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Semi -Weekly. eignal.
GODERICIL JUNE 23, 1865.
_ Brutal Murder at Dungannon
it Man Cruelly Beaten to Dpath
Horrible Nature of the Crime.
• CORONWS INQUEST GOING
ON!
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The Alleged Murderer ArTested,
It fir our melancholY duty to chronicle
- to -day another of -those crimes, the resul
of whiskey dna bad paseiona which so
• .frequentlyblua the fair page of modern
„ civilization. On Wednesday evening last a
• car nter netted Angus McCurd engaged
pey
with altars in -a game of quoits at the
-village of Dungannon, on the Northern
Greed Road a co. of H.etetle when. ho held a different faith 'should be per
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became stoo dark for that sport the party secutedDn thataccoont On the contrary,
_entered -One of the taverns i -and engaged in the mainstay and hope of e heir Protes-
tantism consisted in doing goocato all nferi.
a drunken bout. Amongst those present
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cceded to state some reasons why they,
as Protestants, were called upon to avoid
the sin of Meroz. They were *regarded
as heretics and out of the pale of Christi-
anity by a Church which had long Blade
departed from the simplicity of the Gos-
pel as practised by the early' Christians
and taught ay the early Fathers—whose
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Nies claimed succession from Peter, who
had never been in Botee—whiCh claimed
infallibility; notwithatanding its many
conflicting doctrines from the utterances of
the Council of Trent dAnto tbe xecently
discovered -dogma of the Immaculate Con-
ception, and hence they should stand ui
boldly and fearlessly for the clocflinea. of
tite- Reformation, which offered salvation
to all men on the simple terms of repen-
tance and faith, without the intervention
of human obstacles., But While he would
have his hearers to avoid religious
neutrality in theory .and. .practice, he did
not mean to advance the idea that those'
was one Wm. Woo'fey, between where and
- McCurdy it is alleged an old feud eXisted,
originating from antiebitration, or so:nettling
• of that kind. • The Whole party must have
indulged largely in liquor, for their Orgies
.„ were kept up until after midnight: Some
• words passed between Wooiey and McCurdy.
'• , From the evidence it appears the Murierer.
left Barites „tayera about two 0'6 -kick on
Thorsday.morning, and • proceeding % short
dwell& down the road leading to Harris's
Mill, cat trom the hough of a beach tree a.
• stout cudgel, armed with waich he lay in Wait
for los- intended vitiin McCurd_y shortly
. afterwards started for home, bat had not pro-
ceeded far in the direction indicated by the
movements .‘ of the assassin before he was
assailed and struck. Owe. A servant says
she heard the blows for nearly an hour, and a
voice winch she believed to be. Wooley's,
saying,. " Will yore do that again.” At dal-
- light the body of - the murdered Mane was
Instead of beeig ravishea by fire and
sword, their Roinau Catholic fellow -sub-
jects should be aaaproached with acts of
benevolence and kindneas, in whickman-
ner, alone, could the ,pure doctrines Of the
Reformation be -recommended truly and
successfully. The sermon was listened to
throughoat with deep atten -
Immediately after service, the. pro-
ceasion re-formed and marched up through
Lighthousestreet to the Court House, to
listen _ to an address from the Grand
Master. Taking has stand upon the
Court House steas, and addressing about
• 1_500 Or 2,000 people, ••
Hon. J. Hillyard_ Cameron, said :—
rethren, I have been told by some of
the members' of the Grand Lodge that
the large number of brethren from differ-
ent parts of the County, here aesembled,
found in a fence coinerbrnized into a horrible
would like to hear a feta words from their
. mass ()flatly from the head to the hips. The
Grand Master, and henc-e- it is that I ap-
suck was found near the sPlat; and the ground
pear before you. (Cheers.) I shall for some distance was dabbled with. gore:
ad -
• The excitement created in the neighborhood dress. you in a few. words only; for we have
was most intense, and parlies were at once to meet again, immediately to discharge
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dispatched to Goderichao apprise the Coro- the duties devolving upon us It gives
her, Dr. MaDour11, and the proper author"- me renewed pleasure to come to the town
- ties of the terribk affair. Dr. McDougall:wept of Goderieh, although neither for the firat
- tip and impanneled a jury, the investiga-
. thins 'of Whith,led to the apprehension of
Wooley who now hes _ in Goderich Gaol, to
await the yenlict of the jary which. will pro.
b&17 be rendered 'this afternoon, We
believe itcCurcli has a wife and family of
* three children.a, Wooley is an English: and
e • McCurdy wes an Irish Protestaat, and
. neither had attended the -Orange demonstra-
lion in Goderichon Wednesday-. We have
•-dispatched a reporter to the scenes of the
tragedy, and hope to be able. to give full
• _.pirtieulars in or uest, *
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Meeting of the Fupreme Orange
• Lodge of British America:
The annual meeting, of the ,above
altranization took place in the Court
Rouse, Goderich, On Tuesday and, Wed-
nesday- last, the 20th and 21s1 insts.
nor twentieth time and am sure that
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my brethren from A distance who have
never visited ,the place before must be as
delighted with the beauty of its situation
-as they areewith the reception` they have
met with. (Cheers.) The reception
accorded Us is a moat cheering onee- and
if the same spirit of unity is manifested
by all. the Lodges in sustaining -the Grand
Officers, it must conduce to the prosperity
of the body generally, and lead to the
atter Overthrow of anything like Fenian
Organizations. (Laughter and cheers.)
OUr motto -is Fear God and Honda the
QUeena' We fear Gad as the Author of
alt good, _and. we hondiaour (been as a
good ,woman, and. the head of thas wisest
and best government in the world. --
• Delegates . were present from all the (Cheers.) Whatever political. changes
principal towns in the ProvPlees„ we m'ay be called upon- to undergo --
amongst them Hon. J. H. Cameron, whether we have Confedeeatioa me whether
grand inaster, Mayor Mndcalf of Toronto, we are raised into air independent nation
- Messrs' . and Boulton, and other
metier the protection of Britain—the feel-
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gentlemen whose names are familial to the
, readers a our Provincial newspapers• .
Of course no enterprise -on the part of our
reporter coull succeed in giving in detail
the private business of the Lodge, but ,a
• • fen' facts liaveebeen picked up which are
• given as matters of nevrs.
The basktess on the first day was con-
-. fined, to the -reception of Ootarnittee re-
ports and the eettlement of questions of
preliminary importance.' .
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On. -Wednesday, the great day, a grand
• procession was formed on the square, com-
• posed ofthe members of the Grand 'Lodge,
numbering about 200-, in their scarlet:
robes and •star-shaped hats, (and the
variotta local lodges, some of which mus-
tered from a - considerable dislance; the
respective lodges beteg accompanied- by
their banners, fifes and. drums, &a.
• Headed by the Bayfielcl Brass Band, the
proceseion marched through the principal
streetssii; the EpiseopM dlinrch, which
wit; .epeedlly filled to it a Ineoat capacity,
hunclreds of persons being neable to gait'
an entrance' at all. The le,ssons and
services ofthe day were read by Rev. E.
•- L. Elwood, Chaplain:io the Lord Bishop
of Huron, and the excellent' choir,
efficiently led by Mr. E. Woodcock, and
very _ tastefully accompanied supon the
organ by Ma.ster Geo. Watson, gave, at the
Proper intervals, 'the folhewing salection' of
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ing of every true British American will
be that of those of us who feel that we are
growing old, that we should rather the sod
a
'were green over our graves under the old
flag and the old institutions Of our father
land, than to have -the stars and stripes
wavine over us. (loud cheering.)
trust that we may long live wider the
mgis eta the Britisha.lonstitution, and, 1.
believe that as long as we have such an
orgabization as this we need' noe- fear
whatever be the political syetem we live
under, notwithstanding the foolish utter-
ances of n school of politicians in the
mother country, who 'busy themselves.in
underrating the value of the .Colonies.—
• ate trusted tl;ey would 'still contmue to
impart these ideas to their Chddren,uncler
the firm belief that while they acted on
them and Ilya- up tothemotto of the
Order, they need neverbe-afraid or esham-
ed to meet their enemies in the .gate.—
(Cheep.) In conclusion the speaker
• called - for three cheers for the queen,
whieh-were given. Three cheers were
also given for the Grua Master, and
half -suppressed cheer for" No Surrender,"
which concluded this portioxi of the pro-
ceedings .
The Grand. Lodge Proceeded in the
afternoon to elect the officers for the 'Cur-
s
rent year, which are as follows :---
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Grand Master.........Thin. JR Carnet:on.
Deputy Grand Master..D'Arcy Boulton, Esq.
B- •ft , Grand Secretary....Andrew Fleming, Esq.
Grand Treasurer.......Wm Anderson, EsqGI�ria •
- Eussell in A. Grand Directorof Ceremonies. .Win White)
• TeDeum - .. Fawcett Z.
• Tubitate . - Giand 'Lecturer.... - ..Chase F. Hill, Esq.
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none more so than the hotel keepers who
had such a crowd of guests to serve.
The next meeting of the "Most Wor-
shipful Grand Lodge of British- North
Anee:ica." will be held in the tow ri of
Brockville.
Trip DELEGATES. -
•VI JIin, alight -
'Yesterday, the 18th inst., at abottt 2:30
ming. ...
p.m., the : Wellington Hotel, kept by
Messrs. O'Connor & Bunyan, was struck
by lightning, and a number ,of people who
-happened to be in and abeut the place
narrowly escaped death, but we are happy
to state that further than a severe shock
SO person receiyedainjuiy. The thud is
IIITIIEETo we -have heard nothing but aupaasact to have entere in . pp
very vague remora as to theres•ults of art of the house and proceeded down a
bPell-puil into' the reading room. On the
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the conference of our . delegates With the end of the bell -pull is fastened a 'bress
home authorities - The leader and other ring, and on reaching this the lightning.
opposition papers have from time to -time for a 'manna flew round it and then -dart-
" disicovered-- " that the miesion is a miser- e:il through the lath arid plaitar Wall,. into
which covered. the wall behind the eaetana
bar -room, breaking a . lookineadass
is,
-ab)e.failitre'; but the wish, in such caseg, the
must have beed father to the thought, for ters `bottles7 .&c•-) on: the bar. It then
h
the teasons tlley give for their dark eerie passped Along the -back.of the glass, and on _
clesions.are most childish and -abiura.ea reaching the woodon frame bounded Off
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‘ We apprehend that the truth of the mat- and eseep•edthrough the hall door which
steocibeen..! The hole made in the wall.
ter is no letimation of re.a4ts has . been
is in size like that of a bullet; and was • at .
made. thus far. to the Heine or PrOvineial •fireasuppostal to have ' Wen something of
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goveronieets, and that net such .-ititimatiori the kind -fired by some.person in the rooMe
milli Or 'can be.mede properly mita evera, but this Opposition was motnentary, as a
question involved has been thoroughly etreael of 'smoke itrimediatela issued
therefroinese fait that. in a short time
censidered. Our delegates have received
the house was filled with etuoke; and on
every -mark of attentioa from the Imps .
examieetion it Was found lobe in a zig-
rial;autlioritiee, and we sincerely trusts zag direction ; . Mr. D. Bunyan and Mr.
that, iere long, we shat hear -that the ter... oaceonnee-betteuereoely eeeepad-aeeng-
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oajlict of tapir Mission has been attainedkilledithe lightnihg having come through
We believe that the. following,.. from the ' th.e wall only about three feet fretin Where
(Robe enibraces all that is actually,knowe%lick 4oeci; .•
The feelina0
-they experienced
was similar to that of a heavy blow, and
about the .mattee :e--- Mr, O'Connor's -left arm remained: stiff'
- a "By the iliberitictit We have satisfae- for a considerable time after. - Mr. . H. Cipe.
arid Mr. N. Trainer, - Who, -were .standing ou .
tory .actotints teem- England of the Pao-. teesideweik directly, opposite • the hotel, also
gress:of the negotiations With the imperial-
. . -felt the shock, but were anconscions about
Government. The , delegates had for fi---,re *hat happened. for. seine time after) whee
recOvered, however, they. found theinaeivea
weeks been holding. almost daily. commu-
: . . . trying to hold one another -front fallitig.-
bieetion with the members of the Cabinet, -Others who felt the shock ivere cans.ed, some
and when the steamer failed, we are ea. ,to fail down, end otaers 46- turn- pale with
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termed that :the , negotiatioes had been frig,ht,- none. able to telt what, hitp.peeed.:—
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Notwithstanding- the destructive Hasa wee
brought to the very point of settlement followed byratvery lonctareport: of thunder,
All details seem to have -been scrupulously none-cf those affected heard it There Was
kept. front: the . 'Engliaa pefilic, but It is no eaileteroegh the whore -day, and no artme
coofitliotlyaffirmed that the aerargement diato signs of rani 'preiionaly- further than a
embraces all the great questions which -our few.clouds and the occasional sound of distant
ivhichiaade the . oceurretice, uneie
Ministers were charged to discuss, and thunder,
saas,-___pected and atartling. -• : .. ... -
that the whole scheme Will be most,
We learn ihet.ia Paisley Block, - Which- is.
factory to the people _of Canada. • The only a few milet distant. from Guelph, the'
negotiations, it was hoped, would be finally 'ram foe in torrents and fended the fields,
closed On Saturday, I Oth June 'And . the rendering many of them impaSsable, and one
delegates expected r
to- sail fo,darieda the of the. best .cos belongine to . Mr. James
following week. . : .. . Laidliav, of that place, WA.% struck by light,
e.
If " these happy anning and killed—[Guelph Adverdier
ticipations are real- ,, • : . .
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ised, aid the delegates -bring --back -with
thetn to. Canada ho -assurance_of the cote
dial aid of the Imperial Governthent in
ettrrying-. the Confederation . ot British
Aulerica—a :wise and pernieneob settle-
ment of themilibary relations between the
colony and the mother coUntry-e-a sitise
factor/.understanding between Ole Impe-
rial and Canadian Governmeets on the
suhjeet of the Anierican ' Reciprocity
Treaty—and such a . settlement Of the
fludson Bay question as will open the
Northwest . territory -for settlement—new
life and vigor Will be given to theeountry,
and the delegates will have earned the
hearty thanks ,of the CauadMe people.- ..
, .
A boy aboat fourteen 'years or age
was -taken off the streets and lodged in
gaol,fOr heing .rank. • The person who
gave him the liquor should be along with
hitt). -.' • .
A trial of Mowing machines wittake place
•on the, farm of Wine Biaie Esq., 'London
Road;'near Kipp* oe Tuesday,- the I.8th of
July next. The place seleetedie in a -riplen-
did section of country, and we -trust there
will bea_great tarn -out 6f -competitors. Per
ticulars-may be seen it an advertisement on:
another page.,
Ilaistees-Oa Tuesday night we hid a
splendid shower: of- rain, :Which fairly
soaked the roots of growing taints, and
which must must prove a blessing' to the whole
. Community. The proaalect of a -fine har-
vest this neighborhood is- -already filiing
our business men and. farmers with eon-
_ fidence and hope. -
WORK STOPPED.—We are sorry to
learn that, the railway authorities have
restrained Mr. Platt from going On with
tho construction of his ram, on the ground
that he is abstracting valuabk gravel, &o.,
from the sides of gni -bank for that_pur-
pose. It is alleged that *Mr. Platt has
suffered much damage by the breakwater
thrown up by the,Compauy, and that he
is in an excellent position to return j‘ tit
'for tat."• , . -
STRAWBEBRIES.--Goclerich market as
supplied this year with this mat luscious
of fruits by Mr. John Stewart who owns
s _
the gardens originated by Mr, Lesturgeon
at Ben Miller, on the banks• of the Mait-
land. Mr. Stewart will Sell during the
UnitedStates. -
• ToN .AsS•sssmtvioir TRIAL...!-- The Hon..
Rever-dy Johnson has just concluded a. alas-
terly argument against thejerisliction of the
military commission sift -lug -At Washington for.
the trial of the conspirators. Besides Show-
ing it.diStihotly. opposed to the constitutien,
lawsatid genius of the Uuited .States, he re.
ferred to Emilish precederas. Attempts were
made to assassinate George the- Third and
.the present Queen, and Mr. •Pereivil„ then
prane minister, was assasSinated as he enter-
ed the &tame of Commons. The parties- ite-
mised were tried before a civil eburt, name
suggesting ane ota-er. The- most .moinent
writers of law from all countries are quoted.
What effect this. may have ou the trial re
maine to be seen. _
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*New York, June 2.1.—The steainer Arago,
from Hilton Head on the 18th, has ' arrived.
The Savannah Herald.ii received, but con-
_tains no news of iMportance from the city; --
A. large. nuniber el orders relative to police,
educational aud' other regulations of the city
have been 'issued by Gen Wood.
- Augusta dates state that Howell Cobb was
at Macon. - . - •
Reports are fearfulef the itacomiag wheat
sod corn crops. • -
*The Augusta Gazette says that the local
authmities of tne adjacent towns and villages
have qualified theuesetves for their offices,
and. everything hermomous, The negroes
are going back, to their foraier owners to
work ter wages, and farrinug interests are
pronnsing. •
Gds. Smith, a renegade New Yorker, and
late generat in the rebel army, has' not been
arrestedas reported, but was oa.the streets of
Macon -on the 9tha • • •
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New York, June 21.—The steamer Eagle
brings Havana dates to the 17th
• The rebel Geu Slaughterawas driven out Of
Brownsville by his own soldiers and had
• reached Havaua. . -
.John 0. Breckenridge, Col. Wood Tayliar,
'Captain .Wilson aid de camp to Jeff Davis,
two Soldiers and a negro arrived at Cardenas
in au epee. boat, on the '11th inst., probably
from the Florida -Coast.'
• Breckenridge was accompanied from
Cardenas* by a Spanish officer, who marched
him to the Captain General, anti he is now in
Havana.
' The.11aytiew-Wer continues, but Prestdedt
GI:Ohm:era troops were victoriouS la, all ens
rgements, and the forces ofeethe'rebels were
may be developed and an influence exerted
which may lead to the formation of another
treaty in tune to -retain the advantaies of the
present one, and to derive further benefits
from new negotiations.
The Eitnonen Catteart..-:-We promptly de-
nounced, on the first -account of the seizure of
Jefferson Davis, the exaggerated and errone-
ous report. undar Secretary Stanton's sanction,
that the capture was effected:while Mr. Davis
was 111 female habiliments. The facts Which
have sine came before the public conclusive-
ly show that the original statement was utterly
false. A travelingshawl and wrapper were
the only garments, it now appears, which, ac-
cording to the.official account'', Mr. Davis had
about hint, and there is no pretence thetahey
belonged to the wardrobe of a lady. The
story was originated, doubtless, to excite ridi-
cule, and the public press would do ns enty
by contracting the absurd statement that has
beea so eagerly pieced before the public.i
There should, at least, be this mach magnen-
linity exerosed toward one who is now in the
custody Of the government —N Nears.
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Gen, --,---Grant Kissed by the Fair,
• Ladies.
. On Monday, at 9 -o'clock, the General per-
formed the greatest military movement ot his
life-. He performed a successful flank move -
Meat on the people of Chicego, and -visited
Union Hill m quiet and peace, remaining
there till 10 o'clock There were present a 1
large number of the Most beautiful "aids,"
and the General Was.instently surrounded hy
the vollintier staff. -Here 4,moat laughable
-incident occurred. •
Mrs. Livermore said . to him,. "General
Grgiit, these gills are dying to kiss. you -but•
they dOilit-dare toe do it, ' Well," _said the
zallant General, if they want to kiss me 1
svhy don't they?' Nobody has offered to
since 1 have been here?"
Instantly about 100 fairies pounced upon
bin. He attempted a retreat, but in :vale;
he essayed to break through the rosy ranks, .
• without sitecess. Then, for the first time, he
confessed himself vanquished; and calmly
awaited the event; Never was such e man
subjected to Such an ordeal. Op came the
maidens by squads. in file, or .singly, ; they hit
alai roe the forehead.; pelted him on the nose;
itnacked. him on the -cheek, chin and neck.
There must be a dozen of kisses lying around
loosa, hidden in the Generals whiskers.. Dar -
nig. this terrible cirdeal the hero -of aAiindred
battles blushed till his face became almost
Purple. At last the girls were partly append-
ed their " noble rage," and he escaped. --
Front the Voice of the Fair. '
News -ItOms.
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I 013m, Sir Joseph Partoti died- on the 8th,
after a protracted illness.:
le- The U. S. Army is Being still redn.ced-
It is expected soon to muster oily 100,000,
all told.
i)a The Gazette says Viet henceforth no
cauaidates under eighteen years will be ad-
mitted into the tnilitary schools. . .
• 01e When " Gladiateur" won tae the Der-
by, the Frenchmen who were on the _course
began- kilning each other all round. _
The -House of Commons has resented
busints3.1 No business of importance was
transected on_the 8th .ins'. : :
1 [0:1- The Einpress has issted a 'decree de-
claring all the warnings given to the French
journals null and void, • 7i , .
-(0e The. reef ;nation by Printo 1 Napoleon
eliePeeed'-RearAdatiralGordon, of ' the Aan'ar
erj
.
of the V ce-Presidency of the Counall and the
Presidency of- the . Exhibition Commission is
alJ
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can navy says that t he Stonewall is eneaualled
by any vessel in the Fe :era nat, except the
Monadnock, . - -
(3-. An American paper says flitt only a
few.,,,,ef the ironechals are to be retained in
commission. The majority of them are to be
sold foroldiron. - .1
CO- A .arge amount of counterfeit silver is
in circulation, principally' America half and
quarter _dollars. The counterfeit is gross and
i
cheesy, and einaeasily be -detected.
01- The la. S. authorities bave obtained
reliable information pawing that the Matte,'"
eooga and-trashville fires were the work of.
incendiaries. - ... . -
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NEUIZEttiltrtiSelltrittlE.
London and Paris Treatment !
- DR. JOHNSON'S
Office and Dispensaryt
No, 64, Little St. James Street,
For the Cure A; C/sronie Complaints Scs-efula;
1Vervoue Debility, Diseases 0 the Ble04,.
- &mind Weakness; and all:
Female Complaints, 4c.
TIB. J DIINS011,1, &TB OF LONDON, _EDItta-
:La -heighand Parts; devotes iris attention, ex-
clusively, to the Treatment or the fainpiainas
Ireferred ,to in thig tiolice;. -Many years experience .
0:).. Five persons appeared before the
• afaerstrates in New York on Friday last, who
bad bcen robbed of their watches, money,*0„,
by returned so.dters.
.01- The golden wedding of the peace be-
tween ,Engla•-fid and France is to be telebrat-
ed in the crystal Palace, fifty years.. having
passed since the two nations were al war.
, .
01- At Montgoatery, Ala., -five •Uniort men
came into town with their ears out off and al-
most nude, having been reduced to this eon-
ditien by guerillas. Others mine, in with
their throats partially cut and others terribly
beaten and bruised.
*-..A I:terrible murder occurred. in Penn.
aylvania, last- week. Some wret+es broke
into a house and after, robbing, it, beat. the
brains out of the two women, whci were hs
sole occupants. •
0::)* They use a new drink_called 41 turpen
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tine punch, in some European hospitals, in
low stages of fever. It is composed of two
A -Mobile clergymaa went to General low
of brandy, eiscpsit of boiling water, one'
Grangef "dnig asked him if he proposes to
of turpentine, and sugar to sweeten. _
comp6I the Rebel clergy to pray for. Andrew
Johitson ? ‘• Coinpel you :". was the General's Ole Welt Russell goes out on the Great
EasIern to write an account of the laying of
reply ; - tg why, if your prayers_ilon't do the I
President of the United States any more good the Atlantic telegraph cable; The work will
than they did Jeff. Davis, it is no sort of con
seqt-Irnee :about your prayers anyway." The
parson took a new view ofehe subject. <
- Condition of (he Freedmen.
The New York World, in the course ot an
aiticle on suffraga, says
"There is ,required in the South a vast body
Dfrepailations, tor the lack of which half of
its- whole negro population is in imminent
danger of perishing within the ensuang3ye tr.
The helpless ought not to be turned out to
stave; but who shall. provide them with food,
raiment, and shelter; Even: the, adult and
able-bodied are a lreadyperishing by theusandse
what vvill become of the decrepit -the sick,and
helple.se ypung children? The planters can-
not support thein when work is arrested- on
the Plantations, so that food comet be raised.
Their black relatives cannot help them ; they
are too poor to help themselvei. And in this,
disorganized cote:lawn of things, calling for
immediate' intervention to save and rescue
society; there is no local authority -capable of
making any biuding regulation. The disloyal
0 , 0
state governments are forbidden to legislate.:
thefederal government has not the widely
ramified local Machinery-tompeteht to man
age such an Ma te mats of details as call foe
constant attend° in every southern neigh-
borhood. The bola-unwieldty problem hi
devolved upon th voluntary efforts and epee-
taiteons charity of the southern land owners,
a class impoverished -by the war, aegrieved
and ruined by anutacipation, unable to corn.
mend the servlcfli. of the able-bodied, while
left with the burden_ 914-eitelpless, negroes.
And with everything thus dependent upon
their voluntary c aritti, a political party in
li
the North, out 0 pare kindness to the negro,
are seeking to in ense against him these •on
whom he is wholli -dependent to save the Aged
parents and helpless children - froil starve
tam 1"
Further a out the florrible -
: Trage near Boston.
., .
. Boston, Sane.]: e ---Thos. Ainsley,a painter,
was arrested tord y OBSUSpiCi0t1 af complicity
in the terrible in rder of•the Joice chialreu.
be -illustrated by Mr.RobertDiidley, and pub:
lished by Day 4 Son, of London.
_
Cyrus W. Field had Married to London af
ter visiting Valencia to stemma for having the
shore end of the cable. - Mr. Lundy is a pas-
senger on board the Asia, en route for Hearts
Content, Newfaundland, to get all ready at
that point for the landing of the cable.
co- A. fine boy, about eleven eters of age,
only son of Mr. Morgan Davis, produce mer-
chant of Bo wmanville, was accidEntly drown-
ed on Friday morning, while bathing, in it
mill pond. It appeats be was unable to Beim.
An hour elapsed before the _body was recot-
• red.
:31e The Emperor of the French :while
riding in Algeria the other day with a small
escort, found himself suddently confronted
by ten thousand Algeriens, who demanded
the return of theie broiler') who are prisoners
of war in France. His majesty made avir-
tue of necessity and -gracefully tiecedded with-
out inquirine whether. the armed demonstra-
tion was intendekfor it threat or a compli-
ment. _ •
01s., tre are sorry to learn of the illness of
the Bev. Dr. Cooney. This gentleman was
taken suddenly and dangerous ill yesterday
his life being at one time dispaired -of. The
disease with which he is effetted, we believe
ia c .ngestionef the heart, but his attending
physician is of the opinion"that the crisis Us
passed and that ;he reverend gentleman will
now in all human probbaility,. be restored
to his accustomed health in a very short time.
—St Catharines Journal.
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.01s The greatest novelty in Paris is_tlie
stye of a new dress, which may -be said to be
a wardrobe in itself, the some garment being
capable of presenting two, or even three
different aspects. The dress is looped ac-
cording to the formation of the pattern. The
variety of application of this happy idea is
turdge. aiul the Briush Colotrietalaiableshitn
to perform'some veryreicarkable mires ; and his
famlitiei for obtaining' the best -and *est seine.
dies are sprit; being in correspondence with the
most celebrated physicians ol the old world, that
can offeitnatitemerits to the unforometeof
spere;ysanydRipLrfeTitctevuo.reatuz
WEAL -Dr. Joltj.r
sale* garnedlea will restore in a very short lime;
all wbo are inflicted with Ntrvons Debility, Loa.
of Memory,
evtlr ha.73?tuoNfGt;ITEcNoinitatIc.tged.'N-Clly "hoc; 4.anifel:eishooltil;
which grows no with them te manhood; the
etTeets orthis evil practice is most deplorable,-
otten produe'ino•insanity, etc.: Zee. _ All who Are
.afflieted shoullapply to Or Jolostott immediately, -
and' fie will effect a speedy and perfect ewe.
DiSEASES DP THE BLOODI ./S
melancholy fact inat thousands tall victlins to
disease owiligto the unskilful It'd improper use
of mercury. Dr. Jobasmils Compound Syrup
will thoroughly ermFeate all dis as sariting from
a diseased or impure state vrthe Mood. atemediee
forwarded safer° any address A./116e hours
from 8 oil 12, and from 2 till S. All communica-
tions shouTd be adt.ressed, Dr. -Chas. F. Johuson,
64, Little St. izunesStrees.,Mentreal, C.E.
:llitect...froa- the .Matiofidims,
500 Xt.
OF ASSORTED ENGLISM ,
Note and Letter Papers
Just received and will be offered at
a aliglit advance on cost to .
CASH BUYERS!
EVERYTHING IN SCHOOL BOOKS
.sacri.srailoNAVY &TIMED AT
_ LOWEST WilOLESILERITES
TO CQUETNY
AT THE'SIGNAL'OITIOR
;rune 13th• 1865.
_
.111==MOPPIMIND
Clinton 13°6k -8 -tore. _
Selma Books and School Stationery, -
107-13CMOME5.4.2.0211.
TIrundersigned begs to eotia. bis -friends
aud the public generally that he has re-
moved Ins Book Store to the well knows
stand on Albert Stree; 01intehe formerly'
occupied by & Forre.st Co., whets he
will be happy to wait -upon all who nay
favor him with a, tan.
;
Country Storekeepirsy
Are particularly invited to inspect his large
chants.
Fancy Griods, Offiee Stationery,- Noaicat
Instrumente, Toys, Wall. Papers, Writpeilhg
Papers? ar,ce &ce as usual -rely low,
GEO. LAXOOOK.
Clinton, 20th June, 1145. - -
sloor of • ,
SMOOT, BOOKS & STATIONERY
Which will be found to be es loir in piaie
as those of the Toronto Wholesale Sfer-
•
OIN YOU la
"W_HElii THE
Village of Clinton _JAI
endless; a walking dress may in a few instants expere•Ne leaves t
IB01301-IT
be converted ititct a dining dress and mice 17 -A• -Au •
versa, and thus save considerable time and .
trouble by avoiding the inconvenience of
dressing.
As eetrhowever, no direct evidence appears
'against hint: Rewards amounting. to 15,500 NM _
have been offered by the authorities and in 1 •
dividualssfor thestrest of the criminal'. The - • -
ness throughout
Juice, the moth
children, swoone
event created a nitation of hoiror and sad-• : Insolvent Aot of 1884.
1,
he whole community.. airs. - ' --e-
, on learning thelate of her
• and is since reported to be
maniac.
.•ItHE LATEST.
• ecreasing• -
Boston, -June 2th—The funeral of lie two
More American Vie.ws on
procity.
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From the BnitalO Courier.
Recip../ murdered cluldr a took place this morning in
- • -the church of theUnity. Newton piece. airsa
1 Jince was Kasen disproving' the ration of
yesterday that sh ' was inseam She is sadl
• 1
It should not be forgotten that the -.object stricken 'down, oWever. The. timeral ex -
of thole who orig,inated the raids was less ' ersiQP_s were of tri st solemn character. ' The
invede our territory' than 1.0 stir in the unfortunate .itald en were bora in -the -city of
min& of our people a hostile feeling towards Albany, New Y9 It.
the people Of -the Provinces, which it was
hoped -would lead to open hostilities between Revenger, etion in North
the United States and Great Britain, to the - arolina.
benefit of the rebels. The forbearatiee of -
season very -nearly one hundred bushels' f
our owe government;and the prompt. -action
o the Canadian authorities, thwarted the
of berries, With which he supplies whole-
sale buyers at such' a cheap rate' as to
-
render profitable importation from. the
States impossible. , It is satisfactory to
know that even in a little matter a this
-
kind we are becoming independent. Mr.
Stewart's garden mbraces also a large- • then aastaaaled•
t icksteis • bai the unconditional vote of
Cuogress against the Treaty was due to the
natural irritation of the trine. in the pre-
ceding session, no such resolution 'could be
carried. A -majority of Congress declared
itself in fav_or of negotiation for a fair and
jug reciprocity, ; but by the final defection
of two or -three members, the subject was
There is. tie queition that just recipro-
4( El Grand Chi) I - Le number of dwarf •apple and eietir trees, ci would be beneficial he I
Anthem .... . eased
Lord God of Israel."
Psalm In Abrige.T
The serpion was preached by
be thou,p a Rev. Dr tt.. h •h.t peep e of both
wine are t year heavily laden with countries. There ii no more room for doubt
Grand Knight at Arms ..Alexander BareElge
ime
Deputy Grand SecretariesWM.Button, fruit, the heavy clay !oil beinge specially 85 to the mutual beneficial effects of rTree
. ._ .. * I
- H. Lemon, John- Moore, And M. 11. d tdt tb. t. f h commercial intercourse between Canada and
Rev. Dr.
• . a ap e o e cu iva ion • o• t e
.sue charming view of the river to be
obtained -front the spot and the wealth of
strawberries mid 'cream to be obtaked at
a reasonable rate induce parties from
Goderich, Clinton, to oldie out there
on piesmeing excursion!, and, ni our
opinion a pleasanter afternoon could -not
be spent_ .,
,401.- II I my
!BITTEN` BY Reep.—A few nights aei; a
s pear. the State of •New York than between New
• Lett, 'Wand Chaplain, of Toronto, from'
-• the text„ •
, Xnnerst ir,lar..-" Curse ye iteroz, said tbe angel of
tbe Lord.- mune ye bitterly the inhabitants thereotr
'became they _came hot UP fa thehelp of the Lord, loth*
• help orthe Lord -against tbentighty.”
'After explaining that religions nett-
• stral#y was- the sin that drew down upon_
- Xerox the terriblicurse Inentioned in the
telt, tke rev. gentleman said that the
- • , leesont to be derived tram it were appli-
, Hicks, Ess.
Deputy Grand Treasurer. ...James Benneti;
• Esq. , -
puty Grand Lecturer....Latham Raw:
lin, Esq. - •
•
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• Votes of thanits were passed to the
Rector and choir of St George's Church,
to the County Masters for their hearty
receptionof the dQlegates, and to the
Warden and COS. Council for the use of
the Court' ROAISe. The business of the
cable to our tiniei and their organisation, sessicin elosed at elate houron Wednesday
. That organisation had been formed to night. '
mist the oppressive power of the last Although the town was crowded with
Bonita king who bad, or, lie trusted ever visitors, we must say as e matter ofjustice
wowid, occupy the British, throne, which that we did not see or hear of a single
ker lieliercbd was to be wished fOr,---aa instance of disorderly. conduct. Every-
_ - skier* by ow Boman esthslis,ibllew-- Ihingpassed off quietly and to the
oedana by onrselm. lic *en 1r0.• faction of those prinaipally concerned, to
.1
- * •
•
York and Ohio, or Illinois andAtassechu-
setts. :The grestionis how can it he effect
ed, but undoubtedly:there is -a ailisv, if :there
is a will, to accomplish so desirable a result.
Ignorance, prejudice, .political antipathy and
Jealousy are the iropecluneets i and they are.
to be found on both -aides. .
- •• From the Ne..W York Evening Post. •
The ec of terminating ihe reciprocity
Th ft' t
treatyvill naturally be to induce the gotern-
tient of the British -Provinces to set at Work
upon the improvement of their own navies.
helpless old women named httiNeee who, able waters, for the purpose of enabling their
mute near the village of 8-elby. was awakened so dispenee with the millets and railroads
forto do business for themselves, end
together with her husband, resides in a small
by a number of rats gnawing her face and ot this State and the shipping at our ports.
head. She endeavored to drive them away, The shortsighted policy which led to the
but her efforts proved in vain, and it was not abrogation of the treaty may eet lei found to
until het liesband, who is -a' cripple, ,catne' to openite prejudiciallyto the commerce of this
her assistance, that they would leave; A, State and -city, i
It s to be hoped that the.
portion rit. berfOrehes,d was eaten to the hone coaimerehil eonvention Omit to eseemble at
and her face otherwise badly injarearea44. Detroit Will lake a broad and intelligent
e view of this niittOr,- in order that the heti
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•
West/miens June
• - Gov. Holden se issued has first proclama-
tion to the people of North Carolina. He in-
forms them the a convention to alter- -or
amend the Suites onstitution to provide for
the election of ft: oeernor and a Legislature,
Mid to put the al' machinery infulloperation„
.will be held at as erly a period as piacticable.
Uudoubted loyalt to the Nat -finial Govern -
meet wifl be req ired °fall delegates in this
convention, and dfall persons wno vote for
them. Those clearing to vote will be required -
to take the oath of allegiance and to- prove
their good will te the National Government.
-Magistretes Whoa duty :among othei things. it
shall be to admin ter the bath of allegiance,
tied other civil o _cent to act temporarily,
will shortly ap elided by 121111 for various
districts through') t the -State. • •
The GOv.ertior ppeals to the people to re-
tie* with cheerful ess their usual parsuits and
their interest hie e prosperity of the State
and ,tiatitne remie ag them that all of wet,
fare and liappine that they have or that
they can hope for Olemselves or their children
ie indissolubly. brain& up with _the ,Union. -
The colored peeple, in announcing to them
that theist.° tiow Ifeceeliwiliforins that. rests
with themeelves t prove whetherthisfreedoin
is a blessing or aniinjury, and counsels teem
to cultivate habits , of order andindustty.
(ease An unfortuthite affair -resulting 'in the
death ot a French Canadian from St. Joronie,
occurred at Grenville last 'Saturday. Ad at.
Teresa:Joe taking pace between him and ins-
ide:it of Grenville named Burin, tbe latter
felled hint toethst earth with --41 lIblistOCkp
filletUrilig his skull and then springing on him
Crashed:in his chmiti causing deatli-itt & few
hours. Burni. is 14 gaol.
_ •
•
THE creditors of the undersigned are nog-
' fed tomeet at the Law office of L
Elwood, n the Villas* of Clinton), on Fri-
day the Fohrteenth day of July -next, at
twelve o' lock noon, for the purpoee of TO-
eeiving s elements of hes Wahl and of nam-
ine an assignee to whom he may 'make an
assignment under the above act. '
JOHN JOSLIN.
J. Y. ELWOOD,
Selicitor for Insolvent. ,
• Clinton, 20th June,1865. sw851d
Notice is Hereby Given:
• • .
T
ilAT :application will be made to both
• anches of the Legislature of this Pro.
vince at limit next shun to have tae town-
ship of Wasvanosa divided to form tWO
Seperate Municapalitiee, to be called "East
Waivanosh " and g'" -West Wawanctsh," re-
spectively, the dividing linoto be between
iota ,numbered tiventy seven andeweetys eight:
The—application will he made by petition of
the Municipal Connell, and over three lime
dred and ninety 'of the electats, of the said
townithip of laawitnosh; • -
By order of the Council,
JAS. SCOTT, Tip'Clerk.
June 13th 1865.. = „ •vi22tf
rfa0,13ESOLla BY AUCT/Ohla •
,
AT
LE 711IIE1tICS
Monday, the. 213th inst.,
_ A quantify of
Household Furniture;
Consisting- of Cooking and other Stoves,
Table*, Chaim, BAIsteads, Fenderv anti Fireirous,
4r,c„ kc, the propertyot Mr. Sherlock, who ie
samoviugtrom Oceterich.
• Goderich, June 220, 1865. - sw84td
ft AUTIO N.—This is to ' forbid persons
V 'purchasing or otherwise negotiating a
note of hand coming due in 1Tovember
next, for the sum of twenty doilare,,glven by
•the undersiened in favor of Robert Johnston.
The note his been overlaid. '
HAMILTON.
Colborne, June 22nd, ;SO. •w22 -3t
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OP Mg 11110X Or VIM aim urem43
A STEEL MOULDBOAIWPTIOUGIt
A real nusile-entter, the test 1 Frathibit.
cost only -
Fifteen Dollar/41
rivE Mnsit PASSIM II
All kinds of TINWARE »D STOVES
going off- cheap. trhtrty differentiae& of
si-x.Amitassa,
Al%10 CASTI
Kept on hand. sittas *ill
GREAT BARGAIN,A good Second-hand
• SEPAIIATOIC.
Tlreshing llac141
-w,th a Patin Ten-HersPower. 13
ONLY ONE 111INDIRED AND
POLLARS for Cash, or on abort notice.
. Also, on lisle a lair qtatutity or -
:Hungarian Crass Seed,:
Improved Turi4i §134
oni 25 antis esit'aotteet.
Eave Troughs and ell kinds a JAY*
. done iaworkmaolike manner, et the
La-�ft
BASE.I.1N
Tanei2Oth, ISM w21 300
SHERIFFS 81LE or- - wpm -
llnied coa_b„.. VIY Virtue of a 'writ te
Huron and Bruce,nen Faclas issued oat
. to wit: of " -Mer Mai.stres CptJ
Court of the VattedCotteties ot Home
and io me direete.d Against the landsijd
mews Witlian Wilson, *1 the suit of lenses
Basing Stevenson and Archibald -Cot* Sotbere
land, Ib ave takes to
404, lid a and interest ofibe
S114110 -the NOrtil latVIIS aloft. estatheia
and fourteen in the moth con arab?
alapoletords. 16 the County of _norm. $
lands andaenements I shall offer for -sate it my:
tare in /be Court Ilortee, la *rums of flodere
Id., on - Tuesday the Thud Aley 01 900*-.
*maim the hofiroftwelve oldie eke*,
JOEN JiLACDONnt
lahentrill
thane. Oirtt;e; Gedencchi s
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23rd Juni, las&