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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1870
Page
2
A fragmented OCR style notice lists Ontario towns including Toronto Barrie Collingwood and Stayner with scattered numbers and times such as 1:20p.m. and 9.25 5. It reads like a directional or timetable snippet with scattered figures and place names, not a full narrative.
Barrie notes signal support for Sir Francis Hincks banking plan to reform currency and banking law. The measure gains overwhelming approval in Parliament with 110 votes for and 29 against, despite initial misgivings and criticism of government motives. The piece argues the scheme aims to place banking on a secure base, narrow small-denomination notes, and increase currency circulation, while acknowledging some objections. It also discusses political maneuvering around Hincks and the coalition cabinet.
Approval is expressed for a plan allowing a single twenty five cent fractional currency with Government one dollar notes. The proposal is seen as the best feature, expanding currency issuance beyond bank limits and offering a useful, satisfactory boon if enacted. Objections focus on the fractional denomination, but the overall scheme garners broad House support.
The article presents ministerial explanations in Parliament regarding a proposed coalition. It quotes Hon. Wim. McMaster and Hon. Mr. Aikins discussing friendship, public duty, and private letters about cabinet reconstruction. McMaster defends independence from coalition pressure, while Atkins and Levene Kempest are cited on private versus public considerations and the need for clear explanations.
The piece analyzes the Red River Rebellion, criticizing the provisional government and Riel's move to fortify power. It suggests the transfer of territory was mishandled without local input and foresees a spring movement to assert rights, noting Major Boulton’s surrender after poor guidance from Dr Schultz.
The excerpt argues that supporters failed to back him, forcing an ignominious surrender. It condemns the bid to dispose of Riel and his Provisional Government as ill-advised, warns against bloodshed, notes one life has already been taken, and predicts a May to June military intervention by a force arriving to quell rebels, urging the Dominion Government to prepare troops in the Spring.
In a detailed travel letter from Menton France R I Wilson recounts his journey from Quebec to Liverpool Paris and Lyon via Avignon and Marseilles visiting Paris landmarks and Italian towns including Nice Monaco Menton and San Remo. He notes health decline and laments climate for Canadians while praising Europe’s sights and the Monaco casino and palace. He closes with health concerns and plans to write from Rome if possible.
A Muskoka lumbering frontier shifts focus to the Muskoka Railroad and a critic named Coldwater. The author, once a newspaper writer, argues that interior timber could support a five dollar per thousand cubic feet levy. Details on water access for lumbering are uncertain.
Friends of a long time teller at the Barrie Branch of the Bank of Toronto regret his departure. He has been recalled to a higher position by bank managers. Town business people plan to honor him with a farewell feast, possibly this evening.
The Orillia stage skipped several hotels yesterday, leaving passengers and baggage unserved. The public is urged to support a line upgrade or alternative transport if the regular stage reaches capacity, ensuring passengers are informed and accommodated.
Reports from Barrie cover a Tuesday farewell concert under a new organization for Mr Nelson, a Toronto resident described as a capable singer. The piece notes large attendance due to announced amateurs, and questions Nelson’s claim to public farewell support. Also includes gift presentation to H. Strathy, clerk of the peace, theft at Ross & Co., a church social, a fatal train accident near Allan dale, Penetanguishene barracks fire, Harper's Magazine update, and milder winter with thinner bay ice.
A scanned advertisement mix highlights Epps Cocoa praised for digestible, tasty breakfast drink. It lists packet formats and London London origin. Also promotes Dr. J Briggs remedies for piles neuralgia corns throat lung diseases with locations in New York Toronto and sales by druggists.
Captain C F Hall plans a two vessel Arctic expedition to reach Jones Sound and probe the North west Passage within three to five years. A steam propeller and a topsail schooner would carry twenty four men, with Esquimaux dogs for inland travel. Admiral Grinnell may join as a senior officer.
A corrected account of the Meehan shooting details a dispute between Fenian Brotherhood members McCloud and Keenan, Keenan's dismissal by the Senate, Meehan wounded in Broadway, and a medical certificate noting possible fatal risks. The Buffalo Press comment rebukes sensational divorce coverage and mocks public appetite for scandal.
In the Monral Witness commentary, Howe succeeds Langevin in the cabinet overseeing Indians and enacts a regime to remove the village schoolteacher at Caughnawaga. The priest-nominated move cites a white-person residence regulation, though it targets benevolent education. The piece warns Ontario must wake to this looming danger in the North-West Territory.
A February 15 robbery at Lady Napier's occurred while the family dined. Thieves entered the bedroom. Sir Robert Napier raised the alarm and the culprits escaped. Jewelry valued in the thousands of pounds was taken after a dress ing case was opened. The Times notes the 3rd Company of Royal Engineers at Chatham Engineer School en route to Canada.
The Chicago Tribune recounts Alaska’s major rivers including the Yukon near the Arctic, the Kinehpak River, and notes others like Nocotachigat Kayuyukuk and Unalaculat. It mentions Arctic ice country, native settlements, and a partial scientific exploration listing several river names and tribes amid potential future discoveries.
A clergyman in Canala voices warning about emigration to Canada noting false prosperity and heavy hardship for laborers, including recent deaths and ruined hopes. Other items cover the Pope on infallibility, an Montreal earthquake, Gibraltar questions, political debates in England, and notices on medicines and temperance.
A Pembina dated letter reports Major Bouton and Dr. Schultz moving from Lower Stone Fort toward Fort Garry with about 2000 Canadians English and half breeds. They plan to attack, while Riel’s 500 men stand ready to strike Schultz and his scouts. Schultz retreats north on the 19th as affairs unfold in the region near Portage and the Northwest Territory frontier.
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