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THE SEMI-WEEKLY SIGNAL..
*lir The Signal Carrier Boys 'wish to
thank their patrons for the kindly manner
in which they were treated on New Year's
day.
ter An Indian Was froiea to death at
Clinton on the night of the 1st inst. He
bad been drinking, and exposed himself to
the intense cold.
Ki- Our townsman,- Mr._ Polley, ` is
about establishing a daily stage line be-
tween Goderich and Kincardine. We hope
••the- enterprise will prove to be's•paying
one. -
-7Tow isaIP or GoDsalCB.-The Cone-
etllors elected sre':Wm Piper, H. 'Ford,
Geo. Weston, Jno.Churchill,. David. Pat-
ton- The tatter, is, it seems; disqualified,
and : will be compelled to give way to . his
•- .opponent, Geo: Cox
stanley;El'ectiOns,' ... .
In. haste I communicate to you the names
• • of the successful •candidates for Municipal
honors In this ,-towrnahip. We have bad''&
„keen 'contest in every word bat ward 5, where
one et the candidates retired the first' day
The names of :the Councillors elect are as
follows ':- Wand So. 1,-, Alexander Cameron,
• oppreed. -by • Dr. Wood, majority
Ward 2; Peter Adamson; Esq. opposed by
Robert Spikensoc;'Majority -19. Ward 3,
Alexander Jo,iason, . opposed' by Thomas
ised to return it to the. recruit in the morning.
Morning came to him, but the officer did not_
Whit. men are treated by the Sinners a,
badly as the blacks. Recently,. three who
were drugged•by these scoundrels, died a few
hours after they had reached the island. The
writer saw two men of powerful frames in the
hospital, languishing Hader the influence of
poisonous dries that bad been admioistered
by the cruel swindlers. The officers do not
hesitate to say that not more than one-third
of the white recruits have received the fall
amount of their bounty, and they receive
about $100 each, the lion's share being
by the :la, mere.'
THE MARKETS.
Gonssics, January 8th, 1864.
0:80
Fall tcheat,. • f0:S5
Spring do ..... 0:70
Oats, 0:371
Barley, 0:60
Hay,ton, :' 7:00
Wool 43 lb _... 0:32
Peas . . 0:40
Pork . . 4:25
Beef,_ 3:00
Turks,each .. 0:45
Geese, do ... . _ 0:30
Chickens,' 1 pair ..... _ .. 0:25
Ducks; do 0:40
Hides (green).. 5:00
Carrots, L'1 bush. . 0:25:
Tel -nips 0.1271
fSQLter, ..9:12x;
Potatoes ..,.. 0:40/
0:40
0:65
7:50
0:35
0:45
4 75
4:00
0:60
04-5
0:30
0:50
0:00
0:00
s.1 0:15
0:15
cd 0:45
0:00
SaArOSSH HASTDDuET AND EGYOh'DYILL2,
' January 4th, 1864.
Fall 'Wheal-, $0;Si 091: ,
0:643 0:70
Spziag 'Wheat: 0:48.
Peas 0:45- _
Oats _ .0:38 ` (5 0:39
Bayley._.._.._.__...... 0:68 .(na 0:70
Pork4:00 `� 4:50
Keys, majority 6. ward 4. George Ruder Pntiitoes _ 0:50/a 0:50
son, Esq., orpo •Josiah' Secord,:,B ••,..Hides per 1080s r• 4.50-.: 4 io.
majer'ey 20. -Ward 5.lhomm B?iru, V: cbee kriesips: 1:1.0 �I:i,i
posed by• Samoa Rotch, Esq„who retiree: _ ,h , , ,. ,11: 2:00 2:25
ds Cox- Cord w god dry I.50
. .. 0-00
Cordwood,' green / 1:25- ' :a 0.00
iar'rttL.
At the Meuse, Goderich, on the itis Inst,
by Ret_ Mr Mclitd, Mc_ Carats ,Mtools-
Tos, to Miss As Boste, both of Colborne
•` Fallen in the Hight."
Dino -Atha residence a ;th. Township
• of Goderich,'in the nightot the first of Janu-
ary, 1864, of dssease of the heart,. Hsaar
LASS, Esquire, -send 36. •
Deceased went, to, bed about eleven at
night,. `near his; parlor'fire, and when his
friend Mr. R..&eh,who waswith him... rose
the\mortt:ng, his. companion , was quite
dead,$asing,:apparently, passed away: with
out a struggle, his -position, being, it seemed,
unchanged since the, tine of his retiring to
rest. Re; bad complained. during the- day,
bad spoke of .sending for Cole, but changr
ed' his mind. His: remeioswere interredo_n
the 6th, at the Goderich Cemetery, the Cane-
ral being attended by eery tnarryot the Home•'
rocs friends 'of the departed gentleman, who
had , during some "years' "'residence in the,
County; gained the esteem Of all- who knew
baa. j
�?Ir. Lake died unmarried, leaving' relations
ra 'England An. inquest was field -by' the
Coroner,' Dr McDonggali, • bat there , was' no
-doubt as to the'cause of death, and a verdict
war rendered aeeordinely., •
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< Livediky Sils;...dpeoeolat wk.. and koi- ..._trIurt-
dQ'lamgesai?o.:reed rli mevmsrr s'<'del '
,+ Tb on 1,741 kali, Aee aorfr.itfu{ bees, uprigki,
-'r' II. xs;to,d': radi,er,' fatiis.,s:tlu..irl::.• ••
Batter .. 0:12; 0:00
Toaoaio, January 4th,1$64.
Fall Wheat :: .$0430 ( $1:02
Spring Wheat. 0:70 ( 0:81
Barley..... 0:70<..: 0.80
JOHN.FAIR:& CO.
�rwILL SHOW,
On SATURDAY, the 17th ,Instant,
A OEOICS ASSORTS/0:T or
PARIS &' LONDON'°BONNETS,
C,odeneh,l6th Oct.. 1363.
FATAL Analog-cr.-A. Hien-named William
Mnlldowney, of the Township' of Normanby,
'County of Grey, -was killed on the,16:h inst.,,
while diggings web for a: farmer namedTone.
• He was at the bottom of the well, when the
handle ' of a sugar kettle, • which served. the
,purpose of an ordinary bucket, broke, wd it
felt upon -and crushed in his.akullHe died
front his injuries a few hours afterwards.
tar As Mr. 1Vowlan was gotngalong
_Main streetlast. night, he saw,,.nearthe
rtesidenee of Mr. Merritt, a horse standing.
on the gideof the street,with its: head in a
reclining posture. - Observing that it' did
not move, Mr. Nowian approached with a
view, of making an evemmation, when,
mneh toliss "astonishment,` he found the
horse dead The poor animal had been
- frozen. standing. -Hamilton Timms.
-The fire atAldershott; camp, in which
so assay horses were destroyed reCentl!, is de.
scribed ase shocking affair. Only eleven
horses were saved out of a batch of :eighty-
eight_ :The building 'in which ,the' horses
were stabled was made of timber and straw..
and the, fire.consegeentiy spread-
. alarm-.
in, gine/mess.
'91" L young - lady of sixteen •sununers
lstelyarrived at.Lomsvtlle,; who had served
eighteen months in the Federal army, been
.eoniected with seven different regiments,.
1partieipated in 'several engagements, been.
aersonsly stranded twice, and had -been: di -
covered and mustered. oat sof service: tight
tinier. -She bra Canadian by -birth. and says
she is'boimd to upholdthe •`anion.''
c- The lfarefeSigea4 in . a long edito-
mai, written 1n an excellent spirt and with
oat attacking any persons character, showing
from the past acts of J. V-Detlor;e Esq., as
iConncillor, that he is worthy of- being the
Major;,of Goderich, among -many commend-.
-able:acisof S[s. Detlor, mentions one par-
: It nays, " The winter of '59. it will
-'be.remembered,:was a Teryhard.one for this
PpO: of. the Town:; Mr.Detlor.wsrmly advo-
rktedthe, principle of Supplying work for.
those: who were able and willing to earn a
.subsistence for themselvesdaring. the :.period
of suffering. "That reconsider one of the
noblest, acts ethos
This- is i-very;important sngggeati a for • other
Town: and City, Councils.. They ought to
provide wort for the destitute .poor This
ia:a thousand times better : than mere charity.
Itaronld preserve the self --respect' and moral-
ityofthe•ptwr; and it wonid be a most es
eeient.=ay. of advancing town imprcvementa
of vitro kinds. We hesitate not to say.
shatit.* t it duty of the Connczl to :trry to
dsioiidee somefkind'.of work for the destitute:
Gaardiaa,:.loroido.
rhe Ht -'Man
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BLANK BOOKS,
FRESH TEAS, EX. "T,TLY!°
TkiRECT ' F11,0I11. CIIIlNI A.
PURCHASED AT THE
GREAT CARGO SALE IN MONTREAL
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THE SUBSCRIBERS "offer for Sale the Contents of,over/nighty packages Fresh
1 Teas purchased for• us adnselected with creat care:bGEoaGE Katt.. Esq., now
for over thirty •years in the trade, and who, wespeak advisedly, as a judge of Tess,
whether_ as regards make,. quality.,or value, has perhaps no superior is 'Western
Canada .'
Account Books. Day Books Ledgers, Jour-•
nal'', Minute Books; Cash Books, Indexes,
Memorandum and Pass Books
A FULL ASSORTS T
In tbe: above now 00 hand, and
W=T'.T " B E ' soz,DAT
Lowest Trade %ice 3' i
FCR CASH.
NOWT It THE TIME
To subscribe to the
ENGLISH' .IND AMERICAN
And the place is the
Sinal Office Book &;. Stalianlery Store.
Goderich, January 1st, 1864. w49
We Base our Claims-to/Public Favor
FOR SALE OF OUR :TEAS. UPON
.`t.,r:' : ie
. o -it '
FIRSTLY:
These, Teas have .been purehased_at confessedlythe best Market, vis:, [First hand
holders,] and upon, the best terms offered to the Canadian :Merchants.
SECONNDL-Y:
These Teas have been selected by a person of great experience, without costing the
Subseribers one cent for expense attending sale, commission ,_or 'else , [freight only
THIRDLY
These Teas being imported direct from the Celestial Empire -to Montreal,' all danger
of adulteration vanishes, for whatever the quality, when it left China, it retire* the
same -
FOURTHLY:
In view of our determination of building up, an an exclusively cash busi ess, it is,
manifestly to oar' advantage to be as reasonable in our, charges as possible , therefore,
WANTED - ThT EDIATELYA = >
G00D-BLACKSMITH, to do general
job word:. . Must be a good band at horse -
shoeing. Apply, if by; letter, post paid, to
PATFRSON BROTHERS.'
Kincardine, Dec.. 21, 1363. sw33-2t'
MONE-'--T, LENR
CANNOT NOB WILL WEBE ,IINDERSOLD';'-
D. KERR
Goderich °0th Noy., 1863-
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A'L.SCOa
-.WY
PISTE.,.it./Sr RECEIVED A FRESH LOT .OT
FRUITS, NUTS;, SUGARS, /PICKLES AND SAUCES,1-
with a general assortment of Groceries •of the best quality, which will be'wld lit ,erg
reasonable prices
D.` KERB, Jr.;•' & Co.
Goderich 20th' Vov.. 1863.
D ST
arket , Square, ' Goderich
- THE SUBSCRIBER HAS JUST RECEIVED HIS
WINTER 'STOCK OF GROCERIES, LIQRO
T FS.SEES of TNF CANADA COMPANY
who may- destre'to.par up arrears and to ob-•'.
rain their deeds can procure moneyon•reasonable:
terms byapplyin; (iifbV letter prepaid) to
J. H. MORRIS.:' Solicitor.
3 o.1 WeItiegton Chambers,
' Jordan Streeter Toronto.
Toronto, 28th Dec. 1853. w4931
Tat WLT Neesoss sssi.Tssareb is Nei
Yost. -The Yankees, while willing to recruit
esegr es for their srmiem,-and while professing
the :higbest"philanthropy,. do net teat he ya
Sornieste lace -,with particular kindness or
i�The -New York `Treente'deseribes
ane ofitriepniter:liar en• Biker's' lar'
Bund, intbat barber There are about
coloaid spidiets. on the eland, and to one
campny our 90 men o "fent had received
4•
ase, I.boaatv'whtehlytatbeirdne., Weimer
is iiie.M.Fn ofar=ty who had ban foreedinto
abs agar, and yesterday Y poor fellow who
&idtthuileered theday before and iecetved
its rioosb Hesaysa lieubeaaaz advised hint
!o"pt ce his boeniy alooefm itis(the. tieti e-
s). i t3aaishs:_ so tbat It: weald
;rte tee: ee efl ter trek the Men -m..7' ,
The Canada. -Company
WILL apply at the next'Session of Provin
viai Parliament for certain amendments
to the Acts relating to the charter of the said
Company• • ;`
Fasassice Wt r'cn)C•ommissioaera
W. B. ReassertCanada' Company's Office, Toronto. Noe.
24th, 1863. • , - vr44'9tpxx •
-- NOTICE
TShereby:risen that parties' who have par
chased Lands from the subseniber, and who
are in arrear, are requested to pay the same
on or before the,
FIR.T DAY OF Mf3RCS, 1864.
WILLIAM HAWKINS.
Toronto, 17th Dee.,' 1863. w47 -6t
TO'FLET OR.S T1L.
A GOOD- ,Tavern Stand, comprsng a hood,,
•.t1 eomtoitabie hos e, open ified.:drivingeahei,
.&e., together:wrtn an &t-rr of lard; known as the
Farmers' Ian, on the'Noithern GravelRoed, four.
miles trom Godencb.. The pr..pe ty wi l be cold:
or rented.- Apply, on the :premises, to
WILLIAM ROBERTSON.:
December 20h,1663,. ' its_
STRAY STEER.
izatE into`the premises at the' ,wbaertber,•'01
V , 9i con s, Usborne.nn or about the 10th;of
.last, a e d atter: 35to`wner'in tetinested;to,
provepropeitc, payexpeases and take hireaway.
JOSH 1siA t Y:nr T!NE. :
c December2etb, 16E3. w4Sl3t ''
STRAY`STEER -
., "bought at the -PEST 1V13RKLTS,` cornprisimg
btu 50cts.
TOBACCO -a Full assortment I
From l5cts _
COFFEES:
Rio, Java, Iogatraand Ceylon, Fresh, Roasted and Ground.
�t�. mtothmDte�-theaabaenber is.„
l:l Aped a namgthtes yeah old.-
'The owner i$ e to !Ova prop rya par
e5arm"aadtakaway ,
J t,tea ?tee,borre
• Seisnehr'Dt a hh i w4S1&
F RT.37.Z'S
.S's. Layers, Sultana and Valeatia Raisins, Patras Currants. Pigs,Prnnss,
S. Almonds, Fi berte,.Brazil and•new;Engliah Walnuts.
OP
LIQVO
Hennesp a, Martelli, Jules. Robin & Co., and $eonanit's-Brandies.. in 'Wood and;