, 1879-08-18
CAN ADA.

a Question OF SHvcro Transpprtatfon-Tho
Stewart Body Observation-Disclosures n,lh
Consolidated 1sanAs-Str john macdonald
aa h Frtvy-Cuuucflor.
Special D<patch to The Tribune.
OTTAWA, Aug. 17.-The Princess ,Louise will
visit Ottawa shortly for two days. incog, to
look after tile improvements beInE t,adc at
Rtlcau Hail.
special Dftpdteh to The Tribune
MONTREAL, Aug. 17.-In tie month Of Sep
tcmber. 1873, Aicssrs. William Head a,r' Robert
Deckcrdikc, two cuttlc-dealcrs Of th!s city,
shipped on board the steamship Coliua, fur
for which Mcssrs. R. Reford s. Co. ars tho
agents here, Earge quantity of livestock, In.
Guiding 1G7 head OF cattlu, with u large number
of sheep aud hogs. Tho cattle, vosth $l5, leo,
were Insured Ia the Pacific Mutual Insurance
Company, Of New York. for S14.9t0 The ycssol
was bounu for Glasgow, and tho cattle wero
consigned to afessrs. 9wnu Il Sous; but they
Ind not hcen very long out before very severe
weather set in, and during the storm It was
found necessary 10 throw the catt'c overheard
In order to Bayc tic ship. Tie Vcssca reacllod
Glasgow. wheru thu remainder of thu curgo WIS
discharged. The Insurance Company paid tho
clatn Of Mcssrs. 1Iead j. Deckcrlikc. who claimed
that the nao1nl OF the loss should be paid
By a general average contribution. ard that the
owners OF tic ahtp should not have surrendered
tie cargo. The eastle-slirpcrs transferred
their c}a!n, TO the Insurance Company, which,
by Messrs. Kerr, Carter j. A1rtiiboon, has en-
tered proeccdtnge nkainst William Falconer
DONALDSON AMI the Other owners Of the vessel
to recover the amount. As mono OF tile owncrs
reside IN Canada. md as the ship was about to
sail. seizure before Judgment was taken ont
for tho amount Ut $14,040. This is tic first
time that tic question OF general average con.
trtbution has como up In reference to deck
cargo; mud It IS Of crent Interest as affecting
the cattlc-tra1t.
rho theory ADVANCED by inc Now York Herald,
tint tile persons WIN rubbed thc grave OF 4. T.
8tewart arn III MoutreAl, ia 10 now cue. III the
month u January Inst there Wcro threo men
registered at the Albion Hotel. There was
nothing about them TINT attracted attention at
the ttnc, but, from fucss that cnma into posses
sion Of u gentleman, these three ,ncn were
strongly. suspected Of being implicated In thu
gravc-sohbcry. Theso facts were communicated
to 4 local Journalist, and hu also worked upon
tho clew, 1t tho samo ttmo communicating Ills
auspIci0ns to one pf tho detectives. Time wore
on, but nothing wnB fouud tint could b. taken
as pnsltlye proof, md consequently nu arrests
wcr0 made. This tlme would coincide with tho
month Tint negotiations arc said to haye been
opened With lawyer In Now York. Another
flrt that fees to help to prove that the midnight
ghouIs wcro IN this city. Is tho lotter-husllcss,
at tie post-ufl{ce, during the winter Or spring.
for letters directed to Inc person "Rnmanrh;
but Ia mors than probable tl'at such unistles
were asked for, from tie fart that The ccrks III
ahe lcllyury-of!ice distinctly remember q nlan
asking for lcttur as stated OH Monday Inst.
1t has been arranged tlnt the Tcnth Anfual
Meeting uf The North American United Gale.
donlan Association shall be llcll In Montreal IN
.nade by tl.s Cale5ol.Ian society Of Montreal fur
holding an international gathering aud eOllip1-