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enters will extinguish
alon cif the solution
several gallons of water,
the carbonit acid.
I can lern the relative se
Ferent apparatuses for falftin,
res etarids as follows t Watere
a, with pipes and hydr uta
Salleyt steam engine, wit mit
se, hydrants &c., 4,4�Q;$
;her engine, without
rants &c. $2800; Ilyslo &
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a $800 to $2000 ; chexr4eai
engne-3, about $40 eachi I
truly, T. T. Caineeeets.
• V
altzation Appeal OaSiste
senisn Toms' VERDICT -
the munimpelity of the Town
k appealed from the action of
Council of the County of
qnalizing the assesament Rs
County for the year l74,
ty-Judge ;
on hearing the matter of the
in the presence of Connsel
pellant and for the 4ajd
ut de notice having leen
tCl municipalitv in the aid.
he tithe fixed for the hea g
lappeat „-
rancit Toms, Junior Jude of
unity, do- order that the eq ea -
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1040 A. M. 1020 A-
225 P. M. 1 25 P:
• 510 P. M. 4 0 P.
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,04 LUC-ENDES
kenretit•VKC
!the new Act,) issued at the
aFFICE, SEAFORTH,
Of the Lieutenant-Gereernor a
Ontario,
re COLL' T\tSt
0 ROcM.
iived Consierninents of , Dankrupt
tec, 0.everting of
clYinaCIO Clothing, aollars,
Ties &c.
Stoek of Dry Goods,
also a quantity of
ts` AND, ti LatetSWAIE,
t& offered et Auction on
e-LDAY, AUGUST 1.
e pear own priee. I will also sell
lees than inanufactureeg price$.
irt-ass stock and. no Shoddy.
cheap when you have the chance.
ie!cli clay and evening until the
LINtfe Auctioneer.
AXED SHEEP.
R the ptemises of the undersigned,
ems- /7, Grey, about the middle of
5ZP--2 EWES and 3 -LAMBS. One
etwld, and the other a Lei -
hind Ault of one of the lambs
eseron, giving such information
el as Neill lead to the recovery of
Is will be suitabierewarded.
LVID FERGUSON, Walton P.O
STRAYED.
ths premises of the subscriber,
Con- 10, Biddielphe about July 22,
OXEN, about 10 years of a„efe
dor, with a little white on the
is spotted red and white, and
p en Ills neek, These Oxen, were
kly 24 on the Kipper!, Road near'
-,.in Tuckersmithe Any person
nudism as will lead to their re-
dersigeted, addressed to Whalen
xecciXTon Office Seeforthe will bI.
e.
JAMES HAWKIS.
•5'JVENTU VI A It.
114/10 LE No. 349.
• SEAFORTI
. - -
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FRIDAY AUGUST 14, .1874.
17.1cLEAN BROTIKERS, Publishers.
$1 30 a Year, in advance.
nonelat
41c a t (-11t
tc AkYr Salt.
-O. FARM FOR S,
T _OP 13, Core 7,
• .1-1 cleared; temaind
good frame barn 66x
horses and cttl, s
spring neer th
• beg Orchard-, 7 miles
• forth from Rinbn
farm; farm in high a
dry clay sll, free of
end fir ether particule
aetd*18 11
ALE IN HULLETT.
ullett, 100 emcee 80 acres
good, beech arid maple;
, excellent stables for both
mg frkme Aintree ; a never-
- house; 4 acres good bear -
from Clinton, 8 from Sea-
- eravel road passes the
ate of eultietion; splendid
stone or sand. For terms
e; apply to the proprietor.
TGR BELL, Cenetanee P.O.!
• FAR 11 FOR SALE.
A GOOD FARM, b lug West'- 1 of Lot No. 4;
-L-3- Con. 6, Grey, co taming 50 acrs, 35 acres
cleared and in good e ndition ; frame barn, frame
house and good co lar; e never -failing well of
water close by ; ther is Also a fine .bearing orch
ard attached; thee .pert is situated about 3
miles from Bruseels, station on the Wellington,
Grey and Brace ilway ; and will be sold on
reasonable terms, poesessiou can be giVen on Jan.
1, 175. For ðer particulars apply to the
proprietor on thc premises, or, if by' letter, to
Brussels P. 0.
347-4 MDONALD.
ROTEL FOR SALE.
rpffia aahstriber'whbng to retire !rota the Hotel,
businese, offers for sale his hotel kuoWn as the,
Victoria house, in the thriving village of Brussels.
The house is commodious with good stable an, himself the position of clerk in a coin -
cattle yards attached, one is situated in the contr. mercial house was procured. f r him. The
LORD GORDON GORDON.
Sivinilling Jewelers • in *ngl nd--
Tral-Cling en Prince in llirincata—
deintions with Jay
niond efit Diamond—Suiide.
The s -called Lord George Gordon Gor-
don, who ended MS life by eommitting
suicide in Manitob, on the let inst.; like
many:of his class,- might ha,e gained a
distingnislied position in • almost any
countret had his talents been directed
toward the accontplishmeat of legitimate
ends. He was well educated, had a fine
address and much- personal magnetism.
• He was the son of moderately well-to-do
parents, who, wban h wts a, mere lad,
resided: on • the borders o( Scotland.
When engaged in 'study with his broth-
ers he bad been in the habit of frequent-
ly expressing it desire to be Wealthy and
and noble. As years went by he seemed
to become more and more settled in his
determination to cut a tor* ,figure in
the world or die in the effort to obtain
• the means to enable him to do so. When
he wasold enough to begin the woad. for
of the business part of the village. Satisfactoi
reason given for sellng • For further particular
&Play, if ly letter pr paid< to the proprietor on th
premises, or tO C. R . COOPER, & Co., Brussels P. CE:
345 . WM. SIMPSON, ProprietON
, 1
FARM FOR SALE.;
WEST half of Lot 22, Con. 14, Hibbert, eon -
VY tainiug 50 acres; about 45 of which are clear- , him by those who had knowa him in his
s, well fenced and in a state of first-class cultiva •
boyhood. It is suppcsedthat havina de
nten; goodlog lionee -and firs t -class flume barn ti. i"
and stables ; 2 good -118 with pumps in them. Sired to play the role of a Lord, he eon
For further particul rs apply on the premises, or trived to secure the acquaintence of areal
by letter to Luinlcy
* °' sAmS moitlINZIE. one, in order to study his part carefully.
see
He wore expensive clothes, handsome
position, however, -was not to his taste.
The posession of money in 'small sums
made him long to have more, and -be fin-
ally gave up his situation in Order to find
a readier means of accomplishing his.pur-
pose, Aftet that but little Was heard of
ROUSE 86 LOT in, EGAIONDvELE for SALE
desirable and handsomely
esidence in the Village of Eg-
s the Egmondville Manse.
tly situated and is commo
ble. There is a gOod well,
• necessary conveniences. The
1, •
Of ln,nd, stud 4-eeir is well planted 'worm tNV ay into the bOoks of the
roes of various kinds. For tradesman through the aaen y of clergy -
apply at the ExPosrron
346 men. Gordon madea very beret 118O of
s p an e inone o lea c er ymenw rose
'VCR SALE, tha
-3-• situated- private
rnondeille, known
The house is, please
thous and comfortt
woodhouse and o the
lot contains one rier
with bearing fruit
further particulars
OFFICEI Seeforth.
jewelry, and. soon succeeded, in inducing
all he came in contact with to believe
that he was a man of wealth. In Eng-
land, persons who are termed confidence
swindlers in this country I very -often
Ettg• friendship he aesiauousl ivated was
T 0T 28, 00. 4,
-/-• Graveizoad, 10
barn and stables;
Wine sold either
fertedl• For further
premises, or by lett
stra
FOR SALE.
ay, half mile from- Zurich
acres, 70 acres cleared; frame
good orchard; well watered:
with or without crop, as pre- bert Hlton In the begion
to RO.
JOHN jOHNSON,
Mr. Simpson, of Olemsla,'Forfarshire,
Scotland. In 188 he waFsk own as Hu
ila of 1869 h e
e•
rend gentle -
particulars enquire on the
r odgerville P.
introduced himself to the rev
man • named as Lord Glen
aim, a land
FAR (inner of
FOR SALE.
ullett ; 140 acres, more or
great wealth, and n the Course
Lof a month or two he had e ingratiested.
. . OT No5, Con4, less, 80 acres ale red Plenty of writer, and the himself into his good gradis that Mr.
north branch of he Maitland River running Simpson was delighted to have an oppor
through the 18 acre ush ; good fences. Apply on
the premises to the proprietor, - tumty to mention the fact of his intimacy
JAMES MARTIN, with the "noble Lord" when in eonver
or actdress Constance P. O. ation'with the firm of Marshall & Co.,
308
STEAM SAW MILL AND FAR?FOR SALE. jewelers, of -Edinburgh. Pretty soon
Ten nen Lot 34, Con. 7, McKillop, c ontaining 104 Goi,don presented himself a Marshall's,
aeree, all cleared , with good barns and stables, and opened a little account. By Janu
tvso good orchards i frillbearing; two never -fail- e
hag springs which s pply the mill. Also, lot 35, ary, 1870, he had run up a bill of $1,500.
Con. 9, containing 4 acres of bush. The property On the occasion of one visit he informed
is situated. 6 mile from Seafeeth, with a good Mr. Marshall that he was the possessor
gravel road thereto. For further particulars ripply of estates in England, Ireland, and Scot
on the premises. I by post, to JOHN THOMP.
SON,Constance P. 1., Kinbnrn, Ont. 260 land ; that he had an immense revenue,
• FAR
VOR SAT.F., Lots
Killop, contain
eloared and in a fi
fbIld thoroughly MU
WO-StorF brick hon
large frame barns
bearing orchard.
failing spring. It
Gravel Road, withi
Beafortla. For fart
premises or to Seat
84
FAR
Lta No. 2, Con..
acres, 85 acres c
of a mile froni th
bank barn, with st
houses; large new
a good never-faili
well • the land is el
acres of orchard of
ing. For terms an
premises, or addre
340 A
FOR SALE.
>6 and 27 Cons. 8 and 4, Mc -
lig 176 acres, 150 acres are
st-class state of cultivation,
erdrained. There is a large
e, good out -buildings, also two
d. shed. There is a large
he farm is watered by a never -
is situated on the Northern
two miles of the village of
'or particulars apply on the.
rth 1. 0.
ROBERT GOYNLOOK.
FOR SAL. -I-
7, MeKillop, containing 104
eared; 41 miles from Seaforth;
Northern. Gravel Road; large
bling below; also, other out-
oncrete house, well finished;
g spring creek; also, a good
an and of good quality; three
very best trait trace, all bear -
other particulars apply on the
REW COWAN, Sealorth.
• FARM FOR
VOR SALE, a g
-L half of lot 16 an
1, McKillop, coats
• well fenced, and in
timbered with ham
• and new log barn
miles end a, half fro
from the village of
sawmills within'31
schools and stores.
proprietor on the
Winthrop P. 0.
2804
SALE IN McKILLOP.
od Farm, composed of North
the west half of lot 14, Con.
ning 100 acres, 50 cleared and
ood cultivation; balance well
lwood; a good frame house
good bearing orchard; two
a good gravel road; 10 miles
eaforth ; there are two steam
iles ; convenient to churches,
For particulars apply to the
premises, or, if by letter, to
and that a Mr. Patterson of Lincoln's
Inn, London, was his soliciter and attend-
• ed to all his businss.
Not lona afterward Gor on returned
to Lonaonandbegaa to gfr& extensive
• orders to jvvelers. A. diamond dealer
named Keller, whom he had thus favor-
ed, was referred for infori ation to the
Scotch jewelers with whoi he asserted
he had been dealing for everal years.
Keller wrote to Marshall lit Co. in the
regular way of business. The mention
o "-several years " arousedthe suspicious
of Mr. Thos. Smith, of the latter firm,
ho, not to be tortured by doubts, im-
mediately went to London and called
upon Mr. Patterson, who evidently had
unbounded faith in " Lmid Glencairn,"
far he promptly 'advised Mr. Smith not
tcsdo anything to displease his lordship
or;he might prevent him feorn being one
of his best customers. Mr. • Smith
showed such a disinclination to believe,
that Mr. Patterson inclined "Lord 0 -len -
cairn" to return such arti les of jewelry
as he had on hand, and give a check for
the remainder of the amount. Mr. Pat-
terson pledged himself ale security that
the cheek would be honored by the 25th
of March, 1870. Subsegrefitly, Gordon,
by presents of costly jewelry to the
far influenced
JAMES MoDONALD. family ofMr. Patterson,
- FARt FOR SALE.
• Vali. SALE, Lot 'o. 33, Con. ), L. S., Tuck
ersinith, conta -fling 100 acres, 75of which are
cleared, well fenced and, in a state of ffood cultiva•
tion. There is a gc od new frame house end ex-
cellent frame barns sheds stud stables, also a geed
bearing orchard. he farm is watered by a never-
failin, spring and well. This form is situated
within one mile nd a half of Brimfield, and
within about 6 mile of Clinton and Sereforth, with
good gravel roads i inning to each et these places.
For erther partici Jars apply to the proprietor on
the premises, or to It re cetield P. 0.
• 3454'4 KENNETH MeLELLAN.
F 11.1 FOR SAL.
THAT weil-kuowi Farm, owned by Hugh Mus -
turd neljoinin the village of Brucefield, corn.
prising 145 acres le 0 acres cleared and in a high
state of cultivation 35 acres rueetelled bush of best
quality, all well fen 'ed; good frame house 44x30,
frame barn, shed, P, emare sold cow house, all in
good state of repai , one-half nearly new; present
insurance $1,G0O,iii the London Mutual ; also a
very good orchard 1 -ml 8 wells on the premises;,
gravel road runnint along side and front, conveni-
ent to churches. admen:, stores, cheese factory and
market. Any per e u Neighing to term for profie
or pleaenre can in rilly find a better situation.
For partienlars au ply to the proprietor on the
premises, or if by litter to Brucefield P. 0.
343-1 •HUGH MUSTARD.
FAR FOR SALE.
FOR SATeE, 10 -acres of -land, being composed
of Lot No. 23, au. 5, McKillop. -and west half
Of Lot No. 22. Th property is' gittt tted within
3 miles of Seafort . , A good grave road runs
peel the place. • T ere is l. school Nurse within
half a mile. Titer are 185 acres leared, well
fenced ena most -j% free le -ern stumps, and eloan
and. in gond circlr. On the 50 acre lot there is e
good filmic barn, d eIliug house and orchard. On
the 100 sere farm. t ere is geed frame house; 2
frame bares with n iderground cdlla,r, and a large
orchard. The farn is well Watered. These farms
will Is sod geparately or together to snit purehris
ers. For further ps Aim -dale: apply te the proprie
tr on the proud. ee, or to WALTER COWAN,
sigtelejtee P. 0, m to S. G. eMeCAUGHEYs Sea'
•• 841
FAR if FOR SALE.
OT 2, Con. 1, Stt nlev, containing lbp acres, to-
_ • gaiter with can half of Lot 2, Coe. 2, contain-
• ing 50 acres; ellen ted on the London Road, one-
quarter of a mile n rth of Kippur'; upward of 100
ewes cleared and lit. good cultivation, good frame
barns and stables, r nd frame house; two orchards
m fall be.iriug ; ranch of the Bayfield river -runs
through it corner o the farm; there, are also two
gockl wells. Tern s reasonable, onehalf of the
purchase money ill be required cesh ; the re-
Ampapilydetro in equal a anal installments for 5 years.
WM. BLAIR, Kippen.
Algo, a ROUSE
the Village of Kipp
frame houee, ll ro
and cow house; co
office. Apply to
340
nd ONE ACRE O. LAND at
nee good orchard and garden, made very little difference whether he
Tns ; two Weill' ; ram° stable was or was not a lord. TA fact he vrould
vonicat to church s and poet not say l anything turthet about it, one
WM. BLAIR, Kippen. • way or the other, as he preferred not to
the latter that he compli d with his re-
uests for advances of money to the
arnount of nearly 05,00 It was only
after he had given the las $4,000 that he
bga,n to suspect him. G rdonhad told
him that he was about to pay a short
visit to Edinburgh and hat he wished
to close his account at Mi,rshai1 & Co's.
Mr. Patterson, as soon a he had begun
to have supicion, dispatched ..a clerk
to Edinburgh to make inquiries.
Meanwhile Gordon had fled no • one
knew whither. The victims were quite
numerous both in Edinbergh and Lon-
don. The jewelers of Lcindon alone, on
the strength of his title and the repre
sntations that he was an intimate friend
of the Duke of Harailtor and the Mar-
quis of Hastings. had gi en him 'credit
to the extent of $50,000. Subsequently
the noblemen mentioned, on inquiry of
them, declared that they knew of no
such person. This was the end of Cor-
don's career in Great Britain.
In the summer of 1870, a gentleman of
• odest bearing, but courtly maners? ar-
✓ ved at St. Paul, Minn. and wrote the
name of G. Gordon, Scotland, upon the
register of the principal hotel. He had
no letters of introduction, made no
statements concerning hMself; but paid
hisbills promptlytTb atriyal of let-
ters from abroad bearing armorial crests
set the gossips going. While efforts
Were making to discove who he really
was, he had placed hims If in correspon-
dence with the officers o the Northern
Pacific Railroad, as he seid, with the in-
tention of purchasing 50,000 or 60,000
acres of land, upon whici to plant a col-
ony of Scotchmen. To e urchase land in
isnch a wholesale manner, the residents
of St., Paul argued, would require a good
deal of money, and as the common run
of Scotch immigrants were not very well
off, , they had no difficulty in setting
him down as a noblmn. When ap-
proached on the subjec, he seemed to
have a desire to avoid i.-4 He said that
in this country, as all men were ec ual, it
be address
of Mister.
of making
that he w
diatly beg
nea,polis t
lion of the
let it be 1 -
d by any oth
Of course th
us hearers bet
s really a lord,
n to treat him
ey
hour, and he
town that he
ble of the great kiudne
shown hi . What cam
tion to ti e Northern
f, his wish to
escribed at t
is Tribune :
Company
asthus c
itlinneapol
"He had been in Mini
weeks wh 'n it was w
was plann
of lands al
for a colo
laud office
Yes,' he
sand acre
ng a purchase
ng the Nort
y of Scotch i
of the road
'Ido c
of your boa
r title save that
•s had the effect
eve all the, more
and they imme-
s such. In Min-
e. . He was the
as particular to
as deeply semi-
s and courtesy
of the intima-
acific Railroad,
found a colony
e time by the
esota only a few
spered that he
on a grand scale
ern Pacific Road
migrants. The
nterviewed him.
vet a, few thou.
tiful lands; not
fortMyself —I have more than enough for
the remna t of my .poor life—but for my
beloved si ter, for the gratification of her
benevolen e. She word I -like to present
to some o my -old term its lands in your
free Repu tic, where th y may rear their
-families -in peace and plenty; and to
gratify m beautiful sis or 1 would like
to buy a ow thousand acre—not many
thousand, .you know -
say about -about 50,00
a little for my poor peo
was a bu z. The office
Pacific w. s agitated.
—a Lord who spurned
and he w ntecl a little
'000 acres, for benevolen
would lil e to inspect
fore pare esing. So t
gorgeous aravan, and I
forth. I
the princ
Paul to t
mand of
command
vereber
Milord h,
Otter Ta 1 and Beavee counties. The
NorThern Pacific Reilro id Company foot-
ed the extursion bills $15,000 for two
months. The absurd farce was at .an
end. Mi ord Gordon lid not buy the
ts, and he never
evolent sister 'to
say—say—say—
acres or so—just
le.' Then there
of the Northern
Here was a Lord
interest -money,
it of lands -50,-
purposes. He
t, of course, be -
ley equipped a
d him promptly
was the kit of August when
sly • retinue tarted from St.
e Northern P mile, under corn -
Col. Loomis, the deviser and
r of the ex ursion. -In No
bey came le elk half frozn.
d selected his 50,000 acres in
land for 1 is poor tena
again men tioned his bei
anybody.' • ' •
Gordm spent much ime in studying
the vario s railroad so ernes of the coun-
try, and in gaining a thorough -k-no 1:
I 1871 1 e went to Ne York, evider tly
edge of t re loading 111 ei of enterpri e:
n
with the intention of .i eking his infor-
mation 1 ay well. Be formed the: acs
quaintan e of a comic erable number of
prominent men there, : mong othela that.
of the la e Horace Or cloy and. Horace
F. Clark. He settled imself in luxuri-
ously -fur ished aparth outs at the Me-
tropolitan Hotel, and entertained in
prinCely style, and ye all who ap-
proached him the idea hat there was no
limit to is wealth. \ 'bile residing in
Minnesota he had madi the acquaintance -
of . Mrs. eldene_the ife of a former
partner f the late Jam -s Fisk, Jr. Mrs.
Belden g ve a glowing ccount of him to
her -hus and, and her husband gaVe a
descriptis n of him to Jay Gould, who
was at t 'iat time in ourly danger of
losing hi position as resident of the
Ilrie Ra lway. _ Gordo' it -seems, had
eepresen ed that he la cl.certificates for
some 60,000 share § of irie stock, worth
$30,000,( 00, that had ia part been given
to him b friends in Er gland, who desir-
ed to hal e the Erie inad placed under
honest lanagement. He had cunuing
enough tt knot, that it would not be
well for mu to go to 'mild; He waited
for the 1 tter to call u . in him, which he
eventual y , did do in March, 1872, and
was so c nvinced of Cordon's power to
force a c aline of mai agementin Erie,
that he rate and pla ed in his hands
his eesigi ation.
Subse uently, upon lie condition that
'Gordon N ould aid him to keep the reins
of powe in his hands, he surrendered to
his care 'early $500,0 0 worth of notes,
bonds ai 1 stocks. Ea ly in April of the
same ye r, Gould, havi ig had a suspicion
that Go don had, as he expressed it,
"fooled him," endeav era]: to get back
his note', hondsand s ocks, without the
forinalit of going int court. In com-
pany w th Wm. M. Tweed, Justice
Shandle , and Superi tendeat of Police
Kelso, h went to the Metropolitan .Ho-
tel, who e Gordon war staying, anet sent
Belden t ) inform him (Gordon) that un-
less he i mediately g ye up ever thing
he had eceived from him, (Gould) that
he wouli be " railroad cl." to prison that.
very nig it. Under t is threat Gordon's
knees ,g eve weak. e returned, then
and the e, $200,000 in currency, and
gave an order on his b okers at Philadel-
phia for it Creek .sto c worth as much
more. , ubsequently e telegraphed to
his brok ;I's at Philade phia and warned
them no to honor- his order for the de-
litery of the stoCk as it had been pro-
cured fie m him by 'hr els.
He th n began laW.p oceeclings against
Gould, rho, in turf', took. proceedings
against rim for the r Tevery Of the Oil
Creek s ock,- which iwas ,charged he
had. pro uted by mean of false represen-
tations. . Gordon we s arrested, aod,
would h ye been sent .0 jail,but for the -
'late Horece F. Clark a id A. F. Roberts,
who bee me his bond. ion in the sum of
37,000. Gordon tuo v found that he
could do no more in N ,w York, and that
there w, a danger of bring taken by -Lou-
don det ctives and, ca riedeback to Eng-
land. . • ne morning, just as the suit.
was ab nt to go to t dal, it was found
that h had fled, ag and baggage.
Then G rdon, for a ti' e, was forgotten.
In the 1 eginningof 1173 be was heard
:from in -Manitoba, a ci." an effort was
made to have him bro ight to the United
States a d surrendere 1 -to his bondsmen.
Police tetectiyes fit y and Keegan, of
St. Pau , Min., uncle took the job, but
Gordon proved more than a match for
them. hey were a ested for attempt-
ed kidi apping,, and nly escaped after
having emaineelthre or four months in
prison. The recent a tack on'Ex-Attor-
ney-Ge eral Clark, of Manitoba, by Hay
-and his companions, was the sequel -to
that p osecution. ordon was subse-
quently thrown into rison at Fort Gar -
rye on harges of pe pry and forgery,
ut, through the failuile of the Crown to
prosecute, he was ijecently liberated.
It o sooner bad he gainc1 his liberty than
he went to reside at a lace called Head-
ingly, apparently wibiji the intention of
snaking it a permanet t retreat from the
cares .of the world,. It was While he was
enjoying the quiet of this place that he
lwas pounced _upon .b tele? detectives,
WI ho had. come all the vay from. England
to take him back t answer for his
Crimes. With a huge ug dread 'of the
United. States he asked ;the officers not
to go with him that an. Upon their
v
promise to comply, he went to his room
o. get ready for the journey. Once
there the current of hs thoughts chants -
d. Probably seeing othing in the fu-
ture but disgrace andj a ,wearisome inns
prisonment, he resolv cl. to be done with
life at once. There as a revolver ' at
hand, and with that he blew out his
rains.
________*• lillor
o ,
Notes of a Ramble in the Wst-
, ern Sttes.
I 1
To the Editor of the itter011 RpOSii09'. j
I Perhaps a short aecoant of a tour
hrone'. the Western;States may be of
interest to your readers. Many who
have not had an oppitrtninity of visiting
that country for themselves are deeply
interested in it on account ;of having -
friends settled there, land some few may
even look forward to Making their own
homes in it. To such; I would say, it iS a
fine country, withnumerous advantages
for farmers, with, of • course some
disadvantages, as yet will find. ' iii all
countries. I shall st te a few facts as I
found them.
On the 15th of Jun
I .
I went by Grand
Trunk to Detroit.- F ann Detroit, I took
the Michigan Central toi Chicago.- The
'part of Mieaigan I sa, v on this part of
the journey was nb improvement on
'anode, but the contiary. On reaching
,
'Chicago I there saw iisomething that sur -
'passed. my expectation. • It certainly is
.
a great city for bustilless. Ti e- Chicago
people consider their time money to sucl
an extent that you can hardly engag
them in, conversation for five minutes, ex
apt on a business subject. In the mat
)
ter of business they re ready to talk fo
any length of • tiute, providing the
think they can mal e any money fo
their trouble. On leaving Chicago,
took the Chicago, Rock Island am
Pacific Railroad, wet.. This is the lies
-..
railroad running west of Chicago and th
most central route, connecting Chime
with the Union Paci 'c. They run firt-
elese coachs, and ha e the most acconi
dating conductors f any road in th
West. The condu tors are " alway
ready to give the trieler all the inforn
ation they Can. In act, 1 was told th, t
• the' managers make Lit a speciality tir t
the conductors shall be courteous to t e
public, and they are well repaid 'by t -e
amount of extra business they get ov r
other roads. .Travelers west will be well
satisfied with the hotel 4ceomodation n
this route. This road has eating houses t
convenient distance, kept in . first-cla a
tyle. After leaving Chicago, the trate.
Oler will be delighted with the appea--
'mice of the country. The land is
rich and has a beautiful -appearance, but,
[
to my mind, a great deal of it, like the
most part of the State -of Illinois, is Vat
flat. It must be wet in spring and fa 1,
nd I should' judge would be. very u -
healthy at certain 03easous of. the ye r.
For growing corn a id stock raising, I o
not think the Sta of Illinois can,
surpassed. Leavin Illinois and crossi
the Mississippi Ri or at Rock Island I
entered the State o Iowa on the east mmn
boundary of that S ate. As the trave en,
presses toward th interior of, Iowa, Ire
willf,heland,
see a is m argnt farming :count ea
The
orliffic
lin, the KM is rich- a ul
a
re
rit
eh to my mind ma e0
• farming -country ; to
clod toward the wes-
ate, liked the coin-
'
(f
ie
at
it
• he
nd
at
as you go west fro
t 50 miles, there ts
sale, between t ere
te:
il
:t
ina
e s
his
tol
well -watered. Spiing wheat, barley a
oats can be raised this State far us
profitably than Illinois, and c
equally as well,
it preferable as
Illinois. As I, tra
tern part of the 5
try better around !Des Moines, whic
the capital; it ha all the appearanc
an old -settled co try. The cOuntr
not the dreary pla n of prairie land t
a person would ex sect, on the centre,
is diversified "th nice sloping h
and belts of timb ea This part of
State is ell well ratered, and. any 1
that is for sale is eld by speculators
k high price, but
Des Moines abo
plenty of land fo
and the Missouri River'and it can
Fought at low pr ces. In this part
the State, Avoca eems to be the ce
Of attraction. It le a new town buil(
up very fast. Th re are several spier
• buildings, compri ng stores and ho
and manufactu tin, establishments, in
town, and the b& t kept railroad. h
and eatinghoue n the State. The
also a reliable lan agent, E. Fitch,
can give all th information tha
sought after by ii tending settlers.
quality, the land 'n this locality car n
be surpassed. Pr ces . are regulated
cording to griali and. section, ran
from $8 to $20 an acre. As you go _
to the Alissouri liver, the hind is
good, with the Nception of a t
that lies alma; tin river, which is h
and wet.
Council Bluffs, t the terminus of
road, is a good b
terminus of live
. here you cross ov
did iron bridge,
best business t,
Here they have
the wet, among
the Grand Centr
to, equal for app
dation.
• As you leave 0
Nebraska, the co
auce, but in so
ances are deceit
deal of alkali 1
stranger, in wint
be very fine lii
tempt is made
found. to be won
good land in Ne
Ifar away from n
profitable. Lin
sprung up veryl
e is
it
ii
it
all
act
avy
this
siness town. It ist re
leading roads. reel
r the river, on a n- -
o Omaha. This is the
mg only six years old, and the popula-
tion numbering over 8,000e The reader
May want to know what/ire system -if
farming is. Stock raising iseems to be
the most practised, and is the most prcf-
itable. Farmers say they an raise corn
for 10 cents a bushel, and it will pry
ija beef 40 cents. The av rege crop is
(0 bushels per acre, and the- average
rice of corn is 30 cents. Wheat ar il.
arley do not yield. much more then
a Canada. OatS yield large crops, but
rices are low as a rule.. The land he:e
eequires -very little culture and no man-
ure, arid. won't for years. The farmes
are very indifferent about their seed, as
it fanning mill is a rare article, and they
tow and sell their grain as it comes from
he threshing machine. They rar y
veif change their seed, so e, Canadi n
farther can judge of the reault of suchi a
ystene. In fact, the Canadian farmers
re the best they have got in the Wet,
und they are getting very numerous.
• I will conclude by saying to any of
our readers who may have a desire to
migrate to the West, that before moving
heir families, they should go and- see
for themselves. The expense of going
there would he money wP.1 spent,_and
they will feel rep:id for their trouble.1
SAF011T11, Aug. 8, 1874.
i .
Canada.
Miss Macpherson sailed from Liverpo 1;
July 30, by the Prussian, with atiotl em
party of 100 children.
—Stations on the Teeswater Ext n-
sion of the Toronto, GreY and :Br cc
Railway have been located at Gor ie,
Wroxeter, Lisadel and Teeswater, a id
the work along the dine ii being vier r-
ously pushed forward.
—The following are speimns of- he
orthography of candidates for certifica -es
at the late teachers' examination in • he
County of Oxford: .TeMprature, wet-
ter, groop, estern,' fertd, ulph, ninnies,
cost (coast,) into (in two,) al (all„) foar-
ty (40.)
—Mr. Fowler is now I agitating he
Huron and Quebec Railw 7 in the neih
borhood of Peterltorough, jvith very pr
succes, judging irom repo ta in the 1 cal
win west of Chicago.
he finest building in
drich stands promi sent
1 Hotel, which is
arance and acco
India, and. go west into
ntry has a fine api ear-
piecs such ap eine
ul, as there is a grat
mud, and which, o a
r time, would see M to
but when anI at -
to work it. it is
hlesse There is Some
raska, but it is rather
arket to make far ing
oln, the- capital, has
st, the oldest hous
papers.-
-Quite a number of wild pigeons hwe
lately been killed in varions parts of the
country, and sportsmen ate enjoying the
proverbial "pigeon -pie" which ahs ays
accompaaies their visit. The birds gen-
erally are young ones, an arc in excel-
lent condition.
--The carpet factory in
to be flourishing. The re
$30,000 stock has been
ditioual machinery-, purr
large extensien of the bu
course of erection.
—Complaints are.- hear
time Provinces against tt
Railway officers in refusi
notes. It is also compla
in Canada," as they call Quebec and On-
tario, a shave of 2t to 5 per cent. is
charged on the notes of the soundest
Halifax banks.
--A car -robber, named Jean Durham,
a native of Druminondville, was shot by
a dectective, while robbing a Great
Western car of a box of silks,- on the 6th
inst. When challenged the robber show-
ed fight, when the detective fired, killing
him almost instantly.
—The Americans know how to enjoy
an excursion. In many instances they
charter a pretty tug or team yacht and
go on a cruise of seve al days, calling
where they please, and stopping at plaees
ea route so long as they prove attraetive.
Many of our Oanadiai streams and
lakes are their resort at the present
season.
—The employes of the Great Western
Railway at Hamilton, who have lately
been working short houts, on account of
the dullness of trade, have had two hours
a week added to their t me. A ' hopeful
Elora appears
naincler of the
taken up, ad -
based, and a
Ming is now in
d in the Mari-
e Grand Trunk
ug Nov e Scotia
ined that "up
augury. •
—Deputy Judge Smart, of Hamilton,
is severe on petty criers' ials. The other
day he sent John Moore down to the
Central Prison for two years for stealing
a pair of shirt studs—
gold either.
rid they Weren't
—A companyacalled the British Can-
adian Land &Werner: t Company, of
• Glasgow, has been forn ed for the purt
pose of encouraging eiuigration to this
Dominion. • This Company begins Opera-
tions with a capital of *!•250,000 sterling
and ten towneships of land.. .Colonel
Shaw, the manager, ii now in Manitoba
for the purposeof seleeting the lead, af-
ter which he proceeds; to Soothed, re-
turning next spring wit1i the first Metall-
ment of settlers. It 10 his opinion that
100,000 emigrants may 'be settled through
the Compan'a operationa during 'the
next ten years.
--Mr. Brewer, of the Trowbridge
mills, ground the first wheat of this sea-
son on Aug. 4. It was grown by John
Taylor, of Elma. The fall 'wheat in
North Perth is generally a good yield.
and. a splendid sample.' •
—Huckleberries are very plentiful in
•
the swamps of Ellicethis year. Hun-
dreds Of berry pickers go there every day
from..the country for Miles around, and
wagon loads of this delicious fruit are
gathered.
--A very -nearly fatal accident occur-
red to Forret:1in .Naylor,- of East Wawa -
nosh, latelt. Mr. Nayier was riding a
colt, whiell becoming !frightened at the
harking of a dog, reared anon i s bind
legs and fell over baekward an 1 upon
Mr. Naylor, striking laiM acr (se the
chest, causing severe internal juries.
His shoulder joints were hkewis much
hurt.
—At the reeent meeting of the
ville Council, 'a lady, who had o
a seat in the chainber, listening
ly to the deliberations, rose an
advanced majestically, and bef
Aldermen were aware of her in
deposited carefully in the lap
Reeve an interesting specimen of
ity, in the shape of a plump yo
fant, with the remark that "he'
take charge of this yer yotm
There was a sensation in the
Chamber, and, before it had subsided,
the lady had disappeared.
—Tire credit system, as worked in.
Prince Edward Island, takes on a pecu-
liar phase that presents a striking con-
trast with the practice in Ortario. In
the large retail flour trade with the far-
mers of the Island, sales are made chief-
ly on credit, but, instead of " hooking
it," the farmer gives 11,.,9 note; and, if he
is at all doubtful, he is required to get
itsendorsed by a neighbor. It is a com-
mon thing to find a flour dealer with a
pile of, promissory notes, endorsed and
unendorsed, for sums ranging from $4 to
$10. These are always paid, and no dif-
ficulte7even occurs about proving an ac-
count. ' Imagine the horror of an On-
tario farmer if he were asked to give an.
endorsed note for a debt of15 !
—Peter O'Leary, known as the "Irish
Joseph Arch," is in Manitoba, on behalf
of the Irish Laborers' Union, to report
on the prospects held out by that Prov-
ince to immigrants.
—It is stated that there are 680,000
feet of square timber lying along the
route of the Wellington Southern Ex-
tension Railway, waiting shipment. -This
amount of timber represents a • capital of
$238,,000 entirely locked. up, and an
amount of freight charges of not less
than $83,300. There are besides 20,000,-
000 feet of sawn lumber on the Exten-
sion.
—At short time ago sore evil -disposed
persons entered the field of Mr. William .
Clark: , Second Concession, Usborne, af-
ter niht, and shaved. the hair off the
tail of a valuable horse belonging to him.
—Cornelius Jones, Of Grimsby, while
Suffering from the nightmare on Wednes-
day night of last week, jumped out of the
second story window of his boarding
house on to the sidewalk. He was not
seriously hurt.
—A St. Catherines paper says the mar-
ket is just now flooded with an article of
Old Rye which is literally swarming with
,animal life. We were shown, a few
days ago, a portion of a pint of whiskey,
purchased at a leading grocery store, and
which on close examination develops
the startling discoVery of myriads of
small worms, apparently as lively as
life, who seem to revel in the glories
of the native drink. A microscopical
ex.amination proves them to be a gigantic
• species of the vinus tarantula, �r wine
worm a poisonous creature, closely allied
to the trichina spirahs, so often found in
pork, ;whose powers of boring is only re-
, sisted by the strongest flint glass.
—At a largely attended meeting of
Canadian lumbermen, „recently held in
Ottaa, ft was resolved to curtail the
. supply of lumber by shortening opera
tions.. Over production has been the
means of lowering the -price, and causing
a stagnation in the trade, and it is hoped
by curtaAing production for a time to
raise pribes and revive trade.
• —A Marked dullness in business is
severely felt by shipowners everywhere,
especially by those owning schooners.
Cargoes are scarcely to be had, and, if
obtaied, they are at rates that only
cover the running expenses of the vessel.
Coal from Oswego to Hamilton, for
which 90 cents a ton was paid. last year,
is carried now fof 55 cents, and hardly
any loads at this rate are to be had.
Many vessels are laying up for the balance
of the season, which has been the most
unprofitable one for years back.
-Hon. George Brown has sued the
proprietors of the London Herald for
libe,damages having been laid at $10,-
000. , The case will be tried at the Mid-
dlesex Fall Assizes.
—A short time ago amen, living near
Port ,Albert, purchased at that place half
a pound of Paris green. When going
home he lost the parcel in a field. Two
mules, worth $00, which were pastur-
ing in the field, came across the parcel
and ate it. They were, of course, pas-
. oiled and died.
— Ye observe letters patent have been
issuel for the "Presbyterian Printing
Corn , any, of Toronto," with a capital of
$20,600. Mr. C. Blackett Robinson is
chief i shareholder and manager. The
publication of the Britt,Anseiican Pres-
byteilan„ commenced by Mr. Robinson a
little1 over two years ago, will be con -
tinned by the Company.
— On Monday, while Mr. Tedford, of
the township of Douro, was mowing with
a machine near his dwelling, his little
child, about two years old, had got int.!)
the grass before the machine, and, while
the lather was looking round to eee
where it was, the machine came to it and.
cut one foot completely off, and almost
took the other one off. Amputation -was
performed, but the little sufferer only
survived a short time,
____A , 113 -an named Walter Duperow, a
farmer of the township of Downie, was
fined $14 and costs 4 the Stratford Po-
lice Magistrate, a few days ago, for put-
ting his arms around the waist of and
kisting a young lady, whom he had taken
into this buggy on the road to give her a.
ride. '
—The fourteenth annual Convention of
the 'Ontario Teachers' Association as-
sembled in Toronto, on Tuesday last.
The opening address was delivered by
• the President of the Association, Profes-
• sor Goldwin Smith. The meeting was.
largely attended, and was an unusually
inteeesting one. ,
—At Wingbam, the first neW wheat
[of the season was brought to Fisher's
I mill by J. R. Read, West Wa,wanosh on
July 31.
—Bush fires again threaten portions of
the Ottawa district. At Atnprior flames
are. raging on every side - of the town,
and. the farmers are out everywhete
fighting the fire. Several farms have
been laid desolate, and, if rain does not
soon come, a repetition of the 'great fire
of 170 is very much to be feared.
rane-
cupied
atient-
denly,
re the
ntion,
of the
uman-:
ng ins
better
Council
—in Montreal, on Sunday morning
last, there occurred the most destructive
fire- which that city has seen for years.
The fire broke out in a saw mill on the'
Canal bankaand spread with wonderful
rapidity. A number of mills,istore-
hales and lumber yards were .burned,
beside § several vessels which were at the
dock.! The fire lasted five hours; the
loss is estimated at $,250000. One life
was lot.
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