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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1888-02-17, Page 3V,Olg I ' U ortoltc0--,P01**4.1003, AnuclOcop9n--$,RalliBer Pe ry &IQ° ' 1:141 Wal/PA-44 ra gerrester. Preeenialtiee-allliss Trewartfla? Witrintae eateL-Nre Enaeraem Auethm etsles-sW 11 Stf/P,. - Brisisieel eliange—A, J Heileway Terniere' Clethingliousee-4484 Bros Pl Betiring--Cbs:ia eitcon 41,srglege-4's.ss itehell. flnton Ora FRIDAY, kEigWARY 17, 1888 Judged by its anti -commercial union reeplation, the Manufaoturers Associa- tion intende to adopt as its motto:-- "Ourselves—first, lasf and always." What ie taking place in Manitoba to- day as the result of the railway mono- poly, is precisely what was predicted by the Liberals at the time the C. P. R. contract was ratified. Hon A. M. Ross, in his budget speech, on Tuesday, showed a clean surplus for the ProvinCe of Ontario, of $6,665,332. Well may the Province feel proud of a government whose affairs are so ably administered, and the County of Huron is honored in having as one of its repre- sentatives the Treasurer of such an ad- ministration. A lot of sentimental -bosh is being written in the Toronto papers concern- ing the death sentence of Gamble and Neal. The former caused the death of a girl he had eeduced, and the latter killed a guard in the Central Prison. Now in neither case is there the least reasoa for Executive clemency, and it is only a premium upon crime to seek for or expect it. ;Sir .1, PlirtaV40t, and gives thie '14709',14314.:01egftfle The dullest intellect sometimes be - ss --comes enlightened, and rays of intelli- gence spring from it as the beams of an electric light. For inetance, the hide- bound ultra -loyal, Conservative paper, the Berlin News, actually protests against the Dominion Franchise Act, and demands its abolition. There must have been a revival service in Berlin lately, qr the Salvation Army may have been paying special attention to the editor of the News. letteen F Sir ItichaTa Clirtierieht aagefe4a, but tie 9110s fiti:ae X can bairn, 4.eniefs that he O decidedly the strongest mac. 10:191714,11i4 PWU 111111d, and le o1jw- irg is ill lat allevents s,pe whete they are going, and not be expoo- ed to -the Wealrneee, owl anifusion perpetuel irresolutiou au4 veeillatien must entail." Mr Smith coouludes his letterjwith tbe following extract, the ohief point Of which is that Comonericial Union is the only leverage by which the Liberal party maybe lifted up to a higher plane. He says: — In.1879 the "balance of trade" bug- bear was worked, for all it was worth by Conservative orators, who alleged that the cause of commercial depression was the adverse balance of trade, the excess of imports .over export s& being then only thirteen andn half millions. Last year the balance of trade against Canada was 523,376,426, and the average yearlY balance during the past five years has been over twenty four millions. Accord- ing to their own reasoning the Censer- vatives must admit that the commercial depression is greater now than it was in 1878 It is claimed., on behalf of the Domin- ion Government, that the printing for . the Voters' Lists at Ottawa will effect a saving of a,bOut $30,000. •Very good, but if the government is really anxious to economize, it can do- even better than this, by abolishing the lists altogether, which would effect an annual saving much larger than the sum named. If anything like manhood suffrage is adopt- ed by the Ontario Governmeet, it would be much better to use the Provincial lists for all purposes, or:something of a similar nature, then there would be no confu- sion, and almost the entire expense of werki•ng the Dominion Franchise Act would be saved. There are tWo strong planks at an events for the platformiof Liberal Op- position at the present time—the puri- fication of government and the removal of injurious restrictions on Canadian industry and trade. The first plank will not suffice by- itself to bear a party into power, for the reason—which it is at once unpleasant to acknowledge and impossible to ignore --that the constit- uencies have by this time been'too thor- oughly familiarized with corruption to respond to the reformer's appeal. The explanation of the almi ost nvariable success of the Government in bye-elec- tiens, it is to be feared, is that the peo- ple have been trained to votefor the dis- pensers of the loaves and fishes. Op- position candidates have fought in vain with the scanty resources of private bribery against the power which, under the guise of grants for publio works,can draw upon the treasury of the Dominion. Young Liberals and men whose moral feelings and regard for the honour of the country are fresh and keen may rebel against the system, but their number is too small to move the mass. To at- tack even corruption with success the Reformers must find some leverage of a more substantial kind in the shape of an issue appealing tb the material interests of tne people. An issue of this kind presents itself now, and is being dis- cussed, in the shape of commercial emancipation. It presents itself favor- ably for the purposes of the political strategist in conjunction with the cog- nate issue of railway monopoly in the West, and with the fisheries disputes in the East, and it is as congenial as any- thing can be to Liberalism, in the broadest and best sense of the term. The Government, if we may judge by the language of such of its members as have spoken on the subject, and by that of its organs, is deterniined to force the card of commercial emancipation into the hands of the Opposition—that ex- pression, it is to be feared, best denotss the attitude of a party towards Pa great question. It is to be borne in mind, too, that the Opposition, while it has lost the Dominion, has won the Pro- vinces, to which the intluence of central corruption barely reaches, so that the championship of provincial self-govern- ment may be numbered among the planks in the Opposition platform. But the immediate need is an effective lead- er, without whom the organization rapt soon fall to pieces. When the leadee' is found, the issues will be made up and the line of action will be settled. Let us hope that the day may not be very distant when there will be no more talk of leaders, organizations, platforms, planks, and caucuses, but in politics, as in other matters, our common efforts will be directed to the discovery of truth and the promotion of the general good. The future of the Liberal Party. In a letter to the Mail, of Saturday, Goldwin Smith, himself a Liberal, not. withstanding his temporary attach- ment to the protected interests, calmly reviews tile past and present state of ss the Liberal party in Canada, and gives some reasons for the reverses that have occurred thereto. His statements', while open to criticism, cannot be suc- cessfully refuted, though, in our opinion he underestimates the power of the Cor- rupt forces that have to be encountered - The Liberal party has been very mater- ially injured by those members of it who have followed in ,tho footsteps of their opponents and secured their elec- tion by corrupt moans. The election courts have shown far too much corrup- tion for a party which has posed as one of purity, and while the party, as a *hole, ma.y not be responsible for all the acts of its individual members, it must, unfortunately for it, bear the stig ma that attaches thereto. Infinitely better vvould it have been for elections to have been lost than to have been car- ried by the means that have been expos- ed in some cases. 11 18 no justification to say that the other side are just as bad or worse. The better part of the Liberal party certainly do not approve of corruption in any shape or form, and a "living up" to that principle would Ito more to put the party on its feet than many people suppose. It may be true that the majority of the electorate are corrnpt, and are open to purchase by the highest bidder, but for that very reason, if for no other, an increasing warfare on everything savoring of the illegal, should be maintained. Mr Smith proceeds to say that the first groat conaideration is the selection of a leader, and without casting any re- 'fleetions on Mr Blake or Mr Laurier arrives at the conclusion that the ati for the ur ose is •The Pnin'ire' Of Tneeday has an article dein:mach% all. end sunary who Say eny - thing relating to Vac preeent deplorable state of affaire ix Manitoba, as "agitat- ors" and personalvho have not the in- eereet of the ceeetry at heart,. In. the very same isalle occurs the follewieg from its Wipnipeg correspondent -- "It is evident that thp proposed com- promise respecting the discontinuance of disallowance is not satisfactory to the people as a whole. The Turtle Mountain Conservatives in convention have condemned it, as well as the action of the Brandon Conservatives." The Winnipeg Board of Trade con- demns the monopoly in the most em- phatic manner, the Conservative organ of Winnipeg, objects to the proposed eomp =shies Ana notwithetaisdhig the feet that mills in Manitoba are compel- led to burn their bran and shorts be- cause they cannot get them shipped, and farmers cannot sell their grain for the same reason, the Empire assumes that people will tolerate all this, and not raise a hand in opposition to it. Assuming, for argument's sake, that the present grain blockade is due to the storms, which is not a fact, there is a possibility of the same thing occurring every time Manitoba is blessed with a good crop—and we should only be too glad to see it have one eseitry .year. But the slightest calculation will !show that a single line of railway cannot proper- ly move the grain crop of Manitoba. Possibly the C. '. R. has done the very best it can, but to expect the people of Manitoba to calmly submit to a state of affairs which would not be tolerated in Ontario is to expect the the impossible from human nature. The people of Manitoba are bound to obtain relief in some shape, and while there is appar- ent hostility from Conservative organs to any relief in the shape of competing railroads, we believe this is just pre- text to prepare for the pnrchase of a monopoly claim that has no legal status in so far as Manitoba is concerned. The Condition of the Farmer. The Montreal Witness recently asked for correspondence from farmers, de- tailing their experience during late years, and giving the result of their work in dollars and cents. Quite a number have responded to the invita- tion, and while some admit that they have made money, others show very conclusively that they have barely made both ends meet. The past season has certainly been a bad one for the farm- ers, but there is no reason why one sea- son's failure should Make them cry "hard up," as so many of them do. There must be something wrong when farmers in such a magnificent country as Ontario are not able to make head- way. Assuming that every man knows his own business bTt, we will admit, for argument, that -farmers. are not making money, though we know from experience that many of them complain when they have no reason to. Then why is it they are not making money? A single failure of wheat" should not cripple them. In other respects; the farm will produce as much as before, and very- likely more. The extent of production is marc diversified than hitherto, and consequently when one crop fails the farmer should have more to fall back upon. Then why is it that he is not making money. The Wit- ness puts the reason in the following :— "The farmers either sell their. pro- duct in the open' Market of Great Bri- tain or they force them over the tariff wall into the United States, and they are compelled to buy all the necessaries of life, and the machine's, they use in production, in an artificial market, where everything they need is increased in price twenty-five or thirty per cent. for the benefit of the cotton combine, the sugar combine, the chair combine, the woollen combine, the stove combine, the twine combine, the implement com- bine and the rubber monopoly. It is worth *dine comparing these grangers, man for man, with the factory hands, or even the protected manufacturer, and • considering which of the two is worth the most to Canada as a producer. If this country is ever going to be any- thing but a plunder ground, it will be from among such men- as these over- taxed farmers of Ontario, who are Hy- ing natural, simple lives, near to the best things of nature, that its heroes and defenders must come. The farmer who does the work proper to the coun- try, and surl'ounded by nature's own environment, should be the most heal- thy, the most prosperous. and the most thoughtful man in this country, but how can he be expected to be all this, when the result of a year's work is to leave him with little more than he ac- tually paid out to live upon. How long, anyway, do the combines think that the farmers of Ontario can continue to go behind, that they may prosper." To this the reply may be made that prices for manufactured goods were never lower in some respects than they are to -day, and yet it is an indisputable fact that some prices arehigher than they would be were it not for protection. A good crop would undoubtedly do much to set farmers upon their feet again, but the fact would remain that they would still be subject to the differ- ent combinatione. The farmers should be able to arrive at a mental conclusion as to where the shoe pinches. If they aie satisfied to be the bodY‘from which leeches draw the life blood, then they have oul h mselves to blame for it. Pithy Personals. Mr Mercier is reported to be ini- proving in health. Mr W. II. Kerr, Q. C., of Montreal, died Tuesday of pneumonia. Additronot Looai Annual Xneting 1,1rims cuu,oh. ' r.oloenupo jfiPeting 'o this,CoUgregis- ace), Of Willie CluSreli was: held .M the Leotere Boom on the evening of the t/th. net. Mr Teilferdheiog hi the cualt) and Mr J. Scott qping as Seeretary. The oeveral reperta of the pent,..yeer'e. transections, manifeet a healthy o.n8. steady growth in the.00ngregatien, both with respect t� things -temporal and spiritual. We gather the following in- teresting feots from the report of Ses- sion. There were during the year, in oonnezion with -the congregation 165 fa OUR IlEr4704 wgpsp r.A.tr.ra vas IT? - Toe4eRAW New' pa. IJn,W)—T woltid eat if yen ()mild inforra myself and a geed many woreof our citizens, whose fault it wee that the Town Hall was wit properly heated and lighted for the comfort of those who at- tended the pinipprt Wedriesday eight bat. If it is asiaborainably cold at fu- ture entertainments as it was on Weda nesday laot, no entertainment can ex - poet to be patronized by those who re- spect their health or comfort. Also, Mr Editor, don't you think it would not have hurt the three gentlemen in phar e milies and about 95 single persons, mem. to have made the stage at least a hat e bership 258. The liberality of the con- respectable looking by the addition. of a gregation and their 'interest in the ser- carpet and a curtain or two. It had very yices of the church were commended, much the appearance of a barn. Yours, and the hope expressed. that such liber- etc, ONE Wu° WA' Timm ality and interest would be a oharacter- istic of the congregation during the year just begun. .. Sonie changes in the order and man- ner of service were recommended. Par- ents were requested to take a deeper in- terest in the religious instruction of the young. The increasing usefulness of the Young People's Association was noticed with gratitude, and the Sabbath evening prayer meeting instituted by the association was mentioned, with an expression of the hope that its encour- aging succeds sb far—WoUltrecaitinnes- The report was adopted. The follow- ing facts appear from the Trustees re- port, the total receipts were, $3394.38; being church, $2879.51, Sabbath school, $360.87, and W. F. M. S., $154. The total expenditure was $3003.19; being church, 52738.71,Sabbath schoo1,5110.48 and W. F. M. S., 5154, leaving a balance of iii391.19. The pew rent collected dur- ing the year was $1132150, ordinary collection was $654.61. The retiring trustees being M. Mo- all comes from him, and him alone." Taggart, D. A. Forrester and J. Landes- When a man makes a will and at a borough were re-elected for another later date makes a different one, the term. latter cancels the former. This being Messrs D. M. Malloch and J. Scott Pastor Spurgeon's comparatively olast were re -appointed ttnditors. An increase sermon, we must accept it as cancelling of $100 was made to the salary of the former. ones, and conclude that he has grown in his knowledge of the truth, and that more light has been vouchsafed him. It was for holding a similar view that many among us were styled "enemies of the truth" etc., etc., and PastorlSpur- geon's writings were brought forward to confute us. I trust those who then regarded them as such high authority, will now condeseend to partially regard him as such, and at least give the mat- ter enough consideration to think wheth- er there may not be a remote chance that possibly Pastor Spurgeon is as likely to be right to -day as he was a year ago, or perhaps mere so. I am, en, yours truly, JOHN HANSFORD. Stapleton, Feb, 10 1888. - PASTOR C. H. SPURGEON AND THE BBETHERN. 7'o the Editor of the Clinton New Era. Sza.—It is now nearly a year ago, that during the very turbulent visit of Mr Sims, one of the Brethern quoted Bishep Baldwin and Pastor Spurgeon in support of their belief: that a mar once a believer is never lost. The other day in reading a sermon preached by Pastor Spurgeon recently, on John 15 : 7, I came across the fol- lowing: "Yea, abide in Him as to your very life.' Do not say, "I have been a Christian man now twenty or thirty or forty years; I can do without con- tinued dependence upon Christ." No, you could not do without him, if you were as old as Methuselah. Your very being as a Christian depends upen-yeur still clinging, still trusting, still depend- ing; and this he must give you, for it pastor. Provision was made to raise funds to meet the balance remaining due upon the building of the church. A committee was appointed to canvas the people of the congregation with a view to ascertain what amount could be raised under the envelope fiystem, and report to the board of trustees, the in- tention being that if the Bard deem the report favorable to abolish pew rent and adopt the envelope system. A cor- dial vote of thanks was tendered the choir and the ladies of the congregation, for the valuable assistance at the anni- versary. The bill creating Mr Norquay a lawyer will probably be defeated in the Manitoba Legislature. It is said that Mr. Dewdney, w hen he ends his term as Lieut. -Governor of the Northwest 'Territories, will be appointed a Dominion Senator. Before Sir John A. Macdonald left Quebec, on Sunday afternoon some of his admirers presented him with a horse -shoo diamond and sapphire and scarf pin. Dr J. H. McCollum, one of Toron- to'a best-known medical men, died Tuesday morning of-infiamation of the lungs. He was at one time Super- intendent of the General Hospital. Dr. Roome, Conservative M.P. for West Middlesex, was unseated on Monday for corrupt practices by agents. This item will be carefully omitted from the columns of all Con- servatives papers. Rev. P. 0. Jones, pastor of St. George's Anglican Church, Ottawa, condemns the methods of Messrs Crossley and Hunter, the evangelists, who are conducting a most euccessful work at the capitol. The official majority for Mr. Clarke the Liberal M.P.P. for East Northum- berland, is 94. At the general elec- tion in December,1886, Dr. Willoueh- by, the Conservative candidate, was elected by a majority of 51. It is semi-officiallyannounced that the Fishery Commission in session at Washington has failed to come to an agreement respecting the matters in dispute. Negotiations are said to have been broken off' and a statement is to be submitted shortly to Canadian Parliament. The nomination for the vacancies in the Manitoba Legislature caused by the acceptance of office by the new Ministers took place on Thursday Mr. Smart, Commissioner of Public Works, and Premier Greenway were returned by acclamation. Attorney - General Martin is opposed by Mr. Smith and Provincial Secretary Pren- dergasthy Mr. Nolan. Rev Mr Pitblado, of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, preached his farewell sermon to his Winnipeg con- gregation Sunday, previous to his de- parture for San Francisco. In his closing remarks he denouneed the • Canadian Pacific monopoly in strong terms, and hoped the Northwest would soon be freed from the thraldom exer- cised by the powers that be at Ottawa. In his sermon in St. James Cathede.. ral, Toronto, Sunday morning, Canon Dumoulin, speaking ot the approach of Lent, and the time for repentance. said in effect: Read the records in the daily papers—how they startle one, i even n our own fair city. The court, lists contain every species of crime, even the most degraded—crimes that brought their curse on Sodom and Go- morrah—and yet our city is far-famed for its purity. By the labor Commis- sion, now in session in a neighlreng city, facts were revealed that would shame the perpetrators into oblivion, and the law should pronounce no mild penalty. This state of things, and in a Christian professing countr y would degrade a heathen civilization. Local Church Chimes. The morning service had to be withdrawn at Ontario St. church, on Sunday owing to the cold. A service of song, by the S.S. child- ren, will be rendered ,in St. Paul's Church school house, 'next -Tuesday evening. The sacramental services of Ratten- bury St. church, on Sunday, were well attended, and were occasions of spiritual profit. An unusually large number received the sacrament. Both the morning and evening discourses of Rev Dr Shaw were able efforts and were greatly appreciated by all who had the pleasure of hearing them. The names of a couple of other ministers being mentioned as possible pastors for Zion church, Winnipeg, has led to a little doubt in the minds of some as to the genuineness of the call extended to Rev W.W. Sperling, of this place, but we have authority for saying that Mr Sparling's invita- tion is from the Secretary of the offi- cial boitrd. and is, therefore, the only actual call that has been tendered any minister. HOME CfncLE.—The following was the programme at the last meeting of the Rattenbury street Hoine Circle, on Fri- day evening last :—Canadian history, W. R. Lough; trio, "Climbing up Ja- cob's ladder," Misses E. and H. Rum - ball and S. W. Perry; geology, Mr Cutts inghame; duet, Misses I, Boles and K. Williams; address, " Marlborongh," A. Reynar ; reading, Miss Shannon; solo, "The Old Sexton," Mr Jones; reading, "Drummer Boy of Kent," Miss Jennie Black; Home Miscellany, Mrs Detlor ; critic, Miss Foxton. ST, PACES' CHURCII—The service on Thursday evening was very at- tractive. The organ built by Messrs Wadsworth and Bros. Manchester, Eng. and Montreal, which has been used two Sundays previous to the opening, is pronounced by all who heard it to be of exceptionally pure tone. ' The partstaken by the Chir, were the chanting of the Daily Psalms Bridgewaters, `Cantate"Deus' and appropriate hymns, and were sung with lift and sweetness—Mr Pelcher's playing is always admired and on this occasion he contributed much to the brightness of the service. The Bis- hop preached from 1 Tim. VI, 14, `Until the:appeating ot our Lord, Jesus Christ. The follewing clergy assisted the Rector: Revs. T. W. Ma- gahy, G. W. Racey, H. A. Thomas,J. W. Hodgens, S. F. Robinson. 411.111:e es. MR F. Sheppard -has rented the premises lately occupied by E.Floody, and will open out a tailoring business there. He learned his trade here, hicliiiebeen away for some time. MECHANICS' INSTITUTE ENTER- TAINMENT—Everybody ought to bear in mind the entertainment to be given in the Town Hall, on Friday, the 24th inst., for the benefit of the Me- chanics' Institute. The directors have prepared a programme worthy the patronage of all. No fixed charge is to be made, but it is hoped the public will contribute liberaly in aid of an institution so deserving as the Institute. Some time ago we announced that Lord Stanley of Preston had been appointed by the British Government to succeed Lord Lansdowe as Govern- cr-General of Canada. The change will be brought about sooner than was expected. Though Lord Lana- dowe's term does not end till fall, it is likely he will leave Canada before midsummer'and for the very good reason that he is in great luck, He has been selected as the success& of Lord Dufferin as Viceroy of India,and will proceed to his new post before autumn. The office is the best in the gift of the British Crown. It carries with it an annual salary ofa quarter of a million dollars, besides emolu- ments which enable its incumbent to live in regal state. He is pra- ctically ruler over 250, 000,000 of people, and is poetessed of powers that are with -held from the Goverors- General of those porticn3 of the Bri- tish Empire which are self -governed. RAILWAY NOTES.—Below may be found a few of the shipments from Clinton station this last week :—W. Doherty & Co., one car of organs to Liverpool, and two cars to Melbourne, Australia; J. Fair, two cars of flour for export, via Boston; R. Irwin, 125,000 bushels of barley (18 cars) to New York; Eli Batemen, one car of horses to Indiana. A few of the re- ceipts are, Cooper & Swaffield, three cars of lumber; T. McKenzie, three cars of lumber. MALICIOTJS DESTRUCTION. — On Tuesday night four ,young men went up to a room over Coats' jewellery store, (occupied by a young man) and forced -an entrance by kicking in the panels. After misbehaving them- selves most shamefully, they went out, and in passing the door of Fos- ter's photo gallery, smashed into pieces the colored plate glass window that had heed illustrated with photo- graphic views. The fact that they were drunk does not absolve them from responsibility, and theit `fun' should be made so expensive for them that they would not want any more of it. pctOTTV txprwi. nte lOtt;ani. o 1lar X40041" g4c44ngeP. 140. Mererlane, et 5te4ley, fe the' owner ef a ewe that terne the *ectles potwle, A . WZ144,314170400-A Stub. f be 4t* 1430:k. 14.0 .ngs�d the oprviceii, of 4; A ripeoug,•401! up tie Plomo,#41 tpopifi.d4404,1,4_11,4, ga4 Atioestssfese ereeti0Ostast beune, 150 (1601A he Kitimve„ *Am: building if be follows hi444009-, • jahe 13utler. town Comicillor of gettin(the roateneh eePec141)7 t Goderioh, has resigned from -municipal storm work and lace brick. life altogether. Mr IL Sellars, of Blyth, killed a nine menthe' old porker the other day, which weighed 220 lbs. Mr Wm. Grieve, of See,fort chased the seed and feed store bu sa belonging to Mr O. 0. Wilson. Mr jarnes McLaughlin of Gorrie, hese routed his farm on the Ethconcession,of Howiok to Mr Cole for a term of seven years. John Dunbar, of Grey, has leased his 109 acre farmlot 23, con. 5, to J.Hutols- insoa, of the 6th con., for a term of five years. Mr Peter McGrath, of the and con. of Howick, who sold his place a short time ago to Mr Wm. Lambkin, has bought a hundred acre farm in Wallace. We have to record this week the death of Miss Alison Mitchell, a promising young lady of 21, which sad event took place at the residence of her father in Morris. Mr C. Cliff, the founder of the Wing. ham Advance, now a resident of Bran- don, Man., will contest that place in the Conservative interests for the Mani- toba Legislature. Tipling Bros., of the boundary line, Turnberry, have sold one of their fam- ous imported stallions (King of Quality) for a very handsome figure to Mr J. Crouch, of Cincinnati, Obsins ONTARIO LEGISLATURE What is going on in the House. -- Mr Waters has introduced a bill to exempt horses, cattle, sheep and swine from taxation. It is hardly likely to pass. Mr Nairn has a bill to make muni- cipal treasurers paste up in the clerk's office before the munibipal nominations a statement of the finances of the muni- cipality for public infoimation. Mr Whitney, the Conservittive mem- ber for Dundee, was introduced on Fri- day, and at the opening of the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr Clarke, the new Liberal member for East Northumber- land, was introduced.' The report of the Minister of Educa- tion was brought down on Monday. The total number of registered pupils in the schools in 1886 was 487,496. This is 3,000 less than in 1876. The aver- age attendance was 239,044, or 49 per cent. of the total number:registered. The average attendance at the separate schools was 55 per cent. From these figures Mr Ross concludes that there is no fear of danger from so palled over- pressure. There are 7,364 teachers, of whom 2,728 are male and 4,637 are fe- male; the number of male teachers is steadily decreasing. The average sal- ary for male teachers was $424, and for female teachers $290. There are 5,454 schoolhouses in the Province. The number of seperate schools has increas- ed by 57 in eleven years. The largest collegiate institute ,is Toronto, with an enrollment of 647; &en comes Hamilton with 489; then London with 399; and St. Thomas with 351. There are a num- ber of changes in the new book of Scrip - tura selections, and the new regulations as to religious instruction in the schools are ably defended. The report is one of great value and interest. liQUN F3TvEN$GN. — In Clinton, an the lath inst., tho wife of Miefolia titeveueoa,of tura. HOWELL—AtiseafOrth, oil the 13111 iP617., the wife et Bev. J i Uowoij, of a seq. ' CAMPBELL—In (Minton, 00 1110 8th inst., the wife of Ntr Angus Campbell, of a daughter BROWN—In Unsold, on the 13th inet„tho wife of Mr R E Brown, of a eon. 'biARRIED COOli—HARRISON—Ou the ieth inst., by the Rev. Geo. Law, at the residence of...the bride's mother, F,ast Wawanosh. Mr Freder- ick Cook to Minnie, fourth daughter of Mrs Harrison. THOMSON — STURGEON At Mugfords. Da,kotb,;-Feb: 1st, -at the residence of the bride's father, Robdrt Sturgeon, Esq., Geo.W. Thomson, formerly of Goderich, to Alice let., Sturgeon, formerly of Clinton. THOMSON—SPINNING—At Mugford,Dak., Feb. 1st, at the residence of Robt. Sturgeon, Esq., Herbert C. Thomson, formerly of Gode- rich, to May Spinning, only daughter of Geo. spinning, Esq., formerly of Goderich. , HILES—At Armow, on the 2nd inst., the wife of Mr John Hiles, formerly of Hullett, of a daughter. DECATUR—DICKINSON—On the Sth inst, at the residence of the bride's mother, 214 Simcoe street, Toronto, by the Rev. J. Neal, Daniel R. Decatur, merchant, Sh albums), to Miss Jennie Dickinson. Mr T. Gamble, of Tuckersmith, re- turned home from California on Mon- day last. He was not enamored with the climate of the state as it was cold and raw throughout his stay there. Habkirk Bros. of Grey,have lately purchased the well-known imported Clydesdale stallion "Luck's Alt," from Edward Bell, of Londesboro, and their present intention is to take him to the Northwest. Collector Mooney of Morris,has finish- ed his work with the taxes of 1887 se- curing every cent. When it is consid- ered that this is $11,468.91 and a very close year for money, Mr Mooney has done very well and must certainly be cut out for a tax collector. Deep regret is felt at the death of Mr George Carroll, son of Mr P. Carroll, of Goderich, which occurred at Los Angeles Cal., last week, whither he hadgone last fall in the hope of staying the ravages of consumption. He was a young man of excellent character and fine ability widely known and esteemed. On Thursday Jas Barr was brought before A. Hunter, J.P., Brussels, for assault and battery,preferred by Collect- or Mooney, of Morris. Mr Mooney went to Barr's house, in Hullet, for the taxes of a lot in Morris and on claiming costs wits ordered out of the house and as- saulted by the proprietor. The case was dismissed with cot e on the plain, tiff. On Tuesday a ton of John Bird of Morris, came as near being killed as possible. He was drawing saw logs,and in getting through the gate, both bind- ing poles came loose and struck the young man a terrific blow, knocking him senseless, behind the horses legs. His comrade drew him out, thinking life was extinct, but by the time :as- sistance arrived, signs of consciousness appeared.* What makes his escape more marvellous is that one of the horses is a bad kicker, but en this oc- casion, she never lifted a foot. The annual meeting of the Howick Mutual Insurance Co., was held in Campbells hall, Gorrie. The Company had on the 1st of January 2,308 poli- cies in force, covering $3,124,621, and having a cash ballance of $1,492,64 on hand, with 51,119,26, unpaidassesensent, and Premium note assets 5;129,836.84, making the total assets of the Company $172,449.74. The Company has done an increased business during the year which considering they are not increas- ing their working ground is satisfactory. The increase in the amount at risk is $65,624, All claims were fully met, and this deservedly popular Company has launched upon its 16th year with in- creased vigor. The cost of insurance for the four year, now passed has been exactly $7.50 on $1,000 risk. The Treasurer, Hon A. M. Ross made his financial statement on Tuesday.— After a few introductory observations he congratulated the House on the sue. cess,of the timber sale, which realized nearly $400,900. The revenue of the year exceeds the estimates by $64,872, exclusive of the proceeds, of the timber sale. The annuities sold during the year were at a rate of less than 41 per cent. The total surplus on the ordinary transactions of the year was 5556,148, and, including the payment of $100,000 to Quebec and, all other extraordinary current transactions there is a surplus of 972,128. The Parliament buildings have cost $160,000 and lands in tlle -city have been sold to the value of $122,000. The estimate for immigration has teen reduced from $16,000 to 57,000, and the Treasurer holds this to be in line with the sentiment of the Province. The expenditure on the Agricultural Col- lege and Experimental Farm were below the estimates by over $5,000, and the creamery continues to be self-sustain- ing. He called attention to the fact that an error of $14,000 had crept into the accdunts,and that an exhaustive in- vestigation of the accounts had shown that the missing checks had been cashed between 1875 and 1879, and remarked that the person suspected had been dis- missed from the employ of the Govern) ment three years ago, and was now in the employ of the Dominion Govern- ment. (The last statement created Government laughter.) The Treasurer explained at length the reason for the proposed arbitration with Quebec. He suggested that the municipalities in. terested should appoint associate coun- sel to act with Ontario. He held that the Dominion Government should order to be paid to the Province the fines un- der the Scott Act. He showedi that the municipalities received 591,808 from fines, and contributed to the cost of en- forcing the act only $44,563. They had thus a profit of $50,000. The clear loss of the Provincial Treasury was $24,000. Then the municipalities lost in licenses revenue $135,000, but had a surplus of $50,000 for fines and therefore their loss was but $85,000. The Govern- ment, however, paid ont $24,000, and lost , in Provincial revenue $124,000. This, he thought, was a good answer to the argument that the Government was neglecting the Scott Act. The receipts from last year were 51,846,924. The expenditure was $3,454,372. The esti- mated expenditure for this yeer is $2,- 988,724, The estimated receipts are $3,403,222. The total surplus over the liabilities of the Province at present payable 96,665,353. VII • •• apt, NEWS NOTES. DIED BUTT—In Goderich township, base lin e, on the 16th inst., Clarence Goldwin, son of Mr E. Butt, aged 3 years and 2 months. [Fu- neral on Saturday, at 2 p.m.) Jas. H. Same, the absconding furni- ture manufacturer from Toronto has been arrested at Port Arthur. Winnipeg bankers have been inter- viewed regarding the wheat blokcade, and agree in stating that it seriously injures business. Lucknow Presbyterians have deci- ded to build an eight-thowand•dollar church, towards which about $5,000 has been subscribed. Winnipeg Sun : The wheat block' ade continues. Business is almost paralyzed by it. The country is re- ceiving irremediable injury therefrom. Mrs. Sunders, of Montreal, wife of James Sunders, who was killed by a block of ice falling on him last week, has died from the effects of the shock received on that occasion. Thermometer was 37 below zero at Ottawa Thursday night --the coldest this winter by 10 degrees; 29 ° at Lindsay, 42 ° at Ressell and Arnprior and 38 ° at Renfrew. A petition asking the Governor- General to extend executive clemency toward John R. Gamble, sentenced to death for the murder of Lizzie Bray, is being circulated throughout the city of Toronto. The Minister of Justice will not recommend the commutation of the sentence of Robert Neil, alias Thomp- son, sentenced to death for the murd- er of Guard Rutledge in the Central Prison, Toronto, and he will therefore, be executed on the 281h inst. iltat AdOrtioniumb G00D GENERAL SERVANT WANTED at once. Apply to MRS JAS. FAIR. (10013 SERVANT WANTED.—APPLY TO isJI MRS. S, WILSON, Rattenbury Street. (11,IRL WANTED — A GOOD GENERAL Servant, at once. MRS. FORRESTER, Princess Street, Clinton. relo THE LADIES OF CLINTON.—THE .1 undersigned wishes to intimate to the ladies of Clinton, that she will start her dress making business, on the 1st of April, in the rooms over the Dry Goods Palace, where she will be pleased to attend to all who favor her with their custom. Entrance from side door on Rattenbury RR. Apprentices wanted.— MISS TREWARTHA. A telegriim states that John H. Strat ford, one of the most wealthy and en- terpising residents of Brantford, died Sunday night of hemorrhage of the lungs. Mr Stratford was known all over the Province for his unbounded liberality. A short time ago he built and equipped entirely at his own ex- pense a hospital and presented it to the city Of Brantford. A very serious coasting accident occurred at Ingersoll on Saturday evening while a party of ladies and gentlemen were costing on Wonhame street hill. One of the sleighs, on which were seated eight or ten people, became unmanageable, arid went over the steep embankment, carrying its living freight with it, all of whom were more or less injured. Mr C. A. Patterson received the most serious hurts in the breast and on the head; Miss Oliver, Mr Rowatt and Mr Skil- lea were also badly hurt. Medical aid was at once summoned, and those badly injured are progressing favor- ably. $3,000 WILL BUY THE 50 ACRE Farm on the 2nd con., Hullett, being, half of lot 26, situate about two miles from the thriving town of Clinton. All the land dear, free from stumps, dm. good state of cultivation, six acres in fall wheat on eum- mer fallow, 26 seeded down, balance plowei. Log house, large frame barn and good stabl- ing, first-class bearing orchard of 2 acres, plenty 0! water. &c., all well -fenced. Posses- sion given immediately. Must be sold ,be. fore the first of April. Terms—$2,000-inay remain on mortgage at 6e., per cent, balance cash, or other gocji mortgage security, MRS EMERSON, Proprietor. St, Pads Soday school, Clinton Service of Song. The Child Jesus. By the S. S. children, in the School House, on TUESDAY EVG., FEB. 21st, Doors open at 7.30, Concert at 8. Admission 15c., Children 5c. Proceeds in aid of S. S. Fund. MORTGAGE SALE ----s Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain mortgage, which will be produced at time of sale, there will be sold by public auction, at the Rattenbury House, Clinton, Saturday,' March 3rd, 1888, At 11 o'clock in the forenoon, byJames How- son, Auctioneer, that valuable farm proper- ty being Let Number 36, in the Ninth Conces- sion of the Township of GodericIi, in the County of Huron, containing 80 acres. The farm is an excellent one, in fair condition and well fenced'. There are upon the premi. ses a frame house, frame barn, wells, orch- ard, &c. The property is well situated as to roads, churches, and schools, and Is about 4 mules from the flourishing town of Clinton. ' Terms will be inade known on day of sale, or may be ascertained upon application to the Vendor's Solicitors. The Vendor is pre- pared to allow a large portion of the pur- chase money to remain on mortgage at 6 per cent interest, Dated this 15111 clay of February, 1886, JAMES HOWSON, Auctioneer. , MANNING & SCOTT, Vendor's Solid tor, AUCTION SALE OF rAitze STO Olt,ac The subscriber win sen by public auction,on THURSDAY, MARCH I. Lot 3, 35, Cou. 9, 'Goderich T'p, 4 n foal, 1 Pe n rising 3, The following artieles,* Horse rising 5, Mares all i 1.FIlly from Colquhoun h ,1 driving Mare 8 -yrs 0142 Steers rising 2, 2 Heifers rising 2, Calves, 3. Cows in calf, 1 stripper Cow, 1 breeding Sew, 4 Pigs, 2 Selfbinders, 1 hay Rake, 1 pea Rake, 1 land Roller, 1 new Fan. ning Mill, 2 Plows, 1 two Plow, Mower, 1 Broadcast Seeder, I set Harrows, 2 Waggons, 2 Buggies,1 new Sleigh, 1 Cutter, 1. new Wheel- barrow, 2 sets double Harness, Ducks, Geese,. Chickens and other articles. All will be sold without ;reserve as the pro- prietor has rented his farm. Sale to corn- ' mence at 12 o'clock, noon. TERMS.—All sums of 55 and under, cash ; over that amount 9 months' credit will be given olt furnishing approved joint notes. W. II, STEEP, Prop. JAS.HOWSON,Auct. BUSINESS CHANGE. CARD OF THANKS. The subscriber having disposed of his bnsi. nese to Mr Albert Holloway, desires to return his thanks to the many friends who patron- ized him during his residence in Clinton, and bespeaks for his successor an even more lib- eral support than that accorded him. M. FISCHER. TO 'IITE PUBLIC. In reference to the above, the undersign- ed desires to say that he will continue the TAILORNG Business In all it branches. Having just finish. ed a term of prectital instruction with one ef the best tailors; in Toronto, and believing himself qualified to satisfac- torily perform any work entrusted to him, he confidently asks for the support' of the people of Clinton and vicinity. A full line of goods usually required in the tailoring business, will be carried by him, and hie personal attention will be given to all orders for clothing. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed. Patronage Respcetfully Soli- cited. A. J. HOLLOWAY, STORE OPPOSITE POST OEFICE, CLINTON.