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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 1887
Irish Horne Rule.
Prospects for Horne Rule in Ireland
are beginning to look better than at any
time since the defeat of the Gladstone
Ministry. Public opinion seems to be
undergoing a decided change, and the
people are evidently corning to See that
the grand Old Man is a safer guide and
more competent ruler than his adversary
who now holds the reins of power.
While Mr. Gladstone has not [changed
his position one iota, and has refused all
overtures for a compromise on the Home
Rule question, which have, from time to
time, come from his seceding followers.
the masses seem to be turning in his
favor. All the by-elections have re-
sulted favorably for Home Rule, and
this is the most reliable index of public
a- feeling obtainable. There have been
ine by-elections recently. In three of
the the Gladstone candidates have
po111 a larger vote than in 1886; in
three others the large Gladstonian vote
of 1 6 has been increased; while in the
thre remaining the Gladstone candi-
dat a have won seats from the Unionists.
In the Norwich division of Cheshire,
where an election took place on Satur-
day, a Conservative majority of 650 was
converted into a- Home Rule majority ot
over one thousand. Already the Salis-
bury Government is beginning to show
unmistakable signs of weakness, while
the Conservative Press speak in any-
thing but a hopeful strain. Even the
London Spectator, one of the most bitter
anti -home rule organs, owns up as fol-
lows : "We quite admit that Mr.
Gladstone has a fair chance of persuad-
ing the people of Great Britain to agree
to a project which we believe to beirnin-
ous." Many others as frankly admit
that a political crisis is probably not far
distant. Should Mr. Gladstone succeed
in bringing about this, the crowning
triumph of his life, he could tben well
afford to retire and rest upon hi h laurels.
That he may be spared to achieve this
victory is, we are sure, the, arnest
prayer of many people, -who desire the
triumph for the old man as well as the
good for the country. The enlightened
ideas of the Mother Land will never be
satisfied until there in a Local Partia-
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meat for England, Ireland, and Scot-
land, with one General Parliarhent for
the whole. It may be hard for the
antiquated aristocrats to come down to
copying fiom Canada, the youngest
child 'of the ?Calm, but they, will be
forced to do it sooner or later.
Railway Accidents.
Following closely on the terrible rail-
way accident at St. Thomas, comes the
accounts of another, which for horror
far surpasses anything that has occurred
on the American continent for years.
On Thursday night of last week an ex-
cursion train on the Toledo, Peoria and
Western railroad, went through a burn-
ing bridge situated three miles east of
Chatsworth, near Chicago. The excur-
sion was made up at Peoria, Illinois, and
the party received -large accessions at
other stations along the route. The ex-
cursionists were on a holiday trip to
Niagara Falls. The train was composed
of six sleeping and six day coaChes, and
all were loaded to their utmost capacity.
It is estimated that there were about
900 people on the train. It was drawn
by two powerful engines, and at the time
of the accident was going at a very high
rate of speed, being over an hour behind
time. Upon reaching this bridge it
was found to be on fire, but this was
not seen in time to stop the train. The
first engine got across all right, but the
second wennthrough, and the tittree bag-
gage cars and six day prssenger cars,
with their human freight, were piled in
a promiscuous mass on top of it. The
sleeping cars escaped uninjured. The
accident oceurred about ten O'clock at
night, at a lonely place on the road, and
several miles from any habitation. The
terrible scenes which followed:this acci-
dent can be more easily imagined than
described. lhere were over one hun
dred persons killed, and between three
and. four hundred injured, many so
seriously that recovery is impossible. In
fact it would seem that very few of those
in the day coaches escaped injury more
or less severe. How the bridge caught
fire is a mystery. Same sayl it must
have been set on fire by train wreckers
who were in search of plunder, while
others think it caught from spanks from
a previeusly passing engine. The latter
is the more probable and decidedly the
more humane theory. The horrid and
heartrending details are thus given in
the reports:
On tap were piled the three l baggage
cars, one on top of another, like a child's
card house after he has swept it with his
hand. Then came the six day coaches.
They were telescoped as cars never Were
before, and three of them were pressed
into just space enough for one. The
second car had mounted off the trucks,
crashed through the car ahead Of it,
crushing the woodwork aside like tinder,
and lay there resting on the tbps of the
car seats, where every passenger in the
front car was lying dead and dying un-
derneath. Out of that car 'but four
people came alive. On top of the second
car lay the third, and its bottom was
smeared with the blood of the victims.
The other three cars were not so badly
crushed, but they were broken and
twisted, in every conceivable shape, and
every crushed timber and beam repre-
sented a crushed human frame and a
broken bone.
Instantly the air *as filled with the
cries of the wounded and the shrieks of
those about to die. The groans of men
and the screams of women united to,
make an appalling sound, and above all
could be beard the agonizing cries ¶of lit-
tle children as in some instances they lay
pinned alongside their dead parents.
And there was another terrible danger
yet to be met. The bridge was still
burning and the wrecked cars were lying
on and around the fiercely burning em-
bers. Everywhere in the wreck were
wounded and unhurt men, women_ and
children whose lives could be savedif
they could be gotten out, but 'whose
death, and death in a most horrible form,
was certain if the twisted wood of the
broken cars caught fire, and to fight the
fire there was not a drop of water-. and
only some fifty able-bodied men who
had presence of mind and nerve enough
to do their duty. he only light was
the light of the burning bridge, and with
its aid the fifty men went to work to
fight the flames.
For four hours they fought like fiends
and for houns_ the victory hung in the
balance. Earth was the only weapon
with which the foe could be fought, and
so the attempt was made to smother it
out. There was no pick or shovel to dig
it up, no baskets or barrows to carry it,
and so desperate were they that they
dug their fingers down into the earth,
which a long drought had baked almost
as hard as stone, and heaped the prec-
ious handfuls thus hardly won upon the
encroaching flames and with the earth-
work, built handful by handful,. kept
back the foe. While this was going, on
the other brave men crept underneath
the wrecked ears beneath the fire and
the wooden bars which held as prison-
ers so many precious lives and with
pieces of board, sometimes their hands,
beat back the flames when they flashed
up along side sortie unfortunate wretch
who, pinned down by a heavy
beam, looked on helplessly while it
seemed as if his death by fire was cer-
tain. And while the fight was thus go-
ing on the earnof the workers were fill-
ed with the geoans of dying men, the
angtrished entreaties of those whose
death seemed pertain unless the terrible
blaze could be extinguished and the cries
of those too badly hurt to care in what
manner the end were -brought about, so
only it could be quick. So they dug up
the earth with their hands, reckless of
the blood streaming out from under their
finger nails, and heaping it up in little
mounds, while all the while came heart -
rendering cries, "For God's sake don't
let us burn to death." But finally the
victory was won. The fire Was put out
after four hours of endeavor, and as its
last sparks died away a light came up in
the east to take their place and dawn
came upon a scene of horror.
While the fight had been going on
men had been dying, and there were
not so many wounded to take out of the
wreck as there had been four hours be-
fore. But in the meantime the county
had been aroused, help had come from
Chatsworth, Forest and Piper City, and
as the dead were laid. reverently along
side of each other ont in the corn field,
there were ready hands to -take them in-
to Chatsworth, while flame of the wound-
ed were carried to Piper,City. One hun-
dred and eighteen was the awful poll of
the deed, while the wounded numbered
four times that many..
And now comes the mOst deplorable
feature of this terrible catastrophe. No
sooner had the accident occurred than
many villainous wretches were at work
robbing and plundering the dead and
dying. It seems almost impossible to
conceive that human beings could be-
come so depraved and hardened and: so
utterly destitute of all sense of shame as
to set to work,under 4uch circumstances,
to rob the dead and plunder the
wounded held down by the broken
beams of a wrecked car. Bnt such was
the case in this instance, and the wonder
is that these wretchee were allowed to
escape with their lives much less to con-
tinue their nefarious work unchecked.
And the only reason given that they
were not deliberately shot down by the
onlookers, is that in the darkness and
confusion these robbers could not be
distinguished from those who' were
searching for dead relatives. In de-
scribing this terrible scene the report
says :
-No sooner had the wreck occurred
than a scene of robbery : commenced.
Some bands of unspeakablA miscreants-,
heartless and with only animal instincts
were on hand and like the guerillas who,
throng a battlefield the night after the
conflict and filch from the dead, so did
these human hyenas plunder the, dead
from this terrible accident, and take off
the shoes which covered their feet.
Who these wretches are is not known.
Whether they were a hand of pick-
pockets who accompanied the train or
were lurking , in the vicinity cannot be
said. They went into the cars when the
fire was burning fiercely undereeathe
and when the poor wretches who were
pinned there begged them " For God's
sake help me out," stripped them of
their watches and jewelry and searched
their pockets for money. 1%811 the
dead bodies were laid' out in die corn-
fields these hyenas turned there over in
their search for valuables, and that, the
plundering was done byan organizedgang
is proven by the fact that next morning
in the cornfield many purses all empty
were found in one heap.
Havsno succeeded so well in defying
the authority of the Dominion Govern-
ment, the people of Manitoba are grow-
ing bold. Being likely to succeed in the
construction of the,Provincial Railway
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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
to the boundary despite all efforts of the
Dominion G(imernment and Canadian
Pacific Railway to prevent them, they
are commencing to make a demand for
other roads. The Red River Valley
Railway Only runs from the boundary to
Winnipeg, and consequently all west of
that point will still be dependent on the
Canadian Pacific. The western people
are nnw clamoring for freedom from
monopoly, and pressure is being brought
to bear upon the Local Government to
charter a road 'to Portage la Prairie, and
from thence to Brandon to connect with
the new road from Winnipeg to the
boundary. They say that this road can
and will be built by private enterprise
with but slight assistance from the Gov-
ernment. The Government, it is said,
have promised to accede to this request.
Of course the Dominion Government
may again disallow the Act of the Local
Legislature chartering this road, but the
people say they do not care for this ;
they have set the authority the Domin-
ion Government at defiance once, and
they are prepared to do so again, and
every time they are treated as they
think' unjustly and unconstitutionally.
The, people of British Columbia, also,,
taking pattern froth Manitoba, are pre-
paring to build an independent outlet
over the route covered by the charter
which lwas recently disallowed by the
Dominion Government. They say, and
with justice too, that Manitoba has not
been'b interfered with and why should
they e. But where is all this going to
end? If one Province can, -with im-
punity, defy the authority of the Cen-
tral Government, why should not the
others? This is a question which should,
at the present time, be exercising the
minds of those at the the head of Dom-
inion affairs. Its contemplation might
not be so pleasant as summer holidaying;
but it is an issue which must be met,
and that very soon.
Commercial Union.
Professor Goldwin Smithnevho is now
in the Northwest, has delivered several
addresses there on Commercial Union.
The subject has been received with the
utmost warmth by all classes there, and
the Professor has had large and deeply
interested audiences wherever he appear-
ed. In Winnipeg the largest hall in the
city was packed to the door, and a reso-
lution endorsing Commercial Union was
passed almost unanimously. In one of
his addresses Mr. Smith, in showing the
absurdity of the objection urged by
some that the Canadian cities would be
swamped by New York and ruined,
said: .
Toronto, it is said, if we had Commer-
cial Union, would be swallowed up by
New York. Why should Toronte be
swallowed up by New rork any more
than Detroit, Buffalo,hester or Al-
bany? The price of land at Buffalo or
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Rochester, is far higher, than it is in
Toronto. Albany, I am told, has been
growing, though it is within four hours'
run of New York. Everything cannot
be sacrificed to Toronto, but there is no
reason why, under a free and just
system, Toronto should not hold her
own. The -wealth of the country flows
to her; the wealthy classes resort to
her; the more prosperous the country
at large is the more prosperous its capi-
ta -1 will be.
The Bible in the Public School.
At the annual meeting of the Ontario
Teachers' Association, held last week at
Toronto, the following resolution was
passed by a large majority after a
lengthy discussion :
That in the opinion of this Associa-
tion the demand for such a change in the
school la.w as would make it obligatory
on teachers to give religious instruction
in schools is unrea,scinable, that it is ex-
pedient to leave the whole question of
Bible reading and religious instruction
as the law has left it for many years to
the public opinion of each school district,
and that until the clergy give the pres-
ent system a fair trial by generally avail-
ing themselves of the opportunities of-
fered them by the present law of giving
religious instruction' to pupils in the
Public Schools, any attempt on their
part to agitate for a change should be
discountenanced by all who desire to see
our non-sectarian educational system
kept free from sectarian controversy.
Tux acquatic event of the season took
place on Toronto Bay last Saturday.
This was a ficulling match between Ed-
ward Hanlan, of Toronto, and John
Teemer, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
The match was for one _thousand dol-
lars a side and the championship of
America. It created a good deal of
interest and was witnessed by several
thousand people. The race was rowed
for all it was worth by both contestants,
but Hanlan was beaten by about two
boat lengths. The new champion is a
young man about twenty-three years of
age, but had already won several im-
portant matches. On this occasion cir-
cumstances seemed to be in his favor.
He had the choice of the track and got
a better start than his opponent, but,
even without these advantages it is ad-
mitted by Hanlan's friends that he
wonld have been victorious. The sun
of the once great Canadian Oarsman is
on the decline. Although yet a com-
paratively young man, being only thirty-
two years of age, the severe training( of
the past arid other excesses are com-
mencing to tell upon him and he is not
the man he once was. His rowing is
said to be inferior while his physical en-
durance has undergone a change. Young
er, and better men, no doubt profiting
by his experience;' are springing up, and
the once great Canadian oar -rim -ran will
soon be forced to take a back-seat.
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This is only what was to be expected.
He has had his darand no man can live
for ever. He has done well in the past
and in his line has won many honors for
himself and his country, and although
he may not be so prominent a figure in
the future as he has been in the past,
the name of Hanlan will long be re-
membered with feelings of pride and
pleasure by the people of Canada.
THE ,SEAFORTH EXPOSITOR explains
, the reason why Conservative papers are
hostile to the idea of Commercial Union
—it is because they are afraid the
changes which will be brought about in
the carrying out- of that great scheme
will deprive them—in some way not
stated by our contemporary—of the
patronage they now enjoy fron the Do-
minion Government. The Tory papers
of this county are cited as instances of
this—they have all received various
'amounts 9f patronage, and hence are
doing their best to cry down Commer-
cial Union. Will our Pharasaic friend
please show the connection between his
two statements? To our mind it is not
quire clear. What changes are there
which will follow Commercial Union?
Is it political union? That, you and
your friends deny; but if it is, patron-
age of the press by the party in power
is carried farther in the United States
than in Canada. But perhaps the con-
summation of Commercial Union implies
that there shall a Grit king reign at Ot-
tawa, and so visions of "fat jobs" rise
up in the niinds' eye of our contempor-
ary, who, although he now opposes the
Tories only on the most conscientious
grounds, would perhaps not be averse
then to doing some of the public work.
Surely the man who stood in the tem-
ple—not the publican, dear EXPOSITOR
-Lis not without a successful imitator in
Seaforth. Now, be consistent, and tell
us Why, if the motive of the Tory news-
papers who oppose Commercial Union be
only mercenary and selfish in the ex-
treme—, why do such Grit papers as the
Galt Reformer, and such prominent
merchants and Canadians' as those whose
opinions we reproduce in another column,
why, oh why, do they oppose it also?
If they are honest and sincere, why may
not the Star, for instance, be so also ?—
Goderich Star.
To commence with the last part first,
we may say that we do not know, why
the Galt Reformer and other Grits op-
pose Commercial Union, but if the Star
will furnish us with as good presumptive
evidence in their case as we did with re-
ference to the Conservative papers, we
will probably be able to arrive at a con-
clusion. Secondly,—It is possible that
under temptation we might prove as
weak as our friend of the Star and his
coadjutors, but we have never yet been
tempted in this way although a Reform
Government has been in power in On-
tario for seventeen years, and when our
friend finds cause of offence in us it will
then be time for his sensure, bus at
present insinuations are not justifiable.
We do not blame the Conservative jour-
nals for taking all they can get,but we do
blame the Government for giving them
public money which they have not
earned, and public patronage that is not
required in the public interests. And
so long as they accept of these favors
the public are justified in concluding
that in dealing with questions affecting
the well-heing of those who favor them,
they are not actuated by purely patri-
otic motives. Thirdly,—One of the
changes which we anticipate will follow
Commercial Union is the raising of the
revenue, or a considerable portion of it,
by direct taxation, and as we stated be-
fore, as soon as the revenue is raised in
this way the Government will be forced
by the people to exercise greater econo-
my, and all useless expenditure, such is
subsidizing partizan newspapers, will be
cut off. We hope this explanation will
make the matter "quite clear to the
mind" of our good contemporary.
Mn. A. BURRITT declares that with
Commercial Union he can sell more
woolen hosiery in Chicago than he does
now in Montreal. The present agitation
has led him to make himself acquainted
with the American market, its demands
and the facilities the Americans possess
for supplying that demand, and the re-
sult of his investigation is that he sees
millions in Commercial Uuion for Cana-
dian manufacturers in his line.—Mit-
chell Recorder.
No doubt of it. And so can every
other eelf-reliant and enterprising manu-
facturer. it is a base libel upon the
Canadian people to say that on equal
terms they cannot compete successfully
in any branch with the people of any
other country on the face of the earth.
It is only the pampered few who have
recei ved special monopoly favors under
the present Canadian tariff who are
afraid of the competition which Com-
mercial Union would induce.
IN speaking of Jameson, the default-
ing grain merchant who left Stratford
some time ago, the Mitchell Recorder
says:
The Stratford Times says it is not true
that Mr. H. A. Jameson lost heavily in
the so-called bucket shops. If he lost at
all, says the Times, the sum was not
over $250. The knowing sex say that
the leakage that led to the financial
wreck of Jamehon was in the household.
The saying that "a frugal wife is man's
choicest jewel," had no application in
Mr. Jameson's case.
We know nothing of Jameson except
what we have read in the papers, and
we know still less of his wife, but for
all that we venture to say she is sadly
libelled in the above paragraph. While
it may be quite true that "a frugal wife
is man's choicest jewel," it is equally ab-
surd to suppose that any extravagance
in the household could dissipate a
fortune of fifteen or twenty thousand
dollars in five years. If the head of the
house is right himself it is very rarely
indeed that financial disasters are
brought about bY the feminine member
of the firm. In matters of this kind
women are very frequently blamed
when in realit3t they should be coin -
mended, and if the facts were known in
this case we haire no doubt the result
would be the. same. For one man who
is ruined by the extravagance of his wife,
thousands bring ruin upon themSelves,
and if they had managed their affairs as
judiciously as their wives had managed
theirs, they would not need to cheat
their creditors or flee the country.
A Nova Scotia paper having declared
that the cause of repeal is as dear as ever
to the people of the East a Liberal jour-
nal replies that as the Nova Scotians
were bought up by wholesale to vote
against that measare, they must not
complain if their sincerity is doubted.
This reply would have sounded very
well prior to the Yarmouth election
trial. But after that exposure it does
not become either party to accuse the
other of vote-buying.—Toronto Mail.
This is -not a fair way of putting it.
There is no similarity between the two
cases. In the case of Yarmouth the
bribery was done by an individual can-
didate with his own money, and the
party to which the candidate belonged
could not, in any sense, be held respon-
sible for his guilty act. In the case of
Nova Scotia the bribery was done by the
Government of the country and with the
money of the people, and the act was
sanctioned and approved of by tho party
representatives in Parliament. The
Mail will thus see that there is all the
difference in the world between the two
cases.
News of the Week.
HORSES FOR THE ARMY. —The Bulgar-
ian War Office is buying horses for the
Ay.
A'ICTORY FOR THE AMEER.—The
Atarneler has won a victory over the Ghil-
zai rebels.
A HEARTY WELCOME. —Prince Ferdij
nand received a very hearty welcome at
Sistova and R,ustchuk.
AN ALLEGED AGREEMENT.—French
papers say that England and France
have agreed on a plan for the neutral-
ization of the Suez Canal.
HIS L4TEST.—Edison has invented, a
machine which he claims transforms the
combustion of coal directly into electric-
ity.
A THREATENED SECESSION-. —The Sub-
sidiary High Court of Foresters for the
United States threaten secession from
the High Court on the color question.
DEATH OF A CONFIDENTIAL ADVISER.
—The death is announced at Constanti-
nople of Behram Agha, the Sultan's
chief confidential adviser, who virtually
directed the state affairs of Turkey.
Mn. MATTHEWS SAT UPON. —Mr.
Matthews, the Horne Secretary of Eng-
land, refused to interfere in the case of
the Jew Lipski, who was to be hanged
for murdering a woman. The nolicitor
of the condemned man sent a telegram
to the Queen imploring her to grant a
respite, as he is in possession of facts
which will enable him to establish the
prisoner's innocence. A respite of one
week has been granted.
A BAD GANG. —A gang of murderers
has just been arrested at Pierot, France:
Thesr victims during the past two years
numbered sixty. Disguised as gen-
darmes the assassins pretended to arrest
travelers for various offences and then
robbed and killed them. A deputy of
the prefect of Pierot was the first per-
son arrested for complicity in the crimes.
It is believed that political motives led
to the commission of some of the mur-
derers. Two French newspaper men
and .Prince Alexander's groom were
among the victims. An official commit-
tee of enquiry has been despatched to
Pierot.
Huron Notes.
Goderich life boat station has re-
ceived new life belts to take the place of
the oldfashioned ones.
—A steam fire engine, two hose car-
riages, 1,000 feet of hose and all ap-
pliances are being shipped to Milton
from the Fire Engine Works at Brussels.
—It will require 400 cords of stone to
complete the foundation of the new
Trivitt Memorial church in Exeter.
They are taken from the St Marys'
quarries.
—Mr. C. Bowerman has been re-en-
gaged for his fourth year in School Sec-
tion No. 8, Grey, and Mr. Stanley
Anderson, another successful teacher,
has been engaged in School Section No.
1, Grey, for 1888.
—Mary Jane, daughter of Mr. jno.
Lamont, of Grey, took 451 marks at the
recent entrance examination to the Lis-
towel High School. As she is only 12
years of age she deserves great credit, as
does her teacher, Geo. Thompson.
—An eleven year old son of Mr. Wil-
lis; 16th concession, Grey, died on Mon-
day and was buried on Wednesday at
Brussels cemetery. He was injured
Borne time ago by a log when logging and
never got over the injury.
—On Monday A. Roe, John McDon-
ald, R. P, Simmons, F. Korman and J.
C. Conover, of Wingham, were prose-
cuted by Police Magistrate Williams for
the violation of the Scott Act. This is
the second time for some of these gen-
tle—men.
on
Wednesday evening of last week
Wm. Moore, of Clinton, had the misfor-
tune to let a bucket of clay fall 011 his
foot, while digging a well. Although
no .bones were broken, he sustaired a
bad bruise, and has to go around on a
crutch.
—Mr. James McLauchlin'the teacher
in Section No. 1 Morris, has been re-
engaged for the corning year at a salary
of $500; he takes charge of the school
without an assistant. J. S. Stalker also
remains in his tchool for next year at an
increase in salary.
—Three Brussels youths secured a
livery from Beatty Bros. recently to
go out a mile, but instead went off to
Cranbrook. Theproprietors smelled the
rat and followed after the trio, made
them "whack up" for both rigs and
left them to foot it home. Verily, the
way of the transgressor is hard.
—On Friday the 5th instant Mrs.
George Brown, who lived on the bound-
ary between Grey and Logan, died after
a very brief illness. She arose in good
health in the morning and worked for
several hours and was a corpse before 11
AUGUST 19, 188
o'clock. A husband and four children,
the youngest an infant of six days old,
are left to mourn her untimely removal.
The dec ased was a sister to a Mr. A.
Rayma in, of pranbrook
—Say the [Brussels Post :—A letter
from Ja es Broadfoot, of Kansas, for-
merly o Brussels, says his crops are all
burned p with the long drought and
everyth ng totally destroyed. People
can't se 1 cattle even at 1 cent per pound.
No feed for the future is the dread of
the inh bitants of that scorched section.
—Tu sday night of last week the new
bank b rn belonging to John Stiles' of
Ashfiel , was completely destroyedby
fire, tog ther with the'new grain, imple-
ments, nd harness. It is supposed to
have ben the work of an incendiary.
Mr. Sti es has the sympathy of the entire
neighbo hood in his heavy loss.
—On Wednesday of last week a very
sad acc dent ,oceurred at the home of
Mr. J hn Kilpatrick, Dungannon.
While : child three years old was play-
ing out ide where a large pole was
standin the pole fell, Striking the child
on the head and killing it almost in-
stantly. Mr, and Mrs. Kilpatrick have
the symj.athy of the entire community.
— A f w evenings ago Samuel Holmes,
who is visiting with Dr. Holmes, of
Brussel , had the misfortune to -have one
of the • ones in .his right arm broken.
Along ith a number of companions he
was go g to a field.th play ball and had
jumped off a fehce and on reaching the
ground ell and before he could get out
of the ay one of the party stepped on
his arm breaking it near the wrist.
—Th other day Mr. H. B. Evans, of
the H ron Road, Goderich township,
met witi, an exceedingly painful acci-
dent. e was driving his steam engine
into his own yard, walking by its side,
and his foot slipped beneath one of the
wheels f the engine, which passed over
'it, crus ing it ahnost fiat. Mr. Evans
is a ma of good nerve, and manages to
hobble round still, but his foot will be
sore for some time.
—A ery serious accident happened to
the son of Mr. Newton Campbell, near
Westfie d, on Wednesday of last week.
He had gone into the stable 'to feed a
horse, arrying a tin pail, which it is
suppose frightened the horse. At any
rate th beast kicked him, breaking his
collar b ne and inflicting other injuries.
His fatl er was near at hand and rescued
him bef re the horse, which appeared to
become wild, could do any further dam-
age, as t seemed disposed to do.
— W en the excursion train from
Mitchel arrived at the Grand Trunk
Railwa station, Clinton, on Wednesday
mornin of last week, quite a number of
the exc rsionists got off to straighten
their le s and an elderly lady and little
girl got off for the town. When the
train st rted out a rush was made for
the car steps, and the old lady with the
little gi I was precipitated onto the edge
of the latform almost underneath the
cars, and but for the vigilance of the
agent a serious accident might have been
the res it.
—Th following statements are from
the ass ssment roll of the township of
Ashfiel for the year 1887 :—Population
3,740; irths,64 ; deaths, 20; children
betwee 5 and 16 years of age, 975; be-
tween lin arid 21, 290; number of acres
assessec , 6,654'; acres cleared, 42,755;
acres cf woodland, 4,219; acres of
garden or orchard,546 ; acres of fall
wheat, 5,891; total assessment of real
ps9ro86p.e7r5t , $1,663,106 ; personal property,
3,976;
• number of horses, 1004; cattle,
'heep, 3,318; pigs, 1,470.
—On of the contractors of the town
hall a Exeter, Mr. John Evans, of
Evans Heaman, while working about
the bu lding on Monday of last week,
and w en on the upper scaffold tuck
pointin he moved a board, which caused
the put ock to withdraw from the build-
ing, all wing one end of the scaffolding
to give way. Mr. Evans fell a distance
of at le st 30 feet: breaking one of hii
ankles nd injuring his back to a consid-
erable xtent. He is now laid up and
will no be able to work for some time.
—A oung man named Stewart, em-
ployed with Beattie & Ross, of Clinton,
met wi h a painful accident a few days
ago. Ile was driving down Stapleton
hill to bring home a pic-nic party, when
sudd n lurch of the waggon threw him
from tlie seat. He tried to land on his
feet, but instead struck on the end of one
knee. It pained him considerably, but
he continued to work that day until com-
pelled tio take to his bed. A medical
man beng called in found the knee very
much s
tensely
leg got
—M
athlete
disting
of the
in Live
of last
with
Giant,'
Carroll
success
no werf
Huron
hoes,
straigh
ollen andltewart suffering in -
hut after repeated dressings the
better.
. Gideon Perrie, the well-known
of this county, still continues to
iish himself in the athletic circles
nited States. He is now locates'
more, California, and on the 28th
manth had a wrestling contest
homes Carroll, the "Brooklyn
of Oakland, for $100 a side.
s friends were very confident of
as their favorite is a much more
1 man than his antagonist. The
oy, however, disappointed their
efeating their champion in three
throws. Mr. Perrie proposed
to wres le again in two weeks for $500 a
side, bit the offer watt not accepted.
—On Tuesday evening of last week
while 4vera1 young men were minutely
examining the new town hall at Exeter,
one of the number Mr. Wm. Hughes
ascend d the roof which is a very steep
one. e was _moving carefully about,
when s ddenly his foothold gave way
and he ommenced sliding towards the
edge of he roof, entertaining the thought
that h s last moments had arrined.
When ear the turning point the seat of
his pa te, providentially caught a pro-
truding spike, which brought the body
to a stop, thus saving him from serious
injury if not sudden -death.
—John McPherson, of Kintail, Ash-
field township, champion shot putter of
the mild, won both shots at Buffalo
games recently, making a distance of, 40
ft. 2 in. with the 21 lb. shot, and 50 , ft.
7 in. with the 14 lb. He also Wou
second n all the jumps, and got thirel in
the cab m and hammers,and second in the
100 yar I race. He went from Buffala to
Philade phia, where George Ross had a
couple 4f big stones picked out instead of
shots, t inking he would "do Mac. ,up
with th se sure." But when it came to
the put big Mac. got there all the sarne,
winnin both weights hands down, de-
feating D. C. Ross, George Ross, A.
McDou all and McLean, of Boston, and
' several thers.
—On Sunday morning the Rev. J. F.
Parke, f the Episcopal church, Blyth,
made k own to his congregation that
, the rela ion between pastor and people
' for over four years would soon have to
, termina • He found as the winter ap-
proachei and the longer he stopped here
7.
the more he suffered withananapap
through the advice of his physicia-ns'e°erlaidndh°edfe
the cause of his losing his voice
would remove to another climate, he
having received permission from nie
Bishop to leave the diocese for aye
thraeebcoediuivotectdehsee
New Era -48.
fiorfst of tnIn ent
; ytwo:aires
One evening recently a man on his
church
which he hu leavesreRchehilas
week's Clinton filo:Death.
Ohio, for
the head which he was afraid would be
across a cattle guard. This the
b e—r Taxstt.
home from town tried to drive his h
___ way
apparently
'iaY8-:
more timid or more wise than his
stop, whereupon, as if to demo
refused to do. He made a very d
the practicability of gainghead-lo
a cattle -guard, the driver plunge
master,
nstrate
however
hnent,
horse,
_ern
order on the gravel road b
long from his seat, alighting in the same hit°
e same
home.
head.
tleman who happened to be th a,
Through the timely assistance of a .gen.
horse
took the round about way to his
none the worse for his rash exper
ahead, 'he was raised to his feet and
soon re -seated in the rig, appa
to drive along the railway trac
No doubt the poor fellow's neck
have been broken igheihad not bee
He made no further attempt, he
_...avai
k, bur
.... iv84
would
south of
beast
over
filled with something more potent
water.
valued at $200. They then wiin
to Mr. A. D. Wiltsie's, across t e
thieves visited the farm of Mr. Robert
Clinton, and stole therefrom a
Martin, on the London road, sou
—On Monday night of last week
n weu
in the
horse
than
with which they drove off. Then•
and stole a covered buggy and 'ha
to have hitched some other horte
could be quite distinctly traced for
distance as if driven by the side of a
buggy, as -the tracks of the stolen
buggy. They were evidently good judges
of horseflesh, for they first of all un -
appear
rness,
road,
more
some
were
hitched erre that happened to be slightly
'edges
aisley
foundered, ad, leaving it loose in a
ed de -
suited to their wants._ Telegrams
spent the day hunting for traces f the
stall, they then went and took one
te lion. The animal is a bay mare with
thieves, but so far they have escap
sent in all directions, and Mr. P
b' ck mane and tail, small white strip
o: face, one white hind foot, four years
old, weighs about 1500 lbs.; the buggy
is a good covered one, with wine -colored
gear, and a reward of $50 will be paid
for the recovery of the property.
—When the early train from IKmoan
dine, on the London, Huron and Bruce
Railway, was about two miles out of
Whitechurch on Monday morning of
last week the crank phnin both of the
front driving wheels of the enginehroke,
in consequence the connecting rod flew
round at will, striking other parts of the
machinery and smashing it up generally.
The head of one of the cylinders was
blown entirely out. Being disabled the
engineer had no control over his engine
at all, and in a few minutes the train
came to a, stand still. The conductor
immediately procured a horse and rig
and drove to Wingham, from whence he
telegraphed to headquarters for instruc-
tions. John Norris was sent up with
his locomotive to bring the disabled en-
gine down, and take it as far as Palmer-
ston, several different reports were rife
as to the nature of the accident, and by
the time the train arrived in Wingham
there was a large crowd of spec dots
congregated at the depot. Trains were
delayed on both of the roads for about
two hours on account of the smash. The
engine was the only thing that sustained
any injury.
—About one o'clock on Wednesday
morning of last week fine broke out im
the dwelling house occupied by George
Anderson on the street immediately
north of the Grand Trunk Railread in
covered the alarm was sounded, but the
fire was dis-
Whagharn. As soon as the
flames had gained considerable headway
before they were noticed. The inmates
of the house were awakened by the in-
tense heat and smoke, and barely escap-
ed with their lives. The fire department
was soon on the scene and had a stream
of water playing on the burning mass.
Although -the building was entirely
wrapped in flames when the department
arrived, it did not take many moments
to extinguish the blaze. Nothing save
a few small articles were saved, and the
contents of the building are a total loss
as no insurance had been placed on them.
The building was owned by John A.
McEwen, of Morris, and was insured.
After it was thought the fire was entire-
ly extinguished the department went
bank to the hall, but they had scarcely
got everything straightened around and
,
got home when the alarm was again
sounded. There had been some fire left
in the smouldering ruins and the flames
had again risen to considerable height,
when the department again turned their
attention to them and that time made
sure work of it. The cause of the iire is
unknown.
—On Wednesday, 10th instant, at the
residence of Mr. Jas. Sharp, in the
township of Morris, one of those p eas.
hag events occurred. when Alfred
J.
Lowery, of Brussels, led to the hymeneal
altar Miss Eliza J. Sharp. The nuptial
, of
Brussels, in the presence of a goodly
nurdber of relatives and friends of the
bride and groom. The bride 'and brides-
maid were very neatly attired in light
cream colored dresses trimmed with lace.
The bride was assisted by Miss Rachel
Sharp, while In W. Kelly performed
like duties for the groom. After the
ceremony was over the company sat
down to a rich repast provided by the
host and hostess which spake volumes
for their hospitality. One of the amus-
ing features was the secretion of a -ring,
a thimble, a button and a piece of money
in the bride's cake, a The rine was got
by a sprightly widower, not 1,000 miles
from
lies
ids
from Brussels, much to the disappoint-
rnent of some of the younger swains w
bo,
no doubt, thought their turn should be
next. The thimble and button, which
denoted an old maid or bachelor, were
both got by married guests, so I don't
think there is going to be any old
or bachelors in the present company.
After the inner man had been suppled
the time was spent in merry chat, vocal
and instrumentalnusie until about 7..O
p. in. when about a dozen rigs drove to
Brussels where the young couple took
the east bound train, amid a shower of
rice, accompanied by the best wishes of
their many friends. The bride was
d -
some and useful presents.
made the recipient of a number of han
—Recently the cellar of Mr. W. V.
Hicks, of Mitchell, was entered by some
tramps. After helping themselves to
refreshments, they went through the
house unnoticed, but removed nothing
of any value.
Greg.
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otiou are thre,shing
wheitooLt, tvh, o)3Ailughvnozstzt_urnAni"Iiii
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natniwisest sf,o_rti:T:esr ATralacis,
roust e long fall for oth
iseinereternr.inhapuira.eisseiiinarrthin5i,1
oneession, recently pur
thoroughbred shorthorn
tlicaPaovstrida Alstioler
ake, tahiL
sting operations ar
_roes:
1310 WiN—Mr.. John
ifeOlop, cut on the far
Douglas, of the 16th
Saturday afternoon of la
the exception. of three r
111.861°currti7gu;vt:vs.edlovneeafr
0 y
leone.lehoinwf ato:wre,ofitouelia:ihwikichehito:1
axprp,relcaicacteasn..nthine, vs.aluiev:sfp,i
bad his teani attached, a
nialline but also that h
not only knows how
sabtlyoroiya7ha
c, lostthis. :p 0 tp ech: le
ivtnun)8
Grey, bei which Christo
s li
that Mr. Zeighler was t
dy of Th
elpiDg trethtwreeseher, Ib
unfortunate young man
tapgaroino strwwenhetntohifisaa•
head
of a scaffold, knocking
the cylinder which NV
-One foot fi7.;;....wcaasug,ohiptuh
drew in the whole kg, 1 A
-fearful
in about
afor at cev e hours a f te
dent in great pain. Mr
iteadlwItnhg CY°
agony111
hrislian
sympathize with his be
their sad - aillic
truth, "111 the midst
death."
East Waw
LOCALITIES. —The ha
ihe majority of the tarn
MeColliing, the note
pulling half an acre
Vint ia on the sick li
wish hirn a speedy rem
Burchill, of Clinton, p
to this section last wee
reopen school on Mo,
Walden and sons has
pulling 10 acres of flax
stone. . They pull one
an acre.—W aee annsh.
again going to comm
their captain, Mr. Bu
their midst next wee
want to give the BI
famous beating.—Mr.
able tol be around agai
illness.—Mrs. Moon,
guest of Mrs, T. Ross
BRI*ITS. - —Schools ha
bronzed countenances
and p4piis give eviden
ed health and strengt
tion.--l-Farmers shoal
about setting out fires
On the 5th concession
few set out, and cases
can be seen.—Mrs. A
left the farm, and 1 -
died' last week. 11
have been a serious
comPlaint.—Mrs. 13es
Henry Edwards, of t
also died at tile sam
see -Nies Corley,
ing her brother Ric:
Mts. Walsh was in,
acconntn—Several ti
6th concession stood
islnite a contrast to
down cast this dry y
th concession, there
in secret a school
anxious spirits,
though somewhat fla
found strewn along
are lieard gabbled o
large. Pity the po
"left" or is "cut ou
But brie tonsolatio
verses dedicated to
zur
IfoIISE KILLED.
behinging to Mr,
resides about hall a
village, fell into a
deep. The animal
field and being pest
driven to the barn,
well. The coverin,
what rotten it g
weight of the horse
tk it, and the an
foremost. The gro
attracted the atte
girls in the house
tune she hurried
where Mr. Koehler
acquainted him
Koehler, with a n
to -the rescue of t
him removed fr
quarters but it win
back was broken
two hours. It w•
wp worth abou
OL'It islTults.
Cairo, Michigan,
hie parents and fri
child have been
weeks and they al
day, Friday. Mr
in Michigan. —
COughlha, of De
guests of Mr. Eilv
for home on Wed
/tan, from News
friends and relat"
PICNIC. —The c
an Sunday Selma)
land's grove on1u
vile children for-'
church and he
-
Rev. Mr. Strm
c'eVe, which is
the village. The
aanusements, and
ant afternoon.
Were spread an