The daily witness, 21 février 1879, vendredi 21 février 1879

[" r\u2014 OA XLY AV TT ATE Vol.XVIII., No.44.LAST EDITION.MONTREAL, FRIDAÏ, FEBRUARY 21, 1870.LAST EDITION.PincK On k Ci n: _ .\t»*J dtatki inmriatl, must U mlorvd u ilh < v\t\u2022**\"\" \u2022/»*«»»< *\u2018W' vist H., Hotuv m» o* «a*'1*w/ Oum.BIETHf*.Mil IKK-At No.J67 Blturj tlrerl, oo lUo IBlU liuiA.9Utt Hobart A.Miller, of a Oau^Uter.tO®FER*-At6WJHL l,\u2018nl»,uw\u2018,\u2022 ou lbe al,\u2018lu\u2018Uu\u2018\u2019 ura ditto.t'oo|KT, of ttilauj;liter.MAKKIKI).«\u2022ivi ltr-t\u2019AIUNN.-At UityvU-w CotUi¦ » w.:«oriwo.u.«.I.t «V.T» uitiictittUt, Omutow a, to HttfttU Jane, meoe and a l* üauj/li cr ot Kul»t;rl ( uiriiN.Kn*i.IIIKII.UARRINOTON.-On Weilneaday mornlny.lh7U.Mlo' A\u20181 lloirlniftoo.Uu* foroumu of Uoutrtnl Water « ork», an-il BN yoani.,.u.\u201e rat w.ll take place fron, hU late resilience So.«j-js 8t.Ronaveuturc Hired, on NaturU.iy, i' 111 II* \" pt 7.::o Lin.,ami Uionco tot\u2019oU'dea\t' j' ,M,\u2018mlH ami aci|.aluU.ce.are\t.anted to Htic-ml w ithout furilier notice.n, I IS'MS.-K lied accidentally at IIUKO, folorado OU 17tl.lu.t.Alo,ttm!erMc«iu»nla, tlftV aou of Wlll.am Mi iilnnka, Raq.of Iberville, atced lltfyeara.RL'Nt'AN.\u2014At Mount Hea.ABt, near l.rummoudville, g.on the mb Instant, Andrew Jamea, only aon of Jamea Duncan, aired 0 years and 9 days.I.ALKY-InthU city, on the 21 at init.Henry Joaeph.only sou of John Josei h Daly, need 1 year and 0 days.Funeral will taka plate from his fathers residence, Ko 1104 St.Urba n street, on Haturdav, 22nd tnst., at 0 ,\\.'ul Friends an 1 acqnainUncea are roapootfaUy In-sited to attend.\t- AD VE RTISEMENTS.jpRIDAY AND SATURDAY.MprrlMl t\u2019«i Wowb to Frl«e».We have made an stuck on our Hosiery Department and laid out In boxen on the counter a lot of Children a Wool Mitts, Ladies' Wool Cuffs, and Children's lnfanteoa, all at 10c a pair.Our 19c boxes of Children'» Wool lloaiery are rory cheap.£ur 20o boxes of Misse» and Ladies' Wool Hosiery arc vorih much more.Our Ladies\u2019 Hose allVdueod.tier Men's Socks all reduced.We have a lot of very nice Cashmere and lAinbs' Wool Sicks and Stocking* that we will clear very low Indeed.Just examine our priera and quaUtiea.(It nts* Collars and Cuffs all reduced.Ciuta\u2019 Ties, all makes and styles, reduced.Ladies' Merino Vests and Drawers nil marked down.h«e our heavily Embroidered Low Nook ami Hhort Bletve Vests at ouly 75c.Ladtci\u2019Lamb's Wool and Merino Underdrcaaes nil reduced.Cents' Shirts aud Drawers, in all makes, very cheap.Children\u2019» Lamb»' Wool Shirts and Drawer».Children\u2019s Merino Shirts and Drawers.Children's Lamb's Wool Underdrcaaes.all reduced in price os they roust be eold this soason.HATL'BDAY.A v(u< ial day for Alexandre's Kid Cloves St 250 a pair.A spécial day for Deut'a M'UC'IAI, DAY.For our nice Two Button Kids at 50c.Tip-top Two Button Kid» at 75c.Choice A No.I Two Hutton Kid« at $1.Three and Four Button Kids at if 1.1.1 and $ l.90.Mx and F.icht Button Kids at #1 25 and *1.50.Hums and Alexandra's in all a»\"\"< aud color».GENTS* DOGSKIN, GENTS\u2019 CAPE, GENTS' KID GLOVES, All K«\u2018du«'ron himself or miausttf a dollar.HAYTI INVADED.New York, Feb 21.\u2014News w.vt received yasterday that Hayti had been invaded at two points, nerth and south of Port an Prince, by expeditiona from Ht.Thomas and Jamaica, aud a rapidly increasing revolution heoded by Gen.Mnrency Benjamin.The Government tr.xqta collected under President Canal fought with the insurgents near Han Miguel.The insurgents lost many killed, and the Government thirty-five.The Government force» are waiting reinforcements to renew the attack _ The 1'aytien Miniater, Mr.Preston, discredits the above reports He was aware that a few hundred Insurgents under Beniamin had taken |>o»-pemion of the town of Han Mane on the frontier, where they were joined by the military governor of the place and of two of the smaller towns ofHincheand Koy.Other localities, however, remain favorable to the Government and the pro»|>ecU are the insurrection will be soon quelled.Mr.Preston has received private advices sod is c* rtain there has not lieen any engagement of Government trooi* with the iusur-gents.COAL PRODUCTION.The efforts to limit the production of coal in March came to an end yesterday, the 1 lelaware and Hudson declining to enter into the arrange ment.Notice» for the meeting to-morrow are cancelled.The Delaware, Lackawana and West ern Company has issued a notice for the sale of 100,000 tons of Scranton coal on Wednesday.ANTI CHINESE MEETING.The mt rehauts of this city in the China trade have under consideration the proposition for cslliug a monster mass meeting to pass resolutions urging the President to veto the bill to restrict Chinese immigration.THE AUSTRALIAN EXHIBITION.Melbourne, Feb.21.\u2014The first stone of the Internstional Exhibition building, to open in 1880, was laid ou Wednesday.SMALL POX ON BOARD SHIP.(\u2019Ai'E Town, Feb.21.\u2014The British steam corvette \u201c Boadicea.\u201d 10 guns, has arrived with eight cases of au all-pox.THE AMEER\u2019S WHEREABOUTS.LONDON, Feh.21.\u2014A Berlin eorre*i>ondent sa',a ti e Ameer of Afghanistan is still on Af-gh in territory, either at Kl.ulm or Tashkurgan, south of the tlxus.PEACE REIGNS IN EGYPT.Cairo, Feb.21.\u2014Tranquillity h; rest >red.It is ata\u2019iit the Khedive\u2019s son.Prince Mohamtnei Tearhk.the heir apparent to the Throne, will succeed Nubar Pasha as Egyptian Premier.?Cairo despatch say* the Khedive is dis* CANADIAN.PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.(Of/ Ttltfjraph From Our Own Conts/innilent.) OTFAWA, Feb.21.THE COUUTH OF THE NORTH VVE8T TERRITORIES.The Hon.Mr Mills has given notice of a bill to declare the rule of dec!don in tiie courts of the North-West territories.It is precisely the sa ne as the t considered a part of the law 'That is, the North-West country hod a government given it under the Hudson Bay Company in the time of Charles II., and it is felt desirable that the more modern law of England, or of some of the colonies, le* given to it.The object of Mr.Mills\u2019 bill is ainiply to declare that the law of Ontario as it was at the time that the last Consoli bated Statntes were prepared should be the cane of the North West Territory, except in so far as it hvi been superseded byithe Htatute» of Canodaatidof the ordinances passed before the territorial government.THE LATE SPEAKER.I\u2019he statement made ty Mr.Patrick in the Anglin Correspondence, that he was in a wors t position than at the opening of last aewioo, is understood to refer to the action taken by him in reading the return of m-mhen elected, and thus placing Mr.Anglin in a punition to be nominated for the Hneaker-ship.The uorree|>nndence between ex-Hpeakor Anglin and Mr.Patrick, Clerk of the House of Commons, relative to the apiiolntments made by the former, was laid before the Hooae yesterday afternoon.The return is a very interesting one.I\u2019he first document presented la a letter from the Speaker, dated September 21th, 1878, and addressed to the Clerk, in which Mr.Anglin states that as it sppeared that he was still in some wsy responsible for the duties of the office he wonld be glad to !>e informed as to how matters were poing on.On 27th September Mr.Anglin sgstn writes Mr.Patrick, apparently in reply to a letter received from the latter recommending certain changes necessitate! by the resignation of Messrs Taosi' and David.Then follows correspondence to show that these partiee came on to Ottawa, bnt Sir John Macdonald, through Mr.Hartney, ordered Mr.Patrick not to recognize them, and they were sent home, On December 9th Mr.Anglin writes to Mr.Patrick, entering hU protest against any interference in the administration of the department of w hich, as Speaker of the House of Commons, he was custodian, calling upon the Clerk not to recognize the authority which Sir John A.Macdonald Lad usurped, to undo whatever he hal done by hia (Hir John s) instructions.He knew that his (Patrick's) position was a delicate one, j but be felt it Pi be his duty to protest j against ary interference wi\u2019.h the privileges and Mr Augliti wnte* t .Mr Patrick aU'D'g that he dues not attach tire lit«.', blame i \u2022 him for the imiaa made by tin-appdtitmeti'.s as ha had ixi *it«d sou ething < f tb - kin I M>- a'n ex- pressée the i pinion that the t'l.-rk ha I Irecit shabbily treated by Sir Jehu Mac.tonal I in hav-lug lient given virhal iitslruiHioua, and in the ccutiuunicathm of the first miuialer having Ireeu made to hiiu through a subordinate otficer On the 24th January the Clerk writeato Mr.Anglin, giving the rcAH'im vvl.v tl e tiot Utter hvl t»«-n written, and statinv that he had r>irri..21.) Contra(tt Given.It is stated that the contract for the Rat Portage section of the Canaila Pacific Railway has been decided, Morse Ar (V, receiving sixty-seven tnile» and MHH-.r» Mark .V Conway, asaociatrd witli Measra.Purcell, Ryan and Ginty, being given 118 miles.U is fnrlher state*! that Morse A Co.will decline to take one half the contract.The Bishop or Montreal returns I home yesterday from an episcopal vinatation to Bu -k-ingfiain Parish.While the-e the 1 'hurchof 8t.Thomas at I/ochalier was christ- tred.The Return of the returning officer in the Charlevoix elert on the adult* ration» of food, H is stated that of eighty-eight samples front the Toronto district nmdy/\u2019-d exactly lialf that number w* rp adulterated.No Small-Pox.There have !*«-en no reports of emall-pox casee in the city for sotmi time.Since the disease was le i to ¦pend £i6,000 in erectius elau#hter aheila r.nd lairagenecetaarytothe continuance of the Auieri* can cattle trade.A SWISS COLONY IN GEORGIA.A Geneva deepatch aaya a number of youn^ citizeua of Zurich have atarted for Geurifia, where it ia propoaed to eetabiiah a S*i.inted ambassador to Constantinople, In place of M.Fonder, transferred to Vienna.CREEDS OK THE BELLS.A corrondci>t asks, \u201c Could you uotoblige jour thousand» of readers by publi*hiu0 *he ' Creeds of the Bolls f'\" In answer to this request wo give the pooiu below us road by Mre.Scott-Soldons.Although more suitable to tho latitude of New York than anywhere else, tho descriptions will bo fouud, on tho whole, to bo correct aud certainly vory vivid.The jHX'in was written by Mr.U.W.Bcagay.Tho notes a« to how it should bo road are by Mr.Richard liOwia, author of tho \u201cDomiuiou Elocutionist.\u201d How sweet tho chimo of tho Sabbath bolls 1 Each one its creed in music tolls, In tones that float upon tho air, Aa soft in: song, and pure as prayer; Aud I will put in simple rhymo The language of the golden chime.My happy heart with rapturo swolla Responsive to tho holla\u2014sweet bulla.(1) \u201c In deeds of love excel\u2014excel,\u201d Ch'med out from ivied towers a boll ; *\u2022 This is the church not built on sands, Emblem of one not built with bauds ; Its forms and sacred rites revere, Come worship bore\u2014come worship here; In fitual and faith excel,\u201d Chimed out the Episcopalian bell.(2) t,\" (3) (6) (6) THE AMNESTY BILL.In the debate in the Chamber of Deputies, on Tbunday, on the Amnesty Bill, M.Louis Blanc maintained that ainuesty should be plenary.The great republic of the United ttcates had, at the conclusion of the civil war, understood the true character of amnesty.If the Chamber refused to grant plenary amnesty, it must expect widespread agitation.M.Andtieux argued that plenary amm sty would cause disastrous reaction.Minuter Issroyer raid it waa iin|»mibk-to grant amnesty to thoee who boasted tbst tb-y would revive the Comumue, aud gloried in their misdeeds IIe denied that the nmj >rityof the pub lie favored plenary mnnesty.He appealed to the Chamber not to refuse the Goverameut its con-fidenoe.\u201c Oh, heed the ancient lan4marlti ia In solemn tones exclaimed a boll; \u201c No progress made by mortal man Can e\\(in/«\u2022«.Do not invoke the avenging rod ; Come hero, and learn the way to God.Bay to the world/arm##// ! fir f well /\u201d I Wed out the Presbyterian bell.\" Oh, swell, ye cleansing waters, swell,\" In im-llow tones rang out a bell ; \u201c Though faith alone in Christ can tave ; Man must be plunged beneath th < war#, To show tho world unfaltering faith In what tho sacred .Scripture saith, \u201c Oh well, yo rising waters, strell,',y Pealed out the ch ar-tom 1 Baptist bell.\" Not faith alone, bat works ns w.-ll, Mustiest tho soul,\u201d saida soft bell.\u201c Como here, and cast aside your load, And work your way along the road, With faith in God, and faith in man, And hope in Christ, where hopes began ; Do well\u2014do well\u2014do well\u2014do well,\u201d Pealed forth the Unitarian boll.\u201c In after life there is no hell,\u201d In rapturo rang a cheerful bell ; \u201c Look up to Heaven this holy day, Whore angels wait to load tho way.There arc no fires, no fiends to blight Tho future life ; be just and right.No hell- no hell\u2014no hell- no heU,\u201d Rang out tho Uuiveraalist bell.\u201c To all tho truth wo tell\u2014wo toll,\u201d Shouted in ecstasies, a boll ; \u201c Come, all yo weary wand\u2019rers, see ! Our Lord has made salvation free.Repent ! Believe ! have faith ! and then Be saved, aud praise the Lord.Anion.Salvation\u2019s free we tell\u2014wo tell,\u201d Shouted the Methodistio boll.(1)\tTills line i* to 1>p Rung like a chimo of belt*, the Rccond line In only rend, but the siiccecilluir five lines to \u2022\u2022 excel \" shoutil mrain bo chimed, varrinr tin- chime» on each two line*.If the reader ctii not Niiiff tho chime*, the Unes ma» bo read ia a pure IiIkIi tone.(2)\tk< ad in imitation of tho tolling'of a bell deep and b!'ir\u2019 lJwellou,,a\u2018 ,\u201c*l,° vror'1» hko a pealing (3)\tRead like No.2, but higher pitch.(4)\tRlie higher on this lino and chant \u201c xwell.\" (5)\tSame a» No 3, but xoftertono.Swell with greater pow er on \u201c l»i> well,\" &o., glTing a chanting tone to \"swill.'\t* (U) Loud ai d clear loll of a licll, chanting \u2022' No hell ' Ac., in a high, triumphant tone.(7) Chant loud and clear.Rite higher on \"Come »H.\u201d *e.Chant loud and ropid \u2022 Reiient \" &c \u20181 he laat lino ia to ho read.LKTTKIiS FltOM READERS FEES OF PROFESSIONAL MEN.Hilt,\u20141 am aure you will be doing professional m< n a m r vice if you will give publicity to a common complaint among u».lu good time* mer chanta make money quick and in quantity, even accumulate* when they are idle themaelvea.In had times they have the privilege of not pay iug their indrbtedueaa iu full.Some to day who have paid 25 cents in the dollar are atill dririm their homes aud living luxuriously.In gout tiiuea professional men have to make every cent themselves.There is no delegation of skill and experience to clerk*.Money is made slowly and In ainall quantity.In bad tlmea they have no \u201c privilege \u201d of |>aying lea than their full indebt edueaa.They must pay 100 cents on the dollar, though their patienta may only pay them 25 oenU, and eouie never pay at all.The con sequence is that to-day protessional men are barely existing, while tneir expenses cannot lie curtailed, and creditor* are unmerciful.I( is too a fact that iu this city of credit the pro fceeional inau ia kept out of his feee until the lost, and in caaea of insolvency is compelled to accept whatever an estate awards, without having himself any protection Rom ruin, a* the Insolvency Act neither allows him to (nil nor gives his accounts privilege.In theie trying times, the only men whom you may depend upon Pi pay 100 cents iu the dollar are professional men.But if they are kept out of their fees by some and cheated out of them by others, it is really an oppression.Let physicians, dentiste, artists, Ac., try and unite upon some cash system.Their fees are small, and should be paid with promptitude.R.T.T.\u2022) AMERICAN.THE ANTI-CHINESE L\\W.The State Senate of Rhode la\u2019a' d has unanimously passed a resolution protect ng against the passage of the anti-Chinese law.COLD.A special from the North-Weat to St Paul, Minn., aaya the thermometer is 38 deg.below *«to at Fort Pelly, and 39 at Winni{>eg.There !¦ a alight snow blockade in Dakota, two trains \u2018ag delayed for the first time iu two years.CANADIAN.ffrvm the Morning i\u2019aptrt,/ OTTAWA.A Peculiar Ex plosion took place on the Otta-W» HI verThuraday morning.ah mt 100 feet square ot ke, 20 inches thick, being thrown up in the air, followed by a loud report It is suppowd to hava been caumd by the gaa from a deposit of aawduat in the bed of the river.HALIFAX.Longevity.\u2014Below are the names and a?ra of Ivo persons, brothers and sisters, who wer» rai#«d in the Annapolis Valiev s Mrs.James Taylor of ConiwaHis, 98 ; Benjamin Foster, of Berwick « * 8*n:U#1 Foster, of Hampton, 95 \u2022 Mrj IVank Tumwr.of Cornwallis, W ; 1'hiiip FoiUrl of Cornwallis, 17 ; making a total of 42') year* The grandmother cf the abjve died at the ace of 106 yean.\t* ST.ANDREWS, N.B.Diin or Ixploesza.-During the winter the innatea of the almshouse here have been suffer-lag from a sort of lefluroxa.Last Friday an old woman Damad Mrs.Hoyle, a native of Conuty ?OW,r,.kï*'\tdie,L Gn Mon- day of thia week three more old women succumb-«1 to thertme complaint.Ou Wedne*.lay night Bom McCann, sged about 87, also snccumbed to ftha epidemic.On Thumlay mnroing then were four corpses waiting interment, makin deaths inelde of six days at the almshouse.The \u2022?WEg® agemf the five persons waa 81 years.DID BARNUM EVER TRY THIS ?(London Truth, Feb.G.) One of the mn»t extraordinary disclosures in the trial of the Glasgow Hank (Itrertorn wan the fact that in one inetmee £80,000 hail been advanced to a bosom friend of their* on the value cf four live elephants.Ido not wish to aid supplementary z et to the penalth-a indicted on the seven nufortunite men.but it U certainly to be regretted that the four (henceforth legendary) elephants should not have been endowed with the intelligence just ascribed by tho Indian papers to a certain member of their species.The brute had been left by his master to the care of a servant, with the nrojier supply of corn for its food.No sooner, however, had tho matter tak» n ' is departure than the servant began reducing the rations of the poor beast by one half, and selling the other half for hit owu bene fit.After one month's absence the master came back ; his first care was to witness his pet\u2019s break-fast.Of course this time the ration was entire : but, lo ! to the servant's confusion, the elephant \u201c mi\tiu in,.two PRrts.eating only one, whilst it left the other untouched, and thu* de nounced the theft.\"STOP MY PAPER.\" AMTUONT COMSTOCK\u2019S WOUKS.S)*.\u2014Tn your issue of the 10th inst.appear# a letter under the above heading ; and in which the character and work of Mr.Anthony Com stock ia assailed.Permit me to thank you for publishing the very article which \"W.C.Ham acher\u201d pronounces \"very bigoted and intolerant'1 and for which ho discontinues your moral and excellent paper.For tho Rake of the cause bo ably conducted by Mr.Comstock, ami for the information of your readers, permit me to give a few facte drawn from the last annual report of the \u2018\u2018Ht.clety for the Prevention of Vice\" (of which Mr.Comstock is Secretary), read in New York January 29th, before a largo and highly respectable audience.The report begins with the history of what is denominated \u201ca deep laid and malicious plot\u201d to Impair the usefulnexs of the society and its agents by spreading untruthful re|>orta about the character aud methods of the latter.\u201d It also notices the '\u2019circulation of a lying book purporting to giro a sketch of Comstock\u2019s life,\u201d Your Valleytield letter is dated December the 30ih.1878; hence the charges therein against Comstock were fully refuted at the annual meeting, Jan.29th.At this met ting the Rev.Dr.Newman (who has ao recently been in Montreal) \u201cmade a detailed defence of the action* of agent Comstock.\u201d \u201c W- U.Harnacher\u201d says (hat the petition in favor of Heywood\u2019s pardon waa signed by the judge who sentenced him.At aforesaid au-nuai meeting the famous Joseph Cook \u201c vigorously denounced the advanced infidels, who, he claimed, are at the bottom of the opposition to the Society;\" he also Rtatcd that \"the Society had a letter from Judge Clifford, who sentenced Haywood, indignantly denying that he had had any hand in that person s release, and spoke strongly of the action of the authorities in Washington in thus abusing the pardoning power.\u201d \u201c W.C.H.\u201d niye, \"To do good is my religion, and should be the religion of every one:\u2019\u2019 he must be pleased, there-fore, with tho \u201creligion\u201d of Mr.(Joinstock, for during the part year forty-eight arrests were made, one hundred thousand bad hooka, four hundred and eeventy-five obscene pictures, and 20 pounds of stereotyped plates were destroyed.During the part five years of the Society\u2019s work 7 tons and 120 pound# of plate, and nearly 12 tonH of obflceco bookfl au/., Montreal : Deab Sib,\u2014Your circular came yesterday.In reply, I came to this Province in November, 1875.1 have resided in thi* part of it ever since.Mr experience in regard to climate is very favorable.In four winters two were cold and stormy rt*-, those of 1875-Ü, 1870-7 and two 1877-8 auJ 1878-9 were mill and pleasant ; in fact, up to date, almost without a storm.At present we have just snow enough to make good sleighing and cold enough to keep the feet dry and to promote activity ond health.Tho winters here are usually very dry and very healthy, and I think much more pleasant than about (Quebec or Montreal.Our snowfall is light compared with that east ftf the great lakes of Ontario.About the WESTERN ONTARIO DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION.SECOND HAT \u2014MORNING HESS ION.Ingbhsoll, February 20.The convention resumed at 10 o\u2019clock, the Prebident presiding.The attendance was much larger than yesterday.On calling the convention to order.The Preddent announced s* the first part of the day\u2019» programme a paper from J.H.Reoll, New Y oik, on tiio buhjict of dairying in the United States- Mr.Resit not being able to be present, hail sent a representative in the person of Mr.Hazard, who woe then introduced to the convention.Mr.Hazard, after making a few felicitou* remarks on the success of the Ontario Dairymen\u2019s Association and the benefit of the cheese manufacture generally, proceeded to read the paper.At its conclusion, Rev.W.F.Clarke took exception to that part of the paper in which certain parties called professors of dairy science were made responsible for the lore and injury resulting from the introduction of bkim milk cheese, oleomargarine, etc , a* the remarks undoubtedly referred to Prof.Arnold and others whose labors had been beneficial to the dairy interest*.lie (Mr.Clarke) thought they should not be allowed to pass unchallenged.Messrs.Arnold, T.Ballanty.ie and D.II.Birrel sjioko on the subject, after which the fol-lowing resolution was submitted to the convention and carried : Moved by W.Clarke, seconded by W.Wilkinson:\u2014\u201cThat the p»i>er be referred to a committee composed of the following gentlemen : T.Ballan-tyne E Carswell, B.Hopkins, C.G.Chadwick, and (r.Hamilton.\u201d Cheese ami cheese making \u2019\u2019 formed the subject of a very iiitcrenting and elaborate paper reiui by Prof.Arnold, lie upoka of the variety of tnBti e and notions ns to the characteristics of what they considered a good cheese, these tastes being largely due to local influence and lacal habits.He then proceeded to describe a leally good article of cheere, showing that its chief eliaracterirtics were digestibility and agreeable flavor, and that there qualities universally accompany eat h other.He then fully described tile nuthods best adapted to produce the desired product.At tlie conclusion of the address a great many nr wire put to Mr.Arnold, all of which ere answered ratisfaclorily.At the afternoon session the auditor\u2019s report w*h read awl adopted.This report exhibit d a balance in the lined* of the Treonurer of #12 2(10 The Secretary stated that the finances of the A* soriation were in u very satUfactory condition, as they were altogether free from debt, with th* balance above named on hand.A i hurt discussion then took place on tin» advisability of establishing bona fide weekly markets.\tJ The following resolution wa* submitted to tho convention and carried : Moved bv J.L Grant seconded by L.R.Richardson, \"That the fol-lowicp gentlenieu be Appointed a committal* to PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.Ottawa, February 19.The report of tli« Minuter of Public Work# was laid < u Ilia table of the llouto yiwterdsy.Tin in.o lull oi taut iiist'e.'** couuuei uni upon are the Psoitis aud Intercolonial Hallways and the canal extuiuiou*.Of (he fomier the report .a»s : \u2018Ihe Canada Pacific Hallway Is projected to commence from s point at.or near, the soath-ea.tera angle of l.ukc Nlpis»isg.Construction has com-uiauced st Ihe Hirer KauiinistiquU, Hake Superior, aImiiiI three inilcsfrom its mouth.Hanning In a north woterl* direction, thu line panne# to tho north of Hao de* Mille Hues, whence it proceeds to the norih of Luke* Wubigoon and Vermilion.The line thoa muses to the Hirer Winnipeg, which (l musses at Keewstifi (Hat Portage), the point of discharge of the l.skc of tho Woods.Tliouco tho line pro r 10.02 : eomplrtlon of the lolling slock, $125 \u2019 215.52 ; cost* Incurred in ca#' # before the Stinrviiia Court, $9.843.35 ; total, $108,81(1.7-1.In 187 ineiiM'll dmirg llio jenr.The i.r.,-.n« in tentrago canled wns cqmil to 24.03 per cunt.Ihe whole of Ihe IIhu Istween ii ilifat and .St.lubn bus I icon laid with steel lulls, thus leaving bill 24 Li miles the Local Itimr of one of oar most trustworthy daily newspsjiera we read that \u2022\u2022 the Boiumi Catholics of Irvington have decided to dfspnea of their old church edifice byraffl»dnr-tog next month.They will sell Z.000 chances at \u20221 «oh-* W.suppose that this deciiloo is one «C the first fruits of the recent great gambling \u2014ocsoe ia the Roman Catholic cathedral of thU «**7- Now if the fortunate winner of the raffisd \u2022\u201c\u201cS*.w\u201c.?0O.Te,t h\u201c P\"29 («to » rum shop the fanUol will be comrdeU ; for it i* a public «\u2022mUl that liquor-selling was one of the great features of the recent celebrated cathedral fair.\u2014JT.r, Obmrttr.dm!10 T°\tgiven in on exchange, lüh \u201ci Wh° ^V° P»,orf»®d the duties ol county school superintend en teTin lUiaois have twmsged the ftnandai pert of the burine** p*r Wh*\u201c fthty tir*t UMn8 luto the finance* in many of the county schools were to a state of confusion.Thxw Uve duced to order, and school affdr* put uoon a moetprosiieroiu b**i*.Thtir work in thi* da-imrtment is pronounced on entire success.beginning f this month the thermomottr went down to 32 lislow zero but that wa* only fur a day w two# Since then it hah been miM And pleAAAuc.In summer the day* ore long enough and the heat is great enough to ripen Indian corn, pumpkins, squashes, cucumbers and melon* in the open air which can hardly be done to England, Scotland or Ireland.In 1877 the thermometer ranged from 90 to July to 20 below zero to Jan nary, 1878.the coldest day of the winter.The rain-fall of 1878 was 33 8-10 inches.In ordtoMy Tears we have very little rain after July, and winters an r.vtole#*.The greatest wind of 1878 wm to May.when it blew 48 «WssPfHKmr.The highest wind this winter was on th* 19th, 25 mile* per hour.Our wind storais In funeral nrs not near so severe a* in several of ths States of the American Union.The reason and German.When but eight years old she hail read three books of Homer, as well os other Greek authors, and at fourteen hail made a com.plete lexicon of a tragedy of Sophocles.A Manchester Firm.\u2014The partners have been dragged into coort for palming off fraadu-imt calico on John Uhinaman, On the passage out the goods mildewed and rotted.Trickym-gradient* have been used to give the cloth thick-ness and weight.This is what U known os shoddy.The firm has made a now trade mark tor itself, one which is unfavorably known to * A \u2019 * k|n* and America.The gentlemen of the firm went into business without first learning that honesty u the best policy, and that one\u2019s sins me sure to find him ont.The concern to rmestion had now better sell oat or take down their sign, tor tricks of this kind, ones detected u.9™r.n torgotten.These manufacturers taint-Ü^eir names and their goods for a few extra gold ttoU*n- Th«y have mtooed the gold, while the taint sticks.It fa the fool\u2019s mistake feet on (lie sills.Ail |it'riuai;ent slrueturas have lUeir fouuuntions so iilaccil ttiot tho prism of tlie oniial nuiy Is?tvcntuslly drepeued to 15 feet without disturbing then, riiould the ad-diiliuid two feet in depth be bold desirable.Un* two lower look j iim oounected by a baslu \"¦*0 tort 1\u201c''».with nn ay.rage width of 200 fret.The basin known a* No.2 Basis ha* been on-larged at its south.west cud.Wellington Irarin cominunicales with husm No.2.and extends to st Humus street, Point 8t.Chai loi.It is 1,210 feet nnd tw'J.» feet wiilc.A necotid basin i* preakRFrench nor is sulticieutly acquainted with that language to enjoy its literature.Sometimes, when sitting alone, he rests his head on his hand and gazes into the tire, or out of the window upon fair Buckinghamshire scenery, by the half hour.His thoughts are far away from England then, and possibly roaming iu some dreamland where a regenerate .Jewish race holds the sceptre of the world.When Montague Corry comes in with despatches the Premier shakes off hi* reverie, and proceed* to business with the subdued manner of one who touches sarth again after having soared in the clouds.MUNICIPAL HOSPITALITY.¦OW TUB TIM FERA NCI LORD FROVOST OF QLAS-UOW INTIRTA1MRB TUI POOR.The election of Wm.Collins.Esq., in 1878 to the honorable position of Lord Provost of Glas- Eiw was opposed with all the bitterness the gin terest of Glasgow could control, on account of Mr.Collins\u2019 known activity as a leader of the temperance cause.Amo^g the many objections raised against him, was his inability to entertain distinguished guests properly on sccount of hi* temperance principles.During the distreie which ho* prevailed in* Glasgow owing to the eerious bank failure and the general lack of work, Mr.Collins ha* proved himself worthy of his position, placing his name on the list of subscribers to the fund for the relief of the ¦ufferers by the bank failure for i'1,000 ; but the most novel and estimable manifestation of sympathy and interest in his fellow-citizens was shown by his giving on New Year's evening a supper in the City Hall, which worthily clueed a series of entertainment* to the poor and unemployed, on a scale of liberality which ha* hardly been equalled in municipal annals.One thousand seven hundred persons sat down in the City Hall to a hogmanay dinner, and on Monday evening nine thousand poor were entertained to rapper in large gatherings assembled in the Isrgeet halls in the several district* of the city.Each assembly was managed by ward com-mitteee.Festoons, flage and mottoes were hung in the halls, the mottoes conveying good advice, being such as \u201c Abstain from all Ap;>earance of Evil,\u201d \u201c Come and Join Us,\u201d Ac.A number of Glasgow\u2019s good men and women were present and after tea and edibles wers e Catholic in name.\u201d It would be hard to invent a falseho >d mors lagraut, transparent and silly than this.Ttis facts are so tery easily ascertained, and are *>> often published, that the most reckless writer ought to be ashamed of aucb a statement.He might read any day that \u201c last year l,0dO boys under fourteen years of ago were confined iu the Tombs ; about 200 of them were Pruteatant* aud 800 Catholics.\u201d In Bcntland there are more than thirty-seven criminal* among every 1,000 of the Romiah popu-lath i), while among the whole of the lent of the population the proportion is only a little over 7 per 1,000.In Ireland there Is one criminal to every 114 Bomaniets, and one to every four hundred and twenty-nine Presbyterians.In Ireland Humanism ho* its perfect w \u2018rk.It L as free to do its beat in that lovely Lie a* in any pait of the woild.It ha* moulded the moral* of the people for centuries, and by it* finit* we know ihe tree.In that hapoy, happy lord, the poor, benighted Presbyterians ha\\ e only one criminal iu every four hundred and twenty-nine of their whole wretched, perishing population ! But the holy Roman Catholic Church, rejoicing in the blessed light and glory of the most faithful priesthood in the world, ha one criminal in each one hundred and fourteen of its communicants.Yet the Catholic Rei'itv tells u* that crime U the fruit of Protestantism !\u2014JV.Y.Olttrvtr.MISCELLANEOUS.\t* Thb Air in the British Houses of Parliament bos been supposed the purest attainable by human ir gennitv.Hot and cold air ora turned in like cold and not water iuto a bath, and sproy fountains are playing in the corridors to purify the air.It has now been discovered that, close to the principal air chamber, a cesspool containing the evil gases of hundreds of years ha» h*en sending forth it* pentiient vapors and laughing all the machinery to scorn.There have been complaint* of the stench, but nobody knew whence it arose.One day a carriage broke in the ceMiiool roof, and the assembled wisdom of England find* that, inetead of breathing the best air in the world, it baa been breathing the worst.Tin Catholic Piikbs is publishing a letter from Bishop Meurin, of India, asserting that the body of St.Francois Xavier,who died in 17m2, on being exhumed recently at G»a, wo* found uncorrupted and unchanged.The Bishop says he examined the body thoroughly.\u201c I was allowed to lift up the right foot, and, being by no means of an enthusiastic frame of mind, to inspect it leisurely from all sides.The same I did with the hand and the heagist* in France, and has a reverent love for the fine art* that is certain to appear in generous patronage of them in a country where the state is their uarentond frrtector.He has be-n already Minister of 'ublic Instruction and Art, and ha* nUo nerved his country well during the last few month* ns Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position in which his intelligent conver*ati*m has been abundantly displayed.He is a good man for the place, and the place is a good one for the moo.\u2014aY.F.Evening Pott.Senator Blaine\u2019h Sow Sbttino at VTtn dat.\u2014 Un the Chinese Treaty question he h-vs taken the fide i f Kearm-y aud the hoodlums of California.Poor, short-sighted man ! Good by, Bluiue.your course i* nn.You have soown Ïourself to be an unsafe leader.The White [ouso i* doing you harm.Instead of enKiyin-yourtieaties with foreign nation*, and iu that way giving u* new markets for th* products of cur machinery, the Senator proposes curtailing those in existence.H* forgets that the American jieople are not in favor of dealing unjustly with Africans, Indiana or Chinese.The Senator has scales an his eyes, but the vision and the hearts of the people are all right, as he will find out when the test time comes.Our public men should bear In mind that promotion will probably tie given to that public servant whose goal ia not the White Honae, but who take* the leal in so adjusting our trade affairs that money aud labor will find abundant employment.A speech 1* a good thing for a Senator to make if it has the right ring in it\u2014if it is built upon fair play and liberality.Blaine\u2019s speech on the Chinese question was foul from the hep inning.Each additional year will ahow more clearly its narrow-ntM and Its blunder.Blaine has turned out light weight Kearney ii likely to be found Erin ting and circulating hi* speech on the sand-anks of the Pacific.Next l\u2014E.Y.Witnett.Dicot Si iiscriptionb.\u2014The device of \u201cdecoy subscriptions\u201d\u2014where a man pnt down hi* name for fft.üOO or $10.000, upon a private understanding that he is not to lie called unon to pay it, he only signing in the expectation that his example and loflaence will induce others to do likewise\u2014haa several times come up in the court*.Sometimes the canvassers for names forget all abont the private understanding, and sue the Senerous man whose name hetd* the lint, aud be efends on the ground that be was only a decoy.The drift of the decisions is that this will not be permitted, for it is a fraud on all subsequent signers.A man is not allowed to falsify his written engagement by proof that he did not intend it in earnest, especially when other person* have believed it and, in consequence, have given their money to the same object.At other time* some subscriber who follows in the li«t detect» the cheat, and defend* against hia subscription because he waa enticed to make it by a fictitioa* one.Coses of this kind tend t >ward the ml-that the defence is a valid one.A person who i* led to promise money to an enterprise of which be personally knows little by seeing that a fel-low-towncman of good standing and judgment has subscribed liberally, is cheated, if, iu fa'-t, the top subscription ws* a make believe one.He may expose ths cheat and repudiate the promise it led him to moke.In other words, the fictitious signer is bonnd and the honest one* are released by a decoy subscription.\u2014ÀV.F.Tiutis Thi Auap.c, or Comiion Fiahth, in the Early Church.\u2014Act* ii.42.\u2014The cu«t>>m of meeting at fixed seasons for partaking of a common meal, as brethren, ahouid be diatinguished from the ( bservauceof the Lird\u2019s Supper, which wa* Probably connected with such feasting times.We have no description of these meals, as they were conducted by the Ap»U«*s themerlves, aud the name Agape- was not attached t > them until the close of the Aixetolic\tThe moles iu whith they were then arranged will, however, indicate their character an nrtaided over by the A|toetles, if we make *otii| all< wanoe for the growth of formalitien .uni tendency to ali t » ceremonials.The Christians of a given twu or district came together on a fixed day, pro'ntbly the tirât day of the week, iu some large mom, eith-r hired or lent by «.me wealthy UhrLtiau.The materials of the meal varied according to the feeling or wea'th of the anciety.Bread ond wine were eeaential, because niod in that more solemn commemorative act which came at some period in the service.But they provided also, meat, poultry, cheese, milk, and honey ; and early paintings in the Catacombs of Rome indicate that fish was also used.If the fea*t wa* of thia kind we can well uudervtand how gluttony and drunkenness became associated with it, amt called forth the indignant reproaches of th« A|x.stle Paul (1 Cor.xi.20-22).The co*t of the meal fell chiefly on tha richer luemhers of the Church, but it i* probable tint each person wo* expected to bring his contribution in money or in food.The women and men were seated at u.it tables, pcrhti|M on oppMite side* of the room, and all waited until the jmeebyter or bi»h'>i> pronounced the ble-Ming.Then they ate and drank.At soin* time during the meal, one loaf wo* pawed around, and one cup, the cap of bletising, and of these all par-tx-k.Then they washed their hand*, au 1 the more devotional part f the evening began.Re-p rt* from district churches were read, those having gifts eximnnded, collections were made for the poor, and with the ki.is of charity the evening closed.Such ineotingH were denigned to lx* a witness and bond of the common brotherhood of Chrietians ; a>.d their likeness t » our modern tea-meetings will immediately appear.\u2014 PMieal Things Not (leinrallg Known (EUot Stock ) Situations Vacant.AÜVKK l I^F.MKN'PN/W IIki p Waxtki*, inifrftd under fl«« â*«4 éi iÂt rtUt o/OSh CKNT PKil WoI.Dfji* im^rtfcn, prrr it4.WA> ViKD\u2014TWO OK TI1RKK f.sdy or (ientiemcD Aecnt* (or the city.Sleo one in SMh town In ttic Pumtuion ; etea.ty work sod food |>ny «ure.fall or addrre* W.II.IIOPK.20 nieury atresl, Montreal WA.S »TED, an active Canvasner.Addl'i-t*\tCAN V ASSK1I, (Ilia «if.loe, TIT'ANTED.\u2014A Female Teacher T T wiiii\u2019ed immedlslrlv for No.1 Kohool Augmenta tira School Municipality Ko.:t Grenville, Oo.*rg*«-trull: \u2022a'arr.f 14 per monlli.and mint liaTc s (ll|>loiua from the lloam of Kinnuner».Montreal; Ixmrd convenient to Kchool-Hontr ; ai-hool to commence on Iturch UrU U-TU.JAM hh Kfctb, AVOcu P.O., Q.Employment jWanted.âlDVKUTISr ill vr« /or HiTi'âTtoKi» «n ubKlu s situation u* lloutcksr|M-r, or fiovertiriu to young ctiihlrcn ; thuroughljr couiikIcuI W fill cither of the shove |>oaitioii« ;il»e*t «if refer» nCc».A|>j>ly to llt.'i Ht.Peu» St.T^Ml\u2019LOYMKNT.\u2014Wanted, by a m.i gentleman lioldtug sn aesdemr diploma from Mctiill Norms! School, a »iiuaticn ni teacher for Spring term, toeomuirnec sl.oul April lit.Addm* THAI III-.It, Bex 50, Compton.(Jue.TjiMI\u2019LOYMENT.- Wanted, a situ J atlon a* Nurse, hr a respectable Proteitsnt woman \u2022grd thirty (Scotch) ; good references Apply a« 7a Bleury street.* Property for Sale.IOTFOlt SAI.F, coiitaiiiiiij» ont» À arpeul of laud, ou which are situated a good lion,* (st ep pslBItxJ Inside) «UMe, hen liouae, usrrt.ur,.bous*, wood «l ed, dairy ; splendid gaideu vsrlou» kinds ol fru.l lr.r.Hliuaieon 'he road from Cole Notre half smile from Nt.iamhrrt Ur «oL 1\u2018IKHKh l>l LCDK, Loogscuil.J4Hm: 8ALI8i Honte and Lots No.8 I'lslesu street: lot BK-saures 24 x HO: brick kouts, \u2022uhatsotially bull'; lo spkrliueii'a ba'b rcoai sad ci-llar ; six «I suitable tor stable; situation open sud air» en vsnientiy near business portion «0 city.Apply lo A.ti.Kott ltilt 11!7 Hi.I\u2019.-tersL Business Cards.CINK BRUSHES, lOo, Wool Lamp Cb-suer» only Ifto.Crsiub Brushes only .fie, f ugilAh Pot Cleaners only 10a All DrsshsssoM at the Liwest Km-lory PrU.es.I'l.I.Kk\u2019N HKUmII \\VOKH>«.ft\u2019.t UU-ury stieet.POH JIKIOIIT\u20198 DI8KA8K, Cse Kleti*lieu Keuul %A'at«rl of Aylatr slrest.Apply at 58 Clly Coanetllor *L r|H) LET, two o( thust* hamlHomc 1 lira sione Tsnriuent Houses, on Mo.tav sireat.betwr* I.Dotebea'er aed Kt \u2022 a\u2019hi.rtne si».1st of April if desired.HENRY MILLKN 'v-i'r*jg sk rr(> LET, 11 oases, IDO.ÏÔ4 ami ll(> 1 Btsoley st Apply lo O.J.DKVLIN.118 Itt.Jwreaa sirret, or tir».I.KKrek 108 .ttauloy slreei, or at 241 at.Urbsm »t rIH) LET, llniLscH * (U12 uutl BbB 1 Bherbrooke slrei t ; i»-ul low Also, «tore», 4fi4 Sud 4fitt M.rant sk Apply to H il.A J.Mt.48, fi sad 7 Uecollet St.fJ\u2019O LET, No.1\u2018J Jurors slriH\u2019l, 8 1 apartments, ami tiasement kitchen, 4e., sultakla for a b.urdiug bouse, reut fill! a uiontb .u,, taxes Dr.KKNKKDY.AgenL LET, on Dorchester A venae, X large Colinge.wDh garden am) g. x 14 wi Ii roDt.Apjilr to K.ANDI KMi.lit I\u2019umii Avroas.Oliicos to Lot.^|H> LET, OFFICES 1\tHMD HAN'T «' FXf\u2019HA.NflR.Tbe Fremlse* or-eopied by kl«»*ra.D T«-raoee k Co., hicbsuge Court, « on».«tin ol larg«- sample ro«,Mi four « fliei ».and Urgr- eeltar The collar could be convort«l Into four single oilier*.i be Cellsr.extending over the hassment of the Kt-cbnuge, with Inrge bunding store larg«r vault, g*.and water on the premise».Tl e nflji e* presently eectipled by ll>stra Cuttoa, Con-n»l A Co.The Office» recently occupied by M«-««rs.< oghlan « B»»«r second fist.H.r«-e »msll Offices, ttppey fiat, suitable fur 'Irepmg a; sxinentt.1 h, re are Isrge safe* pertaining to the offices.Ike banding la hentrn by S'emu.A,ply to JO||N nlMNINfl.ficcrctkrjr.OFFICE TO LET.A flrsK lsss office to let Is the \u2019V » era Butldlog, John street, bested by hot water.Apply to ROMM) H.BTFFHKNH 66 8L Francois Xavier s ¦_____ rrO LET, Bank and other Office*, 1 in building lately oecntded by Metropolitan ttink, Nt.James slreet, opposite Bang of Montreal and Boat Office.1 MJ RE LET.\u2014OfficuH to 1m* lut in the Rnilding No.12 Moanltal »tr«-ct c »nK * it Kg »ngr 1 «.urt, J.D.l'KAWFORD Sr t: « m r,t*L TAYLOlA UMOM. 4 TJ IK MONTREAL DAILT WITNESS.Friday, Febuuahy 21,187® Msetfîi£S, ftfiluESfUEOtS, te, r»:KA nti:.A rubl « I l inprraAM Mo tlnic will !>«\u2022 Iirl4 Ai U»« Mté fiioii 4\teutiut ül\tatid fil.C'hi/llM il»if r« Hili.io Mitn-U, ou FVID.W CVIMM.Mlal tuai., ni K «Vlock Tin' clih r will b mviupImI bjr llr.Walter l\u2019a il.»ü drvaniw h.Ci v.It.Wilai'ii, anu the province, and Chinais juat a* determined upon recovering poaseBahm of it.Kuldja is a wedge, shaped province, which i* said to form the key of Western China from Turkiatan.It lies immediately north of Hindoatan.Formerly a province of China, it and many other provincea succeeded in freeing themselves by rebellion from that ilower, but quarrels arose among themselves, and the province became the seat of a chronic inten^cine wa\" which wav sometimes carried on without much regard to territorial boundaries.Russia considered it nectssary for the peace of Turkiatan that this war should lie stopped, and so in 1M71 after a short struggle she annexed it; not without, however, first promising China that if the latter succeeded iu subduing her other rebellious subjects and become strong enough to keep down rebellion in Kuldja, that she would evacuate it.China set vigorously to work, and so successful ho* she been that she is now in a position to call upon Russia to fulfil her promise, which the latter i* of course not willing to do.It remains to be seen whether China is prepared to insist upon it, and if necessary to force compliance with her demands.Thqjre is a conflict of opinion an to the strength of the Chinese in Central Asia, British military authorities, who nro said to possess an intimate knowledge of the subject, believe that Russia would have to employ a larger army than that which so easily overran Turkey, while Rustdan authorities, who are in a better position to know the exact truth, state that it is only with the greatest difficulty that the Chinese army in Kashgar cau keep down rebellion in that province.They state that it is undicciplined and badly armed, and that the t filters are ignorant of the first principles of strategic warfare.It is hard to say what the truth really is, but it is certain that the Chinese chased the natives of Kashgar almost to the gates of 1\u2019eshawur, and that they still hold that I roviuce a fact which is significant enouch considering that it is distant about two thousand five hundrtd miles, or the whole length of Kun jie, from Pekin, and without any civilized means of communication with the capl-til.g The struggle which appears inevitable will be a matter of great interest to all British subject*.The flight of tko natives of Kashgar has confirmed the opinion, long held by Anglo-Indian military authorities, that one of the eariret entrances to British India from Contra! Asia lies through the Province of Kashgar.The question a* to who i* to rule in Kashgar is therefore an important one to Great Britain.Russian newspapers have of late been advocating the annexation of that province, and it is morally certain that were Russia to wage a successful war against China she would insist upon the cession of Kashgar.If China is as strong aa she is supposed by some to be then she will be an important factor in the settlement of Eastern affairs in Asia.THE CONGRESS AND THE CHINESE QUESTION.44 The Chinese must go\" ia the verdict of the United States Senate.The anti-Chinese bill which passed the House of Representatives, but which it waa hoped would be rejected by the mere thoughtful and conservative body, waa pasaed by the Senate by a vote of thirty-nine to twenty-aevi u.By the recent treaty of the United States with China, subject* of the latter enjoy the same privileges in the United States aa those of the moat favored nation.Tbe bill juat pomed provides that no veaael shall during one voyage bring to the United States more than fifteen Chinese passengers, and that the captain of any veasel bringing nacre than that number shall be subject to a fine of $100 and imprisonment fer six months for each single Chinese passenger above that number.If he neglects on the arrival of his veaael to furniah promptly a separate list of such passengers he shall be subject to the same fine.The bill is to take effect on the 1st of July next.Nothing now stands in the way of this becoming law excepting the possible veto of the President.President Hayes has on several occasions shown that he poeseesea a will of his own, and a character nobler than that of the nation which he governs, as represented in Congress.If he has the courage of his conviction in this case, the United States will, to some extent, avoid the dishonor which this action will other- wise inevitably bring upon her.After forcing China, which yiebiiMi very reluctantly almost at the point of the bayonet, into a tnaty, under which tho faith of tho (Jiiltid States was aoloumly plighted toextondto Chi.nc«e subject* the Haine privileges in the Unileil States as those enjoyed by tho most favored nation, it i* surely a most dishonorable violation of that treaty to abrogate one of it* most iua- | portant clauses, without even notifying Ohiua not to speak of obtaining her consent.And thi* was not done inadvertantly or hastily, for a Senator proposed an amendment \u201c requesting the President of tho United States to itn-44 mediately give notice to the Emperor of China 44 that the articles of tho treaty permitting Chi-44 neso immigration are unsatisfactory to the ** Government of tho United States, and to pro-\u201c pose such modifications of the treaty aa will 44 correct tho evil* compl&iued of, said 44 modification* to ho mado iu a aupplo-44 inentary trei.ty, to bo submitted to tho Sou-44 ate on or before January 1st, 18rt0,\u201d It might lie thought that thi* amendment, which also further provided that should the Chinese Kiiqieror refuse to consent, after duo notice given him, the United States should proceed alone to correct the mischief complained of, was sweeping enough to reconcile tho hoodlums to the delay necessary in order that the nation should proceed justly and honorably; but in the Senate of the United States even this was voted down by thirty-three to thirty-one* This is the same body, be it remembers»!, that unstained Secretary Emits when he initiated, during the controversy concerning the Wadi* ington Treaty, which arose out of the Fortune Bay trouble, that no local laws could be allowed to deprive another nation of the rights secured by treaty, and that those rights could not by in ternational law b« interfered with, except after due notice, and further joint action by the nations interested.They cannot plead any urgent necesiity in the case.Granting that the effect of Chinese immigration is as bad as Kearney argues that it is, the Celestial population is not so great as to cause immediate danger.In a nation of forty millions of people one hundred thousand is not a large element.The question will then lie asked, if this he the case, why should a grave and deliberate body of men, the great majority of whom bava no personal prejudice to the race, have voted for the bill Î The answer is easy.California will per-imps have the casting vote in the next Presidential election, and the prominent men of both parties, Republicans and Democrats, are vying witli each other in bidding for that vote.Blaine and Thurman, both men of great eloquence and ability, both champions of civil rights and the full freedom of the negro, were at one with Mr, Bayard in trying to win the goodwill of tho blatant Kearney and his followers at the next Presidential 'election, which all three propose to enter as candidates.It is tin-necessary to say that the majority of the New England senators voted in opposition to Blaine, of Maine, who indeed spoke in its favor.This action of the United States Congress is of interest to Canadians, inasmuch as wo have the same question to deal with.British Columbia's foolish legislation being unconstitutional has not harmed the Chinaman, while it hvt brought contempt upon thu Columbians.Not sutiefitd with the numerous snubbing* which that province has brought upon herself, she U now prepared through one of her representatives, Mr.l)e Cosmos (save the mark) to have the matter brought before the Dominion Parliament.The number for Yancouver upon giving notice of Lis motion upon the subject, was treated with a taste « f the derision which no doubt will bo heaped upon him when he makes hi* motion.A good deal of very grave nonsense may bo talked upon the subject, and among other things that will be appealed to will be the action of the United States Congress.It will be said that the matter is one that some of the wisest senators of that body declared should not be treated lightly, so it will be well to remember that the United Statei is on thu eve of what will, perhaps, turn out to be the most exciting and closest of all her Presidential contests\u2014a contest which may, perhaps, turn u|>cn the votes of the demagogues and hoodlums of the Pacific coast.President Hayes, however, has nothing to lose, even were he a man who feared to face the cost of doing ricdit according to his own conscience, which we do not believe he is, and so it is not unlikely that the country may be saved from the dishonorable action which her representatives in the interest of party have committed her to, and the three candidates will hare secured the very doubtful advantage accruing to them from thu action in pandering to the lowest element of the population of California, which was fitly represented in the East recently by it* emissary, Dennis Kearney.President Hayes would have the open support of thu most disintereste l ond I>etter people of the Republic who have chiefly contributed to the greatness of tho United Htatea.The House of Representative! of Connecticnt and the Senate of Rhode Island have passed resolutions denouncing the kill, and petitioning the President to exercise his vetoing power.The Missionary Committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church have also protected, and the merchants of New York, engaged in the East Indian trade, are agitating for a monster mass meeting to bo held in that city, to protest in the interests of commerce against the bill, and to petition the President to T>asa his veto upon it.NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.(By Ttlcçraph from Our Oten Correspondent.) Ottawa, Keb.20.There was another short sitting of the House yesterday, lasting from three until five o'clock, and, as has been the case so far this week, the order paper was cleared and the adjournment at once moved.The Speaker\u2019* gallery was graced with the presence of Lady Macdonald, who in former session* waa a daily visitor.She always sita in the same place in the first seat on the lower row, and while there usually attracts about her a number of M.P.\u2019s, the Hon.Mr.Macdongall being otiserved among those present yesterday, Mia.Mackenzie on previous sessions waa also a regular attendant, but has not ao far been present.In fact, tne Sneaker's gallery has not by any means been well patron ;*td up to this date, but whin the night silt n o* j connmbco there will 1» an improvement iu tl i* roq iit.At )tste entertained.Tire facts of this case are os follows : Corlieil, in applying for a license to keep a private stall, gave a certain number in the street, just outside the proscribed limit, and then opened his shop on the opposite corner, which was within the limit, nam» ly, .500 yards from St.James Market.The Betitionera, Richelieu and Beaudoin, sued the orporatlon for damsgea for allowing Corheil to keep a private stall within tho proscribed limit*; the case was decided against them Kith iu thu Superior ( \u2019ourt and the Court of Appeal* on account of this deceptive conduct of Corbeil.Now they appear in the singular rote of petitioners to the C< rjioration to pay ths costs ($CJ1) in n suit ngainst it which they have lost.Corbeil had been twice convicted liefore the Recorder for keeping a stall without a license, and yet persisted in doing 10.WHY THE HURRY?The Omette of this morning says, no doubt with authority, that \u201c in consequence of the Hen.Mr.Tilley having given the usual forma* notice la»t Monday that ho would cu Friday move the House into Committee of Supply and Ways and Means, the conclusion has been jumped at that he would on that day introduce the budget and announce the pnqiosed chan^.f in tbe tariff, and for three days pant importer* n./e been busily engaged in passing entries at the custom house and withdrawing goods from warehouse.This haste is, however, unuece*-! snry, a* the Finance Minister will not announce the Government jiolicy on the tariff question for ] Un days yet, which will be about the usual tuna I of delivering the budget speech.\u201d I ! t Friday, Ffidhuary 21,1879.THK MONTREATi DAILY WITNESS.6 CANADA AT THK PARIS EXHIBITION WHAT A yttlKC'IIMAN THOUOUT A \u201cCANADA\" WAS \u2014OUU tXHJUITS ADMlMI).Mr.W.Haiuiltou Merritt.Amoc.R.S.M-, J* (j.H., lut «.v.idhtf deliveroJ » very int«ro,tiu« lectuio at the Nutural History Society\u2019s Ropo)*, quou the Paru Kïhitition, more i-Articularly ia eouaectiou with the CwiAdiw) UWl.Among the awards Canada obtained six grand diplomas of honor ; live diplomas equal to gold mcd&li ; twelve gold medals ; ten diplomas equil to silver medals ; twenty-six silver medal, ; sixty-seven bronze medals, and ninety honorable men lions.Before concluding, Mr.Merritt spoke of the valuable services rendered by Prof.Selwyn, Dr.May, Mr.Perrault, Mr.Archambault, Mr.Thos.Keefer, Ac, A unanimous vote of thank, was passed in appreciation of the lecturer\u2019s exhaustive remark,.THE SEQUEL TO A SCENE IN COUET.It will be remembered that a few days sines, in the caw of D.P.Donovan applying for his discharge from insolvency, and McCormick cou-teeting, there was a hasty exchange of words between the learned Queen\u2019s Counsel, Messrs.F.X.Archambault, representing contestant, and D.Girouard, M.L\\, representing petitioner.Mr.Girouard insisted that the case should go on, and in the absence of Mr.Archambsult the opposition went by default.Yesterday in rendering judgment in the ease.Mr.Justice Mackay said he was at the time uninformed of the fact that that day had been appointed for Donovan\u2019s examination, which was not then completed in tnnucle.There were fifty or sixty charges of fraud preferred against Donovan, and by a piece of sharp practice he would not obtain his discharge.The d vir of justice should be re-opened, and the Court therefore declared the contestant's case etill open.____ THE BANK OF (HWKGO IN THE RECEIVER\u2019S HANDS.Advices from Oswego, N.Y., report : The Hank of Oswego has gone into the handa of a Receiver.The capital stock is $103,000.The Rank has sustained considerable losses, an 1 a large amount of the assets are not available.It owes over $«0,000 to depositors, which it caunot immediately pay, and drafts to tha amount of over $2,000 have he< n protested.The City Savings Bank re opened to-day.CITY ITEMS.The Beautiful Conbeuvatorikb of Andrew Allan, Esu., have kindly been opened to the members of the Montreal Horticultural So.-iety for to-mo-jrow afternoon.Others Like our Own.\u2014The drill sheds at Abercorn and at Sutton succumbed some teu days ago to the unusually large amount of snow on the roofs and went in with a crash, demolishing in their course some vehicles that were stored tLere for the winter.E.II.Goff, who figured so prominently before the courts here fnrsome time, Know a member of a general immigration agency firm, known as Waison A GofT, Boston, Mais.The firm i, engaged in sending retllers to Western and South Western Railway lands.Commitments.\u2014MUvina Mttiv'er and Henriette Daniel, two women of ill-repute.were committed for trial at the Court of Queen\u2019s Bench on a charge of stealing from Heavy Beauchamp, trader.The accused were admitted to bail.The woman Daniel will bu sued for selling liquor without liccr.se.TO-MOBROW, February 22nd, will bo the anniversary of Washington\u2019s birthday.Shrove Tuesday (Fasnach), February 23; A *h Wedne:q i!-il» for 'he m-i :to ,r, o'i'l its li.ventor -rwurded nu i the hltrlieat ditline in* (Croasot Hi\" l -gion of Honor) a- a lienefa»'inr of o\u2019uld-Imod.Ha anion i» ns certain us ra enaqioaltUm 1* har.s-less, being rive from optani nr nnv of its préparaimni.On» nr iw\" I 'ilUmi are Nullioieal for Ihe whole deiuitios period.Muy la- liinl at TME MEDICAL MAI.I., : T.J.\u2019.MI.: .-TREliT.1IKAN4 It, PPIM.Ii'K WIND -fîH mtAXCD WI.NDBOU IIOT,.^ H KENNETH CAMIMIKI.I.A COM A* -nt* for Him llnminln-i.Roofing f roofing f roof» I NO 1 \u2014Patent Felt srm, Weal Bud.M ply at 333 HI.Ant.».:.- sti rJ,ü LET, u small Cottage, on St.A CalhcriB'- *tr- '-t.near NT.Denl« ; ni*o, two me '.min-(irrd Hou»'a.App y at 120 S'.Denis at.T^M PLOY MENT.\u2014A widow, Pro- I J testant, wiihra to obtain a iltua'ion as experieneed Nnr** ; will take »ntif* eharire of an t ifa it irond reter-ences.Aptdy to Muta NKVILI.K.BexlsiryOffice, 3 Anderson »tr> rt.I?MI * 1.( ) yYTeNT \u2014 WiiiiDhI, by a Ij respeclahle rrolestanl young in in.a aitnalinn at Conchman and Oroom, and to aunud afunia\"i; wllliag Pi he ifi-nerally uaefu u'mul the lemae : *'>od refereness.Adorera\tWILLIAM, tiila ottice.1ENTS FOU S VJ.E -AT- WirNKS.-a OFFICE.pARLOR (JAMES.Table Cro.jneL Board fiâmes.Canl fiâmes.R.N.McCALLUM, 1.331 Nt.Catherine *».eorner Victor a a».\t1 jyENTIZONE !\tTRY IT ! IT HAS NO EQUAL t LADY CLARK\u2019* DENTI/.ONE, Forclosnainir and pre* rving teeth ant ginu.ail '¦ parting a retroahing tost - and toiling to the mouth.JOHN LEW I* & CO., Chf-miata, 8\tVlrtorlix SqNarr, H OW TO DINE CIIEAPLY.tdnn ra per x for Hfic.Bo»d Miss Coraon's Cheap Cookery.Price Ubc.For sale at ^\tUKA ETON'S, 2& J >L James street.V Soon Idveitisements.J:N NOR\u2019S ALMANAC.WEATHER RECORD FOR IH1H.1 NO If EKABT Price, \u2022\t\u2022\t\u2022 M0 CMla .FOB BALK AT ALL llOOKSTOBK* PALLI3ER x't KNAPP, ADTOCATRS, Arc.4 HAMILTON CUAMUKKR, 17 XT.JOHN STUKKT, Montreal.J.I'.'.u.lSSB, B C L.| F.A.Kvxrr, B.C.L.G RAIN RAGS.60 BALKS FOB SALK TO THK TBADR, LEWIM M.BLACK Ac C«L, 184 MofJill streeu B ECK\u2019S CASH ÜROUKERY itoei, 91» MrUILL MYRKFT, Seooad door below Notre Same street.CHRAPKKT CUOCKRH1 STORK IN THK CITY ^yATCIl MAKERS AND JEWELLER».\u2014 THOMAS ALLAN Ac CIO.'101 Notre Dame «reef.N» \\Y GOODS.We are now reociTimr an tuunonaii atoek of NHW OOOD8, satiable for Rl\u2019KINO and BDMMF.R CLOt'IIINfi.We have l»een rntln-r earlier Hua ai-a*on Ilian la customary with na in sh\"n ing our New Gond», a» we wereanxlons that all onr (ieoda for tliia season «hnuld not come uu l- inglng quality, which makes it *odr«irat>le an accompaniment ol the human voice.On all ihe«a point* of excellence and the pre-emmeut siqirnority of the Welter Pianos, «ra tiie |etiir!i ot RniAi'»*, Nttutaoif, Cttiittino, Patti, At.-n«*t, Uohr-Mai-i.ih'iv, Rgia Kivo, and the lewhag p.nnisi* ami mustciai-.a of the proamt day.