Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, July 27, 1878

Issue date: Saturday, July 27, 1878
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Pages 1 - 4 of the Winnipeg Free Press July 27, 1878.

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 27, 1878, Winnipeg, Manitoba Vork world. Carried out his pro Glass balls voc inc. Ami opinion i. Even among the his ability to to i Crable skill with with no from of and endurance car to the Oil and Des Tii St to last the was made and a us a half minutes there was no ,1 to or the trial Al the Marksman had endured a ton fifty to sixty pounds at Ovici. Six thousand from the Only trouble and which nearly Cost Iron of Ali the spurt of the of the powder combustion rifles had been cleaned out in water the trite aug residue was the working of the Shell Ami this spattering on or. In shed with the Prepira when rubbed into the eyes soon iced before the smarting the Nihil pain became sex Ami the eyes Felt like balls s or. Carver said As he Lay bandages upon his forehead ashment of his work. A White Mcnno Slot with Learance. Texas Tood by to assist jute that la on a table ear lose at Liand. By Ami with Biu res were rinsed heat generated by was dissipated. Into the the fourteen As these Rifle was continued. Each r Rifle were inserted and exhausted a new and the fusillade Runnel Fletcher acted As thrower and rom 10 to feet from the Oast the balls with a clock icon into the air and with an equal clock like precision came the pretty showers of Glass and the Tiou of feathers As the globes were . Early in tin match the Sun s name Down with Terri c Power later on a Sharp rain Inwer which was succeeded with More weather. Through it All however the doctor kept pegging on Knop of the the great four fold water fall the fall of Gar Soppa Iii Oliie of India near Honore Little known As it is is one of the wonders of the world. A writer says of it difficult it is to convey in words any picture of the stupendous scene. There is the River some three Hundred Yards in Width flowing through soft Woodland its Waters split into Many Glassy currents gliding around worn boulders and islets instantly bed and Banks Are gone and in their place Are Savage Tariff in Walls of gaunt Rock plunging Down to Depths one dare not look into Down which the shuddering Waters fall at four Points nearly equidistant on the irregular curve of the rim of. The abyss. From the lip of the precipice to die dark Pool at its foot is an accurately measured distance of eight Hundred and thirty feet and Down this prodigious de scent pour the four cataracts each arrayed in its own Robes of special Beauty. First on the Western Side is the great or fall a Branch of the River runs Over a projecting ledge and nowhere touching the titanic Wall named the Boarer shooting slanting Down a third of the Way into a Rocky Hasiu that shoulders out whence it boils out in a massive cat tract. Plunging live Hundred feet into the same Pool opposite its kingly neigh Bor. Leaving the Bay next on the general plane of the precipice comes the rocket fall running impetuously Over the brim and Down the face of the stupendous Wall to which it Only just clings with a Broad band of glistening foam whits water speeding in Quick gushes inces Santly Dart ing out myriads of watery rockets and vaporous arrows and pour ing Clear at last a dense shining current into its own Pool. Last and Lovliest. La Dame Blanche glides Down the grim col. Ossa Rampart in lapse after lapse of Deli Cate lace like veils now blowing out m Bright misty Spray and again gathering up the White folds and so stealing Down Ward with a whispering till gently sinking in a sparkling Shower into a Pool whose Ink Black surface is hardly ruffled. The exact depth. Scientifically measured is and thirty i of Cleopatra s Friori tic is . The difficulties which or. Dixon has had to contend with in carrying out his work in connection with the transport of the egyptian obelisk to England having at last been overcome the concluding and most difficult part of the undertaking that of raising and placing the Obe Lisk Oil its Pedestal is about Sci Ynen ced. A Timber Cradle has been pre pared alongside the Adelphi Steps and by the time this paper is published the Cleopatra will probably be safely landed she is then to be lifted by by co pm wholesale and retail toilet soaps perfume by so Trott co Patent medicines drugs and chemicals. In 1 up of h3 o who Leslie and Betal dealers us tits third 187ft " i wines liquors and cigars wholesale. Boots St toes Mcintyre Mcculloch main St., Winnipeg Manitoba. June25-sept25. No monopoly support opposition Steamer Swallow. Ready to Stop and in the crowd of spectators who stood by watching with keen interest each move and twist of the Lisman Litvai Oleuse before them. The first Liuni Lynnl shots were fired in live minutes and five seconds whereupon or. Carver said to his thrower i guess ivc re and taking six minutes seconds for the second Hundred he missed Only Uvo and dosed his first live Hundred with Only Nineteen misses in thirty two minutes and . When a miss happened Hei Woicul cry out or make some other exclamation of impatience but would go on without rest or intermission. The changes on six Inai kept the most intensely hot so much so that the doctor found his thick Buckskin shooting gloves no unnecessary Protection. The irritation of. Or. Eyes.be-. An to show before two Hundred shots by taken effect and end the con Ivy icon grew worse despite Borax water Anil other soothing washes. At times the doctor would make double shots repeat ing a shot when the first had failed to hit the falling object. The excellent character of the ammunition was shown in life fact thai there was Only one miss Are throughout the Competition. Or. Fred Mather the referee kept up a monotonous sound of As Fach toll fell into a Virteous Shower but i or. Carver s eyes bothered him greatly and added to the Brief rests he was obliged to take the Lead gained in the of the match was lost. Or. Carver lost his patience and once when the lever failed to work in closing the tech. He threw the Rifle from him up on the ground and taking up another not on. When the third thousand had been completed there was a Lead of eleven minutes and after a Resto thirty we minutes he came Back to the firing Point Twenty one minutes behind time and shot on under no Small degree of suffering to the end determined w of Surv himself through in this he was encouraged by the applause i a Large of spectators among whom were a. Julie p. Hill formerly of the bar Lan sharpshooters with a fair sprinkling in the closing thousand the Wetor shot with surprising rapidity. At the end of the fifth thousand he was Nee More up to the schedule time of minutes five and live eleventh per 10q, and in the closing 500 managed to a Lead of nearly ten and finish fid amid a great Hub m of cheering and congratulations in midst of which he was hurried Oft to room in the hotel. Every Atten Given to restoring his eve to a nor will then be Cut to pieces and Twenty feet in length of the Centre part of the obelisk. Will be encased in an Iron a Achcet with prot ruling arms resembling the tru Nous of a monster Cannon. These to tenons will rest on two Iron girders. A Timber scaffolding will then be erected with lout for need of four balks of him Beni placed three three together the ends of the girders fitting into the spaces Between the timbers. will then be placed underneath the girders and the whole mass grail Aily lifted the height gained being solid Timber packing the Stone will then exactly represent a monster Cannon and can be swung on its Trunnion into a vertical position and lowered on to its Pedestal which mean time will have been constructed beneath it. ._._. A Active of Picaxo in the Moon. When examining the surface of. The Moon May 1877, Hermann .1. Klein of Kiln noticed what seemed to him to be a new Crater on the Mare a Porum a Little to the West of the Well known i Ater of Hyginus. Being deep and dark and about three Miles in diam Eter. It formed a conspicuous object the dark Gray Mare vap Orum. Living frequently observed this Region during the last twelve years or. Klein Felt cer Tain that the Crater was new. Co mum Cating his observation . Schmidt of Athens he was assured by that Veteran Selen Grapher that no such Crater appeared in any of his numerous drawings of that part of the lunar surface nor is it shown , Lohman or mad k5. Cady Mastek will until farther notice leave for Emerson and Way ports every monday at 6 o clock . For freights apply on Board or at office foot of notre Dame Street. All business the merchants and Public in general will favor is with will be attended to with promptitude and dispatch and Guaran tee satisfaction in every particular. Jas. Flanagan owner. I tie Winnipeg Western transportation co. Limited w. H. , president. H. Swinford Heo. And treas. And importers of the mowing manufacturers brands of tobaccos Mcdonald Prince of Wales no. 1 chewing no. 2 Chancellor Navy 3s. Vice regal 3s. Solace All brands Tuckett Billings celebrated Myrtle Navy 3s. Joab Scales old Man s Favourite Highland Laddie. Engish twist. Little wonder. Sitting Bull Fine Lorillard new american Navy co., vanity fair cigarettes Etc. Pilkerton co., fruits and Flowers. Southern twist Cable Coil pure Werli. Be issued Tow abm first of a Toast a next the Success Ortii lied ill the past by publishers of the Manitoba elks Praht will permit them to further improve the Elf Boosi Wlinich has now become a. Necessary Vade Mecum to All businessmen in this province. The Manitoba Pikec Toutt is not merely a local word it contains also the most use Ful and reliable information about the pro Vince and its Large circulation in Canada and abroad makes it one of the Best mediums for advertising. Let All wholesale and retail merchants manufacturers and. Others strive to establish i commercial relations which shall prove to be most profitable. Iii order to secure this result advertising is one of the surest and cheapest modes suggested. Advertisements and subscription a Are respectfully solicited at the following rates Book. To subscribers per copy in jul to non subscribers 2 08 cards. One card a 00 one card with one copy 4 00 . One Quarter Page 5 w one Quarter Page with one copy 8 at one Quarter Page and a card one Quarter Page and a card with one 806 one half Page one half Page with one copy 8 00 half Prisc and card. 9 00 one half Page Auci a card with one 10.00 one Page. 12 one Page with one copy 13 00 one Page and u card 14 00 one Page and a curd with one copy paid lie. From this elate will run follows Ste Smith will make daily trips Between Winnipeg and Selkirk sundays excepted leaving Winnipeg every evening at 5o clock in ii la t i Selkirk ing and wholesale dealers James sheets master will make regular trips Between Winnipeg and Emerson leaving Winnipeg every monday wednes Day and Friday at 5 o . Leaving Emerso revery tiie Day thursday and saturday at 3 o clock . Each of the above boat s will depart from warehouse no. 0, loot of Post Pace Street Stop at All Way landings for passengers or freight and transact All business entrusted to them with promptness and dispatch. For freight or on Board or at company s main haying the largest and Best sorted Stock of province Alsa a rents we Are prepared Imp sell to f merchants dealers and others at prices. Liat portion of tic Chicago North a in hallway Between Chicago and Elroy Ern railway Between Chicago and Elroy via and the West Wisconsin railway Between Elroy and Sti Paul to Minneapolis form a single line Between Paul Minneapolis. This line will hereafter be the Chicago St. Padl pc Diki plus like. It is the Only line Blu verb St. Pali land min Neapolis and Chicago that passes through Hudson Etui , Black River Falls Elroy and _ the custom House or to John warehouse Ilab. Discovery of it s to take place is let act no More doubt of of than Provo ments in its a very dangerous rival to Tho in Paris it has taken its. Place in the great weaving establishment of Pouyer que tier in the machine shops of mignon and Kauai to in Many depots theatres Large retail shops and even in some streets 1 Azemie de opera is lighted with the electric Light and preparations Are being made to employ it also in tie place de la concorde. In Berlin it is used in the factories of Siemens and Llo a in Indrid the Puerta a is lighted it it is found cheaper than Gas. Though decided a More trying to the eyes. Wishart bros., of a Miltqn and gee pamily Gloe Eades Senzer for All Points in can att new to Lii unit aha a tick through a Donn try with car seen cry More Bur new centres and pleasure resort s than any tither North Western line. It Isth oily i few traversing the Valley of toe River and along the shores of. Lake Veln. Tick Castor Chicago Ore Kulver inc idea Watertown or via Owatonna Austin Aie Grygor porn Lyle Duchien and in Dixon. This line has a Thorou my Balas cd und steel rail track. Palace coach Fiche and slip inc which arc equal arid by Many court Djercj. Superior to the Piil Linari Aud proved automatic air Ore re stares of tills popular Rontch .1 it is the Only inc connect ing Ali Santa depot in vital july. Of the and in the most located or Tab refer Noc to a spots hotels or of Ikis Newi. In Nat cd try this company owns and controls entire line from Minneapolis angst futile it name an other line to deceive the Public and catch business pith Riigers from Winnipeg and the it Orth malt whiskey. For Price list apply at distillery poin Douglas or at c. W. Radiger Bro. Of Montreal. Haying imported a Large Stock of come teas sugars new bought in leading markets we offer the same at prices that defy Competition Heads of Fame Wieb and buying a quantities will find it interest to get our Job quotations. Tiow prices the order of the Day at gke3o. Wishart orders wanted for distillery Slop. Junel in Robeet Stang agent for Manitoba. Treit an Chicago. Via thin line can be procured at the Strissof devs. J. Vanshen Sylner agent who will be Happy to impart All Jiete tary information in. Regard to Lime rates Etc. Manitoba passengers will be transferred with their baggage s ree in. Taul. We particularly parties from province to give oils re knife trial. Trains leave at junc26-ang25 ail St. Elul Corner of tree acid Lovec. City office us East third Street Corner Jackson. A a Cap enter Gen. Agent. N. A Stern trav ;