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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, April 11, 1890
Our Governor's Expenses.
The enormous outlay incurred each
year in connecticn with the Governor -
General's residence at Ottawa' has at -
length assumed the proportions almost
of a scandal. It seems to be looked
upon in Parliament as not just the thing
to make any reference to the expenses
of the Governor-General or to enquire
in any way as to the uses that are, made
of the immense sums of public motreas
that are annually swallowed up in and
about the gtibernatorial residence.
Public opinion, however, has at length
forced some of the members to make en-
quiries concerning these matters. Mr.
McMullen, of Wellington, has been one
of the most indefatigable in trying to
get at the true inwardness of these ex-
penditures and in advocating a system
that would in some measure, at least,
cheek them. In this respect he has done
good service to his country. It is true
that he has brought upon himself the
taunts and sneers of the high up " so-
ciety " people as well as of Ottawa snob -
maces and the immensely loyal Press,
but he will outlive all these. He has
the people at his back, and he has right
on his side, and he can consequently af-
ford to treat with conternpt the sneers
of those who delight to grovel in the
dust before Royalty. Mainly through
Mr. McMullen's efforts this question of
the expenses of Rideau Hall got an air-
ing in Parliament this session, and it
was ultimatelydecided toreferthe met -
ter to the Public Accounts -Committee.
Seeing how the wind -was blowing His
Excellency seemed to think it was time
to make some sort of defence, and ac-
cordingly a statement from hi Secre-
tary, Ca.Rtain Colville, was read before
the Cohemittee a few days ago. The
Secretary says s
Owing to his Excellency's social du-
ties all the room available at the hall is
required. Society, indeed, has so large-
ly increased siece Lord Dufferin's time,
that it ia now found impossible on any
one occasion to ask indoors all the per-
sons who are on the list of official and
other guests. With respect to the ac-
counts for china, glass and table linen,
Captain Colville reminds the committee
of the large numbers who partake of his
Excellency's hospitality during the ;ea -
son. 4e says the figures for the season
are not ,yet complete, but up to thel2th
of March the number of invitations
issued for the various classes of entertain-
ment given was as follows :-Skating
and tobogganing every Saturday, 1,700;
firat concert, 380; second concert, 380;
first small dance, 362; second small
dance, 400; state dinner, 117; first
Parliamentary dinner, 80; second Par-
liamentary dinner, 80; other dinners,
488; total, 3,987. The following is
then given as the amount of glass and
china required for one entertainment :-
180 tumblers, 300 sherry glasses, 500
claret glasses, 600 champagne glasses,
400 ice plates, 40 ohampagne jugs, 300
port glasses,40 claret decanters, 40 sherry
decanters, 20 port decanters, 1,200 din-
ner plates, 300 soup cups, 20 soup
tureens, 144 cups and saucers. His Ex-
cellency does not think that the pro-
posed plan of making a stated allowance
for repairs, glassware, crockery, linen,
etc., would be found to be any more
economical than the plan pursued now,
and in practice he is sure it would not
be found to work satisfactorily. His Ex-
cellency sees no insuperable difficulty in
maintaining an ,inventory and regular
,stock -taking of the furniture, and glass
and other ware. At present, he says,
the china and glassware is of all shapes
and deacriptiona. Some of it even bears
Lord Dufferin's private -cipher and
coronet. He suggests the selection of a
good plain pattern, the articles to be
bought wholesale and kept in stock by
the Govermsnent. Linens and curtains
could be specially manufactured with
a design woven into them, which would
render it impossible to remove and dis-
pose of them.
The latter sentence in the above
- extract is, to say the best, somewhat
suspicious. By it one would be al-
most led to the conclusion that the
society " who partake of " his Excel-
lency's hospitality," use his toboggan
elides, drink his champagne,eat his soup,
etc.,are not tobe trueted where things are
lying around loose ; that they are,in fact,
light -fingered, -thievishly inclined, as
it were. If these peoplereally " remove
and dispose of the eurtains and linens
of the Governor's residence, and that it
is not safe to have these articles in use
unless some special mark by which they
can be known is woven into them,'we
would suggest that the better way for
the Governor to do would be to employ
a posse of detectives, and any one cap -
t ured in the act of purloining linen or
curtains, or even champagne &semi,
eseomsamimosse
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
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should have their names struck froes
the lists of those eligible as "guests."
We hope that none of the members of
Parliament have been guilty ,of "re-
moving" those articles. They might!be
excused for stealing a timber limit, but
if caught in the act' of "removing and
disposing " of the Governor's window
curtains and linen they would run a
serious risk of being expelled from the
House, without even having their case
referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, a la Rykert.
Why should the country pay for the
entertaining of these 3,987 people any-
way? There are supposed to be about
six millions of people in this Dominion,
and is there any good reason that all
these should be taxed to afford amuse-
ments and wine for the privileged three
thousand? We venture to sair that there
is not one out of every fifty thousand of
the people in this Dominion who has ever
seen Rideau Hall, much less partaken of
, the Governor's hospitality. Why then
should all these be compelled to con-
tribute of their hard earned means to
amuse, feed and wine a few snobs about
the city of Ottawa? The thing is a
shame and a disgrace, and our legisla-
tors, one And all, are shamefully re-
ereant to tille trust reposed in them, or
they would'not tolerate for a day a sys-
tem that imposes such great injustice
upon the industrious and honest people,
of this country. The money that
purchases the luxuries and amusements
for these people is wrung from the tax-
payers of Canada, many of whom are
put to their wits' end toprovide the most
common necessaries for their own fam-
ilies. And still this sort of thing is per-
mitted and even connived atAey our leg-
islators, and we boast of having respon-
sible Government, government by the
people, in this country.
The Governor General has a right to
"entertain" when he pleases, whom he
pleases and in such manner as he pleases,
but he should dispenseehis hospitality at
his owdexpense. He has no right to be
generous, yea profligate, With our
money. It is but right that Ise should
receive a liberal salary for Isis services,
and no one would object to the country
providing and maintaining for him a
suitable residence. His salary now is
$50,000 a year and a free house. We
believe this is ample remuneration for
the services he renders, but if this is
-not enough give him more. But, let it
be distinctly understood that he must
run his own establishment and defray
hiteown expenses out of his own salary,
the same as other'people are required to
-do. Under the present system he re-
ceives the big salary and the country
pays all hi 4 expenses, even to the most
trivial personal luxury or necessity. It's
' all chargei to the ceuntry. If he had
to pay; his own way there would be
fewer 44 soCial duties" and less necessity
for champagne glasses and jugs, and the
country would be just as prosperous as
it is ilOW.
We have, also, although on a much
smaller scale, another miniature court
at Toronto, which should also be wiped
out. It costs the people of the Province
a good round sum annually, and we are
not aware that it is productive Of any
good. At any rate, the money it costs
wouldsbe much better employed if used
to lighten the taxes of the people. The
Lieutenant -Governor of this Province
receives a pod salary. He should be
provided with a comfortable office in
the new Parliament buildings in which
to transact what little business he has
to do, and -he should be allowed tor pro •
vide and maintain his own residence.
The people of Ontario have no use for a
mock king. The valuable property now
occupied ae a residence for the/Lieuten-
ant Governor could be very much more
profitably used in -some other way in
which it would yield a -revenue to the
treasury instead of being a drain upon
it. This is a question which the people
should consider at the approadhing elec-
tion. It is one of vastly more practical
importance than the teaching of the
French language in a few of the schools
in the French districts of Prescott and
Russell.
The Manitoba Legislature.
The Manitoba Legislature closed a
lengthy and somewhat interesting ses-
sion last week. The recent session will
be • long memorable for at least two of
the measures that have been put on the
Provincial Statute Book. The first of
theae was the one abolishing the official
use of the French language" not only in
the Legislature, but in the courts. also.
The second was the Educational Bill.
This measure removes the control of the
educational system of the Province from
an independent Board or Council of
Public Instruction and places it under
the direct care of the Government and
Legislature, and provides for one gene-
ral system of public schools, thus wip-
ing out the Separate School system that
has been in vogue since the organization
of the Province. The public schools,
however, are net to be purely secular,
as it was at first supposed they would
be, but provision is made for the im-
parting of religious instruction in them,
the limit to be fixed or regulated by the
local Trustee Boards of each section.
The unanimity by which these revo-
lutionary measures were received by the
Legislature showed that, in proposing
them, the Government had struck the
key -note of popular public approval,
both measur7 being carried by almost
unanimous c naent, only seven or eight
members voting against them. The re
sults of this new departure adopted by
Manitoba, if allowed to go into opera-
tion, will be .eagerly watched by the
people of the other Provinces. We say
if allowed to go into operation, because
both measures hafts yet to run the gaunt-
let of disallowance. But, although
many predict that the School Bill, at all
events, will be disallowed, we scarcely
see how the Dominion Government can
consistently interfere in view of the
high ground they have recently taken
on the queation of _Provincial Rights.
It is not safe, however, to predict what
the may dp under pressure. ° Should
this bill be disallowed it will raise the
biggest kind of a row in Manitoba as
well as in the rest of the Dominion.
The Equal Righters will then have
something tangible to cry out about, al-
though it will only be giving them a
dose of their own medicine, as the Gov-
ernment have as good a right to recom-
mend the disallowance of this 'immure
. • •
as they had to recommend the diaall0-te-
ance of that in reference to the -Jesuit
Estates.
Atethe conclusion of the session a very
unexpected event, especially to oist-
eiders, occurred. This was the resigna-
tion of Attorney-Gerteral Martin. This,
however, was not the result of any dis-
agreement between Mr. Martin and his
colleagues, but was due to the fact that
he could not do justice to his own busi-
ness and the business of the Province at
the same time. As a rule the profes-
sion of politics is not a money -making
profession, and no doubt Mr. Martin
concluded that as he isees young man he
will, in the ordinary coutee of events,
have plenty of time to make his mark in
the political world, whereas_if be allows
the present opportunity of gaining a
competency to pass it may not again 're-
turn to him. And any pereoete who
ktiows anything of public life Will not
feel disposedto blame him for the course
he has taken. His withdrawal from the
Government, however, will be a loss to
the Province as well as to his party, as
be has proved himself to be, by good
odds,the shrewdest and ablest -politician
in the Province. tie still retains his
seat in the Legislature, and it is not
likely that 1). man of his energy and
acknowledged ability will be allowed to
remain very long as a private member
in a Province where really able men are
yet scarce.
In contrast with this is a very pleas-
ant event which took place near the
close of the session. This was the pres-
entation to Premier Greenway, by his
followers in the House, of a silver tea
service and other articles on the occasiod
of his fifty-second, birthday. The mem-
bers of the Opposition also remembered
Mr.'Greenway and made him a hand-
some presentation, thus showing that
while they differ from him in politics,
they admire and appreciate his quali-
ties as a man. Mr. Green -way's many
old friends in this county wilebe pleased
to learn that he wears his; honors so
creditably, and that he Possesses so
fully the esteem and good Will of both
political friends and opponents. We
hope he may long continue to guide the
helm in the Prairie Province and with
as marked success as has attended his
Administration since he became its
head.
SATS the MitChell Recorder: What a
folly it is for the restrictionist- to keep
on pointing to the destitute condition of
the American farmer as an argument
against unrestricted reciprocity. We,
in Canada, do not want to sell our pro-
ducts to the destitute American farmer.
We want to send them to the great cen-
tres of consumption which the American
farmer cannot supply. The poorer and
more destitute the condition of the
American farmer, the stronger the
argument for free trade from the Cana-
dian farmer's standpoint. The reason
the American is in a worse condition
than the Canadian farmer is, because his
farm will not produceas much as a like
farm in this country. We know what
we are talking abcut,from practical ex-
perience when we say this. As a rule a
Canadian farm will give an annual re-
sult from production, about one-fifth
more than the American farm. This is
owing to conditions of soil, conditions of
climate and manner of laboring and
managing the farm. The well-to-do
American is an extravagant consumer,
and if the American farmer cannot pro --
duce enough of what the former wants,
or of a quantity that his taste demands,
the Canadian farmer can do, it and will
do it, if he be permitted to do so.
• THE Dundee Banner remarks: Ac-
cording to the London Free Press the
financial statement made by Mr. Foster,
financial minister, must be regarded as
"an invulnerable array of encouraging
facts." This may be a very swell name
for it but the farmer cannot shut his
eyes to the truth notwithstanding. It
ie not to him a very " encouraging fact"
that the value of his farm is steadily de-
creasing, that the price he receives for
his grain is growing less, that he has
to pay more for everything he eats, uses
or wears, and that his barley and eggs
and everthing else he produces are to be
shut out of the American market. This
is an "invulnerable array of facts,"as the
Free Press says of the finance minister's
speech, but they are anything but " en -
counting." The Free Press must find
it 'ard work to extract sunbeams from
Mr. Foster's cucumbers.
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DISTRESS CAUSED BY FLOODS.- In
Chicot county, Arkansas, the situation
owing to the flood is very distressing.
But little dry ground is to be seen, and
the live stock, which is huddled to-
gether on high banks, will soon begin to
die of starvation. Travel is auspended
except by dug -outs.
FROM THE 'CAPITAL.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
orrawe, April 8th, 1890.
The House of Commons resumed to
day after the Easter recess .of about a
week. The Budget is under discussion
still, but it is generally expected that a
vote will be reached before the House
rises to -night. There was a sort of
understanding reached, which nobody
now seems inclined to repudiate, that
the debate should not be prolonged over
to -day. However, much depends upon
what happens after midnight, to -night.
There are a great many members to
'peak and it is possible that these may
insist upon their right to address the
House at a reasonable hour. If an
adjournment is carried, the debate will
probably continue for several days yet,
for one speaking will start another and
these`two may start half a dozen. There
is a good deal of impatience among
many members at what they consider an
unnecessary prolongation of the session,
but there is nothing unreasonable about
it nor would there be were the present
discussion continued for two weeks. In
view of the present unfavorable condi-
tion of trade and of the oppressive taxa-
tion which has been imposed by the pres-
en tiGovernment and in view no less of the
threatiug attitude of the United States
in regard to retaliatory duties, • the
proposal of the Government still
further to tax the necessaries of life is
one of th,e most important not to, say
startling propositions that has came be-
fore Parliament foe years. One of the
great questions of Parliament is to call
attention to new questions and to focus
public opinion upon them. In no way
can this be so successfully done as by
prolonging the debates in the florae of
Commons. To let this matter go
through with no more attention than is
usually paid to tariff propositions is
to give the lie to all that the Opposition
says as to the folly of the Government
and the danger involved in the course
they propose. How are the people
to believe that the present tariff
proposals threaten the commercial pros-
perity and perhaps the very national
life of Canadielf they find the members
of the Opposition who make these alle-
gations allowing the whole discussion to
occupy about the same length of time as
is given to the discussion of cab hire and
the immigration expenditure?
Among the notable speeches of the
debate was that of Dr. Macdonald, of
Huron. Though suffering from the
weakening effects of illness, Dr. Mac-
donald spoke strongly and with fine ef-
fect. In the nature of things he could
present nothing particularly new, for
the debate now in progress is essentially
the same old debate which has gone on
with varying earnestness for the last
twelve years between the advocates of
restriction in trade and the advocates of
freedom in trade. But ail the 'material
used in the epeech wa e thoroughly well
prepared. Dr. Macdenald had -not only
mastered his subject, but he gave forth
only arguments and facts which he had
at first hand. There was a firmness and
effectiveness in everything he said that
impressed the House and will be pretty
sure to impress the country. Mr.
Hermon, forgetful of the lessons of
former years, undertook to " heckle "
the Doctor as he has so often done with
others. But the Doctor is Seotch, and
in the matter of "heckling," to the man-
ner horn. He quickly faced Mr. Hermon
and showed him up for the cackler that
he is. Mr. Hesson, by his silence, ac-
knowledged the corn and subsided. Mr.
McMillan of Huron,- also made a practi-
cal and sensible speech. Mr. Porter
took a hand le the debate likewise, so
that all three of the Hurons have been
represented.
The main consideration with the av-
erage member of Parliament at the
present time is the prospective length of
the session. There are some who are
particularly anxious -the members from
the Maritime provinces. These gentle-
men are in a condition of exasperation
at the delays which have taken place.
The Government has delayed business;
there has been too much talking upon
unimportant matters, and there have
been two adjournments of almost a
week each, at the very time when the
heaviest work is on, and when there
was the greatest need for close attention
to business, so as to close up the session.
Had there been one adjournment of ten
days nearly all of them could have gone
home, as the Ontario and Quebec mem-
bers have done. But where it takes
from two to four days' travelling to reaeh
home, and the same to come back, the
adjournment in each caserwas too short,
and they have thus been left, kicking
their heels about the lobbies here while
others have been attending to their busi-
ness at home. Less hasty men than the
members of Parliament from the Mari-
titne Provinces would be exasperated by
such treatment ae this.
The general opinion is that -if the
Government does not introduce any new
measures or spring any unexpected pro-
position upon the House, the business
can be finished up in between three and
four weeks. This allows the Banking
Bill to go through, the tariff changes to
be fairly discussed before passing, the
expected measure relating to the North--
west to be duly considered, and the es-
timates to be properly discussed. As
there is no general election pending just
now, the Government will probably let
the House away without any atrocious
new proposals, these will come next ses-
sion and the session after -something to
do the same work as the Gerrymander
Act did in 1882 and the Franchise Act
in 1887. In the abeence of any such
scheme, the general desire to close np
the business and get away will proba-
bly lead% to brief discussions and's, com-
paratively early prorogation:
The House is laughing over a'
joke • upon Mr. Nicholas Flood
Davin, the untamed orator of
Pile o' Bones Creek. Mr. Davin,
it will be remembered, while in a state
of more than initial candor,made a speech
in the House in which he declared that
the Government was simply a head_with
brains in it and nothing else, and that
even then,the brains in the head had. not
statesmanship as their chief characteris-
tic. He ridiculed the Government's immi-
gration policy and declared that this
was a government of deputy ministers
who exercised a tyranny unbearable to
those who valued free institutions.
These statements naturally ca led for
some explanation. Mr. Davin has re-
ceived great praise from his op onents,
which evidently has been quite 1 as un-
pleasant to him as the condemnation of
his friends. He accordingly set to
work to conatruct a great speech which
would make him once more "solid"
With the Government, or rather with
the Premier, without whose smiles Mr.
Davin, politically speaking, would
droop and fade and die. He prepared
his material and then proceeded to prac-
tice the _elocutionary part of it. A
newspaper correspondent who happened
to be near the "Tower room" heard the
well-known tones of the mellifluous
Davin from inside, and listening, took a
shorthand note of the greater part of the
speech, This he wrote up for his news-
paper, discounting whollyfthe glowing
eloqumce-which the member for Assini-
boia. had expected to pass at a hundred
cents on the dollar with an enchanted
House of Commons. Strict moralists
will probably blame the correspondent
who "gave away" this little piece of
news. But this moralist is not acquaint-
ed with Mr. Davin or elets\ he has no
sense of humor. It is a good joke, and
almost anything must be excused in the
all compelling name of Fun.
The Ontario Legislature;
TORONTO, April 8th. 1890.
(From our own Correspondent.)
The last session of the sixth parlia-
ment of Ontario has closed, as was pre-
dicted during the week. The business
was wound up during the grey morning
hours of Friday, and prorogation took
place yesterday afternoon. The next
six weeks will see great activity- in the
way 4 political conventions all over the
Province. Comparatively few have
been held for either party throughout
the ninety constituencies. The secret of
the date of the elections -if the date has
actually been fixed -is kept very close,
but no doubt there is a good deal of
truth in the general idea that they will
be held in June, and politicains gener-
ally are looking to that end. During
the past session comment has been more
frequent and pointed than usual on the
great disparity of the two parties
represented in the Legislature. The
most casual observer can hardly fail to
notice it, but nothing is more painful to
the Opposition side of the House than
to have the fact pointed out to them.
To admit it is gall and wormwood to
them. To deny it on the -other hand is
to admit that they have suppressed
those talents which they are not gener-
ally credithd with possessing and have
wilfully thrown the heat and burden of
the parliamentary warfare on the shoul-
ders of a leader who deserved better
treatment. It is really absurd to make
any comparison between the front row
of the Opposition, either the members
of the Government or the leading mem-
bers of the Liberal party outside the
Government. There is not a man, Mr.
Meredith excepted, who rises above
mediocrity on the Conservative benches.
Take Mr. Creighton. By virtue of ex-
treme recklessness and desperate inac-
curacy -if a stronger term should not
be used -he is able in his own harsh,un-
couth way to make a scene in the House
now and then. But he invariably over-
shoots the mark, and inetead of injuring
the enemy comes tumbling down him-
self in the utmost confusion and over-
whelmed by the ridicule of the House.
His disasters in this respect this session
have been specially numerous and seri-
ous. Next to him sits Mr. French, a
respectable commonplace little gentle-
man with a very weak voice, seldom
used except in taking the wrong side
of some paltry legal quibble, which
never seems more complicated and
intricate to the House than when
he has finished explaining it.
Then comes Mr. H. E. Clarke, whose
school -boy lore and debating style have
become the jest of the House. Mr.
Clarke put all his brains into the
amassing of his fortune, and his argu-
ments and ideas are never seriously
discussed. Then there is Mr. Clancy,
who can talk to you by the hour on any
subject, whether he is acquainted with
it or not, and who is the personification
of dullnees and monotony. These are
the leaders of the party. Perhape Mr.
A. R Wood and Mr. Craig might be
included in the list, thciugh the latter
gentleman, as the Minister of Educa-
tion reminded him on Thursday night,
seems about to involuntarily drop out
of public life, inasmuch as his con-
stituency of East Durham has not done
him the honor of re -nominating him.
Neither of these gentlemen, however,
possesses any talent for legislation nor
is, but a moderately, good speaker.
Then comes a alarm of names -those of
Nelson, . Wylie, Willoughby, Hess,
Tooley, Stewart, Meecham, Blythe,
Kerns, Metcalfe, Fell, Cruess, Monk,
Morgan, Hammen and eight or ten
others, whose personalities it would be
cruel to dissect. Contrast them with
the members Of the Government,
Messrs. Mowat, Hardy, Fraser and the
two Rosses ; J. W. Gibson and Mr.
Drury or leave out the Government al-
together and contrast them with such
men as Messrs, Harcourt, Balfour, Bal-
lantyne, Awry, Drydeii,t O'Connor,
Guthrie, McLaughlin, McKey, Waters,
Eventurel, Col. Clarke, Murray, &c.
The comparison is ridiculous. How
conld a Government be made up from
such a party? And where would better
men come from? Nearly all the ability
of the party is at Ottawa and able men
will not follow Mr. Meredith. If it
should happen that he secured a majori-
ty, the session of his Parliament would
prove an endless source of amusement.
But the possibility is a remote one,and
must ever remain so until the opposition
leader gathers around him better men
than are there now,
Although the House did a
great amount of . work laat week
there is 'little that is new to
discuss, except the French Schools
question and that is not very
new either.. Mr. Marter occupied near-
ly all one afterncron discuesing and
moving impossible amendinents to the
Free Grants bill, Mr. Marter does his
electioneering on the cheapest possible
scale. Then a half-day was spent in
amending the Municipal Exemption bill,
which after much discussion was left as
it was found, except in some details
where amended by the tresseter. The
third reading of this bill, by the way,
was the very last business of the House,
and took place after the Opposition had
moved about six separate amendments
to it, each of them' defeated on a divi-
sion. The French schools debate did
not commence until nearly ten o'clock
Thursday evening, and continued until
half -past two o'clock. The speakers
were Mr. Craig, Mr. G. W. Ross, Mr.
Meredith and Mr. Mowat. The ground
they went over was much the same as
that of last year. Mr. Craig's speech
was the longest and by no means equal
to either of the others. Mr. Ross made
a brilliant reply, showing that the Gov-
ernment had been vigorously at work
under thatgreateducationist, the late
Dr. Ryerson. The flouse broke up
with "God Save the Queen," and "Auld
Lang Syne," at six o'clock in the morn-
ing. The p/oceedings of yesterday at
prorogation were purely formal.
News of the Week.
PENSION TO MRS. PARN'ELL.-The
United States government has granted
a pension of $50 to Mrs. Parnell, the
Irish leader's mother.
CARPENTER'S STRIKE. -The carpen-
ters in Chicago are on strike. Between
5,000 and 6,000 men are out.
QUICK TIME. -The Pacific Mail steam-
er China has just run from San Francisco
to Hong Kong in twenty days, the fast-
est- time on record.
THE GREELEY liOMESTEA1) BURNED.
The Horace Greeley homestead at Chip-
paqua, New York State, was burned
down on Monday. The servants had a
narrow escape.
DEAD. --Wm. Galloway, who ran the
first locomotive on the Baltimore and
Ohio railevey, is dead. He was born
September 21st, 1809.
WORK OP TURKISH TROOPS.-Bodiee
of Turkish troops have pillaged Christian
churches and insulted Christians in the
province of Candia. An enquiry has
been ordered.
ROSEBERY'S PREDICTION. -Lord Rose-
bery, in a speech in Edinburgh, pre-
dicted the early reunion of the Liberal
party, and said the next general elec-
tions would settle the Irish question for
this generation.
AROUND NIAGARA FALLS. - The
United States Government has ordered
the preliminary steps towards construct-
ing_a ship canal around Niagara Falls.
BAD PRECEDENT. -Secretary Noble
astonished • and shocked Washington
society by giving a formal breakfant to
a number of friends on Sunday.
CONTINGENCIES PROVIDED FOR. --
Coming events cast their shadows before.
The Dutchess of Fife, the Queen's
grand -daughter, has just received as a
presentation from the Scottish women
on her husband's estate 50 tiny hand -
knitted woolen jackets.
PETITION AGAINST DUTY. -A petition
from the New England Shoe and Leather
Association, against a duty upon hides
and skins, has been presented in the
'United States House of Representativea.
SERIOUS CHARGE. -Thomas McElroy,
30 years old, a porter employed by Lord
& Taylor, of New York, is in the Tombs
to await trial on a charge of having
doled $5,000 worth of silks and hosiery
from his employers.
THREE CHILDREN PERISHED. -The
house of Wm. Brown, near Huron,South
Dakota, was burned on Wednesday
night last week. Three children, locked
in the house while the parents were ab-
sent, perished in the flames. The old-
est was less than five years.
THE BELL Roex Iment.-A fog signal
at the famous Bell Rock lighthouse, off
the east coast of Scotland, prematurely
exploded last Sunday night. The dome
was shattered by the explosion, and the
light was extinguished for the first
time since the lighthouse was built in
1811. After the explosion a passing
steamer had a narrow escape frotn being
wrecked.
A PLAGUE OF RATS. -The rat plague
in Lincolnehire, England, continues in
spite of ehe enormous destruction of the
animals by the farmere during the past
few months. One farmer, who scat-
ters poisoned barley about his yarda
every night, gathered in one day a crop
of 1,300 rats. Three hundred rats were
killed from one stack of grain in another
place.
FOOTBALL. -Wm. Ferrier, aged 20
years, of a good Edinburgh family,
while rushing for the goal with the ball
on _a football field at Walkerburn, a few
days ago, was charged at and struck by
another player. He dropped ineensible
and died a few days later of concussion
of the brain.
EGG ROLLING. -The White HOUSE,
grounds at Washington presented a de-
cidedly picturesque appearance on Good
Friday, the occasion being the annual
gathering there of the children of the
district for the purpose of "egg rolling."
The entire grounds back of the mansion
were turned over to the children, and
several thousands spent a portion of the
day there. They were of all classes and
conditions, from the colored pickaninny
in rags to the pampered child of luxury.
They all played together on the lawns,
and made a bright and animated scene,
the President stopped occasionally in his
work to look at -them and seemed to en-
joy the sight. During the afternoon the
occasion was enlivened by the presence
of the Marine band, which was ordered
out by the President for the special
benefit of the children.
'Farquhar.
BRIEFS. -The celebrated horse," Scot-
tish Hero," the property of Hewit &
Kay, of this village, won firet prize at
the Exeter show on Tuesday, April 8th.
-Mr. Wm. Moody, of this village, the
veteran horse trader, has lately traded
horses with Mr. Stewart. -Mr. Robert
Pringle, of the Thames Road, sold to a
Hensall horse buyer, a van of colts,
sired by the celebrated horse, "Stone -
clover,' for the sum of ` $250. -Mr.
Charles McLauchlin, who has been as-
sisting his brother-in-law, at Paisley,
for some tihne back, returned lately, and
became the guest of Mr. John Mc-
Dougall last Saturday night. -Mr. Ben-
jamin Allen, of Stratford, was visiting
Mr. Thomas Cameron, of this village.
Mr. Allen is agent for the North Amer-
ican Life Insurance Company, and is
anxious to have the young men's lives
insured. The business seems to agree
with Mr. Allen, as he looks thrifty. -It
is arranged that a spelling match take
place in this village on the 25th of this
month. -The late Andrew Campbell, of
the Thames Road, who was ill for some
time back, breathed his last on the
morning of the let inst., and
was buried in the Exeter cemetery on
the 3rd inst. A large gathering of
friends and acquaintances asvas there to
see the remains placed in their last rest-
ing place. Mr. Campbell was a very
highly esteemed Iran, and much sym-
pathy is felt for his herea,ved
APRIL 11, 1890.
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A debate washeld in the village on the
4th inst. The subject of discussion was
"Resolved, that it is wiser to stay in
Ontario than to emigrate to the West."
Mr. James Ballantyne was captain of
the affirmative side, and Mr. Hiram Bor.. •
land was captain of the negative side.
After some wily arguments the decision
was given in favor of the affirmative.
WEDDING BELLS. - Mr, Thomas
Rundle, of the :13th concession of Hib-
bert, and the widow of the late Wm.
Etty, formerly of ivlitehell, were united
in the bonds of matrimony by the Rev.
W. Penhall at Mr. Rundle's :house on
Wednesday last, April 9th. The bride
and bridegroom were assisted by Mr.
and Miss Collison, of Mitchell. A large
gathering of friends was present to con-
gratulate the marriage. The bride was
very becomingly dressed in garnet satin
and was made the recipient of many
beautiful and valuable presents, conaist-
ing of towels, tablecloths, glassware and
silverware, which proves how highly
she is ,,esteemed in the neighborhood.
About 5.30 p. in. a very beautiful table
was set, consisting of fruit, cakes, con
fectionery, etc., and was attended by
waiters from Mitchell, Exeter, and the
surrounding country. When the tea
was over, and the floor cleared, the
lighthearted young men and ladies ap-
plied their toes to the floorfand the mazy
wikil began and lasted until morning.
About midnight the company were given
refreshments, and Mr. Wm. Moody and
Mr. James Cambell.added to their pleas-
ure by singing some excellent songs. As
morning caille the company set out for
their homes wishing Mr. and Mrs.
larndle much joy and long life with as
much pleasure as the world can afford.
Hibbert Spring Show.
The Hibbert Agricultural Society
held their 22nd annual spring show on
Thursday, April 3rd. Quite a large
crowd gathered despite the bad roads
and rainy afternoon. The horse show
was fully up to former years and there
were also some good bulls though not so
many as on some former occasions. One
notable feature about the show was the
absence of binders. Surely the agents
must have filled all the orders last year.
Belowis a list of the prizes awarded:
HORSES. -Aged Draught Imported. -
First, Thomas Colquhoun, 4 Raker -
field ;" 2nd, Charles Brooks, Mc-
Master ;" 3rd, George Martin, " Pride
of Gimmick."
THREE YEAR OLDS. -First, Thomas
Colgan loan, "McKaig;" 2nd, Hodgert
Brott rs, " Prince of Kilnhill."
C.A ...ADIAN DRAUGHT. -Two year old.
-1st, Joseph Morris' " Young Charlie
Ross ;" 2nd, John Miller, "Young
Glenn i."
Broons.-lst, N. J. Klinkhanamer,
" Barwood ;" 2nd, J. A. Norris. Two s
year old. -Robert Barber.
DIPLOMA. -Thos. Colquhoun, "Raker -
field."
Beraas.-Aged.-lst, W. N. White,
" Scotland ;" 2nd, A. McLellan, "Cleve-
land." Best calf since January, 1888. -
1st, F. R. Hamilton, " Corsair." Bull
calved since January, 1889.-Ist, F. R.
Hamilton, " Lord Stratford ;" 2nd,
W. White, " Russeldale."
DeenoeiA.-F. R. Hamilton, "Lord
Stratford."
JUDGES. -Horses, -J. Sinclair, Tuck-
ersmith ; T. Green, Dublin; P. Rinn,
Hullett. Bull, -Wm. Pridham, Ful-
lerton; Robert Charters, Tuckersraith ;
Robert Hogarth, Cromarty.
Exeter Spring Show.
The annual spring show under the
auspices_ of the Stephen and Ushorne
Agricultural Society was held in Exeter
on Tuesday last arat despite the wet
weather and bad roads the attendance of
people was the largest seen at a similar
occasion for years,while the number and
-character of horses were fully up to the
mark. On the whole' the show was in
every respect a success. The following
- were the successful competitors:-
Honsse.-Eleavy Draught Aged, -let,
Hewitt and Hay, "Scottish Hero";
2nd, John Willis, " Silver Times";
3rd, Fred Hunkin, "Columbia." Three
year old Heavy Draught,-Ist, John
McGregor, Springfield Darnley";
2nd, Donald Burns, " Sir Clifton";
3rd, Hodgert Bros. "Prince of Killhill";
Shire Horse, aged,-Ist, John Willis,
"Success."
CA.RIIIAGE HORSE, AGED.-ist, Ed.
Maguire, "Black Warrior"; 2ndiJames,
Hannon, "Young Royal George." Two
year old Carriage,-Ist John Harris,
" Fearnaught Chief." Three year old
Carriage
,
-1st, W.13. McLean, "Raven."
AGED ROADSTER.-lat, W. B. M e -
Lean, " Hensall Clear -rit"; 2nd, W.
G. Bissett, "Volo"; 3rd, T. Bissett,
sr., "Bonner." Three year old Roads-
ter,---lst, 3. A. Morris, " Vanderbilt ";
2nd, James Gilchrist, "Ned Fulton."
„_Bdainb
oonurgilh.o.-1st, James Berry,
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Buaas.-Aged Bull, 1st, Thos,
"Rivereide Hero." Two years old;
-1st, C. Aldsworthe "Grand Trunk";
2nd, W. Snell, "Baron Chesterfield ";
3rd, Thomas Coates, "Joe." One year
old,-lat, Thomas Russell," Mariner";
2nd, Thomas Shapton, "Willow Lane
Jack " ;3rd, H. & W. D. Smith,"-Fred-
erich." Holstein -1st, George Goa -
bolt, "King of Viales."
Huron Notes.
-Mrs. Edmund Manning, of Londes-
bora, is 80 years -old and never used
spectacles. She can see to read as well
as any young person.
-Mr. Talbot, who has been in the
mercantile business in Wingham for
many years, intends leaving that town
shortly.
-The teachers of West Huron will
hold their semi-annual meetingin Exeter
on Thursday and Friday, May 22nd and
23rd.
-According to the Government list of
bank shareholders, Goderich furnishes
nine of the Barak of Commerce and two
each of the Federal, Standard and Mer-
chants' Banks.
-The Exeter eoutteil have decided to
take a vote of the ratepayers of the
village to ascertain whether or not the
ratepayers are desirous of having a by-
law passed establishing a market for the
sale of butter and eggs and prohibiting
the sale of those articles at other places,
than on the merket.
-Mr. John Cardiff has purchased
the 100 -acre farm in Grey, recently
owned by Donald McLachlin for the
sum of $4,500. it is a bargain at the
'price. This gives Mr. Cardiff 250
acres of land now to •cultive.te. There
is quite a little history in connection
with the property lately purehased.
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