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sounAn.
Attention lies been so completed
diverted from the Soudan, designed'
HO, some sny, by tho iminensity of th
question pending between Russia an
England, that the geed work belt
unostentittionsly performed by Gen
Graham is nlmost lost sight of. II
went to Sua1c1i without a flourish 0
trumpets, mid he is pursuing his wort
without the beat of drums, Ifis worl
line boon onerous rather than great
end walla more than ostentatious
and the 0581111 18 that 1,o has receive(
but little notice. As a matter of fac
he line cleared the district surround-
ing Sunkim of rebels. He has not de-
leatea Osman Digna in pitched battle,
becalm that worthy has taken to the
hills, but he has reduced many hostile
tribee to subluiesion, and has opened
the way for tho construetion of tho
Suakim-Berher railway far beyond the
present requirements of the contract.
ors. Witlt the exception of the one
mishap, for which Gen. McNeill le
entirely responsible, Gen. Graham's
work has been uniformly good, and
greatly enhances hie reputation to a
coan
mmder.
Natives arriving at Dongola say the
Italions have advancedfrom Alassowah
towards Kassala. Arabs along the
White Nile above Khartoum aro de.
serting the Mandi. The latter is
plundering all villages and towns
worth robbing.
11 18 reported Berber is open re.
hellion against the Mahal, the result
of a quarrel about treasure.
The Loudon News believes the
Government lane decided upon the
iznmediate recall of General Graham's
foreee from the Sinulen.
.061 -UNMAN.
London, April 21.—The stock mar-
ket closed flat, Consols declined ow.
ing to the bellicose tone of the Russian
press, the reputed Euesian prepara
don to eeizo Llerat, and rumored die-
eensions in the English Caliinet. The
C'ontiuental courses were eveale, with
0 generel decline in prioes. Tho News
says :—Wo meet not .),'Qt. 10811E20 that
the Itueinans will not allow peace,
Our last word has doubtless boon
spoken, but we have not yet seeu
whether Russia will recognize its fair
nese and 00(18013, Glailstone'e speech
told the House of Commons that
England must be prepared to hoar,
without surprise or excitement, that
the controveray was eloeed.
SCOTT ACT.
Litet Monday evoning a meeting of
theee interested in the Soott Act and
its enforcement in this locality was
held in the council chamber. The '
meeting was opened by singing after
which prayer eves offered by Rev. Mr.
Jonee. The bueiness of the meeting, .
viz. the formation of a Society, was
then (Mien up nnti, after fully discus-
sing each 0181)88, the following was
plieeed as the foundation or consti-
tution :—
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1885. NO. 42.
0 prima -led for, the (4010341011.Rift the intention of the Scott Act ,
people in this vicinity to taloo a firm
y stand in soniug that the Act le on •
y forced,
o Tho Doxology was sung and 113
il meeting diemiseed by Rev. D. C. Clap
g pin pronouncing the beneilietion.
Canuot hese ball or foot hall caul
be organized in Ethel ler tho season
, A. W. Pannabalcor is erecting
, double dwelling house, on Main stree
1. nearly oppoeile the parsonage.
t Next meeting of the 'l'ownship
fathers will bo held at Robertsou'e
hotel, on Tuesday, May 26th.
George Brewster, an apprentice in
Wm, Milne's grief mill, got hie
foot badly hurt last week. Ono wheel
01 it loadod wagon passed over it. He
is off work but able to walk around
some.
Joel Panahaker has bought a farm
near Heepeler and purposes moving
next Friday. In him Ethel losoe an
active and much -respected citizen.
We wish him and his family success
and happiness iu their new home.
burglars,
linmilton is still suffering from boy I Ready ! Pres
Woodstoek Baptist College bad a
slight blaze on the roof Monday.
ellt .2 ire 1 ilf the ieuvern-
Ta.
former war; undecided. Aleeilonalit
FORT Pirr FALLEN.
The rovieed version of the Old
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Teetnenent will be named on May lst,
A Oollingwood tannery wits burned . 11» AT A.NV TICKH M438'
Monday, entailing a lose of $40,000. —
There aro 18 08,808 of einallpox in Winnipeg, April 21, ----Besides th
tho Hotel Dieu, Montreal; all (level- police under Inepector Dickens wer
) plied within a week
? The Dominion Parliament will be
a asked to raise the Afountei Polios
t Force to 1000 men.
Mr. Cameron's (Huron) motion
suspending the Dominion License Act,
was earned in the House of Commons . reu. Fears are entertained that few
Monday. I if any, have escaped, and with tbi
The flood at Belleville has entirely news but little hope can be held ou
subsided. A considerable amount of for the truth of the denial of the malt-
sufferiug is experienced in the flooded were at Frog Like, Indians, now
district. that Fort, Pitt line fallen, promise
• A Red Cross Ambulance Corps giving their attention to Battleford.
front Toronto will leave for tbe North. A later dispatch reports no sign of
I This Aeseciation 011011 be celled
TIiu Brussels Scott Act Associatiou.
II Its object shall bo to eo-operate
with the Co. Aesociation in enforoiug
the Scott Act.
Mite office bearers shall consist of a
Preeitlent,Vice-Pres See.-Treas., who,
with a Committee of five shall form
the Execiiiive Committee 0( 1130 Asso.
eiation, 4 of whom will form a quor-
um.
IV The annual fee for membership
shall be 1513. payable on signing the
neembership roil, the year- to coin -
mono on May 1st, 1885.
'V :Monthly meetings shall be held
at, which temperance addresses, read-
tngs, singing, reports of tho progress
of tho walk, &c. will bo given.
VI Meetings 011-3112 110 held on the
1st Wednesday of each month in the
churches in rotation
The following officerwere elected :
–President, W. II. Herr ; Vice. Pres.,
0. 11. Cooper; See...Troos-, G. L. Ball;
Committee, W. R. Wilson, Alex. Stew.
art, G. A. Deitdinan, J. Hargreaves,
and Geo. Crooks,
The membership roll was then op-
ened ain't in a very few minutes the
signatures of 05 persons were append-
ed. Tho expectittione are that the
membership Will 8W01 1 to 800 or more,
Everybody is invited to becomes mem.
her 381(0 38)11 conform with clause No,
Hof the constitution,
The first publics meeting will be
held in Melville (hutch cm Wednes-
day, Alny 0th, commencing at 8 o'•
clock, p03. An in terestiog program
Canadian News".
Elora 19 111(017 to have the telephone
shortly.
The Queen's Birthday will bo °etch -
rated in St. Marys.
Over 50 men in the Grand Trunk
yards and shops at Wiudeor have
been discharged.
Summonses have been iserteil again-
st all the boys who sold newspapers
on the streets of Hamilton on Sun -
ay.
The case of Gordon Brown vs. Ne1-
80n, of Edinburgh, came up on Mon-
day at Toronto before Judge Galt, and
was adjourned till May 15.
A subscription list to aid in the do.
fence of Seinesl M1thelI, charged
with ale merder of Alex. McIntosh is
being oireidated ie being liberally
signed, at St. Thomas,
Malcome Wilson, late accountant
in the hank of Commerce, St. Cathar-
ines, and formerly of Loudon, who el-
oped some time ago with Mrs. Hoak -
ley, the manager's wife, was in Tor-
onto on Saturday,
Walter W.Scott' the defaulting, led-
ger keeper of the MerchantsBank at
Belleville, arrived Sunday night in
custody in charge of Chief of Police
McKinnon, and was on Monday sen-
tenced to two years in penitentiary.
The amount he and Harwood emhez.
zled was $10,000.
Au old employee of the Graud
Trunk, who has been up to the pre-
seut time always refused to counten.
once any movement on the part of
his oo-employees tending toward a
strike, stated hist Monday that unless
Mr. Hickson modifies hie last order,
at sane tnne reducing the salaries
and curtailing working hours of tho
men, a general strike of clerics and
mon itl/ over the 11310 would be immin-
ent, and an ultinentinn to 11110 8111101 is
to be prepared and presented to Air.
Hickson. It is said a conference be•
tween the heads of the departments
with the General Manager has been
called to consider tho situn,tiou.
Tho Court of Appeals at Albany N.
Y., on Monday heard argument 10 the
case of the Cayuga Indian tribe, liv•
ing in Canada, against the State of
New York. These Indians went, ,to
Canada during tbo war of 1812, and
now claim, under the treaty of pence
between this 'country and Grant Brit-
ain, an amount wheel) with interest
nenonots to $700,000 to $800,000.
The land oommiesioners denied the
claim and a writ of mandamus was
obtained to 00031)01 11)00) to allow it.
An appeal was taken by the commts-
sioners, Attorney -General O'Brien
is for 1315 State, and Gen. Strong for
the Indiums,
Particulars of the reeeut boat race
botweou Hanlan and Beach at Sydney.
for X600 aud the championship of the
world arrived by steamer last Mon-
day. An itrinionse crowd witnessed
the ram itncl intense interest was
manifested. Both wets were in sple»•
did condition. Hanlan rowed in a
new ruddered boat. Both mon got
away well together, but Beath gred-
uelly drew Ahead half a boat length,
At Putney the Australian was alength
ahead and Hanle!) seemed to be loiter-
ing heavily while Beach woe froeli and
pulling strong. Passing Glede•villo it
was apparent that t110 race 33118
unity over. 1308011 won as he liked
coining iu six lengths ahead amid a
storm of wild clime, Time 1180,
Dr. McLean, of the Hudson Ba
Compauy, and hie family of eight
and James Simpson, Stanley Sheep
8011, W. B. Cameron and Dufresne
employees ; .Rev. 0, Quinn and wife
Mr, and Mo. Mann and three child
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west in the beginning of next week
under charge of Dr. Nattross.
Lieut. Morrow, of the Grenadiers
the Pittparty on the North Basket-
oltetvan River. Col, Morris has be-
gun to sink trenches around the bar -
who was accidently shot while en racks at Battleford in anticipation of
route to Winnipeg, continues to stead. an Indian attack. Tho following dis-
patches were received last night by
Chief Commissioner Wrigley, from
Battleford :—"A messenger sent from
here on Friday last for Fort Pitt has
just returned, and. reports that Pitt
bee been taken by the Indians ; two
police were kelled, but McLean and
others escaped to the river, and start-
ed by boat for Battleford. A latei
telegram confirms the re ort statie
that the event occurred five days ago
ily progress towards recovery. It ie
now thought the bullet will not trouble
him and that it will become encyated,
The Halifax Provisional Battalion,
850 strong, under comtnaoil of Lieut.-
Ool. Bremner, and "A." Troop Caval-
ry School corps, of Quebec, 48 men
and 37 horses, Lieut.-Ool. Turnbull
commanding, started on Saturday
morning last for the Northwest.
8. Grigg, of London, has in his
aquarium a !pike that was brought
down froni Sarnia, supposed to be
deaa. It was out of the water seven
hours, but signes of life were notioad,
and on being placed iu the teeter it
was found to be all right, and is now
tte lively as need bo.
At the Brantford Polies Court on
Monday, Provincial Detective J. S.
Lpzars preferred it charge agaiust
Fred. Westbrook for issuing counter-
feit American silver dollar pieces.
Some witnesses were heard, but the
evidence was so very limey that the
Magistrate honorably acquitted West.
brook.
Newspaper min *ire rapidly dzifting
towards the Northwest. On Tuesday
the Winnipeg Sun announced the a.
rival of the followiug : H. A. Ken-
nedy, Montreal Witness; E. J. Cham-
bers, Montreal Star ; C. A. Matthews
and Bailey, Toronto Globe; Fox,
Toronto Mail, and J. Boss Robertson,
Toronto Telegram.
Thus. 13. Macinahon, judge for the
comity of Norfolk, died at his residence
Sunday afternoon after a sickness of
about three weolce. His death will be
greatly deplored by the town and
county as he had the esteem of the
entire community. Deceased was a
brother of Hugh Macneahon, Q. 0.,
and Dr. Maomalion, M.P.P.
Previous to the departure of the7th
13att, from London for the North-west,
J. Cowan, of"D" Clompany, started a
subscription for the benefit of private
Smith. As Smith is the only mar-
riea man in tho company aid not a
"tender foot," the boys responded
heartily, and sufficient was eubsc-
ribed to insurauce of his life for $5,.
000, as a provision for his family in
case of dieastor.
The City of Winnipeg, the Met-
ropolitan city 0( 11-10 Northwest, has
11 0 18 population of 20,000–ana when
we take into consideration the fear-
ful crueible through whieli she hos
paesed, and her position to day, it le
incontrovertible proof to us that there
must he a combination of foroos at
work to ma'am her, which though
material in their nature, 400 llDt ap-
parent to the oureory obeerver,
A. telegram from East Saginaw on
Saturday says :--"Last night the dead
ody of Miss Margaret Kennedy was
found in the outhouse of Michael
O'Connell, her brother -111.111w. Miss
Kennedy, aged 88, came from Bid-
ulph, Ont, autopsy is being
eld. Miss Kennedy left the house
t 8 o'olook last night, mad her where -
bouts was not known tall her body
vita found, Death is supposed to
ave resulted from 1)010181 001)808."
Lake Erie 1184 been frozou over
hie year from 'Iberia to shore, A.
are event, it is said, A fisherman
f Port Dover, Owadu, walked across
n the ice from Long Point to Erie—
wenty-eigh ten -Ales. For three or four
Hoe, out the iee wee rough, but aft.
r that, for lifteeu miles, it was of
glassy smoothness ond wive two feet in
Inclineee. Within ton tulles of Erie
he me was h00.10(1 to the height mg in Chief Factor Maedonald's offiee.
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The trip from Pitt to Battleford in
the York boat should be made in at
least three days, awl the fate of the
fugitives, therefore, causes mach arix-
lay. A telegram from Clarke's
Crossing this afternoon announces
the return of 5, L. Beason, transport
officer, from a -visit incognito to
Prince Albert. He was accompanied
by Chief Factor Macdonald, of Fort
Qu'Appelle. They left Albert oo
Monday last, and report Crozier's
force all well. He has 175 police
and about 80 volunteers. The latter
aro badly armed, and pickets have
only clubs. Scouts reported that they
saw 400 mounted Indians passing
towards Riel's camp. Provisions aro
running short. McIntosh, of the
Altantoeli settlement, north of the
crossiug, came to camp yesterday.
He hits frequently visited Riet's camp
310 Batoche's Crossing, and says that
ho has not iluore than 200 half-breeds
there, and only it few Indians, but
small heeds are scattered through
the country, Provisions are running
short with the rebels, who are eating
cattle obtained from settlers near
Prince Albert.
The troops are moving to -day from
Clarke's Grossing and comprise two
divisions. One proceeding north on
the oast bank of the river is (tempos -
ed of 800 men of the 00111 Battalion,
40 of 0 School and Infantry, 100 of
A. 13ottery, -two guns and 50 mounted
infantry, under command of General
Middleton. The other cohnnn takes
the weet bank, aud /8 competed of
200 me», the Oth Royals, 62nd,
Winnipeg Field Bittury, two guns,
813 nieu of A Battery. Forty seents
and 30 mouneed inhume., under 0(1(13'
11)0011 of Lord Meignod, will prreeeed
lo Batoche's Orneehig. The march
will occupy ton Jaye, 111(1ithe troops
will take fivo days' forage. The
columns will move parallel lines
along the river, awl will attaek Biel
and drive him hem his poeition.
Clarke's Croeeing will be the base of
operations. Earthworlis are being
conetrueted, Large numbers of Riel's
Indian allies are deserting. The lat-
est from Swift Current anuounues Col,
Otter having got through the marshy
region beyond the South Saskateh-
0301/11, and DOW in what is known as
the "rolling Mlle," a rolling prairie
with tough sod, easy to travel OD and
-which extends all the way to Eagle
Creek, 85 miles from the river and
from whore the troops are encamped
to•night.
A telegram from General Middleton
states thee the weather has been very
bed, but was a trifle better to -day.
The troops, he stud, were in good
spirits. Several private despatehee
have been received from Battleford,
containing information confirmatory
of the fall of Fort Pitt.
Fort Qu'Appelle, N. W. T., April
21,—Star Blanket, with about 50 Fele
Hill Indians, came into town Ibis
morning and mot the chiefs Poeuah
and LeBow Petting, and }Iola a ineet-
5 r nom wolatter expreilee Oya e
ment.
John Kerr, an escaped half-breed,
has arrived in Qu'Appolle, whore he
has been giving hie views ne to the
rienig. Biel, he says, propomea to
capture the Nor tb-west Territory and
divide it up by giving rawo4event1)
emelt to the English half breeds, the
French half-breeds, the Ureas 011(1 the
whites, and keeping three -sevenths to
realize on himself. He will he dic-
tator and king and appoint his own
Ministry. He ha e 111 1111 mapped out
to his own satisfaction. Herr says
that Jaekeon, formerly of Winglearea,
Ont., is the only white man under the
rebel banner at Batoola's. Rid Jives
about six miles from the croesing ia
a house where he is looked otter care -
tufty by hie half-breed adherents,
Herr says at the Duck Loire fight the
Loyaltet were not killed until the pot -
ice under Crozier were retiring. He
says positively that Beardy was kill-
ed.
It is now confirmed that White Cap
with fifty 01 1118 braves, influenced, it
ie said, by the crafty Little Crow,
have joined Riel's forces at Batoche's.
Previous to doing so they, with a
couple of dozen kalf-breeds, looted
several places on their reserve, and
even threatened Saskatoon, but the
settlers there, who aro all well armed,
presented so formidable a front that
the insurgents were discreet in their
valor and rettrod.
Tait Peer never takes a back seat,
While others have been "tooting"
about relatives and friends who are
in the "front" in connection with the
Northwest rebellion, we report private
Wm. Armstrong, brother of Geo. Arm-
strong, of Brussels, and a graduate of
THE 208T Publishing Rouse, iu the
Het regiment, under command of
Col. Otter "Afarching on to war."
We hope "Billy" will wear his scalp
lock for many years to come.
Tins week about 75 feet of Van-
stone'e dam was carried away. The
broken part is between the new por-
tion built last year and the Stonework
on the eastern side of the river. 'We
are informed that the old pare of the
dam was built fully 80 yrs. ago. The
working of the mills will not be ma-
terially affected as a shaft will be
run to the sawmill and steam used.
The Vanstono firm will rebuild the
breach as soon as the rush of water
is past.
WHITE HEARSE.—.1.4113t T1.188drty We
saw Mrs. Lonee new white hearse.
It is a very handsome conveyance
and is finished in the most modern
style. There are 0 erne and 2 lamps
on top of the Linares) and the inside is
trimmed with white velvet and beau -
(Ifni gold fringe nod tassels. There
are 2 silver rods and silver posts to
keep the coffin from moving. The
front of the body is fiuielied with glue
to correspond with the back, These
white hearses aro becoming quite
leshionable. This 00' was made at
Windeor and out MO. Mrs. Long
is determined to keep abreast of the
time&
NOT SCALPED. -5001e time age we
plIblibbOd All NOC011Ilt of tho death of
Win, McDowell, formerly 05,05731131 iu
the Brussels postoffiee, who wait re-
ported to hive been scalped by .Lnd.
10138 in Colorado. With no email
surprise eve hail the pleasure of meet.
ing the gentleman last Wednesday
said he is the liveliest corpse we have
eeen for years. He 889E1 he still wears
his foretop all right. Tho report of
bus death was oeoasimied by the kill-
iag of a person of the same name.
Mr. Mc. says he is coming to our of-
fice to read the obituary notice we
published 0( 1130).
11/LLINENT TO THE FRC/RT.—Last
Friday and Saturday were the open-
ing days of A. R. Smith's millinery
show rooms. Miss Lack, the milliner,
showed her good 10810 11) 0110 very neat
and tarty display of bats, bonnets, &c.
In addition to this Mr. Smith's large
stock of silks, tatins, ribbous and lac.
es were shown to good sciVantage.
The opening evae anceess in more
ways 1111111 ono and a very successful
seilson is iinticipoted. Prom the
pearanoe of things, green appenrs to
he a favorite ithade 113 trimmings and
many of the sty/es in hats and bonnets
are not so outlandish as they have
been in the past. Ale, Smith Is well
Beatified tvitthe oue.loolt for a goof
001190n 40" and nothing will be
ler( undone to give satisfaction to the
public. They tiro maltiug mantles a
speetnit,l,