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The Huron Expositor, 1888-01-20, Page 4et. 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. fir The figure between the parenthesis aftei acbiline denotes the page of the paper on which he advertisement will be found. Great Bargains—Hoffman & Company. (I) Notice to Creditors—L. E. Dancey. (5) Annual Meeting—Alex. Duncan. (5) Farm to Rent—Geo. Hanna. (5) Balsam of Fir—Lumsden & Wilson. (8) Groceries for An [4]—J. C. Laidlaw. (8) Purse Lost—ExeosiToit Office. (8) Pay Up—Thos. Coventry. (8) Scott's Grocery Store, [11]—H. J. Scott. (8) Teams Wanted—Anfliew GovenIock. (5) Reduction in Everything, --D. Wei,smiller. (8) Fresh Fish, &c., [21—J Fairley. (8) Help the Poor—W. C. T. U. (8) Reduction Sale Continues—Jas. Pickard. (8) *troll txpositor. SEAFOILTH, FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 1888. Manitoba Politics. As we predicted a short time ago would be the case, the Government recently formed by Dr. Harrison has been 'short lived. At a caucus of the Government supporters of the Legisla- ture on Friday last, Dr. Harrison announced that his Government had determined to resign, and that decision was accepted by the caucus, and as a preliminary to going into opposition, Mr. Nerquay was unanimously elected leader of the Conservative party in the Legislature. The reasons which in- duced the Government to take this course were the defeat of their candidate in Assiniboia, followed the next day by the defeat of Mr. Burke, the newly appointed Cabinet Minister, by a large majority. In the face of these reverses, the Government had not the courage to meet the Legislature, and Making a virtue of necessity, decided to escape an adverse vote by resigning. This -they did on Monday and Mr. Greenway, the leader of the Opposition, has been called upon by the Lieutenant -Governor to form a Government. Mr. Greenway has undertaken this task and at last accounts was busily engaged in the ac- tive work of forthing a Cabinet. That he will succeed in the work which he has undertaken no person seems to have any doubts, and when the Legislature again meets it is expected the new Govern- ment will be ready to submit their policy for the approval of the people's representatives. Mr. Greenway's many friends in this County will unite with us in Wishing him every success in his new spher and thoae who know him best will hay ,few doubts 'as to his ability to conduct the affairs of his adopted Province in a business like and honest manner. He has, however, no easy task before him. He assumes office under very discoura- ging circumstances. He 'will not only find a depleted treasury, but a revenue entirely inadequate to the needs of the Province, besides having a number of entanglements to straighten out and settle, which his predecessors leave as a legacy. In addition to this he may rely upon the determined opposition of the Dominion Government. There are few men in Canada whom old Sir John would not rather to see at the head of a Government than Mr. Greenway, and consequently he need not look for much assistance from him. Indeed the very policy On the strength of which himself and his party have gained power, is in direct opposition to the schemes and planof the Central Gov- ernment. However, courage, perseve- rance and hon -et effort will over -come many difficulties, and if Mr. Green- way makes an honest and courage- ous attempt to carry out the wise and popular legislation he advoca- ted in Opposition, and linaugurates a system of the most rigid economy in administration, a thing which Manitoba needs above all others, _he will have the people at his back, and with _the warm support of those whose servant he is he can afford to set the will and power of his Ottawa adversaries at defiance. The same power which forced Mr. Norquay to step down and out, and again rele- gated Dr. Harrison intoitthe cold shades ' of Opposition, can carry Mr. Greenway safely through to victory. Ceneda now occupies the somewhat anomalous position of having a Reform Government at the head of affairs in every Province except British Columbia, while the Central or Dominion Govern- ment still remains Conservative. This can be satisfactorily explained only upon one hypothesis, and that is that in Dominion matters the will of the people has not had free scope for expression. The Dominion Government have so hedged themselves about by legislation that it is exceedingly difficult to get any- thing like a fair and unbiassed expres- sion of public opinion at an election. What with the Franchise Act, the Gery- mender Acts, and the National Policy, to say nothing of the system of Provin- cial and Railway grants they have inaugurated, they have not only demor- alized the constituencies but have cor- rupted the people as well. In the Pro- vincial arena, however, where public sentiment has a fair chance to express itself, and where none of these corrupt- ing influences are at work, the true sen- timents of the people get expression and the result is everywhere discernible. That the same will yet be the case in the Dominion, and that the people will rise superior to the meshes which have been so skilfully thrown around them, there is every reason to hope. They are already commencing to feel the yoke, and when it galls them a little more severely they will rise up in their might and free themselvesfromit its.the Mani- toba pleople have just done, and although thy will undoubtedly suffer for their past folly; thee is yet time to retrieve themselves. 1 The folio ving names are given as those of the gentleinen who will form the new Provincial Government of Manitoba: Thomas Greenway, President of the &lama and Provincial Treasurer e Ni. L. Jones, Mayor of Winnipeg, Provin- cial Secietarylt Joseph Martin, Portage la Prairie, Attoirney-General; James A. Seiart, East Briandon, Minister of Public Works; J. A. Prendergast, Minieter of Agriculture: All these gentlemen are t at present members of the Legislature except Mayor Jones, of Winnipeg, and a constituency will have to; be secured , for him by some of the sitting members resigning. All the newly made minis- ters will, of course, have to return to their cOnstituenis for te-election, and it I was intended that the Legislature wcituld, ori Thursday, 'adjourn for our weeks for this purpose. It is not ex- pected that any opposition ;will be offered to the return/of the new Ministers. 1 ! I , More Nonsense. Sir Richard Cartwright has sent a message to the St. Jhlin's Telegraph saying that he is "now as always, en- tirely opposed to annexation." Which ie good so -far as it goes. But, then, if that be the case. how is it that Sir Richard, is so mu h in favor of Com - 1 mercial Union, a hich, as everybody knows, would lead directly to it? if Canada is to remain a " nationality " it must certainly continue to have control of its own affeirs. But it has been ex- plained over and over again by those who speak in the interest of the United States that -such a union as Sir Richard propeses would put an end to Canadian control over its own tariff, which would have to be arranged by the United States authorities. And if they were to be put in possession of the tariff -making power, how long would it be before all other privileges now belonging to us would fall into their hands also? We know that the power to tax goes hand- in-hand with supreme autbority.--Lon- don Free Press. - We in Canada have no need to be told that "the power to tax goes hand-in- hand with the supreme authority," and the "supreme authority" in Canada have not hesitated to exercise that power rather more freely than the people care about. For the past ten e, years this power has been exercised to e the detriment of the farmers of Canada and for the benefit of a few pampered manufacturers, and it is now about time the power was being curtailed. But, will the Free Press explain who has ever proposed to put the United Sta,tes in possession of the tariff -making power. Certainly not those who advocate Com- mercial Union, What is proposed is to make the tariff of the two countries uni- form. A common tariff would be agreed upon, and that tariff would be alike binding upon both countries during the existence of the Uniou. Surely there is nothing in this calculated to destroy our nationallty, nor can it be said, in any sense, to be placing the tariff -mak- ing power in the hands of the, United States as both countries would have equal voice in its arrangement. It would, however, remove from the Dom- inion Government the power to tinker the tariff in order to please or appease any hungry manufacturer who might pee dissatisfied with the profits he is per - Mated to grind out of the public who are forced to buy his goods, and it would also prevent the Finance Minister in- creaeing the taxation every time the Government wished to raise more money to buy a railway or bribe a constituency in order to help keep themselves in power: It would also give the tariff a per- manency which it does not now possess, and our merchants and other importers would know from year to year just how much they would require to pay on their imports instead' of as now, being afraid to give a decent order for fear that be- fore it is filled the tariff may be changed and the taxes increased. But, perhaps this is one of the main reasons why the Free Press and its friends fear the change, for under it while funds would be a deal more plentiful in the farmers' pockets, the Government would have Jess to bestow upon political boodlers, heelers and barnacles. IN A speech the other day in senport of Commercial Union, Mr. Cherlton, one of the most promiuent of the leaders of, the Liberal party, defined it as " an arrangement between two or more States by which they agree upon a common tariff to be put in force against the outside world, and by which they agree to .abolish trade restrictions be- tween themselves." To allow no possible mistake as to his meaning he further said : "To Canada it would mean a common tariff with the United States against all the world." It is well that the people of Canada should be thus authoritatively informed whither the Liberal leaders and their foreign allies would lead us. Their _ programme is to make fellow -countrymen of foreigners and foreigners of our fellow -country- men. It is not the programme of the people of Canada. So says the Empire, the new Toronto organ. But :what right has this growth of yesterday to speak so confidently for the people of Canada. It may speak for itself, and it may also very properly speak for the monopolists and crib fed professional politicians whose money has brought it into existence, but it is the sherest presumption for it to presume to speak as it does for the people of Canada. _Who are the "foreigners " who are thus ; THE HURON EXPOSITOR. CIIMECSDPeltriarft so contemptuously spoken of? Why, of course, the people of the United States, our next door neighbors and our best customers- and many of them our kith and kin. In the view of this would be Solon, it was a splendid "program- me," a. patriotic act to fence off our "fellow -countrymen " across the At- lantic so they could not compete with 11, few favored manufacturers and iron_ lords and thus prevent them from bleed- ing the firmers and artisans of this country, but as s do anything for farmers and ar eecuring them I creased prices fo an act of treason suit the Empire the various " recently been or people, but it wil weight with " th on as it is proposed to he re:ief Of these same isans in the way of rger markets and in - their products, it is . This doctrine may and the members of ombines " that have amised, to bleed the not likely have much people of Canada." News o ' the Week. STRICKEN. —Ex President Grevy is prostrated by an • ttack of paralyais. DR. LYMAN A BOTT. —The salary Of Dr. Lyman Abbott, Beecher's succeseor,- has been fixed tet porarily at $6,500 a year. CANAL FREIGH SI—During the past season 5,563,805 t of freight passed through the canali in New York State. ARREST OF & BBERS. —Fifteen men who were .connec ed in numerous rob- beries in Texas an Arkansas have been arrested. MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS IN CHINA.— During a fanatical outbreak , in the Chinese Province of Fukien twenty Christian churches were burned and the converts massacre . EIGHTY HORSES. URNED. —The barna of the Horse -R ilroa,d Company at - Meriden, Connecti ut, were burned on the might of the 10th inst., with eighty cars. Loss $75,000. OR. —R. J. Putnam, editor of the New which paper he was up to 1873, is dead 0. F Lin.—The Julian ndiana,, was burned •uary 10th. Thirty aped in their night red several perished. horses and fourtee A VETERAN Em formerly managio York Herald, with connected 35 years at Brooklyn, aged POSSIBLE LOSS House at Goshen, at midnight on Ja or forty guests es clothes, and it is fe- Loss $7,000. DR. A. S. PAT Alfred S. Patton, t of the Baptist We lyn on the 12th ins Suffolk, England, 1825. A MILLIONAIRE' Curtis, the milliona Meriden, Connectip by his will to the C Women and Orph and Maintained a Episcopal charities ELECTRICITY INST Elbridge T. Gerry, -Dr. Southwick, co ed in 1886 to dev I. ON. —The Rev. Dr. e editor and owner kly, died' at Brook - He was born in on December 25th BEQUESTS. —L. J. re manufacturer of t, has left $750,000 rtis Home for 0 d ns, which he built his own expense. et $20,000. AD OF HANGING.— Matthew Hale and missioners appoint - se a substitute for hanging have reported at Albany, New York. They favor electricity 'as a method of capital punishment. AT THE PALACE. —The Czar and Czar- ina held their usual New Year reception at St. Petersburg. No formal speech was made by the Czar. Both their majesties conversed at length with General Von Schweinitz, the German ambassador. DROWNED AT THE Soo.—A horse and cutter containing three men broke through the ice in the river at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, on the night of the 9th inst. The horse and cutter and one man are missing. DR. CROSS HANGED. —Dr. Cross, the prominent Cork physician who was con- victed of having murdered his wife in order that he might marry his children's governess, was hanged on the 9th inst. Dr. Cross was formerly a surgeon in the 53rd regiment. THE LARGEST GUN EVER CAST.—The largest gun ever made of steel in one solid casting, and one of the three big guns recently ordered by the United States Government, was cast at the Pittsburg Steel Company's works the other day. The completed gun will be 238 inches long, and will weigh nine tons. The muzzle velocity will be 2,000 feet per second. A NOTED STENOGRAPHER. —A. F. Warburton, the well-known steno- grapher, died at New York on the 10th inst. of pneumonia. He was born near Dublin in 1828, and had been in this country since 1851, his first work here being as a compositor in the New York Times office. In 1854,he,with his friend Roberts, formed the first firm of law stenographers in that city—Roberts & Warburton. He had been associated with the leading stenographers of the country in reporting rhany of the most celebrated and important trials. He amassed quite a fortune in his profes- sion. He was actively connected with the management itof several charitable associations. DREADFUL AND FATAL BLIZZARD IN THE WESTERN STATES.—The most ter- rible storm on record swept over the West and Northwestern States last week, blockading railroads in five states and causing terrible suffering and death. It is not improbable, when the record is complete, that it will show more than Col .4 hundred lives have been sacrificed to the the fury of the blizzard in Dakota alone. ent Next to this the worst blizzard that the Gen Northwest ever experienced occurred on jori January 7, 8, 9, 1873. In that storm the 70 people were frozen to death and resu thousands of dollars' worth of property Cho were destroyed. The present storm at promises to be even more terrible in its Que results. It came without warning. hay Victims either dead or so badly frozen as to be crippled for life are reported from Sioux Falls, DeSmet, Fergus Falls, Ind Brainard, Mitchell, Aberdeen, Huron men and other places in Dakota. At Helena, 1_ form Montana, last Sunday morning the • Wa thermometer registered 45 ° below zero. Reg The highest point reached during the will day was 25 ° below. In Nebraska there ness is terrible suffering among stock, many han animals having been frozen. In Colo- ! rado, Saturday night was one of the T coldest ever known in the Rocky Scot Mountain country. A report from tion Kansas City says: Saturday and Sun- Dep day nights were the coldest ever ex- nou perienced in this section. A few cases is pe of freezing have been reported here, but by t the reports that come from Western the Kansas are appalling. The blizzards law that raged through that section a few . the weeks ago left the people in such a bad polli condition that they were unable to stand retai the severe weather of the past twenty- four hours and a large number of deaths from cold and starvation occurred. It is estimated that three thousand people in Clark County are in a destitute con- dition and unless immediate relief is afforded the number of deaths will be fearful. The casualties among stook have been greater than were ever be- fore known in Kansas., Horses , and cattle have perished in their stalls and the owners have been badly frozen while attempting to care for them. On the Missouri Pacific rail way two train- loads of cattle coming in from the West were caught in the blizzard and every animal was frozen to death. As most of the cattle on the western range of the Indian Territory are new Texas stock, the loss will be very great, they being unused to such low -temperature. The Minneapolis Journal's revised list of blizzard fatalities shows 97 dead in Dakota, 12 in Minnesota, 6 in Iowa, 17 in Nebraska and 2 in Mointana ; total 135, beide e 55 repotted nibIsing. 111111=111111MININIIIMIIMMII _ FROM THE DOMINION CAPITAL. . ' (From Our Own Correspondent.) 07TAWA, January 17. Fallowing the saying of a calm be- fore ea storm, the political atmosphere is clear and the most weighty matter atp present enging . the attention of the Government is, for aught. we know, the preparation of the Speech from the Phrone. Three or four Cabinet Minis- ters are out of the country, and the Pre- mier himself is occupied occasionally in opening toboganning slides for the clubs and attending revival meetings. He celebrated the evening of -his 73rd birth- day On Wednesday by listening •to, Messrs. Crossley and Hunter in the Dominion Methodist church. The -bad Grits said he had Many sins to repentt of, but -Sir John himself expects a seat in a celestial cabinet, -for when a friend said to him on Wednesday, "I hope you will live 73 years longer," thePremier re- plied, "What, would you. keep me out of heaven that long ?" It is said that when the old man was taken down on a tobog- gan Thursday evening he left his breath at the top, and returning found it, like Bob Burdette's frozen to an icicle. Sir John yet relates a prophecy made forty- five years ago by an old gipsy, who was angry at him for prosecuting her horse - stealing son. "May the devil and you," she exclaimed, "go hunting together for sixty years to come." PAINTING THE LISTS. , The type is expected here daily for the fitting up of a temporary printing office in this city, which Colonel Chain, ber lain says will be used for the printing Of the electoral lists under the Franchise Act. This will, if carried- out, take the printing of these lists ,away from the local newspeper offices, whose proprie- tors will say with the poet : I du believe with all my soul In the gret Press's freedom, To pint the people to the goal An' in the traces lead 'ern ; Palsied the arm that forges yokes, At my fat contracts squintin', An' withered be the nose that pokes Inter the Gov'ment printin'. OUR MILITIA. It will not surprise some if an increas- ed militia appropriation be asked for this session. The British Government are said to be urging an increase in this direction to be applied chiefly to coast defences and the purchase of guns. The article by Sir Charles Dilke in the Fort- nightly for January, severely criticizing our militia system, was probably inspir- ed or suggested by Lord Wolseley. All this, however, looks so much like a meddlesome interference in our domes- tic affairs that Parliament may take the view that our financial condition and national relations do not warrant unpro- ductive expenditure. The strength of our active militia is about 39,000, maintained at an annual cost of over $1,000,000, and divided as follows: In- fantry, 32,780; cavalry, 2,000; garrison artillery, 2,550; field artillery, 1,500; engineers, 180. By Provinces: Ontario, 18,000; Quebec, 13,000; New Bruns- wick, 2,850; Nova Scotia, 3,900; Prince Edward Island, 800, and a few in Mani- toba and British Columbia. ELECTION MATTERS. Since my last letter another Ontario constituency has' been opened—Glen- garry, The Reform majority there at the general election wes 206. Mr. Pur- cell, the Reform candidate, was a con- tractor, and his opponent was Donald McMaster, Q. (1, of Montreal.- It is suggested now that Mr. Rayside, the local member, should resign and run in the new election for the Commons, and that Mr. Purcell might run for the Local, but as Mr. Rayside's majority was only 32 Mr. Mowat might be unwilling to agree to this arrangement. To -morrow, the 18th, is polling day in Queens, New Brunswick, the candidates being again Messrs. King and Baird. Its a curious fact that although at the general elec- tion Mr. King received a majority, Mr. Baird is put down in the "official" re- turns as being returned by "acclama- tion." Queens has always been a Libe- ral constituency, both Federal and Local. In Carleton polling is fixed for the 1st February. The Conservative convention chose Mr. Dickinson, a young man, but ex -Sheriff Powell, who represented the constituency before confederation, repu- diates the convention and is in the field. Thus there is a choice between two Con- servatives. For the Victoria, British umbia, Commons electibn polling on 4th February. A protest has been ered against the return of Major- eral Laurie in Shelburne. His ma- ty was only eight. The election to Commons for Dorchester, Quebec, lted in the return of a Liberal, Mr. uinard, by acclamation. There are present ten or a dozen seats in the bee Legislature vacant, but no writs e yet been issued. WORD FROM LORD DUFFELIN. n the occasion of the presentation in ia to the old. 100th Canadian Regi - t by the Countess of Dufferin, our er Governor writes to Captain Ills, of Ottawa, late of the 100th iment, a letter, in which be says he "never forget the affectionate- kind- " which he had received at the ds of the Canadian' people. THE SCOTT ACT. he petition for the repeal of the t Act in Halton is still awaiting- ac - by the Privy Council. Why the artment of Justice does not pro- -cc on its formality in the usual way culiar. All petitions are recorded he Secretary of State, then sent to Minister of Justice, who sees if the has been complied with, and if so Privy Council fixes the date for ng. The temperance people have ued Hon. R. W. Scott, the author 4.44Viir? ' JANUARY 20, 1888. of the Act, to state the objections to the Sttnstead petition for repeal. - OUR MINERAL PHODUCT. At a time when same discus4on is going on about our mineral resonrces, Mr. Coste's statistical report just issued by the Geological Survey is of special interest. The value of our mineral pro- ducts in 1886 was 10,529,000, of which $5,000,000 was from coal; gold, $1,130,- 000, and salt. $227,195. He states that there is only one mine in Canada- pro- ducing arsenic --ea mine- in Hastings county. - TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA. • Mr. Simon Jones, of St. John, New Brunswick, was here on Saturday in consultation with the Minister of Otis - toms as to his special mission- to the Argentine Republic, the object of which is to ascertain if a possible Canadian trade would warrant the Government in subsidizing, a. line of steamers to that 'Repablic and the West Indies. Mr. Jones is a banker and has been Mayor of St. Johns. A NATIONAL ART GALLERY. It is not generally known that there exists in Ottawa the nucleus of a Nation- al Art Gallery. There are a hundred or so oil paintings,valued at $25,000, nearly all donated by the artists. Some of the important collections of the world have grown from smaller beginnings than this. GENERAL NOTES. There are 11,221 -miles of railway in operation in Canada. The report of the commission on the Oriental disaster will shortly be made public. Arnprior has been made a Customs outport under the Ottawa collector. The Ottawa braneh of the Imperial Federation League_ will on Friday dis- cuss Commercial Union with England. Mr. D. Chisholm, M. P. for New Westminster, is already here for the opening of Parliament on February 23rd. .Sir John Macdonald will preside to- night at an insurance company's banquet at Toronto. Huron Notes. —The brick is nearly all drawn for the Methodist church which is to be built next summer at Centralia. —A Mr. Ford, of Stephen, ha 's rented the farm belonging to Mr. Geo. Sairawell a mile and a half south of Exeter. —Several cases of diphtheria, of a most malignant type, have appeared in Goderich during the past few weeks. —Mr. H. Brown, of Winchelsea, is now postmaster of that village, in place of Mr. Jas. Jones. —Mr. Pybus, of Usborne, upon going to his stable the other morning found a valuable horse lying dead. Cause of death unknown. —Mr. Carleton, of East Wawanosh, arrived at Blyth on Saturday from the old country, with two imported heavy draught stallions and one brood mare. —Messrs. W. H. Verity & Son, of the Exeter foundry, are busy manufacture-- ing an order of eight hundred of their celebrated ploughs for shipment to Mani- toba. —Mr. George Hewitt, of the 4th line of Grey, and John Coates, of El ma, have taken a large contract, that of cutting, skidding and drawing all the logs on 150 acres, between Newry and Mouckton —The annual meeting of the South Huron County Loyal Orange Lodge will be held in Exeter on Tuesday, February 7th. A full representation from every section of the county is requested. —Levi Latimer, who has been a resi- dent of Brussels for several years, will remove to Wingham where he has secured the contract .of making barrels for the salt works in that town in con- junction with a resident cooper. —It is stated that in a few days Junior Judge Doyle, of Huron County, will be appointed Judge of L'Original, and his place on the bench will be filled by the elevation of Fred., W. Johnston, of Goderich. —Mr. E. Scarlett, druggist, of Exeter, has sold his entire stock to Mr. Wilson, of Watford, who ie taking it to Hensall where he is going to open up a drug business. —We are pleased tosee that our young friend Russel Bishop, of Grey, has done well in .the recent examinations at the Ontario Agricultural College. His name appears on the honor roll in a number of subjects. , —Miss Williams, daughter of Police Magistrate Williams, of Clinton, has been engaged to teach the Junior Depart- ment of the Exeter Public School in place of Miss Gill who goes to the Nor- mal School. —Rev. G. Rock, of the Baptist church, Wingham, has tendered his resignation. He is going to discharge the duties of an evangelist amongst the Canadian churches of his denomination. He has of late been holding successful revival services in Tiverton. —The material for the erection of a handsome brick block to be built next spring on the corner of John and Main streets, in Exeter, by Mr. Wm. South- cott is being provided. One hundred thousand bricks and several cords of stone will be required to complete it. —As Mr. Henry Keys, near Ethel, in the township of Grey, was attending to his stock on Wednesday morning' 28th ult., one of his horses kickedhim below the knee, beeaking the leg. As Mr. Keys is a middle-aged man it is thought it will be some time before he will be able to go around again. A. McDonell, of Exeter, who sold out his livery business in that place to the two liverYmen there Messrs. Bissett and Christie, had a sale of his remaining stock one, day last week, but failing to dispose of! his property satis- factorily he now iiitends removing to Clinton and will open out a stable there. —A three-year-old daughter of Mr. E. Follick,baker, of Exeter, met with a painful accident the other day. She and a playmate were enjoying them- selves, and while the little boy was carrying her around in his arms he let her fall. She fell against the stove, burning her face to a serious extent. —Word has been ,received by friends in Exeter that Meesrs. F. and J, God - bolt, who recently left Elienyille, in the township of Usbornd, for Bute City, Cali- fornia, to take up lead, have arrived all right, and having mule an inspection �f their property are highly pleased with it; the weather is delightful. —A sleigh -load pf Stratford young folks returning from a frolic in North Easthope about daybreak • the other morning found themselves suddenly de- posited in a snow bank, the driver hav- ing turned a corner too sharply. —Before the close of the school in section No. 4, Morris, for the Christmas hohdays,the teacher, Miss Kate Calder, nor was presented with a pair of beautiful vases b9 the pupils. The presentatimon . was made by Walter Burgess and vv J. Forsyth. Miss Calder has given the best'of satisfaction in this school, —Hon. John Robson, Provincial Sec- retary of British Columbia, and who has recently been appointed to the Dominion Senate is a native of Perth, but hasre- sided in British Columbia for m -annoy years. He is a journalist, and is t unknown to some of the old Huronites, he having kept store at Bayfield about 25 years ago. —The Brussels FPost of last week says: Our old and highly esteemed friend Rev. S. Jones if spared to Friday of next week will see his 80th birthday. Not- withstanding this good old age he preached twice last Sunday at Walton with almost the vigor of youth and he gets about as lively as a cricket. Brus- sels should be proud eef this veteran of the cross. —At the annual meeting of the Hal- lett Branch Agricultural Society the fol- lowing officers were elected: Presidexnt, A. H. Manning; 1st Vice -President, v. G. Broadfoot ; 2nd Vice -President, Jas. Snell. Township of Hallett Directors— Richard Govier, John Mason, W. Waite, Thos. Carbett. Town of Clinton Die tors—J. Johnston, Geo. E. Pay, El. B. R. Proud foot. W. J. Biggins, Stanley,. Jenkins, Goderich township. —Annie Marshall and John Laidlaw of section No. 1, Morris, were successful at the entrance examination to the Clinton High School. They took 432 and 378 marks respectively. At Wing- ha,m,Henry W. Farrow, of No. 7, cap- tured 378 marks ; Annie Campbell, of No. 5, 417; Jemima Garness, and Hat- tie Reid, of No. 8, 539 and 417 respect- ively. Charlotte Haslam, No. 5, was credited with 436 and recommend to be passed. —The members of the Maple Leaf Farmers' Club, Morris, met at Allan Spier's last Thursday and discussed the question' "Which is the more profit- able, pigs or sheep." Pigs were discus- sed by James Martin, Charles Harris, Wm. Wilkinson, Thomas Bradshaw, James Shurrie and Neil Black; sheep by George Brewar, James Wilkinson, Allan Spier, W. Innis, Edward Brewar and Win. Scott. Decision was given in favor of sheep. —Four young men belonging to Zurich, named John Brenner, J. Zettie, Charles Weber and a tailor named Weaver, were last week summonsed be - ore Magistrates Buchanan and Smillie t Zurich to answer to the charge of hooting through shop and house win- dows of residents of Zurich. The harges were sustained and they were ach fined in sums ranging from $5 to 10. They will perhaps conclude that uch sport is more expensive than leasant. —Mr. Thomas McLauchlin, the well- nown importer and breeder of heavy raught horses and high grade cattle, f the township of Grey, purposes hold - an auction sale on hisipremises in he first week of February, when he ill offer imported heavy draught stat - ons and high grade cattle for sale. ntending purchasers are invited to call ny time previaps to the sale to inspect le stock. This will afford a splendid pportunity for persons desirous of se - tiring good stock for the coming season. —Mr. Thomas Heritage, of Grey, has urchased a valuable and nicely located lot of ground, containing six acres, in ondon West and purposes removing mere with his family next spring. It ill be quite a serious loss to this eighborhood and the church to which r. Heritage belongs to have him go, as th himself and family have made emkelves very useful in managing luck/ and Stmday school matters. Mr. eritage will sell or rent his farm in rey township. —The Blyth Standard of last week ys : During the holidays there has en a family re-uion of the Buie fern - in this village. The four sons of Mr . lin Buie were home. Hector has a If interest in the bu,siness college in ontreal. John, who was captain _of e steamship "George Spencer," of eveland, is going to California, to sail arge steamship on the Paeific ocean. uncan is captain of the " Keystone," Cleveland. Dan, whose family was o here with him, is captain of the Kitty M. Forbes." Mr. Buie was a ptain, and three of his sons have chosen eir father's avocation. —Friday morning of last week Rev. L. Kerr, of Brussels, awoke with a culiar feeling resting upon him, and s was followed by a sort of numbness the right arm and leg and an inability talk intelligibly. On • consulting a ysiciau he pronounced it a paralytic oke. Since then the patient has been wly improving and we hope to see m fully restored very shortly. Mr, a ii a 1;'Itl bo th ch sa be fly Jo ha th Cl al of als 44 ea th pe thi of t str el° hi point was in regard to the purchase of a piece of land at Goderich for water- works, and this, it is very probable, the Government will grant. Another point was in reference to breakwater plans. It is asked that a slight deflection to the southward might be made so as to more effectually shelter vessels when loading in the harbor. The deputation also wished that an outlet or sluice might be made in the piers in the harbor so as to prevent an accumulation of eand. —A peculiarly infectious- throat disease has broken out among the horses in the township of flay, by which a number of e farmers have lost several valuable ani - male. Last week Messrs. Alex, Ingra- ham and Geo. Todd lost two very valu- able horses from this loathsome disease, which causes the throat to swell so that the animal is unable to eat or drink for several days, after which an • abundance of thick !Miens matter is discharged from the mouth and nose. Sometimes the swelling breaks out on the inside of the neck, but generally on the inside of the throat. —Mr. W. Sterling, -of the 4th conces- sion of Goderich township, paesed over the dark river last week. He had an ill- ness of only four days, and died at the advanced age of 95 years, He was a native of Panbride Parish, Forfarehire, Scotland, and came to this county 48 years ago, settling in Goderich town- ship, where he continued to eside ever since.' His wife died some •years ago, and he leaves three sons, two: of whom are living in Colborne, Mr. Stirling was a man of more than ordinary intelli- gence, and very quickly won his way ta the esteem and confidence of all who formed his acquilintance;and leaves be- hind him that of which Solomon spoke when he said "A good name is better than great riches." —rhe other day some one took the trouble to make -an inventory of thearti- cies found in the office of the Clinton town clerk, and found it a very old curiosity shop, and the following -is the miscellaneous record: Two old tin trunks, 8 ballot boxes, cross cut saw, 1 keg nails, 1 ash pail (half bushel ashes), 1 mitre box, 1 broom, 2 squares, 3 stone hammers, 1 stone sledge hammer, 2 h • ad saws, 3 pails, 3 oil cans, 2 lengths o stove pipe, 1 level, 1 flag, 1 dozen 1 -up shades and 4 broken chimneys, 1 biscuit box, empty, 1 cigar box, empty 1 -.crew driver, 1 chisel, 2 old -window rohers, 1 lot stove pipe wire, I chinese lantern, 1 or 2 yards lamp wick, 1 lan- tern, 1 old hand satchel, dozen bricks (used to lengthen the legs of the stove), dozen lamp brackets, besides a wheel- barrow load of old books and papers. —Mr. Win. Wynn, father t of Mr. Joh n Wyun, of Brussels, passed away on Sunday the 7th inst. at the residence of his son, aged 80 years and 4 months. He was a native of Ireland and came to this country in his early manhoOd. For over 26 years the deceased has resided in the vicinity of Brussels and was well- known to a great many. The old gen- tleman ,had been living with his son John for the past year or two, and had been down town ---the Thursday prey - ons to bis death. There did h�t.apRear. to be anything particularly the matter except that the machinery was worn-out and suddenly ceased to operate. He was an intelligent old gentleman and as independent as anyone could be. He had kept a span of horses and worked every day up to about a year ago. —Mr. Donald McPhee. on the Wawa - nosh and Colborne boundary, has a liv- ing spring running out of a large hill on his place and -intends to start a 'fishery, This is another American ides,. He says that from a. single pair of fish he can raise from eight to ten hundred fish in a season, and when they are three years old they will weigh from 75 to 100 lbs. His plan is to dig pit 20X30 feet and eight feet deep, timber it nil at the sides so as to keep them from caving in. Then the stream from the spring is turn- ed into it. He will get a pair of fish. This is all the stock he reauires. He says they require feeding three times a day, a handful of peas or grain.. They eat it the same -as a hog. lie has seen a number of fisheries in the Western • States that were -very paying invest- ments. We hope Mr. McPhee may have success in his new undertaking and that it may not only be very profi- table to hii-nself, but a benefit -to the county. —The Wingham Advance of last week says: The people of this neighborhood were greatly surprised on Tuesday to hear of the death of Thomas Gibson, of Turn berry, youngest son of Alt-. Huston Gibson. Few people there are for miles around Wingham who have not heard of The Happy. Farmer," a sobriquet bestowed upon him while -he was an at- tendant and worker in the Taord's Army, which started operations in Wingham t three and a half years ago. Tom one of the first to fall at the foot -of roes through the Army's instrumen- y, since which time he has, We be , led an exemplary life. Before he d the Army he has him -self said he could scarcely read, but after onversiOn he took to Allaying and ed to read well, With the little ation he had we have heard him ex - d the truth of the Gospel in a man - that would do honor to a person S educational advantages had been better. A fine specimen of man- , over six feet high and well pro - )fled, he was capable of taking hard work out of the hands of his r, who is now getting up in 'years. Vingham on Saturday, working as , and dead the following Tuesday rtainly very sudden. The , ever- hf al eye of the mother noticed him ng unwell on Sunday morning, but ot think it anything serious:. Ill- ation of the bowels had set in and - the cause of his death. His par - lad friends have the sympathy of ntire neighborhood in their sad vement. — --- Ir. O'Hagan, M. A., of the High School, assisted at an -enter- cut given in Hamilton the other ng under the auspices of the League Cross. The press of the ambiti- ty speak highly of Mr. O'Hagan's ionary powers. In Dicken'!; th of Paul Dombey " he made a ed impression, and in response to nimous and hearty encore gave chow's Excelsior in fine style. O'Hagan displays a great deal of ionary ability, combined with udgment in making his seleetions clever rendering of them. The es' Tails was also splendidly and took well, an encore being de - d. Mr. O'Hagan has made his as one of the finest elocutionists. ih Kerr had ,preached in the Methodist a 011 %vas previous, and had attended the Sabbath church, Wingham, twice on the Sabbath talit the c School Conference and Union prayer: lieve meting in town on the Wednesday and joine Thursday evenings following. • He has not enjoyed better health for years than _ his c that during the past fall. —A terrible accident occurred near learn the Nile on. Saturday, 7th instant. hepdiaeonlidne the whiffietree a horse of the front team of Ashfield, was assisting his brother wh°8 drawing logs. At a steep hill the teams were doubled. As he stopped to fasten kicked at a horse in the hind team much years of age, a resident of the township John Johnston, a young man twenty fpnaoetritie much striking young Johnston in the head. The cork of the horse's shoe entered his This sudden death is a terrible shock to is cc temple, causing instantaneous death. INilv'slautacli relatives and acquaintances. His fune- ral took place Monday. His widowed mother has the sympathy of many did n filoaonkuni hearts in her hour of trouble. —The Loyal Orange Lodge for the ewnatss a District of Grey met in the Orange Halle, Brussels, on Tuesday of last week. Th the e day was very unpleasant but there was berea 4, fairly good representation present. After winding up the business of the year, which was very satisfactory, the chell following officers were elected for the tainm current year: John Mooney, District eveni Master; R. H. Ferguson, Deputy of the Master ; Robt. Barr, Chaplain; Joseph ens ci Whelpton, Treasurer; J. H. Young, elocut Recording -Secretary; J. A. Maxwell, " Dea Financial -Secretary; Matthew Morn- decid son, Lecturer; Andrew Morrison, a una Director of Ceremonies; Matthew Wil- Longf -son and Albert Gerry, Auditors. The Mr. County Ledge will meet at Gorriet on elocut Tuesday, February 7th. good j ---Capt. A. Macgregor, of the Govern- and a meat steemer Bayfield, and Mr. John " Fox Butler, of Goderich, arrived at Ottawa given the other day and had an interview with mande Sir Hector Langevin in referenee to har- mark Improvements at Goderich. One Can -ad