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The Warden, Mr. Peter Patterson, pre- aided, and there were also present Messrs. Matthew Canning, and Peter Wardlziw, Reeve and Deputy Reeve of Etobieoke; Archibald Riddell, Reeve of Georgina; Isaac Marraltflleeve ()fNOl‘Ill Gwillimlmry ; Wm. Cane and \Villson Reid, ILL-eve and Deputy Reeve of East G willinlmi'y; Willmm Munsie, Joel Phillips, and John 1). Phillips, Reeve and Deputy Reeves of King ; James Robinson, John Lane and William Eukin, Reeve and Deputy Reeves of Markham; John P. Wlieler and Donald G. Stevenson, Reeve and Deputy Reeve of Scarboro’; Peter Patterson, David” Boyle, and Thom- son Porter, Reeve and Deputy Reeves of Vaughan ; Edward Wheler and Maxon Jones, Reeve and Deputy Reeve of \Vliit- church ; William Tyri‘ell, Reeve of York, and Henry Dum-an and Joseph Palson De- pntyReeveS; l‘h'anluB Jackson, leave of Newnmrket; W. H. 'J'llorne, {eeve of Hol- land Landing; Matthew Lepper, Reeve of Aurora; and Tiles. Nightingale, Reeve of Yorkville. From W. R. Wurdcll, respecting the bridge across the Humber at Weston. From Wm. Field, of the Farmers’ Advo- cate, relative to the Colorado potato bug. Mr. Jacksonvmovod that the Council ad- journ; but after some discussion upon the propriety of going into committee of the whole to consider the report of the Eqmm'z ation Committee, Mr. Jackson withdrew his motion, and (he Uouncilwenb imo commit- tee; Mr. Theme, of Holland Landing, tak- ing: the chair. From Lister Antiomztte. refill-11in}: thanks for the grant to the House of Providunce. From Rev.“ A. Wilson res ectinv the . . ’ z:~_ appomtment of one of the exammers 0t pub- . 11c schw. 9. It was moved by Mr. Jackson that the 20 per gent added In the capitalized value of property in Youkville, and the 30 per cent added to [hut in Aurora. Newmm'ket, and Hoiiund Landing, us in the present report, be struck off. From Jus. Carlisie, respecting the appoint- ment. of examiners. From John Livingstone, asking for an inspeciorship of. common schools. I From J. .E. Hughes”. ofMaL-kham, apply mg for an lI]SpCCtOY§]np. The Warden urde ubou the members of the Equalization Umumittee,’ the uccessiiy of getting their work done as soon as pos- sible as the Finanical Committee could not strike the County iates until their duties had been cqmpieted. ‘ MLIipbirwv, MW pefiTdiF'sxgmd y" Y ers of the County 0‘? or t, ' praymg that Rev. G. S. J. Hill may be appointed to the affine uf'lnspectov of public schools in the County. - Sevéral other petitions; chiefly for the granting of free pcdltr‘s licenses to various applicants. ' Mr. Jackson (Newumrlcet)movcd, second ed by Mr. Win-(Maw, of Embicoke, 'J‘hut leave of absence be granted to Mr. J. P. Buil, and that Mr. Joel Phillips be placed upon the Educational Committee in his placesâ€"Curried. 9 Mr. Cane moved in amendment that the per cent:ng be made 20 per cent for all the villages. MONDAY, JUNE 16. v~ The reeves and deputy reeves of the various townships in the county 01' York met this afternoon at two o’clock in the Council Chamber, at the Court House, Adelaide street. From W. E. Tilley, for a similar ap- pointment. I W From J. Hodgsou, applying for the offices of examine‘ and inspector. TUESDAY June 20._â€"-The Council met at (on o’clock this morning, but beyond the notices of motion given beiow, no business was done. The Warden called the Council to order at ten minutes past two, and said that, in ad dition to the usqu labours of the Council, they would have the labours consequent upon the new School Act, and to make the various appointments of inspectors and ex- aminers required under that Act. From Wllliam Hell'iwell, respecting the placing ofa. guard on the hill at, Highland Creek. From Morth 85 Smith, in re ofa traction engine. From the Warden of Simcoe, respecting the maintenance ofthe deaf and dumb. me Superintendant of education, a. doc umonl‘ rel-(Hing to the new School Law. _ From D.- Fotheringhmn, applying for an mspectorshxp. The amendment was carried by a. large xnajufitn and Uxeschedule was ahered ac coyrdn‘gly. From John Ellis, relative to 6mm land which had been appropriated by In“ Coun- cil, and which he alleged he had 1&li Gov- ernment for in 1842. From Blake, Kerr & Bethune, enclosing their bill of costs. From Clerk of Peace, enclosing the pre- seuhnent of the Grand Jury at thti': lust gemral ses."on. From J. P. Bull, intimatng his infcn. tion of taking a trip to Europe, on account of his health. Mr. A. Ridtlell gave notice tlntt he will tO-morrow move that the clerk he instruct- ed to lay on the table the communication receive|d at the last session of this Council: from the Warden ofthe county of Simcoe regarding the rising;r of the waters of Lake Simcoe. Also; that will tomorrow move for the appointment of a select committee to take the communit‘ation into consider- ation, and l‘OpOfL» to tins quncil. It was moved by Mr. Munsie, seconded by Mr. A. Ridch, and resolved, that the Standing Committee on Educatinn be and are hereby requested and instructed to prev pare and report a by-law for thv purpose of appointing Examiners and Inspectors of public schools for this county. in accordance with the provisions of the School bill of 1871. Carried. Lake Simcoe, and a cvommittce composed of Messrs. hl'u‘l‘nli7 Cane, Thorne, Mnnsic and Ridtlell were appointed to inquire into all conimnnienlions received regarding the periodical rising" of waters of thutlnlte. Mr. Porter gave notice that he would, on Mon day, move tlmt'n select committee be ftp- pointed to draft a petition to the Legislative Assembly, praying them to amend clause 82 of the Assessment Acl, by striking out the word “ two” in the fourth line and in- serting the word “ one” in its place, or so to amend snid clause by leaving it permis~ sive with the Township Council to enforce one or two days’ labor as they deem best for their respective townships. The noun- cil then adjourned until two o’clock, but the committees not having their work ready, the time for meeting was postponed for an hour; WEDNESDAY JUNE'21.â€"The Council re- sumed business this morning at, ten ocioek, the Warden in the chair. . The minutes of yesterday were road and approved. b’everai communications were read, among; them one from William Somerville, Offerinz to rent the vacant ground about. the old jail at a rental of $200 a your, subject to a pro- vision to giYc up possession on three mouths’ notice from the Council. A communication from the Warden of the County of Siulcoe was read on the subject of the water of County Council. Mowing Machine Knile GrindelE-Wm. Rennie. Potuzu Beetle Exterminator. â€"- Hugh Miller & Co. ' Strayed.â€"~Nelson Playtur. On Friday morning, the 16th instant, about ten o’clock, the inhabitants of our village were painfully excited by a rumor that spread with great rapidity from one end of the town to the other, that An- drew MaeBeth, carriage builder, had taken a dose of medicine, which, by mistake preved to be strychnine, one of the most deadly poisons known to science. It appears by the evidence given at the inquest as to the cause of the mournful visitation, that he had gone to the house and had-taken what we presume he had considered to be the last remaining of six powders prepared for him by Dr. 'Hostetter; and, in his usual oflihanded manner, had taken the medicine without examining the wrapper, and had hurried back to his workshop. In a very few minutes he was seized with the most Violent spasms which poor humanity could be subject to, and in about twenty minutes death put an end to his suflfer‘ ings. Eye-witnesses affirm that the spec- tacle was the saddest and most mournful possible to behold. We refer our readers to the evidence of Dr. Hostetter, who has given a very concise account of his con- nection with this heart rending occur- rence. Mr. MacBeth was aprospcrous and energetic business man in his prime, being thirty-eight years of ago. His remains were consigned to their last resting place in the Presbyterian burying ground here, on Monday last, by the brethren of the Mystic Tie of Richmond Lodge, with which he had been con- nected for about ten years, and for two consecutiw of' which he had been “KM. The procession was headed byothe Pat- terson Brass Band, playing their beauti- t'ul and solemn funeral dirge. Deputa- tions were also present from Aurora, Vaflghan, Kleinburg and Markham Lodges. The funeral eortege was acâ€" companied by a very large assembly of the inhabitants of the town and sur- rounding neighborhood. Rev, Messrs. W this place, assisted at byterlan Churc’fi‘, on a subjeét suitable for the occasion. Mrs. MacBeth, her young family and the fxiends have the heartfelt sympathy of' the entire commu- nity. .111 E Custom inures people to regard with complacency almost any evil constantly before their observation. The sailor separated from the ocean’s fathomless depth by a frail plank soon learns to bear Within him a merry, careless spirit ; the veteran soldier shrinks not at the appalling sight of a comrude’s mutilated corpse; the practised surgeon thinks only of the skill and science necessary for the proper treatment of his wounded p4tient. And so in life generally, prac- tices dangerous in themselves are care- lcssly noted simply on account of their frequency. We have been led to the above rc- marks from the heart-rending scene of woe lately witnessed in our very midst occasioned by this natural, and fatuitous disregard of thing's that are common; and what more common than the rash manner which people buy, use, and retain in their household the most deadly poisons. Not once in a. lifetime perhaps, is there an absolute necessity for the purchase of a virulent poison, and even upon such an occasion immediate use should be made of the article. Instances could be mulâ€" tiplied of fatal accidents arising from such negligence, and it is to be hoped that the dreadful example bef'ore us may have the effect of deterring people from persisting in acts of such consummate folly. Another lesson also from this sad be- reavement is to be derived for dealers in drugs and medicines. We are aware that under the existing law, stringent restrictions are placed upon apothecarics, rendering it criminal in some cases to sell poisons unless under an order signed by a medical practitioner; but even if the vendor were not deterred by fear of the law from a careless sale of such articles, his moral obligation to humanity should be sufficient to induce him to use every precaution possible against all probable and conceivable mistakes. “ Calamities spring not from the ground,” and of this late mishap should have the effect of' preventing people from filling their cup- boards and boxes with fly poison, rat poison, bug poison, and "all such abomi- nable trash, it Wlll not have been entirely without its utility. DAN GE ROUS PRAC T l 0 ES. iwmonD HILL, JUNE 23,1871. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS SAD CALAMITY. afiwrfiifi. THE YORK. HLEALD, RICHMOND HILL, ONT, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1871. DOMINION DAY.~â€" The corner stone of the Victoria Hall, Thernhill, will be laid on Dominion day, 1st July next, by J. K. Kerr, Esq., D.D.G.M. of the an- cient order of Free Masons, assisted by officers and brethren of the surrounding lodges. The services of the Patterson brass band have been secured for tlze oc- casion. The public are respectfully in- vited to attend and to assemble at Mr- Brunskill’s Park, at 1:30 o’clock, P.M., from which they will march in procession to the site prepared for the hall. The ceremony of laying the corner stone will commence at 2:30 o‘clock, after which they will proceed to the grove of D. McDougall Esq., where the chair will be taken by F. \V. Cumberland, Esq., Ma- naging Director of the Northern itailway, and speeches will be delivered by Dr. Berryman, of Yorkville, and J. K. Kerr. Esq., D.D.G.M. 0i Toronto,at the close of which tea Will be served on the grounds. Admission to the grounds 25 cents. A grand promenade concert will be held on‘ the same evening and at the same place, under the direction of Rev. R. Shank- lin, assisted by several first-class ama- teurs from Torontoâ€"t0 begin at 8 o’clock. Gates open for admission at half-past 7 o’clock. Admittance lblcts. Tickets for both occasions can be had of any of' the directors, or members of the Managing committee. In order to facili- tate business the public are respectfully requested to obtain tickets before going to the grounds. Should weather prove unfavorable for out-door exercise, a large and commodious building has been secured for the occasion. CORNER STONEâ€"The Corner Stone of a \Vesleyan Methodist Church will be laid (D.V.) in the village of Teston on Friday June 23, 1871, at half-past 10 A.M., by John Macdonald, Esq, of Toronto. The Rev. Dr. W'ood of Tor- onto has kindly consented to conduct the services. Addresseélon the occasion will be delivered by the Rev. E. H. Dewart, Editor of the Guardian, and the Revs. \V. S. Griffin and A. Suther- land, of Toronto, and it is also expected that Nawiskung, Chief of the Rama Band of the {ljcbawzxy Indians Wlll’ be prescnf t0 deliver an address. liefresl‘n ments will be served under the auspices of the Ladies’ Committee, at 12 o’clock noon. James McGee, Esq“ will occupy the chair. The Richmond HillW; choir will enliven the proceedings witlix; ,9fl1m1,si.ch_’l‘_ic£0ts ' ‘ 53315“, EN cenEfcrhildren' under 1? of' age, half price. A Bazaar for the sale of useful and ornamental articles will be held in the Masonic Hall, Richmond Hill, on Wed: nesday and Thursday, the 28th and 29th June. Valuable articles have been forwarded from all quarters, which, together with the contribu’tions of the neighborhood, will be sold at reasonable rates according to their value. Refresh- ments will be furnished at all hours on both days. The Patterson Brass Band will be in attendance to enliven the pro ceediugs with choice selections of music. The Hall will open each day at 10 A M. and close at 10 PM. Admission to the hall, ten cents. Proceeds to be applied towards the erection of a church at Richmond Hill. Intending emigrants to Manitoba, as well as all others interested in this new territory, should read apamphlet just published by A. S. Irving, Toronto. it gives a correct account of the extent of the north west territories; the soil, na- tional resources, and the routes to travelâ€"With their history down to the present time. There is also a reliable map attached. Price 25 cents. THE VOLUNTEERS.â€"â€"The Oak Ridges Cavalry Troop, under command of Lt.- Col. McLeod, arrived at Richmond Hill (their headquarters), at two In}, yes- terday, from the camp at Niagara. They all seemed in good spirits, and, although considerably sunburnt, we understand that they put in a good time at the front; POTATO BUG.-â€"â€"Hugh Miller & 00., Druggists, Toronto, advertise this week a preparation that they warrant to exter- minate the potato bug. Give it a trial. SCHOOL EXAMINATION.â€"-The semi- annual examination of the High school and Public schools of Richmond Hill, will he held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 28th,29th,und 30th inst. The High school examination on \Ved- nesday, the senior department of Pub- lic school on Thursday, and the Junior department of Public school on Friday. Patrons and visitors are requested to at- tend without- f'ui‘ther notice. Immdiately after the facts of the late sad affiair becoming known, John N. Reid, Esq., M.D., one of Her Majesty’s Corov ners for the County of York, was notified. 0n the afternoon of Friday he empan- nelled a jury at Raymond’s Hotel, to enquire into the cause of death of Andrew MacBeth, v'composed of the folâ€" lowing gentlemen: Parker Crosby, John Hart, Matthew McNair, Liversege Bran- don, Wm. Atkinson, A. L. Skeele, James M. Lawrence, William Munshaw, \Vm. Harrison, Robert Trench, William S. Warren, William Pogue, and Andrew M. Hood. Mr. Crosby was chosen fore< man. Thejury adjourned and proceeded- to the house of the deceased to view the 1body. On returning to the hotel the following,r evidence was submitted: ‘“ ROBERT A. GRAY sworn and saith: I saw the deceased about five minutes before he complained of being ill, at about twenty-five minutes to ten A.M; was not then in conversation with him. I was talking to Mr. Thomas Cook di- rectly opposite the workshop of deceased and where deceased was working, and looking across the road 1 saw deceased working at a, wheel; in about three minutes after I looked over again and saw some person lifting: deceased into the shop; Icrossed overand found deceased on the floor ; he was then conscious7 and I noticed the arms and legs were the sub- ject of frequent jerkings. Mr. Arm- strong, Dr. Langstaif’s pupil,was sent for; when Armstrong arrived he asked deceased what he had taken; deceased replied that he had :rtaken something from a paper or hex that he thought wig morphing Armstrong: gave the de- e' sed lanlemetie. It did not operate or “ta ‘5: effectg,’ he died in about twenty i Lutes hft‘er. I do not know anything oathe causegf his death; was present 'Hostetter was called. The ‘ v, PI:an {'nr nn nmnlin \vlmn steiiiig came; Armstrong went for 4 {and found when he returned that it was» almost impossible to give him an ,em tie. ‘Deeeesed was under the im- presSion that he had taken morphine. JOHN HOSTETTER sworn and saith: Am a Doctor of Medicine, and Master of Surgery; have known deceased for the last nine years; have occasionally attenâ€" ded deceased profeSSionally. He was generally a healthy man ; was called to see deceased on the morning of June 16th, 18717 on the floor of the workshop; he was then conscious, but was in a dyingstate. The whole muscular sys‘ tem seemed to be in a state of spasms; the lips, face and hands were quite livid; the symptoms were those of a person pois- oned or suffering from the poison of strychnine. lcannotswear thatdeeeused came to his death from strychnine. I attempted to administer an emetic of mustard but did not succeed; I did not try anything else, as the man died atout five minutes after I saw him. To a jurorâ€"I have examined deceased previ- ously and never detected any heart symp- toms. .Tetanus will produce similar symptoms. ' At this stage of proceedings the coro- ner thought it necessary to order a post mortem examination of the body,- and analysis of the stomach. He there fore, appointed Dr. Hostetter, and the jury, Dr. Langstafi'. The Coroner, in order to give the necessary time to the medical gentlemen to follow up their in- vestigations, adjourned the inquest until FRANCIS It. ARMSTRONG sworn and saith: Am a pupil of Dr. Langstafi'; was sent for to see deceased about ten o’clock this morning. I I then went to deceased and found him lying inside the door of the shopâ€"dying partly on his face~there was Violent twitchingr and jerking of' the limbs, and of the whole body. I asked deceased what was the matter, and what he had taken; he replied, give me an emetic, I have taken something out of a~ box. I enquired for the box but he was not then so scnsi‘ ble; he anSwered, he did not know. I then went to procure about 3'0 grains of Ipecac, and when I got back the coun- tenance was livid, the jaws locked or nearly so, and he was the subject ol‘ violent spasms. I gave deceased some of the emetic, but not much; he lived about fifteen minutes after this. In the meantime Dr. Hostctter was sent for, who, when he arrived, tried to give him a mustard emetic, but did not succeed. I told deceased during the period of sensibility that I thought he had taken strychnine; he did not reply. Alter death of deceased, I, with Dr. lIostetter examined a box purporting to be the box which contained the paper. Mr. T. MacBeth placed the box on the table. On examining the contents of box. found it containing loose papers and money; it appeared to have been used as a money box. The papers appeared to be busiâ€" ness papers. The paper now presented and labelled “ strychnine poison” is the paper shewn to me as having been found in the box. The paper was opened beâ€" fore me by Dr. Hostetter and 'it was found empty. I believe deceased came to his death from strychninc. One grain of strychninc would be sufi‘ieient to proâ€" duce death or to cause death in the human subject. To a jurorâ€"when I first saw deceased knowing that he had been well before, it struck me from my knowledge of the action of strychninc that deceased must. have taken it. Other poisons will produce similar reâ€" sults, but not in such a marked manner. I do not think deceased had taken strych- nine more than five minutes when I saw him; “the fact of deceased having taken breakfast might lengthen the period in which Violent symptoms as spasms might supervene. When I first saw deceased, his eyes were closed, later they were starting from their sockets, pupils still natural. CORONER’S INQUEST. the following Tuesday everfing at 7 o’clock. The Coroner opened the court at 7 o”clock on Tuesday evening last. Dr. Hostetter read the followitig evi- dence with regard to the post mortem examination and analysis: I, John Hostetter, M.D., M.R.C.S., Eng, resident of the Township of Markâ€" ham, maketh oath and saith, that on the evening of the 16th inst.) I proceeded to the house. of the late Andrew Mac- beth, Richmond Hill; by the order of Dr. Reid, one of Her Majesty’s Coro‘ ners, and with the assistance of Dr. Langstafl‘, made a post m'ortem examina- tion ot the body of the late Andrew MacBeth. I made an external exami- nation of the body before proceedingr to open it, but found no marks of violence; I noticed an unusual stifl'ncss and rigi- dity of all the muscles of the body, so much so that it was impossible for me to bend the limbs. The rigidity was far greater than occurs after death by ordi- nary diseases. Examined the internal parts: the heart was as rigid as the muscles elsewhere, but did not present any organic disease; the right cavities contained some liquid blood, which was of an exceeding dark color. The lungs and liver were conjestcd, but Otherwise they appeared healthyi A portion of the mucous membrane of the stomach near the termination of the oesophagus was conjested; the remainder was heal- thy. The stomaeh contained five ounces ot'scmi liquid chyme, id which I observed oil globules and a. few particles of pota» toes _and bread floating. I have since carefully analyzed a portion of the contents of the stomach. Having been present when deceased died, and believingr it was from spasms from the peculiar symptoms, from which he suffered ; and, connecting the symptoms before death with the unusual rigidity of body noticed at the time I made the post mortem, inâ€" duced me to believe that deceased came to his death from stryehnine7 for which poison I have more particularly tested than any other. I first experimented upon some of the more liquid portions of the stomach, without concentrating it, which I divided into three portions; to the first I added sulphuric acid and black oxide of magnnese; to the second I addedasulphuric acid and ferricyunide of pottassium, and to the third sulphuric acid and bieromnte of pottasw; in each a series of beautiful purple and Violet colors were produced, which soon passed to a light red tintt This process is con- sidered by Found, Stas, and other authors on poison, to be reliable, as the chemicals mentioned will not produce the sumo series of colors obtained, On any drug but strychnia. I continued my investigation still further, and succeeded in obtaining crystals of; strychnine. To JANE MACBETH sworn and saith: Have been married to deceased 16 years; have lived comfortably together all that period. Deceased was generally tem- perate in his habits; he complained of pain in his back and limbs f'or somethihg less than 1 year before his death; this pain was so severe at times as to force him to go to bed; I reâ€" member the circumstance of deceased getting six powders from Dr. Hostetter, on the l9th of March last; I gave these powders at different times' to deceased, all but one. I kept the powders in the cupboard, on the mantleshelt', and on the bureau in his bedroom. The last pow- der is in the house yet. I remember the morning: of the death of deceased; deceased didnot speak of taking mediy cine on the morning of' his death ; I am not aware that deceased took any medi- cine on that morning. Have had strych- nine in the house for about six months for the purpose of killing rats and mice; I haye always kept it in the cash box, and was not aware that deceased ever carried strychnine himself about his person. Deceased came into the house about ten o’clock A.M., and brought me a fish. He then left me, but I do not know which way he went. The paper shewn to me in court I believe to be the oneI kept the stryehnine in; whenI last put the paper away there was but a a fourth portion of the ehymo I added rectified spirits and acetic acid. I then conteentrated it in a water bath, after which I neutralized it with ammonia; to thiS'I added chloroform and other, and “firmed ie in a glue: {‘11an mhinh (liq solved the stryehnine set free by the am- monia; I then allowed‘the liquid to ew- porate spontaneously; the residuum in which were traces 01" crystals, I sub mitted to the same tests that I first Ge- scribed, which produced the same series of colors already mentioned. I have no hesitation in stating that diseased came to his death by taking stl'yehnine. JOHN IIOSTETTER Sililli in addition : There are none of the other poisons that will produce such excessive rigidity of body as I found present in the deceased. it is not usual to find a highly conjested condition of the stomach af’ter poisoningr by strvchnine. Stryeh- nine acts on the spinal nerves through the nerves of voluntary as well as invol- untary action. Persons taking poison- ous doses of strychnine usually die of asphyxia. Deceased had been under my care about the 19th March last, sufferingr from lumbago, and then gave deceased an endermie injection of morphine and six powders of oneâ€"eighth grain of mor- phine and two grains of sulphate of quiâ€" nine, ‘L-‘ach one to be taken every fourth hour. This prescription was given in the presence of Dr. Hilary of Aurora. To a jurorâ€"Had no medicine from me Since. 'I visited deceased on the 2nd March last; he was suffering from lum- bagjo; cannot tell whether he got‘ any powders from me then; never gave the deceased or any of the family any strych~ nine. I would judge that deceased had taken five or six grains of stryehnine; halfa gnhas been known to produce death. After taking; five grains of stryehnine spasms set in from five to twenty min- utes; death usually super-venes from a half an hour to an hour. ‘ small quantity of strychnine leftâ€"about ‘ what would lie on a five-cent piece of money. The box. in which the strych- nine was kept was not locked at this time. I think the deceased took a powder once himself, all other times I prepared them for him to take. I saw deceased just before he died in the shop ; he asked me if that was strychnine in his box. I replied yes, and he answered, if it was he was it gone man. Either deceased or his brother, Thomas MacBeth, procured the strychnine from R. E. Law’s drug store, although I am not certain in this matter. Deceased did not take care of his powders; I took care of these pow- ders; he told me to put the strychnine in the cash box; he must have known of it being: there. ISAAC FRENCH sworn and saith: Know nothing touching the death of de- ceased, Andrew MacBethu; deceased gave me a small paper containing strychâ€" nine last winter; he recommended it to me for killing rats, and said he had used it for that purpose. I have been intimate with deceased for over two years; I asked deceased if it was not dangerous to carry stryehnine about in his pocket; he replied that it was sufer there than lying about the house. The package was carefully tied up in six or seven papers. ROBERT E. LAW sworn and saith: Have known deceased ten years; am a Druggist by profession; remember of deceased having procured ten cents worth of strychnine from me about last Christâ€" mas, for the purpose of killing rats; he did not bringr any order from a physician. Deceased did not. procure any strychnine from me since; he got some strychnine from me once before, which he gave to Mr. French. To a juror ~my retail price is two cents per grain ; none of the family of deceased wer procured strych- nine from me. T paper shewn me in court is the one I gave deceased the strychnine in, as well as I can remember. We have an interesting letter from Manitoba this.weefk but for want of space» we are compelled to lay it over until next week: JOHN STREET sworn and saith: I re- member the 16th of' June; have lived and worked as a journeyman with do» ceased for the last eight months; did not hear deceased complain on the morning of June 16th; he went into the house about half-past nine o’clock ; he came out and bought a fish. He went in again and came out in about ten or fifteen minutes; after going to work at a wheel for the space of about fifteen minutes, he called me to come there; he said he was sick, and he had his hand under his head, his legs drawn up behind him, and lying under the waggon ; he told me to go for the Doctor, and I went at once; on look- ing: back I saw deceased crawling on his hands and knees towards the shop. I brought Mr. Armstrong, Dr. Langstaff not being at home; he died at about twenty minutes to eleven A.M., of' that day. When Mrs. MacBeth came out, .3110 asked deceased What he had taken; he replied if that was strychnine in the box he was a gone 'man. To a jurorâ€" deeeased asked if that was strychnine in the box; Mrs. MacBeth also asked what “ That this jury are of the opiniqn ac- cording to the evidence that the deéeased, Andrew MacBeth, came to his death by strychnine, administered by his own hand in a mistake, supposing it to be a morphine powder.” This closed the evidence, and after the coroner summed up, the jury re- turné‘d the following: verdict : JAS. LANGSTAFF M.D., sworn and saith : Have heard the post mortem ex- amination of body deceased, Andrew MaeBeth, and fully corroborate the statements of Dr. Hostetter. The left cavity of the heart was exceedingly rigid; there was not two teaspoonfuls of blood in the left cavity. A person usually dies of suffocation after taking strychnine; I believe deceased came to his death by stryohnine. One half grain of strychnine might produce death; it has no tendency to irritate the membrane of stomach; I have not attended Mr. MaeBeth lately; the deceased did not get any medicine from me. ceased was lively and cheerful 'tbat morning. THOMAS MACBETH sworn and saith: Am a brother of deceased; boarded With deceased last fourteen years. He com- plained in the‘iionth of March last of lumbugo; I believe he got some medicine for it from Dr. Hostctter. but never saw him take any; saw some powders in the house; understood from both his wife and self that these powders were kept in the cash box. I remember the morn~ ing of the 16th June; did not hear him complain that morning. Mr. Street called me down from the loft above as he was going for the doctor; I came down and found deceased tryingr to reach the door step; assisted him into the shop and asked him what was the matter; he said he had taken a powder that morning; I asked him if he knew What kind of powder; he replied it. was morphine. After this he was seized with convulâ€" sions; Mr. Armstrong arrived just then and advised sending for another doctor; I brought Dr. Hostettcr; about five minutes after he was dead. After death of deceased I Went to examine the cash box; found it with the key in the lock, unlocked; on lifting up the book in which he kept his bank bills, I found under it the paper shown me in court. which was labelled strychnine; examined box carefully but it did not contain any other package; the strychnine was kept in a pocket book in cash box; did not know that the strychnine was taken out the night before for any purpose; the deceased and wife lived happily together. wua L1H: umLtcr when 5110 came out; (19 .aboutg Yorkville Publlc School Board. The usual monthly meeting of the Board was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, on Friday evening. Present : Mr. S. Wickson, chairman, presiding, and Messrs G. Scott. D. Crown, J. Severn, J. Gibson and W. S. Robinson. The minutes of the previous meetng were read and confirmed. Reports: A report from the Principal. Mr. A. Muir. B. A. was received, showing an average attendance in the month of May, in the senior department of boys, of 63; 11‘ junior department of boys, 72; in senior de- partment of girls ; 60 : in the junior depart- ment of girls, 68; making a total average attendance of 263, of which number 49 are non resident pupils. A report from Mr. Andrew Smiley‘ who had been appointed to take the census of the village for school purposes, was received, showing the total population of the village to be 2,120, and between the ages of 5 and 16, 586. Mr. J. Gibson, chairman of the Committee on Finance and School Property, presented a. report from that committee, submitting the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Board for the current year as follows : Deficiency 0f1870 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 111 57 Teacher’s Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,220 00 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ,200 00 Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 00 Election Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 00 Census . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 00 Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 00 Prize Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 00 School apparatus and stationery.. 10 00 Contingent expenses . . . . . . . . . . 10 00 Adopted. Mr. Crown moved, seconded by Mr. Scott. That a cheque be dmwn on the vill- age treasurer for the sum of $8930 which with the sum of$l2~28 received from non- resident. pupils will pay the teachers’ sal‘ aries for the month of May, and a cheque in favour of A. Smiley for the sum of $55 for“ taking census for school purposes. Carried. Estimated receipts. Non-resident pupils . . . .$100 00 Government grant . . . . . 175 00 Clergy reserve fund. . . . 100 00 Interest, stock mortgage 30 00 Am’t required by municipal as sessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mn. JAMES I. FELLOWS, Sr. Jonx, N. B. â€"Sz'r: Having, while at your establish. ment. carefully examined your prescription” and the method of preparing your Com- pound Syrup, I. felt arxious to giveita fair trial in my practice. For the last twelve months I have done so, and I find that in Incipient Consumption, and other diseases of the Throat and Lungs, it has done wonders. In restoring persons suffer; ing from the effects of Diptheria, and the cough following:r Typhoid Fever, prevalent in this region, it is the best remedial agent I have ever used. But for persons sufi'er- ing from exhaustion of the powers of the brain and nervous system, from long con- tinued study or teaching, or in those cases: of exhanslion from which so many young men suffer, I know of no better medicine f'orrestomtion to health than your Com- pound Syrup. Mr. Gibson moved, seconded by Mr. Severn, That the secretary be requested to transmit a copy of the estimates for the cur- rent year to the Municipal Council. Carried. The rate 011 Letters for the Uniied Kingdom (via Quebec in summer. and Portland in win- ter), is now reduced to 6 cents per % 02. weight. If sent via New York. it will be 8 cts per; oz. These rates apply only topi'npuid letters; ifsent unpairl, or insufficiently prepaid. there willbe a fine of double the amount of d€ficientpostage. M. TEEFY. Postmaster. Mr. Gibson moved, seconded by Mr, Crown, That the secretary be requested to notify Mrs. Bailey. at present in charge of the schoolhouse, that it is the design of the Board to place the Principal in charge of the school buildings at an early day. Car- tied. There being no further business. on mo‘ hon of Mr. Severn the meeting adjonmed. If you think this letter of any service; you are at liberty to use it as you see fit. A Form wife threw a bottle of hair-revi- ver at her husband’s head, at which he said, “ We must park-the dye is cast.” Flour. "1'9 ban-0X . . . . . . Wheat. hush . . . . . . Spring W heat, Ti]? bush Barley, #9 bush. . . . .. l’ease. do ... ... Oatsfi do Hay, 719m“ . . . . . . . . . . Struwfip ton .... ..... Butter lb rolls... . . . . Pork per 10w)” .. . Wool 59 fl). . . . . . . . . . Apples p81 bbl.. . . . Potatoes. per bag . . . . Richmond Hill Station taking effect April 24, 1871 1 Going North 804 3.1“. . . . . Going South 9 34 A.M. ‘. . . . N.B. REGISTERED LETTERS will require to be handed in 15 minutes b/gf'urt: the time of closing. -â€" “nrm. y...cwm Are closed at Toronto as follows: By Cunard Line. every Monday. . . 10:30 A By Canadian Line. every Thursday 10:00 P‘ N.B. Letters for Despatch by those lmos Steamers should be so marked. I remain, yours, 5w. EDWIN CLAY, M.D. Pugwash, N. 8., January II, 1868. JEWELRY I JEWELRY I R AILS MADE UP AT THE RICH- mond Hill PostOffice. Until further nol'xce. the mails will be closed at thzs office as follows : Northern Mail. . Southern Mai}. . Mail for Southern mail Richmond Hill, April 19, 1871. ORTHERN RAILWAY OF CANADA New ‘Ahnwtigcmcuta. For Sale cheap, at the HERALD Oflice, by of I 870 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3 Salaries . . . . ‘ . . . . . . . 1: pparatus and stationery. . TORONTO MARKETS. BRITISH MAILS VENING MAIL. Toronto, June 22, 1871. MORNING. 0055580030850 0225740015275 5110001806030 .5» 1 . a w. .. mot- u...- Change of time . . . .6230 A.M. ....5:30 A.M .. €51,287 57 . . .(I':30 P.M. i 11:30 A M. >011 'l‘uesdays ! and Fridays. $1,692 57 : 111 57 1,220 00 ,200 00 30 00 75 00 25 00 10 00 10 00 405 00