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The Mineral argus., 1883-09-27

The British government proposes to
establish $1,000 Irish families, or about
100000 persons, above The great lakes
in British America, giving them imple-
ments + T tilling the soil, with the privi-
lege Of paying for the land on long time.
This is proposed as a means Of reliev-
ing the over-populated districts Of Ire
n TO some extent, and as a nrepara-
ton for certain land re lorms to be in
stituted by the government upon that
island. There are o 1000, 600 Irish in the
world, 5,2OO,OOO onlyof whom remain in
Ireland. Those in other countries r
prosperous, and their success NAV we'll
induce thSse at home to accept the
chance offered them in the Canadian
settlement scheme. There is nothing
worse IN this, than if the United
States government took $1,000 families
from the oveT-erowded slums of our
large Atlantic sea-board cities aud gave
them an excellent chance TO strike ont
for themselves in the great grain fields
of the Northwest or the cattle country Of
the southwest. The scheme is to accept
only those that will go of their " free
viii from the Over-crowded portions Of
ireland. The 100000 impoverished
Irish. who accept the governments Of
fer to set them up as respectable far.
mers in Manitoba. will be wiser thar
hose who reject il. II must be a thrift
less family OF four or five persons tina
cannot take a new farm in that virqir
sol. with implements to tall il, and paw
a mortgage Of 500, or even 81 600, in tel
years. Canada has long complaine,
hat European emigrants have so gener
ally turned their faces toward the Unit
ed States, tina she viii no doubt be &c
lighted with this new Irish colonizatlo
scheme, and greet the newcomers
next year with open hands.
The Mineral argus., 1883-09-27
A Serious Fire Casualty in =
consin.


The home Of Frank Camre, an old rel
sident OF Appleton, Wisconsin, caught hH
on the 18th inst, and burned to the ground
There wa no insurance on the house, and
the loss is about 81, 900. A crowd gathered
round the house when the alarm was given
and thinking the inmates were out did
nothing but wait for the fire department
While they were looking at the burning
house, a door few open and the fathe|
rushed out perfectly mad with fright. I'd
had to be seized and held. As 500 as n
was learned that the family were in tn,
house, the excitement was intense. Al
young man named Brown rushed into thJ
building, grabbed q little boy about thra|
years old, and threw him out ola win
dow; Ths ,,.d opy ,,r. was k ndiSg
Young boy that was thrown out OF a win
dow was badly cut around the legs and !
bad slit across the abdomen. He cannd|
live. While the doctors were sewing ul
the cut across the abdomen, which exposed
the inwards, the little fellow showed him
self a hero, never making a noise, bud
gazed around with a frightened look
Three other children escaped Brow whd
went into the house had his arms and fac|
badly burned, and will be laid mp for soms
time. While the children were being takg|
out another band Of men went to the bed
room window and broke in the glazl
The heat was so Intense that no o1l
could enter. The second window that ]
broEen in happened to be near a bed, aud
one OF .he men grabbed a woman by thd
hair, and with the aid of another man, sid
and her six weeks-o old child were pulled out
The babe was unirjured. but the wOmr|
was badly buried from the soles OF her fed
To her head Her flesh is burned down bs|
back like raw beef. She eannot We. H0E
her husband got out and how the building
caught fire are matters of conjecture JOha
Tracy, who pulled the woman out, san
that she was wrapped in heavy blankets and
that she was burned while thew were tryind
10 get her out of the window. Tracya
hands and face are scorceed quite badly.
The Mineral argus., 1883-09-27

Fire is devastating farm lands IN the
New England states, and serious damage
is being entailed TO crops and buildings
The losses will foot up more than a mill
lion dollars. Many small farmers have
lost their sole possessions except the
blacl ened land itself. From OF
Island, and some portions Of New Jer
sew come reports of ravages by forest
fires. The long continued dry spell in
the eastern states has left all material in
a very inflamable state.
The Mineral argus., 1883-09-27

on the Office where It Is recs we'd, but al
the expiration OF three mon tns tne
not paid. and a certain forL q pas ~
made out, and the notes are r. 'oee'
the p~ostofice department sun- 10
cent to s. 90 may be sent but no 49,,
mart of a cent. The note may al '' =
ceived and passed lor currency n
months.
The Mineral argus., 1883-09-27

Hawley Cole. who for a number OF years
has been connected with the Chicago &
Nortbwesiern at Milwaukee. as passenger
agent. has been appointed Milwaukee pas
senger agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern road.
The Mineral argus., 1883-09-27

A dispaton from keokuK announces th
finding there Of Mary Churchill. the young
girl who disappeared from her home in ST
Louis recently.