The canadian gleaner, 8 avril 1886, jeudi 8 avril 1886

[" \u2014-\u2014 CLEARING BALE{ BOMA PFIDB REDUCTIONS! ! HE whole and entire stock of GRRAT their pew Spring and Bummer Im is a list of the sweeping reductions now made : Gord beavy Scarlet Flannel reduced to 15c per yard ; former price 30c Table Covers reduced to 0c; former price $1.35.Men's sat heavy Undershirts reduced to 40c; formes price T5c.Men's extra heavy Underpants reduced to 40c; former price T5a.Men's fancy Overcoats reduced to $3.75; former price $7.50 and $9.Men's fancy Dress Coats reduced to $3 ; former price $8.50 and $7.50.Men's fancy Dress Vests reduced to $1; former price $2 and $3.50 Men's fancy Dress Pants reduced to $1.75; former price $3 snd $3.75.Over 75 cases and trunks of Boots and Shoes of every description reduced to cost and under.Great reductions made on Tapestry, all-wool and Hemp Carpets, also on Hall Floor Oilcloths, Window Curtains, Lambrequins, and fancy Window Tassels.Immense reductions made on Ladies\u2019 Shawls and Mantles, fancy Dress Goods, black figured and plain Lustres, and fancy Silk Handkerchiefs.Men's fancy Flannel Shirts reduced to 75c; former price 1.50.Men's heavy Overalls greatly reduced in price.15 cases men's, women's, girls, and boys\u2019 Overshoes snd Rubbers to be sold at less than manufacturers\u2019 prices.Great reductions made on fancy siuc Trunks and black sad colored Valises.Wall Paper and Borderings reduced to cost and under.Ladies\u2019 white Cambric Handkerchiefs reduced to 3c; former price 10c.Tremendous reductions made on Gentlemen's Hats and Caps, Gloves, Braces, Table Linen, Satchels, Umbrellas, Fringes, fancy Dress Buttons, Dress Trimmings, Stays, Stair Oilcloths, Btair Linen, Table Oilcloths, Furniture Prints, fancy Table Damask snd Napkins, Motto Frames, Albums, Toilet sets, Glass sets, Purior Lamps, Vases, Mantel gots, Moustache Cups and Saucers, Crockery, Hardware, &c.Extraordinary reductions made on Teas, Bugars, Currants, Raisins, Broome, Washtubs, Washboards, Pails, Matches, Bpices, Sardines, Salmon, &c., and on an immense quantity of other goods altogether too numerous to mention, WILLIAM THIRD & CO.Huntingdon, 1st April, 1886.P.8.Extra zeductions have been made on China Tea sets, ornamental Bedroom sets and on apecial lines of fancy goods, which were Imported for birthday and wedding presents, W.T.&Co.E FONTAINE, Notary Publlo, of Ormstown, will , be In attundance, during the whote of Thursday in each week, at the Grand Central Hotel, Huntingdon, prepared to do all notarial business that may be required.30 Dr.ALLAN McMILLAN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Huntingdon, PQ.s@rOffice and residence, opposite the Poxt-office, II.CROSS, Notary, 93 St James Street, e Montreal.a@Fr-Money to lend on Farms at lowest rates of interost.Correspondence solicited.01 RCHIBALD, McCORMICK, & DUCLOS, Abvocares 1724 Notre Dame Strevt, Montreal.Alderman J.S.Ancuwsatp, M.A,B.C.L., Prof.Criminal Law, McGill College.D.MoConurcx, B.C.L.Cuartes À .Ducuos, B.A.,B.C.L.Mr McCormick will attend the Courts in Beauharnois, Ste Martine, and Huntingdon, and give special attontion to the District, Mr Duclos will follow the Courts in and give special attention to the Districts of 8t Hyacinthe and Bedford.a\" Accounts for collection may be addressed tothe firm ro M.8.McCoy, Huntingdon.UNTINGDON COUNTY BANK.Orpen rrox 10 10 3 o'clock.Interest allowed on deposits and notes discounted, Cheques issued to depositors atone-haif rates.ANDREW SOMERVILLE, E.S5.ELSWORTH, Cashier.Manager.Brier & LIGHTHALL, Advocates, Barristers, Solicitors, &c., 1727 Notre Dame-street, Montreal.T.P.Boruse, DCL.W.D.Ligutnary, M.A, BCL, Mr Lighthall will attend the courts in Boauharnois, Ste Martine, and Huntingdon.NOTARIAL The undersigned begs leave to inform the 1 public that he will be in attendance, in the oftice of BR.Hyndman, Secretary-Treasurer of the Municipal Council of thy County of Huatingdon, in the County BuiLpine, in the Village of Huntingdon, EVERY THURSDAY, aud remnin while detained by business, In the event of any Thursday being a non-juridical day, he will attend on Friday.1 I Crevizs,N.P.ACLAREN, LEET, SMITH, & ROGERS, Apvooarss &c., 163 St.James Street, Montreal.Mr Rogers wili attend the Courts at Huntiogdon und Beawharnois, Claims may be left witb Wu.8.Macuauen, Hantingdon.D\u201c ALD DOWNIE, B.C.L., Advocate, Barrister, &c.s (of Downie & Lanctot) 70 8t James Street, Montreal.Will be at Moir's, Huntiogdon, on last Saturday of every month.S@FAttendsall Courts in District of Beauharnoia.Accounts for collection may be addressed to Montreal or left with Georos Bracurorp, agent at Huntingdon.Interviews may bu arranged for any ev-ning.AS D MoCORMICE , V.8., would cespectfully inform the public that he has taken np his residence at Durham, where he is always to befound, excepting Tuesdays,st Archambaulës hotel, St Louis, and Fridays, when he will be at Moir\u2019s, Huntingdon, Office Next door to R.N.Walsh\u2019s store, Ormstown.NDREW PHILPS,Liconsed Auctioneer for the District of Buaubarnois, begs to fuform the public that he is prepared to attend sll Auction Sales in the counties on Huntingdon, Chateaugay snd Beaubarnois, when called upon; and, as he has been in the business for some time, | satisfaction la guaranteed or no pay.Terms reasonable, P.8.\u2014Lectters addressed to Huntingdon Post Office willce.tf ceive prompt attention.HE subscriber kcops constantly on hand readymade CASKETS AND COFFINS of different sixes, styles, and prices, and trimmings to suit; also Ladies\u2019 burial robes and coffin plates.PICTURE FRAMING attended to, and keeps où hand and for sale all kinds of Moulding.Good PINE LATH of 1 and i} inch.Prices reasonable, JOHN McGERRIGLE, Builder.Ormstown, January 7th, 1886.OASKETS and OOPFINS.gonoral merchandise belonging tothe firm of WILLIAM THIRD & CO.is now offured for sale at and under cost, in order to make room fer portations.Undernoted Beautiful Green and Black and Soariet and Black Parlor | - \u2014\u2014 nn C\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 - - Canadian \u2014 - Gleaner - 6e» =.4 pe PE ae.me wan oe.31 the prinel _ | pal blood vessels en thet side, and e NO.1173 NC TROUBLE! .TO SHOW OUR NEW SPRING GOODS! I am opening out a large stock of STAPLE and FANOY DRY \"GOODS, all of which will be sold at a very small profit.in great variety and at bottom prices.Pure SILKE GLOVES in all shades.GINGHAMS AND SILKS in large quantities.WoRsTED SUITINGS AND ScotcH TWEEDS fresh from the mills.HARDWARE AND BUILDERS\u2019 REQUISITES.TEAS, including Japan, Black, Hyson, Gunpowder, &c.Freshly ground fragrant COFFEE and strictly pure SPICES.sFrGIVE M3 A CALL.\u201c@ C.MARSHALL.N.B.\u2014 Winter Goods sold at cost.75 NOTICE A\" persons indebted to the late John Adams.in bis lifetime of Godmauchester, and all persons having claims against the said Estate, must fylo them with the undersigned on or before Saturday, April 10th, with vouchers.All accounts not produced by that date will not be accepted.Mrs JouN Apans, Tatrix, Godmanchester, 29th March, 1886.PRESERVE YOUR SIGHT ! By Wearing F.LAZARUS\u2019S (late of Lazanve & Morais) RENOWNED SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES.HESE SPECTACLES have been used for 3b years and always given the best of satisfuc- They are undoubtedly THB BRST IN THE WORLD.They never tire the eye and last many years without change.FOR SALE BY CG.W.GELLATLY, (SOLE AGENT) PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER & OPTICIAN.\u2014DEALER IN\u2014 FINE WATCHES AND JEWELLERY.FORTUNE'S BLOCK, 99 HUNTINGDON.T0 BREEDERS AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.FOR SALE FEW CHOICE HEAD OF THOROUGHBRED AYR- SHIRES, male and female, from the undersigned'» celebrated stock, so much appreciated for ite well-known milking properties, and which, as such, obtained, twice, th: 1st prize at the Ottawa Dominion Exhibition ; also the lat prize for the best herd at Hochelaga County Exhibition for 1884, and lat at Sherbrooke Inst Fall for the best Milch Cows, For further particulars apply to Jauss Davmæonn, Petite Côt\u2026, Montreal.7 OR SALE OR TO LET, that well-known Farm situated in the Township of Havelock and known es the Nyprer Farx, containing 100 acres; the land being in a high state of cultivation with a good brick house and outbuildings thereon.There is a never-failing Spring of water on the premises, also a good orchard aod a very large second-growth auger bush, with the most approved method for makiog sugar.The ubove Farm will be sold or let fo n term of years, as the proprietor has given up farming.Title indisputable.Apply by letter to W.8auxpans, Stock- well, or on the premises to Joan Narrem, proprietor, ALSO FOR SALE, ANOTHER PARCEL OF LAND containing 50 acres and situated in Havelock, part of Lot No.89 in the 2nd range.Any person wishing to invest in real estate would flud thie a rare chance, as Mr Napper ir leaving this part.W.SAUNDERS, Executor to the Estate.tion.t Stockwell, March 17th, 1886.FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.A GOOD BUSINESS STAND IN HOWICK, P.Q., con sisting of a large town lot, situated on corner of Frent and Mill streets, with a large brick dwelling-houme, with good kitchen and dry cellar, « large 2-story frame bmilding used as a store and public hall, large sheds and stables, with orchard in the rear, and a never-falling well beside the house.The whole will be sold cheap, as the proprietor in- Tee subscriber keeps constantly on hand = large stock of Gaskets and Coffins of all sises, styles, and prices, Coffin Plates, Burin) Robes, and othor trimmings always in stock.Pricesrensonable, A handsome Hearse kept.Orderspromptlyattendedto.Mrs A.Haspenson, Huntingdon, AVID BRYSON Licensed Auctionee)s for the District of Beauharnois, which consists of the counties of Huntingdon, Chateanguny and Beauharnols Sellnin the Eoglish and French languages.No bigher charges made for extra distances to travel as allhistime is at his disposal forthat business.Allcommmunicationsaddressed to David Bryson ,Howick,P.Q.,or to David D.Bryson,Agent.Orms- town, ,P.Q., will receive immediate attention.NOTICE TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.He again leased the Huntingdon Sash and Door Factory from Mrs A.Henderson, and she having placed in it 8 new and improved water wheel, which is an invaluable advantage, 1 am now prepared to turn out all kinds of HOUSE FURNISHINGS on short notice and tends moving West.Having decided to sell his poroperty, he is offering his large stock of goods, consisting of Dry Goods, Resdymade Clothing, Boots and Shoes, H ats, Cape, Furs, Hardware, Grocerivs, &c., at cost and under, For farther Information apply personally or by letter to W.8 Cunmnenax, proprictor, Howick, PQ.83 IMPORTANT NOTICE.HE subscriber takes this opportunity to inform bia patrons and the public generally that be has made arrangements to erecta new store during the coming spring, and will sell off ali hie stock of g compristng à general assortment of Dry Goods, à large stock of Boots and Shoes, Readymade Clothing, Wall Papers, Groceries, Hardware, and other goods st and below cost, up to let of Joue, when the balance will be sold by Auction.Alec.for enle, à Dwelling-House, 36 by 24, which will be sold cheap, as it has to be removed before I begin building.JA AN DERSON.qu Anderson's Corners, March 25th, 1986 The plan and specifications for the store cam beezamined by carpenters intending to tender for its erectio n.MFA quantity of Dry Lumber %;i1l on hawt], which mi be suid nheap.at reasonable rates.Additional machinery is also being placed in the Factory, which will enable me to fll orders ho prairie dog t7ap is more promptly.Contracts taken at low rates and plans and specifications drawn up to suit parties building.Estimates given, if required.Coustautly kept on hand, sl) kindsof HOUSE TRIMMINGS \u2014such ag\u2014 NEWEL POSTS, TWISTS, FRAMES, | BALUSTERS, FLOORING, ARCHITR 4ygs, HANDRAILINGS, SASHES, OULD\" ngs RAMPS, DOORS, WAIN sCOfING.DRESSED AND UNDRESSED LUMBEP Dimension Timber on short potlee.In tar e bullding line as cheap as can had prices, Plunse give me à call before ver Cheat chery Huatiagdon, Fob.18, 1606, - SANGSTER, « of all kinds, + everything in ingenious.Place a ess barrel prairie dog's hole and over the half 6ll it wi}, fine sand.The little burrower will s00D \u2018acratch his way to the topof\u2019 the same.But te fine sand falls into the hole avd fills it UP, and it cannot dig another through the bal fluid particles, neither can he climb up the Ndes of the barrel.Contentment is better than money, and just about as scarce.One little girl was heard to say to a playmate ; \u2014\u201cWhen I grow up I'm am going to be à school teacher.\u201d «Well, I'm going to be & mamma and bave six children.\u201d \u201cWhen they come to school to me I'm going to whip em, whip \u2018sm.«You mean thing! What bave they ever dene to you?\u201d NEw SHADEs oF DREss Goops AND TRIMMINGS HUNTINGDON, Q., THU VALLEYFIELD.[ The following was ressieed (oe late for last jesus.) \" «The first maple syrup of the season here was on the market on the 23rd March, and sold at $1.20 per gallon.i It is rumored that the Molson's -Bank intend establishing a braoch here.Nothing like competition; there is always room for one more.| Mr Benjamin Viau of this town has undertaken to break up the ice between Clark's Island and Valleyfield with the steamer C.Anderson, for the purpose of giving her a passage to her wharf here during the spring season.The distance to be broken up is one mile and a balf, and it is anticipated he has quite a task before him, as the ice is yet firm and thick.He will begin work next week.On Saturday, 27th ult,, one Poirier, a bailiff of St Louis, was brought before Justices Loy and Madden, under a charge of extortion, he having, it was alleged in the complaint, charged $2 more than he was entitled to by law for his fees.Before a decision was reached by the magistrates, however, the parties compromised, the bailiff reimbursing the amount alleged to have been extorted and paying all costs, amounting to some 315.Messrs Gauthier & Beauregard of this place, are fitting up a house on St Lawrence street, near the boat landing, for the purpose of opening therein a temperance hotel and dining-rooms in a few weeks, It is predicted by those who are in a position to know, that the future establishment will eclipse, not only in style and finish but also as regards comfort, the pseudo hotels of Valleyfield.If such prove to be the case, we bespeak for these gentlemen a big rush next summer and the year round.For we really need some first-class stopping place in Valleyfield.Last week a warrant was issued for the arrest of one Olivier Bertrand, of Lancaster Landing, for obtaining valuable property under false pretences.The warrant was placed in the hands of Constable Poitras of Valleyfield, who secured his man next day.The facts of the case are briefly as follows: At the latter part of February last, Bertrand travelled through St Louis and the neighboring parishes with a span of two fine grey mares with the object, he said, of exchanging the twain fora stallion.Passing through St Louis the pompous turnout at once caught the eye of Mr Frederick Demers, senr., of that place, and he at once determined to secure the apparent prize.Bertrand was approached and asked to swap his two mares for two heavy horses belonging to Mr Demers.He at first scorned the idea, bat, tinally, consented to gratify the old man's longing for exchange, by taking his two horses and $15 to boot, Bertrand guaranteeing the wares in every way.As Messrs McCormick & Me- Eachran, V.S'a, were travelling at the time, buying horses, Demers sought these gentlemen at once with bis sprightly nares, aud was told, after they bad been examined by the surgeons, that they were affected with glanders.Between the time of the exchange and the arrest, Bertrand had sold one of the horses for $100, and the other be had still in his possession.The result of the arrest was that Bertrand returned the remaining horse to Demers, reim- 7 bursed him his $15 boot money, paid him back the 8100 he had received for the other horse and all the costs.Mr Demers promised to be more cautious in the future in horse-trading.The meeting called by the mayor for the purpose of considering the opportunity of granting a bonus to the Canada Atlantic Railway Company was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, 24th ult, as announced, and was attended by about 400 property-holders.Several gentlemen addressed the meeting, and among others Messrs Plante, mayor, George M.Loy, Léger, and Bélair, councillors, Dr Lussier, Z.Boyer, N.P., and James Wattie, owner of the Valleyfield woolen mill.All the abuve speakers were unanimous in favoring the granting of a bonus of $10,000 to the Canada Atlantic, and in fact, the whole meeting seemed to be of the same mind, except Mr Eusèbe Dion, who made a few remarks against the bonus that evening, but the next day, better counsel having prevailed, he fell into line, and is now one of the staunch advocates of the intended gratification of the company.Cotton Company could not be present at the meeting, owing to some other engagement that evening, but on Wednesday Messrs Gault, in Valleyfield, and, speaking in the name of the company to the mayor and other members of the council, they stated that they werein favor of the bonus, provided the Canada Atlantic would give Valleyfield the necessary accommodations as to station and railway service ; these are the conditions sine qua non, under which council, 1 proies ro the ing of a by-law granting a Bots of $1000 to the Canada Atlantic Railway Company, which will be submitted to the r Loy gave notice that he would Three men who have made their mark in Germany will soon pass away.The Emperor William, who completed his 89th year on the 22nd uit, Count Von Moltke, who will be 86 on the 26th of October next, and Prince Bismarck, who on the 1st of April was 71 years of age.: The agreement between England and france respecting the French claims on the west coast | of Newfoundland bas been condemned by the Legislature of the colony, which declines to give its ratification.The French Senate by a vote of 173 to 107 adopted the compulsory.sconlar education\u201d bill in its entirety.The directors of the Montreal ; they would give their support to the schume, more fully.The French i In consequence, at the last meeting of the town : form a solid mass, returning a solid phalanx of RSDAY, APRIL 8, 1886.THE CLYDESDALE STUD BOOK.A MEETING of the directors of the recently organis.d Dominion Clydesdale Association was held at Toronto on the 30th March, to confer with the Herd Book Committee of the Agriculture and Arte Association The members of the Clydesdale Association present were :\u2014 Jeffrey, Reonie, Jackson, Beith, Fothergill, Hurd, Smith, McCrae, and Beattie.The Clydeadale breeders, comprising a deputation from the township of Pickering, presented a petition, sigued by forty-sight ors, protesting against the proposal to raise the standard of the Dominion Clydesdale Stud Book equal to the American third volume.The deputation received the assurance that the matter would receive the earnest consideration of the committee, After considerable discussion with respect to the standard and the obligation of the Agriculture and Arts Association to all those who bave so far recorded their horses in the register, the following resolution, proposed by Mr Drury, seconded by Mr Hurd, was carried unanimously: That under the circumstances that the first volume of the Canadian Clydesdale Stud Book was commenced with the same standard as the first volume of the American Clydesdale Stud Book, and that a good many horses were recorded under that standard, and the fact now that a resulution was carried at au organization of breeders of Clydesdales in favor of a more rigid standard, equal to the present standard of the American Stud Book, be it resolved, That an appendix be added to the Clydesdale Stud Book, to be called the Canadian Draught Horse Record of mixed breeding, Clydesdale blood predominating, and that horses with Shire blood in them be entered consecutively in their distinct book, and that a distinct and easily understood certificate he given; also that the word Clydesdale or Shire, or au abbreviation thereof, be printed after the numbers of the different horses ocourring in the pedigree, and that Scotch and Canadian Clydesdale, snd English and Canadian Shire numbers be used in the pedigrees.A subcommittee was appointed to frame rules and by-laws, who retired and, later on in the day, reported as follows : The preamble of the constitution of the American Clydesdale Association was adopted with some modifications and alterations to suit the Dominion Association, Each province shall be represented in the directorate by a vice- president and two directors.It was moved by Mr Moore, seconded by Mr Jeffrey, That the annual fee for membership be 83, and the book when published be given to the members.Carried.On motion it was decided to charge members 32 for each registration and non-members $3.A fee of $1 to be charged for each pedigree kept in office record, that the pedigrees of those at present not up to the Clydesdale standard of 4 and 5 crosses for mares and stallions respectively, but which in course of time by Clydesdales crossing will become eligi- e.A clause to be inserted in bylaws relating to the prosecution of parties submitting fraudulent pedigrees.It was moved by Mr McCrae, seconded by Mr Moore, That pedigrees of horses imported to Canada previous to May 31st, 1846, and recorded in the Scotch stud bouk,shall be recorded in the Dominion Clydesdale Stud Book, for each pedigree $1 up to the 31st of May, the date for closing the 1st volume.Carried.CANADA.A paper was read at the Renfrew Farmers\u2019 Institute by Mr John Parks on kitchen gardening, which touched on some points worthy of every farmer's consideration.The variety which a garden may give to a bill of fare is calculated to suit all tastes, and variety in food is not only pleasant but healthy.Farmers, above all men, Mr Parks observed, have the i privilege of enjoying the laxuries of the table; (Bu they ignore them more than any other class ; of people, and their food is confined to & narrow list of eatables of which it is no wonder that \u2018the palate grows sears.A well-planted and , well-tilled garden should be considered as indis- .peosable on every farm.~Rural Canadian.The secret of the morbid love by the French Canadians for Riel, lay in the fact that he represented the Nationalist ides in the North- ;west.In his first rebellion, he stood forth as the champion of Freuch occupation of the Red River against the incoming British flood by which it was menaced; and in bis second he was the leader of the final struggle of the Metis : with the forces of British civilization.Early Thibadeau, and Garth, three of the board, were .in the agitation set on foot to save their hero, \u2018the Nationalists advocated the union of all French Canadians, regardless of past political differences, for the purpose of avenging Riel's death and furthering Quebe¢ interests.This was the text of most of the oratory at the Champ de Mars meeting, and when Parliament met Senator Bellerose developed the plan a little padians were to members to Ottawa, and by taking advantage of the divisions amongst the English-speaking representatives, to become the Parnellites of the Dominion, and the real rulers of the couv\u2019ry.; .FY.trils.electors for approval as speedily as possible : The English are prepared to give Quebec all that she asks for in reason; and to re ognise her right, as 8 uvique member of Confe\u2018ieration, to more than she would be entitled.to on the basis of mere arithmetical proportion But when, as in Riel's care, she asks too.much\u2014asks that a Lwioe-guilty criminal be 9 llowed to escape because is & French Cao adian\u2014and attempts to compel submission to this demand by invoking the spectre of & N gtionalist party voting as & unit, the English may be trusted to oppose her with her own weapons.This is the moral taught by the recent division, aod, if they aro wise, La Patrie and its friends will lay it to heart, Parnellism bays succepded jo Eog- land only \u201cbecause the two great parties bave ifailed up to the present to sealine the common inches $1.50 A-YEAR danger.It ie impossible for it te au in Canada for the simple reason that oon tos struggle with Quebec during the régime antecedent to Confederation has somewhat familiarised ue with that sort of tactios and taught us that combivation cau easily be overcome by combination, In fact we Rave learned from our French Canadian friends the profound worldly wisdom of their own policy, L'union entre nous, and shall be quick to adopt it whenever they are foolish enough to raise the race insue.e sensible course, the course wbich wo must ull take if we bope for « uuited anu prospervus country, is to live and work in harmony, being neither Frenchmen nor English.mon at Ottawa, but Canadians.\u2014Toronto Ottawa, March 31.\u2014The Minister of Finance laid upon the table yesterday afternoun a statement of the amounts paid on account of the outbreak in the Northwest.The expenditure up to 15th of present month was $4,129,237, made up as follows : Hadson Bay Company.$1,660.000 Expenditare in Octawa.27.167 Goneral suppiies.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.233 674 Medical and ambolance service.64,571 Tranaport and mail service.946.239 Telegraph service.ce errors, 35.889 Staff and officers .ccc0ruereee.75,464 Pay of forces and oxpensew., 1,042,438 Cartridge factory.ccc0rererne.85,107 Suadries.savessssssecuoss soocco0sss 10,141 Total.0.P4,129,237 The large sum paid to the Hudson Bay Company was for supplies and transport.dome of the Company's charges appear to be extortionate Bread is charged for at 10 cents per pound cosl oil at $L per gallon, 87 a pair \u2018or blankets $7 per dozen for canned meat, 50c per pound for coffee, 25 cents per pound for bacon, and 30 cents for corned beef, 25 cents per pound for sugar, 10 cents a pound for oatmeal, and 90 cents a bushel for potatoes, 82 per galinn for lime juice, 30 cents a pound for cheese, $1 per pound for tobacco, 4 cents per pound for vats.9 cents a pound for flour, 60 cents per pound for gunpowder, and everything else in pru- portion.The charges for transport are als: exorbitant, and it is easy to uudoratand how the Hudson Bay Company's bill is so large.Winnipeg, Man.March 30.\u2014Seventy Half- breeds, formerly of Batoche, 88 of whum took tin the rebellion, and who now are residing in the Pembina mountain country, acroes the border, have been asked by the Government t- return and be pardoned.They say they wil.not do so unless given patents of their land- and compensation for damages to their buildings.The Star states that the Church of Notre Dame was literally packed with faitbiol at High Maw on Sunday.v Abbé Gibrand, in the course ot bis commentaries apon the Pope's encyclical letter Immortale Dei made the following statement: \u201cIn order that a state be a Christian.one, its oiti- zens must be faithful to the duties of « Christian.Christiuns are not only to be Cutholics in private life, but in public fife ne well.There are certain Cutholics who lead a Christian private life, but.unfortunately, who, in public aswemblies, lection.sering campaigns snd commitiee mootingn, speak.act and even vote not at all as (Christians should bat as Pharisees and Pablicans.It most be weit understood that every person hiss but one way of behaving himself.For instamze, a citizen whe bad done great injury to the chuwch during nearly all hia lifetime, who, even aL demsth\u2019s door refuse: to reconcile himself with ber, snd, moreover, whi.asked that bis remains be inter res! in the Proten.tant cemetery, found pretended Catholics, who believe they can reconcile the dimtive they owe te their Mother, tbe church, with welf-dove and per sonal respect, and do not even biuuy When they are called apon 10 join in the cartege of the in sulter of their religion.\u201d [The ecitisen referred to is the late Mr Doutre).Mr MoLelan boldly masorted that the vente of taxation has been increaned very little, \u2018The rate upon ali imports in 1878 was, be says, 16 03 pe: cent.or, omitting bread stoffs from the ealou \u2018audon, was 16.45 per cont.and lest year the rate Wan only 18.43 per cent.It is surprising that be ad- mitled an increase in tbe rate of even two per cont.Bat this mode of putting the cass was .9x- tremely fallacious, as the rate ao calculated i= affected largely by the quantity of free gooda im - ported in each of the years named, and aithouglr the Treasury does not receive anything from the: brain had exuded.The bedy of the hired man showed still more horrible treatment.The skull was battered in and the brain also exuded.Three ribs were cat off near the backbone, and the Sih and sixth ribs wore ent in the contre along with the seventh, eighth and ninth ribs.The left arm wae also broken.The Affair caused wild excite went in the neighborhood, which bas been deep- cued by the fact tbat no cles to the murderers bas been discovered.The evidence throws mo light on the affair.In fact the mystery is so complete that suspicion rests oh noone.The jory rotarned the following verdict: \u201cThat the said John A.Bailey and an unknown man came to their death by being wilfully and maliciously murdered by some person or persons at presest to the jury anknown.\u2019 St Jobn's, Nd, March 3 \u2014The sealing steamer Resolute was wrecked Isat Saturday on Ireland rock, eastward of Fogo island.The ship drove over the rocks and foundered 20 minutes later.Her crew of 350 men esos in boats Just as tho sicamor went down, They reached the coast steamship Mustiff and were received on hoard, when it was discovered that 3 of the bar- pooners, MoGlasgin, George and Phillips were missing and are supposed to have been lost.UNITED STATKS, The New York Women's Club \u201cSorosis\u201d has been discussing the question whether or not a wife ought to receive regular pay for her services as housekceper.Women who have to implore their husbands regularly for money for current house expenses will be interested in the auteoms of the debate.A country lady tells the following story, which seems to prove that the moancat man has been found at last: One lay 1 was shopping in our village store.A nervous, hesitant little woman who was buying a few things with her husband at her elbow ready to pay for them, so that she might not even touch \u2018his\u2019 money, turned shyly to her liege lord and said ; There's one thing I must have that I didn't put down on the list.I for- gotit\u201d \u201cForgotit.Umph,\u201d growled the mao; \u201cwhat is it\" \u201cA paper of pins.\u201d \u201cAnother paper of pins.Well, I swan.Where's the paper I bought for you last summer?\u201d This story is absolutely true, Key Weat, March 30.\u2014At one o'clock this morning & fire broke out in the San Carlos theatre, and fanned by a fresh wind from the wth, spread with fearful rapidity, threatening the entire destruction of the city.Owing to the absence of a water supply and the cisterns in the city being mostly dried up the flames proceeded in their work of demolition without any serious hindrance, and raged with unabated fury till 3 o'clock this afternoon, when they subaided, the principal part of the city having heen by that time Iaid in ashes.Over a dozen people were seriounly injured.The loss will go over 1} millions.Bay City, March 81.\u2014A most cold-blooded murder was committed in this city last night, in which Rumsay Uregory, son of John Gregory, 8 prominent builder, was shot down in front of his talher's house, corner of Fifth and Lincoln aven- ten, Itappears that he had been spending the evening ut a neighbor's and was returning home.lt in surmised that he discovered .a man carryin harnesn and robes that had been stolen from his inther's barn, accosted the thiol, and aftor a brief «trnggle was shot through the heart.Tbe revolver hud been held so close that the skin was nurned.When the roport of the weapon was heard Mr Gregory came out and found his son on the lawn on topof the harness.A man shot me, he was stealing the barness and he shot me,\u201d were the only words the young man, ottored.lio died twenty minutes later.1lo was 19 years of age wid very highly esteemed in Bay City, No trace of the murderer has been obtained.NEWS BY ATLANTIC CABLE.Dublin, March 31.\u2014I¢ is announced that the Karl and Countess of Aberdeen will give arden party at their official residence in Phœnix perk in May.The ladies are requested to appear in maids fancy dresses and the gentlemen in suits made of Irish tweed.The «len is to encourage the use of goods of Irish manufacture, and the Earl and his amiable lady are credited with their good intention ; but the Nationalists say the time for throwing such «ops to Cerberus is past, and nothing will «atisfy the people but home rule, and the fal- filment of the vision of an Irish Parliament in College Green.London, March 30.\u2014Mr P.T.Barnam'4 now slephant Alice, the gonsort of the late Jumbo, was fettered at the Zoo to-day preparatory to ship ping to America.She was in an obstinate and vicious mood, and a large forco of workmen ocou- pied neveral hours in moving her a hundred yards, 1 although she bad been kopt several days without tood in.order to weaken her physicaliy and render her submissive.During the process of moving ther nhe offered spoh powerful nnd dangerous re- «intance that it was fegalved to immerse her in a pond close by when it.abogid be reached.Her keepers and their sssistants mans od to get her into the water and partly submiefged, bgt the huge beast drove them off by filling\u2019 bef trunk + raw cotton imported and doss not receive as much frum sugar as it would were the old tariff in operation, tbe pablio pay all or very nearly aii oY ution made and on sugar refined in Guelph, March 81.\u2014A story comes from Luther showing, how one boy's pride led to à great fall.A p.amber of boys bad been playing at 8 sort of butting game which consisted in gettiox down on their bands and knees, putting the top of their beude together and seeing which coal pueb the other back.Que Loy was the ac mom tecged champion, and so puffed aut with conceit thereat that he boasted be could lay out a certain old ram in the neighborhood.All repair ed to 8h baroyard, and the bosster dropped oo bis bri_us and knees and blatted bis challenge.The ram noticed bim, took ap tbe challenge .* once snd camo on.The boy not expecting sv prompt a response, bad just raised his head 10 see Where the ram was when he received a blow on the.forehead which Isid him oa bis beck and caused blood to flow freely from mouth and nos The ram, which was ing for aoe cond attack, was beaten off with sticks, and the Shampion was carried bome a sadder and wiser 3 Owen Bound, Oat, April 1.\u2014The inquest on tbe bodies of Jobn A.Bailey and bis bired man, name unknown, who were burned in a building destroyed by fire on Thureday night oear Winrton, was concluded late last bight.It disclosed a most atrocious and blood-cerdiing arorder.The fire occurred about 9 o'clock p.m., on Thursday, the 20th.Bailey bad been in Wiarton in tbe after- soon, and bad etarted for bome aboot 7 o'clock, afier which be was never seen alive.His team was foond standing in the stable unharnemsed, juut as he bad anbitohed and put them in wben be went to.the basse tosneet bin antimolysend.The, body supposed to be tbat ot Bailey bad s gash 4 ong ip sighpaide of the nevk, apuesiog with water and squirting it upon them until théy were nearly drowned, and woded back to teria firma.bo was finally confined in the massive .vox ia which abe will mako the journey to Now \\'urk, but before she could be secared she bad «t.sanhed several of the hesyy timbers forming the fa: wowork and nearly demolished the front end of the structure in her turious efforts to escape.She was vigorously prodded about the bead with doz on or more sharp pointod pikes, and ultimate ly became moderately tractable.The managers and employés of the Zoo seem to be delighted to be r slieved of the presence of the vicious brute.Ix mdon, March 30.\u2014Just At present we bave tne curious might of a number of peers in trade, The somal carts of an earl drive through the streets, applying the black diamond to plebeisn casto- mers.À NM Is above che sho x » fashion abl i y à lady well know most elect mo il, and whose daintily de signed bonnets grace the head of the Friioaw Wales, Lady Éfinton sings nightly st Sa a re Wells musio ball, and à few o.*¥® 28° ma.'e, 00s of the t and mos.\" sxiraragunt of 1's, applied anonymously fora I~ E pudiia Those in this city, Lord K,\"0Bare so unSnished palace at Killarney.som piv pisaned, which bas ali its door knobs made .-: carved silver backs of Louis Quatorze watch.3 but the magnificent structure is incomplete, an.his lordship thinks a London gin palace would supply the requisite fands for his other palace overlooking Ireland's famous lakes.: London, April 1.\u2014C.8.Seyton, formerly a stockbroker in New York, was killed to-day in a singalar manner.He was examining an elsotrie gan of American make, which he was to intro duce to British trade, when it fired accidentally, putting a ballet tbroogh Seyton\u2019s heart and killing bi instantly.Ouly Fast .Friday Soyton loutured before the United Service institute oe the mesita of the invention. \u2014 AR ttn o 1 coop 80, 6eme W She Gjanadian Glennet, HUNTEINGDON THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1886 \u201c PRERE has been nothing exciting at Ottéwa daring the week.The illness of Sir John Mac- donald, regarded at frst as a simple cold, has T4; assumed a rather\u2018Frious character, and it is uncertain wben he vill be able to resume bis place in the house.The absence of tho premier must necessarily retard business, for none of his ministers can take up the reins.The budget debate drags along slowly and will probably es 2 men EP 2+ SOU Grits SE \u2014 lw ames \u2014 2-00 = en CL Ww Ys last week high HEX we went to press very water , cansed, as stated, by a south gaie during Wednesday night.The suddenness of the rise in the water was more surprising than the height it attained, for it came with o rush that was unprecedented.Great as has been the loss of property, it would have been 8s nothing to what would have been had the thaw continued a few hours longer.Axit was, the water fell before the greater partof the ice moved.The freshst on Trout River did much damon the American side.At Trout River Lines, the bridge and the sawmill of Jed, Martin that stood at one end of it, together with several piles of lumber, were swept away and conveyed to the jam that formed at Helena bridge, being, of course, completely wrecked in the rough .The loss will be over $2000.Owing to the ice holding, the bridge at Helena end this week, when the estimates will be taken up.The debate bas proved sufficiently that, though the Dominion is not in as bad a financial position as Sir Richard Cartwright represents, there are good grounds for concern as to the future.The slow development of the Northwest, the enormous cost of the rebellion, and the continueddepression in therevenue from customs are depressing features.The expendi ture on the Pacific railway ends with this year, and it is to be hoped that no other great public work will be undertaken until the resources of the country have had time to rally.When the ministers acknowledge to the present taxation being equal to $6.42 yearly for each man, woman, and child io the Dominion, Indians included, it is time to cry halt, Experts declare that the change in the mode of levying the duties on sugar are equivalent to an increase in the rate to the extent of over 1} million dollars yearly, which will practically exclude American and Scotch sugar, aod is therefore a bounty to those state paupers, the Redpaths and other refiners.If sugar refineries can only be maintained by taxing the public so enormously, it would be more profitable for the government to buy and shut them up.On Monday evening Mr Blake moved that it is the duty of the government to produce all papers relating to the rebellion without further delay.Sir Hector Langevin answered that the government had brought down all papers consistent with the public interest, and Mr White pointed out that many of the papers Mr Blake now asked for had been furnished to the house last session.After a brief debate, an amendment was carried by 110 to G2 that the house was satisfied that the government had produced all the papers that can be furnished.The division is of interest as showing, more clearly than that on the Landry motion, that the bleus have no intention of transferring their support, for only seven of them voted against the government.Whether Mr Blake has any reason for alleging that the government is keeping back papers that would prove them to be guilty of causing the rebellion it would be rash to deny, for he may have information unknown to the outside public.What tells against bim is, that many of the documents he asked for, when brought down, have proved to be favorable to the ministry.Despite the fact, that the controversy bas degenerated into a dangerous one of race and creed, Mr Blake intends to renew the debate on the Northweat rebellion.Mr Edger has preferred serious personal charges against Minister of Customs Bowell and a prominent supporter of the government, John White of Hastings.The latter, in com- peny with a son-in-law of Mr Bowell's, are ac- cased of obtaining grants of land on the Saskatchewan, one of them comprising 51,200 acres, which they made over to colonization companies on condition of receiving one-twelfth of the profits.Mr Bowell emphatically denied the charges.That there has been an immense amount of corruption connected with the granting of lands in the Northwest is notorious at Ottawa and a little sifting will do no harm to the innocent and much good to the country.The lands obtained by Jamieson and White comprise those in the neighborhood of Batoche, and the granting of them was one of the grievances of the half-breeds.THE Montreal Protestant school commissioners are going to apply to the legislature for a change in the mode of dividing the school-rates paid by the incorporated companies.In Montreal the property owned by such companies is assessed at 7 million dollars, paying school taxes to the amount of $13,700, of which the Catholie board gets $10,000, despite the fact that probably nearly nine-tenths of the shares are held by Protestants.The change asked is, that the rates be divided according to the faith of thoss who pay them.Should this obtain, the Protestant school trustess of V would nearly the whole of the school-tax paid by the cotton mill company, instead of, as at present, à mere driblet.escaped, and no other damage was done than Bonbon cellars and carrying away fences, which went like chi For 40 rods.at Tallon\u2019s the ice piled ou the road in a manner : never | before seen, and which ve 8 t deal of r to cut a passage forough.A horse-buyer, who had driven from Malone, a Mr Carroll, visited Tully's.The driver cramped the wheels to let him get in again, when the horse balked, and, backing, the buggy went over the bank.Carrull caught the horse by the head end held it.The driver was capsized into the river, and being helpless, from having a fur coat on, would have been drowned but for timely help.At Morrison's the two bridges across Beaver creek were floated off, and from Holbrook's to Patton\u2019s the low Jand was like à lake, which, underthe influence of the high wind, was lashed into stormy waves, that broke in spray on the fences and other obstacles, Along Beaver-creek there was a clean sweep of bridges and fences, At Robert Elder's the ice broke and swept down to Robert Ford's, where it was caught on a bank he had thrown up to protect his house, and formed a jam, which backed the water to au unprecedented height.Mr Ford left his house, and his cattle stood in 18 inches of water.Alex.Caldwell, when the water began to rise, went to his barn to do what he could for his stock, and, when ready to leave, found he could not get back to the house, and was kept prisoner until his situation was discovered.A number of farmers had water in their stables, but none think the animals sustained serious injury.The water wasa foot higher than ever before known.A great deal of fencing was carried away.Mr Walker, who put up a new wire-fence along the road, had the pickets for two acres broken off by the moving cakes of ice.On Saturday 15 men turned out to clear the road, when, after working a while, it was found that it would take the entire labor of the district to do so.The ice was left to melt, and a temporary road made over the fields.The Murray bridge was not injured.At daybreak on Thursday morning the upper ead of antingdon presented an unprecedented appearance.From the bridge at Boyd's shops to the head of the rapids the water was a dead level, forming » lake, that partially submerged Drem Isle and overflowed to the depth of 18 iuches the road opposite to R.B.Cunningham's residence, Acruss the lot bought by Hiram Seely with the intention of building upon it, there was a strong current of water, which bent downwards to Lake street, and, finding an outlet by the ditch behind the Methodist church, ran down Hunter street and rejoined the Cha- teaugay at the old post-office.This is the frat time the river was ever known to flow in such a direction, and it continued to do so until the afternoon.The jam gave way gradually, moving down into the millpond, and at half-past 5 the ice of the rapids and for some distance above them passed down and packed above the lower bridge.On Friday morning the water was so high from the lower bridge up to St Andrew's church, that a boat sailed in front of the Central hotel.Fortunately the water was now falling rapidly, owing to the weather having become froaty again, so that the ice did not move Had the thaw continued, not a building on the river-baok would have encaped damage, and the folly of rearing valuable property in so exposed a situation was again made manifest.A uw foundation-walls received bunts from the ice that loosened the stones, and Mr Gardner Boyd & Co's.flume was carried away.The luwer-bridge was in imminent danger during Friday.w the dau, the ice piled opposite Mrs Anderson's, and several of the shanties on ice that went floating over the flats, Beyond the flooding of cellarsand the earrying away of some eordwood, no Joss has to be reported.Turning southwards again, and following the y instead of Trout River, high water was experienced mach earlier vo the American side thea on this.On Wednesday afternoon the river at Chateaugay N.Y.was in fluod, and that evening a corner of the tannery was washed out, when part of the wall gave way.The rush of water through the vata did much dam- tothe stock.Brighton Hollow became a Marble river was swept away.On that little stream, more serious damage was done on the east road.After the fatal accident to Mr Farns- worth, by repl it with a stobe arch, and filling u with Brave The water ste arch, which did not give it sufficient veut, and s0 undermined the masonwork that it is feared it will have to be mostly rebuilt.Nearing Athelstan the had a shed badly wrecked.The bulkhead of the north bauk had close calls from the cakes of © for the time being.end the bridge across town reduced the grade at the bridge backed up above the sree » mp pr the dimensions of a lake.The two Feeneys had to take their cattle out of the stables, and, in driving them to high spots, one lost & heifer and the other a cow, they having stumbled into deop holes.As reported in last Gleaner, the bridge at McGregor's was floated off, and travel to the Gore by that road has been stopped.Had the channel of the river not been so choked by old logs, it is probable the bridge would have stood.The private bridges along Boyd Settlement were either swept beyond recovery or injured.Estimates vary, old settlers declaring that the water was from 2 to 3 feet higher than ever known before.The loss in fencing is serious, several losing as much as 4 acres.At the lower end, near the Dewittville road, the loss was especially great, and to show | bow high the water rose, it may be mentioned that Lachlan Cameron, who lives quite a distance from the river, had some timbers, prepared for building, floated out of his barnyard.The | bridge near his place was floated off, but was afterwards brought back.The Sadler bridge also went with the stream, and grounded on Jolin Murphy's farm, whence it was drawo back.The bridge near Abercrombie\u2019s was broken by the ice into kindling wood.As the struggling mass of ice, rails, and timbers reached the bend where the Outarde flows into the Chateaugay, & jam was formed.The ice on the Chateaugay was firm when the Outarde began to pour vat its tribute, which had the effect of heaving it from McClintock's to the Ormstown will dam, warning the people of the village of impending danger.ORMSTOWN.At Thursday noon the river, where the ice was splitting and heaving, was threatening, and grew increasingly so.The schools were dis- tnissed, and great crowds of villagers wended their way up the north bank of the Chateaugay to where they could have a view of the stormy scene at the mouth of the Outarde, which was becoming choked with a mass of ice ranging from 10 to 15 feet high.As the water, thus dammed back, mounted higher and higher, it was perceived that it would seek an outlet by its old channel, which it deserted for its present mouth over 70 years ago.This old bed of the tutarde, Mr John Smellie has spent years in levelling and improving.About 3 o'clock the break touk place, when, with inconceivable force, the water rushed down the lung deserted channel, bearing on its surface huge cakes of ice, which snapped the tranks of two large pines and three birch trees as if they were pipe-stems, and carried them away.Mr Smellies outbuildings, though tluoded, escaped being struck by the ice.As the Outarde thus poured its torrent into the Chateaugay, the ice on it from McClintock's dowuwards gave way, and there was a fearful rash downwards, the water rising by leaps.Though the Ormstown bridge stood 14 feet above the ordinary level, it was seen that it would likely go, and there was a hurrying across it of people to their homes, and teams passed 10 minutes before it began to break up As the water mounted higher, the ice struck the posts that sustained the covering, which went by piecomeal.Then, as the water crept still nearer, the sills aud flooring went.The arches of the truss stood long and it was thought might escape, but finally, at 15 minutes to 9, some timber struck them, when the mass was swept away.The bridge was built in 1863 to replace one carried off by the flood of 1862, and was in excellent preservation.The span was 131 feet, and the truss, designed by Jobn Younie, was a credit to his ingenuity, being light yet strong.The enormous quantity of ice and wreckage of all kinds was borne by the river to Point Round, on the upper bend of which it lodged and formed a jam.But for this, the railway bridge would surely have gone.As the jam grew, the water rose behind it, until the mill dam at Ormstown was blotted out, and there was a dead level from Point Round to McClintock's.The water stood 8 feet higher than ever before known, and 18 feet above the summer-level.Such a rise could not fail to do damage.The first to suffer was RB.N.Walsh, the lower flat of the grist mill being flooded, wetting a quantity of bran and feed.John Sadler, agent, had part of his outbuildings on the river bank swept away, with 45 bushels of buckwheat, and a quantity of oats, and fodder.The water rose in the houses of Mrs Walsh and John Blackett to the depth of two feet.Mrs Walsh, who is of a great age, had to be carried out in the darkness.Mr Maw's house at the bridge was fluoded so quickly, that the furniture could not be moved frum the basement.Mr Blackett's carriage house was badly wrecked by the ice.John Gibson lost 4 cords of hard- woud.At miduight the water was across the road near the bridge, quite a stream passing in front of Juha Gibson's door.The water continued to rise slowly from 1 o'clock Friday a.m.to 3, when it was the same fur 30 minutes, then it began to fall, being at the highest tide 18 feet from the summer average height.R N.Walsh is certainly the heaviest loser.He had 100 barrels of lime ia Lang's new shop completely destroyed and 80 sacks of wheat.The dam is more or Jess injured.He had seven piles of hard and softwood lumber floated down to Lindsay's point, which he will have the trouble to bring back besides An unknown quantity of logs, boards, &c.The water was over the road skirting the saw mill yard.The houses east of the mill-yard were deeply submerged, some of them being 8 feet in water.At 2 o'clock Friday morving, Andrew Thompson narrowly escaped drowning, while taking Mr Cumming's horse out of the stable, having to chop the end out of the stable sufficiently to force the horse out.Mr Thompson, owing to the darkness, was in the water furan hour.Many farmers on the Chateaugay had to drive their entire stock of cattle to higher gruunds.The water was ten .ce.running to the stable he found that he had to wade to his middle.Thess are but a few of the many cases that might be cited, where farmers were in jeopardy.The great ice and lumber jam extends from McEwen's down to John Cross\u2019s upper farm, and can be seen from the railway bridge.The frame of the Durham bridge lodged on McDougall's farm (formerly Dougald Graham's) retaining its form as when it stood in its place.The engine house at the railway bridge was under water, and nearly levery cellar along the river was flooded.The greatest loss to the farmers, however, has not been caused by water, but by ice, for the low- lying fields skirting the river on the north side are encutnbered with cakes of ice, piled ao thickly in places that they will not disappear for.weeks.Going down the river, a serious jam formed below Morrison's rapids, flooding the stables of James Morrison to such an extent, that he had difficulty in getting out his stock, the flooring being aflvat.The greater part of his orchard was ruined by ice smashing through it.The Canada Atlantic railway bridge caught the floating mass on the river and formed a jam, which its great strength held back until the water fell.Had the bridge, which has been seriously injured, given away, the houses of Mr Brodie and Mr MeCartuey would have gone with it.At Ste Martine the mill property and dam were injured and a few houses flooded.All the bridges ou Bean river, except the railway bridge, were carried off.The greatest disaster of all was sustained at CHATEAUGAY BRIDGE where the flood came suddenly on Thursday morning, owing to the moving ice blocking the channel below the rapids.Numbers of the farmers lost their live stock, the water rising so rapidly that it was as much as they could do to save themselves.Juseph Bourdon lost eight horses, 15 milch cows, and 5 pigs.All of his live stock saved were two horses.Their escape affords a remarkable instance of the sagacity of dumb creatures.When they found the water rising abuve their heads, they with their noses forced up some of the planks of the low ceiling, and by thrusting their mouths through the opening, kept them a few inches above the level of the water.They were found in this position by a party in boats, after having maintained this awkward position for 4 hours.Joseph Allard lost all his stock, and a part of his store was carried away.The bridge was destroyed by ice rising under it, and bodily carrying the spans up with it from the piers.The bridge, towards which government assistance was given, cust $3000, aud will tax the parish heavily to replace.Meanwhile, Beauhar- (noid maintains communication with Montreal by way of Ste Martine.Inthe convent school, the water rose so rapidly that the sisters and pupils, who were in the dining-roum on the main fluor taking breakfast, were compelled to leave the table and rush upstairs to prevent being drowned.Thealarmed children were well nigh frantic, despite the coolness and energy of the Sisters and gave themselves over to weeping.When the villagers heard of the danger of the nuns and their little charges a rescue party was organized and proceeded to the convent with boats, With the assistance of ladders the inmates were taken from the windows aud rowed over to high land where they were lodged in the presbytery.HOWICK.April 5.\u2014The water has not done quite as much damage in this parish as in the neighboring parishes.The only bridge displaced was the oue that crossed the Peddie creek.Jt was put in position to-day by the road inspector.\u2018The Cauada Atlantic Railway bridge, that crosses the English River, was raised up about ten inches by the ice, and, strange to aay, the piers aud bridge were left intact, and, as the water lowered, they settled down again into | way bridge of the same company, that crosses the Chateaugay, did not fare quite as well, as ; the centre span was shoved almost off the piers, causing it to split one of the piers from top to bottom.They succeeded in having the span put ia position on Sunday, and traffic is now open again on that line.The Aubrey covered bridge was carried off bodily by the water, and lies about twelve acres further down the river.- From information it is badly broken.Cameron\u2019s carpenter shop, adjoining the Aubrey bridge, had a narrow escape, One corner is badly shaken, and Mr Cameron lost the bulk of his Jumber and firewood, it being swept off with the water without his being able to save it.Mr James McKellof the English River lost several calves.The water rose so fast that it cut off ingress to the stable.The water never ' was so high before.Mr Gebbie of Howick sustained considerable loss; io fact, it wasa close shave as to whether the saw mill was to leave its foundation or not.A very few inches higher and Mr Gebbie would have had & more serious loss.The day the water rose, he had to shift all his horses, cattle, pigs, &c, out of his stables, and not too soon for, befure night, there was at least four fuet of water in them.There were about two feet of water in the lower floor of the grist inill, By the beight of the water and its forco coming over the dam, his pile of slabs were carried into the eddy at the foot of the dam, and about half of them were broken in two like pipe shanks.The abutment of the bridge on the east side of the river was badly wrecked by the action of the water and slabs striking it before they passed down the river.The ice at this part rose with the water and was not broken up, or, without a doubt, our old bridge would have left us.Howick was cut oft from the G.T.R station for three days.The water was up to the top of the hand railing of the sidewalk that crosses the creek and the only away from here.Old inhabitants on the banks of the Chateaugay say the river was 21 feet above low water mark.The water backed up through the drains into the cellars of a great many houses, and also carried off fences, causing untold damage to many of the farmers on the banks of both rivers, The flats above and around the village of St Chrysostom were overflowed by the English and Black Rivers to such an extent that the country was more like an inland sea than one traversed by two little rivers that in summer a person can jump with a pole at their widest place.The stone bridge opposite Mr Derome\u2019s on the main street of the village, was washed out by water coming down from the back settlement.Pen could not begin to sketch the damage that bas been done in the parish of St Chrysostom.DUNDEE, Few residents on the bauks of the Salmon river, at this place, slept profoundly on the night of the 31st of March.I was roused a little after three o'clock a.m.and the prospect was anything but encouraging to look upon.So far as could be seen, amid the dreary darkness of that hour, the howling of the wind, and tho roaring of the water, the river was rushing by in two large streams between our house and Tyo's hotel, Glimpses were caught of people poling around in boats and the flashes of their lanterns and their loud calls, necessitated by the noise of the waters, was anything but comforting.The great danger was the huge mass of ice, piled up a short distance above us, which if it got a start, might sweep us out of existence, A little after daylight, the cry was that it was coming, but in moving it spread out, completely covering the road from Lemay\u2019s house to a little above Mill's dwelling, a distance of some 40 or 50 rods, a large amount of ice passin back of the village.over the flat.Luckily, the ice below the shove held firm, and no particular damage was done except tearing done the telegraph and telephone wires and snapping two or thred poles.A few houses were flooded and cellars tilled.Mr Tyo rescued a poor family at the lower end of the village and brought them to his hotel.The children would compare favorably with some I saw in Liverpool, for, if all were like uuto them, the soap and comb manufacturers would not get rich.After all, we have cause to be thankful that wo escaped as we did, and those who took up their carpets will be ready to commence house-clean- ing.By the evening of the 1st inst, the water had ceased running over the banks on to the flat, but a few faint-hearted persons, who would rather trust high ground than Providence, sought other shelter for the night.Some damage was done \u2018to the mills up the river.Hamilton and Hogle's dam on the Bittle Salmon was somewhat damaged, and a flume to an old shingle mill, on the opposite end of the dam, was carried away.Mears and Danforth's dam was destroyed and a dryhouse carried off.Shannon's wollen mill was damaged and at Wright's grist mill the flume and bulkhead were carried away.A number of boat houses were capsized.: In the afternoon a shove, or jam, occurred above the upper bridge at the Fort, but luck- [ily it did not give way, and the only damage | was that a few houses were flooded.The general remark was \u201cIf that jam had given way, it | would have swept everything before it, and poor Dundee village would have been no more.\u201d |A great many \u201cifs\u201d were indulged in.If so- \u2018and-so had happened, such and such would have been the consequence.Yes, yes! \u201cIf\u201d Columbus hadn't discovered America this freshet might not have troubled us, Its a great word that \u201cif,\u201d to be so small.The railway bridge was strained somewhat, position, apparently nove the worse.The rail- | making a slight curve near the centre.Had there been any great shove of ice, it is doubtful if it would have withstood the strain.To add to the incidents of the night, was the burning of the store house of D.E.Denneen, of Fort Covington, & short distance up the river from here.The burning timbers floating down among the ice gave the scene a weird like ap- rance, one person exclaiming \u201cSee the cars coming down the river.\u201d There were some 60 or 70 barrels of lime in the store house and water coming in contact with it, caused the fire.Besides the lime, there were some 300 bushels of oats, some barley, about $400 worth of hops, afew barrels of coal oil, coal stoves and other articles.Insured for 8400, but the loss besides is estimated at $1000.On Saturday, the 3rd, a number of hands were employed cutting a road through the ice that covered the road way, mentioned before.The ice was from one to one and a half feet in thickness.This was the worst freshet we have had here for the last 23 years.The ice opposite here 1bft us on Saturday.No mail went to the train on the morning of the first.It was about as exciting an April fool morning as we have experienced in this quarter, but, after all, we escaped very well, considering the many \u201cifs\u201d ELGIN COUNCIL.THIS council met on Monday.Present : the Mayor, Mr Hugh Gavin, and Councillors D.H.Brown, Elder, Donnelly, and Wattie., An application was received from Ed.Dolan of Trout River Lines, for license to keep a hotel, when it was Moved by Coun Donnelly, seconded by Coun Elder, That said application be granted.Yeas: Couns Donnelly and Elder.Nays: Couns Brown and Wattie, resulting in a tie, when the Mayor voted nay, and declared the motion lost.he voters\u2019 list was then taken up and ex.TRES 87, SACREMENT COUNCIL.THis council met on Monday.All the members were present.A number of small accounts were ordered to be paid.The Secretary was authorized to notify road inspector Andrew Roy to sell the upholding of the outlet leading from 6th and 7th ranges of S.G.T.to the English River bridge (Pont Flotto), from the 31st April to the 31st October, 1886, inclusive, and the building of 4} acres of barb wire fence, 5 wires bigh, the pickets to be 14 feet apart from centre to centre, and also to use the old material to repair the balance of the fencing belonging to the corporation.Carried.Moved by Coun Turcot, seconded by Coun Brault, That the petition of the Rev J.A.F.Me- Bain aud others cannot be accepted for the reason that the certificate of Joseph Lefebvre has already been confirmed by this couneil.Carried.Moved by Coun Turcot, seconded by Coun Brault, That Joseph Parent, contractor for the building of English River bridge (Pont Flotto), be allowed the sum of $120 extra to build the piers and abutments 2 feet higher than specified in his present contract, and the bridge to be built according to plan No 2.Carried.Moved by Coun Reid, seconded by Coun Robertson, That Inspector E.Parent be instructed to notify all parties whose shares are blank on the outlets under his jurisdiction, to bave pickets placed on the same, in conformity with the share of his neighbor, on or before the 1st May, 1886.Carried.Moved by Coun Cameron, seconded by Coun Reid, That the Secretary be authorized to notify Inspector E.Parent to sell the upholding of the outlets leading from the 2nd cote of Williams- town to the English River front road, from the 31st April to the 31st October, 1886, inclusive, and further, to instruct him to sell the placing of 5 barb wires on the pickets of the corporation's share on the Stewart side of the outlet, but the balance.of the fence to have only 4 barb wires, and also to have the old fencing repaired to the best advantage, Carried.Moved by Coun Robertson, seconded by Coun Cameron, That a public meeting of the inbabi- tants of the parish of Tres St Sacrement be held in the hall of D.R.Hay, Howick village, on Tuesday, 20th of April, at 2 o'clock pm, to discuss matters with regard to the chef lieu of the County of Chateauguay.Carried, Moved by Coun Reid, seconded by Coun Brault, That W.S.Cunningham be paid $10 for the use of bis hall to date.Carried.Moved by Coun Cameron, seconded by Coun Reid, That the hall of D.RR.Hay, Howick village, be the place where we shall hold the regular sessions of this council on and after 1st May, 1886.Curried.St ANICET COUNCIL.AT a session held on the 5th instant were present : E Dupuis, Esq., Mayor, and Councillors D.Caza, T.P.Quinn, P.W.Leahy, J.D.Mac- Donald, F.Quesnel, and O.Caza.On motion of Coun D.Caza, seconded by Coun Quinn, à certificate of tavern license was granted to Jeremiah Sullivan, .On motion of Coun D.Caza, seconded by Coun Quesnel, a certificate of tavern license was granted to Charles LeBlanc.On motion of Coun Quinn, seconded by Coun Quesnel, a certificate of tavern license was granted to Louis Chrétien.It was moved by Coun Quinn, seconded by Coun Leahy, that a certificate of tavern license be granted to Thomas Lee.For: Couns Quinn, Leahy, and MacDonald.Against: Couns 0.Caza, D.Caza, and Quesnel, Carried by the casting vote of the Mayor.On motion of Coun D.Caza, seconded by Coun O.Caza, a certificate of license was granted to Joseph Genier.It was moved by Coun D.Caza, seconded by Coun Quinn, and resolved, That this board should neither favor nor obstruct the passiog of the bill intended to legalize Ste Barbe, but insist upon the insertion of a clause stipulating that, in the event of said bill being adopted, the settlement between the municipalities of St Anicet and Ste Barbe be effected according to the state of the finances of this board on the day on which such bill may be sanctioned.Couns MacDonald and Leahy dissenting.Oa motion of Coun MacDonald, seconded by Coun Leahy, Peter Fergusson was appointed road inspector over the 16th road district.On motion of Coun D.Caza, seconded by Coun Quinn, the new voters\u2019 list was homolo- gated and confirmed without any amendment.On motion of Coun Leahy, seconded by Coun MacDonald, the three voting subdivisions were modified as follows: 1st.To include the whole lat range from the seigniory line to the by-road between 40 and 41.20d.The 20d and 3rd ranges from the said seigniory line to said byroad.8rd.The whole three ranges west of said by-road to the Dundee line.On motion of Coun MacDonald, seconded b Coun Leahy, an account of $35, fyled by A.N.Castagner for provisions furnished to the families while affected with small-pox, was approved of and ordered to be paid.On motion of Coun D.Caza, seconded by Coun Quinn, this session stands adjourned until Tuesday, 27th inst, at one o'clock p.m.ORMSTOWN COUNCIL.THIS council met on Monday, members all present, Wm, Greig, Esq., mayor, presiding.Moved by Coun Baird, seconded by Coun McDonald, that John Sadler be authorized to cause the bridge at \u2018his place, on the Outard river, to be replaced.Also that Robt.McNeil and Chas.Moe be authorized to replace the Dickman bridge.Also that the road inspector for the division, is authorized to cause the bridge on the front road between South George- town and Jamestown to be replaced.Each one to get any materal that may be required, it being understood that the council is not held responsible for any payment of labor that may small trese upon it, to the upper line of D.C, Boycs' , where it 8 miles of the shore or going into Canadien inland, Pre bei - of EE rue lee ports for bait and other supplies or to cure fieh, jured to à considerable exteat.The only damage inches deep in James Mills\u2019 house, and was across the road at George Armstrong's and at William Bryson's, The best instance that can be given of the means of getting to the depot was by the in- amined, when it was nuity of two of our fellow villagers, who Moved by Coun Elder, seconded by Coun uilt & scow and crossed pedestrians at a fare of Wattie, That A.Buckham, F.Proulx, and Walter from 5 to 10 cents each, according to the size of Thomson be taken from said list.Carried, On Monday, Senstor Frye made an inflammatory speech at Washington about these preparations, threatening vengeance against Canada _.\"'Tbe offshore fisheries, according to the law mations, are just as much the peoperty of the Dominion as her mines and forests, and if the Amerienne Want access to them honorably pay their way, Le a satisfactory An at Athelstan, was the the sill and first floor, of £4 feet of the mason- to the Montreal £ did not trouble bim as much es in January Pessing drive them in the darkness to afer road was in many places block varters.t hasalways done when very high, cent à stream acroms the onun- to the Outarde, and by 10 o'olosk on Wed.sight Chat Hotte nd swell to ng away, between work of Boyd & Co's.factory.The stories sent behind Colonel McEachern's.Atbeletan, the meadows alongside the they must river were flooded, aod much fencing floated dee, Whites\u2019.or Chrysostom, In returningin away.John Fes had to take his eattle out and the evening, it was preceded by a construction.height of the water, is that it reached the eaves of the skating rink that stands in the hollow The sidewalk about Mr Boyos's cattle [that leads to the Ormstown depot, was floated ng drowned, were inventions, for the water (away where it crosses the same hollow, and the gravel washed off the road.On Thursday morning, the train received no mails from Dan.train, and it was well, fur three small washouts by the were discovered, which were so quickly made of iss hove ou to it, which were not off Tool Saturday, when the mail got , that the train was only { of an hour be- ind time, To return to the farmers near Ormstown, While Juhn Cottingham aad his sons were trying to gave 300 pickets, close their h tive scowl, Want as ts oven And And {tbe bridge, mw mill, and dam the man, and they reaped a fine harvest fora short time.When the water commenced to go down, they wanted people to purchase season tickets.Query, who was the commercial traveler with two valises that paid 25 cents to be carried over on a man's back, to enable him to reach the cars ?The bridge that crosses the Bean River, between here and St Martine, wbich has been under construction during the winter, and only about half completed, was washod away, which cuts off communication between here and St Martine by the road, and there is no wny of going there but by the cars for the present.The river Chateaugay and English River has not been an high since the year 1862, when wers _caeriud Moved by Coun Brown, seconded by Coun Donnelly, Thut James T.Gillies, road inspector, be empowered to put on a temporary across Oak Creek on the 2nd concession, commonly known as the Barrie bridge, taken away by the recent flood.Carried.John Carr appeared before the board and complained about the water coming from the 1st concession road on to his farm in three different places, and asked to have it all taken to one place.Moved by Coun Donnelly, seconded by Coun\u2019 Elder, That the Secretary notify the rural in- epectars to visit said locality and report, and t at the Mayor and Coun Wattie be empowered to look al the interests of this coungil, Carrhed.\u201c ridge be required to be done.Carried.Moved by Coun Roy, seconded by Coun Reid, that Jas.Simpson be appointed special superintendent to prepare a plan and specification fora trestle bridge at Murphy's, across the river Outard, and also for one at Durham village, and deposit the same in the office of this council before the 8th of April.Carried, Moved by Coun McEwen, seconded by Coun Carruthers : That the Mayor and Coun Baird be appointed to proceed to Lachine for the purpose of ascertaining what the probable cost would be for an iron bridge at Durbam village and another at Murphy's across the Outard.Carried.Moved by Coun McDonald, seconded by Coun McEwen : That the Sect.-Treas.notif; | William Currie to have the two bridges at b place put in a good sufficient state of repair se 2000 as ible, Carried.Moved by Coun Roy, seconded by Coun Ewen : That Moise St Onge, road inspector the depot repaired.Carried.The voters\u2019 list of 1886 was laid before the living, but unable to be present.Mr and Mrs council and examined.The council adjourned to meet on Saturday, April 10th, at 1 o'clock p.m.DUNDEE COUNCIL.THis council met on Monday ; present : Mr Mayor Stirrat and councillors Colquhoun, Mil- lar, Timlin, and Long.On motion of Coun Long, seconded by Coun Timlin, it was ordered that the road inspector of district No.13 be instructed to have the new road across lots8, 7, 6, 5, 4, and part of 3 in the 6 range opened up as à winter road within the time prescribed by the proces-verbal.Coun Millar, being interested, vacated bis seat.Coun Long asked to be excused and retired, A by-law was then passed levying and imposing a rate of one mill on the dollar for the main tenance of Wm.and Isabella Chisehlm in the lunatic asylum, for maintaining the bridges, and defraying the general expenses of the municipality.Another by-law was passed imposing a rate of $8 on business men, also a by-law levying and imposing a rate of three and one fifth mills on the dollar for road purposes, and regulating the veork thereon, On motion Coun Millar, seconded by Coun Timlin, James Gage was appointed rural inspector for district No.4, in the place of Wm, Davidson, who refused to act, being over age.On motion of Coun Millar, seconded by Timlin, D.McGregor Mondy was appointed road inspector for district No, 13, in place of Joseph Norrault, who pleaded defective English, &ec.On motion of Coun Timlin, seconded by Coun Millar, the Sect.-Treas.was instructed to notify the Godmanchester council to have the new road on lots 61 and 60 in the 4th range of said Township opened up as a winter road within the time set forth in the proces verbal regulating the same.This is a portion of the road in connection with the Dundee portion mentioned in the first resolution, On motion of Coun Colquhoun, seconded by Coun Timlin, the voters\u2019 list was adopted without amendment.On motion uf Coun Colquhoun, seconded by Coun Millar, John Tyo, jr., was granted a certificate to procure a hotel license to sell liquor and Alex, Tyo the same at Hopkins Point, and to pay $12 each for the same.: THE VILLAGE COUNCIL.Ta1s council met on Monday evening.All present except the mayor.An account of R.B.Cunningham of $10 for services as Road Inspector for 1885 was ordered to be paid.The Road Committee recommended that the following sidewalks be built this season: On Chateaugay street from Cemetery street to Eastern end of village, on Cemetery street from\u2019 Chateaugay to York, on York street from Cemetery East to Catholic church, on Wellington street from Dalhousie to Cemetery, on King street from Court house west, on Lake street from Hunter to Chateaugay.Report was confirmed and the committee instructed to have the work done.The certificates of Mrs Moir and J.C.Me- Millan to enable them to obtain a hotel license were confirmed on a division.For the confirmation Couns Dinneen, Swit- zer and Hunter, against Couns Boyd and Hen- erson.ELGIN, There was extraordinary high water on Oak creek during Thursday.The Barrie bridge was swept away.When replaced, the span should be made wider.James McFarlane had two bridges taken away, and others suffered in a like way, besides losing in fences.D.H.Brown, on a recent visit to Mr Bissell of Brockville, bought 2 grade-Holstein bull calves and 1 heifer calf.The latter he retains; the others his relatives, Mr J.Lunan and Mr Hunter, have taken.ORMSTOWN.George Armstrong has sold his fine property, consisting of 126} acres in the valley of the Chateaugay, to William, son of Samuel Baird, Esq., for the sum of $10,000.The 18s of the bridge causes much inconvenience, which will be lessened by placing a scow to cross teams until a trestle bridge can be got ready.Just now there is a ferry, which crosses adults for 2 cents and children for 1 cent.Except the 2 railway bridges, there is not one across the Chateaugay from the Hunt- ingdon line to the Basin.D.McClenaghan\u2019s point is covered with lumber of all descriptions, which if chopped, would make fully 100 cords of wood.FRANKLIN CENTRE.) As far as we can learn no serious damage was done in Franklin by the recent flood.Beyond a few washouts on some of the roads, no bridges were carried away.Sugar-making is progressing rather slowly, owing to the cold east winds; so far, the best run was on Monday.Reuben Lamb affirms that he has made 18 pounds of sugar and 2 gallons of syrup from 17 pails of sap.What's wrong with the Crowes this spring ?Mr Austin Rogers, son of the Colonel, who, for the past 9 years, has been in the British army, and took part in the Zulu war, bas returned home.He gives some very interesting accounts of life and warfare in South Africa.During the campaign, flogging was inflicted for the most trivial offences, which punishment, he claims, appears most barbarous, the culprit being stripped to the waist and given probably fifty blows, each of which would cut through the skin, He says the regiments can signal 40 miles with mirrors.The Zulus he represents as brave fellows, of splendid physique, but bad marksmen, as they shoot from the hip, and consequently aim too high.After the close of the war, he was sent on garrison duty to the island of Mauritius.KENSINGTON.The quietness of this place was broken on Monday evening, March 29th, by the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the wedding day of Mr and Mrs James Lunan.A lar number of acquaintances sat down to well-filled tables, revuiling pleasant memories of years Mo- audatthe wedding half à century ago, were , be noticed Thomas and Johu Neabit and James authorized to get the side walk that leads to Caldwell, the last of whom was Coun | 8° originators of this movement, these ladies hav- PET long were ees by.Among thoes pe early companions of the aged couple msman.Mrs L.Spencer who acted as bridesmaid is still Lunan first settled on the Ridge, on a farm now owned by Mr Samuel Goodfellow, in 1836.In 1840 they moved to Kensington, then known as Hendersonville, whither pros- rity followed them.They are still in hearty Peatch and have the best wishes of their wide circle of friends.HUNTINGDON.' Mrs Smith has sold the corner lot owned by her of the Duston property to John McKay for 8800.Mr McKay has given the contract to James Sangster for building a commodious residence upon it.; At the council-meeting, Mrs Moir stated she {did not intend to rent her bar again.Ed.Polan and Alex.Third are the persons named in her license as sureties.On Monday Boyd & Co.resumed full time, and the bell rings at 7 a.m, and 6 p.m.The first sitting to revise the electoral lists , opened in the county building on Tuesday, when about 300 names were added, of which 177 were handed in by conservative agents.The sitting closed on Wednesday.The ridiculous errors \u2018that abound in the lists were left unchanged, Mr Elliot asserting that his original roll was correct, and therefore that the mistakes are i typographical.'ALLAN GROVE CHEESE COMBINATION.! THE returns of McFarlane & Macpherson have , been open to us since the New Year to prepare |a report of the operations of the dairy factories jof the district during the season of 1885.| Week after week we deferred printing them, in the hope that other factorymen would furnish us with like information, and were disappointed.At this late period, when another iseason is about to begin, there is no use in | giving more than the following details: Number Money lba.Milk lbs.Cheese Cheess paidto Factory.received.made.made, Patrons.Dundee.1,406.417 142,050 2,119 88,676 St Agnes\u2026\u2026.1.,005529 101.506 1,511 6.237 Lee's Corne 1,000,010 101,762 1,452 6,396 Helena.1,200626 118.488 1,753 7.483 Trout River.899.261 91.407 1335 5.633 |Huntingdon.979.175 103,224 1,341 5,817 Clyde's Corners 934810 96,019 1,367 5.938 La Guerre.1246655 125630 1,892 7.963 i St Anicet.535.114 53.911 812 3.381 Elm Tree 614665 60,799 915 3,794 Gore.952.161 93331 1,343 5887 Herdman 549.700 54,004 812 3,360 .802,043 79812 1,199 4,942 901.424 91.814 1,327 5,645 .813753 63.965 914 3811 Walker\u2019s.607.041 61,335 929 3,789 Lake View.1,286.956 132.022 1,926 8.139 Newfoundout.697804 73.013 1.068 4,544 Dewittville.1.150 853 118.387 1,773 7,324 Lorne.599,959 59.839 B78 3.720 Darham .564 890 60,809 860 3.544 St Louis.725786 77180 1,085 4.572 Franklin.594,999 60,930 907 3,600 Trout River,N.Y.428295 43,981 671 2.674 Brigg street.1,071,781 112,142 1,655 6.761 Bannon's.657784 67.681 972 4297 Chenail.620.471 55999 805 3.483 Howick.927195 93.545 1.365 5,764 Black River.621,580 66.369 946 3,965 St Etienne.176.774 18,845 284 1.110 6 The report of the McGill University examinations, which appeared in last week's issue, was incomplete.Besides the persons therein mentioned, in the Medical Faculty, Mr A.G.Hall of Franklin Centre passed the primaries and Thomas McCurdy of Ormstown the work of the first year, both acquitting themselves creditably.In the Law department, first year, Juhn Ferguson of St Anicet did remarkably well, standing first in the class, with first rank honors and prize for general proficiency.&& Results of examination of Presbyterian College, Montreal :\u20141st year Theology: A.8.Graut, BA, Redpath scholarship (830) for second place pass and honor, prize in public speaking (open to college).2nd year Theology : H O.Loiselle (of Ste Philomene).equal with another in Guelph scholarship (840) for first place in pass work (French).3rd year Theology : John H.Gralam, B A., gold medal, Red- path scholarship (860), first in pass only, Ist rize in ecclesiastical architecture.A.Ogilvie, .A., silver medal, Robertson scholarship (850), 2nd in pass, 20d prize in ecclesiastical architecture, 6 Entries of agricultural products for the Colonial exhibition have been made by the following farmers in this district : Tdward Sadler, Ormstown: white Russian wheat, Aranaca wheat, 4-rowed barley Alex.A.Cunningham, Godmancheater : Fife wheat Thos Cunningham, South Georgetown: Fife wheat, Canadian oats James Sangster, Ormstown : Black Sea wheat, Canadian oats, field peas Robert Jack, Chateaugay Basin : dwarf butter beans James McCort, Havelock : yellow Canada corn in the ear Augustin Benoit, Russeltown corn in the ear.KZ On Tuesday week, an elderly Canadian, Ptk.Adahmer, who lived on the St Dizier place near Port Lewis, left the house with a neighbor, his wife supposing they had gone to St Anicet village, It being his habit to remaim absent-occasionally, she was not worried at his failure to return.Next afternoon, on going out to the stable, she was shocked to fod the old man lying dead.Apparently he had gone to the loft fur fodder, and had fallen down sustaining fatal injuries, ZF Smallpox exists at Aubrey, and 3 deaths are reported.$& On Thursday the sash and door factor of Octave Cossette at Valleyfield was burned, together with a large quantity of lumber.Owing to the inflammable nature of the building, nothing cuuld be done to put out the fire.The loss is reported to be 820,000 with only $4000 insurance.The Chi Times states that à new en art fancies seems to have been inaugurated in Chicago through the desire of some of our fair ladies to perpetuate the memory of their pet canines by the aid of the artist's brush.Two of Chicago'v leading art patronesses, Mrs E.8.Alexander and Mrs P.D.Armour, are the ing lately secured portraits of favorite and val present,\u201d who wi \u2026 is pretty certain that ere Jong the degrees of favor acorded by Cre le will be decided by the amount of admiration bestowed uv \u201cFido\u201d as be is portrayed upon canvas.pictures mentioned above, ther with a ver, attractive ideal pastelle entitled \u201cLittle Ollie are being exhibited at Purtridges.They are fine specimens of artistic skill, and do credit not only to the artists, Messrs Omo & Bryson, but to Chicago as well, [Mr Bryson is our well-known friend of Jamestown, whose merits as an artist are now being recognized in his far- western home.) WEATHER REPORT sr Da Sunny.night, clearing the fields of snow.Unprecedentedly high water.Mild during the day, growing colder towards dark.20d : Cloudy and chilly.3rd and 4th: Bright with cold winds, and frosty in the shade.6th: Beautiful day.Sap running well.6th: Ruw east wind and cloudy.In the afternoon a violent snow-storm set in which lasted into the night ; about the worst of the soason.Tih; Cloudy with flurries of snow.Deep drifts on the roads : neither wheeling nor sleighing.CANADA.In the court of review, Montroal, judgment has been given in the case of Vernon vs.the Grand Trunk Railway Co.\u2014This wus an action of damages by a farmer in the township of Compton, through whose land the railway passes, for the value of two horses killed on the railway.The plaintiff alleged that owing to the defendants not aving complied with the provisions of the consolidated railway act, 46 Vict, e.24, 8.1G, his horses passed from the pasture adjoining the rail: way and were killed, He based bis action on tho section referred to, which imposes the duty on the company to make and maintain at farm cross ings gates with proper fastenings.It appeared that there wue a slide gate, merely supported and held in position by its own weight.Mr Justice Brooks, at Sherbrooke, held that this was not sufficient.The defendants might bave made it safe by putting wooden pins through it and the supports, but they said that it was unnecessary to do anything but put up tho gates and support it eo that it should not fall down.Judgment wus given against the company for $350 damages, und this was unanimously confirmed in Review.A murder was committed last weck at Descham- bault, near Quebec.It appears that the proprietor and seigneur of certain wood lands in the centre of the seigniory of Deschambault is Zephirin a brother of the murdered man, who purchased the lands from Sir Charles James Stewart.One L C.A.Fleury de Lagorgendiere claimed to own the land in question, as heir of the first seigneur, and sold the lots, which are valued, at least, at $2,000, to Antoine Marcotte for the sum of $100.Murcotte has taken every means to obtain a recognition of his rights to the lands.He had Per- rault arrested somo time ago for alleged trespass, bat the latter was honorably acquitted.He then took a number of actions in the Superior court, one of which was decided against bim about a fortnight ago by Judge Cuaron.Failing all other means Marcotte appears to have revolved to retain the property by force.He entrenched bim- self in a sugar sbanty in the bush, and expressed bis intention of remaining there, while, it is even said, he openly expressed his intention of killing anybody who attempted to-interfere with his pretended rights.The actual seigneur, Z.Perrault, sent bis brother, Alphonse, and 4 others to take forcible possession of the property.On their arrival at the cabin, Marcotte, who had a loaded gun in his possession, seeing § men Approaching, Alphonse Perrault, accompanied by M.Donville, agent} of the proprietor, and 3 others, forbade their entrance.One of them having knocked and been refused they burst open the door, whereupon Marcotte fired, vhooting Perrault ibrough the head.He then seized an axe and threatened any otber person daring to effect an entry and proceeded to reload his gun.The entire party outside, fearing a second discharge of the weapon and baving noarms to defends themselves, fled precipitately, leaving the body of their comrade lying on tho snow, The family of the deceased are very poor.A prominent military officer now in the North- woul strongly endorves the proposal to bring a party of Indian chiefs on a visit to the older provinces, which he asserts would impress them far more than sending & flying column to their country.Miss E.M.Jack, of Chateaugay Basin, has sent by request her flowers of forest trees, that bave already won prizes at Boston, Edinburgh and New Orleans, to the Colonial Exhibition in London.Miss Jack is now attending for her recond winter the Art School in Boston, her special work boing painting from nature the finer forme of still lite.\u2014Witness.An investigation into the affairs of J.A.Mc- Mahon, a lawyer of Kingston, who left that city suddenly about & week ago, shows that he had appropriated a large amount of money belonging to hin clients, bis defalcations being estimated at $20,000.Heavy losses in bucket shop specala- tions are said to be cause of the troable, The statement of revenue and expenditure of the Dominion for the 9 months ending March shows a revenue of $25,165,252 an increare of $1,916,173 over the correrponding period lust Jrear.The expenditure amounted to $23,699,676, an increuse of $1,174,623 over the same period in 1885.Tne surplus at the end of March was $1,465,676, an compared with March, 1885, of $740,000.The expenditure on accou lion amounted to $2,802,950 at the end of last month.Nearly all the buildings on both sides of the main street of Port Rowan, Ont., with the greater rt of their contents, were destroyed by fire on riday morning, causing a loss of over $30,000, Kigbteen buildings in all wore burned.Five of the Indians competed in a chopping- match Wedneeday at the Caughnawaga reserve.The time allowed was one bour and the pieces o maple were 2 feet long.The following was the result : Pat Stacy alias Taronbisrens, 1490 Ibs ; Martio Lahasbe, 1401 ; Charley Labazhe, 1334 ; Charley Martin, 1280 ; Martin Charley, 837.\u2014 tar.Quebec, April 6.\u2014The session of the Quebec Legislature, which opens on Thursday, is expected to be the most exciting era of provincial politics vince the last days of the Joly Government, when a certain member was said to hold the balance of power between the two parties of that day.The Riel question will be the popalar no aif \"Endwat; bat it do, and whatromrres will Among the members who have arrived (0 at- we stand at the very door and ese the trains le pe esrloads of mr * adopét- tend session, is Dr Cameron, the Grit repre- sweep along the nd as they passed sentative of Huntingdon, who stated to your throus roo in tal proctesie.I tremble, currespondent :\u2014\u201cIf Government comes out Shall I disgrace myeeif! 1 may tnp over m straight and says it has nothing to do with the gown.Now it is Aunt Julia's tera.She sai Riel execution, I will vote against Mr Mercier on.I shrink back, but there is no retreat.I and for the Conservatives.But if Mr Tailloa drop my train, the pages spread it while it or any of the others want to say they regret drags heavily bebind me.tarned & sharp the execution I won't vote at all.\"\u2014Gasetts.| corner.Before me is 8 chamber filled with uni- A lot of 18 bales of Dundes hops was bought forms and dazsling colors, and 4 yards from me on Tuesday at 6jc, the quality of which was 'stands a lady in black, with & diamond crown very fine; in fact it was said they were the and a long white veil.It is the Queen.Aunt , finest seen here this season.\u2014 Montreal Gasstie.Julia iv cvurtesying to the ground.I advance.increase | nt of the Northwest rebel.A North-western Jerr containe the following thievish tendencies ; always to be watched, if not dreaded by the white man, It was Sunda morning, and to his surprise he found that while be and his party were travelling on business these Indians were engaged in Christian worship.; They sang several bymns, the tanes of which were fumiliar to bim, and although he did not know a word they said, yet he found that the singing was correct and beautiful.Here were Indisus 150 milos from their missionary and their reserve; | suppose they were hunting in the mountains for food supplies, yet thoy remembered ,the Sabbath day to keep it boly.The gospel, verily, bad not been lost on them.But this was not all.The stranger went on to eay\u2014\u201cSome timo after this wo were deeper in the mountains, travelling with the camp supply of provisions, mainiy packed on the backe of horses.Ile was with the forward horses; presently one of the men from behind shouted to him, saying that a sido of bucon had been lost off one of the horses.It was bardly worth while going back, be thought, it might bo some distance, and perbapa tbe Indians bad found it, and no they might as well go on, especially aa they probably had enough provisions without it.Present!y an Indian came up in great haste, bringing the lost bacon; having , found it he hud travelled several miles to restore \u201cthe property.1 was astounded at the honesty of the Indian, and told bim 10 keep it, as he bad well earned the bacon; of course the Indian took it back with a glad heart.\u201d Many similsr instances might be given of the honesty of our Christinn Indians in this great Northwest ; and to-day the cry of the hour from the children of the plains is, \u201cCome over and help us with the Gospel.\u201d What shall the answer be FATAL AFFRAY CAUSED BY STRIKERS, THE first blood, arising out of the strikes originated by the Knights of Labor, was shed at Fort Worth, Kansas, on Saturday.The train (hands on the Missouri Pacific are on strike for higher wages, and, in order to extort their demands, forcibly prevented all traffic on the road.Time after time trains were wade up and stopped by the strikers.On Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock, 1500 people assembled at the Missouri Pacific depot to ussist Sheriff Maddock to send out a train, which he said last night he would do or die in the attempt.At 11 o'clock an engine with twenty armed constables backed into the yard to take out a train of twenty cars.When ready the engine backed down the track, and, after some delay, started for the south.The first stopping-place is at the New Orleans crossing, but the intention was to right on.! the strikers had drawo the switch, when he bad to shut off steam.When the train stopped it was noticed that several men were congregated on the track in front of the train.The posse's commander approached the men and asked wh they impeded the progress of the train, to whic they replied they had nothing to do with it, no intention with the road.As the officers that they were not armed and of interferin returned to the train they noticed several mea The entire posse advanced towards the men in ambush till they bad reached the ditch alongside of the track when they commanded a throwing up of hands, The command was rifles with them which belched forth a fire.There were, perhaps, one hundred shots fired.After the first fire the posse advanced and continued firing.The ambunhers retreated behind some piles of ties which proved a most excellent breastwork, and from the security of which they poured a murderous fire into the posse, From this position they were finally dislodged and driven beyond the range of the posse\u2019s pistols.The casualties among the enn- stables were found to be two killed and one shot through the thighs.The wounded were carried into the train which backed to Fort Worth.The version of a striker is that the constables were the first to fire, But one of the strikers, Tom Nace, a switchman, was wounded.About fifty shots were fired in all, when the ace- ing it was useless to fight Winchesters with re- valvers, placed the wounded officers aboard the train and returned to the Union depot.The strikers remained at the scene of the conflict for some time after the train returned to the city, when they secured the Winchester of their wounded comrade and started off for Sycamore bottom, all carrying their rifles.Nace was loft on the prairie.Sheriff Maddock this afternoon organized two companies of citizens, who were \u2018armed with Winchesters, and marched them to {the depot with the avowed determination of isuppressing all symptoms of opposition to the law.No further attempt will probably be made to move trains before Monday.Ft Worth,Sunday afternoon.-It hasbeen discovered that more of the strikers than Nace ;was hit in the fight of yesterday.The dead body of Frank Pierce, a striker, was found, and has just been brought into town.Two others who were wounded bave been located.Trouble is looked for in the morning.The strikers are coming in from all directions, : BEFORE ROYALTY.: À LADY, presented to the Queen at a drawing- room held last month thus describes the ceremony.in another move, and by slow ages we \"reached the throne-room as the clock strikes 4, Weariness gives place to excitement.The debutantes look pale, and my heart begins to beat faster.Only one more room.Across the space I nee ladies passing out one by one and the motion of the 's wand spreading out their trains.Aunt Julia is calm.A flag was raised to halt, which the train disregarded, when the engineer saw that sitting on the grass a fow yards from the train.obeyed, but as the hands came up they brought deadly subject of contention, and to-night in Quebec, \u201cRemember to close up to the Queen,\u201d she juable dogs.To what oxteat this latest crase the topics in clubs, in private circles and every- whispers, \u201cthat she muy not be troulded to where in the city is what will the Guvernmens, bond toward you.\u201d My name is shouted.The Lord Chamberlain Temperature Bain Snow \u2018aigned by tbe Bev, Andrew's, Lethbridge :-\u2014 is saying something about \u201cpresentation\u201d in 31 March Bisel Lo in inches.in Inches you igrday a traveller was coming by stage from her Liatiaty's pop She smiles a glorious Coil as 38 000m Fort McLeod to Lethbridge.He halted at Kipp, land kindly smile at me, as if she were glad : Apri 23 28 oe 000 the balf-way house, for dinner.Here be met a] had come.I have à confused sense that she 3 « : 8 28 \u2018000.! gentleman Who bas besn engaged in taking out |je à mother, and has once been young.Iam \u201c te 7.0 000 ; timber in the mountains for the Gait Coal Mining |).à white, lump hand.À atrange feel- 3 \u201c * 28 17 oo.\u201c000., Company of thie town.He said that in the course |.i alt , Pump heart.I had à sort 6 «a 18 .\u201c500 actes ¢ of one of his trips in the foothills be came across oa OyA'Ly rises in my near \u2018ff and unint .82 28 2.2000.a number of lodges of Mountain Stoneys.He had [Of ides that the Queen was a tiff and unin er-, let April: Gale from the south during the aiways luoked upon Indians as savages, with |©Sting old lady.I was wrong.I take heart.I bend low as she does her graceful part in the matter of salutation., Next the Queen stand the Princoss Beatrico aud the Duchess of Edinburgh, who salute the courtesying ladies with cheerless bows.The Duke of bridge is dropping me 8 cheery nod, but I am no longer occupying public attention.Another lady is before the Queen.The s take up my train, throw it over my arm, ang.I vanish.The whole thing ie over in a flash.There is no time to seo what royalties wear or even who are proment- Aunt Julia awaits me smiling, says did well, snd refolds my crumpled train.Anxiety is at an end.We pass into the picture gallery, where we atay to indulge in a brief chat with passing friends before secking our carriage.I observe at my ease a scene full of exquisite detail.One dress I noticed of red brown tulle, with velvet train to-match.This makes an exquisite harmony with huge bunch of wallflowers.Another dress of grey satin shows in pleasing contrast against the rich black neck and arms of a beautiful foreigner.In the far end of the gallery it is possible to catch a passing glimpse of the ladies as they enter the throne-room, but we cannot approach them.At a distance the extended traios affect one with a seuse of disproportionate length.I see some quite short dresses pass by which, under long trains, are most inelegant, and provoke much adverse criticism.hear one man telling another how the end of one train caught upon a nail just as its wearer approached the Queen.The victim could nut advance, and the court wondered, and the Queen laughed while the tail was unfastened.The royalties are generally considered to be a poor show.Of course, the Princess of Wales was sadly missed.But absence of celebrities in the throne-room deprives this draw- ing-room of brilliance.Every one is talkin of Lady Wolseley's wonderful attire, design by Morris, It is satin of indescribable Gros- venor gallery hue, yellow shot with green, worn with a train of brocaded flowers, the colors of which are exactly matched by a bouquet of yellow and green orchids.Lady Randolph Churchill is nny fo sensation.I see | | her sister, Lady Fanny oribanks, who is also in orange, and looks well.A few judges and Queen's counsel, in long wigs and gowns, interest me.The part men play in those pageants is small.They have the levees to go to.Few women care to bring their husbands here, and the few who come look ill at ease.But court officials are plentiful, and add much to the beauty of the scene by their dresses.But as I gaze the bright crowd is melting away.BIRTH At Aubrey's Corners, Dundes, on the 24th March, the wife of D.B.Simpson, blacksmith, of a son.MABRIED.On the 31st March, at the residence of the bride's father, Ormstown, by the Rev D.W.Morinon.B A , George Sangrter, V.8., Ormsatown, ta Eliza June, daughter of Mr Robert Lindsay.At the mansé, St Louis de Gonzague, on the 2nd April, by the Rev John Turnball, Mr John Mr John McCaig, senr., all of North Georgetown, Que.DIED.At Aberdeen, Dakota, on the 17th March, Jane, youngest daughter of the late Hugh Tannabill, and wife of Andrew White, formerly of Godmanchester, in her 24th year, At Chicago, Ill, on the 21st March, Geor, Herrick, formerly of Fort Covington, N $ aged about 48 years, On March 30th, at the residence of her husband, Dell B.Clark, wife of Alexander McCartney, North Georgetown, in the 20th year of her age.At Port Lewis, on the 2od April, Robert Holmes, aged 68 years.At Elgin, on the 4th of April, after a pro- looged illness, David Anderson; aged 47 years, A¢ Huntingdon, on Sunday, 4th: inst, Sarah Bowron, wife of 8.H.Schuyler, Evq., and sister of Mrs Colonel McEachern, 8 years and untingdon with 3 months, Deceased came to her ots when only 4 years of age, and resided here until the time of her death.Montreal, April G.\u2014Beat Ontario bag flour $1.85 t0 $1.90.City bag $240 to $2.45, Mani.made Batter, is taking the place of old, which is impossible to sell anlues of choice quality.New bringr 23 10 250 if really Gne-flavored.Creamery 23 0 26¢, good to choiae dairy 18 tn 2]6.Cheese is very firm, the tendeney oft being upward.8} to 10¢ is freely offered for white, and a je mure for colored.Tiges in good supply st 13¢.On the wireet Oats sold at 80 to 90¢ per bag, the supply being learened from want of crossing on the St Lasrrence and thentate of the roads.Peas 75 to 90c.Beans 8150 to 82.Potatoes 65 to 100, Dwessed bogs $7.50.Maple syrup in large supply at 70 to 750 per galion; aogar 9 to 10c.Montreal, April 5.\u2014There were about 275 head toir this forencon, but they were chiefly 8 rough lot, ov'y a few head of choice beeves being amon then.Prices of the best cattle are firm, bat ober kinds are rather easier than on last Thursday.Choice butchers atock brougbt from 440 to So per Ib.Mr E.Charters bought four saperior steers at 440 por Ib.Pi-etty animals sold at 41 per 1b.; balls, balf-fatted steers, and milkmen's stri from 3} to 3jc do.Calves fenty ul ason Thorsday, but there was no material advance in p rices, common venais selle ing at from 82 50 to 85 each, and superior onee at from 5 to §9.Sheep are very scarce snd sell at m to Bo per Ib.; Spiing lambs are very plosticet And wll #5 froar $8: 10 5-40 eb.- Live | are not s0 Hastie, senr, to Ca\u201cberine, third daughter of toba strong bakers\u2019 brings 94.80 per parrel.Now BUL be Kngileb market .mm \u2014 at.obgat into the bere last wesk aad two carloads more are to ar rive to-day.DRAWING SCHOOL.HB drawings executed since ead of F last will be on exbibition in the Academy ball, from 7.30 pm., WEDNESDAY NRXT, the 14th instant.Prizes will be awarded.Publio are cordially invited.Pupils are requested to leave their draw} books, as well as the original copies bolonges the achool, st the Post-office, not later t Moaday, the 12th instant.Br Onpan or tas Beans.April 8th, 1886, A.J.Mitchell, B.C.L., ADVOOATS, HUNTINGDON, P.Q.SA\u201d Prompt collections and returns guaranteed.\u201cWig AUCTION SALES, On FRIDAY, 9th April, at the residence of Joux Banus, let concession of Elgin: borses, 18 cows, young cattle, ko.7 months\u2019 credit, A.Puivps, Auctioneer, On SATURDAY, 10th April, at the residence of Ricmanp Rica, Godmanchester, 2 miles east of Huntingdon: horses and cattle.7 months\u2019 oredit.A.PaiLes, Auctioneer.On WEDNESDAY, 14th April, at residence of Captain Joun RAxxiN, 2 miles west of Canaville: 17 first-class milch cows and 7 young cattle, 8 months\u2019 credit, A.PaiLrs, Auctioneer, On THURSDAY, 15th April, at residence of the late RoBxar Haavey, 2nd concession of St Anijcet, 2 miles north-east of Cazaville: horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, vehicles, implements, grain, hay, &o.months\u2019 credit.A.Prirrs.Auctioneer.EGGS ARE UP! I AGREED to pay a certain price for Hage, but as that agreement has been broken, | will now as I please, to the advantage of farmers having Eure to sell.73 Gro.Hones.FOR SALE, LARGE DOUBLE DWELLING-HOUSE finely situated on Lorne-atreet in tho village ot Huntingdon.Also, in connection with the hoawe, a good building lot.For terms apply to J.Dowren, Godmanchester, or to 1.8, ELswoarr on the premises.Huntingdon, April 8th, 1886.te WANTED 100 Heavy Draught Mares and Fillies.REKDERS wishing to sell Fitlles, from one year up, of the heavy draught breed, with lurge bone, and having at loast two crosses of U'yde blood, by sending thoir address, with de- woription, age, color, price, and the pedigree of dam and sire, (0 the undersigned, will find a purchaser.D.MoKaonnax, 4 Montreal.and te an NOTIOR.LL parties having cisims againat the estate A of the late Monzar Hanver are requested to tyle the same on or before Thuraday, 16th da of April, 1886.All accounts to be duly attested.By order of the Kxccutors, WALTER MoGrBnox, Rossar WarDEN, Jaunes J.STEWART.Address all communications to Jaune J.BrawaAnT, Ussaville, Que.No.1 SHINGLES FOR BALK.Pini intending to build will find on exhibition at the office of the undersigned, 8 good sample of shaved cedar, spruce, and pine Shingles, which can be purchased right for cash or ready pay.Henry R, MoCaaoxsn.Huntingdon, April 8, 1886, HUNTINGDON MARKET.MolIntosh & James, BUTCHERS, OHATRAUGAY STREET, - - - - HUNTINGDON.WE beg to foform our friends and the public that we here entered into partnership In the Butcher business, continuing the business heretofore carvied on (sonae 5.Jauss, at the same stand.By strict attention to our customers we hope to merit s ahare of public patronage.We intend to supply the best quality of meatof all kinds that can be obtained either here or elsewhere.Farmers, Attention ! CABH PAID for Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, and Poultry, Also Calfsking, Sheep Pulte, and Beef Hides McINTOSH & JAMES, Hontingdon, April 8th, 1886.7e 1886 SEEDS! SEEDS! 1886 [YAVE GIVEN EVERY CARE to have Seed of the best quality, and ss my motto ls \u201cQuick sales and smal) profits,\u201d Iitending buyers will ind is to thelr advantage to give me a call before purchasing elsewhere.CLOVERS : Alsike, Rawdon, Long Late Red, Early Ver.moot, White Dutch, and Lucerne.GRASSES: Timothy, Orchard, Kentucky Blue, Meadow Fescue, Hard Fescue, Eng.Kye Grass, Yellow Ost Grass, Red Top, and Lawn Grass.CEREALS : White Fife Wiyeat, Hulless Barley, Field Pose, aod Field Corn.VEGETABLES : Swede, Globe, and Aberdeen Tarnipe, Long Red and Yellow Globe Mangolds, White Sugar Beets, White Belgian and Short White Vossyes (two of the best Carrots for stock feed), Long Urange Stump-rooted Uarrots.FORAGE SEEDS : Such an Black Veiches, Western Corn, and Golden Millet.SERD POTATOES, Top Onions, and Bhallots.A fall stock of every description of GARDEN AND TLowER SEEDS.Aleoa few varieties of choloe FLOWEL Sd\" All orders for Seed by mail promptly attended to.Now in Stock: Garden Rakes and Hoes, Field Hoes, a guod Hoe for 20¢), Spades, Bbavels, Manure 'otks, kc.Flax Beed, Flax Seed Meal od OlLOske, §-1nch Fence Rod, annealed ire, and gslv.Wire, All at prices impossible to beat, unless soid at actual cost Yours truly, GEORGE HUNTER.PS.\u2014Wiil purchase Top Onions, Shallots, new varieties of Prtatoos.Alno highest price paid for Calfekine, GH.IMPORTANT NOTICE, AKE DELIVERIES at the follow! I sai D onlenes of ail parties who ares dencd Seed Potatoes, Corn, Wheat, Fruit stock, &o.: At the Grand Osatral Hotel, Huntingdon, for Hunting.of butcher's cattie offered at the East End Abat- don eles.At Samuel Crutchfield's, for Boyd Settlement aad the rt Pas William Wilson's and Henry Beely's.At William Watsrsov\u2019s, Hendersonville (Kensington).At Himmm Taylor's, 1st concession of Hinchinbrook.AS A.Oliver's store, Rockbara, At William Gentle's, Franklin At William Baondert's, Stockwell.4% Covey Hill Postodios.At Joseph Kearns'e, Frontier, PQ.At Bcriver Bros\u2019 store, Heramingford.Should any of my customers having \u2018hois steok delivered at another point than that camed on the dupll cate order loft with them at time of purchasing.pleass Jet me know st once, 50 that I can make the necessary artadge- ments, Partios can either write to meat Malone ©c infkrm tholstna 5, Montgomery of B jeter ad 07, BARNES, Mak HY [ art t ANGUS MNAUGHTON.NEW STOCK DRESS GOODS OPENED! Sememay not know the fact that Angus McNaughton koope the newest, Oe largest the cha and the bent stook DRESS GOOD pe y JUST RECEIVED, a fine Jot of Colored Bilks snd Sating\u2014 figured and striped.ALWAYS ON HAND, a large stock of Black Silk, from $0010 83.Bpocial good value at $1 asd $1.38, FINE ALL-WOOL DRESS GOODS at 15c (fifteent) at Angus McNaughton's.ALL NEW Jorsey Prints, Sateons, Ginghams, Buttons, Sear Sucker, Musline, Gloves, Bolts, Corsets, Shawls, Tivs, Collars, Ruching, Fringes, Ribbons, Laces, Skirts, Bestles, Embroldories, Hostory, Cretonnes, &c.BOOTS AND BHOES\u2014By kooping n fine assortment of first-class Boots, and soiling thom st a small profit, I am happy to say that now I do a fins Boot and Shoe business.This Spring my stock will be better than over before, and bope not ouly to keep all my old customers but to get many new onus, Special attention paid to Ladies\u2019 Boots.I NEVER NEGLECT MY STOCK of Readymade Clothing, Suitings, Hats, and Gents\u2019 Furulshings, snd now I am Just recviviug my Spring stock, which will be found exosptionally large and well selected, BOTH FOR MEN, YOUTHS, AND BOYS, ANGUS MCNAUGHTON.FURNITURE! FURNITURE! \u2014(etm\u2014 E have onoe more got settled in our Brick Block, and now have À COMPLETE STOOK lu the FURNITURE LINE.Having bought our goods for ready CASH, wo can sell at Prices that are Sure to Take! Our line of BEDROOM SUITES aro the nicest wo have ever had; and what is better still, we can soll them at prices that Is tho best value we have ever offered.Just think of It,» nice bardwoo« Bedrvom Suite (7 pieces) for $33.Our PARLOR BUITES, in halt cloth and raw silk, are SPLENDID VALUE.Drop in and sec our line of CENTRE TABLES.in bard Sood and walout\u2014-the nicest line ever shown in Huoting- on.Our HARDWOOD BEDSTEADS at $5 and $5.50 are as Bood value as can be got In Montreal, Also à nice line of WINDUW POLES\u2014just the thing to trim the windows in your parlor with.We Keep Everything in the Furniture line and Bell at Prices that must be appreciated when known.MF\" To thoss intending to furnish new or old houses, we would just say, Drop in and sse our stock, and I think we can suit you both as regards quality and price.A.G.HENDERSON, Central Block.Huntingdon, Dec.17th, 1895.GOODS AT COST! AT COST! AT COST! AT COST: AT COST! AT COST! ALL WINTER GOODS To be Sold at Cost! PURCHASE ! PURCHASE! PURCHASE! PURCHASE! PURCHASE! Where you can get Goods at Cost.WILLIAM SHARPE, Feby.10th, 1886.FRANELIN CRNTRE.1886.SPRING STOCK 1886.Complete.E beg to announce the arrival of our SPRING DRESS GOODS, in newest materials and leading colors, with LACE TRIMMINGS (something new this season) to match Sev Priots, use staple Dry Goods, Ladies\u2019 Black oterys (all wool) frum $1.50 up, Hoslery, Corsets, Gloves, fancy Dry Goods, &c.! ! i.GENTS, we can do it right for Jou this Spring in Suitinge, Pantioge, Tweeds, Furnishings, Readymade Clothing, SUITS MADE TO ORDER.HATS, the latest in hard and soft, black and oo , In great variety.Inthe Boot and 8hoe line, all can be suited out of our extensive Spring stock.Wallpaper, &c, &c.Jo fact, every Department is now complete a ALEX M°NAUGHTON &BRO\u2019S GRBAT COLEARING SALE?\u2014feru= HE subscriber offers the balance of bis Winter stock at end below cout, and à gemerel reduction in all classes of ta contiaue till April ist, for cash and y.T is I8 A GENUINE BALE, as I need, and most bave room for EXTENSIVE SPRING PURCHASES! that will shortly commence to arrive.I have made special arrangements for the coming year, to offer A CONTINUAL ROUND OF BARGAINS | trusting that the larger volume of trade will recompense for email profits, Large purchasers will Aod Ît to their particalar advantage to give me a call before purchasing eleswhere.SF will take all the OATS | can get at 1c per D.In trade.The highest price will be paid for Kgge, Butter, Hides, Calhking, Shoopeking, Wool, snd Beans, \u2014AT\u2014 M CAFFREY*S, Trout River Lines.Febroary 24th, 1856.SHREDS! SHEDS! FINE SBLECTION OF SEEDS, inclading A Clarers and prarious varieties of Grass Seeds, pare reasonable in price, a Anpaew Ourvan's, Rockbarn.BR SALR, TWO AYRSHIRE YEARLING BULLS, Rod and White, well marked.Potigres good.50 soon ot 5t Annes de Bellvens.73 NOTICB.Wis leave toinferm the that we have ust ved a large and assertment of Furniture whieh we willsell reassanble, comprising asfollows r= Khoon, Diniag-roem, Parier, Childrens, Ofice, Arm, and Glemé tu and Wechetande-eingleand double.Bidoboarde-\u20143 cad 4 doove, Dedetsade, Oradlen.Pall , Extension and Parier Tables ash and Ash aod\u2019 Walnut Bedsooms Subles.and Balr Cloth.Cousbes tn Oreten, Wétnet, Bese, and Buck Hair Cloth Sofas.MP Parties wishing te purchase canese the shoveatthe Their Bstablishment, Ruatingdon, Old Presbyterian Church, Athelstan, asus ue reve NANCY URCE, Nentingéen.Give me ° S0YD & 00.M.C.DAWES.4 .FAVE received our carload of Hectera Towa- ship Lime which we now afer fer vale.tue dE Cas |ed to the obarge, guiug fmt to the righ =~ \"WY DESERT TSLAND.CHAPTER III AFTER I had been sbuut a quarter of an hour, as I reckoned, in the water, or in and out of it, the first glow of pleasurable excitement had past sway, and I found myself beginning to ec! as if I had enough of it.My energetic bols came to an end, and I was lazily floating on my back, when I found I was not aloue after all, for I graght a glimpse of a cance padding near the ebore where I had left m turned on my breast to get a fair loo at it, and was just in time to see, as it disappeared round the corner, that it was the same eauve which had lately taken off my Indian ac- Quaintances, and that now the wuman alone Was sitting in it.This fact, and the way in which she seemed to have tried to keep out of sight, sent a sudden suspicion into my mind.I looked quickly round for my boat, from which, in my aquatic sports, I had gone sowe little way off, and to my disgust there proved to be good reason for uneasine-s.The man Joe, or whatever his name might.be, was couching down in the bushes, not so low but what 1 could see that he was rummaging among my things in the buat with his dirty fingers.There was no time to spare, if I wished to prevent him from stealing my purse and watch, as well as the gun, which belonged to my cousin Ronald, and was a very good one ; so, calling loudly; \u2018Leave that boat alone, will you! I struck out as hard as I could for the nearest part of the shore, eager to arrive as soon as possible on the woene of action, for in my present high spirits I felt courageous enough to tackle a dozen Indians.When Joe found that his intentions were observed, be first flung himself down on the ground, then stood up, hesitating, and wade towards the opening in the bushes by which he had before appeared upon the spot.But I had already reached the land, and was hurrying forward to intercept him; and when I caught a thick stub of wood, as the nearest weapon that lay at band, and braudishiug this ferociously, and shouting out & war-cry, charged gallaut- ly upon him as fast as I could go with my bare feet upon the smooth, round stones,\u2014when, in fact, he maw that I looked dangerous, the Indian did me the compliment of being apparently struck with alarm, for he hastily retreat.ud to the boat, and began to shove it into the water.At this sight 1 ran on faster; but that good old proverb, \u2018the more haste, the less speed,\u2019 proved true in this case, fur while still twenty yards off I stumbled and fell on a stony ground, barking my skiu in two or three places.At such a moment 1 did not think of the pain.I picked myself up aud hurried on, arriving just too late to prevent the follow from making uft with the boat and most of my belongings ou board of her.There I stood on the bank, pauting, bleeding, dripping, sud gesticulating with my unwieldy cudgel ; and the treacherous Joe, with a gtin, I verily believe, on his ugly face, was paddling swiftly away to join his spouse, Smartiog and indignant, I stood helplessly watching the fugitives till they disappeared into the mouth of the same creek by which I bad reached this uolucky spot.À sudden revulsion had taken place in my feelings; already I was disgusted with my newly discovered retreat, where I had faucied myself so secure, and laid out such plans for amusement.How was I to get off the island now, when I should have had enough of my little holiday romance ?I had had enough of it already | Tt was scarcely probable that the Indians would bring back the bout ; aud they were till leas likely to inforux my friends of my position.So far as I knew, there was not a house for miles around ; nor had I seen in the neighburhood suy clearing or cultivated spot which might show a probability of its being regularly visited by civilized people.1 might shout till I was hoarse without anybody hearing me ; and un- loss some chance fisherman passed within hail, there was no hope of rescue on the lake side.But if I stayed here till nightfall I might be chilled to death in this capricious climate.The thievish pair had carried off part of my clothes in the boat ; only my sbirt, trousers, aud hat were loft on the shore at the place where I went into bathe.There was nothing for it but to swim to the mainland, and thence make my way as best { could, hungry, barefoot, and ignorant of the locality.I went back and fetched the small stock of spparel which still remained to me ; then returning round to the inside shore of the island.I picked out the part nearest to the land, and g'ided up my loins\u2014figuratively, of course, as had nothivg un to gird\u2014for the task before me.I awam carefully, with long, steady strokes, husbandiug my strength and wind, and ateer- ing as straight aa I could for the point I had chosen.In this way I got on for a time swim.mingly\u2014actually at such a moment I tried to cheer myself with a wretched pun\u2014aud was almost half-way over the distance to be traversed, when an unexpected obstacle became encountered.The water was not nearly so clear as on the other side, and I suddenly found myes!f on a thick Laok of weeds, reaching almost up to the top of the water, through which I could make no way, and which threatened to entangle my limbs beyond extrication.I had heard o good swimmers drowned in this way, 00 I hastily drew back, and resolved not to proceed without recunnoitring.After lying on my back for a minute to take breath and think over this serious difficulty, I return, tan then to the left, in hope of being able to find e clear But in vain ; the wesds seemed to stretch à along the shore, guarding it from approach.Iecon began to find myself almost surrounded by them; and worse still, in making an effort to free my foot from à cluster in which it had eaught, 1 fancied I felt aymptoms of cramp coming on; and if I had cramp in tach à place it would be all up with me.In these circumstances discretion was the better part of valour, so I disorostly made a retreat, etraini muscle to get back to the island while had the use of my limba, I euc- ceeded in arriving safely.This was provoking, and I confess I entertained some very uncharitable thoughts towards Indian Jos.I must give up the notion of swimming across thas part of the lake; but I might exhaust myself before I found à more ble The nearest of the other was some little way off; and even if I could contrive to reach it, there would still be the wain channel 40 overcome.And yer where on this side, now that 1 came to \\ and the sun Was m3 longer shisiog fell on the water, there Vaio igly.traom of stand.\u2014 idg up bere and there above the surface, imprisoning me as surely as 8 submerged reef presents à barrier to the deep-iaden vessel, The only thing to be done now was to go round the island to see if it presented no more favorable way of vs I put on my shirt, which I had not been able to keep from getting wet, any more then to sustain my spirit's above the damping influence of such misfortunes, and set forth, slowly and painfully picking my steps along the stony beach, dat tempt to make a way through the thorny bushes seemed impossible in the absence of shoes and stockings; and as it was, I soon found my feet bleeding from sharp stones or splinters of wood.1 wastoo disheartened to presevere in this search, which I already felt sure would be utterly useless ; as I worked round to that side of the island which I had not yet visited, the path grew rougher and sorer, and after all it could lead me to nothing but a tantalizing view of half-a-dozen islands, each one as desolate aud as removed from the shore as my present place of cunfinement.So, when half-way round, 1 gave it up, and returned slowly and sadly to the spot where my boat had been moored, and near which I had gone to swim, From this 1 had & wide look out over the lake.Wet, sore, stiff, [ sat down on a large stone, and gave myself up to reflecting dolefully on my condition, and watching anxiously for the appearauce of any sail in the : distance.But no sail was to be keen, and the more 1 reflected on my position, the worse 1 found it.To be shat up, like Rubinson Crusoe, on a desert island, however beautiful, was very pleasant, no doubt, to read about in books, but not at all agreeable, I was now aware, as a mattor of experience.I had suved something, though, when I came to think of it; and I proceeded to take sn iu- ventory of my remsiuing effects.These were all contained in my trousers puckets ; the Indian bad the vest.First, there was a powder flask, almost full, which I had stuffed into the left-hand pocket to be handy for loading.Second a metal box containing three wax vestas, which had been kept quite dry, and a long piece of string for fishing.As soou as I began to look about for some means of alleviating my condition, I found a good use for my string.1 picked up two pieces of bark that had been wa-hed on \u2018the rhore Le- side me, aus if for this very purpose, and fastened them on the soles of my feet with the smooth part inside, so as to form clumsy shoves in which I might be able to walk over the stones more easily.The damp bark was like à coul ultice on my lacerated skin.Aud now that could move about without hurting myself at every step, it occurred to me that might as well light a fire as not, seeing that the materials lay around me iu abuudauce, and my matches bad been kept dry.I can tell you, it isn't very pleasant sitting in damp clothes, and not mach of them, even when the sun is as hot as it had been ail day, I gut up from the block of limestone on which I had been sitting, and limped about the edge of the wood, gathering armfuls of fallen branches and dry twigs, till 1 had collected a goodly pile on the beach, which I then proceeded to build up scientifically ; for I had already learned in Canada how to make a fire.Now that warmth was ensured, I began to remember that I was hungry, for you know that I had eateu nothing since our early breakfast, sud it was now well on in the afternoon.Leaving the lire to blaze merrily up, I approached the edge of the wood, and thuugh I could not get in far among the dense bushes, and had to tread gingerly for fear of hurting my feet, I soon wus able to 611 the crown of my hat with raspberries and another swall dark fruit, the largingon all the fun that was made of my to prevent any lateral motion.uame of which I did not know, though I -can suswer for its agreeable flavor, without fear of I will only mention that Joe's squaw brought physician, being contradicted by anybody who may taste it after nine hours of fusting and hard work.| I returned to the tire, aud stretching my stiff limbs at full length before it, regaled myself with the berries had collected.don\u2019t think I ever enjoyed any meal so much as that frugal repast.The wariuth of the fire, too, was extremely agreeable, aud under the influence of these creature comforts I soon found myself taking a more cheerful view of the situation.But my cheerful mood did not last long.The effect of raspberries in raising the spirits is decidedly temporary, and I soon found myself returning into a depressed frame of mind, perhaps in sympathy with the weather, which seumed about to undergo a change.The aun no : ler on the French Board in the South, came one for the farm every season.Half of the men longer burned witb glorious intensity, the clear sky was beiug tinted with a sullen baze that lovked as if it might deepen into a stormy cloud, the great bright mutha, blue and red, had ceaved to flit abuut; there was something in the \u201cfrom a debauch.air.A cloud of despondence was settling down ou my thoughts too, and 1 began once mure tu see the dark side of my adventure.As soon as I was no longer elated by lively fancies, | became sensible of my budily ailments; [ felt the pain of all my bruises, bumps, and scratches, and dis- | covered that the skin was peeling oft the end of my sunburnt nose.No sail, no sound\u2014the sense of loneliness was growing npon we.When most despondent I saw something which caused me to fling duwo my rude stool and hurry as fast as my lame legs would carry me to the, water's e ge Hurrah! a sail at last; and, of all sajls on | the lake, it was my uncle's gallant sloop re-| turning from the mill.I recognized her at once, when I saw nobly streaming from the top of the meat that blood-red flag which my cousin Mary bad cleverly made out of the cover of an easy-chair, and colored afresh with a sixpenny ' comfort has a man, that basihad such lossesand \"it bottle of dye.She bad just appeared from behind the farther point of the ba ,and was moving slowly along under two sails.u my eagerness J already fancied mynelf on the deck of the Muckakee\u2014such was her name ; but, when I came to consider, 1 found to my horror that there was & great chance of her passing the island without being aware of my on it The course on which she now stood was taking her right outinto the middle of the lake, from which she would have a wrsight tun bume, and it was & question w any ons on board would be Aharp-eyed enough to pick out my figure on this lonel shore.I shouted at the piton of my voice, an waved my arms; bot all I could manage to raise was a shrill seream, which the breese brought back me if to mock me, while the boat, taking a tack, seemed to abandon me with piti- less indifference.1 heaped more fuel on the @re, choosing green sticks and handfuls of leaves, till 1 had a cloud of swke which laws, choked me.But, alas! the sight of a fire in the woods was, I kaew, a too common one in this country to arouse any special attention, If they happened to see it, they would only suppose that some hunter was camping out or urning & smudge fire to keep off the moequi- toes.Still the boat held on her course, aud the exultation with which I had welcomed her ap- pearatice began to give way to a painful anxiety.To see the hopes of help so near, and yet so far beyond my reach.I tore off my scarlet flannel shirt, part of the uniform of our school cricket club; though semewhat faded, it would form a conspicuous enough object against the green background of wood climbed a tree, beedless of scratches on my unprotected ribs, aud hoisted it like a flag, fastening the two arms to a projectingbranch, I slipped from this into a tall, thin fir, and tried vigorously to shake the top of it, 80 as to produce a strange pheno- meson which might attract the notice of thuse on board the boat.But it was unheeded.The powder-flask was still lying on the stones where had left it as useless.1 ran to find it; with hurried hands I unscrewed the neck, and filled it up with the caps that were in my pocket aud a few small pebbles, so as to convert it into à sort of shell.This, having raked off the sticks on the top, I dropped into the glowing heat of the fire, and with one glauce to satisfy myself that it would soon be red-hot, I fied towards a thick tree a little way off, behind the truvk of which I sheltered myself from the effects of the explosion that might now be expected every mument.I did not have to wait long, but the minutes secmed like hours.With strained ears, and eyes fixed cagerly on the disappearing slonp, I held my breath in anxious suspense; and at length, just as I was beginning to fear that this device, my last chance, had failed me, there was a roar and a bang, the smoking embers of the fire were scattered crashing into the wood and hissing into the water, and the air was filled with smoke and the smell of gunpowder.Had they heard ?did they see ?Yes; the boat was being brought to in the middle of a tack\u2014they were turning her round\u2014they were going to come back tu the island.When I joytully got on board, the first thing I saw on the deck was the loon they had shot in the morning, aud which I took to be the very one that had lured me 80 far from howe.I did not ask how it came there.After the vicissitudes I had gone through, this seemed a matter of course; I was almost dazed, like one waking from a ridiculous dream.: Of course Ronald and Tom were eager to know how I came there, and ready enough to make fun of me.But at the time I did not care to enter into full explanations, and they saw I was uot in a fair condition to be made gawe of ; so they restrained their curiosity for the present, and addressed themselves to making the boat go along as fast as possible, It was getting towards sunset, and the short Canadian twilight would just last long enough to bring us home.But I was not to get home without a further mishap.The storm which had been gathering for the last hour or so overtook us before long, and burst upon the boat with such fury that we could uot see the shore, so heavy was the downpour of rain, In five minutes we were all wet to the skin, and, as a result either of this or my previous wetting, I had next day a cold in my bead, which lasted for a week, and was the worst consequence of my adventure.But we got home at last, and I never was so glad to get home.: As the reader, after this narration of my hardship and perils, will probably take a kind interest in me, will not hurt his feelings by en- misfortunes when they came to be fully known.back all my things next day, and was treated to a stern lecture and a threat of prosecution against her husband by my uucle, and to an old flannel petticoat and a package of tea by my aunt.Moreover, Ronald made me a present of the loon, which I sent to Toronto to be stuffed, and have it in my possession to this day, for the confusion of all malicious persons who may doubt the reality of the remarkable adventures which befell me on my desert island.[TuE END.] DECISION.No one can estimate the results whioh may flow from babitually throwing the weight of his own influence on the side of the truth.A travel- day, in his search for a horee or a mule to take bim further on his journuy, upon a dilapidated house, where lived a man celebrated in the region for his bad habits, He was then just recovering After some conversation, the - hoet informed his visitor that he was sure ho must laborer, who is given a cottage and a garden, be » Yankee.\u201cWell, my friend,\u2019 said tbe other, \u2018I am a Yankee, and whatever you are, you're a very decent fellow.You've havo only one fauit, and if yon won't shoot me, | will tell you what it is.\u2019 \u20181 won't.What is it ?' he a~ked, smilingly.\u2018And you wou't draw that butcber-knite you carry in the back pocket of your trousers I \u2018I don't varry one, s0 I won't draw it,\u2019 he answered, now laughing outright.\u201c1's that flask of apple-juck in your side pocket.Throw it away, and there isn't anything you couldn't make of yourself.*Do you believe that ?\u2019 ¢] don't believe it; I know it.' \u2018Then I'll throw it away.\u201cDo it at once.Pitob it out of the window, and never taste the stuff agin.\u2019 He took (be flask from his pocket, and gazed fixedly at it for a moment.Then be said\u2014 \u2018But bow can I do it, stranger?What other disappointments as I've bad?It's only when I take it that I feol like a man.\u2019 \u2018IVs only false manhood.\u2019 The man rose and paced the floor with an on- certain step, finally puusing to say.Are yous preacher?\u2019 \u2018No, I am not, but I can't bear t0 see à fine, manly fellow like you going straight to ruin, without saying a word to stop him.\u2019 With a long swing of the arm, the man threw the flask out of an opening in the wall, saying, when he had done so, \u2018Sir, 1 don't know your name, and l may never see you again, but I solemnly promise you never to taste a drop of the stuff from thie time forth forever.\u2019 He kept his word, as the traveller months afterwards ascertained.As bo also learned, the reformed man had often before come to the brink of making the same resolution, but on this peculiar day it needed but & feather of remonsirance to tarn the scale.The Queen will open the Colonial Exhibition on the 4th of May.| hiteh turned in it, and fisally passed around the MISCELLANEOUS., The disinfecting power of freely circulating ure air is now fully recognised by sanitarians.he secret of it is, in part, the rapid diffusion of the morbid particles, thus greatly diluting then, as mineral poisons may be rende harmless by dilution.So great is this diffusive tendency, acting with the constant circulation of the air in vast currents, that, though every variety of harmful gases and miasms is incessantly thrown into the air of our large cities, no difference can be detected by analysis be- | tween the air of our rural districts.But another explanatory fact is the actual disinfecting ower of sunshine and oxygen.It is the in- Fated oxygen tbat changes the dark, impure venous blood into the pure scarlet blood of the arteries.It is the chemical power of sunshine that gives us our wonderful pho phs.Itis the sunshine that bleaches the cotton cloth laid on the grass, and, on the other hand, changes the pure white of a potato-vine grown in a cellar to dark green when transferred to the open air.Hence, in our late armies, notwithstanding so many unhealthy conditions, ty phoid fever never tended to spread, and was almost never fatal.It is for this reason that, in all infectious diseases, the physician insists on a free circulation of air in the sick room, An interesting illustration of the same thing is furnished by the celebrated Dr Richardson, of England.| He finds that the vagrant class, who bave no homes, but sleep anywhere and get food anyhow, rarely contract contagious diseases, and more rarely convey them, and that, tou, though they wear cast-off, and often, infected clothing, and occupy the worst of lodging-houses.The gypsies also are remarkably free from spreading diseases; they know little of small-pox, though little protected by vaccination.One seldom finds among them diseases of a scroful ous nature.\u2018Dr Richardson concludes that poverty in itself has nothing to do with the occurrence of zymotic (infectious) diseases ; that fresh air is the one mighty disinfectant and that luxury aud density of population are the two bad spirits which conjure up the great physical evils of humanity.How to illuminate a road in front of the horses in driving at night is an important matter.The usual side lamps on carriages, or the attaching of a lantern to the dash board, fail to reflect the light where it is most wanted, and the suspending of a lantern to the front axle is objectionable for many reasons, but it is the best plan for shedding the light where it is most needed that we have seen tried.Buta | Philadelphia physician suggests the attaching \u201cof the lantern to the breast collar of the harness, \u2018which he says he has tried with perfect satisfaction ; and he hus evidently had some experience with the ordinary methods of lighting, for he says the various forms of dash lightsare very much the same, in that they put the light just where it is not wanted, illuminating the horse's tail and hips and the buggy thills with 'a brilliance quite unnecessary, which intensities the blackness of the shadow cast by them just where one most wishes to see clearly, \u201cMy light is & common tubular lantern, with a reflector, and a spring for attachment to the dash.In place of putting it on the dash, I slipped the spring over the middle of the breast collar, directly in front of the horse.Every part of the road in front of me was plainly seen, so I could drive with as much confidence as in broad daylight.The couditions necessary for success are a level headed horse, with fair breadth of chest, and a shoulder strap attached to the check hook, to prevent the lantern sagging \u2018down between the horse's legs when from any reason the traces slack.It would be well to have a short strap sewed to the inside of the breast collar, to slip the spring through, so as * Sir Andrew Clarke, the celebrated English declares that one-half the population of London is permanently ill.He defines health as \u201cthat state in which the body is not consciously present to us, the state in which work is easy and duty not over great a trial, the state in which itisa joy to see, to think, to feel, and to be.\u201d A German test for watered milk consists in dipping a well-polished kuitting needle into a deep vessel of milk and then immediately withdrawing it in an upright position.If the milk is pure a drop of the fluid will Lang to the needle, but the addition of even a small proportion of water will prevent the adhesion of the drop.It is a risky experiment to hire a new man who offer their services in the spring of the year are men who could not keep a place permanently if they would, and the farmer who does pot hire until he is obliged to is almost certain to get one of these.A permauent soon begins to feel an interest in the work and the business of the farm only second to that of the owner, aud, becoming attached to his home, he will naturally seek to keep his place by the rendering of faithful service.\u2014 Rural Canadian.Cows will kick\u2014some of them; and heifers with their first calves, are expertatit, An un- bandled, \u201cungentled\u201d cow, takes as naturally to kicking, as Leghorn hens do to scratching.Of course, every heifer ought to have her udder handled before calving, when it is sensitive, and when a little manipulation is soothing and agree- ; able to the animal.This breaks the ice, 80 to speak, and then if the oalf is removed as soon ng dropped, the novelty of the experience, and the entire lack of knowledge of what she has lost, leade the great majority of heifere\u2014no doubt 9 oat of 10\u2014to submit to milking with pleasure, and evident satisfaction.If, bowever, the caif be dropped in the pasture, or at night, and is found the cow in the morning, she may resent an attempt to milk her, even though ber udder be fall and hard.The calf should be placed on the cow's left side and encouraged to suck, but whether it does so or not, let the milker at once begin to milk.Saving the milk is of no import ance, 80, if the heifer is nervous, keep the pail away and milk on the ground.If she kicks, soothe her, and begin again.Do not let her thick ber kicking has any effect.A rail may be laced eo that kicking may be a disagreeable per- ormance, and sometimes a cow may be placed close to a rail fence, which defends the milker from the blows of a really vicious kioker, and the milking still go on.The cow will ordinarily yield to circumstances, and stand etill after a while ; at least, the pressure of the milk in the udder, which may cause inflamation, can thus be relieved.If the cow continues nervous, and will not be pacified, the thing to do is, to tie or strap her logs.This may be done with a light rope like bed.cord.It is passed once round the left leg below the hock, tied by a \u201cbalf.bitoh\" (balfa knot), then twisted a few times, and another right log, and tied in 8 bow-knot, so that it can be quickly untied.A cow so tied can not kick, but she is slmost sure to take short steps backward, and when sbe getsto the end of her tie.strap, or back as far as she can go in the stanchions, ber bind lege may be strained far back, and as hor position is & very unsteady one, she may fall down.To prevent this, a rope may be twice around the tie-rope, carried forward and fastened around the manger, This will prevent the backing, and the cow will probably soon give up, and stand quietly.The instinct of a fowl leads it to soratch, even in feeding on a heap of whole grain.This causes it to stop eating long enough to swallow.We give fowls too much at s time, and this causes them to stuff themselves so as to injure their crops if fed with dampened meal.A little whole grain scattered among straw will make poultry scratch for what they get, and conduce to their heslthfulness.ANDREW PHILPS, AGENT for the Witness and Star newspapers of Montreal.Parties wishing to renew their subscriptions for either of those papers can do 80 with him.Now is the time to subscribe, Terms for Daily: 83 a-year, 25 cents per month, or 1 cent per copy.SEEDS! S}XEDS! SEEDS! M.EVANS\u2019 fresh and reliable Garden and Field Seeds on hand as usual at MARSHALL'S, Clover Seed and prime Canadian Timothy, Western and Evergreen Sweet Corn, &c.None but the best Soed kept, and no old Seed sold as fresh.Give me a call.T5 C.MARSHALL.NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.LANS and specifications of my dwelling- honse can be seen up to 15th of April, by all who wish to tender for it.Taos.BAIRD.Ormstown, March 30th, 1886.ARM FOR SALE.\u2014Being west half of Lot No.9 in the first range of Elgin, containing 100 acres, 60 acres cleared and the remainder in good standing timber.Good house and outbuildings, a large orchard, 2 never-failing wells, convenient to school, church, cheese factory, blacksmith shop, postoffice, grist-mill, saw-mill, and stores.For furtber particulars apply to the undersigned on the premiser, 74 Mrs J.C.MOORE, Kzxiso, Que.IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL, I TAKE pleasure in announcing to the people in Hunting- don aud vicinity, that, in going over some new parts of the county, I find the Potato known as the EARLY NEW ZEALAND variety is becoming more and more desirable, owing to the fact of its great productiveness, earliness, and superiority of quality.There is no question but that this potato has come to stay, and if Farmers wish to secure a small quantity, one peck or less, as a peck is the most I can let any one party have, send in your order at once, as the supply is limited.Owing to more orders coming in than I expected, I am afraid I shall have to disappoint a good many.However, I shall fill all orders in rotation, as they are given, so long as my stock lasts, I now have for sale and can furnish in small quantities, the celebrated potato American seedsmen have eaid and wiitten so much about, viz, THE DAKOTA RED.This potato is particularly adapted to clay soil, and even, in this past season, bas not, in & single instance, been known to rot, while other varieties right beside them were a complete failure.The special merits of this potato are as follows : A great yiclder, a grand keeper, and a luxury for the table, A $5 CASH PRIZE will be given to the party growing four of the largest and best formed potatoes, from seed I furnish, to be exhibited at next Huntingdon Fair, $2.50 as second prize, and $1 as third prize, Prices of Dakota Red, also Early New Zealand, will be given on application.Engage your sced in time, thereby Feceiving for yourself something which, besides being a source of profit to you, will be a novelty in the line of potatoes.All orders will receive my prompt attention and no pains spared in packing and prompt delivery.Many thanks for past favors, kindly soliciting a continuance of the same.O.J.Barnes, February 16th, 1886.MALONE, N.Y.OR SALE OR TO LET.\u2014The undersigned offers for sale his valuable property in the village of Hemmingford.House containing 8 rooms, with good cellar and cistern; also about one acre of ground attached, with woodshed, carriage house, stable, a never-failing well, and a choice collection of fruit trees thereon.The property will bo sold cheap.For particulars apply to Wy.Reay, Hemmingford; Wu, SAUNDERS, Stockwell, or to the proprietor, H.O'NE1LL,.No.31, Mureau street, Montreal.} MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAUHARNOIS.Inauringonly Farm and Isolated Property.PRESIDENT Wm, H.Walker, Eeq Vice-President\u2014Jobn Symons, Exq.Directorse-Wm.Carruthers.John Ferne, Donald Mc.Naughton, Andrew Olive: Jobn White and John Younie q Secretaryand easurer=-Andrew Somerville, Hunting on.Agents\u2014William Edwarde, Franklin; Robert Middle- miss, Bockburn ; Thomas Clarke, Ste, © hiloméne; Robt 8maill, Trout River ; John Clayland, and J.A.V, Ami- rauit, N.P., Hemmingford ; John Davideon, Dundee ; I I, Crevier, N.P., St Anicet; Arthur Herdman, Herd- man\u2019s Corners; William Cameron oi Dundee ; James Barr, Covey Hill; James McGowan, Ste Martine; Joba Doualdeon and Loule Prejent, Ormstown ; Charles Dewick Helena; P.B.M.Somervi:je, Hnotingdon, and Jean D.Myre St Louis de Gonzague OW Parties wishing to insure their property are requested toapply tothe agente or Secretary NOW IS THE TIME TO INSURE.Tee Directors of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the County of Bemuharnois, hereby give notice that, according to law, they can insure property upon the Cash principle ; ao that persons who prefer to make one payment when they insure, can do so, instead of signing a note, and runuing the risk of paying assessments.! The Cush rate will be the same as charged by a first-class stock insurance company.ANDREW SOMERVILLE, i365 Secretary.DENTISTRY.86 Dr.H.W, Merriok, Dentist, Fort O N.Y, at home until rurther notice.Artificial t ington: od on any of the first class bases new in use and the best of material used.Teeth uxtracted without pain ordanger by the ase of liquid Nitrous Oxide gas.D* ELDER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.Office in Mr Thomas Burrowes's house, across the Upper bridge, Huntingdon, RAILWAY TIME-TABLE.Gorna Easr\u2014The Train for Montreal leaves Fort Covington every week day at 6.00 am.White's 6.20 a.m., Huntingdon 0.37 a.m., Orms- town 6.57 a.m., Brysons 7.04 a.m., Howick 7.15 am., Ste Martine 7.25 a.m., St Regis 7.38 a.m, Ste Isidore Junction 7.45 a.m, Arrive Y ling in Montreal at 8.60 a.m.Goina WesT\u2014Leaves Montreal every week day at 4.00 pm, Ste Isidore Junction 4.58 p.m, St Regis 6.07 p.m., Ste Martine 5.20 p.m., Howick 5.32 p.m., Brysons 5.42 p.m., drme- town 5.50 p.m., Huntingdon 6.10 p-m., Whites 6.28 p.m., arriving at Fort Covington at 6.50.Train leaves Hemmingford at 6.46 a.m.and re- tarns with train for Huntingdon.THE MIXED TRAIN leaves Montreal three times week, on the mornings of Monday Wednesday and Friday at 5.45, St Isidore 7.55, St Reais 8.10, Bt Liartive 8.30, Howick 8.50, Bryson 9.07, Ormstown 9.20, Huntingdon 9.83, Whitee 10.33, arriving at Fort Covington at 11.Returning, leaves Fort Covington at 11.30 sm, Whites Ji Bm.; Huntingdon Mert 30 Ormetown 1, Brysoss .ck 1.28, Ste Ma .- dote 2.18, arriving in Montreal at ns Bogle 1.03, Bt Isl THECANADIAN GLEANER is published every Thursday at noon.Subecription $1.30 a-year in \u2018advance, postage free.Single copies, four cente each.One dollar payefore ght months subscription ,t wodol- arsfor a year and four months, ROBT.SRLLAR, Proprisier, ; Huntingdon, Que erty EE RP ® OR ER "]