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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1878-05-09, Page 4-o• • ICOW ,ADVERTISEMEN.TS, Elute ---J. Stewart,. Strayet1.-S. O. Elliott. IL M. 1.1,-J, 0, Gilroy, Oolt,-W, Baker, jr, Wanted.--Mes, It. ltansford, . Examinations. -P. A`dainson, '• Farm Lot for Fountatn Pump--Solie Steep'. Atnericarreutters=8--trottelte -- Littest Items -ea -pram, &•Einlayson. Cana of Revisiote-j, Braithwaite, Smoothing for Public -j'. Campbell, E3treeo:eseeese-ess .•:•- - - Cayieti ti?•411)"8 NAW AVM. WGUM: noe'k Store of Moors, Joo. 4„ ewe, oral J*,A. Xellea Mbert•Stroot, rites eecto:rei,uorf. b tt )34 t . O1'IO/01.AL P..A,pa OP Tip 00U1sITY: THURSDAY, iSIAY I.), 1878. ' 01/11.0N. giveene plea:sure toetate..that col.' Ross, of Goderich, the Preeent membei• for the West ,Ritling of, Huron, for the: Local Legislatute,' litte ; received: the , • • • unaniteops nemituttionsof that'oonstithe ency for tn-elecaon. IC:is:Olio unne- cessary *for us te gieeney lengthy :tlis= • sertationepee' the Merits and qealifice, tions of this gentleman- foe .the, position he now holds,, as it is eekneteledged on • all hands thet his superior cannot be found ite tile county., end even very 'teeny of the thinking potion of the Ceneerea, tive imrty admit thee be tatheright man' . . in the right place. ' • THU QURBEC) ELE•01.10NS. • . The event of most °interest ta Uinada that has traninhati,ibsome,tinte is the . elections in the, Preview of ',Quebec, for the leical Legishrt-Ke,• that •took place • last week, the. iaterest taken in it .by the whole Dominion -caused by the probable (-feeds it will .have 'upon the election of members for tate :Muse, a Commons -in ibet Province, the Cons PROTECTION'. Mr, Divt'''id A. \Voile read e free trade raperon "The Relation of Economic) Lisers to Pliblie and Private Morality," Bostou, on the 15th pit, and After ant readinge Mr. 'Wendell Phillips, a free treder for fifteen years, artnounced •that he bed, become a convert to protec, Wei. He had carefully- ethirrarthT) Orthilit; 114 Midis:Ind shadaerivecl at_the conclusion that under free' treat; .the United States wild beemee a Wholly agricultural eountry, lov it • would he unable to compete with the cheaper la- bor' told vestee wealth Of Groat Brie ' • IF. M. Plailipa 341alia xhis 41n". • nouncentent it only show:show IiiiStaken a man May be let() allews his selfish ,feelinge to counterbalance hie.reasaa: If they eauld uot etipeessfidly compete some' Weds og miumfatiture it would be positive proof that they eouldeinvest • , their capital tont 1a4r•» omething that Would pay better, mut they could exchenge the Product of that capital and hilicit• foe these cheaely manufecter- ea. articles thittethey could not compete L. Erir tnittance, tea cogld be groWn in A titertea end Other places, but the 'heap labor of the Chinese and ietPa-: nese ;would enable them to sell it for wirehair, or less,, than it vould be pee- thiced for. here, or aity other Onto then Asia, - Shall We be so foolish as t(5: place sach dtityoutee as would intik& it • profitable •to grow it Imre, • int(r, so low the benefit of eheaper labert11 • . peoteetionistsavould thoroughly gate the subject they would theo see the absurdity- endeitradness 'of the. eystStii, Oftinies their own erglitoentsewe against theitesystern, when trried out to their extreme •lituite. 4 41 Trrk n $41 E ttb,r. giM S 0 • Thesclitliculty 'between England and, Russiaappenrs 'be be nearei• settlement tan1 paeitio betele, tl,o feeling in'Itetssiti, teeetnieg Stronger for. peace; but now the RuSsisns are becoming less bellicose the. Terke ere reviving inspii•it and eoutage, and ate news not. inclined to stibitrit to thnumiliating terms, of the treaty ,of Seri Stefene. It ie said that Vaene threatens, to resist by force of arnie any attempt at ocetipetion. Other, . 'tees are also showto that the inter- servative party of the 4ominienlieve-eg .fieseeee eurincoandeme Onset" them to identified themselvet; With the De Ben- asse Me a •mOre bold. and defiant -attitude. The feteine in 'smileportions a Ittissie'... has, Also, a tendency te elieck the War- like spit that Wae. for ..qozeit einie• rife ,there. . • • ... . • rettoneeralloatt 'OE" VAILLIitilLENZ. elierville administrationo 'which they • - were both unwise -lied neder no 'obligat tion to do. . • • . • The. 'whole yeattertecommeted with the . , • electiee, 'Were purely of loeld' detritus, ter, and. the testa bintight ebotit is uot, we think a test of the ,-strougth of1le• parties as understood ni Oettitie,. but wholly in eonsequenee'eaf the iln•Polailars ity of the ..1iite ednainistratiettellerough, their reckless ex. travegrome and malad- ministration of tbo affairs ,nf the proa vince. It is expected .t hat OqW.-all the supplies imee 'Veen v(itee; and ru'oSt all the mea. sures • of 'importance carried, •Parliament will be prorogued today. . , • THE CLINTON NEW EttA, MAY.9., 1878. Reform Convention. briefly showine the privileges and hems- • • Hite that had followed that eatiVention. A. Reform, reinvention fowtelos.ttrtilititattue4 ne neinted (Alt theegreat itijuetiot that W11'4 done to Ontario . beforo confeclort. candidate to represent the of TIoron,ia the Local Legislature, Wok ti"oSte 1)3Ying:th° 1".q.ast n''"n9unt leave at Dungannon 011 Tuesdayewe the• trettenry and receiving the steals - Every numicipatity stoat its full comp1i0 est shall) °Ot of It 11Qw w0 eu:loYea the control affairs, and the moot of delegates 'except 'Clinton, whiCh of our ow fulteitenetit of our eent reventetewldelt failed to, send mein than one in cons a9,9•Am T;aosrit'ij"eZgi.itIbIte.4et,o.kaeittio;ktgeltst4ongiPev.a, oneof with& was: the atteudance or 0111,1 40tive motobore Of the Belem. 000,000 40 the settleinent of the 'Multi- party ttt the A ebiZeli tt,t (40derielt fltl10 eiPoll9a14 filud, and $2,000,060 tP thP two tete melee er, tee eteog,eTt4o1:1(f::101,9nitge 41sitttilt'a,s1:etnhte eritelititelZ115tulrlel otf116a pio'itioe, be as wititeshes or juryteen. e municipalities - in erecaeg eis,viunie and oonstreating respectivt-,- ASIIPIELlip-Robt, Havrisour.J. Ll11 co1oniiationioad, and stIll luid i‘tcc. lade,. Robe 'Hunter, Satiebeffevtitietzier, J. iaeh Lane, Wm; Watsou, Thos, Ittoster,,',T, he euid :would laereither ipapeased Seleas IVieLettnate Mos, 'Antleiwit Wm. Ma- the pypyince s.eeieed tb w ud of the hairy, 'WIn Mallougb, 'Lem" arattatithil Vetweeti.:Qttebee tied .Onte.. •Wm. mequoid, Jos:. :Miillotigh; Franeie rim, ilbIOh wes fiyeasieths of the assets. ,Seote, Thee, • Dieter, ..Girvin. mid' of. the Illeteinbetbee confederation, He cele. einnouge, . • *• ' prefessed himself to be in perfert accord EAST WAVVANOS11,--Jas, with Mossrs.':Macketizie and Mowat as 'CORO, RObt, ,quyvie, King, and 'fen as pithliesteatters, peetaining to tile ,WilL Brown. ' • • • reeinces 'were eon (wised. to then, Qouniiuf -" Maleomeon, E. Mert Rieke of the foul nrngtpundlss cliareve an, S. Sloan,' FL Ilsegreith, wG. that hadbeen made gainst the leder§ Stelae. It..W. MeKenzie, Win. Robin- of the ge-yernments,". .irging Reformele son, G, H. ParsonN D,, C. MeNny,' to put forth eeere effort to prevent MoQuaiTie, S. PplIcoolc; Welt. Robert= them fi°1:°-41wvi."g anY dateueing eftbet. son, A. MoD. Allan; Wilkinsen M. Sweasen, G. Swanson. J. 'Knees R. la, Oceizzene ,end jas. Saunders. .,Goaitton Tisivxsitre.-ejolne •Porten Jos. ..111eglosky,. 3 Ji Coortiee, Sas, Itnitean, A. MeDieueall 'Jos, Porter and afes. Torrence. Cree.eotr.-E, Holmes , - Weise Girvin, Jas. 'ResdeJelne Washington,: Bernard Red - 010114, „Wm. "imitate Sohn. Taylor, J. Gordon, C. Criteria 'Riche Wilsen, M. Campbell, Ses. Somerville, jas. Hunter, Alex.' Stewart, W., Stewatt, G. Andersoa Scriniager;' Ches. Stewart,. Jos, Wilson, Edwin •Gaunt, Rat. ray, and Luther Brown, ' .Cterariener4,--,-jOhn "Mortis, P. llobeites soin Sas.: Syntin;gtob, P.: Cr reel), ' Win, Youug, DonaIdj0ummms, A Sands, p: Robertson, Jas. Steet-art; Mid Doelad: 1116Kinnon. • •, • • • 11,1eDonitld,".3:. Nei- • There. ii 0 ramot in eireidation that 101- 7fitedietely 'after the cleseof parliament ale House will be _titseoleed, 'antii.o1.-0011115.Py., the elections wonld bo brought on at once. It wouldbe a good thing to do eo, then the noisy . would lei over and. we hould The -latest rethens give thepresent, know( -for curtail:Jo who aro the moat' Pop' ulai sr, ebvernment thirty-three supporters, and • the opposition thirttetwo, this is without Liquor Licenses fox 'West leaving any out aS independent. If they all remained firin iu their: miller- ence according to this deeisibn there would be a dead -lock,' .for when the Speaker was elected, as he most certain: • ly would be from the reinisteriel eide of Grant. • • • • • the house, theve woold be a de, and al- ....Craxeore-liotels---Sas. Mooee. 0 . though be might give the castingvote,', 11°'", Ci• Ce'let X' Thttte:tb,tul; •13' Laroil, W. Kitt, T, Lane. Refused --S, it woullenet be Well to carry methe goy, lasike, . Shope-lsie Robson,: "ter.. She!)- . ernment diet shape. But it ie' not pard.• , likely that every .member of the opposi- Bonet -hotels -IL J Cook, . ,,W. tion will be of such 11 feetieus opiate( Ir1wk8haw; 3 •Emighl •11- - A Brow:111e°- . , . . .to refuse the goveniment .116 trial, Ilefused-11XPollock, Shepee,T I„ McDonald. • • • espeetpy as the electors have /mete -Etre • liter Weweisosit-Itotele-Irs. that the netv goVernMent we're MoCartntsy, sufficiently popular to bo elected me Liao, •13"11) "T; • ler. Gonennin-hotelse-E, Hosker, West, Thos. 'Whitely, W. Cox, W. Seel), S. 0, Martine Stts..130ilie, :Ed; Marlton. end Wrn. Reed-2the lettere license be- ing °Amide:1, for three menthe. Shops , -H. Cooke, D. Shannon and Geo, but the late government. only stieccede,d. 9 in getting two. returned, and they by greatly reducod majorities,' • The principal feelinee'entertained ia this province is that e more liberal and • economical aovernment has, in a goat measure, been sustaieed, for although ' their majority is small the change. front a minority of twenty-four .to. whae it )IOW 18 is a great victory, As the cots in june can afford to ait till then to see what will be the final result. If the Government is sus- tained by the Hose, and the supplies ave voted, the emintry will have an op- porttmity of seeing what difference there will be in the manegement or its affairs. Them is no dOldit that if the govern- ment is sustained the ohanees of it more • favorable retern for the Mackenzie go- venni:tent will be the result, as the Con- servatives of the Dominion aro identify- thonseitses with the Opposition, and the election Will, therefore, be in - &mimed 'VP s a • NiTteroteen-hatels---Je Dinsley, Siminene, G. McKay, 3. • Matells lIodgins, II. McIntosh extended three. mintier, Shops -S. W. connell, 'Joe. Vbitag, :11.1iott tit." Talbott extended three months. . - • •Trinemennv--botel-A_. Bell. Wose WAWAX0811-hotels-3. Lettg head, T. Meleutglilin, Barraby ex- tended three inonths. 4 ' Amitnene-hotele-A. Young, A,. Black, X. Martin, W. T. ?allow, Connonsre-hotelses- W. Lashate, 11 Martin 'A. Allan, 13erinett, 5.301106) I, Martin, X. Mille'r. Application for shop lieense, by W. Stanbure, was 10 - fused ' • 'ho Wentnii tgintanfinn. T110 Buffelo Advertiser of Mondayeiens ing Begs (-'' A senseless atory about pre- parations, for et Emden raid upon Canada was sent to New York ftom this city, en Saturday, and printed with a flourish in the X0if York ilbytiti, The watitoe fne tility of these so called red& is no argu. went, Rig true, against, the probability of their repetition ; but in the ptosent in. Menai oor -friends tteVOSS the'bordet aro not called upon to waste either money or sleep in waiting and watching for int bins ginary foe." lands John Anderson, Sohn Ingles, and NV. geott. . • i iitteemes-D, Saeltson,, G. Sprung, Joe, Howson, G, ceneineham, and W. NVtiatheiiton: .• Brynt.--Jas. xi:fiax, Geo. Sheppard, *. H. -Watson, and Dr. Blear'. • After all the delegatee had givenin their ,ii!.'edentials Chas. Giryin, Esq., elutirman,. briefly addressed them, peg-, ing the .initiortanee of selecting a per- soo worthy end well .qualified toecepre= kient thete in. Parliamentand one (deo' in the country; •the consuMers of that Who' spesSessed the confidenee of., tbe article' paid more for...it at the rate eif 'electors.. of :the lichee..., as he believed $fite'the reyerme ancl $8•to the mime - •the contest would be a Warm: and sharp filature'', protesting that such en exaction one. . Ho then called foe nonfinatioes, was not only' a monstrous, ilej ustice; but which were g,itien -in therellowieg order: an exceedingly foolish thing to perMit mpviat.• stc'esosu. xonssii, * to'exiiit, 'Ho said t eves ittipossible' to 4 col. nom. . benefit the fanner:5 . ttrAi teetiptes'fer. he e„examelies. was not an Milroy ttit'an expoiter of J. Ficimerville.. iterienItural prodt , Ire pointed out M. Canapbell: trio inconsistency uf the Otesservative Dr. Sloan, b or .p, ii it t 1 ti f He thenspoke briefly upon the question of • protection, which be said be would more fully :enter into itt some fitture thee, as he Was a candidate for their suffragea for the Hoes -e of Cemmoes. He eoncludett with the remark that be had, been tolife-loteg Relormen.roul bad elereyslaboeedin aecordance with them, hophig that allwould leave uti steins - unturned to make the Iteforth Fariee vieterious. , . .• • Messes,- Cast tetere, ' Sommtvxnek, spoke briefly and enthusiastically of the Reforin Cause, 'and .torpresied their con,, fidenee in the return of 'the Reforie ewe (Hetes. ref the,West and North Rid 1I), and eatisfaetiOu at the 00111.80par-- weed by the. two 'etinvernments.. • ,ur It . MCMILL,AN Sant fie was taken by ' SU rprise •at being nombitt tea; as he had. ecane airiongst them ahnost by accident, htiving. plitoined leave" to •abseet himself from 'Goderich for .. •shert time, -where he was required etil witileSS 'on 0 certain case. Ile dwelt for a eliert time upen those nettters that Mr. j. 1-,), Edgar has been geminated especially interested farmers, such as' milers Monek, ,for the the drainage acts, farmers'. Sons ft tit b' t111. , Alec, and' proteetionee, the latter _posed 'to the interests of the agrietiltnr- the'S•efthIllers of Eiofilt°11; to oppose bp- 15•Ir• W. Gunn has been nontinated by which he characteeized as 'titteely ;mt. He showed that whenever an Su ; John- A• lwae(1°1101 dety Was pieced. upon the importation --Mr. Sos. Gibson • Ingersoll, has been of 611 article that .wes also manufaetured nominated by the Gibson, Ingersoll, of South -Okford, for the House, of Commons.' „ °manta, and said he thought their eourse bad been sulk as to deserve the emitineed sepport of all who' wished to eee the weary obtain a high, honorable and prosperoue eendition. shooed cleterly how. the inereaSed expenditare, Whieh the Opposition had labored so bard to make tell ageinst -them, was eaused, and said that inetead of it imieg blemeethethy-they- deserved-greete cr dit for it, Ili "it lutd been expended in the interest of the cow:41%y, such as in•• ereasing the aceourmedation for the ica sane, which were uefortunetely teem, ineseeote nenterous in Vie country -in eolonizitiou roads, and ia aid to agri- soultare- _ :He tie:eight. as.itsevas the pee-, Oe's 1U0110y it Obeid be expended in the inost nsetbrourposee, aud not 'head- ed -up Sohn. San dir eld ,MoDo n rad did. He thea gave an explanation of the asset(eof the united previtmes,.which bad been j est. divided by'avbitrating n d spoke of the strong financial .condition Of theteoentry, 'weet • over .severel otheeniatters, conniieted with the gov- ernineut of the. eountry, dosing with theadmonition that nothing would be left nudone to seems) the retiwn of their eandideees, as only by that ,means could we expect to continue. to. efiess goOed. and economical government. He tfibu ttrekdelill:gsaetaets."Ii'dtt MI°.1°"(1- cheers of The ehaitman then requestedall those • who were in favor of Col: Ross as theit, cem-didate to. give a Standing vote, which ware eeeperided to unanimously. Mr. Ross returned thanks for the -renewal of .wofidenee,and promised the cOnarmaneee if re-eleetetl, of a faithful attheeetsee to Reforin prinoiples. .The following Insolation ,was• then submitted, "Whigh was responded teand ssed with great enthusiasm s. Semerville meved, *sec. by Dr. McDonald, That this meeting desires to express its rbneWed coMidence in the. Local and Doininion ad m t rat ions as at present constituted, aed, pledge thetn- selves to give them a contained suppbrt. After. repeated obeors for. the. Queen, the Governor-General, the Ito.a.'A, Mee Kenzie. the Hon. Mr. Jelowitt, and' Mr. Ross, the delegates retired, -POLITICAL NOTES.. II. Snell. 8. Pollock.. • R. Gaunt. • Col. Ross. IV, liallong.hi S. Maim/ism iTas. Saunders. John •(!datki.-• • Dr,•Slcan: 1?,, Gaunt. G. Swanson. Wm. John Gordon. W. watsru, ReSacit Jas. nose. D. Arartio. • S. illahionition. After all. the nernitiathnts had. been made, the:et airman said he would eel' epon the Several nominees in the reverse oedet• in \Vidal they bad liemi proposed, he would,' therefore, iotrednee to them Cr, meDoliaid morn ets a ICU VO lig or .. . MA. ..k.i. 111A1.0031SON, W110 Said he had areidea that he eisae.to be thus favored, hut ho wouldetake the opportunity of urging --. . ' ' - all fo work in his behalf . ' lie s. Kent for the ,Aseembly: • • ' . : - expressing himself.. well pleased with then rotund m that ' gentleman's favor. . xe.eeeeernor . . . . Morris, of Manitoba, tbo course. •pursued by their preaenq. Cote Ross,- on rising, was received has,. it is said, decided to run- for the member' (Ind hoped that bo would again t with load applause,aftet• which.. he ex- the • Coen -nuns in Marquette. Ryan receive • aide unanimous' Sepport, be lastesstel greet pleasure in meeting them will not give Way and tho. result be- AVOIthig thereforceretire in his favor. - all on this occaston, tourg jlettring stleb i tWeen.them is doubtful. • Mn. IL SNI.ILL, alter heartily ehanic- 1 eloquent and satisfactory addresses froni I Mr'. Platt, the pvesent member for ine the deleetitee for the merk of ro. the gentlethentlut had ineceded him. East Toronto • in the HMSO of Com- 00170.4fPwater Aro • While Comedian cotton mili4 ere wet*, - bee fulltime doing a sale busine•ss, the Bartlett mills, . Messitehesetts are • forced by • Jack of 01(1516 to suspend luilt thole milks" end disobarge 130 hatide, Raise eve wall of proteotion mid (gash its- sure to fo11ow.-4ondon Being Sancitiine iajit'Arvy emeleatattees--- or whet when one has anythiog solid. to rest his hopefulness. on, but, Wine stun goine withoet vortemuthle grouutis, is evidence of folly. As"- inattee Of, fact, - the Conservatiyes were not really saes, • getee of the Quebec -eleotione but they '0.416 to •impose • en. the peopleSby large display of "brag" end " . just as we heat. there Itaking Oettesio • of 'eueeeee thissPinainee, though they Wee the -siolcoeineeknowledge et hoes that they . ho routed 418 badly ae • , they -Were in 1874. The 44 b:tIff; , tiny" game is pleasant eeough.' for •itio-nte orators and. newspeperewriteree but breaks down when •put to the - crucial test of WO popular vote. 11 1108 •' done so in Quebec--it-will do •ho lit tario and the other Provinces ett 1110 - general electibere•-:=Rentilton Times, ,...• Oneof the' most pleesiug feat:1ms in ate Quebee corms* was the evident ins dependent-feello(4' lifesimeg gi.:4umel ConierVittivesroesen Who, refused . sbe led by tho nese- by the managers, of She party to uphold the wreggsdoinge elate ' late Govetieneet. ThiS Manifestation' . ofindeeendeeee hy the 'great torly of the . party,: and .determination to 'keep Dominion and Povincial,Palities . "Sessin eXtreedingly good ,sign. To this independence on the part of the Censer.' Vat -Ives there can be no doeht • brit thee Mr. Tuley, in e. tiseataire, oWes bis Vi9tbry. The -more Spirit is ettitiVitted and'. •'• • •extendeds the better Will it be for the country," \tibia; •has been •paity-ridden .to0 often. The.bettee chance Willethoee be also • for respeeteble Mid . intelligent. •.._ eitizeus• ttecome '.'for weld- as enelidatee.„ Ie'etfielystvaythe eeentey will 1)0 ' fitted byelinepreed of ettintelligent and . discrimierittve feelieg of ..iinlependence. among the eleetere, leiter • interns ' • today indicate that the. joly. mtnietry - have been bettee'suetained thee' was. eke, e ,first supposed. • •.:It exceedingly. pro- bable that he-will:have a fair 'worldly ' Majoi•ity on the opening_ of • the, House,. -- and that ire, will have .'• opptirtunity to . shewethe-nowatry the difference between geed and bad adnahiletretion • -affairs, The ee.stilt is obeimielye en. .pasivel'by the Majority of the people of- the act of . the •Lientermat-GoVeinoe in dismissing the late Government, and: prooftliet the Coneeryathe party had, in:reality lost, the confidenee of the eeten, . 'In Nita reSpect at least the:Lieut., eirantsGOVereor is deolitied t� bave been .righes. Whatevek 'The Strict propriety• Of • his course, in constitutipeat 'sense,' may have .been. Indeed there can' be no, doubt that the, great LISASS.Of titg -.81(le* 'WIS. have concereed themselves very little with •the •coustitritional..questithe and theniajority have tlentglit only, of. sustaining a Premier, who, it is believed; - is enxioue to 'administee the tatilitiesof ' the ,Provittee wielf ecnno ned • • etfia etinfey,'ssesliontred s9/er, • • • . Terence Nevis„ — (Frois oar ens Oorresipenden(.) • . Ur. Theetpiere: M. P. for Wt(1,: lend, imemences his intennoo to withe draty from public lilts, owing tont-health. my., Dymond has been inetominated ler Nerat Yot'lts. Mr:.:Dyniond is one Of tbehardest-working Monitors of the• ..Housee Mt Mackenzie has ...no .fear of the Teel* of tioxts generaVelections, is ho tegewed the leaso . of his 'reeidearn at joins A's re -adjustment .of the tariff re- 3.1t,ta-sv8t.011 1110•18t Inst. air five years, solutions erging the impositine Of it of New Brunswick, 1511020 101131 of office solutiene and retitle. dowe the twe re- ' It is said that Lime-GOVernor duty on wheat, ,oatteand.emil, and show- expires to November next, contemplates ed conclusively by hie pelt eourse thet John A. was. not by may means a, toctionist. Afeena few evords npon the strong enrieen position and course of .Dr. Sloan, he paid a' high compliment to the parliamentary career of Mr. Ross, 'resigning in ordor to run for the Com- . •mons. • • ..Mr. 3. 3. •Ilteteltinss of Brantford; is the,Conservative Candidate for Bothwell in the Comment; Mr. C. 1/..1Certy, of Petrofito.beitig chosen to contest. 'Emit apeet tho) riaa Aewe hitu, enade 5 few: It was certainly veey grattiying to learn thelt his (053)60 du fling' the three years. gomplimentarytemarks liven their repro- . -t '11 fllll1l,1l OI11 Mrfloss ar,. that be had 'attempted to- serve 1110)5 mons, bee laeen re -terminated "by. the Consereutives, 'end Mr, R. • Hity has, been nominated to contest Centre Toron, tienlar closing svith the totearkthat . met with their eorilini approbation end I to, Against Mr, Sohn McDonald, the • . ' as he 'bad sei.lvedthem so well in tho . confidence, its it had been his constant t present !mitestoriei member, , past thei eould not tio•better than give effort to 'merit it, I.Te thotight it would I, Mr, Elyintwho was •eleeted by neela- hito 101 opporttioity of eon% the, :sante be nn ueuesiater to en osn 'or otob that l • eiatioa for th'e County of (tasy,e, Que., ig the future. • • • Wst. Vonsto suld he bed nothing more to say than to urge -Iris brother Reformors to exert thereselveseo piece' their-eandidate at, the bead of the poll. De, MoDoxeno sabl he ..eQ1 honered at being one of the nominees, and pleas - ea to •see so many Reformers present. Ho then gave a brief and clear retrospect of the Course of the Reform party, and the result of their laborsefor the past forty years, recounting a num- ber of the important measures that they bad placed on the statute book,. such as tho aholitiott of the la*: of peintogeiti- ture, the ,secularization of the Clergy Reserves,' the establishment of the free school system and inunicipalinstitutions, and pointed out how,, bytheir labote, the mitietry had become move fete, Me- re1 and proeperone, and hoped that by CblititillOti exertion() Canada_ would ever be, as elm IlOW is, one of the most•peotie porous Mid enlightened conutries the evotld. He concluded with -urging the unaninions• nomination of Mr, Rose, es he was the right man in tlarrightr place, . Dtt. SLOAN said ho felt greittli as - Surat when he heard and saw the en- thusiasra expressed for him, and then rereeted to the first Iteforta toisi;•mititin, btu in Toronto several years -0,gok tied tile platform that seeke then Teid down, had been done by the Reform ilerttrens it had already Wert motioned. In speaking of' the Islanders uttered -against the two preraiers he said that lie holler- ed Mr. Matted to be one of the most upright and eoneeientio non „in the pt'0141100, Alid Ati appeitred •as if nothipg could proveet the, nweetion ef fotel elandere by thew opponents, It°o..f -153, and • oti the meeting of the Leg - present carrying out woseeanMortin wee enseated such measures aa• promote the happiness and prosperity • Renee, ecet) ".`" d ei F, A new writ was issued, but Air, Fortin• was re- elected by a majorityThe of 83 only, Comity hes been looked upon for yeas as It (Conservative pocket -borough, and, If Mr. Flynn was really elected by ac- clamation, tis stated, he will have a.- ehieved one of the greatest victories of the present politieal eampaige.. ieo Liberal and eupporteeof joky Government. The County has been eepreSented -Tor SPille' time by, the Him, P. Fettle, a CoWervatitn, end probably toe of the Moskpopidar men in the Pro- vince Quebec. He was • opposed ,by Lies-Elyen in- the- general election �f 1875, but was retailed. by a majority said the efforts- of the ministry -divected in • ae",eising and isiatu'WThe eltion wprotested, re• as elected., Speaker of' the were WItolly of the people. Ho dilated' upon the be- nefits that would flow from the th.ainseoe act, which see apart $200,000 to be 'loaned to individual farmers for drain- ing purviews, at five per cent. '. He said -the Opposition denounced the measure aa they add it would require $1,000,- 000 to meet the demands. Asi far t1.8 he 'wag coneetned heoould wish they Would reqatre that sato, for it was Sftid that the expenditure of $15 per acreitt draining would increase the tiverageyield of 'five bushels of wheat per note, winch, at one doilar per bushel, week' be ri re - tui n. of one-thitd of the antount experid- ed annually. Ile said he was oppeted to manhood eoffrage, but Advocated the extension of the frafichise to lame* sons, who heti an interest at Oak() in the Country, and who would be, likely tie give an iatelligent vote. Ho 'theft brioffy roforrod to the Dominion GeV. ' There' are thirty Orange Lodges in Toronto, • A, Breeebridge doctor lately drove aixty-six mitre to giro aid to a poor sick woman. From the gratitude evoked hi • the locality it may be the • &est profit- able visit he ever paid. Colligate the vietite ot the receut at tack oil the Orangemen at Poiret St, (Jharles, was 'boned on Stunlay, tho funeral being attended by a large twit- ter of Catholics. There was nos bailee Of any kind, Oar fair city is now assundeg her suMmen garb, and shoevs signs of.great activity on all sides.. Pleasoi•e seekere, resort to the park and island. perry beats cross to and freer the •ialand at short intervals, with a good list of exottr. sioniste each trip, while the •serface pt eby i•kal sbiesgdi u°n4iedtiea' o41sIliloIlvssvsiteDnItstso.f 1110lif •e- a an(1 its cool eliadoe are sought. on. Sun- • day afternoons by thar.y, the greater. • number of whom .do not go tehear the ' preenher who holds forth there regular- , ly. One dity last week, during a dom. (der storm, the Nee of the clock over- looking the bay, on the Union Station, was injuved by lightning. the 15111 ipels.4t01,1 tIli,eetlwretteeill•reltttiaotioltatilfit : aonafi rtilei4iit:tlteseds. Ono dity last week there was a -report of a murcler in the city, but it turned out to bo false. • lir. R. Y. Thompson, formerly of tho Clinton High Sebool, has been appointed by the Home Mis- sion Com usi awe or Toroll to Pi•ethytery, to take charge of Sentlitill and Oaledon liJast, during the stminite vacation, The examinetions of Toronto Utile-et-- sity, emelt:le/ice Ott -Friday bext end . continue eboot throe weeks. , • An old man named (A. Diemond, of Belleville, VoiriS killed 00 the O. T. R. at N-apattee, on: SatUrdttY• Sale Register, "'rouse andlot, situate on Battenbuty etreet, property Rich, and Reese and 1ot on Mary bond, propertysafit zL 14.'elles, on • the 181h inst., at 2 p. 1), Dickinson, Auct. • Fosrga•-•111fl8nAm-A1 the tatia01100 of the bride's father, Cliatoo, on tho 2nd inst., by the lier, Mr. Vowler, Mrealitnes Poster, of Stapleton, to Mies Mary Ann Rumball. Bexcott-rawia.-At Scaforth, on May 1.; by Rev. G. Buggies Mie IL Beacom, mot. • chant, Baytiold, to Xis efajory Erivin, of the same piece, 'DIED; Gresost.--in Wroxeter, oa the .25th Elizabeth, wife of T. Gibsen, Esq.,M,. P. P., aged 48; years, Sneer -Arm -In Oilieston tho 1111 Rebecca, wife' of Mr, Thos, Sheppard, egad a0 years.