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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1886-10-08, Page 1VOL 21, NO. 41 Per annuli in atharce 1 • • • HOME RULE. to Loyalist Mimics 111 Clioton, A MASS MEE'hN AND ELoOTEN • SPEECIES. Clinton was favored yesterday with a • visit from the ,two gentlemep at present in this country as the delegates of the Loyalists of Ireland, who have been de- livering addresses at various points, on thailome-Ruleepiostionefrometheiratitede. • delegation is composed of eieeDi,-Kane, an EPiscopal clergymen eFBelfast, and, Mr. George Hill Smith, a, barrister, of Arinaglie,ellethegentlereen are excellent speakers, and can well en- tertain an audience. Dr. Kane is the more captivating, but Mr. Smith is the more convincing. We intend no insult when we say we do not think either .Of them made out a very strong ease. There were lots of 'denunciations, hard words • • and asstimptions, insinuations, elo- .•-• quent appeals on behalf of union, aed abuse, but there was an absence of solid algtement and fact, which must have been - noticeable to very many. We do not think ° that any considerable number in •. any land has the opinion of W E Glad- stoneexpressed by Dr. Kinee's speeches.. As to whether ,Me. W. E. Glad - stone's 13111 meant , separation, we think the wore of its-auther, and hie expresser .• determination pet to weaken but to strengthen the Anion between Irelandand Oreiit Britain' is guificient, even •against the combined declarations of Dr. Kane and Mr. Smith. At the same tine no one, we think, .can doubt. but what these _gentlenien are in earnest,and have a deep conilefion of what they say. We make no apology for giving so T much space this week to this subject.-. 1t iniportanee and the, circumstances, .we think, demand it, and we are sure cur readers will be more than Satisfied that we have dope so. • - THE Arne/coon mErru. "Theechair-was, tiken-at-twir,pmninthe town hall, by Dr. Williams. The hall was well filled, many ladies7being• Among the number present, and, the..nlatforliv-heieg "oe, • cnpied by 'both, ladies and giiitleiniii.;:,The • following reverend gentlemen were preirent:-,. Robinson, Exetef; Bridgman, Hensall; Hod- gins, Bayfield; Parke, Blyth; Sperling, Craig, Stewart, and Rupert, 'Clinton. .Among oth- ers, w rionced-thp-following-present-e-Froin Stanley, John Torrance, 0 Foster, It Howard W Keys, .J Johiiaton, T. Simpson,_..LLPoIIoek G Castle, W Graham. From Bayfield, W W Connor, R Morrison,' A Rutledge, W From Brussels; J I young, H Mooney,,J -Harmon, J Kelly. From Belgrave; .L Neth7 ery, •C McCrea, S-Nethery. From Blyth, - :--MoKillop•!--S. Scarlet, J Searlett, J Johnston. • , Colborne -•D B • Munro, .J.Jolniston, H Me - A Lean, A McCabe, R. Gibb. ,Goderich town.' ship -7J Beacom, D • Beacom, W Crooks, H Ford,. Adatnettlitelen; J-Liiithandte; 11 Ache- son, D Cook. Hullett--43en Churchill, G ehriatopher, .J. C FlOody. 'd, st Rev.. Dr: Kane wasetheirintrodeeed and • received with applause. •-lent speaker and. is euro to take witgianie- • addience,. ie fulls of the loyalty cry and frequently drew out lond.cheeea when he spokein elognent-terms of -the glory :and •.greattesseef_thaeBeitieli Empite; •JJis speech .wicie the; same vein as these that have already been; pretty 'folly reported in,. the daily, papere, and we' have taken the principal-peinteinedehY7thespeakers-frow • these previeuelypublished reportrypialified only by seine cot:dinette of our own after hearing their addresseehere;p:Heeoinn,ionc. ed by referring in.einninendistirrlang4iige to the loyalty of the Canadian peefile,atict the fact that he could carry back th'e message to Ireland. that no one here was in favor of its separation from theempire. In. speak, -ing-ofthe.denitinds of -Parnell and Ins fol- lowers he said that the delegates believed. • they threatened the integrity- of empire. - He knew that some people • Would take. issue with. hitn-in that stateraeaL They . would say-, .“"Oli, no, Yoe are quite Wrong, • the Parnellite demands mer be conceded without detrinient to the unity of the, etn. • . , pire ; they are really Calculated to • strengthen the betide of inion, between r---7-71trolifird"-and Great Britain:" Some,..peonje.... would say tine who don't -Pie -7e what they , any. Some peciple Would say what he had. . told them who are shimle enough to be- lieve it, but however that may be one thing was beyond dhipeta that the itateamen of Great Britain are • of . opinion that . the Parnellite movement, threatens the • integrity of etnpire --• In regard to•Mr.teladstane. and his espou- sal Of the Heine Rule cause, hedeclared that as late as Xovember last, Mr. Glad- . atone 'himself, metaphorically speaking, went down on his keees and implored the electors of Great .to give. bible majority. which would makeMin inde- pendent of the Par-nellitei; and enable' him, to defeat the; nefarious conspiracy which he said lied been entered into be- tween the Parneliitete and Tories. He even declared that &wad not be .safe for the Liberal party led by le, be de- pendent on the. Parnellites fete their ma- jority, as in that 'ease they might be tempted to go ton far in the direction of conceding their demends-deinands which meant, he said; the disintegration Of the Ernpire: kr.Gladsttine had declared then jthat no sensible Win could stippose that at . this time of day, in this eftditioti of the • werld, they Were going to disintegrate the cardinal institutions of the country for the purpose of Making themselves ridicu- lous in the sight of all. mankind, and crippling any power they possessed, for bestowing bettefits through legislation on the country to which they belonged.-' Mr. Gladstone had fallen victim to the power Which he drea.ded, and now he had changed his mind and declares that the demands of the Parne)lites are net OL bated to weaken the bonds of union, but ire rather to strengthen them. Ile declared or that the former frieetle Of Mr. Gladstotte ri had deserted him in this etisis. John m ;Bright, .1,4014 Hartingten, bsepla Chem. 'berlain, Lord Derby,and a large number of others had refused to follow him. They and. the whole. Conservativeparty were of one mind on that subject,, and. Mr. Glad- stone had been obliged to. look for col- leagues amougeteunkeown and fourthrete • men, Then,he asked, where are the Liberals and said that Mr.Gladstone betrayed them, as not a single support his had beenreturnedat a last electio Ireland. They regarded his latest n the Home Rule bill, as cumbrous, unw able,and also as imperilling their inte and their liberties. Pr. Kane next m the somewhat strange statement ge one in Ireland cares for H Rule for its own sake; that of the 84m bers returned to support the Parnell tion, all of them appealed to electors for their votes' on the plea thev.were going to bring about a re tion of emits. No reference whatever made to Home Rule, with one except and this is to be taken into account w stimating the value of the demands m by these men. An ex -Lord Lieuten had declared that no one in Ireland ca. or Home Ride for Heine Rule's sa hat the Nationalists were returne arliament rather to effect a reductio ents than to demand legislative indep enee for Ireland. Electors were appea O not to vote for Rome Rule, but to v or the reduction of rent and other adv ages of a similar kind Promised to th He did:fit believe that theParnellites w tilted, and that what they really wan was separation from Britain pure iruple. Heine Ruleein Ireland Was he same as self_governineut in ot lazeireettellird's position and tondit were different. It was within twe miles of Great Britain: It.was a am ountry, a poor country, incapable, if to herself by Great Britain, of mainta hg her independence against any nat ight choose to invade her, and set here at the door of Great Britain. a h ile and menacing power. Ireland he opulation, three-fohrths of whom chooled into unreasoning hatred of Gr ritain. Ireland had been one w teat' Britain for 800 years, and God ended -that they should be - oneg-and-th nion has favored in an eminent deg he prosperity:of both. " eettreeKaneein closing,referred t est religious nature of the Irish peop ut. asserted that their leaden/ were oralizing them, and they .were losi heir religious tendencies. He made ropg and most elequent appeal for t Irish had er of in Love, ork- rests ade that onie em- lac - the that due - was ion; hen ade ant red key n of en - led oee an - em, ere ted and not her ion nty all left in- ion. os - d a are eat ith in- eir ree he le, de - ng a he nittintenance of union with the Empire' and predicted that for Ireland at ik Part of Great Britain there ,watea bright and glo- rious future. The leading point in his address was that the disabilities under which the Irish peoplelabored were niere their own creation, and could net_be re- dressed by a parliament at College Green, but by industry, honesty and integrity.- Thareverend gentlemen took his seat . amidst, great.cheering, • eMr. G. H. Smith wasthen introduced and met With a like hearty reception. His. speech was certainly e much more argu mop - table and moderate speechehan Dr.Katie's but be isnot possessed of that same mae- netistn. which the Dr. , has as a public epeaker.: He is .tilbee business liko and takes up details w • hich Dr. Kane does not , appear to bother himself with very ;ninth. [The folloWing.ishotintended as a report .of his speech here, being'a summery, of that delivered' irt Toronto, though he used inany of the arguments here quoted.] He made.a etrong point out Of the financial ruipent-of-the-houre Rule question, show - mg that under it burdenteiveuld be howl- ed on.the !Irish people' which.they doei6t- nove havoc) bear. - He quoted statements of Mr: -• Gladstone's to prove , that there, were taxes levied in England and Scotland which were not levied. in .Ireland, . and there was more 'money iment in Ireland proportionally that in England and Scot- land. From seine ramie which he quoted he showed that in 1851 every man in Eng. land and,Wales,contrihiited to •tlie. Impe- rial exchequer, •fer-Imperial--purposes„-the- 4ium of .£2,-.8e,--104. ; Scotlandpaid for the same year £2 4d. and Ireland paid 12s. This Wasthe inequality' tinder which.. the Irish people suffered n 1861 every man in England and • a e • id 22 es. 4d.; every Man in Scotland p d £2 •-1-15...-4c19'-and-ererrinarrirtirolatid p. id zr 2s, 2d. In 1871: every man ' in England and Wales paid. 22 2e. 11d. ; every man in Scotland paid £2 12s. 6d., and every .inan in Ireland paid 21 6s. 6ed. In 1881 tbe returns were ;-Englishmen; .42 2s. ;Scotohmen, .£2 58. 9d,, and Irishmen; 21 8s. 6d. The returns for 1884-85, the • laat given by the goveenment as the paper Was prepared early in 1886,.showed that Englishmen . paid 22 as; ; Scotchniene £2 5s, 7d,, mid 1041'1206,41 Ile. He argued, from this that any inequality wee greatly in fever of•Ireland.' • , He *twit referredto the system of local government , which he said was very simi- lar %to our muticipal system, but was fro to admit that it. Was not best suited for present cifetenstances, , but argued that it had within it the nucleus of great power and benefit; and that the Loyalists had no objectien,lhat it should beeextended and enlarged, that the governing bodies of counties should be electel, by the rate- payers instead of being nopeineted, that those who pay the -taloa should have &full voice in the disposal and regulation ,Of their local affairs. It was, he asserted, the widest perversion of truth to tell us in Cana- da that the Loyalistsare opposed to any ex- tension of the measure oflocal government. But the pith of his speech was the show- ing that the Irish tenants had .an advan- tage over stiles° of other parts of the king- dom in their." Tenant Rights." In Ulster there existed with the approval of the tenantry and landlords for WO hundred years the right which Was called theten- ant right custom; and under that the -Ulster tenants'occupiecl this position, that f' holduig farmasubject to the payment of ntals and -desiring to leave the country go to sonie other locality, they had a ght to dell their interest in a public erica and realize as much MI the par - • CLINTON ONT.:FRIDAY, OCT. 8, 1886. chaser chose to give. The value of the inaprovetnents,the buildings and outhouses erected, the reclatnation of lands and the drainage, were all things considered, • Another element was their ocoupatioo right: just the same afte, business man oc7 copying an office on a principal stre any town might sell his good -will bee the purchaser would come in for the b fit'of the connection he had worked The third element Was the money V of the landlord -under which the te gontuoilip AM Village WIWI'S COLHOHNE, BRIEFS, -Mr, John Baer, ofDoon, pa his semi-annualevellit to his relatives this section, J. Duret,who has g et in the contract of Mr, tevens new beuse, ause pushing it along as f t as the weather wi ene- permit. - Mr, Levi S yder and wife we pp, visiting in this local ty a few days ago. able The wife of Mr. maid MeMurelly nant -very low at present. Potatoes are a ver light crop this year with every indication of heavier prices. --Fall wheat is looking well in these parts. It is reported that some of those large cedar swamps harbour a wild cat, how true the assertion, we know not, • , • • t.1 Id in ot °petal leaners are goingto have an is entertainment on the leth inst., in the 11 Presbyterian church basement. I)r. and re Mrs. Sloan were judges at the Brussels show this week. Messrs. D. M. Ferguson is of Stratford: and W. /I. Wright, of Brus- sels, woe visiting friends here this week. Tom Dale is back on a short visit, he Can't stay away from Blyth, he left for Seaforth on Thursday. Mr. F, Metcalf will,liave a mad display on show day. Miss 'Maryeriodels was laid up with an Ames on her back this week, but IS re- covering. School closed in consequence of the Teacher's Convention at Seaforth. Quito an interesting lawsuit this vveek ; be careful boys, what girl' you take home. -. • Juane, BeIeFs.-Mr, Jas, Dodds, who has been in the Northwest, running a saw mill all m sumer,returned'home this week; he re- orts thin sepretty dull up °there. The ere .. If the landlord was a man consid- erate and ready to lend a helping hand to tenants in timea of distress the right to take a holding from Ruch a man was of raoney value. The rights 'ranged from tee years purchase to tteenty or more. Any farmer can get for his farm, according to the iniprovetnents and hUildings,frorn..£200 to £800, end can put the money in his pocket and go to the next town and start a factory or come to .Canada. The next man 'could likewise sell out and the landlord dare not interfere with him. Up to 1880 this system was confined to Ulster, but the Act of 1881 gave to every tenant the same tenure right interest in his farm, and also to serve a notice to go nto the held court if he is dissatified with the rent he is paying. The moment the tiotice is served, it comes before the court, he rent. may be reduced, and such has been the effect of the act on the Irish ten- antry, that their, rents had been reduced 0 per cent. He thpught that aoyone t t vvotild admit ahat had teen advantageous o the term* of Ireland -but there Was io single tenant in-Ezighind or Scotland rho hadsuch a right inane, shape or form. Speakinge-ofeevictieme-Mielke speke trongly• of Mr. Parnell's conduct. He sserted that in October, 1882, Mr. Chas. towed ?erne% as plaintiff; Obtained a &re° in court against four tenants, each f whom owed him four years' rent. He, Id not blame Mr. Parnell for taking pro- eedings when they owed four years' tent, ut if it werejust for him to proceed in athdrum against his tenants because they wed him three orleue years' tent, was it ot just for the other landlorde in Ireland o preceed against their tenants? In 1884, y a welt g Court,Mr. Par - ell icieffeht to put a widow out of a hold - ng,. held under a lease, on .his farm in ounty Wicklow, and who,' for a farni :2 1 valuedest xpa a year, was' liable, und the lease, to pay 296 rent.. He thought . • . was estrable an,d rignt for Mr. Parnell to assert his rights as against an unfortu- nate tenant who could not pay, it was also jostification for other landlords- taking proceedings foz •rent, particularly when the tenants against whom they proceeded had no excuse for not ...paying the same. He next proceeded to describe the Parnell party, as he balled it, and.alleged that they were not:fit representatives for Ire- land. In, the party' he teelared," there 'Were mem Who were ticket -of -leave nien enjoying thetefreedem through the gene- rosity of. ,the laws theye had Outraged. -Men who badespent tin Mitch . time in prie see were , eminently altalified • to, deliver lectures meeprison Mfg and prison diet. Me/1mb° had Workeel.The treedmill,and picked' oakum; and men' who lived out of their country for their' country's good. Men who dare not put foot upon Britipli. soil, because themoment they did so war- rants would be issued against them,or warrantialready issued would be executed by thteetibeers of the kW,' for wilful mur- ders. Be declared that the Irish Condit enciea had not been asked to vote upo Home:Rule, but that the issue had bee clouded and mystified so met° secure th return of a solid phalanx Of Parnellite -No-man was allewed to tome forward O candidate until he had signed a pledg in which be said thatit elected Le'vvoul sit, act and vote with the Irish parliamen tary, party, and that ifthey met and de cided that he hadtransseessed. this pledg he. would resige his seat. • According t their own statement they; Were going ,t Parliament as representatives of a natio for whom they were to accomplish good and they entered the House !of Com mots with manacles around their limb infinitely more -fetterbrg-to their -actio than file worst chaina. ever put on th '11:leanest slave. Like Dr, Kane,- Mr. Smith closed wit &brilliant peroration on a united eaipire Be was accorded, upon' taking his seat vociferous applause. • • . • • A few words were spoken by -Mr. Dart Mill, who moved a vote Of thanks to; th speakers, and a•resolution agaiiist the dis Memberment of the empire, after which the meeting was . brought to a close, .A banquet was given. Dr. "Kane and Mr. Smith, at. the Grand linion,last evening [We have received along and ably written letter from ."An Irish Protestant," taking e4, option to the views of theta, gentletnen,' We had hiteeded giving it apace this week, but are reluctantly compelled to ierive it Oyer till next week. We May add that the :writer is o gee -Malan who hes long resided in this county, and though he 'jabot public ' man, is a frequent contributor to the English and Other journals, and the letter will well repay a perusal. It will appear next week.] , • HURON PALL ASSIZES. .r The fall sittings of the Alois° Court were commenced at Goderioh, Monday afternoon' Hon, Justice O'Connor presiding. Perdue vs. Clark, in action of libel, was the first ease to occupy the attention -of the court, and WAS decided 'in favor of the de- fendant. J. T. Garrow, Q. C., appeared as counsel, toid,Manning it Scott, solicitors for PiaLianwtitifence.vs. Lucknow.-Aotion by Then. Laivience against the Village of Luoknow, to rectover amount of account for roofing town, hall with metallic shingles. The cage was left for his lordship's decision. LERBWIN. BHIEPs.-Mr. Jas. ,Linklater has re- turned from Hamilton, having spent a pleasant week in that place among friends.. W. H. Clutton left on Friday to continue his studies at the Toronto Scheel. Miss Nellie Horton is spending a few dayS with relatives in Hullett. Mr. J. Cook hits an apple tree on his Premises, now in bleom, which is rather an unusual thing. There was a large attendance at the Presbyterian church ..on Sunday, to tear Rev. J. Mc- Gillvary's last sermon here, he intends to return again to College; he is an excel- lent man, and will be long remembered by the people of Leebian A temperance mass meeting will be held in the church Of this place, on Tuesday, Oct..- 12th; ad-. dresses will be delivered by several rev. gentlemen; a good time is expected and a cordial invitation isextended We'S Plithifie got no essethan five prizes at Smith's Hill show est week; where Was our Dunlop cousins:this time, • WINVILs11. • • Bniiii.-Everybody in town :has a railroad smile on now; seems as though we were going to .haite.the C. P. R. here after all (whether the election comes off this fall not); the C. P. R. engideer has been busy surveying the line for the read, and our leading townsmen email alive and active, and no doubt bi*they will do their best- to•-secure-a-cOrkikatifit- into Winghain. e The iielt .ftltal....:•leeing rushed eking, and we expect beferelixedionthe to have ene of the finest iiket -blocks in the el cdunty in full running dedeKe We hope if our council Will not too be mtich taken ti -with railroad matters as to neglect repairs needed on some of our sidewalks, on Vice .teria st. going up to the 'Salvation Army barracks; there are niers' loose mid broken planks, which if not very aeon repaired may result. in damages to the town finances. . We understand that Mr. Wm Elliott, merchant, has made aliettle• went with his creditors, and will open up again in a few days; we hope he may soon push to the front again. Mr. Wm. 41v-: Clymont, earriageand waggon manufac- tureriis cloaca up at! present, awaiting. a Settlement with his creditors. T. A. Mills' is having his store enlarged, by ;fitting a department up up•stairte for ecerpetieheots ,and shoes; he. finds that to show off the maniteoth stock he has in thisefall it will take in the whole of the first fiat for dress goods and clothing. Gregory's new block is nearing completion, and will no doUbt be occupied as min as finished. The fine new brick residences of Mr. T. Bell, Dr. Towler. and Mrs. Hardsmaree are just abciut finished. Mr: Thos. Ross er Vic - tree ,toria st., has added greatly to the. appear: - n ance of his place, having - a Ana new O fence put .up and nicely painted • Mr. e Forgie, :who has been Wider the doctiir's s. caro for a few days, is out again. Mrs.W. as and MIAs Maggie Henderson,. Bluevale e road, who have been very' low. with the d summer complaint). are both finproilne .1 rapidly. . 'Three loads of otir yOunee people % went to Whitechurch lest Monday .even. e big, to assist in. a concert given by the 0: Forestersicoprt there, and from „ reports o they rather surprised the Whitechurch n people in the rendering of the programme; ; the Forrestere knew well where to apply - for a programme. Dr. ChisIoni;who bate- s ly moved to' our tOvviir-is-already-getting n eUiteepractieewe-hear that he stands high e in his profession, and the people'of Wing - ham and vicinity will soon appreciate a h man of his Ability and gentlemanly bear- . ing. • There died at the Briinswick stables, here last week, rather a valuablehorse, ' Harts Messenger, valued at $6590. 'QUite knumber of our citizens take in the :shove. e at Blyth to -day. - ,•g • • • • matniativ. . Di/AIL-Many of our readers will be sorry t� learn of the sudden death•of Mr. • Wm. Armstrong, of the 8th eon. 'of the township of Hullette which took place on ...Stinday morning last. Deceasedwas .67 years old. He had been complaining •for some tirne, but did not think bus encl•was se neer. Mr. Armstrong was one Of the early settlers of this township and Was highly respected by all who knew him. Ile settled, in the early history ot this township, on lots 1 and 2",,(ni the 8t1i eon, where he has resided ever since. Two 'tenths ago the youngest son, aged 16 died. Por some time before, but espeei- . ally since his bereavethent, he has suffer - cd with heart disease. Hewas an adher- ent of the Presbyterian church. The family have the Sympathy. of the entire commun- ity, in their double bereavement. He leaves a family of four sons and two daughters, who are ali. comfortably sit- uated • . Mr. W, Stanley and family; of Holmes- ville, paid us a flying visit this week; he could not stay very long with us, as he is always in a hurry. Says the Expositor :-We are sorry to learn that Mr, A. .Armitage, who for many •years has been a useful citizen and extensive bugo nen man in Seaforth, intends removing to To- ronto in a feW days, where he will engage in the prodece business. eiartNova. SINGINGOretes.-A meeting was held in Cairn church, E. Wawanosh, on Mon- day, to organize a sieging class for the winter. Although the meeting was well at- tended the number of those win:twinned an- xious tojoin the class,was far from encour- aging to the teacher, Mr. Couts. Another meeting will be held next Monday, when, another attempt will be made. He wishes a class of at least fifty eche will seek some other place where a larger class can be formed-. The young people of E.: Wawa, nosh need some culeivation' in this line and shnuld not let the opportunity ElliphY unimproved. • ee-Beeetse---WrightereateTe& Gossnian, the threshers of the season, are on the .9 this Week and the farmers •baie teclue!" themselves. 1SIrs. Lieshmaa is still the sick list, though improving. BBB fire! bang! 'Game must soon get sear if eery shot kills. Mr. J. Lovett • sold two year old colt for $150. Mr. A. Ty dall took it"drive to Goderich on Monde in consequence of missing the train. T machinery of elite LiteraeyAssociation. being examined and putle working ord preparatory to providing" enteetainnie for the winter's evening. -eee, 11011211T HOLMES Plebpsher. ^ • - • ' • mTANLE1, BIUHPS-11rr. Jas McFarlane iost a eat - liable mare last week; she took sick on Friday and died on Saturday. Last week Mr, Jas Gilmour had the misfortune to fall down stairs; he escaped •vvith very little injury for a(man ofninetY) eenagee- Arian, Last week Mr, Geo. Baird and Miss Annie 10.841 wort 'elating .friends near Alias Craig, County of Middlesex, HENKALL. . BRIEPS.-The Exeter show was largely patronized by our villagers, who succeed- ed in carrying off a number of prizes ; one of the find prize buggies,and of two the first prize'eettere, at the -Exeter fair, were cus- hionecl•and trimmed. by J. 0, IClausin,our popular villager. 11(re, Warren hi ill of inftamatory rheumatism. .4. temperance convention is to be held.in the Methodist church hells; on Friday 7th; we hope to be nble to give a report next week. Gonvition, three o'clock yesterday morn- . ingXthe fire -alarm' roused hundreds ef . sleepera, only about 150 of whotn however, tumbled out of their beds and homes to knew the tame°. It was fire in the resi- dence -of Mr. Jas. Oraige near thabaelt of the lake, which caused the alartn. The house, a fine large frame, was completely destroyed, and scarcely an article of value saved. • We believe this must have been the work of soine wretched incendiary. There was no insurance and Mr. Craig ' - nowithout home or shelter. • • Mute - nether_Of Goderieles-fai . . daughters, will enter -the mysterious realm ' di of matrimony next week A free social was held' on Tuesday evening, in Victoria on St church • thee° was &large turn out • • g! Rev. John McGillivray preached his fere-. ce well sermon,'. last . Sabbath evening; in a Knox church. Miss Grahain has moved n- into the more commodious store, 'just fla- y, , ished by Mr, Geo: Acheson. M. Pollock, he of Exetet, brother of Mrs. D. Gordon Mid- is Mrs. Geo. Aoheson;dies1 on Monday worri- er • ing Exeterduneral yesterday: Mrs. Geo. • -..• nt' Acheson continues sick with inflammation • olthe,lunge.:._,Rev;Mr.Patton.of-Hblmes---- ville, is expected to preach in -Victoria . Stohnrch, next Sabhath morning and the pastor at night. Scores ofstrangers .= • BIOLLNTT. • • Bao&EN Anet.-40n Saturday last while Mrs. Moon, se.,was climbing up t,o reap something Oh .the walloflbeer'oemi accidentally slipped, felteadd 'Menke h arm jest above the wrist ; Is a serious matter, .such a fall she might have been even More seriously, injured. WHAT BECAME OF IT.--Eneniries hat's: m been made after that " Wigg's storm."' It is not to be found round here, Or to be beard ofanywhere else.. Who is Wiggins anyway, that he can gull'people repeated ly, and fool 80'many ? •EarthqUakes surely not Made to order; even at Ottaw We adviiie to'resign the prophets (n profits) chair and attend to lahrefinandes and we can any -.day furnish it dozen ol ladies who can guess Puns shrewdly tha be has done.' There.. were nob a very large numbe from here attended the London exhibitio last week.. People soon get tired of a many of thee shows, in which there% s *much sameness • from. year to year. The get to think that a few parties are runtiin them for their own advantage. There is. general feeling izi this township, that so many little township shows should give place to *one or tWo catial-shows for the whole county, which Might be held alter- nately in the larger places. The •reports from so many little shows are certainly not very flatterieg or ver' promising for theStiture. We appoint you as 4 commit- tee to suggest ,something betterthrough ,the columns, of he NEW:ExiA, before the. next year's showil are arranged for; -we vote for confederation:" • .• h. In town attensimg the FallAssizes.. FASHIONABLE ' WEDDING. -The North et' SAchurch was fairly well filled yesthrday • morning by hutichads of the fair sex of , Goderich, with here and there a splinkle of theSterner lieer, to Witness a long•looked for wedding. .The. bride Miss Mary:Dan- cey, anti -nod the. chive]) at five -.minutes past ten. She was. dressed. in en ordinai7 . .navy blue .travelling dress, and of coarse leaned upon the artte.ef het father, Cept. .7:N-.11.aneey: She was follOwed by the a. hridesmaid,Mies'Aggie Dancey, who was ' 0 dreetted in white cashmere, trimmed with lace and laced' en the *mist. They aero a met at , the altar by Henry jetties .1.4 a u e Esq., of Sorel, .,Quebee,thehridegroom and „ • Sodylie,..oU the senie place, as' best man. The Rev.:,,,Q. V. Salton tied the knot r and as•the hitting, couple marched off,Misa 13 Andrews, the organist, played appropriate ° music. Mr. and Mr. Lane took the, noon, r - • ° train Nr New .YorrAR , etc. , . • • , • ACCIDENT. -On Saturday lion while Mr:. 0; •ISmith was up an apple tree, he inet' with a painful accideht, In trying' to keep hie balance on the ladder, when about fif- teen feet from the kromo, he Caught hold of a twig,: 'which 'broke with him, and tie - fell heavily on his left shoulder; he thought he; had broken his Shoulder :blade, as he has not -been able since to•use his arm, but . Medical examination: :dischised nothing `11,2LGHAvis. BRIEFS -Robf. McClelland has' gone to Winghana to take a situation in C. E.. William's drug store; Robt is a number one operator. . Final court of Revision vies held in Taylor's hall on Tuesday, by Judge Toms. zt good turn -out at the Fall Show. There is an excellent opening herb for a grist mill, as a number of farmers take their grist alLtlie_way• to Bluevale to mill as they are not satisfied with the association yule. Tuesday was pay day at: the mill. First snow of the season fell on Freday, show day. furtherthan a severe strain. BRIEF'S, -Mr. Yippett lute left this 'yt. lege and will soon he en ron te forMichigetr.-. . • Mr; Yates bus nayet 'arrived:, The Eng. lish church Harvest Hoine tj be held here, Friday night,..promises to very interesting. The -hour of service in the above church has been changed from ' to 4 p. ea., each • Sabbath.T • • : • , • ..L0N0'280oNo. • ; BRIEFS-- Huber's mull1e doing good work gristing is coming in feet ; • he is getting_ readytto buy Wheat and'grind it for mar- ket; Mr. N. Sundercock brought the first grist. Mr; G. Newton has returned from his trip to the Northwest, midis looking well. Mi.' D. Fell and wife were ,called away a few days ago to the deathbed of his - mother, in the' Township of Morris. Mr. Brunsdon; our carriage-maker„-darried off ,several good prizes at SesiforthAast week ; he deserves them everytime, ; this is the . hi hub" for carriege and mplements ton excepted); bring on your orders. • seomitneviLeg. . :DzAier OP A 00wre-. A few dayeagolMr Wm Lobb, of the Maitland concession, placed some potaeof salt in the field and ordered that his cows might partake thereof when so inclined. The late rains unfortunately Converted the salt ,into brine, of which the cows partook so freely as to cause the death °Cone. ; the lives of abed were saved with difficulty. FAST W011x.-Two threshing Machines were in operation the •other day within a_ short ,distance-of4eoh. other, when both evidently contested for the speediest work. The'Ltone is said to have threshed 1000 bushels of oats in 31 hours; the other - quantity unknown, but the straw on the cullers was said to be at a constant depth of two feet. Query -which beat. • • NOTES, -....A large attendance is expected at the Anniversary services .next Sunday and Monday. Two very • excellent and practical discourses were delivered by the rotor Oahe Methodist church. Holmes as aceompanied a Shipmentjof apples to Manitoba, • Pitiveitiette ne.teb. Sonoote-The following is the regular onthly report eif the standing of the upila attending the Porter'e Hill school tiring the month of September --Fourth lass -Tillie McCartney, Edwin Jervis, innie lervis. Senior third -Alice taw. aeon; Maud Pickard, Amos Cox. Junior hirde-Denson Cox. John Cantelon. Se- ior second --Herbert Cox, Freddie Lind- y, John Oox, Jonior second -Bonhomie OX, ',etas Itilleek. Part seeond,-.Tane A great many apples are heing bought 1m in this community, the price being about $14 barrel, • Mrs.? Wm. Snell is away on a visit to 0 Harriston, She has two sons and a claugh- let ter living there. . • • r Mr. Robb,. MA Wra. Lindy returned t on Monday from the old country. They n report a very rough voyage,but they en- s joyed the:visit to their native land eery 0 ; much. ' •Marehall, Edith 0 ec, David Motel *tell: • A 0-06---o TINE Octuraor-The Methodists -here tire -preparing to Aoki .a big meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 12th it 730 p nt., it thei r, church: Addressee will be givtill England, Ireland aid Scotland. Rev. Mr. -Smyth, of BrusseliT, as consented to gpenk for Ireland : ReV, Mr. Salton, of Gorier:oh, for England, and Bev. Mr. Burwesh, Belgrave„ for Scotland,' The proceeds are to be applied to reducing thelidebe on the parsonage. A very interesting timex- ,pected ; admiasion 25c. for adults, and 1013. - for all under twelve. Beiere.-Mr. Hardy, the bridge con, tractor, paid our hamlet a visit this wvek. , The wife of Mr. Thos. Elliott presented him with n daughter on Wedneechet ' ...mo- ther and child are doing well, MiJ. Millet takes his team to the Locknow show on Thursday; he may take in the Sly th show on Friday. A. number froni Itii vit. cinity are attending court in Godet mit this week, as witnessee In the ease MeLetie vs. Long ; amongethein our teacher, M r , R. Morrish. Benmiller Meiteel Culture So- ciety are commencing again for the eel umid winter ; the Got meeting will be held yin - Thursday evening. The Bale of Mt. Gr, ett'S farm stock and implements, will take place on the 20th that ; everything will be sold withoet reeme'e,as 1V1r,Green is giving up farming.