, 1879-02-11
CANADA.
Arrcst Of Ttlter-Dentl, at n Lady Nearly
100 Ycurs Old--Ot1ter Items.

Arrcst Of u Ttter-Denth at n Lady Nearly
100 Ycurs O!d-Ot1er Items.
Special Df4patch 10 Tas 7tatune
MONTREAL, Feb, 10.-On tho Goth Of January
last q messenger In tho Washington, o. e.,
post-0tllce, named Peter Mulllgal,, stoc reg
inferred letter containing x4,0O and left for
parts unknown, lie wns urrcstcd here last night
and 31,5i0 Ut the stolen money found on his
person. Tic pssoncr Is held hero On tho charge
OF bringing stolen property Into Canada.
Mrs. Margaret McElhair, a natlyc Of the
County Of Donegan, Ireland, died hero today at
the extreme old age of los years and 10 months.
elle enjoyed uninterrupted guod health Until Tho
thno Of her lcccase. She leaves two daughters
agnl IL anu - respectively, four grandchildren.
twcnty-thrco Ercat-grandehltlrrn, and QUO
grcatyreat-grandchIld 10 ycars Old.
Dis!lop Fabsc preached yesterday ia St.
Patr:ek's Church, and took OCCASION to deuounce
all sccret suc!cttes md inter-rcllgious 1nar-
s,ascs. He referred especially to tho union
societies. uEd said they weru not accepted By
the Church.
1t ts aat tint MIR. G. j. Brydges, late manager
OF the Inter Coloui al Railway, has received IN
appointment in Chicago On ono VI The railways.
List night q young woman named Olvine
AuclAirc went driving with d printer named
Alfred sabourtn. Before they returned both vi
t,Icn, werc Intoxicated, ani the GIL tiled on
reaching her fathers lnn,lse. An inaucst Is
now iu progress. Tile evidence shows the girl
fau tukem p0tson.
The Hour nrm Of Oliver 0.hbs Il Co. hays
suspended operations. Liabilities. 100000.
Wrlts Of uttachs,ent Aays been issued arnnst
". Staf1ard u Co., boot anl shoe manufae-
| turcrs.
Q !zprr4ai Tusoateh TO 7As 1r4bHas.
OTTAWA. Feb. 10.-Tte Dominion lsfle Asao-
ciatton has Just isaucd It's annual repoFt for
1878, which announces tlAt iitc Association Is
under tlc patronage vt h!s Exceticncy the Mar
quls OF Lornc. Thu Council III It's report reicrs
to tic laet That thirteen Ut tho successful COM
pctitors for prizes III TIC Wimbledon tea.Il arc
thts year frotn Ontario, atld says: "That tho re-
suit Ut tic mode Vi 'kclectlon adopted for tho
| past tWo years depending sD Hltieh OIL tl!e accl.
dunfs Ut WEATHER and other circumstances which
ara bryond control, do not afora rea.ona.
| bic asstlranrc that llie beat 1narksnien Of tho
lommtun will Atld places In tho team. Tie
! Council are therefore OF optuion that
tllu suggestions for the selection OF tile
TENN uttered IN th report Of tl!e Council for
tion Of tic next Council. A recommendation ia
also to ba made to llle Government to tssus q
limited number Of Martini rifles to tho Pro-
4 Yncial Rt!c Association. .., .
Canatlian) will bo cleeLcd speaker Of tho new
N0usu ot Commons.
The report that Manitoba, which relies On tho
Western 6tAtes for It's supply IT beef. IL suffer-
Ing from tho Operatun OF llle prohIbttury ortcr
| In C0ul!cis to Incorrect, ~ Mahltoba Il not In.
cti.lcl tn tase operation Ut the Urdcr.
| H1tciHf DtsSafch 10 TAs Tr1buaA
T0NosTo, Feb. l0.-A deputattou al the
Northwestern Railway waited ou tho Executive
connlittee unI askeI i!lat Cotunittec 10 uso
liz iaiillcDce towards getting passn1 The Cpn,-
pany'a bill nov bcfars thu Onsarto Legislature
10 extend tie lire from Hamilton 10 'toronio.
1t was decided tu recommend lhe Council to ti,-
tiorsu the legislation sought BY the Company.
The tiTeat Western arc vigorously opposing tlia
pr0posetl extension, but oil the ln.llienttal men
u tlu ely uEe in InyOr Of 1t, aud 1t Il expected
there viii be nn trouble about getting the Com.
pany'A bill passed.
Eptctu. Dfsposch 70 1hz TrfouaA
LONDON, Feb. 10,-Eiforts asu being made to
bEug pressure uuoG Government 10 extend the
Working Of the order In Council prohntipg the
importation Ut cattle to hogs, as II IL alleged
there y q grcat deal Ut hoE-ch0lcra prevailing
lu tbs unitcu Slates.
| Snscfdl ENspatcA TO 7as Tribune
| HAMILTON, Feb. l0.-At meeting Of the
Committee appointed TO organtza \ bcet-sugar
company in this city, subs: ription was opencd
to delray preliminary expcusea. auI depll-
fatlon WIS Shusen to visit the {actor5 at Port.
tanu. Me-, and report upon it, method Ut work.
luz. SaInplrs Of sugar extracted from beeta
gTdwn near hamilton were exhibited, nnd great
eoniidenee expressed III tue ultimate success o1
the enterprise.