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DURHAM CHRONICLE. Canadian railway history has some disreputable pages. The Grand Trunk was a swindle from the beginning to the end say some. Widows and orphans with the promise of large interest in vested in its worthless stock, and even Worthless as is the stock, the Grand Trunk has supplied the stock-in-trade upon which a number of politicians have conducted business ; and even the promoters of new lines have found it necessary to :herate the Grand Trunk an order to inspire confidence in their own honesty. The keen eye of Mr. George Laidlaw not only detected the «spore of infamy which would remain as a scar for ever upon its front but with that incisiveness which is a peculiarity of his nature, he saw, or fancied he saw, that somebody or other was about to benefit themselves by a rearrangement «of certain securities ostensibly in the interest of the Durham and Angus line. The narrow gougers, according to Mr. Lat-flaw, had all passed through the “straight gate.” Our readers though familiar with its history so far, and having confidence in the supreme selfishness of its directors, did marvel nevertheless as the daring temerity of the irrepressible Laidlaw, which stands displayed in the above ex- tract. from the “ Railway News.” The advantages of the narrow guage I County for the arrest, attend were represented to be, cheapness in ,the magistrate 8,0. The I construction,eeonomy in working and paid by “,9 County, as w, especially in deliverance from the mon- other expenses incident to M epolizing, unaccommodating G- Trunk. czccozwhement. If such case: In short it was to be essentially the . Mrs. Gordon,are fairly brom ‘pcOplc’s railway.’ It was to secure to the limits of vagrancy, it wi Toronto cheap cordwood and to the- ter of difliculty to apportio: settlers a market. for their timber. Thei ofjail accommodation. w pro uoters of the scheme professed to have no doubt but the mag know much better than the people what applied the law in the easet was for their benefit. “ You shall have den, and we hepc that thi the railway and we will make you pay may be accepted as a notice for it,” is the form in which the gener- lar disposition of conveniet ous intention of the Toronto hueksters will be more minutely int was expressed. If any person ventured We observe that some priv to remonstrate against this Dick Turpin . al, at Owen Sound, threaten style of thing, they were told by Laid- l with an action, for abstracti law to go to a place which shall be Whether the would-be met nameless. “70 were of those who were poses to proceed by injun not deceived by the brag and swagger! for damages the Warden 1 of the Toronto railway conclave, nor 1 we say, however, that it wil ' ' ' "er in the \Vardeu’s cap if of purpose which seemed to actuate men, ? age to keep the County out who, in the ordinary course of things,va the legal profession. pursue their own way. The mission to i are like rich old bachelor: Grey our readers will remember was a ‘ nibble. conglomerate of English, Irish, Scotch ' and German, and who so fitted to allayl , the fears of the sectarian conscience asi Raflway from Han Durham. the Hon. John McMurrich, A. \V. Lauder, M. L. A., and Frank Smith, Esq, Notwithstanding the enlistment at this triad of public virtue, the rate- payers ot' Egremont, Normanby, Ben. tinck and Glenelg withstood their per- suasive eloquence. Are they not amply instified? Those who analyzed the patronage of Mr. Bry dges and who ap- preciated the tendency of the additional‘ legislation obtained by the narrow guage companies, saw,and hesitated not to say, that these railways instead of being as represented; independent and competing lines, were but tram-roads to conduct trafic to the Grand T rank. The di- rectors have, if are rightly understand the purport of the notice from the “Rail- way News" with which this article com- ntcnees, found further concealment to be i ACCIDENT m PROTON.â€" either unprofitable or unnecessary. Mr. inst., as Mr..Mtchael Sh: Laidlaw,with the approval of. the Board, con, 10 Proton, was eng whose agent or master he is, appeals to grain from his barn to his capitalists in England on the groundla yoke of oxen and cart that these two railways, of “ an aggrco daughter, a girl 9 years 0 gate length of something like 401 miles unobserved, between the e: will, when completed, prove valuable, and bad hcr head and st nutmerely; to the districts through which crushed. Very little hept they run, but also» as. feeders to the Grand ery was at first entertain Trunk line.” Thisis-the argument and the treatment of Dr. Ta security for the $5,000 per mile, or two stein, and Dr. Armstrong, million and odd dollars, which they de- she is. likely to recover.â€" fire to borrow on mortgage of the cheap 1 . 1 line: connecting “the Grand Trunk with the interior of the country as most calu- £3, Messrs. Tjs" J' db Who-ice.” After this dose a little “"8 “1.183% are briefly. “3 breathing time is necessary. The ing the" tannery. ltw1llbt peeple in Canada were invited to aid a concrete or gravel burl‘d because they were to be delivered from Grand Trunk ascendancy, and English EThe 12th of July investors are now encouraged by the as- ored in this village, by wanes that they are auxiliaries to the cession, he, of Orangen Grand Trunk. The narrow guagers- of the Egremout, Glcnel, are practical men. They understand Lodges. The proceedings the practical application of the old saw, led in an orderly manner. 0*â€" An attempt to revive t? now on foot, petitions boil for signatures asking ti; Bentinck, Glenelg and ] call a meeting of ratepay respective townships, to ta sideration the advisibility by- laws for the sum of $40 bonuses, in aid of the said tension of the Wellingtm Bruce Railway from Hart place. We will devote 1 of our columns to the inst munications from corresp may, or may not be in t? of the directors of this con â€"â€"WOo-¢â€"+â€" THURSDAY, JULY 14-, 1870. bl “ get. money honestly if you can, but by all means get it.” Men seem to shirk personal responsibilities when acting on behalf of corporations, in this way only, can we account for the moral obliquity ‘ with which some men, of whom we _ thought better, seem to he visited. The County is under ohligat’ion to the Warden for the information that the County Jail will soon mequ'ire 'fur- ther extension. If the Jail was en- larged, it would be in danger of “beeom ing like the County, “unwieldy.” The vagrant class, the Warden seems to ap- prehend, is on the increase. This up. prebension is well founded, if the case of Mrs. Lydia Ann Gordon belongs g to that class. Mrs. Gordon, the wife of it a colored man, was, prior to her recent' 3 confinement, residing with some family 1 at Owen Sound, who desired that she l should find other quarters. It was de- l cided,and probably pre-arranged, that 1 Mrs. Gordon should go on to the street ' and that some accommodating Owen ‘ Sound constable should arrest her as a! l vagrant. She was so arrested and tak- 1 en before a J. P., who, if we remember : right, remanded her for further exami- g nation, and then committed her to jail, . where in due course she was confined, 1 attended by the County physician and a . nurse placed in charge of her for some ~ ‘ weeks. The constable was paid by the i County for the arrest, attendance before ithe magistrate, c. The Doctor was paid by the County, as were also the other expenses incident to Mrs. Gordon’s, accouchement. If such cases as that of Mrs. Gordou,are fairly brought within the limits of vagraney, it will be a mat- - ter of difficulty to apportion the limits of jail accommodation. \Ve, however,i have no doubt but the magistrate mis- applied the law in the ease of Mrs. Gor- r den, and we hepc that this reference ' may be aeccpted as a notice that a simi- g lar disposition of convenient vagrancy,l s will be more minutely inquired into.1 I We observe that some private individu-' t al, at Owen Sound, threatens the County l with an action, for abstracting his water. Whether the wouldbe monopolist pro- poses to proceed by injunction, or sue :- for damages the Warden does not say, r - we say, however, that it will be a feath- y' er in the VVardeu’s cap if he can man- w...- '5 u '5 u . l age to keep the County out of the hands 'of the legal profession. Corporations 0 l are like rich old bachelors, good for a l nibble. I ’9 ll An attempt to revive this scheme is now on foot, petitions being circulated for signatures asking the reeves of Bentinek, Glenelg and Egremont, to call a meeting of ratepayers in their respective townships, to take into con- sideration the advisibility of submitting by-laws for the sum of $40,000 each, as bonuses, in aid of the said proposed ex. tension of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway from Ilarriston to this place. We will devote a large share of our columns to the insertion of com- munications from correspondents. who may, or may not be in the confidence of the directors of this eompan y. mThe 12;!) of July was duly hon- ored in this village, by a grand pro. cession, o., of Orangemen, members lof the Egremont, Glenelg and Durham ! Lodges. The proceedings wage conduct- Accmsx'r IN Paorox.â€"-On the 5th inst., as Mr..Mrehael Shaw, of lot 15, con, 10, Proton, was engaged drawing grain from his barn to his house with a yoke of oxen and cart, his youngest daughter, a girl 9 years of age, rushed, unobserved, between the cart and house and had her head and shoulders badly crushed. Very little hepe of her recov- ery was at first entertained, but under the treatment of Dr. Tanner, of H01- stein, and Dr. Armstrong, of Ronaldsay she is-likely to recover.â€" Com. EMessrs. T. 8: J. R. Smith, of this village, are busily engaged "3-3”“- ing their cannery. It will be what is called a concrete or gravel bui‘l‘tfing. The Warden’s Address. Railway from Harriston to (From the Engaton W711}, July 8.) E Yesterday afternoon the nm'gh'horhood 1 of the Kingston Penitentiary was the: scene of another tragedy, which vies in l: wiliulnees and brutality with the mur- l ! der of the kindly remembered Cornelius Driacoll, near the same locality in Sep temher, 1867, and which excited the horror of the community, and brought condigu punishment on four guilty men. The Penitentiary grounds-have been the scene of many bold attempts at escape, but never has design, on the part of the convicts, taken such a deep and murder yous intent as that which culminated yes i'terday 1n the death of Henry Traill. â€" l The news reached the city about two o ’clock and created a feeling of horror ,and sympathy which is rarely excited l here. The deceased was very well known and respected in Kingston, and l that added to the intensity of the feel- i ing. l THE SCENE OF THE MURDER. , The immediate scene of the murder. ‘ was the limekiln, situated in the well known Penitentiary quarries, north of Union street and about 500 yards from the prison itself, Yesterday on the re- turn of convicts and guards to the kiln after dinner, Guard Henry ‘Traill was found to have been murdered in cold blood, and two convicts who were left. in his charge named John Smith and‘ Daniel Mann, to have escaped. The kiln is worked regularly by a large party of convicts, with an eficicnt staff of guards to superintend and secure them. At noon hour, this party is marched into the prison to dinner, but as it is necces- sary to keep the fires up constantly, a guard and two convicts are left until the return at one o’clock to attend to them. Yesterday it happened that Traill was left with the two convicts named, and they availed themselves of the appor- tunity to carry out a deep laid scheme of efi'ecting their escape,at a fearful cost, however. Opposite the kiln, and at- about 40 or 50 feet from it, stands a large stone building, the lime house,and in t‘hedoor of this building the guard was accustomed to sit and exercise his surveillance over the workmen. Thel convicts had free passage in and out of this house, moving behind and in front of the guard without-ordinarily occasion- ing any concern whatever to him. YeS- 1 terday they appear to have taken ad- ;vantage of his confidence in them, to i have gained the interior of the building, 5then to have advanced noiselessly on ' Trail], and dealt him two fearful blows with a heavy club, which seem to have ! been almost immediately, though not expectedly, fatal. They then, in pure suance of their plan, threw 03' their pri- son clothing, having already secured other clothes, which they wore under- neath, and after tying and gagging their victim and robbing him of his prison rifle and revolver, and his watch and coat, ran 03’ to the" wood to. cover their escape by security. THE KINGSTON MURDER. THE vxc'rm. When the main party returned to the kiln, they found Traill lying inside the door of the lime house quite dead. His feet (facing the door) were tied with a rope, and his head was laid on Smith's prison coat, folded up, on which there was some blood. Mann’s prison jacket was founl in one corner of the building along with the vest and overalls of Smith, near these was the stick withl which evidently the deed was done. It l was the oaken handle of a sledge or pick | about three feet long and quite thick ‘ and heavy. The wounds, two in num- be, are in the back of the head near the tearotid artery, and on the forehead, near ; the right temple. Both are contused i wounds, and very little blood seems to have flowed from them. On the dis- 3 covery of the body, medical assistance lwas sent for, and hurried to the spot, Fbut the vital spark had fled. Parties l for the pursuit of the murderers were then set on foot, and the greatest exer- tions made to secure them. The body was removed, and an inquest will be held by Coroner Sexton this morning at . ten o’clock at the Prison. IMPORTA NT STATEMENT. A French convict, named Mocquin, seemed to he in some way acquainted with the design of the murderers, and his statement was taken in writing, and we are permitted to publish it. It con- tains a number of facts which would not otherwise be disclosed :â€" STATEMENT OF COXV‘ICT EDWARD MOCQUIN. “I was working in the lime kiln this morning at seven o’clock. I was alone with John Smith, Dan Mann and Traill. Dan Mann told me, and so did Smith, that they were going to run away to- day. They told me they were going to kill the guard with a stickâ€"the handle, of the sledge. When Dan Mann toldl me this he told me he had a black suit under his prison clothes, and I saw the clothes then on him. Both had a suit of plain clothes under his prison dress. They said they would go into the woods towards the Depot. They intended to go to Toronto, and from Toronto to the United States. Smith and Mann told me that they had money, but I did not see it. They said nothing of the gun l or arms. The Depot they meant was the G. T. R. Depot at Kingston. They distinctly told me that they would kill the guard. When I went back to the Lime Kiln afiter dinner 1 saw the guard l tied. They told me, that is Smith and Mann, that their wives got them the clothes, and left them in the field near . the Lime Kiln two months since. I isaw the clothes two months ago in the I field. The same clothes I saw in the field were the clothes they had on this morning. I saw them put on the clothes this morning in the Limo House, when the guard went to breakfast. The guard took his breakfast outside near FULL PARTICULARS the Lime house door. Dan Mann told 3 me that he would catch the guard when ‘ be (the guard) was sleeping on the pile! of boards outside the door. I saw the men taking the clothes into the Lime House and putting them on. The guard was then at breakfast. They said they would steal his watch and his ciot‘hes. They were speaking a week before this of killing the guard, stealing his clothes and going away. I told the guard what they told me this morning, and also told the guard before this week. Theguard said he was not afraid of them. The guard never paid any attention to them when they went into the lime house.â€" While the guard would be sitting at the door they would pass into the lime house to the back of the guard. They spoke to me in English, and I could understand them. They spoke also lc me in French. Smith a few words.” It might appear from the circum~ stance of the guard being gagged and tied that the convicts did not intend to- mnrder Traill, and were not aware of the fatal result, but the evidence of this convict goes far to disprove this favor- able impression. The plot is a long- standing and determined one, and seems ,to have been furthered by the friends of l the prisoners. HUB axn CRY. _ . At once the Deputy \Varden, John F lanigan, Esq., took energetic measures for the capture of the murderers; no one could have been more active. The convicts were all called in from the vari-: ous works, and locked in their cells,and all guards and keepers who could be spared were sent out in every direction to track the convicts; the telegraph was in requisition to all points in the dis- trict, and small boats were put out into the lake to prevent any escape if it should be attempted by water. Six troopers of Major Dufl’s Volunteer Cavalry were called out to scour the country in the afternoon and at night’ and the city police joined in the pursuit. The prisoners in their stampede evident- ly took to the woods, as two men, an- swering their description, were seen by a woman on Macdonald’s farm, near the Crystal Palace, to be making their way , at a running gait in a westerly direction E towards the Bath Road. This is all the trace of them obtained, and as they had I an hour’s full start of the guards and officers, may make themselves secure from capture in some hiding place until starvation forces them out. Their escape by the ordinary routes of travel is now impossible almost. Jas. O’Reilly, Esq., Q.C., John Creighton, Esq., Police Magistrate, and A. S. Kirkpatrick, Esq, Country Attorney, proceeded at once to the prison, and rendered active and valuable assistance to the Warden and his officers. The deceased guard, Henry Trail], was an active and efficient oflicer. He leaves a wife (a sister to Dr. Maclean of this city,) and three children to grieve at his sad fate. He belongs to a very good Scottish family, and was a cousin to Agnes Strickland, the eels. brated nuthoress, and to Mrs. Moodie, of Believilie, also of literary fame. Mr. l'raill was lately overseer of the Fron- tenac Lead Mine. His mother lives in Peterboro. DESCRIPTION OF THE MURDEREBS. The following is a. description of the murderers :â€" John Smithâ€"34 years old ; 5 feet. 65 inches in height; fair complexion ; blue eyes; hair fair; weight 144 lbs. ; Moth- odist; Upper Canadian. Daniel Mannâ€"38 years old; 5 feet 8 inches in height; sallow complexion; orey eyes; hair blight. brown , Methodist; Upper Canadian. Smith belonged to the township of Olden, in this county, and was sentenc- ed by the late Judge Draper at the Quarter Sessions in March, 1868, to six years’ imprisonment for killing cattle. Mann, commonly known as “Danny” Mann, was one of the w‘ell-knmn Malhaide raiders, in the western part of the Province, and was sentenced on the 18th June, 1865, to 14 years’ im- prisonment. Mann’s mother is now in the Penitentiary for the same ofl'ence as her son was convicted of. Scene in a police court-â€"L-awyer: How do you identify this handkerchief? Witness : By its general appearance and the fact that I have others like it. Counsel : That’s no proof, for l have got one just like it in my pocket. Wit- ness: I don’t doubt that, as I had more than one of the same sort. The cost of the Red River expedition up to last. week amounted to $31,000. Thc press of Italy back France on the question at. issue with Prussia. ’- The strike at Mulhouse (France) con- tinues, and 1,600 workmen remain idle. M 1‘. Jacob Fonger, of the township of Brantford, accidentally shot himself while out. shooting pigeons on Saturday. Mr. J am-es Noble,- of' “’indsor, died of paralysis on Sunday, having suffered the first. stroke on the previous day. The Paris Journal says, in event of a war, the Emperor will command in per- son with the Prince Imperial attached to his stafl‘. On Saturday, Her Majesty reviewed the tr00ps at. Aldershot. The Italian press sides with France in her quarrel with Prussia. A reinforcement to the road party on the Red River route left Ottawa on Tuesday. Bishop Tache arrived at Ottawa on Monday. Sir John A. Macdonald and family have arrived at. Gaspe. Sir John is much improved. ., HENRY TRAILL. iy, whilst I éheuld regret to see the custom (by no means universal among County Coun- cils) of presenting written addresses dispen- sed with, I can assure you, gentlemen, I find it sometimes very difficult to comply with the practice with satisfaction to myself or interest to the Council. I think 1 feel the difficulty more on the present occasion than at any time since I have had the honor of presiding over your worthy body. Im- portant questions with which County Coun~ cils have sometimes to deal, do not at pres- , ent present themselves for your consider-‘ ation. The question of railway communi- cation is at present one of great interest to the County, but it has, in my humbie opiu° ion, become apparent that it is a question that can never be dealt with by us as a county, whilst laboring under the difiicul. ties of our present unwieldy dimensions- , But in fact were these difficulties overcome, l we have, as tar as the actual construction of a Railroad is concerned, the yet greater difficulty of contending with the gross sel' fishness of Toronto merchants. Whether an escape may be found from these two-fold evils is yet a question for the future. It is a matter worthy of serious consider- ation of this Council whether it would not be advisable to exercise the powers given them under section 413, and following sec’ tions of the Municipal Act of 1866, and amendments, relative to the establishment of an Industrial Farm and House of Indus- try. The fact is, that, notwithstanding the great expense we have recently been put to in affording increased gaol accommodation for the county, we shall very soon require a further extension, if it is to continue to be made a receptacle for vagrants, idiots and: lunatics, as is the case at present. The for' ‘ Smer of these at least might, I apprehend, be made self-supporting, instead of being as at present a burthen upon the County or the various municipalities, if prcper means are adOpted by which they can be compelled to work. It might be advisable to Open a correspondence with the adjoining counties on the subject. I am informed by the gaol authorities that they are kept constantly without a suf- ficient supply of water. This is certainly a matter that the Council will have to attend tn, and I am further infm-mnrl that the. Coun‘ oil is threatened with a law-suit for having made use of a water privilege alleged to be- long to a private individual. It would be advisable that the matter should be thor oughlyinvestigated during the present ses- sion,and such action taken as the circum- stances may be found to warrant. I have recieved no communications of importance. I have received a communica- tion, however, from Mr. McGann, of the Deaf Dumb Institute, asking for aid, and an- other from a gentleman relative to a modi- fication of the Municipal Acts, herewith submitted. I have the honor to he, Gentlemen, Your humble servant, St J. LANE. The Solicitor of the Council was instruct- ed to notify the gaol contractor to remove all stone, timber, c., from the front of the Court House, and in case of neglect or re' fusal to have the same sold or removed. The sum of $50 was granted to the Bat- tallion for prizes to be competed for at the target practice. A number of notices of applications for road grants were made. The Deputy Reeve of Owen Sound gave notice that on Friday he would move for a grant of $2 to each non-commissioned ofli cer and private of the 3lst Battallion to supplement their pay. An application was made from the Teach- er’s Association of the County for a grant of $300 to establish scholarships in‘ connec- tion with the Grammer School, which was referred to Education Committee. From the New Orleans Picayune, June 22 The pe0ple of Magnolian and Chatawa have had a sensation of their own during the past ten days. It did not come in the shape of a base ball match, or’ an atrocious murder, or of the accidental poisoning of an entire family, but simply in the appear- ance of a wild negro, an insane Fifteenth Amendment, whose wardrobe is as scanty as was that of Adam before the fall, or any colored brother who roams the forests or fields of Congo or Dahomy at this day, from the monarch downward._ The creature. judging from his actions, must be insane. When first seen in that neighborhood, ‘he was observed by a white man near Magoo. lia, seated upon a falxen tree, eating pine cones. On being approached, he ceased to eat, threw himself on all fours, and began scratching up the earth like a terrier on the scent of a rat or other vermin, until he man. aged to get out of sight. When next seen it was eight miles below, near the railroad station at Chatawa. Every effort to get him to talk to any one, even of h1s own color, failed, and on being approach- I ed he fled away rapidly, until he was seen E no more. He manifests no saVage or brutal qualities, but. seems to entertrin an abso. lute dread of mtercourse with human beings He appeared to be about -5 years of age, well built and healthy. His finger nails have grown to an enormous length, resem- bling the claws of some wild feline animal. It is believed that he was origina‘ily a run. away, and that he has for years lived in the' woods and swamps, and is not aware of the emancipation of his race. Some parties also believe that he is identical with the wild man described in Harper 8 Weekly, I as having been seen near Vicksburg a year E 0! more *0. A Wild Man of the Woods. County Council. The French are fond of canarde, and in exciting times like the present no- thing is more difficult than to sift French truth from French falsehood. There was a rumor on Thursday that France was concluding a treaty with Austria, but now a despatch comes from Vienna to the effect that that power will not under any circumstances par- ticipate in the controversy going on be- ml- tween France, Prussia and Spain. The l latest cable news goes to show that the l ‘ French, if we may ,judge them by the , (onset the French press, are bent on 1 war to the knife. The Lz'berte and‘ether 1 popular journals daily reiterate their , violent threats and repeat their extrava- gant demands. The tone of the Paris- ian newspapers, even of the oflicial or- gans, have been so grossly insulting of late that the Prussian government will be compelled by the voice of the peo- ple to bid defiance to it, and to the haughty and blustering language of the Duke dc Grammon’t. As ,yet Bismarck has sent but one reply to all the Paris- ian -swagger=-that Prussia did not ask Spain to give her crown to Leopold. Bismarck, although anxious for war, does not permit his temper to get the better of his prudence, nor does he al- , low his government to coopy a position in which they would appear to be the aggressor. He gives courteous answers to rude questions, and hides his time. It is hard to say what course the other European powers will take in case of war. Austria declares neutrality; no- ' thing o'flicial has been heard from Rus- ' sia, but it is hardly likely she will inter- ; fere, and Great Britain will certainly L stand aloof. As for Victor Emanuel, _ whose prime minister, Chevalier Nigra. was closeted with Napoleon on Thursday, , nobody cares whether he favors France 1 or Prussia. His hands are already too 1‘ full with the (Ecumenical Council, brig- ' andage, national bankruptcy, and the 5 great dogma. _-‘ - A v Meantime the French Minister of ' War has declared to the Emperor that the army is ready to march at the first tap of the drum. McMahon le Boeuf, with other tried and trusty veterans, will be sent into the field with a host that in point of numbers must make the first Napoleon turn in his grave. There is a fighting army of 650, 000 men, 425 ,000 soldiers of the 1eserve, or a total of l 075, 000 men who can be thrown into action at a. moment’s notice. Tr00ps on foreign service have been recalled, and orders have been issued to all the * generals in command requiring them to report immediately on the condition of the troops and military stores in their departments. All the ofiieers and sol- diers on furlough have been ordered to rejoin their corps without delay, and the military depots are in a state of bust- .ling activity. .‘v..- H...“ Prussia was never better prepared for hostilities. Her coast adjoining the North and Baltic seas has been render- ed almost lmpregnable by the erection of numerous forts furnished with the latest appliances of war; her navy is being daily increased and is now second to none save England. She his a fight- ing army of 720,000 men, 540,000 so!- diers in reserve, or a total of 1,260,000 men ready to Operate along her Western frontier or” against any point that the French generals may think fit to at- tack. Such are the military resources of these two great powers which, from all appearances, are fast drifting into a ter- rible war. Sir Francis Hincks, the Hon Mr. Aikins, and the Hon. Mr. Morris have been named by the Dominion Govern- ment, as a committee to consult with the Ontario Government, with respect to the Dominion Pacific Railway. The chief object they have in view is to as- certain what grants of land the Govern- ment of this Province are prepared to make, and what general steps they are Willing to take towards forwarding the interests of this great work. The com- mittee will consult with our Govern- ment on this matter in the course of a few days. One of the most satisfactory indica- tions of the growing prOSperity and wealth of Canada, is to be found in the present abundance of money seeking in- vestment, and the comparatively low rates of interest at which it can be ob- tained. In this connection we observe that the Canada Permanent Building Society, our leading local loaning insti- tution, has just made a material reduc tion in their rates, and now offer terms and facilities for re pay,1nent which en- able owners of real estate to redeem their properties by simply paying a rent~ al for a few years. With such induce- ments, many, who are now paying high rents, will find it to their interest to build and become their own landlords. â€"Toronto Telegraph. [Mr. D. Jackson ,jr., of Durham, is agent for the above Society in this 10 cality. ] There is shortly to arrive in Paris a dwart aged about fifty-five years, having a. beard reaching to his feet, but with only one arm and a completely bald head. He possesses 2,000,000f., which be is willing to share with any young girl about twenty years old, and who is pretty and. good tempered. The Dominion Pacific Railway. In Carlisle, Pa., the other day,aflock of pigeons were set upon by a swarm of bees, and many of them stung to death. It seems the bees Were about swarming, and the pigeons in flying had passed through the crowd ' of eXcited honey- makers, which enraged them, and they attacked the feathered enemy with the result stated» Interest on Money.- The Government has éclivered the body of the Fenian Thompson t'o his friends on their promising that there should be no unusual display at his The Go body of th friends on should be funeral~. -â€" N.“â€" Wbile attempting to get on a train while in motion at Woodstock station, on Saturday evening, missed his footing, fell and had his skull fractured. He lies in a precarious condition. We are glad to hear that Sir John Macdonald’s health continues to im- prove. He is now so far recovered as to be able to take a short walk each day; and his physicians have every hope that, within afew months, his health will be completely restored. It IS thought that he will remain in Prince Edward Island till the middle of August. Mr. Peter Murray, of South Dum- frics, in driving his team over one of the railroad bridges of the Great West- ern, had a narrow escape. Frightened by an approaching train, the horses backed over the bridge and were in- stantly killed, While Mr. Murray was seriously injured by his fall. Several members of the (Ecumenicai Council are desiring . to leave Rome before the promulgation of the Dogma of Primacy and Infallibilit‘y. The Pope has ordered that there be no sus- pension of the sitting. The Cz'vzta Caztolz'ca denies that menaces have been made against the prelates of Hungary for persistent. opposition to the new dog- The prOSpects of a continental war has seriously affected the English mar- kets, and the prices of breadstufl's and cotton arc fluctating and uncertain in consequence. ' According to the statement for the month ending June 30th, the revenue of the Dominion during that period amounted to $1,442,398,‘l9, and the expenditure to $649,899,98. London, Ontario, was visited by two1 30‘1"" ° ° . 1 uttel o o o .. fires on Monday morning, resulting 1n 1 Lard, per 1b. the destruction ofArseotL’s Tannery and 1 Eggs _____ . dwelling, and Messrs. Spencer ant‘ '1 Bay; . . â€".. .-. Kenleysides’ Oil Treating house. Total 1 Pft3t°95° ' ‘° loss $8000. Insurance $2000. 1 “ 001"" I . A brakesman nameé Geo‘rge Hbgins, The report that the Prussian minister 11 to France has been recalled, is contra- '; dicted. In Prussian oflieial circles the l danger of war is not regarded as immi nent, and Napoleon’ s attempt to hold the Government responsible for the “Pl dividnal action of Prince Hobenzollornl is regarded as a. mere pretext to pick f l a quarrel. , Judge Day, the arbitrator appointed on behalf of Quebec, in the arbitration between that Province and Ontario has resigned, being unable to agree with his colleagues as to the basis of adjustment and the Quebec GoVernment has given notice that in consequence of his resig. nation they will not be bound by the decision of the other two. They fur- ther objected to Col. Gray, the Arbi- trator appointed by the Dominion Gov- ernment, on the ground that be is a re- sident of Ontario. The French Government has receiv- ed an answer from Prussia in reply to their representation respecting the suc- cession to the Spanish crown diselaiming all participation in the candidature of Prince HohenZollern, and placing the responsibility of the negociatlons upon Gen. Prim. This is not regarded as satisfactory to France, and the Duke dc Grammont has stated at a meeting of the diplomatic corps that France would abandon none of her legitimate preten- sions nor depart from her original posi. tion. \Varlilte preparations are beingr hastily,7 pushed forward, and the troops have been called forth from Algeria. The Spanis“ difficulty IS still continu ing to demand much attention; but the excitement is dying out in London and Paris, and gOVernment secmities are again rising. The London Telegraph says the war panic might die out, were it not that men knov’vn to he in Nupoleon’» confidence are selling heavily. It thinks that the neutral powers must. act. in- stantly, firmly, and unitedly to prevent a collision between France and Prussia. Lisbon is muchexcited with the other nations, but the Opinion seems to be oh- laining ground that. no open hostilities will result. To any one who cm 533; “Shoes and socks shocks Susan,” with rapidity and faultless pronounciation, four times run- ning, a large reward will be paid. ' A laborer employed on the Toronto and Nipissin'g Railway was drowned while bathing at. Unionville on Domin- ion Day. The merchants of Brantford have agreed to close their places of business every Wednesday afternoon at one o clock during the months of July and August. A little four year old in .Embro, named Innes, on getting up in the morn- ing, drank a bottle of brandy. The undertaker repaired to 'th‘espot in about twelve hour's.- Mr. 1’ Hoar, the Attorney-General of the United States, has resigned, and Mr. Aketman, a gentleman whose name may make a very able Attorney-Gen- eral, but he has'lnis reputation to make +at. least outside of the immediate law circle in which he has hitherto moved. It is proposed to hold; School convention for the south of Grey, in Durham, 0n the 273%., 28th ind“ All ministers and two: gates from . each school are will; Communicahons regarding 1mm" tion must be addressed to J. PWgerq Sec., Durham. All those “10:11:: terested in the Progress of 8%; schools should attend, as ~~ ings have proven to be of a ing character. 8%. _f tfhc result of my whole aperaew; ‘ Dr. Tyng, “that, w my judgmentt is no department of Christian h more vitally influential upon the l umph of the Gospel, more Nmunm l in its immediate results to the $01115?“ gaged in it, more effective in "333% ing and enlarging the best interest“: the Christian Church and the "We? 1 ficienl operation of the Christian 3,32; i try, than faithful Sabbath school 1m... 5’: ‘.‘ h. .‘ 9 t 5.11 W Minutes of last meefinh. Artemiaia Council, will be found out; page. Fire at Priceville. â€"Betweeu and l o ',c|ock on Tue% 1} mm; last, the British Hotel at th' 1s P132913 property of Mr. E. B. McMillaM occupied by Mr. George Vt aters,‘z consumed by fire, together with Dar all its contents. Origin of fire “131mm; We understand there was an insured en the goods, but We have been um; to learn the amount. 5? His Royal Highness Pm: Arthur, sailed for England on Thunda last. 5? Durham Volunteers arrive home this morning from their aim: battalion drill, at Owen Sound. Daily Advertiser of Tuesday reports: Spring Wheat. . . . .- . -. . -0 90 (Z; 1 \‘r00106koooocoboo.o000‘) 31 @ U Fall \Vbcat----. -- Spring Wheat..-“ Oats no.0 0000 - The Corporation of Deming-k, in '.~ County of Grey will pr< cetd at the :1- meeting which it will hold four weeks a"- the. first publication hereof, to pass al Law establishing a public Highway throt, Lots 8 and 9, in the 3rd con., 8. D. : which will be known and described asf lows, viz :- 011 Lot No. 8, commendu; a ponit situated on the line ot'limit hem» Lot number eight and Lot number nines. distance of 9 chains and 59 links trcm ::= north east angle of said Lat number 63 then westerly, parallel to the Cnncég; Road allowance in front of said Lt, chains more or less to the line 0t limzt t» tween Said Lot. number eight and Lot m: her seven ; then a iutherly aim): said lit of limit between Lot number tight and L number seven, 1 chain ; then caster? parallel to the concession line in trout : said Lot number eight, 10 chains more: less to the line of limit between Lats. 1.3: ber eight and Lot number nine : then norzi erly, along said lime of limit between 1.5 number eight and Lot number nine. 1 can. to the place of beginnin:r on L t No. 9. c. Com-mencing at a point on 1119111191 limit between L01 numbernine and 1.. number ten, 3 distance sumberly from 1:1 north east angle of said Let 1111111 161 1111 9 chains and 50 links ° then v. (5: e11)". par; lel to the concea sion line 111 111-13101 5.1: Lot, 10 chains more or less 10 11113 .iae1 limit between Lot number nine 1‘11.st number eight; then souxherir r. alonzsa‘ line 0" 1111111. between sail L115 111111151: nine and eight, 1 chain; 11m 911511111; paralhl to the Concession line in from: said L11 numlernine, 10 Lbuih’é mare-1’ iess to the line 01 lim11 119111-11- :1 said L" numbers nine and ten , 111111 111mm :1 z said line of limit. 1 chain 10 1:11: ‘t'iu‘JE . beginning. COULSON’Sl/IAIL LIKE. Change of Time. ON account of the opening Cf the W“ lington, Grey and Bruce Ilaiiwi‘ to Elora for passenger traffic, the $13 'Eoifif between Guelph and Elem has been 0: continued. After this date the 513m '1 this line will run hetwwn E am and U75" Sound according to the tuliuwm; 113 table : Com-G NORTILâ€"Lmu‘es 157”“ "I 1.3; after the arrixal of the hair; b m (:01? L Arthur at 5: 30 p. 111., Mount Loren at m riving in Durham at 1 a. m. . GOIKG Sana. â€"Leau.-s Pumam 3? ‘ 3.111., Mount 1 orest at 8. Arxhur a: 1'- 3‘ riving in Elam at 4 p. m. to connect wit} traino to Guelph. â€"‘ v r'nAuu GUIXG SOL’TH.â€"â€"L¢avps Owsn 50‘1"d at 4 an! 5 Der. am at 11 8.111. : Mount FMS: 9". fl 2 pm.; Arthur at 4:33: arriving .. Eiora at 8 p.m.,‘ connecziug with G 03:10“ Goxxa Nonaâ€"Leaves Eima zit-1 8?. Arthur at 8 3D ; Mount Forest at 1130.1 Durham at 4:3J p.m.; arriving in U“: Sound a! 8 pm. 309 u‘aln next mowing. July 1,1870. The undersigned xs authorized to sell W following Improved Faxms on easytflm" viz. - Lot. Np. 18, mm. B. G. R, 'I‘owfl‘ébipcf IMPROVED FARMS RIB SALE. Gtenel 5100 acres L318 N0. 6 and 17. U»! LDlS NO. 6 and 17. cm :3 1:11.11” 10‘“ 811i; 1 01 Glen (-1 __r 2 m :11 10:1 cf LotNo. 16, en". 1, N. 1). 11., Townsb‘P Gienelg, 50 210198.“, Lots No. 7 and 8, con. 3, N. D 11-“ Ship of Glenelg 1'00 ac (5. hi- of Lot No. 8, con. 2, W. (1.11., Towns P Bentinck, 100 acres. 11 0,- Lot No. 12 con. 2. W. G. 11., Town5 ‘1‘ Bentinck, 100 stores. . hi? Lot No. 25, con. 17‘, w. G. 11., TON“ of Nozmanby, 100 acme. Also, h'oof LotNo. 47, con. 3 E G. R TownsI Holland, 100 acres. d“ Loti7,83nd9,ND.-B.,and718w; South side 01 Elgin Sn, Confmmgfe acre each, in the villawe 01‘1"in For fmt‘her1pgniculars 311131.31", u- NEW ADVERTISEMENT; Clerk’s Office, Bentinck, JuEy PUBLIC NOTIC'u July 13, 1870. ACCOMMODATION STAGE Durham Guelph Markets. REG U LAR STA G E. DUNCAN C- A 31 P BELL PC I llLUIILID CF! SAMUEL E. LEGATE}. {‘0 H ‘0. H con. 3, N. D R- 31g. 100 acres 2, W. G. 1., Town 0 acres. 2. W. G. R., TowI *0 acres. .17, w. G. 3., T< Markets. ‘ J . .. 2 @@Fd\@_m.:m.:¢u@4@ .GOOOUanM $6040010i Durham 1 30¢ I!" '59! to her room" July 5th! TBAYED Afiemis‘na, 1 24: finch, co: Wood 130 (traced, : mung ‘i ’10 Price I diaputa! iFor Tu} BIYC n1 £0? or t J one HO RSI of cw HE sn‘ Ll a“ ARJ