The Brussels Post, 1888-10-12, Page 1FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1888.
Volume 16. _.. _._..
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, . _. . - .:.... .
What the Toronto Press
has to Say.
"Mr. Jenkins, editor of the Brussels
Budget, is still in prison. An applica-
tion for his ralon. a on Saturday morning
TM refund with costa."—Empire, Oot.
8th, 1888.
Tho Toronto Evening Telegram of
September 29th says :—"This free coin.
munity tumbles slowly to the harrowing
feat that Arthur henry Newton Jenkins
is in Goderioh gaol. A valourous editor
of a journal that was as a lantern to light
the way to freedom he was arrested at
his post. A love of liberty was the torah
that fired the legal faggots that malice
piles about his martyr form. So in n
prison cell ho is sitting thinking of an
ungrateful country that does not know
and carve not to ask hie present address."
GntNT v. JsNrxes.—Echlin, for the de-
fendant, moved to postpone the trial till
after the Goderioh Assizes, on tho ground
that the defendant, who is now in jail
for contempt of court, will not bo liber-
ated until after the Assizes, and that he
should bo allowed an opportunity of see-
ing bio witnesses and oolleoting his evi-
dence. Aylesworth for the plaintiff,
contra. Motion abandoned after argu-
ment and accordingly dismissed. Costa
to plaintiff in any event.—Daily Globo,
Oat. 11. Thera wag also another motion
made with the object of obtaining secur-
ity for poste from Mr. Grant. It was
oleo dismissed. The case, we believe, in
now ready for trial on the 16th (not,
"Editor Jenkins, of the Brussels Bud-
get, who wan committed to the Goderioh
gaol for contempt of conrt, has made an
humble apology to Mr. Justice Maoitlahon
and all the officere connected with the
court. Bo lute given notice of a motion
to be made to -day before the Chief Jus-
tioo of the Queen's Bench that the length
of his sentence be reduced, and that he
be at once released from custody. From
his affidavit it appears that bo was com-
mitted on the 19th of last month, and
therefore his term will not expire until
the 19th inst. He has an cation coming
en in the courts on the 18th, and claims
that it will require his whole time be-
tween now and then to prepare hie de-
fence."—Mail, Oat. 6, 1888.
"Arthur fleury Newton Jenkins renew-
ed his appeal before Judge MncMahon on
Saturday. The imprisoned editor of The
Brussels Budget, after serving 19 days in
the Goderioh gaol, applied to tho
cellar, making to sweeping apology for hie
contempt, and prayed to be remitted the
remainder of his sentence, as his presence
would be required at the Godorich
Assizes in the libel suit brought by Mr.
Grant, the Brussels postmaster, against
him. The Chancellor referred the mat-
ter to the committing Judge, who thought
that Mr. Jenkins' apology was not suffi-
cient to purge him of this contempt and
refused his application. The editor's
term of thirty days will expire on the
19th inot "—World Oet. 8, 1888.
"Mr. Justice McMahon, on Saturday,
dismissed with costs the application marts
on behalf of Mr. Jenkins, editor and pro-
prietor of The Brussels Budget, for hi:
release from imprisonment. Mr. Jenkins,
it will be remembered, was committed to
gaol by Mr. Justice Macdlahon for a term
of thirty days for contempt of court in
disobeying an injunction order made in
the libel snit of Grant v. Jenkins, and
prohibiting the publication of libellous
matter concerning the plaintiff, who is
the postmaster of the village of Brussels,
Mr. Grant was the object of a series of
abusive articles published in The Budget,
and the injunotion order was granted to
stop their continuance pending the trial
of the action for libel referred to. Tho
order for Mr. Jenkins' imprisonment wag
made on the 14th of. September, and he
was lodged in gaol on the 19th. He has,
therefore, to remain in aonflnement until
the 19th of this month."—Globe, Oct.
8tb, 1888.
"Mr. Justice MaeMahon, on Saturday,
refused the applioation for the release of
Mr. Jenkins, editor of the Brussels Bud-
get, from the Goderioh gaol, where ho is
confined under a committal for thirty
days for contempt of court, The order
for Mr, Jenkins' imprisonment was mado
in the suit of Grant v. Jenkins, which is
an action brought by the postmaster of
the village of Brussels for damages for
libellous articles published in the Budget
charging incompetency, incivility and
dishonesty against the plaintiff. An
order was made by Mr, Jnsxrce Rose on
the 19th of last June prohibiting thopub-
lication of defamatory matter concerning
Mr. Grant pending the trial of the action
for libel. Mr. Jenkins, however, oontin-
ued to publish articles derogatory to the
good name of Mr. Grant, and on the kith
of September Mr. Justioo Mullah=
made an order committing him to gaol
for thirty days for contempt of court,
The prospect of the trial of the aotionI'for
libel against him is one of the reasone
urged by Mr. Jenkins far his rolsaso bo.
fore the end of his term, which will nob
expire until the 19th inst. * Mr. Justioo
MooMabon refund to grant an order for
the release of Mr. Jenkins from custody,
and dismissed the aotion made on his
behalf with poets. The editor will there-
fore hove to eland the remainder of his
term in confinement, where he will hovo
ample time for moclitationon the follies
and perverse ingratitude of mankind and
the dengue and distresses of modern
journalism. But little sympathy will
find its way through the harsh, unfeeling
bars of his prison call to cheer tho im-
prisoned editor in his solitude or vaey`tho
dull monotony of hie retirement, tho only
charm of which is the relief that the int-
pulsive editor's soul will have from the
wanton and cruel gaze of a cold and un-
feeling world, Good may, however, bo
worked by this clippingbof tho wings of
Mr. Sonatina' oonsowhoob 100 daring Pegas-
us, and oven if the Budget does lose for
the prtsent some few subscriptions which
the preson00 in person of its vigorous
editor might have been tho moans of col•
looting, the world at largo will benefit by.
tho calm serenity whioh a month's re-
tirement will mate fu tho editorial
mind of Mr, bolting, fend ho is too much
of a hero and philalttilrOpisb for the sake
of filthy luoro to begrudge this benefit to
hie nmnerous readers."—Mail,Oot, 8,
Washington Letter.
(Bien oar laminar correspondent.)
0,.6Ma Nout180.
It will be a great relief to many anx-
ious waiters and watabere to know that
there is a Sonoto tariff bill, and that it is
launched at last. Tho chief differoncoe
between its provisions and those of the
present law ore, as has already boon sur.
mixed, in the matter of wool and sugar.
The former both in its raw and maim.
featured status, is scheduled for Heavier
taxation than it now bears, while the
latter has its duty reduced fifty per cent,
and perhaps a trifle more.
In the changes generally, the idea
name to have been to increase the taxes
on those lower grades of the necessaries
of life which aro most in use among the
common people. The framers of the
bill will defend this on the ground that
their purpose was to keep more foreign.
mado goods out of our market, and that
they therefor° put what they believe to
be nearly prohibitory figures on classes
of geode whioh wore aonsuined here in
the largest quantities. The Democrats,
however, will insist that, by such a dis-
crimination, the Republicans have sac-
rificed the interests of the poorer people
to those of the richer. And on the issue
thus made up the campaign will be fought
for the next four weeks.
It is now expeoted that an adjourn-
ment of Congress will be had next week.
Mr. Turner is the only member of the
ways and means committee now in the
city. Other members are out taking
part in the campaign. He said to your
correspondent yesterday morning that
he was now in favor of an adjournment,
and thought that if there was any cer-
tainty that the Senate would ant on it
favorably the Hone would pose a resolu-
tion.
"It is not true," ho said, " that I have
had a conference with Mr. Sherman on
the subjsot, or that we have as yet any
aesuranoe that the Senate would act fav-
orably on an adjournment resolution we
might send then(. For my part, I thinly
novo that, as both bills are given to the
public and the issue is felly made up, we
might as well adjourn. There is no pos-
sibility ;of passing a bill. The political
epeeohes might as well be made on the
stump. I agree with whoa Mr. Sherman
said on this subjsot in the latter part of
his remarks in the Senate yesterday.
"We shall know pretty soon," he added,
"what will bo done. There has been no
formal caucus or conference, but mem.
bore are talking the matter around
among themselves, and some members
will probably confer together to -morrow
afternoon. I think it will be settled
pretty soon."
The defioiency appropriation bill now
before the House is in the shape of a con.
femme report is an element Ghat must
be included in any calculation tonohiog
adjournment. Several members, diasat.
jelled with the conference report, have
threatened to raise the point of no
quorum, but it is believed that they can
be placated. Representative Forney,
who to acting chairman of the appropria.
tion committee, freely expresses the opin-
ion that Congress will adjourn Tuesday,
October 16, which date will allow of the
disposition of the deficiency bill in the
Senate. Soon after the assembling of
the Senate yesterday, Speaker Corkage
and Representative Turner (the only
members of the ways and means com-
mittee now in Washington) came over
from the House and entered into an 50.0.
nest consultation with several Democra-
tic Senator', presumably on the subject
of adjournment.
Mr. Brsokinridgo (Ark.) put in 041 ap-
pearanoo in the afternoon, and upon ae-
oertaining the situation, organized a
strong opposition to adjournment. In
oonseg0enoe the adjournment resolution
will not be offered kin the House to -day
as was intended.
t a e
Although Washington is a w y glad
to have Congress with her, and would
even welcome suoh a change in the Con-
stitutiou as would involve perpetual Beg-
sione, with only occasional recesses, she
shares the desire of other taxpaying com-
munities that the genions shall be real
sessions and not a mere pretence. As it
is now, Congress remains at the Capitol,
not because there is anything to do, or,
indeed, anything that can be done in the
absence of a quorum from the House,
but because the two parties aro playing
ab bide and seek, and their representa-
tives, regardless of their duty to their
_constituents, which 10 plainly to do some
work or shut up shop, continue the fares
of mooting once 0, day and going through
11c form of "proceedings" to furnish
matter for tho Record. In the millennium
we shall have, in the halls of Congress,
steady work, no talking merely for affect,
liberal measures where large ends are to
be gained and strict economy where ex-
penditures aro a more waste of the na-
tion's substance, and quorums in both
houses all the time, Tho sessions can
be as long as anyone desires them, for
there is always plenty to do, if our law.
rankers would only do it.
•
Huron County dotes.
COMMUNICATION.
Jumping on ' `ten" -king.
A 8OCMIOOtmoo art POit. A St1ALA'1t',t.4
0CAA1►4tL 11(114 a:Ett..
Glv1 nga Quark Journnllst !tome er 111
ONrt Medicine—Truth Tougher than
Elation—An open Utter to A.M.
Newton "Jet"-klne — More
to Hollow.
Po tho Baiter of Tun Pox.
Sm,—In last week's isnot of that journ-
alistio makeshift, the Budget, I find that
the alleged editor, "Jan" -]rills, has turned
his quill agninst mo in the following
terms :
TUE tlonrnrcu'Enrrons.—Dan aleGillicud-
dy was never noted for guoorcoiby or good
breeding, and our experloueo of him oertnln-
though a fellow Journalist, Janda ouoraur ex-
change net, he is too menu to oven sendup
them local
O Poor fellow I perliepsnbe has
s them
to sante the baker, At omyrate we don't
caro about considering him„ oven an ac-
quaintsmee, after en experience o1 too •'Oed-
dy" On the contrary we Lave to thank Mr.
Mitchell, of the Goderioh Star, for the small
courtesy, withhold by churlish Dam. What
t we
neversthe yet nave had hest more
penemre oarked f meeting
Mr. Mitchell Moo man this Dan. Cuddy 1
Now, air, I am pretty well known in
Brussels and vicinity, as well es through-
out the entire county of Huron, and my
generosity and oourteoy to deserving per-
sons has never yet been questioned. For
seven years and over I resided in your
thriving village, and during that time I
succeeded in securing the good will and
esteem of not only my politioal sympath-
ieore, but also of almost the entirety of
those who differed with me on publio
questions. Occasionally I visit Brussels,
where so many pleasant years of my life
wore spent, and when I find myself there
I discover that political friends and op-
ponents vie with each other in welcom-
ing me back to the scene of my former
labors. As I write I can bring to mind
no one in Brussels, or the surrounding
country, who know me in the sweet long
ago, who has not a kindly grasp of the
hand for me when we meet, or who has
not an open door for my admittance as a
weloome guest when I pass that way. I
expect to be in Brussels in a few weeks
and the individual who penned the above
can have an opportunity of testing my
statement should he goo St. Now, sir, I
have been singled out by a stranger, and
an attempt has been made to hold my
name up to scorn amongst those whom I
knew and respeotsd in former years, and
the memory of whose many kindnesses
I still hold dear. The fellow who penned
the screed is a stranger to me. I never
was introduced to him. I never met him
but twice, the first time being at a rail-
way meeting in Brussels, whore, after I
had refused several offers of introduction
from mutual acquaintances, he finally
came forward in the town hall and forced
his presence upon my notioe. Person-
ally I then took no stook in him ; I take
no stook in him now. The second, and
last time that I saw him, was when he
woo on his way to the common jail of
Huron oeunty, with the official brand of
blackgoardism attached to him over the
signatures of two of our superior court
judges. In addition to the liquor which
ho then carried in the hold, he had also
a deekloacl, of which he was fortunately
relieved, I am informed, when he reach-
ed the jail. His manner was evidently
bordering on delirium, and I again failed
to be favorably impressed with him. This
is my sole experience personally of "Jen" -
kin, and yet the fellow has the hardi-
hood to believe that I should give gum
special favors and waste my tune in
daucing atteudanco upon him. I have
never been ill the habit of associating
with jail -birds, and I know of no reason
why I should depart from my usual (=-
tom in the one of "Sen" -kine, of whom
I believed to be properly placed when he
was fnoaroerated. He claims to be a fol-
low journalist. I deny that he has any
right to make the claim. Re never VMS
a newspaper man, and he never will be.
He is a playod-out school teaoher, of not
a particularly high grade, whose useful-
ness was gone, owing to oiroumstances
whioh I need not narrate at present. He
pot into the journalistic) arena by olimb-
ing over the fence instead of by entering
at the straight gate, and we have high
authority for forming an opinion of the
class of ohmmeters to whioh be belongs on
that account. He never had an hour's
joarnalistio training in his life, and it is
not to be wondered at that the sheet
whioh comes out under h s supervision is
,4h, f iniquity.
sill's 0
a moral cesspool and a
His judgment, whioh was • ver well bal-
anced, has bean perverted a rl warped by
the honeycombing of a 1 lit -calibred
brain with alcoholic stimulen 3, and the
result is a weekly output of p anted mat-
ter whioh represents the mos( cdisborte'
and depraved elements of the madhouse
and the gluts. Singe hie advent to Brus-
eels his weekly vomitings have nauseated
the largo majesty of rho respectable peo-
ple of that section, and be has "run a
inuok" with all and sundry who failed to
discover that "Jen" -kills was a brilliant
alar in the local flrmamont. With his
persecution of Postinastor Grant I will
not now deal, as the mow is sub PAW,
and 1, as an old newspaper, man, know
what is required trader small conditions;
bub on the attaoke on private individuals,
such as Dr, Graham, Mr, herr, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Rogers and others, I must
soy that ho has adopted a course that no
ono but 0 journalistic novice—azul a
callow ono at that—would hove indulged
in. Ida exhibited rho bully in ovary in -
name, and when replied to in ltinrl,
on one or two occasions, took refuge
f r
the cowards dofonCo and whined
sympathy, A bully is always a coward,
and usually, a falsifier, and "Jon".klns,
trio to his instincts, possesses all those
questionable attributes. It is not news.
gory, for or10 to refer to the eau s stand.
ing in the community, or ltio mode of
life, for one marmot blaelreu a swoop by
referring to the not upon him. IIe
claims 10 ba a gentleman, bits his actions
and associations stamp him as a cad of
the meanest and lowest typo On this
future letter. When in Brussels some
months ago I >vas told bye, friend of his
that "Jen" -kine was an erratic genius,
and I told my informant that the lunatic
asylums and jails wore full of "erratic
geniuses." At that timet bad no idea
that the Brunie "Erratic Genius'
would so soon fraternate with his fellows
and herd with his kind, but as the west
ern otump politician wildly declared,'Tho
mills of the god's don't grind fast, but
they git tbar, Eh 1 just the same."
There is just one other point upon which
I need touoh on this occasion. "Jou"-
Idns endeawre to snake my name a sub.
jeer for maudlin wit and distorted buf-
foonery. Ile has resorted to the childish
and silly method of calling names and
distorting patronymics. Ho evidently
picked up thie style of argument when
Ito was a baokwoods school teacher, of low
degree. ' It does not require any great
amount of intelligence, and -where the
brain is w, eh, end an opponent cannot
be overcome by argument it fills a "long.
felt want," very often. So far as my
name is concerned, I am not ashamed of
it It bas never been smirohed by a die.
honest notion toward the living, or a
ghoulish reference to the dead. It came
to mo untarnished, and I have, to rho
beet of my ability, endeavored to pre-
serve its integrity intact. It was never
picked up on a doorstop after a dark
night, nor was it obtained in the found-
ling hospital, as bas bels the case too
often with "Jack"-kiusee. "Jim" -Bioses
and "Jen".kisses, and I, for one, will
not brook an attack upon it from possibly
an output of a British workhouse, no
matter of whom he may claim "kinship."
This fellow "Jou"-kine has bean looking
for trouble, and it is possible he Inay
run against a snag. Like the ooward that
he is, he is now whining between iron
bare, and looking for sympathy. Not-
withstanding his load vannbings about
taking his sentence like a man, he has
made a most abject apology to the courts
and is seeking release from durance as
R whipped spaniel would do of hie keep-
er.
eeper. If he succeeds in getting out on his
whining pian he will have to let Grant's
oase alone until the coat deoides it, but
being a blackguard—first, last and all the
time—he will want to have some Doe to
attaok. I am forty miles away and un-
der ordinary circumstances would take
no notice of the vapid emanations from
the besotted brain of this pot -house pub-
lisher of a "Paul Pry" sheet, but if he is
pining for some ono to. vent his spleen
upon I have no objection to have him
lie about me so long as he sees fib, the
only return I ask being the privilege of
telling the truth about him. Now that
the fall shows aro over I can very easily
spare the time to write up this diseased
specimen of joarnalistio green fruit, and
I promise your readers that "Jen" -kills
will tire of the controversy before I
shall, It is a malodorouo pastime skin-
ning a skunk, but the skunk is less a
nuisance to the general public after it is
skinned. This is my axone for notioing
him at all, and now that I have under-
taken the job I don't intend to let up un-
til I have seconded in placing him
where he never was before—inside the
bonds of common decency. Come on
Maoduff ! Thanking you, Mr. Editor,
for extending to mo the privilege of your
columns, I remain,
Tours very truly,
Goderioh, Oot. 6, '88. D. MaGiwlse0nnl.
D, MoNoalfy, 4th con, Goderioh town-
ship, dropped dead the other day while
helping to run a reaper into the boon.
Nicholas McMahon, of the Hay farm,
Blanehard, had a 0100 oolt killed by a
stray bullet from the adjacent rifle range.
When Rev, J. H. Simpson. of Bruce.
field, returned irbm his holidays he was
presented by his Bible class with a gold
watalt.
A meeting of the West Huron Farm-
0r's Instituto to diatoms Commoroial
Unica, fa to be held at Dungannon on
October ilio 19th. Mcoore. John Chars'
ton, M. P., Dr. Macdonald anal
Porter, M, P., aro exported to deliver ad.
dresses.
At a meeting atilt) Wost HOron Tomah -
era' Association, Held in Godorich on
Sept. 2711 and 28th, the following of0-
oore were elected : President, A, Dm -
bury ;ViecoPres., Mine M, G. Robertson;
Soo. -Trots,, G. W. Holman ;• Executive
Committee, H. I. Strang, 1t, Td. Brown,.
Thos. Gregory, and Misses Efgrray alnd
Hain.,
miage. General pnrpoae--Brood mare,
T. Forbes, T. If. Taylor, jr. ; horse foal,
H. (toss, T. Forbes ; mare foal, T. Biel -
by, '1'. Forbes; two year old Ally, T. IL
Taylor, jr., N. Cummings ; two year old
gelding, J. 1I. Taylor, jr., A. Carr; year
old filly, R. Rielly, J. Nothery ; year old
gelding, T, Forbes lst and 2nd; span,
T. Anderson, D. Taylor. Carriage --
Brood snare, J. N. Perdue, V.'S., Wm.
Geddes ; spring foal, E. A, Chamberlain,
W. Wiley; sucking colt, E, A. Chamber-
lain ; two year old filly, J. N. Perdue, D.
Geddes ; two year old gelding, 113. Ed-
wards ; year old filly, L. A, Chamber.
lain, W. Wiley ; year old gelding, J. N.
Perdue, W. Geddes ; buggy horse, F.
Baines, t'. Wilkinson; grade horse, J. N.
Perdue, D. Geddes ; span, T. Agnew, T.
Ridges. Best broad mare, any olass, A.
Carr; best team, any Claes, T. Agnew.
Judges.—Horses—Donald MsLauchlrn,
Brussels; T. Todd, St. Helens, and Gen.
Crnikehonks, Wingham.
Came,— Thorough -bred — Cow, T.
Ross, G. Smiler; heifer coif, T. II. Tay-
lor, jr., Jno. Barbour; bull calf, G. Sem-
ler, T. Ross. Native or Grade—Cow, T.
Roes, R. Milne, T. Wilkinson; two year
old heifer, If. Edwards 1st and 2nd ;
yeoc old heifer, T. Ross, R. McGowan;
heifer calf, T. Wilkinson lot and 2nd;
three year old steers, T. Ross 1st and 2nd;
two year old steers, T. Bose lot and 2nd ;
ono year old steers, T. Boss, R. Mc-
Gowan ; steer calves, B. McGowan, T.
Wilkinson ; brave, T. Ross lst and 2nd .
oxen, R. G. McGowan ; herd, T. Rose.
Judges.—Cattle—Robt. Medd, Auburn;
G, Nicholson, Turnberry, and Jno. Onm-
ming, Hallett.
Snsim.— Leicester — Aged ram, H.
Henry & Son, Walter Scott ; ram lamb,
N. Gumming, R. Coultas; pair ewes, R.
Coultas, G. Bowler; shearling owes, R.
Ooultee, H. Deacon; ewe lambs, H. Dea-
con, R. Coultas. Southdowns— Pair
aged ewes, W. J. Martin. Otherpowne—
Aged ram, T. Rose, G. Stewart ; ram
lamb, T. Anderson let and 2nd; aged
ewes, H. Boss, T. Anderson; shearliug
owes, T. Anderson, H. Ross ; ewe lambs,
H. Boss let and 2nd; fat oheep, T. And-
erson, T. Wilkinson ; pen of sheep, R.
Coolies.
Pres.—Large Breed—Aged boar, Eno.
Robertson • brood sow, H. Edwards.
Small breed—Aged boar, E. Edwards;
brood sow, J. Owens ; boar, littered in
1888, H. Edwards.
J udges.—Sheep and Pigs—Jno. Gooier,
Auburn, and X.11. Miller, Jamestown.
Poor.rar.—Geese, J. Harrison; torkeys,
J. Harrison, T. Wilkinson; ducks, J.
Robertson, J. Harrison; Plymouth rooks,
J. Harrison lot and 2nd; Legborns, J.
Harrison lst and 2nd ; Spanish, J. Ier.
risen lst and and ; Homburgs, J. Harri-
son 1st and 2nd; any, other variety fowl,
J. Harrison 1st and 2nd.
Judge.—Poultry — W. Taylor, Wing -
ham.
Ipune:dr:1m — Lumber wagon, Jno.
Brunsdon ; buggy, Jno. Brausdon ;
double carriage, Jno. Brunsdon ; plow, B.
M. Robinson, 3, Brunsdon ; gang plow,
T. 11. Ross; seed drill, J. Brunsdon.
Judges.—Implements—P. Scott, Brus-
sols; J. W. Inglis, Wingham, and W.
k[oNally,
Blyth.
Goma—White fall wbeat, Jno. Mo.
Dowell, J. & J. Anderson; red fall wheat,
R. G. McGowan, J. & J. Anderson ; spring
wheat, Goo. Moffatt, J. Harrison ; bar-
ley, Chas. Proctor, Jas. Russell ; hyo
bushels fall wheat, J. & J. Anderson ;
white oats, roe. Fells, T. Anderson;
blank oats, Geo. Moffatt, J. Harrison ;
psae, T. Wilkinson, W. Mason ; timothy,
R. G. vlloGowan, J. Nethery.
Guelph. Jun.otion R. R.
D°cting of thent C mn ittees to Select
A joint meeting of the Railway Com.
mittee of the City Council, Board of
Trade and directors of the Guelph Juno -
tion railway was hold is the Guelph City
hall on Monday evening to consider
which would be the boss route for Guelph
to extend the O.P.R. to Goderioh. There
was a good representation of the bodies
above mentioned present. Three routes
were under consideration. The northern
one world run through Elmira, Listowol,
Brussels, Blyth and Gabriela ; the centre
ono near Winterbourne, Conestoga, St.
Jacobs, Elmira, Hawksville and Linwood,
but would run direct to Milverton, and
from thence to Goderioh. The southern
route would be south of St. Jacobs and
Hawksville into Seoforth, and along to
Goderioh. All these routes were care-
fully talked over, but no definite omen -
skin as to whioh would be the best was
arrived at. It was decided that the
mayor, Ald. Russel and Wm. Bell be a
oommittss to wait on Mr. Van Horne for
tiro purpose of impressing on him the
uecossity of taking aotion in relation to
surveys and ascertaining what his views
wore.
J3olgravo Show.
On Monday and Tuesday of this week
the annual Van Exhibition of the hast
Wowanoih Agrioultural Sooiaty was held
in Belgrave. In past years too Show
was only held ono day but this year the
Dirootors arranged for two. The ex-
hibits in the hall were very good, notice.
ably the fruit, roots and vegetables. In
a number of rho out -door classes the
number of entries was not up to former
years. Tuesday was too Cool for comfort
although utero was a very good attend.
anoe, the gate receipt% reaching over t180,
the admission foo befog 10 colts. On
Monday evening a public entertainment
WAS Held at rho hall, Miss Miller and
ltt.,,.laylor were awarded 1st and and
prizes for instrumental selections on the
organ, and D. Geddes, V. S., Lucknow,
and J. S. Andoison, Wingham, wore
similarly reworded for their exhibitions
with tho violin. The judges worn Goo.
Graham, A. Stewart, C. MoClolland, 11.
Proctor and J. David, The President,
Dirootors, Secretary and Treasurer did
all in their powor to push the Show to
Bonne and theyare to bo congratulated
that too results wore so favorable. The
following is the
relot lar 1
Iiouste. — Heavy -- Brood more, A.
Carr, A. W. Sloan; lone foal, A. W.
Sloan lst end 2nd ; nano foal, A, Corr;
two year Old filly, A. Corr; two year of
Number 10
Tovell ; bead wont, it1rs. Tamlyn 1et,and
2nd ; knitting, Miss MoClolland, Mrs.
Goo. Moffatt; patch quilt, Mrs, It. Milne,
Mies Pellet* ; linen shirt, Mrs. Moffatt,
Miss McClelland ; flannel shirt, Mrs,
Tnmlyn ; braiding, lire. F: Brydges, Miss
;,Io(Ilolland ; woolen stockinge, W. E.
McCracken let and and ; gooks, Mre. G.
Moffatt, Mrs. D. Geddes; woolen gloves,
Mrs. Geo. Moffatt, W. 1I. MoCracken
woolen mitts, bliss Pollosle, Miss J. Tay-
lor ; log cabin ,guilt, A. Proctor & Sons,
T. Andoreon; knitted quilt, Mrs., R.
Scott, Mrs. T. Forbes ; patched gnilt,
Mrs, N. Cummings, bliss Pollock I count-
orpe.no, Mrs. J. Russell, Miss Pollock;
rag mat, A. Proctor & Sons 1st & 2nd ;
Ber1m wool work, Mrs. Tovell, Mrs. God-
frey ; cotton etookinge, Mies Pollock;
card work, A, Proctor & Sons lot and 2nd;
leather work, Ube. Godfrey, W. II. Mo -
Crockett ; pencil drawing, Mrs. Godfrey;
hair llowora, 3llsa 1SeCgelland; embroil.
ory ou silk, hiss lloClolland, Mrs. Tam-
lyn; embroidery o`tlinen, Miss iloClel-
land, Mrs. Wylie ; lace work, Miss Mc-
Clelland, Mrs. Godfrey; twine lane, Miss
McClelland, Mrs. Moffatt ; rag carpet,
Mrs. T. Anderson, Mrs. A. Proctor.
Recommended,—Pau and ink sketch,
Jas. Bagwell; crazy work, Mrs. Tovell;
drawing and batting wreath, Mrs. Tovell.
Judges.—Ladies Work —Moe. Clegg,
Wingham ; Miss Rintoul, Wawanosh,
and Miss Walsh.
lino T noayhavt occasion to dwell its ii gelding, J. Rath ; year old filly, N. Gum.
Postage Reduction.
The question of the reduction of rates
of letter postage is just at present at-
tracting attention in Canada. The sub.
ject is being referred to in the Canadian
press, and the Postofflee Department is
said to be collecting information bearing
upon it. The reduction suggested is from
3 cents to 2 Dents. Discussing it, Brad -
street's soya that the proposition would
seem to be a good one for several reasons.
A reduction to the extent proposedwould,
.
it is reasonable to presume, result almost
immediately in a considerably extended
use of the postal service by the people;
and the effects of this extended rse would
make themselves felt in the oommeroe
and industry of the Dominion. At the
same time the change would bring the
Dominionin line with the United States,
which baa adopted a two -cent letter rate,
and would do away with the anomalous
condition of things under which Cana-
dians corresponding with residents of the
United States have to pay 50 per oent.
more postage on the letters sent by thorn
than is paid on the letters which they
receive. From what can be learned the
principal objection to the reduction is on
the score of its effect upon the revenue,
the fear being entertained that it will
occasion a loss. Sacha loss, if one should •
occur, would probably be only temporary,
the experience of the past going to show
that oonsiderable reductions fu postal
rates are followed by increases in the
postal revenues arising from an extended
employment of the system, sufficient
generally to make up or more than make
up in no long space of time for the re-
duction in rates. It is worthy of notioe
as bearing on the effeobs of such a redac-
tion as that proposed in Canada, that
the Postmaster -General of the United
States declared iu his last annual report,
after an experience of four years under
the reduced rate, that the postal service
was substantially self.sustainiog, and
that if no further changes were made in
the revenues a surplus might be expeoted
for the next fiscal year.
FRUIT AND Foownas.—Golden russets,
J. Taylor, F. Baines ; Baldwin, J. Rob-
ertson, Geo. Sowler; famuese, J. Robert -
eon, A. W. Sloan ; R. I. greeninge, M.
Harrison, R. Scott ; maiden's blush, E.
Robinson, H. Wightman; northern spy,
E. Robinson, J. Robertson ; oolverts, 11.
Stonehouse, M. Harrison ; Colman sweets,
J. Henry & Son, T. Wilkinson ; winter
apples, Walter Scott, Jno. Fell; fall
apples, A. Carr, M. Harrison ; fall pears,
Geo. Bowler, A. Carr; winter pears, W.
Scott, H. Wigbtmau ; grapes, 11. Wight.
man, Jno. Fells; crab apples, J. Henry
& Son, al. Harrison; plume, A. Carr;
collection fruit, T. Wilkinson, H. Wight -
man ; boquet of flowers, C. Proctor &
Sons, T. Anderson; flowers in pot, T.
Andefson, A. Prootor & Sons.
MAYm0Aa0anrse. — Home -(node cloth,
Mies J. Polloolr ; flannel, T. Anderson,
Miss Pollook; union flannel, J. Owens,
Mies Pollock ; blankets, Miss Pollock, T.
Anderson ; single harness, Homuth &
Buchanan lst and 2nd ; coarse boots,
Hotnuth & Buchanan 1st and 2nd ; fine
boots, Homuth & Buchanan let and lend;
homamads wine, J, Owens Wand 2nd.
Roma A.`t0 VNon'Anans.—Potatoes, Goo,
Sorrier, 3, McDowell; four varietief po..
tatoos, Jao. Robertson, J. & J. Anderson;
cabbage, T. H. Taylor, jr., W. It Mo.
Crockett ; cauliflower, W. IL MoCracken
lst and 2nd; beets, W. II. MoCracken,
Jno. Taylor ; wurtzels, W. H. MoCrook-
en, Jno. Taylor; turnips, any kind, T.
Anclo•son; Swede turnips, W. Scott, J.
Henry & Sot ; Geld carrots, W. H. Mo-
Orooken, J. Yells ; horn carrots, Jno.
Robertson, W. H. 15oCraolcen; onions
from seod, A. Carr, J. MoDowoll; onions
any othor kind, W. H. McCracken, V.
Sollars; Indian corn, R. G. McGowan,
J. MoDowoll ; water stolon, T. Anderson,
W. H, McCrackennmusk melon, T.
Anderson, W. H. McCracken; pumpkin,
W. H. McCracken, 0. Prootor & Sona ;
squash, W,1I. MoCracken, C. Prootor t0
Sons; nitron, R. Sollars, W. 1I, MoOraelt-
on ; tomatoes, T. Anderson, II. Wight.
ratan ; beans, 150. II. McCracken, II.Ed-
ward.
Surgoe.---Boots—Bobt. Medd, Auburn,
and M, F, MoKinuon, Bolgrave.
Homo Paonucu,--Salt butter, Goo. Mof.
fabt, A. Cart, T. H. Taylor, jr. ; °took
butter, A. Corr, Aliso Pollock; Loll butter,
T. H. Taylor, Goo. Moffatt ; home-made
broad, Thos, Andeeson, Mies Pollock ;
math, honey, W. T: Martin ; maple sugar,
an. Rath, ii. Wigbtman ;• maple syrup,
A. Prootor & Sons, AI. Harrison; oat
make, T. Ax InseamGeo. Moffatt; foatory
ahaeso,W. H. Smith; honnomado chows,
T, Andsreon,
Iiannga Woos,--•Tating, "Mrs. De. Tam.
lyn; atoahob work, Mrs, Godfrey, Mrs.
Perth County Notes.
The Perth Aesooiiation meets at Strat-
ford this week, llth and 12th.
A Stratford combine hoe raised the
price of breed 2 cents on the big loaf.
The customs returns at Stratford for
the past month were dutiable goods 1}26,-
726 ; duty oollooted, $8,610.04 ; free goods
1111,600.
Afton 0050 fifteen vests' service as ea -
press agent in Stratford, part of which
ttno.he had also ahorge of the Montreal
Telegraph office, Geo. T. Jackson has re.
signed bis position, and retires from the
service for the present.
The span of horns killed at Stratford
on Friday night by a G. T. R. engine
running into the rig were owned by
Jamos Corcoran, merchant. The ani-
mals had run away, end Doming to a
railway 000,5105 turned up the track and
fell into a cattle guard, where the express
from London etre* them. Engine and
tender and the front endof one oar were
derailed.
The annual. Exhibition of the North
Perth Agricultural Society, whioh closed
Oat. 5th, was a very socoessful one. The
thaw of live stook was exceptionally lino
in paint of numbers, as well as excellence
Tho inside ex/albite ware rather meagr
compared with former years, though
there was an unusually largo quantity of
butter shown—over 80 baskets—compet-
ing for special prizes offered by local
firms. Grains were poorly represented—
probably in aonngnenso of the partial
failure of the harvestthis year, while
vegetables, fruit andil0wete were above
the average. The weather throughout
was cloudy, and largo numbers were in
attendance, making the Fair a sunrise
financially, as wall as otherwise.'
a
An ordcr-in.Council has boon passed
fixing Thursday, November 15, as Thanks-
giving day.
Archibald McArthur, of Carleton
Place, has donated 111,000 to Knox Col
logo to establish a scholarship.
It is said that the contract for the its.
provements to the Cornwall Canal will be
awarded to Gilbert & Son, Montreal.
Janne Void, M.P. for Cariboo, has been
called to the Senate, end Mr. Nelson ap.
pointed Lioutouant-Governor of -British
Columbia,.
The congregation of Jarvis. Street Bap.
tilt Churoh,Toronto, have been discuss.
ing for some time ilio questioil as to
whether church property Oltauld pay its
proportion of municipal tams, and have
deoidod at loot that it should, It was
hold by them that church oxemptien is a
form of Mato aid which shouldbe avoided
by Baptist deneminatiOne.