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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-05-30, Page 1MAY 23 1879. rhe October meeting edit e held in Seaforth, and the in. Winglisan C Morrison, who loft Gorrie Ebywith the party from Liat os;home as follow: Arrives today, after a very tedious sib,. days!. Left Listowel on v morning and arrived at 8 p. M. Got a car of stock t left beh$nd at OanadakSouth.. ,y junction, and have heard them since waited one day for them, then was convent 7e on with family, suffering ;e from those contemptible cials, having to travel in sec- :ars on a first-class ticket, like pigs. Youngest child e way, having to buy cid t:baggagee all broken up and l lost. Please let the public to believe those agents of the ung and Canada Southern, fs they ave broken every axle to n and others. Iladto s four times, and. to change e times, -when we were not ars at al.. e mice AN. -The no policy do in this 'age. Everybody a policy of some king. Some ping policy, others. a Ns- . OaktHall's policy is to €ast faslitonabie goods in the k\.rrived trisweek a, very fine. Fouts` Furnishings, consisting in alit the new shades, brie Ties only 5 cents. Also week a large lot of German o pair for 25 cents. Call, tem. ' Hs tr g & ANDERSON, E Hall White Vests only 5G half price. Herne & Alt - k Hall White Vests only 5.6 _hsl. price. HALLy & AN - k Hall V bite Vests only 50 E half vice. HILLY Lv & Aa - f AUG ST STOCK )'EC GOODS,, AND rr "NT LI aver.. OFFERED AT nrope, our Nir. McDougall 1 for Caela a lot of Dress at Lower Prices tlien the UN AND COMPARISON NFIDENCE INVITED. out buy Better ; No HOUR* sell upon a smaller Profit; cau offer greater _Advaat- Lustret, New Shades, yard. LustreS, Extra Heavy, 15 Balmeral Twills, 20 cent* x yard All WO& Foule Beget 3p 10 ling Prints, 5 cents per Uottore 5 cents per yard. 1 Linen, 10 cents per yards - me lot IA : French Pattera Cashmere and. Worste4 Selection a Paris anti ats, Feathers and Flower4 Aka and Ribbons, in thek a of the Most Fashionable' will he found the most es.- Seaforth. • r should see our Shot/ ire Parchasing. luble to Show GOods- Porters and DealerSi* GOods Only. TWELFT DatopERTY FOR SA verdant and. dosirabl Of. Vereoe. Apply to D RLIJEVALE.-New DN if for sale ; story and e, attached 14x18; extra w sere lot atell fenced ply to IOSEPII BURGE, nearly new an situated in the flourish IV111 be sold cheap. T Vali AND TOWN P -I: PRICES TO SUIT on the llth concession2 sore ; Buildina` lots in town of Ses,forth; parch tones of payment, at 8 p E FOR SALE-. B. -For Sale, that eon - residence on the eorner ets, lately ()templed by .TIERCOE. 488 elling House in Bluevale alf, 18x26, with kitchen finished; one quarter a first ,olass Planing in good rannim, order, ng Town of eetiforth, rms easy. Enquire of 0., Goderieh, Ont. °PERT! FOR SALE, TIMES. -Lot 17, cKillop ; price $40 Per different parts of the ars can make their own .r cont. interest. JAS. VARM FOR SALEa--F r Sale, Lot No. 5, Bay- )" Bald Concession, °clench Township, con - wiring 85 acres, 50 of which are cleared and in a good state of cultivation. The farm is adjoining thavillage of Bea -field, and will be sold cheap and au favorable terms. A.pply to the proprietor, JOHN GOVENLOCK. 524 (MICE FARM FOB SALE-Boing Lot 4, Con. 7, Itrdlett, County of Huron; 100 acres ; 80- cleared, well underdre hied, and in a good state of cultivation; building's convenient and. good ; terms easy. For further particulars apply to or on the premises to MI. E. COLDIVELL. Con - "(TAMABLE FARM 3012 SALE. -For Sale, Tudiersmith, Connty of Huron, consisting of 56 saes, 31 miles from the, Town of Seaford?, and eonvelient to school. The land is of the very best guilty. For farther particulars apply to JAMES PICKARD, opposite the premises, or to Egmeaulville P. 0. 52k VARM AND TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE, OTTRAP -Lot No, 2a, Cou. 9, MeKillop, 100 acres; north half Lot 30, Con. 9, MeKillop, 50 gems ; north half of north half Lot 31, Con. 9, fficKillop, 25 acres ; resileuce occupied by Mr. building lots on Jarvis' and F. G. Sparling's Sur- veys. Apply to GRAY, YOUNG* SPARLING, fleaforth. 595 VARM FOR SALE. -Far Sale, the west part of " Lot No.1, Cou. 17, Grey, containing 50 acres , 35 of which are cleared, a ell fenced, and in a state of good cultivation. There is a good frame house, good orchard ancl plenty of water. It is on the gravel road. leading to Brussels and Seaforth, and adjoins a church and sehool. It is also within half amile of the Village of Walton. Apply on the premilies or to Walton Post Office. CHARLES MITIICRfaa 493 VARM FOR SILE.-1 hat well-known and fine- " Iy situated farm., Lot 1, Con. 1, Hallett, in the County of Huron, containing 100 aeres, 90 of which are cleared ; there are two frame dwelling bouses, barn, horse stable, cow stable, sheeplaouse and driving house ; also orchard and abundance of water. The farm is situated two miles from the, Town of Seafortlx, on th3 Huron Road. For full SPED, Seaforth, or to SIMON YOUNG, proprie- tor, on the premises. 553-4x PROPERTY FOR SA -JE. -For Sale, Lot 14, with cheese factory complete ; Lot 14, Coa. 6, and math 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 aere farms in Grey and Norris, and houses aad lots and vacant lots in the village of Brussels, Prices low, terms easy, and title good. Apply to JOHN LECKIE, Brus- sels. 574 VARM FOR SA.LE.-For Sale, that most- desir- 4- able farm, being LO G 1, Con. 6, in the town- ship of Hallett, situated I miles from Kinburn, and 6 miles from Seitforth. There are excellent buildings on the premise3, including a 5.rst-class stone b.ouse, two storey, 30 by 40 feet. A spring creek runs through the farm; good orchard, good fences, and the lend in an excellent state of cul- tivation. Apply on the remises to JAKES Mc - MICHAEL, or to MR. J ES -H. BENSON, Sea - forth. 662 -1-• Sale, a, comfortable of choice land, in Roxbo within two miles and a I a fine orchard of choice wells, Barbie, blacksmith convenienttea. It is plei most delsirable property market gardener. It w' may terms of payment proprietor on the premi VALUABLE FARM • west half of Lot 2 taining 50 acres, known fermis situated within tleaforth. The land. ie There is a hancleome res namental trees, is in fenced. It is adreiaably tdaman, a dairy -man, or easy. This property ma to A. STRONG, Seafort TY FOR S 417M.- For rick Cotte.ge with B acres o, township of MeRillop, alf of Seaforth. There is bearing fruit treee, else shop, and all necessary santly situated, and is a or a retired farmer or a I be sold cheap and on f cleared. Apply to the -es or to Seaforth P. 0. 593 OR SALE. -For Sale the s the Deigle estate. This ne mile and a quarter of of the choicest quality. donee an.d good ontbuild- hinted with fruit and or- xcellont order, and well suited for a retired gen- arket gardener. Terms t be sold at once. Apply 549 "FARM FOR SALE.- oath half of Lot 26, Con. ' 6, Morris, County o Huron, containina 100 acres, 85 acres cleared; balance hardwooe; 60 acres clear of stumps and underdrained ; soil clay loam; 13 acres fall wheat; good bearing orchara; bank barn 40x60, nearly- new, and other outbuildings ; good log house, with new frame addition ; 2 wells ; -well fenced. The above farm is only two miles from Brussels, on good gravel roads; school house on the lot. For forther par- uenlars applY on the premises, or to C. R. Cooper, Brussels P. 0. ROBERT BROADFOOT, Propri- VILLAGE kROPERTY FOR SALE. -Being • Dwelling house and two lots, containing one- half aere each, in the Village of Varna, situated on the corner opposite the post office, which makes them suitable for baildina for business purposes. The house contains 5 barooms, sitting room, dining room and kitchen, with woodshed attached, soft water cistern and every other con- venience to make a comfortable and commodious dwelling. On the lots there is a good bearing of grape vines. There is also a well and pump, and good stable and driving shed. Terms easy. Possession given on the lict of October. For -fur- ther particulars apply to the proprietor. S. A. MOFFATT, Varna P. O. 593-4x PARM IN McKILLOP FOR SALE. -For Sale, ". the North part of Lots 8 and 9. Con. 13, Mc- Killop, containing 112 acres ; there are about 80 cleared, well fencecl, underdrained, and in a high state of cultivation, the balgace is well timbered lab. hardwood; good dwelling, new bank frarac ham 50x57, with stabling underneath, and other outbuildings, also a good young orchard and Ment of water. Is 10 miles -from Brussels, 6 from Walt ri, and 12 from Seaforth, with good gravel wad to each place ; convenient to church and schocle ; will be sold as a whole or in two parts, Wat WIL • 1 bo exchanged for a small farm. Apply to 1'. 0. or to the proprietor on the premises. Am DYNES. 593 ?.M.ale Lot 22, Con. I2 of the township of Std.n.- FOR SALE. -The subscriber ofrers for eketaining one hundred acres, 88 aoreS clear ed and in a good state of cultivation, and good fences, balance 17 acres good hardwood bush; one half of Claming seeded down, there will be 13 acres of wheat pnt in this fill, there is about 8 saes of & thriving orchard on the promises and ?ae.riety. of fruit trees all now bearing. The farm Is well watered, a never failing creek runs through the fawn, "also two good wells, large bank barn 86 by 60 feet with good stabling under- neath the barn, and a log dwelling house, The farm is situated within two and a half miles of ' the village of Bayfield. For further particulars apply to S. McLBAN, proprietor on the premises Mr.. Blake on Local, Polities. As any utterances made by Hon. Ed- ward Blake on political questions are always of interest to politicians on both sides we give the following extract from a speech .delivered by him in Toronto a few evenings ago. Mr. Blake said : Well, sir, it is alleged, indeed, that Mowat ought to pe condemned be- cause he differed in opinion. with a ma- jority of the people of this Province on the question of the teriff. I shall not call it a National Policy, for I am among those who do not believe that it is a National Policy. (Loud cheers.) But it is alleged, I say, that because Mr. Mowat was of one opinion with ref- erence to the fiecal policy of this coun- try and the present Government at Ot- tawa ie of another opinion, therefore he - is unworthy, as leader of the Govezn- ment, of the suffrages of the people of Ontario. Now, sir, what are the men who make this charge doing ? They axe proposing to do this : They say, true, it is all right that you have good Provin- cial Government under your constitu- tion, and' it has very importaxit business to transact: It has to deal with the whole qiiestion of property and civil rights ; it has to deal with the whole question of the admiuistration. of civil and criminal justice ; with the develop- ment of your territory, as well as with the accession of that part of your ter- ritory which is now, owing to the un- happy delays below, still in ap. unsettled condition ; it has to deal with the in- sane, the blind, the deaf, the dumb - all those who are subject to Govern- mental supervision and care ; it has to deal with the important, the aital,ques- ton of education. I shall not prolong the list. It has to deal, I say, with these subjects which most nearly and materially affect the happiness and prosperity of the people of the Prov- ince of Ontario. While they tell you that such G-overnraent having such important functions, has been in power for four years, and they say to you that - the ground upon which you axe now to determine who are the men whom you will sendl to discharge those functions for the next four years is -what ? Not the question whether they are faithful servants,lwho have done well the things committed to their charge ; not the question; whether . they hax,e shown themselves able for these things their: commission by you extended or whether they have done their best to advance your interests, that it is nothing at all you can decide by your votes, but that it is a question of what are their spec- ulative opinions -for they are specula- tive so far as the Local Legislature is concerned -- upon a fiscal question, and more upon a question that has already been settled.. (Leugh- which you decide. last September, and which was emboilied in a law the other day. 'Why, sir, these gentlemen re- pelled, with scoru and indignation the charge that they are disposed to 'min- imize or degrade our Provincial insti- tutions. They tell you that they are the guardians of the Federal principle ; they tell you that it is dearer to them than it is to us. They do not remena- ber for the instant that their leader and the present leader of the Government of Canada 'has always openly avowed his preference ,for the Legislative over the Federal system, but while they as- sume that they are the ouardians of - the Proyincial system andb of Federal rights,what do they seriously propose to the people of Ontario ? That the ma- chinery Of a Provincial election be made' the meaais of deciding how their own Provincisl affairs should be carried on for four years? No ; as a means of reg- istering a vote of confidence for the Governmeot in power. There is the whole of it. You are to be asked. to vote, not to- determine 'whether Mr. Motvat has done well, not to determine who axe the best men to carry on your Prolvincial affairs for the next fouryears, but whether or not it would be a good. thing to pass .a vote of want of confi- dence in the Government at 0 ttaava.Why siabythat very proposition they degrade and dishonor Provincial autonomat I have alluded to some of the other topics which have engaged the attention of the Legislature, and which must en- eage it. It has not been upon these Vopics, but upon a topic which never can engage the attention of the. Legis- lature, that you are to vote. Is it reasonable to ask you as -intelligent men to vote on the 5th ,of June upon a questioia that never can come up in the Legislature at ? (Cheers.) That is the question. Has the Local Govern- ment any special eoncern in the fiscal policy ?; if it had, the qaestion might arise, btit the -Local has nevet asserted any such right. le the case of the in- fringement of the Coustitation, to which I referred a moment ago, it might have felt itself bound to act, but it never did act. Who lugged this question into the Provincial arena, who first discussed. it upon the floor of the House ? Those men themselves who had. uassed five yews in denouncing and condemning a non-existent alliance between the Governments ; those men lugged the question in at the last ses- sion of Parlianaeet, and proposed a vote with reference to the National Polioy. The Honse, acting very properly, dis- missed that vote without ,argument, disposing of it on the instant. But a speech was made by the gentleman who is now soliciting youa suffrages in opposition to Mr. Mowat, which did, not even receive the consideration of ' a reply ; but it was disposed of, as it pught to have been disposed. of, as an entirely uncalled for and improper mo- tiou, upon the formality of a vote alone. That fiscal policy is, a policy of com- mon concern ; it has been committed to, the Parliament of Canada to decide for us all: We may feel that some elements in that policy may press %ten us severely ; we may feel that some changes in it will be desirable ; but it is the Government at Ottawa and our representatives there who alone pan properly deal with that matter. We cannot utilize the machinery of our Provincial elections for such au object ; it would be wrong to do so. The Lib-• eral party, in the majority in that As- sembly, has not attempted to do go: The Conservatives are now attempting to introduce that element, and they propose to keep up this , fight upon a settled fiscal question, and that Pro- vincial affairs should be decided upon the tea tax, the sugar tax, and the other tax with which, I rejoice you have been blessed during the last few months. Well, sir, I wish to say one word upon that policy, not upon its own merits, but just -this -that my own opinion is that the attempt to lug it into the con- test is doubly disingenuous,because it is plain that the question is disposed of for a certain period -whether rightly or wrongly, for weal or for woe, by the majority, though by no means as de- cided a majority as the returns seem to indicate. Still'a majority of the people of Canada determined for a change in. their fiscal arra,ugentents. That change has taken place, and I do not hesitate to say that until the lesson of our ex- perience shall be added to the lessons derived from the experience of 'other countries, and to those arguments de- rived from reason and research, it will not be best to reverse the fiscal policy which has so been laid down. God grant that that experience will not be BO long or so bitter as I sometimes fear it will be. (Loud cheers.) But is it intended that during that period, whether long or short, in which you are learning by slow degrees the bless- ings, or apprehending by slow degrees the injuries, that policy will inflict on yeu-is it intended through this whole programme that the one question th.at is to decide'the Ontario elections will be the fiscal policy ? Ie it intended that at the end of four yeare, if that question comes up again -as it will come tip again -that you are to run the next election for the Local Legislature upon the question of the fiscal policy ? Are your own affairs to be ignored ? is the business for which you elect these m6 to have nothing to do with their election, and are you only to dispose of the question who shall rule in the Pro- vince of Ontario by the question what shall be the fiscal. policy of Canada ? If so, there is no reason for the next election -there is less reason for this election than the next, for, as I said, the question is settled noVe for the in- terval between the present election and the next. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) If that view is to- prevail, I do not hesi- tate to say that it would go a loag way to make' me an advocate of federal 'union. I should not observe the merits of the federal system any longer. The pany de federal system is a cumbrous and ex- this yea pensive system ; it has its disadvan- tages, as all human institutions have. Its merits, as I regard it, far more than counterbalance its disadvantages. But if you are going to Ilse a federal system merely for the working out of a legisla- tive system -if you are going to degrade your local elections by making them only a part of the federel electious- wouldn't it be better to abolish the farce altogether, and dispose of all your concerns by one set of representatives sent down to Ottawa, instead of two sets, whom you elect on Ottawa issues ? (Hear, hear and cheers.) Well, sir, as a friend of a federal, and not a legisla- tive, union, I protest against that sys- tem. I insist on the views which I ex- pounded in the speech from which I read yon an extract. I insist on the dignity, the high standing of the Pro- vincial Legislature, on its important functions, which it may be called upon to exercise at any time with reference to the external, as well as the internal relations of the Province, as furnishing ample ground for the proposition that ground. it is upon the merits of the men as Lo- -Re cal Legislators that alone the Legisla- way, fo ture should. be elected, that it is upon were as the acts of omission or commission -express which these gentlemen who have been live sto in the Legislature before have per- $149,18 formed that they should be now judged,7--week la that it is upon their promises for the express future with reference to tee Local stock, $ Legislature that you shOuld now deal 377. D with them. To She Editor of the Huron Expositor. FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1879. landed 11 safely, after a pretty rough passage, on Tuesday morning, the 6th May. s soon as circumstances would permit, took the train for Edinburgh, where I may say eur journey was at au end, my present address being only six miles di tont. The season here is very backwaid, more so than for many years. On the st of May the ground lay white with sia w, which had to be accepted in place of the proverbial May dew, and. north e st winds are also very prevalent, and veg tatiou is almost at a stand- still. rusting neat time I write to be uble to ve You better news and a short account of my Edinburgh sighe-seeiug, I am, y urs, 860. CHARLES LOWRIE. MUSSE URGE() near Edinburgh, May 12, 1879. -End eavors are being made to in- duce th Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise o visit Lindsay and peterboro' during ti e summer. -Du ing the progress of a walking match in London the other day, one of ' the con stants fell down in a fit, and had to e sent horne in a, cab. -Mr. Samuel Taylor, who has re- signed t e managemept of the Bank of British (nth:America at Toronto, was connect 3. with that institution for 38 years. • -Th prisoners in Montreal jail are said. to e better fed and clothed than the or Mary hardworking poor. The prisonei spend their spare time in card playing; -Mr. sented dant by 'cracker -At party of and ge orable went on ter two -Pro Bellevil frora parallel quality be teste of the t pany, manufa sending of the to rais R. Patterson, of Paris, was pre- ith a gold ring and watch pen - a few of the leading gentlemen ou the last Oxoursiou party, on their arrival 'n Winnipeg. -No ewer tban 14 fires occurred. in Toronto between Saturday morning and Sunday evening. The cause in many cases w s the throwing around of fire - by careless boys. hunters, of about fifteen ladies tlemen, beaded by the Hon - hunting, and came back af- ays absence, with about 350 -A tempte burgh, about t into his parties ed and unknow in the ed and seaxche plied wi rope. doubt p of the p -A wells at a derric of oil. had his 500 bar loud. ree the int SIR, -According to promise, I now PariY embrace the opportunity of acqueinting you with a rough outline of my journey frem Canada West to the Heart of Midlothian. On reaching Toronto we put up for the night, previous to start- ing on our 1,500 miles journey by car for Halifax. During the long run the -W. aspect of the country was ever varying. ployed the gaol Some places the snow lay thick enough for sleighing, while between Quebec and lug' T Halifax, which was certainly the most Years, s barren district through which we pass- two ye paralysi ed, the rocks sometimes seemed to corn- . Macoun, of Albert College, e, will lead an exploring party innipeg along the fifty-first to the Rocky Mountains; The f the soil along the route will , and the natural productions rritory will be carefully exam - New Brunswick Sugar Com- hich has been organized to ture sugar from the cane, is out circulars to the farmers rovince, with directions bow the sugar cane. The Com - ire to commence operations au, supposed to be insane, at - to commit suicide at New - n Saturday, by cutting himself e neck and plunging a knife body. He was tied. by SOtee or safety, but afterwards releas- escaped to the woods. He is in the place. nspiracy among the prisoners alifax Penitentiary was discov- ipped in the bud, a few days e conspirators, when seized and , were found plentifully sup - h knives, sledge hammers aud most desperate affair was no evented by the timely discovery ot. re broke out at one of the oil Petrolia last week, cousumiag , tanks, and a small quantity The proprietor, Mr. Lawson, right hand badly burned. Loss, n oil tank of the capacity of els, belonging to Messrs. Man- cWhorter, burst lately with a ort, spilling the contents on the eipts of the Grand Truuk Rail - the week ending May 17th, ollows : Passengers, mails and freight, $56,642 ; freight and k, $92,842 ; showing a total of , against, in the corresponding t year : Passengers; mails and. eight, $54,188 ; freight and live 06,170, being total of $160, - crease, $10,893. o tramped the Brockville see - e country some time ago in rest of moral reform in com- his wife, has got into , trouble and been axxeste in -Vermont for bigamy. He succeed d in getting into the good graces of Mr. enry Seeley, of Iroquois, and marrie one of his daughters , in Janu- ary last William Langmuir, formerly em- s a printer in Toronto, died at in that city on Saturday morn - e deceased, who was , aged fifty ffered much during, the past s from a lingering attack of , which eventually carried birn pletely overhang the carway-. On reach- off. Before his downfall through whis- key, La ing Halifax, no time was put off. From the mos the time of our arrival to that of our departure not more than ten minetes city. elapsed, so you will see I had no time - a to write as I at first intended. From Beattie, for many years Customs broker Halifax to Moville, we had a smart in Hamilton, was drowned from the passagetreaching Moville in eight days Piers on Vurlington Beach. The un - and three hours. The weather was at fortunate young man had sailed over first very rough indeed, nearly -all on in the steamer Dennis Bowen from the board were sea -sick for about two days, city, and was watching the reappear - but this misfortime was more than com- ance of the boat to take him back, when Pensated for by the kind treatment of he sturabled against the rotten planks the ship's crew. Our vessel was the of the pier and fell into the water and .Peruvian (Allan) and- Dr. Hutchison I was droWned almost immediately. from Wingham was surgeon -on board, -The following fishery regulation is and none of us will forget his kind and published iu the Gazette : In the Pro - genial manner. Mr: Jolly, the Premier vinces of Ontario and Quebec no person of Quebec, was one of. the passengers, shall fieh for, catch, kill, buy, sell, or and Iliad the pleasure of having a long possess any - bass, pickerel, doree, or chat with him, so that the time passed maskinenge between the 15th day of pleasantly enough. It was about 4 April and the 15th day of May in each o'clock on the Sunday, morning *hen year. The North and Salmon Rivers we reached. Moville, and shortly after- wards we continued our journey, steer- ing straight foe Londonderry, where we had to remain till the Monday evening, awaiting the hoat whieh plies between that port and Greenock, where we were gmuir was considered one of accomplished typos in the t Friday afternoon, Mr. Robert are set apart for the natural and arti- ficial priapagation of. fish. Regulations to provi e against the possibility of dis- eased a imals being carried from place to place through Canadian territory or conveyed and shipped from Canadian ports, are published. Inspection is provided for and provision made for the detention or slaughtering of infected -An exciting fox hunt took place in the vicinity of Toronto, on the Queen's Birthday, The chase lasted three hours. --A firm in Montreal is sending out a cargo of 70,000 bushels of rye to An- twerp, Belgium. The rye was grown in Ontario, is a fine sample of grain, and cost 59 Oents per bushel. -Frost has wrought sad havoc in the vicinity of Montreal and other parts of the Lower Province. Currants, cherries and small fruits generally are badly in- jured, especially cherries. -A young man from the country went to Ottawa on Thursday with one hundred dollars in his possession, got drunk, and gave the money to a tramp, who at once purchased a ticket for Manitoba and left. -A number of men have been em- ployed by the Princess Louise for some time past in manufacturing splints and bandages for, the soldiers wounded in the Zulu campaign. A bundle- will be sent to the Cape oftGood Hope in a few days. -Another case of accidental shoot- ing occurred in St. Catharines on Queen's Birthclay,resulting in the death of a young lad named George Barnes. The weapon was in the -hands of his brother Samuel, and the shooting was purely accidental. -Rideau Hall is to be completely renovated during the absence of the Governor-General and Princess Louise this summer. The workmen and ser- vants speak without exception in the warmest manner of the affability dis- played by the Princess Louise towards them on all occasions. -The six days' walking tournament in Toronto came to a close last Satur- day evening at half -past ten, Walker, of Buffalo, taking first place, having ac- complished 431 miles, 5 laps ; Nelson, of St. Catharines, 2nd, 428 miles, 5 laps ; and Warnes, of New Hamburg, 340 miles, 11 laps. -Pi. Walker, a noted smuggler at Niagara, was carried over the Falls on Sunday by his boat being caught in the Rapids. The body has not been found. He had frequently crossed at the same place, but one oar caught a crab, and he lost control of his beet. He saved. two young m.en from the same fate last year. -The Dominion G-overnment will offer at the Provincial Exhibition the following prizes for dairy productS in addition to those given by the Dairy- men's Association and the Agricultural and Arts Association : Butter, one gold, one silver and four bronze medals ; cheese, one gold, two silver, and six bronze medals. - About ten days ago a woman. was sent to the city of Halifax from the country by her husband to draw be- tween $800 and. $900 from one of the banks. She got the money, and. has since disappeared. She is supposed to - have run away with aisother man. She had. been married about nine months. -A soldier named Edward Murphy, stationed at the American ForaNiagara, was drowned while crossing to the Canadian shore in a small sail -boat on Saturday. The unfortunate man was born and brought up in Toronto. His relatives still reside there. He leaves a wife and. two children unprovided for. -Just before the vice -regal party left the Ottawa Ladies' College, on Tuesday of last week, Mrs. McKenzie, an elderly lady, asked to be presented to the Prin- cess. The request was granted, and in the course of a, brief conversation, Mrs. McKenzie stated that the Princess' grandmother, the Duchess of Kent, had taught her the alphabet. The Princess shook the old lady warmly by the hand ' and seemed. very much pleased. -A settler who has been located. four years in the original Pembina Moun- tain settlement, says ,that each succeed- ing summer since he has been there has been wetter thae the preceding one. Land that four year§ ago was consider- ed high and dry, is ROW fit for nothing but hay meadow, and under the same conditions a_few years more will leave scarcely any land dry enough for culti- vation in the original Pembina Moun- tain settlement. -Last Sunday morning, early, the wife of Mr. Brockington, hotel -keeper, of Brantford, was drowned in a cistern at the back of the hotel. Mrs. Brock- ington. had been ill for some time. A neighbor saw her at three o'clock walk- ing in the yard in her night-dress, and shortly afterwards he heard a 'splash of water, but paid no attention to it. On rising next morning he saw a shawl lying near the cistern, and on looking in. discovered the body floating on the top of the water. -Thomas Poole, one of the pioneers of British Columbia, who has been liv- ing at the Pemberton Portage, British Columbia, for some years past, was re- cently discovered burnt to a cinder be- neath the ruins of his log house, which had also been burnt. No trace of Ids two little girls, who were living with him, could be found, and the whole af- fair is wrapped in considerable -mystery. He was believed to have a considerable sum .of money in lais house, which was situated in. a lonely spot some twelve miles away from. any other white habi- -A Mr. Dolan, of Montreal, was rob- bed of hiswatch chain and pocketbook the other day. The following is his ac- count of what took place : a. It will ap- pear so foolish," said Mr. Polan, " I shouldn't have had the money with me only I didn't think of going to the re- view at first. After reading my paper I took the cars for the, grounds, and, af- ter the marching past got jammed in a crowd. A number began quarrelling. If you put your hand on my shoulder again I'll knock you down,' said one to the other, and there was angry talk all round and jamming.'?, Mr. Dolan said when he got out of the crowd he found, his watch -chain had. been taken, al- though his watch remained in 1iis pock- et, and that $220 had been. abstracted from his pants' pocket. -Some 40 carriage horses, trotters and hunters, have been shipped to Liv- erpool this month by a Stanstead, Que., gentleman, who will continue to forward other consignments. -Whilst camping out on the praieie to the west of Winnipeg, Mr. Archibald Ross was one night laet week relieted of a purse containing $120 by -some un- known pickpocket,. - -The Mayor and Council of Wood- stock have grappled with the cow nuis- ance. They la.a,ve passed a by-law, to take effect June 1st, prohibiting the relining at large of live stock under a penalty of $30. -The Rev. Robert Burnet, of the old Presbyterian Church,has been incapaci- tated from duty by a long -continued and severe illness, which obliges him to sever his connection with St. Stephen's Church in London. -Last Friday as Andrew Smoke, of Crowland township, Welland county, was riding a horse along the road he was seen to fall off, and on assistance arriving he was found to be insensible, and expired in a few minutes.. Heart ,disease was the cause. Cornwall of probably 30 years standing, has been attached, and his estate placed in the hands of an assignee. His lia- bdiolliltaiers. probably amount to /10,000. ago, and settled at fifty cents on the This gentlenaan failed about two yeaxs -Chevalier Isaac Waterman, Reeve of London East, was married last week to Miss Carrie, eldest daughter of Dr. Cattermiale. The bridegroom during - the day distributed bags of flour and parcels of groceries profusely among the indigent of the village in celebra- tion of the event. -Mr. John McArthur has sold his farm. in Ekfrid to Mr. J. Harris, of Glencoe, for pm% and has returned to California. It will be reinembered that this farm was the subject of a law suit last year, when he reappear- ed after an abseiace of thirty years manadnf.o.iiind his wife married to another -Rev. Henry Ward Beecher accom- panied the 13th Brooklyn regiment, of which he is chaplain, to Montreal to -take part in the grend military review held there on the 24th. He delivered an eloquent and telling speech at the public dinner held in the evening, and. preached. to an iterra.ense congregation at St. James street Church on Sunday. Hundreds had to go away unable to vain entrance. --While the grand military review was in progress at Montreal On the 24th, one of the veterans acc,orapanying the Brooklyn regiment stepped. out of the ranks, and, a,pproacbieg Her Royal Highness, requested. the honor of shak- ing her hand. in token of his respect for Queen Victoria. The Princess smiled pleasantly and shook hands with the Royalist soldier, who was, of course, highly gratified. -On the night of the 13th inst., some ill-dispbsed person or persons entered the stable of Mr. John Itnill, in the township of Burford, and put a quan- tity of Paris Green in the manger in front of one of his best horses, with a view, 110 doubt, of poisoning the ani- • mal. Mr. Knill has offered a reward of $100 foaprosecution and conviction of the guilty party. -At the Qneen's ,13irthday celebra- tion in Montreal, the Marquis of Lorne, acting under instructions, conferred the Order of Knight Commanders of St. Michael and St. George on the follow- ing Canadian gentlemen : Hon. Richd. Cartwright, Hon. "Mr.. Tilley, Dr. Tup- per, Senator Campbell, Hon. W. P. and Sir N. F. Belleau. -About three o'clock last Sunday afternoon three brothers named Walker, of Niagara Falls, while attempting to cross the river above the falls, one of the party went over. The river being high, they were caught in the current and were carried rapidly down stream, when two by some means reached the ehore ; the other, unable to get ashore, met his fate. Two other men were drowned while attetapting to cross at Lewiston. -The residence of Mr. Matthew Doyle, near 'Union, in Elgin county, was visited a few nights ago by three des- peradoes, who tried to force an enteance into the premises. They were probably aware of the fact that Mr. Doyle had. a large sum of money in the house, the proceeds of a sale of cattle made by him the same day. The ruffians persisted. in their attempt for a long time, but they were foiled at all points by the barricades that were thrown up at every possible way of entrance. Mr. Doyle took the precaution the next morning , to conae to town and deposit the money, 1 amounting to over $600, in one of the banks. He was again visited. at night' by the same parties, who made -a deter- mined. effort to foroe their way into the house, but he was finally able to scare them off by presenting his gun -whereVer they appeared. -The St. Thon3 as Jourual says : The numerous friends of Charlie Moore, who lost both hia legs by a railway accident at the London and. Port Stanley Rail- way station last July, will be pleased to heir that he returited from New York on Thursday evening with a new pair of linabs, and that he is once -More able to move around. alraost as smartly as ever. The artificia.,1 linabs cost $180, and weigh 3f pounds each without the boots, whieh are removable. They axe partially supported by stout elastic bands, which are braced around the shoulders, and by strong leather 0011- timaatious laced round the thighs. Full play is given to the knee loints, the stumps below fitting into the artificial legs, which are a model of superior workmanship. The aailde and toe joints axe forneed of india rubber, while au 1/1eDE.A.ItT BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. iron hinge gives free play to the work- ing of the ltuees. By their_ naeans Charlie is now able to walk with com- parative ease, the only peculiarity of his gait being a certain degree of stiff- ne-ssA. serious runaway accident hap- pened. at St. Thomas on Saturday last, when a, horse took fright at a passing train on the Canada Southern. Railway, and threw froin _the buggy Mr. and Mrs. Beason, brother and. mother of the Rev. Manly Benson. Mr. Benson had his ankles badly hurt, and Mrs. Benson her arm broken, besides being ba.-dly shaken._ Before -the horse was stopped, the buggy becanae a total wreck. -At Newnaarket, on the Queen's Birthdays while some children were amusing themselves at the dangerous practice of playing with -firecrackers, one of them threw a firecracker at a little girl, daughter of Wm. Minogue, about eight years old. It set fire to her light clothing, and before the flames were extingnished the lower part of her body was 'drea,dfully burned. It is almost certain the injuries Will prove -A shocking accident occurred in the Elora grist mill about 4 0'01°4 on Thursday of latt week, by which one of the proprietors, Mr. Henry Hortop, aged. 65, lost his life. While in the act ot oiling machinery on. the second fla-t. his clothing was caught by a shaft =ak- in' g 150 re:volutions per minute, and. in. less than:, a naoment his body was torn to pieces, and the limbs were severed. from tl- e trunk. The sight was of the most sickening de'scription. -a-A man named Walter Galbraith, working in a cooper shop in London, had. a narrow escape on Wedneeday of last week. While passing a saw for cutting headings, the Villa blew his canvass apron on to the saw, and he was quickly dragged to the top of it. Of course he would have been. instantly killed. had. not the engine just at that moment stopped. Galbraith was Tee- cned frona his perilous pbsition with no further injury than a badly out arm. -On Saturday night Mrs. James Pickard met with a serious accident while going home from. IngersolL She had to cross the Great Western Railway track near a place where there is a stone culvert about nine feet deep, and. for- getting that it was directly in her path. she fell into it, breaking her leg. Medi- cal assistance was called, and found. amputation necessary. The limb was cut off just above the knee, She now lies in a precarious condition, and it is feared. she may lose her life. -On Tuesday of last week, wlyne lunatic named Wiglo was being brought to London from Essex to be placed in the asylum, he leapt from the rear end of the train while it was going at the rate of 30 miles an hour,!,between Thamesville and Bothwell The train. was etopped, and the uriforturtate man was picked. tip insensible. He fell upon his face, being frightfully cut in the head. Medical aid. was at once sum- moned, and it is ,hoped the man may recover. He was subsequently brought on to London and placed in the ,asylum. -The Michigan State Band Tourna- ment is to be held. at Port Huron on June 4th, 5th and 6th. Three thousand dollars will be offered in prizes, $375 of which has been set apart for competing Canadian bands. There will also be a cash prize of $100 for tronabone and. baritone solo ; one also -of $100 fer cor- net solo. The grand prize of the tour- nament will be a purse of $250, contest open to all. Everything has been ar- ranged for the comfort and convenience of visiting bands, and the occasion pro- mises to be very successful. -On Queen's Birthday afternooia the little village of Oakville was the scene of a perfect carnival. A number of the youths and. fun -loving men of the vil- lage, rightly thinking that a holida,y was for nothing if not for sport, put their inventive heads together, and suc- ceeded in improvising a display tha,A would rival a feetival el Pan. They formed one of the oddest and most con- glomerated processiens the., -b could. well be devised. For instance, a nag ar- rayed in breeches and coat, with a bat- tered. stovepipe hat on its head, drew a vehicle which could. neither be called wagonnor sleigh, and yet perhaps both, for it bad runner on 0103 side and a pair of wheels on the other. Another horse displayed the uniform of a sol- dier; there were effigies and other quaint figures without number and everything about the affair was siaaped in the -most topsy-turvey fashion; - The exhibition was the source of intense amusement to the people of the villa,ge, and particularly to the juveniles. -The sudden death of Vv. James Lyons Biggar, the late member of the House of Commons for Ba,st Northum- berland, is announced. Mr. Biggar was the Liberal candidate at the last gen- eral election, and the fatigue and ex- citement of the contest brought on a serious illuess, from. whieh he sought relief by a sojourn at the Water Cure at Clifton Springs, in the State of New York. Rest and recreation had, at the course of a few months, apparently worked. a complete cure, and he had. written to his family his intention to return home in a few days, when on. Saturday afternoon he WA while con-* versing with some friends, seized with a fit of apoplexy and instantly -expired. Mr. Biggar represented -the East Riding of Northumberland from 1861 to 1867. In 1872 he ran, but was defeated by Mr. Keeler, 'whom he in turn defeated in 1874. Being unseated on petition, be was opposed by the Hon. James Cock- burn, whoni he defeated by a large 332A- jorjty. At the last general election. lie was, SS already mentioned, once more a candidate, and was defeated by a Mar- row majority. He was a map. of tUttifttlitl- ly genial and kindly nature, of quick and comprehensive intellect, sound aciudtkLm. ent and great decision of char-