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Huron Signal, 1870-06-16, Page 3,#itronigivat‘ G3DER1011, JUNE 17th1 1673 Death of (.-,haries Dickens. Se hien as the electric 1.1) whi..11 gave the sad. sad riev,s ti 111 NV,U: '11:trit'S 1-11,•kop4 ctit (.1r from aim .11-4:4t T11011. %\ til may Reitain - nay, the wli It readjug moorn his I ss! Well may the 'Palace chamber be tilled w;th a wail of t.c c •,-p;igv• _ d nights un the Wand, was more than Ova NATIONAL HoidnAY.--Goderich ON BOARD TUE PRINCE ALFRED THE HUDSON BAY STATION. an The impression that Th C 11 - eclat corre pond nt t/ eS gnal !Ihn°Yerewsh foabnteryni, e of i - tpreference which the latter feel forw ' ths To those coming -from on the shore, low wailina soun a -spirit aoretveloisulaaiiilyte;ltrwuietkh Mr. once awakened with tip; lblreeeszveassultilelsrlagl.idtotheehwmalveess. p se y • When the I 1 htl Uetaitty Council of hurcal. whom t:,13 matter wits referred, accepted in our opinion w;ts self-condetunatiory) brn.tion of the Queen's Birthday in town, Pronl the SP Feint's?, Juno 10. Mr. Lux tons so-called explanation (which wits not very enthuoiastie about the cote - e aline nic 1, pm smolt to adjourn- wit 'lout investigating tho question, your Juno 5th, 187(. w n er mon , , 'tient, present, the Warden in the chair, petitionri respectfu Ily requestyour honor - !how theirloyalty to 'Her Gracious Majesty Horton, Shepperti, Patton, Leckie, AT THE SAULT. able body, in committee of the whole, to Messrs Armstrong, Daltoinliming, Ferran. sift the accounts to the bottom, giving us in various quiet,ways ; firing salutes in her We are anchored out in the Sault River Denela, Breetn, Carrick, Perkins, Wade Mc" ; on opportunity of being liettrd, ne we feel honor in the pigeon woods, wading to the here, and expect to be for a week or so.'"'"' if soca a system of ten14ring low aad wait in teout creeks, sailing out en the There are 100 men in camp hero. News Merrow, Snell, Shannon, Govenlock, 'overcharging at pleasure is permitted to go lake and in many other waya heartily en. from 'Fort says that the volun- fur the work toyi Cng Your petitioners request the attention themselves. The natal day of our teers aro working very hard and some of though our fellow-ecitizens managed to Hingetitia, NIc(_'anghey, Simpson, 101h conacieetious publisher can tender . . Cast le, G reen way, Yearly, Cressw el 1, Dallas, IlIesser, Scott, Bishop, Willis, irvin and e Gaunt. The minutes of yesterday were read and 'adopted. The serrew- well may the great ones of the Report of the Printing Committee was alma he thrilled by a deep stoise ef a gteat read and adeepted. Accounts of L. J. national loss -well may the son of toil Brace and H. Gardiner, were r.eferred shed a teer when he leerns that the best Finance Conunittee. Moved by Mr Young, seconded by Mr Patton, that this nnd bent facter hh e as Lad is sod - Council authorize the County Eneeneer to deitiv cot down ! The sun of Dickens have the embankment repaired at the end gl.yrions intellect was blotted out while it of Ball's bridge that was taken away by wes N St' IUI1‘sith undiminished lustre the spring freshet. Referred to Finance ii-pon the h ',entity he loved so well For Committee. Report of the Gravel road ; and Court House Committee was read and tla-ere Nere no long weeks of pan- i 1.,‘ I adopted. Moved by Mr Shannon, seconded condolene., om f friends -no cofor,in; 1 by Mr Morrow, that the Engineer be in - words as the end approached. In a m structed to examine the bridge on the en t he was. hurled from tile social circle ihe .ito t,it.irk valley ()Rile shadow of death. Boundary line between McKillop and Hullett on the Maitland River and have the same put in a proper state of repair. Perhaps it was best so. His fame is estab- Referred to Finance Committee. Moved lisheal world-wide ; his work was all but by Mr Shepperd, seconded by 'Mr Castle,- aut now his nicinery will be untar- that the Engineer be instructed to examine by the intellectual decrepitude the bridge on the Boundary line between . the Townships of .Goderich and Stanley whieli so often .)veetelltes men ef genius- in known as Turner's bridge and have the old age. same put in a proper state of repair. Re - As a writer Charles Dickens is admitted ferred to Finance Committee. By-law to have done more for EnglisNo. 5 to equalise the Assessment Rolls h literature,. ' saC , , vire and iiiidetileA, than any mm an in odern wa.readaLti passed. Reportof the Fin nce ommittee was read. Moved by Mr Messer, seconded by Mr Scott, that No 34 of the Finance Report be referred back to the Committee for reconsideration as we have ne eneranteeelrat the offer will be acan .:epted ; d that the Finance Cone7 mittee oe requested to confer with the Gra.vel Road Company as to terms. - Carried. The report was then submitted and adcpted. Moved by Mr Perkins, seconded by Mr Scott, that this Council do now adjouru to meet *t 2 p. • as a newspaper reporter, until last week, 2 P. M. times. Ilis imalzination .vas wondelful in it e unepereachaide richness -his genius scorned personal bitterness as strongly as t did the shallow tricks of those who of lace years have, in their novels, painted vice ai.d crime in the most fascinating c lore, covering it, for virtues sake, with -a reee thin veil of mawkish,,false Christi- anitY, and his industry was unbounded. From the time thathestarted in literature his veesatile iien was constently busy. The Council resumed, the Warden in Wothe chair. Report of the Gravel Road rk after work followed each other in Committee was read and adopted. Report rapid sieeceseien, each apparently, better f the Road and Bridge Committee was than the last. And then ton, what a rich read and adepted. Report of the School galaxy of names he gave to the largeage. Committee was read and adopted. Letter etch represteeing a distinct character : from Mr Trainer, Inspector of Weights Wei -jells old Sam Veller (spelt with a Wes and Measores was read, accepted and oedered to be fyled. Moved that the Coum his father insisted on having it,) Pickwick, adjourn to 4 p. m. -Carried. Capt. Cuttle, Seirey Gamp, Bloftins, Podsnap and tamily, Micawber, who T. ne Council resumed, the Warden in the w es so punctual in noting accounts Chair. Account of Mr Cox, was referred he could never pay fer until something to the Finance Committee. Supplement- shotild tarn up, Siviveller and Sa.wy, r, ary report of the Finance Committee was Sewers, Fagin, Tiny Tim, who said read. Moved by Mr Kelly, seconded by grace over the Chrietmas cheer, saying : Mr Cresswell, in amendment to No 34, 'Oh Lom ord. bless us ne end all ! Dickens that the Report be aended by the Coencil wrote of and far the people -never, when taking no action for the purchase of the lie could help it introducing great lords Northern Gravel Road. Lost on a division and ladies jute his novels. He was also a by a majority of six. When the report secial refermer ,on an -extended scale. was again submitted to the Council and The poor houses, debtors' prisens, charity adopted. Moved by Mr Perkins seconded by Mr a scathing that theItsrit ish people forced their rulers to effect valuable changes in the in- terests of humanity. In the broad field of genuine htimor who so genial, racy, chaste and pelished ; in patbs who so invariably effective or so often sublime. Why extend. this brief notice ? The matchless novels of Charles Dickens are read and their author loved by millions wherever in this broad world there is a '•warni heart and an appreciative mind. Little need his spirit reek whether or not money to be paid by debentures in twenty the lifeless body be laid amongst the dust years. The 13y-laiv to be published in ac - of the illustrious dead in Westminster cordance vith the statute, and further that Ahbey. Hi:e memo -tient is built in the the Clerk be instructed to submit the By - hearts of men and his memory will extend Lw only as soon as he obtains from the away threugh the ages of the future. Northern Gravel Road Company a self - Peace to his ashes! ficient guarrntee that they will accept the amount offered: And alstia Bond froni the Town of Goderich that they will re- - The County Printing. for 1869, lease the Mortgage which they hold on • said road -Carried, Petition from - The C!ounty Council, on the principle, Messrs Cox, Donaghy and Matheson, was we presume, that a censure of -the Expc- read respecting the County Printing and ift'''would be a eensure of the Committee ordered to be laid over until next eneeting. s. 4P. M. of your Council Young Doininion requires a demonstration their officers complain about it. They are , , ' - I to this matter, at its pres. of a rather more pronounced type andwe out at 5ea. ni. till night and then meant out meeting, and, as in duty hound, will expect an energetic 1st of July committee guard after Some are 'rather sick of the ever pray. will at once organize themselves to provide expedition alseady; and wish themselves W. T. COX, Editor Signal. W. DONAGHY, Editor Htor. .... P A _ t 1. NIA T II ESO N, Ed New Era. ali proper amusement "fur the day and those out of it. o honor it." FENIAN 7.170 BOAT 5 suPosed to have left Duluth manned with . schuis,chanceryy courts, all received such fELANtnIOLY ACCIDENT. -We are sorry one FREAK PF A LUNATIO'-On Sunday gun, has not been seen yet by any of to hear that Mr. Wm. Hawkins, a farmer our boats. They keep on the look out for in Colborne, on the Ashfield road, about her. A siipposed Fenian " Propeller " Co., gaol perpetrated an ugly trick 6 miles froin tawn, met with his death, passed through the canal yesterday. She moraine last a lunatic confined in our • which nearly cost hint his life. Entering yesterday afternoon (9th), in a very sad had on board 50 stuitticious looking char - the privy, he denuded" himself of all manner. He was out in the woods peel.- actors, who were 'served with rations at clothing but his shirt, tore up a part of ing hemlock hark; and chopping a tree in the canal. Capt Thomson saw this inci- the seat and plunged through the riperture which a hemlock had lodged. A. cedar dent himself. Some anticipate that the head foremost. He then seems to have had also, unnoticed by him, been lodged Fenians will make a raid bere, but we in the same tree, and instead of running beep a lookout (sharp,). The regulars at made his way to tho covered cess pool out of the way of its fall, he seems, Fort William get 25 cents per day extra , behind,where he was fcund. When found, through the excitement, to -have run right when they work. tinhge his brains out. His little son was in We had on board to -day several Ameri- Officials, the poor creature was in bush with him, and ran home scream- can officers, from Fort Braden on the a half -strangled condition and in a or- ing that his father was killed. Death was American side. They admired the Arm - into it. It. fell and crushed him, 'amok. - VISITORS. rible plight. He attempted the same instantaneeus. Deceased was brought up strong guns. and the appearance of the in'the neighborhood of Port Alberais now Prince Alfred. Our boys visit them in their uniforms; they treakthein very kind- ly, I believe. THE usEare RESCUE Tho Propeller Arctic is chartered to car- ry the mails for 28 days at $10,000 by our thing on the following day. It too bad that lunatics should be common gaols IN he n Provincial are provided. - Pot. tea COURT. -On Saturdriy, 1 Ith aJune, Harriet Quick and Louisa Lom bard alias Tanner werehrought up before is really kept in Asylums Christopher Crabb Esq. and, on the evi- dence o! :everal parties, convicted of keepinga Home of ill -fame on the Huron Road. Fine $10.00 and costs $3.6tli each, or 20 days imprisoement with hard labor.The latter alternative e was accep- te i and the parties were accordingly taken to gaol. THE PENNY READINOS.-In spite of the rain -storm, last (Monday) night, this entertaimnent was well attended. Mr. J. R. Miller, Principal, Central School, oc- cupied the chair. The readers were Messrs J. T. Garrow, B. L. Doyle and James Young. Mrs Ferree read another number of her Magazine the Maple Leaf. The Duett of "The minnto gun at sea' by Miss McKay and Mr Harry H. Smith with accompaniment by Miss Fletcher was excellently rendered. Other music was also furnished by Mr. Smith and Miss Barnes. (tje Verey's Panorama of Irish, Scottieh and American scenery and Oil Painthega of the Holy Land will be exhibited.. in Wade that this Council grant the sum of n on Thursday and Friday 16th. and 8120 te \repair the graded road opposite " Lots 10 and 11 on tbe 8th and 9th con - 17th June. This exhibition is a reliable cession Howick which has been washed one and worth visiting and taking the away with the SpritAg flood. Lost on a children to. "Ten Nights in a Bar -room' is division by a inajorityhof four. Moved by a graphic delineation of the evils of Intern - Mr Horton -seconded by Mr Greenway, that the Clerk be instructed to prepare a Perance- By-law in accordance with the Finance Report for the pupose of purchasing the THE OPEN AIR PROMENADE OONCERT on Northern Gravel Road. The purchase Thursday evening last, in the grounds of Adjourned to -morrow morning at 8 who passed Mr. Luxton's account, while o clock. apparently feeling that something was wrong, particularly with the charge for the Schedule of Convictions, refesed our re- quest to reter pcs-1 transactions to the ver- dict of independent printers; but have sought advice from Mr Buckingham and another publisher for future guidance. - This is rather a peculiar method of inve - tiga,tion. If, however, the ratepayers are !satisfied to be overcharged, we certainly -need not grumble. We feel cenvinced all the members of both the Printingg Cow- mittee and the Council, acted honestly in the matter according to their limited light except one. That °tee is S. G. McCaughey, a Seaforth Attorney. What dothe elec- tors think of the County Councillor who, sitting on a. Coinmittee, will speak and act as if he was the paid advocate of the party, against whom an accusation was made and being inrvestigated ? For any sectional feeling displayed in the matter Mr Mc- Cenghev is responsible andnot we. All we assecl for was British fair play. inc Printing Commitee, to whnin was referred by the Council the investigation • of the Expositor's oyercharges, for 1869, having slurred over the enquiry, the fal- lowing petition signed by the other pub- lishers of the County, ourselves .incladed, has been sent in to the Council this after- noon. Justice must be done. SATURDAY, 11 June 8 a. M. The Council met pursuant, to adjourn- ment. Present, the "Warden,in the chair, Messrs Armstrong, Dalton, Young, Ferran, Horton, Shepperd, Patton Leckie, Mc- Donald, Brown, Carrick, Perkins, Wade, Morrow, Shannon, Govenlock, Kelly, Hingston, McCaughey, Simpson, Castle, Greenway, Yearly, Cresswell, Dallas, Messer, Scott, Bishop, Willis, Girvin and Gaunt The Minutes of yesterday were read and approved. Moved by Mr Kelly seconded by Mr Yearly, that all the bridges in this County of 60 feet span and upwards, be built and maintained by the County. Lost on a division, By-law No 6 imposing County Rate was read and passed. Formal agreement from the President and Secretary of the Northern Gravel Road t6 accept $40,000 for said road was read and accepted by the Council and ordered to be flyled. Adjourned to meet again at Goderich on Tuesday, 22nd November next. THE 001:INTY teRINTING- One Sensible American. We .vis had occasion, recently, to bc heartily ashamed of the fulsome laudation by British Ministers and: British organs -of the tardy anti -Fenian actian of President Grant We should have liked these self - complacent flatterers of useless presiden- tial interference, after the Fenians had erossed the frontier, to have stood in the shoes of the horne-guard that had to fight the ruffianly invaders. The fact is that British journals -are waxing jubilant over II proclamation the effect of which they kaow nothing about. The following sen- sible sentences from the New York Com- mercial Advertiser show clearly that sober. minded Americans do not consider their President's action specially worthy, a praise, even from their stand -point "The London papers continue to empress - their satisfaction with the course pursued • by our government towards the Fenians. Coming from such a quarter, the acknow- tenement is more than. complimentary; but we are snch a mode -at people, so apt to ap- preciate our own blemishes, so little giteed to egotism, so conscious of our own fanits, and so willing to listen, particularly while some foreign critic points them out, that if the English press had denounced us ag a tame, pigeon -livered sat of fellows in the way of preserving,- the intergrity of our borders from all marauding expeditioais, we should doubtless have 'confessed the corn' with becoming humility- Let us say, then (not to accept undue. praise) what a, majority of the American people think, that altheugh the administration has done well in this matter, it might have done better. No such disgraceful scenes as those reported during the last few days should have been- perinittede The gov- ernment had full warning of the intended invasion, and yet it took* no steps entil the tidings of actual hostilities arrived. 000 of our charges egainst Great Beitain is that she permitted ships to be built beneath tae eyes of her official, who knew for era t purpose they were intended, and yet could discover no grounds for interferente. Great Britain relight justly retort that we Bad due notice of this Fenian raid and yet niaced nix obstacle in its way. Let us have a care how we indalge:in the business of plucking mates ont of other people's eves when our own are not ebsolutely lar." Po the Municipal Council of the County of Huron, the petition of the undersigned pnblishers w;thin, the Connty: HUMBLY SHEWETH : That the publishers of the Expositor, Star and Signal tendered for all printing required by the County Council for the year 1869. That the Printing Committee decided that the Expositor's tender was the low*, recommending the acceptance of the same; and it was accordingly accepted. That the accounts of the Expositor fer 1869, passed by the Finance Committee, have been examined by us and we find that Mr. Luxton charged for March Schedule of Convictions... .$15 00 Jane do September do Deeember do .... 29.50 .... 31.20 .... 31.85 a Total . $107.55 That your petitioners find after careful measurement according to the universal ride of -the Press the above Schedules of Convictions should have been charged as follows :- _ March Scl-iednle-674 lines at 1 et June 1296 " September 1296 " teal . Decemaer 698 " estaa Showing air overcharge- on tho County of $6.74 12.96 12.96 6 98 $39.64 $67.91 His total charge being nearly three times the contract price. That on the Sale of Lands for Taxes the Expositor charged .$90.58 while the correct measurement is 936 lines at 1 et for first inaer- tion and A ct for 12 subsequent insertionseacb, being at the con- tact rate 7.ct per line ..,...... 65,52 showing a further over charge of . .25.06 'I hat the Expositor's overcharge is therefore on these two itemsalone .$92.97 That your petitioners are prepared to show that the Expositor has overcharged in s similar manner for other work done be him, , hat as your Printing Committee to the Maitland 'Hotel, was beeter attended than the previous week. The performance ot the band was Jl that could be desired and, the ice noW being broken, more enthusiasm was to bo observed among those who 'tripped the tight -fantastic toe.' There is no more enjoyable way of spend- ing one of these moonlight evenings. We believe lovers of the luscious fruit (and who loves it riot ?) raay indulge in 'Straw- berries and create Thursday next. on the grounds on about 353years of age, and leaves a widow and six small children; the oldest abent fourteen. REMOVAL. -John Davison, Esq., Kir- rister, has moved his office to the House • • adjoining the Post Office. Wesleyan Ministers on the Gode- rich District, DUN GANNON "Dominion Day" will be celebrated in Dungannon by holding a Temperance Pic Nic, under the auspices of Lodge No. 354 B. A. 0. G. T. Addresses will be deliv- ered by the Local Clergy and several other popular speakers. Tho Various Temper- ance organizations in the surrounding country are hereby cordially invited to at- tend. Proceedings to commence at 1. o'cleck p. New Dames IN liataitroar.-The "Am - bitions City' must be prospering if the number of daily newspapers is a fair test of niaterial progress. It now boasts of four dailies or one more tt an the' metropo- lis of Ontario. The two recent additions are the Eve:tang Journ,al edited ny our old friend John McLean and published by Lawson & Co, professing to be liberal and progres,eive but '`independent" and the Eveni ay Star published by Mckay & Co. claiming the support of the Liberal -Con- servatives. Both are good-looking, spicy little sheets. They will at least have the healthy effect of putting the old -establish- ed Times and Spectator on their muscle." EDITORIAL NEWS SUMMARY. It is rumored in Ottawa that the Gov. General will visit Manitoba in July. Sir John A. Macdonald is very much better. His recovery is now allebutassur- ed. tte- It is said Mr Blake may run for ane of the divisions of Toronto at next election. (teae Col. Wolsley thinks it -will take him fully to August to get to Fort Garry. te)tt- Americans propose to make Alaska a penal settlement. That is all it is fit for. 114)- Extensive seizures of arms have been made in Cork. ite• It is rumored that the Red River police are not to be organized. Capt Cameron is to receive a, conimission oil Lieut. Governor Archibald's staff. S Blackstoek. Clinton -James Graham. Lodssbury and Flolmesville-Thos Cle- worth, Coverdale Watson. • Seaforth-Wm Price. Mitchell -Wm Hawke, Ez3kiel Richard- son, A. Hurlburt, Super. Stratford -Chas Leven, M. A. Harmony -John S Fisher. Bay field -Edward Cragg. Dungannon -Luther 0. Rice. Kincardine -W Hayhurst, W J Turner. Teeswater- Jas McCartney. Ainleyviile-C Bristol, B. A. Trowbridge- Nathaniel Smith. Howick- A Milliken, John Catheart. Wingham-Geo H Kenny. Lucknow-Henry Huron (Fr. Mission) -One Wanted. _ RA1N.-The long -looked for rain has come at last in superabundance. In fact it has been pouring down in torrents, at intervals, for several days past. HOTEL CHANGE. -Mr. Wilkins is refit ting the hotel lately kept by George Gra- ham, which he intends shall be kept in first- class- style. Mr. W.'s qualifications for the birsiness are well-known to be of a superior stamp. Snow IN JUNE. -We are informed that there -was a slight shower of snow in Goderich township yesterday, (13.) (1::F- The children of our Goderich 3chools are to be treated to a grand pic- nic on the Maitland hotel grounds on Frida.y afternoon next. .ne. An interesting statistical article will appear in our next. Ver The Sineco3 Band cannot visit us, just now, as promised, one of Its leading members having died recently. ABSENT THROUGH SICKNESS. - We re gret that dishealth has deprived us of the presence at the County Council of the respected Reeves of West Wawanosh and Hay -Mr. Helps and Mr. R. Brown. The deputies are doing double work faithfully and ungrudgingly - - - - 0. We had the pleasure this week of shaking hands with John Gillies the War- den of Bruce. John tried toryism for a while, under the wing of Macpherson, but we are happy to hear that he does net consider it a success. Goderich is now plentifully sup, plied with strawberries. AN OLD rliTEND.-We were_ nery glad, the other day, to shake hands with an old and esteemed friend, Joseph Walker Esq. the father of Walkerton," who looks hale and heetaty as ever. ();. Spain has pronounced against a, Bourbon for a king. The throne however still goes a begging. CO- Gov McTayish is at St Paul on his way to Canada. more populated districts, a winter in Thun- der Bey appears to be the height ot done iaticn. Shut out from the world by a barrier of ice, which is traversed only once or twice in a month by snowshoe men from Superior City, without society, news- papers, or a knowledge ef passing events, without even occupation or amusement beyond household duties and travelling over snow. Ladies, at least one would imagine, must look forward to the return of spring and the arrival of the boats from the lower Lakes. It is not so, however; and when by dint of asking questions, the number of which, our proximity to Ameri- ca only can excuse, the reason for the pre- ference is learnt, one can readily appreciate their choice. In the summer months tourists from all pints of the world, but particularly from Canada and the States, arrive, who, if less numerous are as eearching as the locusts that visited Egypt. They run over the Fort as if it were a pub- lic tea-garden, and show no more hesita- tion in asking for what they want than they would in an hotel. Mr McIntyre's family bear with it all as an inevitable necessity, and good-naturedly continue to administer to the wants of their invaders; but their friends here are properly indign- ant at the way in which the tourist hordes behave. "By gacious ! sir," a gentleman here told me, "they land at the Fort in shoals, and walk right into the house as if it belonged to them. If they want cups and saucers, knives, or anything for their pic,nieking, they send right in for them, and growl if they don't get just what they want. They walk over the garden and Ante the stores, and go on just as if the place had been put up for theiramtnement; government, while the old Rescue is lying at the dock in CollingWood out of repair. - and when they've got everything they want, they go away often without saying • The Algoma, is expected to -night. It is 1 hanleyou' - and that's the last the family MO VE ME N TS. hear or see of them. Only -last summer, day. She will take all the troops from -e house and here that are in camp at present, about sat down in the dining room There was supposed -she left Collingivood on Satur- one of them walked into th no one there ; but a bottle of spirits stood 100 men. on the table. Well, sir, what dye think AN ALARM. the cuss does? After helping himself to a We were somewhat startled -the other day (3rd inst.) About 12 o'eloek word was sent from the camp ground that 500 Fe- 'severahorn, he walks quietly out and calla in l of his friends to take a drink. The lot of them sat down and polished off the nians had passed up the canal; but our bottle, and then went aboard the steamer Captain informed them there were only 50 again. Communication with the outer on board the suspicious boat. . world !" he adeled in a tone of diagnst,`By A CONTRADICTION thunder! that's what I call too much coin - The paragraph in the Toronto Globe, mu -ideation." . referring to the row in some tavern here, THE ROT/TE AND THE BOATS. with our boys, was false. None of the This is an experiment which, if succese- volunteers on the Pt ince Alfred had any- fill, will greatly expedite the forward thing to do with the disturbance at all. movement. The great question at the Capt. Thomson was annoyed when the Present moment is, "Will the boils be able paper ceme to hand. The troops in camp to reach the Shebandowan via the Kaman - are all doing well, and • it is the same with istiquia ?" The two most competent auth- ourselves The weather is very fine here orities here differ pointblank on the Sub - at present. We expect to be b.ere some ject, and the result of the trial is conse- time yet. quently looked for with considerable ex - MISMANAGEMENT citement. In feet, we have begun to bet The tug employed to tow the on the subject, and each person backs the scow Snow Bird loaded with hay from CollingWood: success or failure of the trial according to for Fort William cost $1700.00 and by the his confidence in the judgment of the con - time the hay reaches Fort William it will flicting authorities. The boats chosen for cost about al40,00 per ton delivered. The the first attempt are the flat-bottomed Shickluna, a fine Canadian boat, has been ,boats similar to those used by the lumber - discharged of the Ottawa. Each boat is to have discharged and :the propeller Arctic, an four soldiers on board in.aeldition to two American boat has been employed at 8,10.- 000 fel. 28 days. The Rescue was to have voyageurs. It is uncertain how long a time will be occupied in getting them through ; been liere '2 or 3 days ago with the Nemesis but after the first batch, Mr. McIntyre of Giderich in tow with stores. They confidently asserts that he can sendsienilar haye not arrived yet and are supposed to be bi oke down on their way somewhere. boats through in ten days. Your readers will understand our position best by con - The _Prince Alfred being here idle might aping their attention at present to the just es well run a trip once a week, to Collingwood and back as not. The steamer whereabouts cf the boats. There are 140 Chicoia is expected here to -night from ' of these ; some are on shore, some moored Fort filliam. in the bay, and some in the neighboring t voice4 to awe-stric en j from the beach. And as tbe extilorer lay appalling and on his bed of moss covered reek at night,i tlarathen tiaid experienced their peculiarly impressive Don Goinezy effects, he found it very easy, he says, to understand, why the credulous natives N aurally this -conic; up slowly 1 -he rtl1e3 '1 if; t.o t Cl Lye:. Cleilitrail Africa where , )„ _ex_co Greee,e, and hist, ando:r,fefaLirtirean dsiblaylszotatlal:glilee:titsico ritr ire ge v, sneei di:ex:1st einotiet* the are scarcely ever reminded save bv sonie or the ciinujbalistu ,f Lagoberou.- 7', leg massacre, should avoid the piece. island home of Manitoba became known to the whites as Manitoba Islets& • The Island- gave its pain° that to the lake, and then to the nearest trading post of the El udson's Bay Company, and now our Canadian Parlianient adopts it as the euphonious appellation of the cumbined British settlements south and east uf the lake. Views of Gov. McTavish. TRE BUFFALO HUNTERS READ? TO FIGHT. Kat, Col Chamberlin is to receive from Ottawa a sword and a service of plate ; which he richly deserves. ret 230 men of the Royal Canadian Rifles have left for England. A strong popular demonstration has been made in Rome in favor of the in- fallibility of the Pope. in England, the wheat crop is good ; but grass oats and barley are poor and only a half crop of potatoes is expect- ed. (leaa The Pall Mall Gazette expects a continuance of Fenian outrages in England to enable the leaders to sustain their sink- ing reputations. fte Mary Saunders, of York, who tried to poison herself 12 months ago has now succeeded in cutting her throat. CT The London races, on Wednesday, were very successful. The London purse, the event of the day, was won by Sir Archibald,. King Tom, second, aud Bon- nie Brae, a good third. Mazzini is implicated in another rebel movement in Italy. eitle- It is reported that Riel can raise 300 men and will fight our troops on the way up. Col. Chameerlin is soon to Marry Mrs Fitzgibbons, the talented authoress. Int Dr Ormiston, of Hamilton, has re- ceived an invitation to go to New York at an annual salary of $8000. Ceje The merchant veseels of U. S. now number only 631. A few more years of the present decrease will banish their ships from the ocean. - The House of Representatives at Washington, by a vote of 113 to 79 inst- ructing the Committee of Ways and means to report a bill abolishing the tariff on coal. Col Chamberlin is appointed Qu ecn's printer. --- BLUEVALE. We have had no abscondus elopements suicides or tragedies to record this week. Weather. -For the last week we have had any amount of rain which has had the eflect of dispelling from the minds of the farmers all forbodings of a dry season. Crops. -The Spring crop since the last rain looks well, but we are very sorry to state that the fall wheat will be a light Crop. Lightning.. -A barn belonging to J. Tiplino who resides near Wingham was struck'. by lightning on tha nights of the - 8th of June and everything was consumed before any assistance could be rendered. MEDIeete.-A young man J. 0. Scott, M. D., late of Seaforth has come to our village for the purpose of practising his profession. As he is a man of talent and has acquired a good medical educetion we have not the slightest doubt but he will meet with every success.. Business. -D. Stuart is -now fitting up a tannery and expects to have it in full blast in about a week ; also, Mr. Thos. Farrow, merchant, and Mr. Wm. Ross, hotel keeper, have been making great en- largements and imprearements to their es- tablishments ; also, Mr. F. Scott has rent- ed the blacksmith shop owned by Mr. T. Redmond and he is now prepared to fulfil all the demands of the public in that line of business, 411■• A melancholy accment took place near Carlisle, East rlanaboro ; in which a young man named Joseph Holmes came to- his death, It seems that while driving a pair of spirited horses with loose boards for a box, the boards must have coma against the horses,and he, in endeavoring to check thein, got his leg entangled in the wheel and mangled in a fearful manner. His system received such a shock that he only survived from Monday the 30th May until the following Wednesday. He was a very sober and industrious Liebman, and was to h,ave been married on the 28th of this month. St. Paul, Minn., June 8. Governor McTavish being asked his views on the North- West affairs,gives them as follows :- "The Red River people are naturally peaceful and orderly, rough but truthful, and abhorring bloodshed. Bishop Tache, who is cautious and far seeing, has much influence among them -he is a man of great abilities, which are almost thrown away out there, although hedoes not know it, and yet he may be the means of saving his people ranch sufferieg by his advIce and guidance. His constant effort is to • wards conciliation, for he knows war would destroy the Settlements. The discharge of the duties of my position prevents me expressing any opinion as to the future of British America, and I don't desire to seek publicity in the expression of my views. The troops must build a road 2,s they ad- s ance from Lake Superior to Fort Garry. The route is -a nnserahle one, and the troops cannot reach the Settlement before mideummer. I have been much in contact with Riel. Necessarily he always treated me politely. He does not inspire one with a high degree of respect. He is a man of strong passions, but suspicious and cauti- ous. If he believes mischief is brewing,he speaks it out at once before it gets danger- ous, and this gives him success. He is a man'of nerve, and feels equal to the emer- gency. He is ambitious of power and in- fluence. He keeps a guard of 30 or 40 own at the Fort,rd he has provisions for this number for bout a year. He has several hundred more who support them- selves, whom he can call upon in case ot emergency." A letter to the Press from Pembina says that at the late meeting at White Horse Plains, the buffalo hunters decided to re- linquish the summer journey to the plains, and hold themselves ready to enlist for the Provisional Government, should it decide to resist the expedition. They express their willingness to oppose the advance of the expedition beyond the Lake of the Woods, if the Government requires their help. creeks. Four have gone up the line in Tune 7th, 1870. •,waggons ; ten aro to be sent to -morrow on SHOOTING. the trial trip from Fort William up the Than was a match to -day for the cross Kamanstiquia to Shebandowan. One guns won by Sergt Putts. We had some hundred and thirty remain, and until of tho *crack Yankee shots from Fort these are on Lake Shebandowan the ex - with us, and beat them shootingapedition cannot be said to have started. out. They leave before the match The proeisions can be carried ina few days, • We expect to go on board the the men in two ; so that on the progress , with 2 armstrong guns, this trip, of the boats depends that of the force. Mr. William, she will leave to -morrow Lindsay Russell, the engineer who assists other batch of tioops. Mr. Dawson, returned to the camp this - ° ARRIVALS. evening after an absence of three days. The road Is progressing favorably, and the Fenkns all quiet here at present. The troops could, if necessary, embark new on Rescue arrived yesterday, She disabled one of her engines and was delayed ithe Shebandowan riyer, but there is still n some conseq aence. She leaves to morrow for work to be done to complete the road to the lake. Mr. Russell found two fires night Collinenith another load of troops from wood. The Llgoma arrived last raging up the line, and it was with some Cullingwood. difficulty that the second. large bridge was saved. A quantity -04011c and flour stor- , ettUlteliES AND NEWSPAPERS ed near was removed only in time to save We have but very few churches here. it, and alacint twelve barrels were consum- There is a wooden one propped up with a ed. It is raging now, and everyone feels pole. Canadian newspapers are almost grateful for it, as the %seeds are like tinder, out of the question, if we get one, six and it is hardly safe for the troops to pass weeks old, we think we are doing well. through them. The news dealers only get dozen at once and they are all engaged 4 weeks before they come. So that our only source is through the Detroit papers and the other side. We expect to be up a month yot, I believe if not longer. We are all enjoy- ing goodhealth. Sotne buildings, on our side of the Sault, are over 100 years old. Col. Bolt- on occupies the houses at the old Hudson Bay Fort here. They had, during the alarm, One of the H. B. Companies can- non about a 6 pounder ready for the raid. rhe men in camp were afraid we would throw shot into them, if called into action, they said they would rather have the Fenians fire on them, than for us to throw 24 th Shell and. shot towards our side at the Fenians. Brade out ar is ov Alqorn to For with a Progress of the Red River Expedi- tion. INTERESTING PARTICULARS. • BEGINNING IN EARNEST. Correspondence td the Globe from der Bay, June 3rd, contains the following interesting items :- Prince Arthur Landing, June 3.-- . June 4th. Colonel Wolsley determined this -morn- ing to send two of the heavy boats with the four lumberer's boats on the experi- mental trip up the Kamamistiquia. This was a very judicious resolve, for the mere passage of the light Ottawa boats would not have decided the feasibility of sending the others. Now. if the trial is successful TEIE - COMPARISON. If we compare our Parliament .-e• ith the Imperial Legislature, it must at once be acknowledged that e are a few men in the British Ilarliament, vileau we cannot rival. We have nobody to place aide by side with Gladstone, Bright, Hoee, Disraeli, Lord Cairns and Roundel' Pal- mer, though the distance between our ab- leet men and some of those just mentioned is not after all very great. But if we bee our Parliament as a whole, and British Parliament in the seine way, we shall have no cause to blush when the comparison is made. There are. many men both upstairs and down in the British Parliament not equal in general mental calibre to the bulk of our own parliamentary men. There are satisfactory reasons why it should be SO. Many gentlemen get into the British Parliament merely because they are wealthy, well-connected, or are their father's sons. Such considerations have little to do with the choice of our Parli- ametary personnel. We may deplore the policy which our Parliament sometimes supports, but we shall not on that account depreciate its general ability. If we could speak as well of all its recent performances as ot its capacity, we should be greatly de- John,(N. B.) Morning News. South American Brigandage. • A HORRIBLE STORY. A horrible story of brigandagia reaches us from Chili. Don Gomezy Lagoberon,a famous bardit captain who, trom his fast- ness in the Sierra Profunda, has. long de- fied the Chilian authorities, wat recently pursued, with the brigands under. his com- mand, by a body oftroops; which succeed- ed in cutting him off fronahis followers, and driving him to take refuge in a cavern situated near the summit of one of the lofty mountains constituting the above- named range. In this cavern he had con - omelet' a female captive, whose husband he for some time compelled to live with him laying hands upon their swords,and others had robbed and slain, and whom he had waving their handkerchiefs, and crying out, 'Thou art worthy of the priesthood .1' as, bis mistress. The soldiers made several `Thongh spealtest as an angel,' &a. This, attempts to reach the entrance to this probably was true of the `Golden -mouth' cavern, to which there was only one means orator ; but how different were seine of of access -a mere mountain goat -track ; .., the customs in primative times from those but Lagoberon, a man of gigantic stature. of the present day ! Let us imagine. a and Herculean strength, rolled heav.y congregation in a cathedral er parish rocks down upon them, and succeeded in church rising and uttering Leal exclama- beating them off, after several men had a been severely injured. The officer in com- Lions, e,pplauding with 'hands and feet,' making a perfect din, while military men mend, unwilling to sacrifice his troops uselessly, resolved to starve the bandit grasped their weapons to do battle, if need - out, and 'sate down' before the place. trines ! Anything approaching to this ful in defence of the orator or, his doc- After two days' blockade, however, the would surely subject the actors to the soldiers grew weary of so tedious and penulty for 'brawling.' Tbe 11th canon humiliating an expedient,so they improe.as; of our church requires the church -wardens ed an escalade of the robber -chieftains to 'present' all persons who interfere with stonghold, and succeeded in capturing or disturb the minister. him. To their horror tl.ey found that Lagoberon had cut off one cf his unfortu- -The brigands who captured a party nate companion's breasts and eaten it. . The poor woman was discovered in a dying of EngliSliMen near Gibraltar, have been -state, having sustained a fearful loss of capturei and part of the ransom Money blood ; and she expired shortly after her recovered. rescue from the clutches of her barbarous Talca, where he was promptly tried and .n"--7--It is rumoureirthat Disraeli is about paramour. The butcher was conveyed to rumoured: that retire from politics, and that he will be condemned to death by the garotte. In - raised to the peerage. - South America, execution follows sentence with startling rapidity ; and Gomez was straightway conducted to the scaffold, any number of the boats may be sent in . guarded by a strong esoort of mounted [gendarmes. While the executioner was the genie way. With some boats going by ' engaged in adjusting his 'toilette de mort,' land and others by water the embarkation the convict drew a whistle from his pocket at Shebaudowan will be greatly hastened ; and blew it sharply ; whereupon about for, as I have already mentithied, every- sixty of his men, who had introduced thing depends on the boats: 1 f they are themselves amougst the crowd surrounding late in getting to Shebandowan, and prove the scaffold-, rushed upon the gendarmes to be a source of much trouble at the part- and _massacred them ere they could offer . ages, no one can say when we shall -eget any resistance. They freed Lagoberon, through, and if we are late in, on one can and completed their enterprise, in a man say when we shall get out again Colonel ner not devoid of a certain ghastly hum- Wolsley has orders to leave Fort Garry our, by garotting the executioner ; after with all the regular troops by the 20th of which. they escaped, almost unscathed, to August, and on the easy manipulation of the mountains. There they are probably the boats depends the questIon whether he still at liberty, practising their profession will get into the Settlement by that date. to the terror of the wholenountry round. Captain Young and Mr. Fraser, .with. a It should be observed that to facilitate party of the 60th Rifles, have gone m with their flight they 'annexed' thehorses of the the boats, and what i man can accomplish fallen gendarmes ; and that a good many Captain Young will do. Amongst other boats fifteen in all, the of them seized women from the throng gathered upon the place of execution, car- rying them away, flung across their saddle- bows. The social condition of Chili as re- vealed by this narrative is one of almost hopeless degradation, only to be equalled - 'From Constantinople. THE GREAT FIRE. Constantinople, June 9 -The fire in Pere. district has been subdued. Over 7,000 buildings of all sorts have been de- streyed, many of the best in the city. The remains of 150 human beings have been discovered thus far, being about one-half of the actual loss of life. Total loss, twenty-five million pounds sterling. Erie- lish underwriters suffer heavy hisses. The archives of the British Embassy were saved. The Armenia.n Church of the Immaculate Conception was on tire several times and is damaged, but the Gobeliu Tapestry,the gift of the Empress Eugenie, with which the church was decorated, was savedThe ilionshsaronfieidi e by the conflagration is frightful. At some points whole families were heinned in and perished in full N iew of the spectators, who were unable to as sist. The panto among the people was terrible. Many -who might have escapei lost all presence of mind. Others in de- spair made no effort to fly and were los'. Some of the Turks in the spirit of fatalism shut themselves up in burning houses, re- fused assistance, and met their fate with- out a murmur. It is ascertained that 250 persons were burned to death or killed by falling walls. Many more are miesing. Applause in Church. In the early christian church, and even as late as the eighth century, it was usual, during orations or sermons, for approba- tion or the opposite to be expressed by the listeners -somewhat like it is in our public meetings. Bingham, writing on this subject, Bays that sometimes they added other indications of their applause, such as clapping of hands, &c. Thus St. Jerome tells Vigilantious that he himself had formerly applauded him with his hands and feet, leaping by his side and crying out 'Orthodox !' Bingham adds, on the authority of George of Alexandria„ that the people applauded the sermons of St. Chrysostom, some by tossing their gar- ments others moving their plumes, others PREPARATIONS FOR MOVING. There is a great deal to be done before the expedition can embark on the Sheban- dowan, and it will require every effort on the part of those taking part in the transit service to enable the troops, or any of them, to leave Fort Garry -as is proposed -this winter. There are one hundred and forty boats to be taken up the road, the first instalment of which are now pre- paring to start. I understand that there are twenty long -reach waggons for them, although I have not been able to find that number here; but even with these auxilia- ries I fear that more time. will be occupied with the boats than mere mathematical computation of boats and waggons would show. The stores, too, will take much time in transportation, and it will be a joy- ful day„ indeed, when the last barrel is put on board at Shebandowan. The general impression is -though the general impression is not always a correct one -that net a company of the force will come back by water this year; and if the expedition winters in the North-West it is particularly desirable that proper provision be made for the men. The quantity of provisions contracted for is only sufficient, supposing a large part of the expedition to return this year. There may be a difficul- ty in getting provision at Red River, and in addition to this, the men are entirely unprovided with clothing that would be essential for a winter at Winnipeg. They have their great coats only, and these would be nearly useless vihen in the best condition, and entirely so after the camp- ing service they will have seen by November. With the exception of send- ing the Ontario Volunteers away to work in the mit with forage cape and tunics, the authorities at Toronto have avoided those blunders which usually characterize the departure of an English expedition; Rini aa the health and comfort of men who are not in a position to aid themselves depends altogether on the care and forethought of those remaining behind, it is to be hoped that the latter will bear in mind/the re- spousibility that devolves upon them. Chicora brought one large whale boat,fitted with a small propeller. She will be very useful on the lakes, and will do much to expedite the passage if properly handled. Colonel McNeil, who has been busily em- ployed all morning in seeing boats safely out cif the ship, will bring considerable experience to aid in pushing forward the embarkation of the troops. He accompanies Colonel Wolsley up the road on Monday, and on their return some more companies will probably be ordered up. In the mean- time every one is at work, and the dispos- al of stores and the unladingof vessels goes on quickly and cheerily. MANITOBA. ORIGIN OF ITS NAME. Near the middle of one of die lakes, to the northwest of Lake Superior, hie, sn,aall island which the Indians stiun as haunted ground: On no condition will they ap- proach much less land on it, for it is the home of Manitoba -`the speaking God' whose voice they hear nightly as they camp by the lake or guide their fishing boats over its surface. The 'voice' is no myth. It assails not the Indian's ear alone, but the white man's as well. Whence comes it? The superstitions Ojibway hears and keeps away, piously pronouncing the name of God. The Englishman hears and examines. Not the inqusitive instigator, but the divinity of the place perishes by the invasion. Touched by the wand of natural science, the mystery of the place is resolved into a simple natural phenome- non- -the beating of the waves on a pecu- liar natural shingle. Along the eerthern shore of the island runs a hav cliff of com- pact, fine-grained limestone, which cluicks like steel under the stroke of the hammer. When the wind blows from the north, the wavesbeating at the foot of the cliff, dash the fragments of stone against each other, causing them to give forth 'a sound which resembles the ringing of distant church, bellsSo strong is the resemblance,that the explorer Dawson who spent sevetal days Nnide Baud IT orsex. CVRE YOUR Hosses.—It is to the interest of all viio own horses to keep them in a healthy and souqd 0"11- dition experience has proved that •Darley's Condi- tion Vowders and Arabian Heave Remedy' is the most efficacious, it has been used .4 thousands who will cheerfully colt tirm this statement, For El eaVeS,Cough,, Colds, and all diseases which affect the wind of horses it has no equal, nor is it equalled as a condition medi- cine ; it purities the blood, corrects and improvos the appetite, and softens the skin ; in fact, so great is tho improvement in the condition anti appearance of tho animal as to have led many to doubt if it could be the same horse. Remember the name, and see that tho signature of Hurd & Co. is oneach package. Northrot_ & Lyman, Newcastle, Ont , proprietors for Canada Sold by all medicine dealers. Oreat buccess—lt is needless to say that the succeed which Dr 13ri6ws has achieved in his profession as a surgeon chiropodist has been unparalleled 91 this city, many °four most estimable and worthy citizens, ladies as well as gentlemen. have been relieved from corns. bunions, club and inverted nails, withoutthe slightest pain or uneasinessand doubtless tuany more would, had they an adequate appreciation and knowledge of his ability • Few individuals are aware that the disease of the feet, if not fatal to one's life, are certainly as an- noying as can be, and the remedy is sitnple and sure the corn bunion or inverted nail must be skillfully and carefully treated and the pain entirely ceases. The only way to obtain this relief is to apply to 1)r. Briggs in person, and in a few minutes the trouble is over. Dr Briggs can be consulted at No 6 King Street Toronto. where all diseases of the fect are treated in the most skilful manner. Dr J. Brim' Modern Cur- ative is sold by druggists and country merchants generally. Report of Equalization Committee. MEMBERS. -Messrs Bishop, Simpson, Morrow, Young, Leckie, belly and Carrick. Your Committee having earefully ex- amined the Assessment Rolls of the res- pective Municipalities in the County;and having heard a very full discussion and explanations from the members of Council, and after a very close comparative examin- ation we have arrived at the result shown, Girvin, Messer, as per annexed schedule. The disparity in Assessments is still very great, more es- pecially as relates to value, If Township and village assessments were made on a more equal basis,it would lessen very much the labors of your Committee, as the dif- ferences al ways give cause for a great am ount of discussion. Taking the rolls and all other data bearing on the matter. we.have- deavored to discharge our duty fairly and conscientiously and trust that it may give general satisfaction. All of which is respectfully eubini tted. JOHN LECKIE, Chairman. Townships. Acres. Clerd Clear'd Unerd Rate. AWL Total val Village Pesonal A8s0s8_0eds:: Inser3e0at6s0e7. Equr7d07%5'alie, Tuckersmith.. 40970 61 24991 15970 2142 549824 713516 4000 20,000 618659 378857 pr 100. land land. prop'ty proply. 1-alue. Goderich T'p.. 51800 b3 27454 24346 2114 537406534434 917378 5000 16,000 839310 Stanley 45250 56 26340 19910 1232 m557843800 816310 6500000 1177, 070 2263795102 26187758: 212232 5c:6520600444 073700235008 1000 15,,000 Usborne .... ....3543532:0000 455806 • 13 236460 16080 17420 21 337680 564140 5000 8,000 IS 347750 -52500 39 20475 32025 20 409500 729750 3000 11,000 10 320260 55500 35 19425 36075 20 388500 731212 8000 11,000 9i 342712 52700 38, 20026 32874 21 420540 844308 1000 11,000 13 424762 604800 3000 0,000 W Wawanosh.. 42000 40 16800 25200 11120001 32523305210000 E Wawanosh, 42000 88 15960 26040 18 287280 547680 500' 7,00d 65000 39 21450 23550 11 09 44 00 37 25 60 00 743050 7000 140,000 64000 37 23680 40320 199 44,698964200 863120 2000 0,000 16401:10 36 23040 40960 1819 342686524500 794850 4000 10,000 Howick Turnberry35600 36 12816 22784 171 224280 429336 7000 6,000 284874 65000 37 24050 40950 11'7)1 24020085765 789425 9000 11 ,000 0 Clinton Village 281006567740 GoderiehTown ................. 0., .................... Seaforth Village135820 $12,9C0,4.03 717,3 217455 934878 6G585 803990 469104 566744 537241 436708 360724 330900 362750 472426 465709 464621 125623 149159 108036 177006 212971 41/600 256076 224280 897300 391694 343171 344304 157462 Decrease. 30674 345672 5820 Hullett Colborne Hay Stephen McKillop 'Morris Ashfield Grey Total equalized vatue $42,903 Decrease treat last year. 791308 052250 577140 743759 750212 857308 616605 5551E9 760059 864120 808880 809425 442336 1E01009 550000 130090