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The Huron Expositor, 1878-05-10, Page 44 • THE HURON EXPOSITOR. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Summer Goods—Duncan dc Duncan. Men's and Boys' Hats—Waddell & Co. Court of Revision—Wm. McConnell. Commercial Livery—W. -McNaughton. Straw Hats -se -Mrs. 3. 11. D. Pearen. TeachersExaminations—P. Adamson. Farm for Sale--Williain Bell. Cashmeres and Parasols—R. Jamieson. Property for Sale—John Leslie. Reapers and Moweri---0. C. Willson. Farm for Sale—Charles Lawrie, epourt of Revision—Jolm O'Sullivan. .1M111111111111•1,111m inton xpeoitior„ SEAFORTH, MAY 10 1878. • An Interesting Report. The Emigration Cotramittee which have been sitting during the session have completed their labors and pre- sented their report to Parliament. This report contains a vast amount of useful and interesting information on emi- gratipre and other matters. From it we learn that although the immigra- tion from Great Britain to the contin- ent of America \yeti; very considerably less in 1877 than in the preceeding year, the emigration to 'Canada was greater, • while that to the United States and. the Australian celonies had materially de- creased. The number of immigrants • who have actually settled in Canada during the past year is planed at 27,082. The report says: The amount of money and value of effeets ascertained. to have been broughtlinto the Dominion by immigrants thirin,g the last' year was $632,269, and the unaseertained value of effects and money. brought Would probably swell these figates to about a million dollars. This amount, however would represent but, a very small pro.: portion of the value to the Dominion of the immigrant settlers during the year. It is the immigrant himself who is the chief value. The actual money arLa value of effect e brought into the conntty by immigrants was about nine fold greater last year than the whole of the ordinary expenditure a the Dominion Government for the service- of immj- grabton; and this cmite apart from the infi•nitely' greater -value Of the immi- grants thernselVes. As regards the Giese of immigrants induced to come by the Government agents, these were entirely confined to 'female domestic servants and agrieult twists, viz, tenant farmers with small means and agricultural labourers. E•mployment was found for at' all the agdoultural - laborers who came —irt fact the demand was not in all cases fully satisfied—and there have been no reports of persons • of this class in the country parts being out of employment during the winter. No in- ducements were held out to persons of the mechanic class to .cirrie to Canted a in view of the industrial depression whieh hes prevailed. The expenditure for iromigra,tion in 1877 show e a very marked reduction as compered with the previous year. The eross total expendi-: ture, as shown by the Department charged with immigration, was, during that year, 8183,672, against 8284,065 for the previous year. But even this amount should be further reduced by refunds paid by the provinces, partly on accoemt of advances /Lied° 'for trans- port and pertly on. account of the ex- • penses of the London. office, to the amount of 842,285, and still further by loans- to Idelanders, to be repaid, to the . amount of 830,717, making the net or- dinary expenditure for the year 8110;670, this being the smallest expenditure for itarnigration since 1871. - The Committee are of the opinion that the immigratiOn eStabliShmelltS- hseve been reduced to as narrow limits as possible, if establishments are at all to be maintained. The number of travelling or lecturing agents in the United. Kingdom has been, reduced to four, as against the number of thirty_ five employed for longer or shorter periods in 1873. The number of sta- tionary agents in the United Kingdom is six, viz., at London, Liverpool, Glas- gow, Belfast, Dublin, aed Limerick ; and on the - Continent three viz., at Hamburg, Paris, and in, Switzerland. The Department of Inmaigration and Agriculture have, during -the 3 --car, pale lisheil several pamphlets and ether valuable documents containing reliable information to inteuding settlers tegard.- ing the great resources of Manitoba and the Northwest, and its adaptability for successful settlemeute these respectiVe documents have been distributed gra- tuitously throughout the older Pro- vinces, aud also in Europe, with bone- ,- ficial results. The immigration into • the Province of Manitoba during the year 1877 was about 7,000, which is very considerable in view of the limited pop- tuatiou of that Province and the yet im- perfectly developed means of access. It appears, however, from the most recent • evideace that has been taken before the Committee, that the immigrationto that Province has commenced spring en a much more extended scale 'viz., at the rate of about 200 a day whieli would make the immigration. one month nearly equal to the whole o that of last year. A very large proport tion of these immigrants have moved from the oh[ Provinces of the Domiltion, There are also considerable numbers from the United Stat -es. And the, it may be almost called, unrivalled rich - ness of the soil of that Province, and its sPecial adaptation to the growth of wheat Cf the 'nest valuable quality, have begun to attract attention in Europe. On the subject of the adaptability of the Province of British Columbia, for colonization, the Committee examined Mr. Henry J. Cambie, District En- gineer, in charge -of Surveys for the Canadian l'aeific Railway, from. whom they obtained. much valuable informa- tion, which went to show that there are large tracts of. land in the Province which, at coraparatively moderate ex- pense, can be made . available. ' This is a fact of pertic,ular importance, in view of the very great res-ources of , that Pro- vince mineral .wealth, in fish, and in forests. The evidence of Mr. Peter O'Leary, who visited that Province as an observer in the interests of the emigrant classes in Great Britain., is in. the "same sense as thkt of Mr. Cambie. The Committee find. from the fact already established, that even with th present inferior facilities, wheat can b brought from Winnipeg and placed in connection with the Grand Trunk sys tem at Sarnia for about 30 cents a bushel, and this fact, cou.plecl with the du large average proetio•n per acre on the prairies of the Northwest, 'will pro- bably in the almost immediate future severely test the wheat growing- capa- bilities of competition of Ontario or the -other older Provinces of the Dominion. Lavieer of this fact, the Committee deemed it advisable to examine wit- nesses on the subject of the meat and cattle trade which is now springing up between Canada and the United King- dom, and which, it may be /Imre inci- dentally remarked, was- in the first pla.ce advocated and set on foot by one of the Canadian immigration -Agents. It appears from the evidence of Mr. Thbmas Crarap, a Director of the Do- minion Line of steamships, that the vessels 6f this line_are epecially fitted up for the carriage of live stock, to the exclusion of other freight, from Canada. This line carried last. 3 -ear 3,000 oxen, 8,273 sheep, and. 1,233 sevine, together ll with 213 horses. The* exports of all these animals are rapidly incteasing,' and. the steamers are; engaged to their full ca.pecity for some months in ad- vance. Other lines, particularly the Allan, the Beaver, a,ncl the Temperley, have carried considerable numbers of these animals. The total nmiaber of cattle carried in 1877 was 7,412, and of sheep 11,826, against about ono -third of these numbers the preVious year. The extent of this trade for many years to come will probably be only limited by the capability of Canada, to' supply fri it. It was und that the trade in fresh meats between Canada and Englaud had. not, thus far, proven so satisfac- tory, but it is hoped that existing ob- stacles ina,y speedily be overcome, and this trade also will, a,ssume muclegreet- er proportions than• at present. The Committee made eX.haustive en- quiries as to the feasibility of cultivating' the sugar beet, aucl its manufacture into sugar. From information- gained they are strongly of the opinion that the soil and climate of Canada aro well adapted - to the mccessful growth ef the sugar beet, and stroegly recommend to far- mers the advisability of giving their at- tention to experiments which will &in- firm their conjectures. • Prof. Hind:furnished to the Commit- tee very elaborate evidence on the feasi- bility :of the navigation of Hudson's Straits :and Hudson's Bay, from the mouth of the Nelson River to Liverpool as a means of outlet for the future trade of a largo portion of the Northwest Ter- ritory. Port Nelson is less distant from Liverpool by about one hendred miles than Nor York; and when there, on. the Westward trip*, the traveller is more than half way across the coutluent. The stetements made by Prof. Hind in his expositions are certainly full of in- terest; and furnish reasons why more particular thformation on some points iu doubt should be obtained. Whatever the imthecliate interests may' be attach- ing to the proposed navigation of Hud- son's Itey,it appears certain that as pop- ulation pushes itself ieto the territories noithwest of 'Manitoba, if an outlet at the point of Port Nelson was at all feas- ible, :it will surely be developed and fnado available. It is for the :Govern- inent to consider what steps may be -deemed advisable hi obtain further in- fmanation on this subject.• , In concluding the excellent /port the Committee strongly approve of Mt. Hugh Sutherland's scheme of utilizing the portions of the Pacific Railway be- ing eenstructed aud about to he finished, by means of tramways around the pola taps- between Port Savanna and Kettle Fall:S.:the tramways being. worke4 ity light care on a narrow guage drawn by horses, and towed on barges along the water stretches without.breaking bulke- transhipmeot to be made at Kettle Palls to 'steamer plying between that point and Rat Portage, whence the railway would take it directly to Win- nipeg. Mr. Sutherland states that 50 tons per day of freight could be carried by this mode mere rapidly than by the present routes through United States territory, with much less vexation. .as regards bonding arrangements, at prices which cau compete with the present rates,;,nd wi gards #nraigr . tampering wi place in thei .dan territory. that the req during the pr 'exceeding 816 that the pr necessary to, onization ef t Rainy River Dawson rout which is of gr Province of facilities for cheaper rate t siderations of ments in qiies interest and v way shall hay tway between perior. There in view Of the itoba an1 th now filling would afford preclude of grt necessary sup 'inees of the prove to be of h perfect immunity as re- nts from the systematic h them that now take passage through Ameri- Mr. Sutherland. states ired work can be done sent season ata cost not ,000, and he is of opinion osed improvements are nd would lead to the col - e cultivable lands along ncl other portions of the , and., moreover, a point, at importance,finadsh the anitoba, with - increased obtaining lumber at a an at present. For con - this nature -the improve -- ion will have permanent hie after the Pacific Rail - been constructed all the anitoba and Lake Su- s a further consideration, apidity with -which Man - adjoining territory are p—the proposed. route nether outlet for their • and of ingress for tWr lies from the older Prov- • °minion, which would -eat value to both. _ ating position the Dominion Perlis- ment would occupy to-dayliad Sit jolni and his 'followers been allowed. te have their way,and had their resolution. of cen- sure upon the conduct of the Lieuten- ant Governor of Quebec been carried.. We would have had the speptaele of the Dominion Parlianaent, a disinterested body, censnring him, while the people directly interested nphold and approve of his course. _The.sood sense of the Ministerial leader and his followers has -saved us from so humiliating a position. Doings in Parliament. . The Domini n Parliament is at the time of writin in the throes of disso- lution, and it i • probable that ere this reac-hes many f our readers the fifth session of the i hird Parliament of Can- ada will be a ong the things of the past. It has ben an unusually tedious and tiresome ession, and the discus- sions haie fre1 uently been of a most rancorous chit aeter. Notwithstanding vast deal of useful leg - n got through with, and ay•that the session has ctive of good to the -this, however, islation has be none can truly not beeu. prod country. Durind the P st week the House hills. ,been engaged ainlyiia passing items of supply, and in finally adopting ptibliO- measures whec had been working along during the Bess on. • The various corn- - mittees have ompleted their labors, and their reports have . • been submitted to Parliament. The principal In asure dealt With this week wa •-the Permissive Tem- perance Act, •which . wasfilially adopted. withou any material amend- ment, and now only awaits the Royal assent to beoonlie law. The Indepen- ant Bill has also been y Of its best and most were abandoned when it was brought 1efore the Committee of the Whole. 1\frl. Blake's bill providing for 'the prevention of sectional disturb- ances in Montre 1 has been passed. It gives the local aatherities Power to ar- rest and search ersaus suspedted of un- ,• lawfully carrying fire arms. and con- tains other provt.sions which if rigidly enforced shotild. Ilieve a saleitory effect -upon the, rowcItt element in Montreal, late to have gamecl ion of • that city. The meddlesome conduct emending the Bill leasing of the Pena - very fittingly rebtiked • on Monday'. Mr. Mac- , keuzie moved a lesolution setting fOrth a number of r aeons why the House should not agree jwith the amendment 'mission of the contract he Upper Chamber. t vigorous discussion otion was carried on 2. The Senate have r. 11.1acken zin's re so - ct of the Commons, Threfuse to abide by popular body, and as Ow a dead lock. It. is . clence of Partial passed, but ma useful provision. which seems of • complete posses cantankerous an of the Senate i providing for th bins, Briorch Wa. by the Commons requiring the sub for the lease to After a.. sh.ort bt _ Mr. Mackenzie's a vote of 92 to since considered lution. and the r but a majority st the decision of th a result there is stated, and we tr ist the statement may - prove true, that r ther thee allow the interests cf Manitoba to suffer by let- ing the bill fall ment will, regal the Senate, proce rely upon the goo representatives i sustaining their litough, the Govern- ess of the action of A CONVENTION of Reformers was .held at Dengannon, on Tuesday last, for the purpose of selecting, a candidate to present West Huron in the Local Legis- lature. The meeting *as largely at- • tended. The re -nomination of Mr. A. M. Ross,. the present representative, was unanimously made. We need say but little in Mr. Ross' lehalf at the present time. Every ratepayer in the, riding is frilly aware of his fitnese for - the position, as Proven by the ability and usefulness he has already displayed. • Considering the respective merits Of the two candidates, Mr. A. M. Ross and, Mr. Patrick Kelly, we have no hesita- tion in saying that if West Huron does not return Mr. Ross by a majority of at least five hundred, it should be disfran- chised: - Time is so news of importance from the, seat Of war in the East. Latest de4eatches stronglyinclicate satisfactory peace negotiations. Political Notes. The sensational reports from Buf- falo and New York of an intended Fe- nian raid on Canada are not regarded. with any degree of credit in Ottawa. • —Ex-Goverpor Morris has, it is Said, decided to runt_for the Common in Marquette, Manitoba,. Itya,n will not give way and the result -between them is doubtful. —The result of . the Local eleotions in. Quebec is said to- 'have had a most depressing and discouraging effect upon the Opposition members at Ottawa, and some now freely admit thatthe Conservative party is destined to remain five years longer in Opposi- tion. —Mr, Mackenzie's Pacific Railway speech, delivered in the Hpuse on Sat- urday, -was by all means tthe clearest exposition of that great enterprise ever given in Parliament. The speech was rather a lengthy one for him, being up- wards of two hours' duration. - • —The Senators have been having an easy time of it lately. When the House of Commons has been naeeting. at.. two o'clock in the afternoon and sitting- un- til all hours of the morning, the- Sena- tors have boon meeting at three and adjourning most religiously at six. What a farce it is for these meddlesome oldpensioners to be thus living at the expense of the people. e -The supplementary estimates which were submitted to Parliament a few days ago amount in all to 8848,290.03. Of. this $300,000 is for Public Works, and 8100,866.65 for Militia. 4 further sum of 850,000 is asked for the Paris Exposition. A vote of 857,000, to cover the expenses of the 'Halifax Commis- sion, is asked for, and also $12,000 for servicee rendered by Sir A. T. Galt. —Some curious documents have be -en laid before the Govetnriaent, which places beyond doubt the fact -that cet- tein leading engineers on the Canada Pacific Railway, and employees of the Public Works_ Department at Ottawa, have persistently acted in political op- position to the Government, and have kept the Opposition leadersprivately posted on Government secrets. The Government -should, in justice to them- selves, ahunt every one of these spies. —Au Ottawa correspoadent of the New Hamburg Independent, a journal thoroughly independent in politics, says: "The 'wonder is that Govern- ments are half as good as they are. As for that of Mr. Mackenzie's1 bad as it is represented to be, it is not one tenth as - wicked: as it might have been 'and. then :be able to quote precedents for Ailhat it did. When the day comes to Write the the history of Mr. Mackenzie's aclmitl- istratian,itmay be mentioned, the pages which will tell the tale will not be as black as those doing the same duty by the preeeding Governments." - --There is a good deal of. talk about a'sking Sir A. T. Galt to stand. for one of the Toronto constituencies, but it is not suppbsed it will amount' to anything, Whichever party should brifig hilt' out it would prove very .. doubtfa; tactics,_ for there can be no doubt a Toronto con- • stituency would resent the indignity of ha-vingan outsider thrnst Upon them, e'en a man of Sir A. T. Galt's elevat- ed standing. It w'oula be found. the masses prefer their own mediocrities to clever men from other ccmstituencies. Toronto is willing to send. to outlying counties any number of representatives d the lease; and. • 1 sense of the peciple's the 'next Parliament ction. • The House of Conniapits has ehea.dy decided by a very large majority th t the Senate has no rightto interfere, s the constitution and popular usage giv s to the. Government, with the .consei t of Parliament, the power to. grant ontracts without any reference to the enetee Tit this way, the -little' game o the Senate, to spite And embarrase he, Governinent, an at- the same ti e injure Blanitoba will prove ineff ctual. Saturd.a Mr..itleckenzie axle his pronn'sed ex plauations respec ing the •Pacilic Rail way, its progress, and the plans of the Government rega ding theduture prose- cution of the sch me. • A. summary ef his -remarks will be forma. elsewhere The discussion the policy of the.Gov ernment in this matter was Of th. tarticet charect r. In fact since the result of the Local elections in Quebec b came known the but will ob•et t • je o 1 change in the constitution of a body, which, independent alike of Crown and people, has asserted its determination to thwart the will of the people as rein resented in the House of Commons. —Dr. Tupper's health is causing his friends much anxiety. He has been absent from his Parliamentary duties several times this Session on account of illness. For several days last week he was confined to bed, but is again able to attend to business although he is far from stroiag'and look's miserable. It is feared that he has injured his consti- • tution by over-exertion during the cam- paign of last summer and the protract- ed sittings of this session. The man who adopts politics as a profession re- quires an iron constitution as well as a thick cuticle. —It is remarkable fact that although the Department of Agriculture madeea strong effort to secure the names of persons out of employment in Ottawa, with a view to assisting them, only 37 individuals in all applied. It may be quite true that there are many men out of enaployment in Ottawa, but it is -equally apparent that most of the agi- tation that has taken place is merely the result of the inspiration of political Aticksters. The principal in the recent Ottawa agitation is one Bullman, a, re- cent importation_ from England, who last session left the work in which :he was engaged in order to join the work- 1 ingmen's demonstration. For this ac- tion he was very properly dismissed, and. probably the best punishment that could tie given him would be to put him to work. " JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE, MOTHER." "Quebec is about to pass judgment "on the men at Ottawa." — Toronto Mail. AFTER THE' FIGHT. 0 The election was not fought out on "those issues whic't divide parties in "Dominion politics."—Toronto Mail. News of the Week., • Evecerroetere-63,000 children attend school in the city of Chicago, and 53, s°a°nE°d_xdlip°IeliBr°IsT6oinOsN visited the Exhibition at VISITORS.—Eighty thou Paris on Sunday Wt. FA3IINE IN CHINA.—It is thought that the famine in thine will continue for six months longer. - • THE FAMINE INCREASING.—A Vienna correspondent says the famine in the north-east of Russia is increasing. • Deere—Sir. Wm. Mitchell, inventor of the international code of signals, and proprietor of the Shipping and Mercan- tile Gazette, is dead. AN M. P. TCTLLED.—Sir • Francis Henry Goldsrnid, member of the House of Commons for Reading, was killed a few days ant) by a railway accident. A NEW bB oon.—Miss Andrews •has written a work entitled "The Thoughts of Animals put into words," which will shortly be p-ablished by a, London pub- lisher. , PROTECTING BRITTsH RESIDENTS.— Owing to the recent disturbances in Nicaragua, England. has sent a man. --of- • war thither to protect the interests of British residents. MILL EXPLOSION.—A terrific explosion occurred in a flouring mill at Minne- apolis, Minnesota, resulting . in seven- teen.persons being 'killed, and the de- struction by the fire which followed of milling property valued. at a, million and a half of dollars. SUIT AGAINST THE GRAND TRUNK.— In the case of Oliver Cummings against the Grand Trunk Railway in the United States Court, at Portland, the jury gave a verdict for 815,700. Cunamings was an engineer, and was injured by a col- lision with a -wild engine. A DIAMOND wITII HISTORY.—The centre stone of the Countess of Derby's tiara is worth 8150,000: It was found in South Africa over ten years ago by a blaelt_shepherd, who received $1,200 for it, and. who thereupon drank Ininself to death. His mister sold it for 860 - 000. • A BRITISH AGENT KILLED.—Mr. Cooper, * British political agent at Bhaanao, in the Kingdom of Burmah, and two Sepoysi have been murdered. by .a Sepoy guard. The assassins have been. arrested.. There is no reason to Suppose that, the assassination was the result of *a native political plot. CENTURY PLANT.—A. contract has been made with Mrs. Emily Chase, of Kenosha, Wis., for the exhibition -of a century plant, at the fall exposition to be ,held at Chicago, which is about 30 years old, 12 feet high, and over 20 feet from tip.to tip of its branches. While in bloom, it grows two feet in a single day. IMPORTATION OF CATTLE.—The Consul at Bristol reports' an order issued by the Privy Council of Great Britain declaring Bristol a port of landing for live stock from the United • States and Canada, .1.01.d destined for the interior of Eng- land. Shippers. could heretofore land only dead meatteaod were consequently forced to slaughter cattle before land- ing. In the . English markets fresh slaughtered beef is greatly preferred to that killed in America,. Aerprriors. WALRER S.—At • Paterson, N. j., recently, Miss Von Sa-ulsburg and - Captain .3. H. Milligan undertook to rivalk race on time. . Both. were to man not tp the walk 3�hours, and if neither was theu. manor boru. being introduced. into their hors de combat the match was to con -- midst. • ti ue until • the other p. one m e other succumbed. • aliss Saulsburg w.alkecl 37h. Sin. 50 seC., and. then gave out. Capt. " Milligan ' walked. five minutes More a.nd. yielded. —Now that all the retux. ns have been received. from the outlying constifti= encies in Quebec, it is definitely ascer- tained that Mr. Joly 'ill have a, clear majority of four, with • an equal number of Independents. The Mail still refuses to acknowledge a defeat n endeavors to delude its readers by claiming 'as Oppositionists, members whom, before the election, it opposed as supporters of the new Government. The Leader and the Montreal Gazette • are more honest. They candidly ad- - knowled-ge a defeat,- and give the new O Government a majority of two. Every member of the new Government has been elected, while three members of • • the old Government have been rejected. -eA contemporary very truthfully, re- . marks : "There is a constitutional ques- tion. int-olved thosee Senate amend- ments of the most serious nature, and , no House of Commonscan allow the usurpation- of the popular branch by a faction in the Upper Chamber. If the t principle -were admitted, there would be ,Opposition do. t ot seem to have the heart to do anyt1 'ng. They seem ut- terly sick of polit es and el-ere:thing:pet- taining to public matters, andare now hurrying buSinee forward bee, refraining from discussiOns as much Tie possible with a VieW to en the session that they may get home.Wh-le we sympathfze with them in their afil ction, we cannot say we wish it were otherwise. _ There is one circumstanc we- may here m n- tion,in. conclusion; That is the hum rumors. Several l applications for com- man.ds have:been' made by " veteran " officers. It is understood that several stands of muskets will be shipped from New York to, Buffalo - in a few days. The Washington Government have re- ceived no information coneerning the prospective Fenian inyasion of Canada. MISSIONARIES ATTACKED BY SAVAGES. —A Port Monsby-letter, of January 24th, relates an attack by New. Guinea Sava- ges qn a mission lugger Magri. The captain and one native seaman on board repulsed. the assailants, 'one of whom, was killed. The -captain was seriously wounded. The rest of the crew were on shore -with Mr. Chalmers, the missionary's wife and four teachers and their wives, surrounded by natives. Chalmers. displayed great courage, go- ing among the natives unarmed. The lugger, when the,fight was over, sailed, leaving the missionaries. CARDINAL MANNING.—Card'ital -Man- ning seceded from the Protestant faith soon after the death of his wife, who was a Miss Wilberforce. Had he re- mained. where he was, he would now, doubtless, have been Archbishop of Canterbury, for his promotions as a loping strides. Tie Cardinal is all Church of EngIandarson were gal - skin and. grief. His strongest potations are tea and weak claret and water; he now and again indulges in dry toast. He is an eloquent speaker, a strict temperance advocate, and a fascinating talker. His nose is as thin as a paper knife. DEATH or Mn. George ,Grant, the founder qf the Victoria Col- lony in Ellis county, !Kansas, died at•his residence on Victoria River on the 26th of April. . A few years ago Mr. Grant, who was born in Scotland in 1817, and. had amassed great wealth as a London silk merchant, purchased all 'the rail- road land in Ellis county, which would be hall of the county in alternate sec- tion. He proceeded to form there an. English Colony, to ' be drawn mainly from the "comfortable- classes." He iitrninpdosrtaendatihnovreosutgehdbries:Irgilive stock of all e sums in de- veloping his properte . Many young Englishmen came out and settled with With him. Latterly there have been rumors that the colony was not meeting with success, and, that many of the members. had fallen away. It has suf- fered severely frem drouth and the at: tacks of gra,sshoPpers, and besides, the climate of Kansas is not one to which Englishinen conld be transplanted with- ont entailing the suffering of serious diseases. The Conflict Between the Sen- -ate and the Commons. • • The Ottawa; correspondent of the 'Montreal Witness siiys-: rtThe Pembina Branch Railway 'Bill -as it passed the ' House gave the Geverinnent power to arrange:a lease to be only ratified. by the Commons. The Senate assented to the bill, but made the lease subject to the consent of the Senate as well. The Government took a firm and. deter- mined stand on this pOint and. refused to assent' to the amendment because it was contrary to the uniform practice of Parliament in both Baitain and Canada, and because of a special! measure, such • as the Pacific Railway Act, by which contracts were Subject to the approval of the Coinmons only. In the Geor- gian Bay Btanch Act, the power to lease with the sanction•of the Commons only was given, no one suggesting then that the - Senate should have any a thority. Dr. Tupper's opposition the 'rejectioneof the amendments ca hardly be considered surPrising. Th Senate is Conservative, and it becom the Opposition in the Commons to bac them up. At the same tinae, the cours of the Senate was so unprecedented th it is net probable that Sir. John Ma 11 es nt 0-- donald -would have taken the same pot th sition as his co-lea,der. •He was not go 'his place, however, being away with a h number of other Conservative members th - egpole -raising at Mr. Alonzo Wright'd, Mr. Blake went into the discussion for the rights and privileges of the Commons with hie 'whole soul. His speech was the warmest and most interesting (if this session. In 1874 -when fresh from the ,people, the Com- mons had affirmed the policy of th measure now going to the people—the would not recede from it. He got in find touch at Dr. Tupper's expense about the stickler for the rights of bot Chambers now, having then, passed bill which left the matter entirely i the hands of the Government, withou any reference to either chamber. Dr Tupper in reply prudently said. h would not deal with that point. Th Pacific Railway, it was pointed out was vastly more important than thi • one, as they settle the route of tha MAY 1_0, 178, steps. - She rolled down about half wee and then stopped on a landing. itetile, feared. she was fatally injured,biat when picked up it was found she was store frightened than hurt. Her escape beta 'death was miraculous. • Perth Items. Mr. John Whyte, pork packer Mitchell, received an order from in Winnipeg for DO tons of bacon. —Mr. j. H. Donaldson, -teacher ie school section No. 4, Blanshard, hi • receipt of the highest salary in the Sees Riding, viz., $600 per annum. . • _Mr. George Towner, of Listowel, erecting a gas house in the rear of bit residence, intending to manufactare gas for his own nse from crude petra leum. • —The Milverton school takes thefore- most renk in North Perth. At the re- cent competitive examinatietis 41 pu,. pils passed with honors, out of 67 pre- •sented. —The Perth Rifle Association have challenged the St. Ma-evs No. 3 lest company for a match. The seven Crack . marksmen -in each company competefor the honors. -jr. W. liaddow, of the township of Elma, ie:the possessor of an interest- ing relic, in the, form of •a sword which Was used at the famous battle of well Bridge. e -•One day recently, as Mr. Neal B,r. gess, o it beca throug fractur Downie, was grooming a her*, e frightened, and crnshedhin the partition into another stall —Several sheep and lambs have been a his collar bone. Iarton lately, Mr. James Anderson, of Hillside Farm, and Mr. T. Anson, of worried. by dogs in the township of Ful- nsitmlex' abLinngatthioeulo_osfers. at Paris, Ont. R,ev. W. H. Game, of- the-1A2tththceonrceoe: pro- bationers and candidates for the minis- try of the Methodist church of Canada, iCirkton„ passed' very successfully, stand- ing first in the class of third year men in the London confereme._ —A -young man, son of Mr. Hill, Mit- Olen, aged. about 21 years, who has been living in Toronto, came home a short time ago to recruit his health, which had. been failing. He had. been at home but a few days when- lee died quite suddenly. —Mr. T. Ballantyne, M. P. P.;,tittr turned_ from England, on Tuesday, 30th April, having made the round trip in four weeks, and renaained in London for several days, long enough to transact his business. So speedy a trip is worthy of notice, showing the possibilities of modern travel. —A new enemy to fruit trees has ap- peared in Mornington, it being a small • insect of a greenish •color, resembling what is known as the " ant cow." It feeds on the buds and leaves •of the trees. It is probably the same as that swarnaing on the trees in Seaforth and of last week, 'Theodo're Sugner, a lad Tuekersmith. —In Milverton, on Monday evening . aged 12, years, was riding a spirited young horse of his father's, when the animal shied. suddenly and precipitated the young rider over his head, trampled on his leg, and broke the femur bone above the knee. The knee was set, and • the break is slowly mending. —Mr. Robert Harstone, of St. Marys died very suddenly in St: Marys, on Monday evening -of last week. He had been in poor health for some thio, but no seriou-s consequences were appre- herded_ until the moment of his death. Mr. Harstone had been a resident of St. Marys for the past 1$ years, and Was highly respected. For some time he had been Treasurer of South Perth Ag- ricultural Society; he -was also Treas- urer for the town. —John B. Jackson, engineer, at Trowbridge, has invented' a wind mill at bids fair to eclipse everything ever t •ap in that line, the wheel turns orizontally upon one 'upright shaft, e fans are made to revolve so as to urn edge to the wind; in coining back they turn facing the wind, in this way they loose no power. The thing, • though very simple in construction, is a very ingenious piece of work, and, no doubt, if Mr. Jackson bandies it proper- ly, there is a fortune in it. IIMENInammirimilMIIIIII.I11111111111111 Huron*Notes.: Mr. P. Kelly has deternaireed, to rebuild his saw mill in. Blyth, and has already advertised for tenders for its construction. —Mr. Win. Aldridge, of Brussels, while wall -papering, One daY last week, Id ll off a step ladder and broke his arm e -The Manchester cheese factory was s opened on Monday. The proprietor ex- t pods to manufacture the nailk of over 400 cows this season — The windows of Mr. Alex. Snaith's tailor sleep Gorrie were broken by some miscreant one night last week, after he had left the shop for his home. - Jas. Mills, hotel keeper, jaines- . great undertaking. The only authority that _could be (meted Wee a British one. wheu an admiralty contract was laid before both branches of Parliament, but in. that case the 'approval of neither branch was asked. The Pacific Rail way •Act provides that the contract shall be laid before both Homes of Par liament; but for ayproval by the Com mons only. Mr. Masson, Mr. Kirk patrick and others of the Opposition were very much amused at Mr. Blake's warmth when he began, but they soon got over that. Mr. Lengevin was so se- verely taxed for a precedent- that he brought up the hilt making 'provision for an Auditor -General. Mr, Ryan in tying to do seine electioneering for Iarquette by accusing the Governmen f wishing to throw out the bill, because hey would not agree to the Senate mendments, had to be called to order e or six times, and finally took his eat because he would not speak to the -uestion. The bill is pop -tiler in Maui obao and. his opppsition twit may give im some trouble .autongst his -constitu- nts. The bill will Ciertainly be lost for s own, as skipped," leaving several _ sorrowing friends to lament (in a finan- _ cial point- of view) his -Sudden departure. he two will next walk a match,- the victor to be ahead. a,t the end. of a cer- -tain tin - le. or A WEALTHY SPECULATOR. • S --aThe yiciSsitudes of fortune have sel- - (1 dom been, shown so forcibly as in the. t case of W. S. O'Brien, who died.in Cali- fornia a few days ago. His case was e one of pure luck, if there ever was one A. poor Irish lad, uned.tcated, with .no higher occupation. than that of •a bar- tender in San Francisco, he learned. a few secrets, made a few ventures in pur chasing mining stocks, and became one of the owners of the Die Bonanza mine. He died worth at least -520,- 000,000. THE FENIANS REVIVING " AGAIN.— Vague rumors are afloat of a raid on Canada by the Irish, in case of war be- tween Russia and England. It is stated hat three compa.nies of Irish patriots are . armed and e ui ed B ff • —Messrs. Thomas Cooper, William Tem and. Ralph Miller left Winghara, for Dacotah, on Tuesday of last week where they intend to engage in farming. —Arrengements have been made ler a foot race to take place on the Exeter ltriving Park betreeen .Ti- it. Bri /lit of that village and Mr. B. McLean of Lu- Wedes- clay hsatrs—ecbTtsclei,.ne, slitso,ainmer Quebec on townshiP, has sold his celebrated agri- . cargo of 24 horses, for Scotland. They cattle and five car -loads of personal T• M0eNsvsirissh. fHor. $licoltbeil, of the four lets if the building is .erected on the , Wingham, on Saturday last, with a which took first prize* at Brucelield, to i; corner of William and Wellington succest. proposed market building. Mr. Law • Carling has offered the town. a gift of e xeter Council are againiex- ercised over the selection of a site for a of/ last*r'week received 60 passengers at Goderich for Manitoba, 25 head of James Hatuiltore_ Whitchurch, left cultural stallion Young Lord. Halide," goods. Wm. Perdu.e, of Goderich sail from New York to Glasgow. It is to be hoped their venture may prove a —George, McKay,- of Winghame a,nd —.Maggie Houglhit„ha prostitute, who g v Dick Srigley, of • this year if the Seuate does not recede from its position. If it ' is lost, more may be heard of Mr..Mille and reforma- tion schemes- next session. The Gov- ernment majority Was •unexpectedly large. The vote was a catch one, tak- ing both parties by emptied,- a number o responsible Government, and. r any Vinistry that might hereafter come into power, whether with or without a t majority in the Senate could- manage things so as to shieldthemselves behind the irresponsibles of that House when- v ever it suited. them so to do. The ab- o ui-ty as sen for a radical c eady for service, and. 1,000 Western Irishmen have been. notified, so that hey can. be in Buffalo in twenty-four hours, while there are three thousand. more in their vicinity that will rendez- ous for a raid within three days atter piers are issued, but nothing authentic an be obtained to substantiate these solute necesei h a,ri • of members conaing into the House just after the question had lieen put: Three Conservatives had to be struck off for voting under these, circumstances, and the Government majority was;left at sixty, nearly double " the Opposition vote. The latter aid not want the vote record.ed, but the Ministerialists in- sisted, and they had to take it, un- palatable as it was. —Last week, in Hamilton, a little girl, who was out with her nurse at the top of the James street mountain, 13y some accident slipped and fell down the' Nt7ingliane, for some time past, was sen- tenced to two months in gaol at Goa- exich on Tuesday last, by B. Wilson and J. Dickson, J. P.'s, on a charge of vagrancy and ill -behaviour, preferred by Constable Birth. Wingham could very MAY well spare soasearYs unttialw: in7waheafe iikimstsltranr7 cmoseb o----tzmMtry:ssni: tj• 43:Vslythiluratallueaeuials'erPyr'e: ekl'eelfrIlagagil:e.totitofarsIttlieasx' "cEiaaseFteisrbSeorn1 • aold. tO a_A. ye liaVing ha sought t° life tobaisattla.takiel'V sase x.nuo:1 3ast--ot Gy i:seelaineellaiifieaceoblaergbnircoise'ra'eleheaesvitenrY°yIlkno:.ujeci'etkrfrxilj townsilitt, lii • 0bri • _One di _It ei living on with a sloowe)1, ad.nb: same. heavy vowstiGhofsearetnseehekayi gooyw;:::n. 24 inehes., t aitt ohne° v ja2t6crti neh which had fields. ship of Gri head eta. 'were near areoccasie • lath awtlfori Arit started. for Weduesdal • Moffathas and sisterA hoth • iimositteoaf stii time to Bridge, Lo safe and saeas pa: imd:: the railwa picion, anZ gbt raoauot eig ht, °twat!: —Mr. CI PUIUMel, stock of who have for the las • bhiemin:splevi1.1Ti Ritter.aisP°8e ( -Mrs. Arc met with eerious eta stairs, car • dentally acI- • ttom or hbeorsnufi of her hail aorri the dren escal • vf8tri acs s• TrPhtell:c1;ei 11; 1. 1t177 town, •as amounted •amounts personal p l7a0s g lesosnetl h ilICOMeS in. nunal,e nuin 1:1:4 •against. are fewer two- ar heforv M1 Mr. J. nthattet eedoa there JAY Revenue cutien, tt, the. court " with frit' ber of wi and. altho was3 iCii: dismiesce Solne t JadnirliengMe tAV11)1Na. et: I al ::i1;!. C Illakz a 4102 tiih7b1-18.gcakr,. the wate • over, and accident was was brought t It was a