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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1885-12-18, Page 44 TH HUR N EXPO S I TOR; 11116111.11111101.1111111111.111.1._ E. BUTTERICK At. CO.S Reliable Peper Patterns for all kinds of Ladies', Misses', Boys' and Children's Garments, for sale by HoeetteN BROS., BeftfOrth. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. sir The figura be6eeert the parenthesis after each Nile denotes the page of the paper on which the advertiseinent will be found. Reduced Prices for Stovea-Mrs. J. Kidd. (5) Christmas Presents --Lumsden .t Wilson. (5) Clearing Sale -A. G. Ault (5) Big Sale 6f Dogskin Mantles -T. Kidd & Son. (8) ExecutorsNotice-James McIntosh. (5) Servant Girl Wanted -Mrs. D. Johnston. (8) Notice -A. Welch. (8) Cattle for Sale -B.- Campbell. (5) Stallion Sta.kes-T. Lapslie. (5) Creditors' Notice -G. Dobson. (5) Cheese Meeting -4. C. Morrison. (5) Hotel and Farm for Sale -J. Daly. (5) Hardware -Reid & Wilson. (8) Sunday School Festival -T. 0. Kemp. ($) Shawl Lost-Exposrroa Orrios. (5) , Estray Heifer -James Sparks. (5) Startling Reductions -j. L. Smith. (8) Special Inducements at Wade's. (8) Last Warning -A. Armitage. (5) Berkshire Boar for Service -C. Doan. (5) Annual Meeting -W. J. Shannon. (5) Estray Steer -N. Peck. (5) it.rokexpO.sitot 4. SEAPORTH, FRIDAY, Dec, 18, 1.S8q. South Huron Reformers. A meeting of the Reformers of South Huron as constituted for Dominion par- liamentary purposes, as well as for the Local Legislature, will he held at Dix- on's hall, Brucefidd, on Tuesday, De- cember 29th, at one o'clock p. m., for the purpose of organizing and taking into consideration other matters of vital im- portance to the party. It is expected that addresses will be delivered by some of the leading members of the party. A - large meeting is particularly desired. Official Barnacles. We believe that the Government of this Province is,upon the whole, as care- ful and economical as any other govern- ing body in the land, unless perhaps it May be the local township councils., -In fact they are accused some times, and we believe -with good reason, of being parsinaonious. This, however, is a fault, if faun it be, which the people will very cheerfully endor-se, and they will not be found. to make serious complaint on this account. But if we are to take the county of Huron as a criterion there are directions in which they can and should make savings, which would probably enable them to•extend their generosity In other quarters where it is mere need- ed, and woul4 be more appreciated. While it is quito proper that the Gov- ernment should pay competent public servants liberally, it is not right that they should encourage peuperism. The Government should treat the public ser- vants in the same manner that .busin.ess men and other employers of labor are, of necessity, required to do. When for anyreason whatsoever a man become& suifit for the service, or unable or incom- petent to perform the duties required of him he 'should be dismissed. There is ria good reason that -we know of why' a mare who for years has been in receipt of a liberal salary from the Government should, when he becomes disabled, be pensioned upon the public, and ldraw a liberal allowance still and render no ser -vice for it. We de not want any such barnacles in this country. The pernici- ous system a superannuation at present in vogue under the Dominion Govern- ment should be abolished, and the On- tario Government should. not be allowed either directly or indirectly to follow it. Whether they do so in other counties or not we cannot say, but we know of a most flagrant instance in this county aral we have no hesitation in directing the attention of the Government to it. A couple of years ago it was found that the gentleman who occupied the position of Master in Chancery in this county had become incompetent to perform the duties of his office, and hence an assist- ant was appointed, and the salary was divided equally between the two, each receiving $1,200 a year. The duties are now entirely performed by the gentle- man recently appointed, and the old officer renders no service for the large sum of public moneY he receives. We understand that he does not even make a pretence of attending to the duties and does not vieit his office °Ace in tWo weeks, and that even if he did there -is nothing for him to do, as one officer is sufficient to perfarm the entire labors. Now, we say that this superfluous man should be dismissed and should not be permitted to draw from 'the public treasury e mnrificellit allowance for doing nothing. He 1),as held this. office for years and has been in receipt of a liberal salary, and if he hasbeen so im- provident that he has not kid by any- thing for old age he should now suffer the consequences of his foolishness. The industrious and thrifty have no right to be taxed to keep hhn in luxurious idle- ness: The only excuSethat the Govern- ment ina,y have fro the proceeding is that _ he is oppoted to them politically, and consequently they have a delicacy in dismissing him. The Ontario Govern- ment da not need, however, to be so re- gardful of the feelings of their political opponents. They have received no favors Irmo them, and they need not expect any, while they know very well that if the positions were reversed Mr. Officer wesuid re- ceive a short shift and stacrimp justice. While we have our hand in we may as well direct the attention of the , Do - mama Government to another official barnacle under their jurisdiction which should also be removed. We refer to the Deputy Collector of Inland Revenue - at Seaforth. We do let wish to be understood, however, as Making any reference to the individuA officer in this instance. It is the office itself we ob- • ject to. For several years an officer has • been stationed here, and we venture to say that the entire revenue collected by • him has not paid his board bill. There is now only one small brewery to be at- tended to, and even were 'it running steadily, whieh it is not, the services of an officer for an hour a week would be suf- ficent to do all that is reivired. And. yet for this service an able-bodied man is kepthere at a salary of ffom six to eight hundred . dollars per year. It looks as if there were so many officers • under the Government that they did not know what to do with them, and they were glad to have an excuse to oend them some where. If this is a sample of the way the public service is conduct. ed it is not surprising that ..pUblic offices are so eagerly sought after._ Will the Government be - Defeated? The question is frequently asked, will the Dominion Government be defeated when Parliament meets? A geed many seem to be of the opinion that itavill. The only reason i for this hope is, the dissatisfaction of the French-Canadian supporters of the Government. The evident fear maeifested by the news- paper supporters af the Government hair done much to strengthen this feeling. We are not so sanguine, however, as to hope for any such immediate result from the present agitation. A good many of the leading French supporters of the Government have taken such strong ground against it. that they cannot re- trace their steps with any degree of con- sistency, and eveu if they were inclined i to do so they have already worked-up their constituents to such a pitch of antipathy that it would not be safe' for them to make the attempt, at least for , some time. With these, the .return to their former party allegiance if made at all must be by slow degrees. They must, at all events, keep up a show of cpposition, if for nothing else than oppo- sition's sake. Jt is quite probable also that some of them, are sincere, and that their opposition is dictated by principle and not by passioii or temporary preju- dice. There in -ay be a sufficient number , of these to so augment the ranks of the OppOsition ao-to keep the GoVernment well in check. , In this way the defeat of the Government would ultimately be secured, but we fio not hope for any such,immeditate re ult, as we do not be- lieve that the rench -Canadian sups porters of the Government will secede in a body. Many will still adhere to the fleshpots. If, however, the Opposition should be strengthened as we haveeindi- cated, it would be a splendid thing. It is an indisputable fact that the Govern- ment have existed for ' the 'past _five years by bribing, buying and gerry- mandering., Bereft of this Power the Government would be shortilived. If, therefore, the Opposition, with, the aid of the French discontents, should be so strengthened that they could deter the Government from ;resorting to these disreputable means to retain power, its lease of office would be of comparatively short &nation. There is a hOpe that in this way a change of Government will ulti- thately be brought labout,but that -change will not,we believe; take place so soon as - some anticipate. However, if the Gov- ernment can only be kept in moderate cheek it will be a very great deal gained for the country. ' Ever since 1878 the opposition has been so weak, numeri- cally, that they have been very little cheek upon the GOVernrnent and conse- quently the latter have. rim riot and have indulged in such extravagances that the conntry Which should be pros- perous is, to pet it mildly, the very re- verse. Althoukh we believe it would be a blessing for the country if the Reform party were to get into power at once, from apolitical point of view it is not desirable. It is quite true that the affairs of the country are in a deplorable 1 condition and that good men can scarce- ly be got to attempt their management at the present time under Sir John Mac- donald, but the vast majority of the people have not yet come to realize the dangers of the position, and until they • do,it would neither be safe nor judicious . for the Reform party to assume power. The people require one .or two more turns of the taxation crank before they will have their . eyes fairly opened. That they will have this before long if • the present Government remain in power there is no doubt.. After they have been well squeezed for a While they will be more apt to appreciate ther honest ef- forts of the Reform party to secure their relief when they come -into power. ' The squeezing process is now progressing admirebly and another twelve months experience of it with the necessary ad- • ditional weight added to it will doubt- • less have an amazing effect in reforming their convictions concerning the merits of the respective political parties. Until that time comes, it would, . we believe, • be a misfortune to the Reform party to f get into power. DIsEAsE SFREADING.--Diphtheria- is spreading alarmingly in New York citY. • Tem Wingbarn. Times very correctly remarks: "There is a wheel within a •wheel in this revising barrister business. The Conservative press pointed with pride to the fact' that the Government had appointed impartial county judges to fill the positions, but what of the fe- vising barristers' clerks whom the judges have appointed to do the work for them? Can it be claimed that they are free from bias? It strikes us that it would have been eq ally as well, and less hypoerisywuk have been display- ed, had the Over ment carried out their original i*te tion regarding the appointment of t a os4 who were to pre- pare the voters'. ist" In this_county, at all events, the apjointees are all as Partizan as it co Id be possible to have them. • THE London dvertiser in quoting the figures we g ve last week, showing the `large amoun • that had been paid to . the. Consery tive papers by the Dominion Geyer ment, hits the right nail fair on the .head when it says "But, hints s me one, if this be so, cannot it b said that the same motive actuates the • Reform press -4 that they wish to share in the loaves and fishes? Th'i argument cannot be brought or regar ed. as valid. The Re-. forrn party -does not believe in a sula sidized press. T e Mackenzie Govern merit did net s ,bsidize the press, and, the Mowat Gov rnment goes to the ether extreme of oing business with the • Tory press -a sys em which the AdCere tiser most unhesit tingly condemns. The "war �f races" owl in the Mail refire! • gents just exactly ,$9,856 worth of print- ing, an $1,270 w rth of advertising -or rather , printing and advertising- that those a ounts w e charged for. - IT is estimated hat' the cost of pre- paring the voter' lists under the new Dominion Franc ise Act will amount to five thousand e oilers for this county - alone. This is a entirely new and ad- ditional burden t at has been laid upon the people, and e defy any living man to show one farth e g's worth of benefit' that they will de ve from the expendie ture. It is true t • is expense is paid out of the Dominion t easury, and the people do not have to pa it directly out of their , pockets. But, it is equally true that, they do have to pay it all the same. The Dominien Go erriment do not makel money any more than the municipal councils do, and very cent they spend • comes from the p ople just as surely as • they pay their nnual municipal tax bill, and they ha e, consequently, just as direct an inter st in the expenditure if they could only be Made to think se. Now, here we h ve the people of this country slaving ,d working with brain and hands, from e rly morning until late evening, in orde to make ends meet, while we have t e Government of the country levying u on them to support a few hangers-on in comparative idleness. Surely it is about ime the ,people were getting tired of th s sort of thing. • THE latest of have made very 11 we anticipated las ing of the paddle nitely determine will have a consi the Conservative Parnellites, but t Conservatives, gi jority. It will t nell has secured earnestly contend er between parti position to dictate but which will not definitely kno -newly-elected pari short-lived. It i the ConServative Parliament at the met by a reverse 'another dissolutio tion. It is possib nell's demands ma, permit of an alli Should this conee • of the two lead strong to secure p he English elections tle change from what week, and the stand - can scarcely be defi- yet. The Liberals erable majority over not counting the ese united with the es them Ia small ma- rls be seen that Par - that for which he so d, the balance of pow. s. He is now in a terms to both parties, et fall in with him is n. In any event the ament is likely to be supposed now that overement will meet ppointed time, and if ote they will ask for and a general elec- e, however, that Par - be so modified as to nce with Gladstone., bout the united forces rs will be sufficiently wer and hold it. Newi o the Week'. A Tosy INIT RITANCE. -WM. II. Vanderbilt left ea h of his eight children $10,000,000. PLENTY Sow. -A snow storm at Chicago on Sun oy le,st covered the ground to a depth of over a foot. ROYAL CoNTRi UTION.-Queen - Vic- toria has contribu ed $2,500 to the re- - lief of the wounde Bulgartans. The most intensely has been experienced, w prevailing through bree thousand rebel local Egyptian wall ograkeh, after a pro-, t, on Saturday. • INTENSE COLD. cold weather that in five years is n England. A REPLLsE.- were repulsed by risen of 200, at tracced engageme • UNe0uernseee.-1-Samuel W. Petchen, a New York broker, fell down stairs at( the Brooklyn club the other night and, broke his neck. • THE MARRIAG Bites. -The friends of the Bill to pern it marriage with th deceased wife's s'ster are confident o carrying it throu h Parliament et th c9ming session. . THE MILLIONAI FUNERAL. -Wm. H. Vanderbilt's funeral, which took • plaice Friday, was conducted- with the •utmost privacy an absence of anything like ostentation. TORN To Amer- -A few days ago a mail bag was thr wn from the fast mail train near New B unswick, New Jersey., It rolled beneath the wheels and, with • its contents, was ...round into fragments.; Envelope, mone , bits of leather and bank checks were ound at a distance of two miles from th r place where the hag was thrown off, the track being literally strewn with fragments of paper. DISEASE AMONG HORSES.---Eplzootic has broken out in Chicago. A large • number of horses engaged in the street cars are suffering froin the disease, and severalre died. IGNOi. merly a wealthy stock broker, died in tors END. -S. 0. Mills, for- . the hospital at New York, Monday. His body lay' at the morgue two days before being recognized. VILLAINOUS PLoT.-The Grand Jury at Salt Lake, Utah, in their pr sentment report the discovery of an inf mous con- spiracy On the pert of Morm )n officials of the city to entrap and ruin a rominent Gentiles. • FIGHT BETWEEN A lioRS AND A LION. -A despatch from La der, Wy- oming, says - a terrible figh a occurred near there between a stall n and a mountain lion. The 'horse els' badly torn, butthe lion was finally illed, the • horse crushing its skull with i s hoofs. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA. ISHERIES. -The Inspector of Pisheries-f r British Columbia gives the official fig res for the season's pack at 109,117 cases, each case containing 4 dozen cans. The dogfish oil he. reports to have been 0,000 gal- lons, valued 04 $20,000. • Panweee's NEW SUPPORTERS —A1110I1 • the new memhers of Parham nt electe to support Parnell, are Parnel 's private secretary, a tailor, a tavern ke per, a re- porter on the Dublin Nation n wspaper, the proprietor of a dancing s loon and his manager. A CASE FOR DR. PASTEU -A son of Meissonier, the celebrated ainter of . Pariswas terribly bitten on unday by a rahid mastiff in his father s garden. The victim was immediately s nt to Dr. Pasteur for treatment. The latter de- clares that the patient's recov ry is cer- tain. Youeu GeoanseoNE ON IRISH AFFAIRS. -Herbert Gladstone has wri ter discountenancing the sep Ireland _from ;Great Britain, but if five -sixths of the Iri desire a Parliainent in Dublin local affairs, in the name �f j wisdom, let them have, it." ACCOMMODATING THE INTE consequence of representatio greet inconvenience aqd distr td residents df the interior Col imbia by' the discontinuance of trai s between Port Moody nd Kam - loo 5, Hon. Mr. Pope; has gi en direc- ti s to have the servide resm ed. ' • T RRIELE HOLOCAUST. -A crowded ten ment house in Plymouth, England, au ht fire the other day; we've or fou teen of the inmates being urned to dea, h. One Man was dashed to pieces by umping from a high wind w, and a nu ber of others were terribl injured in soaping from the burning b ilding. ten a let - ration of ut adds, h people o manage stice and of the ss caused f British HE NEW NILE EXPEDITI N. -The activity and daily increasing s rength of the rebel forces have attrac Z1 the at- tention of -the Government to t e serious state of affairs in Egypt and the fact. that the present British force 'Tr Egypt is totally inadequate to cope with the formidable • army of, the ne Mahdi. Hence it is formally announce that the Government has- decided to se d a new expedition to the Soudan, and t is being prepared for immediate dep rture for Egypt. A TERRIBLE RAILWAY Ac. One of the most terkible rail 'ad acci- dent ever known in Georgia occurred last Tuesday night at midnig t, fifteen miles from Atlanta, on the e eorgia &, Pacific railroad. The East Te /lessee & Georgia Pacific railroad use he same track to Anetel, and on Tuesd y night the Georgia & Pacific mixed tr in, with a coach and one sleeper, stopp d at the tank to get water. The. coach nd sleep- er were on a trestle 30 feet ha.h, when the East Tennessee fast passen er train, going at the speed of 30 miles aer hour, strtick the sleeper, and the enerne went nearly half 'way through its T e wreck was! terrible. The fireman spr ng over- bo+1 and received slight injur es. The eng neer held to his throttle an was un- hur . Some fourteen of the p ssengers wer killed and many wounde • • Huron Notes. • -.TA Christmas cattle fair wil be held in Clinton on the 19th of 'member', .Whr a number of prizes will be given for cattle and poultry. Mrs. Archibald Scott, of 1 Test W& wa osh, who has for some time last been su • ring from a paralytic strok , is slow! ly ecovermg: , Mr. 't•I m. Tichbourne, o e of the pio leer settlers of Goderich township, die at hi residence on the 6t conces- sio , last Week, at the age of 8. years. Mr. P.,obt. Johnston, of T rnberry, has purchased from Mr. A. Cs rlton, of W wanosh, that fine importe a ' Clyde horse" Yining Mazeppa." -The $50 fine- for violating he Scott Act last spring was paid over ast week by the -landlord of the Reve e House; Brussels. Twenty-five dollars If it goes into the 'Own treasury. • -On Monday, Wm. Bathe ford fell down the Ioft of Wm. Hasting ' barn, in Turnberrya and received a bad shaking,1 besides being injured inthe ack and about ttihsstatedeody. i that Mr. J. R. Eller, Goderich, who for the past 15 ears hag, been_ Inspector of Public Sahools in South Huron, intends removin to Tor- onte in January next, where h will re- side permanently. -Mr. T. J. Bell, hotelk eper, of • Londesbero, recently received he diplo- ma issued by, the Inter -Stat Fair of Kansas city, Missouri, for the est gen- eral-purpose horse shown at th fair held there on the 20th September, 1 85. -John Nott, V. S., of Brt ssels, in- tends taking a trip to Kens s in the early part of the next year wi h a view of benefitting his health and having a rest. F. W. O'Brine, V, 5., o Beaver- • ton, will take Mr-Nott's plac during his absence. -A lady in Regina, Northw st Terri- tory, recently sent to a lady i riend in • Wingham as a curiosity, a pie e of the • rope with which-Riel was hang d, and a lock of the ex -rebel's _hair. • he rope was a light-colored hemp, and the hair of a dark brown color. -At the annual meeting of the East Huron Conservative Associatio , held at Brussels on the 9th inst., Jose 61 Leech, Esq., of Bluevale, was elected 'resident; J. Carter, Blyth, vice-presio ent, and Chas. W. Leech, secretary, he vice- presidents in the different muni ipalities are the same as in the past yea -An Usborne corresponde t says: One of the most largely attended veddings in this section was that of Mr. m. Mon- tieth and Mimi; Jane Duncan, hich oc- curred in Usborne at the res dence of the bride's father, Alex. Dune l Esq., • on Wednesday, 2nd inst. Upwards of 90 guests were present. The Rev. C. Fletcher officiated.- -Benjamin McCa.nce, a former well- known resident of Wingham, has been arrested in Toranto on a charge of for- gery. It is alleged that some time in August last hesigned the name of a butcher of that city to a note for $120. The note was discounted by.a barrister, who paid McCarice $50 on account. After the forgery the accused suddenly disap- peared, but returned a few days ago. - -Mr. Fred l Youngblut, of lot '9, Maitland block,: Hullett, has rented his farm, containing 100 acres, to Mr. R. Taylor, of Colborne, for a teem of seven years, at $200 alyear, which is consider- ed a very reasonable rent. Mr. Young- blut intends to. give all his attention, after he leaves the farm, to his threshing machine and entire stock. -The Stratford Beacon of last week says: "Mr. George Eyvel, one of the Hansard s aff, ie in Stratford reporting the proceedings of the county court and sessions. Mr. Eyvel is probably the best stenographer in the country, and is a clever and experienced journalist be- sides." Mr. rEyvel is a former -Huron boy, who reflects ,. eredit, upon his native county. -Mr. D. MeCuaig, of Clinton, has five Frenchmen engaged in getting out square elm timber, and in two weeks lately they cut 15,000 and 16,000 square feet respectively. When it is stated that 11,000 feet ; is considered a large amount in a week for a staff of that number, it will , be seen that the men the worked like Trojans. The men all be- long to th Provime of Quebec. -It is s id that some of the Indians living in the vieihity of Sa.ugeen have recently visited Goderich for the pur- pose of making a claim for the recovery of a large portion of what is known as "the flats," They allege that the land originally belonged to the Indians, and that the Canada Company having no claim to it, had no right to its disaosal. Whether they are able to Prove their claim remains to be seen. ' ---On Monday a. man named Cauchon met with an accident while at the Clin- ton. flax mill, and was fortunate in escaping apy serious injury. He was feeding one of the machines, and wish- ing to thr, 'off a belt he ,attempted to do so, but his hands being numb, he was a little awkWard, and the belt flew and struck him on the head, knocking him senseless. He sustained a slight cut about the heed, which was all the injury received. -Last Wednesday the marriage cere- mony was perfornied between Richard • Miskimmoiis and Miss Martha Miskim- • mons both of Morris, at the residence of -the bride's Mother, by Rev. J. S. Fisher, of Blyths The bride was at- tended by Miss .Annie Miller, and the groomsman, was James Miskimmons. The wedding gifts were handsome. The young couple have the best wishes of a large circiq of friends for their future happiness. -After the �onviction- under the Scott Act of Messrs. Reynolds, of Hen - sail, Schaffer, of Kippen, and Winters, of Blyth, they all gave notice of appeal. Their cases were to have come up for hearing at the Quarter Sessions before Judge Toms on Tuesday of last week, and Mr. Scott, barrister, of Clinton, went up to Goderieh for the purpose of representing the Scott Act Association, but Mr. Campion, for the appellants, was not rea1y to proceed, and the cases were adjou ned. -The W ngharh Times of last week says : Mabor Neela,nds and Wallace Bell retur d on i Saturday night from Petrolia, w ere they purchased a pump and fixture, together with 1,600 feet of piping, to e used in testing the well as soon as a illing operations are com- pleted. 'I' ey got the whole business for $530, whicl is considered remarkably cheap. Th well has reached a depth of some 1,475 feet, , and it is likely the pump will be put in operation when 1,500 feet as been reached.- -A Gre townshipOcorrespondent of the Brusse s Pod says : A little talk haer been tirred up during the past week over report of a contest for the reeVeship. The Reeve has been elected so often by cclemetion that it may cause a little talk when it is stated that he may be oppose4 by Deputy Reeve Milne. Report says if the above contest does take place Councillor Bryan will walk _ into the de uty reeveship. Nomination' day will set all rumors at rest, however. The past y ar's council has given very general satisfaction. --The steamer Oconto, which during the past Season plied between Goderich and Detroit and other American ports, ran aground at Charity Island on Satur- day night, the 5th inst., when on her last trip for the scason. Seven men of the crew ot ashore and reached Bay City and Detroit, when arrangements were made for sending a tug, and it was expected the vessel would be got off without much loss, as she wasmaking but little water.. The colorea cook died on Friday night from fright. -In i'ith Ise noits last week mention . . was made of a Firious accident which i. befel Mr. T. Fe guson, of East Wa- wanosh, by the: pinning away of his horses in N. ringh4in. We now regret to learn that I1r. Ferguson has succumbed to his injuries and died on Thursday last week. • He *as 61 years of age, and has been a resident of East Wawanosh for over 20 years., He leaves a wife and grown up f mily to mourn his untimely death. 1-1 wael much and deservedly respected By all iialia knew him. -A Blyth correspondent says: We are not to have a contest for the reeve - ship after all. Per the past week there has been (elite aniexcitement, as Messrs. Kelly and Hamilton had been canvassing very earnestly up to Tuesday night. Ilp to this time the bitterest emnity existed between II them but a meeting (Conservative) as held when Mr. Clegg, of Wiughi.m, presided. The first and foremost business was the settle- ment of the reeveship, when it was ad- vocated t at it was a party necessity that Mr. elly.should once more fill the town arm hair. I Of course Mr. Hamil- ton nature leeoppihsed this being brought up at this eeting, but at last offered to leave it i the 'hands of the meeting, when, to is great astonishment, Mr. Kelly was he man by a large majority, and will c nsequently have a walkover. --The G derich Signal of last week says : Re - T. E. Calvert met with an accident o Sunday morning last while on his way to Leeborn church to preach. When near the house of E. Shaw the horse got stuck ' in a snow drift, and upon Mr. Calvert getting out to assist the animal, it plunged out of the drift and left the driver in the deep snow. The horse was secured by S. Gibson, i , • a DECEMBER 18, 18M, --- who afterwards came to the help of the pastor. The day was very cold, 're bliz- zard was blowing, and Mr. Calvert was almost chilled to the bone by the cold lake shore drive and was nearly help- less. He was taken into M. Shaw's house and restored to warmth juid com- fort, but wee unable to fulfil iis pulpit engagement.' -Owing to the he vy snow storm only about a score of p rsons as- sembled in theichurch, and iii the ab- sence of the pastor, R. E. Brown con ducted a brief service. -The teturhe a attending the Goderich Model SchoOl during the last $rrn, pre- sented the head master, Mr. Embury, with a complimentary addre s, accom- panied by a handsome cruet stand, aa a memento of their esteem for him as an instructor, previous to leaving the school. The address was signed by Messrs. W. IL Green James .Malone and C. A. McLaughlin on behalf of thir fellow - students. • The County Cou • The County Court and Court of Quar- ter Sessions opened at Goderich on Tuesday* _of last week before Judge Toms. There was very little business of interest before the Court. 1'1r. John A. 'Wilson, of Seaforth, was ppointed foreman of the Grand Jury. • THE JUDO ES A DD RESS. Judge Toms; in his addresa to the Grand Jury, said that the calendar placed in his hands by the sheriff show- ed the usual state of affair in the county, so far as the court as con- cerned. There were none :nowl waiting in jail for trial, although ther rea number of prisoners there. .T orweewere three insane persons in jail, and the county had done* all that it could for these persons, and all had been examin- ed by the proper authorities. The ac- commodation for the insane of • this province was now so limited, Ithat un- fortunately these poor people 1iad to be sent to jail. He saw some familiar names in the list of • persons in jail. They were confined in tail for an offence that was not named in the common or statutory law; and that is, they were poor. For this crime they wer put in jail, and the county has to bearj the ex- penses. There should be Soi e other accommodation for this class .o people. The men you send to the County Council are the men who should attend to this matter, but although grend jury after grand jury have suggeSted this • they have done nothing.. He mentioned -this because ' the newspapersf other a counties were poking fun at thi county, because while being a rich county it Will not maintain its poor. The county at- torney had told him there would be a case of assault. He then explained the difference between common anl aggra- vated assault. That was the oily case to come before them. It was a so their business to varit the jail and re rt upon its condition.. • THE GRAND JURY'S PRESENT !ENT. The jurors for our Sovereig1 Lady, the Queen, beg leave to pres nt that they have-examieed the jail an find it clean and everything in good oder, no complaints from the prisoners ii regard to their treatment, and we con ratulate the jailor on the admirable con ition we find everything. We beg leav to call your attention to a complaint o a pris- oner confined as a debtor since the 6th June last, of the injustice of his confme- ment. We congratulate your h nor on the fact that oor duties as gr nd jur- ors, have been so light. The o ly case which has come before us was cne of as- sault and we have dealt with itj accord- ing to our judgment. • We arel pleased to see there are no criminal cases re- sulting directly or indirectly f om the use of intoxicants. We undersfan4 that owing to the prosecutions of casles under the Canada Temperance Act a numl4er of appeals are before this court for final settlement. We are glad -to se that in- fractions of this as well as -otl er laws cannot always be carried on 1 ith im- punity. We regret to learn, owever, that of the asses before your ha .or only one has been prosecuted by the regular- ly appointed officials, but we h pe that henceforwaed efforts will be • ade by the Government officers to t ke the work of prosecution out of the 1 ands of private individuals or public ocieties. All of which is respectfully su mated. - J. A. WILSON, Fo eman. His Honor, in reply, said he vas glad they were able to get through ti eir work so soon. The remarks made a out the jail and the jailor were well frneritcd. With regard to complaint ma e about *the unfortunate man confin d since June, he would say it is easy fo a man to grumble when he is in jail. There is an easy way for him to get o t if he ' wants to, but it would not do h m much harm if he was to stay in jai a little longer. He their dismissed the jury. • CASES DISPOSED OF Munro vs. W. Holtnes.-P1 intiff, a commercialtraveller, brought is action against Wm. Holmes, of Win ham, for assault. The jury brought a erdict of not Ivgouoi ldtmy. an vs. Dickinson.- ction for wrongful conversion of good. The plaintiff is a. laborer living in Loncles- bore, and the defendant is the ailiff of the Clinton Division -Court. 11 wing to domestic troubles the plaintiff' wife left him about a year ago and wen to live in Clinton, where she died las spring. Shortly after her death plaintiff contend- ed that defendant wrongfully onverted to his own use household goods brought by plaintiff's wife from Lond sboro to Clinton. The jury found a ve dict for plaintiff for $75 andecosts of ac ion. Davis vs. Reynolds.-Reyno ds is an hotelkeeper at Hensall, and as con - convicted recently by Justic s of the peace at Clinton for a contrav 'Won of The Canada Temperance Act, Ind Rey- nolds appealed to this court. djourn- ed to the next sittings of the c a urt. Ball vs. McBride. -The ••efendant keeps the Albion hotel in God rich, and was convicted last summer by Mayor Horton for selling "Blue Ribbon beer" contrary to the Scott Act. Trial ad- journed. until the 5th Janu ry. Ni. Ball, the complainant, is an'specter under v Davis she I,s.1McCarthyx‘rinteir: Win ers, an hotelkeeper in Myth, was °evicted quite recently by Messrs. 17, ung and Drummond, J. Ps., of Blyth, for con- travening said .Act. Winters appe.aled against their decision, but H s Honor decided that Winter's bond w s invalid and sequently did not ente tain the a Davis vs. Shaeffer. -In this case the complainant is also Mr. Davis the offi- cer of the Scott Act A: ociation. Schaeffer keeps an hotel at Ki pent and was convicted by the same Justices, and on the same day as Reynolds for a Ether lar offence. Schaeffer appealed to this court, and the case was submitted to a jury. As Dickens says- the principal witneas for the complainant was a very unwilling witness." The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. . The Northwest. Mr. J. R. Grant, postmaster of Bras -sets, who has just returned from an ex- tended visit to Manitoba and the North- west, reports the spirits and temper of the people AS more hopeful and content- ed than for some years past. The day for figuring out fortnnes' in hotel parlors is past, the occupation o the booraster• is gone, and the peop e generally are settling down to legitimate business. The trade of the city of Winnipegisget- ting into better condition, and some of the most substantial and costly businesa blocks have been,built w4hin the past two years. The new city poatoffice is probe- , hly the finest postoffice in the Dominion. It has one frontage of over 100 feet, and the walls are 100 feet high, mostly of native stone, of a rich creamy, whiteness • and containing beautiful fossil forma.- • Mons. Some of the stones were 10 feet in length and others weighed over 19 tons. It is generally conceded that Main street, Winnipeg, with its block pavernent of over one mile in length and 132 feet in width with a straightway street railway of three miles, is the finest street in America., Other streets of im- portance are planked, and Winnipeg mud has now lost its plach in the tour- ists' vocabulary. Farmers were plow- ing up to the last week in November, and not over one inch of snow had fallen. Some are sowing wheat in the fall, and all see thenecessity of attempt- ing less and doing it better. No. 1 Red Fife wheat brought 80 cents the middle of November, at Winnipeg, coal- is $$ per ton, and wood $4 per cord; a brace of Mallard ducks, almost the size of our geese, ean be boukht for 30 cents; 20 lbs. of sugar for $1, and a large loaf for 10 cents. Rents are also down so that the dwellers in tents can have a house this winter. The frost of last August did much damage in some parts, and in many others none. Ten thousand bushels of Fife wheat, untouched by frost, was shipped to Montreal by Ogilvie's in one shipment. All are agreed that it is 111 !years since a similar frost visited the country, viz., 1869, and no one fears a recurrence. A movement is en foot now, backed up by the Local Legisla- ture, for. the colonization of the land - around Winnipeg. It is a big scheme and is in good hands. Manitoba squashes. (no joke intended) beat all records for vegetables. Mr. Grant brought home an onion, grown from seed this year, weighing two pounds four ounces, and could have had one half -a -pound heavier. The Brussels contingent residing in Winnipeg, number among them the Itle- Intoshes, Davidsons, Hallmans, En lishes, euncans, Watsons, also P. McKinnon and Ben. Morris, are well and, prosperous, they will never get wired in a fair race. The Good Templars, The Dominion Alliance report twenty- eight Scott Act elections during the present year, in twenty-one Of which the Act has either been adopted or re- adopted, while the defeats have been seven. , Of the victories of the Alliance eighteen have been counties and three cities. They are Kent, Lanark, Lennox and Addington, Brome,ICarleton, Dur- ham and Northumberland, Druimeond, Elgin'Lambton, St. Thomas, Welling- ton, Chicoutimi, Frontenac, Lincoln, Middlesex, Guysboro, Ontario, Vitoria, Peterborough, The measure was 'de- feated in the counties of Missisquoi, Perth, Hastings, Haldimand, Russel, and Prescott, and the cities of Kingston and St. Catherines. Petitions are being compiled in the counties of York, Grey, Essex, and Waterloo;; also in Toronto and London. Previous to the defeat of the Act in Haldimand a vigorous agita- tion was commenced in the adjoining county of Welland, but the result in the former caused the petition in Welland to be deferred. In Ontario a total of twenty-five counties have adopted the Scott Act, and two cities, Guelph and St. Thomas. In the Province of Que- bec only live counties have adopted it. Prince Edward is entirely under the Act. Thirteen counties in Nova Scotia, nine counties and one city in New Brunswick and two counties in 'Manitoba have carried the measure. In Ontario the Provincial Alliance are engaged on a system of enforcement which they be- lieve will prove effective in destroying the illicit 'traffic in Scott Act counties. British Live Stook Trade. The weekly report of John Swan & Sons, Glasgow, says: This week the supplies of home -fed fat cattle have been large. Very prime descriptions, if good weights, have made about last week's prices, 'but all classes short of first quality have been decidedly cheap- er, the numbers being large and the meat markets glutted. There is little demand from England, market quota- tions in that country offering no induce- ment for speculation. Of Irish cattle there have been very large supplies, the trade for which has been the worst of the season, and in Glasgow a very un- satisfactory finish was experienced. For sheep of best quality adapted for shop - purposes the demand has been fuliy maintained, and prices show an im- provement on those of last week, but for hoggets and heavy -weighted sheep limit- ed for the London market, quotations have been somewhat lower. The best class of ewes show a slight increase in value, but second-class sheep have been difficult to sell, and this was especially the case in Glasgow. Fat calves have been scarce, and, for the best descrip- tions, high prices have been realized, Pigs met •a very slow trade, at low prices. The show of store cattle on offer in Edinburgh was very small, the sales effected were few, and lowerprices had to be taken. There was a slight increase in the number of milch osevs on offer, and they were generally of a very prime description. - These experienced a trade somewhat similar to that of last week, prices for the best being up to £27 15s. Foreign supplies for the week have consisted of 240 States cattle, which met a somewhat unsatisfactory sale at from 7s 3d to 78 9d per stone. There were 600 Canadian cattle, which were largely taken by feeders at prices rang- ing from 7s to 7s 9d per stone. It waS expected this would be the last direct Canadian shipment of the seasou, the navigation being supposed to have been closed. Cables, however, have been re- ceived intimating that the Carthagenian has left with 550 cattle on board. Top 1110 DEbEMBEIt price of the heist & ; secondary; Ss. 88;,se,condery, 7se from 6s 64 to 7a pe ekl to iitel ; hog sheep, 7itl_ to 7 BE Sent Tele tt 'Oute-Considerabb easioned in town P last week, through -our citizens, who irreproachable cha of being implicates high's & COIS WOOle Seemptemesbearrsttg% th out for the burgh have finally been e enly it is to be reg were entirely innoc very Implement ex • that John Inglis Lockeridge,am env factory, had sent a teain cetiphieeduseiniy bya. Bmissi employee of Inglie of Ickridge, and t .ea of,and aeknOwh of gloviineesf,sp reha thistici tuPrinatteNtl him.r, %1V:hile bn underskirts obtainthedienfi • thesixiaDixonx* search was • Vein mother conferesed -latdinetilaotherew ims Piltath was arrested and t MeKibheni:J. snniof $ 500 'Wednesday, In 1 dpixand edearningeLdaptatiaatk were guilty, and ti had previously imp ly innocent. The •300 yards of cheek unaccounted for, w made another see greeter part of the etc., at Dixon's ho arraigned before being allowed to g turning Queen's -e-s- • (knee Ida told a whole teansaction, • itiother tead herself glary, bit that she her mother. The ei • fed for trial, but be erich Mr. Inglis her for stealing ye,. ing the sunanter of I she pleaded not gn dence of Mr, Inglis, Blyth, and Mrs. D. • mitteclon this char statementsedl thro • contradictory ana bewailing her wick tiering her innoce to Goderich the iessioun*gliEllat, as a'winw • y every reSemblanee And younger sister wards, and a,pparen of Ida's confession. •'brought up en Wed ably discharged, th of evidence 'agaim rants against the the women's first s The Dixon's have cellent eharaeters, " manifested on all se have been guilty o ida. isaigi age, and was fo min3,rs., aged woman and In • dren. LoCkeridge in the first conies friend that if he with the affair he 1 self scarce, iJe at and fled the eonnti • Perth • -James Cochlh week removing to - • -Mr. Alex. The manages the roli Mitchell. • -Cardigan ewer manufactured. in 1-• Bate. • -The Methodist School at Kirkton ing on New Year's -The Stratford November sheer -4 selected, $145.40; --Scarcely any si the last feheese fa -owing to depressim ket. • -Mrs. W. P. T resident of Listom Michigan, on the 4' -Mr. J. II. Flag , pe,I a handsome pa cost -The e S, et ettyt fesr7d5 • ttwieohnoB: er vsi 11125e the over ten miles of Ehnaa'B°eveal cided to liee, child in the towns' • year expires. s - p oAs e 'Ae f u mb elately rfg ttlo:h25eerl. Motherwell Prie -In the short sjl just previous to Brown, of Downie station ever 3,500 cattle -all to Bu -Mr.• CanadianEBvaarliY d,pe i)laisstnebvescek,ribearnsdrec ,toi • titled, The Poems and Songs -rt ehair and a high • :7-:s.iatsttreekeloinses Chadwiek, presented the pop; jiae• -13c h:111 h r. jfao:rhe dl It hBt eheeusl gives Mr. Bennett - is -going to put in ter'and make Intel he hadopposition.] -Last week mn chieveus boys ev Army meetings request t of thelMa