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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1886-05-14, Page 44 • sonows.,,,,legun THE HURON. EXPOSITOR NEW_ ADVERTISEMENTS. tar The ngure between the parenthesis after each line denotes the page of the paper on which the advertisement will be found. Metallic Shingles -Mrs. J. Kidd. (6) Bargains -Duncan & Duncan. (5) To Stock Breeders -Wm. Pinkney. (5) Ready-made Clothing -E. McFaul. (8) New Goode-Ranton Bros. (5) Gore Fire Insurance Co. -Jas: Watson. (8) 200 Acre Farm far Sale -R. Moffatt. (5) Shawl Lost. (5) State Line Steamship Co. -W. N. Watson. (8) Butter and Eggs -J. Kidd & Son. (8) Stamtnering Cured -Dr. E. Heyns. (8) Medical -Dr. McDonagle (8) $1,000 Reward. (8) To Stock Breeders -D. Milne. (5) R.esidence for Sale -R. Willis. (5) Farm for Sale -A. Forbes. (5) Court of Revision -J. O'Sullivan. (5) Court of Revision -Wm. McConnell. (5) Cheap Genes -Wm. Scott. (8) Queen's lerthday-A. Wilson. (5) Save Your Money -Jas. Watson. (5) Medical Card -Dr. Hanover. (5) Notice -J. Cowie, Jr., & J. Bannerman. (5) Man Wanted -Jas. Petrie. (5) Painting, &c. -W. S. (8) Millinery -Mrs. Alexander. (8) n�u expOitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, May 14, 1886. The Legitimate Fruits of a Bad System. The manufacturers and employers of labor in the United States have, to a very large extent, themselves _to blame for the disturbances whieh have recent- ly taken place in Chicago and other large centres. Although these disturb- ances- were inaugur ted in the name of the workingmen, t1ey were not partici- pated in to any la ge extent by the re- apectable working eople. On the con- trary, the Knights 4f Labor and other - similar labor organiz tions deprecate and discourage to the uttnost of their ability all such proceedings. As a rule, the native laboring classes of the United States, like those of Canada, are sensi- ble, la.w -abiding people. They may, and do inaugurate strike S when they consider they are being unjustly treated by their employers. This they havea legitimate and legal right to do. But they do not engage in riot and bloodshed to enforce their de- mands. It is the imported laborers both in Canada and the United States that do this. In looking over the list of the names of those arrested for complicity in the Chicago riots, they are all those of foreigners. The manufacturers, for the purpose of securing eheap labor encour- age the importation of Poland ers, Italians , Chinese, and the wort and most danger- ous same of the large European centres. The natural dement of these people is antagonism to law and order -it is bred in them. As soon as they gain a footing upon American soil, they commence to foement disturbance. They not only displace the honest and industrious native mechanic and workman, but they ally themselves with those who axe less thrifty and honest'', and contaminate them by instilling into tOem their vile socialiatic principleand ideas. The result is, that although the capitalists -may procure cheap lebor for a time,they lose grea- tly more than they gain, by the incessant discontent and disturbance which these people engender. So that, the employers of labor, by importing and using this dangerous foreign ele- 'meat, are, in reality, the main cause of the disgraceful disturbances : which so frequently takepla.ce, and which result in injury to themselves and the public. It is also a fact that the authorities bath of the, United States and Canada, have pursued a very foolish policy in the matter of immigration. They seemed to ` vie with each other as to which could secure the greater number of immigrants from across the Atlantic. They offered all manner of inducements. They gave free and assisted passages, and they feed . agents and steamship companies. ' As a result of this course the shuns of the European centres of population were scoured, and both countries were flooded with a class of idle, worthless, danger - elle characters, and tie legitimate fruits of this policy are now manifesting them- selves in bath countries. T1 e native working peopIe are being cro , ded out, and are beceming discontented and dis- satisfied, and this imported foreign rab- ble, taking advantage of this dissatisfac- tion, are making a struggle for supre- macy over law and order. Th thinking people of both countri being rudely awakened by a s folly of the course a their rul demand is being made that m tion be paid to quality and -le sensible, s are now nee of the rs and a re atten- s to num- bers. So soon as this voice of the people can be made to take effect upon the poli- ticianswe will hearless about labor riots and that sort of thing. It is high time, that in Canada, at aby rate, the system of emigration should be changed. There is far too much money devoted to that purpose. The most of it is worse therm! wasted. The system of paying comMissions to agents, feeing eteam boat /companies and giving assisted passages ;should be stopped. We do not want any more of the scum of Europe in this canary and that is pretty much. what we have been getting of late years through our emi- gration agency- system. We have abun- dance of room her for thrifty capital Fits, no matter howl small, but any who have net sufficient 'means to pay their - own passages te this country are not wanted here. Evety such person who does come either displaces one of our own people or becemes a burden upon the charitable inetitutions and surely it is not good policy to pay out thousands to abide by th'e decision. There will be of dollars annually to accomplish such a a continual jarring between capital and labor until this is done. In the mean time in Toronto the workmen have placed vans on the road in opposition to the Car Company, and are attempting by this means to bring them to terms. As the public's sympathy seems to be largely with the men, it • is possible that this schememay have the desired end, but any concessions forced from the company in this wayewill, at least, only be temporary. purpose. 1111•111111.1111# tHE IRISH Home Rule question came up in the English House of Commons on Monday last, when Mr. Gladstone in an able speech, moved the second reading of his Home Rule Bill. The leader of the Opposition, in a brief speech, moved the six months hoist.: -The further dis• cussion of the question was deferred till a future day. Some disappointment_ was occasioned by Mr. Gladstone stating that the discussion need not be contint- ed Without interruption until the divis- ion was taken, but that he would permit the House to take up other business in its proper turn. The House, however, dos not seem in Much humor for other buSiness until this, which occupies every person's mind, is disposed of in some deAnite way. Reyes also expected Mr. Gladstone would ,announce the changes or modifications he would permit in his Bill. This he did not do, but stated he would •permit such changes as might seem needed by the committee when it came before them. The premier's- de- termination evidently is to get the House committed, either for or against the. principle of Horne Rule before he in- timates the changes he is prepared to permit in his measure. In this respect he only acts with' the same shrewdness and caution that he has manifested all along. Judging from the press reports, which are very contradictory, it is im- possible to say with any degree of defi- niteness what the result will be, bot the public cannot no be long left in doubt as the great struggle will take place on the motion now before the house for the second reading. Some pretend to think that the measure will pass to its second reading by a very; considerable majority while others as confidently aver that it • will be defeeted by a small majority. It is likely, however, that the division will be pretty close. The Conservative party, proper, will go solid against it and they will _be • joined by a goodly number of those who usually support the Government. The number of these, however, will not be large. On the other hand,. the entire Parnell fol- lowing will vote Solid with Gladstone, and it is hoped that these will do more than make up for the defections from his own rinks. Then, again, there are a considerable number of what are known as absentees, members who, on account of age or other infirmities, are seldom if ever in the House. It is fair to assume that these will be pretty evenly divided', with probably a small majority against the. Bill. On the whole, therefore, unlese the bolters on the Liberal side are much more numer- ous than reports indicate, the measure will likely pass to a second reading by a fairly large in,ejority. If this should be the case it will be ultimately carried, although it may, and, no doubt will, be somewhat changed and modified. But, whatever the fate of the present meas- ure may be, Ireland is bound to have Home Rule in some form before very long. The defeat of the present meas - re will only postpone the event. Mr. Gladstone by his Bill has demonstrated the fact that such a change is not only practicable, but would be popular, and the reception given it shows that Brit- ain is on the eve ofvery great political changes. The landlords and the aristo- crats have lost their grip upon the people. The defeat of Mr. Gladstone's Bill would, therefore, only delay the change for a short time. Home Rule, not only for Ireland, but for Scotland, must and will come, a,nd that before very longSno matter what political party may be forced to make the concessions; and no legislation of any importance will be permitted in the English Parliament until these concessions are granted. The Home Rulers may not be in a majority just now but they have at least suf- ficient strength to accomplish THE Toronto street car men have gone out on strike, and many of the Queen City people who formerly rode have now to walk when going to and from business. The principal -grievance seems to be that the Street Car Coin- pany refuse. to have any men in their employ who are members of any labor organization, and they have discharged several of their employees because they have joined the Knigiets of Labor. the men, on the other hand, refuse to work until the company rescind this rule and reinstate those whom they discharged. They claim that so long as they do their work faithfully itis none of the busittess of their employers whateociety they be- long to so long as it is a legal organiz- ation. The position taken ley each is quite tellable. The company have cer- tainly a right to manage their own busi- ness in their own way, and if the men do not like their rules they do not need to work for them. We do not see that blame can be attached to either party. But, in the - mean time the public are subjected to very great inconvenience and loss by the stoppage or partial stop- page of a public means of travel. . In the interests of the public, therefore, Parliament should provide some means whereby these ditputes could be settled by an independent and disinterested authority and on an equitable basin, and. both parties should be required by law to submit their case to this authority for adjustment and should be required John Costigan had been previously urg- ed to bring in.a Home Rule resolution but had declined,contenting himself with cabling to Mr. Parnell that the Irish Catholic members adhered to the views expressed by Parliament in the address of 1882. This meant, if it meant any- thing,. that all the other members. either wavered in their allegiance to the great . principle of Home Rule, or were dis- tinctly hostile to it -either of which would be a libel upon 'Parliament as shown by the subsequent vote. When the question came up on Thursday last, every body seemed- ready for war and the result was one of the loegest and liveliest debates of the session. The Con- servatives had evidently had a conference among themselves. • They had left Mr. Blake severely alone, notwithstand- ing theirpretendeddesire to arrange a resolution acceptable to all. Their game was to burke Home Rule by a side thrust. They were dreadfully afreid that Mr. Blake would "make party capital," as they expressed it, and though they were not ready to take a manly stand on the question themselves, they did what they could to put him in a - false position. It turned out, how- ever, that they lamentably failed, for they were completely out-generalled so far as tactics alone were concerned. Had Sir John Macdonald been absent and the result of Tory finesse turned out such a miserable fizzle, everybody would have -blamed Sir Hector Langevin, the deputy -Premier, for 'clumsiness, -but Sir John was there, apparently in good health, and he completely failed either to keep his own inten- tions secret or to compel - the Liberals to take the position of partizan- ship he intended they should occupy. In the first place Mr. Costigan moved an amendment to Mr. Blake's resolution merely declaring that the House re- iterated its opinion expressed in 1882. This was met by a counter amendment by Mr. McMullen, declaring that the House had been strengthened. and con- firmed in its opinion by the events of the last fir:41r years. Comparatively little was said upon the merits of Home Rule, for it was well understood that the overwhelming majority of the House would favor that principle, and the few opposed to it could not be convinced here was 'a Conservative and an ardent by any arguments that reasonable men (would use. The Goeernment supporters took the position in effect that this ques- tion was the exclusive property of a cer- tain class of members, the Irish Roman Catholics, and that they had no right to use it for any purpose exceptto mak e them- selves solid with their constituents except on special occasions when they might loan it to the Government for the sole use and benefit of the Tory party. They resented this attempt to get a square vote on a square question, and had no words of condemnation strong enough to express their views of Mr. Blake in bringing the matter forward at a time when the Government would prefer that all should be silent upon the subject. The Liberals pointed to the fact that Home Rule, which in 1882 was a senti- ment, and, in the opinion of many, a chimera, was now - the greatest living issue before the greatest Parliament in the world, and for the House that had spoken- in '82 to remain silent now when that silence might do harm, would be little short of criminal. They opposed Mr. Costigan's resolution .as calculated _ to down Home Rule with faint praise. Eventually, the Costigan atnendment was carried by the Solid vote of the• Government's supporters. Theefollowed a scene such as is, fortunately, rare in - the Canadian Parliament... It all grew out of a harmless resolution by Mr. Bla,ke in favor of sending the resolution which had, been passed to Mr. Glad- stone. It clearly ought to be sent to somebody, if it was to have any effect. But the Government's id_ea, evidently was to passthe weakest resolution pos- sible and then leave it on the journals where as few would know of it 118 pos- sible, and where neither Gladstone nor had been presented to the Imperial anybody else who favored .Home Rule House of Commons. The Government could make • efficient use of it. Mr. and its supporters naturally did not like Blake's resolution caused one of the most amusing incidents of the session. Mr. Curran, the Irish Catholic represen- tative, of Montreal centre, • bolted down the aisle to Sir John Macdonald's desk, held a 'hurried conference with • his leader and skipped back to his place, his beaming face as unmistakeably showing exultation as if he had shouted "Eureka !" with all the power of his mighty lungs. Everybody laughed at this display. A few moments showed the cause of this unwonted joy, for Mr. :Oartghlin presented a motion, evidently net his own, to send the reso IN - l) letion to ' e Parnell instead of to Mr. Gladstone. . \ But the Government's friends whp very sorry this had been done, when they began to think it over, and -when the motion was put Sir John Macdonald said in a disgusted way, "withdraw it," and Mr. Coughlin obe- diently proposed to withdraw, but Mr. Blake Insisted that the Tories should express their opinions of this wonderful piece of strategy, and the consequence was that only 18 memh s voted -with Mr. Coughlin. - THE GREAT TACTICIAN.- . GREECE continues to hold a very un- dignified and entirely untenable position. She is seeking by the arts of diplomacy -too familiar, in their more discredit- able forms, in Greek history -to evade the will of Europe in the matter of dis- arming her forces. Belyannis, who has done his best to stimulate and nourish the warlike spirit which has brought the Greek people into their present at- titude, is now endeavoring to pacify Europe by declaring that he does not mean to break the peace; but he stead- ily evades the matter of disarmament, and declines to give any answer to the deinand that Greece shall disband her troops and return to a peaceful footing. The great powers, who have had some experience with this kind of diplomacy, and who are sometimes in the habit of practicing it themselves, are not to be misled by equivocation and evasion. They declare that the answer of Greece is unsatisfactory. The small foreign squadron is still in Greek waters, and will remain there until Greece has given an affirmative answer to the question whether she will now return to the status of a peaceful nation. THE Chicago Canadian -American, the editor of which is a Canadian, and when, advocate of the National Policy, tams "The Protectionist will' tell you that to our high tariff is the marvellous develop- ment of this country due. Nothing is left to be credited to business sagacity, foresight and enterprise. The tariff has brought us what we have to be proud of -greatness, richness, comfort and prosperity. But the ,sound economist, with a vision that extends beyond the wash of the Atlantic, can easily prick the contention of the Protectionist, who would` boycott the world and still ex- pect to secure and hold trade in neutral markets. But here we are with our war tariff and a great many other things, in- cluding 1,000,000 idle men, a reduced foreign trade, commercial enemies in friendly nations; strikes by the thou- sands, congested home markets and business stagnation." OUR OTTAWA LETTER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) -Orrewe, May 10th, 1886. The most important feature of last week's proceedings was the debate on the Home Rule resolutions. As men- tioned in THE EXPOSITOR of last week, Mr. Blake, on Tuesday, presented a resolution in favor of addressing Her Majesty the Queen in favor of the prin- ciple of Home Rule, and declaring the satisfaction of the House that a measure embodying the principle of Home Rule the motion. They have used the Home Rule question hitherto as a measure of making party capital, and it hurt their feelings very much- to have it brought up, now that -it could do them no good. They fear that any favorable motion will strengthen Gladstone's hands, and, as "a fellow -feeling makes us wondrous kind," the Tories in this Dominion do not wish to do anything that would interfere with the plottings of the Tories in the mother country. They pretend to find fault with Mr. Blake for moving the resolution in amendment to a motion for teCommittee of Stipply, stating that it then must be treated as a vote of want of confidence and must be voted down. In saying this they over- looked two very iinportant things -first, that Mr. Costigan's Home Rule resolu- tion in 1882 was movecl in amendment to Committee Of Supply and was .not treated as a motion of want of confi- dence, and, second, that Sir John Mac- donald has declared more than once that such a motion does not necessarily involve want of confidence, and in this he is backed by common sense and the highest authorities. Mr. Costigan whined and Sir John Macdonald looked cross, and both insisted that .the COB - Sideration of the question should be postponed for two days. They were very ill-natured about it, and accused Mi'. Blake of desiring to make party capital out of his resolution. Most men would have determined then and there to give his accusers something to cry for by forc- ing the .motion on and compelling the Government either to carry or defeat it. But instead of following this course, he agreed to the postponement, and even agreed to bring up the question on a substantive motion instead of moving it in amendment to supply. The difference is that a substantive motion may be amended over and over again, while a motion in amendment to supply must be voted on straight.„ Mr. Blake knew that the Government 'night seek to defeat his object in securing a strong Home Rule resolution, and at the same time save themselves by moving some wishy- washy amendment. The Costigan clique complained also that they had not been consulted by Mr. Blake, and they would like to have an opportunity to arrange so that, it possible, they might agree with the mover, and secure the presen- tation of a. resolution which would.be acceptable to all. Mr. Blake seemed very glad of the suggestion, and express- ed the hope that the friends of Home Rule on both sides of the House would confer upon the resolution before the day fixed for the debate -Thursday. A BATTLE ROYAL. It should not be forgotten that Hon. So far Sir John Macdonald's followers had rather bungled matters. Now it was the turn of the great tactitian him- self to take the matter in hand. He did so. He moved that the resolution be sent, not to Mr. Gladstone or Mr. Par- nell, but tie the Speaker of the House of Commons of England. This seemed reasonable, for naturally it was supposed the Speaker would at once communicate it to the House. But Sir John was only playing on the ignorance and credulity of his hearers, as soon appeared. Mr. Blake rose andstated that it had been decided that the Speaker of the English , House of Commons had DO power to communicate officially any such docu- ments to the House, and asked the Speaker if that was not so. The Speek- er knew the fact to be so, and so declar- ed it. This showed that Sir John de- sired to leave the esolution with as little effect as possible, but did not want to say so and took this means ofdoing nothing while appearing to do something. The exposure was too much and Sir John was obliged, shatnefacedly, to withdraw his resolution. Mr. Mills suggested a motion which would un- doubtedly have met with the approval of the Opposition and most of the Gov- ernment supporters, to send. the resolu- tion to Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Parnell. The fact that the motion was presented by a member of the Opposition was suf- ficient to condemn it, however, and at the Government's direction, this also was voted down. The result of the whole matter was to send the resolution to the Canadian High Commissioner in England with instructions to communi- cate it to the members of t Commons. This is the h ridiculoui. Such a brillia hardly have occurred to an than_ to the new Ministe Mr. Thompson, of Nova vote was taken on the que Costigan's resolution with send it through Tupper, an the best that 3ould be done vote for it to a man. THE BLIND SHARE The evidence in the grea case is all in, and Mr. stands before the House a try in a very unenviable light. Mr. Edgar, who niade the cha, ges, summed up the evidence on Thur day last and showed what it resulted in. The argu- ment was an exceedingly few can doubt who read charges against Mr. White fully sustained. The evide well known, and has bee freely commented upon. fence before the House on White is that the trafficking in blind shares in colonization coinpanies is not illegal. It is the same ple in for "the Boy," the es sanctimonious Mr. Beaty. may not be able under its with such cases, but there is an appeal to public sentiment, and th tion will have to be argued and free from legal quibble e House of ight of the t idea could other man of Justice, cotia. The tion of Mr. he rider to as it was the Liberals ASE. Blind Share John White d the coun- ble one, and it that the at least &re ce is pretty :widely and he only de- ehalf of Mr. i. that is put timable and Parliament rules to deal re the ques- on its merits • A. B. J. News of the THE SCAB PLAGUE. -O prevalence of scab, the en into British Columbia with is prohibited. ATTACK ON THE ARMY. - an attack on a Salvation near Zurich,Switzerland,on eek. ing to the ry of sheep ut inspection mob made rmy meeting Sunday last, and several 'persons were njured. TERRIBLE FIRE. -Advice from Hono- lulu give details of a fire w ich resulted in two deaths and the loss o $15,000,000 worth of property. A GOOD PRICE.-Empe or William has bought for 20,000 m pks, ($5,000) from forest manager Manu l at Burg- dorf, the original manuscr pt of "The Watch on the Rhine." A CONVICT BANK MANA Gosset, manager of the J which failed under suspieiou ces last January, has been penal servitude for five year ER. -Philip rsey Bank, eircumstan- entenced to ,on his con- viction for having embezzled*$185,000. SUICIDE. -Charles S. W erner and a domestic in his family, withi whom Mrs. Wommer charged her hu band with being too intimate, cornmittlId suicide on Friday. THOSE HOLDING ARMS. in Ulster are making lists o sons in possession of arms. UNPOPULAR CLAUSES TO PED. -The clauses providingj elusion of the Irish membe Imperial Parliament are to from the Home Rule Bill. A Blum) FetunE.-Ther famine in Pittsburg. Of th ies in the city 120 are cl About 300 bakers are on str ORANGEMEN MUSTERING. - don Daily Telegraph says Orange socie- ties in Ulster continue their for fighting. Promises of hel received from England, Sc the colonies. It is alleged 10 can be raised in Ireland. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. - The London Standard says the Government is making strenuous endeavor the opposing "Liberals not Irish measeres. It has been cided to proceed with the La Bill, despite the opposition t ure. If the Bill is rejected maj ority Gladstone %yin ad v i diate dissolution of Parliamei A CUTTERS' STRIKE. -Si garment cutters and trimmer in wholesale clothing establi Philadelphia struek Monde duction of working hours f eight, with ten hours' pay. The strike will have the -effect of throwing out of employment several thousand men, women and girls, all dependent upon the cutters for Nvork. , A Limo SWIM. -Harry Robinson, the English swimmer, is in Tarrytown, N.Y. preparing for a long swim on the 21st inst., to smim across the Hudson river from Tarrytown to Nyack, for a wager of $500 against time. The river there is about three milesifrom dock to dock, the distance to be overcome in one hour and forty minutes. Sociemma IN CINCINNATI. -A despatch from Cindinnati says: The police have discovered that socialists to the number of six hundred, are organized and armed with effective rifles; that they contiol here the manufacture of dynamite bombs; that the enemsed in Chicago was made here, and they have now on hand for use a aupply of these infernal machines. SOCIALISTS IN LONDON. -Some Lon- don papers predict the events at Chi- cago will be a death blow to Anarchism and Socialism in America. Many give credit to the belief that the true labor interest of -Chicago and all America is strong against rioters. Socialistic lead- ers here strongly denounce spies. HEART-RENDING ACCIDENT. - Frank Benoit's farm house, twelve miles west of Jackson, Minnesota, was burned on Friday last. Nothing was saved. In the house were' three children, aged 1, 3 and 5 years. All perished in the flames. The mother, working on a dis- tant part of the farm, on seeing the house burning, ran to the house and would have rushed into the fire had she not been restrained by a neighbor who arrived at the same moment. The mother May lose her reason. Toole POISON. -The fact has been de- velopecl that when the drug store of Samuel Rosenfeld was raided by the mob of Anarchists on Wednesday, last week, in Chicago, and the rabble seized upon every bottle that had the appear- ance of being the receptacle of spirits, a large bottle of carbolic acid was passed from hand to hand. after the raid and drunk by a half dozen or more of the mob. The acid began to take effect as soon as it entered the stomachs of the rioters, and in spite of the best efforts of doctors and emetics, two of the drinkers are dead and three more are at death's door. Constables all the per - BE DROP - for the ex - s from the be dropped is a bread 160 baker - sed down. ke. 'The Lon - reparation have been tland and ,000 troops s to induce o vote on finally de - d Purchase the meas - by a small e an inn -ne- t. hundred employed hments in for a re- oni ten to -Mr. John Mitchell, of Dashwood, died on Wednesday of last week at his residence, at the age of 73 years. Some years ago Mr. Mitchell had a paralytic stroke, and since then has been unable to do any work, and for the past six months was unable to feed or dress him- self. He was born in Devonshire, Eng- land, in'1813 ; came to this country when 18 years of age, and settled on the farm now owned by Mr. Thos. Rowe, a short distance_ south of Exeter, that laboring for fifteen years in clearing and otherwise improving the farm, he remov- ed to the 5th concession of Stephen, where he farmed and manufactured brick for some fifteen years; (his brickyard being the first in that section). At this stage of life Mr. Mitchell retired, going to Dashwood, where he resided until the death summons came. One son, seven daughters, and his wife survive him, another son, William, having died eight years ago. Huron Notes. An imported mare belonging to Tip - ling Brothers, of Wingham, dropped a foal last week which weighed 155t lbs. -a-Mr. Wm. Cornyon, of Wingham, whose accident we mentioned in these notes last week, was so seriously injured that his recovery is doubtful. His brain was fractured. -!--Mr. H. Happel, of Zurich, has pur- chased the handsome private residence of Mr. E. Drew, in Exeter. It is one of the handsomest residences in that vil- lage. -Messrs. David* Mountain, Jas. Hill, Conrad Howson and others of Hullett, intend going in a few days for a trip to - Sanilac, Michigan, where they purpose taking up land if they can suit them- selves. -The Ontario Government has ap- pointed. W. Lewis, of Stephen, as clerk of the Eleventh Division Court, in place of John Lewis, resigned, and R. C. Hays, of Goderich, as Notary Public, 7 --Last week lightning struck the barn of Mr. W. Bamden, near God.erich, and destroyed a portion of it, but the pour- ing rain prevented the entire destruc- tioo of the barn. a -A young son of Mr. Samuel Little - johns of Exeter, while playing in his fathees yard, one day last week, drank some lye, -arid was for some time in a _dangerous -condition, but is nowrecover- ing. -Mr. R. J. Turner, of Brucefield, purchased, a few days ago, in Detroit, a fine three year old roadster stallion. His color is bay, stands 15i hands high, has a fine rangy appearance, and is a fast and showy stepper. -The Orangemen of Ethel and local- ity are perfecting arrangements for their picnic on the Queen's birthday. A good staff of speakers will be present and the proceedings will be enlivened by music from the Ethel band. -Mr. James Hennings, late reeve of Turnberry, deceased, bequeathed $200 to the Methodist church of Bluevale, with the understanding that the amount be expended in building a, new church inside of ten years. -A little boy belonging to Mr. John Weir, of the 16th concession, Goderich township, met with a very painful acci- dent last week, by falling into a pail of boiling water. He was pretty badly scalded, but itis thought that he will recover. -Mr. Peter McArthur, of _the 9th concession of Grey, died on the 2nd ult., at the good age of 80 years. He had a paralytic stroke a few days before his death. He was born in the county of Glengarry and has always lived in Canada. -Mr. P. W. Hayward has bought the old Presbyterian church and. ground in Clinton for the sum of $525. He pur- 'oases going into the wholesale manufac- ture of buggy tops, gearing, &c., and the building will answer his purpose admir- ably. -One day last week three Wingham gentlemen, Messrs. Dickinson, 1,Viliiams and. a friend, went from Wingham to Goderich by boat, taking the river route. They left Wingham at 5.30 in the morn- ing, and after a pleasant trip arrived at Goderich a six in the evening. -The contracts for the erection of iron bridges. at Egmond-ville and Port Albert have been awarded to the Kin- cardine Bridge Company, the former for $975 and the latter for $850. Eginond- ville bridge is to be completecl by the ist July and Port Albert by the lst August. -Thomas Moore has sold his excel- lent farm, on the 1 -0th concession of Grey, to Mr. Taylor, of Hallet town- ship, for 56,000. Mr. Taylor takes p0 - session next fall. The farm is a good one and is in line working order. Mr. Moore expects to take up his abode in Brussels and will either purchase a resi- dence or build one. -One more has gone, to try the reali ties of the unseen world in the person of Mr. Johnston Rinn'of the 12th conces- sion of McKillep. After a short illness death resulted. on Tuesday of last week. What makes the circumstance more sad is the fact that it is only a little over a month ago since he was married to his now sorrowing and nearly distracted wife. The bereaved friends have the sympathy of the entire neighborhood. --J. H. McCasey, formerly of Be" - grave, passed` his primary examination at Toronto School of Medicine with first- class honors, standing within 36 marks on the total of the scholarship. He also passed primary . at Victoria University M. D., C..M., having averaged 76 per cent., and we notice by the dailies of the 5th inst. that he was one of the suc- cessful candidates before the Medical Council. He carried an honor course right through. _\\T are sorry to learn that Mr. Thos. Wiggins, of the 9tb concession of Howick, who received a very bad kick from a; horse about five weeks ago, is in a very precarious condition. He had been gaining very favorably up to last Friday, being able to be around, when concussion of the brain took place, and his life was despaired of. Reemitly he is much better, and we are glad to learn that some hopes are now entertained of his recovery. -Considerable exeitement was caused one morning last week on the 7th con- cession of Goderich township by the supposed loss of Mr. J. Connoly's father. He had gone out to the bush to look after some cattle the previous evenieg, and did not .turn up for so lone a time that his son went out to look for him, but after careful search he had to return without him. All the neighbors turned out in the morning and hunted every part of the bush, but to no purpose, when, just as everyone was beginning to feel like giving up the search in the hush, there wa-s a call from the house that he was home. Night having overtaken him, he had staid at a distant neighbor's till morning. -Mrs. Hamlin, relict of the late Wm. Hamlin, of Exeter, passed peacefully away after a short illness on Monday, 3rd inst., at the age of 74 years and. 7 months. Deceased was one of the oldest residents of the. neighborhood, having settled in it over 41 years ago. During the rebellion of '37 her husband joined vicinity then being all bush. After the loyal forces and was present at the fight at i rota°. S disturban settled in Exeter, of friend Her fune al on Wednesday afternoon was very largely attended. - -One day last week, while a number of section Men on the railway were riding on a jiggeie which was going at a good rate of sioeed, ,Mr. Becket, who lives just over the railway bridge at Wing. ham, and who was sitting in the front of the car, fell off, and the car passed over him about the centre of his body, break- ing three spme to a -Says last a Mi near He for medi unsound cure her was acco flounced was taken said that to commi rather cr herself b inches of MAY 14, 1886, ontgomery's Tavern near To- ortAy after the close of the e the faanily moved west and he township of Stephen, near rs. Hamlin had a large circle and was highly respected. Of his rib and injuring his considerable extent. he New Era: On Saturday s Kerr, whose parents reside salt, was brought to Clinton al examination, she being of ind, and they desiring to se - i. in the asylum. She dingly examined and pro- be nort compos mentis, and to London on Monday. It is she had made several attempts suicide, but her plans were de, as she had tried to drown sitting down in two or three ater. -Says he Wingham Advance: From ranee of things at present, Try reason to believe that this country will this year be th an abundant crop of grain, ,heat is looking better than it or years, and the spring grain on well. The fruit trees are the app there is e section o blessed w - The fall has done is coming out in bl ssom and give signs of a heavy 11 now depends 'upon the weather. Everything appears to be two or three • eeks earlier than usual, so that shou d we have a sharp frost an enormous amount of damage will be done. -The oderich Stac says : A famil- iar form i the history of Goderich has passed a ay -old Philip Nunn, who lived in a little shanty on Lighthouse street. e was found dead in his bed on Mond y morning by the boy who has lighted. lits fires during the past winter. The old n an was one of those who re- ceived a ittance from the town poor • end, but he did the beet his strength you'd all w to suppkment charity with earnings rom a little garden. Through i he effort t of several citizens who have frequent' assisted, him in life, he was given a ecent interment on Tuesday afternoon . -BrusSels has-been excited over a ro- mantic case, in which the wife of a blacksmith of that place is the chief actor. Her first husband, or a man claiming to be such, recently arrived in the village, and had a warrant issued for her arrestgfor bigamy. After a consul- tation with the woman and her present husband and some friends, the infor- mation was withdrawn by husband No. 1, the wotnan in the case signing away her right bf dower, and giving him per- mission to apply for a divorce. She is now, happily married, and has the sym- pathy of the community, owing to the unhappin s attending her first marri- e eon. From the Americal Capital. WASHINGTON, May 6, 1886, THE LABOR STRIKES: One eff ct of the recent labor strike has cropp d out in Washington. It is a, growing s ntiment against immigration. The feeling is not confined to either side in the controversy between capital and labor, but is held on both. sides to a rhaps unprecedented in this Capitalists are attributing the r organizations in the United communistic spirit transmit - he crowded centres of Europe. who strike and see their places men taken from the mass of pulation to be found in all our complain that the country is ith foreign "pauper labor." nt who comes to these ,shores thus between two fires, not strong or langerons to him it is true, but indicative on him may deve the witne the labor degree country. use of lab States to ted from Workme filled by floating p large citie overrun A The emig to -day is 11 of a sentiment which looks ith a suspicion that possibly op into hostility. Several of ses who have appeared before investigating committee, were asked if they did not think immigration might be iestrkted with ben eficial results to the peo le of this country. Some of the witnesses o whom this question was put answered n the affirmative; others eyed - ed the point of the inquiry ; none, so far as I am a vare, spoke out in defense of absolute f eedom of ingress to all whomay choose to mme to us. This is a delicate subject, nd one hears whispered be- neath th current of open expression a good man, opinions which their authors would not be willing just now to pro- claim. he "American"idea is un- doubtedl strong,and is apparentlygrow- ing. On: proof of this assertion is the sturdy su port given by some members of the ho se committee on public lands to a bill srohibiting aliens to hold lands in the nited States. Anti -Chinese legislatio may be only the beginnineof a system of restriction destined to fuller applicati s n. The Western States have ceased to clamor for emigrants, while the Southjern States continue with evi- dent satislfactio.l the conservative policy they hair ever maintained on this sub- ject. Cajstle Garden is declining in popular f - A in the we ington i have obs or three von, REMARKABLE GROWTH lth and population of Wash - perceptible to those who ved the city for the past two ears. • It is a steady and sub- stantial Increase of inhabitants, of re- nd of ornamentation. For - being made every year by s in Washington real estate. property is constantly being xteneling streets, dividedinto enee lots and sold at an enor- t to those who purchased. it in nnparatively low figures. Cue rty rises almost in proportion. ence of the late Richard T. a plain structure on F street 'eek for $80,000. It was not o bring over $50,000. several department clerks who savings into very unpromising dr four years ago which to -day old for three or four times the d then. In some instances the f value has been still greater, are fair instances of hundreds sources, tunes ar . speculato Suburba cut by small rem MOUS pro bulk at c tral prop The resi Merriek, sold this expected kno put their lots thre could be prices pa increase but thes of bargai Is ; and yet, with this boom of real ett te sweeping beyond ordinare ex pectat'on, Washington real estate is a tempting 1.ield for investment. The boom has a s back of i Mr. M the Sena plan.pro more roo lid energy and a real growth , and it will continue. NEW WHITE HOUSE. rrill's bill recently passed by e offers the most satisfactory sed for giving the President . 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Our past winter was an ex pa.ssed ham, although the mem raarked on tw-o separate morning degrees below zero, two degrees k :than it did in the two previous win/ but the waves were of short el ton, and were followed by- long sr 'of conmaratively mild weather. 1,1 the 20th of February until the frost 'us the mercury only marked on tl morning below zero, and Often in - afternoons from 30 to 40 degrees at that figure. Our snowfall was extre ly light, seldom had the plowed 1 over it a covering of the beautiful, ] by the action of the sun, or wind iwas either melted or driven into; grass or h.ollows. We had little the ing and what we had was none of best, and no winter storm worthy of name of blizzard. There was moti less frost every night up to the mom of the 7th of Aptil, when the frost I us, and all through March the gra was mostly bare, and several fare sowed grain now and again through 1 month, but seeding was not general n the 5th. of April. We began to sail noon on the ah and finished on the 0 -133 acres, No rain of any aece tember, and the water from V' has fallen _here since the middakof e inc • snow was far below the usual aver eonsequently the land was very and the more it was stirred up the di it got. All through this seeding we very windy weather, and it looked e our ever playful zephyrs had fallen in e had company or got on a jamboree, I would not allow any one to disturb soil but themselves withoutgetting, m some politicians figuratively give td who oppose them, a covering of 41 Who ever went into their Jusili found the dirt a reality, for in a s1 thne they could have passed for a cc ed gent or a tatooed New Zealam In the afternoon of the 13th1 14th 21st, we lay off for the dust, strongest gale of the season, so far, - on the 18th, and the way the dirt I ion that day was a sight to be remend ed, It could be compared to noti but a tip top winter blizzard; with difference, that dirt filled the an inst of snow. On the afternoon ,of the it iutnbeltheaf -began to ot'Vinoon ofthende°nt7t n32ueah,r aii ti' was much need here and the large sl we got on these two days was just -ev was wanted. Before the rain the t perature was far above the averagt any April since we came here, the N miry often marking from 80 to 8() ini shade.The warm weather brought' insect life on the double quick and ] sweet singers put in an appearauce the 20th. With the rain the mere Id ll to between 30 and 400 above i and en the morning of the29t1i the grol teat covered with two inches in deptl mow, but it was all gone by two hItadave tblieeeenveaabtohuetr oltNe, et?, dbrlyit Boenedh3inggtlo. rain it will be a few days yet before ilvis clibonseidfienriasileI saw a report NW .Inseuewnh. asOyuorulriosellos us, but interest mysay ay; "Atha zyr nee teracreager it ehai i int isianpneirdl rinn(gieo,l lCanadian township papers tslia: insurance agents were over our 'U. had their crop insured before it acreage to be -town in wheat this spi Btehveerteoryritforory:huatili: is not so hero, ] tatting risks against hail, many fare town has built a bridge over the NI- yineaDra,sk.otanwmilalybbee msollehlh stignSeihpaarirt course, -even in locals, is onward abotNia2ean tdthcatethreroaefelitasNhveitsseksepasl in. a and around Shendon summer in that flourishing to rattements to have a church built the h alvhem smb yatdeer Yours &e. ,oznial3tyhe6e,asth of an Aged HDIGirIvii:aAnNe. 8,11111:iieat'y thatfrli1 .;;Ir'h. iic3ahr r shefet fiosr ino:o ynd sr Peraseitediel i‘i etrf s rt ea nr ite is dead, About two weeks e,go datralLehateN\r„iithlit Jameiletteie aBtatarreitwoofs his 11I. tefiarnurpiaretic,ipnitoafttehde hitilSng:Nalccid iallnneasb% niaeemm.emm.smm.:., Rev, wrn. Bar Mr. 13arr was a natDitilllitfleIsrsel Y:teunr naldre8is Sontitr, n g'radllatecl in 1839. Mr. Barr then ieuh•gallimaennd, Isitauvlinegricotinhe; hts theological curriculum he of eac , came d aetd osv afnettleehir,ae snttehpaccraiuboLi ioecnagide °set: !oeuhd,noel toee air; sYie s first charge was 1 -lo