, 1879-02-22

-CnttIe Slaughtered OFT Bhtp4bunrtt-A
Resolution txnfnst American Fishermen
Intensely Cntd Weather.
sprrtat Di&pasch to The Tribune.
+. OTTAWA, Feb. 2l.-It Ia understood tfQt the
contract for the Canada Pacific lsaslway betwccu
fha'ldcr Bay and Winnipeg hLs been awarded,
the western section or stxty-soycn mtfes having
been given 10 Morse, Nicholson d. Marpole, Of
Toronto. npl the eastern section, Of 11s miles,
TO Mnr1is d Conway, associated with Purcell,
Gimty d Ryan.
Whilst moving the resolution OF coincidence IN
French to her Majesty the Queen, touching the
dealt, of PRINCESS Alice, tho lion. Mr.. Masson,
Minister OF War, was scfzed With lt, and fell
heavily to tho floor, remaining In an unconscious
condition for several minutes, during which
time great confusion prevailed In tho Chamber.
lle was subsequently removed to tho spcakers'
apartments, md. at a into hour this cvon!ng, re-
ported very mitch improved.
Sfr. Tilckson, General Manager of the {iranil
Trnnk Railway, OF Canada, has been In ucttyo
communication With the Government here re-
ancctl'ig recent orders In Council In regard to
the importation into anil transportation
through Cauuda of United States cat
lie, Tho Government has tnttmntcd TINT,
II tic Western States will taks the
necessary steps to guard against the contaQ1on
,'rcernt froc fro,r IL ,,,an "n.s a,. ~
ri, tI,rtr Influence Iii, ~ 1,.,,,., "' ~.
to permit Of the shipment OF cattIu from tho
Western stntcs through CANADIAN ports. Mr..
Fopc, Minister Of Agriculture, IL sparIng
no cxcFt!ons to nsncstoratc tic evil elects Of
the recent action in England, and ID now, It IA
Nh. aut1ori.,es ot Wns,',ur,n si.n .% ,,t, WI,
rctt,nr 1han n ,oto octiro s,n,. ~ w.. "
eorcad ~ Tin ,,,seas., T., .ho s.a.a ~ ~"s s"'
sn.r,a, n.,.a,,. =. ~. n....
MnsrurI1., FoI, 81 -rho s~t srsi.o 49,. ..,,
aroc conrern o,vuol 1,r ~ s,nt 49,, s. ~.
faf1cd 1,,a 1Ioti,tttcs aro s,sn nm ,rh. ..-...
con, ,nctrinn o,,1 c,,ttin. II, ~ ..,sa -. 49,
couae ~ th1a ,,t nru, i,.,<,,,,rr ..,.h. ..s..SI
'rr nsscta nrc ,nroc and r. 10 ax9,e, ~, ,.". t,,
firm viii nav IN f,,ll S~'@'''s1 ''AA' '''
sosr.a, Dt,no,cs IN 7,,< 1.,,.,.
TonoSro. Fob. a1.-1n.i1ov In. host, +,,o co,,1.
ott ~ ~. .oo,a,, MI a .,,n ~. so'a
.sso, u't seos.. i.c thermometer thts fnorn-
i1i5 throughout Ontario ranged from zero to 3S
below, Here It WIS botow.
sptcfai Dttoatea 10 7as Tribune
t.ara.n,,n'. nn.,'sa.. ~ .ou ".,'ns, rlenE, oe,
NV ,aen a.ns,es' tepoF's unaeF cate OF
Jan. D. le'V, that heavy works ot excavation will
lsave to DO undertaken OIL Inc section Of tho
Pacific Railway extending sastrr1y from kpc-
,vot,, n, Fout, tt,vor .,rt,-sonna .,t,.s uT,ssa
"a ,",. - .mt .1ss " M'ss,, l'ss lhesc
ate "f H''ea u teleefaph-llnc now IN opera
tim, Us far Us Hattlefor'l In British Columbia,
abuut eighty lnitcs Of tceEranll-Iiuc, ln cunucr-
tion with Inn t,nuaf1n purtfc nailwov. mr., r.,
n,or,tin rr,,, ,rnr,.s - n.,..s,''.,a. .,'",..a"
upe''l'u' ~, o "ofhs y. eo"s't4slaoM 'nciuue
i!le acct'oh from tnrt William to English River,
113 mites; from kccwRtfn to Cross Lake, thir-
ty-slx miles; from Cross Like 10 sclktrk, sey.
en,..alx n,1lcs. thc po,,b,,, 1,,,noh .i,,.,..
.,u4,, .o' w o"'u'''a ota..e''s esntts
hFc h'Hes; anu inc tcorelan'bay branch' nifty
miles. a note to the report etates tl,at one
tc,,Iur fur tho whole Pacific Railway has bern
rercIyetl.
,.,
coee'a. - 1nspaea az 70 1as 7faov"e
MONTREAL. Fcb. :l.--ln tito City Council
motion wns carried requesting the Finance Com-
nlittuc to consider the ocst,nn of the nronnscd
,,..,t-i,or:,, ~. e. ,..s..... 1,,,.s
nt'os"i, VI tho ~. Aa"'ense lnfeF W eoeeau,
with view to protecting the intcrests Of the
city In tho matter, with power to send dcp1ta-
tion to Ottawa II they think necessary: md
that tic city members he requested to oppose
the srhene, t,, behalf OF thu city, when It comes
up III Parliament.
a 1nntiun brought before the Council, to tho
effect that tlle Mayor a1onc Should have tho
t)oWer to rnll o,t lin tronna uu,t II hn RI.