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Volume 18.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1890.
Number 28.
DO1Vj,INION ALLIANCE.
The Ontario Branch of the Dominion
Miens, convened on Thurodny morning
of last week in Richmond Uall, Toronto,
The dceynote of the convention was the
hearty interest in the new Ontario Meal
option measure for munioipalitloo,
President W. 13. Rowland proaided.
Dr. MoLaren preaentod the report of the
Executive Committee, which commented
on the year's work in encouraging terms,
and prodieted that the your 1891 would
see the liquor tralfio outlawed in a large
part of the Provinoo. The report goon
oil to state :
There i0 a vacanoy in the House of
Comment paused by the death of the
member for South Victoria, An eleotiel
to 1111 the position will shortly bo held.
One of the candidates, W. Lownsborough,
is a faithful friend of our pause, ono who
has proved himself zealous and fearless
in support of the right. His return, if
accomplished, will be a definite gain for
our cause, adding another to the strong
and growing parliamentary contingent,
who aro always ready, regardless of party
considerations, to vote for immediate
total prohibition.
The improvements obtained at the last
session of the Legislature in the Provin-
cial license Iaws were summarized thus :
(1) The prohibition of the sale of
liquor to all persona under 18 years of
age ; (2) the prohibition of liquor Belling
in olubsinoorporated ender the general
act or incorporated ; (3) the malting of
hotel -keepers who sublet their bars re-
sponsible for any illegal soiling in snob
bars ; (4) the requiring an applicant for
new license to secure a petition for
such Hoene() from a majority of the elect-
ors in his polling sub -division ; (3) the
absolute prohibition of all lienor Belling
on all steamboats and other vessels ;
(11) the empowering the electors of any
municipality to prohibit the sale of
liquor within the limits of acid munici-
pality.
An encouraging report as to the finan-
cial condition of the alliance was given,
and future work outlined as follows :
1110 improvements made in our liquor
laws at lest session of the Ontario Leg-
islature have already been noticed. A
few suggeetions are anbmitted on lines
which we might and should press for im-
mediate reform : 1. We ehonld have ab-
solute prohibition, under heavy penalties,
of all sale of liquor to persons under 21
years of age. '2. The electors of a poll.
ing sub -division sdould have the right by
a majority petition to prevent the issue
of any license to take effect with the
limits of such polling subdivision. 3.
Treating should be abolished by the wise
system in operation in Nova Scotia, by
allowing no liquor to be sold for con-
sumption an the promises on which it is
sold. 4. All public houses 0honid be an -
der nominal lioeuse, and active offioial
inspection whether or not they are per•
milted to sell strong drink.
LOCAL OPTION.
The report of the Committee on Local
Option recommended :
That the Provincial Alliance advise a
general agitation throughout the mnnici-
palit;es of the Province with a view to
scouring the advantage of the local op-
tion provisions of th0 license law at the
earliest possible date.
That a convention be palled in moll
county so as to secure if possible ooncerb-
ed action among the munioipalities of
each county.
That the alliance authorize the exeau•
thee to issue an address explanatory of
the leading features of the new local op.
tion measure, meeting objections, ane•
wering inquiries as to penalties, disposi-
tion of fines, means and authority for
enforo0ment of the law, and describing
tho necessary steps to be token to enure
submission of bylaws to vote of the
people.
That in order to secure genorel organ-
ization in municipalities the executive
put heel in oommeniaption with n load.
temperance worker or workers in each
county in order to secure an early con
veutioll call in those counties in which
there Is no organization as yet, and that
should funds admit we recommend that
an agent of the anilines be sent to visit
such conventions ted assist in organize..
tion for the onmpaign.
The report of the Committee on Leg.
islotion, declared the willingness of the
alliance to accept amendments to the
license law pending prohibition ; dim
eating tho executive to join with the
churches in petitioning for prohibition ;
proposing as amendments to the lioeuoe
laws that the eleotors in any polling sub-,
division have power to prevent the issue
of any House by 0100110 of a majority
petition ; that sale to persons nuclei: 21
bo pl'ohibitecl ; that the Nova Bootie
treating enactments be copied ; )licensed,
and that all saloons be closed on holidays
rind by-law voting days.
Tho clause proposing to prohibit the
sale to persons tinder tho age of 21 was
amended by the eubotition of the provi.
Sion of the Illinois law in this use, A
"rider" was also added (o the clause pro.
peeing to petition the Legislature to
give voters in a polling snb•division
pewee by petition to prevent the renewal
of a bastes, to the effect that the Legis
lalure be asked to iequit'o the license
holder to get up a petition of the major.
12y of the voters in his favor every year,
also requiring two-thirds of the Into -
payers on a petition fora slew linnets,
and giving the clerk of the municipality
power to scrutinize the signatures to snob
p0titions. The report was adapted.
3)e. Matteson presented 6170 ropot•t of
the Eleotorel Action Committee ;
Emphasizing the need of electing pro-
hibitionists to the House 01 Commons,
irrespective of party ; counseling tho
election of prohibition mtmieipal =M-
olls in view of the Doming local option
campaign ; Biking the temperance people
in the four variant Ontario constituencies
to see that they are represented by pro•
hibitioniots ; urging the perfecting of
oegauiz0tion, so as to mance the Milano
platform a factor in the Dominion goner.
al elections ; recommending that when.
ever oiroamstanoes favor or ettelire the
nomination -and 0uppeet of independent
prohibition cenditatee, our friends be re.
quested to 0olmmnnieat11 without delay,
in reference to the Hama, with the 111x0011.
tivoCotuuitteoof Ode brannch, and in.
atruotiug the executive to keep the
"division list" on the alliance resolution
at the next session of Parliament before
the country, gild that no efforts be spared
to enure tho defeat of every member who
falls to support the OaUSA of prohibition,
The report was adopted,
Iron, A, Vidal moved, sounded by Rev,
E. D, Silcox an addition to the report
as follows
Th0t this conference desires to place
on record its satisfooticn at the readiness
of the Local Government to ln]tiete end
the Lnoal Legislasere to meet the ohang-
es in the License Law at the loot 0000ion,
and its hope that they will still continue
in svelJ•doing.
The motion was adopted.
The ollicera were elected as follows —
Seoretary, P. S. Spence ; Treasurer, le.
J. Fleming ; Executive Committee, Dr,
Maolaren, Rev, W. A. hunter, W. H.
Orr, Rev. A. M. Phillips, James Dobson,
Goo. A. Cox, J. W. Manning, Rev. Win.
Frizzell, J. 13. Hay, Rev. G. J. Bishop,
Rev. J. V. Smith, 200031 Spence, las,
Thomson, Rev. E. Cockburn, le. Fal.
ooner, Rev. 11, H. Abraham, W. W.
Bachanan, Johnson Harrison, Iron. A.
Vidal, Iron. J. C. Aikina, J. W. Flevslle,
D, P. MoLaurin, I;I, O'Hara, Mrs. Mo.
Donnell and Mrs. J. S. Williamson.
Senator Vidal asked if any thought of
reviving the Scott Aot, but the general
impression was that the 1101.11 10011.1 option
measure was butter.
County Court,
(Goclerich Star.)
This court WAS opened on Tuesday,
9th inst., His Honor Judge Toms pre-
siding. The following were sworn in 8.5
TUE 0)1.11111 JOn0
Wm. Armstrong, Hay ; P. W. Avles-
wortll, Hosviok ; fsaao Brownlee, John
Fowler, Hullatt ; Peter Cantelon, David
Cox, Andrew Drysdale, Goderich ; S. 1J,
Reid, Wingbam ; H, Donnie,Adem Good,
Jno, Pugh, Brussels ; IDL Foley, sr., W.
J. IIarris, Colborne ; H. M. Hamilton,
Blyth ; R. W. Hastings, Turnberry ;
31)0. Long, jr , Jss. Mann, Grey ; Win.
M. Robinson, WI°setae.
max, 0.10)10.
Smith vs, Ross et al, was an action on
a promissory note, on which judgment
was reserved. Darrow, Q. C. and 30.0.
Scott for plff. ; Peter Holt for dolts.
French vs. Manning, an actiem for
money payable under agreement and 00.
omit stated, R. H. Colons for plff. ;
Garrow, Q. C., and Elliott for deft.—Not
finished.
Cardno TS. 170111am and Hicks vs.
Jones, were two appeals from Magis-
trates' decisions in a00ault sales. Con•
1110(1011 was quashed in first caro, and
second was not finished. Dioksou &
Hays for plff. Cardno, and Elliott ,C
Elliott for pill. Hiaks.
001111NAL CASES.
W. J. Willett; was oonvieted of the
assault as described in Last week's Pose,
and sentenced to three mouths in jail at
]lard labor. He was also eouvieted of
currying a loaded revolver, and sentenced
to a similar term, to run concurrently.
The revolver, a fierce looking one, was
confiscated and became the property of
the township in which the ofianco was
committed.
The Grand Jury returned "No 13111" in
the Queen vs. Patrick Walsh, oharged
with seducing a uirl under 21 years of
age, and In the Queen vs. Mary Ann
Dulnlage, arson.
The following is the
GRAND JOEY PRESENTMENT.
Comity of Huron 1 The Severe for our
to wit : f Lady tbo Queen
beg leave to present : That they have
0xemin02 the jail and find at pr00ent
that thorn are eleven prisoner's in the
jail, viz : Nino manes and two females,
These two females aro both under eon.
tones tor 01x menthe each as vagrants,
One is eighty-two years of age, the other
one fifty-seven, The latter is one of
weak mind end friendless, as far as is
known, Of the nine males Duo is wait-
ing eonteuae for drawing a revolver and
threatening to shoot. Dour are insane.
Three have been examined and certified
to as being 111001)0 and are now waiting
removed to the asylum, Tho fourth is
under examination at pl•ee0n(. Three
aro vagrants, all under 000101100, all aged,
their ague being eighty.two, seventy-
eight and fifty-five rospootivol,y. The
last montionod is Buffering from all in-
curable sore in his leg, his proper place
is tine ho11pitel. There is one prisoner
confined for want of sureties to keep the
pease. They are pleased to find so few
persons ohargod or serving sentence for
serious offences against the 1010 and take
it as au evidence that 0r1me is not on
the 1001ease in tine County. They are
pained to find snob a large number of
venoms in jail who aro 1103 orimin010 In
any sense of that term, they respeotfully
suggest that the indigent end inflame or
persons who are incapable of taking care
of themselves should not be confined in
jail. They would ergo upon the prov]n-
cial goverunlout their duty to provide for
oho insane in institutions suitable to
their condition, end also on iho County
Council to provide a suitable place for
the poor and Irieldless, They 001l01(10P
that Outshine leading to the second and
third tier of Bolls is a sumo of danger
in naso of flu, and would engggg052 that
the present materials be ropinoud by 1000
oe other fireproof material, They fled
the jail clean and well kept, and 0onsider
the present staff ellicieut in every respect,
All of which is r0033002f1liy submitted,
Apse; Goon,
Foreman Grand Jury.
Montano cattle are crossing the bound.
any into Canada and stealing their living.
The Mounted Police are doing thole boob
to drive off the boei110 anaraudere,
The Russian goner 1mout has decided
to expedite the building of several iron.
elado now in course of cmistruction on
the Black sea, and aloe to increeee the
number of torpedo boats in the navy,
l'reabytery of 1Vfaitland.
Tho Presbytery met at Wingllatn Doo.
9th, Rey. le, A. McLennan, Moderator.
Elders' eemmisliohs were received in
favor of George Chapman, Pito River,
and Charles G mpboil, least Wawanosh.
The Clerk read a letter from Rev, A.
McKenzie, tendering his resignation of
all 001nne000115 with the Presbyterian
church of Canada, Final motion in the
matter wan deferred till next meeting.
Mr. Sutherland reported In behalf of the
0omtnittee appointee[ to frame a deliver.
nan0e on the remit of Assembly on the
marriage gnastion, The report was re.
calved, and laid on the table till next
meeting. On motion, Mr. Sutherland
1000 requested to have the report pub.
Ii0hed in the Presbyterian Review.
Leave was granted to Knox church, Bons.
eels, to moderate in scall. It was agreed
that the Presbyterian visitation oobolne
bo dropped. The Treasurer's and audit'
or's reports were received and adopted.
The Finance Committee gave 111 the es.
timateo for the Presbytery fund for next
SabbathMr. do SchoolConvention t
on held ind that o
Wingham was a grand sucoeoe. Rev. A.
D ,MoDonald was nominated as Moder•
ator of the 11002 General Assembly. Tho
Clerk announced the names of ministers
eutit10d to bo sent to the next General
Assembly, viz. : Revds. J. L. Murray, 3.
Ross, D. B. Moltae, D. Foreot, A. Suther-
land, and an elder from eaoh of the
following chargee : Belgrave, Wroxeter,
Huron, Cbalmer's Church, Kincardine
Township and Borvie ; Bluevale end
Ladies, Mr. MaQuarrie reported in be-
half of the Committee on the remit on
the proposed regulations for the Aged
and Infirm Ministers' fund, The remit
was agreed to except dile 9, Tho Pres.
bytery substitute $150 for $100. Peti-
tions anent Sabbath observanoe were dis-
tributed to members. Sessions were en-
joined to see to their subscription and
forward them to the Clerk not later than
the 15th of January. The following were
appointed to visit Aid.receiving congre-
gations, viz : Langside, Metiers, Geddes
and Campbell ; Pine River, Messrs. Mo•
Queen and McDonald ; Dunpannon and
Port Albert. Messrs. McLeonan anti Mc-
Kinnon ; Belgrave. Messrs. ;Hartley and
Maxwell. It was agreed that the follow-
ing places be oentres for examination iu
higher religious instillation : Brussels,
lvingham, Lucknow, Ripley and Kincar-
dine, and that the ministers of these
planes be appointed as presiding ex-
aminers, It was agreed that the next
regular meebieg of the Presbytery be
held at Luoknow, Messrs. Fairbairn
and Forest will deliver addresses on
missionary work in connection with the
presentation of the Presbyterial W. F.
AI. Sooiety, at the next meeting of the
Preobytery. Mr. McDonald gave notion
that he will move, at next meeting of the
Presbytery, that the regular meetings of
Presbytery shall be held alternately at
Winghtun and Luolcnow. Mr. Suther-
land, at his own request, was relieved of
Convenerehip of Committee on the State
of Religion, and Mr. McQueen was ap-
pointed in bio stead. The next meeting
of the Presbytery will be bald at Look -
now, in the Presbyterian ohm'ch, at one
o'olook. Jots MADNsen, Clerk.
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Oorrospoodeut,l
Washington, Deo, 10,'00.
There is an interesting olnapter of in.
side history it connection with Senator
Hoar's persistence in forcing the eleotions
bill iu the Senate. When President Har•
risen entered upon his term of office
Sona(or Boar et once secured the confi-
dence of the President, and his influooee
svae soon apparent in the appointment of
the present collector of the port of 33os-
ton and several others to state olfioes,
notwithstanding the opposition of the
Congressional delegation. After this the
llept'esen:atives resigned themselves to
fete and made no further attempt to s0 -
cure patronage, They wearned the Freels
dont, however, that he would have to
take the responsibility for the appoint.
merits and for the diesatisfa0tlou which
would bo certain to roenit. When Mr,
Hoar returned to the oily after the re.
out elections the President asked him
to explain whether the Democratic
victory in Massachusetts had bean in•
flueuoecl in any degree by the appoint.
moue; which the 'Senator demanded, Mr.
Boer denied.that this was a factor in the
result, but it was apparent to Mr. Hoar,
as the outcome of the interview, that he
could not expect to bo restored to favor
nuless 110 e000red the passage of the eloo.
Mons bill. So ]lo has gone to work. to
0ueomplish this end, with what 8000005
can only be shown by the avows of (ho
events of the future.
The Congressmen who ere rejoining
over the paseago of the publio building
bills last Tnesd0y aro likely to find soon -
or Utter that their honors ere barren,
When she bills Oalne from the Senate
they had appropriations attached but
these were stricken out by the House in
Commute of the Whole. The bills
which passed on Tuesday simply author-
ized the construction of the buildings,
and the money to begin work must be
provided for by the Committee on Ap•
proprietious fn the sundry civil bill.
'Phis committee will not, in all probe
bilfby, fnol0de tho appropriations in that
bill, in view of the difficulty that the
Tr000ury may experience in providing for
the absolutely neme50017 expenses of the
Government. 1'he opportunity will still
be loft, however, for those who aro in-
terested in these bills to noun the ep-
propriations by amsnclnnent0 propoeod o1
the floor of the House when the bill
00mee up for discussion, and if the Re-
publicans who are ooncornecl combine
With the. Democrats, who may be ex.
panted to vote solidly, the amendments
Can be (tarried. Couoognontly the Hendry
civil bill will not bo reported until the
°lose of the session, and if the appropria'
Alone are added the President will, itis
said, allow tho bill to b000mo inoperative
by withholding hie signature. Many
bills thus seat to the President on the
eve of adjournment have been 'pookoted
and the Republicans will not be averse
to lotting the whole sundry civil bill go
over to the next COngroe ae a definlel0y
for the .Democrats to meet,
Sauter Plumb introduced a bill in the
Senate Bile week for the retirement 0f
national bank notes ane providing for the
free coinage of silver. In presenting the
bill he said that if the election bill was
not disposed of in a short time he would
move that it be temporarily laid aside
that the oilver question might be con-
sidered. Ito Raid it was the paramount
duty of Congress to legislate for the re-
lief of the enanoial distress of the coun-
try. 1.Iis remarks were in lino with those
of 11I". Gorman and it is evident that tine
siive• men and the Democrats are going
to pull together for the defeat of the oleo -
Bons bill and the passage of free coinage,
The Republican Isadore aro elisions about
the eituati0n. A proposition is being
dismissed among them which contem.
plates a oompromiso bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to buy 0,000,000
instead of 4,500,000 ounces of silver a
month, 12 is nob likely, however, that
the extremists on Dither side wilt accept
this proposition.
Tho business streets of Washington
daring the day and far into the night
wear now an appoaranoe of unusnol an-
imation, the holiday trade is is fair pro.
guess. A walk on the throughfares on
which large retail business establishments
APO located is full of interest. The dia.
plays in the store windows were never
more attractive and varied. The in.
tumor of the stores seem filled with a
vast and bewildering variety of geode,
enough, one would think, to furnish a
merry and satisfactory Christmas to
every man, woman and obild in the Dis-
trict and leave a good surplus.
Republican leaders are just beginning
to discover what an extensive territory ie
inoluded in the somewhat undeterminate
boundary of "outside the breast works."
The National Capitol retains the re-
mains of a large number of the victims
of the recent election.
Gonerrtl'VOWS.
Cholera is raging in Guatemala.
Over 50 boats are frozen in on the Brie
Canal.
Ice is selling at $70 per ton on the Is.
thmns of Panama.
The first state session of Idaho eon.
vened on Monday.
The foroos of the Congo State have had
severe fights with natives.
;The Spanish government has officially
recognized the Brazilian republic.
The first carload of oranges of this
year's crop were shipped east from San
Francisco.
The sculling match between Kemp and
McLean for the championship of the
world was won by McLean,
Several lady students were severely
burned while attending a birthday party
in Bechtel College at Akron, Ohio,
Count Herbert Bismark has returned
to Berlin after his visit to London and
Paris. He says his trip was purely for
pleasure.
The London Daily News asserts that
44 Parnellite members of Parliament will
resign their seats if Parnell retains the
leadership.
An Edinburg doctor claims to have
disooverod the cause of Dancer, and a
Siliuioa doctor says he has found a ewe
for diphtheria.
Sued, the Italian fester, nosy fn Now
York, has eaten nothing for forty days.
His weight now is 107e pounds. He
proposes to go five days more.
After m long and sensational trial the
Pittsburg Reformed Presbytery last week
suspended five ministers of that denomin-
ation for heresy by a vote of 25 to 4.
The treasury department ab Washing-
ton has deoided that maple molasses
or maple syrup mast pay duty es a mann.
faobared article et 20 per cont. ad valo-
rem.
The senate resolution looking to the
remove,' of Gen. Grunt's remains from
Rivereide park to Arlington has been de-
feated in the United states house; yeas, 09;
nays, 153.
There are 3,600 saloons in Chicago.
Brewers propose to cease 101110ucing
nl0ney to sadoon•keepers to pro00r01iecn-
Sos, and it is expected this will cut off
1,600 saloons.
A lone highwayman robbed a mixed
Urdu on the Cotton Belt railroad between
131g Sandy and Wenona, Tex., shooting
J. 0. Gerhard a sowing maobiho agent
probably fatally.
Toe steamer Maryland has put into
Delaware breakwater in distress, her
captain, boatswain and second cook hav-
ing been killed and several others injur-
ed in a storm on l)ce. 1st.
The Queen has forbidden the intro-
dnation of the electric light into any
morn of the 'nrivtate apartments at
Windsor Cantle, beaus° she declares that
it is too strong for her eyes.
Jack Hawley, one of the most daring
horse thieves Montana ever produced has
boon captured. Three years ago be stole
1,5000 pontos from Montana ranohmen,
took them to Texas and sold them for
$60,560.
Rev. Robs. Dick, of Buffalo, the in.
v00t011 of Dick's Patent Newspaper Mail-
ing Machine, died there on Tuesday, aged
77. He was born Jan. 12, 1814, in Bath-
gate, West Lothian, Scotland. Seven
years later the largo family emigrated to
Canadeser d settled et Lanark, Ont.
The Poderel Lank of Canada has filled
a petition in the Circuit Court, Detroit,
welting that it m0y bo allowed to inter.
vont) and become it defendant in the case
of Charles L. crimen 0gaiust the An.
Sable Transportetiel Company, the J,
E. Potts Silt and Lumber Company,
David Tisdale and John L. Potts. The
petition .0tete0 that on August '20, 1884,
David Tisd,le, President of the trans-
portation company, transferred to the
bank 18910ha•00 of stook in the concern
es security for $1,1100,000 worth of pro-
perty in Miohigan, which Tisdale bougiht
of the bank. The agreement was to pay
$200,000 annually on acceamt, and there
is remaining how des $408,000, Tho
petition further stated that the bank will
(mutest the validity of the mortgages and
bills of sale anaim
d 0f all liens churned eonthe property of the Att Sable company.
It wishes action by the 000olvcr stayed
until it can filo an 01111wex to the fore.
°losuro bill, The batik Settee its belief
that the tranepa•tatinn company was not
indebted to Ortman, and that if it trans•
furred mortgages and lima to him it did
so without consent and with intent to
defraud the bank.
A roport 11(5 received at St. Paul,
Minn., that Sitting Bull, the Simux chief,
had been killed. It i0 stated that the In-
dian police started out Monday morning
to arrest him, and meeting bine three
miles from camp tried to oaptore him.
A fight ensued. m which Sitting Boll teas
]tilled. The story, es yet, lacks oonfirma.
(ion, It was understood the Govern.
meut had ordered (bat Sitting Bull be
not arrested, bat that order m0.y have
been revoked. Later reports confirm
the truth of the story.
A gni011 piece of cable service i0 re-
ported from Montreal. Acablegram was
sent from that oily over the Commercial
cable to London at 10:25, and at 10:40,
just thirteen minutes, a reply was re-
ceived. The message had been sent from
Montreal to Canso, thence to Ireland,
and on to London. A transaction was
effected on the London Stock Bxobango,
and the reply 1.11310 written, sent and re-
volved in the time named. Such phone -
menet despatch appeared so inoredible
to the sender of the message that for
some time he could hardly realize it,
Lord Wolseley has a very poor opinion
of the white trader in Africa. $e says
itis useless to appeal to his humanity
or feelings. The average trader, he Rays,
does not care whether the vile alcohol he
sells oleime more victims than war or
peetilenoe, or whether the arms be bar.
tem for oil and ivory manse largo die.
triet5 to be laid waste by the slave deal-
ers. If he only grows rich he cares
nothing for all the suffering he may in-
dict, though Lord Wolseley adds that
the mouth of this same trader is often
filled with moral platitudes when he
speaks in Europe on African topics.
Lord Wolseley thinks African queetions
should be settled by the European pow-
ers, without any regard to the wishes or
opinions of African traders.
The celebrated oarsman, John Teemer,
was in San Francisco during the past
week under an assumed name, principal-
ly on account of his desire to take past -
sage on the next steamer for Australia.
Recent cablegrams, reporting the defeat
of Stansbury by McLean, have changed
the plans of Teener and he will now
await the arrival of the pew steamer
from Australia before he makes up his
mind to make the ocean voyage to Aos•
tralia. "If Peterson, the California
ohaupion, is anxious to meet me," said
Teenier, "I will allose hint a handicap
of five seconds in a race of three miles
for $500 a side. Of Lemma, if the match
is arranged, 11 will have to take place in
the months of February or March.
Otherwise, I will wend my way Last,
where better prospects await me.. In
oas0 Peterson should refuse to meet me
according to the specified terms, I am
prepared to row any man in America in
California waters on even terms, for any
amount be my name. O'Connor oars
have a race with me in California if he
deposits a forfeit suflioient to guarantee
me that he moans business ; otherwise I
will ignore him. Anyhow, I will await
the arrival of the next Australian steam-
er, and then I wilt be better able to say
who nay next opponent may be."
Brussels Council.
A meeting of the Council was held, as
per statute, ea llinnday evening. Pres-
ent, the Reeve and Councillors McIntosh,
Ainley and Stewart. The following ac-
counts were presented :-
A. M. McKay R. Co., street imp...$31 77
F. S, Scott, salary and misoelt'ous, 35 71
R. Graham, selecting jurors 4 00
D. Stewart, " 4 00
lMIrs. Mo(larvie, cbaritl 2 00
H. McMartin, Fire Dept 75
Moved by J. IST. Alalntosh, seconded by
W. Ainley that above accounts be paid:—
Carried.
The Clerk reported Town hall rents to
have unwanted to $60 for 1800 ; butchers'
license, $90.00, and show $5.00.
The financial statement was presented
and disonssed anil the necessary number
ordered to be printed.
The Council then adjourned.
I61'ttssels Sehu,t Beard.
A special meeting of the School Board
was held in the Couuoil chamber on
Tuesday evening of tide week. Mem-
hers present—H, Dennis, chairman, W.
B. Dickson, T. Fletcher and A. Hunter.
The minutes of last ropier and special
meetings wore read and passed.
Moved by A. Hunter, seconded by W.
13. Melton that the Board advertise for
tenders for the delivery of GO cords of 24
inch good, sound, green beech and maple
body wood, to bo delivered at the 0011001
before the 15th of February, 1891, toud-
ers to be received until Deo. 25211, 1890.
Carried,
Moved by T. Fletoher, Remanded by W.
13, Di011son that the 1100ounnt8 of R. Ross,
$9.97 ; and A. Bawtinhimer, 600., bo
paid, and that the 000otmts of W. It
[Kerr bo laid over. Carried.
Roved by T. Fletcher, seconded by W.
B. Dickson that a census of all children
in the municipality between the ages of
7 and 13 years be taken and the cleric of
the municipality bo furnished with the
nne000sa1y noti0e and book for the use of
tho easess0r for 1801 an required by stat-
ute in that behalf. Carried.
Moved by A. Hunter, seconded by W.
33, Dickson that the Se010tary notify all
n0n•re0ideuts mending their children to
0ohool who aro h1 arrears, of unmet of
0recar0ge and ask them to pay forthwith.
Carried.
The Board then auljonrnod.
Wn1. 3, !Butler, of Woodotock, ha0
patented a signal boll for reiitvay arose.
tugs, which will do away With watob•
men. A bell ie eonncoted by a wire cable
to at automat) 10ver pieced about 200
yal'uls from a er000ing, and so 0000truo.,
ed that as moan wheel of a passing train
goes over the lover the bell responde end
ring0 until the entire train has Weed.
It 101e Roele•.ty sleeting,
The annual meeting of the 13l'nasels
Branch of the Upper Canada Bible Soc-
iety was hod in Knox (Unroll m1 Thurs.
day evening of haat week. Thom.
83raeh011, President.100npied the chair.
After devotional exercises and a reading
of the anneal 1'epnrt the speaker of the
evening. Rev. Dr. Fraser, was intro-
duced. He gave a very interesting ad.
dress as to why the Bible Society should
be supported and continued, basing his
remarks on four leading heads :—(1)
What the Bible ie and what it has done
for the world ; (2) What the Bible Society
is and what it is doing;(3)What remains to
be done ; (4) Tho advantage of having a
share in the work, The Lipper Canada
Bible Society was established 86 years
ago, There were four to flea million
copies of the Bible printed then 1n 50
languages. Now 125 million copies and
similar societies are sending out as many
more. In 'the report of 1890, 700 col-
porteurs were employed in 25 oountries
and they sold a million copies of the
Bible or portions of it. Four million
copies of the Bible were published last
year, The united contributions last year
amounted to about half a million dollars,
the IS, C. Sudety being credited with
$17,000 of this, amount. Tbere are 481
branch societies under the U• C. Sooioty
an increase of 34. The total amoont
raised in Ontario last year was $21,000.
The 6 oolporteuro engaged in the work
here sold 7,000 maples during the past
year and 650 copies were given away.
Six million of the human rape are yet
without the Bible and about oae•third of
our Dominion, practically, without God's
word. $1,800 was spent in employing 8
or 10 colportenrs in Quebec province. In
speaking of the contribntione Dr. Fraser
said Brussele Branch eras in the honor
roll having averaged over $100 a year in
the past 10 years.
The collection 12115 taken amounting to
$5.20, after which the speaker gave an
hour's talk on China and its people. Dr.
Fraser spent 8 years in Southern China
as a missionary 1 and in a most interest-
ing manner described the inhabitants,
food, chop-stioks, dress, houses, furniture,
children, marriage customs, worship of
idols, mode of travelling, schools, &o. A
hearty vote of thanks was given to the
reverend lecturer. On motion of Revds,
Messrs. Ross and Panl the office bearers
of last year were re-eleoted, viz, :—Pres.
[dent, Thos. Strachan ; Vioe•Presidonts,
the resident ministers ; Seorotary-Treas-
urer, W. Fl. herr ; Assistant, A. Si. Mc-
Kay ; Depositor, G. A. Deadman. Ex.
ecutive Committee, Alex. Stewart, (Queen
street), A. Strachan, J. T. Pepper and 31.
Dennis.
It was moved by Rev. J. Ross, second,
ed by Rev. S. Jones that our best tlnauks
bo presented t0 the collectors of last year
for their efficient service.—Carried.
The meeting was brought to a clove by
Rev. S. Sellery pronouncing the Bone.
diotion.
The attendance was not nearly what it
should have been oousidering that alt the
churches are supposed to be interested in
this work.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
Srocxs of men's heavy etoffe pants,
obeap at A. R. Smith's.
E. E. WADE, of Owen Sound, was i0
town for a few days last week,
A reL1, line of ladies' boots and shoes,
and, slippers at A. R. Smith's.
BETIMES School Board' is advertising
for 60 cords of green hard wood.
SPECLAL bargains in jewellery during
the holiday season at Jae. Jones'.
MISR LILLA 0'002000 sang at a count
in Harriston ono evening last week.
NEST Sabbath evening Rev. S. Sellery
will take for Ins topic "Christ, the
Wonderful."
NEITUEn of the farm properties offered
for sale at the American Hotel, last
Wednesday afternoon, were sold.
J. J. GILPio and Freddie were cswey to
Blanshard township this week 011 business
connected with Mr. Gilpin's farm.
REv, Mn. 11IcKee preached in Knox
ohltroh for the past two Sundays. Next
Sabbath a student of Knox College, will
occupy the pulpit.
A xew patent one wheeled annoy is
the latest novel, v. It was constructed at
the request of Wm. Smith, the patentee,
of Brussels. The wheel is al the roar of
the scat. How t11a new styled convey-
ance will run we have not yet learned.
'.Billy" has quite a head for mechanical
wonders.
Ie is reported that Thos. Thompson,
of Soaforth, is to take charge of the
Brussels and Seaforth stage line, owing
to the illness of S. Walsh who hold0 the
contract. Mr. Thampan should be well
acquainted with the toad as he has
traversed it many a time while engaged
in the egg Wigton for D, D. Wilson.
lateni0. —H. Williams ,b Son have
ti101r new livery running in tip-top style.
Reliable, speedy horses, note comfortable
riga and attendant comforts guaranteed,
Ladies oau be suited with quiet horses,
"Live and lot livo" is our motto. fie•
member the place, Mill street, Brussels.
Special arrangements made with corn.
monist mei. If you want a rig any
time call on ns. 13.111LLI.1110 aC Sos.
ANNrvE05.sn1,--Next Sunday the an.
niversary sermons will be preached in the
Methodist chnroh in this plum, Rev.
Jno, Roes, B. A., of 'Melville church, will
pr mush at 10:30 e, 01., and the Rev, Mr,
Sellery at 13:30 p. m. The pastor hen
asked for a plate collection of $50.03, to
aid the Tenet friends. The anneal tea
meeting will bo hold on Christmas even.
ing. After tea a musical and literary
program will be presented,
Mestere Goons Cense .sr areae two's. --
We find in looking over our stook that
there is still a lob of damaged goods left
that we must hove cleared off at some
prion, in order to have a nice clear nen'
stock to begin tho now your with. Time
Will not permit 110 to enumerate artiolos
and prices, bat cell and ask for what; you
want and wo will do tho best we can for
you. To replace the goods braved eve
have assorted up in all linos, and are now
ready to supply all our many maulers
as usual, Wishing all a merry Christmas
and happy and pro0perou0 New 'Rear, l
111101afr1, yours truly, Atix. S1Rx0000,