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' --- I · , , :~ - ~ , - . . . . . - - - 1HE l\1:EliCHANT ERIDAY, MAY 14 1875 RATES OF Al>VERTISING FEARFUL DISASTER AT SEA fhe able on Saturday flo hed tie td g nee of the vre k of be Eag e n Stearr r S trer out vard bound from New York on the Sc I y I sland w th a o s of o er three hundred I v s She left Nev York on the 28th w Lh H9 cab n paesen gers bes de a n mbcr of steerage passengers and a rew of 124 men mcl d ng officers In aud t on to a cargo valued at $~07 148 and about 200 bags of mail natter she bad on board $300 000 n go! \ Al went well uni 1 her ar val n the cl annel when a heavy fog pre a led her eng nes vere slo v ed n consequence on Fr day n 0 ht the dense ro0 pre ented "'y vbser at ons be ng taken and tie Sc ly 1 ghts from be ng A 10 o clock she struck the ledge nod terror and confus on re gntd rhe fol low ng aes1 atch w I g e n dea of the s ene Lo Do May 9 h -The fa low ng ad d anal part cu ars of the d saster ba ve been rece ed A heavy Jog prevented ob servat ons on board \he S ille s nee Tues <la~ In consequence of the fo~ the en ues were put at half speed and a I vas rcduce<l at n ne b oc .l!r c.ay n ghl> At ten o clock the same n ght \be sh p str ck 1e ledge A gr~at pan c preva l d Cap ta n Thomas s b ghly pra sed for I s con h h fol duct dur ng th ten be sc nes I wo boats were ti led w th men lo ved who refused o cone out The capta n fired h s re olver over the r heads to drive then o t and then fired at then but w lout el feel Alte ~ ards the sh p was ashed ~ I her broads de to he sea and all on board the e boats per shed The tackle at \be etern waa released too soon leav g he boat au pende I by the bows Three boats then ~ot a ay One of then a l le boat was so badly nJ red that she sank and eleven of the people aboard of her e c resc ed by other boat' The fog I fted an hour al er the steamer sir k a d 1 ghts were p a nl5 V 1' ble rwo of the boa B D the steaa ~ere crushed bj the fa n0 of the funnel Ro ke a an I guns were fi ed from the eteamer unt l tl e powder became "'l!t The deck house crowded w h peop c vo as swept away The capta n gqther d some ot the ur. vors on the bnd~e but a 1 vere grad ual y swept awa5 by the flood \de wb cl took t e doctor and capta n laat The r g g ng "'h ch rema ned above waWr vas crowded v ti pas~engcra and ere all n I t The a n mas le 1 at 7 30 a m a l be ng of rou sunk w th a 1 who bad take re ge on t 'I he foremast gave way soon af er 1rnrds 'I be 1 fe boats and reek atufl "aved he I ves of some who d fted m lea n. ~a.) One man as rescued after he ng n tie valoor ten hours Two boa s fron St \.onea arn ed a short ti ue before the masta fell Tnq "ere unable to appro ch the steam r on account of the sl oals b t p ed up stragglers n the water The p s sengers eay Capt Thomas, left \I e br dge a t 3 a Ill to aes st those ou deck a d when I e eacbed tl e rleck he was swept awn L a heavy sea A I concur n say ng that be ex ere st: l tl e g ea teat care and v; as not n b d for fi e gl s prev ous to the d aaster The seo. be an to l cnk over t1 e ve"Ssel half an our atter she struck a d tbe t ue rose twenty five feet before day break Only one om u w saved The surv vers who we nnded at Tresca v escaped D he Shil ·O nboas · of the noot trus ed THE QUEENS BIETHl)A.Y IN PEN AND SCISSORS Weston · a0 a n ou the walk 'I his t me he is to complete 515 miles n s x days WHITBY THE NEW ODl>FELLOWS HALL TOWN COUNCIL Co1rncIL ROOM May 1 b Regular meet ng Present the Mayor be Char and Messrs Burk Thowp o to ter McM rtry Soper au I 'I el eu 11.1 nu es read and confirm <l A pe 011 was p esented fron L) I Marlyn an<l P W Cons·Ul lo as le alk OD he west s de ot D vs on Street so th of Referred to Road· and Streets A Stoic On The Sca1fold THE HANGING 011 Vi M PLYl!OUTH The Loss of the Schiller N E STURTE A>< MASS Sp e Odd!ellows of Wb tby prom sc a b I ol fa e for the Queen s B thday seldom e iuall d by any n th Dom n on They have chosen that day for the ded at on of tl e r new bal and " 1 have to ass st them n so do ng some of the n ost prom nent of the 0 der from the Un ted It s supposed I at t e end of tic dence n i e B ch r Tr 1 lerJay It ' stated the bala c ol le mdemn ty l as b en I'" cl by II Gov rnn ent L e t Go ernor C awfo d N ne o lock a rn -The new Hall be ded ca ed by Grand Master F zs n ass sled bJ Grand and Pa t Grand Office s of On taro uhn '\\ St bb ns G and Mas 1 dcl ver the ded cat on ter of ~ e v York orat on Eleven o lo k am - 1 sr of the Grand Lodge of Ont· o 1 as e u surumoned to meet a.t tl a 1 o r to tc der an ofli c al n d fratcrual we come to Hon M J Durl an of Kent ck) US Grand Sire on the oc as on of s v a to o r Dom n on One o cock F n -The grand proces on of Odd Felio · v 1 foru n 1 ne of march an l proceed to tl e Tow Hall grounds Th a y II dou b Jes be the Jn g st and finest d play of Odd Fel o s n process on ever v. neased n Ontar o 'I' vo o clock p m The lion M J Dur ha n p c y reply to the address of "e one The Hon Sci uyler Colfax e \ e Pres dent ft e Un ted States nnd a Grand Louge I 0 de! ver the Ora son s ho se Tl nde I a e stake Th ~ no se ran se ll 18 4 50 cent· A D C le ves rows Ste mer tor En u n.. a ou ns pr se uau e Con rn th~e apJOU ed For use n Raymon Osho o S nge an l W ls " s for a e at " NOTICE A tl e At a r~ceut cld ng Oho then o' ter ·II!! about to ealute tbe br de wl en she H '\ ND T I U atai ed b m " Lb No m ste I ~ e p them an es DO v Seasonable Pure Sponge Ba la olorcd and pla nWh aky Mason has co for men ho) l u I es Hollo v B lls ne gh bor ng Repu bl c ! on dcr g at va et) at the error of h s ays for seven yea s u the Sate P son unwept a11J unsung he goes nto ret rcment u D o. R U E BOTTOM a CENTRE It Ji; q TORONTO C n The Top of the Ladder Tb o h tie ab!· manage Pea don Cowles ta lorrn establ sbment may be sa d to \ e ti e top place n the tow1 for a eu t of clothe· Every b'flrmeut "e 1 No~e b t first cl·~· hands ·upe or lothes kep -AD l n ent I and d aor ler v F ue a d os s R3 50 MAY ST i SI e was 3 600 tons burden a ed l orse pow r She pos ·sed e ery I no~ n appl ance for ' fety Ia bee bu t accord ng to tie r 1u re men ts ol the Llo) d Marne Insura ce Con pany In po nt of accommoda on fo pas en gera 1 e S h lle tanked among t e first vcs ae s of any ateamsp p company The s loon was 40 by 40 feet extend go er t ¥1 ole headth of t e sh p and was 14 feel n heigh a ra seu sky! ght g v ng 1 ght and cheerfu ness to the s11loen The ag~n s th nk that the vessel was ns red for 1er full a ue She as al e<l at $600 000 n gold h l8 f1arfnl to outemr ate \he g t ass of I fe consequent upon \ha ace ent w 11 rank a nong the mo I dre lf 1 of ocean <l sasters A act of uu on man bravery waa per fo med by ti e man n ch.rge of the Adams b) law Express car wb ch left Uh cago Tl nrsday n ght by the Fort W a) e Road A n asked robb·r entered the cir near L ma 0 and S Ba kerv lie d o l ue antl costfl fired t o shots at the guard George H Pr ce before th latter co d get at h s o n $200 Wl en l e d d so l e se t a b !let E za V· I awo-1 tto F ne and costs p stol through the robbers bran The contente $2 50 of the car was of great value At the quar MAY 10 fl terly meet ng of the Board of Managers of J no Doi d tto F ne and costs :;;2 50 the Express Companv held at C uc nnat r 'I Coleman vs J 0 E &TIS Drunk on Wednesday $1000 n gold were voted to and l sordcrl F e and costs $3 50 Mr Pr ce a fit ack 011 ledgeme t of h s John Smale a Geo Pea son -Assault bm eri on son A bert Sn al on 1 e 8th nst ~ vo and cos $4 70 The New 0 leans P ay '8ays - It s est mat d that the fru t ) 11 I s snrr mer .n l2r I T Coleman vs James Do uey -As w II be quadruple that of last year and the In th e sault o Sunduy May 9 a d the se of largest ever kno11 at t e So th abundance Lams aua s to offer Lhe !iret nsu ng Jang a 0 e F ue and cost· $6 8 fru t crop she bas ever produced Cons d > I 13Tfl e er Ilg the exte s e crops expected f T o e an s Geo "au 1 not be .eurpr ae<l. to see peaches lur Dr nk auu I sorderli ng the season as low as th rty or for y cents $3 3o .. box Grape· t s sad w 11 be n exces s \\ Watson -D uuk s ve suppl) at I ~ ne and costs $4 0 of a I !hos Ly e-Breach of Co" by l and osts $2 0 Joseph lYfaina tl-B ea h of Co -F ne and co $2 0 }iAY 9 H -] ne Needles For se n LI e \ ouste Ho e Lockmau Roi mond Osborn S nger Glo e & Baker Hoial and WI ec e W M I ne for sale a '° The Grand Trunk of Canada l he laet Euglu v t c B KE · Bi ttent on c v 1 ty and keep n 0 goo l a r al a d mak ng t up J!Omptl5 t s rnd LI at the people of th Beave B ock h .. e bu lt the beat ta lor ng b s ness n the co nL; the summer tock .s no coru1 le c ~l 1 RELIGIOUS SERVICES SU:tiDAY So MAY l h 187 Tl e Jefferson Borden Mutiny Seasonable THE B.tWOKLYN TRIAL took The B me steams! p hus made a tr al Pure Spon 0 e B, ls- colored a d plan tr p from Do er to Cala s t n e on ho r bo) ond lad Hollow Hulls and a hall On enter ng the 1 a bor at y at Cala s she relased to answer ber helm ran c BAR E ~ aga ust the So thern p er and carr ed away fifty ) ards of t 'I he sa oon be ug n an ·"·-- - PUBLIC MEETING unfin shed cond ion va not vorked ~1 ----· 1 to know that t Io onto o good a lorn er l aa couae tcU Refor n E q Su I Uo AJ lien of large oommerc al ex} er cnce u e fi ug representat ves of a n portant comme al onst tuency .e ch a1 Cent e To onto does not seem to abate n the least and the I ubl c de\ our the da ly reports " th as much av d ty as ever and cro l the Court Rebutta v de e s Room cont nually st I the or<ler of the day but Lbe face of the t a on s ot be n~ changeu T !ton vas aga n on the staod on Tuesday He uen ed ever hav g sad o Mrs \\ oodhull n rela ton to the scandal V ck e Jou pub! sh th s a.nd yo ure a made vomao or that Blood ever told h m be vould 1av o h ni; to do h h pub! cat on of the scandal lie sa <l e ne er sa v on; proof el pa of the art cl ne>e slept at 1f a Woo !hull son a so 11 l d a d was ne er served w tb refresh The n ss ng steamers Pl m o a Dom A p t L o ha ng been preaented to t c M·yor pray ng ior a publ c me t ng to o Poly es an and Lake Ohan 1 la n have d e uss matters u connect on w th the pro arr ved apparently none the worse Jo the r the ce The three steam posed pu ha e of u. steam eng ne H s long deteut on Worsh p I as ca led a neat g for th s even ers ·ere confined n a very heavy fie d of 1 o n lose prox m t; to en h o be :ljoat ng n the To vn Hui ng helplessly about n·ble to se tb~r en g nee for n ne days So closely as the ce I 0 ofG T packed that the pa seogexs could lea e the The folio 0 0 a e the ab ps and walk about In co aequenee of the ensni g quarter WCT-BoJasOae WFS Bro s ekness somo of ti e passengers fro n the ere landed at the Ouarant ne F WI t ng W R S B a M lion W T Don in o Stat on - S st r \\ h t n \\ C Bro TH Heleou 0 I i I 1 379 984 443 930 523 830 THE WEATHER 'I l G -Bro Geor e W 0 G -B o DK< I l WC T -Bro GD Fletc e I M - B o J Wyl e A frarlul tornado hao v COMMERUIAL BOWMAN VII Lli h 871! 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