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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1887-11-18, Page 4f�E �1 IN ADVANCE, 11x1': \y 1114L SEND THE NEW Elt.1'1'() NEW SUl3SCRI- BURS FROM NOW TO r!"1kJE END OF 1888 • IOUS 1S GIVING- BALANCE Or THE YEAR FREE l;wv • %(itiertt mere N. :['urs—Jauksoln Bros. Notice—P. Adanson. Fight goes on—Pay & Co. Stray Heifer—Goo. Lthvis. Big Sale—W. L. Ouinhette. • Tweeds—Estate J. Hodgens. Examination—D. M. Malloch. HarpersWeekly—HarperBros. Q.P.R. Telegraph—W. Jackson. HeyesTheatre--HayesOpera Co. Blacksmiths wanted --W. H. Cole. Children's Clothing—Jackson Bros. ;•Toronto World—World Printing Co. Mutual Insurance Co.—W. L. MdNeil (WntanexvLlen FRIDAY, NOVEN1BER 18, 1887 'Tho Provincial Resolutions. -As our readers all know the Provinces ,of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Manitoba,recently met at Quebec and considered various matters 'relating -to the autonomx of the several Provinces. The result of their deliber- ations was not known at the time, but 'on Thursday last, the resolutions adopt- ed by them, were published simultane- ously in each province. In another column will be found a brief summary :of them, as they would occupy far too much space to be published in full, and we shall not make more than a cursory ,reference to some of the most impor- tant matters dealt with. The first question taken up is the power of disallowance, and it is recom- mended that the B. N. A. Act, (British North American Act,) be amended so as to, take away from the Federal au- thorities the power of disallowing what may be acts entirely under the control of the provinces, leaving the decision of such entirely with the Provincial leg- islature. This would still leave the power of disallowance, in certain in- stances, in the hands of the Federal government, and would, we believe, be sufficient for all cases that might really demand the exercise of this prerogative. The fourth resolution objects'to the existence of the Senate in its present form, and to the appointment of Sena• ators for life. The Conference suggests the amending of the B. N. A. act, so as -.to limit the term of office, and in case a Senator dies or resigns, to allow the Province to which they belonged to sel- ect his successor. Any change in the formation of the Senate would be an improvement, but we aro surprised that the Convention, composed as it was, of four Liberals and one Conserve tive Premier, did not go in for even a more radical measure of reform. When asking to have the B. N. A. act amended in this connection, they could easily have asked for the proviso, allowing any Province, on resolution of its , Local Legislature, to drop out entirely its proportion of the Senate. ' Then any province which saw fit could drop its proportion of Senators, and an institu- tion regarded by maby as useless and 'cumbersome, could be dispensed with by degrees, at any rate. The fifth resolution declares that Lieutenant . Governors of Proviuees should have the same executive author- ity as Governors of any British Colonies or Provinces. We must also take ex- ception to this resolution, because it does not, in our opinion, go far enough. The Provinces should have asked fpr power to discontinue the position alto - ether, for while nominally the Provin- .ial head, in reality the occuppnt of uch an office is little more than a fig- re•head. The sixth resolution properly objects o .the Federal assumption of local pub- ic works, whether constructed entirely •y Provincial or Municipal funds. The seventh resolution is certainly n important one, and is to the effect hat Provihicial Voters' Lists should bo sed for Federal elections; the resolu- ions sets forth that they were used for wenty years, with general satisfaction, re less expensive, and not so confusing s the Fedetal lists, and suggests that he qualification and lists of voters for very Federal election, bo the same as or the Legislative Assembly of any rovince. In this we heartily concur. he preparation of the Dominion Lists mplies a heavy expense to both politi' al parties, because while both look af- er and pay for the revision of the Lo - al lists, the same work is necessary for hose for the Dominion, whereas, in the zee of a uniform list, one revision ould be all that is necessary. In ed- ition to this, the dropping of ono list ould avoid confusion, and an impor- ant point in favor of the Provincial ists is the "resident vote." Resolutions 9, 10 and 11 deal mainly ith matters of Legislative detail. The welfth as)/a for power to abolish the egislative Council—or second chamber which still exists in five of the seven ovinces of the Dominion. Tho Fed - eel Government having appropriated town Lands property belonging to »e of the Provinces, (in defiance of e provisions of the 13. N.A. act), it is eked that the act be so amended as to oke it clear and inclispi. table that all eh lands belong to the Province in .be whish, they are situated, and net to the Dominion. "Itoolutions 13, 14 aucl l5 are adutin- istrative; resolution 16 asks for the final and immediate settlement of the several boundaries of the Provinces, a matter of -considerable importance to each, because the jurisdiction of one or the other has been frequently palled in qt a .tion, owing to the uncertaiuty pre- vailing at present. Resolution le refers to the amount of annual subsidy that was to be paid to each province at the time of Confedera- tion, bleed upon a Dominion revenue of $13,000,000, (Ontario, $80,000 ; Quebec, $70,000; Nova Scotia, $00,000; New Brunswick, $50,000) and it is set forth that while the Dominion revenue has increased to *33,000,000 the subsidies to provinces has not increased, and is in- suflicierlt to meet present require- ments. The resolution also sets forth that several of the Provinces are not in a condition to provide, by direct taxa- tion or otherwise, for the additional ex- penditure needed, and in consequence have from time to time applied to the Federal Parliament and Government for the increased annual allowances, and the Conference is of opinion that a basis for a final and unalterable settle- ment of the amounts to be yearly paid by the Dominion to the several Pro- vinces for their local purposes, and the support of their Governments and Legis- latures, may be found in the proposal following : (A) Instead of -the amounts now paid, the sums hereafter payable yearly by Canada to the several Provinces for the support of their Governments and Leg- islatures, to be according to population and as follows:— (Al Where the population is under 1150,000 :x100,000 Where the population is 150,000, but does not exceed 200,000 190,000 (c) Where the population is 200,000, but does not exceed 400,000. 180,000 (D) Where 'the population is 400,000 but does not exceed 800,000 190,000 (E) Where the population is 800,000 but does not exceed 1,500,0002:10,000 (P) Where the population exceeds 1,500,000 240,000 (13) Instead of an annual grant per head of population now allowed, the annual payment hereafter to be at the same rate of eighty Dents per head, bet on the population of each Province, as ascertained from time to time by the last decennial census, until such popu- lation exceeds 2,500,000 ; and at the rate of sixty cents per head for so much of said population as may exceed 2,500,000. The five concluding resolutions relate mainly to matters of administration, and do not call for special comment. The resolutions close with a request for the co-operation of the Federal Govern- ment in carrying the foregoing resolu- tions into effect. That this will be willingly given, is too much to expect. All the reforms suggested are in the di- rection of taking certain matters out of the hands of the Federal Government, thus lessening its power and limiting its scope of operations. Sir John, we do not think, will consent to this, not:. ,...,--. _. ,-. withstanding the fact that five of the most important Provinces of. the Do- minion ask for it. His policy has al- ways been centralization of power, and although acquiescence in the Provincial request would relieve him of many em- barrasments and assumed responsibili- ties, he is not the man to gracefully give way. In addition to the resolutions men- tioned, yet separate and distinct there- from, two others were passed, one con- demning the disallowance of Manitoba Railway Acts, and another approving of Commercial Union, as follows:-- " That, having reference to the agita- tion on the subject of the trade relations between the Dominion and the United States, this Inter -Provincial Confer- ence, consisting of rtiptiesentatives of all political parties,' desires to record its opinion that Unrestricted Reciprocity would be of advantage to all the Pro vinces of the Dominion, that this con- ference and the people it represent' cherish fervent loyalty to Her Majesty -the Queen, and warm attachment to British connection ; and that this con- ference is of opiniooi't:hat a fair measure providing, under proper conditions, for Unrestricted Reciprocal trade relations between the Dominion and the United States, would not lessen these senti- ments on the part of our people, and on the contrary may even serve to increase them, and would at the same time, in connection with an adjustment of the Fishery dispute, tend to happily setttle grave difficulties which: have from time to time arisen between. the Mother Country and the United States." • The fact of this being carried unani- mously shows how strong the feeling is for increased trade relations. There can be no doubt but that the -represen- tatives from the several provinces bo- lieved that they were voicing the senti- ment to a large extent at least, of the people they represented, and the unani- mous adoption of this resolution offi. cially commits the different provinceee to the principle. The resolutions are all radical in their nature, and cover many of the points of dispute between the Dominion and On- tario governments. The mere fact of a conference sitting and considering such amendments to the constitution shows the necessity for some change, and if they aro not soon obtained, further complications and difficulties between the Provincial and Federal authorities will be the result, • In a minute of council, passed on the 19th of February, 1865, Sir John Mac- donald and his colleagues of that day as- sured the Imperial government that instead of weakenig Canadian loyalty to England, reciprocity had killed off the annexation movement and had illus. rated in a signal manner "the connec- tion which is ustinlly found to exist be• tween the material prosperity and the political contentment cit of t110 C 1 1 O 1C ' p 1 Doors not the same reasoning hold good to -day? Tho situation between the United States and Canada has not changed materially since 1865, though the tacticts of the Conservative party have. Sirs John stated truthfully in 1865, that the reciprocity treaty had killed the annexation movement which had started a few years before the treaty carne into force, but lie now absurdly pretends that reciprocity would create an agitation for annexation. (D) Aioiitague,the Oonsei:vative aaudidate, in Haldimand,. "got there" i $aturday'a eleotian by a small majority. This is not vary em,Qouraa,gin; to the Liberals, who made a hard fight in the contest, but"'is one of the things that must be taken as they come, however much one might like to have it otherwise. Every now and again it is announced that "the government are seeking trade relations with the West Indies" or some other out-of-the-way district, but when the people show a desire for extending trade relations with the people of their closest market, the United States, the matter is ignored. Tli1s Liberals of Algoma are just as indiscreet as some of those iu West Huron, the protest against the success- ful Conservative candidate having been dropped. In disposing of election pro- tests iu this way one of the greatest mistakes possible is being- made, and our Liberal friends will find that out long before another election comes around. Still our debt rolls up. An official statement just issued by the finance de- partment shows that the total net debt of the Dominion on the 30th of October list was $227,084,849. The public ac- counts show that the net debt at the end of the fiscal year 1885-86 was $223,- 159,107. The debt of the Dominion has therefore been increased by nearly four millions of dollars since the 30th of June last year, and there is no reason in the shape of public works, to account for this increase, Mr John Macdonald, of Toronto, (a Liberal), haying been appointed to the Senate, some of the Liberal papers al- luded to the appointment as "one of the best Sir John had ever made," It might be all this, and yet not be very much. But, supposing for argument's sake, that a dozen Liberals had been appointed, instead of one, what good would it do? The Senate is a perfectly useless institution, and even if it hap- pened to be filled with Liberals, would be little better off in a legislative point of view, than it is at present. Hurry up its'entire abolition. --•4 The latest exodus to report is the shipment from Canada, via Port Huron, to cities and towns in Dakota and else- where during October, of 29,b00 barrels of apples,—London Free Press, Friday. What an unreliable 'paper the Free Press must be. It was only the other day it stated that the apple crop of the United States was so large that they were rotting on the ground. Now, it says that during October, Canada sent $30,000 worth of fruit there, which is no doubt correct. But under Commer- cial Union we could send a good many more dollars .worth the_ re, yeoocl• crop or not in the States. .s A lIEu:rrxc of the School Trustees' Association of Ontario was held at To- ronto last week, and various questions relating to school government came up for discussion. . Mr W. G. Broadfoot, of Tueltersmith, was the only trustee present from Huron, and we notice that he introduced a resolution, seconded by Judge Bell, of Chatham, and carried, which is of importance to all rural sec- tions. It was to the effect that the school law should be so amended as to allow rural boa>,•ds the option of short- ening the summer holidays and length- ening the winter ones. - We have heard quite a number of farmers speaking on this very point, all being of the opinion that as the young scholars can attend school during the ,summer with very little inconvenience, they should be al- lowed to do so. With deep snow and blizzards in the winter, it is nnore diffh- clnit for them to get out.. The resolu- tion of Mr Broadfoot is a timely •one, and no doubt when laid before the Min- ister of Education he will see the neces- sity and propriety of allowing township school boards 'some latitude in the di- rection asked. • HINTS 1'OR FRUIT GROWERS. To the Editor of Clinton New Era. Ste,—I noticed a paragraph in your paper stating that there had been a large quantity of apples shipped from this county ; by that I would infer that the receipts of the fruit growers of the county were large:. -I see no reason,why 'they should not be larger- than they aro, by parties planting more first class win- ter fruit, suitable for shipment. In some cases apples have been too small, one reason for this was the dry summer. 1 have noticed, that, to large extent, orchards look more like forests than fruit gardens, being planted too close together, and very few have evergreens planted as windbreaks. Another great drawback is that so little pruning is done; suckers; are allowed to grow in the centre of the trees, till they grow as large 8,8 the original limbs, making the tree me thick as a bush, and not allow- ing the fruit to get the benefit of the sun, and damaging the color and size. The art of pruning is within the reach of any ordinary person ; the cost is but a trifle, about five dollars worth of tools, ono pair of pruning shears, one large saw, one small one, a mallet and a chisel, and can be got at a hardware store. An aged person, who cannot climb a tree, can stand on the ground and see that the pruners are balancing the tree, by thinning it out on the heavy side. Cut all branches off close to the limbs or trunk ; cut off all dead limbs ; trim off all the lower branches sufficiently higb to pass under them conveniently. 13e - ware of travelling tree pruners, unless you know them ; quacks are abroad. A little time spent now in pruning will repay the fruit grower, by having a larger and better sample of fruit for market, It will encourage buyers to come where they can get the best fruit. Some persons think 1i flat all they hate to do is to plant a few trees, and that ends it. What is done well pays the best. If these hints are worthy of space, yon will oblige by publishing them. In a future issue I will have something to say concerning grape . W. C. Se er,l. • The people of Dakota have voted that the territory be cut into two, and admitted to full rights as States in the Union, • A. Seared Conscience., The following is part of an editorial from the Harentou Times- Bow far it is true, we leave' for our reader) to de- cide. It is worthy of the most serious consideration because it indicates a state of affairs which, if continued must lead to national dishonor. There are many who will not agree with it, but that is all the greater reason why its state- ments should be the more thoughtfully considered:— "Canada is in a bad shape. The con- stituencies have been gerrymandered, the voters' lists have been stuffed, the conduct of elections, is iut.t•usted to violent partizans, and the people's voice is stifled. The present leaders are only anxious to win, and they care not how they win. From his corrupt deal- ings with public contractors, and from his relations to protected manufactur- ers (private tax-gatherors),SirJohn Mac- donald is always in possession of a huge election fund- Tho people are bought with their own money,. How long is this state of things to endure ? Time was when Canadians had a con- science,and when they were too independ- ant to brook oppression. Amid great difficulties they fought the monoply of a State Church, and declared that they would not pay rent to sustain an Estab- lishment with whose forms of worship they could not agree. Later, they in- sisted upon Representation by Popula- tion, and they got:it when the Confeder- ation Act was passed. Even in 1873, when the fact that Sit John Macdonald had sold a railway charter and used the i money to purchase a victory at the polls was exposed, the people declared' that they would not 'tolerate such con- duct, and they gave the criminal his deserts. Exposed, disgraced, and dis- missed, the Conservative leader deter- mined to bring the whole population of the country down to his level. He made a base appeal to selfishness and cov- teousness. "Vote for me and I will make you rich at the expense of your neighbors" was his cry and it was lis- tened to even by Church members and by neem who had held high positions in the Liberal ranks. Now the question with thousands is not "What is best for my country ?" but "How can I retake most money for myself ?" Men who pre- tend to bo honest in their private deal- ings, and even charitable to their poor neighbors, sell their votes and subscribe funds to obtain legal authority to pock- et money without earning it. A dozen Pacific Scandals would not shock the public:conscience now. Sir John Mac- donald might set up and endow a State Church, he might give Lower Canada twice as many seats in Parliament': as Upper Canada,he might repeal the laws which gave Methodist and Presbyter- ian ministers the right to solemnize matrimony, he might abolish the ballot and restore open voting; he might do away with polling sub -divisions and compel all voters to resort to the county town ; what would the renegade Liberals who now support him care what he did so long as he left them leave to appro- priate other people's earnings to their Own use. The old methods the old appeals will not do. In the Haldimand contest; just ended, the honesey and the oratorical ability were on one side; the money and the gall were on the other side. It has come to a pretty pass when illiterate Pagan Indians can decide who shall re- present and tax the people of Canada. There is no use of the Liberals appeal - Ingle _theloseseensll;..tlle-lzclitics . ofe.tlio-- 1uturo must go deeper.. A radical pro- gramme, based upon the equal rights of all citizens, must be taken up by our les'ders; and if the present" leaders de- cline the work others must assume it. A spade must bo described a spade. Every man with ordinary reasoning, faculties can be convinced that the Con. servative policy of high indirect taxa: tion is injurious to the farmers in the country and the workingmen in the towns. The fight Must be from the bot- tom up; old Reformers and old Conser- vatives must work together to overcame the parasites who are sucking the life blood out of the country. If Reform cannot win, Radicalism can. Canadian Declaration Per Full Reciprocity. • (Chicago Tribune,) The resolution adopted at the recent interprovincial convention held at Que- bec, at which were present represent- atives from the five chief, provinces of Canada, leave just been given out to the press. After recommending provisions for the arrangement of certain internal affairs, which are not of special interest in this country, the convention adopted a resolution favoring commercial union with the United States, coupling with it a declaration of•continued loyalty to Great Britain, and expressing the con- viction that such a talion would not weaken the ties that bind Canada to the mother country. The resolution was as follows: "This interprovincial conference, con- sisting of ree.eresentatives of all political parties, desires to record its opinion - that unrestricted reciprocity would be of advantage to all provinces of the Dominion; that this conference aucl the people it represented cherish fervent loyalty to her Majesty the Queen and warm attachment to their British con- nection; and that this conference is of the opinion that a fair meitsure provid- ing, under proper conditions, for unre- stricted reciprocal trade relations be- tween the Dominion and the United States would snot lessen those senti- ments me the part of our people, and, on the contrary, may even serve to in- crease them." The passage of this resolution by so large and important a body, which was non-partisan in its complexion, confirms what has been stated of the favor with which commercial union is regarded in Canada, outside of a little clique of Conservative officeholders and of the manufacturing interests which centre in and about Toronto. It possesses additional significance as a timely an- swer to Mr Chamberlain, the English Commissioner, who menaced Canada on several occasions with the loss of English protection in case she should declare for unrestricted reciprocity with the United States. The people of Can- ada have a much nearer and clearer view of the situation and realize more fully the dangers which would follow the failure of the commission than ho possibly can, coming hero as the advocate of England alone and re- presenting Tory views. They know as well as the people of this country that this commission was appointed with- out authority on the part of Congress; that it is powerless to ratify any agree- ment; and that its decision can have no binding authority. They know that any decision which is not based upon commercial union will be rejected at once byX 1 1 a and c(,oi es that no settle- ment ae meat can be reached any other way. If sono compromise such as full ro• ciprocity is not made then both coun- tries return to the hopeless status alto so far as the fisheries are concerned — hopeless because there is no other basis upon which tite twee countries can agree to settle their long standing dispute, They know further that in case of such is failure seizures will continue and they will be met with the Retaliation act, which the President will then be obliged to enforce. The Toronto Globe Hite the nail An OAP head wlieii It gays ; " How any man on look at the obvi- ous difficulty of the situs,tion• without seeing the extraordinary gravity of the oa80 passes our cam rohonsion. And how can we be amused of "acting the alarmist" in declaring that the pros - /met is that hostilities will prpbably eventuate from the circumstances, un- less Canada can be abjectly surrendered or unrestricted reciprocity resorted to ? Every patriotic man in the coun- try should eudeavor to compel the men at Ottawa to bring unrestricted recipro- city on the carpet,pr not. otherwise are the dangers ahs 1i sly to be avert- ed with profit and honor o the Domin- ion." If the commission is wise it will de- clare for commercial union, as no other method of settlement will be entertain- ed by Congress. If the English Com- missioner should refuse his consent, as it is pobable he will, it will still be the policy of the Canadians to come for- ward with such a proposition, and they will find Congress in the temper to meet them half,}vay and give the proposition serious consideration. Whatever might be its consequence so far as political union is concerned it is not for Con- gress to consider. Apparently, from the declaration of the interprovincial union the Canadians themselves have no fears on that score. NEWS NOTES. Ottawa is badly afflicted with ty- phoid and malaria. The new Salvation barracks at Ot- tawa will cost $22,000. A Texas jury in a murder trial reached a verdict by drawing straws. Dr Montague, conservative. was elected in Haldimand on Saturday,by a majority of 16. Water is so scarce around Rocks Hill, Conn., that the babies are bath- ed in hard cider. '1'H,a Town of 'Nyesville, ICan., was almost totally -destroyed by fire on Sunday night. The house of Iupector 'Anderson, at Orangeville,was-wrecked by an ex- plosion on Tuesday evening. ) ). B. H. McDowell,who says he is the eon of an English millionaire, is breaking stone in the Cleveland work- house. St. Peter's,Minn., was swept by fire on Friday night, and a large portion of the business portion of the town destroyed by the flames. There is no truth in the atalement that Bismarck is very ill. He is suf- fering from the effects of a slight cold but attends to his work as usual. Mrs Bridget English, a patient at the Hamilton Insane Asylum, com- mitted suicide two or three days ago by hanging herself to a waterpipe. Mrs J. W. Duprat, wife of a clerk in the Interior Department, Ottawa, gave birth to three children, all girls, Thursday night. Mother and children are doing well. The probabilities of a water famine in Central and Southern Illinois are becoming alarming. Unless relief arrives before hard freezing sets in actural distress will follow. Mrs. Ada C. Bittenbinder is the first_wQman to run for Judge of,a supreme court. She was the first woman admittedto the car, in Nebras. ka, an& is .now . a. -candidate . in . that State. George Trembley, near Wheatly, had probably the best field of corn in Ontario this year. There are 10 acres by measurement, and it produced 1,- 350 bushels, one of the ears weighing 28ozs. ' C. J. Christie, who set out from Calgary for the mountain three weeks ago, with T.B. Lafferty and R. W Clark, all prominent citizens, got lost from his companions and has un- doubtedly perished. The Woodstock gaol returns for the Scott Act County of Oxford for the year ending with September, show that not one person was imprisoned during the year for drunkenness, but that six were for"Breach of the Cana- da Temperance Act," Robert Brockie, of Kalamazoo County, Mich., fell from a loaded wagon and broke his neck. A local physician attended him, and the man is still alive and iu a fair way for re- covery. No man with a broken neck ever yet lived. There have been such things in England as smoking concerts, where everyone in the audience was permitt- ed to smoke if he wished. Now it is said that singing in the smoky at- mosphere injures the throat, and good artists will not appear at the concerts. Mrs Charlotte Tubbs, of Caroline county, Md., recently gave birth to four babies, all of whom are alive,, This addition to her family makes her the mother of nine children, all of whom were born within five years. Ainong the olds. children are two pairs 01' twins. Dr. Frantzrl, of Berlin, reporting "on the effect of tobacco on the heart, says that smoking will not effect a person for many years, and that there will suddenly come a trouble of the heart. Common cigars, he says are not so likely to produce the trou- ble as the finer ones. A determined attempt by Radical and kindred societies was made on Sunday to hold a meeting in Trafalgar square, London, in defiance of Sir Charles Warren's proclamation. The police were present in force to prevent them,and a series of collisions occurr- ed, in which some 250 persons were more or less injured. It is announced from Ottawa that Mr Taillon, leader of the Opposition in the Quebec Legislature, has been appointed Superior Court Judge for Terrebone. This appointment shows that Mr Taillon and his friends have given up all hope of upsetting the Mercier Government. Taillon would much rather have a premiership than a seat on the Bench. The limits of Chicago were recently extended embracing three suburbs in- cluding 65,000 people. There are two suburbs that voted ageing an- nexation, or the population would have been still further increased. isno a Chicagoup lter high' t 11 the se- cond cond rank of great cities, and before many more years passes population will have gone into the millions period. Thomas McLellan a resident of Millhanir, was found dead on Satur- day morning in a ditch about half a mile from Gadslhill, on the Northern gravel road. The ditch has a large quantity of water in it, and the night being very:dark and Mr McLellan re- turning home late he evidently drove Clots. the ditch: with the ahovc' tragic result. Forty dollars were found in deceased's pocket nediaterbed5 Johann am, the Anarchist, says: "'I feel like:go rag off to a wildernts where never more I $hall see a h.ume face," There is nobody holding you Jo' awl. The Dublin St. Methodist church. was jammed to the doors Sunday night by au audience of over 1,200 people, to hear W. R. Snider, a con- verted railroad conductor, preach and give an account of his conversion.— Guelph Herald. Premier Mercier,of Quebec, is again ill from overwork. Mr Mercier le• sembles many another public man. He is so desirous to see things well done that he undertakes too much. In the long run he would find it better to divide up his routine duties with subordinates. It is reported that Hertz, the de- faulting cashier of Willard Tract Depository, Toronto, died at Mead- ville, Pa., on Wednesday last. Hertz was formerly an inmate of the Central Prison who was taken in hand by charitable citizens and was believed to have reformed. - The Brockville Times say:—Near Almonte a heartless wretch,'one day last week,tied a milch cow behind his waggon nu the Richmond road, and, whipping his horse up to its highest speed, dragged the poor animal until it dropped dead from exhanstion. Its flesh was then cut up and sold by the inhuman monster, who is to• be pro- secuted, • The special commissioner . of The 'Pall Mall Gazette,now in America,has cabled to that paper a statement to the effect that the New York Cham- ber;of Commerce is considering a suggestion from Edward Atkinson for the settlement of the Fisheries ques- tion, namely,that the States purchase the Maritime Provinces from Canada for fifty millions. According to the Berlin Bureau of Statistics, the steam engines in opera- tion are equivalent to 46;000,000 horeepower. Of this power 3,000,000 is in locomotives employed on railway tracks. The steam power of the Unit- ed States is equivalent to 7,500,000 horsepower; that of England, to 7,- 000,000; Germany 4,500,000; France 3,000,000, and Austria, 1,500,000 horsepower. Judgment has been rendered by Judge Wurtele, of Montreal, in the case of Cosset vs. Dun. This was an action taken by Cosset against the commercial agency of Dun, Wiman, & Co., for damages alleged to have been sustained to his credit through a report furnished by the defendants to their customers. The defendants pleaded that their information was priviledged, but judgment went against them $2,000 damages. Mr P. Purcell, M.P for Glengarry, called on the Minister of Justice on Monday Juid expressed a desire that Mr Stilwell, of The Glengarrian, who is now undergoing imprisonment for libelling Mr Purcell, should be re- leased. Mr Thompson intimated that the fine andicosts in the case will have to be paid by Stilwell, ;but as both Mr Purcell and his counsel had ask- ed to have the_imnrisonment dispens- ed with-Stilwel1 would be released. He has now been in gaol for oyer two. weeks. 5ir Charles Tupper's past sets and utterances are rising in judgement against him. Now that he is going to Washington to endeavor to nego- tiate a fishery treaty the American papers are directing attention to the fact that a few years ago he was ad- vocating the imposition of heavy du- ties on American goods as a means of compelling the United States to come to terms, and that last session he de- clared that the putting in force of the retaliatory bill passed by the Ameri- can congress last year would be a grand thing for Canada. They say that having failed in his policy of re- taliation, he has now to go to Wash- ington for terms. At Drayton last week, in a Scott Act case, Mr H. B. Morphy, of Lis- towel, the defendant's lawyer, and P. M. Lowes had some words, and the magistrate ordered Morphy to be put out of court.---BIr Morphy wlio is an athletic cricketer, dared them to put him out. Iuspector Flath getting behind him seized; him in that pos- tion,and by a sudden dash attempted to run him out of the room. But Mr Morphy wheeled, and catching the Inspector threw him on the floor. He then followed this up by pitching Constable Sherk;on top of the Inspect- or. Mr Morphy holds that the ma- gistrate could have fined him,but had no right to put him out. F. F. Blacken, a clerk in the Union Nathional, Bank, Daluth; last friday slipped from the vault money p ckag- es containing $124,000. He announc• ed that he was going to Havereill, Mass., but instead remained arcund Daluth a few days, and finally went to Chicago. As soon as the money was missed suspicion pointed to Black - ell who was arrested at Chicago. He made a full confession, and turned over the mouev which he had in bis valice. He had taken only about$150. He said that he had taken the money from the vault while the cashier was r•ading a paper, and wrapped it up and covered it with his overcoat, which he apparently threw over his arm in a careless manner. COUNTNOTES. Maas. Campbell, of Morris, while eeding a threshing machine at S. Mc- Curdy's last week, received a severe cut in the arm by its coming in contact with a knife in the bands of the band - cutter. The running of O'Neil's free 'bus at Brussels calls up the lively time that used to exist at the time of the opposi- tion Mage lines to Seaforth. Theta a man was carried 16 miles for nothing and had kis supper and "refreshments" thrown in. On Wednesday morning, the villagers of Winthrop were suddenly aroused from slumber by the cry of fire. The cheese factory was found to bo in flames. Some persons were soon on the spot, but as all the cheese was up- stairs, and as this part of the building was already a mass of fire, nothing could be Th saved. v o flames, fanned Y a high east wind, were but a short time leaving the building in ashes and it was with difficulty that the adjacent buildings were saved from the angry flames. About 200 cheese together with all the machinery and all the uten- sils were completely destroyed. Both factory and contents were insured, nevertheless there will be considerable lose. The following obituary notice concern) ing a former Huronite, is taken from the Last issue of the Presbyterian Re- view: -lien, 0.o144 Logie, Tilburyat died of typhoid fever on Oct. 1,9th, tad was buried en Friday, the #uneral- oejpg one of the largest ever .seen in the set- tlement. Mx 1"og?ep errligrated' from Scotland when the township 01 Pecker - smith, Huron. County, was a wild, and with his parents settled on a bu it farm just above Rodggerville. Re sided on the farm, whiolo he ole and with the help of his family, worked for many years. About the year 1859 or '60 he began in addition to filling Warrensville church pulpit, to preach to a Presbyterian congregation, hn the Methodist church, Exeter, alternate Sabbaths. Subsequently a frame church was erected by the congregation es north side of the river, and titer , e labored for manyyears,filling the �ahr rensville pulpit in the orning nd Ex- eter in the afternoon. He was a most •studious, earnest and thoughtful man, and his health, never rugged, gave away under the strain. A summer's vacation in 1872 and '73 failed to do him the good expected, and in 1874 he resigned his charges and removed to North Carolina. His farming opera- tions were unsatisfactory and he was so unfortunate as to lose a grown up daughter by fever. In 1876 he rnturn. ed to Canada, disheartened, although somewhat improved in health, and soon after took charge of the Tilbury East congregation, to whom he has since de. voted himself. Within a short time he consigned father and mother, both in their nineties, to the tomb, and has himself been patiently awaiting the call, of which long failing health gave him warning. The deceased gentleman was an accomplished scholar, his lin- guistic att'ainment's being of a superior order, an indefatigable worker, and a sincere earnest Chriatian. He was a man who made friends everywhere. Hold. ing strong views and being a skillful controversialist he was nevertheless gifted with the happy faculty of making admirers of those whom his logic failed to convince. He was one of the men the world can ill afford to lose, and hie death will be regretted by a wide circle of Iriends whose sympathy will go out to the sorrowing family. Sale Registers'. of Mr J. T. McGee,Nov. r stock lot 29, heon. of Gode- rich township. Jas. Howson, auct, SATURDAY, Dec. 3.—House and lots on Victoria street, Clinton, belonging to the estate of the late John Stephenson. Jas. Howson, auct. ew Adreallf'ment's GOOD GENERAL SERVANT WANTED, VI Apply at accustomed MRS to children preferred. t Manse. GOOD GENERAL SERVANT WANTED.— Appy at once tomAIRd 9 JAS, children preferred. 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