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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1884-10-10, Page 41 4 THE HURON SIGNAL FRIDAY. OCT, 10, 1884. 'HE HURON SIGNALI "A. "4i(i' "D -N IT-" The Moil is is s elate of writes ea- pWlahed •very Friday serosas. ley )flt ILLIGCDwr Yaue., at their (like, North S clement becaess a 'belabor of the Ott- er t Square/ tario Legislature said, "D-ree to" OODERICH, ONTARIO .d is despatched to all parts of the surround �f ootentrp by the earliest tats and Ir..... tly p .Nal a ilia me h has a laeror teeAVI o .0 Ib.. say ulber new" la ik. peri of .' country. 4 Ouse .e of the rs.iest, . .e& d mos reliable Journals to Oalario untie leis. ss it doer. the Ie r-ge4.gettssaIhle .d being in add Mu. to the shore • Erni-las. o.uly and *reside pe -It 1s th refute $ .et lsaarw.ls selverftep.sadiee►. mane. 41.30 in &dr postage pre -paid publlrhen: SI 73. /f fore six months t.OU if not w pm4. rut will be tr:ctly .forced. items or Auve.T,.iee. Eight rents pe nr fur ant laarnlon ; them cem& per line ha' .eb.ubeeq.e.t insertion. Ye.rt� hail -;z. rly id .anorly contracts at reduced rates. J«� routers We bore also•tlrst-class blond dspurtme.t 1ate.naertloe surd poems - the must cuwple t and best facilities r turning out wort erlcb. aro prepared do bushier la that t -Rat priors that cannot e beaten, •ed of • Qaallty that cannot be Massed. -Teres Cash c-- s JRIDAY, 07P. lOru. 1884. MEETI.VOS IN WEST If. 11i'U.Y, Deman the coming week Hon. A. M. toe, Prutiucial Treasurer, will hold a +ries of meetings in West Huron, and eiiver addresses on the carious political .uestiona of the day. The first meeting Al be held at Kiugsbridge,in the school owe, on Monday, Oct. 13th, at 7 p.m., •d we look for a large and enthusiastic whoring. The member for West Hu - an has a provincial reputati ,n as an ble speaker, and his opinion up ou any the issues of the day will be well worth stening tn. A meeting will also be Ad at Winghain on Wednesday, the 4th, and at Clinton on Friday,the 17th. onservatives and Reformers are alike .ecited to attend. :Tee Milton l7oueoj.ia,s claims that the treat of the Scutt Act was defeated in Talton because many of the Antis did .'t know how to mark the !allot proper- ,, and unwittingly rated fur the other de. Neff sed. • Ir now turas out that it is the C'.n- • vative young man who is found hating • the corner, etc. At least a fellow anted Vickers alleges that he was 'ending at a center for a lung time in 4.ronto, and overheard a sentence from Ion. Mr Hardy to Hoa Mr. Fraser. Oh the gentlemen deny being at the :'suer named, and the corner lounger's tory falls throe . •1 1Tpe Lieut.-G..vernorship of Quebec is 'tactically settled. Hon Senator Mao Itt will get the plum, and Sir Hector .tngevin,and Hon,Mr.Caron are still out the cold. In ( ltttarin Sir David Me- eers,n, Hon. John Carling, Senator soh Burr -Plumb and others aro on ae ryes rice for Lieut. -Governor Robin- p's shoes, but thus far the Government ea giveu no sound in the matter, and + wiro-pulling willostill go on amongst se anxious ones. -- kHz theft of about 1000 signatures on ' Scott Act petition of Northuntber• :d and Durham was a rascally resort .the part of the Antis. The sheets Ataining the names were stolen from sheriff's office at Coburg. When • .ii find a man chuckling over this , ge, depend upeon it he'd steal too, if ithought he wouldn't be caught. The 'e in the county named may be de - led for a year, but will ultimately ylarger than it the theft had not oc- red. . •pass were 30 c. aiv:ctions for the tion of the liquor law in this county *ear. In Hatton there were l4 con - :ons for the violation of the Sc.tt ' The prosecutions under the Scott I are more easily brought to a success- 4seiue, owing to the law touching f. A license inapecte.r says that if I aw prosecuting offenders against tl:e rk's Act was the same u that goy - pg the Scott Act he could have t le ..r leer times the number of ma- i ram each y 1n1usit.Ae the inentt Aet was vtcled h the c.uaties of Simcoe, Ont.. and stead, Qws., but the result has not leached us. Several Muskoka town - tohave leen united with Simcoe in 'll. During the next few weeks ,flowing contests will conte off: m:t, Dundas and Gene cry, Ont... I..th clef. ttotown, P. E.1 rep 1 lit h Oat Ird l• e, Ont 30th " Edward. ( hit ...:.kh .. N. B. (r'ep)... :etch " , (hit :with " Ott ;ekh " number of persons in the c'.unty or drw.kennoss,.ns reeorled an the Impostor's teport, is no criterion tattiest number Convicted of mimes is a eounty. in IAA3 only were imprisoned in Ie derieh ' drnnk.nwuss while 41 were -o•n before the adh.rittes. In IWO persons were in ami' gaol (sir I .nn.s, but 43 were c.nricted I not gaoled paid tinea In Hahne . is to put the drunien 0)311 in en they an recorded. Hen 7 i • every 8 ionriotd get of with • Now York Owe'. Wall street re thinks It geke possible that wheat nab silty 00• KWON it touches when addreesing Hon. A. et. Hardy, and wants to held the Provincial Secretary responsible because the other fellow said the "cues word." Now, we are willing to adopt that the less swear words that an. A Whitby telegram says • -A case which is peobably quite unique in the used by our public men the better it will It courts tat this „marl, wee tried hen Lo- be all around, but how Hardy can be' day before Mr. Justtae Galt. It waa en held reepuwible our the expletive of the actio brought by Mr. Richard Knives', • cbair•saaker, oaf Oshawa, against the Phientx Lodge ed (Mdfellows of that town for compeu.atton'for injuries sustained b7 him during the oar ntonv of initiating him ante the meu.berahip of that body. Mr. Ritchie, of Tommie), and Mr. Mo - Ge., of Oshawa, appeared for the plain- tiff, while Mr. Christopher ltubui.on, Q.C., Toronto, and Mr. Farewell, were counsel fur the defence. The plaintiff in his h7A YEMENI* OF 1'LAI51 set forth that, being a duly qualified per - RIDING THE GOAT. Something Moro than a Myth. Letitia Ne.egao tee ti,.-a•ger Bereaved Se a Ledge tapas. other chap wears at a loss to discover. The Mull doesn't say that Hardy said "a bad wurd," but it would hers its read- ers frowu down the Provtucie1Secretary, because he heard the other chap say it. We wonder if the Vail ever stubbed its toe on a faulty sidewalk, or stepped too short in corning dune stain, or kicked the old plug hat that the boys had lett on the aidewalk,witb a large stone under it, no All Felin • dLy. Or we would like eon &enacting to the bylaws of the de- i know if the Mint ever heard that Sir fondants, be on the 26th November last, submitted himself for initiation as a member of their bedy, and with that ob- ject in yiew placed himself entirely in the hands and under the control of the t:efendants en that .occasion. The state- ment further went on to say ' "Such ini- tiation consists of certain ceremonies, the nature of which is kept concealed from the uninitiated, and of which the plain- tiff was then (as the defendants knew) ignorant, and for the purpose of which it was required by the defendants that the plaintiff abould 'submit his person unreservedly to their hands, which he accordingly did ; and during such Indtia- ti.n ceremonies (the said defendants be- ing then regularly iu session, the plain- tiff, without any default or contributory neglect on his part, by certain of de- fendants members sir officers taking part in such initiation, and duly authorized for such purpose by defendants, was vio- lently thrown in such a manner as to John Macdonald, the great Tury ,,exemp- lar xemp-lar once told Hon. Mr. Mowat on the floor id the House that "he would slap his d—d chops, ' or that the same high- toned chieftain of the Tory party also told another member of the House of Commune that he ' would lick him quicker than h-11 would scorch a feather'." If the .11..i1 wants to find • iumister of the Crown, who not only listens to profanity, but unes it to a con- silerable extent himself, then it need net look outside its own coterie -it need not take its Argus eye off the leader of its party. Swearing is a bad habit be- yond doubt, but if every man who is compelled to listen to a big tont D oea- siomally is to be held responsible for its utterance, we never weal t o sit in the Moil atnctum, and we would object to cruse injury leo the plaintiffs spine, from which he has since suffered, and is now an audience with Sir Juhn Macdonald. suffering, besides certain minor injuries. Roll down the whites of your eyes, 0, The plaintiff- has sustained lose and dam - Med .' and try to look all serene once age in c,nae.luence of such injuries, in being unable to work at his trade to sup- port his family, and in nursing. payment of money for medical advice and treat- ment and is advised and believes that more. TE t''n Ens INerrrrrc.—Dr. McLellan, Inspector of Teachers' Institutes, has au- thorized a union meeting of the East and West Huron Teachers' Institutes, to be held in Clinton, on the 23rd and 24th of October. when he -well be present and take part in the exercises. On the evea- ing of Thursday, '.3rd inst , Dr. Mc• L.11an will deliver a lecture in the town hall. The fact of this meeting beim, held here is an evidence of the suitability of Canton for such gatherings, and shows that outsiders even realize the advant- ages of this town's central location. The above, (nam the Clinton Nor Ere, is another piece of the *wash that the edit'•r of that paper regularly grinds out concerning that '•central location," "the suitability of Clinton," "the advantages of the town, "another evidence,' etc., Ito the above &c., &C., tier 11<111M 'pot. item our Clinton c.ntemperaryy is, usual, sadly astray. The advantaes-i ttbility, and central laxation of Clin- ton have not been recognized at all. The meeting of the teachers' institute will be held in the county town, the most suitable place for the holding of important meetings. It's a bad deal on "Rittenhury's Corners... SS Is the issue of the National Police G i etc.•, of the date of Oct 4, there is what purports to be "a picture of Duncan C. Rose, the athlete, defying the "Cana- dian cowards." Duncan C. Roes is the blackguardly fellow who, In the sword contest with Professor McGregor, en- deavored to "knock the, latter out" by bruteforce. 4he c�iticum in the daily pliers to which he was subjected has nu doubt caused this overgrown bully to apply to Richard K. Fox for an oppor- tunity to pee as *martyr in the columns of the Raulte. D. C. Roll/ was ruled out at Hamilton for unprofessional con- duct, and the Lucknow wciety should bat very diedy lighted, and the Noble Grand uta in hu .hair wtth a semen •boot 11, lumina • hale demises cham- ber about six bet shun, from within which (when the proper tins comes& Ile delivers •astrwcti'.ns to the eandeiste ahe is being initiated or who Is receittttg a degree. In pma«1wtin0e of being so situated he did not see what uocurrvd to the plaintiff on the ereeing in question, but he beard an anuseal noise. It was cuskon•ry in conducting the lei - Hatton ceremony to lead the candidate about hither and thither with • view to bewildering or befogging hen, so that when the mut was removed from his head he ah. old be unable to find the door by which he had entered the lode. room. At the c'uclusion of the examination of the witnesses the argument of the case was adjourned to Saturley at 10 u'ekck at Osguode Hall. MACDONALD'S 11I831 JN. 83LVIR VVIDDIN(3. C,. mad Nero lees- Barree eat t'elmess. teutbente Inter Slab aa►Iveeeer!• Oa Tuesday lent, Mr. Jueepb Morris, u( Garbraid, was a happy .nen. OA that day his relatives and friends tensed 1161 in full force to celebrate the twentyti(tb aanisereary of his weddiug day. Early in ti. afterweon the guests began to arrive, and the crowd kept on gathering eutil late in the evening. About 6 o clock pee the tint table was set , which was presided at by John Murris,theCulburne patriarch, father et the recipient 1.1 the oration. The old gentl.-usan,durine the pr'.tcress of the luncheon, enlivened the precced• inns with racy auecd.tes of the olden time, and am..ngat others referred to Joe's advent in Colborne. ''It was in '37," sain the old man, "I well recollect the time. The snow was three feet on the level, and I had bee, what Ir d r -Thr Premier Leaves Sad- d..wn to Attrill's flats choppiug. I mss Sealy ser creat trust■. calculated one stroke with my axe, and cut my foot badly, -so badly that I was OrtawA, Oct. 6. -The announcement unable to walk home. A neighbor came this morning in the tluventment organ along. and seeing my plight, put me on that Sir John would leave early this week his back, and tamed me to my home. for England was a great surprise to poli- That night toy wife fell sick, and I was tical circles. It was wholly unexpected unable to go for the doctor. I was at even in the inner circles of "the faith- my wit's ends for • time, bet finally 1 ful," and brought consternation to scores hopped to the door on my good foot,asd, of otheu-seekers who hare been dogging taking down the old shot gun, fired two hien ab..ut begging fulfilment of his or three shah to attract the attention of promises. Sir John did leave early in the neighbors. The reports of the gun the week. He lett by the Canada Pacific brought old Mrs. Sellows to my wife • 8:50 tram in the morning fur Montreal, assistance, and shortly afterwards anoth- en route to New York or person joined the party, and took part nrrAuruiLl' ANu •tune. in the proceedings. That was Joe.' And as a merry peal of laughter went around the table, the bronzed man ..f forty•sereu years, looked into his fath- er's ath- ers face and said. "1 guess that's a fact, father ; I was there,but I can t re. -all the circunutenc.w jeno." Antothwer laugh greeted this sally, and Willie Youn„the hearty old reeve of the township, put in his spoke, and hilarity reigned supreme. After supper the company divided up into knots,and every conceivahle manner of ea)uyment was indulged in. Music and singing was psrtscipated in by sone, table Baines by others, and dancing by a number of the young 'tenpin ; while the Uhler heads forgathered to talk of the "sweet longi ago, or, changing their tune,came down to a later day and gene- ration, and discussed the menta of the Scott Act, the most seasonable time for the township auth,.nti.s ti. gravel the th.rot'ghfares, and other momentons threatened with the return of the con• subjects. initiation to be in sound health, which plaint which took him to the old country }'terybedy enjeved himself or herself, the plaintiff knew. yet, knowing he was to be treated by eminent physicians two and the hearts e.1 "Joe' and his blushing not in a healthy condition, he, by frau- years ago, and that he genes now to con- matron must have throbbed with pleas dulent misrepresentations and conceal- sult them. If so, why the secrecy T All • ure at the joyous manifestations made in inent in regard thereto, procured his in- sorts of excuses are invented. hut when their honor. Many handsome presents itiation. They denied that the platatlffthe truth is got at it will be found that !of silver were d..natad to the happy wag, during his initiation, violently • .TxmcATe temple, among which were thrown by any 1.1 the defendants' officers Silver tea set, G pieces -sugar howl, or members duly authorized, in such • is really at the bottom of the move P manner as to cause the injuries earn- Stephens,Van Horne,Senecal and Drelk- teapot. spoon -holder, butter dish, kniv 1'lained of, and asserted that any inju- water spent several days here last week, and cream pitcher -by the members .f ries that tray 1t ve been sustained by holding repeated interviews with Sir the family ; pickle cruet, Mise Patton ; him during his initiation were not caused John. Their business was evidently ur- pickle cruet, Mr. and Mie Metzner ; by the defendants, or by anyone acting trent, and it looks decidedly as if thepickle cruet. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Young; under their authority. required his presence in England to aidpickle cruet, Mr. and Mrs. Win Morris; The plaintiff appeared in court with them, and that they forced him to go. pickle cruet, Mr. and Mrs. D. McLaren; crutches, which, however, appeared to Strength is given to this view by the fact set silver knives. Miss Sands ; set siker of little it.. in enabling him t,, move that Stephens sails in the sante vessel as knives, Mn. McNeil ; syrup pitcher, about, owing. as he himself stated. and Sir John. Mrs. H. Martin ; card reelver, Mrs. as his medial witnesses also deposed, to M'"''re and receiver, Mr. and Mise the weakness of his spine consequent un CONTEMPORARY OPINION. Bone ; cake basket, Mr. and Mw heck ; sugar bowl and spoon -holder, combined, the injures he complained of. According t.. the plaintifi s testimony Thr wyla:. •r rhe trrtbrre we.* amid with spoons, Mrs T. Bellows ; preserve and that of other members of the lodge stand, Mrs. R. Hallows; ?reit stand, Mn. K Otherwise Flared ea raceme. Goldthorpe ; fruit stand, Geo. Stewart; who were presente at the initiation, ie.n, he tea bell, J. Stewart, jr.; napkin rings, presented himself on the evening in yg at-xriso'' TG•.TIVONV. Mrs. Chas. Morns ; butter knife, Chas. question in the anteroom of the lodge ;putter knife. Mau Macdonald; and weathers', Mr. Bunting refused to eco before theStewart Bribery Commission to testify. It pro - Plata fork, Mr. and Mrs Isaac Gates ; or ALL BLINDFOLDED hsbly did not occur t.. Mr. Bunting that butter dish. Mr. and Mrs. It. Fulford ; by his refusal he did testify. Actions cake dish, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Stewart ; frequently, we are assured, speak louder Pickle cruet, Mr. and Mrs. LAshant ; Than words. -[London Advertiser. hotter duh, Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart; Matter knife, Mrs Duncan McLaren. The gathering was • most enjoyable Some people possess more money that one. an 1 a very ple .ant time was spent sense. The latest example is Wanna- by all. Mr. and Mrs. Morris received maker, the Philadelphia merchant, who hearty con, ratulahons on all sides, and threw away 8200,000 in advertising last tire prevailing sentiment seemed to he, year. and only pocketed a profit of "We hope you'll live to celebrate your 1,0(10,000 in the transaction. -[Shel- golden wedding, and that well he able bourne Economist. to give you a hand at the celebration. ' *ILF-F.vonect. Tiro only politician who hung about his skirts was John Rochester, ex-M.P., now candidate fur Senator urpostmaster, whichever he can get. Drawn to the sta- tion by some instinct, he was astonished to see Sir Jokn,and the latter was ey ed- ly astonished to be caught. Seen they were deep in conversation, Ito:hester begging, then remonstrating, Sir John dallying with him,and with gloomy looks impatiently wanting the train to start. The train started, and Rochester was left almost in tears at his bas. Thus Sir John Ona A•AY. The great question agitating the Capi- tal is, Why this sudden departure ! All aorta of guesses are made, but even the the effects of the injuries sustained by Cabinet Ministers appear ear to be in the him may last for several years. ' dark. It is said Sir John was summon - Ix AJ+w eR no TM, ed by cable un Friday far some unknown purpose It is stated again, in usually the defendants said that their ditis- well-informed quarters, that Sir John is tions and by-laws required candidates for mon, as al are bringht so forcibly and o.astantly M «.nowt with It. The Nat s dbjeet leas "telass aaeeting," tem, erect:.. me_ted by Rase Mr. Beasts rot Vanua csicw 1. 0.11 peptic was compre- hensive. ah 'wiser Ile spirit/mimes. de- sign and ea ue crf thf/.earss of gnaw - sad touchi 'g to other points, shish as the det'eate pusrnib n d the lender, foe - nudity, de. Rev. Mr. Caswell, Birks and Campbell, awl Messrs. Yates, Armstrong, Wilk,nrri, Acheson and other laymen t,wk part ialbedtseeesiou. Me gentleman to rrferrin: to the delicacy of the lead- er's pusitlt.':1 mid be always [tend some dilfic ally iu re.p.eillag iv 11 tutiWo.. who caws inc..in ab( sit six Of eight weeks, and there told how much be hir- ed the class -meeting. The ciurention ol.aed with a meeting in Victoria street church on Tuesday evening. R.r. Mr Bodey preached, subject "Power to Work for (sod.” He spoke upon the Personality and Divini- ty of the Holy Ghost, and showed that being tilled with this Divine influence leu the required lower. After a season of prayer and testimony, the meeting was brought to • close. The convention was • s:ieoe *, the at- tendance being g.«.d, and cauuet fail to sending theca Christian workers back to their fields of labor very much strength- ened and encouraged. or having a sort 01 cap placed over his head and face. He was then conducted into the lodge mean by a person appoint- ed for that purpose. and there a chain was placed around his body in such a way that it kept his arms above his elbows cl.,se to his body. He then re- ceived a push from behind, which caused him to fall forward over something, which caused his feet to fly up from the dour, and his head to come into violent con- t tact with something from which it receiv- ed a severe bruise. The article over which the plaintiff fell was, according to other witnesses, the stuff cover of the 50 cents per bushel, and the General lodge organ, which some of those Government taking from the pockets of present held in front .t him about knee the people $35,000,000 per annum in in - high. Upon his falling someone asked. direct taxes, farmers can see who told follow suit. A bully or a blackguard "Shall we hare mercy ' and then some the truth in 1878 and 1882 -the N. P. one else shouted, "Have mercy.' He advocates or the advocates ..t tanto for This convention was a gathering of should not be tolerated at future meet- I was then churc inn workers of the Methelist church from the various parts of the Gudench district. The object of the meeting was tho discussion of 'Moroni subjects of vital importance to the wel- fare of the church, and elan the adopting of those methods which were best cal- culated to bnng about the desired result. The first service wTu head nn Monday to the Privy ('.until the question as to evening, when atter an excellent addrese the leathern boundary 1 By reason of by Rev. Jas. Gra , district superintend - that withdnoal the Privy eqt, the iter. l�r. Markh miller circuit, preached. The subject was "Consecration," and a. well and clearly was it defined by the rev. gentle- man, as to win the adnttrati.n and c.or- sent of all present. This was followed by a consecration prayer meeting, when almost all gave themselves entirely to God. The first subject on Tuesday morning was "Holiness," the convention being opened by Rey. Mr. Caswell Owing to the importance of the subject and the limited time at his dispense he reoad a well-prepared paper, setting forth differ- ent phases of this peculiarly, though not exclusively Methodist doctrine. He was followed by Revs. Cambpoll, Markham ant others, who added more light, or narrated interestingtestimonies to the reality of this grand doctrine. A notice- able feature in this discussion, was the recognized insignificance of the nem, by which the dectnne should be known,snd also by the mode ear manner of the re- which The steam yacht Atlanta nn on the :fdioe of this higher blessing( The ilea I rock& at He11 Gate, New York, .11 Hun - seemed to be "There u such an expert- day. bat nine off without m11eh dams. once, let us seek and obtain it.' Gould and 40 others nn board were bad - In the afternoon, Rev, Mr. Birks, of Iy shaken up and fri'htenwd. Hohnes.ille, opened the discussion of I Charles Harrison, one of the keepers 'Revival Work,'. strongly emphasizing at Turkey Point reserve, near Pt. Rowan the use of °e.sp.' Band assistance in this was shot at try trecps.esr. some da s ago department. Rocs. IIr,ley, Caswell, while he was attetsdinq to his unties. Camp bell, Markham, Halton and Carson, He discovered them and was advancing and Messrs. Yates, Cray, of Seeforth, to ascertain whet they were, when they Aehesnn, Armstrong and others with ordered him to halt. He refused to do Mr,. Campbell, offered seine excellent so, and three shots were find at him, suggestions such as had been proved but not hurting him seriously. He had practicable in past ezpenenee. Much a narrow eseaps from kettle one of hie interest was manifested in this dices , eyes now I1Oir[I- lx SQUANDERED. With wheat at 75 cents and barley at METHODIST CONVENTION The tretbren of the c.deneb MNrert Sa- nas, la a "'reelable aeries of aer1,.a. ions, and D. C. Ross is tooth. LIFTED rr ors TRE FLeaoR revenue only. -[Oshawa Reformer. - -- - -- and (with the chain• still en) led about EIS DON'T w'A'cT A DECISION. Tec enquiry now is, "What has Sir John A. Macdonald gone to England for r W. have a happy solution of the probletu. Guess he's gone to see if he e•ttelind any of Mfg lost reputation Int constituttc:nal law lying around loose in the .Apices of the Pnvy Council. The eloping maiden takes her coach- man for wheel or for whoa -Toronto World. And son tires of her hubby - Hamilton Spectator. And he of her tongue -Brantford Expositor. And she soon regrets her unhappy brioide. Alout two hundred ladies were refut- ed admission at an anti -Hetet Act meet- iee at Orillia un Tuesday. The holden of the meeting said they were informed the women were Ruing to sing Dodds down. Mr. (1. F. Frankland, the well•known cattle exporter, while in Liveries.' n• cantly, had an interview with Mr. G lad steno, in the course of which the "grand .Id man- extwessed a high opinion of I Canada as • future great country. A baker's war took place in Wiartua last week. The cutting was carried to such an extent that bread could be er- chased at :1 eta. per loaf, but no tickets i would be add at that price. Now. how- ever, the ponce stand. at ten cents per leaf and will likely rennin there. Her George Roes riartnrines, the senior ldminl of the British navy, had joist c•'mp lettd his tNh year. He has been upward of R3 years in the navy,whie► he entered in June, 1801, and rose to tee r.tnk of admiral of the fleet in 1000. He to the only surviving entree who took Part an the battled Trafalgar is 1606. • here and there for a time. The ca and Those who contend that Sir John was chain were then taken off him, and the always wilting to submit the boundary Noble Grand came to the plaintiff (tit:- question to the Privy Council upon fair cording to the latter'• statement) and terms, may be reasonably asked to explain said, "i am afraid we hurt you." Some why, if he were so willing, did he at the Of the medical testun'eity was to the ettect 'hest moinent withdraw fe,m the reference that the plaintiff had probably received permanent injury -probably paralysis or imbecility would result ; there might, hnwever, be a very tardy recovery. Other physicians called by the oiefend• ants expressed the opinion that he would entirelyrecover, and some of thea. in- timated a suspicion on their part that he was shamming • good deal. For the defence it was s'ueht to he established that the injuries sustained by the Plaintiff were the result of a lark indulged in by some members of the ledge before the authorized ceremonial of initiation commenced. it was admit- ted that the placing of a cap over the head ..f the candidate and the tsrofACHAIN onKers in the ceremony described were • part o1 the vereninny, but it was attempted Iany to be shown that the ehan had not beer. "Burdett's Dutch Dialect," is a com- placed ar.und the plaintiff at the titre he pilatiott'.1 gemint and h51'nurous recitati- received the shove. ons and readings. Then u a lot of The Noble Grand stated that pushing laughs in this hook. Published by the or shoving or the use of violence of any Turonte News G,mp•ny. sort wasnut a part ..f the ceremnny. He "The Complete Debate:," contatnde denied that he said to the plaintiff, "i Fates, gnesti.ms for dehater,and subjects am afraid we hurt you the wards he for discussion. All the old time -honer - said were, "Did the boys use you any ed s.ihjects are taken up and done Gov, way rough 1' in tee corse 0 the de such es : 1s pr.tecti.n beneficial 1 Which lively of • charge by one .f the Officers is the greatest benefit to his country, the of the lodge some such words as I warrior, the statesman er the poet 1 Are "AR cLp. WS H et R w[ttc\" the mental capacities of the sexes emelt Is capital punishment justifiable 1 Has are used and limitable reply male to the the stage a moral tendency i Which does i.terrogaticn. They hare no reference, the most t.. make an cantor -knowledge, however, to physical vs. i.ocm. in the nature or art i kc., de. it u just the cone. .f the ceremony the candidate is book fur the young man with the gond ted blindfolded from one to another of wtesory who an utilize other percph's 1051? Deems, who each deliver • charge tbwndtsr. Puhluhedby the ltiews Pnnt- to him. Meanwhile the lodge rouse is ins Company. y Council s de 9 . am, of Ben - MOM u incomplete. All that is of pres- ent importance has been decided, but Sir John has withheld from decision a matter whish may prove a fruitful source of truuele hereafter. - [Parkhill Gazette. hew Publi- cation.. "The Modern Bartender's Guide," is the title of a book of over 100 pages, which contains a large number of recipes for mining drinks .1 alcoholic and other kinds. Every Scott Act advocate should have one. if he wants to know as much abet the hueineee as the bar tender Published by the Toronto News Com - COUNTY CURRENCY. Item. from all Fares .r Marna get .a the %ew• Laehangr. Last &twine Thos. Tipling, .of Clinton, sold a stallion to au Ainerian buyer for the sum of *40); the other day the same horse was resold for 00. W. H. McCrack.n*1, Bruwis, w.m 47 prizes at the East Riding show. With • few addiuons to his stock of exhibits Me. could get up • little agricultural show of h:s own. A tea meetine will be held in the C. M. church, Donnybrook, on Monday, October lath. Tea will be served from 5 to 7 o'clock put., after which Iter. M-. Markham, of ilenmiller, Rev. Mr. Seas son, of Whitechurch, and Rev. Mr. Lothar, of Duugannoa, it is expect- ed will deliver addresses. Brussels Council are going to submit • by-law fur the vote of the ratepayers on October 2; th, to remove the lien the corp cation have on the R'ot.ald property giving him a clear title to do with at as he pl. ases for the paltry sum of 82,000, being the c'.sts incurred by the Cuuncii in the law suit that had been pending fpr some tame. O n \\'edne day evening but Mr. John Murchison, the popular Secretary of the Lucknow Caledonian Society, was united in the holt bonds of matrimony to Miss Miunie McBride, of that village. The cerem.my was performed by the Rev. Mr. Macnabb, at the residence of the brides mother, in the presence of a number of incited guests. The happy cnple left on the evening train fpr Kin- cardine. A few days ago Mr. Bastian, of Clin- tun, met oath a painful and peculiar accident. He and a stun tamed Everette were working close together, when the latter accidentally struck bine en the beck of the hand with en old adze. One of the hones of his hand was broken into three pieces, site an apparatus had to be c .nstructed to keep the third finger in its place until the bones would knit -to- gether. A serious accident happened at a threshing at Mir. Stevens , on the Lyn- don read, a short distance from Clinton, on Saturday week. The machine in use was a hearse p.wer, and by some means John McKenzie caught his clothes in the tumbling rod, being twirled around a number of times before the horses could be stepped He had seven of his obs brokers, and susts.nel other injnner, from which he lies in a precarious condi. tion. On Saturday last week Road Commis- sioners Elliott and Hardy examined the new bridge at Heltaesville, (whior-7� completed as far as the woodwork wadi concerned; and being perfectly satisfied at the manner of its construction, took it oil the contractor's hands. Men have been busy fur several days building the •ppr.aches, and the bridge will be ready for traffic almost at once. Grieve; bndee, north of Seaforth, was also in- spected on Tuesday. Donald McDernid, Stanley, has sold his well known spring colt tothe Mewrs. Smillie, of the county of Lmbk,n, •ior 8400. This colt is four months old and Is from tee imported mare which Mr. McDermid purchased from Messrs. Mc- intosh and McGregor, and was sired by a horse in Scotland. He is to be kept fur an entire horse, and will yet be heard (rem if n.. ill luck overtakes hitt. Mr. MclJerntid purchased the mare for 8800 and now he has sold her first colt for half the purchase money. A meeting of the railway committee of the W Ingham town council, presided over by the mayor, was held in the coun- cil chamber on Monday night last. The object ..f the meeting was to ascertain if any further considerations could be offered to the O. & Q. R. R. for extend ing their line to Wingham. The mayor stated that he had seen Mr. Osler, and that the latter gentlemen wishes some- thing conclusive and definite, to place before the members of the syndicate, on his approaching visit to Montreal. The feelings of the committee seemed to be that they would like to receive a definite proposal from the syndicate, that they were anxious fur the extension of the tad, even if it only came to the river, but that at present they could offer no better inducements than had been prove finely proposed t.. Messrs White and Osler. • 1