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The Exeter Times, 1892-3-10, Page 4rt Established 1877. B. S. O'NEIL, BANKER, EXETER, - ONT. Transacts a general bankinebnsinese. Receives the accounts of merchants and others en favorable terms.. Offersertiveanrles with Gaffd on vaivbklur pincip. Five per cent,interestallowed on deposits. Drafts issued parable at any of&aeof th fferohants Bank. NOTES DISCQWNTED, cls MONEY TO. g,DAN ON NOTES AND MORTGAGES 1100.11.11111111310112=91•11111191110.1110011, 11•213111311111161.1•11131•11100PMMIS5111101 nc(hen Zino. THURSDAY, MARCH 10th, 1892, NOTES AND COMMENTS.. About the only thing that the Ontario Legislature does for' distressed agricul- ture is to give a few afflicted political. fannersa chance to annually tickle the provincial treasury until it lauehs_with a $000 harvest. • Strong efforts are being made to re_ duce the rate of duty imposed on barley and malt by the McKinley bill. The tariff is now 30 cents on barley and 45 cents on malt, against 10c and 25c re- spectively before the McKinley law wont into effect. t.f•fi The Montreal Star observes : — " That the Province of Ontario has laid up a surplus of millions of dollars which night be divided among the people." That is a very good suggestion. and one which the Government of Ontario might do worse than eat upon. Their surplus ie computed at six million, and credit is taken by the Administration for their abi1. ity to save so inueh of the people's money, Now, the point for the people to consider is, the rs;ality or unreality of tills claim - lithe Mowat Government have not a sur- plus of so many million at command, the claim is a gross imposition. +4+ A presumably ,yell -informed writer as. eerts, in connection with Mr, Meredith and the Cabinet, that the Ontario leader declined to enter the Abbott Government when requested, soiuo three months ago, on the ground that he could not at pies- ent afford it, that his fortune was such that it was his duty to himself and family to continue in the practice which he has now established in the Ontario law courts. Mr. Abbott, it is understood, was anxious to have him join him, and. would have availed himself of his assist- ance could Mr. Meredith have 'seen his way to abandon a lucrative practice. itt The bill introduced by Mr. Rorke in the local Legislature last week, whic.li points towards the reduction of the nun 3v uvacA,'on.1,TON2n tikobc. be amended so as to do away with the entire body of deputy reeves, and make the law— one municipality, one repre- sentative. TMs can be done, and the glorious principles of "representation by population" not interfered with in the least. Too much representation is ruin- ing this country, and business, instead of being faciliated becomes unwieldy. Ho,' this reduction can be best com- passed, will be considered at another time. +++ Whatever arrangements may or may not be made for a treaty of reciprocity with the United States Canada will not, in any event, be a party to discrimina- tion in trade matters against Great Britain. This principle was once more affirmed in the House of Commons last week in the speeches both by Mr. N orth- rup and of Sir John Thompson. That the Goverument has not swerved from its previous determination on this point is cause for congratulation. There can be no disputing the fact stated by the Minister of Justice that England offers by far the best market in the world for the surplus products of this country. It is equally clear that we cannot dis- criminate against British imports with- out at the same time limiting our exports to the Mother Country, and thus cutting ourselves off to a certain extent from the best market open to us. T'hereis,there- fore, as already said, reason for congra- tulation in the fact that the Dominion Government has no intention of giving to American manufacturers advantages denied those of England. Another staunch Liberal journal has renounced the fad of unrestricted reci- procity, namely, the Norfolk Reformer. In its issue of the 25th Feb. it says: "We believe that, if we attempted un- restricted reciprocity and depended upon the duties collected upon imports other than those from the United States, our revenue would lose not only the $3,000,000 annually, now collected in American im- ports, but an additional $3,000,000 to $5,- 000,000 through the substitution of Ameri- cen.free goods for paying goods now imported from other countries, and that this great Loss of reveuue must for a time at least prove a very serious revenue diffi- culty. We believe that other difficulties of a grave character would render impossi- ble unrestricted reciprocity upon the basis we have been considering." When Sir Richard Cartwright is asked how he would make up for the loss of revenue— which has been. estimated at as high es $18,000,000, or about one half the total income of the Dominion—he does not meet the question squarely, but proceeds to talk vaguely of economies in administration. If he were asked to point out in what direction economies equivalent to one-quarter of the sum mentioned could be enforced, he does not answer it. The only possible ans. ever is to be found in direct, taxation, a form of impost which the great bulk of the people regard as odious and intoler- able, . The coat ot collection by this mode would be as great as it is at pre- sent, while the burden would fall relent- lessly upon the lands and cottages and incomes of poor and rich alike, in direct proportion, and not as ab present, where the wealthy class pay in proportion to their consumption of foreign luxuries, and the poor may escape customs im- posts almost altogether, if they have no such wants. ••• In last week's issue the Clinton New Era refers to the valedictory'; of Mr. White, late editor of the Windsor Re- view, and by making extracts from cer- tain portions which critise the National Policy, seeks to leave the impression that Mr. White has become a convert to Liberal principles. This is quite in oftheReform h keeping with the methods press. To have been fair it should have stated that while the valedictory con- demned the N. P., judging from results, it denounced in most unequivocal terms the so-called. " policy " of the Liberal party ; equally if not more objectional is the alternative proposedby the Liberal party. Mr. White says : 'The policy of the Liberal party has been condemnedby no less an authority than Hon..Edward Blake,and it is an open secret that many of their best men in par- liament also admit it to be defective in every vital pert. I have, I think, in a series of articles, shown the readers of the Review that the financial features of the policy would prevent its success if adopted, as it would reduce our revenue from 36 to at least twenty million dollars annually and our expenditure is now well on to 40 million eaoh year. To equalise revenue and expenditure a tax collector would be re- quired to make house-to-house visits on behalf of the government. The Liberal party can extract no com- fort from the retiring address of the late editor of the Review so far as any who read it through can see. Political Points. Fourteen carloads of French-Canadians arrived at Bonaventure depot, Montreal, from the New England States, County Court Judge's recount in \Vest Huron, Monday, reduced Patterson's majority to 16. West Huron Liberals met at Clinton Wednesday and decided to protest the election of Hon. 3. 0, Patterson. The election in Montoalm county Thurs. day for the Federal House now shows a majority of 385 for Dungas(Conservative.) Mr Perrault (Lib.), candidate tar the seat for lfontcalm in the Quebec Legisla- ture, has resigned, permitting Mr. Magnan (Con.) to be elected without opposition. A press despatch from Montreal says : As soon as the elections are over the Gov- ernment will. arrest Mr. Mercier and the other Ministers implicated in the hale dos Chaleurs affairs and prosecute thorn on a criminal charge. Judge Elliott gave his decision in the London election case on Wednesday,de- claring that the notices served by the Liberals were invalid, and the Conserva- tive votes perfectly good, thus giving Mr. Carling the seat, his majority being 109. A recount is in progress by the iOltnced in a moat decisive manner against Mercier and boodleism, and sustained the Liberal -Conservative Government led by Hou. Mr. DeBoucherville most handsome- ly. In fact the Government made an al- most complete sweep of the Province, cap- turing at least 56 of the 73 seats, after 'iv- irg the Opposition all the Independents and doubtfula, a majority of 37. In the assembly recently dissolved Mercier had a majority of over 20. The six members of the dismissed Ministry who had seats in the Assembly all sought re-election, but only two of them—Mesera. Mercier and Shehyn were successful. The defeated ex - Ministers are gears Duhamel, Robidoux, Boyer and Langeiier. Mayor McShane, of Montreal, one of Mercier's most prominent supporters, is also among the slain. Our Canadian Homes. The sixth census bulletin issued by the Dominion statiatician,deals with the homes of Canada, and shows that the increase in the number of inhabited houses through- out the country is proportionally 1trger than the increase in population, and, by inference, that our people are living better, and in better circumstances than they were ten years ago. On the 6th of April last there were in Canada 854,812 occupied houses ; under construction, 10,873, and unoccupied, 54,164. The occupants of a large percentage of the vacant houses had moved from them to new houses which they had been able to build since the pre- vious census was taken. The increase in the number of occupied houses between 1881 and 1891 was 15. 08 per cent., while the increase in population was 11.07 per cent. The number of houses in each of the Provinces and the increase during the past ten years is given below : Province Houses Inhabited British Columbia 16,776 Manitoba ......... 29,176 New Brunswick 54,187 Nova, Scotia 78,413 Ontario 403.012 Prince Edwardlsiand.,18,359 Quebec 244,444 Northwest Territories 10,475 Increase 9,874 16,776 3.231 4,677 44,978 675 28,332 5.181 The average number of persons under each roof in the Dominion is about 5.20, Quebec and the Northwest Territories being the largest, 6.0, and British Columbia the smallest, 4 9. In the Maritime Provinces the average number under each roof is given as follows : New Brunswick 5 Nova Scotia 5 78 Prince Edward Island... , 5.9 There are 10,555 shanties in the Domin- ion, chiefly structures built for temporary occupancy which are not included in the list of emptyy or inhabited dwellings.. The only variation in gatelike which will ever be found in "Myrtle Navy" tobacco is iu the degrees of moisture which it contains. Tobacco is a very ready absorbent of mois- ture, and in unusual states of the weather it it may become a little tco moist or aliltle too dry to suit the taste of some, This is la minor matter, however, as the essential quality of the tobacco is not changed. Its i combustion is a little slower or a little fast- er according to the degree of moisture, that . is all. The darker the plug the greater the moisture, and many prefer the dark, In each caddy, however, the preference for either can be met, CONDENSED NEWS. Front Various Sources Through out the District. 'blips. Mrs. Win. Moore of Benmilter tied last week after a long and painful Iilnees. Friday's horse fair at Bruce's, Ont„wase big sums, and high prices ruled through- out. The Doherty Organ Faotory,Clinton,will branch out at once ;in the manufacture of pianos. Handford and Robinson shipped 20 fine horses from iCentralia on Monday. They are busily engaged in getting another load. One of ;Wingham's most respecter). Mil - sons passed peacefully away on Satnrday,in the person of Ur, Robert Orr, at the age of 37 yeare. Mr, Joel Beist of the Bablin line, Hay,bas sold his farm, containing 90 acres of land, to Mr. George Cook of Stephen township, for $3,200. Mr. 3. Cowan, jr., has sold his farm on the lake shore, Stanley, to Mr. W. Bates, who recently sold his on the front road to Mr. J. MoNaughton. Mr. Daniel Quinlan of l:gmondville has this winter shot 29 foxes, 9 mink, 50 musk rats and 49 skunks, besides other game. This beats our record of last week. There is a lot of sorry men in Centralia at present on account of the Ontario Mutual Fire Insurance Co. going into liquidation. The whole town was insured in that Com- pany. Mrer. David Mollvain, one of the first set- tlers of the Nile, died on Sunday, February 21st, at the age of 64 year's. Deceased was the mother of 13 children, of whom 11 ear. viva her. Mr: F,W. Watts, drgggiet of Clinton,was so elated over the success of the party of progress in West I'luron, that he signalized the event by presenting Mrs. Watts with a beautiful cabinet grand piano. Mr. Crowell Wilson iutende pushing the 13111 he has before the Ontatio Legislature, asking to have his farm detached from the Town of Wingham for municipal purposes and attaobod to the Township of Turnberry for said purpoaes. A former resident of Hallett died at Kin- cardine lair week, in the person of Mr Geo Peacock, at the age of 71 yeare and 9 mos. Deceased was one of the early settlers of the township, but some years ago he sold out and removed to Kincardine to reside, Mr, Brigham of Hallett has rented his two farms on the 1?:h con, lot 14, to John and Henry Litile,ai;d lot 15 to Henry Billy, far a term of ten years, Mr. Brigham is not going to givo up farming as he has two yet, which he is going to work himself. The official, count in the West I3uron. election took place at the court house, God- erloh, on Wednesday, March 2. Returning Officer Book presiding. Hon. 3. 0. Tetter. son polled 2,179 votes and M. 0. Cameron 2,154—majority for Pattereou, 25. There were 24 spoiled ballots and 28 rejected. Miss Bessie H. l3odloe, of Burlington, Vt., had a disease of the scalp which paused her Bair to become very harsh and dry and to fall so freely she namely dared comb it. Ayer's Hair Vigor gape ber a healthy scalp, and made the hair beautifully thtok and. glossy. The elootion in West Huron will bo rpro- tested, Mr. M. U. Cameron has already issued an address to the electors. He con- cludes it as follows:—I cannot believe that lead the vanguard once more to victory, AB you may determine. The Wingham Times says : It has been rumored for some weeks that another salt block is to bo etarted in town by the Cana- dian Paoifio Railway Company. 11 .is also said that the works will be of large oapaoity, and that the Company will depend largely on the foreign market—British Columbia, the Northwest and Manitoba—for the dis- posal of their output. Ott Saturday evening last as Mr. W. C. Coldwell of Hallett. near Kinburn, was pro- ceeding home from Soaforth he met with a eombwhatuupleasant and unusual experi ence. When passing' the Agricultural grounds he was attacked by two highway men, one of whom held him,while the other rifled his pockets. They took hie watch and some ,mall change. Township councils have now the power to .abolish entirely the statute labor system, under rhtob, everybody will admit, road - making has been a huge farce. It is to be hoped that some of our advanced rural municipalities will break the ice in abolish- ing this fossil statute labor system and raise the money for building and repairing roads by tbo aeuaf method of taxing. Judgment was given by the Master -in - Chambers at Toronto on Friday morning on the dispute over the bill for 8532.20 whioh H. W. C. Myers has rendered to Mre Hattie Conover as his costs for defending ber ron- in -law, Henry Garbutt. The Master di• rooted that the bill be laid before the local Master at Wingham for taxation, reserving Mrs. Conover's right to dispute the retainer and noting that Mr. Myers had offered to accept 3300 in fell payment of the account. A very sad accident happened on the 6th con.of East Wawanosh the other day,where- by William Stonehouse lost hie life. He and Geo. W. Coulter were felling trees in the bush, and it appears that one tree in- stead of falling lodged in another tree. The men began to fell the tree in which the other was lodged, and by some means it fell on Stonehouse before he could get away. The base of the skull was badly:fractured, so that death ensued in about two hours. An aged man named W. H. Cooper, who lived close to Clinton, put an end to himself Wednesday morning last by blowing' hie brains out with a shotgun. He had been despondent for some time, owing to finan- cial tronbles,and it is supposed that this is the pause of the rash act. He evidently put the gun in his mouth, and pulled the trigger with his foot. The headless bcdy wag found soon after the deed was done. He was well connected About a year ago his son was killed by a train, and it was thought then that the son had deliberately walked in front of the train. Mnoh sym- pathy is expressed for the surviving rela- tives. William George Glynn, a merchant of Seaforth, has an interesting action against T. Hi Race, proprietor and editor of the Mit- chell Recorder. In double leaded thunder the Recorder, while commentiug upon the unseating of James Trow, M. P,, said that Glynn could now revenge himself on Mr. Trow, that it was only 'a short time since Glynn tried to blackmail Trow, M. P., and got two months for it that Glynn made $100 out of Trow'g unseating. The article went on, so the plaintiff says, imputing dis- honesty to Glynn, and saying that he was posseesed of a murderous heart and would commit murder if he had the chane, Eve, since that publication Glynn says people have scorned him. The plaintiff has de- murred to the defendant's statement of de- fense, is whioh Race says that Glynn places a wrong sonstrttotion en what was purely a discussion of s matter of current interest.. Argument on the demurrer was elk Thera - day last at Oegoode Hall, enlarged until to- day. PARTn- Mr. D. S. Campbell, of Mitchell, Provin. offal Land Surveyor, died on Sunday of last week of heart failure. He was 51 years of age and had resided in Mitchell since boy- hood. He was well known in the township of Uaborne. It is quite possible that the refusal of the Imperial Government to resew 4bp temper-. ary arrangements with the United States in in regard to seal fishing in Behnng Sea may have the most serious consequences. It the Washington Government, as a result of this action, decides to maintain by armed force its theory thatBehringis a closed sea, under the exclusive juriediotion, the gravest oomplications will certainly arise, since Great Britain is already pledged to resist this claim. Should anything in nibs nature of a conflict take place either between arm- ed vessels of the two nations, or a revenue cutter of the United States and a Canadian sealer, the negotiations looking to a settle- ment of the difficulty, and now apparently so near a consummation, would be broken off, with small chance for renewal. The will of the late Hrs. Catharine Har - risen, of St. Marys, widow of the late Mil- ner Harriaon, has been o itered for probate. She leaves property valued at $40,265 25. Her sen, Hon. David H. Harrison, of Neep- awe, Man„ Mr. J. .H, Matheson, of St. Marys, and Mrs. W. Tytler, of Guelph, are the exeoutote. Her personal estate of 84, 000 is begneathed In tract to the executors, together with ooneiderablo property in .Manitoba. This property the will direots is to be Boldin part or held as may be deem- ed advantageous. The arocoads of what is sold, together with the $4,000, is to be in- vested in mortgages or other eeourities and on March 17, 1915, the whole is to be hand- ed over to her son, Thos, Milner Harrison, barrister, of Stratford. Other property in the town of St, Marys is to bo sold in part or in whole as the oxeoutors see fit, and the net proceeds divided equally among her sen David. Howard and her daughters Mary and Margaret Catharine. The remainder residue of the personal estate,is divided',.•_-- tween hor grandson and granddaughter, Win. Milner Harrison and Margaret Har- rieton, and her daughters Mary and Margins t Catharine Harrison. Recently at a meeting of the Perth S. 5. Aseooiatron the following of hors were ap. pointed:—President, Rev. D. G. MoDonald, Sttatford; let vice, Rev. M. L. Loitoh Strat- ford; 2nd vice, Rev.'S. ,N: Moyer, Sebring- yille; sea-treas. Mr, I. Hord, Mitchell. Tho following were appointed delegates to the Provincial conyentfon at Guelph, in Oot. next: Mr, R. R, Goulding, Mr. 3, 0. Mc- Gregor, Stratford; Airs. Moscrip, Mr, J. W. Laird, St. Maras; Mrs. R. 'Finney, bar. I. Hord, Mitchell; Rev. T. Campbell, Liietowel; Bev. W. W. Leeoh, Woodham. From the Secretary's repor ..tan ..l nllnwing fade :—That there is no change iu the number of Sunday schools from last year --118, divided as follows : Methodist 39. Presbyterian 28, Church of England. 13, German Lutheran 11, 'Evangolioal Aesooia tion 13, Baptist 6 Congregational 2, United Brethren 2, Frienda 1, German Baptist 1, Union 2. In the city of Stratford 81444 45 have been raised for school purposes; in the town of 88. Maga,- $733 94; in the town of elreuou ttrcmator ienvIreoausy sTrilakn-149. There aro 1,415 teachers and officers and 10 895 scholars. The largest school and that raises the most money is thebethodist school St. Marys with 556 on the roll and 8463 56 raised. Tho Secretary says the Presbyterian ecboole raise the moat money for missions MIDDr se$x. Tho Western Fair will bo held (this year in London on Sept. 15th). to 24th. George Dunn, London township, has a ewe which gave birth to four lambs! The Methodists of Granton intend build- ing a briok church with ail the latest im- provements, the proposed building to cost in the neighborhood of 83,000. Mr. Stewart Rapper and Mr.Dunoan Mc- Millan of the 17th con. East Williams, saw- ed and split on the farm of the latter five cords of hard maple wood in two -and -a -half hours. The hotel license for Dutton hap been fixed by the council at 870, which, with a fee of 860 to the Government, makes each license $130. Three hotel licenses and one shop license will be granted in the village. It is with regret we announce We week the death of Mrs. Nicholson of Sylvan, and relict of the late Mr. Thos. Nicholson, after an illness of a week or two. The deceased was in the 88th year of her age, and was a person of most remarkable intellectual en- dowments. Ephraim Miller of Winnipeg, who was born in Arkona and lived in Parkhill for some time,died at Winnipeg a few days'ago. He was an employe of the Union Bank for many yeare and was one of the most;popnlar young men in the Prairie City. The total number of patients under treat- ment a; the General Hospital in London for 1891 was 493, ;,of whom the city gave 349, the Oonnty of Middlesex 91, other oonntieg 39, and other countries 14. The revenue from the Province was 65,205,from the county in payment for patients 81,586, from paying patients $3,596. Totalexpend- iture 916,894. Jon's Eirnuxexca.—A man may bear np patiently for hours under trials of physical endurance, bat when prolonged to years, we ory out, But why should we suffer thuse There is a sure and prompt cure. Bethany, Mo., U. S. A-, Aug- 4th, 1888. "I suffered for years with neuraipia, but was finally cured by the use of St. Jacobs Oil.” T. B. Comparatively few men live the allotted four score years, but Mr. John"Bolan, who died at his son's residence in Parkhill the other day was over 100 years of age. He was born in the county of Fermanagh, Ire• land, where he was a member of the mount- ed police. He was married in 1824,and the result of the anion was seven children—two boys and five girls—all born in Ireland ex- cept the youngest. Mr. Bolan, with his family,emigrated to Canada in 1840,settling in the township of King, in the county of York, where he took up bush land and by hard work suooeeded in ;clearing it, and lived there until 1869, when ho removed to the 7th con of McGillivray, where he and his son, Sloan, continued to reside until five years ago, when they name to Parkhill. He was only ill couple of clays before his. death. 112insrd's Liniment fora sale everywhere.: News of the Week—Condensed. J DOMINION. Guelph exhibition opens this year on Sept, 20. London's fair this year will be from Sept,. 15 to 24. Dawson's grist will on Wolfe 'eland has been burnt out, A new school, costing $25,000, is be. ing put up at Winnipeg. Duncan Sinclair, who made the first survey of Winnipeg fe dead, Winnipeg General Hospital is to be enlarged at a cost of $20,000. The gold mines at Rat. Portage are to be worked with American capital. A contract to give Winnipeg aneleo- tee street car system has been signed. '1 a i;,wn!i.ner for an immense cord- age factory in Winn. eb.has been or - dared. A collection for the First Methodist church in Owen Sound onSunday real- ized $1,100. Hamilton City Council gave a mono- poly to the Bell Telephone Co. for$15,- 000A a .. A severe epidemic of smallpox pre- vails on the Russian frontier of Prus- sian Silesia. The Canadian sugar refiners in secret session at Montreal have agreed upon a sestet bine, Samuel Grigg, the es -saloon man of London, Ont., has been licensed as a lay preacher. Augustin Cadieux bas been found guilty in Montreal for forging n marri- age certificate Dr. H. M. Scudder,Chioago, accused of the murder ot his mother-in-law, is said to be insane. Weymouth and Portland are now in the race as the English landing port for Canadian mails. Itis reported that Whitelaw Reid's suooeesor as American Minieterat Paris will be Col. John Way. This year'st,immigration prospects in Manitoba and the North -.west are the brightee.t ever known. child born in Eingstouhospital the other day had six fingerson each hand. The n''trler is a negress. A funeral aid society has been organ. ).sed at Winnipeg to enable widows to l,c:ry their husbands. The ice bridge is still holding firm at Quebeo,and hundreds of pedestrians are grossing to and fro. The United States Naval. Appropria- tion Bill has been practically finished, It appropriates $23,067,322. Lewis Dugan, an employee of the Shedden Company at Kingston, Friday lifted and carried 532 pounds of white lend, William Major, the cattle exporter, has bought up a ranohe of a thousand aorea, about 26 miles from Ottawa, for $30,000. The grand jury at Woodstock Assizes had nothing else to do but pass a resolution in favor of reducing grand jurors to 15. Ellen Maguire, aged 8, who was acci- dentally shot by her brother, who was fooling with a revolver, died Friday at Nannimo, B. C. An order -in -council has been issued altering the close season for speckled tho }1pppi edit. 15 to May 1; Sept 15 A G. T. B. brakeman named CaCharles Jackson, while walkingalong the track on Fridaynight wasstruokbyan engine h and killed at Kingston. Tbere are good prospects of a speedy settlement of the present dispute and war of tariffs between the Dominion and Newfoundland Governments. News from county Bel]echaase states that a lot of counterfeit American bilis are put in circulation by oertaiu poli- ticians doing the campaign there. Seventy-six families from Sterling and neighborhood and a number from vicinity of Belleville wirl leave this week for Manitoba and British Colum- bia. Mrs. R. Dooper,Bloomfield,scratched her finger in a simple way, but it grew so inflamed that doctors had to ampu- tate both the finger and a section of the band. George Kyle was slashed with a razor in the hands of Maud Coiling at Sarnia on Friday. The woman was remanded on Saturday. Kyle is in a precarious condi tion. Mr. H. P. Moore, of the Acton Free Press, has been elected president of the Canadian Press Association, and Mr. Alex. Pirie, of the Dundas Banner, vice-presiden t. On Monday action was entered against Ernest Peened torecover $100,- 000, which it is alleged he obtained for the Ministry from theBaiedes Chaleurs Railway Company. While John McCallum, farmer of the 10th concession, Kincardine township, was loading saw logs Friday, he acci- dentally slipped, and s log rolled over his body, causing injuries which proved fatal. About 230 immigrants arrived at Montreal, Monday, having oome over on the Mongolian. About 30 boarded the "Soo" train. The remainder are bound for points in the Canadian Northwest. Mr. Mowat has appointed the fol- lowing new J. P.'s for Huron county, and they are now open for business :— W. F. Brockenslrire, Wingham; Samuel Caldwell. Auburn; Andrew ,T.VMeDon. aid, Hullett. Over two hundred persons are em- ployed in Ridgetown pinking beans by the various buyers. Rtdgetown is nick named Bean town by the railway em. ployees, as the "shipments average about ten cars per weelc. Turnkey Downey, of Brockville prix- , on, is in a critical condition from wounds inflicted by a prisoner named Egan. When Downey opened Egan's cell door Saturday, the latter attacked the turnkey with part of an iron bed.' stead, wounding the officer In eight places: Ata recent, meeting of the vestry of Christ Church, Chatham, it was decided to request His Lordship Bishop Bald- win to offer the;vacaney, caused by the resignation' of Rev. W. H. Martin, to the Rev. Robert MoCoeh, the ableand popular rector of Petrolea, The stipend is $1,500. P. BE We are assured of one thing that the readers of the' TIKES and our cum turners have noted what we said about our bargain table, because the pie o goods is being reduced. This week finds a few more dash able ends in different kinds of dres goods. They must be sold; they will sold ! and now is your time for quit linings and cheap wrappers and a ve sightly doss for a small sum of money LALIES t We have a choice lot of new print and you know our fame for select pat terns. See them before making you purchase. February and March Delinia ors for sa C; won counter. crtoc".almsr Our record for !).keeping first-clas "ublic, and the groceries is with th readily assent that better, and while we commending a cheap arti ask you to buy one pound of 0,1.2,Y°112 vng i Hyson tea at 25c; and after gi fair trial, please givo us your v higher prices in other kinds, Sincerely yours, n get n el like re we will J. Pa CLARKE EXETER, Tho Inspector of Priaons in bis report for 1891 says that during the past year there has been a large decrease in crime throughout the province, the number of committals having been 1,387 less than the previous year, or a decrease of 11.75 per cent. In no year since 1833 have the oommittals been so low. The number of adult males committed during the past year was 1,153 lass than in 1890, and the number of adult fe- males 176 less, The number of boys under 16 years of age was 40 lana. The number of girls under 16 years of age was 18 lese. The total number of com- mittals for 1891 was 10,423, as oompar- ed with l],810 in 1890, The commit, tale of adult males for 1891 were 8,469, as compared with 9,622 in 1890. The committals of adult females for 1891 were 1,501, as compared with 1,977 in 1890. The committals of boys under 10 yeare of age for 1891 were 421, as compared with 461 in 1890, The com- mittals of girls under 16 years of age for 1891 were 32, as compared with 5 in 1890. . UNITED STATES. Jay Gould is much butter, and ha left on a Southern trip. Now Yprk city has now a population of 1,789,684, while Brooklyn has 955- 310. 1'he deepest snow of the year covers the ground of all villag on the lower nucleon. A newSootcb barque of 1995 ton' done the trip from Leith to New !re. in 15 days. 'There ie no clue to the robbery o ifO,000 C,nAol u,o Nat,nnal Bank A Uoldwator, Mich., last week. A Maine widow nimed Ann French, aged 90, and worth 00,000, has jug 8 married an itinerant ediar a ed 36. During the trial of a horse thief .Dexter, Mo., the prisoner shot an killed the mayor and pity Marshall. He was then lynched. The Methodist Episcopal Conference of Kansas, by a ballot of 85 to 25 has voted in favor of admitting women as delegates for the General Conference Rev. J. Calvin, a Methodist preaohe in Alabama, shot and killed one of his deacons who scoured him of undue in- timacy with his -wife. The parson is in jail. Dunn, Wiman & Co.'s report of fail- ures for last week shows 27 less failures in the United States and two more in Canada thau during the corresponding week last year. At Stillwater, Minn., the Board of Prison Managers on Saturday fixed the price of prison binding twine at 10e per pound. Last year it was sold at 9 cents, but they say money was lost on every pound manufactured. Suits have been entered by a man and his wife in Detroit against half a dozen city druggists. From each one they claim damages of $5,000. The ground for the suite is that the defend- ants sold drugs such asoplum in larger than the prescribed quantities,and as a result the man's wife is said to have been injured. 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