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NEW ADVERTISEMIWTS.
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Air The fig4re between the palrenthtsis afte
each line denotes the page of the aper n whieh
he advertisement trip be found. i
Seasons Come—E. MnFaul. (8) 1
Cheap Sale— °Oman & Co. (I) !
Durharns for ale—A. Elcoat. (6) i
Executorse—H. Hale. (5) 1
Berkshire Pig for Setvice—John Willis. K5
'Cheese Factory Meeting—J. Murray. (5)
Notice—Charlesworth & Brownell. (6)
Montreal House—Duncan & Duncan. (5
Annual Meeting—J. S. Muldrew. (6)
A Good Chance—T. Nixon. (5) .
For Sale or to Rent—T. Nixon. (5)
Mechanics' Institute—Wm. Moore. (5)
Card of Thanks—Alex. Murdie. (5) •
Cheap Stoves—A. Welch. (6)
Strayed—John McGregor. (5) I
Cedar Posts for Sale—D. Urquhart. (8)
Milch Cow for Sale—D. McKenzie{ (5)
Grand Opening—M. R. Counter. (5)
Holiday Goods—Frank Metcalf. (6)
Saw Logs Wanted—Robert Bell, Jr. (8)
Rooms to Rent—George Good. (8)
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SE.AFORTH, FRIDAY, Jan. , 1886.
I Anothor Election._ I
The DoMittion, Parliament has been
dissolved and the writs have been, issued
for a new election. Nominatioh Ls fixed
for Tuesday, the th of Februkr, , and
the elections will be held on the follow-
ing Tuesday, February 15. The lectors
of Ontario will still have their hands in
amt we hope they will give as geed an
account of themselves as they did onthe
28th of December.
, Politics in England.
• During the past_two months Canadial
people havebeenSo deeply engroesecl in
their own peliticel affairs that they have
pretty much lost sight of the doings le
the political workl. across the Atlantic.
The Tory Govern ent which came into
• after the J ly elections, ander the
leadership of thei Marquis of Salisbury
and. Lord Randolph Churchill, ire not
having nm
ery. sr sailing. Though out
et office, !Mr. Gladstone .was notlout of
power. He, '' immediately renewed on a
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larger scale, the campaign for 1 Home
Rule—appealed directly to the new
electorate, iwhich he believes must be in
accord with so democratic a principle as
Home Rule, when its members' really
understand 1what Home Rule Means.
The. publication of the pamphlet on
"The Irish Question" struck the key-
note of this new campaign, viaged ever
since by pamphlets,' speeches, and. ap-
peals of every kind to the intelligeece of
the English people. Mr. Parnell's land
bill, introduced early in September, for
the relief of Irish tenants, met eviith the
defeat which was anticipated from the
beginning, the Government meanwhilet
endeavoring to hold the Irish q estion
in abeyance by an attitude concii
iatory
but indecisive. Since the prorogation
of Parliament, the last week in Septette -
ben matters were practically he gala
quo antil the inauguration of the plan of
campaign deeised by Mr. Dillon, under
which tenants are ;paying into the hands
of third parties such rents as he their_
judgment are fair. This scheme, which
has proved very popular, has becin met
by the Conservative Ministry by coercion
in the form of a declaration that the
scheme itself is illegal, and by the arrest'
of Mr. Dillon and other Irish lea,ders. 1
If the Iris -h question has divided the
Liberal party, there are many indication's
tt.hat elements of division exist tti the
Conservative party. The present spurt
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in the direction of coercion has evidently
not been made without protest inside the
ministerial ranks. The old-fashioned
Tories, represented by Lord Salisbury,
believe in no ether remedy. The Tory
Democrats, as they have sometimes been
called„ led by Lord Randolph Cherchill,
evidently beam liatle faith in coercion,
and are anxious to swim with the tide of
democratic opinion in England. r When
Lord Churchill went into office, he an-
nounced a policy of retrenchment in the
expenditures of the dcivernment, and.
proposed a thorough iuvestigatioe of the
various departments of the civil service.
He has been unable to keep his premises.
In the present condition of -Pings 9n the
Continent Ithe Ministry hav4 felt
obliged to increase their estimates in-
stead of lessening'them,. and. 'Lord
Lord
Churchill has made this the occasion of
a somewhat dramatic surprise., and has
resigned from the Cabinet. It is prob-
able, however, that the real causelof the
resignation is his serious differentia with
the Premier on the, question of overn-
ing Ireland.
Lord Churchill's place in the overn-
ment is to be filled by Mr. Goschea, who
is, prefessedly at: least, a Liberal, bat
who on. all important question, has for
years been more in sympathy -with the
Tory party.; He is described as an able
administrator and a good debater, and
while he will add steadiness rather than
strength to the Cabinet, he will not sup-
ply that da4h and courage for which his
predecessor. was .so noted, and which
makes him sio popular with the people.
The accession of Mr. Goschen 'to the
Cabinet will, no , doubt, secure or the
Government more firmly the support of
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the 'anti -Home Rule Liberals; but, on
the other hand, should Lord Churchill
and the more liberal wing, of the Tory
party joie. the Home Rule Liberals, as
there is every prospect at present, it
might go ill witb the Tories even yet.
The er'a of , sadden politieal changes in
England. has evidently not yet dosed. ,
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• 'LITE Canada Presbyterian, in an ar-
ticle on the recent Provincial elections,
makes the ifollowing cutting remarks
concerning the course of those clergy-
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men who assisted in the outcry against
the Scripture Selections authorized by
the Educational Department for use in
the Public Schools. They are directly
to the pointeand although imild, hit hard.
It says: We have no degire to see the
Presbyterians of this Wintry on one
side in politics: We quite agree with a
statement Made by Mr. Macclonnell, at
the last meeting of the Tleronto Presby-
tery, to theleffect that it is better for the
country, and as well fcir' the Church,
that Presbyterians -should not be of one
political faith. But .we hope we shall
Inever see the day. whed Presbyterians
will ask any Goverament, Tory in- Lib-
eral, to do at certain thing, express grat-
titude because it is done, and then try
to hurl the 60;Ternment rom power, for
doing what! they were asked by the
Church to do. That is ot fair political
warfare. Our readers ale ch.aracterize
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it for ttrthemselves.
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The Temkerance Reformers of
outh auron.
Our esteemed neighbor; the Exeter
Times, whicp , by the way, 'ha.recently
shown grati ying signs of , renewed life
and vigor, i's, very angry with the Tem-
perance Refinaners of South Huron, be-
cause they refused to supped Mr. James
Swinerton simply . because he pro fessed
to -be a Temperance man, and like most
angry people say t some ' very foolish
things. It says : _
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"The Temperance men of South
lluron, who voted for, and carried the
Scott Act in 1881, defeated Mr. James
Swinerton. who is a thorough temper-
ance man, in the late contest. Can it
be, that 'those 'once temperance men
have become disgusted wit e the Act and
have given their vote with a desire that
the Act shall be repea'ed, or is it that
they cast temperance aside when party
demanded their attention? ViT,e persume
it is the latter." . •
Had Mr. Swinerton come out entirely
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independent of politics nd—political
parties and pledged himse f to eupport
which ever party in the II use would do
best for the temperance cause, there
would be some sense in asking fler him
the support of Temperance Reformers
and reproaching them for withholding
'that support; But, instead of 'coming
befere the electors in this ilvay, he came
out as the acknowledged and accredited
candidate of the Oonservative party.
He said, or at least his a vocates and
agents said for him, that the Govern-
ment of Mr. Mowat was corrupt and
extravagant, and -wasteful ?f the people's
money, and was conSequently unworthy
of the renewed confidence 01f the elector-
ate. And, moreover, he eaid that by
pandering to Roman Cath.olle influences
the Government had placed Protestant-
ism in this, Province iti Idanger. Re-
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formers believe and knew that these
several charges are false and foundation -
less, and , consequently they could
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not vote for Mr. Swinetton, who pro-
fessed to .believe them1 true, with-
out stultifying themselves and voting a
lie. More than this, had' Mr. Swiner-
ton been elected he would vote to turn
Mr. Mowat and his Government from
power, and thtut 'puni h them for doing
what Reformers : beli ved11to be in the
best interests of the roviece;—in fact,
for doing just as t ey demand they
should do. Besides t is Mr. Swinerton
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was the exponent of pertain principles
which are repugnant th ;Refoimers, and
which, if put , in pra Mae, they believe
would be ptejudicial to I.e peace and
well-being of the Pro inc r By voting
for Mr: Swinerton, th ref ee, Reforniere
would have endorsed, the principles,
and would have given thei I!assent to the
various false charges prefer ed against the
Government by their opp nents, and it
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is because they refused o do this the
Times impudently- charg them with
inconsistency, and a viola on of princi-
ple._ Had Mr. Swinert n been elected
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by the votes of Reform e perance men,
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.his success would have e n claimed as a
Conservative, and not s temperance,
victory, and we are istaken if the
Times would not have been one of the
first to laugh at those innocPnt Reform-
ers who had been so nicely entrapped,
and would have shouted itself 'hoarse
over the feet of "South Huron being
won for Meredith and redeemed from
Gritism." Portunately, the, good sense
of the Reform temperance men of Smith
Huron has saved them from now occu-
pying any such humiliating, position as
this.
The Times also -affects great alarm
lest the defeat of Mr. Swinerton will re -
suit injuriously to the .enforcement of
the Scott Act, and show that a majority
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of the people are in favor of its repeal.
It says:
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"The defeat of Mr. Swinerton implies
more than a victory for the Reform
party e it means a victory for those who
are opposed to the Scott Act. The en-
forcement of the Act is in the hands .of
the MOwat Government, and it is unne-
cessary to say that their officials have
been very derelict in their 'duty, yet the
majority of the electors ,have said by
their votes that they a.ppro,ve of the way
in which they have neglected their duty.
Mn.' Swinerton was in the field as a tem-
perance candidate, and is a temperance
man,,ncit Merely in name, but in reatity
and in principle, and that the resat of
the election will have the effect as stated
above cannot be gainsaid."
' We are glad to 'he able to comfort our
!nervous contempigary with the assur-
ance that its feats are groundless, and
for these reasons:
First—The enforcement or nen-in-
foreement of the Scott Act was, in DO
sense, an issde in the contest, and neither
Mr. Swinerton nor his spokesmen ever
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publicly ttempted to make such an
issue. Oi the contrary, they advocated
Swin rton's claims on every public
platform, ot as a. champion of the Scott
Act, but s an, opponent of the Mowat
Governme it. Ience, this being the
case, it is triposIble that either his de-
feat or hi success could have • any in -
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flumes, ii jurious or otherwise, upon the
future pr spects of temperance or the
Scott Act I
Second It is untrue that the On-
tario Gov rnment or their officials have
been dere ict in their attempts to enforce
+e Scott Act. , The Government have
no powe to alter, amend, or improve
the Act; that power rests with the Do-
minion Parliament and Government.
All that the Ontario Government can
do is to furnish as -efficient machinery as
the law -will permit. This they have
done, as the Times very well knows.
They hay appointed all the necessary
officials, nd they furnish one-third the
cost of ei forcing the lam . What more
would th Times have the Government
do? At; o the officials, they are, all in
this COUDI y, honest, ho orable, zealous
men, who faithfully try t do their duty.
Tlhe fact f the law not eing better en-
forced, tit ref ore,1 is due ot to the On-
tario Gov rnment and th ir officials, but
tothe P4 minion, Cover ment who re-
fuse to give the necessa, y amendments
to the law, and to the ounty Council
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who refuse to vote the
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rirney r quirech 4114r.
friend an supporter, of
G,overnm nt, who refuse
amendme ts, and he is a
supporter of Dr. Rollins
Reeve an Deputy Reeve
persi▪ stent y vote and us
in the Co nty Council a
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laden in id of the Scot
tlfus be s n. that Mrs S
warm frie id and support
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two legis ative bodies
elf use to iddin. enforein
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and is a iolent oppone
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on]e that as everi done a
hi its enforcement, and
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has the "cheek "i to clai
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he was defeated,. that
declaratioe in favor of
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against the enforcement
Third—it is net true
erton was in the ,field a
candidate. He had nev
sition as . a rep resentat.
man a indeed, it has 'bee
his own mouth, that he
total abstainer, and his aetions, as we
shall. subeequendy show, do not accord*
with the ilrofessions of, is friend and
chatepion, and the only representative
temperance organization in the riding
refused by a vote of two o one to adopt
hiailas th 'ix candidate, r even recom-
mend himj as a temper ce eandidate.
He ivas The chosen and ccredited can
dictate of the Conservati e party, and if
that party could have go any other per-
son to rue they would no have selected
MniSwinerton. .,They o ered the peel-
tionl to fiVe others, all anti -Scott Act
andl anti -temperance m n, and it was
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only, ash it they all refus d to step upon
the' poli ical slaughter lock, that they
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bethoug t themselves of Mr. Swinerton
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auct his professed temperence principles;
and to slidw Min Swill r n's great per-
son 1 concern for tem dance and the
Sco t Act, he forrped oz of a deputa-
tiir whowaited, on Mr. Ratz, a Re-
tort en and an anti-Sco t Act man,'to
ask him to come out as a candidate in
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the Conservative, intere t. This state-
ment,. whieh will , not be denied, shows
probably more clearly than anything
else the farcical n1Iature f Mr. Swiner-
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to s pretentions to bei g a candidate
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solely in the interests f temperance.
We Think l we have now aid enough to
convince even' the Times that Mr. Swin-
erton deeerved 'po su port on the
grounds of temporsatee, ither from Re-
fOemers dr Conservativ s, and that in
urging an such content on the Times is
'only displeying its own hypocrisy and
tbie inconeistencyt and in uin.cerity 4 its
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'MR. W I. IIGWLAND was re-elected
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Mayor of ' Toronto on Monday by a
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majority 'of over, two thousand. His
olTonent ras Mr. David Blain, a gentle-
man wham Mr. Cam ron has given
peominenee to as &I timb r -limit grabber,
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but who, otherwise is sa d to be a very
respectable man clad a g od citizen. It
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is worthy of remark als that Toronto
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has this y ar a council ith a majority
of Reforn ere in it, an vent -never be-
fore kno h in the histo y of the city.
The mer berg are 21 I eformers and
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15 Conse Vativesi Thir een of the Re-
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formers rid one of th Conservatives
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have been electe1d as sledged temper-
ance rep esentatIves. f therefore, the
a.fiairs of he Queen city are not handled
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properly his year it wil be something
strange. I
11T is ot often. Ste re able to agree
with the oronto, Mail, hut we cordially
endorse e ery word of tie following, as
we know that the res It in Toronto is
duplicate in every otl er municipality
in the P ince.1 'The Mail says: The
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vote of'he women in the mayoralty
-election, hough it evide tly pained Mr.
Howland' opponents, is an argument in
favor off male suffrage. It is true that
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the place f the woman i at home, and
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dirt the path of politi s is in some re-
speets too rough for her to tread. But
when a m ral question a ises she is to be
found on the right sid and it is only
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balance of .the
winerton is a
the Dominion
to make these
so a friend and
nd Mr. Bissett,
of Exeter, who
their, influence
ainst any legis -
Act. It will
'nerton is the
r of the only
ho stubbornly.
the Scott Act,
t of the only
ything to aid
till the Times
that because
is defeat is a
he repeal. and
f the Act.
hat Mr. Swin-
e, temperance
r taken his po-
ve temperance
proven out of
is not , even a
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E HURON EXPOSITOR.
propose seeing that she too _has an inter-
est it. the community, that her voice
should be heard. Rev. Heber Newton,
in a recent sermon, said "woman is in-
evitably destined ere long to receive the
franchise through 'successive stages,"
and he argued that She should receive it
at an early period, provided she showed
an inclination to exercise it. It is ap
parent, from Monday's vote, that the
women, of Toronto at least, appreciate
their duties as voters, and it is this ap-
precietion that will hasten the day when
in lar ger concerns the better half of the
count- unity will be allowed to speak.
News of -the -Week.
OCAUST IN MADRAS. —The fire in
ity park' at Madras, India, on
, caused the deaths of 300 people,
all natives.
TH OF AN IRISH STATESMAN.—Ber-
Kelly, member of Parliament for
Donegal, died suddenly while
g his constituents.
ITT MARRIED. — Michael Devitt
arried to -Miss Mamie Yore in
nd, California, on Thursday morn-
ecember 30th.
ORANGE CROP. —The orange crop
isiana is less thanone-tenth ofthe
e crop. There will be none for
eat north.
R FOR THE MORMONS.—A car -
of hops twenty-five thousand
s, arrived at Salt Lake, Utah,
ermany, one day recently. They
be used in making German beer.
LD OF GOLD.—The returns from
ia, Australia'show that the yield
d in that colony during the past
as 130,000 ounces under that of
erruemer.—:The county judges of
rought-stricken district in New
tate report an aggregate of 17,-
rsons in actual need of food and
g. They will publish, an appeal
Legislature. ..
NCB AND THE- OTHER POWERS. —
ent Grevy held his customary
Year's reception at his residence
is. In reply to an address from the
nuncio, he said that France was
ce with the other powers.
YEAR'S WEATHER IN NEW YORK.
Streets of New York were ankle
ith slush and mud on New Year's
d calling was more limited than
neryears. The weather was raw
eer less.
YEAR'S ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION.
eror William on Saturday cele -
the 80th anniversary of his en -
into the Prussian army by receiv-
his commanding generals, headed
vim Prinee Frederick William.
time G PSALM SERVIC.E.—The re-
ersion of the Psalms, pointed tor
ng, is about to be introdeced
Baptists, Congregational, Metho-
d Presbyterian congregations in
d. Several psalms are used at
rvice.
ING OFF THE FnmeoH.-Madagascar
rrowed $3,000,000. Of this sum
,000 is to be devoted to pawing off
ench indemnity. The balance will
ended on the native army. The
will evacuate Tamatave in Jan -
L ACCIDENT.—A sled containing
ure party of taienty young people
ruck by a train while crossing the
near Fort Wayne, Indiana„ on
ay evening, two girls being in -
killed and seven others badly
MATED.—John Coakley, of Ash-
lichigan, after freely celebrating
v. Year, on Friday, fell into the
his cabin during the night, the
aces left 9f him on Saturday
g being his ekull and the buttons
clothes.
E EsilATES :OFFERED.—The Mar -
f Londonderry, Lord Lieutenant
nd, offers th sell his Irish estates
tenants. The terms of sale are
ntioned. Lord Templemore has
pTpir0 ti 'JgQUAIL IN
ascar, making the present number
nts, and all the churches are
to sell his estate in Donegal at 20
purchase on a basis of the present
t fourteen years 700 Protestant
ESTANTISM MADAGASCAR.—In
have been built in the island of
There are 8,00 Protestant corn-
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THIRTY DAYS.—
C. Mann, of 'Minneapolis, last
ay night completed the task of
30 quails in 30 days, at the rate
Quail daily, which project was
aken by Mann on a wager of
Only three other successful
ts of the kind are recorded.
AT SNoW STORM IN GERMANY.—
emoval of the snow which fell in
storm in -parts revealed an ape
loss of life. Many travellers
vertaleen by the storm. - Fifty
have been found in Saxony, 30 in
gia and 40 in Southern Germany.
timated that the total loss of life
nearly 200.
Aril DESECRATION.—Loud corn
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are being made at New West -
r, B. C., that large gangs of
e are kept employed ballasting on
naclian Pacific Railway on Sun -
It is Pointed out that the track
n danger, and that the work that
g done is not necessary for the
ion of the railway. The British
bian says:—"Does the Company
here is no Sunday law in British
bia, or that the moral sentiment
royal city may be with impunity
defiance?
REME SUFFERING AMONG CATTLE.
Monday morning was the cold-
rning of the winter in Chicago.
'clock 'the thermometer register -
below zero. The suffering of the
ock on the way to this market
eve been very great. The plat -
were covered with dead cattle
gs, that perished from cold and
ion on their way to market, when
ains arrived. The Texas cattle
d the most, many of them not
any water or food from the time
r shipment.
1THER NOTE. — At St. Paul,
sota, on January 1st, the thermo-
marked twenty-four degrees to
low zero. Throughout the State
ercury ranged from 25 ° to 35 0
A despatch from Michigan
ndiana, says the storm of Satur-
nd Sunday was the worst and
amaging to railways 4h. that
for five years. There is over
et of snow on a level. Three
ound passenger trains became
in drifts five miles east, and it
d nearly all day with five loco-
s to bring them to the city.
Huron Notes.
—Mayor Frazer, of Petrolia, son of
the slate Thos. Frazer, of Stanley, has
been elected by acclamation for the
third time.
—Mr. Gibson, of East Huron, Mr.
Baxter, Haldimand, and MrJ Bishop, of
South Huron, are the three oldest mem-
bers of the late Parliament, and all will
be there again. The first two named
have been members since Confederation.
—Mr. J. W. Shaw, prineipal of the
Blyth public school, was preliented with
a handsome .photograph album by his
pupils on the closing day of school. He
is an excellent teacher, and is popular
alike with parents and pupils.
—A boy, who has recently arrived
from the Old Country and is stopping
at the North End hotel, Exeter, had the
misfortune to fall at the skating' rink,
on Christmas night, and break his leg.
The broken limb was immediately, at-
tended to, and is doing as well as could
be expected. ,
—The township of Morris has received
the sum of $5,382 from the 'Ontario Gov-
ernment on account of the Land Im-
provement Fund, and have deposited the
same in the Bank of Hamilton at Wing -
ham. This sum of money will place
Morris on a more substantial feeting than
ever.
—A couple of tramps spent a night in
the lock-up, at Clinton, on Monday. ,
One of them ,'rather an intelligent fellow,
professed to have been brought up to
the dry goods business in Bradford,
Eng., and came to this country in the
spring, but not being able to get work,
had gradually drifted downward, until
lie reached his present levet!
—The Sabbath School of Knox
Church, Goderich, being in 'need of an
addition to its library, made a request
to the :congregation for contributions of
one or more volumes from each family.
The response was most generous, about
175 volumes being handed in last Sun-
day afternoon.
—We are pleased to state that the
three Exeter young ladies'Misses A.
-Gregory, B. McCallum andIM. Croley,
who have been attending the Toronto
Normal School during the past term,
passed very creditably for second class
certificates. We believe they will re-
sume . teaching in the Exeter Public
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Sc—hool.
on
Wednesday evening, of last
-week, Mrs. Robert Elgie, of Tucker
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smith, had the misfortune to break her
arm. She and her husband had been
visiting at Mr. A. Elcoat's, and when
going out of the door to get into the
cutter to return home, she slipped on
the doorstep and fell, breaking her arm
at the wrist. - 1
—Last Sunday afternoon the pupils of
Victoria St. Methodist Sunday School,
Goderich„ at the close of the lessons for
the day, presented their superintendent,
Mr. Richard Parker, with sii very fine
sliver watch and an address, as a mark
of their appreciation of his labors among
them.
—The Mammoth steer "General Pick-
ard," under the care of Mnel Geo. Hill,
of Exeter, is daily improving, and ere
next summer will be in good shape and
able to resume the circus business. Geo.
takes great pains with the animal, and
believes, had it been placed under, the
care of any one else it would have died,
for its condition was poor. indeed.
— Last Thursday while Alex. Inglis
was working at the burr cylinder in
Inglis & Armstrong's woolen mill, in
Wingham, his right arm was caught in
the machinery and several of the fingers
were badly lacerated. Mr. Inglis will
in consequence be compelled to lay off
work for several weeks. ;
—On the evening of the lAth inst., a
Grange' social will be held' in Fulton's
school houee, 15th concession of Grey.
After tea addresses will be given by Rev.
D. B. McRae, Mr. Currie, of Wingham,
Geo. Hood, Sunshine, Thom Strachan,
B. Gerry and W. H. Kerr. Music will
be supplied by Win. Spence and daugh-
ter and others. Tea will be served at 7
p. m.
— The schedule of convictiong returned
by the Clerk of the Peace for the quarter
ending Dec. 14th, shows 57 cases. Five
of these are Scott Act prosecutions in
East Huron, in two of which $50 fine
was imposed, but is not yet collected.
With the exception of two prosecutions
for illicit distilling, the remaining cases
are for such offences atiassault,vagrancy,
abusive language, drunk and disorderly,
etc. Goderich contributes the largest
number of cases, ----11. I
—The Union Sunday schoel in Ander-
son's school house, Morris, was closed
for the winter last Sunday afternoon, to
be re -opened on the first ,Sunday in
April. Short addresses were given by
the Superintendent, and Mesisrs. Mason,
Harris and Anderson. Dhncan Mc-
Lauchlin was re-elected Superintendent,
and all the other officers hold their re-
spective positions. The treasury con-
tains a surplus of $9 toward next year's
work. The school has been very suc-
cessfully managed.
—One day last week a wedding party
from Hallett drove into Clinton,. and
after the customary "drive around"
and supper, they all started for home.
Just when they got outside of the cor-
poration several of the young men start-
ed racing, andlwhile trying tb pass one
of the cutters tran too close to the edge
of the ditch, and was overturned, the
occupants—a young lady and gentleman
—being thrown into about three feet of
ice cold water. ,They were literally like.
"drowned rats" when they reached
terra firma, and sorrowfully inade their
way homeward.
—A large party of Mr. Coutts" sing-
ing class, on the 4th concessien of Grey,
paid a visit to the class le Moleswarth,
last Thursday evening, when a very
pleasant time was spent. The united
clase, of over sixty voices, sang a . num-
ber of choruses, anthems, &c.; and the
4th concession class sang d number of
solos, quartettes, and glees and the sing-
ing altogether was said to be the best
ever given in Molesworth. Miss Arm-
strong presided at the organ and did her
part well. The 4th concession class has
done a very sensible thing ii retaining
the services of Mr. Coutts as teacher for
a second winter, as a result they are
now attaining a high state of proficiency
in that grandest, most pleasant and, use-
ful of all accomplishments, viz, good
singing.
—The Goderich Star of last week
says:, The death of Mr. Stephen Yates,
License Inspector for West Huron, al-
though for some weeks considered liable
at any moment, was heard with great re
gret by all classes of our citizen, an
will be as deeply mourned wherever h
was known elsewhere. His hasI Ion
been a familiar face to the people of thin
county, in other ways than as License
.s
!Inspector for the West Riding; and to
this earnest and unselfish labors in the I
iearly. days of Methodism here that de-
nomination owes much of its prosperity.
His death was due direetly to congestion
of theteidneys, induced by his weakened
condition, owing to the operation he
.underwent . Hiseon ' Mr. James Yates,
was in constant atthndance upon him for
some time, and brought -home the re-
mains :from New York on Saturday.
afternobn. The funeral was held on
Monday, Revs Mr. Turk conducting the
religiousservices and Maitland Lodge
No. 33, A. F. and A. M., of which Mr.
Yates was an old and esteerned member,
performing the last rites of the Order.
We need scarcely say the funeral was
very largely attended.
—Says the Exeter Times : It is our
sad and painful duty to be called upon
to record the death of William Henry
Gill, of Red Bay, North Bruce, former-
ly of Stephen, which occurred at the
residence of his brother-in-law, Mr.
Wm. Balkwill, of Exeter, on the evening
of Monday last. Mr. Gill and wife had
come to Exeter to spend the 'festive
season, and after visiting at Mr. Follick's
for some time had repaired to the resi-
dence of Wm. Balkwill, where he arriv-
ed apparently in good health. Early on
Saturday evening he came from a room
staggering, and Mr. Balkwill, thinking
he was "playing off," caught him and
stood him erect. It was no delasion;
he became unconscious and never, spoke
after, dying as above stated. The death
was certainly sudden, and unexpected,
not a sign of anything of the kind being
visible; and it being the only attack he
has ever had renders it at once apparent
that the stroke must have been a severe
one. He had attained the age of 51
years; was a brotherto John and Ed-
ward Gill, of Exeter, and Joseph Gill of
Hay. It is needless for us to say that
he was respected by all who knew him.
—The programme prepared by the
Exeeutive Committee of the County
Sabbath School Association, is an I ex-
ceedingly attractive one. The annual
Convention will be held at Blyth, on' the
second Tuesday and Wednesday in Feb-
ruary next. Among the topics to be 'dis-
cussed are the following: How shall we
lead the scholars into church member-
ship? flow shall we secure the deepest
spiritual interest in our work? How
shah we train the children in temperance
principles? The spirit in Which Sabbath
school 'work should* be pursued. Home
work and parents' responsibility. Sun-
day school music, its place and import-
ance. Primary and intermediate class
instruction. Blackboard work. Araong
the speakers expected are Rev. Mr.
Simpson, Brucefield • Rev. W. F. Camp-
bell, Dungannon; Rev. Mr. Charlton,
Gerrie • Mr. John Buchanan, Wing -
ham; key. J. Ross, Brussels Rev: A.
Stewart, Clinton; Rev. Mr. ifusgreve,
Winthrop; Dr. Williams, Clinton; Rev.
Mr. Howell and Wm. M. Gray, 8ea-
forth, and others. A good. time is con-
fidently expected.
The County Council.
The County Council of Huron will be
composed of the following Reeves and
Deputies for the year 1887 :
REEVE. DEPUTY.
Seaforth D. D. Wilson
Tuckersmith David Walker
Usborne T M. Kay
•Excter! Dr. Rollins
Stephen V Ratz
Hay S Ra.nnie J. C. Kalbfleisch
Stanley. John Torrence A; M. Campbell
Bayfield .John Pollock
Goderich T'p.... John Cox Jos. Whiteley
Clinton . A. McMurchie A. H. Manntng
Hullett... ...... J. McMillan J. Britton !
Goderich Town -F. W. JohnstonM. G. Cameron
f McMurchie
Ashfield J [Griffin
1
Colborne J Beck J. Gledhill
West Wawanosh.C. Girvin J. Durnion .
East Wawanost..T. II. Taylor F. Anderson,
Blyth ..........P. Kelly .
Morris. . Win. Wray Chas. Howe
W ingham W. Scott! It. Mandoo
Turnberry WmMePherson Geo. Thompson
Wroxeter T B. Sanders
A. Strong 1
IX McIntosh
To be elected
W. G. Bissett
j H. Eilber
( C. Eilber
B. S. Cook
Howick .John Kane j ( C. Wilson ,
Grey. Wm. Milne j W. Oliver
E. Bryans
Brussels W HMcCracknn
McKillop Jas. Hays To be elected
Municipal Elections.
The following election
red to elsewhere:
GODERICIL —Mayor,
Reeve, Fred. W. Joh
Reeve, M. G. Cameron.
Hugh Dunlop, John But
Wm. Lee, E. Bingham,
Geo. Acheson, John Ael
Colborne, C. A. Hum
Smith, J. Whilly.
WINOHAM.—Mayor, 1. W. C. Meyer;
Reeve, W. Scott; Dep ty Reeve, ,R.
MeIndoo. CO uncillors No. 1 Ward,
J. Neelands, W. Gannett, A. Dawson;
No. 2 Ward, J. Homuth, G. McKay' •
No. 3 Ward, A. Roe, W. Lloyd, W.
Moore; No. 4 Ward, G. Mason, C. Mc-
Connell, J. Elder.
MITCHELL,—Mayor, Jag'. Dougherty;
Reeve, H. J. EurIburt ; Deputy Reeve,
T. S. Ford. Councillors—West Ward,
Robt. BellaJohn Skinner, Jas. Wilson';
North Ward, Fred. Goebel, A. Dent,
Jas. Jones; South Ward, Win. Forres-
ter, Jes. Sills, R. W. Keeler.
are not refer-
harles, Seeger ;
ston ; Deputy
Councillors—
er, F. Jordan,
antes A. Reid,
eson, jr., J. H.
er, John 'W.
Perth Items.
—John Messmer', for 33 years a resi-
dent of Mitchell, died on Christmas eve.
He had been an invalid for some time.
r. S. H. Mitchell, market garden-
er, of St. Marys, has lately invented and,
paten ed a combined weeder and culti-
vator.
r. Samuel Nafziger, of Topping,
has purchased the farm of Mr. John
Beckner, near Brunner station, for
$7,250. The farm contains 195 acreA.
— An old man named Wm. Brausflor,
aged 66, confined in the Stratford gaol
for vagrancy, died suddenly On Tuesday
last week.
;
—In the late elections, Mr. J. ' C.
Harrison, of Stratford, insisted on rising
from a sick bed and being driven to the
polls to record his vote for Mr. ltlowat's
supporter. Well 'done. This was, Iin-
deed, manifesting enthusiasm in a
righteous cause.
--Wm. Levy, a fernier resid.entl of
Mitchell, but recently an employee of
the Smith purifier Company, Stratford,
died very suddenly on Chrititmas after-
noon, after .having partaken of dinner,
apparently in his accustomed health.
lie leaves a wife and family.
— Mr. and Mrs. James llamilton, of
St. Marys, had a narrow escape from
death the other night. By some means
the pipe of the coal stove got disconnect-
ed which allowed the gas to escape. Mr.
Hainilton awoke about three o'clock
and found himself very weak andscarce-
ly able to get up. He smelled the gas,
and guessing what was the cause,. got
JANUARY 7 1887.
some fresh air into the house as speedily
as possible. It took a couple of days to
bring them back to their ordinary state
of health,
—The services in connection with
the opening of- the new Methodist
Church in Listowel were concluded on
Sabbath 26th ult., and were conducted
by Rev. John Scott, of Walkerton,' Rev.
Mr. McAllister, of Kincardine and
Rev. I. Campbell, Of Listowelt
—Mrs. Merrit Morey, of Fullerton
township, met with a very serious acci-
dent some days ago. The lady was on
a loft over a wood -shed, and the flooring
not being nailed, a board ended up al-
lowing her to fall through, a dietance of
nine feet. She was badly shaken up
and her condition is serious.
—A tea meeting was held in the
Methodist Church,- Logan, on Monday,
the 27th ult. when the proceeds amount-
ed to $50 Clear of expenses. At the
close a presentation of silver plate was
made to Miss Anderson, organist of the
church for two years, and who is about
threr little boy,vteeleeo
elsewhere.
esren
— of Mr. C. J. Cum-
ming, Stratford, met with a rather un-
fortunate accident the other evening.
While carrying a pan of cooked fruit
from the stove to the back shed, he slip-
ped on smile ice on the floor, and his
hands going up, the whole contents were
emptied on his head and face. He had
to -be placed under medical care, and bad
a narrow escape from losing his eye-
sight. In the effort to wipe his face the
epidermis came off, and the little fellow
-Hyde Park,
will
North
l
—11 sir.aiGdup
torgfeoraHyde of
North Easthope, had a misadventure
the other day, which caused him no little
discomfort, and might have ended in a
fatal disaster. Shortly after leaving
Stratford his mare shied at something
on the roadside, he pulled her up, but
the bit broke, and at a lively pace she
ran until she came to Mr. Dunsmore's
house, when she bolted off the road, and
collided with a tree, demolishing the
cutter, and severely injuring Mr. Hyde.
He was taken home by a neighbor, and
has been confined to the house most of
t t e_toi insince.
Wednesday forenoon last week,
\ oung man by the name of Hallo&
orn the vicinity of Gerrie, and Mr. H.
Leslie from Elam, were brought before
ake Draper of Listowel, for having it
is alleged, given money to Some of the
electors of Wallace, previous‘to the elec-
tions, to induee them to work for Mr.
Hess the Conservative candidate. . Mr.
Morphy appeared for the prose-
cution, and Mr. Harding of Stratford
for the defence. In the absence of- a
nember of important witnesses, at the
request of the counsel for , the pros-
neution, the hearing of the charges was
pbstponed for one week.
—The Stratford Beacon is responsible
for the following: On Monday, before
Christmas, an old Scotch lady called at
the store of Mr. W., who is a Conserva-
tive, with the skin of a "cawt," stating
that Mr. a. had recently been "mon'
and offered her "guidman" $25 for her
"Tom," averring nhat Mr. W. aforesaid
paid that sum regularly for that kind of
fur, to make tip a variety called mewira,
but her silly auld man just got "wad"
at Mr. H. and she, wishing to turn an
honest penny, had "slain Tom" surrep-
titiously. Mr. W. informed the honest
body that the price of furs had a severe
fail, and he did not think that the very
best cat would bring more than 10 cents
next Wednesday; she had better try
aciross the way. Shortly afterwards
the honest woman was seen harrying
homewards, soliloquising: "That is
too bad, too bad! just the price of a coo
lost, ochone, ochone !"
—Mrs. Colter, relict of thelateSammel
Colter, of the Gore of Downie, and one
of the most remarkable women in the
history of Perth, at last paid the -debt
we all owe to Nature, at the advanced
age of 104 years, at the residence of her
son Mr. Samuel Goiter, Gore of Downie,
on Tuesday 21st of December. She was -
in her accastomed health and was not
confined toiler bed until the morning of
the day of her death. Mrs. Colter was
been in Ireland in 1783, where she spent
her childholod. Marrying her husband,
now decea.sed. some 35 years, while quite
young. Oa coming to Canada they
first resided in the vicinity of Fort Erie,
but 50 yeaes ago removed to the farm in
Downie on which Mrs. Colter resided
continually] until her death. At their
first settlement here they had to team
their grain with oxen to Ferry's mills
near Galt, eome 52 miles, and it general-
ly took two days to return. Sometimes
they would get 6 shillings a bushel for
it, and the generally docked five or ten
pounds. Often at night they.. were
aroused from their peaceful slumbers by
the howling of wolves and the warhoop
of the unmvilized savage. When they
retired at -night it was customary to bid
each other good bye as they were never
mire of seeing daylightagain Theqi ving
decendants of Mrs.. Colter are four
sons and two daughters, 57 grand child-
ren, 63 great grand children, 2 great
great grand children, and 4 great great
great grand children. Mrs Colter was
18 when Napoleon died at St. Helena;
- she was only six years younger than the
American Republic (when she died); fshe
was a; matron of 31 at the time of the
second war between Great Britain and
the United States, and 33 years of age
When the last battle between France
and England was fought. She was 53
when Queen Victoria's reign of 50 years
commenced; she was 23 when Nelson
wan the bat tie of Trafalgar; sheremem-
leered Daniel -G'Connell and was 18 be-
fore Ireland ceased to havea Parliament;
she was 33 before the first steamercross-
the Atlantic, and 44 before passengers
were carried on the first railway in
Canada,
—On New Year's Day Sir John Mac-
Donald was made the recipient of an
interesting presentation. A farmer
named- Holmes, of North Renfrew, sent
the Premier a present of a .walking
-stick beautifully and tastefully carved
out of the natural wood, coupling with
it the -expressed hope that Sir John
would long be spared to carry it. The
carving of the stick constitutes its
peculiarity.
An Indian chief who was visiting_ at
Washington at government expense was
introduced to a senator recently, who
has a very bald heed. The chief looked
at him some moments with great in-
terest. Finally he said: "Ugh'! Where
you fight Injun some time ?"
A little "fresh -air -child" at. Elk:land,
who had never seen a cow before, was
watching the milking process with eyes
full of astonishment. After looking on
in silence for some time she drew near,
and placing her hand on the cow's dis-
tended side, exclaimed: "Why, she's
chock full of it, ain't she?"
JANUA
A. Govas
induceinents
Shoes, etc. II
Grist Mill WIrk
weighed in and
iittended to. I
their grists hen
chase any quail
16 and Soft Om
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township, an
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following is -
cast in the so
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Campbell of
Rwoo, who L
smiled fellow
person, had
at his reisid
of last
the enntem
Campbell's el
parental roof.
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with his until'
in California.;
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years, ami
farming. th.
and on his
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therefore, wa
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nephews of th
them live in t
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spent, and th
left nothing n
to this tests
present bade
Campbell, and
wishes for f
prosperity
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friend, Mr.
again re-elect
nosh, a positie
to himself and
for over 40 ye
that among t
Girvin on M<
who voted for.
men can boasi
able a mania:
The followint
votes polled:;
Johnston, 16
nion, 304;
tillers were re
Bin elan&
Frank Metcalf's,
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to come and see
gains. FRAM.:
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for years octitt
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MJioth yles parties;
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of 29.- The
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deep regret ti
Dr. A. M. Sio
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ea. The f unei
1st It was,
that has ever 1
was a membee
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commenced to
he was workie
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whole village
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anniversary 1,4
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held on the
Sacrament
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giving iectnr•
on " The Er
He has alread.
a -great man
lectures are
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turnedHmir
he has been =
School. -M rs
Yuma, Ariten
been for hie
since he left I
return alone .
to bring him
for Mrs. Sloe
Coe elle
pursuant to
December ,
Richard I d
filed, Mee
by Mr. Ka
be notified
or before the
motion the
ed to i••,!
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• jurors and.