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Kansas City Times Just now a bushel of talk—going backwards and forwards, and drift- iug hither and thither—is being had about a political ttuion with Canada. Canada 18 anxious for such au arrangement to be brought about, itis claimed ; which is per- fect bosh. ,Nor would Great 13i•itaiu object, it is also declared, which is -sheer idiocy. •\\'hen Great Britain surrenders one rod of dry land upon \hill) sl" has at any time laid her iron h,seds, "pigs will fly and frogs . will slave hair," as upon a certain occasion once exclaimed the classic and otherwise renowned Josh Billings. But what does a political union mean anyhow 1 A shell and no substance? A kite without a tail ? A fellow who climbs a tree to saw orf a limb and then Raws it ell' be- tween himself and the • tree ? A Narcissus who, for lovo of himself, went to bed as beautiful as 13 icchus and a.woke a flower's If not some such absurdity as things of this sort, then what else can it bo? A political uuiou must be political freedom and indepen- dence all around the board. If one side is clogged, or hampered, or handicapped in its action in the slightest degree, what becomes of the power to make treaties or estab- lish reciprocity of any kind, ospeci• ally interuatioual reciprocity ? Now, Canada belongs as much to (seat Britain as Missouri belongs to the government of the United States. Before taking one step in the direction of any sort of a union Canada would first have to separate body and soul from the mother country. If England wore willing, thea a majority of the voters of Canada would have also to give their assent to it at the polls. Were all this to be done in dun time and perfect order, then would come up inn question of annexation. This is a republic, pure and siniple— or at least it is generally looked upon as such by the c'oss•eYedl -the weak Dyed, the ambient us-ailiugand cataract•conoerned folks generally— while Canada is an integral 'part and parcel of to mighty empire. Blood is thicker than water, and it is always the lihor of generations, if not indeed of centuries, to teach either nations, states or provinces to put away old tl'aditions ; to become thoroughly and acceptably familiar- ize with foreign habits and cog- s ; to snap as pack -threads old withes and bands of systems that bind es iron links together every part of one common society— whole, consistent and working as somo perfect nanchine, without jar or friction. If the desire be only for Canada to become an independent nntlou.in her own name, right and title— then, if Great Britain says the word the thing is as good es dune. Any sott of a treaty or an alliance tl.ere- after with the American Govern- ment would be simply a matter of mutual interests and practical diplo- inacy. As tothis other thins; called political union, it appear§ to wf that there hs to much Cart, ;before the hutse—indeed, it 490.48 nit appear as if there was any horse at all, either before or behind the cart. . HOW A VISITOR SEES IT. Mr. Crawford, of Ohio, was last fall on a visit to this part of On- tario, and has written a neat sketch of what he saw on his travels, and which is going the rounds. Among other things, Mr. Crawford says : "Wheat was worth a little more than it was in Ohio at the same time. Many very fine cattle are raised for the English market, and there are buyers in nearly every township who will pay a good price for' the best. "Alt farm crops seers to be worth quite as much as they are here, (in Ohio) and taxes are not so high." The writer goes on to say : "Improved farms and they aro all improved—rent higher than in Ohio, although the selling price is about the same. Twenty miles north of London, farms are worth from seventy•five to one hundred dollars per acre, and within three miles of the city nice ten -acre lots are offered at the latter price.". Mr. Crawford continues : .'At the fair in London, I saw many as ayell.•gsown pet►.ohes as_ one would fiud at any of our Ohio fairs, and yet they were selling iu the city at three dollar's a bushel while as good ones could be had in Columbus for seventy-five cents. Not many grapes are grown, mainly because so few make the attempt. The early varieties, such as Early Victor, Worden, Brighton and Jes- sica, could bo grown to perfection and at a good profit." We select these points from the letter of this observant Ohio visitor, because they servo to substantiate what has so often been put before our readers, viz., that the average farmer in Ontario is much better situated than lois neighbor in the most favored states of the Uuion. Ohio is one of these.—Free Press. • EXCITING SCENE IN CHURCH. Rev. John O'Sullivan, a silenced priest, attended 11:30 mass at the Catholic Church in Camillius, New York State, Sunday. Father O'Sulli- van was desposed from his' priestly office in this church, bnt has been attending its services as au on- luuker. He occupied his usual seat in the congregation.. Hie aged mother sat iu the sante pew, After a few generaalremarks, the congrega tion was startled to hear Father Ryan, the officiating pastor, raise his voice and cry:—"Wo have been scandalized by an immoral man, a wolf iu sheep's clothing." Father O'Sullivan knew this remark was aimed at him, but lie continued reading his breviary, and after a pause, Father Ryan continued:—"I name him." • Then raising his hand and pointing to the pow occupied by Fattier O'Sullvan, he exclaimed: —"it's that man O'Sullivan, a priest who has nothing to do but to corne here Sunday after Sunday, pretend- ing to read his office! He rides around with woman." After an- othe pause Father Ryan recnlned: "Beware • of him! I warn you against him. He is a villiau !" 'The scene which naturally ensued was one full of excitement and commo- tion. fart of the congregation arose and left church, but as Father Ryan then returned to the altar and went on with the service quiet was soon restored. At the close of mass the two priests met iu the vestibule and Father O'Sulivan laughedin the face of his successor.. Friends of each priestgatltered around there and prevented an unseemly ex- change of blows, This is the forth time that Father Ryan has denounc- ed Father O'Sullivan front the altar, though he -Hover used such strong language before. Father O'Sulli- van's functions as a priest were sus- pended because of his indicttnent by the grand jury for seduction, four years ago, of Abbio O'Connor, a domestic in his house. The jury which tried him brought in a verdict of guilty and the priest was son tonced to • 11 years in Auburn prison. The case was carried to the Court of Appeals, which ruled on a technical point that the trial should not stand. Father O'Sulli- van has sent his case to Rome, and will go their in person to present it, whou notiiliud. . lie was educated at the propaganda at Rome, and is looked on as one of the most learned members of the priesthood It is said he rests tinder the ban of an ecclesiastical trial on the charge of unchastity with Mrs. Doohner, who was his housekeeper, and who in a published interview admitted her guilt —The American Serrate, after nearly a three lays' debate, rejected, by a vote of 28 to 26, the proposi- tion to put salt on the free list. The Republican Senators who some years ago voted for free salt have been made uncomfortable by the re• ferences to their record, but they nevertlieless reversed their votes without any difficulty. Daniiiing Union A Chicago Reporter's Mission. Looking for Annexation Sentiment in Canada. He Finds only Contempt for The Idea. AN OUTSPOItEN HOTEL -KEEP- ER OF TORONTO, Hon. Peter Mitchell Rises to Remark. A Faithful Search Failed to Unearth Lnuugh Friends of Political Union TO MAKE A DECENT TU NERAL. Amid all tha perversion of Can• adian-sentiment on annexation by. traitorous ur renes Canadians, and gullible, ig grant or lying Awolicans, it is gratifying to find the Amerinaau correspondent of the Chicago Herold suffiiciently intel- ligent to grasp the actual situation in Canada and honest enough to pourtray it ae he does in the follow- iug, with a little allowance for his extravagant "boolnin" style of talk. The Chicago Herald recently de- cided to make an effort to discover how much truth there was in the statements that Canadians wore ripe for annexation, and with that object in view sent a representative to make a tour of the Dominion and report results. The Commissiouer visited Toronto, Montreal, and other Can - adieu cities, but fouud the annexa- tion idea thoroughly disdr'edited in every quarter. Of his experience in Toronto the commissioner says: It was Snnday when the Herald correspondent reached Toronto, and the Sabbath day isa day of surpris- ing peculiarities in that beautiful city of churches. No barber shops are open; no cigar stores expose their warns' for sale; the saloons close their doors at seven o'clock on Saturday night to remain absolutely closed uutil six .o'clock Monday morning; no street cars are at the service of the weary pedestrians: and, but for the chimes ringing out on the frosty air, nue could easily imagine that he was in the city of• eternal rest. Between the depot and the hotel ouly two persons were passers one a policouau, in long, heavy overcoat, large hairy. cap, and his club Testing quietly in the socket of his belt; the other a elan who had alighted from the some train, but was proceeding more leisurely ou his homeward way. In the hotel there was apparntive- Iy little bustle. Everyone worn a demure "go -to -meeting" face, and the convereation was as hushed as it is in church before the parsou gets into the pulpit. Even the short, thich set, chubby faced landlord —a typical Yorkshireman, with au accent two yards broad—stood at the counter and handled the regis- ter with oyes as devout as those of as deacon when he is passing round the plate. It must have poen a great struggle for this jolly old chap to compose the muscles of his face, fur on week days he it as mirthful as old King Cole, and utters wise saws and modern in- stances with an unction truly Fal- stafiian. Next. day there was a chalice ty cauvase the opinion of ,a few 'Toron- to gentlemen on the subject, and the first one tackled was the jolly faced Yorkshireman who runs the hotel. "Annexatiou! Annexation be dommed 1" he cried, wtth flashing eyes, "and dom the bloody Yanks who speak ov it. \Vhy, blast my eyes„if any mon speaks seriously abeaut annexation to me, aw'd smash his jaw, even though ho mor nla own brother. If the'rt one ov thoase chaps the'd bettor leave Ina hoose whailo tha lies a chance to gest oot alaive?” As this brisk couvers.ttiou was bringing several guests to the coun- ter, and as the landlord's flashing eyes were dra w ing responsiveglenins from others in the immediate neigh- borhood, the writer deemed it prudent to et once settle his hill, seize lois gripsack and escape to a- nother hostelry, where he, was wise enough to say- nothing of his business in town, Everyone cautiously approached ou the subject entertained great antipathy to the notion of political der and wrest the whole blooming United States front under the nesse, of those blathering, blustering Yanks." What the Honorable Mr. Mowat, Premier of Ontario, thinks on the subject, may be gathered from a speech he delivered at the Toronto Board of Trade banquet. He declar- ed that every one at the dinner bad the warmest, most devoted affection for the mother land; that the consti- tution of Canada was better than that of the United States, and that they preferred'being British subjects to being citizens of any other nation in the world. He would rather be Premier of Canada than President of the United States. The senti- ments expressed in this speech, the writer was assured, are a fair reflex of the opinions of every man of prominence in the province of Ontario. In Montreal the opposition to annexation was even more pronoun- ced and outspoken. There is no disputing the the intense loyalty of Quebec or the stability and bravery of its peoplo. The former is mani- fested in various forms—the latter has been proved on well fought - fields. The French Canadians have all the dash,vigor and suavity of their forefathers, with an admixture of the steadiness which comes from wrestling with privations in a vigor- ous clime. They. a -re charming people to. meet, and somo of them —especially the caterers—charm- ng to`part from: ''The I3ritish ole mens have till the characteristics of their country intensified rather than toned down by the invigorating climate. With tho possible excep- tiou of the Irish, who despite all proteatatious to the contrary, must detest the. British from instinct, they are more loyal than the British in England, and more ado is made over the Queen's birthday in Montre- al than in the whole of Great Britain. Windsor Castle and Balmoral not excepted. Aud to hear these peo- ple damn the Americans at this particular time is enough to snake the teeth of George Washington rattle iu the case at the dime mu- se ll l It . "ft isa bloom iu', bloody outrage," is a common remark. "What the 'ell have we done, yon know, to make those blarsted Yankees want to come over and annex us for? Don't the blootnin idjeots think wo can take care of ourselves? Well, let 'em cotuo and try it on, you know, and they'll see how.bloomin' fast we'll wallop the stnlfin' out of 'em. - Almost the first Haan the herald commissioner met in Montreal was Hon. Peter Mitchell, formerly Minister of Marino and Fisheries, now proprietor of the Montreal Herald, the leading Reform journal in the province of Quebec. Mr. Mitchell is one of those blunt, gen uiue, genial characters whom it is a pleasure to meet. Probably no one is bettor posted on Canadian affairs and certainly no one, owing to his long connection with the Do- minion Government, is able to speak with more authority on the drift of opinion. He sxpressod surprise when told of the writer's mission. "So you have come to discover the anuexation'sentiment," he cried in his bluff fashion, "Well you are on a wild -goose -chase, my boy. You cannot find an atom of annexa- tion sentiment in Quebec with a forty -horse power microscope. Tell your people I said so. If a man were to talk annexation hero - abouts he'd be driven out of the country so quickly that his head would swim. . ' "But there has been some talk of political uuion, Mr. Mitchell." "Oh, yes: by two or three crazy fools who represented nothing and nobody, and they were soon taught to keep their mouth shut. Annexa- tion! Not much—not if the Ameri- can Goddess of Liberty were hung with diamonds threeynrds deep." "You speak warmly?" "Yes, and I speak from the hula What do we want with annexation? We have as good a country as the Yankees; our people aro contented prosperous and happy, Do they thing we admire their tricks and contentions and roguery so notch that we wish to give thein Canada so as to he able to share in their devious and sinful devices. No sir --not by a thundering big jugfuil" "Isn't there some disaffection in some of the provinces?" "Not scintilla, sir. Everybody is joyous and happy, and the goose hangs high. Wo are a united peo- ple sir—as close knit together as the late lamented Siamese twins. And moreover, we are loyal to the core sir. Why should we wish to join a couutry which spares no opportun- ity, however trivial and contemp- tible, to insult the British people? The very proposition is damnable and disgusting to the soul of every Canadian. Btitterwol'th is an lass sir, and should be put in a straight- waiatcoat, sir. We have no feeling anion with the United States, ''God for such as he but disgust and scorn.' save the Queen and daunt tho Ynuke" "Then you aro personally utterly wns heard on every side, and souls opposed to annexation?" more enthusiastic than others cried:. "cloth personally and nationally' "Curse their bloominginapudence: sir. There is nothing init--nota If there is ranch morn of this bloody single reciprocal feeling in that annexation business we will call out teeepect on our side. If you want the "Queen's Own," cross the bor- to annex us come over and (10- it— or rather, try and ';cjyou'd it --.-for you d have a mighty Sarni time in aceam- pljahiug,.it. We have hadd-experience sn that line before,sir, and had no occasion to regret the result. Eh, Hector?" This last remark was addressed to Hon. Hector Cameron, who came up at this point of the interview. "What do you mean ,Peter?" said Mr. Cameron. • "Why this gentleman from the Chicago Herald," responded Mr. Mitcheileil, "hue come to Queboo to find out if we want annexation. What do you think?" "Well I should most emphatically say no," responded Mr. Cameron. "Then you are opposed to annex - tion, Mr. Cameron," queried the writer. "Yes, now, ever and all the time. We want nothing to do with the United States politically, and it is a pretty piece of impertinence for this Butterworth fellow to propose a commission to consider such a a subject. He and Sherman should take lessons in international polite - "You prefer British connection?" "Most decidedly, sir ; we prefer loyalty to disloyalty, and to even think of such a proposition as political union with the United States would be the basest kind of disloyalty to our mother country, whole we have every reason to love and revere. No, sir. we do not want annexation ; but if your people -want to havea whack at .it, you must take the cotisequenoes of your teinel•ity." "What did Ftell you," chuckled Mitchell ; "annexation, no, sir. As you say ae1o88 the line, "rata 1" Every one approached for an opinion—the list included lawyers. merchants, manufacturers and work- men—spoke in the same emphatic strain against the idea of annexa - lion and expressed unbounded con- fidence iu the future of Canada es at prosent constituted. Only one man was found in the course of a ten days' search in the Province of Quebec who inti- mated that annexation might be a good thing. He was a French hotelkeepor of sauve, accommoda- ting manners, who evidently bo- lieved that his admission would bring him into favor with his guest. THE FATAL RESULTS FROM DRINKING WATER. Lonnes is a charming little ham- let in the Carente, France. It has one largo well of deliciously pure and limpid water that supplies the wants of the village. This well is near the village inn. A few days .ago the inn -keeper forgot to close the tap of a Large tank of petroleum that had just arrived frotn New York. The tap was open all night. In the morning the tank +vas empty. The petroleum had percolated down into the town well. Since this mis- hap the entire population of Lounes have bean "wrestling with that well." Oa Thursday all the fami- lies of Lonnes found petroleum mixed with their water. aud un- avoidably absorbed, it with their soup and with their .pats ata Tea. The inhabitants soon felt strange perturbations in their stomachs. It became intolerable. A village coup til was held. One of the elders made a speech, and said that the only way to clean -the well of petro- leum was to throw a shovelful of coals into the well and "burn it out." At eleven o'clock the inn- keeper, accompauied by a dozen friends, appeared holding•,j,he shov- elful of glowing coals. He walked to the side of the well and dumped the coals into it. Au old Haan peep- ed at the same instant over the well to sen what tvould happen. Bang ! A roost. frightful explosion ensued. The old man was blown ten yards across the street and killed. Several others were badly injured. The innkeeper was knocked over. An- other council was held and it was decided to drain the well. This plan was carried into effect the fol- lowing day. Two men provided with well lighted candles were low- ered down into the well. Before they had gone down .ten fent anoth- or tremendous explosion occurred, and the two then were blown out of the well just like cannon balls out of a cannon. Their arms and. logs were nearly torn off. They were frightfully mutilated. Since then no one has had anything to do with that well. Henry James, aged twenty years, wart arrested last week at Akron, Ohio, charged with using the United States mail to defraud. ldis plan of operations was to advertise iu the Canadian papers for carpenters, cowboys, &c., who would like to go West., guaranteeing to provide them with good positions at largo salaries, and to give thein free Railway tickets to the West. Iu return for this, and as a guarantee of good faith, they were to send him $2.00. The fellow has been working the scheme for about two weeks, and tho Akron postmaster says that during that time nearly fifty letters per day have been re- ceived by James. Tho young fol- low confesses his guilt, claiming Om bard times forced him to do the crooked work. His parents livo its Toronto, and until a few years ,ago he lived with thorn. S'CARK' N*141;i TUE 1'1¢OULLaR R,EQULTs QF A TOUNO MAN'd MENTAL AFFFx1lOT1ON. Monday afternoon a report was circulated through the "Noble Ward" to the effect that a wild than had been seen iu the Queen's park, Toronto, and a largo crowd locked up to see him. All kinds of ex- travagant stories were circulated as to the doings of the strange creature, one being to the eQ'ect that he util- ized the barrel of one of the big cannons as a sleeping plane, and that he existed by climbing trees and robbing squirrels' nests. The attention of the police was attracted by the crowds, and when an officer proceeded to the park he found a young and wild looking man, how was stark naked, stalking solemnly through the snow. The man offered no resistance when arrested, but led the constable to the new Parliament buildings, where he had left his clothing. Ile was brought before the Magistrate to -day on a charge of insanity, when he gave his name as Joseph Kitley. • He appeared to be suffering from religious mania, and was remanded to jail to the 25th inst, for a medical examination. THRONE AND ALTAR. A correipondent writes to the Hamilton Spectator asking if it ie really true that Cardinal Taschereau occupied ' the -lieutenant governor's throne at the opening of the Quebec legislature. No, it is not true. The facts are these : Invitations were sent to the cardinal and his clergy to be present at the opening of the house. The cardinal wrote to the Black Rod, asking whet place was to be assigned him. The reply was that he should occupy the first seat. on the floor of the house. The cat'dival sent back word that his position as a prince of the church placed him on an equality with the Queen's representative, and that unless this equality were recognized by the legislature he would not attend the opening ceremonies. The speaker of the house consulted with Premier Mercier, and the result of tine consultation was that a throne was erected for the cardinal along- side that of the lieutenant•governor, and at the opening of the legislature the representative of the Tope was accorded equal honor as was the representative of the Queen. BIG CELSTIAL FIRE. A. Shanghai despatch ways :-- The fire which broke out in the Imperial Palace at Pekin ou the 17th is still raging, but will be con- fined within its present limits. The loss is enormous. The palace enclosure is a city itself, and about a quarter of it is in flames. The great audience hall, with its elabor- ate ornaments and valuable works of art, is destroyed. The treasury building and most of its contents are in ashes. Whole streets of offices, storehouses and residences of officials at the court have been swept awa). The quarter of the palace in which the Emperor and Empress' mother lived was tweed. But the panic there was terrible. Their Majesties were hastily convoyed to the fortress, at a safe distauce from the flames. The palace and ware- houses were heaped with costly stuff and treasures which had been accumulated in preparation for the marriage of the Emperor. Immense quantities • were destroyed. The loss far exceeds that of the looting of the palace by the English thirty years ago. The calamity has had a depressing effect on the superstitious Chinese. It is regarded as an evil omen having occurred in the midst of the preparations of the wedding festivities of the Emperor. DANNY WAS TURNED LOOSE. About midnight' the other night a patrolman on Chmplain street was halted by a woman living around the corner, who informed hint that a burglar was trying, to effect an entrance by the back door. The officer summoned help and proceed- ed to the spot. Sure enough, a man was at work at the rear of the house, and while he was prying up a window the officers made a dash and collared him. "I ain't no burglar," he vigor- ously protested as he was dragged along. " Don't let him get away !" shout- ed the woman from a chamber win- dow, and the officers took good care that he didn't. Next morning the woman appear- ed at police headquarters and said : " I guess Danny has been punish- ed enough, and you may let him oC"'\Who's Danny'?" asked the se l;geah t. ‘rhusband. 1 warned hint to bo Bosse by 10 o'clock. He didn't conte till midnight. Then I had the doors locked, and while he was trying 10 got in I had the officers nab Sino." I)anny. was allowed to go, but the ,jokeful wife got a piece of ad- vice which kept her hair on end for two days.