, 1880-10-23

Niagara International Eark-I1n nix. As~
scEsHicit CasD-tsnii,1oylnE Prisoners
on Tho 4ircctH-Tllc Duke OF ArEyln
nnd AMnexntlou.
Special Dhpateh 10 7hs GAttaso Trthuns.
OTTAWA, Oct. a.-ft In estimated That over
100000 logs will bo got out OIL tho Upper
Ottnwa tllls Winter, and larger quantity of
square timber than was taken out Inst ycor,
GnnEs OF men arc leaving daily for the
slilntEes.
1t Is said that tho Government have ap-
pointed Commission on the international
Park Mt Niagara; but tho nalncs Of the Com.
misstoncrs law not yet bcc,, published.
The Hon. James Cockburn Is dangerously
III with MI attack Of Dright's disease Of tic
kidneys.
Special DIpateh to Tbs Cateaqo Tribune.
ST. JOHN. N. B.. Oct 22.--Thc assessment
cnse Of the Bank Of British Nnrth America
and the Dn,k Of Novn Scotia, with whom tho
Dnnk Of Montreal iias joined, is to be argued
before the Judicial Committee of the 1mpe-
rial Prlvy Council ltext mouth. Tho qtlcs,
tioll Mt stake Is whether these banks should
be assessed on net Income or net profits.
Tile Assessors contend that tllc incn,ne
shDnd ba taxtt, willie tho banks maintain
TINT they arc liable only to assessment on thu
pruiles, Tile Provincial Sllprulne Court and
ssIyo ts en'9 II e sp5ss sts favSf Go"fi rvf ss svs
Z. U, Is going to EnE[Alid rs counsel for the
C. .Gan.rporation, by the Quebec steamer oil tic
w ;;si s,sstas 14.patea to 7ns ca.eaoo Tribune,
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Tho knights of tho
'MncenlM:es have nrrallgcd, ~ tho basis of
reconciliation, that the two executive b0dics
alial! remain ~ ~ nt<prcsent until JANUARY,
}Wnen both VIII meet us one body III Port
Huron, wlAcre tliu union will be corsun,-
1nntea by the adoption Of constitution and
the election Of officers.
,,, satetat D!sHlea e 7ns chtoa9o 7ttbune..
Scloo! Commissioners Of this city have pre-.
scntcd n petition to tho City Council for 4
proper adjustment OF the BcElO0I.tax betwce1l
the protsstnnt nnd Catholic Boards, on the
basis OF tt,e relative proportions u. Tie ru't-
The petition alleges Tint the distribution las
nut btcn legal fur tho past ten years, and tho
Co!nmlsslonGrs ask 1n Investigation.
Attsarley sI yneS,t1 !; Laranger liell confer
prisoners Iii tho Alontrcat jatl e,iiployinent
oll tl!e streets, , Md II tue stonequarries ont-
sg Ii,{, til9 t'Gy, Sity. rls Ion Mr LosanEer ex-
Us t. using prison labor Oh tlio streets mid oll
9ners shut up IN jail. lle believed 1t would
p,eDettcr ,,.a 70 .nako them thus self.snpporttng
s i pSe sss Il s e eyp M y o s Wera tsnna @
to do lard inbnr OH tbo struets. ca,f "uo In
mnrkel prjsol,-garb, tho number nj mn1c.
factors would s9oil decrease. liz ind VII
messed tits class OF prisoners at wurk In
ptnl, could BE- ii,nde to wnrE IL, Il,
Montreal. lie was awuru Tint crtmimnis wert,
In The l,nblt If eOlnittlns tjnfts -, NJ ia ~,
to jul Tor the witler; but, II these n,s III wsrt t
lulitle to 70 out in tho opuil nlr aI do davis
winter. The fNct WIS, tj,at az ionI. NJ @ ihev
wGrU kept indoors. c1nlfurtublv iinised. Il,
winter, there would be iiclu out m in.Iilcn.
,ncnt Tor them to pursue no other cnt,1ss,.
tho yioWs of the Itlorl,ev.l 3ennrni. Int .ir.
sirpd lime for coMsiIurat}ot,. 10 tiint ihair
constituents might baye nm onportunIty Of
giving their yows upon the question. a' ~
ToIsoSro, Oct. :so.-1he Ercft,i0 TciTornn
says: ut is insimated Tint tic Duke Of