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THE SEMI-WEEKLY SIGNAL.
glinton
• ZODERI(H. C. W., JAN. 20, 1865.
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- PEACE PHOSPECTils
The prcepeete Of :a speedy- pence, of
which we heard so ranch recently, seem to
bays exploded. We hear nothing of the
rasetink of thirteen delegates from each
_ seetioa, and as tbr the minion of Blair &
- Sou, it seems that the worthy pair were
not stymuch moved by patriotism as by, a
desire to secure certain pecuniary 'objeCts.
That the Confederate' are still unappaled
by the recent disasters to Their arms is
evidenced by the following resolution
which was adopted by )heir Legislature
within the past few days
" Resolief3, That . we, the representetives
- of the Confederate States, are firmly determ-
hied to continue the struggle in which we are
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involved until the United States shall tic
knowledge our indepeudence ; and to this
-cletermtnatissie with a sincere conviction of
the justice of our cause, and an humble- reli-
ance upon the Suerteite Ruler of Nations, we
do solemnly and firthfaIly pledge ourselves."
The New York limes, official .organ of
.Mr, Seward, gives very little hope of peace. -
It Nava • .
" Thole whoitre looking for peace thiongle
prelate diplomacy, or, as aconsequence, UR
-
mediate or remote, of person's] interviewe
*with officials of -the rebel government, are,
. in our judgmentjesting their hopes on a false
basis. A very retie:lion, it seems to us.
will convince any one that all such aitemp s,
t even if they Were compatible with the prince
• pies ou which -the wear• has been conducted,
mita prove abortive. They assume -that we
are first.to ascertain what the rebels want,
• Mad that thie i to be our guide iniegotistiog
with them. Dees anybody supper, tor a
moment, that they will accept voluntaeily, or
as the result of negotiation, fest than they
had when theyibegan. the war? And . does
z
anybody suppose that ie will give them
more? Can we give theme peace that shall
make them rebellion art advantage to theta-
s positive and substantial succees. ? Even if
they waive their ctaim to independence, min
we concede their constraction of the Conini ,
tution ?---*Cret we give them State soyereeenty
in their liceptation of the term ? Can we
concede to them anythingon any point which
• they did not have- when they began the war?
• Yet.yrithout some chance of such concession,
there ii not the slightest -chance of their en-
tering upon: negutiations of lei- sort. -
"But althoueh we look for it in *another
. direction, the prospect Of peace seems et us
. by no means remote.. Lee's army is all that
- temente of the.rebellion, and so long as that
. does remain we have no right to expect inch
a peace arf We can accept. Wherr; that is
destroyed the .rebellion is crushed, and ,we
shall, have such a peace se must follow the
restored authority of the Constitution and.
laws of the United *Mos.- But that great
battle remains to be Tonglik. It can no mere
be everted or seeded than coed Waterloo,
- and its resat ea cite side, at least, auist be
_ equally sledge., It is te this finalissue that
the everineent is now advancing. _It is
brinvng all its available military force to
best upon that. _Its firit Wert of course will
. be to compel den. ; Les to meet it 3 -if suc-
cessful in that, its next endeavor will be to
Meat and,overwhein him. If it fails in
either tie war may he prolonged, if a
ised& in berth, we alum, in the natural coins
°frees:eh have a prompt anti lasting peace.
And its no other way, and at no earlier me-
' meat, in mit judgment, can we have peace at
fkbe Toronto *choral Conti.
anittee.
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Vier Refoim Committee or Aisociation
otTinvann,ima beetiguilthigb- crimes
gd misdemeanors in the eyes of some
because it dared on the evening cf the
17th -to convene a meeting for the purples
:- of discussing the Confederation Question.
When HMI. Mr. McPherson was _elected
• the Leadei-and its smaller followeri rear-
ed.with delight, and p,roclatme& what. it
`lefilsidtO believe waa sfaet that -gritilin
„ wasdead and buried without hope of
: _resurrection. -That was after the Coali-
tion ofour party.. leaders and it is not
'uprising that such an exhibition; of
-uncalled-for pertizanathip created much
-. indignationin the minds of reformers.
They complained, and very justly, that
" although they had consented to bury for
the time being the hatclit of party War-
: -fare, 'their old, Opponents manifested-nc
desire to meet them half way.- On the
contrary, during the Saugeencontest and
in every: eleotion since they have introdu-
. coed all the old party tacties, and have
• not for a moment ceased to prem.'''. up
oonservativeorganizatioe, because, u they
allege, the time will surely come *then
• the old linee.will* si clearly defined as
ever.New, however, their preas has the
satsuma to turn round*and denounce
reform organization atanact of unexam-
• pled tteachery. They rejoice at the defeat
of Mr. karewell, in South Ontario, and
, • yet they think or seem to think that it is
the duty ofreformers-to stand with folded
arms wink they -sweep away every timstit-
nency-that offers an opportunity. Their
cry of treachery is absurd, and isi even
open to retort. It iz the duty of Refortn.
Ere, at...thisjuncture, to do tell in their
power to prevent partizanship from
throwinrobstaeles in the *Sy of useful
legislation, but it inn° leas their duty -to
• keep a watchful eye upon those 'who will
not scruple to .take advantage of any
impinges' on -their fart.
/Awl lhapirovintent Fiend.
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The Quebec correspondent of the
...Laufer gites a list ot Municipalities
wbi�b should at ones send power of At-
torpm. to an agent_ there to draw land
•insinfinentott.fund for 1860. Bruce, we
eassitecie in the category. If an agent
Oared; we- would- iseousineed ik
Beni Grist *flambee as a -
Who will, we beliiiii,*senteany commis -
aim of the mut with prcuptitude and on
risecesble teem Tbentailer should be
atiendeite, nt flevents, by the *Whorl-
• listitlintee wintoittdular ,
IlitTbitensittrOonaill mate is the
C•eutt Bow, Gederkek ce Tqw.44y see-.
: The Present Winter.
The winter thus far has been the sever-
est expetien* in thissection for the paAt
1
ten years. For som1years past the quantity
of snow that, fell , enually. was so gull,
• andseenied to decrease at.such a rate that
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many imagined th time not far ,distant
when we should ha urnithing but wagoning
all the year rotind.1 This winterhewever
seem. s deterniined tio make up for Put defi-
ciencies. Since the early part of December
snow- has fallen-alniut constantly until it
liei about 3- teet deep in theiroods- and the:
roadi are drifted f 11 ;.: so much so that in
places laden...vehicles can hardly come out
of :the eoncession& ' -There is a theory,
founded on pretty sound principles, we
think; that such winters are - always fol.
lotted by. splendid sPiings ani summers.
At, all events, ," ld- inhabitants," can-
ll
vouch for the filet hat the best croPsever
gathered in this p it of daueda, in the
" good old times!. Were. gathered after
julksuch cold, itey, .siioWy winters its
we are now enjoyi i .- We hope the lapse
of time has not s , .iled . the theory,'- for
most 'certainly n 5i lendid ()OP next year
would_ be very _awe stable. to: our -crippled
-fanners, and mo -especially so should
prices :happen -te be good.
Letter Frogs Dar. Sherlock.
Goriznicn, Jan. 19th, 1864.
• To tit! Sifter of the Huron mew.
• - , Sin, -In the laitedition of your limier
you publishedmm
a communication from "Our
Our
Clinton Correspondent," relative to the ap-
pointment ef, School *stew forthat village.'
Now, nothing can afforil more sattefaction to
the frieede of education than to atm so 'laud-
]
able an ariziety on the part of the people to
appoint suitable. persohs to the very responsi-
ble office of trustees, as on them depends the
engaging of Chrnpetent tees:here; which- L
-regret in some instances is not attended to suf
-ficientlY. .• ' .• •' -
• But the.matter on -which I -wish to make a
•.few °bairn:lions is the 'speech of o Mr. Hartt,
which writ (according to your correspondent)
"p irticularlyedifyini,-". and which Concludes
with re' peroration a that may, be atyled elio
quenr.? The portion of the:speech to whieh
I refer is as follows e .. "The County. -Board
• certificates were tern to tatters,in: eo far as
they claimed to be evidences of !scholarship
on the part of the possessors" ; ' Now, Sir, I
should lake tti knoW:What Mr Hartt nieaes by'
-such language': Does he mean . that the
'County Board calls together yeer after year a
.eumber el teachers :(in:My. . Of them frema
considerable distance) merely for the purpose
of handing them, and others_ who present
themselves, certificates, Without' examining
them as to their attaininents and qualifiea-
:
dons tor teacjiirw. ? Or does he mean. that
the members of the Board are themselves not,
_qualified for the position:they tictapy ? .Year
cOrrespondenevouches for Mr. liartt's being
*possessed of eonsiderable knowledge, Whieh. I
regret he makes but little use of, or he would
not have spoke!' in the manner bekoppears to
have done. Mr. Hartt should haft reaallec -
ted that the County Board does net profess
to teach- its business is therely to examit e-
nnd many teachers who hold no other ihan a -
County Board bertificate are highly educated
men, and limy say that few ie ane of those
eh° hold Aret-class certificates bet are -capable
of imparting a sound English ' education, . and
parents may have every. eonfidetL:m .in _confid-
ing their cbildren'to their 'care: It inaroatte
Oecurreelhat a potperjectlyqualified teach-
er received e 'ffint-clase certificate, , but the
very fact. of such oases being, few and ' far
betweentshows the care and -,diecrimination
used by the Board, and should Mr. Hutt
and your -Clinton coreespendent present them
selves for exaniitiatica at its next meeting,
they would find -a-e:firstelass certificate ' teem
the County of HaroieBeard of Public Instruc-
tion not quite _the hunibeg they . appear. 10
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lmazine. • _
1 remain; Sir, • . ,
•' Teets -very truly, _
• ._ - - ,JOSEPH SHERLOCK,
LOcal Superb tendent,
• Board of S
• The annual meetii
ganieation for tnery
the Board Room -al
The Board is now c
gentlemen, viz: Me
W-Ailick„ Geo. Mc
_Kirkeride, John Lo
Mr. Lefroy was cho
Mackay Secretary.
not appointed- The
ed -.the Lewd bei
tenders for the shoat
ing. The Coe:unit%
Contingencies were
aFlieueue(.1,
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• LITER&
THE GARLAND :
andLyrics, orig
• sehools and fa
• H. D. Catieron,
• _Central School,
Theo. J. Moor
Stationer;
1
hoot Trnstees.
g of the 'Board for Or-
r was held. lest night at
the-menaber's present.
mposed of the follossitag
rs. A. Lefroy, A. &Alb;
nzie, d. Crabb, Alex.
worth and Geo. Davis.
n Chairman and Wm.
A Superintendent was
urator was not appoint -
g resolved to receive
on at their -next meet.
on Finance, Library k
ppointed and the -Board
Y. NOTICES.
collection. of Songs
nal and selected, for
ilies: Compiled- by
Esq., Principal of the
°clench-, published by
ouse, Bookseller and
This ..bandsome i4tie iolutne of poetry
Supplies -a w t which has been long felt
in conneetlonl with tile public schools of
the country. Hitherto, although the re-
gular series, of Spkooi &Oka has been
published in Canad
made to throw in
tractive fort sr au
&c., . suited the
dren but we are
compiler and pub
beforins have auo
Tiding just what w
contains 'about 14
a large number of
• very popular
• _
Bestdea
several ttaedard pieces from. 'pop-
ular._,-Eritieh authors, •it contains also
ho attempthas been
a permanent. and at-;
dent nopaber of songs,
putties of our chit
-
appy to see that the
liber of the volume
ded so -well in pro -
wanted. • The book
pages and comprises
woes which mast be
wherever introduced.
many gems from such •Canadian writers
at Alexander McLaehlan, the late Thomas
McQueen and Win. Bannatyne, which
alone are worth the money asked for the
book. As this is the first enterprise of
the kind ever attempted in the County of
Huron, we trust Mr, •Moorhouse will be
amply rewarded fof the and trouble
it has cost- The attention of teachers,
trustees and others is directed to the ad-
vertisment in another column.
CHAIBERS' JOIURNAL,--111e‘ave to
•thank Mr. Moorho
famous British Mo
a pod tim'e to sub
'LONDON SOCIZ
noticed this brittle
Chewitt & Co,
• house, Goderich
se for -a copy of this
thly. Thepresent is
ribe for It. •
Y. -We• should bare
magiazine in'our list.
oronto, T. J. Moor-
ontents of the January
number Old Fashioned Winters, Fire
side Frolies,_Scenes in Court, Coelebs in
search of a blulreadr: Envelope, The
Mystery of the B14
owed Queen, Cus
time, Whist, Soo
y Heed, Our Wid-
m as it aifects
Dinner-
si Sketches, A Fast
Run and a Double -
CHBBOHNAN'S . MAGAZINE. -An ex-
cellent book for Anglicaireaders. Im-
ported - direct frot4 England by Chewett
& Co., Toronto, so1d by T. J. Moorhoine„
Goderkth.
- Explosion in s 011 Factory.
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The London Petit type says that, yesterday
meriting, shortly bef re nine, $e. m., a loud
. .
explosion took pig -in the oil factory «f
Muerte . W & 3 D ffield, Hamilton Road,
catistrig the entire de traction of a stillvihi eh
contained at the tir e upwards of forty gal-
lons of oil in procei i 9f distillation. The
shock caused by the explosion was perceptj
bly felt for some distance, and portions of the
the Imildingere thrown. around in even -
ie
direction, whi e the fire used in the factory
instantly com nnicated wit h the combustible
material, and threat ned the entire .demoli-
timeof four Other sti he together with the re-
minder of the Me irs. Duffield's prethises
adjoining. 'I hroug .. the exertions of the
workmen and the 1 ighbors, . the fire was,
howsviricoufined to he debris of the budding
destroyed, together withthat immediately
connecting.- The a cidsnt is attributed to
the freezing of the w rin which prevented the
exit of steam from t e peeper ehannels. We
regret to learn them rat no maarance en the
premisee. and the ius, (about $1000,, will
fall entirely on the 1 sum Duffield. • '
neelaniation • Ilost, Immo En*
The Hon. Tease usbanadhas resigned
his !eat in the L.gislature. The cage Is
aaid t4)0the pe.. os1oCbisbusinees.
There will be ai l.tfortheneant.sat,
album* but to n mes Ine B101160110d,
Ye t-
ese.
HAY.
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. /Prom our own Correipondent.1 .
The Municipal Councillors elected_ for this
year are thee:blue is last year6--viz : W illiani
'Case_l_James &011ie, Hebert Brown, Ohm B.
Greigher, and -William Turnbull, Esq. They
met to day, pursuant to Statuteeat 12 -O'clock,
noon, and proceeded- to the election of :off-
eers. The meeting was held in the Town
Hall, Zurich. ')Quite a number of the 'late -
payers were present
Robert:Browa was appointed Reeve and
James' Smith. Deputy Iteeve,---Mmking a
change . from last .year of Browa instead of
Case and Smillie instead of Brown!,
The Council ofay have of late- years
t
adepted the plan cjf letting the offices-hf
-Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor and Collector, by
tender:: Today they appointed Wm Wilson
• Clerk and Treasurer,- with it platy Of $140,
and Agreed to advertise •for tenders for the
offices of Assessor and Collector; tenders to
be given in on the 7th February next, . .
' - The Council is, apparently,: afraid t� risk
competition for the offices of Clerk and Treas.
-ureee-aftaid that they mighi. lose the services
Of an Old and faithfall servant, hut the Asses
*nor whe served them last year and two yeasts
previous, whose salary last year wae $8O,and
against whose assessment nit ode tangle rate-
payer appealed and the Colleetor, who did
, t
theiftvork for $45, must take ;their chance
ter tlieir offices in the.: general scramble, or
retire in eiegust. . -
The priuciple. of lettibg the offices in the
gift of 'he `Council be tender is ether right or
It is wrong: if it is ri4ht, it should be applied
to all, if it is -wropgit should be apitlied to
none. It is to be hnped that'll's' ratepayers
,of the Township of Hay *ill take a noM Of
this day's proceedinge, and Whenthe gent*
men composing the present Council again
Come before them soliciting Municipal bon
ors, will ask thein to explain this,' to say the
least- of it, curious inconsistency.
.' The Weedier continues stormy. The road's
are drifted _full,- and two feet Alf snow in the
bush, - Farmers are atteiously enquiring of
one another how they are ' off for feed for the
cattle. If -we have a late epring, itwill be
serious matter.- There neyer was less stieW
for the -amount of ateck in the Township of
Hay.; :
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, A Fzstimt ADVENTURZ. 7-A very
good story is told at the expense of a
piling man itt. this township! It appears
that when the -Fenian' ,excitenient was
raging, a young nig who Was considerably
in lova with a neighbor's! 'daughter, was
Coming away from the hakitation of his
inamorita one dark night, thinking, no
of the happy niouent when he
would' be able to clasp' the ample waist of
his lau and call her all his own. Going
through the fields he was passing the
paternal barn -yard when a hese, savage
black ram belonging to his father rushed
out of a shed and brought him such e
blow in the rear that he was sent. sprawl-
ing into a snow -bank. Busying to rise,
the lover received another peg le the back,
Slid thinking that he -was certaielj mur-
dered,.he roared; "Oh, you bloody .Feni-
an, you've killed ! 41fisrarl. DIII•jt-
DZIt ! ! DIVIDER 111" Hearing hut
cries, his father ran out with a double--
barreled gun and found the son -lying
bleeding at the nose with the black ram
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Alin& g over hini in triumph.•;
VOLBOANE.
_ The Ant Sing of the Municipality of
Colin:ins wit 4, id at McDonoglerTavern on
thelitit ofsuusry, 1865:
Present.-Netiry ilpsittee, for Word No. 1,
Alm iloilort for Ward No 2, Thos.
Hum for Want No. 3; Wnt. YOusg; for
Ward No: 4; ani Jas. Rhynas-for Ward No.
After residing the minutes of* Connally
it was proposed- by Wm. Young; seconded by
Alex. Malloy, That the Council do - adjourn
for one hour.. •:•
After taking mid subserilneg the deeara-
tion Of office, it Wait •
-Moyed, by Thos. Hussevieconded by Alex.
Molloy, That Henry Spence be Reeve--Car-
nod.
The Reeve appointed Howland Willi:tins as
Auditor. . The Council appOint
ton -as other auditor. : •i .'",
-Moved by Wm Young, lecondedly Thos.
Huisey, That James Tewsley be Towitship•
Clerk and Treasurer -Carried • _
'the offiee of Assessor deterred till next
.meting of Council -John Alien arpointed as
Devld BeIlas Inspector of TiM.,
e: ns.
iouiezearens.
Por No 1- Wm Buchanan and - Daniel
Milier, No -2-Peter Fisher, ; No 3 ----Wm
Fagan:; No 4 -Jas Symington and Antiteny
Allen.; No 5 -Jas Linklaterie)unean McNet.
stud Samuel No tit, •
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FENCE•viWERS
No I -Arch Sands, No 27 -John Fisher,
No -3-John Milhon, No 4 --e-Henry Thirling-
ten ; No 5 -Andrew Green and John Glen.
' - emenzisStEas. •
• No 1 ---Robert Henderson. sense, Win Bite
sett, Samuel rioer, Samuel Bart, and John
Stewart-; No 2 -David Beate, Valentine
Fisher, Elijah -Mai tie, George FerribioTosish
Butt, Joseph Fisher; No 3 -Win Walters.
, Lawrence hisnninwtr Peter Robertson, Robe.'
:Itrachan, Wm Keifer and Robert Sere; No
47 Jelin 11 Old; Geo Neaves, Jas Hamilton,.
Gordon You! g„Jus Tewsley, David Bell, Jail
Gallagher, .Wrm Jones,
. Win Todd, Anthoey
Allen, and Joseph Morris ; - No 5 -John
Evan, Patrick Gallagher, 'Duncan MeNee,
Wm Clark,,Roht Sallews, Peter Green-Aenr..
James Stewart, elOth con), Hillary Horton;
John Hintow, Thee Thompsun, Alfred Mor-
ris, and Christopher Stewart. .
Moved by Alex Malloy, seconded by Wm
Young, 'That the Council do now adjeuru. to
meet on Wedersdayi the 8th of February
at the•cTioacvkl
errilt.in.ofC:S.b,7nnoisi arida: tide
at
io,
• JAMES TEWSLEY
Township Clerk.
Eligibility of School Trusties.
_ DEAR- SIGNALI-Al a School meeting held
. .
this Month in one of the sections in • this
. .
township, an objection was made to the eligie
eility of a candidate for the Trusteeship, that
he had not paid his -school ra•._ for list year;
and having, as requested, _ written Dr. Ryer.
. -- . _
son for his opinion, received last night the
following answer.
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Yours respectfully, -
JOHN NAIRN,
- Local *pt.
TonoNT0, 16th January,1865.-I have the
honor to state in reply tu yourletter of the
lath inst., that a peewit is eligible- to be
elected and serve as Trustee in a school sec.
tion if he be a resident assessed freeholder or,
householder in it whether he has paid sor
school rates in it or not; though he cannot
vote at school meetings in the Section without
haviee paid such rates imposed within twelve.
monthi.
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.49 .
- A Passim TO Ma. Liscour.-•The loaded
shell fired into the rudder -post of the Heariage
by the pirate iishams, hes been sent frem
-"Boston to Washington_WA present- from
Captain Winslow to Myr. Lincoln,- the latter
having expres.sed a woh to have it as a
trophy:
e air.-
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EARLY SUGARs-A young man maned
Charpantier, residing in the parish of Avanir,
managed to make a small quantity of rnaple
sugar during the mild open weather of the
week before last. • It is seldom, indeed, we
hear of near being ma& in Lower divada
during the Christmas holidays. •
411M1=11W
:.,S IT MN A .
w4wo.•••0•as.,4•w•••••,.,.
. (1:).- [he Galt town. counal have dead
locked on the election of Reeve. It was a
tie, and the dispute now is as to who is the
.highest . ratepayer in the municipaiity, that
lucky individual having the privilege of de-
cidiu4 tke poiut. , _
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. .- ;Setting a min trap is the title given to
the -01,tere of a:pretty young lady arranging
her curls at a Min*.
Ow A. miser who -recently .died in Lock-
-port, N. Y., left buried iti the cellar of his
house fifty thousand three cent pieces. .
'Ole The Honorable Edward Everett died
on Sunday Morning last. s
, .
gle The New York Berald is &moons itself
by virning leagiliy articles • on the political
decadence of Greet Britain!,.-_ ,
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al. The works on of ,Mr. George Begg,
Mciant Forest.. w 'destroyed by fire on the
5-th init. Loss $ ,300, 000 only covered by,
insnrance. - : • .... '•
(CleiThe California papers publish 'births,'
. marriages,' and deathi,!in regu-
lar order, This is systenuitizing the thlng I
06- A telegragbic machine for taking the
yeas and nays, by 'nouns or dial indicators,
cylinders, electro magnets, ke.. is to be ex --
!Alined at Washington and perhaps used in
Congress: • , -
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; Olo Fos was so thick in Dabuque, Iowa;
the Other day, that people in the streets could
not find - their own residences Query -
Which was foggy, the atmosphere or the peo-
ple?- ,- 4. , . . _ - ,
(c).. Mr James Have challenges Mr Joseph
Coburn to fight for $20,000 in Canoda some
time this year and has sent the .splendid sum
of $25 toshow"the -earnestness of his desire.
Mr. Coburn accepts the challenge; agreeing
to pay £300 for expenses. - on condition that
hebe allowed to name theplaceof fighting
in Canada. . - - ' •
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fe:,- The • g Atiglo•Americae Convention'
aateast week at Washington. Its duty was to
exatitine into and. adjudiente, the proprietary
right& of the Hudeorits Bay and the Puget s
Sound Agricultural Compamea_to lauds with-
in the last established boundary of the Uinta
States. Hen Mr Rose. we believe, represent-
ed the Britieh _Government at the Conven-
tion. • . -.1 - .
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George -Animates Sale, the - English
literatetir, m slimming up his American ex-
periences, pays this striking tribute to the
women of the United States: "la all coigns.
ness and shim* , I tender to the young
ladies of Americti the : triblite of being the
most accomnphshd talkers in the world. -
Their iread;nees of diction, tbeir.facile low of
Piro, their (pie; ness of *-appmhension, are
really and truly ' teunding.'
. . /young lady whose.name wasMayden
having -nsarried gentleman called Mudd,
ma- ve rise to the t lowing: .
14. For wife,oel/nP .11-111619
111011Oihnit," a- old! .
'
Was turned, as we are .plainliteltt,
. Into -a lotnp otsidt.- .
The same- propensity of change
Still tins in woman's blood;
es
.
For lore we * case strew--
• ' iitayden tined to Wild&
11
The Quebei Chronicle states that one of the
best ice -bridges seen for many years in- Qae.
bec has just formed; wit there it no doubt
that it will hold.
The prohibitory provisions of Mr. Durikin'e
Bill have been adopted by_ a majority of 29
in the township of Asphodel, county of Peter-
borough. The pulling took piece on. the
10th and.I lth Instants, -
Sidney Stnitleonce remarked "After you
haie-written lin article, take your pen and
strike out half of the words, and you will be
surprised to see how much stronger it is."
A by-law passed -by the municipal Council
of Biebrook, county WentWoriteadopting the
"Temperance Act_ of 1864," was recently
submitted- to the inhabitants of that township
tor their approval. At the el Ise of the poll
the votes stood; yeas, 84 e nays, 22
Tenders for the, erection, Of the kitossin
House Hotel, were operiedliy the Directors
on _Wednesday, and the contract has been
awarded to Mr, James Welsh.- 7
A British officer contributes, an article in
the lsenurnber of Blackwood, Containing the
result of his recent observations in this coun-
try. He lays: find that when people mean
to speak -of a native of Hoaluittl, they call
him • an Amsterdam Dutchman: but when
* Will It ilaino Est
.,
1 The Hamilton Spectator, speaking of the
1 debate that took place in ,the United States
i Senate on the subject of the gravid*n of the
Reciprocity TraritY, says :-
"It is easily to be seen that the resolution
owed -its passage more to the feelings than to
the intelligent judgment of the- Senate... -
Throughput the whole debate there is an nu
disguised avowal that the act is designated to
Linniiill Canadians for the independence they
have shown iu- speaking of the cruel war. -
For ourselves, we are quite convinced tharthe
repeal -of the treaty *id not be an increased
evil. .. With. the Provinces -united, free triode
existing between them, and a hrie of railway
1 communication with the sea -board through
British territory established, we shall have to
leern to get on without the advantages which
this treaty has conferred upon Canadians in
e0011n011 with -Aonnicaes. It will teach is a
little spirit of selfreliance.-a lesson which
will dc as no harm to learn." -
they speak of one of the Gernien . race genet.;
ally, they -leave out the Amster.'
el,. In Oxford,. N..11,1 is -a-tombstone with
the following epitaph upon it: I
"To all my friends I bid adieu,
A more auddeo death you never knew;
As I was leading the old dare to drink,
She kicked and kiEed me quicker'n
I - •
ft:pe A musical composer having been asked
if he had done anything lately; replied: his
last work was a composition with his crede
tors.I, • . .
Mr- Col. 'stele; of Detro-t, !has received
instructions from the Secretary of State to
enforce riidIy the -passport order. No person
will, .be permitted to euter thse.United Shoes
from Canada iwithout,a -passport front the
State Department, .or the- American Consuls
residing abroad - • f Hobart of Merle :
• •
yeited Consul located at Windsor, has just
arrived at the latter place, and will issue pass-
lintortstrots'theis6
se 6,
ititled to thni
i. ; The price of
sepo
Which :is -substantially eon
iotercourse. -
THE AMERICAN 'WAR.
1.141.11
•
Capture of Fort Fisher by !the
I Federah. I
LOSSES HEAVY bN SIDES.
, -
WASHINGT61.7, JOn.17.7-To Major General
Dix :-- The following official despatches have
just been received at thiedepertment Headquarters 1). V. States Forces on 'Federal
Point, N. C., Jan 15; via Fore Monroe, Jan.
17. -To Brie -Gen J Rawlins General -I
have the nonor,to report that Fed Fisher was
carried by assault this afternoon and evening
by Gen' Ames' division and the ZIA brigade
of the 1t. division of the 24th. army corps,
gallantly aided by a %tuition of marines and
seamen from the navy. The assault was pre-
ceded by a beav bombardment from the
Federal fleet, a was made it 3:30 p.
when the first brigade, under Curtiss, of
Inc.' division, effected a lodgment- upon the
parapet, but full possession of ithe work was
not obtaieed till 10 p. m. The behaviour of
noth officers and men was most admirable.-
All the works south of Fort Fisher are now
occupied by our troops. We have not leu
than 1,200' prisoners, including!Gen Whiting,
and Col Lamb, the commptularit of the fort.
I regret to say that -our lam is seiere; espe-
cially he officers. I am net yet able to form
say estimate o the nuinber.of crumuiplitme.
l• (Signed) '-ALFetED IL TERRY,
- Brevet liej-Gen
Ceinmig Expedition.
PORT FISREO:;- Jen, 16, 2 a: m. -After a
careful. reconnomance on the 146, it was de-
cided to riskanassault on Fort Fisher.-
Yainela division, With Col Abbott's brigade to
hold our line, already strong, across the -
pineal". and fatiugWilmington &purist Hoke,
while Ames' division should assault, on the
west end. TAtter- theee Ilona beery -nevi fir-
ing the assault was made at a p. m. on the
15th. Curtiss' brigade led. ancras soon u it
was on the west end of thelfted rivet it was
followed by Petinebecker's, mei the letter by
Bell's. After desperate fighttni,ggumg foot
by foot, and severe loss; 1st 5 p..m. we had,
possestion of -about halt the .,land front. --
Abbott's brigede was _then taken from our
line facing Wilmington and. put into Fort
Fisher, and on pushing it *ward at 10 p.m.,
it took the rest of the Work with little resist
ance. The garrison falling back the extreme
of the peninsula, where they were followed
and sesptured among otheni•Gee Whi jog and
Col Lamb, both wounded. I think we have
quite 1000 prisoners. I hope our .own loss
may not exceed 500, but it. is impossible
.to judge in the night. -Among the !rounded
are the commanders of the three leading
ibridgades, Gen •Curtis being wounded, but not
severely; but Colonels Pennebocker, and
Bell, dangerously woutidei; The fand from
was a forniidable one, the parapet in places
14 or 15 feet hi,ght, but the men went at et
nobly under a severe musketry fire The
mariliesand sailors went up gallantly, but the
musketry fire from the east epd of the land
front was so severe, that they did not succeed
m enteringthe work The navy Ire on ..the
work, judging from the holes. Inuit have been
terrific. Slimy of the guns were injured. -
How many there were were on the point I
cannot say, perhera 30 or 40.
(Signed) . C. B COMSTOCK.,
Lieut 931, A. D. C., and
• ChiefEngineen
Another despatch estimates the 'number of
prisoners captured at 2,500, and the number
of guns at 72. Gen. Grant telegraphs to this
department, that in hunor of this great tri-
umph, achieved by theunited valor of the
army aud navy, he hes erdere4 a salute o1100
guns to be fired by each of the armies opera-
ting against Richmond. -
(Signed) C. A. DANA,
Assistant Kee', of War.
PORT .1kfciitite; Jan 17. -To Hon Gideon
-Welles; See. Navy =The Atlantic is just in
from Wilmington. Fort Fisheiand the *arks
on Federal -Point are in our possession.-- The
assault was made by the army and Saito4 on
Sanday, and by 11 „es. m tbe works were
ours. Loeies heavy.- Lieut.' 'Preston and
Porter of the navy me killed. Our captures
were 72 guns and about, 2,5.10 prisoners. -
Generals Whittney and Lamb, Confederates,
ate prisoners and wounded. The Vanderbilt
is on her way north with despatches. Two
15 inch gees burst on the monitor's..
(Signed). - E, T., NICHOLS;
, Comoander.
BALTutonx, Jan 17.-A full account of the
progress.Of the -attack on Fort I rigor down
to Saturday at noon is received; The attack
commenced On Fridiy, when the troops were
successfully linded. Gen Terry codusaudei
the troops, who occupied the entire -width of
the pommels. The Fort was silent, and
there was every prospect of s speedy , Burrell,
der. Tbe forts were entirelyrot offfromWilmington.
- 411•10'
Exteniive skins of excellent ecial him
bee° found at Felt Bice in Daleoteb.1: ens
vein wea slitf lest thick. This coal field ex-
tents towards Ilse ;South west, and; it-ls sup-
posed,. crops out ip the stops of thoBlack
hallinfill.betwouThe.eziellineethe greataulpithis grnandteetithelleek**Ify
Mountains is fact,of ineetisnatsle vibe. Wis
tee many new coal commie:in the future.
• (c:ps A shil building company has been
„
organ zed itt New York with a cani• tal of RI
million floilars, of which David Ogden is
Presidentrfor the purpose of totilding ships
and steamers of all sizes, including merchant
vesselslinonitoneironaladt, yachts, upon
tie mewlyinvented models of Capt Augusius
Walker, of Buffalo. The Scientific American
says that several prominent- shipbuilding, and
machinists have taken a lively interest in this
enterprise, which promises to be one of much
importance to the advancement of the science
of naval architecture.
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Address
T. T. HOORHOUSE,
Jan. 18th, 1865.
NOTICE
TS hereby giver, That a Meeting of the
nicipal Efectors of the Township of Ash-
- field will be held in
FINLAY'S SCHOOL HOUSE, NO, 19,
on the 9th concession, on
0:21. On the 6th inst„ a little girl of Mr.
-
Peter Leven, hotel keeper, of Galt, fell into
ru,g
of hot water, and was (rightfully /scald -
Death pueon-end to her sufferings on
Sunday aftern000. She was two yeals and.
four months old.
_
A JUVENILE' WARRIOR- OP EICTICRIENCE.,...;
The town -of Swanzey in New Hampshire is
the botne of Geo B Mattoon, a young man
only eighteen_years *id, who hasserved three -
years in the Union army, been in forty three
battles and twenty seven skirmishes, had two
horses shot under him, and during ,the whole
time, has not received a single injury nor been
absent from duty a single day. •
.
A Br ate Loot OUT -The Army and Navy
Gazette at the close of -the year renews. the
expression of its faith, that the Northern-
Statit will succeed in e .tablishinga military
supremacy in the South, and thata war with
Great Britain, to he fought in Canada, is net
an improbable base for a veilnelgamation-of
the N orth and SOW' for purposes of 'Aggress
sion against a common enemy. The writ rr
argue," that although military supremacy
does not mean the restoration of the Union,
it may prove to be something itore iirrogant
and offensive to England. .
' • -40 4/111
- A War Cloud in Enrols..
(From the Paris Debate.)
. The My Pres Press of Vienna has in Its
number of the 17th, the following USWA ;-
The telegraph brings us to day from Odessa
the news that sixty thousand, Russians are
going to be echelonned along our -frontier
to the northeast, and in Bessarabia. If
this news is confirmed, it out only be ex -
_planned by the fact that the Russian goyim -
rent forms eventualities_which give it the
tdee of cencentuting_ a lame fume en its
European frontiers.. OF what nature can
those eventualities be? Is Russia prelimg.
forward' movements against which it wishea.
to prevent that counter -blows upon its own
province'', or are they preparing . at St.
Petersburg• to march a force toward Ills
south, occupy the _Danubian principalities,
and 41 fish in troubled waters." Austria, not
less than Western Europe, could not look
quietly on the moiements of such large
bodies of Russian -troupe and the:news that
reaches US to -day is greatly of a nature to
Cause a sensation. While we are inclined to
took upon these movements or troops as
hostile to our empire on the other side of
the Rhine and ()flies Mincio. Austria will
.be regarded as the outpost of the coalition,
which 'menaces the liberal- movement el
France and •Although they may
believe at Parinand Turin in & coalition of
the North. wedo- not believe m such a bond
between guasiarAustrii-sand Prussia, for the
reassin that we do'. not see what woeld be
- .
the intertotr Remise or Prussian, winch
coidd be wronged or put in sufferente by a
pacification of Italian passions at the ex-
pense of Austna. At the point to which
matters have ceme today, every means of
weakening of Austria would be a source of
Profit for Prussia whose rival finds itself
struck in Germany, and for Russia,. whose
antagonisni would be stiihen in the East,
in the hour ofdanger there will not come to
tie from that quarter either pmtecticn to our
rear. or aid on thefield of battle.
The movement, of gunshot troops in the
neighborhood of our frontiers' are not catiF5.
for tranquility to. Austria. They eonstitute
rather a real danger to as. TO Atstria also
are applicable,in a certain sense, the words
that General La Marmots uttered quite lately
in the midst ot tie Italia* Parliament : "We
ought always, to go forward for behind us
there is a yawning abyss." •
Stat.
At his residence Goderieh Township, very
suddenly, on Tueiday the 17th instantl-Mr.
Elias Lomas in this 68th year of his ase.
TRIG MARKETS.
GODERICiL Afe.n. 20, 1865.
Fall ...$0:83 0484.
0:73i
0:32
0:55 ••
rue es 0:00- 0:50
Pork - • • -- - • • • • • • • • • • 5:50 6:75
2:50 3:00
Limbs 2.00 0.00
Ai do ........... 025; 0:00
Iretize, each ...-......... 0:45 0:50
CI lichens, 0:20 0:00
I 'ticks, do ..... 0:00 0:25,
lt des (green) 3.00 al 0:00
bt.dee. . ... 0=00 0:16
Tomatoes • • • • • •• • 00100 030: 0,35
ood• • •• • e• • • OM • 2:00 0:00
Eggs IRO • • .-.-.. 0:08 '0:10
,0:40 0:50.
hay, V ton a 13:00
Etraw, per load.. :....... 2:50 a 3:00
Spring do • 0:73
••••111••••••;11.••• 000
Barley . *do., ••••••••••• 0:50
...e.m!••;•••••-...4.111911910
CLINTON KARKErs.
• [Reported expressly forth* 'Signal:1
CLIXTolt, Jan. 18, 1865.
Fall Wheat, if bushel....$0:00 0:84
Spring Wheat, V bush..... u:70 (4 0:74
Oats ....- 0:30 @ 0:33
Barley . P.M 04,0 4.60-1•30 1:110
Pres • • • • 0- 411. 041 • • • 0:50 0:55
0;30-
0:00
- 6:50
Mutton 4:50 5:00
Hides, . es.•••••••••••••••• 3:00 040
Butter OP ......... 0:15 •:18
Apple 0:621 015
!Sheepskins ........ 0:75 1:00
IAA <IP lb) . 0:10
Turkeys, Otni 0:50
Geese ....... . 0:25 CD-, 0:30
Potatoes -• - - 0:25
manlit(10 tal:)":.1. • •A 111,11 1200
Fora :(111tundred),....'. 525
Monday the 20th day
of February next,
at thelour of Ten in the forenoon, far, the
tiking of siXolt to decide whether or not the
following By Law :is adopted by such FAec•
tore.
JOHN cOOICE,
T'p. Clerk; Aslifield.
Ashfieldilfith January. 1865. • •
• Copy of-itotpunsiont ae.
vil
frILIE„undinigned, qualified Manieited Eire-
+ tors of tire Township of Ashfield, hereby
require that a poll be taker' an term of the
Tenrperance Act of 1864, to determine
whether or not the qualified Municipet Elec-
tors of the said municipality will adopt,uuder
authority and lor ouforcement of seed Act,
the By -Law fo lowing, which we hereby pro-
pose for their adoption, to wits
The sale of intoxicating Imams site the
boning of limners *meter, ist,bytbe: loam
by-law prohibited within the Townthip of
Ashfield, under authority lied for enforcer
runt of the Temperance Act of 1864.
Witness our hands, this sixteenth day -of
Jaduary, in the year of oar Lord, one
said eight hundred andsixty-ive.
(Signed) JOHN gu
and 87` other
A True Copy.
JOHN -COOKE,
7
is514‘ Tp Clerk, Aslifteid.
MUM SATZ OP Want
Milted Counties ot) Ur venni of a writ af
Huron and Bruce. 1.1 Vesihkosi Exposes -mid
To wit% hen racists fur resides is-
sued out of Her itaiestre Vaart of tOntattai
Fleas and to me directed again* Ate lands *ad
tee eremite of John Wiatt* the Vonagtr, ,
suit at James Daniel Mackay, I have sized sad
taken in aecutitsa all the right. title and interest
of the said defendant in and to has Numbers 17
and 18, Fowler's Survey, in thee village ef Rat-
purney, beiigaihdevisioa of* Number tlwteesa
itt thefinet concession of the township of Tacker-
snulh. IP the County of _Huron, _containing sm.
firle of en acre more or less; winch lanes sad
tenements rehalt oder for Baku my oelcs ia
the Court House in the tetra et Vocarich, on -
Tuesday tl.c Thirteenth day -of February ROZA at
t le- hour Let Twelve ofthe clook, loons .
• JOHN MACD0INALD,
moil;
By S. Fotaesca, DeponySkieriff, _
Sherifi 'a 'Office, Goderich,
1.3th ian, lhb5, £ wr52
SAERIIVE SA.LE gig LA14.08.
United Counties of) -DT virtue -of -a writ OD
Huron and Bruck JJ Flee Facia* waned oat
To w.t . of Her ilajeety a -county
Court atm. trailed Counties ot I:Wren and Bruce
and le medereeted against the lands and tene-
ments of Hugh Nixon at the Suit of William
Blackwell, 1 haveiteizat and taken .n exerutioa
all the right. title and int.,* est ot the *4 Almad-
enin and 10 the nonh haltof lot Elareet,_ in the
eleventh concession of the township of Ushoree,
-in the County of t nron, wit* tbe buildiairs there-
on erected ; wheele lands and tenement. f Auld
offer for „sale set nay office in the Loud House=
the town of tioderich.onTuiedayelie Eireteserth
day of AFrel next, at the hour ot T *awe 01 11*
clock, noon. - _,_.__
• - . JOHN -MACDONALD
Br H-Pora.ocx, Deputy Sherif.
Sherirs Office, CI-oder:ch. 1
Jan.-J2th.1865. • 4 - - Isr•52_
,•TRAY SHEEP. -Carne into the enelosurs
-1 of the.,subteriber, lot 2, 121b 00 'al town.
ship of -Colborne, about the mietre of October
tWO Sheep, a Ewe stud The
owner, by proving property and *eying
charges can take 'them away. -
.1 AMES DUSTOir.
Jan 18tte 1865. 52•31
Lost.
Wier near the Video o' "Teestrets!„ on
Saturday„ the 14th -inst., a POCKET
BOOK, containing three notes of knit ow
of which is drawn in favor ofJasses Avow
for the sum of 38 dollars, payshle by Georg*
Colvm, due Jamison, 1864, the other two
notes payable by John Henderson te ifs* sib-,
scriber, one sursountiug 10 $19.50, due Ju.,
1866, and one for the sues of let disispasa.,
1867.; payment ot fie above notes loss twee
stopped. Any person having found throne
will be suitably rewarded by
Book and its contents to IL Oadtres,i
Postmaster, Teamster, - s
THOMAS AGNEW.
egress, lith Jan., 1865. ' -W52 Ze ,
.113 30 'X I 11,31"
/P111EILJP-01:
SURGICAL *MECHANICAL -
Asseesse, (succomor ID T. B. Mom-
gontery,)tiounek O. W.
Booms over Mr. P. Zoltan's Drat
January 13th,1865. wally
DTRAT STEE11.-Zrune into the=
• of the snlisoriber.lot 22,4th con. • -
ip.,"-about the 1st of Dec. last, st spotted red
and white steer, 2years old. The weber is
rvquesmd to prove poverty, 'pay espouses
and remove
JOHN COX.
Jan. 9 ' 11 1845 '141-`51
A '
It AMIE INTO THE ENCLOSURE *Ms
Bibeeriber, lest 14, /111/0ft ovra-
slip of Seabriptitshminle
isms afoot -colorist Cow. ilion
Tbe owner -.ay takts ber-'41vey previeg
Prefort7 stid SPIV aliftw-
-
1en.11041$66. es6)341k,
- To Rent or
TPTB fee and no tit the
LI towed* of Coliserne,
miles from Geisrich.xtir
fightbeellik at., tleshisiek.
December 56, 1164. . wdffif