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J J m â-  > V w >- BRITISH GUIANA. -*• y V \ The Oolooial and Indian Exhibition-- West t Indian Qallery . (By Tbomas C. WktklnB.) The colony oi British Guiana lies between Venezu«l«, Brazil, Dutch Guiana and the Atlantic Uceau, on the northeast coast of South America. It was lirst settled by the Dutch in 1580, but has belonged to Great Britain since 1803. Its area is com- puted at 7C,000s(inare miles, but the boun- daries between it and Venezuela and Brazil are not determined. For some miles from the sea, which is of a dirty yellow color, the land is low and flat, being a rich alluvial deposit, in wkich coffee and cotton once grew, aud in later years the sugarcane flourishes luxuriantly. Its rivers are wide and have their sources far away in the interior. Large ships ascend these streamu for hundreds of miles, but far up in the interior the rivers are crossed by rock for- mations, over which they plunge and fall ; and it is only the Indians light dog-out or oorrial that can pass these formidable obstructions. The climate, although warm, is not oppressive. The thermometer ranges from 75 ° to 90 ° , but there are refreshing sea breezes which temper the heat. The colony is not so very unhealthy as is usually supposed, for with care and ordinary pre- caution good health can be main- tained. The population is mixed. It numbers about 264,000, composed of Kuropeans, Aboriginal Indians, West Indians, Africans, Portuguese, Chinese and East Indians, the latter being •boat 92,000 in 1H8A. The flora is rich, but only partially explored by botanists yet. It ia distingushed for its enormously large •nd lofty trees, its beautiful palms and the Sundance of charming flowering creepers, which cling to the tallest branches. The large forests abound in trees, whose timbers are exceedingly valuable, and in immense variety. The fauna is most interesting, Iknd some of the animals' flesH is considered by epicures to be really delicious. The lubbaâ€" of which it is remarked, " that he who eats its flesh and drinks creek water will surely return to Guiana "â€"the agouti and wat^rhoas are the most prominent animals in the colony ; but monkeys and bears, jaguars, pumas, deer, opossuins and manatees are plentiful. The feathered tribes are abundant and most beautiful. Numerous varieties of lisb ISIIAOtT THE HEi A.VII HIVEItH. Alligators, snakes and turtles are ijuite plentiful, and the ants, moscjuitoea, bats and beetles prevent life from bisooming too enjoyable in that fair land. Sugar is the principal product, and the colony depends in a large degree on this for their success, nay, for their very existence. There are very few other crops grown. Cottou has almost ceased to be cultivated, owing to the scarcity of labor. For the same reason coffee is not given the attention that it merits, as it re<iuirtii a reliable supply of labor for successful cultivation ana reap- ing. The Liberian coffee would succeed well if proper attention could be given to its culture. Cacao culture is only in its infancy, so that at present the cane il tiwi'' sole de[M)ndnnce for prosperity. In 18M5 the crop, which was counted a short one, yielded 10li,.'>32 hogsheads of sugar ; in ^H4 it was i:i',),'J90 hogsheads. There was a ^rge varietyof sugarsHhownin theoxhihi- tio.*!, also u( molasses and rum, that ever- prusiV>t and most productive agent of sin, of 8orro\ of broken -hearted wives, of vaga- bond o}iildren, of criminals, lunatics and murderers that tho aruh-tlend of hull evor launched upon nnr eartl^. The proprietors of tho sugar plantation.: ..pare no trouble or expense in cultivation and machinery to enable thuin to maintain the foremost rank in the British markets. Lately the struggle has been rendormi more arduous by the free admission of tliu Kuro()uan bounty- Bupimrted Hugars into tho Jlritisli markets. The ethnological collection in the court is most interesting. There are B|)ccimens of Indian war clubs, bows and arrows, canoes and many Indian curiosities. There were four wax figures of the Guiana Indians which attracted particular attention. A party of six Indians in their wii^wamsbusy making baskets, wiiaving hammocks, etc., as in their own land, was greatly enjoyed and won<l('red at by Kuroiwaiis who had never seen the rml int-n of America. Gold milling must at an early day prove a successful business to many, as the spncumcns shown indicated the probable advent of a gdid fever there before many years. There wore an onormoas number uf spocimfliis of timber exhibitH â- uitabln for ship biiililing, house building, cabinet work, agricultural implements and almost anything that timber can be used for. The libreH of llntish Ouiana art almost unknown in tho llritish markets Cotton, which was onru grown largely, has ceased to bo cultivatml, although the soil ih well suited for its suouossfiil priHluitiiin. Many of the tibrr'S exhibited may taki' the place of lieiiip and bast, and it only rcfjuires a demand to hriiig forward a lurgr supply at low prices. Tho collection of ,flbrus WAS onormoiialy largo, and the ham indtnlMli "'°'< exhiliitnl are strong uviduniHis of thiS'^O'l <n"*l''y "' "i** ftbres. Tim mineralH a)'^ »ot niiinoruiis, nor of much commercial VA1"c> except gold, which exists conHidoraK^I i|uiiiititie«. At present. owing to the boAuilaries of Iho Colony not being dnflnitely lUed, I'.apitalists are unwilling to eiubarliiin milling operations , but with Hnttl«<l boundiriuH, and protection to the nntiirpriHe, gold n..(iiiig would soon become one of tho most prolltnble iiidus triei of the colony. Iron exists in abiind- ance, but no |M<rHoii liaii yet attoiiiptod to work the ininus. Ilritiuli Guiana is rich in gums, oils and Imrks; flno specimens of ?;um aiiimi, and of hallata wore shown, the ast in the milk mid in rolls and sheets, etc. This^iini in in some respects superior to India lulilx-r anil gutta porcha. Tho â- â-  Gillliarkcr glue." which is iiiadii into isin Jlass, with li Hpecimon of the flsh it is ob- ainixl fniiii, were shown. Tonoa or Ton- (|niii beaiiH, which grow wild in the colony in largii i|iiAntities, wore exhibited, and also several kinds of oil. The barks wore very numerous, and many of them, no doubt, richly laden with valuable chemicals and medicinal properties, which will greatly beni'lU tliu world yot. Many of them are iiHvful for training purposes, and others are KMPUlVKI) IIV TIIK INDIANS AS UKUIOINH in oases of illness or accident. Tho food product! comprise the meal and staroh of the Casada, which is the daily food of the Indiaps. Cossaroep, which is used largely on account of its antiseptic properties, is also shown; dried plantains and bananas, the former of which is oonsidered to be one of the most nutritions articles of food known, were well represented, as were also the cjcoa and coffee of superior (juality, shewing that the soil of the colony is well suited for the growth of the chocolate and the coffee trees. Coffee was formerly grown plentifully, and formed one of its chief articles of export in former years, and realized large prices in the British markets. Tho collections illustrative of the natural history of Bri- tish Guiana are most interesting, the Indian curiosities relating to their social life and to war are of the deepest interest to the urchiiiologist and to tho moralist. Amongst the maps, paintings and drawings in this court was a map of the colony pub- lished by the Government. A map of parts of British Guiana and Venezuela, showing grants made to the Manoa Com- pany by the Government of Venezuela which territory is claimed by the Guiana Government. A Proclamation and Articles of Capitulation in 1«03. A fac simile of Bchombergks' map of the colony. Water color views of the interior of the country. Photographs illustrating the scenery and inhabitants of the colony. Water color sketch of Uoramia, and several oil and water color paintings of different objects. Sugar was shown in white crystals, yellow crystal8,refiningcryBtols; muscovado sugar. White rum and colored rum, rum shrub, bitters, molasses, vinegar, syrups, models of a sugar manufactory, the facade of a plantation, showing the dwelling-house, sugar works, hospital and cottages for the laborers. Mo<iel of a system of tidal drain- age of submerged districts. I'hotographs illustrating cane cultivation and sugar manufacture. The woods are really mag- niflcent; it would take a volume to describe them. There were 127 different kinds of wood shown in planks, boardj, logs, im- mense blocks about three feet high and forty inches across of beautiful timber for cabinet-makers' use, flt for any kind of furniture. Tho Kurana, or red cedar, is a very handsome and useful timber, averag- ing 100 feet in height and 3F to 40 inches in diameter. The Iliawar Balli is a beautiful timber, in great request for cabinet work, and is easily worked. The Waeiba, or bow tree, is exceed- ingly tough, hard and close-grained. The Indiana make their bows of it ; its avrragp height is about 120 feet and will si]uafiB thirty inches. The wauri tree grows to a height of 120 feet. It is with it the Indians make their large canoes. The kokatarra tree grows about eighty feet high, it will sijuare twenty-four inches, it is a close grained tough wood used for the stocks of planes. The koorikye tree grows a hundred feet high, two feet across, and is used mostly for roofing, flooring, partitions, and for spars and masts of ships. The tibres shown consisted of cotton, raw and cleaned ; IIAUj cotton with a SriNNINO WHEEL, showing tho process ; silk cotton used for tilling pillows ; silk grass, from a species of agave ; plantains, from a species of muaa ; sweet briar, or akase (Demerara jute), a sbrub, with rope made of the same, also the wood of the shrub ; wild ochro, with roim made of the same ; wild cotton and ro]>o, monkey apple and ropo made of it ; sour sop with rope made of it ; tibiserie, from the young fronds of the Kta ]>alm, with specimens of cord, hammock ropes and tho (lalm frouds; a collection of flbres, etc., illustrating the manufacture of coir, or cocoanut fibre. Altogether there wore forty-three kinds of Ubres on exhibition in the ox>urt of the colony, many of which were very useful and most interesting. Gums, oils, barks, etc., were well represented, there being 127 specimens on exhibition ; amongst which were locust gum, or gum aiiimu, found around the roots of the simiri or locust tree ; hyawa gum, obtained by making incisions in tho hyawa or incence tree ; i crab oil, made from tho seeds of the carapa I gnyanensis, used in tho colony by the natives for dressing their hair ; cocoanut oil, showing the miKle of manufacturing it at Fortitude Fibre Works ; isinglass, or flsh glue, made of the gilbacker lish, which was also exhibited ; simarioba bark, greonheart bark, used for a tonic and febrifugu; mora, crabwool, soft wallaba and other bark used to cure bilious complaints ; arisa bark, uswl to cure ring- worm and itch ; iturito bark, used to cure toothache, and numerous other barks for the cure of almost every disease to which flesh is heir, and for tanning purposes. In food products seventy-eight speciineiis were shown, amongst which were cassava broad, which is the " staff of life" of the South Aniorican Indians, chocolate, coffee, sweet cassava, bitter cassava, dried plantain flour, cassava stiirch and meal, bananas, oranges, inainnioe apples, potatmm, rice, ilricd sorrel, Hra/.il nuts, cayenne, pickles anil preserves. The ethnology of the (Colony was represented by an in- tori'Sting display of Indian inanu- faoturos and illustrations of their habits, manners, modes of living, amuse- ineiitH and natural dispositions. Their liouseH and fiirnituru wore shown in great variety, a few of the exhibits in this line were models of an Indian wigwam, several iiuidels of their household utensils, flfty Indian hammocks, cotton hammocks used by tho sipiaws to carry their infanta, linmniocks on frames to show tho mode of weaving them, cotton yarn and tibiserie Hbre for making hammocks, carved wooden stools useil by the Indians; pottery, jars, l)ottleH, earthen pots for cooking, gourds, cassava graters, fire stick for twisting round with Hiicli velocity as to generate tire, flsh ing nets, torches made of libru and im- pregnated with hyawa gum so as to burn most brilliantly. (!unoes and paddles, droHs ornamonts, blow pi^ws, bows, arrows and quivers, war clubs, Indian drums, trumpets made of pottery, rattles, bone flutes, dancing sticks, shields, wac- quarrie whips, Indian baskets with and without legs, and many other articles. The zoology of tho colony was represented by collections of skins and skulls of various animals, both bi[Hul and quadruped. Birds' nestfl, birds' eggs, snakes of various kinds preserved in ipirits, stuffed flsh skins, \ bntterflies, wasps' nests, a great variety of insects, moths, Doetlea, tiger frogs, shells, eto. Of fruits and vogetablos there were some lieanti/ul fapier mache models of ' fruits. Avocado pears, bananas, sugar apples, oranges, fat pork, coooannts, sweet I potatoes, monkey apples, rose apples. tamarinds, pumpkins, monkey pods, monkey cnpt, fungi, monkeys' ladder, .flowers and fruits in wax, com brooms, straw hats, Creole basket work, a negro shanty, a Guiana cottage and store, red horse eyes, black horse eyes, crab's eyes, swizzle sticks for beating up cocktails, swizzles and other drinks, etc. The Weit Indian Gallery. In order to fully illustrate the history of the colonies whose discovery by Columbus in 1492 led to snob amazing results, by sub- sequently throwing open to civilization the vast continent of America, the Commis- sioner for the West Indiea has gathered together as many objects of interest bearing on the subject as possible ; therefore those monarcbs of Britain who reigned at the time of this great discovery, and shortly subse<]uent to it, were represented by their portraits by the celebrated masters of their day, which 3rere placed in the picture gal- lery of the West Indies round the upper portion of the walls above the other pic- tures. Henry VIII. , by Uolbein, stands conspicuous. It was in the younger years of this king's reign that America was dis- covered. He watched with great interest the heroic achievements of the great Span- ish discoverers, and even used his best endeavors to inspire bis own people with heroic efforts to emulate them. Queen Klizabeth, by Fredfrico Zucchero, is next. It was during her reign that Britons flrst seriously engaged in making discoveries and, inspired by jealousy and hatred of Spain and anxious to curtail the growing power of that nation, Several expeditions were sent out to attack the newly-built towns of the Spanish colonists along the coast of South America. Elizabeth, discarding the pretensions of Spain, sent forth such sea lions as Drake, Raleigh, Hawkins, Clifford and many other heroes which that age pro- duced, who attacked the Spanish fleets, conquered them and made prizes of their treasure ships ; sacked and burned their towns around their coast line, took possession of nearly all the West Indies and drove the Spaniards therefrom, thus making the name of Britons a terror to every nation of Europe and particularly to Spain. This Queen also sent Sir Humphrey Gilbert as the first Governor to the Bahamas. James I., by Van Somer, was the third royal portrait hung in the gallery. It was during his reign that the earliest British settlement was founded in Barbadoes, the capital of which was named Jamestown in honor of him, but after the fall of the House of Stuart it was changed to Georgetown. The portraits of the headstrong and unfortunate Charles I. and bis Queen Henrietta, by Myteus, were next in order. This monarch sent out several of tho earliest Governors to many of the West India Islands, which thus obtained a regular form of Govern- ment and useful charters for the better regulation of commerce and the suppres- sion of crime. He was likewise instru- mental in sending out the first mission- aries of the Church uf England to those Islands. Charles II. was next on the list, by Sir Peter Lely. He took a practical interest iu these colonies, and granted several of them, notably the Bahamas, to a syndicate formed by George Duke of Albermarlc, Lord Craven, Sir George Cataret, John^^ord Berkeley and Sir I'kier C(|^|iilk> He also grazfted charters for the formation of settlements. It was duringyis reign that thelirst regular government was established in Jamaica. Tbe next portrait in the gallery was that of James II., by Walker. He oontinuod his brother's policy, and paid great attention to the West Indian colonies. William and Mary, by William Wining, came next in order. They granted many privileges tu the Weat Indies, and sent out several mis- sionaries to preach to the people there, and to slave owners to rule theirpoor slaves with greater kindness. The West Indian ('omiiany was eatablished in this reign. George I. was next, by Godfrey Kneller. During this reign Aii<|uilla ami the Virgin Islands were settled and several important Acts were passed for th« KEllVLATION or TllK BHVK tiuhe. George III., by Gainsburg, was next. Dur- ing the long reign of this King the West Indies attained a great and unprectHleitted prosperity. The slave trade was terminateil in 1H08. During the reigns of George IV. and William IV. the emancipation of tho slaves was accomplished. Amongst the collections of engravings the portraits of Henry V 11. and nis Queen occupied a con- spicuous place. It was during their reign that the West Indies were discovered. Tho portrait of Nelson is there in honor of his successful exi>edition to Jamaica against San Juandi Nicaragua in 1770. The (Kirtrait of the F.arl of llalcarras and his sword were hung in the Jamaica »ic- tioii of that magnificent uicture gallery, he having been Governor of that island from 179r. to 1798. Under his rule the groat " maroon" roliellion was <|uelled. The por- trait of Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chan- cellorof I'.ngland towardstho close of Queen Kli/abeth's reign, occupied a prominent position, he having been instrumental in despatching some of those expeditions which wreaked such terrible vengeance on the war and mercantile marine of Spain and on tbe Kpanish towns of the West In- dies, and on their South American towns. .\ flne'nld jKirtrait of Columbus, by Sir Antonio Moro, is very remarkable and full of deep interest to all. When we think of the great discoverer, and of tho still greater discoveries he made, of the vast, tho incal- culable importance to man, and the un- speakably grand oonsequencos to future generations, to the world, wo were led to view his portrait with an intense interest far surpassing that felt in beholding mon- archs, or those of tho greatest conquerors. The names of .-Mexaiidor, (^ipsar, Charle- magne, Napoleon and Wellington all sink into tho most utter insigniflcauce in com- parison with his who gave us a new world. Diego Columbus, in his life of ('olumbus,say8: " The Admiral wan a man well formed ami about the middle height ; his head was larj;o, his cheekbones rather high, his cheeks neither fat nor lean, aque- liiie noHc, his eyes small, light blue or gray, with the white parts rather inflamed." Mr. I'roscott says : " He had a majestii- presence, with much dignity and at the same time affability of manner." This portrait has been tre(|uently engraved, and is inserted as tho frontispiece to the second edition of the " l,ife of Columbus," by Washington Irving, by tho aiiecial request of that famous author. Time and space would fail to fully describe all the portraits, landscapes, etc., which adorned the four great panels and screens of this magnifi- cent picture gallery, which was the great scene of attraction in the Jamaica Court of the West Indian Exhibition. There were also statues luid busts of renowned men and women, and ancient maps of the deepest interest to archiDologists. Amongst the former was a statue of Columbus, sur- rounded by allegorical figures, representing savage and civilized life, and geography and navigation, by Signor Ghidone, of Milan ; a collection of antotypee and photographs of letters of Columbus, the originals of which are in the Municipal Palace of Genoa and in the Spanish museims ; and extremely curious collection of ancient maps and en- gravings, representing POBTIUITB or CCLCHBCS and hia companions, and events and scenes in West Indian history ; a collection of old and rare engravings representing the con- temporaries of Columbus. The Diego Robero map, loaned by the S. congre- gation of Propaganda Fide, Home, by per- mission of His Holiness Pope Leo XIIL, which is of very great archajolo- gical value. Down the centre passes a line dividing the newly found half of the world between Spain and Portugal. This map is reported to be the first map of the round world ever drawn. ThiB division between Spain and Portugal was first made by the famous divisional line drawn by Pope Alexander VI. in 1194. Although the map is full of absurd inac- curacies, it is singularly clear for the early period in which it was drawn. Tbe West Indiea are shown with great precision; the coast line of the continent of America is shown imperfectly. Africa is made to appear with the Nile flowing down to three lakes, just above what is Imown now as Cape Colony. As a specimen of the early geographers' scientific knowleilge and a record of tbe first year of American discoveries it is of the deepest inter- est and of great value. Through- out the West Indies, British Honduras, and, in fact, all over the continent of America, flint and stone weapons of war and implements for household purposes have been found in abundance. 'They re- semble those found in the lakes of Switzer- land and in various parts of Europe very much. Some of them, from their size aud shape, appear to have been sacrificial knives ; others somewhat like chisels, others like old French hatchets, and others so small and delicately shaped as to appear like arrow heads. I have seen a large col- lection of similar tools and many dif- ferent ones in a large museum of relics u* the stone age at Zurich, taken from the bottom of Lake Zurich -when the water was very low, exhibiting mills for grinding grain, made of large, flat stones with deep hollows worn in them, and a round stone to be used as a crusher to crush the grain as it would be put in the hole in the under stone. The magnificent ruins of colossal buildings, the remains of charm- ing frescoes, and the delicate tracery of the sculpture, which have been foimd in various parts of Central America, prove beyond doubt that tho civilization which they typify was one of a high order, and fully justifies Mr. Henry Fowler, who hag studied the antiquities of British Hon- duras 80 perseveringly and so successfully, when he remarks, " That a people must surely excite our wonder and attention whose knowledge of astronomy enabled them to measure the true length of the year within two minutes aud nine seconds, at a time when our own calendar was more than ten days at fault. Their sculpture is worthy to be compared to the most beautiful works of the Augustan age. Their civilization rivalled that of Europe in the Middle Ages, al- though it was doubtless degraded by human sacrifices, such as have occdrred, however, among the most advanced heathen nations. Nor must it be forgotten that their THA1>ITU>.NH OK TUt DELrOB came infinitely nearer to that of the Bible and Chaldean religion than those of any (wople of the Old World." There was a collection of Carib stone implements found in St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent. There were one hundred and twelve Carib chisels out from coach shells, cut in Barbadoes. In order to fully illustrate the flora of the West Indies â€" indigenous and acclimatedâ€" the accomplished wife of tho Governor of the Bahamas has most kindly painted, ex- pressly for the Exhibition, a series of one hundred and four water color drawings, copied from nature. These drawings aro nearly all life si-zo; they are very carefully finished, aiid are generally correct botanical studies and faithful representations of tho plants they illustrate, besides being artistically beautiful. In tho majority of cases the plants, their fruits and flowers are all shown ; and sometimes for a back ground there is a beautiful landscai)e introduced, and an occasional butterfly, moth or other insect is shown on the flowera. There was a most singular plant among tho collection called Ilryo|)hyllum calycinuni, which is succulent, with une(|ually-primate leaves ; remarkable for its innate power of repro- duction from a sinule leaf, which if pinned against a wsll and kept moist, will fre- quently shoot forth young plants from its otigos. The flora of tho West Indies and South America ia immensely varied and beautiful, and, like tho feathered tribes there, displays the most brilliant hues. Tho ever-present groat ourso of man â€" alco- hol -that legion of devils in solution, pro- trudes hia foul seven-fold head and innu- merable horna in these western de|Hindencie8 of Britain also. Hero in Guiana we have white rum, colored rum, rum shrub, swiz- zles, cocktails and swizzle sticks for beating up their cocktails and other inventions for maddening their brains, exciting their pas- sions and turning mon into domona, and, alas, women also -the noblest, purest, last and best creation of God into the foulest, lowest, most degraded imps of (Perdition. It drives its miserable votaries to ruin here, to eternal ruin hereafter. It impela women who yield to its delusive fancinationa to worse than death here, and to a dark and boiieless future. It jieoples our jails, our ponitentiories, the gallows itself with its victims. It spreads woe, unutter- able woe over every land where it is not restrained by tho strong arm of tho law. Some of our wisest judges toll us that 90 per cent, of all tho oriminals who come before thorn trace their downfall to this distilled poiaon which has not the smallest particle of nourishment in it ; it only causes an unhealthy excitement of the brain, but the next morning they feel miserable, weak and exhanatedfor want of the vital force that alcohol stole from them the night before, to get up excite- ment. They go and drink more to get up- tbe excitement, and again their vital foroea become cl.'gged and exhausted again. â€" they increaae their potations more and more, ontil ere long they become contim^ed drunkards. They live miserable li^es here. Some trifling disease, which they would have thrown off easily had they lived sober lives, carries them to untimely graves â€" to an awful eternity â€" to endless woe. THK PBAIKIE PROVINCE. A Winnipeg despatch says : The great Indian Sun Dance is over. Owing to tho action of the Government agent in refusing to issue extra rations to the large namber of Indians at the Assiniboine reserve during the Sun Dance, their performance was necessarily cut short this year. They were simply starved out. At the concln. sion of the ceremony, which was devoid of all old-time atrocities. Chief Pie-a-pot addressed his braves and aroused tbe camp with enthusiasm. A newspaper man inter- viewed the chief through a half-breed interpreter, and found him out of humor. He complained of his camp being hungry. He said that Chief Jack and himself had quarrelled over the question of making braves by torture. Chief Jack a&id Pie-a- pot had secretly made one brave in this way. Pie-a-pot promises to return to his reserve at once. Excepting on the ques- tion of " more grub " all the Indiana are contented. An amended Hudson Bay Railroad Bill has been brought in. By it the Winnipeg >t Hudson Bay road is empowered to float ten million dollars of bonds. Of these 84.600,000 will have their interest guaran- teed by the Government at the rate of 4 per cent, for twenty-five years, and the remaining 95,500,000 will be ordinary bonds issued by the company. Tbe proceeds of these be nds will be placed in possession of a board of three trustees, one appointed by the Go femment, one bv the company and one by the bondholders, aud they will pay out one dollar from tbe fnndi raised from tbe guarantee bonds for every dollar expended from tbe money obtained from the other bonds. The remaining bonding power of the com- pany, amounting to 96,250,000. will remain in the hands of the Government, as security that the road shall be completed, and will be applied from time to time in aiding the construction of the road, .\fter the com- pletion of the line any other security held by the Government shall be given back to the company. It is expected that Fant, Chief McRae's assailant, will be extradited, tbe proceed- ings so far being favorable. McLeish's murderers are still at large, though their capture is certain within forty-eight hours. The report that Chief Pie-a-pot and his band have left their reserve to join the Assiniboines and raise hostilities is without foundation. The Indian Agent granted him and a few families a few day's leave to visit relations on the Assiniboine reserve. All Pie-a-pot's braves are busy putting in crops on the reserve, and the Indians are quiet. It is expected the Local Legislatiue will be prorogued this week. I- «VKI> FOR .\ FURNITURE BUX. A >uTeU»t and Earl's UwuKhter Iu Court. A London cable says : Yesterday after- noon, at the Westminster County Court, Lady Constance Howard, the daughter of the Earl of Winchelsea and sister of the late Lord Maidstone, appeared to answer a judgment summons at the instance of Mr. Quantrell. furniture dealer, of Wardonr street, 0.\ford street. Judge Bay ley asked the defendant if she was married ? The defendant replied iu tho aOirmative, but added that her father had stopped her allowance of i.'200 a year, and she was en- tirely dependent on her husband, who is tho second son of the Karl of Effingham. In reply to the solicitor for the plaintiff, Lady Constance said it was true that she had written the following novels : " Mated with a Clown," " MoUie Darling " and '• Only a Village Maiden," but she had only made aboi^ i;20 out of them. She denied that she bad written " Major Toddles." She also denied that she went much in society now, and added that as to novel writing she found it did not pay. Mr. Quantrell called the judge's attention to an action in a superior court, during which tho defendant had declared that she had an allowance from her father, the Earl of Winchelsea ; whereupon the defendant explained thai since then the allowance had been stopped. The judge said that ho had no power, to commit a married woman without a separ- ate income, and dismissed the summons. l>lvor<-<>i« In CstiiMla. An Ottawa despatch aays : The Bill for the relief of John Monteith was passed in the Senate to day. The petitioner, who is a hotel-keeper at Lake Uosseau. Muskoka, was raarrievl >o Mary .\nn Wright iu 1870. In 18t<5, after flftet'ii years of wedded life, the wife eloped with Win. G. Norton, and is now living with him in the United States. The divorce ia granted on the ground of infidelity. Fanny Riddell, of Montreal, was exam- ined before the Divorce Committee of the Senate today and told a pitiful tale. She was applying for divorce from her hus- band. Dr. Ilerchmer, on the ground of adultt'ry and desertion. Theevidencewent to show that Hercbmer had been employed in the Poat-otlioe IVpartment at Montreal. Ho took money f rcmi a registered letter and then akippod out. Since that time the applicant for divorce had never seen him. It was alao shown that Horchmer ia in the Northwest, leading an immoral life. ^ A Wide Awake Town. One man knocked down, two others kicked in tho stomach. Deputy Sheriff MoPheo laid up by a kick in tho groin, several big faro games running, alsossveral poker games, at one of which there was over >500 in tho pot a good house at the theatre ; all this last Saturday evening in this city would aeem to indicate that times are getting livelier. -"//u;(<j/, Idaho, Timet. ^ â€" • Lady Setcn has and takes great pride in showing to all her visitors at Durham House probably the earliest autograph letter of Queen Victoria in existence. It is in childish print characters aud runs thns, " How do yon do, my dear Sir Henry ? Tour little friend, Victoria." It was ad- dressed Sir Henry Seton. >( / /