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ON EiPOSITOR.
SEPTgMBE 2, 1885.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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the advertisement will be found.
Clearing Sale—Mrs. C. Carter. (5) '
Notice—E. A. Axt. (5)
Hensall Furniture Store—J. A. Ingram: (5)
200 Ace Farm for Sale.—Wm. E. Brown. (5)
Auction Sale of House and Lot -3. &Roberts. (5)
Teacbtfr Wanted—S. Forsythe. (5)
Great Sale of Farm Stock—J. McConnell. (5)
Purse Found—A. G. Ault. (5)
Farm for Sale—J. W. Leishman. (5-)
Threshing Machine for Sale—R. Moin. (5)
Millinery Opening—Duncan & Duncan. (8)
Alma College—Principe Austin. (8) -
Kitchen Girl Wanted—Mrs. W. R. Davis. (8)
Lawn and Parlor Sooial. (8)
Mouse and Lot for Sale—A. C. Robertson-. (8)
Board Wanted— xrosrroa Office. (8)
Dont Forget Kid 's Millinery Opening. (8)
Clearing Auction ale—Alugh Grieve. (5)
Mi1iner3,- Openin —E. Masai. (8)
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SEAPORTH, FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 1885
The Senate.
It le wonderful what a change a few
yearn t make in public sentiment. It
is only about, eight years since THE
Exetteaeone first commenced to agi-
tate for the abolition or reconatruction
of the Senate. At that time there was
ttot a, single paper or politician in
Canada, of any note, so fair as we know,
that favored this cluinge. We may say
we stP' od alone and we were frequently
sneeped at by those who are now most
strongly of our persuasion. The Senate
was then popular and a power. Now it
is ridiculed an despised, and there is a
general outcry Ifor its reconstruction or
abolition. The Reform party ife6i.ow a
unit in favor of this -Change and there is
a very strong *ling to the same effect
among a very considerable portion of
the Conservatives. This feeling irimre
widespread in 'that party than surface
appearances woOld indicate. The le,aelers
of the Conservative party and the organs
are determinedly opposed to any change.
This keeps many silent who would other-
, wise speak out Mr,Jamieson, M. P.
for North Lanark, however, it not one
of these. He i a staunch Conservative,
but he has hie own convictions, and he
is not afraid to give them utterance
even though they may be in opposition to
those of his party leaders. Atthe recent
Prohibition Convention held in Toronto,
-Mr. Jamieson said :
Efe believed' that all that had been
said !to show that they had nothing to
hope for from the Senate, as: at present
constituted, was quite true. It might
be said the political party with which he
was allied was in favor of retaining the
Senate as an appointive institution. _If
that were so he was free to confess he
was out of sympathy with his party on
that point (Applause). -If he under-
stood the matter properly the Liberal
party was eceially responsible for the
present conatitttion of the Senate. But,
however that Might be, it was clear the
majority of that body were out of sym-
pathy with teMperance- legislation and
worse—they were eottirely optposed to it.
Some oppenentS were reasonable in their
hostility, but the Senate, it seemed to
hinttlwere most unreasonable in seeking
to tit& upon a BM to emetic' an Act cer-
tainchanges, which would have the
effecit of establishing a system diaanetri-
mllt. opposed to the principle upon
whielt the Act was based. The question
of the Senate would, 130 doubt, come be-
forethe Commons.' He did not favor
abolishing the Senate, but rather cheng-
Mg :and reforrning it, so as to make it
amehable to public sentiment. Still if
he Were compelled to choose between
abolition of the Senate and prohibition
he would sey : Let the Senate be abol-
ished by all means. (Cheers and laugh-
ter). If they could not get a second
chamber in accord with public sentiment,
they had no use for a second chamber at
all- (Cheers).
•
Mr. Jamieson is a Conservativeeenaey
of those who listened to the above are
Conservatives,} and yet the reception
he received showed that Mr. Jamieson
had struck a very responsive chord in
his audience. There is no doubt but the
daye of this incubus asst present con-
stituted are numbered., and'a change is
not far eft. It may be re-constructed—
even that, if made representative is a
deal better than at present. Re -con-
struction, however, is simply the thin
end of the abdition wedge. We believe
it would be better to do away with the
costly and dangerous nuisance at once
and for ever, but if that cannot be clone,
then certainly. Ithe next best thing is to
kill off the oldlantiquated and worthless
drenee in the hive, and replace them by
he men, -who will be responsible to the
people, and who, if they get above their
positions and evince a desire to set the
people' at defiance, can be sent to earn
their own living in their own way. We
do uot require any public asylum for
high-toned paupers in this country.
- That is what the present Dominion Sen-
ate is, and it is fortunate the people are
beginning to realize the fact.
f
RTEL was sentenced to be hanged on
the 18th of September; when the 18th of
September came he was reprieved until
the 14th of October. This is just the
beghming of the end. When the 14th
of October comes, as come will, the
event will be postponed until some
future date, and so on until 'the indigna-
tion of the people exhausts itself, and
then he will quietly disappear, and no
person will know whither he has gone.
But if the inner workings of the machine
were made visible it wonld be seen that
the'arcla-traitor had been sent to some
quiet retreat on the American side of
the line, wit a liberal supply of thel
money of th, people of Canada, furnish-
ed by the paternal Government of.Cau-
ada, to keep him quiet and comfortable
in his secluded home. This will be the
last heard of Rieleolong as the money
holds out. When the supply runs drY
he may probably come to the surface
again in the role of a rebel leader, if his
demands for more flog are not complied
with. This is a prediction, and without
claiming any particular merit as a pro-
phet,THE 1.:POSITOR is willing to risk its
reputation in Vennorism by assuring its
readers that it will be carried out very
nearly to the letter. The excuse for the
present postponement is that an appeal
is being taken to the Privy Counpil, in
England, to test the validity of the
court which tried him, and it is held,
and very properly too, that it would
mit be just to hang him while this ap-
peal is pending. But,when the decision
of the Privy Council has been rendered
there will be some other excuse for the
delay, and in the meantime he is being
kept, fed, and watched at the expense
of the country.
.; That Yacht Race.
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The best short description which we'
have seen of the first race 'last week be -1
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tween the Brttish cutter "Genesta" and
the Yankee 'Oloop "Puritan "-for The
American cmi, was given by the Mon- •
treal Witness, and is as follows : -
"At last, after a week Of failure, the
first of the three races for 'the Aradican
cup has 'been sailed, and the American
sloop ha h won a very pronounced vic-
tory. Her extraordinary speed in light
winds has twice before been abundantly
proved, and on this occasion she had the
advantage of smooth water; Twenty-two
out Of thirty-eight miles that make up
the New York Yacht Club's course is
over entirely land -locked_ waters and
the remaining sixteen can hardly be
called the open seaon the latter por-
tion of the course, however, there is
likelihood of finding a heavy swell, and
the ' Puritan ' only gained '40 seconds on
the ' Genesta," while this distatice was
being covered in a. fresh breeze. . The
first 11 miles of the race Was over calm
water against the tide and :with a light
head wind. In this windward work the
Puritan' only gained 'fonr minutes,
which represent little more than the ad-
vantage she obt -heed from a favorable
puff of wind. Over the ionic water, on
the return, the wind was on the quarter,
and the ' Puritan ' gained ox her rival
more than twelve minute's: This i is the
first time the relative speed of the two
yachts before the wind has been tested,
and the result is nst re -assuring to the
friends of the cutter. It is more and
mere evident that the 'Genesta ' is too
heavy to be pulled. along by. a light
wind. All the luck was with the 'Pulite
tan' in this race, which was hers_ from
the start."
The second race forthe eup was run
by the "Puritan" and "Genesta " on
Wednesday, the 16th, and was woe by
the American boat by two minutes on.a
run of 40 miles. The race is described
as the finest yaeht race eiteroun. There
,
was plenty of wind - oyer the -whole
course, and a somewhat rough sea at the
turning boat. The race is considered by
the Americans as establishing the super-
iority of their style' of yacht over ,, the '
British model. : The American yacht is
termed a sloop, and is broad of beam,
but draws very' little, water'. LoOsely
speaking, it is built on the *limning
dish pattern. IThe British boat is a
cutter, very leng, narrow, , and deep in
the water. It is a much heavier- craft
than the American, and not so speedy
in light winds-; but till Wednesday's
race took place it was generally thought
that in the open sea, with a -.stiff breeze
blowing, -the British boat would prove
the better saner:. So she. did, when
going before the wind, but on the return •
course, when working to -windward, the
American boat showed her superiority,
recovered lost time, and cOme in a
winner two mirnites ahead. So the
Americans take the cup, and iaaturally'
proclaim their style of boat the best for
yachting purposes. This, however, is
after all not yet certain. It is claimed'
that the Genesta is notthe fastest cutter
afloat, that she has been beaten on the
other side by the Irex, and that , there-
-. are at least two ether British yachts as
,
good, if not better than she - is. The
ready answer to this by the Americans
is, why did not British yachtsmen send
over a faster boat than the Genesta if
they bed one? The query is certainly
pertinent, and as matters 'stand the
Genesta has been fairly beaten. It is
also argued that the cutter style of boat
is better suited for the rough Waters on
the British coasts than boats built in the
style of the Puritan would be. But this,
it seems to us, after Wednesday's ex-
perience is not so clear as it has hereto-
fore seemed. To settle the point a more-
cencInsive test than•that of last week is
needed. . We would suggest that Sir
Richard _Sutton, the owner of the
Genesta ohallenge tlae Puritan to _a
race across the ocean from New York to
Liverpool. Such a race would test the
sailing qualities of the two vessels in all
sorts of weather, and would remove the
possibility Of a sleep victory depending
on. the condition of wind and sea in
waters better known to :the American
yachtsmen and their dews than they
can be to the British. No one doubts
the skin and ingenuity of the Ameri-
cans, or their ability to take advantage
of special circumstances in their favor
when such occur e we therefore think
they should be invited to a contest from
which special favoring circumstances
would as far as possible be eliminated:
In spite of the result of laid week We:
would -etake namiey, if we were - a
sporting character and had any to
spare, on the British yacht in the ocean
race, - when the quality of the twoboats
ii all sorts of we.atlieriand the seamanship
of their crews would be fairtY tested
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THERE now'remains n'o doubt but that
‘
a -considerable portion o the wheat crop '
of ManitOba has again een injured by
the frost. , The late sown and the later
I
varieties are those whi?h have princi-
pally suffered. This should teach the
farmers of Manitoba, t!ia,t it is desir-
able to sow as early as risible, in the
siring, _and. to secure such varieties of
grain as erf.11 mature early. This partial
failure Of Ihe wheat crop has again raised
the indignation of many people, and
they are ninir as ready tit) denounce the
country is being unfit for agricultural
, .
purposes, as they were before anxious to
,
unduly laud it. The fact of these fre-
quent faihires, however, should not dis-
courage ally person. 11t is only what
•
might be expected. , Manitoba is not
the only country- in -which the crops oc-
I .
casionally ail. In Ontario, one of the
i; best. whet growing countries in' the
world there are frequent and vexatious
failures, and in the earlier days of the
. . .
settlement the crops were -frequently de-
stroyed by 'frost, as they are now in ,
Manitoba,' but the sturdy pioneers of
this province, although they suffered
seieerely from these losses, did not give
up in despair, nor did they curse the
country as a' place unfit for settlement.
They persevered, and ultima elY tri-
umphed. By .exPerience thcyl learned
1
the proper time to sow. and Ithe best
kinds of sed to use. In 'the same way
• I • . • ,
must the farmers of Mamtobael . - t hey
i
have not half the discoura,geth nts and
difficulties to contend with 'Oat the
pioneer settlers of Ontario had,and What
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the sires surmounted airmail not dis-
.
courage or frightenthe sims. Manitoba
will yet become a great Wheat growing
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country, and those who have the .
courage and pluck to hold out will 'reap
the reward.
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News of the Week.
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• THE KXNG or ELEMANTS. —The
English neivspeners contain long notices
of Jumbo and his tragic end.
Famine OF THE EGYPTIAN COrTO'S
CROP.—It is said that rainy we ther and
fogS have reduced the cotton crop of
Egypt fifty per cent.
WHALE FISECING A SLIM ss.—The
first whaling vessels which hav return-
ed to Scotch ports report tha the fish-
eries are a failure, owing tobe vy ice.
DEATH OF AN EMINENT 'RTIST. —
Samuel B. ;Waugh, of Philadellehia,died
at Milwaukee on Friday. HO was one
of the emieent -artists of America, and
probably the oldest. I
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' SOCIALISTIC MEETING. -TA large Social-
istic meeting held in London on Sunday
was broken,up by the :police, .and some
of the speakers and spectators who were
arrested were fined and imprisoned.
HOG CHOLERA.—More that thirty
counties in'Kansits are declared by the
State veterinarian to be affected with
hog cholera, the lesses by the disease
alreadyexceedingeone hundred thousand
dollars.' , - . o
Fe000s IN ThXAS.—"Galvestsni, Tens,
is deluged with. rain. The streets are
converted into Canals. Since the 1st. of
September ' 17,97 inches of ram have -
fallen. This record is without a parallel.
SINKINGTRACK. —About five miles
north ofKingston, New York, on the
West Shore railway, at Legg's Fill, 500
efeet of the track began sinking and
Sliding off.- It is now about -twenty feet
deep.
F.es IN A.R01 TA. —Last Saturday; and
"Senday fi es raged in the vieinity of
ii)
Bismarck and Dickenson, Dakota. Miles
al country have been burned -over, and
nnmerous losses of grain, hay in stacks,
and several buildings are reported.
DE:1111. OF OSMAN DIGNA. —Advices
just received in London relative to the
death ofOsma,n Digna say that he was
killed after a crushing defeat of his force
by the Kassala garrison and friendly
tribes. , The latter, after the defeat of
Osman, sent amPle supplies to Kassala,
To AND Feee-e-There are always 50 to
80 steamships passing One way or the
other between the northern ports of
the United. States and the northern porta
of Europe, of regOlar passenger lines, be-
sides irregular stea.mships, no one knows
how many, carrying cattle and freight.
CLEANSING WINDSOR. —AS a result of
the agitation by the London Lancet re-
garding the filthy condition of Windsor,
it is proposed to .cleanse and rebuild the
slums of that royal town. It is expected
thatthe work will be ccmpleted in abont
-two years. i ' , .
ILLNESS OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY. —
The Right lion. Win, E. Forster, M. P.
for Bradford; who held the post of Chief
Secretary for Ireland prior; to Right
Hon. G. O. Trevelya,n, is confined to
his bed. His condition causes his friends
great uneaSinesi. He is 67 years of age.
REIN ecanenelenes - FOR -MADAGASCAR. —
Admiral Miot, the French conimander
in Madagascar, has asked- for reinforce-
Ments, and the troopship Scamaeder is
about to leave Brest for Tamatave-with
a force of 700 men. The French squa-
dron at Madagascar will also be increas-
ed, raising Admiral IVIlot's command to
5,700 men and 17 men-of-war.
DRIVING OUT THE CgiNESE. —A short
thne ago the Knights of Labor had a'
ineeting at Butte, Montana, at. which it
Was decided to drive the Chinamen from
the place. The Chinamen were given
until October 1st to leave. The Celes-
tials were also ordered to leave Anacon-
da, and they immediately obeyed.
DISASTROUS PRAIRIE FIRES. —The de-
vastation' by thenprairie fire femn .Fergii
to Bismarck far ,surpasses the destruc-
tion of Orly pre4ious yeter. Hundreds
of wheat sta ks were swept out of exist-.
ence on , Saturday and Sunday. The
amount Of evheat burned in North Da-
kota during he past week is immense.
It is estimulted that the entire crops of
one hundredifarms have been destroyed.
A $50,0001Teem.—j. M. Hill, theatri-
cal manager New York, who was owner
of the fits at pair of pacing horses in
America,' h sold the nags to Frank
Siddalls, th Philadelphia soap man, for
$50,000.1 i1')ie horses are Westmont,
with a public 'record made in Chicago of
-, 4
2.011 and a pr vete record d 1.59, and
Loraine 2.151 the winner cif 21 out of
25 races w n ich he atartd last year.
Westmont cot Mr. Hill $20,000 and
earned $11,000 net; while Loraine cost
him $5,000, and earned $4,990 net.
A WINDFALL TO A POOR MAN. --The
fainily of Wm. Talmedge, of Des Moines,
Iowa, have fallen heir to an estate in
England worth $1,500,000. The estate
is one of the oldest itrEngland, and .comes
through the wife of Mr. Talmedge who
lies been dead three years, leavAng a
husband and three children.. Mr. Tal -
triage was formerly a,poor man. 4
I FATAL BUFFALO HUNT. -,--Ch as, Laflin ,
a, prominent Ci nadian, Jobe Wilson and
tWo other hun ers, were hunting buffa-
1
Ides a few day ago on the banks of the
Missouri rieer, 800 Miles northwest of
Bismarck, Dakota. The hunters' started
a herd of 200 imolai and were in hot
pursuit when a storm burst upon them.
lie wind blew dust and leaves in the
eyes of the bealbes, andthey1 turned
albout and st mpeded. The hunters
*ere run down ani all but 'Wilson
trampled under foot. Wilson;rebovered
the mangled bodies and I sent them to
-their friends. . •
STEAMERS IN Coeusion.-I-The steam-
ship Republic, of the White Star Line,
collided with the steam e Aur nia,, of
the Cunard Company, Saturciay1 after-•
noon in •Gidney!s channel. Both vessels
were outward ' bound. ' The I R public
had her stem broken Off about t o feet
above the water line, while the Aurania
was damaged on the port counter. No
t
one was injured. The Au nia pkoceed-
ed on her voyage. The Re ublicIstea,m-
ed back to -her dock.
THE MINNESOTA 'WHEAT/ MAR ET.—
A despatch from St., Pa,u1 says : There
has been a steady and marked ii9prove.
ment in values in the local wheat inarkct
during the past week. As the:season
progresses it becomes More ap arent
that the North-western &rulers are in
no hurry to sell but propose to wait and
take their chances of ti better tnatiket in
the spring. The receipts at Duluth
have been very large, but not iqiiite up
to the figures of last year. At Minne-
apolis the receipts le much less than
last year. e All indica ions now point to
moderate deliveries for the next month
unless the markets ihould inaterially
improv e.
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Hurn Illotes,
—Mrs. John'Angus of the , 6th con-
cession of Morris, die4t last week at the
advanced age of 80 ye rs. ,
- —John Hinds, of Brtitsels, shot a
crane, on -the river, at that place, last
Wednesday that measured 6 feet 1 inch
from tip to tip of wings. ' -
— Mr. Harry Cullis; of Blytiehas pur-
chased the frame store and lot, in that
village, adjoining the Victoria hotel,and
intends to occupy the same shortly. The -
price paid was $400. -
—The Messrs. Rai .sford 'have sown
ninety acres of fall wheat on their farm:
adjoining Clinton this year. We hope
they will reap fifty blishels per acre next
year.
—It is stated that a popular young
gentleman in Brussels has offered
towarei the building of a Skating rink on
condition that $1,500 can be raised _for
that purpose. Who ripeaks first?
—A young man melted Michael Mad-
den from Stephen, was -committed for
perjury, before Justices McDonell and
Ratz, at Exeter on i Wednesday. He
was taken to Goderich the following
morning.
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The Executive Committee of the Scott
Act Association in this county- have de-
cided to hold a mammoth temperance
demonstration at Clinton on the 13th.of
October, at whieh several speakers 'of
note will be present. i . .
— Mrs. O'Connor, wife of Mr. P.
O'Connor, sexton Walla Roman Catholic
church, at Kingsbridge, in the township
of Ashfield, died lest' week after a
lingering illness of cohsumption, tOhich
. ,
• was the result of a severe cold contraeted
last year. . 1
' —Mr. George Skelton, jr., of the 9th.
concession of Morris, Jii most exemplary
and highly respected 'young mai, died
at his residence after a long illnees, on
Saturday, the 12th ilia.- He was .27
years of age ad leaves a young wife to
mourn the los of a kind and loving hus-
band. •
—One of our oldest residents in this
county has departed in the person of
Mrs. Long, who died on Sunday„ at
Benmiller, at the grealt age of 90 years.
'She came from the cbunty of Tyrone,
Ireland, and settled iit this county about
32 years ago. She letWea nine children
behind her, eight son4 and a daughter.
—Mr. Archibald cDougall, of Por-
ter's Hill, threshed o er 400 bushels of
good fall wheat froin nine acres, an
average of more than 44 bushels. to the
acre. -His cousin, Aleiander McDougall,
had about 30 acres of spring wheat, on
equally as good land, which is scarcely
worth threshing.
—Mr. P. Curtin, the well known
horse importer of the township of
Stephen has sold his three-year-old im-
ported Clydesdale stallion "Goldsmith,"
to Messrs. Busli 4%. Co of Strati° d, for
the sum of $2,00. He has also sold a
two-year-old eiitire '6olt, "Tu Wil-
son, ' to an American for $1,500. These
are good prices.'
—On TuesdaY last Mr. John G
11 auc-
tioneer, of Exeter'sdld by public com.
petitidn lot No. 5, in the 2nd eoncession
of Stephen, for the sant of $5,25q, to a
lady who lives at Forest. The fat m was
sold runder morteage, and the pric, real-
ized is considered very fair.
—Mrs. Thos. Shute, of Usberne, who
has been living in thevicinity for agreat
i
many years, took he first ride t the
cars on Wednesday o last week , the
Provincial Exhibition i at London. ,It is
strange that some pebple never hive a
deeire for travelling by rail, while others
are very fond of it.
—Mr. Ronald, of the Brussels engine
works is new getting 'ready twO Of his
celebrated engines together with the ac-
companying hose reds -and othd ap-
paratus for full fire Protection for the
towns of Lunenburg and Lockport, Nova
Scotia. The engines are new nearly
ready for shipment , and the contract
price for the whdle is over $10,000.
—Some time during Wednesday night,
of last week, burglars entered the
woollen mill of Inglis & Co., Wingha,m,
and made away wiih six bundles of
finished goods value at ar;14eolut $100. -
The deed was evidently co itted by
parties who were acquainted , with the
lay of the mill. A clue has been obtain-
ed, and it is expected the guilty ones
will be speedily brought to justice.
--Many of our readers will regret to
learn of the continued illneas of Mr.
Robert Brown, of Grey, near C brook,
one of the leading farmers 4nd stock
breeders of the county. It appears that
his physicians think thereiis a eancer or
tumor forming in bis stoniach. He has
failed a great deal lately whatever the
cause is. We hope he may speedily re-
cover and be himself again.
—One day last week while Mr. Robt.
Smith, of the 13th -concession of Hullett,
was passing along the boundary between
'Hulled and McKillop, on his way to the
cheese factory with a load of milk, his
horse got frightened at a milk stand
whith some mischievous boys had placed
upen a stump the previous 'day, and ran
t'awaY, throwing Mr. Smith off the wagon,
which passed over his legs e,n7d hurt him
considerably, but he was around again
in a few days. "
—There are twenty-five ttudents at-
tending the Model School, at Clinton,
their names being as follows: John
Brown, David D. Birks, Betsy Dodds;
Jean Dickson, Kate Calder, Ed. Caspell,
John A. Cooper, Sarah Gregory, Hum-
phrey Grey, Thos. Grant, Wes. Griffin,
Alice Holmes, Minnie Lavin, Mary Me -
Ewan, Jane McTavish Kenneth Mc-
Kenzie, Duncan, McKenzie, Francis
Mathers, John -McKoen, Wm. Potter,
Wm. Peacock, Thomas Rumball, Angus
Stewart, John Stewart.
Mr. John Henderson and wife, of
McKillop, were returning home on Sat-
urday last, having been in Seaforth dur-
ing the afterneen, and -while opposite
Thos. Govenlock's fafm on the North
road, the horse shied at a stump in the
ditch, at a place eVhere the road is very
high and the ditch deep, upsetting the
buggy and throwing the occupants out.
Mr. Hendersen held on he the reins and
the horse did not succeed in getting
away. Both Sustained slight injuries but
nothing of any serious consequence.
—The garden party, under the aus-
pices of the Ladies' Aid Society, of the
Methodist church, Sunshine; at the resi-
dence of Mr. Isaac Rogerson, on Tues-
day of last week, was quite a success.
A most enjoyable time was spent by the
large compaey who were present.
Abundant provision had_been made for
the entertainment of all. Swinging,
croquet, ete., in the orchard, and a pro-
gramme consistiog of music, readings
and addresses was furnished in the
house. All felt that it was an evening
pleasantly and profitably spent. Pro-
ceeds about $15.00. The Ladies' Aid,of
Sunshine church, may be congratulated
on the success of the social. •
—One of those pleasant affairs which
always create more or less interest, took
place at the residence of John McCrae,
Esq., of Morris,en Tuesday of last week,
!on which occasioti Mr. Jaanes Spear, of
the 4th concession, led- to the altar,
Miss Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. Mc-
Crae. The ceremony was performed by
by Rev. Mr. Ross, of Brussels, assisted
by Rev. Mr. Leask, of Morris, and Rev.
Mr.- McCrae, . of Lancaster, brother of
the bride. T-hecontracting parties were
waited upon by:Miss Eliza McCrae and
Mr. Charles Watts.. After the wedding
breakfast Mr. and. Mrs. Speir took the
train for Toronto. May success attend.
th—erUT.he
Wingham Times says: Last.
March -it was decided by a vote of the
congregation of the Presbyterian 21iurch
here to try an organ in the church ser-
vices for six months, to see how it would
Suit. Ile six Months will have expired
next week, and on Speedily, the 27th
instant, another vote of the congrega-
tion will be taken to decide whether to
cast 'Wont or retain it permanently. As
far as we can learn there is a kindly
feeling in the congregation towards the
instrument, and: there appears to be
every likelihood that it will be retained;
but the question cannot be definitely
settled until a week from next Sunday.
—The friends Of John Gregory, for-
merly of Winghem, will be pleased to
learn that he is meeting with splendid
succ.ess in his milling operations in the.
Northwest. He has built a stone mill
at Whitehead, 23 miles from Brandon,
which cost complete $40,000. Since
opening it has been running night and
day, and fermere come all the way from
Dakota, and froth a radius Of 50 miles
with their grists. Since the first- of
June Mr, Gregory has got 2,000 bags of
wheat from tons, -Which gives the initi-
ated an idea of the immense business he
is doing. This mill is said to be the
finest and most complete one in the
Northwest.
—The Brussels Post of last week says:
Lest Tuesday morning the holy bonds
• of marriage were solemnized at the resi-
dence of Mr. R ich ardLea.therdale,between
John Landsborough, of Tuckersmith
township, and Mrs. Wm. Long, of this
place. The teremeny was performed by
Rev, W: T. Cluff. Miss Landsborough
was the bridesmaid,and Geo. Whybrew,
of Clinton, the grootnsman. The bride
wore a beautiful bronze silk dress trim-
med with plush, and the bridesmaid was
attired in a violet plush. The wedding
presents were handsome. The wedding
party took the noon train for Marquette,
'Mich., where' they will spend part of
their honeymoon. Mrs. Landsboropgh's
many friends in and around Brussels
while they regret her removal from
town wish herself and partner much
happiness in their new relation.
—The Clinton New Era says: To see
a lady rider in this section of our fair
Province is an exception, but there is
one, a native of Huron, of. whoxn we
may well feel proud. This young lady
is Miss Jennie A. Swan, of Brucefield,
who has for two succestive years carried
off the laurels at London, for the best
lady rider, this year taking two first
prizes and the Dominion medal. Her
success deserves the greater praise, as
she has only bad her own great love for
this exercise as on incentive, not even
receiving one lesson from a riding mas-
ter, while she had to compete both years
with ladies who had taken -a course of
instruction in a riding school. -Miss
Swan may well feel proud of the onor
she has so deservedly won, and her ex-
ample might be followed with profit by
many of our young ladies who listlessly
pess much of their time which might be
spent in the open air on horseback,
where, besides the great pleasure ex-
perienced, they *ould gain that health
and strength which are essential to the
enjoyment of life.
—On Saturday, the 12th 'inst., an-
other Huron pioneer, took her departure
over the misty river. The death of Mrs.
Jane Fisher•took place at the residence
of her son, -Mr. Frederick Fisher, con-
cession 2, Usborne, at the advanced age
of 83 years and 3 months. She was the
relict of the late Richard Fisher, who
died at the same place in 1882, aged 87
years. Mrs. Fisher was born in Seed-
thorp, Yorkshire, England, in the year
1802, and emigrated with her husband
to Canada in 1842, going first to the
township of Chinguacousy, where theY
remained but a few months, and then
came to Us rne, where they both spent
the reinaind r of their days. She was
the mether df 12 children, four ef whom
died in thej old country.. Of the other
eight, two a$ dead (Mrs. Themes Mays
and Mrs. Cohielius Johns), leaving four
sons and two daughters, 28 grand chil-
dren and thtee great grand -children to
survive her. Deceased was a, member
'of the Methodist church, and was cher-
ished and vereehighly respected by her
wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
Being of a joyous disposition, her pres-
ence did much to buoy up the -drooping
spirits of those with whom she mingled.
Her. family, all of whom live in Usborne
except one, are well-to-do and highly
esteemed.
—James Loutit, of Wingluim has
growing in his garden a magnificent
thoroughbred Scotch thistle which
stands she feet high and is covered with
blossoms. The seed was planted last
spring by Mr. Loutit as an experiment,
and the result has exceeded his fondest
anticipations. It practically illustrates
the motto, " Nemo me impune lacesset "
—Touch me and I'll kick you, or some.
thing to the same effect—for it is cover-
ed from stem to stern with formidable'
looking spears.
—The Goderich Star of last week says:
A correspondent furnishes us with some
account of a Mr. and Mrs. Proctor, who,
at the age of 73 years, both practice the
business of house decorators and fresco
painters. They have been working in
the neighborhood of Auburn' nearly all
summer, and are both real artists in
their line. About twenty years ago our
correspondent met them decorating a
church in Frontenac county, and was
surprised some days ago to come across
them in this county. Mr. Proctor, he
says, is a man of liberal education, well
read en general 'topics, and commanding
an immense fund' of practical informa-
tion. Withal, he is of modest and un-
assuming, somewhat of a retiring dispo-
sition. He has committed bis 'experi-
ence and observations -for many years to
writing, and from a perusal of some por-
tions our correspondent thinks "truth
stranger than fietion." Mr. and Mrs.
Proctor are certainly marvels of indus-
try and perseverance, and their reply Ito
an enquiry as to why they worked thus
at their advanced age Is a moral to the
young men and women of our country.
The venerable painter said: "My wife
and I are both orphans; consequently
have no 'old man' or 'old woman' to
fall back upon to burden them with our
support when we become too lazy to
work for our living, so we have come to
the conclusion to keep plodding on."
They are both, almost constantly em-
ployed, and their work is highly spoken
of, While all who meet them form the
highest estimation of their characters.
We understand they are now at work
near -Smith's Hill.
Independence.
To the Editor oi Tim iir11013 EXPOSITOR.
Sin,—The Young Liberals' convention
is over. They have discussed and
passed a series of resolutions, every one
of which, if they could be carried into
effect, would be a ben.efit to the country.
But they did not go far enough. Cana-
dian Independence should leave been the
first and leading plank hell-I:Or TO. • "-°- rm.
Could that point be gained, then many
of the other needed changes they recom-
mend would be much easier. accom-
plished.
The great drawback to Canada is want
of population. We have territory
covering nearly half a continent with
less than 5,000,000 scattered °Ter it.
Every meanci of inducing a desirable
class of immigrants to settle in this
country to any considerable extent has
been exhausted. Paid passages, assisted
4
passages, hig i commissioners, and emi-
gration eget) s sent to the old country,
boundless pr iries in Manitoba and the.
centaining millions of acre
of the finest land on the continent, with
a railway, built at the public- expense,
running from one end of the con ntry to
the other, and yet all those inclueements
and efforts have been, to a large extent,
a failure, and, why? Chiefly because of
our colonial aonnection. A large prm
portion of these who arrive at Quebec
and New York, every season, are, of
German and Scandinavian origin, 'and
they leave the land of Weir birth for
two reasons, siz : to better their circum-
stances finaneially, and politically. They
are deadly opposed to everything in_ the
shape of mon rchyOowing to the oppres-
sion and res ictions under which they
have been pl .ced by the petty princes
and despots f Europe, and they go to
what they all a free' country,—e.
-.:democracy. They know nothing of
laws or institutions, but they do know
that we are e colony subject tomon-
archy, and hence the large majority of
the immigrantslwho do land in Canada
pass through to the United States, and
not only Getmans and Scandinavians,
but the best Of the English, Scotch and
Irish imigrants you will find there also
because they loffeJ a lat ger field for their
enterprize.
It is very 1 umiliating to a Canadian,
born ou the $i1, to know that while our
country has 1een settled nearly as long
as that of dur neighbors, and having
almost unlimited territory of excellent
quality and for settlement and varied
resources of other kinds, our population
is yet under 5,000,000, while that of our
neighbors is upwards of 50,000,000,1 and
rapidly increasing.
I have no quarrel with the land of our
fore-fathets, but I am a Canadian and
love my coimtry, and I regret that the
Young Liberels could not see their way
clear to pass a strong resolution in favor
of Independence, and thereby aid in re-
moving one of the greatest barriers to
our future prosPerity. - I am aware Ithat
the popular aoswer to those who vindi-
cate Independence is "that it means -
annexation." It means nothing of the
kind, but on the contrary, remove the
barriers in the way of prosperity wher-
ever they may be,let our vast territories
be settled up; widen the field for the
energy and e ' terprize of our manufac-
turers and therchants, and 'all ' other
'classes who have to depend on the
wealth produeer, the tiller of the soil,
and we will taereby cultivate a stronger
national sentiment; people will be pros-
perous and iconsequently happy, and
those who now favor annexation will be
no more heard of. But if we persist in
sticking to or.r old-fashioned prejudices,
remain, _ in I the old rut, increase
the public delet of the country, the cost
of Government, the cost of living in
marry cases, in fact everything but the
population. Then the periodical de-
pressions of trade, which before 1876
used to visit us every eight or ten years,
will not only recex every two or three
years as they have done since, but will
be with us continually, and Canadians
may be driven to clamor for annexation,
or even something inore serious if they
think it veil' better' their zondition.
A CANMOWN NATIONALIST.
September 22nd, 1885. -
That Police Magistrate, To the Editor of Tin; • HURON EXPOSITOR.
DEAR SIR, —I find in your last isstie
a column of reasons by "Scott Act
-
nitereaetess.ity of
ifthoseare°i
easily satisfied. It is alleged, 1st, that
highrgeen Ptholsihr
ev Mtallgise
the reasons which decided the County
CouOcil's action, they must have been
the erre hundred and ninety magistrates
none. Then our judges are unserupu-
forcement of the Aet." Is this correct?
the Crooks .Act enforced? I heard ot
of this county, though quite " effiewiehnii
in doing all they can to prevent the en -
Had Mr. Yates any difficulty in getting
" seem to consider themselves justified
is .normfair tp,lIa Y' infer,' iiii
lous, and would give- neither " justice
this
sat monatactereoubnYt of per-
sonal leanings or private views they
would quash every conviction whether
right or wrong. It must be a weak
cause which required such an attack
upon our judiciary to sustain it. Our
iasnadmonembblar ifofof aourmsepeniorr-
. jjautil Inde gieoersiicuri ede 'Peel such an accusation as a
gratuitous assumption. 1 have methim
in the courts for the correction of voters'
lists for many year, and while knowing
him to have a stronig political bias and.
sometimes being personally interested in
the result of his labors, I can safely say,
and believe I vpice the Liberal.. voters
of this county iii sokloing, that I have
never known him tO give a decision con-
trary to the principles of justice and
fairplay, and having such _ a record as
that amongst his fellow citizens, is be
not to be entrusted with the important
matter of the sale a a glass of whisky?
" Soft .Act" assumes everything, but
proves nothing. II say what I. said
before, that we, the ratepayers of this
county, have a right to. demand that the
present machinery ibe shown to be in-
sufficient before we are burdened. with
the payment of another official. Where
are the magistrates who decline to en-
force the law ?' The Mayors of -the
four towns; in Hu ort have the power
with , which it is song t to clothe the Police
Magistrate. lThey can .adjudicate the
cases singly. }[avd any cases been dis-
missed by them? Ave Os a list of the
convictions which t ose corrupt judges
have quashed right or wrong. When
we get these facts, if such facts there be, .
we will be in a posi ion to further con-
sider the matter. But we are farther
assured the expense'O'ill be nothing,—
like the Pacific 'Railway, which
Tupper asserted would not cost this
country a dollar, vvibile the last state:
mentshows that six ymillions of ourcasle
have gone' into it r he ratepayers know
that they have the salary to pay, while
they do not know hpw much credibility
to give the ingenious speculations of our
_friend " Scott Aee." But there is
_another excellence about this Police
Magistrate. From his decision there is
practically -no appeal. He is like' the
Revishos-Barrieter when Sir John, intro-
' went has been thrown over till Decem-
trBoli3Y,, septen
Con-
sider the question fully before you de -
slightest necessitye I remain yours -
to a, new council, that the opinions of
great point gained whei the right of
appeal was conceded, even to the county
sense of " justice and fairplay;" but he
of Huron, do you want an autocrat like ..
the electors may be taken -upon it. Con-
supernumerareefor whonefor aught that
has been yet showii, there exists notthe
duccd him to us, and it was felt as a
de-
cisions. I ask the Oiberal-minded menmatter is in your own hands. Theappoint.
and it will most likely'be relegated
de-
cide in favor of the appointment of a
judges of whom "'Scott Act" it so dis-
trustful.-- The Pollee Magistrate wM.be
human and liable td, err; he ma,y be a
fanatic, or unscrupulous, or have no
is to be empowered to give cast-iron de--
this to sit in judgment erelong you? The
iber llitli1885. W. SLOAN.
Bluerale.
LOCALITIES. —Mr. Frank Powell is re-
covering.—Mr. A. II. Musgrove, from
Whitechurch, was in town on Saturday
last He is in good' spirit i as usual.—
Mr. Duncan King, of this place, was a
delegate; from Bluevale, at the great .
temperance convention beld last week in
Toronto. ----Our hotel -keeper here strictly
observes the Scott Act, and no .person
can get a drop, but the manner in whieb
the law is being enforced in other dis-
tricts is a farce.—Our cheese-reaker,Mr.
Charles Ovens, took first prize at theIn-
dustrial Exhibition, Toronto, for three •
truckle cheese. This iS good.—One
more car load of eheese was shipped
from the Bluevale factory on MontiaO,
It was the first of ...August make,—Mr.
Robert Garness is putting up a new
building 24 by 50 feet. He now has
good buildings all mind, 'having put his
house in first-class shape last fall. All
he now requires is some person to take
care of him in his old age.—I was in
etror, last week, in stating that the =
person who cured Mrs. Pugh lives in
Berlin. His name is Thomas Freeborn,
and he lives in the township of North
Eastleope. He is a very fine man,
charges moderately in the event of a
cure and no cure 330 pay.—Mr. Joseph
Jenkins has returned from 'Ottawie
where he had been visiting friends.
BUSINESS. —Business in this place is,
on the whole, good. Mr. William'
Musser, merchant, says he 'is doing a
much larger business than ever before.
Mrs. Conover says the Isom, and Mr,
Timmins says he is doing as well as
formerly but it has been a dull summer.
Robert McPherson, our harness maker,
has all he can do in his line; Wm.
Gray, oftr tailor, is busy; he puts his
work wen together and always gives
satisfaction. Win. Sanderson, the shoe-
maker, has far too much to do, and he
can't supply the demand. Our black-
smiths also are doing a prosperous busi-
ness. Robert Pierce, who works in con-
nection with the wagon shop has turned
out a lot of new work and a fair general
trade.Frank Scott, in the other shop,
does a first-class general business, infaet.
better than he ever did. Our flouring
mill, under the care of Alex. Kay, has
done well and turns out a first-class artie
cle, although it has not yet the roller
process, but Alex. is a warm admirer of
theedd stone system, and with them he
cau tnrn out a first-class article: Tho
saw mills are taking summer holidays at
•
them than work days.
present. There are more holidays with
Wh.at the Kt
ellen Think
At the tria-is meet
()ranger/len on oa
letter from Pr.
load. It was "Wr
vitation to co-operat
On tendering a batten
.sulliva,n, and le wit
'Cunningham, Secre
mittee :—
J. Cr'NNINGLIA 51,
.I have the honor t(
,receipt of your invita
'•with a, eommittee of
,neeing a banquet to I
van.' You do tot li
-of the conamittee, les
political one, aiiri for
-that I must deelin
in so doing it is only!
state my reasons. 1
end , his friends kii
otaunch supporter, b
after his politieal eon
until the defeat of tit)
corporation in the II
1883. I had been an
an early age, a
happened to he a I
never allowd that di
ine for one moment.
loyally in every pos
he was the representa
tvative Party, and I
Conservative -'party i
the country honeetly,
to all men, without
creed. Let it be u '
no favors, politica,1
them, and I seek no
to ask Senator &Mit-
, . to review the history
It asked for no pr
simple one of recogni
to every citizen in a f
Orange Order had ale
Jut ally of the Coneer
40 years it had suppo
that party in every en
whim" had it a better
support? And yet 0
amazefnent Sir Joh
quietly in his place in
his faithful , frieze
-denounced. He
help them. He use
e,oeree his politic,a1
French party, and. h
Bill to its fate, In t
House of Commons, 0
-were Conservatives,
Boman Catholic mem
Bill. In other words
the opponents to th
Orangemen's political
more be said to kn
feeling comes before i
with some men, and
at if Orangeinen,
tsouided by the poliey
At least, in Kingston
in- eon/dies, at the o
test, it will be foon
wilt vote irrespectie
those who will sup*
fair' words only, buil
l
Orangemen are tang
tion, to be tolera
'ley are prepared to
eight to their opponen
submit to be trampled
been hood -winked h
litieal demagogues.
are able and willin
themselves in the" f
ticians do likewise—
sonally, I have nothi
-ing for Senator Sidi
.a,ncl his friends every
can take no part in i
Dear Sir,
Yours
Ji
..laster Allan L.
The reply was en&
—After a e
England, the oth
Nilsson. :the was tea
of her hotel., when
people gathered aroun
was so great that seve
trampled upon and kfl
—Before leaving 0
- day, Sir Hector Lai
nated. The operation
that he has since been
—Ex -Mayor nym
London South, was
evening of silver p
$400. The articles
diningroom while
house were in aeroo
To TTIE
have commenced Dress M
Scott,' s Block, Seaforth,
Laird. A trial is resixe
every effort will be made
tion. Remember the
Wilson It Young's Store.
-
AUCTION
On Saturday, Sept
eoneessimi 1, Tuekers
noon, sharp, Farm -
ments. Michael Dors
DeCantellon, auctione
• On Thursday,Octo
.noon, on Lot 26, eon
Farm Stock and Imp'
Manning, proprietor
tioneer.
On Tuesday, °ebbe
noon; on Lot 24, Con
Farm Stock and Im
• Grieve, proprietor; J
tioneer.
. On Tuesday, Octobe
noon, on Lot 25, Conce
Farm Stock. Robert
prietor ; J. P. Brine,
On Friday, October
noon,. sharp, on Lot 9
Ilullett, Farm, Farm S
ments. Thomas Amo
P. Brine, auctioner.
On Wednesday,
o'clock p. me on Lot
1.• R. S., Tuckersmith,
Implements. Mrs. C.
tress; P. DeCintillon,
On Saturday, Octobe
on Lot 31, Con
Farm Stock and Imple
Bell, proprietress;
tioneer.
On Wednesday,
o'clock, noon, on Lot 1
Grey, Farm Stock
Mrs. B. Tindale, prop
gatty, auctioneer.
On Saturday -ottobe
1). m., at the ‘;‘,xnune
forth, House and Lot.
proprietor; J. P. Brin
On Thursday, Octo
on Lot 23, Con
Farm Stock and I
• Armstrong, proprietor
ti -neer.