HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1889-9-27, Page 1Volume 17.
Presbytery Of Maitland.
The Presbyta,y met in %Vingbam on
the 10th Met., with a good attendance of
members. Rev. K. McDonald, Moderat.
or- Elders and uommisoioners were re•
waived, and the roll made up for the year.
Mame. efeLemlan and McKinnon were
em
oluted auditors to examine Treasur-
er's
books pee re t next meeting,
0 o f Orta n0 1 1 .
r g
The clerk presented at call from Ohnl-
mere' Church, Kincardine Township, and
Knox Church, Bervie, in favor of Rev. A.
Urquhart, of Dunwiah, London Presby-
tery. The call is unanimous end cor-
dial ; stipend offered is $800 per annum
and manse end glebe. Messrs. Camp-
bell and Henderson supported the call.
It was sustained as a regular gospel call
and ordered to be transmitted to London
Presbytery, together with reasons for
translation. Mr, 1'lloNabb wee appoint.
ad to represent this Presbytery in the
matter of the call before the London
Presbytery. Provieional aerangemente
was made for the induction of Mr. lirgn-
bert, The Moderator topreside. Mr.
Cockles to preach. Mr. Murray to ad-
dress the mei Sutherland s minister. Mr, lthe S land to
address the congregation in English and
Mr. McQueen in Gaelio. The Moderator
is to ex the datm lA petition from Huron
congregation, asking for the sanction of
the Presbytery to a sale of five acres of
the globe land for a cemetery was grant-
ed, 1t was agreed to inetruot the clerk
to aseees the congregation on the basis
of families for the Aeeembly Delegates'
Fend, The claims of Aid•receiving Con-
gregations were noueidered, and grants
asked for Pine River, Dungannon, Port
Albert, Laugside and Belgrave. Mr.
Lew asked that assessors be appointed to
his evasion with a view to the ordination
of Elders. Mr. Hatton, of Wingbam,
and 1',Ir. Jamieson, of East Wawanosh,
were appointed. Mr. Ross reported that
he had attended the Bruce Presbytery,
according to appointment, and that the
scheme of the distribution of the Mission
Fund wee favorably entertained. Final
action is to bo taken at a future meeting
of that Presbytery. The thanks of the
Presbytery was tendered to Mr. Boss for
his diligence. Sessions were instructed
to stake their own arrangelndnte for
holding Missionary meetings. It is
agreed that the question of bolding a
Convention for the diecuseion of Sabbath
School work, the state of religion, &o., bo
referred to the S. S. committee, with in.
stri :clone to report at length at the De-
cember meeting. Tho Clerk read a cine
cuter anent Home iblieeionsaud Augmon-
tation. This Preebylery is expected to
contribute d000 to Home Missions and
6560 for Augmentation. It was agreed
to commend the Home Miesion and Aug-
mentation schemes to our people, inetruot
the Cleric to allocate tho amounts asked
from this Presbytery among the eongre.
gatione on the basis of families, and urge
the congregations to raise the sums re.
spectively aeeigued them.. Forms of peti.
tions to the house of Commons, praying
for further legislation in regard to Sib.
bath observance, were handed to mem-
bers, mud it was agreed teat Sessions be
instructed to attend to the subscriptions
of these petitions in their several eongre.
gatione and return thein to the Presby-
tery
resbytery at the Deoember meeting. In the
abesnao of Mr. Sutherland, the proposed
scheme for Presbyterial visitations of
congregations, was laid on the table till
next meeting. Mr. Rose referred to the
proposed memorial to the late Bev. Prof.
Young, and offered to receive subscrip-
tions therefor, which was well received.
The Presbytery adjourned to meet at
Wingham on Tuesday, the 10th of De -
comber.
East Huron Fa11<Sla.ow. •
On Thursday and Friday of next week
the East Huron Fall Show will be held
in Brussels. If the weather in favorable
there will no doubt be a first-class ex-
hibition. The prize list is the most
comprehensive iu the County.
As splendid list of special prises is
offered in addition to the regular list.
There will be foot races, for both• men
and boys on Friday afternoon, Look
out for them.
Tife well kncwnBrussels Band will be
in attendanoe on:Thursda % evening- and
Ekiday afternoon..
Children of 121yeare ofiage and` under
will be admitted to the grounds for the
smellsum of6Mente,
Prizes will be'given fee club swinging.
Odmpetitore to' give an, exhibition' on
Tittereday evening,. in the Agrioalturel
E1a11 and on. Friday afternoon on the
grounds:
Help the Pair by exhibitingsome-
thing, even if you don't get e, prize.
Take an interest in,the Show, thee town
and the locality,.
The prize list and, rules and regale
Sone of the Showsmay be road on pages
6 and 8 of this issue.
There should bo re Ihrger turn•dut of
Brueselites than there has been for
several yeare•past.. Lend your presence,
even if you'artenot an exhibitor.
Boom the•ltair. by talking it up and
inviting your friends, and. neighbors to
attend,
Gewer tel News.
Severe snow and hell storms are' pre•
valent in Scotland.
Eighteen inahes•of avow hoe fallen on
Mount Washington)
President Harriette loft Washington
for Baltimore Monday.
Two hundred people were killed by the
cartridge factory fire in Antwerp.
A little girl. near Newmarket has been
the victim of a brutal aesanlb by a young
man,
Wilkie Cohens, the. novelist, Who hoe
boon seriously i11 for same time, died
Monday,
Wen. Emory, found Boast in the Town.
ship of Marmara, i0 supposed 06 have
been shot.
A party of miner0 in Alaska, number-
ing about 400,.are thonghb to have per.
fished item Mod and starvation.
The town of Moncington, Prinoo ivd•
ward asland, wee visited by fire Ott I")ri.
day night 1 lose abed $100,000:.
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPT 27, 1859.
Number 1
Bast Huron Reformer
rv14 ENTHUSIASTIC VON E.Y'1'f0
Reformers of the East 'tiding. Your
pei position, as responsible bead of whet
may perhaps be fitly clemoribod, in its
far-reaching iniluenee, the most impor-
tant of the various Governmental de.
partments of our Province, would alone
entitle you to our most thorough and
sympathetic attention, but when, in aif-
Te clition, we recognise in your person re
Reformer who, in the highest and best
801100 of the
word,
has always upheldhala
the
e
0nt beeper of our 1ninoi I e and one
of
those who, in company with the outer
rev members of the Government, enjoy the
as- fullest measure of our confidence and
I1, esteem, what might be only a duty be -
Thos. Gibson, 11/. P. P. t t1
Nominee.
111 response to the call of Prestd
Wade a large number of the Rola
electors of the East Riding of Huron
gambled in convention in the Town 11
Brussels, on Monday afternoon of t
week. After organizing, at 2 o'oloolc,
object of calling the Convention, viz.,. t
nominating of a candidate as etanda
bearer at the next election to the Loa
Legislature, the minutes of rho• la
regular meeting were read and, on mote
of Messes, Isbistor and Gibson, we
confirmed,
A reception committee, consisting
Thos, Gibson, 11. P. P. ; 3. It. S]ni
chairman of Brussels Aeso iabi
c on'
Hilo 2ndVice-President
s of Ridin
Association, and Dr. Sloan, was appoin
ed to receive Hon. G. W. Rose on th
arrival of the afternoon train.
Owing to tiro removal of George M
ICay, of Wingham, to Manitoba, it w
necessary to elect another Vias -Pres
dent, Samuel B. Graney, of Wingham
wee selected.
A committee on credentials was drafts
and the following delegate's were r
ported
Wroxeter—Jas. Paulin (ohairman),
W. Gibson, Jno, S. Vogt, Robt. Fox.
Brussels—J. R. Smith (obairman), D
Straohan, Alex. Stewart, W. 101. Sinclair
W. F. Stewart, R. Graham, D. C.I. Ross
Wel. Aldridge, W. H. McCracken.
Turnberry—Jno. Fortune (chairman)
Geo. Tbomson, W. B. Hutton, Ales
Kelly, frank Patterson, Dan. King
Amos Tippling, Wm, Douglass, L. Lovell
110116, Milier, Goo. dtehinson,
liullett—A. Woodman (chairman), J
R. MMnrony, Peter Hawthorne, Robb. Mo
Millan, !e. B. Seott, Geo. Watt, Jno. Watt
Lancelot Tesler, Alex. Smith, A. Wood-
man, Alex, Watt, Jos. Habkirk.
Morrie—Wm. Isbister (chairman), An-
drew Sloan, Francis Stoker, John 10o.
Innis, Jas. I-Iogan, Jonathan Moore; Jno.
Shortrsed, Simon Forsyth, David Moore,
Wm. Miobie, 1Z. Armstrong, 0. MoLen-
men, Thos, Laidlaw, Hugh Forsyth, Thos.
Miller, A. K. Robertson, Juo. McCarter,
Donald Currin, Len. Rattan, Jno.L''lston,
Prank Garniss, John Warwick, John R.
Miller, Jno, Robertson, E. Oliver, Jos.
Smillie.
Grey—Jas. Ferguson (obairman), Thos.
Strachan, Jas. Strachan, Wm. Turnbull,
Dan. McCallum, Peter Robertson, Thos.
Calder, Alex. Stewart, Andrew Turnbull,
Jas. McDonald,n
See. Gaut, Wm, Milne,
David Milne, John Grant, Saml, '2o.
George, Lewis 3[oDonald, Jno. Straoharl,
Adam Turnbull, Win. Turnbull, Robb.
hIenziee.
Howiok—Thos. Gibson (olhairmau) Jas,
Mitchell, J. Scott, Hugh 11ZoMarter, Juo,
MnOallur, Jas. Cochrane, D. Knight, Jas.
MoLaohlan, J. R. Williams, Riob'd Me-
Grablo, Alex. Smith, Jno. Wilson, W. A.
Irwin, Alex. McLachlan, Jas. Hunter,
Henry Thomson, Philip McIntosh, John
Hunt, Alex. Johnson sr., 1Vm. Brown,
Alex. Johnson jr.
McKillop—Geo.Mardio (ohnirman),Pat
DoCantelon, Chas. Dodds, Andrew Gov-
enloek, Micheal l♦Zurdie, Peter Kerr, Wm.
Grieve, Chas, Dodds, D. McLachlan, Alex.
Gardner, Jas. Simpson, Robt. Holland,
Jas. Wilts, Wm. Pollard.
The other officers of the Association
present were E. E. Wade, President;
Aroh. Hi51op, 2nd Vice•Prosident, and
W. H. Kerr, Seoretary-Treasurer.
The following gentlemen were proposed
ed as candidates -Thos. Gibson,
on motion of John Nelson and Goo.
Murdio ; E. E. Wade, on motion of John
Wilson and James Hunter; T. W. Gib -
eon, on motion of A.MoLaughlin and An.
drew Govenlook; Arab. Hislop, on mo-
tion of Peter MoDonald end John Grant ;
Thom. Strachan, on motion of John R.
Miller and Ino. Robertson ; A. M. Tay-
lor, on motion of Robt. Miller and Wm.
Douglass; Robb. MoMillan, on notion of
Adam Turnbull and Lewis McDonald'
Dr, Sloan, on motion of Geo. Watt and
Thos. Gibson.
The nominees were called upon in the
reverse order in which they were nommi-
nated and, in brief speeebes, they shade
kindly reference to the present member,
their entire sympathy with the Liberal
cause and rho satisfaction and pleasure;
afforded by the presence of the Hon. Mr.
Ross at the Convention, and left the
field to the first candidate. Mr. Gibson
ao0epted of the nomination alnidet -the
applause of the Convention.
Hon. Mr. Roes addreseed the meeting
briefly, yet suitably, and returned thanks
for the hearty support accorded the
Mowat Administration by the electors
of East Huron.
John McMillen, M.P. foe South Huron,
MS not present as Ito was away at the
Detroit Fair.
The Convention was brought to a
close about 0:30 o'clock.
° amino luno 30.
The Town Hall was filled to the doors
in the evening by ladies and gentlemen
anxious to hear the Minister of Educe.
tion speak on the leading questions of
the day.,
Shortly after 7 the President took the
obair and, after a fete preliminary re-
marks, he called 0p010 Three Gibson,
M. P, P„ to speak. Mr, Gibson re-
sponded nn a ten or fifteen minute speech,
expressing hes anewervingconfidonoo in
o Mowat Administration and his ex.
Mations of the work before tlsom.
Before calling on Eton, Mr. Ross the
Milt n read the following address:
tile Rento:'able 0ee, li'. , tosr, Minister
of 3Jd%eatialt, 0ntario.
O0 behalf of the Reform Assooietio)h
the Emit Riding . of Hemnt and the
ef0rm AstOeimtion 'sonnies/At'we glad. 1'
take advantage oe the occasion of year
sit to our Riding to give you a homily
his 800105 an unalloyed pleasure. We are
the proud, se all progressive, and true citizens
should be, of our educational system and
he advantages, and trust that yon will non -
rd tinue a0 you have begun—to preserve
al and conserve the best interests of that
et institution, whilst we truet you will be
011 ever ready to accept and carry out any
re needed reforms. Wo hope bloat you may
belong spared to perform your important
of duties and, autioipating numb pleasure
Smit
from your address this evening, we bog
A.
to sults
orlbD
ourselveson e
behalf of the
g East hiding Reform Association and the
t- Reform Aseooiation of Brussels, Yours
e ein0erely,
E. le. WAm, Pres. R. A. East Huron;
0- W. H. Kenn, Seo'y East Rid. Asso.;
as J, R. Saran, Pres. Brussels Aseo.
i•
M. Rose responded in fitting terms to
, the address, and went on to an exposition
of the policy and record of the Govern.
d hent of which he is a member. He spoke
e- for almost two hours and was attentive-
ly listened to by all. He never spoke to
1'. better adyantage, for oven the dryosf de-
tails of departmental management were
made interesting, and even statistics lost
, their soporific qualities. His address
, Wes permeated by a spirit of earnestness,
and his evident desire was to explain
, every point that could be suggested as
. requiring explanation. He proposed
, himself that those who desired points
, cleared up should ask questions either
after be had finished or as the points
suggested themselves. There were no
interrilptions during his speech, but at
, the close two points were brought up for
further explanation. Mr. Ross first rep -
idly reviewed what the Government lead
accomplished in the various departments
of work it had in its charge. One fact
be put very strikingly. He showed that
the Government, by its railway policy,
had been the means of securing the eon-
etrnotion of no lyes than 3,000 miles of
railway. This, he reminded them, wase
mileage equal to the Canadian Pacific
Railway, which load added sixty or seven-
ty millions of dollars to the debt of the
Dominion ; and yet it was built without
fuss and withont involving the. Province
in a single dollar of debt. And that
three thousand miles of road had been
quits as useful to the people and had
done as mush to develop the resources of
the country as the C.P.R. He made,
with good effect, the point that the Gov-
ernment had been truly economical, not
in hoarding the money entrusted to
them, but in spending it so a0 to • carry
on useful public servioes and to relieve
the people of local taxation. But they
always kept enough at hand to be ready
for a rainy day, or to meet a sudden em-
ergency. And although the Governmenb.
had spout about $60,000,000 during its
administraton, not a single charge of
corrupt expenditure load ever been
brought home to the Government, and
such charges had even been admitted to
be fonndationlees by those who made
them deolining to call for the proof. PIe.
went on then to consider some of the
faults which were laid to the account, el
the Government, and this naturally
brought him to the consideration of the
school question. Well, as Mr. Rose is
versed in public affairs generallyy, he is
simply information embodied `when it
comes to the discussion of the affairs of
his otvn department. Hie lifelong ex-
perience as etttdent, teaaber, inspector
and Minister has caused him to have
even the.miuutest facts at hie fingers'
ends. This branch 01 lois address he
showed to the best advantage. Be
showed. how the difficulty in the main
Was in regard to the Separate Schools.
He declined to accept responsibility for
the policy of Separate Schools, for those
sohoole were established before he was
born. Ho reminded his bearers also
that though 80,000 Roman Catholic.
ohildren attended the Separate Schools,
there were 60,000 such children in the.
Province who had no Separate Schools.
Hs went on to treat of the obarges made
against the Government of changing the
Separate School Law so as to favor the
Hierarchy, eto. He showed that the
chargee in several wase were based upon
a misunderstanding' of rho law as it
really was, He dealt with the changes,
pointing out that they only had the effect
of making the law • more workable and
the -Separate Schools more efficient. If
they were to have separate Roman Cath-
olic Schools he believed in having auoh
eohools as would turn out well-educated
rather than unednoated Catholics. There
must be no dieorimination by the Gov-
ernment'
ov
ernment'between Her ib ajeety's subjeota
of different faiths ; there muet be as
good opportunities for education so far
as possible with onease
p w o] as with an -
ether. He went also into the vexed
gcootion of French in the schools. He
deolared that ever eines corning fate
office los lied recognized the evil of hate
ingexclusive instruobion en any language
save the language of the country, and
had been et work tepee the problem of
promoting the study of English, and he.
Was meeting with moss. Mr. Oraig'e
idea a5 given in the house, Was to pro-
hibit teaching in French also. Bub if
they dill that they must prohibit Wadi -
Mg in. German and Gmlio es well. This
would eimply out off from
the boueftts of the Public' Schools those
children who knew nothing of the Lang-
tinge. He dwelt upon the absurdity of
the propdeition and quoted the figures in
the (Commissioners' report to allow that
the buil bawl been groaty oeaggerated.
In eeudinding Ino Main; Mame he made
em eloquent appeal for toleration and
woven Meatnent. in these ditYlotilt
05500 55 againitt those rvho 0,01(101 ineisb
upon forcibly compelling etnwodiate and be la
th
Po
db
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atvi
and cordial wolaomo from the oitizent0 of
the locality, and particularly 110nt the
uncompromising adherence to au ire-
praobieeble and unjust 'elv, Ills plea
was received wills great applaaeo. At
the oboe of Ilia speech Mr. Ross was
asked to explain about the 'Ross Bible"
and the ellaged extension of the Bible
from the schools, Ho went briefly over
the Watery of th0 famous Scripture
readings,e, allowing
that
the soleoti
onx
worem a
deb
by a board of eminent' Prot-
estant divines and accepted by Arch-
bishop Lyeab, with only the summations
that "who" would be more grammatical
in the opening sentams(' of the Lord's
Prayer. That book was excluded from
5om0 schools, and p,tblioly burned 111
80015, He said it made him, shudder to
think of people burning the Bible,
though it were in the form. of a mows.
paper, and he said with emphasis that
the men who did this thing wore bad
men: Ile showed that another revi510n
had been made to meet eomo of the ob-
jections, and this revision seemed to be
&tempted without objection.
Rev. A. W. Tongs, of Blyth,. expressed
his appreciation of the information Mr.
Ross heel given, and maked for a state-
ment as to the reports e that there were in
the Protocols Public Schools altars, cruci-
fixes and other Boman Catholic omb.
lens. Mr. Ross said he was glad Moab
mutter had been brought up, and at once
entered upon en explanation. The Com-
missioners who visited the 1!`renolt
Schools found that h1 two of those in the
Eastern District theme were altars: The
buildings were in the poor r •1d sparsely
settled sections and the peep]e had. used
them to hold religious service ie. The
altar bee been left during the week, lust
as in many schools in the Protsebanb die.
triets a pulpib used for religious service
on Sundays was left at one side ready to
be put on place for the next meebing• In
the two eastern oases referred to he was
under the impression that all the child-
ren attending the schools were Boman
Catholics, so tbat, as a mattee of fact,
none were offended. The ease was not
the less contrary to the nondenomination-
al spirit sf the law, however, and atten.
tion having been drawn to this by the
Commissioners, the altars would bo,if
they had not already been, removed. In
Essex, in the exolusively Frenoli dim
triose, crucifixes, pictures of the Madon-
na and other articles emblematic) of the
Roman Catholic faith were found in the
PublioSobools. The people seemed to
be unaware that these emblems wore in
any sense objeotionablo in a Publio
School, and evinoed a willingness to obey
bite law. The Department, he said,' Mgt
not known of these infringements of the
spirit of the law before bhe report of the
Commissioners. But now, without un-
necessary injury to religious' susceptibil-
ities, the Department was securing the
reooguition of the non-sectarian charact-
er of the Pnblio Schools,
A hearty and unanimous vote of thanks
to Mr. Rossfor his address was moved
by Dr. Macdonald, M.P. for East Huron,
and seconded by Dr. Steen, of Myth.
The singing, of the National Anthem
brought the meeting to a bless.
Washington Letter.
(Front our 11eg111ar Oerroeposdoub,)
WAserseT001, Sept.,ia, 'en.
The resolve of the President and his
advisers to dispense with an extra session
at this tehne is a cause of disappointment
in Washington. This arises not merely
from' the selfish consideration that the
city i0 morefull of life when Congress is
in session but from a knowledge of the
method's of Congress derived from a oloao
view of that body, wbe%ll is denied to
many other communities. We realize
here, as itcannot be realized at a dis-
tance, how long and teclioue an operation
it is to organize the House and get it into
running order, and tvlhac an interval
must neeeesarily elapse, in case of a
-December meeting, before the reel busi-
ness of the 'session can be reached. As
the capital of the nation Washingtoehas
a direct interest in scouring s session of
its local legielature long enough to ao.
complislt something. :Every other part
of the country has its own representa-
tives to speak for it. But the District
must trust to the good will of a few mem-
bers who plead its cause, not as their
own, but at an advocate supports a
friend's or a oiient's interests.
The crisis' in the Tanner case was
rsaohed shortly after midnight on Wed-
nesday, The President had been per-
plexed hnd
er-plexed:and annoyed by the incremsing
oomplioatiens in the case until hs was
worn out; Shortly after 10 o'clock, the'
matter being still unsettled, he went to
bed•and the White House was eland for
the night. •Sometime after midnight.
Marelfal Ransdell reached the White
House, having Commissioner T'anner's
resignation, which had been very reluc-
tantly given. In deciding the Tanner
case, the President went throughthe
most trying experience he hashad since
his entrance to the White House. He
was palled upon to eboose between e
eabineb officer and the commissioner of
pension's, and he was confronted with
serious embarrassment any wey he
might turn. This affair has, from first
to last, been a source of serious per.
plexity to the President. It has been
pushed bank from time to time in hopes
of a. quiet adjustment of tee differences
between Secretary Noble and Commis-
sioner Tanner, It was hoped that cri-
ticism Would Boon blow itself out and
*hap bhsewhole. matter could bo setjled
Wit lout a public eensat1ou, But it be -
cane ovidont to the Preeidont on his re-
tarn from Door Park re few days ago
that the matter oonld ne longer he post.
pond.
It remains now but to choose a no.
ce55or to Mr. Tonne as aommieeioner of
pondione and to determine . whether or
not Mr, Tanner is to gat any other ap•
pointmout. The peneion comtniOsion5r.
ship is one of the best planes at the die.
position of the administration, and New
York dose not }want to lose it. At the
same time it 0001815 impel taut that three
prominent Grand Army mat should bo
put h1 Tanner's place. In 01110 000000.
Son, et&j. Wm; bValu5r, of Minim!, has
been summoned to Waslhingihn and will
ere to.ilay. rlrud 1: havo' 11 on good
m'
t
a'.,titnrity that he has been (offered the
post 0: rmmitiselonsr of pension...
"Thrre is no such rush for aline as
most geoids think," said a Treasury of.
fickle, the other day, as be sampled his
]melt, "f, don't mean by bbis'that there
is no out welting for ?lam, but the hoods
of departments are not being bared near
so mob as they have
been in the past.
7 tat.
1
Of course T understand that there are
but few Cocgresemen in the city, but
aside from that there is not such a de-
mand for place as you might think for.
I think the people aro coming to the eon.
elusion that this tbing of holding office
18 not such a bleeeing after all, and• are
satisfied to let well enough alone. There
have boon oomparatively few changes in
our division, and the prospeote are that
there will be but few in the future,"
One of the institutions of Washington
is the mush -abused jolly cid herrfie
coaches which run on Pennsylvania
avenue, They are, after all, the most
conventent of vehicles because they are
so obliging ; will cross the .,treat for you,
take any number• of peseengers and da it
all
in m ood-
nabnre,
1 sortof a
g aw that
ht
Y
cnelns one
think of the olrl time omni.
bus. The driver is frequently the emir
fug center of a group of market baskets,
with lively chickens for compagv. Then,
too, 111 the present state of Pennsylvania
avenue, with its pavements torn ap in
the general Fall re -arrangement which
the Capital is now undergoing, there le
nothing batter for a chrome case of dye.
pepsin, then a ride in a herdic) from the
Peace 3fouumeat to the Treasury. It
gives one just the exercise necessary.
A Naval Lieutenant is quoted as say-
ing that "war (ships need not be very
feet," In view of the recent experiences
in our rejuvenated Navy, obviously not.
And he might have added with equal ap-
positeness that unities ought to be pre-
served,
A Letter from California.
(COLTON, SOOTS 0.taoo•'OIoNTA,
1 Sepslrt, 0th, sen1880,
Ds=STs,—I would dso to d you
a few lines to let you know of oar Nye'.
fare and that we receive Tns Poor
regularly with its welcome budget. It is
nearly twelve months Mime we left home
and I think we have not had one day's
sickness nil the time, although some-
times quite done up with the heat these
last three months. Looking bank we sae
mercies from our loving Heavenly Prather
on every hand. We expect to be home
again with you about the middle or end
of next month. We expeot to go, as we
came, by the Santa Fe Railroad. There
is Less romantic scenery, but it is several
hundred miles shorter than the others.
In regard to travelling comforts we had
nothing to complain of, even the Sabbath
we apenball was quiet and still. I cone
eider I have learned much of men and
manners. Some thinge to approve and
viae versa. The oneness of feeling be-
tween these two countriesto my mind,
is striking—the seine feeling as between
two brothers. I never heaven unfriend-
ly word against our country ; wherever I
go it is the same. I am not going to
write unfriendly things about this place,
but I will freely say I like Ontario better,
and I am very glad at the prospect of
returning and renewing my aaquaintanoo-
ship with old friends. There are a few
Canadians around us here, but the greet
bulk are people who have come from the
Eastern and Middle States to better their
condition. Our two principal ministers
are Canadians; I mean they come from
thecae,
This is a small town, not much larger
than Brussels. Our orchard is le miles
from town ; three-fourths is ander
orange trees and the remainder principal-
ly apricots and peaches and a few apples
and pears, also some n0otaranes and figs.
San Franoisoo is our principal market.
Itis nearly 600 miles north of this. We
had a busy time at the beginning of the
year sending off 1700 boxes. Oranges
then met with a ready sale at good
prices, andtbe agents were well pleased
wlbh the quality. The growing of oranges
is by far bhe most profitable thing here.
The other fruits are very low in price.
Grapes have been sold lost year at half a
cent per lb,; I suppose this year they
will be glad to get one cent, Large Bart.
let pears are bringing no more than le
estate per lb., so there would need to be
abundant crops before a large sum is
realized. I would like now to say a
word as to the climate, it le so different
to that I have been aooustomed to, In
the morning we lied the thermometer
about 65 dege. fn the shade, and it ie
common now about 2 or8 o'clock p. m.
to find it nearly 100 dege.—from 90 06
1,00. It is what we call piping loot.
Take a handful of earth and it Is too hot
to hold it. How men work i do.not
know, but I long for the coming of the
evening. The temperature ie vary much
affeotee'by the trade winds from the
ocean. These aro generally delightfully
cool. At this time of year this country
look's black and dreary, the grain crops
have been out long ago, and the trees
alone ere•green, Water is the ory on
every hand. There are tens of thousands
of acres all ready for theplow but for
want of water they are about useless.
If yon desire to keep a little grass plot: or
a few dowers you have to keep watering
every evening; the soil is gently cad ws
have had no rain worth speaking of for
baveral menthe, I have not travelled
moll in Sole State; it bears much the
same eppearonee wherever I hays been.
We wore at the Pealed Ocean beach,
about 75 relies off, It is much cooler
there ; the sea bathing i5 bhe great thing,
I was therm ten days; the large ocean
breakers never ceased all the time.
I would desire to close now, boot would
tike to add a, word n0 to the saeuory.
The mountains around are truly mogul-
Meant. Some are 11,000 feet high. I
never have sten snob splendid enounbeen
scenery. I' tun told it much resettiblee
SFvitzerlantl, "All Goa's Works praise
Hina, end IIis saints bless flim," that is
my feeling. Janis Bimutitrn,
Itis exheotod that >
l b the Canadlanlmoifio
Wok will be laid in to.Wiuslsor inside of
ft )htonirli.
.081)41A -tine Ptew'na_
County (lanattbin 1Clippert, of 110111(1,.
arrived at Toronto on Saturday to take
brick Ge0830 Grose for breach of 1110
Militia Act. It appears that Gross wee
was fired esfor not attending drill. and Ile
preferred to leave town retinathan
and was annealed hh Toronto at they le -
stance of the autlloritbes. The magis-
trate refused to order Grose' return on
the !mend that the warrant of commit-
ment was not backed.
The leepworth correspondent of the
Wiarten Bello tells of the iindiug of an
insane woman named Jammer in a swamp
near that -village a fete doss ago. 8310
was taken to a house nearby and restora-
tives applied, which brought her to eons
sciousuese, but it was found she 1000
thoroughly insane. Her clothes were al-
most completely tern off her, ales had no
shoes on and her Iimbs were tsr.ibly
swollen. By questioning the Wom in after
she had somewhat revived it was learned
that she lived with her mother at Dor.
n
achha small
m
all P1
ace err
Ih
am.
A
s irival'et
had been Mnirling forth near
Stl1e place for some littneemd it is believed
that this has been partly, if not alto-
gether, the cense of the woman losing
her reason.
.Personal .g'aragrapshs.
Mise Tait has gone to Lumen.
Mrs. Wm. Vacetone is at Galt,
Mrs. Ratcliffe is visiting at Ethel.
Miss Allis Corpack is on•tho sick Het.
James Turnbull is away at Sarnia on
a trip.
Mrs. Harg,saves is away at Paisley on
a visit,
George Currie, of Attwood, Was in town
on Monday.
Alf. Backer and Mies Dolly were visit-
ing at Zariah last week,
James Wilson is away et Guelph this
week taking in the Fair.
Mrs, Ed. Danford is visiting friends
at Brampton and Toronto.
Jahn McGee was visiting in Guelph
with relatives and felons.
Mrs. Murphy, of Imlay, Mich., is
visiting friends in Brussels.
Rev,1S, Jones was away on a visit to old
friend's in the County of Bruce.
Mies Gibson and nephew, of Toronto,
are visiting friends in Brlur-e!s.
Mies Lucretia Oliver is home from an
extended visit to the Queen city.
Mrs, 1, S. Scott and oloil.lren are
away et Iugersyll visiting relatives.
Miss' Lily Gordon, of Luoknow, is
visiting her sister, 10115. T. Fletcher,
Dr. T. G. Holmes and 0, A. Headmau
were iu the County town on Tuesday,
Miss Maggie McCrea accompanied her
sister, Mrs. Watt, to Guelph last Tues-
day.
E. W. Gerry is home from Kingsville.
His health is not what his friends would
desire it to be.
Miss Orsighton and Miss Herr have
gone to their respective positions as mil-
liners, this week.
Robb. Thompson arrived home last
Friday from Manitoba where he has been
for several menthe_
F. W. O'Brien, V. S„ was in town
this week, He gaol to Illinois next week
on a prospecting tom.
Misses Alice and Maggie Davies, of
Ethel, were visiting Mies McKay and
other Mende last week,
Mrs, Samuel Rivers is away at Tees -
water on a visit to her son, Albert, it
former resident of Brussels.
F. W. Kelly was home from Godericlh
last Sunday. He is about through with
hie work in the oiroular town.
E. E. Wade, 1•. S. Scott and 3. 11. Mc.
Intc511 were in attendance at the Perth
Co. town last week, on legal business,
Roy, the iafaub son of Rev. S. Sellery,
has been ill for some months and very
little hope is held out for bis memory.
Wm. Wilton has beets dangeronsly ill
for several weeks with inflammation but
is improving now eve are pleased to
state.
Wm. R. Sbrebton, of Sohriber, is home
on a visit for a while. lie's an engineer
on the 0. P. 1t, mud his work evidently
agrees with him.
A brother and nephew of Samuel •
Perinea were visiting here last week.
They live in Clifford, Mich., and Acton,
Ont., respectively,
, Our old friend John Jonas, who' lives'
South of Brnssele, has been quite ill
during the, past sveelc. We hope to hear
of a change for the better,
N. G. Bowbeer, who 5o efficiently per-
formed the duties of a55i5tant postmaster
stere for a year past, has taken a position
en the Goderioh poet -office,
Wm. Soott. who had the reiefartuee to
break his leg a few weeks ago, is getting
about nicely now and will soon be able
to dispense with his arntohos.
Wm. Blaehill and Geo. Rogers vetoed -
ed the funeral of the late Arch. McLean
at Belgrave en Tuesday afternoon. They
represented the Foresters of Breesele.
James Oliver was away to Toronto last
week consulting an oonliers in reference
to bis injured optic. The eye may have
to be retnoved if the pain does not
cease.
A. M. Taylor, 33. C. L„ of Teeonto,
was in town on Monday. . as was on
leis way to Goderioh on legal busi-
ness. Mr. 'Taylor is doing well in the
Queen city,
,Jno.
Londeaboro' and tviEo, bf Semforth,
were visiting relatives and frionrls in
town, If they would permit a euggsstion
from T11n POST we would oxteod a hearty
invitation to them to become permanent
residents of Brussels.
Joe Laird and family Bove returned
from California and are now in the
northern section of this Province. Ono
of their children died on the homeward.
tri n
p and n break had to bo made on the
journey to lay the little one away,
Miss Ilingston, of Joliette, lllinoite,
wag here .or a week visiting her mother.
This young lady is a Monographer, and,
along with her brother George, the ,ro.
ports of the courts in the above mention-
ed city taro well looked after. Mr. Hings
Mon, who massed through such a pro
longed Mop of sitkoo os, to o110tu0ro ablo
to menet! week,