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The Exeter Advocate, 1895-8-30, Page 7PARL!A4NT. .......______. Re.... the clieen'S Speech by COSIIIIiiaSion, . IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. lengituela Foreign Batone Reviewed-- Tbe Recent Chinese Itiassaeres—air • win ict ea Bareourt Does Not Be- lieve tiaaarish 9uestion is shelved. London, Aug. 15.—After the House of Commons reassembled to -day, the mem- bers were summoned to the House of Lords with the usual formalities, and the Qneen's sPeeoh was read by the Lord Chancellor, Baron Halsbury. It was as follows :— The Queen's Speeelk. My Lords and Gentlemen .—The com- munications which I received from foreign powers assure me of the continuance of their good -will. I am happy to say that no internationel complication has arisen in any quarter calculated to endanger the peace of Europe. Tho war between China and Japan, whioh was in progress at the opening of the last sessioo, has been brought to a conclusion by a penes which I trust will endure. I observed strict neutrality during the war, and have taken no action in respect thereto,except as appeared to me likely to be favorable to a termination of hostilities. I deeply regret to say that the most atrocious outrages upon a body of •English missionaries are reported from the province of Fu -Kien in China. In reply to earnest representatIons addressed to the Chinese Government by my direotion, ac- tive measures, which I trust will prove effective'are being taken for.the punish- ment of the inurderere and all persons in any degree responsible for these crimes. The internal troubles which have broken out in the Armenian districts df Asiatic Turkey have been attended with horroas which have moved to indignation the Christian nations of Europe generally, and ray people especially. My Anabassacior and the Ambassadors of the Emperor of Russia ancl the President of the French Republic, acting together, have suggested to the Governinent of the Sultan reforms which in their opinion are necessary to prevent a recurrence of this constant disor- der. These proposals are now being con- sidered by the Sultan,and I am anxiously waiting his decision. A resoluton has been passed by both Houses of parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, proposing that the adjacent Crown colony of Bechuanaland should be incor- porated with Cape Colony. I signified that I was willing to consider favorably an Aet foe that purpose, providing it con- tained proper safeguards to ray interests and those of my native subjects, especially as regards their lands, the liquor traffic, and the maintenance of their own system eta ustice. I received satisfactory assur- ances on these matters, and an Act ha been passed by the Cape Parliament whieh I have every reason to expect wil fulfill ray requirements. Gentlemen of the House of Commons The estimates for the service year, which were voted by the last parliament will b laid before you. My Lords and Gentlemen: At this sea son of the year it will probably be found more oonvenient to defer until anothe session the consideration of any importan legislative matters, except those necessary to provide for the administrative charges of the year. The speech was read by Lord Halsbury, one of the naembers of the commission chosen for the purpose. The other mem- bers of the commission were the Duke of Portland, the Earl of Lathers), Viscount Cross, and Lord Balfour of Burleigh. All were attired in their scarlet and ermine robes of office. Leader of the Opposition. Sir William Vernon Rarcourt,the leader of the Opposition,congratulated Mr.Leigh for touching upon Armenia, and said be trusted. the question would not be allowed to sleep, and that the Government would be firm in insisting upon the reform which it recommended being carried out. The Opposition leader then said he wished to know whether the Government intended to permanently occupy Chitral, and chal- lenged the Government to say whether it was ready to extend the boundaries of the Empire without informing parliament. In regard to Ireland,Sir William Harcourt remarked that the late Government un- fortunately, was unable to settle the great question in connection with the country. Ireland,he added,was never more peaceful than now, and was the Government wise in adjourning for six months without ex- pressing its intentions in this matter? Hr. Balfour's Remarks. The result of the elections entitled bine to assert that talent= was receding in Ire and, Therefore be suede an aniendanent declaring the necessity of immediatelegis. lation on the land question In Ireland, in accordance wtth the recommendations of last year's committee. Mr. Gerald Balfour,Chief Secretary) for Ireland,recognized Mr„Redmond's moder- ato tone, but reminde1 him of the great difference between the state of things now and in 1886, His reports shoe ed that the harvests wore good in every district of Ire- land, and that there was no heavy fall In prices in the last two years, Therefore the land question was not urgent He had only been in office for a month, and could not be expeoted to give an exhaustive answer to all questions; but, as to the Home Rule attitude of the Government, it would continue to be one of unohanging and inflexible opposition. (Conservative cheers.) He was not going to discuss the result of the election. The land question could only be dealt with by an entirely non -contentious bill, and it would suffice if, the bill were introduced next spring. Tho bill of Mr. Morley (Chid Seeretary for Ire- land in the Rosebery Government) was not non-oontentions, though the Govern- ment could aooept some of its provisions. They had always maintained that the transfer of land of the tenant was the only effective solution of the question. Before proceeding with the pulley of purchase the Government would wait until the 80,000,- 000 was spent. It was unfaia to ask the Government to deelare in favor of com- pulsory purehase. They were willing to consider a reasonable proposal to deal with evicted tenants but they would not con- sent to go beyond sootiest 13 of the Aot of 1891. The Government would hold the scales evenly bewteen the various sections of the Irish people. Mr. Harrington promised to give the Governinent a fair trial. HIT THREE TIMES. A Navvy Tries to Escape Arrest and is Shot by constable Greer. Collingwood, Ont., Aug. 19.—The crew of the steamer Northern Belle, which ar- rived here this evening from Parry Sound, brought word of a probable fatal shooting affray whit% took place on Thulsday last on the line of the Parry Sound apd Arnprior railway not far from Parry Harbour. It appears that the settlers along the line of the railway, which is in course of construction, for several months have been very much troubled with the depredations of the navies. The navvies were drunk almost every night, and fights and uproars were of constant occurrence. Added to this, the navvies when drunk would terrrorize the settlers and rob them of chickens and pigs and everything they could carry away. The settlers appealed to the Attorney - General's Department for police protec- tion, and Constable Greer, a brother -of Detective Greer, was sent to the scene of the disturbance. He found that the trouble was due to the work of whiskey-. peddlers operating among the workmen. s Parry Sound is a clry town, and, besides, s no one is allowed to sell liquor where a 1 railway is being built. Further inquiry convinced Greer that two men, Harvey Henderson, a horse jockey and dealer, from Collingwood, and Pat Carroll, a ° companion, from the same place, were the chief culprits. Warrants were secured - for their arrest. On Thursday Greer ran across the two on the line, and as soon. r, as Henderson saw him he tried to escape. b Greer asked hint three tinaes to stop, but he refused, and kept on running, and the constable fired three shots, all of them taking effect, the last one bringing Hen- derson to the ground. It was found that his injuries were of such a nature that • they would likely prove fatal, and he was taken to Parry Harbour and medi- cal aid summoned. When the Northern • Belle left last evening he was not ex- pected to live till morning. • In the event of his death, the body will be brought here to-nght or to -mor- row. • THE FAR EAST. Mr. Balfour, the Conservative- leader, agreed with the Opposition leader's 'e - marks in regard to Armenia, and said the Government was doing its best to carry out the policy of the Earl of Kimberley, , the late Secretary of State for Foreign Af- fairs. The Government, he continued, is - alive to the seriousness of events in that country, and the danger to the Turkish 'Empire. As to Chitral, Mt Balfour re• marked that the right hon. gentleman's criticisms of the course of the Government in this connection were not well founded. The Govarmnent had not extended the boundary of tho Empire; but Chitral be- • ing within its boundaries, England cordd not permit any lodgmout of a foreign power in thab quarter. Tho population of ' Chitral annst look to England as the great suzerain power. In regard to Ireland, Mr. Balfoua said there did not appear to bo Fp\ any preesing necessity to bring forward land legislation before next session. 0 An Amendment. Mr. R •clanoad moved an am enciment to the address, inviting the Government to declare that there would be no delay in their Irish policy. Ifive sixths of the elec- tors Of Iroland had declared in fas-or of Honie Rulannd ho protested that the oar - diet of the olootion was not against Homo Rule. He weaned the Government that trebled eould not he satisfactorily govern- ed from Westminieter, and that the only remedy for her ills was national eel! goy- ornment. Regercling the land legislation, Ito admitted that the only remedy was oompulsery purchase by the tenant. lqr. Horace Intniket, member of parlia- ment for the south division of Dublin county, and a Conservative, said he bolieV- cd, the time had come when, owing to the chat:god views of the Dish, a Tory Gowan. went could legislate Ler Ireland in a spbet or sympathy. If the Government ignores the material intorestna Ireland, the Homo Rule demands 'would continuo, and the Tories would have lost a ,great opportun- ity. A Likes 'Wells Undone: Mt John Dillon mid he feared the can - us silenoe of the Government Would. 1.0 the life work of ParnellyWho brought Irish people to believe that Home Vale Id besevois on the floor of that Theisee. h colera in China' and Corea—A Terrible Storm in Japan. St. Petersburg, Aug. 16.—The Novoe Vremya says that advices received here from Vladlovostook announce that cholera, u in serious proportion, prevails in China, c Corea, and the Island of Formosa. Sever- II al Russian warships will shortly return to m Cronstadt from the far East. San Pronely, Calif., Aug. 16.—Re- 1 ports have been received to the effect that of Japan was visitsd by a terrible storm on Of the 24th and 26th of July. The hurricane n FROM THE CAPITAL. anereare or Voters Throughout the Bonn 114410-4111toresting Statititien Ottawa Aug.17.--Chief EngineerSchri ber, who has just returned from enoth inspection of the St,Lawrence eanals,stat that foundattou of the look at Morrisbur Is oompleted,and it is expeeted to have th work finished this season. The masonr at the Gallops liapid will be complete this season, but the Weaning up will: g over till next year. In reply to the stat ment that defects in the Sault canal wi prevent the opening this season, Der Sohrieber says he knows of nothingexcep the obstructions to the meantime, that i likely to cause delay. One of the contrac ors for the removal of the boulders he just returned from the Sault, and his par nor leaves for the scene of operations to MerrOW. The work is being done b Messrs.Allen and Fleming, of Ottawa. Increase of Voters. The names on all the voters' lists, as re coldly revised,have been counted, and sho thee for the approaching general election there are in Canada 1,358,735 electers This Is an increase of 221,489, or twenty seven per cent, above the votes recorded I the lists of 1891. While it cannot b claimed that the growth of the electora lists is an absolutely reliable gauge of th increase of the population cif the country it is obvious that they give an approxi mately ncourate idea. The lists for 188 obntained 998,914 names, so that in six o seven years the number of voters has in creased by 859,891 or ano rethan thirty-fiv per oent. This expansion of the electorat could soarcely be effected without an in crease of population very nearly approaoh ing it. As might be expected, British Col unable shows the most rapid rate of in orease. In 1891 the voters of that province numbered 14,400. There are now register- ed 38,010, or an expansion of 168 per cent. Next in order of development comes Mani toba. Its electorate has increased by forty per cent since 1891. It now nunibers 65,- 648, a growth of 18,929. The Territories have an Sum:ease of thirty per cent., there being now 20,878 in the Territorial consti- tueneies. The same ratio of increase is observed in New Brunswick, but most of this will, perhaps, be attributable snore to the activity of politicians than to the growth of the population. New Bruos- wick has 91,897 voters, an increase of' 21, - .176 since 1891, or 30 per cent. The voters of Nova Scotia number 1,124, an increase of 21,079 since 1891, or 23 per cent. Next comes Quebec, where the electorate num- bers 851,076, an increase in five years of 49,418 or sixteen per cent. Nearly half the voters of the Dominion are in Ontario. This province has 650,021 men who are entitled to cast ballots. In 1891 they num- bered 568,799, so that since then there have been added to the lists 81,222, or fourteen per cent. Prince Edward Island comes last in point of electoral growth. It has 25,245 voters, or five per cent. more than in 1891. Exports to.the 'United States. The advance sheets of the 'United States Consular reports for the quarter ended March 31, 1895, which have been received here, show that the exports from the Do- minion to the 'United States were very much greater than for the same quarter in 1894. Commencing with the Maritime Provinces, including Newfoundland, the total exports reached 8783,582, compared with 8767,067 for 1894. In Ontario the exports increased from 82,476,762 in 1894 to $21,023,301 for the same quarter in 1895. From Quebec the increase was still more marked, the amount for 1891 being 8507,519, compared with 8961,517 for 1895. Repatriated Families. Father Paradis, who had charge of the repatriation of some , hundred French- Canadian families from Michigan, was in the city to -day, and .denied the story that the majority of those immigrants have re- turned to Michigan, discontented with the country. He states that not one of the one hundred families whom he brought out from Michigan have returned. The people are happy and contented in their new homes, and are working industriously clearing up farms in what is the best farming country in the district of Nipiss- ing. All the people who settled had suffi- cient money when they arrived to meet the first and second payments to the On- tario Governmeat for the Crown lands they acquired. The settlers already have farms of ten acres cleared and. in seed. On all the farms fine log houses have been put A GAS EXPLOSiON. • Sle, 'Workmen Instantsy iienled—Several others An:lured, e- Olttsburg, pa, Aug. 20.—Six workneeu " were instantly killed and several others " injured by an expleslon of gas at furnace g 1.1, of the Carnegie mine, at Braddock. a . They were repairing the maohinery ri the top of the furnace at the time of the disaster, A few minutes before the °aislo- pion one of the tiop tillers dumped a harrow of the material into the bell of the hirsute!), 11 which he had forgotten to raise. This ' closed the top of the furnace and prevented the gases escapin A f t g. gang sx een men in oharge of James Harrison, were t; sent 'at once to the top of the furnace tore. move the obstruction All were closely t - crowded around the boll of the furnace re- ' moving the material whit% had been Y dumped on it, when there was a terrible explosion, end sewn, barrows, tools, mad . material were hurled in all direotions. Flames, deadly gases, and smoke belobed s front the furnace top, and the gang of men fell as it shot, Only one man was killed instantly. He was blown from the fur - n000 top alopg the metal roadway along • the elevator shaft, down which he fell, and, • striking on oar, was out in"two, one-half • of his body falling on one side of the oar and the other half on the other side. The ' explosion was heard all over Braddock, and crowds at once rushed to the scene, ' but none expected to witness such her - r rota. A. relief crew was quickly organized, and went to the ton of the furnace, where • lay fifteen men bleeding, torn, burned, . and dying. The flames and smoke were still coining from the furnace, and the work of rescue was very dangerous. But, • covering their hands, facies, and heads with clothes, the rescuers went bravely to the work. The injured men were all leaning over the mouth of the furnace at the time - ' of the explosion Three men died before they reached the bottom of the elevator shaft, and the others soon after. The con- tents of the furnace were .blown out and seatested hundreds of yards around the formate falling in all parts of the yard, cutting and burning ten men who were iwuorteldslng below, but none were seriously in - The fleece showers fell on the carpenter shop of the company, about 100 yards from the furnace, and it was soon in flames and was destroyed with its contents. The bell of the furnace was shattered, the roof of the cast-bouse was crushed in and tbe contents of the furnace were scattered abroad. and the belief is that t furnace is badly clamaged and may have to be rebuilt. If this should be the case the total damage will be 830,000. p, and the new settlers are happy and ontented. Many of them are now cutting olds of peas and oats. In the winter the en find employment in the lumber woods ear their homes at 81.25 and $1.50 a day. he families, which represent a population 500 people, are settled in the tevenships Caldwell, Springer, Hedgerow, Kirkpat- ok, and Hugel. swept across Kiusha, passing along the shores of the island sea, orossed over the central districts of the mainland; and emerged into the Pacific ocean. Its track was everywhere marked by a great loss of life and destauction of property and as the catastrophe was followed by a heavy rain- storm inundations. added their devastating effects to the havoc wrought by the wind. It is calculated that more than 1,000 peo- ple were killed or drowned. -Una the town that served as a military basis dur- ing the recent war, felt the full force of the tempest. The place was completely swamped by the SOO, and more than 160 boats were smashed. Among those boats wore 120 belouging to the Army Stores Depaelenent. They were laden with sup- plies designed for the use of the troops in the Liao 'ing peninsula, A HOTEL HORROR. The Gumry rrotex Denver; cal., Wreck: ed by au Explosion Denver, Col., Aug, 19.—The Gumny hotel NV7t* wrecked by an explosion at 12.10 a 311 The rele hair t b • fa a five -storey 'erica and stone structure, wont clown with it cease. The hotel. was crowded with guests. On both sides of Lawrence street from 170 to isth streets, and on Lorimer, directly back of tho hotel the fronts of many builditigs were dameg- ed or wrecked. The hotel structure for 100 foot along the alley, and extending 75 feet toward the front, is a mass or debris. larlok end plaster were piled in heaps twenty feet high, and from this mass of wreckage the )awans Of the Nana and dying came. At six tam, lately° dead bodies wore taken out. 13y Rome estinat ties forty people wore in the portion of the hotel. destroyed, nearly ail Of whom must he dead. The cause of tile explosion is tun ,certain, bat it is supposed that tho battery of the boilers the lintel basement must have exploded. 'rho sound of the explosion was hoard throughout tho city, awakening people in bed a aline front the scone. A dead of dust was thrown a thousand feet iu the air. Gen. A. W. Grooly takes little part In the social life or Washington, spending most of hit leisure time on it new book about his explorations Wiat he IS writing for the J., ublic Xnewleclge series, His wife says o do will no more exploring, A BLUNT INSTRUMENT. It is said to Have Caused the Death or Fre Walker—Verdiet of the Coroner's Jury. Windsor, Ont., Aug. 16.—The death o Frederick Walker, of Guelph, who was found in the river near. Amherstbura on Tuesday,is as mysterious as over. Suicide was the first theory, but foul play is now suspected by friends of the dead man from the fact that not a drop of water was round in the lungs when the body was recovered trom the water, where it had probably been for eighteen hours. Walker put up at the Crawford house in this city 013 Sunday night, and Alfred Taylor saw him at six o'clock. on Monday night. Twenty-four hours lathe his body was found at Bar Point, twenty-four miles from Windsor. The wound on ' h witieh Witti thought to have been paused by a bullet, is en old one, and the result of a fall. Mr. Tarter says that Walker was the lest man to commit suinido, as he had bril- liant chances ahead of ham. Ho was of a temperament that nothing could (Weenie age, n Mt Taylor thinks that lie got into a row and watadninped into the river. All deals to trace Walker after Monday night have Panel. ...a sum of money was raised am Lea tho racieg men at t ho Windsor rtiee4, Yesterday to send the body to Guelph. " an tete 'h in the 071S0 returned a verdiet tonight t hat he came to his death ho being hit upon tho head by some blnut lust summit in the hanoe of a unknown pigeon. It generally belloyea hero that he (eon milted snici de, *not n 1 ding the \entail of the jury, A. letter was het b Lt7 ho publie to the effect t•hat he ians gang to snake away with himself, $1,1lii NNW found' in his mons at Detroit to day. Missionary Troubles at Tarsus. Washington, Aure17.--Artine, Secretary cif the Navy McAdoo relieved a cable this morning from Admiral Inialtrand, com- mencing the European squadron, an- nounciag that the cruiser laineblehead had allied aeon Graveson 1 f (3 ' I . • - • on hor way to Syria, It is probable that the Mar behead will make only a short ataY at Gibraltar, whence she will mewed to where her oonemahdoe will be ex- pectedao co-operate with IVIinister Terrill its the investigaMon of the oetrages ou the Ainerican missioris at Tarsus and Marso. van, The Marblehead afford a place f refuge also or au& of the Americans as desire a piece of safety. MANITOBA MATTERS. Nearly Three Thousand Farm Hands in Winnipeg --Crop Reports. Winnipeg, Aug. 19.—In this city was seen is repetition of the boom days this morning, when 2,850 Ontario farm hands took the town by stem. They arrived during the night and early morning, and were given a couple of hours to see the capital of alanitoba As a rule, they seem- ed to be a thrifty let of young fellows. 13efore noon nearly all bad been sent out along the line of the Canadian Pacific rail- -way. Parties aepresenting United States fish houses seturneel here to -day from Lake Winnipeg, where they were inspeoting the fishing industries. The speak well of the prospecteen that-vielnity. From the crop reports issued for the week ending to -day by the Northern Paci- fic and M. and N. -W. railway things give great promise for a most bountiful har- vest. Harvesting is reported in full blast at every point. The corner -stone of the New Masonic temple for Manitoba was laid yesterday morning by Most Worshipful C. N. Bell, Grand Master of Manitoba. The 'brethren assembled in Scottish Rite hall at 10.30 a.m., and marched in procession to the site of the new temple on Ellice avenue, where they wore received by ex -Mayor Taylor Past Grand. Master, and chairman of the 1Winnipeg. Masonic iemple Associa- tion. Brother Ta,ylor, in a few well-chos- en words, welcomed the Grand Lodge, and requested the Most Worshipful Grand Master to lay the corner -stone, at the same P tune presenting hem with a silver trowel to be used in the ceremony. The Grand Mester accepted, in the name of the Grand Lodge, and, assisted by the officers, per- formed the ceremony with Masonic hon- 1 ors. The Rev. Bro. Canon O'Meara de- I livered an eloquent and. impassinned ora- a tion, avhinh was attentively listened to by T the large concourse assembled. Among s THE BOYS AND GIRLS. THIS COLUMN IS, PREPARrO ES- PECIALLY FOR THg. YOUNI.G. A•nd 'We Rope It will be Found or General Interest to Them—anstructive and AMUR- ing Howling—Games, Experiments and TrSeke. A REAL HERO. In these days of ambition and activ- ity in sehoolboy life, when study time is filled with allotted tasks, and recrea- tion, hours are worked off in the gymn- asium, there seerns to be little leisure for the development, of the heroin side of a, boy's natrre. • But the "Staff that heroes are made of" is latent in our A.meriearz boys, and when occasion Of- fers they act well their part. Let me tell you a true story in illustration of this : It was a sunshiny afternoon in the latter part of Novem.ber, 1891. The early winter weather had been as warm and as mild as spring, something very unusual in the rigorous climate of Medicine Hat, a little prairie town ip the Canadian Northwest. "The Hitt", is the supply station for a remelt ranch- ing district, which stretches away in all directions. Five miles south of the town is the ranch of Mr. Cochrane, one of the pioneer settlers. On this beautiful afternoon two lads, mounted on ponies, were chatting with Mrs. Cochrane at the door of the ranch. One was her son Moen, a lad of 17, the other his friend, Harold Walton, The boys were off for a gallop over the prairies in search of stray cattle, and as they rode gaily away their . lfeascsesdasye.emel a reflection of 'the cloud - Busied with household duties, Mrs. Cochrane, did not observe the sudden and alarming claange in. the weather, until a roaring noise caused her to rush. to the door in alarm. Approaching • from the northwest was a vast wall of dense black cloud. It came with the rapidity of a whirlwind ; the sunbeams fied before it, and soon the prairie was enveloped Ina dense blinding snowfall, so thiek that it was impossible to see the road. Night fell suddenly. The wind, increased in. violence and it be- came intensely cold. The heart of the mother was filled with anxiety- for the absent boys. All night she sat by the window, vainly trying to peer through the gloom of that awful tempest, hoping, fearine. praying, for their safety. Towards ramming she fell into an uneasy sleep, and dreamed that she heard her boy kneel:intl., and calling "mother;" start- ing up with a cry of joy to welcome him, she found only the open door and the snow drifting in. What of the boys? Early the after noon they reached. the ranch where they hoped to findethe missing cattle. Failing in this,they started for a favor- ite feeding -ground. nearer home. The storm caught them on the prairie which soon became as trackless as ,the ocean. Setting their faces towards home, the boys made brave efforts to breast the fury of the gale ,• but boys and. ponies -Were soon bewildered. by the snow, which, as thick and. fine as flour, filled the air. At last in. despair they gave up the effort, and allowed themselves to be drifted along. The faithful little p Dines were coated with ice, and the thin autumn clothing of the boys was frozen stiff. The warmth and. beanty of the clay had beguiled. them into leaving their overcoats at home and the loose, flapping saddle - blankets were their only protection. against the cold, .At last the strength of Harold, the younger boy, failed.. and he found it impossible to go on, Fatal drowsiness, precursor of d.Sath from cold, was steal- ing over him. In utter exhaustion he dropped from his saddle. Moren, slip- ing clown beside him, carefully wrap- aed. 13ina ill. the blank -et, adding the one rom his own -shoulders. Taking the saddle from the pony, he placed it in a position to break the wind, but findine t insufficient, he unsaddled his own Jour, and. placing the two together nade the best covering. in his power. hen blanleetless, on foot and alone he truggled. on, still hoping that deliver - nee forthere both mightbenear. The next morning broke clull and sullen. The fury of the storm had spent itself. and only great drifts, and bitter cold, told of the terrors of the. past night, Before noon searching parties had started in all directions for the missing boys. As the day wore on. and no trace of there was seen, the hope that they might have found shelter in some distant ranch deepened. But in the twilight one of the ad- vance riders was attracted. by a dark object on the snow, which, on investi- ation proved to be the pommel of .a saddle. Carefully lifting it, he found Harold's body wrapped in. both. blank- ets, the face as calm and peaceful as if the, lad had but fallen asleep. Enovv- ing that Moran could not have traveled far on foot and. unprotected, a keen search was made. and half a mile dis- tant his body was found lying face downwards near it hay -stack, the picket is of his pony, which was feeding om the stack, grasped in his froze/2 net those present were Sir John and Lady Schultz, Mayor and Mrs Gilroy, Capt. Heward, Royal Canadian Dragoons. re re- sentativos of the City Council and City School Board. A select choir rendered d. four Masonic hymns, and instrumental music was discoursed. The defunct Commercial Bank has de- clared another dividend of 13 per cent. •MlIgg 111 g Laces Oyer the Border. Niagara Falls, N.Y.', Aug. 20• --.-One Of the cleverest .and biggest , smuggling games worked at this port for, many years .has jiast; come to light. The principals in it are NV0111071, and the goods they smuggl- ed were nothing'. more nor less than fine imported laces, winch they brought :from. Canada catrying attest: somettinies iu ordin- ary baskets and eore etimes in their dresses, mad subsogatently disposed of them in BUtialo. One of tee WeMen is known to hail from Tonewenacte but the names of none of thein can yet be given. 14 seems, from what Can he learned, that the Smog- Lr • gling ealtst ' have extended OYU "many fr months, but so eleyerla was it done,and' he by KWh W.011-dresed woMen, tent for a lung time the (sustains inspectors wore at e lose to gat ;thy trace. of thusrnugglers. A -eltas ee two arso they detected the Tonaa Time 111 es and the boys wl:o were school fellows (4 -Al °reit and nevoid are grow, - Imelda Nam tem enravo tiring to smuggle ne o the Ian trod ; a: se ittN) V11,1130(7 1 in. 0.1) The material wassetz.ed, lint the wonme P„''• was ellowed eo. it ha, not yet ;won de- Am' .' 1 t -I • • ' of to nien's eel Ilto, But there is not o that acne net recall, with affection ,1 • pritle. rite 1 ah vo lad, Who, in the ee death, ,!;iive up his only chenee ts.it ps.! to save litirt friend. ' 73 1710 Iltrantimo the lace is at the Ouetonis 11 ore a commies,il for Trial. - Lindsay, Ont , Aug, eta—The, Murphy 'amain amsisting of the ratioor and five setts, the alleseel eteinterfeiterere, appear- ed • beasre Col. Deacon, County Police. Monist rate, yesterday ana, to -day, and were till committed for trial for haviue plant in their poesession and fax uttering enunterfeit money. Thu Crown. proeeputer agreed to forego the cherges against Lillie Murpby, who was erresteal when the first batch welts taken prisoners. Upon a recent visit to Gloversville, N, Y„ the Presbyterian :Review says Colonel Ingersoll essayed Ito lecture against the Firtnon prayer meetings were head on the evening he was them and he failed to got an at -41000o. QUM things are happening itt Nam VOrk nowadays. A. man has refused it 87,- 000 positiou as a municipal magistrate and another man has cleated the position of oh aitiberlam, which is worth $25,000. This Is to age of miracles, • SA T "n s Strange e!0e,,s o: .1 Fine, BuS Very Wie toed Horse. Satan Was 11 horse I once owned. 4,11a loved very much in spite of his 'bad hanie, wit certainly does not sug- goat a lady's Mt. It was given to him 'fee the negroes on my father's planta - 'doh on account of the inveterate hatred he shovved towards them. When he was old onough to bo ridden:, ovory, stable -boy that attempted to mount lihn was thrown, and. he at last got so fierce that he drove them out of the pasture. One day,however, he ventured, into a small grass -lot near the house, when his enemies determined to get revenge, so they mounted tho fence and began beating him on all sides with lOng clube. Fortunately I WAS Walking in the field Close by ,and xottra the tumult and stopped it et once. The pelt a.,..n:mai Was covered with sweat and panting With exhaustion, as he lied been racing p 00 ng stain tci escape the blows that fell on every side. I felt so sorry for him that I forget all Iihad heard Of his fighting and walked straight tip to him to pat him and stroke his head, - He seemed so grateful for my pitying words that I saw there was no da,nger for me, so I put a halter on him and, led him to the house, where the overseer took him in charge, promising me to have him stabled and fed until my father's return from an absence that wotild lest several days longer, Satan seemed satiefied that no ill was int d d this en time, for he welked quiet- ly with the overseer to the stable, where I soon carried him a plate of salt, which he ate from my hang. greedily, seeming delighted. at my attentions, The next morneng I made another call upon hizn, and findin.g him in the same affectionate mood towards me, determined. to ride him, as I was accus- tomed. to mounting any horse that came in my way. I did not confide my plan, however, to anyone, but saddled him myself, and, leading him to the fence, Jumped on. The amazement of the negroes may be imagined when I trotted Setae. into the field where they were all at ev.zrk under the overseer's direction. He be- haved beautifully until one of his ene- mies approached with a wild flower that I told him to hand me. As he ex- tended it towards me, Satan wheeled and kicked so violently that the boy barely eacaped, and. a less practised. rider would have been thrown, but I kept my seat and soon quieted him with gentle- words and kinily pats on his head. After this I adopted him as my own horse, with my father's full permission. If another person mounted him he would instantly. stand straight up on his hind legs, and if he could not unseat the rider in that way he would rnsh to a tree and try to rub hire off, and it was not long before he succeeded. At su.ch times you would think that he was a Satan indeed, to see his wicked - looking eyes and to hear him snort, but as soon as I came near he would be a different creature, and I have often jumped, on him on a man's saddle and taken a nice gallop directly after one of these fits of fury. One day I had a visit from a young lady who was as daring a rides as I was and she insisted. on trying Satan. So I rode him to the horse -block on which she stood, and in perfect silence we tried to exchange places. No sooner, however, was she in. the saddle and the bridle in her hands than the horse be- gan to rear, and I had to seize the bit and talk to him in my most caressing manner to enable 116r to get off. All this happened during the last years of the war, and when the spring of 1865 came, Sheridan's men were in our neighborhood looking for fresh horses. We sent ours to a lonely place in the woods, but one pf the negroes conducted the soldiers there, and we had the mortification of seeingthero all taken. away, Satan among, them plung- ing and. rearing, although he was only led. by a halter, as none of the soldiers attempted. to ride'him. I had a long cry at losing my poor horse, forever, as I thought, but it was not so. Some time afterwards my sis- ter and I were one day walking to church, when we saw two very shabby and uncouth -looking women just be- hind. us. She proposed to me to hurry on and avoid their company, but I thought we would hurt their feelings if we did, so they soon got up with us and began talking. Of course the late raid on us was the chief subject of cone-ersation, and ODA of the women remarked that her father had a horse that a Union soldier had left there, because he was such a wick- ed beast that nobody could ride him. I immediately thought of Satan and was convinced that he was the horse spoken of, when the woman went on to say that the soldier said he wished the "old Johnny Reb from whom he took him had hid him a little better." A few days afterwards my dear old. rascal was back at home, very much reduced in flesh and very much in need of grooming, but all that was soon re- medied and I had him for my own special use for several years afterwards, when a severe fit of colic caused his death at which I must confess, I was the only berson that showed any grief. A man gains nothing by having a laugh at another's expense. The Blows Were Distributed. Counsel—Well, after the prisoner gave you a blow what happened? Prosecutor—He gave me a third one. Counsel—You mean a second oue. Prosecutor—No, sir. I landed him the second °net—Exchange. Sleeves keep on spreading and widen- ing as do the fashionable skirts to an enormous degree, and still never losing the • modish general effect. The fancy obanges as often as a woinan's mind its the mat- ter of sleeves. The fully puffed gigot with loose flaring puff to the elbow, and mach wrinkled all down the lower atm, Is quite the most favored of the swagger- ing styles. Fax gowns of muslins . and all thin stuffs, the huge puff to the el- bow as the anode, sometimes finished by a deep ruffle and sometimes by a twist of velvet, whieli latter has a faculty- of • making the flesh of the arm appear much white]: than it really is. 'A woman should always select it whee1 with a wide space beween the lacewing centre and saddle post truss. This has a great many ctclvan loges, the principle one being that it makes mounting much easi- er. ;As W01111111 13101111177 from the front, pusbing herself back on the saddle; if the wheel has this aside space when you put the eight ?clot on the petal and pull tho • skirt around in the back and press the bust hard against, the handle bar 11; will be found that mounting. Is easy,and four- fifths of tee sista a en' t be hanging on the left eide to catch in unprotected ped- als and throw the unprepated eider h oadlong invitations to Church weddings. There is a good deal of disputealn re- gard to the etiquette et acknowledgment cat a card for a Murcia wedding. Some high aothorities assert that the invita- tion is so general and moans so little par- ticular attention that no notice need bo taken of it, except in the regular line of future visits to the bride and to the bride's mother. But Mrs. john Sherwood Who is, probably, our Aanorleten sooial oracle, declares that a card is obligatory at the hotir of the wedding, it one cannoO. attend, and that 11 tho house address is. unknown, his card should be gent to the (anneal. If this is hetessary, most people int woefully, for few hon -attendants send! tile card.