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POL. PI. WO sa
Per Amaiiii;* advassie.
AND CENTRE HURON G-ENERAL ADVERTISER.
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY. 31, 1879,
w Attertionntutg.
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BEWA,RE of Imitations
THE proprietors of PHOSFOZONE,
would caution the public. that Phosfozone
le now put nit and wrapped With alight, slate
colored wrapTer, having the directions, dm,
printed on it in English, French and German
language, on three sides, with the name of the.
manufacturers on the back. NONE OTHER
IS GENUINE.
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WEER in your own!' town, and no
capital risked. You can give the bus.
. nese atrial without ezpense. Thebest
oPportunit7 ever offered for thees will -
dug to work. 'Ton ,eltould try nothing
, else until yow pee .tor yooreelf what
you can do at the business,we
1•10 room to explain here. You ean de.
vote all your time or only your spare time to the bud.'
ness, and make great pay for every hour that'Yoh work,
• Women make as muob as men. Send for ;special prt.'
vete tonna and partioulare, which wts Mail tree. $5
outfit free. Don't complain of bard time* while you
hm ave muohenee. Address, El, HALLETT &
• Portland,Ilaine. • $0
Hickson k. Bleetsciep;
ilimerrs AND DRUGGISTS,: •
S 311.A.:7.1 0 1:Z '11/17"1
Are the only ones wile handle
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HUMPHREY'S ROHOPATHIC SPECIFICS
in the Count' of Huron. They are ilso Sole
Agents in South aid Centre Huron, for all
- goods made by the ,
Holman: Liver Pad ocesT
4FO1DZIRS hY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO,
.Eleaforth, July 81,1870;
•-Votera'•:-Lisf-L---1879:
• 111t1INIC1PALIT,Y OF THE ToWNSIIIP OF
STANLEY; COUNTY OP HURON. •
\TOTIOP, is hereby given that I havelitkiii=
mitted or delivered to the persons Men..
touyth sections_of_the
Lista Act," the copies .required by
s'aid sectien so_trensinitted or ,delivered
of the lief, Made* ourmlant to said Act, of all
_portions' appearing hy 'the' last revisedassess-.
foiliffell of the, sold reniiiCipality to bi
" en-
titled to vote in the said municipality, at
tlectioi,Sidriilfin,bers of •tile .LegiallitimAa-
uemblY and-itt Munieipal Elections ; and that
list was first-povted up at My office, at
Varna; on the 2.94h-do3r-ef-Jalyt 18,79; and
there remains for inepection.
Electors-. are *ailed npOn: to eiwniine the-
, list, and it any oiniiitions or other Silvis are
found therein; to take immediate proceeding4.
to have the said errins corrected according to
Dated this oiltir day• ttno.
. AVILLIAM. PLUNKETT;
• •. Clerk of the safcl:IVInnicipality.:
TO $8000 A YEAH, Or $5 to
$20 s„ day in your Own locality
No risk, Women do as well
all 1110II. 'Many Inake more
than the ammint'statel above.
No one can fail to make money
fast. Any one ean do the
, . :cork: You can maYe ,frote 50,
eenti.te $2 ati hoer by devoting your evenings and
Itpue timc. to the, .bliSi12088. It costs nothing to try
the businese. • Nothing•like it for money.rnaking ever
offered, before. Ilusinese. pleasant and strictly honor,.
able. Reader, if yon f want to 'know all about the bear
paying businese before the priblic . send us your address
and we will land you, full particulars and private terms
free; Bowles *worth $5 also free; .you can thati70aPie
up yoli,rtzninettei ofiteilf: ,Address GEO,' STINS,ON,
& CO.; Port/and, Hater. , • 80
Notice.
S.eisied 9L'esstleritii
be received by the und.rsignect on behalf
• of the Corporation of the County of Huron,
• Until Fridayv lith day of August nisi
F9tt
Bridge,'
On the ..banWilidi 'between ..2ast. arid' West
Waivanosh. Plana and specifications May be oTANT0N,.3ury 10, 1570.
seen at MY office. The lowest or any' tender 1
g r -V,1" IA
not necessarily accepted, ' •
PETER ADA -5180N, ,...,. ,SPf7,1z,;° g,° imd-•
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MONTH guaranteed. $12 p.
day at home made by the indtte.
trioue. °MAW not reettired;„we
will start yon.. Hen, women,boye
and, ,girlemake money faster at
The riark4E(Ith41inghatt ananydthpregeseeinT,
and eneh as anyone can go right at
Throe° who are wiee who see thie motto° will send na
jheir addreee at once and see for themselvee. Costly
otit$E and terms fres. Now 1, the time. Those already
at work are laying op large slime of money. Address
TRUE 8: CO., Augusta, Name. 80
Farm to Let.
I
gio LET, for a term ot years, Lot 18, 4th
con. of Rullett —100 acres, 40 cleared.
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There are on the premises a good frame barn,
log house, young orchard, ete. Rent low, as
improvements are to. be made, For terms
apply- to
*In 'W. W. F#RAN, Clinton.
Form For Sale:
rruiAT FIRST-CLASS 1'.A.R11, NO.8.5, on
JL the 15th con, .of Goderieb Township, be-
longing to Mrs. 0. Gordon ; will he sold for cash
or on part credit. On13r one mile from Clinton.
The farm contains eighty acres of ehoice land,
hi good condition, fine orchartirdte—Ap to
IL HALE.
Olinpost, ;fay 241870.
..Pioperty .for Sale.
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milt subscriber offers that conveniently situ-
ated farm, Lot No. 25, .. -16th concession of
Gederich Township, containing 80 acres, nearly
all cleared, for sale. Itit good clay soil,. well
fenced, under good cultivation ; has good build-
ings and three wellspn it ; ten .res of summer
fallow, and is only two kilos frem Clinton.—
Terms easy.' •
. S. RUMBALL,
onderich township, July 17, ism
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Notes Lost'.
oncE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all
parties are forbiol. purchasing..or negotiat-
ing the follinving-neteVef hand:-Oneof 8220 --
given by Geo. Sheppard; of Blyth; two notes,
one cif $100 and another of 850, given by Mr.
Molts, of lith con., Goderich. Township ; one
of $100,given-b3-Ja1ieth-Holland, 11 th maim,
Godench Township; one of $100, given by II:
Young,. 9th con., _Goderich Township, • All
favomoLthmandersigned •
• • WM. COLCLOI.TGII.
Goderich Township, Zuly 22.
alue,ble Farm Tar Sale.
The Haat-half of Lot No. 27, sn the 711a con.
• cession of %Vavvunoslt-,09 Acro.•
EING one of the beat farms in the- Cotinti
of Huron, and situate 10 clic of the heti
farming sections, with good roads and good
Markets. The'soirilitAghout is alterivy clay
loam W61111irOntia, and all good -wheat land.
About 84' acres are cleared., _fenced,. -and in a,
high.sitate of cultivation. The buildin s are
new; and censist of .p, two story frame well-
ing, and large barn. The orchard ielarge and.
bearing. This valuable firm% will be sold cheap
and liherliterms of payMent given... Apply to
• ' W.. W. FARRAN, .QIinton P.O:
Clinton, Aft 24;1679. - •
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IRO M RA.0311-2'
CARRIAGE & BUILDERS' HAADWARE,
• • `-'• -Oviekrts ' '
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SPCIAL BARGAINS
avoincluslis
Full -plated 7 Shot for $2.50.
HAWN.? BEEN MADE EXORESSLY FOR THE
ENOLTEllf, suasion AND AMERICAN ARMIES.
oup'r A LIMITED O1J1.N11TY, AT
-R.. M. 11 E S
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so.grs .itiut,DFPARE, .IILAtKS31.1TIPS
EAR CALCINED•-
. • pi4,97'E.17, lifIATERETAllE. •
PALATABL
CASTOR- I
Is prepat'ed in a form perfectly agreeable to children.
and most sensitive •persons. In its manufacture the •
properties of the oil that produce pain and griping are
eliminated,andit is rendered not only mild and pleas-
ant in its action, hut absolutely tasteless and palate -
Ale. It is pre.eminently the finest laxative and CA-
• thartie known and as remedy for Costivenes,v, Con-
stipation, mean Intestinal Derangements It use-
eualled, and fwd.:dined to take the place of crude oil
and all drastic pills and purgativess. For sale by all
Druggists at as cents a bottle, Don't fail to try it,
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TO CONTACITORS.
N DEES •,
. WILL be received by the undersigned, up
V V tothe 15th of A.ugust, for the erection o• f
THREE BRICK STORES• i
in the Town of 'Clinton, Plans Six' epeeifiea-
• tient' eau be shen at my office. • The‘lowest or
, any tender net necessarily accepted. .
Wittleitt; OCA."TS.
eli n ton, 30;17 th, 1870. •
fempemttc- •
Thie eolumn le sopplied by the Women's Temperemes
Union.
women's celestial' Temeevance 'won.
The 'members Of the abovb nnien met
on Monday afternoon, at three o'clock,
in the temperance hall, •
Mrs, Skelton, who was passing through
the town, wes present, and -promised the
union another Visit ia the fall, of which
due notice will be Oven •
Letters of "greeting and recognition
veto read, which had been received from
the *retail, of the plovirmial nnion, and
others, cengrathiating them in teference
to the position which they'had taken:ea
temperance workers, also reminding them
that, the largest unions now in Ontario.
commeneed With hut a few, and that they
neednot'be discouraged although them
numbers bonotlargii"ita' " -
The heion extend 'a cordiaritiVitation
to all the ladies, who are interested in
this woritto coMe eVer and help then).
Sisters ! we need your aid, and we 'ap-
peal to you in the name of common Int-
manity.—Wives„. for the sake of your
'husbands—mothers, for the sake ot your
sons—danghters, for the sake of your
'fittbers-LsiatsrS, for the sake Of your
brothers, we askyou to come and join
our -action, and thus' help to reise the°
fallen—to rescue the perishing .-to com-
fort the distressed, and to train tip the
y.oung and risine generation in the prin-
steles .of sobriety and ,ChriStian useful-
ness,- •
. The union will meet again on Monday
next in the tern wrance hall, at m
,'"Ier".111.1,111;MIIMIN,IMINWilarinfalrlIMINTSIMt
• 3 is, 11911.11101
•CamadilattiNews items.
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There are Oyer 6,000 persons in the
employ of the Great Western railway,
On Saturday, $ir Sohn A. Macdon•-1
aid was hissed at Qtiehec as he was
leaving for England. .
At New Hamburg, on Saturday,
,Henry l,inglebach and Jacob Sweitzer,
young men, were drowned. •
In Chatham, Mrs. Dr. •Fletuirigi
youngest daughter of -the -Hon. .A. Mc-
Kellar, died en Sittardey,
k six year old child of Thos. N106.4P,
Bradford, Was nearly eaten on the side-.
walk last" week "by a savage pig. •
By the death of a relative in Ohio,
Mrs. Henry Nara, of tire; come
in for the comfortable littkr suin of
410,000. `
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...In one family in Huntsville there are
four sons whose birth days -are .respect -
Christmas, New Year's?Queen's
Birthday, and"PowinionDay.
It has been found .necessaiy in' Chit-
-them to send a .policeman to: eaell of
the churches on Sunday eveningste
dieperse lonngers about the doors. .
The steamer City Of Toronto ran
ashore at Niagara,: on Sattirdity,' with
200 people on board. They were all.
raemied safely, and the boat' got off Mr
Monday.
_ During a lieyy thunder -storm. on
Saturday/ ' lielitinne killed 'the' child Of
Mr., Geo...Hutton, of Belleville, while in
its mot.h.er's arm was :fatally
d.
IVrr. Ira Morgan, • M.: P. P., was
thrown, from hie -buggy -ten, NI -mak ,
near Osgoode Station and - severely in -
Keene Theinseives with worit.
j•tirec1":71-1-io-..eireadderlistazte'1Wd we s.
Many it hushandimeaall, "'Don't. 'ask '1'1.'6 fractured- ' • •
rny Witil to do apything kr the 'Church, The annual'eamp meeting will corn-
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or' miiiiOn.ary society, or teMperance. nrehdeon",the grounds Of the. Ontario,
cause she has MiChigh to ;le Of borne—. 'Catt3p :-Meeting &Sanitation, neat ' the .
she is killingberdelf With -work as it is .;!' •villaee ' of Grimsby, on Thursdey, the
andleteIli -7-14T4a-Y---To'f*.ttguit'nextt•':-• .. • 777
But if the' husband Weiihaebkii'llttle 'Thefirst lead Of 'new wheat fo&th-e-1-
closer into nialters he would find that his 1-lamilton nutrket for 1879, was taken
, .
Wife_was killing herself_ aver:work that.. there . on.::Stitaday;•- and was. sold- for
was atinine children; cursing. :the $1.10.5 per bushel. :.It•was'Seoicli wheat,
werldylatebligliting the church; that 14-s1ieaves yielding a. bushel of 62 lbs.. .
she was sacrificing her all....to,fatibion and'
. _
'show. . ,
• Mcintli after month and Year after year
the worldiy-wemen ofthe church ,toil on
for the personal adornment of themselves,.
'aild their children till heart and fleshfail,..
and an Untimely grave Covers theta out.
of . our sight:: "Martyrs to fashion."
:wenlif he the inost faithful '‘and 'fitting
epitaph that 'conld beput even their:
toMbitones. .
many a prefeekidli Christian hothe.,
the first lesson atihild learns . is' hew to
dn.* in the•tivroine style. It lealys
its 'cradle •idniiring4ts fine clothes, :and.
suffere heirs of .erthre,Witli 'curling pa-.
peril :and critninne pine, before it has
learned to say, ‘."''Now I lity me down to
'sleep." It ift•not s,urPriejog that the ten-
der twig bent world -Ward from the Very
first, should turn from Jho church to the
opera, the theatre, and the'-ball.roonf.
When _we look about we are -grieVed.
Lo find that se feu, Of the young men and.
tvoinen reared in the church are laving,
Working Christians. But it is net !ter -
prising. If from infancy they are tanght
to feet' that the World and its favors are
better than the church and its privileges
to be desired than spiritual riches
--we ought not to expect anything else
'than a.lack. of interest and 'confidence on
their part. HIf-37ciu Want your -child to
be a• :Christian, Makethe beautyand
power of your Christianity felt at hoMe•
in: thndaily life. 'Those who are killing
On Saturday night a fight .oCcured at
Ottawa between EOM Orange, Young
Britons and Roman Catholics, during
which revolvers were freely' used. "No
lives were let, but several .were wound-
-His Worship MaYor' -Beck:ley,' of
•Prescott, was taken ' suddenly ' on
Friday evening while sitting in a chair
in MS steie conversing with, a 'friend::
'Medical aid wtis'ealled irnrnecliilely, 134'
he expired abont.9 p. 0..71 • :
Dr. Alien, of Toronto, returning fron3
Visit to his patients on Saturday; was
-stopped byia bigliWayinanawhe dem,
ed hisnioney'; • being told thatlle luid
old than) dot', and"trut t
none, he knocked the dOctorgiOtf an
n- a
'• The effigies of Hon. Motor L. Lange -
vitt and Six John -Miteclohald:;Were
burned on •Monday evening ' at :Jacques .
Cartier Market Square, St. Rechss
• by an imniense crnaid,. :They 'threaten-
ed to burn tlie effigy of the Marquis Of
,M. 1VIcA7tlitir, son 'of Mr. J. McAirt
that,' of Elden', was instantly killed,
and six above' injured by the .falling Of,
a bent, • - - On Saturdaylast; at the raising
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Of a frame barn on the farm of Mr. Me.
Nevin, about.' four :Miles front Wards-
ville.: ,
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On Wednesday night last, thenew
saw and grist mills belonging to G. J.
ck T. B. Coulthard, :Stratlibura P. 0.„•
themselves in their scramble after the
ort the Longwoods Read Elkfricl Were
world and :its follies,. are indeed killing' destroyed by • fire, .together with the
ttlatele2mt sTretieslor time and eternity.
contents. , . The fire issup-tinsel- to have
dansed by a spark from° the .engine.
On ...Friday morning all two W0111011
and it child were driving into St. Marys
in a buggy, some; part of the harness
got detached, causing the horse to run
away, upsetting the buggy • and throw -
lug all of the occupants out. One of
the women, named Mrs. Seaton, and
her child freen Nissonti, were seriously
but itis thought not fatally injured.
The .other escaped with a few slight
bruises. • The buggy was a total *reek.
.A. Mentreftl.girl hecame engaged, te.,
Young man in 1872; but on the night
of the proposed' marriage the bridegroeno
sent a note saying that, he ' was enable •
to marry her that evening. She never'
saw him again, but with almost childish
faith dung to the 'idea that he would
return and fulfil his engagement. The
latest English mail brought her a letter
frofn a soldier in Zulu, detailing the ac-
count of her lover's death, and the af-
fection he still retained for her. It also
explained -that on the night of the in-
tended marriage he lad lost his- situ*
den, aha stung with remorse had left
for Halifax and enlisted in the English
artriy,.. •
: No sooner do the paople of Russia recover
from ono misfortune than another comes to
take its place. Tke.,plagne, which at ono
time threatened tet?..t..-01. Mid itself over the
Empire, has been subdued,.and the Nihi-
lists—if, they were the incendiaries—have
been of We- prevented from setting gre.to
the large towns; but as an offset the south-,
ern Provinces.of Russia have been visited
by swarnie of locusts that have devoured
the crops and /aid Waste to millions of aOreS
Of liu,d. In the district of Cheraw) alone
the sum of $40,000 has been voted for the
purpose of exterminatiegthese inn* ; but
this precaution:comes too late to be of much
good in saving the crops of this year. The
coming :of .the Russian locust is About as
uneertain as tne advent of a similar pest on
our Western prairies. The place where they
take their rt.:3(3.bl in dispute; and the Oall.
rases IVIountains have about as good a claim
to the unenviable notoriety as the deserte
of Turkestan. But though doubts may et-
ist as to the origin, there can be no question
as to their destructiveness. Some of the
choicest wheat Tends in Russia are.inoluded
in the area over which their ravages are re -
petted; and unless their flight Is arrested
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there s fear that they will eat down the
average wheat yield of Russia to much ate
same leVel that unseasonable 'weather has
reduced the crepe of England and France.
a
Steps are being taken to submit the
Scott Act for .approval in West Mid-
dlesex.
Mrs, Roloff, of Brant, hung herself
on Wedeesday night. When found she
was dead.
While picking betties the ether day,
the wife of a Stratford citizen gave birth
4to a fine healthy child,
Bears are said to be doing serious da-
mage at Lefreaux, 13, One' farmer
,lost eight. slte9.-inone night recently..
- • At $t. Macy's, pit Saturday evening,
as Mr..T: MCGolrielits servant, girl was
lighting the fire with coal oil 'the oil
Ploded, hnrning her fatally:
While watching a boat race at Barrie,
on Wednesday, a crowded wharf gave
way, throwing a lot of people into the
water, one only was drowned. •
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A niarevalued at .$qoo.WaS. stolen .a
day :o' two ego -• from: Mf. Barnes at
Stoney Cieek, and recovered in Toron.,
to., It died from the rough usage it
received at the hands of the thief.
A sentimental burglar, Who robbed
Mr. Arehart], Richmond street, Toronto,
was, ,Cirrested as the result of kissing
3.1aritne Menai% dins:Waking' hey 1111,
prior tieleaviniwith the plunder. "
Thursday efternocin a -'fartner
named Rhody, liying in the Township
of London, received injuries that will
probably result in • death, ,A pole fel;
from a stitch and struck him on the
lead. •
1V1ies Ada 111011711. OWL spiritualist,
gote-performancein the Opera House
Toronto, on Monday evening. The per-
..faiimers_proiced-talearteh-a--fraud--that-
UM audience indulged in hearty hiSiine
t-the-clo
The wife of W. Coutts, of Brant, died
suddenly of sunstroke on Saturday. '
An exciting foot -race took place in Ex -
toter on Saturday evening, between IL
11. Abbott, dentist, and F, W. Thornp,
son, batik teller, both:of Exeter, .A.labott°
won by about two yards.,
• At a funeral at the London Catholic -
burying ground recently the driver oe
One of the .Itacke, present was :in so
beastly zi etttlnef .intexicationtethat
had.to *be lifted Whis haak,-and ieft hy
the aide .of the: grave; -.Salle-Other per-
son drove the hack home,
Captain Samson, of the spoiler Mont-% °
goniery, at Pictou, reports that about..
ten miles to She eastwat'd of Iletott Is-
land %e saw an enOrmoes sea Serpent,
whieh apPettiefflo be about.one hundred
feetin length; and had. 4 body'about.
the. Size of O .barrel. It Wil.$going
straight aim)°, at the .rite ofsevenlinets.,-
an hour.
inarf binned S. S. iTopkina, 693 -ears .
old, of Monate, Wis.;.was found dead
on Ibe siciewalk, itt Clifton on i'tIQndziy.
He toek'breakfest at the . Elgin House •
and was on his way to the station to
take the train West. Ono hundred encl.,-
sixty-fiv.e dollars was round in his,
pocket, Cerise Of deatlisuppased'te be.' .
• :7TrItleciciasetfttlsee:e.;po' rters :report 'that the
trade 'is. rapidly .increasing, and tliat'.
the prospeete are splendid. -There are '
,27 exporters in this Province. Over,
8;006. Sheep are awaiting" shipment, et... -
Toiontn, -.-besidert- many cattle. It is
'proposed to , send. At -large . shipment
itheilly°9f. neat eatile" tO hefatted in.
EI -1.4 Wird. • -•1•3„
N.0itit:--NettawaHltrriliVIrdet;7"."
storin on Moncley evening 'Mr. Peter • . '
"tiArather,of the Batioaux. niet. With a -
very dangerous sand- probebiSt fetal. acci- .
dent. . engaged tearning ;fall :
1i,Itent ',be wds :struck, by
,tIhnaeltifierldaiitesk_ jelt:Laciffaxteta, ily. litg9titntilnrghtT: styrceto‘•
the load, the waggon passing' over his
bedy. - •
. Mr. T...0orsyth,..it farmer living -two
iii7c1 a half reilee -weak of :the village. of :
Aurora, has a natural citrioSit3r, being a
•ectlf sixteen.months old tiow giving Milk,
*producing 'et' each milking froni three
to four quints; et, eight quarts each .dav'.
.Mr: Fotsyth :has:been Milking, this 'c'eye'
.for about two :months.' The strangeit,
'thing dial is that the ;cow: bas.,never'.,
:been a mother. Snell IL phenefeenct" as .
this' is certainly rare; • • • '
• General •Aiewo
Colored() beetles have 'lade Weir,
,
goilitit8: in Ireland:
. •Asudden -greet • hint raln, •
".Inur7ditnieged the cion's itt Ift,iliga.r.f.
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.i4titirintine is beingdeclared agaiust
:.Seuthern
and ports • ' • .. • •••• : •
.In renetning tlie-e-treeta. ot4ice7city of
Paris, Fi'arico, nofi4P4freftiittihe'inil wLi •;ed in memory .'
nig rumored that the prejetted mar,'
riage between the King of Spainl and ,
the Austraii Princess . has been Sban...'!"
• Two brothers living on a two him-
!lied- acre .farm. iu .13rooke, disagreed
about 'the line fe.nee, end a 'general. i"ow
took. .plaee: • . One of .; the brothers -"ties
held on the ., ground While the wenieri.,•
folk set .the..clegs..-our7bia.-4vbeJ -1seerateel-.
his 'legs in a feightfuldiarinet",--
-Mr. Z. Groff,' of Waterloo, -.hes, twe.
'spring calves, Which' bring' down the
scale at. a: ';handsoine: :figure. "*.Oite;.-
Young Aberdeen 2nd, was four Months
and fiVe dayrt Old when he.weighed 502
lbs, • •:The other,:: a: ,grade calf, • 'font -
Months old all bet.One. day, weighs, :t60
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Says the'Strethroy.dige : On Sunday
.eveninglast the Rev'. VatiWyck
stated that Or the future he Would not
announce any. notices from the pulpit
aieept thcisc relating to ohurch Work.,
This is as it 81309kt...be. Tho - pulpit
ought. ilot to be niade an advertising
.inediutit,anklya. hnike .the example of
the rev.: eentletnin will be followed by
other 'ministers oftlat ,
'itetoCk ,that .the!..stealiashipst.Of
the Allan line .whieh.. bevel arrived *ia.t
the ports or tiiiiptiol,.landLOJasgt/W
till the 25th inst., thisLseepop,.'took out:.
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2,638. cattle, 13 craves, 99 begs,: aa,
horser, and 5,246 sheep,. which were all
landed in goed Order, with exception of
4' cattle ahcl 39 sheep, and of those 8
cattle" were 131444d:in an injured con-
dition and died or. Wereslangliterta
shertly:after leavingport. ".
About two weeks age 'a Frenchman
nanieci Peter Leonard, while engegedin
an alternation at Tait's eawlitill; at
Gravenhurst, stabbed a fellow -workman
with a dirk -knife. Fortunately the
knife struelethe shoulder blade Or the
yesulk,intglit have. proved fatal. '1IpOri
eoranutting the deed the culprit itlinie,-
.diFttelY lila and litt not• been 'beard of'since, though:a warrant les been issued
for his arrest. Ile a yoling man'
about twenty-three years of age; .and
is said.t_e_hail from near. Bayfield, I. -
The house of .A,.• O'Neill, Ed wards-
hurgrwas. struck 1.3y. lightning on :Wed-
nesday and eight rooms.aornpletely torn
to . piecee, and .strange to say :O'Neill
and his wife were beth "in one of The
roans et the time and 'were not injtiredl
in the least: The lightning then etruck
the island in the centre of the river,
and tore' up' the .ground and stones,
making quite a breach. It also 'struck
a, barn in the. township of 'Mande.;
which was. burned with forty tone of
hay, belenging to Pt ,Catinan, •
On Monday night a man named. Mc-
Dougall; in the employ of C. P. Mills
Co., of St Catharines, while return-
ing home front 'a hnsiness trip through
the country ,with considerable money'
oti his person, was Set upon by two
highwaymen, One grabbing the, horse •by
the head and the other leaping in oie
waggon. IVIODougall struek the latter
with a plumber's tongs, knocking biota
Senseless to the ground. lie, then;
whipped up his horse and dragged the
other abOnt .fifty yaXtis mitil he loosen;
ed his hold On the limit, .ancl, tt7,
deg the -horse's feet, it le supposed'he
was seVeiely injure& hy the animal' and'
the veliiele pasting ii*ee Mtg.
'Russian advices, under date of Jnite
2, front :Nicolitief, State that the' harvest
prospects -are d'oed, with promise*. of a
large export dbtiring,the Sututnn Month.%
The expoi t of wheat from Cadentta, •
-BilliarW—T-tst • tullea, froni ;January I to,
June 7, 1879,- hes _ heen4,700 ton vs.
13,483 -tons for the corresponding period
in.: 1878. . • . • -
A Constantinople diepatc13' says a ter, •
tifis fti"c_has. been; raging -Sine° morning--- -
at Orta Kent, a village .on the, Beitp.W „ .
rus: The Jews' quarter has been .des-.
trove& litindrede of families are en-
camped on the roads. :
Kate Webster, recently convicted' Of
the tnurcler of Mrs. Thomas; her mite
tress, 0:Richmond, Ung., was hanged .•
en Tuesday in :Wardsworth •Prison. ;
She confessed she committed the. mur-
der, and had no accomplices either in ,
the comreission of the crime or disposal
of the rentains of the victini; portions
of which were discovered in a boX float-
ing the Thames and led to the arrest of •
the murderess,. . • . •
The distress aniong the *tont far-
mers and farm laborers' in, the grazing
districts of Ireland is increasing. The
cattle trade front this side of the Atlan-
tic is ruining the Irish trade, The
sokties4o00-041---says-pt4ees-vvere--"--
precedOntedlY low . it the big fairs of '
Balla ima Ballinalloe. Seine (it the
wealthier landlords have reduced thole
tents, but the majority demand the old '
figpre,' and the tenants say ,they cannot
pay it ".itliert they have te,confrite with.
Ameritan:butter'.Weightpenee, baron,
haeht,Afia. beef tit iti1ceilc�, ttrnT che'
A: tett:Mee. ".
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