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The Exeter Times, 1891-11-12, Page 4Established: 1877. E. S. O'3iTEI s BANKER, EXETER, ONT. Transacts a generalbanki:ue business. Deceives the aecounts of merchants and others on favorable terms. Offers every accommodation consistent with ,safe end conservative banking principles. Five per cent,interestallowed ou deposits, Drafts issued payable at any office of the Merchants Rank. NOTES DISCOUNTED, & MONEY TO LOAN' ON NOTES AND ;1IQRTGAGES ,PII4 RSI1:1Y , NOVEMBER 12th, lS9 . THEY DO MEXN DISCRIMINA- TION. Mr. Erastus Wiman the other day teed an interview iin the Pittsburg Disp'telt w?mall is instru tine reading at the pres- ent time and throws a strong light ;ape e the ter;;ivel•_atione of the Lilieral vette' in their efforts to azin pewee in the NOTES AND COMMENTS. As the election trials progress it be- comes increasingly evident that the still small voice of the five $ William was heard in the land, For instance a mis- placed $5 bill figures as reason enough for a new election in Halton.. R • According to the latest statistics there are 340,625 miles of railway on the earth, of which 138,7 50, or 44 per cent., are in the United States. Germany,the leading railway country in Europe, has 24,843 miles ; France, 21,396 ; Great Britain and Ireland, 19,811; Russia, 17,823, and Austria, 15,442 miles. A war of extermination on English sparro vs will begin in Illinois on the tirstof December next,when a law passed by the last Legislature,offering a bounty c:f two cents a head for sparrows, goes into effect. The Secretary of the State of Illinois is now sendiug ,int illustrated descriptions of the English sparrow to every locality in the State. Prohibition has been voted out of the North-west Territories. It did not pro- hibit, and people by an overwhelming majority have used the power lately con ferried upon them by the Act to elect .teat,*n ielytnen in favor of a lieonse law, Thus vanisbes all hope of giving the prohibition experiment a fair trial in Canad;. Probibitiofi cannot work its way anywhere when it could not hold its own In the North-west. +++ Thus far. the election protests have gettu wally against the Libe ale, fire of their supporters haying fallen before the courts, as against one Conservative. If this order of things continues through- out the whole list of some 70 petitions, the result will be the increasing of ttie Conservative majority, as the bye-gleei tions, in many eases, will change the political complexion of the ridings. Bt'#','ere referring farther t:', this very sigrniee.aut interview it *8 well to trove the iiistory of the trade policy which the Liberals have adapted and which cattily eni.0 is c:ipturetl tt Targe majority of the 1 vrter.3 Of this province. Three i r four y e urs ago Mr. Wiman opened a canmpeit;n m L�1h al! of Comeit rci•a1 union. Ile did net heaifia'o t•.+ et tte that by his larepos- ed setae rue all imports to Canada front Iirit:i'hi would be taxed and all imitate from the States allowed to come in free, Before Mr. Whim had addressed many naeetinge, it betaine evident that tae Baal c:aleturetd $the Libe it party, and soon avast def the lnest prominent of then] teak tees sttitnl, with him. Finding, however. ¢h.3t the prepaid to dieerionin- at2e aieiiiiet Great I..it'aia while allowing Ave preduetiette tO esw:ai=.e taxati».in Sas ar .inlet intens hostility even meet": im.`ilay- c f their tetra suppi?rters, the leaders of the party affected to part es,:nap:a:sy with !4r. 1`+'tuEfl1 amoriginate tel in 01 their 4,W13 e.ei'imrila;; Power. Jelin Dry algin mimucli enrich the country. q'l.t:y- a ali+,:d tRt.� Phn uarestrie;4al reci.- Instead of idly yearning for larger mar- pr:ri< ty, and they vigor ausiy alenit al that leets let the Dominion try to nate the they mnti:ntlm;l to diecrinmanate against most of the markets now open to it. Emerald, but insisted that they would Tar° is: more in work than in 1,0 areae lei take tine tariff t.+ff English as ttia lag. g c;el st,-dna,ri.:an t'wds. That the theinee•s lei the a euutry would not stand mein air tieema'nt, as it wA;uld deprive us of fleetly all our revenue, while leirince .ion in Ireihrtitit ey, and that the Aiiterte:ans would conse,it to nothing of the Lind beerauso the boundary line be- tween the two countries wt'uld, bo alive with smtig lets taking cheep British „steels into the States, was argued ,lith force by the Conservative press, hut the Liberals stuck to their alhstirllity, awl. all but suceeedvil in reaching power. Of later presumably in the belief that the people have become educated by de- grees up to a readiness to approve of discrimination, the Liberal party have been gradually coming out openly in favor of Mr. aViman's original scheme. Mr. Davies, M. P., in the House, ad- mitted they intended=tliscriminatine,tho Globe has two or three tines tacitly ad- mitted as much, and now Mn Whiten, who no doubt speaks with authority, distinctly states that discrimination against the productions of England is contemplated by the Liberals, He says 'as follows 1+ t Improving the quality and thus in- creasing the price of butter, and other prnduee is the science of government that Ontario and Canada most need. P.}litics as exemplified now by Hon. "If she (Canada) admits American manufactures free, in common fairness she ought to admit British manufactures also. To admit both would be to utterly annihil- ate her revenee and bankrupt her finances, already in the lowest state,. In 10 years her public debt has increased 52 per cent. There are, however, a vast multitude in Canada, and especially those among the Liberal party, who see the enormons ad- vantage that will result from a free market in the United States, and especially the saving that will be effected by the con- sumers in Canada, who could then use largely of American manufactures, that do not object to a discrimination against Great 'Britain. This, it is urged, is the necessary price that Cauadians will have to pay for the best market under the sun." • • • COMMUNICATIONS. The Editor does not necessarily endorse the sentiments advanced in articles under this 1 editor. Reply to "Canada First." TO the Editor of the Exeter Times. DEAR SIR,—I trust you will permit me to say a few words in reply to " Canada First's" second letter, in favor of Canadian Iudependence, which appeared in your last issue. The subject is one of great import- ance to all Canadians who wish well to their country ; andit is only by way of friendly discussion, on the platform and through the press, that we are able to dis- cover the truth and arrive at conclusions based en intelligence and reason. I have taken the ground that. while In- dependence would satisfy a certain longing of the Canadian mind for National status, it would be impossible from economical reasons to maintain an existence independ- ent of either the United States or Eugland. I believe we must be linked with either oue or the other, and our material interests will be best served by Political Uuion with the States. I think "Canada First" has failed to answer the objectiousI Made to Independ- ence. In his reply he leaves nearly all of niy arguments against his position, not only unanswered, but untouched. There is nit a little disappointment in commercial circles here over the fail- ure cef the British postal authorities to Mil in establishing a fast mail service be- tween the two countries. The offer of our government of $750,000 as a subsidy was considered quite liberal and it was thought that British interests were suf- ficient to onsuro co-operation on the part of the Home Government. They have decided otherwise, however, and for the present we will have to bo con- tent with getting our British mail via New York. ... Since the Mikado of Japan permitted his subjects to emigrate to other coun- tries nearly 100,000 of them have left their native land. There are about 20, - makes the most of a poor case. I think I have shown, that free trade is desired by Canada, and that Independence, if bringing free trade, would be quite im- possible front a dnaneial standpoint, But suppose, Mr. Editor, that our friends to the south should even then refuse us free trade, or reciprocity, limited or unlimited! Suppose that they go further, and while lowering their tariff as against other coun- tries, should directly discriminate against Canada! Of what value would our Inde- pendence be ? The cost of living would inevitably grow leas there and higher here, as ie has been doing for some years,so that in sheer desperation we would in the end ask the amible, but ever -shrewd, Une1e Samuel to take us to hie expansive bosom. Thanking you, Mr. Editor, for the apace I have taken, I remain, CANADIAN. P,S, - Thisletter ie so lengthy that I ata precluded from answering 'Canada First's' query as to what advantages Political Union would confer on the Canadian fanner. If you do not object, I shall in a future letter endeavor to satisfy him on that point. St.. Marys, Nov. 7, 1591. C, " Canada First" rather doubts the tor- reetness of my comp:.tison of the debts of Canada and the States, mvliiah he says I cave et $10 per head for Canada and $18 fur the United States. Ae a matter of feet the $16 in the States is composed of the National, State and munieipal debts coati bine& The National debt alone is but $13.43 per head. I have not at present the exact figures of the the municipal debt io • lone la of Canada, bat our :�att nal debt a , AD a matter of feet, over $00 per head Ill addition, Quebec owes now almost 25 ]]millions, Nova 8045 1 3111111005, New Brunswick 2 millions, British Columbia 1 millions, Manitoba 3 m111ioua,-mnalciug about thirty-three millions not takeu into consideration in the above calculation; and which must soon be assumed by the Pominiou or the Provinces. especially Quebec will he bankrupt. Govc nmeut in the U. S. costs a tribe less than $t per head a year, ours a shade under 38 ; their tariff produces 62 per head, anis over fit in spite of the int thatonr tariff a 25 and theirs 60 per cent. The reason of tide dif- ference in their favor is that they do not need all the money their tariff is; capable of pro luciug ; they therefore make it scientifically protective Drat, revenue pro- ducing last. This enables them to so adjust z, . r onlypays .. in the tariff that eachperson,. duties, while their idustries are thorough- ly protected. We on the contrary require every cent of our duties for revenue. Our taritf, therefore, becomes revenue firet, protective last. hence each Canadian contributes over $oto the revenue in duties, or over twice as much as the American does. The conclusion I draw from my argument thus far is, that our condition as shown is for less inviting to the msu look- ing for a home for bis family than the con- dition be finds in the United States. I fully agree with " Canada Firet" that time desire to live under Republican institutions is largely the cause of our slow growth and stunted developement, but wo have re- mained too Iong under monarchical matit- utious—fatallv long; so long that we can never recover, even under Republican in- dependence, the ground thus lost by com- parison with the !Jutted States. \Ye must under any form of Government be able to offer the same inducements to the settler that our competitor does, or we'll not get him. With our huge debt, as against the decreasing debt of the U. S., this we can- not do. 000 of them in Hawaii and more of them arrive there every month. There is a largo number of them in Australia. They are to be found in various countries of the Asiatic continent, and some of thein are in Europe. There are about 2,000 of them in California, and others are constantly arriving there to work in the vineyards. In the city of New York there may be 200 Japanese, and there are a few of them in many other Ameri- can cities. Wherever they go they have the reputation of being industrious and inoffensive. The population of Japan is 40,000,000. This is the very proposal that met with such vigorous opposition when first presented. The Liberal party have been passing through the process of evolution. They have come to Mr. Wiman's scheme by degrees, as a frog passes from one stage to another in reaching maturity ; or rather they have gradually confessed their intentions, which have been from the first to adopt the Wiman plan in the event of success at the polls. There ought to be a clear understanding on this point so that those who vote for the Liberals may know exactly what it implies and what it will do for the country. Its absurdity and its unfairness to England ought to be clear to the commonest un- derstanding. For example, ' imagine trouble arising between Canada and the United States over any of the many questions coming up from time to time. How could Canada ask for the assistance and protection of the country whose trade it discriminates against ? It would be positively insulting to England. Mr. Wiman clearly proves that the Liberals were attempting to secure power by false pretences. Some interesting statistics are given in the twenty-seventh annual report of the British Postmaster -General, which was issued a few days ago. The estimated deliveries of mail matter in the United Kingdom for the year ending March 31, 1891, were : Letters, 1,705,800,000 ; postal cards, 229,700,000; book packets, circulars and samples,481,200,000; news- papers, 161,000,000, and parcels, 46,- 287,956, a total of 2,623,987,956 pieces of mail. This is an increase of 8.2 per cent. on the previous year. The average number of pieces of mail received by each person was 69.6. Of the first four kinds of mail matter mentioned above 85.2 per cent. was delivered in England and Wales, 8.9 per cent in Scotland,and 5.9 per cent. in Ireland, and 29.7 per cent. was delivered in the London postal district alone. There are now 18,806 post offices in the kingdom. The public indebtedness of the Argen- tine Republic and of the various provin- inces constituting that country is equal to about $220 for every man, woman and child living within its boundaries. It is easy to see that repudiation on a large scale is almost inevitable, despite the natural wealth and wonderful re- sources of the La Plata Valley, and it is clear that public bankruptcy and indi- vidual ruin, in many cases, must for a long tine to come blight the prosperity of a region which, but for the folly of wholesale inflation, would have enjoyed verybright prospects and almost univer- sal comfort. Minard's Liniment aures Diphtheria. TIDE QUEBEC BOODLERS, Steallu&e Aggregating es, 800,000 to 1,- 000,000 siuce 1887 sfontreal,Nov,S.—Referring to the boodle charges, Ls Presse says :—"The other day we put down '$500,000 as the amount of boodliug done by the Mercier-Peeaud-Lang- eller clique, We ucv have information from two members of the House, termer Miuisterialiats, which we would hesitate to give to the public, so incredible is it, if our two informants were not so teositivo in their aAlrrestiou 'You can without any fen.,' hQ theysput downat between $8 0 0 tell n , e 00,. and $1,C00,000 the aniount of boodle since 1887,andthey have given ne the following list in round figures ;--'Whelan, Qnabeo court house, 3100,000; Alph Charlebois, ,, Legislative buildiuc, 100.000; lumber reereliauts. $100.000; Garand Trunk Bail - nay, $1.00,000; Temiscouata Railway $35.. 000 ;first Uaio dee t:rhaleure boodle,e15,000; second Bale des Ctialeura boodle, $10,030; Vellieres' contract on $200.000; $$:50,000; eommiasiou on, loans,e300,000; Berger eon tract, at boat 650,000; Boomer contract on different subsidies, at least $50,000; differ - eat emelt operatione, lock , iron beam, , ate„ etc,, ate„ $100,000; total, $1,100,000, and this does not include the meows ex- acted by the Beauacteils, the Cheviots, the Gouiusethe Swine, etc. A. Royal Commie- siou, having the necessary powers, will re - real a state of demoralization in, a:lministra tive splieree *inch as does not exist in any l sisost in the State, even the O h r Conjointly with the foregoing, lot us consider another feature at our financial situation. Will Independence secure us free trade with the United States ? I take it that the desire for that free trade is the real foundation of the present agitation for Independence in some parts of the country and .e'olitical Uuion in other parts, Unre- stricted Reciprocity being considered non- sensical. Independence would, it is true, put us in such a position that we could make any treaties with other countries that wo might desire without; the necessity of consulting England, as we mast now do. But under Iudependence we Osborne Council. are confronted with the same difficulties, intensified, which make Unrestricted Reci- The council met on the 7th inst. All procity impracticable. Isbell try to make members present. Tho minutes of previone Ayers Pills render them tomo and curative this clear to "•Canada First" and your meeting were read and approved. as well as cathartic. For this reason they readers. We have now an expenditure of 'Messrs John Irvine and Henry Francis are the best medicine for people of costive well nigh 40 million dollars a year, which appeared before the council and requested habit, as they restore the natural action of cannot be reduced very materially, 1 'payment for sheep killed by dogs. the bowels, without debilitating. could show why, but to do so would require Shier—Kydd—that the application of J. too much space just now. Suffice it to say Irvine and H Francis' for indemnity for that our want of homogeneityis the central sheep killed by dogs be considered at next reason. Of this 40 millions, eleven is for meeting of counoil.—Carried. interest on our national debt, and fiye for Cameron—Halls—that A Carmichael re - subsidies to the provinces. Subsidies and oeive $7 for relief.—Carried. interest together amount to over sixteen Halle—Bydd—that the selectors of jurors millions. I defy ' Canada First" or any be paid $3 each for their services.—Carried. one else to show that the cost of govern- Kydd—Shter-that whereas the provisions meat, not counting subsidies and interest, of bylaw No 4.1871 granting by way of can be reduced to a figure lees than from bonus the sum of 625,000 to the L. H. & B 10 to 11 millions additional. It is simply railway have been fully satisfied, and said an impossibility for any Liman being to sum of $25,000 paid in fall together with keep the total expenditure of Canada the interest thereon. within twenty-five million dollars, under Resolved that a bylaw be prepared repeal - any system of Government, save Political ing said bylaw No 4-1871 and appropriating Union, that was ever devised by the mind any surplus moneys remaining to the credit of man. It would certainly be over 60 of said railway account to the general funds millions, notwithstanding "Canada First"; of the township,—Carried. but allowing it to be reduced to 25 millions, The following orders were granted, viz:— In the Duluth Herald we find the follow - let us examine our ability underIndepend- Abray Edwards, plank, $4; A McCurdy, ing reference to a firmer liaronite, who ence to raise that sum. The customs duties drawing plank and covering bridge, $3; R was well known to many of our readers in now yield us 24 million dollars a year. Herdman,, gravel, $30; Jae Rowoliffe, drain this vicinity : "Arthur A. Craeeweller of Practically 10 millions of that come from and gravelling, $38; T Hern, grayelling,$25; the legal firm of Baldwin & Craesweller,and duties levied on goods imported from the W Sawyer,;.do, $23; A. Turnbull, $10; D Miss Nellie Seaton, formerly a public ,ohool United States. Free trade withthe States Hazlewood, do, $2; W 'Delbridge, do $15; teacher, were married last evening at the must of course id itself sweep away that 10 W Chowen, do, $16; W Balkwill, do, $20; new home of Mr, Orassweller at Lakeside, millions at one stroke. Remove all barn- J Frayne, do, $20; W Balman. do, $20; G in the presence of a few friends, by Rev, ers to trade between the two countries and Etherington, do, $10; J Blatchford, do,$11; Carter of the Lakeside friends, by the course of trade will changes Articles E Kermiak, do, $30; P Moir, do, $10; J Miss Seaton is from Jackson, Miopi an and' now imported from Great Britain and other Cottle, do, $12; T Hankin, do, $10; John, is very highly spoken of, whie her huebaud European countries would be replaced by Hackney, do, $20; W Bray, do, $22 50; T is a vicine young lawyer of the city, and imports from the States. '1 his clearly Coates, do, $20; .1 Polon, do, $10; John Me - city attorneyof Lakeside." would be the result, with the States given Curdy. do, $25; W Moody, do, $24 70; G y the start of all other countries by 25 to 35 Kerslake, do, $10; A Stewart. do, $10; R PnoPERTY SALES AND EXCHANGES—Mr. per cent., as well as the difference in McDonald, do, $24; W Brownlee,° do, $36; Fitz Sprung of the base line has purchased freights. The continent of North America T Passmore, do, $7 65; W Wiseman,gravel, the farm of the late Jos. yon, being the being almost a complete world, our trade $5; J Kelly, do, $34 24; C Cann, gravel and west ;half of lot 12, on the 12th oon. Bib - would be, if free, limited almost entirely gravelling, $38; T Hatton, gravel and bort.—Mr.H.Essery ot Stephen has rented to North America. Einanaial experts have damages, $5; W Mitchell, do, $4; R Bell, jr his farm to Mr. Cobleigh for a term of•live estimated that the customs duties 'would plank, $63; M Samwell, !keep of J Hewitt years; Mr. J,Salter is to assist Mr.Cobleigh be reduced to about two million dollars and wife, $13; F Davis, underdrain, $2; T in working the farm, •—Mr.A.Novins has per - under unrestricted reciprocity,and of course M Kay, selecting jurors, $3; G W Holman, chased 25 acres of the Hooper estate tor the the same estimate applies to Independence do, $3; W Miners, do, $3; J Allison.jplank sum of $1200•= Vlr: R. & F. Sims of the, if it brings free trade. It was preciselythat ing T R bridge, $6; R 'Coward, cutting 6th oon. have rented 50 acres from Mr. difficulty that confronted and staggered thistles, $1 40; A Hodgert, an unelerdrain Colter.—Mr. Robt. Flynn, who had the Mr. Blake when he examined* the policy of eto, $4; H Anderson, cleaning watercourse, misfortune to have his buildings with their his party. He could not stultify himself el 25; J Gardiuer, underdrain.$3; W Bray contents burned,removes shortly to Claude. as an honest man by appearing on the plat- hauling lumber a d building bridge, $5; boys where he has purchased a farm greatly form in support of a policy which could H Johns, underdrain, $3; T Veal, ditching to hie advantage.—Mr. John O'Laughlin of not be carried out without great injury to and onlyert, $12; A Carmichael, charity, Leadbury has purchased the 25 sores of. the country, unless as he says, as the well. $7. land which was occupied by Mr. Mitchell. understood preliminary of Political Union, Shier—Cameron—that the counoil ad The price paid was $1,000. Mr. O'Laugb,. Had his party taken that position he would journ to meet again the 5th of December at lin has now a fine farm 01175 acres and ho have supported them. 1'11 put.Mr. Blake 11 o'clock a. m. and his. family are deserving of it.—Mr. against "Canada First" any day, though I G. W. Hoemeis, Cie, k. Sibbin of the Huron road, Hallett, has.rent - against F.," while evidently.kno wing ed his farm to92r,F,Lawaon for three yea s he has the wrong end of the argument, Minard's Liniment ie the Best. at $275 a year,—The Rutherford farm, CONDENSED NEWS.. From Various Sources Through. out the District. StURON, Mr. D. Steinbach of 2urioh has a mans. moth cabbage. It turned the scales at forty two pounds. The deoliuicg powers of old aga may be wonderfully reoeperated .and sustained by the daily uao of Hood's Sarsaparilla.. Air. Thomas Daly has sold hie grocery business in Seaforth to Messrs,R, Beattie & Co.,esho recently sold to Mr, James Mc- Ginnis- Mr. John Irl. Govien of Londesboro had the misfortune to get two of his ribs broken last week which will lay him up for some time. Messrs Whitely & Edwards of oderich, have shipped to Loudon, Eng:, 6000 barrels of apples, Ur, Whitely will also take the R 13iddulph Council. The council act pursuant toadjonrnment in the town ball. Lucau, on Nor, 2nd 1891. Tho reeve and all members present. The following accounts were ordered to be paid :--baa Triers, statute labor, $1. 50; W Mellott, tile ditch, div 3, $1; I Deem rep bridge, div 3.$150; W 11 Ityan,balauco for work on gravel road, e3; W d G Stanley aceouut for spikes, $3 11; Robt Keeffe, rep reactant'. div 3, 81511; Jas Thompson, work W 13, $10 25; F G Ryan,bal on grading and bridge div 1, $28 81; It 8 Hedging, gravel contract in full, $04 80; Jake Dixon, 20i earth gravel,$512; Jno Colwell, rop,onlvert W B, $4; Val Maoliay,ditohing di, 4 and 5 $15 87; W Hodgins, ditching div 4 and 5, Sot 95: Thos Breen, rep 4 ditches and tile drain div 4, $8; P Grime, 4 tile drains, div 4, $5 20; Jas McCarthy, cleaning out ditch, do, $2; hf Carrel, bal on culvert, do, $3; J Foster, gravel N 13, div 5, 50e; Robt Rad- cliffe, 8 in tile 0 S Et, do. $2; Geo Langford ditching S M G R, do,$5; A Wilson. tile for ditch on road, do, $9; It Jackson, 006 loads grovel, $45 30; 0 M Webb, 12 lbs spikes, '42o. Tho township engineer reported that the complaint of Wm Whalen in the matter of the Digmau ditab was well founded. Tho council lnstruuted him to proceed as the law directs and have the work done. The counoil adjourned so meet again in town hall, Lucan,on Monday Dec. 7th,1801, at 10 a. m, W t) STANLEY, Clerk, •-•••••—• J. P. CUIIKL I "� We have never shown a bettervariety of Staple Goods than at the present time, .lire have never been complimen- ed more by our customers than this fall in showing them the different limes represented ill each department of busi- ness ; they assure us of their opinion in the readiness to purchase ; they only re-afrm confidence hitherto placed in our judgment. We have never shown such a variety of Patterns in Tweeds and Trouserings, in Black and Colored Worsted Coatings, in Overcoatings, and in Men's Overcoats, ita ACC and Med conte or da in117 must inter; Boys' and Youths'. "Tho t Never shown so good a selection o t rola Ina • nne Ladies' Grey 'ie , ancy , e G FL Is F Flannels, Lad ate 7 voyage. and Gents' Underwear, We have never come Ladies, if you are suffering front any of lmadsa langa tt stock of Ladies' andGents' the ailments peculiar to your sex give lir, Hosier and theyare good value. fatale. Williams' Pine...l'ilia a trial. They will not In flet every ole sriment is fully Vie' fail yon. Sold by all dealers, hitt 1 equipped, namely ; notaries, Crockery Mr. J. Fitzgerald of Chiaelhurst made and Glassware, and very fine selection citllda his fast trip to the Seaforth creamery on of Toiietwaro, Never before in our their Friday last He baa travelled 2,108 miles business career have we shown so many11e111 during the reason, varieties, :ill hf wisieb we s by is positive• mode A resideneeb; longing to Mr.Joha Tanner ly true, of 7gmt of Blyth was destroyed by fire on Friday, �j crest'.— quantity of first -elan, bee, The house was unoccupied and the fire was Butter and Eggs, for winch the highest gild' the work of ami incendiary. price will bo paid in trade. healtl Sire. plate dted at the reeidcuco of her Well son, Gth cop. Hallett, last week, at a very• Faithfully Tours, &Gilt adveuced age,. Sho wee the mother of alga Felix Fenlon, of Clinton,. Bill J. P. OLARI(E Mr. Frances 13adeur,formcrly of Ashfield but wkg hall been living with his family in, Clinton for some time, was taken to the London Asylum on Tuesday.. It is now definitely learned that James Drew of Wingham was drowned. He was drowned wit's a crew on Lake Huron and his remains interred at Courtwvright, Mr, H, 3,Nethory of the Collegiate, Clin- ton, owing to a severe spotlit ha received while playing football Thursday evening last,was unable to attend echoed, tor earorai (lays. Children almost invariably auger from catarrh at this season. Da :not neglect it uutit perhap. couaulupliou is a iereloped,litrt apply Nasal Balm at onoe. It Hover fails to cure. Parr, r r -a Maria d,u ltte The cath of Mile »tfaria d 8 of lir. John Parr of Leadbury, took place o0 Sunday evening 25th ult. The deceased young lady had been in poor health for soma yenta. David Hannah, sou of Jelin Hannah of the 6th line, Morrie, while in search of sparrow neate, fell from the top beam in the barn to the floor, a distance of over 20 feet, bruising his leg and ahoaldor severely, Both air and water abound in microbes, or gonna of disease, ready to infect the de bilitated aystam. To impart that strength and vigor necessary to resist the effect of these pernicious atoms, no tome blood -puri flea equals Ayer'a Sarsapariha ; at l�i°gston Penitentiary piggery e - Another of the pioneers of the township cantly died was not hog cholera. f Gob wo of Turnberry, in the person of Mr. Tttomne Windsor ratepayers will vote at the 'i' t Hastings, passed peacefully away to his next election on the'Iuolition of having y `, tic last resting place ou Friday last, after a the town inoorporated ae aotty. �`' a acini i short illness of twenty-four hours, Ho Montreal merchants state that the R SfiU,ttl was one of the oldest pioneers in the town- railways' winter scale of freight rates.(aoi ship, Mr, Andrew Kfdd, of Kidd's hardware discriminate against that city. signet store, and his sinters are about zomociug the :Montreal registry offices record- ' of the from Seaforth to Toronto to reside, and ed 203 transfers of real estate,` amount- t �111c where throe brothers and a slater already ing to $917,360, during October. est wl live. The Kidd family are among the The revision of the Dominion voters' 2savin oldest and moat highly respected families list for London commenced Tuesday. . races. in Soaforth, The corrections applied for number For Mr John Leslie of Wingham has the con- 1,700. bury, tract of furnishing the Northern Paoifie - hotel in Winnipeg at a contract p.ice of A third mayoraltv"candidate may be horses $30,000. It is the largest hotolinaCanadn, brought out in Hamilton by those in - menet except the Windsor in Montreal, and is favor of reducing the number of liquor . An seven stories high. licensee, which Mr. William Yeaman,of Leadbury,pneaed Detroit, although defeated at foot- and t away on Wednesday last week. He had ball at Toronto on Saturday by the down not been well during the summer but con- Scots by 1 to 0, nevertheless wins the Knoxn con- tinued to work until about a month ago. Western Ontario chsmpionabip. Henry His complaint was of a dropsical nature. over a lie was in thn oxime of life, being About 43 Wm. J. Gallagher, of fromTapinjuries killed. years of age. Ont., died on Wedneaday injuries The combination of ingredients found in received some time ago while playigg The v football. He was 22 years of age. mills i lnault &Mug \Vtiwanosh, was disposed of by auetiou on heck, Saturday, John Dear being the purchaser, was paying t33.000 for it.—Mr. Edward Wise, widoi who has resided on the Bayfield road, (lod- E. erioh towuship,for several years, has remcy- prom ed back to time eel homoatead, occupied by has c his father, Mr. William Wise, and Air, for el Albert Wise will take up his residence on hay° the farm vacated by iiia brother,pant NEWS NOTES. dmclate other CANADIAN. anti0l Sir John Thompson was 47 years old a y Besty Tuesday. There are 65 chartered and private JTh ohne bankers in Manitoba and the Norttt- a few west. ot the The silver minds between Port A rthur stoupi and Rat Portage are exceedingly vale- and u able. he to James L. Grant & Co., of Ingersoll. mono; have now the caeaoity to hill 1,000 attaol hogs per day, Ile w Rain prevented the opening of the stilt 1 international field trials for hunting to m'lt' dogs at Chatham Tuesday. ons. The peculiar disease from wbioh pigs i from it 1' The Council of an Ontario town re- cently sent- inquiries to nearly all the citiea and towns of Canada as to the yearly cost of each electric lamp in use for street lighting. The lights are paid for from 200 to 365 nights per year. The figures are :—Montreal, $146 ; To- ronto, $108.59; Hamilton, $102.10; Ot- tawa, $80; Halifax, $79; London, $94.05; Kieigston,$65,80; St. Catharines,$77.10; Brantford $105; St. Thomas, $102.20; Windsor, $80.30; Peterborough, $60; Stratford, $66; Belleville, $105; Wood- stock, $56.50; Brockville, $101.50; Ber- lin, $60; Galt, $66; Cornwall, $17; Cobourg, $t32.50; Truro, $85; Lindsay, $48; Barrie, $70; Yarmouth, N. S., $S0; Ingersoll,$60; Bowmanville, $65.- 05; St. Marys, $39; Orangeville, $57; Paris, $58.50; Whitby, $45; Brampton, $64; Simcoe, $50; Kincardine, $52.80; Mount Forest, $75; Newmarket, $45; Wingham, $60; Palmerston, $45; Mark- ham. $36. The figures are very inter- esting, but are very incomplete. Many of these plants are run by water 'power. Data is wanting, also, as to the number of lights, length of lighting hours, and candle power of lamps, says Electrical Engineer. Mrs. William Payne of Eemondville pass- ed peacefully away to the better land on Tuesday morning last. Mrs. Payne has been a severe sufferer for several months, and her death was not unexpected. Her maiden name was Margaret Walker. She wan a native of Twynbolm, Scotland, and, was the youngest daughter of the late John Walker. Mr. Jas. McGregor of Stanley still con- tinues in a low state of health, Mr.Duncan Walker has not been out since his return from the Northwest, but keeps closely to the house. Mr. Joseph McCully has been confined to bed since Friday last, by a severe cold. Afro. McCully is improving in health and is now able to be up and around. In the Halton election trial, on Fri- ever 0 day Mr. Henaerson (Conservative) �agloo: was unseated tbrough bribery by ever re' Fri - agents. Personal charges were drop- ]fila ped. 35,000 The bodies of the four boys drowned The near Midland, Ont.. last Saturday were the Ms recovered the following Friday. A:1 up" 1 fonr were close together, near where coole the boat was found on Sunday laat. Umaht Four cheese were shipped from Oxford $3,500 d cheese factory on Friday. Their ag- backn ss'} gregate weight was 22,000 lbs. They to pull were destined for Glasgow and Liver- I pool. sons p The water in the River St. Lawrence a dem between Montreal and Sorel baa fallen of Par two feet more. All outgoing ships Lingg, hale to complete their cargoes at death Quebec. street Joseph Harkness, a well known far- drapes mer living about six miles south east tipeech of Carberry, Manitoba, was found:dead over ti on the prairie on Sunday afternoon. rhe Deoeased leaves a wife and six child- .._ known ren to mourn hie lose. Chlcag Mr. Richard Tanks, a farmer living land non Brick street London, met with a suppoi serious accident Thursday while at raise work in his barn, Be had thrown is Those hay fork into the left, when it fell Nelson prongs downward and struck him, Boffin, making an uely wound in his cheek. a will no About ten o'clock Friday morning, laud, i the boiler in M. E. Tookey's planing term,, mill, and sash and door factory, 'Sun- r comps dredge; blew up, demolishingthe buiid- where ing and machinery, and injuring and brewin killing a number of Hien; 'rhe boiler Ace was blown through the building, and Evansr about 80 feet into the air. unman About five o clock. Friday evening six m Robert Barrs's barn and stables, on 2 code the 4th concession, Lanark township, into th was burned .and two of his children, mi°utA aged five and twod turni years,. were burned - to to death. It is supposed that the to the children had, been playing with match- , Rails es, and set the barn on, fire, and--get.•log on ting surrounded by the flames had },t both e been unable to get out. Two horses o burned and the entire sea- yi et { bad bo were als r all in ' Y eon's crop. am0up Mr. William Lyttle Spears,° brother c ' , c iused of Mr, Solomon Spears, J. P., of Taber. presser moray, at the head of the Bruce Pen- the brt train b + •