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fiRIL 15, 1887.
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APRIL 16th,
loNrE. OPEN A COMPLETE NEW
STOCK OF
LE1LLLN ERY.
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We having a few seasons ago cleared
ail our whole stoche of Millinery, cus-
tomers may expect new doods and
styles in every line of Millinery.
We are aware of the fact of being a
little late in openiag, our stack, but we
will fully make up for that by marking
everything away down in prite.
We reepectfully 'solicit an inspection
of our stock.
Ho ma
tt
Cheap Gash
Co
Store,
Cartbao's Block, Seaf rth.
for Batt rick's Re -
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N. B.—Agents
liable paper patte
From Los A
The following
written by Mr,
erly of Seaforth,
take from the Re
It is indeed a
mate from that a
ley we do not get
tains there is ice
sit in the be
surrounded by fl
on the mountaius
that you in Cana
it this winter,
realize the differ
were to come a
have just moved
mountains, helot
gelos, *alifornia.
xtracts from a letter
ank Palttidge, form-
a a 'friend in Galt, we
ormer of tiat town:
1401E IN GEORGIA.
NCITA A CANADIAN THINKS OF IT.
Georgia, February, 1887.
There are peoblems here. to be solved,
and the statesmen who solve them
aright Must be amongst the greatest and
the best that any country has produced.
The greatest of these questions. is the
negro tinestion.- The colered race form
more than one-half the 'population here..r
I don't ,:believe in evolution, but I core .
fess that there are some .distressing fea- •
tares iii the busieM that make :one
sometitees feel ash if the ground. was
sinking -Ander one's feet, when we stand
on the old-fashioned idea that we are all
the ehildren of one common stock. Yet
when, Iit remember a chapter in Hugh
Miller" works on hose soon the race de-
s,. the - ground becomes firmer.
e the negroes, have three • very
badethangs ; one very bad fault, and
two eefry bad Sins.. The fault is that
' since the war they will not work !until
they - are compelled by starvation to do
to. -Of courae, all are not this way, but
the majority -are. . In the old slavery
times they had no . care for , providing
_food oeclothes; and perhaps- as a rule
were better-clothe'd than they are now;
at. the same time it must be admitted
that santeof them were badly Used,
Now they get- $10 per month and
tatione, which means so much meal and
meat,. and when they can't live .on this
they steal the test. Then they get all
the laid they can cultivate. as a garden
or eve i for corn and cotton, and .if they
Would only work . they might • get along
well. . Many landed preprietors 'here,
however, would rather let their pieces
be idle than be bothered with the ne-.
groes. I The principal sins Of Which they
are gailty are stealing, addltery, &c.
They *ill nearly all steal,- and seem to -
think Vlere is no harm in it so lang.as
they a e not found out, and , everybody
is compelled to keep things 1locked up.
Theav. rat feature in their eharacter is.
the utter lack of virtue anion -kit bath
men atid women. • I was terribly taken
down by this deplorable state of .affairs,
as I thought that religion with :its -
matchless chastity and purity would
have brought about a, reformation in
this inspect. It seems to make little
etifference„ however, and yet it is hard
to believe that al great, many of them are
not - -Christians. They are all . either
Methodists. or .Baptiste, and are a hun-
dred times More excitable than the Sal-,
vation Army, without thee fervor of the
latter ; and it is inexpressibly amusing
to hear them preach and sing. I really
don't know what is to be the future of
poor .cuff. .The • only reliable, trust-
worthy ones among them- are the old
pleetetion niggers ---the younger gener-
ation- is not worth raising. The State of
Georgia, could dispense with one --half of
generati
As a r
few havenvercomo their pride sufficient-
lt to begin work at the bottom rung of
„ tl wh
e ladder ere the fall -of the confed-
eracy left them, and have worked them-
selvea to 'the top. „ Others sat and Ia-
n ented their fate. •
I
`THE PRICE OF LAND,
'Land is far cheaper here than -in Can -
ala. You: can buy what Was once a
lendid piantetion of 700 or 800 acres
r $5,000. -; Although the land is sandy,
od crops Can be raised, far the climate
magnifieent, and two crops can be
iised in one year. .
pats &renew covering the ground a icl
till be cutin ltiay. I Cotton or _peas can
fterwards, be sown end a crop realized.
s nd such . a country for garden stuff.
1 otatoes are rill in the groundamigarden
tuffs are all ,up. Plums, peaches a
ears are all out in full bloom and
lagnificent. • Flip are abundant and
fruits arc profuse here. The woods
(levered with yellow jessamines and
gaidens with beautiful flowers, conspi
ous among them being the rich Came
. ingle and:double. Georgia is reall
ilnost beaetiful country, and will
!lore so in! a few weeks. rhe thermm le -
ter has been ranging tometimes to 85 e-,grees in the shade, end often stands at
5`.at 7 o'clock in the morning. We sl ep
in a room with two windows up and oily
a sheet and a quilt over us. It a splen-
tliel climate and . I expect 'that nearly a
housand :invalids are around Thomas-
illejust now, as it is highly recommend-
ed by all the great doctors in the north
for pulmotiary diseases.
1 GEORGIA AS A FARMING_ COUNTRY.
I don't; think that our grains would
row well here. Wheat does not do
ell and it has been often tried. Oats
nd peas 'grow well although not the
erne kind as we grow in Canada. The
neat crop here by which they realize
oney is eotton, and it is now very
cheap (8 cents per Den and they say it
clon't pay to raise it. Corn is a large
crop, but there is not a foreign marketct
for it anso-it is -just used fcir home nse,
and to feed the hogs and mules with.
rt-
ey
oat
al-
to
nd
ss
teat chat ge, this cli- judoes were it not for the colo -red
0
Canada. In the val- population. Of one thing I eni assured,
ice, but o
•nd snow.
utiful bet
the moun-
'tom where
y air and
the negro question is one of the most
knotty problems to be solved in this
country. One great thing is, •he is docile
wets,. I e n see snow' and affectionate, and hs the greatest
I see b. the Papers ! respect for the whites. The southern
It have b en catching ! people know- how to treat them best and
lat. you dan scarcely are -as far as I have seen good to them,
41c0. hereithitts you I though they do not pay Much attention
.d see and feel it ---- I to their education. _They say that thc
it higher towards the Yankees freed them and let them educate
F. the- suolw line, to them. I no'w hasten to speak of the!
Cucomorga Park Iotel. It iis a delight- POOR WHITE MASAI. ‘
fel place—plenty of shooting, and every- The old contempt has not vanished
thing nice and cheap—for palifortia— yet for that class, though "some of the
$8 per week. * * * N'011- as .,- "./
-IL h h despised Samaritans have risen to be the
there is more to be made here than in monied men. While the rich planter,
Canada_ That an dependsi n what one who was after the great conflict ruined,
1.land, if he
to do. A pence' jell money sat down am\ lamented his fate awl lost
can do w -ell by speculating i
fortune, and did nothing but grow worse,
does not go too fast until he learnt the some of the poor whites rose and have
ropes. * It is almost , beyond be- done well, yet, after all they are not
Lief the progress this city has made since much improvement on the nigger, and
I came here. Horse car lines, two cable are often worse, for they have inure in
car lines, two electric lines and one solence and low cunning. They have
dummy line, all built -within two years, little or no education, for the separate
and more ehartere abtm, ed and ad- schools ..(negro and white) make - the
chanees for education so much the less
that Ithe poor white does not get his
childien educated, and I fear in many
casesIdoes not want to, I would rather
be anybody in this world than et member
of that doubtfal class, the poetwhite
trash, in Georgia. . We Canadians may
well ;feel proud of our country and its
advantages and should prize them high-
ly. The poor white only excels the !
colored. brethren in the matter of color,
if that can be claimed as; a point in his
favor. I forgot to mention about the
NEGROES VOTING. .
Well, after the war, of course ' Sam ho
had a vote, though very few of them can
read Or write, or know anything labout
politics beyond the names Reptiblican
and Democrat. There Were some terri-
ble times at first, riots and disturbances;
but now the Democrats have got them
nearly all, for they can buy them with
whisky or a dollar bill any day, and now
Cuff is a Democrat. But let me say for
Cuff—he is kind-hearted, and poor soul,
he clings to the South and the Southern
folks with a tenacity that nearly- always
calls ;forth the sympathy of the Southere
people. The negro will never control
the eountry in any shape, and when, the
lew,'Which is strong in Georgia, and for
which he has a sincere respect, will
maintain its right, he will be compelled
to wort in order to eat, and will ever
be subject to the white man. • No one
here would ever have • slavery back.
They all say that it is gone forever,
1 and although not convinced that the
' principle of holding slaves is- wrong,
(linese :rill the labor nierket all the they would not have the responsibility
way from ditch diggers to lathes' maids of keeping them on their lninds; Now
nal men). The Chinese alte the princi- ate to the
pal cooks, and do almeet all of it at et- erse (nese
eotels and restaurants. 'r:irl servants here. tid far as manners and warm
neither get good pay. They can get hearts are concerned., the peolde of the
front $7-20 to at30 per month, and have to South , are the finest I ever saw. They
tiono washing, which is all done by are exceedingly kind and hospitable, and
Chinamen. . - willdo all in their power to make you
* ' I am doing well here, buying feel • at home. They are very proud,
and selling real estate on my own hook, though, and if once you incur their dis-
end have also an interest in a mine. like, you are gone. Their manners are
the freest and yet the most dignified of
any I ever saw unless amongst the aris-
tocracy in the old country. While the
majority of them are now poor, they
never forget their dignity and pride. 'A
ditional lines projected.
formerly fields and orange
now magnificent houses
streets. The thousands of
come every week for health! or pleasure
must be witnessed to be believed. The
,darge hotels and lodging houses built
during last year could not aecommodate
the influx, end visitors had to sleep in
the cars at 50 cents per nigtit.
There are ne` native horses here -
They have a smalhaireed they call bron-
chos. There are some very tine carriage
horses imported from the East for driv-
iag purposes, but when ;you come to en-
tire stock I have only sehn two good
horses, one a Clyde and the other a
Percheron. There were a number of
Clydes imported during the winter, and
are for sale herenbut they ape a prior lot
of calls. There are no good mar here
to breed from. * Winf-rt here
it the best time for stock, /as it is then
-that grass is plentiful. Cattle and
horses run all the year, as the grass that
grows during the winter dries into hay
and stock eat that through the summer.
The ranches are -'nearly all taken u.p by
the Mexicana, and can only' he got at big
figures. 4- t There is money in breeds
big 'mules here. A pair of thiee-year-
aid mules (large), will fetch $500 and
upwards.
The population here it of all sorts
under the heavens. There' are the orig-
inal Mexicans add Spanish. There
were not many dolored people here two
yeart ago, but now- they are quite num-
erous, and can get work. But the
here were
groves are
and paved
people who
re
11
re
he
u-
ia,
a
be
Butter and cheese are not used in exp
ing quantities. And such cattle as ti
have in a poutitry where cattle can al
live out doors all the year. They acti
ly have th send to Kentucky for beef
'feed the northern folks when here,
01110 feels vexed to see such shiftlessn
a • they practise. Every man here .ho
better measure of prosperitYkt to the
eountrY. You said the ety aame
afrords a few years ago, and Our party
tually get into power
v much you reformed
ry award was as ope
s since, then does it
ethat your party did
when they had the c
ng that yours was the
arty, and knew the
each man, woman
ad five years to work
nish by the Premier
der Mackenzie givin
,
but no, youLdeft it to
ant Tories to give away
e
ere told -that if Sir John g wo ild surely give the ter
We were- told later on th
would have given it away
Was sufficient force broug
t him to prevent him
you tell usdie actual
way, and you tell us ti
lowat's courage force
toban to submit the case
Counil. Now you know
I know that Parliameptary bi
!carried on in that loose man
it could be given 0.1wity it
the majority in the ilouse
ed by the Dominion Premi
if it as given it was gone.
tell rhe if I had attended Scpne of the
poli4al meetings -or heard lr. Mowat
at Btussels I would be bet 4 informed
on the subject, and I tel ic,u if you
had heard Sir Jahn an tethers at
Listowel or Wingha,m and ieard that
and other subjects exp aied with
clearness and satisfaction without any
personal abuse, then if yni had you
would not have SQ much ool before
your eyes. Well, aa I haNie already
said, the Reformers got in
at the end of five years the
fered with a terrible comm
sion, factories closed and o
going into bankruptcy, an
milliOn dollars of debt rol
five ears;Ythink of that,
mittens per year. Now,
reaa liberality from s
conomists. No wonder
your names and celled yo
erale. Then the country
change, the Conservatives
and largely through §ir J
management the country h
in weadth and; prosperity t
day, and I can safely say
of truthful contradiction,
years in the history of th
be conipared to the last ei
substantial progress, and
history of -the country ca
with the present in the che
different kinds of rnanufa.ctdred goods,
consequently, I consider th Coneerva-
tires the real Reformers. ow, in re-
turning to your letter, I find ,L ou scarce-
ly touched on the most important points
—I mean the Northwest and mel—and
brought in little side issues t at are not
worth the ink shed in writing them.
Now you appear to think tat what is
wrong•for others is quite right for you to
do.* You say you oppose, dt, the gery-
mender, but you done it ,'ourselves;
id a
flee ho
Bound
then
r,ang
ecure
osee
ested
loss t
They
and fi
A.lexa'
atur
again
!so, an
of it
. ' orke well and, Would raise a little
everything would do well—not o
make a living but would- make ,mon
Oats are worth 50 or 60 cents per bus
a d corn seldom less than 75 -cen
b Ater seldom slest- than 25 cents
beef 15 cents. The great thing pine
bp here is the peat -'crop. A eelebra
par called the Le Conte is being ex
s vely planted, and ,one company h
I
t
and it en -the market three weeks ah
of the famous California pear. T
talk of getting -up a canning establ
n
a
t
0
pendent, as.they get cheap labor ander
not put .to one-fifth the expense
implements, &c., to rue a farm as
arc in Canada,.
via Rime -anis DENOM1NATioNs.
, I want to saY a little about the
nomanations. The Methodists. and
-Itaptists are in the ascendency here,
they have the eame peculiarities and
same virtues that characterize then
Lome. . The Presbyterians are not n
•ous-e-only "three churches in Tho
ounty. While conforming to in
i orient innovations, such as hymn s
ing, &c., they cling tenaciously to
Shorter Catechism; and are just
clannish as -they can be, and are di
guished for their learning and dig
The other denomMations don't an
to, much, being fetv in numbers. T
ate- plenty of Jeivs, however. *
t The whites and blacks don't go to
same churches, land each have
,
separate conferentes. °It seems stra
a,ed though one can't see what reli
there is in it, yet the blacks theme
don't want the whites to go to their
higs, *and would rather be alone.
' Now, onewordabout dear old
ada and politics. It rejoiced my
When I received the news of
Oliver's victory, and I was proud of
tario. ' It is one of the best signs
country to know when they are
governed. One feels this more
traveling iini other countries alth
I am 'free to confess that Georgia,
many good laws and Sunday is as e
ly observed as in Canada. -
J.
My son Frank is working, in abetraet
)fli ce and is getting a good. salary.
.I have just been out and eaten my fill
fa oranges plucked fresh find ripe frm
o
the trees.
0 acres of iteend many have from
40 !acres.. It is a never -failing c
ent here and canning pears. The
so might be profitably grown; an
ley would • only grow fruit and a Ii
everything they would soon be it
of
ly
Y.
lel
nd
to
ed
cu-
re
10
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sh.
fig
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hen. The
aiquestion
ntt appear
ot make it
mice to do
oily inter -
anger and
and child.
the case
heHo.n..
his erg -
ha extrava-
rurthoth
enowee
t e
ithry away.
tISir John
Only there
to bear
fabm doing
yi*ave part
at the Hon.
'the Mani -
the Privy
PL ought to
sith i
ess s not
er. Before
should have
nil sanction -
r4and then
gain, you
an-
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f a
well
hen
u o'h
has
rict-
Reply to "Another Refor er.r
DEAR EXPOSITOR, —My reply to "Eaet
Huron Reformer"- hasraised the N- rath
of another East Huron R.eformee,
ab -
cording to _a lone° . letter in -last week'e
EXPOSITOR. The first pert of that letter
appears to me as - if it was directed to
you., Mr. Editor, dictating to your, how
you should conduct Tut; daerat nee
and a good partof the lane -dud ,a as
usual was taken un with pertonal a use,
and according to. his ,statttnents- ray
opinion'tis that if he had coin:lea of Toe
Exienrant no others that diffdred froin
his Political views „need apply. -ow,
Sir, I must state . that I have
THE EXPOSITOR Weekly since it
into existence, and -I can fr
eey' I have alWays .found. itt
umns open ;to ! teeth political v
as well as theleading subjeets o
day, which I think has added 'large
its suecess. Now, Mr. Reformer,
,
not intend to follow you with per
• abuse, for I have better ground
oyer. You claim yours only isthe
of purity, and, the -other cotrup
extravagant. • You call yourself
former, and appear very anxious to
your party control the Dominion
oloffice, and
country suf-
r -al depres-
r merchants
hirty-nine
ed up in the
eanrly eight
ht appears
eth careful
4i changed
rtelves Lib -
(*mended a
o#into office,
olin's skilful
-
s tprogressed
the present
without fear
ht no eight
npuntry can
bt for solid,
o hime in the
bp -compared
peess of the
ing factory, the two former-peint run
by water power, with a twenty foot
head, there being a natural fall o up-
wards of ten feet, and during
water it is really agrand sight t
the water first leaping °vele the dai
then clown the rockso to the bed of ' the
river, and then rushing madly 0
wards the lake.
There has been a town plot sur
off here, which would appear as i
of the first settlers anticipated wha
soon be realized, far every thing
to a bright future for this place.
The scenery here in su nmer thIjie is
really grand, and no better place cpuld
be found for a summer resort, tjie air
and t mi-
ry can have
. The lprot
s a schooner
lour, lentber,
shipment by
ping it both
n conclusion, •
y
adian facific
peetful in -
a a teindnus
Woodttock
ing 'villa Ye of
OBSERv 'R.
high
see
and
you opposed the Senate, b
selves were in office you
more members appointed;
the giving away of timb
you gave away timber limi
You say that there is a
Catholic vote in East Hi
you did not get more t
•
t When your.
rated a few
you opposed
r ilimits, bat
s 'yourselves.
Mall Roman
min and that
an one dozen
votes from them ; you know' that state-
ment is not true and you (14 not thank
them for their votes when You will not
even acknowledge their existence. You
also tell us that it was -Ireland and not
the Northwest that turned the Catholic
vote; now, I say in the name of corn -
to -
eyed
some
may
taints
being 'pure as the puresti
unfree of picturesque seen
that appetite fully appease
prietor of the mills here le
with which he takes hie
etc., do -an to Goderich for
rail, but this way of shi
expensive and dangerous.
the attention of the Cm
Railway Company is re
vited to the advantages'
for their road, either fror
or Wingham, of the thrh
Port Albert.
mon sense, what has Ireland
Canadian politics? *Now,
given us to understand that
Catholics had
Conservative
Mail and Or
you said was
to do with
you have
the Roman
no complaints [ against the
Government, bnt that the
nge bigotry a Ireland
the cause. N' w you may
wriggle and twist and get a wrathy as
you please, but you would hot have so
much to boast about if it !ere not for
the Roman Catholic vote. And in con-
clusion I say, Mr. Editoe, I hope you
will excuse me once more.I
Yours, Respectfully,
oesenven,
A Terminus for teiIC. P. R.
Mn., EDITOR,—Ai good a !terminus as
the Canadian Pacific Raifray could
wish for on the shore of lake Huron, is
to be found at the village pflPort Albert.
•The village is situated telt ntiles north of
.Goderich, and twenty threeimiles south
of Kincardine, thus thera are thirty
three miles of country with4ut any rail-
way communication, and, lit may be
safely said, there is not another tract of
land in Ontario that yields so much
grain, and other farm produce, in such
bad need of a railway. The hillage itself,
as it now stands,lis certatinlir not much
inducement to 'a railway1 company to
make it a terminns, but Will the energy
Nvhich charecterizes the Canadian Pacific •
Railway, a very large Shping trade
could be worked' up, tor tight here can
be made one of the best harpers on the
lake, the river earptying in tp the harbor
forming anaturel harbor, which if deed-
ed out would make a inagnilficent refuge
read for vessels, in stormy weather; and it
ante might be mentioned in thin connection,
nkly that the water in the lake at this point
col- deepens very quickly front, the shore,
ews, thus the expense of constricting long
the 1 piers in order to get deep water, is done
y to away with, but; the Government has
I do given assurance that no expense will be
onal spared in making this into f a first-class
o go harbor, whenever it becomes neceaaary.
arty There is perhaps not another river in
and Canada, of the same size i and length,
Re- whose waters are more utilized than
have those of the river which flOws through
Par-
liament. You claim that if the Re onto
ers had the management of Don inion
i
affairs they would act with the gr atest within the space of seven Miles.
economy, curtail expenses wid r foie' On it and in the village are built a
all wrongs and abuses, an gie e far saw mill, flour mill, and stave and head -
Canada.
The St. Lawrence has risen 1aidlly
at Montreal, and fears • f a fl od are
grave.
—Circumstances indic te that Hon.
A. W. MeLelan is to be made leader of
the Senate.
—Thus far it has ecist the c trpo ation
of London about $300 for removing and
chopping up the ice on the streets.1
—Adjutant -General Go1die is oh his
way up from Halifax to purchas the
first lot of horses for the British .rmy.
=It is stated that th losses among
cattle in the Alberta and estern ranches
will not exceed 12 per °eat.
—General Middleton is expect
start on his annual tour of insp
early next month, commencing at
ston.
—Kingston Board of Trade Ii
breakwater and dry dock in that c
convict labor.
—John Cummings, a Grand
switchman, was badly injured
days ago at Belleville" while reset
child from the track.
—The Canadian Pacific Raihva have
awarded the contract for the masonry
work of the Sault Ste. Marie 'midge to
J. Reed for $260,000. 1
—Negotiations for! the sale of the
Aylmer branch of the Canadian l'acific
railway to the Pontiac and 3acific
Junction railway are reported to be in
progress.
—It is understood that extent?'
cautions will be taken itnmediat,
the Dominion Government to prey
introduction of Asiatic' cholera
the coming summer.
—The barquentine'Susan, boun
St. John's, Newfoundland, to Bar
with fish, collided with a n icebe
Friday and sank. The captain,
and three seamen were drowne
remainder were rescued,
—For the 12 months endin
March there were shipped to the
States from the Belleville. distri
horses valued at $44,450. The c
district of Belleville iecludes T
Picton, Deseronto and Napanee.
and the meet. important bills that will
come up will probably be those intro-
duced by private members.
—It- is rumored that Mr. Ross? ex -
Premier . of Quebec, and Mr. Cornwall, was it sent for a iti McAdam
ex-LientenantiGovetrior of British Co- was arrested. On hie perso I was found
lumbia, will be appointed to the Senate a $10 United States notnsal o a counter -
to fill the oananeies caused by the death feit. .
of Mr. Chapias and the appointment of —A 16 year old son of It r. A. Hazel,
Mr. Neisoreito succeed Mr. Cornwall in keeper of the Grand Trunk refreshment
room at Harrisburg, was killed at that
British Columbia.
-7-Mr. George B. Edwards, a native of station mi Sunday morning of last week.
Toronto? has bee» engaged as stenog- The boy was attempting to eouple cars,
replier and private secretary to Mr. but was not seen to go between them.
Butterworth, of Ohio, to assist that When the ears sepa.rated or the rebound
gentleman. in preparing statistics and the unfortunate boy step tea out and
answering correspondence on the reci- fell dead beside the rails. The buffers .
procity queation. had caught him about the waist, and
—The Kingston braneh of the Land crushed him fearfully. Yo - lig Hazel was
1
League has been revived. At a public fOed of playing 'twang th ears though
meeting, held last week, resolutions often warned of his danger
approving pf the course of the Irish —Last Thursday eveni two men
party were [gassed. The speaker of the named John Aspen waugh nd. Wm. Sul -
evening 'wo4 Mr. B. Lynch, of Toronto, Ih-an, got into a row in a saloon in St.
who • denounced Lord Laudsdowne foil
his evictions. 1
--Profeseor Tanner, of London, wh4
isnow in Ottawa, intends visiting tho
North-West in coonectien with a cote}
nization seheme under the auspices of
the Chureh of England Colonizatioe
Society-, Which proposes to give assin-
tanr th emigrants on a self-supporting
ed to
ction
King -
us de-
cided to ask the Government to build a
ty bya
ish North America. The c
something wrong with th
quested MeAdem to wait w
to the- office for change.
erk noticed
bin and re-
ile he went
policeman
runk
i. ,few
ing a
c pre-
ly by
nt the
uring
from
•adoes
g last
mate,
, the
with
nited
t 307
nsular
enton,
the village and empties i
If a person were to trave
six tri ills of various kinds,
the harbor.
this river,
wauld be found
--There are altogether 63 law ers in
the new House of Commons, a latge in-
crease over previous sessions. Metchants
come next, with 36 representatives, far-
mers following with 33. Six joutnalists
have secured seats.
—The traffic receipts of the
Trunk railway for the week
April 2nd were $399,455, an ince
$64,089 compared with the correspond-
ing week last year. '
—The number of emigrants froln Eng -
during
gamst
ter last
Grand
ending
ase of
land to British North America
the March quarter was 4,408,
1,895 for the corresponding guar
year.
-It is reported that negotiati
the -transfer by the Michigan
Railway of the entire Canada Southern
line to the Canadian Pacific are in pro-
gress, and are likely to be soon com-
pleted. •
bas s:
-I-There is 'cinie talk of the Govern
me tt not granting the usual sum of
$101,000'for the Dominion Exhibition at
all I this year. The feeling prevails in
offitial circles that the end the Govern-
ment has in view, in makingthe grant
ii
can be just:i
as well served f t s given
evry oi her year.
4 -Saturday morning about 3
the residence !of Mr. "James King
ns for
entral
—Saturday morning about 2 o'clock
the large brick residence of Mr. John
Heard, a little north of St. Thomas, to-
gether with the contents; was totally
destroyed by fire. Loss about $4,000,
partially insured. Cause unknown.
'clock
Janes,
caftlse droyee, East Oxford, was con
pleteiy destroyed by fire, together wit
all is contents. The fire is supposed
hate been the work of an incendiar
The fall entent of the lose has not y4.t
been ascertained. -
—Colonel Powell, in his report on the
prbspects of trade between Canada aid
the Hawaiian Islands, .states that until
the 'special' treaty between the islands
and the Ed ited States lapses it will
difficult th introduce Canadian good
but that oe its expiration a good mark
may be found.
—Mrs. Phipps, of Galt, died on The
day of last week. She was 89 years
age, bet her faculties were wonderful
—The Dominion Government have
just fitted out another fishing cruiser,
the Triumph. The Triumph is the
largest sailing cruiser in the !service.
She.carries 1,800 yards of candas, and
sails like a racer.
—Protests have been entered against
the returns of members in West Huron,
North Victoria, W ,
West Durham West
Middlesex, Dundee, North Lanai -k, Lin-
coln and Peel in Ontario, and West-
moreland, New Brunswick.
—The granger § of Sarnia Moore and
-Sombre. townships contemplate. building
. a large roller and stone flour mill, which
will be located either at Mooretown or
Courtright. . They intend forming a
joint stock company, with a capital of
$50,000, in shares of $50 each. ,
—It is understood that the Militia De-
partment has no objection to imilitary
demonstrations in honor of the! Queen's
jubilee, but has decided to incur no
expense, which must be borne entirely
by those cities or towns in which the
celebration is held.
—The impression prevails that the
Dominion Government will introduce
very little legislation of any kind at the
coming session, and will encleanor to get
through as quietly' as possible. Sir
George Stephen has denied that his
company intend making another demand
upon Parliament, and the promised bill
to establish a Curt of Railway Com-
missioners will be postponed,iif not aban-
doned altogether. It is not likely that
any legislation of consequence will be
promised in the Speeclefrom the Throne,
Catharines, whet the former drew a
knife and attempted to •. tab Sullivan.
The knife tvas taken from him, and he '
was allowed to go. He tit ea went to his •
home, got:- a revolver a,
Finding Sullivan' in ano,
entered and fired, the ball
Liven in the 'Jew, ,passini
upper part of his utak, an
Serious but. t fetal wenn
most serious affray
the Station" Hotel,!Fleshe
nesday afternoona,
Markdale, agricultural imi
hal been drinking with
Alex. Hanna. A quarr
when Hanna attacked C
him with a large carp
driver, inflicting a. zeriou,
then knocked him clown
him and kicked him, bre
knocking out his teeth
inflicting eerione injuries. -
at first that Carson was f
but hopes are now ent
recovery. The police -ar
Hanna. - • • • .
—It is said that anothe
'made this session to have
moved from the head of
enrvey. Great complain
at the Way. this iinpor
'being conducted. In e
'the. explotation of Lak
there -are likely to be s
.developments given to th
-quarrel between Messr
d returned.
her hotel be
striking Sul -
through the
inflicting a
ook place in .
ton, on Wed -
Carson., of !
lement agent,'
the landlord,!
1 broke out, I
rson, striking'
rnter's screw -
wound. Be
stamped on.
king his jaw,
old otherwise,
o It was feared
tally injured,.
ttained of his
searching for
effort will bel
Dr. Selwyn re, ,
-the geological
, is now made
ant service !is
nnection with
al isstassini
me importnat
„public. The
Bienall and
preserved,, and she was bright and che r- Lowe has not been settle4, and Mr. Big,
ful to the. Last. Her death was the re- nail's chatges preferred 'against Mr.-
sult of an accident she met with while Lowe and nice versaes t the manner in
crossing the, floor a short time ego, ay which the .expedition vas conducted
which- shebroke her thigh bone. , promises to throw consit erable light on
—It is reported that the grand Trunk the whole subject of the ,.eological sun
Railway Cempany intend ter iettoducel a vete
danger guard in all -the " frogs " on the —The Galt Reporter of last week
line. Thi e -will render it impossible for ;says We eery much reg 't to announce
anyoneato catch his foot in the railway the death of Mr. George :agar, of Cedar .
" frog," a danger from which inany! a Creek, which occurred!on Tuesday
railway man has lost his life or been mondial last. Mr; Edear, for some
seriously 'Inured
. , 1- I -years, has suffered from an Affection of
-.
—At a Meeting of the Dray ton PriOs- the hearttand general ability, so that
byterian Church, held in the Temper- his demise was not tmexitected.
He-
ance -hall, ::in Monday evening, 28th eta., was in - his 72ad year. Mr, Edgar was
Messrs. Clerk, Robertson, Gordon, Thin- for many years a con -side 'able breedee of
can and Robb were appointed managers thoroughbred stock, of h iCh ClaSS of
for the ensuing year. It was resoled cattle he was an excellent judge He
to buy a „site for a new church, and- sea- had also considerable shlll in the treat,
eral eltgib e sitet were discussed.
—Chief1. leaden, of I Guelph, received
a eh -outer from the Bruce detective
agency, of Chicago, a few days ago, to
be on, the look out for a stage robber,
who stole from a United States Army
paymaster last Week over $7,000, which
had been sent him to pay the troops in
the West. A reward of $1,000 is offeted
for the capture of the robber. !
—Negotiations are reported to be in
progress between the Government and a
Frendh steamship, company concerning
the establiehment_of,a fortnightly steam-
ship service between Canada and France.
The Government, it is said, will subsi-
dize the seheme to the extent of $50,000
annually. Haere will be the Freech
terminus ;of the steamers, which it is
proposed will n -umber three for the first
season.'
—Rev. Or. F. R. Beattie, of the First
Presbyterian: church, Brantford, had his
degree of, 'Doctor of Divinity formally
conferred ';,at Montreal last week. His is
the first D. D. degree taken by examin-
ation ever • conferred. in Canada. On
the reverend gentleman's return I on docthr was at home, and with the aid of
Dr. White" in a short time the wounded
Friday last he was presented with! an
fingets were emputated and. dressed.
elegant silk Geneva pulpit gown and a
congratulatory address by the memlters He, bore the tent' pluckily. The detee-
of his congregation.
tives are reakieg inquiries 'as to how
people came to have dynamite in a pri-
vate house.
meat of cattle diseases, and his services
were always in demand in this direction.
He was of a most kindly ta quiet disposi-
tion and 'very tenacioue in his friend-
thips, and *fi mattaden rvedly respect-
ed by a very large circle Of frieeds.
--A fourteen y -car -old Toronto boy
named Wilson met with !an accident on
Thursday of last week from playing with
dynamite Cartridges. His mother, who
is the widow of Colonel Augustus Wil-
son, had cautioned him against playing
with dynamite when he had shown her
some cartridges which he said had been
given to him by another boy who lived
on Montague place. The lad, however,
disregarded, his mother's warning, and
cracked off a cartridge on the street.
The percussion hurt his leg a little, but
he was so pleased with the general re-
sults that he exploded a second cartridge.
When he became fully aware of :what
had happened to him, "he fouhd that the
first two fingers and thumb of his left bio*
n' had been on m
off. He ime-
diate!.y ran to Dr. Oldright's residence,
which was only a few rods off: The
• —The fishery cruiser Vigilant, when
sailing out of Beaver Harbor a few days
ago, sighted an American fishing vessel
within the three-mile limit and evident -1
—The quiet little village of Coulson,
in the county of Simeoe, narrowly
ly after bait. The Vigilant gave chase escaped being the scene of a disastrous
and gained on the Yankee, who' refused combat on the, evening of April 1. The
to heave to, even when a blank shot was school section there has been agitated
fired. The chase watt continued, but ever since the beginning of January over
the American soon gained the line, and
was safe: This is the first gun fired
this season by a Canadian cruiser.
—The Freneh detachment of the Sal-
vation Army, while parading Sunday
afternoon on St. John and Daguillon
streets, Quebec, was violently attacked
by a mob of several hundred people.
Lumps Of ice were thrown in showers
at the defenceless women COMpOSillg, the
division, their drum -was smashed, and
one of the captains is seriously cut about
the head and otherwise injured. No
arrests were made.
—While Constable Muirhead wan ar-
resting adprisoner at Toronto last Friday
night, a crowd collected and began pelt-
ing the officer with stones. Ilis prisoner
was resceed three times, and. each time
was recaptured by Muirhead. Finding
I '
the use of Scripture Readings in the
school. Mr. Frank Whitelock. the
teacher, was ordered to discontinue the
use of the book on pain of dismissal.
A meeting was called to discuss the
matter, which unanimously urged the
use of the Readers. The agitators
then claimed their right to hold a meet-
ing, which was granted them, and re-
sulted in their taking the Readings
from the *school. The Trustees, after
demanding the return of the book took
the case to Barrie, where it was tried
before Judge Ardagh, who decided that
the book should be returned. It was
I delivered to the Trueteet on Friday last.
The Tories, burning under their defeat
at court, gathered a mob of about 30,
p0whoe dm, faotrn thed ptuorpthe e socf h destroyingo oaits ;hpe-
the crowd too much for him he drew his book. The Reformerof the section
revolver after warning them and fired hearing of the gathering, in a short time
two shots. One man was ohot it the massed themselves together at Walker's
leg; but, was carried off by his friends store, about a mile away, from which
before his name could_ be ascertained. they marched to the school. The pres-
Muirhead succeeded in taking his pris- epee of a couple of women, one the wife
oner to the cells, and also captured one of one of the trustees, perhaps pre -
of the ringleaders.
—John McAdam, of Windsor, was
arrested on Saturday last on a charge of
passing counterfeit money. McAdam
went into a grocery store and asked for
a shoe bras , in payment for alneh he
vented the conflict, one of them getting
possession of the book and quietly leav-
ing. The Tories, hearing of their 'in-
famous plan being frustrated, withdrew
before the arrival of the other party,
which by this time had far surpassed
tendered a $5 note of the Bank of Brit- them in numbers.