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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1882-02-10, Page 4a 4 THE HURON EXPOSITOR NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. •••••••••••.1.141.1.11 Actual Pats—M. Morrison. Teas—D. D. Rose. New Arrivals—Duncan & Duxcari. Removed—C. L. Papst. New Seasons Goods—E. MoF ul. Horses for Sale—Scott Broth West End Factory—R. Landesboro. Mortgage Sale—Harris, McGee (Cc Co. Bound for Dakota—J. Watt. Farm for Lale--Robt. Johnst n. Bull Calf for Sale--Robt. Scot. Farm for Sale or Rent—D. K echtel. Seed Oats for Sale—J. McAllieter. For Manitoba—F. Broadbent.' Farm for Sale—Mrs, G. Chesetey. Estray Cattle—Peter Morrison. Posts for Sale—W. C. Goninlook. Peas—James Beattie. itron txpo$ifor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Feb, 10, 1882 Dominion Parliament. . The fourth session of the "National Polioy Parliament," as the Mail calls it, opened at Ottawa yesterday. The proceedings, of course, were only formal. The Speech from the Throne, as it is called, or, more properly speak- ing, the programme of the session's business, was delivered. It is barreu enough. Not one single new meas- , ure is proposed. The discussion on this, which will likely .cone- mence on Monday, *ill, it is ex- pected, be prolonged and anilatated. Although the Gointreanent party is all lib rn powerful in the °minion Perliaent and can carry nyttting the Y choose; the Oppositioey is vigorous, plucky and watchful, and although few in earn• - ben, can cope with their opponents in debate. There is a vast contrast in this respect between the Dominion and Local Parliaments. While the ()posi- tion in the latter are weak and imbecile even in debate and strategy, the Oppo- sition ia the Dominion House are pow- erful and competent in these respects. As this session ie likely to be one of nsore than ordinary interest and im- portance to the publio, we have made arrangements for a weekly letter from the Capital, similar to that now sent from Toronto. These letters will give a short, concise and impartial resume of the proceedings, so that our readers will be kept thoroughly iponversent with the Parliamentary doings of their repro. sentative, without being subjected to the -unnecessary labor and, trouble of wading through long and frequently not overly interesting political speeches. The first of theta) letters, we expect, Will appear next week. SO MA.Y it be. The Toronto Globe t of Wednesday last speak k thus hopefully of the political future: The fourth Federal Parliament meets tomorrow for a session that Wilt certainly be re- markable for its livelineseif not memor- able as the last gathering of an elected Tory majority in this generation. The Government have so much to defend and so little argument to defend it with that they will probably do to the coun- try in the spring ratherithan endure to he made a holy -show again next winter. Their longing for another year of office IH doubtless sore, but to lose the only ohanoe of carrying a very small Tory "tail" into the next House of Com - alone would perhaps be still more &Arousing, and Sir John is well aware that the electors, if given time to meditate on the events of the coming session, will return scarcely a corporal's guard for Tupper. TUM Imperial Parliament opened on Tuesday last. The Queen's Speech delivered at the opening of the session not only foreshadows many useful Pleasures, but has a cheerful tone about it which is encouraging. A hopeful view is taken of foreign relations gen- erally and especially of the situation in India and South Africa, while the sub - iota of the treaty negotiations with !tame° is touched upon, although not in so encouraging a strain. An im- proved condition of affairs in Ireland is positively stated, and it is to be hoped that the assurance will be fully borne out by succeeding events. A bill for the extension of loose self government in the rural districts will beaptroductd during the session, and a measure of ellonie Rale" for Ireland as foreshadowed, but will not. likely be brought forward this session, as Mr. Gladstone evidehtly de. sires more time for the further consid- eration of a measure fraught with such importance as this. A scheme is also promised for the abolition of tax ex- emptions of Imperial property. Any such measure as this will afford great relief to the municipalities and will be hailed with approval and satisfaction by the people. Besides these, the ap- plication of municipal government to the whole of London; improved facili- ties for education in Wales; a 'podia- oation of the law of entail in Scotland; Bru &paw bankruptoy law, and other do- has meatic measures, make a programme Com which will fully engage the attentiori of ther Parliament for a lengthy session. Theee Part) posi13 measures foreshadowed, all intimately Toro affect the masses of the people. They great are of a progressive and beneficial and oharacter, and prove that the Glad- • be p stone Government fully appreoiate the 31061g of the country, and are bound to provide for the benefit and improve- ment a the masses. The progress of Vie session will be keenly watched by people of all nations, as, if the meas- ures foreshadowed be carried out, they will make many changes and, we think improvements among the British people. OUR TORONTO LETTER. (From Our'Ount Correspondent.) If after a calm conies a storm, so after a storm comes a calm, and the prolonged and animated discusaion on the Address has been succeeded by a period of short sittings and little busi- ness. The history of the first few . weeks of any session' of the Looal Legis- lature is always the same. There is an extended debate on the address—a practice which of late years has been done away with at Ottawa—and this is invariably follewed by a season of com- parative idleness. Since the Address was passed there have been no evening sittings of the House, 'adjournments at 3 30 and 4 o'clock have been in order. This ita a state of things for which the members are not entirely responsible, bat wbich is almost inevitable under the present rules and regulations of the House. No business of any kind is entered upon until the passing of the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne. Then a selecting com- mittee is appointed to strike the vari- ous standing committees, and their ' report has to be received and ratified by the House. The committees thus struck, however, are not allowed to be- gin at once the work of putting propos- ed legislation in shape for final action by the House. All petitions for private bills—which greatly exceed the public bills in, ntunber, and indeed form the bulk of legislation—have to be referred o a Cdmmittee on Standing Orders to nquire wbether proper notice has been given to?all parties affected. and n their maktng a report to the Hon hat the reqqlirements in this respe aye been dul complied with, the bi re referred to their proper committe Nut yet, however, are these committe llowed to get to work. It is a sten ng rule of the House that no priva ill shall be cobsidered by a committ tail at least five clear days notioe h een given of stich intended consider on by placard posted in the lobby, a his interval of "notice" is one of t ost fruitful sources of delay. T ommittee on Standing Orders pr erited their first report on Thursda he 2ed inet., when they reported th ue notice -hail been given in the ea f fifty six private bills, nearly all hich were then immediately iptr uoed, read a first time and referred he proper committees for a consider on of their merits. At least five da ust pass before this work can be e red upon, and after passing throng aunittee they will be broueht up i e House for a secona reading, whe l discussions upon them must tak ace, the first and second teadin lug merely nominal. It will thus en that the routine to be obserited i e case of private bills is not by aa eans conducive to speed, and it is estion whether it could not be mod d in some respects so as to expedit gielation, without in any way tutor ing the intereses of parties affecte takiug them unawares. If the nece ry committeee were -struck at -th ginning of the session instead o siting until the close of the debate o et Address. and their work immed ely entered upon, the session woul shorter and leas expensive than i nerally is. Nor is the Governmen holly blameless in the matter. • Sev al public meastures, which are consid ed in committee of the whole House d not by a separate corurnittee—wer traduced during the first days of th seam, and as yet the only one whic it been advanced a stage is the no mous Rivera and Streams Bill, whic eived its second reading on Tuesday e 7th inst. Even if no change wer de in the rules of the House with re d to private bills, the Governmen aid very profitably fill up the slae, e after the passing of the addres th discussion and consideration o nie of their measures. In fact, if th vernmeut and the House were to e the common sense view that the eialature meets for the despatch of Riese, and not so much to go through tain forms and routineeboth time d money could he saved. The num- of private bills this session ite very go, and as usual they deal with al- st every conceivable subject. The nicipal Act is considered fair game aseiring legislators, but the number measures introduced this session, riug the familiar ' title "A,n Act at end the Municipal Act," is as yet dly up:to the average. Dotibtlees we 11 hear of the balance in clae time. iust not, howeverebe supposed, that sponsor of every bill expects :or even es, to see it pass. In many Cases purpose is fully served .if it is d is - sed and occupies the attention of the use for a time, and this seesion will very unlike its predecessors, if dur- the last few days, one member after ther does not get up when the mane is bill is called, and state that in w of the attention of the House and country having been oalled to the ter, and coneidering the late period he session, &o., he has decided to hdraw tbe measure. "The slaugh- of the innocents," is generally great y or two -before the House pro. es, but the members introducing na are generally not inconsolable at ✓ fate, in as much as they have at vents shown their constituents that have been doing something. n Wednesday, 1st inst., there was a. t eitting. Mr. Ross, (West Huron), ented a petition from the County uoil of Huron, praying that the 'Act rming_the agreement between the rid Trunk and Toronto, Grey and e a a ti wti na te co th al PI be Be th well as those holding certificates under the Separate School Act Of 1863. MT. Bell declared his intention of moving other resolutions on the subject of Sep- arate School education ;luting the ses- sion, evidently intending Ito show' that it is not tab satisfactory sa it might be. He apparently approacheethe question in a resigned and martyr -like spirit, elthough it is not a new topic for him, for he declared he was going to do his duty, no matter what the consequence might be either to himself or the Gov- ernment. Thursday being the firtit•day for the introduction of private bills, a large number, as before stated, were intro- duced and read a first time. Mr. Creighton moved for a return showing the nureber of acts passed by the Legis- lature and subsequently declared un- constitutional by theCourts,evidently ex- pecting to find in the return material for an attack upon the Government. The question of the Jurisdiction of County Courts came up in the shape of a mo- tion by Mr. French, (South Grenville), to largely increase the amounts recov- erable in them. Mr. Mowat said that in vie* of tbe recent changes in the law with regard to Division Courts, and the additional duties whioh were being annually imposed upon County Court Judges, he could not favor the proposed change, and after a short discussion, during which favorable mention was made of the recent Judicature Act, a motion to refer the resolution to a special.committee was lost on a division of 42 to 24. The Houee adjohrned at 5.45. The House sat for twenty-five min- utes on Friday, including prayers, and adopted another motion of Mr. Bell's with regard to Separate Schools. On Monday Mr. Lauder moved for a return,. showing the expenditure incur- red in connection with the Mercer Estate and Mercer Reformatory. .This subject has attained fresh interest on account of the recent decision of the 3upreme Court, . declaring that the ight of escheat does not accrue to the seProvince, but to the Dominion. The et- et'-'oveinment have appealed to the Ils es. is reversed the Province will be calledivy Council, and r'unless this decision es iipon to meet the expense that has d- termatory, to which purpose the pm- ee en incurred in establishing the Re- cieeds of the estate were applied. The as Motion passed. sa' The principal business on Tneeday nu was the sewed reading of the Rivets he4nd Streams Bill, which was moved by Mr. Pardee, in a short, but forcible Opaech. He did not touch upon the Y, question of disallowance at all, but con - at thied himself exclusively to discussing " the merits of the bill, which he showed of to be demanded by the public necessity and to afford proper protection and to compensation to all private interests affected by it. The measure was at - Ys tacked by Mr. Meredith and defended nit by Mr. Mowat, but contrary to expecte- u ton, no general ditietilligi011 took place 11 upon it, and the second reading was c rried without a division. Among the private bills introduced and read the, fist time was one to incorporate the be oyal Orange Associations of Ontario 11 West and Oetario East. Mr. Merrick, Y hit usual, stands god -father to this a measure. qu fie fie or 88 he th at be go er er it) Se ha fa rec th 10 a gar CO tiro wi 8f) Go tak Le bus Ger an ber lar MO Mu of bea am har sha It n the hop his cus Ho he ing arm of h vie tbe mat of t wit ter a da rep the thei all e they 0 shor pres Con coufi Gra O NOTES. It- ip expected that Mr. Wood will i Make his budget speech on Thursday, d, the" 9th inst. s- - The Railway Committee eltela—its 8first meeting on WednesdaY forenoon. Thai is the most imp'ortant- committee o the House, and has a large 'amount o business to diepose of this session. The opening of the Domihion House this week t,eT withdraw a number of the most eXperienced newspaper men frpm the gallery for service at Ottawa. Tbe Globe sends Messrs. Campbell, Miatheson and Butcher, and the Mail allessrs. Wallis and Lumsden. G. '011.eita,o, Feb. 8,1882. w News of the -W eek. , 1Jewisa OterneencaleThe cruel and e ctrageous persecution of the nnfortu- - n te Jew» still continues in Russia. 8 t Hexer Seow FALL.—There was a 4 he vy fall of snow in Washington, New Yt. rk, and other portions of the United f States on Saturday. e 'LEIGH RIDING. — Thirty thousand sl i,ghe passed through the gates of C titled- Park on the 2ud inst„ and on th two followiug days the rush was eq ally great. MEXICAN DuzeiseseaThe editor of the t. Tr it Union told a prominent young m im n fought a. duel near the city of M xico. The journalist wag ortally W unded. AMYX GALE.—Duringa recent gale at New Orleans nine coal barges broke loese and sauk ; . loss, $50,000. Two eteamboats driftedinto the wharf at Go ldsboro, doing niuch damage. ALLISER DEAD.—Sir Wm. Palliser, inveutor of the Palliser projectiles, and im rovements in the construction of heavy guns, did in London on the 6th in., aged 52 years. : • Diericuerr BETWEEN RANCRAIEN AND BLICHFEET.—Thirty Mounted Police hate been ordered frorn Fort Walsh to McLeod to quiet troublethere, difficul- ty ittvieg arisen between ranchmen and B Ockfeet. ' A FEMALE MISER'S - DEATEL—Mise Aupie Howard was taken •to the hoslpital iu Boston a few days ago suf- feriug from starvation and died. She had a bank account of $4,600, and 340 in cetb was found in her room. I NSCIENT1FIC TREATMENT OF' A SCIEN- TIFIC LECTURER.—W. J. Brown, of Ru land, Vermont, an apostle of the the ay that the sun moves around the ear h, rectured in New York e. few nights ago. The audience interfupted the lecturer with oat -calls, geoane, shrieks of fish -borne, and dispersed with siii ingkeJohn Brown's body," etc!. DANGER013B PASSENGEIL—S. Bis- mar1ckDkota, despatch says a 'crazy firetcia.n en a North Pacific freight traila the other day overpowered the engtneerend ran et the speed of a mile a minute. The engineer finally 'stopped the rain just in time to prevent a col. isio1u, but had his coat and vest torn off by the maniac, who started 'across tbe prairie and disappeared. SENTENCED AT LAST.—Judge Cox, On Saterday last, refused Guitean's appli- catien for a new trial, and the prisoner has been sentenced to be hanged on June 30, or within two or three days of the anniversary of the assassination. Efforts are still to be made before the Court in bane to avert the (tarrying out of the penalty, but it is not likely that theylwill prove succeesful. The prison- er .was very violent in Court, and be- ce Railways may pass. This bill not been brought up in the Railway mittee yet, but it is expected that e will be a strong fight between the es promoting and the parties op - g it. The present Board of the nto, Grey and Bruce Company are ly against the proposed legislation, the prevedent opinion among those interested seems -to be that it will not assed. dada Bell moved for a re - showing the number of unoertift- teachers employed in Roman oho Schools, which, on the stiggee- of Mr. Crooks, was amended tit the number of teachers holding ar Public School ,certdfloates, as turn, fatted Cath tion show regul came so abnsiv3 that his mouth had to be foroibly 01080d. STARVATION I ILLINOIS.—Great des- titution is said o prevail in Southern Illinois on a.oc4unt of the failure of the crops last year.t There- is some doubt about the cry ieing genuine. One cor- respondent thijiks that that section is working a grab game upon the rept of the state. Huron Notes. Mr. John Upshall, of - Clinton, has bought Brewnleeli hotel, at Kin - burn, and will takepossession at once. --T. Leishntan, who went from Ethel to Winn peg lately, is not very well satisfied w th the Northwest, BO re- port Says. —Mr. Thom s Nash, of Howick, had a valuable hou d poisoned last week while bunting i the woods, by its par- taking of strych i in e which was put out for foxes. —Mr. John Shipley, of the Huron Road, Hullett, last *eek purchased from Mr. Wilds of Tuckersmith, a span of colts, coming two and three years old for the hands° e sum of $265. —Mr. Rober Pettypiece, of East Wawanosh, met with a severe acoidept on Tuesday o last week. He was working among t some logs and gut jammed betweei two of them. —The Rev. Ir. Wilkins, pastor of Belgrave Pres yterian Chuich, has tendered his res gnation of his charge to the Maitland Presbytery. The resignation has jiot yet been accepted. —An Exeter paper says: A Chicago girl has sued a man for $10,000 for hugging her twice. Whew! $5,000 a hug. He could have got all the hug- ging he wanted in Exeter for nothing._ —Mr. John McLeod, of Hayfield, had hie hand badly smashed while working in the sawmill in that village the other day. His fore finger was nearly torn 1 off. —Mr. Henry McDermott, Master in Chancery, at Goderich, who has been i laid up for some time by a severe attack of illness, is again convalescent and is able to be around as usual. 1 —George Kirkby has sold his farm in Morris, contaiuing 90 acres, to Isaac Rogerson, for the sum of $3,500. Mr. Kirkby has purchased 125 acres from Mr. McDonald., near Waltcin,• for f 53,300, a —The ladies of the Roman ▪ Catholic i congregation, Blyth. have presented their pastor, Rev. Father O'Connor, with a beautiful Sautane Surplice, ac- companied by most flattering and complimentary address. —Mr. Charles Farrapd has exchang- ed his mill preperty in Newbridge, township of H-owick, with Mr. Charles Parker for a farm near Tilsonburg, in the county of Oxford. Mr. Parker will run the.mills hereafter. —Last week Mr. Wm. Spence, Sr., of Newbridge, in the township of Howick, delivered at the Fordwich sawmill four pine logs, cut from one tree, which - measured over twenty.five standards, and this was pnly about half of the tree.._Dr. Andrew Sloan, eldest son of a Dr. Sloan, of Blyth. has returned from the old country,lwhether he had been completing his professional studies. He is an exceedingly clever young man, and will be an acquieition to any lo- cality where he may pitch his tent. —The Exeter Village Council at a their last meeting decided to pass a, by- re law limiting shop liquor licenses to two, and prohibiting the business from being carried onin connection with any other. P They also fixed the fee for shop licenses at $125 and hotel licenses at 3100. —Mr. W. Rance, who recently kept a billiard rootn in Clinton, has sent his tables to Mauitoba and intends follow- ing thither with a view to opening a billiard hall in some of the live towns of the Nurthwest where soil is dear and money plenty. —Mr. J. Ruby, who is in the employ of Mr. Harty Jooes, 2nd concession of Usborne, met with a da.ngetous and paiuful accident some days ago. It am pears he was chopping cordwood when the axe &need inflicting an egly gash in his feat. — r - rEvittiAint 101 1882. ger, when the horse nipped off about four filches of the cow's tongue. The unfortunate enimal had to be killed. —A young l man named Athol Stew- art, formerlyl_ a resident of Brussels, died in Grand Forks, Dakota, recently after a short! Mimes from pneumonia. He got over the first attack nicely but rashly ventured out too soon, and took a relapse. He was 22 years of age, and. was a strong, vigorous'yoong man, He was a blacksmith by trad'e. —Mr. Wm. Moffat, of the 4th con- cession of Stanley, has sold to am Amer- ican buyer, a' two year old filly, for the handsome sum of 5200. Mr. James Logan, of the Parr Line, in the same township, refused to take $260 for a filly of the same age. Stanley is rap- idly coming to the fore in the matter of horse flesh. —At tbe last sittings of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, held at Goderich, Messrs. Thomas Kirkpatrick McCloy, Hayfield, and Edwin Lawson, Wroxeter, were appointed Counter Con- stables. Andrew Sproule was appoint- ed keeper of the Dungannou lookup, and John Yule keeper of the similar institution in Goderich. —Mr. Samuel Platt, of Goderich, created quite ,a sensation in the Rossin House during his last visit to Toronto. Having a,severe attack ofneuralgia, he called upOn a dentist, whose services he thought would be the best cure. During the night be awoke and found that he had been bleeding profusely; but fortunately obtaiuing assistance in time serious consequences were averted. —Squire McDonald, of Exeter, met with a serione accident one day last week at Hawkshaw's Hotel, He was passing through the dining room to the Magistrate's room, where he was to sit on a case, when he stopped to talk to some one, and leaning against a door that opened into the cellar and was not etched, fell dawn some nine or ten feet, cutting the beak a his head and injur- ng him otherwise. —On Supday evening last, at 10 o'0103k, a young man and a boy, the atter being about 15 years of age, came down Joseplaine street in Winghain so drunk they 'could not keep on the side- walk. The little fellow was covered with snow from head to foot, having alien in the ditch, where he rolled round for fifteen minutes in endeavor. ng to get mit, while tbe other fellow stood up by the fence and swore at him. —Tbe se?nual meeting of Knox Churchco gregation, Goderich, was held on We nesday evening teat week, and was lar ely attended. The Trees- nrer's state eat showed a balance of 32.23 in fav4r of the receipts of the year over the expenditures. The re, tiring managers were re-elected. Cakes and coffee, !speeches and a reading, were also ort the evening's programme, a collection was taken up amouuting to $39.40. A Motion to change the, hour of evening service front 6:30 to 7 o'clock was defeated. —Last week a gentleman residing in be country took the wrong valise from hotel in Clinton. He did not notice his mistake until he got home 'and opened it to procure some articles he required for night wear before retiring. Imagine his surprise and horror on finding his valise, as he supposed, filled with various articles of female pparel. It is needless to say that he turned the stray valise as early as possible the next morning, but whether or not tbe shock affected his nerves de- onent saith not. —At the annual congregational meeting of Willis Presbyterian Church, Clinton, held last week, a. resointion was passed granting an increase of $100 per annum to the salary of the pastor, Rev. Mr, Stewart, thus making the salary 31,100. The congregation is in a mast prosperous condition, both financially and otherwise, and have fully determined upon erecting a new church edifice, but the they ve some difficulty in deciding upon a e. This matter flatbed, arrange- ments will be atence proceeded with to oarry ont:this laudable object. —Some evenings ago the members of 'Farrepin al rs' riend" Grange with their friend the residence of Mr. John Rudd, of the labout forty, repaired to '' , Maitland Concession, Goderich Town- ship, and took possession of the dom- icile. The inhabitants surrendering without resistance, the Grangers pre- sented Mrs. Evaus, Mr. Rudd's daugh- ter, who was married a few weeks ago, with a silver teapotsvalued at $15, accom- panied by an address. At the conclu- )13 of this pleasant ceremony, the mpaoy partook of an oyster spread, prepared by the ladies of the party. —One morning last week a bold rob- bery was committed at McLaren's Hotel, Clinton, it is supposed by some of the members of Uncle Tom's Cabin oupe, who had been stopping at the use. While several of the boarders re at breakfast their rooms were ered and tiny artiales of value on ich the thieves could lay their hands re carried off. Mr. Bert Pay was ut the heaviest loser, having a vain e breast pin, revolver, ineerscbaum e, and other articles taken. lain tunately, the thefts were not dis- ered in time to cause the arrest of suspected Members of the troupe At the last meeting of the Board of stees of the Goderich High School following resolution was paseed : ved by Rev. Dr. Ure, seconded by McLean, that the Board, at this, its t meeting since the retirement of erable Archdeacon Elwood, de- s to place on record its aense of valuable services rendered by him )ne of its members during the long iod of his connection with it, ex - ding upward of 27 years. Through. thispretreated term of service, the erable Archdeacon has been faithful hits atteedeeice at the meetings .of Board, while his presence at these tin ee bes ever teeen highly prized is fellow members, not less for his tical wisdom as a counsellor than his genial and gentlemanly bearing for the fine Christian spirit um- ly displayed in the manner in ch his duti s were discharged. A few we ks since, a young man ed Snell, o the township of Ste - was unite in the bonds of Wed- , and a nu bar of the boys of the ship thin ens his genial character humorous ; isposition deserving of arivari, acc rdingly repaired to the se in which the happy twain were —It is stated that the'Revi Thomas McAdam, late of Glaegow,pootland, who hes been supplying the, pulpit of the Presbyterian! Church. Exeter, for some time, bas reCeived a call from St, Andrew's Church, Strathroy, at a salary at $1,200 per anuum. —Mr; Myers, of Bayfield, has just received his patent right from the effice at Ottawa for his new mower. It is a flue piece of 1 achinery and reflects much credit on M Meyer's ingenuity. BR He was offered $2,500 for a half interest but refused it. —The annual meeting of the Morris Plowine Assooiati n wid he held in the township hall; on Saturday, February 18th, for the purpese of electing officers Tr and attending te, ther business. The r ho President, Mr. L. Tasker, has rape:tired. to Hullett tevenship. • We en t —Matthews & Co., wholesale malt - stem of Toronto, Went to procure the wb buildings of the lainald Foundry, Brue- we sels,foe the purpose of converting it into a"° ahl a malt house. The Council, who: con- trol the ibuildings, have the matter PP for under consideratio • ba sit oo v —Mr. W. L. Fe gusore of Colborne, the a well known hors , as left or the old country, arid inteuds returning Tee with four or five of the best heavy the draught stallions that money can pro- mn cure in the old sod. We wish him De. luck. as he is an enterprising, good ere fellow. Ven —Mr. G. H. Wright, of Clinton, has sire opened a store in Granden, Dakota, and the intends removing there so soon as he as can dispose of his stock of goods Clinton. Mr. Wright is one of Huron's ten oldest business men, having resided in : ont Brussels and Seaforth before locating in Ven Clinton. in —Mr. Joseph Morris, of Colborne, the has purchased a superb team of horses mee from Ur. John Bu hanan, of the eame by h township, for $400. This is the stipend prac team Mr. Bachana has Bold for tbe for above named amount. The first team and was taken out to Dakota by Mr. Bates, form and sold for 3500. whi —One day last eek while James — Gilmour, son of Mr. John Gilmoar, of nam the 3rd concession, Stanley, was split- phen ting wood in the bush, he - struick too lock powerful a blow, causing tbe ;axe to town cleave the block in twain and penetrate and his instep, inflicting pm ugly gash. He a ch is likely to be laid uP for some ttne. hon —One day last week a peculiar ac- resi cident happened to a cow belonging to not . Moore, shoemaker, of Benmiller. and The cow and horse were stabled to, dete gather, evhen the oow tried to get a , far mouthful of hay trona the horse's maningly - ding, for that purpose. Mr. Snell wisbin to :ain introduce the old worn out ustom of oharivaries, rmined on topping the practice aa as it lay in his power, and accord- , upon th arrival of the parties, 4 went out to the road, for the parties had not yet got as far as the house,when a slight tussle ensued, whioh resulted in the capture of a gun by Mr. Snell. The boys, not altogether pleased with the treatment they had received at the hands of Mr. Snell, had him arrested on e. charge of assault. The date of the trial was fixed for the 26th ult., and was about to proceed with, when one of the magistrates met with an accident thus miming a postponement for tWo weeks. —The Wingham Advance of last week says: It is our painful duty this week to record the death of one of our meat highly respected residents, name- ly, the wife of B. Willson, Esq., banker, who died on Monday afternoon, 30th nit, , at the age of thirty-four years and four months. The dec,eased was for a number of years past intimately con- nected with all the charitable, 5,ncl, phil- anthropic schemes for the bene -at of the town, and especially those of St. Paula' Church, of which she was a distinguish- ed member. In the esilier days of Wiugham she gratuitously flied the position of organist to that church, but resigned the charge as the congregation increased in strength. Her cheery "good morning" and encouraging smile will be sadly missed by many of the de- serving poor of the town, while in the ; social circle will be left a blank which it will take a long time to fill. De- ceased was the daughter of Sextus Kent, Esq., and leaves a husband, three children and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her untimely end. The funeral took place on Wednesday. and was very largely attended. Perth Items. Preparations are being made at Wartburg for the erection of a new Luth- eran church next summer. —Mrs. C. J. Macgregor, of Stratford, in a few days collected the handsome sum of S40.30 for the Muskoka suffer - erg. —At the annual missionary meeting held in St. Marys in eonnection with the Canada Methodist Church, the handsome sum of 1)225 was collected. —Rev. E. A. Telfer, Methodist min- ister from England, now on a tour ef health in this country, aelivered a lecture on "Droll men and their merry ways," in Listowel a few nights ago. —Mr. Joseph Coppin returned to Mitchell from the Northwest on Mon- day evening. He is not in love with either the country or climate, and says it is no use a man going there without money just now. —Mr. James -Wyllie, the champion checker player, and known as the"Ilerd Laddie" has been trying the St. Marys experts during the past ten days. During that time he has not once been defeated. —Mr. H. P. Kennedy, tor several years manager of the Royal Hotel in Mitchell, who left a few weeks ago to open an hotel in Portage la Prairie, has sold out his interest there and intends returning to Mitchell in the spring. —Messrs. Wm. Andrews, Wm. Som- merville, J. D. Moore Samuel Sperling, J. Oddy. James Clark, C. Myers and James Guest, were the St. Marys re- presentative curlers at the grand bon - spiel which opened at Toronto on Wed- nesday. —The Stratrord centenariae, Mr. Nicholas McQuade died at his residence there on Sunday, 29th ult., at the very great age of 103 years. He was hale and hearty up to within a few months of bis death. He leaves a widow and a young family to mourn his departure. —A brother of Mr. Holland in Mit- chell` has invented a new machine for attaching to steam boilers for the pur- pose of condensing the exhaust steam and returning it to the boiler condensed to water at a boiling heat. This Machine is being manufactured by Mr. W. Clegg, of Mitchell. • —A. few days ago Mr. John Becker, of North Easthope, was chopping in the bush on the farm of Mr. Henry Falk, lot $, concession 5, when a limb from 8 falling tree struck him and killed him instantly. He leaves a wife and twelve children, who will be in poor circum- stances, as he was a day laborer, and their sole support. —Mr. James Bell, M. A., formerly of North Easthope, completed his studies, which he has been -pursuing for the past three years at the University of Leipsic, Germany, and has taken high honors, the degree of.Ph. D. (Doctor of Philos- ophy) being conferred on him. He is now in Switzerland, but is expected to return home shortly. —An organization Reform Meeting was held at Staff& lately at which the leading Reformers of the township were present. .Resolutions expressing con- fidence in the Reform leader Hon Ed- ward Blake, in the Houseof Commons, Ne and the Hon. Oliver Mowat in the On- tario Legislature were passed unanim- ously and with cheers. —The Canada Methodists of Perth have contributed to Missions during the past year as follows : Stratford District, $627.-78 ; Mitchell, 15175.94; Stratford, 5161.03 • St. Marys, 5281.14; Kirkton, 5296; Monckton, $134.55; Fullerton, 5294.09. The largest givers to the Mitchell stipend are Mr. I. Hord, who comes down handsomely with $25, and ex -Mayor Flagg with $20. —A sad bereavement has befallen the family of Mr. Wm. r., of Avon- - bank, Fullerton. A few, Roger,'days ago he received word that Ma son, Donald, who was in Chicago, was down with small pox. Mr. Roger immediately started for Chicago, but on his arrival there he learned the sad intelligence that his son was dead and buried. De- ceased was a promising young man, just in tbe prime of life, being in his 28—thAyear. number of sales of fat cattle have been made in Elma within the past two weeks, Mr. William Burnett sold to Robert Jones eight head of cattle including a large thoroughbred bull, for 61 cents per pound live weight, the cattle to be delivered in the month of May next. Messrs. Gold tie -Groff, of Waterloo, bought from James Burnett eight head at 61 cents per pound; from John Dick, four head, at 5i cents ; from Mrs. James Keating, four head, at 5a cents; from James Currie, six head, at six cents, and from James Hammond, four head, at six cents. All of these cattle are to be kept till the 20th of May. —An amusing occurrence transpired the other night in Listowel. A lady, the wife of a respected citizen, had mimed invitations to a few friends, intending to have a — pleasant evening, but to her surprise cont and du' may, she received acceptances prop NosimmIllMinumma from those wahtiodo tianodnesoownerfeolm oawnte.trethnsoaott illbog:nesdouticotru. impertinence of the offender or Aria. dere, (who issued these bogus fireitii. atipopnetthien ftruunedgrueessst,ssowearsetorecatinguisited the company. About forty appeezei smoti .nn—ouA Andrew's td:hrrbeenyws" h:2erAly:ei garment"ntnohenesimietuvtabelytrtei. soaan7_ To fton tenwt the St. eveningHouse,"Cal edo ni at Newry eeSwo ciet y made a good_tar1. out under Chief Alexander and pip! iBnagilfraontYurnaell panadrtsbeosfidthees atowlanargheipeather,these were several representatives from tit Listowel society. Dinner, to whisk about seventy sat down, was servo shortly after nine o'clock, and was ges up after the manner of ainnerr, pared for such special occasional elen chair was taken by Mr. R. Ferguson, of Listowel, who made the customary. address. interesting case which Easy prove a warning to too confiding fuze ers came before Judge Liman a lea days ago. The particulars were aa follows: Two men sold a number ,et castings for grind -stones to Mr. Thee Annie, of Logan, for which they on tamed his note, by fraud, pronsisist that the castings would be delivered -ie. due_time. The men returned to xi. °hell and disposed of thenote to Mr. jas, Dow, and then leftfor parts unknown Dow drove out in the country to Bee Anuis, when the latter acknowiedgea the signature to the note as his, has said be thought he had only signed at agreement. When the note, 0150, tants due payment was refused. A jusy was empanneled and a verdict returned for the fall amount with costs- —Me. Idington appeared for defendant wet Messrs. riDneunstua841 nanlogune tf°rofPiledxtiottitelfixis; nt was created in tbe village of Anderson -in Blanshard township, a few days since by the report that one of the is - habitants had levanted to sojourn Will tier cousins across the border. The circumstances connected with his ae- parture are such as cannot failto rec,eive the attention. of those with whom had associated, apd cause a certaia amount of interest to be manifested II those who bad watebed his proceedia. daring the last thirteen or fourteea months. It appears the young mart had been paying particular attention in one of our fair damsels and so intimate had he become that the young lady woe asked her opinion regarding nuptial festivity. An answer having been se- ceived in the a•ffirmative a ids.y was set apart for the glorious event, and a plase named at which the ceremony would take place. Everything appeared I* go along satisfactorily, and all necessary areangements were accordingly mule Upon the day appointed the friends ef the lady were in readiness at the thee specified for the departure for the Mid - donee of the parson, but fie the intended rc)oin was somewhat slow in makiag is appearance, the parties intereeted ecaine quite uneasy, and after a short onsultation determined to visit the ouse of his father and ascertain the s.use of delay, when they were politely tiformed that be had gone to the tales. The feelings of the parties OM 5 be more easily imagined than described. semeseameme.6,,,m Manitoba Notes. So far attempts to make. brisk in Brandon land vicinity have proved failures. —The -line of railway from Portage la Prairie to Gladstone is approaching completion. —Most of the Smaller bousesof Bran. don are made of paper, tarred on the outside. —The work at the Portage registry office has so inereased that it has beea found necessary to put on a night stal to keep up with the rush. --St. Andrew's Congregs.tion Wia- nipeg have decided to erect a NOW church which will cost about $50,000, and is intended to seat 1.100 people. —The general delivery of postal matter has been adopted in Wiunipeg, and gives satisfaction, being found a vast improvement on the old post offs,. delivery. -• —The telephone system is being es- tablished at Portage le, Prairie and Winnipeg. Connection is also Acidly to be made between Etnerson and St. Vincent, West Lynn and Pembina. —The salary of the Ciaief of Police in Winnipeg hen been iocreased to 31,400; that of the sergeants to 51.000. and that of the men to 360 per month for the first year, $70 per niouth for the semen& year, and 31,000 per annum after two r years' eervice, - —The Winnipeg Free Press says: ither Railway Monopoly nor Ottawa Tyranny will be pertnitted to rule in Ma-rlitoba. The people of that ProVinee would be insane to submit to either, and tamely allow their own heads te be cut off. —A short time ago one of Mr. Bored- ing's horses, while crossing the lake at Argyle, broke through the ice. Luckily assietanoe was at hand and the animal was soon rescued from the chill* waters of the lake, apparently none the worse for his dip. —A school has been established at Brandon, and, since the fine of the year has been under the charge of Mr. T. Lamont. The trustees are Di. Fleming,and Messrs. Pilling aud Given. At a public meeting held some weeks since, the trustee,s were empowered to borrow 35,000 as a school fund to ran over a period of twenty years. —The Canada Methodists of Brandt,& have erected a place of worship at a. cost of 51,600, and the Presbyterians are raising funds for building a hand- some church during the eorning season. In the meantime they have conamenced the erection of a Sabbath salmi room to cost 33,000, and contain 400 or 500 sittings ready for their service by the time that imn3igration commences in spring. Rev. John Ferries, B. A., lately from Scotland is minister. —The Marquette Review says: young boy about sixteen years of age, formerly from Guelph, was driving a butcher cart at the Portage last spring. He saved his money and went into the candy business. Being industrious he prospered, and now on the outside of hi 8 little shop may be seen little pla- cards announcing "Town lots for sale," and conspicuous among tbe announee- ments is one which reads, "These lobe must be sold to make room for my next est te " The Windt) eg Sell of januai7-31st ains the following : "Mrs.. Smith, xietrees of the Brighton hotel, Bay street roto:' this 43 nrday for g of wal thenin naorni half ii and tI D.J. street.' Smith advent ref= 3saorni busiee about 'Inez the la Socien, neatly ing. eoha society handle of the s The c favor too mu are.ge ing, th tend t tion wi their a at the there which granam TZA TUeg1IR in cop. congree very e raise Sabbat which epoxide aging superi them t =a tie ing provide horh meet a that th large a for the RiPPeu Blair, -sweet contrib general are nsu Xippeu she ma for the Hill G ' packed intende voted i looking getting - choir re simple City ilk the bo doubt, in whit; were sit says nn talent t tinie, to did thin touch t cuons soniethi like. impressi After te meeting ehairma pointed Epeake Thorepts ent, stiti in stor Messrao McDoe them, a said con also, on -ers and School the andi for the sympath the 1i -bra $45 had The Rev then let, subject and altb his addr Next ea Canada Dickey t motto; instructi the dety will to a was wart the Rev: Methedi for his that Hill and well particul present, evils. effect. ehoir be time to 11 Was get McDonal to the t the pia,. tian bath &I tation af and a stands h ple jueti ing. Hi fun, jolt however. great q upon all, Christito God and footstool. minutes less tint have an will bc I like to 1 thanks acknowl made a ladies wI waiters for their men for for the aided at whole to the choir after wit their sev t