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THE HTIROINI EXPOSITOR.
JULY 18 1890.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
or The figure between the parenthesis after
each line denotes the page of the paper on which
the advertisement will be found.
Girl Wanted—Expositor office. (8)
Three Girls Wanted at Kennedy's Hotel. (8)
$4,500 Bankrupt Stock. George Good; Seaferth
- and Brussels. (6)
Notice—Cardno Brothers, (5)
Warning to the Fublie—Mrs. Jane Walker. (8)
Threshing Machine for Sale—Wm. Adams. (6)
lawn Social—Epworth League. (8)
Teacher Wanted—Robert Swinn. (5)
Money Found—Expositor office. (8)
Custom Shoe Making—A. E. Murray. (8)
Teacher Wanted—Thomas E. Hays. (5)
Little Lord Fauntleroy. (6)
Great Bargains --H. F. Edwards. (8)
Money to Loan—Expositor office. (8)
A Good Cook Wanted—J. J. Wright. (5)
VotersList Notice—J. C. Morrison,. (5)
Dregs of la Grippe—I. V. Fear. (6)
Farm for Sale—James Montgomery. (5)'
Blacksmith Wanted—Thomas Meths. (5)
nonexpooitor.
SEAFORTIE, FRIDAY, July 18, 1890.
The Salisbury Government
Going to Pieces.
Politicians in the Old Country seem to
be much more fickle than here. A few
years ago the Gladstone Government,
which seemed to be strong in the affec-
tions of the people, was defested at a
general election by an overwhelming
adverse vote, much to the surprise of
eVery one. The Salisbury Government
was for a timm-very strong, both in the
Honer) and in the country. Now, how-
ever, the current eeems to have set in in
the opposite direction, and the general
opinion is that England's "Grand Old
Man" will soon again resume the reins
of power. It is daily becoming more
apparent that the present Cabinet is
passing through a stage of• demoraliza-
tion from which it can only recover by
reconstruction, and it is very doubtful if
even that will save it. The most conspicu-
ous weakness in the Ministry has been the
lack of political sagacity. Relying on
the strength of the majority, and dis-
regarding the sensitiveness of English
opinion on such matters as the temper-
ance question, the Ministry attempted
to push. through sn. nitaneously the
License Bill, the Iris/tLand Purchase
13111, and. the Welsh Tithes Bill. Each
of these bilis provoked a different set of
antagonists, and aroused opposition
even within the Conservative ranks.
The attempt to carry them all forward
at once betrayed a great lack of political
sagacity. Lord Salisbury attempted to
hold his ground by proposing a change
in the traditional order of the House,
under which every bill not passed by
the -close of the session dies by reason of
that fad. Lord Salisbury proposed to
treat the successive sessions as a single
parliament, in so far that a bill could be
taken up at the next session precisely
where it was left at this session. There
were advantages in this plan which
many of the Liberals were not slow to
perceive ; but they were not willing to
lend Lord Salisbury their aid in extri-
cating himself from the dilemma in
which the Cabinet found itself, and the
proposal was therefore rejected. The
Land Purchase Bill antagonized many of
the Conservative English and Scotch
tax -payers by reason of the great burden
its passage would have imposed upon
them ; the licensing clause aroused the
bitter resentment of all classes of tem-
perance people; while the Welsh
Tithes Bill failed to satisfy the Dis-
senters, and so to remove a long-stand-
ing grievance, and at the same time was
very distasteful to a large body of
Church people. In a word, the Minis-
try, in failing to satisfy its friends, has
'played into the hands of its enemies,
and adjournment was the only resource
left after a session marked only by con-
spicuous failures.
In addition to these misfortunes, the
Conservatives have suffered a disastrous
defeat at the bye -election held at Bar-
row-in-Furness. .The result of this elec-
tion, in connection with recent events,
has been looked for with great interest
as affording an indication of the probable
result of a general election. The Lib-
erals hardly hoped to return their can-
didate; their utmost hope was to re-
duce the Conservative majority. To
the surprise of both parties, the Liberals
a arried the day, and the Ministry has
received another and very serious blow,
which its deolinbagprestige and strength
can with difficulty withstand. The
story of the election is, interesting and
significant. The member from Barrow,
Mr. Caine, was first a Gladstonian and
later a Liberal -Unionist. As a Unionist
he was elected in 1886. He is a man of
distinct ability and force, and a strong
adherent of the temperance cause. Join-
ing the Conservatives on the Home
Rule question, he supported the Minis-
try until the License Compensation
Bill drove him back into the Liberal
ranks, his abhorrence of that sop to the
liquor interest proving stronger than
his distrust of Home Rule. These
changes in his attitude made him feel
that his constituents ought to have a
chance to approve or condemn his pres-
ent position. He accordingly resigned
his seat in the House_ of Commons, and
offered himself for re-election. The
test of public opinion was peculiarly
free from those elements of passion whiCli
often obscure an issue; for while Mr.
Caine had deserted the Liberalranks,
he had treated his former associates
with uncommon courtesy, and his
motives and spirit were above suspic-
ion. In spite of these favorable cir-
cumstance., his constituents refused to
renominate him, and, at the risk of
electing a Tory by putting up a , third
candidate, they put a pronounced Glad-
stonian in the field, and not only elected
him, but left Mr. Caine at the foot of
the list; a result which has created no
small alarm_ among other seceding
Liberals, upon whom their constituencies
have not yet had a chance to [pronounce
judgment.
Lord Salisbury's failure in home poli-
tics emphasizes his decided Emcees in
dealing with foreign relations. It is a
long time since any English Minister has
succeeded in giving so distinct an im-
pression of strength abroad and of
securing such general support for his
measures at home. If Gladstone had
proposed the surrender of Heligoland,
there would have been a storm of indig-
nation, but Lord Salisbury has succeed-
ed in doing what no Liberal could have
done; he has parted with a bit of terri-
tory which .English sentiment prized
very highly, and he has persuaded the
English people that they have gained
rather than lost by the bargain. We
believe the surrender of Heligoland to
have been a thoroughly sensible piece of
statesmanship. But national pride is
often exceedingly irrational, and national
pride had fastened upon Heligoland
with something of the fegling with
which it has fastened upon_ Gibraltar.
Lord Salisbury has, however, persuaded
the English people that in exchanging
Heligoland for the protectorate of Zan-
zibar they have been really the gabiers.
The control of Zanzibar, in view of the
English situation in India, as well as of
the contest for territory going on in
Africa, is a matter of great importance
from every point Sf view. The French
are trying to make something for them-
selves ont of this transaction. They ob-
ject to the surrender of Heligoland on
general principles ; they do not like
English influence in Zanzibar, and they
are endeavoring to turn the situation to
ac -count by using the present disturb-
ances in Newfoundland as a leverage
with which to secure some advantage
for themselves from Lord Salisbury.
1•111111MIENIMMIMINIMMIIIMIN
THE Exeter Times of last week re-
marks :
‘‘THE HURON EXPOSITOR in its lad issue
advocates the appointment of Mr.Gib-
son to the vacant portfolio of Minister of
Agriculture, basing its recommendation
on the ground that Mr. Gibson is a prac-
tical farmer, and an actively engaged
farmer at that, and also that at the last
election he was returned to the Legisla-
ture for the sixth consecutive term. It
is a mystery to us, and no _doubt to the
electors of South Huron, why THE
EXPOSITOR so wholly ignores the claims,
on this portfolio, of the member ,for
South Huron—A. Bishop, Esq. Is not
the member for the South Riding a prac-
tical farmer and as fully capable in every
respect. to fill the vacancy as is the mem-
ber for East Huron? By the ardent as-
sistance of THE EXPOSITOR our member
has been returned to the Legislature for
as many consecutive years as has Mr.
Gibson, and why are his claims left dor-
mant? His municipal and 'parliamen-
tary knowledge is as great as that of
THE EXPOSITOR'S candidate ; and he has
surely voted as often and as straight for
Mr. Mowat as has Mr. Gibson. It
bears a bad face to see THE EXPOSITOR
presenting the claims of an outsider,
since no earlier than the 305h of May
last -the editor of our cotem, at Hensalle
moat earnestly extolled the superiot
qualifications and virtues of the then
candidate for South Huron. One would
have imagined that Mr. Bishop had no
superior in the provinee, not even the
Hon. Oliver Mowat; and just why he
should be ignored in this connection and
an almost unknown individual recom-
mended for the offic6_, surpasses our
imagination.- Will THE EXPOSITOR
explain?"
Certainly_ we will explain. We would
do almost anything within reason to re-
lieve the mind of our esteemed contem-
porary. THE EXPOSITOR circulates as
widely Rnd draws as much of its support
from Mr. Gibson's constituency as it
does from Mr. Bishop's ; in fact if there
is any 'difference the preponderance is
on the side -of the East - Riding. This
being the case it is as much interested
in the one Riding as in the other, and
Mr. Gibson is not any more of "an out-
sider" to it than Mr. Bishop. THE Ex-
POSITOR would be exceedingly pleased
could both gentlemen be provided with
seats in the Cabinet, and it is sure that
either would fill the position creditably,
but as this can not be, it advocates the
one it considers best qualified, and it
knows that in pursuing this course it has
the hearty approval of the member for
South Huron, as he would be among the
very first to acknowledge his colleague's
special fitness for the position to which
we recommended him.
WE NOTICE that several Conservative
papers, our good old Tory friend, the
Galt Reporter, among the number, have
quoted with favorable comments our
remarks of two weeks ago in reference
to the salaries paid officere under the
Ontario Government, but every one of
them have omitted to notice what we
said in the same artisle of similar offi-
cers under the Dominion Government.
This is characteristic of the Conserva-
tive press, and is one of the ways in
which the Conservatives prove their in-
sincerity. They are exceedingly anxi-
ous that Mr. Mowat's officials should
be shorn of their emoluments, but they
are equally anxious that the officials
under Sir John Macdonald should be
continued just as they are. We, on
the other hand, ask no reform on the
part of our political opponents that we
do not equally demand from our poli-
tical friends, and we just as readily
point out the faults of our friends as
we do the faults of our opponents. If
the Conservative papers would exercise
similar independence, we would have
better, more economical and more hon-
est Government in this Dominion of ours
than we now have.
MR. FOSTER has greatly offended the
Opposition organ by producing a hand-
some surplus of current revenue over
current expenditure. They pine to see
a return of the day when Sir Richard
Cartwright had an annual deficit to
report.
The above is a sample of the nonsense
which the Toronto Empire gives its
readers. It requires no great financial
skill to produce a surplus when the
surplus is the result of increased tax-
ation as in this instance, nor is a sur-
plus under such circumetances anything
for which to be specially thankful. It
is a mark of statesmanship, however,
and it does require financial skill and
honest administration to: produce a sur-
plus and reduce taxation at the same
time. If Mr. Foster could do this his
friends would have Something to blow
about and the Canadian people some-
thing to be devoutly *thankful for. It
would, also, be a new experience for
them and one which, we fear, they
will not have an opportunity of rejoicing
over during the life of the present Gov-
ernment. If Sir Richard Cartwright
had pursued the course adopted by his
successors of piling on the taxes until
they are now nearly double what they
were ten years ago, he might have had
as large a surplus as Mr. Foster to re-
port, instead of "an annual deficit."
But Sir Richard, like a true and careful
statesman, refused to increase the bur-
dens of the people in a time of extreme
depression, but preferred by economy
and good management to bring the ex-
penditure and revenue to correspond,
and he would have succeeded had not
the people allowed themselves to be
fooled by the specious cries of Sir John
and his followers'. Had they listened
to Sir Richard instead of to Sir Sohn
they would now, in all probability, have
as large a surplus as they have and
what is vastly more important they
would have greatly lower taxation and a
lower interest bill.
THE London Advertiser makes the
following sensible remarks which we
heartily endorse : "When the son of,
the Prince of Wales took his seat in the
House of Lords the other day as Duke
of Clarence and Avondale, he was loaded -
1
down with robes, chains and things. In
the English illustrated papers he looks a
perfect guy. Is it not about time to
realife the truth of the Scottish poet's
declaration that "a man's a man for a'
that ?" It seems to us that no person
should be elevated to the position of
being a lawmaker except at the call of
his countrymen, and that a great deal of
the extra toggery called for on these
State occasions is unnecessary, and must
be distasteful to the man who has to
wear it, if he is possessed of common
sense."
Ix an article on "The Mercier Pro-
positions" last week, we spoke of the
debt of Quebec as being two millions
of dollars, entailing an annual charge
for interest of over one million of dol-
lars. This was a mistake in composi-
tion. What we should have said, and
what we intended to say was, that the
debt of Quebec is over twenty millions
of dollars, instead of two millions.
News of the Week.
FALL OF THE BASTILE. —The 101st
anniveieary of the fall of the Bastile
was celebrated in France, Monday.
FREMONT DEAD. —General John C.
Fremont died the other day in New
York city from peritonitis. He was
born in 1813.
No CHOLERA.—The Paris Board of
Health declares there has not been a
single case of cholera in France thie SUM -
mer. '‘A)
A NEW STAR ON THE UNITED STATES
FLAG. —President Harrison has approved
the Actadmitting Wyoming as a state,
and another gar goes on the flag,making
44.
FATALITY. —A terrific cyclone has
prevailed in Muscat, Arabia and neigh-
borhood, and it is reported ;hat over 700
persons were killed.
HEAVY ROBBERY. —Mssked robbers
are said to have taken between eight and
ten thousand dollars from the Northern
Pacific Express Company's office in
Chicago.
DECREASING. — The cholera returns
from Valencia show a steady decrease in
the epidemic.
RIFLE MEETING. — The Prince of
Wales on Saturday inaugurated the
Bisley rifle meeting, the successor of the
Wimbledon meeting. The Princess of
Wales fired the firat shot.
DEATH OF AN M. P.—Mr. David
Pugh, M. P. for the eastern division of
Carmarthenshire, is dead. He was a
Liberal, and favored Home Rule for
Ireland.
TERRIBLE FIRE. —A fearful fire broke
out in the Stamboul quarter of Con-
stantinople on Saturday, and fully one
thousand houses and shops were de-
stroyed. •
LIVES LOST. —Nineteen bodies have
been taken from the steamer Tioga, on
which the explosion occurred at Chicago,
and, ,it is believed that 30 lives were
lost.
STANLEY MARRIED. —The marriage of
Mr. Henry Stanley and Miss Dorothy
Tennant took place in Westminster
Abbey Saturday afternoon. The cere-
mony was performed by the Very Rev.
George Granville Bradley, Dean of
Westminster; the Very Rev. Frederick
William Farrar, b. D., F. R. S., Arch-
deacon of Westminster; and the Right
Rev. William Boyd Carpenter, D. D.,
Lord Bishop of Ripon. A large crowd
gathered about the Abbey and loudly
cheered Mr. Stanley and Miss Tennant
and the wedding guests On their arrival.
The wedding presents were overwhelm-
ing. They more than filled two large
MOMS.
SNOW IN SUMMER.—AWItTia is hav-
ing a very unseasonable summer. Snow
covers the central Alpe, and in the dis-
trict of Salzkammergut everything has
a wintry appearance.
DEATH OP A BOTANIST.—John Relfe,
a botanist well known in America, died
Monday, at Penzance.
SHE WANTED Sromes.—Among those
who attended Stanley's wedding recep-
tion on Saturday was a wealthy widow
named Hatchard. While there she
stole several silver spoons from the
room in which the wedding gifts were
displayed. She was seen by a detective
on duty in the room and was arrested.
LADY PRESIDENT. — Mrs. Hannah
Johnson Carter, of New York, has been
elected president of the art department
of the National Education .Association,
in session at St. Paul.
QUEER PURSE.—An old soldier, who
was arrested the other:- day in Little
Rock, Arkansas, for circulating counter-
feit money, was found to have utilized a
hollow in his wooden leg as a receptacle
for his imitation bills.
DROWNED IN A BUTTER CROCIC. —
Delia, a 2.year-old daughter of Nett
Watson, of Buel township, near Cros-
well, Michigan, fell into a large butter
crock Friday night and was drowned.
The vessel only contained four inches of
water, but the manner in which the
child became wedged rendered it help-
less.
THB POTATO BLIGHT IN IRELAND. —
There is no doubt that the potato dis-
ease has attacked the crop in south and
worst Ireland. The district most af-
fected up to the present is the country
round Skibbereen and Schull, county
Cork, which the famine of 1848 ravaged
so terribly.
TERRIBLE AND FATAL CYCLONE. -7A11
awful catastrophe occurred in the neigh-
borhood of St. Paul, Minnesota last
Sunday afternoon. About 5 o'clock
cloud, which had been threatening a
storm, began to collect over the region
of Lake McCarron, two or three miles
north of the city, soon taking on the
rotary motion and the terrible appear-
ance of the cyclone, and bursting in all
its fury swept with great destruction
over a chain of small lakes, dealing ruin
and death on all sides. There were
scores of pleasure boats out which were
swamped and the .occupante drowned,
and an excursion steamer from Red
Wing was wrecked. Camps and sum-
mer residences in the vicinity of the
lakes were swept off like straws. A is
thought at least 200 deaths occurred.
A strip of territory two miles wide and
eight miles long contains most of the
casualties. Major Fitzgerald, surgeon
of the regiment, who had charge of the
hospital corps and also of the arrange-
ments for handling the bodies, nye
death was very quick in every case and
there Was scarcely an evidence of any
struggle on the part of the dying.
Neither had the bodies any marks of in-
jury upon them, The fact that the
militia were within easy call undoubt-
edly resulted in the saving of many
lives.
Huron Notes.
The 10 months' old son of Donald
McDonald, of Grey, died on Monday of
last week.
— Mr. W. C. Hamilton, formerly of
Goderich, but now of Regina, North-
West Territory, has been appointed a
Q.0.
—Mrs. Akam, of Hullett, has pur
chased the house and lot in Clinton,
owned by Mrs. Edwards, paying there-
for the sum of $1,000.
— Last week Mr. Chas. Perkins, jr.,
of Usborne, lost a fine spring colt. The
animal was running in the barn yard and
tumbled into an uncovered well.
—Nothing has yet been heard of Mr.
T. Gibbings, who disappeared from
Goderich a couple of weeks ago. The
general impression is that his mind wee
affected and he has strayed away.
—A number of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Anderson, of Brussels, 'as-
sembled at their residence in that place
on Wednesday evening of last week to
celebrate their wooden wedding. A,
-most enjoyable time was spent by all.
• —Mr. Dave Cantelon, of Clinton, has
returned from his Manitoba trip; he
reports crop prospects as exceedingly
good in th p western portion of the -pro-
vince ; the southern part of the pro-
vince was suffering for want of rain.
—Stephen township has just lost one
of its most worthy citizen e in the person
of Thomas Sanders, who died on Satur-
day, 5th inst. Mr. Sanders has been a
resident of the 4tia concession for a num-
ber of years.
—The teachers and pupils of Exeter
public school gave a garden party in
that town on Friday evening 45h inst.
There was a good programme and a fine
display of tire -works. The proceeds
amounted to about $50 after all ex-
penses were paid.
—The Montreal Witness has been of-
fering prizes for the beat written stories
by young people. Miss Jennie Wilson,
daughter of Jas. Wilson,of Brussels,was
one of the competitors,and last week she
received a handsome medal for her con-
tribution.
— While Mr. Wm. Wightman, of
Belgrave, was drawing sawlogs on
trucks last week', he had the misfortune
to be thrown off the load and the front
wheel passed over his arm and breast.
He was net so badly injured as at first
expected, and was able to be around a
few days after.
—A serious accident happened on
Thursday last week to Wilbert, son of
Mr. James, Clark, of Crediton. It
appears that while riding on a wagon
the wheel came off and the boy was
thrown under the axle, breaking his
right leg and dislocating his ankle. He
will be laid up for a long tirne.
— On Wednesday afternoon a fire was
discovered in a stable on the old Salt
property in Clinton, and so quickly gain-
ed headway that nothing could be done
to save it. A strong wind Was blowing
at the time and the adjacent properties
were in some danger, Mr. R. Biggard's
house being quite close, but this was
unharmed. Before it could be checked
the fire caught the roof of the brick
building near by, and occupied by the
Athletic Association, but the streams
from the engine saved this from de-
struction, but not until some slight
damage had been done. The stable was
occupied by Messrs Cooper & Logan,
who only a short time before had taken
their hone out; in one corner of the
building was etored about $40 worth of
ice belonging to Mr. A. Couch, about
half of which was melted. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
—Mr. II. Plumsteel, -of Clinton, has
just sold to Mr. James Laithwaite, of
Goderich township, a thoroughbred
Durham heifer, receiving a good price
therefor. Mr. Plumeteel, in addition to
being aigood business man, is also a good
stock raiser, and knows all the points of
a Durham.
—King of the Campbells, an imported
stallion, belonging to Messrs Washing-
ton, of Auburn, was making his regular
"tend at Mr. T. Jenkins' on the Huron
road, one day last week, when he took
suddenly ill and died before anything
could be done for his relief. As there
was no insurance the loss will be
a heavy one for the owners.
—William Ziegler, lot 18, concession
14, Grey, has -two common bred cows
which recently gave 83 pounds of milk
in one day at two regular milkings.
The mother of these cows, now getting
up in years, used to yield her 12 quarts
night and morning. Nothing more than
good pasture, water and salt is supplied
the above mentioned animals.
—Thedollowing are statistics for the
township of Morrie: No. of acres,
55,054; number of acres cleared, 40,-
045; value of real property, $1,755,-
455 ; value of personal property, $3,900;
income, $1,500; total value $1,760,-
855; persons from 21 to 60, 1,312 ; day
labor, 3,247 ; dogs, 332; bitches, 7;
persons in family, 2,930 • cattle, 5,521 ;
sheep, 1,636; hogs,. ,222 ; horses,
1,710; acres woodland, 6,627; swamp
land, 8,097i ; orchard, 590; steam
boilers, 5 ; acres fall wheat, 3,098.
—What might have been a serious ac-
cident occurred on Tuesday of last week.
As Miss Scrimegour, of Wawanosh, who
was driving alone, was getting out of
her buggy at Crawford's store, Dun-
gannon, the horse became frightened
and dashed down street at a furious
rate, then took the side walk, rushed
e under verandahs, making a scattering
of terrified pedestrians andfinally striking
a post, detatching itself from the rig.
The young lady jumped out before the
horse had gone far and with the excep-
tion of a few bruises was apparently un-
harmed.
—On Saturday, June 5th, John
Sturdy, aged 78' years, formerly of
Goderich township, but for the past
few years a resident of Goderich, passed
away rather suddenly though not un-
expectedly. He had been ailing fuer a
few days and although his case was
thought serions the end came sooner
than expected. Mr. Sturdy emigrated
to Goderich township from Ireland in
1832 and settled on the 7th concession.
He was married in 1841 to a daughter
of the late George Whitely and she still
survives him. Besides his wife he
leaves a family of six, all grown up.
—Mr. D. Johns, postmaster of Exeter,
has purchased from the Canada Com-
pany the park grounds at Grand Bend,
and will have the same improved and
refitted for picnicing purposes. The
park is situated at the reer of Brenner's
hotel, and is one of the beet appointed
in Ontario, being situated on the banks
of lake Huron, one of the most beautiful
and exhilarating spots in Ontario. The
property is now being fenced and in due
season will possess pretty lawns, wide
and well-1,18.de pathways, and fragrant
floral plots ; in fact everything requisite
for a popular summer resort.
—We are sorry to announce the
death of Mrs. Bowden, wife of Mr. Jas.
Rowden, of the 13th concession, Gode-
rich township, which occurred early
Monday morning of last week. Deceas-
ed had not been ailing very long, but,
being excessively fleshy, suffered con-
siderably from hemorrhage,the action of
the heart not being sufficient to proper-
ly discharge the serplus blood, and this
was really the Ctilide Of her death. De-
ceased was bore iu Dunham township,
but has been a resident of Goderieh
township for a numb9r of years. She
,was very highly esteemed, a member of
Hornesville Methodist church, and Mr.
Rowden has the sympathy of all who
know him in his bereavement. She
leaves two sons and two daughters.
—The following is an action te re-
cover wages in which Robert Pickard,
of Exeter, is plaintiff, and George- Sam -
well, of ixeter, assignee of the Insolv-
ent James Pickard Estate in that town,
is defendant and which was by Mr.
Justice Street at the last spring assizes
at Goderich referred to S. Malcomson,
Esq., Local Master in Chancery to take
accounts. The plaintiff sues to recover
$14,900 for salary. The defendant sets
off $11,383 for store goods and cash re-
ceived by plaintiff and claims that
plaintiff, who is a son of the Insolvent,
is not entitled to salary, there being no
agreement, as it is alleged, for payment
of salary. The reference was heard on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
last week day and night. Fourteen wit-
nesses were examined. Argument was
postponed for two weeks.
—One day last week a stranger called
at Neil Duncanson's, 14th concession,
Grey, and after some conversation, in
which it was stated that the visitor in-
tended opening up a store in Brussels,
near the postoffice, he said he was
short of money to pay th -e freight on his
goods, but if Mr. Duncanson would lend
him $6.00 he would leave some silver
plated knives, forks and spoons as secur-
ity until Mr. Duncanson could • call at
the store. Despite all the warnings and
the frauds perpetrated in the past Mr.
Duncanson advanced the money and the
embryotic " merchant " left. He also
called on Mr. Duncanson's brother and
gota bag of oats promising to settle for
it out of the store. After the matter
was thought over the lender camp to
the conclusion that he had been bitten
and set off to Brussels to look for law.
By chance, or otherwiee, he met in
with Mr. " Slick " who told him he had
spent the money. . When threatened
with law the " merchant " advised Mr.
Duncanson to proceed to that southern
clime where over -coats are not a neces-
sary, and drove off north with a woman,
supposed to be Ms wife. It is only a
repetition of the old story "sold again,"
and Mr. Duncanson has the experience
at a cost of a few dollars when the
knives, &c. are deducted. The safe
plan is to deal with reputable business
men and don't listen to the appeals of
every fakir who may chance to come
along.
--The Gananoque Reporter has sent
specimens of blighted wheat to experts
who attribute the disease to the extreme
wetness of the season. The blight gives
the plant the appearance of having been
attacked by rust or frost. Wheat on
high, well -drained land in the neighbor-
hood of Gananoque is affected to nearly
as great an extent as that growing in
low fields. Professor Saunders, of the
Experimental Farm at Ottawa, says :—
"It began with us with a peculiar
whitening of the lower leaves of the
young grain; in a few days the whiten-
ed leaves became red and then a very
deep red." The leaves wither and then
rust sets in. Mr. Saunders regrets to
learn that the blight ,is quite common
throughout the Ottawa district. On
some farms along Yonge street the oats
exhibit the redness here spoken of. The
farmers lay the blame not on the heavy
rains, but on a new-fangled grub or
louse.
The Twelfth at Clinton.
The Orangemen of South Huron and
surrounding municipalities celebrated
the two hundredth anniversary of the
Battle of the Boyne at Clinton on Sat-
urday last. The local brethren and the
citizens of Clinton had put forth excep-
tional exertions to make this demonstra-
tion an unusual success, and if we are to
judge from the vast crowds of people
who thronged the streets they fully ac-
complished their purpose. It is esti-
mated that there were between six and
seven thousand people present, probably
the largest number ever aisembled in
the town in one day. The town looked
its best, being profusely decorated with
arches, banners, mottoes, evergreens,
&a. The weather, however, was op-
pressively hot, while the dust, during
the earlier part of the day, was flying
in clouds, and what brought so many
people together, except it was to look
at each other, must for ever remain one
of the sealed secrets. There was little
'or nothing to take up the attention of
the people, except the uproar omits-,
toned by tke unintermitting drums and
the marching about of a few tired look-
ing men decked out in their orange
badges and scarlet jackets, and until the
procession formed at one o'clock all
seemed to wander aimlessly about the
streets, evidently wondering what
would come next. Dinner must have
been a welcome interruption to the pre-
vailing monotony. The Knights of the
Drum, however, did not even give the
people peace at dinner time, as they
seemed to extract all needed nourish-
ment from the sheepskins which they
pounded so unmercifully.
Between twelve_ and one o'clock the
sky became overcast and the clouds
threatened a downpour of rain. But
only a slight shower fell,and although it
did not cool the air, it helped to lay the
dust and for this much the broiling
masses must have been devoutly thank-
ful. At about one o'clock the various
lodges assembled in the Agricultural
grounds, where the procession was
formed. Headed by Mr. A. M. Todd,
of Clinton, the popular County Master,
and marshalled by ex -County Master
John Scarlett, of McKillop,both mount-
ed on gorgeously trapped steeds, the
procession marched through the principal
streets and back again to the Agricultural
grounds where a platform had been
prepared for the speakers and seats for
the audience. The following is the or-
der of the procession and the lodges that
took part:
County Master A. M. Todd.
Reception Committee in carriage.
Kincardine band and Loyal Orange
Lodge 765,of Kincardine.
Black Knights,Kincardine.
Then came Beryl°, 498; Arnberley,
1,328; Bethe1,1,229 ; Ripley band, Rip-
ley, 790; South Perth, 768; South
Perth, 159; Hibbert, 827; Lucknow,
492; Kirkton. 591; St. Marys, 592;
St. Marys, 707; St.Thomas, 989; Pride
of the West, Wallacetown, 976; Mor-
ris, 873; St. Thomas, 521; Walton,
252; Greenway, 219: Biddulph, 493 ;
Grand Bend, 826; Enniskillen, 216 ;
Bid dulph, 890 ; Exeter, 924; Crediton,
1.343; Luckaow, 428; Dungannon'324;
Donnybrook, 344; Belfast, 499; Nile,
1.052; Morris, 963; Sunshine;459 ; Bel -
grave, 662; Belgrave, 783; Londeaboro,
863; Manchester, 932, Orange Young
Britons; Bayfield, 24, Orange Young
Britons; Bayfield, 31, Orange Young
Britons; Hillsgreen, 308 ; Hensel!, 733;
Goshen, 833; Varna, 135; Goderich
township, 145; Colborne township, 153;
Goderich band, Saltford,262 ; Goderich,
182; Bayfield line, 306; Goderieh town-
ship, 189; McKillop, 813; Bervie, 496;
Clinton, 710; Doherty band, Summer-
hill, 928; Lucan, 662, and Kinlough,
1,139.
On arriving at the grounds again, the
members of the Reeeption Committee,
the speakers and others took seats on
the platform and all available seats in
front and the standing room around was
soon occupied. The situation was any-
thing but a comfortable one for either
speakers or audience, for there was not
even a sheltering tree or bush near and
the aun's scotching rays beat down most
unmercifully on the mass of humanity
in front of and around the platform,
while the sun was else shining fair in
the faces of the *speakers. Whether or
not this increased the heat of the elo-
quence we are not prepared to say, but
it was quite evident to every beholder
that it had a melting influence on the
persons of the individual speakers.
We suppose the committee selected the
Agricultural grounds as being more con-
venient to the town, but a grove Would
have been vastly more comfortable,
even had the walk been a few minutes
longer.
The chair was taken by County Mas-
ter Todd, who in a neat address welcom-
ed the visiting brethren and their friends,
congratulated all on the magnificent de-
monstration and read an apology from
Grand Master N. Clarke Wallace, of
Toronto, whohad promised to be pre-
sent to deliver an address. Mr. Wal-
lace, it seems,was detained by a demon-
stration tendered him by the Orange-
men of the County of York, and con-
sidering that his brethren at home had
superior claims upon him to those of
South Huron,and as he could notbe in both
places at the same time, he sent- as
his substitute, Mr. John G. Holmes,
the recent Conservative Candidate for
South Huron, who was,
therefore, the
orator of the day. The firat speaker in-
troduced was
Rev. Mr. Hodgins, incumbent of St.
Thomas Church, Seaforth. He is a
pleasing speaker, and although his ad-
dress was short and impromptu it was
decidedly the best of the day. He con-
gratulated his Brother Orangemen on
their large turnout and fine, orderly ap-
pearance. • This demonstration proved
beyond a doubt that Orangeism is still
strong in the hearts of the people in this
district as it is in other parts off the
country. Years ago, when he joined
the Order, he was told that the Orange
goat was going to die, but the present
demonstration would indicate that he le
still a lively, active animal. He is quite
as lively as ever he was, only perhaps
little more docile than in former yens%
He is now so docile that even the ladies
are commencing to meunt him. There
never was a time, in his opinion, week
Orangeism was more needed than it will
be during the next ten years. °mtge.
men have no desire or intention to give -
offence to Roman Catholics, all they de-
sire to do is to uphold and maintain
civil and religious liberty and an open
Bible. if there were more of the Renew
aw
would nottha that
he etroer n in
ts hh ies
are as much interested as we are m
maintaining religious liberty, and
they were permitted the use of
that liberty as we are. If Ireland lase
enjoyed more of an open Bible Ireland
an open
Bible they would be as firm upholders of
Catholics with us on occasions of this
kind it would be better for them. They
is,Ptroo-vdianyce It
of
Ontario, the Roman Catholics only
number about one-fifth of the entire
population, and that, consequently,there
te no danger of the triumph of Roman
Catholicism in this Province. It is
quite true that Protestantism is
strong in Ontario, but it should be re-
membered that Ontario is the vantage
ground from which the battles of the
other Provinces are to be fought. Ile
therefore advised his brother Orange-
men to be careful as to the men whom
they select as their Parliamentary repre-
sentatives. They should send to Tor-
onto and to Ottawa men who will live
FOR the country and not men who want
to live ON the country.
Short addresses were also delivered
by Mayor Doherty, Rev. Mr. Craig and
Rev. Mr. Edge, of Clinton, and ,by Mr,
Dickson, of Exeter. Before the oration
of the day was commenced, Mr. Wm.
Jackson, Chairman of the Clinton Board
of Trade, read an address in -which the
business men of the town extended
cordial welcome to the visitors and ex-
pressed the hope that they would one
and all, carry away with them the
most pleasant recollections of Clinton
and its people. The next and last
speaker was
MR. JOHN G. HOLMES, Or TOR0N70.
He apologized for the absence of Mr.
N. Clarke Wallace, and paid a high tri-
bute to that gentleman's fidelity. He
traced the history of Orangeism from
its commencement until the present day,
and strongly commended the Orange
orgs - intim and its principles to all.
He it ,ubted the sincerity of Protestant'
who stood aloof from and refused to join
the (. range Order. It is the back -hone
of the Equal Rights organization and is
the defender and upholder of Egli al
Rights and civil and religious libs
erty the world over. He strongly
condemned Protestants and (neck'.
ly Orangemen, who vote for Catholics
to send them to Parliament and cen-
sured the Conservatives of West Huron
for having run Mr. P. Kelly, of Blyth,
as their candidate at one time, a gentle-
man who, he said, had visited South
Huron at the recent election and can-
vEu38e4 against him, Mr. Holmes, be-
cause his, (Mr. Kelly's) fealty to his
Church is stronger than his politica
principles. He also spoke of the re-
cent Act of Incorporation carried
through the Dominion Parliament,
which the principles of the Orang
order were recognized and sanctioned
by the Parliament of our country, This
was what the Orangemen wanted in
seeking incorporation and they had at
length succeeded. He strongly cen-
sured Mr. Timothy Coughlin, the
representative of North Middle-
sex in the Dominion Parliament be-
cause he voted against the Orange
Bill. Mr. Coughlin, he said, had been
elected by Orange votes, but he de-
gerted them and their cause at the
bidding of his church and if the Orange-
men of North Middlesex again elect
Mr. Coughlin they will prove recreant
to their order and will show themaelves
to be more regardful for mere party
than for their principles as Orangemen
and Protestants. Mr. Holmes made
some good points and he streak right
out from the shoulder and distributed
his blows about as evenly to the one
political party as to the other.
This closed the speaking and after
giving the usual cheers the Lodges again
formed in procession and followed by
the crowd marched up town. Many
soon left by train and private. convey-
ances for home but a large number re-
mained to see the fire works in the
evening. The display was made by
Prof. Hand, of Hamilton, and was very
pretty and well worth . seeing. The
order throughout the whole day was ad-
mirable. 14 otwithstanding the large
crowd, there were no unusual distur-
bances, and all conducted themselves in
a manner creditable to themselves sad
the order to which most of them be-
longed.
In the Orange competition the Kin-
cardine Lodge took first prize for the
largest number and first prize for the best
uniformed lodge. Wallacetown took
first prize for the lodge coming the long-
est distance.
Notes on Parry Sound District,
(Written for TH1 XPOSITOIL)
The inhabitants are remarkably soci-
able and intelligent, and are not be-
hind the people of other parts of the
Province in their knowledge of topics in
general. City weeklies are found in
many of the homes, and in most of the
households may be seen some one of the
three or four papers published in the
District, all of which contain the 1001
and general news and are rnechanicallY
well executed. In conversing with the
people we find that the majority were
formerly residents of other parts of On-
tario. In speaking of any part of the
Province other than their own they use
the term "outside," which sounds very
peculiar to any one from " outside."
The habitations of the people renge
in value of construction from the little
old log cabin built of tamarack poles
with a slab roof, one door and a win-
dow, to a large two-storey frame dwel-
ling having all the modern improve-
ments. Yet, most of the houses are log,
variously constructed, and many are
frame in a half finished condition.
The outbuildings are in many wee
very scanty, but some of the more proVi-
dent farmers have erected very sub-
stantial frame barns, and a few have
stone stabling underneath. Stock rale'
ing is not participated in to any great
extent as yet, but the country seems IV"
pecially adapted for such purposes. The
pasture is generally good and excellent
water is abundant. Wells are & rarity/
but springs are very common. Stregas
are numerous and swift -flowing, fre-
quently forming into small cat
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