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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-04-18, Page 1APRIL 11, 1 sasastassmsmasnaansinion Junior third-lst J Reid; nun ivlin, 3rd T. Lynch, Sewer 4st B. O'Ruare, nnd ILMann. Lacey. Junior second -1st nd A. O'Ruerceard J. Shea, or trouble trouble, until troubles you. Dont worry le effects of the -National Policia,' 11 the people's friend will keep_ es down- The change in the akes no difference in Halley ea- se's prices. We have a large 1, of English, Scotch and Ottn. weeds at the old prices. Ino orne thi°Li ns% mier cost to eh.eat squaredealtug in evere motto, that accounts for the a swarm going into the Oak nhing Establisliment. n,rrteed k the second lot of those cete- laristie Hats. The magultede sick, and the variety of styles, seen to be fully apprecjated. ods are selling rapidlyespe the new tariff has been unfold- uBr ctr ANDEnSO Seaforth. PARTMENT: EAT SUCCESS. McDOUCALL leasure in Stating that illinery Department in a, Success- The number of who visited SHOW ROOM 1:ifiening were ParfecktIT if With th.e display, and ing being so moderate another New Lot of and Springs Mantis& 'LADY should make a Effort to see- this Lot. .EST .STOCK the- Largest, Meat/ - eat Assorted Stoitir turnings, Embroidery s Frilling's, Silk Ties res. P. EHOLD TALK. ite and Grey aottonn REE SEVENS are the in Seafortla. arge Quantities before the TA.RIFF zed will enable us to B: Same Old Prices. 1 ---LA. s E from 2 to 3 Gantt by Buying COTTON It the. Three Sevens. DOUGALL & 00, orters and Dealers is Goods Only. , 1 ELFTH E NUMBER, 593. SEAFORTH FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1879. McLEAN BROS., Publisher& *1.50 a Year, in Advance. BROADFOOT & BOX, SEAFORTH,. UNDItRTAKERS, &O. FUNERA 8 ATTENDED 0.AT THE ORTE8T NOTICE. COFF1 S AND SHROUDS. WAYS ON HAND. HEARSE FORJEIRE. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. FOR SALE. -For Sale, that con- - PreiPliEenittTa d desirable residence on the corner of High and ,. arket Streets, lately occupied by Dr. Vercoe. pply to DR. VERCOE. 988 TeLUEV .-New Dwelling House in Bluevale -i-' for sale; story and a half, 18x26, with kitchen poached 1411,3; extra well •finished; One quarter acre lot well fenced and pump. Price, $500. Ap- r ply to SOSEP BURGESS, Bluevale. 589 von saLE -For Sale a first class Planing ir Mill, nea ly new and in good running order, situated in t ie flourishing Town cif Seaforth, 9/111 be sold cheap. Terms easy. lEnquire of MORD, CO SENS & CO., Goderich, Ont. _ ron 8,A TN. The sibscriber has for sale a 50 -1: acre lot in he township of McKillop, County of Baron, 20 acr s are cleared and. thebalance well timbered Iva s beech and maple., The property - will be sold c esp. Apply to SAS. B. BENSON, Solicitor, Seaforth, Ont. 517 TVOLL,IAIt COOPERAGE:1'dB SALE.-- , That lot land, with shop, stable, boiler and engine, heath turner'stave jointer, planer, swing saw fra e, &c., asleft after the fire, to be OW cheap. hese machines, -with small outlay, equal to new Enquire at THE EXPOSITOR Office. WARM AND PRICES •-• tbe llth acre; Buildi town of Scato terms of pay BEAT TIE . 589 -- TOWN PROPERTY FOfl SALE, 0 SUIT THE TIMES. -t -Lot 17, neession, McKillop; price; $40 per g lots in different ileitis of the h ; purchasers can make their own ent, at 8 per cent. interest. JAS. 591 WARM FOlt ALE. -For Sale, llsat No., 5, Bay. field Con .ession, Goderich Township, con- taining 85 aeres, 50 of which are cleared and in a . good state of •cilltivation. The farm is adjoining thevillage of Bayfi.eld, and will be sold cheap and an favorable tarms. Apply to the proprietor, JOHN GOVENLOCK. 524 plIOICE FABM F011 SALE -Being Lot 4, N-1 Con. 7, Hu lett, County of Huron; lop acres.; 80 (geared, well underdrained, and in a good state Of etativaien buildings convenient and good; tams easy. For further particulars apply to Messrs.McOA 1 GHEY &HOLMESTED, Seaforth, or on the prera ses to WM. E. COLDWELL. Con- atance P. 0. 555 VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, the east f of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. S., Tackersmith, °linty of Huron, consisting of 50 acres, 31 miles from the Town of Seaforth, and convenient to school. The land, is of tile very best quality. or further particulars apply to JAMES PICK RD, opposite the premises, or to Egmondville P 0. • 524 HOUSE AlS,D LOT IN SEAFORTH FOR 4-2- SALE. -For Sale, a comfortableframe dwell- ing house and a quarter -acre lot, on the corner of Market and. Louisa streets; there are six rooms and a kitchen, 3 up stairs and, -3 down, good well, stable and wood -shed; the 'house is well Anished, and the lot well fenced; Apply on thepremises. PETER DALEY. • . . 585 iptLkCXSMiTEt SHOP FOR SALE. -For Sale, -2-' in the Villa e of Jamestown, a good blacksmith shop, with tine* quarters of an acre of and at- tached, in whi h are a number of choica fruit trees. There i also a stable on the prepaises. This property i situated in a good locality, and will be sold on ems to saa purchaser. Apply on the- premises to JAAIES LYNt, Jamestown N. O. 584 - - FARM FOR SALE. -That well-known and fine- ly situated garne Lot 1, Con. 1, Efullett, in the County of II4on, containing 100 acres, 90 of which are cleared; there are two frame dwelling houses, bora, horse stable, cow stable, sheep -house and driving, house ; also orchard and abundance of water. The I 1m is situated two miles Ifrom the Town of Seafor h, on the Huron Road. For full particulars an ly to McCAUGWRY & HOLME- 8TED, Seafortia, or to SIMON YOUNG, proprie- tor, on theprerbises. 553-4x VRO PERT Y b'Olt SALE. -For Sale, Lot 14, _ -"- Con 16, Gray; West half of Lot 29, Con. 6, with cheese 1 ctory complete; Lot 14, Con. 6, and south half of Lots 16 and 17, Con. 5, town- ship of Morris Lot 22, Con; B, and Lot 28, Con. B, township of Howick, all good improved farms, together with several 50 acre farms in Grey and Morris and b.Ouses and lots and vacant lots in the viliage of Brussels. Prices low, terms easy, and title good. Apply to JOHN LECKIE, Brus- sels. 574 WARM FORS .-For Sale, that most &air - able farm, -being Lot 1, Con. 6, in the town.- ship of Hallett situated 14 miles from Kinburn, IA,LE -a; and 6 miles from Seaforth. There are excellent buildings on. the premises, including a first-class stone house, two storey, 30 by 40 feet. A ,spring creek runs through the farm; good orchard, good - fences, and the land in an excellent state of cul- tivation. Apply on the premises to JAM1S Mc - MICHAEL, or lo MR. JAMES H. BENSON, Sea - forth. , 562. U OUSE AND LOT IN SEAFORTH FOR SALE. -For 8a1e4 a comfortable dwelling houee on Valiant Street Seaforth, together with One-fifth of an acre of la d. The houseis a storey and half, with lare parlor, dining -room and three lied -rooms in the main house, and kitchen, pantry and wood -shed ttathed; a good well and good stable; there are 25 bearing fruit trees in the garden'also gapes, currant s and goose -berries. Apply to McCAli.EY & HOLMESTED, Bar- risters, or THOS. LATIMER, Proprietor. 592x2 TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE. -The proper- ty at present oceupied by Mr. Adam Gray, situated in Coleman's survey, one-half , acre of • ground, cm whidli is a comfortable and commodi- ous dwelling hose, 1 storeys high; there are 8 rooms in the Weise, two lire grates, wash room, wood shed, har and soft water, and good cellar, and 4,he house is one of the finest finished in town thereds choice bearing oi chard, and the property is situ tad on. elevated ground. From $250 to $500 ca h, balance on easy terms. Apply to A. -STRONG, Land. Agent, Seaforth. 590x4 VALUABLE ARM FOR SALE. -For Sale the • west half o Lot 27, Con. 3, McKillop, con- ‘aining50 acres, known as the Deigle estate. This arm is situated within one mile and a quarter of tiertforth. The and is of the choicest quality. There is a hand cime residence and good outbuild- ings. The farm is well planted with fruit and or- namental trees is in excellent order, and well fenced. It is a mirably suited for a retired gen- tleman, a dairy- an, or market gardener. .Terms easy. This proi erty must be sold at once.: Apply to -A. STRONG, Seaforth. ' 539 WARM FOR LE. -South half of Lot 26; Con. 6, Morris, ounty of Huron, containing 100 Rues, 85 acres cleared, balance hardwood; 60 acres clear of tunips and niaderdrainecl ; Soil clay loam; 13 .cres fall wheat; good bearing orchard; bank b rn 40x60f nearly new, and other outbuildings; g- od log house, with new frame addition ; i well; well fenced. The above farm ianniv two miles from Brussels: on good gravel roads; school hc use on the lot. For fnrther par- ticulars apply on the premises, or to C. R Cooper, Brussels P. 0. tOBERT BROADFOOT, propiti- ator, Brussels P 0. 588 "ARM FOR St LE. -The subscriber offers for sale Lot 22, Con. 12 of the township of Stan- ley, containing o o hundred acres, 83 acres clear ed and in a goo state of cultivation, and good foncee, balance 7 acres good hardwood' bush; one half of clearing seeded down, there willtbe 13 acres- of wheat pat in this fall, there is about 3 acres of a thrivii g orchard on the premises and a variety of fruit lbrees all nONV bearing. The farm . well watere , a never failing creek runs through the far , also two good wells, large bank born 36 by 60 loot with good stabling under- neath the barn, a,nd a log dwelling house. The l'arm is situated Jwithin two and a half miles of the village of B yfield. For further particulars apply to S. Mc AN, proprietor on the premises or to W. Connor,,Bayfield P. 0. 672 The Township Show. Question. To the Editor of the Huron' EXpositor. SIR, -I see by your issue . of Meath 28th that your correspondent, , " One Whit Feels Interested,' still holds to his old opinion of doing way with town Ihip shows. I had ho ed that he had b Ile en convinced of the rong posi- tion e had taken, but if I lave failed in altering hisopinion, I sh 11 act upon the p inciple With which he. concludes his le ter, "Try, try again." Your cor- respo dent seems to doubt the cor- rectn ss of some of the figures I gave in my 1 st letter, but he may k ep himself perfectly easy on this matte , as I am always able to 'substantiate my figures before I give them to the pp lie. When I gave these figures 'I Was peaking of township shows in general, ilut he feels confident that I have a refer nee to the Seitforth show, and asks in- what year the prize list was $1,200. Int answer to this I say 1876, and I cars give other township shows with as la ge a prize list if required. Your -co respondent then states that he has cou ted up the priie list for 1878, and Rads that it amounts somewhere in the neighbor- hood of $811. I do not dispete the cor- rectness of his figures, for 1, have no means of ascertaining' whatthe prize hst was m,that year, but heithinks he has made a strong pclint bp cause the prize list is reduced, and gives that re- duction as proof positive that township shows are on. the decline and ought to be done away with. Now, Mr. Editor, to show the fallacy of this iikgument,_ I will make a comparison of what was awarded in prizes at the Provincial Show for the same years, 1876 and 1878. This show, according to his ar- gument, is bound byno limits. In 1876 $15,631, and in 1878 $13,980, were given, showing a falling off1 of $1,651, and, according to his arguzuent, it is time it was numbered amon the things that .were; but who will support him in this in carrying out this sae line of argument. The farmer in his profits, at the close of 187 such a great 'falling off the consider farming to be playe that he will have to aband gethere but my advice woul shows, he appears to think try again." Iu speaking o have reached the meridian Punting up will find t he may d out, and n it alto - 1 be "try, township that they which I dispute, and are bound by tLe laws of nature to decline'; but , why ' didn't he tell us that it was only that they might ,, follow nature's laws a little f rther and arise in renewed splendor. -Ile tries to make light of my argument hat doing away with township showsji would be helping the rich at the expeiise of the poor, but he very wisely dos not at- tempt to refute it. He seere0 to think that I am writing from self* motives and that I would se afraid qf competi- tion with my Tied neighboi , if there was only one shirw in the eoiinty. Well, of course, that is putting Me in the , catalogue of those with small means;' but, Mr. Editor, this is no offence at all. It matters not wheth rich or poor, for even in this graping and selfish age I would like to se fair play to all. Before closing I will mak a few re- marks on your corresponcent " In- quirer." He indulges in a god deal of bombast. In speaking of pis, he calls them Canadian runts, an of cows that can pick a lock. Such. lanimais, I suppose, are only in existerice in his own imagination. He also' compares the fruit at the township show to the apples of Sodom. Notwi hstanding the way he denounces thes , shows, I doubt not he is as keen a atherer of the fruit -as any other. He ajdmits the difficulty of making memb rs where there is so much competition but that it only wants the township how done away with, and they will pa their dol- lar to the county show. _ Now, Mr. Editor, I believe this to be a great mis- take. It is then that we , ould find that farmers generally will take less interest in shows ths,n ever, for I be- lieve it is township shows t at propa- gate members to the larger' ones. In dealing with the rich - and -poor argu- ment, as he is pleased to call; it, if he had been wise, he would have left it a‘lone. He asks, will a poor an's dol- lar not pay his entry as we 1 as the riele but this argument is po r consola- tion. You will find that it is not the dollar he puts in, but what 1.e expects to take out, will be the inllucernent. Now, Mr. Editor, I don't wan1t to be understood that I am opposed to having one good county show. I aril in favor t h of doing away with the ridinrave anows, as I have already shown them existence only in name, notwithstand- ing the adverse opinions of your cor- respondents, and having one good county show at some central: place, we would then fincl the townsaip shows the very: feeders of the coultity show. We would find them the ver' training schools from which we would get our members, and the very so rce from which we would derive a sti4auius, and the only hope of success for establish - Mg a big county show, and better still, it would be FAIR PLAY. TO ALL. • Protection to Workingmen. To the Editor of the Huron Expositor. Sin: Although it may nob be in order to object to the new tariff on the ground that it is protective-, that matter hav- ing been disposed of at theitolls7-still sve have a right to bomplain Iff the bur- den of taxation \Ilia it impeses, or the benefits which Ate; lifers, arelunequally 1 distributed. Alre cly complaints are heard from many mho think that they are taxed out of prOortion fa the bene- fits they receive,' but who, -Wing allpw- ed a voice in public affair, are not without hopes of:obtaining re ef. But there is one class far from, satisfied, from whom nothing has beeniheard, for they choose rather to submit lin silence, tha-n to enter complaints which no one is bound to heed. The sound principle that there should be no taxatioo, with- out representation, which oiir fellow- countrymen-. in times past defended with arms in their hands, is now being violated in the case of the Canadian workingman, who, though they have no right by law to representation in Par- liament, are forced. to pay their share pf the Protection tax three times over, just because it is known that, under the con- stitution, they cannot even -protest, while other classes of the commuuity are protected against foreign competi- tion in the several commodities in which they deal, the workingmen, that is, those who have nothing -to dispose of but their labor for we are all working- men in one sense), are left to compete against the world as best they, may. 'tir7hy not protect labor as well as manu- factures? No reason nen I find except that we are poor, without- influence, without representation. Had we been exempted also from the ta,x, we -would. not complain. But, while the manu- facturer, that is the capitalist, is allow- ed to procure labor wherever he chooses, the laborer is taxed in order that he may be deprived of a similiar liberty, and, consequently, can purchese goods only where the manufacturer directs hire. We will be told, perlia,ps, that "we have no right to exclude foreigners from our shore." If so; it is because you voluntarily relinquished the right on the ground, I suppose, that non -capita- lists should not have equal rights with other classes of the community. But, granting that foreign laborers cannot be excluded, this is no argument against the justice of our demands. What we ask is not protection in a certain form, but a share in the benefits of f that pro- tection which we are taxed for giving to others. If, in the redistribution of the nation's wealth, including that of the workingmen, you, cannet*give us our share indirectly, as to the manufacturer, by shutting out competition, we will take it directly from the hands of the treasurer as a bonus, or under whatever name you choose. And we have a right to it; for it is our hardearned cash, which you take out of our pockets on the false plea that the distribution of wealth. cannot be safely left in the hands of Providence. But, it will be said: ".Does not pro- tection to other interests create a de- mand for labor, and thus raise wages ?" To this I reply-, that the same argument would justify the witholding of protec- tion from any particular class, as well as from the laborer! Does not protec- tion to the hardware men. and in fact protection to any industry you choose to mention, create a demand for iron, yet themanufacturer of iron is not sat- isfied with this, but asks and obtains further protection iu having foreign iron shut out of the market. Now, this protection agaipst foreign competi- tion, which the manufacturer looks upon as the only protection worth having, is _denied the laborer. But this is not all. Even free trade in labor is not to be allowed. The most extreme free trader has gone no further than to insist that all should be at lib- erty to purchase iu foreign countries' rather than at home, whenever they find it more profitable to do so. No Free Trade Government has yet been known to import foreign goods at the public expense, to compete with those of home manufacture. Yet this is about to be done by a Protectionist Govern- ment, for we are told that every exer- tion is to be made to fill the country with emigrants, a great proportion of whom will doubtless be laborers. Of the expense of bringing these into the country, the Canadian laborer will pay at least his share, and will thus be tax- ed for bringing foreign laber to com- pete with his own. It would be un- constitutional, I suppose, to- assist starving workmen at home, while it is the special duty of one department of the Government tp assist well-to-do workmen in foreign countries. And this is the National Policy that was to retain Canada for the Canadians. This, of course, has been done by all govern- ments, but -it appears worst in a Pro- tectionist to countenance such proceed- ings. It appears to be the prevailing opinioa that those who are so fortunate as to have a voice in public affairs, have no interest in doing justice to workingmen in this respect. I think differently, and recent events both here and in the States prove that the inter-. ests of the workingmen are those of the community at large. Workingmen combine_because they know their weak- ness; they resort to extreme_ measures because they feel that they are oppress. ed. If -you wish to make them faithful observers of the laws, and a. source of strength to the State, give them at least equal rights with other classes of the community. They have a right even to claim special protection, for of all classes they are the weakest, the most helpless, and are always at the mercy of the capitalist. Yeur obedient servant„ A LABORER. • - The Seed. Wheat Question. To the Editor of the Huron. Expositor. SIR: I noticed in last week's Ex.rosi- TOR, a letter from Mr. W. Robin, also a certificate from Mr. Peter Doiphin which were doubtless intended to -re- fute my letter on "Agricultural Shows and Seed. Grain," in which I stated that Aumetka, Russian Siberian, Goose or Rice wheat should not be sown as it would destroy the eharacter and lower the price of our wheat. Mr. Rehill sent me a loaf of bread, if made out of Russsian Siberian or Goose wheat, both Mr. Dolphin and the baker must have done their duty, as it was good thirc1 class bread, and much better than I ex- pected. If Russian Siberian is a eew variety of wheat how does it come that Mr. Rehill can buy it by the car load, when our leading seedsmen declare there is. no such wheat in the country? Had Rehill taken the wheat to the "devil," the miller I mentioned, he could not have got a certificate, that party being up to all the tricks of trade would at once have told Mr. Rehill that he could not fool his old "dad" by getting a cer kind hew self, mille that Fife. fraud til t this , ificate of the milling qualities of a f wheat that does not exist, and uld not h.ave made a goose of him - and insulted the interest of his friends, by giving a certificate Goose wheat grinds as easily as Russian Siberian is simply a the wheat could not be sold un - e demand for seed set in from uarter. Yours, &c., I JAMES PRINGLE. To the Editor of the Huron Expositor. DE n Sin: Having had a large num- ber f enquiries from farmers, relative to 8 e milling qualities of a spring whoa called the " Arnetka," we for- ward d a letter to the well known mil- lers, libbs & ;Brother, of Oshawa, en- closi i g at the same time a sample of the w eat, and the following is their re- ply te our enquiry. As a large quantity of ti s variety of wheat has beeh sold in thi county, it may be of some inter- est to a majority of your suhscribers. You s truly, W. H. MoDeuceun, & Co. COPY.,11 OSIIAWA, CANADA, API= 9511, 1879. Messrs W. H. McDougall & Co., Seam -U.1, Out. DE R Sins: Yours -of the 8th receiv- ed. would not give the quality of whoa you refer to, and send sample of, mill i.om in my mills. I refuse to buy it at any price, it does not suit our trade at all. Farmers say they can sell it to 'ppers at the same price .as the Fife, and say it yields well. So they will s w it I presume. Signed, Trios. N. GIBBS. Canada. -It Halifax the other day a boy was fined 40 for stealing $76% Clear profit for bo ,136. - n old lady in Manilla village is gettin her third set of natural teeth. Her ate is 97. - Hamilton youth has been fined n11 fo playing marbles on Sunday. Boys, take heed. -The Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railw y will reduce the wages of its -emploi ees on the 1st of May. -TI e new elevator at Poiut Ed- ward, Ont., is to be built immediately, and work on the foundation began on the 158h inst. - . Tillson, of Tilsonburg, has got a remittance of his $700 customs duty on A erican oats by making an affi- davit hat the meal will be shipped out of the country within four months. -0 the lst of April the new cash syste came into force at Winnipeg. The d y before all branches of trade did a large business, everyone get- ting i a good supply on the credit sys- tem. ---" 4 um" matches are the very latest sensation. Their origin is in Cana it. A Peterboro woman is going to try nd refrain from uttering a sound for th ee thousand gonsecutive quarter hours. -T e Berlin Town Council is sued for 1,00ndamages by Mr. F. Coign- houn, on account of injury to his prope ty caused by the filling up of the road i front of it. The matter is left to arb tration. -T e officials of the Bank of Com- merce have temporarily stopped the issue f five -dollar bills, on account of the ci culation of a well executed coun- terfeit of that denomination. A new plate i being prepared. -Wm. Coeron. of Chesley, county of Bruce, died suddenly last week from disease of the heart, at the residence of Mr. Miller, High School teacher, Osha- wa, w ere he was on a visit. He had beena II arried bat a few days, and was on his wedding tour. -H rry Henry, a drunkard of forty years tandin„a, who has been convicted by the Toronto Police Magistrate be- tween hree and four hundred times, is delive ma temperanee lecturers in the City : all there. He was the most in- vetera e drunkard. in all Toronto. - T e companions of Mr. C. Morton, at Ayr who has taken up his abode in Clinto a engaging in the carriage finish- ing bu iness, took occasion on his de- partur from the former place to pre- sent h m with a valuable gold ring as a token f their regard for him. -0 Saturday evening of last week, Mr. J. G. Treleaven, in company with three .thers, commenced a twenty mile skate t the Park Skating Rink, at Luckn.w. After a short . time Mr. Trelea en was left alone in his "glory," he ace mplishing the feat in 1 hour and 45 minutes. -A ittle girl six years old, daughter of Mr. E. Clark in Middleton, near the village of Tilsonburgh, and. some other chilclr ni were, one day recently, playing in the ard and built a small bon -fire. The-fi e,had been started only a , few minut s when the 1 little girl's dress caught fire, and before assistance came she vea so badly burned that she died a few hours after. -Au individual recently paid the town o Barrie a visit and successfully canvas ed it number of merchants for hotel fegister advertising. He left a hotel bff era bill and part of a printing bill un.aid, and. on the head. of al promis to publish another register, and insert ertain advertisements therein, he obt ined several dollars, which have gone 'a ay with him. -Th Grand Trunk authorities have grante a boon to the town of St. Marys nd the travelling public gen- erally. Orders have been issued au- thorizi g all trains to and from London to stop t the switch, and the new ar- rangem nt came into force Thursday, mornin of last week. A platform is: being e ected, and we understand that a small passenger station iS to be put up im ediately. -48 e ay not e-- generally known that th Princess Louise is a skilful limner. Sunh, however, ,is the case, and so e of her productio s are pro- neuncefl by professionals thalt have had the ho.er of inspecting th m, perfect gems. Her Royal highness ias now on the eaS 1 a portrait of Mrs. 1 Scott -Sid - dons, -which it is understood- she will present to that lady in the course of a few days. -A. shock of earthquake Was felt at Cornwall very distinctly , about 11 o'clock on Monday forenoon. -E. Carthew, Esq., Colleetor of Cus- toms at Guelph, Who was stricken with paralysis, died on Tuesday night of last we-ek*ork will begin immediately on the Erie and. Huron Railway between Blenheim and Chatham, Which sec- tion of the road will, it is eXpected, be completed this year. - Lindsay boasts of having 25 citi- zens whose average -weight is 240 pounds, the lightest being over 200 and the heaviest over 300 pounas. Three tons of humanity! Just thiek of it. -The body of Alexander McDonald was found in the Grand River near Elora, on Wednesday morning of last week. Sometime in Novernber last McDonald was missing, andi the river - was dragged without avail. -An .g.yr citizen, Geo.Ray, has taken French leave. That gentleinan failed. to settle sundry little accounts against him, and petitions have been sent to Sitting Bull asking him to raiz() Ray's hair if he can make the raize. -Two Lucknow young ladies, Miss Lizzie Bowev and Miss Tena Murray, skated 10 milee in less than an hour. The male sex will have to lbok sharp after their laurels, for the ladies avowed their ability to skate five miles further without any exertion. -One train on the Tortnto, Grey and Bruce Railway, on the Teeswater and Orangeville branch, has I been dis- continued. There will now be only one train each way per day on this branch. The train leaving Orangeville for Owen Sound at 5.30 will; in future run only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. -A McGillivray farmer, Thos. Seal, met his death at Lucan, oh Tuesday of lastweek, by being run: over with the cars of the Grand Trunk Railway. This ie the second death by accident which has taken place lately in this family, a brother of Mr. Seal's, having been accidentally killed about fifteen months ago. • -On Wednesday morning of last week, as Samuel Stevens was oiling some of the machinery at the Ontario Flouring Mills, at Watford, the sleeve of his -jacket was caught between the cog wheels, and drawing his right arm in, crushed it just above the elbow. The arm was amputated. ! near the shoulder. He is doing as well as could be expected. - Mr. Byron McKay, living on the 3rd concession of East Williams, on Thursday of last week uudertook to pull down a large barn on hisi premises that was built some 31 year ago by Mr. John McIntyre, now deceased. His intention is to rebuild it and Make it a bank barn. The letting dontn of this building was a more difficult matter than building it in the first place. -Th.e residence of Mr., Yeigh, a Brantford editor, was robbed of a num- ber of pies, sthme butter, pork, preserves, the other evening by a stalwart indi- vidual named Jones, who lived a few streets away. There is no speoial clause, we believe, bearing upon the plunder Of paper men, buts judging from their proverbial poverty, we make no doubt in the world but tones will have to expiate this fearful oilence with his life. -At Walkerton, on Monday, while a boy of about 15 years, named Hodson, was amusing himself by firing marbles from a gun at a mark attached. to the side of his father's house, he thought- lessly fired a bullet, which went thrcugli target and wall, instantly kill- ing a little girl of 7 years, namedAda Skeans, who was playing with a 'little sister of Hodson's. The wall I was spat- tered with the brains of the child, the bullet having gone completely through her head. -For the first time in the history of -Victoria county the Lindsay gaol has been a week without a prisoner. This very .creditable state of affairs was shown on Tuesday of last week, but it was not destined to exist for a longer period. Wednesday brought an instal- ment which is likely to remain for some . time. Th'e absence Of tramps and. vagrants proves that ithe wise measures adopted by the jailer in pro- viding them with employmen has had the desired effect of making them give the jail a wide berth. Stead employ- ment at stone -breaking andwood-cut- ting is not to their liking. - Quite a number of Can dians are found among the lamented eroes 'of Isandula. Capt. George Vaughan War- dell, of the 1st Battalion 24th Regi- ment., one of the heroes lat ly kulled at Isand-ula, in South Africa, jwas edu- cated at Cobourg, Ont., he ha ing been. three years attending the Trinity Col- lege School in that town, i4ider the Rev. Henry Bateqessop and Rev. Ed- ward Dewar. Major Boulton, of the 468h,LieuteCol. Oravely, of the 40th, Rev. Charles Bethune, of Port Hope, and a number of Canadians Who have distinguished themselves in different parts of the. world, were school com- panions of Capt. Wardell, of Niagara, who at one time was in command of the Royal Canadian Rifles. We regret to learn that he leaves a wife and five children. -This spring the Dundas and Water- loo Road has been infested with tramps, who pass along in gangs of semetimes six or ten in number. They are great, burly, ragged, ill -conditioned fellows, who have already comraitted several excesses. On Mondaymorning last, an inoffensive deaf mute named William Farewell was passing a private repi- dence a few hundred yards west 1 of Rockton, when he was met by two tramps, who ordered him to gO in and beg for them. He mutely refused, whereupon he was set -upon by the two men and kicked most unmercifully. Farewell found refuge in ate house above mentioned, but unfortunately there were no men home to fol. - low and punish the scoundrels for their cowardly offence. -Mr. Peter Ernst, brewer, of Baden, , fell down dead. in New Hamburg on Friday, -while 'talking in a friend's house. -The large saw mill and. e'ash and door factory belonging to George Wat- son, at Ridgetown, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday at midnight. Loss, n10,000. - -About five o'clock on Thursday af- ternoon a. man named Philip Clarkin dropped dead while working in Alex. Fleury's foundry, at Markham ivillage. Heart disease is the supposed cause of the death. -On Saturday Wesley Baxter, of Otonabee, near the town of Peterboro, while engaged chopping in the woods for Mr. Deyell, of the same township, Was killed by the limb of -a tree, -which he was felling, striking him on the temple. -It is reported that the Indians at Qu'Appelle, Manitoba, are starving. They broke into the Hudson Bay Com- pany's store and helped themselves to flour, the police not interfering for fear of precipitatirg an outbreak, for which the Indians apparently -were ready. -A license inspector lately charged John Ednionston, of Douglas, with an infringement of the rules and regulations of the license law, by permitting dancing on his ptemises. The case came up before Messrs. Barron and. Auger,and the defendaut pleaded guilty. He was fined $25 and n3.10 costs. -A prominent 'Whitby grain man advises farmers to sow two -rowed bar- ley. The English market, he says, is that to which Canadians have now aot to look 'principally, and not the American, andfor the former the heavy grain is that which will fetch a paving price. The sowing of six -rowed barley he considers unadvisable. His advice is timely just now. -Mr. n'i+arm. Lowe, of Pakenhaan township, Lanark county, has suffered the loss of eight horses and nine head. of cattle within six months by an un- known disease. The cattle fed well up to a- day or so before dying, but the horges were longer affected, their limbs swelling, some days before death. The nature of the disease is a mystery. -On Thursday evening of last week the market elevator at Toronto was completely destroyed by fire. The building was the property of the Beard. estate, and had been unoccupied since last October. It was erected in the year 1855, and was one of the largest, if not the largest, elevator in the city. The building originally cost $60,000, on which there was an insurance of V0,- 000. -The inhabitants of Alexandria and its vicinity were deeply shocked to learn that on Friday evening Mr. Robert Wilson, J. P., was fatally injured by one of his own horses. Within five hours this gentleman, a resident of Alexandria for over a quarter of a cen- tury, passed away. The community will feel the loss of Mr. Wilson, both as a citizen whom everyone esteemed and as a friend. whom each will sadly miss and bitterly lament. -A remarkable curiosity in the shape of wood has been found by Mr. Adam Ayrhart, of lot 5, 5th concession of the township of Lake,Ontario comity. It is a piece of white pine tree, about three feet high, and in the centre twist- ed and grown closely together as perfect as a sailor's knot. The three was about 15 inches in circumference, and. where the knot had grown was about 30 feet from the ground. It is his intention to forward it to the Marquis of Lorne. -On. the 21s8 ult. a man named James Andrews, of Ekfrid, committed suicide by hanging hinaself in one of the outbuildings. When found his - knees were touching the ground.. The cironmstances which led to the sad affair seemed to be rather intricate'but it appears he had courted it young lady for some time, and about a year ago, through the entreaties of his friends, he was persuaded to marry a young wo- man who was near to him by the ties of nature. However, after the nuptial bonds were celebrated:, the same friends who had been so officious previous to the union were the parties to whom he made his property over, to evade the law in case of a breach of promise. But, according to the report, he settled the matter, and then wantedhis mother and sister to transfer to him his proper- ty, which they refused to do. There seems to be much dissatisfaction about the matter, and the rumor goes to show that the body is to be raised and an examination held on it. ---The county of Waterloo seems to be getting a bad harbor of refuge for horse thieves. Some four or five of these gentry have lately come to grief 1by striking this county; and on Monday last probably the coolest thief of" them all surrendered his liberty in Gait. On the morning named two parties arrived in Galt in seareh of a thief who, the previous night, had stolen a team of horses, harness and wagon, from the stables of Mr. Samuel L. Buttrum, of Ancaster. After searching, the thief was discoveredin town and captured. He made a stout run for liberty, but it was unavailing, and. in a few minutes he was safely caged in thelocksup. He was shortly afterwards brought before the Mayor, who committed hina to stand his trial at Berlin. On the per- son of the prisoner was found a silver watch, which , it appears had been stolen on the evening of Saturday from the house of M. Weir, West Flamboro'. The prisoner gave Ms name as John Cornell, but it has been ascertained that his real name ie John Arnold, and he has a most unenviable reputation. He has also served two terms in the Peni- tentiary, one for horse -stealing and one for setting fire to a barn near Dundas. He is also Said to have a similar record in the United. States. It is to be hoped, however, that he will :now be placel where he will be unable for some years to gratify his liking for other people's property. Perth Items. -Mr. Wm. Burnett, from the town- ship of Pilkingtop, has bought Mr. James Mityberry's farm, in Elms, town- ship, lot 34, concession 3, for the sum of $3,000. ---The Port Dover and Lake Huron Railway have reamed the rate from' Listowel to Winnipeg from $24.25 to $22.75. This is cheap enough in all con- science for so long a journey. -A country merchant in the village of -Millbank, purchased one thousand. and ten dozen eggs ha eleven consecu- tive business days. This is a big trans- action in eggs for a stnall -Mr. Robert Fulton has bought the Mill property at Grand Bend, formerly owned by the late W:McDougal. The price paid is 12,500. The site is a good one, and we wish him success in his new enteiprise. -The manager of Knox Presbyterian church, Listowel, have decided to tea the " envelope system" of making their collections, believing it to be th.e. most expedient method, if not inider all -cir- cumstances, at least when there is a, general scarcity of money. -A buyer was at Millbank the other day purchasing street car horses. A number sof sales were made, but prices ruled low, the highest priee given for a span being $175. Mr. Robert -Gibson, jr., of the township of Wellesley, was the lucky man Who succeeded in pocket- ing the golden eagles. -Another :of the Zululand heroes turns out to be a Canadian. Major Dartnell, of the Natal Mounted Police, who is reported. as rendering material assistance to Lord Chelmsford at the time of the fatal disinter to the British. troops on the 22nd of January, was a former citizen. of St. Marys. -A couple of weeks ago some sneak tkieves broke into the granary of Mr. Parks, in_ the neighborhood of Crom- arty, and stole all . his seed grain. -The loss will be heavily felt by Mr. Parks, as he can il afford to lose it, being itt somewhat straitened circumstances. The granary of Mr. Pepper was visited from which they took oats and other grain, as was also the apple pits of Mr. P. Drown and. Mrs. Devere. -Last Saturday afternoon a sad accident occurredin thelownshiia of Mc- Killop, three miles from. Dublin, result - Mg in -the death of a; boy seven years of age, son of Mr. SOhn. Kelly. The young lad. went out to the bush where his brother was engaged. in, cutting down a tree, and. as he was approaching unmated., the tree fell, striking him on the head and killing him instantly. -We learn that at a meeting of the Presbytery of Stratford (held during the meeting of the Synod in London), on Wednesday of la,st week, Rev. J. Z. Cameron, M. A., of Shakespeare, de- cided. to decline the call presented to him from Point Edward. Rev. Mr. Watt resigned the pastoral :charge of the Shakespeare congregation, owing to ill health. The Presbytery will meet at an early ate to consider these and. other matters. -On Monday morning of last week Runaford, 'who is confined in Stratford jail awaiting Ins trial for forgery, and who has been allowed. open air exercise for the benefit of his health, sailde a bold dash for freedom, while the atten- tion of the turnkey was divertstt for a moment. Chase was immediately given and a few minutes later he was found concealed in the hay in Mr. A. Stevenson's stable. He will be sharply looked after in future. -Mr. Andrew Armstrong, postmas- ter, Brewster, died. on the 6th inst., at the age of 69 years. Deceased settled on hiS farm on the north townline of Stephen, some 25 years ago, and after enduring the hardships then common to the first settlers, succeeded in hew- ing out for himself a comfortable home. Some years ago, befwever, he gave up farming and started a small,store,which business he had earried on ever since._ -LA few days since as Mr. Robert Tindall was crossing the bridge on the north branch of the Maitland. River, between. the 10th and lith eoncessions of Ehna, the horse he was driving, hav- ing on one of the old fashioned Dutch collars, and pulling heavily., choked itself, and in falling down, went over the bridge into the river, taking the cutter with it. Though the distance he fell was some eight or ten feet, yet, strange to say; neither the horse nor the cutter. received the slightest in- iurY• - -One of the Mitchell hotel keepers, who boasts his descent from Solomon* David.'s son, was the other ,day the happy recipient of a letter front Eng- land, announcing the death of an aunt who had left him, like the girl in the song, "a large, fortune of silver and. gold," anaounting to some twentythous- and pounds, more or less. The old lady appears to have been very eccen- tric and the alleged heir is sceptical as to the reality ef her -wealth, but her photograph, accompanying the let- ter, shows a kindly and inviting coun- tenance. -One day last week, at Stratford, Frank Stewart was before the Pollen. Magistrate on a charge of stealing a number of artieles, principally of small value, from VitriOUS parties. The things were found. in his house near the Grand Trunk station. Stewart, who has only lately come to the country, stated. that he had not stolen the arti- cles himself, but that he had. rented the houseabout two weeks ago for a gang whointended to make stealing a busi- ness, and seeme& to think he wan hard- ly used. in being ineaught to book so soon. One of theneann, he Baia, was a man named Munro from London, there was a woman in the case whose name he would not divulge. Ile w -as sent to jail for a month.