, 1881-01-06


5, OTTAWA, Ont, JIM. 6-Afr. Dunster will
ask for II return showing tho amount Of
duties collected OIL rice Imported Into British
Columbia; also tic amount collected OH
powder Behind this move there Is Il sfnis-
ter sclien,e. Mr.. Bunster's ,loye for tho
MnNgol rnce Is we'll known, 1t was Illus
trated last session by his Bl,ort-hatr rcsUllt-
tion. It Is his intention to nsls. wien the re-
turns arc brought down, that tho tax OIL pow
der be taken of and TINT OIL rico iIcreMscd.
lie hopes by this method to ssaryc and keep
out Ut Ills section oE country tito "Ilcathcll
Chinee." =
sptctat Di,pat<h Ia 1ht Chicago TRIBUNE.
hfoNTitEAi., Jan. 5.-The Southeastern
Railway Company completed the railway
truck across tho St. Lawrence te-day.. a,ltl
commenced running tra!ns: After several
successful trips. sn,nll locomotive jumped
the trnel, full OH liz side. and went through
the leu to tho bottom, III nbolt bftccIi feet Of
water. Fortunately, tho engineer and fire.
nlIn escaped. Tho track was not Injured,
: and tic service will bo resumed; TOMORROW.
M difficulty Is anticipated In tntsine tho en-
ginc. One thousand cnrs Of freight are ready
to EH across. THE traffic this year will lnrEe-
lyn%ceeu tint Of last winter.
Ille stock nlurEet was very active anu
strong to-day for lcatllng securities. 'rl9
6per cent encli, Mld City GINS anl Montreal
Telegraph were higher and In teu!and.
The l}onral Ut Trade ltas Issued Its animal
rcp9rt, whs I' statrS tint tlers Is 10 res.,,!
tho debt for 1ucpenlng Lakn 81. Peter nfter
ltS nss,ttnce to that effect last winter. On
tliM Pilcillc Hallway schcmo thy report says:
lengthy discussion, but your Council uecm
u advisable to refrutn, BY my, act Ut theirs,
frot, INCREASING tho difficulty that ulreatiy be.
kets tue u9ycritt'!c'!t III tho conclusion Of y
Of tlle country, will undoubtedly proyu II
Sunit Ste. Alaric route.''
AZ ad$Ss5 W;s fr1 VI, rssnS,n n ;s T. ,S ns%e
tol M'bblnE fSMty' %iioso daaEl.ter le Ind
E,s,,;a ,aai at IT, tue time Of hts arrest bnt Mas
f t', .c@ " r ge'ls,t} s ya,v %o followed Him
il. 81. siorrisut'. a" uatIyo 81 Milestone, N.
j., but wl,o l,as residett l!urc nbout two years
AMI nctetl as IL 6onkkecpur, committee! sui.
from drifting i, exress "s l'eceased " i'', was
young ptea' @ Sy 'ss q Il. arsls csleas Tribune.
wei: & Ss SsivagS snM capny y Of re%asnfS Gss
with il capital Stock Of Ss05,0Wj III shares o}
SLtO eacl,. IL a!plyIng 10 ti!e dominion l'ar-
lament Lag, ,; for sl!arter Tls lroylsipna! ~
sfss sffaS.s IT, ao s9ss fEse fSa eoss 5 + oto Gn
II Is intended that tile e0nllMny shall bo pro-
yidsu viii. VESSELS, stealti.plslps. dretfges,
l.te,sAynE ann,lItnl,.ccs: etc; The Domln!o,i
conIpat!y for a stated period. III consEdera-
tion Ut Its usefulness In saving life alsd pro p
erty.
oSsa1 nt,:s' 9a'q,;a ,.a to n: Gatseoo Treunt
AiouireaI.. Two years nxo tlIs Gity Council
reduced t!,s salaries Oh tts ei.y employees ali
s'ni enterul an nctlon for .laitascs. (WHICH Wsl'ic
ha4 been tleciul IN hix fayor. Nav Ii viii
be In order tor tho rest Of tlo enluloyts tn
eonnsence netnD5: and hcf0re long other
n'iI.tlictral n.,i. corporations may hays similar
;. II nppenrs TINT tho building Of st. pctor'a
Ca,teIlfHl-tho largcsl OIL t!is c0l.tllient--ls
,i ,nt to bo Al,nMlol'cd, Bishop Fabto has
which, .ho snys, titcre Is mt the slightest
Foundation. An stn.il us funds ura, fDrtllcolll-
ilN:, w9rk on tl!e edi!lce will bu resumed, md
carried Oil to completion as quickly ~ pos
Harrison Stephens, the millionaire, WHO
ms been III the p!1t of tlAt!l for s1lllH tlaya,
!lnS recovered somewhat, ailh hopes nrG III.
t!etiaitett I, Of h!s Temporary recovery. AZ ha
Sht t yEAFs old, permanent recovery will bo
:, spsetat D.aatsA to =. caseaeo Trteans. ,
NIL ittH. NILE \. JalI; oOf ycssels Registered
during tho past ye.r: Twonty.onc, of sol
tons, tint hRsa bean wrecked, ioanlpre,l, .le.
sttoy.a hr lire, or aro sIIsaing; four. Of .37l
Insls that lAyN been broken up Or otherwise
destroyed ~ il,scnworthy; f0ilr, Ut 4a7 tons,
Tint l!nvN beel, sold to foreigners; alld twull.
y, uf .GeI tons, tllat hHye bcc,l sturretl
sna feElstsINt do noso In tho port, and truns.
6n:stat Dhpatth % TAs cAteaao 1rtbuns.
IT, jo!iN, n. H.. Jnn. 5.-DurItg thu year
eh'llliT thu 3lst OF December, forty-oae new
ysssuls: u 1Iol4 tulls, werp added u tilo reg.
1stry"f st. John. rwe,lts-tlIree, vessels. ct
il.s:i to>s. and valued At SIN, ,000, Were lust
aM;ooo tolss, afc beung built liz lie l'sOyi,ace.
Ino sl!lppinK registered III tho Province con-
slsts Q! 1,oI} vessels, Of .tS,078 tons; wlilel,
~ tillts.eight vessels and 1, ,77U to,s less tllau
Ut ILLS tntH'lnSt year,
;, stsesai Dl.aalsh 10 1as rAaeaao 7stouns
,ToMoST9, ;lan. h--Alr, r. II. Whltefoot
ed!tor nf the l.ollt0A SiIUrtsH,l3., will return
WIN lianlnn 10 Canada, and probably estab.
lI:i! Il sporting pnper tlerc.
IVuoSIo, Out, Jun. h-'rhs eoal-tlealers