, 1875-09-01

Premier Mackcnzl6 Arrives Home
frnm His EnEnsh 'renr-lenilroull
fktltlhlnE-Szarsl Timcs-Fflo Lumber
4Enhes
entc,at Dispatch 10 The cnttuoo Tribune.
OTTAWA. Ont, Aug. 31,-Tho lion. Alexander
Toiut Lewis last night, on Ills return to Canada,
mud left by special train fur tho Capital l!e is
expected lacre hourly aud will be- met by large
gathering Of cit!zoos Of Ill polisical parties. md
prosontel with M hddroBa; Rlao, an address will
10 presented hiu, by tho City Council, irrpAocct-
i've Of politics. Tue country has boon ,uoat ably
pictured to tho poopie Of tho old country
and the feeling il general that tLe
pronicr has mare than auy QUO olae,
duuu mitch to cnlightcn nnd interest
the teop1o Of ateat britain as TO Canaaas pol.t-
cal RId commercial iMI ~ tAnca, which will do
much to suell tie immiet tatlon next year.
Tho lumber business iA improving. aoynral
largo e1tGa hnyiug been nlndD by tho Chandler
h!ll men 10 American lutnbur doalcrs. OTTAWA
raftA u! square timber aold Ut Quebec on HAtur-
day for % cents per foot. teiug good advance
on furtnor psicna.
lhrty.nix aections Of tho Canada Central
Hallway hsvo bean placed under contract. 1t IL
ckpocted ahat part Of tho roal will be in run.
Mug ordef by tha irst OF tho uaw yoar,
hows from Fort William, Thundar bay, scpre-
sentn work IN tho Pacific ltaxky az being
lusHtA tnlhAl4 MIL fllspE. IL II eXpeC&GQ tilAE
work will 10 continued On portions during tho
WRITER Mt Fost William teE1uin,1s. HeverAl AulI-
dreu feet OF Hharvea layo beon constructed anil
laden with smma1'se quantities at satls for lilo
TRACK. ftlVato enterprise has manifested itHe!t
III tho erection uf a larga hotel and NUMEROUS
kn1!dingH. Tho mining fsYer in the locality IL
lllKl', especially Anca ttlu kta gold dscoyosios,
aud tho district abounda with ypoaulstors.
A lumber OF political tnAloontents hAva pre-
vailed upon the acting Mayor To convene moot
ing for tue purpose Of formulating N inlsct-
nlkut against tho pfeAnnt Dominion Government.
NAoll they appear t0 lloli responsible for tho
preaeut urisis. Tho He4ulaitonists arc fully con-
yincaA that the prenbnt oofnnaUrciat crisis hat
boon, in great measure, brought about by the
ruiuous financial policy OF Tho pEoaent Govern
nbnt. Among the grievances sro those. That
sufficient aud almOat nominal duty, By which our
1uaanH aro drained to support foreign mAuutAo.
turerA to tho dstriDent Of Canada; that tue
Government raahly undertook to build thu CanAda
Pacific Hallway BY uleanA Of our limited resources
instead OF gsying tho contract 10 An EuEl!sE
CotupAnys that tbs country IL suffering BY
utter lucapacify III all Mattsrs OF auAnco mani,
fcated by tEe preAent Flnauoe Minister, etc. 4
tneeting IN Ia be held to. morrow pight.
Abiding TO tha ltequiait!ontstA, tho Ulobs
aAys! ut will NOT hs doing ths ltoqu!sltionists
tho loast injustice il We sAy that IL the whole
list there IL prubAbly not more than oae whose
opsnIon would eyet ha sought by Finance Min.
iator Of either party on any guestion OF ImpoE.
tauce OF magnitude, nor IRE they With two oi
!hrss exceptions, prominent III 4 commercial
renee, aud If thoy ever llad any reputation 70.
they pledge themselves would certainly lead Ia
tha conclusion that they muat have lately for
gotton good deal we'll Informed people ought