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LEGAL &c. .‘l \RTIN a HOPKINS. I ARRISTERB. S"‘L7CIT‘DI?<. he no’r to Loan at 6 Mr cent. Kent street, Lindsay, Uni. l'. 8. Hum I}. II. "next". P, h \ItmRt-Z. )ARIZIFTER. ATTl'lltxliY. .t SOLICITR ) and \‘darf l’ub'ir. )loaey to Loan. I'tfic', Kent street,l.i!!'1!1y. HI'INP Z'I‘H (k JACKSON, Battttl<TER‘4. SHIJLITORS, kc. 0f- fin V'slllrm street, Lindsay. A. llcosrnu. A. JACKSOS. Mn- Ufiiee, ‘ ,ed Streams Bill. and maintained and snorted the just rights 0" Ontario in . i not 416.? ,' WATCHMAKER. .llllllllll & llllilllllll, ; dealer in Boundary Award. [fear-leaf, 'l'hnt this com-motion view- witb alarm the reckless expenditure of the _ _ several million:- have been added to the - ordinary annual expenditure. The Con- vention particularly desires to condemn Ml mas, the manner in which darge public con. 30 day, 8 day and 30 hour. Alarm strike,&c, _ tracts are managed by Sir Charles Top 7 i . d ' l d ' h _ P ‘6 AMERICAN “ATCIIES: W as “We "' ‘ ° “M” “‘ ° Railway contract which was awarded the Best and Cheapest, l to Underdonk instead of McDonald 5: IN SILVER AND GOLD CASESl 5 Charlebois, involving a needless loss to the country of over $200,000. 1 I regard to the territory allotted by the . present Administration. bv which x U'Ll'l \IlY .k U'Ll-21RY, .Ulltl‘iTl-ilts. ATTOIISEYRâ€"AT-LAW, ) Solicitan m Chancery, the. Ofice, Duheny lllock. Poatstreet, Lindsay. Anmca ULsAcr. IIL‘GII ()‘Luav. n the newest styles and at lowest prices. a” Persons sending watches from a dis- work and price reported on for their cous’d- oration. and as I do the work myself, can depend on having it done satisfactorily. .‘ICI VTY fill a; STEWART, ‘ ARRIS'I‘RRS, .«\TTOR.\'EYSâ€"AT-LAW, Solicitort in Chancery, kc, Lindsay. Office over Ontario Hank, Kent street. Mo- ney to Loan at 5 per cent. on real estate securities. ITABIO BAH K. Capital - - - - - - $3,000,000. f | I lance for repairs. can have the amount ull ltion (on other persons’ account) and l I A vote of thanks to the chairman was then passed and the proceedings terminated. We have been through many an elec- have learned not to count our political Brim,“ Block {not “Kama” Lindsay , chickens before they are hatched ; but we have no hesitation in saying that we never yet prepared for a contest with as strong an assurance of success as we feel at the present moment, and that. assur- l). J. )lclnrna. Tuos. Snwm. once is general among the Reformers of â€"'â€"â€"_"f'.â€" President ....Sir. w. P. How-land. "‘33 °“"“‘"“°°°~V' The 9'93"“? cm!" W“ ll"””~‘""‘”‘- “-- Vice-President ........ C.S.Gzowski, Esq. tamed by both political parties In this (LMI- Ketchum k McDonnell.) DARIIHTEII, ATTORNEY. SULICITOR, l Notary kc. Money to Loan. Office on em. street. Lindsay. Ont. General Manager . . . . . . . . .. I). Fisher, Esq. Canada, United States and Great Britain, and general banking business transacted. J B. ovisoN. n. A, [)ARRISTI-Ilt. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, .) Solicitor in Chancery. Conveyancer, Office. Donny PJ-v-k, Kent street. Money to lend at 8 per cent. Savings Departnacn ss-orsszn. Interest allowed on deposits of five dol- lots and upwards. kc. Lindsay. S. A. MCMURTRY, .l/onoyer. 50-l.f. ALEX. .x. MCDONALD, TTOIINEYâ€"AT-LA‘V, Solicitor in Chan- ; ('oth-jti'vcvr. kc. kc. Strict zit-j ta-n'iou given to applications for Patents nt Land-l from Cr mu Land‘s Department. .‘Innoy tolmztn on \lnrlguge Security on terms to suit horrowr-rs. Office, Colborne s1rect,l-‘t-nclon Falls. Lindsay, Feb. 16th,l881. cnrv .« until WESICUTI 8. Eli, liszliEli-S. .mth A. mnnox, I).\ fllllSTEil-AT-IAW. Lindsay. Office A General Banking Business Done. Collec- tions Mode at Usual Bank Rates. Interest Allowed on Deposits. II. T. DEXISON, Late ofltoyul Canadian Bank and Consolidated Bank. I". Wesrcorr, Late of' Canadian Bank of Commerce. E. J. L. GREASE, Lute of Consolidated Bank. ) on Kent Street. nev' door west of Keith’s griculturul and Implement Store. MEDICAL. .-\. W. J. Ill-1G llAQSI. M. H, 'OYION’E ll, I’hydn‘iuu. Surgeon. kc . kc. .' Itcsi-lunrr. llrick Cottage, Wellington strct‘t, I4lllll‘~"l_\'. Elicfcuclou falls @uscttc \Vll. KEMP'I‘. ll. l).. U. .\l., lllAIll'A'I‘l'I uf llrfiill University, Mon 1 troul. and Proviui'iul Licenti'tte. I’hysi- rinu. Surgeon lllllI Obstetrician. .‘lcdical I:(‘fl‘f"C to the Standard. 1’! took, Connecti- rut Mutual, and Equituhlc Insurance Com- liltlliei. Office and r-sidcucr. in thr- house l1tolyocrupicd by Rev. Father Stafford, at tho curnl'rof Lindsay and Itus streets, Lindsay. Saturday, April 29th, 1882. min: VICTORIIIâ€" REFORM CONVENTION. Mr. George G. Keith Nominated. The Reform Convention of North i Victoria. met. in the school-house at ' Kirkficld on Saturday last, according to tulvcrtisetncnt; and although, in consc- qucucc of the shortness of the notice and the state of the roads, the attend- ance was not as large as it would other- wise have been. the different municipal- ities in the riding were fairly represent- ed. Dr. I’. II. Clarke, Vice President lof the Association, officiated as chair man, and Mr. A. A. McDonald noted as secretary. After it few prcfntm‘y re- marks from the chairman, the following gentlemen were proposed and seconded: Robert Armstrong, of Kirkficld, John A. Barron, of Lindsay, George G. Keith. of Fenclou Falls, A. C. Campbell, of Woodville, James Dickson, of Fcnelon . Falls, Wm. Mulock, of Toronto, Donald Jackson, of Eldon, Dr. Clarke, of Wood- ville, Joseph Ii. Gould, of Coboconk. and II. W. Greene. of Fenclon Falls. On the mention of Mr. Mulock's name, the lion. S. C. Wood, who was present from the commencement of the proceed- ings, said he had written to that. gen- tleman, asking him whether he would accept the nomination if offered him, and read the reply, which was to the effect that, in consequence of sickness in his family, Mr. Mulock was compell- ed to decline, but. that. he hoped to be Im. A. WILSON, \ ll. UNIVERSITY of Trinity College. . .\I.|l.Uuivt.~rsity of Toronto. Month. ()nt. Physician, Ollice, Colhorne d‘ul. l’hys. untl Sexrq, Surgeon null .\C¢'ml(‘llt)l‘. street, I’lrnvlon I’alls. Im. J. II. LOWE. ' )IIYSII‘IAN k SI'RGEON f‘oroncr for fit» I’mvisinnnl County of llalih-trtnn. 3273‘ (mix-r, next door to the l'c.\r‘hnr Ilouso. Ill-sf lrnce on Francis Street East, .‘Fenelon l’nlls. 3-P_-§-"'--‘-"""-"----â€"IFâ€"T-T-FEFFE=== ‘ SURVEYORS. ’ J A M I‘ln' I)[ll KSUN. ’ ) L. Surveyor. Com uiszionor in the Q. IL, . Conveyanror. kc. ltcsidcncc,und od- -lrt-~'_=. Font-loo I-‘nlls. MISCELLANEOUS. 'l‘lltlll \S LUCKIIAII'I‘. SSI'III‘. HI" MARRIAGE LICENSES for, 1 tho County of \‘ictorit. AL-qivlrnc- on Murray St, Fenclon l’nlls. , .\I. II. ('ochronc, Il~puty. H- .1 fwncovn DIVISION cotfltr N‘ m_ THE COUNTY OF VICTORIA. The next sittings of this (‘ourt will be: held on Friday, February Nth. mar. E ' 1 GEO.(‘ITNNISGHML i able to asstst the nominee of the con-, Clerk. 1 ventionâ€"which announcement was re- " " ""“~'”_‘ l ccivcd with cheers. The names of all .I DIES J. I'OWI‘III, l the parties nominated having been writ- ,(wxyggn Audionccn Acrmmumi mu] i too on the black board, five out of the 1 (:‘anl‘rlkl Commission Agrnt. (‘ollct‘I-l nine resigned, and It hall‘ng been ascer- lug nor-mulls u st-vtiflllll Um”. “0°10” ' tnincd that. Mr. Dickson was in Mani. “We Univ I toba and. would not return until the Isl. of June, if then, his name was erased, with the consent of his mover and sec- onder. The three left were Messrs. Donald Jackson, John A. Barron and George G. Keith, and on the first ballot being taken the vote stood 6 for Camp- ,bcl, 7 for Barron and 18 for Keith, and the nomination of the last named gentleman was therefore declared and, unanimously endorsed. The Hon. S. , C. Wood then took the floor, and com- ‘ menced a brief but able speech by con- 6. PER an'r. 6? )[ONI‘IX' ’lTO IJENI) at a, u} and 7 per cent . according to secu- rity. on llcnl Estate mortgages. Apply to JUIIN .\. BARRON, Solicitor. Lindsay MONEY 'l‘tl Li M N' “'1 Real I".-‘t.‘.te M Eight per cent. Private I'umlt, Intern-:4: payable of Lindsay. .\'o t‘ommissiou charged nor Ill-posit required. I'itp‘lut'fi WIT "NW Al'l‘ll‘ " of a cundldatc, but pointed out the ne- E. D. DROP. W Th"; lchunnt‘l'" WWI“ KN“ most economical manner, as Mr. Keith, szrrrt, “I ‘ $1.000 FORFEIT. _ , _, . principal cnormtttcs of the present Do miuion Government. Mr. Keith follow- ed with a few remarks, not. thinking it necessary to make a formal speech on that occasion. He thanked his hearers for the nomination. which he had not. sought, and said iftheyelectcd him they would have a representative who was and always had been a strong Reform- er. He thought. he would also meet their requirements in another respect. as they wanted either a farmer. a mer- I .. . chant or a mechanic. and he was alll three. He had two failings. one of' ' which was that his memory of faces was , bad, and consequently he might not re- cognise those present if he met them elsewhere, and the other was that he was a strong temperance man and there- 5 tore could not " treat." (Applause). Mr. A. A. McLauehlin, Mr. J. E. Gould and one or two others spoke briefly but pertiueutly, after which it was I Moved by Mr. Gould. seconded by; Mr. Austin. That this ltoform Cont-em l lion of North Victoria desires to express f 8‘ ,m: h . its strong confidence in the llpn.r&:r.j - .m ‘ " Blake. and its hearty approva o is”: l.ia‘di:v9fi« 00b“! Bloch h“ "m" l coum as leader of the Ops-rhino in: . the House of Commons; an especially of the able and eloquent manner ini air (‘ancer Cure ll.-pot,.Conticook, I‘. Q.. ‘u'mda. ( CANCER CURE!) without the use of the knife. The only I'crnianrnt (‘urr In the World. For lhtl'llrnlttrx‘ t‘m-lnst‘ two 3 rent stamps to S. (‘. Smith. Pouticnnk. I‘. Q ,(‘anadm â€"â€"-â€"Ilighr~t itcfrrenrcs. gfi‘l'l'llfifi SWIFT AND CERTAIN???“ {Any pflt‘t‘r can publish the above for $5 a ymr. mm this onto I‘llll pvtpcr rcgularlvl DIXON .k NEVILLE, ' )AIIIIISI‘ERS‘. Solicitors. Notaries I‘ublir. ) Conveyincers. kc . Kent St , Lindsay. Money to loan in large or small amounts. W .‘Ir Dickson may be consulted It; annunt on Tuesdays and Pridays. .I. ll. DIXON. ll A. R. SEVILLE. $50,000 To L13th .u' 9 no next, with the privilege of paying ofl' in full or by instalments at any time. Mortgasz bought. .1. h. DIXON. .. 3 JOB Futurists. g "you want Job Printing neatly executed, ' {we (ma: errors. an! at reasonable price, 1 grin :t at 1.3:: l‘eaeioa Fall. Gum: omen. , the Oppmition have upheld Provincial motor FALLS - - 0.\TAR10. , l 2 l l l i which Mr. Blake and other members of, LINDSAY BRANCH. ! _ _ _ . Drafts bought and sold on all points in and 't '3 admlued even by Some Of his ' orpo t Parliament. gratulating the convention on its choice “'l‘l‘cv ""9 ’Clallalc‘d ‘m by the 53m“ , charge. . cchity of conducting the canvass in the l Pcnlllc "f 50"“ ‘ 'cmn“ may “will. 0" l the matter, but we are of the opinion though an able man, was far from a rich I "ml “"3 consume“? has been dollmd' lone; and then rapidlv enumerated the ed “‘1 50“ by the “Clio” or its riding in favour of a home candidntcl will be of immense benefit to Mr. Keith, , nents that there is probably no oth- er local man who would better or more creditably represent us in the Dominion There are plenty of betâ€" ter educated men in the constituency and plenty better posted on various sub- jects; but we nevertheless say, without fear ofsuccessful contradiction, that it would have been almost impossible for I the convention to have nominated a t candidate better fitted for the position in which his friends wish to, and almost assuredly will, place him. We have known this for some years and felt as- l sured that, sooner or later, his turn would come, but. did not anticipate that it would be at the next election, though we are much pleased that such is the case. Mr. Keith is not only a stanch Reformer without a stain on his record, but he is a. born politician, thoroughly posted on the loading question of the day, and can make a better speech than many men who have gained no incon- siderable fame as amateur orators. As there will be plenty of time between now and the electionâ€"even though it come as soon as it possibly canâ€"to point out the merits and eligibility of our candidate, we will spare his blushes for the present, and conclude by pre- dicting that if elected, as we confident- ly expect, he will soon prove to the satâ€" isfaction of his constituents that they have, as the saying is, put the right man in the right place. Mr. Keith was nominated by Donald Jackson, Esq., of Eldon, and seconded by H. W. Greene, Esq, of Fcnelon Falls, and is daily re- ceiving the nit-st encouraging assuranc- es of support from all parts of the rid- tug. Mr. Cameron Condemned. The Woodvillc Advocate, though free front political proclivitics, cannot for- bear expressing its disapproval of Mr. IIcctor Cameron’s appearance in parlia- ment as the paid advocate of a measure awaiting legislation, and in its last. issue thus gives utterance to its sentiments on the subject: " For some time past we have been sadly impressed with the fact that the moral rcctitudc of our legislators has been undergoing a serious deterioration, and from the shameful expose made be- fore the Ilnillvay committee of the House of' Commons last Thursday night we may be excused for our belief. Al- though the Advocate is non-political we feel it our duty to condemn the course taken by our representative, Mr. lIec- tor Cameron, in the matter above men- tioned. The people of North Victoria did not send Mr. Hector Cameron to Ottawa with the view of advocating the interests of n telegraph monopoly, and it must certainly disgust them to think that their member has been guilty of accepting a fee for his influence in its behalf. Evidently Mr. Cameron has but little care for the interests or digni- ty of his constituency when allowing himself tobo so bribed, for we do not recognize much difference between it fee to n lawyer in parliament for his sup. port and influence to a measure than. a bribe to any other member for the some. and it is deserving of the condemnation of every right thinking man, be he Grit or Tory. When the influence of our legislators can be so easily bought as was shown on Thursday, it proves a very deplorable and alarming state of things. Mr. Cameron evidently is not the only one to whom the arcumtion applies, for even his accuser, Mr. Thos. We do not know what the member." The Other Side. In another column will be found at long communicttion headed ” Manitoba from Another Standpoint," and publish- ed in the Port Hope News. In the ’ Kingston News is a letter from a gor- dener who went to Manitoba :1 short time ago with the intention of settling. and who is fully as much dissatisfied , with the country as the correspondent; of the Port Hope paper. Statements: such as theeo. coming from well known and reliable persons. are calculated to make intending emigrants pause and consider before they abandon their com fortablo homes in search of sudden wealth; and the. accounts which all newspaper readers must have seen of. snow blockades. bliuards and inunda-i lions are very discouraging. Good laud at a nominal price and free from stumps? and stoma is very attractive; but stumps and stones once removed are got rid of; forever, while floods and tornadoes are l permanent institutions. There can has but little doubt that the “ Manitobav fever " is on the decline, and that o. ple are beginning to believe that, while thero are thousands of farmers and oth- ers in Ontario so circumstanced that, their condition would probany be fin-2 l autonomy in the mum» of 0.5 diallow- proved by emigration, all those who are . throughout the trial. _ five days later than the commencing of commit..ny situated and making a lit~ _ tie headway will be wise to stay where , they are. Speaks for Itself. , The following cart and almost derisâ€" i ive letter wa- received by Mr. J.C. Craig. of this VillroZP. in answer to one which ‘: he wrote asking whether the customary arrangement with reference to freight? via the T. A: N R-tilway and steamerl Cobocnnk would be continued : Dun Sta,â€" Ileplying to your favor of i the 10th, addressed to Mr. Upton, it is i not our intention to send any trafic lon Falls by water. I thought. you, would understand that the amalgam», tiou with the. Midland Railway wouldt have done away with the uecc-Ssity forl that trafiic. Yours truly, A. \VHITE, Gen'l Truflic Ag'l. Pcterborough, April 13th, 1882. A Letter from Philadelphia. The following letter, which we re- ceived a few days ago from an old resi- dent of' this village, Mr. James A. Ken- nedy, will no doubt. be read with inter- est by his numerous acquaintances, and especially by any who may be thinking of leaving here for the purpose of bet- tering their condition, and will be glad l to hear of the prospects in other places besides Manitoba :â€" To the Editor q/the Penelon Full: Gazette. lot for the Gazelle for another year, as I want. to have it to know when all the people in Fenelon Falls go to Manitoba; for I see by it that the most of them are likely to go there or some place else before long. I think that I left. it: time and that I did just as well as going to Manitoba; it is too cold there for me. We have had a nice mild winter here, no wearing mitts nor mufflers. I have been working steadily all winter at $2 50 a. day, and we are to have s3l from the Ist of May next. The family l are all working and in good steady places. They like this city well. Times are very good here now, and likely to be for some time. I was sorry to hear that you lost some oflhe subscribers to your paper by your outspokenness in regard to them; but I don’t think you will be any loser by them, as you will be likely to gain more than you lose. I don't hear much about school matters now in the Falls. I must take a trip over to see you soon, but there will not be any- body left. in the Falls that I know in a short time. Give my respects to all on- quiring friends; tell them we are all well and doing well. J. A. KENNEDY. Philadelphia, April 20th, 1882. Grangelblfeeting. l Sm,â€" Please find enclosed one dol- The following resolutions were passed at the regular monthly meeting of Love- ly Grange 472: Il’t‘SlfDCtl,â€"Tllflb_ \vc, tho members of Lovely Grange, fire 'of the opinion and desire that the candidate or candidates for the ropreseofntion of North Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada, at the ensuing election, shall be Lona fitIc residents of the county, and also that the said candidate or candidates shall be either an agriculturist, a mechanic or a merchant. Resolucrl,â€"â€"That Bros. I. Knight and ' E. Smithcmm be appointed agents of this grunge to attend the political con- ventions of each party, and convey the desire of this grunge to the said conven- tions; Bro. I. Knight to attend the Lib- eral Conservative convention, and Bro. E. Smitheram the Reform. Resolvctl,â€"Tlmt we, the members of Lover Grunge, pledge ourselves that we will not support a resident or uou~ resident lawycr as a parliamentary con- didate to represent North Victoria in the Dominion House of Commons. Moved by Thomas Movnes, seconded ' by Gilbert McKenzie, That the score- tory or master be requested to forward the said resolutions to the masters of the subordinate granges in the riding, asking their co-operution and assistance. â€"-Currt°etf. , JOHN F. Core. l’lfltsfcl'. T. SJIMPSON, ' Secretory. i Bury‘s Omen. (Correspondent-r oftllc (fourth) SEEDL\'G.â€"Thc farmers of this vicin- ity have commenced seeding, but are last year. 1 Vlsl’rons.â€"Mr. Louis Battersby and l Mr. James Newby, who reside at Burnt River and who are only a few weeks from England, are visiting their friends here. , 1 GOOD STOCK.â€" Mr. Isaac Walker‘s horse “ Comet " is'thc first on the road here this semen. The looks of the ani- l mal will insure success. Mr. Win. Fell has purchased a thorough-bred bull. It. is the second of such animals here; Mr. John Lamb owns the other, and both are excellent looking. , IlATA.â€"Since Jan'y 4th thcro [hovel I been fourteen quilting bees within a l “f‘VmPPlul-i P3P"- square taile. There are also living with- i In this square mile ten young men and 7 ltwelve young women between the ages - but to procure them as soon as they of 17 and 21. From this deduct which '. is the prettiest quilt and which will last." ' the longest. ,l _ . py reclptent of came from that town. NOTLSr-L. Newhousc is burning at kiln for S. Poguc...Mrs. Lamb has re-l turned from a visit among her numero' our friends...0n Monday last was held ' a party in honor of Miss Dobson's birth- day...Suow fell on the ‘20th inst...An exceedingly large bald eagle was seen on Suturday....\lr. I’. Barker is prepar- ing to build Mr. Pogue's house...The. collectors appointed for St. Peter's . church did their work creditablv. They knew what to ask. The amount receiv- t ed was about $12. Guitean has received an ofi'et from a St. Louis man named Cook for his clothes. He is offered 8200 for the: suit he wort- when he shot the Presi-, dent, and 8150 for the clothes he wore}- i l i l | . McDonald understands his- duties well. 3 :to call at the McArthur House, last I) lhandsa nice bunch of rhubarb, cun- Villago Chuncil Proceedings. Penelnn Falls. April 24. 1832. The council met for the transaction of business. Present. Mantra. Flutter- ald. Saudfurd and Smith. In the ab- sence of the new it was Ithch bv Mr. Smith. seconded bv Mr. Sandt‘ord. The: Mr. Fitzgerald take the chainâ€"Carried. Minutes of last. meeting read and ap- proved. Moved by Mr. Sandfnrd. seconded by Mr. Smith. That Mr. Fittal be paid the sum of $8 85 for collating I'cueloo township's school moneys for the village of Fenelon Falls, and that the chair- , whatever between Coboconk and Fene- "u" give his order “I me “me “C'd‘ .‘Idved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Saudford. That the following ac- counts be pnid, and the chairman give his orders for the sume2â€"Wm. Rout- ley, fixing sidewalks. 65c. ; 'l'hos. Levis, digging drain on Bond-street west, 88. â€"Curried. Moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Sandford, That this council do now ndjouru.â€"Carried. Condensed News. .-__â€". â€"â€"Mr. Goulnis's new hotel in Bob- caygeou is to be opened on the Ist. of June, and a good summer's business is anticipated. I -â€"’t'he village of Campbellford has appointed a Constable, with a salary of $300 a year and fees. The local paper, the Herald, thinks he would be cheap at five times the money. -â€"James Alexander, butcher. of Gov- deu Hill, in the township of Hope, has been arrested on the charge of stealing a heifer. When taken he was in his collar skinning two sheep which it is thought had also been stolen. â€"-'lIr. Angus McDonald, who died at Uxbridge a few days ago. celebrated his 105th birthday on the 12th of Feb- ruary last. He was born in the island of Islay, Scotland, in 1777 and emigra- ted to Canada in 1832. â€"The wild ducks did not. leave Lake Ontario last fall as usual, but. remain- ed all winter. The Port Hope Times would like to be informed how they knew it was going to be an open winter, but not. a duck of them will tell the secret. â€"E. C. Edwards, of (lunnington, was last week fined $20 for selling li- quor on Sunday. Owing to the expense of obtaining a witness whom defendant sent away, the costs came to more than the fine, so that the total penalty ex- ceeded $40. . â€"â€"Mr. A. Fisher, manager of the Toronto branch of the Ontario bank, who shot himself last week, is said to have been a dcfaulter to the amount of $33,000, but it will be more than cov- ered by real estate, life insurance and guarantee bonds. â€"-Tho conductor of a train got left behind at the Hastings station a few days ago. After running and shriek- ing until exhausted, he took a freight engine that. happened to be at the de- pot and started in pursuit of his own train, which he succeeded in overtaking after a lively chase. â€"Thc wife of Mr. Henry Puytz, a respectable German who lives near Peu- etanguisltenc, clopcd recently with a man known as “ Dutch John." She is the mother of eleven children, and took two of them with herâ€"one a babe in arms. Her husband says he would not care much if he Only had the children back again. â€"The juvenile thieves of Port Hope I have taken to stealing the nuts off bug- tzy axles, and the Guide very properly remarks that. the dealers in old iron ought to make a careful examination of what. is offered them for sale. The boys also enter unprotected houses, stool all sorts of light; articles and dispose of them at the junk shops. -â€"At the Simeon assich last week a farmer named Bruce got a. verdict for $1,200 against a neighbour named Burns who set fire to some brush I durâ€" ing the hot weather last summer, and the fire spread to the house of plaintiff, who lost everything. It was proved = that Burns had said, before setting the fire, that if Bruce got. burned out it would serve him right. â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"~~o - o PnostorED.â€"-Wc are pleased to learn . that Lieutenant A. A. McDonald has . been promoted to the captaincy of No. 2 Company of the 45th Battalion of In- fantry. rendered vacant by the resigna- tion of Capt. J. W. Kennedy. Mr. and will no doubt make an. cflieicnt commanding officer. Tun “ll-1.\TIIl-‘.It.-â€"â€"Since Saturda' morning the weather has been fine and dry, and now field and garden work is proceeding merrily. The night frosts, however, are hardly yet over. and ice of considerable thickness has formed at least twice during the present week, but we are glad to hear that the fall wheat. as a general thing. has suffered very little injury. This (Friday) morn- ing a heavy rain is falling. EARLY RIIUBARB.â€"-llnvinz occasion Wednesday, in pursuit of an item, the landlord, Mr. Pauwols. placed in our ningly secreted in the folds of a sheet Mr. Pauwels is do- termiucd not only to provide his guests with “all the delicacies of the season " can possibly be had, and so he sends all the way to Cobourg for early v gato- bles, and the rhubarb we were the hap- NA\'!GATl0N.â€"At last navigation has opened, and some steamer~tbc Ontario, we. thinkâ€"was up as far as Mo::y's bay on Tuesday evening. last. and will make three regular trips from Fenclon Falls to Coboconk and back every week. towing on alternate days. Mr. Craig. who has chartered her for the soamn. has expended on end of labour and paint in improving her ', appearance, and she now looks almost as well as she did when now. Her time table will probably appear in next week's (.v'nzrlle. Tu: Luz DtL Bronxâ€"As there l The Coho-l .ronl: commenced running on Monday oide b ison, we are glad to be able to and;th the authority of Mr. Wm. 8. Ellis, druggist, of Mauilla, who was with him when he died. that there is on evidence in mpport of that rumour. A short time before his death he took a dose of the drugs he was in the habit of using to cause sleep. told his wife that he had done sn, and asked her to ar- range the bed for him to lie down; but whether he took more than usual or whether the ordinary dose proved too much for his enf'eeblcd constitution is not known. The doctor, who was 56 years of age, was interred in the family burying ground at. Iuoiskilleu. PET‘I‘Y Tnsm.-â€"-2\Ir. Thomas Rub-l son tells us that when. a few days ago. he went to get a doaon shaft collars, which had been left outside the foun- dry, they were not to be found, and be naturally infers that they were stolen. perhaps to be sold as old iron. Mr. Robson himself buys scrap iron, but rc‘ fuses to deal with boys, who are tempt- ed to dishoumty by the prospect of ob taiuing a few pence. The collars in question, which Weighed some 40 1113.. were newly cast, as would be apparent on the slightest inspection, as some of the sand was still adhering to them. Mr. Robson has also missed several porcelain nest-eggs out of his fowl house. and a short time ago Mrs. Robson saw two boys run off with one of her hens. which they sold to a man who returned it when he found it was stolen. * Owing to some scruples about swearing to the identity of the boys they were not pros- ecuted, as they otherwise would have been. MORE LAW.â€"Mt‘. Wm. Jordan has sued the School Board, of which be is a l member, for $15, the alleged amountof ' his expenses in travelling to and frotn Lindsay on affairs connected with the Keith suit. One of the trustees tells us that early in the your Mr. Jordan and the chairman, Mr. Fielding, asked to be repaid their disbursements and to be granted somo compensation for their services, and were told to make out de. tailed statements of their claims. This 1 was not done, but at the last meeting but. one Mr. Jordan produced a letter from Mr. Barron, expressing the opin- ion that he (Mr. Jordan) was cutitlrd I to 815 and advising the payment of that sum. The board still refusing to consider the claim until they were fur nished with the items upon which it was based, Mr. Jordan said he would never present. it tlL’fllll. but Would plum: it in court for collection. and this “that. he has now carried into execution. We express no opinion us to thc lud‘lto of the case, which will be tried at tho Div- ision Court on \Veduesduy next. A Wonnnnn thno -â€"About thrm o'clock Inst. Wedneerth morning Mr. Pauwels. of the McArthnr House. was aroused by n knocking at the door, nttd upon opening it; found outside two strangers who had just, arrived in a buggy frotn Bobcnygeon. With some reluctance, if not with many blushes. they imparted, by degrees, the. cause of their untimely journey. It appears that. under the combined influence of Venus and Bacchus, they visited it hon-o of unsavoury reputntion, and, not. liking their reception, or from other causes. the more violent or loss sober of the two commenced to show his displeasure by cleaning out the establishment. and was proceeding with the work of demolition when the proprictress produced a re- volver and shot him about four inches above his right knee. This brought him to terms, and he and his compan- ion, fearing that they might. get. into further trouble. went to a livery stable, hired a rig and commenced n midnight. flight to Fenelon Falls. The wounded hero, whose name we have not heard, appeared but slightly incnnnnnded by his hurt, and, although he got a doc- tor to look at his leg, no attempt. was made to remove the bullet. which, iudg- ing from the. size of the orifice it made, was fired front a very small pistol. -__ . s--. ._.__._.â€"-._ Manitofifrom Another Standpoint. CURED OF THE NORTH-WEST FEVER BY EXPERIENCE. (From the Port Hope News ) So much has been written about the North-West, of a glowing character, that we have decided to publish the fol- lowing, from an old resident of {his dis- trict. It may be considered that. he takes a gloomy view of the country, but. as he claims to have penned his views after personal observation. the poith explained. are worthy of consid- eration : While so much is being said and l’ written about the “ Grout Lone Land," it may not be out of place for one who is living in the country to offer a few remarks about the same subject. it is an easy matter to misrepresent things in any case, but it has been nicely done in regard to the Canadian North-West. This country has been spoken of us the “ Land of Promise," and in sucl; glowâ€" ing terms that many in Ontario and elsewhere are almost, if not quite, wild with excitement over it; so that the “ Manitoba fever " has become exceed- ingly prevalent. The boom in real es- tate has induced many to come here for the purpose ofspeculating, but, ofcourse, they are not all becoming wealthy. For a man to go into a real estate office in ‘ Winnipeg and purchase tawn lots in a lace he has never seen, is a risky busi- ness. The map looks well enoughâ€"it shows churches, schoolhouse, court- house and other fine buildings. But let the purchaser go and see if he can find them. Many in Ontario, who stay- ed at home and speculated by wire, have been defrauded. Buying line dry land, rich and fertile, they have found themselves in possession of ponds and, morasscs. Perhaps they console them- 3 selves by the thought that some day a Venice may be built on the spot. There is a great deal of law, wet land in this country, and those intend-. ing to purchase should not go it blind, : but endeavor to see the and before; busing. There are three classes of land 3 "emu for sullenâ€"the. Svndicate. thel Government, and the Hudson Bay (‘nm pany’s. The latter is the only kind 5 that can be bought for upecahtmu. s The others require settlement duties,‘ is a rumour to the «foot that the lam . and their terms are. such tit". one to. [)r. Bigb‘lm (chm death was recorded , quires mustdcrablc mom-v to :st in last week's Gazette) committed out. i start. The purchased farm loo-t as, a fairl‘ stocked and equipped with no meats, and a house must be built; all these cost money. Everything is dear have; people seem to think that. things are really worth three times as much as in Ontario. If a man has a cow to sell he will ask sixty dollars for it. The same can be got in Ontario for twentv dollars. Even wild land is considered y many more valuable than tho cultivated land of Ontario and the eastern Provinces. llcnoe, men in the cast are selling ex- cellent farms and coming out here, ex- changing their social advantages them for a lonely and isolated life. Just think of a settler, away out. on the prairie; no house but his own within four or five miles; a wild and stormy night, with intense cold; the prairie spreading in every direction, an ocean of' ice and snow. The fierce winds am driving the snow in blinding sheets over the level plain. Tho settler in his bed is dreaming, perhaps, of his Once happy home in the far east. Suddenly he a. wakes and finds his dwelling’ on fire. The homes are beyond his control ; whither shall he flee ? He must either perish in the flames or freeze to death; for there is no place where he can find shelter. A case of this kind actually occurred, not many miles from the town of I’ortage'la I’rairo. where the inmates of a house perished miserably. Om! poor woman wandered off on the prai- rie, thinking, perhaps, to find shelter somewhere; but the cruel wind breath- edits icy breath in her face, and she sank, to rise no more. This event soared a number of adventurers, who started eastward for home by next train. disâ€" gusted with the country. On different. occasions the railways have been block- ed with snow, and the storm coming on suddenly, trains have been compelled to stop anywhcm on the road, some- times between stations. The passengers, in such cases, have had to endure hunâ€" ger and cold, there being no place con- venient. from which to procure food. There they were, until the storm was over, and they were released with shov- els. Nor is this the worst of it. Cars loaded with livo stock are sometimes detained by storms, and the poor brutca all but. starved. to say nothing of the inconvenience it puts the owners to. The want of good wttter is another thing that has boon overlooked. Land agents and others tulk about the “ clear, sparkling, fresh, wholesome water," but. all they can say does not alter the mat- tor. The water is bud and unwholeâ€" some. It. is a known fact that tho wa- ter of any of those lands adjoining the llocky Mountains is tnorc or less alkaâ€" line. The ucurcr one approaches the: mo'ntnins the more nlkuli is found, be-- cause the “ Backbone of the Continent," as the Rockies are called, were thrown up by volcanic action, and it. is the lava which creates alkali. It. is precisely the some in Dakota, Nebraska, Mon- tuna and Wyoming. There may be an oasis here and there, but they are few in number. - The rivers and lakes are not. as they have been represented. They are by no means clear and spnrkling, but mud- dy and sluggish ; nothing like tho pret- ty lakes and streams of Ontario. In short, the country is not so well water- ercd as the eastern Provinces. Any one can see this, by exqtniuiug a true map of the country. We must bear in mind, that many of the so-cnlled rivers are narrow streams, which people in tho cost would call crooks. Will the North-West. ever have largo cities ? This is a question which time will determine, but we give it. as our opinion that there never will be any' such. Muolt is said about Winnipeg; and its growth and prosperity. True, it. is growing and prospering at present, but how long will this continue 7 The. “boom " can't lust always. Property" has already gone up to extravagant prices. One may purchase real estate in New York city as cheap as in Win- nipeg. This shows the absurdity of the thing. We don't think Winnipeg will ever be a Chicago. Will a “forest of masts " ever be seen about. its quays 7’ Or will the “ white sails of commerce " ever visit its shores? If we look at the great cities of the world, we will find that each has the advantages of navigation and foreign trade. Rail- ways are certainly :1 great advantage, but. they are not all that. is necessary- for a city's prosperity. Therefore, we think that the cities of the North-West will over occupy a middle place, being ncitllcr great. nor small. We speak of those the most. promining. Doubtlpstl there will be towns of some importance, as elsewhere; but there is no use in. prospecting too much. Lpt etwh exam-. me things, and then Boo the result. Let. them not be carried away by the wave of excitement which is at present rolling over this country. They should be calm and considerate before drawing their: conclusions. A man coming out hero for a short time, and watching the whirl of excitement, will return with the im- pression that. things are rushing in tho North-West. This is the way that most. of those who have spoken, or rather written, so many good things about tho North-West. have done. But. if one will only stay long enough to experience its disadvantages ho will, if honest, tell a different tale. Men como hero with great fur overcoats, and clad in warm furs, ride about on the cars, and walk- thc streets of the rising towns awhile, and then go back and tell their friends how the cold of Manitoba is not felt more than that of Ontario. Tho cold here is intense, and for more penctrv ting than that txperionoed in Ontario. It. seems to go through and through a person. Frozen cars, noses and faces, are common, and the strong bronco which sweep over the prairies make it far more enjoyable inside. We may say in conclusion, that we have endeavored to show what’ disad- vantages the country possesses. It has been our ai , not to praise and loud, an many have one, but to speak tritthfub ly. so as to leave undccelvcd' boss who may read out remarks. “ xperienco is the best teacher,” and those who are cnrapturcd by the pen Ictures that have been drawn by excl individuals, whose short. stay in tho “ Lona Land " rendered than: unfit tn writs accurately about" the p‘sne. will End In tholouig run, that all is not. gold that glitters. C. E. W, Austin, Man, March 28th, 1883, hit