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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOV. 16, 1888.
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THE NEW PRESIDEN-.
Sheri Shetelt or Ins tire—Mrs. 11foorison,
The Wire or the Pregiiototit—Irevi
J . Morton, vice-irreg.,
dent Inert.
Clem Benjamin Harrison is the on of
Berator John Scott liarrison. Ho wee
born in North Bend, 0., on August 20,
1833. He lo the grandson of William II.
Herrison, the ninth president of the
United States. Datil ho was fifteen yearn
of ago he attended the distriot oobool, and
then entered the Miami University at
Oxford, Ohio, where he graduated at the
age of 18 years. In 11152 he studied law
in the office of Judge Bellamy Storer of
Cincinnatti. Ho was admitted to the
bar and married before he was twenty-
one years of age, and although ho bad a
law practice in prospective ho was prac-
tically without mama, only possessing
between $200 and 8300, which Wall ad.
vanoed to bin by his father. Tho same
year that he graduated hewentto
InliLin-
apaile, rind began to practioe law with to
confidetice in biniself as to the future
that has never deserted him. In 1860
he was elected reporter of the State Sup-
reme oriert. When the war broke out
he was °looted second lieutenant of the
Indiana volunteers. In 1802, at the re-
quest of Gov. Morton, he raised a com-
pany and was commissioned a. second
lieutenant, then captain, afterwards col-
onel of the Seventeenth Indians, Regi-
ment. With that regiment be went to
the front, but had little opportunity to
distinguish himself, his command only
laving guard or garrison duty to do. A.n
opportunity soon ca83e, however, and at
Remo& he achieved renown. It was
they, according to history, that Gen.
Hooker rode up to him end said:
Harrison, Pll make you a brigadier for
this aay'a work I" Shortly afterwards
Col. Harrison was brevetted a brigadier -
general. Gon. Harrison served with =ed-
it and without injury until the end of
the war. At the time Gen. Harrison was
dcacribed as being "although only 30
years a mere boy in appearance, and
slioht of frame. He had square should -
ere and a powerful arm. He wee an add
looking figure, slender, with a big tow.
White head, short nook and long legs.
He used to ride e. large horse, too, and
was laughed at a good. deal. But he had
tho reaped and confidence of all.
After thewar be entered the field of
politics, when he returned to his preatice
of law. He had taken the stump far
Ferment and Lincoln and supported the
then new party with enthusiasm. While
he was in the battlefield the office of re-
porter of the Supreme oourt was declar-
ed vacant by the legislature. In 1804
Harrison WOE re.olected and served until
1868. In 1876 the Central committee
named him es Governor. He made a
vigorous fight, but WAS beaten. In 1880
bis party rewarded him by electing Mm
to the Senate, where ho served six years.
The legislature which was to elect his
successor was elected in the fall of 1886.
Our Republicans carried the State, but'
lo. t the legislature and Gen. Harrison
was not therefore re-eleoted. He made
a good reputation in the Senate, and was
considered ono of its ablest members and
strongest debaters. His Senatorial term
expired March 4, 1887, and he then re-
turned to the practice of his profession.
Gen. Harrison a not a rich man. He
owns a handsome house in Indianapolis,
where be lives. He married a daughter
of Prof. Scott, of Oxford, and has v. eon
and daughter. The 008 15 prominent in
the polities of Montana territory. Gon,
Harrison is o member of tbe First Pres-
byterian church of Indianapolis, and
many years ago was a Sunday school
teacher.
ed him the secretaryship of the navy or
minister to Franco. He 31(088 the latter
position and filled It from 1881 to 18e1.
HO WAS Arnerioan commissioner -gener-
al to the Paris 'Electrical Exposition, the
representative oi the United Motels at
the submarine cable convention, and
publioly resolved, in tho name of the
people of the United States, the Barth.
oldi Statue of Liberty Enlightening the
World. In 1887 Mr. Morton purchaved
oEllerslie," she estate of William Kelley,
at Rhinebeck, on the Hudson.
TUE PitESI0E2T.1. 0.31(5118(0818.
The several regularly nominated can-
didates for President were :
Democratio»0003130 Cleveland.
Republican—Benjemin Harriaon,
Prohibition —Clinton B. Fisk,
United fabet—Robert; 11,Cowdrey.
Union Labor—Aleon J. Streeter,
American Party—Jamet L. Curtis.
PILESIDENTS 01" 18111 lESITED STATES.
as03Se WilahlaStOn ..lte-eleatne...17R0 to 1797
John Adams . Itate.r.ted 178705 1801
Thos. Jefferson 1ao•oleaterL..1801 18011
James Mar/tom 11(aa1eated...18o0 to 1817
Stones Munro lte•oloated...1817 to 1825
John Q. Atlanta Defertted.....,1895 to 1820
Andrew rTholtson... lto-oleotorl...1820 to 1837
Martin You Buren D °restart 1837 to 1841
Geo. W. Harrlson......Died in 03 1, 11811 to 1845
ro
John Tyler Vico-Ps.
Retired 1845 to 1819
Died tn of 11318 18,'3
Vico-Pres, I
Retired ......18833 to 1837
Mired ...... 1837 to 1831
Jas.li, Polk
Gen. Z. Taylor
'Millard Fillmore
Geo. F. Pierce
Samos Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln e-eleetedt
Andrew Schrum-- Viee-Pres.1 1081101805
Gan. 8. Grant.— Re-eleated... 1800 to 1977
Rutherford B. Hayes Retired 1877 to 1881
Oen. Gargeld D354 in '111881 to USG
Gen. Arthur Vice -Pres,
Grover Cleveland 1890 to 1880
THE 3110111EITION 00111.
The Prohibition returns of the recent
Presidential election in the United States
are not all in yet, but enough have been
received to indicate large gains in every
state with 080 00 two exceptions. Gen.
Fisk, tho Prohibition candidete, received
a popular vote of from 330,000 to 350,000
on Tuesday as against 150,000 cast for
Governor St. John four years ago. Ohio
leads with an apparent gain of 17,000 ;
Texas, 16,000 . Illinois, 14,000 ; Tennes.
gee, 14,000 ; Iiinnesota, 18,000 Indiana,
12,000 ; Miohigan, 11,000 ; Seattalty, 9,-
000 ; Wisconsin, 0,000 ; Iowa, 8,000 ; and
so on all through the roll of the states.
The lassos are for the States of Massa-
chusetts 000 and Vermont 500.
Perth County Notes.
11135. 821111325011.Mrs. Harrison, the wife of the Presi•
dent elect of the United States, is the
daughter of Dr. John W. Scott, {3110 was
Professor of Miami University of Oxford,
Ohio, where Mrs. Harrsson WOE born.
She was a student at the Miami La.
dim' Seminary, while MH
r. arrison was
attending the college, of which her fath.
er was the Prinoipal. They became ac-
quainted at that tire°, and immediately
on his graduating from the University
they rnarried, Er. Harrison being twenty
years 00 3150, and Mrs. Harrison a Oslo
months younger.
The future "Lady of the White House"
lives at No. 074 North Delowaro street,
a comfortable two story brick hones.
Sho great reader, a Sundity.sohool
teacher and a member of many church
and literary societies, and takes painting
lessees.
"So we started life young." said
Mrs. Harrison wasently, "01111WO Levo
never been spiry." Mita. Harrisou'e
father, who is still living, is eightymine
yertrs of age and lives with Mrs. Russell
Lord, his older daughter, in 'Washington.
They havo a brother living in the West.
Mich Harrisonrrison has a ROE living in Mon-
tana, dauelier,0,6r8. Mary Melia, "w
inIle
of a tradesman a boot and shoe store
in Indianapolis," 8110 has two grand-
children to whom she is devoted.
raw! r. 31011308, vara-onnsinntre ELECT.
Levi Parsons Morton is e native of
Vermont, having boon born in Shorobano
May 10, 1824. 'When very young he be,
081310 015113 111 8 country atom 3(831 8008
developed Mich aptitude for business that
ho rapidly 1:0130 in position. 1850 he
wee mule a member 06 ±120 Mend Beebe,
Morgan & Coo morahnnte of Boston, and
in 1854 he Eel/loved to New York, when
he established tbe firm of Morton Grin -
1101. In 1863 ho founded the banking
house of Morton, Blies 610,, in Now York
with that of Morton, Ross & Co., in Lon-
don, as cotreepondents. Tho London
lirm !toted as face' agents' 10, tho 'United
States Government front 1878 to 1884.
Thee° two firm wore active in the !In-
dicates that negotiated United State
110111118 in the payment of tho Genets
0703021110 Of 815,5000,000 and the Halifax
fishing &ward Of e5,500,000. In 1878 Mr.
Morton Was appointed honerary 00311-
13100101101100311-
131001011011 to the Perla Exposition, In
he 803180 year he Wag elected to Ciongreee
and 70018 ra.alaotea in 1880. In the lat.
for year he 115011013361 the riontination Meetin then adjoureed till Tigiecl&y, for deettOy tiny liquors iniportec . .0110118 1
vice,president, President Garfield offer. 330 4111. . i public 0181100513(81, The populatiOn is
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FROM INDIAN TERRITORY.
Lehigh, In the Malan Territory—Its
eirlonet nett Thunderstorma
The Deadly 33 entlieS—Cattl
Xining 111.'01108p Porta,
Dran POST,—Ill my last letter 1 gave
you. lin account of my journey to Lehigh,
Indian Territory, where I am now living
and have been working since the let of
teber. When I find lauded here I
thought I had never seen a pleat, like it
before. Ihavo been in the habit .4 taking
it walls round 14 place as the Israelites
did round Jeriehre but I did not fool
equal to the task on tide 0000.80013 as it
covers so 'ergo an area, I would sooner
undertake to walk around the city, of
Glaegow. There are no streets, just
thank5 anywhere, and when they get
muddy or ant up they just shift over a
oit, as there is plenty of room, The
homes are all a goad distance from each
other. In aome planes they are in rolvs
&beat 30 yarcle apart. They are all wood,
none 00 111081 plastered with the daylight
peeping in at the seams. There are very
few gardens and I don't understand how
it 18 as the ground coats nothing and veg-
etables are high. Oabbnge is sold at 5
omits per lb., end potatoes at 81.50 per
brishel. I think all kinds DE garden veg
The Stratford Foresters have opened a
fine new hall.
For stoning &III. C. R. train, Thomas
Duesling was sentenoed at St. Thomas
on Saturday to ono month in jail.
John Emmett, the three-year-old son
of John Hartley, of Douro street, Strat-
ford, was found drowned in a neighbor's,
cistern ono day last week.
Numbers of young, wayward boys havo
run away from their homes in Stratford
this summer, and only last week another
thoughtless one strayed away.
John Gow, who has been in the In.
land Revenue Department at Windsor
for a number of years, has received a
position in the Inland Revenue office at
Stratford.
The Mitchell Board. of Trade has boon
reausitated, and the following officers
elected: X. XL Flagg, president; T. S.
Ford, vice-preaident, and. I. Hord, secre-
tary.treasurer.
The Stratford curling club lave in.
creased their membership from 30 to 60.
There is some talk of building an addition
to tbe east and of the rink for the use of
tbe outlets alone'.
The Stratford 51(3 0. T. IL has eleoted
officers as follows; Mrs. Merry. Presi-
dent ; Mrs. Walker, first Vice -President;
Mrs. Macgregor, second Vice•President ;
Mrs. W. R. Marshall, Secretary; Mrs.
Mowat, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs.
Cook, Matron.
S. 0. Walker, of Stratford, and Mr.
Putohor, of Forest, played a quoit mach
on the Victoria Hotel grounds Thursday
afternoon. Two games were played, both
being won by Walker. Tho Etat resulted
17 to 21 points ; ,tbe second 14 to 21
paints. Stakes 825 a side.
Wbile working in the G. T. R. yards
on Thursday of last week, Alfred Har-
rison, carpenter, fell off a swing on which
ho was wonting end fell under a oar that
was being shunted, Luokily the wheels
did not pass over him, but he was badly
aqueezed by the brake beam.
Tho Marys journal says :--- On
Monday evening W. G. Glenn's driving
Mate Was talon out of GoOrge
deputy reeve of Blansbard, stable, at-
tached to a buggy, driven up tho Base
line and put into the harm of the late
Wm. Paynter. Ono of the, wheels was
taken of the boggy and has not yet been
found.
While Wm. Oannieg, V. S. Hedging
and Charles Pollakowaky, of Mitchell,
were out shooting black squirrels in Put.
larton totynship, near Rueseldale, the
other day, they espied a large blaolt bear
and, after alarming the neighborhood,
they sn0000ded in killing bthin after
(shout 011 hour'e herd work. Mr. Can.
ning !told the hide to A. J, McPherson, of
Stratford.
Major White's cadet oorps, St. Marys,
is progressing aplenclidly. Tho boys'
knowledge of drill a woederful, consider-
ing the short time that has elapsed sinew
the corps woe orgenized. The oftloore
80181 Captain, R. II. Moir ; let Lieut.,
reed Roswell ; 2nd Liout„ Rog, Itetneey
Sergeants, W. Willerd, J. Thompson
and II. Ford; Coeporele, Goa. Graham
end Howard Grant; Bugler, W. Mo.
Lean.
A. meeting of the Directors of tho
Dime Farmers Mutual Fire Inarnanco
Oompony was held at Atwood 031 Tue.
dedrr Oot, 801113 all the naembots being
present. Since last report applications
2801(0 11000170011 and mthepted loth() amount
of 428,950, It wa,s agreed to levy, an 818'
80088105133 on ell premium notes' in forth
on the 130141 of October., and the Seam
hey WAS illEitttlOtOd tO 188110 the Garde et
race. Tho mutat meeting of tho Conn
pany will be held at setWOOd on 'Amebae
January 150.1, 1886, at 1 ololook p,
etables woula grow here as I noticed some
very fine tomato pants in, bloom beside
the house when we came. I suppose the
seed must have been swept out, but as
there are no fences the made very soon
destroyed them. The land is not so
fiat here as it is around Brussels but is
nicely rolling, not hilly. There are
meths running through it and in some
planes there is bush as far as you can
see. 113 10 not so dense as it is in Can-
ada, but in strips more like woods in the
Old Country. 61 00 hard to got through
it some places as the wild vines aro so
thick. There is plenty of oak, ash and
walnut. Oak is the most plentiful and
there nre several other kinds that -I do
not know, as am not well posted on the
different woods. There is none of the
land under cultivation, although very
rich in vegetation, The grass or hay
grows as tell as nee and after it has been
cat or burned off it just looks like a bowl-
ing green in a very abort time. You can
keep as many guns and dogs as yoa like
and hunt as much as you want anywhere,
and there is any amount of game, The
Indians raise cattle and ponies on the
prairie, but they don't work any as they
are too lazy and proud. They live by
raising stock and hunting. They are a
fine looking healthy race of people, of
dark complexion, very civil to speak to
but crafty. No one will buy stook from
them if they have brought it from a dis-
tance, as the possibilities are that it bas
been stolen and the owner will oome and
claim them. At time of writing the
prairie is on fire and the sight is grand,
past all description. The wind is from
the South Bast and there is a half thole
of fire from Bast to West. You cannot
see either ends—only the reflection in the
sky. I oan hear the roaring and crock-
ing of the fire and the nearest part of it
is about two miles away. Distances here
aro very deoeiving. I started out last
Sunday evening, northward, to go to the
bush, as I thought I could reach it in au
hour, but after I had travelled one and
a -half hours the bush did not look mall
nearer then when I started so I returned ,
hoping at some future time to make an-
other attempt. The houses are in great
danger of taking fire and tho loss of feed
for cattle by aro will be great. We had
a cyclone about two weeks ago and it was
a grand sight. Tho moon was shining
brightly and at the same time the light-
ning was fleshing in all directions, and
Buell lightning I never saw'1o80 one eon.
tinual blaze. Tho thunder shook the
very earth. I was out when it tiom-
menoed and when I. got to the house
Mrs. Livingston, my sister, WM in ono
corner wringing her hands. The doors
had boon blown open, the kitchen window
broken, tinware and other light wares
were blown away and we thought surely
the hodse would go to. There was a good
deal of damage done. A. Roman Catholic
chapel and a drug store wore blown
down. We wore very much annoyed af-
ter we came at night with the cattle as
they stay about the houses switohiog
their tails and breeking the windows.
Wo were often awakened in the night by
the Grath of a window, and. thinking
there 70000 00018 robbers around we would
get up and look out—to see nothing but
the critters standing using its oendal
atohniont to keep DIT tho flies. Wo have
got used to it now, though the under sash
of ono of our windows is almost clothed
out. Wo are thinking of moving to eta
other holism There are plenty of empty
ones here in this neighborhood since the
mina has quit working. We havo throe
mina to walk to work, four miles to the
postoffioe, the saino to the stores and five
to the railway station. The provisions
aro taken round in tho store van. The
neighbors hero aro very sealable, some
of thom too emelt eo, as they often put
me in mind of the story published in
Tnn Poee, "Roughing it in the Bush,"
they aro alwaya borrowing and it eppoare
to wie that they could not exist without
it Lehigh is entirely clepcnadoet upon
Mining, it has no other Maltase, There
is neither reeve nor counoillors hero,
but thoto aro two placers of wotehip,
Roman Catholic and Ptesbytorinsa. Tho
preacher formerly was a, minor, X don't
know inueri about the plant but la must
lave known something about mining or I
think they wopld not have trusted hitt
with the job. Thera aro throe clootots.
Ono dollar): per month is kept from oath
minaret pay for tho doetorS, tend as there
are between 800 and 900 initial% you see
they make a good living. There are no
lewyers ,but a Marshal looke after the
whiskey peddlors, bowie stealors, rec. Ho
is a ratios, a 801'y CAC Marna but death
on the it/Wilkey poddlate. Ho shot two
of thom delta since we cierao here, aro
ft/raid a peddler will !Moot him sotto Of
theso bye. Wbiokey peddling hero 00
wailer a dengerotie buthiese, They two
hunted like wild bealits end the Menial
Ilea poiver to Open percele oe boxes and
between three and four thousand. The
weather is warm and Indian summer
will continue till January. Tiara is not
100011 over one month of whiter, with
Roe showers in the epring. The eurn-
tiler oommencea in May and continues
till September, It is very worm and
hard to sand. Ibis wenn enough now
but much warmer in July. The eun Bete
now at 6:30. I wish 1 could desoribe a
sunset hero, it is megniticent. This is
net a healthy place in summer and many
deaths maw during thu warm months,
but it is all right now. Wo have nearly
every kind of poisonous reptiles! here.
The rattlesnake is not so harmless a
°renter!) OA the snakes about Brussel% I
met one of them the other day, it was
about four feet loug and showed fight. I
bad not the nerve to put nay heel on it,
so I went to find a stick, but when I
came beck it VMS gone. There are four
kind of snakes hero that are dangerous.
There aro also insects elmost as lad as
the snakes. The most dangesoue are not
so plentiful. The °antipode and arati.
tale aro the worst sort and are very
poisonous, The tastaritula has elite's) and
ho will crawl on you. If y000 have nerve
enough to koop still ho will ornwl off
again without hurting you, but if you
make the least motion his claws go in,
and the flesh must bo cut or burned out
or else the flesh will rob to the bone. The
centipedes nee something like a spider,
only as large as the back of your hand.
Their sting is very poisonous too, but not
50 bad as the tarantula. Mostly all in-
sects of the spider tribe here sting or
bite, but they are not so plentiful as
mosquitoes—you are nob always getting
bit. I got bit one day on the foot by
what they call a soorpion. I did not feel
it being done, but miter a while it became
very itchy and smelled and very painful,
it just felt as if 18 wagon wheel bad gone
over niy foot. It WOE throe days before
it was Well. Mosquitoes are plentiful in
summer and screens havo to be used at
night while sleeping. Horse flies, but.
terflies and moths are flying about hero
now as in the month of July in Canada.
There are two wood shops mid two
blacksmith shops in Lehigh. They do
repairing prinoipally for the livery stable.
There is no new work made. There is
not so much style put on here as there is
in I3russels. The girls got married very
young, from 13 to 15 years and tbe men
from 92 to 42. There are ten tribes in
the territory and each make their own
laws and select governors. The tribe
that own this parb are Clatvtaws. They
and the Chiolcensaws are under the same
governor. The name of this part is
Taboxy or coal region. I will speak of
this in nay next. I remain,
Yours truly,
Lehigh, Nov. 5, '88. M. McOrrronems.
Icsurennoararngorrarzmaaramem...............
00eIMUNICATION.
Men l'n ewet, TA, FunTgeT1011.
Fo the Prolair of l'r;Ltrorr.
Stno—I SOS by Tun Puoi of last week
that B v.law has been passed for the
/wow. of restraining farmers from sell.
Mg meet i31 wailer stuantities than a
quarter, unleee they pay a license fee of
610. Now, thie means Hutt the 51411
num who cannot afford to buy a quarter
MEM, go to 0114 of the butchers for his
small oleo-) of input and pay about twice
as 8112511 031 ho walla 11070 got it for from
the farmer. The members of the Coen -
oil know very well that the fanners do
not generally kill more than one or two
cattle iu 0 year, and therefore it will not
pay them to take out a butoberel linens°
and keep a tamp for the rale of meet.
The whole thing simply amounts to this:
The Cowan by Whom, this Bylaw have
granted a monopoly to the barite's.
Hoo- Linea it come to parts Watt the Brus.
sell; Connell, that is competed almist on
tirely of Recommit., who era continually
howling for lereo Trade or Commereial
Union, have pasoed a By-law greeting a
monopoly of the meat market to the
bun:here ? Surely actions speak louder
than words and there is a very striking
contras between the frothy utterances of
the street oerner politicians within the
Counall, and their action in this matter.
Of course the argument is used that the
butchers pay taxes 13.1.11 111 this way help
to build up the town, but it would be
better for the people of Brussels to pay
the texas and lioense fees for the butch-
ers of Brussels, if, by that means, they
could have their meat for the half of
what they pay for it now. Of course the
butchers are not to blame in the matter
as they are quite right to try and make
the most they can from their business,
but 113 15 for the people who receive hurt
by it to say : Thus far shalt thou go and
no further. The people of Brunk;
hove the curse in their own
hands, and if at the forthcoming elec-
tion they do not, in tbe plainest way,
tell the present Council to step down and
out then they deserve to get lathe Coun-
cil is likely to giye them. Your corre-
spondent would suggest that the Council
next meeting pass a By-law compelling
all formes to sell their grain to one or
two grain buyers, at a price and in
quantities to wit the buyer. The one
would be just as reasonable as the other.
To my farmer friends I would say it is
high time for you to bestir yourselves is
your own defence, as this is another
lesson for you. Why cannot the farmers
unite, and, by uniting, form joint stook
co npenys, whereby they can do away
with that nuisance, the middleman ?
It has proved well with cheese factories,
and why cannot it do equally as well
with grist mills and grain storehouses,
and also with cattle and sheep. Thank.
ing you, Mr. Editor, for permitting this
letter to appear in your valuable paper,
I remain, Yours truly,
Nov. 15, '88. QUIET OBSERVES.
Huron County Notes.
J. W. Cull, of Mitchell, has had plate
glass front put in his drug store,
It is rumored that the Government
has created 33. new office,. that of Salt
Inspector'and appointed nos. Kidd, of
Sertforth, thereto.
The other morning, while plotting ap-
ples of a troo, a little son of Bryce Innes,
of Stratford, fell to the ground and broke
his leg above the knee.
While attending a funeral the. other
day T. Robertson, of Hallett, hada valu-
able mare receive a serious puncture in
the breast by the rig in front of him sud-
denly stopping and backieg up. A sharp
iron on the back of the forward rig in-
itiated the wound.
The Rev. Father West and the Goder-
ieh Team Council ere at daggers points
over the refusal of the letter to pay over
1350 to Father West ea promised last
summer. He brought a prominent oars-
man to that town during a regatta, and
501210 ot the Council promised to assist
him in paying for the attraction.
A dastardly attempt was made td'vreek
the mixed train due at Goderich at 7;30
Saturday night by putting two square
dicks of timber between the rails. The
train was a heavy one, and the rails
being slippery ori account of the ram, the
engineer had eloolrened down, eo that the
train was movies; slowly at the time,
otherwise there would have been a terri-
ble disaster. It seems that it wee intend•
ed to run the train down the hank, 70111011
ie on El very sharp curve about half a
mile east of the stetion. Had it been
the night mail train nothing would Have
saved it front a complete wreak. 'rho
affair has created intense excitement in
this quiet community, and every effort
will he made to discover the fiends who
attempted this unwonted crime.
rt.:n=1411st xi. P4 Cr NI' et.
W. J, McGarigle, formerly chief of
pelice of Chicago, but TIOW a fugitive
from American jiistice, attended the
opening of the Legislative Assembly at
Regina last week.
The South Borax Gun Club offer a re.
wardof 4100 for information that will
load to tho arrest and conviction of the
patter or porties who get fire to the Point
Pelee marsh on the evening of the 7111.
the Congregational Home Missionary
Elooiety has just fallen heir to all estate
es residuary legetoe, which is veriodsly
estimated to bo worth from 8150,000 to
4200,000. After tho payment of 820,000
to othet parties the whole of the balance
of the property will bo landed over to
the Sooiety for Minions 110 Canada.
Loot week the oitizon8 of Essex Centre
decided on having electric lights, in tho
village, and 01110e then the Reliance and
the Ball Companies heve been fighting
as to who shall get tho contract, The
former company was getting the best of
it Mut tho Brill Company doeided upon &
novel way of getting there flat. Friday
night or Saturday mottling when the
matority of the oitizens 82(010 in the arms
of Morpheue, the company got a gang of
men, put up throe poste and ettung the
wites, and when tho mottling OILMO 0130
astonished ramie setv an olootrio system
all ready but the dynamo. They became
!nagged at the notion of the ocentany,
and that smile evening !aimed every sale
down. Tho atheists were covered
with fallen polls end Wires, end there is
ovety preepeet Of tote Of trettble.
At 5 o'clock Friday morning of last
week Steve Brodie ascended to the top
of Poughkeepste bridge, Newburgh, N,
Y., walking along, unobserved by the
watehmen, to a point directly over the
west pier, 212 feet above the river,
litirriedly divesting himself of his cloth-
ing and donning a rubber suit, and with
lead -soled elms on his feet and heavy
pieces of iron in his leggings, made a
spring and jomped into the river. Elie
frieuds, Dwyer and Green, were in a,
boat twitting for him. When Brodie
rose to the =fan lie gesticulated wildly.
Greeu seized his hand and hauled him
into the boat, Brodie exclaiming, "0, I
am hurt." Blood was gushing from his
ose and ears. Quickly he was taken
o Highland atation, where be fainted.
When he reeovered he clasped his hands
to his waist and moaned with pain. It
was thought three of his ribs tier° broken,
and that he would dia. Hie oonnaniona
hurried him on board the train for New
Yerk, fearing merest. He jumped on a
wager of 8500 and for the 8500 gold
medal of the Police Gazette,
Number 18.
Mose nitilERT, IL popil of Pref. Martin's,
Toronto, lute oreanited 8 class in WWII
for the purpose of 1( 33(11185 oil pointing.
Her work is very creditable. See card.
Mae. FIX:MI= and Mrs. Conneck
have sold tickets for the charity concert
amounting to about $30, and Miss
liambly and Miss Richerrisen have dis-
posed of nearly I120 Worth. will
be a full house and a gond program.
Le Luce. -It is said that Perry White.
of Port Elgin, who formerly kept a livery
stable in Itruesid-,, received 33. cirelne the
other day for 61,000 Eal payment of part
of a legacy front the estate of a deceased
relative in England. Ile is it somin•law
to T. Ilall, of the Retain! Mute, Brea -
sole.
A. R. SMITE 0170E 0 1100E. 00 treidesmade
clothing that wonld de cr. :lit to 0. city
establishment. 110; prices aro right and
consequently lo artita everybody favoring
hiM with their enstom. Try him for on
overcoat or Ad%
Cortomunt, Tr1,r8it.s,4 rrrti 1102.'d, OE
Lachlan, wen. In town on Teeieley tak.
ing stock of the Herald steam fire engine
with n view of purehasing one for their
tidy little town. Our Lucian/a' friends
will have the bast fire fighter in the
world if they 801010 the above mention-
ed machine.
TALLY ANOTREE.—The ivory rings end
straps taken from the harness of James
eihurrie's borses, and advertisea in Tim
Pose last week were returned, On Tuesday
evening, to Tire POST Publishing House.
They had been thrown into a rig belong-
ing to Jas. ",ToDonald, of Grey township,
which was in the shed at tbe Methodist
church. It pays to advertise.
Local News Items.
Wnse about a football olub ?
BEN% D. Pumas, of Niesouri, WAS in
town this week.
11013T. Roes intends learning telegraph-
ing with T. Fletcher.
Mos. Mama Basstre and sou, of Col-
borne, were visiting at Wm. Vanetone's
hat week.
Amax Goon expels, in a day or so, a
lot 'of lino Indiun Teas, the Genuine
Assam Bleak Teem 18-
Ownse to our going to press a day
earlier some correspondence was reoeived
too lath for thie issue.
A thews was brought before tho Reeve
t000ntly for destroying aidowalk but the
evidence was not sufficient to conviet.
Worrito.—A place as general !fervent
in ft private family. Any person heft.
ing a salami' should apply at TEE roar
Publishing Ilouso at onom 18
Hosea ot our townepeople tells of driv-
ing out to Seaforth to hear the Fisk
jpbilee Singers 011 010 evening of the
20
bist1
d
inIttllorstiti ploys (ho harmonica in
31 woy that fairly makes Ma mouth of a
professional vaster. In fact, it is not out
of the way to dub hint Prof. MeDonald.
You ean do Tile Posr a favor revery
week by repotting items of interest te us.
Jaet try for a foto weeire and you will
have a faint idea 00 8000811 portion ot an
editor's work. •
W. 3. Ilmsteer of Calgary, N. W. T.,
eon of Silo. C. Halliday, of Brunets, has
gone into business tot himself, buying oat
hie employer. Titsi Pose wishes him
thereon.
Moe. Csarn WITITTIlie and family left
Brussels on Tuesday for Deloreino, Man,
per O. P. 11. extent/don from Herrieton.
Her husband rind gone ere farming ill
the West.
Tins weok wo Were favored with collo
from old time friends in the portions of
Wooley Ettroliell, cif Atertford, W.
Whitley, tanker, of Dlayton, and IV, J.
Wheley, of St. Marye.
OrnitISTSTAB Cards and all foreign Christ-
mas; Papers are completely put in the
shade in Canada this year by the pub-
lication of the grandest Christmas Paper
ever published. Those who know, say
the Ohristmas number of The Montreal
Star will take the public completely by
storm. For sending away to friends and
to preserve at home it will be the most
taping thing ever seen in tbie country or
in Europe either.
AanntrAlt CUSSING .—A.rthur Henry New-
ton Jenkins, editor and proprietor of the
Brussels Budget, made use of an insult-
ing expression to Gus. Goebel, last Tues-
day, and in return got a smart thump-
ing. Verily the path of an editor is not
always one of roses, especially if he is a
dirt stinger. Tuesday will be another
red letter day in the diary of Mr. Jenkins.
This kind of "knock down argument"
appears to shut him up about as quickly
as anything ever tried. He'll likely
leave Goebel alone after this as he has
been working Gus. up for several months.
"Wonder where Fin. Scott was ?"
0. 0. F.—The following officers were
installed in Court Brimless Alexandra,
No. 24, last Monday evening, by Bro.
W. Blashill, P. 0. R.:
Rev. W. T. Cluff, C. R. ;
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K°31 east% IV, b p
011 R1 al ;
Walter Smith, 3. 0.;
Geo. Rogers, F. S.;
Saml. &nal°, Treas.;
S. Wake, S. W.;
P. Seal, S. W.;
S. Plum, S. B.;
A. Crozier, S. B.;
W. Graham, Physioian.
Court Princess Alexandra is in a flour-
ishing condition and its membership is
growing rapidly. It is well officered.
AT THE DEPOT.—A. K. Robertson ships
600 barrels of &mike to Liverpool this
woek.—Twenty oars wanted lest Monday
by shippers and only two to be had.—
The afternoon express has been hauling
"empties" this week to try and supply
the dernand.—H. Beam shipped a car of
ashes to the States on Tuesday.—Station.
agent Oreighton went to Fergus on Tues-
day to attend tho funeral of the late Mrs.
Wilkie, an old friend of his.—Won. Bell,
who filled the position of b&ggegeman
and operator at Brussels depot, is now
night operator at Flint, Mich.—Thos.
Farrow shipped a oar of apptee to lever -
pool last Monday.—The morning freight
train on Tuesday had no le3s than 23
otra. The local shippers were on hand
in full force looking after their therm
Raw REOULLTION.—The Inspector has
instructed Postmaster Grant that for the
future no receipts for registered letters
will be issued from the office unless the
partyposting such letter waits for end
receives it at the time of postina. The
object of this order is for the better pro -
Motion of postmasters, 67 88 claimed. It
is difficult for the uninitiated to see why
the hundreds upon handreds W110 33.110
perfectly satisfied with a System that has
tvorked well for twenty years should he
imionvouieneed by having to welt at the
wiciket until certificates issue; instead
of having them dropped in the boxes end
drawers, as in the past. No doubt In-
spector Hopkirk thinks this stop news -
sexy, when ar few uneerupulons persons
aro willing, yea anxious, to take advent -
age of the slightest chance of creating
trouble. It always was so that stringent
lows were necessary for the mean minor-
ity, oven should the great bulk of the
eommunity be desorving of more liberal
treatment.
880010 CA= A FEArer.—Inspeator Hop -
kirk was here on Tuesday looking into
some raythioel grievances in connection
with the management of the postoffice,
Wo understand la said thete was noth-
ing in it. A good natty Brueselitee im.
agine if he were a little more (Moine in
his company when he comes to town and
gave [busybody Jenkins tho "running
8110111" he would ho saved a good many
trips from Stratford. He sew the afore.
said editor reeeiven well moriteclelapping,
11050001', on Tueaday, that will give him
an inkling as to tho sort of inclivnittal he
has been paying so much heed to. It In-
speator Hopkirk is really angions (123 we
believe be is) to do right, lot him 50 to
business mon who have ES01110 %Lending in
the town 8811 1(7110 lave known the Brno -
gels postoffice for 1005 1,013118, 'Phis iveuld
be better than laving teak with an Mt.
siortgaulous mud.slinger, Tho
slowly atinthening 10 the feet, as theatre -
tient are Maltinlied, eat it is a first.
elate plot 12(111 1)0001(0 long wo 11050 10 tin-
niest: some of the plottera, wbo Mt new
behind the theme end straw them up 10
the public in their time nOlots, "We've
got 'OP(4 00111 lit,"
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