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SE4FORTH, FRIDAY, Mar. 16, 1888.
The Proper Spirit.
In referring to the election of Dr.
Platt in the County of Prince Edward
on Saturday last, a Picton correspond-
ent Says:
"The farriers of the old county town
rig
have shown that they can drop party
and rally for their own interests. .Dr.
et, e. Platt w -as quite discouraged at the open-
•ing of the cenapaign. Promises of a post
office at Pieton , aed of harbor improve-
ments there and at Wellington had turn-
ed a number a votes, and he feared the
small niajority of 74 which he obtained a
. year ago would be lost by this official
bribery. The polling. to -day shows that
f.-
..1 in Picton. and Wellington he actually
lost 39 of his majority. His opponent
and the imported Government speakers,
however, had announced that Conuner-
• J cial Union was dead, and they had come
to give it burial. They never made a
• 84_ bigger mistake. What promised to be
an apathetic and h Lund r u m campaign
; speedily became a lively one. Conserve-
, /. •
tive farmers who never voted against
their party before did 80 to -day. The
losses in Piton and Wellington were
,
' 4 overcome and about a hundred added to
i; Dr. .Platt's majority.- If Dr. Sproule,
•M. P.'Mr. George raylor, M. P., Hon.
t
•
t John Costigan and others had staid
•2-8. ! away and Mr. Clapp had 'favored Com-
mercial Union, it is cluite likely the Gov-
-, A
• erne:tent would have gained the seat.
"- Dr. -Platt's return was Bemired by the
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;• 1- help of many of the beat Conservative
farmers in the riding, who refused to say
by their votes that they were satisfied
••-
•
. with the policy of restriction. Dr. Platt
e goes back to Parliement pledged to Com-
.
mereial Union, and to support whomso-
ever supports it. He could not have
. won as the Reform cendidate, pure and
simple, and he publicly admits it. Ile
gained at almost every rural polling
-• place." '
This is the first election that has taken
. , place where Commercial Union was a
square issue between the candidates,
f and the result must be gratifying to
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those who are opposed to restriction and
monopoly. it is gratifying not only on
account of the victory, but because it
shows that when people are once con,
vinced that their own interests are at
atake they will rise &leave party preju-
dices and vote for the right. This one
incident affords much hope for the fa-
ture. The spirit displayed by the farm-
ers of Prince Edward should be emu-
lated by those of every other county in
the Province. It is beyond successful
contradiction that Commercial Union or
Unrestricted Reciprocity would be Iarge-
ly in the interests of the farmers, per-
-•ticurarly of Oetario, and they are blind
' - to their own interests who will vote for
or countenance a candidate for Parlia-
• mentary honors no matter what his po-
sition on other political questions may
-• • be, or to what political party he belongs,
unless he will positively pledge himself
; to use his whole streugth to se ewe unre-
stricted trade in same reasonable shape.
Let the farmers once take a firm stand
on_ this question as those of Prince Ed-
ward did on Saturday last, and they
wiU not long be compelled to pay trib-
ute to the American Government for
every animal they may wish to dispose
of in that market. The matter rests
largely with the farmers. So soon as
they say by their votes that the double
fence between the two countries must
come down, down it will come, no mat-
ter what other interests may say to the
contrary. Will they rise equal to the
occation? We believe they will, as soon
as theyhtene to realize the true position.
Death of Senator Plumb. •
Another prominent Canadian politi-
cian has gone to his long home. Hon.
, J. B. Plurnb, speaker of the Canadian
• Senate, died very suddenly at his resi-
dence in Niagara on Monday morning
last Mr. Plumb had been attending to
his parliamentary duties at Ottawa and
on Friday last he left for his home at
Niagara. His coachman met him at St.
Catharines on Saturday and drove
him from there home, some ten or
• twelve miles. He was then in the full
enjoyment of health and had arranged
to return to Ottawa ein Moraday morn-
ing. During Sunday, however, he felt
slightly indisposed and called in his
medical adviser. The Doctor -left him
an Sunday evening much better, as he
thought, and was unable to determine
that anything serious was the matter
with him. On Monday he arose and
while in the act of dressing himself he
fell to the floor and expired almost in-
stantly. He leaves two sons and three
daughters, none of whom were at home
at the time of his death. Miss Annie
• Plumb was at Ottawa, as was Mr. Dun"-
ean C. Plumb. Mr. Fred. Plumb is at
present in G-ermany. • Mr. Plumb's
eldest d ugl ter is married ti Mr. C.
Robinson, . C., of Toronto, and his
second daughter is married to Mr. Chas.
Rose, of rteneva, N. Y. M
has been a widower for twen
•y Fyiellin'b
are'.
The following particulars cone rning the
late Senator are gleaned from he dail
press:, -
For many years Mr. Plumb as a pro-
minent figure in Canadian; pu ilic life.
He was a strong partisan, 4nd received
his share of adverse criticism, but off
the platform aed out of the ouse be
was well liked and well esteen ed, and
the announcement of his death came as
a personal s rrow to many on b e th sides
of politics. he deeeased was the son
fan Episc pal clergyman of English
escent, and was born in Eas Haven,
onnecticut n 1J6. He came to Cana -
a in 1845, ad married a da ghtee of
the late Sam el Street, of Niagara Feats,
and settled 4t Niagara. Mr.J Plumb
was at one tine engaged in ban ing a,nd
in the early i1ailr6ad 'enterprise of the
United States, and was for a tine man-
ager of the State Bank at Alba y. He
was first returned to Parliame t at the
general election of 1871 for the then
electoral district of Niagara, and was
an active debater on the Conservative
side in Parliament and on the stump
during Mr. Mackenzie's term olf office.
At the general election in 1878 he fell
two votes behind his opponeet, but
seeured the seat on a re-count. Before
the general election •of 1882 the con-
stituency of Niagara was abolished, and
Mr. Plumb contested North We lington
unsuccessfully against Mr. Jan es Mc-
Mullen, the presentReform mei ber for
that riding. In 1883 he was c lied to
the Senate, and for a short peried dur
ing the sessien of 1886 acted as leader of
the Government in that , bodY, Sir
Alexander Campbell, being absent owing
to ill health. After ; the last genera.'
election ale. Plumb, was appointed
Speaker of the Senate. He was a man
of large means and of extensive basiness
wt
relations. One of the latest ent rprisee
in which he was concerned as the
Globe Cattle Company, in which heavy
losses were sustained.
' As They Were.
The result of the two Dominion elec-
tions which took place on Saturday
last, leaves the standing of parties in the
house the same as 4 was behtee, only
more so. These elections were in the
counties of Prince Edward Cad West
Middlesex. The sitting mem berm for
both constituencies had been unseated
by the election courte en account of
bribery by agents. They both lecame
candidates at the new elec toe, D4: Platt
as the Reform candidate f r Prin e Ed-
ward, and Dr. Roorne are he Co serva-
tine candidate for Middlesex. They
were both re-elected, only by far ely in-
creased majorities, Dr. ,Pla, tt's mtjority
haying been increased roari 71 a year
ago, to 161 on ithe presen it occasion.
ONTARIO LEGSLATURE.
(From Our Own Cor4espondent.)
Toronto, March 13th, 1888.
The debate on the Interprovincial
Resolutions Was contineed on Tuesday
of last week. The int rest in it was
lessened by the overwh tatting superior-
ity of the Government
tion,in debating ability.
surprised the house by
and sarcastic tone -in w
his speech, tied it was
that this new depactur
Then when he en ter,ed in
tion of the financial pro
ference, he had a great
fellow members—the t
ledge vhich displaye
o
ver the oppoei-
The retsurer
the a fgressive
ich he (*hued
enerall agreed
was a success.
o the c ris dere-
osals of thh con-
urprise for his
°rough kitow-
of the Dan -
other
e of
ces no only cOntario bit of the
provin es and the Dominion. 0
the bust 6peeche8 on el e Conservative
side of the house was made by Mr.
Whitney, the n,ew mem er for Dundas.
Ile spent muchltoo long a • time in ex-
plaining /to the house wh t an embarras-
sing position he was in se anew member,
ing easily and
but grew in favoras he pto eeded,speak
fluently • n -
With some
originality. The debate wtas ; close by
a brilliant speech from ...iv r Hereon t ---
thoughtful, argum entati e, and dip ey-
ing hat usual enice choi e of lenge ge.
When the Attorney -General moved hat
the house cc,ucur in the resolutjons, the
e ts.
ion
the
ble
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aid
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as
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opposition began to fire in amend
First Mr. Creighton arose with a ma
condenming the proposalto transfer
-pOwer to an authority not respells
-to the Canadian people. He thou
this would be a bitter pill for the
formerS to swallow and expresse
desire to see the wry faces they w
make over. it. "Rye!" asked ;
Hardy in a tone expressive ofdeep ho
and amazement.; The atnendment!
voted down by a majority of 54 td
a straight party vote. Then Mr. W
of Hastings moved an amendmen
the effect that the proposed mod
dealing with the Senate was not s
factory. This really would have
rather an embaressing motion for
Liberals, who, judging from the torr
_their speeches, were net very entail'
tic advocates of the plan proposed
the conference. But the satisfae
which the oppositionist felt in eor
ing some of their opponents, gave p
to dismay and wrath asj they heard ;
Fraser reading an amendment to the-
fect that the concurren e of the h
d be comm
General.
Lot only of s
ndment, bu.
preventing any fart er amendm
beim* moved. After a rotest from
Meredith, who describel the procee
as cowardly, Mr. Fraaer's amendr
was carried ort a vote oil 50 to 24.
The Conservatives naturally c
that Mr. Meredith's was the.first sp
of the debate, while the Reformers
erally award that place to the Mini
of Education. Very high praise is
given to the speeches of the Treas
Mr. Guthrie and. Mr. Harcourt.
quettion now arises, what action .
the -Jthperial Government and Pa
ment take upon the resolutions. I
absurd to suppose that they would t
lightly the requests of the legialae
of the five greatest provinces in
Dominion. On the other hand t
would no doubt listen to any repre
tations which the federal authori
may make upon the subject. What
have to do is to ascertain wha
in the resolutions shou
cated to the Governor
was an effectual mode
ting off Mr. Woods' am
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THE HURON EXPOS1ToR.
the will of the people of Canada
and that the -people of Canada are
represented fully, neither in the Do-
minion Parliament nor in the Provincial
LegiSlatures, but in both. -
, As! soon as the resolutions had been
passed, the business of the House began
to Move faster. There were night sit-
tings on T.hursilay and Fridey, and a
very .large amount of business was done. -
A fortnight of such work woluld dis-
pose of all the remaining businets before
the House.
MR. NAIRN'S BILL
enforcing the registration of limes on
agricultural implements and otheenhat-
tels, got its second reading on Fffday,
but there was so much opposition mead
fested that it will probably pass in a
greatly ameeded form. It is ; doubtful
whether the regulation as to Vie label-
ing of the article with a view to show-
ing the amount due will be enforced.
It was conceded by all thet there
would be no objection to enacting, first,
that the manufacturer should supply the
purchaser with a copy of the agreement
creating the lien; and second, that if a
third party, intending to buy from the
original purchaser should apply to the
manufacturer for a statement of the
amount duetto him; the manufacturer
must melte '; e correct statement, or be
stopped from making any further dein),
SEED GRAIN. .
.••
- On the same day, Mr. Freeman's bill
relating to the sale of seed grain ;was
read a second time, The bill is :designed
to prevent the recurrence of the exten-
sive frauds perpetrated in Ontario with-
in the last two years. It is proposed to
aecomplish this object by prohibiting the
sale of seed grain at three tithes its value,
and the negotiation of "notes, et., made
in pursuance of such forbidden- sales.
This is probably the only way in which
the Legislature can deal with the mat-
ter. But the fact is that the seed grain
'frauds is only one of a gess of frauds
which are committed by the aid of ne-
gotiable instruments. If g induees B to
sign a contract by fraud, it is eas.Oor the -
law to step it and declare the Contract
void. But if, ,in pursuance of that
fraud, B gives a note which is eold to a
third party, that party is not held re-
sponsible for a fraud of which he had no
• notice. And somehow or other'he al-
ways contrives to show that he had no
•notice, although often that state of bliss -
fol ignorance must have been attained
by shutting -his eyes and ears very tight. -
..If the purchaser of a note was compell
ed to make some inquiry into its history,
iewould not only put a stop to the great
mass of.frauds by which farmers are
victimized, but it -would be a great bene-
fit to the purchase! himself, ;by protect-
ing him against forged pipers. And in
these deem of swift mail and telegraph
setvice'the neceadty in makhig an in
quiry of this kind wou:d ieteriere little
with the freedom of transfer of good
paper, which is supposed to be essential
to trade and commerce. Of course this
remedy :meld be applied only by the
Dominion Peri him et] t.
ANOTHER DISPUTE.
The germ of another dispute with the
Dominion Governinent appea a in a Bill
which provides that, in all !matters in
introdueed by the Attorn y -General,
which the Legislature has jurisdiction,
the executive authority shall be visited
by the Litatenent-Governor. An import-
ant result of this teetslation would be
to gi ve the Lieutenan t -Governor th e power
to comm u te sentences posed aeon
prisoners for offences against -provincial -.
laws. -
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OUR OTTAWA LETTER.
' (From Our Special Correspondent.)
• OrrewA, March 13th, 1888.
Last week was an eventful one in
•
Parliament and it will be impossible,
therefore, to do more than mentio.n in a
brief way some of the most itnportant
subjects that present themselves for dis-
cussion :
THE TEMPERANCE VOTE.
By far the mose ettiking event, and
in the opinion of mapy the most im-
portant, was the vote on the temper-
ance question. It is well known that
for years the temperance people, acting
•through the Dominion Alliance, have
been seeking amendments „to the Scott
Act, so as to do away with certain_
existing anomalies and with certain
practical obstructions to the working
of the Act. The Bill to accomplish this
object has been in the hands of Mr.
Jamieson, of Lanark, a well-known
member of the Alliance and a pro-
nounced supporter of the Government.
• It has always been felt that the Gov-
ernment itself should undertake the
business of amending this Act just as it
does in the case of every other law
which is found unworkable. There is
really no difference as to responsibility,
of course, between the Governntent re-
fusing to pass a Bill to Make an existing
law workable and the same Govern-
ment deliberately proposing a Bill to
make a satisfactory law unworkable.
So strongly is this felt that three years
ago the Alliance sent a deputation, to
the Government asking that one of the
ministers should take hold of the mat-
ter and father a Bill to make the neces-
sary amendments. The application was
not received favorably and Mr. Jamie-
son has gone on since introducing his
little measure every year and always
with more or less unpleasant results.
One year the Senate tacked on a wine'
and beer clause which, had it passed
in the House of Commons, would have
practically repealed the Scott Act.
Another year, the wine and beer clause
came very near carrying in the House of
Commons. It becomes more and more
evident every year, not only in relation
to this measure, but in relation to
legislation generally, that it is a
practical impossibility for an • im-
portant Bill to be passed through
Parliament unless it is • taken hold
of by the Government. Besides, as
the introduction of anamending bill of any
kind gives an opportunity of inserting
others, the plan of having such a meas-
ure in the hands of a private member,
keeps every clause of the original meas-
ure, as welltas the measure as a whole
constantly liable to change, a harrassing
thing as well for those who opporte as
for those who support the principles in-
volved. Hon. David Mills has been the
spohesman of this view for years and
has done all he could by argument to in-
duce the Government to take hold of
the amending Bill. It became more and
more evident, however, that the Gov-
ernment will have riothing to do with it
and the last trace of hope seemed to
fade away when, last session, the Pre-
mier himself voted for all the anti -
temperance amendments to the Scott feat
-
Act, including the wine and beer clause.
But the fact of Sir John Macdonald's
alleged conversion under • Methodist
auspices in the recent reviva!s here gave
hope, as mentioned in the last let-
ter, that at least he would give the
sanction of his vote to what the temper-
ance people wanted, for the vast major-
ity of Methodists favor a prohibitory
law. On a motion to go into committee
of supply, Mr. Mills proposed that the
Rouse should declare it to be the duty
of the Government to undertake the
amendment of the Scott Act. This was,
in form What is known as a "want of
confidence motion," that is to say, if
carried against the Government it would
have been a vote of censure upon them.
But motions sit»iliar in Parliamentary
form, have before now been accepted by
the Government and passed unanimous-
ly. On this:occasion, however, Sir John
:Macdonald resisted and a vote was tak-
en. All the Liberals but two French-
Canadians voted for the resolution, but
the Conservatives and Nationalistsevith
the'exception of Mr. Wright, of Otta-
wa, a true-blue Tory, voted agaiest it.
The result wee that the resolution was
defeated by 56 yeas to 109 nays.
• COMMENT ON THE VOTE.
• The Conservative temperance men,
like Mr. Jamieson and others, claim
that the declared policy of the temper-
ance people has been -to keep temper
ance distinct from party and that Mr.
Mills' reaolution was an unfair attempt
co put them in a false position. The
Liberals, on the other hand, contend
that the Vote proves what so many of
them have contended, that no Conserve
tive whose party ties are strong will vote
for Temperance against the wish of Sir
John Macdonald. They recall how Mr.
.Blake was condemned by Temperance
men on the .Conservative as well as on
the Liberal side when he declared his
unwillingness to vote; for Prohibition in
the preset:it state of public opinion. There
was nothilag said then of it being undea
eira,ble to make Prohibitory Legislation
a matter of party division. They recall
also the number of times that such prom-
inent Coneervative Temperance men as
Rev. John Potts, Hon. Mr. Foster and
others have declared in the Alliance and
elsewhere, that Temperance measures
inust be sepported, no matter by whom
brought fqrward and no matter by whom
opposed. Nor do they forget that this
same ScotAct wv introduced hy the
Mackenzie Governm t, of whom Mr.
M ills .wes a mernber,atJ the strongest urg-
• ing of the Temperanc men of both par-
ties, and they cont ast the manly,
straightforward actiod. of the Liberal
temperance men in forcing a great meas-
ure like the Scott Act upon the atten-
tion of their party, when. in power, and
that of Tern pera,nce Conservatives today
in balking at an up -and -up declaration
in favor of a few amendments. This vote
will serve to clear the air, and will show
the tempeiance people what they have to
expect from some of . their self styled
champions. .
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THE IltIANITOBA DELEGATION.
If the lanitoba delegates, Messrs.
.Greenwa.v and Martian have vanity as
their beset ing sin, they are under con-
stant tem )tation to err while here on
their present mission, for assuredly
they are the lions of the Capital, politi-
cally speaking. They have had frequent
interviews 1 with Sir John Macdonald,
and h.ate htd the satisfaction of treating
the man who .regards himself as the
owner of Canada and all Canadians very
much as if he were a suppliant before
them. They have given it plainly to be
understood that they came down at his
request to Fear what. he had to say con-
cerning th problem they have be-
fore them, and that while they are
Trite willinjg to take all they can get
for their Pr vince, any offer to be dis-
cussed by Ithem at all must include
absolute re mrsal of the Government's
policy of di allowing and nullifying pro-
vincial cha ters for railways in Mani
toba as it Istood before the Canadian
Pacific Rail ay Compauy s charter was
passed. Sie John, it is understood, has
tried them' on reduced freight rates,
offering to secure these from the Cana-
dian Pacific Railway, he has sounded
e Hudson's Bay Railway
has asked their opinion
ad from Port Arthur to
e has vaguely hinted at
them on t
scheme, h
about a r
Winnipeg,
great advaetages to e given to the
Provitce of the character of " better
,
terms " bet still the redoubtable
"Tom " as Mr. •Greenway is catled by
higfamiliari„ • and the pugnacious "Joe,
which is a pick -name Mr. Martin has
long enjoyst.d, give the same answer,
" Surrendeeon the Disallowance quest-
ion, and we'll talk to you about these
other things." Sir John Ands that he
never spoke a truer word than when he
said "we cannot check I Manitoba."
The end is not yet, howev. ft Sir John .
i
has got the consent of the elegates to a;
three cornea ed conference, ne corner of
which is to, be the Canadian Pacific
management Ele evidently hopes, in
the course of talk to get the Manitobans
committed th something Vie full effect
of which thef will not see; in advance.
If he can dono more than discredit
. them with their constituents or if he
can divide them in opinion he will have
accomplished something. Greenway
and Martin, while they may fairly be
described as honest and determined men,
are, of course, not a match in cunning
for the "Old Man" who began his
career by outwitting and betraying Sir
.Allan Macnabb and whose admirers
boast that he recognizes no rule in politi-
cal life except to win a dangerous op-
ponent or kill him. Decidedly, the
Manitoba Government should have told
Sir John Macdonald that if he had any
suggestions or offers to make he could
make them by letter, by messenger or
personally, but that they had been
bidden by the Manitoba people to carry
out e. certain work which they and
the people --deemed legal, consti-
tutional and necessary, and they
had no business to go outside the
Province to ; negotiate with others
regarding thepeople's rights. Already
the Conservatives here are assiduously
circulating reports of a falling out be-
tween the two colleagues from Manitoba,
evidently in the hope of creating just
such trouble as they pretend exists.
There is not one of these papers but
either speaks at the bidding of Sir John
or will suppress anything on the slight-
est hint from him. The mere publica-
tion of such reports should be a warning
to Greenway and Martin of intended
treachery and should lead them to break
off negotiations at once, unless the Prem-
ier orders his organs to pursue a fairer
course. The Manitobans have walked
into the spider's parlor. It may be that
they will escape or they may even de -
the spider an his own home. That
is not the customary result of ep
such as this, however.
THE COMBINES.
The committee to investigate th
ject of trade combinations, began
evidence on Friday. The Taber
the committee seem to be quite c
eed that tae Conservative member
not pursue the inquiry to the exte
jeopardising the good name of the
if they can help it. Part of the ev
taken was on the subject of the
combine, the witnesses being Mr.
bound aud Mr. Matheson, the
being the gentleman whe is now en
in a life and death struggle wit
combine. The testimony went to
that there was a combine, but the
eervative members on the come
seemed to thiuk it important to
that the wholesale grocers and no
protected refiners had started the o
ization. They were partly succe
Mr. Lightbound giving that as his
ion. It will be amusing to see the
servative journals throughout the c
ry, drop the pretence that there i
combine and no extortion in the pri
sugar, and fall to lauding the tari
cause the high prices were brought a
not by the protected manufaetu
,but by the persons to whoni they sell
will make mighty little differ
to the majority of Canadians,
the obvious facts remain, first that
is extortion and second that exto
could not continue but for the t
Even if it be the unanimous desir
the Conservatives on the committ
which is not by any means clear
shield the tariff at any cost, they
be able to do but little in this direc
for the Liberals can call witnesse
state the facts concerning the diffe
countries, thus giving official confi
tion to what is already pretty
known. By the way the scope of
committee has been enlarged by gi
it power to investigate the fire in
ance combine. Residents of towns
cities especially know of the dealing
this combine, how it puts rates up
down at pleasure—or rather up at pl
ure, for it is seldom or never it p
them down. The result of this c
bine is to run fire insurance accord
to cast iron rules the interpretation
which calls for neither skill nor ju
meet on the part of the agent.
agents are paid by commission and h
every incentive to "go it blind" in
cepting risks. The result of this k
of thing is well-known. Even men
are known to be bankrupt, who .hav
county reputation for carelessness, w
desire to "realize and get out" can h
their property insured for its full va
or over and when an "accident" cau
a fire which consumes the property
loss is paid with little or no questi
ing. The result on the whole is, t
honest men have got to pay in increa
rates ninety-nine per cent of this cri
nal fire waste and the shareholders
insurance companies make up the b
ance.
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Sir John Macdonald has confirmed the
report which has appeared in a portion
of the press that communications have
been sent to the Government of New-
foundland to open the way for that
colony to enter confederation which it
declined to do twenty-two years ago.
Delegates are now on their way from
St. John's to Ottawa to talk over the
terms of this latest proposed extension
of the Confederation Act. Faction, ex-
travagance and bad luck have brought
the affairs of Newfoundland to such a
pass that there must be a movement an
the direction of Confederation or a dead-
lock. The Newfoundlanders, if they
are sharp, can make exceedingly ad-
vantageous terms, for Sir John Mac-
donald wants some more men in the
House to protect him against the con-
stant threats of Chapleau, his second
French Canadian lieutenant, and he
would give almost anything that Cana-
da has and promise almost anythin
the promise of whieh the other fello
would like to be able to say that he
had been at the head of affairs when
the last of the British North American
colonies was brought into Confederation.
Attention was called by Hon. Peter
Mitchell that constitutionally and ac-
cording to reason and precedent the
House Iliad a right to know of these
commnnications before they were sent
to NeWfoundland. Sir John did not
deign any explanation or excuse and
Sir Richard Cartwright made a peppery
little speech in which he declared that
Canada was now under. one man's
power, the control being absolute, at
which some Conservatives laughed and
applauded, seeming to take it as quite a
compliment that they were considered
mere serfs of the Premier.
SATURDAY'S ELECTIONS.
Saturday was a good day for the
Liberals. - The two ministers in Mani-
toba,Jones and his colleague, who were
running for election, were successful by
large majorities. The majority for. Dr.
Roome, the Conseietmtive candidate for
the Commons in West Middlesex, was
materially reduced and above all, Dr.
Platt was re-elected for Prince Edward.
It is impossible to describe the satisfac-
tion with which Dr. Platt's election is
received, especially in view of the fact
that his majority was increased enor-
mously. The Doctor will support the
Liberals, it is true, but he has declared
himself in favor of Unrestricted. Reci-
procity with the United States as
against all parties and all policies and
the verdict of Prince Edward gives
emphasis to the attitude of the Liberals
in favor of the broadest possible meas-
ure of Free Trade with the United
States. Had Dr. Platt been defeated,
the bottom would have been knocked
out of the coming debate on this ques-
tion, but the return of Dr. Platt shows
that as the question is more thoroughly
understood, the people favor a policy to
remove the shakles from commerce.
Victoria, arrived at Berlin on Sunday,
having made the journey safely and
• without injury to his health, which is
considered very precarious.
THE YELLOW RIVER FLOOD. — Over
100,000 people were drowned and 1,800,-
000 left destitute by the inundations
from the Yellow River, in China.
ENGAGED AT BIRD'S CAMP.—A white
school teacher on the Sioux Reservation
at Bird's Camp, Dakota Territory, has
become engaged to one of the chiefs of
the tribe.
DANGER TO SHIPPINC. APPREHENDED.
—Numerous casualties are feared in the
St. George's and English Channels on
account of recent fierce gales.
INCREASING THE MARINE FORCES.—
• The Russian Admiralty propose to in -
'crease the Baltic and Black Sea -marine
forces from 16,000 to 24,000 men.
FATAL FIRE.—The Methodist univer-
sity at Mitchell, Dakota, caught fire
early the other morning from the spon-
taneous combustion of oily rags-. Ten of
the inmates had to escape by jumping
from the windows, one being killed, one
fatally injured, and the rest seriously
hurt.
Seiow 'STORM AT NEw YORK.—A ter-
rible snowstorm prevailed in New York
and New England States last Sunday
morning, almost completely blockading
traffic. Business in the city of New.
Yerk was utterly dentoralized. Aaoth-
er aimilar storm occuraed on Tuesday.
CAPTAIN BOGARD Cni RETIRES.— Capt.
Bogardus, champion wing shot of the
world, will not again compete foe the
• championship honors. Advancing years
and domestic affliction are •the hnain
causes.
THE REMINGTON ARMGRY.—The Rem-
ington Armory at Ilion, N. Y. has been
sold to Messrs. Hartley & araham, of
New York, for $200,000. The claims of
the various creditors of E. Remington
& Sans amounted to $236,000.
JEWELERs ROBBED. —Pepper & Efoger,
jewelers at Cleveland, Tenn., were rob-
bed on Wednesday night of $3,000 worth
of watches and jewelry by thieves who
blew the safe open and made away with
their booty.
MEMORIAL SERVICES. — Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, was tastefully decor-
ated with flowers, palms and vines on
Sunday, and throughout the day memo-
rial services to commemorane the death
of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher were
held. Immense crowds attended both
morning and evening services.
Huron Notes.
„ —Mr. R. J. White,lately publisher of
the Blyth Standard, has removed to
Manitoba where he will reside in future.
—Rev. John Gray, of Clinton, has
decided to accept the _pastorate of a
congregation in Kincardine. Clinton
will miss him.
—Mr. Andrew Duncan, near Varna,
has a two-year heavy draught colt that
terns the scales it 1,350 lbs. Good
weight for a horse even much older.
—On Sunday last as Mr. Alex. Inglis,
of Wiugham, was viewing the ruins of
the late fire in that town, he had the
misfortune to fall and dislocate his hip.
—Mrs. Wm. Cockerline, of Blyth,
who has been in delicate health for
some time, is now srnitten with total
blindness, caused by paralysis of the
eyelids, which she is unable to open.
- —On Sunday evening last, in Wing -
ham, the Salvation Army services were
dismissed on account of some evil dis-
posed person putting red pepper on the
stove.
—At an auction sale on the farm 'of
Messrs. A. & J. Sample, Morris, last
week, five Leicester Sheep sold for $79,
and two of the number bringing $36.
—Mr. Malcolm McEwen, of Stanley,
has a ewe which last week gave birth to
four lambs, only one now living. Mr.
John Gilmour has a ewe which last week
dropped three lambs, all living.
—Messrs. Malcolm McEwen and John
g, Pearson, of Stanley, are preparing to
w erect dwelling houses this summer. Mr.
Peter Campbell has secured the contract
for the wood work of both.
—Mr. Thos. Sample, of Grey, talks of
trying his fortune in Manitoba this next
summer, so he and his brother have
leased their farm to Thos. McLauchlin
for a term of years.
—The Directors of the Hallett Branch
Agricultural Society have decided to
hold a three days show this year in
Clinton and have decided upon the 19th,
20th and 21st of September.
News of the IATeek.
MRS. TIARRY STETSON. — Mrs. Harry
Stetson, the actress, died at Moravia last
Friday night suddenly, of heart disease.
: DEATH OF HENRY BERGH. — Henry
Bergh, the founder and president of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, died Monday morning in New
,YorikL.
sv
ER WEDDING.—The Prince mad
Princess of Wales celebrated their silver
wedding on Saturday, but the ceremony
had to be curtailed on account of the
death of the Emperor of Germany.
EMPEROR OF GERMANY DEAD. —Em-
peror William of Germany died last
Friday morning at 8.30, and it was an-
nounced in the Reichstag by Prince Bis-
marck, that his son, Emperor Frederick
William, would immediately leave San
Remo for Berlin. He, with the_Empress
—Go Wednesday of last week James
S., eldest son of Hugh McDonald, 3rd
concession, Grey, fell off a load of straw
in his uncle's barn and broke his left leg
above the knee. He is doing as well as
could be expected.
—Mr. John Skelton, of the 9th con-
cession of Morris, intends building a
new barn next summer, 40x60 feet with
stone stabling underneath. Mr. Henry
Jackson, of the 8th concession, also in-
tends building a barn 42x 60 feet.
• —Material for the construction of the
Rogerson chair factory at Blyth, is
being laid on the ground, and the work
of building will be commenced as soon
as the spring opens. •The site on which
the factory is to be erected is adjacent
to the flax mill.
_—A young man aged about 20 years,
son of Mr. W. Wemouth, of Hullett,
near Londesboro, on Thursday of last
week, while chopping in the, hush re-
ceived such injuries by a tree falling on
him that it resulted in his death a few
hours afterwards.
---Mr.• Geo. Alcock and family, of
Grey, purpose removing to Gladstone,
Manitoba, in the course of a few weeks.
He will be accompanied by Alex. Forest
and between them they expect to take
two carloads of stock, implements, &c.
We wish them success.
--We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Wm. Martin, of Clinton, the veteran
pedlar of upwards of forty years, is
slowly passing away. He is a great suf-
ferer, having been in a helpless condi-
tion since October last, and consequent-
ly is now a perfect skeleton. •
—Mr. Richard 13. Alcock; has pur-
chased the adjoining lot, being part of
lot 6, concession 14, Grey, from his
uncle, Geo. Alcock, paying $2,600 for
it. This will give the purchaser 100
acres now. Mr. Alcock iga hard work-
er and will no doubt do well with his
lately acquired estate.
• —A letter was received. by James
13ownaan, of Morris from Robt. Work,
lately of the township, recounting the
particulars of an accident that befel
them on their recent trip to Dakota.
They had taken a car of stock, &c.,
with them and had got to Park River
station, Dakota, all safe, where Mr.
Work got out of their car and went to
the coach. When about three miles
from aforementioned station and about
fifty miles from their deatinetion nine
Hawn 16, 1888.
• cars of the train were ditched, owing to
a broken rail. Goods were scattered to
the four winds from some of the cars,
but fortunately Mr. Work's car landed
• right side up, and although the horses
were badly shaken no particular
damage was done. The coupling near
the coach broke so that injury to the
passengers does not come in with thia
accident.
—Mr. Malcolm McEwen, of the 2nd
concession of Stanley, and daughter,
• leave this week for Montreal. He goes
to aecure surgical attention for his
daughter, aged 6 years, who is suffering
from partial blindness. She has haa
the best medical treatment that could
be secured here but it has so far done no
good.
—Messrs. J. & E. Bell, of Londeeboro,
the other day purchased a magnificent
specimen of the Clydesdale stallion from
A. Carlton, of Beigrave, who recently
imported him. He is a beautiful dark
bay with white pointe, and turns the
:scales at twenty hundred weight. The
price, we understand, was elose on $2,000„
—At a meeting of the congregation of
Knox Church, Goderich, recently held
to select an associate pastor with Dr.
Ure, the large attendance and unanimity
of choice were remarkable, Rev. Mr.
Anderson, at present serving three eon-
gregations in Whitechurch and section,
was chosen without a dissenting vote,
tind a fornaal call will be extended to
him at once.
—On Friday morning last week Mr.
John •Murdock, foreman of the steam
saw mill at Auburn, met with a bad
accident whereby he lost the forefinger
of the right hand, and the thumb and
second finger were badly lacerated. He
was sharpening the saw, when steam
got up to running power and set the
saw in motion, inflicting the injuries
above alluded to.
.--.--It is customary when any Govern-
ment employee dies to allow his family
a two months' gratuity, and when the
case of the late George Eyvel came up
ha the Honse the other day, it was unan-
imously agreed that an exception should
be made in this particular instancemandf
six months' salary, instead of two, be
allowed the family. The stun amounts
to $1,000, and it is pleasing to note that
net an objection was raised to it.
--At the last meeting of the Literary
rid Debating Society in Barrie's sehool
o,ise the following officers were elected
r the ensuing term::—T. Robertson,
resident ; Wm. Robb, Vice -President;
nt. Barrie, Sec.-Tree:4. ; Committee,
isses Boyd, McCrae and Jennie Walk-
, and S. Walker, D. Smith and W.
ichie, A public entertainment will
held on the evening of Friday, 23rd
st. Program m e, read ings,recitations,
alogues and music:
—A half -mile trot took place on the
at Auburn on Thursday of last week,
tweet A. C. Van Egmond - Mohawk
ief cOlt, King Billy, of Blyth, and
t fanjet Teronto, Guelph and other
t the ,second and third heats were
ily
Is pleased at his colt beating him so
sdeseiilatly:.i'l d"TonMr- ti;%1271:13' Ec:11 t '')11 d
e Auburn horse took the first •heat,
y's colt is considered something het -
Won by King Billy. Mr Cas -
than ordinary, having been shown
of Auburn..
naturally
—L. ;Rightmyer, of Kincardine, was
Goderich one day last week, and. call-
a electing of the Goderich salt mann-
taxers with a view of holding a
eral meeting of all the manufacturers
Ontario, to express their views -upon
iprocity. Mr. Rightmyer has spent
last two sessions of Parliament in
awa, trying to secure justice for salt
n, and has met with no success. The
rime are apparently unanimous
n the question of free trade in salt,
ch undoubtedly, would be a very
at benefit to them.
Thethird monthly horse fair held
russels was well attended by both
ers and sellers. About two car-
s changed hands, the heavr draught
s being, largely represented, with a
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purpose class. The prices real
aged from $125 to $175 each.
t mated that 1000 farmers wer
a d 15 buyers from various se
general
edaver-
t was es-
tPanroesse nOft'
ntario, as well as some from Buffalo
a4id Manitoba. The only fault, perhaps,
to be found was that •some'persons hav-
ing animals to dispose of put such high
prices on their stock that the buyers
could not touch them.
—Mrs. Sarah Rich, a resident of
Goderich fornearly half a century, sdied
on Wednesday of last week at the good
age of nearly 90 years. In her long
term of days she had witnessed many
wonderful changes and notable 'sights.
Slie was present at the coronations of
William • IV and our present ruler,
Queen Victoria, and retained, even in
her late years, -a vivid recollection of
those memorable •occasions. She was
idely known and esteemed, and her
death removes one who has been inti-
mately connected with the growth and
prosperity of Gederich, from its earliest
days.
—On Saturday night the 3rd inst.,
Mrs. Ronald McNaughton of Brussels
crossed •the bourne from whence no
traveller returns. It will be remember-
ed that the deceased underwent a surgi-
cal operation several weeks ago and was
getting along very nicely when diarrhea
set in. Remedies were prescribed for
this trouble and to quiet her nervea and
produce sleep. In her weakly condition
and through the over anxiety for the
patient too large doses of the medicine
were given, producing a stupor :out of
• which she never awoke. Mrs. Mc-
Naughton was a kind-hearted neighbor,
and took a great interest ha her family.
She was an old and well-known resident
of the locality. A husband, two sons
and three daughters are left to mourn
her unexpected departure.
—A correspondent says : Several of
those pleasing events which contribute
so much to the happiness of the individ-
ual and progress of the world, took
place on Wednesday of last week in the
township of Hullett. The first was at
the house of Mr. John Sprung, base line,
when his second daughter, Maggie, was
united in marriage to Mr. Richard
Govier, son of Mr. John Grittier. The
young couple have a wide circle of ac- -•
quaintancee, whose good wishes accom-
pany them in their journey through
life. The next was the marriage of Mr,
R. Jas. Miller'to Miss E. L. Dale,
daughter of Mr, C. Dale, jr. all of
Hullett. Mr. Miller is an industrious
young farmer, and is to be congratulated
on his choice. Mr. S. Appleby also
made an admirable choice of a life part-
ner, being married the same day to Miss
Annie Hunter, only daughter of Mr.
13enjamin Hunter, one of the most high -
y esteemed youniladies of the township.
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