The daily witness, 31 mars 1879, lundi 31 mars 1879

[" DA ILY WTONTE Vol.XVIII.No.7(5.\tU8T EDITION.\tMONTREAL.MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1879.LAST EDITION One Okni e/t+rtto.manw and i^nlAi twiarKiMy mu* M tnUvrtt'l vUh (V nu»* ck! üdUrttt f/ Uit trudsr ¦ *M#r-mlèt uv *'al Bank, limited, with a directorate in London and Pari», anil patron * am mg uninnt British, French and Italian noblemen.Vhe design i f the bank is to take up and extend a valuable foreign connection and as-mm-i the more Ulieieit protection and developm-nt of Cntholk- bat king interests throughout the world.FATAL RAILWAY WRECKING.CINCINNATI, March 31.\u2014The night express of the Grand Trunk Railway passing near Smith\u2019s Creek.Mich, un Saturday night, was thrown from the track, the engine and three forward cars filing wrecked Robert Wilson, the brake»-man, was crushed to death ; Ben Water», the ei gineer.and Jerry McGuire, the fireman, fatally scalded ; Francis Kellogg, \u201ef Krie, Pa, leg broken, and several others slightly injured.The accident was caused by train wreckers.Ssvoral arrests have taken place.HOW THE POOR INDIAN FARES.Omaha, Ntb , March 31.\u2014The Presbyterian and Congregational churches, after hearing the statements of the Poncha Indiana, telegraphed to Mr.Scbnrz, i*questing that the Poncbas be permitted to return to their reservation, aud not forced to go to the Indian territory.Their con diticu ia pitiable.THE REGULAR THING.Cincinnati, ()., March 31.\u2014The daughter of ElUba Hathaway contests his will, which be-d»-l t»ne- meats.Cornelius Vanderbilt subscribed $20,000.STRANGE INFATUATION.The Sun aay» Mi-s Strait Ha!!, formerly on» of the ItelleH of Providence, recently married Bernard McDonald, a car driver of this city, d< spite the reiu' iiatraucea of her friend*.She fias a email fortune.CANADIAN.PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.(liy Ttitgraph from i'ur Own Correspondent ) t HTAWa, March 31.THE HTXAMEK \u201cOtENDOB.\" The Citizen thia muruiug Hay» : It was recently stated that a re|H>rt on the steamer \" Glen-don,\u201d by Mr.William M.Smith, Inspect »r of \u2022SteamlMiats for the Maritime Provinces, condemning the steamer \u201cGlmdon\u201d at un-seaworthy, was mi»»ing from the Marine and Fisheries Department.The Oppositionist* denied that any such re|iort had even existed.Unfortunately for the ev-Mlnis t-rot Marine and Fisheries, the miwiag r«|>ort fias Wen found.It is the joint report of Misers Samuel Ridey, William M.Smith «lid Joseph Samson, the Board of Steamboat 11 «necti n, who reported that the hull i* a bail model, is uniMWurtby and i» alre»*ly strained ; also that the engine wild Ixiiler are too small to make her a serviceable boat iu bad Weather.Altogether, they lielievel the vessel to be unfit for her present employment, There is also an unfavorable report from Win.Semons.Surveyor at t^uelrec for the Bu r*au Veritas, who closes his report with tbewii.*ds: \" 1 therefore do not cotiHider her a suitable vesrel for the Gulf service.\" But h» thought she would do for inland or river navigation.There is also an interesting re|s>rt by Captain Lavoie, who commande*! the \u201cGlen don,\u201d and who descriltes one of his tri|M in the Gulf, of which he says : \u201c It is through the mercy of God we were not all lost.\" He also says : \u201cIn spite of my anxiety to find aotne good in the bargain of the Department, it