The Montreal witness, 2 juillet 1874, jeudi 2 juillet 1874

[" / ADVERTISING TERMS.er line first insert! insertions en outs Weekly, 10c.first LM subsequent iNsartion.TRI.WEEKLY Montreal Witness, EDITION, PUBLISIIED TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AND SATURDAY.ET rT prety mm Daily woness, Delivers, ANNUAL UBSCRIP TIONS.in Montreal, $4.00 to Subscribers, $3.00.* Tri-Waekiy, $2.00; Weekly, $1.00.Hew Dominion Monthy, tay Canso:an Messeng 21.60.TY TT rr \u2014\u2014 Te Em mer EET TET JhVor.XXIX,, New Series.MONTREAL, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1874.No.79.meeting was of course very affecting, and can RELIGIOUS NEWS.\u2014they want a lerger equipment of busts om al\u2019 who had seen \u201c h other forihe last time be foun: those volumes, and he seems 40 fu) if the of one red«kin or the disap Cotemporary Press and Nows bel better imagined Chan describe, \u201cBut afer \u2014 Bishop Cum has returned to Ken the lak 3 AA sora porisçes the forward: cer, vers eho = aman, to say te ch das vlad thlg 10s vay oi Hiustration tment o the calctistiens of gae whiskey ro firet ated > Cl bose worda landerness, hoar meaning clear result, THE COMET.and son, it was found that hie could not spesk a tucky for rest and recuperation from his liste are at present many passenger bo dre aie re hiea hy i oa be er lel to hia othe rade \u201crs count OF QUERN'S BINH .an nf (ets tous The For the past two or three nights people have been star-gazing more than usual ln view of the fact that more than one comet Is at present visible.To the naked eye, however, ar ordinary Klass, only one preseuis itaolf, which, notwithstanding the bright proonliat is easily fouud in the northern heavens, by following a lite through the two stars which form the rim of the Dipper.With & common opers glass the tall is resplendent, sod when the moon departsit will form a magnificent ohiect in the heavens, \u20ac tind the following statements in American papers with regard to {t:\u2014 (SN.Albans Messenger.) Professor Lewis Smith, of Rochester, recently discovered a new comet which he says is ap- prosching the earth with a constantly increas: velocity, a-tiving at perihstion (nearest the sun and perigee (oehrest the earth) about the 1st of August next.The new visitor was also discovered a little eartier by the astronomers at Marsellles, France, The Professor thinks It is likely to bes conspleuous and beautiful objeet in the western eky during Juiy and August.He says : \u2018 IL at Lhe Lime of lis uearest approach to the earth, the movu should be absent, we ma; ct from present indications, to be trea with a cometary display which mey rival the transit of Venus in popular as well as in scientd- fle luterest- The pre will be brigbtest on the evering of than liga: as bright as at the ime oi sorry while now it fa only five and one-half times as bright, and as the moon will be absent it will be subjected to spectroscopie anaylsis under cireumstances more favorabie than may occur sein in many years.It will then be absent tive degrees from enabola, the brightest star in Leo.It is now visible In this region.N.Y.Herald.) This now cloud of cosmical duet is to become in à few weeks (ne of the most splendid meteors ever witnessed.It was first discovered on April 17h ultimo, by M.Coggla, at Marseilles, small, but having an Intense nuclear condensation.118 polar distance was about 20 degrees, 15 minutes and 23 seconds, and it was moving slowly towards the eouthwest.It was first viable in the early morning.but is now also visible in the cvening.lt has Leen increasing in brightness and by sharp and somewhat practised eye can be seen in the constellation C'amcleopard in right ascension about seven hours and declination about 70 degrees north.It is now receding from the run and i» diminisbiug in actus! size and brightness, but as it {s approsching nearer to us its brilllaney is apparently augmented.\u2018This luminous metoor, which is named Comet 11, of 1374, is whoily outside of the earth's orbit, but, ss it moves on its flery track, will on the 3rd uf August attain its maximum beauty and brightness for us.When first descried by M.Coggis Its brightness was only one in the rcale, now it [s nearly seven ; but after the 1st of July It will reach a much higher degree of luniinoeity, and on the 3rd of August will have a brightness of two hundred and forty-five.There figures will aiford the reader an idea of what an astronomic treat he may look forward to in August.There {3 something so wonderful to the human mind, and so surpassing all attempts to fathom, in these enormous volumes of cometary matter, whirling through planetary space, that every «ffort should be made to analyze and spectro- ecopically test their nature.Already the telc- ecope has revealed nearly seven hundred comets, and every year we have one of two new ones.Greater selirits among well-equipped star-gaz- crs would probably show a much larger number rushiug along on or near the carth's orbit.The disturbing effect on the earth's atmosphere of such 8 comet as lialley\u2019s, whose tall was nearly ninety thousand milles long, and whose temperature was more than twen- 1y-five thousand times that of the noon- ay sun at tbe Equator, is & problem well- worthy of more accurate investigation than It has ever received.As yet it does not appear that Coggia\u2019s comet, the second of 1874, is associated with the stream of August meteors ; bul J that also remains for investigation.Let our astronomers and spectroscopists make the most of this new visitor from 1he distant fields of the stellar wohl, and if possible, remove the reproach wi.the ignorance of the constitution of cometary Lodles hiss so long entalled on the gclence of astronomy.THE SINGING PILGRIM IN CANADA.The following letter from Philip Phillips, the einger, has found its way to the New York Hi- nas Mr.Phillips is astray in one of his facts, as the Globe certainly heads the list In Canadian journalism, although, in the districts through which Mr.Phillips lias travelled these observa- lions are doublless correct.During the last elx weeks the wings of song have brought me from Prince Edward's Island, through the Eastern Provinces, to the capital of the Dominion, Ottawa.Six years ago spent several weeks {n Ontario, end now caunot but notice the great progress and improvements that #cem to be marching on fn agriculture, railroads, growth of cities and towns, the bulldin of churches, and lastly, but not Yeast, the advancement and the coming together of Christian denominations.Perhaps this week will prove one of the great eventful weeks among the Pres- byterlans and Methodists of Canada, for thers now seems to be but very little doubt but the different branches of these two important Christian bodies, now in scsaion at Ottawa une Hamilton, will come together, and Le known In the futare es the Presbyterian Church of British North America, and the Wesleyan Methodist Confercuce of Canada, Glorious move tbe day soon dawn when the Presbyterian: and Methodists eouth of the St.Lawrence will come together In lke manner.Among the many good influences brought to bear in Canada, none, perhape, are more benign than Christian journalism: and may be this kind of literature finds a more ready welcome from the fact that in the rural districts much of the daily pictorial trash (that is so common on our street comers) does not find a convenient market therefore the better finds its way {nto the homes and shops without much competition, and is a bleastnz.\u201d 1 find by remarks csausll dropped, and by observation, that there no paper in alt the Canadian dominlons that exerts 8 greater or more healthful Influence, or kag a larger circulation, than the Montreal Witness, Even among the Catholics in Quebec, 1 was told that it was as much read as thefrown organs, notwithstanding its sentiments are fully known, and !ta frank and impartial way of fighting the wrong wherever found, and upholding the right in cvery place.Tue ples- sure and profit I have had in reading its columns the last few weeks Trompts me to say, * (God blens the itn ax and all connected with it\" I hope and trust the ahect In onr own city bearing the same title and promulgating the same principles will soon double its present 50,000 circulation, ro that Christian joursaliam in the Btates will stand foremost, as it does in Cannada.Pamir Pmittirs, Ottare, June §, 1974, A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.The following is related in the Berlin Journal, à German paper, published in Waterloo County, Ontario :\u2014 Some fourteen years a cd Meyer, came to Canada.The father disd on the ocean.The mother with her small children found her way to the Township of Wellesley, County of Waterloo, and after a time was mar- tled to n shoemaker, named tlorn.Some thir teen Tears ago she sent her eldest child, a boy about ¥, to a neighbor's for milk, and up to last week could not find a trace of the lost child though the whole nelghhorhoo turned out and eearched far and wide, The poor mother was almost broken-hearted and never would hellove that her chitd was dead.We now follow the hoy, who, when he iad missed his way, kept walking be new not where.Finally he was picked up on the street by à Sootch farmer, who took him to hoïne, near Georgetown, near miles from (ko mother's residence, ite ivod seven years with this farmer, who then diod, re- celving nothing but his board and clothes, He next found lis way to another farmer near Brampton, where ha received à young colt for his TH which when a horse ized him A.He hyeld became cxiremely anxious to in search of his mother, but he had not the slightest conception where to look for her, Ile went to\u2019 liuclph and made enquirles for a person by the name of Horn, which he remem.red ax his step father's, but could find no trace of him, Finally, a msn told him he thought it must be à German name, and as there are a large number of Gertnans in Wetorloo ho had better gotècre.In Berlin he made enquiries and at length found some one who knew bis step-father, and directed him to St.Agatha, where, ab Raiser's Motel, he found that his own sister was at service.Mr.Kalacr, who was quite familiar with all the clrcumstances, at once went for the mother, some three miles distant, and brought has to her aon, who had new grown to den very fime-looking young man se The & Swiss famlly, nam- d word of (ierman nor she a wont of Englie: by a all their conversation had to be conucted interpreter.THE BAITLE O Lately near Thorold,in excavating forthe Welland Canal improvements, the remains of some of those slain in the battle of Beaverdams wero exposed.They were reverently collected, and on the 21th inst., the 61st anniversary of the battle, which took place in 1513, were interred with due honor.The St.Catherine's Times gives the following account of fthis battle, which it says: \u201c M not & must Important victo body of Canudiau yéomaury and Indians over a numerousand wellorganized party of United tates invaders, it waaat least tho decisive reason whicheaused the \u2018 Bird of Freedom\u2019 t flutter out of the old Niagara Distriot with his plumage pretty well tor., * From the nding of the invaders at Furt George, on the 27th May, until the ever memorable battle of Stoney Creek, on the 6th Juss the U.8B.troops may be said to have of the whole Niagara frontier, nu the Britiah oficer in vouvunnd Of the Cuna- disn militia made what has always been considered a most unnecessary retreat to Burlington, now Hamilton.The militia were told to gv hume, as in all probability the retreat would extend to Kingston, However, after Stoney Creck, the remnant of our little army advanced sguin towards their homes on the 10 and 12 Mile Creeks, driving back the foe and cstabliali- ing themuelven at the Ten and Del'ew's, whose stone Louse wan converted into a rude fortress, where our headquarters were, and from whence our Light Dragoons, under Capt.Merritt, and cur militia, pretty much on their own hook, haraserd the outlying advance of the foc.* Cul.Boastler was sent by the enemy to break up the pince at Detew\u2019s, and if possible capture the whole of our advance force.His plans were well laid.With a force of ubout 500 men and two guns he advanced from Nia- Rara to Quecnaton.aud halted there on the evening of the 25rd June.Early in the moru- ing he moved agan and ascended themountain near the Ten road, hisintention being to sweep along the brow of the hill, capture DeCew's, then descend into the valley nud take our advance on the Twelve-Mile Creek in the rear, and drive them into his own lines on the frontier.The little game was.however, spoiled by the Pluck and en of a devoted Canadian lady, Laura Sucord.who found out Bonst- ler's plans, and with indomitable cnergy and perseverance wulked nearly twenty miles through the wilderness, from Queenston to Det'ew's, and gave warning of the enemy's approach.Doastler, confident of success, marched boldly on until in the neighborhood of the Beaverdams, whero he encountered some Indians, wlioopened a sharp fire upon hisadvance.These Le drove in.but the firing soon roused the fervor of the lately disbanded militia living in the vicinity.Like true patriots they soon Euthered from all parts : in à short time the ememy were surrvunded and a galling fire poured into the from every bush and strip of woods.It wns now about 6 o'clock, and fy many of the farmers were at breakfast when the noise commenced, they left the worming meal and with their rifles hastened to the conflict, Boastler's jtion was in the cleared space in front of Mr.Fuller's house, while the militia and their Indian allies occupied the woods and surrounding spaces.In vain Bosat- ler tried to steady his already partly disor ganized army : the sharp.rapid discharge of musketry from the woods and the flerce war hoops of the Indians soon completed tho disaster.mo that in n short time the proud force of invaders were like a disorganized mob, waiting for some one to surrender to.At this moment, Licutenant Fitzgibbon, with forty men of the 40th regi- ment\u2014the oily British regular force in the vicinity\u2014came np, nnd immediately, without firing à shot, Boastler rurrendered\u201d his whole command of 600 prisoners, one stand of colors nnd two guns.Thus was the battleof Beaver Juss won hy a disbanded militia-\u2014more properly speaking Canadian guerrillas\u2014-wlo a rhort time previously were told to go home.No credit is dre to the regulars, as the fight was won ore their arrival, but the battle gave rise to the following saying: The militia and Indiana fought the batile, and Fitzgibbon wot the credit.\u201d COLONIAL ACTS.In the Imperial House of Commons on the 12th inat., Mr.Evwarn Jexktxs, Agont General for the Dominion, called attention to what he held to Le the present unsatisfactory method of deter- wining the constitutional character of Acts transmitted by Colonial Legi-latures to the Colonial Office for Ter Majesty's 'pproval.and recommended that in cases in wh E the con- stitntional character of thoxe Act might be called in qnestion, the matter should ive referred to the Judieal Committee of the Privy Conn.cil, which should be authorized to hear argumenta on buth sides and to report thereon for Her Majesty's consideration.The hon.mem.bereited some instances of inconvenience which Le alleged had arisen from the existing system, anil also quoted certain precedents in support of the course which he recommended, maintaining that if the practice he now suggested were henceforth adopted our relations withthe colonics would be placed on a sounder and more satisfactory footing.Mr.J.Lowrnxe, Colonial nnder-Serretary, raid that the hon.member had spoken of the working of the present system in reference to that matter as having created some difficulty in the working of the Confederation Act of North America, but there was no record at the gained bys \u2018Colonin] Office of any complaint or remonstrance on that subject having been made either to the late or the present Government.If any such feeling of dissatisfaction as the hon, gentleman adverted to hod really existod surely reme representation to that effect would have Been sent home from time to time by the representative of Her Majeety in the colony.Mr.Jraxixs said ho had called attention to facts, but had not apoken of feeling.Mr.Fowriæn\u2014Tho hon.gentleman had described the present method of determining the constitutionality of Colonial Arts aa unsatisfactory, and surely it could bo hardly characterized ne unsatisfactory unless dissatisfaction wan felt by somebody.(\u201c Iear,\u201d and a laugh.) Thoac, however, who were in in this case did not appear to be dissatisfied.Thehon.gentleman had forborne to indicate by what means these Acta should be called in question.He must be aware that_a referrnre to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Coun.«il involved considerable expense and delay.Would the hon.gentleman propose that all Colonial Acta should be referred to the decision of the Judicial Committee whenever exception was taken to them by any person, however remotely interested ?He thought the hon.gentleman harlly intended to make a proposition of that kind.R ribility finally rented upen the Secretary of State.to whomsocver he might nppeal for advice before he camo to à decision.The Becretary of State might refer to his own enlleagmes, or to the Privy Council, or, an was the mare usus) course, to the Law Officers of the Crown.The Colonies vonid in future have no reason to complain, and hitherto no complaint had heen made na to inatiors to which objections werr enteriained by tho Cnl.onial Offfee.The Colonial Offlse wonld always endeavor to obtain the general assent of the Colonies and of the House to the course they pursued in-cases of this kind, (Ifear, hear.) \u2014 One Rosenbach has gained a verdict of $30 against the owners of the Hudson liver steamer Drew,\u2019 for the loss of his valise, which he left locked up in his stateroom.The company defended the suit on the ground that the placing of the valise fn the stateroont was In violation of the printed mies of the boat, which required that baggage should be checked and left In the be, room.But the court hold that the articles fn the valiss were necessary for use la the stateroom ; also that tho Plating of rules dia not constitute a velld c: lence the Jaxity fn that respect is well heavy laboes.He is very much cut of heulsh, and will probally remain is seclusion all o summer, \u2014 There arc in India 20,000,000 of chiliren of a schuul-guing uge.Of these about 100,- 000, it is said, are under regular Chiristisu instruction, leaving 29,900,000 growing up in paganism.Not more than three or four vent.of tse population of India, it is supposed, can read intelligently.\u2014 Eleven different Presbyterian churches of and ica are engaged jn mission ary work in India.A moveiment has onm- menced for uniting the churches of these various nussions in an \u201c Indian Presbyterian Coufederation\u2019 ; though it is not proposed that the missionaries.or the churches, should dissolve the tiew which conmuot them with the different churches at home.A oonvention wee held Last November, and plan of coufed.«ration agreed upon, tu be commendod to the churches.\u2014 Mr.J.C.Marshman, of London, the son of Dr.Murshman, and the brother-in-law of the late Bir Henry Havelock, writes in the Friend of India: \u201c5 vembusw to prodies shut uy attempt to break vpche Turkish empire vi she whole Mussnlman world in Europe, in, and Africa against the Chris- tiaus end bring on a c e (if the tern be not out of place) of which we can have no conception, Mahomedanism has made more pro- gresn in the world during the last thirty years than Christianity, and that religion ia in.scparably associated with politics and political wer.oud 1 am much mistaken if the time is not coming when we shall have to combat the result of this augmentation of religious zeal and political aspirations in the 4-11.\u2014 The Council of the Reformed Church has just cuncluded its second session, and certainly the new organization scems to have à bright outlook.It has, too.taken its stand on different ground from that occupied by the Protestant Episcopal Cburvh, uud presents several points of difference; first, while the Protestant épiscopal Church admits à Toman Catholic priest without re-ondination, lut denies the validity of Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, and Congregational ordination, the Rformed Church maintaing as 8 fundamental principle the eccleainatical equality of by- ters, whether episcopally orotherwise ned.Serandly, the mother church does not approve of the ministration of the clergy of other denominations in its pulpits; the Reformed Church, however, opens its doors to them.Thirdly, while it is allowed iu the Protestant Episcopal Church that the Lord's table is an altar, on which the oblation of the body and blood of Christ is offered anew to the Father, the Reformed Church allows no church decorn- tions, ornaments, vestures, postures, or ceremonials calculated to teach, either directly or symbolically.that the Christian ministry pos- rouses a raverdotal character, or that the Lord's Supper is a sacrifice: and also forbids that the communion table shall be in the form of an aîtar \u2014Christion at Work.Narrves Preacurxo 1 Jarax,- The Record of the Free Church of Scotland gives the following account of an interesting movement in Japan, which has been noticed in other publications also :-\u2014* Two elders of the native churches in Yedo and Yokohama recently sot out on a tour through the province of Kadzusa, which lira between the Gulf of Yedo and the Pacific Ocenn.At many places they preached to the people, explaining the Christian faith and dectrines, and expounding the Scriptures to audiences of from nue dozen to four hundred rromy, Inall their course they were unhindered either Py the people, priests, or officials.They avoided the large towns, where they knew the people to be unusually Ligoted.exer- cired prudence always; but did not shun to preach the whole truth as they knew it in the UGorpels.In many places they were invited and urgedto comeagain.Inonevillagethey fonnd a man who had onre obtained a tract containing the Lord's I'rayer, the Ten Commandments, and a brief outline of Christian doctrine.This man had read and studied the tract, had for a long time culled upon the name of the true God, and had kept up daily prayer to God through Christ, for severul years.He was overjoyed at hearing these two fellow-country- men of his preaching fully the truth.of which he lunged to know mach more, The preaching tour of the two clders lasted three weeks, and on their return the native brethren called on them to recount what they had done; after which they kept a jubilee of praise to (God and janyer for greater blessings, \u2014that God's Word might have free course throughout all Japan.It greatly encouraged the young men now in the native Church, who look forward to the time when they xhall go out an preachers and cvangelists in their native land.At least a dozen young native Christinns have signified their intentions of beroming preachers, and the missionaries of Yokohama are alreadly discussing the question of how best to organize and maintain a theological training.x heal for the native missionaries in Japan.\u201d DOMINION NEWS, \u2014 Itis well known that 8ir John Macdenald {# a Presbyterian, though not too much given to eburch-going.1lis excuse to his minister for koown: \u2018Ima not come to your church, Dr.Cook, but I wi never fax gou the bed compliment of going to any other.\u201d The promised union of the Pres- hyterlan Churches in Canads has bcon & subject of great interest to Skr John.Île attended the late meeting at tava, and rejoiced when the thing was virtnally set .Iles salil to have exclaimed, ¢ $hau't we be a great moral power in the country * FATAL ACCIDENT.\u2014WIDDER, June 25, \u2014Yes- terday, as Thomas Hey, resident of the township of Warwick, was driving along the road about two miles from Arkona, his buggy was run into by a_man driving a lumber waggon, upsetting Mr.Hey's trap, and throwing Lim out, causing such injuries that he expired a few minutes after.Citn.p Drowsep,\u2014Bayrmin, June 23.\u2014To- dayst noon a child nad two years, daughter of Mr.George Irwin, of Bayfichl, was missed from her usual haunts around the house, and, on tearch being made, herlifeless body was found in an open well, where it 1s supposed it had been for an hour.San EFFECTS Or DRINKIXG IMPURE WATER \u2014On Monday, June Sth, Mr.Alex ander McAdam, a fine young man residing at Nashwaakals, New Brunswick, and employed in Thompeon's Carding Mill, died of that dread discase, typhoid fever, after about nine days Illness, and on the following moming hin wife also succumbed to the same fatal discane, leaving three little children lo mourn their frre) This sad sfiliction has cas tire community, the dee Leing well known and highly estecmesl in the locality where they have resided for the past seven years.The doctor without any hesitation pronounces the fever as having been occasioned by drinking finpurg water, 8 warning and a loud call to the ple of Fredericton, who arc every day poison- [i themecives and their litte ones or drinking water from which in many cases the lower animais turn awsy disgusted.Let us be warned fu time.\u2014 New Dransivick nr, Tur Dawson RouTE.\u2014We lave obtained the following tems of (utelligence reganiing the work dosie on the highway to Manitohs.The Sarryingo rations were fo be commenced by Messra W.11.Carpenter & Co, About the fest day of June, Instant ; the firat party was actually rentoff on thesrd.From that date til the 18th, cay sixteen days, the permons sent off on the roed from Thunder Bay reached the number of 700, a figure somewhat higher than that of the entire number of passengers who went over the road last year, During lnat weck not lesa than 100 Ge day were sent off, and on one day there were AS.A small colon of Americans, from Marquette, numberlng 315, bad arived af Thunder 7 a short time ago on thelr way to Manitoba.The passengers are of two classes : one of these {+ the substantial far reer from Ontarfo, with his teams and equip ment complete, and plenty of cash ; the other Is tbe laboring man, generally single, gotug out to Fort Garry to work.Numbers of the latter class have no money except what pare for their transport, the reguistion $10, and they live on the Company during the {rip Nr.Ca ter states that tbe Company is always ready 10 hire ba of these longshore stow A , but the fellows will not do It, all dalog tn » hurry to get trough ta Fort Garry, where, a (lolx , from all secounts, day hor le not very pisnti- fui.The chiel drawback to the despateh of passongers le the ecaroity of boats on the lakes o apes hos v rdiag by land of 100 oiupany has a forwa; wer of teams sud 230 men, and have i whuble what ever exce[t upon the Lakes.The time occu- M the traverse of the roule from Thunder £o the Red River {a no 1088 han two weeks, On an average.And at the rat, at which pas- sengere are pressing forward, the land and water for a day's journey will have un it pearly 200 persons, on the move, makiug it a Hrely an populous Hae of travel.\u2014 Globe.AMERICAN NEWS, ~The strike is ns ridiculous at the close 24 it was childish us the outset, The trades-union found no fault with the wages or the hours of labor, Lut took exception the conditions \u2018under which a Mon-éociety man was ctuployed by am ofl refines, This Las led to a protracted struggle, marked hy two t episodes, and now the coopers have surren: unconditionally, snd be for work on any terms, Workfngmen o to Lave learned b: this time that the trades-anlois are so nich for the empluyersin 8 season of digrluished production.\u2014 Nee Fork Tribane A Hsacraree City.\u2014Dz El'sha Marris, the Kesputrar of Vital Btatistiés, hus submittad to 1! of Health a very ir cresting ropert ou the death rate of last week, 30 Shouse, that woh as tht pos dU GF beh oie Vase y au New York since December, 150%.There were only 3# deatbs In the city, againat 444 in the week coding on the 13th Inst.and against 474 deaths repoited In the corresponding week last year.Was THE \u201cANRRIQUE' 13 ABARDONEU.\u2014 The lovestigation into the disaster to the transatlantic steamer * L'Amerique'* has just been concluded bythe committee appoiuted by the French Government, According to the report of the committee the vessel was not weakened by the Jencthentng process, and {s even now perfectly sound.[t appears that the vessel bad on bosrda new English double-circulation pump, \u2014a piece of machinery concerning whose opera.{ion the Chief Engineer was so ignorant that «il the time he was trying to pump the water out of the hold, re was diligently pi lng ft in, at the rate of two hundred cubic metres au_huur.Under there circumstances it was not remarka- tile that the vessel should have filled rapidly: and if the officers had not given it up and abandoned the ship, they would doubtless have succeeded in élukiog Ler, by continuing heir intelligent use of the pump a while loner, TweED \u2014The foll«wing !s [rom a Democratic paper of New York cu, t\u2014 \u201cTwzen's Tere or lurlNMENT.\u2014Among lawyers who have given Uu subject cou-idera- ton, it is conceded that, at the expiration of vue year from the date of his Incarceration, William W.Tweed will have served the fall term of imprisonment witLin the power cf à court of justice to inflict on Lim for the offence eet forth In the jndictment upon which he was convicted.When that period of twelve months shall bave clapsed, Mr.Tweed will be brouzhit into court on halkas corpus, unl Jt will be clsim- cd fn his bebalf that hie Las fully paid tha utmost Tenalty that the statute permits to be imposed in such cases of mi-tvmeanor us that for which te was arrsizned.From the trial of that issue ft Is confidently expected that hie will go forth free,\u201d The N.Y.Times says ©\u201c Wo.should not heat all surjaised to see this prediction verflled.\" ANOTHER INSURANCE FRAL 1,.\u2014No sooner has the Brick-in-the-Cudin case heen settled iu this city hy tLe coneliuirent of the chief conspirator to Imprisonment than we real of snoiher and mare aerfous attempt In Kansas Clty to defraud a Life Insurance Company.We give the parti- culsrs, because so many peo;le arc interested in re such plot to cheat companies, or rather the pullcy-iolders constituting thc com- pauter.In 1lida cage the scoundrels were two wen, Winner and McNutt, both r bouse- painters in Kansas City.Mrs.McNuit was ad- Imiited a confidentfin the enterprise.[l-r husband fneured hielifeinherfavor.Then W inner and McNutt went to richie, Kansas, act ups shop aud began painting.It bring necessary for caming out the Gnterprite, that McNuit should disappear, aud tha! there should Lo remains supposed to be bis, \\Vinner + rate Lo several poor families whom he knew {a Kinsas Clty, fnviting them ta come to Wichita sud get work, A map named Sevierren ole funvitation, He was kuown to bave +n Wichita, but he was never after seer abe.Upon the night of his arrival the eh» t | by Winner and McNutt Look fire.ur.was found by those who came to suldue the flames on the back stairs of the Luuding, bleeding slightly from 8 wound in the head, but examination showed that he was really very .ttlo hurt.In the ruins of the Luilding \u2018was found a body so much burned that no one could prsitively Identi- 5 It; but Winner, at the inquest.swore - tively that it was the body of his partner, MeNutt.It was disposed of as his.Unfortunately for the success of the scheme, just after the uralng of the building, 8 letter was Intercepted addressed by Mrs.McNutt to her husband, It exborted him to drop the friendship of Winner and to vive up the criniinal scheme, as \u201c the would rather work her dniers off than obtain inoney in that way.Bearch being made, thedesd and buried McNutt was found alive and flourishing a aint brush tn Smithville, Mo.Ie was arrested with hls wife and Winner, Both men have been ried for the murder of Sevier ! onc has been convicted and the «ther probably will be.\u2014 NY, Tribune, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, \u2014 Of late years it has been a noteworthy cir- cumstauce that a high de; of religious toleration has prevailed in Turkey.It all the more strange, therefore, that the Government should prohibit the circulation of the Bible in the country.We mistake the spirit of modern civilization If the Porte Is not subjected to a sutlicient pressure to bring about 1 speedy withdrawal of the probibition.Nes Yok Tribrenr, \u2014 Mr.E.ltlchardson sailed on Thuraday, June 4th, {n tha stea * Cireassfan,\u201d from Liverpool to Canada, In charge of a ry of sgricultural laborers and their families, ns well as single men aud domestic servants.for whom there Is great demand fo Canada.Mr.Rickardsen taker with him special letters to the emigration autherities and others in Canada, which will ensurcihe farts placing and settling of Lis party.After having disposed of his fiends, Mr.Richardson will deliver a few pub- Tie addresses in aid of the Jockel-out laborer, and will remain a few weeks in Ontarto, to look after the comfort ad welfare of those familles who may follow him inthe two orthree succeeding steamers, \u2014M.Gambetta is unquestignably right In predicifng, as he did in his peck at Auxerre, recently, that the final polit struggle for ihe government of France would be bet ween the Bonapartists and the Ktcpubiiéets.The mon- sarctiical factions bave lost all hold upon the French electorate, and the dissolution of the present Assembly will termninate thelr power for evil.The Bonapertiste, on the other haud, are recovering from the effect of the ignominious fall of the Empire, aud arc likely to reap the benefit of thelr skilful political leadership dnr- ng the Inst few years.je office-holding class in France is §xchedingly numerous, and as there 1s no local politieal iife worth mentioning, all are directly dependent on the complexion of the Central Government.The Bonspartists, being the only trained sdminih- piven.| HauFay, N., \u2018 Méternian\u201d\u2019 a ing The Allan steamer lan 1 this morn- GREAT MACKEREL (ATCH.in tisharus Bay, Cape Breton, there fs rap iri.ed the largest catch of mackerel than for twenty scars.Reports from alonz shore indleate that ibe recent gale was almost equal in violence to the great gale of last August | much damage is .dane to lishing boats and gear © three tishermen were drowned by the upsetting of their baat off | Ragzed Leland.MARINE, & Martrax, NS, June Preserved lobsters, value £40,110, were shipped to-day in vessels for Ercland.Hon, Mr.Ross, Minister of Militia, arrived to- des from Ottawa.LMM,\u201c Rpartan * arrived on Sundar, from Bermuds.Twonthernare expected.the \u2018Doris, * from Gibraltar, and\u2018 Sphinx.\u201d from Jamaica, They will attend the naval court martial, on the wrecked ship * Niobe, \u2018at Miquelon, tn be beld rhortiy.The North-(icrman traintne ship © Raver,\u201d fram New York has arrived.ST, JOHN, NE FIRE.ST, dons, N.B., Jufft 2.\u2014The st, George Bed Granite Co's works were totally destroyed by fire on Saturday nicht.Three polished pillars for St.John l\u2019'ust-Offiee, and four large pollshed columns for a building in Montreal, wore destroy eid.beshiles the whale of the hiildinge and machinery: loss estimated at #33.000, Insured tn the Queen Office for #00, The whole thing was burned In twenty minutes: the Gre {s sup posed to bave orizinated iu the boiler-louse af- fer the men had left.KECHERON IT.The proposed reciprocity treats meets with no favor in any quarter : one treaty at a time is eomaldered enough, and when the value of our fleheries has been ap; and paid for according to the terms of shington Treaty, the Maritime Provinces may entertatn other pro- joeals, ITRUS The military camp at St.Andrew's opens tu- morrow, The lank of Nova Scotia commences husiness in Bt.Jahn onthe cod July, in the new bullding erected hy the Maritime Bank, Flour marhet dull, demand light.and prices receding :sujers, #8 to $625: extras, $850 to £7: commeal, 84 to $4 25 : freighte dull sad rates declining.je late rains have heen uctive it every Grain crops are late, ant of much good to the gras: crap, an where promises well, may be short.BIRTHS DAIGKBAT.- At St.Iyacinthe, on the ith Inst.the wile of Mr.leremic Dalgnenn of a sn.FMA.On Eunday.June MW, at Rousg\u2019s Point, N.Y.ibe wife of J, mire MT OPA 80m N.Y KEARNEY.In thie city, on the 2h inst, Mrs.P, Kenrney, of a ron.Kkoai.- In this city, on the Keogh of 4 nnahter Ab instant.Mrs.John MARTIN, In this city.on 2h inst.Mre.Ja Martin, of » dawahter.| me © Mela amity, On the ton st.the wife of Alex.Score.In this ily, at i lnst., the wife nf James LES Yorxa,-At Teaser Slave Lake, on Lhe Ih Jann- UT the ite of Jiarrison 8.Youn, of the Huds y Company.nu son.MARRIED.CRRISTIR.-At Kemptirille, on Tu of June, hy the Har.J.BC a se y Morchant, Kemupirille, ohn Christie, Merchaat: Istie.danghier of + Chi Y-URXNY AL Oxford, on Friday, lennnder LA met.st N c1.oughlin, oo street, on the Mh CORXELI- 1h = ka se res of v.J.Donglae, Al ary Henry, daughter of John DID.AMEISKR.On the MIR inet.Joseph J'aacat Henri a fo Uatord.Tuomss, Jnfant son of l'ascul Amesee.ir.BIRNORE.Iraunes, on Mondsy.Mh Inne, 1874, {aries ) ander.inter cldest son of Kons aad ary Hnmore, aged 12 years, Browx This morning, aL St.rew\u2019s, P.Q.Trdta r Many Slater, wife of the late Ja wn, Rr.#9 proprietor and ihr ine jontrun! in vette, anû mother of agin 0., Auctioneer, of his city, 84 the ad are of \u20180 years, DA In this oitg, nn the PNA tnt, Mtiohe CUP ford, ren of the inte Thomas Dawson, sited ™ years, RAY.- In this city, no IMD nat, afer & anh Ceara [iioba, which fab with Christian \u2018wr Unde, James Gray, aged years.an on Monday, ene Chars Fierenve.aned tor W.Lireer.1 months, Infant aang n HaAtL\u2014In Ch lon, June flot, in, Al.Pr EE insotie, of this city.pT GM WT EE EAT FE JS TI [For the Wracs.WINE OR WATER.BY KATE CLEVELAND.CHAFTEE XIL1.\u2014Continued.After her husband left the house, tiracle poured 8 cup of tea and carried it upto her sinter.\u201cWhy, Maggie,\u201d she exclaimed, as the light feu the flushed face of the suffering girl, \u201c1 did not think you were so ill ; you are very feveriah,\u201d she added, placing her soft hand un \u2018sa heated brow, \u201cI will soud for a physdcian immediately.\u201d \u201cNo, Gracie, you must do no such thing.I am not aick enough for that : it is only a headache that will ff in & few hours \u201cThen you must drink this hot tea and lot me bathe your head.\u201d As she lay while Grarie gently bathed ber throbbing head, the pain seemed to dis away, sud in a little while the sullerer was aslcop.Uracie, after covering up the rleeper and stirring up the fire in the grate, stole softly from the room.So busily was she engaged in finishing the ij designed as a present to her father that the hours slipped rapidly by, Just as the clock struck the hour of ten she put in the last ~titch, and rolling up her balls of wool und arranging then in ler work-basket neatly, she voftfy crept up stairs and into Margaret's room.Finding her still asleep, she returned to the parlor, and taking up a book which she had commenced, she was soon absorbed in its pages.Margaret had been sleeping soundly for some hours when she was suddenly aroused by a loud shrick which resounded through the whole house.Rpringing from the bed she ran down stairs.Upon reaching the lower hall, she stool \u201cpoechio at thescenethat mot her eyes.There upon the fluor, with two policemen bending over him, lay her brother, the dark bland streaming from à wounduss his brow.Gracie was knoeling beside lim sobbing, and wringing her hands.Atthe sight of Maygie she exclaimed, «Oh, this ix fearful | Oh, Muogeic, he is dead |\u201d and with a groan she fell upon the body of ker unconscious husband.mbling with horror Margaret fatoop qd and placed her hand on the heart vf her tavther : it was beating faintly.\u201cHe is not dead, Gracie,\u201d she exelaimed : \u201che is only stunned.\u201d Then, turning to the policemen, she asked, w did this happen °° Well, madam,\u201d replied onc of then resp te fully.\u201cwe found him lying on the corner of one of the streets: he must havo fallen and struck his head on the «ge of the + But he must have been taken with a % 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