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VOL 20, No. 17. BRUSSELS, � v
ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1892 W. H. KERR, Prop.
A C:INUCIC.
lei COUNCIL BLUFFS. IiL.iON ('!1('1'9'1 UNION
'1 OF CHRIS-1P.mr American sportsmen have been
iineusw
fire Toronto Evening Star made ity
appeare:too on Thursday, and hurl a
cirouhttion of 10,000.
W. Godber Brown & Co., of Montreal,
dealers in tubber fend:hinge, have as-
signed, with liabilitios of 911,000.
H1r, Cunningham, of Crediton, has
pnrebased Mrs. Porte's hotel at Claude -
hove, and will move in this week.
.tits. S, Rooltwood, of Bate Claire, Wis.,
dropped dead hi Belleville, when she
was visiting her nefee, Mrs. J. W, Barris.
Kildonan Company No. 2, 91st aelanito
be Light Infantry, decline to be trans-
ferred to the 900h, as has been ordered
from Ottawa.
There were nearly 200 orates of fish
taken into Pt. Stanley one evening last
week. This NM the largest landing of
fish for many years.
G. B. Stephenson, of Forest, lost his
gold watch while oat shooting the other
day. It was found hanging on a rail and
returned to the owner.
Ab the annual meeting of the Montreal
Street Railway Company the net profits
of the year ware stated at 903,880, as
against 900,2661 the previous year.
An agitation has been started to secure
a night etail at the Kingston posto@ioe.
The members of the present staff consid-
er their hours too long and the work too
severe.
The total number of Chinese who en-
tered Canada and paid the poll tax of 950
molt during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1892, was 8,276, as against 2,114 dura
ing the previous year.
The Lachine Canal will be closed from
March let toe -"-April 10th next. Between
6,000 and 8,000 employees of faotories de-
riving their power from the °anal will be
thrown out of work for that length of
bims.
Asa G. T. R, express train was pass-
ing through Walkerville on Friday a pas-
senger named Eaton, from Belleville,
who was standing on the platform, fell
off. He was picked tip in an insensible
condition and token to an hotel. Eaton
was badly bruised but no bones were
broken.
About one o'olook Friday morning Jas.
Donohue, a farmer about four miles -from
Guelph, was awakened by a burglar in
the house. He immediately gob up and
grappled with him, but he managed to
get away. He was chased by Mr. Dono•
hoe and son and captured, securely tied
with ropes and brought into the city.
Upon being searched 936.25 of Donohue's
money was found on his person,
Henry Radcliffe a former resident of
Maidstone Township, but now of Mon-
tana, recently drove from his home there
to Red Deer, Alberta, to visit friends in
that country. The distanoe travelled is
about 400 miles, and the greater part ot
the way was made through snow two
feet in depth. Tbey think nothing out
there of going a few hundred miles to
visit a friend.
Friday morning, about 5 o'clock, Mrs.
Richard Jenkinson, of Wallaoeburg, wife
of a laboriug man, turned in bed to take
her four -weeks -old girl baby, that was
lying on the pillow beside her, and was
horrified to find that life had fled, the
face, which was nnoovered, being oold,
but the body was somewhat warm yet.
The supposition is that ib bad internal
convulsions.
Radcliffe, the hangman, is living a re-
tired life in Toronto. He will have
plenty of jobs before the close of the
year. First he will be called to Moncton,
N. B., to hang Olsen, alias Back, for the
murder of a policeman, Then lie will
Dome book to hang a Cornwall man for
killing a policeman, and bye and bye
other work is expected for him in Wes-
tern Ontario, as a consequence of a
murder trial to Dome off.
N. Gordon Bigelow, M. P. P., of To-
ronto, who was elected this spring to the
Ontario Legislature in place of FI. D.
Clarke, deceased, and who has been ill
for over e, week, died Friday morning.
Be won the seat in the Legislature from
H. A. E. Kent by a large majority. De-
ceased was a very popular barrister and
%genial whole•souled gentleman. Three
weeks ago Mr. Bigelow aaoompenied the
Toronto party to the dedicatory services
of the World's Fair, and it was during
that trip that he contracted a cold, the
immediate cause of his death.
A. McCarter, jeweler, suuueeded in un-
earthing in West Oxford last week, an
antiquated speoimen whish looks ae
though it might have come out of the
ark with father Noah. The ease which
is of mahogany, stands seven feet high,
and the works are of wood thronghont,
the bearings being of bone. The orna-
mented dial shows the hours, minutes
and seconds, and the weights aro of tin,
filled with sand, weighing about seven
pounds each. This °look was manulaa-
tared by S• Headley, Plymouth, Eng•
land, and was brought from Iteland
many years ago, and traded to the family
from which it was purehesed for a mall
timepiece, as the owner was going into
the interior of the oounbry. For the past
ten years the old clock has stood silent,
but it is still in good condition.—Inger-
soll Tribune.
Arthur Enterprise :—"A peculiar mud-
ded occurred on the farm of A. McArth•
ur, in Bruce township, the other day. A
mon named John Garrow, of Port Elgin,
came to Mr, MCArbhur's to make ar-
rangements for taking int wood during
the winter, He brought hie gun with
him and asked Mr. McArthur to Dement -
Pony him to the woods in searob of game.
Mr. DanArthou was unable to go, but gob
a neighbor, IVlaloolm Davidson, to go with
Carrow. While in the woods a tbnudsr-
storm wane up and the lightning strunk
o hemlook tree aphid which Davidson
was standing with the gun under his coat
to protect it frons the rain, The light.
ning ran down bhe tree, struoft Davidson
on the shoulder, running down his body
in front and rear, and discharged his gun.
It ran down his leg and out at Itis foot,
tearing the outer Bide of the shoe to
pioesst and leaving a smell hole in the
top sunliliar to that made by a bullet,
Ile was it:welted senssloss, and had it not
been for the presence of his ootnpanion,
who extinguished the fire, ho would in
all probability have been burnt to death,"
l eettieteleetet Tye'; evre.
Menhir and Pawned have been acquits•
ed.
Guelph is to have a 91.1,000 opera
house,
Hon. T. M, Daly has boon re -eluted
by aculatnati'n,
An agitation is on foot in Montreal for
it free nubile library.
S. Mann, of Sheffield, grew -100 largo
pumpkins on half an auto.
Rev, J. A, Bautoc, of Victoria, B, 0„
has a000pted m call to the Galt Baptist
ohnroh,
Mr. Reynolds, of Oakville, hoe been
appointed Inspector of Licensee fur Hula
ton county.
Mr. Normand, the Conservative oandl-
date, was elected fur Three Rivers, Que.,
by 41 majority.
Frank and Sid. Hodgins, of Biddulph,
killed a'000n the othernight that weigh-
ed thirty pounds.
Fifteen barrels of apples were picked
Chia season from one tree on rho farm of
Charles McGregor, near London.
There is some leek by the Betalin, Ont.,
Street Railway Company of changing the
present system to that of the trolley.
Charles Biggar, sr„ a well•bo•do farm-
er ot Mount Pleasant, was found drown-
ed in the mill pond of that village on
Friday.
Burglars broke into the G, T. 11. sta-
tion at Harrisbon on Thursday night of
Last week, blow open the Bale and robbed
it of 920.
A Hamilton man has offered to reclaim
Ashbriclge's bay for 981,400. Engineer
Keating says it will cost more than three
times as much.
At Brantford Assizes last week the
jury returned a verdict for 94,500 dame,
gee to Mrs. Quick for alienation of her
husband's affeotions,
Mre. Stour, aged 20, wife of a builder
and contractor on Bathurst street, Toron-
to, committed suicide last weep at Mimi-
cs by taking carbolic acid.
The libel cane of Mrs, Obermeyer vs,
J. Ross Robertson, of the Toronto Tele-
gram, closed at Toronto Thursday wall
a verdict of 94,000 for plaintiff.
A quantity of long brown hair, sup.
posed to be from the head of a woman,
whose body is supposed to be in the bay,
was brought to the shorn at Belleville on
Saturday.
About two weeks ago a well developed
bady boy was found iu a bush in Dawn.
The mother of the child has disappeared
from the neighborhood, and her where.
abuts is unknown.
The Forest Council at a special meet-
ing passed a by-law to grant J. 0. Mn
Lauehlan, of Hamilton, the right to lay
gas pipes iu Forest for twenty-five years,
and eo to exempt from taxation for the
same term any plant he may use in the
production of natural gas there.
The Secretary -Treasurer of the Guelph
Central Fair, Wm. Laidlaw, was recent-
ly granted 950 in excess of his salary for
the able and efficient manner in which
he had discharged the duties of his office
during the last exhibition, and also 950
on the same grounds for the exhibition
last year.
County Grown Attorney Clarke, of
Essex, has issued a call for Nov. 15, for
hearing on the report of Auditor Jewell
in the shortage ie ex -Treasurer Wright's
accounts. Auditor Peewee has made
affidavit before Mr. Clarke that his ver-
sion of rho muddle is correct, and the
matter will probably be heard at the
same time. The ease will be heard in
Toronto.
Mayor Lumsden, of Getlt, appeared be-
fore D. Spiers, J. P., Thursday morning,
charged with driving over the Main
street bridge at a trot. The information
was laid by James Edwards, and the of-
fence against the law occurred on Wed-
nesday. The Mayor acknowledged the
oorn and pleaded guilty, at the same
time remarking that "The Mayor mud
obey as well as the people." Mr. Spiers
imposed a fine of 91 and costs.
Ab Walsham, in Norfolk, the outer day,
a nurse girl wee oharged with adminis-
tering pine to the 7•months-old child of
Robert Baroham. For some time it was
noticed that the child was suffering in.
tense pain, and all the efforts of a physi.
ciau to relieve ib were useless. No one
could tell what the matter was until pins
were noticed in the ohild's execrate. Then
the nurse girl was accused of forcing the
baby to swallow them. She at feral don-
ied it, claiming that the baby itself had
swallowed them. She finally broke down,
however, and aoknowledgs3 that she had
stuffed a number of pins into the mouth
of the little one as it was lying in its
cradle. The baby is in a critical c0u-
dition.
The Mosoow oorrespondent of the
Daily News describes the murder of a
destitute widow living in the village of
Shamenskos, who was alleged to be a
witch, and the trial of eleven of the vil-
lagers on the charge of being concerned
in the murder. The woman was first at,
tasked by a snob, led by the villogo elder
and scribe. She was shamefully mal.
treated and loft for dead, bat regained
consciousness. Then another mob drag-
ged her about and finally beat hor to
death. All the prisoners stoutly stain.
Weed that they had the right bo kill a
witch. The prisoners were found guilty,
and some of them were sentenced to im•
prisonment and °there lose their civil
rights.
The Toronto World says :—Pretty 16•
,year-old Carrie Pearson, of Minden,
Mich., eloped with her 00-year•old creole,
Robt, Jospin, Hoskin had lived in the
Pearson hone for two years past and
with oourbly manner and kind ways nom•
pletely won the aifsobionts of his noioe.
For weeks past her parents have suspect•
ed that the affection was not naburol and
had planned to send Carrie to a boarding
school nexb week, She hoard of the plan
and the two livors et once deoidsd to ran
away. They cams to Toronto and put
up at the St. James' Hotel, whero they
wars found by Wm. Pearson, another
uncle of the girl. The old gentleman pro•
duood a marriage certificate showing that
they had been married in London, Ont„
and the uesner dooided td shamble the
idea. of having Herbert Hoskin arrested
for abduction. The trio returned to
Michigan,
'El 1N 1.1Oh'MIL finer` at Blenheim for shooting without a
To the ]editor of fora i'usO.
Drant 1'ntexn,--It will doubtless be a
little surprise party to yon as well as tut
intrusion on my part for me to attempt
anything lilts a letter, however, I have
often thought that I would make the
attempt and sou hew you would like ib,
I am kept; so busy and time ilius so rapid-
ly that ib is more than I can do to 'teen
up so I have to make an extra pull
occasionally, the way a fellow does with
his watoh when it gets behind. There
was a Republican Rally to -night and the
boys were very nnxions to go and see it
so we wont up town and tools in the
sights, and we wets compelled to take in
the noise as well. Now, sir, if you hove
never witnessed ons of these rallies you
e have not much idea what ib is like nor
can I tell yon because it is something
like dyer's Pills, Hood's Sarsaparilla or
it pRico of good sbsnk in order to get the
cc eat you must bake it in, Well there
was a procession about a mile and a
half in length, four abreast, all carrying
torohes and Roman candles that were
shooting their various oolorect balls in all
directions. In the front of the prones-
sion were over one hundred horses ridden
by over one hundred riders, both male
and female, all of whom came from the
country some of them twelve or fourteen
miles. Then there were a hundred rail-
way men with their colored lantsrns.
Loading this part of the procession they
had a head -light of au engine fixed
in something like a canopy top buggy,
the driver sitting underneath. At the
rear of this there was quite a troop of
colored people. All along in the proems.
sion were cartoons and mottoes "Vote
for Harrison and save your homes,'
"Demoaraoy and wild oat money," eto.
Now, the part of the performanoe that
you were compelled to take in was the
noise ; nearly every fellow in the proces-
sion and lots who were standing on the
sidewalk had a tin horn and between the
notes of these, the shrieks of the tanatioal,
the firing of guns and the explosion of
rockets you would conolude that pande-
monium was let loose and that all of the
spirits had left their brains at home.
Streamers, flags and Chines° lanterns
adorned. the buildings in great profusion,
private as well as public buildings. I
heard one dealer say that he sold over
twenty dozen horns. The 21st of Oct.
(Columbus Day) will not soon be for.
gotten by those who were privileged to
enjoy the celebration which was gone
through by the teachers and children of
the schools of the oily. The boys and
girls were decked in the national colors,
red, white and blue. One o'clock was
the hour set for the young American
pedestrians
nd it was about four to start s o'clock arade the
when they
halted at the speaking ground. It was
estimated that there were over 5,000
children in the prooeesion. It was very
interesting to sec the little folk march
along and ib called forth so many
thoughts but a person got so tired for
it seemed as though the end of the pro-
cession would never come, The Protest-
ant schools were in the front and were
followed by the Ontholic, who,
though few in numbers, made a display
whioh was far ahead of the Protestants.
They were followed by a body of men of
the same faith carrying their green flag
and wearing their colors. Then name
the Oddfellows and the Modern Wood-
men, each with his axe. There was
quite a representation of the grand army
Republican department and in the rear
was 0. B. fire department, Some pretty
good addresses were given by the differ-
ent speakers, a great many of thaw tell•
ing us that this is the greatest, the
wealthiest, the most mighty and the
most intelligent nation ou the face of the
earth and to substantiate these facts you
have to count the 14,000,000 or more
scholars in her schools. This is rather
a large pill for a Canadian to swallow
and no sugar coat on it either, but I sup-
pose it is all correct. What will it be
when it seta Canada joined on ? I mush
close. I had no intention of writing so
much and I have only half bold you
what is here but if you can make head
or tail to the mixture you will be able to
answer my last question and to tell
b6th what and when.
Yours truly,
T. P. NM:WT.
Counoil Bluffs, Nov. 2, '92.
Brussels Council.
The monthly meeting of Brussels
munioipal Council convened on Monday
evening. Present Reeve Kerr and Coun-
oillors Mo:reckon, Thomson, Grewar and
Ross.
Minutes of last meeting read and pas-
sed.
The followicg accounts were present-
ed :
F. S. Scott, HoweinsuranOe, 9 106 25
08 00
F. S. Scott, on salary,
B. Gerry, coal and misoellaneoue, 82 08
J. Broadfoot, salary, 1527 00
00
`Mre, Meadows, salary,
Mrs, J. Blashill, abariby, 4 00
.S, Donnie, Fire Dept., 00
Moved by Geo, Thomson, seoonded by
J. Grewar that Mao above accounts: bo
paid after 94,00 is deduoted from Con.
stable Broadfoob's salary for constable
work done outside of corporation. Cor
rind,
The Reeve inteoduood the question or
reviving the monthly HOres 'lraira, and it
was deeded to hold .one on Thursday,
Deo, tat and snbsequont Fairs on the
Thursday before the let Friday of each
month.
Street crossings were discussed after
which Counoil adjourned.
A horrible story ie reported from Deep.
ford, in the Pottawattemio Country. Two
wee 1s ago the wife and baby of a sottler
living near there mysteriously disappear.
ed, Saturday the head of the ohild and
portions of the body of the mother wore
die°ovsred in the air of a panther in the
weeds several miles from the house.
Fifty armed men aro hunting for the
panther.
The lied anneal oonvmttion of tiro
Huron Candy Union of Christian En•
cleaver =vented in the Presbyterian
church, \Viugbatn,on Wolneecbty of Inst
week. There was a good attendance of
delegates, though not as many outsiders
as had been expected, Nevertheless, the
convention was a :income rind it is sate to
say that good will be the outcome of it,
The election of °Moors resulted in the
ohoios of Rev. J. S. Henderson, of IXen-
5all, as President; Rev. S. Sellsry, B. D„
Wingham, and A. 112, McKay, Brussels,
Vice Pees, ; J, Gregg, Exeter, Seo, ; Miss
Bessie McGregor, Bruoofield, 'Teas,
In the ab=once of the President, Rev.
3. FI. Simpson, of Bruosfleld, was chosen
to preside,
Reports were given on behalf of the
different Endeavor Societies, showing a
large and active membership, with grow-
ing interest. There are about 500 active
members in the county and in the neigh-
borhood of 500 more asseaiate members.
The hearing of these reports occupied
ooueidsrahle time and w -re quite interest.
ing. Miss ```afford, of Seaforth, read an
admirable paper on the duties of the
"Lookout Committee," which gave rise
to a short discussion. •
The evening session was also hell in
the Presbyterian church, which coni-
modious building was filled by an uh•
preciative andienoo interested in Chris-
tian work. After the opening exercises
Miss McIntyre read au excellent paper
on "Our Pledge," which covered very
ably and fully the different portions of
the pledge.
Rev. Mr. Watson delivered an address
of welcome, whish was briefly responded
to by the chairman, Rev. J. II, Simp-
son.
D. D. Wilson delivered an address on
"The Ohristian Endeavor Society, its
constitution and its work." He said
that the society bad grand objects in
view, and while it was in a venae separate
from the ohurch it was still a part there.
of and under the direct guidance of the
officers of the church. He referred to
the different committees that the oonsti•
tubion of the society galled for, and
showed how each in its p1a05 contributed
to the well-being of the society. He
thought that the fraternal societies,
whioh had grown np, were doing a good
work and one that should be done by the
churches.
Rev. W. MoDonagh, of Exeter, spoke
on the advantages of Christian Uuity.
Be was a believer in denominational
work. It was the right of all oburohes
to work out along their own lines, oo-
operatiug whenever occasion called for.
Hs believed the influence of Christ's
power to•duy was greater than it ever
was. People who belittled Christianity
and ask for a recurrence of Pentioostal
power, forget that every 21 hours no less
than 6,000 souls are brought to Christ,
Dr. McDonald believed that great good
would result from meetings like hie.
Asking the question "What should Chris-
tian Endeavours be ?" he answered it
by saying they should be thoroughly
equipped for work, for which equipment
seven things were necessary a 1—Oen•
mutation ; 2—Thorough understanding
of the Scriptures ; 4—Strict honesty •,
5—Consistency of character ; 0—Moral
courage ; 7-1Inoompromising loyalty to
Christ. These were all enlarged upon,
showing that their practice would help to
win the world for Christ.
A number of gnesbions relating to
Christian Endeavor work were asked and
answered.
It was deoidecl to hold the nexb annual
meeting in Sensall, about the third week
of September, as the Executive may
decide. Votes of thanke were tendered
the Wingham people and churches for
their hospitality, and the meeting olosed.
The following are the, names of visit.
ing delegates so far Reregistered :—Brus-
sels, Mrs. John Stewart, Mrs. R. G.
Wilson, Mrs, N. MoLauoblin, A. M. Mo.
Kay, Rev. John Ross, Robb. Gouley, Mrs.
Dobson, Misses M. McKay, F. Hogg, L.
Rose ; Srucefisld, Rev. J. H. Simpson,
ItIrs. H. Smith, Miss M. McIntosh ;
Luoknow, Miss Berry, Mrs, Taylor, Mr,
Taylor, D. 0. Taylor ; Ethel, Robt. Mo.
Kay, Miss E, Solloway ; Exeter, Rev,
W. MoDonagh, W. H. Parsons, Peter
Frmyne, W. Millson, J. Grigg ; Wroxeter,
Miss A. Allen, Wm. Senders, G. E.
Dano ; Gerrie, Mies Green, Miss Jennie
James ; Blyth, R. B. McGowan, J, S.
McKinnon ; Soafortle, 0. P. Young, D.
D. Wilson, and Misses Campbell, J. E.
Tufford, Mary Dunolun ; Hensall, 3. £.
Stoneman, Wrn. Buchanan, John Row.
cliffs ; Varna, J. C. Reid ; Thames Road,
R. J. Elloringbon.
The brain of the late Professor Bishof,
of St, Petersburg, woe found to weigh
only 1,245 grans. IIe was one of the
pere5teub opponents of the smanoipa.
tion of women, and was wont to say that
their inferiority was proved by the fact
that the average weight of the male brain
wee 1,330 (rams, and that of the female
brain 0103' 0,210.
ti despatch from jam tells of a bli"ilL
ing 00000 auce at Seereeei ill, One or the
privaipa101eces In that 1•leud, More:,
the wetf.lu,owa 11'1= 110,n10, way riogiug
on the 5140 bah, 0 it ivol ; ,et 11111:01100,
inoiading 1110 DO ah Preode,,b and the
Jaean.guP.Lice, wp101en' 0511 at Se.
orahat10, The end ie gee wes highly en.
thusiee,10 and 1110 prima donnas 51,0111ed
to be at lien beat 0,10 of tee rixftesb
young 11ollan e 0 n1 :i, r raearte, had ,just
Sent a bouquet co 1110 I: rout u, ala Silo
toeeivcd it with a ami',,, and was bosom
grseefslly, ellen enedeely her whole
appeera pee changed, li r race urinal to
turn livid, and with a e, y of agony elle
fell to tee stage. The aailienee toes in
oonetsruation, and tee other members of
the troupe reehed to the assistance of the
stricken woman. Wheel they attempted
to rmmovo her she seemed to safer so
much that it was th"upht best to wait it
while. la a few minutes, 11otwithstand-
ing prompt medical attention, the prima
donna died on the stage, in full view of
the audiouca. All were terribly shocked,
and some of the women fainted from
distress.
1 bylaw to rti+e 01,010 fur Iho ono -
tau of it lee hall will he aubunitted Io
the clecwny er `itrlufn•d in January,
Fifteen carloads of etttle from the
ranch of Bight Hen. Sir Stav,dy hill, Q.
0„111, P„ arrived in Toronto Friday.
The Berlin 11ith school hoard are
deei,ing of eelabliyhing a cadet e'rps
end a kpenmaiuut in the :celled. If a
corps fs dooi to l on, A. Mueller, ono of
the soloed staff, wi.l attend the ,Military
School et Londo31 and qualify 05 a cap•
lain so as to he able to properly drill the
pupils,
John Coo, of Seehorg, picked up a lead.
ed gun cartridge, which had been drop.
ped by a hunter, and concluded to have
some fun, Ile placed it ou a brink with
the sap upward and with a nail and a
stone succeeded in discharging it. It ex.
ploded and seriously mangled the thumb
and throe fingers of his left hand,
Walkerton Telescope :—"Mrs. Ernst,
of Brant, laid a complaint before Mr.
Namara, J. P., oharging her son, Joseph,
with refusing to work. He is a young
man of about 20 years of age, and ao-
cording to his mother's story has never
been of any use except at meal time.
She seemed to be impressed with the
doctrine of the chief apostle that "if any
man will not labor, neither shall he
eat," Ilis worship remanded hien to
jail for a couple of days to give him an
opportunity of sampling prison face,
after which he will receive his trial."
The Winnipeg express which left Mont.
real on Saturday was delayed nearly two
hours and a half at Mile End where it
was waiting to make connection with the
Boston train. The latter had on board
thirty.three Chinamen who changed to
the 0. P. R. at that point. They had
considerable baggage and plenty of
money, the result of several years work
in the States and were bound across the
continent to Vancouver where they will
go via. the C. P. R, steamers to their
native land. The Mongolians passed
through Ottawa at three o'clock Monday
morning, when the train arrived at the
Union depot.
The Rev. E. 11, Young, a Methodist
missionary in the far North for many
years, states that he was sent for by an
old, dying Indian. some time ago who
confessed before the vital spark had fled
that he had accompanied one of Sir
John Franklin's relief expeditions to the
northern seas. Supplies became very
low and there was danger of starvation.
Before deciding to return the commander
sub this Indian and another over e,n
island to look on the other side. They
were nearly exhausted and knowing that
if they told the commander of their dia.
eevery he would go to the place they de-
cided that it would be better nob to tell
him, for they feared the starvation of the
entire party in the event of delay. Am
aordingly they returned and reported
haviug found. nothing. Next day the ex.
pedition started to redeem. The Indians
were pertain the masts belonged to one
of Franklin's vessels.
Judge Wurtele last Friday gave his
decision denying the appliaabion of Mr.
Fibzpatriok, one of the council for the
defence, that the oases of Mercier and
Paoand be not given to the jury, but be
dismissed. After counsel on both sides
and the judge had addressed the jury,
the large crowd present became turbulent
with impatience. The jury retired at
5:45 and remained out only ten minutes,
returning with a verdict of "not guilty."
Upon the announcement Mr. Mercier's
friends crowded around him, showering
congratulations upon hits, while thous-
ands outside the court took up the cry.
The ex•Peemisr was lifted on the shoul-
ders of four stalwart countrymen and the
procession marched to ex -Premier Lemi-
eux'e, where Mr. Mercier made a speech
in which he said :—"I thank you gentle-
men, infinitely, for this spontaneous
movement of friendship. Thank you,
moreover, for saving me from my perse-
oubione and my persecutors." During
his speech the cheering was kept up in-
cessantly, while Dries of "Hurrah for
Mercier 1" "Down with the tyrants 1'
oto., 001110 from every direobion. 3. A.
Tarte, editor of Le Canadian, Hou. Mr.
Lauptelier and Messrs. Greenshields and
Lemieux addressed the multitude. A
great demonstration in boner of Mr.
Mercier was held the following night.
His Montreal friends are arranging to
give him a big reception on bis return to
Montreal, `Iia friends in Qeebsc are so
sanguine as to predict his return to
power.
Of unusual interest to Canadians was
the recent cablegram from England au-
noenoing the proved 5000055 of au Ameri-
can ISetrveyized armor plate tested there.
This plate, composed of nlokel-steel,
completely unshed five projeobiles with-
out suffering a crank. The partioulars
show that the trial was of the severest
character oustomery in England. The
plate was of the standard dimensions, 8
feet high by 6 feet wide and 10i inohes
thick. It received 5 shots from a six,
inch breeoh•loading ribie,three of the 100-
ponud praj:utiles being of Holtzer's
malts and the other two of Palliser's, poo•
pelted with the usual velocity of 2,070
feet per second. They were all broken
into fragments. Tho degree of penetra-
tion effected in the plate is not meubion-
ed, bub the groat foot is clear that the
plate achieved a triumph. English ex-
perts in orduanoo have never taken very
kindly to the alloy of nickel in steel ;
but they readily acknowledge the bone.
tits to be derived from super•oarbonfzing
the surface of tho pie te. Now ib is
probable that they will concede the ad-
voutages cleaning from the process of 11,.
M. Harvey, of Newark, N. 3., as demon-
strated in the teat last week, and adopt
it for all British ships. It hos already
been chosen as the most effective armor
for the United Shotes navy. As Ontario
is likely to hoodoo more and more the
Beat of the nickel mining industry, we
nndorstand what this now declaration in
favor of nickel.steel means. With the
United States and Great Britain satisfied
that nniekel•steel is the beet possible ship
armor, we can venture to prophesy that
France, Germany, Italy end Spain must
follow snit and b000m° purchasers of our
nickel also. This demand would pause a
legitimate booin in this important Nettle -
ern Ontario industry,
The MMoilary Manufacturing Company
was greeted a fixed as-oseinotit of 9100,•
0110 for ten years by London City Ceuneil
Monday night.
I1,:wrd,m,rs ,i Sons, Acton, have been
ordered by the Provincial Board of
lfeelth ba make sueli alterations and
repalrs in their tanneries at Axton Creek,
Ilequesiug tu.vuehip, as wilt remove the
(enures of anthrax which has afleeted the
cattle of that distrlut for e0 years, or ever
since the tanneries were established.
The Prescott Messenger says :—Con-
siderable excitement was caused at one
of the Government marble quarticle last
week by an American eagle being cap-
tured there while in the mut of trying to
carry away a stnell obild. The little
fellow was about three years old, and
had gone to the quarry with his fabber.
Lie was playiug near by when some of
the employees heard him crying loudly.
They rushed outside and saw the cause
of his fright. A large bird was hovering
over his head attempting to carry him
away. A man by the name of Paton
hastened for his gun and soon had the
bird sprawling on the ground. Mr.
Paton then captured it and found that
he had shot and eagle. The little fel-
low escaped being imjored by the timely
appsaranoe of his rescuers. He was,
however, badly frightened. The bird
measnred four feet from tip to tip.
PERSON AL POIN'T'ERS.
Mrs. Alfred Lowry is on the sick List.
J. D. lioeald is away to Halifax this
week.
Samuel Smale's health does not im-
prove.
Mrs. (Rev.) Paul spent last Sunday in
Wingham.
Miss Ella Ainley is visiting relatives
at Sealortb.
G. P. Scholfield is visiting at Toronto
for a few days.
Postmaster Farrow was visiting et Lou-
don for a fete days.
13. Davies, of Ethel, has taken a posi-
tion in J. T. Pepper's store.
Jas. Thompson, of Wroxeter, was in
town for a few days this week.
Miss F. Smith, of Toronto, is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. R. L. Taylor.
I. J. Tuck, of Chicago, is visiting rel-
atives and friends in this locality.
Jas. Stratton and family, of London,
are visiting in Brussels for a week.
Fred. McCracken is home from a visit
to relatives its the locality of Paisley.
Miss 0. McFarlane, of Toronto, was
visiting at Alex. Bunter's this week.
Mr. Pond, of Elizabethtown, N. Y„
was in Brussels last week visiting friends.
Miss Clara Herebly has gone to Detroit
to fill a situation. Her sister has been
in that oiby for some time.
Chris. Seel and wife intend removing
to Michigan next week. Brussels is
parting with too tnauy good citizens for
her own good.
A. M. !McKay, of this place, was chosen
one of the Vice -Presidents of the Oouuty
Association of Christian Endeavor. It
was a wise selection.
Noble F. Gerry was in Durham for a
short visit last week. He brought his
daughter home with him. She had been
visiting her grandparents for a month.
Robt. Gaulsy has taken a situation in
Wingham and wont to it last Monday.
He will be missed from the Epworth
League and Methodist Sunday school and
choir.
Miss Lizzie Ferguson, who has been
seriously ill for the past two weeks, is in
a fair way to convalescence now. Miss
Allis, her sister, has been assisting in the
store of Ferguson ee Halliday during
Mise Ferguson's enforced holidays.
Mrs. Lee, who lives on John Street,
Brussels, desires to intimate to the ladies
of Brussels and surrounding country that
she will be pleased to give lessons on
making coups, cooking meats, baking
pastry and fanny cooking, commencing
on Friday, `lab. Pupils are asked to
bring some flour, better, sugar, cko., with
them.
Last Saturdry W. B. Dickson, wife
mud children and Miss Kate Cormack
loft Brussels for Denver, Oolorado. Mr.
Diokeon may practice law in that city.
That location is chosen largely owing bo
Mrs. Diokson's p0oe health which we
hope will be greatly benefitted by the
olmnge. The removal of Hir. Dickson
000505 a vaoauoy 011 the $chool Board.
He was the chairman.
The Canadian American, of Ohioago,
in its last issue, refers as follows to a
former well known resident of this lo-
cality, who has looated at West Super-
ior :—Another young Canadian who has
made a narked success is A. M. Taylor,
of the firm of Taylor Bs Armstrong. Re
was a now arrival when we made our
visit a year ago 1 in one brief yams he has
made hie way into the front rank of
attorneys, and has a practice equal to
anyone in the profession.
A very pretty incident took plooe at
Ingersoll on Wednesday afternoon, Oat.
26th, at the residenoe of Wm. Dundas,
being the marriage of his second daugh-
ter, Miss Marie, to J. Anderson Coulter,
of the firm of John Morrow ee Co. The
happy peeir were attended by Miss Nellie
Dundee, sister of the bride, and David
Gibson. Rev. D. W. Snider, pastor of
King Street Methodist church, offlaiated,
After a sumptuous dinner with a large
circle of eolatives and friends they loft
on tine evening train on the Grand Tunic
for Buffalo and points East. Tho groom
is a son of Mrs. Coulter who formerly
taught in Brussels public school.
A report says :—"A little girl about
throe years of ago, daughter of 15. 13.
Burt, bookkeeper for the Muskoka Mill
and Lumber Company, BMWs Falls, was
a°oidentally poisoned by eating "Rongh
on rats." It impure that the mice were
very troublesomo and in order to get rid
of them some member of the family
mixed a quantity of the poison with nate
meal and plaaatl the plate containing the
mixture on a shelf in the cupboard where
the child had easy access to it. She ate
quite a lot of it before she was noticed
and soon became very ill. She lingered
for a tow days suffering terrible agony."
Mr, Burt was formerly bookkeeper in
Jamie Drowe's hardware stere, Brneeels,
and was an active worker %u St, Jahn's
Sabbath school,