The Brussels Post, 1891-1-9, Page 1t.
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Volume 18.,
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1891. Number 26.
/Entrance Examination.
The following is the result of the re-
cent Entrance Examinations at the planes
named:
BIitISSELS.
Marks. NAVE. Sohool.
491 Bryan, Maud No 6 Morrie
510 Cochrane, Rozelto No 6 Morris
466 Laing, Tilly No 6 Grey
445 McKee, M..Union 4 Grey & Wallaoe
511 Mitchell, Jemime..Union 4 G. & W.
428 Duncanson, Robb No 2 Grey
466 Fear, Harry No 9 Morrie
681 ant, E.,A...., Brussels
471 /Kerney, John W. No 8 Morrie
416 Meson, Willie No 9 Morrie
WROXETER
450 Martin, Reuben Wroxeter
507 Sanborn, W. G. ..,No 2 Turnberry
541 Vogt. Fred Wroxeter.
394 Wright, Francis ....No 1 Turnberry
415 Jamieson, A. B No 8 Howiok
486 Miller, E. F.... ..... No,1 Turnberry
403 McGuire, Ida B No 18 Howiok
447 McEwen, Annie ....No 1 Turnberry
WINGHAM.
422 Buchanan, Joeie..No GE Wawanosh
424 Coventry, Bertha No G E Wawanosh
430 Densmore, P. ....No 6 E Wawanosh
415 Friend, Mary Wingbam
468 Pryfogle, Minnie No 12 E Wawanosh
406 Fleming, M. ....No 12 E Wawanosh
420 McCallum, Mary No 8 E Wawanosh
404 McKenzie, Emily No 3 Cniroee
404 MoMillen, Annie Blyth
434 Sanderson; Bert ....No 4'Tarnberry
461 Ansley, F. W.....No. 11 Turnberry
515 Coed, R. W. E. Wingham
451 Friend, Wm. Wingbam
646 •Bartley; Fred Rluevale
509 McKinnon, John No. 3 Culross
401 McDougall, Alex. No 9 Turnberry
442 Martin, J. C. ..No 14 W Wawanosh
481 MoCrae, Harry No 5 Morrie
1386 Meager, McKenzie ..No 4 Turnberry
602 Nethery, L, ....No 13 E Wawanosh
499 Simplon, Ewen No 8 Oulroes
422 Warwick, James No. 7 Morris
SEAL ORTH
$87 Archibald, Addie....No. 7 McKillop
408 Anderson, Jennie No 14 Stanley
383 Adams, Flora ....No 8 Tuokeremith
893 Coleman, Mary .Seaforth
394 Dorsey, Mary Seaforth
1.195 Evans, Mary No 5 McKillop
406 Godkin, Heater No 6 McKillop
420 Good, Cassia Seaforth
430 Jordan, Mabel Seaforth
459 Kidd, Sarah Seaforth
411 Murrn.y, Annie Seaforth
387 MoOlure, Rebeoaa Roxboro
380 McIntosh, W No 6 McKillop
389 McTavish, Bess „No 9 Tuokerstnitll
432 Parrish, Sarah No 6 MoKiliop
468 Proctor, Ettie L No 1 Hullett
442 Prendergast, A. . ,No 5 Tuokeremith
389 Rueeell, Fanny Winthrop
397 Roach, Tereeea No 3 Hibbert
515 Sproat, Jennie.. -No 5 Tuokeremith
425 Tasker, Ellen Harlotk
499 Winters, Jennet Seaforth
488 Willis, Annie Seaforth
524 Crasewall, H, W..No 7 Tuokeremith
396 Lawrence, Earnest 'Seaforth
888 MoCullooh, John Seaforth
408 Proctor, Lorenzo ......No 1 Hallett
401 Wallace, A. No 5 Tuckeramith
CLINTON.
4.49 Anderson, Amelia M. ..... ..Blyth
404 13e11, Maggie No 10,Hay
398 Beacom, Nettie No 10 Goderioh
473 Brown, Jury ..Union No. 6 Hallett
429 Beattie, Maggie Bayfield
468 Cameron, Annie. -.No 14 Stanley
554 Cunningham, Lizzie A. No 5 Hallett
481 Oluff, Mabel M.....No. 10, Goderioh
404 Elliott, Susie ......No. 10, Goderioh
480 Erratt, Dore- -Union No 5 Elullett
482 Faireervioe, itlary No 4 Mullett
418 Ferguson, H.....No 5 W Wawanosh
420 Graeme, Eleanor ....No 10 Stanley
397 Hamilton, Aggie No 4Huilett
.801 Logan, Tena Blyth
627 Mustard, Annie No 14 Stanley
465 Moore, Maggie Blyth
466 Nixon, Miunio ..Union No 6 Mullett
.895 Nesbitt, Sarah No 4 Goderioh
430 Thompson, Olive Bayfield
498 Watson, Flora Blyth
480 Weir, Janet No 11 Goderioh
447 Wigginton, Jessie No 11 Goderioh
399 Arai ibald, MaG.,.No2 Tualters mith
408 Brituoll, Jas. D. leo 10 Hay
455 Baown, John No 5 Hallett
458 Bell, Nelson No 8 Mullett
.398 Baird, Wm. .. No 1 Stanley
482 Gowan, Geo.....Union No 5 Hallett
418 Unnniugharn, 0..Union No5Mullett
484 Churchill, Jas. F. ,.No 11 Goderioh
485 Erratt, T. W. -Union No 6 Mallett
523 Foote, John No 10 Stanley
476 Graham, Melvin No 10 Stanley
384 Hill, Geo. W No 4 Goderioh
434 Izzard, Wm. ....No 11 Goderioh
509 Johnston, Fred No 8 Hullett
448 Jervis, Albert E No 5 Godericb
395 Kelly, Robt. W. No. 7 Mullett
473 Levy, Ira 139 Blyth
544 McLean, John ,.No, 2 Tuolterstnith
422 McKenzie, S. ...No 2 Tuokeremith
406 McLean., Jas. 13. -No 2 Tookorsmith
443 Nesbitt, Maurice Blyth
653 Roes, Jag, C. No 10 Stanley
408 Stevenson, Bertie No 8 Hallett
LISTOWEL,
Monts, BMus. Marks. NAnna.
625 H. Killington 440 J. Welch
491 A. Large 487 J. Mayberry
487 It. Buell 485 H. Dnnoan,
432 E. Moffatt 435 W. Kidd
480 0. )(ells 482 R. Milburn
479 M. Teasdale 400 G. Allen
478 B. Dolton 426 E. Bennett
473 II. Ohmic 417 0. Oliver
471 W. Robinson 415 R. Le-ge
400 R. Angus 416 G. Longmire
452 J. Mout:gomery 41.4 114. tticD0nald
404 J. Armstrong 412 3, Gess
453 7. Welch 411 A. Weber
440 J.B. Whitney 408 17. McAllister
449 P. Livingstone 401 II. Vallance
449 N. Selwood 401 M. Coghlin
448 J. Sutherland 400 3. McConkey
445 If. Klapp 38I 3. Turner
4145 M. Caswell 884 L. Turnbull
442 J. Cosene 883 E. Stoll
nncoannaxnee.
A, Hlenderson,W. Freeborn,
The patients inoculated with the
IKooh lymph at the General Hospital,
Toronto, are progressing eatiefaotoril,v.
Another supply of lymph is expected
shortly, ,
Washington Letter.
(Prom our Regular Oorreepondent,l
Washington, Jan. 2,'81.
Thorn who are confident that the elec.
tion bill will not become a law do not
base their opinion upon the peospoo3 of
its failure in the House. If the bill gets
through the Senate there will not be
many who will be willing to predict its
failure. Getting it through the Senate
is a much more diflioult matter. Tho
opposition there is based on substantial
reasons, not upon personal affront or die•
appointment. The prospects, therefore,
of the bill ever being returned to the
Howie do not at this time appear at all
good. The indications point to its being
laid aside in some indirect manner with.
out a vote directly on its passage being
reached. IB ie evident that much Furth•
er dallying with the geestiou'will defeat
silver legislation, and it is not to be ex-
pected that men who on general prin•
c'ples oppose the eleotions bill will quiet.
ly submit to its standing in the way of
legislation which their constituents are
demanding. The ohanoee are that be-
fore the end of another week a motion
will be made to take up the silver ques-
tion. It such a motion comes from a
Republican it is almost certain to carry,
but if the silver Republicans do not . aot
for themselves soon they will have to.
give up all hopes of silver legislation by
this Congress. There ie a growing con-
viction that all this delay is tending to-
ward an extra session of the Fifty-second
Congress ,soon after the 4th of March.
It ie believed that if the debate on the
eleotion bill should continue two weeks
longer as extra eeeaion would result from
the delay. It will be difficult to dispose
of the apportionment and the approprie.
tione before the 4th of March, not to
mention the financial and other queetione
that are bound to be discussed, even if
not finally anted upon.
The morning of the first year of the
last decade of the Nineteenth Dentary
opened wet, disagreeable and gloomy,
and the streets are so filled with Blush
from melting snow that pedestrianism
was difficult and decidedly unpleasant.
But notwithstanding thie foot a large
number of residents kept "open house,"
and the score of charming women had
many callers who wished them the 00m-
pliments of the season, indulged in a few
pleasant platitudee, partook of the good
things spread out on the tables and then
stepped out in the elunh to go through
the same performance elsewhere. • In
official circles, of course, all the recep-
tions were brilliantly suooesaful. The
President's reception wee the seoial fea-
ture of the day, and the fact that the
Chief Magistrate of the nation gives the
anniversary his offioial sanction explains,
to a large extent, why the oustom of
"calling" on the first day of the year
continuee to be so popular in Washing.
ton.
The defiance, appropriation bill, which
will be reported to the House next month,
will be the largest ever known is the
history of the Government. The, items
which will contain are now beinpre-
pared at the Treasury Department, and
no definite estimates can be made by the
appropriation Committee, until these
figures are received at the Capitol. It is
known, however, that the pension de-
fleienoy is $34,500,000, and it is expected
that the other deficiencies will bring the
total amount, up to $40,000,000. This is
an unexampled aggregate and will form
the text of many a Democratic speech.
The deoorum of the Senate was actual-
ly 'shocked Tuesday morning. The gal-
leries were crowded with visiting school
teachers of New York and Brooklyn, but
the Senate was in a state of masterly in-
activity, owing to the lack of a quorum,
After the crowd had waited in vain fur
fifteen minutes for some show of life on
the floor they began to applaud -just es
any impatient crowd begins ademonstra-
tion in order to hurry up the curtain's
rise. The noise was promptly quieted
out, even the Senator's had to smile ab
the truly Amerioan way in which the
citizens and taxpayers manifested their
displeasure because the wlioola of legisla-
tion would not revolve.
Demooratio leaders Ilea Judge Criep,
of Georgia, and Representative Brecken-
ridge, of Kentucky, do not hesitate to say
that they will weloo'ne an extra session.
It will enable theta to become acquaint.
ed with the new members, to disouse
tariff and dnanoiai legislation, and bo
settle eighteen months before election,
matters that might otherwise hang over
their heads until the campaign months
had arrived. The Democrats say that
they have nothing to fear in an extra
session, and while they will not forge ft,
they will do nothing to prevent it.
Cloture will be pressed for considera-
tion next Monday. et is not yet clear
when is will be pressed for passage.
Senator Hoar need not turn over a new
leaf. Fie can please the country by sim-
ply turning down the force bill.
Tho population of Stratford is about
11,000.
The Load Option By-law was defeated
in Embro.
Bishop Dnbamel, of Ottawa, has re-
turned from a visit to Rome.
The annual convention of the Eaotoro
Dairymen's Association opened tit .13roo1:
villa Wednesday.
The bylaw granting $5,000 towards the
extension of the L. E. & D. R. Re has
been defeated in Menem Township by 52
majority.
William Weld, a prominent merlon'.
tura( journalist and proprietor of the
Farmer's' Advocate, published in Lon-
don, aaoldentally fell into a water Unit at
hie residence ltut. Saturday night and
was drowned.
At the Toronto Geperai Hoepital Tues-
day afternoon two patients were inocul.
ated with Dr, Iioch's lymph- One wee a
case of types of twenty year's stinging.
For fifteen years the girl has been an in-
mate of the hospital. IIer nose is quite
b. ages of the disease,
destroyedy ra va,t ,
which ileo attacked her lower hp, mak-
'Mg her pitiable in her repulsive ate
pearance. The outer ease -ono of pis.
thieie pulmonalis -3a a young man of
tetcnty years, who ie in n rapid decline,
.ELDC'TION DAY.
The following are the returns of the
various municipalities in this section
OeEe.
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$1 W
Division No, 1 46 47 68
e " 2 17 57 29
' „ 3 21 120 47
" " 4 64 88 56
" 6 116 9 101
" 6 116 6 115
" " 7 60 66 89
Total 430 387 499
g
a
A A 41
9 25 81
3 58 17
45 85 77
18 24 54
2 7 63
2 5 40
4 48 78
78 202 860
The Council will be -Reeve, Milne ;
Deputies, Oliver and Bryan, and Conn-
oillore Brown and Ennis.
wINenu.
Mayor -Wm. Clegg, 228
W. F. Brockenshire, 162
Clegg eleoted by 66
Reeve -G. McKenzie, 208
Thos, Gregory, 172
McKenzie eleoted by 36
Deputy Reeve -H. Kerr, 200
J. d. Cline, 178
Kerr eleoted by 22
Aldermen -Ward No. 1-
R. Anderson, 94
T, Agnew, 85
A. Dawson, 69
G. Green, 53
Anderson, Agnew and Dawson eleoted.
Ward No. 2-Homuth, Hill and Law.
mime by ace.
Ward No. 3 -Spading, McLean and
Smyth by moo.
Ward No. 4 -Wm. Holmes, 10I
Wm. Armour, 80
C. N. Griffin, 80
C. E. Williams, 71
J. Inglis, 50
Holmes, Armour and Griffin elected.
Trustees -Geo. Pettypieoe, J. A. Mor.
ton, Thoe. Bell and G. C. Clark elected.
witOXETER.
Reeve, T. B. Sanders, ace.
Councillors, Thos. Rae, 64
J. B. Vogt, 62
T. Hemphill, 01
Wm. Lee, 06
Jas. Paulin, 48
The limit four were elected. Trustees M.
Sanderson, Wm. Wilson and T. Rae, by
acclamation.
Bnnon.-Reeve, Chas. Hamilton.
Counoillore. F. Metcalf, S. H. Gidley,
Jas. McGee and A. McNally, all by ac-
clamation.
eOnERIOA.
Mayor, J. Butler, 364
Mayor, R. Radcliffe, 192
Butler eleoted by 152
Reeve, W. Prondfoot, coo.
Deputy Reeve, P. Holt, C. Seager re.
tiring. Aldermen selected by acclama-
tion except St. Matthew's Ward where D.
Cantelon, T. C. Naftel and J. A Reid
were eleoted.
EXETER.
Reeve, T. W. McCallum, 176,
Reeve, Dr. Rollins, 289
Rollins eleoted by ' 63
Deputy Reeve, W. G. Bissett, 226
H. Spackman, 179
47
80
276
296
105
11
Bissett elected li)
Councillors, Dr. Brawn,
T. B. Carling,
E. Christie,
L. 01. Dickson,
L. Hardy,
D. A. Rens, 285
Christie, Carling mud Moss elected.
TURNRERRL.
Reeve -Win. MoPherson, sec.
D$ 3 ty Reeve -W. Cruickshank, 236
W. Gemmill, 188
Crelekehnnk eleoted by 48
Coni illora-Jno. Dimeut, 264
0. Harris, 249
R. Maxwell, 155
Gavin Wilson, 144
Itich'd Armstrong, 81.
Dimeut, IIarris and Maxwell elected.
RUM.
Reeve, R. Cleland, nee.
let Deputy, Win. Loohead, acc.
2nd Deputy, Y. Coulter, 303
T. E. Hammond, 895
Hammond eleoted by 92
Councillors, J. Bray, 881
W. 8. Barnett, 193
G. Riuhinond, 278
J. Tnghen, 847
Oouocillors eleoted ':Caganand Bray.
Hammond and :rugal are new men.
renown.
Mayor, W. M. Bruce,
Mayor, W. G. Hey,
272
263
Bruce eleoted by 9
Reeve, T. 35. Hay, 251
Reeve, S. Bricker, 289
Bricker elected by 38
Deputy Reeve, Dr. Park, 203
Deputy Reeve, W, Welch, 246
-
Perls cleated by 18
Coulmilloes, Bi-.narck Ward -
J, W. Moyers, . 92
A. W. Featherston, 89
J. Bamford, 8t
L. Bolton, 58
Meyers and Featherston elected,
Gladstone Ward --J. Soaburgev and J
Honking eleoted.
Victoria Ward -
7. ]Jeppler, 59
M. Wildfang, 48
M. McGillivery, 42
W. Dison, 34
Hepplor and Wildfang eleoted.
Lansdowne Ward -
R. T. Kemp, 84
Jno, Livingstone, 78
J. 355. M3Donatd, 67
,l. II. Gunther, G2
Kemp and Livingstone elooted:
Guelph -Thos. Goldie eleoted mayor,
CuATlutr-John Carpenter, mayor.
OottlNownon-F. P. Toffee, mayor.
8411854-B. P. Wateon, mayor.
Bnttt,Ix-J. M, Staeblee, mayor.
Foaasa- N. MoCabill, mayor,
INoanerme-James Stevene, mayor.
PAr,9IEReTON-It. Johnston, mayor.
Ower Boutin-MoLean, mayor.
KINCARDINE -James A. Macpherson,
mayor.
STRATtiaov-F. L. Harrison, mayor,
Meeronn -J. J. Johnston, mayor.
Hennmmox-Dr. S. M. Henry, mayor.
BnosaEre.-Acolamation-Robt. Gra.
ham, Reeve ; J. M. McIntosh, W. F.
Stewart, John Ament, Roderick Roes,
Councillors. W. B. Dickson, R. L. Tay-
lor and Thos. Farrow were also eleoted
Public Sohool Trustees,
Aaiwoor,n.-Aoolamation-Joseph Grif-
fin, Reeve ; Hugh Girvin, First Deputy
Reeve; Wm. Mothers, Second Deputy ;
Councillors, Hugh .Chambers and John
McKenzie-
Useonee.--Acolamation-T. ef. Kay,
Reeve ; Councillors, James Halls, Wm.
Kydd, Jonathan Shier, Thomas Camer-
on. The Deputy Reeve will be elected
by the council at its fleet meeting.
Monne.-Aoolamation.-H. Mooney,
Reeve ; 0. A. Howe, Deputy Reeve ;
Connoillore, 8. Caldbiok, James Proctor,
and George Kelly.
Seeerm G.-Aoolamation.-John Tor.
ranee, Reeve ; ,Isaao Erratt, Deputy
Reeve ; Councillors, Robert MaIlveen,
Wm. Clark and John Ketchen.
MoKmoor.-Aoolamation-John Ben-
newies, Reeve; Councillors, Daniel Man-
ley, James Evans. John Morrison and.
Wm. Archibald. The Deputy Reeve will
be eeleeted from the couhoillore at the
first meeting.
HULLETT.-Aoolamation-Jahn Brit-
ton, Reim e ; Robt. Soott, Deputy Reeve ;
John Laefiam, B. Churchill and John
Brigham, Connoillore.
EAex Wawexosu.-Aoolamation-Thos.
H. Taylor, • Reeve ; Finlay Anderson,
Deputy Reeve ; Donald Patterson, Rob-
ert Midi and David Robertson, Coun-
cillors.
TuattERetuxn,-The Reeve and Deputy -
Reeve of last year are re eleoted by, Re-
clamation. Messrs. McKay and Walker
were also re-elected, and Mr. Shepherd
was eleoted in place of Mr. Sproat, who
declined again being a candidate.
Howrox.-Reeve, B. S. Cook, let
Deputy Reeve, Samuel Johnston. 2nd
Deputy Reeve, Samuel Nay. Councillors
-Alex. Graham and Samuel Ferguson.
SEATOITH. - Mayor, F. Holmested.
Reeve, M. Y. McLean. Deputy Reeve,
E. 0. Coleman. Councillors -South
Ward, T. W. Duncan, J. Punohard, Jas.
Gillespie ; North Ward, J. Tyerman, Jae.
Beattie, J. A. Wilson ; East Ward, John
Darwin, George Good, F. G. Neelin.
TORONTO -E. Clark, mayor, re-elected
by 1,393 majority.
Loonox-Manor Taylor was re-eleoted
receiving 2;680 votes to 2,061 for Minhin-
nick and 182 for Murray Anderson.
OTnew- Thomas Birkatt was elected
mayor, the figures being : Birkatt. 2,394,
St. Jean 1,458, Henery 1,094, MaoLean
387.
Kitvosxox-Mayor Drennan re-eleoted.:
ST. TaooAe-R. Ma:illy eleoted may.
or. Figgree-McCully 779, Martyn 517,
Miner 399.
Huron Sabbath School
Convention.
The annual convention will be held at
Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday,
January 21st and 22nd. The drat day's
meetings will be held in Melville (Pres•
byterian) ohuroh, and. the eeoond day's
in the Methodist church. It is a long
time since so good a program hes been
prepared. Tee subjects are practical
ones, upon which light will be found use.
felto every Sabbath School worker in
the county, and the speakers have been
selected for their knowledge of and ex,
perienoo in this particular work. It is
expected that the energetic and very able
Secretary of the Provincial Association,
Alf. Day, will bo present at the different
sittings. The first evening's mass meat.
ing will be addressed by Rev. J. Moss,
13. A., Rev. Dean Craig, A. H. Manning
and Rev. J. H. Simpson. and the second
evening by Rev. W. H. Geddes, Rev. W.
Casson and Mr. Day. The different
topics for discussion will be introduced
as follows :-The Leeson and the Minis-
ter, J. H, MaHardy, Belmore ; The Lee.
8)311 and the Home, Rev. A. McMillan,
Auburn ; The Lesson and the Teacher,
Rev. Mr. Wright, Gerrie ; The Leeson
and the Scholar, W. M. Gray, Seaforth ;
The Home Sunday School, H. Foster,
Clinton ; My Exporienoo in S:Udying the
Leeson, Mise Annie Agnew and Miss Mo.
Lean; The Sunday Sohool and the Young
Peoples' Societies of the ,Church, Jarnes
Scott, Clinton ; An Efficient Superin-
tendent, W. H. leerr, Brussels ; Black.
board Teaching, T. Bengough, Belgreve ;
Provincial, County and Township Organ.
Mations, Alf. Day, Toronto, The child-
ren's masa meeting will be eddreeeed by
Rev. Mr. Newton, Baylield ; Rev. Mr,
Casson, Hensen, and Mr. Day. It is
hoped that the friends will see that each
Reboot is represented, A slight ohmage
had to be oracle in the dates first selected,
of which a 'tote should be made. The
eoeroot dates are Wednesday and Thurs-
day,January, 21st and 22nd.
Mitchell Recorder : A must disgrtaceful.
0)380 of cruelty to anfmnls occurred on
the Strntloed road one night last whew in
front of Mr. Kerslake's, where some
brutal driver belabored a poor tired out
horse until blood flowed from gashes in
his side.
A oety belonging to Wm. Down, of the
township of Elated, recently dropped a
pair of calvse which bear a striking re-
semblance to the Siamese twins, They
were joined from the head to the back of
the shoulders, coming together In such a
Way that the near front leg of one and
the off leg of the Other formed the breast.
They were detached from the shoulders
down, and had joint ownership of a
single head, which was in size about
.double that of the average cat, One
windpipe supplied 34 wants 06 both, bat
OA had an ihdi%iduality of liver,
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•
to eRee'rad Tale -R. FIre broke oat in London, Eng., Tues-
day near tlio Blackfriars' bridge, and at
one time threatened to consume a large
portion of the pity. It was got under
control, however, when about $2,000,000
damage had been done.
Gus Guerrero, champion six-day talk•
er, and pedestrian, has lamed a ohallenpo
for a six.day raoe-walking, not talking
-to Dan. Herby, the winner of the re•
Dent St. Louie contest, Five thousand
dollars a side ie the stake which Guer-
rero mentions, but he hasn't posted a de-
posit.
Floods have been doing mall damage
to railwa a in Xtely.
An earthquake shock wee felt at Knox-
ville, Tenn„ Met week.
Port Huron desires to annex Fort
Greti0t and Uptonviile.
The snowfall in the Virginia region is
the heaviest in 50 yearn.
China now only aapplies 25 per cent,
of the tea drunk in England. ,
A number of skaters were drowned in
the Danube at Peeth on Sunday.
Many animals are dying of glanders in
the central portion of New Jersey.
A woman was found frozen to death
morning,on London Bridge Wednesday.
Mrs. John Clifton and three of her
children starved to death on a farm in
Kansas.
Germany is building eleven battle
ships, with an aggregate displacement of
70,000 tone.
India takes the palm for cheap post.
age, postal cards cost } sent each, and
a letter goes for 1 Dent.
The British government will hence.
forth cease to place any reetriotiou on
the importation of Dutch cattle to Eng-
land.
The Christian forces lately defeated the
Moslems in a fight on the frontier of
Uganda, and now peace bas been estab-
lished.
Probably the heaviest stag ever killed
in Scotland or Ireland, has been shot at
Iifuckroee, near Killarney. It had horns
of 14 Lynes, and its olean weight was
nearly a ton and a half.
Smallpox is increasing in Texas, and
at one or two points it appears to be as.
miming en epidemic form. Three towne
have quarantined against San Antonio
on account of the smallpox.
"Joe" D000ugh, of Newburg, N. Y.,
amateur champion skater of the U: S.
and Canada, won the International
amateur skating ohampiooship rape near
Cambridge. He covered the course and
10 miles in •.4 minutes and 46 seconds,
beating the world's record.
Eleven or twelve men were killed in the
Utica mine, Angels Camp, California,
Monday. A Load of men were being
lowered on a skip, and when about 150
feet from the surface the rope broke,
precipitating all a dietetic* of 460 feet
to the bottom of the shaft.
George Littlewood denies the story
that he has pawned the ohampionship
belt he won in the New York six-day
walk. Littlewood is anxious to get 0n a
race with James Albert, and nays if a
six-day race is arranged in Madison
Square Garden this year he will com-
pete.
In the fight between Col. Forsythe's
force and Big Foot's band of Indians on
Monday 25 soldiers were killed and 34
wounded. The number of Indiana killed
is not yet known, but the band is appar-
ently pretty nearly exterminated. Tues-
day Two Strike's band attacked a supply
train and 88 of them were killed.
Two brothers named Bell, aged 22 and
9 years, and a sister 19 years old, attend-
ed a meeting at Medicine Lodge, Kan.,
last Wednesday night and a blizzard
arose as they started for home. The
brothers were frozen to death and the
girl was found concealed beneath a snow
drift. She will probably recover.
' The steamer Harlow, which started to
force her way. through the ioe to the
Magdalen Islands, in order to bring the
crew of the wrecked .American schooner
Admiral to the mainland, has been suc-
cessful. ' She arrived at Port Mulgrave,
N. S., last night, on her way book to
Halifax. She has the orew of another
wrecked vessel also on board.
The Great Western railway company
lies decided on the introduction into
England of the American railroad oars,
in first and third classes, with commun-
ication right through tate train, and
standing gangways at the end of smith one.
An, experimental train is now running
between. London and Swindon. The cora
are built in London, and the train will
be limited to the long western journey..
Two phyaioians were summoned on
Monday to 'Ten -mile, Tyler Oounty, W.
Va., to attend two women who fought a
duel with butcher knives. The fight oc.
curred in the kitchen of one of the conn
batants named Wilson and was a moat
desperate onoouuter. Mrs. Wilson was
terribly out about the Sane, neck and
breast and is fatally wounded. The
other woman's name is not known nor is
the cause of the deed.
The greatest philanthropist in Europe
to -day is Baron Hirsch, the Jewish ban.
ker. He has established a special office
with a corps of clerks for the manage-
mont of his plane, He has given $2,000,-
000 for instruction in Galicia. He has
offered $10,000,000 for the public school
of Russia on condition that no distinction
shall be made in the application of the
fund as to moo or religion, The offer
was declined. because the Russian auth-
orities have decided to got rid of the
Jews at all haze ids. He now purposes
to transport to the River Plate 500,000 of
Ruseiau Jews, whose lives have recently
been renderei intolerable by the op-
pressive laws against them. It is pro-
bable the offer will be accepted.
Charles McDonal, an electric lineman
was instantly killed in Denver, Col., Deo.
20 while at work 83 the tap of a pole.
The men had worked for some time and
by accident pati of his p018011 canna in
contact with it live wire and lie instantly
roeeived the fatal elloclr. Ile lues seen
by his fellow.workman to reel and alkali
at the air with one hand, the other greep-
ing tightly the iron pinchers with which
he wot•Iced. His body 'full forward and
and hie disengaged stand grasped ?another
live wits. The 1033113)33330 form leaned
forward and pressed down upon the
wine. Before any a881010nee could be
tendered a most sickening Scene MOW
peeseeted to view. A smell as of burn.
ung Nosh ens distinguishable, at first
only slightly, but later le became strotl5.
ee, aiid when a blue smoke, caueod by
the burning flesh, a•ose from the man's
bend, a shudder swept over the crowd.
In the presence of thotisaude the poor
man burned for several minutes before
aseieteeme came. McDowell waslunmar•
reed, and came to Denver reoolitiy froth
Quinsy, I11., for his health.
Cnnciaion NOWS.
The High school in the town of Forest
was opened Wednesday.
Over $170,000 was spent in building
operations in Peterboro' last year,
T. H. Race, Dr, Harlburt and S. R.
Stewart were elected school trustees for
the town of Mitchell.
The Toronto Caledonians defeated the
Buffalo curlers by one shot in the match
for the Davis trophy.
A nearly opened gold mine at White.
burn, Queen's county, N. 8., is yielding
six ounces of gold per ton of quartz,
While Charles Roach was splitting
wood at St. Thomas on Thursday, the
axe caught in a clothes line and straok
him over the eyebrow, making an ugly
gash.
Indians in the neighborhood of Beaver
Lake, N. W. T., are accused of tying a
youth to a tree and leaving him to starve,
as a sacrifice to secure them 8000ese in
hunting. • '
Toronto Lodge, I. 0. G. T. has adopt-
ed a resolution heartily indorsing the ac.
tion of the aldermen in refusing to allow
a vote to be taken for or against Sunday
street care.
A by-law submitted to the ratepayers
of the township of. Merges on Monday,
asking ler a bonus of $5,000 in aid of the
Lake Erie, Essex & Detroit Railroad,
was defeated by a. majority of 92.
W. B. Young, the Forest egg dealer, ,
left last week with 800J, pounds of tur-
keys for the English markets. The tar.
keys were expressed to New York, from
which place he sailed for Liverpool.
There are now five patients in the
Montreal General Hospital undergoing
the Koch lymph treatment. But few
constitutional changes have yet appeared,
but the physioiane consider it too early
to give opinion as to the result.
An Englishman named Wadsworth,.
who lately arrived at Wallaceburg with
$3,000 to invest in a farm, has disappoar-
ed, and there are enapiaione of foul play.
The son of a man with whom he stopped
is also said to have dieappeared.
Natural gee has been struck on the
farm of Robert Ramsay, about three
miles east of Hamilton, between that
oily and Stoney Creek. Itis thought
that gas in sufficient quantities to pay,
and of good quality, will be obtained faom
the property.
The Stratford 28th Batt. band started
on its serenade Monday night and visited
seven places. The contributions amount.
ed to $3 -two of the donations being $1
eaoh. One of the Band's best instrn-
menta froze up and burst and it will take
double the amount received to repair the
damage.
James Young, postmaster at Doncaet.
er, Ont., who disappeared on Monday
evening, was found Tuesday afternoon
standing up in a new culvert on the C.
P. R. track over the Don. He was al-
most
l.most benutnbed with cold. No explana-
tion was given for bis strange notions,
but it is thought that he vas temporarily
insane,
Donald McLeod, a lunatic from Tiloon..
burg, formerly porter at Forbes' hotel
there, waa being transferred to Wood -
stook jail on Friday night in charge of
Chief Pow, and as the train was pulling
up the Burgessville grade he jumped
from the car. The train was brought to
a atop and after leading hie pursuers in e
chase of two or three miles the man was
put on board again.
Customs Officer Druillurd, of Windsor,
says he accidentally discovered a clever
scheme to smuggle three Chinamen to
Detroit on Christmas Eve. The China-
men had come from interior Canadian
cities on a late train that night, 110 says,
having previously eoutraated with a De-
troit num to get them into Michigan for
$20 eaoh. Druillard did not see 3110111
cross the river, but from evidence at
hand he is of the opinion that they are
now safely hidden in the United States.
Waterloo Chroniole :-At a shooting
match at Linwood on Tuesday an mini.
dont by which Michael Strioker lost his
life. A man named Heigley was going
to shoot ani one by name 1.1IoLoy loaded
the gun and handed it to liim. The gun
had been cooked by some one -who no
one appears to know -and as Heiglger
took, the gun went off and the contents
were discharged into the body of Strieker
who was standing by. He wasimmediat.
sly taken to the nearest hotel, 'bee only
lived twenty-six minutes after the acci-
dent. He know his wife and embraced
her, but could not speak. Mr, Stsioker
VMS between forty and fifty ,years of age
and leaves a wife and large fancily. Mr.
Strieker was a farmer of Wellesley town,
ship, He has a brother named Jamb,
an employee of the Karn Organ Company
in Woodetooll,
Sumo of oar OXolienges wariitheir
c01111317 readers to look out for a man
who wants you to not as agent for e,
barbed wire fence. He is to ehtbrper and
will bent you, if you have anything to do
with him. He represents himself as gen-
eral agent for the Merahanto' Union
Barbed Fonoe Co., of London, end wishes
to secure local agents, Ile (mites many
promises and offers each agent 100
pounds of the wire free. Ile presents ti'
paper for the person to sign, which he
says is en egr'ee111Ont with the 0ompany
to act as agent, the company t0 supply
Wine at 8} cents per pound. The agree-
ment tonne out to be an order for a ton
of wire at 931 wets per hound only the
Rest 100 pounds is to be given to the
agent free. The man is middle aged,
with hair e0inewhet gray. He is slick
looking and a god talker and drives a
goo/1011385 Leek but for him. Ile is
in Lem county, and' is liable to strike
this 'motion at any tilno,