, 1880-10-31


Forbes and tlao s'Press-D1nner >, ut
Halifa1-The Lyons-Brock Tragedy
tnNeSy York.
Special Dispateh to 1hs Chicago Tribune.
TORONTO, Ont, Oct 30.-James Greer, a
young and wealthy farmer Of BeauEarnois,
in this Province. has been arrested on
caplas for $500 damages, claimed by Miss
Jane Sangster for breach Of promise. The
parties were engaged to be married, and the
defendant broke off the engagement It is
alleged that since proceedings were initiated
Greer had made over his property to his
father.
James Baxter, Of Baxter Brothers, ex-
change brokers, was arrested to-day for $3.50,
at tile suit OF some men working on mica
mine III which he is interested. The defend
ant gave bail.
OTTAWA, Oct o.-Alr. Bailey. Minister Of
Inland Revenue, has resigned to take
Jndgeship: AR. Caron, Of Quebec, succeeds
spfeta1 plspaseh to 7ne Chicago Tribune.
TORONTO, Oct. 9-The veteran counter
feiter Johnson, alias Anderson, was brought
before Justice Morrison, and pleaded guilty
to to two t', CHARGES of ,counterfeting. He was
appear for sentence when called on. John
son gave himself up II year ago, and guided
the detectives to plantation OH the outskirts
Of the city, where he had counterfeit plates
tn the vnlne of $1,000 buried. The man is
chief. He is well known in Chicago and
other large cities in the United States.
Special Dispatch to TIE t"ten.so :j5tbune.
KINGSTON, Oct 30.-l1orses in this city are
character. -
Sp<etul Dispateh to The Chtcaoo Tribune.
OTTAWA. Oct. D.-A memorial anent the
recent pastoral Of the Bishop of Ottawa, for
Fof1 t1 tErs,, n1f
dreI 10 the public schools, signed by a large
number of Roman Catholics, has been pre-
sented 70 Bishop DHhamel. The document
is 4 lengthy one, and an answer, is not ex-
pected for il few days.
Boatlnen are now asking 50 per thousand
for lumber. to Qnebec,-an advance of IS
cents over the current rates last year.
Special Dtspatch to Tho Chtca9o Trib1nk.
FORBES rb has Written to his friends here to say
that he cannot proceed further West tltan
Montreal OIL his present lecturiug trip, but
that he will reach Western Ontario about
Christmas.
Concerning the press-dinner" said to
have been given to llr. Forbes by the jour
nalists of Halifax, the Herald Of that city
says: The entertainment was not given
by the members OF the press. 1t was not at
tended by ally journalist. a practlcing bar
articles for a contemporary, and q school
teacher who was once all attache Of another
city daily, were the only gentlemen Of
the party who could. even by courtesy and
Of as members q. the press. Not al editor,
reporter, snb-editor, or publisher was among
the guests"
There are likely to be dull times in New
foundlaud during the coming season. The
fisheries, upon which everything III the way
ately successful; and the price Of fish is so
low that the take will do little more than
supply the fishermen with the neccssaries Of
life: .
months ll;,s paid SG:,s73 in duties On coal.
Ned Lyons. who att c1nptetl to shoot Hamll-
ton Brock, a saloonkeeper in New York, on
Sunday last, and W;as SHOT and fatally wound
ed i'll return by his antagonist, w:s we'll
known resident Of this city, with his family,
| put up at fashionable hotel. living i'll good
| style and spending plenty OF money. Being
| 4 man OF education and refined manners. Ilo
soon made friends and got into fashionable
supposed to be an English gentleman Of
| wealth. After he had bee here some time,
a burglary occurred i'll the Hochelaga Bank,
| when large amount Of money was stolen.
! of the sympathizers who called on the man
ager next morning. It was only after he left
| the city that the detectives found he was all
escaped convict from Sing Sing, and that he
| planned anu eNecuted VIII otueIS llt uulH
| larry ut the bank. lie went from Montreal to
New i ork, and was subsequently tried for
burglary. found guilty, and sentenced to the
Penitentiary. from which he had only just
been released. Hamilton Brock, the other
dcfaulter in Boston, took refuge
here about the time Lyons left.
lie soon got acquainted with the latter's
pretty young wife, and carried on a liaisol!
with her.. This was the origin of the quarrel
-. 1,.x1 +f,1 civ f1fr
threatened to settle with Brock when he got
free Mrs. Lyons, after leaving the city,
went to Boston, where she becaule Il noted
character, having tried to bacllmail gentle
men there, and in some cases succeeded. The
two Of the girls are being educated at one Of
the converts in this Province. Lyons is very
wealthy from the fruits of his numerous
robbcries.
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