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Huron Record,
C4.1LUG4M4TND,
Clinton* Wednesday, April 20
27/A’ ECOTT ACT, OR OANAbA
, TEMPERANCE ACT, 1878: '
this
the
the
From and after Friday of
week, May 1st, by order of
Governor General in Council,
{Scott,or Canada’iji Temperance Act,
the same haying been adopted by
tlie people of the county, will be in
force and Cake effect,hi/thu County
of Huron. As .there are spine piis-
conceptions abroad regarding the
Act we shall qnote froin the Statute
furthe information of our readers.
Part 2, Seo. 98.—-Frotu the day
in which the Act comes into force,
no person, unless it be for exclusive
ly sacramental or medicinal pur
poses, or for bona, fide use in some
art, trade or inaii.ufncture, shall,
■within.the epunty",'by himself,Jiis
clerk, servant or "agent, expose or
keep for sale, or directly or indirect'
ly, on iwiy pretence or upoif device,
sell or burter] do in consideration of
the purchase' of any other property
give, to any ..'person, any spirituous
I quor, or any mixed liquor capable
M being used as. a beverage, and
part of which is spirituous or others
wise intoxicating. ■ 3
Siib.-sec. -^>2.—Provided always
dint the salp'.-.of wine for exclusively
iaeramentrtrpui'Y’osea- shall be made
\v diuggistSy.-apit vendors, only on
Im certificate of a clergyman that
•Im wine is reqi-H're'd -for sacremeuta.l
jurpose.s.
Sub.^sec. 4-—Provided also that
he sale of iptoxii^'tirig liquor for
xelusiveiy inedjciiial purposes,etc.,
hall be lawful onlyTiv siichsdrug
ists_. ami-ntherj-vendors__as.aiay_bje.
peci’all'V licensed thereto * * * the
umber not to exceed one* in each
owuship, ilor two in each town ;
nd in - cities-not/exceeding Quxr_for.
ach thousand inhabitants j- such
lie. when for medicinal-purposes; ■
> l>e iil qiiaiftities not less than one
jut, to Im removed from the preui-
es, and to be made only on the
jriificate of a medical man having
o interest in the sale by the drugs’
or vendor * * *and it shall be the
y jjf the druggist or. other, ven-
H'iTti'tU'rttTF^
'register of all such sales, iudi.cat-
g the naiiie of the purchaser and
if tho offence was committnd in
a town, before the Mayor thereof
or any two JiiBticea of the Peace.
Sec, 2^.—If prosecution ia
brought before a Stipendiary Mag
istrate qr Mayor, no other dustice ■
shall sit or take past therein,
Sec. 106.—Trosecutions shall be
commenced within three months
after the’ alleged offence, and shall
be heard and determined in a sum
mary manner.
$0(1.107.—Every offence against
the Act may be prosecuted aa^ir*
ecfed by the • fAct respecting Ute,
duties' of Justice of Peace oui of
Sessions in relation to suninwry con
victions and ordersand all the pro-,
visions contained in the said Act
shall be applicable to such prosecu
tions and to the judicial and other
officers before whom the §aiue are
hereby authorised to be brought, in
the same manner as .if they were
incorporated in this Act, and as if
all such judicial officers were, named
in the said Act.
Sec. 108,— In case a credible
witness proves upon oath before the
magistrates before a prosecution is
to be brought for violation of this
Act, that there is reasonable cause
to suspect that any intoxicat
ing liquor m in respect to which such
offence has' been-cominitted, is any- •
.dwelling-house, store, etc, such
magistrates may grant a warrant
to search such premises, and if sqch
intoxicating liquor, be .found to bring
the same before him,
Sec. Ill,—By this section it
would appear that appeals against
conviction can oiily be taken -when
case has been tried before a Mayor,
or' before two Justices of the
Peace. ■ * ■ f .
Sec. 119 —When in any house,
etc, a bar, counter, beer pump, kegs'
or appliances similar to those found
in tavern, wbei-e spirituous liquors
are'accustomed to he sold, are. found
iir such places, -such' ^ifuor shajl be
deemed to have, been kept for sale,
unless the contrary is proved by the
defendant; and the occupant .of.
tlie house shall be taken to be the
person w'ho keeps the ffiquor therein
for'sale, ' ■ ' •
would 7toi in Huron 1
Then our immaculate afrid, O bo
consistent critic in one breath as
sert b that be has “not one word to
say against our J. P's,” but in the
next breath “thinks lie has shown
the necessity of having a magistrate
who is independent of personal
considerations/*
“We may assume that our Clinton
S, P’s. are average specimens of the
magistracy of our county, Will the
genius who “has not a word to say
against our J, P’s,, but considers it
necessary to have a magistrate who
will act independent of personal con
siderations,” have the effrontery to
say that Mayor Forrester, nor John
McGarva, Mr. R.M, Racey, or reeve
or deputy reeve if called upon,
would'act independent of personal
considerations,” were prosecutions
for infringements" of the Scott Act
• brought before them ? His insin*
) nation that they would1 is infamous,
and worthy the general tenor .of the
many impertinent allusions we have
i condescended' to notice. Then in
Goderich, Mayor Horton, Mr. Peter.
Adamson, or other J, P’s, tljere not
he able to act “independent in per
sonal considerations” where alleged
VToTatiouS of the Scott Act were
concerned 1 We might ask the same
question concerning the magistracy
in any part-of the county with the
fiill confidence that 999 out of every
1,000 people would say'the J. P’s, in
this county can act' “independent-' of
of personal considerations,” and con*
sequen(ly the appointment of a
stipendiary magistrate would be a
work of supererogation.
principally in lumbering operations,
A, cancer appeared on his neck, and
soon spread over his chest, terminat
ing Lie life in^a compnratively short
time. It transpired that, as a pros
rnioent feature of this young man’s
life, he was very fond of .pork as a
meat diet, and always ’ate large
quantities winter and summer. He
states that in England* where com*
paratively little pork is eaten, cancpr
is less prevalent than in Canada,
where pork form a large porportion
of the daily food of the masses, • .
It seems to be generally under
stood that an effort will-be made to
bring about prorogation of Parlia
ment by the 22nd of May, but many
members believe that business can
not possibly be rushed through be
fore the 29th of May. “
ol?M ctuse. -4 woujffi not have tak
en or allowed iny father to take the
above sitqation injsuch a way, no, not
for all the wealth of Ontario or of
Ind. Reduce the salary of the care
taker and offer the position for public
competition, and the Institute will
a,'’aiu ijuriah, which is the earnest
’ ' ‘ ‘ r . J.wiih of yours trulv
Goderich, April 27, 1885
tflPfi^TOEST WAR.
„ An iill l>ay Battle*
The two columnBjtbat have the Sau-
katchewan near Batoncbe’e crossing 'are
Hows:—The left column on
't^e ■weiK’aileiof the ’river, under Ool.
Montizamberl, with Lord Melgund as
chief of staff,’is composed thus:
French acoqta,,
Winnipeg battery
Roval .Greuadiurs
Teamsters..........
. 25
52
250
80
the
A silly fellow, equally ignorant
as foolish, and .dishoneut withal, Jias
“puf in print” that tjie News-Re-
mual return, .ot all such sales on
e 31st December in every year-to
e Collector .of Inland Revenue
itbin whose revenue division the
unt.y fo situated. 'l " '
Sub. sec. 5.—‘Provides that any
nducer of .cider or licensed-’dia
ler or brewer,-having a’ distillery
brewery in the county may sell
ereat to druggistsor otherslicensed
sell the liquor helias manuiaetiired;
the case of ale or beer in quaiiti-
s.not less than eight gallons ; of
ler'liquors ten gallons', the Whole
bfClaken away at one time and
loved beyond the limits of
tt Act.
‘-inb.'-sec. 6;—Provides, that
porated companies carrying
in*,
oif
business*of growings vines and
king wines ami other liquors
m grapes, may sell at their fac*
iy-in the county the liquor they,
ill have made thereat in’the gal-
I quantities under the conditions..
Lied inasub° sec. 5. . "
pyA-.7.—-Allows, tire nianu;
lurers of pure native.wines,"when
Ihorised by tho Municipal CoUn-
I or o.ilie.11 authority,'to selfany
la her of gallons, froiu one to ten,
■sacramental purposes. - ■. ®>-
I?z6.-xec. ’ 8.—Provides that any
I exclusively in the - wholesale
■e and licensed to sell "by fwliOle?
I, may'sell intoxicating jiquors
■ ruggists and others litifensedjmt
l in quantities of not less than
■gallons, or to such persons as he
l.oo(l reason to believe will carry
Ijame beyond the f^cott A/c.r
[«• ' ■ ,:"i
■z6.-,sw. ,9.-—Declares that in any
■ecution against a producer, dis-.
B*, brewer, manufacturer, mer
it or trader, the defendant shall
Hish ^evidence of,, having good
■>li to believe that the liqtior
■ would be -foithwith removed
■nd the limits of the Scott
I for consumption outside the
liquors etc., - forfeit-
- Penalties shall be - paid to the
Justices of tlie case and °by them"
handed to the Inspector of Licenses
. wherg. he is .the complainant, .and
by him applied as the LieutsGover-
-nor-ntay—direct; where the. Inspec
tor is not the complainant, then it^
shall,lie paid to the Tieasurer of the
Municipality Wherein u.the offence
w.as committed.
The Council 6f every- municipa
lity shall- set apart not Jess than
one-third part offouch fines received,
'Tor a*fund“To/securb prosecutionF'
■ for infractions of this Act.
IA
Any prosecution for
alty or .punishment
it the name
. 101 -
sucflf pet
be brought by
I Collector of Inland Revenue
i whose official division the of
was committed — or*by or in
bhe any person,.
1(71 --It ahall bo the duty of
Collector to bring'such prm-e
I, whenever he shall have reAs*
believe that a prosecution call
[tamed.
I JtA?.—Such prosecutidn may
light {—
biftario before any Stipendiary
Irate or • ofo ’o any two Jus-
I the Peace for the county; i
cord tendered the Scott Act Associa
tion some advice about tlie appoint-
went of a police magistrate.
We did nothing of the kind, for
we well, know that the. Scott Act
Association '(important', though it
may be) has. nothing to do with the
appointment.of -a police magistrate
or ■ stipenidlary magistrate. He. ik
appointed by the Government and
We are not quite ready to ackiiow-
.1 edge that ibe'Scott Act Association
• is the Governriient. • .
’ The silly writer we refer to dis.
-honestly states' tlratrwe say -because"
the Scott Act'is'the-law of the*land,;
no one will violate it.
We said precisely the reverse.
We said that the Scott'Act was
(or will be :ere many, of our readers
j.sep this) the law of the land, arid," we~
added, “it is cansoliug to know that
those w.lio violate any law of the
”1 aTi<l'mm ay' exp’ect^ifo/'siTffeF'TI 1 e" con -;
sequences;” • ' • ■ / ;
But the fellow.becomes positively
daft when be attempts ■ to make us.
say tliat ‘-because there are, laws
.against . rnurd.er, robbery and like
vices, crimes are not’committed,’
We .did say and do cdiiteiid that
“the laws of. our statute -books, ‘are
‘fairly .well obeyed, probably in no
/country, in the world better, and'
‘where . dot .obeyed ' infractions- are
; ‘punished to.as great gn-extenLuis:
‘elsewtsere.' There- is. no reason to
Jsu^)OseJthatdhe~Scotl' Act -wilfbe ap>
.l‘eM't!ptionf ... - ‘ >"/
The .man”' who can construe tl e
preceding paragraph-as a.contention
that the-Jaw’s' against murder, etc.
are not bfoke.rt and, therefore the
Scott Act would not be violated, is
either a knave or al'ool. Why bless
■the ninny’s dear soul we distinctly-
atute that infractions of old Jaws are
punished, and that without the aid
of a vigilance committee,'therefore,
we Arcuc a, right to assuATte-that- rioha--
Scott Act v:ill-d)epitnished
Without the intorvetitiimof a vigilandC
committee or: any self constituted
.body which may assume tp .itself the
functions for the performing of
which the Jaw„ has already provided. J
When, as we said, the existing legal/
machinery is fount!,, insufficient to
prevent flagrant violations of the
Scott Act or any other Uw, we, in
common with all good citizens, will
second any. efforts to ooraiu ^author-
izorl supplementary machinery
the enforcement of the law.
Our muddleq mentor would
nothing if. not contradictory,
place he dishonestly stales-that
/bTiiWS-Record holds that no
will violate the Scott Act; them
mentor to show his consistency
“observed in his (our) columns
. DOMINION FRANCHISE.-
The new Dominion Franchise
bill is probably the most genuinely
popular and liberal measure of the
kind ev'pr introduced and supported
by any Government Taking pop
ularity and liberalityUo^mean ap-
, proved-by ‘ the greatest number be-’
cause the greatest" possible good
to the greatest popular is likely^to
accrue under it, it . is. far ahead of
tlie'franchise system of the United
States, It,. gives the greatest
amount of scope, to the voice of the
people,consistent withthesafe^yofso-
.ciety and rights of property?, . It
will give a large number of deserving
people who do not possess the' fran-
cliise that‘desirable, privilege, .juid,
: is another of the -many evidences of
truly Liberal-Conservative charac
ter of the party now in . power at.
Ottawa. While its liberal /.provi
sions enfranchises the' poor ' but
thrifty citizen, it is sufficiently con
servative'to not throw the'balance
=rrf^nT werirHjo^t-h'e'hand s’of^heycl a ss”
who have no stake in the-governing-
of the country other than what they
could get hy'*/"bartering 'their suf-,
frages to every unprincipled dema>
gogue who would ponder- to their
prejudices and^give them the most
• money for their yotes. . . :
• .•;Tlre~~basiBT,of 1 tbe-n^^v^-framffiTSTr-
The Globe quotes from the London
Advertiser to show that were the
Grits in power they could easily
arrange a Reciprocity Treaty with
the United States. Well, the Grit
party’will have to fly in the face of
one ^of' their cardinal principles
should .they ever take the initiative.
J The Hon. Geo. Brown resigned his
seat in the coalifion Ministry ot
1866 because Messrs. Galt and
Howland were sent to Washington-
to negotiate for a renewal of the old
commercial treaty'. Mr, Brown
said : “We ought not go to Washing
ton as suitors.-Washington ought to
-cotne tn us; the'American Govern*
inent should come to i^s with a prop
osition,"Now the Globe agrees
with the’ Advertiser, that : “The
leaders of the 'Reform party# can
obtain reciprocity by. making ad*
vances .to Washington.”.' - /■• , .
Tot,al|l......... . .................
The right column on the east
theariyeG:.Under General Middleton,-with
Lieiit.-Q) 1 )ne| Houghton ab. chief of
staff, consists oh—
90th Battalion,
“A” Battery;......... .. . ,
“O’’ Infantry, .t-fttttt. ..
BoultOu’s Mounted Corps
Teamgtera,........ i...
.. 407
side of
304
.120
40
60
60
for
he
Tn
one
the
one
our
has
mean little paragraphs about how
the Act was violated .in^ Halton, ”
That is the NewMIecoru showed
that the Weott .Act ■wws’ vibldled in'
llallon ill order to prove that it
CU11REN TTOPICS.
• PARTISANS READY TO MAKE USE
THE TROUBLE.
OF
nnder'the'crrcuiiYstahceti
lion, however^>wreh|))sible is3 not
astonishing to British people, and,
however strictly they may regard
the duty of putting it down and re-,
storing^order; they do not lose their’
sympathy for the individual suffer-
-ers -wno have been tempted to ap
peal to arrns./' But .the partisan
Spirit which has brought the trouble
about is ready to make partizan
use of the trouble.— IKiiness. "•
’ tiie~canada Jemperange 'ACT.'' "
Mr.’McCraney enquired whether
or not it was the intention of tlie
Government to see that they provi
sion of the Canada Temperance Act
were .. enfo'retid in counties'' where
adopted, and to provide, funds, and
to whom they will be entrusted, to
pay the inspector or prosecuting at
toriiey arid other Mfficgrs, .and from
what source are the funds to be
taken. " / " ’ ■ /
Sir John' Said the Government
would carry out all-obUgations it.n-
..................... .....
Temperance. Act, whatever those
obligations might be. : . . .
will be as follows in cities and towns:
Ownership of real property to and
value of -j300. ■„ , ‘
' Tenants of real property .at a
monthly rental of at least two dollars
and a yearly, rental of at least twenty
dollars. ’-/.' ••
Occupancy of real .property others
than as owner or tenanted tlfe value
-of 4;30p. ■ . ■ ■■.•■
. .An'annual income of $400, derived
^’ee or
iharge
from some trade; calling, office o.
profession,' or investment or'chargi
on real property. \ ' .
) Sons of'prop.erty holders, not oth
erwise qualified, who-reside upoh'
such “property rwl)en the' valiiti. of
-the property is sufficiently large to
"DuMity'suchsori'oii^ons. / • —
In places other than cities or
towns the following persons are en-
| franchised:. . ..
Owners of real property of the value
of $150,. J
.Tenants of real property paying a
-monthly rental Of. hot leks than two/
dollars, and a yearly rental of not-
• less -than twenty dollars?/
Occupants' of property.other than
,.a§ owner or tenants, of the valuebT
$150. r7“‘' /.-'* "'■/ ’ . X
Dbose having an income of not less
than $400. ' . . ’ ' .
/ ■ Farmer’s sons, not otherwise qualb
-fled, residing upon the farm, .if-the
farm is of sufficient value to; ,if
equally divided', between, the father
and sons, qualify them ais voters
‘under the act.
Sons of owners of property,other-
than farmers, and residents thereon,
when, the property is of sufficient
value to qualify them. ■ ■. ‘
Ejshei’tnen, the owners of real pro
perty and boats and tackle, which
together are of the actu^f" value of
r';............
■ f E^iTOR/AL N0TE8. — -.
■ The Grand Jury, of Coweta coun
ty, Florida, is “mortified to,find that
the sale of spirituous liquors in our
county has been far in excess of the
necessary wants of the people for
medicinal purposes.” arid at" further
.Asks the legislature to so amend the
law that each licensed druggist.be
required to advertise once a month
in a newspaper published in the
county the names of all persons who-
procured liquors during the previous
niontii amf the’ quantity purchased
by each.” «
,'T.ho utility of the Canadian
J?£cifio Railway to Imperial Britain
Hn-order to Affbrdf speedy facilities
for forwatxlinff military aid' to
India in ease'1 of w’ar is now univer:.
silly cohcedeff, And the willing*
neks of Canada to Ahl
British sumpremaoy
of the" world being a
fact, shouldlnot the E
inent be asked.tp.contribute Jihsral*
-ly to the completion of this trans*
continental highway. It cer.taffily’
will be of almost incalculable <.ad*
vantage to tho Empire.
"Mr. 1LT. Miller Belleville,
says that cancer is caused by eating
pork. lie has made a series of in*
vestigations, extending over many
years, and relates a case,in which
Iho victim was a young man of pow
erful physique, who was occupied
in preserving
in any part
demonstrated,
ngtisli Govern.
. LIQUOR AND LOUSE
■ The Nebraska orator, J-B- Finch,
airs his views- in Hamilton in a
mariner "more unique than polite :
“We don’t apply -any rule ■ to t-lie
whiskey, business that we apply to
any.other-business or socal factor.
What.'we say is, that .a. Christian
“crergyfflatris" just its good as a liquor
seller so long as the Christian clergy- .
man behaves himself. ‘ If the pastor
of this church were to get up next
Bunday and preach, the-hatred doc-
. trine of Free Love, what would you/
'do t ■ If the law.cohid not .touch him
you would probably procure’ a-rail
and a bucket of tar and punish -him '
yourselves; The ,mah-„ who retails
■liquor over a bar is just doing what
tbe.disseminator of free, love doct
rines would do':-’ he is helping to
/poison society, to spread degrada
tion and ' moral and ■.physical ruin
among mankind.- Individuals iarrel,
.institutions are not,attacked of-^u|l "
ished on account of their liam.es bbt/
because of their acts. Alorfiiorts
JwLve^a, .ri glut to wousfi 1 pJiccjordingJtD
-their--religiou8-beliefs',„So,lcmg^asThey_
Oehave themselves and don’t trans-•
gr,ess tho laws of morality and the
United States- Tl.m reason Jhitt
Mormonsism is now being 'rooted
out is because .it is a’-sbcial pest—a
cancer on' the body politic. It is
not against the men who deal in the'
traffic but the traffic itself, that we
war. A bedbug or a lou'sp ■ is as
beautifully formed an insect,' when’
exatnintid'Uuder a.microscope, as the
"ant’ .or., the bee. Why*,. . then, are
these insects regarded with horror
by all./sensitive persons? Simply
because"pf"tlie' way in which they,
make their living.' We DbjmJt to
tho liqUor deal..jniot. oh aceoffiit/bf
himself aS a man, but for the same
reason that w.e loatlTe the.louse and'
bedbug—because of the way in whwh
he makes -bis living, sucking the.
life-blood of hrs fellow-men.; If the
man and the insects are to be com
pared, the comparison is in favor of
the-latter, for it is doubtful, if one
bedbug ever Mstroyed other bedbugs
to support himself. &
COMMUNICATIONS.
U’e vwh it to he (thlinclty 'untfeivtoad that we de
Wl hold oursclven ■responsible fit? the opinions
exposedbjnsofmpondenls^ hi>. Nbws.Rf.cor0
Editor Eeios-Rccoi’d.
Permit mo to defend tho citizens
of Goderich against ah indirect charge
made liptin their intelligence and pub
lic spirit - because of the decline in
meuibetship of tho Mechanics Insti
tute, and which justifies tho Council
in witholding tho municipal grant of
$100. The real cause of tho decline
ih on account of tho InismanagenienU
Mr. White, a highly respectable care
taker had, I b.eliove, $80 per afinuiiL
Mr. Miller, tho present caretaker, has
$135 per annuui-,an increase of $55
Without an equivalent. When Mr*.
White left why was Mr. Miller jput
into the office at such an advance oi
pay ? when a score or two of as good,
if not. better people were kept frqiji.
applying for the office. Some, lira-
confiijont, would have taken it at $80.
or Tit most $100.’ ' We have n good
many retired schoolmasters and far.
mere, and-ladies hero upon whose be*
half 1 write; Wiry was tho office not
open to public competition. A sav*
Ing of money and a gain in member*
nliin would hayo hoop the result.
Well might some of ont wives say:
“why did not you try for the situat*
ion? Wo did not have the chance.
I regret the decline of tho Institute/
but I am confident the, above is the
Total.,....,.......................................... 584
Oa Friday April 24, about, 15 'miles
south of BatauMur'aLxEOssiu^tlie^right
column on the east bank of the river
, encountered: the rebels at 9,15 o’clock
Tli6 rebels advanced from a ravine,
and-. iked? on Major Boulton’^ soouts.
T,l)e fire was!at once returned, and the
. rebels mounted tffeir horses, b'acked into
. a ravine in. which they Jay concea'ed,
only rising" tQ fir^, on th$ troops. The
troopB immediately advanced in skirm
ishing order.... T(ie enemy were" attack-'
ed from both flanks, bu^ao tfpll chosen
was their battle" ground that they were"
apparently ouj of any'possible -danger
from the volunteers’ rifles.
-^A*A." battery could/not at first, reach"'
them, but? at length they secured a
favorable, location- and shelled the.
ravine, having previously demolished
two houses- in the distance at which
reinforcemepts. for the. rebels were
waiting. ' .
'ffiTl'i’Ia^d:a small post in foe'--woods,
but tl^y soon returned arid, avoiding“A" "
, bjfftiJwjn, mqvrd towards our regiment,the
^Oti^ffOirffeft had. in the ineantin.e
■ Lih^^^iller body of llie enemy retire:
■ Then came, fighting at close quarters,-
the combatants-’'"being only thirty or
forty jards’apart. 'The fight tbrougb-
out’was a Duiji one,‘the fialf-breeds and"
- Indians lyipg concealed in the bluffs or.
hidden behind the trees, and keeping up
a hot fire Wiili'deadly effeefo. The wliis-
. tie of the , bullets, could be. heard, and
the balls ’ ffpiu.-" the enemy’s shoigiiiis
rattled in| ‘all directions. The first
. .u nder fire at‘/this etage * were .the men
of Major 'Boulton’s corps; but No. 5
. jcoiHpaiiyiQCMiri_9iltlL.;'sp,6ff...a,d vanevd. to
their aid, “0” cqm'pany of the school"
of infontry taking their right flank
A.' hot com.bat .ensued^-neiiriy ail- filing
While iq a. prostrate position.. A nuni-
<.be'r of gallant volunteers fell here, pier-
ced'-by rebel balls. The warwh'oopB of'
the-Indians were heard nowand then
fl.S -they rallied to the fight. A desperate
.fire.was keptup-for' over an hour, and
tfi'giq'aa ifthey had run short of- ainmiin-
.occaaional/bulletB came from
'‘TRieT^ men. After a 'short TTes'sai’i'on/
however, the enemy reconrtnenced firing.
At OEe o'clock the prairie was on fire.
This, however, was soon extiiiguished by
jbe’raiq. 'Tbtr'l^
'casualties shown that they are not a foe
to be-despised' • ' - . :
-- 4-::p/m <-The Grenadiers arrived, in
good form and ht. price opened fire upon '
one of the ravines. Tbefe were three
■ *jtrrii ;i es"_i trtnrrriiTg~h"it'8i'i l’y”w <>od ed and~
full bf hi£ boillders , and. the. rebels skip
ped from, one, to the other Trie ruin
stopped at 1: 30 o'clock,„.,bnt there was"a
mist; and- tlris, wiih/cIouJs ot^Bmok.e,_
troops topee what they were firing at.
. GabrieFQumas commp.nded fne .rebelBj
and ffid it with wona^rtu I’lsk'ilL... .'
A t l‘. 4O the .rebels' bad. hee.h dislodged
' /front two ; of the favines^.'but they still
held .out in the center -one?' “A’! bat-,
tery could not'get'their sheils in .here,
bu,tithe/‘Granadiet-S. and tthe 90th poured
iff a hot fire, which did riot do much ex-
.■.ecq.ti.on, however, owing to-rlie dense
brush/ -A.b'o.dy ,0f rebels -noW appearetl .'
■in;the rear of the'troops,. ahd ferirs were.
. Ori'ferijkneil-tbat w-e should be canglit in'*
a tfejm Gen. ’ Middleton had provided
• for^'hiji: h(>wever,--and -Bc?ul ton-stscouts/
wiffi' a inirie-pounder,*’ soon dispersed
th^j^h'ongh’-l.hey hovered 'in -bahdson ■
oiffffimiks and sent--in'an .occasional
volley, \4hich tell Short. Ittvns evident
nt this juncture (bat if the rebels hud
-been all jvell arme.d or had had artil-
lW;,^1ie' dity vvoUTd have *^gorie haffi
' ? ' I' ‘ .
■ ; -W?1 battlefOrd
' GH. Gilniqr -received the ' following-
telegram this morning'■* .
^rn5rBattlefofd; "N VV/'T"., Aprir2^.""T
depari) ped'after pillaging o'd town; -All
VfrjF'welE; ' Kindest remembrance fiom
all.’ f ; j. M. DELAMERE,
Qii-pT.ain atid. Adjutant.”
•George Musson, of Messrs;.Mtu-son &■
Morrow received the following telegram,
to-dny flattieford. N". W, fT. April 25'
— .Marched on- this mofning-withput op
position. Am in “good health* BAL
FOUR. " '
The message is from Mr. Mt’ssbn's son,
Bstlfodr Mnsson, who is a private in the
Queen's Own ' with Ool, Otter,'and was
rerieivjid nt’,7 a.m. .
IfilOM ONE OF THE QUEEN’S »WN.
?...2Ifoinau - D.wiglit- baayocelved—tho-fol-^
Jowing' dispatchj from Lieut. Henry
•QRr.ir.lt; .................hi........-------,rv..
ed « hearty veto of thanks to the
Dominion Government for sending
Major Watson with one hundred
stand of arms to organize settlers of
the district into a volunteer force for
protection ana active service*
the enemy's strength.
A defietW from Riel's cararp reports:
the streugth of the enemy in the
fight was 150 half-breeds and 250
Indians,
TH# HEBEL LOSS,
Tho death ot Gabriel Dumont is
still m doubt, bub the loss of the re
bels is ipw believed to he serious,bub
that the dead were taken off the
field. A fatigue party in scouring the
ravine secured eighteen head more of
cattle and four ponies.. After the
fight 150 rebels crossed the Saskatche
wan, two miles below the scene of
the fight, to thd west side.
Ottawa^ April 2L—(Special,)—The
following despatch was received by
Mrs. Middleton from the General at
noon to-day, dated Fish Creek, .April
27 :—-“ We must remain here a day qr
two more. The wounded are all do
ing well, Both A. D. C.’s are improv
ing rap’dly. We are driving in the
enemy's cattle and ponies, and feed
ing on the former. All are anxious
to move forward. ”
FRENCH CANADIAN REBELS.
Montreal, April 25—-Another meeting
of sympathisers with Riel arid bis rebels,
was. called for this evening in, the center
portion of the city, and ’some 900 people
assembled, including many in favor of
the gtvernment’s policy, who expressed
themselves as determined to prevent the
meeting being h Id. A large contingent
oflEnvlish fp -aking young men attended
armed, with UubB atid..bearing the Urrion
Jack, who marched down singing patrio
tic songs and were well received by the
- greater portion-of tlra ■crowd. The or
ganization of the meeting were all
French Canadian libera's Seeing the
hostile denomination - changed their
minds and they decided to- postpone the'
-meeting The‘'*anuoun’p,em®[it was re
ceived with loud cheers by the loyal
portion of the crowd who burst out with
’“God Save the Queenjl
THB SNIDER AHEAD.
BowmanV-ille, April 25—Lieut G. J,
Graham, ot Toronto, having challenged
J B. Mitchell, of Bomanvilie, to a
rifle-competition, the former to use the
Winchester rifle, the same as used by tho
Intif-breeds of ibe Northwest,' antj the
’"labteUto use th^. Suider Eh’field; tlie
match took place here to day. ’Instead
of the common -Winchester Mr. Graham,
appeared wiffi one of the latest improved'
military Winchester, still Mr. MLchell did
. Ubt shrink fro ii the test. The ranges
were 200, SOO/and 600 yards, se ven shots
lit each range,’and’the scores were res-
_UMixsl GjahanMB... MLJfliAU fc-
che.ll, 3T, 25 and 19; the Snider Enfield
winning, at every muge, with a total
score of sixteen majority.^Other parties
likewise competed, tlie total score with
four.Winchester rifles being 259, with
Sttjder Eniields 280, the latter*/winning
21 points, a Minti'in/Henry" was also
pitted riga.nst a'fifth Snider Enfield, the
latter.'winning by ten points, with a
' score of 7$ to. 69. *
ft
-■••■-<'B-irrrw5TOr‘N—
Arrived here last night.. Alt/your
friends well. Advise their relations.
;. . WITH T1IE OOrii. ■ ' '
Mr: 8. Hughes, of'the Collegiate Insti
tute, ycsteiday received the folowling let
ter and telegram from,his yotmgerbrother,
a private in No. 3 company 90th,
nipeg Battalion. .Another brother
or in tile. Midland Battalion undi
Williams «
“Bexo^d Humboldt, April 1-1,
“I)eaR Sam,—your 1
T Was in need-* of anytl
night. At first 1 con
i|lt that it was not a-
sonic of our'b'oys. We a
miles from the-G, Pt It.,
tlia£. distance in less than
thi'fftigli rain, snow, mud, an
Walk 'illrtl'e t'ino, and go ov
places alike. Tim School
eiitiKH.i uj, (.v
till this way in .wai
line. 1 ' ’ *
go6d sLiilf 'for them yet.
■tiJkeil only since Friday n
dfc.v.ery well keep
' ' 't. T .. .
for the 10th Royals,
.... j%. At pres
mi Riol’s fiist deiai
Win-
is mnj-
i* Col.
, St. Georges _day_.pas8.eff by almost
’.without fecogniTfon, —...■
• The Messrs .'Curry leave for/Bran,t^
ford in a lew days. , ’ ■' -
Sacrament at- St. -George’s --jiext
Sunday morning. . .
There was.a concert at tbe/Princ6ss
• Roller Skating Rink last evening. /
Scott Act in force on Friday.
Mr. Andrew Williamson-left on
Monti ay to jo i n 11 is s h jp at Sarnia. /'
.TheATen. Archdeacon Elwood re
turned from London on Saturday. . ..
Mrs. H. 'S.- Holmes, of Thedford,
spent, a lew days in town last week.
. ■ Regular'thonthlv. meetihg of the
School Board on Monday. .-
■ .'Regular, monthly, meeting of our
City "Fathers next FrTday. .. ..
reached 79. On Friday morning, it-.
had dropped to 36. ■?
" Mr.’Rich. Radcliffe aTrived in town
Jast Thursday, having obtained three
mpnths leave of absence.'
Mrs. ,C. Feifouson,who accidentally
broke her'arm two weeks since,'- is
prngresijing fav'oraoly. - . .■ —
Mrf DickensoniMeyer and Dicken
son) Barrister,’-Winghani, was’ in town
last-week. ’
, The life of the late R. II. Kirkpat
rick, Esq.,’was insured for over forty
thousand _HplJjii;s.*? -■ . - . . ■
IIj,S'-H:orior-Judge Doyle held -Divi
sion Court gt Clinton on Friday, apd
' at' Seaforth on Saturday'. ■
The/storni of Saturday moved the
ice'sever'al miles from land, opening
navigation betwepn Bayfield and Kin-
card.inei ■ „' /
-Last" Saturday 'the farmers.in town
reported, the roads excellent,, anti/
the prospects fog the Mall .wheat crop
as good.
. Capt. Miller’s-' company, 37 strong,
turned ou't lor drill on Saturday
evening. A lew™rbumIs- - of ■ blank
cartridge per man were fired. »
A large number of people wereA
• gathered around the telegraph, office
• 11 last- Sunday-'in expectation,of news
from the North-vVest. ‘ '
//• Our people areffiiuch .pleased that
arr old Godefich-iboy commanded the
column that relieved Battleford, and-
a that one of the officers of the Briga.de'
showed to be the well known Major
Allan.- .. . '
..^.On account bf the passage of the.
hawkers and peddlers actj a well
known London tea firm has started a
store in town? •
The freshet caused a break in the
drain at McDermott steps that result
ed In washing several tons of earth
Mr. P. Holt la visiting «t Chicago.
Mrs. MftlcoinoEfon, returned from
Hamilton last week.
. Inland Revenue officer, A. Cavan,
was in town on Monday,
Mrg. C.F. Straubel has returned
from 'Toronto.
Mr. J.D. Luttrell Is now turning
out a most excellent ci gas.
. D. McDonald Fsq.) visited Toronto
on 'Tuesday.
Mr. Earnest Maleolnison left on
Monday to join his ship.
Mrs. Cooke will dispose of the
balance of her stock of liquois by
auction to day and to-morro w.
Mrs. W. T. Hays who bae been
suffering from an injured finger the’
past few months, had it amputated
on Sunday.
Auction'sale of liquors and Byiups
to day 2-P; M., and 7..3^‘ aud-to
morrow at the same hours at W, L.
Hortons on the Souare.
The entertainment of Church of
England Temperance Society last
Monday evening was largely attend
ed, and proved a decided success.
The programme consisted of instru
mental and vocal ,solo6 and duetts,
readings and recitations.
‘Ata meeting of the Directors of
the Huron and Bruce Loan and In
vestment Society held last Fridny
afternoon in the Council Chamber,
Mr. Job. Williams was elected Pres-
identandDr. Holmes Vice President.
A number of applications for loans
were submitted to the Board, and
considerable other business of a pri
vate.nature transacted.
—j The-gi'an traskedby-'-the-Meeh an ics -
Institute and refused by the Council
will come up again at the meeting op
Friday, The case standsrthus, there
are Kl members of the'institute pay
ing 81, dollars. This is-supplemented
by.a grant of 400 dollars from.Farlia;
ment, to which the-town is asked to
add one hundred making within a
fraction a bonus of $7.50 pei^mem-
ber. We think the members should
be able to raise the additional hun
dred among themselves, or else make.
the reading room free to those by
whose aid alone'the doors Can be
kept open, . ,
Our readers will remember that
latejast fall a body supposed to be
that of Walter-Crane who. lost his life
by the wreck of the ill fated .Schooner
Explorer some eighteen .rnonths since
was picked up in Uolpoy’s Bay and
coffined till such time as conveyance
Was procurable,- The roads being
open .the remains-were forwarded last
week, arriving in town on Saturday.-
"Tbffijake’slire'‘as ToTlTeUcTen I
Nicholson Wiio*1iad at various times
.dentally opper iteii dn the deceased,.
made ah examination, the result of
which fully satisfied tlie relative's that
the body was'that ot the late .'Walter
Cranp. We refrain from discussing
the condition of the body as it would "
riot be beneficial, to the public, and
might harrow* the feelings of those
who lire-so much, deserving of public
sympathy. "The remains left for De-
triot on iMiSnday, for.interment.
At the High School Literary enter1
tain.ment- last Friday evening, the
wlramp ton s ofoth e- -o pp osi rig-siil es-at^
tended in large numbers. The team
■tpHrsWl fodr.u^iTss*RKdffiiffl^r<Tolrt/lTe-
■ platform,first, and performed, as fql.
lows : Chorus by-th'e menibers; .Re
citation, Mr;'Wilson; Reading, Mr.
Buchanati; Solo,-Miss Henderson, lle^,
citation, Mjss.S. Williams; Reading,.
Mr.__E'rwin;.Solo,Miss Radcliffe. Miss
Murray's corps then' appeared and .
exercised as follows-:—Reading, Miss
K.-Ball; Solo, Mr-..Geo. Carroll; Recit-.
. -a-tion. Miss ^Buritl: Reading, M,iss E.
Dickson; Solo, "Miss Berry; Recitation,
.Mr. Stalker:;’ Chorus by. the'riretnbers.
On. the conclusion of the chorus-Mes-
sr$. Strong and Moore gave the.ir de-
Auburn.
Editor News- Record.
By eome stracgo freak of nature there
is generally found in evert neighbor
hood a njawwoiin, whose special em
ployment It appears to be to mind every
body’s bu ineaa but their own. * hid
village seems to be especially acciirgea
in the poaseisi >h of nuch a nuisance
He is notoriously officious in what does:
pot concern vbinj. He professes to be m
church mt-mbur, a Simon pure, the very
pick of piety, purity and probity, but
bis general" conduct shows that be is
totally wantj 'g iu these very desirable
attributes, indeed. I may say that heps
subjecting'himself.of every honorable
man in •,the community. Perhaps it
Wquld not he opt of the way to call Iris
attention to the accumulation offdth—
the outpouring nf hia own shop depos
ited at the. very entrance door of the tab
ernacle dedicated ‘o the most high, but
because, be does not worship at that
'church it is by him ponaid ;rod a small
matter. I * wcqld recommend to the
partyj refer to that “In order to have a
clean d'y everyone should keep clean
his own door yard and its immediate
surroundings.
Y(,ur8’ ’. . HONESTY O^ PURPOSE.
Colborne and Auburn Spring show
was field at Auburn on the 22nd.
There was a good attendance and a,
fair number of exhibits. The fol
lowing is the greater portion of the
prize list in the horse line:
Heavy Draft Rorse, aged J, P.
Fisher & Co, ‘Farmers Fancy 1st;
Alf Askwith’s ‘Honest Jim’, 2nd.
Heavy Druftfi year old:—Anderson
lstj’Murch & Bennett 2nd.
General Purpose.—J. P, Fisher <fc
Co., ‘Duke of Perche,’ 1st; VV. Lory,
-f.Yo u ng--Si r-Arthu r/-2nd
Roadster.—J,Carter, 1st; Jas. Bail-
ley,-2nd,
Carriage Class.—Geo. Anderson,
‘Old Whalebone,’ 1st; Bishop oGra-
ham, ‘Morgan,’ 2nd.4 ‘ ~
Saltford.
Mr. McNeil would like to know
who stole his pork. ■
.„ Mr. irarvy-Dreen is ardunQ again,
he was laid up with a cut, foot,
Mr. McEwen is at present down in
Hensall, attending to management of
his saltworks there. • .
Mr, Potts is at present engaged in
tearing down the old Maitland salt
block which was erected when the
salt trade was booming around .here,
but for many years it has been unus
ed, and -useless, and not a very- im
posing structured •
'It was with sorrow and regret that
jjie injtiabUantsJof
of the slid death of Mr. It. II. Kirk
patrick, of Toronto. lie for many
years-managed the old tannery here,
. and was well known and universally
liked; .
Miss,-Goldthorpe spent last week
-visiting friends in Clinton.
Mr. VVill Old left a few days ago for
Dakota.
. Mr Harry Howell of Carlow is home
again ' from Des 2iloin.es, Iowa, lie
took over two fine horses.;
,.-.3Ir7...Gb.isolm has.sold . thirty acres
of his farm including the house,barn,
and orchard. This property- has ' a
rb eii; n trfirliy ~co'min a n din g^v i e wr b f? i n g
tin the heights'above the village ..Mr,,
Jarvis,' of Toronto, being tlje buyer
and the. price $2,300, so we hear.
2 Mr. Donald Com-ming of Dunlop is
building a tower lor,a'wind mill, but
some say it . is an observatory and
that, Mr, Com-ming is going to .watch
the working of the Scott Act. Just
like Donald, " ... /
- The farmers of this section sav
that tjiev have never-s’eenD^j'N“Tan
wheat look better, so with them -its
rejoice and be glad, - .
r pinny ,
d ■use’leBS, and not a very- im-
K. . . . . -—QI S 1 O 11 ,
PoHeivsJIilL
Thp.Entertainmenf at the Victoria
^LMShO<TSvlcliiircQist ThAr'sT
day evening was exceedingly .enter
taining and instructive, ti
There.is some' complaining about
sinking nets just oil tlie mouth of the
river. Will the officers of the game
rind fish protection society.' kindly
lo.ok.aftef the violators,ol thedaw,
The fire bell' alarm on Saturday
evening drew a largo crowd, and great
“j-
hud
ing t'be victory to Miss Murray, by I.i
points,' and-the latter a little more,
namely, 2 points to the same lady,.
Mr. Geo. Carrol I’s’-solo and.Mr..Stalk-■
er’s recitation were highly commend;.
Warren Leland,
whom everybody know «s th# »ncoe»ifw
i4a..iager ot ffifl " 1 " ■■
Largest Hotel EntiqirhK ■
of America, says that while «p«Mengir frOR ;- /”
New Voi k on board .a strip qolujf irQUjid Cap*
Horn, m the carfo days oi ernlgratlOn to CaJ-
if.iruia, Im learned that, one wf ffia offlesrs «C
the rcma U id cured himself, during the «
aj», of au obstinate diseaaa by the use of
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
Since than Mr. Leland has
Ayer’S fabsapajmela in nmnjr iirifflar
•aseB, and he has never ygt Leant of Ita'talU
are to effect a radical cure.
Some years ago one of Mr, I,El<AN»>’a far* ? .
laborers bruised his leg. OwIijr to the-bad - ■
state of his blood, an ugly scrofulous a welling
orlitnip appeared onthe injured limb. Hor- -
rlbie itching of the skin, with burning and
darting pains through -the tnmff, mado Hf®>,
almost intolerable. The log; became "enpr-' ;
niously enlarged, arid ritfiniiig nh-ers formed,
discharging great quantities of extremely
offensive matter. No treatment WAS of any.
avail until the man, by Mr. LELANn’M^stT • ’
tlon, was supplied with AVER’S SaRSAVA-." ' ’
niLLA, which allayed the pain and Irritation*
healed the sores, removed the swelling, and.
completely restored th? limb to use.,
Mr. jfo, .UDhasperaonally used
Ayer’s
for. Rheumatism, with entire success; and*
after careful observation, .declares that, in .
his belief, there is no medicine in tho world
equal to it for the euro of Liver Disorder**
Gout, the effects of high living. Salt
Rheum, Sores, Eruptions, and all tho
. YflrIons forma, ef blpod ,dl^es..m___,_m.
"We have Mr; Leland’s permission to invito
all who limy desire further evidence in regard
to the extraordinary curat;vq-powers <?f
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla td sqe Ifon pcrsu’W
ally either at LIb mammoth Ocean Hotel,
.Long Dirtnch, or at tliopopMAS Leland Motel,
Broadway, 27th and 28th Streets, York. . ,
u Mr. Leland’s: extensive knowledge o| th». /
good done by this unequalled eradlcatbr o!
blood poison's enables him to give inquirer? .
,muoU valuably information'. v
. PREPARED BT .. ■■ '
Dr. J.C. Ayer & Cq., Lowell,
Sold by all Druggists; 51, six bottles for SB.
SEED GRAIN.
SEEb WHEAT,
SEED'OATS,.-- SEED Teas
SEED BARLEY. "
' At the Standard Elevator,
330-tf CLINTON.
FARMERS
And Stock-Feeders,
BAWltMHS-;
. In lots af_LQjir..inora. Bags, at
10 Cen:feper 2-Bushel Bag*
TETW'llsr,
Standard Elevator.
/CLINTON Lodge. No. 84, AT/FUirA ' M.—'"
U meets every Friday, on or after the full
moan. Visiting brethren eor<lmny'ihvit.edr -
J. YOUNG, w. m. . - J. CALLANDER, Sic
- We received too late for publish
ing last week a challenge from Relit.
Elliott.and James Blair to- Robt. El
liott anil, Robt.'. Johnston, to saw.
, • .from on‘e to -five cords of wood fof-.
W'l Elliott'- are still open for business _L. O.L.No.710,
CLINTON, '
Meets skco.v-j, MqxpAY of CVery ‘ •
month. Hall' u)>stairs', 'opposite. ;
v the Town I lull.-. Visiting brelhren q • ‘ -
always made welcome.
• P. CANTELON, Wi M. 2
A, M. TODD, Secy. C. TWEEDY, D. M.
of the lessons from the third reader,
King. Bruce.and the spider,- and recit
ed it in such hn able manner as to
draw forth jpud applause." ' . *
On Sunday- morning the members
(5,1) .of Huron L'odgti’ No.D2, ‘I.ChO.E.
met in their lo foe-room at JO?.10, anil
marched t.o the Victoria street.Me(h.
church to hear .the-ahniversar.V-> se'r-.
’mon preached by Rev.'■ Mr. Carson;
The edifice was crowded, the, central
•pews,-being' occupied by thezbfethren.
After the usual hymn.arid prayer.vhe
pastor read fOV the lesson','David’s
■ covenant vvith'Jonathan, and a por •
tibn of the-' 1st ..chapter of James, and
then from the..tex_t, “For he that is
not’fi'gairist us' ts on our part*/'
It ..'was* an -excellent’sermon.- The
Rev.' gen tle'mfth ’ co'ufnfence'd By* nb-
' tierng the bigotry, that caused people
to speak harshly.of secret. society's
merely because they were,such, and
■pointed out.that the disciples erred
.in the slitne direction, as Christ s’re.,
’Duke shewed,' also ’ that ir must Be.'
expected there would be liKe persons
at 'the present day-.--Bigots, however,
the Rev. gentleman -.said, never oe-
cupied- very i'hHuentiaT ’ positions -as
might gbe seen the-W irld *oVer. Die -
"illustrated this, point by the conduct
■of the- Rriesfi and Devi-te, in th.e .par
able of the 'Good Samaritan, and in
stances of similar import, all of Which
Were niade to show-, clearly that
where true reiigiotf prevailed bigot'ry
had no foothold. -Regarding secrecy,
the Rev,’gentleman instanced the
fact that religious societies and bus
iness men had their secrets, but in
these cases it was never held to be a
loss of prestige, .why then, lie said,
should it be used as a weapon -to
damage societies that even organized
for benevolenk.ptirposes. The rules-
o£- the society were then read, the
preacher stating that any institution
guided by suclucould not be pt’lie.r
than beniflcial-to-society at targe.
Of course lie was speaking of 'the
JL,O;()>K.as a. body,.and 1 ts_riii'gs and
government. Nb one sh.ouid judge a
chuvcli by a hypocrite thaCrhight be
in it, neither should secret societies
be judged- by their Worst members.
Mentioning the lai’ge .sums paid an
nually to widows and orphans and
the sick, the preacher said no society
that did so much to" make life sup
portable to the afflicted, had cared
for the widows .and orphans, should
be traduced because it was*secr'et.
. In.conclusion he spoke eloquently ol
the aims of the order,- an'd said that if'
the members lived tip. to its rules
God would surley smile upon them
and bring, them to that which was
above all earthly’ societies—“The
Heavenly”—where ever' would be
found Friendship, ,Love and Truth.
On the conclusion of tho service the
hrethrnn returned to the lodge room,
and, after appointing a committee to
draft a.resolution for presentation to
Rev. Mr, Carson lor his able dis
course? dispersed..
We’d6 no t'k n ow. —— ---——™
■ .^,1-have lately bad some funny yarns
told me "about M. C. Cameron's
mode of -electioneering, The fol
lowing one is quite new to me and
/its relation w:is brought about by my'
praising/ Mr. Cameron .for his .efforts .
in bringing-a bill, before the House''
for'to put down, bribery at elections.
‘Yes,’.said niy friend, ‘lie is ju.sttbe
/man, he knows how it i^-himself.’
‘I.met Mr.C. while-lie was canvassing,
I was/driving, a fine cow home. I
did not/waht' to -sell th.e animal,-but;
Mr. C. insisted on iny-placing-a price
upon her. 1 named-a’figure‘much
. above he:r value/ $8^.’/ ‘AU. •right,’
. said-AJ-ii. C. ‘drive her right on to
G'd’dericb) atid"*ybur" money is ready'
for you.’.'.‘Audi by the by/..said the/
gentleman, after-I had given him/a
.somewhat equivocal answer, as to
howl was going to vote, ‘if she should
not f'ee-1 like-staying' with- .meLan/.(
sfipiild’retuffftci yoiT:'' place (ion’t be.
■ a,frai<l to use her as-your own and we_
wilt make, matters- all right.’' ‘It just
dawned, upon me .that from some
TTuiTgliiacI said/Mr. C.. was laboring
_under the erroneous idea that-I. had
promised to vote for him, I therefore
told him- distinctly- .that- I .was not./
To set matter's right, I said to Mr. Cl.
there is one thing about the cow -I,
.ought lb telFybU/slie’s.a good milker
and gentle, but she has no .upper
.teeth? ‘Oh; tpat chahges the trade?
.said Air'.- 0. ‘you wouldn’t expect me
to takecow without uppe’r teeth.
But if.you bf.ing me a good cow with,
sound upper teeth 1 will give you
the figure I said? The story got
arou n d am o n g-thp^rarig?rspttTdrMTT“
C. who 'was posing as the farmer’s
friend, lost many a vote as they said
. they, would not have a man' who, was,
‘blamed fool enough to believe,that
cows had upper'teeth J And he was
only returned fy the. skin, ’.of' his
teeth. It is understood, that Mr.
.CamffitoxLblajJiejl ..tluL Dominion Min-
ister/of Agriculture..for the disfavor
he got.into over the ‘cow’s upper-
teeth’-business, and every session
since he, has been pestering that
im-
bope that he
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all events, ke5p himself thoroughly
posted pn the anatomy of all farm
animals. • Mr.. C- will not be caught
napping next time.. ;
PEDDLING WAGGON FOR. SALE.
T.'UT FOR DRY-GOOD'S OR GROCERY. biirf-A—
' 1/ iiesa. In good ord.er; only beefi in use-two-'
•seasons. -Apply to .- . • < “ . .
R. COATS <fc SON; ■ ‘
Clinton, March 25tli, 18S5.' ’ :331"
—FARM-FOR SAME,
rilUE subscriber offers for snlo his farm, belnp£ lot GO, Bayfield concession, Qodorieh town
ship, containing. 109 acres (actually 11a), about.
1QO. ,i,.r.Au <-|**;i)iml - ittuL ffnr> Train.. jL
farm' buildings, three acres of preh'ard'and good
_witter. Good clay soil. The tarn) is one of the'nest.
in the qotinty of Huron. -About five miles from.'
Clinton. Half eash, balance on easy-ternw. .
.Apply.on the premises, or at TIik Newa-Rxcouri-
oiliee, or address
-JACOB SHEPPARD;.
326 3m. Clinton P.O. . •
rpiIE undersigned offers for sale his Honse and L Lot on Qtieen street, Clinton. The house ia
newly; built; !|ix rooms, tbree.upstairs and three,
down; hard ana soft water; good -ecllar. -.Situato.
in *risil)g and '.healthy locality,. Terms easy.
Apply on the promises or address Clinton P-O. .
327-tf _ _JOSHUA HAMNER-
nr “j—1 *-■■■■■t— y
FOR SALE.
IN THE 'yillago of BELGRAVE, the dwelling
house" and’store occupied-.by me. The site is-
One of the most desirable in the Village- for busi
ness. There is a good Stable, outhouses, and an :
excellent soft water cistern on the premises. Thc-
lot comprises | of an acre. The buildings 'Sre>
i'n goofi repair, i Will be sold cheap, as the pro*
pi-iotoi is giving'-up business- Termscrisy.' — *' ._•*
• , Appiy’to ■ ’ ' •
_•_______ WM, DUNCAN'....
Belgrave^ pnt.
House to Rent or for. Sale. -
/ r ■'
rpWO STORY BRICK HOUSE oh,Victoria-St.,.
.1. Occupied nt present by Mr. J.Oltn Robortfcon.
it consists of 3 good large' rooms down stairs and
Rofreslimont room in front, recently tiidd' as a
Rcstauripit, nrjd 7 good-sized rooms up stairs,
stimmor-kitchen, cellar, stable, hard and. t-oft-
Water, and quarter acre lot. For any further
particulars,’ Tfoply to W.-W. FARRAN or JAS..
'BIGGINS, theQWher, 330/
department for returns of all im
aginnble kinds in thribope that he
will get sufficient information to, at
posted pn the anatomy of all farm
»r O’ . * it
was the grumbling when it was dis
hovered that a. chimney .blaze 1...J
Caused it.
Those who are talking about
decadence of Goderich -should
Montreal street where they will find
t;vo large fraffie houses-and. one briok
in’course of. detholishment, with a
view of adding two handsome brick
houses and' n stable to this already
handsome street.
On account of the L 0. O. F. hold
ing their anniversary service by at-’
tending the Victoria street church on
Monday, the Court of Foresters post
poned their celebration till next
Monday on which "occasion they wril
attend St. George's in the morning,
Rev, Owen p; Jones' will as before
mentioned nreach the sermon.
The members of the-debating club,
Messrs Allan Eriihiirv, D.O.Uamoron,
B.A., and professor l'’oote, who visited
Seaforth last Friday, to discuss the
necessity of Home Rule for Ireland,
may be1 said to have won the day, as
the chairman of the mectingxlecidod
that they could not role in Seaforth,
although they might in Goderich.
Each club evidently rules at“IIdmo?f
Tim following vessels-in harbor are
now fitting out for the season s Tug
James, Clark Schooners, Victor, Mid*
land Rover, Elgin, June McLeod, IL
N. Todman, Evening Star, J. G’ Kol^-
(age., Arieland Nancy S. Gordon«
Tiro Sohobner Ontario is in harbor
waiting for repairs, and the three
masted-scow Grace Amelia is lying
between the Islands in an tmsea-
wortby condition) being very much
warvmd by its stem stern having
grounded on opposite sides*
' ■ ' TO LET, .
CITABLE ANU DRIVING SHED, Apply to-
D GEO. R. 1.EVAGOOD, Organ Factory.
Clinton, March Slut, 1885. 333-tf ■
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the
visit New. Weights and Measures
Act. . -
Tlidtlgh the new weights end measures
Act, jjistipassed by Parliament,.does hot
cotrie into torep uniH the first of October
next, a synopsis of it now will bb in or
der. . .
. It provides that in all contracts for
the sale at) j ’delivery of farm produce
and coal tlio'bushcl shall bo determined,
by weighing, unless conveniences for
weighing are not available, and unless
bushel by tneasnre is not agreed upon in
writing Tho weight .equivalent to it
bushel is * as follows: Wheat, 6*)&lbs,>
corn, 56 lb-,; fye, 56 lbs ; peas, 60 lbs.;
biirley/48jbs,; unit 36 lbs,; bats 34/1)9 ,
beans, 00 lbs; clover seed, 60, lbs, tim
othy seed, 48 lbs,; buckwheat, 48 lbs.;
flix seed, 50 lbs.j potatoes, carrots, etc ,
60 lbs,; bituhiinoiis, Coal, 70 lbs. Other
articles may bo added to this list by Qt*
dor in Cbiincfi, Persons violating this
Act Will bo liable to a fine of$25 for the
first oironco' and $50 for tho second'.
With respect to canned goods the Bill
provides every sealed package of canned
fruit, fish, most etc., shall bate IbO
nemo ant address of the packer thereon,
the weight of tho contents, and dato of
canningvlAbellod or stamped thereon, un
der penalty of a fine of $2 for each tin
not Id fitntnpnd or labelled. A'similnr
penalty is'pronded in ?.ases of the peck
ers misrepresenting the weight or ago of
tho con touts of any tin. The Bill will
not ft|rjily to foreign canng£gon^£JU^ih
w
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Inst
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by
160
fade,
days,
Wo
tldry
Tnrfsntry
ig driven
'c a very
_ ire too
/fltey havo
ight, slid can-
lip,, ns they hayo not
•ilny wo are halted,
who arc fol-
lent we, arc 35
’hnient, and
it'sday or Fit*
•sen as sharp;
the advance
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. of
lUgii.t up to us last night, huvi
‘ .i,;, «»y.hi..waggons. They an> a
10 looking lot of fellows, but Wc Si
walked only i,!’
jfo"', v
got usqd ■ to ft.
waiting f
lowing hi waggons;,
mflo# fiom J... . . ....
expect to Wet l-hetit on Th
day, I fttfr Pric of If timn cli
sliootcm/Ahd-anbiilways on .....................
gtitfM irf’ ebnsiqticiice and hohitid the
seouis. '
“Wc art all going out Imre/knowing wo
yeil^imjet;!:l.fo tehols, arid that, all- of us are
^Swo)<» ofgfiinffiling at mud. qr water,mt
not coiMiig back; lint Tar al 1 that thorois not
apythihg else, • Just, waifoand you'll see
tlicTOtlibboys will give-a good aceoiint. " of
W'Iil«oIv&4.o TbanW for- y«nr kind ro-
molhbrtmro in telogiaphh'ig, but, Ido nyt
want anything; wc are, nono .of your
feather bed voluntoci's.'
The following is tho Telegram frdtn tho
Hold pfhiittlo, via Ulatlta’s Grossing :
/’fiseaned nffiujured in to-day's baffle.
1 . Wn.r.. Htmuns?’
tltANKING tin; GOVERNMENT. ,
Settlers at York Colony have pass-
DEATHS-.
MULLOY.— In. Clinton, on the 28th
April, Asa MuIIoy, aged 32 years.
WANTED.
O"OD GEWtAL SERVANT wanted. Ap-
piy to Mrs'.'J. Rbbvk, opposite. TomperanseIiall. * . '
April 1st, 1385. ' " 333
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GIRLS WANTED,
Ttav, Ratal Dean Cooper, . of Brtico
Grand Ch ipfain of the Orange Order for
British North America, has offered hie
services to tho Government as chaplain
with the troops in the North “West,
MARKET R E PORTS.
(Corrected every Tuesday afternoon
CLINTON.
Momr*,. * * • .ifi 00 to 5 06Fall wheat, /0 85 to o on
Spring Wheat, * -• 0 85 to 0 00
Ilarley ■ » • ••0 no to o o>
Oats,* 0 38 to 8 38
Veaa,- 0 60 to 0 65
Apple*, (winter) por libl,*. 1 ’00 to 1 r>oPotatoes* • • ••• 0 80 to 0 35
flnttor « 0 13 to 0 15
0 0 to 0 10
Hay, *’•* 8 00 to 12 00
Pork - • -• 5- 75 to 5 75
OrtUhVOOd. »* 3 00 4 no
Brit'.......*.....—
ONE chambermaid antUno dicing: rriom>
girl, immediately. Good wages will
be paid, Anlily at the Commercial Hotel*
JAMES MOORE,
327-»tf. ’ ■ Proprietor.
Hand-maita work, sewed and Wgcd, At- -
prices to suit every pm so. Tlie beat work,
lowest prices, ami sntisfdetio* gwiwitoeffi
As I havo first-class city worXibcn om1*
ployed, entire satisfaction
Give inc a call.
^-if From six to twelve wofttlje* rvtdit
on-good, roliahlo men, w *
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