Daily evening mercury, 14 décembre 1885, lundi 14 décembre 1885

[" r Tilly,\u201d n sôru YEAR \u2014NO.291.MORES ET STUDIA ET POPULOS ET PKÆLIA DICAM \u2014Virg, Georg, IV, 6.QUEBEC MONDAY, DECEMUER 14, THE MEDICAL COMMISSION, Rumorsthat One Commissioner Reported Riel was Insane.(Globe's Own Correupennlent.) Ræuiva, N.W.T., Doc.11.-The statement vf Hir Alexander Campbell thut the Government had made à careful enquiry, confidentially, through medical exports, into Iliel's mental state bufore his execution, has revived the interest hero in the secret visit of Drs Valade and Lavell.So mysterious was the whole affair that Doctor Valade was registered at the hotel UNDEK THE ASBUMED NAME of Mons.Lavoie.Those doctors had two long interviews with Riel before he hid any idea of who they were.They also examined Father Andre, Doctor Jukes, and some of the guards.On Sunday, November the 8th, the Medien! Commissioners had a constitution, and after dining with the Governor, they each sent a cipher telegram to Nir John Macdonald, lt is stated that Dr.Lavell, in his message, admitted thut the prisoner was not free from jusanity, but that he was responsible for his acts : while Dr.Valade declared him to be COMPLETELY INBANE and incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong, It cannot be disputed that Father Mec- Williams, an Irish Catholic priest of Outario, nud a devoted admirer of Sir John, who was also at Regina on a confidentis! mission from Ottawa, wrote both to the Governor-General and 8ir Jolin a strong appeal against hanging an insane man.\u2014 ce Mysterious Disappearance.Bueroucnk, N.B., Dec.11.\u2014Excite ment prevails over the disappearance of a Frenchman named Perry, of Rimouski, He put up at a tavern kept by Anthony White, and was last seen at 3 o'clock on the morning of Saturday, November 28, At that hour White, and a man named Cormier allege they left the house and went to Cocagne in the neighboring parish.They admit having visited Perry, who was sick several times during the night.They allege that after they left the house, Perry disappeared.Perry was a well built, square shouldered man of 25 years, six feet high with black hair; whiskers and moustache.He had $300 with him when he arrived at Buctouche.When he disappeared he left all his clothes, gun, ammunition, ete., in his bed room, except his money.White, will be remembered a noted figure in the Mec- Carthy murder mystery at Shediac in 1877.McCarthy, a wealthy hotel keeper, mysteriously disappeared one night when he had a large amount of money in his possession and his body was subsequently found in ihe river.\"gen Mourning for the Murdered Priests.Requiem services took place on Thurs, day nt the Church of L'Assomption, Montreal, in honor of the memories of the Rev.Fathers Fufard nud Marchand, of the Oblat order, assussinated at Frog Lake while in discharge of their mission ary duties.The edifice was draped in mourning, and an imposing catafalque surrounded with tapers stood in the central aisle, Mgr.Fabre officiated, but Mgr.Grandin, Bishop of St.Albert, was absent through illness.A number of clergy were present, and the college choir chanted the service in a most impressive manner.Abbe Caisse in an elegant sermon mentioned that the Rev.Father Fufard was a native of L'Assomption and had been educated in its college.The father, mother and other relatives of the martyred priest were present and were deeply affected.\u2014\u2014\u2014#\u2014 A Practical Illustration.A few weoks ago a countryman of Lancaster, England, went into a butcher shop to buy a sheep's head.In order to have some fun the butcher asked him if he would have the head of a Conservative or Radical sheep.Hodge thinking of the promise of the latter party, said that he would have p Radical sheep's head.Whereupon the butcher took a sheep's head, and after removing the brains, handed it to the puzzled countryman.\u2014 N.Y.Tribune.A murderer has escaped conviction in the Ware (Ga.) Buperior Court because the innictment charged him with shooting his victim in the right shoulder, whereas the.wound: was really inflicted in the left.THE ST.PAUL CARNIVAL.The Ice Palace Contract Let \u2014Norwegian Snow-8hoe Club.ST.PauL, Dec 13\u2014The deputation of | St.Paul snow-shoers who went to Winni- | peg to invite the snowshoers of that\u2019 city to the ft.Paul Carnival, have re- | turned.They expect about 300 Winni-! ge snow-shoers who will bring toboggans | he Executive Committee of the Ice Palace Association have approved of the plans submitted by Mr, J, H.Hutchinson, of Montreal, and awarded the con | tract to that gentleman and Mr, James \u2018 Brodie, n well-known buitder of St.Paul.WANT THE BIGGEST TILING ON ICE VET.Myr.Hutchison has returned to get the, ico plan enlarged.\u201cWe want the biggest thing yet!\u201d shuot the St.Paul! people.Mr.Hutchinson had designed « stualler palace for them than the Montreal palace, but they would not have that.They have no snow or sleighing in St.Paul and go about in waggons all winter.But they have plenty of ice, That is what they are to have their carnival upon.NORWEGIAN SNOW BHOE CLUB, Tliere is now a steady frost, which is making ice rapidly, and as soon as it is of the required thickness, work will bo commenced.A Norwegian snow-ghoe- club for some time in existence in Minneapolis, and a similar organization in 8t.Paul, will use the Norwegian snowshoe, which is of wood some eight feet in length and four inches in width.The tobogganing club is actively at work preparing for the sesaon \u2014 \u2014\u2014 An Interesting Story.An enterprising merchant in Toronto has been manufacturing a beverage which he called Blue Ribbon beer, for the benetit of those who had adopted the order of the cerulean stripe.He had a surprisingly large sale for the drink, in fact so large was the sale that the excise officers became rather suspicious, and when two men and three women became speechlessly drunk upon this temperance beverage, their suspicions became con firmed.The man was prosecuted for selling intoxicants contrary to law.He pleaded that his Blue Ribbon beer was verfectly harmless, and innocent of any intoxicating matter as the baby's feeding bottle.In order to put the matter be- youd a doubt, three or four glasses were given to each of the jurymen to test.At the end of half an hour the whole \u201cpannel\u201d were so drunk that they were unable to listen to the evidence, and the man was duly punished.London Sportsman.\u2014\u2014 Western Disquiet.A correspondent of L\u2019Electeur wirtes from Regina, that Jack Henderson, Riel's hangman, got a severe drubbing lately from some halfbreeds for bousting in a tavern of his part in the execution, and that serious trouble is feared with the Indians this winter, the Blackfeet having already killed two soldiers and wounded two others.Gunuer Smith, of B Battery, who has arrived at Winnipeg from Qu\u2019Apelle, reports that the military there are expecting trouble from the Indiaus and half.breeds, who are very restless.\u2014 Press Censorship.Lobon, Dec 11\u2014The proprietors of the Times have been notified that their correspondent with the Burmese expedi tion has been ordered by General Prendergast to leave Mandalay and return to Rangoon.The Times is very anxious to know the reason for this extreme step, and if there is not a satisfactory explanation, the general is likely to get a hauling over the coals.As itis some people have made the remark that if the commander had been as watchful against the Dacoits as he was regarding the correspondents he could have avoided a dis- gracefnl pillage and much unnecessary bloodshed.\u2014\u2014\u2014# Over 5,000 bushels of whest was marked in Virden one day last week.\u2014\u2014 pr rs Nervous Debilitated Men.You are allowed a fair trial of thir days of the use of Dr.Dye's Celebrated Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory Appliances, for the Speedy relief and anent cure of Nervous bil Hw.loss of Vitality wud Manhood, and all kindred troubles.Also, for many other diseases.Complete restoration to health, vigor and manhood guaranteed.No risk is incurred.[Illustrated pamphlet, with full u- formation, terms etc, mailed free by address ing Voltalo Belt Co.Marshall Mich y SKILLFUL SURGICAL OPERATION.The American Ambassador at Vienna, Mr.Kasson, has lately forwarded to hie Governmont un Intercsting account of a remarkable surgical operation lately performed by Proiessor Billroth, of Vienna, which, w=?°° to tell, consisted in the removal of n of the human stomach, involving nea third of the organ\u2014and, strange to: tient recovcred\u2014the only succemsfu ov ou of the kind ever performed, The for which this operation was perform ¢ was cancer of the atomach, attended with fosiow- Ing symptoms :\u2014The appetite is quite poor.| There ie & peculiar indescribable distress in the stomach, a feeling that has boen descritied us a faint \u2018all gone\u201d sensation ; a sticky slime collects about the teeth, especially in the morning, accumpanied by an unpleasant taste.Food falls to satisfy this peculiar faint sensation ; but, un the contrary, it appears to aggravate the feeling, \u2018The eyes arc sunken, tinged with yellow ; the hands snd feet become cold and sticky\u2014a cold perspnration, The | sutlerers feol tived all the time, and sleep does ! not acem to give rest.After a time the tient becomes nervous and irritable, glonmy, hin mind tilled with evil forebodings.When vising suddenly from a vecumbent position there is a dizziness, a whistling sensation, and he is obliged to grasp something firm to keep from falling.The bowels costive, the akin dry aud hot ut tinise ; the blood becoming thick and stagnant, snd does not circulate properly, After u time the patient spits up food socn after cating, sometimes in a sour andl fermented corulition, sometimes sweetizh to the taste.Uftenzimen there is o palpitation of the heart, and the patient fears me nay have heart dis- case.Towards the last the patient is unable tu retuin any food whatever, as the opening in the intestines becomes closed, or nearly so.Althongh this disease la indeed alarming, suitcrers with the above-named symptoms whould not feel nervous, for nine hundred and ninety-nine cases out of a thousand have no cancer, but simply dyspepsia, a disease easily removed if treated in à proper manner The safest and best remedy for the disease is Sicgel's Curative Syrup,a vegetable preparation sold by all clieriisis and medicine veadors throughout the world, and by the proprietors, A, J.White (Lirzited), 17 Farrington-road, London, E.C.This Syrup strikes at the very foundation of the disease, and drives it, roct und Lranch, out of the system.St.Mary-street, Peterborouc., November 20th, 1851.Sir,\u2014It gives me great pleasure to inf: you of the Écselt 1 have received from Siege! « syrup.Ihave been troubled for years dyspepsia ; but atter a few duses of this >; l'tound relief, and after taking two Lu iz [ feel quite cured, I am Sir, yours truly, Mr.À.J.White, William Brant, September 8th, 1883.Dear Sir,\u2014I find the sale of Siegel's Syrup steadily increasing.All who have tried it speak very highly of its medicinal virtues ; one customer describes it as a \u201cGodsend to dyspeptic people.\u201d I always recommend it with confidence.Faithfully yours, i (Signed) Vincent A.Wills, Chemist- Dentist, Merthyr Tydvil.To Mr.A.J.White Lo Siegel's Operating Pills are the best family physic that has ever been discovered.They ! cleanse the bowels fromall irritating substances and leave them iu à heuithy condition.They cure costiveness, ! Preston, Sept.21st, 1883.My Dear Sir,\u2014Your Syrup and Pills are still | very popular with my customers, many saying ; they are the best family medicines possible, The other day a customer came for two bot- ; tles of Syrup and said \u2018Mother Siegel\u201d had saved the ib of his wife, and he added, \u2018\u2018one | of these bottles I an sending fifteen miles away to a friend who is very ill.I have much faith in it.\u2019 lhe sale keeps up wonderfully, in fact one would fancy almost that the people were be- giuning to breakfast, dine, and sup on Mother Siegel's Syrup, the demand is so constant and the satisfaction so great.I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, To A.White, Esq.(Signed) ~~ W.Bowker.Spanish Town, Jamaica, West Indica, Oct.24, 1882, Dear Sir, \u2014I write to inform you that I have derived great benefit from \u201cSiegel's Syrup.\u201d For some years I have suffered from liver com plaint, with its many and varied concomitant evils, so that my life was a perpetual misery.Twelve.months ago I was induced to try Siegel's syrup, and though rather skeptical, having tried so many reputed infallable remedies, 1 $etermined to give it at least a fair trial.In two or three days I felt considerably better, and now at the end of twelve months (having continued taking it) I am glad to say that I am a different being altogether, It is said of cer- ain pens that they \u2018\u2018come asa boon and a blessing to men\u201d apd 1 have no reason to doubt the truthfulness of the statement.I can truly say, however, that Siegel's Syrup has come as a \"boon and à blessing\u201d tome.I have recommended it to severel fellow-sufferers from this distressing complaint, and their testimony is quite in accordance with my own.Gratitude for the bevefit I have derived fram the excellent prepaiition prompts we to furnish you with this ursolicited testimonial.1 am, dear Sir, Yours ever faithinlly, (Signed) Carey B.Berry, A.J, Whiw, Esq.Baptist Missionary Hensingham, Whitehaven, Oct.16, 1882, Mr A.J.White\u2014Dear Sir,\u20141 was for some time afflicted with: piles and was advised to give Motzer Seigel's Syrup a trial, which I did.I a pew happy to state that it has restored me 1K complete heaith\u2014I remain, yours respect.fay, (signed) John H.Lightfoot.For sale by WW.BRUNET & Co., Davgglata, 139 & 41, St.Joseph St, 8t.Roch, Quebec; and A.J.WHITE, L.D., Branch Ne.famen St.Montreal.! As YOUR GROCER | ~ | Imperial French Shoe Blacxing ce, 76, \u2018 Elegant in Design.$1.25.1885 During SIN CLOCK PRICE ONE CENT.À CHRISTMAS PRESENT! our ANNUAL CASH SALE the \u201cCANADIAN SOUVE wa\" LLACE PIN will be sold at zo, lower than manufacturer's prices, * SOLID SILVEBRI SULE Siver Bangles fr\u2026n ue, to Su,00 : =100 Artistically Finished, $1.25.Silver Brooches from 75c.tu 83.50 ; Silver !curf Pins from GUe, to $1.26 ; Fine Wisste Metal Belts from $2.00.Silver Collarettes, Langtry Pins and Watch Chaing, Rhine Stone Brooches and Fur-Rings.Crocudilite and Pearls, the latest noveluy in Silver Jewellery, Onyx and Pearl Brooches and Ear-Ringe.KZ Combination Pens and Prncils in Gold and Silver.GOLD-FHEADED CANES! A Choice Lot of Albums nt half-price.Brass and Olive Wood [ukstands, Penracks, Paper Knives, Newspaper aud Letter Racks, Fancy Candles and Candle Shades.The Balance of our Stock of TOYS, DOLLS und GAMES at a considerable reduction.SEIFERT'S EUROPEAN BAZAAR 34, FABRIQUE STREET.December 14, 1885 decl-lm McCOLL BROS.& CO, MANUFACTURERS AND WHCLESALE DEALERS IN LARDINE AND OTHER MACHINE AND ILLUMINATING OI LS! GERARD STREET.TORONTO.June |, 1885\u2014Gm\u2014 1354 DON RIVER, DO ol i\u201d HRY PoE QUEBEC CENTRAL RAILWAY FALL & WINTER ARRANGEMENTS, Comme.cing MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th 1833, Trains will run as follows : Mail.|Mixed| Freight Leave Sherbrooke for| A.4.| AM, Beaucedunct., Levis) & Quebec.815.716 ; P.M.| PM, Arrive Beauce Junct .| 1 10,.+30 Arrive Levin.3 45).Coenen ** Quebec Ferry.; 4 00 .Leave Q\u201dbec for Beauce; Jet, Sherbrooke aud: | New Englund Points, ; A.M.\\ | Ferry.io 30.\\ Leave Levis.1H00,.0.rv \u201c| | AM.Arrive Beauce Junct ,| 1 10°.borate Leave Beauce Jet.J 3, vence 64 PK Arrive Sherbrooke.j 6 18].| 300 Leave Levis for Bt.ra.Joseph.].001.Arrive St Joseph.800.Leave St Juseph for! AM.Tevis .5.8 00].Arrive Levin.100 .= FRET rT && Trains run by Eastern Standard Time.Fifteen minutes allowed for refreshments at Beauce Junction.Sure connections made at Sherbrooke with Passumpsic, Grand Trunk and Central Vermont Railways for Newport, Portland, Boston, New York; sll New England Points, and for Montrea: and the West via Lake Memphremagog.At Harlaks Junction with Interoolonial way along the St Lawrence and all points in the Maritime Provinces.At Quebec with the St Lawrence and Saguenay Steamboat Co.and with North Shore Railway for St Leon Springs and points above Quebec.JAS.R.WOUDWARDT Nov 5 1885.General Manager.CHEAP amp NEAT PRINTING \u2018 A} 933 MERCURY OFFICE 2 end 28 MOUNTAIN BILL GRAND TRUNK FER RY R.R.On and after the 21st OCTOBER, the Ferry Steamer WILL LEAVE QUEBEC.HOUTH QUEBEC.AM.7.00 Mail West.P.M, from the BM, | 1,30 Lighting Exregs to tbe: 1.45 Lightning Ex- Vest, {rem from the \u2018est.8.00 Mailtothe West, {| 7.00 Mixed from Richmond, 4x lutermediate trips fur Freight.October 22, 1885.THE STEAMER LEVIS\u201d Commencing MONDAY, the 30th November, will leuve (weather and circumaetances permit- tiug) as follows : Lzave ORLEANS.Leave Quenmo.8.00 A.M.3.50 P.M St.RUMUALD, Quanac.9.15 AM.8.30 A.M.245 P.M.2.00 P.M.November 27, 1885.THE CANADIAN AGRICULTURIST AND HOME MAGAZINE.Witsout a rival ia Canada, and unsurpassed is America, for the Stock Raiser, Dairyman, or Fruit Grower.We are enabied by à al ement to offer that splendid publication, \u2018Tux Cax- ADIAN AGRICULTCRIST,\u201d ciabbed with \u201cTas Daurv Mercory\u201d for the small sum of 84.80 à Year, Subscriptions may be commenced at any time The Cawaptay Agmicotyusist is a Incge 36 BY Br 6 first-class Journal illustrated, and 2 wr ia 7 _DAILY EVENING MERCURY.| re .- AUVERTISERS lors from Canadu will find a complete flac! Tux Mencuey fun 1805 in the Reading Roam of the BritiiJMuseuns, tirent nssell Street, W.C., Londen, Kuglend.EE Quebec Mercury MONDAY EVENING, DEC.14.esse ea Tax fortune of a Vanderbilt, says the Gloiw, is more a monument to unjust socinl conditions than to the thrift and enterprise of an individual, MAJOR-GENERAL BTRANGR, who broke bis leg at Gleichen, N.W.T., is recover ing.The attack of pleurisy from which he suffered has also subsided.\u2014_ Tue Bleus are greatly crestfallen over Archbishop Tache's letter on Northwest affairs, as they counted upon getting a defence of the Government from that preiate.rm me COMPLAINTS ure made that the alleged Associated Press despatches from Eastern Quebec ate cooked to suit political purposes by Intercolonial officials.Others have been burked entirely.\u2014 -\u2014\u2014 EvoLiss law makes a difference between ordinary lectures and those delivec- ed at universities.It has been recently decided, on an appeal, at Glasgow, that a university student may take notes of lectures and publish them, if he pleases, without the consent of his professors, The lectures are considered public pro- pérty \u2014 Tur Hen.W.8.Fielding, Premier of Nova Scotia, and the Hon.J, W.Longley, a member of the Government of that Province, arrived in town by the Halifax express on Saturday evening and put up at the Russell House.They left by the four o'clock train on Sunday afternoon for Ottawa, where they are called upon railway business.\u2014- A sPECIAL to the Mail says, in refer- vas to the report in London telegrams that it was probable the Princess Louise will re-visit Canads next year :\u2014\u201cAn intimate friend of the Marquis of Lorne says that the Marquis has more than once expressed a desire of re-visiting Canada, and it is probable he will do so next spring, but he will not be accompanied by the Princess Louise.\u201d ee AN ANALYSIS Of the occupations of the newly elected members of the Imperial Parliament shows an extraordinary proportion of nen sent to St.Stephen's from classes which have hitherto been unrepresented.À correspondent of the Times is very indignant that the Parnellites include in their ranks small tradesmen, tavern-keepers, and mechanics.\u2014_0p Tug St.James's Gazette, an English journal with Tory propensities of the most approved massy-ba ked order, called upon the opponents of disestablishment to consider the fact that \u201cMr, Gladstone intends to retire soon after he has led his party back to office, and when he does retire what is to prevent those who will take up his sceptre from discovering that they have a mandate from, the people to dienstablish,\u201d and to \u201cact accordingly I\u201d The opponents of disestablishment fousizlily did so, they \u201cacted accordingly,\u201d with\" the result that they forced\u2019 the question to an issue, brought out the very popular declaration of which they were most afraid.I Pranor H.J: Faust, of Salt Lake City, one of the leading lights of the Mormon Church, in an interview in St.Louis, said :\u2014\u201cI think the concentration of troops at Fort Douglass and Salt Lake City is an outrage.We have been tou week and have been trampled under foot by the United States authorities.Many influential.Mormons have been ruingd and.driven from Utah on perjured testimony in the United.States Court.Many of the Mormons are not polygamists.Mayor Sharo, of Salt Lake, althopgh a Mormon, is not a polygamist.The United States Marshals are responsible for all the trouble, They hound the Mormons, arrest them on trivial charges, and either kill thew: or.send them to penitentiary.I know of \u2018many IN ENGLAND og traval- cascein Utah where Mprmous have ) been shot down by United States marshals without oguse, These aold-bloodoë crimes bava aroused,the.Monmons and they are | disposed to strike back.They ought to lisve Assorted themselves loug ago, and 1 think the Governui it vught to appoint a comuiittee to investigate matters out that\" \u2014\u2014 The Latest Cabinet Shuffle.The opinion is expressed on ail aides here with regard to the latest Cabinet shuffle, that it is a miserable makeshift, which amounts to a confession that the Premier himself does not expeot to hold office fore more than a few weeks.A Conservative member from the Maritime Provinces stated today that Foster's appointment would be very unpopular, though the party would have to submit to it ; but the placing of the Finanoe Department in Mr.McLolan's hands is even more ridiculous, The Toronto evening organ of the Government admits that the latest Cabinet shuffle is not favorably regarded by Conservatives, The Montreal Gazette says Mr McLelan has assumed serious responsibilities and duties, but does not hazard the opinion that he is fit for the position in which he has been placed.\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Citadel.L\u2019Evenement says the officers of the 87th or County of Quebec Battalion tind difficulty in obtaining one company in Chariesboury to serve as a guard on the Citadel during the cold winter months.The present unpopularity of the gallant Minister of Militia in his county town is pretty clearly shown by this scate of affairs.All the city and Levis Battalions have readily taken their share of this duty._\u2014\u2014 The Scott Murder.Le Canadien this morning publishes the two column letter, dated 8th December instant, of the Rev.George Young, to the Editor of the Brantford (Ontario) Courier, relating from lis own personal knowledge all the circumstances conneci- ed with the imprisonment and killing, for \u2018disobedience of the orders of his jail guards,\u201d of Scott, by orders of Riel, at Fort Garry, 4th March, 1570.-\u2014 Obit.We notice the death of Eleonore Marie Ida, only daughter of L.8.Demers, Esqone of the proprietors of the Canadien.The deceased succumbed to an attack of inflammation of the lungs which followed in the wake of whooping cough.We regret to learn that Mr Demers has two other children seriously ill.The funeral took place at the Basilica this afternoon and was largely attended.re Work.for the Paople.The Dowinion Government have sent on instructions to its favored contractors to take on a certain number of men to level out the grounds at the drill shed, and also to raconstruct the Citadel drainage system.The latter is in a most defective conditidn.es Christmas Tree.Mrs.Williams proposes having her Christmas tree on Wednesday, the 16th, when she will be very glad to see any one who would like to come and pay her a visit, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Extension of Railway Charter.Application will be made to the Local Legislature on behalf of the Saguenay and Lake St.John Railway to continue and extend its charter.PE CRIER Home from the Wars.Colonel W.H.Forrest, of the Commissariat Department, during the North West Rebellion, returned home this morning, \u2014\u2014 e\u2014- The English Mail.The Allan mail steamship arrived at \u2018Halifax at 8 a.m.yesterday and the mails reached our Post Oflice at 10.20 au.today.\u2014____,_ Death of M.Lavigaeur.We regret to learn of the death in Vermont of M.Celestin Lavigeur, the able violinist, formerly of this city.es rere legit.Holiday, Bargains.The inducements held out to buyers by Mr.Seifert, at the.European Bazaar, are certainly.very enticing.Some of the finest goods are being offéred at ridiculously low prices.But our readers should remeber that these bargins will only last for the holidays.RE \u2014 The menu cards at the dinner recently giveu Sculptor Bartholdi in New York held each the engraved face and name of the guest who was to occupy the chair.In Bugbwd.there are.now upwards.of.30,000 blind persons.The proportion of blind people to the population of all Euro, ions .bears-very uesrly-tho- a ete Ab the monthly reception by Mgr.Fabre on Monday evening, one of the aspect of the Riel agitation.Grand Vivnr Marechai was very outspoken in expresaing hix apinion.that the-agitation was not Lo be deplored.| He also dwelt upon the newassity of upholding tlie authority of the Government.At this tiwa the Dishop wes talking to a Judge aud a Sherif upon a different watter, Suddenly he broke off to say, \u201cHow about the great nations] party ;\u201d c'est deja fini (it is already a thing of the past).This remark caused the guests a good deal of amusement aud one of them remarked, \u201cThe Liberals ave playing trumps in this game and playing with rare kill £00.\" tar.\u2014\u2014___ .| Quarantine Withdrawn, Niagara Faris, Dec, 11.\u2014The new York State Board of Health have withdrawn the restrictions, placed on persons entaring the state at this point, against the smallpox scourge, and the services of the inspectors who have been vaccinating yassengers wholesale both on the Grand rank and Michigan Central railways bound east have been dispensed with All persons may now enter the United States at this point by railway cars, or otherwise, without the presentation of certiticates, or undergoing vaccination before croesing the line.Since the restrictions came into effect there has been on an average about fifty people vaccinated per day, crossing the lines on the two lines.\u2014\u2014_ e-\u2014\u2014\u2014 A Famous Cabbage Farm.The most extensive cabbage farm in the world is near Chicago.It consists of 190 acres in the \u201ccabbage distric.,\u201d it is called, which comprises :,500 acres of rich, heavy soil especially adapted to cabbage culture.It requires 1,11 4,000 plants to set the 190 acres, and, counting those used in resetting, 30,000,000 for the whole district under cultivation, The hulk of the crop is sent South in box cars to supply a demand which exists after the consumption of the Southern erop, which, owing to the climate, cannot be stored for future use.te Stopping of Railway Trains.Victoria, Dee 12\u2014Nevious results are anticipated from the stoppage of railway trains for the winter.Large quantities « § goods are iu town, which cannot be mov - ed over the roads that were left in bad condition by the railroad contractors.Great droves of cattle in the interior, in- teaded for the Victoria market, cannot reach tbe coast.It is believed that the butchers will have to rely on the Washington Territory aud Oregon for supplies of beef.\" AB 0 The Law is Supreme.The power which tries and condemns to death is not the Cabinet but the law of the land, which the Cabinet, equally witisthe husiblest citizen, is bound to respect, nul with the operation of which it cannot interfere save for urgent and well defined cause.It is not the Cabinet, therefore, but the offended law which must be held toaccount for Riel\u2019s punishment.\u2014Toronto Mail, (Ministerial.) \u2014 -\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Ministerial Hegira.La Presse says facetiously .\u201cOttawa is hi