New-York tribune., 1877-06-02
LIFE IN QUEBEC.

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| CHANGES AT THE OLD MARKET-PLACE-MAG.
RIAGE OBSTACLES
! tFROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TIETRmUSRl
QUEBEC, May 23.-At the beginning of the
week just closed tho bush fires in the irous Quebec
caused heavy cloud Of smOke to settle down upon the
city and its surroundings. When lost sight OF the
mountains and valleys they were still bleak and unn
viting rom their Winters chill but opportune rain
which put ont the fires and dceared the air aud now
through its crystal purity landscape shows itself oer
which the wand of enclantmcnt must have been waved
Little leaves are sprngng into growth. Viydly green
fields arc dotted over with the dear Old dandeiiOns, and
the mists rolling back into the mouniain curves
them in all their summer granieur. In driving through
the country is constantly delighted with fragrance
have never noticed in climate where vegetation comes
on less rapidly. It is delicate and indescribabc and s
created by the rich opening buds and leaves and swiftly
growing grass.
This spring is opening busily for worImen in Quebec,
as good deal OF government and other building Is being
done About the former we had quite little breezo u
excitement a week ago. When the contract for
the new Parliament House taken the contractor
gave ont the work to a host Of halfstaryed local work.
at the cruelty low price Of about 10 cents day.
These mcn-many OF whom have large families 10 sup
port and who have been without work for mOnths-be.
gan work but after three days struck, naturally
enough, higher wages. But the builders equal
the occasion. and sent down to OF the lower par
ishes for number of habants. who. stn poorer and
still hungcf than tho WOlkmen Of 81. kOchs ana san
sauveur. agreed work for the offered. But these
the worimen drove of, and after considerable exce-
and bargaining, matters have been arranged satis-
facorhat is, the wages have been raised TO between
80 and 60 cents believe. It Is greatly % be regretted
that the surplus labor not employed upon the streets,
for and this is saying great deaD Quebec in
fther condition than present. Clouds Of dust-thc
debris of the Winter in many cascssai through the air.
sinng and dis ung every but those authority.
one OF the changes Of the Spring must not forget
to mention The old marsctplace between the French
Cathedral and She Jcsnit Barracks has been abandoned
FOR two centuries the market has been held there, Tho
change Is mOmcntous for all concerned. II has
been moved to handsome new buding iust outside Of
St. Johu's ltc except thar the position much less
central Tor the citzcns inside OF the walls Is far let
uusghty object, still like the Ieeant,r who, when
transported 20 the lovely climate and scenery of Europe
Wcpt for his dear oeauim ReHaNik, so the hucassers
and butchers weep orlheirS At the old stand many Of
STILL now that they are in comfortable quarters vel
housed they are wrctchcd} homesick. Perhaps thi -
not strange when one remembers that the majority Of
/ them are midlicagcd and even old people. who have
grown from youth employed in the same TRADE upon tho
see al the professions. and weddings. ana funerals which
fled in aud out Of the Cathedral; all OF The tourists
market. stroled through it, ana M OF tie
elegant ladies' o, the place on their shop.
the tandem club often threaded its way and OF
the mlrset-place; Winter and summer carriage stand
was adjacent n one may easily realize, 10 De hux.
topics of the day Thoy we're sdch close neiehhors hat
they could exchange news AMI gossip it with each
other But now, alas all is changed. Taey are lost and
transpiantfd colony Ihe next generation may Ike NJ
but the present never will They will always, when con-
cra.uJted upon their improved condition shake their
mead and say We haze to pay very high for our stalls,
and it is not like the old place, AM no indeed" They
viii be as hard t1 reconcile as the Young aies of one
bee who, when yOu speak polite terms of The society
here, resrttul Sigh and ny: Nou should have
Known quebec when the military were here"
IN la'e letter uchcd upon The interesting subject
o. shopping; have little more 20 say aD0ut t now.
Within juo last two or three yeirs American manufac-
tuners have quite uurped the Canadian market for cot
tons and prints. Iheie i%o articles e'lee9y mo
dircs I'm ty0r of English goods they have swept ts latter
from the marget Inis spring English sellers are max
| iuS a desperate effort to r. Gn IT, They are offering
thtr prints a. 50 low pric tat retailers cn sell them
Gescrihae by a wOri in hish favor wiih the nelsna
ton-it is nasty IL is filed with lime starch or
| trvine 10 sew r. upon machue while the American
snirrng is SOFT and peasantto workupon. And jst here
gbere fbo clerk VINO waited upou me Ma. eyt,Iiing
upon the superiority Oi American cOtons a Others.
bab Of An, ng!i.h: fEoy are bcrnung 70 f M their
cotons with dressing. Ii Is PITY, for theg have sncha
1raiity trry'u lose our market" do hone Americans
VII not lose tie reputation they have earned for Their
oogrniy honest and slbsianiiai in some th.a.,
Iwordcr II ii viii Doe too long q step 20 from COM
mercial TO matrimonial alur,l Iinot want % g.ye
little sketch of some of the wo which beset the path Of
unWary people wuo yant 70 marry. Those WHO belong
TO the same church have only the usual ron-h places
whcn are always found iu thc course of tlc love.
Will consider hca disposed is only ,ue mar
IiI-es known a. mixed that 1 speak. in society;
made mp OF Catholics and Protesants, t is on natural
THAI many marriages >oul occur, thou,I they are
usually discouraged hS blth churches. Bni since dis
determined 20 marry they d0 IAN n love anu marry ~
spite OF tempUrlland sltitil 'uN 't tii gaze 'N' -
cam 90 is make 10 as uncomfortable ior the "sh pcoRD
1Ge Catholic Church begins by presenting paper to
the PROTESTANT party which must De signed aud ayen
back 10 be ned tc PARISH records To he held over tho
Protestant bead in case oi any "uWi'lne'' oa As of
hcr parr This paper is 1n Darn which when o3e ssn,1
hoits the fioe li ptfy I'D lAt promise TO-. hr OK quo