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SEAFORTH.
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TENTH. YEAR.
WHOLE NO. 48,3.
THE DUNKIN ACT.
A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL REVIEW OF ITS
WORKING AND PRACTICABILITY. ,
Mr. Henry Totten, an officer in the
Proviacial Treasurer's Department was
recently deputed by the head. of that
department to visit the County of Prince
Edward and other municipalities where-
in the Dunkin Act is now or has been in
operation, wed thoroughly ena uire as to the
efficiency,nsefulness and practicability of
•that law.- Mr. Totten's report, as given
in the published report of the Provincial
Secretary on the workings of the Taveen
and Shop License Acts for 1876e is es
follows
SIR: In accordance with your in-
structions to personally visit the County
of Prinee Edward and any other munici-
palities in which the Dunkin Bill is in
force, and report fully on all material
points as to the working of the la.w and
its effects, also as to the increase or de-
crease of drinking, and its operation
with reference to the provisions of the
present license law, I haverthe honor to
say that since the passing of the "Tem-
perance Act of 1864," commonly known
as the Dunkin Act, it has from time to
time been submitted to the vote of the
people, and carried in about onehun.dred
and fifty municipalities, and in all, with
few exceptions, it remains practically a
dead letter.
In many municipalities, after receiv-
ing a fair trial, it was subsequently re-
pealed. The energy and zeal of the sup-
porters of the measure would seem to
have been satisfied -when it was carried
at the polls, as little or no effort appears
ta have been made to enforce the provi-
sions of the Act.
The Dunkin Act makes no provisions
for the appointment of special officers to
carry it into effect. From the want of
such officers, and the disinclination of
Municipal Councils and the individual
members of temperance organizations
to be personally known in connection
with prosecutions, the Act has never
been respected. It appears to be ad-
mitted by some of the leaders of tem-
perance organizations that the Dunkin
Act as it stands, cannot be practically
enforced.
These organizations are- now wealthy
enough to employ their officials and a
large staff of able lecturers, both male
and female, at large salaries, to devote
their whole time ancl services to the ad-
vancement of the cause. A number of
lecturers are now holding meetings in,
various counties- in the Province. The
result of their labors this year so far, is,
that the Dunkin Act has been adopted
in the County of Larnbton, the United
Counties of Lennox and Addington, and
in a few townships and other srnall mu-
nicipalities, and they are making vigor-
ous preparations to carry it in .a large
number of other -counties, in many of
- which they will be successful.
These temperance organizations exist
for the sole purpose of securing the ab-
solute prohibition of all traffic --whole-
sale and retail—in liquors. Their ener-
gies and means are almost exclusively
• devoted to this end, and they give very
little assistance to, and in most places
they ignore, the advantages in suppress-
ing intemperance, of the present liquor
license law. Renewed vigor has lately
manifested itself in these organizations
ander the expectation, that the provisions
of the Dunkin Act may be made effeet-
ive under the clause in the recent Li-
cense Act, which ,pro -vides that ".the
Board of License Commissioners and the
inspector appointed ynder the Act, shall
exercise and discharge all their respective
powers and duties for the enforcement
of the provisions of the Temperance Act
of 1864." How far these anticipations
are likely to be realized may be judged
from the workiug of the Act in, the
County of Prince Edward, where it has
been in force since the first day of May
last, and where a Board of Commission-
ers and an Inspector (all of -whom are
strong temperance men) have been ap-
pointed by the Government under th
provisions of the License Act. Thes
officers use their utmost energies t
carry into effect the provisions of th
Dunkin Act, , but so far they have been
unsuccessful.
this county may be ascertained f ot4 the
number of votes polled on the q
comparing them with the total uneber
of votes in the county: For, 1, .O4;
Against, 469; Total vote polled, 1, 73 ;
Total vote in County, 4,608.
These figures show plainly th t bnly -
about one-third of the whole vote of the
County was polled. Upon e1qiiry
among the farmers and business mn of
the County as . to the reasons h so
small a vote was polled, I was gene ally
informed that they were indifferen to
the matter; that if they wanted lkjuor
they were well aware they could get it,
and although morallyan favor of miser -
once, if they were in principle o posed.
to the Dunkin Act, they would not vote
against it, as such a vote was liable to
be, and would be, misinterpretedythe
advocates of the measure. In sdnee
places I was informed that on a wliote
concession line scarcely lone voter t rn-
ed out to vote.
In the township of Richmond, n he
County ,of Lennox, the Dunkin A9t has
been in force for a number of years. I
could not learn that the effect Of its
adoption upon the munieipality had been
other than that those who were in the
habit of obtaining li uoi in the country
d the
villages in the to'nisFiip had chang
place of obtaining it to the county
where the Act is not in force- e
In the township of Ernestown, 1he
County of Addington, the Dunkin 4ct
has met with varied treatment. I o Id
not ascertain_ how many times if had
been enacted and repealed, but it i n w
again in force since firat Of May last. It
is almost as little respeeted here as in
the County of Prince Edward.
A short time since 1 a by-law in
fa-vor of the Dunkin Act was sub-
mitted to the people and carried in the
United Counties of Lennbx and Adding-,
ton, the vote was as follows: For, 1,372 ;
Against, 554; Total vote polled, 1,926 ;
Total vote in the Counties, 5,569.
It will be seen from this vote that here
also, only about one-third of the vet*
of the municipalities toolan active ih-
terest in the matter, and the reasons
theeefor 1 aseertaineeto be the same ttti
those governing the people of the Coun y
of Prince Edward.
It is to be observed. that the Duek n
Act is not, as is commonly supposed, a
complete prohibitory meaeure. BreWer, ,
distillers and merchants or traders, sell
ing in quantities not less than five ga
bons, or one dozen bottles, are expressl
exempted from its provisions, and t
number of people who are unable ipd
vidually to purchase in these quanttti
is relatively small.
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At present officers are ; appointed b
the Government under the License Act;,
and there are ample provisions from the
license fees to encourage 'their .highesa
efficiency, but if municipalities decide
by their votes, to prohibit licenseka
there is no fund out of Which such ofr
ficers can be paid except -bY appealing to
the County Council, and it is doubtful
how far these bodies wilabe willing tcl
impose a tax to pay salaries to officers to
enforce the provisions of ' the Dunkin
Act, especially as the reaenue of 'the
Council has already been aeriously del
pleted by the loss of the license fees, ttind
the question will meet with turf &I
serious difficulties when it is considered!
that it will be necessary; to employ aj
much larger number of officials than arei
now required. 'If the Municipalities'
omit to raise the required funds, and I
have reason to believe that they will do
so, then the law will be a dead letter, as
those persons favorable to Probibitien
will not undertake he duty of enforor
it, and it cannot be expected, as many of
t
them besides having a personal objection
to bedorne active agents are so compli-
cated in matters of business directly and
indirectly with those who are dealing in
intoxicating liquors, that they abstain frOm
taking any part in connection with pros-
ecutions. There is the further difficulty
from the farmers being acoustomed o
put up at taverns, where stables, she
and meals are furnished theni at reason -
0 able rates which the tavern keeper could
O a. afford not d were it not froml the profits
,CIT
e. of the bar. Temperance people theni
selves do not as a rule patronize tempe
Every tavern in the town of Picton
sells liquor at the bar openly. The ta'VL
ern keepers have little or no fear of de
teetien or prosecution by any one other
than the Inspector, whose movements
they are well informed of. In every
tavern in the county outside the limits
of Picton, liquor may be freely obtained by
such persons as are known to the dealers,
and strangers even have little difficulty in
obtaining it. The result is, that as much
liquor is sold and drunk in the County
as formerly. I travelled over the great-
er part of the County, and conversed
with all classes—viz., the extreme pro-
anee hotels, they prefer the licens
1 taverr where the actommodation is supe
ior awI the rates more reasonable. Th
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ration is important, for alread
F many leading merchants in Napanee loo
forward to a very great change in th
prosperity of their town after the Du
in Aqt conaes into force. They fnlly
expect that trade which now seeks Nap-
' anee a its centre will be transferred to
• other places, particularly that portion of
it lying on the borders of the County
which they anticipate will bediverted to
Belleville in the west and -Kingston in
the East.
From all these circumstances•I have
arrived at the conclusion that the passing
of the Dunkin Act in may municipality
instead of advancing the canse of tem-
perance will retard its progreas,as sooner
or lateti it will be repealed, and the sup-
porters of the measure will have to com-
mence again at a point far in the rear ef
:the poSition abandoned by them whek
';they substituted the Dunkin ct for the
-s'present license Act.
a. As a comparison between the Dunkin
Act and the License Acts, and the rela-
Istive merits and probabilities o success of
each, I beg to make the folios ing obser-
I v'ations •
cI
hilsitionist, the liquor dealer, the prac-
tical business man unconnected with the
traffic, magistrates and farmers. All of
these expressed themselves very fully
upon the. subject, and those whose'
Opinions were of the most value, being
neither interested, prejudiced or ex-
treme, were decidedly of opinion tljiat
the introduction of the Dunkin 4.et,
did not advance the cause of t
perance, arid they Were convinced that
it was impossible to carry its provisions
successfully into effect. Some temper-,
ance men in this county who voted for
the Act informed me that they did not
think it could be enforced.
The Inspector is obliged to- work al-
most single handed, as he receives little
or no assistance or support from any class
of the people. He is blamed because he
is not more vigilant ar successful; be-
yond that little practical interest is
taken. _His want of success is not sur-
prising, as it is impossible to suppose ;
that one official, or even a aaage number,
can, without the active countenance and
support of the people opposed to the
traffic, supervise a license diatrict with
any sensible effect.
The County of Prince Edward occupies
a geographical position which affords a
more favorable opportunity than any
other county in the Province for trying
the experiment of enforcing this lava.
The interest manifested by tbe people of
• In plaCes where the Dunkin Act has
I, been in force it has been found very
difficult to secure convictions ander it,
and as the Act was passed at a time
when' little or no experience had been
2had in the Province with regard to the
working, of such a measure, and as it
has never been amended, it has been
found it. matters of detail to be very de-
fective. No provision is made in the
,Dunkin Act for the appointment and'
-payment of officers specially to !enforce ,
the law, and the chief responsibility in:
the execution of it and in supplying' the
requisite funds will be still in the hands
of municipalities, whom experience has
shown, utterly fail in discharging, any
mach duty, -especially as direeb taxation
Will have to be resorted to, to meet he
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SrAFORTII, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 187
1 it clLEAN BROTHERS, Publiehers.
51 50 a Year, in advance.
expenditure necessary to carry the law
On the other hand the amended ma-
chinery in respect to proceedings and
evidence under the License Amts makes
the prosecution in proper caties uniformly
successful. All that has ever been at-
tempted under the Dunkin Iakot can be
successfully accomplished 'under the
present liquor license acts, and the reg-
ulations made by the Board of Commis-
sioners, in pursuanee of the pewees given
to them under these Acts.
The License Acts, as they now appear
on the Statute Books, are the result of
experience, and depend uPon natural
forces, such ea self interest as well as
duty, for their observance, and are pro-
ducing the most beneficial results in di-
minishing intemperance, and in improv-
ing the general character and habits of
our people. 1 '
This is especially to be notieed in large
cities and towns, as Ottawa; Toronto,
Hamilton, St. Catherines, etc,
With the large fund arising from
licenses, and the personal ipterest of
tavern -keepers to keep themselves with-
in the law,and others from transgressing
it, the traffic is now under full control,
and can be kept under proper subjec-
tion.
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rther,a restricted number of licenses
has a tendency to weed out improper
and irreeponsible persons connected with
the traffic ; and the first condition re-
quired of each applicant being that he is
of good repute, the -tendency is to im-
prove the standard of those who ' are
licensed to carry on the business, and
the accommodation of house e kept by
them. Their places of business are con-
tinuously under the supervision of the
Inspector; and in 'case of wrong -doing
the law cen at once be brought to bear
against them. his the manifest interest
of the licensed dealers to be supporters
and upholders of the law; and as the
illicit dealers are trespassers upon their
rights, they are interested in protecting
themselves against them and in bringing
them to justice. One inspector, support-
ed by the licensed dealers, can perform
more efficient service than fifty Inspec-
tors under the Dunkin Act. The experi-
ence of this year is showing that more
substantial good in • suppressing intem-
perance can be accomplished by the
License Act than under the Duakin Act
I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient
servant, HENRY Torrkze.
To the Honorable Adam Crooks, Provincial
Treasurer. Provincial Treasury Department,
Toronto, Sept. 15th, 1876.
into effect. ,
Canada.
A disease, resembling small -pox, has
broken out among the horses in Montreal.
--A party of 30 agriculturists from Ot-
tawa Valley, leave Ottawa on the 15th
for British Columbia.
—The Dunkin Act by-law has been
carried in the County of Ontario by a
majority of about 500 votes.
—The license by-law in Galt limits
the number of tavern licenses to be
issued, to eight and shop licenses to
three.
—Wm. Freeborn, of Maryboro, was
on Saturday last heavily fined for illicit-
ly manufacturing spirita on his premises
in that township.
—There are 227 pupils in the institu-
tion for the deaf and dumb at Belleville,
the largest number which has yet been
in attendance.
—A few evenings ago a car load of -
cotton on the Canada Southern, near
Iona, caught fire by a spark from the
engine, and was totally destroyed. Loss
about $1,700.,
—Mr. Lauchlin Galbraith, who is
about moving to Manitoba, sold his
farm of 69 acres, on the second conces-
sion of Culross, to Donald McKenzie,
for $2,300 cash.
—Mr. A. Marshall, of Blenheim town-
ship, shipped four cars of barley and
one of peas, on the 19th ult., to Peoria,
Illinois from Bright station on the Grand
Trunk
Illinois,
—A successful operation was perform-
ed in Montreal last week, whense young
man named Stoke, of the Eastern town-
ships, had a tumor weighing 12 pounds
removed from his side.
—Two serious fires occurred in Wood-
stock last week. The pattern storehouse
of the Woodstock Iron Works was burn-
ed, and about $5,000 Worth of valuable
patterns destroyed.
—One day recently, Mr. Edward
Smith, who lives on the Eramosa Road,
near Guelph, shipped 40 ladders to Strat-
ford by railway. They ranged from 16
to 30 feet in length.
' —Win. Henderson, of St. George,
Brant county, about 25 years old, was
killed on the afternoon of March 2nd,
while breaking a rollaway at Seaman's
camp, near Big Rapids, Michigan.
—The steamers are now running on
the St. Lawrence between Brockville and
Morristown, in connection with the Utica
and Black- River Railway. This is the
earliest trip remembered by the oldest a
inhabitants.
—The residence of Mr. James Malone,
in Ayr, was burned to the grouad about
2 o'clock on the morning of Friday, Feb.
23. It is supposed that the fire orig-
inated from an. ash barrel at the bank
of the house. Loss, about $800; no in- ,
suran ce.
—The barns and sheds of Mr. Wm.
McDevitt, near Belleville, were burned
last Friday night, together with 20 head
of cattle, a horse'some other stock, and
a large quantity of grain, hay and straw.
Loss, about $4,000; insurance, if any,
unknown.
—A daughter of Mr. N. Forsyth,
Reeve of Bertie, Welland county—Miss
Elise Cellini—has created a great furore
io Italy by her extraordinary soprano
voice. $be recently made her debut
in a Naples theatre in "Traviata,"
arid achieved a most remarkable suc-
cess.
—A short time ago a young lad named
Jelin Tew aged 16, had a pitched battle
with a regiment of rats on Mr. Hagh
Douglas' farm, North Yarmouth. The
lad went to the barn to pick up some
corn. While he was thus engaged a
host of rata -came pouring in upon him.
They surrounded him, but grasping *
cudgel ale made such good play with i
that he speedily discomfitted the invad
era, of whom 38 were left dead on the
field of battle.
e—John Richardson, of Colchester, was
severely kicked in the face a few days
ago by a horse which he was leading to
water.
—Special Evangelistic servides are
still continue& in St. Andrews ahurch,
London. Great interest is manifested,
and the large attendance- continues un-
abated.
. —Mr. George Cook, Amheastburg,
lately shipped a car load of seicamore
lumber over the Canada Southean Rail-
way on its way to Sydney, Australia, via
New York.
—Action has been taken again4 sever-
al persons in Quebec city for allowing the
roofs of their houses to be covered with
shingles, instead of such covering as is
required by law.
—At the Mount Forest Cat le Fair
recently, oxeri brought from e:0 o $120
per yoke, and cows from a25 to $40 each.
From $3.50 to -$4.25 per 100 poanas, live
weight, was paid for fat cattle.
—Mr. Geo. Barnett, Con. 2nd, of Wal-
lace, near Hackinsburg, whilst engaged
in sawlogging in the bush, treed. a wild
eat on Tuesday of last week. He sent for ,
his gun, shot the animal, brought it to
market, and sold it. f
—During the progress of a laic in
Guelph Township, on Wednesday lof last
week, a young Galloway heifer wa taken
out of the stables. As it had ne r bean
led it got quite wild, and made a 4ash at
the crowd, striking and severely in airing -
a young lad son of the proprietor.
—The following are the average salar-
ies paid teachers, for the year 1876, in
the County of Lambton : Bosanqu t paid
the highest average salary, $410). The
-next was Brooke, which paid $401 then
Plympton, $400; next is Warwiek $388;
and Ruphemia, which paid $357.
t grading to you, as my son, I will whip
- you on your return." Is there any won-
der that the boy has become so hopeless-
. ly rebellious
—Mr. Henry Colins, of London towns
ship, died at his residence at Arva, on
Saturday last. The deceased was one of
the pioneers of the township, having ar-
rived there about 50 years since.
—A number of cases of horse thieving
have been reported of late in the vicin-
ity of London. A fine dark chestnut
horse was stolen from Thomas Abray,-
hotel keeper, Hamilton Road, on Thurs-
day of last week, by some parties un-
known. Parties having good horses
should keep a sharp eye on their stables.
—Some time ago the Bishop of London,
Ont., while in Paris, purchased a piece
of statuary to be placed in St. Peter's
Cathedral, London. In transit it unfor-
tunately became very much broken, and
it is now hi the hands of Mr. If. A. Wil-
kens, sculptor, for repairs.' It represents
the Dying Savior, just as he was taken
from the Cross, reclining, 'supported by
Mary Magdalene. It is a fine piece of
art, and that it should have been broken
was unfortunate.
—In the horse market, Montreal, the
demand for tine young Canadian horses
is very good, and several dealers from
the States, recognizing 'their qualities,
are actively engaged in buying up the
finest animals, and shipping them 'across
the border. Consignments to the United
States during- last week were 18 horses
at $1,3E1 50; three at $120; two at
s$1, 000 ; 22 at $1,625 ; one at $600; three
at $925; two at $320.; one at $450; two
at $315, and 18 at $945.
—The London Advertzser tells a sad
story of an old man named Joseph Cur-
rie, from Munceytown, who sought re-
fuge at the Central Police Stetion last
Friday night, accompanied by his blind
wife and two children. He had left his
home and gone to Brantford for the pur-
pose of securing admission for his wife
to the Blind Asylum, but he had been
refused as he could not pay for her keep-
ing. A pass on 'the railway' was given
them to London, where they arrived ab-
solutely penniless.
—The Paisley Advocate of March 2nd
says: This week quite a number of far-
mers of various ages, from the adjoining
townships, have left for British Colum-
bia. All seem to have bright prospects
before them. Among others, the follow-
ing bade farewell to our village on their
way thither: Alex. Christie, jellies
Brype, Peter McLean, Archibald Camer-
on, Alex. McGillivray, Sr., John Mc-
Gillivray, John Storey, and Alexander
McLean. Others *end to follow soon.
—A person in Toronto has rece ved a
letter from a friend in Florida, who tates
that J. W. Smith, who absconded. 1 with
$7,000 from that city, andewho wa sup-
posed to have been killed at the Ashtabula
bridge accident, is in that State, a d has
met him.
• --The members of the Presby erian
Thomas
Church, St.
to the introduction of who are oposed
instrumental usic
for religious purposes, intend to organize
a separate congeegation. It is proposed
to build a new. church, a certain geintle-
man having offered $1,000 for that
purpose. 1 ; 1 _
—The Listowel Town Council at their
last meeting, decided to fix the shop and
hotel licenses at the same rate- ae last
year, viz.: $200 for shops, and 8100 for
hotels. They also decided to recommend
that not more than one shop and seven
hotel licenses be granted for the tows
during the present year. ,
—One day last week, a young son of
,
Mr. Donald Murray, who resides iear
Appin, Middlesex county, sat down lin a
pail of scalding water, which had „leen
got ready for house-cleaning. This
took place in the absence of Mrs.Mur-
ray, about 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and
at 4 in the afternoon the child died from
the effects.
—A young man named Peter Lambke,
aged 19, who resided with his father,
near Berlin, committed suicide on Satur-
day, Feb. 24, by hanging himself in his -
father's barn. He had several - times
previously threatened to take his own
life if his father eontinued to use him
as :harshly as he had been in the habit of
doing.
—A foot race took place at San Fran-
cisco, Californiaerecently between James
Harris' - of Woodstock, Ont., known as
the Cleveland Boy, and Robert Johns-
ton, of Stockton, California, for. $2,(00
and the championship of the ' Pacific
coast. The distance was 200 yards.
Harris was the favorite before the start
at $100 to $60 and won the race, the
time being 21a seconds. Goed for
adian muscle. Cr -
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—A man named Austin Humphrey
shot and killed Frederick Apple on t e
i
public street in Windsor, on the Apple,
jof
February last. Apple owed Humphry r
some money which he either would ot
or could not pay. While engaged in lin
altercation about this Humphrey, who.
was half -crazed with whiskey, fired the
fatal shot, which act has ruined his own
life, _suddenly .cut off another life and
brought sorrow and disgrace upon all
connected with him.
--1 The wreck of the Washington is
covered with 15 ,feet of water at Cape
Race, Nova Scotia. Twenty-two bodies
have been recovered and buried. t
seems probable that on striking the rock
the boilers must have exploded, as t e
bodies, or rather parts of bodies—pickcd
up—are disfigared and mutilated, and
also denuded of *thing, with no appear-
ance of hair on the heads, the brair4s
gone, and the' scalps much torn an
hanging loose. Pieces of pork and hid s
leather picked up on the shore are
much burnt.
—One day last week a woman named
Evans left her home and liege lord in S.
Thomas, and. went to London in com-
pany with a young man, taking with her
$20 and a watch, the property of her
husband. The same evening theamsband
arrived in search of her. Not being able
to find any trace of her, he was going
about the city in a moody state of mind,
and about noon next day he was seized
with a faint spell at the Great Western
station. He fell and received a severe
hurt by striking his head against the
railing in front of the ticket office. He,
said he was quite willing to forgive her,
but if she did not return he would de-
stroy himself. ,
—A pupil of the Brampton School re-
fused to obey the commands of his teach-
er. He was whipped, but still refused,
and told his teacher she'd "better quit.1'
The Principal was sent for, but the boar
jumped out of the window and ran awa3k.
He returned a few days after, but refuse
to tell the Principal why he acted. so 4r
to make amends for his fault He w a
therefore suspended. The boy's fathe
on the morning of his suspension, ha
addressed him thus: "Now, Willie
you make any apology that will be 'd •
—On account of • the Easter holidays
being abolished, the Waterloo County
Public School Inspector has deemed it
advisable to change the time for holding
the annual county examinatioh from
March to December, a few days before
the commencement of the Christmas
holidays, during which the papers can
be examined instead of during the
Easter vacation, as formerly. The In-
spector makes this change with regret,
Easter being generally considered the
best time of the year to hold the exam-
ination.
—Among the incidents of the rush to
pay duties the day before the alteration
of the tariff, was a payment of $25,000
by 'E. Morrison & Co., of Halifax for a
cargo of rum owned by Owen Connolly,
of Charlottetown. One tobacco manu-
faoturer took a very large amount put of
bond; another, who doubted, any
change, left his papers to so late an hour
that he could not finish, and -thug saved
his money. About $100,000 was paid
in Halifax alone on the 17th, 19th and
20th of February.
—On Tuesday morning last, a 'young
lad, about 12 eyears of age, son of Mr.
Tyler, an employe of the Great Western
Railway at London, was found lying on
the side of the track, about three miles
from the city, dead. It seems that the
boy had been sent to school on Monday
morning,abut instead of going to school
played truant, and it is supposed that
during the day he got on a freight.train
for the purpose of having a ride, and
that in getting off while the train was in
motion i4 fell on has • head, breaking his
neck.
—On application made upon habeas
corpus in Toronto'on Thursday, for the
discharge of adrs.Ann Cowper, who was,
on the 19th ult., committed to jail for
30 days, by the Guelph Police Magis-
trate, for a second offence in selling
liquor without a license'Mr. Justice
Galt, after consulting Chief Justice Har-
rison, granted the application and dis-
charged the prisoner, upon the ground
that it appeared she was a married
woman, residing with her husband,
and that, therefore. he and. not she
must be held to be the oecupant of the
premises, and liable to punishment for
any offences therein committed against
the liquor law.
—The members of the Presbyterian
churches and the public generally, will
learn with the deepest regret of the death
of Rev. John Hogg, D. Ds, pastor of St.
Andrew's church, Guelph. For upwards
of 18 years Dr. Hogg was identified_ with
every movement of a religious and edu-
cational nature in Guelph, and was
known throughout the whole country as
one of the most eminent scholars and
divines of the day, and his death will
leave a vacancy in the ranks of the Pres-
byterian ministry in Canada which it
will not be found easy to fill. Dr. Hogg
was a native of Berwickshire, Scotland,
and after distinguishing himself in his
collegiate career, and as a faithful pastor
among his own countrymen,' he game to
this country, and became pastor of the
Presbyterian congregation in Hamilton.
In a short time he received a warm and
very flattering invitation to remove to
Detroit, where he remained until his re-
moval to Guelph, which was in 1858.
During his pastorate thereverend doctor
has secured. to himself the esteem and
love of all classes of the community,
and of the members of all the evangelical
bodies, and deep and universal regret
will be felt at his death. The doctor had.
been for some time in a precarious state
of health. A few months agohewas
taken dangerously ill with i
tion
-
of the lungs, and though he partially re-
covered from that, he was mitnediately
afteruards taken with a,bronehial affec-
tion. The immediate cause of his death,
however, was dropsy in the region of the
heart.
—Mr. Farnsworth, of Paris, recently
sold the bitch he imported from Eng-
land last year to a party in Detroit, for
$300. Fancy bred dogs pay- equal to
fancy bred- horned stock. Since Mr.
Farnsworth received. her she has had
two litters of pups, all of whiCh sold for
$50 each, and now gets $50 more than
she coat hitn in the first place, and has
realized from the investment $500 inside
of a year.
—Large reductions in. --telegraph rates
having been mede in the TJnited States,
the Montreal Telegraph Company are
enabled to forward messages from Can-
ada to the principal places in Eastern,
Middle and Western States, for 50 cents.
This Company is also forwarding cable
measages at 25 cents per word, and have
the only route through Canadian terri-
tory in direct connection with the At-
lantic cables.
Manitoba Notes.
The snow is slowly disappearing at
Emerson, and some persons talk of sow-
ing wheat this week.
- —Au excellent sample of flour is now
being mtde by the Marquette Milling
Company, Portage la Prairie, stated by
competent judges to be equal to any
_XXXX in the market. This mill is
running full time,
and a large quan-
tity of its flour is finding its way to oth-
er markets.
.—A railroad is in contemplation by
the people of Winnipeg and the rural
settlements, to be built from Winnipeg
in as direct a route as possible through
the heart of the present settlements,
and in the western region between the
Bog (southwest of Westbourne) and Lake
Manitoba.
—Col.. McLeod left Winnipeg. on
Thursdays-. Feb. 22, for Pelly, to attend
a meeting of the Couucil of the North-
west Territories, of which he is a mem-
ber. The Colonel drives to Westbourne,
whence he willproceed to his destination
by dog -train. It is expected that he
will return in about three weeks, and
go to Ottawa to obtain recruits for
the Mounted Police, to replace about a
hundred men whose time of service short-
ly expirea.
—The Messrs. McIver, of Greenwood,
were in Winnipeg, a few days ago, and.
report that their threshing machine has
put through this season 35,000 bushels
of grain. it is now working at Portage
la Prairie. where most all the threshers
of the Province are gathered. They
also report, in their opinion, that of all
the grain they have threshed, wheat will
average 35 bushels to the acre; barley
50 bushels e and oats 75. Ofwheat
they have threshed as high as 50 bushels
to the acre. The best wheat will be
kept for seed.
Perth Items.
A Reform paper is about to be es- .
tablished in the town of Mitchell. . e
—Scarlet fever has been prevalent in -
Mitchell lately, several children having
, fallen victims to the disease.
I —Prof. Smith, from Boston, purposes
bolding a musical convention in Mitchell.
for a term of one or two weeks.
—Mr. G. McIntyre, who has been in
the boot and shoe business for many
years in St. Marys, has decided to go out
of the business, and is selling off.
—Evangelistic services are now being
held in Knox church, Mitchell. Rev.
J. K. Smith, M. A., of Galt, and several,
other divines are expected to lead in the
exercises. _
—The delivery of grain on the Strat-
ford market, for the month of February,
was 290 loads against 1,714 loads for ,
tbe same montla in 1876—a falling off of
1,424 loads.
—At the sale in Downie of Mr. D.
Swanson's atoca, a short time ago, the
prices -realized were especially good,
several cows going for about $50. The
sum total netted by the sale was about
$1,500.
—The people of St. Marys are afflicted
with the filthy condition of the street
crossings, and suggest that as there is
no snow to Clean off the sidewalks,
that a few men be enaployed to clean the
crossings. I .
1
—Mr. Wm. Struthers, of Alma town-
ship, lost a valuable horse one night re-
cently. The horse had a habit of pull-
ing back when tied, and it appears he
had been trying to break his halter, and
fell, and being'anable to rise again was
choked.
Ayming
scamp, who was at once
breaking the 'Sabbath and disporting
himself on the ice at St. Marys, ventur-
ed too close to he edge of the water, ancl
felt in. Hie e mpanions in sin pulled
him out of - the river, and convey-
ed hirrehome a sadder, but a very wet
boy.
--, A fellow by the name of Holmes,
and a compartioe, were fined $15 by the
Mayor of Stratford for rowdy conduct,
and assaulting Mr. William Barton, of
North Easthope, on the northern gravel.
road, and also for misconduct after their
arriVal in town.
—4. httle son of Rev. S. Knott, of
St. Merys, pulled a dipper of hot water,
wha li was standing on the table, over
his ace and arm, one evening last week.
He wallowed a quantity of water, and
was 'otherwise badly scalded. The poor
little fellow is recovering,
—An agreement has been made be-
'
tween the Grand Trunk and Canada
Southern Railways, by which the pass-
enger business between Detroit and Buf-
falo will be pooled, through' tickets of
each road being taken on the other. In
consequenee the night express from Buf-
falo to Detroit, and the morning express
from Detroit to Buffalo, leaving Strat-
ford at, 5.00 A. M. and. 9.20 A. M., re-
spectively, will be taken off, and a simi-
lar reduction will be made on the South-
ern road. The passenger trafic at pres-
ent is quite light, and the new arrange-
ment will effect a considerable saving to
the owners of the road.
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