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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
New Freeh Teas --Scott Robertson.
By-Law—Towns-hip of M ar-ris.
Dissolution of Partnership—W. & J,
•-Vanst(m.
Sowr &Gia — Robert .
y Gariill'Cliael.
I`intice—Wiliam Graham:.
Caution—John Wilson,
A. m
ith.
Cloak. Lost—John Logan.
Money to Lend—P. P. Walker.
Fares for Sale—William
Hammel'.
Situation as School Teacher Wanted.
*row- 0-.x pair
. ,
FB.[D i Y, AUGUST = 25, 1871. •
The Washington Treaty. -
Li the Q -teen's Speech proroguing
the lin perial Parliament, reference.
Wash-
ington
made to that portion of the Treaty more ilnmecliately
fectiu.g the interests of this couu
in the £cul l o wi.eg words : "I shall
"prize the Pariiu!ncnt of Can
" that the provisions which require
af-
befog e the people of the north, thin
try, they lirouki have defeated the Wel=
alp- lington, Grey cE Bruce scheme iu
ada A•3orris, acid -ver .. srohr(bl r in Grey
Yl y y
and. Tll •n beet y. But instead of pur-
'uing this course, hey foolishly finis=
took the rep.rese ntattions of a few
professed friends for t1
of the people, and in
de erted, the true fri
e n
�corr _et ess of the statement contain-
ed in the second sentence of the
v
all)O PqnOta
t1Ur
•
Tin to
a eertaaill
joint.tite conduct of the'Pr•ovislotial
oars! of
1
l�o t
Directors of the London
Road oaad he , r
hes l yeti sl,iriight.f'orwa,r•ci gruel
'honorable,
)
it
tO_desert
t.
numerous
( uu,
warm -frier_ds, who had stood by
them ° through thick and thin—
through well as thtougln good
report—and .who had spent_ bogs
timeand motley in tl e endeavor to
further thew interests of their scheme,
without one word of «arning, or one
substantial reasons fee so. doing, is
/either straigFiLforWa d nor -hornor-
-rr)ld. We again repeat that had the
promoters of the London scheme ate•
iered to .the Eastern - route—the
rotate which they un1aniumusly de.
cided was the blest and most .Ilra eti-
cable—and taken the trouble to
place the advantages of their scheme.
"its consent are, in my view, 11ig
"conducive to the interests of
". Dominion:. Osis these provisio
�( however, that Parliament will p
"independent and filial j udgni n
With the first sentence of
above quotation we cannot ager
and we believe that when -the p
per tithe comes, a majority of
people's representatives of this
minion will be found unwilling;
give their assent to the -opini
therein expressed. We cann=ot s
in what; way it is to conduce tot
interests is this 'Dominion to gra
to a nulghboririg Powei.. valuab
and de .rly-claerishetl rights for
mere ldniinal money co.usideratso
It may be for the advantage
Great Britain for us to do this, b
in this instance at least our intei�es
hers r. a enol identical.
and -h •r .-
We are rejoiced to think, ho
ever, that we have an authoritati
statement from such a quarter, th
the portions of tine - Treaty affecting
the interests of this Dominion are to
be left entirely to the decision of the
Parliament of the • Dominion. If
the above slecl;aration: be adhered to,
we will have none but ourselves to
blame if' we are subjected to injus-
tice
njus-
tice under the provisions of the
Washington Treaty. Thus fat otir
Government have not seen:fit t
vouchsafe any indication of th
course they propose to pursue. re-
garding it. But whatever they may
do; we sincerely trust that the rep-
resentatives of the people will stand
:firm, and give way to no seductive
influences which may be brougt to
bear upon them. It is not a ques-
tion affecting the interests of any
particular party, but one which muss;
affect the welfare of the whole
country. As such it should be view- -
ecl by our legislators. Even the de-
feat of the Government should not
deter honest representatives, no mat-
- ter what party they may belong to,
from voting- s gainst it, • and thus
show that they are prepared to. de-
fend and ul)llcld the e -dignity and
character of their country at all
hazards.
lily
the
r S,
aass
t.i,
the
ee,
ro-
th e
Do -
to
on..
ee
he
nt
le
a
n.
of
ut
ots
w-
ve
a:t
e real feeling
L fit cf sulks
nds of their
scheme, and rashly threw tbetil,selves
bocl:ly into,tlne arms of those who
had persistently' llnalir,uec1 and op-
Utsuing this
only jeopard
heir scheme,
but they have insultednanny of their
best and most faithful friends. 't
We are certainly o1•ligecl to the
promoters of the London scheme for
the .."friendly feelings'; which they
rds out selves
re are proud
iuould mitch
se with flat-
tery and •pureee a manly course,
calculated to win for them.respect,
instead of acting ihel part of spoiled
school children, at the imminent
risk of defeating their scheme, and
bringing upon themselves the deris-
ion:of their opponents.
posed - tem. By p
course, they have not
ized the the success of
entertain not only toga
fete towards the town.
to represent ; but -eve
rather they would dispe
•Too Solieitoais by Half.
"If the Expositor wishes to retain any
estige of, its reputation a$ a
journal, its will have to pursue a different
tual attempts
ks. It is a
toted aliprov-
v Reform
course, and not make ineffe
to sow dissension inour rat
dangerous sign when it is o
rngly by the Goderich Star and rl'oronto
0
Telegraph.. That - the • brother of the
e editor -of the Expositor 18 Sandfield's
organist at Cornwall, is no: reason for
Combination proclivities. --,Canton New
Era." .
4Te would advise our contempo-
rary not to alarm himself about .our
The London, Huron & Bruce
Railway.
" We are happy to say the prospects
of this road are now brightening daily.
A telegram received from Mr. John
illiaurns states that pontis by-laws as
t`ollows will be submitted next week:
l-,
.t Ion `
tis
, • � ,(1(j0, East WAK"1l1USl1, 82(),-
Clinton (
Hallett, ss , .
(U
( • t n
o •1 -
� U,
000 ; C: odlerich Township, $10,000.
The above quotation is from the
London A -d vert iser , of Teesday. Iu.
farmer times we could generally
agree with the remarks of our Lon-
°1011 co>._ltennpontries upon railway
reputation. His solicitude in our
behalf is entirely unnecessary. We
do not claim to be infallible, more
than our neighbors but,with all
our faults and failings} we have
_never yet changed our coat upon
any public question four times
within sic- months, nor have we
ever been driven from our County
for supporting a traitor to the Re-
form cause; nor do we get an
occasional nibble°at the rich corn in
the i)ub11c crib 'though Tory in-,
fluence. Can the editor of the Sew
Era say as much?
em
TRE RALWAY By-tvw was carried
in St phen- on -Saturday last by an
overwhelming majority, the number
,
of which is given elsewhere: The
township Council of Hay .i
n teuC
passing their By. -law next week, and
at the next meeting of the Tucker -
smith Council, the probability is
that a resolution wilt be passed to
I submit a By-law -law for the ` considera-
tion
-
Y } Gotlsic.d:.tl.
tion of the ratepayers ef the town-
clop. McKillop wi11.. )l,''obably *come
next in order: l
• matters, but now since they have
received their "new light" they
ficcTt r. t.t1
. 1 t say SAM e very absurd
things upon this q. railway`z uestion.
For our part we cannot see any
s:)e(iLcr r,..
l � 1 cattle for gl. srnfiCatlnn overt
the stews telegraphed -by Mr. \1Til !
batons. 'While the Directors of the
-[Load were under the .inl "ares-'
lop that
, 1 s 4
• theeast:einroute was _the best, they
stet('cl distinctly, that tile;^ -could not
build Use road mortis of the Grand
Trunk 'alnk to
(a certainpoint fol- a less 1
sunt than 98,000 ; now, however,
they seem. to be exceedingly' rejoiced
that they have s. prospect ---and a.
slim one at that of obtaining
$G5,00() for the saute distatnue l:y
the Central route. They have also
admitted, over and over again, that • al
the. Eastern route was the most eas-
ilv constructed, and would Conse-
quently-
onse quently- require a less sum. How t
the London people can :-reconcile r;
these two. positions we are at a loss s
to conceive. The Advertiser iser fui titer c
says : G
e
AVE UNDERSTA a dint a meeting
of the Provisional Board/cif Direc•
d k
h,
ISSP
rs ry
c o
I. 111
d In
o�
t- ` 11
tseltit
Ivo rats ways .from scale poi:ft in tin(
sight, but * such omissions -slave~ be -the " Bation" ear determined to at -
come a rule more than an a eeptio�i
with our contemporary.
)o
TUE. llu.ront Signal wr1ch
the c:a.
SLi. alt
iUu W
a (: felt cal
,.
t).;
c .adtl
1 Lill.
StGI to
it last«
howls dismally. It vitt
ata nps around, and almost
For once, the Signet, in its.de
has a spicy, amusing colon.
readers are under obli;_ratio
for su iplyi ug • a theme.
i ditties, in its decadence (a
s uncle
de
ed upor
ek • •
drill
1 perates
,
Swears
aulei yce,
n. Its
isteus
et the
)(1 atlas,
we fear, -in its second childhood as
well), keep on ; it : pleases feelf, it
oheys its masters—the clic d e of lo-
cal pc liticians we have • so (s ten re-
ferred to- aatnd it amuses us vastly.
To one. thing, however, atinc lig the
many _misst:tternents (to ripply the
,
mildeet term) of the decayed Signal,
we nattst give ars unqualified contra-
diction. That is, that the E liter of
this paper either at. tlIC BL tee field
or the -Blyth Convention, or any
place else, acted; or s poke 'o 7 wrote
1 ,_
in the; interest of any Umar, t Hien
or partyof teen as siring t l .
,
1 � he,
to put forward, a candidate fir Pal
liauilentary honors. Eiivaill r we
would affectionately warn th editor
of the decley=etl ,S *sial to be-. are of
personalities. 'Thus far, ill o lr con-
, ,.
tr
et4'
1r.S with
theSignal; t � .l �
,S 2CG
f , e �}�a ve
strenuously avoided person pities.
The Signal, ou the contrar hag
constantly indulged in person alities
of the grossest description. The
editor of the Signal having h Id bi t
brief experience in connectiot wit i
the Press, could hardlybe ex iectei
t.o know much of the .Amenities of
journalism or of the 'desir•a'.ii1ity of
preserving its impersonality, .so this
1
time we will overlook his man dere-
lictions in this respect,. but 1f this
r ,
i
course be persisted tslsted iu, we may be
compelled to . retaliate in a` rr anner
that will- be exceeding unpleasant
to that gentleman.
or
nt enot inations collected
arnestly • lid dispassionately
cans and D mocraLts alike, a d t
is a deep -se, tied deter nninati n t
fend the nl• n in the exercis of
light. Ab ut 10 o'clock tri cr
became so n -eat at the i>olic 1 -
quarters th. t Judge James rd
it to disperl}e, stating that f t
did not go quietly to their h Me
would ` proceed to appoint !a 1
force of poli,�cemen and take ie
-to custody. This had the desired
effect, for the crowd at o ce
peised.
The ,,Baron's second lecture
delivered, thanks to the exci em
before a ver large audieni!•.
leas now left the city.
es* et
Crowin Land Fraud
The Olobea few days ago
ed a letter from a Mr. Fryer,
if the statenjnents therein co
are -correct, tahou1d be the 1e
hurling the Ontario Gove
from power the moment t
teen the t second lecture, if.
other rnrr lose than to vile( ical
r •
right of ltree speech. D.uii
afternool of Wedoesda the
v
de Cemin issued in a ` hancl-b
appeal to American ican citizt,i s,
r u _ 1
upun theft to come out and
hire in the right to speak.
time. -in tl e course. of the day
A. B. Julies, who is the cont -I
owner oil the room notifie
Baron tha It he could not hay
hall on Wednesday eveniia;r
flet, how ver, was known oak
few, and holt the hour 0.11110
for the lecture, crowds of Viten
ad for the hall, to find it close
learn that it would not : lse O
for the purpose of the Bazou'e le -e•
titre._ Thi announcement lied to the
t x gression' of a variety of i.
1 v opinions
l
as to the ultimate effect of his dt ei-
1 n
5 0
A r it ?
t the hour l i
olrf
or'tl 1
tare Barori (le Catrin app!aired At
the entt� ui a of the hall. int was'
tatkeri into custody by the police, by
the d:iree.ti n of Judge J. Ues, and
conveyed t the police heac)tjuartetee
'1'lae office s were follow d by a
cro�vcl �i•Ll hoots cl and sho=T! ted like
a paick of saval(:s. 'i'his
crowd
l�ngerecl aLl)ont the pollee l�eul(luart-
ens till a Iatl�c hour: At a score of
points a}�n p> F(trc} street knots and
w
cto d � '�'
5 tf1`te
c n of aril r..lt�log5 faiths
1 d
and -
e Gis
cussed the 1)ror�riety and fl'ect of
tire puocee sings which ha( taken
place in co rection �vitl thi van's
visit £o this city. It ifi lappr�rent to
eves°y one t nKt a deep sea,ed feeling
exist anlo ProteStasztia hat an
outrage lea t
leen co
millitt
upon
the right o free speech, nd
the
opinionis ntertsnerl by e )ubl-
here'
o de -
this
owd
lead
'red
hey
s he
arae
m iI1-
ass-_
was
ent,
He.
• himself. True, the picture may be
foe no 0 'erdLwn b, Fryer and we await
to the tie version of the affair that ilea
T
the b given by Richards or.Scott. Ttne
.Baron tar re against the Government h. w-
� b o
e el•, is a serious on:e, and -it will
n
tel
Ut
o ii v 'W
p ss ito et ltlloart searcli-
it l a
_n
�.tllrt
deft nd . i g inquiry into a(il the facts of t}le
Some cse.: If the fas is are a.
c 5 s st�jted; tile
JJuk,e guilty ones should be punished, artd
•oiling of tlrere is no truth in the report,
d the then those to 1,lgame should be ex -
e the otlerated.=i oefolk Ile}uriner. •
This
y byi a- The North West. -
u1lLecl An exeursicn cf editorial gentle-
start- men chiefly from the Eastern States
cl and
is at this tulle engaged iii traiversil)g
)served the North West country, allies the
re:. u l is of their observations are be-
ing published in their respective
joi;lrnels. Their wanderings a are
c e h tied principally to their own
THE OG'DENSBURG RIOT.
Baron De-Cauuin ou the Lecture
Paris—Part eutaur,3 of the Troubie*.
Frain the Ogden Barg Joitr)ucl, Aug. 17.
During the latter part, '-of
week the city was billed b )la
by
stating that " Baron De Ca
would deliver orations on Aur:
Confession and Popery, at Lv
Hall, on !Tuesday 'and Wedn sday -
evenings.! The bills stated th tone
of these orations would be deli ered
before men only, leaving the r ader
to make his own .inference as t ` its
subject matter. We are info •med.
that Father Mackey of St, Mary's
Irish . Catholic ' Church, and aleo
Father` Jeannotte of the •Fi,}enchl
on!
bers !
s to
tire,
last
wards
min'
cula
Ceti
Catholic Church, during servic
Sunday, loth cautioned the men
of their respective congregatio
keep away from the Baron's -lec
and in every way refrain• from any-
thing that should tend. to distu b or
interfere with his meeting.
About -the honr-for the ops
of the iiieeting •ou Tuesday ever.
a silght d1Sturhance occurred -or
street by a loud discussion bets
a couple of :.excited persons. w
ended in a little hooting. A - con-
siderable number: of persons atthnd-
ed the lecture or oration. The
meeting was organized by appoin -ing
W. L. Thompson chairman. he
rs „ _
Baron. had proceeded with his
rem •
alk•
s to
nea •
r the •clo.• . r
se without
the
1 a.• e least
S .�
Of disturbance ' `'•
fist] •
l cr,
or-
� (Hs-
i
tt'• i
S� isfa�ctiad, when those who were
in- the ball• noticed an . unnsua l noise
on the stilt's, and i'ximediatelyafter-
ward the door opened and in .wt ik-
ed about 30 persons; mens and b vs,
who -went forward and took s ats-
nearest the stage. _ The speaa ter
turn
ling
ing,
the
een
l ich
and asked the chairman if
s1iott d proceed, and was told to
n. Soon after, • the- speaker 1
isse.. He retorted by sayiangt]
e -new : of but •two things .t
sots of the London,
itlron . an
Bruce Railway; and
y, t e D -recto
of- the Toronto, --Grey anis Drnc
Italil�t a(v, together with e numbe
of gentlemen from North Huron an
Toront
I3t.t1_e. was held in
yesterday. The object r1f this !nee
ing was to oomplete the neces. ai
arrangements for a junction of til
:North to I[inceidicie. The r�esul
of the meeting we iut e not yet been
enabled to learn.
er�--ss
THE (.'lube of Wednesdy host gives
long itgeollnt of an'accident which
ecently occuired at Kingston Stat-
ion on the Grand Trunk. It also
he
go
at
8 I gat n
C
1 t Wit lt•
e serpent'
�
,
11(
Thompson
and 4re(
Mr. Jhompson called to rand
de�, saying that themeeting nt Subs
e disurbed, a nd those K•ho, c ir! 3lo ut 1 lie the 1}temar•l;s roilld roti•`. t.ie tsec n .r.c ofc.on: •tsi Io l . tl '�t(,rn CTs.SUt�c), ei•ntli
1 ;list vas swore to as. coirect, 1
Sent to tine Crown Lands office.
eclucntly ]!1r. Fryer ;gas em.
ploy(
ublish-
which,
rained
:ans. of
lament
ie new
l(-gislature meets. The statteinent of
111r. Fryer, are, in - effect, that he
was employed last summer , at $1.
per day by 'ne Scott, a Provincial
Land Surve or, in surveyi g the
lands in the portion of Ont. .io re-
cently throw open for settl anent;
that subsequ .ntly he agree with
slim to go as a second chainmen or.
the surveys of the village of Port
Calling and the township of Spence,
at ,$18 per `month, or fi0 cents per
clay, being told that that was 411 the
overntnent .allowed, and co sclud-
ng, of courser the observati ii ap-
)heci to the capacity he was e gaged
or. He says that when asked
o in
n a
g pay list for the Port
Carling services he was • asked to
iign a receip for an amount t the
Lt the rate n • � 3
J C
t„ln
$• 11
€ } u(irtCl
of GU cents, and that he was e 1)ect-
,d to sign for, the la-.a•ger at unit,
at only received the smaalle one,
ring. assured it was the cot mon
practice ou alliGoverrlment su revs.
-fe refused to tigt.1 any false r(: ei st..
:Its -Hanle was then scratched: out
nd another person's, :ilia axes sail's,
-hose wages w r '
�, e e GO cents, a day,
laced opl)osiie_the 75 *taint earl,
}
f •'
lisle his w�i s ; placed o )posstd; the
e cents axemau's Wages...Tete al
tel • .
.ltltoty, of which they give
gldwing description, but occasion;
they seem to have reached as
llol•th as Felt Garry. As ol,Sel•v
cel twin ly not prejudiced in .favor
rhe country, it is gratifying to kr'
that they bear the highest testiuso
.to its fruitfulness. Writes oue
'these gentlemen : -
Although we fancy that
wil]ters must be somewhat tedi
on
account ,
of their length, yet,
far as the fanner is concerned, th
is enough of warm weather for t
sure maturing of crops. A ,etre
record kept by the officers at F
A bet crom b,ie shows that for 15 yea
five months of each year have be
ausolutely free from. frost. That
probably a fair statement for Ma
toba as well as Minnesota.
nearly as we can learn, it isinot .sa
to plant till the latter part of Ap
or the 1st of May, that then folio
a quack and wondroes growth.
Du uth, on the 22nd of July,
vel'
�e shownfull-grown, .ry
£till „rovrn, large-siz
potaitoes that were planted about ti
15th of May.. At Fort Garry
were shown, on the 1st of Augu
some harvested wheat that was sow
at the same time. The latter m
turity, however, was exceptiona
inasmuch as other fiefs of hea.�
uni4pened grain still exhibited b
little color. There is no doubt b
that here lies the future wheat g
den of the world. Wheat grow
with astonishing vigor and eonpac
ness, and heads out full and heavy
Corn is an uncertain crop, the night
being too cool, but oats and barle
and rye can be depended upon
Fruits are to be classed among thing
to be desired but not to be raised
the : inial1er fruits excepted. Straw
berries, raspberries, whortlobeiries
cranberries, plums, etc., are nativ
to the soil. Apples, peaches an:
grapes are not cultivated with suc
cess, one vineyard in Minneapolis
being the only example within our
knowledge that would at all conflict
with the assertion.
Referring to the progress of ina-
rnigration. into the Northl-Western
States, the same cors• spondent
� tires :
Between Brainar . and the Red
River, this year and bast the immi-
grants have been swarming. In the
"Otter Tail" country they are' the
most 'numerous. Thirty -thousand
people found new homes, or. rather
places' to make them. last year, here
and along the lines of the t. Paul
and
Pacific
Railroad. oa
d. Tl1'
1�
year a
larr
steer nonuser is supposed to have
come, and the steady tide has every
prospect of an increase for the com-
ing twelvemonth. On the way as:
the lakes the party was joined by
one man from Boston who was seek-
ing a place to locate 1,000 families—
say 5,000 in all—and at Abercrom-
I c we met another who represented
1,0
quit
in t
he t
an d
whe
the
#i
illy
far
ers
of
ow
ny
of
the
0(1S
sp
ere
he
fill
ot•t-
rs
en
is
ni-
As
fe
ril
ws
At
N
ed
1e'
we
i3 t,
n
a-
1,
vy,
nt
tit
ar-
s
t-
Y
e.
d
33 famines more. Nearly, if not
e all, the homestead land with -
11e ten -mile railroad limits will
aken up this fall, and pre-emptors
land sl)eculaters are busy every -
re seeking ese
�.1�1
ng for those plaices- that
rail -road will benefit the most.
I In comparison with not so much
apathy as the constant ol,struc-
stl thrown v
n in the way
Of' •
(Tants- 11111111-
erants into our own Red River_
territory by the Dominion lautltor-
.t•
Ales, fi t
he
above
state
,of afi�l' even
,,vt,n
allowing for possible exaggeration,-
offers a striking contrast: Nor
should it be without its le • •on for
the people, of the Dominion.
A 'Magni cent Legacy.
The St. Catharines .7'is)te • learns
that a legacy worth eighty Millions
of dollars has been left to the family
of Springers, by the late Chattles C.
Springer, great ' grandfather ter of
-Moses Sinringer, M. P. P., and Louis
its fli st assistant, and kept till.
s tion
lei notes, for w
lltc,ll the Gov
ent allowance, is �l per day,
as asked to sign the pay list as
This
al
1.
rh ,
.tshc,
refused
S 1 to do, and
old he ini,iht go to Toronto for
Ly. H c then proceeded to Tor
and laid his'grievance before
.town Lands Coinlnissioner.
ichards referred him to a clerk,
aid « they knew alJl about tl_ case
s and permitted the surveyors
ke _a profit on men's wag .` in
to make up any defrcie ties
er things." He then sue the
•nnent and obtained a verdict
31 days' work at the Govgrn-
rate of $1 per day. As
ail ich the men and boys who had but; w
ter,c1 the -hall made a rash, for the acein
and thosc v
Y •
ot,�h
0 11 • ,
had
been -
t
to 11 S)
ote t the speaker. From all ;e oat
1.11 are', the proceedings were m tt. tl�e {
sent
ca
wt s
b dy
w re -
Th
(lakes editorial comment on the
ollision which took place on the
mat 'Western last week, was allow-
orary. If the Globe is 'honest and
nem its strictures of the Grand
runk, and criticises the manage-
ent Of thet road unfavorably in
le interests of the coentr7, and
s mane a it should make no such
sidious distinction as we have
sove -re erred to. If this instance
d bee an exception, it mi ht be
favor
the Great Western was all over -
is dissatisfied.with the (Mange of route.
But our contempora.ry must admit that
_ the conduct of the London Provisional T
- Board has been straightforward thro ugh -
out. Not until they were deserted by 111
those who induced them to seleot the trl
eastern route did they abandon The le
promoters of the London, Huron and it
13ruce Road have the most friendly feel- .
ing:5 toward Seaforth, and they feel grate- 11/
ful especially to the Exrosrron for its al
friendliness." ha
We are sorry to be compelled tie
e confess that we cannot admit the of'
si
nclude that the omission ih
co
e, and during then the Bar n Mr. R
lade. , to tint
persons who created the die- ord r
ce, we ate told, forsed the in oth
w. y iikto the hall. After they went Govet
in not ing was said calculated to for 1
irqta or Offend, and there was con- usenit
seeue tly not the slightest excuse
for tl eir act. The Mayor wai
su m ned, and eyery precanti+
maintain peace. A carriage
p ocured and the_ Baron con-
ed to his boarding-house. There
be no doubt the disturbers
id the hall for nOproper motive,
v should be held responsible
r act.
'nterrnption of the meeting
the greatest degree of excite-
ong the Protestant portion
community, and hundreds
whci.weuld not otherwise have give
ta en
w.
vet
ca
ent rr
th
for the
he
cr ted
of the
pert
pers
we
said, this act, if correctly re-
d, should suffice to cause e
n to lose confidence in the In-
tegrity of the Government, and he
people's renreeentatives should iliot
lose motnent in placing other en
in their places. Mr. S..:ott's con ct
in the first place was most disie t-
able, and that of Mr. Richards as
equally so. After having been n-
fotmed of • the circumstances, it as
his duty to have sifted the matter
to the bottom and not simply to
no better, apparently, than Sega
Spianger, Esq., Reeve of Barton,
and that the lawyers are now work-
ing the case. It appears that this
Charles C. Springer was a native of
the State of Delaware, where be had
large posseseions. -S;mething over
a hundred years ago he leased eight
hundrediacres of land to the Epis-
copal Church there, for a term of
ninety-nine years, after which it was
to fall back to his legal heirs. This
lard now composes the greater part
of the city 'of Wilmington', anti is of
very great value. The evay it hap-
AUGUST 25, 1871_
1 nessetsessseeme
trust, seeing that the family h aci
leen
>;CfLt � .
t t 1-
ed t
v t]
ne trou Isloxts
tidies of the 'Revolution, sortie: of
whom, being loyalists, cause to C;, -
a g•
.� da, illeg�llly soles this estate, ancf
J e 't
for L
ri
UlU
se. ! h.
� chin•••
(t
Shcer
n
1 l lt@-
w I>
it c
C of
U and 1
t lLy have ruder-
aken to in vesti:gate the matter be -
ore the United .States Suprea1e
'ourt.
Mormons in: Canada.
Strange to sny a community of
i 1OrrnOnS exists in -the townships .of
loore and Sow brA, and the num oer
of adherents is ratite' ci the increase.
t tan otherwise. The Sarnia Obser-
ver says :.--" Astonielairg as it lnay
8 :eun, it ie nevertheless a fact, that
t iis mixture of fanaticism and seri-
f; ialisy. has a,nu ID 1 ler of followers itt
t le townships ot Moore and Sombra,
and that the numbers of its adher-
ents is rather OD the increase than
otherwise. Those who become in-
fatuated by the system are, as a
rule, both ignorant and superstitious.;
but occas.donally some fall victims to
tl e delusion whom we should sup -
p se ought to -be sufficiently well inl
f irmed to scout tile StO pit! absurdity,_
eSpecially when it is known that it
is waning rapid:y at its 1, eAquarters
n Salt Lake City, and to all appear --
at ce Will SOOD become a thing of the
tast. As an instance of this kind,
-w are informed that e voting man
nemect -Clark, belonging to the-'
I..a,en attending collee with the view
of becoming a Baptin minister, has
adopted the Mormon creed, and was
baptized as a Mormons in the SL
Clair, at Mr. Sinclair's residence
LO
It
he
va
wiaship of Moore, on Sabbath -last.
appears he was laboring as it
ssionary of the body with whicIti
was in connection, during the
ation, intending te return to
college and prosebute his etudies
next winter, and that the people
at ong•whorn he was laboring had
rai ed by subscription about $70 to
ble him to do so. Before thet
tin e arrived when he should retuni
to .olleee, however, he fell under
th infruence of some of the Mora
smtaonesdo.,f, Moore, .with the result above -
he largest, cheapest and best selected
sto k of Boots and Shoe* in Seaforth„
British Te3egraphs.
ever a year ago the British Gov-
ern nent took- posseesion. of all the
tat raphic lines in the country, and
has since operated 'them in connec-
tio with the Post Office Depart-
ment. The rates .were reduced at -
altthe ime, and the result has oeen a-
municatione. The receipts, for" 'the
year ending 31.st of March were
X1,068,585, and the expenditure
X270,005, showing a net gain of
1793,580. The increase of the '
business was nearly thirty per cent.
rind r reduced ratea The total -
number of messages sent by the
was 2,803,798, against 2,326,93a -
for t e corresponding period of the
year before; and the revenue for
th e s me tnne was £163,636 against
X13 ,788, showing an increase of
477 ,59 in the number of messages,
and X27,348 in cash receipts.
Woe d it not be wise and . sound .
econ my for the Canadian Telegraph
Com] allies to reduce their present .
rates,? It would probably add tts
their net gains.
Ai THE great Boat Race, on Wed-
nes& between the St. John and
Tyne' crews, the former came off
victmious, making the distance in
fe) tv minutes aend eleven seconds.
strok . became seriously ill from
Over [ xertion, and died in a few -
hours afterwards.
For heap ladies', gents' and children'
P . a Boots of every description, go
to T. oventry's.
BIRTHS.
the 17th inst., the wife of Air Geor'ee.
Tuesda3; the 22nd inst.,
-town Mr. Lumsden, of London, Oat,
by t e Rev. Father 'enistel, of Irish -
to MIssMoDonald, of McKillop.
JAexsolc—WArrs.—On the 24th i at.
8t. Thomas Church. Seaforth, by Rev.
R. Starr, Mr. William Jackson, to
Bertha Amelia, third daughter of W..
Reed Watts, Esq., both of Clinton.
DEATHS.
Scorr.----At his residence; in West War-
wanosh, on Thursday, the 17th inst.,
James Scott, Esq., late Township
Clerk of West WaWanosh.
Swax.---1-At Broom. Hall, BIM cefield, on
the 1 lith inst., Miss Betsy .Swan, aunt -
of AriO.rew Swan, Esq. aged 77 years.
Deceased was a nadve of Roxboro -
shire, Scotland.
GUTHRT J. - On Monday, the 21st im3t.,
G rgetown, Mr. R. Guthrie, late
of Seaforth, aged 62 years. Deceased
was a native of Ellon, Aberdeenshire„
Hibbort on the 18th inst.,
Mr. i Hugh McCann, a native of Ar-
ma.gh, Ireland.
Mr, McCann was one of the pioneers
of
pened to piss into private hands is the roil Tract, havini„, settled in the
then wil woods of Canada ia the year
as follows The trustees of this 1831
sesosissemenswasumeraesesssaira
THE M
Z'plifig Wheat
Peaci
Bta Ler
mggs
Lamb Ii1c ins
aitenition paid to is:1
PCIA
Dot; or
•
•e.nipared with last
to 14. Sales eoloprise
week TuesdaY (If I .,112.5
$4 7.5 for 'herokees.
The receipts for ,
'were 327 cars, 9i; earscoi
.against 183 ,ear4: for
last -Nlveek-. The
three days were 1.40
-cars, during the 1-aine
Sa .es reported:
M in to Doty, 19 lid
Reynolds to Itesenat
Teulieut to Open 33
Hadley to Woods,
Quigenburry to Downs 7
1311 ler B to Post, 85]
1212, private tern's.
No sales reported. Ti
the ast three' days -A.
for the same period
ehip ents for the vast th
cars, gainst 14 ears for
last eek,,
Sales 013113ii8e I.,421 head
The receipts during t
>4ays ere 68 ears, 53 C
period last week. The shi
past -three -days were el
cars kr the same time lastl
Sale reported au fono-
434 h UV 280 lbs
115 ln as .2: yvv -t222 02) 826 lb:
113163 bkh(1.
11145346-658 ahhhi av- 107 Ms
av 203 Ms
111777.8.:
av 152 lbs
MINZIMIIIIMICaramouRr-,,===req.„, 'WPM
PRESS FOR *S'A:
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Address 1)., 1Valten 0„
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Ztrail Augus•t, 1h71. LI!
3- jug or egotiating I. -et -tutu Nt,ttes'..
following 4rawn
‘8,14.1-411:•bhatnil 111464
Dated
JOITN
Ito thi..3 170441101 4
-LA purbe.
gm the tom
black v...att
" at John
CLOAK
Nunday, the 20th Align:,
and the residenoe of lir
n line between
rproof Cloak. The finder.
Logan's store,, Neaforth,
paivAa
und charge
MONEY,. j
pima, to Lend on lin
at 8 per cent. per anua4
tents taken oat ruAni