, 1880-11-14
CANADA,

Han1an and the Coming Rnce-weafhe
frophecfes-Congre Minister
aud Marriage with a Deceased Wife,
sIster-EAow an American Obta1ne,
-Four Canadfan Pacific Railway Con
trnct%-The Welland Canal and tn
Sunday Question.
! Special Uispetch to The Chicago Tribune,
TORONTO, Ont, Nov. ia special cable from
London respecting the coming race sayy Haula1
| IL IN the pink OF condition. He weighs I52 pounds
out will probably row ut l53 gaining pound b,
! to-morrow's rest He has DO feurs OF a stitct
| III MS side, rs he rowed the entire course u,
| full burst OF speed. He says, glitch or nc
stitch, he viii row the race to death, even If he
never sits in another boar or Rets out of this one
he will row In his Swuddle boat The Australian
t Is IN good condition, and his hackers are very
confident; THIS s 3, 1ns heaviest betrug race on
r. record. Another $4,000 WIS sent from Toronto
To-day to back AanRn. This makes about SN!-
wv within the forty.eght hours.
Special Gispateh t. The Chicago Tribune.
] TORONTO, Nov. M-The adyisabiltty OF admit
ting lady students to the lectures in Uuivers ftv
GullsRe WAS considered at largely ATTENDED
meeting OF the students. A resolution was
unanimously passed setting forth that they
should, in the opinion Of the meeting, be allowed
to DO so,--at least until State endowed college
was provided Tor their separate education.
Moses Oates. the weather prophet Is in ,own.
and l, has b been tndulging in some forecasts. H.
reKnsds It. as highly probable that comparatively
BY ! break Of g day or two Of cloudy
weather, or even little rain. This tiue spell IS
70 pe followed within few days BY sleighfuR
over most Of the country, which will last from
live to ten days, and will then give way to broken
of r ee eoninusa fm tho 5t The l5th
low to last through The Christmas holidays
SYseta, Ds.Da,eh 70 The Chicago 1ribuns
OrTAWA, Nov. 13.-lt has been decided to hold
q four-days musical convention here. 10 he co,-
Quoted BY sne well-known composer, Dr. n. 8.
Perkins, Of Boston.
Tho fnjlnwinu raon1r &ior, 1,soaa ~. ~.- va.
etn association OF Congregattonallsts, expluins
Tie Eastern Association Of copvrepa+1ona,
Ministers in session In tne city OF Ofto~a. bay
Ing bad under consideration the condition Of
the law relating to murr'age with deceased
the effort made during the last session Of the
dominion Parliament TO obtain the passage Of
the act iegaiizing such marriages, be it unanI-
:, Reyolp<d, That, whereas no passage OF Ho1y
Scripture @ I1, can be produced which. fairly inter
marriages; and, whereas tnerc is no valid o.
lection, social or consangutneal. to the contract
.yed S such bat arFaEss aud whereas + is BE-
only Christian country in tho world whose
mws are opposed 70 the formation Of
hope that the bill which pu.sed The Commons by
50 large majorty last session will be rentr,,-
dnGed ,; at the coming session Of Parliament, and
Will become ut once the Inv Of the land.
4. P. Macdonald, contractor testified before
The ractc Railway Commission respecting the !
otle III CoHLFdEt3 4 Hnu British Columbia.
mitted t I'd that Mr. onderlonk. of californta, paid
Sloo.00o for them: Col. Smith, Of brooklyn, n. |
=, swore, ii few days ago, that similar sum |
already shown by evidence to have been paid, |
and there is fourth contract to be INQUIRED il-
The citizens of Ottawa entertain the uyeltest
regard FOR Mr. OndeFdO:.k, 1t Is not every duy
that a contractor comes I'd the city and expcuis
Mr onderdonk appeared here SONS weeks be-
fore the tenders were opened. suite of apart- !
lnents in locul hotel wus specially set npart for
his use. and entertaining commenced On grand
scale, Chalnpugne flowed like water. privute |
aud 1ovial dinner parties were the order Of the |
day. Ihe day Of rendering came at lust. The
hy some means hMd been spread |
abroad that Onderdonk was merely the rrprc-
sentative OF the Hon. Mr.. Mills, California bunk
Instructions were to obtain the contracts at any
'atlonai cost Little wonder, then, that. wheH
u, the tenders were opened, onderlonk,s tenders
ladlan tenders. too sharp for the young Amer
'Au, y y were ,learer the goAi. Nothing daunted.
shfy, ard the rivulets OF champagne began tn
.eedy local politicians were lifting rourfu The
hose By A. P. Mcdonald .s Co. As twelve zen
rhe eeeS %fr9 o 5bs seed
'agne and Mr.. Onderdonk's golden eloquence
v!s to persuade these gentlemen to sell their
composed Of Nessrs- Jones Goodwin, Hugh !
ty2u. and Col: Smith. The latter declares tn
violence that $loo,UU was paid by Onderuonk
or the contract, and that tho money was equally !
1y1ded between tho three. Section was given
o aiessrs. kayanagh l. Co.. and they sold their
ontract to Onacltiouk for sum APPROX.
mated at $4,000. as it was tho least
a!uable Of the four. It is said that
50N further was paid On account of th;s !
ontr7lcr: aud thnt that amount was divided be-
%ecn Conservative journalist, Civil-Scrvice !
'npl1ye, nnd third person. These persons.
oweycr. nro credited with having received ]
8HFFtrRH arn11 1u N&.... ]
li3 ct,ntract.
Altogether. it Is estimated thnt Onderdouk, for
otei- bills, contract purchases. etc. left nearly
io.N0 behind in ottawa, apart from zs0l00
securities deposited with tho Government.
Speetaf Dispatch to 77Ie CI.te4sgo Tribune. :
ST. CATHER1SEs. Nov la-Publtc meetiposare {
eng held i2 this neighborhood, condemniny |
le Action the Government In opcutnv the ! a
'ennnd Canal On Sunday. At meeting ut
erralton. i:r m rcsolutton Was adopted to tnenoe-
alize the. .Gorernme1.t to rescind the order 10
I'VE " me cana! opened on Sunday. Acommjttee :
as appointed to take such steps as tney T
nuld think advisable, either bofore Or a1ter i
'arin0 from tha Government.