The Huron Expositor, 1878-08-30, Page 44
THE HURON. EXPOSITOTI.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
September Goods -Duncan & Dundan.
Selling off -M. R. Counter.
Opening Of NeW Goods -Wm. Hill &Co.
Fall Goods -Hoffman Brothers..
Clothing-I-Wiiiliam Campbell.
Home Mede Flannels -Wm. Hill & Co.
Boots and Shoes- Thomas Coventry.
Fall Goofls-A. G. McDougall & Co.
Notice td, Contractors -F. Braun.
Executors' Notice-Saninel Broadfoot.
Drayage -L -Brownell &.
Estray Colt-Itirs. Geo. Erwin.
Estray Cow -James McBride.
To Contractors -James McEwing.
Farm for Sale -Ralph Thompson.
House and Lot for Sale -Jas. Atkinson.
Farm and Stock for Sale by Auction.
Tenders Wanted -F. Holmested.
Property for Sale -A. Armitage. •
Old Country Goods -R. Jamieson.
Imported Goods -Hickson & Bleasdell.
Reductien of prices -D. D. Rose.
Gt. j;'
u t on 6.4 o ole.
SEAFORTH, 15,-LIGUST 30, 878.
S oath Hrlron.
.)
Mr. . C. Cameron entered upon his
canvass in South Huron on 'Monday
last, and we are glad. to learn that he
'has met with unexpected success, hav-
ing received promises of hearty supiort
from quarters from which Ruppert was
not antieipated. The Reformers also
are thoreughly united and in earnest and
manifeat a.n enthusiesra which augurs
well for lsucoeSs. Notwithstanding the
late hou a whieh Mr. Cameron entered
the fie d, his friends have little
donht 43 his election. All that ts re-
quired tf seeure success is "a strong
pull, ani a pull altogether."
-Eco
oray in Public Expen-
diture. :
During the fifteen years that,,,., the Re -
of this country fought the
of their party in Opposition,
my in Public Expenditure" was -
one of t e principal planks in their plat-
form, ome of their loudest battle •cries.
The Reforin party Lave now occupied
power f r four years, and it behooveaus
to en'que e on this the eve of a general
election, in bow far they have acted. core
with their professions on this
rtant question. We are aware
y are mewed by their opponents
ing largely augmented the pub -
with having extravagantly in-
formers
battles.
" Ecou
in 1873-4, Sir John's last year, it was
$23,316,316; an increase in three years
4ef $7,693235, o an annual average in -
Crease of $2,5 ,411. Now let us look
at Mr. Mackenzie's last three years.
1
In 1873-4 the expenditure was $23,316,-
316 ; in 1876-7 it was $23,519,301, an
increase of $192,985, or an. annual aver -
$64,328; as against an
two millions and a hall
time. But on looking
the accounts, we find
st paid by Sir John dur-
sistenti
all imp
that th
with h
debt
eregoed -the public expenditure,and with
grossly .vielated this prominent
e in their political platform. But
el more inclined to take the pub -
ds, than the assertions of the
having
princip
as we f
lic reco
age increase
increase of ove
in Sir John's
more closely a
that the inter
ing his last year amounted to $5,724,-
436, while thee which Mr. Mackenzie
had. to pay am3unted to $1,072,7911more.
So that giving Mr. Mackenzie credit
for this over plus of interest, it will Le
ead of , having increased
enditure,. he has actually
$879,806, whereas Sir
me length of time, in -
found that ins
the public ex
decreased. it
John, in the s
creased it over $7,000,000. We have
thus in the total public expenditure a
Opposit'on, as our guide in this and
other similar matters, we shall now
prove from the public accounts theifal-
..
sity of those accusations. We shall
prove, first, that the public debt of the
Dominion . has not been increased by
the present Government; 2nd, that the
total public expenditure, has been de-
creased; 3rd, that the controlable ex-
poi:alai& has been largely decreased,
and foi&th. we shall glow how these de-
creases have been effected. -
First thenthe public debt since COD:
federat, on to the lst of July, 1877, the -
list da e of which there . is any official
record, increased as follows: -
Debt in 1867 , - - $75,728,541
1858. ...-........ .......... . . .. 75,757,135
" "1869 - - ...... .. . ; ... :., .. - .. 75,859,319
(g ci 1 0•• ' 78,209,742
1 . 77,706,517
72 82,187,072
73 99,848,462
74... .. ........... .1108,324.965
75......... ..... . .... ....... 116,008,378
124,551,514
77.. .... . .... ; .. ........... , 183,208,691
It wi I be seen from the above table
7 years, under Sir John's rale,
67 to 1874„,inclusite, and before
that i
from 1
the
ackenzie Government had,,,hor-
decrease of 5879,808 to the eredit of
Mackerizie. , against an i.nerease of $7,-
693,235 by Sir John for an equal period
of time by each. And yet there are
demagogues travelling through the
country tryin to deCeive the people by
telling them hat Mr. Maekenzie was
recklessly an4 corruptly extravagant.
e td what is called the
controllable expenditure.
wn a large portion Of the-
iture is fixed by statute,so
We now co
ordinary or
As is well kn
public expen
that no Government can increase or de-
crease it. The conte-ollable expenditure,
therefore, is tlhat part which is not regtt-
lated by sta.ttILte, and in, which the Gov-
ernment of the day can make increases
or decreases, as necessity requires or in-
clination dictates. It is, therefore, by
this branch of expenditure that the
economy of a Government can be more
correctly judged. The following figures
will show imet the present Government
have stood the test. For the sake
of comparison we w 11 again take the
aeh Government.
iture in 1870-1 was
last three years of:
The ordinary expen
54,610,401 ; in 1873-4, Sir Johns last'
year, it was 1)8,324,076, being an in-
crease in three years �f $3,713,675, pr
an annual increase of $1,237,891. Now
1
or Mr. Mackenzie's three years: The
expenditure was in 1873-4, 8,324076;5
in 1876-7 it was $6,835,078, showing a
decrease in three years of $1,488,998, as
against Sir John's increase of $3,713,676,
in three years, was $5,262, or an aver -
or an average annual decrease in favor
age per year of $1,754.
It will be seen from the above tables,
that in four items, viz.: Contingencies,
telegraphing, cab hire and tray,elling
expenses, the present Government sav-
ed the snug sum of $37,158. We might
go through the public accounts from
end to end, and we would find the same
result in nearly every department and
avenue of expenditurei
• We would ask our readers, both Re-
form and, Conservative, to carefully per-
use the above figures, as well as those
we give in another article, and decide
for themselves whether, in the face of
the facts they so plainly convey, it
would be judicious to turn from office
the Government of Mr. Mackenzie and
replace it by one with Sir John at itit"
head. Mr. Mackenzie has given» the
most unmistakable evidence that he
has practised. the most rigid econom:
His opponent has been proven guilty of
,the most corrupt prodigality. The for-
mer has ,everything to recommend hirn
to the people, the latter has nothing
save his tattered and fraudulent "
tional Policy."
ly provided for in the estimates, 'Stands
as follows:
1 1871-2. ,
1872-3
1873-4
1876-7
It will be seen. from the above that
the expenditure under this head. for
1876-7, Mackeezie's last year, was less
by $21,000 than that for 1873-4, the last
year for 'which Sir John Was responsi-
ble. We aball now contrast the expen-
diture in a few other departnaents, tak-
ing. as a comparison the year 1872-3,
the last full yedr of Sir John's Govern-
ment,. and 1876-7, the last full year of
Mackenzie's Government:
TELEGRAPHING.
Department.
-
rowed one cent; the debt had. increased .
$32,596,323. - But, lest seven years may
be considered too long a time for com-
parison, we will take the last three
years of Sirjohn's rule,and comp era them
with the last three years of theepresent
Gevernment. " In this time, as will be
seen, the debt increased 1)30,517,448, or
an annual average increase of $10,172,-
816. Dining - Mr, Mackenzie's thre&.
last years it increased $24,873,414, or
an ave etge animal increase of $8,291,7
138. 3ut, during the session of 1873,
there vere votes taken in Parliament
by Siri John's Government, for public
work S covering 4,361,921;$2so that
t#e _an rad increaee during Mr. Micken-
zie's +pa was only $511.,493 as against
sao a 448 in an equal period of Sir
John' reign. It will be seen from this
very e sily which party it is that is
respo aible for the increase of public debt.
We do not complaiu of this increasens we
,$153,238
176,611
222,815
• 158,365
riTy Council
ecretary of State.. -
epartment of justice
inance
aland Ileven.ue
griculture.
Dtik
Espen're by
Sir John.
$ 367
2,255
4,371
1,038
2,655
1,192
1,196
A
To'l Exp're by Sir John $13,074
44 41 MatkenZie $ 4,661
Saved by Mackenzie
in one year 8 8,423
CAB HIRE.
Spent by
Sir John.
$ 107
stiee 1,035'
187
Department.
Privy Council
Department of Ju
Militia.
Finance
Inland Revenue..
Customs
335
.. 113
4 472
Expenlre by
Mackenzie.
$ 200
457
330
416
1,927
708
613
$4,651.
Spent by
Mackenzie.
$50
14
0
0
4'7
0
To'l Expire by Sir John $2,249
" " Mackenzie 111
• -t---
Saved by Mackenzie
in one year. - $2,188
TRAVELLING EXPENSES.
Sir John .11,216 ,
Mr. Blake 51
Saving .....
Dr. Tupper $1,585
Mr. Thuile°. ...... 2 • '730
Saving.
Mr. Morris $1,145
M. Laurier 250
Saving
Mr. Pope $2,268
Mr. 'Pelletier. 6
• Saving.
$111,
$1,166
8g5.
-
to 1,000 cases daily, using Chinese la- self shiver if , he heard it when, he was
bor. Some -firms are packing them in sober. We are very sOrry indeed to be
barrels and. salting them, in addition to chronicle such an item
canning. '„e
LA.WVSSNESS.-:The inhabitants of
Cooper;own, N. Y,`, have been driven,
by the umber of highway robberies, to
the neeessity of appointing a Vigilance
Commt"
REF
worker
inm1fl
tembe at reduced rates.
896,
$2,2620
$5,597
Making, a total saving of $5,597 in
six of the departments in one yeate
in -
the item of travelling expenses. Each
pitir as given above occupied the same
departments in their respective Govern-
ments.
called upon t
as this agai
Moran, as for
has f,3o wells
respectability
been a pun
Methodist eh
sodiety.
Inde
The Montr
of evhich Sir
st our old friend Daniel
the past few months he
Cceeded in keeping up his
in this Village, he havin
tual attendant at th
-ch and the ternperanc
•EXPENSES TO ENGLAND.
We have not space to go into minute
details on the item of expenditure un.'
der this head, suffice it to say that the
amount paid in six years by Sir John's
Government was $22,774, or an average
of $3,764 ,per year, whereas the amount
paid. by Mr. Mackenzie's Government,
of Mr. Mack
annual incre
891. These
Taken from
their own
sively, how
charges of
have -been 1
enzie of $496,332 against an
ase by Sir John of $1,237, -
figures which •have been
the public accounts, tell
le, and khow very conclu-
else, and how baseless the
extravagance are, which
yelled against the present.
Governmen . They show that instead,
of being exfra.vagant the Government
have carefullly husbanded the resources
of the country and have entirely ful-
rofessions of economy they
in Opposition.
•
can 11 t carry out our new enterprises,
and thereby enhance our material
-wealt -without increasing our debt.
• We o ly -wish to place the blame, or
credit whioliever it may be, on the
• ro e . eheUlders.
P P .
Second., the increase in the total ex-
penditure of the country : In the first
year of Coefederation, 1867-8, the total
„ ' expenditure was S13,486,092; in the
last year for which Sir John was re-
sponsible, viz: 1873-4, the total expen-
diture was $23,316,316, showing an in-
crease of 0,830,224, or an average an-
nual incres.so of $1,638,370. But, to
• Make the comparison still mere com-
plete, and to show how rapidly the ex-
.
penal ure increased towards the last of
Sir Jdhifs reign,. we shall take his three
last jeers and compare them. with Mr.
Mackenaie's three last years. The ex-
penditure in. 1870-1 was 15-623,o81;$
' 1
filled the
made while
'We shall
wherein M
have effect
we have sh
ernment
last year .w
ziels last year it was p812,193, showing
: '71,4O2 in one year. For
Olin's expenditure was
„
st $11,355, showing a saving
In Legislation the expend -
now give a few. of the items
. Mackenzie's Government
d those great savings which
wn above. In Civil Gov,
expenditure in Sir John's
s 1)883,685 ; in Mr. Macken -
a decrease
Pollee Sir,
387 as agaii
of $45,032.
iture of Sir John was $784,048;.that
of Mr. Mackenzie $593,006, showing a
decrease in one year of $191,042. These
are simply a specimen of the items on
which savings have been effected, and
it will be seen that they axe Of such a
nature that savings can be effected one
them without in htny way injuring -the
public servide. They 'can also be in -
Greased very largely by using them as a
ex extravagant and corrupt
oloak to co
outlays.
Salari s and Contingencies.
ee.
SE TO WOBR.-A number of iron
in the rolling mill of theThila-
Iron and. Steel Company, 1,500
ber, refuse to work after Sep -
KpARNEY, THE COMMUNIST. -Kearney,
the great Commttnist, was coolly re-
ceived. at St. Louis, a few days ago,
every Socialist leader and organization
completely ignoring him.
AN tE‘FECTIVE TRAMP LAW. -A de-
spatch from Euie, Pa., says the new
-tramp law, under which tramps are
sentencecl te thirty days' imprisonment
with hard labor, works admirably.
DISHONEST OFFICIALSip-Six clerks in
a Philadelphia -water d.epartment are
nude)z arrest, charged -with embezzle-
ment, aggregating the sum, of $30.000.
The ehaages are made by the engineer.
No FEVER. -AD, Atlanta, Ga., de-
spateh says that no lever cases have oc-
curred in Georgia yet, although a few
casee reached. there from New Or -
lean, which have yielded to proper
treatment.
OIE CHINESE EMBASSY. -The Chinese
Embassy are expected at Washington
in bout three weeks. After a short
.stafr they will visit the large cables
ant manufacturing districts of the
N rth.
eizune.-An American ship has been
se zed by the British customs officers at
L ndon for having on board, half a ton
.ofj manufactured. tobacco done up in
p ckages less than the size prescribed.
b law.
PROPOSED RAILWAY. -The total esti-
ated. cost of the propdsed-railway be-'
tween Ayr and Glasgow, which is the
formation of the twelve miles between
Ayr and Kilmarnock; at which latter
place a connection will be made with
the Caledonian system, has been set
down at £300,000.
STRANGE DEA.T.H.-Henry O'Neil, a
• well known telegrapher, was found.
dead in his hotel at Long Branch last
Thursday night, having accidentally
fallen on a wash .bowl in his chamber.
The bowl broke and cut his throat, he
bleeding to death before assistance
could reach him. -
A SWINDLING COUNTESS. -The Aus-
trian police have surrendered. to the
Berne authorities a Swiss lady, who,un-
der the name of the Russian Countess
• Cajewski, sold false jewellery to the
amount of a million francs during the
past three years at Paris, Nice, Monaco,
and other fashionable resorts.
HANDSOME PROPERTY.- The hand-
• some property, in Detroit, of the late E.
B. Ward, comprising about ten Scres of
ground on Fort and 196h streets, with a
marble mansion originally costing $75,-
000, and thirteen grape hbuses costing
$1,500 each, was au tioned last week,
and brought $31,500. The •homestead
Macdonal
and000.
cut
mort
DE
The Iprovince of Malaga, one of the
mosCimporta,nt vine -growing districts
of Spain, is being devastaeed by the
phylloxera, 170,060 vines having al-
ready been attackedsby the wortn. ,The
population of the Province numbers
somewhere in the neighborhood. of half
a million, for the most part dependent
on the wine product, and much i distress
from this visitation is inevitable..
THOSE WHO are urging so strongly
that Canada should abolish its foreiiii
commerce and erect tariff restrictions
sufficient to exclude all outside manu-
factures, appear to have the same idea
of a nation's road. to prosperity that a
certain man had of his smart Sons..
Said he: " Sniart boys, Sam and Bill, I
• tell you. I can just shut. those two
oys in a room over night and. they will
make $5 apiece before morning trading
jack-knives."
. The clue go is frequently made by the
Opposition, that the present Govern-
ment have largely increased the salaries
of the public officials. ‘ Now, the very.
best evidence. with which to refute all
such charges, can be found in the pub::
lie , record.L. In the Public Accounts,
1
under the heading of "'Civil Govern-
ment," and under the sub -heading of
" departmental salarieS," it . will be
found that in the lyear 1866-7 the
amount p id. in offipial salaries, exclu-
SiVO of he Goveiner-General's and
Iiienteuan -Governor's, was $314,634 ;
in the ye4r 1873-4, the last year for
which Si john vas responsible, the
amount as $548,498, showing an in-
crease by Sir John in seven years of
1,2 ' , , r an average annual increase
of $33,40. Iu the Year 1873,4 the
amount paid was, as already stated,
55,18,498 ;
$536,930,
salaries i
annual a,
While th
departmei
$33,409, p
creased th
is what t
_
any perso
for thetas
We wilI
the aontin
Gevernra
diture, th
cannot be
in the year 1876-7,' it was
hus showing a decrease in
three years of $11,557, or an
erage decrease of, $3,852.
refore, Sir John increased the
till salaries at • the rate of
r year, .Mr. Mackentie de-
,
m at the rate of $3,852. This
e public accounts showeas
can see by exeminiug them
• News Of the Week.
Drell' or PRINCE. -The death is
announced of the infantPrinceIraperial
of Japan. .
DEATH 01? A QU EEig.-Que.8n. Chris-
tinaeof Spain,' died on the 22ud of.
August, at Sainte Adrosse, near Havre.
SUICIDE. -G. W. Herbert, formerly
P. T.. Barnum's private secretary,
.riseuecl himself in New York on Tuts -
GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION. - Phila-
delphia has contributed the noble sum
of $7,747 towards the relief fund for the
yellow fever sufferers in the South. , -
Tenneeo.-A. tornado at. Fargo,' Da-
kota, Mond.ay evenins, prostrated ten
or fifteen buildings, including the Epis-
copal church and. new City Hall.
,
lives os
RECOVERY OF A LOST ART. -Dr. j. S.
Myer, of Virginia City, Nevada, has re-
discovered. the lost Egyptian art of
tempering copper tools to a more last-
ing cutting edge than steel ones
• ay morning,
now contrast.a few items of
(Tent expenditure of the two
nts. The contingent expen-
t is [odds and ends which
foreseen, and is not explicit -
hold.
CATHEDRAL FUND. -It iS reported
that the Marquis of Bute has given
15,000 towards a fund for the erection,
of a Roman Catholic 'Cathedral in.
Dundee, to commemorate the. re-estab-
lishment of the bishopric of Dunkeld,
which ceased about 292 years ago.
1
endent Opinion.
al Journal of Commerce
rancis ilincks, a late col
league of S r Jolia Macdonald, thu
speaks of so
son's celebr
It says
TIM Q
We have,
speeches "o
and national policy " by the Hon. D. L
during his recent visit t
e of Senator Macpher
ed pamphlet utterances
esricet OP THE noun."
refixed tip a notice of th
the public expenditur
Macpherson,
the County
tached to th
his speech a
Whatever o
the correct
sons views
which he h
nied that he
in compilin
of figures ar
of convictin
of very gros
advert very
pamphlet b
pies about
f Bruce this heading at
concluding paragraph o
a lainqUet at Walkerton
inions may be formed as 6
ess of Senator Macplierr.
on the l various subjects
handled, it cannot be del.
has been most industrio4
• his stateraents. A ma,s
tabulated, with the objec
the Dorninion Governmen
extravagance. We shal
briefly tol this portion of th
fore us. although it occ
two-thirds of the entir
spape. The .figuren are obviously a
rangecl in the spirit of party, and. th
errors, which are doubtless sufficiently
numerous, must be eiposed by the party
organs. To deal with them satisfach
torily would involve an immense
amount of labor, which, most assure
ly, ceuld. be much mitre profitably e
ployed. As a samPlb of the mode i
which Senator Madpherson handle
'this branch of his. subject, we may n
tice the specific charge under the hea,
of " Salar'es or•Qabinet Ministers
during a pe iod of fie years. It is sai
doubtless ruly, that under the Ma
kenzie Ad inistration, the salaries
Ministers i five years have amounte
to $525,000 and under that of Sir John
Macdonald. to $364,000, showing an in-
crease of $ 61,000 in five years, or
000 a year, being five cents a bushel o
664,000 bu hels of ivheat, or five p
cent. on $6 4,000. lUnder any °frau
•stances su a statement would fall u
der the cat pry of What is termed cla
trap; but ben it 'i borne in mind. th.
the increa ed. salaries were propos
and. carrie through. Parliament by Sir
John Mac oiaald hinaself, Senator Mae-
pherson ust have had a very poor
opinion of he intelligence of the people
of Bruce e hen he ventured. on such cl,
1
representa on. Senator Macpherson,
of course, annot deny that the respon-
44.
aibility fo the incease rests on Sr
John M cdoiaald' Government, a -
though h labors hard. to connect
with the s laries cri the Civil Servi
generally, ith which it had_ nothing
really to d . We believe that Sir Sol4n
's Government were perfect-
'
I
i'esult, but the prospects of the scheme
are at least doubtful. • When the sub-
ject was raised some four years since
the Dominion Government protested
that they would never listen to any sug-
gestion for the admission of the manu-
factures of the United States on more
favorable terms than those Of the Unit-
ed. Kingdom, and we have no reason to
suppose that any change of sentiment
has since been developed."
Perth Items.
There are now as many as 60 flow-
ing wells in the town of St. Marys.
-Mr.-R. Jones' late shipment of
cattle from Mitchell to England, arrived.
safely and in fine condition.
-A farmer in North Easthope sowed.
40 lbs. of fax seed, and. from it derived.
a crop of 5,190 lbs. of flax.
-Rev. John Dunbar, formerly' of Glen -
monis, conducted divine service hi the
Presbyterian church at Milverton last
Sabbath.
•
-Mr. Allan Halford and fatiiilyhave
returned to Mitchell, an'd will shortly
engage in some 'of his always popular
entertainments.
-On Tnesday, 13th, Rev. P. L. -Spen-
cer, of Palmerston, officiated. at a bap-
tism- in the Morning, a wedding at noon,
and a funeral iii the evening. ,
-Mr. Thos. Bruce, of the Base Line,
had a valuable hog killed by lightning
011 Wednesday of last week. The ani-
mal was close to the barn when struck
by the electric bolt.
-At the late examination for teach-
er'sKirkton passed for 3rd. 4ass, (non. -pro-
fessional),
certificates, the f011owing from
Miranda Til+k, Mary jane Lachine course.
-itis understood that allthe prelimin-
Kinsman and Jacob Doupe.
-Several of the Mitchellites lost
large sums of money last week, with a
m.ountebank who came as an excres-
cence of the circus. Exprerience is an
expensive teacher, but fools Will learn
e
wi-thlInoyoouthnbeir;nan (?) who lives some-
where near the South Botinda# recent-
ly slapped and cuffed a young' lady un-
til be knocked her head. through a, wine
f dow. What is most wonderful abont
the affair is, that she was not his wife
peilta-hineOro.wfntheres borfoken stones that are scat-
:
horses in Stratford. com-
plain
over the front street -a) miserable
r attempt on the part of thd beard of
works to repair it. Some parties have
had their horses lamed by walking over
the sharp edges and. angular points.
r -Last week the Stratford. Police
Magistrate fined two men named Wm.
Robinson and. James Williams $5 or 80
days for trespassing on the premises of
-The Rnssian ukase referrins the
the Grand Trunk Railway. They were
trial of all offences against the bState
found prowling among the freight cars
and. againdt public functionaries to
at night and consequently arrested.
court-martial alleges as the reason of
-While Mr. Stewart, of Morningtoa,
such action the existence. of "s. deaa„
was reaping one day lately along -
germs secret society," subversive of so- c
side the railroad, his team became
a pass; cial order apa injurious to the rights of f;
frightened at the whistle of rebgion
ing,train and ran away, throwing him property; family bonds, and.
-The surrender of BatOttin will, z
in front of the driving wheels, which
is presumed, take place peaceably, the i
passed Over him, giving him severe 111- is
having been induced to abstain t,
juries. from opposing the entry of the Riissians.
-The Vustees of the Listowel.public
The Italian GOvernment will, if possi-
in proposing the increased schools, having decided to introduce the
e .
nel we Maintain that those teaching of vocal music into the schools, ble, eonfinitself t o peaceful mediation
,,
not exCessive. But Seni.- have engaged. Mr. Chesley, the
ehuris_ The -Austrian Cabinet willto day de -
p
rson is Of opinion that t e ter of the English church, to give a termite uleu a final reply to Turkey.
-A few days ago aeyonng Lsa, son ef
stration ought to have do e hall hour's instruction twice a, week in
. . bur, Brussels,-
things ---either not "drawn each department during the remainder MrSasWilson, grain bu
met with a severe accident He was
al amount," or reduced it .ter of the year. in the sto •ehouse and had been looking
liaanent. The reason assigue -The barn. of Ms. Tames Beatty, of
propriety of their taking one the 7th concession, Wallace, had a. nar- at a grain *bin, and in stepping back- -
ward step ed. itto an open hatchway,
urses is, that there is a state row escape from bein a burned by light-
ou in the country. We are lung during the thunder storm of Fri. -
that there is greater deprer- day, 16th. Part of the roof was shat-
a,da, than there has been in tend, the liquid passed into the earth
States, and in Europe gen- without .doing any further damage. A
nig the last few years, but we -good portion of the crop was in the barn
eve that it has been suggest- too.
AUGUST 30, 1878,
After the exhibition some of the tett
samples were sold at $2 40 to &2 per
bag.
-At a political meeting held in the
Gore of Downie, in the South mat. -
Perth, some mean wretclae.s cut said
destroyed. the top and cushions of Ira
Trow's carriage, and cut the traces of
the harness. These depredations,
were committed by some of. his oppon..
ents, while he was addressing the meet.
mg.
-Dr. Nichol, of Stratford, died. at
his mother's residence in that teem
last Monday morning, after a long ea
ness. Dr. Nichol was a native of Noes;
Scotia,, whence he moved to worth
Easthope with his parents in 1844,
when that now flourishing' township
was a howling -wilderness. °Ile taught
school in Ellice and the Gore of Demise
for a number of years, subsequettly
studied medicine, graduated. with honors
from Toronto 'adversity, and prattisea
medicine in Stratford for a nuraber
years.
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- - .
M_iscellaneous IteMs.
W. F. Luxton, editor of -the Matt.
tam Free Press, has accepted: the none.
illation as Ministerial candidate for
Marquette in opposition to Mr, Ryan.
-Teleesraphie tommunication hag
been established between Winnipeg and
Thunder Bay.
-His Grace the Archbishop of Que.
bee has prohibited the holding, of politi-
cal meetings on Church grounds.
-The Lachine Club have abandond
all hope of arranging for the rowing of
the Hanlan-Courtney race over -the
've acres of ground. went for $2e,- ly justifie
The purchaser was the Connecti- &ludas ;
utual Life , Insurance Company
agee. tor Macp
salaries ar
TRUCTION OP YINES IN SPAIN.- new Adm
one of tw
the full be
Act of Pa,
ed for the
of these c
of ,depress
not aware
sion C
the Unite
erally, du
do not be
ed that
other cou
sequence
assured,
pherson
bees of a
have re
We confe
justice of
demitae
Senaeor
can'be pl
one we h
ered not
A.DJUSTMENT OF RAILRO.A.D RATER. -
The railroad managers, who have been
in consultation at Saratoga, have come
to an understanding as to the tate of
live stock business from St. Louis fix-
ing the net rates on dressed meal at
fifty per cent. above the net rates for
cattle. The differences between. the
Grand. Trunk and the New York Cen-
tral as to live stock transportation have
been adjusted, and there. will be no
further competition between the two
lines.
Bsirisn CoeuMBIA SALMON. -Ne*
Westminster (British Columbia) ad-
h'-es.h t al
vices of July 26th stateta s mon
were at that date a cent a piece; along
the banks of the Fraser Riverthe "run"
of these fish has been unprecedented.
• Thousands of the dead salmon, aee
daily thrown into , the river. because
, there are not men enough to can them:
' Each camiery is turning out from 400
• A ocietisetc FANAT1C.-A curious sect
semi -political and religious, which had
sprung up in the neighborhood of Grosse -
to, in Tuscany,under the leadership of a
fanatic' styling himself David the Saint,
and claiming to be the Messiah, has
come into conflict with the authorities.
A fantastic procession, the object of
which is believed_ not to have been peace-
ful, -was stopped. by the police, and in a
melee which ensued, the leader of the
sect and some of his adherents were
trilled. The political tenets of the or-
ganization are socialistic.
DROUTII'JN SCOTLANET.-With the ex-
ception of a few *glib showers no ramn.
has fallen over the greater part of Perth-
shire since the 86h of June,. and the
result has been that many of the larger
rivers and streams have not been so low
at this season since 1840. Potatoes,tur-
nips and pasture, especially on light,
gravelly soils, are still siffering,and stand
in much need of moisture. In several
of the country districts,where the springs
are dried up, water for domestic ipur-
poses has to be conveys long distances,
and in numerous inet ces along the
banks of the Earn andether places mills
are' standing for want,'of water.
. , 1
. AWFUL DISTRESS IN,' TIM Sourn.-r7The
distress in the Southern States continues
undiminished, and in some parts is rap-
idly on the increa.se. III Grenada, Mis-
sissippi, the misery defies description ;
the dead sze actually lAxied in the streeti
• in front of the houses where they breath-
ed their last. There were 89 new cases
in New Orleans last weekeend 311 deaths
making the total number of deaths up
to date 577. The new cages in Mem-
phis double those of any preceding time.
In C antoia Miss ., a popnlation of 3,500 has
dwindled down to 100. Earned appeals
are made for further help. Everybody
is leaving Jackson, Miss., who can, and
long lines of ox -wagons with furniture,
and families are seen. The fever is re-
ported to be spreading among those who
fled to the country from Vicksburg ,wh il e
in Vicksburg the scenes are perfectly
shocking. Th.e fever is rapidly increas-
ing. Four physicians are dow-n.
lameneetemonemilmm
-The Howick Enterprise says:
Daniel Moran was arrested on Friday
night last by Constable McIntosh, for
being drink and disorderly on the
streets of Gorrie. He was brought be-
fore Mesl. John Kaine and Robert
Leech, J. .'s, who fined laira $1 and
•$4 25 costsi Dan had been to Wroxeter
on that day where hit got drunk,, and
when coming into • Gorrie poured forth
a volley of such blasphemous and. abu-
Olive language, as would make Dan him-
arieslhave been arranged for the Haulm..
Courtney race and that it 'will take'
place at Owasco Lake on October first.
-Lord Colin Campbell, a SOD. of the
Duke of Arule, has been elected by a
large majority to represent Argyleshire
in the House of Coinmons, the seat
having been vacated by his brother, the
Ma-rclAuisCoofnallnrneal Connell has • been
formed. sa Seraievo, consisting of five
.Mohanimedans, three Catholics, six of
the Greek Church, and four Jews.
How- these- incongrons elements will
work in uni on is a neafter to speculate
upon. •
• -The whole Knox fa• redly, l'resident
in St. ThOmas, consisting of fa:tiler,
mother:Ion and daughter, hive been
arrested. and arraigned on a charge of
sburglary. It is thought they are the
uuthors of a series of burglaries which
have taken place in St. Thomas during
the past year.
• the door -which inenaediately closed
on him, c tching thn arra and breakug
it above 1 the elbow. Under eareful
medical attendance the injured. limb is
on the ineud.
-The Messrs. Milne, of Ethel, town-
shipiof G ey, arrived- home last week
-koka, and were well pleased
rip. They report the mutt -
g rapidly settled, one •town -
settled faster than the kola
surveyed. Mr, John Milne
turning to that part in a few
commenzine at once the
e salaries of Ministers in any -On Thursday of last week -while .
wit - the
1.0
In the Grand Trunk yard at Stratford,
try_as bei
his left ann. was caught between the
drawhea.ds, and. terribly lacerated and. sulP
broken. Medical aid. was at hand, but eecluiti be
the poor man suffered. extreme pain uesigns
weeks an
try should be reduced in co yardman Wm. Wells was coupling cars frp.m
of such depression. We feel.
oreover, that Senator Mae -
es not believe that the mem-
y other Government wou d
ssetahatto, inftoaurw otphieniirOn 6, tteril is which ended in death on the following
-,,erection of a gristmill. There is quite
this charge is calculated to morning.
fever . '
aterially the whole case -Mr. Dickinson, who resides near a crating now for Muskoka
acplierson. What reliance Anderson, had. a valuable dog killed by -Phys eians at Grenada resatd the
ced on charges of which the a,threshing machine lately. The ani- epidemic
ve just cited: may be consid- mal jumped on the table of the ma- fever. A
n unfair sample. ! chine, and sflipping, the :cylinder caught ed the co
its leg, drawing it into the concave, and.
it was in an instant a dead. clog.. The
concave of the machine was badly
broken.
-A fire broke out in the Western
Hotel at the St. Marys station, on Wed.-
nesday. .There being no water close at
hand, thdbuilding with most of its con-
tents, stables, driving -shed, and every-
thing in the yard was totally destroyed;
the inmates barely escaping -with their
,The loss is about $1,500 insured
in the Standard, of Hamilton, for $800.
ReoiD
:The L
the Glob
fires fou
g ,ther tr
its Phil
America
tiens for
opening
ish Fore
Fisheries
alvard a
g ther, s
tlke latte
•14er is
fiscal le
overn
u limite
ii wItic
We have
• ocity with the Unite
States.
don (Eng.) correspondent of
sends the following: T, e
• ds an editorial on an
alb-
stworthy communication froth,
delphia correspondent thSt
s desire to renew the negotia-
reciprocity treaty with Can-
ecretary Evart's real object M
correspoindence -with. the Brit-
gn Offiee about the Halifax.
award, is probably to put the
• the new reciprocity treaty , o -
as to obtain a negotiation , of
at the same time as the f r -
i.
quidated. The freedom of
slation conceded the Canadian
ent has been apparently
, yet there is one direction
it weeuld seem restricted.
allowed Canada as the other
colonies, coniplet, freedom in the 4.et-
ttemeut of its tb.riff. The Domintiou tramps are alree.,dy flocking in, and 000 pounds of butter. The quality of
t*ely ini osed ptm
ective duties on in- some of them.are employed in brisk-
butter turned out from this establish -
ports fro n the U ted Kingdo, aur ing stones. It is well to give timely relent lien acquired quite a celebrity at
peerchan s and ri4nufacturers are inet .! notice that all such characters 'flocking home and abroad. It is all shipped to
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s a plague,and not the yellow
Memphis the negroesistorm-
ssariat depot for rations;
there is a getteraletempede from the city.
The Secriitary of War has been authorised
to do all his Department can for there-
- lief of . tie sufferers. Ice .water has
been foina effectual in the treatment of
yellow fever patients. The condition
of matters itt Canton, Miss., is most de-
plorable;
open in t
and- a po
down to
to which
ed. are co
-A new skiff on the Mitchell mill
pond has been christened " John A.
Macdonald." On a trip the other even-
ing she struck a snag, precipitating the -
commodore, officers and men into the
the only places of business'
e town are two drug stores,
illation of 3,500 has dwindled
5 souls. The South -ern titles
the pestilence has not extend-
tributing nobly to the aid of
the sufferers. ••-
-It is said that some of the farmers
in the ngghborltood of Teeswater are -
making small fortmies from the sale of
their naillt to the butter and cheese fan -
in that- place. Several 'of them
water. It appears she has begun the
will
ll realize from $200 to $500 this sea -
tricks of her" chief '? already. He has
.struck many a snagand deluged his son. Messrs."Hettle & Inglis are re-
ceiving the milk of 600 cows, for will&
officers and. crew in dishonor and igno-
miny. So says a wicked Grit wagthey pay seven cents per gallon; andrup
-The Stratford 3eacon says The
to August 1st, this season, they hive
.1. :
• - made 60 000 pounds of cheeseand
with a h stile tariff on the Gulf of Isti. here during the winter (most of them Glasgow, Beetle -aid.
Lawreuc having foolishly squandered. their heavy -Last June Mr. Wm, Cheasley, who
different harvest earniugs) will be put to break is employed as traek inspec-tor on. the
teges of stones in the tom, with the custona- Air Line Branch of the Great Western
been pro ary ball and chain attached to their Railway. had occasion to discharge one
whetherlegs.
, as their are'in Aastralia, hut
al duties conferring adelan-
a special nature have never
osed. It is at least doubtful
they could sanction it coneist-
eetly w'th. our treaty obligations. ,, We
have in n.any a commercial treat et in-
trod.nce "the Most favored nation: "
clause, nd thel Crown is pledged to
countrie- with Which such treaties are
subsisti g that no ad.vantage shall, be
given t any other country to their
detrime t. If eommodities fromthe
States • ere suffered to be imported iiato
Canada• uty free which would be ta-
le to d ty when; imported from Frence
oin It ly, from Germany, the stipula-
ion of the "favored nation " dense
would ppear to be broken, and it is
not easy to see how this obstacle to the
Washin ton proposal could be Surinotint-
-ed. Wit the utmost willingness on, our
part tha Canada should freely consider
it, whet er apart from the q estion of
our tree y obligations there would be
any disposition in. Canada t assent to
the proposal of the United States Gov-
ernment is most doubtful. he mind.
of Canada can be freely expressed in
the Parliament of the DornitliOn 1 We
are willyag to abide by its free declara-
tion. There is no disposition in Great
Britain to -fetter Canadian liberty of ac-
tion, even if the establishment of a Cus-
toms Union with the States were the
of his men, named Thomas Milling, for
-On the return trip of the Mitchell some dereliction of duty. Maling, who
considered that he had. been unfairly
dealt with, has from time to time 3u1 -
threat's of personal violence againd Mx.
Cheasidy, on several occasions vowing
that he would have his life, and that ho
would just as soon go to the Penitenti-
ary for #3. few years as not. On MondaY
of last week Maling went to 17-r.. Cheas-
excursionists from Goderich, on Wed-
nesday last week, Mr. John Broderick
lost his pocket -book at Dublin, in which
were some valuallepapers and over $10
in money. On arriving at Mitchell the
pocket -book was handed to Mr. B., hav-
ing been picked up by Mr. II. Piper
where it had dropped. The contents
were untouched.
-The Listowel Town Council have
appointed a deputation, consisting of
the Mayor, Mr. Scott; Mr. D. D. Hay,
.Mr. D. D. Campbell, Dr. Nichol, Mr.
W.,G. Hay and Mr. A. S. Deavitt, was
appointed to represent the town. at the
coming demonstration, to be given in
honor of Lord Dufferin. The Mayor
has also been aPpointed one of a num-
ber to assist in preparing an address to
be presented. to His Excellency.
-The North Perth fall wheat show,
• held at Stratford. on the 22nd inst., was
largely attended.. Prizes were awarded
as follows: lst Henry Zimmerman,
Downie; 2d. Mrs. John. Be)l, North.
Easthope; 8d Wm. Patterson, North
Easthope. The exhibits were all good.
The greater number, including the
prize wheat, were the Clawson variety.
%ley's effi.Ce, and told that gentleman if
he aid not take him back to work with-
, in a, week he woultl "spall his blood,'!
and. in ,censequence of this a warrant
was subsequently issued, and Maling
arrested t Ile was brought before the
Police Magistrate at St. Thomas 01
Thursday last, and. bounlever to keep
the peaCe---. himself in $409, and four
sureties im 5100 each._
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A BOSTON BLCE-BLOOD Meniur.s tt-
CHICAGO NEGREss.-The marriage of
blue -blood Boston aristocrat to one of
the blankest of Chicago negresses -hes
just vine to light and caused a seusee.
• tion at the " Hub." Augustus Ge,
Bartlett., whose mother lives in an ele-
gant reSidence in a fashionable quarter
• of the city, visited Chicago about
lalkee8nrsettla
xtptdrra
*iso 6h 111- o
ed. `tV
At the
dissolv
1-er love
•
ee
s e eiws thAneeat oibkr a it ae ogo
•
rnmrsonll.ex.r,
bie
vore
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pleas=
who thi
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Scsooxis
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various
to the e
veithhol
London
should
schools
in every
is read.
capacity
e017 -4m'
hymas s
the ail
er. Th
in the I.2
daily hen
• -God. T
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instrueti
nevetthe
1876 3re
held in
which th
untary.
tended t
number*
this year
a reward
temente
competito
four thoue
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lee
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effect th.a
to live va
enjoyed g
before sin
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ness. SI
• nothing O
determim
brought 1
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Gilman, i
ing close];
been ,offer
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interuls 6
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occurred:
Michael I
. teseher, 1
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The boat
accomte
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but he m
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three -qua
sank wi
drowned,
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her son,
forward
Michael sl
that Bees
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claimant
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E. Bosse
Saturd
Usborne,
with Stec
Cornish,
tioneer.
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