Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 17, 1876, Winnipeg, Manitoba 38 she gaily Mosbay 17, 1876. A correspondent of the London Advertis e attributes the passion for Strong drink to Tho inordinate use of Salt meats and bad cookery. In support of this theory he cites several facts. Upon the whole the letter if hot absolutely convincing is suggestive. Tun Globe repeats that the Ofier of 000 to British Columbia is As compensation for the omission from the agreement agreed to under the auspices 01 lord Carnarvon of that portion which obliged Canada to build the Road from is Quinault to Nanaimo some sixty five Miles in length. Tui delays which occur in the transmission of registered letters to the United states from Canada arc being made a matter of complaint by commercial men. The Mon Treal Herald has enquired into the cause of these delays and ascertained that when registered letters from Canada Cross the line they fall under the general registration regulations of the United states. There Tho administration has suffered so much in Tho past from the notorious insecurity of the mails that they have adopted a plan for the transmission of registered matters Over their routes which in their opinion affords hot Ter Security than has Ever before been obtained. This plan it should be stated is at tended wit i More delay than was before it was adopted. When the american authorities were communicated with on Tho subject of these inconvenient delays to which Canadian matter was subjected Tho reply was that there could be no safety to registered letters coming into the states from Canada if they were permitted to Fol Low an eccentric course and did not fall in with the Ordinary regulations under which Domestic registered letters passed through the United states mails. The cogency of this reply is obvious and it will be seen the delays complaine.1 of Are altogether in the i rothschilds. The combined capital of the rothchilds is stated by Emile Burnouf the Well known to have attained in the present year to the almost incalculable sum of Sev Enteen billions of francs or the significance of stupendous figures May be rudely conceived by comparison but there is nothing in the history of private wealth with which they can be compared. The capital of the brings the estates of lord Dudley the Marquis of Bute and Tho head of the family of Grosvenor belong relatively to a Humble category to which the City of new York has contributed the for tunes of Astor Vanderbilt and Stewart Tho financial resources attributed to the rothschilds can Best be measured by contrasting them with the funded debts of the richest countries on the Globe. Tho capital of this House As estimated by m. Burnouts about equal to Tho whole funded debt of great Britain or that of France and considerably exceeds the National debt of Tho United states. A single Century or Tho possible Span of one Man s life has sufficed for Tho accumulation of this Fortune and the Rise of its authors from a shabby rookery in Frankfort to the financial domination of Europe. At the period of Rothschild s first decisive Triumph on the London the Day after Waterloo just sixty years ago Jacob Astor was already a Rich Man. The Groat Fortune the latter bequeathed is not believed to exceed at present fifty Mil Lions of dollars while the inheritance of his hebrew contemporary has been swollen to More times that sum. Although the territories Are not to be found on any map and the names of its representatives arc set of with no princely dignities nevertheless the House of Rothschild must be reckoned among the Foremost War sustain ing and world compelling Powers of the Earth. Mentmore is described As Ono of the finest and most extensive estates in eng lond. It contains some acres of the finest land in Buckinghamshire. It has Gar Dens Green houses and draperies so Arran ged a to Fin Nish fruit every month in Tho year. Oranges Pine apples figs bananas and other tropical fruits Are grown in Abun dance. When the Baroness is absent yacht ing in Tho Channel or at her London House orders by Telegram Are sent to Mentmore daily for the supplies required. The vases in the Fountain and italian gardens Cost each the statuary is All of the most costly kind executed by the first Tho Groat Hull which is Twenty by thirty feet is filled with vases and statuary. It s contents Uniat represent a value of not less than it takes not less than three hours to pass through the rooms. The Fin ish is exquisite and the furnish of each sumptuous. Some idea May be formed of tie whole from the furniture of a single bed room one of Tho Many Chambers Cost ing or in the dining room and baronial Hall arc furnishings exceeding each. Costly cabinets of the time of Louis xiv., of Ebony inlaid with Ivory or Gold diamonds rubies and All other sorts of precious stones Walls Hung with Tho Cost Liest tapestry of the time of Louis xiv., or covered with the richest Needle embroidered Satra. May give some idea of the wealth lavished on this More than princely mansion j he costliest paintings adorn the Walls and Tho most skillful and expensive Workman ship is displayed upon the ceiling. The idea of Tho Baron seems to have been to build and furnish a mansion such As no other person in England except perhaps the Duke of Westminster could Hope to rival. The stud is said to contain More horses than any in the world. It embraces thirty five Hunters and As Many racers Nono of which Are less in value than and Many of them run up into the thousands. Tub extraordinary circumstances of a Schooner making the trip from Detroit to Godrich in january is recorded. Tub convict Davis is employed at Stone breaking. Tebb is a falling Oft of ten per cent of the Revenue of or. Church this year but apparently no diminution in the ent Luvass by which the great preacher is to Btu in the1 new and humiliating tout confront him. Fighting the a special correspondent of the London times gives the following account of the at tack by the British forces upon the Stock Ades of the revolted malays near Perak it had been arranged that Tho guns should first Clear the Jun Irlo for the troops on the right Bank of the that they should then Advance skirmishing parallel to it. I followed the gunboats keeping them in sight As Well As the military so far As Tho Jungle would permit. The action opened with a rocket which fell into Tho Jungle. Now and then i could see the skirmishers beating through the Long grass and Trees. A sikh or Marine would appear on the Bank crawl along get behind a tree discharge his Musket and then disappear. Behind them the White helmets of Tho tenth glistened through Tho foliage a conspicuous Mark for the enemy. This dress is the worst for Jun Gle work possible. The sikhs in their Kaki suits were hardly recognizable from Iho Foli age. I believe however that the men had nothing else to Wear As they were sent so hurriedly to Porak. When within about a mile from the first stockade a Large round shot skimmed Tho surface of the water Fol Lowed by discharges of grape and canister from Tho enemy. At the same time the rattle of musketry was heard in the Jungle and for half an hour a heavy fire was sustained. The troops however skirmishing kept up with the gunboats. Two Twenty four Pound rockets were kept steadily at work and to could hear the yells of the malays As Tho rockets came whizzing and bounding in amongst them. On Shore lieutenant Monckton s howitzer could to Hoard also bombarding Tho stockade. I landed to see the main body of troops advancing and was conversing with lieutenant Merrick when a round shot passed close to us cutting Down a tree and burying itself in Tho Earth beyond. We had arrived at the spot where Captain inns was shot and i found some of the men crouching behind Trees preparing for an assault. Monckton s gun was blazing away into what appeared to to High ele Phant grass and plantains with hero and there Jungle Bushes and Small Trees. But it was too dense to Soo any stockade. A Man of the f company of the tenth who was near me complained that his Martini Rifle had become fearfully hot but that the regi ment liked the weapon much bettor than the Snider. As we were waiting we heard the Peculiar whizz of the rockets and a cheer of the sailors then a most desiring cry from the stockade followed by a Cessa Tion of firing. Then the Advance was sounded and Tho men rushed Forward followed leisurely by myself. Soon 1 heard their cheers and came upon the stockade evacuated. It was a ditch twelve feet deep and about the same Width with pointed pieces of Bamboo stuck in the Bottom so closely As to prevent any Rush Over them. The Earth had been piled up and stakes had been driven on Tho top making a very ugly place to storm. Unfortunately for the malays they had not finished fortifying the River Bank and As the stockade was at right an Glos to the River a rocket had been sent with so True an aim that it end bladed the Mark and killed and wounded twelve men. Monckton s Shell also burst at the same time at the base of the stakes smashing them about one Hundred feet from the River. This probably caused the malays to evacuate the stockade. A chinaman who was in the stockade witnessed the occurrence and afterwards reported it. The malays however managed to hide their killed in the Jungle before we entered and the Only traces that i could see of the fight were Tho blood be spattered leaves Ami ground the smashed Palisades and the general destruction that the rockets and shells had made 1 Trio vim Der the Globe gives the following account of the late Hamilton murder Case a landlord Lias a tenant who can pay his rent and does not. The Only possible conclusion for Tho landlord to come to is that he will not and after a fair interval he issues the rightful heir of the ii ouzo of la Signy. Popular airs by the band. Including an imitation of the Highland bagpipes. To conclude with the laughable French farce in two entitled Retour lbs or the return from the colonies. Tickets for reserved seats maybe secured at dentil son s and Bertrand s stores Winnipeg. Price to cents each Back seats 5j cents. See programmes. Sleighs May be ordered at 10 o clock. God save the Queen. J1s-18 insolvent act of 1875. In the matter of Henry Johnstone tobacconist insolvent. The undersigned will receive tenders until saturday the 20th inst for the Stock and Book accounts belonging to the above estate. Inventory of the Stock and list of Book debts May be Scon at my Ollick during business hours. John bals1llje, Assignee. Fort Garry Jan. 15th, s7ti. I Ost a a covet skin aunt lot Clovo for the left hand. Palm of hand either Black kid or calf skin. The finder will be rewarded by leaving the same at this j15-18 0 starvation. Lots of flour feed seed Grain have opened out sacks superfine flour bushels outs seed wheat ibs bran shorts and a Large Quantity of Corn on the Way All of which will to offered at Knock Down prices. Call and see for Yoli reel at old merchants Bank building main St j13-m 3r Stock. Winter Stock. . Bannatyne wholesale retail and provision merchant has on hand a full Stock of 1, Neinl uni k s. Half s Standard a full line of fire burglar r j safes and vault doors always in we Green apples i big Ford agents. And Jackson Paul Minnesota. Pork Tongue j3acon, diuj5d beef Ham Laud prox Icax died Buffalo meat flour xxx xxx Oats. Hyson Japan Gunpowder con Gou Souchon and mixed teas in half chests and caddies. Crushed granulated code and Brown sugars. Navy Gold Block Long Vir Ginia Solace and Black 10 a etc., etc., cd and Cher ools. Coffee Rio and Java Green and fresh ground. Rice split peas Oatmeal currants raisins and figs dried apples peaches a prunes canned a vegetables Chollett s compressed vegetables for soup. Biscuits confectionery. Or. Price s baking powders and extracts "-1 cheese in loaves Canadian Dairy cheese. Whiskies Gin brandies port Sherry Champagne Claret soul conc while wines Bass ale and guineas Porter in bottles cur Ocoa absinthe and Marl Schuno bitters assorted bought and sold. Town for in wive skin r Mattwa crossing also farm and country property. 2 h a 2 o 2? i 0 %1 Cis if 9 j r w of 3 t t o it i o Cra v 5 o it o j o b i Rilas Axi Lbw p furs Furtun seated Racoon Coats us fur fur mitts g Jota fur Caps Mica fur the cheapest in at Teal state k e. Manitoba general land Leader Toronto of 8alea of Volu utter and claims effected. Plana of estates and p prices not obtainable w p a million. Ai registry for Manitoba papers on t ;