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The Exeter Times, 1879-5-22, Page 1Vol. V9 Exeter, Ontario, Thursday, May 22 1879. No.41 PBA1?LBTY LIST. }OUSE TO RENT. • liuowu as the Rodgerville hotel, Immediate 'possession, Apply to' JP MARSHALL. Exeter,. i OB'.SALB OR 'T'O RENT.--OIli of the boat business stands oil gain Street, Exeter, that largo anti eoltnuotlious .store lately occupied by the subscriber, and formerly by Mr. Jolla Broderick. Good cellar lender part of the store. For particulars apply to SOI%N OltUNN2- (,A::, E xoter. 1A1111 F013 SALE.-Lat 6, Sllublo. nine, Stephen, 50 mores, 30 acres elearud,12 chopped, good bHclt house, good stable, well fancied. Land excellent, On lake shore, * of a mileftom Port Blake, where boats run three times a week, and i ofa mile from Grand hent, ('ouvcuieuttesobco1and charolies, on good road, Price, ek2,500, terms easy; SEDit.40 DI1SJrllt, DINS, Brewster p o T1ARM FOR SALE. - LOT 221,(1, concession 27111, Stephen, adjoining the cor- poration of Exeter ;100 aores,00 0tatLred,aud' all ill grass but 29 aures. 47 acres seeded in crass last 'Spring. 21 acres of orchard, frtotc house , a good well,bricked, pump, 1t 1 never failing spring et excellent wafar, _ frame barns, frame shod with stable sheep shed. mc. .It would make a good chary farm, Terms to suit pttrellasOr, 1'110 furl. will be rented if net soled, Apply to WM..HAMMLIN, Exeter. 1)BOPEIITY FORSALE. - THE undersigned offers for sale two lots contra. i1,g1-sof cal00re etch, situated an main street,- real the Market. The is a good frame cottage, containing seven rooms, gond frame stable, good well, with pinup. !there is a trnautity of young bearing trees on the premises. For terms apply to JOHN, WHITE, Times Office, Exeter. 1)itOPERTY FOR SALE. -- THE subscriber offcrA for sale two houses and two lots, one situated on Huron street, Past, ill tho vil- lage of Exeter, and the other on Simeoe street, Both honiel are nearly now, and One routs for mix and the other for seven dollars a month, They will bo sold together, or separate, and un moder- ate terms, For pa tfonl lrs, a11111ytoT, J, WILSON Housail, or to the Turns aillue. T A1t11 FOR SALE--0ON'TAINL G fifty acres, behig south half oflot 0,comes- hien 20, Stephen, 37 acres cleared, 0 acres fall wont in the ground. On the promises there are n gond hewn log house, good frame stable, 00-30, and a young bearing orchard ; also good well, b110110d, 20 feet de.p, with Iitunp ; well fenced ; School an) post -01113e within a few rods ; 81 smiles from Parkhill and on main road from Park- hill to GraudBend, 1 or Ourthcr particulars ap- ply on the premises or by latter to DANIEL _RANSOM, Iltrplor p, o, Pe.p,20, TilAR1i FOR SALE. -THE SU13- (lun.14, Townr ship hip of for Countyrof Lot i SO acres olei4`•e,l, the renrain,de ;rood bush, .ell. fenced, and In a rood state of cultivation; under, tiraillerl, good orchard, splendxt well of water. franmebarn 30x20,logstable 21:r3f log louse, and ennvenient to school and three churches, For ul'therpartic11l1LYs apply to WM• B23Y:1NS, Kirkt on, P.O., or Mil, 11, V. ELL10T, Attorney, Exeter F.O. �.,.__...r.-..��.__ ..__..___.... gra IMP ORTS.NT NOTICES,. i IV.1-IODGSON, & J. OKE, CO. iluetloueuis. S.tles promptly a ttended t to. Days of sales err Lngetd at this 0f:ico mall; CELEBBA:TED STALLION, .ILL "CLEAR GRIT," will stand at tike's hotel every Monday night during the season tf y -flOARi•)1 R WANTED. A respectable ;eLltl:man can bo accommodated r with board and lodging. Apply to l WM. (cltIGG, Jrt., Exeter. j�T J. CLARK, Ageut for the Us- t 1 a borne and Hibbert .lfutualFire 3nsuranee ` Oompauy, Residence -Farquhar, Orders by 1 until promptly attended t0. t S. CA11P1ij+'LL, PROVINCIAL • Lend Surveyer, to., will le at the e 1 yal hotel, Exeter, on. the firstTuesdltyBleach i uouth. Orders for work left with lir.' John ipacklnanwillreoeivoprompttttontion. g PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG ' LADIES. -Course of Instruction -English, I• I7renoh, Music (pia -o) and fancy work: Terme- It ,er Touter, sic, inclusive; $8 without music; $6, 'nude only. First quarter, commences 1st May, p "school -;Mtn st., Exeter. MSS HEMP.. dl ATTENTION - TAKE NOTOR a' L +hn.+a ohm .. i...,,,,,...♦•..t ar _ •_ t.1 Iiudsnn,Honso.n. as agents vofthe Mutual Fria In• *mance Company of the County of Wellingtox, is tUte day oeueelled,andllir, JOXIN H'YNDMAN will infuture act as agent for Exeter and vicinity, BCHARLES DAVIDSON, Guelph, December 4th, 1879. 15-tf, Sec: T:oas PATENT GALVANIZED (STEEL EL BARB FENCING! ITS MERITS : CHEAPNESS, SS, UTILITY, - EFFICIENCY, AND ECONOMY. NO &NOW DRIFTS, ..NO WASTE LANDS, 'tTnaffcted byWind or Flood, NO SMALLANIMALS CAN CIOTHROUGH, Send for , itmphlet9 with Pail infbrutation as to cost, Etc. SOLD $ Y Iron Ana Hard,var`e Merchant, rlliniou, May 1, y Clinton POLITICAL: [EETINt IN EXETER. from the country each year $9,750 EXCELLENT SPEECHES EY THE LEADER 0 THE OPPOSITION, HSR. JAMIISON HON, JOH CAIRLING AND OTHERS, more than Sandi'ield'a Government did F' and- yet these gentlemen lead comma N theGovernment of Sandfield Macdonald with drawing excessive eateries. Was that Reform ? Was that the way they • carried out their pledges to the people ? n Then the ulerks in the Ministers' offices . were paid es follows ; In 1871, under the truly economical and Reform Gov- ' erun:eut of John Saudfield Macdonald - they amounted to $78,157, while under a Mr. Iviowat in 1877 they rose to $112 f 909, an' increase of $e4,652. The in e demnity to members was as the word itself indicated, intended merely as a remuneration to the members for their • cash outlay while attending the Legis- - tature. He would ask any farmer iu _ the audience if he would consider $45n too little to pay a man for about six weeks stay Toronto. 1• 20 ant `„ o. It was big pay, and quite eefficient to indemz,ify any man for ilia expenses at the capi- - tat. Under Saudfield the !members re- ceived only $450 a year, but under Mr. Mowat in 1877 they received their $800 a year, and ll:lcl even pe- • tiiioued the Government to increase its to $1,000, and among those who sign- ed that petition was ?1r. Bishop, the present represeutat.ive of the riding. About this increase in the iudelnuity a good deal had been saitl and the Re- formers attempted to shift the respon- sibility for the increase from the Gov- ernment to thio private members. BLit this must not be allowed. It was a ridiculous idea the t the Government ««henna not be held responsible for ev- ery motion concerning the expenditure of phoney carried in the Hoose, They were the otistodiaus of the people's honey, and with=int their Consent uo increase could be made in any depart. inept. If we are living under re- sponsible Government, the Govern- ment Of the day must bear all, the re- sponsibility for every motion earned. If they were not prepared to take this lresponsibility iu the expenditure of 1 money they were not fit to govern J the Province. No matter how great } the amount, the members might choose to vote away, the same princi- ple applied, so that ib was quite clear the Governmeut must hold a firm con- trol over the expenditure of money,and be held to a strict tt('count for every Cent spent improperly. The Goveru- ment and the Governtnent alone were; reapoasibls for the increase in the in- denlniut When accused 3 tell of this, the I Government e3unteuded it was all right, land they may reply iu the leuguage of 1 Setiptore, "The laborer is worthy of ihie hire." Bat Mr. Jacksou thought he should not be paid more than he was worth. In his mind there was no doubt that the couutry was more pros- perous under the Goverument of Sand - field Macdonald than it has been of late years. This he dill not attribute to the 1ltowat,Goverlinlent, but be contended that it made the necessity for economy and retr'enchmeutall tlleinore pressing. All men iu every walk of life bad felt the severity of the wave of depression which had unfortunately swept across the country. The farmers, the mei oh - outs, the laboring men,,aud, in fact all classes had been forced. in consequence of this tiepression,to economize in every possible way. Every thing uuneces• sary was done without," -but what do we find the Government of kr, Itfowat tid- ing ?';They promised us economy, but in the most trying titles Ontario ever saw they went ou spending the money in a reckless manner, as if there could be no end. They appo«.trod to take uo heed of the hard times. They were de- termined apparently to live well, no matter' how pinch other people felt the hard times. To; chow how much more prosperous the .Province was in 1871 than in 1877 lie would mention that in 1871 the insolvencies amounted to $•9,- 000,000, but in 1877 they bad risen to $3J,,000,000. And yet the expense of govexning the Province, iuvtead of be- ing lessened, as, they ehoula have. been in this condition of aff:tirs,iied been in. creased front $1,816,866 to $3,117,41.3 iu 1877. Vas this the reform the peo- ple expected when they turned' out the (lovernmeut of' Saudfield ? In eon• elusion Mr-. Jec1'son told ,the people that the revenue of the Province varies very little one year from another. It does not inorease, as the ex..' penditure has beau doing. Iu 1871 the revenue wee $2,888,179 and in 1877, ; 2,452,078, a very alight in- oreese. This included territorial re- Venue,•,d'eri.ved from the sale o' Crown leads, an item which could not always be relied nu. Dot the expenditure in- stead of iucreasing in proportion to According to announcement, IVir Meredith, the leader of the Oppositio in the Legislative Assembly, esteem partied by Hon, John Carling, paid Exe ter a visit on Tuesday last, for the pur pose of layiug before the electors ofthi locality a statement of the finances o Province. The visitors were met at th station by Messrs. Isaac Carling, B. �r Elliot, and other members of the Lib eral Oonservative party, and esoorte down town. After dinner, the die the revenue, increased in those set, years by the large amount of $1,80 547, He would then 'ask the peon calmly if they considered they won be doing justioe to themselves, to all this to continue. He was opposed it. Mr. Bishop supported it. If aft what they heard him (Mr. jacks() say, they thought lie would serve th interests more faithfully than 111 ,'Bishop, he would ask them to go the polls and vote for him. If th , thought the course Mr. Bishop li • pursued was in the best interests the country, if they considered it rig that he should support ileo who ha iucreased our hardens $1,300,000 i seven years, then no doubt they wou mark their ballots for 31r. Bishop. all events be (Mr. Jackson) if electe would not be the slavish follower adherent of any party or any set F eon butt would e u cid s rt :eco support u m l pp P j Y I every brauchttof the public service au endeavor faithfully to carry out tl pledges he now gave the "people. 0 resuming his seat, Mr. Jaoksun, wi wax listened to with the deepest ince est, as indeed were all the speeohes,tva loudly applauded. Mr. Itit31•it3 then�'`oalled on Mr. Rob Porter,e ho s received with deafeuiu applause," lee delivered a lnaetsrly a dices. To summarize it would be to d it an injustice. He showed' the ahem ity of the leen who now rule Ontario • claiming to be Reformers, ile define the word Tory as nuderstpoclin politics and also the worth Rammer, shoein how far the so•calied Reform party o Ontario fell short of coning up to it requirements, and that the Conserve five party when in power, govl:rned th country according to Reformprinciples Ile pointed out that if the leaders of till Reform party continued in the path they were now in, and were suettiiued by the rauk and file of the party, the people would be compelled to say they were not Reformers. 1Is next referred to the increased expenditute,whieb Mr Mowat and his party said was tl SID al affair, but he did not believe the people of the Province regarded it as a small affair. It touched theirgpoo1cets. He was no Reformer that would regard an il'orease in expenditnre in seven years of $1,300,000 as n email matter. 'It was also beneath these Reformers to mention the Speaker's salary, widen under Conservative rule was $1,450 a year, but under Mr. Mowat he receives $2,300. A proportionate increase in every branch of the public expenditure had been made by these men calling themselves Reformers. Yet they con- tended that it was of no consequence. We withhold a full report of Mr. Port- er's exoelleut speech until uext week. A call was then made for Mr. Bish- op, the Ministerial candidate, but he failed to put in an appearance, though he had previously been invited. After the Exeter Band had played a short selection, Mr. F. G. Simpson, the Secretary of the Exeter Young Men's Liberal Conservative ASsoclrt- tion, ou behalf of the Association presented the following address to MIs. Meredith : 1 o 17.12. Meredith, Esq., 111. P. P. The Young Aden's Liberal Conservative As- sociation of Exeter rejoice iu the opportunity afforded them of uniting with their brethren of thio Sonthfiding of Huronin welcoming you ou this your first public appearance amongst us. It is unnecessary for us to' detain you with any lengthened expression of our opinion of your eare6r as Leader of the Opposition iu the Legislative Assembly of this Province. Brief as that career has been, you have evinced in that short period a broach, liberal and oompre- heneive knowledge of the varied interests and requirements of: this Province, which, com- bined with your natural abilities, sound judr;- went and acknowledged talents, fit you for the proud position you occupy to -day, and afford auuilest proof of the wisdom displayed by the party, whom you have the .honor to load. Nearly vino years have elapsed eiuee by dis- honorable means the truly liberal and progress- ive Government under the leadership of that patriotic and able statesman, the Hon. Jelin Sandfield Macdonald, was compelled to relin- quish its position -the result being that the Government fell into the hands of men who arrogated to themselves the title of Reformers, but who found nothing to Reform, apparently eating only for the spoil of office, and, while loudly boasting of their purity and their an:tii- ety, for tho'oountry's welfare, at the same time relieving themselves from the responsibilities of their position, by introducing a system of Government by, commission -at once pernici- ous.aud unconstitutional.. But the mask they wore betaine gradually more and more transparent, until now their true character steads felly revealed, and they trembliugly await the dread sentence so short. ly to be pronounced against thorn ;by a oeeple whose confidence they have, so. wantonly bo - brayed, We trust, Sir, that within a few dist allow re isso will he established Midst yoxit• able 1eadorshita, acid that we shell again experi- se'Prue Reform -Reform not in nom° only, t iu deed --react that llto afTai,rs rt the Prov. en 0, - le 1(1 to er n) eir r. to ey act of ht vo n Id At or of in d le u to r- 8 t. h 1. 0 d. tiuguished visitors were driven to How ter' 'e grove, where t' d g a\ , wl a a he meeting was to helil. 31t'. Ritchie,'President of the South Huron Liberal Conservative As satiation, palled. the meeting to order ancl'introdneed the first sneaker, Mr Jackson, who delivered a really excel lent maiden speech, which lelighted his friends and was highly spoken of by the visitors, the 118n. John Carling in private conversation remarking that it was about as good a practical speech as he ever heard from a man on his first appearance before the people. 31r. Jnokson was pleased to see so many people at the meeting, but., didn't sop - pose it was to hear hire speak, but be. cause we bad on the platfarm,two die- tiuguished gen tlemen,Mt . I4leredlth the leader of'tlao Opposition, and the Hon. John Carling, 011 ex -minister of the Crown,aud member fur the city of Lon. don, in the House of Commons. Mi. Mererlitll was here togive an exposition of the policy he intended to pursue if the Government of, 3Ir. 3lowat should be overthrown, an event which he con- fidently anticipated.. He had made strenuous efforts to have a' policy of economy inaugurated by Mr, Mowat, but the Government had stubbornly optiosed every measure of Reform that I been introduced. lie was glad to see the people of the country taking an ntorest in politics, and had no doubt I present had come with unbiassed hinds to listen to facts. In the inter- E of the Province it was necessary tldat the Government of.llir. Mowat should be turned mut. It might be ask. C why is it necessary,? The answer vas that - the Gcvern,tnent had been gnilty of a gross violatiu)n of the trusts eposed in them by thtpeople. They lad taken office to cut down the ex- cuses of the Provinel, as they con ended when Sanc1fiehILMaudonald was n power that his Government was ex- ravagant and corrrupt, but he would how the people presely) by figures talc - u from the public accounts that the tilowat Governrneut ball beeu extreva- ant beyond all bounds and bad spent he money of the Prolince with a lav vluleee never dreamedpf by Mr. Saud. eld Macdonald. Mri- Jackson .then lilted out t11e responsibilities and vties of the Erovincld Government d explained the diffprence between eir functions and those of the Do. minion Government, shtwing that one of the most important'tluties of : the Local Government was to see to the proper expenditure o' the public money. The way to ascertain wheth- er the Mowat Administration had been economical or not was b compare it with that of John Sandfilid iriaodouald. By this means we would' arrive at the truth. lo 1871 Jelin Stndfi©ld had a salary of $4,000 and an', indemnity of $450, with whioh hews quite satis- fied, althcugh the Opp ition at that time contended that the1 salaries were too high. In 1878 Mr. li3Iotvat has a salary cf $5,500 and an indemnity of $1,000, in all $6,800, Which he con- sidered ineuffloieut,- In 871thesalar- ies in aandfield'8 office were $7,635; whileunder Mr. Motvat- lthcy had ris- en to $11,879. Taking kte Ministers' salaries anti the clerks' s laries in no - count, the people would sip that in the Premier's office alone th&e was an in- crease of $5,594, and rete there any excuse for this inorease, ? There exist- ed none whatever, Tiie rainier lidded to his own salary,increa d the number of clerks and added to t o • salaries of the others. In 1871 th colleagues of Sandfield received $3,2 it year,, or with their. indemnity, $3 50, hot What cltdl the colleagues of r. Mowat re- eeive'? Their stalaries re increased to $4,600, with the inde ntty they re ceived, $5,800.. Iu this ay the room- hers of 1r. htotrat`e do umlaut draw ince may .main be administered upon a wise, patriotic and economical basis. We have noticed with pleasure the enthusi- astic mariner in which you. Have been received by all classes in the various parts of the Prov. inoe you have visited in your public capacity, as Leader'; of the Opposition, during the past few weeks. It is quite evident that there is a groat change in public sentiment in favor of the party of vthieli you are the acknowledg- ed Leader in this Province, rum We hope and believe that in a few days the voice of the peo • pie will place the reins of power in your hands ; and we are astisfied you will ever prove faith: ful to the °barge. In addition to again tends welcome amongst us, we would similar welcome to the other assooiated with you who h sponded to our invitation you here to -day to give their opinions on public affairs; their advent here will pre themselves as it will be all pleasant taus. Taoarts M. lira F. . to 'ark Exeter Young- Men's Mr, Meredith's excel crowded over till next will appear with those men who followed hien. ring y011 a worm also extend a able gentlemen. have so kindly 00 - and accompanied well matured and we trust that prove as pleasant -to kc profitable and xrx, CJiairman, 3 71, ,SL'eltETA£Y L. 0. Association. lent speech is week, when it of. the gentle Fire in ublin. A disastrous. fire broke out in the village of Dublin, at 2 p.rn. on Monde!, destroying the buaipleee part of tlie-vill• age, exteuding from Kidd% afore to Dover's wagon shop, on one side, and hem the Railway House to the Albion • liotel, on the other side. Smoke was It seen issuing from the rear of the Dom- , inion Hotel stables, and ill few minutes i? they were xu flames. A strong wind t teas blowing, and the flames soon spread 8 to the Hotel itself, and thence to the e' houses oil the opposite side cf the street. e. In about ten minutes after the fire'was ' first noticed hail a dozen buildings were o in flames. The fire spread rabidly north and south, sweeping loth sides of Main street for several blocks, - it was with great difficulty that the large stores of James Kidd & Son and Thos. King; the Railway Hotel, the •large • llourirg mill of Bean & Hey mau, and 1 Joseph liidd's rein warehouse were saved. The Grand Trttnk freight -shed depot, 15 cars and 5,000 cords of wood were also in great danger, the wocd yard being several times on fire. The Seaforth. and Stratford brigades were telegraphed for, and were quickly for- warded by the Grand Trunk authorities. About 20 families are._left homeless. Loss nearly $50,000 ; insurance under. $10,000. • eu bu Dominion Notes. There aro rumours of another rich discovery of gold in the township of illadac. In 1878 there were shipped to Great Britain from Canadian ports 17,089 cattle, 40,000 sheep and 1,614 hogs, the greater part being from Montreal, The Jauf.da Tamrerance act watt adopted in Charlotte County, N. B., ole Wednesday by an overwhelming ma- i ority. For the six months ending April 80111 last, 2,450 immigrants arrived at Hali- fax, against 1,512 during the same per- iod last year. Of this number 1,4.31 were booked for Ort Trio, but most of their went to the :North• West r 310 settledin Quebec,2114 went to the Strafes, and the others remained in the Lower Provinces, - A man named Edward Cassells .hail - mg from Pennsylvania, during waiter - cation with the baggage roaster at the Great Western Railway station at St. Catharines on Thursday last, drew aero- volver and threatened to shoat. him, He was promptly arrested, the revolver eoafiseated and a fine of $20 imposed.. Cassells was drunk at the time. The most terrific thunderstorm known for years paced over' Grand Falk N. B., on Wednesday afternoon of last week. About four p. m. it "became tie dark as night, and shortly the rails des- cended .in torrents, accompanied by the most vivid lightning, A new kart), kitchen, and stied os -vied by Mr, W. F. Keibon,were blown over,trees uprooted, and fences prgstrated by thevioleuce of. the wind. It"'.is feared machdat> age has been dune in the vicinity, • The polling on the'.Caneda Temper. once 'aot which was to have then place on the 29th inst.,in theoounty of Lamb • ton, has been postponed to the 19th of June. The act saysthat thLsolling shall not occur on the day of a lWaatjpri to the Dominion or Local Houses or. `• Parliament, and as the :40th inst., is the day of nomination to the .Local Legislature and might be unneidelreed the, day agate/el it was considered ad- visable to ehitiage the date of polling or th8 Roll