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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Or The figure between the parenthesis after
saeh line denotes the page of the paper on which
the advertisement wilrbe found.
Popular Sballions. (5)
Warning—David Ferguson. (5)
Dulls for Sale—J. McKay & Sons. (6)
Removai—J, A. stewed. (8)
StrawIlats—Mrs. Morton. (8)
Barb Wire Stretchers—Mrs. j. Kidd. (8) •
Boohi- and Shoes, &e. CoventrY• (8)
House and Lot for Sale—James St, John. (6) -
Don't tailtosee " Turn Him Our —E.W.Hollis.(8)
Annual Steck Sale --John McConnell. (5) „
New.Qoods—Carapbell & Bright. (5),
Whey for Sale—Win. Wray. (5)
Farm in Morris for Sale—Wm. Hannah. (5)
A Refutation. (5)
Cheaper than ever—A. Taylor. (8) •
Bees for Sale—Wm. Murdock. (5)
Servant Wanted—Mrs. a D. Johnston. (5)
Bees for Sale—Wm. Murdock. (5)
Big Show for one week. (5)
Millinery Opening—Miss Ida Evans. (8)
Diamond Easter Dyes --J. S. Roberts. (8)
Gents' Furnishings—T. E. Joslyn. f8)
Spring Seeds—O. G. Willson. (8) .
Sthration Wanted—O. C. Willson. (8)
Bees for Sale—Hugh Robb. (8)
Spectacles—M. R. Counter. (50
Boarders Wanted—Exposnon Office. (8)
Xpooitive.
SEAFGRTH, FRIDAY, April 16, 1886.
Mr. Gladstone's Scheme.
Few questions have excited, moee gen-
eral interest the world aver than the
scheme proposed lay Mr. Gladitone in
the English House of Comraons On the
8th inst. for the pacification of Irelaed,
an outline of which we give in another
column. Considering his surroundings
and the ciretunstanees, it was a bold
proposition which, if made by any
other mai than Mr. Gladstone, would
scarcely have received a moment s con-
sideration. The personal popularity of
the Grand Old Man " and the respect
and esteem in which he is held by -all
classes, combined with the implicit con-
fidence which is placed in his judgment,
will secure for his measure a considera-
tion which inborn prejudice would
otherWise prevent. The English mind
is slow to move, and it is consequently
hard to overcome the prejudices' of
generations, and a large number of the
people, especially the wealthy and aris-
tocratic classes, will not consent to give
up the power they have exercised so
'ong without a struggle. They refuee
to recognise the growing democratic
sentiment among the masses, and they
cannot, or, at least,..they do not want
to see why they should not continue to
rule and reign as they have ever done.
Anything that will tend to give the
lower or more humble strata a direct
control over the affairs of the nation is
distasteful to them, and hence they
look upon any measure which will con-
fer real self-government upon those
whom they consider beneath them as
injurious tet the country. While this
clasS is still numerous and poWerful,
they are, undoubtedly, losing their hold
in the old country, and they know that
Mr. GIacIstooe'a measare, if carried out,
will go a long way in the direction
of still - further weakening their
waning power and impairing 'their
influence. It is a scheme in fever of the
connnon people and not of the aristo-
crats and Lards, and hence the bitter
_ opposition it is receiving from that quar-
ter. But, whether this particular meas-
ure be carried or net, there is no doubt
but one with similar intent must become
law ere long. At most it is only a mat-
ter of short time until Ireland will have
the sole management of its own local
affairs, and Scotland and England will
soon follow suit. Ireland and Scotland
will not much longer submit to have
Wir internal affairs managed from
Westminster, and by men who bave
eomparatively little. sympathy with
them.
The scheme proposed by Mr. Glad-
stone, although somewhat cumbersOme
and defective in some respects, pointr in
the right direction. The principal lob-
jeetion seems to be that it proposes to
exclude Ireland from representation in
the General Parliament. Ireland will
still be required to- contribute to the
aupport of the nation, and consequently
should still have a voice in its affairs.
Mr. Gladstone, however, is not wedded
to thia „point, nor in fact to any other
special. one so long as the general princi-
ple is retained. The measure is reciv-
ing very violent opposition both in Par -
/lament and in the press, and this oppo-
sition is not confined, by any means, to
the regular opponents of the Govern-
ment. Iu fact, Mr. Gladstone has more
taolear from his own party than, from his
opponents_ It le likely, however, that
such modifications and changes will be
made as will render it more satisfactory
to those who conscientiously evish to be
satisfied. The Irish members seem to
be tolerably well pleased with it. The
has received its first reading in Par-
liament, and its further consideration
has been postponed until the 8th of May.
By that time public eentiment will have
recovered frem the shock which its sub --
mission has occasioned, and,Parliament
peeple will then likely be piepared
to consider it on its interits calmly and
dispassionately. When they come to
do this; we believe they will recognize
the utility and wisdom of the measure,
and with a few amendments will adopt
it. At any rate,Mr. Gladstene seems to
be terribly in earnest, and has evidently
made up his mind that this is the only
solution of the Irish problem. He is
managing the affair with great skill and
adroitness, and if he does not succeed it
will be because public sentiment is so
overwhelmingly opposed to any such
change, that success would be impoesi-
ble under any circumstances. That each
is the case, we do not for a moment be-
-lieve. •
As an evidence of the taste of some of
our American neighbors we may state
that at a prize fight between two men
maned Gilmour, of Toronto, and Law-
rence, of California, near Detroit, on
Friday last, the time -keeper on the oc-
casion was a maa named Jeremiah
Flavery, who is an ex -alderman of that
city, and who at the last mitnicipal elec-
tions,itissaid,came very near being elect-
ed Mayor of the city. This certainly does
not say much for the system of manhood
suffrage, nor for the boasted Democratic
system of elections which some are so
anxious to see adopted in this country.
IN a discussion in Parliament the other
day; Hon. Mr. Carling, Minister of Emi-
gration, said that the Government has
information to the effect that; there is
room itt Canada for any number of farm
laborers, and that the Goverinnent there-
fore intend to continue paying the pass-
ages of this class of emigrapts. If we
are to take this section of Canada as a
criterion, we should say the informa-
tion possessed by the Government is not
strictly reliable. A couple of weeks ago
a small advertisement for a farm laborer
was inserted in THE EXPOSITOR. In less
than one week thereafter there were
over twenty applicantifor the position and
applications are still corning in, although
the situation was filled a few days after
it was advertised. Most of the appli-
cants were strong, active, likely looking
young men. This incident does not in-
dicate that there is a lack of farm latimr-
ers in this section, and we are strongly
inClined to the view that if the Govern-
ment were to make searching inquiries
in other sections, they would find a
similar result. There is very little
hired labor employed by Our farmers in
minter, and even now,in summer, owing
to the introduction of improved machin-
ery, there is not one hired hand now
employed for ten that were required a
few years ago. In fact there is no active
demand for steady farm labor, and it is
absurd. for the Government to expend
Iarge sums annually, to stuff an already
over -stocked market. _ It is deceiving
and disappointing those who are induced
to corne, and it is an injustice to those
already here. The only emigrants want-
ed. in this country are men with some
means, who can either buy an improved
farm in one of the older Provinces, or
take up land in the Northwest There
is ample room -in this Canada of ours for
all of this class who will cbme, and they
can do better here than they can in the
old country, but the impecunious to
whatever class they belong, should be
left undisturbed where they are, instead
of aiding them- to. come here. The
sooner the - Government realize this fact
the better it will be for the country and
the emigrants too.
stetemetnetneenemt
Oyu good friend, the Exeter Times,
is not pleased _with our article of two
weeks ago on the Riel question.- We
are sorry for this, but, at the sante
time, we cannot ehange our honeet con-
victions even to please a friend. It is
at a loss to know how we can consistent-
ly approve of the execution of Riel and
fail to condemn Messrs. Blake, Cameron,
Trow and the other Reform members
who voted in the .opposite direction.
Well, THE ExPosrron does not claim to
be the keeper of the consciences of these
gentlemen, and if they voted in accord-
ance with their honest convictions, as
we believe they did, we see no good
reason why we should condemn them
for doing so. But, the Times further
says, "everybody in Canada knows that
" these members voted as they did
simply and solely to oppose the Gov-
ernment," and that had Riel been re-
prieved. they would have voted in the
opposite way and that consequently
they are " guilty of arrant hypocrisy,"
which is ''`‘ detestable at all times, end
" doubly so when the motive is base."
This is assuming a good deal, and.
more, we fancy, than our contemporary
can prove. At all events, it does not
attempt to prove it, but demands that
we take its supposition " on trust, a
thing we must respectfully decline to
do. We might with equal reason As-
sume that, had Riel been reprieved the
Times and all those who approve of his
execution would now be supporting the
Government in that course, and that
they only approve of the execution of
the rebel because the Government saw
fit to let the lava take its course. Does
our contemporary see the point ? But,
the Times is not satisfied .with imputing
the basest motives to Messrs. Blake,
Cameron and Trow, but it also lays the
blame of all the rumpus that has been
raised over the Riel matter on the Re-
form party. We are afraid our con-
temporary has been devoting mere at-
tention to the printing of the Dominion
voters' lists letely than the to study of
current political history, else it would
not have made itself ridiculous bi pre-
ferring such a senseless charge as this.
It should know, if it does not, that the
row was raised by the Bleu friends of its
own party in the Province of Qaebec,
and that it was fomented. and strength-
ened in the Province of Ontario by the'
Mail and other Tory prints. who
threatened to " smash confederation
into its original fragments " and recap-
ture the Province of Quebec if their
French allies refused to iemain quiet
and submissive under the oke of their
old leadet Sir John Mc onald. The
Reformer" -took no stock the struggle,
but remained amused sp ctators of a
very interesting row in th Tory camp.
If the Times -will read up the events of
the past few months it ill find our
statements verified by the acts, and we
have no doubt it will be a homed cl it-
self for having thus born false -Witness
against its neighbors said political! op-
ponents.
THE Wingham Times is stirring up
Mr. Farrow with a sharp' stick because
he has not yet procured a grant from
the Dominion Governme to assist in
constructing a four mile ranch of the
Canadian Pacific Railway o that town.
This is au enterprise towarids whichi the
Wingliamites have been lasting a longe
ing eye for some time. Mr. Farrow has
brought this punishment upon himself,
as he has on various °dee ions boAsted
that he had procured a g nt from; the
Government of $15,000 to assist this
enterprise, but as yet no angible proof
of his success is forthcom g. We be-
lieve the Government ha e more good
sense than to give a grant for any such
purpose, and if they do it will be given
clearly as a bribe to assis Mr. Farrow
in his neit election. This proposed
read is of purely local interest, and if
built. would Only benefit liViimham and
a .small ;portion of the surrounding
country. Wroxeter,. Gorr e and Brus—
sels might, with equal pro riety, put in
a claim for a similar gra t. They are
all in Mr. Farrow's constit ency, and he
has no right to favor one portion of it
at the expense of other portions. , Of
course, ifthe Wingham ople caa in-
duce the Government to lye this grant
.
they would be foolish ot to avail
themselves of the benefits f it, but , the
principle is wrong all th same. Aid
from the Dominion trees ry should be
given only to roads of gene 1 utility, and
not to roads built merely or local con-
venience.
OUR OTTAWA
OTTAWA, A
Last week the House of
along only in an amatet
way. At least .so it see
The reason, in my opinion,
sence of the two leade
seemed to be quite sure.
he was treading, and th
dency to lengthen debat
party questions where et
comparatively safe. Doub
ent leaders' places can be s
they are removed, but ihe
absence makes it necessary
running affairs in the old li
men, and men not amp.
work in control. Mr.
'Tuesday night of last vee
meeting of the Benehers of
eiety, among whom he hol
minent place, and. up to 1
evening had not returned.
Macdonald has beep abs
known, from a very early
eession. Up to a few d
were many incredulous pe
John's illness. The. fact tl
his attendance at the Hous
beginning of the Riel d
the care of the Governmen
Sir Hector Langevin, a
friends and supporters th
made, caused a general an
-that Sir John's indispositio
only as long as the deb
there seems to be no do
that whether feigned at fir
Conservative leader's illn
very real and. very serious.
ed with a complication
chief among which is that errible mala-
dy sciatica. Sir John it is- said, has suf-
were alarm -
an expected
t, but of its
e were some
oth sides of
two during
d a, climax.
er, that the
nd it is not
his week or
ake his Ap-
e few min -
come awaits
hardly prob-
y active part
ession. The
on must be
is the whole
to keep his
of hungry
is followers, -
in of every
rals will be
robably have
the battle
against the
e, led by the
litics would
rest to men
eader whom
.ordially dis-
re-head.
ETTER.
ril 13th, 1886.
oinmons got
rish kind of
ed to many.
was the ale
s. Nobody
f the ground
re was a ten-
s on purely
erybody felt
less the pres-
pplied when
✓ temporary
to continue
es with new
oined to the
lake left on
to attend a
the Law'So-
s a very pro-
st (Monday)
Sir John A.
nt, as is well
eriod in the
ys. ago there
pie as to :Sir
et he ceased
at the very
bate, -leaving
majority to
ong whose
" kick " was
strong belief
would last
te did. But
bt whatever
t or not the
ss has been
Ile is afflict -
f disorders,
ered very great pain. Ther
ing rumors at one time o
dissolution, not of Parliame
distinguished leader. The
very grave faces -indeed on
the house for the day or
which these ruiners reach
The news has come, howe
" Chieftain " is improving
impossible that some clay
early in the next he May
pearance in the House for
utes. An enthusiastic we
him when he comes. It is
able that he will take a ve
in the work of the present
wear and tear of his posit
something terrible' for he
Conserv,ative party, and
position among the hord
self-seekers, whom he calls
must involve a constant. str
faculty, of his mind. Lib
glad to feel that they will
at least one more chence i
ground of a general electio
forces of the ministerial si
doughty chief himself. P
lose a great deal of their in
on both sides were the
some revere' and others as
like to be missing as the fig
THE BLE.CD SHARE ASE.
Brother John White, Son-in-lew
Jamieson and Grand 'Ma ter, Bowe%
are now before the Privile es and Elea.*
1
tions Committee as. I wrot you before.
Although this case is, dou tless, a fair
means of 'making capital against the
present corrupt Governme t, my opin-
ion is that the Liberals, if they realized
the enormity of the offense, which so far
there is some evidence to rove, woald
forget all about party adva tage in re-
gret and shame that• such disgrace as
this had again been broug t upon the
name of Canada. Sir Richard Cart-
wright insists that the pre ent Govetn-
ment has -debauched public sentiment, so
that Offences which afor time would
cause au outcry from the vhole indig-
nant country. now pass vith hardly
any notice. I am incline to believe
there is a great deal of truth in that
charge, and one reason fer my belief
is the familiar way in which the Liber-
al's, from the hikhest to t e lowest, -re-
gard such charges .as are n , w being in-
vestigated. Imagine a man e trusted with
•
1
the sacred, solemn duty of taking part
in the making and admmistering of laws
for four millions of people, the nucleus
of what all hope will some day be a
great nation. This man has in charge
as much as any representative the ,pro-
perty; the liberty, and in au important
sense the very life, of every persoia in -
the Dominion. He is sworn to judge
honestly and do rightly. He engages
with others to secure for them a portion
of the public domain, and for this he is
to secure one -twelfth part of the profit
they make out of the opportunity they
thus secure to collect rents from strug-
gling settlers and their descendants.
And this repeesentative of the people,
with his- " boodle" in his pocket, main-
tains that he has no interest but that of
the people, that he would not swerye
from the right to support the Govern-
ment through whom he has secured this
favor. What point is there in the
parable of the unjust steward if this man
is to be regarded as perfectly free from
moral stain ? What object is there in
swearing members of Parliament to do
right or hedging them about with re-
strictions.to secure their independence,
if they are to be perfectly free to engage
in such transactions as this ? How can
men thus taking slices of thousands from
the hundreds of thousands they give
away to favorites, be expected to urge
the cause of the widow and. the orphan,
which it is the special duty of the Gov-
ernment to protect as against that of the
monopolist, the jobber, and the corrup-
tioniet. The charges have not yet been
fully established. It seems too much
to hope that the charges will be dis-
proved, for already the proof 'is strong
against at least one of the accused par-
ties. But the prospect of establishing
the fact that such monstrous corruption
exists is not a pleasant one. The Com-
mittee on Privileges and Elections is
sitting as I write, and I may . have an
opportunity to add to this letter some
account of the latest proceedings.
ASSISTED IMMIGRATION.
There was a discussion in the House
on Monday evening on the subject of
assisted immigration. The main ques-
tion at issue seemed to be whether the
farmers of Ontario have sufficient hands
to carry on their work efficiently or
not. The balance of evidence seemed
to be rather in favor of the Govern-
ment's contention that more farm hands
are wanted, and if this is allowed there
seems to be no avoiding the belief that
such persons should, if necessary, be as-
sisted to come to Canada. Hon. John
Carling, Minister of Agriculture, gave
an emphatic denial to the statement that
any classes are assisted save agricultural
laborers and domestic servants, and '
these must be duly identified as such by
clergymen or magistrates, who can
speak from their own knowledge. This
system is a vast improvement upon the
one formerly in use, of importing _all
kinds of people. Thanks to the absurd
fiscal system of the Government and
their wanton extravagance, workingmen
in the cities find it exceedingly hard to
get steady employment. Tho records
of the charitable associations in Toronto
contain some pitiable cases of destitu-
tion ; some among young mechanics and
laborers who have come to Canada as
assisted passengers, and others among
native Canadians whom other assisted
passengers have crowded out of employ-
ment. One who has not mixed with
wage -workers in the cities can hardly
appreciate the feeling of hatred with
which the new-comert are regardma in
many cases. The workingmen may not
feel any resentment against the Govern-
ment system, which many of them do
not clearly understand, but when they
find themselves left without food and
fire for the winter because one of the
" assisted " has offered to work for leis
than he can afford to do, he has no dif-
ficulty in coming to the conclusion that
he has not been fairly treated. The
Opposition, in the debate referred to,
clearly established the fact that the im-
migration expenditure is altogether too
high, and that its results are neutralized
by the exodus to the United States,
caused mainly by the ridiculous system
which makes the necessaries of life dear
and taxation higher than the people will
bear. ,
A RECALCITRANT WITNESS.
The meeting of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, to which ref-
erence is made above, came to very
little after all. There was a report to
the Prince Albert Colonization Com-
pany, made by Mr. Sproat, who went to
the north for them. This report, ac-
cording to the contention of - Mr. Gem,
mill, the assistaut secretary for the
company, has rite bearing upon the in-
vestigation now in progress and. should
not be put in .evidence. He is willing,
however, to 'submit it to the chairman
of the committee and abide by his de-
cision as to its relevancy. Mr. Gem -
mill was asked as to a certain letter,
which, it is believed, was written to
Mr. Jamieson, the secretary of the
company, respecting this report, but he
declined to say whether he knew any-
thing about this letter or not. His plea
was that he is solicitor for the company
in a case now pending between the
company and Mr. Jamieson, that he has
no knowledge of the letter personally
or as assistant secretary, and if he
knows of it as solicitor he is privileged
to refuse to give information about it.
He stuck to his refusal te• aaswer, not-
withstanding that the committee de-
cided to appeal to the House of Com-
mons. Whether he will feel at liberty
to continue his refusal in the face
Of the mandate of the House of
Commons it is hard to say, and,
if he does what in the world the
House will ao with him, it is hard to tay.
This is contempt of court just as it would
be in a court of justice, and the punish-
ment should of course be the same—im-
'prisonment until the time of penitence
comes. It was decided to refer the case
to a sub -committee of fiye lawyers to -
take the evidence. Mr. Edgar's propo-
sal at the time he made the charge was
that the reference should be to a small
committee, but this was -refused by the
Government, who insisted that it should
go to the unwieldy Privileges and Elec-
tions Committee, which could hardly
get on with the work more rapidly than
the_House itself could have done. Meet-
ings will be held almost et(ery day from
this thne out until all the evidence is
ta,ken, when a report will be made to
the full committee for its consideration.
A. B. J.
•
RAILWAY EXCITEMENT IN NEW WEST-
MINSTER. —Owing to the- passage by the
British Colurnbia Legislature, of a bill
prohibiting the employment by railway
companies of Chinese labor, and the con-
sequent refusal of the Canadian Pacific
company to construct the proposed
branch line to New Westminster, the
people of the latter town are in a feVer
of excitement. On Friday night the
members of the Legislature were hanged
and burned in effigy.
News of the Week.
ARMY. BILL DEFEATED.—The United'
States Senate by a vote of yeas 19, nays
31, have defeated a Bill for the incre,ase
of the Army by 5,000 men.
STEAMER WRECKED.—The New Zea-
land coasting steamer Tairaroa has been
wrecked on the coast, and 29 persiens
were diowned.
IRISH GRATITUDE.—The corporation
of Cork and other Irish bodies hp,ve
passed resolutions expressing theiagtat-
itude to Mr. Gladstone.
ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY. —W.
Miller, of New York, was arrested: at
Palatka, Florida, on Thursday, upon
warrants charging him with bribery.
FAILING IN REALTH.—George Augus-
tus Sala, the celebrated writer, on his
return journey to eEngland has been at-
tacked by fever in India. He is said to
be quite seriously broken in health and
spirits. 1
AN INTERESTING PROPOSITIO4.—
Prominent Iriehmen at Washington
propose to get up two mammoth al-
bums for presentation to Messrs. Glad-
stone and Parnell, containing the
opinions of all the United States press'
on the Home Rule scheme.
DEAD.—Mr. John Welsh, ex-Minieter
of the United States to England, clied
on Saturday of pneumonia at his resi-
dence in Philadelphia. He was in,his
82nd year.
PROPOSED CAMPAIGN.—The British
Home Rule Association, of which Earl
Ashburnham is president, is preparing
to make a vigorous campaign through-
out England in favor of Mr. Gladstone's
bill.
DEATH OF - A LAKE NAVIGAT01. —
Captain Geo. E. Judson, one of the 'test
known navigators on the lakes, has died
-after a long illness. fle was the sou of
Rufus Judson, of Bridgeport, Conne ti -
cut, and was born in Vermillion, rie
county, Ohio, Deceniber 3, 1820.
NEITHEt. ANARCHISTS NOR COMMI'N-
ISTS.—Chicago Socialists at their meet-
ing on Sunday last, adopted a resolution
declaring that modern Socialists .are
neither . Anarchists nor Communilits,
and protesting against being classed
as such by writers and public speakers.
CHINAMEN WANTED IN MEXICO.—It is
stated that a contract has been made by
the Mexican Government with an Eng-
lish, German, and Chinese syndicate, for
the settlement of 600,000 Chinese in
Mexico within the next twelve months,
the Government agreeing to give twenty
acres of land to each Chinaman.
DEATH OF AFAMOUS TRAVELLER. —The
Rev. Dr. Annear, a once noted African
traveller and missionary, died in Attic-
toria, B. C., a few days ago, aged 69.
He was very poor, but was kindly cared
for by christian people.
DARING BURGLARY. —Last Friday bur-
glars entered the residence of Charles
Heller, a wealthy farmer near Ehntra,
N. Y., while the family were absent,
and about seven hundred dollars in cash
was stolen.
STRIKES EXTENDING. — A luuicreus
phase of the strike rnoventent °courted
in Troy, N. Y., last Monday morning,
the boys of a public school refusing to
eontinue their lessonst and demanding
-shorter hours of study. They after-
wards paraded the streets endeavoring to
induce boys from other schools to jOin
them, threatening Violence in the event
of non-compliance.
Huron Notes.
Mrs. Isaac Harris, of Elimville,
township of Usborne, fell on her oWn
door -step on Friday last, and broke her
leg. •
—Mr. John Washington, of Man-
chester, has sold a yearling bull to his
neighbor, Mr. Irwin, for $100.
—The Clinton Driving Park Associa-
tion have decided to get up games, races
and other sports on the Queen's birth-
day.
—Mr. John R. Millar has been ap-
pointed License Inspector for East
Huron, and Messrs. Jas. Stephen, Samuel
Sloan and Peter Fisher, Commissioners
for West Huron.
—Mr. Robert Scott, of Grey, has a
relic in the shape of a book, which was
published in old London in 1711. It is'
entitled " The Spectator," and. is still in
a good state of preservation.
—Mr. R. W. Tuck, formerly of Brits-
sels, who went to Shelburne a few
months ago to keep an hotel, was burned.
out last week. The loss is said -to be
$4,000, and the insurance $2,000. 1
—During the wind storm on Tuesday
of last week a portion of the:roof was
blown off the Agricultural hall at Exeter,
and several windows were driven in `on
Main street.
—Mr. Field, butcher, of Wingliam,
has a horticultural novelty, in the shape
of an Oleander in full bloom. It is sel-
dom these flowers .come out until May
or June, but this tone has shown its
colors for over a month.
—The treasurer of the Brussels
Branch of the Upper Canada Bible So-
ciety has forwarded -to the treasurer at
Toronto the sum of $165, this being the
ammint collected in that village this
season.
' I
—Lot 10 on the 7th concession of
Goey was disposed of by Auction in
Brussels last week, and was purchased
by Mr. James McDougall for $6,000.
The farm is said to be a good one and
well Worth the money.
1
—Mr. Thomas Jaokson, of Clinton,
has bought the farm on the Base Line,
known as the " The Forks," or White-
head farm. It consists of 324 acres,
and is said to have been sold at $20 an
--A few days since Mr. C. Perdue of
Goderich Township, cut down an elm
tree on the farm of Mr. John Churchill,
which cut up into ten cords of short
wood. Such trees as this are getting
scarce now.
—Mr. Johns, who has been livIng on
the Bayfield Road, near Brucefield, h 'as
rented the farm lately occupied by the
Messrs. Palmer, Goshen Line, Stanley.
The latter are going to the Sault as
soon as navieation opens.
—Mr. John Gillespie, of Exeter, has
purchased from Mr. Wm. Bawden the
twenty-five acres of land on the London
road just north of Exeter corporation.
The price paid was $2,050. Mr.
Gillespie has secured a nice piece of
land. •
.Information is required concerning
the Whereabouts of Henry Walter Eyre,
who came from Wandsworth, England,
to Ontario in the year 1877, and was
employed for a short time at Drew's
hotel, in the village of Exeter, county of
acre.
Huron, Onterio. He left that place and
his friends cannot find out where he re-
sides, 0 alive. Any pereon in possession
of, and willing to furnish the above in-
formation, will confer a favor by ad-
dressing ; Dr. Tamlyn, Wingham, On-
tario, or to the young man's father, Mr.
C. J. Eyre, 36 Fambriclge Road, Mal -
don, Essex, England.
—On Wednesday of last week Messrs.
James Ball and George McDonald, went
into Mr. Robert Ireland's bush, on the
second concession of Howick, and felled
the trees and cut, split, and piled seven
and. one half cords of stove wood in five
hours.
—The youngest daughter of Mr. R.
Holmes of the Clinton New Era met
with a painful accident the other day ;
she -was running, with a stick in her
mouth, when she fell, the stick enter-
ing the fleshy part of the cheek for
about an inch.
—A new 200-pouod bell has been
placed on the school house in Section 6,
Morris. This bell was purchased at a
eost of $20, and the money was pro-
cured by entertainments given by the
Literary Society, whieh meets in this
school house.
—We regret to notice that Mr. Win.
Drummtmd, an old and esteemed mer-
chant of the village of Blyth, has been
forced to make an assigement for the
benefit of his creditors. The creditors
are called to meet at the Sheriffs' office
in Goderich on Monday next.
—Messrs. James Ferguson and Mal-
colm Lainont of Grey, two of Huron's
most prosperous farmers, last week got
home two very fine young thoroughbred
bulls Which they bad purchased from the
herd of Mr. Glennie, of Winterbourne,
Waterloo county.
—One day last week a young man
named John Little, Son of Mr. Wm:
Little, of the 4th concession of Morris,
inet with a very painful eccident He
was drawing saw logs in the mill yard
at Belgrave, when his leg got caught be-
tween the sleigh and a log and was
broken a little below the knee.
—Mr. Robert Martin, of the London
Road, near Clinton, weighed a filly in
that town one day last week, that was
just twelve months' old, and it turned.
the scales at 1,100 pounds, an exception-
ally heavy wei,ght for a colt this age.
It was got by Innes' Prince Arthur out
of his own imported mare, and Mr. kar-
tin valnes it at $500.
—ReVival services have been in pro-
gress for some time time in the Sunshine
_Methodist church. It is said the meet-
ings are nightly largely attended, and. a
good work is being done. The pastor is
being assisted by a gentleman and two
ladies, members of Mr. Savage's Gospel
Band.
—The congregation of Knox church,
Scarboro, have extended. a unanimous
call to Rev. J. Ross, B. ,A., of Brussels,
offering a stipend of $1,000 with a free
manse and glebe of six acres. The mat-
ter will be decided at the next meeting
of Maitland Presbytery. The Brussels
folks will act foolishly if they permit
Mr. ROSS to leave.
—Mr, Win. McIndoo has sold his half
interest in Elder & McIndoo's oatmeal
mill in Wingliam to Wm. Clegg for
$1,800. Mr. Clegg takes possession of
his interest about the .15th inst. Mr.
Mcludoo is disposing of all his property
and effects in Wingliam, it being his in-
tention to go to California, where Mrs.
MeIndoo's parents live, in the course of
a month to reside permanently.
—Mr. Fuller, father-in-law of A. M.
Polley, of Goderich; who has been pros-
trated by an attack of paralysis for some
months, is very low. On Monday he
arose in his delirium and jumped out of
the window of his bedroom whieh is on
I- the second story. Strange io say he was
not mueh injured by the fall. His age
and the teriousness of the last attack of
paralysis, offer little hope of recovery.
— The dwelling house of Mr. Robert
Turner of Stanley, had a narrow escape
from destruction by fire one day last
week. It appears that during the ab-
sence of Mr. and Mrs. Turner the roof
caught on fire, the flames having made
considerable headway before being no-
ticed, but were at length observed by one
_of the neighbors, who, by getting on top
of the ,building, succeeded in putting
out the fire.
—On: Wednesday of last week Mrs.
Joseph Casemore, of the 12th concession
of Turnberry, met with a very serious
accident. It seems that she was hunting
eggs in the barn, and while on a scaffold
some l S feet 'high she missed her foot-
ing and fell to the floor below, fractur-
ing one of her thigh bones and sustain•
ing other injuries. Mts. Casemore has
been in delicate health for some time,
and this shock to her system renders her
condition somewhat precarious.
—Mr. E. F. Black, who has been in
businessiin Wingham for the past eight
years, 14ft that town on Friday last for
Raymond, Lancaster county, Nebraska,
where he has a 700 acre farm, and where
he purposes taking up his future resi-
dence arid entering extensively into the
stock -raising business. He took with
him three head of Polled -Angus cattle,
three heavy draught brood mares, six
Berkshire pigs, together with a full com-
plement of settlers' effects.
—The preliminary court for the re-
vision ef the voters' lists for West
Huron, was held at Goderich on the 6th
inst. The Signal says : The Reform
cause was represented by counsel in the
persons of C. Seeger and W. Proudfoot,
while F. W. Johnston and E. Campion.
performed similiar service for the Tory
party. The total names added by eanh
side for each municipality were aa fol-
lows :
Conservative. Reform.
Ashfield 52 50
Colborne ,, . . . ... 94
Clinton 2
Goderich township 50
Goderieh town 12
East Wawanosh • —
W est Wawanosh 4
Totals
44
5
•1
20
13
11
174 144
A number of objections were made to
many of the names already on the list,
but the,revising barrister held that the
present court was only to add or keep
off new names, and that any striking off
of names on the list—already printed,
must ccme up at the final court. The
real tug of war will be at the final court.
--Another Huron pioneer, in the per-
son of(Mr. Thomas Somerly, of the :3rd
conces,sion Goderich township,has passed
to his long home, at the ripe age of
eighty years. He was a native of
Cumbeiland, England, and came to
Goderich in the summer of 1836, and
was one of the men who helped to clear
the site, of the town, _his first job being
the chopping of a road from the present
Square to where the Maitland iron bridge
now stands. The following year he
served as a loyalist volunteer in the re-
bellion, after' which, like Cincinnatus, he
APRIL 16 1886.
again returned to his plow. In 1842 he
purchased the homestead. in Goderiea
the property, Where he has ever sinee
township, and in 1844 he rnoved onto
resided. He was deputy -reeve of Gode-
rich township from 1855 to 1857. ja
tel8r63ohf e Dmaavir rdie dwHakann eledfestthedasUgameh-
four sons and two daughterfeall of whom
e fi ,
township, by whom he had a family of
survive him.
—The wife of Mr. W. Stanbury, of
the London Road, Stanley; -who has
beemsuffering some time from a tumor
in the breast, underwent an operation
last week for the removal of the same.
Three medical men performed. the
operation which, though exceedingly
painful, was bravely borne by the
patient, who is doing as well as cordd
be expected under the eircumstanees.
--The Wingham council ie in receipt
of a letter from Alex. McPherson, of
Stratford, relative to cstabliehing a
foundry for the manufacture of thresh-
ing machines, agricultural implements,
etc., in Wingham. In. the letter Mr.
McPherson states that he understeod
that Wingham was offering a bonus of
$5,000 to any one who would establish
such a foundry there, and, if so, he
qvished to take advaotage of the offer.
The council have appointed a eom-
mittee to investigate the matter and re-
port. •
—The residence of Captain Daneey,
in Goderieh, was partially destroyed by
fire -early Monday morning last. The
furniture in the front part of the house
was nearly all retnoved the carpets alone
being destroyed, In the removal a
handsome mirror was smashed to pieces.
The back part of the house, and the
furniture &c. therein was entirely de-
stroyed. Stored in the south portion of
the building were several hundred dol-
lars worth of ship's tackle on which
ther'e was only an insurance of $100.
All the clothing not in. use belonging to
Captain, Mrs. and Miss Kate Daniey
was kept a wardrobe in the destroyed
portion of the house. The fire was dis-
covered by Mrs. Dancey, who aroused
her husband. On opening the upper
hall door large volumes of smoke rushed
into the main building and caused a
speedy closing of the door. The fire
(supposed to have been caused by a de-
f.. etive chimney) must have been_ burn -
Lee some time before discovered, but
the hall door connecting the back with
the main portion of the building being
closed prevented. the smoke entering the
portion of the house occupied. by the
family until the fire had made great
headway. The house and furniture was
insured.
—On Thursday of last week John
Moore, of Henfrynt on complaint of A.
Cavan, Inland Revenue Inspector, of
Stratford, was brought before A. Hun-
ter and John Shaw, J. P's, of Brussels,
for unlawfully having a still, worm and
other apparatus in his possession for the
manufacture of crooked whisky. The
prisoner pleaded guilty, was fined $250
and ordered to be imprisoned in the
common jail at Goderich for one month.
The prisoner was taken to the county
town the same afternoon. Moore is
about.% years of age, unmarried, and
has been a steady young fellow, running -
a threshing machine of late years. His
home used to be ()lithe 14th concession
of Grey. He was operating the still in
his house near the brickyard at Hen-
fryn. Inspector Cavan, accompanied
by Constables,Scott and Chopman took
a livery rig and drove to Henfryn,
arriving there about 12 o'clock
Wednesday night. Moore waS in bed.
After his arrest the premises were
searched and all the appliantes for the
manufacture of " forty -rod " found.
They secured, about two gallons of
liquor and a bag of malt. There was
a mash ready for- 48 gallons. All the
barrels, - tubs, &c., were destroyed.
The prisoner had not been in the busi-
ness long, and reported to have only
made sorae nine or ten gallons of liquor.
111111111MMINIIMINY
lipme Rule for Ireland.
The day which had been looked for-
ward too with so much Anxiety, the Stlit
of \ April, the date fixed upon for Mr.
Gladstone to submit his polity for the
Government of Ireland at length arriv-
ed, and the English Parliament House
was besieged by an immense erowd
people at an early hour in the morning.
Some of them were anxious to get a -
place within its portals to hear thegreat
speech that was expected, and many, no
doubt, were drawn thither because
others went. The Southwest Meath
member was -the first occupant 'of the
Chamber. He was almost immediately
followed by a score of Parnellite col-
leagues. The rule regarding seats wee
practically " first conte first served." It
was not long before all the Parnellites
were in the House, and they
PRE-EMPTED THE 13EST PLACES, .
securing seats to the front of Mr. Glad-
stone. A rush of British members fol-
lowed. It was yet early in the morning
when all the seats on the floor were
taken. When the members got hungry
or thirsty they had food or drink brought
in to them. Some of them had been -up
all night and these generally fixed them-
selves as comfortable as possible, and
WENT TO SLEEP.
When the sun rose and the day became
warmer the river terrace was sought by
the majority of perambulators, and here
many eXpedients were resorted to to
while away the time. The Parnellites
were in a particularly happy frame of
mind, acting as, to use the expression of
one of them, " They had a sure thing on
a day for Ireland.' A number of them
borrowed a tricytle and had great sport
racing up and down the terrace with it
until filially it collapsed, throwing P.
3. O'Brien, Parnellite member for Tip-
perary,
, •
UPON' HIS HEAD
on the flagging. He .was picked up
bleeding profusely and very badly stun-
ned. His forehead was deeply eut over
the eye, and his face and hands were
torn and bruised. He was, in fact, so
seriously injured that he had to be re-
moved to the hospital, but he insisted
on leaving his hat in his seat and going
bare -headed. After his wounds were
dressed he returned to occupy his beat.
KILLING TIME.
At 2 p. m. after exhaueting the expe-
dients to kill time the outside members
began to assemble in the house after one
o clock. In an hour the floor was well
covered with groups of membere ani-
mated by discussing the event of the
day and debating the possible outcome.
The crowds outside the House by this
time had increased greatly, and present-
ed unusual temptations for enterprieing
advertisers. These thrifty people made
their ingenious appeals- to the asseM-
Mari 10, 1886.
*bled thousands by moving their mil
* along en
SANDWICH MEN,
- hundreds of whore found occupation t
day th.e vicinity of the Parliame
licase, Conservative politicians we
-not without hope to influence the fe y
_against the orator of the day even I
jest available moment, for they, too, hi
sandwich inenand plaeard-hearers amen
ebeerowd carrying such appeals as "L
Coesolidat and not -Dismember ti
EmPire,"
_____sigellialroielefaninnedm:etnrselleremndhueeltuisstenndltteonfnogr, and t
.welaieserpjwa i na s 1 3 rs e anut dui bp 1, e t iho.efAc ,u Irctitiaethkoh:ein. uiltriofIonoto sw.lesNi. shs,joe.ci s ait ah, e ali neTioete
• by loud, prolonged cheering evil' nwf;
tinbuflAuetc:4:sosro speviltilnrin-
PbeehaeTfeoilhrr:eS phipPi :ti gmhk heeptrItily:1 iful?santeth': 4 o'cL;ck. Til
of persons who attempted to see hin
, thplaengseeahteastartytesanandangrdeiazzt3,,,neaoonudglhwv-thlinn:7:
titeepting John Morley, Chief Seereta
was gre. eted with deafening cheers. .Ti
Ilttidreetnebrinino:Inliillo°dgnuess..r. e:nIflttatr d\ah. sie let °lie I nt een- :Nutilfi 1 lai etsisni esseglhp ofae adl ir: --P 11
fared with for a, short time. ' e°1
ong:imilinuseag s4)nif thofe tihoeurpneeeyplienaati trhoae:. Woaf :11
seGhei ave ederrsmtb eognf,:cro:hthaie;nreednelitueu rnlietaiol ltiohnegr aafrtiz m.l.elx]
liege to the House, and his appearaw
the House, his entrance being al
say no sueh scene
hie papers, telegraphic and mail corre
polidenee at an early hour. He ape
lea. Gladstone went in an op- e.
The ciowAdT oTuntsEivcdi ea) . , st HLt.i., .e. :3 ;) . .,.e aEea,reeppkaaeleadi c et yt 0 all
THE PREMIER'S RECEPTION'
t ft °Or orp:Fal nil iii yt i Ilhuii
we ots hoe oit ef t enal aprghl aeotdinjoelnfoulrb-hela nc
and whbie
ught 1]
arit at hneYe °b ill
t:ok eti
itntees:
. ieyf f ta she aeen sde f
'lament to 1
>de lolcated in
eveveheryarmyebdxeotrrocarl-tztahlinlye atiintmdeo fhwaai was cram,rne
:... - ' 10;:i'l-ool
witAsh PesIlle;s. itrleie:leehaenejainellhatod c a .' e a:s e ,,e ( 1
p25711Mrissernivi. iGionusitia:tostha.gilinmeHtetoidofi :nuenjeas:snot peNd:ote:bkitine:inel ni aotfku*oerr se P e:rr t'
haAvIer.beGeniathsetomneo'sst abdi
amid loud and prolon ed
quent of his life. The sch e
land. Mr. Gladstone
v i s i o n f o r t h e f u t u r e aGghde radenesedisainetlefeeiorssli: n, v. :
most elt
:lei: ht
although, peiurhasupbsstance ishuient 01 a.
piso'ses the estale'res ollows .:
per .House, and_ its mernhe -1.1 I
elected for ten -years
ehise ; whilst the oth
The first order will -e
to -day, and the
cotwnostimt
and its members will ur °f
milirrill ai rnniPhoebof TEsePerthardsrwio, sjcii. i. s e . t : at bhreee paL e s e n. t a t i A- e f o r e a c
Charge some of the fun tn.' P
ueenneebYerass
aoI srr du ri se. hero st —v ‘IHI . eh iooer nor es12()buct oaai hrtnoci,i) 'ace orlrtio) sy: we suci IN°, 1...1 son t ates iionosi ,
under a high frail
e elected as
c ions of an 1.3:o
p arently di.,
tonstituenee
containingplu:
asgtiatinutest athnele
bodies on any measure
ed, and either body
one body. A separate vote of the tni
present But both d
deliberate in one Cl , - si an
questions jointly, and ordin il
or ers are to 1
lamber, consider a
as pas.sed th
may be demand
al y vote a
Common
which is to
Irish revenues. The If 1 P ' i
is to have full power
eeneeoei'er local.
foe ea h ' members, 0
igee ushparenef
arhamei
taxatiol
combined body, veto 'eti
or until the next dis 11 fer three yeal
presentation at vc so ation. Irish r
abolished eltog
eth estminster is to I
Ireland is to be de er) in other Woril
coneerns.prived of all voice
Imperial evertheless, she
to be compelled. to a share of t"
Imperial expenditurpeay
tribute is to be the firs't ehTahr
guarantee
.
on suck Irish loan
n also the ie t '
be is i
1 erest payal
by officials a
pointed by the Irish G
be turned overnment ,-; 1
the customs and ex -
period receiver, who is to deduct
amount of the a
£3,240,000, a d nnual tribute
_ ctiise reventiee are
le lump to an 1
oseS. What
to be limited, howe
English over in
for Irish s as England In
the im eYe; bY a prVi
thl)r
I rish treasury-. Ti
rish Parliament a
will control the
left is ea go Into
efds ti ne puts ft.'', "
fiscal powers of th
forbidding
of the Imperial duf
goods as wpeloisition of duties
commercial unity as any alterati
stabulary
Viceroy, and. the 'e
_ _aios on foreign {-toed
The Irish Minis
- that is, as Mr. GI
same authortty le three kingdo
parently the 'lid- -
is to be preserved."
Canada and th e
like th
w?ll irry also, but the co
magistracy, and
eontrolled by
t.tereleaste. s As fhoer
18tFy at Westin-
. w to retire -
p i cal imperial °tile
imTperial troops by t
Governor44eneral
Governor-General
India, he w-11 e
as no
is to be a non= 'ortihe VicercT bitne
PrniciPal feat
Crown fo_ t be appointed by
obi dani y moment guarantees, the enly e
one being
the other th
wstedct.s of the Irish Parr
as not -et '
, 0 course, upon the a
executiv
fin the Crown, whi
e and legislaarti
be the v-
-that is,
vice of its -
r a specified term, not hav
eral schemes b
a veto upon all Aappears to
le to exercise it
rights of the P gmg
to tures of the hill in so f
with a change of
ulster. These are
Thent being
says, in arram „ 3 succeeded
III . the Imperial Parliameut ; b
Italia tIhde dm., gartling
present, with her represen
to let Ulster stand 'aloof
ree provinces and remain
eve been proposed to
guarantees for
' ai:Telss at
propriation
Gladstone h imperial Ministers,
Itiade against th " NI
landlords '
ooWnient of a S
e ,ec _e _ reon. Nothing is likely
°hoe. Meen 1.1* Ininitte°
1 reaehes the Co '
oflodugh that body is to 11;
tate Church by the 1
e establishment or
the fate of Uls
fie provisio
favorably
ite evidently d
_ rotestant minority.
rat_II , s(31 fds,one left the House
suggesti oes not look
ti,!111 to- a ter coneludine- -
the
was obr
is, 8.7_ iged to retire to rest iminedia
e in_ens . by the reaction a
eer: ., Ta ,_)e ore the House.
tter dinner.
t e excitement of the day,
is kept in the back t' 0
_ eme for buyino- ont
tithe was - affected. bus s '
the H
ms no part of
Parliament, tl
full control
Measure now 1 f
Present, and for gr wit"
sehe. ucation, The land
—An old Irishman named Kav.an
formerly of London, but who W
Wife and &Lighter is now living
troit in great poverty, has diScov
that he is heir to a fortune of a