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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1879-12-4, Page 3DECEMBER 4, 1879 THE TTNI ES. 3 WIT' AND HIJAIOR. What do the militia to go into oath pilar ? A call for arms—Tho baby's wild yell in the middle of the night. She certainly had a pretty foot, but after all it didn't malto half so much i,npression on him as the old man's. "She is already a malicious woman," says an ingured husband, "who2 will put long hairs on a man's coat just to make lue wife mad enough to sue for a divorce." • Elie man who snores, and, who knows that ho snores, and who won't put a elothes•piu on his nose when going to bed has the blood of an army cmltruotur in his veins. ,.Inserting collar buttons into a new shil`t when your fingers are calci, one of the thingswhiail the average roan ! in a suit which he had brought against caul do without breaking the third ex -Alderman Close, growing out of oer- oomtnandment. taiu laud transactions. The court was "An Irish crier at Ballivasloe being in recess when Mr. Close entered with ordered to clear the court did so by the Inverting Telegram. containing a re - this announcement. "Now, then, all port of the affair. Mr. ()lose remarked ye black -guards that isn't lawyers must to one of the Witnesses that the paper had a sensation. Mr. Smith overheard lave the court." the remark, and asked to see it. He "We mist agitate," exclaimed on was handed the paper and react the re - ardent politician of the Seventh Ward; port, and then fell to the floor iu it "we meat agitate, or we shall perish." fainting fit. Ilia friends rushed about And thea be agitated it gently with n him fid carriad hint to. the wiudow. euln o (.$20,0001 s involved, And that the collector has had to return, in hard eaeh, about half this sum, And that William McKay has been forced to give security fora ainlilar amount. The money has been used, it is understood, in land speculation, in which the col- lector was deeply interested, and in which it is claimed, he has been very successful. It is understood that some thousands of dollars of worthless cheques were discovered by Mr. Johnston during hie examination, and that these cheques were given in paymeut of duties by the Custom House brokers, who had re• oeived the cash from merchants doing business iu this city. Toronto, Nov. L7. --The Collector of Customs has been in the Chaueery Court all the morning, giving evidence spoon, and pretty soon it perished, all but the sugar. One of our hold young men explain- ed why he had a pretty girt in his lap with his arra aronnt her, by saying he Va.H engaged iu the study of weights and measures. "Mr. Smith, father croute to bor- row your paper. Ha only wants to read it." "Well go back and tell your father to send me his sapper. Tell Lim I only want to eat it." Deceit always overreachesgiteelf,`as iu the case of the little :boy who pro- posed to dead -head himself at a circus by crawling under the tent, and who afterwards found that he had got into a revival meeting instead. &rattier gaily -dressed young lady said 'to her Slimly school class "Give me an illustration of the pompe and vanities of the world ?" T119 answer was honest, but rather unexpected:— "T m flowers in your bat." -"Sweet to the sweet," said a young man on passing the syrup to a young lady at one of our hotels tables. "And beets to beet," remarked the lady; shoving the dish of that vegetable to- ward the young man. The father of a St. Louis bride pre- sented his sou -in-law with eighty thou- sand head: of cattle. "Papa, dear,' exclaimed his daughter when she beard of it, "that was so kind of you ! Char- ley's awfully fond of 6x -tail soup." An impertinent fop made sport of an old farmer's large nose, mouth and shin, but the old fanner silenced hien by saying' "Your nose, mouth and chin all had to be made small so that there'd be material enough left for your cheek." Servant, (answering doorbell pnlled by a little ragged boy) : "Come, go right away. We've got nothing for you." Boy : "flayen't asked you for nothing yet, have I ?" "Servant (ban- teringly): "what would you have asked for ?" Boy: "Didn't know but this house was for sale, and if it was I wan ted to buy it." CROOKED CUSTOMERS. A TORONTO CUSTOM HOUSE SENSATION—IN- VOLVING FRAUDS AMOUNTING TO OVER f$20,000—AND A TERRIBLE UPHEAVAL AMONG THE OFFICIALS—THE COLLEC• TOR PAINTS AWAY WHEN HE YEARS OF THE PUBLICATION OE HIS DOINGS-• A HYSTERICAL 'WOMAN AND A PROFANE MAN—•ALL THE FRAUDS NOT YET UN• EARTHED. Toronto, Nov. 27.—Tho Telegram, this:p. m. publishes a bong account o alleged franduteut transactions on the part of the collector of Customs for this Port, Mr. Jos. E. Smith sed an assist- ant named Mr. McKay. Mr. Johnston, tbo Assitaut Comiss• ioner of Custotns at Ottawa, one of the most Y•ainstalting and reliable rnett in the se'r'vice of the Dominion, heti dur- ing the past week, been making an ex- amination into the ledgers and cash books at thie port, and has discovered what we have already stated, thatt the Oath has boon short, and that 6 gross ham, said, in'conversation, after read- ing the 141egram's Article, that he had been aware for some time that there had been a deficiency at the Custom, Rouse, but that Mr. Smith had noth- ing whatever to do with it. The truth was that he had concealed a deficiency of x;[0,000 made by one of the chief clerks of the office; and now that the facts have become public hewoull have to (suffer for his good-heartednese. ' Mr. Smith is lying very ill in his resi• denoe, and the dootorsfear he will have brain fever if not kept very quiet. It is stated that one half of the irre- gularities yet to be revealed have not been matte public, 'R would advise anyone aufferIng from sum- 1 mor complaints to give Dr. Fowler's Extract or Wild Strawberry a fair trial."—CARMAN M. GOVLD,M. D., Castleton. "Dr. Fowler's Ex- tract of Witt/ Strawberry gives perfect satis- faction."—TRonus DoaeLAa, Cambray. "Can recommend Dr. FoICier'e Extract of Wild Straw- berry witb confideuae."—Jcaon S. S. PECK, Minden. My customers bear high testimony to the virtues of Dr. Fowlers, Extract of iVild Strawberry."—T. STEVENSON, Orangeville. For sale by all dealers. See advertisement in an- other column. Stop that Coagh. HAOTARD's PECTORAL BALSAM is composed of the most healing balsams and gums. The Balsams; which enter into its composition, were used by natives when America was first discovered, and were combined with other tonics, so blended together, that it is a specific for all affections of the throat and langs. Thou- sands of bottles are sold annually, and it is considered one of the standard preparations of the:day. For Coughs, Colds, etc. For sale by His shirt collar was towelled, and was- all dealers at 25 ets. per bottle. er dashed iu his face. He revived in a few minutes and thea held a longearn est aoriverstttion with his counsel, Ilon. 1'1. Blake. Then the latter spoke to Mr. Bigger, and asked for leis cousent to au adjournment. Mr. Close was consulted and agreed to the proposition, Mr. Bake vihited Vice -Chancellor Proud foot in his private chambers ; and ex• ulained the turn affairs -had taken, and au order was made adjourning the cast• until to morrow morning, at ten o'clock. Subsequeutly a reporter visited the Custom douse, when Mr. Mackay de - counted the whole story as a d— tissue of lies, and declaited that he knew of a number ofrascalities that hod takeu place in the in the Custom house, and there was a conspiracy abroad to ruin him. Addressing the -reporter, Mr. Mackay said 1—°'I tell you what, sir,we have amongst us hero a set of d—d thieves and spies and falsifiers of ac- counts—men who will stoop to any- tbiug to work out a patty spite, and 1 not afraid to name them, and Gan prove what I say in a c' urt of law. Thera is Mr. — ." More Mr. Mackay ment- ioned three officials, whose names are not given tutthe public, as the speaker was greatly excited at the time. "Could you not come into your office Mr. Mackay?" asked the reporter ; "it wile; be more private." "No, there is a lady there. And you air," exclaimed Mr. Mackay in a voice of passion, turning to an elderly man who was about to• go down stairs, you are not blameless, in this matter. You are a scoundrel and a black guard and a thief—a d—d thief. Yon have done your utmost to ruin me and oust me from my position, but I tell you you can't succeed 1" "You had better be a little more guarded in your language," replied the elderly gentleman. "I tell you, sir, I have been very bad- ly treated in this building, and I have known that amounts have been falsified for a long time bank, and I will prove this. I know three of these men to be d—d thieves, and if killing was not murder I would not hesitate iu saying that they shield be shot down like mad (togs, the infernal v-illiainst" "My husband is right, sir," exclaim- ed a lady who rushed from the office of the chief clerk. "You have tried your hardest to ruin my husband. You are a scoundrel, and my husband is an hon oat man. Just see this, Mr. Reporter, and see how the papers can lig," and Mrs. Mackay read as follows:— 'The cash thus taken, has been re- turned by the Culleetor, who raised the money, it is understood, by mortgaging all his landed property to Mr. Atexau• der Manning, who advanced the neces- sary cash. Mr. Mackay has given se- ourity to the Goverument for the amount he borrowed, some $10,000 or $12,000.' 'Now, sir, I want you to contradict this at once; there is not one word of truth in it, and that man (pointing to an elderly gentleman) is the cause of it. Oh, you ieoundrel 1 You hypocrite! Yon thief !You ought to be put i,t prison 1' And Mrs. Mackay burst out crying, u she was lest batik to the o - Goo. 'Mr. Mackay,' pressed the reporter, as the gentleman was proceeding into his oboe,—'If you have any specific oontradictione to make, I will receive them with pleasure.' Mr, Mackay then denied be article published. This ended tlia interview. A couple of customs hickey*, were inn terviewed as to their knowledge of the worthless cheques, battle), knetr noth- ing about them. Mr. Win. :Duels', a lawyer, of Char. INF LEGAL H. CADDY, BARRISTER & ATTORNEY it Law, Solicitor, Sm.. Office, Faison'• Block Exeter. IAIIDING HARDING, & WHITE, Baristers, Attorneys, Solicitors, Com- sionars,B. St., &o. „BaCc'e—HU'rroN's BLoon, Water treat, St Mary's. 1„u 5 i5 .TI AnormG, F.. W. ii AnniNG. 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