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SL) Manchester Warehouse Ea TNS CHEAP GOODS! « a --- No Railways Wanted! The Subscriber respectfully informs all in 'want of good ins that the same can be had by making an early call at the " MANCHESTER WAREHOUSE," Where a splendid Tot of new and fashionable (Goods have been received and are now offered at Suis ow prices--for example, a large lot of Dress ( s at from 6d per yard; an im- mense Stock of Cottons in Greys and Prints at from 3d to 44d per yard. A splendid Stock of Ladies' Children's and Gents' Boots and Shoes, fine styles, and very cheap. Silk, Cloth, and Tissue Mantles in great variety. A large lot of Shawls. Beautiful patterns in Cro- uet Skirts very Cheap. A splendid lot of Ladies', Misse®", and 'Children's Straw ats and Bonnets, Trimmed and Untrimmed. Also Rib- bons and other rimming in great fvaricty. To the latter the attention of Milliness is requested -- as special terms will be offeted to them. Cotton Yarns in various colors and warranted qualities. Highest prices paid for Butter and Eggs, Pork, Still on hand Seed Wheat--Barley § bushel--also Peas and Oats. da ld Plaster just to hand from Os ADAM GORDON. Manchester, April 15, 1868. he dntaio {ibs JAMES BAIRD, PRINCE ALBERT, APRIL 16, 1868. = MILITIA ACT. The new Act respecting the Militia of the Dominion 1s now before us. It proposes to vest the Command-in-chiel of the Naval and Military - forces of the_Dominion in the Queen. The Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are each to be one Military Dis- trict ; the Province of Quebec 1s to contain 3, and Ontario 4 Military Districts ; making "Taal" 9 disiricts in the Dominion. It is proposed (though the bill does not provide for it) to divide these Districts into 200 regimental divisions, each district to con- tain 22 divisions, and each division to comprize about 20,000 souls. It is estimat- ed that each division on an average contains 3,500 males between the ages of 18 and 60, 1. e. in all 700,000 men, which will be eli- gible to serve as Milltiamen. Of theso 1 18 proposed to drill 40,000, all Volunteers, if they can be obtained, and whatever number may be defficient shall be made up of drafied men. These 40,000 men are to be drilled from 8 to 16 days every year, and be paid, officers and men, 50 cente each man for every day's drill. It is expected that $900,000 per annum will gover the cost of the Army and Navy of the Dominion. It will bé'some time ere the Volunteers or any other department of the Militia or their offi- cers make rich on 50 cents per day. The following are the, Jeading features of the Act : The Militia of the Dominion shall consist of all the male inhabitants from 18 to 60 years of age. These shall be divided into 4 classes with regard to age and order of service. 1st. Parties from 18 to 30 years of age, and who have neither wife nor child. 2nd. Those between 30 and 45 years of age, having neither wife nor child. Bed. Those between 18and 45 years, hav- either wife or children. 4th. All those between 45 and 60 years. The above classes will be called upon to serve in the order in which they are arrang- ed, i. e. the 1st class will all be called out before the 2nd 1s called upon, and so with {the other classes, the one preceeding being exhausted ere the next is called upon. The Militia of the Dominion is to be divi- ded 10 3 classes as regards their position, viz: The Volunteer Militia, Regolar Mili- tia and Mane Militia. VOLUNTEERS, The Volunteer Militia ehall be raised wholly by voluntary enlistment, « Every Volunteer corps existing on the Ist day of October next shall be continued as such, subject to the provisions of this ac! ; and the various Volunteer corps shall be mustered some time between the Ist day of October and the close of the present year, mn order to have the provisions of the Act explained to them, and each Volunteer who has not, previously to the day of Muster, asked his discharge, shall be obliged to take the following oath, viz: I, A, B. do sincerely promise and swear that [ will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, for the defence of her Dominion of Candda against all her enemies. The party is then bound to serve three years from date it he remains in the country. The taking of the above oath i= not per- missive ; the first refusal subjects the percon to six month's impiisonment, and every subsequent relusal to 12 months--so that continuing fo resist would amount 10 1m pri- sonment for life--rather tough service. * By giving six month's notice to his com- mauder, a Volunteer may be allowed to quit the service beiore his three year's ser- vice ix up, he cannot however claim this as a right; it is entirely at the will of the com- mander. 2 The term of service for Volunteers by the new Act is 3 years in time of peace ; But it may be prolonged indifinitely in ime of war, a Any. Volunteer or Regular Militiaman about 10 leave the Dominion shall first re- turn to the captain of the company all aiti- «cles of public ty in his possession, and shall be de ts dercharge: . Volunteers and Regular Militiamen may be called out in time of peace from 8 to 16 days every year, for which they shall re- ceive 50 cents per day of 3 hour's drill ; but v + and lar Militiamen living olunteers within two miles of the place for drill may be called out for drill at other times and re- cerve no pay therelor. Neither Volunteers nor any other Militia- men will be subjected to the brutal punish- fet of Hoe lash 5 imprisonm in ent or Juath are the only ral punishments to whic be subjected; and the do ine" ae soind 10°) Saati oon can. jor one or more the otowiag Siege Viz Matiny, . Desertion | to {fie enem itorous corres . poudence wi ih ney, or turning over y Or post to him. 'Volunteer 'or Regular Militiamen, wibo himself, without sufficient Ton 0 any Sue day's drill of the in- Sud Sa adil, Volunteers or Regrlar Militiamen appear- ing at drill or parade without uny of their accoutrements, or with any of them in an improper condition, shall for each offence forfeit the sum of $4--and should any Voi- snteer or-regalar Militiaman refuse to turn out in aid of the civil power when lawfully called on so to do, shall incur a penalty of $20 for cach offence. The Regular Militia shall consist of men who voluntarily enlist to serve as such--and of men drafted 10} serve as¥such--and the period of service shall be two years. The Regular Militia as well as the Vol- untears must sign a service roll and take the oath the sane as above. In time of peace the sum of $30 paid in to the captain shall exempt any party from requiring to serve who may have been draft- ed, or said party may find a substitute, The Regular Militia, like the Volunteers, may be called out for'drill from 8 to 16 days every year, and shall receive 50cents per day of three hour's drill. Volunteers and all other Militiamen may at any time be called out to serve either within or withiot the boundaries of the Do- mimon, whenever it Appears advisable so to do, and when so called ont for active ser vice, may be kept out for 18 months. An absence of 7 days after being called ont for active service will subject the party to be court wmartialed as a deserter. Our ponnection with the Marine Militia will be sb remote that we may well dispense with saying anything of it at ths stage. From the residents of each regimental division there shall be appeinted a Lieuten-| ant-Colonel, and two Majors of Reserve-Mi- litia. And each gompany division shall ap- point from the residents therein a Captain, Lieutenant, and Edsign of Reserve Militia. The Adjntant General of Militia for the Dominion must have been educated to the military profession, There shall be one Adjutant General of militia, and such brizade Major anal other officers as may be thought necessary for each military district. No person shall be appointed an officer in the militia force until he. has obtaived a certifieate froma Military School, or Irom the Board of officers appointed for the pur- pose of giving such certificate Officers shall provide their own clothing, arms and ac- coulrements. The Bill was read a first time on the 31st ult, and eame up fora second reading on Tuesday last, 16th inst. eres « ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER» After everything that diplomacy, coaxing and even begging could do to induce the swarthy Abyssinian monarch - to release lus unlawful captives had failed Britain's last but unfailing argument--the sword--had to be employed,and her demands thundered from the cannon's mouth. Several months ago a most expensive expedition was sel oa foot on purpose to snatch the captives from the barbarous grasp of a foreign despot. This expedition has ince then been slowly closing in upon the fated monarch, it has been treading its toilsome way towards the stronghold of the barbarous foe, only halting long enough as It passes along to bury some of the brave men siruck down by exposure and fatigue. As the expedition draws nearer the object of ite search 1t is found that the captives, if cap- tives they are, are all alive and well, some of them at least in possession cf comforts, and sven enquifing after the luxuries of life ; one of the female so called captives has just written a letter to the headquarters of the expedition ordering a side-saddle.-- This smaks of ease. The following are the latest despatches : Lonpon, April 10.--General Napier, the Commander of the British forces, had reached latitnde 21. The Abysinian King, Theodorus, was at Magdala, ready for a siege. His forces consisted of about 5,000 active men. He had also 26 Jarge guns. -- General Napier had already completed his plans for a general assault on the works.-- He says in his latest despatch dated near Lake Ashangi, March 17th, our advance will reach Lake Ashangi to-morrow. The rear, with the artillery and supply train 1s. three days' march behind. The country 1s mountainous and very difficulty for the ar- tllery and trains. King Theodorus is near Magdala, where he intends to make a staud. Letters from the captives say they are all well. The health of the troops is good. The effective force under General Naper, now advancing on Magdala, num- bers 36,000 men. et -- THE SILVER MALADY. | The Silver disease may fairly be said to be nearly epedemie. One can scarcely take up a Newspaper in which this much com- plained of Silver nuisance, Silver difficulty or rome other equally strong term 1s used to mark the degree of despair, ns if the great- est annoyance with which we bad to con- tend was a super-abnndance of wealth, a perfect plethora of Silver. Of course such is not the fact, an honest endeavor to ge! more of 1t would be more in keeping with the facts of the case ; but wn the absence o something better to talk of, and in order to keep the popular track, we keep railing over its abundance, just as if either of us had enough of it. In reality there are pre- cious few of us, but can easily find employ- ment for all the silver that comes in our way. Foreigners who ikad our daly lam- entations over our accumulations of silver will bo apt thinfer that we are an exceed- ingly wealthy people, 50 much more cash than we know wh to do with, while no one seems inclined to take 1t off cu' bands. Finding the Country iikely to go in- to hysterics over it, the Bank of Montreal kindly proferred its assistance. and proposed to eare us of our adversary as far at least as $150,000 would go in that direction, buymng small at 7}. and large at 5 per cent discount. The ungrateful public, however, could not see the point and preferred hugging the necessary evil to getting nd of it on such conditions. The grumblers desired to get rid of their silver, but the rate of anxiety to get clear of it "did not amount to five per cent, far less to 73. So that these public] benefactors were deprived of the satisfaction of easing us of 'part of that surplus change which seems to disturb our rest. It has not been altogether profitless, however, since it has been the means of taking the wind out of some of the loudest gramblers, showing that the disease is not eo bad that'they 'would give 5 percent to get rid of it. = We wonder where were these coliple dozsn Re- tail Merchants who met in the Music Hall, Toronto last week, and whose anxiety to get rid of 1his woeful silver amounted to 10 percent. And in order to givé vent and shape to their sincerity, carried the follow- ing resolution unanimously, viz: "Thata committee be appointed to obtain signatures to a petition to the Government to call in all. American silver at such a rate of dis-, count as they "may deem advisable, and issue legal tenders for the amount, or issue a proclamation fixing a definite rate at ten per cent discount on silver." THE OTTAWA TRAGEDY, The whole interest mn this melancholy affair is now being bent towards the dis. covery, not alone of the hand which gave the mortal wound, but of the source from whiclt it drew ity inspiration. The deeper its source, and the wider itsinfluence, the more imperative is the demand for its im- mediate pre extinction. Let ns hope however, for the sake of humanity, that no orgamzation could exist--on this side of perdition_--whose members could regard any such acts with any other feelings than those of the most profounded horror and detestation, as something of which Devils might blush and feel ashamed. So far as kuown, Whelan is the only party to whom suspicion points with the slightest degree of certainty ; and it is to be hoped that, be the guilty one who he may,the crime ori- ginated with bimsglfand that he had no ac- complice. One ean scarcely imaging that even two men could be found consenting to so diabolical an act. Circumstances undoubtedly point io. the direction of Whelan, and seem to be suffi- cient to warrant his commital, but the pub- lic isin possession of no evidence that could convict him. It is true that the ¥e- rian proclivities of the prisoner are admit ted, his dislike, if noi hatered of Mr. Me- Gee cannot be denied, his frequent hopping out and into the House of Commons on the night of the assassination, his remain- ing till the House adjourned, -and his car. rying a revolver are all circumstances of a somewhat suspicious character, but all compatible with an innocent man, (as far at least as the present crime goes) and our estimable laws regard every man as in- nocent till he is proven guilty. On Monday Whelan 'told the Police Magistrate to canse P. A. Eagleson to be brought as he (Whelan) had an important communication to make. Eagleson and the Magistrate were at once in his presence, when the prisoner commenced in the most deliberate manner to arrange concerning hie approaching trial, causing Eagleson to take the names of a long list of witnesses which will beused 1p the defence--should he be committed-- which he believes he will. He ordered his wife to be written to, and the best Council the country can afford to be procured. at whatever price. He says he is well, and complains that the authorities had taken: away his boots and had forgotien™to retorn them. The Magistrate was not much elated with the interview. re i i his FUNERAL OF THE HON, T. D MCGEE. The sad but imposing ceremonies con- nected with the funeralof one whose mem- ory Canada delights to honor took place at Montreal on Monday 13th inst. A corres- pondent of the Leader states that there were 60,000 people in the streets, 20,000 of whom formed the foneral procession. Stores and other places of business were closed and business | nearly suspended during the day. The darkest drapery of mourning every- where preeented itself, a pall of sorrow scemed spread over the city. The body was placed in a metallic coffin encased in rosewood. The hearse was a magnificent one, and built expressly for the purpose, 1t was 4 » 15, and 16 feet high. (according to the Globe's correspondent) It was covered with black velvet and sur- mounted .with -a gold cross with suitable mottoes wrought out in silver. : The procession left "the late resi- dence of the deceased about half-past nine a.m, They marched 6 abreast and occu- pied nearly three hours in passing a given point. The National Societies and othe public bodies took part in the procession, many of whom evinced profound sorrow. -- The members of the Cabinet, except the Premier and the Finance Mister, were present. . We elip the following from the excellent report furnished by he Globe of Tuesday. The Rev. Mr. O'Farrell who pronounced the funeral oration chose for his text: 1 Maccabees, 9th C., 21st V.; « How is the mighty man fallen that saved the people of Israel." We give only a few extracts from his capital oration. The speaker went on to say i-- : . «Shall we not say, as did the Jews or old, "How isthe mighty man fallen that saved the people." He did not, it is true, perish on the field of battle amidst the clang of arme and tomuit of the conflict ; but he died in as noble a field, although struck down by the foulest murder that ever darkened our annals; he died as cer- tainly for the land of his adoption ; and with" a soul as unflinching, and a heart as brave ge ever beat in a soldier's breast, and thereféie the people of this land have be- wailed him with great lamentations, and they sorrow for him, and shall not cease to mourn him for many days. When the il- lustrious French soidier, Latour D'Auvvergne, the first Grepedier of France, as he was simply, yet honorably styled, died in the servico of his country, his name was still retained on the muster roll of his regiment, and when called out by the commanding of- ficer on service days, as if he were still pre- sent, the oldest soldier would step dut of the ranks, and amid the solemn silence of 'his comrades reply in these tovchingiwords, «Died on the field of honor;" and so my brethern, when the muster roll of the great of Canada-shall be réad out in future gene- | rations, to the name of Thomas D'Arcy McGee shall be added ns his best and most suitable epitaph, that he died on thie field of honor. Love of country, my brethern, is no selfish feeling, no narrow confining of the affections of the heart. Ttis'a feeling im- planted byGod himeelt in the hearts of even the most untptored that makes us love the land that gave us birth, no matter how or how oppreseed, beiter than the proudeel and most glarious of the nations of the earth. It was this feeling which animated the royal prophet . when he 'exclaimed, « If 1 forget thee Jerusalem, may my right hand be forgotten, may my tongue cleave tomy jaws 3f 1 do not remember the, if I make not Jerasalen the beginning of my jour- ney Thomas D'Arcy McGee is now before a tribunal where earthly renown is counted but little and where the Judge will not in- qure whether he was a good poet,'or anf eloquent orator, or a clever statesman ; but/ whether he was a sincere and humble Christian, and employed well the gilts which he received from above. As far as humau knowledge can go, [ believe the de- ceased did earnestly strive to prepare him- self for the great account which we must all one day fender to Him whe is the Judge of the living and the dead. I cannot con- clude better than by quojing some ot those lines as the portrait which he painted of is frend: will now serve to describe him- sell i-- : ; _ ""ITia faith wns as the tested gold ¢ His Hope assured, not over-hold His charities past count, untold. Miserere Domine / Woll may they grieve who laid him there! Where shall they find his equal, where ? Nought can avail Lim now but prayer, Miserere Domine / With this mournful dirge I commend his memory to your care. May this lessons neyer be lost upon us.. May his death on behalf of our country serve to give strength to our hearts to door die if necessary in her cause ; and as we are all united here to-day around the body of Thomas D'Arey Me- (iee, may we beconie more and more united in brotherly feeling and holy charity, ali animated with his spirit, all laboring for the same great ends ; and then, from these arises, in this loly Easter time, a new country shall spring, and with his blood shall be whtered and fostered the young tree of our national grealnesg, and when,we shall have thus served our country here be- low, may we all pass to the better country above to bless and praice our God forever, Amen." eet NEW BRUNSWICK KICKING, Mr. Cudlip the Anti Union Candidate for the New Brouswick Legislative assembly was allowed to run the course unopposed, and consequently got the election, This we believe could not be prevented, a nnion man conld have had no cliatice. It cannot be denied that there is a powerful anti union current set in in that province as well as in Nova Seotia, and this is not at all to be wandered at from the eflorts that are being put forth,unintentionally no doubtby many, 10 create and foster these feelings. We be- lieve that af are ready to admit that Nova Scotia, at léakt, was unfairly dealt with in the matter of confederation when she wae wheeled right nto union line, not only without her consent but against her will. Who is to blame for all this? None but the few of her own rulers who were then in power ; © they alone are the parties who should be made responsible for this act, other portiops of the Dominion had neither part nor lat in the matter, and the Nova Soo'iangghdnselves were aware of this fact, and never would have dreamed of blaming any otherparties, had not the people of the other Provinces mixed themselves up in the squabble. Just as if the whole Dominion had wronged them, there has not been a single act of legislation passed since the union where there were the least room for special pleading but a shout was raed both in the house ard ovt of it for some special favor lor Nova Scoua, as if the Do- minton had wronged her, and she like a bady had taken the pet and would not be pleased unless she should get a toy. When the tarriff was being arranged it was hinted by some that the duty on certain articles might be made a little less forNova Scotia. When the currency was about to be changed, it was argued that the Nova Scotian currency onght to be the one, selected ; and in the demanded that a sufficient duty should le laid on imported coal, to enable the Nova Scotiana to secure the market for that article, andthus give the Maritime Provinces an undue advantage over the rest of the Do- minion. We are aboot to build the Inter- colonial Railway at an expense of 30 or $40,000,000,more {or their convenience than anything else. At least as far as the Pro- vince of Ontario is conserned the chief be- nefit she will be likely to derive from the work will be the paying for the largest share of it. In all conscience thisis surely enough without furtlier ciaxing or pleading. If we have wronged ogr Maritime brethren let ns acknowledge our fault and right what is wrong ; but if we have not done them an injury, and we believe that not one of them believes we have,ghen why not allow fair and impartial legislation to go on without tliat everlasting hankering after special favors for one class or another, and if our esteemed and thrifty neighbors have made vp their minds that they could get along better without us; if they regard ue asa iot af spendthrifts, who have run ourselves m debt and likely to draw them into the « scrape," then we would say let us shake hands and part, until they shall come to know us batter and jndge more fairly of us. Let the #ntercolonial be laid aside til al union is effected, if that shout e ull doomsday ; and ia the meantime let os bor- row say one third of the amount required to build the Intercolonial, and let us expend that on improvements in a North Western direction. By this change Canada will he a gainer by at least 500 per cent, our Mari- time friends will bg saved from the union, and we at least will have no reason 0 com-. plain of the results. : It is nota little difficult to satisfy some of our eastern friends. The Mantime Prc- vinces made a terrible ado when the Gov- ernment at O a, sent Dr. Tupper to En- gland, 10 have a diplomatic spar with their champion, Mr. Howe. This might be all right enough, but on what plea the New Brunswick Telegraph" pretends to raise a rump: ss becavee the Dominion Govern- ment allows them to elect whom they please 'as representative is by no means easy to discover. Listento the Telegraph : & To-day, then, Mr. Codlip will be nomi- nated as a Repealer. and elected as a Re- pealer without opposition, and the Govern- ment at Oitawa, which sends Dr. Tupper to London to fight Repeal, at a great expense othe tax payers of the Dominion, 1s too weak - or to cowardly to oppose a Repeal candidate for the representation; of St. John, Mr. Willis, very witely as we conceive, matter of protective duties it is even now | dy ment have done everything/ in their power to make the Union and the Unionists adious and to defeat his chance in advance. SCHOOL EXAMINATION. The Examination of the Schoel in School Section No. 2, Ssugog, took place on Thurs- day, 9th inst. The pupils torned out well and passed a very creditable examination, reflecting much credit on all concerned. -- This school is riow in a very healthy state ; there are 82 names on the register, a Jarge portion of these atiead regularly; in fact the house has been crowded during the past quarter. The teacher, Mr. Cleghorn, has done that section good service, and the people, both pupils and parents, are not slow in acknowledging his efficiency as a teacher. The number of Vietors was rot eo large as we conld have wished, but was larger than it usually 1s on such occasions ; and we have no doubt by the increasing prosperity of the school, with the Lively interest taken in the = welfare of the section by both teacher and people willy ere long, manifest itself in a sul more' tangible form, in the erection of a new school house. This cannot be a day too soon, from whatever pont it may be view- ed, except it may be the financial point Where the room is sufliciently large and properly arranged it adds not only to the comfort of both teacher and pupils, but it tends very much to facilitate the progress of the school. Let any one go into a small pent up schoo! house, observe tlie pupils as they enter in the morning, mark the epark- ling eyes,the blooming countenance,and the sprightly gait, witness the vigor and promp- titnde with which evervihing is conducted during the first hoor, whilst the lungs of the children which were charged with the pure atmosphere when they"entered the room, are being robbed of that vital flmd, deprived of the vigor communicating oxygen, little by little at every breath, nutil the whole at- magphere of the room having been breathed and breathed again, until is life-giving oxygen has been almost entirely consumed, and its place supplied with the life destroy- ing carban ; until, in fact, the whole atmos- phere within the room, aye and within the lungs of the children has been converted into a slow poison; while the disease com- municating breath of any unhealthy party who may be within the room is incorporated and mixed up with! the fetid atmosphere, and inhaled again and again by the inno- cent healthy unsuspecting children, who thus unwittingly imbibe the seeds of future disease at every breath. It may bethat the future consequences of this poisoninz are seldom thought of, but its present effects are only 100 obvious fo escape the notice of even the most cursory observer. Compare the activity of the child when he first enters the room with that at the end of the first honr. Where is the lustre of the eye and the bloom of the countenance, what has become of the sprightly gait ? all have fled, every living thing within the room has been poisoned, not to death it may be, bur far raore permanently than most people con- sider. We have no hesitation in asserting that nineteen ont of every twenly, nay, ninety-nine out of every hundred of the insidious diseases of mature years are con- tracted in the unsuspicious inexperienced years of childhood, imbibed in fact wih the air they breathe. It is true the dizease may not.developfitse!l till mature years, bat it has been lurking there doing its fell work, and only restrained by the "Wieét of youth, kept in obeyance by the rosy gush of life. still 11 hangs on persistently ull the flush of yonth is past, then it asserts its dread supremacy with futal effect. We wonld only further add that whoever desires his offspring to possess a strong and healthy body with a sound and vigorous mind will do well to give this subject comething more than a passing thouaht. We might (urther addthat a child will accomplish ;more in halt an hour in a pure aunosphere, than he will in double the time in an atmospheye that is impure -- Besides where a room is (00 crowded, proper classification is impossible and the order of the school is continually disturbed. Saying nothing of the health and comfort of the teacher and pupils, the more rapid progress that the pupils "will make in a knitable sahool house will be worth more to the tection withits one year, than the cost of building a new house. ~ Be- rides a new school house nete wanld be quite an improveraent to the/appearance of vl ow ae It Sannol Ye denied hat this ving rapidly ad of its A It is not building itself to death, but it is advancing with a sure and steady pace. Improvements are f@ ietly going on over the greater portion of the township, while the road-ruining north and south through the township is unsurpassed by any road in the connty, whether we regard the construction of the road or the scenery by which it is surrounded. : --T §G-- eee ANOTHER FATAL MISTAKE, We learn from the Lindsay Post that Dr. Martin held an inquest on 'the body of Henrietta Frankland, wife of Mr. H. Frank - land of Mariposa, on the 6th inst. The evi- dence given before the coroner's jury is to the following effect. A Lynx came into Mr. Franklands yard abont two o'clock p. m., on Sabbath 5th inst., Mr. Frankland fired at the intruder but missed him ; his daughter Gertrude, went into the house to bring another gun, but before taking it out she raised the hammer 10 see if it was capped, finding that it waa all right, she at- tempted to let down the hammer, but in do- ing so the gun went oft lodging the shot in the body of her mother. The mother ex- claimed ¢¢ I'm shot'> and died. about three hours after, asserting that there was no ore to blame that it was purély accidental. Dr. DeGrassie of Oakwood made the post mor- tem and found that death had resulted from internal hemorrhage cansed by the passage of the shot. After a careful investigation, the jury returned the folowing verdict :-- ¢ That th&deceared came to her death by the accidental discharge of a gun in the bande of her daughter Gertyde Frankland." This isa lameptable occurrance and ought to be a-warning to. all, especially to ' youths and children, in handling fire-arme.' Sim- ilar instances are buttwo frequent, bnt fre- quent as they are it 1s almost' a "wonder that they are not more so from the reckless avander in 'which these weapons are in a strong enough to. ft them, and certainly not suffiziently cautious to use them. Let [Parents be admonished. | | COMING ROUND. The Anibricans, with reason, rejoice over the fael that congress is reheving manufac- tures of the impost placed upon them for several years past, for the purpose of raising the needful. This in the best step taken by that body for a long time. = This tax of five per cent which has for several years been imposetl indiscriminately upon all manu- factures. produced in that country, the greatest amount of suffering and confusion. This hung like an incubus over the enter- prise of the rdanufacturer and the energies of the people, and has been rapidly eapping the foundations of the manufacturing inter- ests of that country and forcing manufac- turers to reek investment for their capital in those lands "where the manufacturer is not fined in five per cent on all he produces ; but on the contrary is allowed to compete evenhanded with those of other lands. If we were asked for proof of the evil effects of this obnoxious tax we would point to the large numbers of Americans to be found'in this and many other countries conducting exterisive and prosperous manuiaetories, or to the crowds of poor dejected 1dlers to be found in every city in the Union, able and willing to work but nnable te. find anything to do, apd obliged to have reconrse to the public soup kitchens as a refuge from actual starvation, -- - ee ------_ A ------ - A NARROW ESCAPE FROM FIRE, On Wednesday, 8th inst., as two boys, George. #. Mornsh and Arkland Benson were returning home, amidst the storm, they chanced to observe fire issuing from the roof of Mr. Bower's house on the 6th con. of Reach, and notwithstanding the raging storm and that the honse was quite a dis" tance off, the little fellows bounded off with the®greatest alaerily, ran to the house and finding only two little girls in it, they ran to the neighboring house and gave the alarm, when it was found that the stovepipe had actually burned throngh'and come apart and quite a hole was burned in the roof of the house. The fire was extinguished with some difficulty ; but had not these two brave litle fellows displayed such activity and promptitude, at least two honses must have fallen a prey to the flimes. Well done boys! 1 «MENS VIRTUES SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN BRASS, THEIR FOLLIES IN WATER." "Phe foolish, self expatriated, unfortu. nate Mike Murpey who, in 1865, was ar- rested with several others when on their way to join the Fenians, on the Main frontier, who were contemplating a descent upon Canada, He and the other prisoners were confined in jail at Cornwall, where they remained nearly a year, and as no cue seemed inclined to release them they took the job into their own hands accomplishing itfto a nicety, getting safely to the land of the free. Here Mike remained till Satur. day last, when he made Lis last change, having changed time for etermty. The corpse was brought to Toronto, and tliere buried on Tuesday last. FAIRS TO COME OFF: The Cartwright Spring Show will be held at Williamsburg, on Tuesday, 24th inst. li there be.one wbject. more deserving than another of the €oomtenanee and enpport of the Agriculturist its the improvement of tLe stock af the country, and we know of no better means of forwarding this desirable end than by encouraging these shows. Thiz duty howeveris not eonfined to the Agricultardl community, it 1s the duty and interests of all classes of society to aid and assist, as far as they have opportunity in helping forward these fairs ; for whatever advances the agricultural interests of a country benefits all classes of its inhabi- tants to a greater or less extent. This, we anticipate, will be the best spring fair ever held in that township.--(See the Posters. ee Messrs. Currie & Ross' new advertise ment will be found in this day's issue quality are offered. See the advertise- ment. STILL ALIVE, The safety of the famous African traveller Dr. Livingston is now placed beyond a doubt. The Cable of the 11th inst. says: «Sir Roderick Murchison to-day received a letter from the distinguished traveller,which came by way of Zanzibar. Dr. Living? ston writes that he 1s in good health, that his journey of exploration has been suc- cesstal, and that "he will "soon return to England. . = © Pe y -- et te ANOTHER SUICIDE, --- A foolish old man 60 years of age late night watchman at the Parliament Build- ngs, Ottawa, bemg dissatisfied with the ila he had, committed suicide by shooting him- self the morning after the assassination of Mr. McGee. Parties ran off with the idea, without the slightest inquiry, thatjthis was another assassination and bearing on the former, and sensation articles with flaming headings 1n small caps came out deciaring 'this to be another assassination by an un- known hand and closely connected with the former, with any amount of sensation gleanings in order to ad to the effect. DROWNED, The Signal of the 8th inst, brings the sad intelligence of the loss ol five fish mm Lake Haron, off the Goderich harbor on the 4th inst. It appears that six boats set out on that morning from Godrich, on pur- pose to visit the fishing grounds about twelve miles from shore. About 3 p. m. a strong gale sprung up, and immediately each boat #eered for port, which. with the meatest difficulty, was reached by four of the boats, but two of them failed in the attempt having foundered on the way, and of the six hands that were aboard only one was saved, having floated ashore on a piece of ice, while sad to state, the other five perished. The names of the lost are Joseph and Alexander Martin, William declines to fight the battiéaf.the Dominion Government, espeviatly after the Govern- handled even by 'mere children scarcely = Leilan. where new and cheap goods of the fincst| .| ed notes. Murray, Peter Nicholson, and Donald Me-, 'HOUSE OF COMMONS. Our Parliament is again at work after ite Easter holidays, which tby the by, 'have been such days as none of them would | wish to seeagain. 2 The Speaker look the evening. The Speaker submilted a telegram from' Prince Edward's Island, in testimony of the horror and detestation with which the assasemation of Mt. MeGee in viewed, and conveying the sympathies of that honorable body to the bereaved widow and fatherless' children of the deceased. On motion of Mr. Rose & committee' was appointed to consider the" subject off Banking and curreney in the Dominion, The Salaried of the Lieutenant-Gover- nors was next taken up, and the' House went into committee of the whole thereon. The first item was the salaries of the Lieutenant. Governors of fhe Provinces which were set down 'ut' $30,000 per anpum. | 1 Messrs. Holton, McKenzie, and Blake, complained of the delay exhibited by the Government 1 appointing these officers. 'Sir Jobn said that as soon as the pleasure of the representative of the severign be. came known the appointments would be made. ; Mr. D. A. McDonald demurred at giv- ing the Governor-General $50,000, as being double that of the President of the United States. And he considered the salaries proposed for the Lieutenant-- Governors as absurdly large. » Mr. Connel scouted the idea of eutting down the ralarier of the employees of the House, while anch large sums as there Gov- ernor's salaries 'were voted away en bloc. Mr. Blanghet did not believe in copying the United States. Mr. McKensie considered the salaries of the Lientenant-Govérnors scarcely high enouzh, and would net object to § more" to each. Sir John drew aeontrast between the du- ties and position of a Lientenant-Governot* and that of a Governor of a State, showing" that the position of the former entailed 2 much larger outlay than that of the latter. Hon. Mr, Fisher anid the spirit of extrh=" vagance muet be checked. No country or Government coold be long enrried on, on Ha expensive scale which prevailed in This, ried. ohals on Tuesday The matter of salaries was then ¢ar--- er emi --tpiiei The new Adveritsement of Mr. A}Gor. don of the Manchester Warehouse where: splendid. bargains are offered, will bé "found" in its place of to-days issue. -- (Examine it.) emit etter: A TERRIELE DISASTER. STEAMER "8FA BIRD' BURNED ON LAKE MICHIGAN. THE The Steamer ¢ Sea Bird" of the Goderich. line which left Milwaukie on the nighvof the 8th inst., was burned off Waukegan at 6:30 o'clock on the morning of the 9th.-- She was a new steumer on her fifth trips was valued at $70,000, and no insurance. Out of a hundred persons on board only two lives to tell the sad tale. The names of the two survivors are Chamberlain and Hanna- bury. Hannabury states that there were about 100 rouls on board at the time of the catastrophy, of whom 8 or 10 were ladies: and 7 or 8 children. He says I saw smoke proceeding trom the mam deck. The fire got among a lot of tabs and straw below the ladies" cabin. [ cried fire! and the crew and passengers rushed from their rooms. -- There were great confusion; within five minutes the after part of the boat was in flames. T do not believe that all the ladies had time to get out of their state' rooms, rome of them and the children must have been burned there. A portion of the crew: tried to reach the rmall boats but failed in doing so. Chamberlain says: --I twas looking over the ride of the steamer about 6:30 and saw the porter come out of the ladies'eabin with a scntile of ashes and coals, he threw the contents overboard near to where a quantity of ngiscellaneous freight was stored. In a quarter of an hour I heard the alarm of fire! and saw Aames issuing from this pile of freight, and it seemed as 'though the after part of the steamer wae in flames within ten minutes. Ibelieve when | the porter threw the coals overboard the wind carried some of them back into the freight, The captatn of the 'schooner ¢ CordeNa" tates that when he first saw the borning vessel he was four or five miles distant; but at once bore down on her, and succeeded in rescning the two passengers. Havnabury and Chamberland,-one of whom he picked out of the waterjand the other he took off | the steamer ; hedloes not believe that any other has brén saved. = The cordelia did not leave the steamer till she had burned 10 the water's edge. The names of about, 60, of those that were on board are known. DON'T WASTE YOUR PAPER. Tf yon put a « Drop Letter"? into the Post: Office without prepaying it, you might as. well have cast it into the stove ; forit will never reach the party for whom it was in- tended, us by thé New Postal Regulations every 'such letter must be prepaid by a one: cent stamp-- if not so stamped it will be sent off to the Dead Letter office ; a destiny by no means desirable. : ete A TWO STORY COTTAGE FOR SALE, That excellent property belonging to H. Carmichael,Esq., Oshawa, and situate west of the Post Office Prince Albert, and at present ocoupied by W. M. Wilcox, Esq., in offered for sple cheap, for cash or approv- It would be difficnlt to find a more pleasant residence. --(See the Adver- tisement in another column.) AMERICAN NEWS, . Nothing has transpired during the ps : k amongst our neighbérs south the Jd ely to terest the people of Canada, new, a speedy and favorable issue ia looked forward to by both parties ; though it i gen= erally 'considered that the chances are against the President. G:neral Thom: a, the would be Secretary. of war,has jug been in the witness box. General Butler sought to place General Grauttherein order to give him a toasting, but the managers would not consent to it. even the impeachment trial presents nothing ' °