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Iron txpooitor.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Aug. 13 1886.
The Outlook.
Not for years has the 'general business
out -look in this district be so promis-
ing as it is now. The hariest is already
sufficiently advanced to permit us with
certainty counting upon at least a good
average• crop. On the whole a more
prolific crop has not been garnered in
this district for Years than this season.
.The fall wheat, of which- a large breadth
was sown, will give a good average
yield, and the quality of the grain can-
not be surpassed. Spring wheat will be,
at !east, a good half crop, while barley,
oats and peas will give a full yield, and
the grain is an excellent sample. Root
orops, also, of allkinds, promise an
abundant yield. There is every pros-
pect that the husbandman will have a
_ liberal return for his labors, and when
the farmer is prosperous every other
clam shares in that prosperity. . We
think, therefore, that business men of
every kind maylook forward to a fair
season's trade.
It is true, that prices for all kinds
of produce and. stock,—except, per-
haps, for horses, which are still scarce
and - command high figures,—are low,
and the prospects for higher prices de
not seem very.encouraging. This will
neutralize,to someextent,the good effects
of the abundant crepe but then again,
we must renaember as an offset to this,
prices for all kinds of merchandise are
proportionately low, and the purchasing
power of a dollar is much greater now
than it was five years ago, so that
this will make up, in a very large
measure. for the prevalent low prices
for farna products. A more im-
portant factor, perhaps, to be con-
sidered, is the arrears of liabilities in-
curred in former bad years. For the
past two years, owing to the failure of
the wheat crop, many farmers did not _
pay their way and had to borrow znoney
to carry them through. The good yield
of this year will ga, in many instances,
to wipe off these debts, and in this way
will prevent us receiving the full benefit
of the good erns which we might do
under more favorable circumstances.
But while this is the case to some ex-
tent, the evileresults will be somewhat
mitigated by the fact that many farm.ers
who ha,d money borrowed at seven and
eight per cent., have been enabled dur-
ing the past year, owing to the abund-
ance of money seeking investment, to
replace the high rate loans by cheaper
ones, thus effecting an annual saving of
from one to two per cent. In this way
a very material gain has been made,
which will supplement to a considerable
extent the good crop just harvested,
and which will go a good way to make
up for the losses of the past two years.
Considering everything, therefore, the
favorable will about balance the un-
favorable, and we may fairly count upon
realising the full benefit, or nearly -so,
of the present abundant harvest. At
least, those who got behind in past
years will be able to pay up old scores,
and those who kept square will have a
good surplus to spend, so that on the
whale the prospect is encouraging, and,
while during the coming year, we may
not be justified in indulging many
luxuries or extravaga,nces, we will be
liberally supplied with the necessaries of
life, and have easier aaid more pleasant
sailing than we have had. for some years.
British. Politics.
The formation of the new Tory minis-
try has been completed, and it iSnow in
working order. The personnel of the
new ministry must furnish a subject
for serious thought for those Liberals
who, by their votes and influence con-
tributed to the change. For, while the
new cabinet gives signs of more political
activity, it gives no signsof any political
progress. Lord Salisbury takes the
position of Prime Minister and first Lord
of the Treasury. The Foreign Secre-
tary is Lord Iddealeigh, whose political
career as Sir Stafford Northcote was
cautious to the verge of timidity, and
although thoroughly honest and reput-
able, entirely lacking in statesmanship.
That irascible politician, Sir Randolph
Churehill,comes to the front as Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, and in addition to
the responsibilities of this position is to
be the Conservative leader in the House
of Commons, where he will have things
pretty much in his own hands, and will
beable to use his peculiar tactics with-
out the restraining hand of a superior.
The Irish 'appointments are still more
singular. The Chief Secretary for Ire-
land is Sir Michael Hicks -Beach, who
has been for some time past the very
dull and ineffective Conservative leader
in the House of Comnaons, and who is
known to be strongly anti -Irish in feel-
ing. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is
the Marquis of Londonderry, an omin-
ous name in this connection, because it
revives the memory of his grandfather,
Loll Castlereagh, who was largely in-
strumental in bringing about the -Union.
This gentleman is also an Orangeman.
The high office of Home Secretary is
filled by a Roman Catholic, for the first
time since the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Mr. Henry Matthews; the new Secre-
tary; is comparatively new to politics,
and although an eminent lawyer is with-
out political standing. There is con-
siderable danger, also, that he will not
enjoy his new honors for long. _At the
recent election he was returned in - op-
position to the sitting member,largely by
the votes and influence of the Chamber •
laine wing of the Liberal -Unionist party,
who united, for the time being, with the
Tories. Having accepted office he has
to return to his constituents for re-elec-
tion. He will be met by his former op-
ponent, and It is said that his Liberal -
Unionist supporters have bolted and re-
turned to their first love. Their old
representative having recanted some of
his Home Rule doctrines, is likely to
receive their support again, and the new
Secretary will be left high and dry'to
ruminate on the extreme fickleness of
human nature as represented by Liberal -
Unionists of the Chamberlaine's stamp.
There is not much confidence or sym-
pathy between the Tories and their
new friends the Liberal -Unionists, and
now that Gladstone has been dethroned,
the bond. of union between them is
rapidly growing weaker. Many of the
disaffected Liberals seem desirous to
return to their old political allegiance
t improb-
the Liberal
and relationship, and it is n
able that before very long
party will be again re-uni ed on a more
solid basis than before the disturbing
cause arose which occasioned the split.
Indeed, present appearances seem to in-
dicate that a union may take place be-
fore or very soon after the meeting of
Parliament. Should this result come
about the life of the new Goveimment
will be a short one, as it is next to im-
possible that any union can now be
arranged between the Tories and the
Parnellites. In the meantime, the rab-
ble portion of the Orange and Catholic
element in Ireland are doing their best
to keep things warm by killing each
other. In Belfast, riots have been
raging for several days. The reports
are, as usual, conflicting, but it would
seem the disturbances were commenced
by the Orange, while the Green were
nothing loath to take a hand in. The
result is that hundreds have been killed
and wounded, and many of them in.
offensive citizens who happened by acci-
dent to get mixed up among them, and
in addition a great deal of valuable pro-
perty has been destroyed. It is fair to
say, however, that many of the casual-
ties, probably one-half, were occasioned
by the police and military in their
efforts to disperse the mobs and restore
order. Of course, these ructions do not
serve to increase the good feeling be-
tween the contending parties, and while
peace has been restored in Belfast, dis-
turbances are liable to recur at any
time not only there, but in other large
centres. At this distance it would seem
that the sooner the Irish question is
definitely settled either one way or the
other the better for all concernedeancl
that if a settlement is long delayed, the
consequences will be vastly more seri-
ous than .could possibly result from
Home Rule, even accepting the predic-
tions of its opponents.
—Since the above was in type the an-
nouncemefat is made that Mr. Matthews,
Home Secretary, has been re-eleoted to
the Commons for East 'Birmingham
without opposition. The liberals at
the last moment withdrew their •candi-
date, Alderman Cook, leaving the field
clear for Mr. Matthews.
Characteristic.
The following characteristic para-
graph appeared in the Toronto Mail of
Wednesday last:
In West Durham 700 names have been
added to the voters' list under the Do-
minion Franchise Act. Had the oppo-
sition to the Franchise bill been succes-
ful, the 700 persons newly enfranchised
would have been deprived of the right
to vote. It may be said that they could
have voted under Mr. Mowat's extend-
ed franchise, but such is not the case,
because had the common franchise law
not been pushed, there would have been
no extension of the Provincial franchise.
The Mail iseither very ignorant, very
forgetful or deliberately untruthful. If
it will refer to the Provincial and Do-
minion statutes, it will find that the
Ontario Act was finally passed on the
30th March, while the Dominion Act
was not passed until the 20th of the
following July, so that it is both absurd
and untruthful to say that the Provin-
cial Act would. not have been passed had
the Dominion Act not been "pushed."
More than this, a much larger number
of voters would have been enfranchised
in West Durham and every other con-
stituency had the Dominion Act never
been passed, as it limits instead of -en-
larges the franchise, as we very clearly
showed, from actual count, two weeks
ago. The less the Mail says about the
Dominion Franchise Act the better for
itself and its political friends. Many of
the staunchest Conservatives are dis-
gusted with its intricacies, and are
ashamed of the needless expense it in-
flicts upon the country. We challenge
the Mail to name one single beneht that
AUGUST 13, 1886.
will result to the people from the pass-
age of this Act that they would not have
enjoyed without it. Come on, Mac -
duff.
A Misapprehension.
The following very misleading para.-
graph' is going the rounds of the Con-
servative press, and Is calculated to
mislead those who do not know better:
' The muddle Caused by the Mowat
Government in not allowing the late
changes in the . Provincial Franchise to
extend to municipal elections, is being
condemned on every side. First the
right is denied the elector to vote other
than in the riding where he lives or is
domiciled. No matter how much pro-
perty e man may own in different parts
of the'Province, he can only vote once,
and not even then unless that he is quali-
fied to do so where he lives. This is
certainly a great hardship, but as it is
the work of Mr. Mowat, Grits, we sup-
pose, will say that it is all right. But
it has turned out that farmers' sons,
wage earners, owners' sons and income
voters can only vote at Provincial elec-
tions. This muddle is causing a vast
amount of trouble, especially to munici-
pal clerks, and may, in the end; lead to
a good deal of litigation. Where the
rolls have been prepared and printed,
without separating the menicipal from
the Provincial voters, they cannot legal-
ly be used either at the municipal or
Provincial elections, and although the
clerks cannot rightfully be blamed, still
they may in the eyes of the law be held
responsible.
There are a number of complaints in
the above, and they are so mixed up, it
is somewhat difficult to get at them.
First, it is claimed that a " muddle ".
has been caused because the Provincial
Franchise Act has not been extended to
the municipal elections. There can be
no " muddle " on this account; as such
an extension was never intended nor
desired by any one. Neither would it
be just to do so, as the Provincial frau-
ellise is extended to a class of voters
who do not pay any municipal taxes,
and, consequently, it would not be right
to give them a voice in the selection of
munieipal officers when they pay noth-
ing towards the support of municipal
government.
Secondly, it is complained that the
law prevents parties voting at elections
-
to the Legislative Assembly in more
electoral divisions than one, no matter
how many divisions they may have pro-
perty in. This is a new clause, and its
justice and utility is open to discussion.
We believe it is a just provision, for the
following reasons: The revenue of the
Province being raised by itadirect and not
by direct taxation, the man who eats
dutiable -food and wears dutiable cloth-
ing, although he may -not own a foot of
land, may contribute more to the reve-
nue than his neighbor, who owns pro-
perty in half -a -dozen electoral divisions,
and has consequently a greater interest
in the proper managemeet of the reve-
nue so raised. Hence it would be un-
just to give to the man who contributes
least to the revenue several votes, while
he who contributes most has only one.
This injustice existed under the old law,
and the new law sweeps it away and
puts all on an equality by giving to each
one and only one vote, and we maintain
that this is the correct principle, and
that there is no room for just complaint
on this ground.
Thirdly, it is complainer hat farmers'
sons, wage-earners and income - voters
can only vote at Provincial elections.
This is a misapprehension of the law.
The Franchise- Act does not interfere
with the Municipal Act, and consequent-
ly while the Parliamentary franchise has
been extended, the municipal franchise
has not been curtailed. All land -owners'
Ons, income voters, &c., who have the
necessary property qualification under
the Municipal Act are entitled to vote as
formerly, while a large number who do
not possess the necessary qualification
to vote at municipal elections are now
qualified to vote- at elections to the
Legislative Assembly. So that in this
reapect, instead of the franchise having
been limited, as the above quotation
would lead one to suppose, it has been
largely extended, and injustice or injurk
does notzesult to any person.
Fourthly, it is claimed that the
" muddle " is causing a Vast amount of
trouble to the municipal clerks. Now
we have already shown that there is no
muddle at all, and if any municipal
clerks have made the mistakes which
the above quotation claims they have
done, they have only their awn stupidity
or carelessness to blame, and they de-
serve to suffer the consequences. The
Municipal Act very clearly defines the
qualification for a municipal voter, and
the Franchise Act with equal clearness
defines the qualification of a Legislative
voter, while the assessment roll shows
who has and who has not this prescribed
qualification, so that mistakes in this
direction are inexcusable, and, if any
have been made, the clerks, and not the
law -makers are to blame.
It will thus be seen from what we
have said that there is not the slightest
grounds for the wholesale complaints
being made by a portion of the press,
and if these are the only faults that can
be found with the Ontario Franchise
Act, instead' of being a " muddle," it
is a piece of very perfect legislation
which will stand the closest criticism.
Would that as much could be said for
the Dominion Act of the same name.
FORTY YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.—
Alfred Packer, better known as the
"man-eater," was convicted of man-
slaughter at Denver last week and sen -
tenced to 40 years' imprisonment in the
penitentiary or eight years for each man
that he is supposed to have murdered.
In 1873, Packer, it is charged, murdered'
five companions in the mining regions,
and for fifteen days lived on the flesh of
the dead men.
News of the Week.
TYPHOID FEVER.—There are ove '200
cases of typhoid fever at Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania.
TROOPS FOR INDIA.—Five thousand
troops and a thousand police are to be
sent to Burmah to restore order.
SMALLPDX IN SOUTH -AMERICA.—Nine
hundred deaths from smallpox occurred
at Santiago de Chili during July.
SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT. —Th e Queen's
speech will be read in the Imperial Par-
liament on the 19th inst.
TOBACCO CROP RUINED.—The tobacco
crag; in the vicinity of Janesville, Wis-
consin, has been ruined by a hailstorm.
HARD ON THF SHEEP.—A cloudburst
in a Montana sheep corral last Friday
and destroyed 800 sheep.
KANSAS CYCLONE.—A cyclone struck
Hartland, Kansas, on the 5th inst., and
demolished twenty houses, and did great
damage to crops.
CHOLERA IN JAPAN.—ChOlora is. raging
in Yokohama and Tokio. In the former
-place during the latter part of July 100
cases and 50 deaths were reported daily.
AN OREGON TOWN IN ASIIES.—The
greater part cif the bueiness section of
La Grande, Oregon, has been burned.
Loss $100,000.
THE DETROIT SCARE.—Hopes are en-
tertained that the threatened epidemic
of smallpox in Detroit has been averted,
no new cases having been discovered for
the past week.
MILITARY PRACTICE IN SCHOOLS.—
All schoolmasters in Chili have been
ordered to let their • pupils suspend
studies and practice military exercises
for two hours every Saturday.
PRAIRIE FIRE.—Flundreds of farmers
in Potter county, Dakota, have lost all
they possessed by a prairie fire which ,
had been raging several days, and ex-
tended Over twenty miles.
THE RENT CLAUSES. —The Parnellite
Convention at Dublin declares that ten-
ants are unable to pay their rent owing
to the depreciation in prices, and de-
mands a remodelling of the rent -fixing
clauses.
RAGING FOREST FIRES. —Extensive
forest fires are raging in various parts of
Michigan and Wisconsin. A number of
isolated buildings have already been
burned, and several villages are threat-
ened with destruction by the flames.
HAIL STORM.—The Upper Yellow-
stone valley was visited on the 4th inst.
by a terrific hail storm. Every grow-
ing thing in a strip of country six miles
wide was destroyed. There were drifts
1opfl aceshail . fourteen inches deep in some
. FLOODED RIVER.—The Red River at
Gainesville, Texas, has risen 20 feet
since Tuesday, and is higher than ever
before known. All the work done en
the Santa Fe Railway bridge was swept
away, and the immense trestle work de-
stroyed.
DEATH OF S. J. TILDEN. —Samuel J.
Tilden, who was the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency in 1876, died on
the 4th inst., at Greystone, New York,
aged 72 years. Mr. Tilden's mansion
and various possessions are valued at
$1,500,000. His fortune amounts to
$4,000,000 or $5,000,000.
SNOW STORM.—There was a heavy
snow storm at Mount Washington, New
Hampshire, from the 2nd to the 4th
inst. The wind blew 80 miles an hour,
and windows -were thickly covered with
frost. The thertnometer on Monday
registered 85 degrees in the valley, and
2?degrees at the Mount.
CLERGYMEN ON A TOUR.—A party of
eighteen clergymen, of various denomin-
ations, under the captaincy of Rev.
Sylvanus Stall, have started on a bicycle -
tour from New York to Albany, Sara-
toga and Cooperstown, and expect to
be gone ten days. The distance is 334
miles.
BERNHARDT'S SUCCESS.—The popular
actress, Sara Bernhardt, is at Buenos
Ayres. The theatre is crowded every
night. The editors of the French and
Italian newspapers have been engaged
in a fiery dispute relative to the artistic
merits of—Sara Bernhardt. Asa result
a duel has been fought between the
editors, both of whom were wounded.
THE BELFA8T RIOTS.—The city of
Belfast is having a series of riots.
Houses have been wrecked, men and
women have been beaten with clubs and
numbers killed. The hospitals - are full
of wounded. A despatch says that
owing to the wreck and ruin of houses
the city presents a deplorable aspect, its
appearance being similar to that of Paris
after the Commune.
DISCONTENT AT BURMAH.—The -state -
of affairs in Burina,h is, and has been
ever since British occupation, one of
political discord and confusion. In con-
sequence, the British Government in
India has decided to entrust the su-
preme command in Burmah to Major-
General Sir Herbert Macpherson. Five
thousand troops will be sent into the
country as soon as the cold season com-
mences to scour it and drive out or sub-
due the insurgents, and 1,000 additional
police will be sent from India to main-
tain order.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On the night of
Thursday, August 5th, a hackman near
Chestnut Hill reservoir, Boston, dis-
covered an overturned tricycle and the
prostrate forms of a man and woman.
The man was dead and the woman in-
sensible. The . body of the man was
identified as that of Rufus IL Stickney
and the lady as his wife. Both had
been guests at Woodlawn Park Hotel.
The tricycle was overturned by one of
the driving wheels going into a rut.
Stickney's head struck on a stone, frac-
turing his skull. Mr. Stickney was 29
years of age and a member of the Mas-
sachusetts Bicycle Club.
—On Wednesday evening of last
week, the Ladies' Aid of the Cavan
Presbyterian Church, Exeter, gave a
lawn social at the residence of Mr. Geo.
Samuel, which was largely attended,
and proved a good success: The even-
ing was all that could be wished for, and
everything else being in harmony, the
.visitors spent a most enjoyable time.
The spacious .ground and handsome res-
idence were brilliantly illuminated with
Chinese lanterns and lamps and the
many people who were promenading
about, some enjoying social chat and
amusements, while others listened to the
sweet music given by the Exeter town
band, presented a scene seldom witness-
ed at an entertainment of this sort.
Refreshments were in abundance, and.
everything totalled, those present can-
not but feel amply repaid for their visit,
and also, commend the Ladies' Aid for
their unbounded efforts in making
everything comfortable and entettain-
ing to all, even to the most scrupulous
of persons. And it is needless to say
that Mr. and Mrs. Samwell did every-
thing in their power to add. to the en-
joyment and pleasure of the guests,
and were amply assured that their hos-
pitality was appreciated. The proceeds
amounted to a good sum.
Huron Notes.
—Men are now engaged erecting tele-
phone poles on the route between Listo-
wel, Brussels and Winghlam.
—Mr. George Slemmon has sold his
farm of 50 acres on the: 7th concession
of Usborne, to Mr. Thomas Heywood
for $3,200. '
--L-The fall show of the Hallett Branch
Agricultural Society will be held at
Clinton on Thursday and Friday, 23rd.
and 24th September.
—The Usborne township voters' lists
have been printed and are in the hands
of ,the clerk. The list contains 806
names, and of which 356 are qualified
to act as jurors.
—Messrs. Cornish and Blatchford,
who _some weeks ago, left for England,
returned home last week, looking as
though the trip had been favorable.
Their voyage was most enjoyable.
—The horses of Mr. Thomas Hey-
wood of Elimville, Usborne township,
ran away with the reaper last week and
smashed the machine to pieces, but no
person was hurt.
—A few days since the youngest son
of Mr. Thomas Keys of the Parr Line,
Stanley, fell from a fence and broke his
leg above the knee. He is only four
years old.
—Mrs. Owens, wife of Mr. Owens,
shoemaker, who recently resided in
Londesboro, died last week at Kincar-
dine, whither they mad removed in the
spring. She leaves behind seven chil-
dren, the youngest an infant.
—The contract for the erection of
Kidd's bridge on the 5th concession of
Usborne, has been awarded to Messrs
George Kidd and E. Hewitt, the former
taking the stone work and the latter
the superstructure.
—Mr. M. Sprung, of the Base Line,
Goderich township, brought an organ to
Clinton last week to get it repaired.
Investigation showed that mice had got
into it and built a nest there,eating some
of the works.
—On Sunday before last 57 persons
were received into full membership in
the Methodist church, Kinburn. They
had been probationers since the revival
meeting held last winter. Several more
still remain'on probation.
—The Blyth Review has entered up-
on the third year of its pnblication. It
speaks highly of the generous support
and encouragement aceorded it by the
people of Myth, and it certainly merits
a continuance of their good offices.
—Miss Maggie Ruddy, of East Wawa -
nosh, left Belgrave last week for Dako-
ta, where she will meet her. intended,
Alex. Stewart, brother of Mrs. James
McGee, of Wawandsh. They will be
married. and go to live on a farm near
Grand Forks.
—Mr. Joseph Kidd, jr., of Goderich,
and son of Joseph Kidd, Esq., of Dub-
lin, and Miss McDougall were united in
wedlock's bonds Wednesday neorning.
The marriage took place in Toronto.
We wish the happy couple all the joys
incident to the married state.
—Mr. Alex. Callender, of Londesboro,
met with an accident last Friday. While
unloading wheat he fell from the load to
the barn floor, dislocating his wrist and
breaking the bone. He carries it in a
sling, and will have an enforced rest this
harvest.
— Mrs. McKirdy, of the 9th concession
of Turnberry, lost a yearling colt the
other day in a very peculiar manner.
It seems that the animal tried .to make
its way into the stable, :when it sudden-
ly jerked itself back, catching its head
between the door and the ja.mb, where
it struggled until it dislocated its neck.
—Mr. John Croydon has preferred a
claim against the town of Wingham of
$150, for damages sustained by him by
having his leg injured by going through
a defective sidewalk last winter. The
council have offered him $75, but he
does not seem disposed to accept this
amount.
— Mr. Gorbet, an old, res'ident of Clin-
ton, died at the house of his son-in-law,
Mr. John Cockerline, Morris, last week,
and his remains were interred in Ball's
cemetery, Base Line. Deceased kept a
boarding-house at Clinton at the time
the railway was building, and several
years ago left town and made his home
with his daughters.
—Mrs. James McClymont, and her
niece, Miss Lindie Tindall, of Varna,
left on Wednesday of" last week for
Manitoba. Mrs.'McClymont expects to
remain for two or three _months, as she
goes on a visit to her father and mother,
who moved west some time ago. She
will be missed about Varna.
—The amount of business done at the
Exeter post Office for the six months
ending 30th June, was in excess of any
prey ious six month's term, there being $21,
248 taken in for postage &c. Monthly, the
business in Exeter office is increasing.
This speaks well for the growing pros-
perity of the town.
—During the months of May, June
and July of this year the directors of the
Howick Mutual Fire Insurance Company
passed 164 applications for insurance,
covering property to the value of $213e
550. At their last meeting the claim of
Mr. Alex. Forest, Maryboro, amounting
to $210 for damage to house by fire was
passed and ordered to be paid.
Robert Dickson, of Morris,
having thrashed his fall wheat has an
average yield of 324, bushels per acre.
Mr. James Shurie, of the 5th concession
of the same township, has a variety of
oats called the "double headed Egyp-
tian" that has attained a height of 5
feet 10 inches, and will give a propor-
tionately large yieltl of grain.
—On Friday last, while Lily, a thir-
teen -year old daughter of Mr. John
Willis, of Exeter, was in a tree picking
apples, she, by some means, got her arm
twisted among the branches, and it was
broken just above the elbow. The little
girl, we are glad to hear, is progressing
nicely, although the injury was very
severe.
—One evening last week Hugh Hamil-
ton, teamster of Wingham, came very
near losing his life by a very simple
accident. He was at the time engaged
in drawing stone for the foundation of
Gregory's new block, and in going down
the grade into the cellar with a load,
being seated on a large stone in the
wagon which had no end board m
the tone started to roll, precipitating
imand eeu j theu st
nass
be .ghrohnunadu odnr
rolled head,edbe
w
hel
horses, legs, &sides being nearly struck
by the.stone he Mg) came very near be-
ing run over with the heel of the wagon
which passed about three inches from
his head, and which, if it had gone. over
him, would have put an end to his earth-
ly career. We are, however, pleased to
say that he escaped unhurt, and although
badly frightened he is undoubtedly a
much wiser man.
—Last week the Rev. A. Stewart,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, Clin-
ton, began the ninth year of his pastor-
ate in that tovvu. *During the week he
was pleasantly surprised by receiving
through the post office a purse of $176,
from the congregation, as a token of
their good will and of their appreciation
of his.past services.
—While George Ireland and Richard
Shrigley, of Winghame were putting on
the cornice on the new residence of the
former on Tuesday last week, the scaf-
folding upon which they were standing
broke and fell to the ground, carrying
with it its occupants. In the fall the
former sprained his leftankle very bad-
ly, and the latter being unfortunate
enough to light in a water barrel, had
one of his legs pretty badly barked.
—The following remarkable instance
of what perseverance will accomplish is
given by a correspondent of the Clinton
New Era: Mrs. Stephenson, of the
Goshen. Line, Stanley, had never learned
to read up to the age of 72 years, but a
short time ago she resolved that she
would learn this aceornplishment, and
industriously applying herself, she suc-
ceeded so well that she.has been able
since to almost read the bible through.
—The trustees of School. Section No.
8, Grey, have re-engaged Mr. C. Bower-
man as teacher for 1887. Although bis
time does not expire until January next
. the trustees know they have a good teach-
er in Mr. Bowerman and a have been
wise in securing him in time. The school
is a large one and has been brought to a
high state of proficiency under his tui-
tion. The salary for 1887 is $450, being
an advanCe of $50.
—Mrs. Leech, an old lady who resides
on the 6th concession of Hullett, west of
Kinburn, met with a serious accident
last week. She had. been suffering for
some time with a disabled leg, and was
just beginning to feel well enough to
move around, and while walking around.
the other day she slipped down, dislo-
cating her hip bone, and also breaking
it about six inches above the knee. As
she is an old Person, the accident will go
hard with her.
—Last Saturday morning Malcolm
Sinclair, about eight years of age, while
playing with other boys. on a boat in the
harbor at Goderich, fell off and was
drowned. His .companions were so
frightened that it was impossible to find
out how long the boy had been in the
water at the time they gave the alarm.
The body was discovered near the
checkwater. When landed the . usual
means were taken to restore respiration,
but without success, the body being
quite cold.
—Mr. Edward T. Slimmon, formerly
of Grey, writes from Carberry, Manito-
ba as follows: Weather exceedingly
warm. Crops in this vicinity are very
good. Harvest lias commenced, wheat
being cut on July 23rd. The straw is
short, but there has been no frosts.
Crops in many parts of the Northwest
are a complete failure on account of the
very dry weather. My health is gradu-
ally improving. I like the country bet-
ter than ever. Best wishes to all.
—Mr. F. H. Spence, of the Inland
Review Department, Goderich, was en
Tuesday of last week united in marriage
to Zeda, only daughter of the late Henry
IVIarlton, of that town. The wedding
was a private affair, and was attended
only by the -father and sisters of the
groom, the relatives of the bride, and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnston, of
Goderich. The bride was the recipient
of a large number of valuable presents.
We wish the young couple all possible
happiness.
—About six hundred persons from
Goderich and Clinton went on the ex-
cursion from Goderich to Port Huron on
Tuesday of last week. They left Gode-
rich about nine a. m., Tuesday, and re-
turned about seven a. m. Wednesday.
The weather was very chilly, and the
lake very rough going down, and nine
out of every ten were sea -sick. The
scenes on board can be more easily
imagined than described. Had it not
been for the cold and the rough sea they
would have had a good time.
—A spirited team of horses belong-
ing to Mr. Frayne -of Usborne, made a
vigorous attempt to run away, in Exe-
ter one day last week. They were
standing untied in front of the Central
hotel, when something startled them,
and after running about two hundred
yards, one of the lines became tangled
in a *heel, which brought the horses to
a very sudden stop, pulling one of them
almost under the wagon. They were
caught before any serious damage was
done.
—The Financial District meeting of
the Methodist Church, Wingham Dis-
trict, will be held in Brussels on Tues-
day,17th inst., commencingat 9 o'clock.
A Sunday School Convention will be
held Tuesday afternoon and evening,
when interesting discussions and
addresses on SundaY School
work, interspersed with music,
will form the programme. All Sunday
School workers are invited to attend
and take part in the discussions.
—The erection of a new town hall and
the site upon which it shall be erected,
are becoming burning questions in Exe-
- ter and are considerably agitating many
of the property owners. The Times of
last week says: The other day two IA
our town fathers were engaged in a con-
fidential conversation, when one of
them said "we'll choose the site for a
town hall,' the ether retorted, "no;
we'll select two or more places, and let
the ratepayers vote on them." "Sup-
pose they choose the upper one ?" "Then
we'll not build it at all. The party who
over heard the conversation, being in a
hurry, moved on, and cannot say as to
how the debate ended. It is persumed,
however, that several sites will be
voted upon.
—Mr. Charles :Carr, miller, of Wing -
ham, has become the victim of a peculiar
ailment. It appears that in his business
a great deal of grain and flour has to be
handled. in bags, and of course a great
deal of it is carried on the shoulder. He
had been in the habit of doing this work
and did not notice that by carrying
it all on one shoulder it was dis-
plahing his spine, and it was not discov-
ered until last week. As soon as he
' found out his trouble he went to -t
to for examination and the doctors pro-
nounced it curvature of the spine. Re
is now compelled to lie on his back, and
will have to do so for about five weeks
yet. It is to be hoped that no serious
results will follow.
—A couple of teachers who formerly
belonged to Exeter7 have received merit-
ed promotion. Mr. Mathew Parkinson
first assistant of Parkhill High School,,
has been appointed to a position in
Strathroy Collegiate Institute, at a sal-
ary of $750. Mr. W. F. May, principal
of Granton Public School, succeeds !ifs..
Parkinson, in Parkhill, at a salary of
$650.
—On Thursday morning of last week
Susan, relict of David Taylor, died at
her residence, on the 13th coneession
Grey, at the advanced age of 71 years.
The funeral took place on Friday after-
noon. The deceased was born in the
county of Down, Ireland, and came to
America 52 years ago along with her
husband, who died about 12 years ago.
They lived for two years in New York
State, after which they removed to
Vaughan township, Ontario, and came
to Grey 25 years ago. Five sons and
two daughters are left to mourn her de-
cease. Three of the children livein this
township, viz., Mrs. Thos. Ennis, Mrs.
Peter Sinclair and David Taylor. The
deceased, although well advanced in life,
enjoyed good health, and was only down
sick for a few weeks.
—Mr. J. T. Wilkie, of Clinton, on
behalf of himself and others, has applied
to the Wingharo council for aid in estab-
lishing an organ factory in that town.
Mr. Wilkie does not ask for a bonus or
even exemption from taxes, but proposes
that the corporation should loan the
company a sum of money for n term of
years. It is proposed to fotm a joint
stock company with a capital of about
$15,000, and, in case the town assists
them by way of a loan, they will agree
to employ from ten to fifteen hands to
start on, and increase as the demand
calls for. Mr. Wilkie is .quite confident
that an organ factory will pay in that
town, and he believes that in a short
time after starting they could furnish
•nployment for at least 50 hands. A
mmittee of the council has been ap-
peinted to investigate the matter and re -
pori
The Pluck of a Huron
Clergyman.
A Toronto lady, who has been travel-
ling in British Columbia., writes from
Vancouver, the recently burned city, to
the Presbyterian Review as follows.
Her letter is dated July 9th::
Now it is about Mr. Thomson and
his work I want to write, and want Dr.
Cochrane and the church at large to
know what he is doing. First let me
say, he has had since he came here, a'
much harder field than any missionary
to foreign lands. Heathen Indians and
Chinese there are plenty, but neither
are to be compared to the white heathen.
I never heard such vile language, never
saw such open immorality, such open
disregard of Sabbath as there is in this
place. It paralyzes the few who do love
purity and goodness; and deadens
spiritual life I know and feel. Now,
Mr. Thompson is a fearless man and has
preached salvation through Christ alone
to these people, and I know of several
myself who have been induced to lead a
better life through his words. There
was no place but a very tiny school to
meet in after the fire till stores began to
'be built, and we have met in them.
But Mr. Thomson, before the fire was
well burnt out, was looking after lum-
ber to build 4orne kind of a hall. He
could not get it without the money
down, and to borrow in Vancouver was
impossible. Thousands of dollars were
burnt, as there was no bank, so he went
to New Westminster and borrowed the
money, saying if he should pay it him-
self lie would have some place to wor-
ship in. Then he asked for volunteers
to build. He started about a fortnight
ago and dug post -holes himself, carrying
half -burnt logs and rubbish to a little
distance. till it would have been hard to
tell whether he was white or black, and
every day since then he has drummed
up his volunteers—sometimes as many
as eight—but he has knocked as many
nails in as his assistants. Every day
from dawn till dark he has been at it,
and the result is there is now the shell
of a very good hall on the back part of
the church lot, which, when the church
is built, can be turned into a school. It
is likely it will be ready for next Sun-
day, and the following Sunday there
will be the first communion in the first
Presbyterian place of worship here. I
hope to stay till then. I am deeply in-
terested in the work here, and proud of
the Scetch pluck and perseverance of at
least one saint. When I think of Mr.
Thomson, now the only minster in Van-
couver, the only one who has stuck to
his work though forced to live in a mis-
erable little cabin, his brother ministers
preferring to live elsewhere than in this
grime and dust, and lending their ser-
vices on an occasion, I am proud of
him. Ours will be the only place of
worship probably for months. It may
be burnt again; poor Mr. Thomson was
out fighting the fire last Friday, but it
must be risked if God's work is to be
done here. It is not a strong man who
is doing all this work, but one who after
a hard day's work coughs all night, and
who left a much loved church in the east
solely on account of ill -health. Now, I
do feel ashamed when I think of the
churches in Toronto and know that a,
few hundred dollars could easily be
spared. The church or hall will hold
about 200 people, and not a cent of paid
labor will be on it. Surely those here
are as deserving of help as Formosa!
Only Saturday evening Mr. Thomson
told me two men had come and offered
to build the chimney. It adds to Mr.
Thomson's anxiety to have no means of
paying for material, end surely if any
deserve to be helped it is those who have
given all they had to give their own
labor. If in any way you can let this
be known, please do. It is not likely
Mr. Thomson would ever put it as
strongly as I do. The church ought to
be proud of having such men, and
should esteem it a privilege to help them.
—On Tuesday, last week, a couple of
dudes drove through St. Marys in a
hack, in the bottom of which was a
third, who was lying thus low because,
levelled by man's worst enemy; whisky.
Arriving at a hotel, the two who were
able to get out went in and settled down
to a game of pool, leaving their befude
dled companion exposed to the mercy
of the sun and the gaze of an 'uncharit-
able public for half an hour.
-
aro 13, 1886
oe cotton Kings
jr
Convention.
The cotton manuraeturers of the Dt
,n held it eonvention in Montreal t
1117in" They. have decided to el
&nulls Sattirdays for
twelve weeks, and have bat
Ives under penalties to obse
'sacra to all rules, terms, pri(
48 fixed on the sixth of
toner, 1883. Aenording to a eta
one made by Mr. A. F. Gb.uit
...on for closing down the factories
sys was to do away with ON
reduction. Apart from dosing
those days the association may ordei
„meal closing down of a -week at
fine, There will be a slight increaeE
taloa all round, ranging from 5 to
;ier cent, This is not at all exorbit
;num it is considered that the cot
inanufacturing business has been al
gang but paying 'during the last th
or four years. The manufacturers
not meeting for the purpose of tak
tjeautage of the trade or the pnb
but rather for the benefit of all ali
The scale of minimum prices which
bc 173601Ve4 upon will prevent ruirh
eceepetitioh in certain quarters.
looting will have the most satisfac
resets -as the greatest unanimity p
isiica among all those present upon
necessity of united action,.
Sir John and Orangeism,
eaThine tfohileowTillorgonctownGnillionbiecaotir appSattr
attentiort has just te
called to the faxtthat on a recent occas
Sir John Macdonald made the statern
le public that he had never been
Orangeman. I beg to inform you ti
inanatlimeyfasli°felfwle8r4elSr
initiatedthetheA'acd°
slameelle
Ing into the Orange Lodge in the eitv
Ningston. This was shortly after
completion of the Kingston City Bia
afgs, for which I was the carpenter C
tractor, and Mr. Henry H. Benson
the Master of the Orange Lodge.- I
Ogle R. Gowan was Grand Master of ]
iimenran,gOrderpe dpresbeide-El ppatetrheCndatt
iaodagea meet,
Brtirriecjehovhneourpninshouldudwuedenrypeainineidtiatt:lh..e,ar.1t
aunaadrpeIu abtl i liberty deni atol to
vtamiletter, h lot et emr a imve the
hngr to tee grf:igasaev rei facts
that he ever
hope you will I
deem best of
01 lf awahyi c h I -ana prepa
te swear to.
ROBERT FISHER, Seafol
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Two Ways of Doing It.
There is a story of a Scotch congr
ion who, by their loud and persie
praises of their minister, inducee
neighboring community to call hirrn,
fill their own pulpit. After their e
had been accepted, the preacher's
*tepee proved far less wonderful tha
new flock had anticipated. "Row co
you creek him up so much ?" said ,
of the new congregation to a menibe
the old. ." Oh, was the dry re
"yell all be ready to crack him up,
ye see a chance of getting rid of him
it." This is no new fashion. Addi
tells an instructive story of _the jnet
libation which befel certain West
ihn colonists who played a similar g
to rid themselves of an unpopular c
mandant. This officer talked of res
•g his post, and the colony buil
e for a flying enemy by joinin
furnish the most ilowery testirrioni
lauding him up to the skies, and re
senting his fitness for the highest lau
Ile departed for England fer.tified-t
these letters of recornniendatson—to as governor of the colony; the
peintment being conferred on him or
strength of the testimonials \chic'
dearly showed his popularity in
particular settlement.
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Death of Mr, Janies Ingers
Registrar, of Oxford.
Mr. James Ingersoll, Registrar of
ford, died at Woodstock at 5 a. m.
Monday. Mr. Ingersoll was a sot
Mr. T. Ingersoll (after whom the t
of Ingersoll was named) -and SE
Whiting, sister of General John W
ng, of Great Barrington, both natiee
Berkshire County Mass. and was
in the portion of West Mass.,
whic
now the town of Ingersoll. He is
to have been the first white child 1
in the County of Oxford. His el
brother Charles was a lieutenan
dragoons in the year 1812, and
afterwards for several years a membi
the old Parliament of Canada-. Ja
Ingersoll took charge of the. Inge
farm in 1818, built a saw mili which
put into operation in April, 1819, an
1820 began the erection of a grist
and a distillery. In 1821 he opelad
fest store in what is now the thv
Ingersoll. He was appointed Regh
of Oxford in 1834, and held that pos
Intl' the day of his death. He. w
faithful and efficient officer.
In January, 1848, Mr. Ingersoll
fled Miss Catharine McNab, an
44, who survives him. Four sons
adaughter have been born to ti
Two sons were accidentally killed,
baying been shot and the other kil
4 tObOganIling aecident. Two
'Ins and the daughter, who is the
°,t :le 13e11, county clerk of (
veva, Survive him.
loin their brethren in ethe Northwe
iii filled with visitors.
'hill shortly leave Southern Buss
tt Berlin, Ontario, opened. on Tue
'under very anspicious circums
holidays.
—Two hundred Mennonite fan
Latest News Notes.
The town is brilliantly decorated
nave gone to Murray Bay tO SPen
ka, during the past fortnight the gr
rotting in the fields.
, —lion. Edward. Blake and fe
'14es, in his 66th year.
, ----OwhIg to the rainy weather in
te.ltlathileitmhbarav.aesllt
--The great International Sangt
---,Sheriff Woodruff died Wedn
Tlies'rniti..a at his residence at St. IC
11,1e formation of a union met We
tay in Toronto and adopted a eon
.°1 interest to the profession tranei
sfe 1 11, e and appointed,by-laws . aP ur do voi et ihoenra
. --Advices from nearly every e
this
—The Ontario teachers interest
Penor
e average
. ibu'a,
,
naliene .wthilei NhoertniTaiearlyt ifuro
week. All reports agree as 1
quality of the grain, al
yield will be elY .ut.
1feet_ les Rye has brought
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