, 1880-12-19

CANADA.
Arrested for ForEcry-FeelinT In mons
treal Against the Pacific Railroad
Syndicate Growing lntcnse-Trent d
Ticton Railsgay-Adulteratio Of Food
-The Bargain with the Pacific Rail-
way Syndicate.
Special Dtxpateh to Tbs Chted9o Tribune.
MONTREAL, Dec. 1a.-Thomas O'Brien.
large real-estate speculator and the founder
of Mount Royal Vale, has been arrested on
charge Of forgery at the instance of Mr.. K.
A. Ramsay, who declared that O'Brien
forged his {Ramsay's) name to receipt for
some $4,000. He is also charged with forg-
ing the names of Henry Hadley to n receipt
for $1,000, and J. Rennie, formerly man
ager Of the Consolidated Bank, to another
for $4,000.
The feeling here against the Pacific Rail-
way syndicate is growing intense. It was
thought at one time that whatever portion
Canada would lose, Montreal, being tho
headquarters, would gain big bargain, but
the Liberal manifesto has removed the glam-
our OF that impression. The Liberal plat
form is well received. 4 mass-meetins here
TonoSro. Dec. BINARY Elizabeth Gurd,
aged 4. while crossing King street, was killed
by a street-car. Her mother on viewing the
remains became hopelesty insane.
PoKT BURwELL. Ont, Dec. 18,-TWo boys
named Turple and Terry fought to-day.
While on the ground Terry fatally stabbed
Turple-
Special Dtspateh to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
TORONTO, Dec 1S.-Detective Murray is In
town on business of the Dominion Govern
$r hall $At@rr
that counterfeiting is being carried on IN OF
near this city, and that agent&tare ut.erlng
the spurious coin all through the Province.
Dr.. Sedgwick, IN American, failed to pass
an examination for 4 Canadian degree in
Toronto, and went West in destitute circun-
staees. A private detective passed through
the city the other day with news Of a fort
une of $4,000 which has fallen to Sedg-
wick.
A notice appeared in the last issue OF the
Ontario Government Gazette stating that at
the next session Of the Legislature. the Trent
d Pictop Railway will ask for power to ex-
tend the line from its present terminus to
the Marnora Mines. The present line Is
thirty-two miles long, running from Picton,
in Prince Edward County, to Trenton
junction. It is proposed by the own
ers-of whom J. B. McMullen, Of Chicago,
te TIE p,inc9 re en'eHH ea sne lis istonna !ad W
about twenty miles. Another extension -cov-
cred By the existing charter Is to be made at
the same time. from Ricton to South Bay.
zen OF twe'e nlles soutneasE . NJ iEIeatt
Assantagss OF = tnG new teLmlnus M a. oqutn % 1,a
mines sixty miles nearer to Oswego and New
York than from any other point on the Can
adian shore connecting directly with the
3DelaWafe d L1ck;wamna anna hoa4 ano oIhet llt
lines tn New York City; and, turther, that
its terminus viii be the most accessible, safe.
ana capaclous na!Dor on tne lake. a line OF
steamers Is spoken OF as an aa]unct 20 Ine
s:xtended nne; and ne pro}ectors look tr1 11r
70 the
resort az american al,stle ana M 0Lner 1onrists %
O1TA%A; ;G DeG ae1 temsl1 HHsahei, Ha Gom9is Is
Parliament Ills fiji report respecting tie
analyses of food, Throughout TIE Dominion,
out OF l,043 samples analyzed, 10 we're adul-
terated, ana twenty returned as doubtful.
In the llst OF adulterated articles: DutteE
stands hrst, milk second, coffee third, and
pepper and other condiments follow. next:
From 1876 down to 1850 the percentage OF
tn Is per cent. Out of thirty samples of
that was totally unfit for food. Of con-
dlnients, over 80 per cent were adul-
terated. Of ninety samples of cocoa
and chocolate analyZed, nineteen were
adulterated, and these principally with sugar
and flour: Out of slAty-hve samples Of cot
fee. thirty-fve were adulterated. OF o5l
samples of milk, seventy-two were adulter-
ated, and eight doubtful. 0f fourteen sam
PIES Of pottSa ,d meat, tw9 e+ were ad1lteTatted'
five samples Of sugar were examined, and all
we're free from adultcratlon, unless an excess
OF glucose, which may be. considered as