, 1879-05-18
) CANADA.

ness of Licut.-Gov. Lete11ier-nuebec Leg
MISUNDERSTANDING with Vigorlte-
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Tribune
OTTAWA, May 1.-Two officers In the Cana
dian militia, who wrote to the Militia Depart
ment offering to raise 800 a1men or pioneers in
Canada for service in Zuuland, have been in-
formed that the Homo Government have al
readY refused such offers.
According to a statement laid before the Sem
ate, since the change Of Governments. up to
ADrfl 1, there have been sixty-fve appointments
to office by the Government, and forty-nine dis
missals. d,
MONTREAL, May 1.-THE city Grand Trunk
Agent states that the passenger-trafhc from
Montreal was never so brisk as at present,
owing to tile vast number leaving for settle
ment, in Manitoba and California principally.
PIacards posted here announce that three
vears' employment will be given to 200 laboreEs
on Section 4 Of the Canada Pacific Railway, at
$125 per day; board s. per x week 4 +ha 1ase
to take the laborcrs to this section. section
Il starts at Fort William.
Mrs. McQuarter will bring 120 children from
Glasgow to Canada this month. These children
will be- placed with farmers IN the West.
i7prctut DssYc- 81 TO The Tffoune-
QUEBEC, Nav 17.-Lieut. Gov. Letellier is se-
riously i'll. His physicians fear that bis aimcDt
may take the form Of Inflammation Of the lungs
or gastric fever.
the 18th Of June Mr.. Joly's friends confident
u count on majority OF three or four votes for
the coming session.
It is reported that the application made by
Mr.. Jolly to the Colonial Secretary is to have the
Lete}ier matter referred, for final and impartial
settlement, to the Judicial Committee OF the
Privy Council.
The Quebec Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals offers 8 reward OF 81 to
policemen for every conviction In tile city under
mn fnr rr1rnu mi nrytaffV 1n1mqjE.
Special Disrd.cn 70 TIE 1To1snt
TORONTO, May 17.-Messrs. Johh Mcdonald.
e1-M.-P., Robert Kilgore, ]. D. Nasmith, and
r. j. Wifke leave on Monday for Baltimore, as
Christian Association, which meets on the I'D
inst.
upectal Dispatch TO tbs Tribune.
STRATFoRD, May ia very interesting series
Of experime took place here. to illustrate the
power and properties of Vigor'tc, or dualln, to
which SO much intention has been attracted dur
ing the past few DAYS on account OF the part le
played iu the explosion here on the 9th inst
About thirty or forty gentlemen, at the invita-
ton OF Mr.. T. e. Brainard, President of the
Hamilton Powder Company, proceeded to
field at the east eud Of the town, and we're
shown the cartridges containing Vlgorltc' taken
from shipment made to l. G. Beach, Fort Col
borne. and shipped from Betoil IN the same car
as was that which exploded at Stratford.
Its, a black substance, somewhat greasy: 10
show the safety OF handling 1t, the cartridges
were hammered with stones, aud heavy iron
rail was let drop on them from q distance OF
eight or ten feet, without an explosion ensuing.
One was also thrown violently against pile OF
stones, with the same result Several car-
tridges we're burned without explosion; and
one was put in canister along with two pounds
Of blasting powder. The powder was exploded
by fuse, but the. cartridge was not Affected
When fuse was inserted and lighted, tue Wig
oritc merely burned away with bright fame.
Subsequently, stone weighing several tons
was riven in two and several large fragments
blown of bY a single cartridge exploded By
detonating cap and fuse; and animmense stump
shared the same fate. Among the party we're
number Of the Coroner's Jury. who are sitting
on the case They, as well as all present, were
much interested Ia the experiment 1:r
6p'ctdl Dispatch to- TIE 7s5oztne-
MONTREAL May l7.-Sir Henry TYLER, Presf-
dent OF the Grand Trnnk,: who Is in the city,
Stated to-day that the principal object: Of bis
coming from England to Canada at the present
time was to secure direct connection with
Chicago. He also intimats9, in: p general form,
that the proposed arnalgamation with the Great
Western Railway was another object he had in
view. The subject, he said, would remain In
abeyance until the arrival in this country oI Sir
Hugh E. ChIlders, President OF the Great
Western who Was now on the vay. The money