Semi-Weekly Signal, 1866-09-28, Page 2:LY
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THE STORY OFA HERO,
BY cixollei ItANytt.t.E ram
- :And I. clret-think I _shall eVilrget to take
it as a matteref course, sireeakieg it coolly'i.
out et the -question. ,- Here we Re tivIng
_ -About asexeiting: a life as men can lead-,
always_ on eete y, anreetcy at . a. momentto
2- • 2 2- -
have ft set to w-th the -worst fire that ever
broke out. No, f shall neer get to take , it
M a Matter of eourse. for . its all dark; rush
- and excitement, and I:love, it; sir.- • Flash
ceiuesthe news;to_ us by -telegraph, most like -
y; out comes the horses i there's a light put
the retayerimmed fire; and then, with -a trent
of sparks flyiag. . put_ behind us,. .as - the fire
- roars and the steam's- (rettin. ep • away gal-
lop--
: , - - .. .r, -. t
I the helses, Ay, _it's " Hi I -he t hale
and they clear the road for us 3 and away we
go on fell gallop down the streets, with the
horses hoofs striking fire, the .crowd shout-
ing and the running mob„ increasing at every
step. The-re'Ssomething in it as warms mie's
blood; and as-te. the clanger.--, well ptcours.e,
- its dangerous ;.--but when we .feel that we are
doing our duty, and know what's before us,
why, somehow we don't remember the clan
ger, but go at it in earnest. • . -, __ . •
Now, there was only law week„ sitting -as I
wu waiting for a ettli-L-thare itwasat Jost,
Jute on in the night, when the streets. were
clear; and away we tore at soni4hilig -like a*
. pace, Oifoid street, Holborn, down the hill,
up Skinner street and. Newgate street-whoopl
and away full gallop,with the horses -enjoying
- ir, bless- you, and lashing out till its hard to
say whether they didn't- make more sparks
than- the fire ander the . boiler: ' We .wanted
•.:, no mere indrnetions, for there -4athe red
. 'glow on ahead; and as we get 'nearer„ We
could lamest See. the sparks, and nt Iasi We
did ..e.q them ceine ponring.andvelling along
-- with the smoke, and being a heavy,het niehri-
Miming!: like a thick star.spangied cloud just
•
hangin
over our heads.
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; Twoeceeineswere there,and as it happened
, so late, there were notso many people as
- might have been. exPeete-d ; but as soon at I
_ get there I saw something particular Was the
. -matter, and this is what it was :--The fire was.
in quite a earrow court, where they corilde't
. get the escapes, and there was people: burning:
to death while above the shouting of the -Mob
• and ciankint'of the .eogities-. herd at work,
you could hear theirawtal cries' for here. -
. Now, don't you suppose that Um: 'proud of
. all. this:TM:going to, tell you, because -I'm
. s not. Now. it you wereAp dash in. and save
any one's life, why, no, doubt, it would be
brave andgallent, because you shouldhave
done it out at true conipissiot foie suderiog
fellow creature ; but -their ivith me it's quite
• different.. -,_I'm.: paid so4iuch a week to save
life .• and property from fire; consequently, I
only de what's my duty to e.
[runs- no the court axe in. hind, and secs*.
the state of affairs.- One house was in a. blaze
from top to bottom-, and the flanies had work-.
. ed through into the next, andwere etteck in 07
the one opposite, While, - with their . escape
sigidarty cut off,. there were *bent half a doz-
en people at the upper windOws--of the second
- housty.and no way of getting to them. There,
'nand back door to the place, while,' the
door in front . and staircme. were. now. test
getting into. ii _ state.. of _glow on which .the
. .waterseputtered and steamed without_ makial:
see Impression. - • . ---- . . . .
- 'There wag no•tiine for ladders of anything
- else but the sheets,end them We got Stretched
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out for the people to jawinto; but poor
thins! they dared' not„ and , wilt to do I
.could not tell. • There was the fire blazing no
- ltietter and -,higher, and lighting' up- two of
• thein old city churches. that you see lost down
. those old courts,ancl looking as if theedbeen
yotthere out o' tbe way becausespeople didns't
-have-nay use for them now. . There they
were lit up and &wine, and the pigeons
. *ghat lived up there scared -tirel flying round.
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and round:the fire; there wdithe'rush - and
- roar of the'..whid. along the eouit as it $4 to-
- . ward the. -OM:: tPld there -Were the flames
. ' _leaping- up, the clouds of Sparks rising,. the
clouds of smoke rolling away, and the track •
ling:spatter- -of slatesis they flew With the
. heat, and then slid rattling -Off into the Court
beneath, smash upon the pavement, - Every -
now and then came a loud rear....anci creak as
- &rafter or beam, fell in, and sent the Sparks
•'. up- ina whirlwind. And there all that time
werethose.poor creatureautterieg the wildest, -
piercing shrieks tot help you, ever *heard.
No,.- I've heard. so . much pf--that. sort of
,. thing that you'd eipect 1 Shouldn't, mind it;
-• but I do though, and as I said ebodt fires, f
::•den't think Isha4setrer get to . take it as. *
matter of course; for thereiasothething Very
. awful in seeing - fellow creature;_ strong- and
Jlearty, and yet dying before your eyes,- and
you not able totave theni•
- But I wasn't. idle all this time -.-not a bit of
it, for every minute's worth something at a
fire,- and if you ,eitre itioa much- time, - it will
-beat you, _Under thecircumstances, the first
thing was to Save life, and whilst them that
had the:, branches did their best to keep the.
.• firehack from them at the third floor window,
I get hold of 4 rope,. and ..in -et- the house;
opposite, and made my way to the third floor,
: which, like the test of the place,- was used as
* ategre-honia, and cratnrned -full. of sires pack.
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• - a . - -
• Being a strange honsei- it wasn't easy :to
- find your way, .but I got up at las; and oppo,::ss Ayes quite blinding;, -Then: 1 tried -through the
- site to the room ,where the poor things were
,. all now huddle together at one window, for-
•' the fire was Anna on them, so the:runless
they were soon helped they. wouldn't, Want
it.; - . . - - • '- .
"Crash I erash-P' didn't 'let my little- ate
pier round the sashes of that windoW„ and
aeon have a clearance, for it Was nailed- up,.
.end thee. when the poor things hear .1 me., and window.. - . • . a. / -.: '. • '
saw the tight shining_ on. my helmet:\ how " 1 had been in some dangers in My tinielbia
thefdid shriek tarh-elp. - . - \ - till now there had altysig setnned a way out,
Just then I looked -down at the depth,- tied and at I tore furiously around the place -'With
- r caught sight of one fellow standing below the sweat drippieg off'. me, and the horrible
with. a_ short ladder in his hand, which might fear of death 80 close at handil seemed to be.
. - havebeen of use if the poor things' had been ,regularly .nnuerved, and to 111k -eking and
on the first floor ; and then I made: reedy to -.crying out that my Mates - had deserted me,
• throw my rope across, when just as I was go, .when they were on the roof and hiid let down_
ing to let go and thentgoing to try and catch -it rope to me„ but I could not se.e it; and then ,
it a thought struck ine, ised 1 let the coil o at last one et them was let dodos and tried to
rept felt down into the court, all but one dud get in at the windew,.bia the &Meg. beat him
. sat kept hold of, and then when the . poor back, and &green tame. from the people: as
.• things saw it let down_ they shrieked again, they site alt. that had. been dole. .. . s
- and One of them tell baek front :the tem- • As I told you. 1 seethed quite to lose my
- dow. •: ' - - nerve, hid ran about shrieking for.A fetrinin-,
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" Tie on: tbat -ladder," I sheeted, .",and :utes, and then.fell. clown. on niy faceuport the
some -of youconie up; and Otte of -my. mates' . het floor; t directly niy Mind seemed to
tied the rot. to one of theronuds, . and then conieeigiii , and,' felt thAt. if I Must die I-- :
with or three More rad into the . house,: should ha$e done my duty, and r bed Saved .
whilel hauled away " till I got held of the even poo creatures; and es -1 thought that,
"'bottom of the bidder, for they. sent - the . heti- I rotteto y keg* and some- words came to
*eat Una up firld/..andillea dragged . it in at , my 44-s...wadi:that camel° my heart: in I
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the window, and balancing the: other end up,'.. thought Ofthose. who Sired Nun.
eontintied to push it across and into- the win-- the heat of the burning, fiery term*, . mid I
dOw--of the Junin across the court; and so preyed that I too might be send.... • _
Made a sort of bridge, only it was all askew, H. And ah I it was hard to pray thereto -keep -
_ forth. houses were not quite opposite to one your thoughts in,the Midst of that_ fierce, suf.,-
. another.. - - - - • ,. • . .. locating heat of Smoke and steam Anne water
•- Just as dont this, in comek,itiy mate pouring into the roma, • And how everything
• Witb, WO Moreinen, and 1 iet thenicto work eke. but the wordsofPrayer cattle into ones
to hold the ladder while -I took hold of the • Mindere" it was as it devils --despairing, bl _
. rope. And then made to crawl earns On pheinois devils: --f. were hissing in my eare .to 0
-. thebriagerdrigged up. It wait fat -life and curse and slitiekiciathi. Then, too, caine the •
death; -orI wouldn't have ventsred on: the ' thought of thciseif home, and little geld- '
slight bending, wooct s for though' ti.' ladder na curlitthata should play With tie more; end
- maybe. strong., enough, it makes it a. deal how Icould now understand.the dread my
,westitat to lor is down level and then . go -and wife alWays had Of what she called. my fright
\I\
*. criwteloeg it,....,I knew ,howr. it, -would . be fut b iness.„: Yes,- 1 had saved seven that
though, so. i tied the ,Tope roundAnty - :body,. -night ; but it Was bard 'to, give up life at
- and made my mate hitch the other end round eight -an .41renty, and gaffer the death from
- -a, big: hook in the wall, Used for _a...pulley, so which,' h4 -saved 80 many. . - . - • - . •
thatinevent of a fall, if, therope beldgeOd,_ I- ouldia help it ilea then, for a grim
-.. ,r ehoildn't have gone all ,the way. •,:. They. smile cainsov My face as -I thought . it. was.
04 own& of the ladder, . too, for to keep my oldenesay, the fire, beinkrevenged upon.
Retorts, aad then there 1was scrambling . me; but -directly . _ .. _
r I tried: to pray once
across with the ladder bending and cowering, , more, and thee. i the midst of - the _smoke I
gave a wig cry, ditsued.off aiy .helak, . drag-,
dolet e bit of Blendin to please them, .. .ged. my holt undone, eink kicked off my heavy
How she ladder_ did bend; so that :I :boots, half-suffedated, and had off My thick
thought it must give way,andmega crambetiati-tOo, i. then - with 'Int heart heatiag .
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into the court, but it didn't and the next mo-
ment. Is was ie the Window of the limning
-teethe, with the trenibling-.wonien clinging ,to•
How the ladder did- bend "; so te't 1
thought it must give way, and "me go -crash
intOthe court : but it didn't and the 'next
moment was in the window of the burtine
house with the tremblide women clineine- to
I, - oo
"-Now, then," I says to one man, "yo
Ilad
Can creep across,"; and .pointe • to the -
der. • . • :
-" I can't my wife," he says, holdin
•.11.1titIffainting woman, .against the ,witalow
where the smoke wasn't quite so dense. .
" You're a trump, you. ire," -Ithieks,,,atii
then I hauls mnre of the rope over. end. make
it fast 'round the poor woman's - waist ; an
then we laid her on the ledder„ and the Ore
on the -ether tide hauled, and. we. held t
the. rope at this mid, we get half across Whe
she slipped off the ladder, _ and .hung rigli
over the court, - while -there arose a• reovla
a
_shriek of horror. But there -was people, yo
_tee; at eaCh end of the rope, and we loosene
as the others hauled; and so' they soon ha
her in. %tithe other window, _though the rop
wasso tight that it Must have hurt the poo
woman terribly. • •
. Then they Loosened the rope .agoin, an
.
we -sent another-. Woman over. and _she was in
sensible with fear, and we got her over al
.right, though she, too; slipped riff the -ladder
-Then there .wee two little girls, one -afte
the ; and it was sad.- to tee how they trem
bled and -shook ---too much friehtenetkto cry
as well they might be for the heat W9S zwful
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We (rot another oyer -a young ..man -_-au.
he was dragged over, too, _for he; dare no
try to crawl across, and suppose to a man
as ain't used to such things to. creep over
place like that, all those feet over the pave
went,. arid when _yon'ye been -frightened to
death by Walking out ofyour sleep to
. find :the place net on rather:- trying
and new: there Was only that chap whose wife
was sent oyer firsi.. and who hid worked al
he could to help me, and another. cowardly
chap,whom-l!rl had quite a set-to wItii-to keep
back, so. 8,09 save the women and \ children
• first, - -•
And now thi‘:"Chap as l'eS just spoke about
made a rush to get to .the ladder, and he was
ih such- a -horrid- fright that :I don't believe .
• he'd got otoi; safe and besides I.knew there
Was time -far ns to get away if things were
done- . quietly.; so considering as it _ wasn't
• his turn, I held him back for the Married
..
man_ tp.: go first to:hie:Wife; when the Other
,Ione almost shrieked out with rage and fear.
• "Let him go first,' sails the married- man,
‘E wait." - • -
• " 'Taint his turn," I says, rather obstinate
like.- "'Over you -go l' and at such a. -time.
otie tan% beinterfered with aud -having,
made my ens-so:far," didn't went. them', al-
tered. 'over -you g.0 1" I SlyE.
"1 ink I can crewl.'", he says, • and he got
out -the ladder; tutinstead et cratyling.he
gel. astride Of it and worked himself along,
the crowd -cheering him tremendous.
And up came the_ flame and sit:mire, and the
roar crackle and falling itt of timbers was
„gettng terrible.. Bvery place was: light at
-day, while as to the heat, I declare it seemed
to seoreh you*fearfully. : - •
"1 he sooner-yen"re florets and me 'with
• you the better 'Isbell like I Aust. and
thee I gave a look* round to see hckrmatters
Were when. there came a crash and a puff; and
in a moment the flames mine wreathing and
twirling uplrom um:let-math -where- I steed,
and just as the lestchap had hit , leg _en the
window -sill, and I was going10tie -the -rope
rinindbitn, begin- a yell and fell'. bactr,; or
-rather:I- pulled liim back Into the smoky
room, and he fainted dead away. .
He must have gone down • crash., into the
'court if I hadn't dragged at him but thete
was notimeto,Jose. I made the rope .fast
end got lira onto. the: ladder,' while the flaws
nine clartiug - up, through the rounds- and
-
burning his hair; and then•I shouted to them
fp haul.. and haul they did, .with me tryin 7 to:,
steady hini- with my eed Of the rope, but be-
fore he was quite across something„Weet snap,
arid I staggered back late the roam,
on by the. piece of burnt -through roe, and
With my heart sinking, as," felt that- my own
salvation trus partly gone: ,
'Just then the flames' were wafted op- one
side" and I taw that they Were dragged in the
last of the Sevin, and I felt new as :done
e good night's -work, and it was in -time to
Save myself.- Tm net -ashamed to own it, I
did, fee frightened as A threw down thatpiece
,of rope,aiid it must have been teinethifiglike
a cry. of horror I gave When rgot holiief the.
ladderandtelt it burn My_ hands, and then as
I tried to bear upon it and felt it :Crumble
away, and 'that _I was without a way to es.
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Far above the noise of the- fire -and water
came the shriek of the crowd, as the burnt
ladder tell away and hung blazing by -One and
Against the oppsite house,\ while there canie
up such a pith Of -flume past the -window that
I could not leek ont; - but -directly. after I
heard. the fierce -rush ofwater mid • contl -see
that four branches weresdelus,riugs the window
and all beneath, for my mates knew what a.
danger was in, .
1 ran to the Window., and was beaten 'back
by the water while the smoke that came -up
- hot vaporinthe room to see if could get
. ont of the door and reach the roof; but just
at that nionient there Came' a- dull flash
-
through the smoke and could see that the
back of the -het* was on fire. -while from the
way the flames rushed up -and. filled the court;
A knew there was no help to be .had from;the
opposite, for they must be driven -.front the .
with hope, I thanked -Goa for the: thought,
and the neit-Moment, Ivies over the gate
bars and in- the „big chimney' ..of the old
.
house. v • .
It wakfull ofsmoke, and :I nould.:hardly
breathe; but it Was .a sure way of esteem- to
the reef r and though I et:Mid-feel that 1- was
tearin,g. the skin frommy elbows and knees, I
managed to climb higher and higher, slowly
and painfully, but soon I:could-feel a current
et sweet, refreshing air setting down-. to me,
and every breath gave me *fresh strength till:
reached the top. .when my heart sank, as A
found it -Would be impossible to get . Rey fur-
Aherensecount,of tbe chimney -pot. -
. To shout was useless, and, for. - a -white II
was in dispair but at ' hid I tot.. iny, hands-.
Well above me, and more -the potr I
tried egaivand again; and then io "force My.
self through, till I week() wedged in that -I
cetild not get backr but I found .that I had
loosened the pet, end at last completely forc-
ed it off, and mind myself panting to a -Sit-
ting position On the chimney stick, but afraid
to mOve, .for my head was wedged irt the
pot, which - was -.fixed down upon my_
shoulders. •
. knew that I could .not stay where I was
for long, and tried aide more toget -rid of my
awkward helmet; and now Inteigg both: hands
at liberty,' loosened. it and it fell with a entail
into the_court beueeth.
' . Just then there arose a -cheer, forsome one
-had Made me out from below; end sick and
faint as I*as, I managed- to wave tny hand
and itried to cheer; but it Stuck in mf throat
and 1 conk' not get down without help • And
suppose English people mita be fond of
Cheering, for how they did shout -when Tgot
down through another houtti and was -there
amongst them.; and after ail it was only one's
duty- .
TIME TABLE, G. T.R.
SUM MER ARRANGEMENT.
• GOING EAST.
- ' Mail.. Express. Mixed
Godarioh . dep 1000 *.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:10 p -.m
t 'lintoa . . . 10:30 - :2:30- 4:001
Searorth .-. 1050 -253 4:35
Carron Brook.; . 1105 310 • _ 4:514
MI:char. ... 11:2o 3:25 _ b:21 •
Stratford arr it 11:50, -4:60 6_:15
dep 1:0d p.m. 4:20 , 7:00_
. Sulfide arr 6:45p.m. 1Q:00
• GOING WEST. •
Buffalo. dep 7:00n m. 12:30 a.m. 300 p.m.
Stratford....,. -1250 p.m, ift.ta. .R:1:: a.m.
art, 3:00 • • • 11.25
leek, !gnat
GODERIC[1, C. W., Sept. 28,1866..
,THETROVIN0I414
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(Editorial Correspondence)
TORONTO Wed. 26th.,
- The great -Annual- Exhibition of Up
per Canada 7 opened here On Monday
although the articles shown were. not full
exposed to pnblic view, anti.' the follow
ing Jay. Impelled . by the . curiosity
wlph prevailed glederally throughout th
country, I- resolved to see the sights, i
Spite of the threatened- Renian_ invasion
'My experience begin, with railway travel
important feature of the occa
eon, as thousgris of miserable fellow
travellers can teetify. 11r-. llryages
made -arrangements for giving every
facility to the public -that. the 9rand
Trunk_ was _;_cipable, of ' affording, but
beyond the Buffalo end., Lake [Enron,'
ithuili was furnished with aii abunclano.
of Cars and gentlenianly,'Conchieters,- the
line was blocked with stirs andtrucks of
every- desoription, crowded and. :packed in
like herrings in A battel. The • ernehing
and crowding , at . the - various stations
between Stretford- was something awful to
behold,: and to crown all, it was raining
steadily all )ay, (Tuesday)' Between
the story of the Hamilton Tinges and the
coristiot rain = on tbaeday had the effect
of keeping many away from tbe fair;
but still there was‘,.--crewd -enough to
trample the soft and stinky soil of " Mud-
dy York," -within the enclosed space of
ground intothe vilest mass of -nastiness,
a polished- boot was ever placed in. -. On
Wednesday. moring the weathercleared
up finelyy,. and i ventured-. to take a look
at the 'shot?, or at least apart of it,. for
around - -the cattle pend and sheds was a
continuous slough., : The large _Cryitat
Palace dodges an immense varietyof the
pro dual or our 'country, many_ of them
Marvels of induitry and Skil But alas,.;
X can, in- this letter, do_no more than
give. a vague general idea or :whit tfie,
-Palace contains:: On entering, I was
deaved by the ringing of a -bell -by a bei
then 1 8111V some fine stoves made by
somebody as knows how- no doubt -then
fat old lady thrust her • umbrella into
mrribs,-wtth a polite request to get on -
got on, on, pf course,- but far - enough in ,my
hurry .• to step upon the draggle of an
empress -trail dress . whiskered gent
looked-daggars. Jed looking round for
a few seconds -wee , jammed along with
a crowd- towards the foot of a sitairease.
narrowly eseaped- Wiping out a -email boy
•
by stepping on him.. • IkIext found Myself
up stairs, borne:eking helplessly as Upon
the - tide . of.of anything_ disagreei le.
Saw Some nian Indian pin -cushions, t
not being fond of 'ingins,' didn't atop-
_
-couldn't .have done so )id .I.wished.
Burly gent jammed me_ against a splendid
saddle;, the owner of whiith, Ism. a ege i
onto Me,' said, 'than& .off." sair a lot
of handsome ladies" work through thu
haze of dust, and fancied, in poising, :I,
puld 'ittitiee it number of -lovely girls
• hoWiiig 'them. off-_fperhaps I wait mis-
taken'; Looked over ..the railing, and saw
a fountain squirting, water . upon Wooden
ducks also: any nutaber of thousands Of
people on tbe young floor elbowing _each
other dreadfully -Wok. eon -rage, quoted
thepassege about "misery loves company,"
and. Was borne Along. Saw a pile, of
bOokeanade,- by brother_ Lovell, endives.
presented with a yellow covered catalogue
by a- rising goatigman7-it least his mus-
tache is -who remarked, "take One free,
ok!c-4,014 that suited me izao tlY. ;Nast
auttelapping ;their bog* Just as if I was
• I saw a lot of 'tidies and gentlemen wilts
sewing niacliines-had often seen one at
home, and did not, therefore, consider
them either -carious or funny. Went on
the verandah and looked Out upOn. a
landircapemade up of miid_ -and cattle-
shede--eontrived to getdown stairs -and,
on. the eibt- noted all kinds of shows in
general, and this one in particular;
hil1RbUgS. Vr011t to and was
asked Lormyticket=tebevred :my 'pram .'
ticket--snub-noseci :mai said- that -kind of
stuff wouldn't do ----tried another gate,
aat110 -.result. Went Off mortified, and
looked at a- lotofeeteh.peanY aide -.shows,
but as I.didn't go into any of thein, they
didn't "go auto"- me very much This
'evening's TelegrOph Baia :
THE ertoyru.,
outside the palace. gate are .9f the usual
character. Jenkins, the.rope-irelker, af-
ter erecting a huge enclosure, has hadto
succumb to the weather, -and-seek a sum-
mer dime. "The • Pat %Mani! is gin
the,admirad .of all, and draws -ttie coun-
try Consina!' like m.en. who .had never
seen a wonian, while outiide -another tent•
a burley fellow with a nasal' twang ii
shouting
"Walk up I walk up!. walk right in
and see the Kentucky- ',giantess, the horse•
with six lege, the jiving Anaconda.; and
the man that -swallow's a- tiword- and eats
Small rocketsfor supper -all for .ten
cents."
Our country friends are dumbfounded
and 'can't Stead the pressure, al Sarah
--janehili to give Billy ten of the twenty.
five, allowed hini for pocket money, and in
the patron of the_show w ilks.• -
In . inYitext. 1 trust- I will he able to
give something' More definite as to the
articles_ on ezhibitjon.•
Amongst the attractions offered to the
vast concotirse .of people gathered -here -
was the 1 rendering of Hanslet'l master-
ptece.-The iaeniah,iu-:. the **uric Hall,
by 100 ierforiperk• led by Mr.-Certer,
the Well-koown organist. . I Made ono. of
tbe thousand peppers who were delighted
with the performance, which lasted -7 from
8 to 11 o'clock. Greater .nitnibere -lave
been engaged zin this noble piece., andit
hoe been rendered bitter, but all present
_
seemed perfectly se,tialled.
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-
The Leader says A. dippesitiOn.bad :arisen
in some legal miiide th,.. a difficulty- might;
*wise in prosecuting the Fenian itriapOttlif now
incarcerated here,-. at the York and Peel en -
sizes, When the crinie with whieh they . would:
. be charged wan. committed:in tbe county: Of
. Welland, where on that neComit, ia- ordinary
.ceses, theY•deght to be'tried. All . 'questions
an this bead haveheen 'Obviated by A statute
passed during the bist:isessicin of Panlrn1meot,
entitled* An Act tit amend the. ninety eighth
chapter_ octhe Consolidated Stioneter
-sr Canada:P. aet was assented to on
the 15th of•inguit:2 The Act in amendment
is entitled !;. An Act _to -protect the latish'.
"tants of -Upper -Cued& agailiit.. lawless'
aggressioes from the sithjects of foreign
". ceutaries at piece with Her Majesty."
amendatent Ili at toile tee - •.
-si Every subject of Her Majesty, and every
, _
citizen orOblect .of an..prefgn conntrg,
tyke Ans. at any heietotore
Or may tit any lime hereafter toirend, agaiust
the proierions of thia Act, is aeds..hail he held
'tcy be gitilty'. of felony;'and4 may, notwith-
Standing the proVisions hereinbefore contain.
ed, be -prostituted eictiried.before y.C.Ourt-
of Oyer mid Terminel'ead general jiiiedelivt
ery, anft for any .cputaty- in Upper
nada, lit -the Same *near as if the etz
fence 4E4 been cemmitted enehi county.
and upon Oiniviction shall Suffer death et a
felon." •
. s It is also provided that it shall be lawful
for. the court which such Arid shall beim taken
placeto pelts sentence of death -,upon Such per.
son, to -take effect at suck thee as the court
may_d_ir,ect,-nOtwithstendiug the proymions of
"An Act respecting new- trinkt and appeals
and writs of error crinrimil mutes:in
"Upper Canada" This !Mild .seem to take
away from prisoners Oared and convicted
under the act. against limiest aggreigiOns the
right.te Move for new * -
The .ap.preheusiond which seam people seent t
to feel that the Fenian prisoneri: will net be;
saved on softie technical pont from well de-, -11
agreed punishment, are t
There is no doubt full'andfair 'tie!' Will- be 's
given thew, and those of them. WIto are i
:innocent will be fiadiy: acquitted, -while the
guilty will not go iiiiptinishect. a
ud town if based on a good footing.
am acquainted with Guelph, Georgetown.,
Milton, and touters, all of whieh have
their monthly fairs, and with one voiee
say thor are of universal good. -
,
-I, as representing -tie agriculturists,
say we dont communicate One with*
another as we -Ought, -we ought lo collect
all that is gond-and usefui, and make it
freely known to others.
• .AGRICUFTURIST.
, THE GODER1OH WHSAT MIRKET.-.•
Yesterday .(27th) good fall wheat went
up as high as $1 62j.
. _
. we We are informed that the Anton
.Rifles, under command. Of Capt . -W. T.
-Hays, are . bound. for front ; They
wilt etart tomorrow (Saturday) for Camp
There'd.
We ..wish . to tell tbe attention Of
our _readers Itati the .fact that...the. Goderich
CommerCial and..filathematictO. Academy
will be opened kr Crabb's. Brock for the
reception of Monday ez4-
i This ,Academy ttnparalled- adystit-
. . .
I teges 14? utast wanting A tporeugh, coin
•mercial eduention;eit it is-canitected wit
„
- the ._London Cciminereial sit
'thole) who pay for -ifeer's tuition th
Academy, andtakeCOntse, w.ill
the. lame inatructiott as: given in
the College -itedft and their year's tuition
Wilp* deducted from; the price of the
College Scholarship if they should- Wish
to complete the course bypasilne. through
the BeyieW, end, Examination class; and
take the diploma at that institution.
are also informed that r-theee who enter
the Aeadetny- before. the let- of,Peeeniber
next, will throughout have the advantage
of the present price' of, scitelarehipa at the
College,. which ie ten _dollars Jess than
what isehargeciet-etiy other Commemial
College lin Canada. -. There be - a
publio meeting connection.: with the
ed4ayte.reVPreiseininhi evening next,idi ra 1 la i ab allillaari;e:910;.tylittelincii
to -attend. - A.ddreettes are le be delivered
. . ,
by Several' clergymen. among others,
Rey; Al .and Living -
Eton are eipected to be preeent.
_ 111,'11
NEW .11114DE
The ,Londoir: roe_ - Pre"! guyi
Soon at if was defiaitelyen'tierstoed that the
nited State; peoPle. preferred the policy of
imilationi. and declined te continue an, inter.
change of co_nimeditiee with Canada, .11p0D
the Prieeipli:i of a - non -taxed.- reeipircicity,-
.
Canada. nutaiallx-set ahOos to. -htint up. new
outlets, te7venuientete hi part for the loss
_
that Woild_dittura:let:utie, at legit - for smite
_
time. It will be 7 Betted that the govern.
meat led ihe way in .thie master; Sent • cote!
-
mistionere to.varionspoints, and laid before
theCanadianpublic a fund 4- -useful and
curious infoitutliOn --Witching 'the markets -of
the West Indies and -Steens. - Adr, Ifrydgee
went .hiiiiselt to ',the .41Weel!roviimea; Ind
:published enable pamphlet - epee' the wide
that could be 'done- with them, and . placed
before the pUblic-a vo:ume of intetesting
facts.; foltroWing %hit, - aritamonced the
opening of direct trade With HatifaX,- via the
Grand 1.1ruiik to Portland, .and thence .by
Welearn, of the -Great Western CompedY, to
steamers to Thilifet.- Not to be-_.'behinil'itt
the -race ter- businesi,... and se" ,a _desire to
advance general_ interests, it is the-ham:Ilion,
o pen a through route from .:Canielit to the
Lower l'istrinces tin New York, Whichlit is
held -by one, will be more suitable . for the
'Western portion --or. she Pr:eitinee,.-,- thin by
,the way of Portland,: flu.. Will give us air
*fair .chattee fOr pushing trade - with the
Sister pica** who are scion, it is hoped,
much Open ihe- activity displayed awing
be able to dose coniniesnially!,depeerfa
Citia iu their lot with Its TO
Canadians Id push in and supply large
quitotities:of-. those -ttometudities which have
thin lar been,obtained by the Proithicta from
Buston and New York,' Ceetainly,-. the tail -
way!! are doing hebljr.:tn_ metter„ and
affording every . facility for the development
ot commerce. Wide the direct Voutee ,pert
hy-lead and parity waMr, thsis place theta..
se.lvesi priningently before public' attention it
is it 'immutable feet. that the Si. LeWrence
tout" has Vies cevproved abortive this pima ,.
,This hu arisen, we:believer-not, finiti.
any.inhereot defect in the,,i,ste itself,- but
frOm the fact that coinmercial. arrangements
had nut been made, by *bleb caneigninents-
Olsiiffieleet have secured,
and have thus mode Inc enterprise of earry-
ingrtrade between Canada and the Lower
Provinces a profitable one by the: route
whieh before seems epecially tti • have pit.
vided. • not intended, however, that -this.
hot:Id-be overlooked, or .that; eq. undue
preference-ebould be. given, -..to the routes
broisgh the United -States over .tbat which is
pe.ehilly and Wholly Cattedien. To this end
Ciail be ainieipated_that the Greet Western
will encouraget.by_meaus of asset:Wiwi (or.
frjeglitobe running °I -boats from Hamilton
ownthe Si. Lawrence.: to• -the -loner pcietti
laden troll _
- • ?doximear., Sept. 26.
Between efight add nine o'clock last evening
as Mr Jamee Bell,- Secretary to the Quebec -
Gas Company-, ..waa _walking with a friend.
•along Notre Dame street he suddenly fell
down and -expired without uttering is word.
-Mr. Bell Was only 26 years ot age.
portion of the Seventh Frisileera arrived
here this morning from Quebec es route• fur
Brantford. - • -
Four thousand dollam were raised here
-
yesterday at a meeting 'celled to take steps to.
warps pitying of the debt.. on,this Anglican
Cathedral.
-
- The dinner given by the :Montreal Bar to
the Genral Council of the Bar ofLower Cana-
da came off last night. Mr. Day- QC., pre-
sided.. About forty Meath -ere of -the Bar were
-present. .- The speeches were very brief and -
few in number.
Imilliamo. -
• Information from Fort Larmine, Reno, and
• Big Horn River, statea that 150 whites were
killed by _ The road from Laramie
to - Powder- River is -filled with. graves of
murdered men. A' whole train wasniurdered
on Big Horn _state that a
train of 256 waggons on the road fought- the
Sibux and Cheyennes all the -way from Le -
ramie to Reno, 22 men were killed. 3d• men
. were billed. on the Big Horn River.
_
Steamer Seised.
- -
h San Francisco, Sept. 24. --The steamer*
Cententinuil was seized, at Mazatlan by the
" Liberals. She had on board 3,000 rifle's and
Le a quantity of ammunition.
To the Editor of.the Huron Signei...•
. • •
8
•-*Aerial!, Seg,26th, f866..
Sitt :-1. had previous -to this date
wrote a paragraph • .'whichlinteilded to a
have salad yin'. -permission 'to -publish in
the S'ignal, previous. to the Gioderich
Fall Show, but -,for want of some one 10
fanthe blase my Ire was. alinost ex-
tinguished:
Until 314 your paper of -Friday
last remarks from You respeothig the
index, at the late ohnton Show who re. -
fused- to award prizes to' sheep that had
not been.shown at the proper„seitagn. In f
this thingthe judges deserve great !radii .
in putting down this great imposition a
which"' amsorry to sayhas been too
long carried on. And now, air, is you
have thrown a little light .on. my uubjeet-
iras 'bent- to -lay before : the publiit:
Would it not be- better to' have the -agtd
and yearling -rims_ shown_ at'ibe time the
bulls and stud horses are .shownla the
epribg, with their woe} on.- Let them be
'shown then and give a smallprize or two
for thibeat shearer's. My -other reqnest
was, why, dont the agrietilturalism of this
tiounti set' about ' to establish. a Monthly.
fair at Goderich ? I for One_ feelsatiified-
it would be a great boon for both country
bus enabling shippers' from any of •their
union, west tO despatch; produce by the
°attest water roptet. Which may turn out to
be the least expeastve„ and not. longer in
peint of time than those 'via New York and
Pordand,- the greater portion of which is
long -the iron ways. Thus, these route
will, by thesnergy displayed on .the part of
the Grand Trunk. and Welt IV:stern, bt
poled to tbe public, aud it they not arm
themselves of them the -full will not Heat
the doors of thosetoWhom -we flannelly look,
or the Means co9heap and ready tannin.
NE Wil ITEMS.
1. The best motive for leaving' the city I
the locomotive. z .
Oh Never despair, Ifthe stream of life
recces, put on,skates.
inior Fiiendship dou es our I) ufluresi
ad divides it ourpains. .
rjr, Precipitation- ruins tU best pistil, I
etsallera.
Sept. 25. -Forty-one deethe By
Cholera dank; the past 24 hems.
GITTINGVZ/ITe•"•The.lfeW York Tito
says :-The great desire of the American
people during.ithe wet was for sin honorable
peace. When the war closed, they '-vdedired
that the peace should he real.and permanent.
But a niimber Of re:ill-and. extreme men say,
there shall be no peace. Trade, industry,
domestic quiet, , national recuperation, are,
they preach -not to he encouraged: Another
war inustbe'eriteied 'upon • at their • bidding.
They asktoomuch.- The tountr) is weary-
ing of them. They Will do -wisely if they ex-
tinguish their torches and hang up their
swords., They have 'Preen_ tolsreted for some
will loon be looked -upon. as madmen, ; or
iiwmore_seapow:1). at'the.y it_rid. their -flaming orators
•
01. A.French agricultural journal Juan up
the prospect as -follows le Fr ince :-"There
is neither the ordinary frailty or quantity of.
• wheatl And bat for free weportation scarcity -
would seemed the abundance ef.the put three
-*ire - England. is slim begining to complain
not of -quantity. hut"quality. Russia- has an
exeellentfrheat harvests' well at Spain. Italy
doer' not seem -much- more fortunate than
Franco locusts • ravage Aigiers. As -to
the United btatei the defiet is still larger. -
.-
. _
- C.13.aidati
-A TT'ORNEY-AT-L.A.A.V, SOLICITOR IN
.fs Chseeelry, cenveyttneer. dec.. tee-, (*.oder-
eel; .3 - Oteete-Ke)sta Block, _corner Court
House Simmere and West Street..
1:1b Money to .end on real property. aftw36
. • ARK INSECT AND
law Sionerttsnagats.
NOVELTIES FROM PARIS,,
AT TIN
illefilAW °pm's
NOVELTIES 1101 VIEW
AT THE SIGNAL !applies.
-
VELTIES
_ _TROM GERM/LW,
- AT THE SIGNAL OPIUM
NoTelties from London,
Atiihe Signal Olio&
/INTCY;IV,IMILTIEN
T
:&T THE SIGNA1.17F17014.
• - . . -
0 _
NOVEITILES ffN
1 If
tX•e AetitxuA Onite.
NOVELTIES:.11tfATIONERIT
$16:1 01 ro
ItOTELTIliS
Az the smaisal
\0L'716 III -
/
p. . .
..
A7T/ig Stmt. Ornce. •
., ,.. .
Novelties la
0,1tRAT- YAWN If
„
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Tralia szespcita; OTPIPlallar '
HE SUBSCRIBER would respectfully in-
timate -to a .discuning pane that the
above
IMPORTATIONS
I N 13.1T -.It- A 11 C E .geleCted
fire,Ilartheand Life Insurances
X 24" 1:" 331
arnciwo on xr.sunramx seams.
-
Offices -J. F. 0. Holden's Law Chtin.bera.-
Eay*s Bloch. corner Overt Heise Square and
Wes; St., Goderich. 0. W. .
JOHN HALDAN, JR..
Agent.
Goderich, 27th Sept., 1864. wzraf
-
i
I. this summer, and are sold at
I ONE PR011'IT 0111ars:
-2, 7. mooRizousg,
Gederick Sept. 27. 1866.
i
wi
ER 1)RESS
la for variety -and richness of style -cannot be excelled.
- •1111:110=siacritnie
EAT -ItIEDUCT14)N OF PRICE
.Witness the Following
Fancy Drell Goods from .1211-61.p. per var&.
Prints* " 11 -
416
,
_
AL
.TO
Just
LOT
ARIETIES IN FANCY ,g1(1117111
(Which are a Speciality.) -
U 8 T . N E Di
CASE . SHAWLS! -
FROM $2 EACH AND UPWARDS. -
rticular attendee is Grilled to the 1111111011111
S AWD TWEEDS. "
LADIES' CLOAKING,
"• 'FLANNELS
Ss
4021
BEY AND WEITZ IXTIM
XyZ 833173314,A.1.4 0.A.13MES OP
ENTS' FURS.
ved, a lot ofIluffalo Robes,
l'atiegice riPeng -.Wit - 6 CA -SES 'OF READY-MADE OWTHING.
• whole a tiger in his `own' family12 . s .
is. gli;n7Tat asiheetronPltealut neiplue: in wisdom's i --- BOOTS AND SHOES.
-pinion's the mummy of past tolly; -,
(1:), Anger Wilke a ruin,--wbteltilti fallingI
bP6b ha victim' breaks itaelf ":44-Fet
et7p, when,* shoemaker - notes to make
mai'ainvbee;ry:117:Antehet wtilkStit;lirmilnetgliibhholleumt fugleetwanita_iii-nvIeb.e:se_selaspentrt.•vigit
.iraivioundry.N.■W!bfft he srants a -bar
Ile- Tree love Tay. be maned to a .host;
A, Choic
it- of amily Groceries
A•Si&OILTICTAITo.AUttaiLl)
•
We have the Largest Stook ofgooda_ in - Town; and will Jell etheaper than the
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oheapest.
Jo
-w16
rSestfert
_:13esso;y:ealsErs.Cali'n-rtniksoetah
.: Best twolrear
old
Andrew Arclubalc
BoBestbeirtessailinvgelocil
:Tames .t.lterland
Bigliom:sikawsehalrne:
:132Thilfdedirliri us ei getE area- c a 11 in131 iyeatt5
2nd 4o, David- Wa
Besheitter;:k•oael__ voedf
Bobe2nd iirt?lmosearnoewo
h6au
Zooms Yowler
fat eow or heifer,
Alex Broadfoot.
nim -Best
than sik years el
2nd do, George
tam, John
news. BestLei
Lowe 2nd ado,
Best -.Cotswold s
Best Rain Lamb,
2nd do, Andrew
having zuckled-I
Walker 3 2nd -do,
Jing ewes, I'velier
Ramsay. 'Beat
Cowan, lielCillop
2rddo, johe, Fab
Cresswdll
:41nnintiPwlsa
well.Best Boar
`Beddow having
say. BiAt sow u
Cumming- Mullet
licyjnaarami2desD,vnaarliatodzes,nr1:40_
.f winter arpples,
:named varieties 0
aiteougrzeiti. spBred:att„baji
et- Beat six
noc,
Pcotartrea.tg_oes. James
Besti.
luta.v B
est
.RijlaiktbeFiedDwlarettilito.h itaardiamb:laiitzimmminWeannity:6":9sodelineo2r ragLeD:te. ;ue
df roc's 'h Butter,tCa
nip
BeatsaJo
y.3 3rddo.
double teani
iiMolcMuicurichael 211-
Scot; jun.
• Clinton. Beate°
Ozestrett.Besty vorati,
Kidd. Bad 10 y
Scott 3 .2adidii,
yArds eaten wart
2nd heat do,
es
:ri‘jtE:nsilltreAgedenTi:nes.;111;nnis."8:estuTsu,,E-9-1117::eiBeiani:iabiegl::
1• :311kkiaelle:rek.S10.tnicpso.liaelBesB'ensince_BtTlelebu:11
Sanwa. ,Carnechi
And alao a pair
61.1ttsgow„-MePhe
Imrszugsve
(Iron axk-tree),
2nd do, DasW
shoes; Thu
vlought John rri,
ettilli3estrildlitthed:IflPorP;eawistg:
.7tmeeg
never
erwabusgoevaieutghti:
avy secood cu
•
Oarsmen And*
inoWer-cannot
always Patti
- liedtation in n
machine, with
-iientisd to none I
icJobnHs
11
W. T. Cox, 00
• Thltuscsth
ter, only tbree
broziglitushisi
-aot:rlaiu
-si1a1ta"gcare
lltsace41a1v:1aat
elThe:talirt:e°31Piinl,t
the:4
larenis.gre
• and:3and 4
over:nutes
IIfor&addle
0iti1
wtIi
woaldi
poor dead ort
Waidtingten
appointee Go
and Itiaister3
o
Molta 001141
sianntaining se
�f tistAtleati
monattatedi
anwtiplythel
are wen t
ine Ivied
linking -the kV
These saw no
all bees spar
* *ammo of
ft"' Altai
fiuS17.1f41
- twelve feet hi
tie solid tool
several home
hentelfendw
I my, milk