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t · THE :MERCHANT FHIDAY l\1:AY 19 1876 ON THE EDITORS TABLE RATES OF ADVERTISING Jesty Dou P dro started the mot e pow r At a e gnol from General of that Hall Hawley the Pres dent and Emperor each se zcdj crank open ng the val es and urn ed then ac eral t mes .At once a sound vas heard wh ch ga e to the people the under stand ng that tho eng ne wa.s about to move Then the monstrous 70 ton fiy "heel began slowly mov ng n reas ng graduall) n rap d ty t ll 1t was tmvc I ng at full speed General Hawley started an hurrah wh ch was taken p by th· s rround ng mult tude, the deafen ng e hoes travelled ti rough the bu d ng aud as all the whee le n the ball oegan mov g he r ng ng of bells and other dcIDoDsttat ons told to the world ti at the Centenn al Exh b t on waa fa rly open cd More th on 1 !(I 000 pereons accord ng to offi~ al est mate entered the grounds dur ng ti e dav The Globe s spe al orrespon dent adv ses Canad ans to defer the r v s t for ·nother month t was as though all Portsmouth was out of ABOUT TOWN door· Se en thouaand school ch ldren ap peared on the scene and the corporal on of Portsmouth gave to each of them a meual commemorat ve of the event. In London as earlv as five o clock hon people w e on the streets awa t g the an val of the Pr nee At !luck ngham Palace Her Ma1est) the Queen rece1 ed he Pr nee before he went to h s home at Mar borough House \\here Tramps have Leen s ar e the pa.I week he arr ved at 7 30 accompau ed by the Pr ncei:is and two of her ch d rcn who n Ra n nearly ever) da) s nee our last and the forenoon on board the Yocht Alberta tl e "eather ery cold bad met I ti e Solent. The Londoners lle careful where you tread Get your w re more than usually enthus ast c cnrp ts at McCI ng Broe The r ae of the Otta va and Trent r vers ac oua oranges at \\ Jo I B are reported last week ec as oncd co s demhle fr sh and lU·t the th ng l resh fru t con loss at l t roy Ha bor the boom broke set t nually arr v n~ From Port·ge t ng 10 0 0 oga at I berty du Fort t wae reported that all the m lls 'lhe am sen ent on bilon<lay even ng wu& were stopped on account of the r se On ta 1 p p ng a dog 1 un for the boys but the Trent about ten m Jes above Trenton teI'Tor to the cur the boom gave wa) liberal ng 70 090 loge Our flpa e snot suftic ent y la ge tog ve The dan age done n t:h cago by the Tor our readers aJl the news we would l ke to naJo s set down at a l uarter of a m II on Sev rtil n alters of nterest nust rt:ce ve the dollare The dan age lo e to Urace Ep ecopal cold shoulder Church is thus des r bed n the Ch c go 0 Wednesday the ta ell ng mus a s Tribune The tornado fell on t anu the were rather num rou1;1 tw c npan es be nfi aleeple luru\Jled ov r nto the yard c.~rI) ng n to ~n Ooppers ere scarce l owever away the bnck wall between the church and the r atay was sl o t properl and he garden of H K Buell at On Satunlay a dr ken ro · o"" r I at No 714 Wabash avenue. The garden wa· n streets re fil ed w h huge heama anu scant! ug and the corner ot K ~g a d D v sto es The oof on the southern s de of ·ult ng n the break og of one ol the large the ch r h was torn a\\ ay for forty feet and panes of glaas n M s Ham !ton s v ndow the rub! ab fall og through smushe I Jl the No nrresta were 1nade floor and landed n the basement. A centre Bordwell s P uorama ldt on Monday heam pokeu one of ts ends through the mum ng ti e small at endance of Saturday astern sta ued v ndow c o~e up to a. horse even ~g ca~s ng th m to feel rather s k shoe vb h had been na led to tbe w ndow Shows should g ve us a " de ertb for a for I k The stone "ork on the tower as ~h le ow o n and a huge b ock we gh ng two or Scu~og s re t be "een \\ e 1 ngton a d hree tons was moved a. foot from ts place K ng cnn be cry m ch n p oved by the and l an gs over the roof Just balanc ng N arly all the s a nod v ndows on the fi I ng oft" o ho es ca sea by ti e sett! ng oJ southern s de are more or le:1s broken Tb!! the d a ns c o a ;ng he roud Ten m nu tea nner walls are racked and sta ned with wok w I do t water M s Buell and M sa }lay and M SJ! Nett e Bue 1 were n the r house at the t me. lleartng the crael they went to ti e w ndows but the a r was th ck and heavy w th smoke and dual Noth ng could be heard but the roar of the storm and the gr nd ng of timber The house trembled and shook lcarf I of what they never knew the lad es rushed from the house and The old faal oned pull ba k a man dt ng n p g w th a rope attached to the p g s h n;:J leg- a more comely and chr!s tan I ke than the ne ·'la h oned I ull ba k worn by many of ti e lad es A cur us ty was r ce ed by s tl o(gh the nm I )esterduy n om ng n tie of an adv r etin ~ ot prepar d for he Genten n al Exh b t on from A B Flen g & Co pr nt g nk n anufocture · Ed nburgh It has a short 1 arog apl pr ted n oovent' two d Her nt languages We nv le the cur ous to call and aee t HAMPTON Mr J obn Farley writing to a fr end elates that he and the lam ly arr ved safely n c.1 lorn a 'lhe farmers were n tie m det ol ha) ng ropa about five tons pet'acre l WI te mo e part culara eoon QCEEN P., B RTHDAT MALCOLM GALll:&AITE, m ccount w th the Esq., Trea.surer, Corporation ~.~ "1 · of the 448 00 185 70 Town Bowmanville, forUom n $ 10 00 For the Year ending 31st December 1875 DR 1870 $ 3937 10 D 18 61 4~ 25 cts. per line pti SPE AL YEARLY RATES lme Remember the celebrat on lo come oft u Hampton There a a good programme Bes des the speak ng there a to be a tea and a grand concert ln the evening Dr Bax er of New Yo k ond Prof Ruse are work ng I up and t s expected to be the beet of the vear OH 96 386 51 1 17 75 10142 6 2 25 6676 3;l 26 5 51 200 00 3038 15 760 00 s4 7 10 J5 25 45 ------- ~ ----- 17'1 41 10 00 16: 7 00 681 72 331 79 6i~ 6 M () ung Bros make o apologJ for aga u a ng the attent on of gentlemen young and ol to th r ta !or ng departme t. 11 ose who patron e t w II have a reepect able appearance 4938 87 r tal $2 182 44 Tot·! $·a1s2 44 \ d ted a,nd fou d correct Gomg to the Centenmal ~hr.chant. BO\\ MANVILLE MAY 19 1876 ~A l ma ter ad ert aewents &c ~t nd ed fo pub at o must be 1 anded n be ore 12 o ock noo Several persons bound for the great mter uat o al show are getl ng the r su mmcr au ts I ght overc ats gloves u derclothea and bat· at McClung Bros They w ll pass TRAGEDIES Th frequency of the er me of v le mur de rs is rea ly appall ng W th n the short space of a fe v month " have I ad ac counts of aeveral and on S nday loot another ··added to I c lo g st Chr atopher .Vard the n thor of the Caledon tragedy waa found gu lty o Sat urday and sentenced o be hung on the 20 h June He e ea J. to have k led h s w le at h s !arm near K managh on the 6 h March and afterwarus to have set fir to the house w th th hope of conceal ng the deed A pa tot he charr d body was found however an I ·nap con of foul pay mmed ate y en crtn neu aga nst the bus band w h ch led to hlB arrest tr al and The ase s a sad one. In De camber ast they were un ted n m11tr n ony a d almost mm d ately a succeas on of qua rele co nmenced They parted tw ce and was agreed n the presence of a .,. t ness on the even ng preceding the morn g ol the murder that here ahou d be a th rd part ng on tbe 10 o ~ n~ morn ng but the r s ng sun found her a bla kened headless corpse rhe <le(enoo at ti e r al eudeavorcd to pro e that the pr ooner waa Free o THE CENTENNIAL fhe ' llage of Haydun hau a conllagra t on on Tb raday 4 h at A b Id ng occ p ed by Mr Sav gny and owned b) n 1875 In add t on to be above there s Mr· J no P erce ol th s town wne <1U1cof n the bank $1 0 0 at nterest ava aLl a ered to be on I re abo t 4 ' n The furn any t me and taxes " II beg n to come nto tur ns saved but all efforts to eave the the trea·UQ m October I am st l of th house proved un·va I ;: The cause of tie op n on that the tax of last year a ou d h fire s unknown been less than t was by ubout $1 000 The new t ne tab c of the ~1 dlan IR U Hop ng th a · I exp a n the enqu y I re a yours ~c to k effect o \\ ednesday last It s as to! w s~ rn lo a Ma 1 tra n go g nor h bJ way o! Dall vgton '.May 10 1876 L ds y to 0 I and Wau bausbene lea es Port Ho1 ea 10 4 a n to P.tcrbo o Japan aga n McC ung Bros an I Lakefield at 10 am Return g leavee Wa a shene at 11 35 a n d Or II a at chea1 est Japan tea u town l p m arr v ng at Po t Hope at 6 4 p n leaves Peterbo o at 2 p m and arr vcs at For the Mer I a t Municipal Matters Po t Hope at 5 50 pm A through m xed 1 to "abaushene leaves at" 10 a m and for L ndsay at 3 25 p m tor Paterboro at 4 p u [Keep th a fu u u e r fer<nce J IR \NCIS STUART } A d T H VAN tor COMMERCIAL UOW~1ANVII TE J OOto l Oo 000 to 1.00 045to060 e5o too o 0 65 0 67 030to0 7 02 to030 018to020 OlltoOll 8 OOto 8:tl0 c RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUNDAY MAY 21st, 1876 )' SI J"OHN S 'CHURCH ANGLICAN ""Y We have heard of nd v duals be ng lo·t n love-ov r eara ·nd head the 11 ngl ab man ould say-but ne er t II ti e oth r day hear of a n an be ug lo·t a ten acre t ehl He waa a young man hut not too young to have a Jul Jai.e and w th her thought to hav.e a de The road waa bau an<l to ease the horse and h a co sc nc a ten a re field \\aa entered and slowly the whee s rolled over the sod Around and around they e t, unt I a 1 po nte of the co pa.as see n 1 u.a one The horse cropped the gras n neo s ratched h s h ad a I gue sed h d need a gu de up le s toad Jul a b ushcd sm led and referred h n to Ma. Th s s so d to place n tie 4 I Con \.'\ ~ no ce fro n son c of our ex hangea ti al Bowmauv lie snot the only to~ IL IL Outa o trouu e<l v th yo ng u en who makll d .h:ib o s a d ng a the street corn era and rnrned alely outs de of the church doora of a Sa all even ng One paper th eate e to l uol eh ti e names of tl cso loa era and o here ate r commend ng that eu nmar) pun shn ent e appl ad Young men ought to h:.tve sense euough to remcm ber that he r motl er was a. vo nan and that prop r respect ahou d be pa I every felllale but ;here there s a lack of br ns the poor fellow· are not respons ble We a ggest that the Counc I prov de eaay cl · rs loung s and ep t oun ut th oroers and the ch hes the r J·n tors w ti a good horse wh p next once eve y S bba.th at 10 30 o c oc m the morn ng llev l\f Spen er Pastor BIBI E CHRISTIANS-At 10 30 a by Re m Mr c on Sabba.tl next at 10 0 e n the morn R R n the even ng 10 30 G ve fifty cents and take ng B os ha f d nr tea -~~---- Y <lUrt! I uly BOASTED CIRCULATION lt · wou<l rful the assurance of some people and perhaps theed tor of the Ji ws po ses es more of that art cle than any other man r.i the Un te Coun es I conver sat on w th a Jr end of ou s e o her day he had the mp ence to lull h m that the c1 u at on of he 1'. cw w.i.s larger than that of I e MERCHANT n 1 Stat ma togeth r How can any depend nee be p """I th a al ppery qu II man 1 \\by heh s v ult! an sd v dual kno~ n to us thul he would pub b a 1 e any <lay f t su ted h s p r pose or w rds to I at ellect M srepre·en tut on and falsehood nppea a to be a second nature to h m We don t kno.w nor do we va t to ti e c re lat on I ti o Statosma but ~ of1fan Ito s exc led ov r t · death oJ a ~Irs M Crue and a coro er s a ! uest a be ng h Id w h a her husband as the remo c or ! ON THE EDITORS TABLE FA N t a MA-GA~INE for June ha· b en W BON On tb 13th ast tbe w le of M Geo g ' ' 1:1 n of L ffo d Man e s of a da.ughte the sau DTED LAN AS .& J..t h slate 8lj d u e fJaI I t We aro pie ·ed to learn thet an attempt Work 1 as co ntl' nee l n e rnest on s to be made by the manogere o( the Amer Reed block The ew bu Id ng e o be of can B blo Soc ty to reduce <ho large <lX the same he gl t as he o o e b of mor rred eve y ) ear fur the sol rhe contractors for w s pend lures moder sty! ar s of men whose work o gllt to be done Reeu s are l\lr Thos Je,.ell fo b ck work gratu ously or nearly so At I resent about t\\o th t.ls ul Le u uu e s necessary to pay ex pens s so hat only one th r l s appl ed tot e obJe for wl h the who e su as ra sel Th a r form s ery u h e leJ d "be made t ere s not the s gl teat doubt but that the fu da of the Soc ety n q e ou wil be largely aug neut e<l.. 0 her eoc ot ca s ou c.l follow su t so that tl e offenng· of the ch r able ll ay not be un orth I.) co s ne<l G a.nby of Co ummpt on S ]uey Lai ar.i t e nggd 39 RUTL~DGX Ont} e 15tl nst Ma. gs. et Jane belo d w lo l M Tobn H tledge I ot 10 Con 4 Dar u gton aged 67 · h gber op u on than they do at month urnb ellas N Il can supply the pn asols (I · n "" o l " II e s to the f o I " tl \l s new ad v r sem nt Par es want ng ny h ng n the fru t l c or any other 1 ne Ln Go ospo ul< t) BELLEVILLE WANTED GIRT o un ersta do l er A SEHVAKT bus ne1s Apply at th s Offi e 34 2w wh ch le deal w 11 find t to the r advantage to call There · sti l a l·r0 e amount of s ckneas formed that the smell of the [J le s such upon h m WI ol al anu reta l that the w n<lows of the LOUB s near cu not n to ~n and funerals are sad to average NEW:> SUMMARY ---~·~~~ ~--be ope ed when th " nd blows from the more than one a day INQUEST 'I e latest tclegra us look n tbo d re ton east Let tbe 11u aance be removed ere t F es come th k and fast Another one of the surr nJer of W nelo" the Bos on ca ses a p ngue on Wednesday last at m duay cons m n· T e bodv of an nfant was found on Tue I g r to the Un ted Sta ea day ast n the bank f B ack s ere k south The C pp r I ac o ·e C ub go to a cons derable amount of prop rty Jor Mr all r unplea.a t matters connect of the KJ,Dgs on Road auout m dway be Oshawa on the 24th o p ay the l\faple Thomas ed w h fiuance are oru ng to 1 ~ht n tween Bo ~manv e nnd Osha\\n by two Leaf Club of bat place The team w II Re W Br gs s sad to have accepted M dnd men w o w re f sl ng The bodJ was nak pract ce n the Dr 1 Shed G o nda here next an nv tat on from the Metropol tan church the B t sh Govern ed and mu h bru ,.a the back ol the skull Tues.:l ay af ernoon at 3 o clock aga nst Toronto Rev 1 J3 Harper ol Port Hope enter u n favorab y be nr,: broken n Coroner Chr st e '\\us sent other membe,. of the club Those w sh ng a spoken of as hlB successor the re iuest for amnest) to Ir sh pol t ca for and an nq_uest "as held on '\\ edne dav to see a good game ·hould attend A lmIB Bellev tie s to have a street ra lroa<l run afternoon at Hla k s creek w th H N ·on free p eouers. Mtmbera of the cl b are re n og roru the wharf lo the Grand Tru k Mr l ues\<>d to attend the meet ng next Mon Sta on Tl e work s be n~ rap dly pushed The Ma<lr d Congress has passe<l Clause II tch son as tor nan of the JUry Full and w n he fin shed n a few days the 11 ol the new cons tut on prov J ug for John WAde gave n portant ev dence and f day even ng n the Freman s Hall cd bv h m s fo lowed up a.tten lance wanted as a mat er of 1 npor road " I not be ope ed howe er t e r 1 g ous I berty of the people by a the cl e tu tI tie gu lty pa ty ma) be brough~ to JUSt ce lance s to be d scuseed vote of ·20 to 84 Queen s B rth lay He o ated bat about four or ve "eeksago Mr Sm h s mut on of M M !tank n The Barre Ga ' ' savs on a Th r <l·J · n ng a g I came along abo nto a roce way on toksaa he road weal of Sol er s n I h s " le WM Thur d y 1 a u was lrowned. The body a and og nt the gnts and the ra n fa! ng the was ca ed hy the sw t current nto the g I was asked nto tie houss for shelter vcr an l as not ) et been rec vercd The Sli rema ned uni l th· follow ng great probau I ty a that t has been washed Mo day noon but on SaturGa) D gbt was down nto the bay n a d out Jor hou s lvI D \Vaue accused FIDU8 her of be ng c c· t sl e I d but bo h Mr Wade and s w le were sat stied ts to bcr cond t on Ou Sunday morn ng ev de ce was g en that a was not thougl no lou p av s susp cted She ga e her name "" Harn me cry coutl ct and w s k o" n Oaha" o,but not toe her g 'I he con feren e ot the three po vers Mr i\ a e or h a " le Three other w t have agr ed to sabm t erta n propost oos n<k!scs we 13 exam nc l and ga.ve ev den e as to he Sultan rhe r dem on l aa been to the f nd ng nd appearance of the body The JU y r turned a er<l ct of ~ound dead strangled and fearfully bru sed oo the I ead a oul murJ r comm ted b) a pa ty or pa es unkno\\ to the JUrors Ih of ourse the o ly ver<l ct the Jury cou <l g e under l e c r urns 11nces and w th he Coro er has done w th he Cl:lSe Sn yrna mmed ate y but t e na r o ~ht not to be lclt n a A fo uurder nas H s Ro) al H gbne.s the P n e o! Wales state so unsa factory The tro !es n the Ep sco1 al hurchce of th a town have not ended yet ..... J K. GALBRAITH, BAHRISIEH ATIOHNEYATLA\\ &c 34 l Insolvent Act of 1875 t · le May 10th 1876 Throw Physic to the Dogs. Ca at "WYLLIE S. SWEE I OR \NGES BITfER OR \NGE" PlNE APPLES Bl\N !\NAS DAlES COCOANU IS IIGS R \ISII\S NU1S l ··ll esc and at arr vcd n E g aud l om lorl a on Thurs been corr. m tted and susp on l n to the d·y la t H a ec p on ut Portsmo th wa P""IY ho ·as she! er d al the house ol Mr all that even royalty co l<l les re tens of ~aae thoueands of ape tators w tneased the land ng A na onal song was prepared b5 S r Ju u Baned ten lol Welcome Home Seeds new and re able of e er) at McC u g Bros fi · Mr Johnston g ves fits very 1 a from h s c t ng room at M S h l ts never h ta ybouy the Reeve and mvself sad on the p!atforn that he had made a earefu e a.n na on of expend Lure for fi e ) ears a d Jou d that took about $3 000 Jor gen n all bala ce protect on we muRt have nnd we 1 ope he e al xp nses yearly Th nts on ed s taxes hand of $ 69 Cou nc l and be m JO ty of the ratepa) ers not pa j n 1874 lcav ng $2 380 to be pa u w I be a un t n procur ng t. Ile 34tf