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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1875
The char Liberia -conservative ,rol.el.kdi tu Suatn,
“xPFTuF,
411.PPUblisltern o this paper contem-
pate making 'a 'ehange in the busi-
ness of this ,offiee and a consequent im-
provement in the peper, and those
indebted for either subs9ripp4on or
job•work, will greally olilige 1.3y paying
'tee the same immediately. To'
out our designs it is necessary that al
eitttsta,ndiug accouuts be settled righ
away.
Q4
It wfl be remembered that during
the late election in South Norfolk a
,leugthy letter reflecting on the char-
acter of Mr. Wallace, the Conservative
candidate, was written and addressed
by the Pre teller to Mr. Stuart, tho Grit
pa.udidep: The follewing is an extract
which we make therefrom;
" With a view of arranging the an -
counts they were placed in the 'tends
pf Mr. T1101111tS Steers, sena, in June,
1872, and in October of the same year
his son was engaged to assist him.
'Since these respective periods Mr.
'Steers, sr., has been continuously, and
Mr. Steers, jr., partially occupied in
the Unsuccessful endeavor to strike a
balance. The accountaut is uow (Nov.
1874) engaged in tlie effort to write up
The sum Lf $59,394, still unaccounted
for, but he represents to me, that ho is
beset with difficulty owing to there be-
.
nig, in the department no cash or °tiler
stwil book exists—iu which
the original entries were made, and the
material at his command is a mass of
loose papers including 'some vorchers
which were in Mr. Wallace's office
'wheu the accountant took 'clitir&e of
the accounts, a few days ago."
And Nein,—
t` By 'Oftlary from 151h May, 1871,
till 81St July, 1872, 14i mouths, at
$200, $2,900. Thus apparently au 11,t:
teilipt to get an increase of pay beyond
:What Lis hooks show him to have been
,Pntitled to, endoeoring to make kis earn-
ifig4 ffigre fIYP.idOltee the litoneY he
had drawn.''
The letter was usod by Mr. Stuart
tuid
his supporters to injure Me, Wal-
lace. Mr: Wallace denied the truth of
s
;the statements contaiued in the letter
iteud .denounced. the whole affair as ,a
se and unmanly plot to defeat him
inu his private character. But he
electted by a handsome majority,
ich be partly attributed to the ells-
,:
ust of the electors at the duplicity and
terteneeeer of the Premier in allowing
keineelf toile eeparty to a conspiracy for
he object of roblm.ig au honest man of
what he most values in this world—his
;
pharepter. Immediately after tee pas -
ping of the speech from the throne, Mr.
Wallace moved for a Committee to ea-
gle* in the souree of the information
pontaiued in the Premier's letter, and
into the truth or falsity of the implied
,Pteetegee, This recetiet wen eefused,
and to a sub eomniittee of Public Ac-
•
• counts was relegated the pleasant task
of cleariug the First Minister of the
t 4i all upon the 411th9ritie01
there,'
4,s Ur, oster has said, " there le no
" use in 4 protest near," but etill there
pan be et0 hartal in the people a tui$
Proritt00 and Of Manitelea making
h
hereenel; sye 'believe thet it be 49,W.4,, their fee1ili4e 94,eScaP
tras to Re aenee, aixstathee eatefullY
the Itietory Blake, 41We he ...nts
teed politieal life, it will gladly eelitt-
qmstt all Wenn Wean eervices.atta'saiete
hisnato eink WOK ilitO the ranks of e.
party from Nithich he iteyer weld have
preteeded to desert hal it not. heep foe
einbitime for originality end. an ovees
mastering desire to pet an end to the
politieel life of Dictator Brewn. Tne
establisnment, or a ne w It.lerinjonrnal,
under his protecting tegis, receiving its
inspiration fi oin him, and holding opie-
ions and promulgating doctrines anteg-
onistie te the Globe, bas so clearly de-
monstrated this feet that ''he who
rtme may read." Mr. Blake was
never more vituperative or mcre in-
tensely Gritty than ut the present mo-
ment. That he tete ever shown him-
self to pessess truly Liberai principles,
or thgt he has ever given utterance to
truly Liberal opinime, we fail to see.
True it is, he generously stated in Nor-
folk that no would not place Compul-
sory Votiug, Elective Senate, and other
"Liberal" measures, pit the Statute
Books without first giving a, full oppor-
tunity for free discussion thereon, for
which consideration the people will
no doubt consider theneselvee hound to
be duly thankful. Mr. Blake has nev-
er been known te speak of a polnipal
opponent with even respect; he was re,
lentless in his persecution of Sandfield
Macdonald, as pure -minded a man and
as true a Reformer as ever occupied a
seat in a Canadian Parliament; he has
outrivalled ltIacLenzie in vulgar abuse
and malignant hatred of Sir John Mac-
donald; he has been tricky in the ex-
treme when it was possible thereby to
iujure a Conservative ; he has never
shrunk from the duty of donning the
uniform of party claque). and voiug forth
to do battle for the cause of Gritism ;
he has never shown the slightest symp-
toms of generosity and allowance for
even conservative fallibility in his criti-
pisms of the mep,spFe$ of a Conserva-
tivemiAdministration ; and be has not
been above originating aud taking part
in vile plots for the overthrow of Gear
ernments. Nothing short of earth-
quake force, we opine, could shake the
faith of those who still have confidence
in :Blake, since his connection with
the disreputable means employed to
overthrow the Government of Sand,
field Macdenald did not 'destroy the
last vestige. Then his, share in the
Proton outrage must ever remain a
stain on his honor. His virulent per.
secution of Sir John Macdonald during
the Pacific Scandal reign showed him
to have at least poor judgment if not
illiberality ; for he must have known,
as every one knew who cared to know,
that corruption had a stroLger hold on
the Reform than on the Conservative
party. eiie efforts to injure Mr. Wal -
of Riel and his tiaaocavfes from a pist
lniniShment. Thie We intend to 40,
lot othets do wilat thay may.
L., be regretted that
this question WaS not dealt with firmly
when the first OPportunity offered ler
bringiug, to justtoe the perpetrater of Ittf
wanton a crime as 'the Murder of $coti.
Had this been done, as many seem to
think it °meld have been, the country
would have been spared the humilia-
ting spectacle of seeing its Parliamextt,
yielding to tile exigencies ot a party,
petitioning the Imperial Government
to grant a pardon to two of the great-
est criminals unhung for by some
process of reasoning that we will not,
cannot, attempt to understand, some of
those persons whoee opinions BOODI to
carry great weight, the length of time
that has elapsed since the commission
of the clime is held as a sufficient rea-
son why Rid and Lepine ;should not
meet with the punishment they have
earned.
'While Sir John Macdonald can not
bo held altogether blanaeless for the in-
sufficiency of the panishmeut meted
out to Riel, Mr, Mackenzie must come
in for the whole blame. lied he been
as anxious to eee justice done as he was
to retain power, he would have had no
difficulty in dealing with the " vexed"
question. There was no doubt that a
eaprder --nothing less --had been coin-
nettted. There was no doubt that Riel
and Lepine were chiefly instrumental
in ceuetng the murder—the former in
malignene eevenge for a sound thrash-
ing he hed received from Scott some
.r4Azve, 1,4Pu,3
don, was elected 9
TITtlir$daYfr 444 4N4 rriday the Orita Of
the Foreet bed fonIta Oufent
enitlelleo eatke prOteSt t9
so sai4. What 4 happy people
these, IsOnd0tiera leattet he 1 •
'
prown from tlie stigma whieh would
-lastly attecsii- to arty peoyen guilty of
eatering into a conspiracy with the ob-
tebrofaseinieg.the character of a politi-
-nal opponent. Ou this Committee is a
large majority lef Govenruent stip-
porters, who will naturally do their ut-
lansi and eagerly seize .every particle of
huibbliug evinence to ti croon the•luader
«their peeety. It has leked out that
Mackenzie arranged the plot for the
- eetructiou of Mr, 'Wallace, and kept
he letter in reserve for 14 months af-
ar it was dated. with the view of mak-
fng it effuctivaat the polisallothingewa.s
' dalee in tbe matter until Mr. Wallace
Vas selected to run for Parliament. He
was in Ottawa several times after the
ate of the letter, but not a word was
reathed to him that he was a default-
,-
Po Mail uses etreng, tatigttag,e in
poinnaehting on the easeend 'tt 11,/fr.
Wallace ha ythdCtcateno' langint'ge
plaid lee Armen anode; to express the
horror of tlie community at such
=fat condact as the Premier would
necessarily be proved guilty of.
Ia in a SOM'CO'Orwoudei j1,10, )714tt
the 3fo.-11 pays the Libere4 for advertis-,
ing, as nearly every norning the latter
journal has Inaf-a-dozen or more edi-
torials comenetteing "The saye'
and eo on, Ir ne ,11f04 bac
Or Sir Jolta Meedenald what'wohtit
the ;Liberal have to 'write ftbont ?
TILE printer 8' 408111 ill the office of the
Mitchell ,444,,o4nhp, in sweepiog up a
large colleetion of rejeoted manuscript,
both prose and poetry, with a downcast
look end blauched eneelie, exclaimed to
0111 dear, what a waste of
brains ; I don't thiult I shall eyer write
foe the newspanera—except 1ant one
of tne etlitors. They have the best of Lii'ventowa,mitohineby Winelillonala 000k
by the tjeeke of 10
it, no metier whether they write sense 'L" a,eil'Agh-
or peopense:' nor's chimney.
• To TER 13Ai3HFUL this. ----Births, mar
MR. Biiu has promised that be wil riagee and death inserted free in the
time previoas, and with a view to ma-
king himself a heee in the eyes of big-
oted aud ignorant ementrymen. Mur-
der being murder, end punishable by
death, there can bo no cogent reason
why these muiderers should not be
executed, more especially when we re-
member that the circumstenees con-
nected with this crime are almost nu -
paralleled for cold-blooded cruelty and
atrecity. Those who choose to plitee
Rid and Lepine among the men tyre
have been playing on the Goverument,
whose fears have been more for their
loaves and fishes rather than for the
safety and peace of the Dotninion. It
is by knowing the anxiety ot the Min
ietry to retain office, that fanaticism
has been able to avert the punishment
which should have •fallen on Riel and
Lepine. Had they shown from the
time they accepted office a determina-
tion te vindicate the majesty ont•he law,
e,
and not so much irreolutiou—yea,
cowardice—and willing -tees to pander
and nally yield, te the passions of ;heir
supporters in Quebec, and anxiety to
retain power, it would have been an
easy enough matter to have Lida these
men: punished, without disturbing to
any extent the serenity of the Do-
minion. There might possibly have
been a little wailing mingled with
howls land threats from the Quebec
press ; but we ite this -province are sure-
ly used to that, and would receive it
calmly enough. And with that it
week! hae-e died out.
The people of a country or the mem-
bers of a party are seldom or never as
anxious for the retention of power by
any Ministry or by any certain party as
the leaders of a party themselves.
Whet the people do, or should desire is
that the emmtry may be guided with a.
Orin yet a just band. Parties may of
cparee differ in opinion as to the sound-
ness of the general policy of a Govern -
Ment, and have very good reason there-
for; but the masses ef the peeple of
Canada are so highly intelligent that
they readily determine wheu an iejus-
tine has bean done.- They fitil not to
see when a grin:ie.:stained mitet esca.pes
a just pantehment, In these matters
the peeple are as keea of discerament
as the Ministers of the Crown. And
therefore, we believe, eyery intelligent
PA4n in the Dereinion, not blinded by
passion inr kindred, believes in his
heart that the murderers of Set t de
served the severeSt punishment that it
is in the power of the law to infliet ;
and consequently that the light pnro.
ishment the Parliement of Canada has
seen fit to recoramend, is not only to-
tally inadequate to the mime, but also
a disgrace which will forever standees a
rebuke to Canadian justioe,—rivalled
only by the magnitude and hideeusness
of the crime which caused in—and
an act which will be used as a powerful
instrument for harm by a rival nation.
Even with the final settlement of the
Riel difficulty, it is questionable whe-
ther an end has been put to the trouble.
It iii a precedent which will be eagerly
seized enten and fondly treasured by
lico*Ar hope to eseape the pen-
alty of the, hrongh the settlement,
troubles may mulnply. 4 way is left
open for the escape of any prireipal
who may in the future commit a crime
tinder circumstances that will ensure
him the sympathy and adulation of
considerable proportion of the popu a -
tion of any Province, or of any race, or
of any creed. Though it is not at all
probable that any more liyes will be go
wantonly destroyed through the cession
of territory to the Dominion, yet there
ts hy, tq means a certainty that 'weirder
will not lee tneited by such causes as
will lead the public ititnd not to regard
the crime as for the petretration of,
which the extremest penalty of the law
should be inflicted, int reth'er docserving
of their plattchis. Thlte, fortnstance,
what might be called continnation of
the present case. If one of Scatt's re-
latives were btake the law into his
own hands—who could blame him ?—
and shoot down the Manitoba cowards,
it would be impossible to hanghim.
io wetild have as much or more iight
to demand'a 1enient punishmeht than
Itiel or Levine. He egeuld be no more
detierving of a heavy,' punishment, and
the people Who were hor1ecl at the
intieder of Seat and who view with ills,.
may the present, lenient sentonee pee -
Bad upon his 111lifflOr Ord, 7//4/4f defehd
Iiiiin'and looked at in the light of the
Viet theY might be 'cOnsitlered
juetifieefer rti6t doing. But Riel beano
lace on the efeength of the Premier's
letter ere unjeetiliable. If Mr. Blake
has setel anything obnoxious to Reform-
ers, we are uncharitable enough to at-
tribute it rather to a desire to spite
Senator Brown than to ler the Nation,
alists think eheir opinions are his. -If
Mr. Blaine would be !accepted unreserv-
edly as the head. mad front of the 'Re-
form party, he would soon gllde Lack
into line and the Natienalists would
lose their newly:found god.
4.
fete wrationatrearty
_
Because Mr. Blake has grown tired
pf the tyrannical domination of Geo.
ProWn, hatl has on a few occonions
'shown it by tuella and flighty epee otos
pp speenlative legislation, which he
w,,v; to be opposed to Mr. Brown's
ideaa, the diseiples of Nationalism, and
etnitte Conservatives too, have thought
tha.t lie would eventuelly wing his way
from; i'l2e' prip. fold to a haven of peace
na 'the hoeum 4the National Patty.
eladed seufe'l We in't1St ecnfess that
t 0 slihteA'reasan fon "Such Csittipes
g
and .1.1r.
t Ea R fit Ea
The following extrazt taketa front
a speech delivered by ear, w. A. Fos:
ten LL.B., on the 15th inst., before
the National Assoctettem Mr. Foster
is one of the •leaders of the Canada
First party, and the sentiments. eapress
sed in the extract quoted will, we feel.
certain, meet with the hearty plaudits
of many thousand "good men and
" true" in Ontario as well as other
Provinces. Only those men who put
partyisna race or creed, as the erase
may be, before loyalty to the country
and justice to the memory of the mnr-
tiered. Scott, will welcome or attempt to
justify the disgracefill and humiliating
settlement of the Biel " difficulty." A
difticulty merely because it could not
be settled without injuring a party or
forcing many men to swallow their own
teetien nehen emu ° witthiti the ratite of
ere r lako to 'join
cee4inge Pf the Committe war') daily
given te the publie, it took the earlieit
oppertunity of coming to the reSette of
John A. liacdoneld, denyinirthe
promise of amnesty, with a, view of inn.
barraesing lietOr14 AanalnistratiOn,"
gxeler wd ijicisiji
Pn000v yesterday.
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ATTEND to your pause drains
Reroaes,-;-Teachers' reporta tt ttai
office at very low figures.
Comrisues,--Property eontinne$ to
eliange hands, and the revolution of the
whed which guides the affairs ot ,(ee)-
tate is growing more rapid.
:HEN 1 ---The Man who won't'lake a
paper becautie lie eikil borrow oue,h4ii
MR1 OR Me- o-,PoWie'S
Pile sua Humor Coo iii a positive cure
for this diseave. ' Read what E. Bemis
ot La Fayatte, Incl., vattas ;--
Dien 1334.,,--1 have, b44 the Tette; or
.144 -worm for feurteen Year% oind
never found anything' to to me AK
good until 1 40%1 your Nedidue. I
took One bottle only. I have nething
44 it now, and fell confident t,hk4t 1 AM
PerfgetlY (Weft
' SABSATH BE IN. -W4 holm that
the eant to thisiteni may be ineorrect
in ite apPlioation in the instance to
which we have reference, If not so we
hope that a better ending may fdiew
the -noon's beginning. Only last $40-
bath We obeerved a inan driving a load
of furniture, family utensils, eto., along
1
the hig WA , And apperently thinking
no inof , , ' 1
s doings than if it were
nitY °the , it; 'than the day it was.
llayboVillieslOrin might hey° belated
him on his hovel, and thus afforded
him somewhatof an excuse.
j
see usfico done Mr. Wallace in the in Times, if the publishers are not induced
veisoiof
tiigotionfull'ejsa,rditingaviitlneghl
misalFir tirll; ailLovreydetrixesteooabatedtinselttrheilsi themltewsoutt.ohire
at
fact that Mr. Blake spoke against Mr. Won'e SAY WHICH. —All auctioneer
Wallace in the eleetion, and that he at a sale of farm stock the other day
us..tie very letter written by the Pre- told the bidder,"you've got a good bar-
mier as a means to alienate Mr. Wal-
lace's supporters, and even asked them -
gain in that sleigh you bid off for $2.50.
It's just as good for the hells to roost
to reject him because he had served the on as one that costs po.
Governnaent uutil a competent saccee-
sor could be appointed, it might he just \sIGN oF THE TIHES.—We have allow -
as well for Mr. Wallet° to beware of ed:thne to drift in its ceaseless manner,
Mr. Blake's " disintereeted" friendship, and with it carried off the old -sign.,
words ,:—
" While on the Riel subject, I may
be pardoned fer saying that in toy
opinion the rattrder *of Scott, and the
amnesty geented. to those ghilty of put:
t'fing hie; to tleath, will' tend for ever
as foul blots on our national eseutoh-
eon. Had Scott been killed in action,
or in hot blood, or for any reason that
would afford tb.e slightest defence on
revolutionary or any imaginable ground,
I would not say a word against an am-
nesty when eo many have been ieduced
to petition for it. But as I think the
murder was atrocious in design, and in-
tensely cruel in execution, and was
wholly objectless, I feel that its perpet
trittor is one who, out of regard for
common humankty, if nothnig ise,
should be excluded frem the pale of go-
ciety, and driven to Beek among eava-
ges that mercy he denied to Scott in
his hoar of agony, With me, that
murder involvee ito question of creed or
race. It is simply a question whether
pe tot anyone bafl be allowed to out-
rage all the tnsi blots of hamaaity with
impunity, and bateher his way to pre.
ferment. In all the catalogne of criinee
if there be oue which shOuld cseteaeise
ite perpetrator frOm civilization, /
think the cold.bloocled menglieg
Thothae S,cott was it. And though no
ene brtif MYself can bo tonna to speak
,To cause a recomponselte the people.
• THE Araff011 has a mission—that of
in front of this office. • . -
the sign of the Tines, is now to be seein
• •
elevating the moral tone of the Cantle
40111M.M11
dian press. It has lately taken the How diligentliY worked:bay yea.
Globe in hand, That is a bootless un- terday mornng as he shOvaed snow.
,
dertali in g. There's Precious little Witli spade and shovel worked.he well
"moral tone" there to work on, but for a few minutes, and then with both
any quantity of the 4' immoral." Let hands rubbed he his back. In the bank -
our venerated contemporary try its ground was a huge stick reclitting peace -
success on the Guelph Herald—or on fully in tho paw of his paternal ances-
the Goderich Star. They present a tor.
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broad field for his labors, and he may DELIVERING.—Thosehaving secured
hope to accomplish some good—when suboacmtracts for the supplyiug of ties
their present editors shall have turned are making the best use possible of the
their toes towards where they may ne- road e and appear to think nothing like
ver hope to go themselves. making hay when the sun shines. But
-- they should remember that the sun
,
Winen Riel and Lepine, the primal- makes the snow to disappear.
pal actors ip the bloody drama enacted IT TIIANVETIL—Yes ; on Tuesnay last
at Red River in 1870, have been exalt- it thawed.; on Monday night it rained.
ed in4o heroes and martyrs „and had a This may not seem of a newsy chant -
Petition passed by Parliameut, ladies- cter to our readers, but we are resolved
sed to the Imperial Government, pray- since the unsettled state of the weather
ing for a short term of banishment to risk not even our sage opinion OD
from Canada, poor O'Douoghae, who the weather'e future, for " who knows
had no hand whatever in the murder, what a day may bring forth."
and was a harmless Fenian, has been Y. P C. A.—The programme for
benisned fpr life, under pain of haviug
this Association which holds its semi -
hie head chopped off if he relurns be-
- up for (uilf` unknown to fame save for
1
anca hiaf'degthe 1 '40, nlit fear to take my
UsAL *ten 4 on'ttiti afiltritiow ''irity.fi.$ and in
)0. thh naine gf all'tfitti' le himali Plead for
e , , s _ , .., , , e„
a ,, , , . e re i
toe memory of a friendless Cittaar
,. yoetn *nose only oriole was odvbtt /1
" to his Queen and country. Lot those
who will, hove their lice° in Riel ; my
mor 1161'9 WRS at least brave and miiii-
ly. However, ,nolitieiane think other.
r. . .do .,,h t s aps t1).,0,to wordts ,,,,
wise, 1, „s i , , 6 in
pots t nOW. tilt' Velo hot belioVe
ej theylo so think, 'ONO why do triePitt.
teixtpt tt3 throw, the responeibility of
&Kling with the Matter open England
here litlflii,flinnti to Vetnettrred, tio ati°
,
PROI3ABILITIE8.—If you area MOM Of
business, and should you advertise, and
toot liberally, the probability ie that
you will retire with A coMpeteney. The
probabilities are, that a person who
continually borrows a newspaper, would
be guilty of something 4neatier7-if he
would not be found out.'-, If you want
to subscribe for a papertleiend the sub-
scription price telhe editor, with your
name and address, and the probability
is that it will not be refused. If you
have a favored newspaper, and wish to
eurprige the editor in an ag,reeable way,
get up a ;subscription club, forward the
money, and the probability is, that Ion
..will receive many thanks.
AN ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER AND AN
ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE.—On Tuesday of
of last week, a young man named Weir,
from McGillivray, attempted to pass
base silver coin upon the business men
of this town, but did not at first succeed.
At last, Mr. R. Elston received from
him the amount in his possession, as
part payment of a note, which when
Mr. R. ;presented to Molsons Bank, was
immediately refused, A warrant for
the apprehension of the man Weir was
then pla.ced in the hands of Constable
Gill who in Company with Mr. Geo.
McLeod and Mr. Elston proceeded to
his residence when he was at once ar-
rested, aud a "seven -shooter " taken
from his pocket. On being taken be-
fore T. Gidley, Esq., he was comm;tted
to gaol to stand his trial. During the
trip to Castle Campaigne in Goderich,
events and circumstances transpired
which • are worthy of note. All went
well with the man until their arrivel in
Goderich and while on their way to the
gaol. It was then that the constable in
speechless horror stood amazed at the
sight of a once handcuffed prisoner
standing before him with one ef his
wristlete hanging loose end untenanted.
A moment, ouly was the tragedy al-
lowed its sway, for with the ease and
fore ehaftling off this mortal coil. Mr. monthly meeting iu the basement of
Maelmazie Bewell suggests that it has the W. M. Church is as follows, com-
gone hard vtntit biro because he is an meucing at 7:30 p. m. : Miss Kettle -
unfortunate Irishman, and, may en well, a reading, " The ministry of
add, a Romeo Catholic). "0 my coati -
try, what I have seffered for thee !"
may well be the .barden of O'Donoghue's
song.
THE London Advertiser pretends to
be highly pleased at the reault of the
London election, and devotes nearly
the whole ef Friday's issue to a jubila-
tion over it. In its anxiety to make
itself believe that Londe)/ Las gone Grit
it seems to forget itself, or perhaps it
may be attributed to its excessive joy.
In an article it says :
" The result is as encouraging to the
"party as to the candidate. Late in
" the field, with all the clisadvantagee
" of a recant party defeat to contend
" against, inacity whose traditions, were
" Tory from time immemorial, with-
out any previous experience in head-
ing a political campaign, Mr. Peters
" came forward and polled a vote that
wouldbe creditable under much more
anspicions circumstances. He lia3
" demonstreted Lis fitness to aspire to
" any position ;in the gift of his fellow
" citizens, and he has recognized the
" party of which Le has long been a
" prominent and useful member."
Eight lines lower down the article says :
It might have been" othei wise, had
" Mr. Peters been earlier in the field,
" for he was becoming more popular
" day by day, while his oppenent:nas-
surance in aspiring to electioti an all
" was the subjeot of general remark.
It certainly would bave been other-
" wise if Major Walker had been the
cfludi,date of the Liberal party, for a
ectoeparison of thetotel votes for each
n candidate, as compared with the votes
" former elections. puts it beyond a
" doubt that M. Fraser's chances
" would have been miscrocopic, with
Major Walker as his nntagonist."
Rather complimentary to Mr. Peters,
we must say.
More rigliOrther lerferenee
ihoied his behalf hen the eoinincni,
estektilkineScibendielyl'/fi, rile* Os
jeetleSS, Suddenly springe'en Vie 3,tietim
frViii eerie' dark.alley-way; eott the' Men
eh lid plunges theVit knifelikidep,
tppout 4, Ito* gained
Util our 'Statesmen sought tP, /1tAre .
Beauty ;" and Rev. W. Lund, an Essay,
• dexterity of an expert the wily constable
" The Life of Jonathau." Meeung b k
ue led bitnself to his prisoner, and
next Tuesday evening.
conducted him with due eclat to his
Musi,c.—We would ask our readers to resting place.
observe that Mr. Frank Whitlock is
agent nn: several manufacturers of or.
glens, etc. Eis advt. be seen in an-
other column aud, as Frank deems
himself capable of doine equally as well
as any other agent in iving satisfac-
tion, why we say give him a trial.
No SMALL AFFAIli.—A drift of snow
which lots located itself in front of
Mr. D. Johns' tin shop hes made for
itself ninny enemies—and unless re-
moved (we wrote this item a few days
ago, remember) some one may imagine
it easier to pass around the botton of it
than over the top.
GLIFFIN'S CIRCULAR. --Mr. Geo, J.
Griffio who has already made for his
young eelf no small naane in the agricul-
tural world has just issued a most in-
teresting circuler, (Inc of which will be
addressed to cinch farmer ir the several
townships around. Look out for it.
Mr. G. intends by the firet of March to
establish himself in the store first door
north of Mr. Intac Carling's stand.
140 LS 0
PAIDVP corati, t „.$0904)9Q
40000
EEO
The Exeter Eren oh Yfelsons Bank
ISSUg$ DRAFTS ON LONDON, NOTJAND.
11 11
44 01
A010, ail), 1,11Q principal Cities
Makes advattene cit.Produce
Buys and sells Sterling Exelzange,
Discounte for the Fanning Com,
Colleptiona made M all pirts
SAVINGS BANK
Peposits from One
Payable on Demand with interest ,from
pence novas -Prom 10 A.M. to 3 P.M; Saturday
Exeter, October 2,0, 1874
fault or spy of it lies in the teeelaer
there is a strong feeling in the village
that the usefulness of the isoliaol is not
commensurate with the amount it costs
to keep it tip.
PROTEST.—A protest bas been enter-
ed against the return of Mr. John Mc-
Dougall to the Ontario Legislature.
The grounds wo understand are bribery
and corruption. As far as we can learn
there is 'not the sligliest reason for a
protest but there seenis to Be an organ-
ized system adopted be the government
party -of protesting every election. The
reformers say they made a mistake in
running Mr. Smith and should Mr.:Mc-
Dougall be unseated they will run a
stronger man.
Puonuon.,-A large quantity of pro-
duce was sold in the market during the
past week.
WE knew all along 'twouldn't week,
The old stoey ef the brothers who dent
together and anways quarreled 0,410
who had the most liedelothes, is now
being repeated. In ebort, history doth
repeat itself. The Globe, bound with
the desire of a faithful dummy, never
calls its brother, Liberal. Aud as a
consequence, as like begets like, so does
dislike beget dislike, and the Liaera/ di -
mists about in the following strain in
speaking of Geordie's speech in intro-
dacipg his baby (Reciprocity) to the
tembers of the Senate:
%ogler it was because tho expect-
ations farmed were too high or not,
there was evidently a great deal of dis-
appointinent exhibited by those who
had not hoard Mr. grovn before. He
not only spoke with hesitation, but a
large portion of his time WREI tRI011 up
in reading documents whieh bed alma-
dy been given to the pnblie, aud with
which most of his auditors were already
fetniliar, so that the iipeeeh was in fa,
to a great encent, only an tunplifieation
of tate memeratidithe which he and Sir
Edward Tbornten had prepared for
the eonsideration Fish."
Sdeath basehounds. eebellion, etc.,
jtist ! Allow yont nndivided at-
tention Or &if k ettlinly and peacefully
in this direetten„ also saith in an
artiele on the etmuesty otestion 1,
It has been said by pur eontenapers
ary, the citob,e, that no pardon 'Wall
promise& We are net surprised at
this. Wb,e Olok c4sOrecl its hoodOrs
that tlaito was no proMiee made before
the evidence pf the Archleishent was tet.
ken, before 1-liehot Was examtned,os
one, exeept per contemporary haserted.
Flitiv,0Y0 116,d givon teethnonyi and atty.
The aositiolataltsti by the Toroute
wad is well understood, it has long
sought to be the only organ 6f Reform
opinion, in Oetario, add es a Committee
was appointed to enquire North,
'west mattors, end es the Globe Wark, BM,
ponstiltea,,, and Wee net Made the etelii;
kivo ehann,C1 through which, the pro•
/*Wage Connell.
Council met pursuant to adjourn-
ment at the school house, Exeter, Feb.
22, 1875. All the members present.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
By-law No. 3, To fix the som paya-
ble for tavern and shop licenses and to
define the duties of Inspector, was duly
read and passed.
Messrs. Isaac Carling and Joseph
Acheson were aocepted by the Connell
as sureties for the Treaserer, on rilo-
FALSE PRETENCE.—On Tuesday last,
Constable Gill A thie town arrested a
young man Darned Clarke working in
McClary's Carriage works, London, on
a charge of obtaining goods under false
pretencer from a merchant in this vi-
cinity. On arriving in Exeter the same
eveuing matters were somewhat concili-
ated by a settlement of the demand,
aud the young man allowed his liberty.
S. or T. OPEN MEETING. --The mem-
bers of Fidelity Division No. 199, pur-
pose holding an open entertainment
in connection with their Society on
Monday, evening next. As the pro-
gramme is a large one and the admis-
sion a free one, we hope to see the
lecture -room of the W. M. church fill-
ed on the occasion.
Tay, ANYHOW.—A patron in sending
in his subscription to the Tuns in ad-
vance, wide this postscript to his letter
with enolonee of P.O. order: "I should
have sent the amount sooner, but as
the weather has been SO cold I was
afraid the order would freeze." If the
many ethere of our patron, some of
theui "•bellindthand,' will do as our
prounit friend hae, done, we will run all
risk of the orcler freezing.
Goon, Hoicont—Mr. 3. Swinerton,
of the Lake Road, Hay, has a nine
menthe' colt, Which for appearance
and utility, jndgee have affirmed will be
bard to beat, He now stands a good
Afteen hands high ; is • eiweedingly
gentle ; and really a picture in horse-
flesh. He was sired by J. Swinertonts
general purpose stallion. At is Mr.
Swinertorin intention tokeep nim for
stock purposes.
NuisiS nTEu4:17jy10 (WI 1°nNits'X in N%0171 jf ettf7it i r• i 0 4 Quebec.
'Yorkofe:epora:ix:ange,
. ?. 1
1)E-PAIITMENT
Dollar Upw 1111 received,
SERIOUSLY Itteueep.—A few days
since, as Mr. Jas. Loadman of Huy
aedrawing saw -logs, a pat of the lord
fell upon him, dislocating and breakieg
his leg.
TIES Seizen.—A number of R. R.
ties were seized a few days ago by the
Canada Company's agent, for baying
been out on the Compapy's land.
e
GS.
e
date of Deposit
from 10?..M, to 1 P,1.
EI)WD. STRATHY.
Manages,
to date of Withdralettl
CEDAR P STS
Rails & Corcl,Wood
pERSONS requiring Bails, Cedar Posts, or
JE- Cordynod, can be supplied be anteing to
THOS, GREENWAY,
Centralia; or,
W. H. GREENWAY, on the premises, Lots 7
and 9, North Boundary, Stephen. 69-11
IIKIIILL.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. - At the regu-
lar monthly meeting, ou thenOth inst.,
of Carmel Preceptory No. 301, en-
camped at Parkhill, the following MO,
cors were elected for the ensuing year ;
Sir Win. Jermyn, 11. W. M;
John Niblook, D. M ; Rev, Sir. Francis
Ryan, Chaplain; Rev. Sir, S. Smith,
Deputy Chap; Sir. Win. Johnson, Re-
cording Register ais, Sir. Samuel itilyen,
Finance Register; Sir. Wtn. Smith,
Trees ; Sirs. John Corbett & 11. Mc.
bride, Lecturers; Sirs. Henry Collins
Mantoeb, Censors; Sirs. J. Eiene-
dy & Wm. McBright, Standard Bear-
ers ; Sir. Wm, McMillian, President ;
Sir. J, Maguire, Tyler ; Sire, R hert
Bright, W. N. Hodgins, E. Aenold, J.
L, Hodgins, A. Bright, A.. Portland G.
B. Reeves, Committee men. This pre-
ceptory is prospering wend° fully beth
in membership and fieanotally, and is
the strongest west of Toronto.- Com.
Sale Itegister.
Tu4silay, March 2, 1875.—Farm stock, implem-
ents, et , the prol er ,y of Capt.' Gibson, lot 10, N.
Thames 1.coucl,Usuorno ; to commence at 12 o'-
clock noon; 10 months' credit.
Thursday, Feb. 1.1 na following dapi —Dry -
Goods, the 'honesty of Wilt(///' Zurich. A
Monday, Mai ell 1 an t days—Dry-goods
tie property OT E. 11«,21 -;:un, Drysdale.
tion of J. Pickard, seconded by J. Monday, Mare'n 1.—Farm atonic, implement
' s
It -3 etc., the -propel , ot Mr. A.. te art, lot 4, con 3 :
Ushorce' cornanonee at 1 o'cloek M; 10 mont
lit, W. Hodgson, ann.
Moved by W. H. Verity, seconded by
D. Johns, That a by-law be submitted
to limit the number of taveru licenses
ta 5 and snop licenses to, end that all
applicauts for certificates give his own
bond ia $100, and two sureties in $ro
each for the due observance of the laws
of this Province and the bylaws of this
nannicipality.—Carried
Moved by D. Johns, seconded by J.
Ross that certificates to obtain tavern
Liceuces be granted to W. Hav,-kahaw,
W. Drew, W. E. Wilkins, John Pratt,
and James Towers, and certificates to
obtain Shop Licenses to Isaac Carling
and Geo. Muco; and that tavern keep-
ers be required to close their bars al a
discontinue the sale of liquor from ten
o'clock in the eveni g until fire o'clock
in the morning, and that the sale of li-
quor be discontinued in shops during
the said hours..Cartied.
By-law N. 4, 1875, was duly read
anivellopsesased.
by
D. Johns, seconded by W.
H. Verity, Tbat the owners or persons
harboring dogs or bitches be taxed in
the sum of $1 for dogs and $2 for
bliothIvichnoevBse.,0--ass40,yaTr\hya.
rietdut:h
Verity, seconded by
e clerk procure six
copiea of the Municipal Manual for the
um) of the Council, Reeve and Clerk of
this munietpality.—Carried.
Moved y W. H. Verity, seconded by
J. Pickard, That the hy-law to impose
dog tax be submitted at the next meet-
ing of the Council,--Oarried.
Moved by W. H. Verity, seconded by
D. joins, That the Council adjourn
until Monday, 8th of March, at 7:30 p.
m.---Cartied. L Esteems Clerk.
"-ea
Penn and ficinite.
Loox Hnes.—We have somefew
o'orde of weed left; but -but its been
dreadfnlly Cold,in their part, and we
may have some fete days More yet Of a
lilte nattire. .4e prevention, in, better
than pure, we hope these auWoribers
who. Were to pity this subscriptions in
wood, would fetch it along ,ere the
ghostly Mantle whieh now &were this
sphere bide it °Alen to earth and earth,
ly things.
1V,Enstoitr,.—Ifr, C. It A.e.lideVillt of
1410Wil.gooa taste in
the. tielteticns for int Ononisten, No. 6,,
of whieli iteS eh our tttb10 XtS oonters
are the new Antheiri, ("Hark the Sags
eltihilee," and a Stiorect '41.1(trtette,“ GO
to thy rest in peace," this fa Catia.
Oittit ehterPri$6 an& We ore 'pletuted to
learn that SUbStriptiotie ittii Yelling in,
it is a triatVel of eheapn.ltssibeing only
566, yeti Will retielventhe Aret, three'
numbers by returti f titbit, The nett
ntineber il1 ditiitedil tWO tetteing, Seetts
lar Ohorusoi iip4 ft. otoridid oado.: fot
-
e,
PECOTOCRA.PITI3
HAS. SENIOR having removed to
the standlately occupied by Mr. C, South,
cotte, tailor, has completely renovated the prem-
ises and arranged hie studio so as to command.
One of the 11 est Ligbta in Canada
la prepared to execute wt.rk in first-class siyle.-
Aiekuowledging past patronage, he begs a eon-
tinuance of the favors of the public. Attention
is called te his stook of Fraroes, having on
in
hand a good selection o t ouldingg, and being
prepared to make frames at moderate rates. -
Residences photographed. Photographs when re,
touched, $5 per doz.; Cabinets, $4; Imperials, is
•
SANDP.1(9,-01.1 the 2821 illEit.. after a. severe illness
Mr. Samuel Sanders, eon. 8, Stephen, aged 72
years. licceneed was one of the .earliest set
tiers iu tills county; was well respected, and
lintves many fric.0 s to mourn his loss.
The funeral will leave his late residence at 5 pm
on Sunday afternoon : Fliei.de and acquaintap-
"8irul gt 13'
0ar etli ern specially invited.
ROBIN:90'47.—in Exeter, on 'the 23rd inst., Emma,
daughter of Wni aud Jane Robinson, of Bernie
Aged 10 years
omen-
B0
Y en ANTED TO LEARN PRIN-
TING. Must have a. lair English educa-
tion. Apply at this oflIcec-
mt. J. !.Savage, two doors from McLean's ho-
tel, has beenpl °fisted our agent for Lucan and
vicinity; isauthorise to receive orders for sub-
seriptions, job printing, dm., and to collect accounte
find give receipts for the sante.
(Prom ourown Correspondent).
• SrIdlOoS.—A one dollar bill -which
had been altered to a five by having the
figure five pasted over the 1, and the
word five pasted over the word one, was
passed. to Mre. Diamond a kw days
ago, The individual TAM/ passed it
sliould come and make the matter right
for the offence is one whick the law
punishes with severity, and his_ideuti-
by is strongly entreated.
SOHOLASTIOSiE boys attending 6111:
public' sehof were suspended last Week
for retitle** to submit to eorporal pun,
isiiiii0f,for loitering outside the school
lipi*oto,the annoyance of the teadlier
tOter lie had 'disniiSeed theschool at
WolockIt appeere the teeeher
unish no bey veer ten years Old for
any °donee without politely inquiring if
lie will "take " his punishment, If the
boy rolgY "Yose" 1,i a made :the tiitipis
bet of a (tortoni trainber Of Blare On
the hand, .attitotea with a rawhide, but
if he ,reftteed to talto the blOWS Ito is stiri,/
tichatil for a fortiori thee, . We would
adviso tlic4 tri),Steet4t exarnhio ilitO
Stdte o tiAe senior department Of fl
adhatil, fat 'whether it ie bedatise /
t1,440# Agg 01S4t1,0i140t9, Ot that P.kitti
STRA.I.—Canie upon the premises
•1 .1 of the subscriber, lot 18, con. 12, Stephen, on
or about the ist of November, 1874, a large white
wether; i-emts to be about 2 or 3 years old. By
proving piuperty and. paying costs it con be taken
away. JN O. McD01AL.1..., 78.2t.
F
ARA FOE, bALE.The subscrib-
_er offers for sale w4 lot 20, eon. 5, Stephen
containing 50 acres of excellent land, all well tim-
bered. Tne Aux Sable river runs through one
corner of the property. Distant trom Exeter, 24
miles. For* furtner particulars apply to RICH-
ARD sANDElt.s, Exeter- 77-tf.
GURDS' GUN & RIFLE FACTORY --4
_C4NS
J. SURD & SDN
Dundas -et., London, Ontario. " Mal n ir l" brdech
loading Rine; model of 187S, uting brass shells: -
The " Stevens" broach-loaWng Gun (silver-platedl
with one barrel ride and oue for shotoalso using
brass shells.
The ," Rentei's Pet," breech -loading (silver-
plated) using copper cartridge, N2. N.
The j" Bullard " breeeh,inading, using No. 44
cartridge, with nipple in the breech.
Send by post for pricc-list, N. B. -Gun -
stocking and repairing done promptly and in best
style. London, Feb. 21,1871
H'HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.—
A good ono -storey frame house, containing
5 rooms; ,Iso Cisme of land, adjoining the Market
square, Exeter., On the lot is an excellent Well of
water. For particulars apply to IsAAC BAW-
DEN, Exeter. 77-11.
T%TOTE LOST—Drawn in favor ,of
the subscriber and against Wm. Dicke)',
darted at Stephen. I hereby warn any porgon
asgeainAsut SSW note, or negotiating SSDote, as
m
payent thereof hag been stopped, ANTHONY
R
76 -8t*
nEAWEED MattreseLost.—On 22nd
December last, between Exeter and Devon.
The'llnder will bo rewarded by returning it to the
owner or leaving it at Drevea Hotel, Exeter. 6E0.
WALKER, Stephen. 70-4t*
E F. BROOKS
PEACTICAL
Watchmaker a, Jeweller
QUEEN -ST., ST. MARY'S,
As a largo quantity of Watches and Jew-
elry on hand, Clung and Small Arms • of
every description
MA DB AND REPAIRED
01. the, Alm,-teRt notice. A large supply of
pods snitable for Christmas. Presents.. Be
-
;number tho Om), oppsite, the Nationa
al Hotel, Queen Street. E. F. BROOKR
St. Mary's, November 19, 1874. 65.m6.
-innARGAIN S 1 BARGAINS!! BAR.
GA.NS !It
A
UCTION SALE OFFARM STOCE.
Implements, etc.
Mr.R. Beta erington has instructed Mr,,, A. Bish-
op to soil by Pubiie Auction, on his it.rm, lot 12,
south-east boundary, Usl• orne, on
TUESPAYI MARCH!/1., 1875.
gorse excellent farm stock, finplements, etc.-
Tho terms aro, *Sand under, ; over that am-
ount, 7 months' credit on furnishing approved
joint notes. 75-311.
L• Night of meet -
0.1e. NO. 924
ing---First Friday iu ev-
ery mouth, corner did -
ley anti Maiti do. Viet -
ting Brethren cordially
invited to attend.
CATER WILLIiiiivx,
JOHN WHITE,
'secretory.
76.1y
WARE, HARDWARE, LAMPS & OIL
BELLING OM
AT GREATLY
Reduced Prices
As I have to remove my shop as goon as spring
opens to mak I roora for my
NEW SHOP
I have determined to sell
UNTIL THE FIRST OF APRIL
my largo stock of Stoves. Tinware, Hardware, etc.
10 PER CM OFF EOR CASH
on all purchases over *no dollar:.
The above stock is complete, and in good order
patihrapc Trash.
All will pesitinely be sold as above.
COAL OIL REDUCED TO 30 CTS,
NETT, CASFI
Coal early, and get yyur choice.
Exeter, February 28, 1876.
TRAYMD from the . premises of the
subseriler, lot 8, con 8, SteP1100, on or about
Juno lad, 11, one-Year.old evre and lainb (tell of the
latter Wae -*tit Off, and black spot on loft Slietilder,
end a rein. Marked by the nettle. et
An rine keePilig the genie after,thiii notide
VIII be Pi•Oidented by la. W. HILL. 74-3t
There *tie it erre reit at the 'Stine. Irno
PCIIIP FACTORY
ST111111, one door south of
the Britannie. itonoie, 4. S6;11110011 has
eh hind oftitripe.,,.,Orderi. IM
tee netiee. Sittlefeetlon gthirkliteedbeth
418 04, Work Mid niateriali '
of eritioh illimat for piiiiiiiineherS'
IOSIN SOUTRCOTT. •• " ' Belk441ra,
AB,.1 ratt 14SUIA
, ,
' .7-4.11 B.
deriber Offers lot' Sale the 11.W., of lot 0,
10 aides Of ekeellent
iitint, 40 tiereg tiinbaredi
• s*enite beka state ea the Prettifies,
SISO a- geed yeatirt orei.ara, of graft trtiit ithds he
Ver -felling sptii3. Di81l5t frogi, Ilkitier„;fetir
&dice, For ttittberPartfritilittit'aPPly tat rinser
onY.PrOPHoref.Eletei B1iicfl. 104t,
torG1 hngit et kr
*1".
of*l6olt11. 11V4ebt 6fi8
t t"l*iS°t4:6e41°
t jktk4'Cttate1 thhy;e
reit
60fr0
_
D. JOHNS.
RECEIVED AT
R. S. MURRAY'S
LOAD
Oil -cloth and Mat
ting.
4-4 English Oilcloth
5-4 English Oil -cloth
6-4 English Oil -cloth
2 Yards wide Enfilish Oil -cloth
8 " nglish Oil -cloth
4 " " English Oil -cloth
'1 English Oil -loth
English Oil-eloth
English Oil -cloth
English Oil -cloth
5 44
4/
7 4,
8
if
41
.4
41;OloOti Stock of .Sotericao
Ctoth altvavs kept oft 'Mallet.
g,4 COCOA' lqitttirig
84 Cocou, Matting
4-4 C000% Matting
5.4 Code% Matting
6.4,Cocoit Matting
7-4 Cocoa lqatting
6,4 Cocoa. Niatting
LIBFRAL DISCOUNT GIVEN
ta churches aria Betel,iteeperfr. The Great Sale.
of Carpete and General Benito rtitaishing Still ga,k
'trig on, W11646601,0 and Itettall
81 Bandits -at:. 05,Cprl1ri5-il1i
0,10)91.1ii