Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-13
DOMINION NEWS.

DR.. John Bowers Lewis, an eminent phy-
sicIan and cx-member of the Canadian Par
Lament, died recently, at Ottawa.
The shipping at St. John is now about
2S5, 900 tons. During the past pear the ad-
dition was about 40. 900 tons, of the value
OF one and a half millions of dollars. The
additions to the shipping of Halifax during
| the same period were about ., 900 tons.
Only three ports in the British Empire have
more shipping than St. John-thcsc arc
Liverpool, London and Glasgow.
The Quebec Legislature met Jan. 2Sth.
The lieutenant governor asscntcd to various
bills, and prorogucd the House.
a ludicrous case of mistaken identity oc-
CURED in Montreal day or two ago,
through the unfortunate resemblance of two
young gentlemen, residents of that city.
ono of whom was recently married. whilc
the other remains bachelor The married
person went to dinner party. The I'M
married one, as 1t so happened. was similar
ly occupied on the same evening, but, un-
luckily for his reputation, he made mis-
calculation as to his capacity for native
wine, and spoiled his nights amusement.
While glimmer Of reason remained, he
cndcay ayored to get home without attracting
attention. By the time the poor young
man reached cab-stand, his mind had be-
come 50 confused that he was unable to re-
member either his own name or the name
of the street in which he lived. As he was
engaged i'll gcstieulating somewhat wildly
to the cab-driver, friend Of the married
young gentleman, happening to pass, no
ticcd his plight, and coniounding his iden-
tity with the latter, pushed him into cab,
whispered to the driver, and continued on
his way The result of this friendly act
was the conveyance of the unmarried man
to the house of the married man, where his
lamentablc condition, aS may easily be sup
posed, created anything but pleasant sur
prise. The young wife was, OF course.
deeply mortified at the figure he cut in her
fathers house. Subsequently. aS he lay
asleep upon sofa, the father -in-law enter
cd the room to demonstrate with him. After
wasting much good advice. the fathcr-in
law suddenly discovered the mistake that
had been made by his daughter. and was IN
the act of trying 10 persuade the latter pro
badly much against her will, that the IN
. tOXlcatcd young man was not her husband,
when the real husband put an end to the
dispute. and greatly increased the cmhar
ra~Smcnt of the household, by letting him
self in at the hall door with latch-key.
The English Church at Broekvile, Ont.
was recently burned by incendiarieS. Loss
$4,000.
\ body Of young men in Toronto have FORM
ed themselves intoa society called the Cana
da National Association. Their motto *
Canada First" Their fundamental doe
trine is that it i the duty Of all Canadians,
whether such by birth or adoption. to re-
cognizc the necessity for the cultivation Of
Canadian national sentiment which will
unite the people OF the various provinces
more closely in the bonds OF citizenship,
produce n mutual confidence, whose COM
mon sense Of affection will prompt acts of
liberation and words of respect ant prove
the best guard for the Dominion against
absorption on the one hand and disunion
on the other.
The Qdebcc ministry have promised to in
crease their proposed subsidy to that por
tion of the Portland S Osden-hurg Rail
road running through Canada to $1,000
per mile.
The local freight business ON therailwayS
in this locality * unpreccientcdly dall.-
~, Johns NeicS.
The Montreal Witness says the horsc-mar
ket continues dull, with rates Tor good
working horses varying between 50 and
$50.
Two cars and an engine for the Montreal,
Chambly II SOrel Railroad. built in the
States. have been detained in II. Johns for
several weeks past for payment of duty and
will be sold by auction by the Collector un-
les the duties are paid forthwith.
The we'll known Waterloo Hotel owned
and kept by Mr.. L. H. Brooks. was totally
destroyed by fire. ,Ianury Is. The fire 0rl-
sinated in the back part of the building
how. il l. not known. Several Ol the in
mates had a narrow escape and lost most ut
their clothing, etc y good deal Of the
furniture was saved. rhc hotel WAS inSur-
cd for s., 900.
Lord Dufferin. the Governor General of
| Canada. has offered two medals to be COM
/ pctcd for at the coming skating tournament
"A gold one for the gentlcmcn and i silver
/ one for the ladies.
| The Toronto Glo5c claims ll9 MniSte-
rial. - Opposition, and 6 Independent
members elected to the new Dominion Par
/ Lament.