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The Huron Expositor, 1879-05-02, Page 1APRIL 25e 1879. RoadsterS—Ist John Perd Ae; 2d W. j. Miller, TOtosg 3c1 John Ansley, Dictator. arhane—aged-1st Geo. MA, Strathallan ; 2d. W. Rau*, Year Old Durhara,lat 21 Alex. Malcolna, Rureet Devon—Robt. Currie, Duke. ALT.. — Although business ia - dull it is surprising how busy kept at the Oak Hall Clothe lishment. A very large ritual.. ids are employed ou. fell eleae. is good, and4knowing ones say ay suits cheaper here than you. Lin,- other place in town. No Policy prioes at Oak Rola ; i prices at Oak Hall; no lace apt stocks at Oak Rail. Au to rock -bottom prices, ard new and fashicmable. See atisement in, another column. NNIIERSON. AJDLEIS 777 WILL FIND ARCEST VARIETY OF THE NOVELTIES AT THE VIODERATE PRICES IILLINERY AT OUGALL & GO EXPRESS m Europe This Week THING. NEW —IN— (owers, French, and Eng - yes, Ornaments, Crystal' ts, Ribbons, Laces, ffrets, .CDOUGALL & GUS. IES IN WANT OF DRESS GOODS r)ticed Dress Goods Low .Priced Dress Goods the Largest aaid.Best .ssortnient at D UGALL & S, MISSES' AND LADIES' RATS various qualities' as th New York, in Great pOUGALL.:& GUS. BEST VALUE ioney, to- find the best pafactured, to find. the .iety to select from, it y to go to DOUGALL & 00.1 orters and Dear/era in Goods Only. Taken in Exchanga )n and. after the 10th F3xtrenae Prices Paad • TWELFTH YEAR. IMEEOLE NUMBER, 595, BROAD SE UNDER FUSERALS SHOR OOT & BO FORTH, I AKERS, &O. TT EIVDED ON TOE .E8T NOTICE. COFFINS AND SHROUDS, AL YS ON HAND. REAL ES ATE FOR ,SALE. - taHOPERTY FO' SALE.—For Sale, that eon - .1. yenient and de irable residence' on the corner of High and Marko Streete, lately occr.died by B_r.Vercoe._ Appl to DR. VERCOE. — 488 LUEVALE.—N w Dwelling House in Muevale - for sale; story nd a half, 18x26, with kitchen attached 14x18; extfra well finished; one quarter sere lot well fenced and pump. Price, $500. Ap- ply to JOSEPH BLIRGESS, Blnevale. - 589 -RESIDENCE Ai -ND PARE: LOT FOR SALE, All Situated. on Main Street, North, Seaforth, consisting of 9 acre i of land, a comfortable dwell- inghouse and good barn. Apply to S. F. JOHN- SON or JOHNSON BROTHERS. 593-3 — A TW.--F-mi Sale a first class Planing F" s Mill, nearly new and in good running order, situated in the Ildurishing Town of Seaforth, Will be sold cheat). Terms easy. Enquire of BECORD, COSSEN1S & CO., Goderich, Ont. 1 ._ _ rcB SILE.—The subscriber has for sole a 50 acre lot in the to-vriship of McKillop, Co11nty1of Huron, 20 acres ase cleared and the balance well timbered with beeeh and "maple. The property will be sold cheap. Apply to JAS. H. BENSON, Solicitor, Seaforth, nt.517 _-_ . FARM AND TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE, -1: PRICES TO .SJIT THE VI/MS.—Lot 17, on the lith concess en, McKillop; priee $40 per acre; Building loEs in different parts of the town of Seaforth; 1 urcbasers can make their own terms of payment, t 8 per cent., interest. JAS. BEATTIE'. 5911 - - 111.1311 FOA SAL .—For Sale, iLot No, 5, Bay-. fedi GoncesSi 11, Goderich. Township, con- taining 85 acres, 50- 1 which are cleared mid in good state of et tidy tion.rThe farm is adjoinieg thevillage Bayfie I, and will be sold cheap and on favorable terms Apply to the proprietor, JON GOVENLOG 524 - ftlf0I0E FARM FOR ' SALE—Being Lot 4, xi Con. 7, Ilullett, minty el II roil; 100 acres; 80 cleared, well und rdraitied, a d in a good state • rd cultivation; bu' dirtgs convenient and good; terms easy. For further particulars apply to Mesars. M GAU01iJ3 .3; HOLMESTED, Seaforth, Or on the premiees t WM. E. 0 LDWELL. Con - dance P. 0. 555 ...„ _ . VALUABLE FA. M FOR SI LE.—For Sale, Y the east hull o Lot No 4, Con 4 II R. Th , 1 Tuckersmith, Coarity of Huron, eonsisting of 50 Rae; 31 miles from the Town of Settforth, and convenient to seho 1. The land is of the very best quality. For arther partieulars aPply to JAMES PICKARD, pposite the premises, or, to Egmondville P. 0. 52 t 4, . t wARm Fca $ AIN —For Sale, :he west part Of -a' Lot No. 1, Com 7, Grey, containiug, 50 acres, 85 of which are clear d, well fenced, and. in a state of good cultivation. There is a g,Ood frame hoese, ' good orchard and pi nty of water. It is on the gravel road leading o Brussels and Seaforth, and adjoins rt church tu d. school. t is also within half a mile of the Vil age of Walt n. Apply on the premises- or to Wal on Post Office. CHARLES 3tUR0111.E. • 493 - FARM FOR SALE --That well-known and fine- ly situated farm, Lot 1, Coll.:, Hullett, in the Cotuaty of Huron, ontaining 130 acres, 90, of which are cleared ; t iere are two frame dwelling houses, barn, horse s able, cow stable, slaeep-house mad drivinglionse ; a so orchard and abundance ef water. The farm is itnated tiwo inilesfroni th Town of Segerth, o the Huron Road. For full particulars apply to Me0AUGHfIY & HOLME- STED, Son:forth, or t SIAION Y TING, proprie- t_o_r, on the preinises. • ---1 553-4x: 'PROPERTY FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 14, ' Con 16, Grey; es a of'Lot 29, Oon. ', with cheeie faCtory complete; Lot 14, Co. 6, and south half of ts 16 and 1,7, Con. 5, town- ship of Morris; Lot, 2, Con. B, and Lot 28, Con. B, township of Howl k, ali good improyod farms, together with seven& 50 sere farms in Grey and Morris and houses and lots and vacant lots in and title good, App y to JOHN LECKIE, Brus- 1 the villaIfrusse s, Pge of rice& low, terms easy, eels. 574 FARM FOR SALE. --For Sale, that most desir- " able farrn, being Lot 1, Con. .6, in the town- ship of Hallett, situated 14 miles from Kinburn, and 6 miles from Se forth. There are excellent stone house, two sto ey, 50 by 40 feet. A sprang buildings on the pren1 ises, inducting a first-elasa creek rens through t e farm; • good orchard, good fe.ncos, and the land. n an excellent state of cul- tivation. Apply on t e premises to JAMES Mc - or to M1*. JAMES H. BENSON, Sea - forth. 562 ---ALITABLE FAIT I FOR SALE.—For Sale tire west ilia of Lo 27, Con. 3, McKillop; eon- 'aining 50 acres, kilo. aa the Deigle estate. This arra is situatetl with n one mile and a quarter of cleaforth. The land is of the choicest quality. There is a handsome esidence and good outbnild, higa. The farm is wc11 planted 3vith fruit and or- namental trees, is in. excellent order, and well fenced. It is a irdily suited for a retired gen- tleman, a doary-man, ormarket gardener. Toms eaay. This property Mnst be sold at once. Apply to A. STRONG, Settfcirth. 539 FARM FOR SALE:I-South half of Let 26, Con, "• 6, Morris, Count Y of Huron, containing 100 acres, 85 nares cleared, balance hardwood; 60 acres clear of stumps and underdrained ; soil clay _loam; 13 acres fall wheat; good bearing orchard; bank barn 4(x60, nearly new, and other outbuildings; good 1 g house, with new frame addition; 2 wells; we fenced. The above ftarm is only two miles fron l3russels, on good gravel f roads; school house on the lot. For further par- ticulars apply on the Premiaes, or to C. I: Cooper, Brussels P. 0. ROBERT IIROADFOOT, e etor I3russels P•0 588 _ _ Huron. Assizes. • The Court of Assize for this bounty closed on Friday last. IA record of the proceedings will be found below. The follow= a gentlemen cornpostl the Grand fury : R. Manning,, foreman; Wna.lAnder- son, John Buchanan, John °milts, H. B. Evans. A. Fisher, T. Gregoity, Jas. Leithwaite, G. E. Pay, B. Swtzer, J. Taylor, R. Bacon, W. G. Biggins, L. Dobson, John Evans, J. Glen,J Balls, G. McGowan, Sr:, John Petty, r., Jas. Scott, Thos. Wells. His Lords ip ad- dressed the jury, after which Mr. Magee, Crown Couusel, applied for ben h war- rant aaainst A. Menzies, which as 'or- dered tno issue. Denny v. Dean.—This was a action for seduction. The ptuties te ide in the township of Howick. De endant was unrepresented. The jury s ere out two hours and gave a verdict for plain- tiff for $400. Thompson V. Adams—An ac ion on covenant in deed. Mr. J. T. arrow for plaintiff, Mr. J. A. ,Morton or de- fendant. Verdict by consent fat 390.86. Immediate execution noved f r and granted. • Payne v. Davis.—Action for seduc- tion. The parties live in the to nship of McKi.Elop. The jury return° a ver- dict for plaintiff for $400. Mr. J. T. G -arrow and, Mr. 3. H. Benson fo plain- tiff. Defendant was nbt represe ted by counsel. . Moyer y. Delong.—Actioia on minis sory note. Mr. 0°. A. Durand fo plain tiff, Mr. 3. T. Garrow for def udaut. This was one of the notes, purpo ting to be made by Delong, of Port Alb rt, the . amount represented being $4 0, and said to have been given in pay ent.for some fanning mills. Defendant claim- ed that the note had been altered from $100 to $400. The learned cou sel en- gaged in this case 'showed considerable skill in forwarding the interests qf their respective clients, Mr. Garrote ey his industry and pertinacity succe ded. in impressing upou the jury that- th note, as it now was, hatl never been nade by the defendant. His Lordship in a very, lucid manner pointed out to -, th jury how they should, be • guided on some poiuts. The note was now in the hands of a third party. If the note had rigin ally been for $400, and the defendau signed for that•amount under t e im pression that it was $100, he .ne .erthe less was liable. To say that he as de ceived, or that it was by fra,ud 5 at he had -Signed for the $400, was no sense now that the note was in the han s of a third party who had taken it ter the amount indicated. If, hOWeve the note had origirgally been given fsr $100 and had since betel altered to 640, the present holder, al tho-ugh innoc 4nt of any' complicity in. the alteration pould not collect the fece of it, and th 'note was utterly If then the -alt had been made they were to say s find for the deionda,nt.; The jt found, and a verdict•ivaS accordin tered for defendant. Queen v. Francis Fisher.—The Jury brought in true bills on che larceny and robbery. 1 Queen v. David Levis.—The • Jury reported "no bill "J against 1 rieon- er for forgery. Qneen v. J. B. Markle.—The- rand Jury brought in a true hill agains oner on a charge of uttering a note. Prisoner was arraigned and ed "not guilty:" Haggerty v. Great Western R lway Company.—Action for false arrest. Mr. J. T. Garrow for plaintiff. r. Irving for defendants. This was case growing out of the arrest and im rison- f , ment of the plaintiff, at the insta ce of the Great WesternRailwayCo pany. The plaintiff, it was alleged, had mali- ciously driven a protruding spik be. t tween the rails on the road of the Com- r pany, and had not obstrUction be n no- e ticedand removed before atrain o cars t came along, there would have been serious damage to property and pr bably t loss of life. The.present plainti was acquitted. He now sought da ages a from the Company. This case oc upied t the greater portion of two days. Mr. r Garrow, in his conduct of the plai •tiff's h case, brought to bear avast amou t of legal research. and acamen, an Mr. Irving, the Company's solicito , left DO phase of the case, favorable o his clients, untouched upon. iThe jury fioal- 5 ly brought in a verdict fdr the pl intiff or $200. Canaeron v. Gardner.—Action o cov- f nant in deed. Mr. Holt for plea. tiff ; t efendaut not represented; verdi t for s VILLAGE PROPERTY HOB. SALE. ,a-neeee plaintiff for 6892'2n.- ration , and ry ao ly en - 1 ran d ges of rand pris: orged 'lad - :SEAFORTH FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1879. and His Lordship ordered a new pre, cept, Which was accordingly issiied. The same Was done in the other charges for forge* . The Queen v. Francis Fisher.—This is the asein which prieoner is charged with t rowing Mr. James Elliott out of his bu gy, and driving off the horse and baggy with intention to steal said pro- perty. Prisoner pleaded net guilty, said h had. no" counsel nor had he the mean of procuring any. Mr. McGibbon, of Mi ton, at the suggestion of the Court undertook the defence, and made a ver creditable showing that pris- oner. . icl not intend to steal the pro- perty. In fact, he elicited from Mr. Elliot. the prosecuting witness, that Mr. . Ielliott had actually ' -abandoned She prbperty, th,e prisoner siMply driv- ing off! in a drunken freak. Prisoner was s utenced to two years in the Peed: tenth), y: Bea tie v. Reynolds.—Action on cov- enant in deed. Verdict by consent for plaintiff for 4429 171. Mr.. F. Holme- sted far plaintiffaMr. J. T. Garrow for defendant. You g v. Smith. ---This was an action for se uction. The -parties live near Belgr. ve. The seduced lady has enjoy- ed the smiles of 40 Summers and endur- ed thelblasts of 39 winters. A verdict was eritered by Consent for $250. Mr. Holt fbr plaintiff, Mr. J. T. Garrow for defendant. Anderson v. Curry.—An 'action for seduction, The plaintiff lives near Wiugham, and is just out. of her teens. Defen ant lives in Turnberry. Ver- dict b . consent for $235. Mr. Holt for pl intiff. Mr. John Davidson for defendant. ConSolidated. Bank v. CharlesWorth. -•--Action on promissory notes. Verdiet entered by Judge for $693 31. Mr. Holmestecl for plaintiff. The Queen v. David Lewis,—Defend. ant in icted for obtaining goods by false preten es. Mr, T. Q. C., and Mr. II it for defendant. Ferguson,r. Jas. Mc- Gee fo the Crown. Verdict, of "Not Guilty. Prisoner discharged. The foreman . of the Grand Jury brought in " no bill" in the matter of The Qbeen v. John Roberts and 3. B. Markle indicted for false pretences. The Queen v: James ,Howey. • The Grand4ury came into Court with a true Bill against prisoner for bigamy. Grand Jury c me into Court and made their presen meat and were discharged. GRAND JURY ROOM, GoDERTCH, April Stb, 1879. Wet e Grand Jurors for our Sovereign Lady he -Queen respectfully present: That i accordan.ce with .your Lord- ship's instructions we have visited the gaol aid find it clean and in excellent order, •eflecting great credit on Mr. Dickso the - gaoler. The prisoners, fciurteeh' in number, appear to have re- ceived 11 necessary attention and had no -co plaints to offer. •One femalepristine , Ella VanHorn; committed for six mo ths, but not for crime, who at the time of her committal had a child with her two'weeks old; but since her imprisonment . it has died,- your Jurors would itespectfully recommend that she be discharged. ,One' insane boy! sup- posed tb be incurable, would -recom- mend Ws removal to the asyluna if pos- sible. Your Jurors are also. informed by the Gaoler that. he is greatly incon- venienced for the want of both sleeping and da 'y rooms, and'would recommend the county authorities to alleviate that trouble if possible. Your Jurore 'would call the attention cf the county authori- ties to the very great need of a House of Refuje or some other .suitable place or poo and indigent persons. We -re- gret that the. criminal, as well as the civil, callendar has been so large, but hope that in the future, as in the past, he connty of Huron may sustain its - eputation. for sound morals and a trict observance of the peace. We beg a thank your Lordship for your able and -instructive address -as to our da- les, on the opening of the Court. We vould also thank the -Crown Counsel nd County Attorney .for their assis- ance veld courtesy. All of which is espectfully submitted. Sighed on be.. alf of he Grand Jury, . RICHARD MANNING, Foreman. His ordship thanked the Jury for heir at ention to their duties and for heir pe sonal allusion to - the Court. He also favored their recommendation f havi ec an asylum or place of refuge or the lase of person's referred to. He bought such institutions cotild be made elf-sustm ining, mentioned the countyof Waterlo as having an Industrial ome o • Refuge, and from what he ould le rn there Nkvere places of this tind in everal other counties, and, so ar as hi knowledge went, they proved atisfact ry. His Lordship thought he reco mendati6n of the Grand 'Jury, n this •latter, was worthy of the seri- us atte tion of the County Couneile .As e did. n t wish to needlessly cfletaan hem, e would therefore disgarge een v. J. H. Thomson„--iThis e • IA • Dwelling house and two lots, containing one- ' .Queen v. Levis. -e -The Grand half acre ea.ch, in the Vdlage of Varna, situated bronight in true bill against prison on the corner .oppo.ite- the post office, which makes them suitable for building for.. buSiness false pretences. , ontains 5 bedrooms, sitting . Queen v. Donald McDoueall. purposes,. The house roota,dining room a , . d litchen, with -svoodshed te n Grand Jury brought -in true bill a prisoner for enobezzlement and false pretences. Jury 11 r for c 1 jury brought in a true bill against pris- oner for indecent assault. - t ▪ Queen v. 3. MeRoberts.I—The Jury brought in a true bill for forg two Separate cases. Queen v. Asa Malloy.—The • Jury brought in a true bill on the c of einbezzlemeut. • Queen v Francis Fisaer,---Pr+ner The ainet attached, soft water ci youienee to make it Cornfortable and conunodious Ou the lots there is a good bearing orchard of various kinds of fruit, and a quantity ni grape vines.. There is also a well and pump and geed stable and 11rivirag shed. Terms easy. Possession given, tne let of October. For fur- ther particulars apply to the proprietor. -4A FATT,Varna P. 0. 593 FARM IN McKILLOP FOR SALE.—For Sole, the North part of Lots 8 aud 9. Cm. 13, MG - Knipp, containing, 112 tierce ; there are about 80 cleared, well fenced, underdrained, and. in a high state of eultivation, the baIgnee is well timbered with hardwood; good dwelling, new bank frame hem 50x7,7 with t bli g 1 • 1 tl - outbuildings, also a good young 'orchard and plenty of water. Is 10 miles from Brussels, 5 from Welton, and 12 from Seaforth, with good gravel roads to melt jlace; convenient to clituadi and schools,' will be sold at; a whole or in two parts, or b exchanged for a. small farm. Apply to Walton P. 0. or to the proprietor on the premises. WILLIA.M DYNES. t .598 FARM FOR SALE. --The aubscriber offers for sale Lot 22, Con. ],Sof tb.e township of Stan- contalubag one hundred acres, 83 acres clear ed and in -a good state of cultivation,. and good fences, balance 17 acres good hardwood bush; °no half uf clearing Keeled down, there will be. 13 aeres of wheat put in this fall, there is about 3 acres of a thriving arc lard on the premises and a Rill iety of fruit -trees' 111toi-bearing. The farm Isthrowuegilli tIll'eatfeLarrendr, a imcrr faffiug creek runs also two good wells, large bank barn SG by 60 feet With good stabling under - the barn, and a log dwelling house. The tarni is situated within two and a hall miles of the Tillage of Bayucicir For further partieulars apply to S. McLEAN, plroprietor on the premises O r to W. Connor, Ba.yfield P. 0. 672 . Queen v. J. -H. Thonison.—The -rand rand t ry in is rand o arge so or arra,igned and pleaded not guilty to both to indictments. I to I Grant v. The Reliance Insurance , $ Company.—Action on policy of in- • P ; surauce. Verdict for , plaintiff for b $829 25. Mr. A. W. Foster for lain- , tiff. Defendant not represent& by G counsel. B Ritchie v. Woodcock.—A.ction orp.- ti mon counts. Mr. J. T. Gairow for .lain- tl tiff, Mr. C. Seeger, jr., for defein' ant. u Verdict for plaintiff for 6257, each,party pi paving his own costs. - u Queen v. Asa Malloy, Isaac ;rock in Markle and John McRoberts.. Pr son- m ers were arraigned 9u the ialiarae of con- spiracy, and all pleaded 'not guilty." Mr. Thomas Ferguson, Q. C., app axed for McRoberts, and applied for adjourn- L ment of trial on account of preju ce, p hem. The Q 'an in • ictmeut -Preferred against pris- ner for indecent assault. T. Fergu- n, Q. 1., for prisoner, melted for a. ostpou :intent of trial. His Lordship dered this indictment to be traversed the n xt General Sessions. Prisoner enter nto his own recognizance in 400, an two sureties of 1$200 each. atrick eller and William. Hawkshaw ecame • ureties. Camp ell v. Shields.--IrWin & Mc- ibbon ir plaintiff. T. Ferguson and enson or d.efeudant. This is an ae- on for respass, The offence , lay in ie defei dant tapping sugar maple trees pon pr • erty claimed to be owned by aintiff, and that the defendant had nnecess rily injured the trees by bole g two i ich holes into them instead of aking the oxthodox one inch hole for all of wYch damages were claimed from defencla.t. The 111 tieen v. James Howey.—Ira ewis fo • Crown, P. Holt for prisoner. risener was arraigned on an indict- . ment for bigamy, pleaded not guil This ca e was traversed till next sizes.—P isoner entered iuto his o recogniz lice for $1,000 and found t sureties •r $500 each, to then appe A. Brow lee and Wm. Howey were sureties. Aldrich v. Wrighton.—J. T. Garrow for plain iff, T. Ferguson, Q. C., for de- fendant. This was an action brought by the roprietor of the Blyth Review against t e proprietor of the Huron Re- cord for 1 bel. Verdict by consent, for plaintiff, for $0.20 and fullcosts, but not to ex •eed $125. Keith . Boyd.—This was an action to'settle •oundary line. Case commenc- ed at 1 45 p. 21s5 April. Jury brought n verdict for defendant at 7 p. m., 23 d. Apfil. Fergnson and Holt for plai tift, 3, T. Garrow and John Davidson for defendant. The Q een v. John McRoberts.—The prisoner as indicted for forgery. Fer- guson, Q. C., and P. Holt for prisoner. Mr. J. T. Garrow for Crown. Verdict of guilty gainst prisoner. Queen . Isaac Brock Markle. Pri- soner is c arged with uttering a forged note. 7 T. Garrow for the Crown— not represented. by counsel, pleaded ' not guilty." Said he got note discounte by Moyer, gave the money obtained o McRoberts, knew nothing of any al erations having been made in the note. His Lordship in addressing the jury s id that from the fact of pris- oner havi g no counsel, it was his duty to see th the prosecution took no un- due adva tage of prisoner. There was, no doubt •utthat prisoner uttered the note. N w it was for them to deter- mine if his was a forged note. The evidence f Delong was material upon this point Delong had been sued on this note he obtained a verdict, the jury ftndi g the note had been altered. At presen it purported to be for $400. His Lord hip recapitulated the eircum- sta,nces 1 nder whiche note had been given, sai it was immaterial what the amount o note should have been. Tho questions or them to determine were, was it g ven for $100, and has it been altered, nd did. the prisoner get it discouute knowing it to have been so altered. erdict "guilty." Sentenced to two ye rs imprisonment. The Qu en v. Isaac Brock Markle and Asa Mello e—Prisoners ou trial for con- spiracy, p eaded "not guilty." Mr. 3. T. Garro for the Crown. Mr. Philip Holt for Malloy. Markle not repre- sented by ounsel. The Crown. having no eviden e to offer consented to prison- ers being discharged.', Verdict "not guilty" entered. I The Queen v. John McRoberts.—Mr. Garrow o behalf Of th 4s Clown moved for Bench Warrant against prisoner for the forge of the Delong note for 4400, which was accordingly granted. This co eluded the !record. In the matter of gaol delivery his Lordship to was infori • ed of the girl Ella Van Horn 1 now serving out a sentence of six h prisonment. She was sent els for vagrancy; since be- C nig in g ol she had given birth to a of child.—This was her only offence. His d Lordship hought her sentence very w severe, qu gladly rel phd jaasivci et: rbge9e taken care have been 1 ty. have been left the -tidy little sum o as- seven millions, upon which they will wn manage to eke out a living. wo —The Orange Grand Lodge will meet ar. in Ottawa on -the 22nd of July, and the the Imperial Grand Council of She world on the 24th of July. —Mr. John Wilson, of lot 26, in the llth concession of Ops. Victoria coun- ty, had new potatoes of a respectable size on the 18th ult. . —A mirage has been visible on the horizon of the lake at Kingston every day for the past three days. It is an unusual and singular appearance. —Mark Twain has begun a suit at Chicago against the "Bose -Belford" Publishing Company for breach of coy - right in republishing "Tom Sawyer." —Mr. Charlton, M. P., has been ap- pointed by tho Manitoba Presbytery as delegate to the meeting of the Presby- terian Synod in Ottawa, in June next. —The wash basins for the palatial residence of a San Francisco million• - aire were made at the St. John's Que- bec, Chinaware Factoryewhich uses bet- ter clay than the American potteries use. . ' —Two Brantford lovers have centered their affections upon a damsel who would be happy with either were t'other dear charmer away. A. walking match has been proposed, and the successful competitor will get the girl. —At the band competition at the in- auguration of the city of Guelph, there were six competitors. among which. was the Goderich band. Prizes were award- ed as follows; Berlin band, 1st1 $125 ; Stratford, 2nd, $75; Preston, 3rd, $50. —The Scott Temperance Act has been carried and will be enforced in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and also in Albert county, New Bruns- wick. The Dunkin Act has been re- pealed in the county of Lanark and vil- lage of Scarboro. , —Dr. Smith, V. S., of Toronto, who went to London on Monday, at the in- stance of the Ontario Government, to ascertain if there was 'any truth in the report that hog cholera prevailed. in Shat district, reports nothing serious has happened. —No fewer than three houses in Ar- kona were burglarized one night last week. The burglars got $45 in one of She three and $25 iu another. They took nothing from the third, being alarnied before they could a.ccoroplish their design. No clue. —Messrs. Wm. Bell and Robert Frederick lately cut down a treeson the farm of Mr. A. J. Currie, of Erin. When split it measured twenty cords of stove wood. The whole work was accomplished in two days and a half. Rapid work. • —Rev. Dr. Ryerson stated at the Metropolitan Church, Toronto, on Easter Sunday, that that was the fifty- fourth anniversary of his first entrance She ministry. On Easter Sunday, 825, the Venerable Doctor preached is first sermon. at Grimsby. — A bill having been made in the ourt of Chancery to set aside the will the late Ann McCabe, for whose eath her husband and Dr. Bowers ere tried at the last Assizes at Wood- stock, a verdict has been ' returned by consent, declaring the will void. — Jennie MeLeonard was accused at She Toronto Police Court, last week, of keeping a house of ill -fame on Teranley street. In the evidence of two of the inmates it leaked out that McLeonard had instructed them to drug all men visiting the house who were seen to possess money. , —Three car loads of horses left Point St. Charles, Montreal, on Wednesday of last week, one destined for Provi- dence and the remaining two for Bos- ton. On Friday three more left for dif- 0 -ferent parts of the United. States. The . parties shipping horses to the United States generally clear from .615 to -$20 y ! on each animal, but in some cases they f t I realize nothing. —At Ottawa, on Saturday last, a 1 , game of quoits between Hon. Mr. Mac- e kenzie and Mr. Paterson, of Brant, on n • thi one side, and Messes. McCallum - and McInnes, two Tories, on the other, waa played. The game attracted con- siderable attention, and the members gathered about in large numbers. The Grits were successful, . winning two games out of three. ,---One of the young men of Waterloo - county, who went to Manitoba on the lst of April, returned home again on Monday of this week. He said that he .had a rough time of it out there, and was glad to get home for the present. ; He has teken up 160 acres of land, and. intends to return to it next spring. He says he would -advise people who in- tend going there not to go too early,as:it was a mistake made by his party. The • 1st of May is quite soon enough. —Tuesday afternoon of last week the body of a young woman was found by • Mr. Chas. Kay in a small garden plot in the Kinnettles Grounds, at the vil- lage of Fergus. The coroner was noti- fied, and held an inquest on Wednes- day. During Wednesday night the body was taken away from where it had. been left, and has not since been recov- ered. There was $2.35 on her person. No person had been able to identify her. There appears to be strong suspicion she met with. foul play, and that she , was put there and stolen. away by per- sons implicated.. —On Friday night two large barns, the property of Mr.Thomas Moorehouse, - of North Dorchester, were completely destroyed by fire. Besides these, a number of outbuildings, nine hogs, ten Sons of hay, a large munber of imple- ments and other farming, material were destroyed. The Ere originated in the 1 stable by the kicking over of the stable i lamp by a horse. Before water could. I be obtained the flames had gained such 1 headway that it wes impossible. to I check them. The insurance is said to be about $750, which will not, however, i cover the loss, which is estimated at over $1,500. Mr. Moorehonse and his I son both sustained injuries, not of a 1 I 1/1cLE.AIT BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance f very serious nature, in getting out th horses. The loss is °Liee.ery, comin especially in these bard times, an much sympathy is expressed for th sufferers. —A report is current, apparent with some foundation, that a -new even in g paper is to be started. in Toronto, i which Mayor Beaty will be. a leadin shareholder. by-law was submitted to th ratepayers of Orangeville granting bonus of 1f15,000 to the Credit Valle Railway, and was carried. by a majorit offr110 votes? 'Considerable interest wa taken in the contest both for an against the by-law. . —Last Thursday week, Mrs. Joh Heibel, of Minto, boiled some potatoe and drained the water into a pail whic she placed on a chair. The younges boy, aged one year, upset the boilin water over his body, scalding him ter rioly. He died from its effects: —A short time ago a villain entereel the stable of W. J. Robinson:, East Nis souri, and lacerated a very valuabl horse in a most frightftil . manner, b taking the skin entirely off a part of his hip about 3- x 8 inches square. Ther appears to be lee clu.e to the guilty par ties. " —About 12.30 p. m. on Thursday o last week the, Arthur foundry, owned by John Buschleia, and occupied by A was burned to the ground The cause of the fire is unknown.. I was insured for $800. The loss on the building and machinery is about $2,600 —The erection of a new Parliament building fol New Brunswick has been postponed for another year. Mr. Blair's amendment calling upon the Govern- ment to take immediate action was de- feated by a vote of 22 to 9. It seems to be conceded. that the new buildinamust be built, but want of funds is pipeaded. —Forest is said to be be cleanest vil- lage on the Grand Trunk line. Twenty years ago there were only two houses in the place, now there are two news- papers published there. The saw mills in the vicinity are doing a good trade. The people ar6 making a home law, a fine of $1 is to be imposed. on any one offering to treat his fellow. —It is stated that two members of the Dominion Parliament, both of whom turn the scales at two hundred pounds, will compete in a few miles walking match for a sack of flour, to be given to the Ottawa Protestant Hospi- tal. Should the parties come to time, the match will take place in the Parlia- ment grounds at Ottawa. —The first seizure of an illicit still in British Columbia took place on the 2nd. ult., when C. T. Dupont, Inspector of Internal Re -venue, seized one at Stem- berger's farm, eight miles from town, on the East Sumach road. •The still had a daily capacity of 15 to 20 gallons. It was destroyed, and all the spirits on hand spilled on the ground.. —The jonfneymen masons and brick- layers of Kingston held a meeting last night, at which the rate of wages wag discussed. They came to the conclusion that if the contractors chose to cut es- timates in their eager competition, they _should not be asked to work at starva- tion rates, and concluded to ask for $2.25 a day daring the corniva summer. —The staff of engineers thabthas been surveying the Becton and Orangeville s.ection of the Grand Ontario Central Railway arrived at Orangeville last week. The road is to run from Ottawa to Goderich, via Peterboro, Port Perry, Uxbridge, Newmarket, Beeton, Orange- ville, or Shelburne. The staff went east to locate the line from Beaton to Peterboro. Thus far a fine location has been obtained. —Biddulph takes the prize from Ar- kona. Mr. T. Abbott produces a goose egg which weighs 16 ounces avordupois. I3ut what is that compared with the chronicled production on another farm. The farmer spates that last year four COWS on his farpa had eight calves; eight sheep had seventeen lambs ; one mare had two colts ; one goose hatchedtwo broods of goslins, one of nine and the other of eleven; and, lastly, his wife hadtwins, a boy and a girl. Some very prolific geological structure must under- lie this lot. —One day last week, at Harriston, W. Arnold. was. assisting m killing a hog, and the animal being difficult to catch, was shot down. Mr. Arnold thinking the animal dead, went up to bleed it, and when in the act the brute sprang upon him, getting his arm into its mouth and sinking its tusks through the flesh, inflicting a very bad wound, which although dressed immediately, has given him a great deal of pain, and now threatens serious consequences as She aria is swelling badly. Mr. Arnoid is confined to the house. —Already since the -Union of the Presbyterian churches in Canada, there have been 37 caSes of amalgamation be- tween churches 'formerly in connection with the Chuech of Scotland and. churches that previous to the Union be- longed to the Canada Presbyterian Church. Galt Seeras likely to contri- bute another case to the number. The subject of union laa.s been under discus- sion in both the Union and St. Andrew's churches for 1301De time, and althoug& apparently the matter had fallen through last week, at least for some thne, we understand that the subject is to be re -opened with a good prospect of early success. —A few days ago a youngnaannamed Patterson, aged- 17, who resides with his father, a well-to-do farmer of the township of Windsor, was accidentally banged. It seems that be had been en- gaged boiling sugar during the dayavith a young cousin, for whose amusement he performed. a number of tricks: He at length announced in jest that he was going to hang himself, at the same time taking a rope from the sap, bucket which he had. been tarrying • he fitted t around his neck, and. mounted a tub, Making one end of the rope fast to a 'beam overhead. Hardly- had he suc- ceeded ill tying the rope, when the tub months i from Brus te uncalled. for. He would. ase her, had no power to er, said the girl never should sent to prison, she should ent to a lyingiu hospital or of by the county or munici- Canada. • —Caned au ten cent pieces have been counterfeited and are in circuletion itt Waterloo county. —The juvenile Presbyterians of Oril- lia. contributed over 61,800 to the Church two years. —A two year old. bull weighing 1,66 lbs;, was sold eila.st week by -Messrs Watt, of Nichot for $300. —A Parkhill goose has layed sixt eggs within the last six months. Wha a " goose " to lay so many.- -Squire McIlhargy, of Biddulph has been fined $5 by the London Polio Magistrate for having administered a extra judicial oath on the 175h of Feb ruary. —The latest maniac: A Frontena.c man drank a patent pailful of cold water one day last week in seventeen minutes. The feat was performed on a small waxier. • T — Warehousing at Winnipeg is en tirely private, 'hence iminigrants have to pay extra charges on each article of baggage bef ere getting them out of the care of others. —A proclarnation is published in the Ontario Gazette, attaching the village of Shelburue, situated oil the borders of Grey and Wellington, to the county of Grey. —It is rumored that an amalgama- tion, more cr less corriplete, is about to .be made between the Northern Railway of Canada and the Hamilton and North- western road. —The mculders in the New Ham - burgh foundry are on Strike. In Janu- ary the wages were recluoetl without ob- jection from the men. They now ask to have the old rate of pEty established —hence the strike. —A brakeman named Frayer was killed on the Grand Trunk near Tavis- tock.on Thursday morning of last week by his head coming in contact with a bridge. His body -was taken to Brant- ford, where his friends live. —Mr. R. Dickson, of Clifford, is a heavy loser by the failure of the Glas- gow Bank. He shipped a large quan- tity of grain last year to a commission merchant in Glasgow, who was one of She Directors of the bank, and who is HOW in jail. —It is becomina monotonous, this work of recording legacies, " hand- some " or " enorenoris," left to people. A whiskey informer in Hamilton has been left $50,000 by a grandfather who died in England worth $450,000. A farmer in Lambton, (Noce a filemaker in Toronto, and a nephew in Barrie, bear- ing the fortunate mente of Oxenham, e upset,suspending the unfortunate young g man by the neck. He made several d. attempts to extricate himself, and even e succeeded in getting his knife from his coat pocket, -which he, however, was Tin- y able tame. His little cousin, unable to do anything himself. ran for aSSiStatiee, buS before it eame life was extinct. —A chill named Caxrie Newman, 30 Centre street, Toronto, picked up the e ring of an umbrella, and putting it on a her finger, was unable to get it off. An. y attenapt was rclade to file it off. but in y doing- so the finger was cut, and the s brass filings got into the wound. The d poisoned linger soon assumed large pro- portions, and when a jeweller finally n got the ring offit was found, necessary s to amputate the finger, h —On Friday night about &dock, t No. 4 express train on the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway, going north, ran into a land slide five miles north ef Clifford. The loconiotive left the mai and was badly wrecked,. On account of the intense darkness and fog, Mr. e Cottrell, driver, and Mr. Kerr, fireman, y were aware of the danger too late to avoid an accident, but they remained e at Shier duty like men, and thus, in all. probability, a serious disaster was ar- rested. —Last Friday morning, at Montreal, Richard Thompson Trap:Ian, aged 42, • better known as Richard Thompson, . shot himself, the bullet entering his right temple. He bad. been for the last twelve years in the enaploy of the Grand . Trunk Railway as caretaker, from. which he received his discharge. He leaves a wife and two children. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict that the deCeased committed. suicide While' in a state of temporary mental aberra- tion. —On Sunday afternoon some citizens walking in Mr. Tilson's woods near the village of Tilsonburg„ found the body of. a finely developed new-born male in- • fent; partly covered. with leaves. At the coroner's inquest the evidence went to show that the mother was a domes- tic servant named Mery Jane Bartlett, whose parents reside in Middletbn. The child had. been born alive and. strangled. with a .piece of old cotton wound tightly. around. its neck. The verdict of the jury was " wilful nanrder against Mary Jane Bartlett." The girl as disappeared, and the constables axe searching for her. —Charles Robertson, a Toronto citi- zen, respectably connected. in that city, was charged' at the Guelph Police Court on Friday with. attempting to pick a lady's pocket, and also with put- ting his hand in a lady's pocket for the purpose of stealing on the 23rd. ApriL The first charge was not made out, but he was found guilty of the second of- fence. The magistrate remarked about the social position of the prisoner's- - friends, his birth, education, &c. and then allowed him his liberty on, bi's fur- nishing bail to the amount of 61,000. , He also informed 'lie prisoner that if he mended his ways he would not be called. upon, but that if at any time he'was mixed up in .any criminal transaction She charge for which he Was bailed. would labe pressed. A brother of the prisoner furnished the necessary se- curity. —The following, illustrative of the working of the jury system in some cases, is taken from a despatch to the daily papers from Montreal, under date of April 25 : The Kerney ease has been dragging along for several days. Yes- terday 'Judge Ramsay inveighed -Very • - strongly against the prisciner for receiv- ing stolen goods. which Ilis llon.or com- mended to the jury with the following words: " If you give a disgraceful ver- dict—one that will be a public ecandal. —the responsibility will.rest with you, not with me." At a 'tate hour last night the -judge adjourned the Court. This morning, when the foreman an- nounced that they disagreed and could. not render a verdict, His Honor dis- charged them, remarking that 44 A jury that could hear such evidence as had been adduced, without bringing in a verdict of guilty was e disgrace to Brit- ish justice." —A rather serious accident occurredat • She village of Doon,about five o'clock 071 Friday efening. It seems that one Robert Thompson, who is employed as packer by J. Z. Detweiler, miller, was - out shooting in the afternoon, and on returning to the mill Iaid the gun down out of the way while he attended. to some other busbies. A young man named Isra.el Detweiler, nephew of 3. Z. Detweiler, happened. to pass by the gun, and although cautioned to let it alone he picked it up and was a,bout going into the mill, when by some cause unknown the gun was discharged. and the full charge entered under his right jaw, breaking his teeth and causing ' considerable pain. Some of the shot went its far as the eye. Dr. Ilowlby, of Berlin, was summoned and dressed. the - young maxi's wounds. He is doing as well as can be expected mule; the cir- cumstances, —,A. person who up to the present has occupied -a, respectable position in society in London, being a. respectable merchant, wa&arrested. in that city on Friday morning, on a charge of abstraot- ing certain sures of money from the till of the St Nicholas restaurant. It ap- pears that for several days be had, been in the habit of going into the bar each morning for a drink of rum and nailk, and while the bartender was obliged. to . ge into the dining -room behind for the milk, the accused Would abstract a small quantity of -coin from the till. On the morning -in question he was caught in the act, and confessed that he had on three other •DeCaSiOUS done -the same thing. The accused pleaded guilty When brought before the Police Magistrate, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, Inextannatien of the offence it is urged by the friends of the accused that he has not been en- tirely sound in his mind since an acci- dent which occurred to him some months since.