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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1883-11-23, Page 12THE mum .SIGNAL, FRIDAY NOV. 30, !883. THE HURON SIGNAL 1 laublished every Friday Morning, by Ile Ot�ICVODv Bros., at their OMce. Nutth ,t off the Squarer GODERICH. ONTARIO. Aad is despatched to all parts of the surround se country by the earliest malls and trains. By general admission It has a larger client* ton than any other aowspaper in this part of the oosatry, 4 la one of the raciest, .mwelest and mos reliable Journals in Ostasio posseestnd as It due*, the tare -going essentials and being in addition to the "boa e. a first -clan. family and fireside Raper It it therefore r most desirable adeerfuhwg "medium. Tuns. -41.50 in advpnoe postage prepaid Lb7 publishers; ; 111.73. if paid before- six months OO If not so pard. Tips rule will be strictly en forced. RArae or ADVIRTISINO.-Sight cents pp.ee nue for erst insertion; three Dents per line for each subsequent insertion. Yearly, half -yearly anduarterly oostrsots at reduced rates. .Mreoinma.— We bare also • first-class Jobbing department in connection and possess- ing the most oomplete out -et read best facilities f w turning out work in Ooderic►,are prepared to do business in that line at prices that cannot be beaten, and of • quality that cannot be urpaased. - Terms Casa FRIDAY, NOV. • SOra, 1883. THE BEGINNING (IF THE END. All along the line the opinion is fast (gaining ground that the present Tory 4aorernn ent at Ottawa has about "reach- ed Use end of its string." Sir John Mac- dotaal& when in Opposition, was never tired (if attributing the hard times and the cotattsercial depression to the "mis- rule of tks Reform Government," as he was pleased to term it. A favorite ex- preasioo of Lis, et the politictl pic-nim. was, "Provid ace is against the Grits ;" another was, •"The potato hug and the weevil carte in with the Grits," and waiting, as any other fakir would wait, for the laugh to subside, which hie impudent sally had brought forth, he would then proceed to lay to the charge of the Gov- eroment every ill that had pvertaken the country. If its a by-election the Reform majority was reduced, the political har- lequin pointed out that a great reaction had set it ; if a resent constituency was captured by the Tories, he de:Lred the heather was on tire. and the tocsin had sounded out the death knell of the Re- form Government ; if the crops were short, the shrinkage had been brought •bout by Cartwright's policy ; if the sea- son was dry and rain was wanting, upon Mackenzie's shoulders was laid the blame ; and so un. To -day, if we measure Sir John's chances by his own words, what are the signs of the times 1 Unfortunately for our country, we are now experiencing • depression of trade ; a shrinkage of crops has overtaken a lerge portion of our ag- ricultural districts ; the exodus has in- creased to an alarming extent since the N. P. was introduced ; the population of all our towns and villages, as well as many of our cities, are either stationary nr have decreased ; our workmen are not eljoying the blessing of good wages ; our workshops, mole and factories are closed or running only part time ; the balanos of trade is against Canada to the extent of $33,000,000: our credit with foreign capitalists has g pne down, if we are to take the latest loan as a criterion ; the prices of our produce have fallen; and other calamitous events are our portion, We do not say that all these lamentable oe.currencea are due to the action of the Government. Bret Sir John Macdonald, time and again, (luring the campaign of 1878, stated ,so, and asked that an ad- verse verdict be given Mackenzie for that reason ; and the adverse verdict was given. But inciting the public to arise against the powers that lee is nut • profitable .epeculatiun for a would-be statesman. Governments have their ebb and flow, and the political leader who rides in on ,the crest of a wave is liable to be caught in the undertow, and drawn to destruc- tion. So it is with Sir John Macdon- ald. The people remember his specious promises, and observe that they are still unfelelled ; prosperity has not been the portion .of the country under Str Leon- ard Tijley'e tariff ; and no proapect of things .i$i'proving can be seen. The people lire fest realizing that they have been deceived, and their wrath will eventually ti::erteke the deceiver. As constiteettcy .after cot.etitueucy opens up, the hardl.ariti:i, on, the wall will be- cotne apparent, And the "Men crone, Vice/ up'ctrsia," sounded sly Lennox last Mcnday, wij;1 receive confirmation before the end of the 53l11.,n of lrtyt. These leek like brave words, when we see all adverse Tory majority of 70 rnamben ag.ilu tate L'.byral party on the floor of parli.t,nr;at ; but we have looked at the signs .1 ter tines, and we find thein propitioga ,its .all doe,tions. We bare read in C ,ll n'w".;rfeofeir John Macioneld," that Otic p sent leader of the Ottawa Government aiarays, when in Opposition, considered his epposeests weakest when they were nume,:,a:': strongest. And why ! Simply because the more numerous they were, the more elements of discord were likely u, in- trude. The Ouvernmeat at Ottawa is sepp st. ed by a large majority, but that majority is joined together by iso •Dimon policy on any parte:elar question. leen in the Cabinet the minietere are far (nos being of ons mind. Tupper and Tilley have been acknowledged rivals for the lead- ership on the Inglisle side of the Tories, ; sod Lanite%in and Cbapleae certainly do net dwell in darty together. Net& ing but the tricky lost of air John Mos - deltoid keeps the goeuttune.W oeseh%Is ie nine' o r Dela. bud es the Prowler int well up its ye..t. and subject at any tuuutent t.. the penalty which Nature holds in store fur thew en or about thjwe score and tett years, it Can be seen easily that the "great majority" at Otta- wa is held together by a rope s4 laud, liable to be sundered at any moment. In any event the pretest venal srujori• ty iu Parliament is deemed, and to power can avert the diameter. In 1873 a atroug Tory Government fell, and in 1884, a Tory Governutont, is destined to see it yet uturt powerful following fade away like mist before a gale. Sir Juhu Macdonald foresaw the calamity which is now banging over the Conservatiye party, and enduavonl to avert it by forcing the general election a year ahead. Had the election taker place in 1883 instead of in 1882, despite the gerrymander, nothing could have sav- ed the Tory party. The feteof 1873 would have overtaken the Tory party its 1883, and we therefore look for a repetition in 1884 of the Reform victories at the polls in 1874. The above is slot prophecy ; it is a solid deduction, founded -on facts that speak louder than words. THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. Mr. G. W. Ross, of Strathroy, ons of the foremost educationists of Ontario, has been selected by the Government of Ontario for the position of Minister of Education, r:cs Hon. Adam Crooks re- signed. The choice is a good one. Fur sutne years past., Mr. Crooks hits been in failing health, and at tires had been forced to^entirely relinquish the duties of his office by reason of the malady from which he suffered. A trip to Europe, which was undertaken with the hope of improving his shattered constitution, die not work the desired good result, and on his return his resignation was placed its the hands of the Lieut. -Governor. For year. pant the Tory prints have been shouting themselves hoarse with the cry, "Crooks must go," (as our friends will re- member who bethink them of the "Mar- miop" controversy,) and now that the hon. gentleman has stepped down and out, it is to be hoped that they will be satisfied that the event has happened. The Mail, however, haa put on mourn- ing for Mr. Crooks, and, metarphorical- lyspeaking,is weeping -crocodile tears - over the fact that he is no longer Minis- ter of Education. That journal denoun- ces the appointment of Mr. Ross, and says that gentleman is an ignoramus and unfitted fur the place. Mr. Ross' lack of education, which has just been discover- ed by the !fail booby, will be news to his friends in the teaching profession, who have labored with him in the furth- erance of education for the past quarter of a century. After the imported liter- ary prig of the Mail has worked as well and as faithfully for the educational inter- est. of Ontario u has Mr. Ross, we will be quite willing to nominate that pedan- tic personage for the position of Minister of Education, notwithstanding his pres- ent std lack of educational knowledge. AN INJURED INNOCENT. Ir is the Piston Gazette, (Tory) which thus ,glorifies that apotheosis of injured innocence, the local member for Len• not :- "Mr. A. H. Roe should be the proud- est man in the Province of Ontario. After a fair trial he has been acquitted of all the charges of corruption against him by the virtuous Grits of Lennox at the instigation of Mowat, Bull•pup, Slugger it C... They dread his appearance in the Legislative Assembly, as the knell of their unrighteous sway in Ontario." Mr. Roe is the person who, it would seem, added perjury to blasphemy, in his recent else against Snider. At least 8 witnesses swore that Roe was giving false witness its his own behalf at that trial This reminds us of the pat reply given to the Ottawa Tory organ by the Free Press of t hat city : "Tots f inure says Mr. Roe, M.PP., denied having used the language attribut- ed to him. But eight witnesses, includ- ing a ntinister of the Gospel and a Tory editor, swore he did. HP was according- ly nun -suited, which amounted to a vir- tual conviction. Tho organ, however, should not forget that it was the Tory press, led by the Mail, which persistent- ly attacked nonbelievers, covering them with nppr•i.rium on all occasions, but now that one of the most outspoken of freethinkers turns out tc he a standard- bearer of the Tory party the Christian fervor of the organs oozes out of their finger ends like Bob Acre's courage. fele Richard Cartwright's able speech at Napanee on Saturday did good wank in that town. At the last election Nap - tine. gave 77 of a majority against Mr. Alliston ; on Monday last that tuajority was sponge I ..tf the slate, and a mej. - ity of 2 was p;acr.l t.. Mr. Allison's credit. Sir Richard did effective w..rk in Napalm. despite the presence of Sir L. Tilley, Hon. Mr. Pope and dishonot- abte Messieurs Macintosh, Rue, Bnnit bee and Woolworth. Ler us see : Was tt not the Mail that last revr referred to the Hon. Mr. Crooks at "the unaanetified ass of the education department" 1 Th. whirligig , of tido* brines its revenge, and now the Mail is acting as chief mourner over hie departure from ollfoe, and in addition to Beeping is engaged in the plessMtt mote pee at recording his virtues in large lettere- And so, Mr. Croke le not se "nneenatf8trd see." after ell ' SIR RICHARD CARTWRIGHT. The speedy return of Sir Richard Cart- wright to public life is hailed with estis- (sation by Reformers all over Canada. The fact that he is su ruuudly abused by the Tury press proves eeeelasively that he is nut esteemed highly by the Tory party. That fact of itself is a good end sufficient reason shy he sho*ld receive the aid, sympathy "tad vu4s of every good Reformer, Sir Riohisl Cartwright is abused and vilified by the Tury pro because the Tory leader, eko hates him, has issued the Insatiate to his ti '..us that. at all hazards, Cartwre/he must be crushed out. The Tory prints tell -its that Cartwright is • Jonah to the Reform party ; that he has no ability ; that he is • financial failure ; that ret the erect of his election the Liberal cause must go to the wall, ac.; and whilo dilating ort the inability of Cartwright, end the in- jury his preserves in the Home would be to the Reform party, they yet, •,u every uotcaaion endeavor to keep him out of the house. Why 1 Is it because the Tory party wishes to aid the Returns party that Sir Richard is erased 1 Nn ; it is because he is a thorn to the aide of the Government, and he must be kept from piercing the tender flesh of the Ministers. If Sir Richard is the Old Man of the Sea to the Reform party every Tory in the land ought to rejoice that he has fastened himself upon it, and instead of seeking to make him loose his hold,ihould strengthen his hands to bold fast. We thunk our Tory friends for warning us against the evil effects of Si Richard Cartwright's connection wit'- our party, but we distrust their soli citude for the Reform party, all the sem.. And we know whereof we speak. We know that Sir Richard Cartwright is a public inan of undoubte.t ability : that he is the brat liouncter of Canada to -day; that he is honest, capable and truthful ; that his past actions are briny vindicat- ed by present events ; and that, as the days roll by„ his popularity will continue to increase. \V.,, know, also that he is hated by Sir John Macdonald because he has dared to denounce hint as a drunkard, a shameless trafficker to con- tracts, a barterer of charters, a perjurer, a corruptiunist and a man of unclean hp. We know, also, that Sir John's word is law with his followers, and when he says thet,C.,rtwright must be frowned dowu every Tory is bound to frown at him. Such being the case, we are with Sir Richard in the fight. His old con- stituency of Centre Huron was legislated out of existence by act of Parliament, when the otter ridings were merely ger- rymandered, and this act alone proved that Cir John would stop at nothing to rid himself of the presence of one who had proved himself to be so formidable an opponent. In South Huron, for which he has been solicited by the Reform con- vention to stand as a candidate, we are satisfied he will receive a warm support. The more the Tories rail at him, the more should the Reformers stand by him. And when it comes to polling day -should George Jackson, or any other "well -licked" candidate have the temer- ity to face the poll -let an old-fashioned" Reform vote prove that when Sir John "hived" the Grits in South Huron, he nade a rod to scarify his own back. WE VELI)111.11. Canada nee.ir Sir Richert! Oartwri,ht, her most careful financier, to pouts to the (nett *Indio The tollowie f paiuful con- trast of the public expeuditers of t'.e Din nin►at is worth a coltitun of argu• useut. t'Qair 07 eOYRiLelea117. Tiller's extravapsee. 1ltIS *Xl,cceecc Cart wrtesereoonomy, 147! •fa ps.aes Extra e.rt to the peep.... 18a.eN.ese MR VeYILLAN'R RE-iiGNATION. The resignstiva of Mr, John McMil- len, M.P. fey South Hunan, is t nu e f those patriotic seta which every now and then occur to show that all politicians are Rut devoid of loyalty to the party plattonu. Tho manner its which Mr. McMillan accepted the decision of the aeration, to whom hands he had re- turned the trust which they gave hiui in 1882, proved that he was guidel not by personal motives, but by patriotic priu ciplev. To -day John McMillan is the most papular man in South Huron, and in the not distant future, when the strife of • general election is at hand, we hope once more to see our tried and 'trusted friend leading on the Reform phalanx in South Huron. We hook upon hie pre- sent severance from the pasitiun of member fot South Hurun as only tem- porary, and feel assured of his early re- turn to his seat in Parliament. THE LENNO[ ELECTION. The election its Lennox is putting the Tory journals up en end, and they real- ly do not know what to say. No two of them have the m:ae excuse, but every one has an excuse of some kind. The Mail says the Grits, headed by Sir Rich- ard Cartwright, buught up the constitu- ency ; the Hamilton Spectator attributes the defeat to the publication of Roe's blasphemy ; the London Free Press would have liked to remark upon the matter on Wednesday, but someone sawed the edi- tor s boat, and he didn't spin. But they all admit that they have been beaten. The Mail says it is not much of a beat- ing, as the majority is only 5, but that veracious organ forgets to inform its readers that, in the previous election the majority was on the other side to the tune of 205. Mr. Allison has therefore made a gain of 210 votes, and as the to- tal vote in 1882 mass 2,779, the increase has been about 1 in every 13 of the voters. That looks like a reaction with • vengeance -out of every baker's dozen of Tories one man has stepped from the rank. and joined the Liberals. if the same reaction has set in elsewhere in the Province - and we knew e,f no reason why it should not -then the days of Toryism in Canada are fast drawing to a close. Speed the day, c , nrades, «her - ever it lis. in your power. Teta Tory party was flattering itself auto the belief that as Hon, tis. W. Roes had accepted • positi es is the Ontario Cabinet the meet fer the Dominion Par- liament would be let go by default, but the hope has been doomed to diaapp.int- m snit. At • convention Mehl at Glencoe1 ea Tess4ay last, Donald M. Cuserun, of 1111cathrey, the well-known and talented Warden of Middlesex county, receival the amanimous nomination. Mr. Cam - sena aeeepted the trust tendered him by the convention. se 1 snnounced his in Nation of carrying the Reform standard t saw to victory. The nomination of Mr. t4tmernn lies caused a onsternation in tM Tn' eamp Tug early frost has killed the Tory majority in Lennox. The 26th was a Cold day for Sir John's nominee. Fano Villiers of the Londcln Graphic, and O'D000van of the London Daily News, two of the best known war corres- pondents, are believed to have perished with Hicks Pashas command in the Soudan. The amount obtained by Mr. Wood- worth from the Government on aoe.ount of his gravel pit on the farm for which he paid *900 was $8,20J, not $83,900, as by a typographical error is woo stated in these notes sense weeks ago. e. ,liar et Ilse tryst thin `S>t'"PS t7efaa (As rendered by Jebaston k kit har!limo Shake. brother. . eke, ibises wet:, cairn, unawe by the hand tet, ratetalre. : i biil to: the poor votriro. A "V" fur the wile of the r:c`i vutaire. Au envelope fur tt,t cant -amain 'nest be nety tit a bold be .:acro,. eiluske, brother. s',ekr. shake with entre ell:p a bill W the hand of the poor euialre. A REPLY by our Amberly correspoc- dent to the two letters which appeared against him last week, has been seat sir, but as the writers all around have got away from the point at issue, and are abusing each other personally, wo have decided to choke off the controversy at once. SERGEANT Mason, who was sentenced to imprisonmet.t fur shooting at Guiteau, has been released from durance vile. Seeing that he only attempted to fore- stall the hangman in the case of Guiteau, he has certainly paid • sufficient penalty for his crime, by hie term of imprison- ment. Tag Mail says Alf. Boultbee overcame every Grit with whom he came in am - het in Lennox. Roe, also, has increased in popularity since he wee non -suited by Snider, and forced to swallow the blas- phemy charge. Of course Hon. Leon- ard Tilley, Hon. Mr. Pope, Charlie Mc- Intosh, M.P., and all the Tury camp followers held their own. And such be- ing the case how did it come that Allison changed a minority of 205 into a major- ity of b 1 There is a sum in proportion fer the editor of the Mail. Tett Morning News, of Toronto, is a new journalistic candidate fur public fa• vor. It is edited by E.E. Sheppard,and is of demecretic extraction, pure and simple. If the red-hot issues that have come to hand are fair specimens of what the journal will be in the time to come, It will certainly be well worth reading. There is a lot of matter in the sheet that we certainly don't gc in with, hut there arealsu a large number of sentiments ex: pressed to which we respond a hearty "Amen." On the whole, the Morning News is a sturdy youngster, and will make its presence felt.. The trial of the Bothwell Duminiou election sass has bee) tired to take puce at Chatham, before Justice Obit, "n the Sud of January mgt. Ora local contemporary last week re- produced an extract from the Parkhill Gazette, taking exception to the fact of THE SIGNAL haring alluded to Mr. Ed- mund Meredith as a "lame dock," when his name was before the electors of West Huron as a Tory candidate. When we alluded to Mr. Meredith as s "lame duck," we did sn in a political sense, swing to his having been "winged" badly in North 3i.iddlesez at the testi election. Had he the nerre to contest West Huron during the recent election.I polling day would have found him a "dead duck" politically, instesttof a "lame duck." Now what will the G'szctlfe and Star say Tama is a curious c oincidence be- tween West Huron and Kest Middle- sex politically. The Reform members for tM,Consmons and Legiclaturein West Heron are Cameron anal Rosa Cam- eros for the Commons. and Row for the Legislature, are reed reeving in the Re - forts interest in West Middlesex Meat Middlesex for the Commons, like Wed Mama, was badly gerryma.dm+d. bel the Reformer worn. There is a doable wencidewsee so far as the Local Hosea contest is essesrned, as the omiitlyw beer the familiar names Rum red haler Nob If there be nyehiteg inn •egew, Oese on sod Rte are rise to los ebet ed in. the 140i of Ileeasnher pus Totes lure another grievances. Twee ref Mr Mowst's Cabinet go by the n.iuu of ft as ! Terrible crime, to have two of o e time in the Cabinet. Our Tory friends; however. have bad memor- ies They (erect the time ellen two Popes and two Mau.L,nalds .sat together on the treasury benched at Ottawa. A■ wws,Ne wpleteR, 31r. Ross is president 01 the Ontario TeachersArens:whit, nod is emi:tcroly quelitied for the important wsttii.0 he has been celled u) to till. Hislapp.itt- ment will be popular with all classes. Mr. Muwat now ccmmands an admirable Ministry, the strongest and most cup - able with which the Province of Ontartu has yet been favored. -[Montreal Pert. The name of Cul. John English, of Strathroy, appears in the Free I'ress as a chairman of for Tury Committee fur West Middlesex. As Cel. English is one of "Mowat's nitrons," in other words a Division Court Clerk, we trust the Free Press will be consistent enough to deluge him with a few columns of abuse for tak- ing part in politics, as our contemporary can hardly have forgotten its reneut dia- tribes upon other Division Court offi- cials.- [Advertiser. 7tbe t'erruptl.Rlst Meet C.. SOUTH HURON. Meeting of Rab • n C 33vent*oB. ■eslgesitee .1 Nr. Jay N1•/Haar Mr.- IrstMWles of tN. * sN t:arteerlmat. A spea:d mesdngjtt the Reform Asso- ciation of Surds Risrun was held here of Friday afternoon, All bet two of the deter• ase anpaiute 1 ity the Weal asso- ciations wet, present. The Mall Was not large enougjs to apoumw...late the dele- gates, and the meeting was hold in the I're.l•yterian church. The Hon. Mr. Rieke, who was prudent by i•iv tati•at, re des the delegates that S.r Ri0i. rd Curtaright had cut. tes'ed Centel- ehlingtou, a gerrynuud- ered c-ustttueuoy,beoxuse it was telt that if there was a chance sit a Reform vic- tory it lay in securing him as the party's standard hearer. South Huron being a constituency 'whiob tb.'T ries had used t•. '•h;vd' their opponents, there was it 1 genet al feeling Wore the last election that the majority should be :nadir of use W secure the presence its the House of Baku n massif, Mr. Mrckonzie, Or Sir Richard Cartwright, should one of them tail to win the contest its which he should first engage. At the nominating cony en taco of rho Reform Association, a res,- lutiun, was presented placing the seat at the disposal of the Reform leader should he deem it neosesary to use it in this say. This, however, was felt to be u. in accordatt a with the Liberal principle of leaving all Feasible power in the hands of the peep.le. and a resolution was sub- stituted pledging the Reform candidate, should he be anccessful, to leave the. question of his vacating the seat in the hands oaf the convention, in case it should be needed fur one of the leaders. This resolution was mitred and seconded re- spectively by the two must prominent aspirants to the nomination, and recei'•- ed the support of the convention. Mr. MacMillan, one of the gentlemen, becanee the choice of the convention and of the e'ecters. Regarding his services in the House, Mr. Blake spoke in the highest terms, and bo assured them that t.o bine{ but a sense of duty as the lead- er of the party would have led him to su_:est that the matter of opening the constituency should be considered by the convett:on. He pointed out that in view of the prospect that financial and fiscal questions would next session assume even greater prominence than usual, he deemed i necessary in the interest of the party to have the assistance of Sir Richard Cattwright in the House. He desired the convention, therefore, to consider the matter. Should they de- cide to call upon Mr. MacMillan to re- sign, he hoped and believed that the severance of the connection between him and the constituency he had so worthily represented would be only temporary. Mr. Blake was followed by Mr. Mackenzie, who a:so was present 1 by invitation. He expressed Ins con- currence with what had been said, sad while regretting if they should lose Mr. MacMillan, expressed the pleasure it would afford him to see Sir Richard Cartwright onoe more in his place in the ' House of Commons. Mr. MacMillan, who was loudly ch ed, made a abort, straightforward.pee�, placing himself entirely in the hands of the convention, assuring them that if called upon to do so, he would cheerfully resign. A ballot was taken, which resulted its a majority of votes in favur of Mr. Mac - •Millan resigning. On the motion of Mr. M. Y. McLean, seconded by Mr. D. D. Wilson, the de- cision was made unanimous by a stand- ing rate. it was then moved by Mr. John McMil- lan, the retiring member, seoonded by Mr Alex Kerr of McKillop that Si The election of Mr. Allison, the R. - form candidate for the House of Con. - mons for Lennox county, is a significact indicetinn of the e:ourse of public opin- ion. The force of the rebukerfittingly ad- sttinistened too the grossly corrupt prac- ticss which resulted in the return of Sir John Macdonald, is nut diminished by the fact that Mr. Allison's majority can ba counted on the fingers of one hand. It is a good sign to note the growth of a public sentiment stronger than party- ism, which sometimes .speaks out at the polls in condeninatien of flagrant actions such as the shameleas bribery practiced by A. H. Roe, the agent of the Pre- mier. The example i. one that should net be lost upon politicians. The Curruptionist must go, -(Toronto Morning News, Alarwalag, but I'are.Rded ewts.n. OrrAwe, Nov. 24.—A report was cir- culated yesterday afternoon that toe Governor-General narrowly estaped being blown up. It seems that his Excellency who takes a deep interest in educat:anal matters, visited the Nermsl and Model schools during the day, and while in the Normal school witnessed some experi- ments in the laboratory. One of those experiments had to do with hydrogen, a jar of which blew up and proceeded on a skyward mission, only being interrupted by tree ceiling, which smashed the jar to atoms. a shower of the fragments falling upon Lord and Lady Lansdowne, who received it with great good burner. Dangers• Freight. Detroit, Nov. 26.—On Saturday even- ing while the Lake Superior steamer St. Paul was lying at the dock unloading two carboys of acid dropped into the hold and burst. Immediately a dense smoke drove all the employees to the dock. A constant great of water was kept playing into the hold to {prevent the acid from eating her iron work. An attempt was made to scuttle her, but the fumes of acid ane: lime were too pewer- ful to allow the sea cock to be reached. Daniel Fillclston, orate of the St. Paul, came very near losing his life by inhaling acid vapour. John Edwards, a deck hand, was taken to the hospital suffering from inhalation of the vapour of the acid and lime. Finnelaton was sent to his home in a very precarious condition. The heat engendered by the acid and quicklime in combination again buret into, fitnies latter in the evening. The fire department came to the rescue. The St Paul was scuttled and sunk at dark A farmer named Meyers has eloped from Glencoe with a young girl. Mrs. Meyers is in delicate health and has five children, the youngest only -a few weeks old. The missing nun had previously sold everything ou', and is known to have purchased two tickets far Califor- nia. The cuntra.tors of the Souris and Rocky Mountain railway are in a bad way. The work was commenced by the (e mpeny on the strength of 'securing bonuses from the municipalities through which the line passed. These bonuses have not been forthcoming, and the,con- tractors cannot get • cent, nor are they able to pay the laborers. A son of Mr. Hazel, Harrisburg Stat- ion. and another lad named Kitchen were out shooting, when Hazel accident- ly shot Kitchen in the face, tearint'. out both eyes and part of his nose. it is thought the bay will recover. A young woman with a young baby in her gnu was admitted to the house of lin. Munson, of Palmerston, on a pre- tense of having sewing done, and after- ward put the child de wn and said she was going. to the post office and would sero return, but had Dui at the latest taeornts. Geo R..hinson and wife, of Clinton, hate returned from the North-west, and Weed reeding here this winter. were 1,iviti•.I in the Tuttle Mountain d trict,within 11 miles of the boundary, sal Me. &Niko t states 'filet every day NMlset ser.. seen leaving Manttnlra •s Dalton while *very enly declarwl that unless i treat it management of sewn Isbeee pi.e re. ;ankh "i;l 1.. the coneastnenre r Richard Cartwright be the nominee of this convention for the Doming contest. Carried unanimously. Mr. McMillan, in moving the resolu• tion trade a powerful appeal to the dele- gates to look at the selection of a candi- date not from a sectional standpoint, but in the best interest of the party. The meeting closed with cheers fer Blake, Mackenzie, McMillan, and the Queen. Hon. Mr. Mackenzie took the 4.21 p.m., train for London, and Hon. Mr. Blake drove to Se•fothl with the dele- gation of that town, in order to make aonnecti with the train for Toronto. A fatal accident happened in the vil- lage of Drumbo; on the afternoon of the 26th inst., to a than named John Allen, a baker, in the employ' of Mr. Pollock. About two o'clock Mr. Allen went out to the born to get the waggon ready for its usual trip, and while standing in the V open dhs.r a gust of wind blew the door close, striking him the forehead, and knocking him senseless. He, however, recovered sufficiently to be able to move around and converse a little, but about 4 o'clock alarming symptoms set in, ending in his death about 5 o'clock. He leaves a wife and severs] children to trfuurn hie logs Jno. Robertson and sons recently purchased the farm in Grey owned by J. N. Knechtel adjoining their awn for the auto of 84,025. The. farm contains 100 acres, has good buildings and soil of excellent quality. With some improve- ments tl ey contemplate making this farm will he worth at .lent $6.800. They will now have one of the beet 200 acre farms in the township. H. W. C. Meyer, having an opportun- ity to present the claims of Wifor the extension of the T. G. D A, to Wingham on Saturday het is ]labii. 1, had an interview with the Oemseal ?flan• err of the T. G. • B., as she age Sweetie, Esq., wbieb rttwlled h The General Manager proemial y Wingham a visit• and will telegrapb to Mr. Meyer when he can onma---(Wing- ham Advance A little ten-year eld boy i.aassd Sch wartasnberg,of th! 9th Dun. of Pealioeb. was standing on a barn on Wednesday. when a l..tp on which he was reeling, gave way and he fell to the ground the keg (ng acnes his shoulder.. Re died a alsii murine. afterw$it Chu, Thaase, of the Keraall Tse Ass . j et* AIWA at the rile( rttatfr wJtg1{ with iafrtngm.st sd the �e Ise The .•fie.• toss sOmposl till net. weak