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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1885-06-24, Page 2TECHl TITTROUST ♦ »» ».•%•• *-*'.**•*>♦*!>»»*»*•*< ••**♦*•%********’* Tha Gotocli News Huron Record, 14MALQAMATKTK' -y-..,.. ,-t-—— ---T-m-ra-nrTrrm.r„ due to the great French Sculptor, Mi Bartholdi, who has devoted eight years of his life aud most of his fortune to this great work, and whose generous impulses, which must be on a scale commensurate with this noble work, prompted him to make Buch a gift to the United States. METHODiST INDIAN FRAN­ CHISE. Chilton, Wednesday, June £4th ABUSING THE RIGHT OF PETITION. I- The following will show how the !“«euthmg indignation” of tiie Grits Igut the better of their respect for the laws of tlm laud-in their attempts to defeat the Franchise Bill by flooding the House with fraudulent petitions. are informed that equally nefarious work was done in Huron. - In Hie matter of Mr. Kidd’s declaration Sir John-Mac* ilouald >tated that lm might consider it Mis'duty io. haye the delinquent bookeuper before Hie House; and it is further rumored that a gentleman ill Coilerieli has, probably inadvert­ ently, got himself within the meshes 6f the law by misrepresenting the purpose of a petit ten to xyhich 1m pl tained • signatures. Whether t.he misrepresentations* will amount to fruipl'iit jaw is a matter of grave doubt with some, wo believe.' The; unsu, however, has been reported to thu Government, but whether the Mipteter of Justice wi'l consider it id visible, in order to protect Parliament against fraudulent peti­ tions, to proceed against the alleged delinquent is not known at time of writing. The Mr. Kidd who * makes the following statutory declaration, read iu' the House, is a piomineqt and reHpom>ibte citizen, and brother of MV. Jos. Kidd, of Dublin aud Gode­ rich.- STATUTORY DECLARATION OF M.R, GEO. KIDfl. “County of Bruce, II, George Kidd, “ To Wil: j H10 village of Wiarton, in the eounty,of Bruce, luercli- mt, do solemnly declare: .-»•-• “1. Tliat I did not sign any petition igainst or condemnatory of the proposed Eiaiicliise Bill 119W under consideration by iho House of Commons of Canada. ( “2. That some *tiin'c during (he latter part of last month"! was informed,by,,a •esidfint of the said village ijiat my* name ippeared amongst the signatures appended Lo-a certain petition .purporting to have t>3en signed by persons residing iij the Aid viilage against the said Franchise Bill, md I say that up to that time I was juite unaware that my name appsared unongst the said signatures, and I further lay that I did not, at any time, either lircctly or indirectly, or in dny manner- whatsoever, authorise any one to sign the aid potition for me or on my behalf. “3. That one Alexander A. Campbell, of lie; said village, druggist’s clerk, came o-nie-some time last montb'and-presented he document, read, as I am informed and >eliev.e, by Mr. Edgar, M. P>, Jin the louse of Commons, and negatived the use >f .fraud or niisreprcsentation,in tbe -ob- Si^hlgTf^igntftfit^^toTnrsaiU-peti'tibrijtd" ne for signature, and Campbell then said o’rne that he had been accused: of forgery n connection- with the obtaining of the ‘aid signatures, and asked me to sign t.he ;aid document, and and I declined to do so,' .elliug said Campbell, at tho same time, :hat my name had been placed on said Petition without any authority and with­ out my knowledge. “4. That I never was, at any time, .and I am not now, opposed to the passage of,, (he said Bill. 1 “And I make this soleinn declaration, P . . “GEO. S. KIDD."' * THE BARTHOLDI ST A THE The Bartholdi Statue has just ar­ rived nt New York. The idea tought to be conveyed is.that of ilierty enlightmiing the world* .It a a gift from France to Ahierica. The Scatue.of “Liberty enlighten-, ng the world,” is the largest statue n the world. Some idea of its inag- litufle njiiy be obtained “ from "'tile' •?ct that forty persons found stand', ng room within the bead. A six-loot, nail standing on the level of the lips >nly just reached ,th6 . eyebrow. *Vhile workmen were employed on he crown of her head - they seemed 0 be making a huge sugar.-caldron, nd 'they jumped with ease in ahd mt the tip of -the nose. Fifteen teople.might sit around the flame >f the torch, which elevation can be eaclied by a spiral staircase within he outstretched arm. The London Daily News, in speak- ntf of "it, said : • “It is out and away he largest statue of modern limes. The Colossus of Rhodes was nothing A friend has handed us a copy of the daily Afail of June 22nd which, under the above heading, takes ex*- ception to the correctness of the al leged views of the Rev. Jas. Gray, of Clinton, regarding the fitness of the Ontario Indiana to exercise tlm franchise. We say alleged views, for they appeared first in the half breed organ of Clinton and may be as far from correct as that paper’s report of the alleged Beacotu-^Mc- Mnrchie imbroglio which was wholly without foundation in fact. . Tlie half breed’s, report of Mr. Gray’s views may, in fact, be merely an­ other of our esteemed local co tern’s, jokes. Mr. .Gray is the venerable chairman of the Goderich district of the Methodist Church and has-been stationed in Cliuton for about two years, and no one who knows the gentleman will for a moment admit that he would express himself upon ‘any ^Lject witlroub being, self con* tiuced of the correctness of his re* marks. , Acoordi’iig ■ to otir local cotem. Mr. Gray “spent a. “very large portion of 35 years' ministry among,the Indians of Ontario” and “he knew intimately nearly all the Indians of this Province, and they were no more fit to be entrusted with the franchise than a lot of barbarians.” The-Mail rightly as­ sumes that if Mr., Giay is correctly reported lie referred to the Mus thodist Indians, -and that journal then goes on to show -froth official reports of the Methodist Church that much better should be expected .from the.Indians whom Mr. Gray would naturally . be intimately acquainted with, .than tp find them a lot of barbarians unfit to be en* "trusted withTlie franchise. ' The annual report ‘of the Mis* sionary Society of the”'Methodist Church for t he year . ending June, 1884^, as given by the Mdll, shows that jiliat church lias 22 ludian Missions in'Ontario. • London Conference - 8 mis* sions, employing 8 mis- . sidnaries and- 14 teachers, native assistants and in­ terpreters, at a cost of... .$5010.25 Toronto Conference— 11 mis’- ““sions, with 8 missionaries anT native assistants, tea- ■ caers, and interpreters.... 5395 Mount Elgin Industrial In­ stitute.....^....................... 9022 28 <? ---------- ^$19427 74' The Methodiats then spend about s^SOyQOQri-niYua-l-ky^t-oe^keep^he^Tn'dT — ans of Ontario in a state of “bar* barism.” .The.ii, the Minister of Education for Ontario~“Says_\,tliere are .14 Methodist,' 17 Church of England and 18 Roman Catholic schools in active operation on the Indian reserves in Ontario. i If Mr. Gray is correct and cor­ rectly reported, love’s labor and a large amount of the money of phil- an.tropists is annually thrown away- if the Indians are still a lot of “bar­ barians.” We rather think, how­ ever, that our.esteemed local cotem. has been playing off one oThis practical jokes at. the -expense of,the good judgment of' the Rev. Air, Gray. Anything, you know/^-to “beat the Tories.” We wish it much good, of its argument,: but don’t think it scored a point when it he 1 ittled-the- civj-lizing- vfforts-’of- the Metlidjlist'CTiu'rch auiong the. Indi* ans.of Ontario. 21 EDITORIAL NOTLS, KsmewwpiwEMHa Sir Richard Cartwright need not now make his greet speech on the fineness of the Dominion. The loan has been n^otiated and thy late Fin­ ance Minister can at present do the credit of the country uo further harm. The saying of $250,000 a year which Sir Tilley has effected by converting the old bonds into new ones may now be attacked by Sir Richard as paving the way for a surplus, as the Knight of deficits is opposed on" principle to having such a detestable thing as a surplus on the Dominion Treasury. Our town cotem. is following in the wake of his leaders in the matter of the Manitoba Exemption Act, Thia Act exempts from seiz­ ure for debts already contracted and which may hereafter be contracted, nearly all the property of the aver­ age settler. The settlers owe the business men of other proviuces for implements etc,, bought previous to thejpassageuf the Act. TheaebuBinets men are petitioning the Gov. Genera) to disallow the Act so far as regards past transactions at least, a very reaspnable request. If the Act passes they cannot levy on property which they relied upon as security- for the goods, they sold, ut the time they ’ were sold. “Every province should be allowed to legislate for itself, without Federal interference, even though that legislation might T>e..in some respects bad,”' .says our cofem. That is the total climax of political heresies, and totally opposed to the principles .of Confederation. It is the bounden duty of the Federal authorities, or its'chief executive, tu see that no\injustice is done one province by another. -It is another phase of State-Rightr”which ' led- to such disastrous results- in the neigh­ boring Republic. That the Legis­ lature of each province has tlio right to fix and determine its own relative powers and by necessaryvconsequence to limit the powers of tlie Federal Government, is to contend for two contradictory and inconsistent rights. Disallowance of the ..Manitoba .Ex­ emptions. Act, by the Federal ex­ ecutive, so far as the Act is retro­ active, “ is just one of those caseB where, the Federal prerogative’ can be exercised with advantage. - r- hold her 260,000,000 subjects on the other sidi of the globe under her hands for a great while. 'What­ ever may happen to England, she hag had lirr history. It fight we must, let the old phip be cleared for action.” Dot, Gold win, her drum beats circling the world is not a bo x; that the power ot Britan is on the wane is a hoax, though. Yes, Britain has her pagt history, and a prouder one the bud never shone on. She|haacurrent history which need no wordy amplification, the civilization, the Christianity, the commerce, the science of the world testify with in* nupierabte tongues, that Britain has not only her past, but she has a very realistic present and a cheering future. * . AGREEABLE NEWS. A despatch has been received from Fort Pitt which reports the agree able news of the release of the Mc­ Lean family. Hot pursuit of Rig Bear,caused, his bund to be divided into several parties. Wood Crees, who have proved friendly through­ out, got the McLean’s in cbarge and took them north of Beaver River, where they allowed them to escape.. They are now en route to Fort Pitt. TALKATIVE CAMERON. Mr. Cameron, (Huron) who is the talking parrot for the Opposition, found fault the other day with the Premier’s “temporary absence from the house, wlien Mj*. 'Hesson, the popular' member for North Perth, rebuked him aa,follows fThe ho'n. gentleman, LMr. , Cameron), .hffa referred to tfie"temporrtry absence of the leader of the Governmeat. The lion, gentleman, if he considered the tune, the 'first Minister spent in this House listening to the debates that take place here, chiefly by bon. gentlemen opposite, would not have made such ah insinuation. No won­ der "the First Minister is sometimes ab­ sent when tlie leadorof the Opposition, who is responsible for this delay, does not think it worth while to remain in the House and listen to the speeches of his-fol­ lowers who have, come to the front and displaced the -tisual occupants’of them. Riel’H trial will take place before the onlitiary., legal tribunal of the Territory in which his crimes against law have been committed. Th'e judge will- be Hugh Richardson,Esq, Stipendiary Magistrate. The jury will consist of six; three of whom will be Frenchmen and three. English- speaking settlers. Th# trial will be held at'Regina, the capital ' of* the Territory. There exists a right of appeal to tho High Court of Mani­ toba. Chris.. Robinson aiad . B. B. Osler will be the leading Crown Counsel. CURRENT TOPICS. ROUNDLY AND CORRECTLY SPEAKING. The London Free Press rises Xo remark The county councillors oP Lincoln have raised their own pay from $2 to $3 per diem. . This is a modest advance at any rate. Judg­ ed' in comparison with; t.he pay of legislators in the Toronto House, it is small enough. The' average men in the county • councils of the pro­ vince are fully up to the standard of the average in the Assembly, y_^t‘tlie latter get $10 to their one, roiundly ^Trpesiring;— WORK.ENOUGH AT HOME. -~J.t is said that-Presideht Cleveland -and the Administration are.entirely and absolutely opposed to all acquis- itions of territory, whether of Cuba or parts of Mexico or elsewhere. The President feels -very Strongly and positively on this point. He believes they have now as much terri­ tory, and as large a mass of illiterate and incongruous material in their population as they c»n safely manage. He is' totally opposed to an aggraud- izingjforeign policy, and belieyes they have Work enough to do at home in reforming their home administration/ MB wap A T ORAIB’S OLD STAND. 4. Great Slaughter in Dry-Goods! p J. C. DETLOR & COMPANY, Haying bought the Bankrupt Stock of J Cjraib ‘ At 4Sg. on the Dollar, now offer it AT LESS THAN HALF PRICE. AT FAR LESS (Silks and Satins, , Velvets and Velveteens, Flannels and Linens, Laces & Embroideries. Cottons and Shirtings, . ( , Prints and I Cretonnes, | DRESS GOODS,I Trimmings, Fringes, Mantle Ornaments’ Buttons, Collars and Gidues, , t THAN WHOLESALE PRICES. Wonderful Value in HOSIERY. Big Drives in RIBBONS. Immense Value in WOOLENS and KNITTED GOODS.ta ( I isli o-it." -J trcouid Carry the .‘Bavaria-’- irWfli: ■’HeTmarin’ owerH to the ffkies.froni the yard of he Rue de'Chazelleg, where .it has. H*en eight years in construction,..aijri he view from its coronet sweeps tear of the six story houses and be*- :ond tho wh!I8 of Paris.”' • The weight of this stupendous tatue is 440,000 pounds, of which 76,000 pounds are copper and the umainder wronglit-iron. . Jt will-he rl’cted on Bedloe’s Island, this bo­ ng the location selected‘for it by Jen. VV. T. Sherman, who was ap- riintcd by the President to make the election. When placed i:i position t will loom up 305 feet above tide­ rater, the height of thefttetiie being 51 2 feet, that of tiie pedestal 91 net, ami foundation 52.10 feet. This imposing statue, higher than he enormous towersof the great hooklyn Bridge or the steeple of jrinity Church, which is the loftiest li the city of New York,—higher, n fact, than any of the colossal^stat* les of antiquity,—by its rare artis­ te proportions, as well as by its tOpendons dimensions, will add ■nother to the Wonders of the .Vorld. A word should be sai.1 of ts ’artistic merit. iJlie pose, stride; tnl gesture, with its classic face, are renounced perfect; the drapery; is in some The Scott Act carried in Middle­ sex last week by over 3,000 major­ ity; In Lincoln by about ’500, but was defeated in Perth by about 100." ■ ______ , It * ■ The-beer nijfl wine amendment to the Scott Act- was . voted down in House last Thursday without a division. On nn amendment to the amendment, (making the beer an’d ■wine sale permit apply to counties which shall hereafter pass the Scott . Act, .and making.a- tlir.ee-..6fths’ vote \oESllcaBLnecassary.. to-jcsarryltim .AgL a, d i vis-i on-war taken-,-bn t i hrag yq t gi 1 ’ do.wn by $6 to 78, the Huydfft^ingJ . solid against it, — - - - - - -. Tt will be seen by details which we-, reproduce, elsewhere that, by amendments to the Scott Act in the House,r-medica4-;-men -may dispense (sell) alcoholic liquors for exclusively /medicinal purposes. In the matter of -prescriptions they ’ shall keep a register of to whom granted, what quantity, and make annual returns .thereof,. Chemists and druggists as well as physicians may sell spirit­ uous liquors when used to the extent of eight ounces only in inakihg up- a physician’s prescription. A penalty is- -attached- to physicians’, selling spirituous Ji,quors contrary to the provisions of the Scott Act. A Grit paper saftys that the Indian’ Clause of the Franchise Bill is do fended by saying that an Indian cannot vote unless lie has real estate worth $150, the same Rs a white man, but the white man has to buy and pay for lite land, while to make an Indian voter all the Government has to do is to allott him some land out'of the reserve and value it,at $150, Our town cotem. quotes this approvingly,' But the whole state­ ment is wrong. The Indian cannot MOW AT AS BAD AS M. C. CAMERON To the Editor of The, Sentvriel,. Sir and Brother.—Allow me through the columns of The.Sentinel to acknowledge the further receipt of the~foiroWihg amo'unrTtowards?."our‘ banner fund : Sir. John.A. Mac-, donald, §5.00 ; Mr.’, J. H. Brooks, $1.00. I. am also in receipt of a letter from Hon. O. Mowat, who de­ clines-to send us anything, on the ground, as he thinks and says, he knows “that we are a political organ ization working for the Tory inter­ ests.” ' Yours fraternally, John H. Osborne., Port Sydney, June 12th 1885.. IN A BAD BOX. The following is an extract from . PRESS OPINIONS. -Theraare many-reasons’why we strongly object to Mr. John Beattie’s appointment. He never ' had any legal training, and we are fully per­ suaded that no ordinary man, who has Dot been favored with such, is capable of filling satisfactorily the important judicial/ position, of a Police'Magistrate; and the fact that a contemporary with his pen scarce-, ly dry from writing the praises of Reformers at Ottawa for succeeding -UL^Ioroing^Sir John to confine liis selection of “revising officers” to judges, or .barristers of at least five years’ standing in order that ev­ idence as to a man’s right to vote might . be correctly. . interpreted,; should actually recommend to-a Re­ form Government at Toronto the appointment of a gentleman of no lega|- knowledge whatever to a posi­ tion ' infinitely more ' responsible— whose power in many instances would be equal to that of a judge and twelve jurymen, is an’evidence of inconsistency, that we scarcely expected to find in’lhe management of our cotem. Again, it seeins but a few slfort days since the ejinie journal condemned, in the strongest language the original draft, pf. Sir. John’s Franchise Bill—because . it provided for no appeal from- tlie decisions of the revising, barristers though the’issue involved was only the right to vote of, perhaps, a few ■individuals/...Yet it’ supportjr tire, apppintmept of a Police .Magistrate whtf. is not a barrister and from whose decisions, there ..is no appeal,’ though the issue may be the inc.ar aeration of an innocent.citizen in the penitentiary for a term of years’ We sincerely.hope that the members of the Ontario Government, will not Stultify themselves by violating the very principles which have so recent ly been nobly contended for by their brethern at Ottawa—a state of affairs which they certainly will bring about if they appoint Mr. John Beattie, of Seaforth,-as Police Magistrate, ..of Huron County..^— a letter dated Jtlne 3rd, received by ’ Exeter Reflector, Reform. Mr. FrankvLIoyd, of Les|ievi'le,iiear Toronto, from .his brother, at Marras -Crossing) Choteau county, M. T. ‘Dumont, Kiel’s'right hand' bower/ ^ancLDumais. camped theralast^-.n igliL. "I had/adoirg taik witli “tlffim; ^Du“ mont has an ugly bullet wound in the head, which he said be got at Duck Lake. They were detained at Fort Assinaboine, but were released by order of the Secretary of• War. They both got pretty full of whiskey, and told us all about the fighting. They did not know of Riel’s capture until they heard it here. They said lie was in'a bad box, and if ..they did not hang him jje was sure to go to prison, but they did not seem to care what became of him so long they were safe themselves. ' TliC American Wheat Crop. A PROPER CONCLUSION. as The Synod of Toronto, on "the ruling of Bishop Sweat man, decided that it is rio part of their business -to interfere with Parliament or poli­ tics, in consequence of which Dr, Snelling had to* withdiaw. his mo- tiotr condemning the Senate’s action on the Scot.t.Act His doing so-was the signal for a burst of cheery when' ho quietly and Bonmwhat sarcastic­ ally remarked that ho did not think there was any occasion -to rejoice over his having been obliged to withdraw such a motion. The Bishop's ruling, however, is not like­ ly to alfect those clergymen who make a praclico of preaching politics when it suits their tastes to do so-« of which there are not a few. * NATIONAL REPORTS'.' : TL?!! ? h * A gr i c u 11 u r al-butc ■ /eau Tune report on the growing " wheat crop points to a probable crop of about. 36'1,000,000 bushels, .as 'Tigainsta pnobahle crop of 397,000',000~ bushels indicated on May 1. ' The actual outturn may -be larger or smaller than the total now indicated. The report disconcerted the more radical bulls, who counted-on a three- fifty or. three twqnty-five ’million 'bushels report. The probable total is smaller than that raised in any pro­ ceeding year since 1876. The harvest in 1877 for the'first time equalling 364,00J,000 bushels. - STATE* REPORTS. •Crop reports from the. principal wheat-growing counties of California show, that the yield will not twenty four million bushels, or about three- sevenths of last year’s. In six conn- .ties, only will there be oyer a half Crop. Six counties will give-a quar­ ter crop and the balance will not give more .than- one-eighth-of' a- crop. Reports have been received from over 800 points in Minfiesota-and Dakota,^covertng every wheat grow­ ing county pf importance, and from 300 points in northern Wisconsin and Iowa.' One hundred and- fifty-five reports say the condition now is good; 135 say the. condition, is better than last year at this time; 50 say it is ten per cent better: 50 say the condition is poor; 37 say it is from 10( to 15 per cent worse. • CJOLfiY G&UNT8. ■COUNTY EXCHANGE] Mr. Thoft. Nixon, hotel keeper, Donnybrook) is the possessor of a hen which recently laid a nest of eggs And hatched out 34 good heAlthy chicks.- The Vidette says-“There is a man in Wingham endeavoring to do busi­ ness in the mercantile lino who , has to remark that he wished Don’t forget to see the FEATHERS, FLOWERS, and MILLINERY, at Half Cost Price.. [p=THE ENTIRE STOCK TO BE CLEARED AT PANIC PRICES CHbaw including Mirrors, Tables, Safe, Stoves, Sewing^IIOP 1111U1IU1Machines, &c., at PRICES TO CLEAR. I'lte above are the Greatest f*alue ever offered in the County. - Parties f rom any place in the County corning to attend the Sale, and buying $20 and ouer, will be supplied with Free Return Tickets. ■ JOHN 0. DETLOR S CO. u . .. V. ,- 7 Clinton, May 26th, 1885. vamramcmmsr^-^ li'e wish it to bo distincUy Understood that We do not hold ourseloes responsible,for the opinions expressedbiicarrespondentS.^ I^V. NKWs-AuqonD That • Explanation! Editor News Record. h- . ’ * ■ , Dear Sir,—I find that. Bobby of the Era- is extremely wroth that I exposed ,his false statbmentsf He wraps himself in sackcloth, puts ashes on his head, and a fool’s cap pn top of that,, and exclaims :—“We- have. pffended the deptity-Reeve of Goderich township. -Oh I . Oh Nowi Bobby, my'dear-^bpy, it is not me that you have., offended, you have offended honesty, and truth, and jus­ tice ; pay, more, you haye offended the incarnate embodiment of all these. You also wrote and published lies about'me, and for what object? evi' d^nUy to injure-my reputation. You now say it was a “joke.” Ah, Bobby ’ my beauty, you should not lie even in-mirth,;he is a fool who perils liis* own soul to make . sport for other people. He talks “hoss” and I shall not allow him to fly the track. He probably kpoWs as much about a horse as lie does about the truth/ Bobby Bays my horse-TontiueJjas a long head, which Bobby seenfs to consider gives him tlie liberty to lie about me. Bobby is a’very “reason-- able” man to argue in that way. But how the length of TontilRrsrliead is an excuse for Bobbyte lengthy depart-: ture from the truth, I fail t.o see. ’Howeyet lotig Tontine’s head may Ibe, I never took greater pleasure in combing down tli^ silky coat of that beautiful animal than I now do in combing down the hide-bound coat of long-eared Bobby of the Era. But Bobby thinks I would like to get #5,000 ’for Tontine, “ and he> Would like to. be a member of Parliament, an orator, and a poet, but-liis chances 1'taEcALili^-very.lowest.brderjl-=Poor- : Tontine I lie is not worth #570OO’au<I liis chances of'being , a member, of Parliament are of the very lowost. “ "order I I Ah me, was over poor beastf slandered >.as,has boon this beautiful- “boss” -by this envious long-eared Bobby of the lower order ?' I would just as leave Bobby had confined his eyil/detractions to myself and left the dumb brute alone. : Having got Bobby impaled/uport a hook of his own baiting, it is amusing to see him wriggle to, get off,-as he has done in bis last paper, but my .amusement is tempered with pity at the wrfthings of the poor tortured soul. He cannot squarely deny that the statement lie published was. totally falso so far aS regards myself, aud he has not the manliness to say that lie was mis­ taken. But, Bobby, you will aqquiro no honor in maintaining a rank false­ hood, for he that pleads against the truth, as you do, and endeavors to make wit. the mother of your error, but makes an exhibit of a distemper­ ed understanding. ■ ’> Bobby having deliberately libd about me, now says it was a “joko.” I say lie deliberately made false state- ments, for ho describes me-as taking part in a discussion, in which I had nothing whatever to do, With the circumstantiality Of an eyo witness: That Reeve McMurchie “brought down the lionso” and almost took me T“off my feet” by showing tho inapti­ tude of my remarks on a debate on the personal proporty assessment pf Goderich and ■ Colborne township's. As I am merely contending for tim truth I repeat again that Reeve Mc« Murchio and myself had no discus­ sion whatovor in tlie matter as alleg­ ed. But, says Bobby in a half-hearted manner, we ’’committed the orrot of giving the deputy-reeve’s name in­ stead of the reeve’# name, and locat­ ing It in th& council instead of in the cqtiallstation committee.*'' Come now. : ^iypuerita6Et4l^e^#eetr^tbwtreat^youfe false- statement -as a “joke”; and hypocrisy is tlie sum of all villainy. Bobby, your character as a joker, I am afraid, is something like your religious one, but skin deep. A genu­ ine joker, Bobby, even • though he did not make extra religious profes­ sions and to teach Others to do as they would be done by, loves honor,- justice, decency and morality, and these are ten thousand times’ better than your malicious wit", Bobby,as you exhibited it in your first coarse and false statements, and in your after “explanation” wherein you got .still further into th.e mire, without regard to facts, the proprieties of journalism or the broad teachings of Christianity. You have neither the wit of a joker, the liberality of ’a Christian,.nor the common sense of A business man. I can appreciate’ a joke. Bobby says 'his false statement was a “joke,” the exhpbBrance of his immense fund of wit. A .falsfe statement made to create a laugh and to the injury of a man in-the public estimation is not* wit, is not", a joke. Wit is combined with information and sense. Bobby admits he -was wrongly informed, and his (remarks about me were malicious -and1 senseless from a “joking”-stand point. Wit is- mellowed by benevol­ ence and curbed.by principle. Bobby showed neither, when .“ quick, as a. flash ’ he catches the wrong end of a StSfy and publishes .it, evidently to have a “drive”, at me, but to liis own discomfiture and eternal disgrace. O, Bobby, Bobby, you say that yqu had nd intention tc> deceive. Probab­ ly so. You then think that the public take your utterances, like those of Rory O’Moore’s maiden, by way of “com tbrary.” .You minutely detail a cir­ cumstance tjiat never took place aud you now say tliejie was no intention to decei.ve-^tantamount to-saying that the public are so accustomed to your false statements that you do pot expect them to believe you, and that consequepfily your'readers can­ not bo deceived. You may be right. I' did not play upon-words when-1 ■made..niy* denial, last week. You ■^pecifion}ly7h?n?cdnrtaking^i;1 Certain, part in a county council clis• cussion. I, as sjge.cifically, deniod it. Could I be plainer? You are hard to please, Bobby. „T said you lied—a good,' proper and plain, but express­ive • English? word—and I also skidgood,' proper and plain, ivo . English) word—and _ and now repeM^ajuX can nrovo you did so. elections come once a year, and that perhaps he may say a kind word for me. I neither - ask your kinduoss, Bobby, nor fear yourenniity. 'lam not aware that any Goderich paper ever lied about me as you have, Bobby. Even had it done so what on earth justification is that for. you ? Now, Bobby, keep''’codl, potion i.. cheap, but that is no reason you should rend your garment. You have on several occasions.got yourself and your paper into a dirty mess. On one occasion your statements were so scandalous that your friends compell­ ed ydu to consign several hundred copies of .the. paper containing them to tho lower regions of an outhouse- no doubt a fitting place. And, Bobby dear, your disgraceful conduct may yet cause your fiiends to consign you to a like placo io counteract the bad odor you arb iti for tcllingjies.” It’is' of Btill moro r.eceiit date that some respectable young men of your town threatened to give you* a' taste of ancient eggs for exorcising your fat wit in ptersdnal and untrue romafks ‘concerning respectablo people? Another word, Bobby, just carry out tho spirit of tho teachings of Ho who spoke as never man spake, and in the words of that chief of sinners and best of mon, “Let all bitterness and wrath, andtevil speaking bo put away from you, and all malice.” Ta, ta, Bobby, until flext time. • JOHN BEAOOM. Goderich Tp., Juno 22, 1885. .FroL Gold win Smith, in lite Tact* uro, at Ithica. N. Y. last week, said: A NASAL INJECTOR fr^ t^ith Tlie Wine And Beer Clause Re­jected But Other Amendments Retained. j According io arrangement the order for concurrence in the Senate amend­ ments to Mr. Jamieson’s Scott Act Am­ endment Bill came up in the House .last Thursday. Its Consideration engaged the closest attention of the House, till one Tn th? morning, with the result, that several’amendments were retained, while several others, and in particular, • the clause permitting the sale of ales, port­ er, lager beer, cider and light wines in ' Scott'Act counties, were rejected by the House. MID1CAL LIQUOR BELLIRS, The first amendment presented'w®s that to the Sth section, and it provide^ that duly licensed medical, practioneers- should have power to dispense alcoholic’ liquors for exclusively medicinal purposes aud not otherwise. Mr. Jamieson moved that the amendment should be disagreed -kom on the groubd that it was a violation of the principle of the Act, .which pre­ cluded medical men from having any in- ’terest in tLe sale of. liquors, and that it . did not oblige a medical man to keep a ’ register of.sales and make that return which was deemed a necessary safeguard in the administration of the law. He" was supported in the’debate by Messrs. Fisher, Foster, Platt and McCraney, but the arguments of Drs. Hickey aDd Orton, that medical mep are inconvenienced in making up their’prescriptions by the Act as at present,"carried the House, aud the amendment was sustained by a vote of 84 to 75. • ’ . JN THB DRUOaiSTS’ INTEREST. The next amendment brought up was tbrtt which had been inserted in tbe'Sen- ate on motion of Mr McMillan, which aitthoiizcs the purchase or sale under the Act. by legally qualified physicians, •chenjists or druggists of (1) the official preparations of the authorized pharmaco-t poeias when for medicinal ptirposey-onlyp r(U;) ;phyBicians’« prescriptions' Containing- ’Bjifrituous liquors - in tpantrtias vof- not- more than eight ounces at any one time; (a)-any patent modi‘ir.o, unless known to the vender to be capable of being used it a aficvernge, tho sale of which is a violation of the Act, and(4) Rail de Oolonge, Bay Hum or other articles of perfumery, jotions,- ext race?'-*., iiiihhos, tinctures or other pharmaceutical pre para lions con­ fining alcohol, but not Intended for use- ns a beVerngo,' Mt*. Jnniies’on moved that tlie amendment bo disagreed from, beoanso it wh.b unnecessary, inasmuch ns the Canada Tompornuce Act of 1878 did not prohibit snail sales, Mr Sutherland (Oxford) and Drs. Sproule and Orton supported the amendment, bocauso a doubt bad been enlortntnod by wholesale ^ugg'ists as to their epthority to Spilltbc -Articles enumerated ip Ibe nmendrnbnt in Scott Act" counties." The subject had been taken up by tho Oollego of .Phar­ macy and the highest legal opinion 6b- tnined, which was to the effect .that they could not Mr. Blako objected fo the reasons given by Mr. Jamieson for disa­ greeing from..the. amendment, namely, that it was not necessary—he went much further Ahd believed a close enquiry into the subject would elicit the fact that un­ der the Canada Temperanco Aot its it stands rid bond fide medical proscription, altbouxh it might contain Alcoh die liq­ uor, could bp prevented from being filled by the ordinary druggist. It would re­ quire, however, to be a medical prescrip­ tion in the sense that it was not alcoholic liquor that could bo used as a beverage Thu amendment, however, would make matters Still worse, for it would permit the preparation by all licensed druggists of prescriptions containing alcoholic liq­ uors without the special certificate of the special license now requited Under the Act. But Sir John Macdonald differed from the leader of tho Opposition, and argued that as tho Ho.uso had just given phyaicia.is authority to' dispense liquor it could not in reason withhold it front druggists, or do for. medical man what .they were not allowed to do for them­ selves. Tho Senate amendment was sue* tained on a ov6te of 106 to 54. Mr. Fisher moved the Insertion of an additional claiise, Which directed that n'nfead-___ merits juat ratified wbre to be incorpor­ ated, should be subject to regulation in 8u,b;Hrction.,fonr of section,. 99, which provided that they should' ke&p'Jn,record and make an annual return of all sales. Sir John Macdonald and others object­ ed to this amendment, because it would necessitate a physician, selling the com­ pounds included In the amendme'nts, pro­ curing Jits certificate to Bell for medical pur,iO3es from some other. ( physicians,' 'winch was contrary to the intention of tbe^mendmeuts. » Mr. Fisher admiltefi the objection And withdrew his amendment, which was substituted by ooefroin Mr, Scriver, pro? viding that physicians shoulp be obliged to keep a register'of those to wham they granted spirituous liquor prescriptions, and to make an annual return Of till ch -names and qf the quantities prescribed. Mr. Scriver’j amendtnenl was carried. Mr. Jtmieson then moved to dissent from the .Senate amendment which had 'struck qut of his original bill the penalty, clause for physicians selling1 illegally under the Act -Sir John Macdonald supported the motion because consider-- able powers had been given to medicar men in.the amendments introduced dur-- ing the passing of the bill. .. THE WINLAND BEER CLAUSE.” A feW' verbal, amendment's were J then concurred in and the House came to the pith of the real struggle’, whenjifie 'peak- er announced that the nS^t amendment to.be proposed w as that introduced by the Sedate, to permit the dealing tn ales, porter lager beer, cider and light wines containing not more than 12 per cent dt alcohol in Scott Act counties. The House demonstrated by rounds of ap­ plause that they appreciated the import­ ance of the question. Mr. Jamieson moved that this amendment be disagreed from,and supported his.dissentingamend- ment in a forcible speech, cla ming for the Scott Act a fair trial,-which the in­ troduction of the beer clauses would de­ prive it' of. ' ' Before the debate had proceeded for- ■ ther, Mr. Small moved an amendment j to ihe amendment fo provide that tfie beer clauses would only come in force iti I •counties and~c'ities where' the Scott Act I shall be in future adopted Thisametid- mtmt Bercured-.the aupport of a few who -tobk the- vieW“thArtlf®"Vi 11 drib'e^people” ’ iravipg been- expressed-itr good faith-in-a number o/S?ot,t Act counties, it should not be Interfered with by making the ap- 'pli'calidn of the "beer'.cfaiiSed reifoAclive, The main part of the debate of the beer principle took place With this amendment before the chair. a Jl» GAVE A REASON. Mr. Girouard alone gave a reason for his support of the Beer Amendment,, which wns, that he Relieved similAr legis­ lation hud worked satisfactorily .in other countries A vote was nt hiBt reached on Mr, Small’s amendment and it was re­ jected by- a Vote of eighty-four to seventy- five. « • TIIEY THROW UP THE SPONGE. The result of-this vote, close though it was, satisfied the opponents of the Act that it Was useless to press tho Senate amendments further1, ahd as the hour had advanced to past midnight and the *ub- je.ct had been pretty well exhausted there wad an evident disposition to throw up tho sponge. Mr. Oameron.(Victoria,). .propo8edftfmaLamendni5n.Ltaihe>imen(l-. meat to provide that a vote may be taken on the question of introducing .the beer and wine provision in any county where thc SCOtt Abt hits been in force for n year. This amendment was nega’ived without debate, and then Mr. Jamieson’s main Amendment, that theSonate amend­ ment inserting the beer and wine provis­ ion be not agreed to, was carried. bv common consent, without a divisibh, amid the applause of the friends of tho Act, WHAT THE SENATE. -NAV DO. When Mr. Jamieson's bill is sent back to the Senate, thrtt body may deollne to. considor the subject again this session and the bill may tall .to. tho ground. I til probable, however, that the Senate will agree., . , ................... CATARRH CURED, health and sweet breath secured, by Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy. Price 60 cents Nasal .In­ jector free. Sol i by J, Combe. SW^y Cherry Pectoral. No'other complaints are so insidious in their attack as those affecting tlie throat and lungs?, none.so trifled with by the niajoriLy-of Bufl'er- ers. The ordinary cough or cold, resulting perhaps frQin a trifling or unconscious ex- ' • posure, is often but tho beginuing of a fatal sickness. Aynr.’s.CiiiniiiY . 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