, 1879-08-07
D. Moore, e1.Mombsr ot ey;;.e.i.., Z i rhIl.-
.1elpb|a, Is connected With tho vacant american
Constllshtp In Ottswa,

D. Moore. ex.Member, ot G.,.,.iss. of phtl.-
.lelpbIa, ID CONNECTED With tho vacant American
Consulship In Ottawa.
- 1t is statot! that oropositton wilt bo mnds 1t
the next session Of Parliament 10 reduca tho
present minimum amount of Government stoek
whtc. can bc taken up 10 as to encourage amsll
Investments. a.
rho Total leneth. Of the Chaudtero railroad
bridge now t,elnr constructed orer tho RIver
OTTAWA, will be 1850 feet. Thcra arc twelve
spans Of 150 feot each, and one OF go fcot, with
four abutments; Tie supcrstrurturc will bo Of
iron. a steam tug, ntsc bargcs, anu $50 .rnen
arc employed ot. the work, which must bo com.
'rhe f1a,!fax suRar-deputatton waited On the
Mluister Of Customs nlsl explained the object
the n,attcr would be duly considered, was Glyen.
TIC contract for tho branch llno Of tho
Canada Pacific Railway for Winnipeg will, in all
probability. mt he awarded for . few davs. It
Is currently rumorcd IN contracting circles that
tfsc tefufs are boh,a manipulated, either In tho
Interest Of Fraser, Ftlbin@lo d Co., OF firm in
which Senator Skcads' son 10 principal. Thn
mole d 1nanlpu'at!on as praetleed - this: The
accept any tenders at the present tfmo for the
carving o,,t of several nf the items In tbs
0rglnal st,cc!tlcat!ons calling for tcndcrs.--such
ems Tor instance n. tcnelnr erecting o. station.
asc those in which The favored tenders are high
cst: an1 TINT, hv dropp!ng them out, thoac TEN
ders will le converted Into the lowest. This In
among large number Of coutsactors, who
being adopted.
MONTREAL. Aug. 6.-tn nuswnr to a petition
which has been addressed TO the Grand Trunk
ulMt other railways, against permitting Sunday
usslo1s. Mr. Joseptl Htckson, ueneral Mama
agcr OF the Nr.d Trunk. has replied Is follows:
II have no svmpathg with the Sunday cxcur-
sions. md AM thosoaR1ly convinced It will DO
to the advantage OF both The public and the rail-,
WHY COMPANIES themselves not to Introduce tho
systeM Into Cannlla."
rlc work OF making crossing for The Mout-
renl. postlnnd d Boston Railway over tho GRIND
Trunk track las been completed. Trafns will ho
running troni 14ongucut1 In the course Of week.
l}oats will run III connection with trains fr1m
I.'Is!c s'flcleno wharf, at tho foot II jacques
Spteial ndspasea 10 7as zssaun4.
TonoNro: AYE. G-At the recent meeting Of
u. g. T.: n Liverpool. the Res. Dr. Roeb, tor-
merly Of Tnronto,w ,wns elected Chaplain; Thu Rov.
leorgc Gladstone. q! 8coti.na, Chief; tic R,v,
F. ptnkcy OF South Carolina, Councillor: thu
IT, sss Ycr 7sis sssis!i H.
Edwards, of Wales. Treasurer; Mr.. Dancy, Of
North Carolina, Marshal; and tile other officers
were from =, Germany, 1ndfa, New Zealand, and
to be 1000 Tic receipts vera s7.1oo. Car!
difl, Wales, was chosen for the next placc Of
meeting.
Thu Directors Of the Credit Valley Railway
aud several mctnbcrs Of tho corporation mude d
trip oi Inspection from Parkdalo to Chmpbe'I-.
vile. a distance Of seventy Mllc4., Particular
attention was given to the vcry sainaho Rtone-
Quarrtes at Milton. and It was tho unanimously
good for, huildhg pu!no.es as tug 0uo
within thirty ulilca Of Toronto cur builders
need not 20 outside the country for muteriai.
1t ,s expected that the lIac will be completed
f-n $m-H Hfr kAft~ Tr