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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1877-03-23, Page 44 THE HURON gXPOSTTOR. ARCH 23, 1877. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Fancy Dress Goods—Duncan & Duncan. Pictures—Queen City Mezzorgraph Co'y. New and Cheap Goods—Mrs. P. Markey. Hensall Pork Factory—.J. & G. Petty. ' Public Notice—Samuel Stark. Surveyor's Card—Charles F. Miles. Medical Card—W. A. Adams, Kinburn. Farm for Sale—William Ingram. Farm for Sale—John Rice. Property for Sale—Robert Hannah. General Servant Wanted—Expositor. Sap Pails—A. W. Sperling. The Cheapest Yet—William Hill & Co. House to Rent—Dr. Campbell. Seaforth Cheese Factory—R. Govenlock; Ancient Order of Foresters—H. Town.. Valuable.Building Lot for Sale. To Cheese Makers—E. Hickson & Co. nion txpeoitar. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MARCH 23,1877. The Senate on the Rampage. The olcl pensioners of the Dominion Senate have at length succeeded in work- ing themselves into a dreadful state • of excitement. They have had a debate, an exciting debate, and that debate lasted from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until 12 o'clock at night. Of course, anything so unusual as this could not be allowed to pass unnoticed by the wide-aWake Press of the country, and, no doubt, much to their gratification, this effete body of political pensioners have succeeded in hiving their discus- sions ancl actions foe- this once reported in and commented on by the Press. Shortly after coming into power, in 1873, Mr. Mackenzie found that although he possessed a fair working majority of the people's representatives, that he had to face in the Senate a very large ma- jority of political opponents. The Sen- ate, during the, reign of the Conservative party, had been pretty well filled with the creatures of Sir John Macdonaldahho cherished no good will for Mr. Macken- zie or the Reform party, and who on more than one occasion had threatened to embarrass the Government by using their majority to defeat measures passed by the popular House and desired by the people. In order, therefore, to.bring the Senate more in harmony with the Commons, and also with the sentiments of the people of the country, Mr. Mac- kenzie under a clause of the British North America Act sought te obtain the acquiescence of the Home Government to a proposal to appoint six additional Sen- ators. The Colonial Secretary differed from Mr. Mackenzie in his view of the intention of the Confederation Act in this regard, and as a consequence the additional Senators were not created. Seeing in this difference between the Canadian and Home authoritiea an op- portunity to make a little capital against the Canadian Government, a motion was brought forward by the Opposition, re- quiring all correspondence to be laid be- fore Parliament. So soon as this corre- spondence was prodeced, the Opposition- ists knowing they could not do anything to induce the elected -representatives of -the people to censure the Government, they set to work upon the irresponsible pensioners of the 'Upper House.. A ceord- ingly Senator Campbell, the leader of the Opposition in the Senate, submitted a series of resolutions thanking the Colonial Secretary for refusing the re- quest of the Canadian Government, and censuring the Government for their action in the matter. It was on these 1 resolutionthat , the wonderfully exciting debate above alluded to,took place. The resolutions were carried by a considerable majority, the division showing a purely party vote. Although the resolutions an have no material effect on theGovern snent or any other person, yet their passt- age by so large a majority shows the anomalous rand dangerous character of this irresponsible governing body. The people may earnestly desire certain lege islatione and their representatives may enact it, but the, Senate, which is not in anyway responsible to tthe—people, can if they seefit, for party or other pur- poses, withol4 that legislation and set the people and their representatives at defiance. Surely in a country which is said to be free, and in an age which is said to be enlightened, such a state of things as this should not be allowed to con- tinue. We cannot say that Mr. Mackenzie or his colleagues are entitled to much sympathy on account of the inapertinent snubbing they have received froni these independent and irresponsible, but pow.et- ful and dangerous pensioners of the Senate. If instead of attempting to bring that body into accord with public sentiment by adding to the evil, they had made a bolclet strike, and had at- tempted to deprive them of the power whieh they now possess, by making them responsible to the people for their ac- tions, or better still, had movecl to wipe the institutione out of existence, they would have had the sympathy and ap- proval of a large majority of the people of this country. Not Very Consistent. The Galt Reporter which is usually very moderate in its politics seems to have been emboldened by the success which attended its party in the late election in South Waterloo, and is be- coming as reckless and extravagant in its assertions respecting its political oponents as the big organ in Toronto. In speaking of Mr. Hardy's admission into the Ontario Cabinet it says: There is another feature of the On- tario Cabinet as at present composed which deserves notice at our hands. There are six members of that Cabinet, and five out of that six are lawyers—Mr. Wood, Provincial Treasurer, t being the only member thereof who does not be- long to the long robedttrofession. This is a very suggestive state of affairs, and will doubtless cense some grumbling on the part of those who believe that other professions and other trades have rep- resentatives in the House who are at least the equals of the gentlemen who sit on the Treasury Benches. But mer- chants, farmers, manufacturers and all others, have to take a "back seat" when a 43ixth wheel i8 declared necessary to make Mr. Mowat's Reform Cabinetlrun smoothly." , This of course sounds very nice, and may probable tickle some of the Report- er's unsophisticated readers, but to make the picture perfect , it should tell how many "merchants, farmers, or manu- facturers" occupied seats in the Cabinet of Mr. Sanfield Macdonald of which our contemporary was an ardent supporter, and the praises of which it even yet de- lights to sound. If we remember aright, that Government with but one exception was composed of lawyers, , and still the Reporter 'failed to take exception to it either en that or any other grO6d. We do not say but it would be as well if other professions or eccuPations were more largely represented in our Govern- ments, but we do say that neither party can consistently castastone at the other in this respect. Our contemporary will have to get up a better cry than this one which it has adopted before it need ex- pect to excite the sympathies of its readers against the Government of Mr. Mowat. The Goderich Harbor "Job," The Opposition papers, led by the chief organ in, Termite, are just now making a great ado about the manner in which the contracts for the improvements recently effected 012 the harbor at Goder- ich were awarded. They charge that Mr. Mackenzie, in awarding the contract, overlooked the lowest tender and gave the job to a political favorite, whose ten- der was some $30,000 higher than that of the person whom they say should have got the contract. Referring to the sub- ject the Goderich Star of last week, fol- lowing out the line laid down by the Mai/ of a few days previously, says: "The papers on the question have been brought down and we glean the following facts : In the early part of 1874 tenders for the work were solicited by the Public Works Department. The amount of the highest was $301,185, of the lowest $182,- 630. The first four on the list were: John S. Tolton Walkerton, $182,630; Geo. Neelson, Bellevile, $200,375 ; W. H. Ellis, TorOnto, $212,155 ; Moore, Clendenning & Wilson,Walkerton'$212,- 540. On the 23rd of February the work was awarded to Mr. Ellis. On the 7th of March an Order -in -Council was passed, which stated that Ellis had "left the country" and awarded the work to Moore & Co. After the lapse, of two years; on the 2nd of July, 1876, Messrs. Moore & Co. are notified to discontinue their work as the Parliamentary grant was exhausted: "This is in brief the history of the trans- action ;but there is much to be read be- tween the lines. We find thatin the early part of 1877 --just three years after the contract had been awarded—Mr. Mackenzie writesto Mr. Page to know why Mr. Tolton's tender was passed over, and Mr. 'Page replies that it was feared that there would have been trouble with the sureties and also that 'John S. Tol- ton's tender was at that time looked upon as so low that some trouble was taken to ascertain whether he was acquainted with such work; but no information could be obtained abeut him.' It is not a fact that `no information could be ob- tained about him,' for on the 7th of Janu- ary, 1874, Mr. David Stirton, M. P., telegraphed to Mr. Mackenzie, that 'Mr. Tolton is a thorough, practical, honest and reliable man, financially able and ac- customed to the construction of public works. The sureties named (Sheriff Sit. ton and Mr. Henry Tolton,) are reliable sound men.' " New, if as our conteropora6; wishes it to .be understood, Mr. Mackenzie had awarded the contract to Moore & 'Co., knowing that Tolton & Co. were perfect- ly reliable, and so lost to the country about $30,000, he would- be most blame- worthy, and would be unfit for the high and responsible position he occupies. But, do the facts, as admitted by our contemporary, bear out the allegation?, In' the early part of the Session, Mr. Farrow, M. P., moved for all papers con- nected with the transaction. These pa- pers were submitted to Parliament, and, according to the admisaion of our con temporary, all that they show is that the contract was first awarded to Ellis & Ellis & Co. left the country, and (conse- quently thete was no chance of their ful- filling the contract. The next lowest tender was that of Tolton, but, accord- ing to the papers produced, nothing, definite could be learned of his standing and. ability to perform the work, and his sureties were not satisfactory, eoneequent- ly the contract was let to Moore, who was known to be a good man, and. who gave all the securities required. This, according to the admission of Our con- temporary, is all that the papers which have been submitted to Parliament show; and Mr. Mackenzie has stated, in his place in the House, that all the papers connected with. the transaction have been produced. , Our Goderich friend, however, reads „ something between the lines, but what ! it is he does not very plainly show. He states that a certain telegram was sent to Mr. - Mackenzie by Mr. Stirton„M. P., assuring him that Tolton and his sureties were all right. This may be so, but we are sure that he did not read it between the lines on the papers submitted to Parliament.. We will tell our readers, however, in a secret, where he did road it. He read it in the _Toronto Mail, and this journal gives the telegram on the authority of that reliable journal of which we have recently heard so uch, the West Durham News. The matter has,therefore, after all, dwindled down to this: Mr. Mackenzie says he has 'produced all the papers connected with the transac- tion ; the West Durham News says he has not, that he has withheld this tele- gram received from Mr. Stirton. When it comes to a question of veracity be- tween Mr. Mackenzie and the sheet re- ferred to, we fancy the public will have very little difficulty in deciding onwhich side the truth lies. But aside altogether from this question of veracity, if there has been wrong -doing, why does not Mr. Farrow follow it up and secure a thorough investigation. If, as is alleged, the Government have been guilty of tak- ing $30,000 out of the public Treasury and putting it -into the pockets of a po- litical friend, it is amply sufficient grounds to justify the appointment of a Committee of Enquiry. Why does Mr. Farrow not secure such a Committee and, probe the matter to the bottom ? If he can fasten guilt upon the Government, it will certainly be a big feather in his cap, and would, doubtless, secure him a life lease of North Huron, a reward which, we are sure, even he would not despise. This course, if adopted, beaides winning glory for the member for North Huron, would bs much more honorable, as well as satisfactory to the public, than form- ulatihg grave charges on such very daibt- ful authority as the Wet Durham .News. It is a very easy thing to make charges on such authority, but it is another and quite a different matter te prove them. If the Government have (lotto wrong in awarding this or any other contract,then, we say, censure them, but we must have better evidence thari has yet been given, to cenvince us that censure is deserved, and we believe a largeasjority of the people of Auron‘ will coincide with U8. Dominion Parliament. The tariff debate, which seems to come up in the House when there is nothing else of importance to engage the atten tion of members has not yet been con- cluded. On Friday last a long discussion was held. Mr. Mills opened the debate and spoke for about two hours. He was followed by Mr. Wallace, Mrs Patterson, Mr. Farrow, and Mr. Gilmour, of Char- lotte, New Brunswick. This latter gen- tleman made the speech of the evening. He has not been a frequent speaker in the House, but this effort proves this to be a matter for regret He has much of the Quaint humor of, and somewhat similar style of delivery to,Mr. Ryma.1, and when *armed to his work, as on this occasion, is equally vigorous and effective. Some of his illustrations were remarkably happy, and convulsed the House. Sir John's selfish amendment, leaving out any reference to the farmers', lumbering, fishing, mining, and other important in- terests was likened to the old man's prayer, "Lord bless me and my wife, my son John and his wife, us four and no more !" But Mr. Gilmour's exposure of the corruption of thelate Government was the piece de resietance of his,speech, "The Pacific Scandal," he said, "was only the culmination of a system of corruption to retain power, practiced by Sir John and his friends for twenty years; at last,how- ever, the devil had entered the swine and they ran down into the sea and were drowned." Referring to the Northern Railway disclosures MaGilmore remark- ed that the devil was not drowned when the swine went into the sea, but came back again, and so it was with the devil of Opposition corruption, the leader of Which had not shown himself even as con- scientious as was Judas Iscariot, for the latter when he had betrayed his Master and taken the thirty pieces of silver came and gave it up again, and. then went and hanged himself. Sir John, although he had also taken the " silver " belonging to his master, the public, had refused now to pay it back or go and hang himself. He concluded amid rounds of cheers in daring the Opposition to Irepeat the many charges made at pic-nics in the "Back Settlements" against the Government, and expressed a wish that the country could be assembled at Ottawa to see the parties face to face and hear the Premier "skin"the best man the Opposition could produce. Then there would be no doubt what the verdict of the people would. be between them. The vote was taken upon Mr. Wood's amendment shortly after 4 o'clock in the morning, and stood 109 to 78-ra majority of 31 for the Government. Messrs. Wood, Irving, Devlin, Jette, Workman, Brown (B.astings) and Norris, seven supporters. of the Government, voted for the amendment and there were absentees through illneas or for other causes, and pairs su:fficient to have made the majority in a full house from 45 to 50. On this vote being taken, Dr. Orton pro- posed an amendment for the protection of farmers, and talked against time for nearly an hour, when an adjournment was proposed and would have been ac- ceded to but for the loss of temper by Dr. Tupper'who called for the yeas and nays, when he was beaten by 112 to 74. He then made one of his characteristically violent speeches, and charged the Pre- mier with the responsibility, by compel- ling late sittings of the House, of the death of those members of the House who died during and since last session. The Premier's reply to this absurd and un- truthful accusation was scathing and was vociferously cheered by his followers. An adjournment was consented to at 5 o'clock after the longest and most exciting field fight of the session. On account of the absence of the Premierowing to the death of his brother in Sarnia the debate has not since been resumed, but doubtless will be so soon as he returns. Dr. Tupper and Mr. Cartwright have yet to speak; and each of these gentleman is using every device to get the other to speak first. A WOULD-BE LEADER IN A. FIX. In the Public Accounts Committee a few days ago, Mr. Bowell got himself into a very tight place, and before he got out of it he had passed through a scene he will not soon forget. Since the opening of the session he has been a sort of mov- er -general for papers and correspondence out of ,which he hopes to make a "mare's nest." His chief labors have been di- rected to fishing for evidence in the mat- ter in the Anglin printing contracts. At nearly every meeting of the, Public Ac- counts Committee he has been asking for papers for years- other than 1876, with which the Committee is unable to deal. Mr. Mackenzie, however'wishing to assist Mr. Bowell all he an, has promised he 'would bring down Whatever be asked for. This was all the niore considerate, be- cause, had the Government insisted en, its undoubted rights, no papers other than for 1876 could be moved for except in the House, and had he to put his noe , tices on the paper they would not be reached. for at leaet a fortnight. Mr., Bowell, perfectly incapable of under- standing a kindness or valuing a favor,' is everlastingly grumbling that the pa-, pers are not complete—that is that the very one he wanted was missing. Mr. . Mackenzie has protested against these complaints, and asked for goodness sake that Mr. Bowell Would put in writing what it was he wanted, and he promiaed he should get it if itis production was pos- sible. On the day in question Mr. Bowell rose to grom le that, as usual, in the papers that had been brought down —as a favor, too—the very ones he want- ed were not found. , This was the straw that broke the camel's back, and Messrs. Mackenzie, Blake, afid Holton turned on Mr. Bowell and gave him a punishment he will remember. Re growled and hit back for some time, but at length was convicted out of his own mouth, for when his motions were produced he had to confess that everything he had asked for :had been brought down. He felt very shabby, and all the more so because none of his friends had a Word to say for him, —as soon as they saw the dilemma into whichhe had forced hiinself. After an hour wasted in teaching him manners and, his place, he was allowed nem con to carry a motion, refetring to the House certain papers and , vouchers connected with the payments ef money to Speaker Anglin, -for Post Office printing, so that, at last, he has succeeded in carrying out the desire of his heart The Government have assisted hitn al they could, and en- abled him to produce papers they could have easily withheld for three weeks longer. . I THE SECRET* SERVICE MONEYS. At two. separate sktings of the Public Accounts Committe, the Secret Service money question has been under consid- eration. Mr. Drummond, the manager of the Ottawa agency of the Bank of Montreal, and Mr. Langton, the Auditor - General, have been examined. Sufficient evidence has already been adduced to show that this fund has been managed throughout by Sir John and his colleagues in a very irregular manner, but it is doubtful if . any definite information re- specting the expenditures will be elicit- ed, as shortly before his retirement from office Sir John received from, the bank all cheques, vouches and other docu- ments which might in any manner show to whom moneys had _l been paid, and these, it is likely, have been destroyed. In the same way, the Auditor -General knows nothing of the distribution of the funds, as the total Amount voted was withdrawn from the public account in the bank and placed to the private ac- count of a committee of members of the Government, so there would. be no pos- sibility of the departmental accounts telling tales. Mr. Langton's transac- .tions in connection With the matter have been anything but strdightforward, and his conduct has been such as should se- cure his dismissal. . CARRYING FIREARMS. • Mr. Blake's bill to make provision against the improper use of fireartns, pro- vides that persons found carrying a pis- tol without reasonable cause may be bound to keep the peace; that a person having a pistol in h:is possession when arrested for commitieg an offence, shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $20 or more than $50, or to im- prisonment for not less than three months; that a person having a pistol with intent to injure shall be liable to a fine of not less than , $50 or More than $200, or to imprisonment for not more than six months, such intent to be prima facie inferred. from the carrying of the weapon. The pointing of a firearm, loaded or unloaded, at a person is, more- over, an offence for which a fine of not less than $20 or more than $50 may be imposed, or a sentence of imprisonment for not less than 30 days. LOOKING AFTER COURT OFFICIALS. Mr. Guthrit has introduced a bill pro- viding for the punishment of officers of courts of justice who fraudulently with- hold or misappropriktte funds in their keeping. The offence is to be a misde- meanor, and subject to a punishment of nst less than two years' imprisonment in the jail or penitentiary. It is alleged by many conversant with the subject that some such measure is much needed. GOING FOR THE1 SLANDERERS. It is stated thatr. Mackenzie, hay- ; ing become wearied ith the never ceas- ing and foundationless slanders which have been circulated about him and his i family, has determin d to administer a check to them by ap ealing to the pro- tection of the Courts.. It is understood that Mr. Bethune, Q. C., has received. instructions to proceed for damages for libel against the Sarnia Canadian, Tor- onto Mart,sand all the papers which copied the item to the effect that his brother had profited handsomely by a large quantity of tubing which was placed in the tariff reently under a duty of 17t per cent. The libel consists in the accusation that Mr. Mackenzie's brother profited by the "leakage" from some of the Ministers of the information that tubing was to be removed from the free to the dnty lisii. The defendants will either have to leubstantiate their charge or beg for meircy and. pay all costs—a little comely some of these papers have already 1 ad lessons in do- ing. , , A GOOD ST. PATRIC 'S DAY SPEECH. On Saturday last ayor Waller made a capital speech to thle members of the St. Patrick's Society, who were cele- brating their national 'day. His remarks were full of good sense and sound ad- vice. He took occasi n to deprecate the cry raised of "Scotch Ascendency," and said he had no symp thy with the de- mand made for specie representation in the Cabinets of the I 'eh Catholic popu- lation of Ontario; he showed there was no royal road to p litical preferment, but that it was alone +pen to those who had ability, charactet and energy, and he counselled the bre hren rather to re - i. 'solve that they woul win high public positions by their tale nts and. assiduity than by an outside influence exerted in their behalf. He said nobody nove-a- days hears of the "Methodist vote," the "Presbyterian vote," the "Baptist vote" see er the "Protestant vote,"- and he held that it should be io with reference to the "Catholic vote." His speech stas well received. It was perfectly free from any appeals to national sentiment, pride or prise udice. Mayor eller is an Irish Roman Catholic, a d will be a eandidate for the House o Commons at the next gen- eral election.j His remarks had all the more point b cause for a week past cer- tain gentlem n have been in Ottawa, it is said with a certain object in view, of w,hich a goo deal has been heard lately. In connectio with this, it is said that recently the Premier, in discussing the alibied, said Ifacetiously, "that if the ap- pointments tb office were made accord- ing to the strength of the religious bodies supporting the Government, the Scotch Presbyterians would stand, first. Yet, not only was there not a Scotch Presby- terian in the Cabinet—but there was no Presbyterian there at all." e News of the Week. SUNDAY SCHOOLS. —Germany twelve years ago had no Sunday Schools. Now it has over 1,200, containing more than 80,000 scholars. . , RICH DEPOSIT, —Pope Pius has $32,- 000,000 deposited in the Bank of Italy. He can probably keep the wolf from the door while he lives. A GOOD BERTH. —Fred. Douglas is to be United States Manshal for the Dis- trict of Columbia. The office is worth from eight to ten thousand dollars per year. PROVISIONS ronEunor.—Four steam- ships left New :York for Europe last Saturday, taking 900 tons, of freeh beef and large quantities of oysters, apples, cheese, butter: and other produce. SUICIDE. —John Cummings threw him- self in front Of a train near Jamaica, L. I., on Saturday morning. The _ wheels cut off the top of his head, leaving the scalp and brains in his hat. He had re- cently been troubled. by petty litigation. FIGHTING IN THE EAST.—A telegram from Zara says a six hours' obstinate . fight took place between the Turks and Bosnians on Saturday, between Bona- ventute and Drezynai. Both sides suf- fered heavily, and the Turks retired upon Livao. DEATH OF TWO NOTED MEN. —Charles Cowden Clarke, .the .English lecturer and author died at Genoa last week. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Belcher, the explorer who eommanded the expedition in search of Sir John Franklin in 1852, died on Sunday last aged 78.. ACCIDENTAL POISONING.,—A young gen: tlernan named Wayet, a student at Bris- tol Infirmary. poisoned himself by mis- adventure.. Suffering from neuralgia he rubbed his gums with laudanum, and this producing thirst, he while in a state of stupor,drank the contents of the laud- anum bottle, dying soon after [from its effects. NEW TRIMMING FOR LADIES' DRESSES. —Frank Buckland, the English natural- ist, advises ladies to wear snake eking for trimmings, on the ground that they .would not only be elegant, but would cause the extermination of the deadly reptiles, a more desirable result than the wholesale destruction of song 'birds which fashion requires. THE CHICO TRAGEDY.—Officials of the Order of Caucasians deny the responsi- bility for the recent Chinese massacre at Chico, and state that the cause thereof W&8 the discharge of whites to make rdom for Chinamen in a sash and blind factory. Some of the former formed an anti -coolie club, to whose influence the murder is due. DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT.— Grave charges of fraud. have been pre- ferred against a Boston firm of whole- sale druggists and dealers in alcohol, in tampering with the gaugers' marks on packages. The irregularity, it is thought has been going on for years, and the amount involved is heavy. The Internal Revenue Officers are ferreting out. the case. INSURRECTION IN JAPAN.—The insur- rection in Satsuma is spreading rapidly. The insurgents are supposed to be great- ly dissatisfied with their obscurity caus- ed by social changes. It is currently reporteel that their movements are direct- ed by the celebrated statesman and sol- dier Saigo, elder brother. of the recent Commissioner at the Philadelphia Ex- hibition. AMERICA NOT THE PLACE.—A Dublin paper prints a letter addressed. by an Irishman in New 'York to a board of town councillors in the former city, petitioning them to disuade all intending emigrants from leeving Ireland for Amer- ica in these times. He claims to know scores of his countrymen to be starving there at present who had never need, the necessaries of life in their native land, that trade was hopelessly stagnant, reed the public confidence destroyed. FEMALE TELEGRAPHISTS The au - of preminen colored men, consisting of Not one zap ieh has been diembli,eretiednacattoitohnve: pedeady in no , hisaop . ai strhemee -gatherer dg oa eft h et ou raewl hasraawrdfusl istmraytisouln- of i ..,:disrreaDrinisdbeAehp:pungadal.iljua:sticiacEde._,:p' Hall,iat *len rdi attribute'ofuosealxryMedh Robert Pu vie, of Philadelphia, Fred lishrnent of +auopbrploiecfarNew security wieYork, vooirrnkg:hhehasiada ;wifyinsei feacrooLfoSBEwDe nDeByristGrAevileolaNt.i:_onAs. Douglairs, J hn F. Cook, Dr. Charles B. Purvis, Cha les H. Peters, and others, of Washington, called. -upon the President, lasFoutrLiieniNtvented to various causes, including delegation the estab- Oaratukerye thefie ue r 8 hE athfeeaw days ago, ttooftDenoduegriatha emir mthaarankshalfeoef VENTION.—A Hungarian of - an apparatus for flu- . _ tening to a horse to enable it to cross a river without sinking, and the trial has just taken place. The officer mounted - his steed on the Buda side of the Dahube, and actually accomplished the feat of ' swimming the river on horseback at its broadestpart with a rapid cerreutrunnin •. He kept the horse's head up glee y while crossing, which occupied. about 20 minutes. The military seem to think well of this invention, and it certainly has had a very severe test. CANADIANS IN CALIFORNIA.—A nseet- . ing of the Canadiaa -residents of San -Francisco was held ' a couple of weeke ago for the purpose of organization into & Club. The meeting was called to order by Donald Robb, who. acted as Chairnum, and W. J. Gilliland was appointed as Secretary. The Chairman explained. the objects of the proposed organization to be, to cultivate a friendly regard among Canadians, regardless of . Province- or party, to establish a bureau for the collee. tion and dissemination of information about lands and labor for their benefit, and for such other matters as will natal.. ally come within the Province of the so- ciety. Forty names were attached to tht roll of membership. Robert W. Good, I R. S. Falconer, J. Kippen, j. M. Con- ' nolly and Robb were appointed a Com- - mittee on Permanent Organization. The assemblage was an earnest and enthusi- astic one, and though the majority of those present were apparently strangers, harmony and good feeling prevailed. • # thorities the Post Office in England have decided not to appoint any more female telegraphists. It is stated that the strain upon the constitution of many of the young women in so great that their health has given way, and therefore it has been deemed advisablel not to en- gage any more 'females, though those who are at present in a condition to re- main in the service will be allowed to do so. IMPERIAL Vesta —The German Em- peror will probably visit Metz in the third week in April, when manceuvres on a grand scale will take place, and the various battle fields in the vicinity be gone over carefully. Touching German military matters, 150,000 men of the rer serve are to be called out for training in the spring, in accordance. with h resolu- tion taken at the War- Ministry fast year. This will be interpreted as a threat to France, but it is nothing of the kind—a mere Prussian precaution. STEAMER ASHORE.—The steamer Russ - land, of the Red Star Line, --from Ant- werp for New York, went ashore last Saturday night on the Longs Branch Coast, after striking on the remains of the ship Adonis, cast away 19 years ago. All the passengers, crew and. passengers' baggage were landed. There were five cabin and 120 steerage, most of the latter being poor Italians. The Roseland has a general cargo of wine, glass and. iron, valued at $350,000. EASTERN LAWLESSNESS.—The Times publishes a letter from its Pere corres- pondent, which contains the following: "Dark tales of Mussulman violence and. rapine continue to reach us from many provinces, especially Bulgaria, Macedo- nia, and Albania, where public security, either on the highway or in isolated houses or small hamlets,seems altogether at an end. Those who are willing to give Turkey one or three years to mature the reforms may see what elements are at work for future improvement there in the Government or among the people. Huron Notes. There is quite a camp of Indians between Gorne and Wroxeter; they are making baskets and other trinkets. —Revival meetings are going on night- ly at the German Wesleyan Church, in the township of Grey near Cranbrook. —Mr. Robert Cameron, of Cranbrook, purposes enlarging his blacksmith shop, . and building a paint shop in connees tion. —Mr. William Hooper, of Centralia, has purchased Mr. Robert Sanders' farm Lot 12, Con. 1 township of Stephen, 100 acres, for $8,000. • —Prayer meetings are held. at the Primitive Methodist Church, in the township of Grey, on Tuesday, Thurs- day, and Sunday evenings. —Mr. Lauchlan McNeil, of Grey, was knocked down and run over in Brussels by a horse and cutter driven by a lad nans. ad Smith, on Thursday last. —The trains on the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway have been • greatly de- layed of late, on account of the blocked roads which they have had to contend with. —A new English Church is going to be built in If olmesville this summer. Mr. C. Manning, of Clinton, has taken the contract; it has to* be co mpleted by the • 1st of June. I —The spring show, for the exhibition of entire stock, in connection with the I Hullett Branch Agricultural Society,. will be held in Clinton on Tuesday, the I 17th of April. —John R. Trawartha. and E. Levis,. of Goderich Township, one day last week, sawed a maple log 22t inches thick witha cross -cut saw in 58 sec- onds. — • —The little girl, Ida Story, so badly. hurt last week in Goderich by being run over by a sleigh, has had her limb set. It is probable she will be a cripple for life. — A person in Clinton pumped. up a pin snake and two lizards in a pail of water, the other day. By glancing at water before using it, persons may avoid unpleasant coilsquences. —Messrs-. Pickard & Willis, of Exeter, last week shipped from Hensall statiOn to a firm in the States, seven hundred bushels of black-eyed peas. These peas are to be made into coffee. - —Exeter Division, Sons of Temper- ance purpose holding a tea -meeting and social entertainment on rather a large scale, on Good Friday. Dialogues, reci- tations, etc., will form part of the in-- tellectual programme. —The township Council of Howl& have submitted for the approval of the rate -payers a by-law granting a bonus of - $25,000 to aid the Stratfor4 and Huron Railway, on condition that it p3.88 through that township and that a, station be maintained at the village of Fordwich. — At the (dose of the last performance in Goderich of the Royal Star Dramatic Combination, the mayor, on behalf of several of the citizens presented Miss Sophie Miles, the leading actress of the' company,, with a valuable gold ring as a mark of their appreciation of her excel- lent acting. — Mr. Thomas Sherridon, of Morris, through the Brussels e'Post charges Mr. Harris, J. P., with having overcharged him in the costs of a charge brought. against him for being drunk. He says - Mr. Harris firstlassessed him $5 55, but finally compromised by reducing it 'to $350. —Mr. H. Y. Attrill has abandoned his scheme of sinking a salt shaft in God- erich and has countermanded all orders for machinery. A failure in the nego- tiations to get the use of the beach be- tween the north pier and. the break- water, whermepon to erect warehouses, is said to have induced this result. .—One day lately, Mr. W. Bissett of Exeter accidentally broke his lefthand a little _below its conjunctionwith the fingers. He felt a severe pain at the time and for a few days afterwards, but thinking it was merely a sprain, allowed it to go unattended, until, on consulting a physician, he found out the full extent of his injuries. —One . taad largreo.deer cam running e aaloynthelgastweek, e t wHku, , about d 80 rods from Holmesville. Some parties meeting him, it took across the fieldste the 7th Con., where it was drivenow bysome dogs to the lith Con., w has going through a field belonging to Af. Jas. Connel, it fell on the ice, the fall MARCH 23, injuring it so much as further. Mr. Connel barn. where it died in —On Tuesday, whit lives near Clinton, _Maitland river, opposi Halstead, with a load brokethrough the iee about 5 feet deep, thel to get them out, -a getting detached went the load had to be left of the river in Colborie --The council of th ham' have decided te building and town ILI ing 'summer. They 1 to have two stores the market building. • been selected by the electors will be-reenireC deciding between the s proposed. building is to. and dollars. —Last week Mr. Goderich took to the Guelph, which took pi two mammoth steers a imals. The steers, whi ly-6,000 pounds togeti admired by the cattle pair took the diploma b each. A Toronto but two animals for $500. —A few days ago tees Iterdwich, and havire means in riotous livins seized their goods. IS' peddlers visited the ho goods had been place+ shoot the person in eho, off the goods, They evl 'captured, and made A Stil hag all their. debts. —Mr. James McLa Clinton, died at San Jo Thursday of last week. consumption, he left little -more than two y hope that he would. he For a time he seethe the disease had appa rooted in his system.- t onlY temporary. He sinking, so that his dea was not unexpected. of age, and had been ma 5 months. —The Goderich Signa erich Foundry. Compan from Joseph Whitehead for Section 15 of the RailwaY, the contract foi 150 trucks for dumpin 600 wheels in all. A iron will be used. in th job will last about thre sets of trucks have to . May lst Mr. Whiteh -an immense one. Abou route rinas through so will have to be drilled e drills five of which ha for the purpose. The F are to get the contract .the five boilers r4 -these drills. —The EastHuron Dis • Independent Order Goo its quarterly meeting in '15th inst. A very larg from the various lodges diction was present, a sports were given of the „Terence in the county, a - of a sentiment in its fay° feature of the afternoon's the "adoption of the Du exmnty.." It was resolv -unanimous vote, that th cil should, at the earliest requested to submit the proval of the people: T -will be held at Manche Thursday in June. —The annual school -school section No. 2, of Howick, .was held at ti and place. A protest of: laid before the inspect • the plea. that certain p . said meeting being at the with the school tax. ,Th meeting wasthe election Scott, as trustee, with -fomivotes over Mr. Tam inspector having duly • vase, decided the eke -was illegal, aeciaring itI • pointing Wednesday th March for a renewed elec ingly the electors of th the school house, and at M. Mr. John Williamson, 'and the meeting proceed when the nominees of the ing were again =mina .closed at four o'clock a declared elected, his mai —A meeting of the Bluevale cheese factory w village on Saturday the 1 meeting was called by M of Gorrie, who owns the _purpose of paying the year's milk, and -to take ation the working of the coming season. The agre last year was that the cents on their stands for milk, and all that the fetch over 10/ cents on the season, Mr: Peter Ohosen chairman, and Mr. secretary. Mr. Leech t his bill of sale, whiph he from Liverpool, showing .received 10,f cents, which of pent per gallon to the with the 7 cents per gall ceived. Mr. Leech then -9 cents per gallon for mil ing season, delivered at th the patrons to have ail the the patrons agreed to do, a a committee to look after it so as to make it alike e off sending milk to the f near by. Mr. Leech agree - times a year for the milk r meeting was well attended, vote of thanks was ten Leech at the close of it manner in which he had factory for the last three y Ladies in the G The Parliamentary co the Belleville Intelligencer Ottawa says: "The Speak a large private box, and is with the most distinguis the Dominion, the greater being in full evening dress, the brilliant chamber a sti haat appearance.. Among able frequenters of this g mentioned Lady -,Macdona kenzie, Mme. Cauchon, Mr Mrs. Blake, and we must en passant, of some of thes hind the throne, so to wonderful woman is Lady and what a strong consort to the great man whose 1 •