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*Lsuddoness" of this removal did much 8 oquence of the insane of an over-paid, would-be Master. One of the workmen pr ed in themost emphatic manner 'against the Sweeney fraud as follows : Buffalo, Aug. 26,--Grand Master rank Sweeney, of the Switchmen's Union, was brutally assaulted by. one 'of the striking switchmen at the corner 'of Main and Swan streots at 11 o'clock this morning. While Sweeney was talking with other switchmen a man "man cameup behind and dealt him a blow under the left eye. ' Sweeney : and a second blow felled him to the pavement. His assailant then kicked him in the head. Probably _ Bweency would have been killed had 46 mot been for the interfcrance of several men who were standing within arm léngth of the man who assaulted hiw. . The Miners' strike in Tennessoe was vonducted on the same lines as the Buffalo racket and ended in a 'similar manner. $ Knoxville; Ang. 24.--Oaptain Kel- Andes passed through Knox on his way to Memphis "When it became where they ho said, has forever squelched i the rioters, + A dispatch from Ooal Oreck says that a wountaineer arrived there last evening, bringing information of the discovery of a hospital in the moan- 'tains, a fow miles from Coal Oreck, which the miners have improvised in a cave. He says he saw twenty-one dead bodies thers and o large number Every right thiukiog man sympa: thises with workmen in all their legit- imate efforts to better their condition, striking though a legitimate is cer ery foolish means of seeking to im: ho condition of the strikers, the absolute failure of strikes written ju indelible ink on the to intensify the grief 'of mourning ones, He was at the post of honor on the barvess field, on' Wednesday of last week and on the Sunday following he passed away, bis work 'was done and though young in years the seeds that he has sown here will yield him an eternal harvest. PV Tho seeds which in his short but adtive life, tr his Erase ih mnorys sweetest flovors Aud yield him fruit divine in Heaven's eclestial bowers. The very large measure of sympathy which goes qut to the afflicted parents, weeping brothers and sisters and mourning relatives was made obvious by the extent and character of the at- tendance at the funeral which took place on Tuesday. "Rev. Mr. White- wan conducted the services. ds, ere done. father had prayed o'er the grave of his son. Let the Ducks Beware. ; Duck shopting season commences today, and if 'stacks of ammunition i number of shooting of the namber 'down the ducks cooper, be foitbful to his trust is pall whe know him. -- the' Stump. The Toronto Globe fins Jaken the stamp in favor of Sir John Thompson es. premier of the ini The Globe strongly urges tness of its protege for and scouts the idea of 's catholicism being any altation. A Sad Sight.--Mr. Wm. Cald- well of Pleasant Point, had occasion to cometo Port Perry on business, on Saturday oight last, and was detained toa ty date hour on his return ud his wife's dead body 8 Work.--The public regret to learn that during |, storm of Tuesday evening Struck Mr. David Lyles 'obb. 3, Reach, The barn munity like cause to mourn | necessacy to go any furt| and unexpected death of | Sup Oushier The assets of our comfortable but not over wealthy village were reduced las weekt! by somewhere about $1200; this was aceomplislied;by a fire which |" attacked our northern border and which at one time looked as if it' would swallow us all up. ¢ About 2 a, m. on Friday last those sound which all dread (fire | fire I) were heard ringing over the village the location of the devourer was a simple matter for already the greedy flaine was seen glittering through the Bharpe dwelling and volumes of smoke curling through the Brown barn a couple hundred yards to the north-east. | impo! The two buildings burned with thei greatest energy it would almost appear as if the devourer tried which he could soonest consume, Be that agit may within a couple of hours from the visible start the Brown barn and its contents were reduced 'to' smoking! ruins and the Sharpe residence was wiped entirély out 'mot a vestige of it remained, Surrounding buildings had a pretty close call and parties dreading the worst removed -their 'furniture, but - recent: tains heviug thoroughly | ¢ wet the roofs' the surroundings wexe unharmed. Mr. Brown plioes is | stery. There.is one peculiar fon- | tare about mysterious fires, in such fires thereis little salvage, people don't care about entering a building 'where the fire may cut off their retreat at any time, Losing Money. The Intest advices from Liverpool show the highest prices for prime steers and Leifers to be 51d to 53d but large lots are sold at 6d, and even less. The tesult is that Canadian shippers | have been losing money heavily, and as & last resource have Leen urging the lowering of rates. They have been 'tinusually high since the 'commence: i ment of the season While across the water they have been lower than ever before known in the history of the Canadian cattle trade. eo consbine Lotween the. three great shipping com: panies for the purpose cattle froights has at last broken down, owing to the 'withdrawal of one com- pany from the agreement. The eon- sequence is that two steamships, the cobteuts . consisting of the ke Superior > } 'La perior' 'and the 'Ore; crop of that large aud|yesterday morning, have shillings or about half rates week; and there is little | tho Allan and of keeping up| Cn 2 ET LOE ; ERs LE 2 propertion aud ropensitic de-{ oor Aboy h ve, and should commund, your care-°tOP has been ont at ul study and stiestion . r a gla to] per cent. at Pilot Mound, ; oe that already some of our Shrop-. Tanks ris cn Monaly uring REARS 20 Bazbis: ei eyes toward them, and are Jmpors:j.. dot hem 9 tn } i them in small lots, soon, I hope; Ton n , 27. --1It is reported fh followed by much larger twpor. 'that Tord Salisbury. offered a peerage to Sir Frederick Leighton, President | jeemly outrage wi he ¢ : a. ] A TE h one, ah © JF the Royal Academy, but bis brother | mother-in Jaw, who taunted her indig: Below ye i ting the Amarin ort tL Hl a hp oa | sant sina wth is ptr, Tiel afon of the OER, Be nestor, than{ofpt it. James Authiouy Froude also fawyer remained in Jat all nig hts only [are ; : declined a proffered baronetoy, and getting out this that on the other side of the oy PIL oF. an : Ne that on the : Alfred Austin, the poet oritio- and partie ; tt the. affai Ee ots althosgh thn a. 528 bdo olghtbood | | oases mio, and see ert | £0 1 sociation it only one year old--a fact| er eB case is called, regnan! with hape ofmush ffurthee ETE ete EGE at in the efrly future. "The fastest bioyele rider in the wotld Lo tm up, ofa by that poe today says the" Toronto Empire, is on, far /in advance of all' other od sroand £ Mh; . . larg: s, new half-mile tragk, ihe vo 90 ara stand 700 feot Jong, many [toe OP . ateves soa: | Other Improvements, and the large pert et on number o Henit special attraction and b Fair w C t provided, the coming - : & Toronto's Great Fair. ome opens on Tuesday next, r . kp closes on pnd 17th, With the en