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The Brussels Post, 1891-6-26, Page 1Volume 18. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1891. Number Q. A ix:mit FROM LIVERPOOL. 're the /Senor of Mira Pon, Dna Sna—I wish to send you a few notee on a trip bo the Old Country and if you think they are worth the trouble you can publith them in Toe Poem, On May lath I Arrived in Montreal and won some time sight seeing in the oily. Montreal le 3 large city and earries on a big manufaeturing business which gives it quite e businetualike appearauee. There is quite e large business done in the export trade in cattle to the English markete, The streets in some parts of the city are very narrow and crooked. On May the 20133, at four o'clock iu the morning, we set mil for Quebec, 106 miles distant down the St. Lawrence, one of the most noble and one of the largest riven in the world. Now, to my mind, a sail dowu the St. Lawrence to Quebec cannot be surpassed for grand eights and beautiful scenery. The whole route was one panoramic view, moun. tains and farms, towns and villages one after the other feom one end of the trip to the other. The river' I think, is about one mile wide. We gotin sight of the old historic town about 2:130 in the nfter• noon which brought to my memory the victorious bintle fought to gain its port. session aud in which the gallant Wolfe lost his life after leading Ms courageous troops up the eteep mountain to the Plains of Abraham. The place was pointed out to us, also the steep rooms tain- aide and the conclusion we arrived at wile that it was a very dangerous and difficult feat to undertake. A few months ago a large piece of the rook fell and crushed, several house's to atoms beneath its tremendous force. Quebec has a very nice appearance from the boat and I would like to ramble through its streets but the boat goes on and we will Boon be out on the open sea. The sailors, being mostly Liverpool men, several of them asked me where 1 was from. I told them from the Connty of Huron in Ontario. They say, "Is that far from Winnipeg ?" Others would say, "How tar is that from Winnipeg?"Winnipeg seems to them to be the capital of the Dominion and tbe centre of attraction. Nothing of importanoe happened on our journey across the Atlantic. We had a nioe, fine -voyage and landed safe in Liverpool aftee nearly eleven days on the ocean. We bad to pass the south of Ireland inetead Of Londonderry to shun the icebergs and this caused our journey to be 200 nano longer. 1 intend to stay in Liver- pool a few days, then I will take the boat for Dublin from which city I will send you a few inore notes. I remain, Youre truly, ,l, 13. Liverpool, June Pl, '91. Washington Letter. (From our Regular Oorrespondeuta Washington, Jane 13, In ninetymine cases out of one hun- dred the man with an excellent educatiou and the qualifications that will enable bine to fill an expert position or a seien- tido chair exhibits a woeful laok of good hard business sense when he appears be. lore the United States Civil Service Commission and undergoes an examin. ation with the Lope of entering into one of the Department or being assigned to special scientific work. While it may be true in the abstract that this Govern- ment is generous and liberal, it is never. theless niggardly and miserly when it comes to the regulation of salaries of men wbo are compelled to possess an education for beyond the ordinary that they may obtain place's paying little more than unskilled 'Aber. Recently there occupied vactancies in the Naval Oberservatory, and to fill them appli- cants will be examined for the positions of electrician, photographer, assistant librarian, and three computer,. Now, a skilled electrician is worth from 631,000 to $5,000 a year, and Uncle Sam. per. poees to inaugurate a reform. He pro. bably goes on the theory that 'money ie the root of all evil, and the less money a man has the more righetons he will be. This electrician, who, if he be suocessful will draw the muniftoent salary of 61,500, will be required to stand a rigid examin• ation, in both theoretical and prantical electricity and its maltituclinone ap. plioations. The photographer to Uncle Sam will only get $1,200 a year, and as a, preparatory step to earning this amount be rnust first tell all he knows about or. dinaey photographic manipulations, to. gather with the different Incomes used in the arta But this is not all. Ile must understand the character of the necessary optical apparatus togethet with the ap. plierstion of photography to aetromomioal work. The assistant librarian is in pretty much the same fix. The circular of the civil service calls Elie position that of an "ageistant libratian," and this is the only evidence of modesty on the part of those sitting in judgment over these extraordinarly high.salitried ex - pelts, This nnasenming Resident to the librarian must be pretty much of a lin- guist, with a dash or two of soienoe thrown in just to keep up the standard. The examination for oomputers will in. Ulnae algebra, geometry, logorithme, tri- gonometry and elementary astronomy, rod for wearing out their braiu tissuee both before and after examination they oan if they aro are stioceseful draw 61,200 a year and no more. All this leads to conolusion that then is somethieg wrong when a laboeee who ean lutedly read and write can draw mo a year, and the *scientific book worm, learned in all the elegies and isms, must ebert in, as a rule at 0000. Them is a gemblituce of a pre. minm on manual labor mod it discount on knowledge, educatioo and intelligence. The government has notified its agents on the Alaskan Nal Mande to stop the killing of wale by the North Amorioan Commercial Company when the catch bag reached 7,510. Thie shows that the government has put into actual operation its propesition to Great Britain pending a eettlemeut of the long controaerey. 61 the talent negotiatione ahould be broken Off and the efforts el the KM govern - monis a0Me to naught a valise' Will he eat to /leafy the seal eeMpany's agent of the fact and authorize a contingence 06 3110 now generally prohibited killing. 63 30 Emir' that material progress is being made towards a temporary settlement of the Behring sea question, pending a final arbitration of the points now at issue, The President, Sooretaey Foster and At- torney General Miller were in conference early this week discussing the situation, Tbe revenue cutter Corwin is now at San Francine awaiting final orders, and it is expected that thews will be sent to her within the next few days, when she will proceed to Behring sea. After oommeui. eating with the government agents at the Beal Weak; it is presumed that the Cor. win will assist the other vessels in polio. ing the sealing waters. "We need a Samuel J. Randall in the next Congress to do some pruning for us," Bind Repreeentative W. 11. Forney, of Alabama, to your correspondent last night. Mr. Forney is a veteran in ser- vice on the Committee on Appropria- tions, and he naturally takes a deep in- terest in the question 03 3110 receipts and expenditures of the Government. "There is no surplus now," be added, "and the preparation of the appropriation bills during the next bwo yeare will require considerable ooze." Grey COUneil Meeting. Counoil met as Court of Revision Lo drainage assessment under Byelaw 14o 284 of the township of Elma at Zimmer' Hotel, Cranbrook, on June 19311, pursuan fia advertisement, All the members wer present and subscribed the neoeesar oath. There were eleven appeals entere against said asseesment, viz.: John Mc Naught, Angus Campbell, John lifcTag garb, James McNair, Geo, Dunlop, Thos Downey, William Fulton jr., G. K Matheson, George Shires, R. end 3. Ken dall and Robert Robertson, all chtimin to be too high assessed for the &melt they will receive, The appellants wer all present and were heard in the orde in which they were reoeived, and the as Basement was amended as foliates :— Moved by Walter Oliver, seconded by Wm. Brown that Jobe MoNaughtal as sessment be reduced $5.00.—Oarried Moved by E. Bryan, seconded by W Oliver that Jas. McNair's and William Fulton's jr. be reduced earth 67.00.— Carried. Moved by E. Bryan, 'seconded by Thos. Ennis that Thos. Downey's be reduoed $10.00 and R. and 3, Kendall 620.00.—Cartied, Moved by William Brown, seeonded by E. Bryan that Ca K. Matheson's be reduoed on the following lots -33 and 34, con. 16, ettels $24.00 ; 21, con. 17, 011.00, and 34, eon. 17, 610.00.— Carried. Moved by Wm. Brown, second- ed by Thos. Ennis that the sesessment of the municipality be increased $154.00 aud that the assessment of John MoTag. gart, Geo. Shia's, Geo. Dunlop, Robert Robertson and Angus Canipbell be sus- tained.—Carried. Moved by E. Bryan, sectonded by W. Oliver that the Conrt of Revision Le now closed and general Council business taken.—Carried. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Petition of A. McNair and 20 others praying for a grant to repair side road 3, con. 19—Moved by W. Oliver, seconded by n. Bryans that the stem of 630.00 be granted.—Carried. Applica. tion of John McIntosh for aid to bnild 40 rods wire fence on side roal at lot 21, con. 12, Mr. Ennis to abtend to Raid ap- plication. Joseph Whitfield applied for a resurvey of ditch or drein—Ditolies and Watercourses Act --under an award dated he 4311 day of July, 1885. Moved by W. Oliver, seconded by Wrn. Brown that the Clerk be instructed to notify the Engin- e0 to inspect said drain and report at ext meeting of Conneil.—Carried. Peti. ion of Hugh Campbell and 19 others raying for aid to Samuel Shine, an in- igent with one arm—Moved by Walter liver, seconded by Wm. Brown that the Reeve be instructed. to attend to the neatter and grant what aid he may deem ecessary.—Carried. A. By-law wag in - reduced to raise Ihe sum of $8,747.00, eing the sane assessed against the lands nd roads for drainage originating in the ownship of Elms, and extending. into rey, and for the payment of the lease- d thereon for 20 years. Said By-law %ma read over three times and passed. he followiug amounts were handed in ud ordered to be paid, viz; David olmes, culvert at lot 22, con. 16. 69.00 ; ohn Steiss gravelling on aide road 4, on. 18, 084'.80 ; John Steles, shovelling ravel, (310.00; Michael Mullin, gravel, 9.85 • G. A.. Deadman, 7 index books r Vo'ters' Liebe, 61.40 ; jaoob Long, eaning road at lots 84 and 35, oon. 17, 18.03 ; Wm. Spence, going round to ound-keepars and taking. declarations, 5.00 • Lewis Bolton, Engineer's expen. es, Dianna and Watemourees Act, #20.• ; Luke Speiran, gravelling at lot 25, on. 14, $18.00 ; Geo. Coate, phenking wo bridgee, lot 52, cons 1, (33.20; Gabriel whet, gravelling at lot 80, coe. 12, 5.00 • Edward Coltes, gravel, (31.38; oter 'Sinclair, shovelling gravel, .06.60 ; oho MoLauchlin, shovelling gravel, 4,00 ; James Campbell, culvert at lob 7, n. 163 (34.00; John Knight, man and am on road oee day, (32.00; Elias iokson, gravelling at lots 7 and 8, eon. , (310,00; Wrn. Maohao, culveei on undary Grey and Lima, Grey share, .87 • Wm. Ware, gravelling on side ad 6', oon. 16, 66.40; Lorenzo Frain, melting. wash-out on road, (30.00; Lot. zo From, plankingibridge at lots 10 and , eon. 8, 04.95 John Lowe, geavelliug lot 8, con, 4, (321,00' Thoinite Mo. suehlin, gravelling inlet 2, con. 0,984.. John Dougherby, digging on side d 0, let 31, con. 12, 00.00. Council en adjourned to meet again at Mellon- d'e Hotel, Cleanbtook, on the setiond itlay in August next, when Trainees timatee will bo received. Wta Seems, Clerk, 13 21 Biet fo ol 6 a 0310 63 P to 12 bo 64 ro re en 11 at 01 00 ro th al Fr es Hog oholera be broken out in Indiana. Fell River, Mime., had a $100,000 fire Monday. Two guards and two aonvietg wete killed in an attempted gaol delivery at Oole City, Gla,„ 'Wendel. Four Imildred teed eiglity thousand dollen' in gold has been sipped to Ilarope from Net, York. A. Balloonlet Drop Into Mike Erie. Aeronaut W. W. Molewen, who made an amain from Cleveland, 0., last Satur- day Afternoon, cleseended lino the oold webers of Lake lerie, lost his balloon, re. oeived a drenching, and barely stamped with his life. He has made 403 Ration sions, anti says that the 13151 was the woreb in his experience. He told 333 8 story to a reporter atter a rest from hie exertions. The balloon rose at 8:40 o'olook, 66 mounted steadily until above the top of the 10.story savings bank building. There it Was caught by a breeze from the south whioh wafted 33 30 a northerly direction. As ib improaahed the lake a parachute bearing an order for a sewing machine, which the demob was designed to adver- tise, was tossed overboard and decended at the bank of the lake near Lake View park, At a height of a mile the balloon, then well out over the lake, streak a north.east current of air and was carried off opposite the eastern end of the eity, It continued to riee until an altitude of four and one.fournamilee, as the aeron. aut estimated it, was reached. The wincl at this altitude moved due west, and the balloon wits carried with it to a point somewhere between .A.von Point and Rooky River, and 10 miles off shore, iticEwen found that tho shore was stead. ily reoeding, and his glass, which is good for 20 miles, showed only one vessel in eight. For the first time in his experi- ence he suffered from the cold, and the rarefaction of the air caused the drums of his ears to painihim. He desoended to a height of about three miles in the hope of striking e current that would drive him towerd shore, but without success. He then turned his attention toward the vessel on the lake below him. It was a threeanasted steam barge with all sails furled, plowing along under a full head of steam. She was almost directly beneath him and a trifle in advance of the balloon an her course. He pulled the wave rope and sank steadily toward her. The vessel kept right on and he tried to sigue-I her. First he fired his revolver under the car to avoid any danger of igniting the gas. Then lie waved bis het and [shouted, but no sign came from the vessel. His signals had, however, attracted atten- tion from tugs at ehe mouth of the river and two of them put out after him. For three-quarters of an hour while they pursued him the bedloon ear hung within three or four feet of the water, and at every 100 feet or so slapped against the chopping waves. McEwen was thorough- ly drenched and threw out severed sand hags, which he carried for balltest, in enc. oession. This had the effect of raising her a little in the air, but caused the air. ship to glide more rapidly away from the pursuing tugs. The aeronaut, who was alone in the car, tied a sand bag to a small anchor and lowered it by a l -inch rope to the water. The drag caused the balloon to slacken her speed considerably and soon it began settling again. As the car dreetped into the water sand bap were thrown over one at a tie. The tag, T. M. Moore, name up with the balloon eater an almost interminable length of time to the besoaked man. The oar was just above her smokestack at the time and the tug men had seized the drag line. latoEwen hastily slipped down tbe rope to the deck, and at the same in- stant the tag's engine was reversed to avoid igniting the balloon. Simultaneous. ly the squall, whioh had been approaoh- ing from the west Cor half an hour,struok the balloon and releed ib with a jerk. The strain broke the slender rope and the balloon sailed away over the lake. It was irnpossible to chase it In the gale which began blowing and the tug pub back to the river, where she arrived an hour or more later. Fourth Division Court. The regular sittings of the Fourth Division Court was held in the Town Hall, Brussels, on 2304 inst., judge Doyle presiding. The oases were disposed of as follows : Love, primary oreditor vs. Nelson, primary debtor, Faulkner et al, Gar. nishee—judgment for primary oreditor. Bowen appellanb—Fenee viewers award—Township of Grey, respondents. An appeal from the validity of an award made by three fence viewers of township of Grey, alleged by appellant to be void for went of finality, Taylor for appellant, and Maybe° for respon. dente. The evidence having been heard the Judge adjgdged the award to be void and ordered the respondents to pay 614.70 costs forthwith. Laing vs. Burton—A, remand from last court and was settled out of oourt by the parties. Serachan Bros. vs. Milne—An action on account. Judgment for plaintiff for $18,00 and caste. Stewart & Lowiok vs. Switzer—Dis- puted amount. Settled by parties. Ross et al executors of Geo. lIayoroft vs. jno. Molelroy—Disputed acoount. Judgment for plaintiff for full amount and oosts A. number of jtulgment suinmons were hoard and the usual orders made. The court then adjourned. John Partin °soaped from Michigan State Prison on Smithey, A mail wadi wee attacked near Tillie by brigands end two passengers killed. Four workmen wore killed in 3 3113110011 &resident near St. Petersburg on Sunday, The body of a inerdered woman was found at it houble in Tottenham Court Iload, London, on Sunday. The murder- er escaped. The fent of sending feemimilim of handwriting by electricity has been itcoomplishea in a measure. Seeentl thoueand words wore sent and reeeived between Chicago and New Yorlr in this Manlier Monday, In writing there are but two movemeets—one tip and down stroke, the other monument sideway% The ourves are the result of the two movetnente. The speed feta be as high as it le possible to Write, but the Metre. Menai Monday wore sot a 25 tvords minute. Ora media at reTee mere - Hamm, the oarsman, is dead. Grand Lodge 1. 0, G. T. is meeting at Peterboroa The Welland Natural Gas Company have defected to eink a second well. A terrifio windstorm swept over the country north of Winnipeg Tuesday. Eddie anther was drowned while bathing in the Assiniboine Tuesday, Frank Ingram, it laborer, wag killed by lightning near Auetin, Man., Tuesday. Salmon is reported unusually plentiful in the St, LAwrenee below the Saguenay. A human skeleton was recently dug up on the farni of John Gunn, North Em- bro. jamas Allen, Selkirk, has been senten- ced to eeven years in penitentiary for cattle -stealing. Marcelles Mowry, of Peterboro', has been allied et Viutoria, B. 0., by the bursting of an emery wheel. The 0, P. R. steamers him resumed their trips to Port Arthur, and the oft/. zees of that town are mollified. The Windsor Council has agreed to of- fer the County Council a free site for the county buildings if they are removed to Windsor. L. 8. Beaten, of Pelee Island, who is a relative of John Brown, of revolutionary fame, has sold 400 acres on the Islend to Sandusky parties. The 0. P. la, steamer Emprees of Japan has made the fasteet trip on re. cord across the Paoifie, viz., 10 days 21 hours and 23 minutes. A razzle-dazzle, a sort of roller coaster machine, collapsed at Montreal Saturday and several people were badly out and bruised, buff no one was fatally injured. Charles 11. Whitehead, deputy regis- trar of Oxford county, died at Wood. stook Monday. He was a very popular and known far and wide for his hospital- ity. Rev. Dr. Alex. Sutherland, missionary seerstary of the Methodist church of Canada has been offered the principal- ship of Mount Allison College at Sack- ville, N. B. In a game of baseball at Blenheim on Saturday Stanley Arnold and a yonng man named Johnson came in collision. Arnold's cheek bone was smashed in and he will be disfigured for life. An inquest was held at Blenheim last Saturday on the bodies of Mee. David Clark and her two children, found drowned in the Eau Friday morning. The jury returned a verdict of tempor- ary insanity. Judge Horne, of Windsor, has ordered the release of Sue. Beno, who has been incarcerated in Sandwich for the past two months on tbe charge made by D. MeAllaster, of Comber, that he was about to leave the omunry to beat his creditors. The Guelph Rifle Assoeiation held their regular weekly shoot the other day, when some remarkable work was done by Staff•Sergt. Ogg. He made 108 out of a possible 105. He used a Mart- ini rifle, and shot from the knee at 200 yet*. Fred 0. Laird, of Chiosgo, son of the late Rev. W. H. Laird, of the Methodist Church. has for,varded to all the friends of the late olergyman a memorial volutne oontaining a sketch of his life, rec. The volume is a very handsome souvenir, printed on antirate paper. There is a likelihood of the big double scull ram between Hanlan and O'Connor and Gitudaur and McKay, on July 18, being rowed at the beach, Hamilton, providing a seitable purse is offered. Titanium and O'Oonnor will be here on Saturday to take in the Corbel -Donohue race, and will try to make arrangements then, Theoaore Ituel, a Montreal grocer, left bis store about eight days ago, telling hie wife, to whom he had been married only about a month. that he Was going down town to buy gapes. From that time to the preseut nothing has been heard of him. A man 0e01ed Horton, foreman for Kimball & Ashman, has also been missing for a week, At a special meeting of the Board of Trade, held ea Kingston Friday evening to consider the question of the ereotion of a monument oommemorative of the late Sir Sohn Macdonald, it was decided that a monument costing about $25,000 should be erected in what is known as the Tower Park, a piece of land lately presented to the oity by the Dorniuion Government, individual subscriptions not to °aimed 610. The Dominion will be canvassed. It is stated Won the short hay crop in Quebec Provinoe will be made more ear. Lain by the oonduot of many farmers who are nlowing up their meadows for oats or turtling them into pasture lends. This move on the part of the farmer 35 in the right direetion. .A. hay orop is bulky and impoveriehes the soil, already poor enough through many arops and the neg. Mot of manuring. The crop is an uncer- tain one, and bay dealers are not always In the best of favor at the bank, while by turning a portion of meadow into pasture the farmer ehould be able to turn his geese into butter, 'theme and cattle, all of WOO& are capable of yielding him a fair and almost certain profit. Clara Wortmen, Salisbury's missing he, has been found, dressed in boy'e lobbing, working as a fartn hand in ing's county, IV% B. Deports haVe been 11 circulation for them days that a trango-looking boy, dressed in ill.fitting loam, and with hair rougbly cut, hod James Cevanagh, Clerk of Proton oen seen at various points along tbe I. township, boa reoenely lost his two hue. P, between Saliebnry and Stiee0X, dead armee of laud. About three years n Tuesday morning of Mat week J. L'. ago he coneented to endorse a hot° for miter, of Salisbury, drove to Penobe- 0400 for an acquaintanoe. As there were uis, and, Omit two miles below the two others on the note, and the maker tation holed Clara working as a farm was seism:mod to be perfeebly safe, there and Liwith Byree McLeod. She had did not appenr to be any risk. TM after. Ben there it wook. She did not say war& made inquiries, and was told the uch, but alleged that elle was diesatie- note wag paid at inathrity, Reeently a ed with things at borne. She was thit wag entered against him for the face reseed in a pair of pante and coat be., of the note and costs, amounting to 4700, nging to her brother. Her own oloth. A small mortgage lay againet the land, g, a pair Of soissore and a loolting.glase and this it seems was plirohased by the ere found near her home in the woods, boldet Of the note, and last week the here elm had out het own hait and land Was sold. Mr. Oavimagh chsime mimed her make-up. The first day ehe that (mule have reified the money if 'mei. orked on the farm at Pehobsquis (dent time had been given Mtn, but, RA elped to toed 90 Made of immure and it is, the two farms are hie no longer. as Afterwards set to heeitg petatoera - The Americium Mance 06 1315 Salvation Army at Wincleor has recently disbaod. ed, John Keefe fell to the bottom of the tunnel shaft at Niagara Falls Met 13011. da' morning and was killed. late grip is atill epidernio in the Mag. dalen Islands. There is no lishing and the faatorme have been closed. Gnelph Is to have a trades proceesion on Dominion Day in which seventy-six firms have coneented to take part. Dr. James McMahon'M. P. P, for the North Riding of Wentworth, is reported to be dying at his home in Dundee. Miss Nioholson, severteen years old, from Mies Rye's home at Nia.gara.on.the- Lake, suloided near Galt on Friday. In au elevator accident in the Gazette building at Montreal on Saturday, a 1213311 and the elevator boy were seriously in. lured. During a thunder storm on Friday a 14.year-old son of W. Franklin, of Rom. ney, was streak by lightning and instant- ly kthed. T. G. Shaughnesey has been appointed a direotor oi the 0. 21,11. to succeed Hon. j. J. C. Abbott, and has also been elect. ed vice-president of the board. John atobinson's Great Circus has in. ranged to exhibit throughout Western Ontario during July. It will show at plaoes contiguous to tbe Grand Trunk Railway. At the meeting of the General Assem- bly in Kingston last week a resolution in favor of prohibition was carried. Mon. treat was </wiled upon as the next plaoe of meeting. There are flee inmates in the Oxford county jail who were confined there its paupers. There agee are 72, 81, 83, 87 and 91, a tote' of 414 years, or an average of 89 years. Henry 1. Ellard, of the Queen's print- er's offiae, was sbot at Monday night by a young ruffian named Misole. The ball narrowly miesed Ellard's head. alisole has been arrested, The Gloucester mackerel fishermen have had a light catch this season, even lighter than last year. They say there are plenty of fish off Nova Scotia, but they keep close to shore. .A. storm of wind and ram eisited Omernee Monday. The drill shed was nnroofed, other buildings damaged, ehade and fruits trees destroyed, crops flatten. ed and roads washed out. George Ostruna of Kincardine, charged with shooting at Bailiff Campbell last winter while the latter was retaking a seizure on his 'netnews, was tried before Judge Kingsmill. The jury brought in a verdict of insanity. The prisoner there- fore will he confined in an insane asylum. William Edgar, of Montreal, general passenger agent of the Grand Trunk Railway, was married on Monday morn. ing to Miss E. C. G. Tempest, daughter of the late W. S. Tempest, of Port Hope. The ceremony was oonducted by the Rev. Edwin Daniel, rector of St, Johns' church. The partiee left in Ur. Edgar's private car for the seaside. A Toronto dispatch says :—Rev. Jas. Thompsou has been suepended for one year by the Methodist Conference because of the declaration in a recent sermon of his unbelief in "a material hell." Mr. Thompson expressee the belief that there was no punishment for wrong -doers but annihilation, and that the ides, that they would be punished with perpetual fire was illogical and unsupported by Scrip tural testimony. A Glasgow special says that John D. McPherson, of Sault Ste, Marie, the all round ahampion athlete of the United States and Canada, is there. He has issued a chellenge to contend against George Davideon, McRae and Owen Duflie, or any athlete in England or Scot- land, to put the light and heavy shot for any amount from 2200 to 0500 a side, for the championship of the world. Ma- Pherson's arrival has created quite a stir among the Scotch athletes. The wife of the manager of a well- known express company had cemasion to leave Toronto for Montreal. She took a sleeper, When some 80 miles from Montreal she went to the toilet roora to wash. On her third finger she wore a $700 diamond ring, and while washing her hands the soap loosened the ring, Which slipped from her finger and rolled into the svashbasin and down the water pipe to the treck below, Sectionmen Mose since searched for tbe ring, but without moose. Auerbach & Glabschen's oil works at Breslan, Ont., were detroyed by fire on Stinday. The brewery of Ilopf & Cioerok, situated neat' the refinery, wee in danger of destruotion and was saved in a novel manner. The watee supply proving insufficient the fireman were in. vited to make use of the beer stored in the place. .A. large number of casks of thepreoione fluid were brought ont and their contents poured upon the flames, with the result of potting a stop to the spread of the oonflageation. Bert MoKitinon, a I4 -year-old Wood. stook boy, ran away from home over two years ago, and no tidings had been re- ceived of Min since until Friday evening when he put in an appearance at bis Mothorat house. During hie absence he travelled through Ontario, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and his only explanation was that he wanted to see the world. lie was much distressed to learn that hifi filt1i0V had died during hie absence. Thos. Boon, of Springfield, employed by the M, 0. R. Company, repairing Kettle Creek bridge, fell 00 feet, breaking his leg. He was otherwitie badly injured, A series of very destruotive cyclones ars reported from various parts of the States. lifuoli property was deseroyed, and in some instances there was a lose of life. A. report just issued by the Depart. meat of Agrieulture promises well for thie year's orop returne in Manitoba. There are 016,000 acres in wheat, an in- creaae of 170,000 over 1890 ; B05,000 acres in wee, an increase of 70,000 ; 80,000 in barley, on locrease of 23,000, and 12,705 acres in potatoes, an increase of 1,893. Harriett Berenice Stowe, the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," celebrated her 8033* year in her home at Hartford, (Jenne this week. She has reambed that ripe old age, honored by millions of read- ers in all parts of the world for the sig- nal service she rendered in the abolitiou of slavery. It is now said that she is failing rapialy in body and mind. That is almost to be expeoted at her tins° of life. Every octogenarian cannot be a Gladstone in point of mental and bodily equipment. A serious aliooting affair took place lu the township of Ameba', about seven miles from Wiarton, on Thursday even- ing of last week, which may prove fatal to one of the partioipants. It appears a dog belonging to a young man named Jahn S. Cook bit the tail off a cow owned by Johnston A.berorombie, a farmer living near Cook's place. Abercrombie, being naturally incensed at the dog's attack upon the cow, loaded bis gun, walkea over to Cook's and shot the dog while lying at its master's door. Cook, who was in the house at the time, it ie al- leged, took his rifle down and, following Abercrombie, shot him in the leg, ghat. tering the thigh bone badly. Cook was arrested on Fridey and tried before A. J. Kyle and C. V. Parke, J. Pee. After taking evidence the case was adjourned for one week for further evidence. Both families have lived in Ameba' for some yetsre and have been nearly always on friendly turns. The wounded man le about 50 years of age and has a large family. Cook is a young unmarried man, of quiet demeanor and much respected by those who know him. People We Know. -- Jas. Drewe was in town on Monday. Mrs. Jas. Ross has been quite poorly. Wm. Smith, painter, is away at Strat- ford. Miss Ethel Creighton is home from Delhi. Mrs. R. N. Barrett was quite ill during the past week. Postmaster Fisher, of Wingham, was In town on Thursday. Mrs. Cori -neck was in Stratford for a few days last week. Mes. Nightingale, Harry said the baby are visiting et Mount Forest. Miss Boyd, of Stratford, is visiting Miss Lizzie 'Wilson this week. Miss Maggie MoNaughton left this week for a visit to Buele's Mrs. George Sandere, of Flint, Mich., is visiting her narente in Brussels. Lean week Mies Cowan and Miss Law. rie were visiting Mrs. Roderick Ross in Brussels. Mrs. W. A. Calbiok has received the -$9,500 insurance on the life of her late husband. Alex. Smith, who has been in Toronto for some time, hae, taken a situation in Kingston as traveller. Mrs. Thos. Farrow arrived home this week from an enjoyable visit with old friends at London and vicinity. Mrs. Donald Sinclair's health has not been tirstmlass for the past month. We hope an improvement will soon be noticed. We regret to hear ef the dangerous ill- ness of Mrs. T. S. Humphries. She ia at her father's aud doubts are enter- tained for her reoovery. J. Croaker and wife, of Exeter, were in town for a few days this week visiting at B. Gerry's while on their way home front Shelburne where theirlson, J, H., resides. It is reported that the Misses Dimsdele, evangelists, who visited Brussels a few years ago, were married on Tuesday of this week to Reverends Aikenhead and Jamieson. Mrs. W. J. Fairfield has received the $2,500 insuranoe on the life of her late husband from the Covenant Mutual Ben. efit Assooiation, and acknowledges her thanke for the same. A. J. Lowick arrived home from his trip to the Pacific coast last Friday. He enjoyed his outing very much and CAW a large number of persons former residents of Brussels and locality. IL P. Moore, editor aed proprietor of the Acton Free Press, visited us last Monday and beguiled the weary hours of "grass -widowerhood." For geniality and whole sonledness Mr. Moore has few equate, Ile went home on Tuesday. Rev, Andrew Milliken of the Meth°. diet denomination, died at Sarnia on Thursday evening, 4311 inst., aged 68 years. He had euffered from paralysis during the pint fase years. He was on the superannuated Het, and had fornaerly been g missionary on the Indian Reeerve below Sarnia. Deceimed was well known in this loottlity years ago. OrairrabtENTAItY.—Tbe Durham Review of last week says :—We are very sorry to learn that the Rev. Mr. Kerr is not to remain on the Durham ofrouit. Ibis too bad to take away a minister from a field oh which he had been so suceessfal and from a people with whorn his beearne so endeared. The loss that the Methodist OM:molt here (sustains in his removal will cerlainly be a great blessing and gain to that field of labor to which he has been transferred. We do most heartily wish every blaming and prosperity to follow him and rest upon hie labors wherever he ilnds work to do for the Master, know. ing that he ie one of those who love the prosperity of Zion. Although youna in yeare Mr. Kerr has earned an enviable reputation for pulpit ability and maitege- mein of church work generally, and his removal from Durham ig meals regretted by all.