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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Nov: 27, 18851
An Interesting Squabble.
The political storm now raging in the
Province of Quebee is at least interesting
if . not edifying. The unholy, alliance
which has so long subsisted between the
Orange and Bleu is likely to receive a
severe shock, _but that it will be finally
and forever broken we very much doubt.
The exeention of Riel has shaken and
, convulsed the Tory party' of Quebec to
-
' the very centre, and those who were the
most ardent supporters of the Dominion
Government but a. few days ago are .
now its most bitter denunciators. So
severe has this storm become that the
Ontario organs of the Government -are
commencing to take alarm, and are even
now looking out for other allies for their
leaders providing the .Bleu supporters
should continue in revolt! At first they,
treated the protestations of their French
coadjutors with silent Contempt; and
tried to make their readers believe that
the whole thing was a concoction of the
Grits, and that the French Tories had
no part nor_ lot in the matter, in fact
that they quietly acquiesced in the ac-
tion of the Government, and approved
of the execration of Riel. The Tories of
Quebec, however, soon became so loudly
i
outspoken that the Ontario organs could
not longer hide from their readers the
fact of their displeasure and the threats
of vengeance that were being v-ociferat-
ed against the Goverement, and then
they had to acknowledge the fact that
the Quebec kern are really up in arms.
In doing this, of courk they must lay
the Name upon the Grits. The fact of
a leading Reformer of 'Toronto being in
Montreal on business was seized upon as
a pretext for the story that the Reform
party are trying to fonin an alliance
with -the disaffected Quebec Bleni for
!
th.e pqrpose of tenting out Sir John
Macdonald's Government because they
permitted the execution of Riel, and
henceforth we are treated to a homily
about French nomination, and the terri-
ble dangers -that would result therefrom
in the event of such a cOnlition, are de-
pleted in the most glowing colors. The
idea of the Toronto Mail, the Hamilton
Spectater, a,nd, journals of that ilk, pro-,
fissing to become alarmed at French
dominance' is too funny for anythiug.
- Has not the Province of Ontario suffer-
ed from French domination for years
and years, and who ever heard a Tory
journal deprecate it until now. French
domination, forsooth ! During the _last
three sessions of Parliament has not the
country witnessed the abhorrent specta-
cle of the French members taking the
Dominion Premier by the throat and de-
manding of him public money to which
they had no right, under threats that
if their demands were not forthwith
acceded • to they. would urn him-
self and his party from power? And in
order tcosave himself and re ain power
Sir John on each occasion - Oxceded to
e
their corrupt demands. While this was
taking place we did not ' hear a word
about French domination from these
virtuous and super -loyal journals.
French domination, in so fare as they
were concerned, was all right, so long as
it resulted in benefit to themselves and
their -political chiefs, and should Sir
John, at the next session of Parliament,
purchase his peace with these • same
pirates, as he has done many
times eIready, we would not eventhen
hear one word about Frenele domination
from the Toronto Mail and its_ co-
adjutors. But, so soon ,as it even sus-
. ,
pects that an alliance between the Re-
formers and the Frenen Tories is pos-
Bible, then the cry of French domin-
ation innet be raised. 1
Oar Conservative • friends, however,
need have no fear on that score.. The
present delightful quarrel between the
t
Ontario Conservatives antt, their Quebec
allies .has -no significan e for the Re-
formers Gf Ontario, and they can afford
to look on and enjoy it. It is only
natural that the Globe nrul some wags
of the: Reform party .should desire to
ake advantage af - so favorable an op-
portunity to aggravate the Tory agony as
much as _possible. It is just what the
Mail would. delight in doing towards the
Reform party did it have the oppor-
,
tunity. But, three-fourths of the Re-
formers of Ontario, and we do not know
1 .
but four-fifths of them, heartily approve
of the action of the Government in per-
mitting the execution of Riel, although
they do very properly condemn the don -
duet a the Government which rendered
that execution necessary. Besides this,
the Reformers of Ontario can have no
affinity with the Tories of Quebec, nor
is it at all likely that they will ever be
asked to. It is our firm belief that,
notwithstanding the noise and the
threats now being made by the Tories of
QUebec, that when the next session of
Parliament arrives they will be as sub-
missive I to' the mesmeric' influence of
Sir John as they ever were, and that
the source l of this power wi1. be made
manifest when the supplementary esti-
mates are subinitted, to Parliament.
The Ontario Tories vvill vote these
estimates without a grimace, and every-
thing win be lovely in the Tory camp
once more. But should the animosity
of the French Tories against their polit-
ical leaders` be so. deeply rooted that
money cannot move it, and they carry
out their threats to defeat the Geyerment, then so much the better. Th.ey
will have the satisfaction of knowing
that they have for once 7done their
country a service, even although it may
have been done through spite. Should
this prove to be the case, the Northwest -
rebellion and the death of Riel will not
have been in vain. Should they even
go further than this and support a
Reform Government, if one be formed,
they will do still more to atone for
their past misdeeds by again doing the
country , a service, and we do not
believe that any Reform Govern-
ment wonld, be justified in re-
fusing their unconditional and spon-
taneous support. But • for the Re-
formers to secure power by coalescing or
ccimpromising with the French Tories,
is something that never= will take place,
-at all events during the present genera-
tion. Hon. Edward Blake is too honor-
able, honest and high-minded a man to
think of any such scheme to gain power,
much less accede to it. They may
come to us, if the will, but we can not
go to them, and any Reformer who would
propose such a coalition' would be scouted
from every Reform' platformin the Pro-
vince of Ontario. It is desirable in the
interests of the country that the Reform
party should get into power in this Do-
minion, and the sooner the better, but
the Mail and , all the other Tory organs
may rest perfectly satisfied that when
Reformers do attain their aim and reach
the goal, the battle will be honorably
won and won in such a manner that no
Reformer will need to blush on account of
the actions of his partyl leaders. •
The Departure of the Big
Premier.
Considerable comment has been oc-
casioned by the announcement in .the
Government organs a; few days ago that
Sir John Macdonald had taken his de- •
parture for the old ,country. No ere-
vious hint had , been given of the
Premier's intended visit, and, .- conse-
quently, the announcennent teak every
person .by surprise., Various reasons
are given for this sudden departure.
All of them men be partly right, but the
probability is that, -none of them is the
correct one. The Mail says that Sir
John has been summoned to England by
urgent business • ctonnected with the
Fisheries Question. _ It is stated that an
International. Commission is to be ap-
pointed, and that It is Of the yery first
consequence that the imperial.. author-.
itis should have Sir John's advice in
dosing the prelirilinary negotiations and
appointing commissioners. The • Mon-
treal Gazette, the personal organ of the
new Minister of thennterion says that
Sir John has gone on a sort of a 'pleasure
trip to tone up and recuperate pre-.
paratory for the approaching session of
Parliament, 'which is expected to open
early in January. The Globe asserts
that he has " skulked" out -of the coun-
try to get out of the way of the wath of
his French-Canadian supporters, while
others affirm that he 'has .gone to assist
the Canadian Pacific Railway te unload
a portion of their stock and thereby
raise some needed funds, as the rich sus-
tenance of the Government cow is about
exhausted. Our readeis may take their
choice and please themselves.. The
Mail is usually the best 'informed in
Government secrets, or, at all events, in
genera:11y sueneeds in concocting the
most plausible excuse for Governmental.
idiosyncrasies. And yet its version of
the affair isexceedingly improbable, and
if correct, it says vtry little for
our high -salaried High Commissioner.
When Sir Charles Tupper was appeinted
to reside in. London in the height of
affluent luxury at the pub -lie expense,
it was said his presence there was neces- •
,sary to atteed to and settle all these
questions of Government concern, and
thus avoid the continual experise of
sending Ministers of the Crown to at-
•
tend to such business, But if the Mail
be -correct it would now seem that en
Sir Charles' usefulness in this direction
is gone, and that' the hundreds of thous-
ands which he has drawn from the
public till have been wasted as it is still
necessary for the "old man" to cross
the Atlantic and renethe show himself.
As wenave already said, however, the
Mail's story is very improbable, as it is
entirely contrary te Sir Charles Tupper's
disposition or antecedenns to play second
fiddle to anyinan, notevento Sir John,
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in matters which properly come within
his own sphere of duty and it is very
improbable that he has consented to do
so on this -occasion, and in addition to
this the present is not a time .when the
English government would arrange to
negotiate on important colonial interests
with a foreign power. They are now on
the eve of a general election and in the
midst of a heated and exciting *political
contest,the like of which has not occur-
red for ' years, with the probabilities
strongly against—their continuing in
power. To our mind the, Montreal
Gazette's excuse -is by far the most prob-
able. There is not the least doubt -but
during the past few months Sir John
has been badgered and bothered almost
to the verge of distraction by the hag-
gling and quarreling of his Orange and
Bleu supporters, and he has taken = him-
self quietly off out of the way of the
conflict,where he can enjoy a few weeks
peace and quietness before he has again
to renew the struggle in Parliament,and
we can't blame himmuch for doing so
•
either. The faet that his troubles are
all of his oWn making do not make them
any more easily borne and it is only
natural that he should desire to meet
his opponents in as good form a pos-
sible.
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'Agricultural Societies.
The annual discussion concerning the
agricultural societies is now in progress,
and the old cry that there aretoo many
shows and that the smaller ones If the
branch societies should be clone away
with is being reiterated. TnnExr &TOR
has frequently ieferred to this s bject
before, but another' reference will ot do
any harm. It is an important s bject
and the -more it is discussed the etter.
It is generally admitted that, -th Pro-
vincial Exhibition has outlived i s use-
fulness, and that unless the Agricultural
and Arts Assodiation, which'eontrol it,
is in some way remodelled so as to make
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it conform more.closely with the spirit of
the times, the large amount of publio
.:
money which is annually expended in
keeping up the Association and provid-
ing for the Provincial Exhibition might
be devoted to some more 'useful par-
,
pose. It also seems to be a recognized
fact that tholndustrial Fain of Toronto, •
the Western --of London and other sim-
ilar exhibitions are established and per-
manent institutions, and that they are
not in need of public,aid, as they seem
- to prosper better as the product of in-
dellndent enterprise,: The problem
now is, how the money new cleti-oted to
theProvincial , Exhibition can be best
..
utitzed and the best means to be
adgpted to seeure to the rural popula-
tion the benefits resulting from a com-
1
petition of exhibits. 1
..,-; Withregard to the first proposition,we
believe the money now absorbed by the
Agricultural and Arts Association for
the maintenance- of the Provincial Ex-
hibition could be much more profitably
expended by , establishing , through-
out the country numerous ichools for
the instruction of practical agricul-
ture in connection with other useful
educational branches; these schools to
.occupy something -the same relation to
the Provincial Agricultural College that
the High Schools and Collegiate Inttitu-
tes do to the Provincial University.
In this way a tharough agricultural educa-
tion would-be Placed within' easy reach
of every farmer's 'son, and as a result
our 'farmers ekuld-soon be enabled to
take the positiiin in the country which
their wealth and influence entitle them
to, a thing the do net now do. Re-
specting the sechnd proposition we would
-devote the entire panic money or pro-
vincial aid now distributed among the
riding and branch societies to county
societ-ies, 'and , make the Governm.ent
grant proportiOnate to the amount of
premiums offered and the facilities afford-
ed for the holding of e -good exhibition.
We would alsa witharaw the privilege
now allowed of a riding -or county society
amalgamating With a branch society for
- the purpose of lidding a union 9how as
is now so frequently done.. In this way
the branch societies would not be ma-
terially injured, as the pittarice of Gov-
ernment money each receives is a mere
bagatelle, and they would still have the
entire local reeources, such as rn tuber -
depend upon, Whicla in most, if rot all
• ship fees,- local and. Municipal gr nts to
: cases,would be emple to maintain a pres-
perous society bind produce a goo
. show; while on the other hand th
drawal of the privilege granted to
small
with
riding
or county societies to amalgamate with
branch societiesnweuld force the riding
societies to amalgamate and ho d one
good union central show, whi h the
Government money they would eceive
would enable . them to dee or in-
stance, in this County, the central coun-
ty society would receive about two thous-
and dollars Government money without
j
any increase in the grant, which added
to the_ gate r ceipts -would be sufficient
to. make a very liberal prize list fpr a
show that woUld be a fair and medium
step between the smaller branch shows
and the larger Lity ones. It is only by
some ruch scheme as this that the local
prejudices and jeklousies can be seffici-
ently overcome to permit of the main-
taining of a good central county society
and exhibition. ' We have no sympathy
with the cry for the doing nway with
the local branch shows. They are need-
ed and are doing a good work. Their
fruits are manifest on every hand every
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year, and it would .be a great mistale
to permit them to go down. We know
from Prereonal observation and exPeri-
once that if these shows were done away
with -the incentive of competition and
rivalry would be removed from a very
large section of our people. There are
many who exhibit their, pruducne at
these small local shoVes who would never
think of taking them to the larger coun-
ty show. Just VI same there are num-
bers who exhibit at the county shows
whose articleand animals are never to
to be seen at the large city shows. In
view �f these facts, therefore, it must be
clear to all that the small shows are still
a necessity and should be encouraged, as
they cannot be done away with without
inflicting an injury upon the ,'community.
By the plan we propose a gradual eeale
a competition would be afforded, the
benefits of -which would be available to
all, both high and low, rich and poor,
and the drain upon tbe public exchequer
would not be larger than it is at present.
Some Bien Thunder.
The excitement in the Province of
Quebec over the execution of Riel, still
continues unabated. A meeting attend-
ed by over 12,000 people was held in
Montreal on Sunday afternoon last.
This meeting was addressed by a large
number of leading politicians, the ma-
jority of whom were Conservatives.; and
the several speakeraseemed to vie with
each other in their denunciations of the
Dominion Government. A series of
'strongly condemnatory resolutions was
lso carried unanimously.' The meeting
was held in the open air, and although
the day was cold, wet and disagreeable,
the crowd stood for hours listening to
the addresses. The excitement, how-
ever, is not by any means confined to
the'city of Montreal. It seems to per-
vade the entire Province. . Large meet-
ings ,have been held in Quebec, and in
many of the rural constituencies, and at
all of them the proceedings were pretty
much the same, end.at each meeting the
leading. spirits were Conservatives, or
Blens as they are called, and from them
came the most severe and unmeasured
criticisms of the Government, and they
seem to be especially severe on Messrs.
-Langevin, Chapleeu and Caron. The
following is a mild sample of the
speeches delivered at -these meetings by
former supporters of the government.
Mr. Deejardins, of • llochelana, hitherto
one of Sir John's. staunchest French-
Canadian supporters, in a speech deliv-
ered last Monday evening at a large
meeting held at Levis, made some sig-
nificant declarations in the course of his
speech. He said:
"The Conservative members had been
reproached with having delayed too long
in sending their protests to Ottaiva,
but how could they have prOtested, he
asked, when during whole 14onths, by a
most odious system of deception, they
had been led to believe that the Govern-
ment would find means. to avoid -the
execution? But even when they did
protest, it was not yet too 1 te. There
could be no mistake, too about the
meaning of that protest. Itj meant that
if Riel was executed, therej would be a
rupture between the Gover ment and
the Province of Quebee, and new that
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rupture had come!.
NEVER TO BE HEALED AGAIN.
The Ministers never made a greater
blunder in their lives if they imagined
that the excitement in Lower Canada
would burn out quickly like a fire of
straw, and that all would soon be for-
gotten. He contended also that while
they had irretrievably lost this Province,
they had also lost the' sympathy of the
generous Irish race throughout the Do-
minion. Respecting the future, he said
that the dawn of Sir John's political
career had been lit up by the reflection
of the burning Parliament House at
Montreal, but it would soon be •ex-
tinguished forever by the shadow of •
Riel's gallows at Regina, that there
would be no question of party- any more,
but a union of forces in Lower Canada,
and that if they forged 'alliances they
would do so with their eyes open, and
against those actually in ! power at
Ottawa, on the basis of equal rights to
the French as well as the English race.
Mr. Arnyot, another Conservative mem-
ber at the same meeting, was particular-
ly hard on Sir Hector Langevin, who,
he said, had tried to strut about in
.Cartier's boots, but they were a mile too
big for him. Finally, .after adopting a
strong series of condemnatory resolu-
tions against the 1Governmen, the meet-
ing broke up with groans for Langevin,
Chapleau and Caron, and t ree cheers
for the Queen." .
This is a fair sample of t e sneeches
and proceedings at all the meetings.
ON the evening of the 13th
ber, Lord Rosebery, a pro
eral statesman, eves enter
of Novem-
ment Lib-
ined, at a
public banquet in Edinburgh , by the
Scottish Liberal Club. Thee were over
• 600 persons present, many of them the
.most distinguished statesmen of Eng-
land and Scotland, including tile Hon.
Mr: Gladstone, the great and popular
leader of the Liberal party in England.
Canada also Wa8 well and' ably epre.
sented in the person of Hon. Edward
Blake,, who delivered one of his most
brilliant orations in response tb the
toast "The Empire." Among other
reference § made to Mr. Bla e's presence
at the banquet, Lord Ro ebery the
guest of the evening, in replying o the
compliraentary address p esent d to
him, said:
'" As regards the closer nnion with
the colonies he would say nothir g to-
night, because on that he had !often
dilated, and because he would be im-
prudent, and, he might add, impudent,
• to say a word about thP colonies in the
presence of Mr. Blake'who is a leader
—(cheers)—who is notmereln the leader
-of the Liberal party in Cnnadai—and
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whose welcome presence to -night shows
that, however remote we may be from
the federation of the Empire, net that
Liberalism all over the Empire is feder-
ated and nnited—who is not 'lively the
leader of the Liberal party, but also one
of Canada's most distinguished states-
men, and he believed he was correct in
osaryattg.,
saying, by far her most distinguished
sismasmnimmissansow
The Execution of Rid..
The following sensible and truthful
remarks,which we take from the Winni-
peg Free Press, must be approved of
and appreciated by every person who is
disposed to take a fair and dispassionate
view of the situation. It says: _
IRiel has expiated bis crimes. He
was fairly tried, honestly convicted,
laudably condemned and justly executed.
The Government could not have decided
otherwise than they have done. We
blame them in connection with Riel's
fate only for the unnecessary cruelty
which they practised towards the unfor-
tunate creature in keeping him betwixt
hope and despair for •so long a time.
The attitude assumed towerds the Ex-
ecutive by Quebec, would have rendered
Riel's execution necessary even could it
have been otherwise avoided. Canada
cannot afford to allow*one section of her
people to interfere with the regular
carrying out of her laws. There is not -
one law for the French and another for
the English in this country. Riel was
a mercenary, cold-blooded self-seeker,
and we cannot understand how his COM -
patriots of Quebec could have beenso
misguided as to espouse his cause, which
, was not the cause of the French more
ithan it was the cause of other Canadians.
, But while justifying and commending
the action' which has been taken with re-
gard to Riel, individually, we must not
be understood -as forgetting for one mo-
ment the responsibility of the Govern-
ment for the circumstances which ren-
dered the unhappy event of Monday
necessary. Riel was not justified in
coming from his Montana home to stir
up strife and occasion bloodshed in this
Northwest of ours. But had the duty
of the Government been discharged, had
it not in fact been criminally negleeten,
Riel would' never have been asked to
come from, Montana, or corning would
not have found explosive material
but awaiting his inflammatory touch.
The half-breeds were neglected,despised,
wronged. In Riel they saw their only
_hope of redress ; in them Riel thought
he saw the prospect of gain. Disaster
has been the result. Blood has flowed
freely; money has been lavishly expend-
ed, and Monday's wind -lip - has left be-
hind it - embittered feelings which will
prevent anything like solidity among
the Provinces of the Dominion for an in-
definite period. When the rebellion ter-
minated wie were treated to joyful prams
from the organs of the Government -on
the bringipg together of the Provinces.
We were assured that all having fought
or toiled, side by side, would forever
afterwards cherish kindly recollections
of each other. To -day we have a "solid"
Quebec, fi4ed with cold hatred, pushing
asunder t e Maritime and inland por-
tions of Janada. This the rebellion,
which is d rectly attributable to the neg-
ligence ann fatuity of the Government,
has brought about in addition to the
loss and misery which it has otherwise
occasioned."
Fon years the Grits _have been black -
guarding Sir John because Rid was not
hanged for his first rebellion. Now
that the rebel has suffered the extreme
penalty for a second rebellion, the same
Grits have joined with Riel's sympathiz-
ers' in Quebec in denouncing the Premier.
-n-Toronto Mail. ,
,
Thi e is not true. The Grits as a party
do not depounce Sir John for hanging
Riel, nut hey do: deeounce him, and
very propet ly, for causing the rebellion
which led to circumstances making
it necessary that Riol should be hanged.
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THE Toronto News naively remarks:
"The captain who deserts his ship when
she rolls in a stormy sea should lose his
commission. But perhaps Sir John has
gone to England for oil to throw upon
the troubled waters."
News of the Week.
WELCOMING PARNELL. —Arrangements
have been made to welcome Parnell dur-
ing his visit to Chicago.
. A LIVELY CANVASS.—Three hundred
,
ladies are canvassing forLord Randolph
Churchill in Birmingharn.
CAMPMENIS WAGES.—Wages in the
Duluth district logging camps range from
$16 to $20 per month and board.
WITHDRAWN.—Mr." Parnell has with
from the contest for member of
Parliament for the . Irish district of
Liverpool.'
LINEN THREAD M.AisTUFACTORY.—Mar-
shall & On, extensive manufacturers of
linen thread. in England, have decided to
establish o factory. it Newark, N. J. -
No CHotERA.—All the ports of Spain
and the adjacent islands are free from
cholera, arid the authorities are giving
clean bills'of health,
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. —A Greenock firm
has received orders to build five_ steam-
ers, which will form the nucleus of a
• passenger service between Shanghai and
Melbourne,
- PiSHERMEN DROWNED. — Thirty-four
lives were lost in the Gloucester fisher-
ies the past year, .against 131 the year
before, and an average on 124 in the
preceding 15 years. ,
' RAINFA I, Is CALIFORNIA.—There has
beep. an nusuaily heavy rainfall all
through alifornia. The total fall for
ri,
the past month is estimated at over
eight inch s. .
- THE RITISH IN : DURMAH.—The
British e peditionaty, force have cap-
tured! 11 give, a tom.' of Burmah on
the Irranaddy river, 35 miles above
Proin ,
THE FiNlIOTIS CONTRACTOR.—M. De
Leseeps c lebrated his 80th birthday in
Paris on hursday. He will start soon
to inpect the work on the Panama
eanaLl . -
- Punme .111LOGGING.—TWO convicted
thieves and two burglars were publicly
flogged at Newcastle, Delaware, on Sat-
urday, be ore ail immense crowd. In
addition t the flogging,the'burglars each
stood ,an our in the pillory. •
THE G AND OLD MAN.—Mr. Glad-
stone , on Monday unveiled the new
" cross of Edinburgh," situated on Par-
liament s uare, before an immense con-
tending e unveiling were very im-
t
zourse of 113‘eople. "The ceremonies at -
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pressive. The venerable ex -Premier
joined heartily in einging the 100th
Pa.eslimi,,ietc.
,‘e‘A11 people that on earth d
dw
A TERRIBLE STonta.—A terribl
cyclone swept over the Philippine
Islands on Saturday. Eight thousand
buildings including numerous churches
and schoo'l houses, were destroyed, and
22 persons killed.
A SERIOUS .AFFAIR.—A serious re,l•
ligious riot took place at Broach, India,
On Sunday last. One of the English
officials was killed and three others
-were wounded. Five of the rioters were
shot by the 'police.
DEALING WITH TRAMPS.—At Denton,
Texas, fifteen tramps who refused to
work were taken from jail by a mob,
and each received 40 lashes on the bare
back, and were then ordered to leave
town. They Went.
NATURAL PAINT.—Several hundred
acres of natural paint—sienna—have
been discovered near Lewiston, Maine.
Two years ago the land could have been
bought for a dollar an acre. Now it
can not be bought for any figure.
THE DEVASTATING CYCLONE.—A -dis-
patch from Calcutta says 5,000 bane
been drowned and 150 villages sub-
merged in Orissa by a cyclone, and that
1,214 square miles in Moorshedalad
vanasdllduddea districts have been de-
te..
GLADSTONE IN SCOTLAND.—Saturday
afternoon Gladstone delivered his third
speech of the campaign at Dalkeith.
Fully 3,000 persons were present. He
said he was confident the Liberals would
elect a majority of members in the house
of commons in the cominglelections. The
dependence of the Tories, he said, on
.the Irish voters was unsafe, and was dis-
.honorable to the country. Gladstone
°advocated a radical referm of -the land
laws. He regretted the secession of a
'few Liberal peers. Their departure
from the Liberal ranks, ,he said, would
not harm the party, but it would harm
the house of lords, as it would induce
the people to believe that the. -abolition
of that body was necessary.
THE GRASSHOPPER PLikonE.,-Citizens
of Helena were aroused early on the
morning of the 19th inst., by what many
of them thought to be a heavy rain-
storm, but investigation proved that the
air was filled with grasshoppers. People
who have seen the pests sweep downo.nd
consume whole fields in Kansas, say
that in numbers the visitation the other
day exceeds anything ever seen in the
country tenfold. They were passing
from East to West. Great numbers of
them were disabled by hitting against
buildings and other obstructions,as they
were flying very low, and porters and
clerks had to shovel them from the side-
walks into the streets. They are genuine
Kansas grasshoppers.
At AWKWARD Mr. Moore,
an Englishman, who had married a
Chinese wife, by whom he had six
children; was recently- prevented from
landing with his family at San Francis-
co. He then wenn to Victoria, British.
Columbia, where he was compelled td
pay a tax of $50 for his wife and the
same for each of the children before he
was allowed to land. The money was
paid under protest, and an appeal was
taken to the Secretary of State, who is
now considering the question whether
the money can be legally collected or
not. The children all speak English
flnently. The case attracts much atten-
tion'as such a phase of the anti -Chinese
law has never before arisen for settle-
ment.
Huron Notes.
Mrs. Pinch, who moved from Ex-
eter to Stratford a few years ago, in
tends returning to Exeter to live.
—Mr. Robert Fulton, of Grand Bend,
leaves shortly for Alba,Michigan, where
he has taken the contract for sawing
10,000,000 feet of lumber.
—Last Saturday Dan. MeNatighton,
of Brussels, was injured at the new
skating rink, by a falling plank striking
him on the head. He was insensible for
a little while but soon rallied. The
wonder was that he was not killed.
— On Wednesday last, Mr. John Mc-
Cool and Miss E. McIlyeen, of Hullett,
were married at the Presbyterian manse,
Londesboro. The happy coriple took
the train for the north, and intend to
spend their honeymoon in and around
Chesleye
—A new saw mill is being erected on
Mr. John- Farrish's farm, 9th conces-
sion, Ashfield. A shingle mill will
also be shortly started on Mr. Tay-
lor's farm, llth concession. Mr. Tus-
key, of Ripley, and Mr. Reuben Spind-
ler, are the respective managers.
—The next High School entrance ex-
amination will be held at Goderich and
Exeter, on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of
December, commencing at 9 o'clock.
Intending candidates must notify the
Inspector or Head Master of the High
School not later than December nst of
their intention to write.
—Miss Knox, for the past eight
months a teacher in the Goderich Model
School, left on Thursday for Philadel-
phia, where she goes to perfect herself
in the art of elocution. She is a splen-
did reader, and gives promise of -attain-
ing a high place among professional elo-
cutionists.
—Thefts are becoming too common in
Brussels of late. Last week a window
was broken in John Shand's shoe shop
and a pair of ilong boots taken. Then,
this week goods were taken from the
front of the stores of John Alexander
and W. Nightingale and a fowl from
the front of the Garfield House.
—The Exeter Poultry Association
tend to hold n poultry and pet stock, ex-
hibition in February next, commencing
on Tuesday, the 2nd, and continuing for
four days. . Mr. Jarvis, of London, erre
of the best poultry scorers in the coun-
try, has been engaged to judge and
score.
—The Goderich Star says :—Every-
one will regret the dangerous illness of
Mr. Donald . Fraser, deputy registrar:
-
He has been down with inflammation of
the lungs since Friday last, and with
the best medical attendance is still in a
critical condition. His son, Dr. Simon
Fraser, has been summoned home.
—On Tuetday of last week.a young
man named -Wm. Johnston was brought
up, having- been committed by John
Neelands, J. P:, of Wingham, for bane
ing stolen -a silver watch -from Robert
Hunter, of Kincardine, at Lonclesboro,
on the 13th inst. The prisoner pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to a term 'of
imprisonment.
—Miss Annie Hough, of Londesboro,
was the successful applicant out of forty,
for the intermediate department of Blyth
school, at a salary of $275. The staff
now consists of J. W. Shaw, re-engaged
*MEI
at an advance in `salary, Miss Hough fie
first assistant, and Miss Radcliffe as
has sold sold the 80
as:crlo,nividG;0.
Robt. Thompson, on the e -
acre farm on which he is living, to Mee pposite side of
hintoerw'nsof the 15th con
bin,
the road, for the sum of $5,500, winding
considered a very fair price. There is a
frame house, bank barn, &c., on -the
place. He gives possession next spite&
when it is said, tie purposes removing to
Clinton to reside.
—On the evening of Friday, as Mr.
Geo. Cantelon Was leaving the Sharon
church, she met with a slight accident.
She was walking, and a horse coming
. out of the yard struck her on the sideof
a first thought that she had been struck
the head, knocning her down. It was
with the pine, nd was seriously hurt,
but she fortun tely escaped with noth-
ing worse than severe bruise. .
_A Wingh rn. Merchant the oilier
day purchased ome turkeys from a far-
mer's wife, and soon -disposed of them.
A hotel keeper jn town bought one, and
when the coo examined it she found
the heads of sevjerai turkeys inside. It
is needless to saIy the turkeys were sold
n
by weight. -
__Mr, Turne , of the Bayfield road
Stanley, has lost about 70 worth of
apples by the late frost and the negli-
gence of the buyer in not. sending hie
men along soon enough to pack them.
—Mr. John Reid, treasurer of Stan-
ley, has been rushing business this fail.
He had threshers, I framers and tin-
smiths all on the one day. Mr. Reid
has been repairing and raising his barn
and putting a new stone foundation
under it. The mason work was done
by Mr. J. 0. Elliott, of -Clinton; the
frame work by Mr. Robert WatsonSand
Mr. Boswell, of Zurich, put the eve -
troughs on his shed. '
—As Messrs. Robertson & Wetness
were threshing on the farm of Mr.
Turner, in Stanley, on Friday la,st, the
youngest son f Mr. D. Robertson,
of the Bayfield Road, got caught in a
shaft. His el, thes were completely
torn from his b dy and the forefinger of -
his left hand t. ken off. He now lies
in a precarious tate, but under reel:Ilea
treatment it is oped he will recover.
—Mr. Donal Fraser, for manye years
Deputy Regist ar of the county of
Huron, died at Goderich on Saturday
last after a sh • rt illness from inflam-
mation of the lungs. He resided in
Goderich for . out 30 years, having
taken the positiOn he retained' until his
death, when the late John Galt was
Registrar. He was .a quiet, unob-
trusive Christian man, and a faithful
and pains -taking official. He will be
much missed in the community where
he had so long been an esteemed resident.
— The editor and proprietor of the
Blyth Advocate has peen getting vaccin-
ated, and at last weaning had such a
sore arm that ---uid not write his
accustomed editorials. His fear of the
smallpox is 'not yet I ended, however, as
he makes the folloWing enquiry. Han
our local Board of Health taken into
consideration the matter of isolating a
smallpox patient, snould one be found
within our town limits ?
—Mr. Henry raham, of the 8th con. -
cession of Morri , bas sold his splendid
100 -acre farm 10 Mr. Macdonald, of
Manchester, for the Cum of $5,250. It
is a good farii and well worth.the
money. The present tenant, 1/Ir; W. P.
Scott, had the farm leased for three
yeats, begionin last March, and . is -
therefore eertitl d to remain for the
other two years, if all parties concerned
are satisfied.
—On Monday ast a young man named
Holland, who i employed with Mr.
Crossman, of th4 6th concession of Hun
lett, met with a serious accident. Re
was at work oi the:farm occupied by
Mr. Spindler, a d had excavated a hole
in which to bury a large boulder, when
it rolled in on him, crushing him very
severely, but fortunately breaking no
bones. It is feared, however, that he
.may have sustained internal injuries, as
he is pretty low.'
—On Wednesday aftern n o last
week a fire broke out/ in Harry
Town's residence in Brusseiafcross the
river. The fire alarm was fling and the
engine and carts were sooneta,ken over:
The fire had caught near the chimney
and was burning under the roof but a
hole was cut in the roof and a The of
hose was directed to where the fire was
and the devouring elerhent was soon
drowned out. The house was damaged
a good deal however between fire and
water. The loss is covered by insurance.
members of the Wingham --
Curling Club ar beginning -to prepare
for the coming sorting season, and are
making an eff�4 to secure a portion of
the park to be lused as an open rink.
This would be li most admirable loca-
tion for their sports, and should -they
succeed in their efforts the place will be
flooded by means of the waterworks by-
dnant at the corner. The membership
is being largely added to, and the -club
of 1885-86 promises to be the strongest
the town has ev r had,
—The Clint°
Goderich Star gi
dyed forecast fo
—Considerable
what new aspir
municipal honor
Manning, barn
candidate for t
said Mr. Foeres
will retire. M
nefatiga.ble WOT
be the right
The present
will not likely
tion, but it is s
will oppose the -
Mr. Coats. ,
correspondent of the
ns the following muni -
that blooming burg:
peculation is rife as to
tits there will be for
this year. Mr. A. H.
ter, is spoken of as a
e mayoralty, and it is
r, the present mayor,
. Monning is an m-
en and would certainly
an in the right place.
eve, Mr. Mcnfurchie,
meet with any opposi-
id that Mr. T. Cooper
present Deputy Reeve,
— Mrs. Lewis Holman, a pioneer of
the township a Stephen, died at. her
husband's residence on the 14th inst., at
the ripe age of 69 years. The deceased
was a native en Devonshire, England.
Fier maiden name was Jane Bailey.
With her father's family she came to
this country in 1833, and in the follow-
ing year she was parried in London to
her surviving and bereaved husband.
They settled in the township of Stephen,
near Devon, soon after. At this time
that district Was a vast wilderness.
She was a denoted Christian woman,
and was .much a' d deservedly esteemed,
She had seven s ns and five &righters,
all of whom stiflj surVive her. She had
been ill about fi e tuonths.
—A most disgraceful. row took place
at the Central hotel, Blyth, on the even-
ing of Thann.sgining Day between Wm.
Boyd and Rana Haggart, both of
Blyth. The dispute seerns to have
arisen out of an old quarrel which hap-
pened some Months ago. While in .the
hottest of the battle Constable Davis
appeared on the scene, arid succeeded.
trizmBrit
;after some tliffie
the cooler. -At
ing Wm. Boyd
trines :Young am
er.curedrnto )5r t
•pixttattein rt :se:ret
..E4ed ntl and .13.2
.4:afasm—hieAoknnafibuol:enetairtaaofjoit
in Blyth some I
*midden &parte
No
elenrteleuf on
eanlyt'h f1:3
ish Mr.
bad succeeded
lucrative busine
times employing
We state upon
he has left his w
been living abou
.-destitute eireuras
day morning ear
was seen in le
leaves a number
Ins departure, te
:$250„ Mrs. Tal
ber parents mi.
—The Brantfo
non of Sir Richa!
not have been
been employed
the Grand Tru
about two montle
'however, contai
SocfhooblisaP
at1
terlintaerYngtht served
position in .,-conni
bolding a, lieutena
the colebrated Mi
was at Batochno
famous charge.
ivrol3t0hsnSchool,iieionhhe.erenesovirnis.
himself, and was
*1thwBh°rniussehlse
wa
—A
ease of some not
-wbieh caused a go
-Cie time, has just
time ago a gentler
here, but since ren
towards paying oi
the Episcopal chin
was never paid, an
tered in the Divi
oovery. The ense
the last sitting ef t
Judge Doyle. Th
was that the subscr
al on the entire
but plaintiffs mai
proviso was atVenie
evidence On both.-
-served decision bin
he has since given
ant.
Chilton ,
executors of the es
Hodgens have de
business in this 1
done for two rea
the executors resit
cannot give the att
to a, business of thi
..seeend place the p
• of the estnie, Mr.
sires to remove 1o.1
purposes engaging
own behalf. The !
be wound up bytle
We are certain. th
Blapro
ourdinie, °deft the;
be receiVed with
He hasnovv beenare
many years, in fai
with it, and -during
many warm frier
will be glad to I
ea progress and pr
ena eity. -
—An Usborne
A week ago last Ti
Northey and Miss .1
united in the holn
at the Elituville p
the ening of the
invited guests s
time at the res
• father in this tow
until the time t
discovered that
longing to Mr.
been taken off,
made for the reiss"
not found till
morning, when
premises of A
unnerstand Mr,
nearly who the
one of them by
to wear " Weewa.
the amount of dri
tercel by his path
"buffalo fur ti
-along his hie of re
he
say—sT:_T\n
h‘elnitran
li
Broakenshire,
pleased to team
she underwent I
Tonto general bosp
fully perfenned.
assistants succeed
-ovarian tumor,
pounds, and there
that Mrs. Brockin
Ins
leetehtihlrert
yeltwwaeasILIIaeoThee
cucriti
and innot the
regain
o
awoke the opera
she was comfort&
She stood the ot
• net
e
evening,BrockePi buthieea
ire
TWeittuhrnhehrodante.nghte
very weak, havi
food since the nign
eration, nor will sl
so until some tin
inneision has been
she has a large n
sides the attend
mother; a skill
.a.raegegcloot iwnAllitterue0
ticipates that she
home in the eourse
This will be 31
-many people in tit
of her recovery ha
lio:ti-nPogfeitte7ortinadbratyle.ailerAtx
sharpers on a C
tvaeenW3i;.Peter dsorarer
the strangers in Di
violas, They enp
lumber dealers f
Way
hon
nig them for cot
When one of the
Inortgage on a, pi