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The Huron Expositor, 1870-02-04, Page 4.4. THE, 'HURON EXPOSITOR. Feb. 4, 1870. the wan expooitor. The Official . Paper of the Vounty. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 4th: 1870. AT THE LAST session of the County • Council:, the HURON EXPOg1TOR was re -ap- pointed the Official Paper of the =County of Huron for the current year. THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL ON PRO- TECTION. A `4 PROTECTION CAN NEVER BE MORE THAN PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL. AT BEST." . • The People's Journal in• combating the views advanced by The Trade Review says in reply to the above argument advanced by the latter journal :— " It is foigotten . that natiotaal ex- penses xpenses .must be provided for some way or other, and that the Govern- ment must have just so many millions from the people, every year, whethecthese mil- lions be raised by duties on manu- factured goods, by duties on tea, coffee, and sugar, or by -direct taxation. A farmer, requiring ten dollars worth of "store" goods, and going into a country store ' pays $4.50 for groceries, and $5.50 for dry goods. Suppose as a result of knocking off all the duties on dry goods, ° he gets the same quantity and quality of them for $4.50, but has at the same time to pay $5.50 for the groceries, where is the bene- fit to him as a "consumer 4 „ The answer is obvious. If the result' o f knocking off" $1. from the dry goods would be to reduce the national: revenue only 25 cents, the remaining 75 cents, be- ing the portion of the " knocked off" dol- lar, which swelled the profits of the home producer of the dry goods purchased by the farmer in consequence of theoperation of protective duties, there would be only 25 cents, instead of .$1; that would be required to be raised in order to restore the depleted state of the revenue ; and hence, the gro- ceries, instead 'of being raised to . $5.50 would be raised to no more than $4.75. The fallacy of the Journal's reasoning lies in the supposition; that the aggregate of the. enhanced portion of the price of the protect- ed commodities consumed, goes wholly in- to the public treasury; whereas the effect of protective duties is to compel the con- sumer to pay not only a revenue, to be de- rived from such duties, but also, in addi- tion to this revenue, a sum which, in com- parison with it, bears the sameproportion HONOUR TO -'WHOM HONOUR IS DUE. The Reformers of Stratford and vicinity have decided upon entertaining Mr. Ed- ward Blake, M. P. and M. P. P., at a public dinner, to take place in that town on the evening of the 10th inst. This action on the part of our Stratford friends is most commendable. Mr. Blake, during his, as yet, short political career, has proven himself to be a gentleman of great ability, unimpeach- able integrity, and one whom the Reform party may well feel proud to nuts her in its ranks. He has rendered his party good service, not only in the House of Commons, but also in the Provincial legislature, and we heartily rejoice that our neighbours in the County Town of Perth, have determined upon showing in a substantial manner that they appreciate the great efforts the hag put forth in behalf of the best interests of the country. We have no hesitation in pre- dicting that the Stratford Banquet will be -a most brilliant success, and. we hope as many friends of true reform in this section as can possibly Make it convenient, will avail themselves of the opportunity which it affords, of testifying their appreciation of Mr. Blake's -worth, by attending. With • regard the Bd to subject the Beacon very truly says " Many have acquired position and pow- er by expediency and treachery. But Mr. Blake has, in a brief public career of three years' duration, won the esteem and admira- tion of the majority of the people of On tario, by applying with ardent zeal and firm determination the great abilities of a highly cultivated intellect to the faithful support of fixed and enlightened principles of legislation. It is desirable that the man who, in our Local Legislature,. far above his compeers, should fee has with him the heartfelt sync the people. Not only does he virtually lead in the Local Legislature, by forcing on the Administration of the hour, the, adop- tion of the best. measures they call their own, but he is already a distinguished member of the House of Commons. It is a fitting thing at all times that themasses of the people should evince their apprecia- tion of faithful public servants when they have them. Their doing so keeps true men true, and cows the weak that would be false. to it, which the amount of home produc- tion consumed does to the amount of for- eign importation ; and this additional sum goes, not into the publitreasury, but to enhance the profits of the home produ- cers. Hence the national revenue could not be depleted to the extent assumed by the Journal, by the removal of the duties, (if they were really protective duties)_, but to onlythat extent, which would deci'ease with the increase of . the effectiveness of import duties to promote; the object of protec- tion. The third point at issue between the two journals, viz " That protection tends to thediranishing, and not the increase of the Public Revenue'' is, in our opinion, very unsuccessfully contested by the Journal, if indeed it is not tacitly . admitted by it, though a little mistified about striking a happy medium o'duties'. ` Indeed the ar- gument is so clear that it may be viewed as a corolary springing directly from the pur- pose intended to be produced by protective duties, viz : to shut off foreign production from competition in the home market, for the more import duties tend to thisobject, the more must the revenue from this source suffer depletion. The allusion made by the Journal. to the depression of the boot and shoe trade of : Canada, ie. conse- quence of the duties on foreign imr ortation having been reduced, is not quite fortunate in favor of piotection, asthe fact goe to show todivercapital that Protection tends t ec1 from profitable modes of enployin it, and to press it into unhealthy channe s, thus causing loss to the projectors of_suoh manu- factories, as well as to the public, deprivation of capital from proper of industry. by the pursuits tands so that he thies of If the manufacturers of Montreal, Tor auto, and Hamilton, have gained by the po- licy of protection, the consumers spread over the country must have lost by i1t ; while the country makers have derived nu benefit, if, indeed, they have not-suffere1ld. But, we can discover no reason why the boot and shoe manufacturers of these cities should not be able to make boots and shoes as cheap- ly as is done in the States. The raw mate- rial—the principle part at =least is I/6 cheap, and labor is as cheap in Canada as there ; then why should they not be in : ail favora- ble a position to manufacture those articles here as there Mt. B. Seymour has sent to Ottawa ap- plication. fora patent for a iiew apparatus for the manufacture..of salt in vacuo ; one - of the principles being that the withdrawal of the atmosphere causes the brine to boil at 120°, instead of 226° as in the kettle sys- tem, and nearly all the caloric is saved by the vapor as it rises, repassing through the condensing tubes, and giving out its heat regeneratively. With regard to the banking scheme which is to be submitted at the approaching ses- sion of the Dominion Legislature, it is said that the body of the bill does not contain the obnoxious features of the measure pro- posed by Mr. Rose last session, and that the Government does not expect to meet with the strong opposition which was then encountered. It is stated that in the recent large pur- chase of the Sterling Exchange by the Do- minicn Government, the Royal Canadian Banff sold the sum of £25,000. This, must be highly satisfactory to the stockholders of that Institution, and is an evidence of the confidence placed in it by the Dominion Government. AN ENERGETIC LITTLE GIRL.—We are reliably informed by a gentleman of un- questionable veracity, that in the Thames - ford Sabbath School recently, a prize was offered for thescholar who would commit the. most verses of Scripture to memory in six weeks, and.recite them in the school. A little girl named Jane Hicks, only 10 years of age actually recited in the sic weeks, 13, 060 verses, and repeated the whole of them again at the .expiration of the six weeks. Beat this who can.=Ingersoll News. A terrible accident happened in Shefield's factory, in the village of Hespeler, County of Waterloo, on Thursday, the 27th inst., resulting in the death of a boy fourteen years of age. The unfortunate youth got caught by a shaft, and before he could be - released, or the machinery stopped, his left arm was torn off, and his head terribly in• jured. He died in a short time. On Thursday evening last, a farmer of South Easthope imbibed so freely that in driving home • he mistook the road and drove his team along the Railway track. He got on pritty well until he reached Waterloo street bridge, when the horses' legs went 5hrough, ard there they stuck. After a great deal of trouble they were fin- ally extricated by the Railway employees. They were conaiderabiy injured.—S&ratford Beacon. The Knitting Mill of Randall & Farr, at . Hespler, County of Waterloo, is said by the Guelph Advertiser to he the largest in Canada, employing on an average 125 hands constantly. The buildings were erected about- seven years since at a cost of $18,- 000—the machinery costing $35,000. Here that excellent and comfortable article of la- dies' costume for winter, the ' nubia' or cloud, is extensively manufactured ; Messrs. Randall, Farr tit Co. being the only firm in the Dominion that makes them. During the past year they turned out over 7,000 dozen of those articles alone, and the total value of all classes of goods manufactured by thein last year- amounted to $140,000. The Great Western Railway seemed to have put on its unlucky cap last week. In the first place, ?n .Saturday, an axle of a heavy mixed train from Sarnia broke, throwing several cars from the track, and blocking the road for some time. On the= Same day, towards evening, two freight trains came into collision near Dorchester, and were considerably smashed up. On Monday, the hotel sleeping ear attached to the night mail ran off the track, and sus- tained considerable damage. And, to fill up the chapter properly, the wrecking train sent to assist at the last accident also ran off the rails, . making confusion worse con- founded. It is satisfactory to state that no lives were lost at any of these accidents. Dr. McKellar, of Strathroy, died in that Town, on the evening of Friday last, of in- flamation of the longs, after an illness of eight days, induced by exposure. He was of a most enterprising character, and great- ly respected. The appearance of the town itself, in. an architectural point of view, was owing to his energy and enterprise. He was generally looked to as the probables candidate to contest West Middlesex at the next election in the Reform interest, against Mr. A. P. McDonald, and was deservedly popular throughout the Riding, as well as in the village, where he has a large circle of friendswho deplore his death. He was about -42 years of age. and,leaves a wife and three children to mourn his loss. How. William McDougall addressed a large and influential meeting at Almonte, in the Co. of Lanark, on Tuesday last. The Hon. gentleman in his lengthy address, gave his views very fully on the present position of affairs at Red River, his experi- ence while attempting to enter that coun- try, also the course which he considered should be pursued by the Canadian autho- rities towards the people of the country. He also stated that on this question, wide differences existed between his views and those heldby his late colleagues, and he consid- ered the course which had lately been pursu- ed by the Government in this matter to be detrimental to the interests of the country. He had no quarrel with any member of the Administration except one, and he did not think that gentleman had made his (McDougall's) path either smooth, or so easy every . way as he might have dune. The probability is'that' Mr. McDougall will op- pose his old colleagues next session, in fact he has stated almost as much in his speech, and if he does, we may look for lively times. "Whew rogues cast out, Ste." We shal probably refer to this subject at length next week. NEWS OF THE ;SATEEK. CANADA. The daugh ter of the Hon. Wm. McDoug- all Is soon to be married to Capt. t. Seymour, of the Rifle Brigade. Sir. J. A. McDonald is - said to be still waiting for instructions from the Colonial Office in regard to the N orth-West difficul- ties - Mr. Capreol, the indefatigable promoter of the Ontario and Huron .Canal, has re- ceived a vote of the Quebec Council, who look with " much favour" upon his propo- sition. The outcry about the -.supposed intention of the Government to'impose an -export du- ty on lumber, is altogether without founda- tion. It is believed to have been a'calla rcl got up by a number of Americans who have been purchasing lumber. As the Brockville .Recorder has been ex= isting now fifty years, it has been determiu- ect to hold a grand jubilee to celebrate the ,event. All the principal men of the neigh- bourhood will take part.in the proceedings. EMToRs IN Lucx.—The editor of the Listowel Banner has been presented with a jug of syrup. made from the common field carrot ; and Mr. McIntosh of the Strathroy Dispatch, has been prosecuted for libel. Mi. Dawson, chief of . the government road -making party in the North VV est, is getting a number of boats made. in Toron- to capable of carrying from 30 to 40 men 6a^1. They are to, be used upon the North West waters in completing the route now in course of being opened up between Fart William and Fort Garry. SP AIN. Madrid, Jan. 31.—An exciting discu-s Sion occurred in the Constitutional Cortes on Saturday between Senor Figuerro, one of the leaders of the •Republicans, and Gen. Prim. The former defended the recent re- publican insurrection, and said it was a de- liberate act of the people to defend their individual rights which had been violated by the Government. He further asserted that those so-called insurgents who had been killed by Government troops were simply assassinated. Gen. Prirn rose and demanded the retraetion of the offensive words. 'Senor Figuerro refused to retract. The general supposition is that the matter will end in a duel. BRITAIN. London, Jan 29.—It is reported to -day, that the Pope has yielded to France, and withdrawn the project of infalliability. Ex -Governor Darling of Victoria is dead. The overland telegraph to India is in working order, and messages of to -clay's date have been exchanged between 'London and Bombay. ♦•• ITALY. • Rom, Jan, 30.—The Ex -Grand Duke of Tuscany, Leopold II., died yesterday, aged 73 years. Rome, Jan. 30.—The Pope yesterday visited the American College, where he as- sisted at Mass and delivered a sermon. He afters ard s took breakfast with the stu- dents and a nmber of American visitors. TheHoly Father expressed his gratification at. the - progress of 'the Church in America. He declared that the Republic of the United States was the Republic of intelli- gence and virtue. He added that the con- demnations of the Church applied only to licentious and infidel revolutionists, who were as dangerous in the United States as in Europe. Letters from Rome say that Dr., Dellin- ger's protest against the dogma of Papal in fallibility creates much excitement and in- digna ,ion at the Vatican. A telegram from Rome to -day states that the Pope refused to receive an address, signed by one hund- red and thirty-seven Bishops, also protest- ing against the declaration of that dogma. so . *. PRUSSIA. Berlin, Jan. 31.—A Berlin correspond- ent asserts that the German Governments will sustain their Bishops in the event cf a contest with the Vatican. FRANCE. Paris,_ Jan. 30.—The organization of the new company for the canalization of the Isthmus of Darien was cotnpleted last even- ing, and the capital subscribed. Four French bankers and a dozen American ca- pitalists are at the head of it. Such are the powerful , combinations existing that the concessions from the Isthmus Government will be secured. The company wait the re- port of the United States Exploring Expe- dition to go to work.; Paris,. Jan. 31.—The journals to -day state that the French Minister of the Inte- rior, in r eply to the demand of an English Company for the privilege of laying a cable from Algiers to France, replied that here- after all monopoly in telegraphic cables would be abolished, and that even private parties were at liberty. to lay cables. PARAGUAY. Lisbon, Jan. 30.—The mail steamer from Rio Janeirc has arrived. The A rgentine troops had returned from Paraguay to their homes, and the Brazilian Volunteers were expected to arrive in a few (Flys at Rio Janeiro. RED RIVER. ST. CLOUDMi DQ nus. Jan. 28 A passenger by stage to -day from Fort Abercrotnbie reports :— Mr. Cunningham, special correspondent of the Globe, and Mr. Robertson, Toronto, were arrested on their arrival at Fort Gar- ry, on the evening •of Wednesday, the 12th and lodged in gaol. On Sunday, the 16th, the thermomeeer was 35 degrees below zero. It is feared some prisoners on their way south, poorly clad, must have succumbed. Biel has probably ' gone to- Fort Garry and acknowledged the established authority though apparently with some reluctance. There is no probability that he is new a prisoner. PaMnINA, Jan.. 20. The Fort Garry mail arrived this morning ahead of time, bringing letters from Winni-- peg stating that owing to the inaction of General Riel many of his friends had aban- doned him, and in order to ' establish some permanent form of Government it was re- solved to reinstate the old Government of Governor and Council of Assiniboia, and then make known to Canada their demands. through Commissioners. In the forenoon of the 18th inst, Rieh was arrested and confined, but a messenger from General Riel arrived here this even- ing who left Fort Garry on the evening of the 18th, bearing a letter from the suppos- ed upposed captive, from which I learn that on the morning of the 18th, Riel was near St.. Aubert, nine miles from this side of Win- nipeg on his way back to Fort Garry_ Two men joined him, one of whom asked him if' he was. armed, and he replied in the affirrna- tive, upon which the said two men drew revolvers . and commanded him to sur- render. urrender. Kiel drew his revolver and said, "You will not take me alive !" . Other parties coming up, hostilities were for i.lie time suppressed, whereupon Riel and his would be captors and a considerable crowd of citi- zens passed on to Fort Garry, where Riel was master of the situation; ST. PAUL, Jan. 'f 20th. The St. Paul Press to -day says that the plans being made by the Canadians to build a waggon road and navigate water courses, involving a half dozen transhipments and uncomfortable journeys between Lake Su- perior and Fort Garry, for the purpose of diverting the Red River trade that way, and of strengthening the hold of the Do- minion on Rupert's Land, can serve no other purpose than to illustrate the folly of the. Government or privatecorporations which sink money in such an undertaking, for by the time these boats and roads are put into operation Minnesota will have two lines of railroad to the Red River, The St. Paul and Pacific will be extended down the valley of that river to the British pos- sessions ; while the other, the Northern Pacific, will connect this Red River Valley; Railroad by a direct east arid west line with the Heid of Lake Superior. These roads must take all travel and trade to Red River, even from Canada. In a month or two the Northern Pacific Railroad Com- pany will commence constructing their line from the head of Dake Superior to Red River, and by next summer, if Congress gives the expected land grant to the pro- posed extension of the St. Paul and Pa- cific, that road will be under way from Breckenridge to Fort Garry. ST. PAUL, Minn. Jan. 31.—Letters from good authority, dated Pembina, 20th Jan. say :—A report has reached there that Riei had been arrested by the local a ithorities at Fort Garry. The news needs confirma- tion. A Fort Garry letter, dated January 18th, says there is a strong feeling growing up among the French half-breeds against Riel on account of the strong annexation tope of his official organ the New Nation. The French accuse him of deceiving them. The e St. Paul Press in an editoral head- ed " New turn of the wheel at Winnipeg, old Regime restored," says, The obvious commentary onthe latest news is first,— that Riel'saiithority must have greatly de- clined when two men could so set it at de- fiance as to undertake to arrest him ; that. they would hardly have attempted except in obedience to some authority superior to their own, and that they would hardly have gone to Fort Gairy with him after that if he were master of the situation there and the inference is pretty strong, there fore, that he must have gone with them, if not as a prisoner, at least in obedience to another authority stronger then his own. The old Government of Hudson's Bay so called, the Governor and Council cf Assiniboia, has been reinstated. UNITED STATES. 'aleruphis, Jan. 29.—The steamer Ameri- ca hence for Fort Smith struck a snag above Little Rock on Thursday night and sank. Four of the . deck hands were drowned. An accident to -day on the Pacific Rail- road, off Ogden, to a train going west.. Three passengers are report -ed killed. It is reported that rich gold discoveries have been madein`Lower California. A heavy shock of earthquake was felt in. Virginia City yesterday. N o damage done. - New York, Jan. 31. --The Tribune's Hamburg correspondent states that emigra- tion to the Southern States of America. opens very favourably for Mississippi._ Nearly 200 Swedes have embarked per steamer to New Orleans to go to the water valley in Mississippi to people a' plantation. and some industrial enterprise of Mr. Ber - land, one of their own countryman. He advances every cent of the - cost of the journey of these people from Sweden to- Mississippi, they bring all poor though decent, and generally able bodied. The= advances made to them _ will be- repaid through their labor in Mississippi during February and March of this year. Peabody, Mass. Jan. 31. --The funeral of George Peabody is officially announced to take place here on Tuesday, February - 8th, at 1I o'clock;, in the South Church. Boston, Jan. 31. --Orders discharging the workmen went into effect at Charleston Navy Yard to day. and one thousand three hundred and ninety-five men at roll call this afternoon were discharged. Official connections with the navy yards of all the Admirals have ceased. New York, Jan. 31.—Prince Arthur was waited upon at Brevoort House this morn- ing by a Delegation of English, Scottish, and Irish residents, headed by the British Consul, and presented with a congratulatory address. The Prince made a feeling reply. ff He dined with W. B. Duncan this evening, _ and subsequently attended the. Firemen's Ball at the Academy of Music. Key West, Jan. 31.—Gonzales Castanon, Editor of the Vox De Cuba while standing on the porch of his hotel, was attacked by several Cubans who cpened fire on him with pistols. He returned the fire and had wounded three of.. his assailants when he was shot, from which the died in fifteen min- utes. Several arrests have been made. Louisville, Jan 31.—The last span of the Ohio River Bridge was - completed this `afternoon. The length of the bridge, ex- clusive of the approaches, is one mile. It lies two main spans of 370 feet, ;and anoth- er of 400 feet, with a draw over the chan- nel. The time occupied in its construction was two years and six months. It will be ready for the passage of trains ° in three or four days. For Homemade Shoepacksgo to Coventry's 87. Toronto Millinery. T HE Subscriber begs to announce to the Ladies of Seaforth, and vicinity, that she has opened out a choice stock of . Millinery and Fancy Goods, in the Shop lately occupied by Mrs. Guthrie, and adjoining Mr. Logan's Store, and from her long experience in the Business in Toronto, she feels warranted in saying "that those favoring her with their patronage will be perfectly satisfied. She is prepared to execute orders on the shortest notice for all kinds of MIDI4IN-ERY, DRESS AND MANTLE MAKING EMBROIDERY and BRAIDING STAMPED. MACHINE STITCHING, STRAW AND HAIR) WORK done with neatness. bA good supply of Ladies Dress Caps, kept constantly on hind. A Call is respectfully solicted. MISS ERWIN. 113- Seaforth, Feb. 4, 1870. Feb, CCR DIS THE .Bt on Thum all friend, As wil Dr. Vero nently it The s. refitted Messrs,,( among th We hay Rev. Mr. the Cana at the 'us Readir Sharp's I der the -4 ciety. . r tance of: Ser vic tivill be the Epis Services Aman and soba THE a i gious on Mond pant ;se n sed by ''8 ters of th The 04 Village 4 last w' e greatly t printed,;-- :Province and cour the ;energy ers may WRAT :a eommi making in aid of of employ ledge of that like stances before SI though t Charley,' Since the -co tertainrn MRs. eldest da her hush bent, on Mrs. Me house a# From tl then ree tinued e until at Toe syn Goey ani sad beret TnE in. Sharp Doctrine past sev1 will be Savin Teaehea. also pre m., and of the offord question. puts for expianat Del on -Odd 1 ing of Fie chair. Dr deliti which 134 the -desk with tha the obje friendly m.an, an standing ofthe soe to proteC to befret was lisp' ;and was; quence, eral gent Foster, the cone appointe naent of Dr. Mull ehairmai the :asset Mos.; Daniel new spar with pre on the.si entertau of Dr, t. Ot a sim into re i ably ed the Donald, admirals: their- pe :3pprec Mr. Ben Seafort Ahe first men wh' quitted their -pc the audi the mos.; elusion' who hacl entertah so succe# for he is The {. inst_ T foot, az last trice for the passed; S. Dunk SStark E. Lust Stsrl T. P B T Wint - ter, and Mr. J :ary as 13 -weeks lj person, Town poses.