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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
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