HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1884-09-12, Page 4TCW aktirtrtiOtpllellts.. F CAtrAvA ie just now .the biding place
of :a number .of so-called American gentle-
men, who have 'relieved the banks, of
which they were the custodians, of con.
siderable wealth. It is safe to say that
at least twenty-fiye persons in some way
connected with difrerent banks, have .emi-
grated to Canada for safety, within the
last month. These thieves feel safe here,
for there is no treaty under which they
can be taker. back. Canada has enough
defaulterkof her own,'without accessions
from the States, These parties should; all
be, treated as common thieves, but we sup.
For the evenings --Estate J. Hodgeuus.
New gocds—Chris. DIcketen
Whom yoer hatter 1t*. Jackeou,,
Campaign, started ---T Jackson & Son.
Hello traveller—Jae. Thompson..
Girl.wanted—Mrs. J. reeve.
Weaving—G. Kilpatrick.
Money to loan --Rev. Jus, ('.ray,
Mueio—Miss Greig,
Butchering—H. '1'ewsloy:.
Seed wheat --W. liehtill.
Unton Cula.
FRIDAY. SEPT. 1 1884.
THE Winnipeg Free frets asserts that
64,000 Canadians have bet dtWeil out of
the north-west by the bad management of
the Dominion dloverninent. The Free
Presp is especially well qualified to Make
the assertion, being the oldest paper in. the
country, having the largest circulation,.
and occupying the most important posi-
tion:
Ir THE entioaiY investigation disclosed
nothing More it did this fact ---that while
Wilkinson was trying to buy up Mowa /s
supporters, he was at the same tiine an
employed of the Dominion Government.
This fact is not -disputed. Nay,. it was
admitted on oath. Now, is it any stretch
of the imagination to assume that his ein-
•ployers knew perfectly well' what he was
.engaged in. A man who is employed for
any purpose generally devotes himself to.
that for which he is paid, and it is the
most improbable thing to. suppose that
• Wilkinson was. 'not acting with the fuff
knowledge and consent of his employers --
the Dominion .Government.
DuJttt.G the West Middlesex interim
elections Mr. • Meredith was reported to
have "raised aloft, his arm, and with one
terrible glance of score compelled Mr.
Pardee to wither beneath his bearching
gaze."' .incl we !yew told that the most
dire calamities would befall • the Mowat
government, and poor Pardee in particu-
lar, who, evidently would have eaten • his
he s it Meredith had ordered him to. And
in view of the "_gulnuiities"tlmthave:late._
ly befallen the Tory party in West Mid-
dlesex, we suggest -that Mr. Meredith
again raise aloft that arm, and cast that
glance of scorn on, well, say some of' .his
own party this time. • '
ULADSrONE evidently has a warm spot
in the hearts of the Scotch people: The.
sight of 70,000 Scots in procession, .as
was witnessed at Glasgow, ori Saturday,
in favor of' the Franchise Bill, "wi' forty
pipers, an'a," indicates that there.is what
the stuinp speaker calls "it great feeling
in the country." It indica-es -.also that
there will be a fearful feeling in the•House
of Lords shorty. Their lordships were
very foolish to make a stand upon .such
an • issue. On sotne distinctively ,Irish,
Scotch, or even English question of a pro-
vincial or quasi-prov)neial character they
could divide and conquer, but when the
masses of three countries are titatght'to
pool their issues and forget their prejudi-
ces,. when that usually docile elephant,
the public, learns his strength' incl bow
to'use it, then may the Lords count their.
ehanecs as exceeding slim.
On Saturday last one of the inostdeplo.
cable events took place in -''New• Bruns-
wick, Nr,J., in connection. with.the failure
of
.a....bank there, caused by the specula-
tions iu Wall street of Hill, the cashier
who committed suicide, and after an exa-
mination of the affairs of the bank and it
was found there was a deficit of over 'one
million dollars, Runyon, the president,
.,;ut his throat and died, and shortly after
1Valter Carroll, a depositor, cut his throat.
1t'is feared there will be more suicides, as
the excitement in the town is fearful, and
one of the directors was reported dead, but
it was .f'onnd he had become exhausted by
the strain on his nerves.. lieWas aheavy
stockholder. During the last month or.
two the swindles, dcfalcatIous and embez-
zlements in monied institutions in the
United States, have been very ntunorous
and for large amounts. The calamities
and suffering that have flown from these
cri•mival transactions are beyond the pow-
er of description, but it would be supposed
they were sufficient to deter others from
committing similar crimes, . - •
Fon. •ONTfS past a Mr, Kyle hari'•been
using the columns of the Globe to express
.inti -Scott Act views, as he• terms it
from a bible standpoint." f n the course
of his letters he has given expression to a
lot of nonsense and trash, but in conelud-
ing his series with a letter in Saturday's
Globe he says :—" I must hero express my
hearty thanks to the editor. of the -Globe
for his fairness and liberality in allowing
so much of his space for the advocacy of
views which I know to be in antagonism
to his own. My gratitude is all the great-
er because of the fact that e're they were
offered to the (.lobe in,y letters were re-
fused a place in the Mail, except ,for• ri
,,,r„ ,•,,,,, consideration." What we yids
tc, aw attention to, is the fact that al-
most all the papers on the Anti -Scott Aet
side aro governed by, "mercenary consicl.
eratiou+.' 'their position on the temper-
ance question is not one of principle, but
purely one of'dnllara nail cents,....
Tho Scott Act in 11111ton
pose that after a little time spent in re-
tirement, they will come out "lords of
creation," and be wined and dined by the
best classes of society. There is something
inexplicable in circumstances. If a man
steals $5 he is a thief, but if four or five
cyphers are added to the amount, he be-
comes one of the leaders•ofs6oiety.' • •
ILLL MowAr demonstration promises
to. be a greed affair.. Arrangements have
been made to meet Mr, • Mowat at • the
American side lof the suspension bridge,'
on Monday, 15th:inst. The Premier will
be driven to the Canadiau,ti;ide in a car-
riage, and salutes from batteries of artil
lery will be fired. "Several members of.
the Government will accompany the de-
putation. -.At
e-putation.-At Hamilton he will also be
met by a large crowd, and on arrival at
Termite, the number' who will welcome
him home will be the largest that ever ga-
thered in. Canada to honor -a .publicMan.'
There are a few of the local Reform' Asso-
ciations that do pot seem to have • taken
any steps as yet to send delegates to the
reception. There is notime to lose. The
officers • of the different .asso;2iations who
have.. not taken action should do so at
once, so. that no part of the Province may
be. without. representation._. The, fare 'to,
Toronto and return will be $2.75, good
for one week.- AIL that intend to take
part in the .proceedings should go on
Monday.:,:
THE bARGE and constantly increasing
number, • and ' destructive . extent... -of
fires in this coun_ try and the. United States,
is arousing the attention of the business
public, and especially of those` who 'are
ehgaged in any way with insurance com-
panies, . and the query is, what :can be
done to prevent thein or decrease their
number and destructive•effects2• . Notwith-
standing. the •efforts put forth, increased
cost, and improved appliances, every year
witnesses: a large per tentage of increased
loss through fires. A'few years ago fires
were rare, and a loss 'through them was
felt severely, and the, communityayn pa-
thized:.with. the losers, but now they are
very common, and the cenintunitythink
very little ,aboutthein, generally dismiss-.
ing the subject with the remark, "•Oh,
they were. well insured—the insurance •
company will, pay the lose," aud.oft=Boit:'
the remark js.rnade, " O1, it was a. good
thing -they were burnt.up, better buildings
will go up in their iilace;::nnd it•wi.11;? vc-
work tp:somebody." This 'indiffei'enceto
the destruction of piojierty is not a good
.-
sigh, it slicks thenghtles,ahr. , if nothing.
WOrSe.
• Ilson)etling is not now done to check
destruction by f re, losses :Till' gb.on
creasing in: number ._and 'amount till the
matter becomes so se ictus and burdensome
that it•v, ill compel the serious, consider-
ation. .of
onsideration•.of • the people, andY�, then measures
will be taken to remedy Ito. evil;•which
,might have been done at an earlier stage
of the unnecessary destruction, and thus
saved an immense .amount• of.. property;
and spared, the losers much suffering. •
,T111 t; 1WO'L"T ACT IN IIAI,TOA •
(Reported specially for the Nsw Es4•)
The conflict in Halton, which has bean
looked forward. to, on both rides, is now over.
It was conducted with great vigor,, on both
sides, and both appeared to be equally.con
fident of sncoess, The ousel of right has
been triumphantly maintained against an un-
scrupulous, well organized and wealthy mo-
nopoly. While, ea the part of the Act,.
everything was done that could be done le-
gitimately, to secure suttees, yet their trust.
was in the arm of potence, and they
were not disappointed, The suecese of the
oause depended largely on the influence, help
and prayers of the women of Balton and else-
where. They were unremitting in their ef-
forts in favor of the Act. One are, two.inci-
dents are related that will show their zeal
end tact. In the town of Oakville, at one of
the meetings, at which Dodds was to speak,
it is said, that the ladies, 200 strong, took p08- Have both returnedfrom.
session of the front part of the hall, and their
presence had not aninspiring effect on the thein Both of these
anti -temperance orator. Re. had'nt a good r
time at all, at all. Under such circumstances
he does not seem to feel at liberty to ese.the
same freedom of language as at other times;
. In Bronte the ladies were still More suc-
cessful in discouraging the famous Anti -Scott " '
orator Lee. They gave him a very respectful E very
and quiet hearing in his first address, but
When he got up the second time, they struck,
up that grand old. martial hymn and tune, We .are
'r Rescue the perishing." lie made varione.
and vigorous attempts to regain his ground,
but they were equal tothe oopasion, and ae•
tually sung him off the track aitogether.l
At the closing up of the polls and reception
of the returns from the polling placea, the
moat intense interest was manifested. . The
ladies in connection with the several churches
spent the day from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m., in pray-
er, reading the scriptures, and other religious
exercises. A. deep earnestness .and strong
confidence of enemas were the ,prominent
characteristics .of that •all -day meeting.: It
never flagged a moment till after the hour tor
tile closing of the polls arrived,; They were
confident of victory, 'and. their faith was hon-
ored by success beyond the expectations of
many.
Itis maid that the Anti -Scott party had .all 1
i eciessary preparations made to celebrate their .�,
victory, embracing. a brass,band, two coffins _
for the leading clerical opponents of the re-' '
peal, and several barrels .of ----but 'whin
the resultof the ballot was ascertained, they I :',
decided to postpone their celebration until'
some future time. The advocates of the Scott
Act were.aled prepared to celebrate .theii t ie...
tory, but in a little different style.. They re- •„
paired to the church to offer their thanks-
givings to God for the grand victory achieved:
Tho meeting was organized and brief address-
es from the various temperance 'workers were
delivered,of rather amusing incident occur -
re during,the progress of the meeting. One
of the speakers closed his address by repeat.
ing that well known verse, "Sound the .loud
cymbal o'er Egypt's dark sea," &c„• changing'
A a little•-rinzi 'Trucking -the last -line cavi—
".Halton is. free.". A rather witty preacher,
jumped up and. said, "I think I can.beat'
that, and gave, amid uproarious laughter,
",Sound the loud cymbal '
O'er Dodds, Bell and Lee
The Scott Act has triumphed.,.
.. And.Nalton is free."
This contesthas •brought'.to light soma
facts that are too. frequently overlooked by,
politicians and• others. It has• shown• the
strength of • enlightened moral, princip;e,. as
opposed to the 'money power, and to persis-
tent and flagrant misrepresentation of facts,
and falsification of figures.It .oannot bat
lave S. powerful influence for good on contests
'of a.similar character now ip progress in this
country.., ..If this victory is taken. in °ouuec.
tion with the victory secured in the: State of
Maine, by:whichprohibition becomes apart
of tlio Constitution of the State, by a majority
of 54,000. it will effectually destroy the argn.
•iltents of the opponents of the' 'Scott 'Act.
That prohibition was a failure, •was the stook.
in trade of the 'opponents of this, tht Scott
Act. but now abet it has bcen,pr•oven by. the
action both of Maine and'Halton, that tine
people in _these place, •sustain p11 ohibitiou by
overwh.elmiog majorities; it will spoil all the
oalculations.0f Dodds, .etc., andall the false
conclusions based 00 theso•calcnlatintls.
• W:.AweoftTtt kAC.ISs.
POIR. MI' ''..
Our GLOV.k'S, IfOSIERY, 1VfA'NTLE .CLOTH, DRESS
GOODS, and the bulk of oak Fall Stock is arriving
daily, and when complete will be 'one of `the:6nest stock
ever shown in the Couizty.• .Our goods are all' bought for.
Spot Cash, and we are prepaired to. offer • them at prices
that cannot he beaten by anyone doing a legitimate trade,
OUR
Two (Oases, HONEY Coma and 1S.aiy'rls» WOOL SHAWLS
in. White, Black, Carden.), G'rrenat,: Blue and all the leading
Shades, bought at a great sacrifice,. •Wo are offering
those goods at ordinary whoiesalc prices; and invite routs'
inspection of din same.
MILLINER & MANTLE MAKER
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their holidays, apii are prepared. to execute all orderly giv'egiven.y
departments are stocl (sd with the finest .-400dF ti>, be had., and we'
can, with confidence invite your inspection.
roan
The iepe rl 'vete on" the Scott Aet in
`Halton was taken, on Tuesday, resulting
in a victory'for the Act by..' 188 of a ma-
jority. Considering the tremendous
position that was brought to bear against
it,, thisis considered a grand ivictory, and.
will undoubtedly have a great .141111e30e'`
on contests in other counties. The Anti
Scott .Act party concentrated all their
power .fere, and are sitid. to have 'expen-
ed 'considerable money, but • both were
•without any corresponding benefit, for
the secoid•voteis considetably'larger than
the first. The result in Halton will
very materially Strengthen and help' the
temperance cause throughout the Province
and it is tho general impression that there
will be very little systematic opposition
in comities • Where the Act is shindy to be
submitted.
The first Meeting el the . Winghant' dishier
of the Methodist church, was held' in Kin•
sardine on Tuoaday. There were about
thirty .representatives present. ltev. J,:1-1.
Cornish, of Wingham, chairman, presided.
This district has been formed out' of the old
Goderich district.
.TSE MowAT D1 axoN�1'It ,TIo ..- d
ton will be largely represented at the de-
monstration to Ontario's Premier text
Tuesday, So fair as we have, learned the
'following Clinton Reformers are going:--
i✓Mayorli orrester Jas. Fair, J 1T. Connbe,
E. Holmes, A. 11. Manning, Jas. Smith,
Jos. Rowell, W. L. Newton, W. Coatsi,yr,,
and others, The Huron delegates meet at
the Walker House at 11, aan., Tuesday
when they will bo given a banner and
badges;
llosTox Ideal .tritelo To'n's Cabin Ca..
will appear at the .town hall'ou Wedncs
day evening, Sept, 17th. 'Otis company
has the only pure Siberian lilood.hounds
the ginallest trick donkeys and the only
origthal eolored jubilee singers born an
Slavery, now before the public. Phe press
t l' all the cities are thud in their prince, ,..
. •Marge gathering of the sporti tg . fra
ternity: were at Seaforth last Thursday,. to
witness the race between stallions owned
in western Ontario 'The races tit ere trot-
ted in accordance with National Assobia=•
tion •rules, Of the four on the list only
one—betweeir Garfield,. owned by George
Whitely, Seaforth, and loan Cloud, owned;
by Jas, Bailey, Goderich--failed to come
off Garfield 'being withdrawn; as he *as_.
lame, • • •
• Tice following are the. resubts of the
races t --The rade between Mohawk Oilier,
owned by John .Ward, of Seaforth, and
Royal Resienge,- °Wiled. by John flatten -
bury, Brucefield, ror $100 a side, was won:
by Royal Revenge, in three heats. Time,
2:47, 2:52 and 2:53' As will be observed,
the, time hi'. not fast, and niany'were Of
thopinion that much better could have,
been done. • •.
The race' between the four-year-014'eolts
Lord Dufferin, owned by •Thomas. Kidd,
•Seaforth ; Leivis 13., by Thomas Bell, of
Wingham; Maitd H,, by Thos Hall,' -of
Brussels ; and. Constance, by Mr, .l Rolls, of
Listowel for a purse of $125, was won. by
Lord 'I)ufferio. Time, '2:55, 2:56 and'2:52,
Hand H. was withdrawn on aecount of
lameness.. .
• .s Considerable • Money changed hands
over the races, ltoyal Revenge beitig the
outside favorite,""while Seaforth :sports
backed Mohawk Chief heavily. Lord
Dufferin is.a good colt. and if well handled
will yet make a fast•horse,...So confident
was Mr. Kicld of its ability; that, at the
close of the race, he matched it against
Royal Revenge, for $100 a side, the race
to be run on the Seaforth track on the
18th hist. The impression among sporting.
Hien is that,`if the race is trotted, Lord
Dufferin will be left; as he lacks the stay-.
ing .powers of Royal Revenge, and many
believethat the deposit money• will be
forfeited by Mr. ICidd. . • .
BORN.
•Donsk'rv.—In Clinton, on the 9th inst.,
the wife of Mr, T. 0. Doherty, of a Son.
'1'oRitaxca.--In Goderioh.township, on the
lith inst., the wife of Mr. John 'Torrance, of
a daughter,. ghter,ti _...In Ooderiah: township, ori the rtlt
hist., the wife of Air. Geo. Miller, of twins,'.
boy and girl. .
DIED.
Mrltnr.,
--In Clinton, on the .5th iirst:,
Alexander John, son. of 'Mr,A. Matte, aged
12 years and n months.'
Srsomes.---1 n last Wawanoeh, on the 7 tit
inst., Agnes, slaughter cit A1r. itobt, $teener,
ngorl 1`.', yes.
(tresis •»•arin Colborne, on the 5th foss,,
Peter (green, aged SG years.
("trans rswonTrt.-••-int his residence, 4.1:1
Third street, (.rand .orbs, Dakota, floury
('harleiwor th, in the 7 2tui year of his age.
C:tTrtc AnTi---At ;iheppardton, Sept. rind, in-
fant daughter of David Cathcart, aged 11
innuth ;,ami 2 wecl a
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in the House has had his holidays, and now has charge of his department,
fully prepared for the fall campaign, and invite you to see our great stock.
Only one price. • • 5 per cent.. 'off for cash.,
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