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The Huron Expositor, 1879-06-20, Page 44 THt HURON EXPOSITOR. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Repairing—The Huron Foundry. Notice—Goderich Foundry Company. Salesmen—Stone 8c Wellington. House Wanted—R. Irwin, Clinton. Trusses—Roberts' Drug St e. Carry the News Along—St filev Day. Special Notice—Hoffman i rotliers. 1iew Goods—Duncan & D nem. Card of Thanks—Fire CO naittee. Girl Wanted—Mrs. M. Y. cLean. Pasture—It. Ransford. GirlWanted—W. N. Gres well. Audi= Sale --James Mill r. Farm for Sale—Joseph Ri e. Auction Sale --Thomas L asibeater. For Manitoba—Thomas G eenway. , SEAFORTH, JUNE 20, 1879. General Grant for T ird Term. The troubled waters o American politics are never at rest. The ever- reourring four year con iest for the .Presidency is of itself qu te enough to keep up an almost constait agitation: for, scarcely has the Presid nt-elect had. 'time to develop hit policy and carry it into effect, than the rival parties and factions are again oast,ini about for other candidates wherewi h to enter the coming struggle. The e is yet a year until the great conve e tions shall meet to nominate their res ective can- . dilates, but both Republica and Demo- oratio warriors are on the alert, and de- cry the battle afar off. There seems not even a remote prob bility that President Hayes will be r -nominated. He appears to ha,ve comple ely forfeited the confidence of his own arty, as well as failed in gaining fav r from the Democrats. And. yet, tho gh an utter failure from a party stand ointfhe de- servea well of his country. A man of no mean ability, honest an incorrupti- ble, Rutherford B. Hayes has shown h'reself to have by far to naueli inde- np ndeace of character an to be too uch disposed to ecleeticis in politics 1 to suit the Republicans; nd ' at the same time far too shrewd to be made a tool of by the Democratic party. But he has had his day, its hoc ors, its tri- umphs, and. he must " sto. down and out." In the election of Hayes, the Republicaa party, thong -nominally successful, were viiatual y beaten; though the fault was not hi but their own. They deservei their ate. Their corruption had brought ru•n. to their party. And now the Repu hearts must make a grand and success 1 effort not only to retina what they h ve, for that is not enough, but to regai what they have lost, and to acquire a much more as they ina,y. That this end may be "attained, many are now looking forward to the re -nomination of ex -President Grant. And, there can be little doubt that if Grant can be nominated, he will be almost certainly -elected.: Though having many enemies among the mere politicians of his party, rant always --was, and is now, by all in. ications, ex- tremely popular with. the is assee. In his tour around the world. t e attention he has conamanded, the res eci, that has been shown him, and the h )inirahe has received in every country h has visited will all tend to increase hi popularity at home. For the averag AmeriCan oitizeia, both native and naturalized, has' a strong desire to have his fellow - countrymen thought well, of abroad. He is fast losing that narrow provin- cialism that distinguished aa well as marred his otherwise estimable char- _ actor, and is becoming much more cos- mopolitan-thau he was in the earlier stages of his history. The ) „again, the army, meaning thereby ev ry soldier, whether in service or not, ho in the rebellion fought on the Uni n side, will to a mat "go " for Grant. A leading Republican journal says "the name of Gnant'has lost none of itsl riner magi - a1 influence with the p ople ;" that " every day brings new evi ence of the surprising dePtli and brea th of the popular determination to place this Government once more 1 the safe hands. of Grant ;'! . that "the most satis- faetory evidence exists th t Grant, if not always the favorite of th -politieians, is everywhere the people's choice." At . Kingston, N. Y., on Deco ation Day, . . an orator is reported to ha, e spoken as follows: "Praise God for that oth r whom we name last and honor firs that quiet, niapretentious man who wasi always vic- tor, the foremost soldier of Ihis age, the peer of earth's greatest oij.es —at one time soldier, at another tim statesman —invincible in peace, invincible in arm§ —Grant the Great.-- Moving now a,bout the world. attended by the unbought homage of an entire continent, he is now returning to his own nation to. be received with such mighty ovations as were never before accorded. to man—ay, friends, Grant is coming home at an op-, portune hour. Treason again stalks abroad. in our land. Grant has saved. the nation once, Grant can save it again. I„ speak but for myself—but I am free to say that if by my voice and my vote the next President could be giVen to the' United States, that Presideit would be no other than our:Grant." Making all due allowano4 for the ex- travaganoe of this passage, vte can read_ ily see that Grant's popul ity, in that part of the State, surpasses hat of any other prospective candidate It is re- ported. that the applause which follow- ed the above peroration, was most over: whelming ; and that men who had for- merly supported Tilden, were enthu- siastic for Grant. If the New York State delegation at the next Republican convention favor Grant, he will doubt - lose be the candidate of that party, and if silo, in all probability the next Presi- acid. Toronth Teleg. am—, -with consid- erable aceuracY, we think, predicts as follows: The upshot of the Letellier reference will likely be that the Im- [ perial-authorinies will hold that the Gdvernor-in-Conncil has the power to - appoint Lieutenant -Governors, and the. Governor himself the power to dismiss them, when suffieieut • cause shall have Iteeu shown. The Marquis of Lorne will probably hold that in the case in question sufficient cause has not been shown, and Mr i Letellier will be left undisturbed. Then SirJohn Macdon- ald will say that as the case was one in which he and ihis colleagues had no business to give advice, their advice falls to the gro'und, and they 'continue in office just as if they had given no ad- vice in the matter at all." News'of the Week. FuRinhat INONDATION.—The waters of the River Po, in Italy, continue to rise, and immense damage has been done to crops. Imenisosunn—Canzio, son-in-law of Garibaldi, has been sentenced at Genoa to a year's imprisonment for resisting the police on March last. HEAVI FRESHET.—A rain storm of un- usualviolence I visited North Adams, Mass., last Sunday, and destroyed prop- erty to the amount of $150,000. DEATH or AN EmiNENT PHYSICIAN.— Samuel Delleabaugh, M. D., one of Buffalo's oldest and. most respected citizens, died suddenly, on Tuesday, aged 73. Ilsars-Snoasa---A terrific hail storm passed over the neighborhood of Pough- keepsie, N. Y., last Sunday -evening. Trees were uprooted, crops destroyed, houses unroofed and other damage. BEouESTS.—William Lloyd Garrison left $500 to The Women's Journal and a similar amount to Bureau College, which is, especially open to colored stu- dents and does not exclude women. DESTRUCTION or OIL.—An oil -train on the New Jersey Central Railway was last Saturday thrown from the track by striking a cow. The oil took fire and. 1,000 gallons Were burned. TERRIBLE BoILER ExPLOsioN.—The steamer Orpheus exploded her boiler while lying at the dock at Stettin, Ger- many, on Sunday. ;Fifteen persons were instantlY killed, and many wounded. I „„ NOT ENCOURAGING. ane London Times reports rather al gloomy business outlook in the provinces, and further business difficulties are apprehended. Money lenders are mo e suspicious_ than ever. CoNFESSED. Slevid, the rascally watchma,n whol admitted the gape of b rglars to the Manhattan Bank ° in ew York, last Octobenhas made a full c ufession, and it makes a very remark - ale story. CORRESPONDENT.Jr. William M. ussell has gone out with Sir Garnet olseley to Zululand; as special cone- s =dent of the London 'Telegraph," t us severing his long ' connection with t " Times." I - ACcIDENT.—At Chicago on Friday ght, as the hose cart,runuing to a fire, was crossing a bridge the draw was dis- covered open, but too late, and the cart plunged into the river. John Coyle, fireman, was drowned. -COST OF ZULIt CAAIPArIGN--Sir Garnet Wolseley, before sailing for the Cape, made his estiniates of the cost of the Zulu campaign, which he places ' at from- .1:20,000,000 to 30,000,000. He has over 25,000 -men under his. corn- • mand. 2 a MiSTERIOUS Daartr. 'The decom - posinn body of a man , named Minetta was founcl in the garret of a tenement house in New York a few days ago. The deceased was known as a man of education, and' a proof-reader on au Italian paper. i BIGAMIST SENTENcEn. — George R. Reynolds, bigamist, Ina been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and $500 fiiie. He is the first Mormon convicted of polygamy since the passage of the at of 1862. Every effort was made to prevent conviction. ITALmloRIN Rs,'GLAND. — Rev. Mr. Talmage has met with a most enthusi- astic reception in England. He preach- ed last Sabbath at Isliugtort Presby- terian Church, London, to an enormous congregation. A dense crowd blockaded the streets for half a mile before the church was reached. His carriage was lifted from the ground and carried. bodily to the church. STIHEE ENDED.—The'Ionashoremen at Buffalo, to the number of 400, who three weeks sinoe struck in a body for an increase of from 15 to 20 cents per hour, and during the time created no little disturbance in assaulting the men engaged in their place, have concluded to return to work at the old wages, which were offered them at the time they struck. Mr- Jackson Thanks His Sup- porters. To the Editor Of the Exeter Times. SIR,—As it would be impossible to personally thank each of my many Cou- servative supporters in the South Rid- ing of Huron for their cordial, unso- licited and honorable support given me duriae the arduous contest we have just passed through, allow me to do so through the columns of your paper—a paper which has rendered me invalu- able service during the campaign. I cannot point to any particular town- ship more than another; all have con- tributed their share of patriotic men, who came forward to battle in a righteous cause—in the cause of liberty, and. to secure an honest Govermnent for this fair Province of Outano. Generous friends in Hay, Stephen and Usborne, have placed the Conservative party,and myself in, particular, under deep obli- ‘gations. Sta,nley and Goderich town- ships have done their duty as Canadian citizens and British subjects. No higher praise can be accorded to them. • Even Tuckersmith, bitter, unrelenting Tuck- ersmith, produced its quota of disinter- ested electors to manfully record their votes in support of the public interests. But I can find no words to express my feelings of admiration for the villages of Exeter and Bayfield. 1 have no other tribute to offer them than my sincere thanks. The village of Seaforth may not have come ue to our expectations, but when it is kn,=,vn that an unyield- ing, partizan spirit was evoked a few days before the elections, the efforts of our friends in that locality deserve all honor. I am extremely sorry for the result. I have -one consolation, however, to know that I have endeavored. to perform my duty to the best of ney ability. Moreover, I feel it to be a national calamity that this Province should be yielded up for another four years to the tender mercies of a lot of politicians without principle—a class of men who have gained power by sowing national and religious differeaces—a Govern- ment whose only policy is a policy to pay and create offices for their friends. I trust, however, the prevailing unan- imity of sentiment in this ridiug amongst the Conservative party will be continued, and you may rest assured your next ,candidate will secure a splen- did victory. In conclusion, I must congratulate the Reformers of this Riding in selecting such an excellent representative of the intelligence and culture of that party to ornament the Local Legislature at To- ronto. I beg to subscribe myself, yours trnly, G. E. JACEsoN EordoNovnax, June 9, 1879. . A Visi,t to the Agricultural College. I3Y ONE WHO WAS THERE. • On Tuesday, 3rd inst., a large number of Grangers visited the Agricultural College at Guelph. The excursion was under the auspices of Elgin Division Granges, and was a very large one. About four hundred members of the order from the colipties of Elgin and Kent arrived at about twelve o'clock, were joined at the College by about two hundred from the Counties of Welling- ton, Waterloo asad Brant. On the ar- rival of the train at the station, the parties were met by Wm. Johnston, Esq., Principal of the college with a number of vehicles, both from Farm and from the City. The excursionists were conveyed free of charge to the College grounds, where a lunch was provided for all, in the Capacious barn. The lunch consisted of cold ham, beef, bread, butter, cakes, etc., with plenty of hot tea. We all did justice to the fare, as Grangers are generally able to take their full share of the good' things of life. After all had partaken till they could eat no more, a large number, un- der the guidance of Professor Brown, farm superintendent, went over part of the farm, on an inspection tour. We first visited the paddock where are kept the rams. There are four distinct breeds, bred and kept separately: The large Cots- wold, the Border Leicester, the South- down, and a comparatively new breed in! Ontario, the Oxford Down. The sheep are in excellent condition, indeed. fat, some thought too fat for use, but from the large number of lambs we saw in au adjoining field they seem to thrive well on their fare. We next visited the cattle,, of which there were some excel- lent sPecimens of six distinct breeds, the Short Horn, Hereford, Ayrshire, Galloway, Aberdeen Poll and Devon. These breeds are kept distinct in breed- ing and also Crossed with each other, to see the advantages and disadvantages of such intermixture of blood, and they are also crossed with the common cat- tle of the country. Prof. Brown in- formed us that he found the Herefords gained more flesh op a given quantity of food than any of the others, and also that high grade Shorthorns were as profitable to the feeder as. thorough- breds. While on our way to visit the cattle, we crossed a fine spring creek, which has only lately comeinto exis- tence. This creek is entirely the effect of under -draining. Two fields sloping towards each other are tile -drained into a main or two mains parallel with the fence dividing the two fields. These main drains empty into a trough in the road running through the farm, and the water from them runs overground to the river.. We were quite astounded at the volume of water coming from the soilaand Professor Brosan informed. up that it ran just the same all through the dry weather we have had. We next visited. the ewes and lambs, of which they have about three hundred— and thence to three large fields of roots, or where they are to be. The man - golds, sugar beets, and carrots are com- ing up, but the turnips are not sown yet. There are ten acres of mangolds and sugar beets, and one acre of car- rots, and there are to be 21 acres of turnips. We next visited the experi- mental plots. There we saw sixteen varieties of spring wheat, under differ- ent manures; twenty varieties of grasses, both separate and intermixed. for permanent pasture, Lucerne grass,of which they cut twenty tons of green food to the acre last year. They cut it six times; what we saw was part cut this season, already, and what was left was about a foot and a half high. In other plots there were twelve varieties of potatoes ; oats with thick and thin 'seeding—five sorts of Carrots, tvventy- five varieties of oata—s yen sorts of tur- nips, and other experiinents in every way possible to think 0f7 of growing our cereals and green crops. The rain, which was coming down lightly all the day, now increased So much that most of us took ourselves to the large barn where a meeting was or- ganized, and Mr. Robinson, gister of Elgin. Division Grange, called to. Mae chair. After a few °petting words from the Chairman, Prof. Johnston delivered an excellent address of an hour's length. He confined himself principally to the subject of education, more particularly to acricultural education. He argued thattomake farming successful at the present time,farmers should be educated both in the theory and practice of their calling. That the farmers needed to know their business as much as any other trade or profession, and also that they should know enough of the natural sciences to know the reasons of the fail- ures and successes of their calling. In concluding his remarks he paid a high 'compliment to the Chairman and to the Patrons of Husbandry, as a body, and hoped that every Granger in the Province could make it convenient to visit the farmers' own College. The Chairman next called. on Stephen White, Esq., Lecturer of Dominion Grange, who delivered_ a short but pointed address on the benefits derived from the College and the experiments tried there. In concluding, he con- gratulated the Government and the country in having secured the services of such gentlemen as compose the staff at the College and farm. Short ad- esses were delivered by two or three o her gentlemen, when several resolu- t ons were passed and a vote of thanks to Mr. Johnston and staff for the kind a a hospitable manner in which they hs.d welcomed us. As the hour to re- t rn home was drawing near, we re- t rned to the City, the ladies in con- s, yances provided by Mr. Johuston,and t is men, who could not find room iu t i onveyances, on foot. We left uelph at about six o'clock,thus ending agreeable and well -spent day. We not regard. the wettipg we got, as it s doing an immense amount of bene- fi jto the farmers, and, although it was 11 pleasant to our bodies, it was very easant to our minds. In concluding, will just say that all through our visit e were treated very kindly and. hands rnely. Conv'eyances found for us, an cellent dinner provided, the Princi- 1, all his staff, and. the students at e College as kind. and accommodating they possibly could be. I would' ad - se any Granger or farmer that can ssibly find the time to pay a visit to e College; and. we guarantee that. he ill be welcomed and be well repaid for s outlay and time. The Great Boat Race. Edward Banton Victorious—The Can- adian Chainpion of England—Ilan- •lan Leads the Race from Start to Close—And Wins by Eleven Lengths The .Most agnificent Race Ever Rowed. NEWCASTLE -ON -TYNE, June 16, The Canadian's greatest event of the a natio season has come off, and Can- a. a is again victorious, her Champion aving once more won pretty much as e pleased, not a little to the astonish - lent of the Tyne -siders, many of • hom, perhaps, expected to see their an beaten, but thought that the race ould at all events be a close one. '- Great ah was the excitement over the atch with tHawdon, it sank into in- s gnificance When compared with that anifested to -day. From midnight mense parties of pitmen had already t ken their p0Sitions on the tanks; here they were- 'speedily joined by a ge contingent from the town itself. n the High Level Bridge even the ailway track was repeatedly so throng - d as to endanger the safety of those ho filled it, and to impede the passage f the trains. To the last this state of hings continued, the special trains aving repeatedly to be stopped alto - ether till the way could be cleared. n the carriage watabelow, as SOOLI • daylight appeared, all foot traffic vas speedily put a stop to, and a thick - 1 s wedged. Mass of all sorts and condi- ions of men, women,and even children, lied it from 'end to end. Boys and en swarmed upon the ties and. sup- orts, and to the spectator looking up rom the river below the bridge pre- ented the appearance of a huge bee% ive at swarming time, the great eight of the structure grea tly favouring he illusion. All down the coaly banks he surging crowd took up its post, and s each special train from Durham, ork, Birmingham, Sheffield, Notting. am, and London itself, poured. in by he North-Eastern Line ;' from Man- hester, the West Riding of Yorkshire. nd Carlisle, by the Newcastle and arlisle Line; and from brawny Nor- humberland and the south and west of cotland by that portion ot the North - Pastern Road, the added numbers swel- ed the multitude to gigantic propor- ions. The morning broke dull, but with very promise of fine and dry weather.. $ the hours advanced the excitement axed greater and. greater, and increas- d to fever heat when the vastest as- embla,ge ever seen on the Tyne, if not n the Thames, had reached its fullest. he river was alive with craft of every ort. Here forged slowly along the onderous steam collier chartered for he occasion, her decks comparatively ess filthy than usual,her Masts decked' ith huge flags, and every part of her rammed with expectant sight -seers. here darted in and out amid. the larger vessels the lively steam launch • ith its load of gaily dressed ladies and utterfly-attired gent eatten. On this qide an adventurous r wer in a fragile dingle -sculled out -rigger deftly threaded iferilous way amo gst craft, a col- l'sion with which avo ad have crushed is boat like a nut-sh 11. Fear -defying ovs tempted their fa e on rafts, while any a grimy barge as extemporized f r the nonce into a floating platform, clmission to which was gladly purchas- zd for five or even teal shillings. Along ts e banks dangerous looking stands had iso been raised, the prices for a seat on hich were in some cases extortionate, tI (nigh they were gladly paid by many t whom money was as little object as t e safety of their own limbs. Bettiug and beer were freely indulged i. all around, but it Was difficult to get ny takers against Hanlon at five to t vo. The result of the race seemed a f regone conclusion, the chief bets being 1 id as to the distance at which Elliott ould be beaten, the majority being of t e opinion that it would be a very near ting.. During the morning both Elliott and Haulm were out early for a short prac- t ce, their attention being principally yen to starts. Hanlanwas the observed o all observers, and the grace with hich he sat in his boat, the power hiph, without any apparent exertion, h infused into his stroke,— whose 1 ngth was seemingly longer than usual excited the astonishment of all who h d not before seen him, and inspired f esh dismay in the minds of Elliott's backers. The Toronto men were con- fident of a victory as complete as that o er Hawdon. After practice Hanlan took a short ✓ st, whilst Elliott busied himself in 1 oking after his boat and her appoint- ents, scrupulously examining every n t, screw, and rivet, and satisfying h mself as to her soundness in every p rt. Each man was fully determined t win if possible, though Elliot looked p rhaps a trifle nervous when corapar- with the coolnest exhibited by his ri a II I IS 1 11 IS 1) 11 S al. As ten o'clock struck, the river police b gan to clear the course, so that there sl4ould he no delay. The work was not ea,sY. Some of the inevitable and. irrepressible small boys woulcl get in the way in their rickety craft one of which, a cross between a barge and a raft, propelled by a scarecrow Cork -ac- cented Celt with a broken plank for an oar, and laden with some twenty oth- ers similarly unclad, was upset, its oc- cupants escaping with a hearty fright and a ducking, not unmingled with a few cuffs from the police and boatmen, • who had hurried to ,their rescne. By 11.30 the task had been accomplished, and all were on tiptoe of expectation. When the men made their appear- anoe at the start—which was not ef- fected_ till 12.15—they both got off well together. Hanlon dashed off at a ter- rific pace, rowing forty-two to the min- ute, and at once drew ahead. Elliot, who won the toss and took the northern or Northumbrian side, went off at 40 to the minute, and though he exerted all his enormous strength he was unable to get ahead of his antagonist. He was evidently flurried, as he ,splashed fre- quently and could, -not make his boat travel at all well. By. the time the Redheugh Bridge was reached Hanlan was four lengths ahead, having done the mile in. six minutes eleven and a half seconds. Here, putting on a spurt, he increased his lead to five lengths. El- liott also spurted vigorously, but could do nothing to help himself. Seeing this Hanlan now slowed. down, and pulled an easy stroke of thirty-four, sometimes of thirty-two, to the minute, being evi- dently quite content to maintain his lead. He eventually wou by eight lengths, the time being exceedingly,: quick, 21m. is. As he landed at Scotswood the enor- mous multitude cheered him to the echo, a compliment which he acknow- ledged by frequent salutes. He shook hands cordially with Elliott, with Dr. Armstrong, and. with his backers. The enthusiasm of the Toronto party was extreme. • Elliott was also greeted with long and_ continued cheers. Twenty heavily laden steamers ac- companied the race. There is HO ques- tion as to the fact that Elliott rowed all he could, his used -up condition at the finish showing how thoroughly it had. beentaken out of him. Hanlan, on the contrary, as an old pitman remarked, "looked.as fresh as paint." It may interest your readers to know that Hanlon, was, as iisual, dressed. in blue, with a red handkerchief bound tightly round his head, while Elliott was stripped to the skin. The betting on the latter improved. during the morning, and just before start only a slight shade of odds was laid on Hau- lm). , Huron Notes. —Milk is sold in Clinton at three cents a quart. - That is cheap. The Exeter Turf Club have decided to have horse races on the 1st and 2nd. of July. —Glasgow, McPherson 8s Co, of Clin- ton, shipped four threshing machines to purchasers last week. The office of the Dominion Tele- graph Company in Whigham is now stationed in Bray's drug store. —At the Port Huron band tourna- ment lately, the Goderich band took first prize in the second class. —Wingham's old. school house has been removed to the Market Square and will be fitted up for a Council Chamber. —It is the intention of the Sabbath schools in Dungannon and vicinity to have aninion pic-nic some time in June at the Point Farm. ' —A tea -meeting will be held at Ethel, in the Methodist church, on the 23rd inst. The proceeds are to be given in aid of the Sabbath school: The programme will consist of speeches, music &c. —Air. Hugh Ross, of East Wanvanosh, sold a few days ago to Mr. McLean, drover, of Goderich, a fat grade cow which turned the scale at 1,630 pounds. This speaks well of Mr. Ross' ability for the cattle. raising en- terprise. — On Tuesday of last week Master Thos..Balkwill, of Exeter, had his foot badly cut. He was standing near a tub around which Mr. Wm. Carling was cutting grass, when the scythe came in contact with the boy's foot, inflicting an ugly gash. —The notorious Exeter wife thrasher, George May, has again got into trouble. He had a row with his better half on Tuesday of last week, and was brought before the Squire.. Upon promising to leave the town in three days he was discharged. —Mr. George Smith, late fireman iu Ronerson's saw mill, Sunshine, has gone to Manitoba. George has always' been a faithful and trustworthy servant, and Mr. Rogerson will miss him very much. All -his friends join in wishinghim every success -in life. —On Tuesday of last week Mr. D. Cantelon, of Clinton, left his coat hang- ing up in his shop, with $25 in it. Some time during the day some sneak thief stole $19 and left the balance. These sneak thieves are about the mealiest creatures on earth. —Some person or persons during two nights of last week broke several panes of glass in the windows of the public school at Duegannon. The trustees offer a reward of $5 to any person who will give information that will lead. to the conviction of said parties. —The Methodist anda Presbyterian Sabbath schools, of Molesworth, intend having their annual pic-nic on the 20th inst. The scholars will march from the Presbyterian church to the grove, at 10 a. m., and the dialogues and recitations will commence directly after dinner has been served. —A fat sheep -belonging to Mr. T. Prior, of Exeter, was killed by doge on Monday of last week. The sheep was in the field with -others on Mr. Ham- lin's farm in the second concession of the township of Stephen, but was so fat that it could not run, and. consequently Was killed., while the others escaped. —Our Huron lads are again in the front seats in the Toronto University. At the recent competitive examinations Mr. D. M. Ramsay, an Exeterite, took the prize of $100 in Classics, and. Mr. Thompson also took first in Metaphy- sics. Both. were pupils of Clinton High School, and do credit to Huron by their success. —arrangements are being made by the members of the Goderich Silver Cornet Band to hold their second an- nnal band tournament in Goderich on the 29th and 30th of July. It is pro- posed to make this a grand affair, as a number of the best Canadian and also American bands have already promised to take part in the contest. —A tearn belonging to Mr. Henry Binkley., of Howick, while in Clifford the other day, took a sudden fright at something, nearly opposite Allan's store, and started at a break -neck pace up street. Mrs. Binkley was sitting in the wagon, but -she was unable to Con- trol the horses. Near the Wesleyan parsonage, they :collided with a tele - graph pole, did some damage to the wagon, broke loose, and threw Mrs. Binkley forcibly to the grounds We understand she was not seriously in- jured, although considerably frightened and shaken. —The contract for building an addi- tion and otherwise improving the Moles- worth cheese factory, was taken off the hands of the contractor, Mr. J. Duncan, last week, by the Directors, and. found to be quite satisfactory. The Isneiness of the factory is steadily increasing, 800 pounds of cheese per day being the av- erage work done. —On Friday evening, 7th inst., about two dozen of the friends of Rev. W. E. Gifford, linthodist Episcopal minister at Brussers, and. Mr. Wm. Harris, the leader of the choir, met in the house of the latter gentleman, bringing with them a choice supply of eatables. A few very pleasant hours were spent by the company in feasting, singing and mutual congratulations. —The following appointm.ents in con- nection with the Bible Christian Church have been made for the Exeter district: Exeter, Rev. Geo: Webber; Hensall, Rev, S. J. Allin ; Centralia, Rev. J. W. Butcher; Mitchell, Bev. W. S. Pascoe; Fullarton, Rev. J. P. Rice; Clinton, Rev. R. Thomas and W. Chapple ; Colborne, Rev. Thos. Broad; Usborne, Rev. H. Newcombe and W. Spargoe. —An entertainment given by the members of the tenaperauce society of Rodgerville, was held in the Temper- ance Hall there on Friday evening, lth of nd hist: The programme consisted music, recitations and dialogues, was lengthy and varied in its charac -er. Music was furnished by a choir consist- ing of several ladies and centlenaen. The chair was ably filled by they. S. T. Alibi, of Hensall. —The following changes in the as- sessment roll of Brussels were made by the Court of Revision: Wm. Fish- leigh's asiossment was reduced 1,4b0;$ A. Dulmage was asseseed for lot 603, Flora street, instead of W. Fishier ; John Campbell was assessed as te ant of the Tecumseh Hotel property, instead of W. A. Martin; John E. Smith as- f3essed $3,000 personal property, instead. of $4.000; Geo. Good,assessed as ten- ant of lot 225 William street, and dog assessed struck off. . —At a special meeting of the Wing- -ham Connell lately, Mr. Thos. Bellt of the firm of Scott & Bell, made a pro- position which the Council would do well to attend to. He said that if. the Council would grant the firm $6000 they would. employ 50 men in the man- ufacture of furniture, and would pay back $1,000 in two years, and the Same amount each year after, until the $6,- 000 were paid back to the Corporation. • This would be a great benefit to that town, and the only outlay would be the interest on the money. ' —Many of our readers will learn with regret of the death of Mrs. Isabella Savage, one of the oldest residents of Goderich. She had resided in that town upwards of forty years, and. was most highly respected by all who knew her. At the ripe age Of 76 years she peacefully passed away on Tuesdar of last week. The funeral took plac on Thursday morning, a very large m- ber of the friends of the family nd othernesidents of the town who Ibad known her being present at the Ca ho- lic Church tO show their respect to her memory. —The scales lately erected ,on 1 the market ground by the Corporatiob of the town of Wingham were rented on Monday last to Mr. W. J. McCute eon -for the sum of $190 for one year A by-law opening up the market and. r gu- latiag the fees to be charged for w igh- ing has been passed by the Council so that parties bringing wood, straw o ha.y into town for sale hereafter will ha'se to take it on the market ground, where ,be charged except for weighing. Any the hay must be weighed. No fee isiatwo iug .'person guilty of a breach of the by will be liable to a fine not excee $20 or be committed to jail for not i4ore than 21 days. —The following is a detailed desclrip. don of the horse races at Clinton, on Tuesday and. Wednesday last wk: First day.—Green trot -5 _ entries— Slippery Jack, Express, Nellie ace, Prince -Bob Hunter. let Expres , 2d Prince, 3d Slippery Jack. Run ling race -5 entries—Lady Byron, L ttle Bessie, Grey Bird, Josie B., Pal din. lst Paladin, 2a. Little, Bessy; 3d osie B. Three minute trot -3 entries—i -a. Brown, Golddigger, Factory Boy. 1st Factory Boy, 2d Golddigger. Se ond day—Running race—mile heats, est 2 in 3-4 entries—Little Bessie, T ou- ble, Goldfinch and King George. lst Trouble, 2d Goldfinch, 3d. Little B say. • Two -forty trot -2 entries -1st Od el- - low, 2d General Beamish. . —One of the most peculiar case of foster care for an orphan that has come under our notice, is that exhibited .6y a fnll grown cat for a chicken recently hatched. Mr. Edward Moore, of God- erich, had some duck eggs placed under a hen, in Order, if possible, to bring out a brood. of 'quacks.' Another hentay- -ea an egg in the- nest, and this twas hatched before the others. The 'cat noticing the stranger took it in charge, and. the little chick_now nestles on the neck of the feline with as much com- fort from its furry bed. as it could ex- pect from the downy coverlet of mo her hen. When the cat has been out and retunis it comraences purring lad the chick answers the call inanaedi- ately. —The immigration from Ontario to the Far West stillcontinues. The Patterson -Greenway party, which .left Centralia, on Tuesday night last week, was not so large as the previous ones, still between 130 and. 140 persons t ok passage. - Mr. Greenway's party n bered 71, and were given two coan es_ on leaving Louden. The special blahs comprised six passenger coaches and 12 cars of freight, embracing live stalcla, farming implements, and. baggage. r;he following are the names of the parties who went from this vicinity: L. Man- ning, E. Jones, W. S. jory and. S. Tre- ble, Exeter; G. Schram, Centralia; John Rickbeil, wife and family-, Zan h ; K. Vincenz, Zurich; M. Kelly and Wre. Broderick, Dashwood; M. Maartaraie, wife and family, Goderich; J. Marten, Usborne; Mr. Sweet and family, of Stephen; J. Moffatt and. W. Young, of Hensall ; Mrs. Eades, Seaforth; John Sims, Stephen; Dr. Sutton, Claude- boye • J. Greenway, Centralia; J. Blake and K. Handford, of Stephen; J. Cave and family and. Mrs. Baker, Centralia; Mrs. Thos. Latimer, Seaforth. There were others whose names could not be ascertained. The majority of the eua JUNE 203 187i. passengers were in excellent spirits, and expressed their determination 11° —. a meeting of the managess at fight- hard for success in their nays *via Knox church, Goderich, a. short tne. since, to take into consideration the con_ dition of the congregation and eided that in view of the present d.e. pt iroenss eina state membership emobe rftshhoi countryp of the ability to pay two ministers, it then through removal, it would be advisiknis to reduce expenses and. retain hilt o minister. The meeting was u ized by ..e utmost ham:telly, puton to thane*. and people agreeing exactva,nidi chnrcit viewsas to the best course to pine% under the circumstances. We believe both nainisters are to resign during the coming month, and that Rev. Sieveright desired that he should not be considered. a candidate for the vacant -ed he —aa rt hWg e. eregret to announce the sud of Mr. Wm. Anderson, etatial dea agent and postmaster at the Glen nue nan siding, township of Turnberm which took place early OH Monday morning of last week. Mr. Andenne, pweacksreind Wtoigh bnei na n Ion histi SlaBall?aya health, hlt% the following morning he was taktst suddenly ill with heart -disease, ana died in a very short time. He wait about 60 years of age, and. 'was one el the first settlers in that part of the country. He served all through alai' Indian mutiny and the siege of Laaks now in a Highland company. At the latter engagement he had one of IAA legs taken off. He had two medals which he received for acts of bravery while in the army. He was highly respected by all with whom he cam in contact, and his sudden death has cast quite a. gloom over Glen An. nan. —Mr arta express JW eVs; 11,..genthiteat, Eohe Exeter, etter, tialas term: fortunate enough to lose s. valuable horse on Monday of last week.. In the afternoon the animal was suddenly taken ill, and, in spite of all theveterie. ary skill which could be brought to bear upon it, died that evening. Tha animal was quite a pet, and so trainel to the express work that it was ahnoet an automaton, and. is quite a loss to its proprietor. Several newspaper men ia this vicinity have naet with misfortune' lately. A few weeks ago Mr. John. E. Davis, of the Mitchell Advocate, lost a valuable cow. 'On the same morning Mr. M. Y. McLean, of THE ExPOSIT01, wlohstilae nving :ari:ri,:hntlittrlantatewriays,41: McLears\wits pitched from hie buggy located and. badly bruised, and his he juries compelled hinn to remain in 1314 house for a week, He is now able tots around again, anal his injured.arm is ita* proving aailY - Switzer /Armstrong, a young man teaming for' Wm. Milne, at Ethel, met with a severe accident on Monday' afternoon last week. He was takinga load of shingles from the saw mill to the station, and was driving down the hill to the bridge near the grist when some of the shingles slipped cif the wagon on to the horses, eausim - them to break into a run at once. Mr. Armstrong tried to jump off to st them, but as he was sitting ‘on the bunches that wive way, his leg caught the wheel, throwing hira violently onto the bridge, and drawing hirn across 'be- fore he got loose. He was terribly mangled about the face, the jaw being exposed to view. His head. and the back of his neck were badly hurtne had. a shoulder dislocated, and one leg badly bruised. nr. Heffernan, who was standing at his shop door, was the first to discover Mr. Armstrong's plight. He was at once removed to ex.. McKelvers office, where he was attended to. He was removed to his sister's, Ms. C. Baynard. He is a strong, able-bodied man, otherwise the accident would pre- bably have been too much for him. —At Winghann on Tuesday after- noon last week, at about 5 o'clock,s fire broke out in a room at the backof the work shop of Messrs. Stripp Lowes, paiaters. A large stock of paints, oils and other combustible ma- terial was in the room at the time, which ignited and burnt very rapidly, so that in a few minutes the beard of the building was a mass of flame. A large number of men were on the spot in a few minutes after the alarm was given, and; there being a good sup- ply of water on hand, soon had the fire damped. out, and in three-quarters of an hour it was all out. The house WM badly damaged, the back part, consist- ing of one bed-Toom„ a kitchen, and the room where tile fire broke out, being pulled or chopped. down to save the main building. The up stairs was oc- cupied as a dwelling by Mr, Stripp, ana at the time of the fire there was a party of about twenty children in the bill hag, most of them playing in the work- shop, all of whom esea.ped, though pretty well frightened. A quantity of furniture, bedding and wearing ap- parel was destroyed. Total loss not yet known. The building was *area for $350, and the furniture, stock, &o, for $350. Perth Items. —The Milverton cheese factory is turning out from 20 to 25 large cheese daily. —Mr. Wm. Coleman, butcher, of Marys, shipped a car -load of butter for the English market a few days ago. —A new grist mill is in course of erection. at Kirkton. It will be two ani a half stories high, and have four rinrof stones. ---,The Primitive Methodists of Seb- ringville have presented the retiring pastor, Rev. J. E. Moore, with a well filled purse. —The Bible Christian Conferestee lately in session, have appointed Bev; W. S. Pascoe, to Mitchell; Rev. J. ft Rice, to Fullerton, and Rev. J. Arealeitn Palmerston. —Mr. J. G. Roberts, of the Arita Window_ Blind. and Shade -Compaq, proposes - starting a branch business m Listowel,which would. give employine4 to about 20 men, —A lady from Blanshard while walk - ilia on Queen street sidewalk in St. Marys last week, tripped on a 1000 plank and fell with such -violence an* dislocate her elbow. —From the class lists of Toro*, University for 1879, just published, appears that a number of fowler p of St. Marys High School have nve honors at the late annual examinagoal —2nd year, N. Quance, 1st class Classics; Jas. McCallum, lat honors in English, and -2na. class it - B. -ster 01 ingsto —The Pal treason the been Polibi Platers. 11 tor olearly ire therefor, ateStnut aro Work Iv n ew Efigh The struette 26th Deeere; building fur has contribi awl it is will make a —Mr. 411171i .g °11:211 ill 11 ny°11::::::b ell 3 1 a gelign:Vill°311:%0:1:etc:grritg; Mrs.� Sb As Mr. Slit a with a I was with hi vaggonto t serious bre tken hOUle tained of h —At th, of the Unly degr lifr. Thom Corooran and morali In the th! tyne, Etre in French, ethnology, —Capt. *Underwood has perhap ing apiary 3 The Imo. amonntea tellent hot queens fro —Thos. and Alex field, are e their faxaili way with! Clark inter' as at pr SO /Mies —A he Toronto IS ning stiaelt serious Is 43.own in to submergin ChoVin water and ill —The el of ILE. ears. 0 ar in. 182 tor -of the that time number 0 connection departme* Geyer= ' , -at Pert Prank years of aomparar went 'while at !flOEof th `wlaich van Was raseu --Ceata* Team ings ago that unh Vggeriss., the pub& Council 13 Man and exteeding beapity So runs t —The o the Wes Canada t • $26 by Von, Tor of the profthea oos. Ing from, to Po as he vva and. they 1°, re the t uressed for 125, a ead.goin a.