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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
New Premises—Logeb & jarnieson.
Discount Sale --Thomas Kidd
Farmers' Store --Gray, Young & SParling.
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Great Clearing Sale—Fisher & Barton.
Boar Pig—Alex. Buchanan, Jr.,
Iffotice—John Graham. '
Estray Ram—Alex. Ross.
Estray Seer—James Hay.
Strayed Cattle—Wm. Tewin.
Davis' Half -Way House—C. Davis.
Itrucefie1c1 Cheese Faetm'y M eetiug.
Electors of North Ward—Jt Beattie.
Electors of East and South Wards—A.
M. Strong.
Electors of South Ward—W. Hill.
Annual Meeting—Wm. McKercher.
East Huron—Mr. Gibson.
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY Jan. de 1375.
West Huron.
The Reform Convention for West Hue
ron, held et Maneliester on Wednesday
last was largely attended by delegates
from all parts of the Riding. Mr. A.
M. Ross, of Goderich,was the unani-
mous nominee of the Convention. We
congratulate the Reformers of West Hu-
ron on their choice. They have a can-
didate who will creditably, carry the Re-
form banner, and who will, we feel con -
viewed, be elected.
South Huron..
4 -
As we before announced. a Convention
of the Reformers of South Huron will be
- held ot Brucefield to -morrow, Satter -
&y, for the purpose of selecting a can-
didate. Who the fortunate individual
will be, it would be useless for us to pre-
dict, and.we do not wish in any way, to
prejudice the action of the Convention •
by expressing an opinion. So far as we
have been able to learn an Opposition
candidate has not yet. been chosen, and
we have heard it hinted that there will
beno opposition to the Reform, nominee.
The South Riding as now constituted is
so thoroughly Reform that there is not a
'shadow of a chaace for an Opposieion
candidate, we care not who he may be,
if the Reformers de their duty, and do
not allow themselves to be overcome by
a feeling of over security and indiffer-
ence. •
Mr. Frederick Van Norman.
.As many of our readers are doubtless
anxious to know who and what Mr.
Frederik Vau Norman, the gentleman.
who has been ehosen by the Conserva:
tive Party, of East Huron. to contest the
constituency in its interest, really is, we
would state for their information that he
is a young lawyer from Brantford. For
any further infetenation.4egarding him
we refer them to the extracts from the
Brantford Expositor, the leading local
paper of the County of Brant, which we
publish elsewhere. Of Mr. Van Norman
personally, we have nothing to say. He',
ina,y for aught we know be a respectable
enough young man. We shall, however,
briefly refer to- his position as a candi-
date for East Huron. Were it not that
he has been seriously nominated by a de-
liberative body, we should feel inclined.
to look upon his candidature as a huge.
joke, or apiece of innocent by-play on
his part, undertaken for his own amuse-
ment aud recreation. But, as he has
been nominated and his candidature en-
dorsed by a respectable body of represen-
tative men, We must treat the proceeding
as having been gone into in earnest., In
the first place, then, we will consider Mr.
Tan Norman's claims to the position; in
the second placeehis _fitness, and in the
third place, his professicais. Tlike only •
claim that he has, or prolesees! to have,
on the electors of East Huron, is, that he,
has been nominated by the Conservative
Convention. That he would not have
received this nomination could a local
man have been found willing to risk a
contest, is a fact whieh no Conservative
can deny. He is an, utter stranger in
the County; is ignorant of the local re-,
quiremeets of his constituents, and. has
no interest in common with thoae
whom he desires to represent. His
interests, whatever they may be, are
centered in another constituency, and, al-
though, he truly says in his address that
were he elected he would owe his con-
stituents a debt of gratitude, yet with
MOSt Mell gratitude weighs light in the
balance when placed against self-iiiterestt
Had Mr. Van Norman made a name
-either as a politician or a professional
man1 and, were he celebrated for his
talents, for his integrity, or for anything
else, he might have some -excuse for
soliciting the suffrages of the electors of
East Hui -on. But he has been flailed
from obscurity, no • person very well
knows how, is witheat a political reputa-
tion, is inexperienced either as a muni-
cipal or parliamentary legislator, and has
nothing to recommend him save what
a
is vulgarly termed ." cheek." The Op-
position. party M Brant, his own County,
are in straits for candidates, and if Mr:
Van Norman possessed any of the 'quail.-
fleations necessary for a Parliamentary
representative; except the one we have
mentioned, it is not likely he would be
allowed to wander to East Huron, a
stranger in -a strange laud. He has,
therefore, no claims upon the constitu-
ency, and. has neith'er the e - erience nor
the ability to entitle him to upport and
consideration in preference to a candidate
whose all, personally and politically, de-
pends upon the prosperity of the County
and his integrity , as a legislator, and
who, in addition, has proven himself to
be a man of honesty and Probity. With
regatd to Mr. Van Norman's political
'professions, all we need to say is that he
is now,or- professes to be, an iindepend.
ent. Hie has been a Coneervativc, is
the thonominee of a Conservative Con-
vent 414 and for Stich a candidate to pro-
fess independence is rather amusing. Mr.
Van Norman is aniaous to obtain
a seat in Parliament, and he is not
ver e scrupulous by what means or under
i'Vhat guise he obtains that p sition. He
imagines that, as an indep .ndent candi-
date, he is most likely to at ain his. end,
and he is conseqUently-indepeedeet. Did
Ke think that it would suit his purpose
better tebe a straight-laced Tory, or a
rabid Grit, he weuld, we have no doubt,
suit himself to either party. In
other , words, and Speaking -plainly, he
is, politically,.a fraud, who, should he be
sent to Parliament, would 'support the
first Government hkely to give him a fat
berth. We have not much fearithat the
electors of East Huron will 'disgrace
their constitueucy by sending such a
representative to Parliament. We
would advise' both Reformers and Con-
servatives to gite no heed to the persua-
sions of his oily tongue, but when ap-
proached. by him to direct him te return
from whence he came.(
oimmneemeepasemesseee
East Huron Refpitm Convention.
gi •
The Convention fth the, nomination of
a candidate to conte ,t East Huron in the
Iteforin interest at the election frit the
Local Legislature Was held at Brussels
en Teesday last, and was the most
largely attended Convention held in the
County for several years. Every munici-
pality, with but one eacertion, was fally
represented by delegates, ,and. a large
number of people from the several muni-
cipalities who were uot delegates, but
whose sympathies are with -the party,
were also in attendance. • The first busi-
ness was the election of officers. Mr.
John' Mahe, of Morris, was elected
President; Mr. Donald. Scott, .Vice -
President ; Mr. D. McGillicuddy, Secre-
tary; and Mr. D. McDonald, Treasurer.
After the newly elected President had
taken the chair a 'vote of thanks to
Messrs. Fisher and Leet, President and
Secretary, of the old North Riding, was
unanimously passed. A Committee on
credentials was then appointed, and the
following delegates, duly appointed,
answered to their names and. took their
seas:
Howick. —Thos. Gibson,' Jas. Hazle-
wood, WM. Hood, Jas. Thomson, John
Millen, AVin. Giles, Alex. Scuith,IRobt.
Young, ha. McLachlan, Alex. Johnson,
James Black, James Edgar D. •Bradin,
ock, D. Wilson, Jaines Poland, Robert
Gibson., Alex. Manser, David Black; Mr.
Young, Adam Knox, Thomas -Wilson,
Chas. McLachlan, Wm.. McKercher,
Geo. Fectwell.
Turnberry.:-- John Diament, John
Black, Robt. Miller, John Gei mill, W.
Samson. John Green, George B.•Scott,
John Fortune, George Fortune, John
Robt. Moffatt.
Grey.—James Orr John. Stewart, Wm,
Elliott John Bell, Jas. Douglass, •George
Brown, Wm. Bishop, Thos._ Strachan,
Jas. Ferguson, John Hislop, L. McDon-
ald; Donald Scott, 8. Slemmon. ,
elforres. —David Knight, E. Oliver,
Thos. Anderson, John A. McEwen, Dr.
Sloan, Jas. Logan, John McRae, Wm.
Michie, Geo. Forbes, John It. Miller.
- M c Killop. —Alex. SiMpson, Alexander
Murchie, Richard. Pollard.
Hullett.—Robt. Thompson, Jas. Watt,
John Lee, H. Campbell, R. Craven.
Brusse/s.— 3. 'Leckie, D. McGilli-
cuddy, A. Strachan.
Mr. 1 hos. Gibson, M. P. P. by reso-
lution of the Con v ention, was est:alto give
an account of his .stewardship. whieh he
did in a clear, straightforward and satis-
factory manner. He said it was not
necessary for him to make a political
speech to an audience such as he saw be-
fore him. He kriew them all to be in-
telligeat men, and from their reading of
the newspapers were conversant with the
public questions of the day, -with the
ac-
tions of public men, and with his own
political course. In 1871 he had been
elected as their representative, and now
he had retureed to surrender his trust -
into their hands; and in doing so be
could look them in the face aid say that
he had acted honestly, and, as he be-
lieved, for the best interests of the whole
of North Huron. Mr. leibsoit then
made a lengthrand perfectly satisfactory
explanation iu reference to the courseehe
had epursued in railway matters, and
showed clearly that while he had exer-
cised his rights as a private citizen
he had. notused his Parliamentary, posi-
tion in favor of any oue section to the
detriment of another, but had sought
and. had ultimately obtained equal jos:
tice to all sections. With regard to his
course in the future Mr. Gibson said
that if the Convention saw fit to give
him the Domination he would, if elected,
of which he had no doubt, do his best to
serve .them faithfully and honestly as he
had done in the past. 1f,however, the
Convehtion saw fit to bestow the honor
upon any other person, he Was willing to
turn in and do his utmost to secure the
success of the nominee of the Conven-
tion, proViding their choice would be a
supporter of the present Government,
and should he be the successful man he
would teal them that he would go to Pars
liament 'again to give to the Government
the aa,me CO O SiE tent support that he had
given them hitherto. He believed that
the gentlemen who compose the present
-.Government, although fallible, and
liable to err like other men, were the
best who could be got to govern the
Province. The measures they had iu
the past carried into law, and. their con-
duct of the affairs of. the Province gen-
erally., entitled !them, he believed,, to
the confidence aild support of the people,
and he felt sure that in the future, as in
the past, that confidence and support
evoold bs extended to them, He referred
to sseveral of the measures they had.
bassecl,--and especially to the Municipal
Loan Fund bill, by which Huron had re-
ceived the suug sum of $274,000, and
after delivering an excellent speech re-
tired amidst cheers.
resolution was then passed thanking
Mr. Gibson for his address, and express-
ing entire satisfaction with his past Par-
liamentary career.
The Chairman called for nominations,
when Mr. Thomas Strachan, Reeve: of
Grey, in a fleet speeeh, moved that Thiline
THE HU
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as Gibson be the candidate. The mo-
tion was seconded by Richard Young, Of
Bowicke who also spoke in laudatory
terms of Mr. Gibson. No other nomina-
tion having been made, the Chairman
declared Mr. Gibson unanimously nomin-
ated the candidate. Mr. Gibson was
called into the hall, and the Chairman, in
a few appropriate remark, informed him
of the decision of the Convention. Mr.
Gibson accepted.- the nomination, an&
thanked them for their yenewed expres-
sion of confidence in him. He also warn-
ed them to conduct the election honestly
and honorably. In accordance with the
requirements of the law ha had to ap-
point an agent through whose hands all
moneys for the legitimate expenses of
the election must pass. He intended to ex-
pend money for legitimate expenses, only,
and he warned his friends to do likewise..
If elected. be Wanted td -be elected hon-
orably, as he would much preferan hon-
orable defeat to a dishonorable victory.
After some remarks from other gentle-
men present; working committees were
organized in each muuicipality, with
the following named gentlemen as
Chairmen in their' resrective municipal-
ities : Howiek, Thomas Wilson ; Hul-
lett, John McMillan; McKillop, Alex.
Murchie; Morris, Dr. Sloan ; Grey, T.
Strachan ; Brussels, 0. McDonald
Turn berry, Robert Millen.
After all necessary preliminary ar-
rangements had been made, the meeting
broke up with three cheers for the Queen
and three for Mr. Gibson.
Political. -
Mr. McLennan, the Mitiikerial candi-
date, has been re-elected fcr North Vic-
toria by a majority of threel Mr. H. H.
Cook, another unseated Ministeirial can-
_didate has been re-elected for North
Simcoe.
—The protest against the return of
John HillYard Cameron, in Cardwell, has
beeu decided in his favor. The only.
question at issue was one of qualification,
and Mr. Cameron having -proved that he
was duly qualified the petition was dise
missed without costs.- Mr. Cameron has-.
the honor of being the first member peti-
tioned against who has retained his seat.
—Mr. R. A. Waddell, of Hamilton,
who was offered the nomination of the
Conservative Convention of South Went-
worth, took time to consider and then
replied in a note from which the follow-
ing is an extract: "To be explicit I have
"been informed that a strong_ feeling ex-
" ists with mauy members of your Asso-
" ciatiori that their candidate should be
"pledged to give the present Adminis-
tration an' Itncompromising opposition,
"but having given some attention to the
" coursepursued by Mr. Mo wat's Govern-
" fnent, I am not prepared to say that
" their policy has been opposed to the
"general prosperity of the Province.
"Therefore,. I could not, as an Independ-
" ent Oonsereativee be prereed to fol -
"low a factious oppositioe.' Mr. Brown,
the Conservative nominee in South Onta-
rio, declares that "lie will neither cell-
" demu the Local Government .for past
" acts nor promise to oppose it in the
"future." These are some of the results
of what .Conservative journals call "four
years of Grit.rule in Ontario."
—Sir Jolla Macdonald was re-elected
for Kingstun on Tuesday last bya maj-
ority of 17. . The result was made an oc-
casion for great rejoicings by the Con-
servatives of Kingston and other places.
While we do not regret Sir John's return,
we can .not see that the Consereatives
have any great cause for rejoicing. It is
not many years since Sir John could be
elected in Kingston by an overwhelming
majority.over any other candidate that
might come forward, and now the fact of
-his receiving a majority of 17, is not, to
our mind, a circumstance to be rejoiced
over by his friends and political fol-
.
rowers.
NEWS OF THE WEE.
RON EXPOSITOR.
of the Investigating Committee of the
Freoch Assembly on the Army of the
East. 1 Garibaldi blames Doorbell for
Dot commuuicating with him, and asserts
that he opposed Manteuffel to the last
extremity. In the same letter Garibaldi
lnakesatiitter attack on tie French
priesthood. .
THE CARLIST Owen:Min.—The Times'
Berlin correspondent says the question is
being discussed at Berlin whether it is
possible to punish the Carlists for the
outrage of the seizure- of the German
ship Gustay. Advices from San Sebas-
tian are to the effect that the Gustav is he not a ward politician and a municipal
,deeply imbedded in the mud, and that legislotor ! People smiled year ago
the Carlists are busily engaged in unload- when he announced himself as a candl-
ing her. The captain of the Gustav was date for the Council, but he canvassed
slightly wounded by the Ca lists every man, woman and child in the
AN UNDESIRABLE ACQUISITION.—The ward, and enough of the free and int e -
population of Mississippi is to be in pendent voted straight to secure thseat.
creased by the exodus thither of 3,000 Twelve months of municipal honors have
negroes from Georgia. satisfied both him and his constituency
COST OF TILE ASHANTEE \\&n. —In that the Council Chamber NVZ1S too small
stead of costing nearly nine millions a field for his gushing eloquence, So he
sterling, the Ashaptee war cost but strays foi•th to pastures new. He on one
seventeen hundred thousand pounds, occasion navigated a by-law through the
with returning stores to be heard from. Council, and the effort was an over -
A N EXTRAORDINARY WATCH. —Roger whelming one. • Although hammered
William's watch was exhibited at a re- into shape by meinbers of the Board who
cent meeting of the Rhode Island His knew something about by-laws, and as-
torical Society. It is still running and sistance given him at every step, it 18 a
is apparently in as gond condition as gem. in. its way, and No. 249 ought to be
wheu he wore it in 1631. There are not framed and sent up to Huron for exhibi-
many 'watches such as this niade now a- ton. He is innocent of any acquaint -
days.
ColtS BURNELL—The barns of 11. A.
Ensign, milk dealer, oue mile' south of
Ithaca, New York, were set on fire on
Saturday morning and destroyed. Twen-
ty cows perished in the flames. About
four weeks ago another dealer lost fifteen
cows in the same manner.
LENIENCY TG PRISONERS. Captain
General Concha has issued an order to
the officers commanding the Spanish
troops in Cuba to deal leniently toward
captured. or surrendered insurgents, but
to execute all incendiaries and filibusters
who may be taken prisoners.
FOREIGN- MAN UFACTUR ED MACHINERY.
—On and after January 1st machinery
not manufactured in Canada will be al-
lowed to enter the Deminion. on pay. acclamation. Reeve—D. D. NS 'Iwo, by
ment of k duty of ten per cent. ad takne acclamation. Councilors—North Ward
eni solflotrhheisaffiowdialviiitseo. f the importer that ---Wm. Gray, James Beattie, William
Campbell, T. Stephens, and Thos. Lee.,
VALUABLE SWEEPINGS.— In Paris,
France, there are contractors who pay
the. city $120,000 per I annum for the
privilege of sweeping the streets perfect-
ly clean. The work is well done by men
under the orders of the municipal author-
ing.
his canvass in East Huron, It is
lamentable that in the dearth of Tory or
Independent candidates in the Brants,
he was allowed to wander at his own
sweet will so far away from home. If
the party in this County had any sort of
appreciation of their ambitious friend.
he might have been set up in one of our
own Ridings instead of being driven to
Huron. He will be knocked down to
the time of 510 , or 600 minority there,
and he could not have done much worse
here. He has a certain prestige here, also,
which must be wanting Huron, for is
once with the first rudiments of legisla-
tion, or for the matter of that, of any -
thine else, for he is all things by. turns,
and nothing long enough to acquire any
knowledge of it. His surpassing cheek,
however, excites our en-vy and -elicits our
modest worship, and if this quality
passes for current coin in East Huron we
shall hear of him next as an Imperial
Commissioner for a new Reciprocity
Treaty. Erba 9nala presto crave.
Municipal Nominations.
The following is the result of the nomi-
nations in the various municipalities in
Huron :
Seajortk—Mayor—A. Armitage, by
ities, and the contractors are reimburse(
by the sale of the mud and dust, which,
when manufa.ctured. into ifertilizers, is
said to be worth $600,000.,
SAD INTELLIGENCE CONFIRMED. —
A telegram received by the vessel's own-
ers in London confirm the reported burn-
ing of the emigrant ship Cospatrick. The
Superintendent of the Brazilian telegraph
cable at Madeira also telegraphs that
only three persons are at present known
to survive ---the second mate and two
seamen. These were picked up by the
British ship Sceptre, after having been
ten days in in open boat, subsisting part
of the time upon the flesh and blood of
others who died while in the boat.
What They Say of Him at Home.
From the Brantford Weekly Expositor.
Mr. Frederick Va.uNorman, whose card
for the past month has been informing
us that in consequence of professional en-
gagements, he would be unable to give
next year's Council the benefit of hissage
experience and legal acumen, has turned,
up as the nominee of a Liberal Conserva,-
tive Conaention Lo' the Local Legislature
in oue of the HUI-one. We wish Mr.
Frederick all the luck he deserves, and
if he is most ignominiously beaten by
Mr. Gibson, the sterling Ministerial can-
.
&date, the prestige of having been a can-
didate for -Parliamentary honors, will
soothe the „mortification of. defeat. Mr.
VanNorman made it a condition preced-
ent to his acceptance of the nomination
that he should be permitted to -run as an
APPOINTMEN T. —Herr Pestel, Counsel- independent candidate. • He made a stir-
lor of the DuichsLeaation • at Paris, has -ring speech,' too, which was frequently
begn appointed tilin'ister for the Nether-
lands at Wa,shington.
. GENERAL SHERIDAN. is reported
on apparently gooc authority that Gen.
East Ward—A. Strong, David Mc-
Naught, W. Grassie, E. Hickson and
W. Campbell. South Ward—J. H.
Broadfoot, N. Young, A. Strong, L.
Mabee, .A. .Stewart, Walter Scott, F.
Seegmiller, Wm. Hill, and. Jas. Thomas.
Tucke,ranith.—The Reeve and Deputy
Reeve and all the old Councilors re-
elected:ley acclamation.
• Usborne. —Reeve --.James filackney
and L. Hunter. Councilors—N. W.
Ward — David Miller, James Oke,
Sr. S. W. Ward—Jas. Halls, Matthew
Kelland, -Wm. Martin, James Cave.
N. E. Ward—Robert Monteith, Sr.,
Alex. Duncan, RObert Creery, Thomas
Kay. S. E. Warda-William Brock,
joho Delbridge.
Stephen.—Reeve—Thomas Greenway,
by acclamation. Deputy Reeve—John
Parsons and Thomas Yearly. Councilors
—J. Kuhn, A. Leary, W. Fulton N.
Fried, A. Clarke, D. Baird, O. Mitchell.
Stanley. —Reeve—Thos. Simpson, by
acclamation. Deputy Reeve — George
Castle and Wm. Keys. Councilors—
Dr. Woods, Thomas Keys, Geo. Ander-
son, Wm. Graham, Wm. Campbell
llullett.—Reeve—Humphrey Smell and.
George Watt. Deputy Reeve—Alex.
Monteith, by acclamation. Commilors
—John Warwick, Francis Stiver, John
Britton, Joseph Howson, James Cornish.
MaK;Ilop.--Reeve— W. J: Shannon
\fa\
nd john Ceovenlock. Deputy Reeve---..
1 E: Hays and -Robert Govenlocke
Councilors -- Andrew Govenlock, A.
Kerr, Wm. Bell, John Malone
Grey.—Reeve—Thomas Strachan, by -
acclamation. Deputy Reeve—S. 81em-
mon, by acela,mation. Councilors —
Messrs. Elliott, Dobson, Hyslop, Mc-
Taggart and Welsh,
eif orris. —R ee v e—P. Kelly and John
Thyme. Deputy Reeve—Chas. Proctor
and John 1.: . M i Her. Councilors -4,44n
McCrae, W. J. Johnston, Geo. Fot61;the,
(TAN. 1, 1875.
Maloy, H. J. Nott, ,Couneilors—D._
Fisher, Jos. P. Fisher, Patrick Carroll,
John Buchanan, Chas-. Mellardy, John.
Ki.ifirkalsTtlrifteaksa'ano's7s. —Reeve—Thomas H.
Taylor, by acclamation. 'Deputy Reeve
--Messrs. James Porter and Robert
Currie. Councilors—Messrs, Alexander
Rintoul, Edward James, Robert Reily,
Thomas Brown and Finlay Anderson:
Ray. --Reeve — Robert Broivn, re-
elected by aeclarnation. Deputy Reeve
-4, D. Geiger, re-elected by acclama-
tion Councilors — Peter SI. Geiger,
Daniel McColl, Wm. Sne Lon-
don *Road, • John E. Kalbfliesch, Wm.
Turnbull, Robert McAllister.
Hibbert. --Reeve — Robert Gardiner,
re-elected. by acplartiation. Deputy
Reeve—John McConnell, re-elected by
acclamation. Councilors -- T. Oliver,
Mr. Hopwood, Ed. Molyneaux, James
Harburn, Peter Campbell, Thomas Pel -
man.
backeimv.—Reeve—Mr. Campbell, le -
elected by aaclamation.
Conncilors—
R. Graham, W. Miller, Geo. Douglass,
T. Lawrence, IV. Treleaven, R. Had -
wen, Dr. McCrimrnon, C. Mooney.
MR. VAN NORMAN'S ADDRESS.'
To the Electors of Ea'at Iltuirlic'sn ;day
been
GENTLEMEN ; Having
honored with the nomination_ of the Lib-
eral Copservative Association of the re-
cently constituted East Riding of the
County of Huron, as their candidate at
the ensuing General. Election for the Lege
islative Assembly of this province, 1: ac-
cepted the same upon the eondition that
I should, if elected, be at full liberty to
pursue a manly, unfettered and independ-
ent course in reference to all questions
that might come up for the consideration
of Parliameht. The stipulation was, 1
am proud to say, acceded to 'and I an
therefore in the field as an
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE,.
respectfully soliciting your good. will and
SUirI raamgesq.uite.aware of the disadvantages
with which my candidature is surround-
ed, and have but little doubt that an at-
tempt will be made to create much capit-
al out of the fact that I am not a resident
in your constituency. The same objees
tion might with equal force be taken
against one-third the members of our
presentLegislature—members who, with-
out exception, have given -the utmost sat-
isfaction to their constitoents. 1 have
not thought proper to ignore the wishes
of the numerous, respectable and. intelli-
gent bode of gentlemen who have ;been
iustrumental in bringing my name before
you, and who by so doing have given
abundant 'evidence that they not only be-
lieve me worthy of confidence and sup-
port, but that 1 possess those qua.lifica-
tions which are to be desired in the re-
presentative of your noble constitueney.
The fact of my being a non-resident ap-
pears to me to be rather favorable than
otherwise, inasmuch as it conveys an aa-
surance that I have neither axes to grind
noi• sectional purposes to serve,
on the other hand, you must be convinced:
that ordinary gratitude, if nothing else,
would, in the event of my election, nat-
urally induce me to serve you to the
best of my ability.
I am not a strong partizan, indeed 1
feel that there are higher' duties for the
representative of the people to perform
than to yield to a blind support to one
pohtaeal partylor to give a factious opposi-
tion to -Ow other. ,1 ha e e no confidence
whatevel in that man or thing who occu-
pies the place of a mere listless voting -
machine, and, with no mind of his own,
is shifted hither and thither at the ca-
price of A Party Leaden Rather give
me the Independent man who will ao lus
data under all circumstances, who will
advocate without partiality the interests
of every section, class, and creed in the
community, and who will do hia, utmost
upon all occasions to promote the ma-
terial welfare of the State.
Looking back on the now all but ex-
pired term of the present Ontario Gov -
eminent, I see much to approve and
much to regret. Very many useful
measures have been passed and are now
the Statute Law -of the laud. On the
other hand a singular, nay, almost crim-
inal laxity has prevailed in many Des*
part ents of Go V ernmental tro
demonstrating beyond- question e ne-
cessity for a more able and influential, a
stronger, and a more _ watchful Opposi-
tion. I consider the Administration, as
a :whole, far more worthy of support
since the control of the Public -Works
Department passed out of the 1;a/ids of
the Hon. Archibald McKellar into
those of the lion. Mr. Fraser.
• If elected as your Representative
shall *not yield a blind support to any
Government, but treat the questions
which may come up for the consideration
of Parliament upon their merits.,
shall ever advocate the strictest honesty,
vigor, justice, and economy in the. man-
agement of the affairs of the PrOvinee,
and. Ishall do my utmost—in so
far as 1 can consistently with my public
position.—to oubserve yofir local itateie
es. tlilow me to reMind you that the elec-
tions will now, for the first timer take
place under the Ballot System— a syetem
-which will, I trust, be a sufficient safe-
guard against the use of corrupt meaas
and. elicit the holiest Vote of the people
of this Province. At all events it ie to
be hoped that the result in the • present
instauce be a decided. improvement
in. the personnel of both sides of the
11°Tulisee.- elections, it is announced. take
place ou the 18th day of January " next,
and I shalt therefore _have 1
interrupted by bursts of applause. Alas, Wm. Michie, John Lroadfoot, George
poor, Yorick ! What has East Huron Kelly.
done that she should be thus afflicted ? Brusee/s. —Reeve -- John Leckie, by
FrOM the Brantlth-d Daily Expositor. acclamation. Councilors—Dr. Graham
Sheridan will go to Louisiana to take After brain power and solid intellect, John N. Knechtel, r. Thomson, Thos.
active command f the troops in that if there is one quality more than another Ballantyue, D. Ross, B. Gerry
which man admire§ he his fellow, it is Turnberry.—Reeve—'8. Black, by ac -
State. .
NEST OF THIEVES BROKY.N .—A that which is fitly and forcibly described clamation. Deputy Reeve—James Hen
nest of railroad thieves has been. dis- in slang circles as " cheek." It is char- nings sand $. Johns. Councilors—Joha
covered in St. Louis, and john Green acteristic, too, of those endowed. with Guy, Jas. Hogg, Geo. Scott, J. Lietle.
and James Murphy of the gang have this much to be desired gift, that in pro. 'Iowa. —Reeve—J. J. Sweetmau and
.been arrested for stealing bulk -grain. A portiou as they are laekitig in eerelnail John Kaine. 1st Deputy Reeve-a-Chaa.
-number of well-filled bins were found in development, the more wonderfully does Wilson, elected. by acclamation. 2d:
it appear to be cultivated. With. the Deputy Reeve—D. Weir and B. Cook.'
Murphy's house.
Seven most c h amities nonchalan ce an d the Most Councilers—John Mitchell, -WM. 1-104
M EN N ON ITESIN P1 (1 elDELPHIA.-7
ing scholar or the matter-of-fact busbies§
responeibilities, for the sake of a vaulting Gregg, John Evans, Charles karrand,
suave assurance they attempt duties and Mr. Heading, Robert Ferguson. George-
a,mbition, which the ripe, though rebir" ThIrs;.0-1,,C;t37.'.1_,..ddlaya.as-e—A. L. Gibson, by
man would hesitate to endertake. These acclamation. Conucilors—])i BSm.
sentiments have been. lately, more -than ' Allen, Jas. Clark, D. BlacVoht
ever, pressed upon our attention; by the Jas. Paulin, Wm. Barker, J. Sanderson,
fact that MI...Frederick VauNorman has Jas. Thompson.
been seriously. nominated as a candidate .(locierich - Reeve— Henry
for Perliament ery honors by the Liberal Ford and David Patton. Deputy Reeve
Conservative party of East Huron. it . .
may be that a prophet has no honor in
his own country ; perhaps it is that his
friends and acquaintances who have had
an intimate knowledge of the young man
from his pinafore days upwards, have
been laboring under a serious hallucina-
tion as to the latent talent Lead. shining
ability which were , concealed SO M e -
where within his organization ;
but certain it ie., that the intel-
the difficulties with the Turcomaa tribes Parliamentary constituency caused a
liXISSia, to the London l'imesteays -that ligence of his nomination for a
in Khiva have been settled. TwhhAout-t
bcoru°anctlenaannacesdeoefPthsomseiltey:htoo ainney
ta]ele. ff. Stevens; T. Jackson, J. H. Combe
hu d red an :1 ten Mennonites, who arrived.
in Philadelphia, Friday, from Antwerp,
are quareeeed et. the eew docks of the
Red Star Line, at Girard. Point, and will e
leave for the Wiest in a feav days. !
.13.111*.kY ACCI DEN T. . op palling 1.
accident happened ou Friday to an ex-
press teain near Woodstock, England,
on a bietnch of the Great Western. Rail-
way, the atiain being thrown .from the
track and into -a - caual running parallel,
with.. the line. Thirty persons were
killed au a. several i nj u red, some fatally.
• SHAM FIGHT. —The citizens- of Tren-
ton,: N. J., last Saturday celebrated the
.Revolutionary battle of that 'place by a
'sham fight, in which one thousand men
took part. Fifteen thousand witnessed
the affair.
ToRCOMAN; TaouBL:ES &err LED. —A
special telegram from St. Atersburg,
—Cathrtel. Elliott and Thothas C. Pick- 1
alai. Councilors -- John Cox, James
Whitely, lingh Davidson, and. James
Perter.
Clintini. —Mayor asWin. 11 atenbury and
la.Callander. Reeve ---A. 'Fisher, W.
C. Searle, J. Fair, R. Irwin. Councilors
St. Andrew's Ward ---R, _A, Barton, W.
Doherty, Ar. Murray, -W. Cooper, J.
Hodgins, W. McHaffie, S. .alalcomson, J. I
Sheppard, J. Fair. St. Georges Ward
—O. S. Doan, W. Coats, W. C. Searle, ,
S. Andrews, D. Buchamui, W. Little,
3. Smith . St. John's M °ore ;
brobe expedition has • returned
- fighting. The Turcomans volunta,iily quaiptance with the 'volatile gentleman W. Smart, J. (Ilidley I a; 'all
•
released thirty prisoners.
- SHIP Lona—Telegrams received at
Loudon Madeira, report that the emi-
Cospatrick from London \to
New York, burned at sea
in latitude 37 north, longitude 12 west.
Tile crew and passen-gers numbered in all
about 500 souls, .of whom_ it is thought
465 were lost. Three of the crew have
arrived. in a boat at St.- Helena convey-
ing the news of the disaseer.
COLLJERY EXPLOSION .—An explosion
occurred in the Big -nail Hill Colliery,
North Staffordshire, England, on Mon-
day. Twenty miners were killed. Thir-
teen bodies have been taken out.
DISCHARGE OF FEMALE .CLERKS.—The
discharge of several hundred women em-
ployed in the Writing Bureau of the
Treasury Department at Washington;
proves to be a very distressing affair,
and one which will entail much. misery
and destitution of hundreds of poor per -
ions who anticipated. employinentthrough
the winter months. The action of Con-
gress, however, in transferring the print-
ing of stampa to New York rendered this
discharge neeessary. •
'GARTBALPI ON • THE FiA_NCO-PRUSSIAN
WAA. —Garibildi has ve 'tten a reply to
statements contained in: a recent 'report
grantsiiin
d • November P/th
in. question. 'What were the: qualities
exemplified in his perSon which recom-
mended him to the Tory wiseacres of
.benighted Huron, we foil to coinprelien( .
How he got there, and whose credentia s
. he carried in his pocket, puzzles us still
more. The only solution of the conun-
drum which offers itself to our mind is, •
that the Liberal -Conservative cause in
East Theron is at a low ebb—that no
localanan who knows the ground would.
think of nitting himself against the 1c -
form candidate, and that Cameron or
Lauder, to get rid. of an importunate
, constituency hunter, posted the young
man off to .11uron to find his level and
cool his ambition. Another solution
might be that local talent is scarce in
this primeval constituency, and that the
denizens saw in Mr. VanNorman a man
who would represent their interests in.
the Local House with honor to himself
and. them, but then we have no inten-
tion of insulting the Haronites, although.
the nomination of their Conseevative
Convention must be a standing joke on
them, for some time to 601330. However,
itappears to be an unquestionable fact
that Mr. Fred. VinNorman. is the duly
elected nominee of a Liberal Couserva-
.tive Convention, and is busy proseeut-
• .
' A , • ... AC-
- &Bald, li. II:Win, D. Erwin, A. Mathe-
son, N. Matheson, J. McGarva, A. S.
Fisher H. Scott Dr NV •thi
ames mei—A. Johnston J P 11.
• - e oppor-
trinity of seenig many of _you peraonally,
. thenglal shall of cosei•Se make as thorough
a canvass as time svill emit I
. sate,. hold public meetinas
, . m ngtore at an early 1 p .
a(ot! wthhei leading ;laces in your Ridil
imy
117ingha712:—Reve — 13. Willson
acclamation. Councilcna—Dr. T
y
and
iGeereog. orPye. ttypiece, Ainsley, W. 0.
Fowler, H. Lemmex, ( a•iffin, *Thos.
Goderich fl'olcn. —Mayor, JohnDavison,
elected by acclamation ; J. T. Gaerow,
Reeve, by acclamation, re-elected.
Watson ancl. Abraham Smith, candidates'
for Deputy Reeve. St. Andrew's Ward,
for the (ouncil--ek. Watemi, Fred W.
ra,Toohunsr,taonn,d (B.;e.01.L.ge. HDo.yil)ea,rsoWnsii;lirte. Sey:
Pat-
rick's Ward—William °Campbell, S.
Sloan, James Buchanan, W. G. Smith,
and John Pasmore ; St. David's Ward—
George Eva.ns, James Small, A. P. Mc -
...TA. a. a nT, G. Bunbury, 1Trtiejnzaosin)e,rtJol;hirieLe.‘aa'nh:antate:yyld:
George Graham. ; St. George's VVard—
George Johnston, James If
Wm. Savage, Robert McKay, and James
BIlievir'sleAnSer. ascanoslo—Old Coencil re-
elected xacc_itm.rei_oniyoutigf by
acclamation. Deputy Reeve—Alexander
-r
you will receive timely notice, )
eg,
len I shall have an. opportunity of Jay-
a 'clews more fully before you. To
these meetings I cordially invite your
presence, when, if my Views meet with
your approval, you will give practical
feoxrPin.eisesia°tilththe ylioolulrs
I have the honor to be,
..convictione by voting
Your obedient Servant,
FnanaemeVaee-N ORMAN.
igaTH6'.
jeserx.---In Clinton, on Dec. 23, the
wife of Mr. J. Joslin, of twin daugh-
ters. (One has since died.)
Mootaa.--In Brussels, on Dec. 23, the
wife of Mr. Wm. Moodie, of a son.
MARRIAGES.
BEST—HENDERSON. McKillop,
at
tbe residence of the bride's father,
on Wednesday, Dec. 23, by Rev.
Thomas Goldsmith, Mr. 'William
Best, of Goderich thwuship, to Mary
,
Aim, &lighter
son„ of McKillop,
DeneCAN—MVLHOLAN
Dec. 29, by Rev. T
Mr. William. Dune
Miss Mary Mulhollat
RITCHIE—BOWDEN. —7" sA
the bridee falher, on •
Goldsmith. Mr. Dale
forth, to Elizabeth
daughter of Mrjol
niondville.
"Vtteent,n--'elaTovesai,
of the bride's fat
Day, by Rev.. G.
Vander,. to Eliza.betl
Charles McTavish,
DONALDSOlC—MILLEN.1
terian Church, For
mas Da,y, by Rev.1-=
Donaldson, of Pitts
bella.Millen, of Hes
MaLatu—SNELL.--At
Manse, Wroxeter,
G. Brown, Mr, Tho
Morrisbank, to
of Turnberiy.
Foonos—M-cA.LxIsTra
enee of the bride's f
by Rev, NI, D
Forbes'of Stanley,
of Mr. Robert MeA
9. by R. J. Tyler, a
Philip, Mr. J -...111.t.
maker, Listowel. to
Mr. Wm. Tindall,
WHITFIELDSADDLEI
ince of the blialea 1
by Rev. R. Davey, Ai
to Mies Maty Louis
Grey.
'HODGES— SPETRAN. - - .
the bride's father, 0
It. Davey, Mr. Get;
Catharim Speirana
GALBRAITH --IWALL
on Dee. 30; by RI
John Galbraith, t.1
Gallium, both of Me
DEA.
'WILSON. —III aillt011
liam Henry, eldest
. son, aged 2 years al
Om's—In turnber
. Culy, formerly*
aged 76 years.
eseemeaemeneeseseasola
AUCTION
-
Tuesday, jan.
South Thames Peoa.
Stock and Implemeat
'proprietor ;A Bis*
Wednesday, Van.
Con. 1, Hay„ Faure
enents. Mrs— james1
A. Biehop, auctionee
Pail Wheat (new)
Spin Wheat, per bnshei
Oats (new) per
Peas (new) per bushel.—
Barley (nevi).er bushel, -
Butter, N. 11 Loose,
Butter in tubs,
Veal calf, per poana..
Sheep grins,. — ... ... , . 4
Salt petal) per barn', .
Salt (-wholesale) pet bal.
Potatoes, per bashei, ile
40stmeal # bd.. , . ,.—
.... 111,1
Beef 4. ...... 11 .1 m,m111
Pork... ;
Pall Wheat, per bushel,'
Spring Wheat, per bus*
-oats, per bushel.
Burley, per bushel,
Peas, per bushel,
Butter
Bggs.
per ten,
Pork, . .
-
White fall wh
$1 -55, Treadevell,
winter, t•S1 40 to -$
$1. 60; - Dots, ifd
$1 13 to $1 20 ; ba
eggs, Stem lots,
farmers', 22c to 25
to 2Zie ; rolls, 23c
2,5c pmk,
Tat
Them were in
wheat at Nit
'Die for epring ; 2.
$1. 10 to SI 11;
75e to Ne ; and
43e, 1 Hay %rough
othy, and $310 to
went at S to $S
for small lots of ela
were anehanged.
. TORONTO CA
Baasvas.
limited during iki
ample for the -dm
h.aving already s
selves. Prices r
-change, bukthe
low the aYeraese, .11
tray lots telling
quote first -blase
$4 50 ; and third
SHEEP.—. -The
most part limite
farmers' wag4ons
$7 for tirst-class, •
class, and $3 5
very animportairl
quick sales at fro,
lioas.—.A. few
ing the week, se
100 ths., live we
25 for stir,
L
CATTLE.—Ree
making the to
thus far, 3,659
286 cars for ti
The market was
to opetate Al
prices. Saks
head.
SBYEP AND
head, making
week, thus far
WO for the sax
receipts were
Weitern sheep
of Canada in y
$6 50 to $7 50
head; making
week, thus h
11,460 head fol
The market 8,
Yards bare
at $7 to $7 15
11 25-