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The Huron Signal, 1883-03-23, Page 4'1'HEHURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY MARCH 1:3, Om. 'l E HURON SIGNAL I Me. J. J. Hewities, the represents- A STRANGE CRIME. BILLED 7 TIGHT. I The Stephens � The auger 1 ■ sag t Lrelu a Diller � = r r r.:.,- --_-ys 'U ve a returoin, officer gene in t» FRtDA1, MOWN E3ttn, 1883. House of Centime/a, is speaking uta the I �,:,w by tier Uma. nines or IRleat.,' Predtettor ora bowl.... ! _ Orange ina,rtomtien bill stated that he ' - ---- l'1J11. Itroiollra. •recti t/nesse, hal BNI !t l!Tl .\ !"Vu THEIR DANA- represented the neat Protestant collet it - NEM. uoncy in Uutario. Mr. Hawkins' Mr. Stephens must be a thurnugn-pased,cop- scientiou. Protestant indeed, air Mr. Hawkins would not have boasted of his piety. t !tut there wasn't much piety in Stepbcns' tricky war eer , f countiu un Last weak we were copslralned to re. ply to the Elaine/ Neettittef itt the matter of the 11'est Huron election, and by • singular turn of the wheel we aro this week called epee to set the 1.'leatinr, C'a• stadia% the daily edition of the blit Hawkins. (atiusLeui, richt (1p•in the sante queation. It snouts it little strange taut the two ; 1r-ree all the bonnet of Sir JeI:u organa '.ave burie.l their animosities A. 1llacdonald or the license matter, and his threats as to what he wo.nld shote "that little tyrant, Mowat," be Dae at- tempted s despicahie efeet to crawl out of his corner on the liquor question. in order to get the reapobsibillty off his stn up shoulders, he has en'eavnred to shift it return:: in. West Huron :end pylure how badly be had been "sold" try his epee the Hesse, And thus make the w+ a� l:ici:.,a in The +'n. Return minority partakers of the bur - has taken upon itself to reply for -Ileo `len. Tho Reform members appointed Kelly, but its attempt in this instance on the committee have very properly re - is only another illustration that fused to serve, and the foiled trickster Foots reelltt Where u» telt teat to tread," ltied to substitute 'furies in their Mead. the ie, if" anyone cam SO stretch their f lihmnine Mr. Moine trytne to hdtt,sltuee imagitwtiun as to attribute angelic /wall- the Creeks Act itt such u fealties. Sir ties to �4. 1'. £e1 Under the cite John A. 31unahi it tot so tricky, but cru'$a •e IEi1 the whole cas♦t/1!$ i s at �'`: for•the b el6r t* bonder -builder u = - - the t.oio+li.te, for, evidently, a little in- Toriesfonnati n n the subject would not venae at Ottawa. The introduction of the Orange Bill was provocative of gmiss. - lively spats bgrween. s9trle (tt ,fhe Woe - Cul A. M. Ross, the present nice- blooded epartyi '-MP Ce■esol,'of • It(on- ber for \Vest Huron in the Ontario tread, wanted to give the Bill' a six • Legislature, has been successful in con • Insytlt�stkclift. ' white, ipifl$ro- tesUng the riding or, •th lee see:►si4a.. duatl•. wed ala unii{1 unt#an- Rrltetn sit .IH • ,u first formed>in g nn ter er, u • i chosen 7 strong Tory, told his eastern brother the Reform party to ..oncost the riding. that if it were said (onside uf the House He was opposed by Mr. John Davieun, he would resent the insult. Later on • resident lawyer ••f Clnderich, and a ex -Sovereign ;Fwwell raked up some u( gentleman who stood in good favor with hLc rs, Red said the eteeters uf.`tne section. Col. Bou got;� course Mr. Ices •' knew evcrytbinlr." Mr. defeated biro, however, by 89 of a Ives retorted by alluding to Hon. Mr. majority. In 1878 it was tacitly agreed Bowell asthe "represetliative.eithu } t - upon by the Tory wire -pullers that Mr.�Sla of the Boyne in the House." The P. Kelly would receive the nomination Tories in the Commons gra a happy for the Local House, on rendition that faimily. his services and iitflu ince would be free- _ toward (ac'.i others fur this occasion, at any rate, tied both assail Toe St•:NAL, because it knows more about \Vest Hu- ron than they du. In n pi-etiuus issue we asked Mr. Kelly t.• scan. the Oficial t The des )mss ., t se whelks �i5 hdltas then'band daub h b ly given to aid Mr. Farrow in North Huron in the contest for the Commons. Mr. Kelly innocently agreed to the, oompa4t, anis in 1878 did his level Lest to secure the election of Mr. Farrow. In 1879 Mr. Jnhnstun wee anxious to cove to the front as a candidate, but as the ar- rangement had been formally made that Mr. Kelly should rectili& the Tory nomination in .1879, and as that gentleman ..vas anxious to obtair his "pound of flesh," it was decided that Fie should be allowed to receive the nom- ination. But ie was also decided that Mr. Kelly should be killed politically on election day, and killed by his friends, so that he would never have the temerity to again put forward claims to the candi- dacy of West Heron. By a certain number of the Conservatives ---some 250 --refraining from voting, Mr. Kelly was buried under 414 of a majority. The vote killed Kelly as an aspirant -from that time forth his political cake was dough, s., to speak -and the way was opened up for his friend, Mr. Johnston, to come to the front. The cveuta in the recent contest are still fresh in tho minds of our readers, and we will not trespass on their patience by entering into min- ute particulars. But for the edification of the editor of the 412aenc1;41., we would state that Mr. Johnston polled 230 votes which had not come out when Mr. Kelly contested the constituency, and thus brought the majority down to 167. To illustrate this further v:e would state that (h.derich township, which is the "solid" Tory township of West Huron, gave 101 of a majority for Mr. Davison in 1875 in 1879 it only gave 39 fur Mr. Kelly ; and in 1883 it gave 89 for 31r. Johnston, niitwithetanding the fact that some 20 or 30 of its electors who had also votes in t:(dcrich town and (Tin- ton, were instructed to vote in tate latter places, so that Mr. Kelly's re- cord of (;oderich township in 187e would not bo distanced by nearly three figures. Col. Ross' returns in 18i) and 1883 were within two votes of each other ; but the figures polled fur Messrs. Davison, Keity and J.ohnatnn in 1-75, 1879 and 1833, respectively, pro:.] be- yond s peradventure that there w -a., a "nigger in t'ie fence," somewhere. So mush for the "sellitte' of Mr. 1'. Kelly in 11+7 1. We have no dusife keep op an interminable racket in re- gard to our ',seal election in this section, hut if our Tony (^f.•tru-e, at !wore and abroad, are not satisfied a ith-the thrash- ing their party teeeiven in 1VestHurus -- a thrash:ne t'.:st could be repeated every day in the weak, if it were passible to hold an election e.•nt(st tare cite:, then we cit prepared tashow tivun, and the public generally. n' err they !;a• -e been hit eu t'.ae raa . Tar t. u' f: lends . f :Ireslanl Lei sad at heart at the dpt.ttnite knife poles adopted 1 y tame' or 11111' woiti•9 Pm %av- io1111L fiae% desperate meta whcin -e• utr111ill to only defeat their awn, ::at a.,. Alas ! poor Ireland. Waaa'r .i. 3. Has.kira mantpwt:J when he is tint .ned .e. eayiere he rspresseted th„ atrpngest Protestant mesetittuncy its 1...1:1 Ida 1 lerieulda't he have said '• protesting corietiturpc-.-, Bothwell protests strouglyr.gaiost .lames Luutluu, liarch 18. - -Lady Flereue:u Dixie was attacked at Windsor tusterday by two sten di rguised in wometh sclothes , Her dress was eat with • dagger in seve- ral places, but she received no injury. Lrdy Ylsrsncu was walking, in it seeltwkd *pet near the weeds whoa two tueu ask- ed her what time it was. She replied she had no watch, and afterward noticed thouvt they wore women's clothes, their faces had been shared. Much alanuwf, she rented to walk away followed by the mese ut.e (f whom seized her. Sho strug- gled to escape, but, seeutg their daggers, tell in a swoon. This occurred at 4 p. tn. and she did nut r%x,eer her senses until 4 45. Lady Flureuoe has been prostrat- ed to day, The story of the_ attair waR elicted from her only at intervals. The s svi,g of her life is attributed to her St. lionised dog which it is supposed pentect• eel her while ahc lay in a swoon. Lady Flute nee Lad iso reason to suspect mime - ditto) danger,althouah she hug I sen some-, what fearful since the receipt of letters about she Land league. The last thing ing a she uaut ty remembers �mouth.mud iuto her mouthe s,1 the men . O recovery she found both palms were cut across and her gloves severed. There were two dagger holes two inches apart in the right hre'at of her dress. A broad steel corset rib was broken by a weapon which penetrated in the inner luting of her dress. Lady Florence supposes she unceneciouty struggled with the men, wi- elded ny the dog, until the seonndrels were disturbed by a cart passing the weeds. She received thrusteuing letters while in Ireleed lately. Una uf the men woreagreen dress and large hit with veil. It was the veiled man who attempted tt. assassinate her. No arrests have been made, but the police have a slight dun,_ It is believed the scoundrels were bitten by tie dog in the struggle. London, March 19.-- The Flereuoe Dixie affair is still puzzling everyone. There is no clue to the assailants. .A gardener working thirty yards frutu the scene of the out.& a says he heard noth- ing and saw nothing of the occurrence. Lady Florence says she celled to her hus- band for help. She states she would he sorry to attribute the outrage totho Land League. Patrick Egan says the attack on Lady Florence Dixie has no political sigrt8eance. I The family is peculiar, and the attack on Dra1L. - _ Bureau), N, 1., Manch 19. Rets,ts s! have leen received from lit irent pans of th United States and ('tahedt of pee ph. eaiug driven to imsautty through bre-•s mg over the falleci.eus stttrui of "Prof." Wiggins, mud now Huffelti hsps a fat sadder -eau, that vt the death .4 a ypuug girl, to be attributed to 110 otherit 114411 . in .:- ....t- -as • Dissolution of the Partnership t'AltttIEt) ON DURING 119: 1.•t*T 'snit'? I6.tlla 111 Tun Reformers of Clinton and vicine- 1 ,the lady was probably the resp of a aoil f d ty have arranged for the holdia8 of a grand Rat. ren banquet in Citation oa the evewing of Thsrsdsy nest, the ?9th inst., to celebrate the third wheeling into line of the three Hurons in the Provincial Legislature. Hon. Oliver Mowat, Hon. Christopher F. Frazer, and Col. Ross, b1. P. P., fur 7eetepu- roti, Thos. Gibs)n, Esq., M. P. P., for East Huron, and Archd Bishop, Esq., M. P. P., fur Scarth Huron, together with M. C. Cameron, Eel.. M. I'., for West Huron,- and ether members (f the House of Commons, have sigt.ified their intention of being present Invitations have also been extended to Hon. Edward BIake. Hun. Alexander Mackenzie and Mr: Patterson, M. P., for South Brant, :tied it is understood these gentlemen will endeavor to be present at the gath- ering.' The banquet promises to be one of the largest and beat ever held in the Western district, and we expect that the sturdy Reform yeoman who " smote the Amalekites" en the 27th of February last, will gather ill goodly numbers on the 29th inst., to celebrate their tri- umph and hearkereintn the voices of the chiefs for whom they fodght so earnestly and with such good results in Huron when the flay of trial waa 011. Nr. Mewat9 majority. When the Mail and ether journals talk about•the impossibility of 'Ir. illowat carrying on the Government with his present majority they probably forget that for the four years pricy to 1879, his majority was no larger than it now is, and that no difficulty whatever was ex- perienced. Tae fact is den .sitiot was bail'. .:efeated and instead of "ac- knnwledking the corn " recourse is hast y en• London March 19. -rt is supposed Lady -Florence Dixie's dog followed the assailants some distance. The Queen has requested that a painting of the dog be done for her. L►dy•Florence says: - "The whole atfir is trust mysterious 1 can aa-rihe the motive to no one, as my .ytr.i,a:.tues for the Irish people have been openly avewed and are well known." She warmly repudiated the aesnmpti.1 that the crime ass of Irish origin. The buldtess of the attack was extraordin- ary. It was a owntitted ch.ae to, a busy highway, in open day, withiu sight of the towers of itindeer. She says her assailants spoke no brogue, She remem- bers seeiu.g her dog drag Inc of them backward. The pa rs generally attribute the at- tack on Lady Florence Dixie to Irish malcontents. The Morning Post believes the Invinciblee have transferred opera- tions to England. London, March lti. -A dispatch Bays the alleged attempt t, murder Lady Dixie has roused public excitemrut t, the highest pitch. Although officials say they have clues to the perpetrators of the outra;e, no arrests have yet been made. The affair is still ehroudod in mystery. Lady Dixie is perfectly rational in her talk,but excited, and seems t, know very little about the circumstances of the at- tack. There is no evidence of anystrug- gle. The slightness (f Lady Dixie's in juries is causing general distrust as to the entire truth of her story: There is now a vague undercurrent of opinion that the affair has 'seen exaggerated or is the result of an overwrought hysterical imaginative: Gossip says the whole affair may not bo unconnected with a lecturing tour through the United States which, it is said, Ludy Dixie has been considerinc. It is understood if she goes to the United States it will be arranged to have her closely follow Parnell in his proposed route. Isiah ..,embers of Par- liament discredit the story of Lady Flor- ence Dixie. to all sorts of wild speculation about small majorities, the effect of recounts,!: the possibility of ceratin members being h.neuht up, and the likll. --[Kingston Whig. Turn P..IIIIeei 11Mmerlsm. It wiil i,1 remetnbercd that prior to the late Ontario elections the grunting .,f the right to cut timber on Walpole island, to Mr. Tennant, (f Brockville, was wade the subject of 'uncial inveati- ga�ion, allegations having been made Chet Mr 'feneent secured the tote of the Indian. in his favor by bribery. Mr. Ilingtn:w, Inepocter Indian Agencira,waa Kent up to inquire into the matter, and was unsl.ntnocl to have reported to the Department et Ottawa that the charges were f:clly sustained and that Tennant had by that weans secured from the In- dians the right to cut the timber, in the falx (4 an offer leen another party acme $4,000 (r 86,000 higher. Mr. Tennant was well 'mown as A Li1Nirki. Hu went t..Ottawa, had nil ietert•iety with Sir John Macdonald, returned to Brod.- vilie and •,tnnunced tii:nself as a raudi- (lite in. oppovtio:n to H,)n. Me. Fraser. Within tine least t. w•k iatvtruction, went re-eirou by Mr. Tennaot's agelet un the i land, direct Dura Ottawa. to ge,n1 cen- time the timber. • Loyalty std the emseybdia. 'LIG Cann/son, M. 1'.'for Went Huron, is charged just nos by Cmi*eerstare •..bans with timing etr.r,;, anti-1lriiri.h sentiwestr 'Mie ht a.1 and heist ..f Mr C,.ntrrun'e "dist salty" oreoa.istitag its chiraoaieriaang the trema;•shin Chary- bdis, o0 which the Cartaehsn Outer/ nest spent $37.000. than returning the old mat to the I/r�terial autheritie., as a n,'tn hilt How trst.w-.ndc,otlfy Intra) these organ. a.sun.e to 1,e bt tit.tra'-[fltrwt''r'Bseen.., f`nu:en Spell*, w os, ey a. Paris in the cc nary et' M. Cleweuc.•.n. the fasw.� on. • red Tel atitee.m) ). ! Revel, Roden Reap/wee'candidate fon• . SARNIA'S SAGES•. Ile tiewesra (basher into n Rear C.N: gra. Although some of our town t'ounci]• Ion oeassionally grow a little aoappisb we are pleased to say that no such scent as that which occurred at the last sitting of the Sarnia Council has yet happened hero. The oh* rr•r, in its report .1 the seethe, gives the follewit, spirited ilia hetue : • Mr. Watson as.kcd Mr. Raley where he could get a counter s*tt 111- Haley telt1 him there was one in the market and he went to Mr. Millard who referred him t, Mr L sic• nibe.atsd he said he could have tele. Mr. Raley knew all anoenc the counter and could have a■ it of ass tier anti hr heti uv right to •cellae one et getting nil of it and stet up and rush at mmehet. a wilt leer es a mad dog and clue ze toe wank se his,;; - - Mr Riley. -1 demand an video for that right straight. Mr. Watsonon -I eay you west for 1.e Mr. itilee -1 apt cal to the 1'syur to bare this mum put out. Pet him out right straight et 1'11 do it. myself. Mr. Watson Yea had n,, crus:nests to. rash Mr. Riley )idled up un ink 1.,ttitl and with that its his land send : 1 deemed you to take that 1401-. .1, -,log,••• we 1'11 knockeit had e'.J. Mr. Fusion - 1 teal...,.. i 11 take it back. The r.nncillers who were sitting be- eirie Watson, and who felt thyme/elven wtnact,1 1 v the ink Iott''. CNet.,nod is chorus: Ile ap' l ,•.• Hr takes it trick. it's a1I right now. Their feel- ines were tench relieved by the ink beet th bassi pat down. Mr. Watson -Mt. Riley slroi:',d hes e two t Rh thea up to peeper shape. '11.e ''ayor -If goat dant keep better taper 1 .haf pare the ehaie a teethe-year-oldslaughterof .1 ,alb W. If,f .1 Wil,. Inc. at 184 tirant street. The i child has always been notably bti.ht and iutell gent, was u groat reader, tathtr uoagivative,and iwctdiatlytiers/nusnh,tot storms. She rem: 1n the eees,leapeiette t eredietious bl the Lsn sdtan pr iphet. , A week ado tyle stor+n was •r•,plte/ie.l h. . du its must detttuctite word. She v:.,'' particul trly•nrrvuus. and *spent a good portion of her time that day and 8un.in; ' ...\,,.:, searching through the Bible to hook f.,r cnnfirutatiuu er relitf of her fears. 1'11. niembe.s of the feebly ,tttemupt...l to see - 1 son her out tit ,Iyer .tears, but h. vain : she brooded constertt?y over the aupre- hended danger, cool would ft'r'q tontfy I use such expressie•na as : --"'Che houses.1 will all blow doe u; and theft whore tan we go --where eau we go i' 1'ufir u• stdy• at the Kui,per table think tau ice Mr. Wolfe stoke of the prophecy, /nee �� expressed an opinion that, the events predicted aright take piece. That even-. ing the child refused to go to hood unto' her father excuse h sloe, goal sat in a chair before the tire tteutbliug and aax- ious whence,r she heard the wind tehte- tlitlg amend the house. lint• nervus- Jaen ce ntiuut.d all Sunday, and that evenly she was taken with vomiting cud complalued of pain iu her head and side. She was put to bed, but talk sol contin- ually about the storm, and v•verud her head with the sheet wheuevcr she heard the wind blow. 1)r. Parmetter was call- ed io to see her, and it was only the day before her death, on Friday, that he could deeerwtne that her disease was meningitis She fail] leraditelly, stud at three o'clock on Friday s teruu"a passed away. Tho family fully believe that fright was the CAUsu of her tlluess and death, and Pr. Permitter told them it was more than Writable that the brain affection was brought on by that cause. f { CZJT N-TON•f se,loll _.,at u . '...i tees o:• oto "tack. It is the Lai14, - i tt i)rj ' i•t.)r , it, ,loo ('t,unt'.+incl link for years haan re. .. rtl 1. • 11.•• host t•xtppnent of Standard null .1.1 1`•. (`. :)t!`' THH JERSEY LILY. nor visit to Totowa* a t ery Flatterl.a *we. The Jersey Lily has gone, and has left a good imp/elision behind her. Her ap- pearance at the matinee on Satturday afternoon in "The Huneyunnen" and in the evening in •' As Yea Like it," was greeted by large a,odiences. "No doubt her best character is that of Ilester Grazebr000k in ''Aha Unequal Match." She has not been (u the stage lung enough to play Rosalind as it has been played by finishedactresea. MN.Langtry is a charming woman, hat r she is not, !and to de her justice she'does not pre- tend to be) a great actress. Shake- alieare's plays cannot he ' interpreted by amateurs lite"A niece of triesic that is reed at sight. The fair Jersey woman was probably as well pleased at her re ceptton as were her audiences at her tip- pearencc, as she was all 'miles and mod- est blushes. In the evening, after hav- ine-been liberally applauded, sne tirade a sleet speech in response to the viva:oils demands of the students who were pre- sent in great force ami,.; "the gods." She said : "I am sure you do not leek to me for a speech. None that i could frame would bear any proportion to the warmth of your greeting-tn the hearti- nese of your encouragement. Had any- thing been needed to remind me of Eng- land, my reception on Canadian moil would have recalled to me the dear and distant land where my first and still un- worthy efforts met with indulgent re- cogniti..n. Let me then say, without courting failure in an attempt to express in words how grateful I am for your kindness, that it kill nev:r fsde from my memory, and that of the many incentives to work in the profession 1 have chosen, the favour of a Toronto audience will he among the sweetest and Rtrongest. Thank yew again, and for a while at least, 1 will say farewell." Among the absurd things of the evening was the Ringing of God Save the Queen by "the gide. when Mrs. Langtry tint appeared. The singing was nearly am bad as the taste which suggested the thing. it was in- tensely ludicrous, but the fair actress, although evidently embarrassed, had su$icient good Benne not to notice it, find managed to keep her face strsi>;I,t. Another silly thing was in "the role' guying people as they carne in. This is very rude-[Telearram. 011borea Asallastilke Menem. Mr. \l.'C. Cameron's hill to snake in oast a criminal offence was the subject of much discu.aiot on the amendment bt Mr. Ives, that the trials of such cases be strictly private. The majority of the French nwwbers atret:n"usly (pinnies] the bill, arhning that it would Ion tette, for the public wnrale t( take ne eaten sgainst parties guilty of such an sett/lice. In cotuntittee,the bill only escaped (loath by the casting vete of the cheinnits, but in the house a motion for mix on.nths heist met with s disastruus itt fest • n a non-party vote, and the Mil was read a second time. A tettnta■t wasge.atwa. 1% h : • •air lcgvlatorfi ate dimpt:ting ever the fate of Sir John s war -ship Charvtslts we have a suggestion to make. The C, "servstire party have gene largely into the cattle business lately chiefly n; the 1luak•,ka district, and will mutably not he aide to secure enough of stesm- ship accommodation to take over to beg. bah markets their spring oonsigameras Why not use the Charybdis for the ee- iKert o f c..es"rvative csttib 1 Ker John's p51 i(tic drovers, who have been in Mat - muter a national benefit upon Canada if the eemdition of the Charybdis is as repre- .rotrd. by all n.l'aths let the Doinim,n (i.evernm,•nt use the Charybdis for their cattle trade. As numen,na ridinim are likely tone npered as the result of elec- tion petitions it ie preeehle that regular employment can be giren to Rte John'. ••sty and original .hip of war. -ice• THE NEXT Stock of Over $40,000 SIX WEEKS sr IMMENSE DISCOUNT ;; 15 Per Cent. on all Cash Purchases Under $10. 20 Per Cent. on Purchases Over that Amount. All our New Goods are to hand with the exception of 6 Cases ]gess Goods Direct t•rr•rri the Manufacturers. pet "S.S. Cavpie' Lutl 6 Cases Scotch and Canadian Tweeds, .til of which are expected this week.) OPPORTUNITY THIS WILL BE AN SELDOM OFFERED. Our Stock has never been so large or too well assorted as it is to -(hili. Our arrivals of New Goods will make a grand totnl of 46 Clues, and No RESERVE will he .made in any I) . parturient. That everybody may know our pricer to be genuine, we give oar Private Mark in full • AGEfT�wfpj' • ealeate • X • • rjr-To Customers Living in the Adjoining Towns and Villages, we will give a RFTi1RN RAILWAY TICKET M Purchasers of over Twenty Dollar% • Sale Commences from This Date 'Tlle Nueinc it ill in tutttre Iv' carried on by 1 JOHN CRAIB.