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THE HURO
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EXPOSITOR
JULY 29, 1887.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Bar The figure between the parenthesis after
own line denotes the page of the paper onl$vhich
the advertisement will be found.
Still Selling Out -R. &.M. Ball. (£1)
Auction Sale of Farm -Robinson & O'Brien. (5)
Teachers Wanted -Fred. Hess. (5)
Farm for Sale-Jarees Cowie. (5) t •
Cheap Sale of Remnants -Hoffman & Co (1)
Done a World of Good -George Good. (5) '
Clintomnore Farm for Sale -James JohnitOn. (5)
New Books -Lumsden & Wilson. (6) .
Money to Loan -Expositor Office. (8)
' Attention -Court Sherwood Forest (8)
Servant Wanted -C. M. Whitney. (8)
New Stock of Goods -A. Taylor. (8)
Farm to Rent -D. M. Buchanan. (5) ° •
Fa.rrn for We -Michael Murphy. (5)
Distinguished Specialist -Dr. Washington.; (5)
Cheap Cash Sale -Frank O'Neil:(8) .
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SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, July 29, 1887.
The St. Thomas Disaster.
The coroner's jury empanelled to en-
quire into the causes which led to the
dreadful railway accident at St. Thomas,
of -still& we gave full particulars last
week, have not yet rendered their vet -
diet, but judging from the evidence it is
not difficult to predict what the nature
of it will be. A great many witnesses
h ave been examined, and those who
seem to know most about the affair,
agree in attributing the accident to the
f allure of the air brakes to work proper-
ly when required for use. It heti also
been brought out pretty. clearly that the
conductor, whose duty it was to •zprame
in,e and test the air brakes and prove
that they worked properly, failed to do
this before leaving Port Stanley: The
conductor examined them but did not
test them. In so far, therefore, as he
failed in his duty in this respect, he is
responsible for the accident. This is a
terrible warning to all men placed in
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responsible positions where humap fife.
may depend upon the performance of
every minute duty, that nothing should
be neglected. It is quite possible that
this same conductor had examined
and tested these brakes hundreds of
. tittles before and had always 'found.
them eight, and just the very time
he had neglected the duty wasi the
time the test was required. It has
also been clearly established that the
train was running at a high rate
of speed and. chat, no doubt to save
time, the engineer had disregarded the
first semaphore raised against hini, ex-
pecting that with the resources lat his
disposal .he would have time epough to
stop his train between the second sema-
phore and the crossing where the, collie
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lop took place. Here, again, had the
rules been strictly adhered to there
would likely have been no collisiop, for
even had the air brakes not been work-
ing the train could haye been stopped
between the first semaphore and the
crossing without them. This, theta was
the second fatal blunder. Had the air
brakes been all right the train could
have been stopped in time even although
the first semaphore was distegarded,but,
unfortunately the brakes refused to work
and consequently the disaster. Olcourse
both officials are to Marne in so meeh as
they neglected duty and disregarded the
instruetions ladd down for their guidt
&nee. But, the same thing occurs every
day with thausands of people and in
other spheres besides in conaection with
railway trains. How often do men start
out with vehicles and neglect some trif-
ling detail which should be performed,
but which, through familiarity with the
work or some other cause, they over-
look, although they know right well
that should that particular part prove
defective in a crisis the most 'serious
consequences may result.; This sort
of thing is done by thousands every
day, and still, when an accident oc-
curs as the result of sueli over-
sight, it is often the case that the
most neglectful are the loudest in their
condemnation. We do not say this ,for
t he purpose of encouraging or condoning
such c-arelessnees, but we do say, that
while such accients should be a yearning
to all to be more careful and exact, the
liability of all to err should temper with
mercy the judgment of the public against
those through whose 'slips calamities
such as that at St. Thomas occur. It
was also at first reported that tie engi-
neer and conductor had been 'over -in-
dulging during the day, and ti4t they
were in a state of partial inebrietP. This,
however, turns out notto have been the
ease. The moat positive evideace has
been given at the inquest in denial of
this report.
suffering death instead of m king an
attempt to save his life. Ills cnduet is
generally approved of, and is c e aracter-
ised as the height of braver .. It no
doubt does show a brave ep rit for a
man to face almost certain dea h in this
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way rather than to seek his ov person-
al safety by deserting his post. We are
not sure, however, that such ravery'
is either discreet or juetifia 1 . If b
remaining at his post and sa :Icing hi
life he could have averted the Iaocident
then his bravery was co
But it is foolhardy for any m
fice his life or even to endan
believes heicannot do any g
endable.
to sa.cri
it if h
d by th
sacrifice. On this occasion, *f 1 the engi
neen.when he taw that clic
inevitable,a.nd knowing that
all in his power to ayett it,
ed. his post and saved his o
llision tva
e had don
had desert
wia life, th
act would be More commenclaWe tha,
that of facing sure death simply as a
act of bravado or through a false sens
of bravery. , 1
Sound This Time.
Some of the Conservative papers wh
ca a not refute the arguments of the Com
mereial Unionists seek to prejudice thei
readers against it by stigmatising it
Grit device to upset the Government o
Sit John McDonald and bring about an-
nexation. For the information of anel,
who may have been misled bythis styl
of argument we quote the followin
statement of Mr. !John Whites -ex -M. P
Mt. White, as every person knows, is
Conservative of the strictest sect, and i
addition is an Orangerna,n high up. W
do not take much stock in Mr. Joh
White, but his head is level on thi
questioa. To a reporter of an; Otta,w
newspaper he embosomed himself a
follows a few days ago:
"Really, I don't see how in the worlil
we, as Conservatives, can go back on
reciprocity. Why, that is what oulr
party wanted when they were in Opt
position ; and when the tariff of 1879
was passed, a clause was put in autha-
izing the Government, without consults.
ing Parliament, to -take the duties o
everything that The Americans admit
free. That being done, I claim that th
next proposition should come from • the
Arnericians : but if they come forward
and offer us complete commercial rec.-
procity, such as is proposed by ]tr. But-
terworth's Bill, how can we refuse it?
°If the Americans take down thel bars at -
together, we ought to do the sat e ; th
isthe simplest way out of the d fficul
Of course I would like that Canad
should be able to regulate her ow
tariff as against the rest of the worl
but I suppose arrangements in regar
to that matter can be easily made.
ani -not afraid of the disloyalty er
If my loyalty is so poor that I can
stand trading with Yankees, it is might
poor stuff. I have been selling gra,i
and horses to Ameri-cans for yeaa,
years,, n
it has not made a Yankee of 'me.
am surprised that there should ls
any talk about disloyalty to Eng
land An connection with thi
matter. ' It is purely a commercia
question: A. few days ago a friend 0
mine, a leading man in Hastings County
said to me, 'Why, Commercial Unio
would make Yankees of us.' I said t
him, 'Did you not marry. an America
lady twenty years ago; are not all yo
wife's relations in the States, and are yo
any more of a Yankee because of that?
I had him there. If marrying a
American wife will not make a man
Yankee, I am sure that selling horse..
and barley to the Americans won't.
think that complete :reciprocity woul
be a good thing in the country.'
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There is this also to be said in favor
of bath the conductor and engiaeer. It
is possible that even had every Precau-
tion been taken the air brakes might
have proven defective. They are, it is
said by some, a very MIxeliEible brake,
and often fail- to perform the Work for
which they are required. It would be
well, therefore, for railway authorities
to take steps to supplement them by
some other. It is' quite certain
it is. hardly safe to rely upon
the air brake alone, and it might
be advisable to compel railway com-
panies to furnish, an additional brake,
which could be used as a substitute to
thme air brake in case of failure o emer-
gency. If there were a peran nt rail-
way commission this is a subi ct they
could investigate and determine i but in
the absence of this the Domiision Gov-
ernment should take the matter up.
In
In this connection it may not be out
of place to remark upon the conduct of
the engineer in remaining at his post and
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mistake which, we hope, will not be
ratified by the rank and file of the party
in that constituency.
EDWARD HANLAN, the once, famous
Canadian oarsmannieems to haste come to
the front once more although iia some-
what circuitous manner. 1n1a race at
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Pullman, Illinois, the other day, be-
tween himself and his recent a tagonist,
Jacob Gaudaur,-for, the cham onship of
America and $1,000 a side, he won
by considerable odds. For some un-
explained reason, however, the race
was deferred until late in th evening,
and most of it was rowed in the dark-
ness: Hanlan came in first a d was de-
clared the victor, but Gaudaur rowed a
long way round out of his course, and
there is a strong suspicion that the *hole
thing *as a put up game to gull the
public, and although. Hanlan has won
the race his victory does not bring him
much honor, nor does it seem to restore
the confidenee of his friends in his con-
tinued prowess. Rowing is a1 healthful
and beneficial pastime, and as such is
deserving of commendation, but like so
THE Reforiners of South. Renfreu
have selected Mr. Duncan McIntyre, o
Montreal, as their eandidate to fil
the seat in the Dominion Parlia
meat rendered Vacant by 'th
death of the late Mr.. Campbell. Mr
McIntyre is the ex -Vice -President of th
Canadian Pacific Railway Company,an
is still a large property owner in tha
mammoth and powerful concern. Asid
from this, as far as we jolOW, he is
very -estimable maneand no doubt th
Reformers of South Renfrew have
right to select whomsoever they will fo
their candidate, but outsiders have a
equal right to express an opinion o
their action. It is not often we hap
for the defeat of a Reform candida
but on this occasion our sincere wish
that Mr. McIntyre may be defeate
The Canadian Pacific Railway Compan
have too many of their creatures in th
Dominion Parliament already, and 't
ill- becomes the Reformers of Sout
Renfrew or any other constituency
add to that number. The compau
possesses entirely too much power ovir
the Do minion Government and Parli
ment already. They have shown th t
power on
and in as
now own
cal party
desirable
sessed of
a hundred different occasion
many different ways. The
the Government and one palit
in the country, and it is n t
that they should become
the other party also, as the
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many other sports, which ar
selves harmless, it is bein
brought down to ihe level
course and the gambling s
account of the betting and b
ism connected with these rowi
they are riot only uncertain in
they are demoralizing in ever
nine cases out of ten every p
becomes connected with or d
terested in them is, drawn in a
Haulm', for a time, withstood
sure, but he, too, seems to h
and even his best friends cann
confidence in him, and no pe
those in the ring, have a
whether any race in which
part, has been honestly conte
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COMMENTING on -John Brig
on Commercial Union, which
in another column, the Mon
ness says it should. be pon.dere
citizen of Canada. Mr.. Bri
that, next to war, the protec
is the greatest enemy of n
-that Canadians, with all the
ages, are voluntarily slaves.
plain that the Commercial Li
mentis the natural outcome
of the high tariff, and is on
step in the line of separ.
Britain, that being the great
seems to think it worth while
Canada to revert to free tr
She will do so some day, but
she can only see one step in ti
ion, and that is free •trade
United States.
seem anxious to do. It is imposs
ble for a man to serve two master
The Canada Pacific Company have ha
-large dealings with the country in to e
past, and the account is not yet close
by any means. When questions affec
ing the interests of the Company co e
up in Parliament,how can it be expect
that men like Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Smit 1,
Mr. Abbott and others whose fortun
are bound up it the Company, will a t
independehtly and in the interests of ti: e
country if those interests are inimical o
the desires of the company of which th
are members. The thing is contrary
human nature and impossible. Tiny
will go with the company to bleed ti e
country every time. The Reform Co
-vendors of South Renfrew have made a
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in them -
rapidly
f the race
loon. On
ackguard-
g matches
result,but
way. In
rson who
rectly in -
d ruined.
the pres-
ve fallen,
t now put
son, save
certainty
he takes
ted or not.
t's letter
e publish
real Wit_
by every
lit asserts
ve system
tions, and
✓ advant-
Re makes
ion move-
nd sequel
y another
tion from
one. He
to advise
de views.
mean time
at direct -
with the
THE Coercion Bill having b
the Salisbury Ministry ha
somersault on the Irish lan
which has completely sur
friends and foes. They has
in a land bill of extremely lib
sions, granting advantages
much in advance of the exist
tion, which they descried as
tic- and a spoliation of the
The change of front, in fact
plete as to furnish consider
for the supposition that. t
meat, alarmed at the defecti
,of the British supporters, is
the support of the Parnell
have certainly thrown over
lords and the Irish Tories.
ecome law,
taken a
question,
rised both
e brought
ral provi-
• tenants
ng legisla-
comrnunis-
landlords.
is so com-
ble ground
e Govern -
n of many
idding for
tes. They.
the land
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ponverts amongtt studeps. The Shah
AN Ottawa dispatch says:
Mr. McLelan, Postmaster-( en eral, has
undertaken to get even with
Cartwright for the drubbin
latter gave him in the Ho
mons the session before last, after Mr.
ir Richard
which the
se of Com-
McLelan had delivered his fi
Budget speech. He has o
name of the postoffice at Car
West Durham, to be change
wright to Blackstock, in h
gentleman who opposed M
that riding last February.
erected a monument to Mr.
and sat upon Sir Richard, MF. McLelan,
has gone off to enjoy a two rAonths' holi-
day.
It is to be hoped the ex -F
later will be able to Survi
shock, although the hot wea
shock together may be hard
st and last
dered the
wright, in
from Cent -
nor of the
.Blake in
laving thus
Blackstock
cf Persia has alit orised the American
missionaries, to , establish at Teheran a
hospital in whieh, without regard to
nationality or religion,' all applicants for
relief may be receiv d for treatment.
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Dr. Torrence, physicia to the missiop,
has been appointed director of the hos-
pital, and the Shah has named him Grand
Officer of the Order of the Lion and the
Sun of Persia. !
No OOMPROMISE.--t-
Anti-Viverty Society
New York Dr. Malty
Labor Party would nu
with any party, an s
candidate for Presi
dent of the United
DEATH OF ' TH
FRIEND. -Miss J essie Collins, who
founded several c aritable institutions
in Boston and was Iknown as the workd
ing girls' friend, d'ed last night.
RELIEVED BY RAIN. -A heavy shower
in the South Western States broke the
heated term. Dispatches from all over
Central and Southern Illinois note heavy
erareinpfs.alls 'which will greatly benefit
THE ELMO ,SHIELD. -The rifle con-
test for the Eldho Challenge Shield tok
'place at Wimbledon Saturday. The
English team won by a score of 1,570
points. The Scotch team made 1,559
and the Irish t am 1,556.
A GREAT V LCANO.-A violent vol-
canic eruption ccurred on the Island of
Galata, off the ' coast of . Tunis, on the
24t1i inst. Streams of lava are rushing
from the crated of the volcano, and the
glare of the flames was visible for fifty
miles.
FOUR THMAND RENDERED HOME-
LESS. -Three hundred and fifty houses
have been biirned at Svenzjany, in
Vilna, Russia. Four thousand persons
are homeless.
WATER FAMINE IN MANCHESTER. -
Drought is causing a water famine in
Manchester. The corporation has
ordered a limit placed on the city's sup-
ply, having directed that the flow be
stopped every 'evening at 8 o'clock.
Is WELL SATISFIED. -The North Ger.
mau Gazette thinks the Afghan bound-
ary settlement' opens up a highly satis-
factory prospect of peace in Central
Asia.
A it OTIIER SNUB FROM Rossi. -Under
an edict of the Czar the frontier station
on the Warsaw & Thorn railway, where
Russian goods have hitherto been re-
loaded for transfer td Prussian lines, has
been pulled down and the raile, platform
and sheds. have been removed.
FORTY-EIGHT HORSES BURN -ED. -A
fire broke out last Monday rriornin in a
New York stable in which a hundred
horses were stabled, and- forty-eight of
them were burned to death. The build-
ing is occupied by Fleischman's Vienna
Bakery, and the horses were owned by
that concern. Total loss, $40,000.
THE AFGHAN BOVNDARY.-A despatch
from St. Petersburg says :-The protocol
regarding the.Afghan• frontier has been
signed and Col. Ridgeway, the British
Commissioner, is about to return to
t a meeting of the
he other night in
said the United.
keno compromise
ould nominate a
e t and Vice-Presi-
States. ;
WORKING GIRLS'
n.ance Min-
e the great
her and the
n him.
News of the Week.
DAMAGED BY HAIL. -A heavy hail
storin has swept over Switzerland doing
great damage to crops. •
FIRE. -St. Matthew's German Luth-
eran church at Chicago wat .destroyed
by fire Saturday afternoon. Loss,
$25,000.
MISS CLEVELAND AS TEACHER. -Miss
Rose -Cleveland, the President's _sister,
will take a position in a Fifth avenue,•
New York, school id Septei aer.
UNDER THE CRIMES ACT -Eighteen
counties and eleven towns in Ireland
have been fully proclaimed nd twelve
partially proclaimed under the Crimes
Act.
Risn i TOBACCO. -At Louisville,
Kentucky, the price of tobacco has ad-
vanced $2.50 per 100 pounds in three
days. The rise is due to a, s, ort crop.
HANGED. -Henry Wiggirs, colored,
was hanged at Palatka, lorida,, on
Saturday, for the inurder of William
Porter, a white man, in 188.
THE FREEDOM OF DUBLIN. The -Cor-
poration of Dublin to -day co ferred the
freedom of the city on Willi rn O'Brien
and Patrick Collins, of Bos n.
ABQUT M ISSIONS. -The w rld moves.
It is just eighteen years sin e the firet
Protestant chapel in Spain as opened
in Madrid. To -day there are 14,000
openly professed Protestant belonging
to sixty Protestant organ zations, in
Spain. Until recently one f the most
.celebrated schools in J pan, Mrs.
Fukuzawa's, was avowedly i fidel. Last
year some missionaries wer employed
as instructors, and now the e are fifty
England.
TEXAS FEVE A :a one- ICAN SAS CATTLE. -
Since the Tex s fever was reported at
Greenleaf, Kansas, two weeks ago, the
contagion has spread with remarkable
rapidity. One farmer .has already lost
ninety per cent. of his stock. The dis-
ease came from Kansas City. The
Legislature failed to appropriate any
money 'for the protection of the cattle in-
terest, and the State practically help-
less to wage battle against the fever.
THE NEW ROUTE FROM THE EAST. -
Among the 'assenaers y the Sardinian,
which arriv d at Liver ool on Saturday,
were severa gentleme who had trav-
elled from the East via Vancouver.
They speak highly of the advantages of
the new ro te and its attractions for
tourists.
.EIARPER'
Miss Josie
PRETTYCLERK ARRESTED.--
olmes,who was the exchange
clerk of the late Fidelity National Bank
in Cincinna;i, and whose visits and con-
sultations ith E. L. Harper, late Vice -
President of the bank, caused his re-
moval to "the Dayton jail, has been
served with a warrant charging her with
aiding and abetting Harper in his illegal
conduct, f
trial. Up
exarainati
bond of $
done, and
UNCLE
The Unit
has issued
The total
of the United States increased in round
°in $428,000,000 in 1885 to
0 in 1886. The most impor-
in this gain of $37,000,000
was the inereased production of pig iron
from 4,044,525 long tons in 1885 to
5,683,329 long tons in 1886, and an
appreciatiOn of 75 cents in the average
value per ton, making a total gain of
$30,489,360 in this industry alone.
r which he is now awaiting
n being arraigned she waived
n arid was requirecl to give a
0,000. This has not been
he still in custody.
SAM'S MINERAL 7 WEALTH. -
d States Geological Survey
a report in which it is etatecl :
ialue of the mineral products
numbers f
$467,000,0
taut factor
Mr. Dexter to Drive on. 'By some means some of the tannery men and taken to
the 'trip rope got round hi,- neck and the British hotel where medical aid was
drew her up almost to where the car was, I procured and he was properly attended
when Mr. Dexter noticed her and imme-
diately released her from her perilous
position. Fortunately she was not seri-
ously injured.
-A barn belonging to Mr. -D. Mill, of
lot D, concession 7, Usborrte, was struck
by lightning Sunday morning'about
thtee o'clock. Several tons of hay and
a new cutter were consumed with the
outbuildings.
-The other day Mr. Geo. Collinson,
of Ilullett, met with an expensive acci-
dent. He had the horses in the field
attached to a mower, and. left them
standing for a few moments, when they
ran away, causing a bad lsreak of -the
mower.
- The other dap Mr. W. H. Way, of
the base line, Hullett, extracted firom
one hive 42 lbs. of honey, and from two
others 74 Ibs., making a total of 115 lbs.,
all itrom the upper story, not touching
the body of the hive, all three hives
having been extracted from previonaly.
--In the gravelling contract on the
boundary between Grey and !anis
townships Quintin McBlain was the suc-
cessful tenderer in the north, .at 47 cents
per square yard, and A. McKay for the
south, at 49 cents. $80 worth of gravel
was put on in the north, and $120 worth
south of Brussels.
-It is said that Mr. Erastus Wiman,
the eminent -Canadian-American and
millionaire stock' operator, who at pres-
otorietp as the apostle
niou, was a resident
ear raforth, when a
ying clerked in a store
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of Commercial
of Harpurhey,
young man, he h
there.
- We regret to learn that T. F.
Young, of Port Albert, formerly a
school teacher in that section, and well
known to many in Ontario as a writer of
verse of more than average worth, has
been stricken down with insanity, and
has been committed to Goderich jail as a
dangerous case. _
-On Saturday last Messrs. John
Avery, of Stanley, P. McGregor, of
Brucefield, and Isaac Rattenbury, of
Clinton, left for the old country. The
two first named take over their cattle,
about 125 head, and all will govern
themselves in buying stock or not before
their return, '
-The date tor . holding the West
Huron Fall Show has been changed to
the 45h, 5th and 6th of October, as the
three days originally specified were
found .to be on three of the days
of the Western Fair. Over $2,000
will be offered in prizes this year, and it
is expected that fair week in Goderich
will be one of the great events of 1887.
-Mr. James Patterson, of the Lon-
don Roaci, near Brucefield, has erected
his mammoth new barn, size 50x85,
with brick basement. The mason work
was done by Mr, Copp, of Sea,forth, and
the wood work by Mr. Keating, of the
same place. It is one of the finest
buildings of the kind in the vicinity.
-Adam Sipple, who is out on bail on
a charge of committing burglary at
Zurich some weeks since, has been sent
up for trial by Police Magistrate Wil-
liams for assaulting one of the witnesses
in the case, Edward Curwin, also of
Zurich. It is alleged that prisoner
threatened to murder Curwin if he ap-
peared against him at the trial.
-According to the voters' list for the
township of Usborne which has just been
issued, there are 731 persons eligible to
vote at both municipal elections and
elections tO the Legislative Assembly;
31 eligible to vote at municipal elections
only, and 64 eligible to vote only at
eleetions to the Legislative Assembly.
There are 30 female voters, and 368 per-
Huron Notes.
There are in the Township of Grey
1058 duly qualified voters. Of these 526
are eligible to serve as jurors.
-Clinton. has decided to have its
civic holiday on Friday, August 5, and
the Mayor has issued his proclamation
accordingly.
-Mr. John Robertson, of the 14th
concession of Grey, has a Scotch thistle -
growing in his garden which measures
six feet eleven inches in height.
-There are 972 qualified voters in
the township of Hay as shown by the
voters' lists. Of these 36 are female
voters, and there are 362 - eligible to
serve as jurors.
-A farm of 100 acres, _being lot 15, on
the 3rd concession of Grey, was sold by
auction in Brussels a few days ago for
$2,340. Mr. Henry . Savage was the
purchaseri
-Conrad Nebal, of Grey, had a span
of horses I burned while stopping over
night at the Commercial hotel, Mill-
bank. The fire took place about 3 o'clock
in the mo ning, but how- it originated is
a myster .
-County Clerk :Adamson has been
served with a writ at the instance :of the
Licence Cbrnmissioners for non:paymeiat
of the sun claimed as the County's two-
thirds sh -re. of :cost of enforcing the
Scott Act
-The s
at Goderi
forenoon
running a
earner Upited _Empire called
h on her down trip Sunday
and surprised everybody by
sround at the mouth of the
piers, notwithstanding the dredge has
been at work for some weeks.
-What might have been a very seri-
ous accident occurred on the farm of Mr.
Theo Dexter, of Hullett, near Kinburn.
It appears they were unloading hay with
!a hay fork; Mrs. Dexter was on the
!load setting the fork,after which she told
th. Meanwhile the horses kept on their
mad career, until they had reached the
top of the hill in front of P. Deans' resi-
dence, where they were brought tie a
standstill by Mr. Deans. Mr. Broachie's
injuries are of a very serious nature, as
he is hurt internally as well as external-
ly, and being a man of about sixty years
of age his recovery is not a matter of
certainty.
-We record this week the death of
the wife of Mr. Thos. Miners, whose
maiden name was Elizabeth Andrews,
da,ughter Of Mr. Philip Andrews, of Us -
borne, Which took place on Sunday
morning after a brief but severe illness.
Deceased some time ago contracted a
cold, which seemingiftivolous received
but slight attention, but whit& in the
course of:a few weeks developed into in-
flammation of the lungs. She steadily
grew worse, until life departed as above
stated. She had attained the age of 28
years and 4 months, and was highly
esteemed by all who had made her
acquaintance.
-On Saturday morning as John Leg-
gatt, of East Wawanosh, was' drivirig
down a hill on his own farm, part of the
harness broke and let the buggy in which
he was riding, run against the horse,
which became frightened and started to
kick. In kicking it sent its feet through
the dash board and caught one of them
in the body of the buggy. The animal"
tried to free itself, and in doing so, made
a sharp turn around, which caused the
driver to vacate his seat in the rig in a
manner not to be desired. Mr. Leggatt
lit on the ground on -his hands, and had.
both his arms broken just above the
wrists. No other damage was done, as
Mr. Leggatt, even with his two arms
broken, grabbed the horse by the head
and held him until aid came.
---The following taken feplis an Ottawa
paper will be of interest to rtiany of our
readers :-Miss Bina Farrow; the beauti-
ful and. accomplished daughter of Thos..
Farrow, ex -M. P., was united in the
bonds of matrimony to Mr. Brownlee,
merchant of Carleton Place, by the Rev.
Mr. Carson, at the Dominion church,
last evening, at the hour of seven o'clock.
Notwithstanding that the wedding was
private the bride received numerous
costly ptesents and reeeived the con,
gratulations of a large number of friends.
The bridesmaid was Miss Bradley, of
Huntley, and the groomsman the brother
of the groom. The bride looked charm-
ing in her travelling suit, and with her
husband left for the West -on their wed-
ding tour. The many friends of both
parties extend to them their best wishes
for their future welfare.
d -The Clinton New Era of last week
has the following : -A certain person in
town who is noted for his good looks and
size was over at Bayfield recently and
concluded to reduce the temperature of
ehislaell
dybuyraenb,elimb-
bathe in the cooling waters
fia
; "He hung his clothes on a maple
And jumped right into the water."
After enjoying himself to his heart's de-
sire he concluded to dress, but was
startled to find that three girls, who
were not apparently afraid of seeing a
man naked, were calmly watching him
from the bank. He waited in the water
in the hope that they would retire.
With annoying complacency they sat
and enjoyed the fun, and after he had
waited until patience ceased to be a
virtue he pulled his clothes from the
limb, and, standing in.fourfeet of water,
he deliberately put cm his raiment in
that undesirable attitude to the great
delight of his unknown tormentors. If
he had had even a "paisley" shawl to
sons eligible to serve on juries.
-Mr. Thos. Churchill, of the 16th protecthave
beenhimsofrboamd.their gaze it would not
about 85 acres et hay this year, and he Exeter Times of last week says ;
concession of aoderich township, cut -The Ex
lf The contracts for the mason work, wood
thinks it will yield a good ton and a ha
work, slating and cut stone of the Trivitt
to the acre. Mr. Thornton Wallace, of
Mm
Hullett, cut about half this amount, aned
tohrei Memorial acthe ruiraclhi,s beingExet esp., l aaereed aenl I tl ehte,
Mr. John Mills, near Harlock, in Hul-
with a similar yield to the acre, while ground. The generous donor, Mr. Trivitt,
lett, housed over one hundred tons and is aiming at one object, only the beauty
of the building regardless of the cost.
got it all in in the very best condition.
As the magnificent structure grows foot
-A young gentleman recently arrived by foot, the people of Exeter will be
in Exeter from the old country, leaving able to form an idea of the ornament to
his wife and family behind him. He is the town which the piety ancl generosity
of this gentleman erects. The arch over
favorite with the fair maidens of Exeter,
a rather comely person and soon became a
i the western door of the tower will be
paying particular attention to those o
supported upon four pillars of red New
his choice. By some means his wooing Brunswick granite with pedestals and
got to the ears of his wife, who at once
set sail for Canada, arriving in Exeter capitals of Ohio sandstone. The bell
floor of the tower will be reached by a
consequently cut his fun short. She the roof of nave and chancel will be con -
spiral turret stair, and the cresting on
Saturday last much to his surprise, and
says she will stay right with him now. structed of tiles battlernented like those
i
'---The voters' list for 'the village of upon the town and aisles of banter
Pareter, just printed, contains the names
of, 506 persons eligible to vote at both
municipal eleetious and elections to the
Legitlative Assembly; 35 eligible to vote
at municipal elections only; and 16
eligible to vote only at elections to the
Legislative Assembly. There are 33
women voters; 11 land owners' sons; 5
Nkiage earners, and 5 income- voters.
There are 204 persons eligible to serve
at jurors. In all there are 557 voters.
-We are sorry to record the death of
Mrs, Abraham Crich, of the 2nd conces-
sion of Tuckersmith, which occurred on
Wednesday last week. She has been
ailing for about a year past with con-
sinnption, and leaves three small chil-
dren. Prior to her marriage she was a
Miss Cudmore. She was a member of
- the Methodist church, and was only 28
years and 6 months old. Her husband
has the sympathy of Ms many friends in
his bereavement.
--During the half year ending 305h
June there were registered with the
township clerk of Stephen, 55 births, 38
deaths and 13 marriages. The assess-
ment roll for the same township for 1887
shows that there are 1083 children be-
tween the ages of 5 and 16; 464 be-
tween 7 and 13, and 436 between 16 and
21, the total population of the township
being.4252. There are 456 dogs 1772
cattle, 1881 sleep, 812 hogs and 1290
horses. There' were 543 acres in fall
wheat this year.
I
-On Friday morning as Mr. Robert
Broachie was iriving a team of horses
over the GrandsTrunk railway at Wing -
Ram, a cart scraper which was attached
to the end of die wagon, caught on the
track and trilde a thundering noise,
which caused the horses to run away.
Mr. Broachie hung to the lines as best
he could, when all at once the wagon
fell to pieces, and the driver was pre-
cipitated to the ground in front of the
Wagon. The horses were going at a
furious speed, and as Mr. Broacriie was
thrown to the ground. the wheels passed
overhis left arm, smashing it terribly.
He was next struck by the scrapenwhich
dealt him a terrible blow in the back and
side,breaking some of his ribs, and throw-
ing him insensible into the ditch on the
side of the road. He was picked up by
'
States are to be admitted into Canada
free of duties, or at lower duties than
from England, another and more
serious step would be taken in the
rection of separation. If the States
and Canada could adopt free trade or a
tariff with low duties, following thea
ample of England, the example of the
English-speaking nations would have a
great effect upon other nations and
would influence the world favor of
peace. The great enemies of mankind
are war and the tariff. . War and itei
expenditure and waste give an excuse
for tariffs or render them aecessary, and
tariffs separate nations and make war
more probable and more frequent. It is
a deplorable thing that, im your great
and free continent, the only thing not
free is the industry of ymir people, and
that you in this respect f011ow the per.
example of the old and blind
nations of Europe. England sets a
grand example, and -it is always a grief
to me that her children in other lands
and on your continent do not.admire
and.follow it. Yours, etc.,
JonN BRIGHT.
cathedral, England.
-The Goderich Signal of 18.4 week
says: A man by the name of Daniel
Morrison, a cripple by misfortune and a
tramp by occupation, created some little
excitement Tuesday last by attempting
to cut his throat in the vicinity of the
market. He first borrowed a knife
from old John Sturdy, but it was not
sharp enough to let blood without pain,
and he gave it up in disgust. Then he
got the knife of John Reid, caretaker of
the courthouse, but was unable to tell
the edge from the back, and after a fu-
tile attempt to cut his neck with it, was
forced to relinquish it to the owner.
He was taken in by Constable Yule, and
on commitment by ex -mayor Horton,
was relegated to the jail for safe -keeping.
Wednesday he was brought before his
worship the mayor, and ordered to
leave town. If it wasn't that the fellow
is a cripple a dozen lashes with the cat
o' -nine -tails would soon take his anx-
iety for notoriety out of him. He hails
from Cape Breton, and has been around
Goderich for the past month. If heever
commits suicide it will be by drinking
whisky, and some there are who con-
tend that that is a very slow poison.
London, July 25, 1887.
Commercial 'Union.
DEAR EXPOSITOR. -Noticing by your
article of the 15th thatyou have espoused
the cause of Commercial Union, and are
evidently a positive exponent of the
views held by Mr. Erastus Wiman, per-
ymnint rmter etaot mt take eefxtchercliouneettont, buS al
istoo
to its exposition by Mr. Wiman. I sin-
cerely hope that I shall not add another
contribution to "most of the sentimen-
tal rubbish whieh has been written and
spoken in opposition to the proposed
change." However,I have given slue gence to all that has been written, from
an economic point of view,on both sides,
ffer haphtraaskee,11,tlirie.
\al-) iomv ea law o'8 would
anddr es were
treDIuth be its proper designation. Your article
at
of the 15th contains about all of import-
ance in his address, and this I shall ate
tempt t� deal with in its economic
aspect. It is interesting, on the outset,
to observe the many eross-divisions and
-onsistencies of which the advocates of
t, e policy are guilty.
Ile whole question is simply one of
international trade, and as such only
sb :uld it command the attention of
either farmer or manufactater. This,
however, renders it an important -ques-
tion, embracing as it does; the great
theories of free -trade and protection -a
fact which its exponents seem entirely to
have forgotten. You say "whether is its
best to remain as we are, under a heavy
protective tariff, or to go in fOr Commer-
cial Union," Now, two wrongs do not
make a right, and how we, ander a
heavy tariff, could conipromise with the
United States which- has a tariff -a third
higher, and at the same time be benefit-
ted, I cannot understand. We all know .
1 hat the United States is, and always
has been, the strongest advocate not
only of protective, but even of prohibi-
tory tariff. It is, therefore, a glaring
inconsistency for Mr. Wiman to tell
Canada that "the absence of custom-
houses along 'the borders of the various
States of the Union, as against eath
other, had done more -to make the United
States a great and prosperous nation
than her form of Government," Now,
free -trade, if it mean anything at all,
means international trade, find in what
sense "the absence of custom -houses
along the borders of the various States"
can be so construed, is simply unintelli.
gible. The farmers of Dafferin lake
might have answered him that we like-
wise have avoided the erection of custom- •
houses along the borders of our sea-
board Provinces, and have further imit-
ated the United States in imposing a
protective tariff whichbar$ Americans
just as they bar Canadians and British.
If such an argument in favor of free
trade were only the literary garbage ef
a picnic, it were excusable, but when the
farmers of this county are "asked for an
unbiassed discussion of the question,
they should inquire into its validity.
Again it is difficult to comprehend bows
free-trader can link arms with the pro-
tectionist, and say of the farming com-
munity, who are "under a heavy pro-
tective tariff ' that "even in this respect
the cause of complaint is often more -
apparent than real, for in many highly
protected industries the home competi-
tion reduces prices even lower than
foreign competition could possibly do."
I need not say that this is the language
of the protectionist and not of the free-
trader, for even if the fact were granted
it would not follow that the "cause of
complaint" would be removed. The
free-trader would answer "such an argu-
ment as follows : the indiscriminate pro-
tection of nearly all articles of consump-
tion must increase the cost of preduction
so enormously as to prevent the estab-
lishment even of those manufacturiks
which are adaptedito the country. The
same fallacy will re -appear as we proceed.
Turning now to your positive argu-
ment in favor of Commercial Union'you
say, (1), it will create a market for Can-
adian horses, barley, etc. (2); it wi!I
develop our hidden natural resources ;
and (3), your negative argument, it will
not destroy our native artificialindattries.
Now you say that "even on the items
of horses and barley alone we paY
$1,273,191 duty," and "that if the mar-
ket were made free the farmers would
just gain this amount."
Now it does not follow that because
we export we therefore gain one cent, or
that this advantage would ,accrue to the
farmer. The gain lies not in the export
trade but in the import trade. I -can-
not do better than quote theords of
John Stuart Mill : "The only direet
advantage of foreign commerce consists
in the imports, a country obtains things
which it either could not have produced
at all, or which it must have produced
at a greater expensed capital and labor
than the cost of the things which it ex-
ports to pay for them." A gain he says
The vulgar theory disregards this
benefit and deems the advantage to re-
side in the exports; as if not what a
country obtains, but what it parts with,
by its foreign trade, was suppoted to
conetitute the gain to it. An extended
t ,
market for its produce -an abuntlant
consumption for its goods -vent for its
surplus -are the phrases by whieh it ha's
been customary to designate the uses
and recoinmendations of ce: erce with
fOreign countries." The contention is
here not that this cannot be proven
-from the fact, but thafreni no other
premise.; could a gain to tin fanner Ise
deduced or anything but a fallacy eon'
eluded. This point I will (Minns ate
future time. Again, it is contended
the
eatCo
naturalnmierrecsiottrUnio
eesont cwaorivaldda.de\Nlop
I,e,,en,
just to such an extent would it be a bene-
fit to both conntries. However, so far
John Bright on Trade Matters.
The London correspondent of the
Toronto Mail has forwarded the follow-
ing letter for publication. It is address-
ed to the editor of the Mail:
DEAR do not know what is
intended by a Commercial Union be-.
tween Canada and the United States.
If you mean that no tariff should exist
between the two countries, such a con-
dition would be greatly to their matual
advantage; but if it is proposed to ex-
tend the States tariff to Canada as re-
spects imports into Canada, then such a
change would be hostile to England, and
if the present Canadian tariff Were
maintained for imports other than from
the States, England would be at a great
disadvantage in her trade with Canada.
I always believed that the imposition, of
high protective duties as against English
manufacturers was and is the first in
the direction of a separation of Canada
from England, and if goods from the
ait-t
,
1887
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' . I &Coal ir ea' ail- c:iehael r°eItjuion tell'
Americans are non -pro(
eras; pwiroldlinuege aast any jr. pI \h
r- ien
"sentimenta.1 rubbish,'
estimate the tr r: force o
•
that the whole populati
does in the city of New
The "fallacy of Mr.
ization is not far to seek
whereas the majority of
lions are non -product
wisaaritechinningithenenibgruaygeabuti at to
re z
' horses and in growing t
it is because they are
1 t't ulj un :let eft hocirbStght ace: s eeSst 0,4 t el D Nelloiwr:Nt'll
thus, -"Farmers are mo
they were ten years ago
per cent. of the farms a
two-thirds of their vain
tray according to a lat
Bureau of Statistics, th
fitock) and implements,
. inAnifthoneerreea:inyleaeaeddinrasnl. 2wwh,aphe;aeratatineinlifto,
Britain, upon what wi
capital now employ*ed i
tort will
fillrpay0,00t,0160
)01) ill
hja
Inge in the rearing o
ingAmericoaanbuniadrafieerli-ril e r too.
Ontario farmer would -
surely
bleiaorniel3; temi-lt
hthithrsesetussWolairgaiunatthi:ellegaartt
would_ be destroyed.
Nicholls zannot subs
he eanno , it wrotild be
litreaatedyMepitt*DffothrNevaerads.e m
that it isiproveu in alin
on plalitii",a1 Seieneo aa
point of the three to su
Brumfield, July 20th 1.t.q•-:
Goderi
DOTS.-RBV. Father
on a holiday trip. -R
liamspreached itt lien,
Rev 1r Musgrave p
church on Sunday. I
iverylus:leellei:s
Ourusnedstyr
Sunday -Rev. Dr. -Um preael
sad Mrs. Salton ka
azult.4foAr uhgounsiet t
; itshe.y2
been so extremely war
who could went off ru-
PlaCeR. The falls seen
insert and many go th
and her Sunday Schoo
eating there this we
team proceeded to Se.
ago and got “downes.
Thbeljeri her:asneol'uvrs
airoudPoe f e8110: e aat jbtl lehS4 igf Sei tndrvai tnof (.11)
-wonder what kind of
chaps are. -At the tee
ti6Sitilas14eRitelPei gt er li:tr ythj Can
&r
Prior of London dibtri
tee at the Iast mee
lumber of Royal Are
teteekndtfluo
WereoleeItell:iraIl;
hyterian chureh is
renovated this week.
ILAliabehl
t WtbehiecinextchUtUnited Et
toming in heavily lad
g8bullite a idhgra dr:du:Ile dr has nani not let o' andi
an hour. This is a
EXI3
grialit.-0 Fri&
%pg., about 10 years
about two wiles -Bc
bulged hirnsolf in hi
bas been very meta
the family had no i
Ituelt deranged as
Re took a scythe
some thistks in a tiel
barnand was not u
called' to have dirm
tot turn up 'the fan
aboat him and mad
'when .they founii h'
barn. Life wai extinP
seenled to be the ..tau
Ile wat verY
ate father, and was
every one who had
rdtinaintance.llc w
residents in the ne
reetaber of the Ileti
funeral took place o