The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-01
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The Adjufant General af Militia Arrested and
Committed for Astounding With the Militia
Funds-A Cashiered Omcer Allowed to Retire
ON Half Pay-Rumored Disposal Of the Cow
ernmens Buildings ne OTTAWA. tscA
MONTREAL, Dec. 81, 1890.
Chief Mclaughlin Of the Water Police arrived here
yesterday having in charge Lieutenant Colonel Browne
Adjutant General Of the Canadian militia Browne Yves
arrested at Homburg, Prussia for assconding last Sep
TENDER with the militia funds, which had been appro
priatcd by the government to arm and equip the raw
volunteers Browne brought before Justice Courso
who ordered the prisoner TO be committed TO jail He
will be tried before the next term of the Queens Bench,
on charge of stealing from her Majesty
city who was cashiered by court martial for leaving his
regiment without ORDERS has been allowed TO retire on
The Acting Governor General holds grand state levec
A rumor is current today tina. the government has
received offer for the government buildings at Ottawa
from the Bishop Of Quebec.
FrightfaI Railroad Accident-Fire, sc.
MONTREAL, Dec. 81, 1866
fire occurred yesterday at Kershaw Edwards SAFE
Actory, Logo %aAntiay sooas ana machinery
was Destroyed. Insured fos $4,000.
The fire alarm telegraph is to ring In the New Year
On Saturday night . collision occurred between the
express train from Rouses Point and freight train
drawn by Two engines from the West They came to-
mounting the engine OF the freight crushing the engine
driver, named Newbold into mangIed and shapsloss
masa
The Railway Accident nj SarnSa.
LONDON c. w., Dec 81 1865.
The accident ON Saturday evening Sarnis junction
Of the Great Western Railway 10 attributed the fact
that the switch the main line was eft open sitter
phore showed signal that the main track all right
The next tran consequently dashed into the train
broken and il Is feared viii not recover Mr. Kitchen
and Mr. DAILY, employees Of the company, were badly
injured, the latter fatally.
Departure Or General Napier for EnGland-A
SleIshing Procession. sc.
TORONTO, Dec. 81, 1885,
Major General Napier commanding the military forces
In Upper Canada left in the train for Boston,
route to England. A considerable number Of officers
and prominent citizens were At the station 70 see him
The New Year is be runs in with cbimea
seighing club recently formed was out to-day for
drive, with twenty-five cutters in PROCESSION and
created some sensation. sN st *
The Accident ON the Grand Trunk Railway.
TORONTO, Dec. 81, 1866.
In the accident on the Grand Trunk Railway, near
Park Hill, Saturday, passenger coach rolled down
an embankment twenty feet making two complete re-
vouons One passenger Was severely injured and sev-
era bruised Tho conductor was also badly hurt The
rails are supposed 70 have spread from frosI
Trial % the FAnian Prisoners as Toronto.
TORONTO. Dec. 81, 1868
Tho remainder Of the Fenians here. numbering thirty
two win b. tried At tho assixes commencing Janu-
uary TO- They have been notified by the law officer Of
the crown that they must all BE- ready for trial then
No delay Will be consented TO unless special be
shown.
The Toronto Leader, in commenting upon the Sweets.
burg trials says:'The jurors tailed TO convict upon
the dearest evidence, and plain failure Of ustios has
occurred In most OF the The three Fenians
fenced 70 death at Sweetsburg viii probably share the
fhe Of those n Toronto. 10 whom IL s believed the
| royal clsmency will BE- extended, botwithaandnG
Roberts hoped TO force ~ 70 hang them-n
i Financinl-Thc %. Lawrence River.
OTTAWA. Dec. 81, 1896 |
me discount on American invoices this week IL TWEEN
ty-three per cent.
The river open Prescott and the fsrry boat run
ming regularly TO ogdensburg.