The Portland daily press., 1877-05-25
THE DOMINION,

An Old Murder Brought to Light.
HALIFAX, N. S, May 23.-A vessel COM
manded by Captain Rideout was lost on the
French shore of Newfoundland, in 1874. A
st. Johns paper says person from Bonne Bay
relates the following:
The captain had $1,000 on his person at the
time. The craft went ashore near hut occu-
pied by an old hunter, known as "Jacko." All
the crew got ashore and built tent A certain
"B, w." with the members OF his family, un-
derstsod to be hunters, wreckers, &C., visited
the tent and offered to pilot the crew to the
channel.
The offer was accepted, and while the party
were crossing pond the crew were shot, three
falling at the first volley. The "W.'s' cut
hole in the ice and put the bodies down after
robbing them. Jacko, aware OF the crcum-
stances, was bought over, but becoming sick
confessed.
The informant also states that Nova Scotian
craft fishing there found on the shore the re-
mains of Capt. Stirling, fearfully chopped up.
The people are confident the crew were all MUIR
dered by the same gang. Many other vessels
and crews, he believes, met the same fate.
He further states that the people at Port au
Port do little else than plumber. In his opin-
ion they would not hesitate to use lights to de-
coy vessels on the shore. The matter has been
placed in the hands of the Chief of Police of
St Johns to Investigate. 1t is said that the
now, will be directed to seek information rela.
tive to the crimes.
The Fish Trade.
OTTAWA, Ont, May A-The report Of the
fisheries commission shows an increase of Ca
madam fish to European countries, which indi-
Gates strong tendency to a change of the
course of trade in certain kinds of coast fish
formerly supposed to find sale in the markets
of the United States.
Canada to be Represented at the Paris
Arrangements are being made by the de-.
partment of agriculture for representation of
Canada at the Paris exhibition. Forty thous-
and feet in the main building have been en-
gagged for the display of the products of the
The Canadian Militia.
LONDON, May 24.-The Standard says the
government at Ottawa volunteering to serve in
any part of the empire iu which they may be
required. The offers already sent are said to
amount to a total of 10000 men, though the
majority of such offers were not forwarded
home, owing to infOrmalities in the manner in
which they were made. The Canadian militia
In case of war with an European enemy
would become available for garrsoning Hall
fax and the West Indies, and would thus set
free for use in that field the regular troops
which otherwise would have to be maintained
at those stations.
Foreign Notes.
A report that the French Exposition is 20 be
postponed has been officially contradicted.
Queen Victoria's birthday was celebrated
throughout Canada yesterday,
The Berlin correspondent of the Guardian
says G0rtschakoH has been ordered by his ply
sicans to 90 to Wildbad. Schouvaloff will
probably act as Vice Chancellor in Gortscha-
koff's absence.
A Berlin despatch says there was great &C.
tivity at the foreign Office while Bismarck was
there, and an active interchange of kilograms
with ambassadors abroad, particularly with the
ambassador at Rome, who will shortly visit
Berlin.
1t is announced from Liverpool that Mr..
Fairchild, U. S. Consul there, is absent on
leave, and that Mr.. Badeau, consul general at
London, is going to Liverpool to receive ex-
President Grant. The Mayor of Liverpool has
rendered his hospitalties to the expected visit
or
The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia
gave state dinner at Potsdam in honor
of Queen Victoria's birthday. The imperial
family, principal court dignitaries British am
bassador, members of the British embassy and
several distinguished generals were present.
A new ministry has been formed for the
province of Victoria, Australia, with Mr.. Ber-
~ as Premier.
The striking GOLFERS at Serang Belgium, are
committing Outrages.
Prince Bismarck has started for Kissipsen,
Several Cantonalist conspirators have been
arrested in Madrid.