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.o ' ' final?” mam .t nothS's, PARRL‘ITEKS. SOLICITORS, he. No- ) ney to Loan at 6 per cent. Office, Kent inert. Lindsay, Unt. l'..'~‘. Slants. G. H. Horn”. I’, I). MODE 3. )Afte’ZISTIIIL ATTORSE‘k SOLICITR ) and Notan‘ i'o'olic. Money to Loan. 0:736», H t 5: et, Lindsay. lllrl‘rSl’l-Z'l‘ll .t JACKSOX, BARItliTPZRfi. SULILITORS, kc. lice, William street, Lindsay. A. ilrcnenn. A. JACXMI. 0f- t.)‘l.l-IAIIY k O'IJ'IARY, )AltItISTERF, ATTORNEYFLAT-LAW, ) Solicitors in Chancery, «kc. 06cc, Deficny Block. Rent street, Lindsay. Aunt-n l)‘Lla£Y. llmn O‘Lnnv. .‘l. SHEPPARD, )Al’ZIIIT-TTER, ATTOIINEI'A: Conveyan- ) crr, SIeArthur's iliock, Colhorne street. Fun-ion Falls. Money to lend on real 111431;. .‘ICIX'I’YIIE .5; STEWART. ).tthISTHIlS. ATTORNEYS-AToLAW, ) .‘llilltIIIuH in Chancery. duh, Lindsay. Lillie-1 over Untario flank. Kent street. Mo- w-y to Loan at 1 per cent. on real estate securities. I), J. Llclvrt‘nz. Tnos Srzwaer. WM. MCINAINNEIJH Jtt., (Late thlt‘ll'llll .k McDonnell.) )AlII'tli'l'Eit. ATTORNEY. Sl'IIJCITOR, ) Nut-.ry an Money to Loan. Office on Kent street. Lindsay, Ont. J B. I)ll.'l{.'\‘l).\', B. A, ).\lel$Tl-ZR. ATTORNEY- AT“ LAW. ) Solicitor in Chancery. Conreyancer, .‘zv. Office, Dolieny Block, Kent street, Lindsay. Money to lend at 8 per cent. .-\ lil'lX. .\. MCDONAL D. V TTOIINEY-ATvLAW, Solicitorin Chan- ; ("t-(y, (Tom'cyancer. kc..&c. Strict at- tention given to applications for Patents of li'tntlt from Crown Land's Department. Money to Loan on Mortgage. Security on tern” to salt borrowers. Office, Colbornc nlrI-ct, Ft-ttelon Falls. JOHN A. BARRON, I .tllRlS'l‘L' :-.t'r-L.t\v, Lindsay. Office. on Kent Street, next door west of Keith's Agricultural and Implement Store. MEDICAL. QR we ‘(lllONEIL Physician, Surgeon, tire, &c. ,/ Residence, llrick Cottage, Wellington street, Lindsay. Wu. KEMP'I‘. M. 1)., C. M., “lltAlll'ATE of Mcllill University, Mon 1 Meal, uml PI‘I)\ltll'llll Licentiate, Physi- cian. Surgeon and tllHIelricilt't, Medical It'ft'l't‘P to the Stun-lard, I’llmuix, ,onnecti- cut Muttml, and Equitable Insurance Colit- pauies, (ltficn and residence, in the house lately occupied by Rev. Father Stafford, at the mrner of Lindsay and Bus Lindsay. streets, lilt. A. WILSON, WI ll. UNIVERSITY of Trinity College. i . .\l.ll. University of Toronto. Memh. (fol. l’hys. and Surg., (Int. Plly<iclttn, Surgeon and Acconchcr. Otlice,Colborne ‘ lft't'l, l"cllt‘l0tt Frills. ' Ila. J. ll. LOWE. )ll't'SIClANv it: SURGEON. Coroner for tlte Provisional County of Ilnliburton. II???" Office and residence in Mr Thomas llarrs's house, Francis Street Eusl, Fenclon l"ttll.~l. cout'limtr, formerly Physician at the Insane ‘-\<_\'ylHll. London, Ont. N. 8. Special at.- tn'ltlinn paid to diseases of Women and Children. may“ tilllco for the present on Francis street west, l-‘eneion Falls. MISCELLIINEOUS. (“ti-1m,»on m mot "notzn'r IN L rut: count; or Vtcroiua. The next sittings of this Court will be held on Thursday. June :toth, last. GEO. CUNNINGHAM. Clerk. ’- .__._.._ J _-\ M 1-23 .I. I'Oll' ER, ' lt‘lIXSEl) Auctioneer, Accountant and Collect- titlice, Fenclon I lit‘llt‘l‘ltl Commission Agent. lug arr-mots a specially. l’alls. tint. S. JOHNSON. l'l‘l‘lllNEHll. Village .' r'arui Sales a specialty. Notes, Ac- t‘il'llt'i, l-‘tllll‘l .kc. collected. Ollie" and result-aw on Bond street, Fettelon Falls. Property and ""6. Pen CENT. 6. .‘l () N 1C \' 'l‘() I. 1‘} N'D a: o. all and 7 per c~nt . according to secu- I'll_\'. on llv-al li)lll:.c tnortgign-s. Apply to JOHN A. BARRON, Sohcitor, Lindsay J. «maids, l) I“. N 'l‘IH'l‘. I41 NDHA.1'. tine ot‘ the tirm mil lie at the Mrturut‘u llotrstz. Fawn”)! l-‘aLLs. uzl the third Monday ol’raeh month. Teeth l'\Ii"-|Cl.r\l by laughing gas without pain or 1‘tji:_\',vlrnt) charge will be made. 32;)“ t'flll‘t.‘ established in Lindsay nearly fifteen years. ’l‘. W. lll-lAl'll'l, II. A., M. II, 7 llthll‘Y COLLEGE, TORONTO, M. C. P. .v S , t)nt., l’hysicinn, Surgron and Ac- v .- I t ‘1 Y ‘ slopes to L1.) 1) .\T 5 PER Nesta, uith tim privilege of paying off in full or try l'ts’lJllliin‘.‘ at any time Mortgages bought. J. B. DIXON, Barrister. kc, Dd" 095cc Dobeoy Block, Kent street. Lindsay M UNEY T0 LOAN Uri i‘u-al Extate at Eight per cent. I‘rlvato Fault: interest parable at Lindsay. h‘o t‘mnmiasion charged nor Deposit required. Expect" very small. Apply to 8.0.0RDS. W whee. KeDcunell'a Block. Kent :rut, Lindsay. NOTICE - h'oticv it hereby given that the under- lgncd will not be responsible for any debt: i untamed in bl: name, unless the part) ontmctlag them has his written authority l or that o! MrJ. D. Smith. L 0. SMITH. Furlo- l-‘alla lay Nth, ii». "41‘ In SILVER .t'xu GOLD etsrs _ ‘_ if, :___.,V__:_T____._____ native they are not at all likely to adopt. A'. W. .l thlllIA ‘I, M. l)., l BRITTOX, WATCHMAKER, Jillllllll & illlililllll, dealer in i i . lClocks, All Kinds, 30 day, 8 day and 30 hour, Alarm strike, tkc AMERICAN WATCHES, the Best and Cheapest, in the newest styles and at lowest prices. fi' Persons sending watches from a dis- tance for repairs, can have the amount of work and price reported on for their consid- eration, and as I do the work myself, can depend on having it done satisfactorily. Brittnn'a Block.footofKent8t.,Lindsay. HTABIO BAN K. Capital - - - - - - $8,000,000. President . ... . . . . . . ..Sir. W. P. Howiand. Vice-President . . . . . . ..C. S. Gzowski, Esq. General Manager . . . . . . . . .. D. Fisher, Esq. LINDSAY BRANCH. Drafts banght and sold on all points in Canada, United States and Great BritainI and general banking business transacted. Savings Department Blâ€"OPINID. Interest allowed on deposits of five dol- lars and upwards. S. A. McMURTRY, Manager. Lindsay, Feb. 16th, 1881. 50-t.f. fruition fails 65mm: Saturday, June 18th, 1881.. Affairs in Ireland. It is becoming evident that. the mo- ment is fast. approaching when uctivc houilitics will commence between the ll'lnlt peasantry and the soldiers; for it. i.- obvious that the Government must either enforce the present laws, objec- tinnublo as they may be, or confess their inability to do so, and the latter ulter- Naturally, there is an almost. insur- mountable repugnnnce on the part of the authorities to order any of their fellow subjects, however unreasonable or violent, to be fired upon ; but the pati- ence of even the most: long suffering must in time be exhausted, and that. of the Government is being tried almost beyond endurance. The London Times of' the llth inst, remarking on the growth of lawlessness in Ireland, stys: “ Ouc experiment which is most ob- vious and most certain to succeed re- mains untried. If one mob of Fenians or Land Leaguers, or by whatever oth- er titlc they call themselves, were just for once not. suffered to have their own way. if its appeal to force were met. and overcome, and if the mob were dispcrs ed and forbidden to reassemble, the con- sequences might: be happy in the ex- treme. Ono victory for the law would be the signal for others. The objcc tions to such experiments are obvious, but not conclusive. The forcible dis- persion ofa mob in Ireland would be certainly followed by a howl of execra- tion from their parliamentary friend~ and champions. The Irish press, which is silent over the injuries to the police, would be eloquent in the case we are now supposing, But. the Land League would receive something very likc its death-blow, and might itself fall into the contempt with which the law is now treated in Ireland." This language, though strong, will find many to endorse it, among them. probably, Mr. Forster, Home Secretary for Ireland, who made a vigorous speech in the House on Monday last, in which he said that “the Government; hoped that the large force now in Ireland, which would be strengthened if necessi- ty demanded, would prove to the Irish people that the law was not to be upset with impunity, and that, however pam- ful its execution in individual cases might be, it. must. be carried out at all costs and at. all hazards." These being Mr. Forstcr's openly avowed sentiments, we are not surprised to learn that it is DCCC>Sttl'y for the preservation of his life that his residence shall he constantly protected by a strong guard, and that all possible sccrccy is preserved with reference to his movements. That Mr. Forster. or any public m-tn rendered unpopular by the nature of his duties. is not. free to come and go without fear of personal molestation is a great stain upon the lri~h character, and that the Home Secretary is in danger cannot, be questioned; tor it is proved as conclus- ively by the history of past. years as well as by the occuneuces of the present that the Irish. with all their freely admitted virtues, are too prone to revenge and to allow their feelings to bc wrought up to a state of deadly animosity by altogeth- er inadequate causes. How many live< have been sacrificed to their fury since the commencement. of the present laud agitation we have no means of telling. but the number is sutficiently large to have weakened the sympathy generally felt for the oppressed peusmtry by all gen.rous and unprcjudiccd minds. And still the violence goes ouâ€"murdnr or attempted murder, incendiari~m and threats of violence being of such fre quent occurrence that it is no wonder that the Time: and Mr. Forster are be coming exasperated and talk of meeting violence with violence. There is an honest de~ire and intention on the part of the English Liberals to do all they can to ameliorate the condition of the people of Ireland, the most unreasonable of whom appear determined to be sattsr find with a thing learn then the “ evtc tiou " of the landlord: and the free gift of their estates to the preoeut tenants. Meanwhile the threatening aspect of af- fairs continues, and we daily expect to hear thnt. the military in Ireland have, either with or without orders. fired up- on films particularly aggressive mob. and that the predicted “civil wnr “ has begun. 8:.Joho, N. 8., is agitating for aE school of cookery. : The inquiry into the cause of the terrible accident at London on the Queen'aabirthday terminated, after sev- : The London Disaster. l l feral adjunrnments, on Moudny last; when Captain Rankin, who was in command of the Victoria, and Mr. George Parish, her owner and manager. were among the witnesses examined. The evidence, as a whole. shows con- clusiver that the bent. though careless- ly built and full of defects, was safe with a moderate load, and that. the enormous crowd of passengers on the 24th was what medical men would call the “exciting cause" of the disaster. She was built up on the old hull of an- other vessel, was imperfectly caulked and consequently leaky. and the boiler, instead of being securely fastened down, was merely held in place by bolts that had no nuts on them ; though the latter fault seems to have been a fortunate one under the circumstances. for Mr. Roberts, the engineer of the Victoria. who was examined on the first day of the inquest, expressed a conviction that. if the boiler had not left the boat she would have turned completely upside down, and scarcely any one would have been saved. The river Thames being so shallow that. a scow could hardly sink in it, and so narrow that. the shore could be reached by a few strokes of the paddle-wheels, the probability of any serious accident to even the most flimsy vessel, except from a boiler ex- plosion, was very slight indeed ; but. the Victoria was so overloaded that the movement of the crowd of passengers from one side to the other caused her to tilt so badly that a good many were thrown into the river, and the rest. try- ing to save themselves. clung to the frail supports of the upper deck, which came down upon them. crushing some to death and holding others under wa- ter till they were drowned. True. an examination of the boat showed that she had run upon a stone or snag, which tore a hole three-quarters of an inch in diameter through her bottom; but even that. would have been of no consequence as far as the safety of the passengers was concerned if she could have been kept on an even keel. and because this was rendered impossible by the enor- mous load on board nearly two hundred lives were lost. laptain Rankin and Mr. Parish naturally said all they could in their own defence; but. that: the jury Considered both of them, and especially the former, greatly to blame, is evident. trout THE VERDICT, which was as follows:â€"“ We do find that. the capsizing of the steamer Victo- ria was caused by water in the hold We believe that. the water leaked in through a hole stove in the bottom from some unknown cause. We suppose that this injury was caused by coming in contact with a stone or snag in the river. We are also convinced from the evidence adduced that. the boiler was not: securely fastened, and that: the stanchions supporting the promenade and hurricane decks were of too slender a nature, and made chiefly of pine and not: properly braced. We are also of the opinion that the engineer was guilty of great: negligence in the discharge of his duty in not. seeing that the hold was clear of water and in not conveying in person to the captain the dangerous condition of the boat. We think that. the captain was to blame in accepting the dual position ofcaptaiu and wheels. man, which prevented him from giving his undivided attention to the proper management of the boat. We are also of opinion he was to blame for leaving Springbauk without making a proper examination of his boat, as there was undoubtedly water in the hold at. that time. We nrc further of the opinion that the manager did not do ltls duty in not employing sufficient hands to man his boat. He should have had the boat; inspected. and a certificate for the same. The jury think that. the Government Inspector deserves blame for the manner in which be inspected and passed the boat. Vicioria lost: year. as from the evidence her upper construc tion was not. fit to carry a large load of passengers. and we would strongly urge upon the Government the necessity of making more stringent inspection and regulations in regard to passenger steam boats.” It, will be noticed that the jury do nnt make special mention of the over- loading of the Victoria, which we think is an omission; for, notwithstanding the facts pointed out, she would no doubt have reached her destination in safety if there had only been a reasonable number on board. After the‘ inquett Captain Rankin and Manager tourist“ were arrested on a charge of manslaugh- ter on information laid by Mr. Jones. postmaster of London West; but they were both liberated on bail, and it. is not probable that the provocation, if persisted in. w‘ll «moo-n ' ‘ much. a Village Council l’rucsslings. Fenclon Falls, June 13th. 1881. Council met. for transaction of busi- ness. Members all present, the move in the chair. Minutes of previous meet, in: read and approved. Tenders for oomph-tin; drain south of the river from John Stafford, Thomas Levis and Robert Jackctt were rrad by the reeve. Moved by Mr. Fitxgcrald, seconded by Mr. Robson, That the clerk be io~ .uucxed not to allow any person to take any book, books or other documents be- longing to this municipality from his ntfice unless he first. gets permission from the rem: or a majority of this councilâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Campbell. seconded by Mr. Robson. That the contract for completing the drain on the south side of the river be awarded to Robert Jack- ett. for tho sum of one hundred and thirty five dollars (8135), provided he gives satisfactory security for his per- formance of the same, and that Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Dcyman be a com- mittoe to drew up a contract and have it. completed by Moudny uexLâ€"Gurr‘d. Moved by Mr. Dcymnu, seconded by Mr. Robson, That the council do now adjouro.â€"â€"Carried. A Chatham wretcb was lately fined 810 and costs for slapping his mother's face. Pension Court of Revision. Glennrm. June 10th, 1831. The council met as adjourned court of revisionâ€"all the members present. Minutes of the‘ last sitting of the court read and approved. - Moved by Mr. Smithson. seconded by Mr. Mofi'att. That village lots 3 and 4 westef Linday street. Cambray. be assessed to Mr. John .‘Iofi'att instead of H. J. Lytle; also that west half lot 26 con. 1 be struck off the non-resident roll to Mr. A. C. Grahamâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Moflatt, seconded by Mr. Smithson, That the xsnemmeut roll as now revised be finally passed.â€" Carried. The council then tonk up general business ; the reeve in the chair. Min- utes of previous meeting read and ap- proved. The reeve read a number of requests from several persons asking as- sistance for road repairs; also the treas- urer's yearly report. Moved by Mr. Moyues, seconded by Mr. Smithson, That notice be publish- ed in the Fenelon Falls Gazette that this council will, at its next: meeting. to be held at. the village of Rosedale, on Tuesday, the 30th day of August next, proceed to pass a by-law to close the road now running across lots 8 and 9 in the 8th concession. and commonly known as the Ball Point road, and to open a road in lieu thereof. to commence at the northâ€"east corner of the cast half of lot. No. 9 in the 8th concession of the lakeshorc running west parallel between lots Nos. 9 and 10 to the centre of the concession; thencc west. in a straight line through the west half of lot No. 8 in the 8th concession to the line be- tween the 7th and 8th concessionsâ€"â€" Carried. filmed by Mr. Smithson, seconded by Mr. Moffut, That the Reeve is here- by authorized to inspect and purchase a gravel pit at. Mr. Fyke’s if he deem it advisablc.â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Palmer. seconded by Mr. Moynes, That the more is hereby authorized to purchase four road scrap: ers and give the same to Messrs. R Byrnell, J. Copeland. A. McArthur and J. Chambersâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Mofi‘att, seconded by Mr. Smithson, That. a by-law to pro- vide for the expenditure of certain moneys on the roads and bridges and for the appointment ofcommissiooers to expend the some he received and read a first timeâ€"Carried. By-law received and passed in the usual manner. Moved by Mr. Moffutt, seconded ? Mr. Smithson, That Mr. Robert Ox y be paid the sum of three dollars. being amount paid for statute labor perform- ed by him and charged by the county treasurer against part. of west. half lot 7 con. 4.â€"Carried. A Moved by Mr. Smithson, seconded by Mr. Muffat, That the following bills be paid:â€"-Mr. Rickaby, goods to Mrs. McIunis, indigent S ; Mrs. Mc- Pherson, for attcnda ice on Mrs. McIn- nis, 35; John Bull, repairs to scraper. 400.; Orange Hall, Cameron, two ses- sions of council, S".â€"Carried. The council then adjourned to meet at Rosedulc on the 30th August. next. â€"â€"Carricd. Somerville Uouucil Proceedings. Rottic's Station. June 10th, 1881 The council met. this day pursuant to a call of the recveâ€"Incmbers all present and the reevo in the chair. The min- utes of last. meeting and of the Court of Revision were read and approved. The following communications were laid beâ€" fore tlte. Council: Front Edward Adair. James \Vakelin and William Wicks. ask- ing to be allowed this year to make a road front their own places to the new road that. leads to Luttcrworth; and from C. A. McDonald about: having a road on the blind line between the first and second concessions across lot. 25; also 9. Counter petition from Robert, Gra- ham, John Currah and six others, ask- ing to have the base line between lots 25 and front range opened from blind line to second concession, as said road is needed for public use ; and from some parties asking some corrections in their assessments. Moved by Mr, Smith, seconded by Mr. Rumney, Thug David Steele be as- sessed on the resident roll for the north half of lot No. 4 on the sixth conces- sion, and Azeul Crego for block C. our our of Crego and Fenelon streets, Fran- cis Lattitncr tenant for east. half of lot 19 on the first. concession ; John Bate- son tenant. of south halfol lot 12 in the ninth conceSsion.â€"Carrictl. Moved by Mr. Graham. seconded by Mr. Rubs-on, That. By-Law No. , a by-luw for expending the sum of $173 on the roads and bridges be now read and passedâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Graham, seconded by Mr, Smith, That. Thos. Robson, Jr., be and is hereby appointed to examine the base line between lo; 25 and front range with reference to opening out “If! Sam"- and to report to this council at its next meeting.â€" Carried. Moved by Mr. Romney, seconded by Mr. Smith, That Edward Adair, James Waklnnd and William Wicks be allow- ed to do their road work for this year in making a road out. to tho Latter- worth roadâ€"Curried. Moved by Mr. Graham. seconded by Mr. Romney, That. the reeve purchase two picks. one for Joel Aldrcd's and one for Henry Aldred's road divisions.â€" Carried. Moved by Mr. Smith. That the rceve get a book of blank forms for the Kinmouut ceme‘ l Mr. Graham. seconded by wryâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Robson. seconded for Mr. Graham. That Mr. J19. Dickson. P. L. 8.. be appointed to run the lim- across Samuel Suddaby's lot in lieu of Donne's line, and that Mr Suddaby proâ€" vide all necessary help to the surveyor lreo of expense to the townshipâ€"Card Moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Romney, That the following ac- count! against the municipality be paid and that the clerk and reevc give their orders on the treasurer to pay the same: James Dickson, surveying Kinmount cemetery and drawing plan of the name, 5-10 95; E. D. iland, advertising Court ol Revision, 82; Hart & Rawlioson. stn fencing and staking Kinmount cemetery, 8101 99 ; collector and answer's salary 8100; clerk. hnlfyear's salary, £40, and postage. SECâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Romney, seconded by Mr. Smith, That th'u. council do new adjourn, to meet again at the sure place on the last. Monday in August, the 29tb.-â€"-erried. Cameron. (From our ('orrexpomfmt.) Bass BALLâ€"A friendly game of base ball was played here on Saturday evening between this club and the club in the Irwin settlement, which resulted in a victory for Cameron, the score be- ing 38 to 6. - luraovzuzxr.â€"Mr. Wm. Eyrcs has been building a new addition to his store-house, which makes a great. im- provement to the looks of the station. ACCIDENT.â€"~M r. Wm. Hunter had a very fine colt get its leg broken by the kick of another horse, but they set. the leg and it is likely to get well. ECLIPSEâ€"Tile eclipse of the moon, which tank place on Saturday night ab tut, ltalfpnst twelve, was very visible here, the moon being totally covered for over an hour. Tut: ECLIPSE.â€"Suclt of our readers as sat up last Saturday night. to see the eclipse of the moon were well rewarded for their patience, as there were no clouds to mar the spectacle. From the commencement to the end of the eclipse occupied about two hours. ADDITIONAL TR.uN.â€"The Victoria Railway has commenced to run an ad- ditional train three days in the week. It will leave Lindsay every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 10:30 a. m.. and arrive at Feuelou Falls at 11:15, Returning, it will leave the Falls at 2:30 p. rm. and reach Lindsay at 3:15. A Wth Srontt.â€"-â€"This village was visited by a high wind last Monday evening, but fortunately escaped any- thing worse. as a furious storm raged over a very wide area. and a great. deal ol'damage was done both in Canada and the States. In Petcrborough boards were whirled up into the air and throwu over the old market. house, several build. logs were injured, the south ward school suffering the worst, as its entire southern gable was blown outund fcll with a loud crash to the ground. The McAarnua Hausaâ€"Mr. E. Pauwcls. the new proprietor of the well known McArthur House in this village. has made such improvements therein that its old patrons hardly know it a- gain. The house and furniture have been entirely renewed, and neither pains norexpense have been spared to render it w rthy of the extensive put.- rouage“ it, is likely to receive. Mr Puuwcls is an old and experienced hotel keeper. and neglects nothing that is likely to contribute to the. comfort and accommodntionyof his guests. Mnrttontsr ExcunsroN. â€"'l‘hc Meth- odist escursion to Toronto. mentioned in our last issue, is to take place on Wednesday and 'I‘aiursday.‘ the 22nd and 23rd inst., and the. fare (lecided upon is very low, being only $1 25 from Fonelon Falls and SI from all Stations north 0f leu'irlgc, and the tickets will be good for a. week. The. International Sabbath School Convention in Toronto will Commence on the 22nd and con. finite for several days, and some of the most eminent, Sabbath School workers in Europe and America are. expected to be present and take part. in the proceed- ings. For further particulars see bills Accmnsr AT DUNN's MILLâ€"On Monday evening last Mr James Switz- et‘. a. farmer who resides in the 6th con- Ct‘Snltln of Verulatn, met with a serious accident at Dunn's mill, where heoc ca~ionally works. He had been engag- ed rcuulating the tilt: of the shingle. saw, while it was in motion. and had completed the. job ; but while in the act of rising he inadvertently put. his left hand within reach of the saw, which instantly took off all the fingers but a- bout halfan inch of each and a large portion of the thumb. Dr. Bonncll. who was sent. for, removed the remain- der of the fingers at the first» joint, and did whatt-Vo-r else he thought necessary for the relief of the patient and the cure of his mutilated hand. Tun It. C. PlCNIC.â€"-Fnther Fitzpat- rick's picnic in aid of the new Catholic church at Bobc-iygoon was held in Mr. Boyd's grow on Wednesday last, and we are glad to learn that it. was a success There were about three hundred per- sons present, some. of whom went from Lindsay by the Beau/mange, others front Bridgcuorth by the Elm. while a few drove down in buggies from Fcnelon Falls, which would have contributed a much larger number had the Vanderbilt made her expected appearance. The weather was CXCtECdIllL'ly fine, excellent music was furnished by the Bobctygeon brass band. and our genial friend A. V Stuifi', l‘l-q.. the “ gentleman who writes the leading articles for the Imlrlmtr/cnl." was. as u~u.tl, the life and soul of the party, and enchanted all by his unstud iod eloquence, â€"._ I'inding a. Marc’s Edit. In London a few nights ago a little after nine o'clock in front of a house No. 74 Fleet street, in which a number of periodicals are published. a respect- able womnn was passing along the foot path and perceived a strong smell of turpentine. and icoking lllI/l a receas of the doorway saw a very poor lookio': woman, as she said. rubbing turpenttue taken front a can into the wmdcn floor- ing in front of the door. She at OIICC denounced the woman on a Fenian in- cendiary. and a great. crowd at one-- collecth on the spot. who were loud in their praise of the threthougltt. of the Woman who had, as they thought, been just in time to prevent. a scrtous out rage. The poor woman, whose shawl drawn over her head the llrl only cover- ing. prott-atcd that the turpentine was tor rubbing on her dim-med knee. and this was the view Ltch by a aergmut of the City of London police, who came up at the time. and said the poor crea- turc wu in all prubnbiity whit: the truth. The large crowd went. ntvay only half satisfied with this expl matinn. and the women whose strange conduct Explosion of a Box of Dynamite?" Some children playing neartbc track of the Grand Trunk Railway in St. Henri village, on the afternoon of the 9th inst, found: small white painted box of two or three inches in dimte'r. Bent Upon entertaining its mutents they endeavored to open the box. They plswd it upon a large stone and en- deavoured with lantET stone to force the lid from o! the box. Suddenly there occurred a tremendous explosion. and when the air deemed it flu found that Napoleon Maison had his left th'mh shattered and has wounds elsewhere which are serious, young Lambert Was seriously wounded. while a third lad. whose name is unknown, is believed to have been fatally hurt. The restcf the group of children were more or less scratched and stunned, but were not seriously hurt. The affair is enveloped in mystery. Whether the box was placed on the track for evil purposes. does not appear to strike any of those who have spoken of the affair. A blacking box filled with dynamite would St-arcaly have been placed upon a rail- way track for any other purpose. Dr. Iluturbuiso succeeded in exstracting a large piece of tin this morning from the wound of young Lambert. and the pros- pect of his recovery appears more like- ly, the danger of internal inflammation being thus removed. He is so weak through loss of blood that he cannot raise his arms. The condition ofyoung Bias and Moison, two of the other little victims, is improved. Young Perrault, who escaped without a wound, has be- come raving mad, though it is hoped only temp irarily. The shock to his nervous system was thus a. terrible one. Several other children were knocked down and frightened badly, but escap- ed Serious injury.â€"Globc. A Chinese Wedding. At. San Francisco Lee You and Ah Chung, ttt'o members of the Chinese aristocracy of that. city, lately entered into the married state. The presents to the bride were from female friends only, while those to the groom were from male friends. On the second day after the marriage the newly-made hus- band gave a. banquet to over 500 invit- ed gucsts. The dishes were such as up- pcal to the Chinese palate. and included swallows’ nests and pheasant soup, stewed shark's fins with chopped chick- cn and ham, roast. Chinese goose with ginger and cucumbers, stewed mush- rooms with young shoots of bamboo, ducks Wrapped in dry orange peel and stowed. and ten ad libilum. While the guests were regaiiag thvmmlvcs on these and other dainties a sudden pooling of zongs and an explosion of thousands of firecrackers announced that. the bride was about to visit. the entertainment. She entered the room holding rt fun be- fore her face, her hashfulucss permitâ€" ting her to remove it only in the case of a favoured few to whom she tendered t‘lC‘ compliment of tea drinking. After pusuog through the room she slowly re- tired backward. still keeping her face concealed from the gaze of the curious. For three days the festivities of the .-rnom and his friends continued, after which time the bride took her turn at cant-‘rtnlultt: her friends at. her father's I Olntl. Bill lltll'c Llle ul‘OOIIl was not: nl' lowed to uppelr until sent, for by his parents-in-luw. Upon receiving notice he came and carried away his bride to his own home, and the wedding festivi- ties were at. an end. o... The Prospects of the Land Bill. , The London (Eng) correspondent of the Globe says: “ At the present time I not informed there are 1.200 amendments to the Bill, but many of these are so clo~cly connect- ed that they would fall in groups, or be carried in groups, four or five depending upon the carrying of the first. of the sc- rios. It. is estimated by the whips on the liberal side that, let the House work as hard as it. will, it. will be July before the Bill can be sent. to the Lords. The Lords have not. yet decided among them- selves what. coursc to take. They are afraid of throwing the Bill out, us they' recollect that. if they had pas-ted the Compensation Bill last year they would never have been asked to pass this Bill, and if' they reject this they would have to pass a worse Bill for their interests next ses>ion. It. is believed in the Home of Commons that the actioh of the Lords will be to ornasculatc the Bill, and they are sure to send it back an al- tcrcd and out down as to give rise to long discussion in the Commons. which must. certainly keep Parliament. sitting into the mouth ofScptembcr, unless Mr. Gladstoneâ€"driven to buy by the action of the Irish irreconcilttblesâ€"-is induced to say : ‘ Well, the Government. have done their best to givu Ireland a meals. are which should be satisfactory. As this is not. so. and you continue your policy of obstrucdon, I most perforce proroguc Parliament, and leave you to light out the battle among yourselves and your eonstituents.’ ” o A Mode n Levite. A Mr. Vnrley, from Northampton, applied for admission to the London and Duvcr Convalescent Home, an as- sociation maintained by public sub- t-‘Crlptlon. of which the honorary super- inteudent is a Mrs. Rasher. This lady replied that, ” Not only must I have a medical c-rtificate, but, as the patient is a Northampton man, I must have a written emtcruunt. that he has not in any way helped Mr. Brnrllttugb to get into Parliament. * * * 3‘ If Mr. Vurley can send me a satisfactory med- ical Certificate. and one proving that. he nits no sympathy with Bradlaugb or his adlicreuu. [could admit him any day next week." Ccutmiett have gone by, but the world is still the name as when ti; 'chitc pas~ed by on the other site 4}? acting the traveller who had been .q‘ipptt'l and Wounded, and when the Samaritan. without. asking for a cv-rtifican: from doctor or clergyman. at. tended to his wantsâ€"London Trulh. . .. -_._....- Mr. Gladstone is said to be preparing a scheme for the reduction of the inter- tiooery and blanks, 88; Donald M'Lexn. ' was the can” of the excitement went off. at on the national debt. A Terrible Position’; The other morning, at a quarter to two o'clock, John William, the night watchman at the South Wales Uniod Builwa Pier, at Portskewet, on thd Severn, was suddenly-lama while in his but at the pier bend at seeing the’ glare of flame along the centre of the pier down which had only an hour before while on his night ma. Rushing out, he wt: struck with terror at finding the whole cbntre of the im- mense wooden structure in hung-which were sweeping nfloog towards him and cutting him off rout all hel Though the pier won over 2’00 yang; long; he bravely dashed into the hue: bib! haze of getting through to the otbet' si '. The fire had already 50936“ of a Jaded! buys of the pier, each twenty 'feei in )cnttth, and after going-m distance Willivms sank exhumed. Making a' strong effort he rose to kid feet, and although his clothes were our fire be struggledl fct'ri'at'd, and at la“ reached the outskirts of the dimes-hi9 clothing burnt almost hashes. When he arrived at Inspector Tanner's housct he was scarcer able to live an alarm! and rouse the Inmates. Tab; oer found that the nufbfluttttco marl bad cverythiug'literuliy but“ 05 him to his boots. His hair was tor the scalp, and the flesh was dropping of}~ his handsâ€"two certain “indeed of the terrible ordeal throu h which ltd had passed. Ho-hda sincedied. An earthquake has devastated thirty. four villages in the Pushalio of Van, south-east of the Black Sea. The wife of Sir Hugh Allan died suddenly of paralysis at the famin rosi- dence, Raveuscraig, last. Sunday even- ing. She was 63 years of ago and leaves eleven children, two of whom are man- ricd. Sir Iluglt is in Europa on a busi- ness visit. At a recent half-yearly rcutoday dio- ner, the tenants ofa certain poor were intensely disgusted to find that they were being rcgnlcd on tinned beef and mutton. One of the farmers declared that such “ meanness " would make “ the old lord ” turn in his grave. Taylor Brothers’ paper factory on the Don river was partially destroyed by fire last Saturday night. The machine room and the stock of manufactured pa- per wcrc saved, but the loss will be very heavy. There was an insurance of 89,- 000, divided between three companies. John Graham, an inmate of the Kon- tucky Penitentiary, naked a negro boy to out off his right. hand so as to inca- pacitate him from working at. his task of weaving ltcmp.‘ Tho boy, who Inst {all had cut off his own fingers for tho saute purpose, picked up an axe and chopped Graham's hand off at the wrist. A Mexican at Los Vegas, New Mex- ico, tied his wife firmly to a board, loan- ed her thus helpless against a fcnoe, took a position fifty feet away, and used her as a target. for rific practice. He did not hit her, his object being to frighten her by embedding the bullets in the board close to her head and body. Shc fainted under tltc frightful ordeal. 0n the 8th inst. the city of Quebec was devastated by a tremendous coufia- grution, which destroyed eight. hundred houses and left. about. ninc thousand peOplc homeless. The fire commenced in a house of bad repute through the upsetting of a lamp, and finally burnt itself out from sheer exhaustion. The loss is estimated at $1,500,000, of which 8650.000 was covered by insurance. communion. .â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"__ c...__.___. To the Editor o/Me Fenclon Fall: Gazette. Sin :â€" I see by reports of local paper- that a very important movement II on the eve of agitation, and that alrendy a by-iaw has been passed in the township of Eldon to compel owners and occupants of lands through which streams or water courlel flow to clear away the driftwood, rubbish and such like. his well known in this and other townships that much valuable land la rendered almost valuciess, only so far as the penny half-penny taxes collected therefrom. by obstructions in water courses. The time seems to have now nrrived when attention must be directed to the lands aufi‘erlug from surface water, and to those areas which are tor a part of the year submerged by the overflow of small streams which are full of driftwood, which hinders the natural flow of water towards the outlets. In Fcnelon, as well as in other municipalities In North Victoria, there are large areas or valueleu land displeasing to the eye, and unprofita- ble to the owners and the townahlp’l treas- ury, solely because there is lyingr thereon promiscuoust the bulk of the timber o! the primcvdl forest. No argument It I.“ is required to prove that many who mm. comparatively high land autt‘er annully from law and early ft-osts, drawn by na- ture's gentle art by the deed and rotting timber in those ao-cnlled “ slashes." people owning land adjacent to those dia- mnl locations would in many instances WIL- litteg drain and make arable the cornea or portions of their forms overlapped by that. uncongenial localities; but, owing to the expenses of cutting and then drainingto suitable centres, such conceptions are never put into operation. There are other: who would hail with satisfaction and embrace every opportunity that would tend to take aurfnce water oi? their land early in the springâ€"who Would be very glad of it In- deed. I venture to any that every ntcpoyer in Fenclon whole land II messed low ow- ing to Iurfaco water, would lndly have his assessment raised if he cont thereby In." a margin of profits which would lumen his own prosperity and the wealth or the township-also its revenue. Not a few but. every taxpayer In Pension ls deeply into- terested in the axing resourch of the nu» niclpulity, and thenforc In the tune to which lam casually referring. I refer to this with the hope tint every taxpayer, end particularly every pathmaater, will make It. his duty to advocate In theory and practice free course to water. While the people an performing statute labour, every method u for as possible should be ndopud to (In water no easy flow. Every ratepayor In the township should be ready to odvooatc any scheme that would tend to the radon!» log or the drying of any portion of the town- chip, as long at such a scheme would hold» or encumber himself personally nor cmbub ran the township. It was utterly astound- ing, some time :30, to wtttch the short-lth edneu of a few of the people in n certain part of the township who own low land! through which a road, ncwrdlng to the plan of the township. Ia touted, and simply I'l- diculotu to investigate their motlvn vb"! advocating a road on high land when right of way, construction and bridge! 10514 cost nearly as much u in the origin-4106' tlou. It is needless to any thnt ladlacrfllon and lack of {ensuing {utm developments, or within motives, prompted such a dlaaa- trons agitation. Yours to. RATZPAnl BlcomlnnouthJut. L - ~ The ,1 46$