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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1890.
Hake Your Choice.
Both the Reform a- nd Conservative
candidates in the West Riding of Huron
are now fairly before the electors, who
will be called on the 5th of June, to
•
make a choice between them.
Mr Garrow, the Liberal candidate, is
cne who has already made a public re-
cord, he haviug been in the County
Council, also Warden, and is now the
Solicitor for the county. He has also
dine cuusiderable canpaigu work in
past elections. He is regarded as a
very able lawyer, with alt honorable per-
sonal record, and is the unanimous
choice of the largest Liberal Conven-
• tion heldin thet
county ut for a long time.
• He is supporting an administration
that has labored for the public good, a
govern went that has had the confidence
of the people for .early twenty years,
and against which the breath of seandal
has fastened 00 charge. Judged by its
record the guve'•nwent of Mr Mowat is
fairly entitled t•, renewtd confidence
and support and as its candidate in the
coming cuut,st, \Ir Garrow should have
the undivided support of every one
who has the bust interests of the Pro-
vence at heart,
Mr Boberts, if vvu mistake nut, leas
been a private citizen all his life. We
are not aware that he has ever taken
any active part in public affairs what-
ever. It Is true he is a business man,
and we understand, a fairly good one,
but in no sense has he ever been regard-
ed as a public man. Soliciting support
on his past record, he eau only do so as
a private citizen. He is the choice of
the Conservatives of the Riding, and as
:such claims support on their platform.
'We do not think Mr Meredith's cause
has been such as to inspire confidence
in his stability or sincerity. He has
shown a complete change of policy from
one election to the other. Had he been
consistent in standing manfully by one
.platform he might have some reason to
expect a measure of support, but he has
veered around like a weather -cock.
Personally, we have nothing to say
against Mr Roberts. But we frankly
say we do not like the political company
he keeps.
We do not believe it would be wise to
."hand the reins of power over to Mr
Meredith. We do not think he would
administer the affairs of the Province
as well as Mr Mowat has done. We do
not want to see perpetuated in Ontario
the scandels that have disgraced the
Ottawa administration, and although
Mr Meredith may allege that he has no
connection with Sir John, very few will
believe any such thing, for he has too
often shown himself to be in sympathy
.therewith. For these and other reasons,
we think that Mr Garrow should be
the choice of the electors of West Hur-
on, and we ask all who read these lines
• to weigh carefully the claims of Mr
Mowat and Mr Moi a lith,being satisfied
that if they do so, the Liberal candi-
date will be the man of their choice.
j Testimony from Ministers. i Political Poiittters.
1 The following testitnouiee are from Woree things than the ocntinuanee
some of the beat Minietere in Ontario, ' in power of the Mowat Government
and should carry weight with the in- I can happen this province. — Toronto
Telegram Independent Conservative.
teliigent eleotore in deciding how they
should vote :-
-It iaasauredly =tithe. p, Ovinoe el the
State to divide itaconetitnenoy into two
b
alien camps
of Protestantism autism and Ro-
man Catholicism. The aim should be
unify, and our politicians and divines,
who aid in stirring up the bitterness of
religions hatred in a community suoh
as ours, take upon themselves a respon-
sibility that to me would be unbearable.
• . • This, to me, senseless irritation
now being incited seems to be paving
the way for still greater Reparation. Rev
W. Burton Congregational.,
To overthrow a Government whioh
has at its head a man whose equal, as
the Prime Minister of a Christain
country, is hardly to be found, and
which has so ably and successfully
vindicated the imperilled rights of the
Province, and to put in'its place a Gov-
ernment composed of men who have, on
all occasions, displayed a disregard of
the privileges of Outario and an indiffer-
ence to its interests—to do this on the
alleged ground that our Protestantism is
in danger until we get a Government in
alliance with that of Sir John Macdon-
ald and in subservience to it, every
sound and thoughtful Liberal will, I
trust, see to be the extreme of folly.
Our interests as Protestants, as well as
our other iuterests,are, I have no doubt,
in far safer hands than those of the men
who are now charging the Government
with indifference to them.—Rev Dr.
Middlemess, Presbyterian.
I have heard people in this country
talking of separate schools and blaming
Mr stowat for their introduction into
this country, when the fact is that Mr
Mowat had nothing to do with them,
but voted against their establishment.
I am a Reformer, but I don't say every-
thing Mowat has done has been perfect,
but his legislation has been wise. if I
had any faith in the religious auteced
ents of his opponents I might be tempt•
ed not to support hint ; but as it is, 1
!lope Mr Mowat will be sustained. —Rev
Ur Melligan, Presbyterian.
Is it to be taken for granted that
nothing is right or proper unless the
Catholics condemn it? if so,then what
shall we say of all our legislation in
which Protestants as well as Catholics
concur ? I yield to no man in loyal at-
tachment to Protestant principles, but
I do not believe that the interests of
religion are at all promoted by such ap-
peals to religious jealousy and prejudice.
—Rev Dr Dewart, Meth odist.
tinder the administration of Hon.
Oliver Mowat all denominations and
creeds have had impartial justice.—Rev
Dr. Castle, Baptist.
The recent modifications of separate
school law are in substance what our
platform demand.—Dr.Caven, principal
of Knox College and president of the
Equal Rights Associattop of Ontario.
Mr Mowat has proved himself to be a
capable administrator, Mr Meredith
only promises that he will be, and his
promises have changed like the wind.
Political Pointers
The Quebec nominations have been
fixed for June 10 and voting OR the 17th.
Equal Righters sboeld remember that
Sir John Macdonald voted for the estab-
lishment of Separate Schools in this
Province and that Hon. Mr Mowat vot•
ed against them.
SQiial Boron.
Mr Archibald Bish- op is again the
standard bearer for the Liberals in
South Huron. IIe is a man who has
ably represented the Riding for a num.
ber of years, and enjoys the confidence
of his friends to a wonderful extent.
A practical farmer, he should be sup-
ported by all of that class. His inter•
este are all in the riding and every vote
cast for him on the 5th of June is a
vote for a resident representative who
bas in the past proved a true friend of
good government. Let the electors of
South Huron show that they want no
one from Toronto as their representa-
tive, when they havc a good man right
in their midst who k worthy of their
support.
The committee appointed to inquire
into the conduct of :Jen. Middleton
concerning the stealing of the fore,
bavo reported to the house, and to
their credit be it said, they have con-
demmed his action as strongly as words
express it. Even members of the Gov.
ernment scathingly refered to hi% con-
duct, intimated that that he should pay
for them out of his own pocket, and
even conveyed the impression that he
should be dismissed. ` So he should be,
at once, and we give the Government
credit for the stand they have taken in
the matter.
Since the year 1876, the year in which
the Crooks AA was passed—the liglaot
licenses have Jbeen reduced in number
b
w t e comm
iesionere
Y 1,453. Mr ]12oa
have done a good work.
It was Mr Mowat who saved half of
Ontario, with its valuable mines and
timber, from Sir John's grasp, and now
the people of that Province are asked to
dismiss their ohampion and hand over
their Province to the "lieutenant" of
the man who tried so hard to despoil
them. Surely the people of Ontario
are not orazy.—Montreal Herald.
Mr Mowat is so good a parliament-
arian and statesman that he has beat-
en Sir John Macdonald every time he
went to court with him on constitu-
tional questions. Of the consolidated
statutes of Ontario the late Chief Just-
ice Harrison said: "These acts were
the most complete and perfect oode of
the kind that he knew of in any eouutry
of the world."
The farmers owe much to the Mowat
Government. While Sir JohnMacdon•
ald has been robbing them by making
them pay taxes through the nose, Mr
Mowat has aided agricultural societies . The body of Henry Byers, once a
and colleges, creameries, fruit growers, ' Methodist minister, was Round it Cat -
entomological, bee and poultry associ- aragni Bay ou Tuesday. He had appar-
ations. He has also supported the • eutly co..uuitted suicide.
Agricultural College at Guelph and
given each county a grant of money Mr Rykert is I _ported to be canvass -
to help support the poor.
Prince Edward Island has had the
benefit of a Conservative Governmeut
finds as a result it itself face to face
with direct taxation. The Government
announces a deficit of $40,500 this year,
and unless it gets assistance from the
Dominion exchequer a direct tax must
be imposed on the people. Mr Mowat
has a different story to tell. Our Pro-
vince has a surplus of $6,000,000 and
plenty more where that ea.tte from and
not a cent of debt.
During the seventeen years in which
Mr Mowat has been Premier of Ontario,
the average bonus received by the On-
ario Government has been $751 a square
mile. For the saute area of timber
lands, the Dominion Government re-
ceived a uniform rate of only $:p a
square utile. The sale of Ontario
timbers limits last held (in 1+187) real-
ized for the Province the magnificent
average of $3,759 a Milel
The Fort William Journal,one of the
leading journals in the District of Al-
goma, says that it is not a partisan
paper, and therefore cannot indorse
every act of the Ontario Government,
"but," it adds, "we believe the legisla-
tion enacted during late years to be as
progressive as the people of the Pro-
vince indorse, and the administration
of affairs to be in harmony with the
requi entente of the times."
Reformers should not forget that in
188.2 Mr Meredith declared in the leg-
islature that "at the time the Roman
Catholics were asking for Separate
Schools it was the Conservative party
who supported them in their claim, and
obtained for them, at the risk of loss of
seats and influence, their now recogniz-
ed rights." He also declared that "he
did not favor forcing the ballot upon
the separate school supporters if they
did not want it, but he supported the
proposition to extend the ballot to the
public schools elections."
NEWS NOTES. - i Middleton Censured,
St. Mary's has a total population of On Tuesday the report concerning
8,644. Gen. Middleton s conduet was presented
The town of Berlin has voted to bonus to parliament. Mr Blake spoke on the
a piano factory and a wood -working question, delivering an address which
factory. even for him was a surprisingly oow-
ptete and masterly statement of the
whole Daae. Mr Blake •said in this
matter there had been grievous nabs-
aoudad
i
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conducand impropriety on the part
of an official of the Canadian Govern-
ment. He referred caustically to the
fact that in granting the inquiry this
session the Government said that Geu-
eral Middleton had called for an inquiry
as though Parliament could not act
until General Middleton had given his
gracious consent. It was whiapered at
ono time that it was proposed that the
matter should be hushed up on the pay-
ment of a fixed sum, that sum to be
paid by the Canadian people. He
hoped that no such suggestion had
been or would be made. "This is a
matter to be settled by the people who
have done the wrong and not by the
Cauadian people. (Cheers) We ought
not to indemnity, either in reputa-
tion or in purse, the person who has
committed the wrong. He has had
honors and rewards, and he ought to
pay for his misconduct and receive the
censure due to him." (Hear, hear,)
Mr Blake then reviewed the British
military law on the subject, showing
that General Middleton
Buffalo city council has voted to ex-
clude Uanadians from working on oor-
poratioa jobs.
A Mr Deustedt, of the village of Blair,
Ont., died Sunday from the effects of a
kick from a horse.
Burglars took a considerable amount
of property from a Lakefield jeweller
on Sunday morning.
It is thought the Dominion Parlia-
ment will be prorogued on Saturday,
or Monday at the latest.
Adam Hudspeth, M. P. for South
Victoria, died in Lindsay Tuesday
evening from apoplexy.
W. E. B. Dubois, a colored student,
has won one of the first prizes for de-
clamation at Harvard University.
James Carscallen, a farmer living
near Napanee, died suddenly Sunday
at the Royal hotel in that town.
The women who were elected as may-
or and council of Edgerton, Kansas,
have grown disgusted with their offices,
and resigned.
Mr Rykert has issued an address to
the electors of Lincoln. In it he says;
"Why should I be singled out for pub -
The Equal .tights ,people should not lig censure viten there are dozens of
forget in 1883 Mr Meredith tried to beat members in `the same House who not
Mowat by telling the Catholics that they ( only have applied for ard. obtained
would never get justice until he (Mere-
dith) was in power.
Mr E. O. Runians, president of the
Conservative association of the town of
Brampton,has resigned his position and
writes to the local papers stating that
he will vote for Chisholm, the Reform
candidate in Peel, and against Mr Jas.
L. Hughes.
Rev Dr, Wild is a man who cannot be
said to be extremely fond of the Mowat
Administration, but he is shrewd enough
to see the trend of public affairs. While
in London he once more pointed out
that the Grand Old Man of Ontario
would be sustained.
Rev Mr McKay, who accompanied a
deputation of ladies who had an inter-
view with Mr Mowat at Wookstock on
Saturday took accasion to publicly
thank him "for the excellent temper-
ance legislation he had been instrumen-
al in passing in recent years."
The Crown Lands Department of the
Province of Ontario has dlurin-4 the
past seventeen years contributed tp the
province fourteen
of that 1t
0
revenues
millions of dollars. Instead of being
disposed of by private arrangement, as
at Ottawa, the timber limits of the
province have been sold by public auc-
tion; and the crown lands, instead of
being used to endow colonization com-
panies, have been held for actual set-
tlers and administered in the interest
of their owner, the province. Three.
ing vigorously in Liersoln. The local
papers all oppose hint, and a Grit can-
didate is to be nominated.
Marshal Ballington and Mrs Booth
arrived in Toronto Monday e
venin
t„
from Detroit, and were welcomied by a
big Salvation Army demonstration.
lion. W. W. Lord, one of the fathers
of responsible government in P. E.
Island, a member of the Legislature
for a quarter of a century, au,. a J. 1'.
for sixty years, is dead, aged 93.
Mr Jacob Merner, a retired farmer
and an old settler of New Ilamburr,
died on Friday from injuries received
in a runaway on the previous slay. He
was the eldest brother of Senator Mer -
nee.
James Colville, a well known and
prominent farmer of the township of
Clark, died on Friday at the age of 75.
He had resided in the neighborhood for
46 years. Ile was a Conservative in
politics.
Mr Douglas It. Pelly, the witness for
the crown in the Benwell murder case,
has evaded the haunts of men and the
busy newspaper reporter by hiding
himself for the next six months with a
survey party in the North-west.
limits for themselves, Int nit there ,luny
eating moneys into their wee pock(ts,
cannot understand. I do not wish, how-
ever, to escape because others have of-
fended." Why, indeed, Charley? The
only difference between you and the
other fellows is that you have been
found out.
Mr Meredith could not Improve up•
on the existing condition of affairs if
he was in power for a century. He
cannot abolish or in any way interfere
with the Separate school system—
though he might succeed in making
Separate schools inefficient and inferior.
His hypocrisy is too transparent to de-
ceive any honest man. While Mr
Meredith hints that he would like to
see Separate schools abolished in On-
tario his leader in Dominion politics
refuses to abolish Separate schools in
the Northwest territories, and Mr
Meredith makes un complaint.—Ottawa
Free Press.
stilt is that Ontario has a.,.:et3 which are
arrestable and bare a market i•alut, while
no other province of the Dominion, nor
even the Dominion itself, is in such a
position.—Montreal Witness.
The campaign is fairly under way
throughout the Province, and there aro
no two opinions with regard to the pro-
probabilty—not to say certainty—that
the Mowat Government will go back
with a larger majority than the one
which tilled the space to the right of the
Seeaker hi the last Ilouse. The race
alai religion cries are not taking hold in
tiro country. The people, free to ex-
press their honest opinions, know
enough to appreciate good government
when they have it, The garrets of
Toronto newspaper offices have had to
be searched to find any kind of candi-
dates for such constituencies as North
Wentworth, South Huron, Haldimand
and North Grey.—Hamilton Times.
To the Reformers must be attributed
the credit of unearthing in the first
place, the rascalitiee of Itykert and
'L Middleton. Give them half a chance
and they will get at the bottom of some
• ether gnostic) sable transactions.
Ml•,r HAVE 1.NOWN nE WI DOING 9IIONU
in the case of Breulner, whose furs he
ordered into keeping and afterwards
ordered out of safekeeping. Mr Blake
recited how General 9liddleton sent
Bremner to Regina for trial to see
whether be was or not a rebel and at
that moment confiscated his property as
the property of a rebel and appropriat-
ed the best of that property for hint•
self, taking the lion's or rather, said
1\Ir Blake, with withering scorn, the
wolf's share. That seemed to the hon.
gentleman disgraceful, and he could
not uiderstai.1 how Gen. Middleton
could have confused. his amoral sense so
far as to have been guilty of such a•i
act. It was true, Mr Blake continued,
alluding to the disappearance of the
cases of furs addressed to him on board
the steamer, that the plunderer was
plundered, but that was uo palliation,
and he loped the Government would
see that the General paid for the furs
and withdrew from our service. This
sentiment, with which Mr Blake con-
cluded, was loudly applauded.
A genuine autograph letter from
General George Washington, dated
New Windsor, 1781, and said to be one
of the only three letters now in exis-
tence written by General Washington,
is owned in Guelph, Ont. The other
two are deposited in the White House
at Washington.
It is currently repored that the Gov-
ernment had decided to call upon Gen.
Middleton to (pay the amount of inde-
mnity which Bremner claims as tha
value of his confiscated furs, namely
$4,500, or be asked to tender his resigna-
tion. It is rumored he will resign
The works at the Standard and Ven-
ture Powder and Dynamite manufaot•
ories, situated near Brockville, explod-
ed Sunday. Where the works stood
ie a hole in which a god -sized house
could be placed out of sight. No one
was hurt. The loss is estimated at
$10,000.
Thomas Pell, an employee of the
Classic City mills, Stratford, went up
in the loft on Tuesday to shovel a load
of bran down the chute. By some
means he got in the chute himself and
was smothered. He had been employ-
ed in the mills for a year. His wife is
now in Toronto hospital.
The oak planted at Mount Vernon.
Washington, in 1862 by the Prince of
Wales having died, Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, the British Minister, on Tuesday
planted an oak grown front a British
acorn near Washington's tomb. A
number of prominent people witnessed
the. affair. Sir Julian made an address
eulogizing Washington
To overthrow a Government which
has at its head a man whose equal, as
the Prince Minister of a Christian
r
country, is hard to be found, and
which has so ably and successfully vin-
dicated the imperilled rights of the
Province, and to put in its place a
Government composed of men who
have, on all occasions, displayed a dis-
regard of the privileges of Ontario and
an indifference to its interests—to do
this on the alleged ground that out'
Protestantism is in danger until we
get a Government in alliance with that
of Sir John MacDonald and in sub-
servence to it, every sound and thought.
ful Liberal will, I trust, see to be the
extreme of folly. Our interesta, as
Protestants, as well as our other inter-
ests, are, I have no doubt, in far safer
hands than those of the men who are
now charging the Government with in-
difference to them.—Rev. I)r. Middle -
miss.
Rev Principal Caven has issued an-
other letter, on the schools gnestion,the
principal points in which are the fol.
lowing:
It is perhaps too much to expect that
in the heart of an election contest keen
partisans should refrain from seeking
to use for their own ends the utterances
of a body which wishes to stand absolu-
tely free from party. The document re-
cently issued by the Equal Right As-
sociation is not intended to be, as in my
judgment it is not capable of being fair-
ly, used against one party rather than
another. I most repeat what I said in
a letter which you were good enough to
publish on April 30,tbat all attempts to
make party capital out of the separate
school question are either ignorant or
dishonest, and will be discountenanced
by every fair poinded man who knows a
little of Canadian history. It were a
shameless thing for either party to
make the other party responsible for
extending the privileged of separate
Rchnnis, and almost equally shameless
for the community or any eonaiderable
section of it to lay the reaponsibilityex-
elusively upon nor legiellatnrs. What ing classes that had been placed upon savages waRet tletf bay until
exhausted,1) ie iwhtplitlon
he
has been done, whether for gore' or evil, the statute books by Mr Mowat and his
was done with hot little criticism or colleagues, they thought this was a was killer . I his mon perished with
remonatranrr. g g 1 him, and the. r bodies were eaten by
fitting time to recognive his Rervire9, the cannibals. The station Bagni was
Could the rnndemnatinn of the Tnry consequently they had a pointer! a I re-established bythe French twenty-
le
bosses he stronger ? They aro the committee to draft this address, which y•
ehamelese crew who took the ground he had been dela aped to present to the four days after the death of its. Dom•
state d by the T1'i'ial Rights Asnocipetion. Attorney -General, mender,
The faithful Commons, on Wednes•
day, came somewhat nnexpectedly to
the end of business for the session,there
being left practically nothing to do but
prorogue. That cc remon y will take place
today. The dropping of the Northwest
Bill and some minor measures brought
the end sooner than was anticipated.
Dr. Donglas, who attended Gen.
3rant in his last illness, res now poor
and a patient in one of the (New York
pity thnapitale. Gen. Grant left him
$6,000 in recognition of hie eervicee.
Buy your Boys and Girls
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EXPRESS
WAGGON
We can give ' ou a strong Iron Axle Waggon, with box
for $1.25. Wood Axles at 75 cents and $1. Our line
of Bent -Bail Waggons, with Wirt) wheels, are just what
the children need. Prices are $1.75, $2.10, $2,60 and
$3.15.
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St lish Window Shades.
'With tlhy large stock Wo purchased this spring our as-
sortment is still good, and any one who is thinking of
decorating their house should not Miss seeing them
.1 1'0011 APOLOGY.
Sir Adolphe Caron put in a weak de-
fence and miserable apology for General
Middleton'e misconduct. It was, he
admitted, a most unfortunate error of
judgment, regretted deeply by the
General himself, and he had expressed
his willingness to pay for a portion of
the furs supposed to have been removed
on his orders. But, added the minist-
er, Gen. Middleton must investigate
the matter further, find out the value
of the furs, and ascertain whether they
belong to Bremner. The minister al-
luded several times to Gen. Middleton'e
services to Canada, which, he said, he
could not forget.
MIDDLETON'S 1ESYOSSIn1LITY.
Mr Lister, upon whose motion the in-
vestigation was held, followed in a
severe arraignment of General Middle-
ton, who, he contended, must bo held
responable for Bremner's full loss on ac-
count of the furs. He had no right, Mr
Lister asserted, to take the property of
a Canadian citizen and after denying
all knowledge of these furs for five years
only now make tardy reparation. Ile
told the Ilouse that Brenner from a
position of wealth was now in abject
poverty and broken in health,and it was
the Government's duty tp see that he
was indemnified in full without further
delay. Mr Lister, after citing the evi-
dence showing that the order for loot-
ing issued by Gen. Middleton had at-
tached to it an injunction to secrecy,de-
clared it to be his opinion that Gen.
Middleton knew well at the time that he
had no right to confiscate, much less ap-
propriate,this man's property. In con-
clusion, Mr Lister said :—"In view of
all the facts
Mr Thos. Elliott, of the township of
Keppel, visited Wiarton with another
farmer on Wednesday,to procure a coffin
for Mrs Lisk. Returning in a democrat
rig, Mr Elliott rode on the top of the
coffin, and by some unknown means
fell off backwards to the ground. The
back of his head carne in contact with
a stone, causing concussion of the brain.
His recovery is doubtful.
Mrs James Longworth, of the 2nd
a
con. of McKillop; had a veryvaluable
1,
two-year-old colt so injured a few days
ago that it had to he killed. The ani-
mal got out of the yard and ran out to
the Huron road at Irishtown, and in
jumping over a picket fence got impaled
on the pickets. The poor brute re-
mained in this position until seen by a
neighbor, who had to break down the
fence before he could relieve it.
If the 'Torics ever get the Grits out
they will koep them out. They would
fortify themselves by a free use of the
licensing and appointing powers. Sins
they now condemn would be accepted as
guides and the gerrymander they de•
nounce would be used as a means of
warding off a Liberal triumph.—Toron•
to Telegram (Tory).
That's a fact. Once let Meredith
and his gang on the Treasury benches
and it would be all day with the French
and Separate school howl. They would
not depend on these sectional cries or
on stirring up religious strife to keep
in power. They would work the licens-
ing system for all it is worth. They
would gerrymander. They would bribe.
They would dole out the timber limits
and Crown (ands to their own favor
ties. They would do anything and every-
thing but the right to hold the reins of
government.—Hamiltion Times.
REMEMBER — Our stock at C.
Dickson's stand must be cleared
out next month, and we are offer-
ing Silverware, Spectacles, Cups
and Saucers, Vases and Dolls at
wholesale prices and under.
Special Discount on Miscellaneous Books to
Libraries and Reading Rooms.
Store No. 1 Store No. 2
COOPER'S BLOCK DICKSON'S OLD STAND
TERMS STRICTLY CASH
W.
COOPER
& CO.,
CLINTON
ON:N. MIDDLETON'S USEFULNESS IS GONE
and the Government should intimate to
hint that his services are no longer re-
quired." An officer in his position can-
not remain in it after being guilty of
what he is shown to be guilty of.
Mr McNeil, the chairman of the com-
mittee of investigation, agreed that Gen.
Middleton's conduct was unwarranted,
illegal, and highly improper, but he
would not condemn Gen. Middleton
too severely. Ile did not like to kick a
man when he was down.
THE ral•:MI Elt's OPINION.
Sir John Macdonald,in a brief speech,
concurred in the general view the t Gen.
Middleton's conduct deserved the con-
demnation and the strong language pass -
It was clear,he added,tbat
wrongly and illegally and
language used in reflection
iddleton's conduct was justi-
The alarming exodus from Newfound-
land is still going on. Two hundred
and fifty young men recently left Har-
bor Grace in a body for Canada. There
were one hundred applications for pas-
sage -on the steamer Ashdene, from St.
John's for Montreal. The captain could
only take fifty, but the men were so
anxious to go to Canada that they
agreed to sleep on the bare decks if the
captain would take them. They were
transported from St. .John's to Montreal
at $5 per head
Last week's Norwich Gazette contains
the following. "This community has
been somewhat taken by surprise during
the past week by the sudden disappear-
ance of the pastor of the Baptist :,hurch,
Rev J. Williamson, who left his home
hereon Wednesday evening last,leaving
behind him, it is stated, a note to
the effect that he was tired of continual
and harassing domestic infelicity, and
that his wife would not see him again.
This briefly states all .that is known
about the actual fact of his leaving.
He took his departure quietly, no one
probably but himself knowing that he
was leaving town without the intention
of returning.
At the nomination of Hon. Oliver
Mowat, at Oxford, on Saturday, a very
significant circumstance was the pre-
sentation of an address from the local
Knights of Labor. It was read by Mr
Wm. McKay, on behalf of the Execu-
tive of the body, who explained that
the Knights of Labor were no political
party, nor did they as a rule take sides
with political parties. At the last gen-
eral election they did not decide upon
e political platform, nor did they ally
themselves with either of the parties
in the United States. Taking into
consideration, however, the amount of
valuable legislation affecting the labor-
ed upon i
he had
the stro
on Getn,
fled. 45till he believed in. charity that
the confiscation was all error of judg-
ment, but an illegal, improper act that
cannot be defended. The Premier ad-
vised the adoption of the report.
OTHER Mew's.
.lir Mitchell called for instant }action
by Parliament. Alluding to Sir'Adolphe
Caron's praise of Gen. Middleton's cen-
duct in the field, Mr Mitchell said he
did not question Gen. Middleton's brav-
ery, but he knew it was Col. Williams,
not Gen Middleton, who carried the
ritlo pits at 13atuche. Mr Mitchell
compared the stolen furs to a burglar's
swag, and called on the Government to
compel Gen. Middleton to refund the
value of the furs, to then dismiss him
and report him to the Horse Guards.
Ile censured the Premier for extenuating
Gen. Middleton's misconduct.
Mr Laurier was prepared to believe
Gen. Middleton acted on an error of
judgment, but he was answerable for
tete full measure of wrong inflicted up•
on Charles Bremner. But according
to the Minister of Militia, Gen. Middle•
ton was to hold a sort- of court of
enquiry to decide how much indemnity
was ldue and oto whom. He thought
that between this and next session the
Government should see that justice was
done, otherwise, Mr Laurier added, he
would himself raise the question next
session.
After Messrs Girouard and Casey had
spoken, the motion to adopt the report
was unanimously carried.
The news is confirmed of the killing
of M. Musy, commander of the French
post at Bagui, on the Mobangi branch
of the Ccngo. He is the second white
man who has been killed by the natives
of the Congo Basin. The first was the
comrade of Capt. Trivier in his trip
last year across the continent. Musy
was killed with twelve meh on his sta-
tion on January 3. Be had left his
post with many allies from the Botambi
and Jacobi tribes to chastise the village
of Salangtt for making slave raids upon
villages that were on friendly relations
with the French. Daring the fight
which followed his arrival at Salanga
all his allies deserted him, and he and
the 12 men of his station were left
alone surrounded by the enemy in over-
powering numbers. Musy kept the
Rev Hugh Pedley,of Winnipeg,speak-
ing on the Rykert scandal in the course
of his sermon last Sunday, said if the
electors would return such a man after
such conduct, Lake Ontario -should rise
up and swallow that community.
The death is announced, at the age of
65 years, of Mrs Samuel Cobbledick,of
Exeter, which occurred at an early hour
on Wednesday last, the anniversary of
the death of her daughter, Mrs W. T.
Galloway, of Adelaide, who died just
one year previously. The indirect
cause of her death was la grippe. De-
ceased was born in the western part of
Ireland on Nov. 19, 1824. With her
father's family she came to this coun-
try in early life and settled in the coun-
ty of Durham. Forty-seven years ago
she was married to her deeply bereaved
husband. In 1855 they moved west to
the 1st con. of McGillivray', were they
resided until they retired from active
life 13 years ago, when they then went
to live in Exeter. Of their family, be-
sides the daughter already mentioned,
live died in early childhood, while the
following four remaiued—David Cobble-
dicli,of McGillivray;Joseph Cobboledick,
of Biddulph;
•
' cul
ph•
Mrs A. IIIcks of Exeter;
er;,
r
and Rev. Cl. H. Cobbledick, )f Guelph.
ph.
- _...d . _ a .....,b. .e
Ce(v AduertLLe(uents.
viTANTED—A GOOD GENERAL SER-
V V SANT. Apply at the Nnw ERA Office.
BORN
'Iasi/en—In Windsor, un the 6111
inst., the wife of Mr Arch Taylor,
formerly of Belgrave, of a son.
rt!ED
Pt1'TQN.—lo Morris, on the 3rd inst-,
Louisa, beloved wife of Mr David Pat-
ton, aged 36 years and 27 days.
EAULESoN.—In Turnberry, on the 4th
inst., Lucinda J. McKinley, beloved
wife of Wni. Eagleson, aged 32 years,
9 months and 27 days.
MCMANSCs. -In Winglra n. 00 the 2nd
inst., Andrew McMannus. formerly of
Kinloss, aged 30 years.
MAYNES.—Ju (loilerieh, 011 Saturday,
May 3rd, Lizzie, infant daughter of
Wm. Maynes, aged 5 weeks and 6 days.
Dovr,F.—In Goderich, on Monday,
May 5th, Edward •J., second son of
James Doyle, aged 23 years. 5 months
and 5 days.
\' 3X-tONE.-10 Brussels, on Friday,
May 2nd, William Vanstone, aged 56
years, 10 months and 23 days.
...
Forest fires are destroying it great
amount of property in Northern WiR-
consin.
Henry Smith was found guilty of
murdering his wife at London. and was
sentenced to be hanged on June 1411).
The Catholics vote for Mowat for the
same reason that the Protestanls do.
Because lie gives both their equal
rights.
Said Mr E. E. Sheppard, the Con-
servative candidate for Haldimand:--"I
wish my chances of success were assure
as those of the young Man who has tak-
en his seat." The young man was Mr.
J. G. ILolmes,who confronts Mr Bishop
in South Huron. A prominent Conser-
vative of South Huron dubs Mrlolmes
"an ass." We have not heard from Mr
Sheppard'a oonatitnenoy, but het mnst
surely be as popular as Mr Holmes.—
Globe.
HOUSE To RENT—ON HURON STREET,
lately occupied by Mrs R. M. Racey, Ar-
ply,to MANNING & SCOTT.
West HURON
Impounded,
111 Clinton, a black and white Yearling
Heifer. If not previously re deemed, It will
be sold by auction, at 1 pan ., on Saturday,
May 24tH. H. ROLLAND, Poundkeeper.
L.)urllam Bull FOL' Service.
The subscriber keeps for service, at his
farm, lot 34, 9th con., .f Hullett, a thoro-bred
Durham Bull, of first-class pedigree. Terms,
18, witb privelege of returning if necessary.
W. MAIR, Ja.
Township of Hallett Court of
Revision.
Notice is hereby given that the meeting of
the Court for the Revision of the Assess-
ment Roll of the Township of Hullett, will
be held at 13e11's Rotol,Lolulesboro,on Mon-
day, May 26th, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m.,
for the purpose of hearing and settling com-
plaints a said against Assessment Roll. I'er-
soua haying business at the Court will please
attend at the said time and (lace, without
further notice, JAMES CAMYI3ELL, Clerk.
11` YOU DO IT ONCE YOU'Li,
DO IT AGAIN.
1)0 WHAT?
Gu 'f() CARSLAKE'4
VICTORIA ST., CLINTON,,
When you are in need of your Clothes being
cleaned or repaired. Being a practical Tai-
lor of Targe experience, I am able to turn
out first-class work at shortest notice. —
charges moderate.
A call +ol 'cited. • Victoria Ht , Clinton
(queen's Birthday
EXCURSION FARES
The following faros will be in force for
Queen's Birthday Fixcursions.
At HINOLF FARE on the 24th, good until 27tH
A t FARM: AND ONE. THIRD on the 23rd May
good until 2718.
F'or tickets and further information appl y to
W. JACKSON,
TOWN AGENT G. T. R.
J. T. GARROW HORSE and CATTLE
will !told meeting's es follows :
ASHFIELD.—Grant's school house --
Friday, May 16
KINGSBRIDGE.— Saturday, May 17
CLINTON—Monday, May 19
W INGHAM—Tuesday, May 20
SMITH'S HILL—Wednesday, May 91
ST AUGUSTINE—Thursday, May 22
EAST WAWANOSH, Hoover's S. II.
Friday, May 23
I31:LGRAVE, Saturday, May 21
BENMILLER, Monday, May 26
LONDESBORO, Tuesday, May 27
BLYTIL, Wednesday, May 28
LEEBITRN, Thursday, May 29
At'BITT1N, Friday, May :30
HOLMES\-I-LLE,Saturday, May :+I
PORT ALBERT, Monday, June 2
(lOI)E1tICH, Wednesday, .Tune 1
The meetin a at Clinton, Wingham
Goderich and Blyth, commence at ld
o'clock, all otheu places at 7.30.
Tho Opposition candidate is invited
to attend.
SALE
SA'I'UItIAY, .TUNE 7, 1890
AN AUCTION SALLA: for the disposal of
Horses and Cattle will be hold on the
MARKET SQUARid:, Clinton,
On the above date, at 2 o'clock In the after
noon. Any person will have the privilefo of
offering stook at this sale free ofcost: For
further particulars apply to Messrs P. OAN•
TELON, .1. JfliNSON or W. JACKSON.
GO WEST i
V.P.R.
To MANiTOIBA, NORTH-
WEST or BRITISH
t'OLUMBIA.
Buy your tickets and get full Information
from the authorized agent.
COOPER & CO'S 800K STORE '.
CLINTON'
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