New-York tribune., 1885-08-11
ing bouses No person will be admitted to tho town
| after August 20 without special permission.
EFFORTS MADE TO SAVE RIEL.
TRIALS OF THE NORTHWESTERN REBELs-EVl-
DENCE AGAINST POUNDMAKER.
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MONTREAL, Aug. 1O.-Mr. Burbidge, Deputy
Minister OF Justice returned from Regina this morn
ing He tells interesting facts about the proceed
ugs OF the trial of Rel and the hafbreeds 1t appears
Judge Richardson fixed the date Of Rels execution
for September TO permit time for the hearing OF
appeal before the Court Of Queens Bench Manitopa
which opens September q Ries address to the jury
he describes as calm and deliberate and delivered In
godd English. He speaks slowly. possesses mucn per-
sonal magnetism and is altogether just the person likely
to hold influence over the masses
Seventy prisoners have been held for trial. Forty OF
these have pleaded guilty to the charge OF treason
felony the maximum punishment for which Is death.
Some twenty half taken at Baouche VIII be tcd
on Thursday when tho court resumes Its sttinss'
Poundaker and six braves will be tried on the charge
of murder here is strong documentary evidence n,e
gainst Poundmaker, which was found aln9ung kieis
fleets The present meeting OF the Nets OF 10
nat Rsl deserted aud has consequently ruined thcm'
The French newspapers urging forward every rea.
son under the why Rel should be saved one says
that when General Gordon in danger the whole OF
the British Empire was moved to save him ana eI ue
;@i Of Il Ionsuenal, says: John Brown was clearly
pro we'd have violated the State law of Virginia and he
worthy Of notice that his death signal of the de-
of c1 smG % blood S
death Of million Of men on tho battlefield. ,.
Meetings being held all over the province In agita-
tion Of the subject.
CURED AT ST. ANNE DE BEAUPREs sHRINE
MONTREAL, Aug. 10 (SpeciaD An alleged
miracle performed yesterday at the shrine OF St.
Anne de Beaupre. lad Joseph Fiset, who was COM
pete cripple, and suffering also from number OF rum
ming his back had come all the way from Massa
chusetts invoke the power Of the saint In his behalf
He struggled up tho aarra his crutcbes, kissed
the relics felt cold thrill throughout his body which
caused him to drop his crutches and on STOPPING ore
cover he found he could walk With devout thanks
giving he had laid his crutches among those OF others
who are alleged have been healed through the inter
position OF ST. Anne and walked from tho church 70 the
steamor On board were two medical men who exam
ined the his back and found them dried up
member Of McGi Medical Faculty visited him In ths
city to-day and after concluded that at the
the boy became that lie was cured ana
he obtained that confidence the want OF which has pre-
Young Fiset of that he sent the following tee-
gram to his father, John Fset Greenneld, MAS
walk am RiSs T..isfy et syrSsse. SSss at ST. isDe Hoe
DISASTER CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE BRAKES.
MERRITToN, Ont, Aug. 1O.-As a heavily
laden Pacific express train drawn by two engines was
entering the Grand Trunk yards here at O'Clock TINS
afternoon II found that the airbrakes would not
work that the train could not be stopped with the
hand brakes The swing bridge at the crossing OF the
weand Canal just beyond the depot, partly opened
and the train dashed past the depot and both engines
and the foremost plunged into the canal and
the adjoining pond Tho foremost engine was buried
IN the water and the second one was completely
wrecked over It, The baggage and express cars went
over bank and the front passenger coach went par
TALLY over Engineer Coz OF London, was found In the
beneath the and he extricated with difcuty
He wac the driver OF tho second engine William Jen
nlnss nnd nfosahy de jacSson train porter Of
Niagara Falls had his back hurt and was injured In
iern,y GIId p95s 2, SiIs~Ts s.Ts besn sn to
the hospital at St Cathcrines