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DRK GOODS
AT
USUAL ICES
AT THE
D
C DAY,
IQ MAY,. 187&
SILK TANALA CHECKS
Cents, worth 45 Cents.
SILK 'i'AItP, all New
I- and Battern,s; a
rd --t be Finest Goods ever
here.
SILK I IYESSES, Striped
Following colors : Black
Chite;
and White=.
and Mack, Green and
We guarantee them, pure
or no sale; at 75 Cents
BI AC°.K SILKS from
'eau to $2. Best Lot we
tad.
AMERICAN
PAINTS.
'acing at 5 Cents per yard
e11t8.
H PRINTS, Guar-
FAST
tr.
FAS'1' COLORS, : , at 8
yard, wi .rth L3 Cent
4 are t.-ttc li w der than
•e VERY CHEAP,
CALK & Co -
fel'' THE -777
- ONTARIO,
NINT'II YEAR.
WHO'1.E NO. 442.
REAL ESTATE FO MALE.
HOUSE 'TO RENT OR SE•LL.L—Will be sold
or rentbd, a comfortable frame house, with
well and garden attached. This house is adjoin-
ing TIE EXPb8ITOR OMBcs. Apply to A. - M.
CAMPBELL, Seaforth. 488
ARMS FOR SALE.—East half Lot 11, Con,
12, McKillop ; and West half Lot 19, Con. 12
McKillop; ala() South 50 acres of Lots 1 and 2
Con. 10, Morris, adjoining the Valeage of Blyth.
For particulars apply to,McO.&U- G . d: HOI1ME-
STED, Barristers. &o., Sevier*. 426
PARK LOTS i BALE.-dontaining 5 acres
FOeach, adjoining the Town of .Seaforth. The
most desirable situation .tor private residences.
Terms reasonable, ' with immediate possession.
Apply to H. W. C. ME Y°ER, Barrister, Seaforth,
or to L. MEYER, Harpurhey. 441
ligaROPERTY FOR SALE—That valuable prop.
erty on Goderich Street occupied by the Goder-
ich Manufacturing Company se a ;Machine- Shop.
Also dwelling house and lot adjoining. The above
property will be sold on easy terma. For particu-
lars apply to GRAY d SCOTT.. 489
IJILDING LOTS IN SEAFORTH FOR SALE.
- - —Dr. COLEMAN, having laid out the grounds
recently occupied as a Driving i'ark'into Buid.-
ing: Lots, is prepared to dispose of, lots on reason-
able terms to any who may desire them. • .Parties
desiring to purchase should make immediate ap-
plication. 864
PROPERTY FOR SALE.—Two lots, with a 2
story frame houseand barn, situated on the
Market Square, Seaforth. The premises have
been used as an egg packing. establishment, and
are well adapted fOr any public business. For
particulars apply to the -proprietress, Mrs. MAL -
COM, Seaforth, or to». GORDON, Goderich. 481
FARM FOR SALE.—For sale QR easy terms,
Lot No. 26, Con, 6, Township 61 Hay, con-
taining 100 acres, 60 of which are cleared and in a
state of good cultivation. A goodiframe dwelling
house with log outbuildings, an :orchard and a
good well. Is situated half way between the eta --
tions of Kippon and Honsa;l, being 5 miles from
each place. Apply to WM. CUDI4lORE,Granton
or to CHARLES MASON, Brueefipld. 42iii
FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot No. 7, Con
10, Morris, containing 64 acres, 25 of which
are cleared, well fenced and in al good state of
cultivation, the remainder is well timbere d.
There are 4 acres of choice fruit f trees bearin g,
a good log house and frame stable. Is 1 mile
from. the Blyth station of the London, Huron an -d
Bruce Railway. For further particulars to JOHN
LAIDIJAW on the premises, or tp W. CLEGG,
Blyth. ! 425
FARM FOR SALE. For Sale, Lot 12. Con. 6,
Hallett, consisting of 100 aerosol land, 40 acres
cleared, and the balsas° well timbered with hard-
wood. There is a log house, sided, a f rame barn
and outbuildings, a good well, and a young bear-
ing orchard of choice fruit trees Situated 8 miles
from Seaforth, 6 utiles from Clinton, 1e,(( from
Kinbnrn. Terms ii ade known on apj licat,ion Cin
the premises. Possession giver immeddiiatel�.
ELIZABETH HARVEY, Constani a P.O. 480
-FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot No. 9,Con.
9, Hibbert, containing 100 acres, 90 oft which
are cleared. free of stumps, well! fenced, and in
first-class cultivation. A barn 60140, nearly new,
a shed and stable 8ex80, a driving shed 26x40, a
briek root house arid a splendid brick dwelling
house, and all other necessary outbuildings. A
good orehard and well watered. This is one of
the most ctesfrable farms in this section of coun-
try. Terms easy. Apply to the proprietor on the
premises, or to Egmondville P. 0. GEORGE
BALE, 442
ARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, Trot No.24,eon.
1, Stanley, containing 97 acres, more or less,
80 of which are cleared, well' fenced, and in a
state of good cultivation, the balance is well tim -
bored, glaere is a frame barn and stable, an d
. good new frame house with stone pellet, kitchen ,
wood shedandall other conveniences. A never -
failing well and a good bearing 'orchard. Is 2
miles from Brucefield Station and 4 miles fro m
Clinton.. A gravel road leading to eaeh pine o.
Apply to the proprietor at Varna P.O. THOMA S
PEAREN, j 484
FOR SALE OR TO LET.
IfiGLE WAGGON FOR SATE. A strong
kJ single waggon, in good order, for sale cheap
apply at ALLEN'S Grocery. - 441
To MECHANICS AND LAB C HERS.—House
and Lot on. South side of !Market Street
for Sale. Easy terms of payment!. Apply to Mo-
CAUGI EY & II.OLMESTED. 489
110H1TOGRAPH CA* FOR SALE: Por Sale
Cheap, the Portable Photogrph Car and all
utensils complete, formerly used by Mr. Johnson,
The car will be gold either with 6r without the
horse. Apply to the undersigned, Hullett, or to
Seaforth 1', 0. ALLAN HOBSON'. 487
TToUISE TO LET. -To Let, that most comfort-
able and well situated brick Riouse, and four
Iota on Huron street, with hard and soft water,
and every convenience necessary. Apply to T.
STEPHENS, British Hotel, Seaforth. 421
M'YE.C1FIC AH'TI:CLEia.
GG'l FOR IL_ATCHING. Pure Light Brahmas
. —To be bad at D. McNang is shop from
LEWIS CALDER, Seaforth. -, i _ 489
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.—Any _ person want-
ing Sand, Gravel or Stones, can leave thei r
orders at TILOS. LEE'S Grooery,and it will be de-
livered on the shortest notice. THOMAS CUR -
RIE.. - 488
elABBAGE PLANTS.—The undersigned has
`- now any quantity of goodsound Cabbage and
Tomato Plants of every kind, delivered in Sea-
forth. or can be had et his gardens. All or ders
left with M. Morrison or J. Farley will be
promptly attended to, ALLAN HOBSON. 441.4.
M I.`O411'4 FOR NA![.E.
pm SALE CHEAP.—A good driving horse,
also a Democrat Waggon and Buggy Har-
ness. Apply at THOMAS KIDD'fS Liquor Store,
Seaforth.- 441
hk YRSFIIIIE BULL FOR SALE. Tho under-
-A-A'
nder-
£ signed has an Ayrshire Bain year old for
sale. In first-class trim for the season's service.
Pedigree guaranteed. For partienlars apply to
the proprietor, Kiuburn, or 11 by mail to Constance
P.O. B. N. ADAMS. ; •486
H0nsE AND BUGGY FOR SALE. --For Sale
Cheap, a good serviceable Driving Horse, 6
years old and perleetly sound, kind in doable or
single harness. Also a Piano Box But; gy, in
good working order. Apply to LOGAN & JAMIE -
SON, Golden Lion, Seaforth. 442
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ENGLISH' )_ Q 3$.
From •an Occasional orr eponden4.
fThe Queen's New tie A 1{o
tike Souse. — Anodic lift 6
pleasaataess."—The 8 c tion of t
1Prinee of Wales.—Gib. 14oseip
I �n on, May 15,18''6
, j The question of the: ie ' royal tiitl
which, everybody is the rti y! sic ,
keeps on turning up ih a u comfort
manner. Nothing coil d be More fo
and wanton than th:. on uet of
Ministry in f naming t
as to renew a centro
people Would have be
an end. The general f
it has been settled the
be called•Empreas of I
done with as little furl
treated as a mere detai
ity, which practically
just as it was before.
Liberal Party, content
they had raised, had
nothing more on the
only the perversity of
°!elves which has now.ci
ing of an unpieasan,
difficult to say exactl:
proclamation prescrib
its effect will depend 4
tion the Government
but there can be no do
the door open for a ps
whichwasnever conte
in fact is in direct
pledges of the Govern
als thus find themselve
notice of the discrepa
wasromised and wh
and Sir F. James, the
General, has given no
of a resolution declarin
atio_ n does not make a
for restricting the use
relation to the internal
Queen's Dominions, otbe
'With such a majority as
at his back, he will, o
difficulty in defeating 1 t
its supporters themsel
thit it is a forlorn ho
ment has therefore ha
accepting the challenge
week is fixed for the d s
ever may be the result
the stupid bungling of
this matter cannot fail
ing. As an example o
consegyuences of the ch
it may be mentioned tl
Bernard Burke, the
herald's office, has giv
in an address to the Q
oration " Empress o
potation
in the titles,
suit in London with re.
be served in Germany),
been made to a Vice Ch
whether the new title en
in it ; :but he has refuse
opinion on the subject, a
the applicants to the Lo
Allsorts of ,vexatious li
this kind will now be co
up;, and wide scope will
petty controversy and'
gai•d to what pre'nouely.w
for a moment. '
In one respect Mr.
trived to obtain a trium
of • a discussion in whic
has been generally again
has happened through. • o
own, but through the in
opponent. Mr. Lowe is
very able politician, one
and most honest heads
party., but he suffers fro
temper and want of tao
tinually leading him in
unpopular 11editions. It
merston who introduced
life, and who was a 1
friend and supporter
Palmerston had twice
in consequence of the
had contrived to rows
In the very first deb
• Bill Mr, Lowe, who
general argument, irri
ion by laying stress n
and even probability of
losing India, and mor+
witted the further blu
a speech ataublic di
mor to the effect tha
vainly endeavored to
vious ministries to ma
but had found a more p
Mr. Disraeli. There ea
that for a man in the
Lowe—who had himse
of a. Cabinet—to makes
was a ,serious mistake
to respect the confidetjt.
communications which. t
Cabinet, and' though ii t
gave no information asi`f
merely repeated a ru c
to have foreseen that,
special importance wo
it. As soon as the s
the newspapers, Mr.
ed a letter stating the,
knew nothing of the the,
to the 'Queen. The u - . t
taken up in the'Howe f
Mr. Charles Lewis, a I
no . position, who is c
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EMT KATZ P4TOliii. for his impudent int u
ESTRAY COLT. --Strayed froM Seeforth about to men of standing
the firet of May, a 2 -year old filly, of bay color,
with one white hind foot. Any person giving such
information as will lead to her recovery will be
euitabiy rewarded. JAMES BEATTIE. 440
VSTRAY HORSE. --Strayed from the Village of
Kinburn, Hallett, on May 113, a small dark
brown llorge, 4 years old, was shod on front feet,
had a piece of leather trader the shoe of the right
toot Any person giving such information as
will lead to his recovery will be suitably rewarded.
JOHN WILLIAMS, Constance Pi 0. 441
RIEETINGS TO BEI
NTOTICE.—The council of the. corporation of
' the County of Huron will meet in the Court
Room in the Town of Goderieli on Monday the
5th of June next. PETER ADAUSON, County
Clerk. Goderich, May 15th, 1875. — 441-2
NTOTIGE.—A special prize wil1 be offered by
-`-` Messrs. R. Callender & Co., of $80, at the
fall show of the Millett Branch Agricultural So. -
clay, for the best collection' of Ladies' Fancy
regulations and rules can be ha4 at the store. of
Messrs. 11. CALLANDER it Co.1, or from I. A.
!MLLES, Secretary. Clinton, May 18,1876. 441-2
I !mist have beenitecu
and exasperating tg`a h
pered• man like Mr. w
this miserable little w s
was challenged to ex le
answered very roug
ously, sneering at Mel
ed vocation of a gra d
flatly repudiating any a
to questions in the ii u
had said elsewhere, vh
di•1 not refer to: any na
In assuming this atti
no doubt technically
endless worry and co f
if members were to ca 1
count for every, ohmic
of -doors, At the smile
had undoubtedly c
1,
fault, particularly gra -6
later, that of draggin t
sonally into a public
ought...to have seer
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SEAFORTH FRIDAY, MAY 216; 1876.
(1 zing at the very first op rtun-
ity.1, owever, he neglected to o so.
and t us placed hinitelf at Mr.ID raeli's
There has never been any lo e lost be:
tweeni the two, and Mr. Disra i certain-
ly I not spare hie.canstie cri 'e 'ow he
it Wit true p gilistic vi or an severity,
and ne could almost ancy 11)(4 Mr.
Lo e face sWel. ing and blackening un-
derlt e repeated blows. Prob bly never
ed at r. Lowe. He shut his fists • and
has ueh a ferocious oastiga ion, been
given by one public man to another.
Alr.1 sraeli stormed, shouted thunder -
flung his arms about in a way which
.and s oke wrt a fury of tonP which is
• rarely heard ' the. klouse of Co ons.
He d Wed t at the statements m de by
Mr. we we e monstroue, if true, and
if no true, hey - required ap epithet
while was not to be found n Ihis voca-
bulery, Then he went on to analyze the
story in question, taking the v rions ad -
the 1 p obabilitt, f not the ce ainty, of
effecti
ly res
Sudde
ing un rue. iAll this as, very
rvecl his thunderbolt for the last.
nly arresting his flow of passionate
invective, he paused' an instlt or. two
in sirlificant silence,, and then r sumed in
his s owest and mosC solemn tones, !wine -
thing fter these of the ghost in Hrttnlet
He stated that he had the authority of
the Queen to ' make's, statemeht on her
art to the House ; but, as he hid in-
orined her Majesty it rested entirely
with be House to say whether he !could
be pe itted to intrOduce the name and
rl
chee and the Speaker rose 0 say that
thefin reduction of the Sovereign's name
into a debate would eertainly he out of
ord r • but if itavas not intended to in -
flue 0
he
tha
Di ra
th Aimee that he ueen destedit to
be kn virn that there was not the slightest
' tion for t
ade in Mr Lowe's reckle
e bad at any time mad
o any Minister on the
yal title. The whole s
nious gossip.
ined, a terrib
tini: It was felt that
s paying off some old
account as well as -vin -
n, and that be was also
e public opini n on the
of the new t tle.. All
Tuesday ni t, when,
e, having on e ppoken,
itting, when it • is not
g ministers be pros -
have bills fore the
ursday afternoon Mr.
id- busbediand anxious
ged permissioh to make
rechided by the rules of
eplying to Mr. Dieraeli
t, and he thought it
spectful to. th,e Queen,
d be, more likely to con -
h ditto propriety if he .
onsider how he should
tter—a remark Which
laughter, He then
ment he made was one
time to be ,true, but
sovereign ought not to
ubli disputes,' and espe
cl:
the ueen wait pit the
her ominions on Whom;
reign dignity, a difficult
in 'Saying anything in
FOr that *aeon hp
sed his mouth and he
se would consider hie
on the subject full and
tie, he did nottdoubt fot
e wart entirely miritaken
sserted, and *natty ofi
ty his apologiee for the
seems to be that' 311t1
t Was suffi 'ent, ad
the judgment of the ouse,
as not - prepared to say
with , th indulgence of the
it might ot be d.one. So Mr.
li, in a lig ter manner, and as if
eense of r lief, roceede to inform
found
been
that
tions
the IR
as 'May imag
down blow for po
ferocity of eniph
deliv ted in Po
e statement hich had
s speech,
proposi-
bject of
ory was,
d Merely
e knock -
path for the vi
BCO e on his ow
die ti g the Que
genet 1 question
had right to
uesda is a day
usual or the lea
ent, u less they
se
a shot personal
ed th t he was
the use from
et 04111T esday nig
be more r
and t at he wou
took 8 hours to
deal ith the
exet some
sai t at the sta
al
of
rt
al
er
es
is
ty
in
bt
er
nt
ed
ea
he
ut
to
ed
en
by
of
us
eft
It
ng
corporation
he home Imagin their. disgust
4. learn d that the e hed been
nd had the E •• press all to tliemselve
tar isplay, an tha the ga out eope
pt -
en has held a meeting to
he expre lt8 wrat at Such an ou rage, and
for overs dciwed to an alarming eaten ,
Lae the e'vil power. Perhaps some touch f
ac-
ut- by iso e people in the notice just given
we bY tb Duke of amtnidge, thet it is con-
es ir ary to the rules of1the eery* for sol-
diers to take off their caps and cheer the
r. Quee and tha the proper way to pay
rese t to Her Majeety is to salute in the
of ushali military fashion. Thus, it may he
he bel eyed th
not have m
do so muse th
be br ught into
one pe on in all
ty ie imposed
pets al defense
ought fa have cl
truite -the Ho
hurrah e.• Of bo
MO ent that
in wh t he hti„cf
fered er
error e had com ••
tet. tided. As
gen 41 opinion
tha Mr. Disra,e
Th Empress
the 1 ueen at l•
ueen of 11
Par s and had
land hie wee.k,
a per graph in
the v it of the
suppor to prev
two -p ities sho
An A Using ua
twee
d Germany is over here
veto incognito vieit to
indSor. . The ex -King
never are at. present i
'ntended bomillg to En
he papers stating tha
sons 'the vist must
.131 impress 'of':,Ge many.
ld Meet in the etree
rel has brokek out be-
ry and municiPal author -
regard to the *Otto
It had been intiMatt
at the ceremony iviliil
hat there wit bean
n address fro the et; -
topped C.
full' mill
the m' it
t Dover,
Empress.
Mayor t
said, soldiers are shorn of their rights as
citizens, and are made a class apart from
the people. On the other hand, military
decorum may be pleaded on behalf of -the
decree. The cause of this order was the
reception given to the Queen the other
day loy the troops at Aldershot, who, in
their loyalty, forgot pipe -clay formalitieis •
Grand preparations are being made • for
the organization of an enthusiastic wel-
come to the Prince of Wales, who is te •
arrive at Portsmouth on Thursday next.
The Princess and children will go out '
lo
sea a little way to meet him and t at
entry is to be ingrain' style. here wi l
also be public rejoicings, including a ba L
quet and ball, and an illumination t
night. The Prince has had a pretty hard
time during his journey, especially flut-
ing the last week or so, but he is not yet
to be allowed to enjoy repose. He is to
be exhibited on Thursday night at the
Italian opera and on Saturday night at
a "congratulatory concert" at the R' oyel
Albert Ball, and on subsequent days at
the Crystal Palace and Alexandra Pal-
ace. Then the Cit'y of London is getting
up a grand demonstration in his honour,
and there is to be a state procession to .
the Guildhall, a dinner, and afterwards
a ball, to which 5,000 guests have beez '
invited in addition to the party alt
dinner.
Among other fragments of gossip, the ,
following may be given : —The Duke of
Devonshire has just sold the Grand
DpehessTrif Oxford XXIX,—one of the
Hulker shortherns—to the Hon.. George
Brown, of Canada', for 2,500 the
highest price evere yet paid male
tarter:
shorthorn in Englagd. Sir Henry Tay-
lor, the author of 'Van Attevelde" and
Other dramas and p`i;enis, is writing his
autobiography, which will soon be pub-
lished. Mr. Mapleson the lessee of the
new opera house on the'Thteenes embank-
ment, is getting up a Natioifel school of
opera- dancing 011 the Ftericli„, eystem,
4,
sious for, the associates, which „ to re-
generate stage-daneing in 'Englati .„ It
may ge doubted, however, whether•the
taste has not passed, Herr Rubenstein
has this week been electrifying the Lon-
doners, by his wonderfel pianofartee
performances. He plays without music;
and in a dashing, brilliant, but rather
affected way. The women are in rap-
tures with him. To -night the Duke of
Edinburgh fiddles at the Albert Hall for ,
the last time before going to sea.. Th4
13) roil memorial is still in suspense on
account of the want of subscriptions. An
interesting international exhibition of
vete visit from the Queen on Saturday
next—be opened to the public on the
following Monday. It contains, among
numerous other remarkable objects, bat- .
gramme the weight of a man, or a hair f
his he,ad,—measuring machines, which
enable the operator to distinguish by,
touch, ( for it is too much for the eye,)
the difference of a millionth part of an
inch ; an attraction metre, for reprodue-
for measuring the depth of thersea with-
out sounding ; a complete collection of
standards of weight and measure • cal -
calculating machines of Ull kind's for
figures, velOcity of falling bodies, centre -
fugal force and force of gravitation, &c.
There is alto a large collection of histor-
ic .epparatus, which has been used by
eninent scientific men such as Newton,
Herschel, Tycho, 13rah'e, kc. •
Bears are troubling the farmers m
Colchester county, Novregeotia, several
sheep being killed. recently by them.
—The Halifax City Railroad , Company
have stopped running their cars altogether,
and the horses, it is understood, will be
pat -ch says that Louts_
Riel was in that city on Saturday, on his
way to Beauport Asylum, he being a
hae been received that
Dom Pedro, Emperor -of Brazil, has in-
cluded Toronto m the list of places he,
has yet to visit.
—A silver mine has been discovered at
Wright village, Ottawa county. Speci-
mens have been forwarded to Montrea!,
and found genuine.
john MeConnell, of Carron -
brook was up before Mayor Davis, of
Mitchell, tor selling liquor without a li-
cense, and was fined $20 and costs.
—Rev. Father Owen, who has been
stationed in Elora for three years, has
removed to Nacton. Rev. Father Lee
succeeds him in his old charge. 1,
—The Council of Listowel on Satur-'
day, voted $15,000 to the ,Stratford
Port Dover Railway between Stratford
and Listowel. •Only 10 voted against the
—The population of Guelph is abome
9,000 and advancing, and its inhabitants
are counting on the near approach of the
day when it -shall assume the habiliments
—Mr. Alonzo Wright, M.P.,has oper[-
ed.* a subscription for the relief of the
sufferers by the floods at Gatineau Poin •
on the Ottawa River. He began by pu
ting down his own name for $100.
—Miss Katie Hamilton aged 12 year
who was so seriously 'hurt by being
thrown against a telegraph pole by a run-
away pony, which was frightened by
:some boys at London last Thursday
sYveek, died on Friday morning.
' —Mr. Hillyard Cameron has been pre.
atented With a massive silver epergne bi
his 'friends of the Law Society. Mr
Camdion's great abilitiee as a lawyer fully
entitle him to the distinction. It is pleat -
ant to Pee the demonstration was joined
in by mein:ten of the profession of all
shades of poVtics.
—Mr. Chitihs Clark, near Aylmer,
possesses a calf 'Which is Attracting con-
siderable attention, from parties residing
in thevicinity. •41.stead of font legs, it
has bit three. The calf is now *two
weeks old, and is as 'strong as any other
of the calves on the.' larm. Tbe fini
that is wanting is the leVfore leg. The'
shoulder blade can be feltlibut there ia
no stump of a leg; nor c,an\the resem-
•
blance of a' Ebb be d cted by care-
fully failing ibout t e spot where
the miss ng lig shoul be. The calf
is Very lik,•ely, and crea much merri-
ment by the Manner in which he hope
---Five lads" seere themselves on
board the barqee Clyde ale from Green-
ock, and arrived at Qu bec. The ship
liad .been at eel' some dlays before they
were discOvered.
—A m n named WM. Hodgins has
been lod ed in jail a London, on a
charge of placing an iro rail across the
Grand Trunk Railway t ack -at Granton,
in April, 1875. He wa remanded for
examination.
—On Wednesday mo ing of last week
during a squall the chooner T. C.
Street capsized in Lake rie, near- Long
Point, and six of her ere were droWned.
The cap in, second m and a sailor
—In M ntreal there a 13 Episcopal
churches, 16 Pisebyte ' n, 9 Methodist,
Protestant, 1 New Jerus lem, 22 Roman
— A net/ organ factory is seen to be
started i Mitchell. One of the build-
ings of t e Thomson & Williams prop-
erty no d ubt eould be bought on easy
miterrnesabiya.n would suit the purpose ad-
-Dr. Davis; of Toronto, of Jeannie
Gilmour notoriety, is a general utility.
man, -and Mrs, 'Davis, hit wife, 18 busily
employed knitting stoPkings for the
Northwest Mointed Polite, at Kingston
—The 41. Catharines ournal says that
in that city all the d ' g places are
now rigidly cloeed on ti e on Saturday
nights, something thet as never fully
accomplished Weis the new Act came
into operation. •
—T,he other morning Inspeetor Hughes
seized about 19. pounds of batter that had
been offered for sale on the London mar-
ket, it being less than the announced
weight. The major port on Of it will be
donated to the Pro staid Orphans'
—A few days since Mr. William
Rodgers, Blanshard, sol to Mr. Hale, of
Fullerton; three three- ear -old steers,
the combined weight of hich was 3,725
tiounds. They Were shipPed from Exeter
dation on Monday of last week.
-.--,The London boys belonging to the
cricket club, have resolMed that the out-
fit of Ihe, elub for the season should be as
light blue' coat and. turban and blue silk
scarf. This„uniform is th'e same as that
of the Cambridge Club. 1
—The cantata of Esther was last week
rt
very successfal4perfo edit' Mitchell,
under th,e aMmices of the Mechanics'
Institute. It was tiven lin five acts. A
number el locial aniatenrs taking part
in the performance, udder the direction
of Prof. Tannete J1,
—A raM et the Lineeln breed, the
property j of Mr. William Ayerst, of
Talbotville, has just beep sh4n, and his
fleece foUnd to weigh 18-1. poundi.
This sheep wee pureharted by Mr. Ay-
erst at the London Western Fair, last
fall, from( Mr. Rawlingr, of Bosanquet
—Some individuel of an observing.turn
fit
avers tba on Sunday ev ning he counted
742 ladie (mostly youn and prepossess-
ing) on promenade, parising the Com-
mercial Hotel, Stratfordi ana 'about half
the number of men and boys. .What
an amount of "sweetness wasted on the
desert air."
-- A Company has been formed in
Georgetown Ont., forl manufacturing
that useful domestic a icle and ladies'
friend,—the knitting hine. • It is us-
ual that cities and large towns are more
fortunate in securing nufaetories of
this kind„ but in this stance George-
town has been chosen as,the manufactur-
ing centre for the Domieion.
---Last Fridny night, a man named, -
Mires, frOm Berlin employed on Clark's
wood train, Grind Trun Railway, in ate
temptin juinp off th
the whee of one of the
his right hand and w
medical treatment was p ocured.
- —Thureday morning' of last week;
while the children attending a ward
school, St. Mary's, were/ out for recess, a
-boy named Wren, about ten years of age
was playing near the river, and by some
means fell in. He was r 1 cued by a team-
ster named Edward Cub in,who happen-
ed to be near and. wife' llantly plunged
into the streani and saved the boy when
just at the' point of drowl ing.
chool, not more
Om Kincardine.
of color who' riVas present for the firat
time, and inquireal his name for the pur-
pose of placing it'on the roll: The good
man tried in Vain teepteserve his dignity
when the ansWer was retureed—" Well,
massa calls me Cap'n,- but my maiden
__The quarterly meeting, et the Comt *
ty of Perth Teachers'. Association will
be held ih thel Central Sehool, Stratford,
on FridaY and Saturdal) 26th and. 27th
inst., coMmericing at 1 o'clock A. M.
Friday afternoon—lectures on natural
hilosophy and °hernial' will be given
cheol, Toronto.
geometry and,
a, by Mr. Kirk-
ident 9f 1874,
on the Great Western, was repeated on
the same road last Friday, four miles
west of Lpnden. An exlpress train pass-
ed through. an open switch, the locomo-
tive upsetting, the steaM cheat bursting.,
and the driver and fireinan being scald. -
ed to sue a degree that both have since
e Ir -
train, at Cam -
11 to the ground,
re passing over
t, fracturing it
to Forest where
—It Wag in a Sunday
The superintendent Kip
y Mr. Thomas Kirklan
master of the Normal
Saturdayl-lectures 011
mensuration and algeb
—The Stoney Creek
McLEAN BBOTHERMIPUSlisherso
Mal 30 a Tear., inadwantice.
inimme
both husband and son. A verdict bold-
foreman
oath, has
has been
mg the Company and the seam
responsible for the engineer's
been returned. The ;foreman
arrested for manslaughter.
— The egg business is carriekt on quite
extensively in Peterborough ne.igh-
borhood.' The Chapin Bros., e princi-
pal buyers, have shipped durin the past
month about 12,000 dozen, of e at an
average ot cents per do n. 'Last
year the number of eggs shiPped from
Peterborough was over 75,000 dozen at
the cost of. $8,500. The value pf the egg
trade can be judged of by the :above fig-
ures.
—A large sale of thoroughbred stock
took place a few days ago en Mr. A.
Allan's farm at Longupointe, Montreal.
Several well-known stack raise belong-
ing to the United States and °minion
were present. Prices for Alde ney co*s
ranged from $115 to $225. Se ers1 fine
Ayrshires were sold at abo similar
prices. A beattiful stallion went for
$475 and a well-known ma,re at $300.
Donkeys, $37 each. liorking fo Is, $1.35
.---A farmer, named Michael Brady, a
resident of Thorold township, a few days
ago, was brought before_Mayo Baxter,
of Thorold charged with cruelty- to his
horses. Brady had:left his horses hitch-
ed to a wagon and " checked" up all
ni ht, while he was off playing whiskey-
po er. The horses were very uch. dis-
tressed when found by a pollee an. The
.circumstances being reported to the
Mayor, he gave (orders that B: y should
be immediately arrested and al tained in
the lock-up for trial. The M yor very
strongly expreseed. his indignet on at the
loVutal treatment of the ho and re-
gretted that the law did not give him
power to impose n n Bra& similar
treatment to that inflicted . pon the
horses. He fined v.., th highest
fine the statute a ed, toge her with
$4 50 costs.
--The shipment of a ear -load ininuf.s,o-
tilted goods, from Stratford to Scotland,
is et- novelty worthy of special mention.
When Mr. Kennedy, the Scot h vocal-
ist, -was in Stratford last Mare ,he-ealled
at the extensive furniture , orks of
Messrs. Cam bell tz Abraha e and re -
furniture which he f Mr. K. ) made some
seven years ago. It getvd so much
satisfaction—the work was sO thorough
and solid—that he thought he - uld not
do better than give motherland larger '
order, to be shipped to _Edinburgh.
The order was for a drawing -room set, -
and two bedroom sets, in black walinit.
They *ere got up in superb, style, and
real, on Friday, the 12th inst4 With a
few more shipments of this rt, it is
not likely that the fame of he Perth
furniture works will be con to the
Province of Ontario ' .
—About ten years ago, a n named
Philip Kempf, a German, left the vicin-
ity of Gadshill, Perth county, owing to
some domestic troubles, - an went to
Buffalo, where he lived until t "43 27th of
March last. The troubles which caused
him to leave Canada continued to prey
on his niiiid, and in the end affected his
reason, and on the day nam , he, in a
moment Of temporary insamt commit -
fled suicide. Before committi the fatal
act, the unfortunate man mad his will, ,
bequeathing all hie' property . hi; two
brothers, one of whom resides in Strat- .
ford. • These entlemen, howo er, do not
wish to ava themselves of the pro-
visions of the will, in view :of the fact
that the unfortunateman's wife and chil-
dren areAlstill living, though their
whereabouts is unknown to them. They,
therefore, request that if this shouM
come to the eyes of any of it e family,
aboutq, they will communicate the infer-
-A well knottrn hotel -keep r of Galt,
met with a severe and most pe Wier loss '
one day last week. He had taken up
the carpets in the :hot* in nding to
Co.'s woollen factory to get fth :.•• cleaned
and renovated. There were • all, the
carpets of 18 rooms. For th purpose
he gave them in charge of a !lister to
take them to the faetory ; b t by some
carelessness, this party took :t em to an-
other factory indeed, dumped them out
at the engine -house door, ato left with-
out saying " nothing to nob' y." And
now the fireman appears on the cene, and
seeing these rolls of carpets—* ich natur-
allylooked dirty= the outsid " put down.
at his door he could coneeiv of nothing
but that they had been sent there to be
burnt. So he took up the rolls one
after another and jammed them into the
furnace, where, of course, : they were
speedil reduced to ashes. The feelings
of the otel-keeper, on learnit the fate
of his carpets may be better imagined
than described. _,
—An American detective cleverly
captured a criminal who had takezi ref-
uge in .Londoh Ont. Two eats ago
a gang of cattle thieves we arrested
.near Bay City, and several 10 the num-
bar were sent to the State Pr on. Joe
Chapman, a hotel -keeper, and b.'eved to
be the leader of the gang; ho was
trial' IHJurrelPeredmahil ball' Loannd-
don, "tbE;t American police eing kept
posted' est to his movemeri . Chap -
go to Englatiel -for the ben t 'of his
health, intending to go , one • of
hint of ChapmFes . intent*. a having
reaChed the deteztke, he set about lay-
ing Oil:040r placmg Joseph:" the hands
of the. U.nited Statp rauthe ties. He
visited. the intended" triyeller told him
he was just preparing. fOr a t to Eng-
land, and was glad to their r, Chap-
oveagr a MbYr. libse*pinsnY"k;•; jProopecA ch3ngtae,
taesmkeepas
however, as somi- ate the tfaea reached
heArnwessricanmettehrry:ttorythe twat B9 laaia!iiitici 4 keo- u4tentern!
deputy, who forth th.: him in
died. e engine driver was Geor
win, of WindPor a mu h res and
well-to-do citizen of t t town. The
fireman, Joseph P e, was Irwin's
step -son. He was eng ged to be mar-
ried shortly to Miss CoOper, of Port Hu-
ron, whalwas telegraphed for. Mrs. Ir-
win hat the deepest sympathy of the
public in loeing so suddenly bereaved of