The Clinton New Era, 1886-10-29, Page 4gew Aavertiormento.
SteitY Calveti-j'ae, Corinth,
Teas & coffeee-S. Palliser ek Co.
Clothieg eee.--J'acksoci Bros.
Just Now -U. E. ray as Co.
Mantle floods -John Itobertoon.
' Lost -New Pre. Office.
Rouse Nr sale -John Doke.
Row, to let -John O. Elliott. •
Change a management -D. Graham.
Stove for sale -New Era Office.
Roar ter eervice-E. X. Bell.
-Crane forade-W. W. Ewan.
Pam for eale-Mrs.j. Thompson,
Waltham Watchee-Rob. W. Coate.
Ilats-Beesiey & Co.
Woollen Goods -P. E. Corbett.,
11no1e Tom% Cabin --Abbey Opera Ce..
e Auction, sale -P. E. Corbett,
(giinton tw-Cvt
INT.e:29; 1886.- -
„.
The Polltieal Outlook,
While it is trup4that the,time for which
the Dominion repregentatives. were elected
does not explee until .next year, the, incli-
cations are quite plaidthat the .elections
will he held before that time. During the
past week a good many Conservative mem-
bers of parliament have been ie Ottawa, a-
eorrespondent asserting that they were
called thither by Sir John that he Might
.. have a personal interview with each one of
them regarding the prospect et carrying
.their reepectiyerionetituencies in the event
of the .general electiona being brought on
• -this fall. Four of .the Miniatertehave-been
stuinping the Lower.Provinces,while seVer•
al others . have been ap'ending their- -timee
(to poor advantage, evidently,) in Quebec.
• These, with various other eirourtistances,
• lead to the inference that the general elece
tions are not far off;leut why.the govern-
ment expeet afatotable appealto the •people
issomethingwecannot undersearid, Referr•
ing 'to thepoliticel alt along the
• line" the Toronto News holds out :this en-
coneagement to the Liberals
e :-
"Reports from; different -'parts of the
• province shOW that thp Grits are exeeed,
• ingly 'active in erganizing and holding pub• -.
lie meetioe in view Of the coining cam.-
•-paign; The voriea,:,0n. the:contrary, are
apathetie and disheartened. As between
the ttvo parties, at present there is no room
for doubt east° which is in thehest condi!,
tion for catiipeigu: Repeated blowshave
staggered and demoralized the Tories, while
the Grits are cOnfident apa -enthusiestie;
As every active politician iswell aware,. it
is the feeling that anccess or defeat is cer-
tain, which more than anything else • dee,
termines an 'election. • Aoy impartial ob-
server .can note the prevaleeee of .ageneral
impression that Sir John's government is
on its lase lege, that.fete is against 'them,
• ati4 the steuggle can only .have..one termi-
nation. Partizans may'cleey as StrettuonelY
.
as they 'like in . public whet they are con-
etrained to admit inprivate, but:thedefeat
' of the Ottawa ininietr is in the air. This
-being the ceseeet would he' t es-extrotne.o.
fells, for Sir John to hurry/on the electiens.
Nobody knows what 'mar tiirn-up between
pow Mid next, spring to create .a. raYeleien
of feeling, beiLto_evecipitate the'eontest
now would be to rush oircertein destrue-
tier', it may bo-thatfilf Jelin hasbeen
'consulting with 'a nureher 'of politici„ans, as
to the chances, as alledibd by sOme of the
• (Wawa correspondente, 'hut this, instead of
presaging an 'early fight,ptolnibly indinattes
postpenement. • • We can .hardly
• any Tory politician of ordinary intelligence
conversant vvith"the drift of .public senti-
ment, advising his:chieftain to force the
iiehting." . ./ • .• •• • •
•
•• The Situation ha - Quebec.
There Dd.' reMeins' aif 'doh lit',
, aboutthe Ross government beingdefeeted,
'becauee a 'majority, of the.members have
signedse,!_` round'Tobin" asking the Lieut.i:
.Governor to calrepon: Mt: Mercier, the
Liberal leader, to forma,. gerernment.
Whether the Lieut..dovernoraviltagree to•
this, remain'sto be, .seen.. Dr; Rce$ at14
his 'ininistets Seem ;te.be entirely under
the controls of Sir 'John '4.„ and hie aup-
posed' that _he will hold on to office et; long:
as he.possibly' ceo, in. order 'to influence
the general electiens iu tho Province. er
Quebec. One . %aphidnaturally suppcee
that a defeated goVernment, pureeing an
unconstitutional ceuree by remaining in of -
flee, would not grow in, public sympathy or
.
esteem, lent' party politica, in QUebee par-
ticularly, have beebme. se thoroughlyeeer-
rupt and demoralizing, that .one melees to
wonder at any ;Macro; The impreeeion
prevails arming. settetal .6f the eastern pa-
pers, tho Montreal Witness beingamong
the number, tlitit,When .the general elec-
tions are held, a stronger feeling of .con-
demnation against„tife,.Dominiorsdoierns'
• Mont, than hap mien .been shown egebiat
the Ross government's will be the result.,
• If Mr: Roes. retainsofliee, he will likely
do so until the House .trieette whichinight
dot be for several months, onethen he is
only likely to retire when defeated by an -
porter numbers, •• It shoe a leon-hele in
our, censtitutional systemwhen there' is no.
way of reaching a government that sets the
popular vote at defiance, and is a travesty
on so-called tesponsible gavetninent."
o'.;tel'of the Conservative papers, assum-
ing thee ,a, Liberal government: will come
• into possoe at the next electiris‘ try to
frighten their' readers, by assorting that
'" the first week of tho Liberals will be to
destroy the Natightil Poliey." IThfortun.
.atelylor -the contitry, it ts in eucli a con -
Lion financiallyithat but very little change
could be made in the 15. P. for sonic) time
to come, however much the Liberals might
be disposed to amend iteabeolute free
trade it an impoettibilitY here, and will be
Somewhat or a*, estretesiter,,, It Is True.
M. 0, Cameron says wheat waa1.25 in
1878, upon the retirement of Mtsilacken-
• zip, The 'book s of Clinton buyers; ac• •
knowledged to be the naostliberal'ones
the county, will ehow that 80.i. or fall
and 75c. for spring were the prevailing
prices, then, say an average of 78 cents ;
a difference of 60 per cent., which is a very
?light exaggerationlor Mr. 9rneron when
he settles down to business in the
"stretching" line., -News Record.
Every farmer in the land knowa that at,
different tiines during the year 1878 wheat
was selling at over $1 a boshel. • •That was
the last year M. Mackenzie was in office,
Now to thew that theNews-Record can do
any amount of " stretehing" when nem_
eery, we will simply quote the prices given
in the books of Mr, James Fair, of Clinton,
autharitY the OditOr 0.f -.600004.904T-
will hardly call in question :ere
Jany. 1878 -Fall wheat, $1...15 to $1.22.
• 'Spring wheat, 95e. to 81.05.
•Sept. 1878-Falt and spriog wheat 85p.
to 90e.
Average price of spring and fall wheat
from let Sept., 1877 toelet Sept., 1878,
Now these fidnres prove coneluaively
thal wheat was higher,ip Mr. Mackenzie's
.time than it is at present, and that, in-
stead of averaging. 78e., as the Record
falsely puta it, it averaged 27 cents a
beshel,more than that. It is .easy to see
who the "stretcher" is.
'FlOtt Picture or Mei •
Id this week' is issue our local cotem. re-
asserts its former statement, published,
some time -ago, for the purpose of white-
washing some indiscretions of the liona
White, While canvassing in the county of
Haldimand. The Hamilton Spectakor,.e
liberally suipidized supporter of Mr.
White,' had •a representative -present at
the meeting, who elairos to haye heard.
every word spoken by Mr..Whitt; on the
occasion in question. This person, wish-
ing to shield the Hon. Those denies out
stateMint,,,,yetspersiatently refuses to state
what the eiact:SWorelalised by Mt. White
were, althotigh repeatedly challenged to
de so,. Yet the editor of the Record, who
knows absolutely nothing about it, blusters
up and, tells the whole story, without
really knowing whether there is one word
of truth in his Statements .or not. 'Tens
ever thus, . •
"Fools rush in where enaels fear to tread."
We have already given the sworn testl-
mony of Mr. Anthony, a respectable farm-
er inthe neighborhood. .With tie hie evi.,
deuce carries a, goed deal more weight
thin the concoctions °Pad. unscruptilens
•
scribbler, who knoWs nothing, 'and cares
less whether his statements aFe true or
etasice-tvill-ooenper--n oein ore
apace with the Matterae. It. we Would tail_
clettitkeete. cliaie down every lie that our
eetem lets.I.Ooee, we woulel: have but dittle•
room for:news. . • '
• •
Tot polierof the Liberal party, Concern-
iPfi. th! Selloto, i, to OursMin11, a snietake,
and xvo are .confident that 11h:dada shOw
the eorrectness-of this view:. The Liberals
favor its retention, but ori an. elective or
more responsible 'basis. • The Act' of Cod-
feration): it is true; peevides for a Senate,
but why hot hold a Legieletive Conference
,and agitate for theeaholition of the Senate's:
hag never yet been shoWn satisfaCtorily
that the existence of this body is a particle
of prectecal benefit to the. country. It iii
so constituted that no goodcan been done
'ley it. The members are oet:amenable to
adynne.for whatever ecruese they like per-
t; R they choose they. might .thwatt
.the °Neat of thevery best tegislatie just
Eta Well ae to cheek :the weret, and there is
no .redress •et' remedy. „Suppoeing the
chamber is made • elective -it Would be
elective net by theeepepple, but by the
merobere of the Legislature, arid wotild
therefore, not be a whit better than at pre_
• sent. public sentiment, regardlesp of party
lities,•is gradually giowipg against the ex-
istence of the Senate. • This should • lie
anticipated, net so much because it would
be a popular Move, butbecause it would
be a radicalsreferm that Would result in a
s.,saving of thousinas of dollars annually,
while one system of government would he
;'simplified without any injury whatever
• arising therefrom, We would hold ' up
both bands for 'the abolition of the Senate
though every member of it happen-
ed to be Liberals -and we would like to
see. ovate? supporter of Mr. Blake cle
•
The Tenni° IsTews Says "all the bog d
,Iers must go." In that case the Dominion
Goverilmene and, all its supporters in the
House will be wiped ont.
ea
A .contemporary reaches the conclitsion
that " This. would be aAmppy ,cOuntry if
all the imitation statesmen died." There
Would certaitily be some striking vacati-
cies in the present 0 ttawa. Government.
The Domininn franchise act, unpopular
everywhere, gives siiecial dieetaisfaction
British Columbia, where it is justly
regarded as a retrogressive measure, that
provioce having been .preViously [in the
enjoyment ofinanhood suffrage.
The London Times implores,Lord Ran-
fmany years to come, the nly difference
dolph Churchill in' the future to be more
• or o
between the Liberal and Coneervativdi moderate in his spe" eebta than he Whs in
party on the quest* of the N. n hie celebrated speech at, Dartford, by
that'll° former believes in protection for ;
revenue purposes, while thalatter believes ',which the Alliance Of the Unionists has
been aericusly imperiled.
in it fcr monopoly 1801'.
This Settles Xt.
•••••••••••
lgONTREAL, Coot 25. --es Tory papers con.
thine to claim a tie iu the Quebec Legislature,
L'Etenderd publithea the following list of
memberteeleoe,who haye eigued a pledge to
vote*want of confidence in the Ross ASmonte
Station. It shows that this pledge has been
signed by 30 out of 05 member, leaving the
Governmeut Only 26 supporters. Here Is the
list: .
Member. • Elected for,
.1. Piton 4 4 • 4 • Bagot.
2s-13ison r, • .
3. Sylvestre, Berthier.
A. Roeheleau ,Chambly,
5. Dr. Trudel Ohemplaiu.
6. Morin
7. Robidoui, Ohanteauguay,
8. Girouard unn
DrArthnaLa
9. Lareehelle ..,,Dorchester.
Ha Cameron .., ..„Huntinedon.
11. Dealers •Iberville.
12. Boyer .. Jacquee Cartier.
13. Bazinet • Jolliette.
- • 14, .Gagnou
15, Dr.Forest L'Assomption.
16, Lemieux Loyj
. 17. Deschenes
18. Lmiberte .,Lotbiniere.
10. Bernatchez .Montmagny.
20. Davi d Montreal East,
21, MoShade • Montreal Centre
22, Lofontaine .,Napierville,
23, Tessier 10ortneuf.
• 24. Rinfret „ Quebec Centro
• 25. Murphy ,.Quebeo West
26. Shehyn Quebec East
• 27. Garden ..Richelieu
28. Mtrtin , „. ...111moutski
29. Lareau ...... Renville
30, Mercier ......,St. Hyacinthe
31. Marchand St. Jean
32. Brassard „.....Shefford
• 33. Bourbonnais .,..Soulanges
34. Turectte ;,......Three Rivera
35. Lussier , , ....,..Vercheres
86. Gladu ....„Yamaska
• The Montreal Star gives the same list wall
the exception of Dr. Cameron, who, it says,
has not signed the' clocument,but has written
a letter pledging Mr. Mercier his support,
Further Eleetten.Notea Froth Quebec.
• •
Chicoutimi has gone Conservative: It never.
has been anything else. • ;
Chapleau and Caron, Dominion .Censerva•
tive .alinisters, are running around Quebec)
trying to devise means to thwart the wish of
the electorate,.as expressed at the polls,
• • •
•
The Protestants in Quebec Wast chiefly.
vote in St. Peter' s Ward, and that ward gave
rt majority of 78 votes for -Mr:, Murphy, the
Liberal candidate, The irrely Freneh wards
in Quebec did not do as well for the Liberals
as was expected.
• Judge -Mathieu, of Montreal, lore:inducting
the recounts. • Is that the reason why the
Coneervative wire pullers pitched upon him
to supeitede the present CoaservAtive loader,
in order _to try and reconcile s,oinceorltir. Mere
supportersto the epee/nu:epee Con•
sereative ride ? it looks very likele. - •
. • .
An Eastern township resident writing to a
friend, says "The Government is defeated
beyond all doubt; an.d there is ne decent course
open to it but •to resign. It amndes- pie to
notice how hard 'the .ifatette dies -but the
death rattle is in its throat, and the last kick
will arime ono of these fine days." -- ....
In Quebec Centre, the Liberal eendidate'i
majority has beep increased from 180 to 340.
If these recounte become genera.1, the Liberal
majprity, will be very ninth _larger,. 'risi the
Crineervitive returning oflicePs in every caae,
seeto liav.e favored the cOndillates-Who sap.
port -el rhe men that appointed them. •
The Liberals ha.Ve oust -allied a temporary
less in the sudden death of -Mr, G. Demers,
the member elect for Iberville, who has r.e
presented that. constitnency since 1831, He
was a strogg Liberal; and at the late electiao
was.roturndd hy,ucelquiation„ The writ,fiSr
a.neW election cminot be issued till the House '.
meets and appoints a Speaker.
for them to abuse the, Right Rev; gentle-
man. The Nationalists 'Claim that be haft
been converted to the Home Rule faith.
Third, --The foil report of the visit of
the .dietinguished company of Irish ladiee
and gentlemen to Mr, Gladstone, at 1:14-
war4en, and the preeentation of an address
!signed by four hundred thousand Irish
women to the veteran statesman. These
signatures were the name§ of women in
all stations of life, from, La? Mayoreeses
to humble peasants. The fr adorn of our
Iris& Towns was bestowed upon Mrr Glad,
stone, and a hearty invitation given to Mm
to visit Ireland. The distinguithed come
pany was composed of Proteetants and
Ceeholies, Liberate. and Conservatives, all
alike heartily avewing the Horne Rule
cause. Mr. Gladstone's speech on, therm,.
ousion was another grand presentation of
Ireland'peeds, 'Using very largely the:
evidence supplied him by hie bitterest op-,
poneet, Godwin Smith, Leaky, ,Feoude,
and others, he bases upon It his , plea_ for
jriatioe: -He once' more-poiritanut that he
and hie supporters are not separationists,
and would do nothing to endanger the
Unity of •the .Empire, No pert of his ad -
&ties was more loudly cheered then thia by
his Irish hearers, and yet we are told these
peeple aid"Clialoyaland want to cleetroy
the: onion. 'In its editorial columns the
London Titnea declares this speech to have
been: the strongest plea yet made on be-
half of Ireland, and it rem:tains unanewered.
It will, thus be seen that the Irish cause
le prospering. The Irish papers received
this week indicate a hoPefuluese never be-
fore noticeable. • The, moderatiou, of the'
Irish party, 'its deierMination to two:m-
-1)16h it ends by constitutional means
alone, point, despite. the ravine of bigo-
try and' prejudice; to a,speedy and com-
plete triumph.. .Yours, &re,
• Aer Ionia Paaeer. _
. . •adres.
• ••. •
THE BOOK Oh'. TR CHRONI.O: LES
9P TUE 10Lt?“i5 AND Sktmes OP TUN TORT
, TADPOLE OF OLIN'rON,
• SChapter
To the Editor of. the Clinton New Era,
Dim Siu..-A•nd it came to piss,' in the
nieeteenth S'ear pf the Dominion Of Cauada,
:that :there •hved in the, town Of Clinton one
.Kerratidgeoe, a 7dert thrower; who tune a
smubbiaehindeealled the News-Reeord. • And
the) leermudgeon ewes a Wicked man', and
done that Which wile evil intlie sighe of the
Most H,igh,:and in the sight,of all the people;
and (lid delight t� look upon. the Wine when
• Wig eed and moVeth itself aright, and giveth,
...its color in the cap.And. Ketreudg,eon did
uot find favor in the eight Of the people, and
they said many vile things respecting him,
and did even say' that upon a certain day; at
eVentide, while he and one Nimrod, who, is a
mighty hahter, did abide' at the wine • cup
until the eleventh hour; awl did drink and
make. meri.; and lo, a dispute arose between
theineand waxed hot, and they clid.strive to'
gethee, • and the hand of Nimrod did prevail
egainst Kerraudgeoe, and hesmoto.hiw Mp,
andthigh, and vvntild have done .hiiii
bodily injury,' had notthose who stood bye:.
said unto Nimiod„•." Why Zest thee, ehastise
him thins le, is notthis he who. said, erant
ethis-roany years a ehuieh goer, and a Meth°.
' dist, .and a good Christian.' Cease striving,.
then, with this righteous person, we pray •
thee, and. allow•him to return in peacteto the_
boom �fhis family." And they constrained,
him sethatle did let Mtn go, and they strove.
neemoro together Mite:tide day, eAncl-ft cable.
to pas.at sundry thous there ha!th . come
through the smut inachine rua by Kermnd-
geen•the dirt thrower, a. grist. to which if ap-
pended the name of "AniThertizan,' .And
theredwelleth in Messopotamfa, . a certain
scribe, wheetaketh note of • all' these things..
and scoreth theni ifi e‘ The book of, the C.hron-
ielesAnd they of the. tribe -of the snint
machioa sie7Very. •N%. Vont with the scribe Who
thvelleth ie. Measonotareta, bat he feareth -
ern' not, and.7411 .now say mite therii, I
am hammed, 'arid 1 de verily believe that he
who calleth himself "Antipaitizen" is the
same Kerrnedgeon, the dirk thrower Wile:X.4in
netli . the- met machine, and. -that he dotk
speak falsely when he sayeth, "I ant a•Meth-
edise.• and a eharch.goet, ancte good Chris.
tiane's ,aisd. 'cloth -intend. to deesive when he,
calletg lliinself "Antipartizan," ler' he is ex.
trern elk- partizan.' And Pp scribe Who..dvvell-
eth 'in Messopotaniia (lath .fUrther say nett)
him that calloth hiinself "Antipertizan goto
now. Oat() what tItou hest to.saa, and eamend
thereantettaine own oeme, the mete whereby
thou- wistrealled • bk•thy father and ths,
ther, thy • godfather and thy „godmother,' :to
all the people will kniew who thou art; .and.
what is thy name, and if thou art other than_
the KermildgeOn who runneth the amut ma-
chine, than I, evert 1, ho dWelleth in Meese.
poatmia, -make unto -Kerniudgeon an
'ample apology for what I have said, \and era
pend thereanto. My name, the natue b which
I em known .attiongst my ltinsfolka, and give
.it the same publicity' that I give' thie charge
With which 3 noiv charge thee But and if it
corneth to pass that It cermet he shown thet
"Antipartizan" is, any other than. Kermud-
geon the dirt ahrowea, then he will Make an
apotogy unto thode Whom he Inis eharged with
being the authora •cif mee sayingee and' unto
those whose private character he hath easel-
• ed, well knowing the innoeenee of the per. ,
,
aonBof any complicity in .the tnettter...• .4 n1
pp, the same apology through' Itia smut ma.
chine, that 'all may koow hehath wrongfully
stemmed innocent persons. • And 'thire scribe
cloth further say utito theverson whocelleth
himself "Antipartizen " that foreasenuch as
he that .dwelleth .in !Alessapotarnia is now
well sitiokee ,in years ,timall '01 stature; and
.by nature very harmless, he that calleth
himself "Atitiriartiean" may .now speak his
name openly) before all thopeople, and fear
not, foe he will reeeivang hodfly chastiseinent
for so doing ...A DwelEn nr MessaroTastra.
COBREUTIOIsTS COlittOTED ,
PI• Ttlie Editor .of the ..Ndw.Era,
Szix,I see in the •Iaet lesue of"the
Newsellecord a letter, signed. " Pith Play,"
claiming to.give honor whore • honor' •is due,
hut he is far astray. He elaitna that at Blyth
the Loncleshero.man got thee°prizes, and P.
Hayward four. Such is not the (sage, whieli
can be proven by the secretary's bootie in.
I3lyth ln Blyth, Mr, Ifirunsdori took four
prizecalitee firsts and one opeond, being let :
for wagon, let for double buggy open,.lst
for single buggy covered, atia 2nd for 'single
cutter.. Through some Mistake in the papers
I', Hayward was given credit foe latfot eiteglt;
boggy covered, for width ho got: ueither ht
nor tInd. Though he had a whole host of
riga there, he did not bike one 1st, if there
was opposition, and Mr. Brunsdon had oppo-
sition in all of his, In Bayfield, the Lotuleis,
bore man took three prizes., two. lat, and. for
he' third, there was no prize given, bet he
eceived a speejal, so that in no. nee Wae_the
inia' beaten. "11e iseseet his
in• gle and double Iniggiee at the Sti: follow.
pg shows ; Clinton, Seatorth, Smith'e
In the Quebec West election recount, it
wasiouncl that a.number-of ballots marked
for Marphy, the successfhl LiberaNtatididate,
had been tampered. With, So as:to make it ap-
pear that they had been spoiled, or given_for
the Conservative candidate.. :• There is no
doubt that a frax d ha
has not succeeded, still ait effort should be
made to discover the scoundrels who resorted
to a most despicable trick to defeat the inten-
tionseof ehereeleatere.
• OUR LETI6ER BOX
The limn° Rule (ttlestioll.
-To the 'EdiGor cif the Cliatooki Niio Era.
intimated in my leiter on this
subject hope in a few weeks' be
in posseasion of evidence tc refute some of
diteet the , wild assertions of the Irish Loyal-
ists,frOm ..the indivtd nate chiefly concerned..
Dein not intend in the meantime Co' under-
take the task of' teplying tee".an 'Orange-.
man of 1830.": A man who was an Oratige•
enan away back in -1830, and draws his in-'
spiration and knoveledge frera thatperNd,
is net well qualified for thetlisoussion of.
the lrish questions of the present.IT know
the kindly 'Old gentleman whet_ writes o.ver
:that atom de plume, and have the very high -
'est respect for Mtn. He ie, hoveeyer, a
fossilized Tory with .vorpantiquated no-
tion's, not at all suited to the wenta 'of the
age, and his prejudices renderliim
able of.discussing any nuttier liberally and
; leave him, therefore, to the
full enjOyinent of his.own ,produotions, '
In the meantime theli ish question •keepri
coining to the for. Nothing is surer than
that the present Tory English Government
is preparing a Home Rule me&sure, They,
are pursuing. the tactics of. the Tory party
in dnyo_gone by in stealing the polley , of
their opponents; It is . mere than likely
that they will go further toWards meeting
the demands of the Parnellitea than even
the Gladstone Bill. The valiant D,D, fitin
Belfast Will have another opportunity of
threatening:it° kick Her Gramme Majesty'e
Crown - trethe Boyne if the Royal assent
be given to a; measure obrioxious to him.
-Look for a moment at the events of the
week conderning Home Role. :
loirstelltie Justin McCarthy has been
declared the Metnber for Londonderry and
hia,Orange Tory oppenent been deposed.
Two seats frotu the very strongholds of
Orangeism have thus been won by Home
Alders, Mr, Str:tton elcoted_in Del -
fast, the city of Dr. keine, and Mr. Mc-
Carthy now site fot Londenderry. These
Iwo ma hare been elcoted by Proiestant
'rotes to supfiert the lionte Rale all ase. t
St:cond.-The Right Rev. ,De. Gregg, r
1'ro168tant Bishop of Cork, in au address,
issued a few days ago, to the elergyinen of 8
his diocese .says :---" Every interest la'
guishes ; every business is depressed ; care-
Iessnese, neglect and despair !teens to be
settling npon the people. I exhott yon not
to allow praindiet: tlY pPOVellt the accept -
ante deny just change likely to benefit
Ireland." No wonder that the Leytiliets
are'elingrined, and it will now be in order
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Belgrave, iilyth. rind Ilaytiold; and was not -t
once beaten tholigh he had keen conepotition f
at every dace, Mr. Hayward competing a t 1 (
five of tholes, ..Mr, Fairplay is either ig- 1 1
remelt of the filets of the ease, or trying to 1,
make himself appear fortunexte. Now whore
is the whole carriage made, heb end all,
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• Additional Local News.
Illicit Stilt a..treer4
ONE OF THE PRISONEIV4 ARIZ'S FE03i• f
BUGGY AND E$CAPES. -
The township of Elowiels has gained an
unenviable reputation lie being a suitable
location wherein to run illicit whiskey-
stille,and several parties have already been
fined for being concerned in the business
up there. Recently Inland Revenue Cole
lector Cavan,. got word that another was
in operation in that township, and coming
tip to Clinton, he secured the services of
Chief Paisley, and on. Wednesday, accom-
panied by Constable Scott,. of 13russels,
they started on a tour of Investigation.
It. did riot take them long la- anclout vrho
•had been running the still, and they ar-
rested and brought Brussele, two
young men, named respectively, Keene.
and Hooper. These were brought before
Messrs. Hunter and.Shaw, J. Ps., and the
evidence being clear, both prisoners were
senteneed topay a fine of $400 each, and
also to be committed to jail for two
months,
One was placed in the leek -up, arid
Hooper stated that if the Constables
would go opt into HowIck with him li
would show thein where the still was use
As Cavan was anxioua to destroy the etil
he consented to this, •and lie,'with a con
stable and Hooper, started out in a doubt
rig; it was pretty late when. they?' reache
it, and after destreiying it, they all starte
back for Brussels. The Constable wa
driving, and Cavan and the' prisene
Hooper occuping the rear seat. Hoope
had Aoe been handcuffed, as it was no
thought nee.eseary. The night was pite
dark, and when abottt five 'miles fro
Brussel, the driver was surprised to hen
a splash in the road as if some one ha
-fallen; and, looking around he wasjast abl
to see that -the back seat was vacan
Running the horse e to a fence as quickl
as poseible, he went back and found Ca
van standing with a drawn revolver, ove
a black objeet, supposed to be Hooper,and
threatening to blow his brains out if he
moved. The black object proved to be
log, ana.tho moat diligent seatch failed t
reveal the whereabouts of Heoper,-.whe
it seems had jumped from the rig, forlow
ed by Cavan, but -had made his escapesin
the darkness. They felt very. much an-
noyed that the prisoner :had made his es -
Cape, •but the darkness !limited hitn
Keene was taken' to Goderich yesterday;
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the last was sbost, but prior be hacl,been
in poor health for some time. His death.
occurred somewhat suddsnly, on the 121h
A
of n. gO6c.tober, from inflammation in hods
LOCAL CHUR CHIMES
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Mr. Francesi, a student from Knox Col- •
lege, supplied the pulpit of Rev. A. Ste-
wart on Sunday.
Quarterly meeting servicee of both, ,
dleyt,hNedoiy8.t ,Othit.t1 re h efi, will he held on Sun-
.
itis expected that Rev. A. Stewart and
Bev, Mr. Ramsay, of Londesboro, will ex.
change pulpits on Sunday next.
The ladies of Rattenbury street Metho-
dist church, purpose holding a tea-m*-
ing orathe evening of Thanksgiving Day,
Ncr).1.'vlieloafiltliCers of the Y, 0, W. Associa-
tion, Rattenburv St. Methodist ehurch, for
the, ensuing year, are e Ilon.-President, A
Rev. E, S. Rupert; Pres. II, Poster;
Vice-presidents, R. Holuies,Miss Beesley;
See,, I. Tayloe; Treas., W. Beesley,
Special services are being held at Alma
church on the Huron road, the Seaforth
e Gospel Band, under the leadership of Mr.
d, NV. M. Gray, conducting the satne,Qoite
a number of conversions have taken place
' and the interest seems to be. unabated.
• At the Provincial Sunday School Con-
vention now in progress at Hamilton, Mr.
J. 0,' Stevenson, of Clinton; in speaking
of the Sabbath School work in Huron,
reported that interestirig and profitable -
conventions had. been held. A proof of ,
the good work done was in the feet of the
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h churches where they av.ere held feeling
in beneficial effects, afterwards. There were
r over 100 school, he thought, something
d like 8,000 or 9,000 scholars, and between •
e 700 and 603 teachers, The churches held
t.
erent achools. , ' •
their own conventions, but • the Union
ones had proved most serviceable and
helpful. In this county, too, there was a
marked lack of proper statistics ftoln the
a
o• Mr. Hug b Finlayson,'ex-M. P., of
Oat,; was severeinjured. by a. fall
•on 'Saturday night •
Sir John' Maddonald and IBlinisters
Thompson ad .Chaplean are conierig 'to •
Ontgrio pp another campaigniug ton r in the
course ot a week or two. !•
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In Manitoba, the Contest for ihe Lobel
Legislature is very Warm. The political
parties.generally hold joint 'meetings, and .
think nothing of .keeping no the speaking
till 2 o'clock in the inerew, • • • • ' •
Ata naeeting of Coneervatives held , .
,Hainiltpo, •on Motiday,.. for preliininary
oeganizetion,Mr. Themes Roberteou,'Q.Q.,:
one of the present mem bere tot
Hamilton in the Honse of Corn monis, an- •
nourmed that' he would no more be. a cane
didate for the office. ••
• A Montreal pener points out that Wig.
gins,.the weather prophet, was e defeated
Tory candidate in the election;of 1878. Hi
is,nees denounced by• journals which. sup-
port Sir John Macdonald, as 'a crank and:a
freed. Base • ingratitode Wiggins .hae
only. extended; his policy of misrepresentk
tion tri 'the 'weather. • • .. •
Speaking of protectien, Mr. Foster • the' '
labor canchelato, whp is running for
tenant-Goyernor of Massach as.etts on the _
Dernocratic:tiOlcqt; sa.ys•;.".Yrin niight
as. well try 'to: lift :yourielf by your boot
straps overthe fenee or to wheel yourselt
wheelbarrow into IlLraton,ns to expect
fo, make any people rich, any people happy '
people well off by taxation,"
Tne Liberals of 'North Greerhave nom-.
Mated ItIr: James Cleland, of MettNrd, art
their caudidete for the Local Legielatnee.
Mr. Cleland is et. sUccessftil merchant. He
was one' of the' pioneers of the-stawn;sinci.
116,8)10d the Officio of Meyer most aceptably.
He will prove: a.. strong Candidate. In
Glengarry,. Mr. P Pureed has :been
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seleeted,. as the Liteetal candidate forth
Commons, with good Prospects Of success.'
POLITICAL:- MEEITINGS.
SOU'l2H '
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POLITICAL. POINTS.
POLICE • GISTRATE.-.11r.
Wanless, of 'Varna, has been appointed'
Police Magistrate for the south riding of
Several cases are awaiting trial t
Heron, and enters on his dutieei:4once.
wili
new be proceeded with. A -meeting was
held at Dungannon yesterday. to select a
manefor the position for the West Riling,
birt we have not heard the result of it.
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8A.I.VATION Akikif NOTES. --Cadet Seaa
righ'e, who has been here for twine time,,
has been transferred to Pelmerston ;Cadet
13lein, Of Mitchell, --Succeeds her. :Capt.'.
Spackinan leaves next week for some new
field. •Boys• have'been mean enough' to
teal no less than threelocke item the
doer. of the barracks.. A. Salvationist
tirtunmer at Lakefield, having been fined
for heating the drorri on Sunde.y; under •d
ley-lew framed especially, to meet such a
toe, Chief Justice Wilson has quashed
he conviction, ori theground that heating
a dram on Sunday net, statutpry
ease "treating a disturbance."
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SHorereoAcx ose IT -The magistrates arid
onstables Of the county have been served'
vith a copy of the Prox:Inciel Flecretary'.$',
ireular. It elates that inspectore in
aunties where thd Scott Act bee been
arried, have been APpointed sorely for
be purpose of enforting the , meastire,
41110 it le:the duty of all .policeinee and
notables to aiel in the enforcement ofthe
aw, to serve stunmonses and. execute war -
ante when tailed upon to do so ; that the
efasal of magistrates to ad When request -
to do so by the inspector, be promptly
reported. to"the department. '
•Cersi.T0* •MansteT..-- Th,ere are no
buyers in the Westwho perhaps pay.bet-
er prices the' whole year round, for pre --
lice, than those on the Clinton maiket.
Other places occasioriatly,give a good fig -
tire for a load or two, to draw trade, but
he average price is bele* that paid her...
Let any farmer tonsult the market re-
ports -which appears in the varidus news-
Paiiefs (and we admit. that they are not
always reliable) and he'will see that °lin-
en invarighly pays as high prices acany
going. Support: your home market and
srou can makeit better, that] it is," and at
he same time acid te ymir own interests.
FORESTEaS.--At the last Meeting of.,
the °Union Court, the. •following offiPees
Were elected '
P. : John Smith.
F. S., •
Johnsten.
T.T8'.1;eN‘'VaVs.
41, 4, •
S, Fitzsitnens. .
•William. Jones,
.3. C. Cole.
•• Wm. Young.:7—r"
David Stewart.
Jamea Pinch.
• A. Twitchell.
,T: Folland.
• Chaise Enos Hull.
Instillation fakes place tem •the 4th
of Nov, hy D. D. 0, Re Rendes, of' Ben-
OBITUAE.Y;-The atibject of this Mena-
oir,Jelin Carey, was born in the parish
of Feenab, near tne town. of Feenab, in
th,e county of Limerick, Ireland. Ile was
enlisted fgr the 53rd Regiment on the 51h
of May, 1859, at the age or176 years, 'two
years earlier than allowed' bylaw, on ac-,
eount of ripe manhood. He served in
British North • America, for three years
and two months, end in the West Indies,
including tentacle; three, years and two
months., and was. discharged at his own
request, 'at the latter place, on •the' 30th
of June, 1878, his record in the army•be-
ing remarkably; good. At the time of his
discharge he was made the possessor of a
number of testimotiiils, Vein the officers
of regiment, for good conduct arid respect-
ful bearing, during his 14 years of servite.
After lekieg his discharge he came im-
iediately to Canada, and went into tho.
erviee of the Great Western. itailyay CO.,
nd was stalioned at subsequently
noving to Clinton, and became track
°rennin, epos; tion of Much respolisibili-
y, and which he fillect_with entire gals.
action, up to within it few' (lei; -of his
leatli; he married in October, 18711. Miss
Tolland, of Myth, and leaves a young fa-
nily of seyeii ehildren, In religion he
vita Roman Catholic, and an estimable
whiber of 'the church. Itia sickness, at
vtentell . .
In eceerclanee with the nsual ,
.111eit,t.Ri/ CATITWRIGET will :pay his • aeinta'
Idea to his 0Onstituents of Soath Hisrsai. ahd
willaddiess meetinge-at.the following •phiees;
'Loxpesiter,b, in the 'Temperance Rail, on:
'Thursday, October s2.8s.-.' 7 .
Zutircir, Priday, October 29.
exsar,e, Ho_dgins' Hall, Mondey,'Iov. 1.
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VAENA, Temperanee TuesditY,76-f;2.
Rich of thi; above; Meetings will �oniinence.
.at 7 o'elecli in the evening, and all, both go,- .
formers and Conservativea, are cordially invit-
ed
to he present. •
BORN'• •
_..TA11,011.—In•Goderieli township; on the 2011 inst.,
the wife of .111r, 0.w. wayior, or a daughter,
Mr L Allen, of a son. '
Mr. A, Alkip, of it daughter. •
011Lten, on . the ?Sul inst., the wife of'
ALT,EN-Inlluliatt, on the .1,0111.1/..ist_., the wife of
• R0131NSON',-in Clinton, on the. ifIth Inst., the:with,
of Nr. 18, Robinson, of a' daughter, ,
• STEWART„--411: 13lyth, 011010 Ittil 111Si., tjle wffo
Or Air. John Stewart, of s, aetighter, •
LYONS -1t fiallott;on the 13tli Imao the %Aro 'Of
Ur. B. Lyons of son. '
MARRIED
G G--nrssErA,.--At it. liardi's Esq., Paadew
hank.Farm, SaraisaciNieh., an the toth last° by Ifev.«
S. 11, Woodford, Church, Grand Rapids, Mich„ •
Mr. Grigg, of London, formerly of Clinton, to Miss .,
A. Russell, sister orig. Hardy, Esq., Saranac, Micit. •
M0RED1 •MCENTAIX-:-.0n.the tOth con'&nett
at the tesidenee of the bride's father, en the 201h .
1.'iylistiA1031.101evtit.fltattipo.ueli, Nr.,8, as. NlertI4, of Si Thoms-4xo,
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'PATERSON', -ELLIOT.--.A,t the residence of th
'bride's father, on the 1411i itist,, by Rey, D. 11. Mortme,
assisted by Rev A. Stevenson, Ar. A. Paterson,CCItiter-
oelesworth, to Mlssjanet,eltlest chteglitor (if
Mr. Wm, Elliott, of Ethel,. • ,
PEAltEN'-liENOOtrtilt.- On the loth inst., by tio' •
nor. S, linewash, at the. residence of the hriddh
father, Mr; 8. Vearen, of Kirkwood, district of Al.,*
gone, to 'Alio charlotte Bengough. of Dolgravo, •
et1111.1E-CA8rEROX.-At ltd tesitlence of the
bride's father, and con. Kn. inioss, othe 8.3th lost, by
Rev. a. A. An'dern, D
so.A., Mr. It. Currie, jr., ofJia
Wawanosh, to iNlisn Agnes, dauchter of Mr, Joinream,
tn Goderieb, on the loth
litst,, by Rev. Dr. OM, Mr, John Vizttrd, of retrolle,
to Rechael, youngest daughter of Mr. James Jenkins,
of Uoderich.
. 4l16TR0N11- ,.11rtte'4e1d elt. • •
the 311111 inst,,Itt the manse, by Oev..1,thsinicon, Mr.
11. ArinstrOng, to Miss E. Stephenson, an or stantny.
insiterts.-Tri 'Morris op the 2,0th inst., May, wife,
of sir. J, Verdne, aged 12 Mal 1 011111
ENDA Gray, on the 15 inst., Mary, Km..
ttn
ittr'ireriell township, on the 25th hist,
Catharine Stee14 wife ol'iNir U alcol ;1J Varq
ItX(WITAN In Tilekezmuith, on the 24th
Ilb,(4,11Careo,liaii, fir, aut 73 ;41r4
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