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The Clinton New Era, 1886-09-24, Page 4jUw4Urtrtigutent$, First leSetin in horoleM --Rob. W. Coats Grain) iiIfleY opening --Beesley • ittilliriery opening-Eetete L Bodg,ens. Boots at4ehees-Tayl0r & son. Oysters -Mrs. Broderick. New goods -J. 0. Dotter & Co. 1--------blotioleigetson and others.. Dissolution -Wet& ICenn,e1, Remember -O. 0. Rance & (ie. e It is true --Jackson Wes. Farm fen. sale -Geo Weetacott. For sale or rent --Manning & Scott. Stray Sow -Jas. Snell,: , Auction Sale -J. W, kfarris. Shropslaires for sale -Jas. McFarlane - 61iutoit 74,1eni We will send the NEW ER.A. to New Sobseriber$, for The Balance 'cowing zvepts cpsous: sukoows. On: or the feeny things of the present day e Judging thtoil. is the attempt being made to form an Orange 'e teneeof he esieo has kicked over the tome, the outlook for its Lodge amongamongthe Indians, by Dr. Granby. . paety at the next Dominion elections is so ateka, Leedom, OntIt would puzzle a conjuror to discover the connection between clouded that they have concluded it will be a stroke of polioy to endeavor by every Means to secure controlof the Province of Oatario at the next looal elections. 80 it is now engaged la the double work of exciting the Protestants by falsely accusing Archbishop, Lynch of en- deavoring to emasculate the °omelet.% settcol system of Ontario-, tampering With Wittig -hooks, and bolding the balance of power be- tween the Conservatives and Reformers in the isegtelatere. Then it make(' an attempt to curry. favor •with the representatives._ of lthor by coming out strongly in favoteof stOP ta. ping all assistance to immigration - by the 00yernment; It proposes that the businas of encouraging inimigration 'Should be left ex. elusively to the Canadian gacifio Railway and its large staff of agents now working in Europe. Its prohibition talk is in the name direction. It hopes to win the temperance party to sup- • port Coniertative candidates selling under false colors, and so weaken the Liberal ranks. • It shows a determination to use every appeal to sectarian prejudice es a means of °ter - throwing Mr, Mowates administration, rightly calculating that a gain of the Local Govern. mint by. the Conservatives would in re measure offset the loss of Dominion patronage and be haven', of refuge to „them. The party is des- perate and is playing for its last stakes. : — FrtID:kY, SEPT, 84, 1886., 'rho Londe," c'eliacevallve-: Gathering: N'otwithetandiug the herculean efforts made Isy the heelers of the party, the gathering at Lon)on on Sept, /0„th, peeved a comparatiee failure, Sone 4000 wended their way to the Queen's Park, to listen to the speeches of the great guns of 'the tioneeevativeperty. Hard. ly had the proceedingcomtnenced, and Sir John A.started to speak,than: the. cloud"? gath- ered; a trerneuiloes storm of rain came on, which scattered the erowd. like sheep running from wolves. They got a thorough drenching, which put an *end to the meeting.. In the- ' evening, however, the use of the Priuctees , Roller rink was obtained, nanable of holding " 8,500, and the speechmaking was carried. out, to. ale attendanee of about 3000. , Speeches weree made by Sir John A. Macdonald, lion. Mr. Chapleau, Hon Mr. Thompson,. Hon. John Carling and W. Re ilereclith None of them contained anything new, only•a re hash.of the old. issues, that do -duty for the Conservative politicians. • • Sir John A. bad a great deal to -say about 'British Columbia, .and his recent visit there ; i • which hie waxed .soinewhat grandilognent. The only new thing ; in his 'long ,speech, was his' repudiation of re- sponsibility for the utterancee of the.Toron- • Mail; in its attack upon., Qttebee and the Ftencli•Cathofics. Mr: Chaldean conthead to ventilating Quebec politics, Thompson gave something aboutsecession in , Nova Snotia, a little about- Haldimand, and the balance •to Sir Richard •Cattwright and the North.Weet, rebeltioe; ,, Mr. Carling made speechelaudetoryeat his colleagues: Mr. Meredith brought rip the tali • end of the ipeeches, in which he said, " We knew what the power of the press of the country is, We know whet partizan zeal is, hovemen'ijudg- mentleare warped, hoer theirPredjudices are influenced." Then he followed with, "When . the history of the. country -coffies to be writ. ten, neon its brightest -pages Will be the, names of our three .herdes, dhapleam• Caton and Lengevin," See it is these three 'dyed in the wool Conservative corruPtionists that • are tehe wershipped as heroes by the yeomen of Canada! ,Well 1 Well I 1 Weal I ! What next? • Canadian Indians awl the political and reit- gloms feeds of Ireland, Perhaps they: too want home rue for themselves again. ----A-Tererecentexaeeeing of the Dominion. Al, lianee a strong effort was made to force a'third party in the political strife, the object of which would be to bring about prohibitory legislation in, regerd to.the manufacture and •sale of iutoxicantseelt was slime however, by the cooler headed members of the Alliance that the result would be to effect a dieintegra- -tion of the Liberal party bekdeteehing the tentperance members from it without any prospect that thereof Conservative tendencies, would join forces with them Mr. Robert MciLepee- a staunch Reformer, showed that the Scat Act, the Northwest Prohibitory Act and •in fact all legireation tending towards temperance bad been passed by the Reformers when in power. The decision was arrefeed at thatit would be tenedvisable to form a third party at present, - •---teeee-se--• . rentican Indications. 'New that indications are. serene :that thee is a probability 0 the Otrertlarow of the -Sit John A. governmnt ho -a the electionternea et,e, of a Liberal one, Coneervative papers more than admit the ,truth of • a long.contineed as. sertion 61. Reform newspapers, thetethe Con, serativei have only been sustained. in'power •by the most lavish expenditure 'of money in one way end:another in Lower Canada. On Saturday last the Toronto, World gave a cata. logueeif instances where large sums of money .had, been' expended on toeless uedertakinge in that sectioe of. the Dominion for the sole ob. ject of bribing them to keep,Sir.J.ohn in office, It also admits that the Liberals ere economists and in principle opposed to:everything in the shape. of octrruption ;ft, t herefore,eoetends tbat it is- no nee placineeltin Blake and. his party: in power eio long es the present coudition of political affairs continue. . The World gays " If Mr. Blake Milne he will liot be supported. Ity his party in Ontario and if he does not bribe the French-Canadians will seek more fretehanded allies, and they Will get thein." The World.- &slum credit for its Candor in givin such.- an-honetable certificate of the character of the Reform patty ef Onta.rice and. for so, unreservedly, admitting., thee the party' it has so long and sievishlY supported is eonaz posed' ot these who 'stand ready to bribe t� get and keep power. • Sevenae weeke ago we mentioned that a certain gentleman had beenaaked to stand in the Conservative interest, foe West Huron. That ?statement has been more'br lees denied, on the ground that no owevetition has form - 'ally asked anyone to stand yet. Well here is a statement that can be proven, if necessery. • ' - competition its Tetegratisby. , The :Montreal Wituees ,ef Sept. 13th soya : -" The Canadian Pacific Company Opened Ha telegraph system to the public tee. day. The Company poesesses. at present wires with every plaee Of practical importance in the; three'Praiinces of Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, awl tn the Neetleweet. The rate from Srontreal to Port Arthtir, which has lteretofore been 51.00 for ten Words,is reduCed to 73 cents, The samei reduction s made th all tioints in the Province of Manitoba, a uni. forte rate of 75 bents being: established from Oetario. and QUebeo: The rate to the .two A ssiniboias has been made 41, Which is a•ra dilation frcim previous rates of $1.40 and $1.5%, the rate to Alberta, and BritishColumbia is fixed at cemaxioluin of el.70 and 51.83% Cep. nections witn the United. Stit48 and by ceblo witligGreat Britain are had by -means cif: the Posted Telegraph Coniminy. and, the Mackay - Bennet or Crimineecial Cable Company. Ttio Pasta'. Cornpany'e system embraces all prin., cipal,poines in the United. States. The Com- pany has on its eneelopee; message and other forties a yerv namitheate design representing it trans -continental line. 'rho management oE the system is in the haucle cif Mr. Charles 11.. Hosmer, an able, *energetic' and experienced telegrapher, thoroughly alive to the wants of the publio in the matter of an effieielit service and he bee eurratieded, himself with a capable or the Tear, for, 23 Cents, Cah taken at the gates, an inerease of near $6,000, It is satisfactory to know That there were so few accidents, and none through any fault of the officers. This year there was no liquor publicly'fold, consequently no disorder or confusion. AU -that is needed to increase the num- ber of visitors, is more liberal rates on the part of tl3e railroads, and more cars. In some places the G. T, R. controlled the situation, and acted accordingly. Bet- ter things hoped for next year. A large city is needed for great exhibitions, so that visitors can be comfortably memo - dated and provided for. The electric seems to be almoat a ne- cessity now, to give the required lights. AlthoUgh no coievention has been held ga Cer- tain Iteformer in the West Biding was 'feint. officially asked by Conservatives, to run as a teMperance candidate in opposition to Mr. Cameron, but pointedly declined. The truth of the matter is that a good deatof has teen done to find an ormoneue for Sir, . Camel ori;eonveution or ne couvention, and itjs neediet.s for our opponents to deny it. Wo heard the assertion made the other day, by ono who was present, that While at the London demottstration, a delegation waited 'on Sir John and asked hit» to stand. in op: pcsition to air. Catneron. What transPired further we know not: • 4 Temperance Convention. A convention of temperance workers oE Huron .coutity, assembled in Cardnies .Seaforth, .on Friday 17th Mat, at eleven o'glook ; D. D. Wilson, Rep, President of the Soott Act Aesociation, in the chair. The meeting was opened with prayer by, itev, Mr. Smyth, of Brussels. The President nominated a committee con. setting of Mosta. W.H. Kerr, and T. McGilli- cuddy, Rev. Meeers. , g. SWLIh, Colin Fletcher and A.. Y. Hartley, and Mr. Forrest, to prepare a programme of business. Subse- quently the committee, submitted a report oontaining a number of resolutions, which, were discussed at length. . The moving of the • following resolution, whioh was unanimously adopted, called forth many expressions of admiration for the char, aoter and ability of the License Inspectorefor West Huron, and praise of his faithful and, courageous adherence.to duty. " That this oonventicin hears with regret of MS painful illness of Stephen Yates, Menge Inspector :for West Huton, and that it Inlet' on record its appreciation •of his noble efforts in ,the cause of law. -oder and temperance, since the cote ventimi last met. We hereby desire the Secretary to convey to Mr. Xetes this expres. . 'If ?thee these candid idnaissions, not by the World only, but fir eifititer other Conservative -vapors, electore Mehl put the reimeof•govern- ntent in the hands- of such: an unprincipled crew as has held them for thelast eight years, they deserve to euffer all the loss andinjary that will result from slush a prostitution of their franchise and the contempt of all semi. bls and right -linking people, EDITORIAL • . NOTES.- , , Toronto Correspondence. Readers: of the NEW ERA are so Well acquainted with horses, cattle, sheep and begs, by.having had either so nrifeli to do with; orread about them; that there is., no necessity of.giving an extencled:review of those entered at the Exhibition:except, giviek,a brief notice about the Holsteins, a Ieom-peratively new variety for -Canada. They come from Holland, and have a good reputation is milkers, -but the:milk-is:mot rich, notere they very good beef cattle,or hardy,,therefore not well adapted for the .Canadian climate. The Jerseys, ., Ayr - shires and Holsteins were milked together in the rink t� test their milking qualities. Good judges of Cattle give it as their opinion, thatno better cattle can he found 'for Oanatle;- then_ the-tItirleana_an grades. therefore it is useless -Wasting any more money in trying new varieties. Of course the entries of herses.were largearid the best that Canada cOntains, and their exhibit -in the•tingwas a great attraction. • Although .the entries and exhibits of articles oft purply. agricultural character were as ntimerons.and as fine and varied. as it the largest • shows . Of the'DominiOn, . if flamers so, the other attraotionS Were so grand and extensive: ,They, in soine :de- gree, overshadowed the *met, and caus- ed some, no doubt, to think it was netian agricultural exhibition). but this variety only gave an opportunityfor the thous- ands, Who 'attended, t make Is 'choice of sightseeing. : • , . The fire -works are,,a -novelty' that .'no. other 'show an afford. t indulge in.:. This" year:the grandetebleauof the destruction POmptii.by an erruneion oftheverleano of Mount /Etna' was, given. The- 'city with •Atirairr the rear, was painted -like theatrical scenery ,• about One hnndred feet long by. thirty-- feet -high; the Mon th' .of the v,oleano beingover all. About 100 people Were dresi sed n florvilig ttiVes, tak- -ing:paetinthe grandfeatiial, with acro- batic peformanees. given by the..governor itt honor Of the marriege of his daughter, when suddenly .the volcano., belches forth -fire and,nioltaniaVa; and the whole ,eity is enveloped'in lurid ilainee,lIig.red lights in „the rear:. ,Iristatitly the inhabitatts and reVelers at'the fes.tival Were thrown into the wildest confusion, -screaming alid shouting With fear and. dispiay. • those who haVe read of ttie 'destruction Of the city, and hitye seine -concepticin of what might occur, the seene_was_ihrillingt.cold *mid -make theiriliope never to witness a renetition.of the origifial: • . Dheing the exhibition, 'the . Art 'Union had a d rewi rig- of' their lottery, for which. over 16,000 tickets were sold at- 25.e. each; There Were 'only .76 -pictures, so that there -were: 200 chudeesi to obe- of gaining . prize. This lottery la a• disgrace, And if painters. cannot dispose of- their produc- tions without resorting tQ t1isproinotion of inittorality, then they bad better em- ploy. their time and talet ft In a different direction. • To SOO it Is quite' apparent that the Toronto exhibition will eventually crowd out all others, -and we are strongly incite - ed la believe that every manufacturer of' any ittipertarice wishes' that . this time had new arrived, foe' all . who wish to see a.first-elaas show,will tee the Toronto one, conapqnently they will exhibit there for a certainty, andit is WC, costly. •to ex- hibit at all of them;;_-' • • The S10,000 givetifin ,the Provincial should be withheld, and would haVe been done ere this, if tire pepple Th the eastern parts Of theepteeiriee were as pushing rind enterprisinga those in the w.cst ; butthey know fell well thin no exhibitioit with them would be a; -success, withont ettran- dons help. • , To drawa erowd,th ere is clangor or going too. far in the direction of a circus; and, it is thought that the director"; of the Toron- to exhibition should draw a line and say, " thus Tar, but no' further.", An increase in the sizt.of the grounds and buildings, and faeilities of aticeetef and arm:roach la all that is required. . aro s The 'music, supplied by the ,different bands, was .rand, and the. employees of the various factories, that litiVe bands; de- serve thanks for their devotien -of time and talents in, this direetion, The pianos and organs in the main building, should be - under the -eontrol of .sonin direetor for the day,' and all conipelled,to play in harmony. As it is there is no- thing bat amoisy conflict of performers on the variousinstrnmen ts. • As aproof of the. growth, 'success and intreasing popularity of the exhibition, we .hrtvc.lnit to state that over 00,0130 Was ^ ' Meee.es. ad e Around the County, I Additral Loon! News., - on, rsTnn'Toe. Mslimy.. of Morris, -ri pii.BEBBIts' ASSOCIATIONe-A 'fleeting paned nine eeree of petiel4 I iv o dates. . • of the Dominion Draught Horse Breeder& Mr. Win. Dann •of the A ,ion hotel, Gm ae, "luis an °deity, M the way •e: t red pig. Society will be held at the Queen's hotel, Jererntah.rieun, a port .Ube- hes leased Seaforth, on Monday next, (the firt daY a hie tem to a air. Felten), Of Colborne. of the south Hewn Fell show) omelette.: ing at 1 p. mi. All breeders in heavy draught stock, and particularly. all farm, ere who take an interest therein, are in- ihe 125 Indian's on the Tell in Heidi.- matd,, mily 76voted, 51 for Merritt, 23 for Colter, affilleeo poiled their helloes. eo says . a Conservative 'paper.' f,hiery---•IIow did that paper find out theritt facts? Wei supposed under the bellot system the secrecy of the individeal Voter was inviolate. •• • . • That this "Toronto lila% and its Satellites ete .tearitig the thi•oat of their:nitre party by their tidies of inciting a war ,pf revs attd religion • ennotig the l'rovincese is no douhtkeeely felt by,Sit John A, Hence -he Is now eegaged in ethe. congeinal task of muzzlieg lits -own degree But they haye- semen that their: remaining teeth are novi ob,y Vain) out stutilps. " ' Willa' good to Ireland the Orange &legatee to Canada; Messrs. Kane and' Stnith, exeeet to:gain by their niectings and Speechifying id not evident'. Sympathy for the Mange of -the Irish, is a.good thing and cheap. But there' afpears to be two sides to the( ettrongee andit people divtded among themselves as to 'whieh i. the right oneand whether they bad better submit to King Log or King Ftog. ' eeLonaon roePrevIte boon known 08 stretcher!' fcir some time, but iteeven ex• The Furyl8 fsrm, Morrts, waa reo chased by Dlr. John Dougla.ta, who pato 44,600. for it. Mr. T. Finnen has leased the farm of Mr, S. Kent, ou the lath cou. East Wawanosb, for a term of ten yeare, Thee. rarrow, X. P., etas rented ble farm of 200 acres at Bluevale, to a M. Yoe, trom West Durham. for ESO per year. vited to be present. • . , Foa Ban BOYs,--.A. resident On Gib. bing's street having been annoyed by some boys (who ou.ght lo- have been at wither atm days ago, and turned the scales at home in hell, if their Verente knew' their Three wiegliam ftentleMen Were weighed to - eleven hundred ancloixty pounds. , duty) rapping at his wu2dowe, has bOught Mr. 0.3, Cosgrove, formerly theater in. the • a bottle Of castor oil, to administer to t 45 for Lincoln Nehrasita, ether° lie will continue first boy caught in the act, 1 any boy nigh School, Seaforth. left Toronto ou Monday the BLOT of law, Ontario street be. suddenly taken with Lime Saturday, Margaret, brewed wife 0 win erantpe in the stomach, after being enit at Whim Drive -died ether home. 104 7,0011. 2.after night, hiS Mother Will know ivhat be hat' is erief ilineamtged 56 years. `.e.0) cause of death , been hotel building, wingbagn, together witb. all the ItAdlIo!RnOgA,D M-Ear---Cilief Engineer Hea- ves a cancer lathe' stomach. --- - Cita% Schmidt has (noosed of the', Central 1 furniture and fixings, to Fred Korman, the naford, of the G. T, R., and Staff, were prieepantbeing in the neighborhoott$4,000. here in theii official car, on Wednesday, week for the Colonial -Exhibition In'eharge Of a A. Mei). Allan, Of Goderieh, will leave next in the question of providing more aid- eeteugement et fruit raw men, it ann in can. ..a aceomedation was .bronght before ada, ate better posted oil ftuit than Bit'. Allen. him; he promised to give Vie matter due - ..Mr, Alex. Smith lute rented his farm near consideration, If would, certainly be a Irma year. The forth contains 75 acres. with great convenience to 'hilippers and ethers, Matlock, to Mr. D. Stephenson, for five years at oarboohnatraeoacniedaarb,oauntdnevior.fteumeisth,ficiaeuerfotrhehiroawnse, tafndthfeorre avenaitimnapoorretansitdipnogi oat eiciiereniociai ntitoonn.,, Messrs. Donn, of Blyth, threshed for !Mr: D. the railwaY ailthorities shoeld not hesitate use. McMillan 0240E1110p, in fifteen hours, twenty anYtime about Providing it. Yesterday itnhar:heilnlUell;dwrieede,.1)1113ThleielegOrialuraeinniairstebdadostett.t600he itlinetofci4o,winingthreaillnwtileyrersetPwreosfenithnetiirverseswveerce, tive reads :-.T,Illorley,Chicagg and North bushels .of oats, SOO bushels of wheat and eto ba -s inw•Wr8a. holyetlisole3D:tl:0i , riti)jotatic3.1,1tiyan:inalei%1:tihaltse:rwreetr lutth:e dBeaa,tlatel d Chicago, 'mow ,,tibm Sauble Line, Hay, who passed •T. Wilson, West' 'Shore; and J ; "Taylor, et Western ..,I P,' Griswold Union:Pacific ; aukee &St. Paul. cemetery Monday. Mr. Taylor has long been a 4r epseiedete idtt. ornialtieluSse,uolifielalitnee,yeanurds,wijavseptigwhitlyll hreli Noirtii,,,,,_11tilioN TEAcjiins' • ASSOCiA.- - son, Robert, and had reached the ripe old age of TION.-.kne regular aerni-annual meeting '14 years. . . . Of the North Huron Teobers' Association. - ago some of our.villugers saw a tine sight on Mr ... ' will be held in the Central School,Seaforth, A Bitievisle correepondent soya :-A few days en Thursday and Friday, October 7th. and eobertson's place, It was a deer hopping th u lithe nelde and skipping over the fen.ces 8th, when the followir.g programme will be submitted :-Ohject.Lesson.). Mr. R. some of, our pronnuent spOrts sthrted after it, Hicks; Delegaee's Report, Mr.j. W.Shaew ; But the deer got away. 'on? Enxeedtneyr, lastwasWdeigeksi, nwg•htitl ewatilri :Mb,: bite, ertt Kweitl lheatvi,ti son ncitmo aplisrs,soldr. Flurn,wer i Language Les- Cliss, Miss llelyar ; Prepare - which had beeu dug to a considerable depth. a tory Grammar, Mr, Burchill ; Entrance vete accident, While at the bottom Otte) well, bottlec.iztilleias,sostizemeate,,,obletior feells,letittagened rAciuri.. Egrx.aapit17173, amtiron• maotiocOhftho, Teachers'p y • an x 40r ar ti hn ab : N., With great force on the head, indicting an thins, Mr. EtaretOne 5 •Education from a Moral Standpoint, Ir. .A. McKay; Eng:. lish Literature, Mr. Haggarty'; Entrance • Grammar, Mr. Turnbull; Literature to a Fourth Class, Mr. Groves; Introduotion of discussion on advisability of Reading Circle., blr..Halloeh. Dr. McLellan will deliver an address the first. evening, of 'meeting. . ' • sem of feeling together with'. the hope that iike ti.bird. AS aeon as the foot was inatle known God will bless and sustain hitn in lueniffite tion, and, if itbe the Divine will, that he be restored to health and usefulness," • ' Rev. A. Y. Hartley moved, seconded by a Kerr, "That this nonvention'haa heard with imasure that Mr. J. D. Smith, of Gerrie, has en:wanted to nee' i/ appeinted, in the capacity of ,Police.Magistrate, for the East Riau of Huron, 1iIievipg thae Mr. Snaith is be every way Suitable teMilthat of- fice, we would very strongly urge upon the Ontarie Government, the appointmen rat Mr. Smith to that position at the •earliest postihle date." --Carried unanimously; ' ' Moved by ReVeCojin Fletcher, seconded by Rev. A- Yetrartley and reselved, "That we - recointnend the appointmentof a police mag- istrate, without salary; for each riding of the county." e' tyiintion-. di Rev. Mr, S Ornytbeeenendedeby -tr. \Vanities Itewas decided .to form a Scott Ace-organizalion for each riding of the Coen. ty. The East Ailing reported having already completed their. Orgenization. Mr. Jno. Ran - ton was .appointedlo organize theeSouth, and Mr. Jno. Mallough the West • • Rev. -Mr, Fletcher introduced, Mr. M. "V. McLean seconded, and the convention heart- ily 'endorsed. the followingeresolution,...lelitie. convention, 'always so deeplyjeterestecl in the enforcement of the Scott Aot, would express its lincere:pleasure at the UM° and matter of the Omuta recently issued by the Provincial Secretary,to officio Is nectar theActfor its proper enforcement; ,Thieconventioti would•impress tipon temperance iiien,the desirabilittreof giving all due help. to these officials in the presecuelori .of their work, and•would urge upon the gov- ernment; the neeeisity Of' tulle unholdipetand„ protecting itepfficeieltein-discberging the tuno. tions of their offices an that they may not be hindered in their du"tiee, by the teirorisere. of otitreagteXeta.ga, 'Arr, .1• . 'S.SP Aence, eiTerento, -Who was proilbt :by inyitatien of the execu- tive committee, wn introdeced and addressed the meeting for about on hour. Hisespeeoh: was' exceptional] y. 'able well delivered and pregnant with practical'instruotion. He was listened to with keen intereet, and the thanks. Of the audience Was expressed ir a tinani- m out eftnainiods.vinigng*roetseo. •oti'912 was moved by Itev We. : Martin, and seconded -by Rev. Mr'. -McCoy, " That Witereaa no existing political -party is pledged to the cauee of prohibition to the liquor -traffic-; and whereas we believe the time has cine 'when temperance men should take action e untrammelled by political partisanship, to secure the election of puha.: mentery repreeentateres. who. will Werk for :progenesivelegislation-inekeference .- to eierye moral: reform ; therefore,, teeolvecl, that ibis convention affirm its eat:dinned adherence to the. decision of 'the Alliance', Convention of Septetaber ISO, and recommend the forma -- then and vigorous practical 'oneratioti Of tette- waned electoral, unicinseupon the basis then. • adopted,' and further recomniend that we Call 'upon terinierance:electorseverywheee to withe hold :all pledges of political:stuott to party --caudidates-until-an-official...cleclaration has been made upon tentheranee quations by the respective perty caecusses or conventions,and further that ,we strongly' 'advice Iemperence electors to take pteps to -secure the nbinine- tiaiLand eleotion of a:known h'veWed' pe.* hiBitioniat for the liotirse-ef Commons and the Provincial Legislature in every •constitheney where, in .an•elopeion, neither candidate of the existieg political parties satetees the demands: of it prohibition platform". This Motion pro-, 'yoked a lengthy.) disaussion, during which arcing opinions • beth in favor of and againet the adoption of Stlell a course of _action Were freely exprequide. The feeling in its favor epteVelled, however, and the resoletien Was adopted by a large majority... Mr. IP. Bechanen was -appointed Viee•Preei- dent of_the.Soott Ao Associetien ; for the municipality of Wipglicon, in place of Mr. B. Bowers, resigned, and Sle. Noble Cluff Was elected to fill a similar poSitioli :in Seaford); The conventirin itiljourtied to meeb again tie \\Ingham in November, , • • * `cott: ..tet ugly wound. • • . Bears appelfre to • lie milte 'plentiful in the* South-east- corner. of Grey, for iis Joan Tait was 'driviug aloug•the lath eon., lita •Saturday:he uotieed a short diefance elated two dark °Meets, wt.= Anon coming up,' he discovered they'had life, and proved to he a. silo -bear and oub, Oa being discovered, they tnrued tall andlliettped Into tee thicket .. • - • Sergeant -1(011y, of G ciderich.. formerly- post- master at Holmesvhle, hoe been a .searlet mem- ber of the Orange order for 03 years. He Is One Of the olden time;'but his tone great grief is that his son; who . is a younger. and. More pro- gressive .man..10 a,geod.cielt,_ „The 'Sergeant 'fought in the; 1.,ndian mutiny, and was a regi- mentof horse. He •is still a vigorous old man and.barring hie rabte Orange -Toryism, is a nue old fellow. and a.goOd neighbor. . - • A Goderich ,townsififivorrespondent writes ; .--The young man namedNronyn, who was so unfortnuatelest summer, (having:met -with an accident on a hayrack by a horse running away) came near having.a thinner misfortune at.Wm Beever's. threshing, lltheon, Tfe had hold of a horse when a boy blew off the whistle .a the ell- .:- ginar-The-diorse- took, fright...And_ game Mr.. Cronyn it severe bee* on the leg, causing‘him excruciating pain forsome time, but with dare it is thought:nothing aeriotiswill result. !O -,•:,. , On MTh orning, ea. Jobb, sr.; of the Dth con.,,Turnberty, adeompaniedhy, one of ins- sons.wem to wo-onte to conault an oculist relit- tive to one ef hie eyes. While stocking wheat in, thnharvestileld a - short time ago, Mr. Jobb• had •tlie Misfcirtune. to have his eye punctimed 'in two places.by a piece of stubble., and as the orgruCliad beenatontinuany growing worse,it1a fearecrthWthemay lose the sight.of .1t; It is'to • be hoped- that this fear -will not be, realized.. , . . .. , ., Thie week We are called upon to,chronicle the death of the infant daughter. and only child of Man Henderson, of GW. &J.Ilendereon,Which took 'place Sunday lettermen. Toe ohild was. a :grand -daughter ot Mrs, :his. Tipling, whose - death .we annotinced twoweeks ago, and a ntece. of MISS Charlotte ;tone Tiplin,g, whose death ve•atmeanced laat week. The child:was .1. year; 2.incinthaand 22 fiats, and its death ,Was :Goosed froui• trouble siniiliar to Mrs. and Miso Tiplin.g's.'Whighttm Tittles. .. . . • . . 'Mrs. AndreW . Green, of -Colborne, had it son who died in tee:American- artily in 1802, antlin jul3r•1870, through tile assietance:•ef , Mr. Daniel' Gordimoicha opplied to Washington for the pen. .sieniallo wed 111 ii1X010a8es. Since tutit times there has .noen a continued correaponde nee between Mr. Gorden and the IL S. authorities,. with ap- parently little .prospects Of success, until be wrote to Gen. Bragg, and that ()dicer interview-' ed the cotnntiesionet of pensions,with the retinit that Mrs, Green has beep awarded thezsum of 59,308118 hack' pension and inteeestop to March last, altd willthereafter receit•ellil -nermouth 13.!e8tiitlecsktie Oougeht t.y,•of SlicTiteraton•"; . ,enn..t Witn e. ve.ry unusual aceitleet one evening of last . . • .•• • iyalt: '141105 IVirs-roturnitig-Iroth -a•atisit-to...her. mete r itemise. mre. Nixon Doughorty, who mew.° regretto hale -every seriously ilewhentive horse which she l'i'aS driving, took...fright' at sopa ob. . Jeer a eliort clistanee,froni_thelouse, ancr start--; .DUring the. teest4ve nienfleci hetwe,en twe - tc•iabniae•aricsittpe:maliouTainiyeloahoditigtoh Otxt.pn-rte.etbizietiai.,6..roe-rsio: -iiiiiia4 Mthinenr.ealioutan,rDeaakvoeLlo24evlepo.e:tinaiiI5aillbe.cyl ea &Wu the lane. I eaditurtatlurreadriatarter-,, tide 8110 was disappointedga . The te; which,by 'atinoapheric electricity and tornadoes. • won't' 0011)0 to rt .stan them at the gate. Bot in. thoway, is ratherebeve the ordinary height,. Mr. E. CroPld, pashier of *the -Irish Na' Cleared -it at a betted, tektite the boggy. and its tional Bank nef....Peteleeltdrittaitreeelneseskie proved no barrier.to the frighteeee enimiteevha net occupant with lune -"miss Dougherty was .Pect,loaving a deficikin the bank of S37,000. • throwetroni the buggy, but fortunately recei.,-r• 1, -TO is a sen-inilaw of Gen, Neal Dow .- • ad only a few -bruises. .Tint baggy' is 'eonaider• . . . _ .ablY -wrecked. • • . • . ' ' .• - •, Winter: :appeal% to be ceming, early ibis- ' - The Wingliam Times saYs' lateril in an 111, Year. At Minnedoea, Man.,..on Saturday vativcs of this. B,Iding.to shelve Thos.' Farrow,. last the temperature' webtdowt to trite-- ' I ...ewe:sealed. dieposeion on the part of the Cense; • "the nresentmember. and Candi( 12 reatee- Low freezing point ; oil Sunday, from 2 to. r liftp-i, time, and it big effortwas made at th ast now,' .7,6 :below.. Freezing • Was general. throng- . tion. They Lave wanted ti. ch Me 0 80010 fulomatil. 'Ai Maniteba. • Mallen to. suppiant nim, hut, by ea • • • • • . -potation and skinful wirepnllingi: lileiriends . IVIr.-Patnell'e Bill. to Stop. eviettonts.iii . tonnetedu Vries anic.itenno- we rinegeenag iirt,attheinroirTk. tsh teuviettr .Itiroetlialiedth9:1:qpueasyttnioenllot gith.n4d1E.telnhuer:erechotaidagklee, ...: •sitacceded: in haying biro re-neminated. Die- u) OppOse Dr. ltittellonald with any bend of aim, Settled at,..fht), Bait session of Patliement,' . t mem Conservative tigare-head will net renuired 'flirt'. a3Ilir(,11.PWactildiawv°W-igir. b4e gr.pobluilletiSy-fc'rerni6iettedvild To ' 7Vrriaos'ncia76feeatpr 2-11n:tbhye-2B07rititnehi.17100..t.ttie of 0..o.m:._. retire from the•fleld 111 order to make way for . . _ .. , . . ... , some strooger man. ',flu) Times would suggest Pleuro rnenmonia ne,s•nronon out among, in etinsideration or Ins life long suppoet of, and ,., , 13' the cattle at 'the. distilleries ahoet Chicago. that Mr: /arrow be awarded with a Senator4b. meek submission to, his leader. , ilicioi‘sv,.jailltstylise.. pdetrIstionbolareanti4krianes will. . bbe9e nt a koeitd ettoetaawn and - kind kind or, Muir they make Senators -of appettradee of Mr, Bride anti her tWo children, .. 1:6. loll aft ieg4lir et edr'el aatt 3once.'9P0 a Istletel.°Ottliecx6eill'e?ifeeeitaineVdtylltaes6twareleilltt°1syquillt ooatltilweiliPlha.gavu::to' • oir the farm 01 1111'. Jas, .shaw. Mr. muitsi S,,te- , An attempt et revolution: in Spain, wale 'them ;erasing the field and ituniediately gave made by dieaffected troope • quartered 1. wert, who was *deicing with 41 liorio rake, sow the alatan. Several of the people in the vicinity Madrid,,Sept,Apth. Tito ernute waa'sud, soon arrivectand gave chaise to the visitors, 'and den, but loyal troops Soon quelled it after eareer. The old boar and remaining ettb, es- 'sliced under inertial IttlAvr.94, i'l h." b"4 %nether:tea in treeing one of the ' cube., when aansiaerable . fighting; Atex,SteWort, .by, a good shot, put an mid -to -its 4 'rounded by aboot twenty -live men and Wye- .geoll. Thee. White laid, Alio foundation egad to John stewares siwatnp, whichitvas ger- Mt Well grilled, those who had nogoes bring, 'stone of -a church at °epode Station Sept. was coming on and to tide there was. a 18. He toctk • advantage of . it -to 'make a - mg axes; mateeven pitchforks aud clubs, -Niget Nly)00,0tit. catior sire?: teraetittg:titiolellgrotttri es ,,..11)Nt!iltli34.111/1 n1 Ig`% aSttett. Wilt! tiCsanle esepho eNOvlal a twanore. liogpie int fa enebrentOn. 01:1 " -111tia:tdosb. e given tip' and the beareare still at largo elusion the voting for a gold, hAetadtilede e4ehtl'e ity, Tito one killed 'Weighed over ono hundred -.to. but theY will herdly agate emitter° in th1s.eicin- . . . took place. It. was won by Mr. John considerable distance and thebusit beteg rather m thick lie fano& to 'bring' her down, . The chime ,,,,... es!Ill• Blake. ?pg1'.Nlowat. , • • • Il tman,theleadingRefotneer of the place. .• .., . 8uoli is the wonderful .effect of "party • . . Coming fiiirO. eXigOn0i8ii" oratory. - Colborne,StultlesIliii,Sept 28th and 20th. .2,. , , a nSdirintoghi ot in'111, ac re yd oone atti.o rice po I:. oatii at ot ems tail ie. ,,rBaen Cet Saab. Ituron.Seaferth, Sept. situ and oath. tastauron,nrassele, cot. oth and. stn. ,, he tannOt. net 'out Of iespettaibility fee ' the ntral, Pittman:in, SOP It. 27th to Oct. 1st Listowel, Sept. Kith and Oct. let. . White and incendiary siieeclits made by • . Minister-- ,Westerti, London,Sept. 27th to Oct end. , itibbert, Sten. Oct eth. . D'Alten McCarthy in Hal:dire, and: If the Tory -eistididato heti been re. stephen and ttsbeene, Exeter. Oet 4t11apt lit'li. East Wawanosh. Itelgeave; 00 1st. Morris, Myth, Oct. atir und ath. . - - . twined, there woeld have been no dia- 1•144111OY I./tench, at nityneitt,- Oct. it, 11. claimer Of the -Ogee -or the sitting of people' , • , cif two, ream and religions to fly at.each • A. towltra of xtho has boon • oirevo d itt :otathelt::itpirnoeteleyT.ohne;trileetry tvierteidggeiri'ne :I:tad:met! 'Englata' for the proof of tv ease -of drunkento win back his. followers in Qttebec wbo , 11052 Oa has bltetl. Ourea without total: have to longer any confidence in, him- alostinenee. I' , Ilatriiitot Times. - • , This lakeseundertaking of the C. I'. le. is one that deseeves every. encouragement Wein the Cauaclian public. It is doheein the iuter5 este of the people, witlreireiew 'to tree* the exclusive monopoly. of telegraphing so long enjoyed by the Western 'Mien; which through its tentrol of the Monbreal Telegraph Co. hag geeetly that:toed the vitae of telegraplayto he Oariadiaus. . Our business' mini have reason to regret the apathy whieet allowed their ,finee telegraph. eystem to fall into the handa of it foreign nionopely with the .reselt tbat the quotations of prim; ht stocks: rind grain at ehe leading points are unreliable and evideettly manipulated by eutirele speculators, • News. • paper reports have also been 'met mitr tinged witli .bias to poit the exigences of the poli. • tient party in power. .Cianadian telegraphy toed no longer be nutlet foreign coined. With the comotetiort of the C, r, Telegraph and its cohneetions ive Shotild have a combination among the leading Canadian newspapers to en• able them to obtain their telegraphic des -4 Petchen th toe somo more reliable source than gating it Mere re.littsif of what is sent to the New York and ()biome press and also to the excision of much unnecessary foreign rubbish, • • as well as it reduction of expenses.- The heed. quarterii. Of the C. 1'. 'i' being at Montreal its business intereeta will be thing) of Cana- dians, and they should glee it it generous sup. port. Ng doab6 the Western 'Union will en. cleaver by evory tileane to drive it front the field, but we trifst, they failtitreMbrace the businesS 1,1 the country again in their mitopus tentacles, eeided itsett last Friday. It stated :that 17,. -000 persone..listened to Sir • John's address in that city. The Mail pats the number at 5,000, whileethe Hamilton Spectator :arid To- ronto World, all Tory palters, put it at 4;000, Assuniing that the Mall was nearest eorrect in. the estimate, how mu& Must the Free Preee reportet hey° eakett• to cause hitt to see Over three times as many in a crowd -as there really were. ' , • - TILE Mstbodisb Churoli:etflanada now owns over eine million dollen? worth of churelt and parsonage Property. Never beiore in its his- tory ilea the denomination been so prospeteue As it is at the present thee; So saps an ex. change "strid.ifticene one will tolr us why 'nine million' dollars' worth of property belonging tea °betashould be exempt from taxation any moth than the dWelling of a dollar•a•day laborer, they will fell us somethiftg we to not 'already know. To•Dev, et' any Market ie Caeada, wheat is quoted at from 79 to 13 cents it bushel, In 1878, the last year that Mr. Mackenzie was in power; itiwaa qupted at 90 center it differ, once of 17 cents -a Idabel in fever cif Mac. kenzie. Now Were is the virtue of the LI'., EmBiBill. .- .BRIErs..Thera...w.eteim...the.viciikitY_0.f. ninety dollara. collected for poll tax, hi Exeter, during the year, a great amount -of-vehicle-will. be re -funded, owing to a wrong assessment havini been made. A few days -ago, Mrs. Templeton, met with what might leave been a serious accident; while ping down cetlar, and when on the ' second step, it broke, 'allowing her to, fall _witheconsidereble force te the floor, at the same time receiving injury in contriating with steps during the precipice; beyond. 'receiving slight 'injuries in the spine, the • lally was not otherwise injured. 'Mr. John SpaCkman's cock -a -too, which, some weeks ago escdpeef front the cage; and went west; wits -shot. etkehe shore of Lake Huron by leachaiirteach ,r, a fevi days ago ; it was eeti,%,t, sold for $1.50," iderined, and exhibited at the Word's, fa: at Zurich, and was . awarded -a speciirPtize ; durieg show day 1 there *as considerable deliberating ernong- 1 st, the farmers tie .to 'what epecies of an owl it •was, -Times. ' . . Le A ; ' Which pronifeed femora high prince for their grain. 11 tho N.P. Cannot neake'prices better, then it shows the hypocrisy and deceit of those who claimed that 1.1 COuld, Prices for all hinds of grain are lower than they have been for years, and the proSpeet is that they Will be lower still. It Me. Mackenzie was to blame for the low prises of 1878, (as his op. ponertts charge) how much more is Sir Sohn toliiame riif the present low prices, h6canse be proteina to make them bettor, but has not, • dons so, $EW S NOTES. Beach defeated Gandaur,on ,the'Thanies on Saturday; by four lengths. ' The United States, Senate Fisheriee ' Cornmitteditill lettere ..for Canada on- the ' • 28t1 to investieate. :Wilson Barret, the English acbor, has sent $1,000 to the Charlestonsufferers sed ,willgive a beeefit it their behalt. - .There ie a grOwing feeling at Washing- ' feu that,the State Department will have to back down on:the:Alaskan seize*, MreGladstonci ha's returned from hie ft/F- . eigneteipeenualt improved in health. and tookbis seat •in". -Parliament -last MondaY MUNIMATATIES /II FUTURE TO ItECEIVE Tim FINES. ' Cereee4VA, Sept. 12. -At it meeting of the Calffinet yesterday one of the most inf.- pertatt issues in connebtion With the working of` the Oanada Tempefance Act wal- deeided. Heretofore' all fines' and _penalties : impend for "'armlets of the Act have beat h'eld to ,belong to the Do- minion treahnry. This has been a.ground of eoinplaint in seine quarters,and has now been remoyea. Hereafter, in accord - mice with an Order in Council passed yesterday, all such penalties will go to the county or city in whielr the conviction takes ' +1■■••••••....-""'":"' A young tnan tent off work began peddl- ing lead needle about Norristown, Pa, Be went let° a ritaffefacturer's office, and, as the ..propriOtor good-naturedly listened, praised his pencils and drew figures on a. bit of paper to show how gond they word. Ms method of drawing and preeisiote, of tench led the manufacturer to quodtion him. Ile proved to be in desi ter of ingenuity and skill, and betoro41e4V011t out 'fad admired a pled°, ,/