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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1874-5-7, Page 2ier rovvewww.3,7 Eve‘ry Thursday Mornin AT TUX once, PP 9411"g ill Ota,S9N/ PAli ,..124"Str$ yer,'MMura, P8,y010 *treaty, in. etivietee, SUDgcrirtikat tuk0u101'1004 'OAR AlAzeoutet. JUITS. Or Any vinnswo. PirA 11114040n vey, Rue,. T.)194 Olibliintle-Pt eneertida Per , . see eayertisemouteQ strayed cattle, m110104104 or oiu..te„ not exteediw ten iines-first month. 14,00; 080k buloi8tment month, 50 eents. Notices of births marriages 4nd deaths Inserted advertitteMents Without' Specific directions will, ;to ineertld till•lorbW,'sud'atterged accordingly. Advert; cm'Onti t,9 be eteetteed by MOS Ot ao noupariel, YEA ear GREENE ree'S Tee tonewiee retteewlit be chargeor aparty taavarnamaeuts:-. ' exa 8 mos. MOS. One Ooluxan 860 ...88,5 .....,......423 Half 33 • ;23 , 16 Zighth N„,...„. n tuaA,300,rds, six linos and. under, eti;ste to to er . EX,E,T440,, , 1874 ,ket in GIA Senate. How nice it is fornsen lzi the posittim of our, senatoas to make laws beaiittki •upon the sale'of liquors -what mann*, :nimity theie Senate/et possessr They' legislate for'oUr benefit, ma look after their countrywelfare. :When asked to take steps towards the, abolition of liquor, we ate'teld it will receive their hearty ettentisiin led when asked to conerneoceethe ,griate work themselves, by Abolishing the bar of tbeir chambers, they sing a ,inedley „ Not for Toe, Heigh hi ho Attie more cider we namii have, And whiskey t, our throats to lave, RE .111.11.310.4' 01' 11U110.r. Like many other bilk now brought •up in ;the House. the one brought in by Mr. Caneeron, for th&re-division of the CountytOf Huron for electoral purposes, ;need which has yet to rieceiv.e - its third mading, is net without its faults. To Mr. Cameron himself, in whose inter- est peineipielly the bill bag been brought .befare the Heuseaevery word and every :seeetence it contains is full of indispen- ;sable conditions. Mr. Cameron, fully aware of the 'fact that the law's strong arm is now Stretched, over his being, wishes btr seine raeans to so arrange matters that in case: the .protest now entered should tell unfavorably for him, he or some other gentleman of like po- litical faith might run the gauntlet with less risk than at the late election. What we mean els simply this: that should Mr. Cameron be unseated (and without question he will), the bill he has brought before • the , House does not provide Against Tackersinith voting at the elec- tion which would then take place. The priyiteget of one municipality being eh- franchisa ta vete. Air two nembers for the samk'eleetioo, end .for the same House;lias no precedent whatever. At the late election for the Dominion HonseTuckersmith was in the Centre Didinge and its people voted for either Horton Or Mr. Crabbe, and now they fetree represented: by the former nenteenean. .The bill spoken of is brought ett this early stage to no other end than the enfranchising of Tackersmith tte rote at the election whick wilt .perforce of circumstances take place:in a feiv Months at least. In the name of all justice, we ask, is this a Air or in honorable way of dealing? f the battle is to be fought neer again, let ithe 'fougat with the Same forces And on the: Same' groand :as the one was which will shortly be declared void. If Mr. Cameron eould teat Mr. Green- way en easily att elest two elections, befaia means, why reed he be in such alaste to:have the Township of Tucker- eraith brought' to his aid? As to fu- eureelictieba; We; of course, have to submit to' the majority, and let the bill passebut Ytertihould' see some nprovisciireade"ae to the late election. tkwt btve of bolauptcy. 8,,000,000 ituut ),)(1 Ackied 'tti that l'ettentlel And thou how eicely aitialgegy the mouthe ot the imPOrtenime aftetehei who had a road, e ditch, or anything worth pro, usieina, tpronneed them would be eile encea, But the Oen wee pearcely that maturity o duel elone. When anewaddled our merchants our brew-. era, our irooniongers awl dealers ef eta ery politicel shade, crowded arouod, and pointed, with nieneeing ileger, to the defects which covered it (roue Op to bottom, _ 1u the eecond plea% Certwright pew that he had no other, alternative than to reanoe the.tariff, which was accord- ingly (lonet not on everything but On the majority, and raised oe others, If there was a deat to the amount 8aid, 'which required to be paid, how is this oow to be raised if the amount imposed was correct and it is now lessened, The difference between the rise on some ar- ticles aud the those wham' have been lowered will not such a Medium as to espial the rate before revieion„ On the contrary, it is lunch bele*. If the teriff only met the eatenKits of the debt, it doee not eliolK ,eein ,full of wisdom toles/ter it, ancithus keep the isometry in debt, The Garnishee RM. he following is the text elf Mr. Mer- edith's Act to amend the law relating to the attachment of debts as respects :the wage e ahd salaries of mechanics Wart Why e ni et as an nterrogateye,but as ten 4ffiereation, ten assertion if you please,' ki3lere. )12,14 this article thus. . We intendeshowing why an impost du - was placed upon almost' every area. scle of, coastunptiont ad the coarse of A few 41a reeeiilsd , stab and reeled back again into ita fernier state.; or, at ,least the greater part of it. Taken on the whole; thane is true little in its fin- essing, Which We as apeopte ha,ye to be 1014.9,f,- „Iirst pia e, things have been : ordered got go'it•is said,' by the defeat of the John A. Goteeithment. 'Allowed But why all thig silYstering ? If we have ben (sensed tereuble by the,alleged recilogiess oi a defeated minister: is it not wise to eoeconclucit'ahe 'affairs of EitiA181164” 3"Vrli) *SOP , not he 'plaised in :a worse TPOS'itiaa, The " &MOUS budget spee,ph." ,recetvea.eulogy upon eulogy I • at the hataleeef grit editors. Was it a geSepling speech P In so tar as ore- , . tory and CoMpettition are concerted it wake. Met ea, sucoeas Nothing cause's a mnt'e ,notie'eahla Sensation than an in. , Creased And direct taxation, and Why Iteeti attetiv‘woridered to heat of dept intetiatt. (40, Oepittatiort interViewing ahe Vitianealiniater, seekittg or a rei• modelling' 'of the tariff. 'There was a neeesSitY tor the irierease Of 'taxation, ahOugh, • triAo present Goverriment aiaya padelitninberlesst oveitiaree and omisee,toeonsteente in all parts of the Donsmion,, eine ot theSe were made in3004,1itith'i,whilst °there Were ,Mado atIl*OMp '110e to satisfy the egtile i'40g,fitlifile1t1t job than nisaiterortaiAintInnOe., in 'feet, a tplos 4414040 *4,1eft by .lehh for tlitiposit 1)30. wite4,040., pot', *hat •Siat4 tettiiit4 hot only a 4to: brit g,the est0Aates, *tpeuditutesoitc., ,41Ofie to a broaVii," Wei the nett littl OPeratiora The botle get *AS illbsti with 'glaring disolosureel 444 :0,00.00401A tla„ootintry andeethers »; ' 1. Xo deat due or accruing to a me- ehanic, workman, laborer, servant, clerk or empleyess for, or in respect of, his wages or eatery, shall after the first day of October next, be liable to seizure or attaclunent, under the provisions of the Common Law etrocedure Act, or of the Act passed in the thirty-second year of Her Majesty's reign, Mauled, "An Act to ameed the Acts respecting Divi- sion Courts,” or under the provisions of another Act relating to the attach- ment or garnisbeetnent of debts unless such debt shall eacned tlee suin of twen- ty-five dollars; and thee only to the ex- tent of such excess. 2. Nothing in this Act contained shall affect or inapair the rig,lat or remedies of any eteditor whose 'debt leas been heretofore contracted or shall be con- tracted before the saidfirst day of Octo- ber next. 8. All acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. THE conventionalities of Montreal society have received arude alma. Two boxes of tea were stolen frono. a etore, possibly on account of the high tariff. It seems to require an invitation to "take tea" down there. A LARGE party of agricultural labor- ers have left England for,Canada by the Allan steamer, and every week will send more on their way to the Domin- ion. On the 7th inst. a party of labor. ers, with their wives and families, num- bering 150 souls, leave for this Province by the Caspian. HERE is another case. A. woman in Omaha committed suicide just because her husband got mad and. swore at her, and all the reason he had for doing so was the finding of a horse -fly in a pan- cake. Merely a dead horse -fly! The unfeeling wretch 1 Had he found a dead horse without the fly, he might have had a tair cause for his unpunctu- ated remonstrance. Such men should not have sensitive wives. JACK SULLTVAN, hailing from Hamil- ten, was tried on Thursday before Mr. Justice Wilson at Guelph, for rape com- mitted on the person 'of a little girl nos five years old, daughter of Mr. Robert Crawford, watchmither of thatgplace on the 18th March. Sullivan had no one to defend hies, and the Judge appoint- ed Mr. j. P. McMillan to conduct the defence. Mr. Fleming acted as Crown prosecutor. The evidence was much the same as given at the examination at the Police Court, and fully establish- ed the prisoner's guilt. He was found guilty, and before being sentenced made quite a speech, pleading for xner- oy. The Judge sentenced him to be hanged on the 29th Of June. IT was a grand thing for Canada that the present Government Were forced to abandon their intention of building public works with the aid of Chinamen: Living, they are a nuisance; dead, a to- tal loss. In a cargo' brought from' San Francisco to Portheed, some days ago, ,was nneee than a ton of deceased Chi- nese, en route to the islands of the blest, via the Flowery Kingdom. Just as the pagans of Honaer's time believed that the soul of annnburied hero wandered naked and unbound upon the Stygian coast, so these heathen • Chinese hold that in order to have eternal repose, thetr remains after death must lie jn the bosom of the land that gave them birth. Reece we have no phosphates from the bones of the buried Chinese enriching the vegetation of the Pacific coast. ' The almond -eyed Celestial is a thrifty felleve hat he would spend hie last marervedi to sebure #4 lateen of a friend's rtns China, 'It fs expena sive too, tnera preparation 9f the cadaver'foiiransPortation costs $25 at least. whilie the peeking, ete., tteldgrbat- ly to the expense. Thigeelay pfl Another conviet lute walked oil frOne Sing Sing. Port alope has e1eeted its base ball ()Moore, end feels relieved. Royal George won the Metropolitan stakes M Epsonyesterday. Stephen i-lood, a nuirdereat Woe hanged at Cleveland yesterday. A eixty-eight pound maskinonge wait caught in Kirgston harbor yesterday. 1).r. Masson, of Montreal, has ;et in. to trouble by testing up a legal ducat ' A Weereer Snots' te Berieseei.-The New Orleans Ilepiublican says that a few nights ago' the yeeidence Of "ItIre'Weige;' in that city wee eetered by two berg, tars, 'The gentlealan we:whet et IMMO and 'hie 'wife Was In- • bed:. The-felldwe handled her renighly, Wuding-lier and, threatened to kill het' if she did not int steritly inforM theni where' the valua- bles 'were, stored: She reluotantly ooni plied, and °the resettle .stole abont $809 tvoith f tikepeety,- Havitig' progueed, , the Minnie ehd 01/10; HiOney,' One 01 theta:unbound the 1ady hha the r' two tobbers hastily retired, hut their motet - instate Were not eie tepid as "thelady's. The laetaht their 6010 Were Italia V1`f3 WPi811 secured a pistol and, de- liberately fired "fit blade at the retreating figetkes,:firid het hitt' was good, as seln (Sentient ;Areas proved; Oho 'of the lams retitrued 4; fired" and fteized held. of heie 'hatted 'clot/Meg &Aug, thitt she suceeeded la releasirig herself, then ran t� the trout, dear anttoriei or help. Oa this both' burglars escaped. ,Oii Making an etateMatiori Oftbe peemnseit Ditte,etnee" Neel% diseoVered filet the pitothad lute its titttynn blood teae foam] .tt several placesi 'and the were signs fleet the Wontided Man ittattibled eiree the etetere, eitheeintoneegaithee of 'IS wound � 660,1146 of hig hipto. 1"Sliet‘yoral attempted rohlJerios have been nipped in the buddit Hamilton of late, oPalle stole $30,000 worth ale:aids from his uncle iii Westchester pantry,' A. branch of, the Liberal,Consereative Association has been formed at Cense- con. Young Kenney lz Coritiog, of Yar- mouth, have failed. to the tune of $400,- 000. . Niegara aspires to having a fruit can- niag company With a- capital of $25,-. 000. The sehooaer Witevanesh ran ashore near Milford while trying to save man's life. A. New York lady was robbed of $5,- 000 worth of diamonds by her servant girl. John Given, wile shot a: policeman on Saturday night in New York, has been arrested. ' Rev. Mr. Spring, of.New Hamburg, was presented with a purse of money by his flock. Part of a human skeleton was found in a house In Hamilton yesterday. Another vote lost. Thirty tee nf the London Board of trade have -withdrawn from it in high dudgeon.. Politics. Fonr rafts -men were killed about, twenty miles from Philadelphia yester- day by a Pacific express train. It is rumored in Ottawa that Mr. Blake will re-enter the Cabinet, and that Sir. A. T. Galt will be asked to join, Keating was sentenced to three years imprisonment at London yesterday for stealing a watch. Time is money. Gelatin' Murray, of the confiscated Canadian schooner Mary Merrill, has sueceeded in securing her release at Washington. Bishop Crinnan will leave Hamilton for Rome on the 23rd May to pay his reverence to the Pope in honor of his own appointrcient. i The Grand Trunk railway employees between Kingston and Belleville gave a supper and a present to D. Menish, at the Kingston works on his departing from there. Onllia is to have a fine hotel shortly and a 'unique and handsome railway station has been lately built on the line of the Northern Railway, about half a mile from the hotel. Hon. Mr. Crooks, Provincial treas- urer, and Hon. Mr. Frazer, commis- sioner of Public Works, visited Lon- don Lunatic Asylum yesterday -of their own free will, of course. A new schooner was launched at Port Burwell yesterday aud named the Lewis Ross, as a compliment to the member of the House of Ccmmons for East Duiham. Such is farre. Friday May 1. Ottawa has been visited by anether fire. Forty emigrant boys have arrived in Hamilton. 'Quebec had five inciaes of snow yes- terday. Mrs. Blue's barn wasb urned at Wood- ford yesterday. Boiling soap in a back yard caused. a $50,000 fire in Peterborol yesterday.. McDonald arid Miller, the two burg- lars who were arrested and -convicted. in Berlin, broke jail and escaped. Three boys were buried, by ',a bank falling -upon them at 8t. Catharines yesterday. They were got out aliv e. Johnny Irvine, son of a St. Larabe rt's hotel -keeper, was accidentally shet by a oorapapion while out sheeting.. The Baxter -Brooks iMbroglip in leapsas &still continues. There. -were nine men killed yesteaday, and about thirty wounded. W. IL ,iIarrison, arrested on suspi- cion of having fired a theatre of which he was treasurer, has been honorably. egquitted. Three men, of the engineer cops of the New . York and Canada Railway Company were drowned near Port Fleury, N. Y., yesterday. A. ied named Hayes feltfrom the top o i eget atHamiltett station yesterday, and has had. to "havelhis leg amputated inconsequence. Rev. Mrellunter, W. lef. minister of Ottawa, has received a call from an Ainerica,n congregatiOn, -offering' $4,t 000 and a free parsonage. Te population, of liamilton withio feection a thirty-two thouse au. A laalk Poinlei Siupeoi ee tn. tail at Niagara for 1)igamY, and tried to fire tit() place. lottiebY, no't to be belind the age, had a fire yesterday' -W. E. Foe's' 1,101180 being barned.t ' Tile worknien on the Welland Canal ..„ , . have struck work fofinoee. pay. They, want $1.50 a. day. Mrs, Halliday's betas° in Aurora, and the W. X. Chttreh;ladjoilting, liatre been burned (Iowa, . A "bloodleis amputation" has heete, joe Waite, a naurdeter who was seri- teemed to, be hangial fa -day killed , his keeePer at 'Catskill `bY'sinashing,in his skull. The popotece .,threaten to lynch Inns, ; • Stelae ,Sonator Berbee end it .naan. named Davis, both colored) Inteetsuaa 'the lamisiana .loeliey: Club for ;$5,000 tor tefusing tojell theni badges for a late intl. Meeting. ' , A. man named Ilammet,,t4,Wife two children, a hired inar,i and boy,,were all 'burned to death near,,Pittsbarg, Pa., yeaterda,y. It is, suspeeted that they were first robbed an. the nouse fired to cover' the orate, • • k peeson named Eaton propetee to. prove that 'another pereen by the name d Webster defrauded him of $275,000 bya fradutnit, patent right. The par., ,ties live hear Montreal -the hettet at preseat residiug iri jail, , ' Satu111rday ity' 2., ,Nevigation is new open at Penetaen girtliadk‘H�rne liote- near Ayr, wits batted dowa yeeteedaytr A London 'Yontlit$4,4'4fit *10410 tie leank---ean ievittieZtioei Ift Atlantle steamship lints are re/1040g their ',rates on aeoonit f eeroppAtiollo performed at Hamilton hospital, for the, first time there. St. Catherines'police force have got new uniferms end iho rest of 'the in- habitants are jealous. The suspected'enurderers.of Terrance Need liana, at St. Catherines, have been arrested at Uxbridge, Canadien veterans who fought intthe wars of 1812, arenow entitled to a per. =need pension' of is. 6d, per day. Two small houses were bornednn Hamilton yesterdey by , an incendiary. ' One woman escaped by jumping out of a window into her husband's arms. Another ' prisoner climbed the jail yard at Hamilton and escaped. Alt, they have to do there when they grow restless is to get over a fence landtfonnt away. The police have been called in token"), order in the House ef Assembly, Nova Scotia, as a reault of Mr, W odworth'e expulsion for "speaking out in meet- ing." A man in Boston picked up a parcel of $10,000 at the merchants' Balla walked off. Sonte men are born rich, upon them. This man hurried his:for- tune along. day left Pine Bluffs onboard the steamer tie' attack Deeds, ref erving the 3teanier at New Gascony, His force was 40 Mounted. mon, with horses from plun. &red atables, 200 foot soldiere, well armed.; while Brooke' numbered about 100, who were poorly armed, and were using birdsbot for enutlaaition, atolonel White sarounded the atore whieli they occupied, an etteagemeet opened with a voley of ballets. 33roolcsinienreturn. edtJ fire,but were soon overpowered, taken prisoners, and all diserened. On Brooks" side there were ten negroes killec), and twenty wounded, Of Bea- tere' force hr if of whom were whites, there were three allied and severel wounded, Capt. Vandesand, one of Brooke' leaders, was dangerously Wunoled. The wounded were left at New Gasconyeandsurgeoes went to the village to attend to them. The Democratic Oons tryative C'entral Committee call upon the people to stand by Baxter. About fifty of the old Con. fdeeate comrades of General Fagan, who has assimied the, command of the Brooks forces, publish an address de- nouncing the General's course. About 25 Democrats publish an oddress advis- ing the people to steed by Brooks. Monday May 4. The Brown -Schaff race ha's been fix- ed for the 8th of July. Five hundred immigrants have ar- rived at Kingston eince Januray. George Buchanan stabbed his broth- er in Burlington on Saturday.: The ten-hour system is once more agitating the workmen of New York. a Ann Hunt, for poisoning Eliza Beate; nen was hanged at Augusta Georgiaeue The inquiry into the death of Cork. indale at Strathroy is' still in progress.' An insane man murdered his father • with an axe in Portland on Saturday. Steerage passengers are now carried from Liverpool to New York for $15. The Hudson policeman who was as saulted by a condemned felon, is still alive, but failing. The steamer City of London on her way to Collingwood has got stuck in the ice at Thornbury. The steamship Waldensia,n, from Glasgow, 16 cabin and 886 steerage passengers, has arrived. Mr. N. F. Patterson, of Beverton met with a serious buggy accident on Saturday, while driving. The brain of the murderer Waltz. who was hanged, was sent to Albany for scientific purposes. A horrible crime has been commit. ted near St. John, where a mother sold her daughter to the keeper of a brothel.. The Bostons and the Mutuals, of New York, have had their first base -ball tussel. Score 12 to 3, in favor of Bost. on. About $50,000 worth of blood horses were burned at New Bedford, Mass., among others Heenbletonian, valued at $10,0-00. Vichritg. THE CASII STORE.--13roderiek says a word in our adv'g columns. GOOD FOR HUNAEB,.---7L. Hunter'S hem " Yoang Coachman," took' elsa prize at the Chatham' litre and. the.$20 prize at Thamesvillet. , , , MATRIMONIAL. -Issuers of marriage la (senses must render up their accounts, preparatory to the operations of the new law, by the 1st of July next, Liver.,e.-The Termite Sun is thelive- linst of our exchanges. Its editorials are -written with a masterly pen, and di la s the cl it d t f th y re The murderer of the Hammet faintly has been arrested, and made a full con- fession. His name is Mentzenge and his object was plunder. C. F. King was shot at Indiaaapolis by Adolph Wurgler, who has been ar- rested. They were both agents of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Chicago has two, murderson Satur- day -John Hulbert was found murdeen ed in his bed, and Thos. Braddon was shot through the breast by.a rival. lov- er. Two negroes , perpetrated a fearful outrage upon ahoy at Baltimore. They scarred him with red hot, irons, and: then poured turpentine an him and set: him on fire. ' ' A committee has be appointed in Ottawa to examine into the methods in -yogue in Australia, the United States seed other countries in compiling offi- cial reports of the Parliamentary de - betas.; The amount ofdluties colleeted in Ot- tawa (Airing the month of April, 1973. $15,907,50, in 1874 it was $25,940,04 showing an increase over last year of $13,012,44. The imports for' the past month reached. $89,258, and for the same month last year $114,767, show- ing a decreaste of $25,508. The late- nt es of the spring and the opening of nayigation: accaunts for thie decreaseet, s ie. 4 THEARKAMSAS TROUBLE r ENGAGEMENT NEAR NEIN, GASCONY -BAXTER'S FORCE VICI'ORIOUS. Despatcheenp till ntidinght, May, 34. contain the following:-- .Sheriff Vaughn was 'aerated' to -clay' by King White and his command left there t this afteie noon to attack Brooks' force orgabieed in Arkareses County under Shiltman .and Savage, amounting to 800 men, partially armed but not 'well supplied as regards aernnunitien. It is'stated that White's command has :been? ,Eatcliing plantations and impressing hoireeta' guns; etc, . Majoit. Gee eral Fagan t has been assigned tooumand all 'State gaards and Militia in the Stete: Ile hap appointed his gaff, all of Whoa's. ex.; bev,t tWo'iaie, like himself, prominent ex- Confecleratee. The gazette aereerks edttoriallY that War: ihq4pened hha will extend .thteugheitt the tais unless the President takes speedy actioft in the matte', 4f3rooks and 'Beater fight,' a. few' mad Xitig Whites *mild Settle the': present trouble,. Late lest night sevea ra anherenta of Baxter advanced to 13roo1al 'ling, end fired pistol, 'shots at his advaueitig' p.ic` gets, Nobody ',was hart,imd,.strayed pistol,and gun shots vseies hid At, all behte ,i4the A number of pettiainent Denioarate, ini 0,11 edit/1582 to the people, say AM after. tt, 'Arsenal eonsultation with. Brooks they (teemed the gitizeng Of lus delity to his ,platferpi of 1872, arattlitit the elittagc thatal'ao han,httatoba to; principle for office is utterly ggpmidless Coloftel King Whiblidendetetratuati te betty of eavaltraii4infatitty $ester. ay w an tan 0 0 qle reason he is " digging the patch," e Senior is in good. humor, His gal- leaelei6It'se gardeu seeds. All the popular medislues of the day at Vaii4L10041',W. Dee= AteoNotee Inn Boansise-We learn that a aumber of cattle in tale townships around are dying from the °fleets of some disease, whieh has, as yet, net been thereughly understoed. It is thought that the etettee is A look of good nutritious food. The grass was poor last eummer, and the cattle Came up in the fall en bad coechtioo, and, be- ing poorly fed this winter, frem the scarcity of food, there has been e great numbeeloet-tnoetly cows in calf. The first symptoms thay present axe an in, ability to get up and ittel ',apparent weakness in the legs, but, in reality, there is a weakness of the whole ner- vous system, which ie most frequently seen in cows heavy in calf, from the extra dritio on their system. Hot -SE CLEANING. -The time of the year of grace 1874, has arrived when the huisband of many woes takes his weary,limcs homewards, in anxious ex. peotancy of hot mutton chops and green peas. Instead of being greeted thus, he meets a lady called his wife, brae - dishing sticks in the air and thumping at the parlor carpet. He makes for the dining room, and finds the carpet lifted, and the table, chairs, etc.,:cover- ed with dist, the dishes still in the cup- board, and the fire out. Puffing like a pet lamb after a race, the dear little wife comes in, lopking, for ail the world, as if she had undergone a year's bondage amidst dust and dirt. She gazes at the blindless windows, and proceeds to blot the fire, with a mingling of " terms ", from the Lord of the Manor. Dinnei. over at 2 p.m., he retires, inwardly vow- ing never to set foot on such territory for a week to come. He now is vexed, and won't go near the house. That is, lery is second to none, and customers g0 home satisfied, Change of adver- tisement next week, BRONCHITIS. -Unless anested, will terminate in consumptisn. An almost never failing cure for this complaint is. found in Allen's Lung Balsam, which cep be ead Of any druggist, price ene dealer per bottle. Snens.-We must say Mr. Back, whets° advertisement will readily be noticed; should receive credit for his efforts in procuring seecifor the country astound. Mr. Beck is a, faithful con- noisseur in this matter. THE SPORTING " TIMES." -This jour- nal of the field and flood arrives regu- larly, and always find a ready perusal. It columns are crammed with excellent and interesting matter to all. " Geir."--The last number of Grip, the comic paper, was an excellent one. There were two pages of cartoons in- stead of one, as formerly. The enlarge- ment will be permaneet. Bosworth, Lunn, takes subscriptions. laesn.--Something of an unusual na- ture sets the wits of our friends near the lake all awry. They have caught white fish some distance up the river, a thing never, known before. Herring also have been caught, THE 'WILD:Av.-A meeting of the Cricket Club will be held to -morrow •(Friday) evening, for the transaction of important business. Members who have not paid their initiation fee will please pay the same to the Secretary at once. A choice lot of perfumery and Toilet Articles at Vandusen's. The Council met pursuant THE THREE Lnees.---The Odd Fel- journment, at the court room, May 4, 1874. ' The Reeve and Councillors Verity and Pickard present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Moved by J. Pickard, seconded by W. H. Verity, That this Council agree with the Couucils of Usborne and Hay as to population of 1871, and that a by-law be submitted for that purpose at the next meeting of this Council.-- Carried. Moved by J. Pickard, seeonded by W. 11. Verity, That the clerk be instructed to communicate with the Government concerning the agreement of this Coun- cil and the Councils of Usborne and Hay, and also to intimate that the Council of Stephen refuses to accept the statement of Mr. Tache, of the Census Department, concerning, the census of 1871.-aCerried, Moved tar J, Pinkard, seconded by W. H. Verity, Thet an order be granted to the Treasurer of the School Board for the sum of $140, being the local grant Of this village, equivalent to the Gov- ernment grant of 1873. --carried. Moved by J. Pickard, seconded by W. H. Verity, That the Reeve, Mr. Ver- ity, and the mover be a committee to superintend the performance of statute labor foe the present year. -Carried. On motion theCouncil adjourned un- til Moeclity, the 18th inst., at half -past seven p.m. M. EACRETT, Clerk. lriiInge Council. ows, of this place, intend holding (D.V.) their anniversary, on the 2011i inst., 10 the Wesleyan Lecture Room. Exeter. Jecsok out for a treat, as they intend making it an interesting time. LOOK -A -HERE 1 -It cannot be denied that the TIMES of thirty-two columns is tb.e BEST (without exception) local paper in the County of Huron, and the pub- lishers are bound to make it second to no country paper in Canada. You can have it to Jen. 1, 1875 for 75 cents. Come en t- -Go to Vandusen's Drug Store for ure braes Dyes, etc., directly oppo- site the Central Hotel. ,ItUNAWAY.--011 gatnrday last, a team belenging to Mr. Ballantyne, Biddulph, ran away in the village, and before they cold be stopped by their owner, did considerable damage to the verandah in front of Percy & Browning's drug store, tearing two of the posts out aud frightening the inhabitants. . NEARLY A Fine. ---On Monday morn- ing keit, as the workmen in Mr. Verity's foundry were casting, some persons outside noticed flames issuing frem the roof of the woodshop. Assistance was at once to, hand, and with some little inconvenienees and a good deal of hard work from those present, the flames 4:et:sealed a cheek. Had it not been no- ticed for a few minutes later, nothing would bave saved the building. t Get Dr. Sage's "Cate rrh Remedy at V aridusenee Accionene-A horse belonging to Mr. T: Willis, of Usborne, met with a paint ful accident a few days ago. While Mr. Willie' son was harrowing Witli the team, he turned the horses quito tale upraieing the harrowg on their side. Ono of the span, a beautiful ani- mal, valued at $150, caught its'foot and fell on the harrow, imbedding into hie flesh as many teeth as covered the surface of hie beder. He may ocover. gob$aoopteet.op,--le0onf Fthriisdanyele;Lnglast,thesinthoociwere enteetained by the Ladies' Aid Sbeiety Of_the W, M, Church to a social. After tea, which was prepared' by Mrs. Mc,- Nabb,, Mr w Lund took the chair, and coannionced the programme by a speech, followedby a chorus from the choir, an , _ 'eeettet 5r01cri Mr. Renton quartett ie pndered n good style by Misses I3issett and Vielier, and Messrs, Aosebrugh and, Brodermk ; a humoroas reading by Mr. M.,taerett, a sok by Miss M. A. Void., ty, .,TOttding by Mies Itattle Verity, whidli*was delivered with great preei- AiOnand bespeaks no Mean abilities"; a rocit'atioti by Mr, Itt j, White, arid a duet by 'tcwegirle-the Mittgeg Breeterielt-eleaghtere 13rodetielc. the pieceeds artiounted to ::`;404uk140961:1.i1:. CAWS reecleti Spice and all 'Condition Powaers at o adj Exeter, ItEolsons Ba PAWIJP'CAVINAL,„,,„,„ BBST The Exeter Branch of Maisons J3an York, U.S,, St. John, N.B., and all the an Qi,tchee. Makes advances on Produce. _ Buys and sells Sterling ,Eachang'a Discounts Notes. SAVINGS BANK A Sayings Bank Department has been Branch Moleons Bank, DEPO from one Dollar ($1) Payable on Demand with Interest. Exeter, May 7, 1874. mismoismomiimmumar TIME TABLE. P. M. P. M. MIDNIGHT Gortio EAST. 12.47; 805; 1200. A. M. e. le. GOING:WEST 505; 1"11; 5.12. F, B. JENNINGS. Luoan, March 14, 1874, E[0F01t LONDON! ' Mr. S. S. Armitage would inform the travel- ling public that his stages afford eery aocom- ,modation. They leave Taman at 3 p.m., ar- riving in London in time for trains east and west; leave London, at 8 a. m., arriving in Lu oan in time to catch stages and trains. 30-tf. 8, S. A1M1TAGE. BL.1.7r8111.111D, 13,.. A. 0. G. T. -At the last raeeting of this society, held at Iiirkton or. Thursday evening, the 80th ult. the fol- lowing officers were elected for the en- suing quarter. W. 0, T. Bice Wm. Stacey. W V T Sister M, Gould, W (3 Thos. Tufts, W 8 D. Dawson,. W F S Jos, Kirk, W M A Callender, W 1 G Sis. M. A. Kirk, W 0 G A, Hunt. W F Sis. Baker. This society is at present in a very healthy condition --recently its mem- . bership has been greatly augmented. The roll new numbers forty-five. May it eontinue to prosper and ultimately ttecomplisn muen good. A GAY AND 'WANDERING LOTIIAIII0,-A few evenings itiace, one of the 3ed Line swells "just a muekle bit afoo," we Siouid imagine, and who since the per- iod of his birth has been brought ttp en Scotia's noble shores, :mice:took to es- coet it damsel lattne from death. Who, thee from the honeyed blies whielt he that night partook then her raby or from disgust at his peeeetit state of " single humbug" we omelet gay, but he wandered through bush, throtigh 1110a, dONYt and through several concessions in his bewildornient, 110 arrived itt hie boarding hottee at Cho 'very early hour et e sten. 1de avers atilt he was "loot a" mon, and eouldtutt at e' mak' histneer ithowe to the coat -Ail abbot," and voevs " ne':er gang swa haino WI* ony mail. 6' ye Oanaclian getter" SO 111.04) It 4. CO U.S'TY ITEMS. Nw Hoeere-Kincaldirte is to have a new hotel. THEATRICAL. -011 ! oh! Kincardine papers are overwhelmed with -pleasure 'eat taoup6.- '" - - - LAMENTS. -The Review matt laments because' -somebody's cow deliberately and knowingly did eat 4 4ths of a cure - position roller at that office. Buy McDougall's Sheep Dip; at Vandusen's. How NICE.-Winghaan people have a very pretty way of putting it. They now call one of their streets Minnie , , street. BSE BALL.-And. they are satisfied. Wingham has a clipper base ball club. AHEAD. -The Wingham Times says Teeswater will have a railroad before VVingham yet. • Prescriptions and Recipes aecuratelt, and quickly dispensed. at Vandusen's Operations are to be commenced im- mediately on the Goderich harbor works. It. R. M. -Brussels was Fowlerized on Friday evening last. PHEW. -The Bible Christians of Mit- : chell have purchased a, pipe organ for their church at a. cost of $2,000. LONG Wooe.-Davey MConnel, of Morris, rejoices because his sheep grow wool 12 and. 12e inches long. CHINNED. -Mr. Jno.. Amley while chopping wood in Bussels opened out his chin with tee ax, so says the Post. THUBIBLESS.-Mr. Jas. Bennet, of the Brussels Planing Mill, had a thumb and finger taken off, on Monday, the 28th: ult. DINED. -Mr. Jno. Stewaxt was dined by his friends at Parker's Brussels Hotel, on Tuesday evening, the 28th ult. CRAZED. -The Morris correspondent of the Brussels Post says that Mr Thom - oter4 "4$2,00,0,0v. 200,00 k jAistivs Drafts en London, Eng.,. New PrinciPal eitiee Ana towue in Ontario, New Yorlt Exchange, Geeenhaelispain. DEPARTMENT. opened in conneation "Nettle"' the: Exeter: SITS upward e received. EDWD, W. STRA.THY: sio,aggee; 82-nIt Thitt Wrn, guintOn's assessment for the, north half of 8, 1 5 0 7 and 8 in the 5th concession be reduced to $1" per acre; that John Keys be assessed for north part of lot 4 in the 7th eon, -;-that John Owens be assessed for the Devon , hotel in plaise of Thos. Potts, and that - the Court of Revision be now closed.— Canied. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Township hell, Usborne, May 2. Ceuncil met pursuant to: adjourn- ment. All the members present. Min- utes ef previous meetine rea and con- firmed. Moved by J. Elder, Seconded by J. Hackney, That lot 23 on the let concession Usborne be removed from School section No. 5 to School section No. 1. -Carried. Moved. by J. Elder, seconded by L. Minter, That Mrs. Clack receive $8 for relief. -Carried. Moved. by J. Hackney, seconded by W. Brock, That Mr. Hardy's tender for abutment of bridge be accepaiel„ and s-pect-or tantistrtne wont at. nr,,Zra thinks necessary. -Carried. Moved by L. Hunter, seconded by 3. Elder, That in compliance with the request of a pe- tition from the Exeter District Teach- ers' institute soliciting aid towards the establishment of an Institute Lavery, this Council grants $10 towards said. purpose.-Carriede On motion Coun't cil adjourned te second Saturday in June. S. P. Heaes, Clerk. son, the assessor of the township, is crazy, and as substantial proof, says he killeth chickens and wisheth to kill his fellow -men. Auerrious.-Our Seaforth friends have resolved to take to themselves, not a wife, but a village, aud propose to swallow up Egmondealle, and thus have a population of 2,600, when they hope to become a town. • UNDERT1K1NG.-IS the Mitchell Advo- cate man an undertaker or a sexton? He says "a new doctor is coming to Mitchell ; the more the merrier." TARE 'Era UP. -And now, it is rumored that Hendrie will take up the rails on the Southern Extension, in order to pay himself. NOVEL. -The Brussels Post man has given up "boarding out," He is now being fed by the farmers around, who bring him loaves of bread for testing purposes. As a judge thereof, we be- lieve there is no better. He uses his sanctum as dining room. GIT OUT !-The Lucknow Sentinel wants the village Council to follow the example of the Exeter village Council in the planting of shade trees. Why, your village is already in the shade, and is being treated very coolly by the County of Pruce. Not a bad thing this hot weather. Pawn -user. -The Advocate says Mit- chell rewdies are rampageous, and they tear down signs, etc. Wlikey,ibeays, was at the bottom of the affair. Now, were these young men drunk 'it If so, we say whiskey was on the top. NEW MILLS. -On Saturday last Mea- rs Ogilvile, of Montreal complicated the purchase of propel ty in Goderich on which to ereet their new flouring mill and elevator building. Operatious will be commenced at once. The building will cost at least $60,000, and will have a, papacity of 400 barrels a day. BURON & QUEBEC R.R.-A meeting was held in Brussels on the 2nd inst. in tbe interest of the Huron & Quebec Iteilvvey, when Apeeches were delivered by Mr, Fowler and leading men in the locality in favor of the scheme. At the close of the meeting the following res- olution was earried unanimously: - Moved by John McCrea, seconded by James Johnston, that, after bearing ex, "donations from Mr. Fowler and others respeeting the construetion of the Th ron & Quebec Railway to Goderich with a branch from Brusads via. Settforth to Sarnia, this meeting, believing that, if the proposed Inc of railway was Istillt and running it evobld be a great boon to this section of the country, would tee - titer the County Celled! of Hilton in subinittiog a bp -law in aid of the eater:. 'seise at the junts meetieg if pogsible. tav rsbtpraie Comm or Ilivisto.a.--Tcwiiship hall, TIsborne, May 2nd, 1874, '0otiet ofIte, visite% opened according to 110t100 ahly givo, All the rnembera sivorn before the Clerk. After hearing appellants and examining the 'roll, it Wag 11105744, by 1.1.1a0kri6y, 86441140i bY3 DidOry L uc.i.r. (From Our own Correspondent.) COURT OF Bet/tame. -Tbe Com t of Revision for the Purpose of revising the assessment roll for the year 1874, was held in th,e Council room, on Monday, May 4th, at 1 o'clock p.m. All the Councillors present except Mr. Porte. Moved by Mr. Dight, seconded by Mr. Robins, that Mr. Goodacre be chairman of the Court of Revision. -Carried. Appeals against assessments were made by the following parties: Alex. Woods, R. II. O'Neil, P. Mcllhargey, Charles McRoberts, John Farrell, J. It. Armi- tage, R. adteLean, S. C. Hersey, and Joshua Thompson. The assessment of Alex. Woods, Daniel O'Neill, John Far- rell, 3. R. Armitage, S. 0. Hersey, Joshua Thompson and Robt. McLean were confirmed. John O'Neil's assess- ment was reduced from $170 to $70, and name changed to Daniel Whalen. .1 John Piper reduced from $200 to $125. Martin Omelia's name taken oil roll, and preperty'assessed to T. OtErey as householder. Edward Wright reduced. to $290. W. R. Knowlton rased its $290. John Cain reduced Via Ber- nard Stanley raised $100. Moved by T. Bight, seconded by R. McLean, That the roll as amended be confirmet and received. --Carried. The Court then adjourned. Council to meet Mon- day, May 11, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. GAMBLING. -A public lottery or gam- bling office was in operation in this vil- lage nearly all last week. The author- ities made no effort to abate the nuis- ance, and it flourished at the expense of the unsophisticated. VETE1i1NARY,-A veterinary surgeon, James Churchill, has arrived here, and commenced practice. Adv. next weel,. 4 Sate Register. Saturday, may 9th, -1mplepmentr, etc., pror- erty of Mr.W. Magee,ElinivMe. Terms, 7 mos. Sale to ,commenceat 12 o'clodc Noon. A. Bishop.Atus, Saturday, May 16th. Household funsiture, etc., property of Mr. J. Goiden, Exetel , 10 o'clock p. m. J. Speakman Arm. Wednesday,May 20th. Buggies, Wagons, etc., property of Mr. D. Braund. Exeter North, Terms 8 mos. A. Bishop. Auc. .171.1R1ZIED. Corren-Hemese-On th- e 291h ult., by the Rev.J. Wakefield,at the Wesleyan Parson- age, St. Mary', Mr. Ambrose Cottel„ of Exeter, to Millt3 Matilda Jane Heamaxi, of Stephen. DIED Latrir.-In Granton, at 3 - o'clock on the 29th inst. after 4 days illness, Sarah Patience, the beloved Wife of Samuel Levitt; aged 19 yrs. 5 mos. .111.SREETS. The follovring are reported as per bush EXETER $ 1 15 1 10 100 40 u.S 60,10 White Wheat, new settee Wheat Flour, per barrel Oats Pegs .......... .. . .. ....... -. 1 30 , Corn Potatoes . . .. . .. .... ..... , ..... 00 04 72 14.00 10 18 Oe Butter, iceg 18 0 20) " . . ,„... 20" 211 1 I& 1 15 46 65, 45 Egg§......,. 10 dv laM ....... .. . . . .. . ........ . . ..... 6 7610,, 6 0100 111506 - Sheep S1dn6 LarnbSkin Calf Skins " .... " . ":" . 1000 100 . . Setiti ;Wvistril;Id:s,, nor bag . Pall wheat, per dental 84 10 tO 16 Bran„., . . ......... 1)8 011 terlbt f 01" k" 0" m" 2.0.":;4"'39";','"p"er"p'iti4r5.06' r0o! era load, $3 (x) to $41,00014. tom, 2 o 69'to 2 10 - Spking Wheat ,„ „, „, to 2 70 1 es /0 125 . 75,0 1 00 . 060 00 6020 '15 60 0 75 t)n,ta . ----------------12810140 Poll]0,..." 1 0,3 tO 1 07 ' por dozoil io to 11i buttat, Vbr 2S to 81 OT, MART'S, Deihl'alteat, pot 'Centel ... 4 08, to,'I 111 TS'OSaweil 4 03 to if 10 Spring' wheat 2 00 to, 2 08, 107 tol 08 Oatir 1 23 to 13 I5ggs, per doten ... 10 to 3la Butter .,, 19 to 2,004 , LVOAN. Vhito 1 08 to 1 10, ... . . 1 15 15 1 18, ... . . „ . ..... ,,„, . . , 1 08 to 1 la Oats- . . . ... • . . .. 0 84 to 0 ler . • ... .. . . 011 to 0 00 Harley 1 40 to 1 42, 1404, .... ie to is stAsonfrs. 1iihog kn.... s Spid 10 100 10 1 08 0 86Harley89 to to 1 86 n, 0 58 to OM020 -' 010 SO 0 IS