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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1873-02-28, Page 1- 4 FEB: 21, 2, - , Mt -sneer, Soieue.-A very succeesful - entertainment was held in .the School., _aving tOOifl, Bluevale, last Friday evening, ere der the auspices of the Wesleyan lifeett -to-ila (lit Church* The object of the enter_ - tatoment was to assist in discharging the debt upon the OIVIA used .ht the church. The school -room was crawded. way to overflowing, many being unable to obtaia seats. Mr. TheMas Farrow, M , P. being elected Chairman, made a few teas humorous 'remarks, and a lengthy pro. test gramme consisting of musio, recitations, John readinga, etc., was then. gone threnele of the The first piece of -mimic given we's. 't The and Danish Slow March; i •nstnunental by • at_ the Bluevale Glee Club, Mrs. I)r, Sew. ;ise .of playing the organ, _Mr. A. Gray the vie.. Item lin, and Mr.. Charles Herbert the flute.- [et The Glee Club gave a uumber of other After piecee dialing the evening, which were - the receivedwith well-deserved applause. tor of Messrs. L, aed 13. Ruttan sang `aea ie be. played ° Kissing,. through the Bars " in the Lane ''Rated , and " 00od The style ; Misses M. A. and Frances Holil'aesi, 6 eo.• of Holmeaville, sang "The Lover's Quar-- ;.- over I tel,t' a duett, Which showed in a very amusing manner what very slight causes finite sometimes lead to a- quarrel between -atar- " hearts fold and loving," Another piece of nearly the same description,. • with thia exception, that the quarrel in. this case wasafter the cominbial knot - was tied, was given by MSS enawke, or _ Gorriee It was one of the gems of the programme, and received rounds of ape plauee and a hearty encore. Misa Bina this tee -to be -rea arrow,. of B devale„ sang and played - Pre- "Co; ath taste and feelieg' . song entitled.. tSCii.4. Bessie o' the Lea ;" " Annie o' the - Tc'nt• Banks o' Dee," was well rendered by Viffte.- I Mr- Andrew Gray, Mrs, Scott playing- alu'a the accompaniments. Mr. Charles Her- r an- bert sang a beautiful Scotch melody, en- titled was asleep, but - ye'ye waken- edrae," his singing is tot, well known to require ally commendation from us. is Among the recitations given was "The ple, Beautiful Snow," by Master Elias Dis- sIleV certainly a very creditable perforiri- epee for a boy of his 'jLge. Mr. Charles ! Herbert gave a comic reading aei his. • native " Braid. Scoteh " which was re- , mired with. , roars, of laughter. it was a < very amusing delineation of a Scotch wedding of the olden time. Mr. Bu- chanan, o.! Winghara, gave a very good temperance recitation; Mr. G. EYvel read a F. election from the Pickwick .Papers, " Sara Weller's Valentine.' After thh• programme was finislied, the Chairman stated that the most interestisig part of eranee the entertainment was yet to spine: A ing-Cpf story cake of gigantic dimensions and_ I that faultless quality, had been prepared elition (erec(qt, we Were going to say) by the ladies, and to the young lady, who -was, decided to be, by the vote of the audi- ence, the most popular in the neighbor- hood, Nvas reserved the hondr of disseet- . - rat -ins, this giant of sweetness. A number a the of ladies were nominated, and then came canvassing with a voegetuice. The mov- ers and seconders of the different careli- elltacet dates passecletround among the audience, < '-'1°'lla'as every five mate obtained for any partic- ular candidat6 counting one vote in her favor. The following were the candi, it the dates nominated : Miss Eliza Bosman, of Morris.; Miss Maggie Scott. of Blue - vale ; Miss Bina Farrow, iof Bluevale ;- Miss Ilareke,,, of Gorrie ; Miss Sherrie, of BluevaIe - Miss Dulmage of Morris ; and -Miss Lottie Leech, of Bluevale. After a thorough canvass the -chairman announced that Miss Bina Farrow was the successful candidate, Mise Bosman, receiving the second highest number of votes. About a45 was real -incl.- by the entertainmen t. . wear- town - 6t the e 161, 'ere in. par - Exeter. REeeneun. - Mr. William Hawk- slia.sv has returned again to the "Ex- change„” which he has fitted up anew in good style, Mr. Christie having moved oue, of it a few days ago. Setoorixo MATCH , -A shooting match took place in Exeter on the 6th inst., between Thomas_ Bissett and James Westcott for the silver cap won by T. Bissett some tittle aga. There were nine birds a side. The (tame remitted in favor 41 0 of of Bissett, who 'killed a bird every shot, 7 but two of them dropped outside the The' ballads, and coosequendy were not Count- ed. The following ' is the standing : ehee; T. Bissett......, ... 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1-7 rest to J. 'Westcotte.... 1 1 0 0 0 1 O. 0 1-4. e was LEMTRE.- Rev. Mr.. Goldsmith, of Seaforth; delivered a lecture in Mr. Gracy's Church. Usborne, on Tuesday evening, the lOth inst. There were Seere- he re- _ an - and about 300 pereons present The subject a par- which he chose was 'e Religion and Poli- -of the tics," one 'w elicited a great deal of , ways iaterest The leoture continued about an hour and a half, and was well receive- )ke at ed. It certainly is a lecture of rare merit, teureof and was highly eppreeiated by those who advo- had the 'fortune to be present.. am club. i sure those *Ito heard it would he glad to. .esting I have another opporttenity of hearing Mr. made Goldsmith a.gaia in this neighborhood ised a! before the winter is over The proceeds Lowed of the lecture were in aid of the 6abbath g their School. kinda ..te ad - Stephen. Corere Maaanea. - All mernbert Coale presentMinates confirmed. Le eve to .artheee ettead to horse case, $50 granted to The aid in procuring telegraph poles for tele - el and j gtaph from Devoe_ to Crediton on condi - T, sec-- 'tee there be an office at Devon. moneY aelawe - payable when line in operation. Council pass- to meet again first Saturday in March, 't„ see. at 10 o'Cleek, when pathmastere, pound keepers, end fence iewers N1611 be a.p-. pointed. The following orders were gtanted 1 Piekatd, for lumber-, $1 92; Captain H--, Exeter, to assist in fit- ting up an armory, $l 0, Mrs. MeEachen, charity, 5e5 ; Eagleson, work on Con. 21, T. King, lumber, $3 75 ; Agri' cultural shaw eroued grzint, $150 leigh, statute labor, ; R. Whiting, gravel, 75e ; T. Lampert, work, $6 statiaaery, traveling, postage, _ division registrar, $3S U. PisoUTY, Clerk- -A double- track is to be laid down eu the Great 'Western Railway trona Glencee, the poiut at which the loop line starts, to Windsor. The work h already been counneneed. --An old man, named Thos. Pattersoe, -wee f, mud dead on Monday, I 0 th on the 3d concession. Blenheim. Mire body h ad lain from Thursday morning kvor of until Menday suCceFIlinu only about heing, twenty yards' froin the highwaY, 9-11a WaS SO COVerwl with snow- as not to be He had apparently stumble& sn. the from cold, into an excavation, and -wag frozen to death. He was of n13801114 61, Wmind, and often -wandered away for days . now at a time, and consequently no alarla Was raised, by the neighbors. Who - found (me foot was bare and the other d.rk. I had on a stocking. tReeie tavetn• :iese so -,. viz. : ,shomas e Xaliled ng ac :1 4 and tioved J. Me - °f the led to y ,1 ohn r, that A rile •Lreied. !eestive utt of VJEAR. WitollAR PIO. 273. gcal estatt v HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. 17,0R SATJI, thence:in aud Lot on North Main - street formerly oceupied by Mr. T. P. Bull. Terms reaksiable. For Particulars alsply to 273 LG. VAN EG3IOND, Seaforth. • SUPERIOR FARM FOR SALE CHEAP-: 'PRYING the west half of Lot 6 in the Bayfield Road -LP North Cancesslon, Township of Stanley, aty of Heron, abutting ,The Gravel Road in front and the River Bayileld in rear, commanding a view of Lake, Huron.The Farm contains 98 acres, the greater -part of which is clear and free from stamps. There is a new two-story brick dwelling -house, franio barn and ai large and very superior orchard, bearing fruits oh the promises and plenty of water, it is convenient to all the Countyniarkets; there Is a ficho41 house on the corner of the lot- and .several ehurehes near. As the property must be sold this spring,parti s in It want of aim= should apply n ; a ioW bea tifal residence cannot be Melia in. Enron. The . oil is of the hest quality. There is about 300 acres of bush adjoiniunfor sale. Apply to 273 - . JOHN ESSONS Bayileid. FARM- FOR SALE. FOR SALE, on reasona ei, terms, •the east half of the tiorth half of Lot 4, iu the I3th Conces- sion of McKillop, containing 47+ notes, be the sanii's more qr lee& There are about 4 acres cleared and Well Ienced, the balance is Wei tim- bered with good beeeh and.maple wood, ?The land is all high and dry an41 entirely without waste. It is situated within two •miles of the Northern Gravel Road leading te Seaforth, and only ten miles from that village. For further particulars apply to the prOpiietor on the premises, or if by letter, to Walton P. 0. 2734 JOHN MeENVEN. FARM FOR SALE. A7 VALUABLE FARM, 100 acres, First Con- 4-1-'mession, McKillop, near Seaforth, on the main garfal toad to Godetich ;186 -acres cleared and free from stumps ; 35 acres plowed, the rest under grams; Well watered and fenced, with'.1arge frame barn, stable underneath; log f arra house boarded out- side, and good orchard; possession immediatelyi title good and terms easy Fer further particulars apply to 5 . 272 LUDWIG MEYER, Seaforth P. 0. FARM FOR SALE IN MORRIS. VOR SALE, lot BO, Con 8, Morris, "eohsisting of 4() acres, 27 clear, re glider good beech and maple hardwood, situated on the Seaforth Gravel Road, 114 miles from Seiforth, Bi from Brussels; good log house • never faAing well of water. r For further partierars apply to THOMAS GRIEVE, McKillop, Seaforth P. 0. 270*4 , FOR ALE. C4AP 1.ND ON TE. Lot 19, llth coes- Biwa, puruherry. ApPim y so CAMEP ON & GARBOW, Bari isters, 26578 Godmich. ' - I BRICK YARD TO RENT. TO RENT, the Brick Yard la] the Second Conces-: sion of iuc.kersmith at Egmondville, the pro- perty of Mr. 'honitts Govenlock, MeJCiflop. Thia is a large yard, with four large mills, and a bank of splendid eley eight' feet a never -failing supply of . water; the yard is fur- nished with every convenience •and facility for manufacturing. HOUSE and STAl3LE on the yard will be sold; also, to be sold the carte, bar- rows; and. other implements need heretofore in the yard, and about 5,000 feet Of good lumber. Rent of yard $100 a. year. The house and stable will'be sold for $100 cash s the other articles will also be disposed of very low. This is an excellent chance for any one wishing to engage in the Briclautiking business, nit bricks are now selling at from $ti to $7:50 pm: 1,000, and wood obtainable at $2 50 a COTii. For further particulars apply to 2651'26 JOHN BOWDE.N, Egmondville P. 0 STEAK SAW MILL AND FARM FOR SALE. B1ING Lot 34; Con. 7, MeKillop, containing 104 acres, all cleared, with good barns and stables, two good orchards in full bearing; two neversfail- ing springs whieh • stipply the mill. Also, lot35 4, Con. 9, containing 48 acres of bureport; bush. The is situated 6 ruiles from Reaforth, with a good gravel road. thereto. For farther partienlars apply on the premises. If by post, to JOHN THOMP- SON, Constance P. 0., Kinburn, Ont. 260 • — STORE TO E,ENT OR SELL.IN SEAPORTYL, pi:Lee ohd and favorably -known stand, the ALAN- -a- CHESTER HOUSE, lately °et:ivied hp Mr. JOHN LOGAN will he sold, or routed on reason- able terms. _Apply at the store of 270 • - LOGAN & JAMIESON. ARCHITECTURE. rpHE undersigned is prepared to furnish Plans, Speeifications, &c., of Pabliet and Private Buildings, and also to superintend the ereetion of the same. Carpenters, Plasterers' and Masons' and valued. wcalls measured. • ADAM GRAY, " 262 Second Concession, McKillop. /WAN T E A N energetic man to canvass Certain townships irt Huron and Perth, as Assistant Agent for the Agiieultu.ral Alutual Assurance Association of Loudon. The most popnlar farm company doing business. Apply, stathig past and pretientomPlciy- merit, with references, to CHARMS T. DOYLE, 266 - Agent, Clinton; ADM I N I STRATOR'S f4OTIQE. A LL PERSONS having any claim against the 4.-1- estate of JOHN WELL, Sr., late of the vil- 1ag of Zurich., in the*County of Hutou, yebinan, de ed, are' hereby required to render the same to the undersigned pn or before the first day of April next. - - HENRI; 'WELL, Administrator; Crediton P. 0. Stephen, Feb. 1, 1873. • 272 ESTRAY HEIFER. f iAME iato the premises of the undersigned, lot _ 16, Concession 3, Tuckersmith, on or about the 20th of December, a red and white heifer, oue year old.. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges and take her away. 27O*4 JOHN McGLEGOR. • NOTICE TO CREDITORS. A LL having claims against the estate a the late -L-I• Mrs. KAY, cd Farquhar, in the Township of Usborne, are 114i:tested to gond in their accounts not later than the 1st day Of Minh next. N. J. CLARK, Executor. Farquhar, Jan. 28,1878. 270 CAUTION. rrHE public- are hereby cautioned against per- -1.• chasing or negotiating it NOTE of HIND for the sum of st:100. payable '12 months after date drawn by HUGH AlcINTOSH In favor of I. O. RICHARDS, dated Stisiluary 24, 1878, as value has not been received for the same. . HUGH AleINTOSIL Hallett, F‘eb4, 1873. 270s4 -W. T. HUNTER/ BRUSSELS, - ."- .11()rse shoe). . mid General BlackNnzith, Alatmfacturer of Iran Harrows. Special atteution to Job work atl Horse Shoeing. :TERMS" REASONABLE. Shop lately occupied by G. J. BAILEY, in rear of yen s aeon' Shop. 270c18 CHEAP BASKETS. M R T I., 0 1R,, OF EXETER, T.TAs FOP. SALE handsome and exaellent Baskets-- -1-A-1 of all sires and of the best quality. They are made by himself and are warranted to give excel- lent autisfaetions CALL AND -SEE THEM • Next house west of the Sehool House, ,Exeter. 270-5 E. TAYLOR. GOIN' HOME PRO -DAY., BY W. M. CARLETON. My business, on the jury's done -the quibblin' all is through - I've watched the lawyers, right and left, ,and give my verdict true ; • I staek so long unto my chair, I thought I would grow in; And if 1 do not know mySelf, they'll get me there ag'in. But now the court's adjourned for good, and I have got my pay; I'm loose, at • last, and thanthe Lord, goin' home to lday I've somehow felt uneasy, like, since first day I 'come doivn ; it is an awkward game to play the gen- tleman in town; - And this 'ere Sunday suit of mine,- on. Sunday rightly sets, , But when I wear the stuff a week, it somehow galls and frets. I'd rather wear my homespun rig of pep - 'persalt and gray - have it on in half e jiff, when I get haine to -day. I have no doubt my wife looked out,as well aseany one - As well as any woman could -to see that things was done; For though Melinda,. when. I'm there, :won't set her foot out' doors, -She's very careful, when I'm gone; to tend to all the chores. But.nothing prospers half so well, when g6 off to stay, And I will put things into. shape when I get home to -day. The mornin' that I came, we had a little bout; • • coolly- took my hat and left, before the show was out. • For what I said was naught whereat she ought to take offence; - And she was always quick at words, and _ready to comment, But then,ishe's first one to give up, when ' she has had her say;d Aed she will meet me with a kiss, when • Igo home to -day, My little boy -I'll give 'em leave to match him if they can; It's fun to see him strut- about, and try to be a man ! The gamest, cheeriest li4le chap, you'd ever want to see ! . And then they laugh, because I think the child resembles me. The little rogue 1 he goes for me like - robbers for their prey; He'll turn my puekets insie out, when I get home to•day. If there's a heaven upon the e-arth, a fel- - low knows it when He's been away from -home a week, and thenzets back again. If there's a heaven above the earth, there often I'll .bd bound, Some homesick fellovi meets his folks, and hugs 'ern, all around. But let my creed be right or wrong or be it as it may, My heaven is just ahead of me -I'm gain home to day. My little girl -1 can't contrive how it should happen thus That God could pick. that sweet bouquet, and fling it do wn to us, My wife, she says that han'some face will some day make a stir; And th.e.n. 1 laugh, because she thinks the childtresembles her. She'll meet mc half way down the hill, and kiss me, anyway; And light my heart up with her smiles when 1 go home to -day, * ENGLISH CORRESPONpENCE. England's Parliant- ent.— Opening of the New Session — Scenes, mci- dcas and Speeches In the Two Houses. • LONDON, Feb. 8, 1873. in answer to her "most gracious" .speech. -Lord Clarendon is son of the well-keown ForeigdMinister, and seenis to posaess a full share of the genial cleverness of his family.- Lord Monteagle is the son of a busy but rather . plodding- administiator, who *asbetter tinowtt, some years back, as Mr. Spring: Rice. Lord Derby deliv- ered one of his careful, level speeches, in which he picked holes as much as possi- ble in everything, accusing the Govern - meat of taking much too easy a -view of domestic affairs, and of having made an awful mess of the recent arbitration. He hit only one difficulty, on which a good deal was also said by Lord Salis- bury and lord Cairns, and which was the chief subject of debate in the House of Commons -the difficulty of knowing how far, and in what sense, the• inter- national rules as to neutrals which. were settled at. Washington were henceforth to be put in force. The English G-overn- ment -disputes the interpretation of the half a dozen elderly peers, muffled in red_ cloaks, and half buried tinder !huge cocked hats,. seated on a modest little - bench in front of the great gilded 'throne in the House of Lords, on Thursday af- ternoon, opened the fifth* session of the English Parliament of !Queen Victoria, and read a speech on behalf of Her Majesty. For, the first time in history, a Cabinet of educated Englishmen has achieved the tremendous feat of compos- ing a Queen's speech without any abso- lute bad grammar in it, though the Eng- lish is queer enough. There was scarce- ly anybody present except the Royal Commissioners, _ and little knot of people in petticoats in one corner, some of whom turned out, on closer ipspeetion, to. -he bishops, and the rest ladies. The bishops wear gowns, aprons and enormous lawn sleeves, but not bonnets. In millinery they rather outdid thel women, who were in plain walking dress. The ceremony of the commissioners takes place by day- light. Later in the evening, when the gas is lit, the House meets in earnest. THE S PEECHES. There was a: good attendance of peons, but the speaking was rather poor, except that of the two -young noblemen, Lord Clarendon and Lord Monteagle. who undertoek the formal business of moving and .secouding the address to the Queen SEAFORill, FRIDAY, FEB. 28 1873. " ignorant duffers," • as I. heard them called the other day, who composed the Tribunal of Geneva; but there is el ebvioes difficulty in asking the Ameri- can Government to adopt a view which would in some measure tell against the decision which has been given in its favor. At the same time, the United States is. as much intereeted as anybody else, in - seeing that the obligations of neutrality arenotmade too onerous. Lord Derby twitted the Government with having in-. vented, at infinite pains, a non-existent international law for the paipose of prov- ing that England had broken it: arid with having done All they cduld to per- suade the arbitrators at Geneva that, so' far from being anxious to win, they would have felamortified and disappoint- ed if, by any chance, the decision had gene in their favor, to which the Lord Chancellor (Sir R. Palmer) retorted that perhaps the arbitrators did' entertain that opinion, aecl, that Lord ,Derby himself had helped to produce it, by predicting so confidently that if England went to arbitration, she would be certain to lose. As for the Americans, he supposed they , were very like othar people, telly sharp- er at a bargain; a d he doubted whether they would respect 'the English more because they had allowed themselees to be outwitted. Lord .Granville was par- ticularly bland -anel, affable, and. said as little as _possible. He read an extra,ct fromean important dispatch on the Cen- tral Asian question to show tliat difficel- ties with Russia: in that quarter were, in any case, very far off, ancl that there was good reason to hope they might never arise. • THE FIRST NIGHT IN WEE COMMOSIS, • The first -night in the Commons was mdre lively than that in the Lords. Therewas a rush of members to give notices of motions. Sixty notices, all of a breath, and more than half of them bills, • tjustified Mr. Disraeli's epigram- matic warning against " hurry -scurry. debates and helter-skelter legislation ;" but it ts natural that en the eve of a gen- eral election members of tarliament should seek TO advertise themselves as much as passible. Bills are a cheap way of advertising,' since they are printed, and even sent throngh the post, at .the expense of the public. Referring to the large portion of the Queen's speech de- voted to foreign affairs, igr. Disraeli said it was well the House,of °ominous should remember that it recognized the 'duties of a Senate as well -as those of a Vestry. Disraeli has always prided himself on his supeitiority to Vestry 01- . "1 have no head for -details," he once said, sneering at Gladstone, "I'm not parochial enough for that." He touched on the Irish University question in a happy alliteration which will be often heard hereafter, expressing a hope that it was not intended to sacri- fice a famous and learned TJn;versity in order to substitute for it the mechanical mediocrity,of an Examining Board. Mr. Disraeli then went on to point out the difficulty ot working the new rules, as to neutrals. Of Russia he spoke rather contemptuously. The attempt to ap- propriate Consta,utinople, was, he said, a freak of ambition, and not a natural development of a national policy. The idea of conquering India was a distem- pered dreaen. _ One of the novelties of the Queen's- speech was the preyer with which it concluded far a special blessing on the deliberations of Parliament at the present time. "1 re-echo that prayer for Divine -guidance," said Mr. Disraeli; "for I believe we never required it more "-as much as to say that the Deity would have plenty to. do to save the country from the consequences of being governed by Mr. Gladstone. There is an.eld story of a timid passenger. ask- ing the captain of a ship, in a storm, what hope there was. "We must trust in God," replied the captain. " And has it come to that r groaned the poor fel- low. in despeir. • After Mr. Horsman had delivered one of his labored speeches, Mr. Bernal 'Osborne reviVed the sembly with a scene of dashing, careless humor. " Pay your money and put your vexation in your pocket," was his advice about the Alabama claims: As for kussia, she wa,s only trying, he said, toile for the savages at Khiva*what the Efiglish were trying to do for the savages at Zanzibar -in other words, to civilize a ferocious state of society. Af- ter a solemn harangue from Mr. Glad- stone, who, having nothing to say, said it in as many words as possible, and who. wasted a tine argument in attempting to show that the Government had done - well to submit the new international rules to other Powers for adoption, the Government, as Mr. Lowe had to ex- plain, neve t having, in _point of fact, done anything of the kind. Mr. Vernon Harcourt attacked Mr. Lowe for living at Glasgow spoken disrespectfully of the law of nation, which " Historicue " na- turally cherishes as a kind of family re- lation -a mother-in-law, at least. He was very .bitter against the pedagogues of jurisprudence, and the prigs of techni- celities, who will not admit that there is such a thiug as interpational law, in the proper, sense of the word law. It will 45e interesting to know that 0 His " 'think § the judgment, of the Tribunal of Geneva could be upset on appeal as bad law, but he forgot to men- tion where the appeal . court sits. Mr. Lowe explained. that his vie* always hail been that it was bettee. to- run the risk of being defeated upon ;principles which are fair between man and man. than to take advantage of any, difficulties that might be raised under international law. 1 -le had, he. said, a sincere horror and detestatiOn of war, and he believed 1 the only way of avoiding war was by arbitration, and, further, that arbitra- tion was more likely to be successful in that way, if, when a decision • was pro - um -nice& no reasons were - given. On' this greund he preferred the simple judgment of the Emperor of Germany to the loquacity of the Tribunal of Geneva. Bow BELLS. • -Mr. Robert Bell, for some time M. P. for Russeyin the old Canadian As- sembly, died- at Ottawa, on Tuesday, af- ter a lengthened illness. Canada. A cash box, containing over $200 in money, and seeeral valuable papers, was stolen from leehind the bar of a ho- tel in Guelph, on Snnday last The bar was occupied during the entire day, and how the thief succeeded in obtaining his lipoty is a mystery. -A few days ago a well dressed and =respectable looking woman 'entered the sitting -room of a hotel in Toronto, and requested one of the lady boarders of the hotel to take charge of her child un- til she went down to dinner. The lady kindly consented, and the woman left the room. instead of .going to dinner she left the hotel, and has not since been heard of On examination, a band box, which was left by the woman, was found to coutain some articles Of clothing for the child, and a bottle'of paregoric. -Last Friday, Daniel McLachlin, of Southwold, son of Mr. Neil .McLachlin, was killed in a shocking manner. He was at Work with oxen and, bob -sleighs, tgarning logs, and discovered that one of the bow -keys had worked opt. At- tempting to get between the oxen to re -- place it, he stambled and fell, when the team started. One sleigh passed pver him, and the second: one struck and' dragged him a considerable distance along the ground. When discovered, his hands and feet were found to be btoken, ancl his body 'torn ,open in the region of the stomach and chest. -From the last report of the London Asylum for the Insane, dated October, 1872, there -were in the inetitution at that time 525 inmates. Of this =tether, twelve males and six females belonged to the °linty of Huron. -It is now stated by ministerial tor- gans that Sir Francis Hincks will retire from the Ottawa Godernment before the meetieg of Parliament, and that Mr. Tilley will take his place as Finance Mi nis ter. - Rev. John Scott, pastor of St. An- drew's. Presbyterian Church, London, preached a powerf ul sermon, on Subday last, in oprosition tothe introduction of instrumental music into the Chetah. The reverend gentleman condemns the organ as an operatic device, ahd a pro- fa.nation of religious Worship. - The actual population of -the town of St. Thomas is now asceitained.• to be 4,081. Two years arm, according Ito the Dominion census, it was only ,2,197. The population of this prosperous place, has, therefore, nearly doubled. within the short space of two years. • - The last rail on the Canada South- ern Railway was lam on Friday last. -Although the Air hne of the Great Western Railway has been< eopen ior traffic for some time, 'and five daib freight trains run thereon, the press of trafficon the road does not seem to be ,in the least decrerteed. All -way, stations on the -main line are still choked up, and no effort has,- as yet, been put forth to clear them. . ' - The wholesale grocery trade done by merchants, of Hamilton, with Mani- toba last year, amounted. to $2,500, and. the prospects for the present year are, that double that amount of business will be done with the same place. -In Ontario there were 431 cases of inselvency last year, Against 348 in 1871. Many of the insolvents were very small traders, and represent liabilities of $2,-, 000 to $5.000, probably less in a good many instances in only twq eases did the liabilities reach $100,000. An ag- gregate of liabilities is made out of $2,- 326,336, with assets of $1,556,900. In the Province of Quebec there were 282 assignments. -Since the Dominion Telegraph Com- pany recovered from the adverse sur- ho-lder.bill for the allotment of $100,000 of new stock has been nearly all taken by the share- making progress. In the beginning of rose steadily from month _to month dur- ing the two years, and the total for 1872 indicates an increase of 234 per cent. over cent. were paid in 1872. We hear that Close of the year. During 1872 the num- ber was increased to 147. . The receipts roundings of its early history, it has been 1871. Dividends amounting to 71 per 1871 there were 33 offices opened, and that number was increased to 80 at the taxing lands in the Province of Manitoba, held by non-resi- dent persons, at five cents per acre, has passed the second reading -in the Legisla- ture of that Province. • -A. man named Edward Hefferon died in Goderich jail, over a week ago. Deceased' was • incarcerated some four months ago, on the charge of stealing a pair of pants from Mr. A. Smith, tailor, GOderich. 'At the time fie was suffering from consmnption, and a, kick in the thigh, inflicted by a horse, and admit- ted_ he was driven to commit the theft merely for the purpose of beinebincarcer- ated: Ever since he continued to sink rapidly, the hurt in the thigh ruhning con ten ually, and from a strong man, weighing 180 pounds, he became a mere skeleton attlie time of his death, of less than half bis formerweight. 1 --Mr. Alexander Ross, Sheriff of the County of Oxford, died at his residence in Woodstock, on Monday last. The deceased gentileman died been suffering from ill -health for some time, so that is death was not unexpected. He was buried on Wednesday, Nvith military honors, having been captain mid paymas- ter in the Oxford rifles. -About 9 o'cloek on Monday morn- ing last a fire broke out in the Dominion Hotel, Listowel, • d rapidly spread to other buildings arlaong which were a number of stores . and the office of the Wellington, Orey and Bruce Railway Company. All were consumed, together with a considerable portion of their con. tents. The loss ls estimated at $18,000, and very little insurance. The tire originated from a defective ohimney fine. --At a meeting recently held in Strat- ford, of the friends in that town of the late Mr. 'Robert McFarlane, M. P., it was unanimously resolved to erect to his memory a monument. A committee 111101,11AM BleeTninttil, Pablisbers. 50 a rear, in advance. ,was appointed to 'correspond. -with the many friendsof the 'geutlenrait and. ascer- tain their views in reference to the pro- posed moriunient. It is thought that the friends of Mr. McFarlane in the County are so numerousethat a sufficient sum can be raised to carry mit the desired object by limiting the subscriptions to one del - lar each. • -A horse dealer in Montreal, named Patrick Slaterye was on Tuesday la.se fined $100 and se-ntenced to Eiji months' imprisonment for eommitting an aggra- vated assault upon a .man Who had in- terfered to ptevent the defendant from brutally beating his horse. -a-Mr. John Witiff, of the township of South Eas.thope, County of Perth, sold an ordinary farm horse to an American. buyer for $161. Horses are likely to'be much higher in price this spring than , thee were last. -The annual naeeting of the Hibbert Plowing Association was held at Staika, on Saturday evening, the 8th of Febru- ary, when a report of the Secretary - Ti easurete showing a balance on hand of $30' 60, was-. read and adopted.-. The election of officei a was then preceeded with as follows: President -Mr. Robert Gardiner. Secretary-Treaeurer-Dr. Mc- Tavish. Directors -Messrs. John De- laney, Henry Balfour, Robert 13arbour, William Worden, William Not**, Thee. Page, Alexander Ferguson, Charles Tuf- fin, Wharton Hodgson 'Joseph leeading, Robert Hamilton, Peter Campbell, Rob- ert Hoggarth, John Whyte, John Stew- art, John Gardiner. Auditors- Messrs. James Gillespie and Alexander Elliott. -By a Parliamentary return tecently issued, we observe that in the year 1871 there were in the County of Huron, 19,694 children. of school age. Of this nunel)er 18,172.. attend pubkc schools, and only 60 attend private schools, In Seaforth there were 45'0, 394 of whom attended the public school and 20 attend- • ed private schools. In Clinton th-ete were 560, the whole of, whom attended the public scheol. .1n the village. of Mitchell there were 650 of school age, 542 of whom attended the public school and 30 attended private schools. hi Goderich there were 1,067 'children of school age 1,064 9f whom attended the public scliools. -Mr. Thomas Muir, of the Eighth Concession, Ilibbertrhhd two sheep bad- ly torn by dogs a few evenings since, The dogs visited several ocher barn -yards in the neighborhood of Mr. Muir, and at- tacked sheep' but were noticed and sear- ed off before doing any serious daniage. The dogs -were tracked into the township of Fullerton anti found tp beleng to Menne Tepper and Williams, tiro far- mers in that township. -Mr. Pepper very aensibly destroyed his dog, but Mr. Wil- liams refused to do the llama with. his. -Rev. Mr. Mitchell, pastor of the Canada PresbyterianChurch of Mitchell, was waited one, few evenings ago at his residence bye, mirnber of ladies and gen- tlemen of his congregation and presentd with a very flattering and comp imentary address, accompanied by an excellent silver •tea service. The cost price of which was .8112. -At the last meeting of. the Braiit County • Council a committee was ap- pointed toiook out a suitable site and land for the establishment of a House of Refuge and Industrial Farm. This is an dample for the County of Huron togo and dolikewise. -The Galt Reformer of last week says: The delay in4orwarding freights on the Great Western, Railway is eaus- ing much complaint and anioyance. Goods lie at the station at Galt day after day waiting for cars' , and it is IA un- common for freights, even fromicompar- atively shert distances,. to be two or three weeks op, the way." . - Thomas Allen Blyth, of Hamilton, an olkl and wele-known land purveyor, died on Tuesday.' From this gentleman . the village of Blythe 'in this Obuntyt took its name. -The Dunkin bill by-law wits cstried in the township of Walsinghain County of Norfolk,- on Saturday by a majority of nine. The Council met on Monday, and refused to sanction the by-laei, deeming it to be illegaL so it will not come into force. he pepple are very indignant, aud intend to 'take proceedings againet the Council. -The congregation of the Presbyter- ian church of Collingwood, have decided the organ question, and have placed a $250 ca.binet organ in their chigch. The instrument, was opened last Sabbath, - -The illanitobon announces the ar- rival in Winnipeg of a leading member of a large Ontario lumber firm, which has machinery on the way for the erection of a large saw mile The fiern.has received a large grant of timber land from the Dominion Government, on the condition of genii% lumber at the mill at a price uot exceeding 480 per thoueand feet.' -The deputation from Itrince Ed- ward's Island have come to Ottawa as the result of a correspondence between the Governor-General and the Govern- ment' a that Proaince, upon the subjece of Confederation. - Prince Edwards Is- land wishes the Dominion to aSsotne debt of $3,000,000, and not ask her to bear anyshare in Donneion Public Works, while she undertakes to main- tain her own. - Tuckeremith. Comccm MEETING. -The Council met, on Thuesday, Feb. 20, in the village of Eguiondville, pursuant to adjoui-u- me-nt from last meeting. ' The Reeve, Deputy Reeve and all the 'nem - hers present. The minutes of last meet- ing were read and approved. Moved by Mr. Chesney, seconded by Mr'. Walker; 1 that the following' parties be granted certifidates for -tavern licenses, for 1873 : John gook, John Daly, Mrs. Robertson, William VanEgmoncl, John Dill, and - Edward. Elliott., and that G. & 11.4aeli- son be granted a shop litense--Carriea. Moved bv Mr. Walker, secondea byldr. Chesney, that the following persons be appointed as Fence Viewers, Pound. eev Fnetnyeariew: cm_ Keepers, and Pathinasters forthe cur- reGeorge Sproat, john Temple- ton, David Walker, James BreadfooZ., August Van- Egniend, Samuel Smillie John 'Stott, Francis Fowler William Cooper, Lines James Me- n°naid Pound ,Keepers ---John Dill, James Forayth, dames Alkinhead, Andrew Storey, John McLean, George Scott, 'William Stoneman, O. L. VanEg- mond, dohn Robson, domes Davidson, George Chesney, Donald Stewart, dames Fanson, Alexan- der Forayth. Pathniaitters-James Deverux„ John. Deverux, Thomas i3evertix Thomas Gemmel, L. ValiEg- neand, Thomas 1611, I:Terns-Chesney, James Bur- gess, William Murray Andrew 'Storey, S. Mundell, John. Medandless, Alexander Sproat, William Chesney, David Maneon, John Dill, Francis Fowler, Christopher Dale, William Me - Connell, George Sproat,-Bobert Carnochtint, Hugh AteDonald, James Moponald, Thomas McKenzie, Alin Robson, danihs Nott, James &Ole, James Davidson, W. H. Cooper, -John .Grant, Appleton El - cote, Alexander Foissyth, Alexander McCall' - John Fitdayson, NobertlIcArthur, RobeitsLang, Dunean MeFarlane'John Presiders. John Fitzgerald, Dun- can MeGregor, Murthich McKinnon, Benjamin Alexander Buchanan, Thomas Robertson, Samuel Landesborough, Alexander Broadfoot, Wiiliaiit Charters.sDavid Walker, William Carno- chan, Joseph Riely, William -Alexander, Joseph Townsend, Robert Cudinore, StUnue1 Crieh, Philip Aubrey, Donald Stewart, Robert Halletan, John McLeanWilliam Elder, Donald McDonald, James Sellars,Tohn limey, Mathew Clark, Michael, Wil- - liansi, George Carter, John Dobion, John Scott- CarriA.°dde. pu7tation from the London, Huron 40 • APN ad Bruce - Railevay Company requesting a by-law to be submitted to the ratepay- ers _af this township grantieg a bonus of $15,000 to aid in building said railway, was heard before the Council, when it -wee agreed to take said icenest into acme aideration .and give 'a final answer on Saturday, the 22d just A/levied by Mn Sproat, seconded by Mr. Cousins, that the following sums be granted in charity: Frederick Oremus, $5; Charles Allan, $5,-; Mrs. Ohlborn, $5 ; Mre. McNamara, $8 ; Mrs. 'Smith, $5; Mrs. Twist, $5; and Widow Johns,.$5---Carried. Moved by Mr, Sproat, seconded by Mi Walker, that this Council do now adjeurn to meet again at Daly's Rotel, Egmondville, oii-Sitturday, the 22d inst., at the hour of 2 o'clock, P, 4djourned iffeefing,-The Council jnet on Saturday) Feb. 22, pursuant , to ad- journment. Present. the Reeve in the chair, the De -lefty -Reeve and all the Councilors present. The minutes of last meeting_ were read and approved Mov- ed: iv/ SproAt, seconded by Mr. Chesney, that this Council, haring heard - full and aanpletexplanations froze a depu-: tat -19h of the London Railway Board, Who admieteet that the Gleat Western -Come paey would not build the London Rail- way, have come to the conclusion that it would rie4 be expedient to submit a by- law in aid of- the tendon, Huron and Bruce Reetway. Yeas -Messrs. -Ches- ney, Walker; and. Sproat. COnsiris-Carried. Moved by Mr. Wal- ker, scowled by Mr. Chesney, that so rimeh of by-law No. 2, of 1868, as relates to thetheight of fences shall be rescinded, and that - the lawf-ul height of fences thronghout this township shall be for board, picket, or rail and poet fences 4 feet 4 inehea, that ttil fenees shall be staked and ridered or a roleorrail on the top and locked, previding always they shall Oe the legal height before such (Oak - Mg Or Meting or locking-- Carried. Moved by Mr Cousinseconded by Mr: Walker, that the Clerk be hereby au- thOrieed to get 200 copies of by-law No. 2. of 1868, as *ende& and statutes re- lating to the impounding of anenses prietett-Carriect. Moved by Sir. Ches- ney, seconded by Mr. Walker, that Mr. David Sproat • be - authorized to have the sideline surveyed betweeneots _5 and 6, on the 5th end 6th coucessions, Huron Road Survey -Carried: Atoved by Mr. Sproat, secouded by Mr. Cousins, that this Council do now adjournto meet again at Daly's Rotel, Egmontiville, on the 14th of Mar& next, at the hour of 10 o'clock, A. M. -Carried. • DEBATING CLUB, S. S. NO. --The meeting. last Monday evening was, as usual, well attended. Mr. 'William Landesborough occupiel the chair. The subject -fut discussion. was : Reschsd, That it is to the benefit of a dountry to have universal suffrage. 3 Vercoe, lead- ' ei of affirmative, stated that all govern- Ments were not prepared now for the most extended suffrage, but that it is the_ highest state „ of civilization, and proved it by comparing Switzerlaml and Flanders in the'arts and trade -with the stupidity and sloth of absolute Austria. Mr. Jahn Hannah, in the tegative, -com- pared the United Siates with Great Brit- ain, showed the amount of corruption in Presidential electiops tn the former' and said that the hiappy state, when all men should mote would only be -when all were , -- good, which could eely be at the milieu- iurn- He spoke -of.the causes of suffrage 'being extended to an classes in the States, it beiug amie whin all Ore fighting in a ,common cause, and bound by the ties of resisting a common foe, but, now that these bands were: broken, the ieower given in .1776 could. not be recalle , and the country by bribes and. buying votes was fast' going to . destruction. Mr. James Johnion showed, the injustiee of not allowing farmers' sons to vote, who were in many cases better fitted by education than their parents. Re also showed that When the floating poputi. tion of the United States became !lets tied, and the country filled by. persons who.,had an interest iu the country, the prelele at unsettled state of things -wouldld i be rghted. • Mr. e Cousins explained that any farmer's son conld, if he were of moderate ability, obtain a Vote from his father, by being asseesed inhis own name for a certain amount of property. By comparing &rade and her institu- tions with those of the United States, he attempted to prove that it was unsafe for any Government to extend the right of voting to all, and gave it as his --` nion that the present uncertain and ruinous xct intouspGsotcxo vernnmeetpn nt ainentd.he jjnjbeti t marks of all the speakers may be sum- med up thus : Canada is the best coun- try in the world, and we want no better - laws The chairMan gave the deeision• in favor of the negative. Subject for - next meeting Re8olved-That married life is to be preferred to "Single bliss.' The -club Meets every Mond.ay evening, at 7 P. M. -Com.