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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1878-04-12, Page 5• • 1 4 NEW AD V TISEMENT S. Hardware -John on Brothers. Tailoring -A. G. cDoriagll & Co. Groceries-Killoren & Ryan. ' Grand Opening-lloffman Brothers. Grand. Opening -Hoffman Brothers. Cheap Goods -Wm. Hill & Co. Summer Goods -Wm. Hill & Co. The Seed Store -R. Logan & Co. Great Auetion Sale -S. Stark. Sprifig Circular -T. Kidd. Dressreakaag-Miss Wilson. Insolvency Notice -S. G. McCaughey. Biaelesmithing-G. G. Ingram. Notice --Henry Waterson. . Town Property for Sale-Wa M. Gray. Hotel. for Sale -John Coa. ctlittrait .(txpoOtor.. SEAFORTH, APRIL 14, 1878. Afraid af the Evidence. "While the. Mail and. other ;Opposition papers have conarientea very freely on what ie now known as the ". Moylen Accounts Scandal,' and breve severely censured Mr. Dymond for having - pre- pared what they call a partizan report, there. is not one of them that has ha.d the courage to publish the evidence ta,k- en before the Public Accounts Commit- _ t tee. They try to make their readers bet. have that in this matter their political leader was guilty of no wrong doingand that the charges against him were of so petty a nature, as to be scarcely worthy notice, but they dare not give their readers an opportunity of judging for themselves by publiehing even the evi- dence given by their chief. The reason for this is obvious. They wish to de - • their readers. They dare not trust them to judge of the merits of the case for themselves, and they sappress the facts, and compel them to be satis- fied with their own garbled and polish- ed statemente of the affair, and we fear that too many of these readers will be only too glad to satisfy themselves with these glossed. showings instead of judg- ing for themselves from the facts. Had these journals -only published Sir John's own evidencethey could not have given a more crushing condemnetion of his ac- tion, and .could not have proven more conclusively the falsity of their own ut- terances iu his behalf. The conductof the party organs on each side piesents a striking contrast in this respect The tflobe and the other leading Reform pa- pers have this Session published full re-. ports of every committee -of enquiry,and Ti -ave given the evidence .on both sides whether favorable or not to their friends, while the Mail and the Montreal Gazette on the etherside,have systematically sup- pressed all evidence of a character either dee aging to their petty leaders or spa - °jelly favorable to their opponents, while every disjointed scrap which could be by any means made to do duty against the Governmeut has been prom: inently set forth, and generally com- mented en. This is partizan journal- ' ism with a yeageance, bat if the read- ers of these papers are satisfied, we do net know that others have reason to complein. We only allude to the mat- ter as showing that -while the leaders of the one politicaa party are quite 14illing that their. actions sh ould be known to the public and judged by thennand are satis- fied to stand eia fallupon their merits,the others hope to secure poptilar favor by misrepresentation, deceit and the sup- presion of the truth. Which party, -under anal ciremnstences, the people should support, we leave our readers to decide for themselves. What Next P Dy innendo our Seaforth contemporary casts a deep insult upon the farmers of the riding. It says Mr. Porter is an excellent speaker, well in- formed in political affairs, but a farmer and conse- quently without any recommendations to the suf- frage of the people. These are not the words, but they would only bear such a construction. There are farmers in tho county who can intelligently represent any constituency, and at the coming election we hope to see the farmers of the South Biding of truron rise as one man and support. the farmer who has Wen chosen as the standard bearer a economy, protection. and purity. The farmers have every reason to be proud of hini, and to show Came Sorite8 who sueerat therathat they have men among them who are' as able as any other class, they should turn rn and elect Mr. Peyter by a handsome Majority. -Exeter "Times." The following is what THE EXPOSITOR did Say The nominee for the Commons was at one time a school teaeher, hut now follows the occupa- tion of -farther. Ile is said to be a fluent spt aka, to be well posted on.political questions, and a most uneonmAnnising party man. Further than this, he has nothing to recommend him to the electors, mai is little known outside of the immediate neighborhood where he has lived for several ylars." if any person other than a, born fool could construe our remakks as qaoted above into an insult to farmers or any other class, then we are free to con - fes a to &leek of knowledge of the mean - or force of very plain Saxon.- We are inclined to the opinion, however, that the -writer ef the above. quotatioit from the, Times is eomewhat of a, rogue as well as e fool. The former, because. he appareutly wilfully misrepresents us by garbling our utterances instead of giving a correct quotation; the latter, because while eutleavoriug to curry fa- vor with the farmers he unwittingly in- sults them by insimulting that they are not sufficiently intelligent to compre- hend plain English, and that theycould forget their manhood, aberadon their poiiticai ceervictions and support a can- didate for Parliamentary honors whose priuciples and. convictionare diamete ticelly opposed to theirs, simply because he happens to follow the same oceupa- tion they do. We do not think the farmers will feel much indebted. to our contemporary for this left-handed COM- kihrient. We heartily agree with our contemporary that there are farmers in the County who could. intelligently represent any constituency.". We go farther and say, that if. the ;speech de- livered by Mr. Porter • at Brucefieki, as given in the Timex, is a fair sample of. what bis boasted intelligence and ability enable him to ' do, there are a hundred farmers in the South Riding of Huron mach_ more competent to repre- sent a constituency than he is, and there are at least that number who could make a five minutes' speech which wouldcontain more sense and argument then did his hour's oration: Of course if Mr. Porter can prove himeeelf to be the "standard bearer of economy and parity "he would. have a very strong -della upon the electors, but before he ca,n clo so he will need te ally himself with a party.whose character and ante- cedents are not so well known as are those of the party micler whose banner he now hopes to sail into Parlia- ment. However hopeless the task rnieht be, it would be more creditable for his organ to labor to prove that to devote a2,500 Of public fauds to. keep one newspaper editor from starving, and to purchase a puff fron another at a, cost of $1,200, are acts either of " economy " or " purity," than. to attempt to gain the sympathy of farmers by misrepresentation and false- _ . hood. If the organ of that great De- mosthenes, this second D'Arcy MOGee, is already forced to adopt each silly and transparently fraudulent means to gain sympathy for him, what may we not expect it to do before the contest ks over' Which is Correct P The Ottawa correspondents of the London Advertiser and Toronto Aka/ speak as follows of the speed]. delivered by the member for :North Huron on Mr. Brown's Agricultural protectionmotion. Of course they can't both be correct, but our readers, who "know the men," can judge for themselves which Comes nearest the truth. The Advertiser says: " Mr. Farrow- was well laughed at in the House this afternoon during the de- livery of one of his peculiar agricultural speeches. If Farrow grew up as he hall admits between two rowsof corn, the rows must have been mighty close to- gether. Physically he is as slim as _a hop -pole, and his mental abilities find ample space to rattle around in their at- tenuated tenement. How an intelli- gent people can tolerate such a repre- sentative is inore than' can be well un- derstood." The Mail says: " Mr. Farlrow made an excellent speech. He gave some happy illustra- tions of the effect of Protection -in the United. States, and was specially forc- ible in representing the Administration as the poor man's enemy." The Member for South .Thiron. The Ottawa correspondent of the Montreal Witness, who is usually very sparing of flattery to members of either side of the House, thus speaks of the Member for South Huron: "Mr. Gineeway speaks seldom, but does so iu a pleasant tone and manner. He thinks for himself, andis able to put his ideas in a new and striking way. He could uot understand how protection would not increase the price of manu- factures, but would increase the price of agriealtural products. Neither was he able to see why, if protection inereated the price of farm produce the highly pro- tected produce of the Mated States should seek the cheap market of Canada. The cleverest protectionists will find it very difficult to meet these tpoints, and it is hardly probable that they will try. He spoke with great confidence of the results of an appeal to the farmers on the arotection question, as did other speakers from rural constituencies, who opposed protection." - MIR=MIVIO THE Mitchell Advocate. is troubled lest by publishing a simple business no- tice of the exrMonlpiViddowsi lectures, we give offence to our Catholic readers. We would advise our contemporary not to concern itself on our account. About 011e half of its reading space is now de- voted to the ex -monk and. "The Trio," and should it take TUE EXPOSITOR fUld. its readers under its paternal care, it will have no room left for the Govern - meat and the Grits. The Catholics of this section have shown their good sense by allowing the rex-monk to come and go at pleasure, and have paid no heed. to him or his leCtures. If the Ad- vocate and a few other papers had pur- sued a similar course towards him, he would not have gained the notoriety he has, and. which to him is a necessity. If those pepers which have given this individual so mucli gratuitous adver- tising had treated him as .TH1): EXPOSI- ToR has done, he would have "played. out" long ago; but so long as they per- titt in keeping him so prominently be - fon the public, just so long will he prosin a He is fully aware of this fact, and d, all he can to encourage criti- ciem, and he has, very adroitly, caught , the A canazte and. a, few ether inno- THE HIJR0111 EXPOSIT611. the Riding unite and. work heartily for their candidates, as they should do, suc- cess will crown their efforts despite any opposition that may be offered. REPORTS fromthe East are still very contradictory. There does not seem to be any material change in the position- of.a,ffairs-diuing the past week. If any- thing the indications for a peaceful settlement of the difficulty are more prornising, Russia is manifesting a disposition to give way toe England's demands. mrimmosam=====111111 Doings at Ottawa. ' OrrAwA, Apri110, 1878. There is little of interest to note -from the .capital this week. The great- er portion of the time of the House for several days has been taken up by dis- cussing the motion of Mr. Brown, of West Hastings, providing for a. duty on wheat and. flour imported. into this country. The discussion elicited no new facts or axguments on this muoh vexect, trade question. Several ex- cellent speeches were, however, made by in.embers who have not previously spoken on this subject, but all went over the sa.me ground that has beeu gone over several times before by oth- ers. The Conservatives from Quebec and the other Eastern provinces who could very conveniently support Sir John's omnibus protection resolution, found themselves in a quandary when brought down to a direct and definite issue. As a consequence, they prefer- red going against their leader to voting against the interests of their constith- News of the Wee ents. Sir -John voted for the motion, FEMALE PHYSICIANS.-Twen but every one of his supporters, except . men physicians graduated) in Ontario, who voted, voted. against it. ) New York Medical College la The deputy leaders, Messrs. Tupper A TALL POLITICIAN. -The t mid Plumb shirked the vote, they being conveniently absent from the city. The motion was defeated on. a division by a vote of 28 yeas to 128 nays. RAILWAY FACILITIES FOR MANITOBA. The Government bill providing for the leasing of the Pembina Branch of the Canada Pacific Railway to another conipasay passed its ' second. : reading. This bill simply gives the Government th.e power to make running arrange- ments with other roads, but as the Premier explained., any lease or arrange- ments made under it naust be hereafter submitted to and ratified by the House. The proposition is to lease the Pembina Bra,nch. to the St. Paul and Pacific Company for a term of 10 years, the Government making such arrangements in this lease as willbsecure the interests of shippers and passengers in so far as ratee are concerned. As some as the the lease is ratified the company named will proceed to complete their line •through Minnesota to Pembina, there to unite with the Canadian branch. So soon as tbis is ,done the people of Manitoba will have direct railway com- munication with the outside world. If the errengemeete are completed the road will be in running order by Decem- -will reside at its capital. It is. not yet known who his successor will be, but whoever he is he will find it an ex- ceedingly difficult matterato be a more Popular Viceroy then Lord Dufferin has been. THE TACTICS OF THE OPPOSITION PRESS. Mr. Paltrier, who supported and voted for Sir John's protection resolution a few days age, on Friday night made an out-and-out free trade speech, which ended with a general denunciation of protection as a failacy, and. the declara- tion that he would. vote against the amendment asking for a duty on ftour. It caused same tack here when. Satur- day's Mail arrived, and it was seen that the report of Mr. Palmees spe h. had. been so garbled. 01.: doctored. tha not truthfully represent what and left out any reference to sition .to the amendment. T report appeared in the Montree As Mr. Palmer is the leading New Brunswick and intend again, the logical conclusio e Sir John's " omnibus " nation finds no rest in that Provin sore feet. AN ABSENTEE. Mr. Dalton McCarthy, from much was expected by the when he first entered Parlia only been in his place a few session. Mr. McCarthy evid it more profitable and. cong ployment to attend to his toga than devote his time and att the • interests of his consti Parliament. Wonder if he his indemnity at the close o sion ? it aid e said, is °pie - e seme 1 Gazette. ory from to run is that 1 policy e for its whom so pposition eat, has ays this n tly finds nial ena- practice, ntion to uents in vill take the see- - in the House of Lords is th Enniskillen, who stands six feet seven inches. MILITARY STUDENT. -The the Khedive of Egypt, is in studying for admission to the Military Acadenay. . BereKLAYERS' STRIKE. -Five members of the Bricklayers, Neve -York struck for higher w ether morning. ,e - RAISING MONEY. -Mr Kniabal Ives, rival raised $30,000 of th. the Bethany PresbyterianChu adelphia on Sunday last. Mn. GOUGE. -The veteran te leeturer, John B. Gough in aivering- thirty lectures in He then proposes to rest for a GONE TO .EUROPE. -MF. S Clemens (Mark Twain) sa, Eilrope with his family this week, and rs.. f Robert lger,-died y -six wo- rom th.e t week. est man 'Earl of th son of England, Woolwich • hundred Union in ages the ,Rev.Dr. debt on' ch,Phil- peranee ends de - England. free. mud L. ed. for will remain abroad for two ye BEREANEMENT.-The wife Bonner, of the New York Le last Week. Bonner's daughtei 16 years, .of age died. on the llth ult. L A WOMAN IN TUE CASE. -Th missing United States Congressman, Vance,boie rowed about $20,000 before his flight. It is reported that he fled. with the wife ber next. Mr.-1118.ckenzie said the Gov- of a music teacher. ernmeet • were desirous t� lease the . INTRODUCING Cemues.--Mr. road only for a period -of four years, but engaged in raising camels in the company would. not consent to a lease for a shorter tiine than 10 years, and the question to be considered was a finds they can be reared as horses or cattle. They feed and cactus, and any well-bro 10 years' lease or no railway communi- can travel 150..miles per day. cation with Manitoba until the main .TITE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE. - line of the Canadian- Pacific would he er war Still goes 011 in Cape C completed to Fort William, which Cape" Town special reports would be four or five years at the earli- British troops. in an action ret est. The proposition of the Govern- fore an overwhelming force of ment is well inceived by the people of followers, whe killed some E Manitoba, notwithstanding the fact The NEW Doeneri.-Up. to that two of the representatives of that of Meech, 1,00,0,000 silver doll Province voted. against the Bill, • . new coin hadlieen struck off. THE KAMINISTIQUIA COMMITTEE. rnents had been completed The attempt made by the Opposition the Philadelphia Mint wo toshow that Mr. Mackenzie had im- out $1,750,000 during April. properly given • information to Oliver, DISAPPOINTED EMIGRANTS. - Davidson & Co. in advance, of the in- df Prussian emigrants, part o aufettr'is exae, and. a.sily as n brush en camel he Kaff- lony. A that the eated be- 'ecoceni's ropeans.. he close rs of the Arrange - which id turn number a colony ced to go 7 • his heart. The left arm is broken- and. the right completely shattered. The driver and clerk were shot in the head. The ground Where the murder was committed shewed traces of a, hard struggle. The fowling -piece and part of another gun were found nearthe spot. Three or four men were seen loiteringin the neighborhood before the oceurrence of the murd.er. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. -A Liverpool bird. dealer has been fined. 475 and costs for going on a spree and leaving his birds and animals unfed. _Some were deed, others weak and. tottering with ,starvation, and others had literally gone mad. On the same, day a teamster was fined $50 and costs for leaving a horse unfed until it began to devour the wood. of an old box. STRIKE IN Missouni.-There is a strike among the employes of the Atclieson, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail- way, in Missouri. Two attempts ha,ve been made to fire the Railway buildings at Topeka the fireman who took the place of the strikers were badly beaten, but no otheeviolence was attempted. No freight trains have run since the strike was inaugurated; and the strikers say they shall not run if they have to use force. They will not interfere -with passenger trains. The Game Laws. - To the Editor of the Huron Expositor. DEAR Sin: Allow me briefly to re- ply to "Muzzleloader's" letter in, your last issue. In the first place he objects to the late changes in the Act. I op- pose his view that these changes are unnecessary and vexatious; on the con- trary, it would seem to any one ac- qua,inted with the subject, that the re- cent time changes in the game laws are to be 'highly commended. I hold that as this country is *rapidly undergoing change from a priruitive condition. to an advanced state of. settlement, circum- stances affecting the ga,me of the coun- try must necessaaily change too, and thatjust so far as these circumstances are inimical to the preservation of fur, fish i and. feathers, just in se far should legislation step in from time to tinae, and. establish such enactments as will effectually protect them. Otherwise the result would be the rapid and total destruction of all the native dehizens of forest and. stream. Surely t Muzzle" will not maintain that there are no rea- sons why the game laws affecting this locality should not be More stringent now than. they were thirty years ago? Perhaps "Muzzle" is not aware that it has been found necessary even to re- sort to special and. extreme legislation in some cases, as, for instance, the Act passed by the Nova Scotia Legislature, prohibiting the killing of any moose whatever during a period of three years, so great was the danger of - this the noblest game on the continent becom- ing exterminated. The result of that Act was most satisfactory. An Act similar in spirit was passed in this Pro- vince a few years ago in the interest of the quail, and much he needed. it, as, from the persistent efforts of pot hun- ters, • poor "Bob White" had almost disappeared. from a large section of country, and, although his cheerful voice was heard again more frequently, he did not get the full benefit of the Act, as it was never properly enforced. The effect of these recent changes is de- cidedly in favor of the -game, as, by lengtheniug the close season and ad- vancing it further into the autumn, the young animals gain, in ',strength and cunning. The Act has also been im- tapered by two -additional clauses, one regulating the running at tarn of hounds and other dogs -used in hunting;b the other prohibits the exportation of game in certain cases, thereby closing out the American pot hunters who, like a pestilence, have nearly decimated the deenin soine parts of this Province. tention of the Government to locate the ' numbering 570, who were ind For these reasons, as I said before, the terminus of the railway on the Kamin- , to Venezuela, arrived. at Qastle Garden, amended Act should meet with appro- istiquia, was completely squelched by New York, on Friday last in a destitute val. No rational man with any culture the evidence of Mr. Davidson, who condition. They say they experienced or appreciation of the beauties of na- swore that he bad not obtaaued from s rn.uckprivation in Venezuela. ture, should object to the "full intent Mr. Maekenzie or from. any member or THE SMOIUNG Hierr.--e-Tobacco smok- and comprehensiveness." Of the insec- officer of the Government, any informa- ing is onethe increase. In 1841 the tion respeeting the selection of the quantity of tobacco used in the United Pacific Railway terminus before it was , Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ma,de public. The firm had purchased I was less than fourteen ounces a head of lands at Sault Ste. Marie, Nepigon, population.; in 1876 it was one pound ad. An at - at Pros - drive a n hours. until the al drop- ack. , formerly Troy, ay from an with. he fight terda,y, the battle waged hot and heavy. took place near Philadelphia and both Mr. Costigan spoke at Sillory, but he were badly punished, but Hu ley won. was met by Mr. Fitzpatrick. At Beau- TRAIN ROBBERY.—A throu h express port where the Conservatives were sup- train on the Texas Pacific road was Prince Arthur's Landing, tend • Fort seven ounces and one-half a h 'William, expecting to strike the termin- BRUTALITY OE SPORTSMEN. us at one of these points; but Mr. Da- tempt was Damao on SaturclaY vidson d.eclateett that he did. not know pect Park track, Brooklyn, t anything positive till 1875, when he horse one hundred miles in t discovered a plan in the Ontario Crown the horse gave out after s' Lands Office in Toronto, which indi- *but the brutal sport continue cated-that the terminus was fixed at seventieth mile, when the am Fort Williaan. • ped almost lifeless upon the ENCOURAGING Berones FROM QUE13EC. REvENGE.-Chas. F. Hurle The reports from . Quebec are most encouraging for the Joly Governreeut The following is from a private de - patch: In the. County. of Quebec yes- employed- in the bell found New Yoilt, carne all the Ireland to thrash a Frenchi whom he had. an old feud. posed to be: very strong, Mr. Caton, stopped. and robbed. on the M. P., was routed from the hustings, April 4, at Eagleford stati and had to take shelter in a --house in express messenger and mail the village.. He attempted to interfere rendered. without resistance. .with: the anengement made by both sengere were notmolested. T ctuadidates. Mr. Caron feels mortified. stolen is not known. and. his friend t haveprevailed upon him Crrenca IN Tnounee.-Tae to leave for Ottawa at once with Mr. Talmage's Church, Brooklyn, Costigan. Mr. Garneau is sure to be to the organist, bas reedit defeated, while Mr. Caron's interference to -day has destroyed his own -chances for the Commons._ The Conservatives ace disheartened, The Quebec Conser- vatives are complaining loudly that t ey can get no nioney. The hat has .b en frequently passed around in the enate and the House of Commons, but t o hat-pa.ssers " have generally been rebuffed.. The Tory-M.P. P.'s say they cannot subscribe, as they will shortly have have their own elections to fight. The Tory candidates for the Legislature, many of whom are se hard up they are not trusted eveu for legitimate expenses, aro complaining of the coolnees. at. Ot- tawa, inasmuch as they profess to .be night of n. The gent sur - The pas - le amount rouble in in regard d. in the tiverous birds • act, simply because . un- der it some birds are protected that are neither ben.eficial to the agriculturist nor useful as food. The object and end of wise legislation should be the great- est possible good and happiness to the greatest possible number of people. I do not think delude myself with any flattering conceptions of the taste of the present day, when I say that I believe infinitely more pleasure is -derive_d from the simple contemplation of these few 'animated appendages in the chain of nature, enjoying their humble and un- inapcirtant livesethau the sum total . of _eavage delight " Muzzle " and. that ilk could derive from the snuffing out of those lives, uuder the impression that it is " sport," but which should. be re- . gardea as wanton, and, thanks to this Act I may add, criminal cruelty. As for the rest of his rambling letter, there is nothing else -worthy of *tice. It is a matter of supreme indifference, except to the philologist, whether -grouse are -called ruffed. Or ruffled. The name is not likely to displace the popular one of partridge. --If I had not -already taken up so much of your space, I might refer at length to the flippant and un- gallant manner in. which he alludes to young ladies in conjunction with donaes- lattees re-eiegagement, and the cense- tic fowls, cranes, &e. He is doubtless a trent resigeation of the entire Board- of cynical old. celibate, and it is fortemate Trustees. One of the Trustees writes for him he has taken refuge in a nom de a letter accusieg Ta,hna.ge of falseb.00d. plume. Yours, &c., " DISHONEST . GRAINDEALER.-G. K. OXE OF TUE ASSOCIATION. Clerk, jr., grain speculator, of Detroit, recently dealing heavily in -wheat for future delivery, has disappeared. He is reported. to have drawn..a10,000 from the bank on Saturday m rning on evious in- iabilities cheques given him the day p settlinglup his transactions. in Detroit reported at $12,00 STRA.Nez.REQUEST.-Mrs.Sairah Spen- --Dr. Rourke, a new medical practi- cer, widow of the former showman, was tioner, is about to take up histibode iu by her dying request buried. in New Carroubrook. . -The spring assizes for this county, will commence in. Stratford on the 23rd of the present month. -Mr. J. W. Cull, Mitchel). is the own - dr of a dog of the black and tan terrier species, aged six weeks and weighing 15 ounces. -Mr. A. MePhadl, of the Albion . hotel, is about to leave Carronbrook, to be sucteedea by Mr. S. Henderson, of West Zona. -Farmers in the locality surrounding Milverton are conOdering the propriety of entering.into the culture of beets for sugar making. -Wm. Marshall,who assists his fath- er,- Mr. Walter Marsha,ll,in. buying grain on the Stratford. market, had a narrow escape from a bad. accident the other day. In jumping on a load of grain -hie Perth Items. Dr. Mathes, of Toronto, has opened a dentistry office in Mitchell. -The Government grant to the High School in Mitchell for this year is 619.80. :TTYork,on Wednesday last in. a , cents • in the trap which: he laid. foP1 struggling against heavy odds for the ' that of the late A. T. Stewart„ and. with eoffin like i i them. supremacy of the Conservative party in over 61,000 worth of flowers. She left ; _ . _. _ . _ the only Province where it hope for a10,000 for the -erection of a i.a,ndsorae A Coxvree me' of the Reformers ofa majority. , wall ardunda her burial lot and for a i the South Riding of Perth was held in LORD DUFFERIN'S DEPARTURE. . marble bust of herself to be placed upon 1 Mitchell, en Monday last, for the pur- An item that appeared in one even- her grave. inc paper here, to the effect that Lord ASSASSINATION IN IRELAND.. -Earl Of I pose of selecting candidates to contest Dufterm would 1 leave Canada early iu Leitrim, his clerk, and &river were all i the Riding in the Reform. interest at the May, is not correct. It has lone been shot dea,d Oil the morning of April 2nd I next elections. Each municipality was well known that he does not intend to while driving near His Lordship's fully entedand the proceedngs take his departure until next October.- lodge, Manor Vauelm, County Derry. I repres, i The tragedy took place opposite a cottage from which he had. recently ejected a widow. Eighty-nine of Ins tenants were under notice to4erlit. The Earl's body was faun& in a ditch. The left side of his head.battered in. It is thought that he was also. shot in the ! throughout were of. the molit harrnoni- ous and enthusiastic nature. Messrs. Trow and Ballautynethe present repre- sentatives were unanimously nominated for the CoraMons and Local Legislature respectively, and if the Reformers of He will spend another Canadian sum- mer with us, and will pass a consider- able pertion of his time in fishing on the Saguenay and its tributaries and the sea -side. . While thus enjoying himself he will also be paying a compliment to the Province of Quebec, which he is de- sirous of doing before he leaves, and 1 head, but the fatal shot wa4 through — • APRIL 121 1878, foot slipped and he fell between ithe wheels, one of which passed. over his hand. The street being soft, theliand- was not badly injured. -St. Maxys is jubilant over -the fact of not having had. one tramp for a, week. What a frightful stone heap they must have on the corporation works. -Some individual left a, child about a month old, at the dear of Mrs. Hill, St. Mb.rys, one night recently. No trace of the cruel parent has yet been discov- ered. -The dwelling of Mr. John TiglOw,of Fullarton, took pe on Sunday, while the family were at church, and but for the strenuous efforts of the neighbors, who succeeded in subduing the flames, would have been destroyed. -A man named Hugh McHugh has been committed ley the Listowel magis- trates to stand bis trial the next as- sizes for stealing 485 in cash from Mr. Graham, a hotel keeper at Newry: • Ile was conveyed to Stratford. jail. -A young lady in Elma has a quilt of her own manufacture, containing 4,200 pieces, and another young lady, of the 14th COD cession ,Logan, has one with 4.50(apiecesa Both the above quilts are of the celebrated "log cabin" species. _ ; -Mr. John Hamilton, who resides vhee. rWeN ai n g°Pr tPhh° nRintidinedonags the 25th inst. mr. speech, which was duly ackneomwraeltedgad:,te Messrs. Thomson,Harrisdeega convention,taeus ati ‘blaeeiti :hehel On Saturday mOrning while under the infla mueedince:lomf 1111n°1ro°rf(t)linell'paurpchnionisesioefreapebr!. afterwards.c oroner' inquestsTThe wvearsthheetledximon Strachan also addressed.auteb.ceeteiretoitif g,.the forming an operation on his hand. A, do_ctoTrhaenndexaltl inreismattlarendm, -James Dorman, of Winghant, died. hBeriudssoenlssaTtureadchaye,rskpInrilst1i3titihte, when th1): folloWing programme will be discussed: "History,"by Mr. W. E. Groves. • " Decimals," by james Hingston; Verb,"ieR° t e sc st b°i :Lyn' " Mr.Miss Andrew WIA:1 lceyv o eo d 1 1; LiTad its e: " Unitary. Method;" by Mr. John lie_ 3. -to sohn. Monday morning of last weel,. a thief entered the bedroom of lip Fred Hutty, saloon keeper, of Goaericle and stole from his pants pocket the • sum of no. He says it was quite safe when he went to bed, hut that dung the night some person_ forced the deer nese the village of Donegal, has sold his of his room. A servant girl states that farm to Thomas L. Teesdale, of the some person entered her room during township of "Egremont, and. hes pur- the night, but that she. wizanaesattlisolo fright - chased another near Lakelet, township ; nenoetasatyo sgliveecoauindariteterom..,an, sheco of Ho -wick, county of Huron. -One day last week a farmer's team, again, though she could -swear that he while standing near St. Marys station was dressed in grey clothes. took fright and ran at a terrific rate of -A few days ago as a farmer, while speed towards the town. They were retnrnin„a from Hincardine to his home. stopped after making a complete wreck. in Ashfleld, mistook the Lake Shore of the hugg,y; but were uninjured them- road. wbich he had taken to avoid the mud of the gravel road, and to save selves. -The students attending the High time in going back to the right road, School in Listowel have formed .a de- took in hand to doss Pine River at its bating society amongst theinselves,their mouth, but getting into a bed of quick objebt being mutual improvement The sand, the horses sank in it. Luckily. plan is an excellent one for promoting another man with his team was along, intellectual attainments, as well as fin- and succeeded in saving one of the encv and confidence in public speaking. horses, but the other got drowned in James Lowry, Of is- spite of every effort. The man had towel, shipped. last week fifty wagons for Manitoba. He • received a Government contract last fall to build. wagons for the Western Province. The wagons are much like those ill -use in this part of the country, only not quite so heavily got up, especially in the iron week. -A few days ago a 'little boy about nine years of age, son of Mr. Jas. Hardy, Elmo, died rather suddenly. He had. been ailing for a few days with a severe cold, but did. not appear to be seriously affected until Itionday,lst inst,when. he became rapidly Worse and died on Tues- day morning before medical aid could be procured.. He was the youngest of Mr. Hardy's family, and Nies possessed of more than ordinary intelligence for one of his age. His funeral took place on Wednesday. -O'Connor's hotel, at Bornhohn,was burned to the ground on 'Monday night • Shaw and Mary McCartney 1st, Mal- let inst. Nothing of the contents were colm Lamont 2d, Harriet Pollard and saved except one lounge and a few arti- Joseph Brooks 3d. Within the last two cies of bedding. The stable was also years prizes to the amount of $80 have burned with a quantity of bay and a• been distributed. in this school, few other things that it contained at the -Building operations in Winghatn lately been offered 6350 for the team, but refused it. -At the close of last quarter, the pu- pils of school section No. Grey, taught _ by Mr. A. M. Taylor, were awarded prizes to the amount of 634. The plize books were of an excellent character, consisting of poetry, prose, biography, travel and science, and. were distribut- ed to on the double' basis of weekly written examinations and. daily class registration. The following is the standing of a number in each ela,sfe: Fifth. class -Wm. McKay 1st, Jennie Ames 2d, Allan Lamont 3d. Fourth class -Maggie McKay 1st, Lizzie Hall, 2d, Charles Bishop 3d.. Third class - Mary Ransom and Sarah J. Bishop 1st; John Shaw 2d, Joseph. Ames 3d. Second class -Agnes j. Bishop lst, Jas. McCartney 2d, Hannah Hall 3d. First class -P. McKay, Bertha Bishop, Alice time. There is some insurance on the property, but Mr. O'Conner loses every- thing e he possessed, as the insurance goes to some party holding a mortgage ,on the property. - One evening lately as a daughter of Mr. Isaac Roberts, of Fullerton, was returning home from -school, a vicious dog attacked her, threw her •zlown and inaugled her in aefearful manner. The child's screams brought some parties to the rescue who succeeded. in driving the Savage brute off, but not Until the flesh had been almost entirely' stripped. off one arm. Medical aid. was at once summon- ed., and under skilful treatment, the arm is rapidly mending. -Alex. Parks, who carried on the planing mill business for his _father at Cromarty, has absconded,it is^said,with funds that should. have been applied to the business, leaving his father in very straightened and , embarrassed circum- stances. Mr. Parks is, a very honorable and upright men, and. respeoted by everyone, and at a meeting of the cred- itors it was decided, that he should. eon- tinue the business, the creditors in the meantime giving . him the benefit of every possible leniency. Eturon Notes. . The Wingham Quoiting Club has been reorganized for this season's play. -A new cheese and butter factory is to . be built on the 6th aoncessiort of Howick. -A recent census of the village of Wingham, shows the population of that place to be 2,072. - - Mr. H. Davis, of Winghima, was fined 51 and costs for Ins assault upon the ex -monk Widdows. during the coining sum -trier, promise well. Somewhere near a dozen fine brick stores will be erected on Josephine street. The frame buildings from Vic- toria street to the Consolidated Bank are to be replaced. by handsome brick structiires, by Mr. E. Kent and Yr. B. Wilson. Mr. C. Tait Scott will, no doubt, erect a fine block on the si*of his buildings recently destroyed by fire; The burnt district from the Beaver .Block to John street, will, without doubt, be all rebuilt with handsome brick blocks Mr. George McKenzie having already commenced the erection of three stores, Mr. A. Dawson two stores, and Mr. 0. Andrus one store. We understand. that Mr. F. Roderus also intends this. summer erecting a brick block on the, site of his present, premise, corner. of Josephine and. Patrick streets, From present indica- tions a much larger amount will be ex- pended in building in Wingham this season than during any previous year. _ Miscellaneous .News_Iteras. - • A dreadful accident happened. Mr. Myrus- Clarke,. of Stoney Creek, neat Hamilton, lest Friday night. Mr. Clarke had recently taken possession ,of a mill at that place, and. while he was at work the machi!nery in :some manner caught him by the .heel, and, before he could extricate himself he was dragged. on to. the saw, and .almost out in twte The saw appears first to have .strack him on the hip, -and the agony the un- fortunate .man suffered. must have been terrible. The doctor gives no hope of Clarke's recovery. . -11-r. Robert Hanning, long and 'favorably known in . coimection with =Rev., Ni. Watson, .of the Bayfield the Great Western Railway, died at his Episcopal chutch, preaehes his fare- residenee at Hamilton, on Friday, •22na Well sermon on Easter Sunday. of March. Ile was the oldesteraployee -Mr. Thornes -Dark, of the township' • on the Great Western Railway, having of Colborne, was recently offereda100 for -.1L Mare that had been in his posses- sion for over 44 years. -A convention of the Reformers of Nerth Huron, for the selection of a can- didate, is announced to be • held at Winehaan, on Thursday, the 25th inst., entered. the service on:the 10th of Jan- uary, 185.3, continuing in active service until about a year ago, when Ins health began to fail. Mr. Henning was a MCA efficient and faithful enaployee, always looking after the interests of the Com- . pony. He was marriecl to the youngest at 1 o'clock P. M. sister of Thomas Carlyle, who withfour —Messrs. McGillicuddy Brothers, of daughters survive him. Brussels, have been appointed local -A young man named A. Martin, agents for the Beatty line of Steamers. who has been a resident of Minto for This will be a con.venienne to parties in. a short time was struck an. the head. by their district going to the -upper likes a horse, while on his way to Gerrie, on. or Manitoba. • Tuesday of last week. He had. dis- -Last week Mr. 11. Y. Attrill, of Goderich, received from Virginia a pair of very fine Angora goats, for breeding purposes. These are the first imported eneunted. for the purpose of tightening the saddle girth, when the horse reared up, and in corning down struck Mr. Martin on the top of 'the head, the calk into this part of the country. ' t of the shoe breaking in the skull and -On Saturday last a painful acci.- fracturing the bone in. a very bad. man - dent occurred to Mr. Joseph Kellenor, lot 27, concession 5, Grey, while taking out ties. Alimb fell, striking him on the back of the head, knocking him senseless. --A few days ago, as Mr. Henry Be - season, postmaster of Gerrie, who runs the express from the station, was un- ner. He lingered in great agony until the following Sunday, when he died.. He had. many warm friends in the) C0131- reunity and. his death is ninch regFetr ted. -A singular case occurred at the Asylum in London, on Saturday, while the patients were at dinner. One of loading a reaper at the implement shop' them, as be was eating a dish of pud- of Mr. R. Turner, he slipped, receiving ding, suddenly filledbis moutb and from the knives a painful cut on the throat with the food and immediately head. Fortunately he escaped being choked. The attendants at Once called very seriously injured. . -A. large and influential meeting of tb.e Reform Association of Brussels, was held in McCutcheonae Hotel, on Wed- nesday evening last week, at 8 o'clock. Several leading Refornaers from Wing - ham were pre4ent, and. took part itt the proceedings. Themes Gibson, Esq., M. P. P., was also present, ancl made an excellent speech in. defence of Re- lent). principles. He defended his ac- tion on the education question. A vote of thanks was unanimously tendered to Mr. Gibson at the close of his able medical aid, but in less than five min- utes death had occurred. The deceas- ed came from the neighborhood. of Wat- ford and hadoiilybecnin theinstitutioa a few days. This'is one of the means of self destruction against which it would be impossible to guard, eveu were the design suspected. -At the trial of Mervyn Welton and Cope Mallory at the Cobourg assizes last week, for having been concerned fal what is known as the Castleton trageatt the jury failed. to agree, and were tit charged. Cope Mallory, the seducer oe 1 APRIL. 127„ 187i, the girl Alberta Wade, tl s,:lia.000trMs!roevoayntYh' was olls Welton,prpleeareleased. aaeeta . eiees. The sentence of till Smith, convieted .01 aix present aesiz-es in conneef - Case, has been -committed 'terra-ihoed2030-aeathrs'oifiliMPlri.5° T of the best known Bald la =citizens of that town. ata Oraals.tt,Mrto:i3ik paylfacolleo'owned 13011 of the late James March 30th. Mr_ Kay Wa thi 411:tartiast; were thatAe-mngoifhl by bi ilibr .ald presented to Lady January, and those of llaB p3fr"esekneridlet2Olitestkevh geliitl. the present season. The ,1 •sureptioa-which earrietif fs.tal to his father and no! 22nd ult, one George Bali oth-e7on:ofthe laanefteiirtneocm a criminal assault upon railios Mary Pe ans ds,aiaon.donon! ieaIleixrcv ly arrested, and at the las held in that city pleaded vile offence. His braiSh; Inin 40 lashes and 22 tatot ment. The first instalme was hiftiCtea 031 Monday jail yard, in the presence iff, the deputy sheriff and gentlemen. •The whole only lasted about Wei whipping about three rain • -The Montr.eal. Star little over a month ago 19 years of age, named St boarding at 104 Prince slight wound o1111 his foot , -a corn. For several days] eonvenience and went to but afterwards his foot la and got so painf ul that he- duced. to go to the Gen whica he (lid on the 20th spite all efforts he got won evening at 10 o'clock; 1 after his foot began to ble ed, not fearing danger, le stocking, and it is sum)°, was poisoned thereby." -On Tuesday mon week an accident of a nature comma in the to loss, resulting in serious ii persons, which in one cite nith:Y6pthrocNorenfele'tsasiLonlorrfKis old lady named, Mrs. II years of age, were about visit to some frienas in (I had. entered. the Wageli;i. driver got in the horses - a furious rate, upsettiag - throwing the occupants- V ground. Mrs. Walker.,4 hurt, is doing v•iell, but ] Mrs. Hall, is scarcely a cover- -T Fhe armers of Li resolvedto establish a I similar to theeme rn the of Teeswater. At a irte thie purpose, it was she factory could be establis $1,000-4ihat it takes 22 to make one•pound of bit. farmer selling milk at receives exactly 18c. per . butter, and is at no trout): in either its manufacture hereceives cash. for the &dry monthly or quartei rents are also nearly co establishment of a -creame The milk of 400 cows isto and the farmers are )leura, for their milk. The prodti ped to Eagland, where i that extra Ingle prices wy Auction S On Tuesday, April 2,3, Thames Road, Usborne, I niture, Buggies, Cutter,' Gracey, proprietor ; A. tioneer. Tuesday Anil 23, on. 1 Hallett, Farm Stock an Thomas Cowan, prot Buglard, auctioneer. Births, MoRENZI11.---In Tuck..rsrultb wife of Mr. John McKenzie, COWAN.-InEgmmulville, on A Mr. Peter Cowan, of a ilaulz. 'INCH. -In Seaforth, on April 1 t Ineh, of a son. SCOTT. -In aforth, on April Z. G. Scott, of a daughter. McLE01).-In 1a id, on Mar of Mr. itemitth McLeod, of McINTOSII.--In Wilmham, wife of Mr. Alex. WATT. -In Brussels, on MaD Mr. James Watt, of a son. -Marriago., WILSON-SOWLER.-At thi MI April 2, by 141 13, A., James Wilsornv. Miss Perninah 1. Sowler of AMLBY-SPARLING.-A? tip! bride's father, on April 3, ford, Mr, Watstm Ainley, daughtc,r of Mr. John . GANNETT-MESSER.--M, bride's father, illwctle, or: Unaes Pritchard, Mr, Wm., ham, to Miss Mary Mg.t.sser, _Deathati PEASE, ---In Grey, on April b... nefili, Robert Pease, agtd and 12 thtys.- POPE.-In Turnberry, on Apri loved son of Thomas awl years, :3 months and 12 day, THE MAR • BEArORT Fall Wheat SPring Wheat, Fife, per bushel Beane Wheat, Red Chaff,per (Nits per bushel.. , Peas per bushel. . . „- Barley per bushel., . .. Butter, No. 1, LOOSC, if/att. . Butter, No. 3, Loose, cash, „ Clover Seed, per bushel-- .. Timothy seed, per bushel . • ... Eggs- . - Flour, per barrel Hay Irides, per lb. Grubby Aides ptr 1013 11p -i Fallen Bides, per 101.3 lbs...., . Sheep skins. Salt (retail) per .)i.rr.:1 Salt (wholesale)per bai rel.- Potatoes, per bushel.. ...... Oatmeal )j)'brl . "Wool, per 1b. . . ..... Tallow, per lb Dressed Iro!.,:e, per lis) Beef, in quarters, per IfV) 'CiaN14-.4 Fall Wheat, per 13usbel........ SPringWh.es.t, per bushel Oats, per bushel. 13arloy, per bushel Peas, per bushel Clover Seed, per bushet Timothy Seed, per pushel... Butter Pork Potatoes . g:/ga etete per ton.