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The Huron Expositor, 1876-12-22, Page 4* 1 •THE HURON EX.PPSITORr. e, 44r-4... 4 44-44-4 • ' DECEMB R 22, WA. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 11.1•111••••••••••••••••• Christmas Gifts—E. Hickson & Co. Sold Out—Thomas Kidd. Procla,mation—Allan Mitchell. Wonderful Bargains—R. P. Rogers. Christmas Fruits—William Hill. New Store—Mrs. Markey. Great Bargains—William Hill. Estray Cattle—Daniel B. Stickle. Estray Dog—W. J. Shannon. Money Wanted—McIntyre & Willis, Feather Cleaning—E. F. Spencer. Estray Cattle—James Atkinson. Watch Lost—.James McIntosh. Card of Thanks—William Moore. Property for Peebles. Estray. Steer—Francis O'Hara. Resionation—David Sproat. Legal Card—B., W. C. Meyer. urn expooitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1876 The License Law for_1876. When the License Law of 1876 was passed by the Ontario Legislature it was predicted by theeOpposition press that it would prove a failure. As if to verify their predictions these journals have ever since been unceasing in their denuncia- tions of the law, and have done their ut- most to trender it ineffectual for good and distasteful to the people. Al- though they have not by. any means succeeded. in their efforts, they still per- sist in denouncing it, and affect to be- lieve that it has not been productive of beneficial results. This course on the part of these journals does not sur- prise any one. The law was originated ancl passed by their political opponents, and any good. that it has accomplish- ed, or is capable of accomplishing, will not bring credit to their political friends but to their opponents. We can, there- fore, well understand the object of these journals, which place party advance- ment above moral reform, in !decrying - the law, as the more successful it proves, and the naore fruitful it is for good, the more distasteful it must necessarily be to them. The law has, however, an- other class. of opponents almost as viru- lent and persistent in its abuse, but whose object is not quite so 'apparent.. 'We refer to some of those who are loud in their professions of temperance, and . who never weary of denouncing hotel - keepers and liquor vendors generally, but who instead of showing their sin- cerity in the cause they profess to es- pouse by endeavoring to make the law effective and useful, use what little in- luence they possess in the opposite di- reetion. We do not wish it to be un- derstood that we include the whole tem- perance element in this category, as we believe that there are many in the so- called temperance ranks who have ren- dered good service in endeavoring to secure the enforce ment • of the law, and who appreciate its benefits. For 'these, all, no matter what their opinions may be must cher- ish respectorcl accord to them the credit of being sincere ; but for those who, while making loud -mouthed profes- sions of temperance are a stumbling block in the way of its advancement, wily feelings of contempt can be enter- tained. , We do not know what the law has done in other Counties, but we do know thatin the , County of Huron it has as- complished much- good, notwithstand- ing the opposition it has received from be legal. Partizanship appears- too ram - the two classes we have alluded to. It pant for a calm' con ideration. of the dif- is true that it has not. been so rigidly en- ficulty, and it seems imminent that the Supreme Court of ,91e State will have to be appealed. to to bring about an enforced obedience to the law, and a vindication County Council, would but devote one- tenth of the labor and zeal theylave resolved to waste in attempting to elect a County Connell that will meet with their approval,in endeavoring to im- prove and. enforce the law we now have, it would be very much more effectivefor good than the Dunkin Act or any other prohibitory law of the kind will be. As, improvements to the present law we would suggest that both parties vio- lating the law be alike amenable to pun- ishment for that violation. 1The man who breaks the law by purchasking from an unlicensed venddr is as guilty as the man who sells, and should be liable to the same pvishment. The 'man who gets drunk is the real criMitial, and ahoulcl be punished; and every dealer who can be proven to have sold liquor to a drunken man should be amenable to punishment. The Inspectors, also, should be invested with power to exam- ine any part of the vremises of a public house when they deemed it necessary to do so, and the factof a person having on his premises the necessary appliances for carrying on a liquor business should be taken as sufficient evidence that he does so. With these amendments we are of the opinion that uulicensed houses would be few, drunkenness and its con- sequent evils would be materially de- creased, and the cause of temperance and Morality would be -advanced, even un- der this much abused License law. would be fully as stringent a law as the people are prepared to carry out and. enforce. A moderate law properly en- forced will certainly be productive of much greater good than a Very stringent or prohibitory law which can not and which will not be enforced. IFF faetery solution of the present grave dif: ficulty, fraught with such perilous con- sequences. asteemeetemeeratemme The Grand Trunk and Its Em- ployes: The managers of the Grand Trunk Railway. have, all of a sudden, become extra economical. They have for the past two years been running things with a high hand. They have been carrying freight over their road at such prices as to entail lalavy losses upon the Company simply that other competing roads might not get it. Now, however, they are com- mencing to see tee folly of doing' work for nothing, and they are in a fair way of going; to the other extreme; and in_order to melee Up for loses occasioned by reckless management they have resolved to compel their employes not only to work for unreasonably low wages, but to do double service. An order has been issued discharging a large number of men, and reducing the pay and increasing the labors of those retained. So far as the reduction in wages is concerned, it is a matter entirely between the employer and employe, and with which-- the pub- lic have no right to interfere. It may be considered harsh and unfeeling on the peat of the Company to dismiss so many of its employes. at the commencement of a severe and inclement winter, and ,much suffering will undoubtedly be oc- casioned by this action, but if the Com- pany have not employment for thenr, it can not be expected to retain and pay them when their services are not requir- ed.. The practice, however, of imposing double duties upon employes is one which should be loudly protested against by the public. There are manyi men who, rather than lose their situat The tions will undertake more labor than they are really capable of performing, and Thel result of the election for Presi- • the almOst inevitable result is that some •dent in the United States is definitely know o in all except three of the Southern itates, and the delay in obtaining the returnfrom these, Saying nothing of the 1 intimidation and corraption that is prac- ticed, is much increased by mutual ac - .1 cusatiens of manipulation in counting • those of baggage men. This sort of thin the, votes. Vigorous measures it is said should not be allowed. There is no on have been adopted by the Executive to man who can, with safety, undertake these prevent irregularity, but the success of several duties. The truth of this state.f these measures, taken as they are with ment has been verified Many times by the disastrous accidents occasionedi throughthe neglect of moving a switch and allowing trains to pass without be ing properly signalled. There are many men who, rather than lose their situae tions and so deprive their families of th - means of subsistence, will undertai numbers, so as to give the Democrats a t majority of three. The opposite result the responsibility of performing thes duties' but the railway company shoul at the ;most would give the other side a ncit be allowed to force them to d majority of one, but even if they do'get so. The public safety demands tha that Majority, Tilden will have a ma.- ' no one employe shall be so over jority 'on the popular vote, and if he oh; burdened with duties as to rencie tains the three outstanding votes his ma- jority will be very large, so that if Hayes is elected, he will only be the choice of a minority of the people. If the process - of counting is not completed in the time prescribed by the constitution, Congress will have to take up the matter, enter into a scrutiny of the votes, and' declare the result. Should Hayes be elected under• existing circumstances, it would be impossible to expect a useful career from him, and on the other hand Tilden Presidential Election. important duty 'is neglected, and a immetee sacrifiee ofilife and propert is the result. For instance it is noW said that the Grand Trunk intens mak- ing thebaggage men perform the dutieS of switch and yardsmen in addition tO a party rather than a patriotic view, the present chief's sympathies being un- doubtedly on the side of Hayes, do not seem likely to lead to a speedy unravel- ment of the tangled skein. The South - emus, who see victory within their grasp, desire to secure a declaration of the cannot go to the White House unless he accidents of the nature indicated woul holds a majority of the States for his be less frequent than they are. appointment to the Presidency would not the omission of any of them on thi account even possible. If railway com panies 1kn not be prevented from pursu ing thia dangerous and inhuman polic in any other way, the managers of th road instead of the over -burdened em ploye shouldgbe held responsible, an should be punished for any accident which may be traceable to the fact tha the employee had been forced either t undertake too many duties or forfeit hi sithation. Were this course pursue forced as it should have been, and that its provisions have been frequently vio- lated. This, however, while due in part to slight deficiencies in the law itself is mainly owing to the fact that public sen7 timent has not yet been -educated to thati degree which will at once ensure a free acceptance of the law by the masses Unlicensed houses still exist, and intoxe icating liquors are sold and consumed1/4 in them; while those who are cognizant of this fact have not the courage tobrave public sentiment and incur opprobriupa by informing on the guilty parties and securing their punishment. But, while this is the case, it is also true that it has caused the suspension_ of many of the lower order of hotels and saloons, and whether or not it has decreased the con- sumption Of stimulants it has certainly News of the Week. THR BROOKLYN TRAGEDY.—The vari ous theatres in Brooklyn are giving bene fit performances for the sufferers by th Brooklyn theatre oisaster, The Relie Committee propose to raise $150,000. of moral right. The Supreme Court wGIRL SHOT.—Eugene Christ, a French ed man, in New York, on Thursday morn instituted by those who laid the founda- ing of last week, shot and probably fatal tions Of the Constitution to provide a ly injured Mary Kelly, a girl of 17, wh balance to keep the Constitution in working order; thus a disptIe between two States would be settled by this Supreme Court, and a collision between by an ice shove on the river opposite St the Senate and the House of Repreeen- Louis, entailing a loss estimated at $200, tatives, as to their rights and privileges, 000. In some places the ice is piled t would in the same way -be adjudicated the height of 10 or 15 feet. upon by this Court, and it is within the WESTER,N BEEF.—So far this year no less than 36,000 head of beef cattle hay province of this Court, if appealed to by been driven from Eastern Oregon an the three, or one of the three States, to Eastern Washington, down toward th review* the circumstances of the election Pacific railroad, the greater part d.estin and &elide the matter. It is clear some ed for San Francisco. THE SHELL MOUNDS IN FLORIDA. expedient must be resorted to to end the Lieut. A. W. Vodges, United State present dilemma. There is much. to Army, in excavating some shell mound removed many dens of vice which pre- view from the moral consequences of the at Tampa, Florida, discovered. relic viously existed, and which Were' by far election ; a majority of the people have which he considers go to prove the the mound builders were addicted t the most dangerous. It has cut of ,plainly shown that they want puitityin cannibalism. many of those small way -side inns, the tnation, and no technical result will THE BELLES OF me KITCHEN.—Th which existed only as a trap to decoy ,_.get rid of this strong feeling. It is the young ladies of the West End, Wash ington have organized. a club called. th young men from their homes and entice corrupt section of the Republicau body belles of the Kitchep, and every atur them to spend their evenings in vice who are so anxious for victory, and who day at 10 o'clock a lunch is given at th residence of one of the members, to whic each member carries a dish prepared b herself. RECLAIMING WHEAT LANDS. —The sea refused to marry him. Christ made n attempt to escape. TOE SHOTE.—A number of Mississipp steamboats and. several smaller vessel have been injured, and some destroyed and wickedness. It has also vastly im- have been the ram of their arty;Pthe proved. the standard and character of the more liberal, and con cientious, and a icensed houses, This -much we know it large section of that Iody, as vell as a has done, at least in this County, and. We majority of the peopl, , would hail the son's work of building levees for the re do not believe that Huron is an excep- climation of the islands formed by th tion. While, therefore, the law has accom- plished this much in the short space of nine months, may we not fairly antici- pate much greater results when it has been thoroughly tested, and improved as experience may show to be necessary for its greater efficiency ?' Would it, therefore, be wise to abanidon this law which we know has done good, and which we know from the short experi- ence we have had of it is capable of ef- fecting mrh greater good if slightly im- proved, toexperiment with a law which has lain almost unused for thirteen years, and which his only been tied to be 'abandoned. We are sure that, if those gentlemen who met at Clinton the other day to 'sit in judgment upon the election of Tilden with acclamation, and -look upon it as a standpoint from whence would spring a healthy reaction, and a deliverance from the Present state of de- moralizatien which has so long set in, disorganizing the ranks of the Republi- cans, and arising in a great, measure from their having been too long in power. A few years opposition would have a salutary effect on the party, and . be the, means of restoting to them .their legitimate principlee. It is difficult to anticipate the disastrous. consequences which may follow anY _further delay of this vexed question. The whole Union may aril be involved in soreetrouble and turmoil, but let us hope that the worst conceivable turmoil—a civil war—may be averted,and that the Supreme Court May be appealed to for a legal and satis- channels of the San Joaquin river i California, will bring about 100,0 acres of wheat land into condition fo cultivation. LIGHTING NEW YORK • CITY.—Th New, York Board of Aldermen recent] passed a resolution declaring that, as th gas companies had entered into a coin bination to raise the price of gas, th Mayor and other city authorities wer authorized to consider the propriet pf illuminating the city with oil o other illteminating material instead o gas, and the propriety of manufacturin gas kir city use. eV.MvsTaav.—A]n extraordinary dis- cqitery was made on the 22nd ult., whe the London, ngland, train reache York at two in the morning While the car' examiner w performing his duties, he found human foot, torn off just above th - .ankle, in the brake isisttr of the post 0 fice Car at the end of the train. Alon with the foot was part of a sock, and portions of trousers, black coat, cloth overcoat, &o. The foot had unmistak- ably only been a short time detached from the body. The driver and guards declared that nothing had occurred to indicate that a person had been run over, • nor were any human remains found on the track. No clue has as yet been ob- tained to the mystery. THROUGH TRAINS. — Arrangements have been made to commence running through trains over the Chicago and Lake Huron Railway, about the 10th of January next. The Grand Trunk will loan the new company 1,000 cars. The line passes through the finest portion of Michigan, tapping 16 important roads. The distance from Chicago to Port Hu- ron is no miles, and to New York, via the Grand Trunk, which will irt all probability control the new road, 940 miles. WARNING TO EMIGRANTS.—The Erni- gratioa Commissioners, who have twice before cautioned emigrants against pro- ceeding to *Brazil, have again renewed their warning. Statements made to Her Majesty's Minister at Rio, repre- sent Kittoland as unfit for habitation, and that there, is not a road within twenty miles. The inhabitants at Ouritaba were in a most deplorable con- dition. AR USSIAN BELLE. —Am on g the New York musical people, Madame Essipoff, the Russian lady, is just at the present time creating a furore by her manner of ii agtatng the piano. She is 28 years old, bright and graceful manners, and speaks several languages fluently. Her eyes and hair are dark, and her arms and hands, while they are tensely muscular, are beautifully formed. THE TI4NSFUSION CURE.—The cases of transfusion of blood are becoming plentiful. The second operation of the kind occurring in the West was perform- ed at Lacon, Illinois, recently. Four- teen ounces of blood. taken from the arm of Mrs. Stine were transfused to the veins of Mrs. George Alarm, the patient's pulse falling in two 'days from 120 to 90. The lady, whose life was despaired of, is now believed to be in a fair way to re- covery. _ - DISTRESS AT SEA.—The schooner How- ard, of Gloucester, from the Grand Banks, arrived at Liverpool on Sabbath last, for medical attendance for Captain Collins, who was struck by light- ning during the storm of the 10th inst. One of the crew, George Miller, of New- foundland, was washed overboard and. drowned the same day. The schooner President, from Sydney for the Channel, Newfoundland, was wrecked near the latter place on Monday night, and a sail- or named Eugene was drowned. A DANGEROUS MASQUERADE. -3 -Mr. Duffey, of Oakland, California, went to a masquerade ball recently, in the Char- acter of a giraffe. His costume created much amusement, especially at thd, sup- per table, where he remarked that he must drink three bottles of champagne in order to wet his throat all the way down. On his way home, at an early hour in the morning, he was extremely fatigued, and; lying down under altree- box, fell fast asleep. A timorous Police- man, seeing the strange figure frOm a distance, and concluding rather ha.stily that a tiger or some other wild animal had escaped from the menagerie that was exhibiting in the next block,fired four shots at the recumbent giraffe, one of which perforated the padding, and is now embedded in Mr. Duffey. The %Yews Letter, speaking on the authority of the wounded. Duffey, announces that in future be will be sent4meifrom fancy balls in a push -cart or a furriture wagon. BROOKLYN FIRE INVES4GATIEire Marshal McKeady having co chld- rr .— ed his investigation into the cause ef the fire at Brooklyn theatre, has submittecl his report, setting forth : 1st, that there had been two distinct fires in the theatre previous to the 5th instant; 2d, ' that proper precautions do not seem to have been taken after these warnings to have means at hand for extinfaishing fire ; tiff by consent for $219.56, and costs, as agreed to by .counsels. McCowan W8. Scott—Action on ac- count. W. R. Spier for plaintiff, J. H. Benson for defendant.' Verdict by con- sent for plaintiff for $1 and certificate for full County Court costs. t Rowcliffe vs. Rowcliffe — Action On promissory,note. M. (1 Cameron, Q. C.' for defendant, J. H. Benson for plaintiff. Verdict for defendant, with leave to ar- bitrator to tinter verdict for plaintiff, in accordance with a submission made by counsel and. endorsed on record. McKinnon vs. Braden — Action for trespass to goods. M. C. Cameron, Q. C., for plaintiff, B. L. Doyle, for defend- ant. Jury waived by plaintiff and struck out by Judge. Reserved. • O'Rourke vs. Walla6e—Interp1eader issue. Jury was dispensed with by par- ties to the case. B. L. Doyle, for plain- tiff, M. C. Cameron, Q. C., and C. Seeger for defendant. Verdict for defendant, as to the goods and chattels saving any un- divided interest which the plaintiff may have therein. Beck in ridge 'vs. Beckin ridge. —Action on -promissory note. Settled by parties. J. H. Benson for plaintiff, W. R. Squier for defendant. Vaustone vs. Johnston—Action on ac- count. Verdict for plaintiff for $100. J. 11. Benson for plaintiff, S. Malcolmson for defendant. CRIMINAL BUSINESS. Queen vs. George Simpson, Exeter, larceny. Queen vs. Daniel Shea, Ashfield, arson —Grand Jury found "mi bill." ° A "true bill" was found. in the case Queen vs. Peter McDonald, Hallett, as- sault. S. Maleolinson for prisoner, lra Lewis, Esq., for Crown. Found guilty of ,common assault upon the person of • Dominick Reynolds, and fined $10. In thia case the evidence was that the pris- oner and the plaintiff were neighbors and had• been on bad terms for some time, in consideration of which facts the Judge made the sentence light. Donotioe appellant vs. Gilleas respond- ent — two assault cases convictiOns quashed without cods. M. C. Cameron, Q. C., for appellant, and J. T.. Garrow for respondent. Renwick appellant against A. S. Fish- er respondent (in his capacity as Mayor of Clinton). This was -a case of appeal on a conviction for gambling in a barber - •shop in Clinton. Conviction quashed with costs. S. Malcolmson for appellant, J. T. Garrow for respondent. Queen vs. Daniel Showers, and Queen vs. Ellen Showers. These two were sep- arate cases of larceny, in stripping some clothes lines in Turnberry, traversed from tbe Spring Assizes. The witness for the Crown, Robert Dundas and wife, being very old and infirm and unable to. come to court, and the prisoners having been in jail for some weeks, the Crown Prosecutor, Mr. Lewis, allowed a verdict of not guilty to be recorded. DIVISION COURTS. The Judge having made an order that the question of the re -constructing of the Division Court beundariee be heard on, Friday afternoon, some thirty or forty magistrates appeared. The petition of Mr.-Farran, Clerk of the' Court at Clin- ton, for the -above purpose, was read by Clerk of the Peace, Lewis; and also the petition from the inhabitantof Wroxe- ter and Howick for anew Division Court at Wroxeter. A committee was appoint- ed to consider the matters in question; which reported: in favor of re -construc- tion and. the formation of a new Division Court consisting of the village of Wroxe- ter and township of Howick, to be known as the Ninth Division Court. There was considerable excitenaent over the ques- tion. A largely signecl petition in favor of Mr. George Gibson, brother of our worthy member for East Huron, as clerk of the new Division was presented and read. Huron Notes,. Mr. J. T. Westcott the other day refused an offer of $10,000 for 90 acres of land within a few rods of Exeter. • - —Alexander Hislop, of Turnberry, 3rd, that when the fire was discovered, brought a hog to the Brussels market notice was not given until too inuch during last week, which weighed. 480 headway had been gained; 4th, that if pounds. theaudience had been notified when. the —Ten months ago there was not a fire was first noticed by the stage hds, they could have escaped, and tha the building in Hensall, and to -day there are r over a hundred, all having been erected - request of the actors to the audienee to. within th-at time. , sit down, although well meant, wee dis- astrous in • its consequences: 5th, that the means of exit from the gallery was not good enough; 6th, that the fire was caused by the borders of the scenery taking fire from the bord_er lights ; 7th, that a thorough overhauling of all public buildings should be mad o im- mediately. The Quarter Sessions The Court of Quarter Sessions was held at Goderich last week, and conclud- ed on Tuesday of this week. His Honor Judge Toms presiding. For the follow- ing report of proceedings we are indebt- ed to the Signal: • °wit, CASES. - < Wilson et al vs. McKee et al—Action on promissory note. H. W. C. Meyer for plaintiff, B. L. Doyle for defendant. Verdict for counsel for $152.50. Smith vs. Cooper—Action on promis- sory note. H. W. C. Meyer for plaintiff, defendant not represented by counsel. Verdict for plaintiff for $214.27. Imme- diate execution applied for and granted forthwith. Crofts et al vs. Platt—Action on pro- missory note. J. T. Garrow, tor plain- tiff, W. R. Squier for defendant. Ver- dict by consent for $214.27. Immediate execution applied for and granted forth- with. • Mackay ,et al, vs. Watson—Action on promissory note. J. T. Garrow for plain- tiff. W. R. Squier for defendant. • Ver- dict by consent for $167.67. Immediate execution applied for and granted forth- with. Crabb,vs. Trueman—Action on account. M. C. Cameron, Q. C., for plaintiff,IJ. T. Garrow for defendant. Verdict for plain- tiff by consent for $190. Shaw vs. Torrance—Action on promis- sory note. M. C. Cameron, Q. 0.1, and J. H. Benson for plaintiff, W. R. Squier for defendant. Application by plaietifrs counsel for leave to introduce interlocu- tory judgment, nunc protunc, and. make a suggestion of the same on the record, which was granted. The plea for the defence in this case was that the defend- ant was so intoxicated at the time the note wasmade, that he did not know what he was doing. Both counsels made eloquent addresses to the jury, which after being out half an hour returned a verdict for plaintiff for $105.50. Parsons vs. Tress—Action on account. M. C. Cameron, Q. C., for plaintiff, J. T. Garrow for defendant. Verdict for rain- - —Mr. J. McLennan, formerly of Exe- ter, has taken up his residence in Blyth, preparatory to his entering the grain and pork buying arena. —Mr. Thomas Mitchell, of Biddulph, sold to Mr. J. Morley, of Usborne, a splendid colt aged two years and five months old, for the snug little sum of $130. r —Andrew Hislop, con. 16, /Grey, one day lastweek sold to Mr. Case, of Sea - forth, two three-year-old steer e which brought down the scales at 2,760 pounds, and realized in the vicinity of $118. • —Mr. D. A. Purvis; of Goderich town- ship, is one of those interested in the distribution of the estate of Admiral Pur- vis, who died in India some years ago. The estate is said to be worth $26,000,- 000. —Certain capitalists' are making ar- rangements for building a large steam flouring and grist mill at Centralia, ad.- jacent to the station. The power is to be sufficient to drive four run of stones, and everything to be got up in working order by nexeharvest. —A number of meetiugs, with regard to the choice of Reeve aed Councillors, have been held in Blytb, at which a great deal of talking is done ;_that on Monday night was thq largest, and there was most said. at it if any. But Mr. Kelly will probably *be elected Reeve, though some say it will be a close ran between him and Mr. Drummond. Vil- lage politics and the weather have been Miles, 189; John, 192; Thomas:203 ; William, 176; James, 232; Stephen, 173; Ann, 149; Ellen, 174; Alice, 191 t Mary, 171. —Mr. John McClung, teacher in tke Lochailsh settlement, township of Ash- field, has been engaged as assistant teacher in the Kincardine High School. —The Grand Jury in their present- ment last week, recommended Mr. Dick- son, the present turnkey, as a suitable person for the, position of jailor. The appointment rests with Sheriff Gibbons. • —The Railroad Hall Debating Club, seventh concession Goderich township, challenges any club in the Dominion to a debate, the losing club to pay for an oyster s_upper. -e-On Wednesday last, a hen belong- ing to Mr. W. Shire, Flullett, that had been sitting for a short time, brought forth a clutch of chickens. Such an occurrence in the middle of December is _ a rarity. • —Mr. Charles McLeod, of Clinton; and well known in this neighborhood. from his connection with the manufac- turing establishment of Messrs. Harris & Son, Brantford, intends removing • thither in a few days, to take a more ac- tive interest in the business. —The traffic on the London, Huron and Bruce Railway, it is said, is con- tinually increasing, so much so that there is scarcely standing room in the morning express before it reaches London. The men employed at ballasting the road have all been discharged, as the work is now completed,and the road. is in first-class condition. At Centralia a brisk business is being done in cordwood, which is shipped to London as soon as delivered. The price paying for the best qualities is $2 50. —The following is a statement of the number of names from'each municipality on the petitions in favor of passing the Dunkin Act by-law: Ashfield, 179 Bayfield, 35; Blyth, 39; Brussels, 67; Clinton; 149 ; Colborne, ; Exeter, 10.1 ; „Town of Goderich, 317; Goderich township, 271 • Grey, 314; Hay, 99; • Howick, 420; Hullett, 215; McKillop, 138; Morris, 153; Seaforth, 80; Stan- ley, 124; Stephen, 173 - Tuckersmith, 63 ; Turnberry, 163; 'Usborne, 269; East Waveanosh, 169; West Wawanosh, 255; Wingham, 75; Wroxeter, 40; making a total. of 4,080. —Mr. Andrew Fliatoff, of Hulled, died on the 17th inst., in the 78th year of his age., The deceased was one of our early pioneers, haying settled. in this country 32 years ago. He was a native of Suailsworth, 'Yorkshire, ngland, from which place he emigratin 1842. Being a man of industry, prudence and apriglitness, he gained the respect of a wide circle of friends. His death was hastened by being thrown from a load of wood, which he was hauliag from the bush, a few weeks ago. The fall injur- ed him. so seriously, that he lay insensi- ble for some time, in fact, till hig fam- ily found and removed him to the house, to which he was confined till his death. . —The Brussels Post says The men who on evenings congregate around the store stoves, and sit on herring boxes, salt barrels, tea chests, and on the conn- portance. Q Dunkin Act, 100 who could bring ters, are busily engaged discussing the Turko.Russian difficulty, the Presiden- - tial election, the Dunkin Act, municipal matters, and other subjects of vital im- uestions which have stagger- theersome at present, are settled. in double- quick time by these sapient stove -pipe Lyeurguses. On a rough calculation we ieeplpr-. Peter —Mr. ed legislators in times past and are both - issue, 50 who could end the, Turko- ly work the great questions of which are giving sleepless nights to have, in our wide-awake little town, 200 men f massive minds who could settle the Presidential election to a satisfactory Russian embroglio, and a poportionath number of others who could harmoniousthe day, - Bis- marck, Gortschakoff, Jelin Bright, Gladstone, Mackenzie, Marquis of Salisbury, Sir Jelin Macdonald, &c. &c. If any of the great nations of th; earth are in want of premiers or ambas- sadors capable of attending to matters of great Moment,' the raw material can be obtained in any of our stores after supper every evening (Sundays ex - Grant, who died in Brus- sels a few weeks ago, was 4skeeeldest son of Alex. Grant, of Inverness County, Scotland, • who immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1780, at the age of ten years, and, consequently, deceased. was by birth thoroughly Canadian. He was born in. 1798, near Pictou, Nova Scotia, and mar- ried in 1824. In 1833, over 40 years ago, he left his native Province, to do battle with all the privations of a pioneer life, in what was then known as Huron Tract, without railways, steamboats, telegraphs, or even bridges. Transport- ation of every kinci was then exceeding- ly tedious and difficult. The western part of Ontario, at t4t time, was al- most an unbroken wilcl4rness, and even what is now the ambiti6fts city of Lou- den, was then composed of a few unpre- tentious log buildings, with a church of the same primitive style and construc- tion. Many and interesting are the tales that are related of life in the back- woods in those days, when London, a distance of 50 miles, Was the nearest place to obtain the scatty stipplies of _the early settlers. Mr. Grant took up farms within two miles of what is now Clinton, and with other settlers, few and far between, commenced to hew out for themselves homes in the forests of Hu- ron. The deceased always took a lively interest in the affairs of his county ; while in Nova Scotia he was actively en- - gaged with the militia, and four years after his arrival in Canada West his ser- vices were required me the frontier dur- ing the troublous times of 1837. He wai employed by the Canada Company, so strong all week that little else has had who at that time owned a very consider - a chance to occur. able portion of this Province, to eneout- -Mr. John McCartney, of the town- age emigration to the West, and. was, ship of Grey, recently trapped a large accordingly, despatched twice to his na.- horned owl, which for a time had been tive Province for that purpose, the first engaged in stealing chickens. Not Satis- time in 1842. He was a nian possessed fled with the small fry, it attacked. and of great vigor, and enjoyed uninterrupt- killed a large turkey, aod not content to ed good health until two years ago, when wait till Christmas, devoured part of it in one night, and came back to finish up, and got caught. His owlship measured four feet seven iiielres from tip to tip, and had. horns about four inches long. —The following list are' brothers and he was seized with a pain in one leg, which, defying all medical skill, ulti- mately resulted in his death. The part- ner of his life for.over 52 years still sur- vives him. It may be here noted as worthy of mention, that for over 40 years there was not a death in their numerous sisters, all but one residing in Yorkshire, family, consisting of seven sons and England, and when the one living in three daughters. Hullett, Mr. John Taylor, visited his native country lately, they were each weighed separately, giving a total of 1,850 pounds, being an average of 185 pounds each. This is an extraordinary heavy family, not being reo from an extra amount of fat, but on account of their height and muscular development. Where is there a family that can beat this? • Miscellaneous. Mr. Vennor's latest forecast of tke weather has been verified with remark- able accuracy. He fixed the setting in of a "cold spell" for the 15th of this month, and, sure enough, after a period exceptional mildness, -on the evening of. r DEcBm 3•11.11.i the 15th the treme va Res ttprobabil "care, have be promises abun ter. —Mr. Dal elected for waver oppoy -t--At the 0 13th int a a ,a,hanged hands •toi$100- e--The Dun in the County .,579. Every with the exe gave a majorit —Another into trouble freely in stoc would permit. sistant a.ccoun -treal at Toro stealing tie .meots extendi years. —John Lit - dale,Dnmfries to Horton, N. ..there over 20 West in 1826, ship of Londo Robert Rolaso he still lives, conae to th pious good 01' Church, havin and a year dr —John M. died suddenly DeeeaSed was Thursday pre amount of wh icathag bevera on Sunday me of a dozeu bo oomplained of fe,eling about t asked for bra there was not shape of s and gave - which he dra the chair. S but in a few. armed her and and. told the was the ma When they e breathed heav two or three g 1 14 it t AU Saturday, Valuable Fa $. Wednesday, 9, McKillop, itaents. Isaac Bullard, atm t. Frida.y, Dec Line, Stanley, ments. Dam Bossenberry, Thursday, Thames Road, Inaplements. tor; A. Bisho Saturday, Harness Shop, Saddlery, &e. prietor ; J. P. NIP BLAIR.-1n -s wife of Mr. ter. wife of Mr. McLENNA— the wife of daughter- BA.RT11.-133. B of Mr. P. B MoNatontr,— the wife of daughter. Rartem.—In wife of Mr.. wife of Mr. Ro L. TORRENCE—M denee of the on Dec. 20, John Torre Joanna MeD MT. James Aoesaw—MoB 9, by Rev,. . Agnew, of Bride of 8 Mina.a—STx Dec. 1, by Francis M• euson'both Socor—Twiss by Rev. MT to Mies M forth. LAYTON—GI Dec. 13, M to Miss Su et.annaws—B Rev. C. La Mr. George Burne, bot LONG—PER Bible Chri Rev. J. W. to Honor, Henry Per Lova.—in Richard. L Tall Wheat.... Spring Wheat, Oats per bushel. Peas per bushe .Barley per bus Butter,No. 1, Flour, per barr Ray.. . . .1111es.— Sheep skins... Salt (retail) pe - Salt ,(wholesa1 Potatoes, per Oatmeal -V* brl Wood Dreseea Hoge Turkeys, per 1 .Chlekens, per Pork . kill 'Wheat, p -Spring Wheat, 'Oats, per bu Barley, per bu Peas, per bu Butter.. . Potatoes Zgge Ray, per ten,. Pork- Go/el is q