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URON EXPOSITOR.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Farm for Sale—Z. Derbyshire, •Seaforth.
Great Clearing Sale—Waddell & Co.
Stock Taking—A. G. McDougall & Co.
• Fresh Arrivits—A. W. Sperling.
Fire Insurance Meeting—II. V.4Dirstein.
Auction Ransford, Clinton.
Rheumatism Cured—W. Y. Brunton.
Blacksmith Wanted—Samuel Reid.
Notice to Debtors—Cathpbell & Burgess.
Factory for Sale—Stevens & Miller.
Estray Sheep—David Robertson.
The Great Sale Still Going On—G. Dent.
Note Lost—William Edgar, Kippen.
Boy Wanted—F. C. Rogers, Brussels.
Chancery Sale—James Benson.
—A..
uron -Chi) coitur.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY`, JANUARY 19, 1877
Votes to Farmers' Sons.
The proposition of the Government as
made known through the Speech from
the Throne, to give votes to the .sons of
!Lamers who remain at home with their
fathers to work on the homestead, with
the understanding that the homestead
will ultimately be theirs, meets with
general approval. A few captious ob-
• jections have been made to the proposed
measure on the ground that it points to
universal suffrage, and. also that a mer-
ehant's or a mechanic's' son has just as
good a right to be enfranchised as the
son of a farmer. These objections, how-
ever, are not tenable. The son whom it
is proposed to enfranchise has a direct end
equitable, although -probably not a legal
interest in the property on which he will
qualify. He has from childhood devoted
his energies to enhancing the value' of
the property on whichle will qualify as
a voter, and has received no other re-
muneration for his toil than a comfort-
able hoe and a prospective interest in
or proprietorship of the place. So that,
in reality, he has an equitable interest
in the property, and. has consequently a
stake in the country. In respect to the
second objection, we do not see anyjust
reason why the son of a Merchant or a
• mechanic, under similar circumstances
to the son of a farmer, should not also
• have a vote where there is suficient
property to admit of this being done;
and we have 00 doubt but the Govern-
ment will ultimately devise means by
which this can be done also. In the
meantime, the fact of this latter class
notbeing included in this measure is no
just reason why the measure should not
be allowed to become law. Of course, 'in
both cases, every precaution would need
to be taken to prevent fraud, and the
most severe punishments- should be in-'
• flicted in cases where the provisions of
the law are over -stepped. We antici-
pate the bill, if passed, will have a most
beneficial effect. It will give votes to a
very intelligent and deserving class, and
will at the same time prevent the prac-
tice, which is now common, of giving
bogus leases for the express purpose of
allowing young men who take an active
interest in public affairs an opportunity
of expressing their opinions at the polls.
We trust, therefore, that the present .
bill will not only become law, but thee
in another session it will he so extended
as to permit of the sons Of mechanics
and traders participating in similar ad-
vantages.
eonsideration at the hands of our County
Council. Those who have been exhibit-
ors at the Centennial have already ex-
pended considerable -time and money,
and the success which has attended their
efforts is' alike creditable to themselves
sod to the county In which they _reside,
and the general attention and admira-
tion which the products and animals ex-
hibitedattracted from visitors can not but
have a naost beneficial effect upon the in-
dustriet interests of the County,. In
-view of these and other facts which
might be mentioned if necessary, it
would. net only be a graceful recognition
of their enterprise if the Countypouncil
would give a grant. of a small sum to as-
sist in defraying the expenses of those
who have aided in bringing our County
intb such prominence, should they desire
to embrace the opportunity which will
be offered. them, of spending a few sobial
hour e with those. who have done like
• service for their several counties, as well
as to our common country.
TORONTO
TOPICS
Legislative Lethargy—The Orange Jln-
corporation Bills — Bow Petitions
are got up•Petitions in General—
Tax Exemptions — The Grovernor-
General's Visit to Toronto—Wines*
of the 11.1linister of EducatiOn—.Deatb
of 111r. 16."raham ot Froatenne—Slacr-
iff's Fees—The License Actsl—Edu-
embolus' Matters.
to have any value as an indication of
public opinion.
I mentiohed that last wee was a very
dull one in the House. Perhaps it may
be as wellto give !gime of tbe causes of
this Legislative inertness. The principal
one is the visit of their Excellencies the
Bari and Countess of Dufferin to Toronto.
Dinners, halls, and parties have ben
in order ever since the distinguished pair
arrived, and of course the represehtatives
of the chief Province of the Dominion
were not BO wanting in loyalty to the
Qneen, or in respect to her representa-
tive, as to hold themselves aloof from
the welcome extended to the Governor.
General. As might have heen expected
in the case of one who holds so high a
place in the estimation of thepeople, Idis
Eixcellency's reception by all classes in
the Queen city have been most enthusi-
astic. The delay in the delivery of the
Budget speech, caused by Mr. Crooks'
Illness hart also had an effect upon 'the
general business of the House. The. in-
disposition.of the Minister of Bducation
is solely due to nervous. exhaustion from
over -work. That the unremitting and
•laborious . attention he has paid to the
acquisition of thorough knowledge of
education, added. to his duties as
Treasurer, have had such an effect, even
upon Mr. Creeks' naturally strong con-
stitution, is certainly not a matter of
wonder. Had he not been possessed of
an unusually vigorous frame, and. habits
of the most regular and ordinary kind,
the strain must have told upon him long
ago. The thorough mastering of all the
details of our educational system, to
which he hes obtained in the short period eosrron the whole truth, and leave them
to judge which was "ill-timed and out
which has elapsed since he took charge
of that department, not only a matter of place' the above remarks, or the
unfair and mischievous construction put
of the greatest credit to Mr. Crooks, but
it is a living example of how much can
be a.ccompliehed by one individual who
combines systematic labor with regular
and temperate habits.
From Our Special Correspondent,
Last week was one of the dullest I have
ever known in the Local Legislature.
There has been more time spent in reading
this year's bindle of "Loyal Orange" peti-
tions than in any other single subject that
has come before the House during the
week.,,The thing is getting monotonous— I
mean this annual farce of the Orange Incor-
poration Bill. There are the same old
petitions from the same lodges, for the same
purpose, and with the same ill concealed
political object. One knows in advance
just exactly who will speak and what
they will say, especially Mr. Merrick and
D. Barr. As the Clerk chants forth the
• title of the petition, "Loyal Orange Lodge
namber so and soepraving for the incor-
poration of the Orange iAssociation," the
fcirmer of these gentlemen, who is special
champion of the Orange cause in the
House, smiles exultingly over at Mr'
Fraser, who smiles back a trifle sarcastic-
ally. Dr. Barr who did the melo-dram-
,
atic business for Mr., Merrick on this
qnestion last year, leans back elegantly
in his seat, trifles with his watch seal
Mn. Ross, 4 P., .for West Huron,
has again .given notice that he will in-
troduce his bill providing for changes in
the mode of electing school trustees.
Mr. Ross desires to have the election for
school trustees held an the same day as
the municipal elections, and his .bill pro-
vides for the elections being •ley ballot.
Both suggestions are undoubtedly good.
'Under the existing regulations the elec-
tions for school trustees do not receive'
that attention from the people whick
their importance dema,nds; and !Mr. Ross
believes that if they were held simultan-
eously with municipal elections that more
interest would. be taken in thenna.nd that
as a rule a better class of trestees would
be secured, and the interests of education
generally would be advanced. The bal-
lot system has proven very satisfactory
in both Parliamentary and municipal elec-
tions, much more so than the system- of
open voting, and such being the case we
see no reason why it should notalSo be
applied to the election of school trustees.
Mr. Ross' bill is a step in the right direc-
tion,- and we hope it will receive the
hearty approval of the Government and
the Legislature. •
MR. CROOKS made his financial state-
ment in the House on Tuesdayafternoon
last. For the year 1876, the receipts
, amounted to $2,579,980 and the expend -
items to $2,237,156, leaving a surplus on
the year's transactions of $342,835. The
estimated income for the current year 'is
set down at $2,350,000, and the expend-
iture, including that placed to capital
account,will be $2,540,223. The entire
surplus of the Province amounts to
$4,8732O3:
•
A CORRESPoNDENT, in another column,
.directs' attention to the fact that the
Dominion Government intend giving a
banquet in Ottawa in. honor of the Ca-
• nadian exhihitors at the Centennial Ex-
hibition, on which occasion the medals,
8:6., will be ;awarded to the successful
competitors by the Governor General in
person. Our correspondent also suggests
that the County Oilmen should assist in
defraying the expenses of those exhibit-
ors who desire to attend the banquet.
The suggestion is certainly deserving of
and shouts, "Hear, hear," with clock
work regularity, as every petition is read.
The majority of Hon. members including
not a few who will vote with .Messrs.
Merrick and Barr on this same Orange
question when the time comes, seem to
regard the whole thing as a good joke, if
one may judge by a glance at their faces
from the gallery. • And no wonder. It
is such a very easy matter to get up a lot
of petitions of this kind. "One who
knows" tells me that t blank forms are
sent to all the lodges;
or other officer who is
on behalf of each lodge
fixes the seal of the lo
that the[ Master,
empowered to act
igns his namegaf-
ge, and sends ft.e
petition to sdme member of the House.
The same thing is, I fear,true Of a good
many other petitions that ! are presented
t the Legislature. Signing a petition'
which may be regarded as the initial step
in legislation, and therefore of consider-
able importance, is too often done un-
thinkingly at the solicitation of a can-
vasser, who doesn't. dare whether the
signator understands the object of the
petition he is signing, so long as an-
other name is added, to his list. If he
(i.
meets with a person whose mind be-
comes a little Mystifie by the peculiar
phraseology of the document, he may
even go so far as to employ a little mis-
representation to affent his object. I
have known such. ease, and have heard
of others, People shemld be as scrupu-
lous about committing themselves to
certain opinions without mature consid-
eration and. "hearing ehe other side," as
they would be about I signing any legal
document which commits them to the
pay.ment of money. • By inconsiderately
signing some petitionehe may be aiding
to bring on the very !legislation which,
upon a full investigation of the subject,
he may deem unwise, 'unfair or injurious.
• He may mentally retract his opinion,
but as the number of Ipeople petitioning
for e measure is regarded in the .House
as one of the most important elea,ns of
guaging public opinien upon that par-
ticular question, he cannot recall the in-
fluence ef his name. , Coming! back tio
the Orange question, will any one ven-
ture to aver that in ach of the lodges
which last week prayed for an Act in-
corporating the Ass
been a free, full and t
of both sides of the m
official return of the 1
tated upon its merits
political .considerations'? Perhaps the
brethren may object tio my thus going,
metaphysically spealeitig, within the sa-
cred precincts of the iodge-room without
the password, to make this inquiry, but
it seems to me to be a,' perfectly pertinent
one under the circumstances. The
country at large is paying fox.; this an-
nually recurring performance of the
Orange Incorporation farce, and until
a few such questions are answered, will
continuo to regard the whole matter as a
piece of very small political clap -trap.
Another matter for which a large
number of petitions have been received.
during the past week, is the abolition of
tax exemptions. I am very much mis-
taken if all the municipalities who are
praying the House for this measure are
really doing so after a mature considera-
tion of all its bearings. Indeed, during
the discussion which took place on the
subject in the course of the debate on
the address, several 'members stated that
they knew as a matter of fact that
• County Councils had, after receiving
Aid. Hallam's eirculers and blank forms,
given the question a short' and hurried
consideration and then passed a resolu-
tion "that the Con cil of the County
pri
So-and-so do petitio 1 the Legislature,
&c. The question is too large a one to
be disposed of in this hasty flashion ; and
if _petitions which speak the wishes of
whole townships or counties upon im-
portant matters, of legislation continue
to be got up in this style, they will cease
ciation, there has
mperate discusgion
tter, and that the
dge has been dic-
disassociated from
than its m
vocates ca
meat,
language,
friend tha
elected to
preeent ye
of the wor
for Chris
those wh
first time
the disoh
to censur
clergyman
hope it wi
• To the
t consistent and earnest ad -
accomplish for its advance-
otwithstanding his insulting
e dare inform our reverend
the gentlemen who have been
hepouncil of Seaforth for the
r, are as Moral in every sense
and have as great a regard
lanity, as he has, or as have
opposed them. This is the
we have felt called upon, in
rge of our duty to the public,
the public utterances of a
of our town, and we sincerely
11 be the last."
above Rev. Mr. Griffin sends
us the following reply. We leave our
reader fi te judge whether or not he bet-
ters his pesition : •
•
To the Editor -of the Huron Expositor.
• DEAR SIR: Permit me to correct a
• misstatement which appears in your pa-
per of the. 5th inst. under the above
caption. The remarks - of the minister
referred tb were as -follows : "I regret
that the lecture had not been delivered
before the elections in this town, for if it
had I think the people would not alio*
whiskey to triumph over morality and
religion, as the friends and supporters of
those elected claimed to be the fact,,a boast
which ought to stir vp ,the friends of tem-
perance to work with increased zeal and
activity, ao as to prevent such a boast, if
well fomided, ever being ntetan again in
Seaforth." Now, Sir, all we ask is that
you print the encleilined word a in italics,
and thus give the readers elf' THE EX -
On Friday the Haase adjourned after
upon the in the article under considere-
d we inform the "8 olon" of THE
R, that several of the friends
rtera of some of the successful
s did say that their election
ly, if not altogether, due to
the transaction of routine business, out
of 'respect to the memory of Mr. P. their known hostility to the Temperance
Graham, M. P. P. for Frontenac, who
died that morning. Mr. Graham was
first returned to Parliament at the last
general election as a supporter of the
Opposition. Ile was about 50 years of
age at his death, and was respected in
the House as a careful, painstaking mem-
ber of that body.
The only debate that took pla.ce last
week was one that sfirang. up inaidental-
ly on the question of Sheriff's fees. • All
that could be gathered from it was that
while some of these officers were grumbl-
ing about the meagreness of their in-
comes, others appeared to be . paid
at a rather princely .rate. It is
not improbable that a measure having in
view the proper adjustment of the sal-
aries of sheriffs- will be introd.uced. be-
fore long. It will be remembered that
under the recent legislation certain fees
(for the service of processes, etc.) that
used to go to the Sheriffs, now fall pretty
generally into the lawyerstpockets, which
ilike the horseleech's daughters, coat n-
ually cry, "give, give."
On Monday afternoon last, Mr. Crooks
introduced his bill to amend the Lieense
Acts. As it is not printed yet, and as
he did not go into its details on thel first
reading, further than to explain that it
would not interfere with the principle of
the present Acts, but was merely intend-
ed to perfect their machinery, I' am en-
able to say what particular wheels and
cogs of the present law are to be af-
fected. by the bill.
• On the same evening M. Rosa, M. P.
P. for West Huron, asked whether it
was the intention of the Government, in
the proposed amendments to the Public
School Law, to provide in cities, towns article before us, such censures can only
and townships . where public school produce a mingled feeling' of pity and
boards aire established, foe the election contempt. Yours, in defence of the
truth, M. GRIFFIN.
of school trustees at the same tithe as
tion. Ne
EXPOSIT°
and supp
candidat
was mai
Act, and their strongly suspecited, if not
openly avowed,- sympathy with the
license system., Is it not a fact as no-
torious as it is discreditable, that the
supporters of parties elected claimed a
triumph or them through the influence
of wkis
facts wh
to deny,
proven i
public w
ter of t
timed. an
no apolo
the occalion referred to, called forth as
they were by the common report of the
day, I wish to here publicly disclaim
any inteetion to reflect upon the moral
er religious character of any of the gen-
tlemen elected. Many of them are per-
sonally unknown to me, all are com-
parative' strangers. My remarks were
based solely upon the well understood
issues ini the contest, and the repeated
declarations of those who helped to elect
some, of the present Council. As to the
diseased' mental state ascribed to myself
and the other intemperate advocates of
temperance, and expressed by the very
elegant words, "fools and twaddle," we
have only to remark tbat even accepting
the diagnosis of THE EXPOSITOR, our
case is not so bad, inasmuch as it is not
constitutional or chronic. There are
some, however, who have the disease
naturally, and, alas, their case is hope-
less. With regard to the aSsumed cen-
sorship of the "public utterances of the
clergymen of, our town," we believe we
are safe in affirming "none of these
things trouble us." Judging by the
ey ? In view of these facts,
ch none will have the effrontry
facts which can and will be
need be, I ask an intelligent
e Gospel, as above 'ven, well -
re not the remarkvsvc - a minis -
just in place? bile I have
y to offer for my remarks on
-
JANUARY 19, 1817%
ing. The chairmen having invited clis- I went of governors of the provinces,
• • cussion, the question was asked, "What which latter projects have also under -
was the u•se of sheep and o•xen if they one considerable modification. Lord
ced that in the
Were not to be eaten ?"'
MuliDER.—George Krick, a German in
New York aged 11, after many times
threatening his wife and son, attempted
on Saturday evening to execute his threat
by shooting them. The son used an axe
on his father'S head with probably fatal
effects. The son at once surrendered him-
self at the police station.
CLOSED.—A Norfolk, Va. despatch
says that 13 shops in the Navy' Yard were
closed last Saturday night, and several
hundred workmen were discharged, the
appropriations having become exhausted.
Only a few workmen repeain in the
yards and docks, who are engaged in
taking care of the public buildings.
FELL IN.—A strip of glass roofing in
the Grand Central Depot, New York,
300 feet long by three feetwide, was
broken last Friday by snow falling from
a higher part of the building. A train
due at the time was not in.. A number
of horse car horses were badly cut by the
glass. No persons were injured.
THE BENNETT-MAY Alit AIR. —Among
the many conflicting accounts of this af-
fair, the following appears to be the
most reliable: The Times says positive-
ly that May and Bennett are both un-
hurt, that one shot was fired, that Ben-
nett declared he was satisfied, that there
was no reconciliation, and that Bennett
is not married.
Russia WELL PREPARED.—A Vienna
despatch says the letters of an impartial
foreign officer, who- traversed the Rus-
sian line § from the Pruth to Odesea„ re-
port the Russian army in a far better
dondition than is generally supposed,
and fitter to take tke. field than in any
former campaign against Turkey.
THE ICE GORGE.—The ice gorge in
the Detroit River is such that no boats
have Deen able to cross from Detroit to
Windsor lately. Some of the railroads
in Michigan are blocked. - The express,
on Friday, due in London from the west
_had not at two o'clock reached Detroit,
and the train reaching London at 1.40
was made up in Windsor.
BURNING OF THE STEADIER MONTANA.
• —The steamer Montana, which left
Guayman on the 14th inst., with passen-
gers and United States recruits for
Arizona military posts, was burned to
the water's edge an hour after sailing ;-
no lives were lest, the vessel having
been run ashore. $55,000 worth of
Government stores were destroyed.
TROUBLE IN BRITISH AFRICA.. — A
despatch dated Cape Town Africa, Dec.
27, via Macleria, says: The Zulu King
Cetty-ways refuses to permit the occu-
pation by British troops of the territory
in dispute between himself and the
Transvaal Republic. He as returned
unopened a letter sent him by the British
envoy, and has assembled 8,000 warriors
in the disputed territory.
Tere "CODE OF Hoitos."—News has
• been received in New York by the friends
of J. H. Caxton, resident agent in Italy
of a NeWYork and Boston house, that that
gentleman heti participated. as- principal
portrait omisantagoniste.
nearasbol8ee i nRp(ireaein.
in a duel which was fought at Trivoli,
paintersiiscip iwo fas pseoBokneesrinddaeerrsd:
paragingly of the virtue of American
women, and was promptly threshed by
Caxton. In a duel which resulted, Sus--
• cipi was severely wounded.
the election of municipal councillors, and
by ,ballot. Mr. Crooks replied that it
was not the intention of the Government
to 'make any change at present, either in
reard to the time or the mode ;jf! con-
ducting the elections for school trustees.
Monday evening was pretty well Mon-
opolized by educational matters. A long
discussion took place on a motion made
by Dr: Boulter, for returns in reference
to high schools which had been closed
for non-compliance:with the ruleeender-
ing it obligatory to employ two or more
teachers in such institutions. The opin-
ion was expressed by several members
that the rule was one which, if enforced
with cast iron severity, especially in the
rural districts, would be something in
the nature of a hardship. Other mem-
bers spoke against the too greatevariety
of the subjects in the present high school
curriculum. The diffieulty of making
the high schools occupy an intermediate
place between the public schools and the
universities, and at the same time fulfil
the most pressing requirements of pupils
in country districts, is felt to be :a very
serious one. Mr. Crooks proposes giving
the County Councils a little more au-
thority in regard to these institutions
than they now possess. Mr., Bethune
on Monday afternoon moved Vie certain
documents relating to the Government
book depository, with the view of show-
ing that the time had come when the
• Government should cease to keep a book
store in _competition with theregular
trade. He entered very fully into the
history of the concern„ showing that
while it might have served a good pur-
pose in the past, when bookstores were
few and far between, no sufficient rea-
son now existed for its continuance. Af-
ter a short discussion the motion was
withdrawn, on the understanding that
the matter should come up for a full dis-
cussion when the House arrived at the
item in the estimates relating to the
maintenance of the depository. E.
TORONTO,Jall. 16. ,
" Ill-Timecl and Out of Place."
On the evening of the 3rd inst., Mrs.
Pech delivered a temperance lecture in
this town. At the conclusion of that
lecture, Rev. Mr. Griffin, in proposing a
_vote of thanks -to the lecturer, made use
of the following language, as we under-
.
stood. him : "It is a pity the lecture
"had not been delivered before the mu-
,
"nicipal elections in this town, as if it
l‘had he thought the peeple would not
"have allowed whiskey to triumph over
"morality and Christianity." In our
• issue of the 5th inst., after quoting the
reverend gentleman's remarks as above,
we said :
"We say it is a pity that intemperate
temperance advocates will permit their
feelings and prejudices to lead them to
• make fools of themselves, and publicly
• insult respectable people, by giving ut-
terance to such mischievous twaddle.
People of this stamp do more to retard
the progress of the temperance cause
,
News of the Week.
SmaLL Pox.—Small pox is still re-
ported on the increase in London, Eng-
land, and the Queen and members of the
Imperial household have been vaccinated.
RELEASED.—The release of Tallmage,
confined at Morriston, New Jersey,for
defrauding the Consolidated Bank of,
Canada! of $36,000, has been ordered.
The reason is unknown.
THE EMPRESS o INDIA.—The Russian
press comments unfavorably on the pro-
clamation of the Queen as r Empress of
India. ; One ef these journals says Af-
ghanisten is arming against !England.
VENNOR'S PREDICTIONS. --FA person in
Chicage asks "how far or for what scope
Vennor gives his probabilities ?" For,
says he, "the weather hero in Chicago
has turned out just as have his probabili- •
• ties foretold."
AMERICAN BEEF IN ENHLAND.—The
importations of American and, Canadian
beef are a great success. Sheffield
butchers have reduced the price of do-
mestic beef 6c. per lb., in order to com-
pete with American.
THE !SIX. MILLION SUIT.—The General
Term, New York, have handed down
their decision in the appeal from the
judgment for six milhons against Tweed
and tlie granting of, extra .allowance to
the -peeple. Both orders are affirmed.
BEE IIER'S PEWS.—Beeeher's pews do
so high this year by over fifteen
d dollars, and they bring in
nearly twenty-two thousand dollars less
than ie 1875, before the great trial. The
pastor's troubles, after all, is not a pay-
ing advertisement for Plymouth Church.
RDB"RERS CAUGHT.—The detectives
arrested three burglars on the Montreal
train, [at Poughkeepsie, N. -y., on Fri-
day at 2 a. m. • They. had planned. to
rob the safes of the express company,
and were at work on the ear when de-
tected between Montreal and Hyde
Park.
DEFAULTING CASHIER.: -:-A special to
the ll'oughkeepsie Eagle! says Alex.
Bartoe, cashier of the National Bank
at Fishkill, has been charged with a defi-
cienc of from $20,000 to, $60,000. No
busiuess will be transacted at the bank
not le
thousa
until the result of the examination has
been eached.
FAILURES.—The Mechanics' Savings
Bank, Boston, established in 1874, has
suspended. $446,961.62 was due deposi-
tors on Dec. 244h. The failure of Hud -
dell & Seitzinger, in, Philadelphia, caus-
ed some commotion in Boston, as claims
againet the firm of nearly, $600,000 are
EX;CITING WALKING MA.TCH. —On Fri-
day last, the most exciting thing in Lan-
sing, Michigan, for the last 24 hours, has
been the walking match between Hall
Dion, of New York, and Miss Hender-
son, of Canada. Dion was to walk 100
past week. Miss- Broaclfoot has been at-
tending the St. Catherines Collegiate In-
stitute, and is delighted with the place.
May success attend her.
—A Wingham farmer about two
fastest time ever made by a women pe -
months ago captured one of those very
destrian
rare visitors to our latitudes a Northern
.
or Snow Owl. by wounding it. " He has
kept it ever since in. his hay mow, -where
it subsists on the rats and. mice it can
catch, without any other allowances.
—he sale of lands for arrears -of taxes
alisbury It1/40 ARBOUR
event of the refusal of the Porte to agree
to the new propositions he hml orders to
withdraw. Sir Henry Elliott 'also stated
that in such cs.se he had beedinstracted
to retire from Constantinople, and leave
the embassy in the hands of a chargs
614ires.
Huron Notes. .
Bengou$12.-is goiftig to be at Exeter on
the 23rd inst. •
• --Miss McVety occupies the position
in the Brussels school, lately held. by
Miss Wright.
—Messrs. James Pickard and George
Eacrett have been elected as members of
the Exeter School Board.
—The late Reeve of Wingham sold
the cemetery debentures of that village
for 93 cents on the dollar. A good.
sale.
—Messrs. Warden & Scott, West Wa-
-wanoshelast weekthreshed for Mr. Wm.
Nixon,`42 bushels ot clover seed from a
crop of 12 wires.
—Parker Tomlinson, of Goderich,
claims to be the -champion skater. He
carrieel off the prime for the best finreire
skating at the Clinton carnival last week.
Fralick, Ell., Clerk of the Divi-
sion Court, gives notice that he will be
at Sceuier & McColl's office, Brussels,
on Wednesday and Thursday of each
week. .
—Mr. Conrad Kabel has been elected
school trustee for Section No. 1, Grey;
Mr. W. Oliver, for Section No. 9, and
Mr. A. Rayman for the School Section at
Cranbrook.
—Judge Toms' conviction of George
Starr, for the larceny of James Mitchell's
cooper tools, has sheen confirmed by the
Superior Court Judges, to whom it Was
appealed.
—" Mike" Markey, of Seaforth. was
on Wednesday a last week supplied. -
with quarters in Goclerich "College " for
• thirty days, having been- committed- on a
charge of vagrancy.
—John Messer, Esq., of Bluevale, has
,purchased the property on Josephine
street, Wingham, owned. by Mr. J. Heb-
blethwaite, and will, no doubt, build. a
brick block in the springs-
-A. M. Ross, M. P. P.,ancl. Mrs. Ross,
also Thomas Gibson, M. P. P., attended.
the ball given at the Goveriament House,
Toronto, in honor of the visit of Lord
and Lady Dufferin.
— Mr. A. M. Ross, M. P. P. has been
appointed a member of the Public Ac-
counts Committee, and Mr. Bishop, M.
• P. P., a member of the Railways and
Standing Orders Committees of the On-
tario Legislature.
—A farm of 100 acres adjoining the
village of Wingham, has been purchased
by Mr. A. C. Bola.ncl from. Wm. Cronyn,
for $8,500 cash. It is the intention of
the purchaser to have a part of it sur-
-veyed into village lots.
— The `Goderich curling club, wkich.
has been in constant practice since the
commencement of the season, has chal-
lenged the Point Edward club, -and a
contest is eipected to come of earlynext
month between the two clubs at ,St.
Marys.
—A Temperance -society, to be known
as Brussels Division Sons of Temperance,
was instituted in Brussels on Wednesday
evening of last week, by District. Patri-
arch Panabaker. A goodly number were
initiated, and the organisation promises
• to be a success.
—Miss Maggie Broadfoot, formerly a
teacher in the Brussels school,' paid a
miles to Miss Henerson's eighty-eight. visit to friends in that village during the
d
The feat he readilyaccomplished inside
of twenty-four hours. .Miss Henderson
gave out on her sevnty-ninth mile, which
was the fastest mile' either made, she
making the mile in 7.40, which is the
held
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churc
since.
and f
n Bostoh.
IETARTAN' BANQ CET. -,---A vegetarian
et took place at a cafe in St. Paul's
yard, Paris, France, a few days
The menu comprised vegetables
nit only, arranged in courses, and
inch:tieing soups, thirteen kinds of vege-
tables 1 seven different sorts of sweet
tarts end six kinds of fruit. The drink
consiStecl of water and Milk. Mr. T.
W. 14chardson president of the Lon-
don Dietetic Reform Society, who occu-
pied the chair, said he -was a life vege-
tarian
Nor d
never having tasted animal food.
id he ever wear any animal cloth-
RIOT IN A SCILOOL.—A serious not took
place at the Westboro Reform School,
Mass., Friday evening; about 100 boys
were engaged in the uprising, and a sig-
nal was given by shutting off the gas in
took place at the Court House, GI -oder -nth,
the school rooms,' The fight was desper-
on Friday last, conductecl by the Trees -
ate for a few minutes, every article 'of
ere; Mr. A. M. Ross. There was a fair
furniture in two of the rooms being corn -
attendance of purchasers, but not many
pletely demolished. nThe officers suc-
sales were effected. The sale was ad-
journed until Wednesday Jan. 24th.
—A building in the rear of Messrsi
Hooper & Bissett's store Exeter, was
discovered to be on fire store,
half-past
seven on Tuesday evening of last week.
Fortunately the fire had not made mule
progress and was easily extinguished. It
is supposed to have been the work of an. -
incendiary.
—This from the Brussels Post: Thomas
Hall has opened a billiard hall on Thomas
street. Now, the, Halls and the Thomases
are badly mixed in that item, but there
was no way of getmg out of it, for the
name of the street is Thomas, and. Hall's
other name is Thomas. The place
where the billiards are played is a Hall
also.
--One of Mr. Henry Rattle's sons,
while working at the circular saw in
Scott A Bell's factory, Wingham on
Monday of last week, let his right hand
slip on the saw, splitting the flesh on the
second finger an1 entering considerably
past the :knuckle., The young man re-
ceived prompt attention, but it is prob-
able he will, have a stiff finger.
—On. Thursday morning of 184 week
Thomas Greenway, Esq., member for
South Huron, was united in matrimony
with Miss Ernme Essery, (laughter of John
Essery, Esq., of Stephen. The marriage
ceremony was performed. by Rev. W.
Walsh, at the residence of the bride's
fatlter, immediately after which tke
• happy pair set bixt for a short wedding
tour.
—The Town Council of Goderich, at
their last meeting passed the following
resolution: Moved by J. T. Garrow,and
seconded by Mr. Small, that this Town
Council do. petition the Grand Trunk
Railway Company to grantua better trav-
elling and mail accommodation than we
ha.ve at present, and that the towns and
villages along the line of. railway from
here to Stratford be asked to co-operate
in petitioning, such petitions to be pre-
pared under the supervision of the Mayor
and Clerk; and also that a remonstrance
be made to the Postmaster -General as to
the present mail. arrangement.
—The annual meeting of the Stephen
and Usborne Agricultural Societk was
held at the Mansion House, Exeter, on
Tuesday afternoon last. Mr. W. Hodg-
son, positively refused to accept the po-
sition of _President, as be is about to
move away. A live man, and one de-
voted fo agricultural interests has been
elected in his place. The following is
the list of office bearers for the current
year : President, GeorgeVice-
President, GeorgeEberhardt ; Secretary,
A. Dyer; Treasurer, Jaa. Pickard;
Directors—fl, Bowerman ; J. Fishburn ;
ceeded in keeping the rioters m the
room until help was summoned anEt then
subdued them by the free Use of water
from a hydrant. None of the officers or
men were seriously hurt, and none of the
boys
sePeseaopnerdi
Tiet-l-The Porte is inflexibly
opposed to accepting the conference pro-
posals, and the danger of war is very
great. The plenipotentiaries will meet
probably on Thursday to hear Turkey's
final answer, which, it is said, will be a
flat refusal to yield to the European de-
mands. Bismark, it is said, thinks the
Conference has toyecl long enough with
the Porte. Meantime, the export of
grain from the Danube districts has been
prohibited, A Russian force is march-
ing on the Routnanian frontier, and the
Porte proposes t renew the war with
Servia on the 1st of March.
THE LOUISIANA SQuAvELE.—The sit-
uation at New Orleans is virtually un.
changed. • All is quiet. Several'
publicans have -gone over to the Dem
crate Legislature, and Pinchbeck • is
eharged by his carpet -bag friends with
spiriting away members of the Repub-
lican Senate to insurehis election as
U. S. Senator. On Monday, President
Grant decided to recognize Packard's
Government in Louisiana, and sent in-
structions to Gen. Augur to give the lat-
ter all the support in his power. It is
• now stated' that no re-count of the elec-
toral vote will be made by the Demo-
crats of the State, the matter being left
in the hands of lawyers.
A HORRIBLE Thum- — A despatch
from East Saginaw, Michigan, under
date of the 10th, says: Information of
• an accident which occurred at • Crow
Island, below this city, on Saturday,
reached this city to -day. On that . day,
Luke Rivers, a Frenchman, 28 years
old, went _to Oneida salt works, now
idle, to get boards to build a shanty.
Late in the day he was found. in an
empty salt bin, and only survived. a few
minutes after being taken out. It is
supposed that he tripped up while walk-
ing on the top of the bin and fell 17 feet,
cutting his head in a terrible manner,
and lay there unable to move eight
hours, until death came to end his suffer-
ings.
THE CONSTANTINOPLE CONFERENCE.—
At Monday's session of the Constanti-
nople Conference, the Marquis of Salis-
bury, in the name of the European Pleni-
potentiaries, presented the final propos-
als of the Powers; By these concessions
the Powers virtually relinquish the
points objected to by the Torte, with
the exception of the Internitional Com-
mission and the question of the appoint -
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