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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-10-24, Page 44 NEW AD V_EIRTISEMENTS. Auction Sale—Donald McFarlane. Estray Cattle—Sohn Gilmour. Estray Cattle—William Hogg. Entrance Examination—High School. Teacher V,'-anted—Walter Oliver. Auction Sale—Thomas E. Hays. To Sheep 13reederse--M. Heffernan. Farm for Sale—Adara Berry. New Goods—A. G. McDougall & Co. Dressmalsing—ltriss .Ferguson. Auction Sale—James H. Benson. Perna for Sale by Auction—J. Bowie. nron exporiitor, SEAFORTH, OCTOBER 24, 1879. The Letellier Dismissal. The despatch of Sir Ilichael Hicks Beach, the Colonial Secretary, th Governor-General, anent the Letellie matter,`Ii as just beds published in th Canadian pepers.. The despatch ma be summarized as follows: First, th Lieutenant -Governor acted eonetitu tionadly in dismissing his ministers second,the power to dismiss a Lieuteu ant -Governor rests with the Governor Geueral a,nel the Dominion Cabliaet, no with the Governor alone; third, th Governor is instructed to remonstret with his ministers, but not to querre with them if they refuse to yield fourth, the responsibility of the Ac most rest upon the Government an not upon the Governor; fifth, that to carry out the spirit of the constitution Lientenant-Governorsr should be per mitted to serve ont their full time un Tess they wilfully commit a breach of the constitution; sixth, the Dominion Ministers are stronglyrecommended t reconsider their decisieri to dismiss Mr Letellier, and the hope is expressed that after due reconsideration they will permit him to complete his term of office. From the above it will be seen the Mr. Letellier was dismissed from offiee for doing what he had a full and cop. etitational right to do, and that, too notwithstandiug the fact that his az tion was fully endorsedby the people of the Province immediately interested It will also be seen that the Governor General h,a,d no option in the matter His sanction of the dismissal was a mere matter of forra required to make the transaction legal; and that the real respensibility for the base and tyranni- cal aet rests upon the Dominion Gov 'eminent. While We regret that our coustitation permits of such an inter- pretation by the Imperial Government which is D:0 doubt the correct one, we _are glad to know that Load Lorne did not of his own option sanction the dis missal, but that he gave his assent to it simply as a matter of form, and because he is compelled, automaton like, to do what his -advisers' bid him. According to this decision, a Lieutenant -Governor is invested with, greater powers in his sphere than the Governor-General in his. The former has the power to re- fuse his sanction to the acts of his con- stitutional advisers, and. can even dis- miss them when he thinks they are not doing right; -the latter has no such power, but iS the passive tool to do the bidding of his enniisters. This may be law, but we ard very sure it is not common sense, - If this be the correct rendering of the constitution, a Governor-General has no functions or powers. He is simply a figure-head,—a sort of gilded orna- raeat, whose chief duty is to feast Min- isters and. their friends, give fancy balls, and add tone to our Canadian aristocracy. Most sensible peeple will Ithink witli us, that if this is really the 'case, the sooner we are relieved from the maintenance of so expen'sive a . bauble the better.- Were the salary and expenses of the Gevernor-General saved, it would go a good. Way towards paying the interest on our public debt, and would relieve the hard pressed tax- payer in a corresponding degree. We do not wish to be underi3toed as speak- ing , disrespectfully of the Governor- General, nor- do we advocate the aboli- tion of the office, but we do say most diatinctly that if we are to have a Gov- ernor-General, he should be something more than. a mere figure -head, a plastic tool, who is to have itio miad or will of hit own, but who must obessthe behests of- his Ministers, no maitter how deep they may wish to drag him into the mud, provided. they are willing to .de - sewed with him themselves. In fact, let this .become generally understood, and no man of independence or spirit will consent to fill the position, how- ever huge the emoluments maybe. We fully recognize the fact that the will of the ,people should be supreme, and we have no desire that the Gov- ernor-General should hold powers which WOUla enable hina to over -ride it. But he should be able to stand be- tweenthe people and their chosen rulers arid prevent them exercising powers which it was never intended by the people they sho-uld exercise. As, for instance, • in the case under consid- eration, It is well kn-own, in fact it has never been contended, that the peo- ple were consulted as to the ad - viability of -.dismissing Mr. Letellier. The matter was brought up in a pre• vious Parliament and was there decid- ed. At the elections it was never made a sabject for dismission, for the simple reason that it was universally consider- ed to have been settled. When Parlia- ment met, however, a ' few meinbers from the Province of Quebec, who felt aggrieved at the action of their Lieu- tenant -Governor, brought the matter up in the House. These members being more desirous to have revenge upon him who had offended them, than to promote the general interests of the Dominion, threatened the Government that if they did not aid them in carry- ing out their object, they would oppose certain measures of their policy and thus cause them much trouble if they did not secure their defeat. The Gov- , ernment, to nave themselves, applied the whip to their supporters. The supporters responded promptly, and, in order to save the Government, voted to censure Mr. Letellier for doing what is now declared by the highest authority to be perfectly cermet and Constitu- tional. It was thought the matter would rest here, and that the Qu.413ec faction would be satisfied with this. But no. They held the balance of power and they were bound to use it. They must go further. They forced the Government to order the dismissal of Mr. Letellier, not because he had done wrong, but because, in their view, "his usefulness was gone." The Gov- ernor-General, by virtue of his office and in obedience to the constitution, is forced to give his assent to the dismis- sal, and is forced also to declare what he undoubtedly believed to be untrue. It will thus be seen that a small faction of the Province of Quebec, 'a mere handful of hpt-headed and revengeful partizans, have been permitted to over- ride the Parliament, the Government, the Governor and the people of Cana- da. This is, certainly, not a very pleas- ant state of affairs to contemplate. What they have done in this instance a similarly unscrupulous and determin- ed faction may do in. some other, that so long as we have a Government in power that think more of clinging to office than they do of the interests of the people or the credit of the country. For, had we. not such a Government in power, so grave an outrage. could never hav4 been perpetrated. But it its jest to meet such cases, and to prevent in- nocent people suffering at the hands of an unscrupulous and time -serving Gov- ernment, that we require additienal powers for our G-overnottGeneral. Had Lord Lorne been permitted to say to Sir John Macdonald when he was ask- ed to sanction the dismissal of Mr. Letellier, You must appeal to the " people directly on this question; lay " the whole fatts of the case before "them, and get their sanction to it be- fore I can permit it. If, after such "an appeal, a majority of the repriesen- " tatives in Parliament instruct you to ,1 ask for the dismissal. I shall sanction "it, but not otherwise." Ha,d Lord Lorne had this power, his acts justify us in saying that he would have taken this course, and if he had, Mr. Letellier would not have been disrnissed, for even had Sir John appealed to the people a thing be was not very likely to do, the verdict would have been over- whelmingly against him. Unless, there- fore, our Governors are invested with some such power as this, the office should be abolished, and the cost of it devoted to some other useful purpose. It would be much better, however, to have the constitution in this respect revised, and to give the Governor Gen- eral such power as would be useful in the interests of the people. The powers which are now vested in the Dominion Senate might with greater safety be handed over toth e Governor General, for he is responsible to the Imperial Govern- ment, and through it to the Crown, where the people could if necessary ap- peal; whereas the Senate is not respon- sible to any person, and from their deci- sion the people have no appeal. The former would at least be impartial and unprejudiced, while the latter is partial in th extreme and bitterly partizan to boot. 4 • MR: BURKE has resigned his. seat in the Commons for West Durham. It is understood that this step has been taken with the view of offering the seat. to Hon. Mr. Blake. Mr. Blake will, of course, accept and will be elected: We • are certainly glad that he has again consented to enter public life. His services in Parliament were never more needed. than at the present time and he will be astower of strength in the Re- form ranks. He will help Me Mac- kenzie and Sir Richard to watch the "Beasts at Ephesus," and no person will deny that they need close watch, ing. There is no man that Sir John so much fears as Mr. Blake, and judging from the tone of hie organ he does not 1.111.1011 relish his return to Parliament at the present time. Cotton Manufacturing in Canada. In a reference to cotton. manufacture in Canada the Montreal Witness a,n- pounces large arrivals by the Allan line steamships of cotton manufactur- ing machinery for the mill now being built in Cornwall, and known as the 1.! Gault" or " Stormont " cakes fac- tory. This, says our contemporary, makes the eighth, and another project- - ed at West Farnham will make the; ninth, cotton manufacturing establish- ment in Canada, and a doubt is there- fore expressed as to whether this par- ticular industrial line is not being over- done. Heavy stocks are now being.held by manufacturers, and unavoidably the state of things with them*. is reflected 5 THE HURON EXPOSITOR. more or less in the wholesale and retail trades. i In the neighboring. States, prices pi cotton have materially drop- ped, and in the face of that circum- • stance prices now prevailing here will hardly be maintained, much less will they be likely to advance- to meet the views of the holders. There is here presented a, prospect that striking evi- dence will soon be afforded of the cor- rectness of the ground that we have taken all 'along when opposing the Na- tional Policy, which is that Canada confined to her own market can never become a great manufacturing country. So that it is not a policy that will shut us up to ourselves that is required, but a policy that will throw us open to the world, and the world open to us. --Corn- wall Freeholder. News of the Week. • ROYAL ILLNESS. -- The Duchess of Edinburgh, prematurely delivered of a still -born child on Monday, is progres sing favorably.. Nimieset n RUSSIA.—There are sev eral organized. armed bands of Nihilists in the wooded districts of the Govern ment of Kieff, who defy the military to surpress them. THE EPIDEMIC.—In Memphis twelve cases and three more deaths are re ported. The donations to the Howard amount to about $1,000 daily. There • is no immediate prospect of an end o the epidemic, and many persons pre diet that it will last until November. CUBA.—The commission on slavery in Cuba has drawn up a report. Severe members advocate the Venters' view involving a ten years' delay. Other demand immediate. abolition. Minister ialists in Madrid assert that that Prem ier Campos favors the latter course. FRANCE AND RUSSIA..—PritiCe Gorts chakoff belieeee A.ustria is in danger of becoming. a humble satellite o Germanerwheris extending her influence frOm the mouth of the Scheldt: to the mouth of the Danube. Louis Kossuth believe e a Franco-Russian alliance in- evitable, Germany would then have her hands full on the Rhine, and Austria be left alone to bear the burden of the Same onslaught. AEGELiN.—The Ameer, Yakoob Khan, announces his determination to abdi- cate and etates he intended, to -abdicate earlier, but was dissuaded. -General Roberts advised the Ameer to fecon- sider the inatter, but the ,Ameer firmly adheres to his resolution. General Roberts is in consequence making ar- rangements for maintaining order in Afghanistan and for carrying on the ad- ministraticei. Massioes IN CHINA. — Rev. 'Albert Whiting, an American missionary in China., died of famine fever while min- istering to the starving natives. The governor of the province offered to de- fray the expense of sending the body home, and, when it was explained to him that the Americans did not ;share in the Chinese horror of being buried in a foreign country, he gave a plot of ground in which to make a grave and deputed twelve Chinamen to worship the dead clergyman's spirit. • MOVEMENTS or THE CZAR.—The Czar will come from Livadia to St. Peters- burg at the end of October, and remain a_fortnight, when he will go to Berlin to have an.interview with the Emperor. In consequence of a private letter from the German -Emperor, from Berlin the Emperor goes to Cannes, in the eouth of France, where himself, the Empress and several members of the Imperial family pass the winter. The health of the Czar is such as to necessitate his passing the winter in a mild climate. TH.P.. RUSSIANS IN CENTRAL ASIA.— News has reached Samarcand that a hundred_ mounted Tekke Turcomans attacked on the 15th September a part of the Russian expedition surveying the Amu Darya, but were repulsed. The expedition was very heartily received on arriving in Afghan territory. The entire course of the Amu Darya and its affluents have been examined and pro- nounced navigable. General Terguka- soff, having obtained extensive rein- forcements, will undertake a new and largely developed expedition early in the 'spring against the Turcomans. FOREIGN BRIEESt — £116,000 were withdrawn from the Bank of Eng- land yesterday for New York. A fur- ther large amount of gold is expected to be withdrawn from the Bank of Eng -i land for New York to-morrow.—Signe of improvement in the condition of Ire? land are becoming more apparent. Daily favorable accounts of the har- vest are received.—A public meeting of the Preston weavers, winders and warpere is called for the llth Novem- ber, to form an emigration association, owing to the constant reduction of wages.—Five thousand people attended an anti -land rent meeting at Newport, County Mayo, on Sunday. The re- leased Fenian, Michael Daiitt, was present. Resolutions calling for the abatement of rent were passed. .SALISBURY ON THE SITUATION.—The Marquis of Salisbury, made a speech at Manchester last week. He made the startling announcement that England no longer depends upon the Turks to hold the Balkau. peninsula against the Rus- siaus, or in other words that to the Austro -German alliance has been com- mitted the task of restraining the Mus- covite advances. He said if they °meld not trust the Turkish sentinel on the ramparts, they might trust the Austrian sentinel at the door. Since the Austrian occupation of Novi Bazar, the advance of the Russians beyond the Balkans and Danube was impossible. In the inde- pendence and strength of Austria rests the last hope of European stability. If the assertions of the newspapers that a defensive alliance has been formed between Austria and Germany proies true, all who value the peace of Europe will hail it as glad tidings of great joy. He defended the Government's policy in regard. to Afghanistan, the main principle of which would continue to be defence not dominion. * ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.—The relations between England and Russia are at this moment almost critical. The friendly interchanges between the two powers have given way to evidence of jealous diplomatic questionings. Eng- land has been watching with no little fear the progress of the Russian expe- dition against Tekke, and. the possible Russian occupation of Herat has been discussed. The Russian journals urge the Czar to extend his territory in Cen- tral Asia down to the Hindoo Koosh, and to secure Herat. On the 13th inst. Schouvaloff had an interview with Salisbury. Schouvaloff proposed that Russia shall have the western part of Afghanistan, while England shall take possession of the eastern part as far as Hindoo Limb. Salisbury declined in the most emphatic, even harsh, terms, saying that England would not allow Russia to meddle in any way whatever in the matter. He said. the future of Afghanistan would be settled by Eng- land, exclusively. Salisbury refused to ertain any proposition on the sub- ject. It is believed the representations of Count Munster, German Ambassa- dor, influenced Salisbury's determined course. It is also rumored the English Government lately succeeded in obtain- ing assurances from the Shah of Per- sia that in the event of a complica- tion between England and Russia, Per- sia will net side with Russia. Salis- bury's emphatic language is probably based on the certainty that in the race for Herat, the English troops would undoubtedly first reach the goal: _ The Boat Bace. The correspondent of the New York World writes: "Ithink I will express the sentiment ot the average excursion- ist here to -day, when I assert that it does not pay to attend professional boat races. Nothing but the really wonder- ful solitaire performances of Hatuan re- conciles these people to the loss of their money in this vain attempt to see a boat race. Hanlon, left to himself, rowed oyer the course so fast as to beat f the best record for five rniles, and the _ treat in a measure appeases the public. Hanlon is, of course, the darling of the people to -night. Courtney is au object of derision and abuee. AU facts are overlooked save the one damaging fact that he failed to come to time. I do • not see any possible means by which Courtney can ever right himself in the • Public estimation unless the detectives _ , who it is said, have been engaged to enquire into this case succeed in finding f out and bringiug to light all the facts of this dastardly outrage." Hanlan waited upon the Rochester Bank offieials and presented an order from Mr. Blaikie, the referee, for $6,000. It was refused until the certificate of deposit now held' by Soule, the Hop Bitters man, is presented with Blaikie's • endorsement. The '1Hop Bitters" man is trying to get out of paying the prize. As it stands now Soule cannot touch the money without Blaikie's en- dorsement, and Blaikie cannot touch it without Soule's certificate. There will likely be a law suit about the matter. Who "Doctored" the Hides. To the Editor of the Peterborough Review. Sui: There appeared in your issue of the 10th instant the following para- graph, copied from the flideand Leather Reporter: "A man in Peterborough shipped a lop of "hides to Boston. Ou theit arrival they were handed to a public weigher.- After he had shaken off Salt and other foreign matter, he weighed and. found the liides 595 lbs. less than the invoice called for." As all the hide dealers in Peterborough are liable to be suspected for the above fraud, the undersigned beg leave to publicly repudiate any connection with the above transaction, and further, to state that we have never shipped any hides to Boston. The other hide deal- ers in the neighborhood can speak for thernselvee. W. FATEliSON (35 See, -R. B. LUNDY, W. J. HALL, J. STEVENSON. PrrEnnonouGH, Ont ,Oct. 16, 1879. We are glad that the hide dealers of Peterborough are able to repudiate the - imputation of dishonestly "doctoring" the hides passing througn their hand. Although the Peterborough defilers may be immeent in this particular instance, there is no doubt that hides and skins are often shipped in a very unfit condi- tion, and Mr. Smith, of Goderich has dem well to direct public attention' to the matter. Wool is another article which is often "doctored," sometimes by danapening, and. at other times by rolling up foreign matter inside the fleeces. All such practices tend to ex- cite the, distrust of manufacturers and to give a,'bad reputation to the particu- lar locality from which: the fraudulent article has been received. A Model Farm in Huron. Farming, says the Goderich Signal, is a business which requires a consider- able amount of intellectual as well as physical effort for its successful devel- opment. It is also wonderfully aided - by a little accumulated capital. A frierd who has been down to the farm of Mr. J. W. Middleton, Goderich town- ship, informs us that this gentleman farms over 400 acres; that he has about 200 acres of wheat this year and altogether in cereals and roots over 300 acres. This is not a bad. showing for one of our Goderich township yeomen. It is not in acreage alone that Mr. Mid- dleton+ will compare favorably with the yeomen of our province or the contin- ent, but also in the business manner in which he manages his farm. He gets the latest improvements in everything appertaining to agriculture. There are buildings not only for his crops and cattle, but for his implements. There is a place for everything and everything is there. He, feeds and consumes as much as possible on the farm, tills and rotates after a practical, common sense manaer, has good crops and makes meney. In an ordinary year hie net income will be 43,000. This year he, ID common with nearly every one in this section, has a good yield. We mention the circumstances of Mr. Mid- dleton merely to show that it is not in the many thousands of acres that money is made at farming. Money is and can be made farming just about what quantity the proprietor can per- sonally supervise. In this country he is au exceptionally active and shrewd man who can farm over 400 or 600 acres. Mr. Middletou's success is a proof that about this quantity is the happy mean, if the proprietor has the capital to work it without depending on chance. Ile must be, financially, in a position to run his farm, not allow his farm to run him into the meshes of loan societies. The access we in Ontario possess by water and rail to the seaboard does, of course, work largely in favor of Ontario farmers. The non -possession of these facilities militate seriously against the prairie farmers of the West. We find even in California that one man with 65,000 acres of land and 45,000 acres in wheat, after farming ten years ie $100,- 000 poorer than when he commenced. Another party, the Dalrymples, of St. Paul, Minnesota, who raised as much as 40,000 bushels, have gone to the wall. Another Western farmer, D. M. Reaves, who raises about 300,000 bushels of wheat, cannot make it profitable, and is paying ten per cent. on 4200,000. Farming operations in Ontario on the scale of Mr. Middleton, or even on a smaller scale, pays better, with less capital invested and less at- tendant worry, than by holding -scores of thousands of acres in the far est. Presbytery of Huron. This Presbytery held a regular meet- ing in Brumfield on Tuesday, the 14th inst. Mr. Barr was invited to sit as a corresponding member. At the tequest of the congregation of Knox Church, Goderich, and associated congregations, the resignations of Dr. Tire ' and Mr. Sieveright were allowed to lie on the table .till the January meeting, the congregations hoping that by that time the aforesaid brethren may see their way to withdraw their resignati ns. Mr. Andersoh's complaint gainst the seesion records of Exeter w s dis- posed of. A conamittee consisting of essrs. Sieveright, Convener;',Fletehe and. Stewart, ministers, and J. RaMillar and A. Matheson, elders, was a point- ed to arrange for holding a Sabbath School Convention, to be held i God- erich in February next. It was found that the Pre bytery was indebted to the , congrega ion of Grand Bend to the amount of .53.23, whichl sum was ordered to be pai The following minute was sub a itted and adopted respecting Mr. 'eorge Thomson, late elder of the co , grega- tion of Kippen: "The Presbyte , hav- ing had their attention called o the fact of the decease of Mr. eorge Thomson, a highly esteemed elder of the Church, and for many years mem- ber of this Court, desire to pl ce on record, as they hereby do, their s nse of the loss sustained by this Pres ytery, by his death. They recogniz with thankfulness the kindness of rovi- dence in sparing their brother to o ripe an age, and they rejoice in the grace thatabounded toward him and e abled him with so great a measure o wis- dom, love and zeal, to do service for so Jong a period in the Master's vineyard. They would also express their sense of the value of his services as a member of this Court. Finally, they sym- pathize with his bereaved widow and family, and commend them to the sympathy of Him who, having. suffer- ed being tempted, is able to succour them that are tempted." An order of business was submitted and adoptedfor the guidance of the Court in the fu- ture. With regaird to the holdino of missionary meetings, sessions were °left to arrange for such meetings as they may see fit, and to report at next regu- lar meeting as to what has been done by them in this matter. Congregations were recommended to take up a special collection on behalf of the supplement- ed congregations and mission station within the bounds. Mr. Stewart gave a report of home mission work. The next meeting is to be held. in Seaforth on the third Tuesday in Jan- uary, at 11 men. Huiron Notes. Mr. Alfred ;Allen, of Exeter, grows cabbages fifty-two inches in eircumfer- ence. —Mr. Senior, of Exeter, has recently had two of his children the from scarlet fever. —The sum of $70,000 has been ex- pended in building operations in Wing - ham this season. — Mr. James Truax, merchant, of Blyth, is selliue out with the intention of removing to tidanitoba.- —At a recent baby show in London, the youngest child of Mayor Willson, of Wingham, took first prize. . —Mr. A. McD. Allan this season rais- ed two crops of peas on the same land. Both crops coming to maturity. —On Saturday, while assisting at a barn -raising, Mr. Roger Northcott, of the 3rd, concession of Hay, had his wrist dislocated. —An elderly lady, Mrs. Fields, living in Goderich, tripped over a pail on Wednesday evening last, and broke her collar bone. —Mr. Dodd, of London, has chal- lenged Mr. Walkinshaw, the Huron champion, to play a quoit match - for the grand gold medal. The matcn will come off in Wingham before long. —On Saturday, while a car load of cattle was on the road. from Kincardine to Toronto, three of the animals were found to have been suffocated with the heat, and were thrown off at the sta- tion. --At the examination in Knox Col- lege, recently held for 'University un- dergraduates in the third year, Mr. W. G. Hanna, of Morrie, obtained the scholarship, ($50), given for general pro- ficiency. , —In the neivespaper reports of the Stephen and Trisborne fall show, the sec- ond. Prize fort a team of agricultural horses was awarded by mistake to Mr. R. Lang, instead of Mr. David Mill, of Usborne. —Mr. Thomas Farrow, M. P.,' of Bluevale, has been awarded the con- tract for delivering 65,000 ties on the Great Western Railway, between Kin- cardine and Palmerston. That should pay better than politics. —Mr. Duncan McDonald, of the 2n& concession of Grey, has disposed of his farm to Mr. Thomas McFarlane, of Us - borne, for $4,000. The farm contained 150 acres. Mr. McDonald intends pur- chasing land in Michigan. —On Saturday night a fine colt be- longing to Dr. Cowen'of Exeter, which was pasturing in the fair grounds with other horses, was cut on the front legs and stabbed in. several places by some villain as yet unknown. The wounds were apparently inflicted with a pitch fork. —Mr. T. Stacey has sold his farm, lot 16, concession 12, Usborne, to Mr. John Stinson, for $7,000. Mr. Stacey has purchased Mr. John. Henry's 200 acre farm in Hibbert township, for $9,500. Mr. John Fulton has sold. 50 acres, part of lot 9, in the 10th conces- sion, to Mr. Fletcher, for $3,100. • —The following contracts for the con- struction of waterworks in Winghana have been awarded: Goldie & McCul- loch, of Galt, supply the wheel, ma- chinery, pumps, &c., for $1,700; and A. J. Luxton, of Toronto, supplies and lays the pipes, hydrants, &c., for $2,995.10. The contract for the building, &c., are to be let as soon as possible. —Messrs. Thomson ds Williams, of Stratford, have disposed. of their farm, south half of lot No. 40, concession 4, township of West Wawanosh, known as the " Youle Farm," consisting of 100 acres, to Mr. John Johnson, son of Mr. Wm. Johnson, of Morris, for the sum of $4,000 cash down. The farm is a good one; $4,000 is a fair price for these times. —Early last week Mrs. John Cox Sr., Goderich township, while attending to her household duties, slipped on a web step, and by the fall broke one of her legs in two places. —The South Huron root crop judges efitimatedsthat the yield per acre of mangolds, on the farm of S. Carnochan, Tuckersraith, would be 65,260 pounds, which, as an average, is a remarkably large yield. --Wm. Brock, son of Mr. Win. Brock con. 9, Usborne, has just recovered from a eevere- attaek of typhoid fever.. His sister is now very low with the same disease; little hope ie entertained of her recovery. —Mr. John Morgan, who iesides neer Manchester, has potatoes growing on Ins place which sprouted from pota- toes grown this year and which had been left in the ground. If fine weather continues' a little longer they will be ready to dig. t --A painful accident happened on the farm of Mr. F. Toll, of East Wawa - nosh, a feev days since. While thresh- ing, a Mr. W. Robertson went to oil the gearing of the machine, when his hand got caught, crushing it fearfully. One of his fingers had to be taken off, and it is feared the hand, will have to be amputated. —On Monday, Mr. John Whitlock, while threshing on the farm of Mr. John. Williams, of Usborne, met with. a painful accident. He was working about the cylinder, when his thumb was caught, and badly crushed. It is hoped that amputation will not be necessary. On the Friday previous, he had a portion of a to cut off by an axe. Misfortunes seldom come singly. —A firm is -about establishing works in Goderich for the manufacture of table and dairy salt on a new principle. This salt it is said Will entirely super- sede the Liverpool salt for dairy pur- poses. It is also proposed to establish in connection therewith chemical works for the moduction of many articles of com- merce for which salt is the basis. This is an important enterprise andif carried out will be ,of immense benefit to our County town. —The follovtine is given as the acre- age under fall wheat this season in the County of Huron, by a gentleman who has personally visited the several muni- cipalities: Goderich township 4843 acres, Howick 4260, East Wawanosh 2839, Stanley 4783, McKillop 4466, 'Usborne 4789, Colborne 3128, West Wawanosh 4034, Hullett 5196, Morrie 4555, Stephen 2310, Hay 3121. Ashfield 4239, Grey 3893, Tuckersmith 4364, Turnberry 1990. Total 62,810 acres. —The young men of Hingston's Cor- ners, Morris, have re-organizsd. their de- bating and literary society for the win- . ter season. The following are the offi- cetS elected: President, John Hingston; Vice -President, John Youill ; Secretary - Treasurer, G. Hingston ; Committee of Management—John Currie, Thos. Mc- Lauchlin, D. Taylor, W. McFarlane and G. Hingston. It starts with a goodi membership, live officers, and bids fair to be even more successful than in for- mer years. —The following are the officers elect for the Goderich Curling Club; — Patrons—Sir R. J. Cartwright; H. Y. Attrill, Esq., M. C. Cameron, Esq., Q. C., M. P.—Patronesses—Mrs. M. Hutchinson; Mrs. A. M. Ross. Presi- dent—Sheriff Gibbons. Vice -President —Arch. Dickson. Representative mem- bere—Col. Ross; D. Walker. Chap- lain—Dr. Ure. Sec-Treas.—P .Adam- son. Council of Management -e• the President, Vice -President, M. Hutchin- son and Henry Horton. , Honary mem- ber—James H. Finlay. Rink cone- mite—Thos. Hood, E. Martin, James Sheppard. —James Underwood, a promising young man of Stephen, twe-nty-one years of age, met with a fatal accident on Thursday morning of last week, while going through a plowed -field to thresh for Mr. F. J. Stenctron, in com- pany with Thomas Brophy. They thinking that they were going to be late, started the horses on la canter. They had not gpne far when Under - Wood's horse stumbled and fell, throw- ing him in front of the horee. When the animal arose he came with his two knees on Underwood's chest, who was dragged eighteen feet before he was rescued. He was then taken up and carried to his sister's, near by, and died in about an hour after in great pain. —Some days ago a little son of Mr. Thos. White, of Blyth, had a narrow escape from choking to death. It ap- pears that he had been given a copper by his father to amuse himself with. Shortly afterwards Mr. White went up town, and during his absence Mrs. White noticed that the child. began to cough. She, however, took no particu- lar notice of the fact at the time, think- ing he had. probably contracted a slight cold. Suddenly the little fellow top- pled over, and rushing up to him Mrs. White discovered to her horror that the copper -which her husband had given him was stuck fast in the child's throat. After some trouble she sue- ceededin extracting the copper, just in time to save the child's life. As it was, the little fellow was black in the face, and in another napment or two he would haVe been paAt hope of recovery. —Mr. Greenway left Centralia with his Manitoba party' on Monday morn- ing last. Besides passengers, he had eight car loads of stock and freight. He joined. Patterson's party at London. The following is a list of those who went from this County: Miss Fletcher,' ' Clinton; Lewis Arnett, -wife and eight children, Kerwood ; Mr. and Mrs. Dancey, Brussels; R. Sweet and family (4), Exeter; W. Kirk, Riekton ; Wm. Morrow and family (3(, Stephen; Jane Follis, Stephen; John Elliott and family (4), Stephen; Alonzo Fee and wife, Kippen ; R. Downie and wife, Clinton; A. Taylor, Brussels; L. Sweet, Exeter. Mrs. S. Rumball, Clin- ton ; P. Murray, Westfield; John Broadbent, Londesboro' ; Mrs. Man- ning and child, Londesboro' ; George Kirk and wife, Kirkton ; Sarah Long- man, Londesboro' ; Hugh Moore, Clin- ton; Thos. Sundercock, Londesboro' ; John Sterling and family (4), Londes- boro' ; James Wenham and family (3), Londesboro' ; Mary Hurtle, Corbett ; Mrs. R. Currie and Sarah Currie, Londesboro' ; Thomas Hueston, Cen- tralia; A. Cudmore and wife, Centralia; A. Cockerline, Londesboro' W. Mc- Fadren, Westteld ; James Henruff, Wingham; Mrs. Walker and two chil- OCTOBER 24, 1879. dm,reniren , Ph:ate': Thos Davi:ILDukicke and (3),ifaaxilinily obtohyesrisn. Clinton found. several blank He—nsofinll ;w3liefinissesLasaecykoliwa: yd. joy]: videer d cartridges,amongthethem. ieThwwoefreell egtonetniz whol:eititat yot of son fkaesnaohrannoe imoanfioM, and,eera.e While so dolog, ow, and l'istt;ilreaukb°Cellk:ihtlikrneshbe;sutiiied:Ite-k one of them exploded, horribly seettat_ ing the right hand, two fingers being reenntir dee realyneItblown tOoffi saeineds s.l the:n.111:4 h heaingna NsVhaosu Taal 8 h° i nj be lwr ae rdnai tohsthfoaseee wetihto. heartily endorse the following,: anymT- hoere Eofxettheer Times says, and vie agricultural shows, and more especially neighbors g )11 hgt heh re0 Iles h alt 'lhe ju os lit ate. nrhde e Esq., Reeve of Usborne. His horses lly in the exhibition of sisaabliov3re ehniee horses, that man it Leonard Hunter, manifests in take valuable prizes wherever they are shown, and by the good example he sets he does a great deal to encourage the breeding of superior animals. .A-1 the Western Fair he showed more heves than any other man in the county ef Huron, and was more uniformly see. cessful. Mr. Hunter deserves praise for bis efforts to promote keen comp°. tition at agricultural shows. —The people of Bayfield evidently mean business. Notice is given of their intention to apply for a charter to bail& a railway from Bayfield to Clinton, or some other point on the Grand Trunk Railway. At the last meeting of the Bayfield Council $100 was voted to pay the expense of obtaining a charter, Ate., anil on Thursday last an adjouruea meeting was held at Bayfield of those interested in this undertaking, when the following gentlemen were selected as a provisionary board of manage- ment : Messrs. M. C. Cameron, John Esson, R. Morrison, John Morgan, Jas. Thompson-, Paul Cleve, Dr. Staubtay, A. Routledge, T. J. Marks`, W. W. 0o. nor, and. Robt. Barber. Mr. R. Mor- rison was appointed chairman, and Mr. John Esson, secretary. — At the Provincial Agricultural ana Industrial Exhibition of Manitoba, held this year at Portage la Prairie, we no- tice that Mr. Wm. Locian, formerly et Seaforth, carried off 2dprizefor spring wheat; lst and 2d for any other variety wheat, and 2d for Early Rose potatees. At the Westbourn county show, we no- tice the names of several other Huronites in the prize list : ,Mr. J. Broadfoot took lst prize for general purpose stal- lion, 1st for brood mare and foal, 2d for two year old filly, 1st for pair of shear.. ling ewes, 2d for aged ewes, lst for agea sow, 2d for woolen socks, 3d for fall wheat, 2d. for barley, 1st for black oats, 2d for timothy seed, int for potatoes, 1st for beets, 1st for yellow onions, 2a for white onions, 1st for pail butter, 2a for crock butter, 1st for table butter, 2a for home-made cheese, 1st for home- made soap. Mr. Andrew Malcolm conies second on the list. He received 1st for pair of spring pigs; 1st for Early Rose potatoes, 1st for Swede turnips, 2a for beets, 1st for carrots, 1st for early cab- bage, 2d for winter cabbage, 2d for red onions, 1st for -white onions, lst for Scotch kale, 3d for table butter, 1st for factory cheese. H. Mustard and the Messrs. Ferguson also received a num- ber of prizes for horses, cattle, sheep and grain. General News Items. The contract for making 5,000 mili- tary overcoats has been awarded to an Ottawa firm. The material, cloth, lining, buttons and all are tobe made of Canadian manufacture. It is under - Stood that the price per coat will be $8. —Adam Telfer, grocer, of the town of Galt, committed suicide Tuesday morning, about 8 o'clock, by cutting his throat with a razor. No reason can be assigned for the act except that at sev- eral times lately deceased has )38eR noticed to be very despondent. De- ceased was a married inan, about fifty years of age, and leaves& wife and three children. —About seven o'clock on Sunday eveuing last .a stranger went to Wm. Young's hotel, York, with a bay horse, hind foot white and some white on face; covered buggy lined with blue cloth, and patent hubs; harness silver plated. Ile got his supper, and gave instructions to have his horse cared for for the night, and about nine o'clock he walked out and has not been seen or heard of since. —Sugars have taken a big jump up- wards. Tr Montreal yellow refined has advanced within two days about and granulated is held at 10c., and up to 1% to 10i. may be set down as the or- dinary prices for moderate lots. The floods of Spain have affected the markets for raisins. Valentias were largely operated in yesterday and to -day °at 6 to 7c. They are -now to8e. Pepper has advanced also. It is now 4d. sterling in 13ritian, and 8c. in New York. —Frank Monger, botelskeeper, Lobo village, has been mulcted- in PO lately under rather peculiar circum- stances. A good friend of his, a Ma Dyer, and his father, dined one Sunday with imine host Frank, and did- not like tea. They "aid alas been used to a glass of yaale in t'oud coulatrie." Their wish4s were complied with as boarders. Iram thately the landlord was sum- inoned to appear for an infraction ef the license act, before Squire Edwards, of Lobo, and assessed $50. Dyer is a peripatetic blacksmith, and it is sup- posed he is one of the Donaldson gang, from the way he has been. Operating: —Two wheat buyers of Clifford, nam- ed Dickson and McDonald, bad a, suit' at the late Guelph assizes, which has created considerable interest. Some- thing more than a year ago, Ma Mc- Donald was shipping the balance of his wheat in store, and. had not quite enough to make Up carload. He asked Mr. Dickson to let him have some from his storehouse which wasreadily granted,and 180 bush- els were taken. A day or two afterwards McDonald purchased a quantity of wheat and offered to return the 180 bushels, but Dickson /chased to take it and demanded the mohey instead. st disagreement here arose as to whether the wheat was loaned or sold, and the matter stood. for some months, without a settlement of the misunderstanding - McDonald claims that last Meset Dickson came to him and agreed to ac- cept $150 as payment in kill of all de- mands ; and. that he paid him tbis amount and took his seceipt therefor - But Dickson insists that he neithergoi the money nor signedthereceipt. HMO OCTOBER -------_ the suit was ente value of 180 bushel wi'tnef3ses -testified believed the sign written by Dickson frequently been ltn sacted business an turnstances a fe plaintiff was noms --They do some style among the h Wilmot. There . there some two w two hundred of the ties concerned hono their presence alai They were a health inferred from. the :f of the eatables eo been furnished by a knows all about it : (for the bride), 2 g cake, innunierabl hen's, 1 fatted calf a inventory of thinita furnished to XIS, bill imitable to the °cc smack of the good ] wedeljeg like that. —The report eoem that Sohn 'Walker, a .has disappeared. T consternation aniono, )iiddlesex creditors: reported at 40,001 chases of cattle on been made all over Wiser, of Prescott,1 head—three trains - Craig last wee -k, iers Walker a $.15,000 eh 400 head sold to Wi is also alleged tha -cheque cashed.- at 3 crossed to Ogdensl Lean, Lobo, a lead,* is reported missing an endorser for 1 amounts, so it is all 31 —A young lad ab the son of Mr.II.3, Ail-sa Craig, had. a playingiteitheisterele was taking in grain.1 into a bin of ' about, wheat, which they vi the time. His Bev _ tendon of his fathel the bin just in Una head going tinder. bin and thrust hi caught the boy's assistance of a man be close by extri seconds longer and extinct. It is st these "grain bin stantly. . happening. grain storehouses sh keep boys out of the --Mr. J. Neill, Sr. Neill & Sons, iron was run -over and train on the Wort last Tuesday night. pears, left his fowl about six o'clock to mess in. the western - Driving along Brock he entered the yar Railway Company, mistaking it, as oth fore, for a regular on till he encounter tracks in that neig tempting to cross on the supposed purpo freight train backede before the buggy or get clear, the vehicle Neill was thrown on the wheels of the e train consisting of s over his body. The I into athousand piee say the horse escape Perth -The cost of run water works amoun --2They are argui water works questio cil. --The Elma plow place on Tuesday, t farm of Thomas Die cession. —The Elms, Blitt sociation. shipped I being about 29,000 obtained was 7c. p —Mr. Joseph K building a handsom hall for the holding concerts and other —A number of In ID Listowel, have e stablishing a to -o which it is expecte their regular -slept) than from the regal --Mr. Crozier, Listowel 'High S engaged. at the sana upoo land Mr. second master, at a an advance of UN year. ' —The Listeivel Country Farmers' shown around Lis D. D. Ray, express pi -eased' with that s but think 'the land figare, judging by i ivexaess and the re realize. --Building opera ed on more extensi season than for -would not be exa more money has b ni 31370 than in t The effect of this been mszked and given business whi —The Mitchel' over the perform= alien deputy po Wood. Last week Goderieh townshi fifty miles in one d five miles to finish 'Dais was the first that Mr. Wood ha from his duties. —he Moleswo ann ai hunting m as usual, it was a were chosen about previous to the ds, •4 grand" hunt, an the slaughter of e at., was immense. the match each trophies by the losing side had to —The inAt emi season left Molesw week. On Mon started off with implements of Mr ,Qoznpanied by W.