, 1880-08-29
CANADA.

Elections I'm onrarIo-DcclIne ofthe Ma
t1onal T'olicy-Tlle - r. e-Fsaby - Par
ty-En=llsh Company to Control tho
Canadian nIzlher-11arKet-Snle of
Newfoundland Coppcr-3EInes.
t. Special Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune
ToEoSTo, Ont, Aug. os.-Two ELECTIONS
for the House of Commons took place in
Ontario to-day. One for the Western Diyis-
ion of this city, caused by the appointment Of
the late member John B. Robinson) to the
acknowledgements of Ontario; the
other in the County of Ontario, which was
rendered necessary by the unseating Of
George G. Wheeler for bribery by agents.
In the former. Joseph Beatty, @. c.
(Conservative), was elected by ma
jority Of 262, and in the latter George
c. Wheeler {Reformer} was reelected
by a majority of 157. 4 little less than two
years ago the Conservative majority in the
Western Division Of this city was Gss9, and its
reduction in Mr.. Beatty's case by some 400
votes, while in that Of D1r. Wheeler there is
all iro;eqse Of 1o6 Indicates the change of
feeling regarding the protection policy in
augurated by Sir John Macdonald, which is
slowly, but none the less surely, overspread-
ing the whole Dominion. Mr. White, the
"rag-baby" candidate, Of whom great things
were expected by the National Currency
League, polled only SO Of the 1900 votes east,
~ Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune
r;r1. Q;rEAWhA, ha,o Ang ,ra 2stSix Six young ohlate
from France. They will remain there Tor
some time, pursuing theological studies. and
accuStOlning themselves to the country, be-
fore entering upon their work as mission
Ories. -,
\. A.cab1egram received here says that the
lointstock company which has been forming
IN Great Britain for the purpose Of purchas-
ing limits and controlling the lunber-market,
nftf1 ifb A1>- :t
has now the control of Messrs. II. Il. Cooks
and Grants limits. This is said to be the be-
ginning of 4 gigantic scheme which will
throw large amount Of British capital into
-- Special Di,pa.eh to The Chicago Tribune.
MONTREAL. Aug. "a gentleman here
informed friend few days ago that he
held IN various names no less than 25,ooo
Already he has been offered six times the
original price Of the lands, but refused to
\ host Of actions and cross~actions have
Pc neet1 taken BY the Captain and Engineers Of
Is prosecuting the Engineers for leaving the
ship without leave; while the evidence Of the
First Engineer clearly proves that he had
verbal permlSslon from the Captain to leave
likely to be SOME time before it is settled.
lntlcll to the loss OF the ship-owners, The
detention OF the vessel is said to cost the owu-
erS Slc0 per day.
~; 4 dispatch from Sydney, C. B., says Mr.
Ellerhausen has sold to New York com.
p1ny, for 81 900, his copper-1nines at
Littie Bay. and Belts Cove, Newfoundland'
Mr. El!enhauser was recently at New YnrE
and the company witt, whom he negotiated
sent their Engineer down to Newfoundland
y examine ana report OIL the mines. lie was
fully satisfied with the mines, and recon-
r.. The report OF the Chamber of Commerce Of |
o.. Jonn, Newfoundland, for the present |
year, JUST issued, opposes the building of = |
railway across the island, on the EroanS that
It vii! ultimately lead to NcwfounljanI;s
becoming member Of the Canadian Confeti, !
th;1nn, th;ns mnticn 1t urged is one Of the worst