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The Huron Expositor, 1876-09-29, Page 4o 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Sale of Booths—Johnilannah, Secretary General Agency—William N. Watson. Stoves and Tinware—Mrs. E. Whitney. Baptism of Fire—Beatty & Co. Cheap Furniture—Johns & Rowcliffe, Farm for Sale or to Rent—Wm. Bishop# Special Value—Logan & Jamieson. Farm for Sale—A. Sproat. New Store in Seaforth—Allan Mitchell, Estray Cattle—John Hannah. Teacher Wanted—R. Pattison, Walton. Apology—Robert Smith. uron txprottor. WITIEff SUPPLEMENT. 1 SEAFORTH, FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 29, 1876 f41 Senate Appointment. The vacancy in the Dominion Senate, from the Province of Quebec, caused by the resignation of Mr. DeLerey, has been filled by the appointment of Mr. C. H. Pozer, M. P. for the County of Beauce. Mr. eozer has represented Beauce in the Dominion Parliament eince Confederation. He is an advanced Liberal and a fluent speaker, and has always shown himself ready to take part in the debates of the House. NeW writs will be issued immediately for the election of a member to the Commons for Beauce. As Pozer was returned by acclamation, it seems that no Liberal -Conservative need apply. semessesseseesaseemee • Victoria Election. On Monday last the election of a mem- ber to represent Victoria, Nova Scotia, in the House of Commons was lund. This .constituency_was 'rendered vacant by the appointnient of Mr. Tremaine, the late member, to the Judgeship. The candidates were Mr. Campbell, Conser- vative, and Mr. Ross, Reformer. Mr. Campbell WES elected by a majority, of 96. While we regret the defeat of Mr, Ross, we think that it would have been I. a pity for Dr. Tupper to be obliged to stand another session of Parliam nt solitary, alone and unaided witheut even one supporter from that distant Maritime Province. Mr. Campbell has twice been defeated in that constituency —in 1873 * Hen. Mr. Ross, late Min- ister of Mititia4 and in 1875 _ by Mr. Tremaine. Mr. Ross is a brother of the late Minister of Militia, lassesseamaammemenemi Bucking114mshire Election. Britain has just been excited over a parliamentary election. The Earl Of Beaconsfield (Rt. Hon. B. Disraeli) cii his elevation to the Peerage left a vacan- cy in.Buckinghanashire. The candidates were Hon. T. F. Fremantle in the Con- servative interest and Hon. R. Carring- ton the choice of the Liberals. Bot were strong candidates, having hig connections in the constituency. The Liberal' candidate made a very good run, as he cut down very considerably the majority the Earl of Beaconsfield receiv- ed at the general election in 1873, but . - the Conservative candidate was elected by a majority of 176. The chief points that Hon. Mr. Carrington expressed in opposition to the Conservative party views Were: The atrocities committed by the Turks, saying that they were a disgrace to civilization, and that the Government was in some measure responsible for them. He also referred to the Agricultural Holding's Bill, pass- ed by the Government .last session, as a sham to the Agricultural classes, and he - utterly opposed Lord Sandon's Education I Act. ' immoommomm,.... Fire Protection and Fire Preven- tion. While we have no desire to undervalue the exertions naade by our town authori- ties to provide means for extinguishing fires, yet we cannot help believing that those exertions will be utterly unavail- ing as a security against an outbreak of the devouring element and its disas- tretiavonsequences,so long as we have no eeee y law that can effectively e- Tn • 1.N` ;11 • e • th matter of insecure chimneys stuck through the roofs an 'of wooden buildings, and unsafe r ceptacles for the ashes. The trite maxi that ohe ounce of prevention is bate than one pound of cure is forcibly appli cable to the matter before us. How ap parent is the improvidence that will sub ject the ratepayers to considerable bur dens in providing means for extinguishing a oonflagration after its outbreak, while no attention is bestOwed on remedying, or compelling the removal of the nu- merous vulnerable points in our midst, such as those we have indicated above, . -which, through inadvertency or culpable carelessness, at an inopportune moment, might reduce a whole neighborhood to ashes before our fire engine could be brought, ieto position. We are far indeed from advocating any unnecessary in- terference with individual liberty,by the laws of the land, but we _think it a viola- tion of the true priuciple of civil and so- cial liberty, that any one individual should claim the right to put the lives and prop- erty of his neighbors in jeopardy to sea his whims and his notions of moral recti- tude, or to have other men's rights cir- cumscribed by his untutored ideas as to the conditions and relations of physical objects. The true function of Govern- ment, if we Can understand .ithe subject rightly, is to afford proteotrn and se -- cunt§ against the selfish actions of man in a social state. It therefore be- comes the duty of municipal councils, which have been delegated with authori THE URON ty to act within a 'pedal sphere to carry out the prime object of !Government, to deal promptly with individual actions Which tend to endanger life and property ithin the corporation. Let it be enact - tanti gefterally made known that den- '', ousachimneys, stove -pipe projections a 4 wooden ash receptacles within a cer- t n distance of any dwelling is an offence; d that a violation of such an enact- ent shall be visited with an adequate luny, and our to council will have Yen a step that wi result in greater rialblic security, than an possibly be °b- iped by an investme t pf thousands in fiiri engines. Such a e law would at (#ipe squelch the ear est protestations of the owners of such fire -catches as we hare indicated, as • their safeness in a ways being watched The truth is that long as those fire etches arepermit. to exist at all,the will be used, and if sed, indifference t danger from any n verypercepfible de clitheYmay have, o Id unwittingly gen rate into culpable trevable ruin. But i these fire catches fi c releasness, which mi tit result in irre- of them, what guaran eel is there that a e used even with ca e by the owners t efr will be under the same vigilant su- p rintendence during t e absence of the oweers, and when con ded to the care of another. We hope ou council will take a liesson from the late fire, and compel in iie rigid regulations 4, be observed than h hitherto been regarding chim- ne , stove -pipe projec ions, and ash de- positories. in of th sin der fro in man net our But deal tak and infi pun trap had ham than A ie Mode of Cap tal Punish- ment. be execution of John Young for the r er of Abel Macdonald, an account hich appears in this week's paper, is last horrible scene in a drama pf lar horror and brutality. The mur- f an unsuspecting farmer, returnirg market, by a blow from a bludgeen he hen& of a vicious and dissipated is a ceime against ssociety of such a e as to demand the strongest mem- of prevention d punishment. does not society, in inflicting such a h as that inflicted o John Young, la method which, in coarse brutality ;callousness to hu an suffering, is tely worse than the crime it seeks to ish and repress. (-e e bound wretch, hner4ing on the which, after other vain attempts, o be pounded down with a sledge er, suffered untold agonies, wora pl this scene of horror witnessed, let death itself. of a talked about all over this fair De- us bnrhankful, by only a few, but read mini socie lence, He the , enc a th by t sente bes i u, is to teach criminals how much , abhors and detests acts of vio- brutality and murder. . fr repugnant this method is to all tter feelings of mankind, is evid- by the fact that the. last executor mondatos of the laws --laws wade e people's representatives, and es pr nonnced by the wisest and the l went a d most hardened of the our nd—is sought for amongst crinei 1,1 classes,and executest his office in d's ise, I ached and avoided by all his e low men. I sqciety still demands that murder ers hall themselves be put to ;death, the true interests of humanity and civiliza- tion d enand that that death shall be in. drii flicte without causing needless torture, and w thout resorting to the exercise of the la S brutality that it condemns in the i inal. 1 And. the method is not ear to e ek. prof. Tyndall has already drawn attentiOn to the subjectand point- ed out hat in electricity mankind have an a e by which life can be taken in- staai eously, and absolutely without pain. And the infliction eif pain and en the poor wretch, then being !into the presence Pf his maker ke, is not contended for bY the dm advocates of the present 'mode of ca ital punishment. If that were an objectthe Raw would naterally have a varie penal Weer the h inousness of the 'crime. As a mat- ter of feet, the overse of this ia often the case, the least guilty , criminal, contrary to all sense of justice, suffering the great- est agony. The tenth is, the present mode of inflicting the death penalty is a relic of darkerand more barbarous age, and the give pla better, f elmgs e humanity. The c iminal eirhoie society had adjudg- ed to have forfeited his life could be con- veyed to the seat of the Gevernment of the country, whoa laws he had violated; there, in a;room repared for the purpose, inthe pre,sence of the necessary wit eases, and melee the su ervision of the Proper scienti4c office r of the Government a 1 # flash of artificial lightning could be passedlthrough him, and the law weuld be fulfilled. We hope the people; and the pail) ment, wil the mueh manner better wa harrowing behest ef ! Christian pommunity, i ammes!... ondezy rnoon last week, torture hurrie and ju stron of methods of inflic causing diversitie iok to the supposed ting the death s of torture; difference in° time h come when it should e to on leas repugnant to all the e's representatives in Peelle - take the matter up, and enact eecled sLeform, whether in the e haye suggested Or in some and thus put an end :to the soenee now enacted at the an enlightened and professedly —On while Mr. Ethel, w blacken.' see° tance of collar be W et Renter carpenter, of wor flg on "'Mr. Treviso's op, he 1 fell from some to the ground below, a dis- about seventeen feet. His ,•WAS broken, and he was abio injured about the head. • Nes of the Week. DISTURB CZ IN SaUT ERN AFRICA— Further hos jiffies in the Transveal are reported in a telegram from Madeira. The Potchei trocim cont. gent had had *nether co flict with t e Kaffirs had takeriMapas Ilas-town,a d burned huts, A gr at number f Raffles were killed, and rge quanti ies of supplies were obtain . , FASTEST TiME.—The Sit amship Wam- poa, of the olonial Line of Australien packets, has recently nia e the fastest time ever kn • wn between Liverpool and Melbourne, , round the ape of Good Hope. The time, inclu mg stoppages, was 42 days, and if eveh n approxima- tion of this s eed can be continued the line will be a powerful rival to that across the America: Continent or the Isthmus of Panama. TWEED 011, ING HOME.—Orders have been telegrap 'ed to Caet. S. R. Frank- lin, of the U ited State steamer Frank- lin to procee to New :York with the pri'soner Twe d, instead of going to t e Hampton R ads, as at first directe . Upon the irre vet of the Franklin it N w York Tweed ill be surrendered to tie authorities. She was expected to a il for ho e ales t Wednesday evening wi h the pr Boner. The voyage will take 0 days. • SUSPENDED en at Queenst trate, and ap Board of Tra donnient of t Sussex. ' The was to *pie repaireddor forme runnin cate was seep —Judgmeet has been gi n by the resident magis- revecl by the officials of the e, in the cese of the aban- e Nova Seotia brigantine ourt held that the captain or not haVing the vessel ot working the pumps,and her to hied. His certifi- nded for s.i months. The Court, howe% er, recomMended him a mate's certific te in the meantime. AN OYSTER SHELL HEP.—The largest shell -heap on his continent is at Dasdar- iscotta, Maine No oyst r has lived in the river near h re withi the memory of man, yet an a e of land containing 100 square rods is o ered with 100,000,000 shells, which re suppose to have been among them, but their position shows cl; thrown down y human eters. Stone, bone and copp r instrum nts are found that no great eologic ch 'nge_has occur- red since the Beeeome E loon nearly h England, a fe which contain in a meadow by throwing o arose before he grapple ropes horn ee howev throwing one o fortune he seiz self into the ca cending. The ed a wife distan tagonist. ATTACK ON OODY AND SANKEY.—At a meeting of ew York ministers on Monday, the 1 th inst., the subject of evangelists was discussed, and a bitter attack wai3 ma e on Mood and Sankey by Rev. John ohne, of t e Tabernacle Church. Rev. r.1 Stephen II. Tyng, Jr., who conducts r vival servi es in the gos- matized as an 'ape,' and angelism e called 're - The spe ker who fol - s "poke of he latter's at - 4 Sankey nd Mr. Tyng DANTEI, DERONDA.—_ o niercial gives a clew 1 Daniel Deronda.' It gre4 dea • of diecussion qeorga E Pt in writing and the J wish portion • # 9 1 eaps were ormed. 0.4)E.—A ull and a bal- an encounter. in Kent, days ago. The balloon, d two feroneuts,descended here the animal was, but t two bap of ballast it reached it. One of the eoame e r, and ti the men o d the rope angled in his ped the car, Lt, but by good ad drew him - while the balloon was as- alloon subsequently land - e from its belligerent an- , pel tent, he pti_ his system of e ligious trickery. lowed Mr. Joh tack on Moody as being very m THE MYSTERYo The Cincinnati to the mystery says 'There is of the purpose o Daniel Deronda, of the book is a particular puzzle. The truth is, the hu and f George Eliot is a gentleman of ewish docent, and she, is suspected of • riting he book to please her husband% St tory with great this work, and i that in the cours this relation, s • e books.' FLOGGING IN flogged in Engle was convicted fo a young lady in sentenced to pe years! after under gin& of twenty 1 was taken to the 23, he shrieked f a babywhen th had previouslyb crime. This is th criminal practice not prevented the the offence. CAPTAIN CAME Cameron, the Afr ed, at the session tion, to what he replied that it sho a man, althqugh just as much as if proper Way to get was to behave to tleman, and he co they un tleman any for wanton can tra THE total sec e studied Jewish, his - are as a preparation for i said b her friends f her st dies, having studied a thousand • N LAND.—Garroters are Wm. Leonard, who ighway robbery from L nooln's-innfieIds, was al servitude for seven o ng two Operate flog- s es each il When he hipping I block, Aug. ercy, ahd cried like -cat was applied. He • n Angged or the same o y =stance in recent which egging has offender from repeating erstood q was. He e that w as likely eller. HOOTING res of bot ranges Were: Am 900 yards, 386 • 1, The Am rican te 1,165. T(3101-8'00 369; 1, yards At the cimolusion bees of both tea -neighboring hotel Congest -Watery ad fortune the Ame by Ma,joe Leach, team,.and Col. Mi Americaia team. ON'S SUCCESS.—Capt. can explorer, was ask - the British Associa- wed his sttecess. He Id be remetabered that e was bla,ck, was a man he. were white. The on among the natives ards them like a gen- Id assure !them that ite well what a gen- found that the use of unnecessary or at all to endanger any Afri- CREEDMOOR.—The teams at the three rican-800 yards,409; yards, 370. Total, ards, 394; 900 yards, 391. Total, 1,154. winning by 11 points. f the mateh the mem- s assembled in the d partook of lunch. resses on the good 'can team were ma.de aptain of the Irish hell, Captain of the FLOODS, IN PEN LVANIA.—A des. patch frau Readin , Pa., reports a flood in the mhuntains •f Forest County on ThursdaY night, Se t. 21st. It washed away the cabins o pied by the families of George Parks nd Daniel Cooper. Their bodies were c rried away and jam- med betWeen a boo of logs in Forest - Creek. In McKee county the storm Was of long duratio and severe. Two persons were drow ed near Smithport In Tioga county th ee lives were lost, THE GREAT G io KER OF GFERMANy. and it is reported t t four persons were drowned while at ting to cross a swollen stream at e rt —The esteblishmen of Krupp, the great gunmaker of Gerrna y, covers an area of several hundred acr. . Twelve thousand workmen are emplo ed, whose wages an- nually amount to ov r$400,000. When a good workman is f und it is depirable to maintain him, an so far as posiabIe it is made worth his hile to remain., aii considerable skill is •uired to manspro/ late the steel largely used in the con- struction of the guns. A perudon fund has Ixen eitabliehed or the workmen s 1 - V ienefit, to which each one must substrate 4 small fraction of his ewages. To the enoney thus Collected -the proprietors add half as much more. The grounds are traversed by a railway five miles in 1 nifth. 4 XPOSIT011. XPLOSIO.N AT HELL GAM —The great engineering feat of rending into pieces the rock which obstructed navigation at Hell Gate, opposite New York, has leen successfully accomplished in the precise time and Manner intend- ed, and without a single accident. Hallett's Point reef, the great obstacle to navigation at Hell Gate, no longer ex - hits, the blasts conducted by General Newton and Captain Mercer having been successfully accomplished without the slightest mishap. A large number o spectators assembled to witness the e plosion, and their cariosity was grafi- fi d by a cloud of spray and smoke, in which fragments of reek and lumber re hurled into the air, and a heavy a ock to the ground, accempanied by a low rumbling sound. 1-- iSuere BY AN ICEBERG.—The brigan- tihe Baltic has arrived 4 Dublin with the captain and crew of the steamer Arbitrator, of Liverpool,- which struck an iceberg on Aug. 24, atscl foundered in 20 minutes. The Arbiteator belonged to Mears. T. & J. Harrison's regular liee of steamers between New Orleans and Liverpool, and WAS on a voyage to the latter port when' the disaster occur- red. She was laden with cotton, tobac- col, oil cakes and other pi-0mm, and had on, board $7,000 in specie. It is esti- ' 1 m ted that the total value of ship and ca go was over £70,000. The loss will fa severely on Liverpooli underwriters, who have suffered heavilyof late. The Arbitrator was a steamer, of 1,262 tons bu den, built at Sunderlahd in 1872, by Dr4vidson & Co. She was eommanded by Ca tain Craig, and wee classed 100 A N I at Lloyd's. 1 E ecution of John Young for the Murder of Abel McDonald. CA117CiAt 8OPti8Mber 21, 1876. he all -absorbing topic o! the village is execution of John Yon g to -morrow ing. The scaffold on Which the un- unate min is to expiate his crime is nearly the same on as that on ch King and Blow the Townsend derers, were executed some twenty rs ago. Of course, improvements th m0 fo ve wh mu y habeen made to suit the age, and, as up Ito yesterday it was supposed that boti, prisoners would be hung, the trap- door, which had been made large enough for ewo to fall, has been reduced in size. It IK situated in the southpart of the yard, and, viewed in the evening by mo nlight, had a very gleamy appear- anc ,. The reprieve for James William reached the Sheriff by telegraph last night at 7 o'clock, and in order that there should be no mistake he was instructed in his reply to repeat the actual words of the!. telegram, which was done. The She 'if at once conveyed th - news to the reE eyed convict, who WM asleep, and w e first awakened could hardly realize the joyful news. When he, fully under- stood it he said he was glad on account of h a father, mother, and relations, also on his own account. John was not told of t)te reprieve of Jamei;William till this Morning. It appears that the day befoo, the Deputy Sheriff had seen John and told him that both were to be hung. Joh said, Well, I'm glad I both of us are; We shall be in co pany and we have always been together, and he would soone James was hmig. being told , of the reprieve he seetheddejected. Several ministers have been unremitting in their attendance on the prisoners, namely, Reverends Mr. Fife, Methodist; Grant, Presbyterian; Locke and Grassett, Church of Englapd, and both appeared to take a deep interest , in religion. At John's request the clergymen have been with him all day, and he has been in a terribly nervous state; at times 'being scarcely able to speak. He has express- ed a wisli to make an address from the scaffold, but fears that he , will break down, and not be able to do' se. He was very restless last night, and at his own mph* had ministers with ! him all the time jInevertheless he eats well. John's relatives, two nieces, four nephews, and the husband of one of the nieces, visited him at noon to -day and the farewell was a most affecting one. John seemed greatly grieved because his sister had not co e to see him, and said that she had gone back on him at the time of his trial. She might forgive now and bid him farewell. The Barber girls were not allowed to visit them. amuse, September 22,1876. John Young, t e murderer of Abel M donald,i was hung in the jail yard Cayuga. There were few people insi the yard, but as part of the scaffold cou be seenlfrom without owing to the lo oese 0 the fence, there were som hundreds outside, amongst whom we several women. The Sheriff and hi Deputy' had made every effort to heve right, but, unfortunately, owing to th breaking of the ring which was in th bolt, the first attempt of the hang! n1 a failure. The morning was a calm quiet one, and there was not a breath o wind stirring. Before most of the inhabitants o Cayuga were disturbed from their slum bees a few people might be seen wendin their way to the jail. The scaffol stood at the south part of the yard, on s about 20 feet in height from th wa beam to the ground. The rope was th same as the one with which McCiannell was hung and the drop was about nin feet. The cell in which John Young was confined looked directly on the scaffold., and as the jailer thought he would no like to see it constructed, he offered to change his cell or have the shutters closed, but John would not, and said he wished toesee the scaffold in course of erection. This has been the second execution at Cayuga, none having oc- curred since 1855. At about six o'clock , John's brother and brother -in. -law called to say farewell. It was the first time they had visited him since his recapture. John was deeply affected and wept; the relatives also were deeply moved. There had been ministers with John all yester- day and a great deal of last night. In the afternoon he had been visited by the Rev. Mr. Fife, who had with him a Bible with a clasp. During the time the minister was praying Jahn managed to secrete the Bible, and after the reverend gentleman's departure he took off the clasp and sharpened it with the inten- tion of committing' erticide4 but at the lad moment be repented, or his heart failed him, and he did not do it, and told Mr. Fife the circumstances in the morniwg. About half -past *a- o'clock, those in the yard could heir prayer and the singing of hymns oing `04 in_ the 'prisoner's 04- there at 4464 lane: with him several mitustere, Shortly This riorninik according to law, at 7:15, c- at de ld we. several all an —7 af ' rward the representatives:of the press weo, through the courtesy of the Sheriff, mitted to the corridor. First of all aMes William Yo •was peen, and he ooked terribly ill. e was lying on Mk and was but a ghost of the forma an. John Young was standing against he wall heavily ironed, in earnest pray - r With the Revd's. Fife and Locke. As the hour approached he got calmer. bout seven the blacksmiths came in to emove the heavy shackles, and as the eavy hammer descended on therivetted ngs the blows went to the heart of every ne present. John Young WAS dressed n a white flannel shirt and grey trousers th no boots. He was cleanly shaved 'ti the exception' of his moustache, and 1 is air neatly brushed, altogether a man reore unlikely to be a murderer could camth el, be imagined. As e men were moving the shackles he gazed intently at them and seemed to watch with inter - at every stroke. ' After the shackles ; ere removed the Rev. Mr. Copp, of etroit, who was paying a visit to Mr. ife, entered and engaged in prayer, • ohn had requested him to ac.cempany im to the seaffold, and the rev. gentle-, an complied with his wish. , About 7:15 the hangman, a middle- sized man havinghisface heavily mask- ed, entered the cell and pinioned the risoner 'who bore the operation well. Jlohn was then taken to say farewell to hs nephew, James William. Both spoke iifi a low voice through the little aperture o the cell, and the conversation was h rdly heard. John's concluding remarks ere, however, 'Good bye, James, be a od boy; it is pretty hard, for me, is •it t. God bless you. The prisoner walked with a, slightly faltering step, and was very 'pale ; he got his n :eves together, however, and ascend - e4 the steps firmly. The Deputy -Sheriff, sopn as all were on the platform, read t e warrant and asked John Young if he w hed to say anything. The prisoner said, '1 hope this example of mine will be a wanaing to all youn m n not to follow in my tracks. Yes, sincerely hope it will be a warning both to them and to strangeneas well. I don't 1 1. 1 11 th ho be th nle I hardly deserve this fate, but I e and trust I will meet you all in a ter world; I do hope all will take Warning.a thank you all, gentle- ' , n ;for your kindness to me, especially Mr. Martin, the Bheriff,and Mr.Murphy, the Jailer.' . The unfortunate man then shook hands with ' all on the platform, and the executioner proceeded to pinion his legs. , After the pinioning the wretched man knelt, down on the , trap-door and the Rev. Mr. Copp engaged in prayer. During this Young's face, over which the cap had been drawn, worked con - vu ively, and it was evident that he was breathing heavily. At the conclu- sion of Mr. Copp's prayer the Rev. Mr. Locke recitai the Lord's Prayer, in which all joined, and at the conclusion the executioner pulled the lever, but THE TRAP DID NOT FALL, the; ring connecting with the bolt had broken, and the wretched man remained in his terrible position—kneeling on the tra • The feelings of the 'spectators may be imagined, but the feelings of the unfsSrtunate man can never be: Ilis hands turned purple and his whole frame vibrated with mental agony. The Rev. Mr. Copp tried to soothe him with prayer, but still the dreadful twitching continued. A heavy hammer was sent for and the bolt tried to be driven back, but still the trap refused to move. At last, however, by a violent blow of the hamtaer the trap fell, and the LAST SCENE in John Young's life took place. He dropped some nine feet and spun round froni the vibration, but scarcely strug- gled, a few convulsive twitchings being all that were noticeable. It was with a sigh of relief to all who were present when they saw the poor man put out of misery. We do not think, however, any blame can he attached to the officials for the diraster, as the ring was an en- tirely new one and. to all appearance perfectly sound. The greatest care had been taken to have everything in order, and none more deeply regretted the occurrence than those in authority. That he (Young), died without pain was evident from the expression of, his face after he was cut down. ' After Young was hung Mrs. McDon- ald, the wife of Abel McDonald, came to see the body hanging. She had wished to see the execution, but was persuaded not to. After hanging about half an hour the body 'was cut down, and an inquest was held before Coroner Decew, and the ver- dict brought in that deceased died of strangulation. Our reporter after the execution, visit- ed James William Young. He appeared to be seek, and was undoubtedly affected at the death of his uncle, but not so much as one would think. When asked how he was, he replied, `He was pretty well.' THE WHEREABOTJTS OF THE YOUNGS. All sorts of reports have been current as to the whereaboutss of the Youngs during the time they escaped; one, of which we will not vouch for the truth, is, that the first night they escaped they passed in the cellar of building, being constructed by one Mare in the Township of Glanford • another night was spent in Blackheath woods, and a long time in some barley fields. After that the mountain, near Hamilton, was -used as a place of refuge and Ifrom thence a movement was 'Ade to the place where they were captured. ' THE CAPTURE. The capture was affected, we believe, from the following information : A cer- tain detective from liamilton, known as an athlete, was out in the Caledonia district for a month. There WAS also out in the same' district a con- stable from the police force of this city. All the relatives of the Youngs were closely watched, and some closerelations were seen with the Barber girls taking them into the country. They were followed, and it was discovered that the girls were going to the escaped con- viete. The body of John Young has been applied for by his relations, but the re- quest bas not been granted. —Hamiltva Times. SEPTEMBER 291 1876; • emmeseemeeenemieneimp ing the Bayfield Harbor. He likesefilt when asked by the Government, - 4, #y of the by-law, misrepresented Vie e eiency and progress' of the week doee to said harbor, and only for the hiterfer. ens* of another party would have been severely 'Punished by the law. The ond on the list is the Aesessor, wilobee pulled up stakee and left for parte nte, known, (perhapsi to Bona Vista). Tee third' is the doctor of the Council who has a large interest in Bayfield, and at the last sitting prescribed a doseef $20 payable to the Council of Bayfield for the use of the hall for Diviaion Court, con- trary to the Act which says that the municipality in Which the Court is hem shall provide a Place. The fourth the Reeve who lives. in the hotels and vicje. ity from 10 o'clock in the morning eon 3 o'clock the next morning. The fifth is Keys who lives in the township of Ste. phen, and visits our township occasion- ally: The sixth is of so little moral worth that he may sit at the tail end of any Council board, for none will listen te him. The last, but not least, is Graham who is disgusted with the conduct of the above, and is tired of tutting his nails, and has gone home to attend to his farm. Thanking you for the space devoted to the above, I remain INCOGNITO. STANLEY, Sept. 21, ISM. ros.the.m_rdir. uunloafnktozttteoll'anudrerot:::lnodpotr:t:itorrep.11 to the lengthy epistles in your last two issues but for the many erroneous state- ments therein contained. It is a sad pity that men so capable of expreeene their views in public print, would not take the trouble of informinitthemselves that their statements are founded on fact. Evidently. their object is, at any sacri- fice, to supplant the present officers of Stanley with their own friends. Truly their aspirations are not of a very elevat- ing cast. I will merely notice thosemis- representations which affect the interests - of the ratepayers, and leave untouched those censuring my private character, nor will I discuss the merits of the can- didates at last municipal election, that 1 was done 'Reviewer' f ear' states that a liy-sheet, en- titled a, 'Few Facts,' was circulated on the eve of last election, when there was no time to give it a public contradiction. Now, that one statement is enough to throw doubt on all his subsequent one, because this very sheet was discussed at the nomination at Varna at a full house of voters, and a gentleman had time to go to Mr. Anderson's house and prepare a lengthy epistle for the Exeosrroh itt answer to said 'Few :Facte.' I haves profound respect for that gentleman's ability, and believe that no fly -sheet, ex- cept it was full of facts, would have the ghost of a chance before the scintillations of his herculean pen. I did not circulate said fly -sheet, nor do I know who did, but I do know that it contained a 'Few Facts. Hence said gentleman's failure. Magna eat veritas. 'Reviewer' also states that I swore in - court that the Roll was completed when given in by the assessor. This too, is quite erroneous. What I did say was, that the Roil was handed me by the:as- senor to be checked over, and the roll withthe list of discovered:errors was given back to the assessor to be rectified by him, which he did. The roll of Stanley this year is the best ever made in the township. I don't think there is one error in it, the property is equitably as - sassed and every lot rated. For the want of a proper cheek last year several Iota were omitted and paicl no taxes. The ratepayers have the gratification of time, ing that whether the taxes are heavy or light, all are paying a jUld rate in proper - tion to the value of their property. And no councillor at the Beard this year has tried to evade his plat share of the 00.111.* mon burden by having his propertyunder- rated. • Now, Mr. Reviewer, I will tell how the Voters' list came to be printed the second time, and am prepared to submit the cause to the people of Stanley. I know right well there are a few chronic grumblers in the community who are de- termined not to be satisfied, no matter how well or ,classaplg served they are. They imagine that a cavilling, grumb- ling, fault-finding course is cleverness and. a mark of intelligence. What a le: mentable mistake! I have long ago given • up the hope of ever satisfying such, nor do I expect the explanation I an. about to give.will be efficacious in this respect. The Legislature last session made certain changes in the Voters' List Act, the ses- sion closed about the middle of February, after which a long time was occupied in printing the statutes ; which were then sent to the Clerks of the Peace for 'dis- tribution. Before the clerks through the townships were furnished, the time elaps- ed for getting out the lists. lamp ease the list was in the printer's hands before I was apprised of the changes, and as it was not arranged according to -a certan schedule in the new statute, it had fee reprinted. The differencebetween thie issues is not well& a row of pins. MLhy o the changes now made are attendede moro, cost than profit. Nineteen OI twenty-three lists in the County were er- roneous. To prevent loss to the town- - ship, I determined to pay the cost of the second issue myself. This is no great grievance, as the Signa/ office printed the list exceedingly well and cheaply. The assessor swore to the roll the day follow- ing the court at Bayfield, thus legalizing a roll already first-class. The second issue was printed since the roll wassworn to, so that all the imaginary calamities to the township, of theft pseudo -patriots, vanish. Please Mr. 'Reviewer' to review the large amounts the township sustained last year through the blunders of your friends, which had to be paid out of the ratepayer's pockets. `Reviewer' etates that neither the as- sessor nor clerk owned a foot of land in the township when appointed by the cpunciL Now, air, you, allow your de- sire to make _a point, to overcome discre- tion. What is the fact? Mr. Downing has had a ten year's leaserated for $900, -on Which e paid the taxes of property and wrought statute labor many years. This invests him with the privilege of the franchise and qualifies him a legal oassessor. I bought my 'bona vista' farm n the 6th of NoveMber, was ap- dclerk on the 17th Of January and not till the 10th . of February fol - that the Legislatere separated ray from the tovrnship and anileXed It Village of Bayfield. How much property do some of last Year's officers act rownson Line own? Now Mr. er,' be candid enough to own ou are trying to =raise an excite - among the ratepayers, adverse to lama% as, Such wat courae wili expensemrayof fi to your own and your vile To thell°Edtheitoretaniof thee7Haron.°°11111E:poilsAreitor..1 ot tratlif redounth' Intli7inettpreseet: proepers 'Review MR. EnnoR I noticastin one of your last issuea that the question was flaked "WhoiatheCoun1ofstan1eyr2 I am ad.,FIFItieted With all the members of said VOUDell. 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