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The Huron Expositor, 1877-03-23, Page 1Wawa 16, 1877„ THE LADIES C McDOUCALL & CO, atiraata to the Ladiea Of Seaforth Ina ing country that they hava addej ea natal Dry Goode Iltt 'shwas the Mena. IES' JACKETS AND MANTLES it NEWEST STYLES and Made 01 the 3LITERIA.L. This Departanent a Charge of EXPERIENCED CUTTER a wa have every confidence in recent. to those who- may favor us with theha Lean win find in. tiais Department EXTENSIVE STOGIE :HE VERY LATEST' ANTLE CLOTHS SELECT FROM. Ey FIT AND FINISH, I with Moderate Charges, Guarant,ed.. WE ARE NOW SHOWING MAPLE MANTLES ,wn manufacture, in addition to a Vary- ek of Foreign Make- We Invite.a OM 14 kOUBLE10 SHOW THEN. -- NEW PR INTL HUNDRED Patterns to Select Mont. now the Larg' est and Beat Lot of* we have evershown, all wide widths, - 7 to 16 cents 'per yard. We gaarauttei at in Co/or, in these Goode we defy se in the County to Beet, for they tight for CASH, at " STRUCK DUX& lt 100 PIECES fr BLACK LUSTRES, NEW Blair - NEW PARA:MANTAS, at all prieet front 12f cents to 60 cents per yard. re Our Own Brands, only to be had 1 4 Htheir Saperier Color-ICeeping Qualia patell knewn, any who parehase them ino other. LSO: ARRIVED, UNDRED Pieces of New All Wool and Scotch_ TWEEDS, from ",thealtallt ttrers,_ whielt we Make Up To- Order .,firaisea in a naliIONABLE STYLI, tante& a Fit or No Sale. ARRIVE NEXT WEEK TEAMER CELTIC, f New Scotch Tweeds, New French - [Coatings-, New lila,ek Broad, New skin, New French Worsted Cloths, 4R LAMES' JACKETS. Ar SILK SCARFS, Cartairta, New Carpets, New Shavirlit Sts, New Dress Goods, Nev Fringeg, Cords, Now Siik Tassela and nattea• -Parasoie, ZenilIa Shades, in Great IR MR. FIALLEY trehasf d in the OLD GOV** ina the Best Treses in. the Trader aers can depend on getting r AND STYLISH GOODS MOST REASONABLE 'PRICES. _ 4 SOLICIT A GALL e-UBLE TO SHOW GOOD5. and Judge for Yourseltea. 'MCDOUGALL SEAFORTH. & GOse- - 0 , y • TENT it YEA R. WHOLE NO. 485. HEAL ESTATE FO SALE. • j_TOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE CHEAP. -For " Sale Cheap, that desirable ouse and lot, situated on' North-Streetnext doo South of W. Campbell's residence. For furt er particulars - apply to S. BEATTY, Seaforth. 479 HOTEL FOR SATE -In the Vill hey, with good aceommodation also good stabling and driving she of hind More or less. It will be so ply to MRS. C. DILL, Seaforth P. go of Harpur- for the public, , with 4 acres d cheap. Ap- 478x13 iousg AND LOT IN HAR URHEY FOR SAItE.-For Sale or to rent, a good frame house and lot in Middletown, bet een Seaforth and Harpurhey. There is a good or hard of fruit trees on the lot. Apply to TRO IAS LITTLE, Egmondaille. 483x4 WOR S4LE-50 acres oi first-clas -a: cleared, with cheese factory en utensils complete -east half of nort 26, Con. 6, adjoining the ;illa.ge of Lot 14, Cen. 16, Township sf Grey acres cleared. Also a number of ho Brussels.) Prices low, and title pe TY/ITT% Brussels. WARM gOR SATM.-A farm of 50 - being the East half of Lot 21, sion of MaKillop. There are on th log house 26x18 feet, frame barn barn, 52x30 feet, frame stable, 30x15 Shed, 80x15 feet. There is also a g chard of three-quarters of an acre. road runs past the door. For furt apply to A. STRONG, Seaforth. land, 32 acres ine, boiler and half of Lot meads. Also 100 acres, 16 ses and lots in feet. JOHN 483-5 acres for sale, welfth Canoes - farm a good 2x30 feet, 'log feet,and frame od youpg or- .& good- gravel er particulars 178 "(TAMABLE FARM FOR SAT v half of Lot number 19, Huron R of Goderich, County of Huron, cont about 50 acres cleared,awell water good buildings, fine young bearing is in a good state of cultivation'a one -and -a -half miles front Clinton. paatieulars apply to MR. RYE, on t to MAT.COLMSON & -WATSON, Clinton. -South East ad, Township ' g 70 acres, d and fenced: orchard; land d is situated For further e premises, or arristers &c., 478 WARMFOR SALE OR TO RE or to Rent, South half of Lot 6, Tuckersmith, containing 50 acres of of which are cleared and in a good s tion. Good log house 20x16, fran granary 24x36, shed 16/12. Is sit south of Seaforth, on a good gravel In one and a quarter miles of a schoo particulars apply to JAMES HAY, oi the premises, Or to Egmonclville P. 0. 483x4 T. -For Sale 'on. 6, H.R.S., hoice land, 87 ate of eultiva- e stable and ated 5 miles oad, and with- . For further WARM FOR SAL -FL -For Sale, Lo No. 11, Con. 7, Stanley, containing 50 acres, 6 of which are cleared, well fenced and in a state f good cultiva- tion, the belance is well timbered, w th some cedar on the rear of the lot. There is a ood barn and house, a sreall orchard and plenty- 1 good water. A gravel road runs past the farm. It is conveni- ently situated to markets, schdels, churches, &e. Tor furthea particulars apply to the pr oprietor, Sea- t arth P. O., WM. REDMOND. 480 WARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, Ea Con. 4, Turnberry, County of ing 50 acres, 40 acres cleated.; goo and stable . also 'good beating oreba miles froin:1 Wroxeter Station and Bit:level° Station'on the Great We Possession givenlst September'187 particulars apply to ROBERT RIC the premises, Bluevale P. O., or to C Brussels P, 0, with stamp for a.nswe t half Lot 8, uron, contain - frame house d. Situated 4 >i miles from torp Railway. For further DSON, on R. COOPER, 481e • WARM FOR S aaa-sa--For Sale, Lo 13, MeKillop, containing 62i- acre, are cleared, well fenced, and in a el:titivation; the balance is well hardwood. There is plenty of wat young orchard. Is two miles and a Northern. Gravel Road leading to Brussels, i� convenient to schools; er particulars apply to the proprieto ises or to 'Walton P. 0. WILLI Proprietor., No. 16, Con. , 40 of whieh tate • of good imberea with r and a good all from the Seaforth and . For furth- on the prem. "a1. DIGRAM, 485x4 WARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, L -a: the third Concession of the To bort, containing 150 acres of choice I of which are cleared and in a good st tion; good log house and outbi bearing orchard; well watered with through the farm. Is situated thre miles from Seaforth, on a good grave property will be sold either ba one pt ate. For 4further particulars app McCANN, Seaforth P. 0. t No. 30, in ship of Hib- nd, about 75 te of =hive - dings ; good reek running and a half road. This reel or separ- y to JOHN 481 x4 WARM FOR SALE. -For Sale Che p, West half of Lot 9, Con. 6, Grey, contain -1 g 50 acres, 39 of which are cleared end in a good Fitt to of cultiva- tion, the balance is good hardwo-c d and eedar bush - goodhearing orehard of 2 tier s, comprising all kinds Of fruit ; good frame house, frame barn, frame stables, driving house and nitbuilclings ; well watered, 3 good. wells on the pla e. For fur- ther particulars apply to the unders gned ort the p,rIesraiscs,or if by letter to Brussels P. FISHER.. 483-4x WARM FOR SATE. -For Sale, Lo 26, Con. 11, Tribbert,icontaining 100 acres of e cellent land. about 80 of Which are cleared and in a good state_ of cultivation, the balance is ectod ha dwood bush. Good frame house, frame 'barn, stabl s and other buildings; good orchard, well water° ; convenient to schools, Churches, &c. Is situat d about ten miles front Seaforth and two and a h miles front Ca/Marty, on a good gravel road. erms Easy. For further particulars apply to the roprietor on the premises or if by letter to Cr marty P. 0. JOHN IIIOE. 485.4x LARGE FARM FOR SALE. -Po Sale, that bemitiinl farm,. coraprisiug Lot 26, Con. 12', and the. uortla three-quarters of Lot )6, Con. 11, . 175 acres in all, situated in th.e Tow ship of Me- , laillop„ County of, Huron,on the le ding gravel ioad, midway between Seaforth and B ssels. The farrci is in a, good state of.. cultivation, well fenced and waterada and contenient to churc and school; 135 acres ttre cleared and the balan e hardwood timber. Ou alas farm is a dwelling honse, goad outbuildings. and . a young orchard. For further particulars adklress SAMUEL HAla-a., A, Oil City, Pennsylvania,. LT, 5. 473 VALITABLE SiPLL PROPE• RTY F R 'SALE.- The prOperty is situated oti' the ! 'own Plot of Grey, about 13 miles from Ethel st Mon, on the Southern. Extension of the Wellingt n, Grey and Brute' Railway. The machinery co sists of 35 - horse engine,4104-horse 5 -flue boiler, I rgo circular edging and bnttiug saws, shingle and heeding ma- chine and shingle jointer. The tutu hinery is all first-class, (ma has only been running about a year 51111 eight months. This is a rare chance for men of capital,lts there is a good local trade„and any quantity of Timber of all kinds to be had. Satis- factory reasons given for selling. Full particulars On application to GARROW BROTHERS, Grey Post Office. N. B. -All notes and accounts over- due must be settled at once, and. -save trouble and expense, 475 -VALUABLE FARM FOR; SALE. -For Sa1o,7Lot Y 16 and swab. half Lot 17, Con. 1, Hay, contain- ing iee acres, lee of 13.-hich are cleared and. in a good state oQuItivation- There is a• gooti brick house and a frame cottage, the • bitru, stable, cow' stable and other I Mtbnilai-U.V.-; are all frame; there era about 10 of choice apple,'pe, r and 'other fruit tree-, auil about 300 apruee trees planted 10 years. There' is a. never -failing strei m running through the cintre of the farm, nu wit ch is a good mill -site, a :good gravel road on two sides of -the farm. It is situated one inile from Heusall sta- tion and four Miles from Exeter, on he London Load, and is just across the wall from the Rodger- ville post office and church. For fart] er partion-. lars apply to JAMES W. .ELDER, Veterinary Surgeon, SeafOrth I'. 0. - 461 .... At ALVABLid PROPERTY. FOR SALE. -For r Salo,. bets Noe. 24, 25 and 26, in the 9th Con- oesAon of Me1iillop, containWg 940n i. ...;...4. a....res, about ,b9. of which ar0 cleared, well fenced mull in a good - etate ef. cultivation ; the balance - is well timbered with the last of hardwood. There is a new frame hcaise with saMe _foundation, also a frame stable aud log bare ;' there is aIso another frame dwelling ID urise.;on the place. A bearing orchardof 150 trees, also, a wiring orchard with •sarue number. Plenty of good water. Is on the northern gravel road, 5 Miles from Seaforth, and. adjoins th- village of 's ci Winthrop, in which are all village conveniences, di inclung a cheese factory, 13a7 and grist mill. Also the building known. as Hannah'otel. The property will be sold in one parcel or in lots to suit Purchasers. Apply to the proprietcr. on the premises or to Winthrop Post Ofd,ce. ROBERT HANIk.TAH, Proprietor. -,4, • 485-4-x SEA.FORTH, FRIDAY,. MARCH 23, 1.877. The Liquor License Act of 1876, To the Editor of the kluron Expositor. Sia: As well as I can quote from memory, in a speech once delivered by Mr. Lowe, a prominent member of the present Opposition in the Britiah House of Commons, and an ex -Chancellor of the Exchequer, that statesmaa said, al- luding to his party, that a Liberal was not necessarily one who voted for this or that particular measure but a man .whose mind was impregnated with lib- eral principles, a -man with sanguine tem- perament, who took a better rather than a worse view of human nature, and hoped rather more from the good of human kind than from the evil, and thought things were better done by appealing to whatever was right, than by trying to -work upon the extreme and meaner pas- sions ; and, further, that a Liberal was a man who was eapable of raising his mind above little considerations, and thinking of matters that were good for the country, and founded on sound principles; who was always passing, as it were, out of himself and applying his mind to a standard beyond every. day feeling. In the partial synopsis of the. report issued by the Provincial Secretary, on the Liquor License Act, given in your recent issue, every one, be his political bias what it may, must admit that in thie- excellent legislative aclaievement the present Government have approach. - ed. the standard sketched by Mr. Lowe, and, moreover, have secured the earnest thanks and sympathies of the practical thinker, and the -Christian, moral and truly temperate section- of the people, who take a common -sense-therefore a right view -of this question. On the one hand, the ministry have not been blinded by the intemperate and bigoted zeal of the prohibition at any price party, nor have they, on the other, lost sight of the very grave importance of the temperance question, and keeping clear of all vexatious extremes, by sound statesmanship and the observance of a wise, parental and wholesomely restric- tive yet conciliatory policy, have estab- lished a measure which will, and must, materially decrease the evil of intem- perance, and gradually and surely ac- complish the desideratum of the extreme teetotal party, who now, it is to be hoped, will .see the folly in further in- dulging in tiresome tirades against all Who are opposed to their ulterior views; and of continuing to pester the Govern- ment for immediate coercive, therefore oppresive measures, which would only result in injurious effects morally, social- ly -and nationally. They should now - calmly if they can -reflect that there is only one way this question cut be prop- erly dealt with, that is in a sprit& fair and reasonable consideration of the tem- perament of the people, and the exigen- cies of our welfare as a nation, and this, I believe, to be the spirit of tbe present Government, and for the simple reason that it is for the interests of all to bring about in due time a satisfactory ameliora- tion of the evil referred to, by mild remedial measures rather thau by adopt- ing at once an arbitrary, restrictive policy. Yours, &c. DELTA. Canada. A pilgrimage to Rome is being or- ganized among the French people of Que- bec city. -A sale of 500 horses will takeplace at the Crystal Palace, Toronto, on the 24th of April. - -Fresh maple sugar and molasses were on the market in Woodstock, on the lat March. --Mr. L. 11. Smith, of Strathroy, sold one of his setter dogs last week to a gentleman in the State of Delaware for $500. -A Mr. Johnston, deaf mute, a paint- er by trade, intends locating in Park- hill. He is said to be an excellent werk- man. -Mr. E. Wright, of the fourth line, Adelaide, raised last season a stalk of corn with three ears on it, with 1,120 grains. -Mr. John Mackenzie, brother of the Premier, who resided near Sarnia, died at 1 o'clock last Saturday afternoon, of erysipelas in the head. - A very destructive fire occurred at Fenelon 'Falls, on Tuesday evening of last week, destroying several buildings. The loss is estimated at about $30,000. - The Grand Trunk traffic accounts for the week ending March 10th show a decrease of nearlea$40,000, as compared t with the corresponding period of last c year. ship of Chatham, and, the night being dark, on his return home it is supposed that he walked in and was drowned. -The other evening a gentleman, when entering a shop in Montreal, slip- ped, and his head pissed through one of the large panes of glass, and hie neck, • which was forced down on the ragged edges, was cut severely. -A Mrs. Gallaher, a resident of Dun- dee, is under arrest for having killed her child, an infant of three hours old, in consequence of some quarrel with her husband she had stated publicly to some of the neighbors that the child should not live. ' -A valuable young horse, the prop- erty of Mr. Patrick Breen,dropped dead on the road near Grantor; n few days ago. This strange event is attribut- ed to- fright occasioned by an approach- ing train coming alengside of him un- awares. -Mr. Samuel Elliott, one of the first settlers of the township of Euphemia, county of Lambton, died suddenly on Saturday last, in the eightieth •year of his age. Mr. Elliott had been a resident of that township for over fifty y -A matting factory has been estab- lished in Cobourg, with a bonus ' of $5,000 from the town, and the Norval woollen factory has been removed to Cobourg, getting $2,500 bonus. Gov- 4ernment. has putrihe cocoa -fibre, which is the raw material for matting, upon the free list.' -The Orangeville Sun tells of an old man named Seige, of that town, having died at the extraordinary age of 102 years. Rev. Father Laussie tells of an old lady who lives on the Owen Sound road, about three miles from Arthur, who is 103 years and six months old, and is able to get about quite nimbly yet. -There was recently cut on the farm of Mr. Richard Dark, Ops, a monster pine, which was also somewhat of a curi- osity. It was four feet through at the but, but some ten or fifteen feet higher it was five feet- and a half in diameter. It was cut into thirteen standard saw logs,- and two or three • cord(of shingle bolts. -Mrs. Malcolm Dewar, Main Read, Plympton, retired to bed as usual on Wednesday evening of last week, enjoy- ing seemingly good=health; bat by 4 o'clock next morning er spirit had taken its everlasting flight.- She .leaves be- hind her a husband And five small chil- , and a large circle of mourning ds. The first loaded Itrain pissed over ara Railway Suspension Bridge, h 8th, 1855. It extended from to shore, and weighed 326 tons of pounds each. The weight result- rom this tensien. Mr. Roebling es - ted at 590 tons, tel which adding per- nt w'eight and tension amounting 710 tons, gave1 total tension of tons. dren frie Nia Ma sho 2,00 ing tim man to 1 2,40 who the toba pur of r plies ties. 14, west Mr. Whitehead, of Clinton, Ont., is contractor for Section No. 15, of Canadian Pacific Railway in __Mani - while in Ontario a few weeks ago, based ten tons of dynamite, 75 tons Is, five steam drills, and other sup- . He also contracted for 200,000 Until the rails are laid on Section he supples will be sent by the North - Angle. "-A. deputation from the Young Men's Chri tian Association in Montreal re- cent y visited Boston, to invite Moody and ,Sankey to come to Montreal, and open1evingelistic meetings in that city. Mr. !Moody, however, though not posi- tively declining the invitation, refused to eatertain any appeals until he shall have finished his -work in Boston not wishing to limit his stiy there or decide on his future field of labor until the pres- ent one is given up. 1 -The Guelph _Herald says :' "Mr. Robt. Bell has retired from the firm of W. Bell & Co.,' (organ and melodeon manufacturers,) and will leave in May for Oregon, where he will reside in future. He has not yet decided on what business he win carry on there. The change has been determined on by a necessity for a change Of climate, owing to his suffering from a slight bronchial affection. The businese will be carried on by Mr. W. Bell." 1 -While chopping in a neighboring woods on eSaturday morning, 10th inst., Edwin, son of Mr. Alex. Langford, Bid- dulph, met his death ander most mel- ancholy circumstancesL A limb from - he tree which he wee chopping being onsiderably decayed came down on him naware, striking him on th -head, and acturing the skull. He li gered only few hours after the accident. Strange o say, he was very averse to going to hat particular work on the. morning in question. -Mr. Denis Coffee, of Guelph, claims to have for a year past been robbed in a most systematic manner. Besile small articles, a light wagon was bo rowed during the night, and has not ye been returned. The last article misseI. is a valuable set o silver mounted h rness. Mr. Coffee hap no clue as to who the guilty partiesj are, but he thinks the ie tmhas now arrived when Patience . ceases to be a virtue, and is determined to use every endeavor t� ferret the de- predators out. The police authorities now have the matter in hand, a d there is no doubt but what 'mere will l,e heard -Last week Mr. Erastus Parkhill, 'sold to one of the a grade heifer, hieh weigh pounds, which, at, $4 per cwt., realized iller, of butchers d 1,270 850 80. . -The Galt Reporter says: Barley is getting to be quite a drug on the market, the highest price. obtained for the best sample during the past week having been but 55 cents. -Mr. Wm. Fraser'precentor of the Presbyterian church, West McGillivray, was recently presented with a handsome family Bible, by some of his friends in the congregation. -Small-pox is reported to have broken out in Weston, where several families are said to be down with it. The infec- tion, it is supposed, was taken from some, rags in a shoddy factory. 1 -A young man named Johnson, of the eighteenth concession of West Wil- liams, one day, last week caught a, large bald headed eagle in a trap set for his lordship. He measured six feet four inches from tip to tip of wings. -Mr. G. J. Maloney, who is ent teaching school at Penetanguishene, has ,been engaged by the Emerald Base Bali Club, of Boston, to act. as pitcher for that dui?, at a salary of $2,700. This is not bad "pitching" fdr a Dominie. Mr. Maloney is a native of West Flam- boro, in the County of Wentworth. -Early on Saturday morning, James Shower, who lives near Chatham, fell through an ice -hole in the River Thames and was drowned. Re had been spend- ing the evening, with a number of friends, at W. S. Maybee's house, in the town- pres- - fr a about the case. -A few days ago an old man was noticed on some of the streets of Brock- ville, engaged in begging frena door to door. Being of a pleasant and apparent- ly quiet appeara ce, the Chief of Police gave orders to hi men not to molest the pauper unless he should make some dis- turbance. He wais accordingly unmolest- ed, and nothing f rther was thought of him until evenin , when he appeared at the station and asked. for a night's lodg- ing ; when about -to be searched e ob- jected, and being told that he world be aubject,t0 a search if allowed to sty, he departed: ' During the night h as found wandering up and down -the trweet; and was then arrested and taken t� the station. The astonis ment of the at finding concealed .1 MALEAN BiS0TM.Eims, Paeitabees. Si 50 a Year, in advance. , _ sum of $212 39, can better be imagined than described, and he was ac ordingly brought before the "Cadi," onj the fol- lowing ,norning, charged with agrancy. He was fined $25 and eosts, an1 sent to jail for 21 days. --A man well known around Hills - burg as Jake Westover, is repprted to have robbed a man near Guelph. He had forged a note for $300 on his father- in-law, and got it cashed. He has. dis- appeared, but the police are on his track. He leaves a wife and six children in Hillsburg in destitution. -t-The North Grey Temperance Board have advertised a reward of $100, for the conviction of the miscreant who placed a stick of firewood loaded with gunpowder -among the wood in the yard of . the License Inspector, which trick resulted in the blowing up of his stove. -The steamer Po▪ werful, owned by the St. Lawrence Navigation COmpany, was burned on Sunday, the 18th inst., at Cape Blanc, where she was la winter quarters. Only the hull was erected. She was valued at $18,000. There; was an insurance of $10,000, divided between the Stadacona and Royal Canadian Com- panies. -A few days ago a telegraphic de- spatch was sent from Winnipeg to New York city at 11 A. M., and an •answer received at Winnipeg in one *air and twenty mini tea. This is the quickest time on reco. d by an hour. The shortest time in which. a reply was ever eeceived from Eastern Canada is two hours and a half. -On Monday afternoon a 4rallesrnan named James Carey, on the Canada Southern Railway, ,met with a serious accident at Canfield Junction. He was in the act of coupling two cars when his right arm was caught between the buf- fers and badly crushed above the elbow. He died the same night, and leaves a wire and child to mourn his loss. 1 -Rev. Mr.-H-unter, pastor of the Do- minion Methodist church, Ottawa, in the course of his ser -mon last Sabbath evening, spoke very strongly against the abolition of the death penalty for mur- der. He said that in the face of the un - repealed and unrepealabh3 command, "whosoever sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed," those who advocate the abolition of capital punishment were offering an inault to the Almighty. -The coal oil trade has become so ex- tensive on the line of the Grand (Trunk railway that the company have fitted up a lot of new Cars expressly for the carri- age of coal oil. The cars are well made and are labelled "0-. T. R. petroleum ears." These cars are to be used only - for coal oil, and in future no other cars will be allowed to carry the article. They are to be loaded west of Toronto for stations east, and as soon as unloaded are to be sent west empty. -By a New York circular, we see that the prospects of the egg trade for the coming season are not the most promising. Present prices in New York rule little, if anything higher, than those of our local markets. The prospects are that dealers will not be able to pay over 7 or 8 cents per dozen for eggs during the early part of the season. This may be good news for consumers, but it will certainly not be pleasing to our farmer's wives. -The other day a young womare who works in John Fisher & Son's Gore Pa- per mills, Dundas, while engaged pick- ing rags, found no less than $50 in bills in the pocket of an old pair of 'pants which formed part of a bale of raga which. she was sorting. Miss Cahill was the lucky girl, and we understand that fre- quent "finds of money are made by the girls who are engaged in this work, but this was an exceptionally large one, and is therefore worthy of speciatnotice. -A dispute of an interesting character has arisen in--referenceto the "Clergy lot" in West Zorra, containing 200 acres, hich was granted for the benefit of the Presbyterians of Zorra, and no doebt to that division of the church then etyled the "Old Kirk of Scotland." At one time there was an organization here, but as there are three other orgenized churches surrounding it, the then 'exist- ing organization has dwindled .veatr. These churches claim the property, but the original trustees won't - give it up, and intend to organize anew. At A late meeting of Emhro and Harringtori con- gregations, however, a deputation, was appointed to go to Toronto, to cqnsult some law firm, according to the idvice of the Presbytery of London. -A few days ago, while Go ernor Henry, of Hamilton jail, was locki g up a prisoner, he accidentally close the door Of the cell, which is fastened by a spring lock, the key of which op 'rates only from the outside, and, as the Gov- ernor had the key in his hand, the prob- lem of how to get out loomed up is for- midable proportion. Mr. Patrick Hen- nessy, a lock opener, was at once sent for. With all his skill and patie ce it took -him four hours to quarry C ptain Henry out of the cell, much t the amusement of everybody save the Cap- tain himself, who, however, good h mor- edly admits the corn. The prison rs re- gard the little affair as a case of po tical retribution. . -At the meeting of the Paris P esby- tery, in Ingersoll, last week, Re . Dr. Cochrane, of Brantford, took u the cause of the home missions, whish, he maintained, stood pre-eminent i the church. No church could prospe un- less they supported foreign misaions. Theirs was essentially a missi nary church. The home mission scheme was well known. It assisted the young pro-, bationers who were sent out six m nths in the year to open fields. Therel were 400 mission stations where the qospel would not be preached if assistance were not whi anch thou miss had past pohce mem on ; his person the sum given by the home mission scheme, eh, he considered, was the sheet - or scheme of the church. Fourteen sand dollars had been raised for ions in Manitoba and Quebec. (iThey raised in this country $30,00 the year, but, considering they had a berahip of 90,000, this was a paltry . Presbyterianism was fittell for Canada as it was for the whole world. In England it was fast spreading, and embraced many, prominent men. Eng- land was to -day raising the manifieient sum of $500,0001 for the home Ossion fund. -A young man named Geo. Lalonde, employed as a clerk in Henry Morgan's dry goods store, Montreal, committed suicide last Saturday night. It appears that the firm had detected him in pilfer- ing goods from the store. His residence was searched, and goods to a consider- able amount were found. His employers , did not.have him arrested, and it is sup- posed that tither than face disgrace he committed suicide. -All ministers of the Gospel and nuns, can now travel on the Grand Trunk Railway for half fare. The ap- plication for these half fare tickets must be made to the local agents, who then apply to the General Passenger Agent at Montreal for the necessary ministerial voucher, which must be shown at ticket offices when applying for regular passenger tickets at reduced ratern- -A case that created quite a sensation was before a Mitchell magistrate last week. Miss Dale, teacher of a school in Hibbert, was charged with brutally whippinig a 17 -year old boy. It seems e that th lad, who is said to be very un- ruly, d fied the teacher, but she soon showed him that he had made a mis- _ take in regard to his strength. The trustees- appeared on behalf of the teacher, and succeeded in getting the case settled, Miss: Dale paying $3.50 costs. -A very severe accident befel a , boy of Mr. James Hunter, fourth concession of Huron, county of Bruce, on the morn- ing of Tuesday, 6th inst. It appears that the boy, who is only about eight years of age, was playing about the barn- yard, when the horse, which is inclined to be vicious, backed towards him and kicked, striking the boy on and partly above the eye, making a frightful gash. -There- are fears that the eye is destroyed completely. , -Last Saturday evening ' Samuel Wright, who was proprietor of the stage between Newboro and. Kingston, arrived - at the usual time, delivered the mail at the post office, and drove home apparent- ly in his usual health. His brother hap- pening to go into the carriage house into which he had just driven only a few momenta before, found him in the seat of the stage leaning forward and in the last gasp of life. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of death. , -The new School Act now in force provides that: "There shall be two va- cations during the year for public schools. The summer vacation shall be from the 8th day of July to the 17th day of August, inclusive; the winter vacation from the 24th day of December to the 2nd .day of January, inclusive," Good Friday is a statutory holiday in schools. The new ;ct makes no change in • the holidays ad vacations of Public and High Schools in cities and towns, and in incorperated villages where High Schools exist. -The Government have caused to be issued wrappers for newspapers, periodi- cals, &e., with a one cent stamp printed' on the right hand corner. - The stamp is oval in form and blue in color. In the centre of the oval is an engraving of the Queen's head, and surrounding it are the words: "Canada Postage -One Cent." The wrapper is 12' inches in length by about five in width, and has a well - gummed edge. They will prove a great convenience, and no doubt will become universally used.- -Mr. Lawrence Howard, living on lot 21, in the second concession of the township of Raleigh, was somewhat sur- prised on going into his stable on Friday evening, the 16th inst. at about 6 o'clock, to find a littIe babe enly a few hours old lying on the floor well wrapped up in blankets. He at once tpok it to the house where it will be tenderly cared for until the authorities'find a home for it. Mr. Howard was in his stable at 4 P. M. the same afternoon, so that the little stranger must have; been placed there soon after heleft. 1 -Rev. Mr? Crafts, of Neve Bedford, Mass., the great Sunday scheol worker, delivered an Address of one hour and a half in length to a large audience assem- bled in the "Centenary church, llama-. ton, last week. In the course - of his lecture, he spoke of the prominence given to childhood as one of the characteristics of the age. Every age has what might be called its "trade mark" stamped upon it, and the interest taken in children to- day might be: called1- the trade mark of this age. He contrasted the efforts now put forth to educate and also to amuse children ,witle the carelessness in this di- rection of peat ages.1. He instanced the fact that the ilargest, dress manufactory in Paris made nothing but dolls' dresses, and said that if all the books at present issued to =tree chil ren were collected, they would constitu e the largest library in the world. In Iew York they are agitating for a "chi dren's day" once a year, on which e erything will be done specially to amuse and inter- est' children. He i stanced the fond- ness of children by the Duke of Welling- ton. 1 . -Intelligence has been received at Berlin, by Mr. Gottlieb Rathman, of the death of his son, Augustus Rathman, in the battle between Gen. Miles' troops and the Cheyenne and Ogallala Indians, under the leadership of Crazy Horse, at Wolf Mountains, Montana Territory, on tbe 8th of January. - Augustus Rath- man served his apprenticeship a6 printer in the Telegraph and Canadian office in Berlin, and left Berlin in 1858; for the United States, where -he shortly after enlisted in the American army; served all through the late civil war, and finally went out on the expedition against the Indians in the fastnesses of Montana, where, after 18 years of active and valiant services as a soldier of the Union, he lost his life. The captain of his com- pany (Company A. 5th infantry) writes to the family in Berlin, stating that de- ceased was shot through the head dur- a 1 ing the battle on the 8th January, and. that he was buried at Tongue River Fort with full military honors. He also states that deceased had always proved himself a brave and zealous soldier, and was a general favorite in the regiment, greatly beloved by all his comrades. His age was 35 years. Perth Items. Mr. Geo. Sutherland, Listowel, has been appointed a notary public for the Province of Ontario. -Mr. Gustave Smith, the Mitchell bell ringer, was attacked by a vicious cow a few days ago., e -James Freeborn, of Mornington, was recently fined $100 and costs on a charge of having illicit distillery apparatus on h i sOwing premises.t 0 _ the scarcity of grain in the vicinity of Tavistock, the millers are im- porting. large quantities of wheat and corn from the Western States. -The Warden, Mr. Davidson, has purchased the brick cottage formerly owned by Mr. Geo. Sill, of Mitchell, into which he has already removed. Price, $2,000. -A school teacher somewhere in the neighborhood of Mitchell, it is said, has recourse to a rather novel mode of pun- ishing her pupils. She compels them to - eat - paper. Atramp, named Thos. O'Brien, was committed ta jail in St. Mary's the other day, for purloining a suit of undercloth- ing left in the room the tramp occupied,.. at Willis' Hotel during one night. -The mail accommodation between Stratford and Listowel is in a very un- satisfactory state. The distance between the two places is only about thirty Miles, and articles mailed at Stratford take two days to reach Listowel. -Robert Grey and his wife, now re- siding in Mitchell, were tried at the re- cent Stratford Assizes, under a charge of having set fire to a barn in Logan last fall. The evidence against them was un- worthy and insufficient, Land they were honorably discharged. -In East Nissouri one day recently a boy named Hugh Sutherland, aged. seven. years, broke his leg while playing with a. heavy chain which was attached to a pump. On the same day an old lady named Mrs. McNee, broke her thigh bone - by slipping on the ice. -The St. Mary' le journal very kindly notifies the young lady who, on coming out of the post office, dropped the card on which the following was printed, that she can have her property by calling at that office :1"K. K. K. Tell me, my dear, what your love is like." c, --A few days ago a young lad from East Nissouri, named Emerson McKim, was delivering a load of grain at a store- house in St. Marys, when he slipped on sorne ice on the platform and fell a dis- tance of about twelve feet. He was picked up insensible, and was not able to - proceed home until next day.. -A Temperance County Conventiom was held in Mitchell on Tuesday of last week, at which there were thirty dele- gates. After fully discussing the Dun- kin Bill question, it was decided not to submit a by-law in Perth County during the present year. Cominittees for each municipality were appointed. to work up. the matter in the meantime. -At the meeting of the Presbytery of Stratford' held last week Messrs. Mac- pherson, Hall, Mitchell and McAlpine, together with four elders, were coni- missioned to attegd the assembly at Hali- fax next June. Also the call to Rfiv. Mr. Waite of Waterdown, from t. Andrew's Church, Stratford, was sus- tained, and = provisional arrangements made for his induction in case of his ac- ceptance. -The quarterly examination of School Section No. 4, East Nissouri, taught by Mr. J, Bolton, was held on the 2nd inst. Notwithstanding the unfavorable weath- er there was a good attendance of parents and friends. The examination. was exceedingly creditable to both teach- er and scholars, and the people of that section have reason to congratulate them- selves- in possessing a teacher of such marked ability as Mr. Bolton. -At the sale in Downie of Mr. John. Ballantyne's stock and. implements on Tuesday of last week, the cows sold as high as $60 each, and the sheep up to $26 a pair, other things in the same pro- portion. The total amount realized was. over $2,000. The attendance of buyers was very large, and the bidding spirited. Ballantyne has removed into Strat- ford, which is to be congratulated on so - worthy an acquisition. --The Stratford Beacon of the 16th inst. gives the following: On Thursday Mr. Robert Parker, of Harriston, came to town to look after a span of horses and cutter hired to a person named Jo- seph Shaw who said he came from Dray- ton. A gentleman of the same name lives in that village and keeps an hotel there. Shaw was first heard of in Strat- ford. He left one horse and the sleigh at Cornell's hotel, and hired a cutter from Forbes' livery, to which the other horse was attache& He seems to have driven around for some days, at last bringing up at Ethel, in the township of Grey. He tried to sell the horse there, but failing in that, he borrowed some money from the hotel keeper and dis- appeared.' On Monday last he turned ill) at Brussels, where he hired the best inatched tearnto be had in the town. He had a girl with him and. said he want- ed a fancy rig, as he was going to be married. From this place he addressed a note to an hotel -keeper at Harriston, of which' the following is a copy: "Mister Chambers -pleas tel the livery stable man that one of his horses is at Ethel and the other at Stratford, and i am in the states, and i will rite to you and send the money when he rites back and lets me know the name. Ethel is tea miles from Listowel." He then- re- turned to Ethel with the fresh team and the girl, and since then nothing has been heard of them. The man is young, ap- parently about 26 years of age brown hair and 'Randy goatee._ He 11;,d on a dark felt hat and dark clothes. The con- stable and livery man are in full pur- suit.