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NEW ADVERTISE
ENTS.
Cardno's Hall—The Shaug3iraun Co.
New Spring Printe—R. Jaiieaon.
Chancery Sale—Jarnee H. Brnison.
Spring Seed Show—G1 McA.dam.
Plows and Harrows—D. Hogan.
Valentines—C. W. Papst.
Insolvency Notice—S. G. McCaughey.
Tenders Wanted—D. Johnson.
Gold Ring Found—Francis Case.
Horse Stolen—Donald. Roes.
Notice to Debtors—John Robinson. •
Farm to Rent—Francis Kettle.
Auction Sale of Farme—GeOrge Mayer.
• Drugs and Chemicais—J. S. Roberts.
Estray Steer—Francis Beifnes.
xpooitor.
SEAFORTH, FEBRIJ Y 7, 1879::
. Our Supplem nt.
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We this week publish, in addition to
our regular issue, a supplementeon-
tabling the excellent speeches deliver-
ed.t in the Legislature by . M. Ross,
M. P. P., and Thomas Gibon, M. P. la
As we have already stated, they are
both masterly and logical addresses,
and are well worthy c4 careful perusal.
East Huron Reform Asso-
- elation.
The annual meeting . of the East .
Huron Reform Association will be held
at Bruesels, in the Town Hall, on Tues-
day next, commencing at n o'clock.
We hope to see a large attendance of
the Reformers of this Ridi;. g. Now is
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the time for consultation lid organi-
zation. It is only by thorough organi-
zation that our friends can iope to se --
cure success at the n xt g neral elec-
a full at
tion. Let there be,
tendance at. the rn eeti
-that the machine may
proper working order.
hen,
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a on Tuesday, so
be s t in fair and
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. The Esti ate .
. The Estimates of thIe expenditure for
the current year were laid ' before the
Legislature by Mr. Treasurer Wood on
Wednesday.. We are glad to 'notice
that the Goverureena initmed with the
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spirit of the times, very .properly pro-
pose a materially- dereas d- expendi-
ture. There is to be a general paring
down in every department where a
saving is Possible. Areceig the de -
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creases none will attrect more atten-
tion than the proposed reduction :of
$17,600 in the sessional indent- nity and
mileage of members, being in effect a
reduction of the iodernnited-from $800
- to g600 per member. The heerelise in
the item for criminal juetice is also a.
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marked one, the expenclitueee for 1878
having been abnotmal y iucreesed on
account oi unpaid' acco ints ef previous
• years. -Under eclacati n a Considerable
reduction is proposed. ii the coat of :de-
partmental examinations, the training
of teaahers, the educationall museum,
arid the amount for he purehase of
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maps, apparatus and 1 brary books. A
redaction of nearly 610 000 i!s proposed
in the maintenance oe pubic institu-
tions, some -being increased and others
diminished. The item for the Central
Prison is out down from $186111.5 to $67,-
270,- though this iii to some extent neu-
tralizedby the damage dotie - to the
.workshops by the fire which occurred a
'few months ago. The Mein foe immi-
, gration is cut down by ,10„010, the ap-
e
propriation.for aesiated; passagesbeing
cut off.. Under : the head . of miscel-
laneous , the estimated cost of, the
coming election finds , piece, ,aefiex-
°optional item, but for which the Pro-
, •1
posed redaction in the ,i• total .expendi-
ture Of the. year .would have been greater
than it is. The greatest reduction of
all is it the appropriation foi the erec-
tion endrepair of public buildings), in.
accordance with . the 1 anniinneement
made in the Treasurer' S finatieial State-
ment last year, to the .effeci that the
extra efforts to be made in 1878 to pro-
vide the necessary accommodation for
the ins -eine would render •unnecessary
any heavy expenditure for s!)me years
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to come for that purpose. The item.
for surveys under the a,uspiies of the
Crown, Laude Department is very much
redneed. The appropriation1,w:inch the
Goveremeotask for 1879 is te.!early two
hundred and sixty thousand. loners less
than that asked for last'. year. If the
proposed reduction willnot' interfere
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with the efficiency, we are sure the pee-
' •
pie will rejoice that so large a1 saving is
possible.
• The Cattle Tra-714• -
The trade between this country and
• England in live stock, which sprung
., into important proportions so rapidly;
• and which promised so much for our
people, has, in the meantime, received.
a very serious check. Some time ago a
report became prevalent in Englaud.
that large numbers of American cattle
• were affected. with the - Rinderpest.
• This report led to the more critical in-
spection of all stool lauded in English
ports from the American -side. About
a week ago a vessel loadwere inspected,
pronounced diseased, and ore ' red to be
slaughtered on landing. T 1 is spread.
• consternation among dealers on both
• sides. The English Government at
once took the matter in hand, and the
result will be, it is anticipated, that the
importation of live stock from Ameri-
can ports will be prelaibitedr In the
meantime, the Canaaian Gebernment
i
have ordered the discontinua e of im-
portations into Canada from t1ie United
States. It is thus that a ver'ir impor-
tant and groeving industry has received
a sudden, but, we hope, only temporary
check. Should the English Govern-
ment refuse to admit stook from the
United States, even although they al-.
low us to send them our stock, it -would.
in the meantime seriously interfere, it it
would notentirely 'top the trade from
Canada. All the stock shipped from
here during the winter is shipped from
American ports. To ship from Halifax
at this Berton of the_year would cost
nearly aehnuch for freights as the ani-
mals would be worth_ when landed. in
Liverpool. After navigation opens,
• this obstacle would be some -what re-
moved, but the doing away with the
competition of the American carrying
lines, would be sure to have the effect
of increasing the rates of freight on the
Canadian lines, so that in any event
the price for stock here would. be pro-
portionately lowered. It is expected
• that the decision of the English Gov-
ernment will be made known in a day
or two at latest. Pending it, the busi-
ness is at a stand still. This decision
will be anxiously awaited by producers,
:consumers and dealers both in England
and on the Con, tinent. It will be an
•unfortunate affair for this country, at
the present time, should • the feared
cheek to. the trade take place. In the
absence of good crops, and during the
prevalent -low prices for grain, many
bright expectations were built upon
the stock trade. It is to be hoped
these expectations may not be entirely
disappoiated, as • in a depressed time
like this, when everything else is
gloomy, it would be a sad loss if the
one bright spot were to disappear.
• The Ontario, License Act.
Judging from a discussion which took
• place in the •House, a few days ago
ome members of the Opposition are
not entirely satisfied with the working
of the Crooks License Act. During
the recent Dunkin, Act campaigns, the
Crooks Act was held. up as a model
piece of legislation by the orators who
opposed the Dunkin Act. Most of those
orators, also, are of • the same political
persuasion as those who now have so
much fault to find with it. This being
the case, we may fairly assume that
the Opposition are not by any means a
unit in their condemnation of the law.
The fault-finders -spy that the present
system of inspection is inefficient and
costly, and that the commissioners do
not give satisfaction. They urge a re-
turn to the old system of placing the
'licensing under the control of the Muni-
cipal Councils, and allowing the Coun-
cil of each municipality to appoint their
own inspectora. We do not know how
the present law works in other counties
but we do know that in this county it
work a -admirably, and to the general
satisfaction of the people. Under this
law the inspection is about ah efficient
as it can be, while under the old law it
was a fraud and a farce. The cominis-
sioners perform their delicate and dif-
ficult duties with the utmost fairness
and impartiality, and to the satisfaction
of all who will be satisfied. with any-
thing under the licensing system. The
limiting the number of hotels has, also,
had a beneficial effect in the com-
munity, and more particularly in the
country district's: Many places of a
doubtful character, which were danger-
ous decoys, especially for young men,
have been entirely closed. up, or are
forced. to exercise such caution and
secrecy that their evil influence a are
scarcely felt, while the business has
been placed in ice hands of more re-
pntieble Mem It would, -certainly, we
think, be a very unwiso thing for the
Legislature to interfere with the law in
either of the points referred_ to. It is
doing well, and it is best, very often, to
leave well alone:
Weenay also mention in this con-
nection that the Provincial Licensed
Victuallers' Association have petitioned
the Government to extend the time for
closing on Saturday night from 7 o'clock
till 11. This, also, would be another
very long steple.leackwards. There is no
provisiou in the law the benefits result-
ing from whilh are more universally
admitted than that which compels bar-
rooms to be closed at '7 o'clock on Sat-
urday night, and • the Government
should turn a deaf ear to all appeals to
alter it in this respect. While we have
but very little faith in the efficacy of
"total prohibititn," as it is called, ef-
fecting a moral reform in the social
habits and custems of the/ people at
present, we should very inUch regret if
the licensing law were made any less
stringent than it now is. We would
much rather see a gradual, but not sud-
den, tightening•of the legal ring which
surrounds the traffic.
MR. HUGHES, the member elect for
Niagara, has been uuseated and dis-
qualified for bribery. There were some
eight or rine charges preferred against
him, and they were all disproved to the
satisfaction of the presiding judge but
one, and on, that one the verdict was
rendered. The fatal transgression was
a promise, personally made by Mr.
Hughes to ai Teter on election day, to
pay him for the time he lost while he
went to record his vote. • Had there
been a compulsory voting law in force,
this would not have happened. It is
said that Mr. Hughes will appeal to the
Supreme Court. The doings of Mr.
Plumb, who claims the seat, will be en -
THE HURON EXPOSITOR. e
quired mai by the Court on the llth of
March, when, if. he can prove his
"hands clean" and that be has a ma-
jority of good and unpurchased votes,
he will be allowed to step into the po-
sition frora which Mr. Hughes has been
ejected, If, however, rumors are re-
liable, Mr; Plumb will be found to be
no cleaner than his unfortunate: rival:
Should this prove to be the case, they
should both be disqualified and the rot-
ten little borough disfranchised.
ONTARIO LEGISLATURE.
THE ORANGE COMEDY—DELAY IN THE
PUBLIC BUSINESS—NEW PARLIAMENT
BUMMING—THE DRAINAGE FUND—
STR &TFORD AND LAKE HURON RAIL-
WAY. •
(From Our Own Oorrespondent.)
The first act in the annual Orange
Bill comedy was enacted on Wednes-
day, the 29th ult. Up to that day
very little had been heard of it, but
when t le order for petitions was called,
member after member,' doubtless by ar-
rangement beforehand, got up and pre-
sented his batch of petitions pray -
Mg for the incorporation of the Lpyal
Orange Association. of Ontario East and
West. Mr. Parkhillonember for South
-Sinacoe who holds a high position in
the order, led off with twenty-nine pe-
titions. Mr. Lauderand.Mr. Bell fol-
lowed ith thirty each, and so on, un-
til no ess than three hundred. and
thirty -t ree had been presented. Near-
ly an our was occupied in merely
reading over the titles of the petitions,
and the Whole proceeding bore a serio-
comic a r, as if the Opposition were
trying t impress the Government with
a sense f their strength, and were not
quite confident of their success. On
Thursd y and Friday similar batches
were pr sented, the whole nuraber be-
ing in t e neighborhood. of five hundred.
It is saa that the aggregate of names
on the e petitions is about twenty
thousani . With a backing like this,
the Op iosition will- have no excuse if.
they da y with the question as they
did. last session, when they managed. to
burke t t e Bill by inexcusable neglect of
the rule of the House. The -House
has 710 been some three weeks in
session, and from various causes the
work th t it has done has been some-
what t. Beyond. the passing of the
Address and the introduction of a large
number of private and some Govern-
ment bi s, very little practical legisla-
tion has been done. Opposition prints
are end avoring to fix the responsibility
for the elay upon the Government, but
the Op • ositiort themselves are by no
means f: ultless. The question of the
du ratio. Of Parliament was one raised
by them and. the discussion upon it oc-
cupied s me two or three days. The
subject was a proper enough one to
bring up, but the way in which it was
approac ed by the Opposition was
somewh •t peculiar. From the strong
expressii ns of opinion on the matter
from th: t side of the House during the
debate o the Address, it might havo.
been exeected that some resolution
would. b moved formulating the *opin-
• ions heli by the Opposition on the sub-
ject. 1' deed, Mr. Scott, who led the
Oppositi • n on this question, as he does
upon s me others, strongly declared
the need there- was of passing an Act
forn'eally extending the duration of Par-
liament- fter the 2nd of February; but
when he again brought up the. question
OR Frid:e , he brought it up as a matter
of privilige, and thus evoked a discus-
sion whi h could. not be productive of
any pra tical result. Had he moved a
resoluta), in sonae way affirming the
opinion if the Opposition, -there wou d
have bee-' at least a show of utility in
his actio . But on a matter of privi-
lege no • te is taken, and when the
Opposition thus deliberately debarred
thenasel•es the right of recording the
stand. th y assumed upon the question,
it is diffi ult to believe that they could.
have bee in earnest. Mr. Scott went
over the rguments he had used during
the deba e on the Address, contending
that the esult of the legislation that
has been passed, and the precedents
that hay been established, is to render
the Legi:lature competent without the
represeu alien of Algoma, and thus
make th: present Parliament to date
from the 2nd- of February, 1875. Mr.
Mowat r plied in an able and concise
speech, a d pointed out the gross in-
justice w eh would be done to such
an impo taut part of the country as
Algoma, f it were denied a voice in the
Legislat e. He cited a cese almost
exactly s miler, which had oecurred in
Quebec it the year 1820, and in which
the Tar iament took ;the view that
it was not complete without a
represent tion from one of the
counties vhich had. not held an elec-
tion. T e debate was continued on
Friday la Messrs. Meredith, Bethune
and. Morri s, the former of whom clearly
showed t e unreality. of the Opposition
attitude, y declaring that he would
move no esolution in the matter, but
would t ow the reaponsibility of the
legislate enacted after the 2nd of
February upon the Government—a re-
sponsibili y the Government would.
have bor • e equally well had the debate
not arise . Mr. Bethune rather made
a point wi en he said that Opposition
members to be consistent should retire
fromth ir places after the 2nd of
February Though they are given to
talking i. uch about -reducing the in-
demnity, hey are too fond of it to give
it up alto ether. • If the object of tb.e
Oppositio. • in raising this discassion
was to eetract from the Government
informati des to when the general elec-
tion will r e held, they signally failed in
their end aver. As was well remarked,
they seerd to think the nearer the 17th
of Septerr4ber the better for tb.em. If
their viesf had prevailedthat the Legis-
lature wa defunct on.the 2nd inst., the
elections!would have followed at an
early dat4 aaid they would thus have
the adva tage of whatever glamour
about the National Policy still remains
un.dispell d in the minds of the people.
The Gov4mntnent, however, refused to
be drawnout, and for anything they
have yet s scl, the elections may be held
at any tine during the ensuing KM-
"
mer, but doubtless the date ultimately
fixed will be the one most convenient
to the people of the Province.
On Friday Mr. Wood, in reply to Mr.
Sinclair, stated that it was the inten-
tion of the Government to apportion
and distribute without delay, to the
municipalities entitled to it, the sum of
$124,685.18, being the amount of the
Upper Canada Improvement Fund,
which was declared in the late award
in the arbitration between Ontario and
Quebec, to be the property of this Pro-
vince. A short discussion arose as to
the appointment of magistrates, the oc-
casion being a motion made by Mr.
Barr relative to the non-existence of
magistrates in a village in his constitu-
ency. Mr. Mowat said he had endeav-
ored. in issmng commissions of the peace
to appoint the best men that could be
found, eegardless of their political opin-
ions. A special committee was ap-
pointed- to report ou the Huron and On-
tario ship canal scheme a project which
has long been before bhe public. • Its
chief promoter is a certain gentleman
in Toronto, whose whole aim in life
seems to be the advancement of the un-
dertaking in every possible way. At
the late election in East Toronto, he
endeavored, unsuccessfully, to obtain a
pledge from the present member that
he would advocate a grant in its favor.
It is to be hoped -that the committee
will finally dispose of the question
of the 'practicability of a canal
which proposes to unite the wa-
ters of Lake Huron with those
of Lake Ontario. Mr. Bell, West To-
ronto, gave notice that he would shortly
enquire of the Government whether it
was their intention to place a sum in
the estimates of this year for the erec-
tion of new Parliament buildings. It
is probable thet the erection of new
buildings will be strongly advocated
this session from certain quarters of the
House. It is ,scaxcely likely, however,
that the discussion will result in a sum
being set apart for the purpose, as the
members for rural constituencies are, as
&rule, opposed to such &course. In the
meantime, it cannot be denied. that the
present buildings, besides being any-
thing but ornamental, are ill suited for
the purposes for which they are used.
Notwithstanding the short sittings
which bave been the rule so far this
session, several members have suffered.
in health from the want of proper ven-
tilation in the Council Chamber. One
or two members of the press gallery
have also been seriously affected by the
same cause. If -new buildinga cannot
be erected, it might be worth the atten-
tion of the Government to consider
whether the present ones might not be
made more healthy and convenient.
All the Government measures before
the House were advanced a stage on
Thursday, the principal one -being a
resolution to add 650,000 to the fund
for the purchase of drainage debentures
issued by municipalities. The money
before set apart for this purpose has
been all expended, and. several applica-
tions have been made by muuicipalities
for advances, which,from want of funds,
it was out of the power of the Govern-
ment . to grant. • By this means the
• Government invests part of the surplus
in such a way as to promote most ma-
terially the interests of the people,while
at the same time not uecessarily lessen-
ing the reserve. A discussion also arose
relative to the delay in forwarding` the
business of the House, the Opposition
endeavoring to throw the responsibility
upon the Government and. the latter
• showing that the extended debates that
-have taken place upon the indemnity to
members, the duration of the Legisla-
lature and other matters have hindered.
them from ascertaining the views of
members upon measures they propose
to introduce.
On Tuesday a Government measure
was introduced for the or eanization of
the territory, acquired by the Province
as the result of the late boundary award.
Mr. Mowat also stated in reply to Mr.
Bell that it was not the intention of the
Government to set apart this session an
eppropriation for the purpose of erect-
ing new Parliament buildings. A dis-
cussion also took place upon the advan-
tages the present license system has
over the old in the matter of granting
liquor licenses; the Opposition general-
ly cendemning License Inspectors and
Commissioners as unnecessary, and ad-
vocated a return to the old system of
vesting the powers possessed by those
officials in the municipal councils. A
large delegation from municipalities in-
terested in the extension of the Strat-
ford and Lake Huron Railway waited
upon the Government on Tuesday to
urge upon them the expediency of grant-
ing aid. to the road from Listowel to
Wiarton. From Listowel to the South-
ern boundary of the townships of Anice
bel and Keppel, a distance of 60 miles,-
.
a grant of $3,000 per mile is asked, and
from that point to Wiarton, a distance
of 16 miles further, $4,000 per mile is
asked. The delegation represented that
the total cost of the undertaking would
be about 61,136,500, and of that sum
they relied. upon Government aid for
$244,000. Though the policy, of the
Governmeat is understood to be against
further grants to railroads, the deputa-
tion was well received, and doubtless
went away assured that their request
will be granted. i T. W. G.
Theoszeo, February 40, 1879;
News of the Week.
THE SULTAN'S Heal/lea—The health
of the Sultan is bad, ana his ner-
vousness and. suspicion are greater than
ever.
Fon AUSTRALIA. — Four hundred.
locked -out agricultural laborers left
Kent, England, for Australia 071 Wed-
nesday of last week.
JAY GOULD.—The New York Tribune
repeats a rumor, which. it says is not
generally credited, that Jay Gould has
failed.
- SAILORS' STRIRE.—The strike of sea-
men at Sydney, New South Wales, con-
tinues. Three hundre0. Chinese have
arrived to take the plaee of the strik-
ers. •
THE YELLOW FEVER.—The yellow
fever in the South last year cost 15,000
lives and $200,000,000 in mioney, as
great a financial loss as the Chicago fire
in 1876. •
SUDDEN.—Rev. Alphonse Plailleteir,
aged 43, dropped. dead while perform-
ing a marriage ceremony. on Wednes-
day evening at Church St. Francis
Xavier, Kew York.
A BANKRUPT CITY.—The comptroller
of Elizabeth, New Jersey, has given
notice that he will be unable to pay
city bonds and coupons which are
maturing. The city's embarrassment
is due to the vast improvement in
pavements &a., beyond its means or
requirements. Itsalebt is $5,800, pop-
ulation 28,000.
REPORTED POISONED.— t is reported,
and generally believed, that the Ameer
of Afghanistan has been poisoned. -
—A NEW DEPARTURE. — C001"
Burgess, the minstrel performer, took
the temperance pledge in New York
last alonday, and is novel announced as
a temperance lecturer.
THE FENIAN LEADER —James Ste-
phens, formerly head centre of the
Fenians, arrived in. New York on Fri-
day to assume control of the Irish Rev-
olutionary Brotherhood at home and.
abroad.
ECCENTRIC TRAMP. -4 ragged tramp
at the station house, pit Tiffin, Ohio,
has been recognized by al friend as the
son of one of the wealthiest men in.
Baltimore. He is seriously ill, and re-
fuses to divulge the reasoa of his eccen-
tricity.
ARRESTED. — John B
States. Inspector of St(
been arrested on the c
elaughter, the result of h
falsely _regarding the
steamboat Adelphi, whie
ploded. at Norwalk.
ekes, United
amboats, has
arge of man-
vihg certified.
oilers of the
recently ex-
EMBEZZLEMENT.—The Most Worthy
High Chief Ranger of the 'Order of
American Foresters has been notified.
that 'Henry Griffin, of Rochester, High
Secretary or the Order, in. New York
State, has decamped with a large
amouut of the funds.
AN EAGLE'S STRENOT —The proud
bird of freedom lately descended on
Waco, Texas, and then s arted heaven.?
ward. with a thirty-pqnnd pig. The
ascent was so slow that a man who had.
a claim to the pork shot- the bird, and
both it and the pig came back to earth
dead.
DEATH _ OP A NOTABLE FARMER.—
Michael Sulhvent, the largest cultiva-
tor of lands ever known,' died sudden-
ly- last Friday while sittilag in a chair
in the cabin of ie steamer' en route from
Evansville to Louisville. At one time
Sullivant possessed 80,00J acres of land
in Illinois.
POLYGAMY.—The Tribe le's Salt Lake
special reports an in
Apostle Taylor, head of
Church, in which he say
the decision Against pol
SupremelCourt : "1 do
it wil4 have any effect ex
apdefirm and strengt
faith."
FATHER AND SON.—Th.
Jr., has been arrested i
charged. with having aCp
000 worth of bonds bel
Wyckoff family, held i
property amounts to ahoet $400,000.
Belknap is the son of Th mas Belknap,
of Boston, who was accu ed of misap-
propriating money.
A SWINDLING OPERATION. —E. H.
Rogers, of Boston, engaged a ball at
Norwich, N. Y., for Theodore Tilton to
lecture. He sold a large number of
seats in advance. He Made arrange-
ments in Oneida, in theslame Stele, for
Henry Ward Beecher,' aid got a con-
siderable sum of mone Both were
swindles. He has been airrested. •
erview with
the Mormon
, referring to
gamy by the
l't.know 'that
citept to unite us
ell us in our
-"mos Belknap,
New York,
opriated $32,-
n -ging to the
trust. The
TALMAGE ON TRIAL.—T
of Brooklyn met on
the purpose of calling
pastor of the Tabernacle,
wandering from the prese
Presbyterianism, and the
religion into contempt.
tee was appointed to i
reports derogatory. to Mr.
e Presbytery
Monday, for
. Taltnage,
to account for
ibed lines of
eby bringing
Ile Commit-
vestigate the
Talmage.
GLASGOW BANK NTANAGBRS. -- The
trial of the Director e of the City of
Glasgow Bank, on charges of fraud,
theft,and embezzlenaen , 'resulted in
the conviction of Potter aud Stronach,
Manager of the Bank ijhe other Di-
rectors were found. guilt of uttering
false abstracts, of balance sheets.
Stronach a,nd Potter were sentenced to
i
eighteen months' imprieoiament, and.
the rem der to eight;7111011thEL.
INDIAN Summe.—Wila Hog, the
Cheyenne Chief, :confined in Fort
Robinson, Nebraska, in irons, on Fri-
day stabbed. himself in fear places near
the heart, preferring to die rather than
be taken. Wounds -dangerous, if not
fatal. Thirty-three squaWs and twenty-
two children have left for Pine Ridge
Agency, to be turned over to the Sioux
at that agency as their natural protec-
tors.
THE CATTLE PLA.GUE. In reference
to the cattle plague, a d spatch from
Liverpool, England, states that the
Privy Council Department is consider -
ins, the question of American cattle. im-
patatiote It is probable that the ar-
rival of each consignment will be close-
ly watched, and each caSe dealt with
on its bwn merit. Those engaged in
the trade contend that unnecessary
alarm has been created, and they have
retained. veterinary surgeons of high re-
pute to -act as a check upon the Privy
Council Inspectors.
HARDENED DESPERADOES. —
Barnes, a reckless desperado of French -
burgh, Ky., has been found. ;guilty of
murdering Thos. Stevens, _ with, whom
he had a slight difficulty. WhileBarnes
was in jail at Mt. Sterling his adherents
twice set fire to the -town, hoping to se-
cure his release., :On Frfday he was
sentenced to penitentiary for ninety-
nine years, but he says he will never go
there. Threats of a rescue are freely
naacle, and the sheriff hal fifteen men
guarding the jail, and a reserve of
thirty-five men.
THE EUROPEAN Scounae.—News of
the 4strachan plague is a follows: A
desp WI from St. -Peters urg, Jan. 29,
says: An official report st tes that there
have been no cases of the lague in the
Governraent of Astrakh n' SiLCS the
26th Of January, and preca tions against
contagion are now confine to disinfec-
tion and. other sanitary neasures. A
committee of ministers lhas met, at
which the leading autho ties present
decided that the bodies of the dead.
throughout the infected. di tricts should.
be burned.—From ViennaJan. 31: It
is stated that the physiciaa to the Czar
advises the burning of villages where
the epidemic has broken ith all the
furniture, au.d the removal of the in-'
habitants to healthy places. The Czar
ie said to be disposed. to acquiesce. --
From St. Petersburg, Feb. 1: The
Minister of the Interior wili be enapow-
ered to burn villages where necessary,
the inhabitants to be removed, troops to
enforce quarantine. A delegate will be
despatched. to Astrakhan and. the neigh-
boring governments, with power to
adopt extraordinary measutes. He will
be accompanied by a medical cOmnais-
sion to investigate the epidemic.—All
remedies have proved. unavailing. The
local (sanitary commission, of Moscow
FEBRUARY 7, 1879.
has decided on the most stringent pre-
cautions. Russia has asked England
to send. medical men to report on- the
epidemic.
Canada,
LA Belleville young lady, aged 13,
was r cently married. to a man 28 years
old.
—Deer are being killed with stick& in
the to nship of Monek, Muskoka dis-
trict.
— ean people in Peterboro' put the
tin st nep off tobacco plugs on the church
plate. ,
—Perkhill Presbyterian congregation
have given a call to Rev. Mr. *Ewan,
of Glencoe.
--The Dunkin Act, has been repealed
in Bruce." A majority of 1,347 rate-
payer§ said they did -not want it.
---Oneevening lately in Ottawa a-gen-
tlema had a valuable seal skin cap
snate ed fromhis head, while passing
along ihe street.
— A young lady, of 'Ottawa, named.
Miss Warren has issued a challenge to
any lady in that city for a 100 mile
walking match.
—A proposition to establish a poor
house M Middlesex has been voted down
by the County Council, The vote
stood -20 for; 21 against.
— The lumbermen of the Ottawa dis-
trict are to hold a meeting shortly, to
protest against a duty on oats, flour,
pork, woollens, and all kinds of harde
ware.
—One afteranoon lately a farmer
drove into the Owen Sound market,
with e load of hay, who had come
thirteen miles, and sold the load for 64
a ton.
—M-. Rhody Armitage, father-in-la,w
of the iReeve of Lucan, Mr.W. Hutchin-
son, died on Monday, January 20, after
a long illness, at the advanced age of 82
years.
—A mutiny among the Chinese pris-
oners m Victoria, British Columbia,
jail, s4s. quelled by turning a power-
ful stream of cold water on the muti-
neers.
—G axles and. James IL Lewis,
photog aphere, St. Thomas, have been
arreste.d on a charge of . manufac-
turing counterfeit quarters and. half
dollar . ••
—The wife of Mr. Samuel Splarin, of
Kincardine, presented her husband. with
triplet e on Sunday last. Unfortunately
they hi, ve since died, and Mrs. Sebum
is very low.
l •
—It is fashionable now for ladies to
sport canes. In nearly all the leading
cities Ond towns in Canada, ladies are
seen with walking canes. Verily the
world moves.
--A twoman at Brantford asked. to be
sent tol prison and. was refused. She
laid. down in the middle of the street,
declined to move, was arrested.; and. got .
what she wanted. ,.- '
- —There are eighteen' Lodges of dif-
ferent secret Sobietieis in Chatham.
An attempt was made to organize an-
other Order, namely Knights of Mac-
cabees, but failed.
--In Montreal, in answer to an ad-
vertisement for a youth for office Work,
200 applications were received within
twentiefour hours, showing the scarcity
of work at present.
--Under the Dunkin Act there were
siXteeni convictions for drunkeness last
year in the County of York, while in
1877, when the Act was not in force,
there Were only nine.
—A' Galt correspondent says: A
high to ed party was lately given by a
prominent person in that town who a
short tme before had failed for about
69,000. Fast age this.
—Abut two weeks ago a robbery oc-
curred at the house of a widow, named
Yrs. McLoughlin, McGillivray. Two
hundred and fifty dollars were stolen.
No clue as to the guilty parties.
—David Wilkes, aged_ 45, a boiler
makealdropped dead. in- St. Thomas on
Wedneaday last week. The verdict of
the jury was that deceased had died
from "a direct visitation of God."
—Ten 61,000 bills were accidentally
discoveoed sewed up in the folds of a
dress of Mrs. Robert Dixon, who re-
cently died at Norton, just as the
garnaeut was going into a wash tub.
—M4 Dunbar Browne, Collector of
Inland. 'Revenue at Montreal, has been
arrested. on a charge of defrauding the
Custer* Department of $53.28,although
it is said thaahis peculations will amount
to 610,000.
—Out the 25thoilt., D. J. *Call, of
Galt, aid J. Harris, of San Francisco,
tackled each other at Denver, Colorado,
ti,
in 3 yard race, for $1,000 a side.
04
The Galt man' won in 331 seconds.
About 620;000 changed. hands.
. .
—A Iceman picked. up a bundle of
clothin on one of the public commons
at Toro to, and upon opening it a fine
health looking baby about eighteen
months old was found asleep inside.
No clu to the mother has been ob-
tained. .
--A gentleman in Ottawa recently
receive a letter from a friend, in which
he states - he had some conversation
with Rilel in Manitoba. He adds that
he intends serving out his time in exile,
and then returning to his native Pro-
vince. '
—The Dominion Privy Council on
Saturday passed an order prohibiting
the im ortation of American cattle
into Ca ache cr their passage through
any part of Canada for the space of
three Months. Tbis order goes at once
into efft.
—Thy have queer magistrates down
in the county of York. The other day
two J. F.'s tried a woman in her own
house fer selling liquor without license
—fined I her 620 -and-costs—an-d.then
closed the Court, and ordered up drinks
for the Crowd.
—The old Town Council of Brace -
bridge, heve laid thenaselves open to a
charge of " Salary Grabbing." At their
last meeting they voted. themselves $24
a piece for their services. A ratepayer
has aenoanced his intention of
testing the legality of the proceeding.
—The Government Inspector of
Jails in his annual report says that for
the first time since Confederation there
has been a decrease in the aggregate
number of commitments to- the
comm,on jails of the Province RS
compared with those in the preceeding
year
—A Walkerton paper:tells a story of
a dispute which arose the other day be-
tween Sandy McGregor and Moses
Stewart, as to whether the Marquis of
Lorne or Malcohn McLean was the
best Gaelic scholar. The Mc-
Gregor maintained that his cousin, the
Marquis„ was far superior to the Mc-
Lean. Stewart looked, at him with,
speechless contempt for a moment, and
then gave the Rob Roy a slap in the
•
• face for his inapudenCe. The repra.
sentative of the noble house of Stew-
art had to pay $5.90 for so vigorous an
assertion of his opinion.
—The death is antiolmeea of are.
Daniel McKenzie, who was probably
the oldest person in. New BrunsWiek,
if not in the Dominion.. He was; 105
years of age. Mr. McKenzie in his
youth was a soldier, and by his death
another of tbe small band of Waterloo
veterans is removed.
—A very seleet ball was held at -the
Government House, Toronto, on Thurs-
day evening by Lietenant-Gooenor
Macdonald. Many members of the
Legislature, inelnding the Local Gov-
ernment, were present, and Here
Alexander Maekenzie, Hon, George
Brown, &c.
—Several thousand Germans from
the Southern States have signified to
the Canadian Government their iaten-
tion to leave that country and settle in
the Nortu-west if the Government act
hberally towards them, .The prc§osie
tion has been made known to the aov-
ernor-General. t
—A. velocipede on. runners hes been
invented by a Galt man. It consists
of an ordinary sleigb about four' feet
long and teat wide with four bobs, ;and
is worked. with the feet at a pretty high
rate of speed, and is capable of carrying
four or five persons comfortably,
—A commercial traveller vie:1101y
Trenton telegraphed aheaa for a horse
and cutter to meet him at the station.
When he arrived. to his wonderment he
found a hearse waiting for him. :The
livery stable proprietors are also under-
takers and had read "horse in. the
telecirani. as " hearse."
—ekr. A. McKellar, ex -Warden. of
Middlesex, and ex -Reeve of Lobor has
been presented by the electors of Lobo,
with a complimentary address and a
gold watch and chain, as a testOreinal
of the esteem in which be was held.
Expressions so tangible to retired
municipal officers are very rare.
—A Swede hashed an interview 'with
the Minister of Agriculture itt regard
to the securing of a grant of laud. in
Manitoba or the North-west for. the
settlement of a colony of his fellow
counteemen. The Government
accede to the request, and is thought
ths,t that there will be 10,000 Swedes
enter Canaas, and settle in the spring.
—A very severe type of diphtheria,
whicb has been raging in the Gatineau
district, near Ottawa, for some time
past, continues to prevail to an alarm-
ing,- extent, more particularly among
children. A gentlenaan who has ; just
returned from the Desert states 'Cat
over sixty deaths have already been re-
ported.
—Mr. Traveller, a railvv-ay superin-
tendent from the East Indies, la in.
Ottawa. He is making a tour in Can-
ada itt order to inspect the working of
our railways. He travelled a -distance
of about 8,000 miles in reaiellin Ot-
tawa; coming by way of the Suez Canal.
He will return via San Francisco.
The fare from Ottawa to Calcutta is
4980.
—Messrs,. -James Allen, Wm. 13u11,
and R. 31„ Murray„ held. the office of
Reeve, Clerk, and Assessor,respectively,
in the township of Annabel, comity ef
Bruce, Ont. for nineteen consecutive
years, the leiter -officer being appointea
at the early age of twenty-one, and.
during that period_ they have had the
assistance of forty-six councillors to
transact the business of the township.
—Hotel keepers run a great danger
by failingto keep poste& up the notices
required by statute regarding the loseof
travellers' valuables A esae came
before the late County Court in Barrie,
by which a taveriakeeper, Ma. Sunarcier-
sett, was oraerea to pay a guest $1:05
and. costs, neatly all of which would
would have been saved had he team.
the precaution of having the proper
notices posted over his room doors,
—A farmer in Nissouri was engaged.
last Saturday weekin threshing the bal-
ance of his sectson's crop, ana whea the -
men were called. to dinner the: straw
stack was about completed, but just
then the gale which passed. over 'that
section about that time caught it, and
literally strewed it over the adjoining
fields, only about four or five feet in
height being left of an entire day's
threshing. -
—Harry Fisher, of Montreal, has ac-
cepted the challenge of John Ennis to
skate against any man in Ameriea or
the Dominion any -distance from 100 to
500 miles, for 6500 or $1,000 a side;
Fisher agrees to allow Ennis, expenses
to skate at the Montreal rink, and stip-
ulates the distance to be 100 milts, and
the stakes $500 a side. Ennis has
skated. 100 miles in 11h. 37m., the best
on record; Fisher 100 miles in 11h.
44m.
—On Saturday, 25th ult., about half -
past one, a violent gale from the north
east crossed the country south and east
of Woodstock. A_ farmer was drawing
a load of hay into Mr-. S. Kerby's barn,
near Eastwood, when the storm struck
the building and. actually tore off one
siae. It was done so auickly that the
damage was done and the storm pees -
ed, after the horses had come to the
barn. door, and. before the man and the
load had got fairly inside.
—Great consternation was felt in
business circles in Montreal on. Satur-
day, because of the failure of Mule
larky & Co., wholesale boot and ',shoe
manufacturers, with $400,000
or thereabouts. The banks principallY-
interested, the British North American
and the Bank of Commerce, did' not
desire the insolvency, but it is under-
stood. that the firm brought it about
themselves. Several other houses will
be brought down by this crash.
—Money is so abundant about Prince-
ton, Ontethat a number of people there-
abouts have been sending half a dollar
each to a swindling Yankee in Massa-
chusetts, who promisea for that sum to
forward a, 66.00 pictoral dictionary.
The book he did. send to his dupes was
one 'which is usually sold in book -stores
at 15 cents, The result of the experie
ment was looks and lewd language round
the post office. Lotteries would have a
good. chance of patronage aroun Prince-
ton.
—A contemporary says :• Mr. Fred,
Service and Mr. Jas. Lewis went out in-
to East Oxford and North Norwicladur-
Mg the first week of January on a beg-
ging tour, under the pretence of beg-
ging for one White, who had been dead
several years, and. one Edward Ailen
who Eyes on the ist con. of Derehatn,
without his knowledge or consent. As
they do not know the way up to heaven,
where White had goneetiad as they fearea
the wrath of Mr. Allen, they divided
the spoil. But the affair had began to
eke out and Mr. Allen desires th those