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â€"â€"A Maryland-born colored womanJiving at Syracuse has hair as white as snow. But, then, she has passed a century of life, being in her 102nd year. She is a cripple from a fall about a year ago, but otherwise as wise as ever. -â€"A1though Mrs. Joseph Small is in her 90th. year. she is visiting her daughter in Troy, N. Y.‘, and delights in short pleasure trips. She is in excellent health, has good eyesight, and ,ads 3 great deal. She is of active tem- pera out, and never idle. â€"Mrs. Mary Jane Rozelle of Oswego, N. Y., died on June 5th, after 106 years of life. She was married 75 years ago, and has been the mother of fifteen children. Her husband died in 1864, aged 110. Up toafew days before her death she was physxcnlly and mentallyective. ---In early womanhood Mrs. Levi, of Lim- caster, Pm, was a slave. At the centennial celebration of her birth, on Saturday evening. 300 persons, white and colored, called and offered their congratulations. A brass band gave the venerable woman a. serenade. She is very active, and can see the smallest ob- ject. â€"Aberdeen, Scotland, lost a. brilliant law- yer in March, in the person of Charles Win- chester, Just as he had entered his 100th year. He was probably the oldest advocate in the United Kingdom. He took a quiet but effec- tive interest in the progress and prosperity of Aberdeen, and was a classical scholar. â€"A woman) of Dover, Vt, lost the sight 05 one eye while asleep. ho “mat to bed in perfecb health, and awoke in the morning to find:the left eye was entirely blind. â€".A vivandiere of the great Napoleon’s grand army lives in Perimaged 93. Madame Fetter went with the soldiers to Spain, Italy, Germany and Russia, and was at the battles of Leipzig, Wagtam and Austerlitz. She has had a. small pension ever since 1815. -â€"â€"For forty years a centenarian ex soldier, who recently died in a Russian village, was stone blind. He continued his business of tailor up to the day of his death, threading his needle by means of his tongue. His lens. of touch was so acute that he could distin- guish the denomination of bank notes with his fingers. â€"The daughter of Mrs.Elizabet.h Bowman, who died at Oorydon, Ind., recently in her 104th year, witnessed many encounters be- tween the pioneers and the redskins, as her parents moved into the country of the Shaw- nee Indiane when she was a little girl. -â€"-“Aunt Polly" Jerome of New London, Conn, died recently aged 103 years. Her mama] qualities were but little clouded ; she was not afflicted with deafness, as people â€"â€"â€"For 86 years Col. Wm. Wright has been a resident of Kentucky, having resided in the colony three years before it. was ad- mitted as a State. He was a gallant soldier in the war of 1812, and laid down the hat- ness in the home of his nephew after a life of 97 years. ‘. â€"At the 60th anniversary of the Bangor, MEL, Theological Seminary. held recently, Dr. Pond. President of the faculty, who is in his 90th year, and has been connected with the Seminary since 1832, spoke in trembling tones and with moistened eyes. He is still in fair health, but believes this to be the last anniversary he will witness. â€"-When Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman, of Cory- don, Ind., departed this life a few days ago. she was the oldest inhabitant of the State. She was A native of Pennsylvania, and reached the astonishing age of 105 years, She was the mother of 11 children, the grandmother of 49. the great-grandmother of 155, and the great-great-grandmother of 33. her age usually are ; was always cHeer-ful and contented, and enjoyed the companion- ship of friends. Wanlcd an Dlalel'ial [or an Albino. and Nollnng Slranae or Remarkable A bout il. ANTEDâ€"«A young red vhuirod lady: travelling _ qngagement. Apply at once, agency 64 East The (move advertisement was shown to a tall, beneficent-looking young man standing behind 8. mil in the oflice of Brown‘s Dramatic and Variety Agency at the address given. “Of course. He wanted to make an Albino out of her.” “Don‘t you think that is strange ‘9” “How strange ‘2 Here is a man that wants an Albino. A red-headed girl makes the best Albino. Here is tired-headed girl that is will- ing to be an Albino. Why shouldn't headver- ties for her? I don’t see any thing strange in that. The only thing strange about the mat- ter is that out of a. hundred red-headed girls that have come here to-day, not one would consent to go with a. Slde show. They all want to go on the stage and be Clem Moi-rises. "Nothing unusual about that,” interrupted the gall mgm blandly. “But who wants 'a young red-haired lady? it isn’t usual to advertise for them inâ€"â€"” 14th sirgefi "I called,” tie réporter explained: “because there seemed to be something unusualâ€"” “Nothing unusual, I assure you. Charlie â€"-â€"â€"a.pp1ied to us for one and we advertised. He runs a side show with theâ€"â€"circus.” “Did he tell you what he wanted a young red-haired lady for in a side show ‘1” “Certainly." f “:Well, can you tell me what he wanted her or ." “But Klbinos are 115$ young red-haired ladies Dop’fi you tyink t}:_er9’s qomethipg strangqf” “Not at all.” said the dramatic and variety agent. “A human hair is a tube nearly white and transparent. The coloring matter is inside. This coloring matter is easily bleach- ed out. When the coloring matter is bleached out of red hair it leaves it a shade of white more nearly resembling the hair of a true Albino xhan in the case of other kinds ofhair.” "May I publish that Mr. Charlesâ€"-â€"wants to transform 8. young red-haired lady into an Albino for his side show with theâ€"â€"cirous ‘9" “ “Certainly, He’ll have no objection, if you think it worth printing, but I don’t; see any- thing strange or remarkable about thematter.” In Wall street, the speculative interest just now centres in the crop news. ”Bulls” and “bears" respectively try to give the prospect their own coloring; and, for this reason, re- ports circulated on the street must be received with due allowance. It hardly seems to have occurred to the speculators, however, that,‘ with good crops or indifferent the prospect is about the same for the railroa s. It the yield of cereals exceeds ttust of last year~which now appears highly probableâ€"then the quantity to be sent to seaboard will be immense ; but with average crops in Europe, the price of grain would then rule so low that the roads might be compelled to reduce their freights to encourage the forwarding of it. If the crop were being seriously damaged by excessive rains, as some reports would have us believe, then the quan. tity to be marketed would be reduced; but that fact would cause prices to range higher, which would enable the railroads to get the better rates. In either case therefore, the result to the carriers will be about the some ; and hence it is hardly worth While to tax the wires with exaggerations in either the one interest or the other. From the New-York Commercial Bul- letin. CROP RUMORS IN \VALI‘ STREET A YOUNG BED‘IIAII‘ED LADY. éMilkmaids are different. The milkmaid in the country is diflerent from the milk made in the city. aWantedâ€"a definition of drunkenness which will suit all classes, Liberal reward at police ‘oflice here. TS A wmv. “mu" mnn+fl ‘n Lnnm nc lam, A ‘1 â€"If a them really wants to, know of how little importance he is, let him go thh his wife to the dress-maker’s. â€"‘.‘. No, darling,” he said, as his wife asked for a, new dress.“ I can’ D afiord it I feel 1t my duty to help the yellow fever sufferers," and then he went around the corner and the but keep er handed out. the bottle and the glass; and let him help himself, â€"â€"Schoolmasters must be good seamenâ€"- they go “whalin” often. 312%": OLD AGE The mail from the west is now carried di- rect from Battleford to Fort Saskatchewan without calling either at Fort Pitt or Victoria. It will be a. question for the Post Oflice In- spector to inquire whether the saving of a. tew miles in distance is sufficient compensa- tion for leaving these important points en- tirely without mail communication. In this connection it must also be noted that the new route traverses an entirely unsettled country, so that in the event of any accident occurring, especially in winter, there would be no way of getting assistance. It is further worthy of note that this route is on the line of the heaviest snow-fall in the Northwest. A thunder storm. accompanied by hail, visited this neighborhood on the 14th of June. The hail-stones were principally round and averaged a little over an inch in circumfer- ence and upwards of half an ounce in weight. EDMONTON. The Hudson’s Bay Company has quite a large force at work on the timber for their new mill, which will shortly be ready to raise. Their old mill is slowly grinding away, but its capacity is very small ; and owing to the stoppage of the Sturgeon River mill, and the scarcity of beef cattle fit to kill, it requires a scientific “ ruesler ” to get enough “ grub ” to keep the kettle boiling. The Lieutenant-Governor has refused to sanctiona loan of $2,500 for the Selkirk School Section, but will sanction one for 81,500. Policeman Bell, of the Provincial Police Force, states that it was impossible for the dogs to have exhumed and eaten the body of the men Balfour, as he was securely coflined and buried five feet below the surface. He also adds that, having heard a rumor that the deceased was a man named Balfour, from the township of Archibald. on the Boyne, he made enquiries, but he ascertained that this gentleman was still alive. The identity of the deceased still remains wrapped in mys- tery. Mr. Ferguson, a teacher in one of the schools, had occasion to punish a boy named Fonseca a. few days since. The boy resisted and a scuffle ensuei,du1ing which he fell with the teacher on top of him. The boy had one of his legs broken by the fall BATTLEFOBD. Mr. Aldous, of the special survey. has berm waiting here since the 20th to establish the longitude of Edmonton in conjunction with Livingston, but as he is unable to obtain communication with that place he starts back today on his more important work of finish- ing the 114th meridian south to the boundary line. Notwithstanding the backwardnoss of the early spring the crops look remarkably well, considering the time they were put in, and everything indicates a bountiful harvest of grain and slathfira of potatoes. News from [he Prairie Province and Northwest Territories. Fully one-third more land is under cultiva- tion this year than last, and the grain sown on new land looks fully as well in some cases as that sown upon old. Mr. Gust, as usual, takes the lead. with 175 acres under crop, and In- dian instructor McHugh. of Riviere que Bois, claims to have put in 115 acres with two yoke of cattle and a pair of horsesâ€"all the land bquen this spriug. Quite a scarcity of flour prevails at present in this place, not for want of wheat but ow- ing to the Sturgeon mill not being able to run on account of high water, aid the Hud- son Bay Company’ a mill not being able to grind sufficient to supply the country’s wants BATTLEFORD. The summer lise of the Saskatchewan be- gan on _tlie 14th June. Wild small fruits of all kinds will be very plentiful this year. U Weather hot and windy, with the thunder storms to the east and west. Owing to the continuous high stage of water the sturgeon fishery in the Battle River hayhis y_ear been a tofu] failure: The advance guard of the Assiniboiues, who are coming in from the south arrived here on the 13th. Theyp arteé from the rest of their party at Red Deer Forks and walked in. The others will be in very soon. They had already eaten three of their few remain- inghoraes before the provisions sent from here reached them. The steam engine that was formerly used in carrying on boring observations for the Geological Survey has been removed from its resting place on the banks of the Saskatche- wan and set up in the town, where it will be used to drive the planning mill and other ma- chinery in commotion with the public works now going on here. In addition to his duties as inspector of Indian farm instructors Mr. Wadsworth has been appointed supervisor of the distribution of food supplies, cattle, farming implements, em, among the Indians of the North West. Territories The Hudson Bay Company’s steamer, Lily from Edmonton, arrived here on the 18th of June, and left for Carlton next day. She will await the arrival of the Northcote before going up again. The Lily brought about twelve thousand feet of lumber for the Government, and the boiler and meeting; of the Govern: ment tug that was mm on the bank of the river some years ago, besides a quantity of freight for the Company. Amongst her pas- sengers were one of the Sisters from St. Al- bert, and Mr. D’Artique of Port Saskatche- wan. Mr. Maheney and Sheriff Richard took passage here for the east. The officers are the same as last year except the clerk, Alex. Taylor, late telegraph operator, filling that position. Winnipeg is pretty well represented , on board. James McDonald, as ship carpen- ter, is adding fifteen feet to the length of the cabin, to provide increased state-room ac- commodation. Harry Lewis fires up and Alex Godfrey makes things move around at the landing. The officers of the boat took the opportunity when here to procure a supply oi early vegetables, this being the earliest mar: ket an the Saskatchewan. ' SMALL-POX A’I‘ PEMBINA. The Pembina Pioneer oi the 8th instant says: Our town has been the scene of some excitement for two or three days over the report of small-pox in our midst. While we have no desire to conceal the facts, we on the other hand do not seek to create a sensation. That there may be. and is blame to be at- tached to somebody, we do not propose to argue or speak of now. The facts are these. At Mr. L. Geroux’s farmhouse. some five mlles from Pembina. there are now five cases of small-pox. Mr. Geroux’s son Joseph. who was at work on the farm, was taken sick, and remained at his father’s house here in town until fears were entertained that it was small- pox (although at this time it was not known that there were any cases at the farm), when he was quietly removed from here to Mr. Geronx’s farmhouse. As soon as the au- thorities Were aware of the facts, Mr. Geroux‘s house and family here in town were at once quarantined, as was also the farm- house five miles from town. Our county commissioners, we are glad to say to their credit, acted very prompty, and at once ap- pointed a health officer with full power to take all necessary steps to prevent contagion, as well as to care for the present sick. Our village boards have also issued and published an ordinance, requiring the immediate vac- cination of all persons. FATAL ACCIDENT BY SHOOTING. ' The Saskatchewan Herald says; A sad VOL XXIII. THE FAR WEST. WINNIPEG. Canaan was nothing to Canada. Milk and l honey are very well, but Canada has cream and peaches. grapes and w1ne. I went gather- ing grapes in Hamilton by moonlightâ€"their flavor was excellent, and bunches abundant beyond imagination. The Mayor of Hamilton did me the honor of showing me the fruits of Canada, on exhibition in a great fair then be. ing held. Fruit painters in watercolors should go to Canada. Hues so new, various and bril- liant have never been seen in an English en hibition of painters in water-coldrs. Nor was their beauty deceptive. for I was permitted to taste the fruit, when I found that its delicate , hue was but an “ outward sign of its inward" ‘ richness of flavor. It was unexpected to find ; the interior of the Town Hall of Hamilton 1m~ , posing with grace of design, rich with the wood- , carver s art, relieved by opulence of space and convenience of arrangement far exceed ing anything observed in the Parliament ‘ House of Ottawa or of Washington. The Parliamentary buildings of Canada, like those of the capitol of Washington, are worthy the great countries in wh1ch they stand; ybut were I a subject of the Dominion, or a, citi- ‘ zen of the United States, I would go without one dinne; a year in order to sub- scribe to a fund for paying wood- -carvers to impart to the debating chambers a. majestic sense of national durability associated with splendor of art The State House of Wash-l ington and the library of the Parliament of Ottawa have rooms possessing qualities which are not exceeded in London by any devoted 1 to similar purposes. The dining-room of the Hotel Brunswick, in Madison Square, New York, has a reflected beauty derived from its bright and verdant surroundings ; with i which its interior is coherent. But the Windsor Hotel, of Montreal, impressed me more than any other I saw. The entrance hall, with its vast and graceful dome, gave a sense of space and dignity which the hotels of Chicago and Saratoga, enormous as they are, lacked. The stormy Lake of Ontario, its thousand islands, and itsfiurious rapids, ex- tending four hundred miles, with the Amer- ican and Canadian shores on either hand. gave mean idea of the scenic glory of Canada, utterly at variance with the inspired rigour and frost-bound gloom which I asso- ciated with the country. A visitor from America does not travel thirty miles into Canada without feeling that the shadow of i the Crown 1s there. Though there was mani- : festly lcss social libeity among the people, the ‘ civic and political independence of the Cana- dian cities seemed to me to equal that of the United States. The abounding courtesy of the press, and the cultivated charm of express- ion by the Srscrsron of Hamilton and the Globe of Toronto, were equal to anything I observed anywhere. And not less were. the instances of private and cflicial courtesy of the country. George Jacob llolyonke’l Viv-ll lo lhe Du million. Mr. George Jacob Holyoake, who visited the United States and Canada last year, has written an account of his trip. The following extract from it will be of special interest to Canadians : afiair occurred at Fort Saskatchewan on the 25th of May. George Washington Brazeau, who has filled the very responsible position of interpreter and guide to the Northwest Mounted poiice with great credit for the past four years, this day came to a. sad and bloody end. The morning of his death he seemed in high spirits, as was usual with him, and hap- py. The manner of his death was as follows : It appears he was cleaning his rifle, which is :1. Winchester repeating one, and supposing it contained no cartridges in the magazine, he was using it rather carelessly while sitting chatting with his wife and mother. and drop- ping the butt of the piece sharply on the floor it was discharged, and poor Washing- ton’s head fell forward on a table that was near himâ€"dead. The fatal bullet had entered just above the right eye and passed out at the base of the skull, shattering the head and bespattering the apartment with blood and brains. At Ottawa I had the honour of an interview with the Premier, Sir John Macdonald, at his private residence. The Premier of Canada had the repute, I knew, of bearing a striking likeness to the late Premier of England, but I was not prepared to find the resemblance so remarkable. Excepting that Sir John is less in stature thatLord Beaconsfield persons who saw them apart might mistake one for the. other. On presenting a letter from Mr. Wit-' ton (of Hamilton, a former member of the Canadian Parliment,) myself and Mr. Charlton were admitted to an audience with Sir John whom I found a gentleman of frank and courtly manners, who permitted me to believe that he would take into consideration the proposal I made to him, that the Government of Canada should issue a blue- book upon the emigrant conditions of the en- tire Dominion, similar to those formerly given to us in England by Lord Clarendon “on the Condition of the Laboring Classes Abroad,” furnishing details of the prospects of employ- ment. settlement, education, tenure of land, climatic conditions and the purchasing power of money. Sir John kindly undertook to re- ' ceive from me, as soon as I should be able to draw it up, a scheme of particulars, similar to that which I prepared some years ago. at . the request of Lord Clarendon. A speech of Lord Beaconsfield’s was at that time much ; discussed by the American and Canadian jpress as Sir John Macdonald had recently' , ‘ been on a visit to Lord Beaconsfield. Sir ‘ John explained to me in conversation that In the London reports of Lord Beaconsfield’s speech there appeared a mistake oi convert- . ing “wages of sixteen dollars a month” into “wages of sixteen shillings per day," and of . describing emigration “west of the State” as emigration from the “Western States." This enabled me to point out to Sir John that if these misapprehensions could arise in the mind of one so acute as Lord Bea- oonsfield, as to information given by i an authority so eminent and exact as Sir John himself, it showed how great was the need which the English public must feel of accurate and oflioial information upon, facts with which they were necessarily un- familiar. Afterwards I had the pleasure of dining with the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. John henry Pope. Both myself and 1 my friend Mr. Charlton, who was she a guest, were struck with the Cobbett-like vigor of ‘ statement which characterized Mr. Pope. He explained the Canadian theory of protection as dispassionately as Cobden would that of free trade. Mr. Pope had himself, I found, caused to appear very valuable ublications of great service to emigrants. e admitted, however, that there might be advantage in combining all the information in one book which would be universally accessible, and known to be responsible. I was struck by one remark of this Minister worth repeating : â€"-“In Canada,” he said, “we have but one enemyâ€"cold, and he is a steady, but manage- able adversary, for whose advent we can pre- pare and whose‘time of departure we know, while in America, malaria, auue, fluctuations of temperature are intermittent. Science and sanitary provision will in time exterminate some dangers, while watchfulness will always be needed in regard to others.” â€"â€"A gentleman hiring a servant. after patiently enduring the usual catechism, when asked, “ And have you any children ?_” re- plied: “Yes.1 have five; but can drown two or three if you insist 1119011 it.j’ INIPRESHIDNS OF CANADA. RICHMOND HILL, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1880. The following is a list of the Grand Ofliceru in attendance at the meeting of the Grand Lodge, A F. & A. M., in Guelph, now going on: R. W. Bro. Wm. Kerr,D. D. G. M., Ottawa District. R W. Bro. David McLellun, Grand 8. W R W. Bro. John Walsh Grand J. W. B. W. Bro. Rev. John Gallagher, Grand Chaplain. Deacon. R. W. Bro. R. B. Hungerford, D. D. G. M., London District. R. W. Bro. ’1‘. B. Bain,D. D. G.M., Wilson District. K. W. Bro. A. McLennan, D. D. G. M., Huron District. R: W. Bro. Thos. Sargent: D. D. G. M., ronto District. R. W. Bro. T. K. Boss, M.D., D. D. G. M., Prince Edward District. B. W. Bro. R. T. Walkem, D. D. G. M., St. Lawrence District. 0011‘ V. W. Bro. C. E. Stewart, Grand Superin- tendent of Works. V. W. Bro. R. T. Coady,Grnnd Director of Ceremonies. Bearer Grand Organist. V.W. Bro. M. I. Breman,Grand Pursuivant. V. W. Bros. John Sinclair, T. R. Powell, John 0. Ross, Thomas Bafl, Hugh Hyndman, Lauchlin Leitch, George W. Morrison, Wm. C. Dobie, Archibald Davidson, Philip Taylor. Albert Chard, John G. Carnpbell, Grand Stew- ards. R. W. Bro. Jas. Mofiat, Deputy Grand Master. R. W. Bro. T. C. Macnabb, D. D. G. M. St. Clair District. B. W. Bro John Nettleton. D. D. G. Georgian District Director gnyfisy v Bro. George Smith, Grantl‘l‘yler. Election ofufl‘icerl. GUELPH, July 15.â€"At the meeting of the ‘ Most Worshipful the Grand Lodge of Masons , of Canada. Most Worshipful Bro. Dr. J. A.‘ Henderson. Grand Master, was re-eleoted unanimously, 744 votes being cast for Dr. Henderson. being the entire voteof the Grand ; Lodge. Prest. Col. Moflatt, of London, was elected Deputy Grand Master; and R. J. Horeden, Grand benior War- den; Grand Junior Warden, H. Walker, Guelph; Grand Chaplain, Rev. W. Hay, Scotland, Ont.; Grand Treasurer, E. Mit- chell, Hamilton; Grand Secretary. J. J. Mason, Hamilton. The other elections are now going on. The various districts have elected their Deputy‘ Grand Masters as fol- lows: St. Clair, L. O. MacNab, Ghat- ham; London, E. Mackey, St. Thomas; Nelson, G. 0. Eden, Woodstock; Huron. D. Martyn, Kincardine; Wellington, A. Irvine, Harriston; Hamilton, J. M. Meakins, Hamil- ton; Niagara, G. Walker, Beamsville; To- ronto, B. Saunders, Toronto; Georgian Bay, J. Nettleton. Collingwood; On- tario, G. Dartnell, Whitby; Prince Edward T. K. Ross, Odessa; St. Lawrence, G. Walkem; Ottawa, Rogers, Ottawa. The Grand Council of Royal and select Masters met this morning and elected 111.. W. Bros. J. G. Burns, Toronto, Grand i-Master , C. A. Mscdonnell, Peterboro’, as \Deputy Grand Master; W. H. Whathern, lLondon, Principal Conductor of Work; l J. Ross Robertson, Toronto, Grand Lecturer , l D. Spry, Barrie, Grand Recorder, D. McLel- 'lan, Hamilton, Grand Treasurer. Inspectors of Districtsâ€"Thee. Sargent Toronto; E. lMitchell Hamilton; R McRay, London; J. O’Connor, Manitoba. B. L. Gunn, Hamil- lton, Grand Registrar; W. W. Summers, iHamilton, Grand 'yJ.‘ ler. The next meeting l of the Grand Lodge will be held' 1n Hamilton. MT W. Bro. Jas. A. Hendérsbn, (2.6., Grand Master. R. W. Bro. W. D. Hepburn, D. D. G. Wellington District. R. W. Bro. J. M. Meakins, D. D. G. Hamilton District. R. W. Bro. John W. Coy, D. D. G. Niggqrg District. KW. Bro. G. H. F. Dartnell, D. D. G. Ontario District. V. W. Bro. Donald McPhie, Assistant Grand Secretary. Extracts From the Grand First Princi- pal’s Address. GUELPH, July 16.â€"â€"-The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Canada met here this morning, M. E. Comp. Daniel Spry, Grand First Principal, presiding. Nearly all the chapters in the jurisdiction were represented. The meeting was held in the Masonic Hall. The chapter being duly opened, the Grand First Principal then read his annual address, which was ably written and instructive to members of the craft. The following have been elected oiiicers of the Grand Chapter for the ensuing year: Daniel Spry, Barrie, re- elected Grand First Principal; Donald Ross, Picton, re- elected 'Grand Second Principal; Judge Henry Macpherecn, Owen Sound, re- elected Grand Third Principal; D. McLellan, Hamilton Grand Scribe E.; J. Ross Robert- son, Toronto, Grand Scribe N. ; E. Mitchell, Hamilton. Grand Treasurer; Dr. J. E. Tani- blyn, Wingham, Grand Principal Sojourner ; E. H. Hall, Peterboro’, Grand Registrar; W. W. Summers, Hamilton, Grand Janitor. At the meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Guelph on Friday, in addition to the officers already reported. the following were elected Grand Superintendents of Districts : Toronto, J. G. Burns, of Toronto. Hamilton, Gavin Stewart, of Hamilton. Ottawa, John Moore. \Vellington, John McLaren, of Mount Forest. Niagara ,J. W. (Joy, of St. Catharines. London. W Hathorne, of London. Wilson. C. L. Beard, of Woodstock. Huron, J. P. Toms, ot Goderich. Ontario. 0. Doebler, of Port Hope. Prince Edward, J. Smith, of Bellevillo. The following are the members of the Executive Commitee : Electedâ€"Henry Robertson. of Collingwood; J. M. Meakins, of Hamilton; Thomas Sargent. of Toronto; W. Foxbes of Grimsby; J. J. Mason, of Hamilton. 7 Appointedâ€"A. G. Smyth, of London ; J.B. Nixon, of Toronto ; '1‘. C. McNabb. of Chatham ; H. K.Ma.it1u.nd, of Guelph ; Rev. St. George Caul- flelii, of VWAindgor. The following extracts are from the annual address of M. E. Comp. Daniel Spry, Grand First Principal: NEW CHAPTERS. Applications were received and dispensa’ tions have been issued for two new Chapters, viz :â€"Macpherson, Meatord, county of Grey, 31st December, 1879; Wentworth, Dundee, county of Wentworth. 8th March, 1880. In each case the application was recommended by the Grand Superintendent of the district within whose jurisdlction the Chapter would be situated, and the Dispensations were not issued until the most careful enquiry had been made, as to the ability of the Companions Who were to occupy the principal positions, and the prospect of. suitable material being had to sustain the Chapters. V. W. I have taken this prebaution. as it is not- in the true interest of. Capitals; Masonry to per- NIASONEC GRAND LODGE. Bro. G. 0. Eden, Assistant Grand of Ceremonies. Bro.E. R. Shepley, Grand Sword Bro. “Iiiâ€"Al; ARC“ MASONS. Bro. Ed. Mitchell, Grand Treasurer. Bro. J. Greenfield,Grand Registrar. Bro. J. J. Mason, Grand Secretary. Bro. Wm. Tytler, Grand Senior Dea Bro. James O. Emmet, Grand 0:- BrotRobert L. Hunter, Assistant H. G. Lindsay, Grand Junior mit new Chapters to be opened where there is the slightest danger of injuring those already in existence. Great difference exists in the rendering of the Ritual and the manner of conferring the several Degrees by the various Chapters, and the necessity for demanding more careful at- tention to the strict letter of the work author- ized by Grand Chapter is very pressing, as greater uniformity is much to be desired; The Committee on the Ritual of the Mark, Past and Most Excellent Masters Degrees, are ready to report, and so soon as their action has been approved by Grand Chapter, we will have a. complete authorized ritual and no further innovations should be permitted. Grand Superintendents of Districts are re‘ quired to give this important subject their carnest consideration, with a View to secure that uniformity in work which is so desirable. I understand that some First Principals of Chapters allow visiting companions or mem- bers to take part in the ceremonies who do not work according to the recognized ritual. This should not be permitted, as it is a clear dereliction of duty on the part of the presiding oificer of a. Chapter to permit any lecture, charge or part of a ceremony to be given in his Chapter which is not in accordance with that laid down by Grand Chapter. orrrcrAL usirs. I have officially visited the following Chap- ters :â€"The Hiram No. 2, Hamilton. MASONIC FUNERALS. Some discussion has lately taken place in the Masonic press ' regarding the proper Masonic clothing to be worn at the funeral of a deceased brother, and the place to be as- signed in the procession to Royal Arch Masons and Masons who have attained to the higher degrees. There is no funeral cere- mony in connection with Roy e1 Arch Masonry in this jurisdiction, and, although the Consti- tution permits the attendance at funerals of Royal Arch Masons, properly clothed as such, it would be much better if all Freemasons would, on such occasions, appear in the more simp1e and appropriate clothing usually worn by Master Masons. The St. Andrew and St. John, No. 4, Toronto. The St. John. No. 6. Hamilton. The King Solomon, No. 8, Toronto. The Signet, No. 34. Barrie. The Georgian, No. 56, Owen Sound. The Orient, No. 79, Toronto. rmmcns. The receipts for the last year have been $1,794.04, and the expenditure $1,109.75 leaving a surplus of 9684.29. As directed by the Grand Chapter, $31,500 has been invested by the purchase of paid up stock in the Toronto House Building Asso- ciation, which increases our permanent In- vestments to 06,000. We have $1,335.38 in cash on hand of wlnch the Ex. Committee will, I presume, recommend a. further invest- ment of $1,000. Capt. Frca‘n'l‘hompnon, a wealthy English- man, Fnlln Deada from a Row-Bout into Fox Lakeâ€"Arrival ol the Romulu- tn Chicago. CHICAGO, July 13.â€"â€"The body of Capt. Fred. Thompson, of Wakefield, England, who formed one of a party of prominent gentlemen at the Grand Pacific Hotel on Friday last, was brought to this city yesterday morning, from Fox Lake, 111., and turned over to Mr. Jordan, the undertaker, to be embalmed and forwarded to England. . The We surround- ing Mr. Thompson’ s sudden death are some- what singular, and are given by the gentle- men who accompany the body, 1n the follow- ing statement: They say that the deceased, who was a wealthy and well-known miller in England,came to this country in May last to attend the millers’ exposition at Cincinnati. He arr1ved at Chicago on Thursday last, in company with W. D. D.Whittemore, of Quincy, Ill. ; E. M. Hutchinson and Louis Flechter, of Liverpool, England; J. W. Throop, formerly of Auburn, N.Y., but now of London, Eug., and Carl Seidl, of Vienna, Austria, all gentle- 1 men largely connected with milling interests in this country and abroad. On Friday last the party left the Grand Pacific Hotel for Fox Lake, and on the following morning, shortly after five o‘clock, the gentlemen started from Lippincott’s Hotel 1n boats for a fishing tour. Mr. Flechter and Mr. Thompson occupied one l of the boats. After pulling out about two hundred yards from the shore,Mr. Thompson suddenly relinquished his hold on the oars, and fell into the water. Mr. Flechter promptly jumped to the relief of his companion in the water, but as the drowning man weighed over two hundred pounds, and his would-be res- cuer less than one hundred and thirty pounds, the latter’s efforts were in vain, and Mr. Thompson sank to the bottom, pulling his companion down with him. Mr. Flechter was rescued, however, and after several hours’ treatment restored to consciousness; but the body of Mr. Thomp- son was not recovered until Saturday afterâ€" noon. An inquest was held on the body at Fox Lake, and the jury returned a verdict to the effect that death is ulted from heart disease or apoplexy, and that the deceased must have been dead when he fell out of the boat. As already stated, the body was brought to this city by his companions, and will be shipped for England to-day. Mr. Thompson was a captain in the Yorkshire militia, 48 years of age, and said to be a gentleman of large means, and prominently identified with the milling interests in the Provinces of Great Britain and Ireland. He leaves a wife and three grown up children. He was to have sailed for Europe in company with a number of the gentlemen above named on Saturday next, intending to return to this country in a few months hence and establish branches of his business in Illinois, Ohio and Minnesota. A Geneva correspondent of the London Times writes as follows : “ A strange occur- ence happened a few days ago at St. Cierge, a. village in the Jura. The principal room of an auberge, there known as the Cerf, was lighted by a. hanging petroleum lamp, above which had been placed, for the protection of the ceiling, a metal plate. In course of time the wood-work above the plate became dessi- cated, and one evening last week it took fire, and when the inn-keeper and his family re- tired to rest, was all aglow~n fact, however, which they do not seem to have noticed. From the ceiling the fire was communicated to the room above, and was first discovered by a neighbor, who, early next morning, ob- served smoke issuing from the auberge door gave an alarm, when, as none of the inmates could be reused, the door was broken open. The fire, having gone on smoldering without bursting into flames, had done little material damage. and was easily extinguished ; but all the people in the houseâ€"the aubergiste, his wife and sisterâ€"were dead. After the manner of people, who have often a terror of fresh air. they had firmly closed their win- dows before going to bed. and the smoke having no exit had ssphyxiatod every one of them." â€"The Mother Superior of a Roman Catho- lic foundling asylum at Cincinnati refused to give‘ the names of the women inmates, on the ground that it was her duty to shield them from publicity. She was arrested and fined, but the information was not ob- tained. SHOTIIEBED IN 'l‘IlEIR BEDS DEATH AT THE OAR. UNIFOMITY 0F WORKS. A Galena, Mo., correspondent of the St. Louis Times, writing July_ 1:1, says: â€"- 0n last Thursday, while J. W. Meyers, living in Carrol county, Ark, only a short distance from this (Stone) county and the Missouri State line, was in the field, near the house, at work, and his wife, together with the rest of the family, were at a. neighbor’s house near by, a. tramp came along, and, see- ing no one at home, entered and pillaged the house. Mr. Meyers, coming home shortly afterward, discovered the signs left, and miss- ing the articles stolen, was soon in pursuit of the thief. About sundown he discovered that his man had stopped at the house of Mr. West Kimberling, near Maberry’s ferry, on White River, in this county. The tramp naturally suspecting that he would be pur- sued, after stabling and feeding his mule,with his plunder and arms repaired to a. thicket of bushes near the stable lot. Hunted Down for Plunging n Houseâ€"He Faces a score at l’ursuers and Ifllls Two of Them Belore Expiring. Shortly afterward Mr. Meyers, armed with i a double-barreled shotgun, rode up, and finding his man had taken to the bush, got Mr. Kimberling and a hired man to assist him in the apprehension of the rogue and the recovery of his goods. They had not gone far into the bush until they discovered the tramp in the act of examining his booty. It seems that he was unaware of the presence of his would-be captors until Mr. Meyers had him covered with his gun and had demanded his surrender. “Surrender ‘2” replied the tramp. with a seemingly pleasant smile, “ why, of counsel will surrender," and within 1 ss than five seconds after this remark a p1 to] was fired by the fellow, and Mr. Meyers, shot through the heart, fell dead. The tramp, then upon his feet, covered the other two men with his pistol, at the same time step- ping backward until he was almost out of sight in the brush, when he fired a shot each at the other two men. but without effect. He then turned and escaped. Crowds of men at once started in different directions in pursuit. Thomas Wilson, the mail carrier between this place (Galena) and Carrolton, Ark, was one of a posse of eight men who pursued the tramp. He says that after a diligent search through the Woods and along the roads for some distance north, west and east, they then turned south, and that in less than three miles from the scene of the tragedy they struck the track of 'the fugitive going in the direction of Carrolton, Ark, and while they were able to keep his track, all along the road, they were unable to find anyone who had seen him, until a little after dusk night before last, when, on hearing a log cabin lo- cated in the midst of a two-acre field of corn, they learned through a passer-by that a man answering the description of the one they were after was in the house. It was supposed his feet had become very sore from his walk through the rugged country, and that he had been there for some time, and would prob- ably remain for some time. AT BAY. Says Wilson :â€"-We stopped and did not go in sight of the cabin until late in the night, when everything had become perfectly still therein. We then went up and surrounded the house and lay among the growing corn that surrounded the cabin until about sun up the next morning, when one of our men went in the house, under some pretext, but really ‘to ascermn‘nmeem‘an'ms then» 1119. soon returned, saying he was. So we proceeded} on all sides to an opening that surrounds the} cabin, and which extends about fifty yards from the cabin out to the corn. There we dropped, and seeing our man in the cabin we called to him to surrender, whereupon, with a revolver in each hand and in his sock test, he came out the door and some distance toward us, when he opened fire upon us. We all fired simultaneously, and we could plainly see the dust fly from his clothing. He then advan- ced upon us and fired with the pistol in each hand. Our crowd by this time having come together on the same side of the house where he was, but only three or four having other loads. having brought double barrel guns, and the rest of us single rifles, those who had am- unition fired and knocked the murderer down but in a moment he was on his feet again and firing with both revolvers as before. He soon turned and ran until he got into the corn on the opposite side of the cabin, and our crowd in hot pursuit, loading and shooting as fast as 1 we could and hitting him at every crack of ‘ our guns. He stopped again and continued to fire until at last he fell, as we thought, dead. A DYING BLOW. Up to this time no one had been hurt ex- cept the murderer himself. As soon as he he fell, a Mr. Jones, one of the crowd, said: -â€"”Well, boys, let’s go up and see the most daring man that ever lived,” and taking the lead he reached the spot where the murderer was lying. The tramp lay with his face from us, but on nearing him it was discovered that his head was resting upon his hand and his elbow on the ground, an indication that he was not dead, and just as Mr. Jones ap- proached him his head apparently fell off his hand on the ground, and as Jones bent over to look into his face it was only to see the muzzle of a revolver pointing directly at his heart, and quick as a flash there was a report therefrom, and Jones, with a single bound backward, fell dead ; and at the same instant the murderer turned over in his track and breathed his last. It has been discovered since that this desâ€" perado early last spring killed and robbed a. man in Old Through Bottom, north-eastern Arkansas, and that at the time he robbed and killed Meyers he was running from Eureka Springs, where, last Sunday a. week ago, he killed a. man. It is the general belief that the old man living in the cabin where the murderer was discovered and killed is the father of. the murderer, as he is a perfect stranger in the neighborhood where he has lately located, and no one knows from whence he came. The old man was heard to say, when the posse fired and knocked the mar. derer down, “Oh! they have killed my boy ;” but be firmly denies it,. and says he was a, perfect stranger to him. AFISH CAUGHT IN A B0108 EAR The Terrible Agony that n minnow Unused a Pennsylvania Lnd. (Reading, Pa... Eagle, July 9.) A most horrible case of suffering is re- ported from No. 422 Walnut street, this city. The name of the victim is George Whitman. son of Howard Whitman, aged fourteen years. ‘ His sufierings were terrible in the extreme and the pain and agony endured by him al- most drove him mad. Young Whitmsnfin company with a number of boys about his own age, had been in the habit of bathing in the Schuylkill, and since vacation commenced has gone in the water several times a day. Three weeks ago he was swimming with several of his schoolmates, and while diving he experienced a. tickling sensation in one of his ears. Directly after he had a little pain, but it was only momentary, and soon passed away. He probed for the object with a sharp piece of wood, but could find nothing. He dressed and went home, and no more atten- tion was paid to the matter. Some time after he had a terrible headache, and from that WHOLE N0. 1,152.â€"-NO 9. SHOT THROUGH THE HEART A TRAMP’S DEATH time up to within a few days ago he exper- ienced nothing‘ but an unceasing agony. The boy is naturally small and delicate for his age and the awful strain upon his nervous system was enough to greatly reduce him and render him almost crazy. Sometimes there was a slight alleviation, but it invariably in- creased. and always with increasing pain. No physician was employed, his parents thinking he was afflicted with nothing but earache. The agony increased, and the boy passed many a sleepless night. His eye lost its brilliancy, and his cheeks their rosy. health- ful hue. Laudanum was recommended as a remedy for earache, and enough of the liquid was poured into his auditory passage to lay him into that sweet sleep that knows no wak- ing. No relief was experienced by the frequent applications of laudanum and rabbit’s fat was next recommended. The animal was obtained and a lot of fat rendered. This brought no relief, and only greater and more horrible suf- fering. Matters went on in this way for over two weeks. It was now thought that the boy was afflicted with neuralgia, because he only experienced the pain in fits and starts. When it first commenced the one side of his head felt as if some small object was wriggling and twisting in his ear. During this time he often thought the top of his head was about burst- ting open. The properties of molasses to “draw” are well known and a drop was poured into his ear. At 11 o’clock at night he had another attack, and the pain he then endured his parents sayare simplyindescribable. Sleep 1was impossible. Laying quietly down wasnot to be thought of. Up and dowu the room and through various parts of the house the . boy paced all night. At 6 o’clock next morn- ing he felt something press hard against the lobe of his ear. His mother was called and winding 9. handkerchief around the head of a small pin, probedinto his ear. She saw some. thing protrude. She reached for it, got afirm hold, and pulled out a white-looking object, over two inches long, which proved to be a fish one of the species used by many of the disciples of Izaak Walton for bait. Immediately relief was experienced. The boy felt as if a weight of fifty pounds had been removed from his head and immediately began to get better. Col. I'l’Neill’i Fourth Visit to Canada- 111- War Services in ludln, New Zea- lnnd. Canada and Atticaâ€"flow he won Col. John Carstairs M’Ncill, V. (3., C. B., C. M. G., Major of the 48th Foot, Equerry to the Queen, &c., who accompanies Prince Leopold to Canada, joined the army in 1850 ; was commissioned Lieutenant 1855, Captain 1860, Major 1861, Lieutenant-Colonel 1861, Colonel 1872. Col. M'Neill served during the campaigns of 1857-58 in India as A. D. C. to Sir Edward Lugard during the siege and cap- ture of Lucknow, engagement at Jaunpore, relief of Azimghur, and various operations at J udgespore. for which he was rewarded with medal and clasp and Brevet of Major. Three years later he proceeded with Sir Duncan Cameron to New Zealand as his A. D. 0., and served there until 1865, during which time he saw considerable fighting, being present at engagements on the Katikara river, the Koeroa, Rangariri, the Gate Pah, and various other encounters with the natives. for which services he was made Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel and awarded the Victoria Cross for “valor and presence of mind” in saving the life of Private Vasper. It was on the 30th of March, 1864, and the thrilling inci- dent is thus described by Private Vesper; “I was sent with Private Gibson, of the Colonial Defence Force. as escort to Lieut. Col. McNeil], who was preceeding to Te Awamuta on duty. On§returning from that place, and about a mile from Ohaupu, this officer, having seen a body of the emeny in front, sent Gibson to bring the Infantry from Ohaupu, and the Colonel and myself proceeded leisurely to the top‘ of a rise to watch the enemy. Suddenly we were attacked by about fifty natives, who were concealed in the fern close at hand. Our only chance of escape was by riding for our lives, and, as we turned to gallop, my horse fell and threw me. The natives there- upon rushed forward to seize me, but Colonel McNeill. preceiving that I was not following him, returned, caught my horse and helped me to mount. The natives were firing sharp- ly, and were so near that it was only by gal- loping as hard as am- oonld that escape was possible. I owe my life entirely to Colonel McNeill’s assistance, for I could not have caught my horse alone, and, in slow minutes, must have been killed.” During the Fenian disturbance of the winter of 1866-67, Colonel McNeil com- manded the Tipperary Flying Column, and received the thanks of Lord Strathnairn, in General orders, for his services on that occur sion. Three years later, on the breaking out of the Red River Expedition, he was appointed a member of Sir Garnet Wolsley’s stafl, and rewarded with a C. M. G. He also served as Colonel on Sir Garnet‘s staff, and second in command to the Ashantee expedition, in 1873, till severely wounded on the 13th of October, in the attack on the village of Essa- man. For his African services he was men~ tioned in despatches, made a C. B., and awarded a medal. On his return to England in 1874, he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, and on the 11th of August following, Equerry to her Majesty the Queen, which position he has held ever since. ‘ The gallant Colonel seems to be a particular favorite of her Majesty, having been specially deputed to accompany the Princess Louise on both voyages to Canada, and selected to aécompany Prince Leopold on his visit. ‘ Animal Meeting oi line High Court. The annual meeting of the High Court Canadian Order of Foresters, was held at Clinton this week. There was a. large repre- sentation present, and the reports submitted were; very satisfactory. The following are he officers of the High Court elected for the ensuing yggr: Rev. Bro. G. G. Mchbbic, Tilsonburg, H. C. R. (re-elected). Bro. E. C. Clarke, Listowel], H. V. C. R. Bro. George Lindley, Brantford, High Sec- retary (ye-elected.) Bro. Nelson Gréen, Waterford, High Trea- surer (re-elected). Bro. Robert W. Abel], Toronto, H. S. W. Bro. Thomas Bithmy, Petorboro’,H. J. W. Bro. Joseph N. Northwood, Ghatham, H. Bro. John Carpenter, Chatham, H. J. B. Bro. U. M. Stanley, M. D., Watford, Chair- man, Medical Board. Bro. R. C. Young, M. D., Ridgetown, Mem- ber Medical Board. Auditors. Bro. Peter Robb, Clinton, and Bro. J. C. Hicks, St. Thomas. Bro. George Sinclair, Ingersoll, H. Marshal. Bro. O. Wahle, Waterford, H. Conductor. Three deaths have occurred in the Order since November last. and $51,000 has been paid their widows and orphans, viz. : To Mrs. Donnelly and children, of St. Thomas, $1,000; Mrs. Messer and children, of Blue- vule. $1,000, and Mrs. Bennevis and children, Listowell, $1,000. -â€"A Congressman, tired and feeling unwell after a. long journey, stood before the bar of a leading New York hotel the other day and called for brandy, and was requested to pay for it before swallowing. “What I" remarked the gentleman, at the unusual demand. “Yes,” replied the bar-keeper, “that’s my order to strangers.” “Dear me,” said the M. 0., walking away, “if its fetal effects are so instantaneous I’ll not take it." â€"- Six-year oldâ€"“Ma, what’s mellow ‘2” Motherâ€"“Ripe.” Six-year oldâ€"“Then is pa ripe ?” Motherâ€"“Why do you ask ?" Six-year oldâ€"“ ’Cause the cook said to the chambermaid that pa came home rather mel- low last night. HAVE you heard of the success of Edison’s Electric Belts? If not, call on your druggist for pamphlets with testimonials. They e as food to the hungry. as water to the wing plant and as sunlight to nature. the “ V. C.” A FAVORED EQUEBBY. CANADIAN EORESTERS.