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LEGAL 8m. MARTIN A: HOPKINS, BARBISTBBS, SOLICITORS, kc. llo- neyto Loan at 6 per cent. Office, Kent street, Lindsay, Out. 1’. 8.3113115. 6. ll. Hem”. I“, D. MOORE, ARRISTZR, ATTORNEY, l: SOLlClTlt and Notary Public. Money to Luna. Office, Kent street, Lindsay. IlUDSI’ETII d: JACKSON, ABRISTEI’S, SOLICITORS, Ice. 0!- fice, William street, Lindsay. A. Bauer-rm. A. Jackson. o'masnr s ommnv, ARRISTBRS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Solicitors in Chancery, kc. Office, Doheny Block. Kent street, Lindsay. Astana O'Luar. [Icon U’Lnar. .‘ICINTYRE A: STEWART, ARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Solicitors in Chancery, Ike, Lindsay. Office o'er Ontario Bank, Kent street. lio- ney to Loan at 8 per cent. on real estate ecuritles. D. J. Mclsrrnz. 'i'uos. STEWART. ALEX. A. MCDONALD, TTOltNHY-AT~LA\V, Solicitor in Chan- cery, Conveyancer, kc., kc. Strict at- tention given to applications for Patents of Lands from Crown Land's Department. Money to Loan on Mortgage Security on terms to suit borrowers. Office, Colborne street, Fenclon Falls. BARRISTElt-AT-LAW, Lindsay. Office on Kent Street, next door west of Keith's Agricultural and Implement Store. A. W. J. DEGRASSI, M. 1)., ORONER, Physician, Surgeon, rite, tire. Residence, Brick Cottage, Wellington street, Lindsay. WM. KEMPT, M. 1)., C. M., RADUATE of SIcGill University, Mon I treat, and Provincial Licentiate, Physi- cian, Surgeon and Obstetrician, Medical Referee to the Standard, Phoenix, Connecti- cut hlutunl, and Equitable Insurance Com- panies. Office and residence, in the house lately occupied by Rev. Father Stafford, at the corner of Lindsay and Rus streets, Lindsay. Du. A. WILSON, B.UNIVEltSITY of Trinity College. I . .\I.B.Univcrsity of Toronto. Memb. 001. Phys. and Surn, Ont. Physician, Surgeon and Accouclfbr. 0tlicc,Colhorne street, Fencinnl‘atls. #â€" ’ ‘32 Du. J. II. LOWE, IIYSICIAN A: SURGEON. )oroner for the Provisioml County of Ilalihurtonn’ W Offico'. ' I. door to the McArthur llodse. ltcsideu A on Francis Street East, Fenciou Falls. Exams DICKSON, L.Surveyor, Commissioner in the Q. IL, . Conveyanccr, «kc. dress. Fouclon Falls. Residence, and ad- mainframes? QECOND DIVISION COURT IN } Tan oousrr or VICTORIA. 'I‘ho next sittings of this Court will be held on Friday, September 15th, 1882. GEO. CUNNINGHAM, Clerk. J A )1 ES J. POWER, ICENSED Auctioneer, Accountant and . General Commission Agent. Collect- ing accounts a specialty. Olliee, Fenelon Falls, Out. 6. PERCENT. 6. DIONEX’ '1‘0 LEND at G, 6} and 7 per cent, according to accu- rity, on Real Estate mortgages. Apply ‘0 .10th A. BARRON, Solicitor, Lindsay J. NEELAHDS, DEN'FIST, LINDSA‘Y. One of the firm will be at the McAu'ruIm Hooss, FENBLON FALLS, on the third Monday of each month. Teeth extracted by laughing gas without pain or injury, or no charge will be made. W Otlice established in Lindsay nearly fifteen years. 81,000 FOIIF‘EIT. lnmix CancerCurc Depot, Conticook, P. 0., Canada. CANCER. OURED without the use of the knife. The Only Permanent Cure In the World. For particulars enclose two 3 cent stamps to S. C. Smith, Conticook, 1’. Q.,Cannda. â€"Ilighest References.â€" fl'C’URES SWIFT AND CERTAIN.“ [Any paper can publish the above for $5 I year, with this note and paper regularly.) JUST RECEIVED, a large assortment of Fans and Croquets 0 all qualities and styles. which I will sell At the Lowest Prices. Don't forget our MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS and Sheet Music, also our Picture Frame, BOOK 8t STATIONERY Branches, At the Musical Emporium, Opposite the English Church, Kent Street. Lindsay. G. A. )tBTHERRLL. INSU [givers GEORGE OOIIIIBHAI, auroral Instance and Inn Agent. FENELON FALLS. ONT., represents the following first class compa- nies, with which business can be transacted upon the most advantageous terms. The Canada Permanent Lou k Saving: Co. The Imperial insurance Company, at Lon~ don. England. The Cittroue' Insurance Company, at Cana- da, fin and Jeri-bu. ’l'ho~ Lumbiro Insurance Co, of Iingl ado. l J BRIT'I‘ON, l WATCHMAKER. Jilllllill 8: ifflililllll, dealer in Clocks, All Kinds, 30 day, 8 day and 30 hour, Alarm strike,&c, AMERICAN WATCHES, the Best and Cheapest, ilfl SILVER AS!) GOLD CASES l tn the newest styles and at lowest prices. 3' Persons sending watches from a dis- , tance for repairs, can have the amount of work and price reported on for their consid- l eration, and as I do the work myself, can l depend on having it done satisfactorily. Britton’s Block. foot of Kent St., Lindsay. ONTARIO BAH K. Capital - - - $1,500,000. President . . . . . . . . . . . . Sir. W. P. Howland. Vice-President . . . . . . . .C. Gzowski, Esq. General Manager .... . . .. C. Ilolland, Esq. LINDSAY BRANCH. Drafts bought and sold on all points in Canada, United States and Great Britain, and general banking business transacted. Suv lugs D cpartxnent Interest allowed on deposits of five dol- lars and upwards. S. A. )lcllURTRY, .llunuger. Lindsay, Feb. 16th,1881. 50-t.f. dilefcucluu falls 050nm {Saturdam Sgept’r 2nd, 1882. The War in Egypt. The past week has been one of hard fighting in Egypt and no little excite- ment in England and her colonies. On Thursday, the 24th, it was reported that Arahi's entrenched position at Tel- cl-chir had been captured, with 2,000 prisoners, but. the place really taken was a much less important one and the prisonersâ€"most. of whom were sick or woundedâ€"numbered only 200. Mon- day’s n'cws caused a more profound sen- sation, for it was to the effch that on Saturday the British had made an at- tack on the enemy’s position at Muhu- tah, and after fighting unsuccessfully from morning until night had been re- pulsed with heavy loss. This unwel- come intelligence proved too true; but it was subsequently discovered that. the Egyptians, though they succeeded in keeping up a fire that the British could not. withstand, were so badly out up that they fled in disorder, leaving their arms and accoutremcuts behind them. On Wednesday General Graham’s small force was surrounded by a vastly super- ior number of Egyptians, and would have been annihilated; but he signalled for the cavalry, who were several miles away, but who arrived in time and at- tackcd the enemy with such fury that they fled in all directions, and the whole of their ammunition was captur- ed. It is believed that Arabi will make a stand at. Tcl-il-chir, where an obsti~ note fight is expected to take place. Mechanics’ Institute Excursion. The Fcuclon Falls Mcchanics’ Insti- tute excursion to Bobcaygeon on Friday of last week (our civic holiday) was as pleasant and successful as any one could wish. The steamer Eva, with her now famous palace scow attached, left the wharfu few minutes past nine o'clock, with a large crowd on board, and after a delightful trip reached her destina- tion about 11:30, followed by the Bonn- bocagc, which came from Lindsay, with as many cxcursionists as she could comfortably accommodate. It being a civic holiday in Bobcaygcou as well as in the Falls, nearly all the residents of the former village turned out to wcl~ come their visitors and hunt up ac- quaintances, with whom they were soon in friendly converse. The Bobcaygcon park, which is to contain about ten acres and will be a fine place when fin- ished, is at present in a rather rough state, but it had been provided with seats and tables, and thither the major- ity of the strangers went to dispose of the provisions contained in their bas- kets. After dinner some of the young- er childrcu amused themselves by swing- ing, but. the park was soon desertedâ€"â€" except, perhaps, by a few pairs of 10vch -â€"as the sports arranged for were about to corumcncc. Below we give a list. of them, with the names of the winners: Mens' Foot Race, 100 yards. lst, James Kennedy ; 2nd, James Berry. Boys‘ Foot. Race, 100 yards. lst, Matthew Kennedy; 20d, W. Patterson. Foot Race. 500 yardsâ€"open to all. lst, James Kennedy; 20d, Benjamin Taylor (Indium) Running Long Jump. wards; 2nd, D. J. Scully. Double Canoe Race. lst, BI. McCon- nell and Tobacco (Indian); 2nd, Alex. Patterson and John Chittick. lst, Tobacco; lst, Jno. Ed Single Canoe Race. 206, James Adams. Single Shell Race. Isl, J. .‘Ichr- mott; 20d. George Garlick. Wash-tub Race. gomery. Greased Pole over Water. Walbrook. Five o'clock was the hour fixed for the departure of the boats, and the lst, Thomas Mont- lst, Jas whistle blew almost before the amuse-z ments were over. Soon all were on board again, and while the crowd on the wharf waved their hats and cheered and the Bobcaygeon brass band and the . Indian band from .‘Iud Lake struck up their most inspiring strains, the Beau- bomge and the Em slowly moved away on the journey home. The return trip was even more delightful than the one in the morning, the weather being equally fine. and the air much cooler. and the Falls was reached about 8 io'clock. Of course the excursion has not got up with the idea of making , all expenses were paid. nod Capt. Bot- “d‘l tum generously returned 85 when he prit'ilwe of inspecting his license. an” gamma“ u“ kaa’ucn, was settled with, making a balance 01'; told the, constable that he had never} 812 of receipts over expenditures. money out of it; but 87 was left after l Condensed News. l I mills is up and ready for the roof to be , pntoo. l ~I’reparntious for the Central Ex- lhibition, to be held in Cobourz next month, are being rapidly pushed for- , ward. â€"chernl new buildings are going lop in Norwood, and the villagers feel i sanguine that nuggng of prosperity has l commenced. â€"So_me of the fittings for the Lind- say gas works have arrived, and others will follow as soon as the building is ready for them. , â€"L:ist Friday Mr. E. Brown, of Pe- tcrborough, had several tccth loosened and his lip cut by a severe kick from a horse at Lakeficld. â€".-k correspondent of the Belleville Intelli'geaccr firmly believes that there is gold in the quartz which is so ubun~ dent in North Hastings. â€"Anothcr car load of machinery for a large mill in Winnipeg was shipped from Wm. Hamilton's foundry, Peter- borouuh, on Friday of last. week. -â€"â€"Last Saturday Mr. W. 11. Porter, aEPort Hope bricklayer, fell from a scaffold twenty feet high, and received such injuries that. he died the next morning. â€"On Thursday of last week a circu- lar saw in the Nassau mill burst and flew to pieces in consequence of a slab catching it while in rapid motion. For- muatcly no one was hurt. â€"Mr. J. Neclands, dentist, of Lind- say, has received on order from a gen- tleman residing at. St, John’s, N. B. Mr. Neelands is evidently on the high road to fame and fortune. â€"The‘ Peter-borough Emamincr says that two men, whose names it regrets being unable to give, bound two acres of heavy full wheat. in two hours on Mr. A. Goodfellow’s farm at Springvill'e. â€"Fif'tccn thousand tons of coal have been purchased at. Black River, Ohio, for use on the Midland Railway. A little over half of it is to be delivered at Port. Hope and the rest at Waubau- shone. â€"-Port Hope has passed a strict by- law regulating billiard tables. No youth under 17 years of age is allowed to play, or even to frequent the rooms, and no liquor can be drunk where billiards are being played. â€"Ou Saturday lost some person on. locked the safe at Davcy’s hotel, Peter- borough, and stole therefrom $50 in bills. Probably that was the exact a- mount the thief wanted, as the safe contained 8225 and he left the rest. â€"-The Grand Junction freight shed at Hastings was burgled on the night of the 24th. Some clothing, tobacco and several pairs of boots were stolen, but. the safe, which contained money, was not; opened, although the key was left in the lock. -â€"Uu the night of the 24th of Aug- ust Miss H. C. Wright fired a revolver at a man named Ilcury Ryan, who was prowling around her father's house, of which at the time she was the only oc- cupant. The bullet entered Ryan's left side, and his recovery is doubtful. -â€"â€"Thc young alligator received a short: time ago by Dr. Burroughs, of Lindsay, from a medical friend in Flor- ida, has grown rapidly and now mous- urcs fifteen inches in length. Before very long it will be big enough to swal- low a baby if one should come in its way. â€"Thc Peterborough Review is in- formed that Mr. T. M. D. Croly has been chosen by Mr. T. Belcher to su- perinteud the hanging of the lock gates at Chishclm’s rapids, in the Trent. Val- ley navigation, and as soon as the work which he is now doing at the Smith street bridge is completed, he will pro- ceed there. â€"Ou the evening of Saturday lost a young unmarried farmer named Robert McCaffroy, who lived at. Gouldbournc, in the county of Carleton, was shot and killed near his own house. The crime is supposed to have been committed by a neighbouring farmer named Chester Spenruian, on account of a scandal cou- ceruing his sister nud Mchffray. BAND Excr:usrox.â€"â€"l\’c hear filial.w the members of our village baud intend to get. up an excursion some time near the end of this month, and if they carry out the intention there is no doubt that they will be liberally patronized. AGRICULTURAL Snowâ€"The annual fall show of the Fenclon Agricultural Society will be held in this village on Saturday, October 7th. Tire bills cou- tuiuing prize list. rules and regulations, kc, will be circulated early next week. MILL Accrouxr.-â€"-Oa Wednesday last a French Canadian named Theo- dore Charcbut, who was working at the “ twiu circular " in R. C. Smith‘s saw- mill, got his right knee caught and very badly bruised by a log which he was gigging buck. Although no bone was broken he was so seriously hurt that. he was quite unable to walk, and bad to be taken home in a Waggon. Cx'ruouc Promoâ€"Early next week posters will be issued announcing the Catholic annual picnic, which is to be held on or about the 20th inst., either :it Laidhw‘s Island or West Bay. ll’ather Fitzpatrick's picnics were al- ways very humorously attended, and his successor, Father .‘Icl'lvay, will without doubt be equally successful in drawing together a large crowd of his parishioners. A Serumâ€"On Monday last. while the machinery in .‘chrthurS: Thom- snu's mill was mania: or. full speed, the belt that drives the circular saw slid off the pulley and got twisted around the shaft. coming several break- , ages in the gearing. New castings were i made and finished as soon as possible 5 at the Cameron Luke foundry, but the accident caused a two days‘ stoppage and the repairs cost “2:11.830. lisp ro car a chzxsuâ€"On Wed. nesday last an individual who called himself a commercial traveller made his appearance in the village, but as be for dry goods and peddling such small , articles as he had with him, Constable 3, finally was sent to him to demand the i been intSrfered with in any other place ; â€"-The frame of the Petcrboro’ pnlpl went from house to house taking orders { He . l and that he had no license, but that he i would immediately 20 to Lindsay and get. one for the whole county. He ac- : cot-diueg left the Falls soon afterwards, l and as he is said to have returned, it. is l to be presumed that he has the neces. i sary document in his pocket. ’ Srovrzo urs Purimâ€"Mr. John Thomson, of the firm of MoArthur 5: Thomson, has discontinued his subscrip- tion to the Gazette. As the dread fiat -‘ stop my paper ” was issued without a reason for it being given, we can only suppose it was on account of our re. marks last week regarding the strike ; and as there can be no doubt that this supposition is correct, we expect that somebody‘ who thinks we were right. will soon walk in, lay down a dollar, and become a subscriber to the Gazette, vice John Thomson, resigned. SPECIAL SALEâ€"3165513. Jarvis & McDougall beg to advise their friends and' the public generally that they are forced to enlarge their premises on ac~ count of their trade increasing so rapidâ€" ly, and before they begin the improve- ment offer the balance of their summer stock of prints, dress goods, hosiery, gloves &c., (kcâ€"good fresh goodsâ€"at prices that cannot be bent. They have to sell to lessen their stock, and ask all in want of dry goods to give them a call. Gents’ furnishings, as usual, 8 full stock. Go and see the wonderful bargains they offer. I l S. S. Promoâ€"The union picnic of St. James’s and St. Peter’s Sunday schools came off on Tuesday last, ac- cording to announcement, and was a great success, seeing it followed so close- ly on the picnic of the Mechanics‘ In- stitute. The day was all that could be desired, and the whole affair was very much enjoyed, The only drawback l arose from the boat being so crowded that it was impossible to get out of the reach of the sparks, and clothes and purusols suffered considerably. The of- ficers of the boat did everything in their power to make the picnic pleasant. The sum realized was $29 50, the half of which goes to the funds of the schools. It. is only fair to state that the success was chiefly due to the three young girls -â€";llisscs M. Roberts, B. Cameron and Emily Nieâ€"who disposed of the most of the tickets before the day of the picnic. THE IRON Baronsâ€"The work of raising the iron bridge has been begun, but when it. will be completed not even the Toronto Bridge Company’s repre- sentative, who is supcriutending the op- eration, will hazard a guess; but it will almost‘ccrtuiuly take several weeks. A scow load of the kind of stone required to heighten the pich was obtained from Mr.Johu Daniel and brought to the Falls by the steamer Cobocon/c a few days ago, and Mr. John Dobson is busy chipping away at it with his mallet and chisel. A number of carpenters are at work preparing timbers and blocks, and other men are engaged on the bridge itself, which ‘has already been raised a few iuches and propped up with pieces of plank placed one upon another as room is (node for them to be pushed in. Some little inconvenience has been caus- ed by the stoppage oftraflic ; but; as it is unavoidable, and only occurs occa- sionally for an hour or so of; a time, we have not. heard much grumbling. As we stated last week, the cost is estimatâ€" ed at $700, but some are of the opinion that that; amount will not be sufficient. DROWNED.â€"-Ou Saturday last; a little boy about ten years of' age, second and youngest son of the Widow Pilkie, of this village, was drowned in the Fcoc~ [on river, close to Smith & Fell’s shingle ~ mill, where he was employed. Soon af- ter returning from dihucr ho was miss- cd from his work, and after a while inquiries were made and another lad spld that he had seen him some time previously in a small punt which was moored to the shore. Upon looking for him he could not be found, but his hat was discovered flouting~ on the water, and it was at once feared that the boy was drowned. Drugs were then pro- cured and used for about half an hour without result, when it wns‘remembercd that. about a fortnight ago he had been missed and turned up all right, and the search was discontinued while some one went up to the village to look for him. No one having seen him the messenger returned, and Mr. Smith then stopped the mill and all hands resumed the search for the body, which was found near the punt about five o'clock, be- tween three and four hours after the ac- cident must have occurred. FATAL Accrosx'r.â€"A terrible acci- dent. happened on Thursday in the township of Verulam, on a farm owned by Mr. Wm. Hetherington about. two miles from the one on which he resides. Mr. IIctheriogtou and some of his fam- ily were harvesting and his second son was cutting a field of cats with a reap- ing machine. Early in the afternoon the horses got. somewhat lazy, and, hav- ing no whip, the young man called his little brother Samuel and told him to cut. him a god, handing him a large and sharp jack-knife that was kept-for special purposes, and that. his father had given him to cut basswood shoots that might endanger the teeth of the machine. He then drove on, and the little fellow went towards the bush a- bout four rods distant. Soon after- wards the cldcr brother heard the other .give a loud cry, and, looking around, saw him running from the hush. He stopped his team, jumped from the ma- lchinc and hastened to meet him, and ; to his horror saw that blood was com- } ing in short sharp spurts from a wound in the right side of his neck. His fath- er, who was working in a pea field close by, was at once summoned and every lmethod that could be thought of was tried to stopthe bleeding. but without - effect, and the child breathed his last a few minutes after he was carried into the house on the farm. How the acci- . dent happened will never be known, as lthe poor little fellow was past s h i when his brother reached him; but. of» l ter cuttinthe godâ€"for he held that in one hand and the knife in the otherâ€" he by some means stabbed himself in the neck, inflicting a wound about an 3 inch long and completely severing the jugular vein. Deceased was the sixth of 31v. Hetberiagron'a eight sons, and ,5 was about. seven years of age. r." o; . Excitement at. Wolseley’s Defeat. LONDON, Eng, Aug. 27 (Midnight.) -â€"'I‘he news of the undircuised defeat of General Wolseley on Saturday, fol- lowing so closely on the suspicious ac- counts of the affair of Thursday, has changed the general feeling regarding the Egyptian campaign from anxiety to positive gloom, and an immediate and practical result of this feeling is mani- fested in the difficulty n‘ow experienced by the recruiting ofiicers. The reputa. tion of General Wolseley as a dashing commander has hitherto been relied on to tempt the English yeomnury to the ranks and has generally succeeded, but the opinion is now becoming strength~ cued day by day, that dash and brilli- uucy will not: in this case supply' the place of the engineering and adminis- trative qualities necessary to successfub ly manoeuvre artillery and heavy troops in such a dificult country. It is to the possession of these qualities it. is thought that the success in this peculiar cam- paign will be attributed, if iris to be achieved at. all. Although, as usual, the despatches are very vague regard- ing the British loss in Saturday's ac- tion, it is admitted that. the casualties were heavy, and Gen. Wolseley‘s action in ordering all his reserves to the front is taken to indicate a determination to rectify the error into which he has full- en by some bold and desperate efforts, and the outcome of the next movement is awaited with anxiety. . An Important Decision. Battleford IIerohl:â€"«'1‘he case of Herchmer vs. MacDouncll, for trespass on a claim, which occupied the utter)- tiou of' the court again last. week, and which was decided in favour of the plaintiff, may be taken as establishing the right of a settler to select his own location, and to maintain possession of it against all comers, until the Govern- ment has passed upon his right to it. Itis an important decision, and will give confidence to the pioneers that they may go on with their improvements without: fear of molestation from any covetous or envious people who may come in after settl moot has been made. It is a fact. that l‘does not reflect credit. on many immigrants that they seem unable to make a selection from the thousands of unclaimed lots in the country until some one makes a start, when it often happens that the waver- ing ones, thinking the location possesses advantages they have failed to see, 10- cate so nearly around the first one as to render it doubtful whether he can get even a quarter sectiou'for a borne- stcad, much less a homestead and pre- emption. Until such time as the land is surveyed and put in market, this de- cision will have all the effect of a reg- ulation of the Dominion Lands Depart- ment such as was once in force for a short. time, and the rte-enactment of which has frequently been asked for, assuring settlers in advance of survey of quiet, possession until the opportunity of making application and entry for their land has been afforded. A Destructive Hail Storm. Of the hall storm that passed over the township of I’usliuch on Monday the Guelph Mercury says :â€"It struck Mr. Thomas Laidlaw‘s place, Paisley Block, between one and two o’clock in the afternoon, coming from the north and travelling in a southerly direction. The track of the storm was about. two miles in width. It lasted for twenty minutes, and was driven before a strong wind, which increased its fury. A splendid field of outs on Mr. James Laidlaw's farm, which was expected to yield 40 bushels to the acre, was cut to pieces, and will not now by any means yield more than ten bushels per acre. Ilis crop of peas was almost completely thrashed out. and the grain beaten into the ground. Mr. John Cleghorn had 30 acres of oats hewn down and almost completely destroyed. Whole turnip and rape. fields in the truck of' the storm were mangled beyond recovery. Maple leaves were cut off the trees, and were to be seen this morning strewn along the roads and in fence corners wilting before their time. Crab apple trees were stripped, and this morning the fruit might. have been gathered in pail- fuls under the trees. In Messrs. John and James Clcghoru’s houses 30 squares of glass were broken by hail-stones, and at Leighman's hotel, further east, as well as in many other houses, window glass was badly shattered. Mr. Wm. Elliott had ten acres of hops so badly destroyed that the crop will not be worth picking. The hailwns accom- panied by rain, which continued to fall at intervals until this morning. During the storm the darkness was so great that it was impossible to see more than twenty yards ahead. Terrible Loss of Life by Inundation. Coxcuo, Texas, Aug. 26.â€"-Ilcnvy rains have caused the North and Main and Cunoho Rivers to inumlatc the towns of San Anglos and Ben Ficklin, washing away houses, hotels and stores. The loss will amount to many thous- ands. The pcople all fled to the ad- joining hills. The water is now falling. Four Coxcno, Texas, Aug. 27.â€" Roports to-day are heartrcndiug from theiuyndution of Ben Fickfiu. Forty deaths are reported from drowning there; twentyonc Mexicans at Kelly’s ranch; ten Mexicans at Beasley’s ranch; Jos. Matthews, wife and four sons; one woman and a baby, in Ben Fickfin. All was washed away except eight houses, the court-house and goal. The loss is total, there being no insurance against water. The people of San Ao- glos tried to assist. but the. raging wa- ter prevented. It is impossible to cross. The north Concho country presents spectacles of a beggaring description. Houses, shops, horses, cattle, and clothâ€" ing are piled up in heaps at every step. The only calf and daughter. Fractions of a penny have never been bodies found are Mrs. Met. 4 Dealer in all kinds of FARM IMPLâ€"EMENTS. PLOUGHS z’ A large stock of John Whyte «I: Co.‘s No. 3 DIAMOND STEEL PLOUGES. guaranteed. FLOUGHS ! to clean, or no sale. Also. two kinds of GANG PLOUGIIS. Points and Soles of am“. out makes always on hand. Agent for The New Brantford Reaper 8r Mower, “Z the best in the market, and guaranteed to do first class work. or no sale. Also, a large ~ stock of Rrpur'rsfor the Kerby Harper. RAKES, RAKES l-â€"~Ageut for the Maxwell and the “'isner Rakes, which have no equals. Msxxs turnovin Grain, Plaster, Salt, and Grass saed sower will be given on trial. SPRING-TOOTH HARROlVS and other kinds of llarrows. Agent for Combined Seeders. WHITEFIELD’S STUMP MACHINE, the best in the market. A large stock of WAGGON S, CARRIAGES AN D BUGGIES on hand, all made of well seasoned first class material. Horse-Shoeing & ebbing a. Specialty. CO: 0 36" A good secondâ€"hand Reaper for sale. Price, 520. Has only cut 25 acres. 'ruI: nurunmc. There is at. present residing in Cum- dcn a negro who has nttuiucd the re- markable age of 127 years. His name is Wm. Bassctt. 110 was born in‘ the State of Delaware, near Smyrna, in 1755, where his parents were slaves, for many years being owned by the Bayard family. During thowur of the revolution, Bassctt, then a young man of 21 or 22, was workiu" for a farmer by the name of Wilson, some twenty miles from Dover, where he had moved shortly before the war counucuced. ' While there he married, and became the father of a large family. Upon the death of his wife Bussctt married again. When thcwar broke out in 181:! he left his home and became the body scr- vaut; to Colonel Morris, of Jackson’s army, whom be accompanied to the front at New Orleans. While south he suffered from an attack of typhoid fever consequent upon the change of climate, and his lifcwus dcspulrcd of. After recovery he returned to the north, and was 40 years in Colonel Morris’ house- hold. Ile married his third wife upon his return from the south. For the past 18 years he has been taken care of by his children and grandchildren, spend- ing his time between Camden and Mor- ristown, to and from which places he has traversed on foot many times. The last: trip he made early in the full of 1881, and as a walk for a man of 126 years the record cannot be excelled. Of late he has been failing very much, for the past two weeks being unable to take any nourishment. Through 0. Burning Forest. Mr. Newton 11. Chittendon, of Port- land, Oregon, recently encountered a burning forest, and writes as follows regarding it: Before leaving the coast great volumes of smoke were seen roll- ing over the forests in the direction of Olympia. Near Elma a horseman cridd out that the whole country ahead was on fire; that several families had been burned out; that the roads were so blocked with fallen timber that it. would take weeks to rcmovo it. The mail messenger passed us mounted, having left his waggon behind for four of' de- tontiou; and before leaving lIicklin's the crash of falling trees, sounding like the roar of heavy artillery in the dis- tance, as well as the thickening smoke, gave much ground to four that: the worst reports were not, exaggerated. A few miles beyond, reinforced by the road overseerâ€"a. broad shouldered brawuy man-warmed with saw and axes, we found ourselves face to face with, and breathing the hot breath of, the raging, devouring element. It is ImpOSslble for those who have never seen the forests of western Washington to imagine the grandeur and desolation of the spectacle they present. when these great. fires are sweeping through them. Magnify the fiercest prairie fire a hun- dred times; add the thundering roar of the rapid downfall of monster firs, big and long enough for no effectual breast- work for 300 men; pile these black burning giants one above another ' from 10 to 15 in height, over hundreds and thousands of acres; let. great burning limbs descend, whizziog and glaring like meteors shot. from the heavens; and the cracking of advancing flames through the undergrowth sounds as the muskctry of on advancing army, then envelop the whole scene with an atmos- phere glaring with heat, stifling with smoke and full of cinrlcrs, driving all animals and birds before it in great- nlarm; witness the consternation of threatened and retreating inhabitants and the picture is still incomplete.â€" .Vortlurrsleru LumI/crmrm. __.â€"... *0- ~â€" F. Aged 127 Years. ' A COLOURED MAN “’IIO IS OLDER THAN Popularity of the War. The Egyptian enterprise continues to . 8100.000. l her house being dashed to pieces. Orb. gratify English opinion, and to increase l Gladstonc's popularity. Great satisfac- ' tion is felt in all parts of the country , to the roofs and trees, SAN1)]5‘ORI), Fenelon Falls. Artistic Workmuuship. Mr. D. Belloghem has just. completed for the renewed residence of Mr. Mos- soru Boyd, Bobcaygeou, a magnificent ruantelvpiece, in solid black walnut. The piece is about. five feet wide and eight ltlltl one-hqu feet. high. The shelf which divides the upper part from the lower is supported by fluted columns, with moulded buses, and foliutcd cupi- tals. The upper part is richly curved and exceedingly ornate, and contains u bevelled mirror, placed under panels of beautifully executed wood mosaics. The beautiful and artistic design, so fuith~ fully and workmnuly carried out by Mr. Belle-rhea), was originated by Mr. J. E. Belchcr, architect. Both the do, Sim and execution are creditable to the artistic skill and taste of I’ctcrborough. Mr. Bullegheru is so throung with or- ders that he can take no thought of anything else. Ills business- has out- grown his premises to such an extent that he islookiug for larger premises and greater facilities. -â€"-1’ctcrborough. Ecum [a or. . ._ __._._.._.4 o b..._.._ A Romantic Case. A curious and somewhat. romantic case involving a case of identity, has recently come before the Ohio courts for adjudication. Thirty years ago James Woodbridgo and his wife were residing in Mount Vernon, 0., and though abundantly blessed with world- ly goods were childless. They there- fore determined to adopt the illegiti- mute child of a woman living in a neighbouring village. The transaction was effected and tho Wuodbridgcs prom- ised to rear and educate the child as their own, and upon their death to make it their solo heir. The mother, on her part, was to give up all claims upon the girl, and especially was never to inform her as to her true parentage. The conditions of this contract. were carried out on both sides. The little girl grew to maturity without a susâ€" picion of her real origin. In 1870 she: married a Dr. Swan, and still the secret: was kept. Four years later Woodbridgo. died at Beaver Dam, Wis, and then- his widow tolll Mrs. Swan that she was only an adopted child. Mrs. Wooll- bridzc took possession of her husband's rstotc, valued at $50,000, and at her death willed it. to her brother, R. W. Shannon, of 'l‘ifliu, (i). The Swans hav- ing visited Mount Vernon and learned the true facts of the case and of the agreement. made at the time of the adoption, have broughtsuit to recover the whole estate. w. A Vcrruoutcr has invented a water; telescope with which he claims he can see a fivcvcent piece in 40 foot of water. Two ludiaun ruen built a skill in a collar where the air was comfortably Cool, and then worked three days in tho broiling sun digging it out. A prolific State is Arkansas. Jesse Bunch, of Clark county, has twenty- thrce children, and Goodwin Dcuton, of the some county, twenty-one. A member of the Board of Trustees of Millvillc, Iowa, ndvoootcd on ordi- nance to compel every adult resident to go to church once every Sunday. The Mexicans now have 1,500 troops operating against. the Apaches in the Saliuaripu district, and news from the scene of dcprcdutiotm is expected daily. A Providence Methodist pastor has asked his presiding Elder if there would be any harm in a clergyman taking les- sons in boxing, for exercise only. The answer has not yet been given. The authorities of the town of Wei- land having neglected to cut the Cana- da thistle crop in the proper-limo, the town is threatened with a suit for data- ages by a resident whose crops have been injured by the spread of the weed. A water-spout at Alexander, Texas, caused the head of Basque Crock, abovo Stcvcuvillc, to overflow, destroying prop~ crty amounting to from 810,000 to Mrs. Ilart was drowned, or families were saved by climbing on The water has and among all classes of the community subsided. with the progress thus far made in the, A cablegram from Alexandria says campaign in Egypt, and nobody profess. E that “ the American Admiral perform- the result. The idea of making any god a graceful act. lthe British fleet, and his men cheered llo steamed around further effort to Secure Turkish cooper. l each ship in succession." The Admiral ntion is now universally deprecated. It I . o ,ir. Indeed. a brave man. Any one who is felt that all possible considerationgwill go right out on the water in an has been shown the Sultan, who :00 sign whatever of being in earnest, l but on the contrary has done by vacil- ation and repeated and scarcely con- cealed breaches of faith, everythirig j that lay in his power to frustrate the 3 action of England. It is hoped, there- i l l i l f i es to entertain the slightest fear as to l l i givcs‘Amcricsn man-ofâ€"war does not know what fear meant. g A few days ago while Mrs. B. P. Ir. twin, of Aurora, was engaged picking leurrants her arm became poisoned. it is i supposed, with helleboro which had been ispriukled on the bushes to kill worms. I paid by the Bank of England in dis. fore, that Gladstooe's Administration Her I!!!) Mattie badly "allot! and In! tributlng the dividend ou' the national l will now take up a firm position on thelexceedrngly painful, and at one than it ldebt, and the accumulation: of the un- 5 subject and refuse to make a military was feared Ilist a surgical o , paid fractions amount to £143,000. convention on any terms. mi ,would be necessary to save her ifo. ml .- WW ‘ T: 0.,! ,:..“;~“"r’?¢x- "N, t n ; , ‘ “x g .’