Montreal herald and daily commercial gazette, 31 décembre 1884, mercredi 31 décembre 1884

[" OP AL DAV WAM FAL FV AE TE MMS SIENS OS och ind No Seal Cod.0.65 038 rman rman 0,000 0,000 000.owest Farm ion.LAW, tal St pt for Mont- riends Irance 7s 1 8t, TION.86 omin- hestra .The nts :\u2014 \\uthor- it Mr.ypolite Street, 303 met inted PREAL BLISH M - THK WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY.Aor CUS Ron cea Ji SP \u2014 AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE VOL LXXVI.\u2014314 GIBB & CO.Having received a complete assortment of FALL and WINTER SUITINGS ALSO, THE LATEST NOVELTIES HABERDAS HERY.INVITE INSPECTION.Sept 24 232 Henry Chapman Co, MONT REA EL AGENTS IN THE DORINION FOR: PETER DOMECQ, Xerez de la Frontera G.H.MUMM & CO, Reims.T.G.SANDEMAN & SONS, Oporto.CASTLIS & CO0., Tarragona, SILVA & COZENS, Oporto.COSSART, GORDON & CO0., Madeira.CUNLIFFE, DOBSON & 00.Bordeaux PINET, CASTILLON & CO, Cognac: LUCAS FRERES, Cognac.A.C.À.NOLET, Schiedam.HAY, FAIRMAN & CO., Glasgow.JOHN JAMESON & SON, Dublin, DUNVILLE & CO., Belfast.BAGOTS,.HUTTON & CO.MACHEN & CO., Liverpool.ROBT.PORTER & CO., London.THÉ AFOLLINARIS CO.London.N.B.\u2014Orders solicited from zu Trade.March 19 68 DOW'S BREWERY CHABOILLEZ SQUARE.Superior Pale and Brown Malt, India Pale and other Ales, Extra Double and Single Stout, in Wood and Bottle.FAMILIES SUPPLIED.The following bottlers only are author ized to use our labels, viz.: Thos.J.Howard.546 Dorchester street Jos.Virtue.19 Aylmer street Thos.Ferguson.162 St.Elizabeth st.Wm.Bishop.15 Visitation street Thos.Kinsella.118 Ottawa street »&~ ORDERS RECEIVED BY TELE, PHONE.WILLIAM DOW & CO, Brewers and Maltsters.Dublin JNO.H, B, MOLSON & BROS.ALE AND PORTER BREWERS, esa St.Mary Street, MONTREAL, Have always on hand the various kinds of ALE AND PORTER IN WOOD AND BOTTLE.Families regularly supplied.a= ORDERS RECEIVED BY TELEPHONE.Mr.Wm.Watson, 78 Fortification Lane, bottles our Ales and Porter, and is authorized to use our labels, May 2 124 DAWES & CO.BREWERS AND MALTSTERS, \u2014 TA PALE ann XX MILD ALE.EXTRA vp XXX STOUT PORTER.(lu Woop and BorTLE.) Faniilies supplied.SAND PORTER, Quarts and Pints, \u2014 OFFICE: 179 St.JAMES STREET WEST, MONTREAL, AE-Qriers received by Telephone.May 2 170 { HOPE & CO JOHN A | MONTREAL, Agents in Canada: JOHN DZ KUYPER &80N, Rotterdam MARTELL & CU., Cognac.JULES ROBIN & C0., Cognac, MOET & CHANDON, Epernay.DEINHARD & CO., Cobienz.BARTON & GUESTIER, Bordeaux.M.MISA, Xeres dela Frontera.COCKBURN, SMITHES & C0., Oport?MULLER & DARTHEZ, rarragona.FREDERIC VALLETTE, Marseilles.E.& J.BURKE, Dublin.PATTERSON & HIBBERT, London.BULLUCH,LADE & C0., Glagwow- WM.JAMESON & CO., Dublin, CANTHELi & COCHRANE, Dublin.Ces &c.N.B.\u2014ORDERS RECEIVED FROY VILLA LOTS FOR SALE ! I am instructed by the owners of THE \u2018\u2018 ESDAILE PROPERTY.\u201d (Situated at tlie head of University Street,) To offer it for sale IN LOTS! À plan bas been preparei and can be seen at my office.I'he situation is UNSU it PASSED A rrivate Avenue will be opened from Uvlversity Street, a 1d the Lots are justa nice size.Kull particulars by applying torae.RB, K.THOMAS, Real Estate Agent, 131 St.James Street.February 29 52 HERRINGS, Cape Breton, No.1 Large, COD FISH, Dry, Ditto Green.LOBSTERS, Haddow\u2019s Brand.SEAL OIL, Steam Refined.Ditto Straw and Brown.MOLASSES, Barbadoes.YOR SALE BY MAGOR BROS.& CO., PORT STREET.September 30 1235 OATMEAL ! GRANULATED\u201d AND \u201cSTANDARD, In 5 1b.Boxes, MANUFACTURED BY THE MOUNT ROYAL MILLING AND MANUFACTURING COM, FOR SALE BY ROSS, HALL & CO., 65 St.Peter Street.May 15 117 HENRY PRINCE MUSIC PUBLISHER AND IMPORTER SHEET MUSIC and MUSIC BOOKS n endless variety.ÉVIOLIN, GUITAR & BANJO STRINCS of best Italian and Russian manufacture.BAND INSTRUMENTS and everything in the musical line.867 Teachers and Schools liberally dealt with, WAREROOMS : 228 St.James St.August 14 195 8.J.ERISSETTE, Engineer and Machinist, MANUFACTURER OF Hoists, Hoisting Machinery, Dies and Presses.Paper and Straw Board Machin ery a specialty.25 BIL.LEURY STREET.April 18 64 ROBERT SNARR, BUILDER & CONTRACTOR, Office and Stone Yard, 97 Colborne Street, Montreal.Agent for the MIDDLESEX QUARRY COS BROWN STO-E, For sample, gee the Standar Lite Assurance Com pany\u2019s new bu\u2019 St.James street.Aprill8 R.THOMSON & SON, Blacksmiths & Engineers, 18 St.Constant Street, Montreal.(Facing Drill Shed.) Forgings of all kinds made to order.Steam Mngines and Shafting fitted up.Removal, erection and repairs of printing machinery a specialty, Manufacturers of Thomson\u2019s Celebrated Printers\u2019 Roller Composition.6m 258 AFES! The advertiser has had TWENTY-TWO YEARS practical experience in the trade, and is in a position to furnish the best styles of Fire and Burglar-proof Safes, with all the most modern improvements.He has, within the last few months, manufactured Safes, Vault Doors, &c., for The Canadien Pacific Railway, H.BR.Ives & Co., RB.J.Latimer, Kerr Bros, Farraw\u2019's Point, and others; to whom he can make reference.Safes repaired and removed, hoisted and lowered.Second-hand Safes of different makers for sale cheap.A.AHERN, 677 Craig Street.April 26 101 DRUMMOND _ COLLIERY BITUMINOUS COALS, (Large or Small) Delivered Ly Carload on Line of the Intercolonisl & Grand Trak Hailways THE INTERCOLONIAL COAly: MINING COMPANY 159 Cemmissioners Street, MONTREAL.December 19 w 302 MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1884.TELEGRAPHIC.CANADIAN DESPATCHES.OTTAWA, County and City Arbitrators in Session \u2014Up for Forgery \u2014 Personal Mem tion.Orrawa, December 30,\u2014Judge Daniels Lorignal, Mr, A.J, Christie, of Ottawa, and Mr.John Henderson, of New Edinburgh, are sitting as arbitrators on the dispute between the county and the city in regard to the maintenance of the jail and court-house and other matters.Mr.T.A.MeLean, registrar at Cal- garry, is in the city on business with the Government.Mr.Grant Powell, Under Secretary of State, has received information to the effect that his son, W.L.Powell, has died at Dallas, Texas.Deceased was at one time connected with the Bank of Montreal and Bank of Ontario in this city.Mr.Amos Rowe, proprietor of the Winnipeg Times, left for home last evening.Hon.MuKenzie, Minister of Customs, leaves for Belleville to-morrow to spend New Year\u2019s Day.The C.P.R.has adopted the plan of running special heated cars for the conveyance of freezable freight.The nomination of public and separate school trustees will take place to-morrow.The Manitoba delegation, Hon.Messrs.Norquay and Murray, have not yet completed their mission to Ottawa.Manitoba\u2019s Premier informed A.R.C.Porteor to-day that his stay at the Capital was not at his own option, and as yet had not arrived at a settlement of Provircial affairs with the Dominion Government.It will likely be some days before final negotiations are effected.The new regulations for canned goods come into force on January lst.Every can must contain the weight of goods marked thereon.The regulations will not be rigidly enforced until the meeting of Parliament, when some change in the law will be made.Mr.Wm.Beamen, of North Gower, was arraigned before Mogard, J.P., at the police \u2018court to-day on a charge of forgery, to which reference has previously been made.R.Lees, Q.C., appeared for the Crown, and Mr.D., B.MacTavish for the defence.There was no evidence to sustain the charge, and the Magistrate declared Mr, Beamen honorable acquitted.: Hous.J.A.Chapleau and A.P.Caron will spend the New Year in Quebec.QUEBEC.The North Shore Railway\u2014A New Nora mal School Principal- Laval Coliege Matters\u2014A Pecnliar Accident.QUEBEC, December 30\u2014J adge Routhier has been appointed commissioner to investigate into the sale and the circumstances relating to the sale of the North Shore Railway.A.Turcotte, a lawyer of this city, has been appointed the clerk of enquiry.abbe Begin, whose name has before been mentioned in connection with the principalship of the Normal School, has been recommended by Archbishop Tasch- ereau, and consequently has been ap- ointed by the Catholic Board of Public nstruction.It is stated to-day that the charges against Dr.Hamel, Professor of Laval, have been withdrawn by Mr.Landry, M.P., on condition that the honorary title heretofere attached to his father\u2019s name be restored.Some time ago a propaganda was received from Rome granting 20 per cent.of the amount for masses said to be given to Laval University.This is said to have aggregated about $10,000 yearly, and has been of great pecuniary help to the University.It, however, appears that Mr, Vincilette, who is part proprietor of the Beauport Asylum, has been going the rounds of the country and soliciting a collection for the masses recited, but it is in reality believed to be for the purpose of accumulating money in order to agitate for a repeal in Rome against the decision in favor of Laval.It is said that Frechette, the laurentian poet, is shortly to be decorated with Spanish honors on account of having written a poem in favor of the King of Spain protesting against the fast tha the was insulted while passing through Paris.This poem was read before the Royal Society and has been forwarded to the King by Count Premio Keal of Quebec.It has been definitely decided tbat the Beauce election for the Federal seat will be contested at a very early date, As the Superior Court closes on the 6th of January, it is likely the writ will be granted to-morrow.It is rumored this morning that Mr.Fred.Andrews, of the law firm of Andrews, Caron & Andrews, will beappoint- ed Judge of the Superior Court in the place made vacant by the resignation of Chief Justice Meredith.Judge Stuart, acting Chief Justice, while passing from one room to another, in his residence, struck his face on the edge of a door which was half ajar, and sustained such severe injuries that he has been confined to his room since.Hon.Mr.Mercier, it is said, bas been engaged as counsel for the defence in the libel brought against L\u2019Electeur of this city by Dr.Martel, M.P.P.for Chambly.The Police Court was the scene of great excitement this morning.A number of well-known cock-fighters have been arraigned for indulging in their favorite sport.The police raided one of the most frequented cock-pits last night and captured the men in the act of pitting their cocks.There was an audience of about one hundred present, who made their exit in all manners, some jumping through windows into the back yard aud thus escaping, the police having overlooked placing guards around the building.The police, however, took the names of several prominent persons who were little thought to be frequenters of the place.In conse- quense of subpcenaing these parties, the case was adjourned till next Saturday and Monday.The case has caused a great deal of interest, and will be eagerly watched.The Canadian Pacific Railway exhibition car has been on view all of to-day, and has been visited by thousands of people.The weather is mild and foggy.m\u2014 A number of deaths from diptheria are \u2014 PRICE, ONE CENT \u2014 Am (LATEST NEWS BY CABLE | There is talk of a question of legality being raised in connection with the sale of the North Shore Railway to Mr.Senecal in 1882.Up till 9 o\u2019clock the writ of injunction applied for by the Museum management had not been served on the Gilmour Company, who opened their doors to-night in \u201c(Celebrated Case\u201d to a crowded house.The extensive wharves and property at the east end of St.Peter street, belonging to the estate of the late William Convey, was offered for sale by suction this morning, but there was no bid and was withdrawn.Rev.Mr.Caron, Redemptorist -Father and brother of A.P.Caron, is seriously 144 + It commenced to rain this afternoon, and still continues.The snow is disappearing fast.TORONTO.Till Tappers at Work\u2014A New Cathedrak to be Erecied \u2014 The Temperance Colonizatien Society.* ToroNTO, December: 30.\u2014Till tappers have been plving their avocation vigorously of late, but a sentence of two ing upon Thomas Carlyle,15 years of years in the penitentiary, imposed this morn- age, will have the effect of brifiging them into a thinking mood.The new cathedral, St.Albans, will shortly be erected here.A site of four and a half acres has been purchased north of Bloor street for $10,288, the owners of the land donating one half of the purchase price, and the further sum of $2,000, provided the chancel and choir is roofed in within two years.John Beaucleigh alias Morgan, the well known confidence man, was this morning committed for trial by the county judge, and bail increased to $4,000.Archbishop Lynch will attend the ceremony of theinvestiture of the palliuin upon Archbishop Ryan at Philadelphia Sunday next.At a meeting of the sharcholders of the Temperauce Colonization Society this afternoon a by-law was adopted whereb shareholders are allowed to reduce their stock liability by sixty per cent, the charter of the society having been amended to permit of this being done.The reduction will only apply to future responsibilities of the society, the original shareholders being r-sponsible for those already incurred to the full amount of their $100 shares.Samuel Stern, wholesale dealer in jewellery and fancy goods, assigned to-day.The assets and liabilities are not yet known, but the result is expected not to be unfavorable.J.O.Dowdell, cigar manufacturer, alsd assigned ; liabilities not heavy.Alfred Sandham, who retires from the position of Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., after about five years service, was tonight presented by active workers of the Association with a handsome illuminated address and purse containing over $500 in gold.: ent.ONTARIO DESPATCHES.Accident on the Kingston and Pembroke Railway.Kingston, Ont, Dec.30.\u2014Seventy- five persone, representing the mercantile, professional and mechanical interests of enfrew, arrived here at one o\u2019clock to fraternize with Kingstonians in honor of the opening of the Kingston and Pembroke Railway.When the special train was several miles from the city a car wheel ofthe tender broke and knocked the truck off the track.The derailed wheels tore along the track, doing much damage.Finally the train was stopped without the coaches being capsized.The accident occurred just after crossing Cata- raqui bridge, and beyond a high embankment.The excursionists were brought to the city by a wrecking train.A Woman Suicides.NorwicH, December 30.\u2014Mrs.Wm.Hopkins, widow of the late Wm.Hopkins, who shot himself some six years ago, committed suicide to-day by hanging herself in a barn.They were in comfortable circumstances.She was about 48 ylars old and leaves three children, No cause as yet is known for the act.The Smali-pox Scourga.CAMPBELLFORD, Ont., Dec.30.\u2014It having been reported that there was smallpox in Seymour township, an inspector was sent down by the Provincial Board of Health.The result of the investigation shows four cases in one family living six miles from here.The cases, which are of a mild type, are isolated.There isno|.truth inthe rumorthat there are some cases in this place.The cause of the disease is unknown, asthe man who was first taken has not been away from home this summer except to come to Campbell- ford.MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES.Sioux City, Iowa, Dec.30.\u2014A terrific blizzard prevails to-night in this vicinity.Mexico, December 30.\u2014 Telegraph rates to and from the United States have been reduced 25 per cent.DENVER, Dec.30.\u2014A heavy wind and snow storm is raging in the mountains.Itis 10 below, and growing colder.Sr.Paur, Dec, 40.\u2014The worst snow storm this season set in this evening at midnight.The wind is blowing 20 miles an hour, and snow drifting badly.KENTLAND, Ind., December.30.\u2014Fifty thousand dollars worth of property was burned in the business part of the town yesterday.The fire was the work of an incendiary.PHILADELPHIA, December 30.\u2014Meas- ures to prevent the sale of Gen.Grant's personal ctfects, trophies, &c., are in favorable progress with the expectation of an early and satisfactory result, New Haver, Conn., Dec, 30.\u2014An injunction was issued to-day restraining Henry Bergh from disposing of any part of the property of the late Carrie Wel- ton Bulk, which was left Bergh\u2019s society, under penalty of $200.Burraro, Dec.30.\u2014E.M.Jewett\u2019s cooperage at Buffalo Plains, covering five acres, were entirely destroyed by fire, together with a large stock of material and valuable machinery, supply store and boarding house.Loss, $10,0000 ; insured, \"The establishment was destroyed in April, 1883, at which time it was uninsured.The works were running on short time, | The British Troops Begin the | Advance to Gordon\u2019s Rescue.Prince Bismarck Will Rest.The.Chinese Defeated with Heavy Loss in Hongyen.\u2018 Emissaries of the Mahdi Refused Admittance.LoNDoN, December 30.\u2014The emissaries of the Mahdi who were sent to ask the King of Abyssinia for assistance were not allowed to enter Abyssinia.Hew Giadstone Looks, LonnoN, December 30.\u2014Gladstone received 150 telegrams of congratulation yesterday.In spite of his 75 years Gladstone looked younger than most hard worked New Yorkers at fifty.French Transports Sunk by n Chinese Cruiser.Paris, December 30.\u2014A report has reached Paris that the French transports with troops from Toulon has been sunk by a Chinese cruiser between Singapore and Saigon, There is great excitement at the Ministry of Marine, Telegraphic enquiries are being sent in all directions.Paris, December 30\u2014The Government denies the sinking of the trausport Bien- boa by the Chinese cruisers.The Bien- hoa is reported arrived safely at Saigon New Tales of Horror.Maprin, December 30.\u2014Every fresh detail received trom the districts in which the earthquake was severest adds new horror to the calamity at Nerja.In Malaga the earthquake was followed by a hurricane.This finished the destruction of many houses which had already been brought to the brink of ruin by the shock.The inhabitants fled in terror.Much suffering has been caused by the scarcity of provisions.The alarm in Malga is now subsiding.A French Victory.Paris, December 30.\u2014Official Tonquin advices report that the French forces advanced from Tuyen Quan and defeated the Chinese, inflicting severe losses.The French Joss is trifling, A Royal Betrothal.Lonnpon, December 30.\u2014The Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, has been betrothed to Prince Henry Maurice of Battenburg.Irish Nationalists.DusLIN, December 30.\u2014A conference of the nationalists of Dublin county (the Mayor presiding) was held here to-day, she principal of paying Irish members of the Parliament was approved.Clancy, editor of the Irish Natronur, was nominated to represent the Dublin county in the House of Commons.In an address Clancey said that any other nation persecuted as Ireland is would expel English and substitute Irish Government.The Chinese Neteated.Paris, December 30.\u2014Gen., Delisle telegraphs that he has been fighting pirates near Hongyen several days, he has killed over 300 men and captured two guns, The French troops are in excellent health and spirits.Prince Bismark\u2019s Movements.BERLIN, December 30.\u2014Bismarck is about to go to San Remo with his family forsix weeks.Arrangements have been made for a private interview between Bismarck and Ferry at San Remo.The Prussian Minister to the Papal Court, acting under orders from Bismark, who wished to mark his sense of hostile Catholic influence in the Reichstag, refrained from paying his usual Christmas visit to the Vaticah.; The Advance on Khartopum.No aro, December 30.\u2014 A Korti despatch dated this evening says General Stewart\u2019s expedition is six miles distant.Wolseley accompanied the troops for the Nile and then reviewed them as they marched past.Kort1, December 30.\u2014The maich of the English expedition past this place was an imposing sight.he column was nearly one hundred yards wide and a mile long.The Hussars were sent ahead to prepare tea, but took the wrong path.ter- a march of 10 miles the troops halted for an hour\u2019s rest.The men were compelled to go without tea and obeyed cheerfully, The march was resumed by moonlight.The troops hope to reach the first well by eight o\u2019clock in the morning.Wolseley Said To Be Reckless.Korti, December 30.\u2014Native servants refuse to accompany Geueral Stewart\u2019s column, but are willing to accompany General Earle\u2019s.This shows the opinion of the natives relative to the dangers of the two expeditions, It is feared, in case of a sudden attack, the obstinacy of the camels will be a source of danger.It is reported the Monazers are advancing to dispute the narrow pass at Dargazat.Earle\u2019s orders allow him to extend a helping hand to Stewart -if necessary.Wolseley\u2019s plans are severely criticized as being reckless.: The Skye Crofiers.LoNpoN, December 30.\u2014A Stornoway, Scotland,despatch says eight crofters were committed for trial to-day, they were re- leared on bail and escorted around town by crowds of people, accompanied by a band and anumber of pipérs.Boatmen refuse to ferry process servers.The Sheriff's officer and assistant were knocked down and seriously injured by two hundred crofters.A Theatre Falls During a Play.LonpoN, Dececember 30.\u2014À portion of the roof of a theatre at Cholet, à town in France, collapsed during the performance last night.There were .one thousand persons in the audience.Lights were extinguished and screams and groans filled the air.About one hundred and fifty persons were wounded, some it is feared fatally.The theatre was a temporary structure, which had been strained by the recent storms, The Wrongs of the Irish.LoNDoN, December 30,.\u2014Healy, M.P., in an address at Glasgow yesterday denounced Bannerman, Chief Secretary for Ireland, who, he said, knew no more about Ireland than he (Healy) knew about Scotland.\u201cHow would Scotchmen,\u201d he asked, \u201clike me to rule Scotland through ratatement.scoundrels, unspeakable offences.\u201d Healy said he would rather accompany Joe Brady to the gallows than slink into a prisoner\u2019s dock in company with Cornwall and French.Healy condemned O\u2019Donovan Rossa\u2019s policy as criminal and stupid but said he understood it because Rossa had been reared among Irish people and knew their wrongs.DuBriN, December 30.\u2014Mr.Biggar, M.P., speaking last night at Bolton, advised Irishmen to disown Whigs.He said Earl Spencer had hanged a number of men whom he knew to be innocent.Gladstone and Bannerman knew Spencer was a scoundrel.The members of the Irish National League were entitled to the thanks of Irishmen for exposing the\u2019 raecality of the Irish Executive.Events of 1484 in the \u2018\u201c Times.\u201d Lonpon, December 31\u2014The Times this morning has a ten column review of the events of 1884.Referring to America it says :, \u201cThe absorbing topic of the year was the election cf President.The session of Congress ending in March was rendered abortive, both parties desiring to avoid the direct issue on the question of free trade, which was momentarily shelved.The Democrats preferred to play a waiting game, hoping to regain control of the Executive, and the hope was fulfilled, \u2018The project of a treaty with Nicaragua, giving America the control of the pro- pused canal, has found little favor and will hardly be ratified by the present Congress.\u201d The Times rejoices at the revival of industrial activity in the South as shown by the New Orleans Exhibition.Cable Flashes, \u2019 ST.PETERsBURG, December 30\u2014The Grand Duke Sergiue and his wife have been reconciled.BeRLIN, Dec.30.\u2014The formation of a Congo monarchy under a German prince is being discussed.Paris, Dec.30.\u2014It is thought the ap- ointment of Baron Ring to succeed arquis de Noailles as French Ambassador to Turkey indicates diplomatic hostilities at Constantinople against England.\u2018 Maprip, December 30.\u2014At Granada to-day the Te Deum was sung and prayers offered for the cessation of earthquakes.At Priego, in the Province of Cordovay shocks came while the theatre was crowded with people.A terri.le panic followed.Many persons jumped from galleries and windows upon t e crowd below.Two were killed outright and forty seriously injured.At Malaga patients in the hospital were so terrified they forgot their maladies and fled to the open air.Cun- victs in prison refused to enter their cells and remained all night in the court UNITED STATES TELEGRAMS, Sensible View of the Political Situation Taken by the Colored men, A Would-be Abraham.The City Fathers of Gotham in Trouble.Colored Men\u2019s Convention.New York, December 30\u2014A mass meeting of colored men was held last night at which addresses were made by Rev.W.B.Derrick, Algeron S.Sullivan and others.Derrick said there was no cause of apprehension for the citizenship of the colored race, whether under Republican or Democratic rule.Whether a man is yellow as saffron, black as ebony, or white as snow, he will receive the protection which the constitution guaratees to all men.The black man can never be disfranchised as long as the Stars and Stripes rule over this Government.He regretted that the Republican party had been dethroned, but he did not take it for granted that the party was dead.He wished Cleveland a happy career and prosperous administration.Resolutions were adopted declaring the colored men will demand without fear or favor the justice that is due them under the American flag.\u2018 General Grant\u2019s Condition.NEw York, December 30.\u2014Of late the creditors of the firm of Grant & Ward have been unpleasantly pressing General | Grant, and in order to save himself and family from further annoyance the General conceived the plan of confessing judgment to Vanderbilt, which Vanderbilt as a friend should accept, and which might prove a bar to the horde of creditors of the defunct firm.The General is not in distress, nor likely to be, as he has an assured income of $15,000 a year from a fund raised some time ago by his friends, A Poor Investment.New York, December 30.\u2014It is said the tice to be paid for the New York Star is $175,000.Nearly $750,000 has been sunk in it.Gone to Canada.NEw York, December 30\u2014It is reported that Ewen Bros., who were recently expelled from the Cotton Exchange for swindling by the blind pool method, have fled to Canada.It is believed they secured over $100,000 from various parties, The Work of a Fool.CurxaLIs, Wyoming Territory, December 30.\u2014On Sunday might, Wm, Pearson, a farmer, who is a strong believer in spiritualism, imagined he had received orders from a higher power to kill his infant, this he did with a hammer.When he had finished the work he showed what he had done to his wife who is also a spiritualist.He then said if she would cut her throat he would do the same.Both were found yesterday half frozen with their throats cut but not yet dead.Pearson revived sufficiently to make a The pair will probably die.An Adventurer\u2019s Scheme.TirFIN, December 30.\u2014An adventurer nameu Buckley, about thirty years of age, came here last summer and formed the acquaintance of a Mrs.Cromwell, a rich widow, aged seventy-five.After obtaining $10,000, Buckley eloped with the widow and married her.The pair re- turned, but Buckley has been missin \u2018some time, The old lady has made a wil \u2014 robbers and men guilty of leaving the bulk of her property to her husband.Threats of violence to Buckle are freely indulged in by the woman\u2019s friends, who will proceed to recover the property.It is said Buckley has a wife elsewhere who is à partner in the scheme, A Dakota Town in Flames.CHICAGO, December 30.\u2014A despatch from Pierre, Dakota, says Pierre is à seething mass of flames.Al the efforts of the citizens to stay the fire are unavailing.A fierce gale prevails, The mercury is 25 below zero.AM pumps are frozen solid, and it is impossible to secure, water.Men, women and.children are working desperately, endeavoring to save property.The fire originated in the grocery store of R.D.Jones, and at last accounts was sweeping towards the river, The loss already amounts to $100,000.Serious Charges Agninst the Mavor ami Aldermen of New York.\" New York, December 30.\u2014A number of aldermen waited Around \u2018the Grand Jury room to-day to be called, before that body.Alderman Wait was before.them about twenty minutes.He looked very serious when he left the room and showed a disinclination to converse about the matter.Mayor Edson wassefved with an injunction at half-past twelve o\u2019clock restraining him from making any nominations, and at the same time the Presi- dént of the Board of Aldermen \u2018was served with an injunction restraining the Board from acting on any nominations sent in by the Mayor.These injunctions were obtained by Theodore Rusevelt and others, who claim that by a corrupt scheme, promises of the payment of money and promises of offices.It is proposed to confirm the Commissioner of Public Works.The charges \u2018of corruption are based on the aflidavits of contractor John O\u2019Brien and others.O\u2019Brien was a bidder on \u2018the contract for building the new aquduct.He declares, after several bids had been opened he had a conversation with Mayor Edson.The annexed is an- extract from his affidavit :\u2014* He (Edson) took me into his private office and said, ¢ Why can\u2019t you arrange with Brown, Howard & Company for each to take half the work 1 answered, \u2018 No, I am entitled to all of the work, and ought to have it.\u201d Edson then said if I would get him two aldermen to confirm his nominee for the Commissioner of Public Works, General Porter, he (Edson) would vote, as a member of the Aqueduct Commission, to give me the whole of the work.\u201d The remaining affidavits are based on \u201cinformation and, belief.\u201d The clerk for Fire Commissioners Purroy swears he heard a liquor dealer say, in effect, that he had contributed to the \u201c boodle\u201d\u2019 which was to be used in, securing the confirmation of General Porter.The injunctiou was read to the board and Alderman Grant moved that a committee be appointed to secure counsel for the board.The action of Judge Beach, who issued the injunction, was severely denounced by several aldermen, some-.of whom declared themselves ready to go ahead and vote on the mayor\u2019s nominations.1t was finally decided to refer the injunction to the corporation counsel.The board will meet again to-morrow, The aldermen expect the injunction will be dissolved before one o\u2019clock tc-mor- row.If a successor to Comuwissioner Thompson is confirmed action must be taken before 12 o\u2019clock to-morrow night, as the terms of the present board wi then expire.A Rate War Expected.Caicaco, Deceniber 30.\u2014Scalpers offered Grand Trunk tickets to New York to-day for $12.The lowest first class rate yesterday was $13.50.\u2018The failure of the managers yesterday to come to an agreement leaves each road at liberty to make such arate as it sees fit, and a rate war is expected.The Nicaraguan Canal.WasHINGTON, December 30.\u2014It is understood that France intends to hold altogether aloof from participation in the Nicaraguan Canal question.\u2018 An Important Décision.LOUISVILLE, December 30.\u2014 The opinion of Attorney-General Brewster, rendered on Saturday, that whiskey for export may lie untaxed under bend, causes great satisfaction to the whiskey trade.Dealers say it will prevent a large number of failures, The World\u2019s Exhibition, NEW ORLEANS, December 30.\u2014To-day was bright and cheerful at the exposition, and the resumption of the street car travel caused a general feeling of satisfaction to prevail.Work has been suspended by the recent rains.The delayed exhibits came in with a rush, and found a place as fast as they were received.Cleveland\u2019s Policy.W'ASHINGTON, December 30.\u2014Dorman B.Eaton, President of the Civil Service Commission, in reply to a reporter to-da on the subject of Cleveland\u2019s letter, said: \u201cT regard the letter as a deliberate, significant and timely utterance of a man who comprehends the situation and has the courage of his convictions and his daties.The polie disclosed in.the letter-shows plainly that we are to have mo mixed Cabinet and no timid or compromising policy, but a strong, positive, honest, courageous and.absolutely Democratic administration.\u201d [Note\u2014Eaton is a Republican.} \u2018 Business Troubles and Revivals.YouxastowN, Pa, December 30\u2014The Mahoning Valley iron manufacturers have resolved to make a 1eduction of ten per cent.on the wages of all employe except the members of the Amalgamat Association, to take effect the 12th of Janvary.Several thousand workmen will be affected.NEW Yorx, December 30.\u2014The Evening Dia! has been placed in the hands of a 1eceiver, and will be sold at auction to- MOITOW.Boston, December 30.\u2014The New England Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute is about to go into insolvency.They bad a capital stock of $200,000 and an indebtedness of $225,000.The Institute has given a number of great industrial exhibitions, Paris, December 30\u2014A Berlin despatch saysthe King of the Belgians will be proclaimed Buetih of .the Congo free state.If the Belgian constitution pre- cludes this, the Count of Flanders will be nr-daimed in his stead, 2 THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE \\ TRADE AND COMMERCE, LIVIDENDS\u2014SEMI-ANNUAL Books Pa able Slose.erce.4 p.c.2nd Jan.ec.17 To aan eue se 2 FE C.2nd Jan, Dec.17 t Towa- Ba OW p.¢.2nd Jan.Dec.17 Imperial.1 pc.2nd Jan, Dec.17 London .3% p.c.2nd Jan, Dec, 17 Standard.BE pc.2nd Jan.Dec.17 B.N.America.3 p.c.0th Jan.St.Hyacinthe.34 p.c.2nd Feb.OTHER DIVIDENDS.1 .Ins.Roya.oan FUP Pp.c.Jan, 10.Dec.24 FINANCIAL.Tar HERALD OFFICE, Tuesday Evening, December 30.The montreal Stock Market.The stock market was steady to-day at \u201cabout yesterday\u2019s prices, but it exhibited a little more activity than has characterized it for some days past, a larger number of purchases being made.Montreal and Merchants sold a yesterday\u2019s prices, the former at 187, and the latter at 108.Peoples realized 44.Commerce changed hands at 117%, the highest price at which .it was sold yesterday.Gas was bought at 180 and 1794, the latter being } per cent.below yesterday's lowest price» and the former yesterday\u2019s highest.Twenty-nine shares of Dominion Cattle, the first sale of this stock at the Stock Exchange here was made to-day at 1124.The remaining stocks were inactive.The total sales to-day were 681 shares\u2019 consisting of 238 shares of bank stocks and 443 miscellaneous, as follows : \u2014 MORNING BOARD.T8 Montreal at.\u2026.0.\u2026.35 Peoples at.0eccrcu00s 44 25 Merchants At.sues sou0s +.108 100 Commerce Boer serene eeenn 116} MC an vesresave a renees 1793 29 Dom.Cattle Co.at.eevee 1124 There was no afternoon board.The following are the quotations of the stock market to-day as specially reported Mac- for Tre HrraLD by D.Lorn Dougall, 11 Hospital street :\u2014 rank B.N.A.Banque du Peuple.$ 50 Molsous bank.Rauk of Torunt Bank Jucques Carkbivre Merchant\u2019s ¢ ank.xe yank d\u2019Hochelaga.\u2026; 100 3 Kast\u2019n Towusbip B\u2019k.wuebec Buuk aesascos anque Nationale.58 2 p.c.gares Banks.! 100 2p.c sat Can.BK of comwerce 50 4 p.c.\u201c117 116} {ominion Bank.5605 pein] ree Fank uf Hawidllon.160 4 Pp.Ville Marié.100 Hp .Mandard Bank .; _60 8ip.c.i Feral Bank.4 p.c.raperlal Bauk.of 4 p.c.MISCELLANEOUS, i in-orcolontal Coal Co; 100 [cone] onan 00000 do bonds.fecoseo [reves s'esscne [A Moutreal Tel\u2019gr'ph Co 40 4 pc.\u2018 113} 112 paominionTel\u2019gr'phCo, 50 13 Bc.loess.f ich & Ont Nav, Co.: 180 3 p.c.id 571 (ity Passenger RR.| 50 7 & | 21 119 City Gas Cu.40 6 p.c.! 180% 1793 Cornwall Gas CO.0'ssossosrrsastsotnsn » \u201c5 35 Graphic Printing Co.\u2018 do bonds.! Mont.Loan&MorVeCo: Mont.Invest& Bldg.Co, Roya! Can.Ins, CO.vvacelauace0 Montreai Cotton Co.! Hudon Cotton Vo.Stormont Cotton Co.! Burland Lith.Co.| Bell \u2018Telephone Co.,! .Guarantee Co of N.A.: B50 3 p.c.; Accident Ins.C,of N.A 100 |$ p.Dominion Cattle Co.100 jlop.; La Uh\u2019n&st, Law JA B'.cccusiscosssjes Canada Cent\u20191 ty Bus .\u2026\u2026.=.Paul, M&M.RI \u201cel (anvadian Pacific Ry.| Mont.5 p.c.Stock.1 Canada N W Land Co £10sg Oan.Pacific L.G.B.; *Ex-divideud The New York Stock Market.Stocks at the opening this morning were strong, and forthe forenoon the efforts of the Bears were of little avail, butin the afternoon at 2.20 the market became weak and slightly lower prices prevailed, but shortly before closing there was another rally which extended throughout the whole list and prices closed at an ad- \u2018vance over yesterday's closing prices.The exceptions were Northern Pacific preferred which opened at 405 and closed at 387, a decline of 1§ from the opening, and 1} from yesterday\u2019s closing ; Oregon Transcontinental, which opened at 13%, and after advancing § to 14, declined § closing at 13}, or } below yesterday ; Ohio Central, which opened at 13 and closed unchanged, having declined ; from yesterday, and Western Union, which opened at 543 and closed at 54%, having declined § from the opening, and § from yesterday\u2019s closing.The largest transactions of the day were in St.Paul» which opened at 70%, and advanced to 718, but fell away, and closed at 703.The sales of this stock were 72,500 shares.The rally to-day is ascribed to an effort to make the shorts squeal, as the end of the month draws near.It is generally conceded that the best readies 425 \\40s 6 soncocjeseuss time for railroads is between August and ( February, and in some cases it was hoped that the result of these months would make up for the deficiency which arose from the working of the first six months, The result, however, as far as we can jud ge at present, has not nearly equalled what was expected, and entering now on the lean period, of the year, we find but little to indicate an immediate and lasting improvement.Prolonged as the period of liquidation has already been, it seems \u201cstill to be in progress, and the whole situation will have to be thoroughly probed before a really healthy condition of things can be reached.À comparison between tu-day\u2019s closing prices and those of yesterday gives the following result :\u2014 Advanced-\u2014Chic,, B, & Q.\"3, Canadian Pacific 3, Central Pacific}, Del, L.& W., 14, Del.& Hudson 3, Erie §, Kansas & Texas, §, Lake Shore 3, Louisville & Nashville 3, Missouri Pacific §, New Jersey Central §, New York Central 1}, North West §, Pacific Mail 7, Reading 3, St.Paul 4, St.Paul, M.& M.§, St.Paul & Omaha %, do.pref.14, Texas Pacific §, Union Pacific #.Declined\u2014Northern Pacific pref.14, The following were the fluctuations in prices and the sales made in New York tg-dav, as epecially reported for THE HzrauD by Macdougall Bros, stock Hrokers, St.Francois Xavier street :\u2014 3m Eg STOCKS.fe 50.4003 1 2 C2 a Sw aed © Chle., B.& ton.11185 1144 1143114 1900 Canada South.cfewanfessshecou1e {Canada Pac.| 44 20 Central Pac.3 323) 334] 333 1300 \u2018Ches, & Ohio.¢,C.,C.&1.Chie.& dei, Lack.& West.Del, & H aqeon.- fi 62100 6) 1300 Il.Central .Kansas & Tex.Erie & Western.Lake Shore .Louisville & Nash.Michigan Cent.iobile & Ohio.\u2014jsoun0e Missouri Pac.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.90 90% 90 9 3700 N.J, Central ex-div.| 38 884; 39ÿ| 38#\\ 2500 N.Y.Central.85§: 24190 Northern Pac.jeune 17 16H 220 Northern Pac.pref.40 Fat] 40 38 5, North-West .,,.83} 834\" 8431 83: 12700 North-West pref.1214 1914|1214 200 N.Y., L.& West.xnefsenefecssfrsrefsoncer Oregon Trans.13}| 185] 14 184] 6200 Qutario & West.Hoodie vanes Ohio South.cenefevidianifoaad]inenn hia & Miss .sfe\u2026ofssofrocc00 Ohio Central.15 13 13 1 100 Pacific Mail .| 55 55j| 56#| 4700 Reading .«| VTÉ| 18 18|18| 700 Rock Island 10441105 1105 |104§] 1100 St.Paul., ! 70H 703; 713 704! 72500 8t, Paul pref.108 fuoouafernalessalenenss 8t.Paul, M.&M.784) 78 [80 79 1700 St Paul & Omaha.3 24 413 300 St.Paul & Omaha pref.82 831| 881 1100 San Francisco.lussefsraotoonaferesfecrces Texas Pacific.12 Union Pacific abash Wabash West Union Exchange Money Exchange.There is scarcely any movement in the market.The rates for New York funds are unchanged at 1-32 discount to par between banks, and #@} premium over the counter.The rates for sterling are as follows : \u2014Six- ties 8@8} between banks, and 83@81 over the counter ; demand drafts 83@9 between banks, and 9} over the counter, and cables are 93@ 9§ over the counter.Documentary sixties are nominally 8 per cent premium, In New York the posted rates were unchanged at 4.81 and 4.85.The actual rates ranged : At sixty-days\u2019 sight, 4.80%; demand 4.841/@4.84$ ; cables, 4.852 ; and commercial 4.791 @ 4.794.Continental exchange was steady; francs, 5.25@5.24} and\u2019 5.224 ; reichsmarks, 94% @ 94) and 94}@95 ; guilders, 393@39%.The following foreign exchange quotations are reported specially for THE Hrraup, by Mr.W.L.8.Jackson, broker, 57 St.Francois Xavier street :\u2014- to NewYork \u2014In Montreal-\u2014 Bet.banks Counter.N.Y.P\u2019ds.|1-32 d@par| 1@ 4.801:@ |Stg.60d'ys.B @ } 2 4+.844@1 jo.dem.\u2026|8}@9 4.841@ (Do.cables.1Di Financial Notes.Loanable funds in this market are unchanged, call loans on stock collaterals being 4@43 per cent., and discounts of good commercial paper at 7 per cent.Money on call at the New York Stock .+ Exchange was 1 and 14 per cent., closing .at the latter figures.There is no change in the Bank of England rate of discount, which is 5 per cent, The London open money market rate *** continues at 44 per cent.Consols in London to-day were 99 for money and 99 for the account.United States 43 per cent.bonds were 116}.American railway securities were irregular, Canadian Pacific opening at 453, and closing § higher at 45§, Erie opening at 14}, and closing § higher at 141, New York Central opening at 87}, and closing at 88}, and Illinois Central opening at 119% and closing j higher at 120.At the New York Stock Exchange today Canadian Pacific was firm at 44, with sales of 200 shares.Despatches from New York to-day says :\u2014 The bondholders of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad will be asked to accept half cash and half serip on coupons maturing January 1st.The president of the New Jersey Central Railroad states that the company has made arrangements to meet all obligations due January 2nd.THE COAL TRADE, A despatchreceived from NewYork says: ¢ The Pennsylvania Coal Co.has issued a circular announcing prices after January It shows a reduction of five centsa ton on stove from prevailing prices.The average reduction from the July circular is 25 cents a ton.The largest reduction from the July circular is in manufacturing sizes, which is forty cents er ton.The Lackawanna Co.has reduced its price for egg 15 cents per ton, and nut 35 cents, compared with July prices.The Delaware and Hudson Co.has reduced its price for stove 25 cents, for chestnut 25 cents, and pea 15 cents, compared with July.\u201d CHANGE IN ILE STE.THERESE UPPER RANGE LIGHTS.The Montreal Harbor Commissioners having changed the location of the dredged channel between Pointe aux Trembles and Varennes, in the River St.Lawrence, below Montreal, it has become necessary to remove the upper range lights on Ile Ste.Therese, which mark this part of the channel, to the eastward, so as to indicate when in line the middle of the same, The change was completed on 23rd October, 1884.The back tower has been moved a distance of 700 feet S.S.E.from its former position, and now stands upon a crib- work block below the river bank on the south shore of the island.Latitude N.45° 40m, 37s.Longitude W.73° 27m.20s, The building is the same tower heretofore used, and is 42 feet high from the ier to the vane on the lantern.The ocus of the light is now 54 feet above the ordinary summer level of the river.The front range light has been removed off Ile Ste.Therese, and is now located upon a low islet further up stream known Isle aux Vaches.It is distant about Oregon Trans.à, Ohio Cent.4, Western Union £ The tower is a small hexagonal waoden building, capable of being removed every winter to prevent damage by ice.lt feet high from the pier to the vane on the lantern.\u2018The focus of this light is 29 feet above the ordinary summer level of the water.Each tower is painted white, with a red vertical stripe on the side facing the channel, and both lights are as heretofore fixed wbite catoptric, visible in the line of range 6 miles, Temporary lights to indicate this line of range were instituted on the 27th September, 1884, and the lights on the old line of range were shown for the last time on the 15th November, 1884.PRODUCE ARD PROVISIONS.MONTREAL, December 30.Breadstufls.Frour \u2014Buyers appear to have reached the conclusion that prices have touched bottom, and are purchasing freely at from five to ten cents above their views of a week ago.It is some time since there was 50 good a feeling on the market.The sales reported to-day were : 250 barrels superior extra at $3.75, 250 do.patent do.at $3.85, 250 do.extra at $3.624, 400 do.do.at $3.65, 125 do.fancy at $3.50, 125 do.spring extra at $3.50, 125 do.superfine at $3.25, 200 do fine at $3.15, 125 do.Canadian strong bakers at 83.75.We quote :\u2014 Buperior Extra, per brl.$3.75 @ $3.80 Extra Superfine.cs.3.60 @ 3.65 ss\u2026ous0s00u00 000000 3.46 D Superfine.\u2026\u2026\u2026.ss.3.Stroug Bakers\u2019 [Canadian].3.Strong Bakers\u2019 [American].Fine.iieeereeesercnnnsoss ow > = 4 3 Ontario bags [medium] bi.\u201c \u201c [1 \u201c + DS 10 C0 Ph 05 03 93 LO SESESREHE Go-To ote [spring extra].[superfine).City bags [deliveredi.\u2026.\u2026 OATMEAL\u2014The market is quiet.We quote :\u2014 Granulated, brls.$4 25 @ $4 50 BO += pd bd BS DD ar bo Ov Sun Do.bags.\u2026.$1 90 @ $2 00 Ordinary, brls.ccevvuees $4 00 @ $4 15 Do.bags.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.#l 80 @ $1 90 CorNMEAL\u2014 There is no change to report, quotations being :-\u2014Yellow, $3.25@ $3.35 per barrel of 196 lbs.There is no white in the market.WaEAT\u2014The market and quotation are, nominally unchanged.| We quote :\u2014Canada No.2 white winter, 82c@84e ; Canada No.2 red winter, 83c@84c ; Canada No.2 spring, 8le@ .83¢, per bushel of 60 lbs.CorN\u2014Quotations are nominal at 53c @54c in bond, and 66c@67c, duty paid, per bushel of 56 lbs.Pras\u2014Prices have undergone mo change, We quote 70c/@72¢ per bushel of 66 lbs.Oars\u2014We quote 31c/@32c per bushel of 32 lbs.BARLEY\u2014Quotations are unchanged.We quote Lower Canada 50c@60c per bushel of 48 lbs, and Ontario 55c abbe.RyeE\u2014The market is very dull.Quotations are nominal at 58¢/@60c, in car lots, per bushel of 56 lbs.Maur\u2014 Transactions are of a [limited character.per bushel of36 iba, and $1.04@81,11 duty paid, according to quality.The following Were posted on \u2019Change to-day :\u2014 DAILY RECEIPTS G.T.R.C.P.R.Wheat, bush.cco.coon 3,670 Corn, bush.1,200 cess Oats, bush.vv cess.800 aes Barley, bush.500 vers Flour, brle.veer 245 636 Ashes, pots, bris.10 cere Butter, kegs.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.62 Pork, brls.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.vous 165 Dressed hogs,.283 634 Leather, rolls.300 reese Whiskey and h\u2019wines, CaBKB.tiie 000.50 ress Tobacco, pkgs.oveee +.25 Liverpool Breadstuffs and Provision?Advices to the New York Associated Press to-day report breadstuffs strong and slightly dearer, spring wheat being 7s @ 78 2d, red winter 639d @ 7s 2d, No.1 California 7s @ 78 3d, No.2 California 639d @ 7s.There was a decline of 2d in corn, which is now quoted at 5s 33d and a like decline in peas now quoted at 6s 9d.The receipts of wheat at Liverpool during the past three days were 102,000 centals, 59,000 of which were American.The receipts of corn for the same time ware 198,400 quarters.In the provision market there was a decline of 3d in lard, which is now quoted at 36s 6d, and bacon was also lower, L.C being quoted at 31s 6d and S C at 32s 6d.The remaining quotations were wun- changed.: Dec.29,5 p.m.Dec.30, 6p.m 8.d.8 dis d.s.d Flour, percwt.10 0@11 610 0 @11 6 Spring wheat.810 \u2014 7 1}{7 0 \u20147 2 Red Winter.6 .9\u2014 7 116 9\u20147 2 No.À Callfornia.611 \u2014 7 8/7 0\u20147 8 No.2 uslifornia.6 9 \u2014 61116 9\u20147 0 COrn .\u2026.\u2026\u2026.Teens 5 50\u2014 0 015 3:\u20140 0 Barley .\u202656\u2014 0 015 6\u20140 0 Oats.55-\u2014 00/15 5\u20140 0 Peas .\u2026511l\u2014 6 015 9\u20140 0 Pork .\u2026.67 6\u2014 0 0167 6-0 0 Lard .\u2026.86 9\u2014 0 0138 6\u20140 0 Bacon.\u2026.82 0 \u201433 6381 6 \u201432 6 Tallow.c.34 0\u2014 0 034 0\u20140O VU Cheese, new.0162 6\u20140 0 Beerbohm\u2019s advices to-day :\u2014Cargoes off coast, wheat, held higher ; do.corn, nothing offering.Cargoes on passage and for shipment\u2014Wheat, firmer, held higher ; corn, firm.Red winter wheat off coast, 32s 6d@33s; do for prompt shipment and for shipment this and next month, 32s 6d; California wheat off coast, 35s @35s 6d; do, just shipped or promptly to be shipped, 35s 6d; do, nearly due, 35s.English country wheat markets, turn dearer ; French do., quiet.Liverpool wheat, spot, strong; do.corn, slow.American extra state flour, London and Liverpool, 9s 9d.Wheat in Paris, quiet; flour, steady.Liverpool mixed maize, 58.24d.; Canadian peas, 5s.9d.Liverpool, 2.30 p.m.\u2014Bacon, S.R., 34s 61; pork, prime mess, eastern, 63s; western 59s.Chicago Visible Supply of Grain.Wheat, bush.47,719,686 C Orne.Vasssaress 0001000 3,601,150 Oa'8, bush.0.2,170,234 Rye, bush.,ccenverererernceaes 434,468 Barley.\u2026.1,882,941 = New York Visible Supply of Grain.Wheat, bush.43,382,190 Corn, bush.\u2026.\u2026.2,124,812 .2,819,974 624,343 vee.1,935,587 Grain Option Markets.The following were the closing prices to-day in the New York, Milwaukee, Toledo and Detroit option markets :\u2014 New York, closing\u2014Wheat, 85}c Jan- ary, 87%c February, 89fc bid March, 91}c bid April, 933c bid May, Corn, 45c De- 5,000 feet S.W.2 S.from the back Light.: 474c March, 47{c asked May.cember 48$c January, 47$c February, Oats, 343c stands upon a timber-work pier, and is 23 hard We quote 68c/@75¢c [in bond] Ib asked January, 34}c asked February, 354c asked May, Milwaukee, closing \u2014 Wheat, 84c, rd, 7c.No 1 74jc cash December, T4jc January, 75c February.\u2018Toledo, closing\u2014Wheat, 81c soft cash, 75e Lake Shore, December, 75c@751c bid January, 77e bid February ,78 bid March, 71je@71ic May.Corn, 40c cash bid year, 371c bid January, 39c bid May.Oats, nominai.Detroit, closing\u2014Wheat, No.1 white, 81jc cash, S3jc February.No.2 red, 824c cash January.Chicago Markets.E Melennan, 22 St, John street, (Western Chambers), reports the Chicago gram sui provision markets as follows : Cricago, December 28, 1884.8\u2019me \u2018Mg {Hi\u2019st|Lo\u2019st|Closing.flay year.Wusas- | s[ 3 $ December .|.ecfassen feu 0 00 + 07 [0 % January.bv 75% 0 5 T5; 076 096 May.83 0 833 U 82 0 827 1 04, Cory\u2014 December\u2026.|.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.fostosccndsus 0e 0 60% January.0 35}| 0 354 0 35 03 061 May.| 0 38}] 0 884 0 38 038; [061 Oa1s\u2014 : December .j.|.0 254 0 33.January.0 2581 0 253| 0 25 0 258 033 May.] 020]020 0 024038 DEORE ie ecember |].al ereeien endo January.10 85 110 90 |10 774] 10 90 |i4 20 May.[11 37411 42}]11 30 11 42% [14 873 LARD\u2014 December .\\.\u2026\u2026j.+e|.\u2026v0feccsserrneloro00e January.6W 16 a 6 D 65 1880 February.} 6 623 6 674} 8 60 655 j.\u2026\u2026.RIBs\u2014 Derember.\u2026.January.February.The inspection of wheat to-day was as follows :\u201430 cars winter wheat, 446 cars spring wheat, 610 cars corn, 98 cars oats, 9 cars rye, 64 cars barley.Live Hoas\u2014The official receipts of hogs yesterday were 31,023, The shipments were 3,571, and the estimated receipts to-day 34,000.There were about 14,000 left over.The market was 10c higher, but there was not much doing, the weather being bad.Light grades were $4.00@$4.25 ; mixed packing, $4.00@ $4.15; heavy shipping, $4.20@$4.35.CATTLE \u2014 The receipts to-day were 7,800.The market was slow and weak.; Hog Products.The movement to-day was a small one, but there is scldom auy movement at thi season, The market was steady and values were unchanged, We quote :\u2014 Canada Extra 8.C.16.00 @ 16.25 Western Extra 8.C.C.16.00 @ 16.50 Western S.C.C.15.25 @ 15.50 Western Mess.cones.14.75 @ 15.00 Lard, Fairbanks\u2019, per ib, \u2026 00.104@ 00.104 Do.Canadian.00.093@ 00.104 Hams, uncovered, per 1b.00.13 @ 00.14 Hams, canvassed, per ib.00.00 @ 00.15 Bacon, per Ib.00.13 @ 00.14 Shoulders, per lb.00.11 @ 00.11 Tallow, per lb.00.07 @ 00.07 Dressed Hogs.The market was again firm with sn active demand, and prices were slightly in , advance of yesterday.We quote: \u2014 Choice saleable at $6.45@$6.55 per 100 lbs in car lots,and $6.60/@$6.75 in jobbing lots, with inferior in proportion.Game.VENISON\u2014The market was\u201ddull and the demand was very slight.Sales of small carcasses were made at $4.50 per 100 lbs, and larger at $5,00@$5.50 in, including heads and skins.Dressed haunches were unchanged at 7c@8c per PARTRIDGES\u2014The demand continues small, and owing to_the mildness of the weather, the market was weak.We quote 35c@45c in case lots HAREs\u2014Are in good supply, with a corresponding demand, holdérataskkiog 25c per couple in lots, Poultry.TurkEYs\u2014There is an improvement in the supply, and holders are anxious to secure immediate sale owing to the mild weather now prevailing.Values are lower, choice dry picked Loing obtainable at 1lc@12 c per lb, and 10c@llc for inferior.Ducks\u2014The supply was better to-day and prices are the same as those for turkeys.GeesE\u2014There is no scarcity and the demand has fallen off.Prices are easy.We quote : Choice dry picked 7c/@8c per 1b, and others 6c@7c.Fowrs\u2014The demand to-day was rather slack, with plentiful stocks on hand.The prices of fowls are the same as those for geese.Note\u2014These quotations are for lots consisting of one or more cases.Dairy Produets.Burrer\u2014The market is quotably unchanged.Holders say that there is a better feeling prevailing and that fancy lots are becoming scarce.Medium and low ades are in large supply, but meet with ittle or no demand.Last week\u2019s exports from New York were 1,623 packages.We quote :\u2014Choice creamery at 22¢/@24c, for late makes and 20/22c for summer makes; Eastern Townships dairy, choice fall makes, 18c@19c; summer do, 16e @ 17c¢; Morrisburg and PBrockville, 16c@1l8c; {1 western, 14c/@17¢ in straight lots, and 16c @17c for selected; medium from 9c@12c for shipping lots.Smaller lots are higher in proportion to quantity.Rolls in basket lots are offered at 17c/@21c according to quality.HEESE\u2014The market is quiet but unchanged, Any transactions now taking place partake more of a jobbing character.Cableadvices from Liverpool to-day report the market there unchanged at 62s 6d.The exports from New York last week were 7,635 boxes.We quote :\u2014Choice lots of faultless fall makes in shipping parcels, 113:@12c; other fall makes, 9c@llc, and summer makes 5c @ 9c, according to condition and quality, and jobbing parcels 115c @124c.Eggs.The market is slow, and values do not undergo any change.In New York strictly choice stock is in light receipt, and brings higher prices.Canadian bring 264c/@28c, and limed do, 20e@204c.In this market choice stock is worth 24c @25¢, and held lots 19e@20c in case lots.Ashes.The market is dull, with scarcely any transactions to report.We quote:\u2014Firat pots $3.40, according to tares, seconds, $2.70@$2.80, the outside quotation being for finest tares, and pearls nominal at $5.00 per 100 lbs.Commercial Notes.A despatch from New York to-day says : The short interest on the Produce Exchange in corn for December, which bas put she market up 19c@20c per bushel for cash and December No.2 corn since yesterday, with bids for lots of 100,000 bushels at 80c, was caused by exporters selling in December what they had not got.The Bulls are squeezing the short exporters unmercifully.MOVEMENTS; OF GRAIN AND PRODUCE- WESTERN POINTS.Cuicaco, December 30.Receipts, Shipments, 17,920 15,832 158,000 15,000 161,000 106,000 Flour, brlg.\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.Wheat, bush.Corn, bush.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.EDXU DAT, DECEMBER 81.Oate, bush.62,000 40,000 Rye, bush.,.4.000 2,000 Barley, bush .38,000 27,000 Pork, bris.\u20265\u2026\u2026.\u2026.527 1,129 Lard, Ibs.62470 663,206 Cutroeats, lbs.55,546 3,273,226 Flax seed, bush.813,520 318,040 MiLwauxek, December 30.\u2019 Flour, brls.32,290 19,384 Wheat, bush.66,000 5,000 Corn, bush.4,000 a.Oats, bush.1,000 so.Rye, bush.1,000 cesene Barley, bush.12,000 .11,000 ToLepo, December 30, Wheat, bush.12,000 43,000 Corn, bush.24,000 25,000 Oats, bush .vo.e\u2026.DETROIT, December 30.Wheat, bush.23,000 2,000 SEABOARD PORTS, New York, December 30.\u201c Receipts.Exports Flour, brls.20,283 4,809 Wheat, bush.16,275 42,822 Corn, bush.\u2026\u2026.66,102 66,933 Oats, bush.20,900 815 Cornmeal, brls.425 22 Do.sacks.500 veuves Rye, bush.550 FP Barley.12,500 v.Malt, bush.950 vo.Pork, bris.1,499 Beef, brls.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.759 e.Cut Meats, 1bs.3,150 covese Lard, 1b8.ceeas sens 2,349 1,102,961 Whiskey, brls.1,098 cesens Bacon, lbs.\u2026\u2026.2,474,846 \u2026.GRAIN IN STORE.AT CHICAGO.Corn, bush.s.1,470,240 Oats, bush.488916 Rye, bush.ees 101,602 Barley, bush.2.0oveve MANITOBA WHEAT.Dissatisfaction with Pert Arthur Inspecter.As much dissatisfaction aud comment has been expressed during the past few days respecting the grading of wheat at Port Arthur, particularly since Mr.Mitchell, of the Montreal grain syndicate, came on the scene, a Free Press reporter waited upon Mr.Purvis, the secretary of the Farmers\u2019 Union, last evening to ascertain the facts of the case, and on being questioned as to the report that the Union had ceased to do business at Brandon, Mr.Purvis stated that they were still receiving all the grain that was offere\u201d at Brandon, but had stopped shipping from that point.While it was true that \u2018here had been some dissatisfaction with the grading at Port Arthur, he believed that the railway company were anxious to do justice to the farmers, ae was also Mr.Mitchell, and 4 that such arrangements would be made in a few days as would remove entirely all cause of uneasiness.\u2014 Winnipeg Free Press.- \u2014 MAREETS BY TELEGRAPH.TO THE MONTREAL HERALD, Canadian.Toronto, December 30.GRAIN\u2014Wheat, Fall No.1, $000 @$0 00 ; No.2, $0 T5@ $0 00; No.3, T3e @ 00c ; Bpring No.1, $0 00; No.2,73: 00c.Barley No.1, 6lc@ 00c; No.2, 61c @ 62¢; No.3 extra, 53c @ 54c ; No.3, 50c @ 5lc.Peas No.1, 00c@00c ; No.2, 59¢/@00c.Oats, No.1, 30c@3le, FLOUR\u2014Superior, $340/@$3 45 ; extra, $3 25@$3 36.Market quiet but firmer.Flour wanted at inside quotations.Wheat bids are up a cent, but no sales are reported.Barley quiet and steady.Oats and peas unchanged.Freights are up 24c per cental on flour and grain.Europea.LivErPoor, December 30.COTTON \u2014 Weak.Uplands, 6d; Orleans, 6}d.CHEESE \u2014American fine, 63s.United States Cr10A60, December 30.LOOSE MEATS\u2014S C, $580; 8 R, $556; LC,8540; shoulders, $435; G Hams, $775; boxed meats, SC, $6 05; SR, $5 70; L C, $565; shoulders, $4 60; 8 P hams, $8 50.: I MIDNIGHT REPORT.| FLOUR\u2014Firmer ; better demand.RYE\u2014Firmer ; No.2, 524c.BARLEY\u2014Firm ; No.3, 46c/@58c.WHISKEY\u2014Steady at $1.13.Nzw York, December 30.COTTON\u20141.00 p m\u2014Firm.Uplands, 11 1-16c.Futures steady; December 11.10, January 11.10, February 11.09, March 1 1.18.PETROLEUM\u20143 40 p m\u2014Crude, in barrels, 68c /@ Tc; refined, Tfc; cases, 9c.+ | MIDNIGHT REPORT.] RYE FLOUR\u2014Firm ; superfine, $3 25 @ $3 50.CORNMEAL\u2014Firm ; yellow western, $3 00@$3 25.RYE\u2014Nominal ; State, 66c.BARLEY\u2014Ncminal; ungraded Canada, 72c@75¢.MALT\u2014Nominal ; Canada, 906@96c.HAY\u2014Weak ; shipping, 70c.HOPS\u2014Firm ; common to choice, 10c@ 6c.COFFEE\u2014Fair ; Rio dull at 9%c.SUGAR\u2014Quiet; standard \u201c A,\u201d bte @b%c; cut, loaf and crushed, 62e @00c.MOLASSES\u2014Steady; New Orleans, 40c @50c.RICE\u2014Steady ; domestic, 44c@64c.TALLOW+\u2014Quiet at 6c.POTATOES\u2014Steady at 26c/@263c.EGGS \u2014 Firm; State, 32c @ 33c; Canadian, 27c@28c.PORK\u2014Firm ; mess, $12 25@$12 60.BEEF\u2014Quiet.CUT MEATS\u2014 Heavy; pickled bellies, 63c @ 00c; hanas, 83c/@00c; middles nominal, long clear, 64c.LARD\u2014Steady at $6 95.BUTTER\u2014Firmer ; State, 15c/@28c.CHEESE\u2014Quiet at 96 @ 122c.ARRIVALS OF PRODUCE.Grand Trunk West.Order 800 bush corn; R T Routh 400 do; J Kerr 800 bush cats; J & R Esdaile 500 bush barley; Magor Bros 125 brls flour; D Robertson 120 do; Tees, W &co 4 brls ashes; H & Brown 6 do; J 8 Norris & co 1 do; W Evans 200 bags clover seed; Shaw Bros&co 3 cars leather rolls; T Tiffin & co 50 brls highwines; Jas O'Connor 167 dressed hogs; W Hearn 126 do.Grand Trunk East.I Taylor 240 brls oil.Canadian Pacific Railway A W Ogilvie&co 3670 bush wheat; J B Renaud&co 143 brls flour; K, Croker&co 143 do; F Kirouac&Son 350 do; Lightbond &co 62 pkgs butter; Armour&co 165 brls pork; C McDonald 25 hhds tobacco; ochrane&W 122 dressed hogs; Order 133 do; J A Vaillancourt 5 do; Merchants Bk 128 do; Imperial Bk 246 do.IMPORTANT When you visit or leave New York City, via Grand Central Depot, save Baggage Expressage aud $3 Carriage Hire, and stop at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite said Depot, 600 elegant rooms, fitted up at a cost of one million dollars, $1 and upwards per day.European Plan.Elevator.Restaurant supplied with the best.Horse cars, stages and.elevated railroad to depots.Families can_live better for less money at the Grand Union Hotel than a any other first-class hotel in the city.$0 75 @ | Professional Cardx FRASER & READY, COAL, WOOD AND LUMBER MERCHANTS, OFFICE AND YARD: 154 ST.CONSTANT ST., MONTREAL, TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION.October 9 3m 243 KEEFER & KEEFER, Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries OFFICES : Flaherty\u2019s New Buildings, Cumberland St PORT ARTHUR, Ont.Taos.A.KegFer.| Frank H.KEEFER Sept 24 wfra 3m 230 PAGNUELO, TAILLON & LANCIOT, Barristers and Solicitors, .No.54 ST.JAMES STREET, Montres) SIMEON PAGNUELO, Q.C.Hon.L.O.Tar.LoN, Q.C., Atty.-Genera\u2019 Hvsurr Laxeror, B C.L.February 21 rat 45 WALKER & BOWIE, ADVOCATES, BARRISTERS, &c., Commislonors tor ail the Provinces.American War and Pensions Claims Collected.Marriage Licenses issued.59 ST.FRANCOIS XAVIER ¢7VRELT ttt\" D.E.Bown, B.CL.| W.8.Warken, B.O.L, ri 101 - April 28 0 BEATTY, CHADWICK, BLAOKSTOCK & GALT, BEATTY,CHADWIOK,BLACKSTOCK& NEVILLE, Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries, &s.W.H.B E.M.CHADWICK, THOMASP.GALT, \u2014 Offices\u2014Bank of Toronto Buildings, Corner of Wellington and Church Sts December 31 \u2019 311 GIBBONS, HceNAB & MULKERN, Barristers and Attornies, OEFIC& Corner Richmond and Carine LONDON, ONTSS Htrosts Gro.C.GiBBONS | Gzo.MoNax.P.Murxzrx, January 3 3 BICHARDS & CAMERON, Barristers, Solicitors, &e., No.362 MAIN SIREET, (P.O.Bex 1243.) WINNIPEG.A.E.RiouARDS, | J.D.Cauzzos.January 28 24 @.HERBERT LEE, Barrister-at-Law, Notary Public, &c., &e ST.TOXIN, IT.B.(P.O.Box 264.M&F Collections promptly made in a parts of Canada.Montreal references given if requirea.March 19 68 H.SANDFIELD MACDONALD, , (Late Maclenr.an & Macdonald.) Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer, Notary, &c Solicitor for the Ontario Bank.CORNWALI, Ont.N.B.\u2014sSpecia: rac:.mes for making rompt Collections througnout Untario and anitoba.June 28 McINTYRE & LEWIS, Barristers and Solicitors, PARLIAMENTARY and DEPARTMENTAL AGENTS Land Patents and Patents of Inventiou Selicito ; entocured.rs of e Bank of Mont OTTAWA.reat EG ELA s .G CRST R.8- NEV Tire OX 153 # F.Moiuryee.| J.Travers Lawis October 17 276 BUSTEED & WHITE, Advocates, Barristers and Solicitors, FORESTRY CHAMBERS, 132 ST.JAMES STREET, MONTREAL.E.B.Busrezp, B.A., B.C.L.W.J.Warrz, B.A., B.C.December 7 - PE ho GRAHAM, TUPPER & BORDEN, Barristers and Attorneys-at-Law Hesslein\u2019s Building, HALIFAX.WALLACE GRAHAN, Q.0, CHARLES H.TUPPER, LL.B., M.P.ROBERT L.BORDEN, March 11 ê 61 LEITCH & PRINGLE, BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY, NOTARIES PUBLIC, &o., CORNWALL.ONT.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 das.LErron.1 B.Ww.PriNa1x August 26 w 203 WELDON,McLEAN& DEVLIN, Barristers and Attorneys, ST.JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK.Cuas.W.WeLpon, Q.C., M.P., Solicitor for Bank of Montreal, Hvez H.Molæau.| JAMES DEVLIF, Mareh 14 6m 64 MACLENNAN & LIDDELL, (Late Maclennan & Macdonald.) Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries, &o, CORNWALL, Ont.5, MACLENNAN, Q.C.| Jv 2 J.W.LipbrLL 156 JOHN FAIR, ACCOUNTANT.Commistioner for taking Affidavits for Ontario.115 ST.FRANCOIS XAVIER STREET March 23 70 W.McLEA WALBANK, B.A.S.; P.L.S., 214 St.James Street.Civil, Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineer, Architect, Valuer, Land Surveyor, &e.Special attention given to Water Supply and Drainage of Towns and Villages, Correspondence Solicited.1 CLEMENT J.ALI.OWAY, Vewrinary Surgeon, Licentiate of Montreal Veterinary College, 77 Burnside Place, Cor.¥Metealfe, Office hours, 8 to 10 a.m., 1 to 4 p.m.Telephone connection, _ May 10 6m 113 JOSEPH F.KENNA, Architect, CHESTERFIELD CHAMBERS 18 ALEXIS STREET, Montreal.March 1 63 J.BRIELLE, Lana Surveyor, 146 ST.JANES STREET HAND BILLS Of Every Description, One, Two, Three and Four Colors PROMPT DELIVERY.HERALD PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY (Limited), VICTORIA SQUARE, MONTREAL Æroicscionst Cards, Macmahon, Mectosald, Drayton & Dunbar BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &o.No.7 Yorx CnamBERs, TORONTO STREET.TORONTO.HTGH MACMAHON, Q.0.P.H.DRAYTON, GEO.MACDONALD.F.J.DUNBAR November 14 12m sw274 ALTON F.CLERK STOCK BROKER.(Member of the Montreal Stock Exchange) 95 ST.FRANÇOIS XAVIER ST, Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold for ; Cash or on Margin, April 4 82 GEO.W.HAMILTON, Ne.7 St.Sacrament St.STOCK BR OKER, Member of the Montreal Stock Exchange, Btocks and Bonds Bough Stocks a ught or Sold ar\" MACIVER & BARCLAY Stock Brokers, \u2019 (Members Montreal Stock Exchange.) 120 St.Francois Xavier Street, Montreal.Canadian sud New York Stocks and Grain and Provisions in Chicago bought and sold for cash or on margin.Agents in :\u2014 New York: Barowin & Wrixs, Chicago: MoC March 18 5 OBUIOE, Anaus & Co, JCHN G.GRANT, .Stock B (Member Montreal Stock Exchange.) Stocks and Bonds bought or sold for Cash or on margin.Office\u201415 Hospital vices, No 2 India Chambers, P.0.Box 166 CO STUART&CO, STOCK BROKERS 13 HOSPITAL STREE1.Members of the Montreal Stock Exchange, January 17 15 DUNN & BENNIE, Accountants, Aaditors, Commercial an Finaneial Agents, NOTRE DAME ST.AST, (Opposite Bank of Montreal.) WINNEIPER.MA Special attention given 10 insolvent ters.Estates in Trust carefully and economie ically administered.Collections made.Ine formation cheerfully giver, Carres July 12 invited.Address Hox 811, P.O., use Rosr.Duxx.Im November 24 21 JOHN FULTON, Accountant and Auditor, 242 ST, JAMES STREET, MON TREAL,! Novemper 15 THOMAS DARLING, Accountant and Auaita-.343 ST.JAMES STREET, MONTREAL, 213 May 20 P.LAMOTHE & SON, Real Estate, Insurance and Investments Agents.Office : 3 PLACE D\u2019ARMES HILL.February 27 60 H.JOSEPH & CO.Real Estate and General Financial Agents No.16 St.Sacrament St, MONTREAL.Bpecial attention given to tbe management of Estates, Renting, Collecting, &c.December 24 306 J.& R.ESDAILE, Grain and Freight Brokers.ESTABLISHED 1846.Grain and Provisions Bought and Sold for Cash or on Margin.Correspor \u2018ents in Western Markets and New Y: ck.March4 55 MOF! AT & CALDWELL, Bankers, :ock and Real Estate Brokers, 444 MAIN STREET, WINNIPEG, Man.Real estate bought and sold.Mortgages negotiated.Collections made, Correspondence invited.Address Drawer 1269, P.O., Winnipeg August 18 19 H.COTTE, Accountant and Auditor, Addrase P, UO.Box No.1,866.Septemhe- JOHN McDONALD, .ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR, #14 St.James Street, Montreal EsTABLISHED 1867.Special attention given to auditing the boo and statements of Joint 8tock Companies and Corporations, \u201d 20 January MacDOUGALL BROS., Stock Brokers.69 8T.FRANCOIS XAVIER STRKET, Buy and Sell all Securities quoted on New York Stock Exchange, through their Agents, Messrs, Prince & Whitely.erms\u2014Ten per cent.margin on the par value.Commission for buyirg, } of one po cent., and same for selling.December 29 81 ANDREW 3.WILSON, STOCK BROMKIIR.(Member oï Montreal Stcex Zxchange.Steen Sought and sold for cash or or margin, Offices 120 Hamilton ny y 266 8T.JAMES ST., (Corner McGill Street.) Windsor Hotel Ticket Office and Quebec Gate on.8 GEO.W.HIBBARD, Asst.-General Passenger Agent.W.C.VAN HORNE, ARCHER BAKE , Gen.Manager.Gen.Supt.April 2 r P 7 Delaware & Hudson Canal Co's RAILROADS SARATOGA LINE.Saratoga, Troy, Albany, Boston, New York, Philadelobia, AND ALL POINTS SOUTH AND EAST.The only line running a Fast Express Train between Montreal and New York\u2014leaving Montreal at 5,45 a.m.Fast Trains leave Mon- cal: 8.00 a.m.\u2014Fast Day Express, Ÿ © ner Draw ing-room Car attached for Sarato > Troy and- Albany and New York, arriving .New Yorh at 10,00 p.m.5.43 pom.\u2014Night Express\u2014Wa r's Elegant Bleeping Car runs throught .ew York without change, arriving in New York at 7.30 next morning.his Train makes close connection at Troy and Albany with Sleeping Car Train for Boston, arriving at a.m \u201cNew York Through Mails and Express carried via this line, Information given, and Tickets sold, at all grand Trunk Offices, and at the Company\u2019s ce, 143 SL.James Street, Montreal.D.M.KENDRICK CHAS.C.MoFALL, General Pass\u2019r.Agent, General Ayent, lbany, N.Y.Montreal.January 28 42 CARPET FELT Saves the Carpets, makes floor air-tight pleasant to walk on ; free from moths.e \u2014 STEINMANN & LUDWIG OWNERS AND GENERAL AGENTS, ANTWERP.DIRECT AND REGULAR STEAMSHIF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CANADA AND ANTWERP, Under Contract with Dominion Government, Steamers are intended to be despatched during the Winter Months, if trade demands 1%, Between Antwerp and Halifax, N.S ,or St.John,N.B, THE SS.HEIMDAL will sail from ANTWERP ON 15th JANUARY NEXT, Direct for HALIFAX.Other steamers to follow.\u2018Wlth opening of navigation of the St.Lawrence River regularly monthly communication between ANTWERP and MONTREAL and vice yerea will be gontued.roug ills o.ng granted in .ee or s © ©.or Passage and particulars, apply tS sas other STEINMANN & LUBWIG, Antwerp, MUNDERLOH & co, General ents, , December 5 Agents, Montreal 2 LINE INITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS SAILING WEEKLY BETWEEN Now York and Liverpool, calling at Queenstown GUI Nevada.Tuesday, Dec.18, Arizona.Tuesday, Dee.23, 2.00 a 88Ka.Tuesday, Jan.6, 8.30 p.m.Wyoming oes.Tuesday, Jan, 13, 2.30 p.m, evada.,., «Tuesday, Jan, 2, 6.30 a.m, Arizona.Tuesday, Jan.27, 2.00 p.m, Wisconsin.Tuesday, Feb, 3, 7.30 a.m.Alaska.uesday, Feb.10, 2.00 a.m, Wyoming.,.Tuesday, Feb.17, 6.00 a.m.~ These steamers are built - ligt om artrments Of Iron in water.every requis.make the pas Atlantic both safe andagreeable, having Bathroom, Smoking-room rawing-room, Plane and Library, also, experienced Surgeon, Stewardess and Caterer on each steamer, thus in- The State-rooms are all upper deck, poto vost as ch Sg \u2014\u2014 > = pue 4 \u2018 - - 16 \u20ac 0% t \" ~ Sty yy FE MONTREAL fERALL.AND DAULZ COMMERCIAL GAZETTE \u201cwi.bh.DECE 31 7 t ITI + > BR =, 1 \u2019 ï For Porto Rico, dire-tth, 10th.j Useful Hints sage - nes ; i hn, ith.y ) Mis It * - \u2014 THIS SE THAT IS COMING m m For Jamaica, 6th, 13th, 27th.Register all valuable lett a u cellancous.\u2018 VIENNESE SOCIETY ) WHAT 18 Eon us ___Miscellane: u s.i pho Cuba and Porio iico via flavana\u20146th, ) vis for letters containing money.Sealing | = TE BI le 1 a Like à thief at night 1t steals 1n upon us - For Jamaica, and fr the U.S.of Col.ex-| Make com nat ote TS.riting.] ¢ Clever unawares.\u201c Many persons hawe pains ; te e al i $ cept Asp.unl Pa ,0u, 23rd, s0tha, 2éthn Preserve and request Correspondents to) a As Described by a e alout the chest and sides, and sometimes For me A teeth, 2th, reserve envelopes of mis-sent or delayed ! .French Journalist.im the back.They feel dull and sleepy ; AND For Cuba and Ford etters.Manufacturers of How the Royal Family of Austria Live and Move.Paris, Moxpay EVENING.In to-day\u2019s number of the Nouvelle ftevue appears Lhe first of a series of are on Vienna society, similar in fori bed a dealing with Bérlin society, pu a i n the same review some time BON whic created s0 great a sensation.Ua paper, Like the work to which I have aliuded, is signed by the nom de plume of Comte Paul Vasili, who, however, is caretul to au- nounce in his preface that, although he has been accused of saying ill-natured things about Berlin society, he will not lay bim- self open to such a charge this time.Certainly, 80 far as the letters which have seen the light to-day are concerned, this anonymous and clever writer has kept his word, \u201cIf it is difficult to love Berlin, it is easy to to love Vienna,\u201d is the keynote of his remarks on the latter city.Of the Emperor, the Empress, the Prince Imperial, and the Archdukes and Archduchesses generally he speaks with the utmost amiability.The Sovereign, devoted to the army and to sport, and withal à hard and conscientious worker, is a model of a Constitutional Sovereign.; At five in the morning the Emperor signs the documents presented to him.He discusses them calmly with his ministers.He reads a few newspapers, and runs through a review of ,the press which is daily drawn up for him, and which puts him au courant of the exigencies of public opinion, of which he has always paternally taken account.He is, therefore, extremely popular, not only in Vienna, but in the different provinces of Austria.The Emperor retires early to rest, and his sobriety 1s proverbial.He contents himself with a breakfart hastily despatched on a desk in his study.Francis Joseph is good.This is acknowledged by all who have access to him.He is charitable, but exer; cises his charity as discreetly as he governs.He does not let his left band know what his right hand doeth.\u201d THE EMPRESS IS WARMLY PRAISED for her steadfast abstention from all interference in state business.The Emperor leaves to her the direction of the court.Her popularity in Hungary is unbounded.« Although the Empress is no coquette, she has been touched by the chivalrous adoration of the great magngies whose ancestors were so devoted to Maria Theresa.\u201d Of course the writer has much to say about Her Majesty\u2019s spleudid horsemanship.Although she only began to ride at the age of twenty\u2014perheps on that account, as the Vicomte de Hedouville would say\u2014she is second to no woman in the art of equitation.Why, however, does Count Vasili speak of \u2018\u201cfox-Luntings}® and \u201caportslady,\u201d which barbarisms remind one of that awful \u201crallye paper?\u201d Of the Prince Imperial and his young wife he writes in even more enthusiastic terms ;\u2014 ¢ All the graces of life came to him at once, and seem to date from the moment when Count Charles de Bombelles, now Grand Master of his Court, was attached to his person.The House of the Prince Imperial wag, therefore, ready to receive the youngest, most beantiful, and most accomplished of princesses.The charm of a palace, like that of à cottage, is beauty.lis greatest wealth is the grace of an adorable woman.Yeoplec luve to talk vf the Archduchess Stephanie, for they can say nothing but good of her.She 18 to the Empress what the Prince Im- periel is to the Emperor.\u201d The fourth and last letter isdevoted to the Imperial family, and here again, although the writer criticises Olympian exclusiveness, he has as à rule {little but unstinted praise to bestow.A review of the SEVENTY ARCHDUEES AND ARCHDUCHESSES who compose the Imperial clan is, however, nor Tight task, Of the Archduke Albert he speaks with the innermost sympathy as a hero and a thorough soldier.Here is a passage which is worth reproducing :\u2014 « At King Leopold\u2019s Court I was at a dinner at which the French Princes were also present, and at which the Archduke Albert spoke of France and her defeat in terms which brought tears to the eyes of Duc d\u2019Aurnale.What error has France committed to estrange from herself so precious a sympathy ?In my last conversation with his Imperial Highness he spoke of Paris and of the reception accorded to the King of Spain with bitterkauleur.\u201cThe Re publicans are not asked to rear triumphal arches for us,\u201d he said, * but they might at least try to understand certain exigencies of our positions.\u201d I replied with more coldness than respect.¢* Your Highness should only see therein an excess of pat- riotistn,\u201d\u201d and I believe that I have ever since been in the bad books of this Prince, whom 1 so highly honeur.It is all the fault of ces maudits Parisiens.The writer frankly confesses that the Austrian Court has always had for him FEWER ATTRACTIONS THAN THE RUSSIAN, because, despite its aristocratic hauteur, it has bourgeois virtues.What food is there for the tittle-tattle of Courts but /es chroniques galantes ?He finds some relief for his feelings in the relation of a piquant anecdote of Archduke William, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, which is best left in the original French.Of the Emperor's father, of the Archduke Regnier, and the great majority of the other princes to whom he briefly refers, the writer speaks most kindly, The few exceplions\u2014and they are by no means bitterly dealt with\u2014 merely serve to prove the rule.To this later category belong the two elder brothers of the Queen of Spain whose patronizing airs seem to have offended the writer.Those four letters on Vienna society are so far a marked contrast to those on Berlin society, THE SMALLEST EVER BORNA Baby That Weighs Eleven Ounces and is Six Inches Long.Mrs.Chas, Tracy, of Kingsbride, N.Y, on Monday last gave birth to a male child that promises to be a wonderful addition to the world of dwarfs and midgets.It weighs exactly eleven ounces and is but six inches long, but as full of life and gifted with as much lung power as is usually found in babies of a like age of larger dimensions.It parents are well developed, and the three children born to them befcre the present youngster were of the regular size.The surprised parents and the attendisg physician are unable to account for the strange freak of nature.The baby\u2019s body could be circled by a fourteen-year-old child\u2019s thumb and index finger.The head, perfectly formed, is about the size of a crab-apple.Its mouth 18 86 small that it is unable to partake CG its natural nourishment, and it takes ito milk through a small nipple, the size of a straw, attached to a small glass bottle, SOMETHING that quiet the nerves, give strength to the body, induce retreshing sleep, improve the quality of the blood, and purify and brighten the Complexion, is what many persons would be very -glad to obutain arter\u2019s Iron Pills are made for exactly this class of troubles, and are remarkably successful in accomplishing the ends desired, as And Women, SOT by aselul for both men » So ruggi rice ents abox.See advertemens ste.P \u2019 the mouth has a bad taste, especially in the morning.A sort of sticky slime col- tects about the teeth.The appetite is poor.There is a feeling like à heavy load on the stomach; sometimes a faint all-gone sensation at the pit of tae stomach which food does not satisfy.The eyes are suoken, the bands and feet become cold and feel clammy.After a while a cough eets in at first dry, but after a few months it is attended with a greenish colored expectoration.The afflicted one feels tired all the while, and sleep does not seem to afford any rest.After a time he becomes nervous, irritable, and gloomy, and has evil fore bodings.There isa giddiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up suddenly.The bowels becoma- costive; the skin is dry and hot at times ; the blood becomes thick and stagnant ; the whites of the eyes become tinged with yellow, the urine is scanty and high colored, depositing a sedi ment after standing.Theres frequently a spitting up of the food, sometimes with a sweetish taste; this is frequently attended with palpitation of the heart; the vision becomes impaired with spots before the eyes ; there 1s a feeling of great prostration and weakness.All of these symptoms are in turn present.It is thought that nearly one-third of eur population has this dis ease in some of its varied forms.It has been found that medical men have mistaken the nature of this disease, Some have treated for liver complaint, others for kid ney disease, etc., etc., but none of the various kinds of treatraent have been attend ed with success, because the remedy shou:d be such as to act harmoniously upon each of these organs, and upon the stomach as well; for in Dyspepsia (for this 18 really what the disease is) all of these organs partake of this disease and require a remedy that will act upon all at the same time.Seigel\u2019s Curative Syrup _acts like a charm in this class of complaints, giving almost immediate relief.The following letters from chemists of standing in the community where they live show in what estimation the article is held.Jahn Archer, Harthill, near Sheffield :\u2014 I can contidently recommend it to all who may be suffering from liver or stomach complaints, having the testimony of my customers, who have derived great benefit from the Syrup and Pills.The sale is increasing wonderfuly.Geo.A.Webb, 141 York street, Belfast : \u2014I have sold a large quantity, and the parties have testified to its being what you represent it.J.8.Metcalfe, 55 Higbgate, Kendal :\u2014I have always great pleasure in recommend ing the Curative Syrnp, for I have never known a case in which it has not relieved or cured, and I have sold many grosses.Robt.G.Gould, 27 High street, And- over:\u2014l have alwavs taken a great interest in your medicines, and I have recommended them, as I have found numerous cases of cure from their use.Thomas Chapman, West Auckland :\u2014I find that the trade steadily creases.I sell more of your medicines than any other kind, N.Darroll, Clun, Salop.\u2014All who buy it are pleased, and recommend it.Jos.Balkwill, A.P.8., Kingsbridge.\u2014 The public seem to appreciate their great value.A.Armgtead, Market street, Dalton-in.Furness.\u2014It is needless for me to say tha yorr valuable medicines have great sale IN nis ylsuict-\u2014greater than any other t know of, giving great satisfaction.Robt.Laine, Melkham.\u2014I can well recommend the Curative Syrup from having proved its efficacy for indigestion myself, Friockheim, Arbroath, Forfarshire,Sept.23, 1882 : \u201c Dear Sir,\u2014Last year I sent you a letter recommending Mother Siegel\u2019s Syrup.I have very much pleasure in still bearing testimony to the very satisfactory results of the famed Syrup and Pills.Most patent medicines die out with me, but Mother Siegel has had a steady sale ever since I commenced, and is still in as great demand as when I first began to sell the medicine.The cures which have come under my notice are chiefly those of liver complaint and general debility.A certain minister ia my neighborhgod says it 18 the only thing which has benefited him and restored kim to his normal condition of health after being unable to preach for a considerable length of time I could mention also a great many other cases, but space would nst allow.A near friend of mine, who is very much addicted to costiveness, or constipation, finds tha Mother Seigel\u2019s Pills are the only pills which suit his complaint.All other pills cause a reaction which is very annoying.Mother Seigel's Pills do not leave a bad afler-effect.I have much pleasure in com mending again to suffering humanity Mother \u201cSeigel\u2019s medicines, which are no sham.If this letter is of any service, you can publish it.Yours, very truly, (Signed) WiuLram S.GLASS, Chemist, A.J.White, Esq, 15th August, 1883.Dear SIR,\u2014I write to tell you that Mr, Henry Hillier, of Yatesbury, Wilts, informs me that he suffered from a severe form of indigestion for upwards of four years, and took no end of doctor\u2019s medicine without the slightest benefit, and declares Mother Seigel\u2019s Syrup, which he got trom me, has saved his life.Yours truly, (Signed) N.Weas, Chemist.ADVICE TO MOTHERS Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain of cutting teeth ?If so, send at once and get a bottle of Mrs, WinsLow\u2019s S0oTHING SYRUP For CHILDREN TreTaiNG.Its value is incalculable.It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately.Depen upon it, mothers, there is no mistake about it.It cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and bowels, cures wind colic softens the gums, reduces inflammation, and gives tone and energy to the whole system.Mrs.Wins- Low\u2019s SoorHiNé Syrup For CHILDREN TEzTHING is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female nurses and physicians in the United Btates, and is for sale by all druggists throughout the world.Price 25 cents a bottle.Err\u2019s CocoA.\u2014GRATEFUL AND Com\u2019 FORTINE.\u2014\u2018\u201c By a thorough Knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties o- well-selected Cocoa, Mr.Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavored beverage whieh may save us many heavy doctor\u2019s bills.Itis by the judicious use of such articles of diet that à constitution may be gradually built up untilstrong enough to resist every pen dency to disease.Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point, We may escaps many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.\u201d Civil Service Gazette\u2014Made simply with boiling water or milk.Sold only in packets, labelled\u2014\u2018 Jamrs Errs & Co, omœpathic Chemists, London, England.\u201d LOCOMOTIVES, To Leazs or Sell.FROGS, Crossings, and Switeke.SEMAPHORES, TRACK BOLTS With Atwood Patent Lock Nut: TRAOKLAYERS\u2019 TOOLS, &o,, &o Apply or address JOHN TAYLOR & BROTHER 16 ST.JOHN STREET, Merchants and Contractors in Railway Equipment and Engineering lies.December 11 Supp .298 Al ANTHONY FORCE, IMPORTER OF Steel Rails, Iron and Steel Bridges, Lo comotive Castings and Forgings, Crucible Cast Sto [yres, Railway Equipment and EK:gineers\u2019 Supplies of all descriptions, Pig Iron, Bar and Sheet Iron and Steel, Wrought and Cast Iron Pipes, Boiler Tubes, Tir Plates, Cast Steel Bells for Churches &c., Lubricating and other Oils.REPRESENTING IN OANADA Sons & Co.(Limited), Stee ufacturers, Shefiield, Eng.P.& W.MacLellan, Cluths Iron Works.Glasgow.George MacLellan & Co.India Rubber Works, Glasgow.Manhattan Oil Company, New York.James Watson & Co., Iron Merchants.Glasgow, Middlesbre\u2019, Swansea and Liverpool.John Russell & Co.(Limited), Alma Tube Werks, Walsall, Office : 76 ST.PETER STBEEL \u2018Warehouse : 225 Wellington Strest, MONTREAL, And Stee! Wire Rep: Vickers, Man March 5 Post Office Time Table.MONTREAL, December 1, 1884, FISH FLAT a | A Quantity In Store ready for Delivery.: and for Mexicr\u201411th, 25th.For Cuba and for the West Indies, via Havana he Wn.5th For Hayti-16th, \"rth.Fdr Cnpe Hay, St.Dominge and Turk\u2019s Island\u2014loth.For Cuba and Porto Rico and the Bahama Islands, via Havana\u2014_0th.Foi Brazil,uxe Arg.Rep.Uraguay and Paraguay, via Brazil\u201430th.Mails leave San Francisco : For Australia\u201420th December.For China and Tapan\u20146th, 18th and 30th December.For Sandwich Islands\u2014]st, 15th and 20th December.Note.\u2014To ensure connection, correspondence should be posted here nine days before the dates of saiting from San Francisco.Street Letter Boxes Are visited at 9.15 a.m., 12.30, 5.15, 7.30 and 8.30 p.m.On Sundays at 5.15 p.m., sud on holidays, at 9.15a.ra.and 5.15 p.m.Hoche- laga and Pointe ft.Charles, at 11 a.m , 4.20 add 8 p.m.Sundays and Holidays, at 8 p.m.MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION, Postage Rates\u2014Letters, Letters addressed from or to places in Canada and United States, 3 cents per 4 ounce.City, or drop letters for city delivery, 1cent per ounce.For Cote des Neiges, Cote St.Antoine, Cote St.Touis, Cote St.Paul, Hochelaga, Mile Evd, Notre Dame do Grace, Point St.Charles, St.Cunegonde (ircluding Dorchester and Metcalfe Avenues).St.Gabriel de M., St.Henri (Tannery West), St.Jean Baptiste Village, St.Lambert and Longueuil, 1 cent per oz.! The above rates must in every case be prepaid by postage stamp.When posted wholly unpaid they cannot be forwarded, but will be sent to the Dead Letter Cffice.Insufficiently paid letters for Canada, on which the first half ounce rate of postage is fully prepaid, are forwarded charged with double the deficient stage.ogg: cient! y paid letters for or from the United States, on which a single rate of postage or more has been paid, are charged with the deficient postage on delivery.The prepaid postage on letters for the United Kingdom and Newfoundland is 5¢ per oz.Wholly unpaid letters for or frem the nited Kingdom and the other Postal Union counties, (except the United States), are charged double postage en delivery, and insufficiently prepaid letters double thedefi- ciency.No fetter, &c., can be forwarded registered to any destination unless both the postage and registration fee have been fully prepaid.Post Cards.Post Cards issued at one cent each cannot be transmitted to any place beyond Canada or the United States.Post Bands can be obtained at the rate of $1.25 per 100.Post Cards for Correspondence between Canada and the Postal Union Countries, are gold at the Stamp Agencies at 2 cents each.Re-Directod Letters.To any place in Canada, the United States, and Postal Union Countries.Re-directed Letters to places within the Dominion or U.S.will be forwarded without any additional charge if net taken from the office or if handed back at the moment of their delivery, but if taken from the office and subsequently re-posted they must be prepaid at least one raie in defaulto!{ which they will be seut to the Dead Letter Office, Ottawa.Letters originating in Canada re-directed to any of the Posta: Union Countries.will be forwarded,even if taken out of the Office and subsequently re-posted.Matter which cannot be forwarded through the Post, REGISTERED LETTER MAIL for the New England States\u2014for Boston, New York and Southern States.\u2014closed only at 4.00 p.ra.Great Britain, &e.By Cunard Line\u20142nd at\u2019 6.45 a.m., 9th at 4,30 p.m., 16th at 6.45 a.m., 23rd at 4.30 p.m.30th at 6.45 a.m.By Inman Line\u20143rd at 4.30 p.m., 12th at at 4.80 p.m., 17th at 430 p.m,, 26th at 4.30 p.m.By Allan Line\u20144th, 11th, 18th, 25th at 7.60 p.m.By White Star Line~5th, at 6.45 a.m., 10th at 4.30 p.m., 18th at 6.45 a.m., 24th at 4.30 p.m.By Guion Line (b)\u201422nd at 6.45 a.m.(a) Postal car bags open till 8.15a.m.and 8.20 m.P (b) Postal ear bags open till 9.15 p.m.\\¢) Postal cay bags open till 6.25 a.m.Mails leave New York for the following Countries as follows : For the Central America and South Pacific ports, via Aspinwall\u2014lst, 10th, 20th, 31st, For the Windward Islands-3rd, 20th, 31st.For Bahama Islands, and for Santiago, Cuba\u20144th, 18th, 31st.For Cuba and Mexico\u20144th, 11th, 18th, 25th, DELIVERY, MAILS.CLosING.ony ater 1ikely.to onto] Hon or nay 0 x.ex A.M.py, the ordinary contents of the mail, will be sent AM |B ontario & West.Prov's.|\u2014\u2014 to the Dead Letter Office, Ottawa.88.30.la) ALLO rie, Manitoba, Spectacles and eye-glasses, if securely put in - ter , cases no ely to allow the contents 10 es- 3 Ww.florins, B.cape if broken in course of conveyance, may American States 7 30| 7 15 be sent by Post within the Dominion on pre- 8-8.30 (A) Toronto and west payment of par-el post rates.lt et Toronto (Supple- 7 Letters containing Gold or Silver Money, ewels, or precious articles, or anything liable otbentary \u201créouteupl 9.801 }o Customs duties, cannot be forwaxded by sossefereces a Hoar uteup Post to any of the Postal Union Countries, 9 canada Atlantic RoR.| 7 45/;12117 except to the United States.snl 9300ttawa by C.A.Riy.| 745.0000.Registered Letters.Letters intended to be Registered, when ad- Quebeo & East, Prov's, dressed to places in Canada or Newfoundland, v.-jr+.-Berthier, Sorel and must be prepaid by stamp, 2 cents each; to Basico an, per the valted Stistes 5 cents each, in addition to | e.avssecu serve, firan00fes0u00 8 po e s\u2026\u2026.| 4 80iQuebec, Berthier, Sorel A] elas of matter may be registered to Three Rivers and Postal Union Countries, and the sender may Line ot N.B.R.Kk.-., entitle himself to an acknowledgement of : (a que Ney ee 1& delivery from the party addressed oF the pay- - cavers .T.ment of a fee o cents in on the IIWAY.\u2026.\u2026\" vecouju0ccs! 8081 registration fee.8 a .EB), Eastern Townships A letters for Registration should be posted hree Rivers, Artha- 15 minutes before the hour of closing ordinary baska and Riviere du 800 Mail ot and 3) minutes before closing of Eng- MR s.cccevvur-freuusr is ails.| 13 45/(C Can.Pac.Railway Hegistered letter stamps have been issued ain Line to Ottawa/ 8 08l.,.,.of the denominotion of2, 5, and 8 cents, which 9°30, 10 30 Do.Ontario Section.| 7 40 ë may beobtained at the usual places.They 8 laj.00.Caz.Fao I BR.Bor can only be used in payment of Registration ux St.ees.9 18.Cao: Pac Rr en ger tt] 4% Nowspapers and Periodicals rome and St, Janvier] 6 00{ 4 45 published regularly at intervals of not more veel Laprairie by Steamer.{.than one calendar month, having à full title, 8 15.Laprairie, Hemming- the place, the date of publication, and the ford, Huntingdon, number of the jssne printed at {he top of the ndee, etc.PY fe vues rst page, pos y the publishers in the 8 ool 12 ols?pe A A 24 Post Office ab the place Prhere they are brooke, Coatie\u2019ke,&c.| 6 00 printed, and addressed to regular subscribers, , , 123048 2, A 9 15/./Clarenceville, Noyon, or newsdealers resident in Newfoundland, the G.Ligne, Stottsville United States, or Canada, except at the place Lacolle.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.L\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026l 590 o Publication, are transmitted free of post- 8 001.}]Acton and Sorel R.R.(excep: Sorel).Lees] 800 Transient newspavers and periodicals ad- 915 9 15{Stanbridge,St.A1ma\u2019d dressed to places in Canada, Newfoundland 9 15 lg Station, t.vrohne.; 7 00.| and United States.+\u2026+\u2026\u2026.Ste Johns ermon amo éBhbmord ER].430 On dgefersPepere pod periodicals other sosusojiones genie, SL re acques, 430 cluding newspapers and periodicals published eo ALDAUNEEO.- 000 seselosenee less frequently than once a month, the post- 10 06e.Pons Bastern Rail- \u20185 age rate is ons cent per À ounces, which must iuussnnv0s vere velinsane e prepaid by postage stamp.800.0.on For runawich, 80 y Devspapers and periodicals weighing less pique ape | amet ns ON ce detre warded daily on Hall ewspapers from offices of publications fax\u2014Malls des ate] .posted for city delivery are not delivered by se Jrom ey 5 ax for letter, carrier unless prepaid 1 cent each by and 17th November.8001 Newspapers and periodicals published in .the United Kingdom, and re-posted By news Local Mails, agents to regular subscribers, are not liable 9 45).Valleyfeld, te crois to any additional postage, 3 & Bt.Anne.vaennnnns|.n.\u2026| 415 Parcel Post, 10 36./Caughn\u2019ga &Chat\u2019guay| 6 00.Parcels closed at the end and sides, and not.oi +++iBeauharnois, by Rail-| 7 30 40 exceeding five Ibs.in weight, may be posted 8 , by Pol WAY 010010 veus -0c00000 at any post office in Canada for conveyance \u2026.6 80 Boucherville, Contre- to any y-ost office in the Dominion [with the cœur, Sorel, aren exception noted below] at the following nes an ercheres.| 600} \u2026 | rates:\u2014 9 13 50{Cote St.Antoine and Not exceeding 4 eunces 6 cents.81 Notre Dame deGrace| 8 00| 12 45 F h de iti 1 8 do 12 do.à 1 45 For eac itiona ounces, or fraction 8 18} 2 19 Hochelaga.| 745135 | thercof 6 eents.9 5 80|Lachine.800 200 The size of a parcel must not exceed two 815 650 Longueuil .\u2026»»\u2026.| 600| 2 30 feet in length, or one foot in breadth or thick- 10 00j./Longue Pointe, Pointe- ness.The postage must be prepaid by stamp aux-Trembles&Char- and the parcel should be marked \u2018\u2018by Parce lemagne.\u2026.| 200 Post\u201d?Parcels may be registered by affixing 8 301 156 Point St.Charles.[ 7 45{1110& a 5 cent registration stamp thereto, in addi- 800 Î 2 HO rere Ee transmitted by post to .vere] 2380] any place beyond the limits of Cons a Gor .7 00 can any parce! be forwarde ritish Col- .445 umbia or Manitoba.the route of transport tin, &C.\u2026.\u2026.| 70.| being through the United States, which ex- 1015 530Cote St.Paul (St.ceeds 2 lbs.3 0z8.in weight.Parcels up to § Henri de M.)&St.Cu- 1bs.may however be mailed for Winnipeg.negonde.\u2026.6 00 200 Misc .16 00.Sault-au-Recollet, Bou- Books a eh oulars gio and Pont Viau.|.| 330 prices current! handbills, book and news.10 16/ 12 50/8t.Jean Baptiste de P x tore Montreal 7 00|1230& Paper manuscript, printers\u2019 proofs, maps 10 15) 7 0%Mile-End \u201c(and \"Cote 3 80 and prints, engravings, sheet music, photo- eau St Louis, morn- grap 5 assurance, policies, militia and ; school returns, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, 215 dns ont ion and St 7000 330 for Canada, Newfoundland and the United forsee States, may be posted, prepaid by stamp, at 1 Ee acedayaurs 145 ct per 4075., provided they be sent in covers y paisa) Trannies open at the ends or sides, and so pat up as to ; admit o e contents being, necessary, 89 15.New?ood Staton.and easily withdrawn for examination ;if eh: State, and Southern closed with written communications, or in States.ns 7 005 0a sealed envelopes notched at the end or side, 8-9 15 PA Albany, Rouse\u2019s z x le ee \"tour ne are Prorat rom the re- int.Ta TS AA duced rate: Legal documents, sta&nps or bed 11 New England States) \u201ca 508 format ot préparment, whether chile ied or , we 5 rin - 3 00 Pocase 1 Maine Now >.700 ing\u2019 the representative sign of monetary : \u2018 value.England States, ex 8 03 Packages of miscellaneous matter are 8-8 30 (A) Western and Pacid I limited n size A 24 inches in, length and a2 Teese inches in wi or de , and to the weig floStates.ceeeeenl 730) 713 514 lbs for Newfoundland and Canada, except for Manitoba, British Columbia and the New Western Provinces, for which the limit is 3502.However, paekages of 4 1bs.may also besent to Winnipeg.There is no provision for the transmission of seeds and bulbs between Canada and the United States by mail, except when sent as samples, the limit of Treight for each packet is8 oz.and the rate The limit of weight for book packages addressed to the Provinces of Ontarla, Quebec, the Maritime Provinces, to Victeria, B.C., an places in Manitoba and the North-West along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway is 51bs.and to other places in Manitoba, the North-West and British Columbia, 35 oz.Packets of miscellaneous or books cannot be registered unless prepaid at letter or parcel- post gate.POST BANDS with an impressed 1 cent stamp for this purpose, may be obtained at any, tamp Agency, at the rate of four for 5 cents.The term \u2018\u2018 printed circulars\u201d is extended to include circulars produced by the electric pen or other mechanical process, easy of recognition by the officers of the Post Office, as well as when printed by the ordinary processes of printing type or lithography.Send to the Postmaster envelopes of letters about which you seek information or make complaint.Business men should be careful to authorize but & limited number of perswns to receive their letters, and only those in whom they have full confidence.Please return promptly to the Postmaster, or at the Enquiry Office, misdelivered letters or other mail matter.Lettor Carriers\u2019 Delivery.Letters and papers should be addressed to street and number at which to be delivered.Notice of change of residence should be promptly not fied to the postmaster in writing, and renewed at the expiration of three months, they being acted spon only during that length ot time.There are five deliveries made daily in the central divisions of the city, at 8.00 and 10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 2.00 and 3.30 p.m* Four daily deliveries in the other divisions, at 9.00 and noon, and 2.00 and 3.39 p.m, Hochel»ga and Point St.Charlee\u2014Two deliveries daily ; 9 a.m.and 1 p.m.Pattern and Samp: e Post.CANADA.Patterns and samples of merchandise, not exceeding 24 ounces in weignt, when posted in Canada for places within Canada must be prepaid by postage stemp at the rate of 1 cent per 4ounces weight, and put up in such manner as to admit of inspection.Goods sent in execution of an order, however small the quantity may be, or articles sent by one private individual to another, not being actually trade patterns or samples, are not admissible as such.UNITED STATES, Patterns and samples of merchandise, and packages of seeds and bulbs posted for places in the United States, will continue to be sub- Jeet to the special rate of 10 cents each, prepaid by postage stamp, and must not exceed 8 ounces in weight.Notice to Box Holders.A box can only be rented to a Firm, a Com\u201d any, or a single person.Each box will be abelled according to the designation named by the person to whom it is reuted.When the title of a firm is changed, a change of box may have to be made to keep up the alphabetical arrangement, adopted for the correct distribution of correspondence.A letter addressed differently from the way in which a box is labelled will not be put in the box, unless addressed to the care of the firm or owner whose name is on the label, or to the number of the box.An order to have letters placed in a box belonging to another person than the holder of the box, cannot be recognized unless snch letters are addressed to the box or its owner, Letters for a private member of a firm should be addressed to the care of the firm or number of the hox.A letter addressed to a particular street will be taken out by the Letter Carrier and not delivered at the wicket, unless returned by Letter Carrier.OFFICE HOURS\u2014Open daily at 8 a, m.Wickets closed at 7 p m.Lobby open till midnight for the delivery of night malls to box-holders.On Sundays, open from 8 to 10 a.m, On the following holidays: New Year\u2019s, Good Friday, Queen's Birthday, Dominion Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, open at 8 a.m.; wickets closed at 10 a.m., and 10bby atmidnight Money Order Office and Savings Bank\u2014Open daily from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.(Sun- e ); holldays,btoi0 a.m.Engniry Office\u2014Daily from 9 a.m.to 6 p.m.(Sundays and holidays excepted).Receiving Houses From 8 A m.t0 5.4 p.m.(clos«d on Sundays), Money Order and Savings Bank.In sending money by mail, it is always best to transmit by money order, if possible.If sent by letter it should always be registered.Money orders issued and paid from 9 a.m.to pm.COMMISSION ON MONEY ORDERS.On money orders drawn by any money order office in Ganada on any other money order office in the Dominion is as follows ;\u2014 Cts.If not exceeding $d.vv.vver vuvrvnnnnnn Over $4 and not exceeding $10.Over 3» and not exceeding .Over $20 and not exceeding $40.Over $40 and not exceeding Over and nol exceeding Over and not exceeding No single money order, payable in the Dominion of Canada, can issued for more than $100, but as many of $160 each may be given as the remitter requires, Money orders for a sum not exceeding $50 each are issued by this office on the United Kingdom, Newfoundland, the United States, France, Algeria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria-Hungary, Norway, Denmark (including Iceland), Holland, Swe.denR eumania, Barbados, Jamaica, Ww.I, the Australian Colonies, Victoria, New South Wales, New Zealand and Tasmania.and British India The commission on orders payable in the above-mentioned countries is: \u2014 10e.for a sum not exceeding 20e \u201c \u201c \u201c SELS Sen \u201c te eee x 400.© o o , 0 0c.\u201c \u201c I» ee Money sent to Austria-Hungary and Roumania by means of money orders, will be remitted through the intermediate agency of the Swiss Post Office, and will be subject a reduction on payment at the rate of 25 centimes for each 25 francs, being commission due to the Swiss Administration.The abatement a single order will in no case be less than 50 centimes.Money sent to Norway, Denmark, Holland and Sweden by means of money orders will be remitted through the intermediate agency of the German Post Office, and will be subject to the following deductions, being commission due to the German Administration :\u2014 Denmark, 5 pfennigs for every 20 marks or fraction thereof, the abatement on a single order not being less than 20 pfennigs.Norway, Holland and Sweden, 10 pfennigs for every 20 marks or fraction thereof, the abatement on a single order not boing less than 20 pfennigs.(One dollar in Canadian money is equal vo 4 marks and 16 pfennigs German y.Deposits from $! upwards, on which 4 per cent interest is allowed, will be received.Information and pass books given on applica- RAILWAY TIME TABLE, Dalhonsie Square Station.CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, Arrive From Leave F 8.50 am.(Toronto.| 8.40 a 9.42 p.m, 5 8.50 a.m, 12.30 p.m.8.49 p.m.9.42 p.m.8.49 p.m.8.80 a.m.9.42 p.m.12.30 p.m.|Brockville.8.35 a.m.|St.Jerome.8.35 a.m, .Lin.,.8.35 a.m.[8t.Eustache.NORTH SHORE.3.00 6.80/ 4.05/Quebee\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.|.}[ 5-00 8.50i.|Joliette.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.|.\u2026.| 515 Bonaventure Station.GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, 8.00] 8.30/Chicago, Detroit and| 9.00] 9.00 vevvefecrcss TOFONLO.2 css so nano rfeanon fans s .| 6.36|Kingston, Brockville.!.1.00 9.100.;1Cornwall.vee - oven, 6.00 7.50|.7.00|.8.7.55j.9.001.Lachlne.vg 12-00], ortland, Halifax, St.John, Quebec.10.15 .0%|Island Pond\u2026 3.30 \u2026|St,Eyacinthe.5.10 Quebec Mixed.cu.Coaticooke Mixed.9.40 4.30 \"5.00 CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY 8.25 88! 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Scrofula, (tumors, King\u2019s evil, etc.,) the f.Weekly Herald Is One of the Besiÿ WEEKLY PAPERS Published in the Dominion of Canada.It's published at the low priee of $1.00 Per Annum PAYABLELMN ADVANCE, Tie WEEKLY HERALD Is a Sixteen Page Paper, Five Columnalto the Page, making 80 Columns in all, of the choicest reading matter, viz :\u2014 Editorials on Current Events Stories, General News, Local News, Despatches, Market Reports, Miscellaneous Reading, &£e.&c.@8@™ Send it to your friends at a dis- ance, and thus keep them posted as to what is going on in Montreal and vicinity.B®\u201d Every\u2019 Farmer should subscribe for the WeeklvHerald as the information he will gain thereby will be invaluable to him, since he will be kept thoroughly aequainted with the fluctuations of the Markets and thus be enabled to take advantage of the best time to Buy as well as the best time to Sell.The WezExLy HERALD may fairly claim to be THE BEST DOLLAR\u2019S WORTH of newspaper literature turned out in Canada\u2014quantity, quality, form and t pe being everything that can be desired\u2018in à high class weekly.a PUBLISHED BY MONTREAL HERALD: Printing nd Publishing Company VICTORIA SQUARE,\" MONTREAL Job Printing, Book-Binding, Ft; uce.; AT LOWEST RATES, THE MONTREAL HERALD, AND DAILY COMMERCIAL GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31.\u2014\u2014\u2014 eee LOCAL NEWS.Curisr CHURCH CATHEDRAL\u2014Divine service at 10 o'clock a.m.to-morrow.Preacher, Rev.J.G.Norton, M.A., rector.Daily service at 5 p.m.SHERIFF'S SALE\u2014Two small houses No.42 Carriere street, will be sold by Sheriff\u2019s sale, at the Court House, on Friday morning, January 2nd, at 10.30 o\u2019clock, i# CHURCH OF ST.JAMES THE APOSTLE\u2014 New Yeats Day.The Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord.Holy Communion at 8 a.m.A short service at 10 a.m.with Holy Communion.ST.JAMES STREET METHOD:8T CHURCH\u2014 A Watch Night service will be held in this church this evening at 10.30 o\u2019clock.Sermon by the pastor, Rev.John Potts, D.D.Collection in aid of the poor.A HERD, consisting of several car loads of extra fine cattle and sheep, arrived this and last week from the great fat stock farm of the West, several of which took first prize.All marked \u201cB.B.\u201d Brown Bros., Windsor Market.\u2018 CLOTHING THE PoOR.-The Cabinet de Lecture Parroiseale made their annual distribution of clothing to the poor yesterday morning.A mass was first heard, after whicn about five hundred persons were presented with clothing and entertained at breakfast by the president and members of the association.HANANA CrGarns\u2014Bock & Co., Manuel Garcia, Alonso, Corona, Cabanas, La Rosa de Santiago, Benito Suarez, Ynclau Sanchez, Flor de Cubanas, Comercial, Parta- as, aud mauy other fine brands, forming in all the largest and most complete stock of çenuine Havana goods in the city.8.Hyman, 1702 Notre Dame street.A Hovnmpay Spurr\u2014The public are re- ctiully notified that the best Pianos and rgans will be sold on time or for cash (same price always) at half catalogue rices, during the holiday weeks.At the Wanzer Depot.See adverti ement.Willis & Co., 1824 Notre Dame street, near Mec.Gill street.20,24,31D 3J 305 Civic ArFAIRS\u2014 A meeting of the City Hall Committee was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present Aldermen Robert (Chairman), Archibald, Rainville, Rolland and Farrell.A lot of routine business was transacted, and the meeting adjourned.A meeting of the committee on amendments to the City Charter was: called, but as there was no quorum the meeting was postponed.Ar THREF O'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs.D.McCormack was passing along Lagauchetiere street, near Alexander,when a man named Thomas Chapman snatched her purse and made off.He was pursued by some men who observed the act, however, and after a hot chase was captured and landed in the St.George street police station.He will appear before the Police Magistrate this morning.Avcrion\u2014Our readers are reminded of the sale by M.Hicks & Co., at their rooms, Nos.1821 and 1823 Notre Dame street, this Wednesday afternoon and evening, when will be sold fancy goods, beautiful fancy odd chairs, handsome parlor suites, elegant bedroom sets, a fine lot of house furnishings, and a quantity of bric-a-brac for decorative purposes.Full particulars will be found in the auction column of this paper.Sale at two and seven o\u2019clock.Suxpay ScEooL SErvices.\u2014The Sunday schools under the auspices of the Canada Sunday School Union will hold their annual meeting in the American Preeby- terian Church on New Year\u2019s Day at 10.15 a.m.An address will be delivered by Sir William Dawson entitled \u201c Walks about Bethlehem.\u201d Rev.G.H Wells will also speak, giving an account of some Sunday schools _which he visited on his recent er] * Notre DAME CoLLEGE\u2014The pnpils of Notre Dame College gave\" their usual Christmas entertainment yesterday, when a large concourse of parents and friends ascembled, A historical drama by the elder scholars of the school showed that they had been put through a careful training, which reflects great credit on their teachers.Among the more ucticeable of the boy performers were Masters Frank Verret, a Scott and V.Bissonette.A first-class programme of vocal and instrumental music was also gone through in capital style.CADASTRAL Prax or Missisquor County \u2014The last number of the Quebec Official Gazelie contains a proclamation from the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Quebec, applying the provisions of Article 2,168 of the Civil Code of Lower Canada to the County of Missisquoi, and calling upon all persons having hypothecs re- ietered in the zegistration division of issisquoi to renew the same within two years after the 26th day of January next, On pain of the forfeiture of priority provided in the said Civil Code.Pocice Courr.\u2014 Michael Gauthier, of St.Alphonse street, robbery of a shirt, postponed to Friday.Joseph Menard, of t.Catherine street, Adolph Valade, St.James street, stealing 10 Lars of soap from M.Denis, St.Justin street.First prisoner sent down for one month, second for 10 days.Malvina Paquette, wife of William Gauthier, St.Urbain street, stealing $30 from Jean P.Brujen, was\u2019discharged.Sent to Queen\u2019s Bench\u2014Denis McCarthy, Colborne street; James Flinn, McCord street, stealing money from and assaulting William Malone; Joseph Dene, 22, tailor, stealing horse and sleigh from William Simpson.Tre Mock PARLIAMENT.~\u2014TLe next meeting of the Mock Parliament will be held on Monday, the 5th January, after the Christmas recess, in the Mechanics\u2019 Hall at 8 p.m.Capt.R.C.Adams will move, and Mr.N.W.Trenholme will second, a bill for the amendment of the laws relai- ing toofficial and judicial oaths.Several prominent speakers are expected to take pari in the debate, which promises to be of great interest.The public are freely invited.Strangers\u2019 and ladies\u2019 ¢ galleries\u201d will be provided as usual.The second reading of the Government Franchise Bill bas been postponed to the 14th of January.G.T.R.RecriPTs.\u2014According to the official report the Grand Trunk Railway traflic receipts for the twenty-five weeks ending December 20th, 1884, amounted to $8,379,289.In the corresponding period of 1883 the receipts were $9,740,812, so that the receipts for this period of 1884 show a falling off from those of last year of $1,061,523.The returns for last week are not to band, but, allowing a fair average, the six months\u2019 receipts will aggregate 9,000,000.For the six months ending une 30th, 1884, the aggregate receipts were $7,968,503 against $9,032,379 for the corresponding period,of 1883, or a decrease of $1,063,876.Thus, in round numbers, the total amount of traffic receipts for 1884 was $17,000,000, while last year it was over $19,600,000, showing a decrease this year of over $2,000,000.More ArrEsts.\u2014Last Friday two men named Knox were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the Lefebvre burglary.Following up a clue, the authorities searched a house kept bv Lucy Johnston, the result being the finding of a number of dynamite cartridges, some burglars\u2019 tools, and other material appertaining to a bouse- breakers\u2019 outfit.About the only article eles z \u2014 \u2014 missing being a drill the size of the one left in the safe of Mr.Lefebvre.The inmates of the place were arrested as being occupants of a disorderly house, and ap- ared'in the police court yesterday.Miss ohuston gave bail in the sum of $500 to appear when wanted.Cecelia Egerton, Minnie West, Sara Jane Russell and Berta Munro were each fined $10 or one month, which amount was paid.Cordelia Le- claire, alias Birdie Emmerson, was discharged.Recorper\u2019s Courr.\u2014 Patrick Faucher, of Murray street, machinist, for disturbing the police on Notre Dame street and resisting the police, $5 or fifteen days; paid.At two o'clock Tuesday morning, Patrick McNally, carter, of Chatham street, drove along St.James street on the sidewalk near the Saratoga House, thereby endangering the windows of several stores.He was promptly captured by Officer Beattie and paid a fine of one dollar as a warning to others.The locality mentioned has of late become quite a resort for hackmen to assemble after miduight, and often they raise coneiderable disturbance among themselves.Dominick Therien, of Montcalm street, arrested by Detective Gladu for assaulting Rore Ann Boyer, of 41 Montcalm street, paid $14.50 fine and crests.Patrick John Durack had Catherine Kelly up on a charge of calling him wvames, including such ones as ¢ thief, robber and murderer.\u201d The case being proven against her she was fined $4.50.Mr.Gethings appeared for defendant.Tae EuBracery Case.\u2014Before Judge Desnoyers, in the Court of Speciàl Sessions, yesterday morning, C.A.Cornellier ard Mr.Leblanc appeared for trial on the charge of attempting to induce some members of the Grand Jury of the Court of Queen\u2019s Bench not to bring in a true bill against Mr.Tasse for libel.Mr.St.Pierre was resent on behalf of the accused.Mr.err, Q.C., asked permission to assist the Clerk of the Peace to make the case, eay- ing that the court had no power to try the case, Mr.St Pierre contended that the court was competent to proceed with the trial.However, Messrs.Cornellier and Leblanc would have no objection in going before the Court of Queen\u2019s Bench.\u2018The case was then postponed to the second day of March, 1885.Mr.Leblanc will probably be attending lus sessional duties at Quebec then, but states that he will be ready for the trial.A party color has been introduced into the case through the rumor that the Liberal members of the Provincial Legislature intended to inaugurate a fund to carry the case through on behalf of the prosecution, as well as an intention to strongly press the case against the defendants.HERE AND THERE.Judgment was not given in the Almour case yesterday afternoon, as was expected The principal occupants of \u2018the police stations last night were people for pro tection.The preliminary hearing of the cases against the keepers of the second-hand stores are proceeding slowly.The electric light machinery on Inspector otreet will shortly be moved to larger quarters on Dowd street.The business meeting of the Young Women\u2019s Christian Association will be held this morning at eleven o'clock.Twenty-eight immigrants from the SS.Polynesian arrived at the Tanneries yee- terday morning, and all of them proceeded West.The toboggan slide at St.Henri was opened the other evening, and although the weather was unfavorable & large number attended.- Leon Hogue, who stabbed Ovila Lepine in the cheek last Thursday, appeared in Court yesterday, pleaded guilty, and had sentence suspended.Policemen Laplante and William Martin are on the look-ofit after two more parties implicated in the assault on William Malone on Monday night.Mrs.Coulson, relict of the late Samuel Coulson, of Toronto, died at her residence, 81 Mansfield etreet, yesterday, from a paralytic stroke.Mrs.Coulson was 70 years of age.The return of interments in the Cote des Neiges vaults for the week ending 27th were 110, of which fourteen were from adjoining municipalities, sixteen were males, twenty-one females, and sixty-one were children under four years of age.Mr.Levi, Mr, Lee\u2019s \u2018son-in-law, wishes us to state that the servant girl, who was said to be \u201c out \u201d $16 by Mr.Lee, who has absconded, received her wages in full the day before Xmas, and a Xmas present of $4.Both Mr.and Mrs.Levi are still in the city, and the latter is recovering.ARCHBISHOP BOURGET.His Grace Reported to be atthe Point of Death.It was rumored in the city yesterday that + His Grace Archbishop Bourget was dead, but such, on investigation, proved not to be the case, although his condition was described as critical.The news received from the Sacred Heart Convent yesterday was to the effect that His Grace had passed & very bad night, but that Dr.Chapin, his medical adviser, still had hope of averting a fatal conclusion to the attack.The disorder from which the venerable prelate is suffering is a complication of stomach and kidoey complaints.Extreme Unction was adminstered to His Grace on the previous day by Bishop Fabre, who went out to the convent for that purpose, At twelve o\u2019clock last night all hopes of recovery had been abandoned, although His Grace was expected to live through the night.The venerable Archbishop recently celebrated his eighty-sixth birth- ay.TOO MANY DIAMONDS ON THE STAGE.The London Graphic remarks that it was high time that a protest should be made against the absurd extravagance with which actresses dress.A manager has been calling upon other managers to join him in prohibiting these ladies from covering themselves in comedies where such adoruments are not needed.Nothing tends so much to the demoralisation of the stage as this practice.Third-rate actresses, who cannot possibly afford to buy jewellery out of their salaries, flaunt diamonds and rubies where actresses of far greater talent, but more decorum, attire themselves in a becoming fashion.Why should an actress be permitted to wear brilliant rings when playing the part of a milkmaid or a servant girl?Managers have an absolute right to forbid these incongruitiee, which are far too frequent; and those among them who fail to do this cannot Lave a proper regard for stage propricties.This question has its importance at a time when we hear so much a out raising the status of the dramatic profession.If the prejudices against actresses as a class are to be combated, the stage must cease to be a place where women, who do no honor to the profession by their abilities, may parade themselves as owners of ill-gotten finery.Last year's fashions are out of date, but last year's triends are still our own.This is why Mrs.Pinkham\u2019s Vegetable Componnd never loses favor; every daly who knows its worth (and who does not ?) feels that the kindly face of Mrs.Pinkham is that 0 an honored friend.ee \u2014 ts ili nae oo A il.TEE a.THE CARNIVAL, A New Pregramme\u2014Effects of the Thaw \u2014Committee Meetings.The new programme, designed by Mr.Julien, which is being lithographed by the Burland Company, is a remarkably tasty and appropriate design.Mr.J.T.Henderson, of St.Peter street, who has purchased the entire edition of 20,000 copies, showed a HERALD reporter a rough draft of the new programme yesterday.The front page -shows the figure of a young girl, clad in blanket coat, tuque, sash and moccasins, standing upon an immense snowball, In one hand she holds a jester\u2019s wand, and rests tne other upon a pair ot snowshoes.Driven into the ball of snow near heris a snowshoer\u2019s torch.To the right of the mammoth sphere of snow ~ is portrayed an army of snowshcers in blanket uniform winding down towards the base, \"while on the left hand side is a spirited representative of a sleighing party, the horses, vehicles and occupants all being drawn m the boldest and most life-like positions.The back of the cover is embellished with fine drawings of the ice palace in the centre, the condora at the top and the ice lion at the base.The cover will be tinted in mauve and gold, and when completed will be an admirable piece of work.It is intended to print the programme in English and French on sheets separte from the cover, and to give all the details omitted in the official programme.For instance, the routes of the different processions will be inserted, the names of the clubs who are to participate in the Carnival, &c ,&c.Certain attractions are to be offered by the East End Committte which do not appear in the first programme, such as the Trappe:\u2019s Cabin on St.Helen\u2019s Island, the torcblight procession from the Island, the Carnival sleichs of the French clubs and so forth.The price of the programme will only be 5 cents, and it is to be hoped that Mr.Henderson will reap a substantial reward for his enterprise.Owing to the heavy thaw work on the Ice Palace has been entirely suepended, and it is teared that unless it turns colder very soon, that the work already done will have been to no purpose.A good many fears have been expressed that the structure will not be finished in time, but Mr.Prowse declares that the castle can be ut up in half the time it took last year.The work will be carried on at night by electric light if neccessary, as for he Cridora, the architiect says that it can be built in ten days, if they are pushed.At ameeting of the boulevard eub-com- mittee of the East End Committee held yesterday it was decided to make the boulevard much more elaborate than was at first intended.It will extend from Jacques Cartier Square to the island ferry landing, and the roads will be each 75 feet broad, having between them a pathway bordered like the sleigh drive with trees, though less in size.In the parterre midway between the shore and the island will be placed a tall staff supporting two powerful reflecting lights, and decorated with evergreens and iciles, and at intervals along the roadways on both side: smaller lights of a similar kind will be placed.The trees fringing the drives will be from ten to fifteen feet in height.A deputation composed of Messrs.Richard White, C.R.Hoemer and Hugh Graham held a conference with Messrs.i Montague Allan and Andrew A.Allan, of the Tandem Club, anent the Carnival drive, when it was arranged that the Montreal Tandem Club ehould take charge of the organizing of the drive for Thursday of Carnival week.It is understood that the drive will be restricted to fours, sixes or eights in hand, unicorns, tandems and pairs, with the sleighs manned by the snowshoe and to boggan clubs, Notes.Mr.George Iles, who bas just returned from New York, says that in all probabil ity there will be a large influx of American visitors.It is reported that the curlers are dissat- iafied at not being given an appropriation, and are doubtful whether to provide a curling competition during Carnival week or not.The New York pspers are devoting considerable epace to the Carnival.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 RECEPTION TO SIR JOHN.The following programme of events has been arranged for the demonstration, in commemoration of the fortieth political birthday of Sir John Macdonald, to take place on the 12th and 13th January next: \u2014 Sir John A.Macdonald will be met at the Bonaventure station on the evening of Monday, the 12th January, at half past seven o'clock, by the reception committee and others who are anxious to join in the demonstration.À torchlight procession, with music, will then be formed, and will escort Sir John, via Bonaventure, St.James to Place d\u2019Armes, Notre-Dame, St.Lambert and Craig streets, to the new Drill Hall.Along: the route of the procession there will be effective displays of fireworks, bombs, etc.In the Drill Hall, which is being handsomely decorated, and will be illuminated by electric light for the occasion, an address of congratulation will be prasented to Sir John A.Macdonald by His Worship the Mayor of Montreal.On leaving the Drill Hall, there will ke a grand pyrotechnic display on the Champ de Mars, and the procession will re-form and esc rt Sir John, via Craig, St.Lawrence and St.Catherine streets, to the Windsor Hotel.On Tuesday, the 13th January, between the hours of three and five o\u2019clock in the afternoon, Sir John and Lady Macdenald will hold a reception at the Windsor Hotel for ladies and gentlemen desirous of calling upon them.In the evening of Tuesday, the 13th January, the banquet tendered by the Junior Conservative Club will take place at the Windsor Hotel, at half-past seven o\u2019clock.The price of the tickets for the banquet have been fixed at $4.00, Over three hundred tickets have already been sold for the banquet.The Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk, North Shure, Central Vermont and South Eastern Railways will issue tickets at reduced rates.A Russian PoLycamisT\u2014\u201c A few days ago,\u201d writes a correspondent, * an officer of the Russian army en retraite named Stchebroveky was tried at Odessa on a charge of polygamy.He had married three women in less than three years.The second wife was called as a witness, but refused to testify against him, said there wasn ot such another scuh man in the world, and declared that she loved him still.The prisoner found an eloquent defender in Prince Mestchersky, who in a brilhant speech invoked the example of Ivan the Terrible and other distinguished historic characters to prove thata man may rightly have several wives at the same time.But his master stroke was an appeal to the letter of the Russian 1 aw, which, though it declares bigamy to be a penal offence, is silent as to polvgiay ; and the jury, taking the same view of the question, returned a verdict of not guilty.Stchebrovsky thereupon quitted the Court amid the applause of the audience, with the secoud Madame Stchebroveky hanging on his arm.\u201d TEMPERANCE BALLY.Addresses by the Rev, D.V.Lucas and Dr.Robins.A largely attended temperance meeting was Leld fast evening in the lecture room of the East End Methodist Church.The pastor of the chureu, the Rev.Mr.Hagar in the chair.Addresses were delivered by the Rev.D.V.Lucas and Dr.Robins, The Rev.Mr.liacas in opening his remarks said that there were over 50,000 drunkards in the country.That meant almost as many families suffering from a heartless and drunken father, for drink made all men heartless.They should consider these facts if they had a chance of voting for prohibition and remember the children of drunkards of whom there were thousands in this country who went to bed at least three out of five nights supperless.Thus knowing the circumstances that surrounded the druuk- ard\u2019s child they should vote and stop this red-handed fiend which stalked through the country spoiling the lives of thousands of their best men.He was glad to say, however, that the people were beginning to feel alive tothe great \u2018danger which they were facing, and were moving in all directions against this insidious enemy, strong drink, and in some places had already struck it a death blow.Their opponents advanced the argument that they were gagzing the people by means of a prohibitory law, but he could say that it was better to gag them that way than by means of bad whiskey.Another class of persons brought forward the argument of high-ficense, Lut this was not the way to step the retail liquor traffic, for unless the people rose up in their might it would never be stopped.This plan of high license hal been tried before and proved a failure.Their opponents also held up the license system of Ontario as an argument, saying that it was the best in the world.Now, what did this system do?Let them look at the police records of any of the larger towns and they would find that there had been a larger increase of drunkenness with its attendance of crime, than there had been of population.They could not say after this that the license system was a success.No ; it was, in fact, a lamentable failure.The only way to deal with the eneroy was to blot it out altogether.The epeaker then went on to describe the Scott Act and its workings, and said that it was the most efficient law ever passed by the Canadian Government, for it stopped the retailing of epirituous liquors, thus putting a stopper on the treating system, which was the principal cause of drunkenness.For men did not drink out of pure taste for the liquor, but from the example of their companions.Thus liquor perverted the social nature of man, for as soon as a few young fellows get together the first words uttered were, let us go and have a drink.\u201d Thus the Scott \u2018 Act, by stopping tbe retailing of spirituous liquors and the treating system, is à step 1n the right direction, and he had no doubt a total prohibition bill would soon follow.In couclusion the speaker said that he hoped to see the Scott Act carried in every county in the Dominion, and hoped that all would vote for is if they ever had the chance.Dr.Robins followed in à very intaresting address, in which he pointed out the evils of moderate drinking.He said that there were three stages of drunkenness, viz.: ex.hiliration, intoxication and insensibility.In the first «tage a man felt exhilarated and the blood rushed to the surface of the body causing the brain to work in a more active and unsteady manner and loosened the tongue.In this stage a man felt funny, as it were, and could eing a good rong and make an eloquent .speech, but was unable to give a sound, logical opinion on a matter, for the brain was unsteady from the effects of the liquor.This stage was followed by the secondary one of Intoxication, when the nerve centres became loosened, which caused the stagger in a drunken man.The third and last stage was that of ingensibil- ity when a man became perfectly unconscious of all around him, and was in fact dead drunk.The speaker went on to describe the evils of moderate drinking, and how that habit was worse than taking an occasional good spree, and then leaving it alone for some time.For the moderate drinker was always in liquor which of course had à corresponding etlect on his nerves, and at last resulted in his beceming an utter wreck, constitutionally and otherwise, The Rev.James McCaul was to have addressed the meeting but did not put in an appearance.Duwing the evening the choir of the church rendered several Lymns | in excellent style.The pronouncing of! the benediction by the chairman brought | the proceedings to a close.-\u2014 AMUSEÆENTS.Montreal Theatre Museum, The play of Detected, with Ed.Chrissie | and Miss Lillie Alberta Pease in the leading roles, drew large audiences yesterday afterneon and evening.The rendition of the character song ¢¢ Billie Barlow,\u201d in the course of the second act, was well received and encored.Messrs.Mooney and Armstrong are to be congratulated upon their choice of this week\u2019s selection.Detected will be presented every afternoon and evening during the week.Admission Ten.and Twenty Cents.Children\u2019s At Home.The children\u2019s class of Mr.Macdonald\u2019s dancing academy were entertained at an \u201c At Home\u201d in the Queen\u2019s Hall last evening.A large number of relatives and: friends were also present.About seventy- five couples were on the floor at a time, presenting a remarkably interesting spectacle.All of the children present danced most gracefully, one little couple, whose united ages figured up to about nine years, specially distinguished themselves.Some ighland dances were given during the evening in a style that reflected the greatest credit both on the pupils and teacher.89.Matthias\u2019 Church Choir Concert.A somewhat novel entertainment was iven by the members of St.Matthias\u2019 hurch choir in the Synod Hall last evening, consisting of the rendering of a number of ancient and modern Christmas caroles.The attendance was large and ecthusiastic.Rev.Canon Norman conducted the choir, and gave a short explanatory deseription of each coral ag it was sung.The programme contained such old time corals as * The First Nowell,\u201d « A Virgin Unspoited,\u201d \u2018Good Christian Men,\u201d etc.All the corals were rendered in magnificent style by the choir.During the evening the Canon read three selections from Dicken\u2019s Christmas coral.Dramatic Entertainment, A dramatic entertainment was given laet eveniug at Norvheimer\u2019s Ball, by certain local amateurs, styling themselves the \u201cIrrationals,\u201d in aid of the children\u2019s ward of the General Hospital.The at- tendanee was very satisfactory.\u2018Che ieces produced were Childhood\u2019s Dreams, i.Sir Charles Young, and Women\u2019s Wiles, from the French.\u2014Princess Louise (Marchioness of Lorne) and the Marquis of Lorne dined with* Earl and Countess Granville on Thursday evening at the family residence on Carlton House-terrace, when among the guests who met them were the Italian Ambassador, the Russian Ambassador and Madume de Staal, the Spanish Minicter, the Duchess de Gallica, the Dowager Marchioness of Lansdowne and Lady Ewily Fitzmaurice, and Viscount and Viccountezs Enfield.THE THAW.Floods in Grifintown\u2014Rain and Slash, The unusual and remarkable state of the weather during the past few days has been a brimful topic ot conversation for those whose abilities as talkers never soar higher than hazardous conjectures as to the past, present and prospective state of the sky and atinosphere, while the oldest inhabitant\u201d has to scratch his head reflectively and rake over his stock of reminiscences to find a parallel case for such an extraordinary state of things as now exists in connection .with the elements.Winter has scarcely set 1 be fore & thaw of unusual magnitude sets in, prostrating all winter sports, and upsetting all the schemes of skaters, tobogganers and snowshowers.The streets of Montreal yesterday were a mass of liquid slush, and during the evening, when rain fell quite heavily, the thoroughfares were turned into miniature ponds.Where travel was heavy, both walking and driving assumed the nature of navigation rather than any other mode of progress.The \u2019busses of the City Passenger Railway resembled huge gondolas as they ploughed along the streets, drawn by four horses, rocking from side to side as they encountered the ruts and holes in the road, and making anything but rapid progress.With so much soft weather, there came a rise in the river, and although it was by no means an extensive one it brought consternation to many, especially those whose lot it was to pass through the discomforts of the floods of last spring.Along Comunissioners ard Common streets there was much activity among those who had goods iu danger of being damaged by the risiug of the waters.In the Young street police etation, at 8 a.in , there was 14 inches of water in the basemeut, and still rising.In the spring, the stock of wood and coal in this place wa-feubmerzed to a depth of five feet.Before the water subsided the corporation had to purchase extra fuel to burn, aud in epite of such a warning no provision has been made against a recurrence of such a state of affairs, Several private houses on Ottawa street have three inches of aqua pura could be seen.Murray street residents have so far escaped with comparatively little damage.This thoroughfare has been raised nearly three feet during the past twenty-five years.The bottling cellar of Thomas Kinsella, corner of Outawa and Shannon streets, was flooded to a depth of nine inches, which disaster has caused five men to quit work.Mr.Kinsella suffered heavily last epring by water damaging bottles and other goods in his cellar.P.Harrigan, grocer, corner Ottawa and Nazareth streets, was visited by a small amount of the invading liquid, but had his goods in a safe place.Profiting from former experience many people in the last named locality have made preparations fur he water this fall, and Lave not been taken by surprise, as was the case in past events of a similar character.8t Mark\u2019a Church, opposite the Hay Market, is flooded in the basement.At Ramsay\u2019s paint and oil works, the cellars were so full that a large number of barrels of goods had to be removed another portion of the premises.The St.James and Grand Central Hotels had water in their cellars during the day.OUR CHARITIES.Protestant House of Industry and Refuge.Statement of qut-door relief given at the Protestant House of Industry and Refuge for week ending 27th December, 1884: The numrer of tamilies relieved were 120, of which (G7 were English, 24 French and French-Canadians, Canadiana, 8 Germans, 5 Irish, 2 Norwegians, 2 Italians, 1 Dane, 1 American, 8 nationality not ascertained.Eighty-five quarter-cords of wocd were also given away.\u2019 Notre Dame Hospital, .The Treasurer of the Notre Dam Hospital acknowledges with thanks the following donations : L.R.Baridow $25; A.Keroack, $10; W.Darling, $5; Mc- Dougall, Haswell & Co., $5; R.Bellemare, $5; Rendell & Browning, $3; J.L.Vincent, $2; D.Macdonald, $2; John.Dodd, $1; H.Lawlor, $l, R.Richard, $1; A.St.Louis, $1; J.C.Baby, $1; P.Cullen, $1; N.Caven, $1; Thomas Fox, $l, D.Cameron, $1; W.Thompson, $1; from different parties, $6.50.The American Palace Car, When you sleep in a palace car you are liable to be jerked up on end by the sudden slowing up of the train, the vacuum brake being constantly in use, and the cars are frequently brought up almost as rapidly as if there had been a collision.After a sleepless night, in which you have been alternately bumped and jerked on both ends and both sides, you get up in the morning to discover that you have afforded pasturage ground for a variety of insects which are often not mosquitoes.If you complain to the conductor you are informed that your grievance, whatever it may be, is none of his business, and if you persist in your representations you are warned that if you do not mind what you are about your traps will be deposited at the next station and you can wait until the next train.It is à land of liberty, they say, but the boss, whether in the cars or elsewhere, has a great deal tighter hand than anything we know of here.At the railway stations, tco, they have adopted the abominable continental habit of penning travellers up in waiting rooms until the train is almost ready to start, when the doors are thrown open and a general stampede takes lace for the cars\u2014Engineer Capper in all Mall Budget.ee.How 1s 17 ?\u2014The Witness seems to agree with Dr.Henry Howard in regard to the eanity of the rest of therace.It says: « If then insanity consists in a deficiency of reason, very few are not insane ;\u201d\u2019 and it asks : \u2018\u201c If insanity be a partial or total absence of reason, do we not all of us, on occasions, act without reason?\u201d To which we reply, Speak for yourself, good Witness.\u201d We have thought at times that the Witness certainly showed a partial or total absence of reason, but we never felt like suggesting that it was insane.If it has doubts on the subjeci, why not consult Dr.Howard with whose opinions it seems to agree?We notice that the Witness has recently made an addition to its staff, to whom, however, it has only given \u201ca pair of editorial scissors and come old newspaper clippings,\u201d so that ite Insanity articles can ecarcely be put off on the new comer.HoLLowaY\u2019s OINTMENT AND PILLS \u2014 Ever Useful.The afflicted by illness should look their diseases fully in the face and at once seek a remedy for them.A short search will convince the most sceptical that these noble medicaments have aflorded ease, comforl, and oftentimes complete recovery, to the most tortured sufter ers.The Ointment will cure all descrip tions of sores, wounds, bad lege, sprains, eruptions, erysipelas, rheumatism, gout and skin affections.The Pills never fail in correcting and strengthening the stomach, and in restoring a Seranged liver to a wholesome condition, in rousing torpid kidneys to increase their secretion, and in re-establishing the natural healthy activity of the bowels.Holloway\u2019s are the remedies for complaints of all claeses of society.CONSTIPATION is ositively cured b Carter\u2019s Little Liver J 11s.Not by purgin and weakening thebowels, but by regulating and strengthening them.This is done by mprovi g the digestion and stimulating the liver to the proper secretion of bile, when the bowels wili perform their cusfomary functions in an easy and natural manner purgative pills must be avoided.Ask for Certer\u2019s Little Liver Pills Price 25 cents.LIFE AT SUAKIM Letter From a Former Canadian.The following letter has been quite lately received by a gentleman in the city from à friend quartered at Suakim The writer of the letter formerly lived in Montreal, The description of life at Suakim is graphic, and derives additional interest from the fact that it is from that place that the land force of the expedition will set out to join Lord Wolseley :\u2014 ORDNANCE OFFICE, Suakim, 28 Nov, 1884, No doubt you will be greatly surprised to get a letter from me, and from such a lace, so I had better tell you how I came ere.In the first place, on 15th September last I was appointed Acting Coaductor of Stores, and was held in readiness to proceed to Egypt.Mind you I did not know of my appointment till the 18th of September, but Thad to embark on the 26th with the Light Division of the Camel Corps, so that what with giving over the Company and seeing the wife off and and packing and sending off our furniture, I had a lively time of it.Upon my arrival I was posted for duty at Cairo.After a stay of about a month, I was ordered for duty up the Nile, at a place called Assouan, with the expedition.When I was all ready to start, my orders were cancelled, and I was sent here to relieve Asst.C.Genl.Hough- ton, who ranks as Major.So here I am located with the local rank of Senior Ordnance Store Officer.There are two of the Corps here, Corpl.Gane, who usei to be Staff-Sergt.in South Africa, and Private Connors, who used to be boy aud bugler in Frank Holly\u2019s room, he is now a tall fellow.Is a most horrible place this; it\u2019s ouly a native town; ro amusement of any kind whatever.This place is closely invested by the rebels, under Osman Digna, The informaticn brought in by epies is that there are about 5,000 a few miles off, but whether they intend to attack this place or join with the Mahdi is not known.Berber is only 241 miles from here by caravan route, so that we are far nearer to Khartoum now than Wolseley is, The engineers here are building a railway\u2014the proposed original railway to Berber.\u201d They have taken it out about four miles to a place called Handonk, from which place Usman at present obtains all his water.As they advance they build sand-bag batteries 10 protect themselves and the railway.When tuey have laid the rails as far as this battery, they then turn it into a regular fort, or redoult, sud garrisou it with about 100 men, marines principally.Then thev make another sand-bag battery, a quarter of a mile further on, and then commence the rails again.Of course, this is a long jot, because they have but a few troops, only about 120 engineers, about 600 marines, and about 1,000 Egyptian soldiers, who cannot be depended upon, so that unless more (oops come the railway must be stopped, as there would be no troops to protecthit.Aud I must tell you that this place is surrounded with earthworks, which have to be protected, and at certain points there are forts, fully.manned with guns, and every one has a machine gun, either a Gardner or a Gatling.This railway is a great eyesore to Osman, and nearly every night he has a go at the forts.The outermost fort is only about two miles from the ordinance store, and the town is separated from us by water, the town is an 18laud of cora , connected with the mainland by a causeway which is protected by a gate, throagh a hole in which peeps a Gatling, and a small fort is inside the gate, manned by à gnard of the Royal Marine Artiliery, called Fort Briton.Now, thee \u201cconstant atiacks, though slight In themseives, larass aud Worry every one, just get into a sound sleep when firing comu.ences, every one has to be on the move because one does not know whether its feizned or real, or from which side its coming, then you cannot trust the natives ineide, they would rise in 2 me- meus On the seaboard side of the town there are four moen-ocwar stationed, vu wien firing commencez, the one on duwy shewsa up her electric light and fa-hes 1t over the country, and if they can oot a Bigul of Lue euewy, gives them u few shells, but these fellows do not like the electric light, they cannot make it out.And as soon as firing commences, the donkeys and doge, of which there are thousande, commence making a noise for an hour or two so that your nights sleep is completely spoiled.The marines suffer dreadfully from sickness, every week there is about forty or fifty go away invalided.Ite enough to knocs anyone up, they do every kind of duty, and no rest whatever.The weather here now is as warm as itis in July and August at home, they say its dreadful here in July.I must make my excuses, old fellow, for not writing to you from Woolwich, but I doue it On purpose.leaw you were inclined to re-enlist and you said your father did not want vou to, s0 I thought that, perhaps, if I did not write to you that you might drop the idea, because if you did not really mean to take to it as a pro- fessiou ng I have done it would be of no use wasting your time snd money in the service, so that I hope you will forgive my tardiness.My writing from this place will tell you that have not forgotten you.With kind regards believe me to remain, Your Op Crux.\u2014Rosewood trees are found in South America, in the East Indies and neighhor- ing islands.There are half a dozen kinds.The narae is not taken from the color of the wood, as is generally supposed, but by reason of a rose-like fragrance which it possesses when first cut.Some of the trees grow so large that planks four feet broad and ten feet in length can be cut from them.The broad planks are prin cipally used to make tops for piano-fortes.The rosewood tree is - remarkable for its beauty.Such is its value in manufactures as an ornamental wood that some of the forests where it once grew abundantly have now scarcely a single specimen, New plantations have been set out, so teat the supply will not become exhausted.\u2014Traveling third-class on the British railways has become so popular in recent times, as a result of improvement in the accommodations, that the various companies are now largely indebted to this class of passengers for their revenue and dividends, The returns for the six months ended June 30th show that during that period there were 15,234,187 first-class passengers, 24,017,040 second- class, 285,934,526 third-class, or more than 600 per cent.in excess of first and second-class passengers combined.The receipts during the same period were: For first-class passengers, £1,609,666 ; second-class, £1,337,035, and for third- class £7,120;497, the latter thus producing upward of 140 per cent.more than the aggregate receipts from first and second-class passengers.These resalts apply in more or less proportion to the whole of the lines at present open for traffic.* Tue GENEROUS Doxon who anorymous'y forwarded last year 5,000 new sixpences to to the editor of Zruth, for distribution amongst the children ia the London hospitals and workhouses, bas this year sent 700 similar coins, with a request that the editor of Truth will distribute them at Christmas among the children in the London Woik- house, Workhouse Infirmary, and Workhouse schools.Mr.Hasson, has lately for Government an Interesting remarkable 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