The Clinton New Era, 1878-04-04, Page 34
THE OLTNTOICr NEW ERA.
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APRIL -4 1878,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
' Notice -e -P, Adamson.
Notice,e-JOInt Jenkins,
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Spring—Tho. Jackson,
House for sale—J. Bradley,
To Debtorse-eTas. Sheppara
„Public Atiotioit-7-A.. T, aloore.
Cash YfiL Credit —Maim]. Brett
•Cowe-for sitleeeaH, Noreoweethya.-----
New Do nt i ion lionse--- colander az Co
Coploor ..f Co 's :151v VARA 11111y Im 044 at the Bock
kUll) ofAfescrii. a',1[4p A. uU1,an4 J, A Nelles
' .s.nartscreet, Trice 5 cents per Copy.
nvv—...
(rlintOlt InenT • (.6ti./
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OF.AQI.AL PAPE .OB' THE coyarr.
throughout the weary put+ ase all the
oats that they can obtaiu here, witich
awe ot emonut to much as they are
nearly all required for home consump-
tion, but the quantity they do purchase
keeps tip the price. If a tariff was put
on this giann every oatmeal mill in the
country eivoidcl-ha-en "to -that clown, for
tb eyeemalecaemteget eauftleienteyehite-ories
to keep them going. This would be te
very great less to the country in seyeial
ways. It would etop one kind of manu-
faoturing interest; cleci•easeour railroad
of the case, and when it speaks so strong -
freight, and threw our sliippin business
4HU11S1) ; • APRII, 1, 1878.
arse epaseetvegeve, •NoluiNtm vett.
4.3013W-nuiteNi.
In our .11tet week's isene we enly brief-
ly ennotmeed that Mt.• Porter had been
nominated as a candidate fee the geese.
of Commons fcir %lie.,South Riding of
'Huron in the Coneervative interest as
we were twit ignoraet of his merits and
claims apou the iiiiffreges of the electors
of-thie ritlinvienteeiteeffertlitftraVritave
. -had an -Oppottinity of perusing his vire
gin epeeeh in tao canvass, end we Min
now, to some degree, realize bie true
standing, and ta What extent he is
worthy of eiapport. Althouga .We are
denoininattel Ilefotenersewe think; aftei
xeading Mr. Porter'saineecat, we Simi'
have to pieclatin hine the .Refetmerand
• we the Conservativeaafoiaaiteh sweeping
changes as be advocates are rather More
than we .can'suppert, ' •
Being the nominee of the Conserva-
tive peaty he, el" course, adopts their
pattfoem, althoegli be 'acknowledges
himself to be, in principle, a.free• trader,
TUE Q.17EBE,C)
We bave heard 'et no serious opposi-
tion. to Dr, Cherub, who Isla himself
an excellent man, but Who has been
mixed up as a Minister with all the evil
deeds of the late alovettunent, Were
they aiegela` otherwise, none • who have
beep partners in these acts ought to be
deliberately caosen again as legislators.
Set apeaks the Montreal Wia/ess, i
an article upon the prospects of the dif-
ferent candidetes for thelocal let•eislatute.
The TITitnees, being on the ground, must.
hey° some knowledge of the 'vhole "facts
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tette...ether handa. ;ly cenderiniatien ofethe late Inhalstat
Instead of Mr, Porter- being a fzioiid s• there must be soat,ktisfor.ite
and aclicioate in the fernter's interest, he operFrom vi
tion. tat it says we imold
will grentest aneann and .toefatiohic:1"tli"j•17n
,n
course. he is pureoing would, if it wastaa: ree t c•o-•in••ing()ec • lo•e ;e -,•', goed
ever to becarried out, proanee the meet , and
disastrous results. , . • • that !the poon taken by the
As Mr. Portmawill,, nodeuht, pima; "J.ttut..-GOvernor will be _stecteined.by
late his speech tin Am:aiding,. re people. At lily rate, he is relieved
hope.4)4,01,3, oket.or..vatil giyel:t_trettre- ..aii--oftlee-aaeepoesibility; as tbat is nest:treed
perusal, and if they bring a email Medi- 1)". t141"sent ("1"9"Plilasiit' 'Illd if they
cum of eommem sense to bear 'upon it "'In° °rain 11: maieritY °r the People's
they will quickly, discover the shallow- re. aresentativee they will have to retire.
ness of the 'Teeming, and the huge But oacinif the..Goaernment is•defeetea,
nett er o con. r dint ry ideasa ontaina
b ' • f t e 4t ' • '
it should pot- he taken for granted, on
ese..4 as that aceoent, that the comae. pursued
THE • by the De Ilortalie*ille Onvernment as
There does not ---7.eppear toles:an
yoints.' the Ciaht oee for the conntry, or tile
y mown,. ou :
nets, of theetene, state of this question.
Titat Lord Derhy haft reSignecl and Lori
•Salieaury tekertakis place. known; bu
what wally , eaueed Derby's retireuient
from the caainet is yet a subject
'spm
oil:44i, far, although, it is said the
calling put the reserve Was nomieally
'the teason it is supabsed •that ahere .
mnst besomethingin ore serious than tb at,
The r.qUestion, at lehst to .the general
is beeonting 60, complicated that
„scarcely any oneje capable of :saying
-whet isalaS reel point at lathes.; but ire
think. it is ta at England snspects•Ruskit
of exacting too much feom Tuakey, and
--d3 nite 1-1 • t e of the calm
A number of lake captains have just
been examinea before n comreitee of the
Senate with reference to the , auperior-
ity of Prince Arthur's Landing and the
Katninistiquit harbor, the latter beiag
the pointaselected by the GoVernment
as the terminus for tae Railroad, while
the Opposition nurintain it denial have
beert-ate-the. Lending -.'The most of
those -examined were in favor of the
Raministiqua, butene captain exhibited
a, decided pveference for the Landing,
giving several reasons theeefor. It was
afterwards learned. tbat the people of
the Landin,e had nuiclo, him e preaient of
•rv,e v
a gold watch. • Of course, sucli m
an's,
eirideuce was entirely dieintereeted:
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OTTAWA TOPICS. •
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A lot of pet tons have been pteten.-ted
from ladies in the Maritime Provinces,
praying for the ."introcluctioli of the
Dunkin Act
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It is reliably reported that Sir.. T.
G•aIt"-W nr- be-noultoetha 111nxi trek),
West, When Mr. 'Workman retireseancl
will be returned by both parties t-vhe
will join in electing lain as an Indepen-
dent member, -
adabteaffaa-Theawaythe etiliiitiaraaaffltbafi
are.enenaged is the only criterion to
judge:Of tbe Merits of a.„ Government,
-and the late one had So managed' mat
tees as to briug the country, to the verde
of bankruptcy,: if the. present. one is
sustained by the peeplean opportunity
will he given themof aliening 'the grata-
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tilde of their oupporters. .
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which • worila-juse say, lie passing, -encroaching upon teeritory that Eftgland-
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every sensible and well read aterson•can.
not help being. Having accepted the
nominatiori bye Targe ameentit
of unmeaning verbia;ge and sophistry, in
----show bis reasons for atioptg protective
principles, .bet. vet dearlydefining one
reason, except,, the. oft-repeatecl. old
setselese one that because alathe world
does not .adopt a revelries` policy We
• ehonld not. To give our aeaders seine
idea of. his speech and style of reasoting,
we give the follewing exttaet
" But they say wei have a, email° ta-
riff' which is sufficient protection to our
industries. This wo deny, and assert
that the present tariff does not prevent
• Canada frent being made a slare,diter
market for our astute -cousins, rich, mid
shrewd in business, who although 50114
ing perhapsefor cost,:know
right well that a.half loaf is better than
no bread, besides the exquisite pleasure
_ of giving a deadly stab to possible
rival. But if the revenue bet sufficient
protection to our various fields :of labor,
why shouid.the farmer lie excluded?. if
tlarmanufaeturer of boots and shoes be
protected almost to prohibition, as they
, tell no, why should the farmer not be
. protected in his barley'
nd oat ii 1 Or
to,put another way- If a matt in-
vests $10,000 iti enifnufacturing enter-
prise he is protected to The extent of
• 17a per cent.; if he invests in a good
farm, of. 100 acres, with 41 the stock
and implements necessary to carry it on
successfully, he is hate fight the whole
world without any aid. 18 it junt that
the manufacturer should receive a bowie,
as it were, upon the precinct) of his in-
veatment, turd that ths. &eater's eon -
II
has interests in. .
Notwithstanding the'belligerent as:
peotof he po1itio'a n4ain ']rape"
weal -Ye -inclined to the Opinien that the
difficultiee.Willabe overcome by cliploe
matic correspondence • a1one,,withut
'any- resertio militarjr eaercion. :• • •
it -is said this isa fast age, ."Init We•
think, as .far nis this eastern question is
coneerried, at any rate, this saying is
not applicable, for it deitga.eyeitaily along
without much progress. 411 we can do
is to wait:patiently for development:a.
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AssiatINE LoGic.." •
• " At present we go to Pennsyleania
for our coal. This Means that for everY
ton we bite; we send four dollar); of the
gold of this country to enrieh, a foreign
country. In return for that we get
•thdr coal, which does not remain, bid
goes into .amoke."
, We clip the above paragraph from
speech delivered by Mr. Dalton ItIcCer-
thy,. in the deunty 'of Siracoe, a few,.
days ago,to show cint4readera the kind
of logic that. is dealout by protectionist
gavocates, and what an :estimate they
put upon theintellect of thoee what 'can
and do swallow such absurd nonsense'.
The whole of his speech Was of le similar
character, clearly proving that he either
knew better, but. to :be eonsistent with
the protectionist's. theory meet use the
sarati silly. istyle -of . arguments, or he
must be utterly ignorant of the ebjeots
of trade. According to his argoments
we-gefetrothing when we purclaeso tea,
sugar, coffee, tamed, Jae, all going
It is unneeess.ftei to show the folly of
mad° a awayein sinoice,,or somethingease equal -
the talk about thtis being
slaughter 'market, or to confute the ton- 1Y n,6 haPalaahle. Tae truth is, speekers
of this clale better, but they int. -
sense of any business man h the Miltecl
agine that the great tnaseeof the people
States fielliog Me trainufacturea articles
eartastich fools that they eau be imposed,
below their coat foe tf the eagnisite plea -
upon. Theassertion that we send gold
euro of &living. a. deadly Stab to fl p05. out of the country to purchase War is
siblo 13ut we commena to tbe
unttue, and. even if we did it would be.
-eepecinTiietice of Mir Agrictilttiral friends
done bece.use eve found the change ad -
the position he takes with regard to
vantageotts to ite. Wo send barley,cat-
" protection for the farmer." A mama
sbeep; horses, eggs, lumber, ctIC., out
fattier will laugh ia his eleeve and re -
of the cortntrya and we exchange then
joice that elicit as pernon hat; been pat ,„
arumes, tnar we nave an abundanca. or,
forth as a. pesstble law maker, while h-
. for commodities that we prefer to geld.
boaing under such a delusion ae to fire
If gold only was brought into -the coun-
agate that the price of oats and berley tryeave wottld have to go. without minty
can be enhanced by the imposition of a of the lintArics that wo new enjoy, and
duty. The free importation of oats has witiMut any correspoudieg benefit what -
actually a. tendency to increase their over, for that metal would only accutnn.
price rather than reduce it. The menu-
lataleathe eatulteathinks,Theevebole
facture of oatmeal can- bo n-arrina °n objeet of labor is to precinct: that wide's.
More cheaply in this eountry than in we can either uee for or -comfort And•
'fruited States, even if every oat had
to be purchased there and brought bete,
as an kinds of maehinery is cheaper
here than tliere„, Where it is burdened
with protection., The ,oatmeal ,mills
• PENOIL
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In n'recent issue the Goderich Sign
said " the *Star had the whet -you -call -
ems agein." The same language inigh
be used in yeforence to the issue of last
week. • •
.Hon. J. 0: Currie, (late Speaker Of the
Local Huse) was, last Weeh strrick Off
alsoaelieL--of--seli4tors,aby---Cheecellott.
Spregueefor-imprepriety iti connection
with law, bes.iness"entrusted te,
A. oorreepondene front Neeth al•oek
ha a been. writing theeLeadoe againat
Mr. Bonitbee beinaethe Conseriative
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candidate in that &berg. From this,it
is eyidetit there are sonic who are' ashain-
ed of him. •
Great actiaity is manifested by .the
different political organizations in the
Provinee, and candidates' for troth para
ties are' rapidly preparing for the corn-
ing *test,. witich has ovary incliaition
of being a ware one. In this county.
thew is ovea)t reason: to believe.that the
Refermers will - hold their own, and
shonld they do any more, there will be
SQ mucli more reason for gratulation. •
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.New Dornibion, House.
A. *ell-deeesed lady litet Thursday
evening, in the crowded. Sneaker's' Oa1..
leey, oaneed e -good deel Of .sensetion, by;
bringing -her.: knitting with eller arid
merrily Making the needles 'play the
eoyeneriglreaaraTheaybungahhialtialeapae?
sent were horrified atahis inneeetioe,
Ansong the candidatefey the Cone -
mons ,at•the next election,, Some . Irish
Catimiaeeetiseeeey faeorablY spoken, of,
their: prospects beingancemonced
• edly geoa.. William Doran; a f Soda. '
Lanark., .and 3,1m. Connolly,.:in,fintith
Vietorieare mentionedan tble cennee-
,
tion. • ,
.When Mr. Ilailwey_Coloniza•
ton Bill wn under- disenseiou, 'in- te-
epoese to: criticisms on, its imaginary -
defects he admitted Hatt liveaybeely had
not-theageine ateility for.: drawing bilis
aaseme Of the Opposition.. • ale did not
say whaLkind• of bills bet it was not
neweeary" to define pertietilarly.
. john'gave a good ••ileseriptiot of
himself irethe House it short detrital -jai
inone of his 'little stories, .Wberi he
was .Pretnier .a party ;sines 'urgently preie
:sing his. claims for an. office. "Only
proteeiee. tneya witi-the-elainiatta• . A-0hr
.1 .Can promise fou,.. if .that's all, yen
Went," Wee the. realy;:" bu LI have pro-
raisea 'thirteen. - Sir John is
iteexcellentepromisee; • ..
The. 'Public Works D.epartmeni lias
just about'completed tii iiiimense map
of the. Dominion, glowing- the entire
eatintry from the Atlantio"to the Pacifi
The map as over .thirtY feet in. length
and.sixteen feet wide., It as intended
foiethe Paris reldhition, Stud will: give
stranger; a 'better idea Of the .extent ,of
our young Dominion than anything' of
the -kind yet Peblished,
The Prince Edward Ieleeti 4t)antiner,
the..ConqeVeticooretan'is enclefivoring.
to explain to the amosed Wanders abet
Mr. Pope, in voting . for Sia Johreis
"omnibus" resolution, did not cempro-
raise Itinieelf at all, because that worthy's
amendment Was essentially a free trade
resolution and pledged the Conservative,
party to a free'trade policy. ' This stAtee
inent ia causing greet amusement. •
Mr, Mackenzie. made a capital .hit
on. Friday. He' formally sleeved that
.foe the remainder of the session Mon-
day sfiould be boverntnent days. Mr.
Peter Mitchelajumped. up and made st
furious onslaught° on him for taking
tiway a private member's day and strik-
ing a blow at the liberties of the people.
When he sat' dowti Mr, Mackenzie,
with great geed good humor, gayly re
-
sneaked that be would not ask. for, next
Monday, seeing it was. theist of April;
and that :he would be sorry tb take such
a day from the hon, member for • Nor-
thumberland. The House roared and
poor shfr, MitcAell sat dumfounded and
stared vacantly about him, being for
once completely.nottplussed.
• afti, Laurier, gives notice • of the fol-
Iewleg eesolutien : That wilereas there
aro at the present time large numbers
of the pepolation of oue Cities- who;
while willing to; work, have foe many
mettles been out of cenployment, and.
avhose means have beeosno utterly ex -
masted, and they sues still unable to
tina work; and whereas tiley have ap-
'pealed to the Government for assistance
to eneble them to.remove to Manitoba,
with ii. view to settle upon tIroivn lands t
therefore, in the opinion of this Haase,
it is expedient that the Department of,
Agriculture sbould be authorizea to ex -
panda portion of tlicent on eysvoted for im
of employment to remove to other por-
times of the Dominion for the' putpose
migration impel:sae:aiding persons out
o sett • ro t
Another instance of the manner in
which Sir joint alitedonalci used the
public mouey while its office hasbeen
leretealet -teeth neittrfa tat -
&cc:omits for 1a...7a contain at itera. of
$1,200 paid to Deebarats, of the Cana.
dian Illustrated Pews, for which is Can-
not be 'strewn that any value was re-
ceivein the way of printing or adrele
tieing for the Government. There were
to paatnerits of $600 each, one in july,
18721 the other in Sopa., I87'4a A bold
1878..
.. Mosses. Millar dr Co.; began business
in Kingston, as forwarders, in 1870,
without capital. • They recently:. made
an assignment; their liabilities. being
$84,000; and assets, $200. . An investia
gation' of their' affairs showed the 'nicest
flagrant recklessness and itiability.. The
partners Itt, tltp concern alteukt beCOM-
mated to the penitentiary for a term of.
years, for ,their' s was; a tieteciesof the
worst kind of robberY.
fl.having been charged that the now
famous article in the Paris Star, on•itti
change, of policy, • was written by the
editor of, the London. Free PIV$S, that
persolteremphatically deities it HOW -
ever, there has been no contradiction of
the statement that :tie deluge was
;brought about because the editoe could
noteget a Colleetorstipaand, in view of
thief ConeervIttive Niters displit3easeeia
judgment in giving the prominence to
the matter they do. -
convenience, or. exeliattge .for something
else thee will .contribute to our Inippi-
toss; and wisdom: dictatea that this ex-.
change .should be done with the least
possible 'ObstrOotion.
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Tne name. of :Or. Steam, of Illyth,
lum been freely used ai it probe ble' can-
didate for the Nortlf Riding in the 116-,
form interest, for the helm of Commons.
The edection, we are inclined to think,
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will be endorsed by 8 good many as a
very good one, eyeneley.tieme ere
by name ohm- opposite pinty, rot he is
known to be a Malt of' ability, of oxtail-
c(puired knowledge and nob bliod-
, _
aa by party zeal to follow the leadings
elf' any one that does not pursue n course
that will be for the good of the country'.
Ile has long beet a resident in Merid-
ian; and his qualificetionse are well known
and we,fed confident that he will oh.-
tain a strong support, which ho deserves.,
000
S P, RING.
1878..
Wing to the -aepresaion iff trade, and the exceeding hard t'
lines, we have.
been 'unable to find anyene watt Money enough to boy our stock of Dry (*eode.
We have therefore; been to the. market and bought et• Sping Stock, whioh
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C1REAVEST STOOX 1WEIt OF.iE,414.11) IN, (44INTON)
It being bought for caelt, we are enabled' to offer -it tb Glut ordain at wholesale
prices for cash. One old,staiek being pretty mitchatild (It'd by auction, the people,
Will and everathing 'new and ofliie very best' quality. Any old stookewe have
ou hand, will be cleared out atWHOLESALE PRICES AND LESS.
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• As meay Ofatar customers are of the opiniort Out welave given up'lnisiness.•
Olinten, we take this Opportunity of,Isptiog titeni know-thet ,tae -are etill doing '
businees es usualeand Witt he glad co see them 411, and supply them with good;
in any line, as heretofore. a -
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We have secured the serviceof ,A. FIRST-4.A.SS MILLINER, aneare
prepared, to execute all orders in. tbis department, in first-elass style. Our She
'Room will be operiecl ina few days, and the ladies will have e chande of seeing
ill the New Patteros In English, French and American Millinerya
t'Or irk. -SAITI-1, who, we fed confiient, can give .
eatisfaction to every one, in a gooll-fitting suit. • -
Wa inive heade splendia Aseortment of ENGLISH, FRENCH and
bANADIAN TIVREDs, at the- very '.'10 west- figures. Also, a P.LEINDID
LINE' op FRENCH WORITED COATINGS.,
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MEN- AND BOY'S KELT HATS; IN ALL Ti -TE NEWEST -AMERICAN
' • -AND ENGLISIre STYLES.' " •
inete word,: oar -deck istom plete thee year del -art -melte, .and I will tie :sleeted -
every week or so.
Wo .have aol,aent onr -stock Of BOOTS•IAND StIOES to e•Booaand Shoe •
dealex iu town- with whem wahave enade.arraneement to. 'supply our customers
at tire very lowest eates;
BUTTR .AND :taken the sair4e as.
"77,4*1
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.CUnton, April 4th 188
4:11ipEip.;Cp.,sh iftAiait;0.
thtedates mentioned there appeared in
the Canadian Illustrated Yews portraits
of Lord and Lady Dufferin and of Sir
John ana his Cabinet colleagues. The
$1200 was no cloak given to the pro:
prietor. of the Illustrated Notes• to pay
ler the vanity of Sir joint 'and his col-
leagues, who desired le see their hand-
write faces id print accompanied by
glowing-autobiegraphiesaewhiek-anatiel-
miring country no doubt, stippozed was
a tribute frern the Pen osome indepen-
dent, journalist. t"
. A. book called "Ile Empire," pub-
lishea by. Peel. GOldwin mitbeqe 15
yeare ago, has been passed from hand,
to hand in the House of Comments, Eng.,'
during the last fortnight, Some passages
in at having a startling relation to the
present stated things; in Europe' being'
specially marked Ter reading. Here are.
a few sentences from a chapter oft the
Ionian Islands." He says t " I ven-
tured some tinie ago, -when otir Minis -
tem were mulling np the Turkish Loan,
Way before you the roaster for belie -
fug that the days of Turkey aremumbsr-
ed, 'It is going the Way of all Eastern
deseititisms founded by conquering hordes,
which, when the impulsa of conquest
is kt, eink into sensuality; borreptioa
and deatiy. It is incapable of national,.
eisgeneration—for . it is not, never has
been, and novel. wfllbe .a nation. No
national, hope, no national memory,
nothing which can inspire that self -de-
votion to public objects, and that gen-
erous sacrifice of he present to. the Ri-
tmo, by whichtlene nations are redeem-
ed, has ever entered bite Turkish breast:
Yott mil hold tip theaters:al/ling pile; as.
we have long been holding ia up by
main force, but it will neve stand by
itself again. The mail is not siek"
la.W morally and politically. dead'. We
aro keeping a coepse unburied, and the
whole atmosphere of Europe is tainted
by its corruption: Those wbo live by
the sliallow and evil craft. Of diplomacy
alone bare any interest in prolonging
the revolting scene."
Sale Register.
1 laiyeort-,Beet:—On the 27th 'March, at
the 'residence of. the .bride's mother,
. 1VIatehester, by Rev. A. 'Matsu], Mr.
James Taylor, of Colborne, to ' Misa
Mary Agnes, daughter of he late David •
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Lot 43, litary 'Street, Clinton, tin watch are
two dwellings, property of Mr. D.41,1c-
tavish, to bo gold, en the lath Jest. 1).
Dickinson, anat. „
Roe,—In Losuleabone on 'March 28t1i,
the wife of Dr. Rose, of a son.
Ve-weeritseehe
March, the wife of arr. Charlea B. Faw-
cett, of a son. .
MARRIED.
Drene—Saxteesteze.—In" Zurich, on tlie
20th alarch, at the pestilence of the
bride, by the Rev. Mi. atuteinget, Mr.
" Valentine Diehl, of Stanley, to Mrs.
Martha Schneider, of Hay.
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Bell.
Irbtr70,—Y0171,70.-LAt the res idols ce,e f -the.
bride's 'father, ,by Rev: A McLean,on
the 27th March, Mr, -Wm. E. Young, to
Miss Martha, , daughter of Mr. John
Youneatil of Hallett.
'DIED. •
MoCearaner.e4a Hallett, on the 31st
- March'Harriet Louisa,. fourth'.daughter
of.the late James McCaughey,. aged 23
years, . .
Gleacta.—In Kincardine, on March 24th; '
Mrs. J. Gilroy; aged 55 yetis.; mother
,of Mr. J. 0. Gilroy, of.Clinton. •
Winareers.—At. Stapleton, on the 21st of
,March, Iohn•Witliams, aged 65'yeare.
Gmentos.-eAt • Atone. (Hallett) on the.
. at of.Marithe Eva Emily, daughter of'
Mr. W. Gibbinge, aged 2 years and 6
- months..
jenvis.—In Goderich townshipe on, the
' 29th March, Lilien rranees, infant child
of M. W. Jarvis, jr,
God who lifts our comforts bIgb
, Am4 slat them In the gym;
He glum, Mut whim life takes &wen, .
He tikes bat what be gem
Ftsnen.a-in Oshawa, on the 25th Math,
, ;George Fisher, aged 82 years and 6
months, " •
Mr. Fisher Was born in the town ctf
Weemoreland; • Oneida County, State of ,
Drew York, on the 18th day of September,
1797. He served in the war of 1612. en
the side of the Loyalists, and was a recipi-
ent �f a pension from the present Govern-
ment this last two year for such patriotic .
service. Me:Fisher was always an ardent
advocete of trnperapeo, his arst etreitkio • .
that-directien dating as far bask as
'when he, in cc:eduction With Elder Case, a
Methodist preacher, and an halite named
Peter Jonee; heti a nem ineetiag cif In-
dians on ins farm, near Fredericksburg,
for the purring° of tewhing theta temper-
ance... Ile became a'mentlior of the Itfe:'
tbodist church in the yeer 1817, tind was
licensed as ea local preacher in 1821. Ile
settled in East Whitby in -1828, on lot 12,
ant cola, where; he resided, for About 38
nem. Ilia hots° was the fret -plant stop.
ping place of ministers end tentperatice ,
workefis who• visited that part of the cone-
ey during that period. About twelve
years ego be moved to Raglan, and ottlisc.
(votary about three years age he carne to
Oshawa. to rinide with lie darighter, alas.
Gardner, with ivhont no, to the
Lis e ctf his death. We wife still minim
lain and ie very neeely.eighty yens cad.
Ile leavet eight children, two
additional having died before their father.
eTliiiicaresid Main rash a iv a a rellitarfaibIlie-----
Fisher, n well-ktiown resident, lifrit. Gard-
ner, above alluded to, and Mrs. Dr. MC: -
Brien. One other, the wife of Mr. W. a.
Pringle, resides in ?duce Albert, two; a
son and clatigbter, George rather and
Susan lifonger tire in Iowa, A. 5. Fisher,
a hrernieent tuetcli an t, in Clinton, and .1.
13. Fisher, in Grangoville.—Onterio
former) Ochetee, ,