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 II 4 i! I* II. f The Stettdaird. MABKOATiF. AFKIL 23. 188 EASTERN TBOUBLE. Dispatches from the East daring the past week have been of a conflict- ing natore, bat the probabilities of a terrible war has assamed an almost certainty. Gigantic preparations are •being made on both sides. Enil%nd if prepared for peace negotiations, bat is determined to maintam her dignity, while Bassia eudeaTors to hide her treacberoas intentions behind a pacific face. A war loan of $55,000,000 has been voted without opposition by the English Government. Mr. Gladstone says, the country must be prepared to learn without surprise that the con- troversv with Russia has been closed. GENERAL GRANT. General Grant has made some im- provement during the past week, and hopes are now entertained tha he will see some months yet, and possibly reeover. Spring Asslmes.- Th Spring Assizes for this County commenced on Monday last. Owing to Hon. Justice Gait beiag detained at the Barrie Assizes, Judge Senkler of the County Court of Lincoln presid- ed. The business of the Court wan light, there being only three criminal cases, and nine civil cases, one of which was settled out of Court. Mr. A. Frost conducted the Crown business. The following is a hst of the Grand Jurors â€" Wm. Kougii, Foreman, Thos. Orchard, E.E. Main, James Strutliers, S. Cunningham, Jas. Bowes, jr., Thorp Wright, Hiram Andrews, Geo. Donald, John J. Duncan, Thos. Hill, W. E. Rombougb, Hugh Gordon, S. H. Breese, Josiah Sing, Geo. Eorke. The following cases were disposed of:â€" GAED.'^Efi VS. Kleopfer â€" Tlic plain- tiff was assignee of McKenzio Mc- Kiunon, carriage builders, of Meaford, who had become insolvent. Not withstanding the assignment, and believing it to be invalid, the defend- ant instructecTthe Sheriff to seize and close up the establiwhrnent fur a debt owing to him. Gardner brought the present action ajjainst Kleopfer for damages for wrongful seizure. The case occupied the whole day on Monday, and most of Tuesday. Verdict for plaintiff, $500. John Creasor, Q. C, and S. J Wilson for plaintiff. Mr. Nesbit of Toronto for defendant. The Grand Jury brought in a true bill against Johanna Eyan for theft. Queen vs. Johanna Ryan â€" The prisoner was indicted for stealing a $20 bill from a man named O'Neil on the 8th of Jauuaiy last. It appears that O'^eil met her on that day in a shop on Poulet Street, where they rec- ognized each other as old acquaint ances, and she invited him to their house to see her sister. He apparently demurred on the ground that he was not properly drebsed, but she overcame his scruples, and they went to her housa, calling at the American on the way to have a drink. At the house ONeil gave money to send for liquor, and when it arrived he testified he only took one glass, when it so affected him that he fell down in a stupor, and was unconscious till next morn- ing, when he found that a $20 hill had been taken from his pocketbook. The witness for the defence contended that he was awake all tlie afternoon, and took several glasses of liquor, being in fact drunk. It was deal: the money was taken frou him, and next day the present prisoner and a man named Harrington who was an inmate of the house, were brought before the Police Magistrate. Harrington pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two months imprisonment, but Johan- na Evan decided to be tne.l at. the Assizes. There was very little evidence against lier excfpt thai she was an inmate of the house wlicre the theft took place, and the jury acquitted Jier. A, Frost for tbe Crown J. M. Mil- boam for defence.â€" O. S. Time^. j -noo" '{ro» J08 .-rt ' «. f .;. eB Hiving decided togiye 4p5fi^i«^'» S«f -.^iiia^f!*?^^ SHELF HEmPRDfJ^ lift iS^^ This is a genuine Cl9artneoM9mk i^ mi ^*"l!^IS^ 'sign OFTHE â- "BIC^AXE.'"' k«««v.v, REARjIEL Fair Progress Oyer Des- perate Roads. Utl IsiiiM a liiifMlt- Three of /fiefs Scouts Captured THE FROfi LAKE AND FORT PIH. MASSA CRES IN DOUBT. R/efs force not half wimt U wa$ Reported. How General Illidcileton WHI Advance. CAN DEAFNESS BE CUEED Mr. John Clark, of Milldridge, Ont., declares it can, and that Haqyaid's Yellow Oil is the remedy that cored lum. It is ftko a specific to: all Clabxe's Cbossing, N. "W. T. "April 18.â€" The three Wah-Petu Sioux of White Ciip's band, captured by a re- connoitering party of fourty moanted men under Lord MeJgund, are two sons of White Cap and son in law, but none of them are of importance. The Indians were lieaded oft after an eight miles chase by Captain John French,. who, despite their guns â€" two double-barreled shot guns loaded with buck shot and a Winchesterâ€" parleyed with them uutil the rest of the troops surrounded them, when the Indians surrendered. They were brought to camp and interviewed by Gen. Mid dleton. They said they left Eiel's camp at Batoche's crossing, east side, five daiys ago, and that White Cap was there with all his lodges of Sioux refugess Irom Minesota in 1862. Of half- breeds there were 250 poorly armed. Nine lodges of Tenton Sioux are on the east side with Kiel, and fiye lodges on the west. There are some Cree lodges and Indian allies, but they do not number more than one hundred. How many Crees there .are between Bateche's and Prince Albert the pris- oners did not knew. White Cap's bjind are forced to remain with Kiel and do not want to fight with the whites. This tallies with what we have heard on kll sides since reaching here. Kiel has divided ins men mto fighting bands of ten each. Gen. Middleton asked the oldest of the prisoners what he would do if he were allowed to return to Batoche's. Ho answered that he would go at once to White Cap audtell him not to fij^ht the whites. Gen. Middleton then told him to go. He leaves as soon as darkness comes, and will tell all the Indians that the troops have not come to fight them but to punisli the half- breeds who are in msnrreetion severe- ly and to hang all who have marder- ed whitea, or been accessories to such murders. The general lortiior told the messenger to tell the Indians tliat they should receive five hunired dollars reward for tha rescue of any of the seven prisoners now in Biel's hands, and proportionately for the re- scue of ali. The Indians will probab- ly act in good faith and may do good. Geueial Middloton was asked if it was true that he had been ordered, from Ottawa not to fire on the half- breeds first. The general replied that it wat. -iufernal rot." He said his only iustruetioqs was to quell thin re beliion and hang murders and respon sible head men, and those orders Le would carry out. He t!;inks the critics laay nnima-lvert on-lits tactics if iie dividtrs his force by (^oSsmg a poriion to the other side cf the Saa katciiewan, imd reckognizc»s it as ii«it being milhary, but he i^^ if ho at- tacks Irom the west ride Ihe breeds ^will retreat into the Bite^HiUK^whieb affords almost perfe^fc eorcc. aad if he .atleets firoia tlus niA fkuft^tum tiie ferry and bide in tiie coverts in and aroand Doke Lake. He has now nearly 900 troops, bat if the rebels get into tbe woods thrice that number woald be neMlwi to drive them oni. It IS thought he will diide his foree and attact both aidi* simultaueoasly. BIU.'» VAKinSSTO. Biel has dnwB np an elaborate manifMto. He begins by gi^ng an aeooant of the deputations sent by the half-breeds either to Ottaw^ or the aathorities at Winnip^ siiice 1871, pzaiyiogfrnrtheredres^of the griev- anees which the half-breed comnissiou have eome to a^nsi. A long asoount is given of tbe proeeedings v4 a depatatioa, headed by Father Ledac, which want to Ottawa in 1873 to pat before the gev«rnment the complauits of the balf-beeds at St. Albert (8 miles from SdmontoD) and of those of tbe Saskatehewan country at large. He says the appomtment of the hall breed commission is a confession on the pait of the government that the half- Breeds had not received iustice. He goes on to say thst the ministers had repeatedly promised to enquire into subject in answer to the letters sent. Strong representations had also been made by Archbishop Taohe, by Mr. Boyal, M. P., and by the lower Cana- dian members, in answer always being that "something would be done." This went on from 1872 until 1876, when Governor Laird took the matter up and advocated a general settlement His advice was not heeded. In 1876, 1877 and 1878 urgent representations were made t.o the government officials, and though the invariably reply was that government were considering matters nothing was done. In 1879 when Sir John MacDonald came into power these representations were re- newed Kiel says Mr. Dewduey must have misled the government, in which case he is responsible for all this trouble. He tsays the Dominion sur- veyors had no sooner ceased to liarass the half-breed settlers by tiireatening to deprive them of portions of then' farms than timber inspectors began to persecute them, fining settlers for taking timber off land which they had been cultivating for years, patents had for some reason or other been withheld. Biel appo^ls to tha white settlers to testify, to the mismanage ment of Saskatchewan and Alberta ever since 1870, and also to the tyranny and dishonesty of most of the officials placed over the people, and says that his people never intended to shed a drop of blood, and did not fire on Grozier until that officer fired first. He asserts that war is being foiced upon them, and that they are being hunted to death, although parlia- ment at Ottawa knows that they have been wronged, in conclusion, he says that under these circumstances as death by the public executioner or in battle must be theirs, they must die fighting. This document, together with the bill of rights of September and a new bill of rights will be sent to Gen. Middleton. Following is an abstract of the bill of rights above referred to First, the subdivision into provinces of th^ Northwest territories second, the half-breeds to receive the same grants and other advantf^^es ss the Manitoba half breeds thixd, patents to be issued at once to the colonists in possession fo'irth, the sale of half a miUioii acres of Dominion lands the proceeds to be applied to the estahliiUiment, ,in the haif-brerd settlement!!, of schools, hospitals, and such like institutions, and to the eqhipment of the poorer half-breeds with seed, graiii,' and implements; fifth, the pre-etvatioy of 100 town- ships o£ swamp iaod for didtributioD among tlie oluldren nf half breeds daring tlie next 120 vears; sixtii, a tfrank «rfat least $],o69-for tbe main- tenance rfan io^tittition, to be con- da^ by the honsin eacih half-ltreed settlem«it; atid seveaUi, bettor RT»oo Apr stytpodi ft .the â- ""•••r .iliiii, • .rx-T5iI .cir cb *: ^.-: .. â-  '•:•" â- ::"' ' im }i:M| iusi ".v • t.ATXB. Clasxk's Cbossd^o, ]^.W.T. 10 a.m. April 21. â€" The oolumn nnder Col. Montizambert wiU cross the river at daylight. It consists oi the 10th, tbe Winnipeg Field Battery, 40 sconU under Captain IVendi, and 80 men of "A" Battery, in all 892 men. The weather is stormy, heavy wind and rain. Forty wagon loada of sapplies came in yesterday. Fotage is short bnt jnst above here iu the St. Laurent settlement there are hundreds of hay- stacks belonging to the half-breeds. These will doubtlesly be need, a fair valaation bemg pnt opon the qaaotity taken from eaeh-farm. There art no signs oi rebel*, though their eeoats were seen at dayoreak. General Middleton will not advance with the right eolnmn, 470 strong, until to.morrow. Col. Montizambsvt will feel his way. The water is low. The ferry is not in good working or- d«r* The -iyer is 618 feet wide here. Scouts are going south oi tiiis eros. sing into the woods along tbe river. A settler says there were bands of halfbreeds there yesterday. Gen. Middleton does not believe that masacres have taken place at Pitt or Frog lake as reported. The men are all well. Dr. Codd is medical officer with Col. Montizam- bert. Dr. Ortou is with the tioops on this side. A boat left Prince Albert to-day and will be at a safe distance below Batoche's, near the troops across the river, should i' be needtd after the fight to-morrow. Gen. Middleton says if Kiel is whip ped his defeat will dishearten the Indians. A number of Cree wan-iors are de- termined to make a pitched battle of it between here and Battleford. If they are beaten a general Indian war will be averted. The steamer Norihcote, whish" left Saskatchewan landing to day with troops and supplies for here; should reach us in three days. The roads are iu the very worst condition, and this has led to an in- terference with the transport arrange- ments. The supply o^ oats is consid- erably larger, than that ef hay. £-JLX. I BIRTHS. iOaiMi«i^ AituMBia, on tbe i«h. i i:ihe iMlMtViv Joseph Gibso. 2H bsaaifHtpEifltadanghter. ^^^^ -! MAHKlALE. F«n Wheat 90 78 tf. t^ l^rint Wheat.. ' jySIxOy â- â€¢â€¢Â«â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢ X^^Hi^ •â- â€¢'••«»»••••( Lr ftSS •*•*•#•••• •• Batuv •-•#«••••••. £ggs.*p.. xl*y *••••••••••••••« QO to \i (kl X ore •(•••••••••••••« O Of) Jq m. I'^our 3 75 to « 78 to 50 to 51 58 to " 36 to lo to H to. Ml 50 to " 18 to t«liiwM6r|| markdaleI â€"THIS NEWâ€" /bfe/if Process Flouring Is now completed at great exp on the plans, and with the best chinerf manufactured, ma ing it, in every sense of th term, "« ImIsI MIL" 1 am therefore in a positin to give the public a S||Bir Articte «f Flour. A fair trial respectfully licited and I have no feas bii the result will be ermnentll satisfactory. Cash paid four good hard Wki SS" Flour, Bran, Shorts.d etc, for sale wholesale retaij AHOUS PLEWES. 219 MORTGAGE SALE 0\ valuable farm propeity io the town- ship of Eapbm^ia, in the Coanty of Grey, under power of sale contained in a mortgage which will be produced at the time of sale. There will be offered for sale by, public auction at thi Bevere Hotel, Tltorn- iHiry* on Fiidaj, the 22nd day of May A. D. 1885, at 3 p. m., aU that certain parcel or tnust of land situated in the township of Eaphrasia. contaiiung one hundred acres more or less, composed of the East half of Lot somber nineteen, in tbe twelfth Concesnion of the said township. There are said to be upon the premises s log house and bam the soil clay loam tfaiTty-three acres said to be cleared, the balance well timbered with hard- wood. Thi*- property will be sold subject to a re- serve hil. Terms and conditions made known on day of sale. For farther particulars, apply to Vendors' Sohcitor. BEATTY. CHUDWICK. BL/kCKSTOCK GALT. No. 58 Wellington Street East, Toronto. Dated this 17th day of A|«il A. D. 1884, 241-44 I MeRTetee sale. OF a Taluable 50 acre Farm in the Town- ship of Holland, b«ng Lot 68, Bange 1 South West t f Toronto and Sydenham Bead at ttac Berere Hotel, Iflark- *ale, oa Tuesday, May ftili, at one o clock p. m. Abont 40 acres cleared, fenced aad free from stamps^ remainder hardwood bosh. The coil is • f(pod learn. O^to Ber](eliry Station, on T. 0. 4 B. B. B. rf^ fnrther psztieidats SM to the AaeliDiuvr. -aflb. » to HBKOBBSCm __^^^c!r Mfjfir i, JuiiEilaU^ or ' The subscriber has ranch pleasure ij iutimating to the Ladies of Mark- dale and vicinity that she has commenced tbe Dress-Making Bnsii In all its branches. Having gradn ted in the ranks of the best seam- stress in the Dominion, she feels assured of giving satis- faction to all who may favor her with aea^l. The latest best styles London, Paris New York Fashio\ Strictly adhered to. She has ou bm a supply of FANCY GOOD! And a choice selection of the latecj styles of T R,I MiMIIVO S, Which for beauty and rare desij' cannot be surpassed, if even equalled in Markdale. Bespectfally yours. Ml. E. BENSONr Markdale. April 7, 1885. FOE SALE. a)/^/^ acres of Imd oo easy terms, jCUKj Lot 10, con. 12,. Holland townshifl 60 acres cleared, balance splendid tiiDl log honse and barn well watered with uey faiUng spring creek. For terms, apply ^\ MAJOK, Port Perry, Ont., 24H NOTICE. IN order to put the village in good ^^' condition, honseholder.-; and prop^ ownMu" of Markdale aro requested to foj with clean their yards, privies, c., to^ off sidewalk opposite their respective P" ises and to ranove all obstructions off pablio streets and notice is hereby P *hat oa aAd alter the 10th day of Maj^ ties neglecting to comply will be dealt according to law. By order of the Police Trustees, â-  GEO. GK."I. lubp. Xruste Markdale, April 22, '85. WELL. TO EE MEMBER A stitch in time siives nine, fes" lesalts oft follow a neglect of abated bowels and had ' Burdock Bbod Bitters regulate pnrify tile afamiaeh, bowels. Iciao«j9and the bkood. Take li» â- I'K* t%i Ifih trt. *^* ' 1 lM^«8tb#tcaji *»dMc«ompetitr lukir. 0«rVel ISdaanWoathebattI lYi!tourfairl»»*n»8 8 I iw Hearts «• ton "• lATewrfcnght'oeath On fttT-off western prai| I Hid and his rebel band! I The Spint of rebellion L Have stirred up tbrongi Ami «A wid tidiu^a col I of gai*" ftiUo*" slainl White burning barns ail At night light op the pi I A call for volunteers is kgdaalsktoobeythe Beady to ' ** ^^^^ Or fiUl H hw« â„¢*° 'â- ' i'vm dMk. fiNHB busy f ran many a peaoefol jMkTinr tki frienda " lli^t willingly they iod maay a sorrowing \iai anoiy • weeping wi iSog* ia a long embrac ttMkvnaaXMrailife 4mI arwiy a sweethMrt' Aoi aster's anguish teli I Sow hand it is (6 say "g To those they love lO w Bnving all tml and hard 11m gallant lads have go I Htngry and cold and we I tiet eager to press on Ob Lake Superior's ice-b WhUe bitter north-windf Marching o'er hill and va I Tluongh darkness and tl I AU honor to the gallant i Who to the^West have g And honor to the lads wl I And guard our coasts at ' fjhonld Fenian mob invac A vrelcome warm for thei I Oar soil shall be their gn "iludl sing their requiem. .^nd many a feryeut pray And many an earnest wor ll'oGod, the Kiug of Batt l*f Hosts, the Mighty Lor riliitt He -vill guide tli« so k\ that far western plain, I Ket'ji them tlirongh every I Auu bring them back agai And shojilJ they metit in I jM and liil rebel band, HI iierve their arms to stj I '.iici ior their native land. hmdWeBS our gallant voli 1 â-  Jidall wlio tlioia comma M»v ihey live long, an \.o i'lich Queen and nativ h ^arrcspar Notice.â€" We wJsh it ilLs 'lut\v«iiou()t holdourseJ I II"' o,!]ni»iis expressed W Saugecn Pre A pin re natd meet lyttryofSaugeenwas h;" tl^e 14tU April, Ri pHe moderator, prosid POBe of the meeting Wi upon the resignation c loiOsprey. L:^^?, General Asseml ««m Committee, at tb hi'^,-»,f-Chisholmtc iBrir^, *^^ Church to ISoiiJ"' " eve I Mr 7»^P°""«^ent. h "^!!^^ decid. r*C d^f ^i'^s « |aii5SL Jf*y' as tbe |o^^,f^d,ft mai l^eliji^ T^ ^aa be potty b„-^5i* He ' -m