The Huron Expositor, 1876-02-11, Page 1TA
4 1876.
sign themselves Lov-
, They will also seehow
aers the man who, have.
n office,. faithfully dis-
ies, and how she apueis
lily do the service of the
ithstanding the intense
which is said to exist,
),uld, be found to vote for
nosed to the townahip
Wieraaai NataCoatmara
tre.-Each of the princia
engaged in this contro-
had, an equal show, we
controversy to end here,
that -•anything can be.
inning
ran Notes,
, Logan, of Grey, broke his
thug recently.
.onging to Mr. Henry But-
', gave birth to a large
) oe Jan. 24.
ick Moore one day last
Lt 33, Con. 13, Grey,
.rt Moore for $1,600.
els Good Templars will
st).dge on Tuesday evening
tertainment will, no doubt,
kham brass band gave a
hall connected with the-
in that village, on Wed -
being made in Brussel&
the penny reading enter-
-10vere so- successfully car-
er years.
rssince while a brother of
r of Exeter, was squaring
ith a companion the axe
lipped and cut Mr. Holt-
; the left thigh.
fire and hook and lad-
, of Clinton have tendered
nis to the Council and have
'heir doing go, we under.
!Iiiitott without any pro.
tire.
gas Wheeler, from near
Ship of Morris, sold three
; the -Brussels market the -
ch weighed weighed no, 370 and
respectively, an average
'F pounds, They realized.
tet; for the erection of the
Lrch in. Brussels has been
lessrs. Burns & SODS, of
r $5,30f). This does not
Enrnishing of the stones,
as:: It is estimated that
a` the church will be about
rzeli, of Clinton, says -he
iwing produce last season
re than a quarter of an
s, 150 bushels ; cabbage,
'Lions, 10 bushels ; beets;
eas, 2 bushels ; celery, 50
s a. quantity of melons,
er Scott, of Scott &
Dry, Winghara, met with
the factory the other day
ail be deprived of the use
. fingers. Mr. Scott was
ie moulding machine, ancl
,Ite machine getting mis-
hand was caught in it and.
ers badly. lacerated.
J. Henry, of IVingham,
t_ar door -step at the school
village one evening lately,
• severely. When dis-
as in an un-L.....onseious state
. was bleeding profusely.
taken home and medical
nptiy received, and she is
fr
G▪ OV.1011 met with an acei.
Garraw's mill, in (ran -
one of his fingers was
rhoneas Graham received a.
some days ago while work
.'s aa,w mill, on the Fifth
;-rey. WIL ile endeavoring
elt on the pulley of the
came in contaet with the
badly cut Immediately be.
a. He is under careful -
Lent and doing as well ai
Aed.
tement has been caused by
stealing from a farmer who
ilea south of Exeter, the
ing a bright little fellow of
years of age, son of Mr.
ing the construction of the
rer empioyed thereon was
, the farmstead, ancl the
quent visitor at his house.
since disappeared, no one;
NV ith him the child. ;
11 made in every direction,
the boy can be found.
y and smash up oceurrecl:
tiing of last week near the
• B. Fralick, a few miles
Mr, McColl, of Brus-
en to see that gentleman_
-ss, and tied up the horse
he residence. The horse
e frightened, broke the
it, and started wildly
1 road, The shafts were
the cutter before it had
ave a fresh impetus to the
The horse was finally
ad career, when it was
d that serious injuries had
-.y th_e shafts striking the
heels, , ft will be some
poor brute can do active
It
•
ng runaway occurred in
Lruda.y evening, Jan. 21
of that village, accorn-
e Dora Griffin and Miss
Iriving Mr. E. Kent's
around the village, and.
emetery the horses 'abie, upset the cutter and
ey ran, across some vacant
Let the cutter on a little
iirinie street, near the
. Griffin. On the previous
Leppard was driving one •
-s livery rigs, Niiien the
from her and smashed.
Lost beycLad repair, No -
iii either case,
us revival still continues
Church, on the Twelfth
(re. A. correspondent
ay night of last week was
arkable time of the six
ug, by reason of an ap-
were, from the grave.
.ly dying from art, incur -
having the appearance
in the dead, rallied suf- _
e 1 the meeting and Ili
called upon sinners to
rath to come, and make
God before it was eter-
A missionary meeting
he church lately. Mr.
d the chair, Itev. Messrfa
aitland, and Messrs. P.
ossun addressed the gath-
ount realized was doutde
ARAI. ESTATE FOR SALE.
VOR SALE, -A Weed Lot, containing a little
Ie ss than 100 acres of land, well situated in
the township of MoK ;Hop; soil most lexcellent ;
timber heavy, will be sold cheap. Apply to R.
A. LEGGETT, Exeter P. O. - t 420
FARMS FOR SALE. -East half Lot 11, Con,
-2; 12, MeKillop; and Wed half Lot 19, Con. 12
hiellillop; also South 60 acres of Lott; 1 and 2
Con. 10, Morris, adjoining the Village ref Blyth.
Fornarticularsapplyto MeCAUGHEY & HOLME-
STED, Barristers. &e., Seaforth. 425
lataaratta LOTS IN SEAFORTH FOR SALE
-Dr. COLEMAN, having laid out the grounds
recently occupied as a Driving Park into Bind -
lug Lots, is prepared to dispose of lots on reason-
able terms to any vrho.,may desire them; Parties
desiring to purehase elionld make imMediate ap-
plication. ' 884
-VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.--IThe west
half of Lot 13, Celia, Hay, in the Village of
Itodgerville. Good orchard, well wet red, com-
fortable buildings. Also 2 lots and onvenient
house in the Village of Exeter. For artionlars
enqnire at the farm or to the eubsetibe at Exe-
ter. D. OTTON, ^ 426-4
VALUABLE PROPERTY IN EAR URHEY
W FOR SALE. -For Sale in Harpnrhey, I mile
from Seaforth, a large frame Dwelling House con-
taining 7 rooms, with a stone foundittion and
large cellar; a good well and pump, and 5 acres
of god land, more or less. For ittrthe partial-
lars enquire to tile proprietor on the remises.
ROBERT HANDOOCK. , 425*
VOR SALE. -The property of the late 3. C.
-2: Copeland, being composed of 3 nark 16ts, in the
Town Plot of Grey, containing 10 acres of the best'
of land, and well cultivated. There 4s a good
frame house and barn on the property. he above
will be sold on easy terms. Fo'r further partiou-
!are apply to HARTWELL 13PEIRAN, Menerieff
P.O., Grey, or to C. R. COOPER, Brussels. 422
"POR SALE.--rSplendid Chance for a live man
wishing to start business in Exeter, one of
the principal points on the London Huron and
Brace Railway. Good brick store Wit dwelling
overhead, also.frarne dwelling.house et ble, orch-
ard, and. everything convenient for :lei a good
business. Old established. stand; over 20 years.
Reasons for gelling, proprietor retiring. For
terms, &c., apply pergonally or by lette to WM.
GRIGG, Merchant Tailor, Exeter. Out. 427'4
VALUABLE. PROPERTY IN EGMO DviLLE
T FOR SALE, -For Sale Cheap, that comfort-
able and pleasantly enlisted residence in Egraortd-
vill_e, formerly oecapied by Mr. David 'Duncan,
and now by Rev. Mr. Scott, with one acro of land
attached, whieh is filled with bearing fritit trees
of the choicest kind. There is also a good stable
and_ woodshed, and all other conveniences. Pos.
-rn
gelation given on March 16, 1876. '1eins easy.
Apply at the EXPOSITOR Office, Seafoi th. 418
-- -
A LARGE DWELLING EnUSE in Sealorth
2-2- for Sale or to Rent.-Fte e_de or to rent, that
pleasantly situated and commodious dwelling
nouse, ov,-neu oy .ear, ri. rowen. Inc n use con
tains large parlor, dining -room, kitohe , and 1(
comfortable bed rooms, together with demote n
- good cater, hard and goft water, spa le, wood
shed, &c. There are two loto filled iwi h thole(
bearing fruit trees. -Possession given at ny time
Apply to 8. POWELL. N. B. -Also a la ge quan;
tity of square timber for sale. 411
AW MILL AND FARM OF 100 A.CI ES FOB
SALE. -The gnbecribers offer for ale theft
saw mill and farm, Lot 85, Con. 5, Ea41 Wawa.
nob. The mill contains large cirettla , edging
saw, butting saw, shingle saw, edger and packer -
all in good order. There are on the 1 besides
the mill, two h'ame dwelling houses a id *frame
stable. There is algo on the lot a quanti y of val.
uable timber, consisting of pine, blaek ash, and
hemlock and other hardwood, with a la 'go stock
In the vicinity to last a number of year . Satire
factory reasons given for selling. Potatoes on given
at any time. For further particular g e quire, if
by letterpogt paid, of W.- G. HINGSTON, Brue-
gels P. 0., or to R. T. HINGSTON & BROTHER,
Westfield P. O. 880
, _
WANTED.
WANTED. -A
" modiately.
Egmondville.
;
Journeyman Blacks ith im-
Apply to Mr. THOMAS HILLS,
427*4
TereveNsmtara WANTED. -Wanted immidi-
.2" ately, a good ,T,ourneyman Blacks e ith, to
whom good wageti will be given. Apply 0 SAM-
UEL REID, Ilarloek. ; 427*2
I
TO CONTRACTORS. -Tenders will be
-2- by the undersigned until TUESDAY,
for the erection of Sheds at the Pres
Church, Winthrop. Specifications canb
the °Mee of Mr, Andrew Govenlock, Only
tenders will be noticed. A. GOVENLOCK.
received
Feb. 15,
1 yterian
seen at
sealed
42841
VIRE INSURANCE. -AGENTS WANTED
2- Seaforth, Clinton, and all towns
in Huron Comity, for theCanada Fire
Insurance Company. Special indime
First.clase live mon. Apply at once, MA
Box 72, Goderich.
and
earl-
in
villa ges
Marine
elate to
AGER,
422
TENDERS WANTED.
ed.-2.until FEB.
the Brieklaying
erected in the!
proper performance
ed. Plans an
Hepburn, Stratford,
gubscriber. DR.
,
-Tenders win li
15, for the Carpenter Work
and Plastering of a honge
Village of Myth. Security
of contract to be given1f
Specifications, drawn ly
to be Hem at the office
SLOAN, 13lyth. ; I
receiv-
and
to be
for
requir-
Alex.
of the
425*4
TENDERS WANTED.
-2. 'ed for the blinding
Village of Brumfield,
Feb. 15. Plans
the houge of Mr,
the 8th int., from
can be obtained.
themselves to
WM. GRAHAM
..
-Tenders will be
of a Briar Church,
until noon, on TUESDAY,
and Specifications can be
James hillier, Brneefield,
whom any other information
The committee do not
4ccept the lotreat or any
Seeretary Cononlittee.
I
receiv-
in the
seen at
after
-bind
tender.
--.420-2
TENDERS WANTED.--Teeders
-a- ed by the Tx
Morris, up to 11
FEB 23, 1876, f
House in said s
can be seen u.t the
rhe lowest or any
s& THOMAS
Lot 17, Con. 8 hi
4
will be
ustees of School Section
Week, noon, on WEDNESDAY,
r the erection of a Frame
etion. Plane and epecifiektiong
residence Of the undersigned,
tender not necesaarily
SKELTON, Searetary, So
orris Walton P.O. ,
I I
reedy-
No. 9,
School
accept -
th half
426-3
ricFORMATION
2- would be very
aive her gueh information
liticovery of her
is a blind man.
August hist, and
lays, but helmet
the habit of selling
ears, and mates
His wife and !mildly
his earnings, aa
date, ANNIE
Da.
WANTED, -The undo
thankful to any person wh
as would lead
htieband, William Sheppa
He left h a home-13luev
promise to return in
been heard of since;
poetry, songs, &e.,
cousiderable money in t
aro in great need of
i they aro in almost a d
SIIKPPLRD, BlnevaIe
atigned
would ;
to the
d, who
ale -in
a few
o is in
on the
is way.
art ef
sfitute
P. D.
424 1
-
TENDEBS WANTED. -Tenders will be
ji- ed on behalf of the .Board of School al
addressed to the Secretary, until au s
Feb,16, at noon, for the erection of a 1,
the School building in Seaforth. Tenders
received for the whole work, or for the Mao
Wood Work separately, ; also for the exc
incl for the Contraetor for the blatant Work
furnish the material and without matei
iny case, the Contractor for the wood v
turmgh all material. The measurement of
to be in the walls at' 18 to the foot. Pia
ipecificationg '0 he seen at the office of
WA.TSON, Secretary, on and after MO
Feb, 7. ,
;
receiv- ,
usteeg, I
SDA.Y,
ing to I
vitt be
• n and
vation
to
al. In
ork to
bricks
s and
W. N.
1 DAY,
426-2
tufriCELLANEOVNE
, .... --......... - .
County of Huron. Sales attended in all
Paste of the County. All orders left tat the Ex-
POSXTOIL Office will be promptly attended to,
$90 REWARD. -The above reward will be
paid to any person or persons ,who will
furnish sueh, information as will lead to the legal
conviction of the party or parties who :publis heel
the defamatory IlbO1 against my personal ohs me-
ter, in Fly $heet Form, dated-Nov.1, knowing the
loam to be a fabricated falsehood only to inj nre
my character and serve their ownends. GEOR GE
ANDERSON. Stanley-, Jan. 10, 1876. 423
,STOCICR,A..18
1
- Southern
Sheep raising iis
' business in Color
so extensively eng
ing, nor is there' n
employed in, it.
sheep raising, an
metrically oppos
have nothing in
-they both use
grazing Upon; ap
pal reason for thei
will not graze wh
over. i Whether it `s
the grass so close ha
the cattle, or that th
tutioaal autipath
or both, it is cert
in large numbers
sheep are brought
cattle leave. This
of a good deal of
era The cattle
the sheep men
ruining their busi
mately drit-e the
The sheen mea, 0
that they'have a
range as any one,
is as legitimate a a
cc)untry as any other.
tempted - to ! bri g
bear ' upon th
ests, so as, t
some manner, but
ritorial legislatur
with the public 1, ngee
eminent land And und
the national gove m
measures, the, sh e
have been eettlin
tween themselves
resented the iutr
terest by shootin
sheep, and, in several
lives have been
made sheep owne
;operations, and a
try to respect,the
opponents. It
it the sheep bus n.as
creams to any gie t
must give way be o
- The raising of
mainly an expera
and in many. ease
one. For one SU
dozen failures.
for the failures ha
care, keeping the
range, and genera
ness. Many have
trying to keep sh
systbm as they la
in the Eastern
Country, and disast
ed the attempt. T
°ceded have done
ing the COLUltrY al
nature, habits an q
sheep, and by the g ea
and care of their lea
Nearly every i loeal ty,
varies, requires a Fl fie
Northern Colorado an
feed hay all throu
ning gradually in
lectien serves me,
put up for winteri
and head. Here
the most sucessfu
hay at all. 'Nu
feeding part of_
weather, for nista
have nia'de a faitu
tamed to grass WI
unleis broken !to i
the most fruitful
been the keeping
one range. They
out the thin dry la
unless Moved at le
a year, disaster is
cause of failure is
many in onej he
generally as man
gether vvithout '
tem vahich is 'foil N
sheen owners both '
and IsT4 Mexico,
meet successful, is t
sheep elvvaya movir
About June they ar ta
itli
leys or moiintain `.1)
tains, where, in one f t
geed water mid. pest ra
September, Then; th
their way back to t
as:the Winter appro hes pro ee
ward, until in Jartuery and 1'
olo
ORADO.
0, J
KAN AS A,L1.887Y6, I
11L14 • i
iv ly a ne
ot et nearl
s etttle rais,
iugh capita
in are dia
inirrests o
then They
exeept ths,
domain fo
is the princi
sm Cattl
ave been
le sheep ea
;ng is left for
°me consti-
the animals,
mit be kept
r, e d that when
cat le range the
eei the occasion
g etWeen own-
eral y look upon
de s, who are
d N ho will ulti-
of he i country.
the hand, claim
rig • t to public
at t eir business
en ficial to the
It as been at -
leg slation to
nfli ting ' inter-
lat them in
aile , as the ter-
n° hin to do
he being gov-
the au hority of
i'ailing legal
c ttl owners
di erences be -
cat le en have
f t e heep in-
t) iso `ng the
sta cee, human
ee . This has
ca efull in their
as osetlele they
d ri has of their
lei , however,
;de ds and in.
ten the cattle
0. 18
ge n
9,r as.i
two
rai
ch
o on,
lic
hi also
a iigon
re sheej
at t
oth
is
O en
et
ha
11 fe
a
1g
ou
*d
is
ha
th
on!
ac
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U
SU
1
1
ii
iee
nt
a
SS
1
be
be
te
OS
11
1
to
18
So
he
113
a
a
no
le
w I w
- •
8
e;) sh e
a h
t w'll
da
tit
th
th
a
di
ea
ce
a
I
never a shee seems to be a ling in
i
ay, it is tak out of the herd,, and
c red until it comes well or dieS. If
t ith the otbe sheep the . infe Mon
sooh spread. It is easy mien h to
t herd t. roug u summer, -the eat
ulty is in wint ring. With the *lost
1 attention, a loss of 8 to 10 1 per
is calculatedn in a severe eaSon.
owners make a practice of iarding
eep at night. This is regarded:as a
rous 'plan, as in a storm tiliei are
-pile on the t p of each other and
o • er themselves; The imost ; sareful
owners look opt for winter quarters
ltered placehere timber der hills
hield the floe from winds. l Ini the
methey send out the herd
ers With
mina° the prairie to graze, bringing
back at sun a t, and keeping watch
gh the night that they don't drift
or get separated from each other.
men employ6d, as herders are gen-
Mexicans. Herding is a very nion-
us and disagreeable 'employment.
1 erder'has to be out all day with his
=winter or summer, stormy or fair,
ften has to watch with them 'during
ght. A white man will hardly ever
as a sheep herder, unless he is very
d p, or receiVe* extravagantly high
• One herder will look after from
to 2,000 sheeP. Where 4,006; or
sheep are kept tagether, they are
d d into herds. For instance, in 4,000
e there should be a lamb herd, a ewe
a wether herd, with a man to
h At the lambing season more men
be employed, and the ewes and
-lambs very catefully attended and
a ted according to age, health end
th. All this tequires , a great deal
dance and care.' on the part of the
er as the *tilts of negligence or
ssness are moa disastrous.
quality- of the wool produced is not
a to that of sma 1 herds, The Mexii
ool is very poor, that of th half -
however, is considerably better.
reat disadvantage is that the wool
t be washed before shearing.. At
earing season,' all the streams are
n and muddy,and to wish the sheep
cl.
h water woul dirty the wool in -
of cleaning it: Wool !here usually
ands 20 email 10 25 cents per pound,
irdless than if it could be washed.
ounds to a fleece is considered a
air yield. IfI a herd yields $1 a
11 round in wool. it is a very profit-
ne. In New4exieo, t iis custom -
shear twice ' , year, n the spring
11, but in Cal redo th winters are
vere to permt of more thru,n. the
shearing. ,
ere the sbeepbesiness is successfulit
mously profitable, but Wherenot W-
it is most disastrou . The ex -
of herding and keepin the sheep is
mall. 'rho yield of wool nearly
50 per cent. on the talue ;of the
and over and above this are he
It is estimated that where he
not ever 8 ter e,eitt. from cleat a
fit on handling ewes ill 80 perice it.
wethers 60 - el' cent.I But to la
is profit regal es the greateat shill
tention on the Ipart of the mar a 6r,
s I stated a ve, where there bas
ne sueeessful sheep raiser in C(Ao-
ere have bee4 dozen failures.
largest herd i4i Colorado is owned
Boggs, of La Animas, in this val-
e has now ibout 11,000 sheep,
half Leiceste and half Mexican,
ntleman pursaes the nomadic plan
ed above in grazing his sheep. 1 At
e, his herd nembered over 2o„040.
year, he sold wool and sheep to
ount of $52,900. . Mat Campbellll a
as 86 far been
t is !country,
ry nsuccessful
ere have been a
eine pal reasons
W nt of proper
too ong, on one
nee of the busi-
the mistake of
e o the same
ac ustomed to
r a the Old
al ay's' attend-
wh have sue -
tire ully study
-
(lin ate and the
rem nt ii *of the
t atafulness
a d domfort.
s he climate „
•t ys ern. In
W om ng they
w ter, begin -
f y recol-
an it of hay
ton per thous -
her slolorado,
ra eta feed no
ho have tried
e, in stormy
to week sheep
81 eep accus-
thr ve on hay
gr es. One of
US of failure has
p t o long on
a d trample
y uic ly, and.
6 o fo r times
bb.Another
eep ng of too
out 1,500 is
ea run to-
! Ph sp.,
he largest
n olorado
has been
ee ng the
cc o place,
th moan.
erftus val-
t ey find
til early in
wl make
c un ry, and
south -
binary
they are as tar down as the Ind'an Ter-
ritory or Northern Texas. in March
they move northward ain, r aching
their headquarter in pril, or the
'ehearing and lamb n ich be g safe-
ly ,over they turn a to ! he moun-
tains. The advert ages f t is System
are mainly that the woo and he Ith of
the flock are thoughtt e pr ved by
the slimmer stay in the i un am ; that
snew and storms a e in gr at degree
avoided,by going ut in in and
that fresh pasturag ay obtained.
South there is dan e fr, I dia sg, oainii 8
The objections to t ar tha i
that ip moving , fro pl p to 1 e the $
owner is liable I to cu lhos irit
cattle men who;l ma de ti eir refer/718 1.
eneroached upop.
Mexican blood iu th m. 'Th Meicican
Nearly all the ) h °rear less
sheep is, a small, ligli -ant al, vith black
nose and ears, its wo i this an I poor,
and it is of 11.41e it co t fir latton.
Its good. good, qualities t t it is , hardy,
and that large herds fti me n e kept
together. Meaican c a a tossed
with Cotswold and ''1/4-feri ra S. First,
'perhaps; with Merir t sem riethfinceneets:
and weight of ;woe n
wold to obtain goo si a id Weight
of carcass. There i (la er n breeding
too fine, as a fine bre a al, is aelicate
and cannot stand expesur an being kept
M a large herd. Mexiea we can be get
iiiNewMexico for abOut to 1.50 each.
Here a herd of fair half red sheep are
, a s rating to
worth from $2 to $3 a he
age and quality. The lee are very
liable to disease, and Oq e,t e greatest
care and attention to p Oven such dis-
epidemic among them. s a •
o • beeenting
reventive
eases as the scab and rot
for the scab, it is the ge Oat erect -ice to
dip in tobacco water ifte shearing.
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an from Aust
wner
ew exico, here
robabl;t equ
ve 2 ,000. In 0.
neifay alone bpi
Bixbyi& Co.
an owns; an Ifslan
OeOet,Imaian tc
01
n w
The
tr
ly
ge
ra
h,
ho
s a
alia,is another largo
lling Mt. Boggs. In
re enortreous hercit,
g reputed tals own
Worn* the rniof
have 110,000. This
nthe Pacific abent
they
y one
orth
(sheep
es from the c ast, whicl
out 18,000 theep, with on
look after t em. They are
ve millions, al made out of
ol.
importing Of fine s ep t
has been t ied ver ofte
always wit ut success.
in climate way of livin
ly been fa 1 the sheen.
11
, this
but
The
halve
Mr.
large and sc ssful eep o neat,
I am indebted for Much • the
nformation, t Id me that three
o he bought 90 fine Cot wold
rom the Stone and Snell he 'ds at
aird
suir-
nL1°.4sil: -
the
ue ph, and brought hem out her
a little over year only 1
Their progenY he has still
d they are ! doing well, bu
d sheep were almost a total
joli A. M
t in
vivre'
herr
imp
‚5
rt
Canada,.
A nergetie hell belonging to Mt.
J 81 M yhew, of Camden, hatched out'a
b o9 • f chickens Mr Sunday last. ,
On Saturday morning, the town hall
a d • rket building.of Ingersoll W6 O de -
by fire. The consumed pro )erty
rth about $10,000. Insure f,n.
ct
agr
r fu
t r
pro
ly
•
.John Clerbenis, lumber d 414,
n trial in connectionwit ! the
is end avori g tio
diters for 534 ents
nuell since hi con -
has become very violent sh Wing
deal of pugilis ic disposition He
• receive any mister and declines
any religious works. ,
. James Kennedy, one of the °St
nt men in Ble helm, died -sit den -
ay lately as was dressingto
e funeral of a eighbora H was
f Blenheim Council last year
coudtry roads leadirig to 0
ere fearfully blocked up it
Friday last. On one of the
roads no lees than 27 odd
ere stuck in. Otte snow -drift. .;
wnship_ Council of A boll,
hemselves lately.. A Pioto pe -
that a complete split teak lltee
_appointment of auditors, d ,a
k for a vieek was the a ult.
mbers insisted that an auditor be
from each political party,*hile
ervatives were bound to have
eo nedialbawro,ritthiohl.liscaeare
convict McC
.11
at
es
ad
'l'
taw
spo
le
ohm
s
li
Pain e Edward County, had a. hot time
Mao, g
olevr lat
er t
dead. 1
Tvvo m
appoint
the Co
both. lidost a " Donn-ybrook Fair" on
Council ys in that particular district.
-A in a named Wm.. Legg, who re-
sides in.Lo!ndon township ; claims to hevo
cut dow maple; and beech trees, and
chopped ad split from the same a cord of
ordinary ngths in 65 minutes.
-Mr. liner, the Montreal weather
prophet, w predicts the it is extreme-
ly probable that we have yet got a tough
piece of ipter to o through, and that
our greatest snowfallsare yet to come.
-A m n by the name of Dannaly, was
badly scalded by a woman of the name
of Mrs. arshal, while he was making a
landlord' !seizure, in the township of
Wallace, minty of Perth, one day last
month.
—It
etimated. that over 500 tans of
rock fell to other . day from the point
south of the Bridal Veil, Niagara Falls.
The troll' ndous shock created quite a sen-
sation am ng those who happened to be in
the vicini
—One
Yr '
f ; the clerks in the Hamilton
post office' was injured by tome explosive
material la Friday afternoon, supposed
to be dynamite, inside of a letter. The
explosion ;occurred while he was stamp-
ing the le ter.
--Hon, G. S. Rodier, a member of the
Quebec L4gisiative Counci and Mayor of
Montreal fot four successive terms,clied in
. that city on, Friday. He Was also a Com-
missioner to settle the loeses arising out
of the re Ilion of 1837-384
-Toro to City Council has passed 'a
By-lavf to revent storekee rs and others
from ex sing goods in front of their
shops. T e practice is h Id to be a
reet enco ragement of th ft, besides be-
ing a nuns nee to the gene al public, I
-The lane of Widder station, a vil-
lage in t e County of iddlesex, has
been chan ed, on petition pf the inhabit-
ants, to t at of Thedford, ly which name
it should hereafter be airessed. ?The-
m
nae of tie post office was changed het
_Weak-
' -It is stated by a con
Mr. Joseph iScurrah, towi
County of Ifictoria, lost a
ber, and tt1e last week of
it a living skeleton, after ism interval of
three mouths, under a straw stack. It
is now as liwely as ever. I
--A fire broke out in the Post -office at
Chatham eborit 10 o'clock ,on Thursday
evening of lest week, and kad gained con-
siderable • headway befor discovered.
The contents of the Post-oiflce will be a
total loss; also the booksto e of Mr. Mor-
rish, in the same building, ,
-A petition, numerousl signed by the
ratepayers qf Stratford, as ing that the
number of hotels in that to n may be e,
duced to 1, that no saloo 1 license m
be granted,and that the shop licen
may be limited to 3, was p esented to t
Council oni Monday night b e deputati
of clergym ti.,
' -A row, occurred in the obbies of the
Legislature at Toronto, o e night last
week,between a leading p itician and a
prominent 'railway man, w en the latter
accused the former of tryi to get the
grant for his line reduced. he politician
threatened to annihilate th railway man
if he did notat out or come out. The rail-
way man left. !
inporary that
hip of Eldon,
piglast Octo-
anuary fouad
I
together with the 1 k of adequate cap
ital, are the causes ssigned for this fail
ure. The same gen leman failed in 1865
and eff cted a coMpromise at twelve
and et -half cents on the dollar.
His present list of creditorranumbers
seventy-five for amounts over e hundred
i
dollars. i -
-The city of Hn
a iitan is infested with
mendicatits,who visit merchants and e01-
1
icit sufficient stamps to prepay a letter to
the Old Coun try.; Either money or stamps
n, but bet are bartered away
ey. One stalwart man boasted
g made !$1 23 in one day last
fur trade in the East is improve.
ing materially. The news from England
of an advance in prices; has sent out
scores of buyers from the United States,
and they are now scouring the Upper
Ottawa in hopes of buying in all the fur
held by the traders before they are
aware of the improvement in the mar-
ket. . The receipts of raw fur in Ot-
tawa during the past ten days are very
good, and the quality is much better
than expected.
-Between 2 and 3- o'clock last Friday
morning four burglars entered the house
of Mr. McCoy, a farmer residing near
Rock Chapel, West Flamboto'; The
ruffians Were masked. They entered Mr.
McCoy's bed -room; one of them held him
down in bed and theatened to shoot him
if he res. ted, andthe other three ransack-
ed the house. They ftsund $100, a silver
watch and chain val ed at $50, and de-
camped:, There were two stalwart young
men in the house bu they were afraid to
render any assistane . ‘
-Another religio rs quarrel is being
ventilated in Mont eal over a young
married woman, fo e erly a Protestant,
who died recently. Father Dowd was
called in previous to, her death and he
asked the prayers of tho faithful in St.
Patrick's church for • eceased. This was
the first intimation o the matter the hus-
band had,and he is vowing vengeance.
Itis said it was the other of the young
woman Who introduc:d the priest private-
ly. Two Methodistm` nieters had previous-
ly visited her.
1 -Last SundaY,`Ar hbishop Lynch, of
Tor -Onto, announced in St. Michael's
Cathedral that ticke certifying to the
due performance of p rimeges at the re-
cent jubilee were r •y, and could now
be had. His Grace 1 id particular Weis
upon their value as memento of tat
memorab e occasion, more especially in
view of the disturb ces that took place
in the city. The Ar hbishop further an-
nounced that the •ti kets intended for
those thait walked o what His Grace
termed 'f The Marty s' Sunday," 3d. of
October, wero writte • in red, typical of
Init-rtYrd tO
Apral,from Bishop Bourget was
read last unday mor ing from the pul-
pits in the Montreal Roman Catholic
Churches; He devotes his attention
chiefly to Catholic Liberalism, Or Liberal
Cetholiciera, which he defines and strong-
ly condemns. He also makes allusion to
Rev. Mr. Chiniq-ay's recent performa ' ce
of the sacrifice of the Mass, under the
pretension that he ret ins such authority,
e Roman Catholic
secreted the wafer,
n pieces and tram-,
pled it an er foot. This sacrilege the
Bishop deplores.
-;-----An interesting b44amy case has just
- • ,
.111eLIKAN 13,R0IPIER.ERS., rwiblielsers:
Si 30 a ItiarliOs aslivaisee. ;
•
-
•.. . . ; ,
I - t
. any person refusing at leave A 'tavern Or,
- hotel when ordered to by the -lendloard ;
, for carrying firearms when in. a sate of
intoxication, and for being in charge of A
horse or *vehicle when under the influence
of liquor. The suiggestions probably eanie
too late for use . by the - House, bat , are
worthy of attention in. vier of anY fatufe
'changes.-1lems oast' r'a'ti. on he%•
la it St; atfo '
siliamsl MaMifeeturgeWerkt
t
th
on the 3d inst., in honer of e opening7-
of the Po Dover Railway, tato ` Thom.
on & W
and the Gas Works, WAS a graild affair.
A large munber of people from neighbor-
ing towns and surrounding country visit-
ed the tow*, and by neon it woe a very
animated appearance. I The train -on the
new railway arrived ; from Woodstock
shortly after. 2 o'clock, "contenting the
directors and a nninbier of visitors. The
directors Were tendered a,' hearty recep-
tion by. Tr M. Daly, Esq., Esq,; Mayor of
Stratford, in behalf of the ciiizens of the
town. The banquet -in the evening waS
a brilliant affair, :and was attended by
nearly al! the -ii,esit,ables of Western Qii•
tario,
-The skit entered byllessrs. R. Fish*.
and Son, pi ;Seaforth; against Mr. Mathe;;
ion, of Mitchell, has terminated in favor
of the latter: -The particulars of the case
are as follows: The planitiffs were the
contractors -for the building of the " Roy;
al" hotel, of Mitchell: Having completi
ed their contract, they , made a demand
for extras'frlailning- about $1,700; while
Mr. Matheson; the proprietor, contended
that they wre ovcrpaiLl. Failing to agree
on this -pc,' t the Moors: Fisher institata
ed an action at the spring'assizes'and th
presiding judge ordered it to be referred
to arbitration,. Mr. j. A. McCulloch)
Steatford,-being chosenarbitrator. The
case -was heatd the week before last, *
number of viteesses being examined, and
on Wedn day the arbitrator gave his
award in f Or of Mr. Matheson.
-An ins lvent 'named. Hamilton late- -
ly called a meeting of his creditors in,
Halifax. He was a grocer, commenced
about three years ago • With •a capital of -
'$300, and he meets his creditors to -day
with a liability of $10,000, good assets;
one-fifth of that gum. ; An attempt to
run'a hotel left hitdia-alebt a year ago,
.and a speculation in butter. with a butch-
er, who has run:awaY, made matters
worse ; but the Worst feature is that for
more.than a year the cancern has been
hopelessly bankrupt,and yet the insolv-
ent went deeper into the affections of 'Ili
creditors on the !strength of having a
well-to-do father in the country at his
back. This is another illustration of the
foolishness of country boy. going to seek
their fortune in aleity. !
. I
-Limit week's I Nation, contains Mr.
Goldwin Smith's farewell address to the
Ontario school te4hers; as their reprea
sentative in the Council of Public In. -I -
struction. He defend* himself against '
the charges made by the Chief Supertn-1
tendeat: Dr. Ryerson and regrets on two!
grounds the change that is about to take!
place in thO, 'education system. His first
reason is, t.44). the Conacif with all its!
'faults was beyondthe rap& of politicat,
influence. Thea Churches, including!
Roman Ciathdlic and ;other interests,
were fairly- repreeented, 'but could never
bring p,olitieal intinence to bear. His:
second reason.is a.•Ithat• lb, is convinced
that the teachers AisA suffered as a pro-
fession under - the Bureatietatic Govern-
ment nrider which thy had. been held, !
arne, defrom re. presea. tation se, them
f '
i , t
-A Now Scotialidper reports almost;
tin Enoth AIen case, 'A-winnan-named
Blow, residing .in the. town 'Of Pictou,
Nova SC , whose husband'had left her
sqmarseaen- years- itgo,*riag.the truant
was in Mo real; went. there • after him
last an me . - She -few* him, but the
surprise at eeing.lier-7.-So she -said—was
so great ,that ,. hel sickened and finally
died. The arsconeelate widow, clothed
in mOurnin ` of the deepeet hire, came
back to.Pletem, ared After- the grief had
in some degree -worn: away, listened to
the protes tient* of i second love, love, and
was to marry him.. Alertly. -The first -
husband, howeyer,arrived in Pictou on
the 10 o'eloOlt eve `rig' train on Friday
last, and the prop° d. snairive is inde-
finitely ; postponed. His resurrection
'from the;elead. remains to be accounted
for. ; ' ; a •
are giv
for whir
of havi
week.
-Th
though he has left t
-The licensed victualle s of London Church. Having co
have adopted, a petition fo presentation Mr. Chim uy tore it.
to the Legislature, whic
surprise an alarm at bil
duced for u her reatriet
trade. T petitionat re
may not become law
have an opportunity cif
it at the p
-No les
Stratford r
meeting of
they express
g the liquor
s that the bill transpired at Toronto A person named
been tried and
rge, It appears
his firist wife in
ith her emigrated
, where they lived till 1870,
hichdates a family of 13
ere born to them. In 1871 he
ioned city a young
tied, going to the
bridge to have the
The priacipal line
had not been mar-
,
being intrca
the electors flonry Brownlee
ouncing upoa found guilty of thisc.
that Brownlee manic
Ireland ii 1849, and
to Toront
than $8,0�t of the taxes of
!heaped amyl ected at the
he Council last week. This beltween
sum was morttly due by leading men. The children
collector was ordered to re urn the roll met in th
at once. One councilor at th13 board stated
there was $2,0O0,.includin bank debts!,
to be immediately provided or; and there
1
was only $
—The end
tered letters,
ton post offi
year so fat
amount. T
any delivere
attends to th
alone and
one to find fa
in the trearm y.
us number ef 8,960 regis-
Passed' through the Harris -
.above men
woman whom he nia
parish ch oh, of WOO
ceremony performed.
of defene was that h
ried to'th first woma
a --A do n -east pap
a during last year, and this reliable alithority th
bids fair to exceed that 19th of January last,
e above does not include
I and still th
; whole duties
ouch a' manne
ult.
circular issued from
the mereadtile agency, T
the numberof failures in 0
the year 18,75; at 855, representing
bilities at $8103,20'7. In uebec, dur- bable'.notwithstan
er, they v411 have
ing the sameyet before they Will
l time, there w re 678 fail-
ures, representing $13,994,909 of liabili-, feed. on.
ties. These g t -tiling in their -A bo., , youngest
magnitude, a1nd areller atieve the av-
erage amoinit Of annual Canadian failures. McDonald, met with
a cabinet factoz in
e postmaster
of the offibe
• there is not
the office of
ronto, gives
tario during
potato bu4s were- obs
Lot No. 3, in the 'Jr
Mariposa, County
were quite lively, an
ously looking arourid
your. This is the ea
tato bugs, we belieae,
the DoMinion ; bu1, i
1111
--Last Su day ing_ht t
Boys' College at Loudon
escape from fire. ()lilt as th
retired a str
examination
found A lam
near the lib
work and
The fire wa
damage wa
-In Mo
man named
ed to take hi
the eveaing
that he was
bidding goo
which he to
and prefsenti
exclaimed,
our gAoofdeibvy
tory service
County of
e Ha e. narrowl lmuth
mrnates had
1 ng smell of funtoke led to an
f the premises) when it was
I had exploded in a closet
ry, setting firelto the wood-
s, which -wer destroyed.
extinguished efore much
ane. ;
treal, ori Saturday night, e
in. Henry Co ke attempt -
life with a revolver. On
n'question he gave evidence
about to commit the act;
r-
ihye to the sejrvants, after
k a revolver frokii his pocket
ug 'it to his rig breast he
' Phis will put n end to all
(al' and immediately fired.
ays ago, during the dedica-
it a church at Colchester,
apex, a Mr. Fad suddenly
dropped deaiti. A few miputes before he
said to those pear that he would be will-
ing to die, could he see the church debt
paid off, towards which object he had
subscribed .$0, others contributing freely,
Only &few ollars more wer4 required to
complete t e , cherished end,when the
hand of death fell upon hint.;
a -A large failure in- the hiraber trade
has taken ace at Ottawa. Mr. _Robert
Skead has been put into- insolvency by
the issue of a Writ of attaehment, and
tinued depression in lumbe an timber,
to bear it, The general d lona eon -
his debts amount to $188,000. . The leas
will fall most heavily upon one or two
large firms who are, howeve , quite -able
ternoon last. e wa
a shaft, vrhen the
which he, had around
shaft, and the unfor
whirled round at the
tions per minute. 1.11
close to the shafting
caused by isuffocation.
1 two feet f om the pi
on the outside of the
-were badly broken
terribly bruised. IT
of the poor boy wae a
deed.
. -On Tuesday af I
Adams, of Acton, Was
ber's papermills in G
became frightened at a
standing y• the ro
suddenly, brew Mr.
buggy, cutting him on
Adarns again taking hi
au
gy, the frightened ani
and on tu 'rig a come
Adams w a second ti
also struck by the whi
was severely injured b
dent. So great wits t
the ,horee was running
the baggy Was sent fi
embankment into the
complete wreck.
---A licensed vi
has brought to the a
Government through
member foiSouth P
sions of the agnglish -
would, no doubt, be,p
if they were engrafted
The clauses referred tc
• r is informed on
t, on Wednesday,
large number of
rved in a field on
lfth Concession of
f Victoria. They
apparently arm-
ee potatoes to de -
Hest arrival of po-
yet chronicled in
is altogether pro -
the mild weath-
• ait a few weeks
find anything to
son of Mr. John
horrible death at
ora, on Friday af-
standing close to
ind blew a scarf
his neat into the
unate youth was
ate of 180 revolu-
e neck was drawn
and death was
The shafting was
uildipg, and about
nking. The legs
and the body
e Mangled: form
• ickening sight in-
ast week, as Mr.
driving near Bar-
rgetown, his horse"
large steam boiler
ide, anti, turning
dams out of his
he head. • On Mr.
• seat in the bug -
al again,
at the mill Mr.
no thrown out, and
ling buggy. He
the second mol-
e speed at which
at the time that
ing over a steep
mill -race, and is a
ller in Stratford
don of the Local
r. Balla,ntyne, the
leveret provi-
enie law, which
oductive of good
on the new bilL
provide a fine for
'a
!
-An unpleasant affair happened at one
of the high schools in Ottawa the other
alternQou. A boy, shout 10 years of age,
ecame-unrirly, and the schoolmaster at-
tempted to chastise hintfor his 'bad be-
haviour. Ueresisted, and another mas-
- ter came to the assistance of the first in
order to eject hint A I brOther of the
boy happened ` to come naseeing the rum-
pus, immediately made offfer his father,
-who came and threatened violence to the
teachere,;anelWas a,ont 'put his threat
)
into execritian, whenan ther• person in
the shape of the true* officer, or a police-
man, made his applaratioe who managed
to
in
to least a tempo-S.4y settlement.
The moral of this is so Obvious that it
scarcely needs repetitionl'here. ." Traiu
up a child in the way he will go, and
when he is old enodgh he- will wallop his
father."- !
-On Monday cf ast week a farmer in
the townsliip of • into, named. James
Troy, was br,oiight, before two Justices of
the Peace, charged with abusing a girl
named Elizebeth.T omais, A daughter of
George Thump, of that ,'township. The
girl, who is -not quite 13 Yvan; of age, was
in the employ of dire" *Riving for her
work, her board and clothing. The nature
of the offence, as self forth in the informa-
tion, is as fo lowse On a very eold day,
during the present winger, Troy forced
this girl to g out and put straw in the
barn, duripg which her ,hands and feet
were frozen 'aobadly that -it -is fared two
of her toes wiIl drop off. Troy also -amok
her with s fcfrk ItindIe cia the head and
inflicted twollarge antis, and kicked her
person ‚go that her beefy in 'different
parte was briised, blackinedandiswollen
in a frighfu11 'limner, . Troy was fined
.$8 and costs.E Ti tlie oitence be such as
represented,- Ite pruaslimentnieted out is
certainly too lenient. A -couple of months
in jail and li- few app tions of the
" cat " wouW. have served such a wretch
only too weU.
1