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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1886-06-25, Page 44 : THE HURON EXPOSIToR TUNE 25, 1886. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Theftgure between the parenthesis after each line denotes the page of the paper on which the advertisement will be found. Dominion House -J. A. Stewart. (5) Look Here -T. Melts. (5) Sugar Season of 1886-Charleswerth & Brownell. A Great Bargain -R. S. Gagen. (5) Teacher Wanted -J. Fowler. (5) Notice to Contractors -G. Stewart. (5) Lawn Social -Mrs. McCoy. (8) Farm for Sale -J. Carmichael. (5) Card of Thanks- Mrs„ Rehill. (5) Sugar for Preserving --George Good, (1) A Big Chance -John Reith. (5) Housekeeper Waiited-Expositer 011ice. (8) A Big Chance -John Reith. (5) Wanted -Apply at Ernositor Office. (8) Masons Wanted -A. lisompson. (5) tiro), txpooitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, June 25, 1886. A Vicgious Policy. Some few years ago when the Do- minion Government initiated the policy of aiding local railways from the Do- , minion treasury the Reform press point- ed oat the dangers of such a practice. They showed that the Government, having no well defined prhicipIe upon which this aid should be given, it could and would be used as a powerful en- gine to purchase the support of certain localities, and that it would be dangled before the eyes 6f the people as a per- petual bait to induce them to give their support to the Government with the hope that each district would in its turn receive aid from this fund. They fur- ther pointed out that giving aid in this way would be to inflict injustice upon Ontario, as with her representation in Parlianient it would be impossible for her to secure her just share of the money distributed in proportion to what she contributes, and that Ontario having aided liberally out of her own resources to construct railways within her own borders it would be unjuet to compel her to assist in building local railways for the other Provinces. In opposition to this view it was urged by the sup- porters of the Government that it was designed to make the granting of this aid exceptional and that it was only intended to aid such roeds as would give the several Provinces the advan- tages of connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway system, and that, furthermore the aid would be given out of surplus revenue, and the debt of the Dominion would not thereby be in- creased. This may have been the in- tention of the Government at the time, but having once opened the door they find it impossible to close it again. Already we find all the evils pre- dicted by the Reform press and many more arising from the sys- tem. There is an annual squabble each session for aid, and the Govern- ment having once commenced this prac- tice, they now find themselves powerless to resist the pressure brought to bear agaiust them by their friends, and large sums are granted to schemes which have no equitable right to receive it. Indeed, we are not sure that the Government try very hard to resist this pressure. From the way the aid. is even one can scarcely fail to fear that it is designedly pla.ced, where it will secure to the Gov- ernment the greatest political advantage. Human nature is weak and alI men are more or less avaricious. It is a splendid thing far a Government to be able to say to one constituency "look what you have received by sending a representative to support us in Parliament," and to an- other, see "what you have lost by elect- ing a Grit as your representative, dis- card that fellow and elect a good, -sound Tory, and you may expect hereafter to be treated as liberally as your neighbors." It iS also a strong card for a supporter of the Government who may be shaky in his constituency to hold up to his people that he received for expenditure in their midst a large sum of Government money. This is being done every day. We have an instance of it in our midst. Our old friend, Mr. Thos. Farrow, is pluming himself on the fact that a -grant of $16,000 has been made to aid the Wingham branch of the Canada Pacific Railway, and he expects this grant to secure him his next election, and he is working it for all it is worth. The people who thus. benefit by these grants are too apt to over -look the fact that it is their own money they are receiving ; that it is in fact the same as if they were °to take the money from the one pocket and put it into the other, eecept that thero is an enormous leakage by the way. Daring the recent session of Parlia- ment the sum of $4,720,165 was voted for the aid of railways in the several Provinces. This large amount was divided up as follows : Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia $ 923,500. 1,501,565. 335,900. 1,959,200. It will be seen from. the above the gross injustice that is here being done Ontario. This Province has to contrib- ute of this sum eery much more than all the other provinces put together, and still she receives less than one fifth in return. She has built her own local and colonization railways out of her own treasury, and now she is forced to assist iu providing railway facilities for her sister provinces.. And this is %vhat the Ontario supporters of the Government voted for, and claim is doing ample jus- tice to this province. A grant is given to a road here and there in which seve- ral constituencies.. aretinterested, and it is expected that this pittance will keep the few quiet while the many are being robbed. In addition to this, aid is giyen to roads in this province which have no equitable right to receive it, and in this way an injustice is being done the sev- eral sections of the province. For in- stance, the sum of $256,000 is given to a proposed road, to run from Ingersoll to Chatham, via London. All this country is already well supplied with rail- way facilities, but owing to combination among companies and other causes the territory is covered by one companyeand there is no competition. The towns and cities along the route require competition, and the Government grant this large bonus to secure them this, boon. Now what, right have Ingersoll, London and Chatham to secure competition at the expense of Stratford, Brantford, and Hamilton or other places ? The sum of $16,000 is granted to assist in building a road from Glenannan to Wingham. The section of country to be served by this road is already well supplied by railway facilities, Wingham having two lines of railway passing through it. Wingham, however, wants competition, and the Government give this grant, presumably, to secure them this boon. Again we ask, why should Wingham be given 'competition at the expense of Brussels, Blyth, Seaforth, Clinton and the other surrounding dis- tricts. And -so it is all round. The Government have no defined principle to guide them in their' giving, except to place the money 'where it will do most good politically. The members who represent these interested constituencies are weak and require strengthening, er it is desired to secure a constituency for the Government, and the people are thus bought with their own money. To do this, Ontario, as a whole is being robbed for the benefit of the other Provinces, and the public debt of the country is being largely augmented and the charges for interest are annually in- creasing. It is, in short, one of the most ingeniously and cunningly devised bribery schemes that ever emanated from the fertile brain of the great po- litical chief of the Conservative party, and if it does not prove one of the strongest levers to fasten his corrupt rule upon the people for another five years it will fall far short of the object for which it was designed. It is surely about time the people were growing tired of being bought with their own money, and _especially the people of Ontario, who always have to pay out so much more than they receive back again, and in this way get just so much the worst of the 'had bargain. 111•111111111.1MININIMMIMMI Sir Richard Cartwright. We have before us the June number of the New York Phrenological Journal, published by the Fowler & Wells Com- pany, and which is the standard Ameri- can phrenological and scientific publica- tion. On the first page is an excellent portrait of Sir Richard Cartwright, and following it is his phrenological character as given by the celebrated America,n phrenologist, Professor Nelson Sizer. We quote the introductory remarks and the chart just as they are given, and we are sure that every pedion acquainted with the gifted subject will admit the correctness of the Professor's diagnosis. We quote : Some time since the subject of the ae- companying sketch, being in New York, obtained a chart character from Mr. /Nielson Sizer. For certain reasons, pro- bably connected with his public position, he.- did not acquaint the professor with his true name. Recently, however, Mr. Sizer discovered that the gentleman whose character he has .described below was Sir Richard Cartwright, for several years Minister of Finance in the Domin- ion of Canada., and of late one of the chief leaders of Her Majesty's loyal op- position in British North America. It may interest our Canadian patrons to know what opinion the Professor form= ed of one of their leading public men while in complete ignorance of his name, history, and position. Having solicited. perenission to publish it, we at- tach the PHRENOLOGICAL CHARACTER. You have a strong and solid organiza- tion. Your head, measuring 22e inches, is above the full size, and them it is so developed that that measurement does not fully represent its size ; it is high in the crown, rathe strong in the back re- gion, and these two developments give, first, steadfastness and self-reliance with ambition and prudence ; the second give social impulse, power to coalesce -bility to harness others with you in that which ought to be done. A third point, which marks you, is the ability to gather know- ledge readily and to_ be practical ; to bring that which you know to a focus and back it up by your force and power and positiveness. As you go out into life and see and decide for yourself, you acquire facts rapidly, and on these you form your judgments. You are not what we call a hard, dry, abstract thinker, but you are one that combines facts into thoughts instead of pondering upon the domain of thought without any regard to the realm of things. You can work up your facts into ideas ; hence as a scholar, your place would be in the field of natural science and natural history ; metaphysics would not invite your at- tention, excepteuch metaphysics as the lawyer eppreciates. Speaking of your temperament and constitution a lietle more fully we would say, that you have inherited from a long- lived ancestry toughness, vitality, en- durance and power, and so yoo ought not merely to live, but to live royally with strength. You have, first, the Motive temperament, which gives you firm, strong features, a high crown of head, and an angular appearance. It gives also size of bone and firmness of muscle. We accord to you a pretty good share of the Vital temperament, because you have large lungs and good digestion and fullness of figure and weight ; we .give you the Mental tem- perament, or nervous, in lower degree, .cause--- yon Could carry with your size of hody a head measuring twenty-three and a quarter inches instead- of- twenty- two and a quarter. The form of head in your case resem- bles the Scottish more• than any other nationality, Ibnd many of the strong traits that belong to the Scottish must be manifested by you. They are re-, markable for Firmness, ana that is one of your leading traits. You have rather strong Self-esteem, which givea you, the • spirit of independence. You have Ap- probativeness enough tit give yen the desii-e to excel, and a tendency to ride the crest of the wave. You would like to walk the quarteiedeck instead of forward. You are willing to take re- sponsibility, and feel best when yoe have as meet' responsibility as you can carry; and from boyhood, from the day you played your first game of marbles, you have been .a controlling factor in affairs. You would make a good business man, and would drive your business ; you would even driee ahead in your pleasure excursions andhwork as hard in that direction as if you were a pioneer and had to do it to exist. You might fall back on a few days' rest, but when in this you harness yourself for a grand en- tertainment, it means work, such as fox- hunting -on -horse- back in England means; and if you were used to that, you would like it as a pastime. - • You are known for integrity, for the love of justice, for a disposition to do the square thing. You have no patienee with ehose men who incline to work sub rose, and are always running some sel- fish project. You would be more likely to do as Commodore Vanderbilt did, keep- out of "rings" and be the master of what you could control. Your Reverence gives yoe a feeling that there is a Power en high, and that when you do right all that is good and great and wise:backs , you, and you feel very much when you do the right thing as a man does when he is doing the mul- tiplication table. He knows th4 when he follows that, the Lord of Wiadom is backing him, and will indorse " three times three are nine," and "nine times nine are eighty-one." Truth squares With truth ; and when.men are doing the truth they know that the God of Truth is with , them, if they have Veneration enough to feel that sensation, and we think you have. In regard to what other men may believe and what methods they may adopt to express their belief or devotion, you may care less; but you will have this senthnent pretty strongly in your mind, a belief in the Fatherhood of God and the br?therhood of man. , . `• If you had been trained to a place or pursuit that demanded talking, you would have been able -to take a good- pct. sition in it. You have ability -to express yoerself with crispness and with a suffi- cient scope and fulness to cover the gtound. Your intellect is sufficient to take in all the principles, and your Lan- guage : to explain all the phases of the subject, and if you were a lawyer you would make the jury see the lease as you did. You would explain to them what- ever yeti wished them to think or know . on the subject. , : . . Your cautiousness makes you watch- ful and guarded in whatever pertains to. safety. You are not so much inclined to be politic and reticent in reference to your speech as y ou are to be wise: and prudent in reference to your position and plans. When you get started to say any- thing you generally talk it in such a way as to eepress it fully. It is, not common for you to be misunderstood by those whom you wish to enlighten on a sub- ject. With your executive force and practi- cal talent, you will generally see what it is safe to do, and you will push your en- terprise, and your Caution - will alwiays be on the alert for danger and for diffi- culty, and it will lead you to look out for difficulty far enough ahead to get ready for it, so that you will not get into close quarters. We do not recognize you as particu- larly selfish in matters financial, but we -recognize in you a man who can take pretty good care -of money, and would show as much skill in ac'einistering as li in making money. , If yo were in pub- lic office you would he knOwn for insist- ing on economy ial public matters ; not . m smallness of expenditure, but in get- ting back a dollar; _for 'every hundred cents that were put .Out. ' If you bad .railways to manage, you would build the bridges of rough gran- ite, iron, or other. enduring material, and the beauty you would have in the cars where the people rode. You would have -the strengthethe majesty_in the outer structures. We call that economy; and your desire for gain works more in the economical line than in the acquisi- tion line ; you would therefore be less likely to fail than most men, because you would shorten sail when necessary ; you would invest safely the earnings you hed made, and you are so anxious to be master of younsituation that you dislike to be • eornered . financially, or in any other way. It would be like you to have a pretty strong' balance in bank, especi- ally when other people were running light in the balances. You would cease operations if times were getting hard, and gather up your strength and hold it in reserve ; and thlen, when property was obliged to be sacrificed by those who had been over -trading, you would be able to use your surplus capital to a good advantage. If we may say it, you would scent the stern' in the distance and get reedy to meet it yourself, and possibly pick up some of those who had been wrecked, and thus your prudence and your spirit of economy work together and we think your common sense in- dorses it. . With this you are a Ereneroua man, especially to your friends. Not many strong men like you. love little folks bet- ter than you do, and it would give you as moch pleasure to make the little folks happY at Christmas 'and at other tiMes as it would them ; and you live your life over in a little child', and that -is a very innocent way of recapitulation. You believe in woman, and she is true to you. You inheri, enough from your mother to give you a sympathy for wo- man, and enough of, your mother's -na- ture goes into your intellect to giver von intuition ; a quick, sharp sense of truth withoat a process of dry logic. It tomes as the intuition of beauty or dan- ger or grandeur strikes a main on the in- stant. Your first judgments are generally your best, end if you vary from them in the execution you are more likely to re- gret it than otherwiffe. In affairs we , wou d place yo,u where they are large and i portant. .In com- merce, you should e connectO either with manufactures or imi)ortatfons or both, or we would put you into law in the professional field, unlese in the m'edi- cal, you could have a chair in a college. Your large social nature would make you acceptable in families as a physi- cian, and your talent tc; talk and appre- ciate truth and to utter yoUr views as a teacher would give you ability for the chair in a college, teaching science. The law would enable you to box the compass," as the sailors say. Evident- ly, you are not organized to go on tip- toe through the world or to tread light- ly. You are organized to march through the world ag a man who has a right to be seen and is not afraid of it ; as one who has duties to perform and is able to do them. S. The Northwest Indiap.s. At the recent meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church the following resolution, moved by Rev. Principal Cavan and seconded by Rev. R. Hamilton, was carried unanimously by a standing vote : The General Assembly diaclaiming all political party aims feels bound to' give. expression to its convictidns regarding the treatment of the Indians in the Northwest by the Dominion of Canada. No judgment is here expressed on our general policy towards the Indians, and the meritorious character arid services of many servants of the Goverement in the Indian Department are gladly recogniz- ed, but it seems to be established by _ir- resistible evidence that in tee many in- stances a 'people who are *ards of the Government have been wronged and de- frauded by those who are Specially ap- pointed to care for them and proniote their interests ; while flagraitt immorali- ty is too often chargeable upon public servants, as well as upon, traders and other whites who come muCh in contact with the Indian population. Thus the missionary efforts of the ehurches are counteracted and hindered, many suffer- ings brought upon Indians and a state of disaffection toward the Dominion is even to some extent engendered. The General Assembly would earnestly re- present to the Government of Canada the imperative necessity of et once can- celling all appointment of agents or in- structors who are known to be tyranni- cal, unjust or immoral, arid of filling their places with men df integrity, sobriety and purity. Farther, the Pres- byterian church pledges itstf, BO far as may be iu its power, to co- perate with the public authorities in promoting the social improvement and the temporal well-being of the Indians whilst, in common with other churches, seeking to bring them under the holy influences of the Christian religion. A copy of this resolution, signed by the Moderator and Clerks of the General Assembly shall be respectfully transmitted to the Honorable the Minister of the Interior. The Way It Works. The following from the Wingham Times of last week will give our readers some idea of one way in which that fraudulent piece of legislatibh, the new Dominion Franchise Act, can be worked to the detriment of the people. It says: An example of one of the many ways in which the new Franchise Act may be worked is furnished in. the Case of East - Huron. This constituency is eather a doubtful one, it having returned the present Conservative member at the last election by a majority of but 60, and it is questionable if the change of senti- ment has not reversed this majority. Therefore it devolved upon the Censer-. vatives to devise a scheme whereby a majority might still be tnistained by them, •and they hit upon quite a novel plan. It seems that for every name ap- pealed against on the roll,.it costs the appellant, in witness fees, mileage, etc., in the neighborhood of $2, whether the appeal is sustained or not, and this be- ing the case the Conservatives proceed- ed, to crowd the lists with the names of their friends, evidently without paying the least respect to their qualifications. In this way they added something like 300 names that are not entitled to be there. , It is obvious that the intention of the Conservatives was to overwhelm their opponents in more ways than one. It cost them nothing to have .these names placed upon the roll ; they knew it would mean an expenditure by the Reformers of something like $600 to have them erased ; they keew that the Reformers have- no Dominion treasury at their back, and that, if artything was to be done, the money would have to be raised by voluntary subscriptions ; and they decided to pile on the names, doubtless hoping that the number' and expenditure, entailed in their remeval would overwhelm the Refotmers and thus ensure a Conservative victory at. the neet election. It its way.the, Scheme was somewhat cleverly devised, though a dishonest one, and, although they are likely to gain nothing by it, the Reform- ers will have to pay dearly to overpome it and purge the lists of these fraudu- lent names. There, was nothing in the first - place tei cominend the new Fran- chise Act to the.respect of anyone, and the more we see of its practical workiug the more glaring- becomes the avenues for the practice of all kinds •of teickery a,nd deception. sesies.e. The South Huron Reform 'Convention. The Toronto G -lobe of Taesday last had the following editorial erticle con- cerning political matters in this Riding: The member against whoni the infa- mous Gerrymander Act was partieularly aimed was Sir Richard Cartwright. So venomouS was Sir John Macdonald's spite against the former colleague whom a sense of duty and patrietisin had driven into the Reform ranks that Sir Richard's eonstituency was not merely gerrythandered—it was obliterated. Sir• John was determined that Sir Richard should not be a member of- the Parliament the disgraceful life of which is now drawing to a close. He almost succeeded in his aim. The Gerrymander Act was passed at the last moment be- fore the election, when Liberal candi- dates had been. selected for nearly all the constiteencies. Sir Richard at the last moment took up the Reform banner in Centre Wellington, and,. thanks to his being a comparative stranger there, was defeated. But so important wae his presence deemed in the flouse•that the constituency of South Huron was offer- ed to Lim. The member Mr. McMil- lan, regigned on the underslanding that he was to have first claim to the Liberal nomination at the next general election. That election is now coming on, and the nominating convention will be held at Brucefield. on- June 29th. Sir Richard. CartWright will there, we understand, address his constituents on the public questions of the day, and at the close of his speech yvill surrender into their hands the trust he has so nobly fulfilled. Thanks to the electors of South Huron and to Mr. McMillan the country has had for the last four years the services of this one of her most distinguished sons. Sir Richard's course in Parlia- ment and in the field during these four years has earned for him a national re- putation. He has shown himself not only a thorough master of the financial and trade questions, of which he makes a close study, but on general subjects has proved himself emphatically one of the foremost debaters of the day. His speech 'at Brucefield will doubtless be interesting and instructive, and it will afford us pleasure to lay it before the public in the columns of the Globe. DURING the past week Mr. Gladstone has been making a campaigning tour through Scotland, and has delivered ad- dresses at Glasgow and other large cities. At every point, even at the smallest hamlets by the way, he received a per- fect ovation from the peopleewhile on his arrival at Glasgow he was met and wet- ._ corned by forty-seven thousand people. Judging from present appearances the " Grand Old Man " will be returned by a largely increased majority of suppor- ters at his beck., News of the Week. THE QUEEN.—The Queen will review troops at Aldershot July 2nd. COMPLETE FAILURE—The Greenland seal fisheries have been an entire failure. To Exreelle HOME RULE.—Fifty Loy- alist speakers are to be sent into Eng- land from Belfast to explain the evils of Home Rule. 'FATAL BunINTING,—The New England Institute Fair building' at Boston was lbouerti.ied on Monday :and several lives ARCHIBALD FORBES 'MARRIED.—Mr. Archibald Forbes, the war correspon- dent of the London press, was married in Waehington on Saturday to Miss Lulu Meigs, daughter of General MeFi egosooen wine SALMON.—There is a surfeit of fresh salmon in the New York markets. The arrivals one day last week comprised sixteen car -loads from Oregon and thirteen from Canada. - FURIOUS STORM. —There was a severe thunder storm in the section around Fergus Falls, Minnesota last Sunday morning. Rain fell in _torrents and some buildings were shattered by light- ning. URS FOR ENGLAND. —A consignment of sealskins, valued at $250,000, was shipped from Victoria, B. C., for Lon- don, England, on the lst June. They went via the Northern Paeific railroad and filled three cars. PROTESTANT DELEGATION.—A depu- tation of Ulster Protestants, consisting of clergymen, magistrates and merchants in favor of Heine Rule is going to Lon- don to address several' meetings under the auspices of the British Home Rule Association. A DEMOCRATIC LANDLORD.—MT. Mc- Donald, an Irish landlord, has been se- lected to contest the West division of Islington against Richard Chamberlain. brother- of Joseph Chamberlain. Mr. McDonald, altheugh he has been blind since the day of his birth, is a finely edecated man and an eloquent platform speaker. KELLY TURNED INFORMER.—Patrick Kelly, of Sligo, Ireland, has terned in- former, and says the Bishop's palace there, was damaged by himself and other Catholics and charged npon the Protestants. TERRIBLE MORTALITY AMONG BRIT- ISH TROOPS—Appalling mortality is re- ported among the British troops station- ed at Assonan, Egypt. One hundred and six men of the Dorset R.egiment have died within the past two tnonths. Of five hundred invalids on their way ta Cyprus, ten dropped dead from heat on Sunday last. FIRE'S DOINGS.—An immense dredge on the Potomac river at Washington was totally destroyed by fire on Sat- urdey night, seven out of eight men sleeping on board being burned to death. ASSISTANCE FOR PARNELL. — Five thousand dollars was sent to Mr. Par- nell on Saturday by the Brooklyn branch of the Irish Parliamentary -Fund League. THE TIMES ON MR. C4LADSTO:s.,7E. —The London Times referrieg te Mr. Glad - stone's campaign tour says :—" It is un- deniable that within its limits the ' pilgrimage of passion ' has thus far been a success. The crowds to meet Mr. Gladstone have been greater than everdeefore and the personal enthusiasm as great. This surprises nobody. But the pushing and cheering of workmen is no answer to the great question. " FATAL VOLCANIC ERUPTION. -A terrific eruption of the volcano ef Momotombo oecurred on the 22nd ult., accompanied by a violent earthquake, which destroy- ed the city of Manigua, the capital of the state of Nicaragua, and another town was buried beneath the hot ashes from the volcano. A great number of lives are reported to have been lost. AN 1NDIANA RECORD BREAK ER. —At Greenfield Saturday morning Samuel Hollingsworth, of Indianapolis, com- pleted -S his bicycle race, covering 283 miles in 24 hours, beating the best American -record 23i, miles, and the best English record 17 Miles. CROPS IN THE WHEAT DISTRICTS.— The serious drouth, threatening almost the entire spring wheat belt, has _been quite generally broken by copious rains. The average of general yield in Dakota, Minnesota and Wieconsin has been lessened probably ten per cent by the prolongation of the drouth, and in por- tions of Minnesota it has caused an al - meet total blight, in which the rains came too late. In a few portions of Wisconsin no rains have yet fallen to re- lieve the fielde. Iowa and Nebraska no sensible injury to the wheat is report- ed from the drouth, but the oats pros- pects have been greatly lessened, and in seven Iowa counties the reports indicate that the average has been reduced fully twenty-five per cent. —During the past few days Mr. Henry Taman, of Wawanosh township, has lost, by unaccountable circum- stances, one 1 year old colt, one suck- ing colt and one valuable milch cow has dried up in her milk. The cow calved all right about four weeks ago, and was giving about thirteen quarts to a milk- ing, and continued to do so until a week °ago when she failed to give any milk at a:11. The veterinaries are perplexed to know the cause of this. Huron Notes. Mr. John McIntosh has sold his 100 acre farm on the 7th concession of Howick to Mr. Robert McLaughlin for $6,000. —One day last week a valuable horse belonging to Mr. H. Giltner, of the 7th concession of Howick, broke its neck while rolling. —Mr. Robert McDonald, of Grey, has gone to Scotland toivisit the land of his fathers and revel in the beautiful heather for a couple of months. - —During a thunder storm on Wednes- day of last week several trees and tele- graph poles in the vicinity Of Exeter were struck by lightning. —The annual show -of the Colborne - Agricultural Society will be held at Smith's Hill, on Tuesday and Wednes- day, September 28th and 29th. —Mr. George Boswell, of the 2nd con- cession of Usborne, met with a serious accident last week by being thrown from a horse and getting entangled in the har- ness. —Mr. Richard Pickard, of the firm of Samwell & Pickard, of Exeter, left last week for the British markets to pur- chase fall and winter goods. His daugh- ter accompanies him. — Mr. Alex. Innes, the well-known horseman, of Stanley, recently purchased from Mr. Jas. Reynolds, of Hullett, a 22 months old colt, for which he paid $300. He sold the _animal again the next day at a considerable advance. —Mr. Armstrongeewhe soine years ago kept store in Belgrave, but has resided lately at Moorefield, ie now a 'resident of Wingham he having gone into partner- ship with' Messrs. Inglis & Co., in the woollen mill business. —Rev. Jas. Graham, late of Windsor, has been appointed pastor of the James street Methodist church, Exeter, and Rev. Mr. Pascoe, formerly of that church, has been appointed to the Main street church. —The following well-known residents of Clinton have gone to the old country: Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Whitehead, Mr. and Mrs. M. McTaggart, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Jackson, Rev. W. Sperling, Dr. Young, and Mr. R. Coates. —Mr. Appleton Elcoat,of Teckersmith, has entered his farm for competition among the prize farms ofthe Agricultural and Arts Association ; we hope he may be -successful in winning, if not the first prize, at least one of the number. — On Monday of last week as Mr. Wm. Pomeroy, of Turnberry, was on his way to Mildmay with some fat eattle, two of them dropped dead on the road ;- they were worth $140, The intense heat of that day is Supposed to have caused the death of the animals. —On Tuesday evening of last week while the moulders in Verity's agricul- tural- works, Exeter, were at work, one of them dipped a damp skimmer into a smelting pot, causing an explosion, which scalded John Braund very se- verely. —On Wednesday of last week a son of Mr. Angus Shaw, of the 5th conces- sion of Grey, received a severe kick in the head from a horse while going for the cows. The wound was stitched up by a physician, and the little fellow is doing as well as could be expected. —The Post is sorry to hear that the prospects of restoration to health in the case of James Ferguson, son of Rev. John Ferguson, formerly of Brussels, are not very assurieg. He is still in Colorado, but it is feared consumption has taken hold of the patient. — Messrs. P. Cantelon and J. Mc- Cartney, of Hohnesville, returned from British Columbia last week. They do not speak in very high terms of the land in that part of the Dominion, and the probability is they will not leave Ontario for some time. —Mr. Donald McLaaighlin, of Grey, has had his two year old filly from Welconie," weighed on the Brussels market scales. She plumped them down to 1,650 pounds. If nothing happees this mare Mre McLauchlin expects her to weigh a ton -when she attains her full growth. —James Hamilton, head miller at Mr. Ma,haffy's mill in Port Albert, met with a painful accident on Thursday of last week. While putting a belt on the smut machine his hand got caught in the beaters and was drawn into the - machine. With a desperate effort he released himself with the loss of the first finger and hand: badly smashed. —Dr. Graham, of Brussels, fell down- stairs, at the outside steps in the rear of his block, last week: He was leaning against the railing on the platform when it gave way, and he was precipitated to the bottom of the steps head first. He was riot seriously injured. His mope was almost a miracle. —Last week a large brown bear was seen several times in the vicinity of the station at Ethel, in the township of Grey. It crossed the ioad.and went intO Slemmon's grove, and a few days after returned. by the same route to the woods east of the road. A number of men were out on the hunt, but Bruin was not cap- tured. — Mr. W. McLean shipped a car load of cattle from Clinton last week, the fol- lowing being sellers and 'the weight of animals :—John Elliett, Goderich town- ehip, two cows,2,200 Ms. ; Richard Cole, Hullett, two steers, 2,840 Ms. ; D. Lan- sing, Hullett, three head, 4,190 Ms. ; Wm. Patterson, Hullett, three head, 3,450 lbs. —Wm. Turner, a lad living_ with Duncan McKenzie near Amberley, in the township of A4ifield, while driving a team of horses down the hill at Fin- lay McDonald's, the animals got beyond his control and threw him out of the warron over the bridge which crosses the Ei:dateen-mile river. He was badly hurt, but will recover. . —An accident which might have prov- ed very serious occurred at the Varna school one day last week. Some boys were playing baseball and the batter accidentally struck Mr. Tippett's little boy a heaey blow upon the head, in the region of the temple, a gash was made necessitating several stitches. The lad is doing nicely now. -- —Dr. Russell, of Binbrook, son of Mr. James Russell, of the Thames Road, Usborne, has been unanimously nomin- ated the Reform standard bearer for the Riding of 8outh Wentworth at the flex" t Dominion election. The doctor will make a worthy successor to the well- known ex -member, Mr. Joseph Ryma.l. Huron's sons, and daughters too; gen- erally climb to the top wherever they 20. —H. J. Beamish, who, it will be -re_ membered, underwent imprisonxnent the penitentiary at Kingston along with his father and brother for the -murder of Maines in 1884, has been released frem prison in answer to a numerously signed petition gotten up by Mayor Horton f Goderich. The prisoner had a great - many years yet to serve, but as he is very low with consumption, his libera. tion was sought and obtained. — The Signal says : Lightning struck the residence of Ira Lewis county crown attorney, Goderich, on 'Wednesday of last week. There were a few friends visiting at the _house, and the ladies were much alarmed. The = lights were' extinguished by the electric/fluid, but happily no other injury WO done. A quiet game of cards, no stakes, betweea the Crown Attorney and the County Treasurer was interrupted. by the shock, and left unfinished. —Rev. T. J. Sabine, of Walton, hav- ing had the misfortune to lose his cow some months ago, was s'vaited upon at the parsonage on the second evening -after his return from conference by .relik presentatives of the 'several congre gations of the circuit and presented with a sum sufficient to purchase another, so his boys are again rejoicing in haring lots of milk. Mr. Sabine was also made the recipient of about 40 bushels of -oda last winter by members of the Bethel and Walton congregations. —The township of Morris has not all the good things concerning the working of the Dominion Franchise Act. A - well-known Conservative wire -puller appealed to have the name of a young man residing in Ethel put on the list, The Reform partY also appealed to have the name of the same young man placed on the list. The appeal was granted and now the funny blusiness comes in. The same wire -puller now appeals to have this name struck off, presumably because he found out he was a " Grit. —On Monday of last week a very se- vere accident befel Mr. James Cox, 6th concession, Goderich township. He was, drawing out manure to the field, and, 1-'nile returning to the- barn with the empty wagon, by some means the horses e carted to run away. Mr. Cox lost all control of them, and was thrown violent- ly off the wagon, the wheels passing over him. A doctor was immediately sent for, who discovered that two of his ribs were broken, and he was otherwise severely injured. Later accounts state that he is progressing favorably and with care will soon be well again. —The horse, referred to in an item last week, imported by Mr. Thos. Mc- Lauchlin, of Grey, who is coming to the front as an importer of good horses, was purchased at Ardrossin Scotland. He is two years old, bright 'bay, with small star on forehead, heavy bone and plenty ef hair, and should do much for the im- provement of stock in this section. Ma McLauchlin also brought a yearling filly from the old sod which he intends keeping on his farm. The vessel he came home on was delayed six days by fog and ice near the banks of Newfound- land. — Last week the Gerrie grist mill be- longing to Mr. Wm. Dane came near being destroyed by fire. It appears that Mr. Ritzer shut down the mill about 6 o'clock on Thursday, everything appear- ing to be all right. When he reterned to his work about 7 o'clock next morn- ing he found one corner of the bottom floor over the water -wheels to be on fire. It appears that one of the wooden box- ings of the water -wheel must have been heated when the mill was shut down, and during the night it caught lire. Had the fire not been discovered whenit was, a few minutes more would have doomed the mill, —On Thursday of last week as Mrs. Thomas Anderson, of Dungannon, ac- companied by her son 'Arthur, a lad of some fourteen years, was driving into Lucknow, the horse took fright and -ran away while passing the residence of Mr. W. U. Little, on Ross street. Both oc- cupants were thrown from the buggy, and although no bonee were broken, Mrs. Anderson was severely cut and bruised. Arthur escaped almost un- hurt, but the buggy was very badly broken. After the accident Mrs. And- erson was taken to the residence of Mr. James Lindsay, where she remained tIll Friday, when she was -able to proceed to her home. —An exciting canoe race took place on the river at Exeter one evening last week, between Geo. Kemp and Samuel Hersey, and was witnessed by a large number of people who lined the banks. lime was called and a start made, Her- sey getting the better of his opponent, being in clear water, wbile Kemp had to start in a bed of weeds, which somewhat hindered . him, as great precaution is necessary in paddling a canoe through weeds. Hersey kept the lead until the finish, beating his opponent about two lengths. Kemp at times gained a little, but as his craft was difficult to master, he would soon lose again. There was much excitement among the spectators. —The Clinton New Era is informed that several young men are travelling through the country at present, offering to give away a new kind of peach tree that they want to introduce. They pre- sent an order for the farmer to sign, which, they state, is simply to show the house for which they are travelling, where they have placed the goods. 'This transaction and arrangement may be perfectly fair and legitimate, but it will do no harm for farmers to be on their guard. If the parties want to give away peach trees they can easily do so with- out requiring the farmer to sign a blank order for it. Farmers, be careful what you sign, particularly with strangers. —The much talked of and expensive law suit of Brussels vs. Ronald is in a fair way to a settlement. The council havemet -Mr. Ronald several times and conversed on this subject, and both par- ties appear to be not only satisfied te drop law, but a unit on agreeing on the following basis of settlement : The suit is to be withdrawn ; Mr. Ronald pays the sum of $1,100 to the treasurer of the corporation, and in return the mortgage, liens, -&c., held by the town on the foun- dry are struck off. The best manner of settling the affairs has been discussed and decision given in favor of a spe,cial Act of Parliament by the Local House. Mr.' Ronald signs an agreement to pay all the expenses of the settlement. - —A correspondent of the Clinton New Era of last week says : A short - time since several of the prominent far- mers along the front of Stanley, con- tracted with a Mr. W. E. Roberts, of Bluevale, for the delivery at Clinton, of two ear loads of cedar posts, The con- tract was in writing, and the delivery W _oil roso ott b. ;fee hritzt hgialn gismt :Dart eel wf adar 7 bnt:tikho reaent h rn P1812ealthide:ateingwbshreaaecuteelilietn7ssetarted, whisc'h bdeirr Illsai conelud taystinrse.nt havinti wtoie air . flours ” of the isibiaotharbaeegg:artae ss,e8 setine e ovrseyhriyoe sff at sivi tee, ri nfyoat;cir euw,ishekar eti yt di: 1,1,1the sual happy man , .. n ma e the arm titt part of the eveni diair as anagement are el Awn to a room by the NsClifford and Al ridol over by Mr were rend.ea wad solo. Seeding, Mrs. &red by our fd Swan, Bredin people of Austin NI, at a social ti the new sant: tedoth.er ili,sreonehrse m0fartkhse infatiniheldynWst7 'withdrew without havim, letnuisported for ing Ottawa or to Ceylon e gives the folloerw lAclies uPon thheagocIe*eaisl laeated near Anstinniteals' wh° I i, ome f th 8 slgt 0, it le oor w ns eti fl 3, raieuvr:yehidneirga tiler or): es etra sr aoninteihe I: lervh aertowinnEhot:e deley, in which Mr. Taylor came un- e the teachers' convention in town. The e secompanied by a lady teacher d. apt° the Queen's hotel and th ' rcv and explained matters and rem was pieced. at the di a semn ertlemen, a resident of Bra a -e teacher friend. N 2 -e, the residence of a Monday of this week, and alft43ew in tfw eith thanks, and our amoro - ill'A :.WBeutwtOn't Wes would be sendenells nee widew in dayddi, If iSSing a hand' . e musical proera e eheaCieS* MY pleasant eyere les badly. injured,the f wa'e° Attempting to kiss the childer issin-' 43 isit he rose to go, and aft rka lenitb- heuked the lady of the h rosabud mouth I' Printing 'en he' diem form H nested, they passed through, aiad tur land bank. Mr. Whitely rece' a WIdoubtedly have run - w°n soiree being broken. Thursday and Friday were the dayLas day a young pedagogue from the n urs kering racey notes e No. 1._ ° prietor who thought they idle. The " husband " him the pleasure of im - them. If it had not been so, they - 11' severe bruise on the knee, the i" o tad:aroo:sewnwasewv:etherwtrhreelah:caunrnwinouagiii.gohenttoi btwoyatrhaeisrl. R ela horses having stumbled causing who overtook them on he leithinieefromgditethttevehbei:fialmhdi,gestaohisnuoirurytsigmanhfeest; heageababrele.w_a;g:si ea clown the road too\w.vahrTidteheityhheciorffs:ecshworhoa isluerehisert tilt ahriisviust:biuleadroeotar wkeuas 0,1, ogsvaiedte% jofdrGaweclinlictl!rotuogushtoipw soused. at Once and a general search e bachomalbeketagniedeedt t.IfeAhrisebwasasgeawrecavhsisdwteranalepkeninegtclhaotn lei sod king the cows were in thndeoirret tepee will likely never be known. el reed 'and made for home. 1 t ' s a go .dee7t:g 01:ntrai 1:p:he rext oaenYe et' em ap° riu:tt' ci jt ehti ell isr eb °erwki :Ir. 1 la T'Shaellha'ntur.b:r i susPild at:nef '8°1; olmtwosa,: ', -The portage =," *elm!, , s engaged in until el ' to jicia°1,40eir3e0e.:IneWlebtlenitthe:a.s37 ineonnucisheitom °ptrho ilia tattde their agreement with him -The Brussels Post gets off the f I sof the m ---------"----"------ja Abeeertisilu'rts d,fneriryholdhionogertiuhpynnntimh.oeadtisasatfunrsifinir6,e.utliue --Some days ago while Mr. jam ecb under " e alf II; oe east week Mr. James 1.1:1cT Doe, Le,tavvi portroceedthlt.anytghsinwge:aentahr iihn, botonen tliehaugthheed a,watstshem,ma en - E. Broadfoot ed, the ell ng's Then' wile re to oonsiderable inc ' to his -neglect to do to inugrroeport of the doings think Ivered 11. its load f d ' ' o. .--A midelle- g ead. Of course the pa give 14::• his wish grafi i ing oh Friday, Mal,' a -1ss. She deer .' 3letirg* Dorgan was ably pre - la Prairie Reviess been Iiindly loaned I me was even ren an. Broadfoot ; the Broadfoot, Kemp, iboYn of the opeetee The tabl f - '-- ner. - When the vicinity passed a t a man amateur talent. e khirte to the Senate at rent axle and th , eo whom the bY the Misses wenetre man an w.dssels, cane e on. Walter :sveerb arethkel 4:33Y1 c -a: a committee of ines for sever also played a the Maitlan w genial. pro ouse to alias, sposal of ou name or the us townsmar ren good -by oimcements programme obt. Ta 1 to the ba invitatiot ought te eY wer _ _ _erth oil isb sliip, tgbaea,:rcieeasInilnesorlisli,11.4.,; mg Mae weh'ex) of Goderich, th„ e late, 41 Old K. -teend, on j elee lef Cavite b webtea tok61111°11nced- last weewkn°se de -1 Zge,of see eons -'d . e was the wa ho,,,, ,, the signal : , , We are w't to see:Is:TY/ Qa S, , , 0 111-37; preoafePesii: Cac'ax him. ' le the -e, - ee, everythin 'llge the' g wleile the n- . glish oust°, an in accordance tee n e long rd, R. „Tether, Lie Bari a, „0 , e accordin 1 ce tim rino• the w ' aver out ee cern e et es trade - lily 14, ded by his 11-1 Ea-1311A-feintnoit°shb, war w ' ° ° Promotion in' f mission, there uaptain Cox ehs over ande wick, Cap - g y served reneh -", four --1 olliforl, woheupiedd. by th H Ile- The Dot, Mrs, Wheeler and= Pickering, inittee m es who corn e el 4-3Y'' ,, , neng wa oor was cleared -Piz th f teltee rT, Passed oie ve Mg. The m the eldest i: ' came tot ....t est entish family H . B.' Brea° n' Mrs - Walter for th aui g interesting par - 1814, and r nry, , Ts. _wa po„e the com- e -man, deserve I- iose th ir own w rest had to Da wa4 eMleehlin tical, e ollovirin- - todoeted. . e manner .n w_ , grete, chance e hich it was ptairt ,0 g the career of th ' ek e , cornmen In a West I _ . es es r, ar, and] As te e"-'°, at the age in' --n-i westk-oiXndiasertNread.e seven vile little theel the 'erviee ' h naval s' n° g esieutenant Janie-, eh' sean/BeeaYle. \\°.,.fhailesehjoirE)ua‘izetilillgneliina ati;t1: ewe, o le A e smart- 1 hia uta a pre,. a uaY, who had s""nert B lthrsea ranford Men f h. -, one of th , and several t. , V ien lie AVIS for Wilt/nand grades until h'e obe- pa, „,.,' thern. off. nne fon ht ti ifi.hly eeon'nd'iward Boxer yens it aptain ,.., 'With a French !ill,h ththe Jain e various .."' Elm b ' eaPeel from F r Sir Dycl-, Was , _ on one r ernes chased ateer du - com- , A erican inwards sapneantBaio_aiezit firseting the vessel Fla T -- port was made atenane cargo of tea, ki ros harise,111470.8Ztehafter eiYI h '-e8, 'late. C ed in action ' :and was se- ' kre sam- ,z) 88Ing th eze le Ile, in eeTe In COM 41 in 184ra. 1,,,,after that 1 lc c a refi .-,- Pa Shairyight the Ina tra ar8 in th Ivh* h ne night e "L'av ni pis' ireees as °: e le ero - t YU . the burn" man Lieh'44hrotllue honor anie ..ro ection in the d of the sh.n1