Montreal herald and daily commercial gazette, 22 décembre 1883, samedi 22 décembre 1883

[" TT >.1 WW» & ° 95 \"4R OP Sliscellancous, ESTABLISHED 13 YEARS.L.P.DUFRESNE, 92 Notre Dame St, (late 92 St.Joseph St.) Montreal, WEDDING RINGS A SPECIALITY.Orders sent through Post, Telephone or otherwise will be promptly attended to.November 30 Im 286 TS PRESENT HOLIDAY CIFTS.G.W.CLARKE, 238 and 240 ST.JAMES STREET, Invites inspection of his immense stock of new FANCY GOODS AND NOVELTIES Imported for the Holidays.The Largest Assortment in Canada of New Goods.Also, New Christmas Cards, December 15 du 299 SAMUEL MAY & CO.Manufacturers of BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES, With May\u2019s Improved Spring Combination Cushion.Direct Importers, Dealers and Manufacturers of AN Material Pertainiog to the Business.No.526 Craig St, Montreal, 81 to 89 Adelaide St.W., Toronto.50 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg.December 4 tf 289 Henry Chapman& Ca IMPORTERS, MONTREAL.ACENTS IN CANADA FOR: PINET, CASTILLON & CO., Cognac, BRANDIES.LUCAS FRERES, Cognac, BRANDIES.A.C.A NOLET, Schiedam, GINS.G.H MUMM & CO0., Reims, CHAMPAGNES.P.A.MUMM & CO, Frankfort, O.M,, HOCKS and MOSELLES.B.& E.PERRIER, Chalons, CHAMPAGNES.T.G.SANDEMAN & SONS, Oporto, PORTS.CASTLES & C0, Tartagona, RED AIRBAIRN & CO., Gl .» FAIRB ., Glasgow, Doi À C0.Ber WHISKIES ILLE & CO., Belfast, ES.D THORNE & SONS, Greenock, WHISKIES BAGOTS, HUTTON & CO.Dublin, HISKIBS.I OLD .G.NEY & CO0., Liverpool, | H.G KEW LONDON DOCK RUM in cases.J.SON & C0., Leith, GINGER D.3 THOMESIN A OLD TOM, etc., ete.MACHEN & CO, Liverpool, Export Bottlers of Guinness & Sons Foreign Stout.ROBT.PORTER & CO., London, Bass & Co's Ale WIL McEWAN, Edinburgh LIAM CON ALES.\u2019 LAWRENCE JOYCE, Liverpool, PICKLES THE LLIN A .L\u2019d., London, APO N NARIS CO I MINERAL WATERS.Also Agents in Montreal For HIRAM WALKER & SONS, WALKERVILLE.AND LLOYDS, LONDON.December 3 Un mwf 288 TO CONSUMERS.English Dak-Tamed Leathe BELTING ! MANUFACTURED FROM THE PURE OAK-TANNED LEATHER.CASSILS, STIMSON & CO .March 31 __ Le UT A CENTLEMAN of active habits and strictly temperate, with a thorough knowledge of every part of Ontario, wishes employment 8s General Agent of a first-class Insurance Company, or as Traveller for a first class Comuercial House.The applicaat, 1n a personal interview, which must be confidential, will answer all inquiries as to ability, qualiticæ, tions and testimonials.Address ISAAC WILLIAMS, Montreal {TUR rt ; TRUNK RAILWAY.CHEAP HOLIDAY TICKETS To all Points on the Line; also to Ottawa and Midland Railway points.Xmas and New Year Return Tickets will be issued at INGLE FARE On FRIDAY to TUESDAY December 91st to 26th inclusive, Good to return up vecember 31st, 1883.to De.from FRIDAY to MONDAY, December 28th to 31st and TUESDAY, January let.1884, Good to Return up to January Tth, 1884.JOSEPH HICKSON, eneral Manager.¢ rif 295 G December 11 AND DAILY COMM GAZ TT VOL.LXXV.\u2014305.MONTREAL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 99 di, 1883.PRICE, ONE CENT (From the HERarp of November 26.) A NEW DEPARTURE.\u2014\u2014\u2014 We commence to-day the publication of Tire MoNtruan Irrany, daily edition, as a ONE CENT Parër.That is to say, we offer the public an cight page paper, of fifty-six columns\u2014in- eluding about thirty columns of reading matter\u2014for ono cent per day.As the subscription price of the paper, delivered at city residences or mailed to any address, will be THREE DOLLARS per annum, the cost to the subscriber will be slightly under one cent per day.This change is dune to a desire on the part of the proprietors of Tue HERALD to keep pace with the steadily growing demand for cheap newspaper literature, and also to a determination to extend to the utmost limit possible the influence of a journal of which we may in all modesty say that its past has been neither tneventful nor un- influential.\u2018Lux Jlzranp has had positive opinions on all the great questions which have agitated the public mind in old Canada or tho new Dominion during the past seventy-five years, and it is altogether likely that it will ¢ontinue to have a voice and influence 1m public controversies for very many years to come.It is important, therefore, that what it has to say should be addressed to as large an audience as possible ; and with this object in view, neither time, labor, nor mency will be spared in the future to make THE HeraLp worthy of its past and the leading newspaper of Canada.In publishing THE HERALD as a One Cent journal, and thus placing it within the reach of everybody, we are travelling in the same direction as the great New York dailies, whose price had been three and four cents por copy, but who find their profit in reducing their rate to two cents per copy, with, we should suppose, a reasonably fair prospect of ultimately dropping to one cent.The tendency of the daily press of Canada to-day is to make little or no profit out of circulation, in order that everybody may possess himself of a copy of a newspaper at the lowest possible price.This, at all events, is the policy of Tur HeraLp, and we now propose to give the people of Canada the largest und the best One Cent newspaper that they are ever likely to receive.In issuiug the first number of the One Cent Hirao we bespeak the continued good will and active sympathy | of the many friends of the journal throughout Canada.We propose that there shall be no falling off in the quality of the contents of the paper.On the contrary, it will be the ambition of the management to produce a paper more attractive than Tar HERALD has ever been in the past, and with stronger claims on advertisers and the reading public than could have been hoped for under the high priced regime.All the departments chars acteristic of the paper will be maintained and others added from time to time, while no means will be left untried in order to make the news, of whatsoever kind, absolutely reliable, LONDON FOREIGN AND COLONIAL! PRODUCE MARKETS.Loxpox, Dec.8.\u2014In the colonial produce markets business has been restricted, and prices in many cases are easier.Refmed sugars and crystallised West India have maintained steady value, but beet and refining kinds of raw cane are the turn lowes.Coffee has lost the recent firmness, and prices are easier on ihe Continent, and in America as well as here.Indian teas have been largely offered, and all grades above ls.6d.aie 1d.per lb.lower on the week.China teas are firm, though the stock is large, and 10,000,000 lbs.more thau at this tune last year.Cocoa is firmly held, but there is not a great deal doing.Rice has sold rather unevenly, without altering general quotations.Saltpetre is firmer.The spice trade is dull, but pep per is firnly held.Nutmegs and pimento slightly cheuper.The dried fruit sales have evidenced a cousiderable falling off in the demand for Valencia raisins, the common qualities of which have sold very much lower.Manila hemp is barely supported, and jute tor arrival has declined 5x.to 7s.6d.per ton.There has not been much variation in the cotton market.With more activity in the metal trade, tio, copper and lead have advanced in value, The oil markets have been flat and easier, but are steadier at the close.Australian mutton tallow has advanced considerably, and beef i8 rather dearer.Sugar.\u2014A quiet tone still prevails.In Leices à moderate Lusiness concluded at about steady prices.Dried goods in fair demand at late value.\u2018l'ate\u2019s cubes, 28s 6d ; Martineau\u2019s titler=, 26s 3d ; eubes, 27s; cut loaf, 28s 9d ; Duncan\u2019s cubes, 293 ; Lebaudy\u2019s Paris loaves, 24s 6d ; Say\u2019s, 258.Dutch crushed, No 1, 23s Tid.Best drooping, 18s 43d prompt, 18s 6d to 18s 74d January.No public sales of raw cane, and but little 1u- quiry privately.Coffee\u2014A dull market, and the public sales have gone flatly at occasionally easier rates.Tea.\u2014The sales of Indian show a quiet tone, and the flner qualities favor buyers.Rice.\u2014More doing: A cargo of Rangoon off coast sold 8s 9d, steamer cargo ditto in Mediterranean 98 14d, and a mixed cargo in same position at 8s 9d Continent.Skina\u2014In the public gales Cape sheep sold with a fair demand at steady value.Gums.\u2014The auctions have gone slowly; Kaurie rather easier.Oils.\u2014 Linseed shows very little change ; London spot 198 14d to 19s 73d ; Hull 19s to 19: 74d.Rape continues firm ; English brown 30s Gd spot, refined 322 6d.| TRADE & COMMERCE | DEPARTURE UF GCEAN STEAMERS, \u2014_\u2014.Steamer.Date.From.To.Ethiopia.Dee 22.New York.Glasgow Rhein.Dec 22.New York.Bremen Germanic.Dec.22.New York.Liverpool Prussian .Lec.22.Bostou.Glasgow Arizona.Dec.22.New York.Liverpool Bohemia.Dec 22.Now York.Mamb.rg Belgeutand .Dec 23.New York.Antwerp Bothnia.,.Dec 28.New York.Liverpool Lake Win\u2019p\u2019g.Dec 26.New York .Liverpoo! Lake Nepigon.Dce 26.Baltimore Liverpool Fualda.Dec 26.New York .Bremen Olliude Dec New York.Havre Baltic Dec 27.New York, .Li verpool Ontario.Dec 27, Portland.Liverpool Parisian.Dee 2\u2019 .Portland.Liverpooi Rhaetia .Dec 27.New York.Hamburg C of Berlin .Dec 29.New York.Liverpool Salier .Dec 20, New York.Bremen Waldensian .Dec 2).Portland.Glasgow Helvetia.Dec 29.New York.Glasgow Furnessia .Dec % New York.Glaszow Abyssinia.Jan 1 .New York, Liverpool ) avonia.Jan 2.New York.Liverpool Torouto.Jan 3.Poriland.Liver;.ooil Pe uvian.Jan 3.Portiand.Liveryoo! Brittanie.Jan 5 New York .Liverpool Belgravia .,.Jan 5.New York.Glasgow Wyoming .Jan 8.New York.Liverpool L \u2018aniteba.Jan 9.New York, Liverpool Gallia.9.New York.Liverpool dan 10.Jan 10.Dominio Portland.Liverpool Republic.New York.Liverpool FINANCIAL, Tar Herarp Orrice, } Montreal, December 21.° Montreal Stock Market.In the stock market there was a generally dull feeling, which in the afternoon developed into weakness, although the volume of business was hardly enough to establish & decline in values.The miscellaneous list again furnished most of the business.Gas was the feature, being excited, and had sharp fluctuations.It opened lower at 1762, and in the afternoon developed to 174%, which in turn was followed by a marked advance, the market closing at 176\u2014a decline of § per cent.from yesterday.City Passenger opened strong at 117%, but fell off to 116}, and closed § better than yesterday at 1161.Richelien sold to a fair extent at 57, but closed weaker at 563.Montreal Telegraph changed hands at 119, and Intercolonial Coal at 35.Bank stocks were inactive.Montreal was weak and sold down to 177 for a closing.Merchants declined to 108.Commerce closed at 1184@119, and Toronto sold at 1663@167.Other stocks wére nominally as quoted.Canadian Pacific was weak, and sold 1 lower at 544.The following are the day\u2019s transactions : MORNING BOARD.Montreal 11 @ 177} Ontario 1 @ 104 Peoples.3@ 69 Merchants.0.000000 e00 er 5 @ 108} Commerce.10 @ 1194, 25 @ 1i9 Richelieu.»@ 5 City Passenger.50 @ 117}, 75 @ 117 LE ETC RE 400 @ 176} AFTERNOON BOARD.Montreal.oiiiie tiie 50 @ 177 Toronto.Cee eae 25 @ L664, 25 @ 167 Merchants.35 @ 1084, 25 @ 103 \u2026.\u2026.\u2026 100 @ 35 50 @ 119 Le 50 @ 581 @ 1161, 25 @ 116} 784,25 @ 178, 775 @ 175 50 @ 1743, 50 @ 175, 250 @ 176 Canadian Pacitic.\u2026.\u2026.25 @ 54} The following are the quotations of the stock market as reported by Mr.D.Lorn MacDougall to-day :\u2014 Inter.Coal.Montreal Telegrap Richelieu City Passeng Gas .; © omy Po % STOCKS.21d Zs | By Pa \"2/02 | as Bank of Montreal.| $200 {5 p.c.| 177} 176} Ontario Bank.100 j3 p.c.j 10:3| 102 Bank B.N.A.£51 [8 PeCofvensal vores Banque du Peuple.| $ 50 i2ip.c.| 6 eu Moilsons Bank.50 4 p.c.j 1L4 | 1124 Bank of Toronto.100 4 p.c.{ 167 ; 166; Bank Jacques Cart.er.| D she 100}.Merchant's -ank.100 :3ip.c.| 1083] 107% Bank d'Hochelaga.| 101 13 p.c.East\u2019n Township B'k.| 5 abe Quebec B nk .] 100 {3ip.c Banque N«tionale 50 |3 p.e.U ion Bank.\u2026.\u2026.1:0 {3 p.c.Cm.B'k of \u2018ommerce] 50 (4 p.c.Dominion Bank .50 |5 p.c.Bank of Hamilton.! 100 i3ip.c.Exchange Bank.100 i p.c.Ville Marie.100 3p c.Standard Bank.! 80 [3ip.c.Federal Bank.0100 {5 pee.Imperial Bank.100 4 p.c.|.MISCELLANEOUS.| Intercolonial Coal Co; 100 .37 » do bonds.\u2019 | anses 100 9) Montreal Tel'gr\u2019ph Coj 40 4 p.c.|*119} 119 Dominion Tel\u2019gr\u2019phCol 5) 3 p.ef.i.Rich & Ont Nav.Co.! 100 8 p.c., 57 56 City Passenger RR.; 50 |7 & 1j 1163} 116} City Gas Co.| 4016 p.c.j 175} 175 Cornwall Gas Co.Canada (Cotton Co.Canada Paper Co.Canada Shipping Co.Dundas Cotton Co.Graphic Printing Codo bonds.Mont.Loan&Mort\u2019eCo Mont.Invest& Bldg, Co Royal Can.Ins, Co.Montreal Cotton Co.Hudon Cotton Co-.Stormont Cotton Co.Burtand Lith.Co.Bell Telephone Co.Guarantee Co of N.A.Accident Ins.C,ofN.A, L.Ch'n&St, Law J'n B; Canada Cent\u2019I R\u2019y Bds: St.Paul, M&M, Vy.Canadian Paciflec Ry.Mont.5 p.c.Stock.,.Canada N W Land Co *Can.Pacific LG.B.Ex-divldend.| The Stock Board.Mr.James Burnett was to-day clected chairman of the Stock Board ; vice Mr.D.Lorn Macdougall resigned.The Board will adjourn to-morrow for the Christmas holidays until Wednesday, December 26.Loans and Discounts.The mouey market to-day was quiet and inactive.The ruling rates are 5} per cent.for call loans on stock collaterals, and 7 per cent.for the best commercial pager.Money in New York to-day was at 2 per cent for call loans on stocke.Foreign Exchange.Sterling exchange is quoted nominally at 8 3-16 between banks and 8% over the counter for sixties, and 8} between banks and 9 over the counter for demand.Curreacy on New York is at 1-16@} discount between banks.Demand sterling in New York to-day was stronger and # in the £ higher, the posted rates being 483 and 486.London Financial Markets.Consols in London to-day recovered yesterday\u2019s dezline of 1-16/@4 and closed firm at 100 5-16 for money and 100 7-16 for the account.United States bonds were unchanged at 117} for 43s, and 104 for 5s.In railway securities Canadian Pacific was stronger and advanced ¥ to 57}.Erie was unchanged at 304, and lllinois Central at 1373.New York Stock Market.The stock market to-day was weak, North-West and St.Paul Jeading the decline.The former dropped 1§ from the opening, and the latter 1].Union Pacific broke badly in the afternoon, and closed\" weak, with sales of 953,000 shares.Compared with yesterday\u2019s closingguotations the following changes appear :\u2014 Advanced.\u2014Mich.Cent, 4 ; Ohio&Miss., 1; Ohio Cent.}; Pac.Maik 3; West Union, § ; Kansas & Tex, 3.Declined.\u2014C.B.& Q., #; Can.South, 3; Can.Pac,#; Den.& Rio Grande, 4; Erie, 4 ; Lake Shore, # ; Lou.&Nash., 4; N.Pacific, Ÿ ; do.pfd., 1; North-West 15; Oregou Trans, $; Reading, } ; St.Paul 1%; st.Paul & M., à ; St.Paul & O., £ ; do pfd,,ÿ ; Texas Pac, } Union Pac, 2; Wabash, 4.Unchanged.\u2014Del.Lnc.&West, Missouri Pac, N.Y.Cent., Wubash pfd.The following were the fluctuations in New York on Saturday :\u2014 wi a ab 85|= a | a STOCKS.Er a REE Soi & 1.40 61 7 onl © ol ® C.B.& Que, .0.0000 0000 121411201.1203) 4500 Canada Southern.5431 bil.543 2 Canadian Pacific.-) B4d| 56j)- 544] 7600 Cent.Pacitic.JG Chesh & O.141.14 Lo.C.C.C &1 673).673 100 LC.&1.C RR veuve Chic.& Alton.sessforrafereefsenals cc 000 Del.,Lack& West.1163.1104:1163|1163| 28000 Del.& Hudson.eesleldoandlll] 100 Denver & Rio G.Di Bi.Erie.\u2026.s\u202600cu000e H.&Tex.Ill.Central.Kansas & Tex.Erie & Western Lake Shore.Lou.& Nash, Michigan Cen Mob.& Ohio.Missouri Pac.N.J.Central., N.Y.Central HET NE 1534.Oregon J'rans .Ont.& Western.\u2026.\u2026.l.\u2026.Ohio South.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.ae Ohlu & Miss.Ohio Central.Pacific Mail.Reading .Rock Island .St.Paul.Do.Pref.St.P., M.& M.St, P.& Omah Do.Pref.San Francis Tex.Pacific.Union Pacific 6.Western Wnion.Exchange.Money .San Francisco Mining Stocks SAN Francisco, Dec.19.\u2014T'he following are the official closing prices of mining stocks to-day :\u2014 Closing Closing.Alpha Con., 1.00 | Grand Prize.,.25 Alta.«.L373 | Hale & Norcross.1.874 Argenta .\u2014 {Independence ., \u2014 Belcher.95 | Mexican.225 Belle Isle.\u2014 1lest & Belch 75 3.371 die Con.75 15 California 15 20.00 Chollar.60 1124 Con.Virginia.35 1.00 Crown Point.\u2014 3.37% Clko Con.\u2014 20 Eureka .2.604 h 1.874 Gould & Curry.1.75 | Yellow Jacket.2.00 \u2014_\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 GENERAL NOTES.\u2014 The latest commercial news by tele graph will be found on our cighth page.\u2014There were 323 failures in the United States and Canada during the past week.\u2014The Sheriff has levied upon, and will sell the property of the Champlain & Essex Mining Company, of New York.\"Y\u2014ÀA rate war on emigrant business has been inaugurated by a number of Atlantic steamship lines.\u2014Jouruals of Buffalo published interviews with prominent business men, all of whom but one exception favor a reduction of the duties, a return to a revenue tariff, and complete reciprocity with Canadaeee ll ett.LIVE STOCK SHIPMENTS.Messrs.Robert Retford & Co.have compiled an interesting statement of the shipments of cattle and sheep from the port of Montreal daring the season of 1883.\" The total exports were 51,452 head cattle and 104,245 sheep\u2014an increase over 1882 of 9,290 cattle and 29,602 sheep.The following is a detailed statement of the ship- wents Ly the various lines represented by Messrs.Reford & Co.:\u2014 Lines.Shipped Cattle.P hipped.Loss.Pe A Great Western.ord.55 To Donaldson Clyde.5,930 34 57 Thomson.8,010 5 164 Ross, London.4,033 11 27 $8.Malabar.244 1 41 Total.145 106 75 Sheep.Lines.Shipped.Loss.Per cent, Great Western.6,237 382 6.074 Donaldson, Clyde.2,805 2.85 Thomson.7,515 92 1.22 Ross, London.9,970 726 7.26 53.Malabar.\" 486 7 1.44 Total.27,068 1,287 4,754 The above does not include cattle shipped per steamers Langshaw and Viking, both of which were totally lost, the latter on her last voyage.\u2018The entire loss by the Great Western Line of steamers occurred on one steamer between Montreal and Father Point, and was occasioned by the cattle\u2014distillery fed and very fat\u2014being overcrowded in railway cars, where æ number of them died.also several on the wharf before shipment.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 RAILWAY NEWS, \u2014The Chicago, St.Paul, Minnesota & Omaha Railroad has declared a quarterly dividend ot 1} per cent., payable on January 21st.\u2014Mr.Villard declared yesterday that Le would not resign the presidency of the Northern Pacific Railroad unless the stockholders desired him to do so.~The last spike in the Pittsburg, Cleveland & Toledo Railway was driven yesterday.This is an important link in the grand trunk scheme of the Baltimore & hio Railway.\u2014Six hundred employes of the West Shore road were dischargsd at Buffalo yes- terday and between 1,100 aud 1,200 near Syracuse on the western division.Officers at Utica give as the cause the inability to worle in winter severe freezing weather and six inches uf snow along the road.The pay-car passed through Utica yesterday direct to Syracuse to pay the men dis charged and will return and pay that division next week.\u2014The rumor of a discovery in the accounts of the New York and New England Railroad of a considerable increase in the floating debt proves well founded, but the officers declare emphatically there is no reason for any apprelbeasion, that :h rehus been no defalcation, n0 dishone-ty, and further that the increase is not enormous, and that the directors have fully prepared w meet such obligations as it puts upon them.\u2014\u2014\u2014 PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.MoNTREAL, Dez.21.Frour\u2014The flour market remains dull and unchanged, and no improvement need be looked for until after the holidays, Prices are nominally unchanged.We quote: \u2014 Superior Extra, ver brl.$3.55 @ $5.6 Extra Superfine.c.covvine 540 @ 5.45 Fancy.ver 0.00 @ 0.0 Spring Extra.515 @ 5% SUperfine.\u2026.\u2026.ivu ieee ciiinse 4.75 @ 4,30 Strong Bakers\u2019 [Canadian].240 @ BUS Strong Bakers\u2019 {American].550 @ 6.00 * Fine eee Le 385 @ 39 Middlings 3.75 @ 3.85 Pollards.20000 .350 @ 869 cutario bags edium] 230 @ 2.60 of \u201c [spring ex .215 @ 250 \u201c oe [superfine].2.2% @ 2.35 City bags {delivered} .3.00 @ 3.05 GrAIN\u2014 The graiu market remains duil and tlat, and prices must be regarded as wholly nominal.We quote :\u2014 Canada red winter wheat, $1.20 @ $1.22; Canada white winter, $1.18 @ $1.19; Canada spring, $1.20@$1.21 ; peas, 89¢.@ J0c¢.; oats, 35c.@36e.; corn, 75c.; rye, 60c., and barley 60c.@b5c.fur Lower Canada and 67c.@ T3c.for Ontario.The grain markets at Chicago were un- séttled.Wheat was weak, and closed §e@ Hic lower at 97%¢ December, 93%c January, $1.063 May.Corn was irregular.December closed 4c higher at 62£e, January unchanged at Gläe, and May dc lower at Glÿe.Outs were weaker, aud closed ic fic lower at 34fc December, 341c January, 38ÿe May.Rye was active and stronger, closing at G03c January, 66jc May.Barley was firmer at 66¢ cash- December, 67¢ January, 68ic February.The sales on call this afternoon included 100,000 bushels rye, 140,000 oats, 420,000 wheat and 175,000 corn.The estimated receipts for to-morrow were 181 cars spring wheat, 16 winter, 313 corn, 187 oats, 27 barley and 16 rye.There will be no sessions of the Chicago Board ou Monday aud Tuesday, December 24th and 25th.Wheat in New York was weaker and declined jee, closing at $1.12} December, $1.13 January, $1.21} May.Corn closed Fc@}c lower at 648c Deceinber, 65c January, 69%c May.Oats closed at40jc December, 40£c January, 44c May.The : ales ou the last call were 1,250,000 bushels wueat, aad 400,000 corn.Ocean grain freights were steady at 3d per bushel by steam to Liverpool.Wheat in Roledo was weaker, and declined {c@jc, No.2 red closing at $103 cash-December, $1.04 January, $1.12 May.Corn fell back }e@}e, closing at 55¢ cash- December, 55}c January, Gl£c @ Glfc May.Oats closed at 33}c cash-January, 38ÿc May.There will be no sessions of the Toledo Board on Monday and Tuesday, December 24th and 25th.The Detroit wheat market declined 3c@ Fc, No.1 white closing at $1.04} cash, $1.044 December, $1.05 January, $1.12 May.No.2 closed at 96¢.There will be no -essions of the Detroit Board on Monday and Tuesday, December 24th and 25th.Wheat in Milwaukee was weak aud declined le, closing at 96ÿc January, 97ÿc February, $1.058 May.Beerbohm\u2019s cable advices of to-day\u2019s date report the British markets as follows : Cargoes off coast\u2014Wheat, slow ; corn, nothing offering.Cargoes on passage and for shipment\u2014W heat and corn, not much enquiry.Mixed American maize for prompt shipment, 268 6d@27s.English and French country wheat markets, quiet.Liverpool wheat, spot, quiet ; corn, inactive.Wheat and flour in Paris, steady.Liverpool mixed maize, 5s 53d ; Canadian peas, 63 10d.Liverpool, 4 p.m.\u2014Bacon C.U., 398 ; prime western lard, 468.Provisions.\u2014 There is a moderate volume of business in hog products at steady prices.Pork sold to-day at $17@ $17.50, and lard ut 11§c@12c.We quote : \u2018Western Mess.vossecsu0c0ns $1700 @ 17 50 Lari, western, perlb.00 112 @ dv 12 - Do.Canadian.0000 @ 00 11} Hams, uncovered, per 1b.00 14 @ 00 0) Hams, canvassed, perlb .,.00 @ 00 00 Bacon, per tb .0013 @ 016 Tullow, per Ib.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.0000 @ 00 084 Dressed hogs, per 100 lbs.650 @ 70 Lard in Liverpool was firmer and advanced 3d.The 5 p.m.cable quoted pork 62s; lard, 40s; bacon, 39s Gd/@40s 6d ; and tallow, 41s.The Chicago provision markets were weak.Pork declined 20c, closing at $!4 December, $14.65 January, $15.35 May.Lard closed T}c@1l0c lower at $8.95 asked January, $9.45 May.Ribs at the close were 10v@l5c lower at $7.35 asked January, $7.774 asked May.The sales on call this afternoon were 50,000 pounds ribs, 12,500 brls.pork, and 2,000 tes.lard.The hog market was strong and advanced 10c@20c.At the close there was trading at $5.00 @ $3.65 for light grades, $5.10@ $5.60 for mixed packers, and $5.65@$6.10 for heavy shipping.The estimated receipts were 30,000, against yesterday's officis1 33,637, with shipments of 5,089.There were left over from yesterday 14,000 ogs.UTrER.\u2014The market is dull, with business slow, and entirely local.| Prices are nominally unchanged.We quote\u2014 Creamery.o.coeeunins seu.sancoxe c@ 27 Townships, cholce.21 @ 22 0.fair te good.18 @20 Morrisburgs, fair to choice.18 @ 21} Brockville, do.cers 18 @ 21 Western.15 @ 18 CukESE.\u2014In cheese we hear of a larger business, about 1,000 boxes fine colored changing hands at 113¢c.The situation, however, remains about as before, and prices are steady.We quote 1lljc@12¢ for fine to finest.Pourray \u2014The supplies of turkies are very light and high prices would be paid, as much as l4c being offered for choice lots.Geese are in fair supply, and firm at Je/@10c as to quality.Ecos.\u2014The supply continues meagre and prices are nominal at 25c @ 27c per dozen.Asnes.\u2014Demand and supply are about equal, and pots rule steady at $4.70@$4.80 as totares.LL.McLeunan, 22 St.John Street (Western Chambers), reports the Chicago grain and provision markets as follows :\u2014 Cuicaco, Dec.21, 1883.S'me Op\u2019g |Hi\u2019st'Lo\u2019st|Closing.| day last year.WHEAT\u2014 $ $ $ $ $ December.-|.\u2026\u2026.| ++\u2026sa[ervo00 0 978 |.January.0 983] 0 9831 0 dei 0 08; | 0 917 May.10621 1085 106) 10681.CORN\u2014 December.[.0L.0.000.061 | 050% January.0 618} 61°} 0 613 061; | 049; : 200 0 621) 0 613] 0614 |.so 8 084 |.December.|.\u2026.\u2026.f.\u2026 \u2026\u2026.| 1400 |17 00 January.14 72314 724114 624) 1465 |17 10 May.15 50 [15 50 (15 35 1585 f.LARD\u2014 Deceipber.o.ooufiiiiialiiiine]inens 1025 January.8 074 8 95 895 110 32} My nn i930 | 9 50 | 9 45 945 |.Riss\u2014 December.January.Ë 8: May.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.7 80 |.sav TT Lene NEW YORK, Dee.2.1 Wheat, Nn.2 red, closing, 1.13 December, $1.15 January, $1.15} February, $ .17j March, 31.214 May.Corn, 6iic December, 85¢c January, tic February, 67} March, (9c May.RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE\u2014De .2L G.T.R.C.P.R.Wheat, bush.Cees eee _ 750 8,000 Oats, bush.s.\u2026.\u2026.2,600 Cees Barley,bush.600 ves Fiour, bris.750 3,522 Oatmeal, brs, A Ashes, pots.10 Butter, kegs.89 47 Dressed Hogs.cea 14 Leather, rolls.100 7 Whiskey and T 52 Tobacco, pkgs .9 rats CHRISTMAS MARKETS.MoxtrEAL, Dec.21.Bonsecours market from an early hour this morning until the afternoon presented au appearance of great animation, being thronged by crowds of consumers bent on the purchase of those edibles, without which Christmas could not be duly celebrated.The stalls of the various poultry dealers fairly groaned beneath the abundant quantities of turkeys, geese, chickens, fowls, and game which were heaped up on them.Prices were rather easier, but not to any great extent, the chief hindrance to business being the exorbitant rates asked by sellers at the opening of the market.Notwithstanding this, however, a large business was done, and in the poultry department at least buyers have no reason to complain of the selection offered.Turkeys sold at $1@1.75, and geese at $1 @31.50 each, as to quality.Fowls brought T0c@75c per pair.There was a good display of beef, and some of the stalls were handsomely decorated in honor of the occasion, In other departments there was about the average business.It is expected that to-morrow a very large business will be done.The following are the day\u2019s quotations :\u2014 FLOUR, ETC.Flour, per 100 pounds.$280 @810 Buckwheat flour, do.250 \u2014300 Oatineal, AO .0.00 ++c 0000100 2 50 \u2014 2 60 Cornmeal, do.\u2026.000000e 000 \u2014180 Mouillie, do.crises 13) \u2014 180 Bran, do.cocoiieiiiseriteenanas .000 \u2014100 GRAIN\u2014 Wheat, perbush.auscssas accus 000 \u2014 6800 Barley, per bush.Ww 000 \u2014000 Oats, per bag.08 \u2014 100 Pease, per bash.100\u2014110 Beans, per bush.150 \u2014180 Buckwheat, per bag 00) \u2014 0 Corn, per bush.000 \u201400 VEGETABLES\u2014 Potatoes, per bag.060 \u2014 080 Carrots, per bush.050 \u2014 600 Cabbages, per dozen.040 \u2014 060 Lettuce, per doz.900 \u2014120 Parsley, per bunch.060 \u2014005 Turnips, per bush.060 \u2014000 Mint, per bunch.005\u2014 000 Celery, perdoz.,.040 \u2014 0 50 Beets, per bush .000 \u2014060 Onions, per bush.060 \u2014 000 Red Cabbage, per doz.000 \u2014160 Artichokes, per bush.09 \u2014 00 Spinach, per bush .100-000 Brussels sprouts, per doz.cee 130-000 Parsnips, per bush.000-07 FRUIT\u2014 Apples, per brl.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.50 \u2014600 Lemons, per case.700 \u2014 3800 # rbox.500 \u2014 6.00 Bananas, per bunch.250 \u2014 850 Almeria grapes, per brl.550 \u2014 600 Oranges, Louisiana, perbr G00 \u2014 00 \u201c Jam ica, \u201c G 00 \u2014 0 00 \u201c Valencia, per case 0 09 \u2014 5 5) Cranberries, per gallun.060 \u201407 DAIRY PRODUCE\u2014 Print butter.03 \u2014035 Tub butter.018 \u2014 023 Cheese.000 \u20149u0 Eggs, new laid, per doz.935 \u2014 04 *\" \"packed, per doz.025 \u2014025 PouLTRY\u2014 Chickens, per pair 060 \u201407 Fowls, per pair.070 \u2014 100 Turkeys, each.10 \u201417 Pigeons, per doz.150 \u2014 1 8&0 Ducks, per pair.080 \u2014100 Geese, each.,.\u2018eens 100 \u2014150 Black Duck i \u2026 00\u201415 ack Duck, per pair.reas \u2014125 Teal Duck, \u2018 cee oe 040 \u2014 050 Grey Duck, seo 0 59 \u2014 0 60 Piovers, per dozen .260 \u2014300 Snipe, He 250 \u2014275 Woodcock, per pair.100 \u2014125 Partridges, *\u201c .050 \u2014 0065 Snowbirds, per dozen.030\u2014 000 Rabbits, per pair.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.00 \u2014035 MEATS\u2014 Beef, per 1b 015 \u2014018 Do Hindquarters, per lb .005 \u2014 0 064 Do Forequarters perlb.064 \u2014005 Mutton, per lb 010 \u2014012 Veal, per 00 \u2014015 Pork, per lb 010-012 Hams, perl 0 00 \u2014 018 Lard, per 1b 015 \u2014 016 Sausages, per wee .0128\u2014015 Dressed Hogs, per 100 1b.70\u201477 FisH\u2014 Salmon, per ID.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.000-025 Lake Salmon, per 1b.0:10 \u2014 0 12 Lobsters, per 10.00 \u2014015 Whitefish,\u2019 per 1b.o0vuee 000 \u2014 042 Haddock and Cod, per 1b.006 \u2014 007 Flounders, per Ib.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.008 \u2014010 Halibut.\u2026.\u2026.00\u2014020 Finnan Haddies.008 \u2014010 Mackerel, per lb.00\u2014000 Pike, per Ib.010\u2014012 Bass, perlb.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.0.000000e 00\u2014015 Dore, per 1b.000 \u2014015 Smelts.ver b.LS 0 00 \u2014 0 19 Maskinonge, perlb.000 \u201402 Bloaters.per dozen.00 \u2014050 LIVERPOUu PRODUCE MARKET.Dec.20, 5 p.m.Dee.21, 5p.m.8.d.8, d.| 8 d.8.d.Flour percwt 10 0211 6(l0 0@11 § Spring whea 80\u2014 86/8 0\u20148B6 Red Winter.8 § ud 118 8\u2014 9 1 No.2 Califor 8 $= 8185\u2014 88 No.1 California.8 S\u2014 9 2/8 9\u2014 9 2, Corn (new)percwt § 6i\u2014 0 015 5\u2014 0 0 Cern (old) percwt.0 0 \u2014 0 010 0\u2014 0 0 Barley .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.5 6\u2014 0 015 6\u2014 00 Oats, per cental\u2026 5 5\u2014 0 O!15 5\u2014 0 0 Peas.\u2026 68\u2014 0 016 8\u2014 00 Pork.s.\u2026.020 8 013 0\u2014 0.0 Lard.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.45 9 \u2014 0j18 0\u2014 00 Bacon (new).39 6 \u2014 40 6 139 6 \u2014 40 8 Tallow.41 0\u2014 0 oli 0\u2014 0 0 Cheese (new).61 0\u2014 0 ¢ {61 0\u2014 0 0 New beef.\u2026\u2026\u2026.0 0~ 0 010 0\u2014 0 0 THE HAY AND STRAW MARKEIS Moxrreau, Dec.21.\u2014There was a fair supply of hay oflered to-day principally of inferior quality.Prices remain firm ai $5 @ $8.50 per hundred bundles as to quality.Straw was quiet aud firm at $5 «@ $6 er hundred buudles, as to quality.In New York prices are steadily held.Prime timothy, 85¢; good, 70¢/@75¢ ; medium, 60c@70c; shipping, 50¢ @ 55c; clover mixed, 55¢@i0c; clover, 45c@50c.No.1 rye straw, H0c/@35¢ ; short rye, 35c/ar4lc ; oat, 30c@35c.\u2014 ee THE HORSE MARXET.MoxrrEau, Dec.21.\u2014The market for horses continues unchanged with a good demand, but the class of horses wanted is scarce.Mr.Maguire, of College street, reports the following sales.One horse at $135, one bay horse at $90, und six horses sold at prices ranging at $160 each.At the Montreal Horse Exchange there was little business of importance, \u2018 TO TIFE MONTREAL HERALD.CANADIAN.TORONTO, December 21.GRAIN\u2014Wheat, Fall, No.1, $000; No 2, $0 0 @ $i 10; No 3, $1 0b @ $0 00 ; Spring, No 1, $115 @ S000; No 2, 8000 @ ub 133 No 3, $0 00 @ $0 (0.Barley, Nol Mec @ 7ic ; No 2, 66c @ 87c; No 3 Extra, Mc à 6G2¢; Nu 3, 5336 @ 55e.Peas No 1,70e ; No 2, 75\u20ac & oc.Oats, No 1, CD: oo J \u2014superior, $5 002$5 10 ; Extra, $4 80 Je BRAN\u2014$0000 @ $12 00, BUTTER\u201412¢ @ 19¢ per 1h.Market unchanged.Flour flat as eves, Wheat quiet, but steady ; all sold sample on rivate terms, buyers No 2 at St 10.Oats sold dic.Barley as befure; No 2 sold at 66 and 67c, other grades quiet.Puas sold 756 for No 2.Hogs firm, sold readily at $4 EUROPEAN.LoNDON, December 21.MONETARY\u201411 30 a m\u2014Consols, 10 5-16 money ; 100 7-18 account; 44's, 117}; 6's, 104 ; Erie, 30}; Illinols Central, 137}; Canadian Pacifie, 57.5 p m\u2014Consols, 1005-16 money ; 1007-16 account; 43's, 1171; 5's, 104 ; Erie, 30}; Illinois Central.137}: Canadian Pacific, 57, UNITED STATES.CHICAGO, Deeember 21.LOOSE MEATS\u2014S C, $770: 8 R,$740; L C, $727; shoulders, $600; G_ Hams, $9 60; boxed meats, SC, $795; SR, $768; LC, $7 50; shoulders, $625; 3S P H, $10 26.NEW Youk, December 21.GRAIN\u20141010 am-Wheat, No 2 Red, $1 1 asked January; 3115] asked February ; $1 21 asked May.Corn, (9g¢ asked May.11 00 a m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red, $1 13} January; $1 154 February ; $l 17] March; $1213 May.Corn, 65}c January ; 66ic February ; 697e May.11 10 8 m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red, $1 13} January; $1 15} February ; $1174 March ; §) 213 May.Corn, 65{c January ; bic February ; dic May.12 noon\u2014Wheat, irregular ; No 2 Red, $1) January; $115} February ; 81 21} May.Corn 64/c@61ic December ; Gije@tiÿe January ; 66tc @üä;c February ; 691e May.Oats quiet, 12 25 p m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red, $113 January; $1 154 February ; $1 (7) March; $1 29] bid May\" Corn, 65}c January ; 66ic February ; 69jc May.10 p m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red, $1 13] January; 115} February ; $1 174} March; $121 May.Jorn, 65¢ January ; 66ic February : 69je May.Oats, steady.\u201cN v p ni\u2014Whoeat, No 1 Red, $1 13;@$1 18.Tanuury; $115} February: $1 asl 14 ord 21ji May.Corn, 65c@t5}c January; February ; 69}c@69/c May.y: ééicatsje 200 p m\u2014Close\u2014Whear, No: 2 Red, $1 134 January; 81 15} February: $1 174 March ; $1 21} May; $1 12) December.Corn, close, 65jc rh Lie February ; pole May.Oats, close, 40}e December ; dvic January : 4 \u2018eb- ruary; 43c March ide Man ry : 4e Feb D m\u2014Wheat, close, No 2 Red, $l January; $1 154 February; 5117) March; a 21} May ; $1124 December.Corn, 65¢ January ; 66ic February; 67je March; 69jc May ; 6ijc ORD \u2014I11 15 a m\u2014Call, $9 30 asked Decems ber ; $9 35 January ; $9 40 @ $9 45 F 5 3 © 2.35 p.n.\u2014Urude, à @sjc : relined, Mc: canon, 11a, Uo» tn bris, Tle FREIGHTS\u2014dd @ 3d.COTTON-Quict, Uplands at 10jc.ToLEDO, December 31.GRAIN~10 00 2 m\u2014W heat, No 2 Red, $10 asked Junuary : $1 06} asked February; 8 13} May.Corn, 5S>c@ñsje cash and December; 5640 @35fc January : 61ic@ë2'e May.Oats, 33jc @ 34e cash; le December ; 381c®3%e May.1150 a m\u2014Wheat, No 2 Red $1 03 asked Sash ; $1 ud January ; a us February ; $112 .1, cash | ce Jan 5.6; Oats, 33}c cash ; 3ScDIste May > 7 62e May.246 JB In\u2014Wheat, No.Red, $18 asked cash and December ; $! 04 asked January; $l asked February ; $1 12 asked May.Corn she cash and December: sie January ; 8lic asie ay.Oa Jic nominall S ; May: y S23 y cash January ; GRAIN DETROIT, December 21.N\u20141020 à m \u2014 Wheat, No 1 104} cash ; 31 044 December ; 31 05} anc: 1 074 February ; $112} May., lair pen Wheat, a9l White, $1 044 cash; + ember ; ÿ anuary ; - ary; $112 May.No2, 6c, 0° $106; Febru MILWAUKEE, December 21.GRAIN\u20149 3) 'a m\u2014Wheat, 97 ; %8jc February ; 8 06} May.» Vie January ; a m\u2014 eat, e Ja ; X ruary ; $l 06}: May.à muary ; 98je Feb- 103 p m\u2014Wheat, hard at $1 06 ; No 2, 96jc cash and December ; ses February.2p m\u2014W heat, 963c J ; .ary Rl Ui Ma.; ee anuary ; 981c Febra 235 a m\u2014Whea! 1c January ; - ary : $1 05 May.\u2019 V3 97fc Febru No.1,97¢; 983c January; \u2014 \u2014 MARINE TELLIGENCE.\u2014The Allan SS.Austrian, from Boston Glasgow, arrived out on Friday, and tendon Dor entire Livestock shipment of 183 oxen in A order and condition, with 3 which died on the passage.th exception of2, HALIFAX, N.S., Dec.21.\u2014Str.sai tor Partinad, vanne Str.Ontario sailed Schr.KE.Smith, Capt.Defries, whic this port on November 4th for Bermuda ant Jamuica, with a general Cargo, Was reported missing, and it was feared her crew were lost.A letter has been received from \u2018apt.Thomas Lawrence, of the schr.Ellie, which arrived at St.Johns, P.R., giving news of the safety of the crew of KE.Smith.Capt.Lawrence re- poris having a very rough passage out.He sailed from Halifax on the 9th ult., and encountered strong southerly and Westerl gales until the 12(h, when very severe W.N.\u2018Bale with a high sea was met with.On the 13th, at 8 p.m., in lat.38.30 N, long, 61 W observed a vessel flashing torchlights, and the Ellie bore down on her, and she proved to be tha schr.E.Smith, from Halifax, for Bermuda, in & leaky condition.The Capt of E.Smith requested to be taken off, and at mid- nightall hands were got on board the Ellie.SOUTHAMPTON, Dec.21.\u2014 Arrived\u2014Werr.QUEENSTOWN, Dec.21.\u2014Arrived\u2014Scythia.MARSEILLES.Dec.21.\u2014In consequence 0 strike of sailors and steamship en the steamers are unable to obtain a :om- plement of men.proper com Low PoINT, C.B., Dec.21.\u2014Passed east\u2014SS, Coban, of Montreal, for Sy 2 Soban, of , for Sydney from Now: NEw YORK, bec.21.\u2014Arrived\u2014 Liverpool.ved\u2014Baltic from re IMPORTS.GRANT TRUNK WEST.L G McBean 750 bush wheat; J Ker bush oats ; Bernard & H 80) do :W Fer 1500 600 bush barley; Magor B-0s 375 brls flour; R T Oliver 125 do; P White 125 do; J E Hunsicker 125 do; Shaw Bros & Col car leather; Adams Tob Co 9 hhds tobacco: Morin & Co 53 casks high wines; J S Norris 1 brl ashes; K & Cooks son 5do; H Dobell 1 do; Ransom, F & Co 8 do; Geo Wait 8 kegs butteg; T Stewart 5 do : White 12 do; Hunt B & Co 10 do: Jas Nevill & Son 6 do; Richards*& 8 18 du; MeLean & Co 4 do; T Mullin 6 do; W Shaw 6 do; W Paul 8 do.GRAND TRUNK EAST.St Lawrence Refinery 2315 bags sugar.CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.A W Ogilviedfco 8,000 bush wheat; A Ogtiviedco 2,672 sks flour; RR 8 Oliver \"400 du Currier 200 do; Renaud&co 20 do; W Cure rier 200 do; N E Platt 200 do: J B Renauddco 400 do; E J udge 125 brls do; D Crawford 5 brls oatmeal; Bell&Simpson 4 pkgs butter; J A Vaillancourt 12 do; T Shaw 30 do; Johnson&co L do; S Delorme 7 rolls leather; Ÿ8t Morien 2 ressed hogs; alliancourt 34 .Intosh 9 de.\u201d des CF: Mo \u2014\u2014 MOTHERS ! MOTHERS ! MOTHERSL, Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and cryin with the excruciating pain of cutting tooth If s0, go at once and get a bottle of MR& WINS- LOW\u2019S SOOTHING SYRUP, It will relieve the or little sufterer immediate \u2014depend upon t; there is no mistake about tt There is not a mother on earth who has ever used it, who will not tell you at once that it, will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the mother, and relief and health to the child, operating like magic.It i8 perfectly safe to use in all Gases, and pleasant to the taste, and is the preserip- tionof one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States.Sold everywhere.Twenty-five cents a bottle. a = tt 4e fo HERALD AND DAILY COMMERCGiaw GAZETTE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 pere na mE CRT ST fi « VA (LT _ : TTT - en me THREE HANDSOME NEW COTTAGES, No.QUR HEALTH COLUMN.Sivamsigps.Steainsips.Hiicamsiips.For Safe or to Tel.| sou shator stroat and NOE U0 rom MAMMOTH - PE = \u2014 - a TT Diphtheria: To What is it Due?Dr.Baker Elwards thinks it is due to the dirty streets.Probably he may be correct; it may at first have emanated from that filth.But Dr.Larocque thinks differently (doctors will differ), and, in the plenitude of his wisdom, the medical officer of this city believes it is to be attributed to certain atmospheric changes, and to the leakage of drains into the water pipes.With the former hypothesis we perfectly agree, and can give a solution of the problem, namely, that the atmoe- pheric changes are due to the increase of obnoxious smells arising from the dirty state of the lanes, streets, yards and other places during the constant thaws which we are having this fall and winter.For this dirt in every place, except the streets, the doctor, as mudical health officer, is largely answerable.As for the other reason stated, namely, that it is from drains leaking into water-pipes (which are charzed with a heavy pressure from the reservoir), this is a new theory in hydrau- lies, and, if true, we quite agree with the doctor; for if leakage from a drain can force back the water issuing from a pipe that would drive a jet out fifty feet in height, care should be taken to keep the water-pipes from being in contact with sueh dangerous company as the drams!! We have another theory, however, with respect to the prevalence of diphtheria, which is that the presence of the disease is largely due to the ueglect of the medical officer himself in not visiting those houses from whence typlioid fever and diphtheria have emanated, and devising means to isolate the cases whenever practicable, and if uot practicable to endeavor to send them to the hospital, and then disinfect the houses.We append a list of residences from which went into the General Hospital cases of typhoid and diphtheria during the months of October and November.We also give a list of the residences wherein deaths occurred during the same period, amounting in all to 55 (cases in the Hotel Dieu not counted), and we challenge the Medical Health Officer to name a single place of all mentioned that he has ever put his foot iuto to make a report upon, or to arrest the spread of disease.Residences of patients received into the General Hospital during the months of October and November :\u2014 .l'yphoid fever cases\u2014From the follow ing streets: 167 Si.George, 12 and 483 St.Denis (in rear), 131 Manufacturer, 40 and 235 Bleury, 31 and 562 Lagauchetiere, 314 St.Joseph, 3 Elizabeth, 364 Liverpool, 89 and 37 St.Charles Borromee, 226 Wolfe, 21 DesKieniad Place, 53 Notre Dame, 628 Palace, 34 Jervis, 8 Charbonneau, 19 Papineau Square, Duncan House, corner of St.Lawrence and Lagauchetiere.Diphtheria\u2014Four cases, residences not given.Scarlatina \u2014 One from the Protestant Orphan Asylum.In all 26 cases.No registration book is left in the hospital by the Board of Health, but since \"Mr.Boxer has represented this negligence the Sanitary Inspector has been taking notes of them., The following uumber of deaths occurred in the city from zymotic diseascs during the months of October and November and part of December :\u2014Typhoid fever 25, Diptheria 30, Scarlitina 3.The following are the streets in which these deaths occurred :\u2014106 Frontenac, 6 Chaboillez Square,42 and 328 St.Andre, 19 Cathedral, 15 St.Pierre, St.Catherine (no number given), Hotel Dieu, 125 Notre Dame, 173 Sauguinet, Lagauchetiere (no number given), 11 and 30 Emery, 226 Aqueduct, 328 and 578 Mignonne, 133 Chatham, 41 Murray, 269 [St 4German, 239 Lagauchetiere, 1 St.Hypolite, 178 Wolfe, 449 Amherst, 600 St.Marie, 90 and 94 St.Felix, 639 Amherst, 412 Ontario, 80 Lusignan, 418 Guy, 23 St.Hubert, 29, 181 and 172 St.Elizabeth, 9 and 11 Guy Lane, 22 St.Columbine, (2 deaths), 247 Barre, 41 Murray, 9 Jacques Cartier, 32 Aylmer, 313 Maisonneuve, 70 Major, 28 Leduc,337 Amherat, 269 Frontenac, 235 Wolfe, 206 Mc- Cord, 228 Richmond, 16 Philips Square, 93 St.Hubert, 24 Emery, 148 and 519 Dorchester, and Champ de Mars.An inspection was made of all these residences by either the sanitary inspector or sanitary police, and with scarcely an exception, in every house where death occurred there were broken drains, foul privies, slop-trunks or other fever breeding causes.The exceptions: were principally in diphtheria and scarlitena cases, which probably had been conveyed by contact.Here thea is the real cause of typhoid, at any rate ; and with the full knowledge of all this before the Board of Health, they remain perfectly passive while the people die around them from causés which it is in the power of man to remedy.When will the citizens rise up in à body and insist upon the Council changing this pitigble state of affairs and place proper men at the head of the office ?SR pe LITERARY NOTES.Harper's Weekly for December 22 will contain, besides the opening installment of Wilkie Collins\u2019s new story, \u201c I Say No,\u201d a story of thrilling imterest by W.H.H.Murray, entitled How John Norton Kept his Christmas.\u201d It is profusely illustrated by A.Bi Frost.- In connection with the war now ragin in the Soudan country\u2014to which universa attention has been called by the tragic fate of the late General Hicks's army\u2014Colonel T.W.Knex\u2019s recent book, \u201cThe Boy - Travellers in Central Africa,\u201d will weil repay careful perusal.The book describes the Soudan, Khartoom, Shenny, Goudo- Koro, and the valley of the White Nile, and gives accurate'accounts of the military operations of Egypt in that distant and turbulent region.It is: the latest book on .the subject.The first part of the \u201c Life of Edward 3ulwer, Lord Lytton,\u201d by his son, the Earl of Lytton (Owen_Meredith,) will be ublished this week in Harper's © Franklin Euare Library.\u201d .Ihad severe attacks of grave! and kidney trouble; was unable to get medicine or doctor to cure me until I used Hop Bitters, and they cured me in a short time.\u2014A DISTIN- GUISHAD LAWYER OF WAYNE Co., N.Y.Dampischif - Rhedarei- Hansa (HANSA oTEAMSHIP SOM PANY.) PA.- BEY The 8S.WANDRAHM will sail from Hamburg on or about the 20th DECEM BER, (calling at Antwerp) for Halifax and Boston, and to be followed by the SS.VORSETZEN, sailing on the 31st JANUARY, 1884.Throngh Bills of Lading granted to all poirts West.For Rates of Freight and other information, apply to F.Larisz and Aver.Bor- Tex, Hamburg ; Grisar & MarsiLy, Antwerp ; or to WM.DARLEY BENTLEY, Halifax, N.S., and Montreal.November 15 273 LINE TT BOSTON, Nass, and LONDON, Eng, Comprising the following first-class full-powered Iron Steamships, Classed 100 A 1.Sailing Regularly from Boston and London! BOSTON CITY.010 Tons.NEWCASTLECITY.B,500 +\u2018 L'ŒUL à GT 3,000 ¢¢ 3,000 « DURHAM CITY.LINCOLNCITY.\u2018Building.CALCUTTA CITY.Sw LONDON CITY .!1.1 1200 cc In addition to our regular trade between the two poris sbove mentioned, we have to call the special attention of the general public to our facilities for handling goodson Through Bills of Lading to and fiom al! the principal Baltic, Continental, Mediterranean and Orjental Ports, conuecting at London with direct steamers.CANADA TRAFFI(C,\u2014Mecrchandise forwarded via Boston, in Bond, to and from all points in Canada, which will have our special care.[EE hrough Bills of Lading via this Line can be obtained from any of the Railroad Agents in the Dominion, For Freight, or other particulars, apply to J.B.BRIGHAM & CO., Agents, Boston, Mass.Or to ADAMSON & RONALDSON, Agents, London.October 24 Gm wfm 254 CANADA SHIPPING CO Beaver Line of Steamships.me > a WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.DIRECT SAILINGS BETWEEN Liverpool and New York and Baltimore, And connecting by continuous Rail at latter Ports with Moutreal and all important places in Canada and the West and South.DATES OF SAILING: FROM NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL.LAKE HURON, Wm.Bernson.Dec.18 LAKE WINNIPEG, T.Jackson.Jan, 2 LAKE MANITOBA, Wm.Stewart.Jan.9 FROM BALTIMORE TO LIVERPOOL.LAKE CHAMPLAIN, M.Tranmer.Dec.15 LAKE NEPIGON, H.Campbell.Dec.26 RATES OF PASBAGE: Cabin\u2014Montieal to Liverpool, via New York 357.50.Steerage, S27.50.Return, Cabin passages, $105.For Freight or other particulars, apply: In Liverpool, to R.W.ROBERTS, 21 Water St.; in New York, to SBKAGER Bros, 63 Beaver St.; in Baliimore, to J.M.BrowN & Co., 59 Exchange Place, or to H.E.MURRAY, General Manager, 1 Custom House Square, Montreal November 22 279 + DOMINION LINE PV PASSENGER SERVICE.The new Iron Steamship SARNIA, Lindail, commander, is intended to satl from PORTLAND, on THURSDAY, the 17th JANUARY.For Liverpool.The Raloon, Music Raom, Staterooms and Smoking-room are amidships, where but little motion is felt, and the Steamer is luxuriously fitted up, No Cattle or Sheep Carried.Rates from Vontreal\u2014Cabin, $67 50 and $77.50; Intermediate, $46.50 ; Steerage, $20.50.DAVID TORRANCE & CO., General Agents.November 23 280 \u201cDOMINION LINE.STEAL MSH IES ER AR ad.sma ; Running in connootion with the .FROM PORTLAND TO LIVERPOOL DIRECT.#SARNIA.\u2026\u2026.\u2014e EUROPEAN» IN INDIA.Reported Agreement on the Vexed Question of Trial.CALCUTTA, Dec.21.\u2014The Englishman (newspaper), states a concordat has been arranged between the Indian Government and the Anglo-Indian Association, whereby no native except a district judge shall exercise criminal jurisdiction over European British subjects, who shall be entitled to be tried by a majority of Euroean jurors.The right is also conferred in non-jury districts, even in cases of trouble, by the European district magistrate, thereby securing the principle that the rights of Europeans shall be safely guarded by the verdict of men of their own race.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 DISASTERS AT SEA.The Bay of Biscay Calamity.Loxpoxn, Dec.21.\u2014The survivors of steamship St.Augustine state that 38 men were aboard when four boats put off.It is feared that all were lost.A heavy sea was running, The vessel was all afire and had no other boats.Wrecked in Mid-Atlantie.Liverroor, Dec.21.\u2014The bark Barona from Savannah rescued the chief officer from the wreck of the ship Regina from Philadelphia for London which went to pieces ina gale on the 4th inst.Two of the crew died from exposure.The rest who embarked in a boat and on a raft are missing.SE THE BERNHARDT-CULOMBIER QUARREL.M'lle Colombier Apologises for \u201c Sarah Barnuw.\u201d Paris, Dec.21.\u2014M\u2019lle Colombier has written to the Figaro regrettiag that she wrote the * Memories of Sarah Barnum,\u201d because the vook Las caused such discussion.She declares that Bernhardt was wrong in supposing herself to be the imaginary heroine alluded to in the book.Colombier continues : \u201cNeither her dag- gor nor horse-whip nor the cutlass of Michepin touched me.Concealed behind a window-curtain I witnessed all that passed.\u201d \u2014\u2014 MADAGASCAR MATTERS.Attempted Abduction of the Queen.ZANZIBAR, Dec.21.\u2014A letter from Admiral Galiber, the French commander in Madagascar, states that during the night of November 16th the Hovas attempted to abduct the Queen of the Suka Lavas from Majunga.The attempt was frustrated by fire from the gunboat and the landing of a party of riflemen.BRITISH POLITICS.The Wigan Election.Wicax, Dec.21,\u2014Mr.Eckersley, Conservative, has been elected to the House of Commons from Wigan without opposition, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr.Knowles, Conservativert tr Pope and Prince.Roux, Dec.21.\u2014When the Crown Prince of Germany was about leaving, the Pope asked if he had any mission to perform.The Prince replied, \u201cI have one only, namely to express the warm desire of the Emperor William and Prince Bismarck, for the restoration of religious peace in Germany, compatible with our laws and institutions.\u201d Rome, Dec.21.\u2014The Pope has sent an autograph letter to the Emperor of Germany.BernIx, Dec.21.\u2014The North German Gazette confirms previous reports that the Pope\u201d reception of the Crown Prince was very cordial.a OUR CRIME CALENDAR, BaruvrsT, N.B., Dec.21.-\u2014Intelli- gence has just been received of a sad and fatal affray at Caraquet, in this county, on Wednesday last.One Gustave Cantaigne had an execution issued against his cousin, Philias Cantaigne, both residents of Caroquet.Gustave went with a constable, who was to serve the execution, and met Philias at his own barn just as the latter was coming outof the woods.The constable informed Philias that he held an execution against him and was going to seize on whatever he could find.Philias said he had nothing to seize, and by threats intimidated the constable who refused to seize.Gustave then said he would seize himself, and broke in the barn door against Philias\u2019 protest.He rolled a barrel of grain out when he was interrupted by Philias who had an axe in his hand.Gustave drew a revolver and fired at Philias without effect, when Philias the next instant struck Gustave on the side of the face with the flat of his axe, felling him to the ground, and then struck him on the head with the back of the axe.Gustave lingered till this morn- ing at 7 o\u2019clock, when he died.Philis, who served a term in the penitentiary some years ago for breaking a constable\u2019s arin, is now under arrest.Coroner Duncan is holding an inquest, and the clerk of peace went down to-day to conduet the examination for the Crown.St.THOMAS, Ont., Dec.21.\u2014Last night two masked men entered the store of Mr.Jas.Campbell, at Iona statien, drew revolvers, and demanded his money or his life.He told them he had very little money on the premises.The robbers then ordered him to produce what he had at once or he was a dead man.Mr.Campbell then handed them the cash box which contained about $70, which they took and then made good their escape.-\u2014 ee SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Tobogganing THE PARK CLUB.The slide of this favorite club will be opened at one o'clock this afternoon to members, thus being the pioneer this season.ON FLETCHERS FIELD.All those interested in the scheme to establish aelide on Fletchers Field should not forget the meeting at 8 o\u2019clock this evening at the Windsor Hotel when the election of officers will be proceeded with.Permission has been obtained from the Park Commissioners to form a slide.Snowshoeing.A POINT FORTUNE CLUB.A snowshoe clul has been organized by the young people of Point Fortune, called the Point Fortune Tuque Bleue Snowshoe Club.The membership numbers twenty- five at present, composed of ladies and entlemen, The costume which consists of white blanket coats, blue tuque, with red tassels, red sash and stockings is very tastefully got up.2e WEATHER REPORT.MONTREAL, Dec.21.Temperature in the shade by Standard thermometer, observed by Hearn, Harrigon & Co, opticians and mathematical instrument makers, 242 and 244 Notre Dame street:\u20148 a.m., 16°; 1 p.m, 20°; 6p.m., 20°; max, 20°; min, 8°; mean, 14°.By Standard Barometer:\u20148 a.m., 80.11; 1 p.m., 29.97 ; 6 p.m., 29.90.Meteorological Office, Toronto, Ont., Dec.22, 1 a.m.The depression which set in yesterday over the Lakes has moved eastward to the Maritime Provinces.The high area in the North-West still hovers there with increasing pressure.The temperature is 42 below zero at Battleford and 14 below at Edmonton.It is from 31 to 36 below in Manitoba, 3 to 17 above in Ontario, 10 to 18 above in Quebec and Northern New Brunswick, and 22 to 28 above in Nova Scotia and Southern New Brunsyick.Fair weather prevails evervwhere, with the exception of Northern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where it is svowing.Storm signals have been ordered up at Maritime ports.Probabilities.Lakes\u2014Fresh to strong winds from northwest and northeast ; fair, decidedly colder weather.Upper and Lower St.Lawrence\u2014Fresh to strong winds from west and northwest ; fair, colder weather, with light snow in some localities.Gulf\u2014Strong winds and gales from north and northwest ; fair to doudy ; continued colder weather, with lccal snow falls.Marizime\u2014Strong winds and gales from northwest and west; fair to cloudy colder weather, with snow in some localities.TEMPERANCE NOT ABSTINENCE.The Ven.Archdeacon Denison writes :\u2014 \u201cIn our day of hot and fermented advocacy of total abstinence from the use of a chief gift of God to man, and of much language and declamation tbereupon, which not unfrequently amounts to a profane, if not blasphemous, application of, and comment upon, Holy Scripture, I beg to call attention to a very excellent paper on ¢ Temperance not Abstinence; the Teaching and Example laid down in Holy Scripture,\u2019 by a dear and valued friend of mine, W.H.Fowle, vicar of Milverton, just published.It is worth a .thousand times over the greater part of the fervid and furious denunciations of ¢ total abstinence\u2019 men, who have done more mischief than can be told to a cause in itself very good.It has all along seemed a great pity to me that the total abstinence mien have overlooked or put aside a principal fact, i.e., that there is not only temperance, but frequently also abstinence wanted, in eating as in drinking.Commonly speaking, total abstinence in drinking men are huge and enormous eaters, aye, and incline much to eating things in the cooking of which wines and spirits bear a large part.I believe myself that there is quite a8 much excess in eating as in drinking.I think it a na 7 62e May.246 JB In\u2014Wheat, No.Red, $18 asked cash and December ; $! 04 asked January; $l asked February ; $1 12 asked May.Corn she cash and December: sie January ; 8lic asie ay.Oa Jic nominall S ; May: y S23 y cash January ; GRAIN DETROIT, December 21.N\u20141020 à m \u2014 Wheat, No 1 104} cash ; 31 044 December ; 31 05} anc: 1 074 February ; $112} May., lair pen Wheat, a9l White, $1 044 cash; + ember ; ÿ anuary ; - ary; $112 May.No2, 6c, 0° $106; Febru MILWAUKEE, December 21.GRAIN\u20149 3) 'a m\u2014Wheat, 97 ; %8jc February ; 8 06} May.» Vie January ; a m\u2014 eat, e Ja ; X ruary ; $l 06}: May.à muary ; 98je Feb- 103 p m\u2014Wheat, hard at $1 06 ; No 2, 96jc cash and December ; ses February.2p m\u2014W heat, 963c J ; .ary Rl Ui Ma.; ee anuary ; 981c Febra 235 a m\u2014Whea! 1c January ; - ary : $1 05 May.\u2019 V3 97fc Febru No.1,97¢; 983c January; \u2014 \u2014 MARINE TELLIGENCE.\u2014The Allan SS.Austrian, from Boston Glasgow, arrived out on Friday, and tendon Dor entire Livestock shipment of 183 oxen in A order and condition, with 3 which died on the passage.th exception of2, HALIFAX, N.S., Dec.21.\u2014Str.sai tor Partinad, vanne Str.Ontario sailed Schr.KE.Smith, Capt.Defries, whic this port on November 4th for Bermuda ant Jamuica, with a general Cargo, Was reported missing, and it was feared her crew were lost.A letter has been received from \u2018apt.Thomas Lawrence, of the schr.Ellie, which arrived at St.Johns, P.R., giving news of the safety of the crew of KE.Smith.Capt.Lawrence re- poris having a very rough passage out.He sailed from Halifax on the 9th ult., and encountered strong southerly and Westerl gales until the 12(h, when very severe W.N.\u2018Bale with a high sea was met with.On the 13th, at 8 p.m., in lat.38.30 N, long, 61 W observed a vessel flashing torchlights, and the Ellie bore down on her, and she proved to be tha schr.E.Smith, from Halifax, for Bermuda, in & leaky condition.The Capt of E.Smith requested to be taken off, and at mid- nightall hands were got on board the Ellie.SOUTHAMPTON, Dec.21.\u2014 Arrived\u2014Werr.QUEENSTOWN, Dec.21.\u2014Arrived\u2014Scythia.MARSEILLES.Dec.21.\u2014In consequence 0 strike of sailors and steamship en the steamers are unable to obtain a :om- plement of men.proper com Low PoINT, C.B., Dec.21.\u2014Passed east\u2014SS, Coban, of Montreal, for Sy 2 Soban, of , for Sydney from Now: NEw YORK, bec.21.\u2014Arrived\u2014 Liverpool.ved\u2014Baltic from re IMPORTS.GRANT TRUNK WEST.L G McBean 750 bush wheat; J Ker bush oats ; Bernard & H 80) do :W Fer 1500 600 bush barley; Magor B-0s 375 brls flour; R T Oliver 125 do; P White 125 do; J E Hunsicker 125 do; Shaw Bros & Col car leather; Adams Tob Co 9 hhds tobacco: Morin & Co 53 casks high wines; J S Norris 1 brl ashes; K & Cooks son 5do; H Dobell 1 do; Ransom, F & Co 8 do; Geo Wait 8 kegs butteg; T Stewart 5 do : White 12 do; Hunt B & Co 10 do: Jas Nevill & Son 6 do; Richards*& 8 18 du; MeLean & Co 4 do; T Mullin 6 do; W Shaw 6 do; W Paul 8 do.GRAND TRUNK EAST.St Lawrence Refinery 2315 bags sugar.CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.A W Ogilviedfco 8,000 bush wheat; A Ogtiviedco 2,672 sks flour; RR 8 Oliver \"400 du Currier 200 do; Renaud&co 20 do; W Cure rier 200 do; N E Platt 200 do: J B Renauddco 400 do; E J udge 125 brls do; D Crawford 5 brls oatmeal; Bell&Simpson 4 pkgs butter; J A Vaillancourt 12 do; T Shaw 30 do; Johnson&co L do; S Delorme 7 rolls leather; Ÿ8t Morien 2 ressed hogs; alliancourt 34 .Intosh 9 de.\u201d des CF: Mo \u2014\u2014 MOTHERS ! MOTHERS ! MOTHERSL, Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and cryin with the excruciating pain of cutting tooth If s0, go at once and get a bottle of MR& WINS- LOW\u2019S SOOTHING SYRUP, It will relieve the or little sufterer immediate \u2014depend upon t; there is no mistake about tt There is not a mother on earth who has ever used it, who will not tell you at once that it, will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the mother, and relief and health to the child, operating like magic.It i8 perfectly safe to use in all Gases, and pleasant to the taste, and is the preserip- tionof one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States.Sold everywhere.Twenty-five cents a bottle. a = tt 4e fo HERALD AND DAILY COMMERCGiaw GAZETTE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 pere na mE CRT ST fi « VA (LT _ : TTT - en me THREE HANDSOME NEW COTTAGES, No.QUR HEALTH COLUMN.Sivamsigps.Steainsips.Hiicamsiips.For Safe or to Tel.| sou shator stroat and NOE U0 rom MAMMOTH - PE = \u2014 - a TT Diphtheria: To What is it Due?Dr.Baker Elwards thinks it is due to the dirty streets.Probably he may be correct; it may at first have emanated from that filth.But Dr.Larocque thinks differently (doctors will differ), and, in the plenitude of his wisdom, the medical officer of this city believes it is to be attributed to certain atmospheric changes, and to the leakage of drains into the water pipes.With the former hypothesis we perfectly agree, and can give a solution of the problem, namely, that the atmoe- pheric changes are due to the increase of obnoxious smells arising from the dirty state of the lanes, streets, yards and other places during the constant thaws which we are having this fall and winter.For this dirt in every place, except the streets, the doctor, as mudical health officer, is largely answerable.As for the other reason stated, namely, that it is from drains leaking into water-pipes (which are charzed with a heavy pressure from the reservoir), this is a new theory in hydrau- lies, and, if true, we quite agree with the doctor; for if leakage from a drain can force back the water issuing from a pipe that would drive a jet out fifty feet in height, care should be taken to keep the water-pipes from being in contact with sueh dangerous company as the drams!! We have another theory, however, with respect to the prevalence of diphtheria, which is that the presence of the disease is largely due to the ueglect of the medical officer himself in not visiting those houses from whence typlioid fever and diphtheria have emanated, and devising means to isolate the cases whenever practicable, and if uot practicable to endeavor to send them to the hospital, and then disinfect the houses.We append a list of residences from which went into the General Hospital cases of typhoid and diphtheria during the months of October and November.We also give a list of the residences wherein deaths occurred during the same period, amounting in all to 55 (cases in the Hotel Dieu not counted), and we challenge the Medical Health Officer to name a single place of all mentioned that he has ever put his foot iuto to make a report upon, or to arrest the spread of disease.Residences of patients received into the General Hospital during the months of October and November :\u2014 .l'yphoid fever cases\u2014From the follow ing streets: 167 Si.George, 12 and 483 St.Denis (in rear), 131 Manufacturer, 40 and 235 Bleury, 31 and 562 Lagauchetiere, 314 St.Joseph, 3 Elizabeth, 364 Liverpool, 89 and 37 St.Charles Borromee, 226 Wolfe, 21 DesKieniad Place, 53 Notre Dame, 628 Palace, 34 Jervis, 8 Charbonneau, 19 Papineau Square, Duncan House, corner of St.Lawrence and Lagauchetiere.Diphtheria\u2014Four cases, residences not given.Scarlatina \u2014 One from the Protestant Orphan Asylum.In all 26 cases.No registration book is left in the hospital by the Board of Health, but since \"Mr.Boxer has represented this negligence the Sanitary Inspector has been taking notes of them., The following uumber of deaths occurred in the city from zymotic diseascs during the months of October and November and part of December :\u2014Typhoid fever 25, Diptheria 30, Scarlitina 3.The following are the streets in which these deaths occurred :\u2014106 Frontenac, 6 Chaboillez Square,42 and 328 St.Andre, 19 Cathedral, 15 St.Pierre, St.Catherine (no number given), Hotel Dieu, 125 Notre Dame, 173 Sauguinet, Lagauchetiere (no number given), 11 and 30 Emery, 226 Aqueduct, 328 and 578 Mignonne, 133 Chatham, 41 Murray, 269 [St 4German, 239 Lagauchetiere, 1 St.Hypolite, 178 Wolfe, 449 Amherst, 600 St.Marie, 90 and 94 St.Felix, 639 Amherst, 412 Ontario, 80 Lusignan, 418 Guy, 23 St.Hubert, 29, 181 and 172 St.Elizabeth, 9 and 11 Guy Lane, 22 St.Columbine, (2 deaths), 247 Barre, 41 Murray, 9 Jacques Cartier, 32 Aylmer, 313 Maisonneuve, 70 Major, 28 Leduc,337 Amherat, 269 Frontenac, 235 Wolfe, 206 Mc- Cord, 228 Richmond, 16 Philips Square, 93 St.Hubert, 24 Emery, 148 and 519 Dorchester, and Champ de Mars.An inspection was made of all these residences by either the sanitary inspector or sanitary police, and with scarcely an exception, in every house where death occurred there were broken drains, foul privies, slop-trunks or other fever breeding causes.The exceptions: were principally in diphtheria and scarlitena cases, which probably had been conveyed by contact.Here thea is the real cause of typhoid, at any rate ; and with the full knowledge of all this before the Board of Health, they remain perfectly passive while the people die around them from causés which it is in the power of man to remedy.When will the citizens rise up in à body and insist upon the Council changing this pitigble state of affairs and place proper men at the head of the office ?SR pe LITERARY NOTES.Harper's Weekly for December 22 will contain, besides the opening installment of Wilkie Collins\u2019s new story, \u201c I Say No,\u201d a story of thrilling imterest by W.H.H.Murray, entitled How John Norton Kept his Christmas.\u201d It is profusely illustrated by A.Bi Frost.- In connection with the war now ragin in the Soudan country\u2014to which universa attention has been called by the tragic fate of the late General Hicks's army\u2014Colonel T.W.Knex\u2019s recent book, \u201cThe Boy - Travellers in Central Africa,\u201d will weil repay careful perusal.The book describes the Soudan, Khartoom, Shenny, Goudo- Koro, and the valley of the White Nile, and gives accurate'accounts of the military operations of Egypt in that distant and turbulent region.It is: the latest book on .the subject.The first part of the \u201c Life of Edward 3ulwer, Lord Lytton,\u201d by his son, the Earl of Lytton (Owen_Meredith,) will be ublished this week in Harper's © Franklin Euare Library.\u201d .Ihad severe attacks of grave! and kidney trouble; was unable to get medicine or doctor to cure me until I used Hop Bitters, and they cured me in a short time.\u2014A DISTIN- GUISHAD LAWYER OF WAYNE Co., N.Y.Dampischif - Rhedarei- Hansa (HANSA oTEAMSHIP SOM PANY.) PA.- BEY The 8S.WANDRAHM will sail from Hamburg on or about the 20th DECEM BER, (calling at Antwerp) for Halifax and Boston, and to be followed by the SS.VORSETZEN, sailing on the 31st JANUARY, 1884.Throngh Bills of Lading granted to all poirts West.For Rates of Freight and other information, apply to F.Larisz and Aver.Bor- Tex, Hamburg ; Grisar & MarsiLy, Antwerp ; or to WM.DARLEY BENTLEY, Halifax, N.S., and Montreal.November 15 273 LINE TT BOSTON, Nass, and LONDON, Eng, Comprising the following first-class full-powered Iron Steamships, Classed 100 A 1.Sailing Regularly from Boston and London! BOSTON CITY.010 Tons.NEWCASTLECITY.B,500 +\u2018 L'ŒUL à GT 3,000 ¢¢ 3,000 « DURHAM CITY.LINCOLNCITY.\u2018Building.CALCUTTA CITY.Sw LONDON CITY .!1.1 1200 cc In addition to our regular trade between the two poris sbove mentioned, we have to call the special attention of the general public to our facilities for handling goodson Through Bills of Lading to and fiom al! the principal Baltic, Continental, Mediterranean and Orjental Ports, conuecting at London with direct steamers.CANADA TRAFFI(C,\u2014Mecrchandise forwarded via Boston, in Bond, to and from all points in Canada, which will have our special care.[EE hrough Bills of Lading via this Line can be obtained from any of the Railroad Agents in the Dominion, For Freight, or other particulars, apply to J.B.BRIGHAM & CO., Agents, Boston, Mass.Or to ADAMSON & RONALDSON, Agents, London.October 24 Gm wfm 254 CANADA SHIPPING CO Beaver Line of Steamships.me > a WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.DIRECT SAILINGS BETWEEN Liverpool and New York and Baltimore, And connecting by continuous Rail at latter Ports with Moutreal and all important places in Canada and the West and South.DATES OF SAILING: FROM NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL.LAKE HURON, Wm.Bernson.Dec.18 LAKE WINNIPEG, T.Jackson.Jan, 2 LAKE MANITOBA, Wm.Stewart.Jan.9 FROM BALTIMORE TO LIVERPOOL.LAKE CHAMPLAIN, M.Tranmer.Dec.15 LAKE NEPIGON, H.Campbell.Dec.26 RATES OF PASBAGE: Cabin\u2014Montieal to Liverpool, via New York 357.50.Steerage, S27.50.Return, Cabin passages, $105.For Freight or other particulars, apply: In Liverpool, to R.W.ROBERTS, 21 Water St.; in New York, to SBKAGER Bros, 63 Beaver St.; in Baliimore, to J.M.BrowN & Co., 59 Exchange Place, or to H.E.MURRAY, General Manager, 1 Custom House Square, Montreal November 22 279 + DOMINION LINE PV PASSENGER SERVICE.The new Iron Steamship SARNIA, Lindail, commander, is intended to satl from PORTLAND, on THURSDAY, the 17th JANUARY.For Liverpool.The Raloon, Music Raom, Staterooms and Smoking-room are amidships, where but little motion is felt, and the Steamer is luxuriously fitted up, No Cattle or Sheep Carried.Rates from Vontreal\u2014Cabin, $67 50 and $77.50; Intermediate, $46.50 ; Steerage, $20.50.DAVID TORRANCE & CO., General Agents.November 23 280 \u201cDOMINION LINE.STEAL MSH IES ER AR ad.sma ; Running in connootion with the .FROM PORTLAND TO LIVERPOOL DIRECT.#SARNIA.\u2026\u2026.\u2014e EUROPEAN» IN INDIA.Reported Agreement on the Vexed Question of Trial.CALCUTTA, Dec.21.\u2014The Englishman (newspaper), states a concordat has been arranged between the Indian Government and the Anglo-Indian Association, whereby no native except a district judge shall exercise criminal jurisdiction over European British subjects, who shall be entitled to be tried by a majority of Euroean jurors.The right is also conferred in non-jury districts, even in cases of trouble, by the European district magistrate, thereby securing the principle that the rights of Europeans shall be safely guarded by the verdict of men of their own race.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 DISASTERS AT SEA.The Bay of Biscay Calamity.Loxpoxn, Dec.21.\u2014The survivors of steamship St.Augustine state that 38 men were aboard when four boats put off.It is feared that all were lost.A heavy sea was running, The vessel was all afire and had no other boats.Wrecked in Mid-Atlantie.Liverroor, Dec.21.\u2014The bark Barona from Savannah rescued the chief officer from the wreck of the ship Regina from Philadelphia for London which went to pieces ina gale on the 4th inst.Two of the crew died from exposure.The rest who embarked in a boat and on a raft are missing.SE THE BERNHARDT-CULOMBIER QUARREL.M'lle Colombier Apologises for \u201c Sarah Barnuw.\u201d Paris, Dec.21.\u2014M\u2019lle Colombier has written to the Figaro regrettiag that she wrote the * Memories of Sarah Barnum,\u201d because the vook Las caused such discussion.She declares that Bernhardt was wrong in supposing herself to be the imaginary heroine alluded to in the book.Colombier continues : \u201cNeither her dag- gor nor horse-whip nor the cutlass of Michepin touched me.Concealed behind a window-curtain I witnessed all that passed.\u201d \u2014\u2014 MADAGASCAR MATTERS.Attempted Abduction of the Queen.ZANZIBAR, Dec.21.\u2014A letter from Admiral Galiber, the French commander in Madagascar, states that during the night of November 16th the Hovas attempted to abduct the Queen of the Suka Lavas from Majunga.The attempt was frustrated by fire from the gunboat and the landing of a party of riflemen.BRITISH POLITICS.The Wigan Election.Wicax, Dec.21,\u2014Mr.Eckersley, Conservative, has been elected to the House of Commons from Wigan without opposition, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr.Knowles, Conservativert tr Pope and Prince.Roux, Dec.21.\u2014When the Crown Prince of Germany was about leaving, the Pope asked if he had any mission to perform.The Prince replied, \u201cI have one only, namely to express the warm desire of the Emperor William and Prince Bismarck, for the restoration of religious peace in Germany, compatible with our laws and institutions.\u201d Rome, Dec.21.\u2014The Pope has sent an autograph letter to the Emperor of Germany.BernIx, Dec.21.\u2014The North German Gazette confirms previous reports that the Pope\u201d reception of the Crown Prince was very cordial.a OUR CRIME CALENDAR, BaruvrsT, N.B., Dec.21.-\u2014Intelli- gence has just been received of a sad and fatal affray at Caraquet, in this county, on Wednesday last.One Gustave Cantaigne had an execution issued against his cousin, Philias Cantaigne, both residents of Caroquet.Gustave went with a constable, who was to serve the execution, and met Philias at his own barn just as the latter was coming outof the woods.The constable informed Philias that he held an execution against him and was going to seize on whatever he could find.Philias said he had nothing to seize, and by threats intimidated the constable who refused to seize.Gustave then said he would seize himself, and broke in the barn door against Philias\u2019 protest.He rolled a barrel of grain out when he was interrupted by Philias who had an axe in his hand.Gustave drew a revolver and fired at Philias without effect, when Philias the next instant struck Gustave on the side of the face with the flat of his axe, felling him to the ground, and then struck him on the head with the back of the axe.Gustave lingered till this morn- ing at 7 o\u2019clock, when he died.Philis, who served a term in the penitentiary some years ago for breaking a constable\u2019s arin, is now under arrest.Coroner Duncan is holding an inquest, and the clerk of peace went down to-day to conduet the examination for the Crown.St.THOMAS, Ont., Dec.21.\u2014Last night two masked men entered the store of Mr.Jas.Campbell, at Iona statien, drew revolvers, and demanded his money or his life.He told them he had very little money on the premises.The robbers then ordered him to produce what he had at once or he was a dead man.Mr.Campbell then handed them the cash box which contained about $70, which they took and then made good their escape.-\u2014 ee SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Tobogganing THE PARK CLUB.The slide of this favorite club will be opened at one o'clock this afternoon to members, thus being the pioneer this season.ON FLETCHERS FIELD.All those interested in the scheme to establish aelide on Fletchers Field should not forget the meeting at 8 o\u2019clock this evening at the Windsor Hotel when the election of officers will be proceeded with.Permission has been obtained from the Park Commissioners to form a slide.Snowshoeing.A POINT FORTUNE CLUB.A snowshoe clul has been organized by the young people of Point Fortune, called the Point Fortune Tuque Bleue Snowshoe Club.The membership numbers twenty- five at present, composed of ladies and entlemen, The costume which consists of white blanket coats, blue tuque, with red tassels, red sash and stockings is very tastefully got up.2e WEATHER REPORT.MONTREAL, Dec.21.Temperature in the shade by Standard thermometer, observed by Hearn, Harrigon & Co, opticians and mathematical instrument makers, 242 and 244 Notre Dame street:\u20148 a.m., 16°; 1 p.m, 20°; 6p.m., 20°; max, 20°; min, 8°; mean, 14°.By Standard Barometer:\u20148 a.m., 80.11; 1 p.m., 29.97 ; 6 p.m., 29.90.Meteorological Office, Toronto, Ont., Dec.22, 1 a.m.The depression which set in yesterday over the Lakes has moved eastward to the Maritime Provinces.The high area in the North-West still hovers there with increasing pressure.The temperature is 42 below zero at Battleford and 14 below at Edmonton.It is from 31 to 36 below in Manitoba, 3 to 17 above in Ontario, 10 to 18 above in Quebec and Northern New Brunswick, and 22 to 28 above in Nova Scotia and Southern New Brunsyick.Fair weather prevails evervwhere, with the exception of Northern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where it is svowing.Storm signals have been ordered up at Maritime ports.Probabilities.Lakes\u2014Fresh to strong winds from northwest and northeast ; fair, decidedly colder weather.Upper and Lower St.Lawrence\u2014Fresh to strong winds from west and northwest ; fair, colder weather, with light snow in some localities.Gulf\u2014Strong winds and gales from north and northwest ; fair to doudy ; continued colder weather, with lccal snow falls.Marizime\u2014Strong winds and gales from northwest and west; fair to cloudy colder weather, with snow in some localities.TEMPERANCE NOT ABSTINENCE.The Ven.Archdeacon Denison writes :\u2014 \u201cIn our day of hot and fermented advocacy of total abstinence from the use of a chief gift of God to man, and of much language and declamation tbereupon, which not unfrequently amounts to a profane, if not blasphemous, application of, and comment upon, Holy Scripture, I beg to call attention to a very excellent paper on ¢ Temperance not Abstinence; the Teaching and Example laid down in Holy Scripture,\u2019 by a dear and valued friend of mine, W.H.Fowle, vicar of Milverton, just published.It is worth a .thousand times over the greater part of the fervid and furious denunciations of ¢ total abstinence\u2019 men, who have done more mischief than can be told to a cause in itself very good.It has all along seemed a great pity to me that the total abstinence mien have overlooked or put aside a principal fact, i.e., that there is not only temperance, but frequently also abstinence wanted, in eating as in drinking.Commonly speaking, total abstinence in drinking men are huge and enormous eaters, aye, and incline much to eating things in the cooking of which wines and spirits bear a large part.I believe myself that there is quite a8 much excess in eating as in drinking.I think it a na