The Huron Expositor, 1877-08-03, Page 4J
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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Legal Card—A. J. McColl, Brussels.
Provincial Exhibition—John R. Craig.
Money to Lend—A. J. McColl.
Notice—Robert Smiley.
Teacher Wanted—William Carnie.
Agents Wanted—Robert Smiley.
Seed Wheat—Robert Campbell.
Perm for Sale ---James Burns.
Dissolution—Logan & Jamieson.
ut�•ntxpooitor.
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SRAFORTH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1877.
The Coming Season.
In a country like Canada where 80
much depends uponthe products of the
soil it is but natural that all, bueiness
men and farmers alike, should look for-
ward. to an approaching harvest with
much anxiety. More especially is this
the case succeeding a season of poor crops
and. intense business depression. This
anxiety has pervaded. all classes during
the Past few menthe. The result 'of the
present harvest was to many a matter of
the greatest moment. The farmer had
back debts to pay and pressing engage-
ments to meet which in the even e of a
failure of crops would render him unable
to overcome, while thousands of business
men were hanging on the verge of bank-
ruptcy, awaiting with painful inxiety
the -result of the growing crops to know
which way the scale would turn with
them, whether it would go up or down.
The agony is now over and all have at
length been relieved. The most san-
guine expectations of the most hopeful
have been realized. A. more bountiful
harvest than that of this season has not
been reaped for years. The hearts of
huebandmen are made glad and the hopes
of business men are brightened. There
is not only a bountiful yield, but the
crop is being well Isaited, so that both
quantity and quality Will be satisfactory.
In addition to this there is every prospect.
of very remunerative prices. Upon the
whole, therefore, we have all (ranch cause
to be thankful and. to take courage.
But, although the prespect is nearly as
good mit can be, there is still abundant
reason why all should proceed cautiously.
There are many old scores to bring up,
which will very Much curtail what would
otherwise be available for expenditure in
making new purchases. And whiIle the
paying up of these, old scores will, be of
vast benefit, unless caution is exercised
we may next year be as ill off as we are
this. It is always hest to advance slow-
ly and cautiously, and on sure ground.
None should embark in wild or fancy
speculations or extravagances in the
hope that the good times will carry them
through. Those who do this will in all
probability be disappointed. To them
the promised good times will be an injury
instead of a benefit, but those who pro-
' ceed with due deliberation and caution
will secure themselves on a solid founda-
tion, and in addition ireap a fair profit,
no matter in what legitimate occupation
they may be engaged. , 1
The Dunk iii Act in Toronto.
The people of Toronto are just now hav-
ing a lively time discussing the merits
and demerits of the Malkin Act. A by-
law, giving effect to the act, is to be
voted on in Toronto shortly, and as may
be anticipated, the leaders of the move-
ment are making the most strenuous- ef-
forts to carry their point, while their
opponents are laboring equally zealously
in their endeavors to defeat them. The
Dunkinites have erected a large building
which is tez•nied the i Colosseum. In
this building meetings are held nightly.
These meetings are attended by thous-
ands, and the excitiment in the city is
said to be intense. At these Colosseum
meetings speeches Are made in favor of
and against the Act. The reports of those
speeches, as given in the daily papers,
furnish reading almost as interesting and
amusing as a comic play. Of course, the
arguntents produced by either side are
not the most logical; in fact, the veriest
trasle is uttered and repeated night after
night by speakers on both sides, and it
is somewhat surprising -that the orators
themselves aie not ashamed of their har-
angues, when they see them in print.
It is not, therefore, the wit or argument
of the speeches thati make them such
amusing and interesting reading, butthe
quaint and comical comments from We
audience, which interlard the reports .1
the speeches. It not untrequently oct
curs that when a grave and reverend di-
vine is getting his strongest argument in
proper shape to drive home the applica-
tion to his audierice, he is interrupted by
shouts of "Hold the Fort," "bully boy,"
"bring it red hot," &c. Notwithstand-
ing these and much mere unseemly- inter-
ruptions,the several speakers seem_deter-
ined to at least "hold to the fort," as they
appear on the platform nightly and re-
peat the old worn out , and stale argil-
ments, if they may be so called, which
have done duty at scores of previous
meetings, and take the interruptions in
good. pat. Revds. Messrs. Potts, Dewart
Affieck, and. Mr. Dymond. have, thus far,,
been the principal speakers in fever of
the Act, while Messrs. King Dodds,
Walker, of the Walker House, and one or
two others of seemingly very moderate
calibre have opposed. it. What the result
will be, it is very difficult for an outsider
to predict, as no estimate can be formed
from the reports of the meetings. Thus
far, the Dunkinites have strongly pre-
vailed in. the discussions. Their speak-
ers seem to have been of a better order,
and the s
pcwerful, h
vance of th
would not
by-law carr
erable majo
city or tow
thoroughly
its aecdrop
the city of
spectable p
almost anyt
are many
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ches, although by no means
ve been a long way in ad -
se of their • opponents. It
at all surprising shoeld the
in Toronto by a very eonsid-
ty, There is probablY not
in the Dominion that so
ursed with drunkenn se and
nying evils and raise ies as
Toronto, and. the m re re-
ition of the people 7 uld do
ing to effect a change. There
ho, while they have 1 ttle or
no faith in he rnerits•of the Dunk n Act,
will gi 'e i their support in th hope
that if 't w 11 not do good, it mayinot do
harm, nd re consequently determined
to give it a rial. For these reaeoris there
are good gr unds to believe that the by-
law will c rry. • Although we, have no
faith in the efficacy of the Act to even
check linte perance, we would like to
see it oarri d in Toronto. That munici-
pality is p obably better situated than
annother a a, place in which to thorough-
ly test the efficacy of the Act. Any
change for the better would be very
speedil perceptible, and as the muuici-
1
pality is compact ancl liberally, supplied
'with officerwhose duty it wilt be to de-
tect any infractions' of the law, it can
speedily be seen whether or not it will
produce beneficial results. If it will not
do geed in Toronto, it will be needless-
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and. impracticable for other municipal-
ities to adopt it, but if it woeks a per-
ceptible change in that city it will very
soon become law in nearly every munici-
pality in the Province. Shoull. Toronto,
therefore, adopt the law the eyes Lof the
Province will be upon it; its, working
will be closely watched by all, and upon.
its suctess or failure will depend the fu-
r
ture course of manyeither municipalities
in this Province.
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The County Judge. i
Mr. W. R. Squier, of Goderich, has
been, ppoi ted Senior Judge for the
countyl of 4iuron, in room of Judge
Brough eth has been superannuated.
Mr. S uier s a young man of excellent
good standing in his pi•ofes-
11 make an efficient and iiopu-
e.[We congratulate hian on his
and wish him long life 'to
noes and emoluments of the
abiliti s an
sion, aid w
lar jad
appointmen
enjoy 1he h
high positio1 to Which he has attained.
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have been d
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though som
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was defeate
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was going on
day and Sun
are believed
To cointe-rIj
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effect
oat War News.
IIESDAY's DESPATCHES.
erations in Bulgaria and Ru-
t° have been disastrou to
Suleiman Pasha is saijl to
feated at Karabunar, or the
Yeni Zaghra to Hirmanli,
doubt exists as to the cor-
he report. it appears cer-
a that Ahmed Eyoub Pasha
by the Czarevitch on Sun-
tchuk, with a loss, of thirty
ndards, a,nd eight thousand
e latter figures being, how-
ly exaggerated.Fighting
near nevna during Satur-
day, in which the Russians
to have had the best ofj it.
alance these successive dite
rks are said to have re ap-
ha, between Plevna and
er six hours' fighting.
reported at Pere, due prob-
dismissal of the Sheik ul
hat
th e
s a
and 't is generally believed
ill leave his capital for
of the Bosphorus unle
ess makes the position
disquieting character co
, which has had a distur
Berlin and Vienna Bou
tan A
side
s of
ienn
n th
ore
es
mg
see
—as was in ended perhaps. Austri , it
is asseited, as determined to mobilize
a portion of her army, and the rumours
even go so ar as to express fears of a
genera Eur peen 'war into which Eng-
land A ill be drawn.' On the other hand,
peace negotiations between Russia and
Turke ' are nentioued as going on, and it
is ann4uncei that the meeting of the
Oermai Ern eror with the Empero of
Austria wil take place on the 9th p ox -
into.
FP OM WEDNESDAYS' DESPATCHES
The acco nts given yesterday f , a
series of Tu kish defeats in Bulgaria and
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Itumel'a ap ear to have been prema ire,
The re orte defeat of Suleiman P sha
on Fr day is positively contradic ed,
and no confi mation has been receiv d of
the re1,ort fr m Bucharest—an imreli ble
source n an - case—of a Turkishre-vlerse
in the 1 iaeig borhood of Rustchuk.j A
s said to be going on at Yeni
re Suleiman Pasha has effect -
with Raouf Pasha ; aid a
ement, resulting in th ' re -
great little
Zaghra wh
_ed e ju ctio
second enga
pulse of the Russians, has taken lace
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near Pievnarn Monday, and was ex ect-
ed to be res tiled yesterday. These re-
ports, it sh uld be borne in mind, are
from Turkis sources, and _are liab e in
turn to be c ntradicted to -morrow; but
despatches o the London Daily ele- i
graph state that the Turks haveeen
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victorious •oth at Yeni, Zaghra, and
Plevea and that the Russians are re-
treatingto the Balkans. The C are -
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vitch's rmy is also said to be fa ling ,
back from Rustchuk on the Jantra, and I
communications have been re-establighect
between Ru tehuk and Raegrad. I
The Iambi ization of three A.ustirian 1
Army dorps numbering 90,000 imen, has
been saiiction ed, and these forces will be
Its
stationed along the frontier of Dalm tia,
Croatia an l Sclavonia. Two Br' ish
gunboa s are being sent to the Dan be,
and t ey i ill be accompanied to the I
Black Spa b two iron -clads. I 1
FRpM T URSDAYS' DESPATCHES. I
There app ars to be no, longer I ny
doubt that he -Russians imet wall a
erushin rev rse on Tuesday at Ple na,•
where they attacked Osman Pas as
position and were driven back with im-
mense oss. The news of the de eat
appears to h ve spread consternatio at
the R ssia • headquarters. The zar
has begged ' rince Charles to crose the
Danube' im •• ediately with the I Inain
body of the oumanian army, the a 'ad
quarter ara ulances have fallen bac to
Sistova,j rein orcements are being pushecl
to the f ont -: nd disorganized troops re-
treating behi • d the Danube. Twenty-
four the san Russians are said to have
been w und d in the encounter, and
eight th usa d killed. The Rusedans on
the sou-tjhern slope of the Balkans are
now in a serious position, and are threat-
ened on four sides. Their advance
guard is now engaged in bombarding
Yeni Zaghra.
The Czar, in a note to the Russian
Secretary of State, hints at reprisals on
English interests in Egypt for Great
Britain's action in neglecting to use its
influence with the Khedive to prevent
the employment of Egyptian troops in
the present campaign.
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News of the Week.
MASON'S' STRIKE. — The masons of
London, England, have struck for a
deduction of hours and an increase of
wages.
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• EX -KING INJURED. —Ex -King Amade-
us of Spain has been injured, it is be-
lieved seriously, by being thrown from
his carriage at Turin. •
SKILLED LABOR FOR ENGLAND.—Fifty
skilled carpenters left New Yolk on the
31st ult., for England, "leder contract to
work at $1.75 per day.
INCENDIARISAL —Orlando Fiske, Presi-
dent of the Norfolk County Agricultural
Society, a large real estate owner, and a
Prorainent citizen, has been arrested in
Shelburne, Massachusetts, for setting fire
to his barn.
STOLEN RAILROAD- TICKETS RECOVER-
ED.—One thousand six hundred railroad
tickets of the .aggregate value: of $950,
stolen some time since, have' been recov-
ered at a pawn shop, in Boston, where
they were sold for $100.
ARRIVRL OF PILGRIMS. —The major-
ity of the Canadian Irish pilgrims will ar-
rive in New York about August 13th,
and will be welcomed by the St. Pat-
rick's National Association, which
Will make an excursion to that city cm
therANc
1ltib.
ON A FERRY BOAT.—The ferry
boat 'Union'from Brooklyn to New York,
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had the ladies' cabin torn out by a
schooner's jilaboom on Monday morning.
There was a great panic among the 200
passengers. Nobody was -hurt,
THE POPE'S HEALTEL—Latest advices
from Rome state that the uneasiness' in
regard to the Pope's health has been re-
vived. He has seen only Cardinal Sime-
oni and his domestics for five days. Car-
dinal Riario Sforza's chances of succeed-
ing Pope Pius improve daily.,
THE FORCE OF EXAMPLE, —Twenty-
five lads struck at the American Lead
Pencil Company's works, Hoboken, be-
cause they said they ought:to, as men
-were striking all over the coantry. They
did not know what they struck for, and
several having been threshed: by their
parents, they all went to work again.
BEECHER'S OPINION. — Henry Ward
Beecher, speaking of the railroad. troubles,
says : "No man more than the engineer
aows without reaping; no other man car-
ries such extraordinary responsibility
with so little remuneration, and we may
add no other man carries with him such
an extraordinary number of Treble's per-
fect -fitting shirts with so greet a dis-
count."
DAMAGE BY RAINS IN VERMONT.—
Recent heavy rainaoverflowed the Nesti-
olic River at Brandon, Vermoet, causing
much damage to gardens and buildings.
In the portion of the town known as
Forestdale, where yesterday were prom.
ising crops, to -day are huge boulders and
beds of gravel. No lives were lost. The
water was twelve or fifteen feet deeper
than usual. The estimated loss is
$10,000.
BREAK IN A DAM.—The Strathraven
dam on the Big Crum gave way on the
30th ult. John Green's cotton mill,
Avondale, was flooded, and the machin-
ery and stock damaged to the amount of
$3,000. Ten houses at Avondale' were
washed out and several persons carried
down the stream butthese Were saved
by ropes. Much damage was done to
farm houses, &c. along the creek. Three
bridges, a wool house, wagons, fences,
trees—illmost everything near the banks
of the creek was swept away,
A Row IN THE HOUSE OF ,COMMONS.—
The Imperial Elopse of Commons was in
continuous session from 4 P. M. on Tues-
day until 2:10 P. M. on Wednesday on
the discussion le Committee- on the
South African Confederation Bill.' The
length of the sitting—which is the longest
on record save one, that of the Slavery
Emancipation Bill, which lasted for 25
hours—was due to the obstructive tactics
of the Home Rule members. More than
one disorderly scene occurred, and much
unparliamentary language was used.
FARMING PROSPECTS IN IRELAND.—
Accounts from all parts of Ireland rep-
resent an almost unequalled prosperity
of everything connected with -farming
prospects. In the central and western
districts of the country, one the most
backward, the cultivation shows a mar-
vellous improvement, and it is most re-
markable that from many districts the
equalid thatched mud -cabin of the labor-
er has disappeared, and good slated
houses are very ,cominon. The &edi-
tion of Ireland is quickly assimilating in
the agricultural districts to that of Eng-
land. Seldom in the month of June
have cereals looked more healthy and
promising. Potatoes are a splendid crop
and have, already been sold in many pro-
vincial markets.
DEATH OF AN ENGLISH AUTHOR.—The
death is announced of Samuel Warren,
the author of "Ten Thousand. a Year,"
"The Diary of ,a Late Physician," a
nurnber of miscellaneous contributions to
Blackwoods Magazine, and several legal
hand -books. Mr, iWarren was born in
Denbighshire in 1807, and was educated
for the medical profession at the Univer-
sity of Edinburgh, but subsequently
abandoned medicine for law. He was
called to the Bar in 1837, was made a
Q. C. in 1851, and the following year was
appointed Recorder of Hull.! -_a position
he held for 22 years. On Lord Derby's
installation in 1853 he received the hon-
orary degree of D.C.L., at Oxferd. In
1856, and. again in 1857, he was -returned
to the House of Commons in the Conser-
vative interest for Midhurst, but in 1859
vacated his seat on his appointment as a
Master in Lunacy.
Tire RAILWAY STRIKES.—The troubles
on the United States railroads are dying
out, and the general excitement is steadi-
ly decreasing. With the exception of
West Virginia, New Jersey, the mining
districts of Pennsylvania and Columbus,
O., the country is generally quiet and
the rioters are being brought to justice.
Cases of train -wrecking have occurred in
tho two States first named, but in no in-
stance did serious results ensue. At
Scranton the Lackawanna coal and iron
men have resumed work, and the threat
of the rioters to flood the mines is render-
ed harmless, as the pumps are working
and the danger has been averted.. Fresh
trouble is anticipated at Columbus, and
five companies of militia have been order-
ed to that point. As a practical recog-
nition of the orderly conduct of the strik-
ers on the New York Central and Hud.son
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River roads, Commodore Vanderbilt has
set aside $100,000 for distribution among
the employees actively engaged in operat-
ing those lines.
An Old Friend Heard From.
VDIGINIA, Nev., Jaly 21,1877.
DEAR Exaosrrart.—As it is some time
since yeu heard from me, I take this op-
portunity of letting you know how the
world wags here. I have a very good
berth considering the hard times. I
have the charge of the elevatOr furniture
in the International Hotel, V'rginia, Ne-
vada. I have about three h urs' work r
a day and am getting $60 a onth with
board and lodgings, and have not to work
on Sundays. I consider me+lf lucky to
have got so soft a thing as there ie no-
thing doing in the city and hundreds of
tf
men are out of employment see by THE
Exaosrron that your town d improving
rapidly since the fire. I hope it will go
ahead. A few days ago I took a trip to
Carson city and was so struck with the
crookedness of the road leacli
ng to that
place that I got the grades and curves
and give you some description of the road,
thinking it may be of interest to your
readers. The Virginia and Truckle rail-
road runs from Virginia to Rano on the
Truckie River, at which point it con-
nects with the Central Pacific railroad.
The length of the road is 52 miles, and it
is undoubtedly the crookedest road in
the United States, probably the crook-
edest in the world. ' The heaviest
work of construction was between here
and Carson city, a distance of 21 miles.
Nearly all of the tunnels, deep cuts, and
sharp curves, and for the greater part of
• the distance the road was., _cut through
solid rock. From Virginia city to the
Carson River, 13 miles, the traok is a
continuous incline. The maximum grade
is 116 feet, the maximum radius of curves
is 300 feet, and the degrees of curvature
amount in all between Virgiaia and Car-
son cities to 6,120, or in other words, are
equal to going 17 times retied a circle.
Thus, in traveling from Vitginia city to
Carson city, 21 miles, one passes through
a sufficiency of curves to carry him round
a circle of 360 degrees seventeen times.
This surpasses any swinging round the
circle'political or otherwise, that has
ever been done in the United States.
There are on the road six tunnels of an
aggregate length of 2,400 feet. All of
these tunnels are lined through their
whole length with zinc, as a protection
against fire. Wood is the fuel used on
all the locomotives, and in'itugging up
the mountain with heavy trtins such a
Vesuvius of sparks is poured from the
smokestack that without the protection
of the zinc lining the wood- ork of the
tunnels would be constatttlyl taking fire.
I have said the heaviest sork. on the
road was between Virginia and Carson
cities. The cost of this osoror about
on of 21
miles of road was $1,750,
$83,000 per mile, which inch;des perma-
nent way and graduation, that, is with
the track laid and the roai ready for
business., The cost of the ! whole road.
was about $3,000,000. From Virginia
to Reno, the terminus of the road, the
distancein a B line is 16t miles, and
which by rail is 52 miles. By the wagon
road, known as Griger Grade, supplies
of all kinds including heavy machinery
for the mines were brought from Reno to
Virginia city, a distance of 22 miles.
The hauling was done by teaMs of 10, 12;
14, 16, and 18 mules, each attached to
huge wagons known as prairie schooners.
As will be seen by the distance from
Virginia 'city to Reno in a airect•line, the
traveler not only swings seventeen times
round the circle in going from Virginia
to Carson but has almost completed a
grand circle when be reaches the end of
the road and connects with the , Central
Pacific, when he starts off ia a souther-
ly direction and so continue t until Car-
son is reached when he turns north and
travels till Reno is reached.1 At Steam-
boat Springs, between Careen and Reno,
the traveler who starts from (Virginia has
traveled 40 miles by rail, yet it is but 51
miles from the place where ; he started,
Steamboat Springs being , situated just
back or west of Mount Davison on the
eastern face of which V rginia city
stands. Between Virginia and Carson
the only, piece of straight road is one
little stretch of about 5 mile in length,
but between Careen and. Reiiio are found
several miles of tolerably streight. This
road does an immense local carrying
business. From 500 to 800 tons of ore
are daily carried over it to the mills on
the Carson river, and return trains bring
great quantities of wood. and lumber and
timber for use at the mines. From 30 to
as many as 45 trains a day pass over that
part of the road between Virginia and
Carson. For all the crookeclness of the
road trains run over it at great speed, as
the road is kept iin perfect l order, and
steel rails are used on the mountains
where short curve ,s most abound. So
crooked is the road that in places in going
down the mountain with a long train the
locomotive seems to bel coming back di-
rectly towards the rear car, when sud-
denly it gracefully sheers off 1 and heads
down the mountain ag in, thle train be-
ing thrown into the shape of the letter S
reminding one of what the Bible says of
a serpent on a rock. Branch roads, all
of a permanent and substantial character
are being built to the shafts ot leading
mines to be used in takingin machinery,
wood; timber,lumber,and ot er eupplies,
and for sending out ere t the mills.
Many of these side tracks are laid in
places where it would be impossible to
build a wagon road, and to see trains
darting out of tunnels and ruishiag along
the face of almost perpendicular hills,
disappearing behind a great tower of
rock one moment and the next coming
in sight again and swinging tound a sec-
ond rugged rock, looks something lively
to a person coming from a level country.
All the wonderful engineering required
in the making of these side tracks as well
as the main road was done by Mr. -J. E.
James, an old resident of the country,
the man who has done all the surveying
that has been required in the leading
mines on the comstock lode although one
of the most modest and unassuming men
on the Pacific coast. With him nothing
in the way of engineering apPears to be
impossible. After having seen the Vir-
ginia and Truckie railroad all will say
that there is no region so rugged but
that a track can be made over and
through it in all directions. , When en-
gineering conductors and other railroad
men from the Atlantic Statesi first begin
running on the Virginia and Truckie road
they remise •themselves that th ill
make a very short stay, but, in a few
months they begin to take pride in their
ability to run on such a rbad. They
like the excitement of it and consider
that those who only run on roads that
are straight and level knows but little
about the beauties of railroading as a fine
art. Although those men run trains
down the motuitains from Virginia city
ey w
to Carson river swinging 17 times rOund
a circle and going at a fearful rate of
speed, yet der101111 accidents very seldom
occur. The trains are timed by tele-
graph and the stations are so numerous
that the conductors are always well in-
formed in regard to the trains on the
road and. their position. Surveyst have
been made for a narrow gauge road from
Virginia to Reno and thence northward
along the eastern base of the Siera-Nevada
mountains. This road will run north-
ward from Virginia, starting out in an
opposite direction from that taken by
the Virginia and Truckie railroad, And
will pass over some very rough couetry,
but will reach Reno by a shorter route
than the other road named, The object
in building this narrow gauge road le the
tapping of the vast forests of pine lying
along the eastern slopeofthe Siera-Nevada
mountains. More again. 1
Jouet M. MARTIN.
Third Class eTaeacs.hers'
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The Board of Examiners for • the
county of Huron have completed the
'examination of the papers of applicants
for third class certificates. The number
of candidates was 209, and of this num-
ber 98 have succeeded in taking the re-
quisite number of marks. The total
number of matks obtainable was 1,000,
the minimum 500, or 50 per cent. of the
aggregate. It was also necessary to ob-
tain 40 per cent. in the test subjects,
gramtnar, arithmetic and spelling.—Fail-
ing in any' of these the candidates had no
further chance. Arithmetic was -the
fatal paper, and about ninety candidates
failed upon it. Before receiving certifi-
cates to teach, the successful candidates
wia have to put in a term at one of the
model echools at Goderich or Clinton,
which open on 27th August, and pass
another examination. The following is a
hat of the successful candidates together
with the number of marks mad.e-by each:
—Isabella Adam, 510; Eliza A. Blair,
594; Margaret Bell, 572; Kate Cowan,
573 t Ellen J. Campbell, 604; Jessie
Praigtxtill, 604; Margaret Collie 514;
Jeannie Dickson, 608; Eliza idaurnin,
538 ; Mary J. Durnin, 550; Lizzie For-
syth; 771; Sophia Gordon, 518; Agnes
Henderson, 581 ; Elizabeth Hamilton,
625 Mary A. Holmes, 627 ; Mary J.
Irvine, 510; Regena Kednar, 644; Mary
J. Lewis, 616; Bella Logie, 599; Marga-
ret Linklater, 738 • Elizabeth Moonie,
621; Margaret Meehan, 618; Mar garet
Malone, 544; Elizabeth Maguire 534;
Chrietina McKenzie, 529; Jeannie Mur-
ray, 1 67f ; Elienbeth McCowen, 544;
Sophia Pelton, 598; Priscilla Powell,
548; Lucy Reynolds, 661 ; -Agnes Scott,
612; Agnes Stewart, 702; Katie Schram,
525; , Emily Sharman, 581; Louisa Train-
er, 700; Charlotte A. Whitfield, 603;
Katie A. Watson, :753; Elizabeth Weir,
655; Marion Whiteford, 590; Joseph
Armstrong, 636; John Alexander, 529;
Joseph A. Abbott, 659; John Beatty,
628; Benjamin C. Case, 631 ; Adam S.
Case, 30; Thomas Catherwood, 548;
Wm. T. Cluff, 681 ; Asher Cozens, 667;
James Donley, 524; David Drost, 517;
James Dickson; 705; Chris. Dickson,
725 ; Wm. Dnig, 579; Alex. Davidson,
637; J. E. Elliott, 638 ; Thonaas Elliott,
658 ; Samuel Ferrie, 584; Edward
Floody, 727; Wm. E. Groves, 767 ; Neil
Gilmour, 615; Cameron G. Gordon, 543;
Robert Henderson, 572; Thomas A.
Rueter), 628; Eli Hodgins, 618 ; J. W.
Hall, 526 e Wm. Henderson, 695; Thos.
Higgins, 574; Charles F. Herndon, 581;
James Hingston, 622; Albert E. Hooper,
701; George M. Kitty, 636; J. C. Iiink-
later, 726; A. Lawrence, 514 David
Lawrence, 532 ; W. T. Mosgrove, 592 •
Andrew McWilliams, 574; John McLen-
nan, 565; J. C. McPherson, 627; Robert
McDonald, 612; J. G. Murdock, 652;
Geo. A. Newton 570; Frederick Pearen,
617; Paul Powell, 596; Alexander T.
Pattereon, 526 ; Wm. L. Ross, 532;
Themes Reid, 500; John Rome'608;
Joseph, Redmond, 539; AlexanderReith,
584; john R. Steep, 677; Alex. Shep-
pard, 665; Thos. Shearer, 586 • John
Scott, 536; Andrew Scott, 578; Wm. H.
Stewart, 591; John I. Taylor, 519; Sam.
E. Wellwood, 500 • Edwin *ood, 798.
The result of the examination in the
second class will not be known before
Saturday next, it is expected. Candi-
dates for second class certificates at the
present examination ought to be pleasecl
to know that the 50 per cent. test has
been removed and in its place will be
exacted, but that rigidly, a test of 20 per
cent. on all the important subjects, and
of 40 or 50_per cent. on the total. On
this basis of examination, many will pass
who would have failed on the 50 per
cent. test in grammar and arithinetic,
and unlikely that one will fail who would
by last year's standard have obtahlied a
certificate.
By the Journal of Education for ! June
it is announced, that another examina-
tion for second class candidates will be
held in December concurrent with the
intermediate examination. From the
same source we learn that the stapdard
has been raised for third, class, •by the
addition of algebra and Euclid and in-
creasing the amount required in 'arith-
metic.
Huron Notes.
The fall assizes for the county of lIuron
will commendat Goderich on Tuesday,
October 2nd. I
—Rev. Mr. Davey, Methodist minis-
ter ef Londesborough, has returned from
his tiip to the Old Country.
—The Turnberry Agricultural Soci-
ety's fall show ,will be held on the grounds
at Wingham on Friday, September
28thi
,
—For the half year ended June 30th,
there were registered with the town elerk
of Goderich, 52 births, 22 marriages and
30 deaths.
—On Saturday last it little girl, daugh-
ter of Mr. Hoggart, of Hullett, had the
misfortune to break her thigh by jump-
ing from the top of a fence.
—Dr. Hutchinson, of Exeter, a few
days ago bought the running horse Galt
Reporter from John Davis, of Aylmer.
Galt has shown a clean, pair of heels to ,
many good runners on several tracks. ,
—The crop of raspberries in the vicin-
ity of Exeter, this year, is exceedingly
large, and the fruit of a good quality.
Notwithstanding the plenty, however,
they receive rapid sale at from 75 rents
to $1 a pail. .
—Two or three of those who started
off from Molesworth in the spring with
the Red River fever have returnedIcom-
pletely cured. They state that more will
return if the "wherewithal" can be found
to accomplish the purpose.
At the recent auction sale of property
belonging to Mrs. Frazer, .of Goderich,in
Bayfield, the two brick stores fbreaerly
occupied by Keys & Elliott, were per -
chased by the present occupant, Mr.
Barker, for $950. Lot 10, Lake Road
East, Stanley, was sold to Mr. Westlake,
AuGusT 3, 1877.
the present tenant, for $3,000. The farm
contains 100 acres, 50 cleared, no build-
ings.
—As Sir William Cones, of Blyth, was
endeavoring to part two dogs which were
fighting on the street, one of them bit
him on the knee, and as it is considered
almost as dangerous to be bit by an ex-
cited dog as a mad one, he had the place
cauterized, and it is hoped no harm will
ensue.
—The annual fall show of the Hullett
Branch Agricultural Society will be held.
in Clinton on the 18th and 19th of Sep-
tember. In. addition to the usual prizes
offered, are quite a number of specials,
and there is every prospect of the show
being largely attended.
—Mr. Jame Allanson has sold and de-
livered .to Mr. James Fair, of Clinton,
100 bushels of the Scott variety of wheat,
at $1.25 per bushel, which was grown on
the Joslin farm, on the London road. It
is fine and plump, and. the yield will he
about 37 bushels to the acre.
—Luke Kelly, of ItIarpurhey, the prin.-
cipal witness and prosecutor in the bur-
glary case, Queen vs. Geo. Holland, who
was spirited away last week BO that he
could not appear at the trial, was coin-
mitted to jail on Monday to await the
adjourned trial Olt Saturday next.
—On Tuesday of last week, George,son
of Mr. John Orange, baggage man at the
Exeter station, was, in company with
some other lads about his own age,swing-
ing on one of the slide gates, when his
arm caught between two uprights, and.
was broken a little above the wrist.
—The crops in the vicinity of Moles-
worth, township of Grey, give promise of
a large yield. Fall wheat is beyond. all
expectations. Potatoes have got over
their recent injuries from frost, and to
all appearances, will be a good yield.
The hay, which is now secured, is a good.
average.
—On Tuesday morning of last week a
son of Mr. A. Coach, aged about three
years, while playing round Moore's tan-
nery, in Clinton,walked into a vat of hot
tamand although rescued almost instant-
lerwas so severely scalded that it died a
few hour*, after. The skin from neck
down peeled off.
—On Monday, as Mr. Render, of Hul-
lett, was walking in the field, a bull eame
up behind him and tossed him in the an,
and in falling he unfortunately fell upon
a stump, causing such injuries that his
lower limbs became paralyzed, and fears
are entertained that his injuries may
terminate fatally.
—Mr. Daniel McDonald, of Goderieh,
County Court Clerk, starts on a trip to -
Manitoba on Satarclay next. Mr. Samuel
Sloan of the same town, left for Emers
son, Man., on Thursday morning last by
the steamer Manitoba. He goes with the
intention of erecting a large flouring mill
at that place.
—Mr. S. Platt, while boring his new
salt well at his mill site in Goderich, at
the depth of 250 feet, struck a magnifi-
cent spring. The water is very cold,
beautifully clear, and contains a light so-
lution of iron, Which makes a very heal-
thy drink. It flows with great force,
at the rate of about eight gallons per
minute.
—Me.. Robert Laidlaw, formerly of
Listowel, has bought out the livery busi-
ness of Mr. Geo. Whitely, in Brussels,
and has now assumed the management
of the Brussels livery. Mr. Laidlaw is
faVorablyiknown in that section,and will,
there, is every reason to beleive, do a
flourishing business. We wish him suc-
cess. '
Wm. Elliott, of Ethel, returned
from Manitoba last week, after a visit to
that country of about seven weeks'length.
Owing to floods he was precluded. from
visiting certain parts of the Province, but
he save enough of it to convince him that
it is a good fruitful country, although not
the place it is boasted to be. - He prefers
Ontario.
—The'man who fell off the steamer
Asia a few days ago when it was near
Goderich, and was drowned, was a brother
of Mr. J. Chidley, Reeve of Clinton,who
was up making enquiries for his missing
relative last week. It was supposed that
the body found near Kingsbridge was
that of his missing brother, but an ex-
amination Proved otherwise.
—A. number of commercial travellers,
while in Goderich on Monday, got on a
big spree and made things lively for a
time. During the afternoon they enter-
ed the bar room of the British Exchange
and one of the party picked up a tumbler
and threw it at the handsome mir-
ror behind the bar, smashing it. The
mirror cost about $100. The men were
taken care of by their friends till they
sobered off.
—Last week 'Winona Munro was com-
mitted to jail for vagrancy, by Mayor
Finlay, of Goderich, for two months.
The unfortunate girLis about to become
a mother. This making of the county
jail a lying-in hospital is not the right
thing, mad should not be allowed. God-
erich should keep its own unfortunate
women and bastard children, the same
as other municipalities do, and not foist
them on the county for support.
—Mr. Wm. C. Newsome of Grey, has
an old Bible printed in 1573: We under-
stand that it is a copy of one of the ear-
liest English versions printed. A few
chapters have been torn out, but in every
other respect the book is in an excellent
state of preservation. The type is did
English text, and as the book was print-
ed before the revision of James an excel-
lent study of scripture is afforded by corn -
paring this copy with the present ver-
sion. This Bible has been in the fam-
ily of Mr. Newsome's mother for fully
300 years.
—The following is the record of the
Brussels Police Court for one day: Geo.
Biddle vs. John Alderson — for enlaw-
fully taking and impounding two head of
cattle. Case withdrawn and costs paid.
Geo. Biddle vs. Charles Alderson—for
using profane language on the highway
in. Grey. ' Fined $1 and costs. John Al-
derson vs. Geo. Bidclle—for insulting
language on highway in Grey. Fined
$1 and costs. Geo. Biddle vs. John Al-
derson—for using obscene language in.
Grey. Fined $1 and costs. Geo. Bid-
dle vs. John Alderson—Information for
the peace. John Aldereon bound to keep
the peace for one year. It is hoped. that
Messrs. Biddle and. Alderson are now
contented and happy, and that each.
has got satisfaction out of the other.
—While the schooner Anna M. Fos-
ter was on her way up from Detroit tre
Goderich last week, and while passing
through the St. Clair Flats Canal, the
cook, a rather fine looking young woman
belonging to Goderich, leaped overboardi
into the water. A boat was speedily
lowered and manned by Captain John
Craig and some of the crew, and hasten-
ed to rescue the drowning woman. She
was picked up about a mile astern of the
schooner, very much exhausted. When
being lifted inta the boat she said to her
rescuerst "Oh, my God why can't you
,
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AUGUST 3 1871
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lea-ve me to die?" Good car
of her, and she soon recoven
consequent prostration: A.
she had written was found -
addressed to a male friend i-
.
announced her intention to
- self, because the only man s
' not reciprocate the tender fe
—At the annualgeneral en
Wingham Mechanics' Insti
lowing officers were elected
tug year: President, W. 0.
Vice -President, John Nee
Vice-Presideat, John Ritchi
President, James Ferguson.
Messrs. Dickson, Merton, L
McDonald, Toms, Wells, B.
G. Cox, Fleuty, Ellis, Lloy
Kerr, and. Bowers. At the
of the new Board of T
ton was elected, Secretary an
and Mr. B. Willson, Treasur•
.—On Tuesday three men of
of the Clinton butchers four I
low -price of $2 each, which tli
coine into their possession ir
of trading. The price -arouse
picion of the butcher, and 1
men he would t ake thenabut I
call again for the ihoney. In
time, Constable Paisley, hart
the affair, advised the butcher
the pay for them. When ti
turned and were informed ofei
curred, they instantly depa
down the Byfield road at a
afterwards crossing to the •Loi
where they were kit track el
—On Monday Iasi' a painfi
happened at Dunlop's hill, n
ich. Mr. John Hodgins, tt
OlitIt011 and family were tete
from the Point Farm, and wli
down the hill the ,horse bee&
and ran away. Mr. Hodgirt
to control the hotse, but Mn
in her excitement, sprang _out
Mole with her infant in her al
her fall one of her legs we
two places. She was remove(
a place where her wounds ect
tended. to, and the fractures w
Mrs. Hodgins was removed tic
the same evening.
—Mr. Arthur Molesworth
time past a clerk in Mr. T
house's bookstore, Goderictain
of his grandfather has become
to the valuable estate, knov
Lawn Keneary, near Belfast
Mr. liolesworth's father, vih(
Toronto, is the eldest son of tl
gentleman, and the young ge
also youngest son'and by E
next heir to the estate. The i
I
very valuable, bringing a lai
Previous to the grandfather's,
estate was entailed, but this grandfather's-
estate
from all encumbrances. A
worth left town on Thursclat
. accompany his father to Irelj
the latter part of this month. I
—On Friday last the body;
dressed man was washed allied
beach near Kingsbridge, in t'll
of Ashfield. The face and 1
much disfigured, the hair wed
were almost gone, -and it wouldi
difficult to identify the body.
tion of the body is as follows : ,
was about 32 years old, dark
'with dark hair, stout, and 0
height. He was well dreseed,
ing consisting of a light *DO
shirt, linsey-wob3ey over41ni
vest, dark pants, dark coat,
of calf skin top boots. Twopo
were found on his person, I ,Il
was found iia them to prove t
ed.'s identity.
—On Wednesday night of 1
between the hours of 12 al
Wingham flour mills was bur
-entered and the desk broken '
robbed of the money it con‘in
tunately Mr. Hutton had. left a
$10 in silver in the 4ea1
. was all that the thief secured. '
glar was evidently posted a
xnattere about the mill. T e ,
ing all securely fastened, enter
made through a email window i
er story, whence the burglar
way up through the hatchWaa
mill is just now stopped bet
hours of 12 and 4 o'clock in the 1
time chosen for the robbery eh<
wisdom of the operator, who le
escaped detection.
—Mr. Watson, of the Ayr
has manufactured and )3oki iv
Royce reapers.
—Sir John A. Macdonald,
been rusticating at Cacouna fo
weeks has returned to Toronto
---Contemporary with the tet
wave reaching Winnipeg, the'
have reduced the price of beer
to 5 cents per glass.
—Early Tuesday mornm' g a t
out at Hull, opposite Ottawa.,
three acres of ground _and.' cV
property te the value of $40,6
eendiaries are believed to hew,
work.
—The North Perth fall show -
held at Stratford, on September
20, and the Mitchell and Logan
chell, on September 20 and
Elms, and WaLla.ce fail show- -DI
at Listowel, on the 24th, 25t
of September.
—A melancholy accident am
Toronto on Tuesday last. A nut
men were working a sewer
about 12 feet deep, when CIO s
w
in, completely burying two MCO,
juring several others. Otte re
eovered with earth up to hift
was pressed in so tightly the'
oozed from his mouth, nose aid
—A..ittthe Arveffiryaga0MOUf8illEglinakvoitlierac:tiot,
Ijsborne, 011 Wednesday of laitt v
tween Mr. W. Cosgrove, of St.
and N. White, hotel keeperi F.4
for a:wager of ten dollars. Tbe
of 100 yards being measured.,
made a, very good start,but unfit
foe Mr. Cosgrove, -to his lack of kn
in taking the proper stimulaiatti
Mr. White, is attributed his fa
Witt the race. Mr. White was
winner, coming in ahead about tt
He felt confid-ent, during the ,ras
he ,would win so long as he kt
view the lower part of hi
draw a very large crowd if the
favor us with another trial a
-weight and corpulency, AV011id
8grovwiften'seasbociy. The appearance
.
two men, considering their inamei
w—edAnescifieanydoisfhiasatttwemepekt wthaspomi
cattle of Mr. Geo. Norman, Lot
ship of Yarmouth, by putting
green in the kettle from which
imals are in the habit of drinkii
the raornhig mentioned, Mr. N
boy drove the cattle to the well S
but after one of the animals :132.
-drinking lie noticed that the wate
greenish tinge, and on emptying 1