The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-20
Dominion Notes,

The debt of the town of St. Stephens is
$7S.5OO.
The income of the New Brunswick govern
general government subsidies The estimated
expenditures of the government are $50 5S1,
the largest items being $173,331 for public
works and $4,000 Tor educatioMN
The Dominion Parliament is considering
bill to create new district in the Northwest, to
be called Keewatin, which 1t seems in the lam
guage of the Indians means ''North Land" Its
eastern boundary is the western boundary of
Ontario, wherever that may be; its western
boundary is the eastern boundary of Manitoba
On the south it reaches to the northern bound
airy of the United States, while on the north it
extends as far as Hudson's Bay.
A barrister-atlaw named Robert ID. Chandler
of Windsor, N. S., was frozen to death while
on spree.
In view of the increase of the debt of the
city of St John by recent city councils, the
wealthy citizens of the town have petit toned
the Legislature for law raising the qualifca-
tions of mayor and aldermen.
A majority of the Bare Verte Canal Commits
sioners have reported to the Dominion House
against an attempt to make Nova Scotia an
island and opening passage from the Bay of
hhoJ w VIC 0uil VI Obs ldWItuC0s
The Dominion Parliament and people are
considering the question of protective tariff.
The manufacturers urge that it is necessary.
that the protected manufacturers of the United
States are able to put the Dominion producer
out OF the market unless he is protected. The
House OF Commons in divided on the question
nearly on party lines, 116 against, 20 in favor.
Only six of the majority party voted for the
measure.
The St. John Telegraph says that Ira Corn
wall, Jr., Secretary to the New Brunswick Ad-
visory Board, is making his final arrangements
for sending away goods intended to be exhib-
tied from New Brunswick at the Center NAL
Exhibition. The ste amer Lady Head is to ar
rive to day to receive the goods.
Shooting and other outrages, assaults and
rufianism are unusually frequent in New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia papers.
depression" committee of the Dominion
House of Commons is hearing the representa-
tions of the leading industrial interests in the
Dominion. BY their statements the general
stagnation is greater there than here and all
agree that the great obstacle in the way of
Canada is the tariff OF the United States,
There is agreater desire than ever before for a
so-called treaty of reciprocity.
The town council OF Portland, New Bruins.
wick, is not so orderly body as that of our
own city. The other night Councilman Doher-
ty told Councilman Gilbert that he would
.'bust his snoot if he SAID that again. He
didn't say it.
The St. John Globe in referring to the Port
land & Worcester route to- the Centennial,
thinks that the time from St. John to Bangor
can be reduced to eight hours, and from Ban
gor to Portland to six hours thus making thirty
hours from st. John to Philadelphia by the
Portland & Worcester.
Therei is proposition now pending in Nova
Scotia 10 withdraw all the government aid
from the five UNCONVENTIONAL and other colleges
and establish in Halifax university TO be sup
ported by province subsidy. In connection
with this, 1t is understood that the Catholics
agree to the arrangement provided they can
have separate schools aided by public tax. The
matter is making quite STIR