The Brussels Post, 1891-8-14, Page 1A
=DEMON
Volume 19.
Washington Letter,
(From our Regular Correepoodenth
Weeffington, Aust, Vel,
The Speakership light Is one of the
most interceding contests of the kind in
many years. Last winter, too early for
safe prediction the friends of Mr. efills
thought he had deeidecily the advantage.
After that) the soles inohnod for a while
even to the eyes of an everage Mille man,
to Mr. Calap, the Georgian having scored
something over the 'flaxen before Oon•
gross adjourned. Is the beginning mil014
was heard of a western oandidate, but
latterly Mr. Springer's boom has seemed
to depend on the farmer's movement go -
lag to him on its own failure, 19 11 should
fail ix its combinations. 11 18 40001100.
ed Mat the four alliance Democrats in
Mr. Crisp% home delegation will not
aupporb his oandidecy. The feetl how-
ever, is that the oandidaoy of Crisp, in
the judgment of his friends, has never
depended on his obtaining the' solid sup-
port of the Georgia delegation. The
statement that Mr. Livingston of the At-
lanta district wee to be the alliance can-
didate has now been before the publio for
several days. The situation is deaidedly
peculiar, If the alliance) members, both
those °hooted as Democrats and those
not so chosen, should be able to cohere
and find to man from among the mph'.
.. ants to suit them who had nearly enough
1 voters to elect hire, they would hold the
. balance of power. It seems impossible
,4 for Mr. Crisp to accede to the Ocala
platform and without that aeoesaion the
. .,, lsoo.uyrtTeeymobitenensoof vtollt
t ee for°e 71rt. rtia:ii,T,:
1
. demand so much as that of any other
r.,candidate ? Will they go to Mr. Hatch
or Mr. Springer ? These are the quest-
' lions the political paid MItlICS ht the Cap.
. ital are worrying with at this time.
Washington is the Convention city.
Conventions naturally and, it may be
said, properly gravitate to the Capital
City of the Nation. I have heard it re-
marked that meet people regard it a
special privilege to receive an appoint -
e, ment as delegates to any convention or
other assemblage that gives them an op•
portunity to visit this most beautifel
and by far the mod interesting of Amer-
ican cities. Not only is there much at
the Capital of the Nation that is ettree-
tire to all citizens by reason of political
and historioal assometions, hut usually
the epeeist centre of interest and sources
of information for znost of the conven-
tions is to be found here.
Apropos of the many summer oonven.
Lions here, it may he noted that there is
a very geveral error in regard to summer
heae in Washington. The Potomac,
which brings the tides up to our doors,
and the neighborhood of that great arm
of the sea, the Chesapeake Bay, and of
the mighty ocean itself, a little beyond,
have the effect of so tempering the solar
rays that the extremes of high tempera-
ture often felt in northern cities are al.
most unknown here, and we never ex-
perience the torrid hots that frequently
in August scorch the prairies of the
Northwest. The fact is that just ati our
winters are mild, having no extreme cold,
so also our summers are mild, having no
extreme heat.
A report of the operations of the patent
Olio for the past year, has been trans.
mitted to the Secretary of the Interior.
Io contains a table which shows that the
number of applioations for the year 1887
was 118,408, and that there has been a
gradual iuorease for each of the ensuing
years. Last year the number received
was 48,616. In 1887 there were 7,601
applications awaiting action, and last
year the number was 8,911. The receipts
for last year amounted to 91,802,74
while the expenditures were 61.145.502.
The report refers to the patent celebra-
tion held in this eity last April and the
opinion is expressed that it will result in
• widespread and intelligent interest in
itll that oonoerns inventors and inven-
tions.
Pension payments aggregating 97,500,•
000 have been made by the U. S. trove -
neer since the lab instant and have re -
duped the cash balances from 950,783,-
715 to 948,277,443. Of this latter %mount
820,836,164 is in national banks and 1319,.
• 532,447 is in subsidiary com. The pen -
;lion money was distributed in New York,
Philadelphia, Topeka, Indianapolis,
Knoxville ann Louisville.
Mr. Ingalls presents to the public the
statistical conclusion that not less than
10,000,000 people are constantly hungry.
The number of people who are eonstant-
ly thirsty is doubblese too formidable for
figures.
Senator Quay's warranted stringlees
resignation has induced to state of gener-
a/ restfulness that is almost oppressive.
It will soou be time to chronicle the
fates of gentlemen who blew into the
muzzle of the presidential gun.
IIANLAN AND O'CONNOR.
Fully 15,000 people witnessed the
great double scull race ab Hamilton Sat•
inlay afbeenoon for the world's oham-
pionehip. The men were in good con-
dition, and the Neater smooth. Ib was
exactly 7 &dock when a start was at last
made, and it was a beautiful one. Both
crews got away together, Hanlan and
O'Connor pulling thirty-six strokes to
the minute, and Gandaur and McKay
thirty.five. In Was nip and tuok for the
first 800 yards, but after this point the
Toronto double had the rum well in hand.
The mile post was passed in 5:25,
Hankie) and O'Connor were then over a
lettgth in adVance of their Opponceits, and
palling thirty strokes to the ininute,
while Gandacr and McKay teem still
pulling bard ab thirt,v-five. At the mile
and a half buoy the Toronto crew made
a beautiful turn, While the loon' in the
rnoe made a very ugly one, and lost
fully a boat length by their poor Work
there. The mile and a half stake Wag
reached by the wintiere in 8 minutes, 30
Occlude, On the home reach the leaders
did not exert themselves to any extent
anti within a quarter of le mile of the
finish they dapped rowing end Madan
dipped his hand in the bay. The losing
Merle were still pulling hard at thole old
end managed to gain a roil* of
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lengths by tine manseuvre on the pert of
the Toronto mew. The result, however,
WES nuelianged, and Healer) and O'Oon.
nor arrived at the finish winners by fully
four boat lengths in 18 minutes 26ir
sewn& Many people wore disappoint.
ed that the three•mile reord wen not
lowered, and it is general thoeght that
Toronto orew could have accomplished
the fen% MIA they wished to do so.
MURDER, AT MITCHELL.
Daalel 'Whale 00111 stand his Trio tor
eiansiasettler.
When the people of Milethell fixed up -
en Tuesday, August llth, as their Civic
Holiday they little thought that its mem-
ory would be blotted by the recollection
of a foul and cruel murder committed
within the quiet preoints of the town.
An aged couple named Daniel and Ann
Whale are the thief characters in whet
has every indication of being a most
brutal murder—the slaying of a wife by
her husband after a married life of over
a quarter of a °enemy, and when both
had retired from a life of activity to eud
their clays in peace and plenty. The
ciroumstances soggest the Ilanclooth af•
fair in some reepeote. The prisoner
Whale rushed out and called for aid,
giving out later on as an explanation 09
the terrible scene of blood that his wife
had met her death by a fall. Nothing
in the eondition of the furniture bears
cut this statement or justifies the deep
and wide gash in the back of the dead
women's head. This, however, is the
munition which the coroner's jury and
ultimately the cethrts will be oalled upon
to aonsider. The facts as brought out by
the inquest aro as follows :—At 9:15
Tuesday morning Daniel Whale himself
gave the first intimation of the tragedy.
He came out of his house and met Wil-
liam Taylor, a neighbor, whom he asked
to go inside while he went on to hunt up
a doctor. Taylor went in and found Mrs.
Whale lying on the floor in the dining
room with her head resting on the sofa,
blood !meeting from ta wound in her
head and unable to speak. He phteed
her on the sofa and presently Whale and
Or. Wood arrived, Everything was clone
to relieve the poor woman, but the dead-
ly blow had been struck and shortly
after 4 in the afternoon she waa in the
presonoe of her Maker. Evidences of a
foul orime having been committed gath-
ered quickly.
The exoibetnent in town amongst the
people rose to fever heat as the fact
gradually dawned on their minds. Con-
stable Furrow promptly arrested Daniel
Whale on suspicion. He aoted without a
warrant, and under the oiroumstanoes
oould hardly have done otherwise.
Daniel Whale is a. retired hoteldteeper
Mout 60 years of age, whose wealth is
estimated at front $40,000 to 960,000.
fle formerly kept the Windsor Hotel, on
oorner of Churth and Richtnend streets,
Toronto, moving to Mitthell with his
wife about eight months ago, his son•in.
law, Mr. Belden, having purohased the
Royal Hotel there. He has lived there
ever since, and has the reputation of
being rather quarrelsome and frequently
under the influenoe of liquor. His wife,
a woman delicate in health, was about
05 years 01 499. She had only returned
a week ago from a visit made to a small
place about eight miles from Oshawa.
They did not live happily together, and
the neighbors report having heard of
frequent quarrels. Whale was consider-
s. quiet and easy•going man, but when
in liquor he was known to be very pas-
sionate. Rightly or wrongly, the ime
pression seems to have taken hold of the
public that in a fit of passion he struck
his wife with sorne heavy iniitrument
that caused her death. Ho denies
and aerates that she fell down and struck
her head against the corner of a side.
board. To carry out his explanation of
the affair ibis stated by others who knew
deceased intimately thee she was subjeot
to fite and the heart was affected. In
the incidents that led to the quarrel it is
quite evident that Mr. and Kra. Seldon,
the daughter and son-imlaw, played a
prominent part. John Seldom came from
Toronto lot fall and bought out the
Royal Hotel, a large•sized hostelry doing
a good business with the travelling pnblio.
He is about 89 yore of age, of athletic
build, and wears a blonde moustache.
Re has been merriest over twelve years,
and haa two daughters. When he settled
hi Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Whale came
also and took a cottage a short distance
from the hotel. For the past six months
Whale has cherished a grievance against
Belden over some money matters, and
has frequently expressed his intention of
not leaving him any money in hie will.
MTS. Whale took the part of the daughter
to a large extent, and to this is atteibuted
the ill -feeling between her and her
husbaud.
1114148801s School Beard.
The tegular meeting of the School
Board was held in the Council ()heather
on Friday evening of last week. Mem-
bers present—H. Dennis, R. L. Taylor,
W. B. Diekson aud T. Fletohee. The
minutes of the lust regular meeting were
read and passed.
Moved by T. Fletcher, scroonded by B.
L. Taylor that LI. Donnie be Chairman
pro tem. Carried.
Moved by W. B. Diolteon, tioneded by
It. L. Taylor that the Secretary request
the Municipal Coattail to levy the sum of
91,450,00 to defray current expenses of
wheal for 1891, Carried.
Moved by W. B. Diolcson, seconded by
T. Fletcher that the property committee
visit and examine the wheal and have all
neeeesery repair% attended to. Carried,
Moved by W. B. Dickson, teroonderl by
It. L. Taylor that the asicont of Welter
Smith 91,25 for work done at sehool,
and S.'Hindos order to W. Bose, 910,60,
be paid. Carried.
The I3o8ed then adjourned.
•
13`, Wobn heti been arrested, °barged
With etealing a Winnipeg IOW and dim
posing of her to a city butther, Wher
killed her.
Cat N ove-t-
St, Oatharinee had en Oeange oelebra-
tion Mosley.
Labor Day, Sept, 7th, will be a Wide
holiday in Mootrettl,
The weather in the Northwest con-
tinues favorable to crops,
The hope of striking natural gas near
Belleville has about been abandoned.
Montreal is entertaining the officers
and °raw of the terenab oorvette Bisson.
Cattle shipments from Montreal show to
dowses° this season as oonpared with
last year.
Ellie Hayden, aged eighteen, was
drowned while bathing in the Thames at
London.
An unknown man fell off the (steamer
Maggie Mason at Hamilton Saturday and
was drowned.
Oliver B. Harris, of Lendon, fell from
a high ladder and died from the injuries
which ho received.
A. putty of United States capitalists
will search for mineral wealth beneath
Whitby town and township.
A fleet of boats arrived at Kingston,
Saturday, on route for Montreal cella
260,000 bushels of grain.
%he annual onion of the High Court
of the independent Order of Forrestere
opened Tuesday at Brockville.
Hamilton is preparing on a grand scale
for its visitors during the Siengerfest,
which commences on August 18.
00 Guelph's Civic Holiday the G. T.
R. sold 61,500 worth of tickets to parties
in the oity leaving on exoursions.
An effort le being made to have St.
Peter's Cathedral, Montreal, oompleted
by May next. It will eosb 92,500,000.
A movement has been started in Ham-
ilton to erect in that city an institution
similar to the Mimico Industrial School,
Robb. Laing, while bathing at Delhi,
struck his head against a log, injuring
his spine to such an extent that he died.
Gus. Brede, a Port MacLeod teamster,
was killed by lightning while smuggling
Chinamen over the border from Canada.
A sturgeon weighing 147 pounds,
width ie took two men to land, was lifted
in one of the nets at Port Dover repent.
ly.
Whiskey has been raised to 10 cents a
drink in Aylmer, oath landlord being
bound under penalty of 9100 not to break
the contract.
William Steele, a well-known farmer
of Loudon Township, was run into and
killed by a train on the G. T. R. at Hyde
Park Tuesday evening.
W. Chisholm, of Brisbane, reoently
sold to B. Holmes, of Anton, a Shorthorn
bull three years old, for over 9107, the
animal weighing 2,550 lbs.
Nassagavveya Agricultural Society has
adopted a new plan this year and given
ladies the work of canvassing for new
members and special prizes.
The captain and crew of the Hamilton
yitoht Verge have been presented with
gold medals for their reeent rescue of
Messrs, Stewart, Bruce, Billings aud
Champ.
Mre. Biggard, of Brantford, committed
suidde at Buffalo Friday afternoon by
hanging herself with a towel. She Nthe
visiting hee brother, J. W. McKay, of
that city.
Sydney Lemnos, an acoomplished
swindler, who recently mud° an impress.
on on eh° pockets of St. Thomas people,
la under arrest in New York °barged
with similar offences.
Reports received from many parts of
Ontario indicate that Sunday night's
storm did considerable damage to pro-
perty, but the crops suffered less than
was at find' supposed.
Sir Hector Langevin has resigned his
position as Minister of Publie Works.
He made a sworn statement before the
Tarte Committee Tuesday denying the
various charges against him.
O. P. Geary, of Ste Thomas, has sold
his trotter Silver Star which won the
three minute trot at Ayhuer and Port
Huron fie Flynn and Brannigan, of
Buffalo, The price is said GO have been
a little over 34,000.
While Jas. Reaburn was digging a
drain from his cellar, at Walkerton, the
other day, and while is the ace of laying
tile the side caved in and buried him up
ID the arm -pita. Mrs. Reaburn called
Jactob Wagner and others to his ages.
tame, who dug him out.
The largest sturgeon that the oldest
fisherman of Exeter have seen was
caught on the shoree of Lake Huron,
near Grand Bend, a short time ago,
taking two men to haul him out of the
net into the boat. It weighed over 200
pounds and measured over 8 feet long.
The body of Sophia Hand000k was
exhumed Saturday to allow of indepen-
dent medioal experts examining the skull
with a view to determining whether or
not the featured skull could have been
caused by a fell. To the surprise of
everybody it was disoovered that the de.
ceased was apparently killed lay a bullet
wound.
leohert Shields, of Orengoville, pro-
bably holds more potutions than any
other man in Ontario. The
following is a partiel list of the many
offices he fills :—Ohief of the Orangeville
police force, ortretaker of the town hall,
public health inspeoter, truant offiner,
eltreet.light aceountant, poll -tax collector,
dog tax detective, eto, eto,
Jas. A. Bothwell, of Walkerton, has
obtained from a gentleman in South-
ampton, two valuable additions to his
curios. One la a genuine Indian tome-
IntwIc and a braes skinnieg knife, found
in the mouth of the Saugeon. The
brae thinning knife mud be very old as
it wits used by the aboriginies in the age
when brass was the article of manufee•
tnee.
The engrossing of the adhere' from the
°minty Connell to Lady lliaodonald has
been completed and wee forwarded last
Moray. It is in the form of SA albem
bound in black moroeco and inelOged in
it fine leather case. The eover of the
book beaea the county's seal in silver,
On the firet page hi the Maadonald coat
of arms, and on the second are the
oounty's cot a Arnie and the Dominion
arms, both within a border of maple
leaves. The addrees is engross:id in soft
oaliere on Se white silk haekgrolind, and
the whole ie a besultifel piece of work.
IIIROOME•
John Waelson, aged 25, Was drowned
in the mill pond at Greenwood, Ont.,
last Wednesday,
Henry Saes was sentonced to live years
in Kingston Peniteiniary at London
Wednesday for theft.
W. 11. Osborne, of Darlington, Wait
Darham, los throthed over 1,000 bushels
of wheat from 22 acres.
Aubrey White, of Toronto, saved two
thildren frorn drowning at the mouth of
the iquekoke river ',Friday,
William MacKay, of Kingtton
tiary, jumped into the lake and escaped
from the guards Wednesday.
Tue premises of Miller & Bunting,
basket manufaeturers, St. Catharines,
were destroyed by fire last week.
Port Arthur people are grumbling be-
cause the C. P. R. steamers do not call
always in their tripe to Fete William.
Meagre. P. Zceger and W. Waddell
wera Tuesday nominated for the vacant
deputy reeveship of Mornington two.
shop.
Two large lynx aro killing sheep in the
neighborhood of Roe (Weston, lots 18
and 19. George Glassford has been
close to them and shot at them with a
revolver.
Ofilster Trudel made a capture of 9500
worth of smuggled liquors on the salmon-
er Anne Prudence below Quebec on Sat-
urday night.
Alfred Richardson, for 18 years teller
for the Huron & Erie Loan dr Savings
Company, 'tension, ie dead, the result of
paralysis.
Hamilton policemen are to have good -
conduct badges granted them in an-
cordancie with their length of service and
proper behevior.
Two gazelles are pets on board the
steamer Osmanli, now at Montreal.
They were seouree four months ago on
the Euphrates in Persia.
0. L. Kelborn, M. A. M. D„ anl Miss
Jennie Fowler, B. A., missionaries -elect
to Ohio, were married at Cobourg, 18
prisoner at Kingston Wednesday.
Mr. and kirs. John Hawkins of Bow-
manville and Miss Florence Kaybee of
Elope Township were drowned in Rios
Lake through the upsetting of a boat.
The voting on the by-law granting $5,-
000 for the extension of the Wharton
Water works resulted in the carrying of
the by-law by a majority of 99 to 6.
Rev. Father Molphy, of Ingersoll, was
a posenker on the train near Syracuse
last week and lot all his baggage. He
had a narrow escape hut did good service
to the wounded.
The Post Office Deportment has final-
ly dropped the latter part of Essex Cen•
tre's double jointed name, and as the
municipality did the same thing long
ago, the town will hereafter be known as
Essex, ofaoially and otherwise.
A. child of 0. A Macdonald got hold of
a sample box left by a manufactnrer of
washing soda, and somehow got it open,
tho °entente falling around the child's
arms. The flesh on one arm WES burn-
ed so bad that the flesh full off, exposing
the bone.
Patrick Moran, aged 15, was drowned
while bathing at Henneesey's landing,
Lindsay. A lad named Hughes was
sinking when Moran swam to his assis-
tance and was carried under by the
struggling boy. Hughes was rescued,
but the other brave lad perished.
The poeition of registrar of Welland,
rendered vacant by the death of Dr.
Everard, has been filled by ,the appoint-
ment of Lieut. -Col. Jae. E. Morin, Col.
Morin represented Welland in the Local
House from 1883 to 1890, and was to very
popular aml efficient member of the
Rouse.
Pttul Kingetone, of Warwick, about
three weeks ago had 0 mare which gave
birth to a mare colt, which possessed an
udder about the size of its mother. On
beiug tested 11 was found to contain milk,
and for over a week the colt had to be
milked twice a day, but sloe then once
a day has suffieed. Otherwise the oolt is
the same ordinary colt, and promises to
live and thrive,
Robert Shields, of Orangeville, probab-
ly holds morepositions than any other
man in Ontario. The following is a par.
Mal list of the nanny offices he fills :—
Chief of the Orztegeville polies force,
caretaker of the town hall, public, health
inspeotor, noxious weeds inspector, tenant
officer, streetlight accountant, polLtax
colleetor, dog -tax deteotive, etc., etc,
The fueere.1 of James Nixon, aged
seven years, who was run over and Willed
on the farm of his parents in London
township last week, took plaoe on Sun-
day. The boy was riding home from the
field on a load of grain, and by some jolt
of the wagon was thrown off, the wbeels
passing over him just above the groin,
the moident proving fatal almost im-
mediately.
On Sunday the Crostley.Hunter church
in South Dortheeter, about four miles
south -ease of Belmont, was opened. It
ie a neat briok edifice capable of accent-
modtoting shout two hundred and with
shed cost about 41,500, counting about
0300 worth of labor which was done vol.
untarily. Rev. H. T. Croseley preached
in the morning when the church was
crowded, and a large number were 08 -
able to obtain admittance. Rode, Cross.
ley and Hunter oonducted the dedioation
service'Resisted by Reeds, Jas. Kennedy,
the pastor, Wood and Edwards.
Wednesday night Sergeant Prentice at
the heed ole egned of offlocirs and men
paid a v1814 to the Globe Hotel, Nos. 101
102 and 103 King.street east, Ilainiltoe,
at about 11:20 &Mock. They went up
two flights of stairs, and entering a room
wore in the midst of a very remelt alarm.
cal crowd of men, young and old. The
room wits aid ont with tables and a game
had been going on before the police
disturbed it. The red, White and blue
chips and the poker deck was there.
When the polio entered there Wes a
rush, Some made for the windows,
others for the door, which they fonnd
well guarded. The police gathered
them all in. At the Police °cart Thurs.
day morning the magistrate fined Situp.
505. the }teepee of the dive, $70 or MO
menthe in Central Prison and each of
the others 920 or two menthe. Of the
$895 imposed in fines e295 was paid be.
foto 3 o'oleck Theraday afternoon.
Number B.
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rtarda,teeurmleurom,,,,a,,,savoxi,
A, sointtre of oneiclereble magnitede
has been made by the °cisterns authori Wee
at fit. John, N. li„ consisting of the OM.
kis eleotrio likht plea. Under valua•
Mon ie given as the mean for the
seizure,
Merriam, Ferguson and Mahony, the
three men who were Implicated in the re-
cent shooting affray at Berrie, have been
sentenced to irnprionment, the first -
named for five years and the others for
two years and two menthe,
The Emerald Benefieial Aseolation
celebrated the 110th anniversary of
Daniel O'Connell at Hamilton lot Thurs.
day, Branches front London, Toronto,
Stratford, Ingersoll, Dundee, Oakville,
Elora and Peterboro' were present.
The Orangeville Sun, discussing the
hubbub raised. in London elsewhere re•
garding the "loud" carpus posters,
rays :—.11 is a wonder the people of
London and Stratford do not tog out
their sitw horses with pantaloons."
On Saturday evening Robert Laing,
of Delhi, while bathing in Big Creek,
dove, striking his head againet a log and
injuring his spine so that he had to be
extricated from the water, Ile dled Sun-
day night, Ile was a member of the
Independent Order of Foresters.
George Baird, a 12.year-old Detroit
boy visiting at airs. Joseph McDonald's,
Kingsville, was attacked by a savage
bulldog on Saturday, and before the
brute could he driven off the boy's hands
and legs were badly bitten. The dog ryas
shot. If inflummetion doe not set ia
the boy will likely recover.
The High Cana of Ontario of the In-
dependent Order of Foresters met on
Tuesday afternoon in the Court 1300EG at
Brookville, in the fourteenth ennual ses-
sion of the Province. High Chief }Unger
N. F. Patterson, of Port Perry, was in
the chair. The reports show an increase
of 3,842 members in the Province and 74
subordinate courts were iustituted.
Herbert Holt, a tnan workieg for D.
Smith, down the river at Chatham, was
de.ngeyously hurt by a team of horses
kicking hitn. A bear 10 charge of some
of the fakir fraternity climbed a tele-
graph pole in view of the team and so
scared them as to render them unman-
ageable. The result was that Holt came
out of the fray with some of his ribs and
collar bone broken, to sey nothing of
some severe cuts ou his head.
Alfred Oarter, of North (Mills, killed
a deer with his eelf-biuder. R. M. Don-
nelly had just set up the machine and
Carter was driving around the field when
he noticed what he took to be a ground
hog in front of the knife. He pulled up
bnt the knife ran into the animal. It
proved to be a fawn about five weeks old
and its throat had been mat by the sickles
so that it speedily bled to death.
A horse belonging to Mr. Gillespie, of
Campbellfordaudly evenged a punishment
which lad been previously inflicted on
him. Gillespie went to put on the
halter, when the animal turned on him,
caught him by tho arm, and brought him
to the ground. The arm was broken and
the flesh badly lacerated, and no doubt
he would have been killed had not a
second person come to his reseue and
knocked the beast down, when it let go
itaxililoslpde.aking
about the grape orop pros.
pots Mayor Hirardet, of Sandwich, who
is one of the largest growers in Canada,
said on Saturday that the outlook could
not be better, mid the prospects are that
it will be the biggest crop hu years. Of
course a great deal of this depends on
the weather, for should the present
droght continue for another week it will
do thousands of dollars of damage.
Corn is suffering terribly, and if rain
doss not come soon grave fears are en-
tertained for the crop,
For sometime a colored man named
Prof. Jones, has been ooming to Paisley
ono a week to give lessons in moist,
making his home in Kincardine. He
arrived Friday morning on time in usual
health and gave one lesson about 7 tt, m.,
and was on his way for his breakfast at
another house when he called at R.
Scott's store. While talking he stam-
mered and throw his head beak and wan
falling when caught by Mr. Scott. In
five minutes he had breathed his last.
Apoplexy or heart disease is suppood to
be the trouble.
Geo. Sinipsou, a well•to.do farmer,
aged 67 years, living in the Diokie settle-
ment, a few miles trom Galt, committed
suicide last week by shooting the top of
his head off with a gun borrowed from
Andrew Chisholm, his next neighbor.
Siamon informed Ohiehohn thee he
wanted the gun for the purpose of shoot-
ing a dog that was worrying his sheep.
About half au hour leter the report of a
gun was heard. Search was made in
the direction from which the sound name
and Mr. Simpsou's body was discovered
foe downward close to the fence it> a
corner of the field near the bush, with
the whole upper part of the bead from
the middle of the notie blown off. Ap.
pearaneee indicated that the munde of
the gun was placed in his mouth and,
standing up against the fence, he pulled
the trigger. The gun was found under
the body and blood and bruit* spattered
over the fence. Portions of tlie skull
were found several yards away. Poor
health for some years past Is generally
opposed to have unhinged his mind,
nativity in the niokel industry has of
late been steadily increasing and
solid poetess is being made. The re-
sults of the experiments by the U. S.
Goveentnent with Mattel have been re•
indeed with great interest and satisfac-
tion. 11 is stated flat sitilils.r experi.
!tents 1400 being qnietly made by the
&Dish Governmenee, and that in 008.
8817018110 of the emits, which are not yet
publicly known, a number of British
capitalists, usually well posted, are in-
vesting horsefly in niolsel lama. A strong
company has boon formed in Chicago to
operate a property some milea west of
Sedbury mid another oompeny of had.
Mg Canadian investors; fa being formed
to develop the nickel deposits of the
Townships cif Craig and Monorief. The
new machinery of the Omuta Copper
Oeinpany is now ilo operation, and the
/ergo chiptnents ot tackle matter httve
Inspired gteat confidence in the future of
the district Which is now beyond doubt.
Burglars operated at Teemater lam
Thursday night. They first abated the
potoffice, They ',trod open the ITOI1S
door and overhauled letters, scouring a
email sum of money and one registered
letter containing theques Nos. 16, 21 and
22 for 838,1e, $88.05 end 2.70 respective -
13'. drawn On Welkerton branch of the
Bank of Commerce, in favor of Angus
Stewart, They then went to the general
store of H. W. Carter, and, forcing the
front door, blew open the safe and secur-
ed 677. The force of the explosion was
so great that the safe door was blown
oompletely out and two large front
windows entirely [shattered. There is
no clue to the burglars.
Sidney Davis, who resides on tile front
of Sidney, had a rather unpleasant ex-
perience Tuesday with an eagle. 'Mallet
at his boathouse, armed with a shotgun,
in expeetation of to, chance shot at a gull,a
very large bird, soaring high overhead—
which Mr. Deeds supposed to be a guil—
tless fired at and fell into the water with
a broken wing. The waves washed the
bird into shallow water, whence it wadsel
to shore. Mr. Davis seiaed the "gull,"
hub found himself in the talons of a
bald eagle, which, with "tooth, claw and
marl -scraper," mule it very warm for its
assailant. After to severe struggle the
man proved the conqueror, but it was a
dearly purchased viotory, for Mr. Davis'
trousers were badly torn and one of his
legs had sustained some painful wounds.
The eagle will be stuffed as it memento of
its slayer's dearly bought victory.
PERSON A L PARAG RA. PHS.
J. Leckie, of Toronto, was in town last
Tuesday.
Walter Burgess, of Seaforth, spent
Sunday in town.
J. Lennox, of Hamilton, WES visiting
Ward Farrow last week.
Miss Kate Cormack spent last Sunday
with Mende at Goderith.
Miss Lena Shaw, of Wingliam, was
visiting in town laet week.
Miss Bertha Farrow, of Goderioh, is
visiting at Thos. Farrow's.
lilies Lucretia Oliver has gone to the
west for a visit of a few weeks.
Mies Nellie Gilraour, of Port Huron, is
the pest of Mrs. Dan. McKenzie.
Ira Barkley, a former resident of
Brussels, was in town on 'Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Herds of Day Mills,
Algoma, is paying her ldrussels friends to
visit.
Mies Amy Brett, of Seaforth, spent
several weeks in Broads with Mrs. Dr.
MeNaughton,
E. Downing and wife, of Ge3erjcb,
were visiting at j. Downing'e for a couple
of days this week.
The home of Albert Rivers, Teeawater,
a former residene of Brussels, has been
gladdened by the arrival of twins.
S. Hughan and wife, of Walkerton,
were visiting at W. Roddiok's this week.
They were former residents of Brussels.
Jos. Huston, of Stratford, representing
the Confeleration Life Assoiation Com.
pony, we% in town on Friday of last
vveek.
R. Leatherdale is away at Stratford
attending the Grand Lodge of 1. 0. 0. F.
as representative of Western Star Lodge,
Brussels.
Nelson Gerry retarned home last week
from a visit to Michigan. He reports
that "Barley" is looking well in that
eention.
George Love arhas gone to Portage la
Prairie where he is pushing the imple•
relent business. 7 -Xis son Wesley accent -
padded him.
Mrs. Geo. Rogers has been quite ill,
being confined to bed for several days.
We hope she will be speedily rotored to
her usual good health.
Thos. Ross has gone to Toronto to at-
tend the outting eohool recently opened
there. He is a first-class tailor and wil
soon get hold of the new system.
Last Saturday's Globe contained the
portraits of M. Y. MoLeen, of Sesiorth,
and Dan, MoGilliouddy, of Goderioh.
They were very correot likenesses too.
Dr. J. W. Shaw, of Clinton, (femilie,r-
ly. known as "Jack" among his Brussels
friends) was in town on Thursday and
Friday. He is well pithead with Clin-
ton.
TILE POST hail a oan from GOO. StiVEM,
of Goderioh, last Friday. He is a ondi•
date for the County Clerkship and is
making a canvass among the various
Reeves and Deputies throughout Huron.
Last Tuesday Adam Reid left Brus-
sels for a holiday trip to Wiunipeg,
Manitoba aud the Northsvest. He will
be absent five or six weeks and Neill, no
doubt, put in an enjoyable time with
relatives and friends.
W. B. Ballantyne leaves on Friday of
this seek for New Westminster, B. 0.,
where he hopes to peril his fortune
-
His brother Jae. is a resident of that
eity. If close attention to work is worth
anything in the western metropolis W.
13, is going to get to the top.
Miss Enema Welker has taken a situa-
tion in a dry goods store in London and
Miss Iva is filling a position in Reids
Crystal Halt in the same oity. Mrs.
Walker is removing toLondon this week,
Miss Iva WES it, member of the Methodist
ohuroh choir for the past year and there
is oonsequently a variant cffirtie Owing to
her removal. We with the family sum
MSS.
ADMITIONAL LOCAlf, NEWS.
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Wa have just passed into stook this
week 50 piecee of the newest Materna in
prints. Ferguson &
Boors to rent over Mrs. Straehan's
new bloolc. Will be in readiness by Sap-
tembee lat. Suitable foe °Mee, owing
rooms or dwellings. Apply to Dn. hic•
KELVEY.
A 'MET not and convenient Oleo has
bon fitted up in the Queen's Hotel for
the aocommodation 01 1119 travelling pito-
lie. The painter's bru•li has made every-
thing shine.
SUNDAY sollOol anniversary earmone
will he preached in the Methodist church
Beuseels on the fleet Sueday in Septem.
ber by 1.1:ev. G. F. Salton. The reverend
gentlemen lute epeoial qualification tor
bbi vety important part of hts work