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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
NEW .A.DVERTISEMENTS
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each line, denotes the page of the.paper on which
the advertisement will be found.
Machine for Sale--james Well. (5)
Apology -James Williamson. (5)
Farm For Sale -Andrew Doig. (5)
Horse Stolen -Robert Ilydd. (5)
Cheap Sugara-Wilson & Young. (8)
Excursion -Mechanics' Institute. (5)
Warning to Farrners-T. Meths. (5)
Boots and Shees-Gwrge Good. (5)
'mu txproitor,
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, July 7, 1882.
Mani t °be,
The Dominion
toba took place o
full returns are n
seems to be no do
the five represent
o the Front.
Elections in Mani -
Tuesday last. The
t yet in, but there
bt that three out of
tives elected are sup-
porters of the Opposition. Royal was
elected for Provencher by acclamation.
Captain Scott ha* again been elected
for Winnipeg in o
Both these are su
ernment. They h
Parliament, and
position to Conklin.
porters of the Gov -
seats in the lest
have proven them-
selves to be the m st imbecile creature
of their masters. The ohosen represen-
tative of Wienip g is, certainly, no
credit to a city wh eh puts - forth- such
woriderftd pretens ons. Mr. Ross has
defeated Dr. Shu tz in Lisgar, while
Mr. Watson has b en elected for Mar-
quette and Mr. Su herland for Selkirk.
These gentlemen a e all first-class men,
aed we shall be iuch .disappointed if
Manitoba is not re. ch more efficiently'
and. creditably represented in the next
Dominion Par1iaixent than it has ever
been before. Con ideting the way in
which the Domini n elections went in
the otb.er Province , aed the immense
power and fill:hie= of the Syndicate
and the Governnie t in Manitoba, it
was generally thong t that the Province
would again return a solid &import for
the Government. hat it has not done
so speaks well for e independence of
the people, and. sh ws that they fully
appreciate the dang rs which surround
them and the irksonieness of - the mon-
opolies which have een fastened upon
that country by th legislation of the
present Governme t. Had Ontario
only done as well pr portionately, while
the Government mi ht not have 'been
defeated, Sir John mild have been eo
shackled that he wo Id not dare inter-
fere any further wi h the well. defined
rights of the respecti p Provinces. But,
as matters now stale ,both Ontario and
Manitoba will have to retain itnd secure
lodal governments t iat will stand firm
and true to their gun and will promptly
esent any encroach ents upon their
local rights and privi egos at the instiga-
tion of Quebec or an other Province.
mistake of this kind almost any other
person might be excused for doing so.
Wedo not know to what side of politics
Mr. Porterfield belongs, but we do
inow that he is one of the most pains-
ftking, accurate, conscientious, and
efficient officials in the county, and so
far as intentional wrong -doing is con-
cerned, he is entirely above and beyond
suspicion. Upon the whole, therefore,
we are now fully convinced that what-
ever errors have occurred were purely
accidental, and that so many failed in
the same way is one of those peculiar
Coincidences which will sometimes oc-
cur, but which cannot be accounted for.
We are ah3o free to admit that in our
remarks of last week we were unduely
severe uporeddr. Willsonthe Returning
Officer, and we now hasten to make
the angel -de honorake. From full and
reliable information since received, we
are glad to be able to say that although
placed in a most trying and difficult
positionnhe has pursued a straight-
-forward, honorable and manly course,
and. it affords us the greatest pleasure
to bear this testimony in his behalf.
a THE Returning Officer. in Bothwell
has forwarded his rettirne to the Clerk
of the Crown in Chancery, the official
who is the legal custodian of the election
returns and ballots. He has continued
to ignore the certificate of the County
JUclge, and has deolared Mr. Hawkins
as elected, and has thus disiranolrlsed
the electors of two whole sub -divisions,
not for -any fault of theirs, but because
of the neglect or ignorance of two of his
own subordinates. He bas returned
Mr. Hawkins, knowicg that the seat
rightfully/ 'belongs to Mr. Mills. We
do not know -whether or not there is
any oproision made for the proper
punishment of an offence of this kind,
but if there is it should be, taken ad-
vantage off, and if there is not the law
should be at once amended. What
course Mr. Mills intends to pursue has
not yet been ,made public. If Mr.
Hawkins accepts a seat in Parliament
wider such circumstances, and knowing
that he has obtained it by the grace of
a dishonest and. designing Returning
Officer, and not by the free will of the
people, he is not the man we take him
to be, and we have no very elevated
opinion of him, either as as an indi-
vidual or as a politician. The oonduot
of the Bothwell Returning Officer stands
out in bOld and discreditable contrast
with that of the Returning Officer of
West Huron ander similar cironm-
stauces, as Mr. Willson had even
stronger grounds for declaring Mr.
Porter elected although he knew he
was not entitled to the position, but he
chose to de right, and the entire peo-
. ple respect him for his action, while
the Bothwell man must be an object
for 1Pathing, even by his own friends.
West -uron.
Ail doubts and di in oulties Dave- at
length been set at ret in this constit-
uency. As will be een by the official
returns published elsewhere, Mr.
Ca,meron has been d lared elected by
a majority of 29. Tlis, although not a
large majority under ordinary oireumn
staneea, is very goo considering the
immense odds whic the successful
candidate had to fa in the constit-
uency. It was esp ially framed for
the purpose of electin a Conservative,
and we are sure that o right thinking
person will regret th the designs of
those who attempte to odmmit so
great a wrong upon t e rights of the
people have been fens rated. Both Mr.
Caatteron and his Beform supporters
have, therefore,just grininds for congrat-
ulation and pride, up n the result of
the hand to hand eon st into which they
were in a measure for ed. The Govern-
ment ghould now ret satisfied that,
"fix" cold Huron 91 thby will, they can-
not possibly get more han one member
elected in it to suppo them, and on
the present occasion hey may thank
their stars that they eceeded in secur-
ing this muoh. We e very doubtful if
they ever have such a other streak of
good luck.
In our remarks on the election in
West Huron last wee we explained
that six of the De onty Returning
Officers hselnegleeted or failed to en-
close the returns of th votes polled in
the ballot boxes, and hat consequently
the Returning officer was unable to
make his deola,ration as required by
law on the /day 6,ppoi ted. This, _ as
every person will ad had a most
suspicious look, but f em information
since obtained, we are fully convinced
that these omissions era purely ac-
cidental,and occurred hrongli oversight,
and subsequent event prove that such
was the case. So so n as it became
known that these retu ns were missing
the delinquent official at once set to
work to put matters right. Two of
them bad enclosed th ir return papers
in the sealed. envelopes containing the
ballots, and the others at once forward-
ed to the Returning efficer the returns
which they had previously omitted, so
that he was enabled o4 Friday to give
the correct statement clf the poll, and
declare the candidate looted. If any
have yet doubts on thse points they
should be removed n on reading the
communication of dlr. eter Porterfield,
Township Clerk of iast Wawanosh,
which appears in anot1er coltunto It
will be seen from this hat he Was one
of those who neglected to properly for-
ward his returns, and hen he made a
ettete
ya. GLADSTONE, the Prime Minister
of England, is not having a very pleas-
ant time of it just now. There is
strife at home and trouble abroad. Be-
tween the Irish Home Rulers and the
Egyptian insurrection both he and his
cabinet have their hands full. The Irish
_
Home -Riders in Parliament took a
raanpant fit the other- night: The im-
mediate cause of their disturbance was
the passing of the Repression Bill.
They indulged in all manner of obstruc-
tive tactics, and were unsparing in hot
antanparliamentary languageeuntil at
length they wearied the patience of the
House and were . expelled in a body,
when the Objectionable Bill was pro-
ceeded with and passed in their ale -
Bence. By their injudicious eourse it
Parliament the leaders of tlae Irish
Petty 'are doing their cause incalculable
injury, and they are rapidly destroying
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the sympathy which their undoubted
wrcaigs have won for them. No doubt
the Arrears Bill will now be pushed
rapidly forward. It is to be hopedthat
Mr. Parnell and his followers will on
their re -admission act the part of true
patriots by aiding honestly to perfect
the measure and to promote its passage.
When it has once become law it will
undoubtedly take its place in history as
one of the most liberal acts of legisla-
tion ever placed on the statute book of
any nation. If so passed with its best fea.
tures intact, it is scarcely too much to
say that it will be the fault of the Irish
themselves if it does not work them'
great and permanent good.
-A war cloud has rapidly arisen
and gathered force, and none need be
surprised if it should break at any mo-
ment, although it is still hoped that the
Powers now in session will succeed in
effecting such arrangements as will
avert actual war. It is true, however,
that the lateat despatches from -London
indicate that the British Government
has at last determined upon decisive
action in Egypt, and. if the gossip of the
lobby of the House of Commons can be
relied on the British squadron
bombard Alexandria unless the con -I
struction of Egyptian forts is disomi-
tinned: There seems yet to be Some
difference regarding the intervention of.,
Turkish troops in Egypt, and the
knowledge of this, coupled with the fact
that matters have now arrived at a
point where further delay may prove
disastrous to British prestige in the
East;has probably led the Government
to arrive at this conclusion. In case
of hostilities breaking out, strenuous
efforts will be -made by the British
troops to protect the Suez Canal from
injnry by fanatical natives, and for this
service the native troops which await
embarkation in British India are, it in
thought, admirably adapted and bet -1
ter able to endure the extreme heat oi
the climate.
West Huron. -
The following is the official statement
of Returning Officer Willsonin the mat-
ter of the West Huron election:
Polling Bab -Div. Cameron. Porter.
Goderieh town No 1 42 39
2 48 60
8 87 84
4 89
5 81
6 • 51
7 21
.29
40
44
32
2,69 268
Goderich townshipNo. 1 27 70
2 35 61
3 38 75
4 , 24 59
5 45 60
6 19 48
188 373 •
,
/oilfield. No. 1 1 62 76
2 41 100
3 84 72
4 98 48
5 126 41
•
Colborne No. 1
2
3
4
Clinton
401 337
64 89 .
31 33
81 58
33 51
209 181
.No. 1 62 42
2 55 46
3
42 28
4 82 37
West Wawanosh... No. 1
2
East Wawanosh.. .. No. 1
2
3
181 153
66
80
94
83
77 '
43
250 203
81 62
84 77
83 53
4 —
248 192
1736 1707
RECAPITULATION'.
Goderich town.
Goderioh township.... ......
Asbfield
Colborne
Clinttm
West. Wawanosh
East Wawanosh
Cameron. Porter.
269 268
188 373
401, 337
• 209', 181
181 153
240 203
248 192
1736 1707
1707
Majority for Cameron 29
News of the Week.
DISAPPROVING REVENGE. - Cardinal
McCabe has issued a pastoral denounc-
ing i the horrid deeds of vengeance in
Ireland.
Rowee-nal.-Mr. Bonder, M. P., was
up before the New Westminster, British
Colu'mbia, Police qourt recently for
assaulting the Inland Revenue officer.
MORMON PROSELYTES. -Nine hundred
Mormon proselytes arrived at New
York on Sunday. They were a scurvy
looking lot. ,• I I
AMERICAN VAGRANtS IN IRELAND. -
Official returns show that there are
nearly sixteen hundred Americans or
Irish -Americans in Dublin without
visible occupation.
ANOTHER PEST IN NEW YORE STATE.
-The bean weevil is committing great
devastations upon the newly planted
crops in the large bean raising districts
in Western New York.
PEOLANTHROPIC JOURNALISTS. - The
Convention of colored journalists at
Washington, on Thuraday, adopted res-
olutions urging constant efforts to secure
the largest benefits for the colored
people.
EARTHQUAKES. - Reports of earth-
quakes come from various climes.
Shooks of greater or less severity have
been experienced within the past few
days st Smyrna, Berlin, and San Fran-
cisco.;
ANOTHER GLASGOW BANK DIRECTOR
SENTENCED. -A Mr. Fleming, one of
the directors of the City of Glasgow
Bank', his been sentenced to eight
months' imprisonment for connection
with the failure of the institution.
AQVATIC.-Matthew Webb, the Eng-
lish long-distance swimmer, defeated
George Wade, the champion ocean
swimMer of America, at Brighton
Bea,* on Saturday for the champion-
elhip of America.
' STORMS AND FLOODS AGAIN. -Floods
'on the Mississippi River are again de-
vastating the farms and destroying the
'towns along the banks. Further very
serious damage is expected, owing to a
a rise which may occur at any time.
HIIdGARIANS IN THE STATES. -The
Hnngarian Colonization Society have
purchased 10,000 acres of land in Vir-
ginia for Hungarian emigrations. Ne-
gotiations are pending for a similar ac-
quisition in New Jersey.
MONOPOLY EFFECTS. -1011 the St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba rail-
way freight is delayed, charges are
enormous, and all sorts of petty exac-
tions See made, the result being to dis-
courage business men and to hamper
operations till the season has passed
by. Monopoly is bearing its fruit.
GUITiAU PAYS THE PENALTY AT LAST.
-Charles Jules Guiteau, the assassin
-and murderer of President Garfield, has
at last paid the extreme Penalty of the
law for his foul crime. The execution
took lace at Washington on Friday at
forty' minutes after 12 lo'clock. Gun
teat*, -Mien he came into the rotenda
from the cell, looked calm and collect-
ed, but very pale. His arms were
pinioned behind; he held his head
erect and gazed upou the crowd with-
out flinching. He wore a black suit,
and instead of a collar he had a hend-
kerchief thrown loosely about the neck.
Thousends of people erowded about the
°uteri& of the gaol yard, and when the
drop fell the crowd hurrahed lustily.
SCENES IN THE BRITISH HOUSE OF
Com-mmin-Another disgraceful scene in
the British Commons has retulted in
the suspension of a large number of the
members of the Irish Home Rule party.
The action of the House Was provoked'
by the very slow progress made in the
consideration of the .Repression Bill in
ocmseqnence of the presentation of
numerous amendments by the Irish
menalnks with a view to retarding pro-
gress. . After this obstruction, which,
under Mr. Parnell's advice, was confin-
ed to amendments in proper parlia-
mentary shape, had continued for
many hours, the House became irritat-
ed, and sixteen members, including
some who were not in the House at the
time, were named and amended.
After the debate had proceeded for a
short time obstructive tactics wee again
resorted to, with the reselt Omit nine
other Irish members were suspended
on motion of Mr. Gladstone. The re-
maining clauses of the bill were then
passed, and the House adjourned, after
hiving sat for 32 hours ith one inter-
mission of two hours.
TERRIBLE ,,RAILWAY CCIDENT. - A
terrible riftsy accide it occurred at
Long Branch New Jere y, on the 29th
ult. While an express train was cros-
sing the bridge over Sb ewsbury River
the rails spread and a number of oars
left the rails and ran o er the ties on
the bridge, finally f ur passenger
coaches and the smokin car wet over
into the river with a ter 'Me crash, and
landed on their sides fi four feet of
water. The cars wer full of pas-
sengers. A number we e killed out-
right, or died shortly afterwards. A
hundred people were se °ugly' injured.
Ex -President Grant wa in the smok-
ing car and had a arrow escape.
Most of the passengers ielonged to the
richer class of New Yor. .
IMPORTANT DISCOVERI s. -The Bus-
sian police have suceee ed in gaining
possession of the roll a a other docu-
ments of the more activ branch of the
Nihilists who have bee o collecting and
supporting the revolutio ary organs and
the. more sauguinary Is embera of the
party with funds. The o ames orall the
Nihilists who have so fa paid the pen-
alty with their lives appear on the
documents, which cont in nearly 700
names, including those of persons of
high rank and all the E factitive. Three
bomb factories and seve al secret print-
ing establishments have also been dis-
covered.
LOTS OF FUN. -One hundred and
fifty excursionists went irom New York
the other day to Hudso Park, West-
chester county. A lar majority of
both men and women go drunk and a
terrible fight broke out in which fifty
men and women eng:ged. Twenty
rioters tumbled off a a io p in a heap.
Thirty persons were bit. ly hurt before
the riot ended.
Eastern Aif
The very latest advice
state that the Egyptian
strained that hostilities
The British Adzniral, in
instructions, .has domain
tinuance of work on the
r S.
from the East
position is so
re inevitable.
pursuance of
ed the discon-
lexandria for-
tifications, and unless his demand is
speedily complied will bombard and
destroy the works which a ow command
range of the harbor. Th action is in-
dependent of the decisio of the Con-
ference, and is taken by ngland as a
necessary measere to pr tect her fleet.
The authorities -at Bomb have receiv-
ed instructions to prepar for the em-
barkation of a mixed fore of native and
British troops for Suez, w ere they will
be employed to guard a po tion of the ca-
nal. The Conference yes erday arrived
at an agreement to solim Turkish in-
tervention in 'Egypt, faili g which for-
eign intervention, in wI.ich , British
troops will preponderate, ill be imme-
diately resorted to.
• COUNTY COU CIL
A special meeting of the Huron
County Council was cony ned at God-
erich on Friday last. Th Council was
called together by the Warden, the
object for which is set for h hereafter.
Most of the councillors w re in atten-
dance. After the openin formalities
-the Warden addressed he Council,
stating that he had celled them to-
gether for the purpose o testing the
Maitland Bridge before opening it to
the public, as Mr. Lockman: ',the Engi-
neer, had informed him t I at he would
have it ready for testing on the 29th
inst., and that the contr et would be
finished at that tim.e wit a the excep-
tion of painting. He also called their
attention to the necessity if furnishing
iron bedsteads for the gaol theremoval
of the shed in the gaoler's ard, and the
fencing of the county prop rty south of
the gaol.
Two tenders for erecting the parapet
walls at the new bridge we e read, and
on motion of Mr. Keine seconded by
Mr. Castle, the Council adjourned
until half past seven p. m. for the pur-
pose of having the Mait and Bridge
tested.
The Council resumed at the appoint-
ed hours when the report of Mr. Lock-
man, superintendent of the Maitland
Bridge, Atating that the bridge was
ready for testing and public travel was
read and filed. Letter from Mr. Jame:
son in reference to payment for bridge,
eto., was read. Moved by Mr. Cook,
seconded by Mr. Weir,that the Warden,
Clerk end Road Commissioners be
authorized to pay Mr. Jameson for the
iron bridge when he completes his con-
tract and makes A satisfactory settle-
ment in connection with the bridge con-
tract. -Carried.
Moved by Mr. Keine, seconded by
Mr. Elliott, that the tender of John
Hislop for building the parapet walls at
the Maitland Bridge be accepted. -
Carried. The Council then adjourned
until nine o'clock Saturday morning.
SAruRDAv, July 1st, 1882.
The Council met pursuant to adjourn-
ment. Moved by Mr. Keine, seconded
by Mr. Elliott, that in reference to the
Report of the Inspector of Prisons,
relative to removal of the building in
the gaol yard and the furniehing of iron
'bedsteads, that no action "te taken at
present, except that the Clerk make en-
quiry as to the cost Of the bedsteads.
--Carried.
Moved by Mr. Keine, seconded by
Mr. Wilson, that the Clerk furnish a
detailed statement of the total expense
of the new Maitland Bridge at next
meeting of Council.-Carriel.
Moved by Mr: Kelly, seconded by
Mr. Miller, that Mr. Gillespie be paid
$24 for three months' board of Mrs.
Gardner, of Blyth, an insane indigent.
Carried.
Moved by Mr. Young, seconded by
Mr. Allan, that the Road Commissioner
be instructed to have a plank about one
foot wide inserted between the wheel
and hub -guard on each side of the
Maitland Bridge. -Carried.
Moved by Mr. Walker, seconded by
Mr. Kay, that Mr. Hardy, road com-
missioner, have an iron superstructure
built on the new bridge at Chiselhurst,
twelfth concession, provided. the cost
does not exceed $400 and the township
of Hibbert pay one-half the cost. -Car-
ried.
Moved by Mr. Gibson, seconded by
Mr. Beattie, that the Council having
seen the bridge tested with a number of
heavily loaded teams going over it, first
at a smart walk and afterwards at a
rapid trot whilst a large number of
people were on the bridge, have much
satisfaction in stating that the bridge
appears to be hilly entitled to . the con-
fidence of the travelling publio.-Car-
ried. The Council upon motion then
adjourned mitt. the first Tuesday in
December next
HA ACNE.
Immediately upon the adjournment,
the, Conncilloifs ere iinvited to the
Court Room to artake of a cham-
pagne lunch rovided by the Warden,
the Mayor andj other citizens -of God-
erich. The W den occupied the chair
in his usual o4urteous and hospitable
manner, and short time was very
pleasantly spent. A number of toasts
were proposed, enthusiastically drank
and appropriately responded to. When
the hour for departure had arrived the
pleasant gathering broke up, all, no
doubt feeling that this was a most ad-
mirable and pleasant way of winding up
the arduous labors of a session, and
hoping for more of the same kind. of
toil in the futule.
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From Emerson to Winnipe
WONIREG, June 28th, 18
DEAR EDITOR,- I feel depressed
spirits on account of the result of
elections, so I thought I would tvri
you a little more about my trip just
ease my mind a bit. In my last I
off at Emerson, 402 miles from Duln
that is Duluth to Brainard 115 mi
Brainard to Glyndon 128 miles, GI
don to St. Vincent 156 miles, and th
miles to Emerson, in all from •Dul
402 miles. After leaving Emer
the couutry ' not promising.
You go up the east side pf. the Red
River, and fo a long distance the
ground is low, d the prairie all cover-
ed, or nearly so, with willow shrub.
few miles out you strike Manitoba C
I have not heard of their electing a
municipal officers as yet, but I have
doubt they are anpirnig thereto. In
meantime the ity is small and
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country not invi ing to my mind, as
is too low in w$ eather. But
opinion is that this is the season
come prospecting to Manitoba, as y
see the country is y u would like to
it if you wanted 6 nrchase land; t
is you see it befo e t e sun dries up
the water. W11, the country, with
very few excepti ns is the same until
you reach Winni eg or St. Bonifice, as
you strike that rat. When you first
get sight of the Red and Assiniboine
Rivers you see a no le looking stream
as they unite on the south side of Win-
nipeg, and we enteron the north si
over a splendid bride, which stood t
test last spring whe its powers of e
durance were fully tested. The 11
building of impo tense as we pass in
tinecity is the fi e large flouring mill
Ogilvie & Co., w ich is a splendid bri
structure, and ca able of doing a tar
amount of busin ss. I After passing th
establishment we the steamed up to t
station, and whe vit landed we m
lots of people wh ueed to live in a
around Seaforth, nd a good deal of ti
was occupied in f endly greeting, ha
shaking, &c., and when we went to t
Brunswick Hotel it seemed like being
some hotel aroun home, as nearly
the people fro Huron stop her
1
Winnipeg is a sti ring city, and o
would think the t airis going back sou
or east were as w 11 filled as those goi
west. There is a great deal of buildi
going on here thi season, but up to t
time of writing it as been difficult
get material to b ild with, but there
any amount of ea yea used. The co
rnons are covered with tents, and the
are used for eatin atid sleeping in
well as for merea til pursuits. The
is a very large sto k f dry goods an
boots and shoes b in pushed off,
tried to be sold under a mammoth ten
on Main Street, net far from the statio
but there Was no ensle that I could se
in business, unless' &Meng grocers, har
done, and the ho 1 -keepers will hay
1
ware men and otel • keepers. Th
latter business is n my opinion over
- to come down in their charges, an
then the businesels will not pay th
enormous rents and expenses. 1 woul
rather have a dry goods retail store i
Seaforth than in Winnipeg, as I think
there is more menley to be made in th
former place, th expenses being s
load. That was dear burning. Rent
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much lower. I s w loads of poles sol
for firewood on th market at $12 pe
of all kinds must come down or ther
will be a crash. I am told by grocer
that their business is cut so close now
that the profits are very email. There
are some very fine buildings in. the city,
but they are very scattered, and a great
many poor buildings have been erected
on the main etre t. They have fir
limits now, and w en fratne building
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aro erected erected in thes4 limits they have to
be sheeted over wi h tin or sheet iron.
The Hudson Bay ompeny's stores are
fine buildings, and a joint stook com-
pany is erecting pne of the largest
hotels on the continent. The founda-
tion is now dug on
to he 280x190 feet,
mansard roof, and
half a million doll
will be small if thee
pose it will be betw
from the railroad.
perty is still held
don't think there
, and the building is
stories high with
's supposed to cost
re. The dividends
will be any,as I sup -
n one and two miles
Main Street pro -
ti prices, but I
re many sales at
present, and outside property is un-
like cost. A. great
Werth the same as
ugh I think that is
great many are go -
over the specula -
in the town site
1 gentleman of high
at he had in his
he amount of $300 -
ging snits against
instance on the
s ie the mortgage,
them that were
supposed to be rioh [them would be ruin-
ed and could net pay. Most of them
would be quite willing to lose what they
ear, but it would
rents must come
ot continue to do
mighty expensive
ellars is difficult,
()red up to keep
until they get a
tarted on a plank
being crossed at
g bearing. I think
erly all the builds
ilt on a, foundation
of piles driven into the ground, and
some are building on the sod now where
they do not want a
16 peculiar in Winni
two feet below the s
black clay; then a
dish sand, and t
salable at anything
many estimate it a
farm property, alth
a low valuation.
ing to be ruined
tions of last winter
business. One leg
standing told me tiui
office collections to
000, and he was bri
the parties in ever
promissory covenan
and he knew lots
have paid and get c
not do. I believe
down or people can
business, and it is
building. Digging
as they have to be a
them from falling i
wall built, which is
foundation, the plan
angles to give a stro
it a good plan. For
ings of briek were b
eller. The ground
g.1 From one to
irface there is a
out two feet of red -
en black to the
bottom as far as I saw them dig, and it
will slide down even when dry. Me-
chanics are getting feom $2.50 to 04 per
JULY 71 1882.
day, but not teary get the highest
wages only in oases of necessit . Lum-
ber costs plio per thousand and up-
wards; shingles 86 per thong& d ; brick
from $26 to IMO per thoustin . One
gentleman in the brick -yard business
told. me that he sold his 1 t year's
make at 140 per thousand, t at being
all his conscience would allow him to
charge,but there have been a g od many
sold at 148 per thousand, and some at
050. It is a sight not to be forgotten
soon to see the freight around the Win-
nipeg station. You can see 411 kinds
of goods piled out in the open air with-
out any covering. Piles of tea and the
best furniture and beddiug of 11 kinds,
and in fact everything, piled in the
yard. Car loads of oats are thrown
out and the bags torn, and b
oatmeal dumped around and
in one instance I saw where
had been unloaded, and a car
unloaded on the top of them
reels of
twat, and
shingles
f stones
mashing
them up. I pity any body that isin the
forwarding business -here. One finds
very little 'here for comfo
does not seem to be looked fo
is the worst place for dein
swearing I ever saw,and may,
, - that
. This
ing and
think,be
properly termed the wickedest, city in
the world. There does .not seem to be
any good farming lands near 'the city,
which is against it. The Canada Pacific
Railway Company are putting dp a large
engine house and sheds, and the city is
very lively in the building line
JOHN BEATTIE.
11111111111111•1=MINEMINIMMIll
Domthion Day in Wing.eham.
The good people of Wingh m were
all alive on the morning of aturda,y
last. Elaborate preparations liad pre-
viously been made for the dueicelebra-
tion of thebirth of our young Dbminion,
and it was generally azaticipeted that
the celebration this year would eclipse
anything of a similar chara ter that
I
had. previously been held in this
smart business metropolis of western
Huron. The arrangements lid been
intrusted to an efficientnai comtee who
had done everything in their _Power to
make the demonstration as anceessful
as could be desired, but no . coM.1 mittee
eau ward off rain, or bring f1 rth. the
c3
glorious sunshine so essentiall necces-
satyr to the success of demon trations
of this kind. • The previous: day, as
every person knows, was wet and
gloomy, and the morning of the first
dawned equally unpropitious. A drizz-
ling, dreary ram continued to fall
throughout the morning, and until
early in the forenoon, conaplety para.
lyzing everything. The roads, from the
previous rainnvere wet, and thingt looked
about as unpromising and disequraging
as could be. However, about 1 1 o'clock
the rain ceased to fall, and visit rs com-
menced arriving in. town. A good1ynuua-
ber came in by the va,rious trai+s, and
many from the surrounding °entry
brought their own conveyance until
about noon there was a fair c-rowd of
people assembled, although nothing like
so large as would have been h d the
day been favorable.
The first order of the day was a
cricket match between a picked team
from the London club and an equal
number from Wingham. This match
was to have taken place in the fotenoon,
and it was intended to have it etmplet-
ed before the time for the opeeing of
the sports in the Driving Park in the
afternoon, but the wet forenoon pre-
vented this, and both had toIpro-
(seeded with simultaneously, which had
the effect of somewhat dividi g the
crowd. The match was quite ieterest-
ing to the admirera of this graud old
game, but the London players
proved too ranch for their Wi gham
antagonists, and -gave them a bad beat-
ing. - The best of feeling pr veiled
throughoutl however, and the Wi gham
players submitted to their defea with
the best possible grace.
At abont 11 o'clock a consi erable
crowd assembled in the Driving ark to
witness the show of horses, when car-
riage, buggy, working and saddle horses
competed for prizes. In this depart-
ment prizes were awarded as follows:
Best team of general purpose horses,
3 entries,-lst, Alex. Hanailton, Wawa -
nosh; 2nd, Johnston & Hamilton,
Wingham. Best team of roadsters, 3
entries, -1st, H. W. C. Meyer ; 2nd,
jr
Wm. Gillespie. Best single ro ster,
4 entries,-lst, James Sutherland Mul-
let; 2nd, John Ward, Seaforth. , Best
saddle horse, 4 entries,.-Ist, W. j. Mc-
Catcheon, Wingham; 2nd, Thos. J.
Bell, Londesborough. At the conclusion
an adjournment was made for dinner.
THE RACES.
At the appointed hour the races were
called on, which it was intended would
furnish the principal attraction for ehe
afternoon. The sky, itt the meantime
had again become clouded, and besides
being intensely cold there were frequent
showers of rain, making it just about as
unpleasant for all concerned as possi-
bly could be. The -track, also, wa wet,
heavy and in bad condition. Oi 9.,e -
count of these untoward circumst laces,
the best race of the day failed t fill,
and consequently did not come off. The
first race on the list was the
FOUR YEAR Ozse TROT, open to Ifour-
year-Old colts. -mile heats, -best hree
in five.-lst horse, $75; 2nd, $35; 3rd,
$15. -For this race the following horses
entered and started : Burgess' "'Welling-
ton Hunt "; Baker's " Bay Tilley "; Jac,.
Ward's "Captain Brant," and Livings.
tone's "Daniel L." This race was
settled from the commencement, Wel-
lington Hunt took the lead in each
heat, and won the race, making ,first
money, with Tilley a good second' and
Captain. Brant third. Wellington Hunt
and Tilley worked splendidly through-
out the race, and neither of them made
a skip. The mare is a good oneland
with proper training will make her
mark on the turf yet. She is the same
that won the second money in the same
race at Seaforth on the 24th of May.
For some reason "Captain Brant " was
cantankerous and did not work nearly
so well as he usually does. He made
several good spurts, but his diver
could not keep him at his work. IThe.
following isethe summary of the e
Wellington Hunt . 1 1 1-1s
Bay Tilley 2 2 2-2n
Captain Brant 8 4 8-3r .
Daniel 484.
RUNNING, RACE. --The second race
was a running 0110, open to all owners.
-mile heats, -best two in three.--ast,
horse, 175; 2nd, 135; 3rd, $15, For
this race the following horses entered
and started: Hutton's "Duchess,"
Donoghtte's "Billy," and Little's
"Maggy." "Duchess" proved entirely
too fleet for her competitors. She took
the race easily in two • straight heats
with the horse a fair second each tele
and Maggie a long third.
THREE MINUTE TROT, - Open to
three year old colts, ----half mile heater_
best three in 13.ve.-Ist horse, .50; ene
$25; 3rd, 110. The following eesiii;
entered and started forthis race:
pling's "Baby," Sutherland's "nteng4,-,
and Livingston's "Little Maud." This
race, althogh not very ea,venly eseesst,
ed, was the most interesting race of the
day. Although “Baby" was the favor.
ite, it was generally thought that
"Mend" would give him all he eolig
do. In this conjecture all were
The horse led off each time, but in tee
first heat he did. not seem to get uplee
full speed, and. the mare over-hatget
him on the home stretch and they nett
passed the wire abreast, and the judge,/
declared it a dead heat. In the see.
ceding three heats, however, eneer
worked. well. He mule good speed,
keeping an easy lead, and when he die
leave hisl feet, which was seldom, his
driver could always catch him agaj
without loosing time. The track was
sadly • against "Maud,"_ being tet
heavy, and although she worked Well
she could not keep up. On a gm,
hard track, however, she would heat
up the horse pretty well, "Melee,
made occasional good bursts of speed,
and when she kept to her workshe
could hold her own with either of the
others, but she is a bad breaker, aild
on this occasion seemed to be in, the
worst possible mood. "Baby" ese
first money in three straight beak
"Maud" second and iMilailie" third.
This closed the day's proceedings, ann
we venture to say few were sorry, for,
in addition to the drizzling rain, it had
become intensely cold, so that even
good, thick overcoat would. scarcely
keep a person from shivering. The
following gentlemen acted as judges;
James Dulmage, Wingham; Mr. Disk -
son, Clinton, end. T. A. Sharp, See
forth.
Besides the above amusements, da
signed particularly for the big folks, the
youngsters were not forgotten. A
union Sabbath School picnic had beea
arranged for the afternoon, but tlis
weather frustrated this calculation,
and. SO that the little folks would not
be entirely -disappointed, they were An,.
sembled in the basement of the hande
some' new Presbyterian Church and
regaled with strawberries. The entire
proceedings passed off most orderly. It
being Saturday night, the various ho-
tels were closed promptly at 7 o'clock,
and there being very little temptation
for any to linger longer, most of the
people had left for theirehomes, and the
town had assumed its usual quiet be-
fore 8 o'clock.
Exeter Races.
,n The annual meeting of the Exeter
Driving Park Association was held en
Saturday last, July lat. There Was
fair attendance of spectators present,
but not nearly so many as would have
been had the weather been favorable.
The races were well filled and evenly
contested, and were fully up to former
years. The first race was the
THREE MINUTE TROT,
For a purse of $100. Mile heats,-threee
in five. In this race the following horses
started: J. Henderson's (St. Marys'
g. m., Maggie D. Bissett's (Exeter
Black Horse; X. Walker's (Ailsa C
b. h., Victor.
First Reat.-A little difficulty was
experienced in getting a_ start, one or
the other of the horses failing to come
up even with the flag at the proper
tinae. The flag, however, fell to a very
good start, but Victor, when a few rods
past the judges' stand, struck ahead,
leaving Maggie and the black horse con-
siderably behind; but the black, at the
first quarter mile followed closely upoe
Victor, keepingthis position for about
three-quarters of -a mile. At this point
Maggie was following clew behind the
black and a keen race ensued between
these two horses. The black horse,
however, broke badly, and Maggie put-
ting forth an extra effort succeededin
passing under the wire_ about half a
neck ahead. Victor did some excellent
trotting, and held first place during the
first heat.
Second heat. -Victor again led off, but
broke at the first quarterinile, and was
passed by Maggie. This position was,
however, not held long by the St.
Marys mare, for she was passed by
Victor shortly after the half mile was
reached. Victor led during the next
quarter mile, followed closely by Maggie
and theeblack horse. Upon the home
stretch being reached the -three horses
were abre- askand for a short time was a
very exciting raze'. It was thought that
the black horse would reach the wire
first, but Victor made an extra effort,
and again succeeded in passing the
judges' stand ahead, making two
straight heats. The black horse .this
time got second place.
Third heat. -A good start was effect-
ed, all three horses coming up to the
flag together. Victor, however, soon
struck ahead, but breaking at the quar-
ter mile, fell to second place, Maggie
taking the lead. Victor was soon brought 1
down to a square trot again, and dur-
ing the remainder of the heat shoved
Maggie pretty hard, at times almost
passing her. Maggie, however, held
her position, and succeeded in
passing under the wire a short distance
ahead of Victor.
Fourth heat. -Maggie took the lead ill
this heat, but -was followed closely by
Victor, and the black horse. The lat-
ter brae at the first quarter mile and
lost considerably. When the half mile
was reached Maggie and Victor were
doing some excellent trotting, but their
positions were not changed. Mswie
was still kept to the front, which ohs
held during the remainder of the heat.
Shewas however closely followed by
Vidor.
Fifth heat: -Victor and Maggie were
all that started in this heat, the black
horse having been drawn from the oftn-
test. A good start was made, but Vice
ter soon proved too much -for Neale
and soon got first place, which he held
until near the end of the first half -mile.
Here Victor broke badly and was pass-
ed by Maggie. Much interest was be-
ing manifested by the spectators, wild
seemed to think Maggie was -going
win theheat, but their opiniens were
soon changed, as Maggie broke badie,
and Victor came in ahead. Maggie rd
again brought down to square trotting
but was unable to ovettane Victor und
til just before arriving at the judges
stand she broke and ran up along s!de
of Victor, and succeeded in passing
under the wire about a quarter of. a
neck ahead.. Great cheering was in-
dulged in by the favorites of Maggie,
-they fa
•ed firet
though
clared
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