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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1877-06-08, Page 44 • THE HURON EXPOSITOR. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Huron Planing Mill—Adam Gray. Teacher Wanted—James Allen. Medical Card—Wm. Hanover, M. D. Farm for Sale—Russell J. Rose. Prints and Muslins—Hoffman Brothers. Hotel for Sale—Mrs. C. Dill. Farm for Sale—William Stoneman. Partnership Dissolution—Gray & Scott. Money Found—Hoffman Brothers. Woolen Mills—A. G. VanEgmend. New Summer Gods --Allan Mitchell. Summer Goods—Duntati & Duncan. Groceries and Provisions—Wm. Allen. Clearing Sale—J. A. Yuill, Clinton. .Butter Wanted --Thomas Kidd. itron txpooitox. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1877. Shall We be Involved in the War? - This question suggests itself to the mind of every British subject of the United. Kingdom of Great - Britain, whether living within its confines or in an adopted land under the protection o , the British flag and the beneficent rule of the Gracious Sovereign who now adorns the throne, when he takes up his , newspaper to obtain the latest war news and it is likely to suggest itself ye awhile until events are more fully de- veloped. The ramifications of the East. ern question are so bewildering, an raise so many contradictory diplomati complications, that it is simply impos- sible to form any safe conclusions as t the ultimate issue ; the passions or the in terests of foreign nations are often element incalculable in force, and beyond con• trol. The East of Europe in particula is a magazine of inflammable material which might at any moment come to flame which woulcl involve nearly a whol continent. It is difficult to eliminate th truth from the various sinister rumor that are flashed over the telegraph wires published as facts, but only too frequent ly the promptings of a feverish imag- ination. But the air at this present tim is so pregnant with important events that the existing uncertainty must soo come to an end. The aspect of affairs it is evident, is undergoing a change either in the direction of peace throug the mediation of Germany, with Bis marck's influence with. Gortschacoff, o in more strenuous efforts by,Itussia t push on the war, ancl in the • lattercon tingency, the passage of the Danube b theRissians may open out some serious de velopments and result in a general Euro peen turmoil, and Heaven knows when an where the end would be. So far as Eng land is concerned it is essential to remem- ber that she has made no change in he Eastern policy. Although the Ond of tha policy is 'fixed, the means differ from tim to time; the end was the same half a ce tury ago as it is now, but the means ar never the same h dozen years together sometimes one set of expedients an sometimes- another are necessary. Th chief end of her Eastern policy is t „protect her IndianeEmpire. She has n 1 special interest in Egypt and Turkey b yond what comes from the geographic I position. The Turke cannot suppose that England has protected the Porte because she esteems the civilizing el - merits of Mahommedan rule, or admir the purity of . Ottoman justice. En land cannot allow any other power seize the Suez Canal, orginterfere , wit her highways to her long won possee- sions. In giving her, support to Count Andrassy's note, known as the Berli memorandum, she departed somewh from her -eastern policy, but it was san Coned by the Earl of Derby, in the i tere,sts of peace ; one of the means expedients, in fact, to accomplish possible the desired end, and Whic did not affect the whole basis of h policy. With the progress of event ever changeable, we reach new "climax of opinion." No man wit a reputation for soundsensewould e press such expectations of Turkey no as the highest statesmen confidently u tered during the Crimean war. She h fatally disappointed her best friends, I persistent misrule, fanaticism, extrav gance and hopeless debt, has taught t world that she has no elements of i provement in herself. England has ha every reason to boast of the suppo which she has ever given to oppressed po illations, but the sufferings of the Pole the Hungarians, and the Italians, we slight compared with the d.etestable o pression which the Christians of Turk have for ages sikered from their M homedan masters. Of course, suc treatment has not contributed to impro4e their morals, or purify their religious be- lief. They have, as might be expected, besome terribly brutalized, and are, must be confessed, but sorry Christians. Nevertheless they form the one eleme t out of which events may shape a cori pact nationality in Turkey, and by the constant rebelling they have show that they are fit for a better fate th this state of things has produced a wide spread feeling of discouragement. If the Cz is strong and honest in his avowa that he and hs sub- jects warmly sympathize in the suffer- ings of their brethren. and ctarelieion- ists in Turk y, and desire ' only to re- dress their wr ngse and establish a prop= er and safe ,eform, and not to claim further territory, the Emperor' un- doubtedly has the power to localize the war and. carry out this laudable object, and he would secure the approbation and the moral c -operation of the whole of Europe. But, if under a specious pretence of establishing reforms in Turkey, he , wan- , tonly interfe es with the interests of England and her allies, then the caption under which Ithese remarks are written will be answered in the affirmative;and a ; general and possibly a lingering European war will be 9a.e result. The great prepae rations that Are making in the lareenals of Great Britain warrants more than a bare supposiion of the serious probabil- ities that her honor and rights haa,y yet have to be protected by an appeal to arms. The passage of the Danube, if underta,ken, will dispel many of the per- plexing polit cal donbts which now agi- tate the min s of all who cleim Great Britain as their fatherland. • • • • a • the most debasing servitude. At th s moment corruption and bribery exit throughout the Turkish empire; the Sul- tan is regarded as a mere puppet, and ts powerless; the recently introduced liamentary legislation of which so much was hoped, has proved a failure; an with the present state of Constantinop now being put into a condition for d fence; the defeat at Kars ;and the ge eral demoralization which has set in, fo bid all hope of a successful resistance f any time to the large masses of Itussi troops should they be put in motion, a • MR. VEN 'OR wkiting on the lst of June, says h sees no prospects of rain until after t e middle or near the end of the month, 4nd predicts a very unfavor- able surnme3 for the agriculturist, whick we hope mo t sincerely will prove as far from the mark as his predictions for the month of Fe ruary last. His melancholy forebodings run in this style: "1 have felt myself compelled to warn the farmer of the approach of unfavorable weather, -for I see signs of, first, damage by drought, secondly by severe 'elapses of the, weather with fi1osts and heavy mid- summer raiiis, and. lastly by disastrous storms of bo h wind and rain. These wind storms, 1 th nk, will be exceedingly se- vere and ca se mach damage." Ne*a of the Week. SMALL-PThere were 69 deaths • from small - i pox n Lendon last week. DEATH OF IN M. P.—Sir Henry C. untingdonshire, Eng - oke, in Hyde Park, Relty, M. P. for land, died. of sunst on Monday. A LUCKY NURS M .—Mrs. aria Isabel Toomes, of Oakland, Cal., who died the other clay, left her fortune, amounnting to $141,000, to her faithful nurse' Mrs. Isa- II belle Butler. STK— RIE. The strike of the Dublin tailors, a trade struggle which caused so , Much loss to the masters, suffering to the men, and annoyance to the public, has terminated. SMUGGLER. SEIZED.—The barque Mary Belle Roberts, of San Francisco, has been seized at Honolulu, for smuggling opium, and cond.emnect. The captain was lodged in the insane asylum, the victim of drink. LONG FASTING.—Sireon Moon, of Clin- ton county, Ohio, Who has been etarving himself to death for two months, died on Wednesday of last week. His friend estate that he ate nothing for nine weeks. , No reason assigned. MOODY AND SAN KEY. — Moody and San key's farewell meetings in Boston were crowded, thousands being linable to enter, Three thousand converts were present, Moody will spend the summer at North field and Sankey.at Cohasset. THE 114ST OF THE HARPERS—The fun- eral of the late Fletcher Harper took place a few days ago in,St. Paul's Metho- dist Episcopal Church, New York, The edifice was filled with members of the book tradteemployes of the fiem, a;nd rel- atives. I , TERRIBLE Seca:tee—The town of Mount Carmel, Ille was on Monday viaited by a terrible storm, during which 16 men were killed and many fats lye injured. The ruins I of the builduigs destroyed caught fire, and the flames th eatened to consume the whole place. VILLAGE BURNED.—The village Id °n- ote, Lake Superior, caught fire from the burning forest last Friday, and Was de- stroyed. Every building, excepting the school house, and church was burned. Loss $100,000. About 700 people are homeless. A tug With food has been sent I1 frorn Marquette. , ; _ .A. RECORD WORTHY OP NOTICE. --A. man named Seth Mapes died recently in it New York 'tate, whose funeral was at- tended by is 12 children, '47 grandchil- dren, and 2 great-grandchildren.I De- cease(' had lived in the house in I which he died, in the town of Mount Hope, for 61 years. Ile was aged 87. THE POP 's Wieserie.—A Rome des- patch states that a large portion of the $600,000 which on the Pe has already . re- ceived -hone pilgrims has been remitted to London,t and 1 eposited to provide against the needs f the Holy See while the pontihclLl throne is vacant, and for the first req iremelats of Pius' imecessor. PRODUCE SHIPMENTS.—Fo14r EIropean " I steamers left New York on Monday with full cargoes of freight, including 40,000 boxes of cheese'1!,200 boxes of bacon, $100,000 in gold 33,000 bushels ofi:vivheat, 3,300 packages of butter, 100,000 ushels of corn, 1,390 tons of fresh !neat, 2150 tons of agricultural implements, besides lard, tobacco, cotton, and oil. ILLNESS OF THE POPE.—i\ Rome des- patch says the Pope had to be withdrawn on Sabbath last from the audience on ac- count -of exhaustion, and returned only after repose. The doctors have decided that deputations in future shall he con- solidated, and that the Pope be carried through to avoill the excitement and fatigue of receiving them in detail. STRAWBERRIES.--ThiS is the mess pro- lific strawberry season ever known in Norfolk, Virginia; 2,000,000 quarts were shipped in One day' last week. , • —The quantity of strawberries sold in the New York city markets by raisers on May 31st was the largest ever known, amounting to over 750,000 cluarts, at from 5 to 12 cents per quart. I ., THE QUEEN'S MOVEMENTS.—.Her Ma- jesty Queen Victoria has retired to her summer retreat, Balmoral. Much feeling is expressed in Society on the retirement of Her Majesty, the Queen, to her High- land retreat at Balmoral during the height of the season, those who love a royal show Iobjecting that the good lady should grow I tired of a parade which she mull feel by this time to be the dreariest of vanities. The Queen has Resumed the new mono- gram V. R. I., ( Victoria Regina et Imper- atrioc) upon ker letter paper. This is the first personal iudication of imperial dignity. . FASHIONABLE COLORS.— The author- ities of La Mode pronounce dark colors fashionable, but light shades are most in favor for outdoor wear. The dark shades moataffected are castor and otter brown, dirk chestnut, golden brown, Russian myrtle, green moss, jasper, pistachio green and dark plum. iThe fashionable light shades are ivory, silvery gre n, lilac or rose gray, silver gray and till el. RESTRICTING THE PRESS. —, The edit- ors of- theParis lqtdical were sentenced to three months' imprisoumerit and $1000 fine for insulting McMahon and defending the Commune. The Radical is suspended for six months. At Peerpigne the edit- ors of two Republican -newspapers weite sentenced to 15 nionthe' imprisonment and $400 fine, and two years' imprison- ment_and $400 fine, respectively, for sim- ilar offences. Prosecutiop is instituted against an Algerian newspaper, the Cau- I rier of Oran. TIDAL WAVE.—IA tidal wave, caused by a shock of earthquake, visited the en- tire Pacific coat from Callao to Chilli, about midnight of the 9th of I May, caus- ing great destruction of Property at various ports. The fact of the cable not working leads some to believe that some great calamity may have befallen the south ports. In such a case at the guano deposits of Pabellon de Pica and Guanil- los, where there are from 80!to 100 ships loading, the catastrophe must have been terrible. CHURCH PANIC PREYENIIIED.—At St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in New York'one morning last !week a large congregation gathered to witness the ad- ministration of the Communion to a num- ber of children who wore gosamer veils, one of which took fire frdma candelabra. A cry of fire was eaised and a great part of the congregation rushed fel- the 'doors. The priests and. Ushers kerIt the doors closed and -prevented a terrible calamity. The services proceeded 'without further interruption. Some parties were severe- ly bruised. I 1 .1e. MUTINY IN THE BRITISH NAVY.—The crew of the iron -clad Aleixandria, the flag- ship of the British Mediterranean squad- ron recently mutinied twice—in conse- quence of over -work and severity o punishment in the first instance, and. stoppage of shore leave in the . second— fire came frorthe woods, w ich have been burning : since Monday. The fire broke out fiv miles north, and was working steadily east, when, n a sud- den change df wind, the fl4mes were driven rapidly back thwar1 Green- wood. The fire came back s rapidly, and the smoke was so dense, that several persons at Greenwood were saved With difficulty. ' Latest War Newp. FROM MONDAY'S DESPAT9EES. The most terrible event of the pr war has occurred. Two night ago Circassian cavalry, commande4 by sa Pasha were ordered to proce d to tv Kars, entirely unsupported b infa or artillery. They rested fo the at Bekli Ahmed. The RIISSiOS sec organized a powerful force and Idurin night surrounded and surprised the lage in which the Circa.ssiaps ha Only about 5 per cent. of the 'ntire of 4,000 Circaseians escaped tie car which followed. The New Ynrk Tirass speci I says l. e reported that Count Schou aloff shortly preset to England th atom. of Russian no -interference wth Br interests in the East. Gort hak undoubtedly influenced tG hi cours Bismarck, who is anxioas to void plications which must arise aft r the age of the Daeube. Russia it is u stood, would be content with the ce of Armenia. iBisnearck advises En to take lig y p t, and allow Germany t solidate on- the Danube by ar ange with the Austrian Governmen . It secret that the sympathies of t e Aus Imperial family Are with Russia. /' believed the 'reeks will join in th after Russia c osses the Danube. E is certainly o the eve of a g eat e sion of the wAr, or else on th thre of earnest peaee negotiations. any lish Officials win firm in the belief of man mediation after Ruaeia strikes a blow on the Danube. There is proved feeling' in England regarding prospects. A Paris cor espondent says: ing ing to. a lett r from Russia, enean Wig from a very rustworthy source, rince Gortschakoff accompanies tie Cz r to Ploiesti solel to prevent Ser la fro be. ing involved n the war. qortsc akoff fully estirnat s the importanc of t e at - s not wish to abandon thisdelicatequest on to purely militaiy management. But here is certaiuly a other motive for the haa- and rendered the vessel's guns unser- cellor's journey. It seems p obabl that viceable by throwing the sights over- Russia will attempt a rapi4 seizu e of board. The mutiny was quelled with Rustchuk and there propose peace fter a the aseistance of the crews ef other yes- signal victory. Gortschakoff of c urge, sels of the squadron, And the mutineers wishes to be at the Emperor's side s ould court-martialled. Three of the ringlead- this occur, fo if Russia accepts pealce on erg were sentenced to six weeks' impris- the basis of the Reforms proposed ljy the onment, and sent home to undergo their Conference, she will probabl wish o act sentence. ' 1 , - in a thoroughly formal mannel by placing rms under the rotect on of s of `the protoco . De pite, e ru- ased pre- • • • • • ent 000 rds • try ight etly the vil- ted. one • age it is will Dee tish if is by ona aSS- der- sion land con- ents is no rian It is War rope ten - hold Eng. Ger- reat im- eace ord. titude Servia now attaining nd do 11 EXPLOSION.—A coal oil. refinery was burned at Baltimore the other day. Loss, $50,000. About 25 small buildings adja- cent, mostly dwellings, were burned or damaged; aggregate loss, $75,000. The fire was caused by the explosion of an oil tank. The explosion of other- tanks and barrels followed, and the burning fluid poured inte the streets, The burn- ing oil overflowed the gutters and. sent up a volume of flame l5 to 20 feet 'high, Betting fire to every house. A brick block of nine small tenement houses was badly damaged. This is is the fourth time this refinery has been burned. I Bectueses. — Viwo years ago James Knox, of Knoxville Ill., died, leaving $90,040 for establishing an inclastrial ag- ricultural school in Knoxville. provided the citizens of 'Knoxville would in six months raise $50000 for the same pur- pose. The citizens have not complied with their part, and by the terms of the will, $40,000 revert to Hamiiton College, $40,000 to Yale, and $10,000 to the Fe. male Seminary in Knoxville. The at- torneys for the two former institutions have entered suit,to 3orapel the executors of the estate to pay over the amounts due the Hamilt le and Yale' Colleges. WRECK OF A PACIFIC STEAMER.—On the 16th of May, the Steamship "City of San Francisco?"' of _the Royal Pacific Mail Line, plying betWeen Panama and San of July. The Czar is expec Francisco,' stru4t against an unknown ei esti to -day. 1 The Turkish rock, cutting into the hull to the length of sixty feet, the water rushing in with fearful velocity. The ship was then six miles southwest from Tartar Shoals, and thirteen miles frdm shore. In a few mo- ments after striting theboats were clear. ed seated i them ready for lower- ed away withoukt confusion, 'and the pag- ing. Full steam was put en, the ship grounding about four miles from shore. were instantly boats instantly lowered and pulled for the beach. On landing, out of nine boats, o S7 one escaped upsetting. The surf was corebing twelve or fifteen feet high, and when it struck the boats it , came with such force that the occupants .were hurled ten or fifteen feet. Babies were thrown. from the arms of their mothers, and even garmentg and. jewelry were wrenched from them by the waves. When the first beat touched the shore those in it threw out ropes1 and ranged themselves in line to help the next com- ers, and this system of renctering assist- ance was followed until- every soul was safe on land. ; One baby,'was rescued just before life was extinct; and it took some time to restore vitality. In at- tempting to launch a boat to return to the wreck the assistant engineer had his leg broken. Captain Waddell was the last to leave the t3hip. 1 It is said. that the -steamer can be raised a the expense of $100,000. . She is valued at $350,000. .DREADFUL FIRES IN MICHIGAN.—Dis- patches from Saginaw, of June 1st, state have occurre that terrific forest fires are raging Taking ad throughout the timber lands in Miehi. operations o gen. The town of daseville, Huron are engaged i county, is beleaguered with flames. Com. compromise. munication with other places is cut off. sent a Note the Czar warts Europe. What nomy for But aria, and the in of Roumania and Servia, to 000. The tow e of Capol is surrounded the.cession o Armenia from by the fires. Fires are eaging in Sanilac, the.coast, bu not including Huron„ Tuscola Bay, Saginaw, Josea, The British Cabinet ha Alcona, Gladvtin, Ogdensa*, Roscom- the proposAl of M. mon, Alpena, Crawford and. Presque Isle to keep olpen the Sue counties. In the TJpper Peninsula' the all nations, and has fires are compelling miners to leave the to Russia that any interferen mines and fight the fires. The village of canal would be regarded as Onota is also' reported burned. The India. The Porte and the town of Greenvithed, located on the Jack- also been informed that Engl son, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad, was totally destroYed. The property de- stroyed included a mill, large boarding house, railroad , buildings, three or four camp supply stores, twelve dwellings, two million feet of lu.mber; half a mil- lion feet of logs, and a quantity of stave bolts and camp equipage. The total loss will approximate $35,000, but maY reach $40,000. Two cars on the track, and about 1,000 feet of railroad track were destroyed. But little furniture was saved from any of the building. The 1 , the peace ref the signatorie however, what I have just seid, t more of peace which people are pl to circulate are at present altogethe mature." 1 The Time* Constantinople bones ent says from, interviews he its ha Turkish °Elide's and others h is en l to say that c rruption and bribery, are rife everywhere destroy a1 chan Turkish success. There is n t a p of patriotis among the offi ials ground for the slightest hope. Con for army_ stores and equi ment awarded. by eans of the briery officials hay ng the matter in c The constitution of the coun ry is Ethane and is isregarded in every ble manner. The Parliamentary ties are retu ning to their hemes i gust and t e laws which I have passed will never be put in force. Sultan is a nenentity. With 300 and 5,000 p ramie of all classes palace to fe d daily, the strain o Treasury itei tense. • • FROM WEDNESDAY'S DESPLTCHE ond- with bled hich es of rticle give recta are f the arge. iso a •ossi- epa- dis- been The omen • the • the • • Operations on the Danube continue at standstill owing to the unereced nted height of the Water, and it isl not e • act- ed that any attempt to cross '11 be made by the Russians before the onth ed at Ploi- riny along consi ta of avalr , the ss ar illery ed at close owev r; are wing ation total tact - other ondi- moat ruct- the river lie of defence 172,500 infantry and 7,200 total force,' including fortr and engineer, being estima upon 200,000 The TUrks, deficient in to lack of fu they are said want of ever ical unity. hand, are sai to be in irst-elass tion, the fortifications consisting a entirely of independent works cons ed on the best modern principles. The critical position of th Tur e bee avalry and artillery, ds, while as to to be suffering thing indispens he fortresses, o rgani rOM a %ble the Asia Minor ig believed to ha siderablys exaggerated. The main of the Russians is said to e at Kars, and the recent panic t Erz 1 is said to have been caused by t pearance of a flying corps rf Co and irregulars. Accounts of the operations' in negro are somewhat contradictory. vices from Sclavonic sources teport tle near Maijab lasting several ho which the Turks were defeated an 500 men. Suleiman Pasha, Commander, however, rep taken several Montenegrin routing a force of 6,000 of • he T rts posi he e s in con - body 11 at TOUDI e ap- sacks 1 PROM THURSDAY'W, DESPATCHES. The Czar arrived at Ploiesti Wearies- day`night, accompanied by Prince Gort- schakoff. A grand council of war will be held on Thursday, and, according to the New York Beralers correspondent, an im- mediate forward movement will be the result. The Czar has invited the pos4ers to send representatives to headquarters • to keep themselves informed of the Pro- gress of affairs, and to reflect the chang- ing sentiments of the European Govern- ments. Much dissatisfaction is said to exist among the Russian troops owing to their pay being in arrears, and the unfa- vorable weather is breeding sickness in their midst. Owing to a disagreement be- tween the Grand Duke Nicholas and Gen- eral Nepokoichitsky, the chief of the staff, the Czar will assume supreme com- mand of the Danube army. . onte- Ad- bat- rsioinst rkish aivoinnsg, with considerable loss to the latter. The capture of other positions ne the • iree- tion of Scut ri is also announced, :and a third Monte gerin defeat is sta ed to at Kolatschin. antage of the hill the the Danube, the P wers negotiations lookin to a Prince Gortsehako has rd Derby d clarin that n territorial More se in e does dem nd is auto- depe • dence Betherayz wid ith Erze oum. de lined e L sseps Ca -Ito in ated e wi h the men ce to hediv have nd w 11 not ne of The flames swe bering settlem low, yesterday, Every house w Teachers' Examinations. 1 The regulations for holding the 00111- ing. teachers' l examinations have been published by the Educational .Depart- ment, as finally amended, in the,form of an Order in Council. The examin ition I of first and second-class candidates om- mences an the 9th day of July, and, that of third-class candidates on the 16th. Second and third-class candidates will be examined at the same places as here- tofore, and first-class candidates at the Provincial Normal Schools at Toronto and Ottawa. The latter class must state in their applications at which school they elect to be examined, and the informa- tion must be at once forwarded for the information of the Department. All candidates must send in their applica- tions to the presiding inspectors by the 1st of Jupe,_ stating the class of certifi- cate applied for, and and the description of certificate already held, if any. To pre- vent personation each candidate mast; before the commencement of the seemed day's examination, satisfy the presiding examiner as to his pereonal indentity, and any person detected in attempting to personate will be deprived of hie cer- tificate and standing as a teacher. t The following appended notes with regard to teachers holding third-class certificates may be interesting to parties concerned. Any. candidates who at present thole' third-class certificates, and who have proved their ability to teach, but may fail to pass the prescribed exa tion for second-class certificates, ma the recommend.ation of the Central 'QM- _mittee, ,having regard to the chariscter of their answers at such examinatio , re- ceive from the Minister authoritY to teach on their present certificate for such time as he may, deem fit. Also, as cases may arise where third-elass teachers are unable to qualify themselves for passing the examination. prescribed for second- clase certificates, and as, nevertheless, it is desirable in soine such cases that the teachers who are in this position should not be excluded from the profession, the Minister may, on the recommendatilon of the County Inspector, allow a third-class teacher of experience and proved teach- ing ability to teach peamanently, or for any specified length of time on a third- class certificate within the county for which the certificate has been granted. But each such case must be specially re- ported on by the Inspector, who shall state fully the grounds which, in his opinion, warrant the departure from the ordinary rule. , who ina- , on t the town on the lum- nt of Greenwood, Ogel- burning out the place. s destroyed. Loss, $50,- 1.• • permit the canal to be made the sc any warlike operations., Intelligence from Greece announces the resignation of the Ministry in conf rmity with the popular wish, and the forma- tion of a Coalition Cabinet, comp sed of the leaders ot the various politic par- ties. In view of the warlike agita- tion among the Hellenes,the Porte has or- dered out flee militia and reserves in Thessaly and Epirus, and has issued in- structions for the distribution -of arms to the population of the southern frontier. 11 111111•1111•1 - Perth Items. JuNE 8 1877. ould shtuff," as one of the navvies remarked at the time. How it got there is a mystery, how it disappeared is none at,all. —Mitchell came very near having an- other big fire, a few days. ago. A child running around. looking for something to do, set fire to a parcel of old papers in rear of Mr. T. McDonald's store, the flames communicated thence tto some cordwood and planks, but the fire was for- tunately discovered ancl extinguished. be. fore extending farther. . —Last Friday morning, while Henry Belt was load lumber at the Grand Jo Trunk Railwa ation at Carronbrook, he lost his footing on the car and sud- denly fell backwards, striking his head on one of the ties. He lingered 24 hours, when death put an encl to his suffer- ings'. He leaves a wife and seven small children. —Last Friday one hundred men work- ing on the S tratforcl and Huron -Railway, between Stratforeleand Milverton, struck work. They were getting one dollar a day, -but wanted a dollar and. a quarter. They all went bank to work on Saturday at the old rate. The contractor, Mr. J. H. Canty, expected to have five miles of the road ready for the track early this week, and the whole line completed next fall. • —On Monday of -last week, while Mr. Charles' Hawke, of Listowel, was en- gaged-, filing the large circular saw in Climie's saw mill, be slipped and. fell on the saw, one of the teeth going into his wrist, 'making a severe wound. During the same day, and about the same time, a young man named Charles Brant, en- gaged at work in Hess' factory, had. two fingers and his thumb taken off his right hand, while working at a shaping machine,. .-- On Sunday, 27th ult., the funeral of i he late Mr. Valentine Alles, of South - Easthope, was attended by a large con- course of people, upwards of 100 teams being in the procession. The deceased - was one of the earliest settlers in that • - township; was beloved and respected by all who knew him for his genial and - kindly greeting to young a,nd old. He died full of years, being a few months over 81 years of age, and was quite actilve, attending to the duties of this life until within a few- days of his decease. ! Careless sportsmen are causing some alarm in St. Marys. —The population of Stratford is 8,442, an increase of 713 over last year. —St. Marys High School is pronounc- ed by Inspector McLellan to be in a high state of efficiency. —Mr. D. H. Stewart, formerly of Mitchell, is slid to be travelling for a wholesale house in the United States. —A. farmer from Carrick township was fined, a few days ago, in Listowel, few leaving his team standing on a Street crossing. • —The new Catholic Church, in Mit- ch -ell, will be opened for service ort Sun- day, June 10, Bishop Waleh, of London, officiatipg. • —On, the 24th ult. a game of base ball was played. in Mitchell, between the Mitchell and Stratford clubs, re- sulting in a victory for the latter by ten runs. —Mr. Charles Walkinshaw, of Newry, and Mr. William Bright, of Listowel, intend shortly to try their skill at quoits, for a stake of from $25 to $60 a side. —In Stratford omnibuses have retired in favor of cabs, which are to do the transfer business henceforth. Hotel - keepers found the omnibuses too expen- sive a luxury. —Preparations are being made for celebrating the 1st of July with eclat in Stratford this " year. The Mayor and other prominent citizens have taken the matter in hand. —Rev. Mr. Evans, of the Episcopal church, Mitchell, was recently presented with a purse of money by his congrega- tion, as an acknowledgment of their ap- preciation of him as their pastor. —The Good Templars of Anderson, held open lodge on the evening of the 24th May. The hall was crowded, and the evening was pleasantly and.; pro- fitably spent in addresses, music, &c. —Mr. John West, of Guelph, has sold 17 head of cattle, bought from Mr. Bell, of Bell's Corners, near Stratford, to Mr. Thomas Lawry, for $1,135. Mr. -West has also sold to Mr. S. L. Head 22 head at 4 cents, live weight. —Mr. Michael Schaub, of Ellice, has sold his farm of 100 acres, to Mr. Michael Guinane, for the sum of $6,000. Mr. Schaub is about removing to Smithville, in the township of Wel- lesley, where he proposes to start a foundry. — Mr. D. M. Gordon, of Listowel, was, on the eve of his departure for Manitoba, presented with a handsomelyresbyterian - bound com- con —A few days ago, while Mr.,A. Hahn, of Tavistock, was retnrning home from visiting the late Mr. Alles, his team of horses became unmanageable and ran off. Thinking to be better able to control them on terra firma, he threw himself out of the wagon, but lost his footing, and was dragged. along the ground until forced. to loose his hold, which left his wife and two children to be whirled along at a rapid rate. With cool pres- ence of mind and maternal affection, Mrs. Hahn held the eldest child over the hind end of the wagon until its feet touched the ground, and although it roll- ed over a few times, it was none the worse. The mother was preparing to save ' herself and. baby the same way, when the team was stopped by a crowd of men holding boards across the road. Huron Notes. Robert Leech, Esq., of Gorrie, has purchased the Pickford property in that village from the assignee. —Dr. W. J. R. Holmes is putting up a range of tenements on the corner of Turnberry and Queen streets, in Brus- sels. —Henry Baker, while digging a tank the other day, at Exeter North, had his leg broken by the embankment falling on him. —The Exeter town council have pass- ed a by-law exempting the flax mill in that plane from taxation for a period of 10 years. --The, annual general meeting of the South Huron Liberal Conservative As- aociation will be held in the Court room, Exeter, on Monday, June 11. —A few days ago as Mt; Hugh Ross, of Exeter, was at work with an adze, it slipped, and cut one of his ankles so badly that he will be laid up for some time. , --A hen belonging to Mr. R. Fansou, Exeter, 'ha,s surprised its proprietor with a double egg, being two perfectly formed eggs of medium size, connected bya tube of the film.—The Roman Catholics of Wingham and vicinity purpose erecting a church in Wingharn this summer, on the east side of Leet 41s Davies' new survey —for which four lots were purchased. last week. —At Leet & Davies' auction sale of lots in Wingham 1 recently there were 6 lots disposed of, amounting- to about $7,500. The purchasers were princie pally residents of Wingham, and the wealthy' farraers surrounding it. . —Meesrs. & Livingstone, of Brussels, have been successful in getting out a large quantity of flax seed this sea- son. A large area has been sown and the prejudice against the sowing of flax in that _section is evidently broken down. ! —The floor of the wareroom attached. to Mr. Wm. Clegg's hardware store in Blyth gave way a few days, and a large number' of nail kegs, oil_barrels, boxes of glass, Sdc., fell into the cellar, smashing and otVerwise considerably damaging the propertY. —The assessment of the village of Exeter 1for this year is $485,000, or an increase of $56,000 over that of last year. The population has increased nearly 300 within , the last twelve months. The numb0 of ratepayers this year is 373 ; that of last year 311. —1NT are informed that the new ex- press t ain put on the London, Huron and Brice between London and Kincar- dine, is to be run for two months on trial, and. if the business warrants its contimiance, it will be kept on, if not, it will be withdrawn. mentary Bible by the P es-Some days ago Mrs. M. Walters, gregation of • Listowel. Mrs. Gordon insane woman in Goderich jail,attempted an was at the same time made the recipient to commit suicide by sawing her throat of a beautiful album. — The wife of Mr. James Watt, of wit a jagged piece of wood. She was Mitchell, recently became insane, And fort ately discovered before she had seti ugly injured herself, and was put was committed to the county jail, with into a straight. jacket for security. - the view of procuring her _entrance. to —Mr. L. Manning, of Clinton, was the London Asylum. It is a most piti- paying a visit to Exeter, on the Queen's able case, she being the mother of two children, one of them only seven months' old. --One day recently, while the excava- tion was going on in the deep cut of the Stratford. and. Huron Railway, on the north side of the Avon, one of the work- men unearthed a solid oak barrel, about four or five feet below the aurface and a little distance off a smaller barrel, their wagon was being driven down lull, Biithday, and in the evening was out driving with his brother, He was thrown out on his head and rendered insensible for several hours, by the horges making *sudden bound. Thursday afternoon of last week a serious accident happened to the band in connection with Spackman's Royal Dramatic Company at Goderich. As abouG the size of a butter firkin, in the bottom of which was a black bottle. The bottle contained a small quantity of liquor, which, when tasted, proved to be the purest " potheen," the "rale the driver lost control of the horses, which ran away, upset the wagon and. threw allthe membersof the ba.ndout.The leader was very seriously cut about the head and face and had to be placed at JUNE 8, 1877. Ewing, both living near Clinton instruments were broken. from two yearling sheep 16 pl once underwfeD° Dr. Young, each. yeaedcoihccua. anri ge poifiasDstar.tiMoe Others received bad bruises ain —Mr. Henry Murphy and ractitionei wvilillaaa—UrshAoagetnedhas now two medical inc of village of Londesbo —Mr. Shipley, a farmer near has a sheep which was bred by Dale, of the HirirstloloRpleoael: B which has a fleece the wool- of it nc_ehi rTe aserviceshno., mleentghohdti n-th temperance. e enlarging their church, and th the meantime. They expect to the 'church about the let of July —The Bayfield harbor piers we off Mr. J. S. MeEwen's hands le g nwb.yoreeMrKn works wAhioegsfo was srdhe raide, tgthifoyr esnd addition71 on the harbor has beerulet. —It is the intention of the Society of Clinton to have a pica afternoon of the 25th ink ;,911 tiful grounds of Major M-urray present will consist only of the t of the order and their friends. —A few days ago a young John Gillespie, who lives on th road near Blyth, took same gte in a bottle out behind ,S# stump,' some fun burning it. The pov ploded and burLd hisface so that it is feared he will lose the one or both of his eyes. —On the Driving Park at NI on the 24th, Robt. Aikens, on constables, -while on duty at thn atrack Saml. Dodds a,heavy blo head with bis batop, for some tri ter, knocking him senseless. offence Aikens was arraigned. be McKay, Esq,,, of Wingham, an and. costs; —On Thursday last, while Davis, Jr., and Miss Davis, of and Mrs. G. E. Pay, of Clint driving in the former place, t the carriage turned over, thro outs Miss Davis fell beneath run over by the Wheels, but, fo „ not much more injury Was don than her clothing being torn. two were more or less bruised aerie-1:uisniee; Alinton, for the forma evenings ago a mee h eociety to procure land and 1 driaing park, when stock .to' t of $500 was taken, and it wa to secure from Mr. Andrews, purchase or lease, 15 acres of north of the fax mill. We be the intention i to turn the sa •• regular town park, if possible, b in this, it will be 'need naerelyas park. —The first cheap excursion o son was over the London, H Bruce on Thursday morning, f ham to Detroit. The fare placed at the very low rate -of $ the number who availed thews was not extra large. The would find it profitable to adv.er excursions through the local pa pay for the advertising, as th gratuitous puffing seems to hav out." —The monthly meeting of t ick Farmers' Mutual bagman pany was held in Mrs. Day& h rie, a few days ago. The full preseht. There were 55 polici ed, covering an insurance of The claim of Mr. Wm --Newall, insured in the Company, an building by fire a. short time thrown out, on account of Car It was proven that the fire from an ash barrel, in which been carelessly thrown into at the board. considered he was n to receive insurance money on count. —correspondent of the Free Press speaks of one of th ing villages in this county a 33rucefield is one of the pretty lages on the London Huron a Railway, and has a population 200. Its shipmentg are princip and cheese. The villagers hav formed a stock company amo selves, and erected a grain war the depot, which is rented 'by Armstrong, of Seaforth, and nan of Blyth. There is a la factory in the village, ewne McCartney, who list year ship -six car loads of cheese; thei three general stores, two ta shoemaker, builder, physieia nary surgeon awa two hot United Presbyterians have a brick church, which was opene cember, and cost $3,200, It h accommodation fo s 375, and every Sunday. The congre about to erect a new brick . their pastor, Rev. Thomas There is also an Old Kirk in ee Mr. Ross officiates The Met about to- the bu new frame- nichurch 'to cost abo Mr: McGregor, of the I' House, is building a. two - house, on stone f arindation, lie intends residing, being a tire from the hotel business. • 6 f Sr., father of and Mr. G. B. Sippi, orgam Paul's, London, died suddenl bath while on his Way to chu city. The old gentleman, wh 72, was -walking along, eha friend, when he spoke of re Ireland, and of his having los latives there lately by death mediately grew faint and f _ground, apparently in an apo Medical aid was called, but time Mr. Sippi was a, corpse. was an excellent mueician, an spected by all who knew him. from Ireland three years ago. s # RICIIMOND.--111 Morris, Ort wife of Mr. IL Richmond, o ter. Tesineew.--In Mortis, on wife of Mr. Robt. Laidlaw, ter. WHITE.— In Exeter,on May eif Mr. Will T. White, edi Of a son. . BEATTIE.—In Seaforth, on wife of Mr. John Beattie, ter. DAVIDSON .—ID MaCillep, on wife of Mr. James Davidso STEPHENS.—In Sedorth, on wife of Mr. Thomas Step daughter. —