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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1894-6-15, Page 1Vol. 21. No, 48. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 1 , 1894 CAMPAIGN NOTES. BEWARE Or !ME mann. Mr. Meredith has so fow candidates in the field that ib is inlpossible that he own carry the Province, and lieoonlil get pow- erby no other moans than by a "oom• 'Mention," His government would be in- barmonious and unstable. There is grave fear that, in order to holdtogether the Hien who aro attacking the professions, and shouting for decentralization, and do- nouneing the corporations, and breeding suspioiou of legitimate commercial oper. anions; measures far more radical and far more revolutionary than justice demands or sound policy sanctions would be forded through the Legislature, to the grave un• e,3ttliug of all established interests, to the injury of our credit, and to the very epee. cal peril of the great natural industries of the country—agrioulture in all itobranoh- es, mining and lumbering. The effect of such a notice to the world of investors in England and other monetary centres ES the dismissal of Sir Oliver Mowat, dis• tingitished as the administration is quite as =elate/. its extraordinary duration of nearly a quarter of a century, would be disastrous in the extreme upon the busi- ness of tho country.. Nothing more un- fortunate could happen to Ontario than the accession to power' of a government representing unsympathetic and ineon• gruous elements. sue IRONY OP PATE. Snell would be the state of affair9 with the defeat of Mr. Meredith in London and the accession to power of the 'Coneerva- tives in Ontario with Mr. Clancy as their leader, provided he is elected in East Rent. Then the latter gentleman would take the same position in provincial poli- ties that Sir John Thompson does at Oa tawa in the conduct of the Conservative party. What a parody on the P. P. A. movement that would prove. ONTARIO'S AOLICULTTR1AL AD1'ANCEI1ENT, Following is an extract from a letter to the Minister of Agriculture for Ontario from Prof, W. A. Henry, Director of the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Ex- periment Station, October 8th 1892 :— "Orr Station is under renewed obligation to your for your thoughtful kindness in again sending us your Report. That just received for 1891 contains a vast fund of valuable information, and I have already found occasion to consult it. Tho posi• tion that Canada has taken in regard to agricultural advancement is a constant stimulus to us on this side, We regard you as lenders in many directions, and with •the energies chaplayed by your people I am surd that the position will be hold for a long time to come." Ax IDEAL SC11000 805TE30, An Associated Press despatch that was published in the leading newspapers of the world, dated from the World's hair Grounds, Chicago, Sept. 27 :—"Sir Richard Webster, Chairman of the Royal British Commission to the World's Col- umbian Exposition, has been thoroughly exploring, the fair during the past week, The distinguished statesman, haviugoom- plated the rounds of the Exhibit Courts of the different provinces of the Domin- ion, was asked what he thought of their displays. Sir Richard unhesitatingly de- clared that he was astonished both as to the magnitude and perfection of most of the exhibits, but said what struck him most forcibly was the Ontario Education- al Exhibit in the gallery of the Liberal Arts building. Further he expressed the opinion that it was one of the most beautiful and instructive in the whole exhibition. He thought Ontario's the only exhibit that at all. approached his ideal of what the educational exhibit should be, for he considered it the most ),ierfeot in arrangement, and explanatory in &simple and satisfpotory way of the finest practical system of public education from the lcfudergarteu to the university that the world affords to -clay. TE1RRE PLEAS FOR TOLERANCE. The Marquis of Dnfforin, tbd lint time he spoke in Canada, used these earuest words :—"Divided as yon are into various powerful religions communities, none of whom is entitled to claim either pre-em- inence or ascendancy over the other, but back of which reckons among its adher- ents enormous masses of population, what hope tau yon have except in mutual for- bearance and generous liberty of senti- ment." The Earl of Aberdeen, in commenting on the above at the Board of Trade Ban- quet in Toronto, said :—"It is in the ap- plication of that principle of religious bol- eratiou to publish affairs, as well as to private life, that we eau alone look for- ward to that condition of happiness, equality and peace to which we all aspire. (Applause.) T shall earnestly hope that nothing over in Ontario will be pre-emin- ent which would imply a contrary spirit to that tolerance and that broad com- prehensive, sympathetio spirit which ie the best kind of patriotism. (Loud ap- plause.)" Hon. Wilfrid Laurier, at the banquet tendered him at Quebec, said :—"Let us be true to our double origin. Lot us boar in mind ever that love is better than bat - red, and these differences which now prove the bane of our lead will cease to divide a united and mutually respecting people." AN ABLE EDITOR sizes DP 01r8 SITUATION. One of the cleverest epeeohee of the campaign so far is that of J• S. Williston, editor of the Globe, at the Liberal mass meeting held in the Pavilion, Toronto, on Wednesday evening, He said :—"for nearly a quarter of it century the Liberals of Ontario have fought the Conservative, party, and defeated it in every contest. In this contest, in many parts of the country, you eau scarcely identify the Conservative party. You menet tell whether 1VIr. Meredith loading the Inc..tions of his party, or the factions of the party are leadingMr. Meredith. There ate Thompson onservatives and More. fifth Conservatives, and Inedepeudent Con. Servo/lives and P. P. A. Conservatives and Patron Conservatives, and P. P. A. Pat. ron Conservatives, and P. P. A. straight, (Laughter). There are more than dirty constitutencfes in tiiisproviuoe fn which Conservative conventions bave not put' candidates in the field. There aro eon10 of those a 09 oustipaonoios in which the tau• dtdabos of the Apposition, or rather the Opposition candldabsx if eleotecl, will be obedient and loyal supporters of Dir. Meredith, but he dare not go upon the platform urging their claims to etoobion. Clarke Wallace le epealriug in East York to -day in behalf of the Meredith condi. date. Could you imagine his loader, Sir John Thompson, or liar. Oostigau, or the Solicitor-Gsueral, Mr, Curran, speaking in Hamilton or South Essex, (groatlaugh. ter and cheers), in behalf of the candida- tes who will support IVir. Meredith, if sleeted. Mr, Meredith in his London speech, made a profession of high Cana - dualism, and those who know hien believe that he made it from his heart ; but he is at the meroy of the guerilla factions which have broken out in his party, Ho has to go where they lead, praying only that the Lord would deliver him in safety at the end of the contest. (Great laugh- ter.) During the last Presidential eam- paigu in the United States there appeared in Georgia a stump orator named -Ham. He was sort of a political Sam Jones, He had great equipment of aeries, and be became a great favorite throughout the whole country during the course of the contest. He told one story of a boy who undertook to break a yearling. In order to make sure that it would not get away he tied one and of the rope around his waist. One course the other was around the steer's horns. Well, as Haan says, the steer became angered during the break- ing in process, and split a crank in the at- mosphere towards the swamp, and the boy bit the ground only ou high planes. In their mad career they met a neighbor who Shouted to tho boy, "Where are you going ?" and the boy as they struck the next altitude shouted back, "I don't know you meddlesome idiot ; e,slc the steer." (Great laughter). Mr, Meredith, is just as much at the mercy of the factions of his party as the boy was at the mercy of that steer, (Laughter and applause). In the time of its great leader, Sir John Macdonald, the Conservative party al- ways marched out with their drume beat- ing and its face to the foe, and in what- ever estimation Liberals may hold Sir John Macdonald, they always knew the position of bhe enemy, they always knew that the loader was stronger than the party, and the party stronger than its factions, (hear, hear), and few Liberals will deny that during the latter years of life Sir John Macdonald's one supreme aim was to build up a united Canadian country and keep down friction, bo conoil- late religions quarrels': and radial hatreds, and to make Canadians a more united and tolerant oommunity ; and there are scores of Conservatives in Toronto today and in every constituency throughout this province, who lcuow that if the forces which are behind Mr. Meredith triumph in this contest, if they defeat the Liberal Government of Sir Oliver Mowat, that the old historic -Conservative party will perish in the same disaster. (Hear, hear and cheers). I simply desire to say in closing that in the days to conte the name of Sir Oliver Mowat will be an illumivation on the page of Canadian hiobory, (hear, hear), and the descendents of the Conservatives who now revile him and denonuce him for paltry party ends, will hold up his career and the record of his Goverumont as high ex- amples for the public mien of Ontario for generations to Dome. (Cheers). , now.tT BARES T'8E BRITISH manatee BEST RECORD. The longest continuous record in the annals of British Parliamentary Govern- ment is that of the first Pitt Ministry, wnioh remained in power for over seven- teen years. The Mowat Government has exceeded his record by five years, or twenty-two yam's in all, ONTARIO LABOR LEGISLATION.. A. W. Wright, Secretary of the Order of the Knights of Labor, Philadelphia, formerly of Toronto, says :—"While there is a good Ileal of legislation which we labor cranks think should be emoted, I am free bo say that Ontario has not much to learn from any State in the union iu this re- spect, and is immeasurably in advance of most of them." Row r00100 CHARITIES Ann AIDED. The apportionment of Government aid is made under the provisions of "The Charity Aid Act" of 1874, and all insti- tutions entitled to a grant under its pro• visions are treated alike. They are pro- vided for under three classes, viz., (1) Hospitals, (2) Houses of Refuge, (8) Orphan Asylums- The grant of public money to the first of these is made on the basis of twenty conte for each day's aotual treatment of every patient in the institution, to the second on a basis of five Dents for each day's lodgment and maintenance of an indigent person, and to thethird on the basis of one and one- half ciente for each day's lodgment and maintenance of an orphan and neglected or abandoned child—rookoned in each case oe the number of inmates iu bhe several institutions during the previous calendar year. And with the view of en- couraging contributions by municipalities and from other sources, the Aot also further provides that further aid upon the same basis may be given of ten Dente to Hospitals, two cents to Houses of Refuge, and'one and one.half cents to Orphan Asylums ; but so as to not exoced one-fourth of the amount contributed from other sources in the preceding year. THE P. F.. 1.' 0N 010AR0T0Re. President Madill, of the P. P. A. order, charges that the "dietribution of public, money is all in favor of the Roman Cattle. lies. In this statement be has particular reference to hospitale and other charitable institutions "which receive Government aid ; and taking the County of Welling- ton es an illustration be says :—"For every, 9100 that is expended in a Protest- ant institution $1,000 ie given to the Roman Oatholies." The foolishness of euoh an inetanoe is obvious without refer- encia to the official reports or tke public aoe0unte ; but when it is seen that the hospital ab Guelph under Protestant management reoeived aid from the Gov- ernment last year to the extent 0192,957.- 68 while the hospital under Roman (lathe- lie management in the same city reoeived only $2,7S .b 8. The tenfold exaggeration Of President Madill slaawe what an un. safe guide and leader be must be. INSP0011000 OP 010A1110'155. All institutions in reoeipt of aid under the Charity Aid Aot of Ontario are sub• jeot to inspection from time to time by bhe Inspector of Prisons, who le author• ized to make all proper enquiries as to maintenance, management and affairs thereof, and to pwrtioularly satisfy him- self by the examination of registers and other means as to the oorreotnose of re• turns made under the Aot, and to report to the Government. The annual return for each- institution is made by its offiaers according to forms prepared by the Government. They are verified under oath, and any person who wilfully makes oe is a party to procuring to be made a false return is liable to a penalty of 91,000. In the strict sense there is only ono sectarian institution in the Provinces, the Niobolls Hospital at Peterborougb, which by its charter has been established "for the benefit of the Protestant population of the said town." All "there, whether under Protestant or Roman Catholic management, admit patients and inmates without distinction of church, race, greed or Dolor. 01113 OLDEST PATRON s1'EARS. The leading editorial in a late issue of the Canada farmers, Sun, is devoted to Alexander Wood, East Nissouri, Oxford County, and to his son William, who for the past four years represented North Brant in the Ontario Legislature. Of the father the Sun says :—"The oldest Patron in Oxford has a record that is unique. A sturdy, honest, intelligent Sootohman, he proudly maintains the principles of our order, and champions Our Oa0Se against all °omern." Referring to the son the Patrons' organ says :—"In a neighboring oonetituenoy the son—also a sturdy, honest, intelligent man—bas become an exponent of Gritism, and is the sitting member for the Legis- lature. The son is a dutiful fellow, but filial regard cannot influonoehim to pease to worship at the shrine of the Premier of the Province." In reply Mr. Wood, sr., writes this let- ter to his son : "You are quite able to tell the electors of North Brant why you have given the Government a general support, and, like myself, I think you can point to your public and private reoord as to the best proof of your honesty and intelli- gence. So far, so good ; but the point of the editorial is the subsequent referenoe made to myself, viz., "The aged parent will, however, regard it to be a duty to support the Patron candidate, who is' contesting the riding of North Oxford against Sir Oliver." This statement ie wholly and entirely untrue. I am a Pa• Iron, and it is true that I have always been willing to maintain the principles of our order, but I have never considered myself bound, and I will not be boand, to tarn my back upon Sir Oliver Mowat in the present contest. Ido not claim to be in exact accord with every part of Sir Oliver's policy, but my intelligence is at least great enough to appreciate good Government wherever I find it, and tak- ing it all in all Iregard it as the best we have ever seen in Canada. In another sentence the editor says : "To battle for purity and economy in the administra- tion of public affairs is a record that many good lien of to day will be proud to leave to their children's children." These are true words, and they furnish the very reason why I intend to support the Mowat administration. I am not prepared to barter away my liberty end saerifios my judgment and independence to satisfy the ambitions of the men who framed the slavisb resolutions of 1894. No political party ever sought thus to "boss" and "bully" its supporters. Per. baps the editor will now plans my name in the black list along with Joseph Strat- ford, the President of the County of Brant Association ; a gentleman who has dobe hereto seevi0e for the Patrons of Ontario, and who is (in the Farmers' Sun of May 15th) moused of being a partisan. Well, let it be so, we are in good own. puny, Mr. Stratford. The list of good Patrons who refuse to oppose parliamen• tarians who have done all in their power for the farmers is swellingevery day, and nothing so much tends to add to it's num• bar as the foolish attempt of some of our leaders to muzzle and chain their follow• ers." Brussels Council. The Village Council met on Monday evening, all the members present except Councillor McCracken. Minutes of last regular anti special meetings read and confirmed. Accouits wore presented as follows John Broadfoob, salary 927 00 Anent Bros., lumber and wool17 00 J. M. Martin, on gravel account00 00 Montreal Gazette, advt. sale deb80 Daily Globe " " " ., 1 48 W. Milne, on lumber account,. • 78 60 Mrs. B.lashill, charity 2 50 Mrs. Lee, " 1 25 Mrs, Wallace, 1 25 Mrs. T. Stewart, ' 2 00 R. Armstrong, rack for hay scales75 Moved by S. Wilton, seconded by 11. Graham that above accounts bo paid, Carried. Moved by R. Williams, seconded by R. Graham that the offer of G. A. Uni- son, Toronto, be accepted for Howe 95,- 000 debentures, his offorbeiug the highest, viz., 105a. Carried. This will give $275 into thebards of the Council to apply ou tho Sinking Fund, after necessary expenses are deducted. Dominion Day was disoussod as to the use and enolosing of Paris, booths and constables: 184 sgnaro'yards of gravel wore reported ea delivered up to this date. Council then adjourned. ?!)The Spanish Budget shows a decks of 24,590479 pezetals. The London Conference will meet next year at Strathroy on the first Thurs- day iu June. COURT OF REVISION. Brussels t Cour of Revision snot in the Connell Chamber last Monday evening. The menlbere took the usual declaration after whioh the following appeals were dealt with Coleman Bros, asked for a reduction on Enterprise Salt Worlsa now assessed for 94500, Moved by R. Graham, second- ed by R. Williams that 9500 bo allowed. Carried. Miss E. McNanghton was put dowu its Owner and 10. MoNaughbon as tenant, A, Reid and Jno, Lott each had a dog struck off as animals are away, 11. Ross was assessed as owner of part 107 Turnberry street, The remaining appeals, viz. : • Mrs. B. Straohan asking for reduction on block, now assessed 94,500 ; J. D. Ronald requesting aseessinept on foun- dary to be reduced 'from 910,000 to 99,- 000, and Jno. Varcoe's appeal that his property is assessed to high at $500 were laid over until next Monday evening at 8 o'clook, A LETTER Flif13I (1111111.0. A. Fernier;,orrlsilc an IDs Baltic FICAI, The following letter has reference to Thos,, the youngest son of J. D. Blakley, formerly of Brussels, now of Montreal. The young man was born on lot 23, Con, 8, Morris, and ab the time he left Mont- real Ile was a Sergeant in No. 2 Co., Nth Pnsileers, he was also well known in la- crosse oiroles. Mr. Blakley, sr. was a soldier in his earlier years and saw service with the Royal Irish Fusileers in the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny, He left the army at the expiration of his term of service with the rank of Color sergeant having received three medals, two for the Crimea and one for India. Hs has been connected with the Cana. dian Volunteers for a long time, having organized and drilled Brussels Co. No. 5, 33rd Batt., of which bo was Color ser- geant and held the same position for a number of years with the SixthFusileers, of Montreal. In case of emergency be still considers himself one of the Sixth. Damn Sns,—I write you this letter for your son Tom, as his right arm is rather painful yet. He bids me tell you ho has just returned from the Gambian expedi- tion and received a letter from sister Jane, datedMareh 19th, in answer to it be says when he arrived in Glasgow from Montreal, and wishing to see a little life he enlisted in the Royal Marino Artillery and got through his drills all right and was drafted to the West coast of Africa in a second-class battle ship. Since then he has passed an examination for promotion, getting V. G. I. in all his drills. Wo had two nooths at Gambia and were present at the attook matte by the Marine Light Infantry and Blue Jacket's. They were overpowered anti bad bo retire, bat our boys, (the Blue -Marines), sixty altogether, with one Captain and one Lieut., stood our ground with twoquiok-fie grins, viz., a Nordenfett aucl a Gardner, fighting from cover. Out of the sixty thirty-eight re- turned, Tom amongst the rest, but be bad a narrow escape, however. He is recommended for the medal Inc bravery in the fleld. He is now Captain of the. Gardner gun and ranks a first-class gun- ner, wearing the cross guns anti crown, with prospects of promotion soon. After the first attack the Rede made their Lieutenant was shot while getting his glens into action. After they retired he fell, and Tom ran out and carried him a quarter of a mile, making fully Hall a mile of a run under an assault of javelins and asseigiss, with a few slugs area atin- tervals from an old muzzle loader. Final- ly bo gob surrounded by a dozen of nig- gers and we thought he was done for, as we could not fire for fear of hitting hien. He used the Lieutenant's sword with good effect and we saw him lessen the snob one by one till he broke the sword and had to resort to his own short sword. Being hard pressed he shontecl for all lie was worth for a 2• man, when two of our boys dashed oust and helped him. They did not return to tell us why they answer- ed his call, but Tom says he knows. He got back to cover all right with a few wounds and I was sent home with him. We arrived to -clay. He will tell you more when ho writes himself, ashe will soon bo all right again. He will send photograph as soon as he is allowed out of Hospital. With love to all, ho remains your affec- tionate son, Toss. Eastney Barracks, Portsmouth, Eng., April 20, '94, Reflections on What I Saw. To the 1]ditor 01 THE Pose. Sm,—A man travelling, having bis eyes open, will see lots of things, some giving luui pleasure stud other filling him with pain and disgust. One thing I saw—yea cue could not help but see—namely, the enormous use of tobacco. About seven tenths of the men and the would -be -men w11o111 cue meets have a pipe or cigar in their mouth. Those parties have become such slaves to the use of tobacco that they have lost all regard or respect for the feelings and tastes of others, even ladies. Hence you have to encounter the pipe and its perfume on the street, in the post office, the store, the shop, anywhere, everywhere. But, so faros myexperionco and observation go, the climax was reach- ed the other clay at the railway station, Palmerston. About two o'oloolr six trains are found in the yard. A large crowd of people is there, many of whom aro taking dinner and you may be sure -they are furnished with nny amount of tobacco smoke and poison. While those gentle- men (?) of the pipe must think they are the grand thing, others must think so too, for railway companies put a car on every train for their special l acconimode. Mon. Why not do the sane thing for initiators and others to ]told rebgious sorvicee ? I, for ono, would go a long time hungry before I would take dinner in the midst of such surroundings. And now, I enter -my protest against such unkind, nncourteofs, ungonbiemanly conduct and think it time that all res- pectable people should do the saltie. W. H. KERR, Prop. Anotl or reflection :—Orangeville has the same number of churches as Brussels, thab'10 five, , audasfar as I could d 1 ud R e about the same seating t1 ac b 0om modation in both oases, while the former town has two thirds more of a population. Now, it appears to me that one of two things is inevitable, the people aro not as good ubm'oli-going people, or the churches do not provide therm with a church home; The latter, we judgge, is not the case. We were in two churches, ono had a number of seats not filled, Can the people of our oountry say no man. oared for u1e? Again mon and things are nob always what they appear to be. A man may Have a very rough exterior, with language unrefined, and manuore uncultivated, yet have a nature pure ; a true, warm, generous heart and high noble purposes, Nature, in 00010 parts, looks rough, wild, barren, useless, but if you go beneath the surface yon may find mines inexhaustible and wealth untold, The God of Nature has done great things for us. Moral,—We should learn to see our- selves as others see us. Then our town, country and the world would be better than they are. ROCHAnD PAUL. Brussels Scheel Beard. Regular meeting of Brussels School Board held in Counoil Chamber on Tri. day evening of last week. All members present. The minutes of last regular meeting wore read and passed. Account of E. N. Moyer S: Co.for charts $50.00 was presented and on motion of A. Hunter and A. Reid was ordered to be paid. Moved by J, N. Kendall, seconded by Dr. McKelvey that this Board borrow the sum of 9650.00 from the Standard Bank, for three months, to pay existing note and ourrent expenses. Carried. Board then adjourned. Huron County Council. The June session of the County Coun• oil assembled in the Court House, Gode- rioh, on Tuesday afternoon of last week, Warden Taylor in the chair. All the members present excepting Reeve Milne and lst Deputy Reeve Oliver, of Grey, wbo were both ill. Instead of giving the miuntes in full, we give a summary of all that is of public interest. A communication from Goths - rich school board, relative to inspeotion of schools and fees paid since July let, 1891, was referred to theEdaeabion Com• mittee, which recommended a rebate of about 9195 a year. South, East and West Huron Farmers' Institutes asked for usual animal grants, aud$25 was pas. sed to sack, and also to the Teachers' In- stitutes. COLLEGIATE CD.t1Hs.—A communication from Goderich, Clinton and Seaforth Col- legiate Institutes, relative to alleged ar- rearages due these Institutes, was referred to the Special Committee. The commit- tee reported that after giving the hatter their best consideration they had arrived at the conclusion that the claims were unfounded, the Cuunty having paid all it is legally liable for. A motion to give Clinton 92,800 arrearages ; Goderioh, 92,- 873 ; Seaforth, 92,710, was lost. It was decided to leave the matter of the pro- portionate amount to be paid by the County to Collegiate Institutes, fur the maintenance of County pupils, to Judge Toms- The report was adopted. SCHOOL MATTERS.—The award from ar- bitrators re school difficulty near Auburn, was received. They decided to reomn• mend the formation of a union school to be made up of lots in Hullett and East and West Wawanosh. An appeal was also entered by S. S. No. 5, Hullett, against the award, that nobhiug be done. These were both referred to the Educa- tion Committee, which recommended that the letter be filed, and no action taken. MORRIS BRIDGE.—The County solio itor's letter concerning the bridge oaee between the County and Morris township was read. He expects the County will have the costs to pay. 9800 is provided in the estimates for it. AUDITORS' REPORT: Messrs. Conte and Carrick, auditors, reported that the books and vouchers had been examined and found correct, The cash balance on Deo. 1893, was 97,188.80, They made a report also of the alleged arrearages due the Collegiate Institutes. The Secretary of the County Board of Ea.aminers was allowed 975 a year sal- sas, being the same as formerly paid to the late P. Adamson. In view to the expenses incurred in tra- velling, a motion to give Road Commis. sio0er Ainsley an additional 9100 salary was left over until next meeting. FINANOR.—The Finance Committee re commended payment of a number of ao• counts. Ia reference to a statement from Morris, for expenditure on bridges, it was recommended that no action be taken. The estimated expenditure for 1894 is $60,210.17, less reoeipts of 03,800 51, re. gaining a rate of 1a mills on the dollar of the equalized value of the County. The account of the House of Refuge Commit- tee, amounting to $125.80 was ordered to be paid. E rssrtTsD EXPENDITURES.—The estim. aced expenditures are as follows :—Ad- ministration of Justine, 91,400 ; Coron• er'e inquests, $50 ; jail maintenance, 92,. 100 ; jury amount, 93,000 ; school man- agement, 92,000 ; lunatics and oharities, 92,500 ; salaries, ate., 94,700 ; oontingen- oiee,9400 ; Collegiate Institute, 96,550 ; stationery, Oto., 91,100 ; Crown witness- es, 9400; Model sobools, 9300 ; Agricul- tural Sooieties, 9800 ; boundary lines, $8,000 ; Conrt House supplies, 9400 ; re. pairs to County buildings, 91,500 ; Meet]. anima Institute, 9210 ; Division Court jury account, 9100 ; Morrie arbitration, 9800 ; roads and bridges, 90,000.17 ; de- benture net lament, 910,000; debenture sinking turd, 97,500 ;—total, 960,210.17, Less estimated revenue from registry ofee, 91,000 ; auctioneers' lioensee,$400; eddlare' licenses, 9500 ; earplug of 1898, 1900.51. EcnAL1'ATION.—The Equalization Com• in Mee reported in favor of certain changes in the equalized assessment, but after die. ouseion in Connell it was decided that the egnallzed assessment of 1898 bo taken as the basis for title year, In the event of an appeal from the equalized esoess. Mena, the final equalization is to be left to the County Judge. the oarzn'e Mar. Sc1Iaor,—In reference to t t motion to open up the Porters Bill sohool question, referred to the Eduoa- tion Committee, it suns recommended and decided that no action be taken. ROAD AND BRIDGE Co9151I00EE's REroRT. —The bridges within the municipalities of Blyth and Wingbam that are built on the gravel road, are recommended to be plaoed on the list of County bridges, In reference to aooepting the Gully bridge in Stephen, and McPhee bridge in Colborne, as County bridges, the commissioner was instructed to examine same and report at next meeting. In reference to a motion that the County sesame all bridges in the County over 50 feet in length ; no action taken. It was recommended that 98,000 be divided among the different munici- palities, as per equalized assessment, to be used in improving the boundary linea. JAILEII's REpooT.—There are seven male and one female prisoners in jail—four are vagrants, one insane, the othere are await- ing trial. The vagrants are so helpless as to be eoaroely able to move about. 00DNTr WARDS.—Rachael McLeod and N. Williams, of Goderich, were put on as County wards at 386 a year each per year, and Joseph and Mary Hewitt, of Ilsborne, at 940 each. VALoATOns.—It was moved that three valuators be appointed under the muni- cipal Act, for the purpose of valuating the real property in this County, suoh valuation to be used as a basis of equali- zation. This was referred to the Special Committee, to be reported ail at next meeti The eng.nm of $10 was ordered to be paid to Rey, A. Oarriere, for livery, caused by loss of Grand Bend bridge and 910 to J. Brenner for boat hire. The sum of 920 was granted to each of the Riding Agricultural Societies holding a Fair this year. 800511 OF AMINE 114208115, The House of Refuge Committee sip. pointed at January meeting of Council, reported in substance as follows :—The committee visited Woodstock and Simooe and acquired considerable information. They also visited several sites, and re• commended the one near Clinton. A survey was made of the said land, and plans received from nine architects, that of Fowler d: Fowler, Woodstock, being selected. The estimated Dost of the building will be $7,600 ; heating, $1,675 ; furnishing, $2,000 ; architect and super- intending work, 9800 ; land, $2,600 ; barn, 3700 ; incidentals, dc., 91,125— total, $16,000. The Committee recom- mend that the land be at once purchased and contracts advertised for. The Com. mittee agreed to pay the architect whose plan was accepted, the sum of $100, which is, therefore, payable to Fowler st Fowler. The Committee recommend the payment of 910 each to the other arahi- toots. The Committee is satisfied the property can be parabased, buildings put up and placed in rnnnine order for the sum of 316,000, of which sum 94,000 will be granted by the government. This report gave rise to a pretty anim- ateddisoussion, during which several amendments were proposed, but none of them carried. D. D. Wilson, of Sea - forth, had offered his property as a site, and the Seaforth representatives were naturally desirous that it bo considered and entertained. The House of Refuge Committee, there- fore, on Friday, went to Seaforth to ex. amine the property of Mr. Wilson, but it was not considered suitable on account of its location, etc., and the Committee re• ported that this ober be not accepted. The original report was then adopted al- most unanimously. It was decided that the Committee be increased by the nddi. tion of Messrs. Cook and McDonald, that the Committee oomplete the purchase of the property selected forthwith, that they advertise for tenders for the erection of a building on the plane selected, to be built during the summer of 1895, and complet- ed before the first of Ootober of that year. The County Treasurer was instructed to place to the credit of the House of Re- fuge Committee the euro of 32,000 for the purpose of purchasing the site ohosen, said money to be paid as Committee may direct. A By-law was passed in acoord• ante herewith. Council adjourned to meet the first Thursday in Deoember. Reports from the flooded district of the Fraser valley are very encouraging. The waters are receding and funds are oom- ing in rapidly. In Loudon, Ont., Wednesday, Mrs. Jepson went insane and drowned her baby in a cistern, She was about to drop her six-year-old boy in also, but the little fellow struggled so violently that he gob away. Dundas Banner :—O. H. Durrant had an exciting experience about midnight of Tuesday, when single handed, without gloves, be captured a robber and had him put in the Delle. He was awaken. ed by the barking of his dog, and slip- ping out of bed be perceived James .Bus• eoll selecting various articles of Durrant's underware from the clothesline, but ow- ing to a carpet between the burglar and Ebe burglaree he was himself invisible. Quietly moving arouud to the other side Russell was startled by the apparition of a ghostly figure in white which made a grab for him, With a yell he ran for the gate, with the thinly clad spook in bot pursuit. In his anxiety to tear himself away from the premises, Russell slipped and fell, and Mr. Durrant pounced on him, and held him a prisoner. Then the difficulty was to get rid of the fellow, and bestdos the cold breezes began to blow gently around his undraped anatomy, and chills played hide and seek with the 131. ling dew. However he managed to get Bussell into the house, and after dressing himself, tools his prisoner down town sad lodged him in the oells, Oa appearing foe trial Russell pleaded guilty, and was committed.