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The Huron Expositor, 1878-03-08, Page 118. Goderioh. sg of Strag sry and J. IL draft a form of volts , aws- Next meeting this distriet 13t11, 14th andl5tis D. Malloch, of Oran., I President of . stitute ; Mr.I joie). Vice -President'; and rotary. The follow.. reappointed Dirac.. Clinton. ; Jas. per, a W. Murray, Tuck_ kichesori,111c :4 the Institute is to GOODS THE WED THIS Yr OF EEOS realty the- Finest Had. and Prices. Lan last Spring. LOT OF NEW ED OD TIM were Purchased call when in the nd are Splendid. 'FACTORING .t.TME )1!'' 38. Managed by' IRSON. We can ,arantee 01 who. their orders EGT.r1T1 4uality or Mate- Lce we charge. PIED GOODS EI our own Prera-- .Y` the- best work - y and increasing •eknowledgraent our efforts to - SS GOODS • a,tes are - HIS WEE14. .• AMericait ;Pelt Hat. SORTIVIE OF— hirts in all the Shirts itt all the New Silt :Bows .res.. s and Drawers. receiving NEW, week„ a,nd. NIviu all our old 01213 - as New ones, a ises 111 Oardno'S & CD= g Biock, Seaforth. ELE V _big= YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 535. SEAFORTH, PRIDAY, MARCH 8 1878. REAL ESTATE FOIt 'SALE. -rag FOR SAIN..—First-elaes farm for sale in the Township of Grey, County of Huron, Smiles from Brussels, 68 sores cleared, new frame barn, and orchard. Immediate possession given. A. J. MCCOLL, Brussels. 532 -pAital FOR SALE. --For, Sale, Lot 19, Con. 4, Morris, containing 100 ares, over 70 of which are cleared and in a good state of cultivation. There are good buildings. Is within four miles of Brussels. Apply to ROBT, HAYS, Seaforth. 528 1 "*—The subscriber has for sale a 50 acre jot in the township of McKillop, County of Huron, 20 acres are cleared and the balance well timbered with beech and. maple. The property will be sold. cheap. Apply to JAS. H. BENSON, Solicitor, Seatorth, Ont. 517 QTORE AND DWET,TANG FOR SA-Mk—For KJ Sale or Lease, in the thriving village of Hen- std1, &Large Store and Dwelling in connection. Immediate possession can be had. For further particalats apply to the undersigned. WILLTAM MOORE, Itensall P. 0. 526 VARM FOR SALT! —Fifty acres of land for sale x jn McKillop, being north half of Lot 21, COIL 12.; log dwelling, frame barn 52x30, and frame stable 30n15, and other outbuildings of log; three- quarters of an acre of orchard. Apply to A. STRONG, Land Agent, Seaforth. 527 VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTY FOR 'S ATM. Y --For Sale, two comfortable frame dwelling houses on Goderich. Street, Seaforth. One bons° contains 9 rboras and the other 4. There is also a well and sable on the lot. Terms easy. Apply on the premises to T. KLINKHAMMER. 53414 "VOR SALE.—.A. two storey frame house and out-' -IL buildings, situated_ on the Market Square of Seaforth, for sale or to rent. The building ia very guitable for a boarding house or a public business. For particulars apply to W. N. WATSON; Sea - forth, or to DANIEL GORDON, Goderich. 493 QTOBE AND POST OFFICE, -WITH DWIsLL- " 1NG Attaebecl, To Rent or For Sale, at Hen- fryn station. No other store in the village. Rent $100 Per annum. Price $700. Must be an ener- getic business man that can keep a general stock a $1,500. Possession immediately.- EDWIN C. K. DAVIES, Henfryn. 534-2 wolt, gal-N.—The east half of Lot 27 and the -4- west half of Lot 28, Corn 13, McKillop, contain- ing 112k acres; 85 acres cleared, 60 acres free from stumps, barn 68x40, frame stable 40x20 and log house and. orchard. If not sold by the first of April will be rented to a good tenant. Apply to the owner, S. G. McCAUGHEY. 5324 VOR SALE.—For Sale, cheap, the -west half of ▪ the north half of Lot 9, Sanble Line, Stanley, containing 57 acres, 40 of whieh are cleared., and the balance well timbered. It is within 3 miles of Baylield. There is a never failhig stream of water running through the place. This property must be sold at once. Apply to SCOTT BROTHERS, Seaforth.• 520 • Something about Deficits Tony and Reform. I • To judge from the present tone of the Conservative press and the remarks of the Tory speakers in Parliament, the uninitiated would imagine that a defieit was a thing unknown in !Canada until the Reformers came into power. A few figures taken from the Public Ac- counts of past years will dispel this illu sion. The record of the last year of Tory adnainistration under Confedera- tier' was sa follows -WARM FOR SALE.—& very superior farm for ▪ sale in Stanley, County of Huron, being west half of Lot 23, Con. 11, containing 81 acres, first- class soil and -well watered; frame barn and stable, comfortable dwelling house, large orchard, 2f miles from Bayfielit; price? $4150�; apply to the proprietor on the premises or to JOHN ESS ON, Baytikil. 530 VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE, --For Bale, v the east half of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. S., Tnekersmith, County of Huron, consisting of 50 acres, as esees from the Town of Seaforth, and convenient to school. The land. is of the very best quality. For further particulars apply to JA.MES PICKABD, opposite the premises, or to Egnaondville p. 0. 524 Revenue Expenditure Suiplu a .. 1873-4. $24,205,022. 23,314,316 $888,77p • The redora under Mrs Mackeneie'e administration is as follows.:' Year. Revenue: Expenditure. - 1874-5—$24,646,715 $23,713,071 035,644 surplus. 1875-8.... 22,58,7,587 24,489,372 1,900,785 deficit. 1876-1.... 22,059,274 23,519,301 1,460,027 - " Thedeficits in these three years then amount to$3,360,000, if there be taken. from it $888,000,the surplus in the first of those years and $1,650,000 which went into the sinking fund in reduction of the national debt (and. is, therefore, not an item of actual expenditure) theitotal de- ficit of the three last yeaxs -amounts to only $822,000, or an average of about $270,000 a year. Now let Us.' take -a few years of Tory administration when' that eminent statesman John As Macdoeald Control- led the fina-nees of old. Canada. 'Here is the exhib-it: Year, Revenue. 1858, —.$5,276,627 1859. . 6,597,017 1860- ;7,436,585 . 9,410,275 - 1,973,99 1861 . 7,543,926 9,542,931 1,999;008 186 7,377,165 9,441,497 2064,331 8,602,364 • 9,472,854 870,490 ,Total deficits, S:11,777,879 • I• ' So that the Tory Government -had then an annasaal deficitfor Six successive years, averaging a deficit of $2,000,000 for each of those years.. Oats point to be specially noted. in this sconneetion is, the largeness of the Tory deficits -ins comparison with the total expenditure.. of those days. The time at which.they. occurred was prior to Confederation, wheu -Canada was composed of only what are now the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and. -When the costly public works and system of government we now have ha.d net to be provided for. Taking this into consideration-, it Will be seenthat the Tory deficit in :the first year. named -ainounted to thirty-nine per cent. of the whole expenditure, 'in the second year to eighteen per centain thetwo .following years to twenty per cent. each,- and • in the 'fifth year - to twenty-one per tent. On th.e other hand., the per centage of the two Reforra dieficits—without making the &auctions, we have already referred to—amou-nts to only about seven per cent. Had they equalled in proportion, the MO that oc- • purred under Tory administration in 1858 they would have reached $8,000,- 000 or $9,000,000 a year instead of $1,- 900,000 and. $1,400,000. These few fig- ures will.sho-ve that while the Tory or- gans may think it -proper to speak. of the deficits of. the last .two . years as most alarraing features in the financial management Of the 1)013ailli031, they,".can hardly have the impudence to suggest that Sir John's record shows him to be & man who can be trusted to put an end to such- admits. But these comparative figures -present a stronger point than any yet urged.. It is- this, that the. Tory. deficits, were created in the face of a constantly in- creasing revenue-, while the -Reform de- ficits have grown out of a decreasing revenue. In the figures of the Mac- donald. Adnsinistration it will be seen that -the revenue increased from $5,270;- 000 in 185-8 to $8,600,000 in 1863—that is, the taxes paid by the people increas- ed dining that • period l year by year— yet there was a steady annual deficit, averaging twenty per cent. on the an- nual expenditure, and nearly thirty per cent. on ,the annual revenue. The trouble in those days was, not that there was not a growing roVenue, but thatthe extravagance of the Government con staaitly outstripped. its- receipts. The people paid. increased sums of money into the Treasury each year, but John A. Macdonald spent each year mor than the people paid., - and thus kep constantly adding to the debt of th country. The:very opposite is the cas with the present government, as will b seen from the following figuress Revenue, 1874-5 *24,648,71 " isse-s 22,059,27 VARM FOR SALE:—For Sale, 50 acres of Land, being west half of Lot 9, Con. 8, Tuckersmith, liuronlioad Survey, with -flume barn 36x57, stone bagement; log dwelling; all w'ell andel-drained; 48 acres &dear of stamps; orchard, young and hearing; 80 rods from a pod school. Possession given at -any time. Apply to A. STRONG, Lane Agent, Seaferth. 597 "ROTEL FOB SALE.—For Sale„the Hotel pro- perty in Seaforth at present occupied by Robert Hays. tt is conveniently :situated for business, and has a large and profitable trade. The h.onse is new and very commodious, with good new stables in connection. Possession given at any time. Apply to the proprietor on the premises or to Seaford" P. 0. ROBERT HAYS. 528 • _ .vAng FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 14, Coy. 7, -2; Hullett, containing 100 acres; 80 of which are cleared and free from atumps. There is a frame dwelling house with atone cellar underneath, also I frame barn and stable. Plenty of good water and a small orchardIs within six -and -a -half miles of Clinton and about 9 miles from Seaford'. Ap- ply at. THE EXPOSITOR Office, Seaford'. 528 — - VARM FOR SALE.—For sale lot No. 27, and -Lr. half of 26, and half of 28, on the Fourth Con- cession, London Bead Saivey, Tuckersmith, con- . tibiae 200 acres. The farm will be sold as a whole or in two parts to suit purchaser. First-class out buildings, good_ orchard, plenty of water, and within four miles of Seaford", and three of Bruce - field stations. Apply on the premises, or to A. STRONG, Land Agent, Seaford'. 503-4n Expenditure. Defieits. *8,645,944 $3,375,33_7 8,091,761 1,01,744 ending J nue 30, 1874, had no Mr. Macke first a ts, increased would have been a year. he figures o lows: as so heavy that e, as one of his the tariff, there Large deficit that this are as lel- ter than when embarked direct to the • salt water from New York. One 'hun- dred million pounds sterling is paid an- nually by England for food supplies. A discussion on the shipment, of °armed meats, in small packages convenient for consumption, took place, and. also on fruit, in which Messrs. Stephenson, Or- ton, Hagar and others took part. At the close a vote of thanks was passed. to Mr. O'Leary for his information giv- en to the Committee, Mr. Bain remark- ing that his views, wherehe should have returned to the Old Country, would. be of great value to us, as Mr. O'Leary's opinion was uninfluenced by any con- nection _with the Government agency, and was, therefore, independent. Expend" re of 1873-4, as necessitated , by Sr John's Estimates 23 Actual Receipts of 1872-3 20,381,436196 $2,502,847 As the actual imports of 18734 were_ the same in amount as those of 1872-3, it is evident that without a tariff in- crease the Custorasreteipts of the form- er year would have been the same as the latter oneaaaad a deficit of two and a half millions of dollars have been the consequence. It is fortunate for Can ada that Sir John's career was cut short inst at that time or we would have had his record of 1858-63 over again—a ser- ie,s of annual deficits of an enormous amount. It would h.ave been still bet- ter for Canada had. he been expelled from office a year or two before that, as then the enormous burden of debt and. annualexpenditure he entailed. on Can - sada by his corrupt and. reckless legiSla- tion would not have existed. to hamper the economizing efforts of the present Administration. As it is, too much cannot be saiain praise of the Premier and Finance Minister, for that, in spite of the frightful legaciee of debt and. ex- penditure left them, and. in the face Of a - world -wide business depression, they have kept expenditure within the bounds they have.—Hamilton Times. - PROPERTY FOR S ATM.—For Sale, Lot No. 14, Con. 16, Grey, 100 acres, 16 acres cleared—an excellent lot. West half of north half of Lot No. 29, Con. 6, Morris, adjoining the Village of Brus- sels, 50 acres, 33 acres cleared, cheese factory and machinery complete thereon. Four houses and lots, and w large number of vacant lots in Brussels, all the property of the undersigned: Also a num- ber of improved farms, the property of other par- ties. JOHN LECKIE. Brussels. 515 'HOUSE AND LOT F011 ST.—For Sale, -a-A- that pleasantly situated and desirable resi- dence, the property of Mr. Wm, Robertson. The property is on Goderich. Street, in Adams' survey. The house contains sitting -room, dining -room, kitchen, aaa 5 bed -rooms, with pantries closets, wood -shed, and all other conveniences. kso hard. and soft water under cover. The honse is new and well finished. The lot contains one-fifth of an acre. Apply to the proprietor on the premises. WM. RORE:RTSON. 597 - - PLENDID Farce FOR SALE—For Sale, the north half of Lot 16, London Road, Tucker - Smith, better known as the Old Cooperitomestead, containing ea acres, 40 acres of which are cleared and the balance splendidly timbered. A brick house and good frame outbuildings. A large orch- ard, of the best fruit and abundance of water. This foam adjoins the of Kippen, and is one of the choieest properties in that section of the County. Apply to GEORGE it jialES PETTY, Hensall. 532 VARM FOR SALL—For Sale, west half Lot -I- 27, Con. 9, McKillop, containing 50 acres; 30 acres cleared, well fenced and in a good. state of cultivation, and the remainder well timbered. Frame house and frame stable, -well watered, nice young orchard, gravel road fronting on tb.e farm. Is situated half a mile from the flourishing village of Winthrop, and. 5 miles from Seaforth. School, church, saw mill, and two grist mills within a. mile of the place. For terms apply to GEORGE PA.YNE on the premises, or to Winthrop Post Office. ' e3se4 VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, v Lot 11, eon. 8, IL R. S., Tuckersmith, con- taining 100 acres, 00 of which are cleared and in a state of good eultivation, being well underdrained, the halftime is good hardwood bush. Good stone house, frame barn and stables; well watered, and good bearing orchard. Is situated about 5 miles from Seaforth and.33rucefield, and si from Eippen. School close by, and all other conveniences. For farther particulars apply to DAVID MOORE, on the premises, or to Egmondville P.O. 699-8x AVM. LOGAN'S RESIDENCE FOR SALE.— For Sale, the residence end grounds at pres- ent occupied by the undersigned. The house is comnaodious and. comfortable, and has in connec- tion with it every necessary convenience. There is with it nearly two acres of land, beautifully sit- uated, and well planted with fruit trees of the choicest varieties, 70 of which are bearing, If de- sired the purchaser could easily divide the land into convenient building lots. For further partic- ulars apply to the proprietor. Apply to Whl. LOGAN, Seaforth. 53-1 6 Decrease. Expenditure, 1874-5. 1" . 1876-7 5 4 $2,589,441 *23,713,071 23,519,301 Decrease " ..$193,77 Under Tery p.arninistratior,L the peopl ' paid more taxes year after year, but ye the Government was so extravagant i its expenditure that it paid out $2,000, 800 a year more than the people pai in, and made of the over expenditure a addition to the burden of the publi debt. Under. Reform administaatio She people have paid less taxes year b year and the Government has reduce expenditure as mucb as it possibly caul itt view of the legacy of debt and diffi culty, embarrassments and statute engagements, to which the faith of-th Dominion stands pledged, left to ib its reckless predecessors. 0 11 11 11 To the Editor of tie Huron, Expositor. me under my notice of -public amusements Sni : It has c Shat the questio is being referred to antagonistically by ministers of the Gospel in this and other towns ill the Dominion. Unfor- - tunately, the theologians .bring their established and traditionary prejudices to bear upon the important question which concerns' millions of English speaking people, That earnest divine, the Bishop of Manchester—with a prac- tical reference to ordinary human na- ture—has boldly faced the fact that a love, of the dram secret or openl tries, and in all rY is an innete passion, avowed in all coun- conditions of society, lettered and lettered. In all large towns new theatres increase almost as fast as new churches, and the dramatic profession, despite its abuses, is now one of the essential and specially cul- tured elements ef modern society. In-. deed, She restless and surging thousands in large cities might become, in the ab- sence of education, anything but amiable members of the icommunity, were it not for these means of popular recreation, which attract them during the ennui of their pastime leisure. Let ministers of the Gospel look at the tens of thousands outside the church walls, and the- need of respectable amusements becomes at once very plan:al Seeing, then, that the drama was froin the beginning of his- tory, is now, and ever will be, an in- creasingly popular attraction for the masses, would. nok ultra religious peo- ple do well to recognize and help to re-' form, and. regulate a means of recrea- tion which cannot possibly be stamped out by theological declanaations. I write thus in the interests of religion rather than as a special pleader for the stage as it now -is. As to skating rinks, I, consider thein capable of healthy, Moral, and physical development, where, as in the Seaforth rink, to the credit of the proprietor, and in Many other towns, no doubt, great strictness is enforced as to the class of persons ad, milted ; the same remark applies with equal force to the harmless, ever popu- lar, and innocent. amusement of danc- ing. In conclusion, I do not hesitate to express my cenviction that the opin- ions I have expressed, are shared in by every liberal Christian. DELTA. , SEAFOIITH, Marco 3,1878, D airy Products. The convention of dairymen at Belle- ville, last week was well attended, and. the addresses and discussions gave food for profstable reflection. It was urged that the quality of cheese made in the Western section of Ontario excelled that of the Eastern, the reason given be- ing that quality was considered- before quantity. An excellent practical ad- dress was given by Prof. Bell, who com- mented on the 'bad policy of shipping cheese abroad while yet too new, as had been done last season. It consequently arrived too new and defective in quality. It is unsafe, he urged, to relax any of the precautions needed to maintain Canadian cheese in a foremost place, when we remember the pains taken by Briti h and. Continental competitors Theology and Recreation. moreover, our cheese as well as our but- ter should be branded as Canadian, as well as carefully inspected. It couldnot then be mietaken in foreign markets for American. His, address concluded. Whilst our cheese trade was in a healthy state, our butter trade was in an exact- ly contrary condition.. Butter factories were pecessary itt order to secure the' needed uniformity of quality and ita- prevement in packing. Butter was now in the same position as cheese was six- teen or eighteen years ago, or even worse, as many of the best butter - makers now seed all the milk. to the theese factories. The speaker then preceeded to condemn the general care- lessness in the manufacture, advocating the Most scrupulous cleanliness and pare, end the use of no more than a suf- ficient quantity of salt. An improve- ment in packing was also highly neces- sary. The butter should be sold fresh. Township conventions should. be held for the informaaidn. Of the people on dairy matters; and. he recommended the establishment of batter factories, as although cheese production had almost reached its limits for the present, there was a practically unlimited market for good butter. He also advocated the making of butter in winter,- and the shipment of the product weekly, in small packages.—Monetary The Farmers' Sons' Act. 1 s tin 1 McDEAN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advamce. the bone of the leg was badly fractured. a short distance above the ankle. The little fellow bore bravely up under his injuries._ - ass...seas —Eggs are now selling at 10 cents per dozen in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Two years iage at this time they were scarce at $1.00 per dozen. Wheat brings 60 cents per bushel in Winnipeg. —At the Governor General's farewell ball itt Ottawa, Mrs. A. Mackenzie, wife of the Premier, was attired in Ecru silk with black velvet train and facings of ecru, Head-dress of bhiemarabout. , —The new Baptist tabernacle at Ot- tawa, erected at a cost of $18,000, was opened last Sabbath morning for Divine worship. The inaugural sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Campbell, of Montreal, • —Fifty Canadian emigrants passed. through Detroit last Monday morning on•their way to San Francisco. Better have staid in Canada than go where there are already thousands in starva- tion. —Messrs. Peters and Compton, of London, England, 'have just bought, in the vicinity of Toronto, 16 horses, at - an average price of $400. The animals will be exported by the first steamship from Montreal, on the opening of navi- gation. • - —A machine is now in use,by a Mon- treal firm, called an automatic nail pick- er, which sifts or selects from amongst perfect cut nails all headless ones, sliv- ers, scales or dust, and thereby saves to the buyers, it is claimed, from three to five pounds of dross per keg. —The late Mr. William Workman left twenty thousand dollars to. build a country home in connection with. the Montreal Protestant House of Industry and Refuge. He also left seven thous- and. five hundred dollars to ' be divided. between five other Montreal charities. —Mr, Shoemaker'Reeve of Berlin, has been. unseated by the County.Judge on the ground of having a contractavith the Corporation.- Mr. S. will, we are in- formed, again offer himself to the elec- tors as Reeve, and it is generally under- stood_that there will be no opposition to his re-election. - —A lady named Miss Le Frano, is astonishing Torontonians by her walk- ing exhibitions. Tat the first of these -given in Toronto, she accomplished the feat of walking fifty miles in a little less than twelve hours. The second exhibi- tion was given on Saturday, Miss Le Franc walking 30 miles in .six hours and 30 minutes. —A seamstress in Port Jervis sued a lady customer for $3.60 for meking a dress, but four other dressmakers tes- tified that the work was " wretchedly" done, and. that the goods were " really worth less than before being mall up. The result was that the seamstress lost her suit and had to pay $12 costs besides. —While a young man named James McGinty, in the employ of Mr. John McKay, West Zona, was engaged in • were suspended. felling a tree, it lodged in another adja- cent one in its fall, and. the young man - went to cut the second tree down when the roots suddenly gave way and the lodged tree came down upon: him, kill- ing him instantly. —A terrible accident occurred. on the Canadian. Cattle in England. ;Yr. O'Leary, a leading Canadian cat- tle dealer and exporter, was examined. before the Immigration and Coloniza- tion Committee of the House of Cona- mons. From his evidence, , we glean She following useful ielormation : He stated that over 7,000 live cattle were shipped from the St. Lawrence last sea- son to EngIasid.'—some to London, but mostly to Liverpool. From Chicgo and other western points refrigerator cars are now regularly run, conveying slaughtered beef from Texas and the great plains of the ,West, through to Montreal for shipment. It is coarser and of poorer quality than Canadia,n beef, but the English consunaer classes all kinds alike as Americana! The ab- sence of refrigerator cars on! the Eng- lish railways is a drawback, as the meat sometimes spoils -11 transit. , The trade in slaughtered. mat from all ports on this side, amoun ed. to from 1,600,000 to 2,000,000 poun s last season. When he was West, he th Nevada and we e preparing ne t year. Belo ye he had an i Je ti tra te CO found that many of olorado cattle dealers to supply that trade e he left London last terview with the chief esh butcher t iere, who, . in en e o and establish a trade with this corm - in live cattle, as they ha-ve to slau.gh- in a peculiar manner fori their own- sumption. Seven housand sheep Although it is generally known that an Act of the LegislOure of Ontario conferred upon the sons of farmers the right of voting, some misapprehension seems to exist -regarding it, and there- fore it may be useful to remind those interested of the conditions which must precede the exercise of the right. The Act (40 Vic. chap. 9) provides that for Grand Trunk at Belleville Station,Wed- the purpoee of assessm.ent : 1. Every farmer's son, resident upon She farm of his father or mother at the time of making the assessment, if of the full age of 21 yeanemay be entered, rated and assessed, in respect of the farm, jointly with his father, or with his mother if a widow. I • 2. Thefather and. eldest son shall be assessed when the prpperty is not Of sufficient value to qualify the others. • 3. If the rating be Sufficiently high, the right to be assessed and to vote is granted to all the sone that have at- tained their majority. • 4. .A son entitled to be assessed may require the assessor to !enter his name on the roll. ' 5. The assessor is subject to heavy penalties for any remissness of duty in this regard. • Such are. briefly, the provisions of the new law; but. some farmers suppose that by assessing their sons also the tales and statute labor are increased. This is not the case. It makes no dif- ference so far as the taxes or stat- ute labor are concerned, how many votes are on the farm. Farmers and farmers' sons should bear this in mind, and take care that their namee are placed on the roll by the assessor. also an ankle, and that he had re- ceived a severe blow upon the back. Little hope is held out of his re- covery. —Whsle in the Sone of Temperance Lodge, Courtright, one night lately, a dispute arose between two parties in re- ference to the sending of a valentine, which resulted -in a little unpleasant- ness and. a case before the magistrates, in which one of the parties was fined seven dollars. —On the 12th ult., Mrs. Quakonce, aged about 100 years, was burned to death in the camp near Parry Sound. It appears that she was sleeping alone, that her clothes ca-ught fire - and that she crept Outside the wigwam, where she was afterwards found ° a blackened. mass. Deceased was the Oldest Pagan squaw on Parry Islands. —Mr, J. C. Whale, of Burford, has succeeded in. producing from a photo- graph of a deceased child., a perfect likeness, in oil, the same photo being attempted. by artists in Toronto and New York, who failed to satisfy the pa- rents, but are delighted with the pro- duction of Mr. Whale. The photo was of a deceased child of Dr. Marter, of Waterford. . —The rate of taxaticn in the follow- ing principal. cities and. towns in Onta- rio is : • Toronto, 19 mills ; Kingston, ; London, 17; Stratford, 18; Guelph, Colborne, Galt and Chatham, each 20; Peterboro, 14; Napanee, 19; Lindsay, 15 Tilsonburg and Thorold, 17 Bel- leville, 16; Brookville, 13; St. ilarys, 15; Port Hope, 12i ; Perth, 14. The average is thus about 14 mill& —A one -year-old child. of Mr. Martin Hogg, of Harriston, while toddling round the floor the other day, upset a dish of Scalding w.eter over its. body, scalding its arm and one side of its face in a fearful inanner, so much so that She entire skin of one cheek and arm peeled off iramediatelvs A. physician was called in and did. all possible to al- leviate the pain, although very serious hopes are entertained of its -recovery. —On Monday of last week; a team belonging to Philip Kelly, of South Dumfries, broke away from the house of John Renwick, in Syr, -where the owner had been doing some business. It is not known how they became fright- ened, but away they dashed up the road at full epeed, smashing a new wagon, and tearing a new set of silver mounted harness to pieces. The ani- mals were caught in Fulton's swamp, a were both badly cut. Mr. George Wrigley, teacher at Pe rsville, London, supports the idea tha it is not only advisable but possi- ble to govern any school without resort- ing to corporal punishment. He had introduced the plan in his school at New Year's, and found it to work ad- mirably. When pupils deserved pun- ishment they were sent home, and their parents were asked to punish them. Should parents not do this, the pupils ed. He gradually grew worse and. worse and -was finally ,compelled to take to his bed, which he has kept for over a week, suffering from inflammation of the kidneys and bowels, and a low fever. His medical attendant gives hopes of his recovery, although he is still in a very precarious condition. • —A photographer of Montreal a few days ago took the photograph of a man which shows, besides hisnatural hands, four small hands on his breast. He was born in. 1834 in the county of Ren- ville, Quebee, lint lives .in. the United States, and the place he now resides in is called after him. He says the extra hands began to grow upon him ill 1860, and that he feels that two more hands are about to make their appearance. This _individual has twice been confined in a lunatic asylum. nesday morning, 27 ult., by which. Mr. William Gunn, employed as Clerk in the freight department, was se dread- fully injured by being run over by -an engine that he died a few hours after the Sad occurrence. Deceased -wee a young man, son of the stationmaster. Nash, daughter of Dr. Nash, Forest, died on Friday evening, 22nd February, after a short illness of about two weeks, aged 18": She had a,pain itt her ear about two weeks before; she bathed it with warm water and flannel, and then went right out in the cold air to church. She got a severe cold, 'ery- sipelas set in, resultingin her deathi —Rau's brewery in New Hamburg, has been in operation 20 years, and en- gages about eight hands the year round, besides three teams which are almost continually on the read. In additionto the- large nurraber of barrels of stock beer turned out every year, about 800 barrels of lager are brewed annually. Both classes are reckoned A 1. —The following is a correct list of the ladies and gentlemen who partici- pated in the first quadrille at the Gover- nor General's ball in Ottawa, on Wed- nesday evening of last week: Their Esl- cellencies, Mrs. Mackenzie, Mr. Anglin, General Smyth, Lady Sykes,Col.Little- ton, Mrs. Hamilton Capt. Blackwood, Miss Patrick, Mr. liar°, Mrs. Littleton, Major Hamilton, Mrs. Stephenson, Mr. McPh'erson, Miss Hamilton. ' —A short time ago Mr. Maillaux, of Stoney Point, was called upon by e young man, who engaged a horse from him for a few hours. He didnot return with the -animal, and Mr. Maillauxhad supposed it lost, when one of his neigh- bours visiting Chatham, saw it in the Rankin House stable. It seeisns that the young man had left the horse there to be cared for, borrowing 44 from Mr. Roche on the strength of it, but never returned. above mentioned, the two men met at young man from an eastern town arrived -,--Mr. John English, of North Dor- a tavern on the Proof Line road, some in Stratford. without a cent in his pock- chester, celebrated Ms 88th birthday on four miles from the city of London, and et, but "Wi h considerable ingen.uity in his bead-p'cc, which he turned. to good. account. °biting about near the sta- tion, he p rceived. a number of news- papers, wl ich he gathered_ together and. He was one of the earliest settlers in self upaand was brought to London lad rolled up 1 to a bundle, together -with London township, and assessed the in the evening. He has sincebeen tried; some rag which he picked. up on the same for eight successive years, pre- and a -verdict of murder rendered stree4.-. oing into one of the caravan- vious to his removing to Dorchester, against him series nea the depot 'Jae had. supper and. where he has resided for the last 34 —A Mount Forest exchange says a stayed a night. Next morning after years. He has never paid a dollar to a doctor in his life. —A young man in. London, named James Herron, while intoxicated, ats tempted to jump on a passing train, when he was thrown violently on the trac,k, and. sustained. serious injuries. He was removed to the hospiftal, when. it was discovered that he had. a deep gash over the right eye, and an ugly wound along the side of the head., that one of Ms legs was broken, and Canada. Rhubarb is selling ,in the Hamilton market at ten cents per bunch. —A party of young men are about leaving Kincardine for British Colum- bia. - —Henry, sou of John Ferguson, yeo- man, Tecumseth, was thrown from a horse and killed. , —Wm. Duff has suddenly and mys- teriously disappeared. from Ailsa Craig. , Suicide is suspected. —The village of St. George is to have increased. station accommodation on the Great -Western Railway line. —Susan Ann Barber, who figured so prominently with the Youngs in the Ca,yuga murder case, died. the other day t. w. p . This feature of the case cannot be too an three hundred. hor es were slupped ---eA. genuine German wedding took carefully considered, for it exhibits a from the St. Lawrence in 11877. The d • al place recently at the house of Mr. J. and for horses in En r st unlimited., 40,000 be named created. by extravagant expendis la t year. A large trade s —Avery successful tea meeting was . al deficit out of constantl Belgium in black horsesfor funeral pur- h ld i the Presbyterian church at Pine River, Bruce town.ship. The proceeds netted were $75. --The Grangers of West Dumfries were entertained a social, given by Mr that place, on the 25 ---In Guelph a few lad, eight years old, Frederick Sturdy, e climbing into a light wagon that ,was being driven down street, got Ms leg caught in the wheel and before the horse could. be stopped chroeic tendency of the Tory party. de Just as John A. Macdonald in the years Da a. imparted Erb, of East Zorra, at which Were pres- e ent about 200 guests. -- - true annu inereasing taxes, just the same he was poSes, where they make t a preparing to do with the -fieances under Our average Canadian -ho Confederation. From the time of Con_ exactly fitted for the gen federation up to the last full year der- market, being too light for cart or nag which Sir John was in power the cavalry purposes. Horses from fifteen revenue increased. as follows ! and a half to sixteen hands high, for 1867-8 specialty. es are not ral English $13,687,92 1872-3 201813,469 Yet, in spite of this increase 133. the taxes of the people, the expenditurepro- vided for by Sir John Macdonald for She fimuicial year commencing July 1, 473 (five months before Ms defeat ,and cavalry or omnibus p-arpqses, would be in demand. One great advantage in the St. Lawrence route for the live cat- tle trade over IsTew York is, that the two days' sailing 'in the fresh water of the rivet and gulf seasons the cattle to the voyage, and they stand. it much bet- lately e n a very pleasant James Wilson, of Sia days ago, a young son of the notorioue Perth Items. - The Rine Club is still prospering ill St. Marys. —Hotel licenses in the_ town of Lis- towel have been fixed. at $100. —Mr. Patrick Kennedy, of Ellice, a few days ago killed a -wild. cat or lynx. —Mr. James A. McCulloch, ex -Mayor of Stratford, died on Monday morning, 25th inst. —A court of Forestry is being in- stituted in St. Marys, with 42 inem°hers enrolled. - . —Mr. Tosaph Sanderson, of Listowel, has Sold his well-bred stallion, " Young Ruler," to Mr. David ,FiSher, of the township of Colborne, for $420, —Wages of farm hands in Elma at present range from thirty to fifty cents per day, with board, while a large number cermet even find employment at any price. , —Some big work was lately done on the farm 4 Charles Wilcott, near Trow- bridge. Stephen Wilcott and William Bell cut, split and. piled 3- cords of stove woods; also 3i Cords of four feet wood, in_8tiomurosr.ning olotiof, otiawMo otnedamaysevreanichingg of last week, along the publi highway, ran into a sleigh ahead, ving one young lady a severe blow on the back of the head, and frightening the other 1 persons, besides smashing out the end. of the - 81e—igahrir. Wm. Moore, of Carthage, late- ly met with a painful accident -while working in Mr. Wright's shingle factory. His foot ha,ppenea to come in contact with a circular saw, and two of his toes were Completely taken off, and almost taking off the large toe. - —Of wheat, barley and. otsts, the de- liveries at Strsbtford market dining lust week were 260 loads; hay 60, and -a few loads of dressed hogs. The bad 'condition of the roads renders -it difficult for the farmers in. the north- ern part of the county to come to mar- ket. —A horse buyer has been purchasing aninaals in Listowel for the English market. His purchases have not been. very extensive, however, a difference of opinion in regard. to the cash vahae of the stock offered for sale, between the seller and. buyer, is said to be the prin- cipal drawback. —Rev. K. Timer, late of Bermuda, and son of Kenneth junor, En, of $t. Marys, occupied. the Presbyterian pnl.- pit in that town on Sabbath - la,et. Mrs jailor intends leaving this country in a few days and prbceeding to Formosa, to engage in missionary work among the Chinese. Rev. Dr. Fraser, who hale recently returned to this country froni Formosa, where he had. been laboring as a missionary, preached in the even - in" g- . I - —A -peculiar " horse-cese " occurred in. Listowel lately. Two young men carrying on business in town, bought is horse on credit, or partly so, and being unable to pay, the horse was seized for the debt and placed by the bailiff in the stable of the Grand Central hotel. 131. the meantinae the proprietor of the ho- tel took the liberty of using the horse, and after returning labia to the stable he sickened' a a died. The debtor has now paid. t e amount against the horse and. &man s his property. That being minus, the question arises who is to pay the piper." The question will no doubt be decided one way or othershort- —A little girl, perhaps fifteen years' of age, was put off the train at the Chatham station on Saturday night, says the Planet, having neither ticket nor money. • Her parents .were dead, she said, and. she had left an uncle in Ohio who was unable to support her, had gone to Chicago and. vvas new try- ing to reach the home- of her grand- mother, who lives in Boston. She had 'got so far an her journey without funds, kindahearts provided for her over Sun- day, and Monday morning the..Charity Board gave her a pass as far as London. —A narrow escape from what might have been a serious accident, happened recently North Bruee. Mr. •Wray had drivea over from Scone to take some of the school children home. A number of the sCholars had got into the wagon. and others were preparing to fol- low when the horse became restive, and was struek by MT. Wray with the whip. The animal at once sprang forward, up- setting the W, agon and depositing the spraveling juleeniles in the mud. The whiffietree and some of the harness was broken, but no other particular damage was done. , The horse -was caught short- ly after the accident, but the children were obliged to walk home. —A woman named Mrs. White, wife of Mr. George White, living near Pal- myra, Elgin coimty, died very sudden- ly on Monday evening. Deceased had been ailing for some °time with heart and. lung disease, but was able to at- tend to her domestic Work up to within an hour of her death. On Monday she az compa,nied her husband to Duart, which time she contracted a fresh cold. On her return home she baked. bread and washed, and. apparently was as well as usual, but before 7 o'clock she was a corpse. Deceased leaves a faro.- ily of four -children, the eldest being 21 years old. . —A dreadful homicide was commit- ted in London township Saturday afternoon; the victim being a man nam- ed Squires. He owed. one Munn, a tav- ern keeper, one dollar and. fifty cents, and had. been often asked for the money but failed to pay it. On the afternoon 1Y• —The Stratford Beacon of la,st week says; " We understand the " Christian Union Temperance Society," lately or- ganized here, have invited Mr. Rine to return and hold another series of' meet- ings in Stratford. Mr, pane requires as conditions of Ms return to lecture here (1) that the services of a choir be secured ; (2( that his pledge beating the imprimatur of Rine at top and. bottom be used.; (3) that the amount given him for each le! ture is $25_ besides hotel bills and tr. yelling expenses fcr Idnia self and ecretary. He generonsly offers to come to Stratford, however, for 460 for three nights and. expenses, bringing the bill up to about $80. The expense of the town hall for three nights would be $24, or say $100 for three meetings. —Says the Bectron: The other day a Friday, the 8th ult. He is hale and hearty for a man of his age. He threshes oats eneugh to make straw to feed 20 head. of cattle, and attends to the same. a quarrel. ensued, ending in iMunn's knocking Squires down and kicking him in the neck, from the effects of which he soon died. Munn gave 'him- young man named Thomas ItEartns., of Shat place, is lying dangerously ill, frora_ injuties received while skating on the rink recently. While skating] round. She rink he met a lady, who was about failing.Mr M. succeeded in saving the lady, but in doing so fell himself, light- ing onhi back. He got up and was able to.resume skating, but felt some- what, shattered. For several days he was noticed to actrather stranger than. Usual, but Ms friends did n.ot feel alarm - breakfast; he walked; into the bar, and left Ms parcel with the landlord, telling him to take care of it, as it was valua- ble, and ayina that he was going out to look for 4 friend whore he expected to find. np we.. He lead some difficulty in fittdin the friend, however, asiie did not re , and. on opening the bundle, the landlord, found it only contained. a lot of - ribbish not worth two cents. Mine hot will be careful hereafter how he trust strangers withpa,per bundles.