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The Brussels Post, 1891-1-16, Page 1Volume 18. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1891. EAST HURON FARMERS' IN- STITUTE. The sixth annual meeting of the East Iluron Farmers' Institute was held in the Town Hall, Breesels. on Monday and Tneeday of this week, commencing at 1:80 on the first day. There was a large and repreeentative attendanoe at all the sessions and a great deal of interest men - 'rested in all the subjeote discussed. President McFadden occupied the chair with his aheraoteristic humour. In his opening addreee he referred to the work of this association, the action of the County Council. relative to the annual grant, and the nenseslty of farmers look• ing after their own interests more care. fully than they had done in the past. After Secretary Hislop hsd read the minutes of the last annual meeting the election of officers was proceeded with, with the following result :— President, 0. McFadden ; Vice -Pres., Alex. Gardiner ; Seo: Treas., A. Hislop ; Executive Committee—HOwick, R. Ed- gar and W. MuKerricher ; Wmxetor, T. 13. Sanders and A. L. Gibson ; Turn. .berry, T. Musgrove and S. Blank ; Morrie, Jas. Sharp and S. Walker ; Grey, R. Dilworth end D. Robertson ; Brussels, W. II.'IbioCraoken and J. N. Kneel -el ; MoKillop, T. E. Hays and Jno. Mowbray ; Hallett, R. McMillan and Jno. Britton. Repreeentativus to Central Farmers' In. stitute, President McFadden and Alex. Gardiner. The President was also ap. pointed to interview the June session of the Huron County Council, if necessary, in connection with the grant,to thie in- stitute. The first eubjeot then taken up was "Frauds and humbugs in Hortioniture to be avoided by farmers," by T. H. Rene, editor of the Mitchell Reoorder. "The orchard had been overlooked but now that mixed farming is the practice the cultivation of fruit is a very im- portant matter. The Americans have had the advantage of the market in the past but the Canadian apple 1s the best grown in the world and is winning first place wherever brought into competition. Frauds have been perpetrated on farmers by both Yankee and Canadian agents in disposit,g of bogus stook. The Fruit Growers' Association had taken this matter itt hand and had two objects be- fore them viz : let, The opening up of a suitable market ; and, 2nd, Protection from humbug nurseries and agents. The Imperial Produce Co. was now bundling fruit end their operations were most satisfactory. MoD. Allan, of Gode• rich was the outside agent, who would supply the necessary information. We have a market in the Western States, the Northwest and the Old Country. With low rates we cannot fail. Two pointe to be considered are what votie. ties are suited to our locality. Many farmers have been grievously disappoint- ed in the variety of apples in their archerdsand the blame largely lies in the nursery jobber, who buys from nurseries without caring whether the purchaser is suited or not. Then the prices charged for nureery stock is ex. tortionate. The Institute should buy for its members, combining the ordere and thus save u good many dollars. Too many Fall varieties of apples are grown, as the Winter apple is the one demanded. Dont buy in the Fall, but get your trees in the Spring from soma reliable nursery, 0 varieties of Winter apples and 2 or 8 varieties of Fall apples are sufficient. Best Winter varieties are Northern Spy, King of Tompkins, Baldwin, 20 oz. Pip. pins and Restate. The Weaver plum is a, fraud, bub the Saunders plum is a good one. The Baldwin will do well grafted on Tolman Sweet or Snow. 'There should be very Little difference between our market thud that of Toronto, The new ebyls of parking applee in orates, four dozen iu math, for shipment to the 018 Country is lamming popular and remunerative. The fruit must be very (tholes." The matter was disoueeed by Messrs. Elliott, Gardiner, R. Matinee, Berrie and others. ) F. C. Greeneides, V. S., of the Ontario Agricultural College,eintrodueed the sub• jeob of "Ona horse and horse markets," in au off hand address. Our horse mar- ket is not satisfactory end prices are de- preciated. The new twill is not wholly to blame. Americeue have purchased our bout brood mares in past yearn and are now supplying bhat market to a large extent. The same may be said of Maui. tribe . and the Northwest, in fact they threaten to become our strongest cont. jtebitore. Our horse market will nob at• ford an extensive itelcl. Heavy horses, 1,000 to 1,900 pounds, find reedy sale in the Old Country but this ultras of horse- flesh find ready sale here. Otto market is fell of a lighter grade and we have too many culls and scrubs in our stook. To drop breeding is too radian.' a change, better raise go.td stook. It take: about $75 to raise a colt to 8 years and unless they are good ones they will sell for very little more. While the breeding of horses is nnoortttitt we have made a sec- eesa of the heavy draught but in the lighter breeds wears behind. We should stick to one breed and the sire should have individual merit. Ths Clyde and Shire horses have larger representatives than any other. Too many of the parses are bred front small matee. We lave a splendid country for horse noising but our light horses lack in quality, style, symmetry ane action, 1)o not believe it farmers teasing race horses, better stiolt to whet everybody wsnte—a good, genu- al purpose horse—end they are admirab- ly suited for golieoal work either on 00 off the faim. There is always a large demand ou this ooutieetb for good oar• nags horses and the stone is trite of the Old Country. Cloud sadrilo horses aro also always salable. At re horse sale at Grand's stable, Toronto, last Spring, carriage horses acid as high as $800, The horse gacstion was disousted at some length by elesers. McMillan, Me - Fadden and Strachan and Mr. Green• eidee proved to the eobisfaotitn of all that he wife ,thoroughly posted oft the horse. T. Raynor, 13. S. A., Prince Edward .county, took the platferne and delivered a create and 100 kitohun boys employed. highly inboreeting dissertation on "The Cutting, Outing and Management of the Hay Crop," Ho strongly advised his hearers to cat hay dirsobly it comes in full bloom. Leaving olover hay until the heads are two-thirds ripe is not as good as when in the moat suooulent forms At this stage it affords the moot nutriment and ie almost wholly consumed by stook, When left to ripen the feeding value is lessened by oerbain oonetitnents going to produos the seed. Beaver meadow hay `:pane early and soon arrives at a stage that is largely of a woody fibre. In ease ing hay avoid rain or heavy dew, because it is iujnred by moisture. The albnmsn is washed ocb. Iu good dry weather hay may be out in the morning and drawn in before night. Under less favorable sir. onmstances it is best to out in the after- noon, rake the next day and put up in coils from 24 to 48 hours to undergo the sweating process. In housing hay it may be cured by putting in lime to remove dampness. Lime is a oonssituent that goes to develop bone in growing cattle. In answer to a question, the speaker ad- vocated cutting timothy hay in full bloom, if the dew is off. The machine would remove the blossom. It did not follow that heaves were produced by feeding hay that had been ont in this stage. A large audience assembled at the evening meeting at which the following interesting program was presented :—In- sbrumental duett, violin and organ, H. L. Jackson and Miss Abraham ; address by Mr. Raynor on "Eduoabion of Farm. ere; sons ;" comic song by Joseph Mason ; address by Mr, Race on "The farmer's fruit garden ;" instrumental music by Mr. Jaokson end Miss Abra• ham ; address by Mr. Greensides on "Germs of disease ;" song by Mr. Mason. On motion of Robt. MoMillan and Alex. Gardiner a vole of thanks wee given to those assisting in the program. Ib was u good meeting and the addresses well worth bearing especially the last one. Tuesday morning Secretary A. Hislop gave a practical talk on "Sheep raising" which oreetedquite a diseuesion. Mr. Greeneides followed with an ad- dress on "Hereditary unsoundness in horses." This deprooiated their value, and often interfered with their useful. nesse consequently steps should be takes to reduce these defects. The Imperial Government had taken the matter in hand and was doing a good work. There were two principle causes for unsound- ness, viz., exciting, and pre disposing. In the case of the latter the speaker dwelt on four divisions. (1) Pure here. dity. (2) Defective formation. (8) De- fective quality. . ), Insufficient quan- tity. The heredita y diseases were given as :—Spavin, ring a unsound feet, S , p cataracts, roaring slid its modifications, and spring halt. Sound dams were a necessity. We are too carelees at our shows for entire stook in giving prizes to defective animals. Judges should not be so sensitive, in fact no unsound animal should be admitted to the show ring. A volley of questions were fired at Mr. Greensides by Messrs. Armstrong, Mc- Millan, McFadden, Stafford and others but he appeared to be master of the situ- ation. After dinner Mr. Raynor discussed the interesting topic of "Feeding Live Stook" and in this as in his other subjects proved himself to be well informed both in prac- tice as well as theory. 0. Michie, of Morris township, read a paper on "The oultivubion of the turnip," in which he expressed his opinion that the crop did not pay for the labor, time and expense put upon it. A very anim• aced discussion ensued in which oppos- ing opinions were very prominent, lyfeesrs. Stafford, J. R. Miller, T. MoLacuhlin, R. McMillan, W. Michie, Raynor, Arm• strong, Creme, Martin, McCrea, Bain, Stewed, McArthur and others having something to any. Mr. Mollie pluckily stuck to his text however. "The p'easuros of farming" was the snbjeot of n paper read by D. Robertson, of Grey 'township, and although a little out of the usual run of topics at these - gntheringe, the gentleman proved quite oonulnsively that there are sourese of pleasure in farm life that are often over- looked entirely by many a tiller of ale soil, The last subject discussed and the lies - Hetet of the eunise was "Who pays the duty 1" Robt. Armstrong, of Morris township, who introduced this much die• cussed question, spoke for upwards of an hour. 11e was replied to by Robb. Mc. Millan, of Hallett. The question is an open one yet in the opinion of many who were present. East Huron Institute is itt a most prosperous and progressive oondition and the large addition of new members proves that it is groviug in favor as it should. The President and other officers are eit• ergetio tend every farmer, ib scents to us, should hand in his 25 cents and become a marcher, Tbis embitter( hint to the use of the lending library and oleo secures for him, to his own address, all the Bull- etins and reports issued by the Agricttl. tura) College from time to time. The Duke of Bedford is dead. The Deka of Somerset is do,ncl. Over 200 houses have been butted at Bornbsy, and httudrods of families: aro homeless. Nino persons broke through the ice and were drowned in the Seine at Paris on Tuesday, Athelia Rives, the a.met'lL'etll authoress, who has beet very ill of brouohitis in Paris is somewhat better, Sonia 400 of the Radians Who had ap. preached the Pine Ridge Ageucy on Mon- day broke away Tuesday and are cam. 0 ibtutg depredation... Tile Bon Marche in Paris possosoes probably the largest kitchen in the world. It provides food for all the am- pl0yoes of rho lionize, 1000 in Qnumber. The smallest kettle holds 75 quarts attd the largest 875 quarts. Thee° are 50 frying parts, each of which is oapaltlo of welting 800 cutlets at a time, or of fry. ing 220 pounds of potatoes. When there are omelets for breakfast 7800 eggs are used. Tho coffee machine makes 750 quarte of coffee deity. There are 60 CLEVERLY CAUl1ll1'. A Number 01' gaaadlans and Iletroiters Ar1'1410l en tae Cinu'ge or l'onn4'rruilhrg.. Ono of tate cleverest pieoos of detrittive work ever done by United States eeriest service offidere culminated et Detroit on Wednesday evening, bbe 7th inst., in the arrest of sight persons on a charge of counterfeiting. 'Three months ago Ben Davis was arrested for passing a counter- feit silver dollar. He stated to United Stales Marshal, Van Buren, that he re- ceived the coin at a restaurant on Jef- ferson avenue, Detroit, kept by John and Edwiu Stinson. The marshal wrote to Capt. Abbott, of Cleveland, chief of the secret eervioe in Detroit district, who de. tailed Detective Mulhall to look up the case. Mulhall found Davis and got a statement from him regarding the Stin- sone and about a number of boarders they had, among whom was one Thomas Turnbull. Turnbull told the officer that he had known the Stinsone for twenty years, and that the boys—who ran the restaurant together with, their father and brothers in Canada—had been manufao. taring counterfeit money during the en. tire period of his acquaintance with them. On Deo. 6 Turnbull took Mul- hall down to St. Clair siding, about 28 miles east of Wiudsor, and introduced him to John Stinson, the father of the boys, as an old-time crook and a man who could assist the family in passing their spurious coin. The detectives made arrangements with Edwin Stinson to deliver 80 counterfeit silver dollars at a certain Detroit saloon. On Wednes- day night II/albeit and Turnbull decoyed Edwin Stinson to Detroit to deliver the counterfeit dollars. He was arrested and is now held in that city. ARREST ar THE sTXNSONs. The officers then returned to Canada, armed with information given by Edwin Stinson, and accompanied by Inspector O'Leary, of the Dominion police, Officers Nash and Jackson, of Windsor, and De. Motive McDonnell, of Detroit. Capt. Abbott and United States Detective Mut- ball visited the Stinson Perm and arrest- ed John Stinson, the old man, together with his sods, William and James, Mrs. Dooley, their housekeeper, and a man named Thomas Stoddard, all of wbom s,re now looked up in Windsor. A search of the farm premises revealed a large quantity of United States counterfeit coiu of various denominations, molds, tools, etc., buried in the barn yard. The entire manta teas seized and is now itt the hand of the Canadian police. Telt lIOLD itMttt1t. It was found that a pattern -maker named Fisher, living in Detroit, made the molds for the Stinsous. The detec- tives etectives arranged with Fisher to duplioate the molds for them. Fisher, it is alleged, visited his shop in company with the officers, whom he supposed to be crooks and counterfeiters, and was there arrest- ed. Capt. Abbott has received instrua- tioos from the chief of the seoret service at Washington to turnover the Canadian prisoners to the Dominion authorities to be prosecuted under the Canadian law. Edwin Stinson and Albert Fisher, (berg. ed with violating the law in Detroit, will be tried on the United States side of the river. The counterfeit was a dangerous one, being admirably executed. Albert Fisher was arraigned before Commissioner Graves. He was charged with aiding and assisting in waking bo• gas money. Fisher said he did aid in the business, and admitted he bad made the molds. He was held to await the action of the grand jury in the sum of $2,000. His father became bis surety. Oapt. Abbott caused the arrest of J. Morrison. Be will be held to answer the charge of passing counterfeit money. About a year ego ono of the agents of Lite secret service bought $10 worth of oount- erfcit money from Morrison, end they immediately began to shadow him to get a Dasa against him. Shortly after this Patrolman dohnnutkcr was murdered and Morrisou went out of town. He Dame buck and shwa than has been close- ly watched. He is about 48 years of age. SABBATH SO117101, ,tSS0t'i.t'I'ION. Tho nineteenth annual Convention of the county of Hurst Sebbabh school As- sociation will be held at Brussels on Wednesday and Tba,aday, Jan. 21st and 22nd. The following is the program : — First session—Wednesday attetnooi in Melville church -1:30 to 2:00—Opening song ail prayer service ; 2:00 to 2:80— Items of interest oouoeruing S. S. work, by delegates. Two minute addresses; 2:80 to 2:40—Appoiuttnettb of committees. 2:40 bo 8:40—Topic 1, "The team" sub- divided as follows : "The lesson cud the minister," J. H. MoHardy, Belntore ; " rho lesson and the home," Rev. A. Mo. Millan, Auburn • "The lessor and the teaelter," Rev, J'. A. Wright, Gerrie • "Tire lesson and the scholar," W. le. Gray, Seaforth. Fifteen minutes to neat. 8:40 to 4:10—General discussion 4:10 to 4:80—/Lopio 2, "The home Sun- day school," H. Foster, Clinton ; 1:80 to 1:55—General discussion ; 4:55 to 5:00— An nounuemou bs—Closing. Second session—Wednesday evening in 1lelvide olturah-7:80 to 7:41, Open- ing; 7:40 to 8:00—Address of welcome, Rev. J. Ross, Brnesols ; 8:00 to 8:20— Reply, Rev. W. Graig, B. D„ President, Clinton ; 8:20 to 8:50 --Address, "Some possibilitiusof Sunday echo," work," A. Li. iilantiug, Clinton ; 8:50 to 9a80—Ad- drose, "Gate International S. S. WINGS. tion," Rev. J. H. Simpeon, Bruoelield ; tto l l ec bi o n —ol a s i n g, Third session—Tbulreday morning in the Methodist ohurch-8:30 to 0:00 -- Workers' oonsoerabion meeting , 0100 to 0:15—Opening, reading minutes ; 0,15 to 9030 --Report of nominating committee; 0:80 to 10:00•—Topio ti, "My experience in studying rho lassoes, 1st, For primzry Mose, Miss Anna A. Agnew, Wiugham 1 2nd, For intermediate close, Miss 1140. Lean. Fifteen minutes to atoll. 10;00 to 10:20—General discussion ; 10:20 to 10:10—Topic 4, "The Sueday school and the Yong People's Societies of the ohurch,” Jas. Heat. Clinton ; 10;10 to 11:15 --General discussion ; 11;15 to 11:80 --Topic 5,"Au efficient superintend. orb," W, H. Kerr, Brussels ; 11:80 to 11:55-0eneral disonvelou ; Closing, Fourth session—Thursday afternoon in the Methodist church -1;30 to 1:10— Opening enrolees ; 1:40 to 2:10 --Black. board exercises, illustrating the succeed- ing Sunday's lesson, Mr, Bengongh, Bel. grave; 2:10 to 2:440—Tonic 0, "The Pro. vincial Association and oonnty and town• ehip organizations," Alfred Day, Toron- to ; 2:40 to 8:00—General discussion ; 3:00 to 3:30—Secretary and Treasurer's reports ; 3:30 to 4:80—Children's mass meeting—Singing by children, 15 min• uta addresses by Rev. Mr. Newton, Bay. field ; Alfred Day, 'Toronto ; Rev. Mr, Casson, Henault ; oolleution. Fifth session—Thursday evening in the Methodist clutch -7:30 to 8:00— Song service by united choirs ; 8:00 to 8:30 --Address, "How to raise the standard of Sunday scltool teaching," Rsv. W. H. Geddes, Whitechurch ; 8:30 to 0:00 -Address, 'The teacher's reward,' Rev. W. Casson, Seaforth ; 0:00 to 0:80— Addre3e, "Elements of encomia in S. S. work,' Alfred Day, Toronto; 9:30 to 10:00—Minutes, farewells, reports of committees, collection, closing. . Washington Letter. (From our Regular Oorrespondent.) Washington, Jan. 0, 'e1, The Federal Elections Bill came to grief in the Senate somewhat unexpected. ly, but none too soon. The way 1e now open for legislation in which the country has a more immediate interest, for which there is a more urgent demand ; and it was done in an entirely legitimate way, without the violation of any time honor- ed precedents, without the application of any "gag rules," without any controvereyy or waste of time—simply by a good old. fashioned vote, that recorded and made effective the will of the majority. That the force bill has been laid aside is mat- ter for general congratulation. A third of the session bas been thrown away in its consideration, and schemes are still afoot to consume perhaps another third in passing it to passage ; yet it is a not. able fact that the measure is not asked for by the country and has no public sentiment behind it. The petitions or memorials for its adoption that have been presented to the Senate ranee the opening of the session may be counted on the fingers of one hand ; and yet, with a pertinacity worthy of a stronger and wiser cense, Senators sought to sub- ordinate every interest to this, as though the wuudering silence of the people sig. rifted approval of their mistaken par- tisanship. There some to be little doubt that free ooiu.cge will pose the Senate when the vote is reaohod, and it is almost as cer- tain to pass the House. Speaker Reed is opposed to the bill, but he will certainly not adopt a radical course to prevent its .corning to a tote when it reaches the House. When the silver bill came to the House from the Senate last session Mr. Reed referred it to the ootnutitte° on coinage without first getting the consent of the House. There was then suoh uritioism over this course that the bill was brought back into the House again and then formally referred. By this motion was established the right of the !louse to decide whether a Senate bill shell be sent to oommittee or be acted epos at once. It would be difficult, therefore, fur Mr. Reed now to refuse to let the House have possession of the silver bill when it comes teem the Senate, and three is little chance that it would be refected to the committee. It, therefore, enemas oertain that Mr. Harrison will be railed upon to pass his judgment upon a fres coinage bill. This meets a serious o,nbarrassme„b for him, which will likely involve his renomination. .ft will surely our boll ways. .It looks au 11 Lhs mere fact of his having to pass upon the bill one way or the "that' will be snl'Oeieut to defeat his renomivatiou. His friends are, therefore, very anxious, and they want Mr. Reed to save hint. The fact that Me. heed has no lose for Mr. Har• risen woud not prevent his doing any- thing within rete011 to save the President from etnberreesttteut, bub he cnnuot be expeubed to stultify himself. and by fol- lowing a course whiolt could not be sus- tained. There is said to have been a lively row at this week's Cabinet meeting, arising out of the di -cession of the ludien gees. tion. There has beau for some time differences between the Department of War and the Doeartmenb of the interior in regard to the p,licy to be pursued, end which have been rather inteu,ifiecl by the recent request of Gen. Miles that Army oflioers be planed in charge of Indian agencies in South Dakota. The President bias evidently been on the side of the Department of the Inter. ior, and he has cousbanbly admonished Gen. Mules to a polity of avoiding blood, shed if it be possible to do so. The War Department has been oousiderably nettled by this policy, though, of course, the President, being the heed of the Army, Itis full authority in the natter. Secre- tory Noble, of his Bide, has been cousid- urttidy irritated, end 'Tuesday he went to are Cabinet' meeting armed with dome moots, and, in 0oneee of the culsuassion of th t proposition of Gen. Miles to substi• tete Aempy officers for Indian agents, moue and, ao the ebtn'y if 'so, made it somewhat violout speech, ill which lie re - fleeted rather seve'o.y upon the Militia's of the War Dep,trtment. This is said to have !roto keenly resented by Secretary Procter, who also made a very spirited speech in defence of the pulley of Alto De. meta of whiolt ho is the bead, Altogether it is steid to have been the liveliest Cabi- net meeting held for many a cbty. A bill for the relict of colored people, introduced itt the Senate recently, Was referred to the committee on foreign re- lations. This is probably the unkindest cut of all. A Republiotun Senate, too. Having allot, ttmabawked and sealpcd the eleotione bill with the aid at the silver Reptibhoans, the Demtut•ats are now alt xtottely watching to see it there aro aby signs of life its their victim, ('ti,tn,ti,rtt ]'Tess .tssrlt'ttllf0ii, The Executive Committee of the Cana- dian Press Aseoolation met at Toronto last ]Friday to arrange for the annual meeting, wheel will be held Friday and Satttrday, Feb. 13th and 1•ltl. A. Paled - le of The Sentinel•Review, Woodstock, was in the chair, and there were also present W. Be Comie, Bowmanville ; H. 1'. Moore, Aoton ; L. G. Jackson, New- market ; A. p. Pirie, Dundee, and T. H. Preston, Brantford. A communisation was read from the railways, stating that the special privileges enjoyed by mem- bers of the association would be continu- ed, and the secretary Was instructed that in future travelling certificates should be issued only to bona fide pubiielters, editors and reporters actively and en- tirely engaged as such. It was decided to recommend the association to increase the entrance foe to $5 and the annual fee for members and reporters to $2. The Lineation of closer intercourse be- tween the Canadian Association and the American Publishers' Association was considered and a report on this question will be presented at the annual meeting. The remainder of the time was spent in arranging a program for the annual meeting, which promises to be one of the most eucttessful the association has yet held. It will open in the Council chamber, Toronto, at 11 a. m. Friday, Feb. • 18th. Among the many im- portant matters bo he considered will be a report of the committee appointed at the last meeting to thoroughly consider the question of advertising rates. Papers will be read on a number of matters of interest to those connected with every department of newspaper work. In con- nection with the meeting it is proposed to hold an exhibition of maohinsry and appliances. The chief interest will centre in the new type -setting machines. Two members of the association who have looked closely into the good and bad points of the leading machines will give the association the benefit of their investigations. It is also proposed to hold a dinner, at which a representative from the American Publishers' Associa- tion and also one of the most prominent New York journalists will be present. Ca.nu,diaux Newr. Sir John Macdonald entered upon his 77th year Sunday. The Bishop of Peterbero' has been ap- pointed archbishop of York. The St. Thomas Journal will erect a fine new building in the spring. Thomas Wilson, town oterk and treas- urer of Dundas, died Saturday. Fire destroyed s,bout $30,000 worth of property in Brighton village last even- inThere is no disturbance among the Indians in the Turtle Mountain district in Manitoba. A number of Alberta men propnee to forma company to carry out an irrigation eeheme in the vicinity of MacLeod. The mission of Hon. Robert Bond, Colonial Secretary of Newfoundland, to Washington, is said to have resulted in a fiasco. Heavy gales blety this week on the Nova Scotia and New Brunswttk coasts. The tide' at St. John was the highest on record. 8n agitation hes been commenced in the county of Elgin baying in view the adoption of the Torrens system of land transfer. Mr. Hewkshaw, of Glanwortb, had e fine Shropshire ewe which gave birth to twin lambs two weeks ago. Mother and lambs are doing well. Petitions to be prsseuted to the House of Commons next session asking for pro- hibition have been in oirouletion in El- gin county the past week. Dr. J. D. Thorburn end Dr. Fred. Winnett, of Toronto, arrived back from Berlin on Tueeday, where they had been to investigate the Koch remedy. Mr. Keating, elected reeve of liempt- ville, hes nben-3oued his seat, having found himself disqualified on account of being surety fon the village treae0rer. The proprietors of the Bixel Brewery, Brantford, have jest finished stoning away 1000 toes of ice for cooling purposes only. The work has been done in the last ten days. The Caledonian Society of Toronto has voted $100 towards the expenses of pro• vidiug a burial plot and cairn for the poor of Sootbish origin. Robb. Swan was. installed as presidenb. Natural gas is soaring the life out of the iuhabitunts of Rubhven. Last week a house was burned dowtt through the leakage in the pipes, end on Tuesday two more buildings had a biose call from the same pause. For the first time in the history of the town of Simeon the entire counoil hes been elected by aoolamation. The can- didates in the several weeds :net and ballobted among themselves, the losers retiring by agreement, The firm of Deck ,2 Dnolt, publishers of the Kincardine Reporter, has been die. seleed by mutual tuusent. ltd. 0. Dtnok retires, and he will shortly leave for the Paoifia coast, The business will be tar- ried on by Walter M. Dank. • eloseplt D. Monteith, of the Gore of Downie, won lest Friday's daily cash prize of $10 fur the lat'gcet list of error's (misspelled words, etc,) disooverod in the tlec'meer ntinben of Our Montes, 01 Brookville, Ont., and scut iu that day. 1'r of. Kook's lyutp WAS r000ived et Galt on Satnrduy by Tyr. Sylvester, who, on Tuoecley, in tine presenou of several medi- sal gentlemen inoetl.ttei the fleet pabfett. The symptoms of reactiot wave in every way snuffler to those described by the professor. The oleotiou of Officers in connection with the Provincial Poultry Association took place, with the following result :— Prosit.lent, John W. Dutton, B,a owun• villa •, First voce -president, Allan Rogtto, London ; :amend vioe.president, W. Bar. bar, 'Toronto ; Secretary, M. Bern, Bow. manville in elected ; Treasurer, John J. Meson, lowmanviluo, by ace.; Directors, Messrs, W. R. li.nigbt, John 13, Archi- bald, John 3. Moorcrafb, l owmanville ; D. 0. True, Lindsay; 0. F. Wagner, Toronto ; W. Mebafl, .London ; John Number 27, Cole, Hamilton ; Jett. Main Bayne, and J. S. Oldrieve, Kingston ; Auditors, H. B. Donovan, Thos. A. Duff, Toronto ; leek. gates to Industrial Exhibition, J. DLI. worth and C. be Wagner, Toronto; Dela• gates to Western fair, Geo. G. MuCor• mink and J. II. Saunders, London ; Dale. gates to Central fair, John CeIe, and F. 11. Hamilton, of Hamilton. During the flog on Saturday morning the ferry boat Union got lost in crossing the Niagara from Fort Erie to Black Rook, and brought up on the rooks on the Canadian side, where she lay for some time awaiting a favorable ohaoge in the wind. Deborah Carruthers, relict of the late William Linton, was found dead in her house at Pickering, Ont., Friday even• ing. She walked several miles the pre. vices day to visit friends, and returned in her usual good health. She was past 88 years old, In the lacrosse tournament at Madison Square garden, New York, last Friday night the Montreal Lacrosse Club de- feated a, pioked team of the United States by a score of 5 to 4. The Caugh- nawaga Indians were beaten in games with the Montreal and Staten Island clubs. A man named Cerruthere, in charge of Fotheringbam's mill, on Rainy river, was discovered in his house with bullet in his head, it having entered above nose. There are no details, but report saga his wife was in the house at time of the fatality. Whetber it is murder or suicide has not yet been aecertaine.i. A. man named C. Campbell started from Rathbun in a state of intoxication for Coe. Hill, but went a short distance when be lay down on the railway track, and when pioked up some time after his feet were frozen stiff ; his hands and face were badly frozen. Hie Meet will have to be amputated. An old colored marl named Hall, wbo went to Owen Sound many years ago from slavery land and squatted on a sec- tion of what is now the pleasure ground, has recently shown remarkable rejuven- ation, though over 90 years of age, hav- ing become the possessor of an entire set of perfect teeth, and a new crop of wool where for years he has been completely bald. A. gay young man named Sydney Hoch, who for the past year, has been bookkeeper in the Thorold casket factory, is missing. Notwithstanding that Mr. Hoch was surrounded by all the emblems of death, it appears he was a happy mortal, despising the grave and revelling in the gay and festive bowl. He is a de- faulter to the extent of several hundred dollars. Robert Harrow, a basket•mak• er, is also missing. Amelia Labornuarde was found dead in the woods 0 or 8 miles south of Ma- lone. She was the daughter of one Jos- eph L ebombarde, and was 17 years old. It is reported that her mother had told her that she had reached an age when she must earo her own living, and so she had starred afoot for Malone, a distance of perbaps 20 miles, to look for work. Sbe was insufficiently clad and doubtless lamina °billed and worn out, and laid down to die. Dennis Gallagher, Buffalo, champion wrestler of the U. S. police, is in To- ronto trying to arrange a match with R. N. Harrison, the Grand Trunk police- man, who issued a challenge on Wednee. day last. Gallagher says that he will wrestle Harrison in his own style for from $100 to $500 a side, but if Harrison will not wrestle for money he will con. test the police championship of the U. S. and Canada with him for the gate money. Ned Harden, sx.champion oarsmen .of the world, on Saturday stated the con• ditions on which he would rape William O'Connor, the American champion. "I will not row until late in the season, at I am anxious to see bow O'Connor comes riot with Teenier, Gaudaetr, eto. Then I will make a match for $1000 or over, to take plane on the Bey." "I believe he will be tr favorite with the betting men, but he'll have to pull faster than over I saw him or the pnbtin will get left" said the renowned soil er in a confident man- ner. Monday afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock it terrible accident happened at Ocean Dock, Victoria, B. C., at the en- trance to the harbor, resulting in the loss of four lives. A gang of men were em. played in discharging panned salmot from the steamer Danube, which arrived a few days ago from northern ports. The oases of salmon wets being piled in a large shed at the end of the wart, and about 5,000 cases bad been landed and piled up iti addition to a quantity already stored in the shed, when suddenly a de. pression of the flooring was noticed, end with a crashing noise the piles gave way. Crash went some of the stringers and the heavy pieces of timber, and the flooring parted, proeipitating the men and thousands of oases of salmon into the y awning gulf. It is reported flab the trotting stallion, Nelson, hes been solei to Brewer Support et $180,000. At a meeting of the local branch of the Hamrtno ' Society Wednesday it was suggested that a Canadian association should be formed. Ex Governor Thayer, of Nebraska, per- sists in refusing to vacate the guberna- torial chair, and it is hinted that hemey be expelled by force. A -crowd of about 500 Isthmian Hebrews mei, woman and children, have landed at Dover with the intention of emigrating to the United Staten. The Yaltinia Indians in Wesbingtott state are now reported to bo indulging in the gbosb dance, and it is feared they will jolt the Indians in the meth. be Donoghue will bring haok to Amer- ica the Prmeo of Orange plate for the best skating, This trophy has been held iu England for the past 10 years. Geo, el. Bartholomew, formerly presi- dent of the Charter Oak Life Insnranoo Company of Hartford, Conn., who fled to Canada some yeare ago, rohtrnod to Hart- ford 01 Tuesday, pleaded guilty to em, bezzlemsut of $10,000, and was sent to Stat° Prison for it year. Us is 70 niers old end in feeble health,