The Huron Expositor, 1876-12-08, Page 44
NEW .ADVERTISEMENTS.
Grand Clearing Sale -G. Dent.
Furniture—J. S. Porter.
Glorious News -.Allan Mitchell.'
Dry Goods and. Clothing—W. Hill.
Groceries—W. Hill.
Musical Instruments --Willson & Scott.
Holiday goods—Hoffman Brothers.
Money—W. Hill.
Estray Heifer—A. 11. Knox.
'Potatoes Wanted—Exaostrea Office.
Estray Cattle—Michael Shea.
Estray Calves—Angus Kennedy.
Dissolution Notice -.-Monroe & Hogan.
Estray Stock—James Stoneman.••
Farm for Sale—Jas. McDonald.
Farm for Sale a Alex. McEwen.
Property for Sale—Albert Sperling.
Wagon Shop, &c., forSale—Jeha Cowan.
Boar Pig—John Workman. '
Boar Pig—Henry J. Hudson.
Varna Cheese Factory -4. B. Secord.
Nomination—Township of Tuckersmith.
Boar Pig—Robert Hays.
Suffolk Pig—Hyman Tyerman.
Nomination—Township of McKillop.
Dissolution—Benson & Meyer.
Blaakets—Logan & Jamieson. '
Horses for Sale—John Thorp.'
Store and Dwelling for sale by Auction.
Nomination—Township of Hay.
McKillop Insurance Co.—Meeting.
flOwick 1nStirance O�.—Meeting.
Estray Steer—John Kitchen.,
Meeting—Kinburn Cheese Factory.
Meeting—Seaforth Cheese Factory.
Lost—John Williams.
Debtors' Notice—john Kidd.
To Builders—Geo. Bench. ,
Sealed Tenders—Robert Douglass.
7Aiurn txptioiter.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8,1876:
Preparations for War in Russia
, and Turkey.
Preparations for war between Russia
and Turkey are being made on the most
gigantic scale. That war can now be
avetted would seem to be almost irn. peg-
sible. Even the Conference, should it
:assemble, will not, it is asserted, *make
any effectual effort to prevent what
-appears to all, inevitable ; but will main-
ly endeavor to so circumscribe the area
of the war as to confine it to Russia and
Turkey alone. The mobilization of the
Russian army is going on With such
expedition that in a few days a force of
250,600 men wilb be on the Pruth ready
• to cross over into Moldavia on their way
to effect the occupation of Bulgaria. It
is reported that agents of the Rugsian
Governinent are tratelling in Romania;
ascertaining the condition of roads and
bridges, the I, exact distance between
points, what qualities of forage and pro-
vieions are attainable; and also ascer-
• taining the sentiments of the population
relative to the war question. "
The Turks on the other hand, are said
to be making preparations for the coming
conflict with terrible earnestness. t In
the Danubian valley, at Silistria, !Lust -
shuck, Widdin, and Schumla, formidable
• -fortifications are being erected and
artillery sent forward for. defence. And
all the Turkish gun -boats are being
naanned by Britisli. naval officers. From
India, the intelligence. has come that
Mahommedani are leaving there in
numbers and repairing to the assistance
of the Sultan whom they regard as their
head, both civil and religions.
Prince Bismarck has recently made a
sphech in which occur passages indicating
the policy of Germany in the present
oriel's. With reference to the -occupation
of Bulgaria he is understood to have
said that "the statement that he had told
the Marquis of. Salisbury that he approv-
ed of any such proceeding was ei-roneous.
Oermany-had refrained from all interfer-
ence and had no wish to acquire prestige
by meddling with other people's affairs.
She had been asked to mediate, but had
declined to advise where she did inot
mean to support her counsel by force.
1
The timewould come when the 'disinter-
estedness of this policy would be gener-
ally recognized and then European
affairs would be adjusted by the weight
which Germany, if her interests required,
was able to throw into the balance." \
A Vienna despatch says the opinion in
that city on Bismarck's- utterances is
divided. The military party, Federal-
ists, and Anne?cationists are angry, but
the German constitutionalists are more
favorable, while the Hungarians are, ex-
pected to agreeWith Bismarck's views.
Toronto and the Public Build--
inge.
The citizens of Toronto have been,
within the past few years, exceedingly
generous in the way of bestowing large
sums of money upon railway and other
enterprises calculated to build up their t
city. For this purpose bonus after bonus s
has been granted with scarcely a dissent- t
irig vote. Enterprise of this kind is s
certainly commendable providing it be t
not carried too far. As would now seem, f
however, Toronto has atomised more b
than she is very well able Io pay. Her w
. burdens have been increas d so rapidly a
that ms
the in cipal rale are sorely a
puzzled as to what means they ahall w
adopt to make the two ends meet. Many H
expedients have been tried and 'abandon- w
ed as impraJticable. At length it has o�- a
curred to the brilliant intellects of the b
City Council that there is within the w
Naiads of the city a large amount of be
property which is at the present time th
exempt from taxation, and they hive
concluded that if they could only induce
the Government to amend the municipal
act so as to allow them.to tax this prop-
erty they would, for the present, at least,
be relieved from their difficulties.• Ac-
cordingly a deputation of the Council
waited on the Government a few days
ago and impel the desirability of so'
amending the law as to permit Municipal
corPorations to levy and collect a tax on
all property now exempt. The drift of
the deputations demands may be gather-
ed from the following extract from The
report of the interview between them and
the Goterntnent :
"Aid. Hallam spoke in reference to
the desired abolitioazof exemptions. He
contended that the Government ought to
pay municipal taxes e and especially ought
-to provide for their ovvn local imp' eve -
Monts. The exemption of church prop-
erty was the worst thing of all." '
"Hon. Mr. Crooks suggested that the
city should offer the Government a site
for new Parliament Buildings, as there
might becompetition among different
citiesfor the location Of the Goaern-
merit."
"Aid. Hallam said it would be better
for the Government to pay taxes in To-
ronto than to be exempt in Hamilton."
With regard to the taxation of church
property, wea_have nothing to say, but
for the Council of !Toronto to demand
that the property of the Province, located
in that city, be required to contribute to
the furids of the city by naunicipal tax, is,
to say the least, the height of impudence.
What would Toronto be to -day in com-
parison ;with other less favored cities
were it not for the enormous expenditure
made there in connection with the public
buildings ? Remove frain Toronto the
Parliament buildings, the public offices,
the Normal School, the Lunatic Asylum,
the Central Prison, and the other insti-
tutions placed and Maintained there by
public funds,, and the most profitable part
of her revenue will be taken from her.
Toronto derives directly and indirectly
ten thousand times moi -e revenue from
these public institutions which are sup-
ported by the Province than the taxes on
the property would amount to, and still
she is not satisfied. It is desired not
only to tax the property that the Prov-
ince has there noW but to erect new and
I
costly public buildings that still more
taxee may be collected. The benefit
which capital Cities derive from having
within their herders these public hastitu-
Cons, was recognized end provided for by
those who 'framed the constitution. It
is a proidsion of the British America
Act that the property of the Dominion
and the Provinces, wherever located, be
exempt from municipal taxation. It is
not likely, therefore, that the city of To-
ronto, infleential as she is, will succeed
in securing what she to immodestly de-
mands. She had better: be satisfied with
what she has,! lest setae of the blessings
whieh have been showered upon her be
withdrawn. -
The Meeting bf Congress.
The formal openizg of the United
States Senate and House of Representa-
tives took place oniMonday, and was
witnessed by an immense concourse of
spectators. In the House the call of the
roll showed that 249 members7were-pres-
ent, the entire numberI on the roll being
288. The Rn
epublican, ominee for Speak-
er was James A. Garfield; of Ohio, and
the Democratic candidate Samuel J.
Randall, of"Pennsylvaniale Mr. Randall
was elected. The president's message,
usually sent down on the first day, was
not read until Tuesday. The reports
relative_to disagreement in the Cabinet
:rept-cling the South 9arolina affair are
said to be without foundation. At a
Republican caucus held before the open-
ing of the House it was decided to make
such opposition to the adoption of the
anticipated. democratio resolution for the
appointment of a special committee 'of
investigation to the Seuthern, States as
will delay action upon the resplution for
some days.
eimmameatem....
The Situation in South Carolina.
What was predicted from the violence
of party feeling in South Carolina has
actually transpired. Two separate legis-
latures—one Republican, the other Dem-
ocratic—are holdiug daily sessions in the
capital of the State. And each party
has • also chosen its ohm Speaker, and
claims to have elected its own Governor
as well, the Republicans claiming Chain-
berlain and the Democrats owning fealty
to the redoubtable Wade Hampton.
The presence in the canital of the United
States troops sent there by the President
upon the representatiotls of the Governor
has had a most salutary effect in main-
taining order and' quiet annd the general
turmoil and excitement. From Thurr
day of last week until Monday of this
week, both legislature S convened in the
State House of Representatives. but on
he last mentioned day, the Democratic
peeler, Wallace, having announced that
here were one hun4red special con,-
tables stationed in the State House by
he Republicans for the purpose of
orcibly ejecting the Democratic mem-
ers, he, fearing if such a movement
ere resorted to, bloodshed would ensue,
djourned the Democratic House to meet
t Carolina Hall. The Democrats then
ithdrew in a body, leaving the State
ouse in possession of the Republicans, •
ho, having a majority of four including
full quorum, 'proceeded with the regular
usiness. The United States. troops
ere not called upon—the difficulty
ing settled without 1 the necessity of
eir interference. It is presumed • that!
the Republican legislature will proceed
inamediately to suspend and impeach'
the Judges of the StateiSupreme Court
for their interferenee with, and imprison-
ment of the members of the State Board
of canvassers.
The President in a conversation 'refer-
ring to the charge that iis Administra-
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
tion had made use of military force to
interfere in the affairs of the Southern
States to an extent not vearranted by
law, said the charge was not sustained
by the facts; that commanding officers
at all military posts at the South , were
at all times instructed to sustain the
legally constituted authorities, and to
preserve the peace. Aind further, re-
garding interference in elections, there
was not on record a singteinstance' in
whieh a single voter had been intimidat-
ed by the military; but on the contrary,
the presence of the militak had enabled
the colored. voters who wished to do so,
to vote the Democratic ticket both in,
Louisiana and in South Carolina. -
A MISERABLY poverty-stricken looking
sheet, called the West Durham News,
has, through its bold and persistent falsi-
fications, succeeded in securing a noto-
riety to Which its general appearance and
*duct does not entitle it. 81anders
egainst political opponents which are so
mean and so transparent that the Mail
dare not father them are furnished the
West Durham News, and are there print-
ed. Were they confined to this sheet,
none would complain, as it is seldom -or
ever seen outside the town wherein it is
published, but the papers which dare
not originate these slanders, copy them
from and credit them W this paper, and
then on the strength of these slanderous
paragraphs secured in this roundabout
way, fulminate charges against the Gov-
ernment. One of these paragraphs has
been going the rounds:of the Opposition
press for some time, in which it is stated
-that the Government refused the contract
for thelboderich Ela;bor Werke to the
firm whose tender was the lowest, because
the members of the firm were political' op-
ponents, and awarded -it to another firm,:
the members of which were political
friends, and at a much higher figure. lt
will be remembered that Sir John, during
his peregrinations last fall, indulged lin
several charges.of this kind. Mr. Mac-
kenzie, on the first opportunity, an-
nounced publicly that Sir John's charges
were at variance with. truth, and that as
soon as Parliament meets he will chal-
lenge Sir John to prpve his statements.
Since this announcement by the Minis-
ter. of Public Works, we have not heard
the charges repeated from the same quar-
ter. The statement we have referred to,
respecting the Goderich harbor, is on a
par with those made by Sir John. If
the Government have been guilty of
what is charged against them, any mem-
ber of the Opposition can secure a com-
ittee to enquire into the affair, or can
have all the papers connected with it
submitted to the House. If, after such
enquiry; there is anything found wrong,
it will then be thne enough for the or -
gaps to make an outcry. They should,
at least, have vete, much more reliable
and respectable authority to go upon
than the West Durham Neuts, before
they accuse the Government of favorite -
ism in awarding contracts.
In
MR. DALTON ArICCARTICT, a promin-
ent Barrister of Barrie,has been selected
as the Conservative candidate for Card
well. Mr. McCarthy is reputed cleve4
but being a non-resident of the con-.
stituency, while his opponent is a pop-
ular resident, he will likely have a
pretty hard row to hoe. The contest
will be a very hard and etciting one
and its progress will be watched with
interest. The oppositioniets will make a -
dreadful struggle •to retain the con-
stituency, as it will be almost a death
blow to them should their candidate be
defeated.
M4. CHARLES RYLERN, M.P.P., for
Lincoln has beeh . unseated for bribery
on the part of his agents. As his oppon-
ent, Mr._ Neelon is troubled in like man-
ner there will likely be a new election
or the Constituency
The Dunkin Act.
As several of our readers have eapres-
sed a desire to have the principal clauses
of the Ternperanee Act of 1864 published
so they can see whet it contains, we give
below the most important sections bear-
ing upon local prohibition:
The Municipal Council of every county,
city, town, township, parish or incorpor-
ated village in this Province, besides he
powers -at present conferred on it by law,
shall have power at any time to pass a
by-law for prohibiting the sale of -intoxi-
cating liquors and the issue of licensee
therefor, within such county, city, town;
tOwnship, parish or incorporated village,
under authority and for enforcement of
this Act, and, subject to the provisions
and limitations hereby enacted.
Such by-law shall be drawn up and
passed in ordinary form; and shall not
have embodied -therein any other pro-
vision than the 'simple declaration, that
the sale of intoxicating liquors and the
issue of licenses therefor, is by such by-
law prohibited within such county, city,
town, towneekip, parish or incorporated
village, ender atithority and for enforce-
ment of this Act. '
Any Municipal Council, when passing
such by-law, may order that -the same
be submitted for approval to .the Muni-•
cipal Electors of the municipality; and
in that case, the same shall npt take
effect, unless approved, and thirty or
more duly qualified Municipal Electors'
of any municipality in Upper Canada—
or if the by-law is for a county, then of
each municipality in the. county—may
at any time by a requisition, signed by
them and delivered on their behalf to
ehe Clerk of the municipality, require
that any by-law which the Municipal
Council thereof may pass under authority
arid for enforcement of this Act, at any
time within one year from the date of
such requisition, he submitted for the
like approval ; and in that case such by-
law shall not take effeet unless approv-
township, parish or incorporated. village,
the Council whereof has not passed a
by-law under authority and for enfordte-
meat of this Act, or after passing h hhyes.
repealed the same ---or wherein such
or for adoption, (as the case may be)
law, having been submitted for approval,
the Elector", either has not been approv-
ed or adopted, or after approval or
tion has been repealed—may at any time
(not being, in the latter, case, less thheann.
two full years after_ such vote of
approval or non -adoption, or after such
repeal) by a requisition, signed by them
e
and delivered on their behalf to
Clerk or Secretary -Treasurer of the
municipality, propose a by-law to that
end, for adoption by the Electors there-
of; and require that a poll be taken, to
determine whether or not they will adopt
the same. ,
On the passing of any such order for
the submission of a by-laiv, or the pegg-
ing of any by-law whereof the submission
has been so required, or the receipt of
any such requisition for the adoption of
a by-law, (as the case may be) the Owleitrhk
or Secretary -Treasurer shall forth
cause such by-law, or such requisition
for adoption of a by-law, (as the case may
beLto be published for four consecutive
weeks, in eome newspaper published
weekly or 4ftener within the municipal-
ity, or if there is no such newspaper pub-
lished in the municipality, then in some
newspaper published. as near thereto as
may be, and also by posting up copies of
the same in. at least four public places in
the municipality, and if the by-law is for
a cerunty, then in at least four public places
ia each municipality in the county—with
a notice signed by him, signifying that
on some day within the week next afte.
such four weeks, at the hour of ten rie
the forenoon, and at some convenient
place (or if the _by-law is for a county,
places) named in the notice, a meeting
of the Municipal Electors of the munici-
pality (or if the by-law is for a county,
hen for each municipality in the county)
*ill be held, for the taking of a poll, to
ecide whether or not the by-law is ap-
roved, or is adopted, (as the case may
e) by such electors. If the by-law is
or a minty, such poll shall not be taken
or the *hole county at one piece, but
hall be taken in each of the several
unicipalities of the county, respective -
y. Each Elector desiring to vote shall
resent himself in %urn to the person
residing, and shall give his vote "yea"
✓ "nay,"—the word. -"yea" meaning that
e votes for the by-law, and the word
'nay" that he votes against the same;
nd every vote given ;hall be • recorde.
n a poll -book by the Clerk or Secretary-
reasurer acting as poll -clerk, or in his
bsence, by such person as may be named
o act as poll -clerk bthe person pree
ding; but no person's vote shall be re-
orded, unless he appears by the assess-
ent rolls th be a duly qualified Munici-
1 Elector, If at any time after the
pening of the poll, one half hour elapses
ithltut a vete being offered, the poll
ay be closed. 'Unless for that cause
osed earlier; the poll shall be kept open
11 the hour of five in the afternoon of
e day of the opening thereof, and no
nger, if the names of the qualified
unicipal Electors on the assessment
lis of the municipality are, not mare
an four hundred in numbea—and nn
-
1 the like hour of the next day (Sun --
as and holidays excluded), if such
mes are more than four hundred and
t more than eight hundred in number;
d so on, allowing one additional day
✓ each additional four hundred names.
t the close ofethe poll, the person pre-
ing shall count the "yeas" and "nays,
d ascertain and certify on the face .of
e poll -book, the number of votes given
and 'against the by-law respectively;
d such certificate 'shall be counter-
ned by the poll -clerk; and the poll-
ok, with such certificate therein, shall
deposited with and kept by the Clerk
Secretary -Treasurer of the municipal -
to be affected. by the `by-law, among
records of the Municipal Council
reoL If the by-law is for a county,
Warden of the county, as soon as
poll -books of the several municipali-
s therein are so deposited, shall count
d add up from each pall -book the total
mber of the "yeas" and of the "nays,"
pectively, in all the municipalities
ming such county, and shall ceirtify
same in writing; and such certificate
11 be countersigned. by the Clerk or
retary-Treasurer of the County, and
11 be deposited and, kept with the
-books, among the records of the
nty Council. If one-half or more of all
votes polled are against the by-law, the
e shall be held to be not approved,
ot adopted, as the case may be; if
e than half:of all the votes polled are
the by-law, the same shall be held to
pproved, or adopted, as the case may,
A by -lave so approved, or adopted
he case may be, may be repealed by
-law of the Municipal Council ref the
nicipality affected thereby; but such
aling by-law shall be submitted for
roval to,the Electors, in the manner
with the formalities prescribed by
foregoing stile -sections, and shall not
effect unless approved by a major -
of the Electors voting thereon; nor,
y such repealing by-law (upon being
mated to the Electors) is not approv-
hall any other repealing by-law be
mitted, for the like approval, within
full term of two years thereafter.
egards the prbhibition of issue of
s, every such by-law shall come
ce from the day of the communi-
hereof tothe Collector of Inland
ue ; and as regards the prohibition
_saiflee,nanct otherwise, every such
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- Every by-law passed under authority
and. for enforcement of this Act, shall
be communicated by delivery of a, eopy
thereof, certified by the Clerk or Secre-
tary -Treasurer, to the Collector of Inland
Revenue within whose official district
the municipality affected thereby is situ-
ated. Whenever such by-law has been
approved by the Electors, there shall be
endorsed or written upon the copy so dete
livered, a certificate of the fact, undert:
the hand of the Clerk orSecretary
Treasurer, in the form B 1, hereto ap-
pended, or to the like effect. Whenever
such by-law has- been adopted by the
Electors, a copy of the requisition there-
for, certified by the Clerk or Secretary -
Treasurer, together with a certificate
under his hand thereon endorsed or
written, of the fact of its adoption, in
the form B 2, hereto appended, or to the
like effect, shall be taken as a duly certi-
fied copy of the by-law, for all purposes
of such delivery, and for all other pur-
poses tvhatever.
Every such county by-law shall also,
at the same time, be communicated by
the like delivery, to the Clerk or Secre-
tary -Treasurer of each municipality in
the county, who shall file and keep the
same among the records of the Municipal
Council thereof.
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Any thirty or more duly* qualified ofsuchMunicipal Electors of any city town b -1
y aw
cation there is in force within the
cipality any other by-lawlor proh
and preventing such sale, shallco
'force so --as to become substituted f
to repeal such other by-law fro
day—or if on that day there is n
other by-law in force, shall cm
force in Dower Canada, from th
day of May, and in Upper Canad
the first day of March ,next, afte
day ; and every such by-law; sin
tinue in force in Lower Canada un
first day of May, and in Upper
until the first day of March nex
the repeal thereof., If at the time
coming into force of any county b
• passed under authority and for e
merit of this Act, there is in force
any municipality forming part o
county, any other by-law passed
auehority and for enforcement o
Act, the operation of such 1 men
by-law shall be and remain' sus
for SO long as the county by-law
tinues in force—but shall revive,
fault of express repeal thereof,
the county by-law be repealed.
No such by-law shall be rep
within the full term of one year
the day of the communication t
to the Collector of Inland Revenue
From the day of communieati
him of any by-law passed abler a
ity and for enforcement of this Ac
for se long thereafter as_ the sam
tinues in force, no Collector of I
Revenue shall issue, to take effect
in the like limits—either any t
license, that is, license for the ret
spirituous, fermented or other ma
tured liquors, to; be drunk in the
ale -house, beer -house, or other hon
public entertainment in which the
is sold—or any shop license, tha
license for the retail of such liquo
shops, stores or places other than
ale -houses, beer -houses or places of p
entertainment.
From the day .on which such b
takes effect for other purposes,: as
said, and for ' so long thereafter a
same continues in force, no 1person,
less it be for exclusively rnedicin
sacramental purposes, or for bona,f
irt some art, trade or manufacture,
hereinafter authorized by the third
the fourth sub -section �f thig sec
shall, Within such county, city, t
township, parish, or incorporated vill
by himself, his clerk, seryant or a
expose or keep for sale; or 'direct
indirectly, on any pretence or, by
device, sell or barter, or in consider
of the purchase of any other Prop
give to any other person, any spirit
or other intoxicating liquor, or any m
liquor capable of beingaisecl. as a b
age, and part of Which is spirituou
otherwise intoxicating. , Provided,
ways, that any 1 licensed distiller
brewer, having his distillery er 'bre
within such county, city, town, t
ship, parish, or incorporated !tillage,
thereat expose and keep for sale
liquor as he shall have manufa.ct
thereat, and no other; and may sell
same thereat but only in quantities
less than five gallons at any one tim
be wholly removed and taken a,
therefrom.in quantities not less than
gallons at a time ; ;and provided
that any such licensed brewer may
bottled ale or porter of 'such manufac
in quAtities not less than one d
bottles of at least three half pints
at any nne time, to be wholly remo
and taken away in. quantities not
'than one dozen such bottles at a ti
provided also, that any merchant,
trader having his store or place for
of,goods within such county, city; to
township, paris , or incorporated vill
less than five gallons (or in t e case
Aping liquor, but only in quTtities
t
may thereat kee for sale and sell int
bottled wine) ale or , porter, than
dozen bottles of at least three half p
each) at any one time; to be wholly
moved'and taken away in quantities
less than five gallons ',(or in the case
bottled wine, ale et porter, lthan
dozen such bottles) at a time. . ,
Whoever, by himself, his clerk, . s
vent or agent, exposes or keeps for s
or directly or indirectly, on any prete
or by any device; Sells or barters, or
consideration. of the purchaise of a
other property, gives, to ay iother p
son, any spirituous or other intoxicat
liquor, or any mixed liquor capable
being used as a beverage, and a partl
which is spirituous or. otherwise into
eating, shall incur a peoalty of I not 1
than twenty, nor more than fifty doll
for each such offence ; land iwh4ver,
the employment or on :the premises
another, so exposes ot keeps fdr !sale,
sells, or barters, or gives, shall .be h
equally guilty with the prineipal, a
shall incur the same penalty;
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News of the Week.
A TADsame HOUSES SWEPT AWAY.—.
A special from Constantinople says: An
inundation has occurred at Adrianople
by Which a thousand houses werels*ept
away.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—There has been a
great fire in the city. of Yeddo, Japan.
It was one of the most destructive which
has taken place ,in many years. The
• foreign settlement was partially,1 de-
stroyed.
WRECK OF A BRITISH TROOP SHIP.—
The British troop ship St. Lawrence,
with soldiers for Cape Town, has been
totally lwrecked off the coast EA Africa.
All the troop S were saved. A large
quantity of military stores was lost.
PENIAN SCARE IN B#ITISH COLUMBIA.
---et Victoria press detmatch says fifty
rounds of ammunitiori have been issued
to the militia in Anticipation of a Fenian
raid. Torpedoes are being prepared at
the dockyards to repel the invaders. -1
GREELEY'S BUST UNVEILED. —The bust
ol,the late Horace' Greely, presented to
the friends of the deceased by Amerkan
printers and journalists, was unveiled at
Greenwood Cemetery, at 12 o'cleek, Mon-
day, in the presence of aboht 1,000 peo-
pre.
• PROTESTANT CHURCHES IN TURKEY'. —
There are seventy Protestant "chnrchera
•
with 20,000 registered members, in East-
ern Turkey; in Central Turkey, 126
churches and. 8,000 members; and in
Western Turkey 24 churches and fi,000
members.
SLAVES IN TITRKEY.--Mr.:Joseph Coo-
per, Secretary of the British Anti -Slavery
Society, states that the number of slaves
(*chiefly women and male harem attend-
ants) still annually dragged away. from
their African hothe to Turkey is about
70,000. These are brought vast distances
by land and sea, chiefly up the Red Sea
and across the Persian Gulf.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS AT HALIFAX. —
The troop -ship Tamar arrived at Halifax
from Bermuda, on Nov. 29th., withathe
first battalion 20thReginient, for Halifax
garrison. The Tamar experienced a rou h
the day of such communi- m charg
passage
and lost two boats. The 'pilot
e of her when she went 'ashore
DEC/EMBER 8, 1E7.6,
going into Bermuda has had his certificate
cancelled, and has been sentenced to two
years' imprisonment. .
SLIGHTLY CHANGED.—A negro t,ovvii.
crier, in Palmyra, La., was sent out to
ring his bell and shout: -"Colonel An-
derson will speak at the Town Hall to-
night on Greenbank and. Peter Cooper
question." He made the announcement
coriectly several times, and then got it
changed to "Oh, yes; oh, yes 1 Colonel
Cooperback will speak on the Green
Peter question !" When last heard he
was yelling: "Whoop -a -la Green Peter-
son will speak on the Cooper question
this evening 1"
- WORKINGMEN'S DV7ELLINGS. —
Majesty, the King of the• Belgians,
through Lord Alfred Churchill, president
of the British Society of Arts, has offered
for competition among municipal or kcal
authorities or private associations, a gold
cup, of the value of $5,000, for such im-
provement in workitigmen's dwellings as
shall effect -the greatest reduction of the
death rate at the lowest cost. It is un-
derstood that the award will be made at ,
the next International Congress.
—THE DEMANDS OF ENGLISH LD3ERAL1.
—In a speech at Mr. Baxter,
M. P. thug; summed up the demands of
English Liberals : We shall never again
fight for the integrity of Turkey; we
shall never again believe in the mere
promises of theOttoman Porte ; weshall
cheerfully co-operate -with Russia in en-
deavoring to obtain freedom and a meas.
ure of self-government effectually gua.ran-
teed for the Christian sabjecth of those
Provinces eahich have been so shamefully
oppressed.
FEELING IN INDIA. London papers
publish a letter from an Angle-liedian
layman resident in Madras of much ex-
perience, under date October 20th, he
writes: "Many Mahometans of good
family' are leaving India to take part in.
the struggle, and we know not where the
conflagration will end or reach to. These
events make us serious and half prepare
us for another struggle in India out of
which I do not believe that we should
come so triumphantly as outof the last.
Our leaders are not what they were. We
have no Havelock, Neil, Clyde, Lawrence,
or Colvin in our ranks."
FI..00DS IN SCOTLAND. -- Disastroua
floods are reported from Scotland. In
Perthshire many hundred sheep have
been carried down the Tay and Islay,
together with vast quantities of agricul-
tural produce. Railway communica-
tions were completely disorganized, and
so long as thefloods'continue, the neces-
sary repairs at Dunning cannot be com-
menced. The North British Railway
Company have done everything they
could to assist the Caledonian. in their
difficulty, and accommodation trains are
being run over pita of their system. The
Lower portions of Dundee, Arbroath and.
Aberdeen are inundated, causing a vast
destruction of property. In FoTfarshire
several public works have been brought
to a standstill. In not a few instances
bridges spanning rivers in Perth and For-
farshire have either been swept away or
seriously undermined.
Asa:harmer OT WEDDING DRESSE.S.—
We are threatened, with a new social
crusade, one not likely to be regarded
with feelings of equanimity by fashion-
able milliners, its object being nothing
less than the abolition of wedding dress-
es. At this very moment two ladies are
said to be on their way from New Zea-
land to the mother country as representa-
tives of the "Marriage Reform Associa-
tion," recently established by the ladies
of Dunedin, who have suddenly diecover-
ed that orange blossoms, wreaths, Brus-
selslace veils, white satin dresses, and
other conventional articles of .bridal at-
tire are both unbecoming and unneces-
sary. Whether they -will- be enabled to
induce their English sisters to entertain
a similar opinion temains.th be ascertain-
ed but there can be no auestion of the
foll'owers of the Dunedin 'movement be-
ing thoroughly in earnest, that is, if
strong and. vigorous language on their
part may be accepted as a criterion.
A Correction.
MR. _EDITOR. —Sir. --A paragraph ap-
peared in the To -onto papers a few days
ago, giving what purported to be a report
of a trial between myself ancl a man
named Clark, which tcok- place before
the Police Magistrate in Toronto, for as-
sault. As these reports place 'me in a
false light before the public in somuch
as they make it appear that I was the
aggtessor, I wish through your columns;
to make the necessary correction. Mr.
Clark and I had a dispute over a matter
of business which had been pending be-
tween us for over a year. On the oe-
casion of the alleged assault, we had
some words about this affair when I
threatened to sue him if he did not pay
what_ he owed me. Upon doing this,
he, without any previous warning, struck
and, assaulted me, and because in defend-
ing myself he got rougher usage than he
bargained. for, he laid a complaint against
me before the Police Magistrate: When -
the case came on for trial, there being no
witnesses present, Clark testified that I
was the aggressive party_ancl that I as-
saulted him on his oven premises.
this evidence I was senteeced to pay a
fine of $20. I lodged a counter complaint
against Clark for assault, and after hear-
ing my complaint the Police Magistrate
adjourned the case, as he said, for further
evidence. During the adjournment Mr.
Clark came to me, and of his own free
will; offered. to pay my fine and all my
expenses, and, in addition, the disputed
'claim. I held against him if with-
drew the charge. I accepted his offer
and on his complying with his`prom-
ise I withdrew , proceedings against
him. This shows pretty clearly how cor-
rectly Toronte journals report cases of
this kind when only one of the parties
concerned is a resident of their own city._
I furnished a statement of the facts to
the Toronto journals, :but for reasons
pbueshthekhnionwg nitto tyheeunirseelvee.s, they declined
GEORGE WHITELY, Seaforth.
ammemme.....enie
The Stanley Ballot Boxes.
To the 4:ditor of the Huron Erpositor.
SIR: _Mr. Plunkett, in .his last
productien, in answer to "Re-
viewer's" letter, gives me a aide
wipe" in the following mariner. He
says "there are many duties devolving
on the clerk which are not stated in the
law. One is checking the roll; another
of these duties is surrendering to his sue-
cesor in office, all bookie documents,
&c., entrusted to his keeping. The man
who defers these duties, becanse the law
fails to dictate to him, is quite unfit to
be a clerk. • My predecessor still keeps
possession of the ballot boxes, and im-
portant papers." The ballot boxes and
papers have been waiting for Mr. Plun-
kett for nearly a year, ready for him at
any tune he mi ht call. I notified
Iii7.1:11 toNetwh,at
;beg that •if
rwres(teponadel:
kmeaven,o jul:lavel
, .cilabu_otwIavvtllwil ji
etioxtisrefiesanradnelodjayyesw,h:
tlizasm—ido teo
4:hm. orhe athdent(31xs, 1 1
books t ad
rfoindti
nearly a yea
-t°pewlasrhiPf
isti
Reeve and
ies
clerk shall
caithhteoessseytadtotuute
statutes? '1
of sheer str
na
in the Coo
tKifieyeastew,entht at
riussed iw
to
think. .BODI
othaxd, C
time with rel
At length, or
withetnCes°seunstwYi(1
- upon this Br
yielded, used
UW
ly manner.
next you i
duties of a el
STANLEY, NO
facts well;
Tuesday,
Bayfield, a V,
proprietor; d
saaon. ()a&ut'irl.,Inrle ade- ayyeC:11],
a. 1d; Brine, g
Hoentersae.—I
ult., the wii
a son.
ROBERTSON.",
the wife of 4
,a daughter.;
Zretrane—Inl
the wife of
daughter.
HRAPY.,
wife of Mr.
_
A TRENHEAD—
at the reside
by Rev.
John Aiken
Janet, eldesi
(loch, Esq.,
'TWIST—BUCK
sidence of
Buggin, To
Buckle, all
ScALEs—CnAt
on Nov. 28
bride's mot
Mr. George
both of Go
NICHOL
Cartney,
Parkhill, e
Nichols, of
Major Batt
Maria C. s
Smith, Esq
TISDALE.— In
3rd, James
One of the
tion.
GOVENLOCIt.-
27th of No
Oliver, son
aged 3 year
&teasel -a-4
lst, Samuel
Simpson, se
SmOEso. —1x
Williamina
Simpeon, a
RATHWELL.
inst., Mr.(
.T1E1
Farmer
that there is
price of evh0
liveties - are.
The pork gear]
ed, and there
in. It may
purchasers of
Etable to imn
of them at
to foreign ma
dressed hog
as usual, tall'
Ontario. W
Feu Wheat"...
Spring Wheat) IA
Oats per bushel..
Peas per bushel
Batley per bus*
Mutter, Nct.1, Iia
Eggs
Flour, per barre
ay. ,
-1 -
Sheep skins...-.
Salt (retail) pet
Salt (Wholesale
Potatoes, per
Oatraeal.19'brl.,
Wood. .
Dreseed Regs.1
Lard...........
Fall Wheat, per
Spring Wheat,1
Oats, per bushe
13ai1ey, per bust
Peas, per bUshe
Butter. ........
Potatoes...
Eng. - - •
Ray) per ton,
Pork
Gold iS14-11_,
Fall Nifrai
to $3_ 101 b
to 70c; at
pork, $6 to
Fall whea
41 10 tie $1
65c to 68c ;
20c; eggs, 1
45 -50,eto $6 .1'
Spring wir
00-; bark
2]. efts
Sli5i0$2;
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