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''' rHE HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY, DEC. 29, 1882
TO TRI, ELECTORS OF
AT: PATRICK'S WARD.
GIN 1741 1[£N—At tie solleitation of pwear,
of m hit•ads I am •gain In the field as •
ale 11MMI •t • Conasillor
L W• ore
Cuun _14i to the asst the
• mit the Conn Icon t to the
alae 1 tssve seeks 10 the pubis, as
one o[ their servants, and I hope that t he liber-
al support extended to me when 1 formerly
MAN forward for election, will be again giyra
to me on Monday next.
Yours very truly,
31ITCHELL.
TO THE ELECTORS OF
ST. PATRICK'S WARD.
GENTLEMEN :—As I do not desire re-elec-
tion to the Council Board es one of the repro-
sentativesetyoxr wart, I trust that you will
not vote for me oa the day of eireties. Thank-
ing you for past support.
Your obedient serve*,
M. O. CAMERON.
TO THE ELECTORS OF
ST. DAVID'S WARD.
GENTLEMEN.— Don't believe those who
say that 1 am nit ato for Councillor
for It n, David's Walea, amid I ..haft e
oontlminanoe of your During the last
twit pare I have sifter the Interests of
the Ward is sail emit the Council. Mr rs
cord is before you and I must stand or tall by
it. While looking atter the interests of your
Ward particularl1yy, I have not been repose in
in d ty when *UMW and Industrial matters
tl. add visit!-beiaet oe the
town re th the sayer-
ldnce now have the tincil, I shall it you
again o1 ebeg In • Dotter Uoe
dperretotote to tslekg• sas;l*env. in ing
will have • Iten-
��g� b our tows out of the sluggish
fate it IoM esade•U7 ea tato. ,tubo I
not�eo1icltyouwillso rthlseeI ngyoa
M ore fee me. you -all a "nape?
New Yeari-1 a.m, loam. J. B. EDWARD.
. December 81.
TO THE
MUNICIPAL ELECTORS
—o8 THm—
TOWN OF GODERICH.
G EN TLEYEN.-
Having beenrequested by a large number
of the electors to Waw myself to be nomin-
ated •s
REEVE FAR THE TOWN OF GODERICH
for the'enseing 7esr.and in view of the fart that
1 am a large _property holder to the tows and
nelghborhood,and thus deeply interested in iii
prosperity,I have cemented to do so. 1 there-
fore soliciyour support. and u your later
hes mano yeelt to do with
o I csa my owe,: sooe ttb.
best increta of the town.
BbMUEI. PLATT-
18tb December, 1181.
THS IIUJQN SIGNAL
FRIDAY, DIDC 29ra, 11M9.
WHY PLATT SHOULD BB REEVE.
In the uaunisip1l contest at present
going .a, the question is frequently
asked, ' • Why should Platt be elected in
preference to Johnston r' To our friends
who tisk this question we will give a few
roots why Platt is the preferable men.
1. Ms, Platt during • residence of
twenty-five years never before sought •
municipal position at the hands of the
electors, although he was possessed of
township and county eouued experience
before Mr. Johnston wore swaddling -
clothes.
2. Mr. Platt came to Goderich at a
time when famine prevailed in the dis-
trict, and by his energy in establishing
milli add a flouring depot brougkt down
the price of flour so that the children of
the poor might have bread to eat. as well
as those of the rich.
3. No man in Gottet'ioh has Oven more
work to the laboring Blase or placed
mere money in circulation amongst the
masses during the last quarter of
wintery than Mr. Platt.
4. Mr. Platt in times past has been
considered a sufficiently good man, by
the Oonaervstivs party, to contest a seat
in Parliament, and If pod enongb to
run for Parti rick, he Dight surety to be
fitted to claim election as Reeve.
6. Mr. Platt believes the present
holder of the R«veship having reached
the top of the municipal ladder—the
Warden's chair—should gracefully step
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE
TOWN OF GODERICH.
GE1frLEngs,—
At the earnest solicitation of a large and
influential body of my fellow -electors. I have
consented to be nominated for the petition of
2ND DEPUTY REEVE
for the town ofGoderich, for the year 1883. I
Lave no personal ambition to serve and I have
no axe to grind. Nothing but • desire to be of
service to the town �ii•needdwhich my best interests
wishes d my has
this me moccasioo I rto em-
ly believe that the future of Goderich—
whether it will go forward or stand still—will
be determined bythe complexion of the next
connate teen cim the merit of being pea -
seemed of experience in muskies! work as I
have is years p .a$as held • seat et the frown
t the
County yly • il asBoarde with. IIttrua sandtown
tory re-
sults. I am • lame taxpayer and am deeply
interested it the etoonommal conduct of our
municipal &Metre. For these moon I solicit
your vote and influence.
I am. gentlemen, retire very truly.
ABRASbM SMITH_
19th December, 1882.
TO THE ELECTORS OF
ST. DAVID'S WARD.
A LEAN *CORD.
Never,a im* the unfaithful serveut dug
up the talent which was buried in the
napkin, was a leaner record of a steward
ship given than was outdo by Mr. Jobe -
atom on Friday evening. From the
hands of tke people of Goderich he re-
ceived the reevesbip last January, said
to the people, when remit.. aoliatiug their
sutragss, he surrendered the trust oo
Friday night. Like the unfaithful ser-
v•nt of old, he returned only what he
had reoeived from his masters—the peo-
ple-- but through no effort of his had
the trust beau rendered more voluble
or added mon lustre or brilliancy unto.
During his address, lengthy though it
was, credit was claimed for many things
by Mr. Jubnaton, but be failed to show
that by voles or counsel he bad done
anything by which Goderich hail been
benefitted during the year. He failed to
show that he, during his incumbency of
the recveabip of Goderich,had done any-
thing that could not have bees equally
well done by any ratepayer of the town
of Goderich. He laid great stress upon
be fact that an iron bridge was built ov-
er the Maitktnd, but did he dare to tell
the olecture of Goderich that he had
raised his voioe daring the past two
pars to further the schema There
were many pregemt in the audience who
knew that Mr. Johnston's course in re-
gard to the erectiun of the iron bridge
had been one of "ssasterly inactivity."
His remarks un the actions of the Town
Council durioj the year were equity
barren. He rehashed the speech of the
Mayor, and did not improve upon the
aside so that the honor of representing original. On the railway question he
the town at the County Council Board , grew decidedly adverse, and did not
tbiwk it vies fumble to construct a com-
petitive fins Other questions fared
equally bad, and although the speaker
grew hoarse in endeavoring to put the
best side foremost, even his friends saw
the effort was futile. He failed to show
Meet his stewardship had been a success-
ful one, and, although he was prolific of
promises, ho Rave no certain sound tkat
the incumbency of the office in1$83would
be leas barren of results than the records
of 1881 and 1888. When Yr. Johnston
pointed to his past record be might as
well have pointed to • barren waste.
The town of Gederich has done meth
for Mr. 1'. W. Johnston, but Mr. F.
W. Johnston cannot place his hand on
his heart, and point to any good thing
which he has done for the town. He
has been given positions of trust, but he
cannot point to a single instance in which
he has not made the public trust a
secondary copaderation to self. Every
vote polled for Mr. F. W. Johnston on
Monday next will be s voluntary sacri-
fice to the selfishness of that gentleman,
and every vote against him will be in the
interest of the town.
him as a martyr, and • mist journalist.
The Globe cannot be run t1 please thew
enlist it be run into the ground. No
charge is use silly, no insinuation too
mean, no ianusedo too vile for the Tory
prem. if they can but damage the repu-
tation of the Globe, and injure its popu-
larity with the masses.
A despicable attempt to injure its suc-
cessful rival his been reosittly made by
the Tomato Maul. The Toronto Reno
Mg /Min, a sort of donkey engine of the
Mail.—a paper printed from Mail type,
on Mail presses, and edited by men paid
from the Mail purse, has been used to
make a vols attack upon the alleged re-
ligious views of some of the Globe em-
ployees, and copies of the ahoet contain-
ing the article, !narked by heavy lines of
a blue pencil, have been sent, as a
Christmas present, to the Presbyterian
sainistere throughout Canada. Some of
the writes objected to as unorthodox
have been recently in the employ of the
Mail, but that fact is not stated in the
hypocritical issue of the evening reprint.
Now that Mr. John Cameron, a man of
strong religious opinions and undoubted
piety, has been chosen to control the
Globe, we wonder if the Moil, which was
so ready to impute the agnosticism of
certain writers on the Globe to the entire
staff of the offending journal, will im-
pute the piety of the new manager to his
able, if not orthodox, assistants.
might be parsed around.
6. The present Reeve has never ful-
filled • promise he made to the elector
at any previous nomination, and Mr.
Platt eosionds it is time the Were was
represented by a ratan who will only
make pledges that will be kept.
7. And lastly, because Mr. Platt be-
lieves there is ho town by-law to hinder
any ratepayer from offering for • muni-
cipal office, at the request of friends,
even though the sanction of Johnston,
Campbell and the other responsibles (1)
wen not asked.
These, and a hundred other reasons,
can be adyaneed why Platt should be
the Reeve of Godorich for 1883. If he
and his friends continue their (*new
without ceasing, be will sweep the field.
Or1ne—
Havl.aviegbeen re lusted
•
allow myself beeenn
umber
Electorsof the
• as fin silo allo
COUNCILLOR FOR 81'. DAVID'S WARD
for the year 100g and in Hew of the tact that
I am • lasl[e proper! owner, as well as an ex-
tensive employer of labor, and thus deeply in-
terested in the prosperity of the town.. I have
oompen
ow-
electonted n dnmud wthe of of 1 my
&.cio, and am o
friendlies the
WORKING MAN'S CANDIDATE.
For 81. David's Ward. With the earnest wish
that my Mends, and all in the ward poo have
internee
of tbe lown at will favor
me wittr votes and influence. heart, remain.tel-
low-electors, yours truly.
JOSH 13COBI7X-
11th Deoember, 1882.
TO THE MUNICIPAL ELECTORS
— OF—
ST. ANDREW'S WARD.
ttENTLEMEN,—At the request of • num-
ber of the electors. I lave commuted to ac-
cept the the nomination for COUNCILLOR
FOR 8T. ANDREW'S WARD for iN& In
dot m 1 have only to say that 1 have never
• ought municipal honors, and have no per
eons' or politic•aiInterest to serve in seeking
election, save that, In common with you all.
I have a strong interest in seeing our town
more prosperous than it has been for some
lime paint.
If elected, i shall tine my best efforts to
have all political and personal rivalries and
q uestions thrown *aide. and an united efhrrt
made to bring attotit measures for the 1m
provement of the hueines Interface of Oode-
rich, which hare not received for some time
past, the attention they deoerve.
In my opinion the Railway and Harbor
nneations. and other measures by whiiehMan
ted foto
pfacturea and shipping may be
our town• and our people hare more employ -
meat, and our ' property become ot some
value. are matters of the utmost importance
end at ibietlkattention should receive uni-
tedbew to adieu yoWith the* ur offs and lels du gentlemen . 1
Your obedient srvest.
C. PEAOER, Jr.
Oedierich. Dec. 10. 1 tM2
GETTING WELL PAID.
AT Tam public mooting on Friday,
when Mr. Johnston tried to explain
away the charge Lid against him by Mr.
Platt, that the Warden had gone to
Hamilton on County business in com-
pany wit. Mr. Adamson, and had charg-
ed $8 more than the latter for the trip,
he was singularly unfortunate in his
statement He admitted that he had
charged more than Mr. Adamson,but con-
tended that Mr. Adamson received a sal-
ary from the county, whilst he did not.
Mr Johnston, u usual, was inaocurste
in his remarks. Mr. Adamson is paid a
salary for his office services as Clerk of
the County, but if the County sends him
with the Warden, it is not expected that
his expenses will be limited and the War-
den's expenses extended. The Warden
of the County every year receives a sal-
ary of $100,over ani above his days' pay
at Council meetings, but it seems Mr.
Johnston is anxious to charge both ways
—to charge in addition to mileage, and
hotel fare, a salary for the day, when al-
ready he is in receipt of $100 which the
Council pays him to recompense him for
any loss of time he may be at in the
County interest. If the Warden of a
County is to be paid by the hour for a
trip similar to that of Mr. Johnston to
Hamilton, where is the sense of paying
him $100 a year as a salary 1 Agaia Mr.
Johnston stated he was away three
days on County business. Mr.
Johnston is out again in his accuracy,
If we remember rightly, he was only
about three hours on County business.
and was wired by Mr. Campion to go to
Toronto on another mutter ; and if the
three days are charged for, there was
ether than County business dune at the
County expense. Then he made a path-
etic statement of having been taken sick,
and having • doctor's bill to pay. Well,
some young mien, when they get away
from home,are not careful in their habits,
and eat or drink something that may not
agree with them, and suffer from indi-
gestion, or stay up to' late, etc. Bret
Harte, in "Chiquita'• says,man who was anxious to be s stay and a
Doge will be boys.'
its management : and his iron will re-
-Sou
e- 1 prop to Goderich after his colleagues had
But we can't for the life of us see that fuong to bend, another manager, mon stopped from under, stated that if Mr.
in s=urd with the views id the majority I not had come to him and inf•rm„him
because Mr Johnston took sick- -after his
trip to Hamilton on County business, of the stockholders, has been chosen to that he was going to run for the Rae
thence to Toronto on personal humeral, 611 the manager's chair. It is a surprise
thship, he kir. ,Johnston') would have a-
, to
• to Davenport on • fowl's errand—ell to some. but not to all. Mr. Gorden
Brown retires honored by every titles leveed him to take the position, sad
(. the bowels of
HE ELECTORS OF
BT. DAVID'S WARD !
GENTLEMEN. Haying again consented
e Meow • oaididate for one of 1s, ML'1,-
C11dO1se FOR 8T. DAVIT/11 WARD. 1 take
this mepertenity of eolicitine Your anpeort.
ash held you will favor met w,th the aim*
yeses . nod
enalide•e• as 1■ the pawl
M�d you again favor ,ne in mole sweeties.
t
inn de my beast 10 serve lour, interest sad
that of the tows.
Asd Remain Yours.
('HAA A. MOM1iR.
Q,'CVUIE Tan minas ACO.
tr 'RO1t11lE1tt ' Oat. fYN.
Taal* 1411 i &!Attu` —A bird fan-
toys:der �^t'T'ea elan tune a canary inside
d eithoo s .leptiving it of food for
that length time, and then putting
�ruh•and fmlheil with seed into the cage.
•teT'�
this ,It nt«reals, and the birAy d willl
ems beeeme a enough when
Mee (c y,in
the room emit
whistle km if.
n
non
Ties London Prez Prase appears to be
a little splenetic over the elevation of
John Cameron to the management of the
Toronto Globe. Josiah Blackburn, of
the Free Pres,, when the Muii was start-
ed, was sent for to aid in the manage
mutt of that venture. He aeon return-
ed, and his experience in the (man
City appears to have soured his temper.
1f Mr. Blackburn gave Mr. Cameron •
hearty " God speed " instead of gnawing
his finger nails in his jealousy it would
be more to his credit as a tout and a
journalist. Unhappy Josiah
Mlt CAerloi, in his "maiden speech"
en Friday evening but, put his foot tato
it badly when giving his reasons, for com-
ing before the electors as a candidate for
the Second Deputy Reeveship. He
said, "I have not boon asked by • tarp
or influential body of electors to come
out as a candidate for the position. I
ani out on my own hook ; 1 sic out be-
cause I want the position. Nobody has
asked me to become • candidate. 1 am
iu the field independently of everybody,
just because I want the office." In stat-
ing the above Mr. Campion was too can-
did by half. In municipal matters, as in
every act of polite society "it is manners
to wait until you are asked" Nu lion has
a right to endeavor to pitchfork himself
into • public positic•n without any invi-
tation from the people. Positions of
trust should seek the msn, instead of the
man seeking the position. Mr. Can -
pion in making public the fact that be is
an ollios�eeker, and was endeavoring to
push himself into place, without the wish
or advice of any ratepayer in the town,
Las rather injured than improved his
chances for the •ecind deputy reeveship.
Mr. Smith, un the other hared, is the
nominee of the vested interests and in-
telligence of all parte of the town, and
being deeply interested in the well-being
of Goderich, has thou consented to No-
wise
e-
come a candidate for the position.
A " MOV/NG" SPEECH.
Bninearasas wrote, "Some men are
born great, others become greet, and
others have greatness thrust upon
them." The bard of Avon omitted one
clic of men from the list—he failed to
state that some men endeavor to thrust
themselves upon greatness. To this lest
class belongs Mr. William Campbell,
who believes himself 40 be possessed of
high' administrative ability and grand
oratorical power, and : is never tired of
thretieg himself and his views in this
respect upon the public. The less said
about his administrative &balitie. the
better it is for Mr. Campbell, but a word
or two on his oratorical efforts will nut do
him muchhann,and may open his*yesto
the fact that be never was intended for •
public 'pester. A speech from Mr.
Campbell has the sass* *Boot upon a
meeting as a !notion to adjourn. The
larger portion of the audience usually
put on their hats and leave. Those who
remain divide into little knots and dis-
miss the weather, the crops, the result
of the transit of Venus, and the possi-
bility of holding a meeting at which Mr.
Campbell can be compelled to keep
quiet The " churchyard cough" comes
into being, and sneezing is the order of
the evening, for when Mr. Campbell
" lays himself out " for an effort in
oratory he creates a draft—a breeze, so
to speak—and the crowd having almost
entirely disappeared, a great 000lneas
usually prevails. The chairman has always
• big contract to keep order when Mr.
Campbell has the floor, on account of the
people rushing from the hall. Some-
times the speaker takes the tramping of
feet by the people walking out for ap-
plause, and taking a fresh grip of his
subject, he nearly talks to death those
who remain in the hall. On Friday last
he asked the chai rman tri keep the knots of
ratepsyen from discussing outside sub-
jects, so that he could continue his re-
marks. When the crowd heard Mr.
Campbell deliver himself in this wise,
there was a general stampede, and when
Mr. Campbell saw the rush, he told them
to hurry and get out so that he could
finish his speech in quiet. For the
benefit of those who left the meeting
early we might say that the chairman
managed to survive the infliction. Mr.
Campbell believes orators, like poets,
are born, not made. Mr. Campbell be-
lieves he was born an orator, and those
who have had the misfortune to listen
to him at a public meeting are sorry he
wan.
mer? wisely Put.
In Mr. llslfours • to moving the
address in reply to the speech from the
throne, the point was very tine! taken
that the ream' decision of the Suprein
Court is re the as. of Caldwell vs.
Loren, showed rather the uwmssity
such en enactment is the pabhe interest
as the Riven and Strums Bill. than a
vindication of the federal vow of that
Bill. The worts only interpret the law;
the parliaments of the poupl1`, will anom-
er or later teach the Tory centralizers
this fact. —{Advertiser.
THE "GLOBS' NEWSPAPER
The Toronto Globe is a great news-
paper. Considering its constituency, it
is a mon potent factor in public affairs
than any newspaper ever published. It
has a larger circulation than any other
paper in Canada, and in proportion to
our population, it has the most popular
circulation in the world. It has been,
and still is, the admiration of its friends,
and the envy of its op1onents.
Just now the publicieind is much ex-
ercised over recent changes in the man-
agement of the Globe. Started by the
Browns in 1844, and controlled to the
family until a short time ago, the rigor
of George Brown forced the Globe into
the foremost place in the journalistic
race in Canada, and the energy, ability
and assiduity of J. Gordon Brown has
enabled it to keep the lead of all comers.
The Globe has always been on the side of
the people. Its support has been drawn
from all classes, but the rural population
has been its mainstay, and right nobly
has it deserved the public confidence.
Shoddy and sham, and • miserable im-
itation of an effete aristocracy, have re-
ceived but little encouragement from it.
George Brown himself declined knight-
hood, as web he might, for he, as editor
of the Globe, occupied a position which
any garteret court favorite might envy.
Atter a long connection with the Can-
adian "Thunderer, ' Gordon Brown re-
tires from active service as its editorial
controller and mineral manager. His
life has been a busy one : and his work
upon the Globe was earnestly and devot-
edly performed. But the paper has out-
grown his individual contrail , fellow
proprietors have had to be consulted in
a !seat itema••-
The Mail thought it mould be a very
clever twist M poirle► • burlesque un
the s feint the throne at the open-
ing ofthe local house, end in doing se
makes another 'Illy attempt colloid Arch
bishop Lyuch up to ridicule.
Mee maimie Mm's Mtarrrtame.
HAMILTON, Dec. 19.—This evening, at
the residence of the bride's father, Cath-
arine street north, took place the mar-
riage to one of Hamilton's most popular
lady vocalists, Miss Maggie Barr, daugh-
ter of George Barr, of the fine of Reid
A Barr. iso founders. to Mr. M. Mc-
Culloch, brother of David McCulloch,
Collector of Cust . The high esteem
in which the bride is held may be judged
from the many valuable gifts presented
to her, among there an exoellent piano
from her friends in the Central Presby-
tetian Church, when/ she has been the
leading singer for some years. Mina
Annie Barr, sister of the bride, acted as
bridesmaid, and Mr. D. McCulloch as
groomsman. Rev. Samuel Lyle, pastor
of the Central Church, performed the
marruge oeremony. The happy couple
went East on the night express, and car-
ry with them the good wishes of a large
circle of friends.
Mx. Joxsrnrow's anxiety for the erec-
tion of a poorhouse issomething painfully
painful, and would almost lead one to
think that his long candidature for pro-
vincial honors has warped his pocket-
book. But it is a matter of surprise to
as to hear Mr. Johnston at this, the
eleventh hoar, raises pathetic wail for a
poor -house. The House of Refuge ques-
tion is not a new one,—it is en old one
revamped by Mr. Johnston fur munici-
pal purposes. Four or eve years ago the
matter was taken up and a committee
appointed to examine the Wellington and
Waterloo Houses of Refuge, and report
thereon. It was dose, but nothing came
of it. Next the question was taken up
by Mr. John McMillan, Reeve of Hallett,
and now M. P. for South Karon, and
was advocated with all the power and
earnestness of that able gentleman.
Meters Rogers of Brusse1s,and Campbell
of Goderich, raised their voioes to must
Mr. McMillan, but Mr. Johnston was as
mute as an oyster when the question was
on for discussion. Now, when he lacks
a catch -cry, end can show no record of
good work done, he raises as his shib-
boleth "a poor -house, • poor -house !''
believing that only a popular cry will
"save his bacon." If Mr Platt be elect-
ed he can do as mach as,if not more tban,
Mr. Johnston to bring shout the erec-
tion of • County Floes* of Refuge.
A siMtvof expedietcyshould have a good
memory, and Mr. Johnston is a young
man of expediency. But he fooled him-
self badly on one of his expedients at the
Friday evening meeting. He set up the
plea that he felt impelled to offer again
for the reeveship because his two osl•
leagues in the County Council from
Goderich in 1882 were resigning, and it
would not do for him to step down, and
thus have three "green" men sent to the
County Board. A very nms contention,
and very nicely put, we admit. But al-
most in the same mouthful the trestle -
at the County expense- journalist. anti his successor, Mr. Joha
eompaston ..f the rat.•p•yen of bode' 1
rich should melt so that they should be Cameron, • successful western journalist,
constrained to re-elect him Reece. Ws
have heart' many municipal explanations,
but Mr Johnstone stateu,ent of the
red Py" q"^ for the mitre $8 of County
looney is the lamest and tamest of them
e ll It grew under George Brown, it Mturish „f (irxi•rich, hair he is asking the rate
i .d under Gordon Brown, and it is going Payers of fktdench. and n, a Mr. Johw-
Hrnov will he well represented at the ;tug on under its new m*nwgement. !soom it rwtti•in• M he sewn wMotler the
The envious articles appearing in the ratepayers will leek up Mr Johnston's
takes the vacant chair, bringingwill
Darlow.
Chrismas passed off very quietly round
here.
Our teacher, Mr. P. Strang, has gone
to spend the vacation with his friends at
Exeter.
Hoes Facie Noe-re-wage—Mrs P.
Bissett bits returned from Grand Forks,
Dakota, to spend the remainder of the -1
winter with her parents.—Messrs Me- -
Phu, Starling, Reid and Philips have a 11
also returned from Winnipeg.—We are
pleased, to see the smiling face of our
old friend T. Glenn again m our midst
He has been residine in Chicago for the
last two years.
Raman slirrrnNo—A meeting was held
in thee Town hall for the p of ap-
pointing delegates to attend the Reforea
convention to be held in Toronto un 3rd
and 4th of Jan. Twelve were appointed.
THERE is food for reflection in the ful-
lowing reference to the first elec�.iun case
which has been fully tried in Ontario
since the election to the Commons, and
cab serve it up as • choice morsel to
those of our Conservative friends who
like something toothsome at this'fostive
season. It will also be • foretaste
of what they will find in the West Hu-
ron case—if it ever comes to a trial :—
The petition against the return of Mr.
Jackson, M. P. for South Norfolk, has
recoiled with boomerang force against
the Tory appellant. Not only was each
one of the large number of counts in the
petition thrown out, the great majority
of them in the most summary manner,
but the appellant was mulcted in the
entire costs of the case. Never was at
election petition more bitterly worded,
and never did one more thoroughly col-
lapse The proceedings have shown that
Mr. Jackson not only conducted his
campaign on the most honest lines, but
that he had studiously shunned the ap-
pearance of eviL In concluding his
summing up of the whole case, Mr.
Justice P•tter•sen said that hemight well
have adopted the words of Mr. Justice
Lush in the Harwich case, as follows :—
" Upon • review of the whole case I
cannot belp expressing my surprise that
a petition should, upon such slender
materials. have been filed. The else -
tion appears to base been conducted, on
the part of the respondent, throughout
with exemplary purityand propriety ;
and it is revisions this tsitting member
and tog agent determined front the out-
set to keep strict! within the limits of
the law ; 11 is highly creditable to them
std to the enastibsssey flee the efforts
Mr. John Treleaven, of Lucknow, baa
been in Kingston enquiring the where-
abouts of the friends of his wife, former-
ly Miss Willard. Oce of than, who died
lately near Utica, N Y., left an estate
which stands in need of heirs.
The Rev. William Ryerson, who died
at the residence of his son, Dr. Ryerson,
317 Church street, Toronto, Deo. 22,
was the eldest and Lat surviving son of
the late Col. George Ryerson, of Port
Ryerse, and brother of the late Revs.
Dr. Hlaerton, John and Edwy Ryerson
s Aati1120.
Ia Goderich a the residues of the bride'
tither, on the 85th December, by the Rev
Dr. Un. Mr. John W. Gibson, to M e
Ann Jane. eldest daughter et R. Thomp-
son. Iraq.. •11 of Doderieh.
An the residence of the bride's father, bythe
Rev. James Caswell, on the 10eb oDec
ember J•mes.eldest son •f James Graham
towastsl-, of Ashfield to Little. purees
daughter of John Dorris, township of
Colborne.
By Rey. 8. Williamson, of Hamilton, at the
residence of the bride's father, JersyvUle
December 13th, 1803, Rev. C. A. Uooreo
Norrish, to Carrie L. only da tee of /
O. O. Collomore, of J formerly
of Goderich.
At Lucknow on the 30th inst., by the Rev. R.
McKenzie. Presbyterian mtateter. Mr.
John McDougall. to Mls Hate McDougall
both of Luckaow.
By Rev. A. E. Smith. on tbs 30th Inst. et the
residence of the bride's father. lot 31, con.
5. IL Wawanosh, Robert Henry. Fag.. to
Mae Eveline McClinton.
At :Stretford, Dec. lRh, by the Rev. Mr.
Wrlglt Presbyterian minister. Captain
Alexander Lawmato Jamie eldest daugh-
ter of the late Captain Hugh Matheson,
all of Ooderlch.
would not have opposed him. Aoenrd- nt a d^esn detectives, who were brought
ing to Mr. Johnston Mr- Platt could down from detect_
a foetnight bwfore
the election, resulted in nothi mere
have had the position for the asking of it than a few charges, and these o sr, in-
to, tepee from Mr. Johnston. Which all mei to signi(uant • (Marmots."
himth esteem and ¢.,i d wiahs of the
a d rise show t
h
C 'lump Board was alightly Racy Well
(Jhobe's decadence. It is in its prune.
hat 1s, r. Johnston s littls twister
better part oft a newspaper men . ab,,,it not having all •'green.. men at 01.
Dominion. We have no (sora ..f Inc
•
Mr. Platt is asking to lie elected Reeve
Liberal Convention at Toronto nest
week. It was in West Huron that on
the 20th of ,lune last a Conservative
majority of 117 was changed to a Reform
majority of 20 by " 14r Cameron and
his friends '. A number of the_" friends"
.r•11 atone the corietwttno
Conservative press are alone sufficient to
warrant the prophecy. During the past
few year's they hive shamefully hounded
Mt (a,rdnn Reewn hot n, w this laud
arrogant assumption that he carries t
Reoieship of (kwiseieh in his breeches
pocket, and sae give it Inc the asking to
any nus whn will how down and mimeo,
leelge hie ant Monti
msn.
in Goderich tp. on Thured• , 31st December,r
Sarah, relict of the late Baptiste
aged O years.
At the NUe on the 14th fast., Mary, beloved
wife of Rev. L. O. Rios.
a reel mer?
Sr. (`reyhtoa, who sesame to est a
figure in the Lineal Hour heraoss of
having enm1.114d an almanac, disposes
of the bounden i aestinn in a very sum-
mary manner He loftily says ' Argu-
ment is not wanted. it is out of place."
Mr. Creighton is eminently fitted for
the Tory ranks. There argument is
not wente•d. The eimple duty of amem-
ber of the Opposition in the Ontario
Legislature is to learn the will if Sir
.tohn anti aet neon it ills
(Nigeria\ ■sAc•ei.
GODM1Ci, Dec. 28, 1003.
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Wheat, (Spring► 8 bush........ c
Flour. 11 Dar ......... • • b • 00 5 •
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Peas. i bush... ... , . ... 063 • m
Barley.Fbmh....... ,.,. 0s, • M
Potatoes 'bulk ............... 0 m 0 M
Hai:•ton. .. n60 w r
Eggs, dos. tunsisekell.. 0011 30 0
SShhoortettf se cwt 000
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Hoge dreamed 7 30 • 7 75
SPECIAL AIIOIRICEMENT. -
ABDUCTION IN PRIG
We offer the Stows! in combination
with the Amertiran Apriceitu*ist for $2.60
• year, which includes postage on both.
In addition, we will send free to every
person who takes both papers. a Magnifi-
cent Plate engraving of Dupre's last
great painting, "tit Tim naapow," now
on exhibition in New York, and offerod
for sale at $6,000
The eminent Artist, F. 8. Church,
writing to a friend in the tenantry' last
Oebber, thus alludes to this Pieter* :
" 1 was delighted this morning t+t
see offered as • Premium • reprodeetton
of a very beautiful Picture, "tic vers
3taapeew," by Dupre. This Picture im an
Edocator "
This superb engraving (171 by 12
inches, exclusive of wide border) ie worth
more than the east of bath Morsels. It
is mnnnted on heavy plate Paper, and
sent eienrely packed in Tnbes made ex-
pressly for the perpne• When to be
mailed. 10 emits este* is required (et
Peeking Posture mer
1
'foto
+ .!
EccLssiurri
Ell/ly Sanctity
a warden of U
the bstldtng fi
ben named d
and removed
there b
d tar Dyya
1*glegatMKi_
Ile taken pis
O leeims ret
i opposed to
Mr. D.
Strong are sol
Oddtsllow s ou
11th of Januar
Masses Y
*Lee la
Wpto MMet
tngbsm, fur
ec i a bare
LCcrieC
swayliss
triErtfection ail
Aa,w•
t, when
Lithe
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bin, -04t. Ji
Min, —Robert
D. McMilian -
Murchison. 1
Pherson,—Tee
Standard Be
Eaehe KART.
James Findlat
The meront
otss character
EiontooL S&A
Tana —There
the school emit
Commercial 8
ins! The ex
by the Smoker
given by the
concerned. A
nation Mary J
dress, congest!
ers -,n the past
tees pretest,
Hethi rington,
well pleased t
school, and a
Inspector 11111
Lind was th
open meeting
eringtou in th
by Mirage• IA*
delivered, ahs
number of dim
the scholars,
" Telling the
girl, who sett
tion. A lou
Willman, of D
The Ultima clm
'me of their c
tug of Home
rendered by tl
pardton. Ha
voice, sang
Mies Msedoms.
paniment demi
a solo, " Canto
ner. The roc
rated for the
tion of Mime
in the •veai
Chinees lant
many bright 1
Christmas to
distributed an
nota little in
some 1 -,cal be
with their " d
ceedings of thi
singing of the
left well plat
teacher, the
other partici*
mese The o
by Capt.. A. I
GOA
Mr. H. 8.
present 'Ishii
this township
The examii
No. 6, of this
Thursday, un
now teacher,
number of vii
affairs were p
hearty app
teacher. Ea
improvement
ly in arithme
ful examenati
the confidenc
devotes all hi
ing them in t
wondered at
markable.
On Tisch
examination
pLos. A go
present cone
The pupils a
ably, after w
The examinm
Mr. Johnste
'uprise when
Fisher, rest
him, and M:
him with a I
of all the pv
To Mr. Joh
Dana Tir
so this, the
holidayswi
beta of the
taken in ou
you have he
you lad
wookl a:pro
wherever y
may m.".
way even w
tions. Thi
beg you to
triasic sale
nleetion f•
Mr Jahns
the expnsi
him by the
for the ace
Their appy
tbeagh he
duty, woo
ore •forts
those plat
John•t..n
period ,.f
=wish:
..f t1