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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-09-23, Page 4rr il y•1 r 4. • PATES OF FALL EXHIBITIONS. Provincial, Toronto, MondTuesdaay, y, Wed, nesday, Thursday, and .Friday, October 3, 4, 5, 6, and 1. South Huron, Exeter. Thursday and Friday, September 29 and 30. - North Huron, Clinton, Tuesday and Wednes- day, September 27 and 28. " E. Wawanosh, October 11. Blythe, October 12. Lucknow, October 13. Hay, Zurich, October 11. Western., London, September 27;28, and 29. Bluevale & Wingham, Bluevale, Sept. 30. Stanley, Bayfield Oct. 12. Grey, Ainleyville Oct. 11. Howick, Wroxeter, Sept. 28. THE HURON EXPOSITOR. RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Trains leave the Seaforth station as folllws :— GOING EAST. GOING WEST. 7.18 A. M. • 1.37 P. AI. 10.47", 2.07"" 3.30 P. M. 8.45 fie won hpoit�r, The Official Paper of the Counts,. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1870. THE EUROPEAN SITUATION. ° FOR the past week, in connection with the Franco-Prussian War, nothing of a very decisive nature has _ transpired. The reports that have reached this continent have been very uninteresting and contra- dicto.y. The comparative lull in active war matters, that commenced with the sur - A BLOODY TRAGEDY. A MAN MURDERED FOR FORTY DOLLItS AND A GOLD WATCH. =THE MURDERED MAN'S tt BODY LEFT THIRTEEN DAYS IN THE WILD WOODS.—THE MURDERER A LAD OF SEVEN- TEEN. --=ATTEMPT OF THE : MURDERER TO ESCAPE T9 THE UNITED STATES. --THREE DAY'S FASTING, IN AN OPEN BOAT, ON LAKE HURON. --CONTRARY WINDS SLOW HIM INTO THE HANDS OF JUSTICE. ---HE TELLS IMPROBABLE, STORIES, AND AT LENGTH CONFESSES HIS CRIME. render Qf Sedan, still continues. Beyond a few skirmishes, between straggling bodies of the opposing forces, no fighting has taken place since. Perhaps, 4 if either party car) claim a victory . in the slight engagements before Paris, recently, 'it is the French ; yet the Prussians have securely hemmed in the French capital. Both parties appear to be as anxious for a peace as ever ; but, in the meantime, France is carrying- on her defensive operations with unrelaxted vigour; and Prussia seems resolved to lose nothing that she has gained, till satisfactory terms are concluded, either by diplomacy or war. At present, the prospects for an armistice are brighter than theywere a few days since ; for besides the opposing powers signifying their desire;for such, Russia and Austria are expressing themselves anxiously in the,. same way. The ascribing to King William, that he would only confer with the Regency for peace, seems to have been without reas- on, as we now have his own' denial of the expression or intention. He, however, comes boldly forth, and says that he will not relax, till such time as peace terms are ratified, by a properly constituted and ac- knowledged French Government. The Re- public of France is not without a few dis- senting citizens ; and indeed, from this source serious trouble- was feared in Paris ; but, latterly; this disloyalty has, happily, been dispelled' Averaging all the reports, then, and concluding accordingly, we ven- ture to hope, that the close of the war is near at hand. As the war in France' begins to lose in universal interest, however, matters in Italy are assuming a shape which may well en- gage the attention of the civilized world. From events transpiring in that country, it is not very risky to assert that the Pope's ing lithe or no attention to the moral or temporal power will shortly be something intellectual culture of his children, to which Full Particulars Collected By Our Own Reporter. Scarcely have our columns ceased ring- ing with details of the_ horrid Mellady tra- gedy, than it is our painful duty to record another' stain against our County's fair fame. The bloody deed which we proceed to detail to our readers. was not, it is true, committed within .the precincts of Huron, but one whom this County has the misfor- tune to be compelled to own as a resident, was the peipetrator of it, and that upon another resident, but one whom all who knew, knew to respect, in the person of the lamented victim JOEL DEIN. Joel Dean .was one of the most highly respected residents of' the town of Goderich, of which place he became, a citizenz some four years since, and a business man, in the way of an Exchange Broker. Ho re- moved to Goderich from the Canadian Oil regions, but; was a native of Ohio, and had served his country through theentire re- bellion. And, though, when his untimely end came, he was but some 34 years of age, and besides being one who had his own course to hew out, and his own future to make, he had done so to no mean pur- pose, inasmuch as he was possessed of con- siderable wealth. He had, for some time, retired from active business, and lived at his ease. Being of a bold and sappy turn cf mind, he took great pleasure in hunting ; and to engage in his favourite pastime was' his motive for bidding a last, (though un- known to be such to all on earth), adieu to his affectionate wife, and one tender son of ten summers, on Friday, the 2nd inst., pre- paratory to GOING TO THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE HURON. The part of the coast which he had select- ed for his hunting- ground, for this time, was inthe vicinity of what is 'known as Big Eagle harbour, a cove in the cape,jutting out from the Counties of Bruce and Grey, and about eighty miles north of Saugeen. He Started from Goderich by the Propeller Seymour, on which he went as far as the Fishing Islands, nearly opposite Saugeen, and thence to his destination by sail boat. The special game he sought was bears. He started with the intention of going entirely alone, but before leaving the Seymour, he was persuaded: by some of her officers, to take with him the lad, that subsequently became •- THE MURDERER. William Mercer was, at the time, em- ployed as porter on the Seymour. Mr. Dean was persuaded to allow this lad to accompany him, because he was au adept in the arts of hunting, trapping, etc. , His father, who is a resident of Ashfield, is an old hunter, and a man of loose hal,its, pay - Dean had paid him tvto months' wages, in advance, and counseled him to take the boat and make for Goderich, and tell' Mrs. Dean on his arrival, that he (Dean) was never going to return. On, arriving at God- erich, Constable Trainer was made acquaint- ed with the circumstances, who arrested Mercer on a charge of robbery. The day following, he was brought before the Mayor to answer to the charge, and His Worship committed hin3 for eight days. The same day he was visited by Mr. Tolsma, to whom after some conversation MERCER CONFESSED THE CRIME. of past times. Victor Emanuel has, evi- dently, long viewed Rome as the proper Italian capital, and. as we anticipated some sirne ago, his protection of Rome meant its acquisition, Indeed, reports have been cir- culatted that the Italian troops had already taken possession of the Holy City, but, more recently, these have been contradict- ed by others, which represent Rome as sur- rounded by the forces of Victor Emanual, awaiting the ; vote of the people, on the question,of the cession of the Papal States to this Monarch. If the feeling of the Ro- man subjects has been anything near cor- =rectly represented to the world, the result may be determined. on, as for annexation. A speedy and bloodless victory may be ex-, petted for Italy. a The Roman qestion was, inquestionably, ' brought to the surface by the Franco-Prussi- an War, as many expected would be the case ; but, perhaps, very few of the most shrewd observers, entertained the remotest idea that it would promise so decisive a re- sult. in so short a time. No. 1 homemade kip boots for $4 : cow hide do, 0.50, at Coventry's. According to the latest reports the Tien- tsin massacre will be avenged by the coni- biped English and French fleets in Eastern waters. It is reported that Russia will al- so assist in punishing the cruel and atroci- ous Celestials. Quebecers are thinking of taxing ecclesi- astical property, hitherto exempt ; and as that forms nearly a third of the total pro - party of the city, it would make an impor- tant addition to the . ivic revenue. For the Cheapest Boots an Shoes in Seaforte according to quality, go to Coventry's. SEPTEMBER 23, 1870 Matters in ILed River.. The Globe's correspondent, writing from Fort Garry, under de,te of September 3, says. " It is difficult to say °how the future is to be moulded, except by obliterating the recollections of the past, and starting the Province with a clear sheet ; but that again is impossible, for it would be an outrage upon the authority of the Queen and the rights of her su ijects to slur over the death of Scott, and pass by the events of the win- ter without a thorough investigation. To conduct this, however, it would be neces- sary to capture Riel, O'Donoghue, and Le - pine. as the trial of one or other of, these is the only way in which a variety of myster- ies can be brought to light ; and' no very strenuous efforts appear to be made to take any of these men prisoners. A resident of Winnipeg --Dr. Scbultz's father-in-law— has offered a reward of £20 each for the capture of the three persons I have named; and it is believed that the sum offered will tempt the Indians to devote all theirtime and energies in searching for those upon whose capture such unheardof wealth de- pends. It is confidently asserted that .Le - pine is still in the vicinity of Fort 'Garry, but that Riel and O'Donoghue have made their way to Pembina. A report to the effect that they had become American citi- zens was circulated in Winnipeg, but I doubt Riel's taking such a step, at ileast un- til he is certain that all hopes of a pardon for his -complicity in Scott's death are et an end. Bishop Tache, whorse visits here have not, I believe, resulted altogether to his satisfaction, called to -day on the Lieutenant Governor. Notwithstanding the confidence the Bishop declared he felt in Mr. Archi- bald. I am inclined to think that the ad- ministration of the latter will be too nearly in accordance with the requirements of the situation to give complete satisfaction to the admirers of the Provisional Government, and those who look upon its deposition as an unwarrantable act. Time alone will teach what all are anxious to know ; but, as straws show the direction of the wind, so trivial matters mate indicate important resolves, and I am disposed to share the con- fidence of the Bishop, though our antici- pations of the immediate future are very different. Bishop Tache is a polished gen- tleman, and a clever and dangerous politi- cal opponent ; brit if Sir George Cartier's power oyez this Province has ceased,I think justice will be done to the English-speaking portion of the settlement. The Lieutenant Governor will hold a levee on Monday, and I presume the formal announcement of the change in the constitution of the territory will be made without delay. Dr. Schultz is expected here in a few days, and it is be- lieved by his friends his presence will tend to dispel the apathy that seems to hang over the settlement. It is doubtful, however, whether much will be gained by resuscita- ting the past, except in connection with the trial of those who murdered Scott ; but on the other hand a close attention to the foun- dation of the future is a matter, the imporx tante of which, can hardly be over estima- ted. Ile said that he shot Mr. Dean about two miles inland from Big Eagle, at mid- night, on Sunday, 4th inst. Dean never spoke after he was shot. He left his corpse there, after appropriating his money, watch and ring; then taking the Yawl, he attempt- ed to effect his escape to the United States. In this, however, he was foiled, by a head wind, which blew Mw on to the Fishing Is- lands, where he related what • we have stat- ed above. In acknowledging his .crime to MI. Tolsma, he stated that he had conceal- ed the watch between the lining of the Propeller ; which was found in the exact spot he had indicated. The ring, he, said, he had hidden under a stone on the Fishing Islands, and the traps and guns he .had sunk near Big Eagle. ,He expressed himself perfectly willing, to show where the body was. On the strength of these statements, AN EXPEDITION TO RECOVER THE BODY, consisting of Constable Trainer, -with the prisoner, and five or six other persons, left Goderich on Thursday. Arriving at Big Eagle the following afternoon, Mercer pi - lotted them to the tragical spot, where they found the corpse, unmolested, but in an ad- vanced stage of decomposition. It was lying straight on the back, with the hands by the sides. A bullet hole was to be seen just in front of the right ear, which terminated on the other side of the head, near the crown, where a piece of the skull bone had" been lifted off. The camp fire had, apparently, . continued to burn for some time, and one foot of the corpse was neal.•ly burnt from the leg. After an immense amount of toil, and spending one night in the bush, they reached Big Eagle, with their ghastly bur- then. The prisoner,iu them eantime, had made no such manifestations as might naturally have been expected of him, but on the con- trary, had made himself useful, and taken part in all the labours, even to assisting in bearing the body. He professed to point out where the traps and guns were sunk, but, if they were there, they could not be reached. Arriving at the Fishing Islands, however. the ring was found undir a stone, as he directed. This is a heavy gold jewel,' on which were engraved the Masonic em- blems ; these, however, he had ground out, he said; by rubbing it on the sides of the yawl. The ,expedition reached' Goderich on Saturday evening. A large crowd had gathered at' the dock, by whom the prisoner was greeted with mostindigliant expressions, such as "hang him," " shoot him" etc. Here, for about the first time, be displayed Signs of feeling. - THE INQUEST AND POST MORTEM. On the day following, Sunday, an inquest and post mortem was held on the body; _and 'after hearing the evidence, the jury return- ed -a verdict that William Mercer was guilty of wilful inur•deL. Accordingly the coroner committed him to jail, to be further dealt with according to law. THE FUNERAL OF JOEL DEAN. On Sunday afternoon, the remains of Joel Dean were borne to their last resting place, in the Goderich Cemetry. The funeral con- course exceeded a mile in length. He was buried with Masonic honours ; over - one hundred brethren being present, to pay their last tribute to departed worth. Rev, Brother Alex. Mackid performed the beau- tifully solemn services of the order, at the grave. fact, may be attributed, in a great measure, the vicious inclinations of William Mercer. He sets his age at 17 years, though his ap- pearance indicates him to be at least a year more. It does not appear that he has de- voted his attention to any particularbusi- ness, but has, for the'lnost part, employed his time in assisting his father in hunting, etc. There is nothing in Mercer's. counte- nance, marking him as one really bad ; in fact his natural intellectual development is considerably above the average ; still, there is a gross peculiarity about the lower part of his face. He is of dark complexion, and of the fair average stature of one of his age. THE NEXT TIDINGS OF JOEL DEAN. The first heard of Joel Dean, after his leaving the Seymour, at the Fishing Islands, was on the Wednesday following, when Mercer arrived thither alone, in the boat which Dean and he had sailed from there in, a few days before. Upon being questi- oned by the fishermen,as to the whereabouts of his employer, he said that they had - rounded Cape Hurd, and while in the Georgian Bay, the boat had upset, and that Mr. Dean had peen drowned, as he was heavily laden with shot bags, etc., and. that he (Mercer) had been rescued by a couple of fishermen, who assisted him in righting the boat: Mercer said this accident occur- red on Sunday, and that he had been out ever since with nothing to eat. The same day that 1 ercer.arrived at_ the FishingIs- lands, the Seym,ourcame in from Goderich, and on hearing Mercer's story, and compar- ing it with the fact that the boat gave no indications of h aving been upset, it containing various small articles which would in all probability have been lost, had such an event happened, those on board suspected that Joel Dean had been fouly dealt with. Without betraying any suspicion, Mercer was invited to get on board -the Propeller, to return to Goderich, which he did. After being safely on board, he was questioned as to what money he had, and denied having any. He was then searched, and some forty dollars, including a five dollar gold coin, was found upon him. Being pressed for explanations, as to how he became possessed of thin money, his stories became very con - ? flitting. Amongst other things, he said that The Labrador Fisheries have been unsuc- cessful this season, while those of Gaspe' � and Nova Scotia have been wonderfully productive, which proves that fish are mi- gratory. bra, Sir John A. Macdonald returned to Otta- wa on Saturday last, restored to health,and assumed his official position as Premier and director of the Government, AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONER. On Monday last, our reporter visited the prisoner in his cell. While it was almost impossible to get a straight look from him, he did not appear to realize the enormity of his crime, but conversed freely, and really inclined to be frivolous. He answered all questions, without any apparent hesitancy. And while he appeared to be at a loss to know why he ccmmitted the murder, he made no attempt to deny, in any way, his previous statements. He repeatedly said, I did not want to go, but Dean would have me." He said he had seen neither his father, nor any of his family, and did not want to. the .uron ; txpordtot, THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY OF HURON, TS :published every Friday Morning, in 'Seaforth, 1 It is the largest paper in the County:. • .o:- 2'ERMS_ $1.50 per annum, in advance ; if not so paid $2.00 will be charged: No subscription taken for a` shorter period than three months. :o: = ADVERTISfNG RATES. TRANSIENT. • Per line, first insertion, 8cts ; subsequent in- sertions, 2 cts, each time. Advertisements meas ured by a scale of solid brevier- No advertise- ment taken for less than One Dollar. THE TRIAL. Whether Mercer., will be tried. in this County or in Bruce, i, a matter upon which conjecture is rife. In the ordinary course of the law, he would be tried in the latter place; but there isa statute providing for the trial of criminal charges, elsewhere than where ,the- crime has been committed, when circumstances can be shewn to prove that such a course is preferable. That this is the case, in the present instance, • is a matter on. which there can be no doubt, for all the witnesses are residents of Goderich. If the Court concludes that Goderich be the place of trial, it will come off at the FallAssizes, which commence on Monday next ; and if at Walkerton, then it will have to remain. over till the Spring Court, as the Bruce As- sizes are now on. The best selected stock of Boots and Shoes in Seaforth, at Coventry's. It is said the British Government . has suspended all its contracts for building turrett ships. The Canada Central Railway was form- ally opened on Thursday last. The Canadian twenty cent pieces be withdrawn. are to LATER. Fort Garry, Sept. 6, via St. Cloud, Sept. 19—The Lieut. Governor was sworn in to- day, a large number of people were ,pres- ent. CONTRACT RATES : One Column for One Year. it Li '' Hall ib gi Quarter '' << «.it Dr. Shultz went to the house of Spence, the editor of the New Nation, ,and horse- whipped him tremendously.Spence was very frightened and cried like a boy. There is great excitement over this: . The volunteers were reviewed by the Governor to -day. He said they equalled many regulars. Riel and O'Donoghue are still at Pembi- na doing nothing. The French half-breeds are away into the intei ior. '' Eighth • still mosing NEWS O F T H E WEEK. i• '' ` Six Months, " Three " - One Year, - " Six Months, • ` Three. - - One Year, - Six Months " Three " - - " One Year, - it Six Months " Three " - $60 00 35 00 - 20 00 - 3500- 20 00 12 00 20 00 - 1200- 800 - 12.00 - -8 00 - 500 Advertisements, without specific directions, . will be inserted till forbid, and charged accord- ingly. 119.tf. SIGN OF THE Golden i'adioek t Wagstaff, suspected of pushing Margaret Chapman into the bay at Toronto, has been committed for murder. A horrible death was sustained at Rochus, Quebec, by a man named Wallander. He owned a glue manufactory, and on Satur- day leaned over a cauldron of boiling glue to see •low it was progressing, when he fell in, and keceived injuries that caused his death. • The American Government is about commencing another survey 'of the Isthmus of Dalian with the view of putting a canal through it. The@entries thus far completed, for the Provincial Exhibition, are consideranly be- hind those cf last year in point of numbers. After a long debate, the first ChambEr of Deputies of Holland has passed a Bill abol- ishing the death penalty. Oil, in supposed paying quantities, hay been struck at Thamesville. The latest return states that the total amount ofDominion notes in circulation on the 31st of August was $7,376,547 ; and of this sum $462,000 were in fractional currency . The Queen has addressed letters of 4 con- dolence to to the widows and orphans 'of the gallant men who lost their lives by the sinking' of the Captain. The Orillia Free Masons propose to erect a $5000 hall in Orillia. The Americans have commenced a war of extermination against the Indians in the southern part of Arizona. OFFICES TO LET. Tw U offices on the second fiat in Scott's Block. The best, and most convenient rooms in the village. Apply to McCAUUHEY & HOLMESTED. Seaforth, April 14, 1870. 123-tf.. *Tam OZ SmEu3S xDVr IQ 0 g Q' A, N Pe tonie (gt tt cr; z ms. too,C16„,Q 5.4 \F:Lk Pod 1.1m1N 0" 1;7'. S. C CD° bt a sa Seaforth, Sept. 2lst, 1870. 104— TORONTO MILLINERY. • MISS ERWIN; to rspectfully inform the ladies of ]JESIRES Seaforth and vicinity, that she has removed her Millinery Establishment to REYNOLD'S -BLOCK ! NEAR THE RAILWAY,STATION.' Miss Erwin would also take this Opportunity of saying that she has very considerably increas- ed her stock which contists of MANTLES, `HATS AND BONNETS, Ready trimmed. DRESS CAPS, &c., &c. Orders for all kind of work, such as MANTLE : t AND DRESS -MAKING, TRIMMING, BRAIDING, ETC. PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. A stock of piece Satins of all shades on hand. Seaforth, Sept. 21st, 1870. 146-tf— ESTRAY RAM CAME into the premises of the subscriber, Lot No. 6, 2nd Concession of Eullett, on or about the 1st of August last, a two year old Ram. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges, and take him away. THOMAS LIVINGSTONE.- Hullett, Sept. 1, 1870. 143-4— • SErTtM1;E DIST - WE have been 1 a beet weighing 1' NOT less than 0 at this office to ser our last issue, Mn. Brenner, o while hauling a to received a broken ON Sunday last Geo. Cattle, of 'GO The -cause was chi EAsT WAAWAN elected Reeve, on. • apposition, for the of H. -Helps, Esq - THE Fall Assize open., at Goderich;. Chief Justice Ada inson, Esq., Crow) Twp: Goderich i refuse salt having Bruce Mines whir: acid, it is employer Three or four.- n Goderich market Parkyn of Platt's Steam Mill and at ON Saturday, 1= ed between the el at the latter placer Stratford by nii a game is cont•eni single members of NEXT Sabbath, the Lord's suppel,l McDiarrnid's Coir:, Mr. Ross will ass' day there will be clock in connexio addresses of an in ed by several min, WAX'S.—We ha; of late ; a nice el be pleasant. Far on threshing, the was expected. S, improvement is g prising villa0.„.. few days. Farm Great complaints Brown was unable -. bath, on accoimt o hear he is receive So rurso 11 S. H.y Ag. Society; Oliver Wilson, ,t castle Agricultu behalf_ of Mr. - works, of a Reap; to the S. H Ag, 3; prix; to the be. Plo ig1aing, Mato i. ne is no common.. is -see the example!; ALMOST BLED Thursday, the 1 Grieve, cop. of iv tintiber on the 1:t tread upon the h, edge to turn up air an artery. The have ended. - fatal3i presence of mind stopped the blee ued for sone tin]. firmly over tnepar COMPaM NTA some twenty of il. Royal Canadian about removing e farewell supper a occupied by M. P. toast of the eveni highly eulogistic for his apt and :s amiable and pleas sponded in a feeli gret at leaving S recollection of it. pleasantly spent, the friends disper Acerin i.—e, as Mr. Andrew G lop, was procee sister, in a ligh, Thos. 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