is a long way off. The official figures for the trade be- tween Canada and the United King- dom for the month of January have been published. They show that the imports were 2173,08e, being an increase of £99,528 over the previous January. The exports to the Dominion totalled £351,111, a decrease of £39;913 for the month, as compared with Jannary, 1892. Sir. Cahn Thninapeene Maty. + riptinal" eode now in farce'deelaree it Iv a fr t?Gs1. for any one selling Wood to deliver .lose - tl.�an time iaawfnl, cord .o ~ 12$ solid feet, t'g; 0 0.411.49.9 k q31Vaeutt A syhdicate of Toronto and Oriilia men offers $30,000 for ;the Jackson. Corbett fight in June. The location is Strawberry Island, near Qrillia, For- tunately Canadian laws are more In keeping with civilization than those which obtain in the United States. Thi" or any other prizefight will not he allowed on Canadian soil. Edward Dominick Blake, the one- time Jonah of the Grit party in Canada, carrier with him to Ireland $40,000 of good Canadian money. $5,000 of this was raised in a Sunday collec- tion from various Roman Catholic churches. Edward Dominick also has possession of considerable cash from Boston and other American dupes. Just how "legitimate" the money will be spent deponent saith not. PRESS OPINIONS Make Meredith Premier. If that man is great who made two blades of grass grow where one grew before, what is to be thought of Sir Oliver Mowat, who made two registrars flourish where only one chased fees before ?--Bruce Herald. A leading lumber firm in British Columbia has called the attention of the Government at Ottawa to the adaptability of British Columbia pine for railway and public works, for which class of work the specifications gener- ally call for southern red pine. The communication points out that the British Columbia product has been tested at McGill College, Montreal, and has been shown to possess greater strength than oak, both under pressure and traverse strain. It is claimed to he a good deal cheaper than red pine. The department will probably give it a trial. The New York Sun, one of the most , outspoken and influential American journals which are working to bring about the annexation of Canada to the United States, declares that the Liberals of the Dominion will be swamped if the Wilson Bill becomes law and advocates the retaining of the American high tariff in order that the Grits may be returned to power. The Sun holds that annexation will then be sure to come. If the Sun will but hold its restless soul in peace for a reason- able tune the annexation might be the other way—Canada is rich enough in area and sufficiently powerful as a part of the British Empire to give shelter to our neighbors. The returns from all parts of the province giving the vote on the plebis- cite are now in and, except that the total may be very slightly changed by a different classification in one or two instances, the figures now given may be taken as final. The total majority in Ontario is 81,730. Prohibition in Ontario will have a material effect upon the provincial revenues, hut, of course, its advocates contend the advantages will far outweigh the loss. The licenses issued during the last year reported upon numbered 3,464, of which 2,968 were for ordinary taverns, 72 for the sale of beer and wine, 403 for shops and 21 for wholesalers. The total revenue from this source was $605,609, and of this the municipalities received $280,- 487. Mr. Hyndman, of Exeter, has secur- ed a situation in Maylor & Son's dry goods store, Forest. • They Differ and Make Money. It is astonishing how the lawyers differ in the interpretation of the law— even in so small a matter as the quali- fication of an aldermanic candidate. But if the law were so plain that there couldn't be any dispute about it there would be very few. law suits, and that would never do.—Hamilton Spectator. How Prohibition Works. The Americans are bitterly opposed to anything Canadian, but they seem to sink their antipathy when Canadian whiskey is concerned. There is such a demand for this article that American dealers have been detected filling and that he is (or is not) rapidly recov- ering. bottles bearing the stamp of famous Canadian distillers with inferior stuff, and selling it as pure Canadian, for which they .will be prosecuted.—Em- pire. Mowat As Pooh Bah. This smitten whirl on the part, of Sir Oliver, on the prohibition question, will lead to some strange complications in the constituencies. For instance, Mr. Cleland, the Liberal candidate in North- Grey, has avowed himself an opponent of prohibitory legislation. Now, the question is, will Mowat the Prohibitionist be able to prevent Mowat the Liberal from aiding in the election of Cleland the Liberal and anti -Prohibitionist in the coming cam- paign P—Toronto News (Independent.) i< ude r 00: AO- - Flag. The%%fir fello ring ca ital bit appeal*. in The Empire the otherday; O I'M a close descendant of Sir Oliver'th, l SQ. as reward, MgrWirxrant For a shrievalty I hold; And I fight beneath this banner For my father and my fees, And I'd have you deferential And respectful, if you please. For remember tho' this big red flag Is tattered now and old, There's history and sensation writ In every musty fold; And could it speak, aye many a tale Of seizure and distraint It could reveal, and tell besides Sore sorrow's woeful plaint. So whene'er you see it floating From a window or a door! Remember that the Crown is there And rules from floor to floor. If I hear of any widow Who's too poor to pay her rent, I call my trusty bailiffs And I put them on the scent ; Or if a. chattel mortgage falls, Or a note's not promptly met, I'm readywith my writ and flag To gater in that debt. If it's rent I'm bound to leave them A cook -stove and a bed, But I'll leave them naught for dinner But an appetite unfed. If it's a chattel mortgage, I seize all the process calls, But sometimes leave the mottoes Like "God Save Us" on the walls. If it's capias ne exeat Or capias ad. sat., Or any other kind of writ, I soon find where they're at. Tho' on judgment we can't jail 'em, Just because they money owe, I wink and jug them for contempt— It's all the same you know. And with my trusty bailiffs, O I gather in the fees, And squeeze my victims till they're dry And act just as I please. O such a job as this but once Is in a lifetime struck, For till I was made sherriff O I never played in luck. SHERIFF MOWAT. Sir Oliver's Answer. The sum, then, of Sir Oliver's an- swer is : First, a shelving of the whole question till after decision by the Privy Council in England. Second, a definite promise to introduce legis- lation if a judgment is given which he does not expect; end third, a pro- mise which amounts to nothing in the event of the decision which 'he does expect. In either case, the pro- mise significantly stops short at in- troducing the bill. It will be interest- ing to° hear what temperance people think of the answer when they have coolly considered it.—Toronto Empire. Blake the Beggar. Why, in the present depression, should we Canadians he asked to plunge our hands in our pockets either for or against the Irish home rule party even at the risk of bein accused of selfishness or apathy ? Irishmen and descendants of Irishmen, good and true, both Protestants and Catholics, we doubtless have in this fair land; but is it not a fact that we are troubling ourselves a little too much in the affairs of the British parliament? As a mat- ter of fact, do either the Conseevatives or Liberals .care very much what Can- ada thinks in this matter? And, be- sides,, we have a great many evils of our own to redress—and need all the money we have and much more—for legitimate work in our own field of road and political reform.—Woodstock Sentinel -Review (Grit). • Sir Oliver, the ,Dodger. To Sir Oliver Mowat's asseveration relative to the ballot for seperate school supporters, that "the laity do not want it," the Toronto Mail asks :— 'Did the Premier wait until the laity had spoken before he passed those amendments to the assessment law which enable the clergy to round up the people as separate school support- ers whether they wished to be such or not? Surely no lay petition asked for the change can be produced. If' peti- tions were not necessary preliminaries to legislation increasing the clerical power, why should they be deemed essential before a sound Liberal princi- ple freeing the laity can be conceded ? It is, moreover, a mistake to suppose that the laity do not want the ballot. A ppeats in its favor have been rained in Toronto, and Ottawa, has only re- cently witnessed a heavy contest for it. Hullctt. The Council of Hullett met at Londes- boro on the 5th inst. Members all present. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. The auditors report and an abstract of the Treasurer's ac- count was handed in. The report was received and the accounts passed. Tenders for the supply of Plank from the following parties were accepted. Joseph Webster, 2000 ft to be delivered at A: T. McDonalds; John Govier, 2000 at Londesboro; M. Sprung, 1500 at Brighams and 2000 at Snails; Culls Bros., 2000 ft at Kinburn. A Charit- able allowance of $2.00 a week will be made ..to Mrs. Stinson, of Manchester, until further notice, paid on the order of D. E. Munro ; $1.50 a week to Mary Tolliver, on the order of R. Scott, Con. 13 • $1.60 a week to Alfred Cole, on the order of the Reeve. The Clerk was in- structed to notify all ponndkeepers who have not made return to do so at ohce. Council adjourned until called by the Reeve. Ebenezer News. There was no service in the Ebenezer church last Sabbath, owing to the Quarterly meeting at the Nile Church. We learn that a few of the Ebenezer people attended. Miss Ella Smith is still lengthening her visit at Welly Oliver's. Mrs. Hamilton Smith and daughter were visiting at her daughter's, Mrs. W. Oliver, last week. Mr. H. Taylor and wife paid an afternoon visit to Mrs. George Rut- ledge on Friday of last week. Mr. Jas, Rose has returned home from his week's sojourn to St. George, Ont. Mrs. Archie Robertson is visiting at her sisters, Mrs. R. Stalker, of Auburn. Miss Minnie Rutledge is now visiting Mende in Beaverton, Mrs. Wright, of Goderich, accom- panied by daughter and son, paid a short visit to her mother, Mrs. Rose, on Sunday last. Mr. Alexander Clarke, of the .6th con. of West Wawanosh, is now busily engaged drawing' green wood to Goder- ich. He draws the wood from the cherry dale farm. Sandy is a hustler. Mrs.- Win. Scrimegeour is on the sick list this week. We hope soon to hear of her rccoyery. We see that William Plunkett is busy drawing maple logs up to his house. We learn that he intends -having a sawing -bee some time soon. FInELITER. MORE AT'S MORE BECOMING? MORE STYLISH""' • For a lady than one of the ' .L or ,4..,1 ''I , rric.ows to be seen at this store, They are modals of beauty and fit most perfectly. Then they cost so little. • London Road. The London Literary Society will de- bate on Wednesday evening. Subject, "Do the' young people of the present enjoy themselves better than forty years ago, Mrs. Kearns class of Ontario Street Sabbath School, Clinton, paid her thew annual visit on Wednesday evening last and presented her. with a hand- some parlor lamp, which piesentshows the high estimation in which Mrs. Kearns is held. After ample justice had been done to the sumptuous lun- cheon provided by that estimable lady all indulged iii games and social amuse- ments till the wee small hours of the morn, when they all retired to their several homes hoping that they might be spared to spend many such evenings - with their teacher, and that she might be able to fill her place in the Sunday School for ninny years to come. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Staanbru'y cele- brated their Silver Wedding on Friday evening last. it being the twenty-fifth anniversary of their married life. A large number of old friends were pre- sent to make them think of the time when they were young and to con- gatnlate them on their first quarter century of bliss. After justice had been done to the dinner which had been prepared, young and old enjoyed themselves in a social hop till a reason- able hour when all dispersed hoping that they would he able to meet and help Mr. andMrs. Stanbury to celebrate their Golden Wedding. Godericb. Miss Weston, of London, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. T. Yates, of Wingham, spent a few days of the past week visiting old friends in Goder- ich: Regular meeting of Goderich Coun- cil, No. 157, Canadian Order of Chosen Friends, on Friday evening. The Collegiate Institute Literary Society will give otie of their admirable entertainments in the Grand on Fri- day evening the 21st inst. Mrs. R. S. Williams has returned from a visit to the Queen city. Mr. Colqqehoun, of London, was in town last Thursday. The ice men are now at work putting away the summer's supply. A strong woman appeared at the Grand on Thursday evening. The tug built by Mr. Wm. Marlton is now ready for launching. The tug Siehald has been re -caulked. Miss G. Marks, of Brucefleld, was visiting in town the past week. Mr. J. C. Reid, a Collegiate Institute student, occupied the North street Methodist church pulpit on Sunday. The Eden Combination appeared in the Grand on Thursday and Friday under the auspices of the Independent THE DRESS STUFFS SIM offered by this store are the very Newest and Latest things to be found anywhere. We have scanned every available sample in order to lay before our people only what we are sure is choice and we believae we are show - inn one of the richest and choicest stocks to be seen ou„., side the cities. MENS & BOY'S OVERCOATS are here in great abundance at every price and make and it takes very little money to buy here. Men's and Boys Suits Every conceivable color and makes. Prices the very lowest. GILROY & WISEMAN THE POST -OFFICE STORE SUIIIMERHILL, ONT, CHOICE GROCERIES. DRY-GOOODS, &c,, &c. Our expenses are low and our Customers get the benefit. U ---- We want YOUR trade. It will pay YOU to inspect our stock. 0 -- — SEE OUR DRESS GOODS. Produce Taken. Geo. 1VI. Kilty, General Merchant. THE POST -OFFICE STORE, SUMMERHILL. band. The attendance was not good, the weather however,. not the enter- tainment, was the cause. Regular meeting of Huron Chapter No. 30, R. A. M., next Tuesday eve- ning. The sparse attendance at entertain merits and the mention of but very few parties reminds us that we are now in the Lenten season. There will be a Wednesday evening service in St. George's during Lent.. The band played on Thursday and Friday evenings as an introduction to the Eden Combination. Their playing showed that Goderich has a splendid hand, and as the town has an equally good orchestra one, our citizens may rest assured that many musical treats are in store for them. St. George's choir will be present at a tea -meeting at Port Albert on Monday evening. Mr. A M. Polley returned on Friday from a. week's visit to Quebec during carnival week. Collector of Customs Davis, of Wing - ham, was in the circular town the past week. There was an Open meeting of the Collegiate Institute Literary Society on Friday evening. IThe first storm of the season, accom- panied by thunder and lightning, oc- curred on 'Friday evening. The regular meeting of the town council was held last Friday: Mrs. A. J. Moore returned on Thurs- day from a three week's visit to Tor- onto and Brampton. Miss Tilly Graham, who is visiting at Sault Ste Marie, is the guest of Judge and Mrs. Johnston. There was a well attended cobweb party at a well known residence on Saturday evening. As a cobweb party is new to most of our readers we may mention that the web is formed by a large number of threads, of wool, start- ing at the foot of the hall stairway, then proceeding upwards,enters nearly every room and is twisted or twined round innumerable articles of furniture. At the beginning a guest's name is fonnd, and the fun commences as the person proceeds to wind up the thread and culminates where at the end a toy whistle or some other article is found attached. A FINE ENTERTAINMENT—The Marks Bros. Comedy Co., who are now play - in the townihall, are really a fine troupe. Their entertainment last hight was fairly well attended, and the program was varied and interesting, closing with the farce "The Three Married Men." The singing of Miss Emma Gertrude, who has a beautiful contralto voice, was rapturously encored, while her serpentine dance evoked loud and deserved applause. The other parts of the program were also well filled. This is an enterprising and respectable Ontario Company and merit hearty support. They will play in the hall every night for the remainder of this week.—Lucknow Sentinel. County Currency. Rev. D. Porno, of Chesley, who re- ceived a call to Wingham, will be in- ducted as pastor of the Presbyterian chuch to -morrow, Thursday, 15th inst., and will deliver his inaugural sermon next Sunday. The death of Mrs. Wm. O'Toole, which occurred at Sebringville recently week, may be the means of ending a murder trial at Port Huron, Mich. A year ago last June Mrs. O'Toole's husband, it is charged, was murdered in a saloon in Port Huron by one Edward Moore. The trial of Moore had been set for last week and Sheriff Bernatz, of Port Huron, was in Strat- ord last Friday week to serve a sub- poena. He arrived just in time to wit- ness her funeral. As Mrs. O'Toole was the principal witness it is fgaid to he likely the case will fall to the ground. Again the call of death has come to the home of Mr. Joseph Grant, of Granton, taking away his mother, who has resided with her son for a long time. Deceased had been a sufferer for a great number of years, she having had paralysis at different times, and had taken another attack Sunday week which proved too much for her frail body to endure. Mr. H. Clare, of Preston, who was to skate against Mr. George Baldwin, of Seaforth, for the Championship of Ontario and a gold medal, on Thursday evening failed to appear, on account of sickness, but sent a very worthy re- presentative in the person of Mr. agner, of Berlin. Quite a crowd witenessd the races. Although .the three mile event was a snap for Bald- le win, the mile race was very close and exciting, being decided in the last few yards. Again it is our sad duty to record the death of one of Granton :s old resi- dents, in the person of Mr. McBride, who after a short illness passed peace- fully away "Thursday week. He was a robust man yet afflicted with asthma for a number of years. He was taken' with la grippe, together with the asthma was the cause of death. De- ceased was an Orangeman, and the brethren turned out, and after the regular burial service, they went through their service and at the close each of the brethren dropped a knot of Orange ribbon on the coffin as a token of esteem. Deceased leaves a widow and one son to mourn his sudden demise. The residents of 'Morris were start- led on Saturday week -to hear that Geo. McArter had died very suddenly that morning. He had attended a wood bee at W. H. Cloakey's, on Fri- day, and stayed for a dance at night. He took part in the various amuse- ments of the evening and took supper about 12 o'clock, apparently in good health. -After supper he went outside and took a drink of water and soon after coming in it was seen that he was very sick. He was put to bed and a Dr. at once sent for, while everything that could he done by those present was done to ease his sufferings. Dr. McNaughton soon arrived and saw at once that nothing could help him and he died just two hours and a half after the attack. His sisters who lived in Brussels, and his father were sent for but before they arrived he was dead. The Dr. gave the cause of death as appoplexy. Early on Tuesday morning of last week the people of Seaforth were shocked to hear that Mr. Thomas Coverntry, one of the leadingbusiness men of the town, an old resient and a very respected citizen, had committed suicide. Monday evening about five o'clock he purchased a revolver from Reid & Wilson's hardware store, and went home as usual, coming back after tea with his brother. It was noticed he was very despondent all day. Leaving his ' home about half -past six Tuesday morning he went to open up his shop, but when his workman came about fifteen minutes to seven he was surprised at not finding Mr. Coventry, but thinking nothing wrong he went into the shop and found the body lying on the floor, in the back part, with a revolver in his hand. lie gave the alarm, and soon Drs. Smith and Camp- bell were on the scene. They examined the body, and decided it unnecessary to hold an inquest, as there was every evidenceto show that deceased had taken his own life, They found that the, bullet had entered his right temple, and the revolver was held very close to the head, as his face was covered with powder. Mr. Coventry had been In very poor health lately, being under the care of Dr. Cavan, of Toronto. His only son, Fred., was accidentally shot last May, and ho never recovered the loss of his darling boy. He leaves a wife and a daughter, besides his brother, (Jho resided with him, to mourn the death of a loving husband and kind father, and a host of sym- pathizing friends. -4'