The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-04
Dominion Notes.


The order of Odd Fellows is gaining ground
very fast in Nova Scotia.
The popular feeling appears to be great
deal excited over the Catholic question in vari-
Gus parts of the Dominion.
The people of the city of st. John are taking
steps to increase the area of the city by taking
in the most populous of the surrounding viii
lagos.
The immigration project Of New Brunswick
has not been success. The Helierup colony
ofDanes has cost the country large sum with.
out bringing an equivalent, says the Farm
er.
Marion +. Warren, who was recently in
trouble in Boston in connection with some
case of forgery, is in Jail in st. John for utter
ing letter of exchange with forged endorse
nents.
A Halifax paper contains the following:
"a Windsor juryman declined to act as the
foreman because he could not read or write.
and accounted for his lack of education by say
ing that his mother died before he was wean-
e6"
st. John quotations puts the price of pota-
toes from 81 to 20 cents, higher price than in
Maine. In fact, the prices of farm produce at
st. John is about the same as here. Butter is
quoted from 10 to Is cents.
An exhibition of the industries of New
Brunswick has been taking place at st. John
the past week. The st. John papers declare
it success as whole, and are proud of the
evidences of skilled aud varied industries in
that province.
The customs receipts at st. John werej $92,-
808.99 for the month of September 1876, against
172,953 36 for the corresponding month of 1874
decrease $50, IA 81. The falling off at Hall
fax was not so large but sufficient to show
marked decrease, the receipts for last Septem-
Der being $132,861 Is against S1S5.S16.94 for
1874.
Nova Scotia has a statute recently enacted by
which habitual drunkards may be confined
The first case under the law is where wealthy
man is proceeded against by his father in-law.
The case occupied four days and was continued.
The defence is that the father-in-law aforesaid
makes the complaint SO as to get control of
the defendants property, which is in law.
A remarkable case of wholesale conversion is
reported from Nova Scotia. At the last meet
ing of the Pictou Presbytery paper was re-
ceiyed from 125 French people of Stellarton
and Vale Collery. declaring their remuneration
of Popery and their adhesion to the truth of
the gospel as held by the Protestant body.
During last year these people were under the
ministrations of Mrs. Crutchet and this year
under those of Mr.. Pettier, disciple of Mr..
Chiniquy, Mr.. Pettier has made himself very
dear to the people, and further results of his
. labors will doubtless be seem
The st. John News says: Archbishop
Lynch of Toronto is still carrying on contro-
versy concerning the Guihord case, and certain
questions arising out of it respecting the right
of civil courts to review the exercise of disci.
pine over the professed members of the Roman
Catholic church by its authorities in cases in
which by such exercise civil rights and secular
interests are affected. As we understand him
the Archbishop holds that the civil courts have
no such rights. Bat Roman Catholic states
men holding liberal principles will concur with
him. When Church authorities in any denom-
ination, by their disciplinary acts, touch secu-
lar interests of any sort or IN any degree, the
civil courts, which are the natural guardians of
these interests in well ordered state, have an
indefeasible right, when their interference is
lawfully invoked to enquire whether or no
those acts have been performed in the manner
provided for by the laws and usages of the body
to which the party performing them may hap.
pen to belong. That is a doctrine which at any
cost necessary must be carried into practice
without fear or favor, in the Dominion of Can
ada