The Clinton New Era, 1887-03-18, Page 7F.RID&Y, MARCH 18. 1887.
It is the il,lit that the state of the Hon.
Alexauderiiackenzie'shealth will prevent
his attending the ensuing session of
Parliament.
Missagattie Foager, while attending
school a few weeks ago,fell on the ice and
injured her spine. Paralysis set in on
Friday morning, and she died ,°from the
effects of her injuries.
Christopher. Quigley, of West Graven•
hunt, was instantly killed et Deblaquier'e
mill, Log Lake, on Thursday, white attempt-
ing to put a belt on a pulley. The un-
fortunate mat. was wearing an apron which
caught on a key which -fastens the wheel to
the shaft.
The road rtepartrueut of Montreal hra no
less than 739 men and 338 horses constantly
employed removing son from streets. In
1886 the City Surveyor disbursed $9,000• fnr
snow cartage. This season up to.date $20,-
000 has 'melted away, and he expects"yet to
spend another $15,00 to $20000 before
all is removed.
New York has a bureau of mending,
'where socks will be darned for five cents
a pair, buttons sewed on for three cents
a piece, and all kinds of rips and tears"
mended at prices proportional ea the
extent of damage done.
The beet regulators for the etomaeh' and
bpwels, the best cure for btliousnesS, sick head-
ache, indtgeetion,and all affections arising from
a disordered liver. are without exception John-
egn's Tonto Liver Pills. Small in size, sugar
Coated, mild,.yeteffective. 25e. per t ottle,sold
by W` �rth�ii ''gton'e druggist,.
'Mrs. gartln; widow of the late Rev. C..
Matilda and daughter of the`aRev.
anon Salter, of Brantford, met with a
„most painful ,apd unfortunate accident the'
other day. She had been eallieg en Mrs.
Weir,,, and, When. leaving_ the hour asci-
dently'slipped and' feel] upon theisiffeSalki
enstain.inga dptible•fra'eture of her leg.
. An Ottawa, telegre,m says : The fohl-
•owing despatchwas.•recei.ved to -night
- from one of thIlileading New Yorkdailies
by their correspondent here: "Telegraph
.- one'thotisand words of suit entered by an
Ottawa ]id y' agailist Marquis of Lorne."
What 'it all meats so fer as can ho 'cern
ed is knpis;n only.. .to Llie° correspondent
who sent it. The 'Marquis was belie
to bavti,led a most exemplary life_ t'hile
here, and nirturull j' there ire ,tytttny in-
quiries as to who the fair lady may lie.
Itis not believed•that there is any fours-
dation for the report. • . •
Another Ottnyva telegram Says
Society ciroles Leta and ' is England are
in England aro about to be disturbed
over a suit for heavy damages. which the
lo`ely daughter of a hili Canadian ofli-
cia1,11ow deceaead`,.is,to begin against: tr
Prince. . The licit is a resident °Olen;
treal and clairhs to have been cruelly
wronged by the Prime during his visit
to Canada some years ago: Tc seems she
has abundant evidence in sulif,at of her
claim. Letters acknowledging guilt it is
alleged, have, been received from -the
Prince, wiro.it is claimed, has frequently
sent £llayouung lady large cash temit-
''� fiancee. '
A panic occurred Iasi Jay evening
in a Dubuque 'theatre, where over 700
Children were gathered to witness a ven-
triloquist entertainment.,• After the per-
formance bad commenced some person
raised the cry of " Fire" and a terrible''
scene at once ensued. • The frightened
. children rushed for the doors, blocking
. up the passage ways and rushing madly
One over the other, Prof. Irish, of the
Third Ward School,anal a_ number of
others near the, door tore down the par-
tition, opened the outside doors and broke
the windows. They—Seized the children
„...pth•rowing..them„righ.t':'lud left as they. drew
them nut,. and by extraordinary efforts
succeeded in clearing the passages: A
number of children were injured, but none
seriously.
It is rumored that a scheme is on foot
to have hi Chicago, next October, nn the
occasion of theserui-centennial celebration
a gigantic military encampment, the like
of which. has been seen in this country;
since the war. Tho matter, however, is
' still in embryo ; the gentlemen wito are at
the head •of the scheme did not ,thick it
wise to make any definite plans until the
co-operation of the War and Navy depart-
ments was obtained, and Bence nothing
beyond the hare outlines of the scheme are
known there. The• promoters of tlrs en-
campment aro very eanguiue, and think
they can certainly raise a large sum of
money for the purpose, and that it will
come bactt with the immense crowds that
will be drawn here duringthe encampment.
The scheme, so far, is in the hands of
• Generals Giles, Cheelain, [3evoridge, Stiles
and Bently, of Chicago, who are now in
Washington,endea,°ring to promote the
enterprise.
The deputation appointed' by the On-
tario Temperance Alliance tb wait on the
Ontario Gevernment in reference to the
' appointment of Provincial police, inter-'
viewed the Ilon. Mr. Mowat, the Attorney-
goiteral'; Hon. G. W. Ross .and ilon. T.f3,
Pardee Friday afternoon. Tho dcpu'a-
tion urged that the Government shdinld
have a small force of Provincial police
that could be sent from time to time to
localities where the law was set at di france
and -the local constables were unable to
cope with t, a law -breakers. Tho deputa-
tion mentioned a number of localities in
which disorder had arisen nut of the re•
sistance to the Scott Act. They pointed
out tle•greet ranger that the local oflicere
ran in cad•eavoring to resit the law•
breakers, that their houses were burned
and other property destroyed, etc. In the
ease of police being sent from a distance
to enforre the law they would -not -have. to
encounter these dangers. In Orangeville
and aon.e other places named there was ft
Combination arbong•st liquor dealers and
the law was violated with impunity.' The
Police Magistrate there had expressed the
opinion that if he had three or fou r"quali•
fled men from outside he could repress the
disorders. Mr. ;Mowat said that the Gov-
ernment was anxious to enforce all LAWS
and that any in the interest of Temper-
ance were amongst the most important ;
that the Government had clone what they
could to enforce the law, as some of the
deltutation had already said, and that the
suggestions which were made by the depu-
ta'ion would be considered.
•
Many Persona tidier
From [mums Breath and suppose it corres
THE DEATH.WATOH.
SPI XecuOir WOOD& ,
In this case, the date' between the Me
tonne and the day. he was to hang eras 00
far apart—a matter of three months,
that what is called the deathwatch iA a
prison was not immediately instituted. In
most cases, as soon as a prisoner is sentenced
to the gallows he is changed to-adifferent
cell, and is placed under surveillance night
and day 'for fear he will cheat the hang-
man. It is only at the very last that the
condemned man gives up all hope and tries
to face the inevitable.
In this case there was an appeal, and
when that was denied, the lawyers held out
hopes that the Governor would commute
the sentence, and the death-watch was not
necessary until the third day before the
execution. The man was buoyed up with
hope, and while in that state of mind there
-was no fear of his attempting his life.
When the lawyer finally came and told him
that the Last hope was shattered, and that
he pnuft prepare to c[,ie, the condemned
man sat for a moment like oaiq petrified,
and 1'11 take u?y oath that I heard his,
heart beat six feet away. He turned
white as snow, his teeth set, his eyes stared
vacantly, and - it was touch and go whether
he 'would develop, intoe, lunatic of"pre•
terve ., his 'sanity. • His great mental
strength finally tri mphed, and with a.sob •
and'a gasp he sh ok off his terror and the ,
„death ;watch was egun. •
- 'T was with hi on his last night: He
WAS a large, Powe dl fellow, in the • all
bloom pf health a d auhood, and the
thought that he had only twelve or four-
teen hours longer to live was a terrible
thing to face. He was moody and silent
"for an hour.before he went to bedoit.nd I
eat with my back to the door of hi cell
and preferred not to break the silence.
Two or three times he turned ma me as if
be meant to seize and strangle me, but the
thought.. came that .thiole", walla andaloors
would still inclose•him, and he dbntrolled
himself.- Bye-4nd elae, he flung himself
down on the couch and slept. It seemed
to nye'that I should have remained awake
and' clutched at each fleeting mtinent, blit .
in his despair and desperation he was
hurrying the moments -and ours away.
The light of Cite gas jet dr
tween the bars'bf the door
rtxngh be-
fell upon
his face, and I moved so "y nearer to
study it° I tel you I could hardly recog;r
nice him. Over hie face had crept they ten- s
•derness and gentleness and 'innocence" of
youth, and I almost looked for""him to
open his lips and whisper he child's
prayer of ” Now I Lay ,io Dowd to
Sleep." u
Bye and -bye the face grew lardee„ and
the gentleness fatjed quite' away while the
man breathed differently. The boy was„
lernocent no,longer. It changed again in a
moment, and I saw ,villainy where I had
seen inuoceuce. The -mouth grew hard
and sej,e��m�s, thq jaw had a dogged'set;•and I
recegit zed the face before me as belonging
to one wlio had committed a double nrnr-„-
i,ie must have leen dreaiing. Tb'o face:
'✓ o€ the villain faded quite away, and its
wickedness was'rcplaced by a shade of sus-
pense and anxiety, Wes he going over his
last days? Then came laves of hole and
despair—then just such a compression- of
ti(ie•lips as 'would .such
been the case in a
'waking man mal(iug up his mind to die
game. Hope died been abandoned, but he
would show the crowd at the foot of the
gallows that he could die game. -'IIe was
dreaming that the • fatal° hour 'had arrived.
His determined look pudderily disappeared,.
and was replaced for an instant:•by a shade
of fear.' The Sheriff had cone t the cell
to read the death warrant and pit pare hires .
for the march. The old- d'o "od, deter-
mined expression carne back, and he gritted
his teeth. His arms nitre being pinioned.
Then, for a meanent he held his breath as
if listening. Was it to the voice of the
holy roan in prayer in his cell;' or .to the
subdued ieurulnrs, of the rabble gathered
outside? IIe,wds not melted -not dis-
mayed. Ile' shut his lips tightly for the
march, and still more tightly -as he ascend-
ed the steps of the gallows. .1 had followed
eleven men to the 'foot of the scaffold and
up the steps, and I know. just where to
placethedreamer. As he ascended thelplat
form his look changed' aeiliii: "i- Ire-seelrteds
surprised as he looked down upon the •
crowd—ho despair as he looked up at the
.morning sun and 'realized that he was
looking his last upon, earth. Then ha
scowled fiercely. He had seen some enemy •
in the crowd --some one coming to exult
over his dying agonies.
Now the two or three holy men who had
accompanier) hint 'to the scaffold were'
praying,. au i the prisoner seemed to listen
with respect. Then the. •'sheriff gently
pulled hint back on the trap and adjusted
the noose and tied his "ankles.', -The face
of the sleeper befraped great - agitation,
but he gritted his teeth and fought back
the awful terror struggling to mister him.
The holy men were. si ngiltg, but I'doubt if
he caught a word, As they ended the
hymn the black cap was •pulled,over his
face. No human eyes -batt niino could see
tirrougli it His face was blanched and
drawn and changed until I started lack in
. horror. The dyes expressed dread and
terror—the muscles of the throat twitched•,
andtc'i•ked—tile teeth clicked together, and
great drops of porspiratioa -stood out ou
forehead and neck. Ife was waiting to be
dropped into eternity. '
There carne a crash. as the trap sprung,
and. •a look of the most lorrib.le agony
dwelt on the fade for a. moment. His eyes
gazed fair into untie as his body swung to
and fro, and.,, tho expression made chills
creep over pie. Softly; slowly, amidst
deepest silence, the face began to pekethe
chin to relax and the eyes to droop, and I
knew that the terrors of Death were over.
I waited with the crowd until the body
hung limp and lifeless, and then 1 deeee.nl-
ed to see it cut down. At the last step but
one I fell and - - -- I could not have slept
—1, who 141.(1 been 4401, taw a death-watch
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CLOTH INC :-=
:CLOTHING
We make this, branch of out' business a specialty, and the large
sales made from the Clothing Departs eti-t is proof positive that
our efforts to place the best and most attractive goods before
the public have been :.uccessful. Wehave just added to our
already large ,stock..
kiwi Wads Nor:tads, Chose Plitm, al quay
y f.
50 Suits, Tweed &- Worsted, size 36 to 43
25 Suits, Tweed & Worsted, siie 28 to. 35
25 tittle Boys suits, size 22 to 27
These goods are ail well cut,d well trimmed and well made, and
we can recommend them to intending purchasers. We wish to
ca`ll.special attention to the SMALL BOYS SUITS
of which we have several styles, beautifully made and remark
ably heap. V e16„pffer c: nice MFLTQN 111.4OT.II._SUIT that
will, fit a boy_7 to 8 years of age for $2, and fine goods for $3.
MENS BLUE"SERGE SUITS $5•,. TWEED SUITS T $5.50,
MENS BLACK WORSTED SUITS, FINE, $12. You will
save money liy buying your clothing from us. Also to hand
this week, full -range of
Ci era prisoner's Iasi hours, That was
impossible. i' sot in, 'my„citan•—the gas
blaaed brightly --the prisoner was before
me 011 the couch, There 11441 been no
change. The tutu was breathing as even•
ly as before, That wa-i what had startled
rnefrom my reverie. 1 rose carefully up
and looked in Itis.fuce, and 'the scream I
uttered, brought a corridor guard to the
door in en instant, 'l'Iie condemned was
dead ! -
Stone dead PP' said the prison doctor,
after he had examined the body. ” It's a
t ery curious case."
A little A'nrnble.
There is a great deal of human nature in
dogs. 4r'he dog on the French man -of -wax
was so savage, that he used to }mirk at the
boys, as the, r went ashore, with his head
out of a port bole. They would go ss near
as they could, punch him, spatter him with
water from the ears, taunt him to fury.
One dtyy he seized an' oar with his teeth and
was pitched overheard. The dog was not
a good swimmer, the tide Was running fast,
He looked so sorry, ns ho turned his head
towards them, that rely father said : -"Let's
go back and pick hint '1p."
Wasn't that dog gland I He wagged his
tail, sho'tvid his grittitvdo, and was humble
in his mien until he reached his own
fro na(Its ,rdered s,omsult, ie many cases1 plassitisre
once. 'I hen
worseitthhrnthid np
the antnal R111130 is Catarrh.ti tell Balm will and
r3.nove the a utse, and 0141.0.•
'�>Lclies' feria eys, Wool L)ref Gpo(1t ,
13la.ek Etna (0011.red ]i rin tt ,
431-1ovet, I2rrillillig , Sze.
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LONDEsBORO
NEW FHI-,L
.A.nd WINTER
BOOTS &INKS,
At C. s ruiokahc u]ss.
My stock of BOOTS and SHOES is now very
• largo, and I will sell at the very Lowest Prices
possible. Having made a large addition to my
previous large store, and filled the same with
every kind of the best goods in the market,
Customers can depend on the very best article
�� for the least money.
FOR ,
LADIES', MISSES' a CSTLDREN'S VSE. CUSTOM WORK as usual unsurpassed and at
'Iltt IT. short notice.
American & Canadian OVERSHOES & RUBBERS
in Endless Variety.
Try my DUCHESS and TOPSY DRESSING which 'can't be beat.
Call on C. Cruickshank, the Boot Maker,
ALBERT STREET, BRICK BLOCK, CLINTON
CD1N'TRA1., DRUG- STORM -
FRESH ARRIVALS THIS WEEK..
HELLEBORE
CARRIAGE SPONGES
PURE INSECT POWDER
•- ATLANTA S1 & SALT
FRESH LIME 'JUICE
PURE PARIS GREEN
CQBHMERE BOQUET PERFUME
Fine line of HAND MERRORs, cheap.'
B1tRTRANDS BULK PERFUME
CASHMEI;E. BOQUET SOAP
YEAES ENGLISH) SOAP
PEARS VIOLET POWDERS
PEARS BLOOM OF NINON.
We pay special attention to TRUSSES, and have the largest stock in the county.
Best i cent CIGAR in town.
J.A.1VIAES g3.. C€ 11131 ,
CHEMIST ,AND DRUGGIST, CLINTON, ONT.
Rem�val! Removal:
CHANCE!
Dr. -Worthington 'having bought out the business lately carried on by W.H. Simla. .fi. ,I
son, purposes removing it to the building lately occupied by Thompson Air. $,wifzer-
'where he intends to open up a large stock of i " ° a
Books, Stationery ° and Christrnas
N ve;sties
ere
<h.
For the next thirty days we will sell any article in our immense stock of CROOK \V}ricb will be second to none in the county. Ho also intends., removing his , ti
ELI and GLASS\\'ARE, at a discount of 10 percent. Just think of it, • DRUG- STORE to these premises. As he has taken advantage. f the times antl'�' • !t-
hought at very iota prices, he can give you good value for'youi�money, Please
call and inspect his stock.
$15 00
• -8 00-
G 00
15 00
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8 00
G 00
3 50-
7 25
5 00
4 00
2 50
China Tea Sets,
tc tr•rc
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Dinner tt
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44 pieces
it it
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119
,104
Combination tc 85
Decorated stone tea.44
Irony. Tea Sets, 44
Stone ” 44
Decorated, chamber 10
for $13 i0 Cash.
7 20 t[
5 40
1350
J 90,
7 10
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3 15 •
•4 50
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t 3 60
Stone cllainlJer sets ' 9• ([ 2 25 .
Fine Hanging Lamps for 2 50
'per' cent of GI:A 'WARE,' LA. PS;- FAN-CYWART;; ETc: i:euleinll
• , the sale just ,lasts , THIRTY . DAYS. .
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CHRISTMAS • GRG•CERIES•
I,n >Gi•ocories, our stock was never more complete. All onr new
RAISINS, CURRANTS, PEELS, WALNUTS, AL-
- MONDS, ,FILBERTS, CONFECTIONERY, &c.,
Are in and will be sold aS olieapsas the cheapest. Call and see theThandsotne
presents we are giving with o.
COOREWS x.A& UN,ryG' POWDE
R A-1 D�1 EXTRACTS 7ryT� /� �yT
,703.1AS' iLAtlORI G 1 X'1RACAS
To every purchaser at our store on,,,Dee. 241b, we will give a decorated cup
and saucer.. 'We want any quantity of pod Butter, EggsPoultry, Potatoes, and
Wood irt•txclinngo for groc
groceries. Give es a call, it will pay yort. •
os zr doper & Son
CLT.1...ad TON.
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AWORTHINGTON, Oilnton;'. .
What —They E.
Twenty-eight Thousand Dollars paid at auction for the renowned' rotting horse -
Pancoast, proved his 'defence, and so the
Lcadling-- - _-Clothllb!Iouse of fISC-
EiS
Opposite the Post Office, truly proves its superiority over all :opposition, in Style.
and Fit it beats them all, and -
FISCHERS ' LEADING SUITS
Are worn from .one- end of "the county to the other•. • The Spring Stock bas arriv-
ed, and is•ono of the finest in the town and vicinity. A discount of 10 pei•'cent
from the 15th of Feb. till the 15th of March, will be given for cash. Priees low
and workm.anslip unsurpassed. Terms Cash.
FISHERS LEADING CLOTHING HOUSE,Clinton.
ilominion
S. DAYiS>
Marnmotli - Stove - House.
WE HAV E• A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT 01?
000K, PARLOR COAL STOVES
From the lies ulanufnctories in Canada, and of the latest patterns, bought ab the
very lowest prices, azul wi',i be sold as clotejas they cut. Our stock of
Hardware, (4titlfiry, IAIUIp`, Oils, Paints, &c.,
9 .0
I I'1•I.1, :1N11 (`ctNIt'I:l•:'I'li,.
ooper Swaffield,
SUCCESSORS TO
H. STEVENS & SON. • CLINTON.
.Alaliufacturers of .SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, FLOORING, SIDING,
• CEILING, MOULDINGS, NAMES, PICKETS, &C., and all kinds of
Interior and Exterior Finisllings. LATA and SiIINGLES kept
on ]land. Mill on Wellingtoli St., opposite Woollen -11'511.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS PREPARED.
•
. Cooper,
��. t4wn-Meld.
Change of
usiness
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The 'tndersigned begs to notify the peoplc,,of Clinton and vicinity that he has bought the
HARNESS BUSINESS formerly carried ori by W., L Newto1,
And thae he is prepared to furnish
Harness, Collars, Whip;, Trunks°, Valises, Buffalo Robes, Blankets.
And everything neually kept in a first-class Harness Shop, at the lowest prions. Specie
attention is directed to my stock of LIMIT i'CARVEAA, which I will make a specialty.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
By strict attention to business, and carefully studying the wants of my customers, I ht.pe to
merit a fair share of patronage, (live me a cell isefore purchasing elsewhere.
REMEMBER THE ST? 1D—O1'f'OSI'l'E THE MARKET
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