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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1884-08-01, Page 4'g,.ew t.v rt1001 *nIRe Executoxe. notices-TT•,popper• Card—Iticbard Manning Removed: G. Cru ltd. Reward—hlrs. Mallory. Oheap Excursion—A, Denholm. Fresh arrival -3; H. Combe 1 LETTERS FROM A TOURIST. • 44,4444,4* Naw Teat .Circ, 28th, Jnly,1,8t3 .NQ, I. $ •• S ieei(ri wriermgrnce of ohc-.21'-ew FJra•. • i, It seem to be the prober thing now for • thgpe who are •fertunate °Dough to be able 10 afford it. to take e, •aammer trip, -rather ttitt (tiCit "04r"—to New York city, the seaside; • and mountain teiorta. T long a ° heacation--the aforeeaiid fortunate position—and the plea. emit excursion route of the, Ontario, New York and Thoueiand'Island steamboat oom• pany, from Toronto to New York, by the tine steamer•Eupert, of that line to Oswego, N.Y', OFFICIAL PAP= OF TEE C.O. TI`NT1* FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 18$4," THE ASSESSMEN APPEAL. 441,444414. Judge Toms has Piet given his decision in the assessment appeal by'Usborne, by which the townships remain as' made by the County Council at its last session, but the towns and villages are all increased with the exception of Goderich, Wroxe- ter and Bayfield, which are considerably reduced. The fallowing list shows the` equalized assessment of the towns and lages :— • Bayfield $80,580 Blyth . , .. , . a38,840 Brussels ..... , .. 234,000 Clinton 481,830 Exeter r, 336,950 Goderich ,._ 875,800 Seaforth ...... ,.o4G7,90Q Wingha"in 344,700 Wrelxeter 80,150 Although we call attention to the fact that the equalized assessment of Goderich has been lowered from $1,0G5,000.to.$87a,-. 300, (the reduction brit; more. than the united assessments of Bayfield•.and Wrox- er;) we neither coniplainof it nor attach any blame to Goderich for it. The "decline of the town is the•result of. circumstances over which it has no, control; and the spending of money to elu nice or retard this result will be only so 'ranch good money thrown away to swell the amount of that already lost. It is. always•the best to accept the inevitable and act upon it,. as suspense entails more pain 1 and loss hoping against hope. We know Parties• in Goderich, holding property 'there,. only remain there, with the hype that pro- perty will become saleable, if only for: a short time, that they may get something for' it, but the sooner .they sell the less they will lose. Clinton has her assessment increased by the addition of $31,830, thus making her the highest assessed • 'town in the county except .Goderich: • Mn. DOTY; Collector of Customs at Goderich, has been superannuated, and his place filled by Mr. A. Farrow, brother of the loquabious'member for East Huron. In making this appointment the Domin- ion Government • has acted contemptibly; and has disgusted a, good many'of'its own supporters in this section. Mr.. R. Rad- cliffe (now at Clinton) has been,, in' .the custom's service for about 30` years, for 17 of which he was assistant at Goderich,. and we are within bounds'in saying that no more efficient servant in the 'serxice Could be found than he. It was this eu= .of the .great business: thor�ughfares.of the g e world. • It rune through` the dentre-of the tleman who should have received the ap= city, from Battery park north to Union square pointment, and not Mr. Farrow, ,who has and Central park. NO, elevated or other cars d then: by the nictureegae: route, via, Oneida bin afforded oorres on• dent, that privilege, and knowing that th e readers of your excellent weekly delight in a foreign correspondence ,column, here,goes for letter number one, which will have special reference to this great. metropolitan city -the centre around which may be Paid to revolve the business of this continent. We have visited all the'other great cities from the gulf of St. Lawrence to that Of Mexico, but none of them—not excepting Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans—are just the same as New York. Everything can be found in New, York except rest and tranquility --they are not to be got here. All is bustle and ex, eitement in the. extreme, night and day, with a slight. ""let up"'on ,9unday, which is the great day_of the week for enjoyment and ex cureione to the watering places down the coast. As, however, we are on our way to them, we will leave a desoription of then for future letters. New York is yearly increae, ing its great size and population. The city, " Manhattan, lmnd,with enbnr- an cities all around it, the principal one Of lake, all combined, yourp proper is on Man which ie Brooklyn, on Long Island, separat- ed from New York city by the East river, but now in direct communication by the East river bridge, and the numerous ferry fines running iron ferry steamers every few min• Utes. However, in this letter we must en- deavor to confine oureeives'to New York pity. It will give your "up country'. readers some idea of the size of this great, centre of'oom• merce, when you' tell them that the city stretches in a solid mass of blocks of build- ings; many :of them eleven stories. high, for a distance greater than that between. Clinton and Blyth. That is the length of Msnhat- tan'Islaed, and it is. -all covered by New York city .with its celebrated .Central Park. The Island may he°said; to be pear shaped,; and some 1 seven,miles wide. pines of elevated railways run from Battery park, the ferries, and, the bridge to Central park, Harlem, etc., and. what are called her ''surface lines," that is. street car lines, run all over the city, pro- bably the longest one being known as the belt line, Which; tkirts..tho city. Although thousands of,Nepw Yorkers are at the'seasidei mountairLand-'lake resorts now, it makes no perceptible, difference in the volume ;of buss. .nese and trafiic,donen here. Nothing short of the dreadful Asietic•oholera would decimate the. ranks.of New York's business population. If ,that should come though, the. thousands of steamboats and -railway trains would• not be sufficient to'carrytho people away.. Nothing else would 'do • it though, except, perhaps, yellow fever, but; then this is far enough north to 'escape that, and betides it is not likely it would ` gee beyond' the quarantine station, which is situated on a little island built down New York' bay, on the route of that -ocean steamers. •:Although there•is a regular tide here, New: York city is not just by the sea. The coast is, however, easily reached by. nu- merous. lines of rapid: transit railways and, steamers.. 'at is.very 'seldom, I believe, that a brisk' breeze is notpsweeping in from the ocean, and.' were. it vitt for, that to clear the. heavy, atmosphere and' cool the oppressive heat of'thie great city, it would be a far less healthy place indeed, with its Crowded popu- lation of all classes and nations, than it is. We mast not..conclude this letter without' a. reference to Broadway, the principal street of this 'city, and known far and wide as•one Mass Meeting of the East Huron -Liberals, EI�OMIENT` SPEECHES BY HON. A. M. ROSS,. •THOS..GIBSON, M. P. P., AND OTHERS. A grand. Refoi demonstration ,wad held at Cranbrook, in the Townehip of Grey, last Thursday, which was well attended. Reeve Strachan, of Grey, oc cu .fed, the. chair. and;explained the ob- ject of the meeting in au able address, of ter which he called on the , ' HON. A. M. nose, Provincial Treasurer, to addreQs the meet- ing. That gentleman, on coming forward, was loudly cheered,; and at once proceed- ed to deliver a telling address for over an hour.. That was the first time, he. said, that it. had been his privilege to ad- dress a body of electors in Grey, the banner township of East Huron, but he ,knew ofits record in support of Mr. Gib - ems in past years and knowing that fact made him feel that he was amongst friends of the Liberal cause. He dealt in a mas- terly manner with the N. P., and showed that the tariff had been fallacious in its Working so far as the farming community. •was concerned. The produce of the farm had in no way been raised in price by the N. P., although the. manufactured articles for. consumption•had become more. costly; The farmers „diad received no benefits in enhanced values for their grain, wool and_, other commodities, although much had been promised to them by the conservative, promoters of the scheme: The population • had not increased, 'although it had been contended that the influx of citizens and• mechanics would create a limes market for the disposal of everything that could be raised upon a farm. The only time that the population of Canada had ma= terially increased was under: the Macken- zie regime, andthis fact the speaker prov- ed from the statistics. of the Bureau of In- dustries. The county of Huron. ranked with the first in .Ontario in population, wealth and general prosperity, and also in the fact that it sent more Liberal mem- bers to Parliament than. any other county in Canada. The hostile action of 'Sir John and Mr. Meredith and their respec- tive followers in the Dominion and. Lo cat Parliament was next criticised. in a scathing manner; and Sir John's vetoing ;.¢f Provincial legislation was severely con-, demned, Th e'Streams Bill and the license '•question were' then fully discussed, and the•ground was taken by the speaker, and• successfully proved, that, the Local Gov- ernment were not the 'aggressors;•but the attacked in each instance. The action of the Dominion in arrogating to themselves the' ;control of the railways in Ontario which had been built withProvincial and municipal inouey, was shown. up in a clear and 'trenchant. style;. and the unfairness with which Ontario had been. treated in the railway distribution.was conclusive- ly shown.. , The hon. gentleman conclud- ed his remarks with a ringing, appeal to, the exectors of East. Huron to stand . firm in the Reform, faith as ,be true to their tried member, Thos. Gibson, and the. Hon. Oliver Mowat, who had ever proved him- self to be the defender of Ontario's rights. Lend • .applause and cheers greeted the Speaker as he resumed his seat. :and Are' allowed to sun on Broadway, :and of not the slightest practical' knowledge .of'• 'even allowed to'cross 'it. Heavy busses run .from ''Wail street and the ferries:; : The street is crowded all day, and foot passengers have gread, difficulty in crossing. from side, and have to•.waitacid watch their ^chance, and then; quichiy dodge between the .liundreds of passing waggons and vehicles of. -every con ceivahle•description. Wall street, the great financial street of the city; runs from lower it -roadway, a little above the Battery,' to the East.river. ;It ie q•tite narrow, . and closely built up on both sides with very .high; and' ;massive• blocks, of buildings, ,From .:1.0 a.m. to 3: p.m. this is doubtless the busiest street inAmerica.•''. At the head of it; and on Broad- way, stands Trinity church, like a grand sem tinPl with its famous lofty: spire. only exceed- ed in height on this : copttnont by'tho grand spire.` of 8t. James Cathedral, corner of King and Church streets, in our own fine city of Toronto; Canada. HuFoN TOUR'S!. VV is quite evident' that Sir .John will not' accept the 'decision of the P ivy Ccnn -cii;on. the Boundary Award, until he is• bound so tight that there 'is no teobni- the requirements of his position. This act on the part of the ,government, hero -,ever, is quite in keeping with. the general. administration; they do not.care'a,batton' about the suitability of • appointees, .,s9. long as they can reward a political. favor.: ite.. Even the Conservative .papers here cannot defend this transaction. In view of the magnificent success of. Hon. 0. 11lgwat in the Boundary Award case, it is intended to give him. a grand' reception on his return to Ontario.. The li,efornters•of Toronto are already taking the initiative • steps. The ,present ` ar- rangements are that a deputation of pro- minent gentlemen shall sheet `I1tr. T swat at Niagara or Lewiston, who' will return to Toronto on board a. steamer. chartered for the purpose. .On arriving at, Toronto a procession to Queen's Park will follow., where an address will be presented to the Attorney -General on'behalf of the people' t,f Ontario. Mr. Mowat will• thea be' tendered a banquet in the • evening; ,)Vrr, Mowat is expected to arrive home early J.n..September;-and:it is.intended that the co-operation of Reformers. all over the Province shall be asked. The Reform Association of Toronto dtserve .ereclif for thus early taking the initiatory steps to give a public recognition of, the high ser vices rendered by the Hon: Mr. 111o�vat to the Province. The ability; hind' hint,- esty with which he conducts tile affairs of the Province and the signal'success Which has attended bis every. effort on behalf pf Provincial rights, call for no mere or "Unary demonstration on his behalf, but one Provincial in its character, which will show the Premier that.a successful, honest and high-minded statesman is not without honor in his own Country. TUE election ' petition , against :1fi• Lyon, is to he proceeded with, notwith- standing his resigntion, for the purpose of disqualifying him, if possible. Srticr: the first of • Juno the Reform party has gained three elections, and when Lennox is opened, which it irtusteshortly lw it will probably be redeemed also. I. Ilawley, ex -31.1',I'., is • the Reform; ince. • prosposal la give Sir John` Mae.: "local" 1 demonstration in honour of his forty Years' t errice as a Member of the Legislature and his twenty-five_years'•:4er• vice as a member of Government meets with ,rrcat tartan' in Ottawa, 11 cailoophole through which he can slide. 3t is Said that he Will . now make, some claim to the timber on the .dispgted.terri-• tory,: and tbus try to defeat the ends of. the; award.. Mr: Mowat's duty is plain,, however, and he is not likely. to shirk it. He:lias stood by:the rights o F: •this Pro- vince unflinchingly, and the ; people will aid' him in enforcing its just claims,, • even if, it has :to be done by force o: arms, There' is no use mincing words over it. If the Dominion Premier continues ta:oppose this Province as "he has been doing, the only course @petiteOntario is to secede from the Confedration—and we believe.• it will be done, too. • 7'rri following frorg the Toronto.News, an independent paper, clay not be very 'flattering to "Canada's Greatest, States- man," but it is nevertheless truce, Sir John 1llacdonald is fast losing his hold upon the country. His prestige has been seriously shaken by his series of de- feats sustained in the contest which he so recklessly. and wantonly provoked with. the Provincial government..: of Ontario. His warmest and blindest adherents among the Tories'. have hadtheir' faith in his legal judgment Ind tactical astuteness severely shaken by the result of the RP - peals to the Privy Council in:tlic sttecess• ive instances of the Mercer .escheat case, the License law, the Stream's hill, and last and greatest, the Boundary case. In each end every instance, t1. iia: t tribu- nal of appeal has decided in layer of Provincial rights and against Ow inter- preta1lon of the 'nen leion Premier. ..4 A few clays ago, nrr.Currie, of Brussels,. ~went to ]Cincarrline to be. operated upon fur the removal of a tumor which appear- ed on his tieek Doctors removed the tn- m.or, and Mr. Currie is nowin a tolerably Frond state of health, - ' AR. THOS. GIBSON, M. P •P., was the next speaker; and speke'for about an Hour, during which:'tiine he dealt with the';questions of insurance, the. license, ,pelt;er, the Streams Bill and the Boundary • Award, in alelling and forcible manner, which elicited. responsive :applause from, :the large athering. Time and' again the township of. Grey had. beers his -banner ;township in past contests, and lie., hoped that it would ever remain faithful to the men who had proved to bethe'champions of the rights of the. Proyince of Ontario. •(Loud and prolonged shears.) • 1311. sLoA ,.or i t. rii, paid high tributes to the Hon. A 11I.floss and'_Mr. Thos Gibson,.and'then went on, to discuss pu:Ale out nest' Oil. Liberal Gov- Mont in Ontario had t:rciited asurpluti established a better, ediacatinnal' system, av built; railways, vlums',fist• the deaf, dumli and: blind, and' lxiilt colonization, roads' in the new counties. -The .Toru. Dominion Government bed .entlealiored to obstruct the good work ofthe Legislature, and in its every ant bad been backed up - by Thos. Ferrow.who' now held the seat for East .Huron at Ottawa.: l)r. Sloan's speech was a sharp and incisive . one 'arid -was well received: �r OF 1VINORA1r, followed in a masterly address, in which' herevie}ved'the ':enrly history of the Ilefom party_in Canada, and traced its upward bourse in the interest of l.iberali-in step by. : step. The oyerthrow•i,f the I amily!Coni. pact; the obtaining of municipal rights; the secnliirizattion of the clergy reserves;. .tile abolition . of seigiioriial tenures' in Lower 'Canada, and Con1'ederatioiiail had been the work of the Reform. party. Some Tories boasted that SirJohn was tae: father of Confederation, butwhou it was: shown to :these genticni01 the Sir John .:... M tcdanaI J. Jolie Stxdtielil. 11Iacdoriald and Scoville who then represented Elgin, were 3 of the 5 who signed the -minority report against confedereticiii, .they, would have to relinquish that claim. He closed his remarks with a telling criticism of'the Dominion financial policy ' amidst lrttd and prolonged cheers. MR A bl. TAY boa gave on excellent address, dealing with general topics, of interest to the Liberal electors. He looked for a bright future for the Reform party and looked forward with confidence to the dawning of a bright day for Reform. His appeal to the young men - was exceedingly eloquentand brought lend applause from the gathering, The rain which ltid been threatening during the evening by this time began to descend heavily, art the meeting was brought to a close by the usual loyal and party cheers. The day will be red-letter day ins the annals of Grey township, _.. - t:1 .,.. ._.-_ ORGANDY ui3LINS, WHITE PKS FaNC1. P 1NTs, FANOTC SATEETs in Blue and White Checks, Pink .and White Cheeks, Black and White Cheokd, and Black Spots. SuoTon GIZ`TGH&MS, new designs. LADIES PARASOLS, plain and ahoy. New LACI TIES and COLLARS, new LisrEN COLLARS. NLTN'S VEILING, for dresses, all colors.. CASHMERES for dresses, all shades and cedars, Prices CROMPTON'S CORA.I,INE CORSETS, CROMPTON's 0 E CORSETS,. BAi,L's SIDE-SP/atm CORSETS. Madam Duval's CORDED BAND CORSETS. • Both the 1411IInary and Mantle. Department; In 'full swing;, • . ". CARP: TS_ -the finest selection west of TorontE, in 911 -wool, Union, Ilemp, Tapestry and Brussels, LA.WIEs. BLACK I IQSE, CH tiat> N'a BLM K Hoe; LADIES and CiIILDREN'3. HOSE, all Colors, lames STRAW HATS, Bolt's STRAW HATS, MEN's FELT HATS, Roy's FELT EATS. GM'S VIES, WHITE TIES, WHITE SHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS, the. 3 Cases of TWEEDS just in. 10 Bales of COTTOTS, just in, GLOVES & HOSIERY—two cases ' 10 Bale$ of SHIRTINfa•S, DUCKS, just in, the greatest bargains in the trade. and DENIMS, just arrived. Relit. Terms1 R,ilgbt. ,- Goods; bought , for Wet-' find marked atp rices' wliicb defy competition. • WE SELL FOR CASH. WE SELL FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. 'WE SELL ON' CREDIT TO' GO..I1 •WE GIVE' E PER CENT DISCOUNT' FOR CASA;. O ]llE]`I. F1 sta�e of sate 4aliii -� I3odgons ry Cowls; Palace *of Clinton` and 3urox County. J Oc , Paid in advance will Gel the IiEW ERA froth. thlsAPie to Hatt, Isis 185. 10t4• lits: sii1 strilers only, sba "a jam► .I 16 Vii; ., � j .•��( 0 For dune d Ju! w, July f AT' iG keA tize er .Tn n fl AT:B'S_: Attraction No. About 2.'00 yards of -.Swiss FrrlaRotnERY tit leis 'than they could be:bought wholesale. Attraction No. Adassorfedelot of PLRASOLS,, from ,25c. upwards;. (just arrived)' arid'bougirt at :big discount for cash, enabling us to quote less thin' wholesale prices: • Attraction -No. A new ;lot of LISLE AND Str.tc GLOYASom ,00:' u 1 pwat,rds, a being less than r. manufacturers prices., Attraction No. , A new' lot of,111tsLia Dr;Sratn'and SPOTTLr f o g• 1r (LSLIprs .ranginft'onn 10 Gc tttytvards,; woe th a. drab more; in did i'egulxt 'way: Attraction . No. 'Our line of;BLAC;K, SAE-, haring been co ml letely solid', we have tt :$1:J$ and '$1;08, replaced thorn'. They raamot. be Bought 'elsewhere for less .than. .'$1.75, and $2..Q0:. Attraction No. The balance of .out line of SUIIZMI R 'DRESS GOODS, at,ten per, cent less than • wnolesalepi tce.s. ' To malre this. unc rstood'we need only say that this is,. our. last summer in bttstiles's itt Clinton. 'Make a note ofiit.• Attraction :No.. 7 T'l;e "entire ..balltnce of. our ,stock of BairssEr s; Tarasray,' Woof, and to •CARPETS ton ler cent; less 'than cost..:We•don't_ want a, single.y ' , 1 argil'carried over , July; • :Farmers, bring in a couple of tubs of butter; buy one, Of them.—': •• Make your Houle attractive. ' ' Attraction No. 8 The .hest COTTON SHIRTINGS for 1*, usual•price 17c. Best il'ICKII U M.o. usual price 300. SPLENDID COTTON TWEED .16e., Genal price, 25c. 2000 yards of COTTON at less than current wholesale prices: , • ./attraction Special for Farnnes Blore goods for two lbs of I3utter at our store than can be bought in the.regu• . lar way. for. three Ibs,, r in this comity. Look in, we will be pleased to shote you--- ' through. RTUTT1 R• AND ]EGGS TAIIE1 AS CASA,'—" • r All goods are sold at t, and in rainy cases less than current wholesale rates.