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The Huron Expositor, 1879-10-03, Page 14.4 , e n shooting 'et: e match, he. the cup. ay night,. about urred in the bar, ingstone, lot 20; ce The barn and y destroyed, t�g r contents, coessi* s, harness, be fire cr1gbate /tents were in. :ual Company for ated at about SI suing Mr. Living icking eta from ingetoue has the ,ighbors ia his I ss will show autin nber Heavy can yerd Of our rq Parties wishit to see our stod leewhere. We m 'emises. Parties rill cut them fts ne assertm mit of loe 30o‘,4Oc, 500.. them now, for caa ma 50e. We r nd see us, Mu FORTH. Pi IUCALL & are in, announeft id the public gem r, SEPT. 24: their Semi -Annus MILLINER srs and as manyu cordially invited DISPLA) ;HIONABLE ZIG ESIu THIS WEgll JACKET! est Styles. APEST Lir n_ Prices to Sail mes_ $3.00 $3-21 5,00 55( 7.1,) 7.50 1St 11.00 11.0C 1:..22.00- 25.00 INVITED. ALL & 00. f •••.. —.2 TWELFTH YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 617. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. 1'eRsi,.4.ND TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE, PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.—Lot 17, on the lith concession, IgeKillop; price $40 per acre ; Building lots in different parts of the town of Seaforth; purehasers cau maku their own iiternariTictf, p •amen , b per cont. interest. JA 591 , THE DOMINION EXIIIBITIO. (From Oar Own Corresponde)t.) _ ' OTT1AVA, Sopt. 26 " . e Provincial Exhibition—th .s year II s. for the first time called :the Dominion Exhibition—has been in every respect - except financially, 0,great success. s. On Wednesday and Thursday about esj 20,000 persons were present, and the ery nd number and quality of the articles exhib- ited were quite equal, upon the whole, to to the average of former exhibitions. The weather duriug the whole fair was de, E, lightful, and pleasant weather has more o to do with the agreeable passing oft of 9, 0 an affair of this kind than anything r.. else. The Ottawa grounds are amply ; large and very beautifully siteated on r- the bank of the Rideau Canal. They . are distant about a mile and a hall f from the business portion of 'the city, but are easy ef access, both by the canal 0' and roads. The buildings for the va- c, rious departments are large and com- a . e mo ous, and arranged so as to scour 1 the greatest comfort and facilities fo 0 inspection, with the smallest degree o S crowding possible. This year ne buildings were erected for the art gal o ery and for the Manitoba department, L t and only in the latter was the crush at _ any time uncomfortable' The exhibit of horses and cattle was quite large, but of sheep the dis- play was comparatively small. The driving and seddle horses attracted much attention, and in this class a large number of beautiful animals was shown. In the eavy draught class the exhibit would ot at all equal what is usuelly found i r oionto and Lon- don. In cattle, the magnificent short horn bull from Pow Park was -the "ad- mired of all adinirers.?' The Bow Park herd was well represented and may be i-' VALUABLE FARM F011 8' &IM.. --For Sal the east h Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. Tuckersraith, County of Huron, consisting of acres, 31 miles from the Town of 8eaforth, a cionvenient to 8011001. The land is of the v best quality. For farther particulars apply JAMES PIC.KARD, opposite the premises, or Rgiriontlaille P. O. 521 WARM AND TOWN PROPERTY FOR SAL CHEAP.—Lot No, 24, Con. 9, McKillop, 10 acres; north. half Lot 80, C011. 8, McKillop, 5 acres ; north half af north half Lot 31, Coil. McKillop, 25 aeres; residence occupied by M Malcolmson on Goa inlock Sareas, seaara.th building lots on Jarvis' and F. G. Sparling's Sta veys. Apply to GRAY, YOUNG & SPARLING Seaforth. 595 FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, the west part o Lot No 1, Con. 17Grey, containing 50 acres 35 of which are cleared, well fenced, and in stat of good eultivation. There is a good frame haus good Orchard. and plenty of water. It is on. th grave road leading to laruasels and Seaforth, an adjoins a church and school. It is also with -i1 half a naile of the Village of Walton- Apply on th premises or to Walton Post Office. CILARLE htURCIIIE. 493 F/tRALF OR SALE. ---For sale Lot 2; con. 1 Tuckersmiata containing 100 acres, abou 80 cleared, the balance well timbered, There is stone house and good frame barn, it is well fenc ed and underdraiadd. There is a young bearing orchard. It is aboria seven mile.; from Seaforth and four from Hensall, and is convenient to echool. Two goo& wells of water. Posseqsi on given at any time. Appiy at the EXPOSITOR office, Seaforth. 610 pROPERTY FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 14, -a- on 16, Grey; West half of Lot 29, Con. 6, with cheese factory complete; Lot 14, Coa. 6, and south half' of Lots 16 and 17, Con:5, town. ship of Morris; Lot 22, Con. 8, and Lot 28 Con , township of Howe*, all good irnproyed farms, togethir with several 50 acre farms in Grey and Morris, and. horthes eat/ lot s and vacant lots in the village of Brussels, Priees low, terms easy, and title good. Apply to JOHN LiCKIE, Bras - eels. 574 SEAEORTH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3,. 1879. credit of introducing this novel and ex- cellent department:, A model of Mr. Wilmot's fish -breeding esta,blishment was shaven, by which the modern method. propagating fish could be learned. A large number of stuffed - fish were also on exhibiti tillufosrtraftoiond„a the great veriety of fish"fi which are found io Canadian waters. In the neighborhood of the fish were also to be seen a large collection of en- tomological . specimens, including in- sects, beetles, bugs, butterflies, 8sc., and attracting mueh attention. The art. gallery Was thronged during the whole time of the fair.- A large number of paintings, engravings, draw- ings and photographs were shown. In this department, Mr. W. N. Cresswell, of Seaforth, Was one of the principal exhibitors. As usual, Mr. Cresswell obtained many prizes, and, in addition, a geld medal for the best three Pictures in oil. Some admirable *specimens. of photography were shown. The pro - e g,ress in this branch, of art has been k very great and will be apparent to any f oneewho will compare the photographic w speciniens ten Or fifteen years ago - with those of to -day. ' A large building was set apart ex- clusively for the productions of Mani -- tuba. It was under the charge of Mr. ho he ce WA_RM FOR SALE. -For sale Lt 17, concession 8, Stanley, 100 acres, SO &aired, well fenced and in a good state of. cult's:thou, the balanee well timbered with maple. Frame hou.se barn and sheds. Five acres of good bear.ng orchard, and two never failing wells. Is on a good. gravel road within 2 ruiles of Varna, 6 miles from Bruce - field station, Great Westerallailway, and 13 miles from Seaforth and C.intou. For further particu- lars apply to the proprietor on the premises,or to Varna P. 0. JOHN REDMOND. 598 WARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, West half of -a: Lot 31, Caneession 12. MeKillop, containing 59 acres, 40 of which are cleared,. well fenced and in excellent cendition a good log house, also a young- orchard connate:icing to bear and abund- ance of splendid water; is within half emile .of a good gravel road, and is conyen ien t to.oinrehos school and post office; is within 9 miles from Sea - forth and an equal cliatance. from Brussels. Appiy to the pruprietox on. the premises, or to Leadbary P. O. ISAAC Grit & 603-4x A HOUSE AND LOT FOIt $200.—The urtder- . 6 signed will sell a ne4t and comio.rtable Cot- - tage Egmantiville, situated opposite the mill, for $200; there is a good lot, cellar, water and all other conveniences: easy ternas of payraent ; if not sold it will be rented, with privilege to bay. He also offers for sale the bnildiug at present oc- cupied by 3/r. Jacob, MeGee, being a neat and commodious -with dwelling house and stable attazhecl„ situated on -Main Street; terms easy- and rent low.. Apply to A. STRONG, Land Agent, Seaforth. 611 U. OUSE AND LOT FOP. SALE IN THE VIL- -a-a- LAGE OF KIPPEN.—The subscriber now offers far ,:at,I50 that very desirable property on Main Street, lately occupied by Mr. Thomas • Colliugwood, consisting of 2,4 acres of land, with neat and commodious dwelling,. 14 storeys, and •good frame stable, all new. Terras .easy, to • suit purchaser., • Teeny person. cleairons of 'a private residence, the property, with locality and. sur- roniadangs, uusurpassed. 1 Luther particulars may be obtained by achlres-sing the proprietor, THOMAS GOLLINGWOOD, -Centralia, or W.151. EDGAR, Kippcm. - • 613-4 WARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 2, Con.. 11, . -a: IL R. S.., containing 100 acres, 82 cleared and in a first-class. state of caltivation„ the Whim* being good hardwood bush; log house, with stout cellar under, and. well finished ; frame barn. 36x60, with atone stabling un.clerrietith ; good bearing orchard and 3 good wells; convenient to elturela school and post office ; is situated 8 miles from Seaforth and 5 from Hensall, on a good .- gravel road. For farther particulars apply to the proprietor on the promise, or if by letter to Chhielliarst P.O. JOHN C. STEELE,. 603-4x — • - - ' 7 - 7 • -- -7-- -- -7 - • • 77 - ---. WARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 2, Con.. 17, -a: Grey, and part of Lot I, Con. 17, containiug in all iv acres, about 90 of -which are Cleared, i and under • pod cultivation. The balanee is well . timbered w h. hardwood. There is a hewed log house, and eine barns, sheds and stables. There is a good hearing orehard and good water. Is situated on a good gravel road within half a mile of Walton' village ; five miles from Brussels, on. the Great Western Railway ; and ten miles from Seaforth, on the Grand Trunk Railway ; with ra . choice of markets. For further partienlars apply ' to the proprietor on the premises or- to Walton P. 0. JOHN hIcFADZEAN. .. 7- 610x20 1RA1131 Fats SALE.—Fin Sale, Lot 22, Con, 3, Township of Tuckeremith, L. 11, S., contain- ing 100' acres,, about 70 of which are cleared and in a good state of enitivation; the btelance is good hardwood bash; good frame house, barn and stable; excellent water on the premises ; well fenced; good young. Orchard, and every conveni- ence invert -40114x ta a farm. Is situated' ah out 7 miles from Semerca„2I from Kippen, and.3 from. Bracetield.„ on the London . Huron and Bruce -Railway.. The land is first-class clay loam. For further particalars apply to the proprietor on the premiaes, or if by letter to Brucefield P. O. MILES. Alc-MILLAN. 601-4x VARM _McKILLOP FOR SALE—For -Sale, -a: the North part of- Lots and 9. 0, rt. 13, Mc- jCatiop, containing 112 acres; there cue about 80 - cleared,. well fenced, unclean:hoed,. and in a high state of cultivation, the belguce is well timbered: with hardwood; good dwelling', new bank .franae barn 50x57, with stabling underneath., and other eutbuilding,s, ailso a. good young orchard and plenty a water. Is 10 miles from Brussels, 5 from Walton, and 12 from Seaforth,. with good gravel roada to each place; convenient to church a,nd schools; 'will be sold as a whole or in two parts, or -will exchaaged for a small farm. Apply to Walton P. O. or to the proprietor on the premises. WILLIAM DYNES.. - 593 WARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, in the township -12 of Grey, County of Huron, Lot 14 ancl wes t hall of Lot 15, on the 2nd concession, coon tainin g 1.4ln acres, '75 of whieli are cleared and well fenc- ed; good frame bank barn 40x56, with stabling underneath; good house 22x28, with stone cel- lar ; good welt within ten feet of the house, goo cl young orchard, and a never failing creek runs through the farm. This is a first-class stock farm, and is only 60 rods from the Grey Join t Stock Cill'ese mid 13utter Factory-. This farm is anly si miles item the Town of Brussels, and can. be bought for $4,000. For farther particulars apply to the proprietor, Mr. DUNCAN Mello N_ LLD-, janaestown P. O. 605 WARM FOR SALE. --For sale,,, lot Noatl, can - .3; ceasien 9, Hallett, and swath half of lot 13, concession 10i containing in all 150 acres, about laU of which are cleared, well fenced and in a good state of cultivation. There are 100 acres dear of stumpa, 42 acres seeded (loan and 35 agreit of - fait wheat. Mete are two .dwel- ling houses and good frame barns, Stables and sheds: A good bearing orehard, and. two splen- did wane. It is within 9 nines of Seletofth and equal distance from Clinton, and : within a mile and a half of the village of Kiuburn, with good. gravel roads leading to. Niels p!ace. For further particulars apply to the andersigne the prem- ises. toPonstanee P. O. -WM. DUNLOP. 611x8 0. 3- 1 - said to have carried off. the honors in this department. The Messrs. Groff, of Elmira, Waterloo county, had also a number of fine short -horns on exhibi- tion, which were only second to Bow Park in their success as prize -takers. Some fine Devons were shown, a!so a number f Ayrshiress Alderneys and Gallowaiy , but the Durham is still I evidently be favorite breed with our Canadian armers, for grediug up their common tock. The Galloways are curious looking animals and always at- tract a crowd, but there is aittle to be said in their favor, and as their propa- gation to any extent in this country is hardly desirable, it is sitigular that the managers of the Fair _continue from year to year Ito offer prizes for them. t Tho Aldeineys attracted considerable b attention. • They, are said to be fine c milkers, but for beef would seem to be a of very little va ue, as they are small, a and even, those n exhibition were thin c and apparently n poor condition. Among the s eep, Cotswolds took the t lead, Messrs. Sn 11. ef Edmonton, being c the principal xl: 1,itors. Leicesters t carne next, then 5 tithdowns, andlastly the Slaropshires No Merinos were on c exhibition. Coi sidering that in Ver- i rnont, Ohio an Michigares . all great s sheep growing S ates, the Merino is the a favorite sheep, is a little singular that w it should be so tterly ignored in Cana- A da, when the di ate and. other condi- w tions are so simi ar. There was a large t exhibit of hogs, nd among. them were rn many splendid specimens of the porcine s race. Gold medals were presented by n the Governor-General to the most suc- b cessful exhibibbis in the various depart- et ments. In live stock the names of the ti winners of medals are as follows: For T greatest number of first prizes in horses, p Sher4ff Powell, Ottawa; cattle; F..W. w Stone, GuelPla ; sheep, John Snell, Ed- w mouton. As usual at fairs, the display of agri- p cultural implements was large. There la is, perhaps, no branch of manufacturing ap where competiti n is so strong as in su that of agricult ral implements, and w those concerned ave stood the hard times quite as iv other class of self -binding re gleaner and bind r attracted most at- ir tention in this department, both ma- an chines being at all times surrounded by a throng of farmers, who watched the process of marking the sheaf and tying and twisting the wire with curious in- terest. A number of stea,m threshers Begg, of Winnipeg, by -whom the ar cies were principally collected and w brought them to the Exhibition. T interest taken in the Prairie Provin and its productions was clearly she be th crowds which flocked to see t exhibition. During all the time it Nv open, the Maeitoba buildina w jammed -with such a crowd that it was tery difficult foi most of them to see anything whatever. 'Others, not con- tent with seeing,and disregarding the injunction, "Hands off," slipped .sli ought to demand. The fuel used by the Menonites was exhibited. It is in the .elia,pe of bricks, about 14 by 8 inehei, and is made from dung and straw, 'pressed and dried. It seemed light and dry and would doubtless make a hot and bright fire, but appar- ently not a lasting one. The exhibition was helped out and made interesting by a display of Indian curiosities, by furs and skins, the product of the chase, and by stuffed specimens of the birds and wild animals of the Northwest. One end of the building was occupied by a representation of an Indian wig- wam, covered in the usual way with tanned buffalo hides; a pot was sus- pended in the centre, under which a fire was supposed to blaze, and about the floor and entrance was distributed a profusion of hides. A. dog sled with prairie wolves attached, harnessed after the manner of dogs, had its place before the wigwam. Near by was exhibited the Red River cart, a primitive and pondereus structure, which looks as if it might be a sufficient_ burden for an ox, with no cargo whatever. Skius of pemmican and strips of dried buffalo meat were shown, but hardly presented an appearance to tempt an epicure. One end of the Manitoba Hall was oc- cupied by an enormous map of the Do- minion, about 60 feet in length, on a s3ale of ten miles to an inch. This is, according to naY1 best recollection, the property of the Department of the In-, svn tenor, and was exhibited last year in his the Canadian department at the Paris as Exposition. The Manitoba exhibit al- as together was highly creditable to the Province and to those who had it in charge. Many of the articles had to be gathered before matured, so as to be in tune, and of course did not look as well as if fully ripened, yet enough was shown to give tine a favorable idea of the fertility of the country and of the into their pockets 'such articles as pot toes and specimens of grain, With a vie to showing them to . their friends home. Besides the usual complimen ary and patriotic inscriptions upon t Walls, referring to the Governor 0,11 the Princess there wa • p • trance, in large letters, the practic egend, "A Fertile Soil for Willi Hands to Work," And over the. entran was "Manitoba, the Bull's-eye of th Domini ' ." A e wa s e e tire circuit of the room were range specimens of the native grasses an stalks of wheat, oats, barley and cor Of native grasses about twenty varieti were shown, nearly all of which seeme as if capable of being 'made into liar ious and excellent hay. . A spleudi uuch of timothy was showu, bearing ard with the words', "Four tons to th cre—cut July 29, 1879." There wet iso two or three bunches of very goo lover, although they did not seem t e very well cured. If, in addition t he natural grasses, timothy and clove an be. raised in anything like the quan ity indicated alove, there nothing t nder Manitoba being a -splendi ountry for stock raising, notwithstaud a Dthe long winters. The grain i ta°1k appeared to be rank and stron ncl averaged considerably taller tha hat we are accustomed to in Canada 'large number of specimens of grai ere exhibited. Fife would seem to b he favorite variety with Manitoba fax ers, from its being so largely repre euted. The quality of the -wheat wa ot very good. Perhaps this may hav een on account of too early cutting in 'der to have it ready for the exhibi on, and the subsequent shrinkage he oats and barley seemed large and lump and of better quality than the beet. The quality of the Iudian corn ould not indicate that Manitoba' is uch of a corn country, but nobody retends that it is. Potittoes were rgelseexhibited and were .of splendid pearance and quality. Other roots, oh as turnips, carrots and beets, were ell represented, but these were intich too early taken from the ground to have attained anything like maturity. Two bags of flour, apparently of excellent quality, were shown. The display- of tut consisted of it few stunted apples d. souse wild grapes, showing. that anitoba farmers have yet consider - le work before them before they will surrounded by the comforts and lux- ies of the older Provinces. There ere some fine large cabbages and ecimens of garden vegetables of near - all kinds, of good- size and qualitse glass ca,seenine feet high and about o inehes in diameter were shown ecimens of the soil. The cases ex- bited a section of the soil to a depth five feet, taken at various placee roughout the ProvinCe. This was a od idea, as it showed, in an umnis- kable manner, the depth and richness the soil. St. Paul, St.' Norbert, St. ath.e, Selkirk, Headingly, Plympton, Charles and Kildonan are among e places from which the soil was en. Specimens oil the native woods the Province were also shown. These mprised maple, poplar, white ash, k, box elder, spruce, willow, cherry, m and basswood. The largest cimeus were about fourteen inches diameter, but possibly they were not ected for their size. There was a all display of butter and cheese, the ter including one sa,mple of factory d one or two of home made. The in- t manufacturing interests of the (wince were represented _ by speci- ne of . very. fine white brick, from . same clay which has been so largely, d in the building up of 'Winnipeg, d a number of articles of substantial ckery ware. There were - likewise cimens of Manitoba whiskey and tles of lager beer from Drewry's wery, which commenced operations w months ago in Winnipeg. A web ome-made flannel, a rag carpet and w banks of yarn, showed that 4ans_ • ly a - at extent of its resources. t- The Managers of the Dominion Ex - he hibitiou do not seem to be possessed of d the squeamishness of some directors further -west with regard. to the sale of al. spirituous liquors on the ground and ng kindred Matters, Liquors of all kinds ce were sold within the grounds, target e shooting, thimble -riggers and other di- versions of like liature were in full d blast. A large room in one of the re- d freshment booths was devoted to n• dancing, and here the young men and es maidens tripped the "light fantastic" d to their hearts' content. This sort of i- thing made it "lively for the boys," al - d though it possibly might not have been a looked upon approvingly by those e possessed of Older and wiser heads. 'e The management of the Fair was not d very good. The judges and the pArties 6 who had charge of arranging the goods O were behind with their work, so that ✓ some departments were closed to the - public' half the time of the show. The O syateen of admission to the grounds was d clumsily managed, tickets not being is- sued and only money received at the 11 gates, so that the entrances were con - g stantly jammed. It might be supposed 11that this Fair had now been held for so • many years, that its managers would U have profited by experienee, but this e ' does not appear to be the case. ThelGovernor-General and the Prin- - - cess had their part in the programme. n Wednesday they formally opened e the Exhibition, and receif d an address from the Directors. On hursday they - viewed the prize animals from the ring, • and in the evening presented medals to successful exhibitors.- Wherever they went the people flocked to see them; the country people seeming to think that unless they obtained a good square look at the Princess their visit to Ottawa was in vain. , 11 or better than any anufacturers. Harris' per and Watson's ab be ur were also in operation, and were highly ep approved of by the farmers who wit- ly nessed their working. In all the best In agricultural districts threshing bythorse. tw power will be considered, in a feW sea, sp sons more, quite out of date. hi In machinery there was but a Meagre of exhibit:, The firms of Cant (fs Gourley, th Gait; Goldie & IYIcCulioch, Galt; Mc- g� Kechnie 6's Bertram, Dundas, and ta Waterous, Brantford, were the princi- of pal western exhibitors. The making of Ag bracket orscroll work seems to have St become ver t dozen in hown t 11 sizes an awing th he most i volved circles. plu The display of minerals and geolo- spe ical specimens was very large and iu- in eresting. The conapamy which is sel orldng the iron mines near Hull, north sm f the Ottawa River, had a large num- -lat er of specimens of ore, and. also of an anufactured iron, in bars and .nails. fan u thisi department, the 'geological col-. Pr ection shown by the Elora High me chool was noticeable and was highly the reditable to that institution. T -here use e undoubtedly large and valuable an ineral deposits in many parts of the cro °minion. The Managers of the Fair spe ave, therefore, done well in 6.noour- bot ging the collection of these specimens bre nd in. giving them prominence in the a fe xhibition as a means of. promoting an of h fashionable of late. About th chines for this work were tak e different departments, of of prices, and all capable of co most eccentric curves and oa interest in and of developing our min- a is) &al resources tob Another interesting feature was the ma I hibition of live fish in. glass tanks. bran eautiful specimens of bass, sun -fish, slap ke and other varieties were to be semi sho sporting in their native element. To 1 hay of Newcastle is due the 1 tho a, wives and daughters have already de a, beginning in these important ,, ches of domestic economy. A cimen of the coal of the country was wilt but this ,department seemed to!; e not- received_ the attention from managers which its importance 1: ex Pi di Mr. Wilmot, Canada. The city of Kingston is undergoing - a complete system of drainage —Merchandise has begun to move over the Credit Valley 'Railway. —Rev. Henry Ward Beecher s. has been lecturing in Toronto this week —No fewer than four fires occurred in Cobourg within three days last week —The next. Provincial Exhibition • will be held at the city of Hamilton and will be continued for two weeks. —A new post office has been opeued in the Northwest Territory, called Pir- tle, an abbreviation of Bird Tail Creek. —A man named. Michael Murphy fell head first into the cylinder of a thresh- ing machine, in Gra-Oen township, last Friday. He died a few .minutes after being extricated. —The water in the Assiniboine has become so shallow as not to be navi- gable by the larger steamers which have been running! between Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie. '1 —A young man in Galt who is sub- jecto s o somnambulism, e other night rose in his sleep and leaped from the window, a distance of twenty feet. He escaped with a few slight injuries. s ---The trial of Mrs. Dr. Stowe, of To- ronto, on a charge of having assisted in procnring an abortion on the person of oue Sarah Lovell, resulted in an ac- quittal.. Mrs. Stowe was Congratulat- ed by her many friends. --,The Marquette :Review says:. We have coed authority for stating that Mr. McKenzie, feeling that his busi- ness will not permit hina the time to canvass the various parts- of his con- stituency, Will not become a candidate for the ',seal Legislature at the coining election. Mr. John Smith, of Oaklands, is talked of as likely to be brought out to represent Burnside. • —The town of _Windsor is likely to get into a muss about its gas works. Having stepped burning gas in the' street lamps, which Mr. Nash, of the would have consurned, had they con- tinued to burn, is large enough to war- rant an action. —The gas bill for lighting the streets of Montreal last year amounted to $33,200. —The people of Ailsa Craig are largely increasing the utility of their fire and water works. —Mr. John Bennett, of Lucknow, has iuvented a device for adjusting circular saws and other machine tables. —It is understood that the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess Louise will go on a visit to Manitoba next summer. --Rev. J. A. R. Diekson has been called to 'Union Church, Galt, left vacant by the resignation of Rev. Mr. Bentley. —Out of a poultry exhibit of twenty- four birds, Mr. John Aldous, of -Berlin, received twenty-three prizes at the To- ronto Exhibition. —His Grace Archbishop McKinnon, of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, died of paralysis at Antigonish on Friday alter - noon, aged sixty-nine. —A horse breeders' association has been established m Canada. A com- mittee has been appointed to apply for an act of incorporation. • • —A. H. Austin, of Brantford, chal- lenges James Quirke, telegraph opera- tbr, Guelph, to row a single scull race in Brantford for a heavy wager. —A horse walkrug match took place at Guelph Exhibition. There were nine horses entered on the course. The horse of Mr. Sleeman, Guelph, was winner. —One hundred English farmers ar- rived at Montreal one day last week route for the Little Saskatchewa where they propose to settle. Th bring capital to the extent of $50,000. —A young heifer, the ; property Mrs. Phin, on the York Road, fell o a lime kiln, a distance of thirty fee { licLEAN BROS., Publiahere. 41.50 a Year, hi. Advance. i in a sitting posture the same as the skeletons found lay Dr. Schultz and Mr. John Gunn, M. P. P., in the mounds near Red River. ' —The other morning a refrigerator car, laden with 290 kegs of butter, was destroyed. by fire near -the Glencoe stati- elrila belonging to Mr. Jacob of- Waterloo, was drowned in a fcistern a few days ago, -while the par- ents were absent. —A blind lady operator executing beautiful work on a Singer sewing ma- chine,. was exhibited by the Singer Cern- Pany at the Guelph Exhibition, and at- traeeetesdtt.eattention of many of the sight —For the wanton destruction of a neighbor's turkeys two Darlington yonths have been sent to the Cobourg gaol. A third boy engaged in the out- rage escaped imprisonment by the pay- ment ef the fine and costs, ten dollars. —Two rather respectable looking tramps came to Acton _one day last week and enticed a young boy about fourteen years of age, named. Willie Thompson, from his home. Nothing has been beard of them since. —Diphtheria, has carried off five children, between fifteen and two years of age, within ten days, belonging to Donald McArthur, of Tryon Road, near Charlottetown, -Prince Edward Island. cThhiledlelases.art-b1 oken parents are left —The Presbyterian church at Park- hill had a narrow escape from being burned. on Sunday, 14th inst. Through the exertions of the fire brigade the eeyn $,ch1uoreco.hwas saved, but the minister's n, dwelling 'was totally destroyed. Value, —The Rev. John Scott, of Emer- of son, has just returned from a trip to if Turtle Mountain. Ile says the trip b. was very fatiguing and very delightful The animal escaped without the les injury. Cause of preqpitation w the earth gave way whom- the heif was grazing. st he saw any quantity of game, including as cranes and swans, etc. The country in er that direction is said to be settling up very fast. e —Last Saturday evening two men - • entered a laundry -kept by a Chinaman as on Adelaide-st., Toronto, and snatching y two bundles of shirts from the counter, , made off with them, to the great con- s dernation of poor John, who immedi- ately gave chase, but was soon outrun by the nimble thieves. - —Mr. Culbert, of Kincardine, return - d ed home from Rapid City, Northwest f Territory, on Thursday last week, where na he has taken up a homestead, pat -up a 0 house and made other improvements. g He is well pleased with the country, I and will return in the spring. He re - x ports the Kincardine folks out there e 'prospering. , —A few days ago -while a train of h freight cars was passing through Min - 1 nesota on RA way to Winnipeg, one of the cars containing 16 sleighs, belong- ing to Mr. jcihn Campbell, of London, and three omnil5Usses, the property of Alex. Calder of the same place,"caught fire and was entirely consumed.. Mr. Campbell was insured for $3,000. . —Mr. C. A. Skeffmgton, a cousin of Lord Dufferin, while hunting on the Scratching River, shot 250 ducks in one day. He hadtwo-guns, and a servant t loading while he was shooting. Mr. Ss - is a great sportsman, and has a very —On Sunday, 21s6 ult., the ft am barn belonging to Mr. Perry, of Cam den, with the entire harvest crop, w irstally destroyed by fire said to be b an incendiary. There was a; fine horse a set of harness and other valuable lost in the flames. —At the Wentworth Assizes, in Ham ilton, last week, Thomas Burke plead ed guilty to a charge of bigamy, an was sentenced to gaol until the 1st o October. This is the old man fro Cobourg who married a girl 18 or 2 years old, while having it wife carryiu on business in that town at the time. —A young girl in Toronto the othe day went into a King street drug stor and. presented a copy of the prescrip tion given by Mrs. Dr. Stowe to Sara Lovell, which she had cut from one O the morning papers. The druggist de- clined to fill it. She was apparently a domestic. i—A young girl named Martha Phil- pot has recently disappeared from her home in Union, Elgin county. When last seen she was walking towards St Thomas in company with a man. The cause of her disappearance is entirely unknown. She had a good home and affectionate parents, who are almos distracted with `grief at Lher disappear mice. —GeorgeAllan, a horse jockey of In gersoll, was arrested last week as being an accomplice of Dobbs, who stole Mr. Snyder's horse from Lowery's Church sheds,Brentford,while service was going on. Allan at first denied the charge, but afterwards admitted it. Dobbs was liberated from the Central Prison six months ago, and Allan three months ago- ,s. —A ,resident of St. Thomas, who ar- rived in Quebec on Sunday morning, and spent the day in travelling round among the taverns iu lower town, St. John's suburbs, came to his senses Monday morning and ascertained that he was minus $120, which he had in his pocket twenty-four hours before. The case is in the hands of the detec- tives. —Mr. John G. Sippell, late Govern- ment Superintending Engineer of the canals 011 the St. Lawrence and Ot- tawa Rivers, died & few days ago. He was appointed to the department in 1853, and during the past twenty-six years has enjoyed in 'a marked degree the esteem of his associates, and was extremely popular amongst the men under his authority. —The death is recorded of Mr. W. T. Pullen, of London.. Deceased was an old resident, having settled in the town- ship of Delaware almost half a century ago. He was a magistrate for the county of Middlesex for the past twenty years; Clerk of the Division Court for the same county for twenty-four years; Notary Public and Commissioner in B. R., and always has been a man of in- fluence. —On the morning of 'Friday, last day of the Guelph Exhibition, a sneak thief entered the sleeping room of Mr. Mitchell, proprietor of a hotel on Mar- ket Square, Guelph, and carried off Mr. Mitchell's pants, in the pockets of 3 which were over $300. The sleeping man was awakened by the jingling of silver, and starting up immediately gave chase, and compelled the thief to drop his booty, when he was allowed to escape. —A gentleman who resides near Swa,u Lake is of' opinion that "Calf Mountain" and mounds of that ilk in the country we of Emerson are but mounds similar to those near the Red River, below Winnipeg, which were opened months ago by Dr. Schultz and others, and in which were found_ skele- tons; pottery and other traces of . a race gas works, claims the town had no of people who must have occupied this right to do, the promises inade to him by the Council before starting the works 'being virtually a contract, he (Nash) lolls that an action itt chancery will lie against the town for damages, and contemplates bringing one when the bill for gas which Windsor street lamps the collision was caused by grog.: • peel - train being on the road. —. gence on the part of some railway offt- dais in not giving notice Of a special - AnairammeaesnusreinIur4 fgeeeetninwleengtighingx has lbs, an been lately caught ill the river opposite, Montreal. - —As a result of the Intern--Natiefi'. show lately held at Emerson, the ban- ner has been awarded to DeWitt, for the best general display of farm prof:beets; s -0Af grn pragiernipm. was awarded to ltrailitehtt for her . wheat -4 Minnesota, has been complimented for her extensive -display —The workers on. the Credit Valley Railroad came on a bad spot east of Clyde. The marsh or bog stood the grading for some time, but at iength: it commenced to sink, the road -bed rapid- ly disappearing. Since then, enormeut quantities of brush and gravel ham been dumped into the hole, but iti:if only within the last few days thater seems inclined to "stay put." —The cargo steamships of the Al Line which have arrived at the ports - Liverpool and Glasgow, up to this thi this season took out 4,318 -cattle, calves, 99 hogs, 107 horses, 24 nmlet 19,111 sheep, which were all landed i good order, with the exception Of Seas tie, 1 horse, 323 sheep; and of thes • three cattle were embarked itt an in- jured condition, and died or wart_ j, slaughtered shortly after leavingporte- -Chester Monroe was sentenced to death at Barrie on Friday for this inure • der of Thomas Cook, in the township td- -- Mulinur, on June 20th. Cook seesilit-- panied Motives and his Wife home Ice: tea, and Monroe thought that Cook was fondling his wife durieg the prepare,- tion of the meal. An altercation .en- sued, and Monroe shot Cook dead—he alleges in self defence. The :verdleit was accompanied by a recommendas tion to mercy. —A terrible tragedy was enacteel at Lambton Mills, near Torent0,11.1 Friday afternoon. A man nem* - Robert De Coursier shot his broth*. .-- and then endeavored to poison himetat •by taking a dose of prussic acid. The - poison would very 80011 have effect* the intended purpose had it not beelt - for the efforts of a doctor who had betet called to the scene of horror. Edward . De Coursier was shot in two places, and - died -almost immediately. —Mr. E. W. Johnson, of Hamilton, has challenged Mr. C. H. -Biggar, G-uelph, for nine athletic events laid down by him as follows: 1. 100 yards race; 2. standing long jump; 3. 120 yards over hurdles, according to N. Y. A. C. rules. 4. standing high jump; 5. hop. step and jump; 6. 300 yards race; 7. high kick; 8. running high jam; 9. running long jump. The match be for $250, and will- take place shinty. —A farmer was madethe victim of - confidence men on Saturday, at Leese don, to the extent of $60. Hesenet a man who represented that he lad a knife with a secret spring, and 04 con- federate coming up, the farmer, 'Who had been shewn the working of the knife, was induced to bet $50 on Vie ability of the second'corner to open it. One of the confidence .men Asti /latched the money and ram off. The ffair occurred in broad day, t. - There is no clue to the confidence Men. —The town of Flame Nova Scotia, -vvas founded. in the year 1773, and the 106th anniversary of its settlement wilt kept on the 15th instant by an enthusi- astic gathering for Scottish games, peo-*- ple coming from Prince Edward IsJan and Cape Breton to attend it. Their McDonalde, McCullochs, McLellan, Campbells and Bosses of our Dominion North Britain" proudly carried. off the various prizes for games or reties of s strength and speed. —A 1138.11 named Job Tyrrell, eMploy d on the Credit Valley Raiplway, has elf ne collection of fossils and petrifac-'1; ons which he obtained in a deep lime - tone cutting through the Caledon hills t the cataract. He has many curious nd beautiful specin2ens of petrified ranches, roots and twigs in all shapes; oine like cakes of maple sugar and ;hors strongly resembling/t honeycomb; e stalactites and stalagmites from a ave opened by the cutting; fos- s, and a curious stone with mysteri- us characters. ' —During the exhibition week in uelph a massive framed, long haired adieu sold "medicinal yarbs" capable curing any disease flesh. is heir to. little girl about twelve years old, , aughter of the late William Laing, ho was murdered by the 'Cheyenne &lima in Kansas about year ago, the Indian medicine man and, re-- embering the scenes in Kansas of a ar ago, became so frightened and nous that she had to be taken home. he was delirious for some time after- ards, but is gaining strength again. ' —The crop yield of McGillivray town- - p, one of the best in the —westeett ninsula,is thus given: Pall wheat rns out from 14 to 35 bushels to the re, average about 20 to 22 busheie, ring wheat is; a complete failure, elds about 4 bushels per acre of chiek- feed ; barley, a light yield, say 25 shels to the acre, and somewhat ained; peas, not worth mentioning ry few sown and those few very buggy; rn, a fine yield, the weather being a fine and valuable blOodhound, which - 1 will retrieve,- point, and do many other useful things which would not be ex- _ pected cif one of that breed —An immense amount of smuggling from Windsor to Detroit is done every year, yet it is extremely difficult, al- most impotisible, to learn of a single case where a party was detected on the American side and subjected to the penalty of the law. A Windsor cus- toms officer knows a man who bought $150 worth of silk in Windsor -during fair week, and smuggled it all over at one time, under his clothes, without any questions being asked. —One evening lately, in Lucknow, as a horse, ridden by a boy, was travelling at a rather high rate of speed down Campbell street, it collided with a cow, and for a moment there was a con- fused pile of boy, home and cow scat- tered over the road, but happily sep- arated without any injury being dime. The cow seemed too much occupied with meditating on which garden she could. make a raid on that nig-ht to Mind this little trouble, and walked off as un- concerned as could lee. —A man named 'Maguire recently conducted a drive of 15,000 logs from Fenelon to Bobceygeon. Owing to high and contrary winds the steamboat could not tow it down the lake, and it was made fast to the shore near the mouth of the Lindsay River. Maguire was left to take charge of the drive, which was enclosed in a boom. One morning the wind chopped round and blew fair. He got his tent and pro- visions on two big logs, which he lashed together and cast the whole drive loose. He Was three days on his voyage„ and found that sleeping on two floating saw logs, adrift in the lake, was not alto- gether what it is cracked up -to be, but on the third morning he got his drive into the bay and triumphantly mored it there in safety. —A collision occurred. on the Grand Trunk Railway last Friday afternoon between Guelph and Rockwood. The down train. left on time, and about four miles east met a special train coming west, of which the officials at Guelph no s country ages ago, and of whom nothing is known, not even by the Indians. This gentleman bases his belief upon the fact that the Bonny Brothers, who have farms ear Alexandria, while ex- cavating a ound on their place for a cellar recen y, found several skeletons, it 6 of A 86, ye ne 43 shi pe tu ac sj en bn st ve CO favorable, say 40 bushels to the acre; tatoes, a fine crop; fruit, very abunde 6; roots, good. —A strange coincidence occurred the her day at Lucan, being the burial of i ster and brother at the same time the cemetery at that village. They --/ re John Hodgins of London, aged 81 ars, and Mrs. Thlunas Davis, of West had not been notified. Both trains an were rimning at full speed. Fortunate- ly they were on a straight piece of ot track, so that the engineers had time to s. s shut off steam, reverse their engines, in and jump. Both engines are a total we wreck, together with about twelve cars ye eight of which, loaded with coel oil, were totally destroyed by fire Thereat were loaded with merchandise. A tramp, stealing a ride from New Jeffer- son, Iowa, 'lamed Bra,ekett, bound for Montreal, was jammed between two freight cars and had to be cut out. He was brought to Guelph and placed in the hOspital. It is very apparent that Williams, aged 76. Beth funerals met at the same hour, and The bodies were interred in the same graveyard. The services were very % :impressive, the ottitclibeing filleitlith the friends and relatives of the deeeaseLiwhe were widely known and highly respected. A. f sister of the deceased is still living, aged. 101 years. 47, es,