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T E., HURON EX
POSITOR.
MARCH 7, i87.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
New Goods—Thomas Kidd.
Medical Hall—Hickson & Bleasdell.
Abstract—William McConnell.
The National Policy—Wm. Hill & Co.
Music Hall—Lottie Combination. .
Wall Street Stocks—Baxter & Co.
Estray Cattle—A. Scotchmer.
Teacher Wanted—James Ferguson.
Cheese Factory Meetine—James Shaw.
Seed Grains—James McNair, Goderich.
Brine's Monthly Sale—J., P. Brine.
New Goods—A. G. McDougall & Co.
Cheese Maker Wanted—J. Burgess. T
cannot pronounce upon it. In tee
meantime we would ask any of our
readers, into whose hands it may fall,
to peruse it carefully. It will not do
them any harm. If Mr. Jackeon is cor-
rect in his conclusion that the Govern-:
raent have been wastefully extravagant
of the public money, the, people shorld
• know it; if, on the other ha,nct, as we
at_present think is the case, he is in
error, this fact ca,n very easily, be es-
tablished. So that, in either case, a
Perusal of Mr. Jackson's pamphlet Will
not hurt any.person.. -
ton(f.:(1)ooiter.
SEAPORTH, MARCH 7, 1879.
Dominion Parliament.
There has not been anything of public
importance done in the Ottawa House
since our last issue. The National
Policy has not yet been brought for-
ward and there is no knowing when it
will be. The Finance Minister has ,
been sick for several, days and has not
been in his'place in the House. Only
one Government measure, that relating
to the North West Mounted Police, has
thus far been submitted. The time of
the House is taken up by motions for
returns, and. short discussions which
these motione occasion. The House
usually sits from. one to two hours each
day.
The Conservative Leader. ,
A Western contemporary thus speaks
of the present leader of the Conservative
party:
"The Conservative leader lingers too long on
the stage. He would ding to power and retain
office when his friends feel, though they do not like
to say so, that he is getting in the way and is be -
coming's drag upon the party. His popularity is
on the -wane and already he has made some head-
way= the downgrade."
We are not sufficiently conversant
with the ‘!, hidden feelings "of the Con-
servative partyto know whether or not
the above paragraph correctly portrays
the sentiments of any considerable
number of its members. We do say,
however, that if the Conservatives
know what is to their . political advan-
tage, they will not readily assent to the
doctrine that the present leader "lin-
gers too long on the stage." Politicall, y
speaking,. Our readers know' that We
have no love for Sir John Macdonald.
We believe it would be a blessing for
Canada if he and his colleagues were
removed from office and power to -mor-
row, but it woad not be a good thing
for the Conservative party, as a party,
if he were removed from public life.
Whatever his faults may be, he has
of his party, it would not retain office
atb abe cie etni ccaii rairinuaeren sdf ade partys.te
o
six months, even under the most favor -
moved from the leaders -hip
hisleader, he has
not his equal in Canada to -day. Were
Sir John
ispthey.cemAsenta
which keeps • the various antagonistic
elements together. Remove Erin, and
the whole fabric -will speedily go to
pieces. The Conservatives -have relied
on him so implicitly in the past to pilot
them through every rough sea, that
they have ndt given the least oppor-
tunity for a successor to grow up. As a
consequence, they have not a single
man in their ranks who could lead the
party and keep it together if "the old
man," as he delights to call himself,
were taken away. We have no doubt
but that Sir John himself has become
weary of public life, and that he would
now gla,dly retire, and we are not soe
sure but he will embrace the first op- '
portunity which offers a suitable rest-
ing pla,ce. While no one would. be- -
grudge him the leisure ,and. comforts
whieh a snug berth would. afford, the
Conservative party need not wish the 1
speedy a.ccomplishraent of such a re- I
stilt. They will hunt for a long time
before they Will get a than who will -
take his place and serve them as feith-
fally and as successfully. Rereove the
old Chieftain and. the party would
speedily become as weak and imbiicile
as the present Opposition in the Ontario l
Legislature under the leadership of Mr.
Government Life Insurance
In the _speech , from the Throne de-
livered at the opening of the Dominion
Pazlia;ment, the Gthernment announce
that they intend to submit for the c n -
sideration of • Parliament, a meae re
providing for Government Life Ins r-
ance. We always looked upon Finch, a
scheme as being o very great danger
both to the Govern ent and the State ;
as well as a great njustice to private
individuals and conapanies. We believe -
the Government heve no more right
to go into the' business of life insuring,'
than they have to go into the business •
of grain baying or general merchandise.
The following sensible and moderate
remarks on the subject from the To-
• ronto Trade Re iew we heartly endorse.
It says :
"Among the dheieswhose discussion
on the floor of Bafflement at Ottawa is
foreshadowed in the Speech from the
Throne, is that of a system of Govern-
ment life assurance. Berne two years
ago the same stilej,bet was mooted in
the -Ontario House', but was opposed 1 y
thy Government and received its qui t -
us: At that timeei the difficulties lof
several American life companies, fre h
as they were, aidedin producing in
some minds a feeling of anxiety, whi h
has • since had tithe to subside. We
presume it may be concluded that tie
adoption of such a system would be 4r
one or other of two reasons:
1st,—Either because the Gover
ment think assurers are not now 8 f-
ficiently protected against fraud, or i
security of the existing chartered co
panies ; or,
2nd,.—Because Glivernment desires to
obtain possession of the funds now par
to the companies.
As regards the first reason: By 4e
Consolidated Insurande Act of 1877 t1ie
Government took into its °Wu hands ll
the depoSits from insurancecompani s
which were deemed necessary for the
protection of the Public ; l it obtains
such detailed statements of the business
and position of companies as enable la
thorough supervision to be exercised
over them ; it has powers to investigate
the companies' affaits, and to withdraw
their license to do blisiness;at any mo-
ment that appears proper. 1 Now,unless
all that legislation of 1877 is held te be
an entire failure, the public is now—if
the Government powers be exercised,
as we believe they are, with care and.
Intelligence—so well Protected that it is
most unlikely that doubt of the exist-
ing companies which leads to. sug-
gestion of a new system.
If the second reason be that by which
the Government is influenced, there
may be pointed out the injustice and
hardship of entering, upon a competi-
tion with companies which it specially
chartered and licensed to transact the
very business it now seeks to _alienate
from them. Besidei, the revenues to
be secured would. not be of sufficient
magnitude to justify an interference
with so legitimate a branch of corn -
mere, and. the large interests already
involeed in the companies. Many per-
sons, depending upon the permanency
of these, have'' invested a capital in
them, to :which numbers look as a
source of independence, to say nothing
of the many agents! and officers whe
have long been engaged in life assuring
as an honorable profession and a means
of livelihood. I I
Looking to the experience of other
countries in a like direction we fin
Ismail encouragenaent for the schem .
The Government of _Great Britai
undertook . the business of . lif
assurance with the view, more particul-
arly, of affording its benefits to the
ndustrial classes, but the system hae
been, it may be said, a total fa,ilure, and
the private companies do almost the
whole business. As will be seen bjr
the figures, the business done eac
year has been of the most trivial charac
sr, thus in 1874 it was $108,105 ; i
1875 $160,1,10 ; and in 1878 it amounte
to but 0114,375.
A Government scheme of life assur[
&nee has been in operation in New Zeal-
and for the past eight years, and • a
very considera,ble amount of business
has been d.one, but it is too sodn yet tO
ay that it has been a success. The
claims by death thus far indicate that
even with all the advantages of what
s probably one of the most salubrious
limates in the world, the losses bY
leath. will ultimately prove less favori
able than in the ordinary companies in
Canada, conducted with care and. prteI
dence which responsibility and self -in-,
erest impose upon their inatagement.
When ,in addition, it is foUnd ;that the
xpenses of conducting the scheme are
rat•materially less then in such a com-
ny as the Ca,nada Life, it is evident
that the roapects of success of a Gov -
intent cheme are not of the mos
romisin kind. Indeed, it rather sug
ests the likelihood that it would ulti
ately prove an annual loss to the
ountry. If it be pretended that the
Government aretabout to save money
y this operation, if appears to us a
alse economy. Government has com-
oiled insurance companies, by its Act,
o invest their money to earn at least
e per cent. during the lives of their
olicy holders': and to -day they can get
11 the money they want in Europe
or 4 per cent. Should the rate of in-
erest fall below this, as is not unlikely
hat decline would-be a serious disad
-a.ntage to the Governnaent.
We have b fore referred in thes
olumns to ano her o,bjectio able feat
ure, which is that GoVernin nt enterin
upon business of this kind you'd. give
ip opportunity, and. throw upon it tem-
tation, such as the importunities of its
iends might make it hard to resist
()laical favoritism. 'would be certain to
bring "bad lives" into the list of risks,
and although the .ill effect of these
,
Meredith. and Mr. Morris. While we
would like td see the _Conservative party
reraoved from power in the Dominion, s
we would not like to see it shattered,
dernorslized and. broken to pieces, be- i
cause we believe that it is necessary in c
-the interests of the country that there
should be a strong and vigorous Oppo-
sition, and it is equally so in the inter-
ests of the governing party that such t
should be the case. We hope, there-
fore, that the Conservative party will e
-not " shunt " their present leader until
they raise up some one who can, itt a
moderate degree at least, take his place.
Such a man they have not nowgot. For
these reasons, therefore, we believe it
would be a calamity to the Conserva-
tive party as well as a loss to Canada,were
Sir john to retire from public life at
the present time.
• Fomownea the example of Senator
Macpherson, Mr. G. E. Jackson, the
- Conservative candidate for •South Hur- 1 4,
on, has issued a pamphlet. This pamph-
let is addressed' to the ratepayers of
South Huron. We have to thank Mr.
Jackson for his courtesy in sending us
a copy. We shall peruse it most care_
• fully, and at the proper time we ,may
have something to say regarding it. Mr.
Jackson deals mainly with the financial
management of the Ontario Govern-
ment, but we have not as yet had time
to examine his work, and, consequently,
might not be at once apparent,the lap
of twenty years would reveal how dea
ly a. canker had entered with them in
the system."
ONTARIO LEGISLATURE
ALGOMA—EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXATION
THE MODEL FARM—THE ORA.NGE B
SHELVED -DIVISION COTIRTS—BAILW
CONTROL.—THE SCHOOL ACT, Sce.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
There is a -very general desire wi
members of the House to get throu
the remainder of the business yet to e
done as ra,pidly as possible. Late se
sions for some time past have been t
invariable rule, and on Monday last t
plank was begun which will be follow
until the close of the session, of holdi
two sessions a day, one from 11 o'clo
A. 1VI. until 1 P. M., and the other t
ordinary session beginning at thre
It has also been decided to hold a se
sion on Saturdays. This will great
expedite the work yet remaining to
done, not so much; because of the a
ditional tithe for discussio.n that will
obtained,- but because it will affor
double opportunities for passing legisl
tion to which there is no opposition, t
rules of the House preventing an
measure - from being advanced mo
than one stage at a time. The effei t
of these changes is expected to be sue
that the House will be able to prorogue
by the end of this week or the - begi
ning of next. A complete cessation
Committee work necessarily follows th
extention of the sessional hours,
e that legislation such as that sought, by
the city of Toronto would be entirely
0
unaceeptable to the rural portions of
the country. An act introdticed by Mr.
Mowet, providing that Briti h medical
practitioners registering in t e Province
should pay a fee of $400, vas read a
first time. -While the Ho se was in
Committee of Supply', the snnua1 dis-
cussion on the Ontario Scheel of Agri-
celture took place. The tone of the
Opposition criticism on this institution
has, during -the last two or three ses-
h.
sions, moderated very greatly, h,nd gen-
tlemen on that side of the 1ouseiiave
even got the length of claim ng that its
present efficiency is largely ue to the
e adverse position assumed tbwards the
e Farm by the Opposition. It was point-.
d ed out from the Government side of the
House that some very valuable work
g was being done in the insttution, be -
k sides the grand object for w ich it was
e estab ished, viz., the giving f a practi-
cal ecjlucatton to the young then of the
farming,bclasses, in .the way of experi-
ments,&c. It was also shown that the
expe se connected with the eollege was
smaij cornpazed with the cost of eimi-
tar institutiens in the United States.
Petitions for the incorporation of the
e Loyal Orange Association still keep
comig in, but they fall on , ears that
-will lhis sedeion, at all events, be deaf
to their request. If anything was want -
e ing to prove that the Orange Incerpora-
tion Bill was wholly and purely a poli -
e tical 7nove, the conduct of its, promoters
this session has supplied the proof. It
is true, the hill was thrown Out by the
Private Bills Committee on he ground
that the preamble was not roven, but
not the slightest attempt haBI since ;been
madd to have the action of tle commit-
teeereconsidered. On a previous occa-
sion the bill was in precisely the same
positlion, and a, long and bitter fight en-
sued over a proposal to send the bill
back to the Committee with instruc-
tions to report the preamble proven.
But the exigencies of the next general
electinn require that the Catholic vote
, shall 'be obtained by the Opposition,
and, therefore, it has doubtless
been I settled among the leaders
of the party that the Orange
Bill ia to be quietly kicked aside until a
time when a more effective ulse can be
made l of it. Mr. Currie's Bill to ex-
tend the jurisdiction of Division Courts
to spins not exceeding $200! was dis-
cussed' on Friday. Considerable desire
,
for a change in the constitution Of Di-
Vi8i01.1. Courts was shown d.uriug the
• discuesion by. members on both sides of
the House, and the Bill was very
' •
warnsupported. by a good many of
firmingthe and. merchant members.
The lewyers were almost a unit in op-
posing the Bill, basing their objections
mainly upon the fact that the proposal
to extend the jurisdiction to $200 would
not meet the demand for a reconstruc-
tion of the Court. On this Bill, as on
the tax exemption question, the Op-
position take the very safe and com-
fortable position that it is the. duty of
the Government to initiate legislation,•
no matter how divided. the opinion of
the ceuntry may be, or whether the
country has any opinion on the matter
at all yet Mr. Meredith, on being asked
whether he was in favor of an increase
in the jyrisdiction, refused to give any
answer. The Bill was brought up last
session, and since then the Government
have been endeavoring to obtain a
knowledge of the views of those in-
terested in the matter, and have issued
circulars to the county judges asking
for their opinions. The answers that
have been returned have been largely
against the extension of the jurisdic-
tion, and the Government have. deter-
mined not to deal with the matter un-
til the country is more unanimous in a
desire l for a chauge. The motion for
the seeond readily,-t'of the Bill was lost
on a vote of 38 to 35. Mr. Gibson, on
Friday, also brought up the . very im-
portant matter of railway control. He
pointed out that the people of Ontario
were very much at the mercy of the
railway companies, and 'urged. the
Government to appoint an inspector,
who would have power to regulate
traffic rates, &c., and who would see
that nlo injustice was done to i any sec-
tions f the country by undue t discrimi-
nation. The Government received the
matter cordially, and at a fnture ses-
sion, if they still remain in power, they
will iri all probability legislate on the
matter.
On Monday a very animated discus-
sion took place upon the Bill to amend
the ACts incorporating the COnsumers'
Gas COmpany of Toronto, by giving
them, among other things, the power
to forea a rest of $200,000. The ques-
tion Nees one of some importance td To-
ronto gas users, as, if the Bill were car-
ried, they would be forced. to pay a
higher price for their gas tlaari they do
now, in order that the company may
accumulate. the required sum, After a
debate of some length, the obnoxious
clause was struck out. Government
measures respecting voters' lists, the
inspection of insurance companies, and
Provincial elections were read a second
time, and a number of items in the
Supplir Bill were concurred in. From
the nember of items that were request-
ed by Mr. Meredith to be allowed to
stand, it is evident that the Opposition
intend. moving strongly in the way of
cutting down the expenditure. On
Monday the privileges of the House
suffered a severe assault from, a some-
what laughable occurrence. A prominent
Toronto Alderman interested' in some
bill which was being discussea by the
Houses actually dared to go upon the
floor of. the House and take hi S seat be-
side an honorable member. The House
was evidently tickled at this breach of
Parliamentary decorum, andlroars of
laught r greeted. the discomfited alder-
man a he was forced hastily ' to with-
draw.
On Tuesday Mr. Hardy'S Bill to
amend the Jurors' Act was adeanced a
stage, and Kr. Crooks' -Bill respecting
Public; High and Separate Schools was
considered in committee. An amend-
ment moved. by Mr. Bell that school
trustee and municipal elections should
be held3 by ballot and simultaneously
was defeated, as was a similar amend-
ment Moved by- Mr. Ross. but making
no chige in the law with tegard to
Separate Schools. The Bill to incor-
porate the city of Guelph was read. a
third. time.
members decline to meet at nine o'cloc
in the forenoon when there is a prospe t
of their being called upon to sit u
until midnight. I May say here that t
• is rumoured that the general election
are to be held, some time in Ma
though any such predictions are ver
likely to be based on somewhat unr
liable grounds. The Government hay
not given any indication of the dat
which they propose to fix for holding th
elections.
• On Wednesday, the 26th ult., M
Lyon, the new member for Algona
moved a resolution to the effect that
larger representation was required b
that portion of the Province. M
Lyon, in pressing the claims of Algom
for increased representation, is follo
ing up the course of. its late membe
Mr. Dawson, who was never tired
urgiug the claims of his constituency.
The present member made the uniqu
statement that in order to ascertain th
views of some of his constituents it wa
necessary to travel from a central poin
over fifteen hundred miles. Hepointe
out that two electoral districts could b
made of the riding, each five hundre
miles long and five hundred wide. • H
was backed. up in his demand for in
creased representation by Mr. Mille
member for Muskoka and Parry Sound
who also loses no opportunity Of bring
ing the wants of his constituency befor
the House. These gentlemen clai
that the principle of representation b
population ,should not be strictly ad
hered to in the case of the new districts
but that the extent of territory shoul
be the chief factor in determining th
number of members they return. It i
worthy of notice that both these dis
tricts are represented by supporters o
the Government, a fact which show
that the policy of opening up the new
territory as rapidly as possible is at any
rate appreciated by the inhabitants of
the districts. The Government object-
ed to changing the constitution
of the Houses and were supported
by the Opposition, who are careful to
make it known that they are not in
favour of an increase in the number of
members returned to the Local legis-
lature. The resolution was withdrawn.
Mr. Gibson moved for a return as- to
that portion of the Land Improvement
Fund accurriug betwe,en March 1861,
and June 1867. He contended that the
counties had not received the amount
of this Fund to which they wore entitl-
ed. The motion was carried.Mr.
Currie moved the second reading of his
bill respecting sale of lands under
mortgage, the provisions of which were
copied from a bill in force in the neigh-
boring State of New York. The hon.
member for Welland, is one of the most
thoroughly independent naembers of the
House. While •in general giving the
Government a steady support, he is by
no means a servile follower, but on: oc-
casions states his views plainly, and
does not hesitate to 'act upon them,
though they may be contrary to those
of the Government. Indeed the action
cif the Government upon almost every
bill he has introduced. this session has
not been one that would naturally fill
him with gratitude. No member of
the House introduces .more legislation
than he does, and yet every bill he has
brought forward this 'session has been
voted down at the instance of the Gov-
ernment. This fate befel his mortgage
bill, the Attorney -General saying that
he had dealt with the subject in an-
other measUre. . .
The question of exemptions from
municipal taxation is one specially ni-
teresting to the city of Toronto, which
is ept to consider itself the most im-
portant part of the Province. It is esti-
mated that about $40,000,000 worth of
property are entirely exempted' from
the yearly contributions to the tax -
gatherer, which .].ss favored prOperty
• has to pay, and it may easily be •seen
that considerable relief would be afford-
ed the city if, in its present tax -burden-
ed. condition, it should receive the
power to tax this exempted property.
On Thursday the question was brought
up in the shape of a motion by Mr.
Hardy, for a committee to consider the
matter: A number of members from
i rural constituencies said that there was
no -desire in the country to have the law
, changed, and declared. that it. was an
attempt on the part of Toronto to ob-
tain the power to collect taxes from
Provincial property. Mr. Meredith as-
! sailed the Government for 'their Mac -
tion in this matter, elthough it was
clear that his own opinion was not at
all decided as to the merits of the ques-
tion. Perhaps the true solution of the
difficulty would be to give a charter to
each of the cities desirous of one, and
let it manage its own internal affairs as
may best suit its interests. It is not
putting the case too strongly against the
• Government to say that they are not
desirous of dealing' with the matter.
It is -a thankless and complicated ques-
tion at best, and jti is not improbable
•
01
Now that a moribund Parliament is
in its last stages, and as the Opposition
are loudly proclaiming that they will be
triumphantly returned. to power at the
next elections, which, of course, nobody
but themselves believes, it may not be
uninteresting to point out the members
of the Opposition who will oceupy the
Treasn benches, should such a change
take place. In the firgtpl ce, of course,
Mr. Meredith, the leader o the Opposi-
tion, will take the place f the Attor-
ney-Gx3neral, and his fai hful hench-
men, Messrs. Morris!, Scot ,Lauder and
:Deacon, will undonbtedl occupy four
of the five remaining Gove nment seats.
The last named gentlem n has been
making his claims for a abinet office
sure by persistently aieiug is views and
opposing the Governthent un every pos-
sible measure, and as he s at least as
able as some of the other:, he may be
counted among the safe o es. But the
great struggle will be for t e sixth seat.
At present the chances ar s between Mx.
Merrick and Mr. Creighto • . The strong
point of the former is • nance, while
the latter can scarcely be said to
possess any very strongipoints, except
it be black knot, and a general capacity
to talk on anything. Such s the Cabinet
that may be expected ,1 t guide the
affairs of Ontario if the iresent Gov-
ernment be not again returned to
power. Of course the chaIices are very
strongly in favor of their remaining in
office, and of the -woul l'fbe Cabinet
Ministers remaining as , ib present.—
plain private members. T. W. G.
TORONTO, March 5th, 1879.
News of the W ek. -
DICKENS' WIDOW. —Th widow of
Charles Dickens is dangereusly ill.
CATTLE DISEASE.—The crattle disease
is reported to be increasing in Brooklyn,
and is said. to exist in five counties in
New Jersey.
EXECUTED.—Charles Pe ce, the no-
torious English burglar anld. murderer;
was executed. at Leeds, England, on
Tuesday last week.
INDIGNATION.—At Danville, Virginia,
five Judges were indited.1y the Grand
Jury, for failing to allow, 1 egro jurors.
Great indignation prevails1
SENTENOED.—Angell, the defaulting
Secretary of the Pullman. Palace Car
Company, leet week pleaded guilty, and.
was sentenced. to ten yea;rsl,
RESULTED. FATALLY. — 9he Russian
Prince, Kerapotkine, who as shot by
an unknown assassin wiiJe return-
ing from a ball on the 1st ult., is
dead.
THE OICELLY.—Robert 9, Kelly the
last of the released. Fenian prisoners,
arrived at New York on riday after-
noon. A reception was gijven him in
the evening. .
FATAL FIRE.—The house lof S. Lune -
ford, at Nelsonville, Ohio, ¼vas burned,
last Friday morning. Ilinsforcl and
six of his children • who were asleep,
perished. Only his wife a$ one child
escaped.
'PECULIAR BALLOTS. --The e must have
been some extroardinary IT tingin Ches-
ter county, Pa., last elect ii. At Ox-
ford. one voted a tax receipt and another
in his anxiety to deposit his ljallot slipped
in a billet doux from his bes girl.
PROPOSED RAILWAY LE 88. — The
bondholders and stockho ders qf the
Great Western Railway, a a meeting
held in London, England, on Friday,
approved of the proposed. ease of the
Hee to the Erie Railway of Co pany.
Margaret, neice of Empere Virilliara
rith
ROYAL MARRIAGE.—Pri cess Louise
Germany, gave a farewell eeeption-at
Berlin on. Thursday night previous to
starting for England. to be . wedded. to
Prince Arthur, Duke of C 'nnaught, at
Windsor on the the 13th of March.
TERRIBLE STORM. --- Tremendous
storms have taken place_in, the South
of France, Spain, and Italy Iast week.
Great loss of life and property is re-
ported. The sea inundatea large por-
1
tion of the city of Venice Italy.' In
fact throughout the whol Pening a
the tempest has been most disastro
CANE-Ix.—Five acres of v luable land
over the Pennsylvania Com any's shaft
caved in at Pittsort, Penn ylvania, on
Thursday last week. The ' Company
suffers serious loss, as theicoal under,
the fall can never be got out. A large
brick school house near the scene of the
0"ciaje.e-in "was tota.11y wrecked: No lose
f
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DRUNKEN SENATORS.—Th scandalous
conduct of several Senators during the
session of the United State Senate on
Monday night last week, is the subject
of much gossip. At a nigh session two
or three Senators_were so ranch intox-
icated. that ridiculous sp ches made
by them were withdrawi froin the
records. 1
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VALUABLE HOBBES' BURNE .—.0 afire
in Frey's stables, New Yor city, on
Thursday morning of last week forty
three horses were burned The fire
caused a panic in Mrs. Rert's female
seminary adjoining, but 11 escaped.
The house adjoimng, owped by the
Mme. Restell estate, was aso destroy-
ed. Loss, $125,000. •
THE GLASGOW BANK. -41t is under-
stood. the creditors of the City of Glas-
gow Bank meet shortly, i4fter which
there will be a call for f ur or five
thousand pounds per share It is an-
ticipated that all the °realms will be
paid in full if the House oLords on -
firms the dicision of the judges concern-
ing the liability of the trustees for
shares registered in their names.
YELLOW FEVER IN BRAZIL.—AU Out-
break of yellow fever of a very severe
character has occurred among the
shipping at Rio de Janeiro, -13razil, but
in the north-east provinces the health
of the people is improving. The Gov-
ernment has contributed thilty mil-
lions miheis to alleviate- the distress in
the north-east, and has as ed an ad-
ditional credit for ten millions for food.
Tem TENDER Pee sioN.—Three masked
robbers entered a house in ti Milwaukee
suburb, and hadpacked a large quan-
tity of jewellery and clothing for re-,
moval without disturbing any of the in-
mates, when they came upon a young
woman asleep in,bed. An impulsive rob-
ber lifted his mask and kissd. her, and
she awoke and screamed, "compelling
the gang to decamp without their
booty
Tun ArenAN CAMPAIGN. --Recent ad-
vices from London state that the Vice:
roy of India telegraphs that Gen. Stew-
art reports that Gen. Biddulph's rear
guard was attacked at Kuslii Nokhud
by 2;000 Alizai Turanis. • The enemy
was repulsed ,With a loss a 150 men
and. pursued till nightfall. The British
lost a Major and five natives killed,
and a Colonel and. eleven natives
wounded.
Socru AFRICA. — A despatch from
Cape Town, South Africa,- says: The
latest advices from the interjor are to
January 29th, at which datel communi-
cations had been establish4d. between.
all of the British forces. S veral suc-
cessful engagements had beeu fought
with the Zulus, in which the latter lost
heavily. News from South Africa gen-
erally is more assuring, and the feeling
here is _calmer. Advices ta February
llth say the situation is unchanged,and
that Lord Chelmsford is still acting
strictly on the defensive. The British
loss in the fight of the 22nd. January,in-
chiding the native contingent, is esti-
mated. at 1,500.
MARSHAL MACMAHON.—Maxshal Mac -
Mahon, it is believed, will visit ,Eng-
land and Ireland in the course a the
summer. During a pert of his stay in
England he will be a guest of thePrince
of Wales. In Ireland, it is -feared, the
advantage may be taken of his visit to
attempt to get up a demonstration
against English rule, and in that ease
he will probably not visit the country.
A Freeseiciee Sceenee.--The Minister
of Finance in tbe French Government
has been accused of being in leagtie
with the Rothchilds in connection with
some money transactions of a late date,
whereby a panic was almost produced
in financial circles in France. It is
further stated that a scandal of so
grave a nature has never occurred in
• the history of France, and must lead. to
the resignation of the Finance Minister.
SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.—The
British ship Adriatic, which stranded
near Dunkirk, Scotland, on February
16th, had 49 persons on board, only
seven of whom are known to have been
saved. A telegram from Dunkirk con-
firms the report that 42 men on the
wreck of the ship Adriatic were lost.
Among the drowned are the mate of
the Adriatic and agent of the Indepen-
dence Salvage Company, of Liver-
pool.
A BIG Surr.--A sensation in the
United States Circuit Court of St.
Louis was caused on Tuesday in the
great middlings purifier suit -against
St. Louis millers, for an infringement
of patents involving $45,000,000, by the
statement that ex -Governor Stallard,
Vice -President of the Millers' National
Associati n, and Mr.- Rehlor, of the
Missouri tate Association, had •com-
promised lwith the plaintiff. Stanard.
and Kehl4r have been expelled. frorath-e
National Association.
IMPORT
NT TO CATTLE SHIPPERS.—
Advices from Liverpool on. the 5th i:flst.
state that the authorities have an-
nounced that the wharf and quarantine
houses foe imported cattle on the Mer-
sey arc new completed. and perfectly
ready for occupation. Importers of cat-
merica, or elsewhere, will be
no further inconvenience than
1 will attend the landing of
at a designated wharf and.
antine in sheds erected. for
ose,. The buildings are well
with excellent facilities for
• and ventilation, and as lit -
as possible from contagion
animals is to be expected.
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PRINCR GUIS JOINS THE BRITISH.—
Prince Lo "s Napoleon has written a
letter ann uncing his intention to join
the Briti h forees. He says For
the last ei:ht years I have been, the
guest of E0gland. My education has
been .
, com leted in the English Military
School. have strengthened my ties
of friends ip with the English army by
.taking pait in its -annual manoeuvre.
The war the Cape having assumed a
more seriolus character, I have wished
to follow tlhe campaign. 1 could not
refrain fr m sharing the dangers • and
fatigue of Ithe troops among whom I
have so in ny friends. Moreover, time
spent in witnessing the struggle of civil-
ization against barbarism will not be
wasted. for me."
DEArri ,,OF SHEAR Ant. — Decisive
intelligence has been received of the
death of the Ameer of Afghanistan.
The news was forwarded to the Vice-
roy of India by Yakoob Khan, the son
of Shore Ali. An eventful life was that
of the old chief. His early years were
passed in the midst of embroilments
and rebellions, until he' at length suc-
ceeded. in reducing the unruly clans of
his country to a semblance of order and
obedience. Unfortunately for himself,
he was unable to restrain his own
flighty and restive ambition, and so the
end of his days saw him an unthroned
wanderer, seeking vainly for the help
that came nat. It is extremely proba-
ble that Yakoob Khan will now endeavor
to enter into negotiations with the Vice-
roy, and. that the termination of the
Afghan war is not far off.
Tun WAR EXPENSES. -14 the British
House of Commons on Thursday, Sir
Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, in submitting the supple-
mentary credit for L1,500,000, which
he proposes to obtain by Exchequer
bonds, said he anticipated. an excess of
expenditure over revenue of £3,000,000,
£2,000,000 of which are provided for.
A portion of the credit is to be used for
the Transvaal, and the balance for the
Zulu war. The credit was adopted
without division. Although the House
of Commons voted the credit asked. for,
coneiderable opposition was manifested.
to the Government's proceedingsagainst
the Zulus, especially by the Home
Rulers. Mr. Chamberlain, Radical
member, also declared that the war
was unjust and iniquitous.
THE ANTI -CHINESE 13zer.,.--The Bill
prohibiting the emigration of Chinese
into the United States presented to
Congress has been vetoed by the Presi-
dent and rejected by Congress. In the
veto the Burlingame Treaty with the
Chinese is reviewed at length, niader
which the Chinese are given full privi-
leges of American citizenship, andthe
President expresses his belief that this
privilege, secured -by, treaty, cannot be
suddenly withdrawn without leaving the
United States open to reproach, de:
stroyittg commercial relations with
China, which are valuable to the entire
people of the United States, and im-
perilling the comfort and perhaps the
lives of missionaries and people of the
States living in China. Under a clause
in the treaty -the introduction of Chinese
laborers by methods which have the
character of forded. and. servile importa-
tions is provided against, and a proper
enforcement of this clause, the Presi-
dent thinks, will have the effect of keep-
ing i Chinese emigration within proper
limits. In conclusion, the President
says that "in asking the renewed at-
tention of Congress to this Bill I am
persuaded. tneir action will maintain
the public duty and the public honour."
When the President's veto was read. in
the ffouse the question was put, "Shall
the Bill pass over the objections of the
President ?" The vote resulted 109 to
95. There not being two-thirds in the
affirmative the Bill was rejected. Most
of the negative votes came from the Re-
publican. side, but a considerable num-
ber came also ironer the Democratic
side.
—Archdeacon Sweatina.n, of London,
has been elected Bishop of theDiocese of
Toron-to, as successor of Bishop Bethune.
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--Tmhte. 80c,h110.vonierianol Notes.
—The
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fisurtonibture eonlsartogoekd. of Mr. J.
chanter,
hBararo—SUan8b1Vr8edeerlI18a ill for some tithe, is able to be
igaoihnn. Southeott of Exeter, Whp
--Mr. Reichardt has sold the steam'
of —The Brussels
• saw milI Fordwiltaor: Arolro.mS:rohmave:
been rented. by Mr. L. Monkm,. an. ao
has
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tak7j.po!sesisionr:
—Mr
who has been. 33,
resident of Clinton for a number et
years, has left for Kincardine,
—Mr. D. B. Kennedy, of Clinton,
purchased a Clear -Grit" stallieie
which he intends to travel in the *cile.
ity next season.
—The shipments of grain from the
Grand Trunk station, -Clinten, tbis
winter; has been more than double that
of last season.
—The -Canada Methodist Chureb,
young ladies, at Exeter, had. a very sue-
cessful social on Friday evening, 210.
ult. Proceeds, $30.
—A. horror-strickeu story, formulate4
last week to the effect that a Stephen
farmer had murocdfaenrceltdrnaht.iso:hona,zt:87edbUitt
tobe• Taheb,amsealyeos:
notice that all parties driving at an Ira -
moderate rate in that town will be pun-
ished according to law.
—Turnberry Agricultural Society's
spring show will be held at Wingham
on the 18th. of April. Prizes to the
amount of $68 will be offered.
—Wm. Waubdy hes been senteneed
to two months' hard labor in Goderich
jail, for stealing two bottles of brandy
from a liquor store at Wingham.
• —The prisoner Fullington, the Ext -
ter burglar, who escaped from Goder-
jell, has beeu recaptured, and was
lodged in jail on Wednesday of last
week.
—Fever and ague in raid -winter
would seem to be out of plaee, but
Grand Bend. is equal to the emergency
and tall boast of half a dozen eases in
the last couple of weeks.
—The .report that Mr_ .Garlick,
Brussels, had become bankrupt is
true. The report that Mr,. James Wil-
son had suspended grain -buying in
Brussels is also a fabriCation.
—Mr. Jas. Craig, of Morris, eels:-
brated the twenty-fifth- anniversary of
his wedding day on -Monday of 'last
week. Mrs. Craig was presented. with
an elegant silver butter disk.
—Messrs. Glasgow, McPherson e&
Co., of Clinton, intend manufacturing
about_ one hundred of their celebrated
threshing machines this year, most of
which will be sent to Manitoba.
—The Piper; mills in Goderich are
again in running order. lir_ Geo.
Munro has completed the re -building of
the establishment, and is now carrying
on the gristing business as before. •
—Exeter Teachers' Institute meete
in the school house, there, on Saturday
next, 8th inst. The President Thereati
Gregory,, H. E. Huston and Miss Tholes
will take part in the proceedings.
—The farm lately occupied. by Mr.
T. Hagyard, lot 32, 12th concession,
Hullett, will in future be worked bythe
owner, Mr. W. Granger, of Markham,
who will move on to it 'in. et key days. ,
—Mr. -analefie Forsyth, son- of Mr,
Robert Forsyth, of th.e Wroxeter Wool
len Mills, left on Thursday of last week ,
on a trip to Ireland and .Scotland. We
wish our young friend a pleasant voy-
age, an invigorating visit and. a , -safe re-
turn. _
—We are happy to learn that Aft .
Simeon Eaket, of concession -1, Morris,
near Jamestown, is now recovering,
Eaket has been prostrated for sev-
eral weeks by a severe attack of inilara- -
mation of the lungs
—A counterfeit $5 bill wasdetectedat
the Exchange Bank, Brussels, one ditty
last week. There is any amount Of
bogus money itt circulation just no,
and business men and others should be
areeftlimoninsthrlilitaylirhirach.onweay; forum-
ve_ruTch
lated on the premises of Mr. B. Paul, a
Morris, in the shape of a peculiar'
formed calf, has been purchased by Mr.
W. A. Martin, of the Tecumseh Howie,
Brussels, who has had it stuffed.
. —On Friday afternoon, 21st ult.,a ht.
tle boy, son of Mr- Henry Murphy, oX
the 16th concession of Goderieh town-
ship, was unfortunate enougb to get'his
arm broken:. While returning from ,
school, with a number of others, he
-climbed on the sleigh, and falling a, it
passed. over his left. arm, breaking it
near the shoulder.
—A load of hay was taken out of a
man's barn near Exeter one night last
week. As it is known where the hay is
gone, it will likely be returned, or . a
monetary equivalent given. OnEewould
be led to suppose that a theft of this
kind was rather "cheeky," and the per
petrator of such an act must be pos-
sessed of more courage than wisdom.
—One day lately the large saw in Mr,
Kelly's saw mill, Blyth, was broken,
thus causing a, loss of not less than
5120 since which the mill has been
operative until last week, when the new
saw was placed itt position. Mr. Kelly
employs some thirteen men in his saw
mill, has eight teams employed drawing
logs, and. in all furnishes work for
Ftwa—centlotry-hyee, men
• G• lee'sor'rie, held their annual
Cheese and 13utter
meeting on th.e 8th. nit. The returns -
for the season were not up to the ex- .
pectations of the patrons, on account of ;
the low price realized for the cheeLte,
Three Directors were elected, viz::
Messrs. J. R. Gilpin, J. Mitchell and
Thos. Gibson, Mr. P. P. A.ylsworth
was elected Secretary, and Captain
Kine, Salesman.
—About three years since Mr,. John
Armstrong, of the Base Line, neer
Clinton, noticed a small tumor on his ,
right arm, but paid no further atten-
tion to it. Lately it had. grown to such
an extent that he deemed it advisable,
to have it rerooved, and on Tuesday 01
last week he called on a medical gentle-
man in Clinton, who succeeded in ex-
tracting it, after two hours' labor. The
arin was first frozen with ether, and
the tumor theia cut away.
—A resident of Newbridge, - named
Patrick Stevens, has become partial
insane. Owing to his threats and ill-
treatment, his wife was compelled to
go before a, magistrate and make a -M -
davit of the above fact, and that she
was in danger of her life. The magis-
trate, after hearing all the evidence,
committed Mr. Stevens to Goderieh
jail, as a first step to his admission to
one of our asylums for the insane. Be-
fore this calamity befel him, he was I
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