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$ for how could I leare him there, and stull earried him into 3â€"â€". Taik of trontier life! Its wild, reokless excirement may havre charms for some men ; out they must encounter dangers. $ *But did the boy live, Captain Y f 'l-bft.,m:d“mtn.: ‘ a soldiee too, and f & i | ndletys" ought against $ ‘,'llh.lhnulpf' *+Yes, and thereby secaped much ! wouble, you understand. Pass the cigars.‘ 1 «â€"â€" The Argo y. Montreal on Saturday evening at 10.30 p. m., and remained there until last night, when, the snow permitting, the Earl and Countess intended to proceed to Queabec, to make a stay of a few days. We learn that the consulting engineers ealled in by the Government to report upon the merits of the rival routes of the Welland Canal improvrement are busily at work, one of them being now upon the ground to examine them for his own satisâ€" The Ontario Bank is about establishing an agency at Pembroke, under the management of Mr. Beath. This gentle man has held a confidential position in the Branch in this city, under Mr. Wood» man, for some time, where he won the confdence and esteem of all the customers of the Bank. We congratulate Mr. Beath en his promotion, and the tusiness comâ€" munity of Pembroke on the increased Banking fL.cilities whish the new agency will aford them. A. W, Lauder, Eq4 , M P.P. for South Greoy, was in town yesterday, and lefs for the West, last night. The ciric elections were conducted yesâ€" terday is an orderiy and peaceable manner. From the first Mr. LeJueur was behind in Wellingtin Ward, Mr. Abbott heading members were returned. â€" in By Ward the three ol14 members were lso returned, Mr. Durocher having kept at a respectâ€" able distance, on the poll book, behind Mr. Lapierre. Mr. Coffay was re elected as Water Commissioner, over bis oppoâ€" nent, Mr. Eglesos, by a very large m#jor ity. in St. Geor,e‘s Ward the contest was somewhat exciting, Mr. Stewart harâ€" ing, for a time led the pull »gainâ€"t Mr. Lyon, Avbou: noon, however, Mr. Lyon‘s friends ecame t> his rescue and by some thirty or forty plumpers, brought him neck and neock with his antagonist. From that Sime Mr. Lyon went absad at a spanking “p“.*m b’.mo able _ majority. The old _ Council is therefore reâ€"clected, excepting Mr. Mosgrove, who resigned, and Mr. LeSueur, who has Leen defeated. in the places of thesse two gentlemen we hare Messrs, Featherstons and Langford, both of whom hate had considerable experience in civic affairs. We regret Mr. Leueur‘s defeat, because it seemingly impliss a feeling of antagonism between the Civil Service and the rest of the citizeons. It is a mistake to suppose thit Government employss hare nothing more to do with Corporation afairs than to submmt to be taxed to the full extent of their incomes. But we shall take another cccasion to refer to the gross inequalities of the Ontari>o Assess ment Law, and the spparent defects in its administration, with the view to secure the application of a remedy for both. Situation Wanted by a Watchmiker Please be Promptâ€"G H Preston. Noticeâ€"R 3 M Bouchette. Grand Concert at the Convent of ~°==n-n. Local reporting has sadly degenerated in Canada during the past fow years. An imitation of the worst features of, Ameri» esn journalisen was imported by a Toronto List of Lettersâ€"O P Baker The Ottawa Cimes paper, now fortunitely gone to its long rest ; but the pernicious style has spread mmn-w;y. and sorely af. Sicted the Capital. The chinge from *Local Reporter" to "City Editor" hs not been a bealthy one, and as a cons*~ quense a style of witing known as "senâ€" :-i,youlin. I got him up before me, how could | leare him there. and still I got through that seventeen miles ride -m,o-t’:-;muw ing, but alive. t on the plains, some fire miles from L â€", 1 ran upon the re mains of a mule mhrt:‘umnd u;n m- vers lay “ummmveurn-‘oh ed and broken, and one boy of teen, with his scaip clean gone, ‘lay on the MHis Excellency the Governor General d the Countess Dufferin arrived at ‘;l scrumbled out and mounted again. was a good horse, but a rous Way. Nn.um.«um‘-’mw‘ of my mouth, and now something would come in contect with my eyes, making _Tnb:-. oo oE s b..::-ymmr::?uhudm:.:: rangers k »pirit to pursue their »° SKE FIRYT PAGE. What a riae that was! Without bridle or saddle, dashing fuil tilt »gainst the wild grape vines every where strung across the way, went I. Once they caugnt me under lbflw awept me oiff over the horse‘s into the brush with the per. spiration cosing from every pore. . pended upon the events of the nex: fifteen mipu es. 1 dashed into the thick, tangled woods. Uiter carkness reigned. in tire minutes I was unhorsed, but bholding to the baiter, I leâ€"ped on sgain, and madiy dashed forr ard to life or to death. the borses of the part;. When close up to them, I cautiousiy roese upright and smatched up a picketâ€"pin, seized the haltes, and vaulted upon the back of a powertul horse. Ls seemed docile enough; but ue moving him out from amid the ouhers made them uneasy. 1 hey stampod, and pawed, and neighed ; and when, with a rap of my beel as a +pur, we dashed for cover of the woods, the disturbance made by these treacherous animals armed the NLW ADVERTISEMENT3 TUESUAY, JANUAKY 7, is3 my guard ; he did not stir; and z:'_‘-‘-u[iqm shadow, I made for througb, This I did. Next 1 made some slight movements to try my chance ; and I tound they did not arouse the sentinel. m::‘finmdy"oo'lw a fhckering and i knew that it must be within an hour or two of daylight. 1 crawled Time passed. Ere long my guard beâ€" gan to snore I then cautiously worked my bands, and found to my joy, that I could strain upon the knots and slip my hands 1 was in for it now. Life or death deâ€" AN EXPLANATIO® largely indaiged in, old JUur suggestion is simply o plice under charge of the condustor of each passenger train a sufficient supply of provisions for the arerage number of passenge s to withâ€" stand, say, a fortyâ€"eight hours‘ seige. ‘lv-hn’imtd storms there is sel dom a riak of being so long stuck in the snow upon any of our railways. But the precaution fe have mentioned if generally adopted would tend much to soften the wrath cf the passengers at the occ«sional detentions imposed by the state of the weather, The railroad companies may say they do not agree to give their passen gers board ; but on the other hand the passengers do not agrea to be starved, and the companies would gain greater con!fiâ€" denee with the travelling community if they wouli enible their officers to give passengers some substantial refreshment, instead of learing it in their mouths to say : * We were snowed up at â€"â€" for " filteen hours, and couli not get a bite " to eat;" To the Editor of THE TIÂ¥XES. Sir, â€"The late hour at which [ sent in the communication to you, relative to Hemlock Bark Extract, sufficiently acâ€" counts for your mis.conception as to iis object and argument. 1 did not try to lay down a general principle by which the sale of raw material may be reguiated. 1 took a special case, sand trusting to your known fairness, I woul!i request you to allow me a short space to point out in what respect 1 think you have, in the hurty. misâ€"conceived my position. Taking up first the tatement as to which you must strongly object that the bark would be beiter on the un-‘t:-l-udi:uox- tract, and shippei build up ror indusu ies. l.o-fllh.um-'ohm it the circumstances of the country are taken into account, Ne:ther Untario nor Quebec are all :« anadsa. The great North West has just been opened for settiement. For many long years the clder Provinces must become the pl.ces of manufacture to supply the ne#. Ai the present moment, there is 1 large trade to be cone in tan ning hides, for which we have every facility. ‘The hides and material for tanâ€" _ Knowing these things better than we can tell them, we wonder that railway managers do not make some better arâ€" rangements for the comfort of the passenâ€" gers in such emergencies. It is safe to ealculate upon from two to fre blocksdes, more or les sevare, during the months of January and Fâ€"bruary in each year. Traâ€" vellers, â€"especially, through travellers on long journeys, seldom think of carrying provisions with them, to meet these deâ€" lays, they become bungry and can ge: no teod; thirsty and perhaps not even water to drink. _ llence it is that some of them take the first opportuniy of rushing into print and complaining of the delay which the railway otticials could not pre vent, when they should complain of their own privations which the said cfficials souli very readily prevent. ning, can be brought together cheaper here than they can be in boston, and eten now, it would pay us to prepare our own leainer, * fmnihing employment tor peo ple here, to the enriching of the whole country." When whousamis and tens of thous=nds of new customors are added in the North West, is 11 pot evident that the trade must be enormously> inâ€" creased ? in view of the great future of the country, and the ceriain. not probable demand in a few years (i we act wisely) for raw material for the tanniug of leather, i repeat that the preservation, not the destruction, of our hemlock birk, becomes a matter of the moet sesious consequence. Would it not be desimmble to give an ap~ proximate estimate, if one more ex.c; cannot be obtained, of the quantity we have to draw upon? 1 veuture, from mwwulhmhm: to say that the limited sup;ly in Beighborhood, would somewhat surprise those who imaâ€" gine there is an inexhsustible fund. You say : 0; â€" trary, were our atfuirs properiy managed, we ought to be large importers, There is a time in the history of men, aud of counâ€" tries, in which they are compelled by MMuatodomn-uorwu to t o g in an economic point of view, n.d-rnnyknu-nuuâ€"hhnil. For instance, a poor settler may grow nothing but wheat, and sell i4 all of the furm to his imagediate prois bus to his uluunite l»s if he persevere in this shit:~ *If we must export the raw hides and buy them back as leather, surely 1t is betâ€" ter that we should also be able to export at a h.dm“:dg the material for them, that we should waste '&m‘mmmmm akins to a foreigh market at the same time." In tuis sentence lies the whole fallacy on which your remarks are based. . 1here is not only no necessity w export our raw hides, but, on the conâ€" | _ During the months 0/ January and Feb, ruary heary falis of snow accomp«nied with high winds and consequent "drifts" sra frequent. The weatherwise cannot progâ€" nosticate their coming twelve hours before they tegin, hence the traveller by rail is Usually unprepared for them. The moast effecuive system of snow ploughing and the best supply of engines cannot enable any railway company to run its trains on time in the face of these tremendous storms, and they are only ‘unreflecting grumolers who rush to the prpers with complaints ab>ut delays when . snow _ storms reader themn unsvroiiable. Common sense ought to suggest that the Railwuys lose far more than their passengers by the snow Noct-‘ ades. : Even the delay, to say nothing “i the expense of clearing the track, must be a rery serious item of expense to the Railway Companies, so that we may well believea they exert all their st:ength to overcome every obstacle that impedes the steady running of the trains, less inginud of working. se may seli a}l bis hay, aud keop no s400k. far» mer Ouln tail bo wiut that ‘:.l’nd Since the Rulway minagers bhave taken awsy the " iree pass" privilege, may we not ask them to abolish the anoual series of snow blockades? Possibly they might not be as succersiul as they would desire in this undert«king, but since they cannot prevent themm, they hive it in their power, with a very littie forethought and the ex â€" penditure of a small amount of mâ€"ney, to make them more endurable than they usually are, under present arrangements { [@NUW BLOCKADES AND RALLW AYS Eometimes this style is simply amusing, more frequently it has a tendency to be offensive in some shape. YThe dabbling in private personal maiters by inuendo, or by va;, ue aliusion, shoul be discouraged In our "Sidewalk l:ens" of yesterday morning a paragraph ciept in to the eflect that a rich old gentleman of this city has run away with " a beautiful young lady * who had recently taken the veil." It is needless to say that such was not the fact. It was a "romance" in two lincs founded on a harmless bit of "chatf . perpetrated upon a respectable citizen by . a few of his friends merely as a joke. Such "jokes," however, are calculated to | wound the feelings of some, and cannot pye much pleasure to anyboiy beyond the private circles in which they orginate. ’ We desise to discontinue them in future. | HEMLOCK BARK EXTRACT Rowe, Jan. 6. A large deputation of Roman Cutholics from luhns waited on the Pope toâ€"qay and pressnted an address thanking him for the benefits conterred upon lreland bfith.flolyflu. and ten â€" du'lup His uui\oP. ooi:uibnuon of ouu:-en. responding deplored the i-guutx of the ‘;ooplo w:'r-itud the spoliation the uhurch He mide exeption in firor of mnâ€"um-u-u‘:-uuw endurnig attachment to the church, and of their faith He concluded by giving the Appostolical blessing to Irelind. Beriin, Jan. 6.â€"The Ministry bave setiled the provisions of a bill which regulates the authority of superior over interior clergy, and sets up ru‘es to govern ecclesiastical appointments. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 6 â€"The trid cf Mrs Euz:beth G. Wharton, indicted for attempting to poison Eugene Van Ness, The Gazetie de France reports that Don Alphonse entered Caralonia on Saturd 1y night with 7 OOU Carlists, and are concenâ€" trated in the Province of Olot. 1he insurâ€" gents are about to enter upon a vigorous campaign. Athens, Jan. 6.â€"The Greek Gorernâ€" ment on the recommendation of the great powers Las concented to submit the ques tion of the Laurium Mines to arbitration. The IEweed case was adjourned agrin to day, ovl:auhdnpacuo.outhpn of some of his lawyers. -abc-sl?‘ l::lmllbo cu & i conâ€" hgdhl@hoq:mum New York, Jin. 6.â€"A large number of Communists will â€"shorly arrive in thm city, from Paris ; their f 1ends are prepar« ing to give them a grand reception. . in the month of June, 1871, bas Arundel County, * Cuan ~ ul '-‘mi‘u“â€"hrm Re port, alter paragrap wiey, Ijlinois, for canal conneotion with the J“fi Barn«rd then, in a feeling adâ€" dress, in which he alluded to the prison er‘s youth and social »urroundings, senâ€" teno.d the prisoner to be hanged on Friâ€" day. the /3:h of February next, it being the shortest time that could be legally al lowed a convicted man. Stokes‘ couusel were in consultation last evening. They were greatly surâ€" pthuutbmdct.Muru‘dM purpose of applying at once for a stay of pmdnmud ullimately, U‘::..bl. seek # u:iw 1t seems N‘: lawyers reg newspaper and publi clamor abou:. the preval ‘nce of murder as Fnly responsible for the adverse veidict. hey wourd have deferred the tril of the case at this time, but for the demands of the prisoner and his relatives, Bo:ton, Jan. 6.â€"The orgin factory, of Geo.Woorl.:Co., &-m was dam. gd‘:‘{fln last night to the extent of The ommercial Freaty bet see» France and Great Britain was tinally signed by the representatives of the t«o Gorern ments on Saturday, and now awaiting Farliamentary rauflcation. Consoilsâ€"for money, 91} to 92, on acâ€" count, 92) _ Bonds, ‘623, 92]; ©‘61, 93; 10â€"40‘s, 19} ; new 5‘=, 9U}. FRANCE. Pars, Jan. 6 â€"The new census of Frunce shows the populativn to be 36,â€" 1029:1, being a decrease ot 366,935 since Puris, Jan. 6 â€"The Assem‘hly met toâ€" day The proceedings were unimportant cond oper«tion fomed today with r.vonbf:-nlu.w Â¥ The steamer + H{«lsatea,‘ which arrived at Plymouth yesterday from New York went ashore for a while last night on Drake Island. She soon fl.ated, but little damaged. _ , S Swokes thereupon said he had not vioâ€" Inted the la# intentionally, and that the testimony upon which he had been conâ€" victeq was manufactured by perjuary _ The ship +Wallace,‘ from Boston was burned to the w«ter‘s edge in the harbor of Torbay toâ€"day .. . t l ke The prisoner was then asked what be had to say why sentence of death should avt be passed. The British Government docl:n to support the proposah of the ioyal Geo. «raphic«l Society for sending out an Arc» 1ic expedition partislly «t the public exâ€" pense, _ _ _ 00000 =_ 2s American News. ing him out."â€"ED ] (In presenting the " worst view‘ of the case, as quoted from our note to B‘s letter of yesterday, we did not impute that view to him. ‘The subject he has ventilsted is one of very serious importance, and if his letter printed above will lead to the erâ€" tablishment of +xtensive tanneries here, we shall have done a good work in "drawâ€" LATBST BY TRLBGAAPE 1 have said nothing of the assured sale of the hides produced in the country. As a maiter of course, tha tanworks "‘3 be a ready market for them also. | MIDNIGHT DESPATCHEsS. London, Dec. 6 â€"Nap»eon had a se at lirst it was sent off in logs, leaving no thing behind it in the shape of wages, for w rkmen. beyond the bure cast of getiing the timver 0 it of the wo>i. I would "push thisf to the leg:timate conciusion," and say thait the more libor and the higher finish we can | :y out on our own lamber, or any other raw mate:ial, before it leaves the country, the mowe wealth will it leave in the country _ This is nodeniâ€" able. not say what bas been the history of our lumber trade; how, year by year, more and more labor is expended on it before it is allowed to leare the country, «lthough (By Montreal Line.} CABALE NEWS. GREAT BRITAIN. GERMANY q ITALY GREECE. tourt of Anne Their Excellencies the Earl/aniCountâ€" ess of Dufferin, attended by Col. Coulson and F. Hamilton, Req, A. D. C., arrived at Bonaventure Depot on Suturdsy night at haifâ€"past ten o‘clock. into with the proprietor of Queen‘s Hail, Uathedral Block, to have the place in readiness within a specified time, the has~ tening of its completion necessarily involv. ing a large outl :y on the part of that genâ€" tleman. This is not the first instance in which the Committee have deferred to the wishes of the religions community at They were met by liis Worship the Mayor, and afterwards drove to the St. Lawrence Hall, where an elegant suite otf apartments was prepared for them. ‘The Vice Regal party attended Divine Servie in Christ Church Cathedral jeserday morning. They will proceed to Quebes this evening, returning ‘rom that city on Friday to make a shortâ€"stay here. The furnishing of the suite of apartmen‘ts preâ€" pared for the reception of His Excellency the Governur General at the St. Lawrence Hall is substantial and clegant. The Vice Regal party will occupy nearly the whole ot the ground fioor of the hotel. The reception, dining room, office, in fact all the rooms are furnised with most excellent taste, showing to the best ai« vantage the numeous gems of art which embeliish the walls, F ‘ ( Montreal, Jan. 6. His Excellency the Governor General and Countess of Dufterin having graciouâ€"ly expressed tnâ€"ir willinguaess to leare to the Bail Committee the selection of any day within the period prescribed for their stay in this cicy, after their return from Queâ€" bec, the committee, responding to the reâ€" presentations of the Corresponding Secreâ€" tary of the Montreal Auzillary Bible So» ciety that the Society held their stated annua«al meetlings, in accordance with their constitution and also long usage, in the. fourth week of January, have decided to zostpone the ball to Tuesday, 28th Januâ€" ary. This has not been dove without inâ€" @ mrenience, as considerable progress had been made in the arrangements for the The heaviest snow storm of the winter set in yesterday, nearly two feet of snow has fsllen. All the trains are behind The telegraph lines between here and New ball, and the contract had been entered I‘OWMP_O?BUWY ELBCTION®S, fSpecial to the Times } Mona‘s Corxers, Jan 6. Reeve, Charles Mohr; Deputy Reeve, Mr. Neill, returned by acclamation. Coun« cillors, Lean, AcLaren and Curry. Taree \ hinese, serving women, arrived to«iay, and a large influx may be expected by the next ship ‘lhe effect will be to »â€"up regde lrish »ervant gil labor to a large extent in the city. ul â€" York are broken down. delaying de .m«um.una:-:{.n DONCaNVILLE. {Special to the Trazs ] Duncanvilie, Jan. 6. R Rimpsons carding mill was burned this morring, together with two sets of His Lordship the Metropolitan held an ordin«tion in christ Church Cathedral yesterday morning. hev. J. Carmichel preached the sermon. Fire were admitted o the priesibood, and two as desconites. Toâ€" ay being the feast of Epiphany services were beld in ail the Cathoils and Episcopal : bu:ches _ ae all the pupils at the convents of Villa Maria returced to their duties, as well as of all other edu:stiou«l in â€"titations, _‘ Peachburg, JsBuary 6. The following is the state of the poll at the close of the municipal election for the Township of Westmesth, viz :â€"For Keeve, Daniel Ferguson ; for Counciliors, John Wright, N. W. Jackson, J. D. Ross, W. J. Moure. Yesterday norn-wgn rain storm began, which soon turned to sleet, and continued for some time. No such spectacle was witneesed here for many years Trees were cased in ice, locomotivn on the side walks becaime almost impossible, and th:oughout the d3 thestreets looked daâ€" serted. Telegraphic communicstion with points outside of the city was stopped. The ice froze to the wires ana broke them ‘he pelice and fire telegraphs were deâ€" stroyed throughout the city, ’l‘hodnmio to property must have Lon large. It owofl%um}.thonlght.ud w:-a: pleasant. The Telegraph Co-:fany repairing its wires. and w troh‘b!y have communiostion restored by the af.ernoon. j three thousand persons are assembled ahout the city Hall, ‘The meeting to=day will be 1 rge. _ New Orleins, Jan 6 â€"City quiet thB motu'm’. Fears of a conflict are su‘>id. El_ll- Very litrle busines: doing. *ome St. Louis, Jan. 6.â€"The +now storm wuich prevailed over a large ’oruon of this State and Kunsas, on Friday and Saturday, was very severe. The smow was from one to two teet deep on the level Vraius were delayed muny hours; some 0t them stuck fast in arifts, is Louis Birgmall has been extradited to &:'pgnqn « charge of forgery. _ Hudson, N.Y., J :n. 6.â€"â€"The Rev. Isaac Roseuth«l, Raobi of the Jewish Church in ain city, died very suddenly this mornâ€" g. _ Auturn. Jan 6 â€" Yesterday, at Moraven village, Joho Hillsman mursered his wife and William Sbepherd. a firmer »esiding na«r Morases. Fiom appear noe« neither of them ever stru;@led aiter the iatal shous were tired. London, Jan. 6 â€"Napoleon wis more restless during the night of Sunday, than aby nigat since the operation, bu« his physiciâ€"ns express themselves well satus tied with his progresâ€". He will probably undergo a u-ooon: operation. President Morales, of Bolivia, after hayâ€" ing threstened Congress with dissolution, and abusing now only the Members of Congress, but his personal staif. was shot de«d by hi« o+n nephew while the latter was being abused by him. Congress quick~ ly elâ€"cted Gen. Bites as ruccessor to P:nama, Dec. 28 â€"There has been a gre :t inundaiion in the city of Bogo‘a, caused by the overflow of two sthall u:: thit run through it. Much property some lives were lost. Tae loss is calouâ€" lated at $15),000. Moralle Wast! igtn. Jan. 6. â€" uop‘nr has introiuced a Bill to provide for con â€" vertibility of (J. 8. notes into coin, for the first of May, 1874. It was referred to the Comunttee on Binking an4 Carrency and ordered to be printed. _ e Suisige s gored bnigier who brske out o a noted who out of jul bere s fortnight ago, was w after an exciting chase, at Pount, last night. He croesed Lake Chamnrlain twice yesterday, with great risk to his life, over the ics, which was ouly two inches thick. + waters of L+ke wWichigan and the Illinois, Missi=ippi and Pock Rivers. TBSTERDAY‘S DESPATEAS THE OTTAWA TTMES, JANUARY 1 1873. BY TELEGRAPH [Npecial to the Tixus.) (Special to the Times ] BEACHBURG. MON IREAL Mr. Sweet, of Sutton, has leased quite a o mone, tners ato rergs tagoinies of ie urer is sai are ts ore, Muu’muwbdwbodd to a comâ€" pany in Scotland. Of fourteen deaths which took place in bt. Vincent, during the year, six ot them were of the respective ages of 92, 92. 81, $0, 71 and 57; the remaibing eight were infants under the age of fite years. The Cowansville Observer says Mr. Wol« fred tGhiman, of Pottun Township, has lost eleven head of cattle within the last few months, of a diâ€"éase which he calls black. leg. They ge.eraily die within from one to two hours after they are attacked. Now is the period for industrious maid« ens of the rvral districs to engage in the apparently in erminuble task of making patchâ€"work qils, and one young lady residing near ~ew Hambur; has sucâ€" ceeded in putting 3,500 prieces of calico wgeiber. The Kincardize Review relates the case of a m«n n=med John Curtain, of Huron, committing suicide by nnlhwh’ about twoâ€"thirds of n box of Kenuedy‘s Dead Shot Bat Poison. He had attempted self destruction® twice before, but fuled A voluuteer writes to the London Advertiser to know why he has not re« ceived pay for duty done on the Goverâ€" nor Geperal‘s guard last October The Advertiser says the delay is occasioned by thoomnohh.udlh:.volnunhd berter his soul patience, as vonodpo.-thonwho served on the guard turmsbed to Prince Arthur three years ago have not been paid yet. The oil well in Wyomiag has been sunk to the depth of 500 feet without any in~ dications of oil. Another 100 feet will be tried before giving up the search, A sailor in St. John was sent to gaol last month for threatening the life of his oaptain, and upon his reléase, the skipper h;'d to foot the mariner‘s board bill of $23. 6 A tew days since, Mr. R. Fields, of Es cott, received a very severe injury â€"fr m the kick of a young bhorse be was in the -ctolbruhh.w:ringb'h. For some time his lite was despaired of, but under skilful treatment he is likely to re« over. General Gideon J. Pillow was married to a wealthy widow at New Urleans not many days ago. Forty converts to Mormonism through Cln-'s‘-’udnzuhnlt., m to Sait Lake City, At the Belleville High School, 21 out of 72 applicants for admission, failed to pass the prescribed ezamin«tion, The Strait of Canso is now full of drift ice, und most of the outâ€"posts of Nova scotia are closed for navizgation. The Telegraph claims for St. John, the title of the BHanner City of North America, in the matier of owning ships. Both the St. John Telegraph and Reportâ€" & ame urging upon the people .,r’;:w Brunswick and Novs Scotis to adopt the Municipal system of Ontario. The woollen fuctory of Messrs. Enider & Brothers, of St, Jacobs was dubrv{od by fire on Saturday ui’ht. entailing a loss of #$5,500, with only $1,500 imsurance. coming to America to make original sketches of the buffalo, the mustang and the coyote. The average daily attendance at the Rockester Public Schools d the year was 2 588, and the u;fi’.u“ was $80,577 Uf the 5u8 miles of pared in the city of New York, mmdmmu. 11 are of the Belgian species, 9 of wood, and 10 of concrete, ; Tb-wh-slddthno feot deep in the valley of the U Connecticutt. â€" 'l‘hhh-cothn-:r:finth.‘d the first month in winter. The Southern Stites are agitating f»r direct tradeâ€"with Europe. Louisisna is arranging for a transatlantic line for New Urieans, while a leyislative committeo is deliberating in Georgia on securing one for Savannab. _ Miss Fiorence Birney, deaughter of Gen. MILLIOXS OF CaPITiL into the country from the States. To this town of 8t. John is drew shipbuilders and lumbermen trom Maine, and here they invested Iu‘fl.nm of money. American money to amount of over fourteen millions of doilars has been invested in the uominion within the past tive years. The yreater part of th1it would have remained at bome if roeitr.uuq prevailed. . ‘The merchant classes have no hunkering after recip:ocity now. in truth, l doubt if they wouqd aliow it to us should we seek it. Dresden is to set about building a lock» up immediately. she will be a nation ht to enter the lists with the nstious of the world. For the first fow years Canada frorted fmachâ€"her merchant classesâ€"over America‘s course towards her. ‘The same classes are better flo.od to day that the repeal took place. t had the effect of drawing many Accusiomed to rely for a market on the United Stutes, they feilt stunned when a varrior in the shape of an excessive tarilf was suddeniy erected against them. 1t mught cnâ€"J'- one excelient lesonâ€"com meicial seif reliance. _ When Eogland throws her oft one of these days she will be taught politica! seliâ€"reliance, and then &A ONOR FLOURISKING TRADE between both countries. The immaculate Congressmâ€"n named were interested in several mullion acres of timber land in Maine at the time of the Yt. Albin‘s raid. Unuer the gnise of retaliating on Cansda tor ner cou:se »subsequent to that memoâ€" rable event, Lynch suoweded, by raising & great outory about the villany of the UC:mucks, in having the Reciprocity Treaiy abrogated. and thus the american nation, through its Exeoutive, unwittingly lent itselt to a scheme for enchancing the umver stock of Mr, Joun Lyach & Co, thirty per cent. by a virtual exclusion of Canudian timter. OUf course the Canudian people felt ext.emely sore over what they iooked upon as a peuy piece of vindictiveâ€" ness; and when they came to consider how their interes:a ht be affected, they yielded all at ono‘:“ «nd rashly to ue fantssy their commercial goose was cokâ€" ei‘ ‘lime corrected this, Ht. John, N. B., Deo. 25. It requires but a short rtay in this unâ€" lovable town to find out that it is thor» oughly permeated with the American ether. g'.ou find it in the address, man~ ners and business habits of the people. It is true many Americans are here engaged | in the lumber and many other kinds of | business, but the tone of the whole naâ€" | tive population is of the republican and lg:-:h-d order. It also needs but a I f sojourn to become convinced of the fact that the repeal of recipocity is at this moment working considerably in f«avor of Canuda and to the injury of the United States. :;;nnh mapuf.ctured nhn:t nO= thing while râ€"ciprocity lasted. ex« ‘olnnp for her, lumber and agricultural products, we supplied her with a bunired upportant articles of manufacture. We supply her wich nothing now â€"not even with petroieum oil. America cut off her nose to spite her face ~when she reâ€" voked the Reciprocity freaty to pun~ ish Canada for her sympathy with the South. But, really, America, of her own voâ€" lition did not commit this senseless act of seit inutilation, It was in the interest of Mr. Jobhn Lynch, Mr. Hale, Mr, Peters, and Mr. Blaive, a1 good kepublicin wemâ€" hers otf Congress from the State of Maine, that the proci«mation was issued, which had first the effect of destroying all anâ€" uekstion sflirit. in Carada, and ot kindling bitter feelings against America in the breasts of Canadians, and seconsly, of building up a manutacturing interest in the Dominion, and uestroying It is [Canadianp WHAT NONâ€"RECIPROCITY HAS DONE FOR CANADA. CAN UNITED STATES. NADIAN ITEMS, espondence N. Y. Herald ] Ht. John, N. B., Deo. 25. Cummings Robt 2 8/ Cuouningham Arthur $ Cusach Jas Uhwlton Thos Cody Chas G _ Uotters Miss Mary Davideon Jas Dixon J G Dreelan John Dunoen Edward Dwyer Jas: Ewman Hiram Farmer Mrs C F ssoil L Forbes Jas Fraser John 2 Giles Miss . Giles W Gorman Miss 8 Grant J Grant Miss M Cameron John A Rasseli Wm Cameron Archibald Sayes H Childs Mrs Mary Sayers L ~ Conway Geo Sadior Miss E “&-tfl i heo Bager Miss C E wtord Mrs thepherd M Crane G W Bhinck Miss M < urrie Jas 2 Bberwoon Miss A Cuddie A tnoefly Miss M Cullen Mary Short Thos Conway Geo "mufm i heo wiord Mrs Crane G W < urrie Jas 2 Cuddie A D vidson L L Belleville Samue! Berry Geo Boleau Wm Bolan Jas B.own Jas Brown Miss Aunie Brown Miss M Bradiey Wm Byras Mrs Cave Mrs G Gailagber Mrs The most ordinary ironer is enabled to compete with the mort skilful, givingâ€"the Linen the appearance i had when it came from the store â€" new and beautiful. Goods done up with it. keep clean much longer. thereby saving time and labor in washing. ‘Tnis is the mo«t economical arâ€" ticle that orn be used, costing only anout three cents to do the ironing of a larg+ family It gives the Linen such a smooth glossy surface that the dust and dirt wl not adbere to it, so that it will keep ciean muchlonser. lt is very hignhly recomâ€" mended by the Monureal ZHerali Le Minerve Le National, and by all the leadâ€" ing American papers Nss 8 It is put up in bores to last a family shout three months, and can be h«d frow all respectable Groce:s, Drugzists, and Dealers in House Furnishing Goods, at 30 cents per boz. Wholesale at HENBY F. LEMONT & CO., 286 St Jamesâ€"st, Montreal. ESMUNDE Biu8 Wholesale Agents for Ottawa and viciâ€" Harvey Miss M Jauckson W Jeokine H Kellie Miss E Kelly Mrs Mary law»on L E Acton Miss Mary _ Moffitt Mrs M Albert Miss Annio _ Mouli Jas Andrews A G Murray E Andrew Archibald _ Murphy Miss M A Armour wm Moegrove & Beatler Armetrong Hugh Mesers. Barnes Miss Maggis Newcomb G Y Barron Andrew Nicholson T Y Barron Wm O‘Donneli P Beggs Charles Ulsen Rosa Beharrie Jas 8 Ogilvie Che flllllrib Handey Miss M Hoiman £ Hurman 8 Losee &E C May Miss Isabelia Martin Â¥rs Nanoy Miail Mme A nity Lee Albert b{: P::o Logâ€"n R 6 Lord Jas By the use of As when bought at the &o, | &c. Procducing the same gloss and Enamellene For imparting a fine gloss to Linen Shirt Bosoms, Hard Finish ’ B..l"m- p'.-. (ml-elb":'nl- ‘.‘D{ ‘o;;;b‘i‘e' 4 20 IIMIL Wl b Courormxo.â€"The very agreeable charnc Dist} ter of this preparation has rendered it a Ul?,du".y'.?,' f‘i:’:’:’i“‘ general favourite. The Civil Nervice Quzettge | . ______‘ "__‘ _ ""‘**__ remarks:â€"* By a thorough knowledge of | I)LEANE BK PROMPT the n«tural laws which govern the operaâ€" | mmug tions of digestion and nutriton and by a | _ All persons indâ€"bied t caretul application ot the fire properties | Preston & Son. re reâ€"pe of well selected cronm Mr. Epps bas ‘ to cill at either etore provided our breakfast tables with a | McLachlin and retile the delicately fiivoured beverage which may | Ibe uoderâ€"igned who h save us many heavy doctors‘ bills Made | business, »ad who collec simply with boiling water or milk. Sold | will for a few days tongâ€"r ouly in tinâ€"lined Enckoq, labelledâ€"Jngnn at the said stores for seti Epps & Co., Homcsopathis Chemiâ€"ts, l short time they will be g1 London. d1509v Citor for collastian A scientist, who has made investipation into the breakimg of iron rails during frosty weather, considers that good iron is not affected by frost, tut that poor tron does suffer loes of strength Ee holds, however, that the extreme rigidity of the earth beneath the rails in cold weather offers a better explanation of breaks than the effects of mere frost upon iron. Ottawa, Jany 7, 1873 $39,000,000 _ It is believed the wheat which California‘ J[j‘*PDiÂ¥ \ : will send abroaw«1 the present year will exâ€"| D & ”', Tth J.ny ceed in va‘ue that of the gold which the ’ is n State will produce during the sa me period. | New Hall of the Convent of The crop will bring from $25,000,000 to| _ Sacred Heart, Rideau Street she went south to assist in editing a news» | Enamellene. IST OF LETTERS remaning in the Uttawa Post Office, Dec. 3ist, 1872. All Housskeepers STORE NEW. Cuffs, Collars, Lace Curtains, 1i M a c 6 1TRADE Waters Miss N ° Waters Mirs M Waters J :s Waddle J Watts Miss E White a P Whiten W Wilson W M Wilson David Wil tamson Thos Williams M Woods L Young G Sproscr Mire T Stockwin Chs Suiles Miss E Stewart J ‘Taylor T ‘Thompson Mrs H Tiern=y J H Tungey Ant Vaugban J Vickery W McoCurig D McCool C B )hc«rtbo} W MoUuaig J B McFarland Mies E MceDonald J Mcvonald M MoDonsid Geo M Donals Mre R Mckd=ard W MocD nald Miss Grace McDonald D &A K MeDonald Miss A Motsuire Miss K Mcinto h Miss C hfin‘ln Moleay Robe Molaugniin Thos bâ€"clean Miss J Nolean Aiex McNeil Mrs & &A MclMulian aA @ Moxulian Mrs L Rea David Robizson Geo Roborts Mrs J Robizson J bline t £ Newcomb @4 Y Nicholson T Y O‘Donneli P Ulsen Rosa Ogilvie Che g’lfielly Wm ayne A Perry A. iss M L Plested Wm Powley W Raren Miss A «dnclair C ¢, 2. LIBL 2157 1y3aw ©.. Spation, & C, Prat, 17A _ 2148 4 notice thit a balf yearly dividend at the rate of eight per câ€"nt per snou a, on the Capital of the Bnk. will be pays+le on Capital of the Bnk. will be gq'-uo on the FUUKTH da, ot+JaNCARY. 1874, to the proprietors of shares registered ws the &# Shop opposite the Post Office, Lo onies. HOUSE AND SIGH PAINTMNG, DONE ON TBE SHORTEST NOTICE. All: kinds of PAINTS Mixed, And will continue until the entire extenâ€" siva consignment is diâ€"posed of. The stock is perfecily new. being last Fall‘s importation, and consists in part of handâ€" some Parian. Porcelain, Bohemian and other Vases, inlaid Rosewnod and Fortoise Shell work boxzes, fancy steil boxes, clocks ot eâ€"ery design and s‘yle, oil painting», chromos, engravings and bundreds of other fancy articles that cannot be enu merated To the trade this is an excellent oppor» tunity to replenish, and to Whovokeom an opportunity to purchase as as o.n«ments! articles Al! will be sold without any reserve, as instructions are positive. J. BERMINGHAYM, Auctioneer. Uiltawa, Jany 4, 1873. 2155 i Window Glass, Ornamental and Stained Glass, &c. Felt, Cotton and Woolien Nettng and Flusb. vsed in the mannf:cture of Gloves «nd Mirs. The subscriber begs to announce that he bas jun:‘roorivod nhrslnd vumd': signment of fancy goods of every tion, from ene of the most exuuie; wholesale horses in Montreal which he will sell by Public Auction, commencing at 7.30 p. m., on Cratous Derartuent, Ottawa, Dec 27, 1872. Notice is bereby given that His Excel lency, the Governor General by an Urder in Council, berring date the 26th instant, ‘nd uncer the auchority vested in him, by the 3rd secticn of the 34th Victoria, Cap. !0), has been plessed to order and direct that the folioning articles be transferred to the li=1 of goosts which may be importâ€" ed into Canada, free of duty, viz : SATURDAT Ev‘g., 4th Instan!, A French Cook, having been _ employed in some of the first houses in France and Belgium, an engagement in Ottawa having «xpired, he is now desirous of obtaining employment in a firstâ€"class Hotel. Address, M COsTIER, Nelson Street, between Patrick and Parry Streets Ortawa. Jany 1, 1873. 2153 Any person or persons hiring or harbourâ€" ing Robert Kiusella, â€"who has left my emâ€" ployment,â€"after this aate, will be pro= secuted. JONATHAN WATSON. Bearbrook, Jany 2, 1873. 2154 On New Year‘s evening. between Bank ard O‘ onnor Streets, a ROBE, part Bear Skin and t Wolf. Any person returnâ€" ing it to E:m-. O‘flice, will be suitably rewarded. Ottawa. Jany 3, 1873. 2151 ,GBA.‘\'D OPERATIC SOIREE, _ _ | TUESDAY N GIT, 7th Jany By a Practical Watchmaker. Can Elec tro plate and K. pair Jewellery. Good corrâ€"spondent and Bouk keeper. Apply A. D, st Kobert ©raham‘s Hotel, Sussex * treet, Uitawa rAURIOL & PRUNEKAU, at the said stores for settliement, alter a short time they will be given to my Noli» dlirne 4e dap ol citor for collection Al‘ persons ind»bied to the iat» firm of Presion & Son. are reâ€"pe. Efnily requested to call at either etore of Preston & Mclachlin and rettle their indebtedness ue uoderâ€"igned who has re:ired from business, »od who collects all account«, will for a few days iongâ€"r leave the books yy Anceo By a COOK ;AN‘UF BRITISH NORTH AMKRICA, Incorporated by_flqll Charter. The Court of Directors bereby give Ottawa, Jany 3, 18 34 _ 2154 im PART SiCOxT. CAL!IXTAâ€"English Cpera. N. B.â€"The Hail will be warm ond c fortable. And Importers of FRENCH, ENGLISH & AMERICAN PaPER HANGI+NGS. Krery description of By Command, R. 8 M.BOUCHETTE, Commi+sioner of Customs. Ottawa. Jany 6, 1+73. 2157 DEALERS IN PAINTS, OIL®, VARNISH, T UTICER *‘ttawa, Jany 7, 1873 *AUTION. Fancy Goods. C EW YEAR‘s3s AUCTION SALE Brushes, IiUATION WANIED Voeal and lostrument=} Musi O8C. ANTED O‘ TL .A W .&A LA DAME BLANCIHE Opera in three acts. READY POR UsE. \& PART FIRST 2157 1 21 the The above firm (the boiler Buildâ€" ers in Ottawa), are pl!r: 10 R«PGtep. sure all descriptions ot 83, FPARKS STREET, xmm-flbfl-‘ Wm’ to the question. erhaws * ow Yaear‘s quotations .cu:'l’r“ o Berviceable Boots and Shoes ai Reasonable Prices is a Ques tion often Asked. Parchase your Boots and Shoes at JA B DIXE‘8 Mammoth Golden Boot Stare, Wammnmr COFFIB. {49me%ey sRaxor, Besâ€"duâ€"B _ do VALENCIA AND SULTANESEK MISLETOE, can be had in quantities to suit, or bottles, at the GHRISTMAS LOWEST CASH PRLIOK4 FPOR FIRST CLA8SS GOOD# THOS8, PATTERSON‘8, Rideau Btreet Oltawa, Dec 24, 1872. Campbell & McBride, ETEAM BUILER MAKER® Albert Street, Richmond Road, Cttawa. 8STEAMK BOILERA :lnq attention given to rep« (ttawa, December 23. 1872, 314%1;. M fls J ... _ §9U%D!ities Black xcli‘s, of this seas Jams and Jelles. of | Tart Fruits in Bott es, 1 Raâ€"pl« rries, ied Currar Chermes, + lums, Apri Apple:. SYRL'Ps in Bottle Currants Black a Pine Appie, De A; berry, Gooseterry, C Lime MoDUNELL & MONGENAJA Oitaws, Dec 21, 1872, PPJ pÂ¥y>08G Rarsixs €2 07 mwm““dd!aalfm want any frm. Ol84t Brandies or Wines and the best Famitly @~~ mio-.mnmm to NNGLIYA ELDERIERRY WINE l);k‘- '. $ ie PCT IUDbelz a ane oo | B $.060694) 3 ULTANAS3 and DORTER and ALES. REAM CHEKESE, di ta Ground dally at LIKE w isgp *ABLE RALSINS the ve At All of the best brands, at MoDONELL & MONKGEN «ts At At HAOLILL,Y ]y, U.d Tm' RANDIEs gress, With Onek Calgy fse .. #5 ** UOSELLE and Clarets Port. Sheriies and Layer Razins of all grades, Malig+ Grapes, A¢ A great variety of articles tar Jams and Jellies lavorirg i xtracts HOLIDAY TIMEA MoDONELL & MONGENAIR LED Fruits aud MeDINELL & MONGENATE McDONELL & MONGEXAIM®, 443 YeDONELL & MONGEXAJA AF , _,, 2 ® *emson. +uch as; â€" _ Jellies. of ®ll kiods in pte, in Bott os, vig :; U-ono"n'h, , Red Currants, Black Currante, Snnes pElomad 1 IMPORTATIOXs <€ien Always on hand Jave, Including the best brande ef Bottles, from 28. Euiear s Port and Sherry Wipes BRTRAIY Xtracts &And Poired NMeats new Curranis urrants, ] Apt100ts »ND aud Heq. Vlu.â€"w.m'-. Argeot, Urange. Straw. Cupillare, and Syrup ef put up the rery choierst . rery ducey trom Siree ; Jri Fruit, vis RHnu tarl Viwromm Warp Fuzonc if pou want good Wines a to HARDY & BRO.‘s, W Rnun.â€"(kphh.': away yesterday, but no one in the d%:u esoaped unburt, b over, were badly out. lv:-l"mh 2152 Auras, McKi® Boncor Taverrzmnmir.â€" . from the position of Sdve favor, and intends furit interest throughout the Br. Gzoror‘s SBoowrr au street. As several ters will be discussed, a _ The vergt?~ ds precisely. _ ‘This paper 4 g'-‘lhm-.â€"n, &.c.- of there in { numbers aet br telegraph, thet Larzer Srvize in eleotr verware at Radford, Birske m-uvg Merchan until after the Holiduy s tonight betore the 1. Y Waronzs of all des Birxzer: & Goyer‘s, 4 B,arks St, snd beving receivred n» hope that the rumour is Henfre®w, and tormeriy : his back broken while i his sore on Saturday 1w Erapued for intormation “:mv of all d-; boliday presenis at Goyer‘s, Merchant‘s B« *"People often wan..... no one to do up theirp Linen as nice es it was ln-.n-.â€"lz be found an advervise their Shirts do not Conmtruas Novermus Madiord, lirkett A Go eppoosite T. H. Hunton, when new. By the use < these results are arrived sion, we would advise ou -Nfil.:::t:r Buomxzes is Rosuness â€" Grecseries, g> to HARD OFFICE HOURS FRoM For Money urders and M from 10 a.m. to 4 pam. ls the place to buy POST OFFICE SAÂ¥ lm“‘ will be re lowed at the ut annumm, and doposits can # Post Offlce, Ottawa sth Lecem ber, 18 Mo«et to Lexp. tey, Bolicitor, &o , corn Kigin Streets, ttawa. _ VWatter t w-. hast mT\Q the rame night. _ Bero 11. â€"For Wines Rurortepo Acciouse.â€" ie New Yorl or Canadian Frcite and Nyup:.l PU&T CFFICE, 0° Arrival and Bep 1872. Winter Ar ments les it to , , wholesale agents 1OUAL HARDY «i wif ww i